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The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
CEMETERY ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained by the Town Council of the
TOwn of OpelOusas:
l.. That whoever shall go OH, or about, the
Opelousas Protestant Cemetery, and interfere
with It's sexton while engaged as such. in super
vlslng or performing other duties OF his Office,
or shall lntrude upon, or use insulting, obscene
OF abusive language or epithets to any member
or member OF his family, shall be considered
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof before the Mayor of the town or before
any justice or the peace acting in his place, be
fined in a sum not less than five dollars, or in
default of paying said fine to be condemned to
five days imprisonment in the parish jail, or to
work on the public streets of Opelousas five
days, as the Mayor or justice Of the peace may
determine.
9. Be it ordained, That climbing over the wire
fence i%nclosing said cemetery is hereby de
nounced as a misdemeanor, punishable by a
like fine, imprisonment or labor, as prescribed
III section one of this series.
D. 1t shall alqD constitute a misdemeanor for
any one toamlschievously pluck flowers, ETC.,
from aroun& and about the graves and tombs of
the dead, u less it be those who placed them
dnere. AM person so offending shall be con
demned to & fine of two dollars, or two DAYS of
IMPRISONMENT, or labor on the streets of Opel
ousas fcT two days.
4. Be ordained, That whoever shall be
found gu lily by the Mayor of opening tombs,
or IN anySAanner disturbing or distiguring "A
tomb. shalro@1eemed guilty of a
and upon trial and conviction thereof shall be
shall be imprisoned ten days, or condemned t1,
work on the streets of Opelousas.
5. BE 1t ordained, That driving over The
graves of the cemetery, or outside the spaces
designed and marked out for the passage Of
vehicles OF any kind within the cemetery, shall
be deemed a m~isdemeanor, and upon conSyiction
thereof shall pay a fine of five dollars.
6. Be it ordained, That every person desiring
his dead within the Enclosure of said
cemetery shall, before doing 80, obtain a Der.
init from the President of the Cemetery Rosrl
=, Be it further ordained. That in each and
every case OF the lnfraction of any one or more
of the above and foregoing ordinances. con.
demned parties shall pay all costs of trial, ami
IN default thereof shall be condemned to work
on the streets OF Opelousas at the rate of one
dollar per day, and fraction thereof.
s.. Be it further ordained, That ali fines maid
to the Mayor, imposed on persons and collected
1i tnem 1or the violation OF any of the forego-
me Mayor and Treasurer Of the town, to
the credit of the said cemetery fund,
9. Be it further ordained, That it shall he the
duty OF the Mayor of the OWL of Opelousas.
upon affidavit made before him charging any
person or persons with the violation of any one
or more OF the foregoing ordinances, to cause !
such person or persons to be brought before |
by the town constable, to be dealt with nc
cording to law,
Adopted May I, 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Ned Pneh, the National Republican
nominee for Governor, was a few
months ago Q strong advocate of the
suffrage amendment. 81
T0.day Ned says this amendmentisss
fraud, a delusiop, a snare. -
Ned wants the Republican support.
See! 81
He turned q complete. snmmersault.
He is bidding for the negro votes and
desires to unsay what be has said.
1t is terrible what some men will do
to obtain an Office.
A good Democrat should be prefer
able to q suspicious Republican even to
negroes.-Plaqnemines Protector.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
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The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
NOTICE.

Office st. Landry Homestead and Loan Assn
Opelousas, March 7. 1895,
The holders of shares In series A ara haroh1,
notiIled That the Association is prepared to nav
a portion OF said shares to those Offering The
inquest premium. Members DESTROYS of avail
ing themselves of The offer will send in their an.
ptleations sealed, addressed to the Secretary Of
tue Association, until the Sd Monday of March.
1898, when they will be opened. Applications
The premium must not be less Than
ten per eentum on the value of a share, includ-
ing dividends, and successful applicants will be
the last opened series as they surrender in sa.
A.. r - EST,Ii E,TTt, DC
Presdt. st. Landry Honest. and Loan Assem-
Opelousas, March 8, 1895. IF
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
La Puce Enragee.

