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The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
HE WANTED MORE.

A Dallas merchant has a clerk who
is a very valuable man, and whom he
could not very we'll replace. The
clerk understands that, and is con-
stantly asking for a raise. The last
time his employer said:
"You say you can't live on $50 a
week? All right; I'll raise your SAL
ary to $50. Will that do?"
"No, it won't do. Now that my
salary is raised to $50, I'm going to
get married, and I'll need MORE
Texas Sitter.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Corn is the most valuable single
stock food known. and If it were 10
be lost to US the calamity would be i'm
measurable. But it's deficiencies must
be made up before its full value is
brought out. How shall we do this?
BY feeding it in connection with some
substance which Is rich ia what it tthe
CORN is lacking. thus making one sup
plement the other.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
Largest Clock in Germany.

The largest clock in Germany is in
the tower of st. Michael's Church, in
Hamburg. This church spire is one
of the tallest landmarks in the city,
and can be seen far out at sea-. The
four dials of the clock each measure
t~wenty-aix feet in diameter. The
minute hands are twelve feet and the
hour hands ten feet in length. The
chimes can be heard for two Oh three
miles in every direction.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
CALLED HIM DOWN.

Farmer Jones-"Well, Willie, what
did you Farm to college this year?'.
Willie (Princedale '99, facetiously)
-"Oh, I learned to smoke. and to
pillow up a field with my golf clubs"
Farmer Jones-"Good. Ye do me
proud, sonny. Tomorrow I'll set ye
to work smokin' a few hams, an next
week I'll let We take tn golluf clubs
an pillow up the ten acre lot. '-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
THE ACCOUNT SETTLED.

"Our agreement was that you were
to have half if we won the suit de-
clared the client.
EXACTLY" responded the lawyer;
"but You got only half what you sued
for and that is just my share. DE
trolt Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
PROGRESSIVE CONSOLATION.

Smith-"Brown has owed me $50
for the last four years"
Jones-"That isn't SO bad. If you'll
figure it, you'll see that's only 81
a month; and when he owes it to you
eight yevrs it will be only fifty cents
a month. Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
SUNBURN.

Girls who do not freckle or whose
faces do not blister readily are apt to
be careless in exposing themselves to
the sun. A coat of tan may be consld-
cred becoming and when moderately
thick it will do no harm, but sunburn
which is the product of an entire sea
sons unnecessary exposure VIII rum
a smooth skin and will be a cause or
regret all onel- life. y
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
PROBABLY.

Mrs. Wallace-'I thought you told
me that this was an educated parrot?"
Bird Dealer-"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs Wallace-'He must have been
educated in an institute for the deaf
and dumb."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
PROOF.

Patron Ito his barber, who had cut
him repeatedly)-"Your razor does
not seem to cut WELL"
Barber-"Doesn't cut well! Why,
just look at yourself in the looking
glass."-Fl1gende Blaetter.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

PROVIDENCE, Il. i.
Mr.. j. 7. S%HUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga.
Dear S~ir:-"Please sen~odhalf-a-dozen boxes
of your TETTERINE, C. o. n. This makes one
and one half dozen l awe ordered from you.
Some | have used myself, the remainder dis
trihuted among friends requiring 1t. 1t mas
Some of them have been doctoring with our
best physicians, both here and in Boston, Ior
years without any benefit. Some said 1t coulo
of TETTERINE effected a complete cure. L
shall always keep a supply on hand: as know
myself what it is wocth. Gratefully yours"
30 p. o. HANLoN,
Silver Swings Bleaching Co.
box by mail for 6Oc, inE. amps.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
Denfnsss Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach he
woV to rure de7srn Dali that is by constitu-
tional remr,,llJs. deafness Ms caused by an In
famed colAition of the mutfsIs lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When tht tt9oe gets IT.
feet hearing. imd when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the inham-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
destroyed forever. Nine cases,nut Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars JOE any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. send Tor
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. q
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

The pleasant effect and perfect safety With
which ladies may use Syrup of Figs. under all
conditions. makes it their favorite remedy.
To get the true and genuine article, look FOR
the name of the California Fig Syrup Com.
pany, printed near the bottom of the package.
For sale b1 all responsible druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
A BROKER DEFINED.

"Papa, what is a broker?"
GA man. my son, whose chief effort
in life is to reduce his customers to
that financial condition expressed by
the significant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
THE WISDOM OF A q

"Come into the garden, Maud" but
Maud was much too wise.
Said she: "Oh, no; the corn has
ears, and the potatoes eyes.'--lndla-
napolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
HINTS ON BEAUTY.

High, close collars make the neck
wrinkled.
Warm milk used as q wash at night
will make hard, coarse or rough SKIN
soft.
A little ammonia or borax in luke
warm water will keep the skin clean
and soft, and a little oatmeal mixed
with the water will whiten the hands.
To keep the complexion peachy and
pink the old-time beauties believed
there was nothing equal to the juice OF
stra wberries, either fresh or preserved.
A beautiful and agreeable tooth pow
der is made of finely ground orris root
and prcclpitated chalk in equal parts.
When favored with oil Of roses 1t IS
very Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
LOVED mi LOST.

"Did Mabel promise to marry her
photographer lover?'
"No, she developed a negative. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Dobbins' Floetine-Borax Soap costs more to
make than any other floating soap Psi. but
consumers have to pay no mere fiji it. 1t is
soatipg soap made of Bddr;;.G: ANSWERS in red ink.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

FITSstopped free and permanentlycured. No
fits after first days use OF DIR. KLlNE's GREAT
NERvEREsToRER. Free S2trial bbttieand treat
Use. Send to DR.. Kline, &l Arch ST., PhIa., "a.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
ND YET SHE DF~~".NED.

T. n-s'So the aeiress refused
J,tk?" f.
Dick-"Yes; it's too badl He
made a very fair proposition, too
TOMMY naa6 was it,"
Dick-"He promised to be a most
devoted husband, and offered to re-
fund the MONEY if he did not turn out
exactly as represented. PUCK.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
WHY SHE WAS SOBER.

Said Little Fannie Chaitie-"Mem-
ma, this is the place where some little
girls were walking, and n of Them
fell down and hurt herself, and they
all laughed except me-"
"And why didn't you laugh, Fan
nie?"
'sBecause I was the little girl that
fell down and hurt myself. ".-Texas
Sitter.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Speaking too t nn9Ei' is a good sign HGs:.van-
ity; for he that is "hhvish in words iIat''bt to be
niggard in deeds!. ...
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softensthe gums reduce. lntlamma~
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and Lung
trouble of three years s~tanding.-E. CADY,
Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1884.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
SOIL IT AGAIN.

"Now, Johnnie, go and wash your
face. Auntie will call this afternoon
"But what if she doesn't call?'-
Brooklyn Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
;PRoyIDESCE, r. /.

Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatch
ed into action, will run into decay.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

st. Vitus' Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular, tredonia, n. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14

Advice is like snow, the softer it falls, the
longer it dwells upon. and the deeper 1t sliiks
intothe mind.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
WIN JOEL SAMDOZ,
Attorney-at-LaW and Notary Public
OPEL0ESAS, LA.

VIII practice in all Courts, State
and Federal, and before the Patent and
Pension Offices at Washington, D. c..
Shorthand and Typewriting promptly
and carefully done. Office over st.
Landry State Bank, Main Street.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
--latest Puzzle-Soil 1t Again-Loved
.ost-The Wisdom of Maud
-Probably-A Broker
Defined, Etc.

A biker asked a farmer,
"Has a lady wheeled this way?"
And the farmer told the biker,
"It's mighty hard to say,
From the costumes they are wearing,
From the mountains to the sea,
II the biker is a she u
Or a biker is a he!'
The Roseleaf.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
you orc not "~baken before Taken"

With malarial disease, but with prodigious
violence afterwards, if you neglect Immediate
measure of relief. The ~urest preventive ana
remed al form of medication is ! o>,tetters
antidote to miasmatic poison has been dem
onstrated for over forty years past. The ilver
when disordered and coQgested. the bowel>H
PROMPTLY aided TT it, and it is invaluable Tor
dyspepsia, nervous debt ity and journalism.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
McELREE'S
VINE OF cARDul

cures painful menstruation, irregulari-
ties, 1ffe-sapping drains, falling Of the
womb and flooding. It cures all the
pains and troubles by making the
feminine organs perfectly strong and
healthy. It's action il wonderfully bene-
fetal to girls just entering w~omanhood,
and to women passing through the
period known a. the "change Of life"
No need to hesitate now. Cure can be
had right at home.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-14
The Ladies'.

The superior man wishes to be slow in his
and earnest in his conduct.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
REGISTRATION TO-DAY.
Detailed List of Places Covering The
City,

Registration of Raleigh township,
including city of Raleigh for the No
ye1nber election is entirely new. None
can vote unless registered within the
next four weeks. The registration days
are Saturdays only being Sep
tember Goth, October 3rd, October
10th, and Oct. 18th. All Democrats
should register at once. The places for
registration are as follows:
First Ward, First DIVISIONAL North
of Jones and West of Halifax streets
register at J. ID. Turner's, corner Hall
fax and Johnson streets.
First Ward, Second Divisional
South of Jones street, North of Har-
gett streets and West of Halifax and
Fayetteville streets. register at Ken
nett's store, corner Jones and Sails
bury streets.
Second Ward First DIVISIONAL
North of Jones street and East of Hall
fax street, register at Store House cor
ner Polk and Elm streets.
Second Ward Second DIVISIONAL
South of Jones street and East of Hall
fax and Fayetteville streets, and North
of Hargett street, register at Haynes's
Shop, corner Blount and Morgan streets.
Third Wardl, First DIVISIONAL
South of Hargett street, East of Fay
etteville street and North of Cabarrus
street register at Beine's Auction
House, near corner Wilmington and
Hargett streets.
Third Ward, Second DIVISIONAL
South of Cabarrus and East of Fay
etteyille street, register at Royal
Knights Hall, on Cabarrus street, near
corner Blount street.
Fourth Ward, First Division--al
South of Hargett street, West of Fay
etteville street and North of Lenoir,
register at City Lot, corner Salisbury
aud Davie streets.
Fourth Ward, Second Division-a all
South of Lenoir street and West of
Fayetteville street, register at T. M.
Stuart's store on Fayetteville STREET
below Railroad Crossing.
Outside East, register at n Beine's
store, corner, Newberne Avenue and
Tarboro Road. aa
Outside Vest North Division--all
North sHillsboro Road, register at Jno.
Turner's Store in 0berlin.
Outside West, South DIVISIONAL
South Hillsboro Road, register at W.
J. Reavis's store.
The hours of registration are from
0 a. m, to p. IN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
THE ELECTORAL AGREEMENT.
The Paper Signed by Chairmen Manly,
Aver and Keith to Secure Bryan's
Election.

At the request of a News and Obser-
yer reporter, Chairman Manley yester-
day kindly furnished the subioined
signed paper as the basis of the Elec-
toral Fusion lately arranged between
the State Committee of the Demo
cratic, Populist and Silver parties. The
paper is as follows:
Whereas, the Democratic party and
the Peoples party and the National
Silver party, having each declared for
the free coinage of silver, and nomin-
ated the Hon. William J. Bryan, of
Nebraska, for President of the United
States, and the said Democratic and
Silver parties have nominated the Hon.
Arthur Sewall, of Maine, for Vice-Pres-
ident of the United States, and the
Peoples party has nominated the Hon.
Thomas e. Watson, of Georgia, for
Vice-President of the United States.
Now, for the purpose of uniting
tie votes of the said three parties for
their mutual candidate for President,
the Hon William J. Bryan, and to adj
just the complications arising out of
the nomination by the Democratic and
Peoples parties of different candidates
for the Vice-Presidency it has been
arranged between the said three par
ties, acting through their respective
Executive Committees, that the cleo
toral ticket to be voted for by the said
three parties in the approaching Ma
tional election, shall be composed of
five Democrats, who have been nomin-
ated by that party, five Peoples party
men, who have been nominated by
that party, and one member of the
National Silver party, who has been
nominated by that party to-wit:
Locke Craig, of Buncombe, Demo
ocrat;) r. b. Davis, of New Hanover,
(Populist;) First District, Theophilus
f. White, of Perquimans, (Populist;) }
Second District, H. f. Freeman, of Will
son, (Populist;) Third District, Chas.
r.. Thomas, of Craven, (Democrat;)
Fourth District, w. S. Bailey, of Nash,
Populist;) Fifth District, William
Merritt, of Person, Populist;) Sixth
District, b. +. Keith, of New Hanover,
fSilyer party;) Seventh District, Theo.
F.. Kluttz, of Rowan, (Democrat;)
Eighth District, Tyre York, of Wilkes,
(Democrat;) Ninth District, II. ID. Gill
mer, of Haywood, (Democrat.)
"And that all of said eleven electors,
if elected, shall cast their votes in the
electoral college for their mutual can
didate for the Presidency, the Hon.
William j. Bryan; and for the candi-
dates for Vice-Presidents of their re-
spective parties: The Peoples party,
the National Silver party and the
Democratic party.
''If, for any reason, it shall become
necessary to make any change or
changes in any of the electors before
named, such changes shall be made
with the consent of the chairnen of the
respective parties to this agreement.
"CLEMENT MANLY.
Chairman Dem. Elk. Com.
81. w. AVER,
Chairman 2. p. Elk. Com.
"B. f. KEITH,
Chairman n. S. p. n. c."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
DEATH SENTENCE COMMITTED.

Governor Carr yesterday committed
the death sentence of Frank Howard,
of Cabarrus, to life imprisonment.
Howard was convicted of arson and
sentenced to be hanged on August %.
He was granted respite to September
2S He was convicted of setting fire
to a barn, from which a dwelling
caught, some $50 fet away. The Grim
inal was of low order of intelligence.
The offense was of a technical charac-
ter. and for these, and for other good
and sufficientreasons, the sentence was
commutetd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
MR.. A. F. TAYLOR BOLTS.
He Refuses to Abide by the Action of
the Wake County Populist Con-
vention, and Announces Himself
an Independent Free Silver
Candidate for the 80
Legislature.


To the People of Wake County:
/ take the following manner OF de-
claring myself an Independent Tree
silver candidate for seat in the Lower
House of the next General Assembly,
and now give my reasons for so doing
/ quit the Democratic party, because,
in nv opinion. the rank and file OF
that party, mean the voters, were
powerless to force that organization
to give to the people of this country
government of, for and by the people,
equal rights to all, and special priv
leges to none.
/ then went into the Peoples party,
a party that was proclaming these
principles, and to which / had hoped
it would stand until the toiling, down
trodden people of this country were
freed from the yoke of bondage of the
money power of this country and Eu-
rope. But. alas! what do I find? Yes
terdav the Populist convention voted
down a silver resolution for what /
ask. Just think, to fuse with party
that is the worst enemy to silver in
this country to-day for few offices;
Now / ask my Populist friends, are
YOU going to stand by this unholy al
lance. and vote for gold men, and yet
claiming to be the only true silver
party in this country? Oh, consistency,
thou art jewel!
Now, my fellow-countrymen, I will
give you my platform on which | eX-
pect to stand, God being my helper, as
long as live, and so long as | have the
privilege of exercising the rights and
privileges of a free and independent
American citizen. / will promise you
that, if elected, my vote will never be
cast for a gold man for the United
tates Senate. / am for a government
of, for and by the people, equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
Yours most respectfully,
(Signed) A. T. TAYLOR.
Swift Creek Township, Wake County,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
Register to-day.
DID YOU EVER.

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle now
and get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure of all female complaints,
exerting wonderful direct influence
IN giving strength and tone to the or
gans. If you have loss of appetite, con-
stipation, headache, fainting spells, or
are nervous, sleepless, excitable, mel
ancholy or troubled with dizzy spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine you
need. Health and strength are guaran-
teed by it's use. Fifty cents and S1.00
at John Y. MacRae's drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
Mrs. Joe Person Remedy

is A GREAT MEDICINE. 1t has given
me new lease on life. For five years
l suffered, no one knows how much,
with Rhuematism. / couldn't raise my
hand to my head at all, and my shoul-
ders gave me great pain.
Two years ago had a severe attack
of grip, which made the rheumatism a
great deal worse. After everything
else had failed me, I resorted to Mrs.
Joe Persons Remedy, as it had been
recommended to me by a lady in
Charlotte who had used it for the grip.
l took half-dozen bottles before / goh
relief, but then began to be able to
use my arm without pain, and its con-
tinued use has made a perfect cure OF
me.
For rheumatism and the grip it is
THE medicine. / have got the full
worth of every dollar ever spent for
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy. I can be
seen any day at my stables in Char
lotte, where I viii be glad to tell any
one what they want to know about
what Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy did
for me. / wish everybody could know
the good of this valuable medicine.
LEWIS PERRY.
Charlotte, n. c., Dec 8, '95.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
Register to-day.

IF you will send 81 cents in stamps,
to pay the cost of mailing only, to the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y, you will receive, postpaid,
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ever before published in a single volume.
It is a complete medical library in itself,
and it has had greater sale at 81 so a
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eighty thousand copies have been sold,
and now an edition of half a million is be-
ing distributed ABSOLUTELY, fee. The free
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for the perfna-
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Ills Sour stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia, bill
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
LETTER FROM MIR. BRYAN.

He Acknowledges THE Rabbit Foot Sent
Him by Messrs. Smith and Separk.
On the occasion of the visit of Will
liam ]. Bryan to Raleigh, Messrs. Chas.
A. Separk and Ham F. Smith had a
rabbit foot tipped with silver, bearing
the inscription, Bryan and 16 to /,
Raleigh, ~ c., Sept. II, 1885," which
was presented by Mayor w. M. Russ
to Mr.. Bryan on the train en- route to
this city. Yesterday Messrs. Separk
and Smith received the following let
ter:
Hotel Lafayette,
philadelphia, Sept. 20.
Gentlemen: l thank you sincerely
for the token of good luck presented
to me upon the occasion of my recent
visit to North Carolina.
Very truly yours,
"W. j. BRYAN"
''Charles A. Separk and
'Ham f. Smith,
Raleigh, N. c."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
FUSION SENTIMENT IN THE EAST

A gentleman who has just returned
from a trip over Eastern North Caro-
lima says he made special inquiry to
find out the sentiment of Democrats
and Populists upon fusion. He says
they not only approve, but are de-
lighted that an arrangement has been
made by which they will not lose their
votes for Bryan. He says he has not,
in many years, seen such enthusiasm
among Dmeocrats. With fusion, they
say, victory is certain and the effect
has been splendid.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
Register to-day.
FIRST BLOOD FOR JIM.

The First Division of the Second
Ward Republican primary was held
last night and Frank Debnam, Ben
Robinson and Frank BlacknalI were
elected delegates to the county con-
yention. They are all for fusion and for
Jim Young for the Legislature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26
RANl0LP H.MAcnn ACADEMY.

BEDFORD, VA.
Largest Academy IN State. Superb location near
peaksof Otter Campus 30 acres. Buildinges&c cost
100000 Steam heat, electric light water on every
door An ideal school preparatory for college or
business Students and patrons enthusiastic, "ihe
Rugby of the SOUTH says State Supt. Of Education.
Postal will get Illustrated catalogue. Address PriD.
cipal A. M HUGHLETT, A. Ms Bedford City, Va
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-26

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
C. a. will hold meeting at the Y. M.
C. A. rooms this afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock. 1t is earnestly desired that
all the members be present.