I'm savant p~rofesseur de Londres, 81
nou en- croyOns nos confreres anglais,
Went d'6tablir par des experiences con
cluantes, que la puce du CHEN, voire
meme dn chat, est susceptible d'aqu6-
rir le virus rabique lorsqu'il est deve-
loppe chez ces animaux a un certain
degre d'intcnsit6.
LIE savant professeur est arrive, a la
suite observations aussi m%inutieuses
que r%epetces, a reconnaitre que la puce,
devenue enragee, peut, i son tour,
communi4uer Ia rage a d'autres ami
maux.
On salt que la mouche inocule d'uue
facon analogue le microbe du Charlton.
C'est egal, VOLTA un v6Eicule q Ia
rage qu'on ne soupconnait gu6re ct
qui ma rien de rassurant, bien quo les
observations faites jusqu'a present
n'aient pas encor d6montre positive
ment que le virus puisse SO transmet-
ire de la puce d l'homme.
lily Ia neanmoins un redoutable
point Interrogation.
Les personnes en- retard pour lie pale
do I,,,rc n.],ot:o~ -. Tor,~
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

When you are 10 doubt what to do
for your cough or cold, take DAVIS
Wild CHERRY AND TAR. 1t will cure
You, as it has thousands of others. 1t is
the best remedy for Asthma, Bronchi-
tbs, Influenza, Consumption in it's early
stages, Group, Whooping Cough, as the
sales OF fifty years testify. SOC. and
$1-per bottle, Ask for DdUis' Wild
Cherry and Tar, not Wild Cherry aud
,*, o
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
NOTICE.

OFFICE ST. LANDRY HoMEsT'D & LoANAss'N.,1
opelousas, Sept. 16, 1895.
rms Association has opened a new Series
M. The great advantages already reaped by
the shareholders and the public should induce
many to avail themselves of the present oppor.
t9nlty TO become members. Tho laying aside
q good home. Shares to be applied for at the
office i'll Bank Building, up stairs. Weekly nav
menfs are only twenty-five cents per share.
x. ID. ESTILETTE.
oeNt. ~, 1888 President.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Any tendency to premature badness
may be promptly checked by the use
Of Ayers Hair Vigor. Don't delay TIN
the scalp is bare and the hair roots des-
troyed. Ii You would realize the best
results, begin at once with this inyal-
liable preparation.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

We will wager a copper cent that
there are more practicing attorneys at
our bar than in any other parish in the
State outside of New Orleans. We
have no less than nineteen full fedged
lawyers, and four law students who
Will soon. occupy seats at the bar of this
parish.-Marksviile Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
u. w. M. u.

Doctor Foster has returned to Opelousrs to
pIacIice medicihc, surgery and obstetrics, with
extensive ana successful experience.
he VIII carefully treat all cases, acute and
chronic, giving patient attention to chronic all
mGnts or all kinds, especially those of females.
His office and residence is on Mn,n s.rnst
one block south of j. Meyers & Co., at the first
corner, where he may be found. except waer
absent professionally. His Office hours are r. 4
y ~ d. ILL.,, anu u TO D p. III. now ON
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
LIVREs oFFERTs.

j Mon Oncle ct mon Cure.
2 LAmoureux de la Prefete.
3 Martyr de PAmour.
4 Lit Roche qui pleure.
8 LIE RenlOrdss dun Faussaire:
6 Reeves Dores.
Z Drame de IH6tel WOrOnzoff.
8 Les Fiancaillesde Lorette.
8 LIE Sacrifice dun Fills.
10 LIE Cou1eur de Dot. ~
- Roman dune Jeune File pauvre.
10 LIE Roman dun Crime.
IA Trahispn yaincu par PAmour. "
Is La Vengeance du Fiance.
II Les deux Jeannes. ";
1S Miserable Faussaire.
10 LIE M~artyre1'une Mere. ay+
90 La Charmlhse.
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The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

The uston Leader thinks if an aver
agasashortshand editor can't raise a
bnslel Of fun out of the Populist crop
of Lincoln parish he had better quit.
The Leader is right. The Pops are
the political monkeys in this State
Shreveport Evening Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
CANDIDATES.
Pour sheriff.

Nous sommes autoris6s a annoncer M. T.. s.
FONTENOT, le titulaire actuel, CONNIE candi-
dat a Ia place de Sheriff de st. Landry, sujet q
La nomination du parti Democratic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Adelina Patti, the world renowned
prtna donna, was born in Sicily on the
10Th OF February. 1913. She will there-
fore soon be SO years old.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
Pour Jug de District.

Nous sommes autoris6s d announcer NJ. WILL
LIAM s. FRAZEE CONNIE candldat d la place
de JUICE du OnZieme District, sujet q Ia noIbina-
ton du parti Democratic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Ex-P President Harrison has announced
that be is ont of the Presidential race,
and will not be a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

In a recent editorial the Salem, Oregon, In
seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tried and
never without the most satisfactory results.
Whenever we see a person afflicted with
u with a cough or cold, we inva-
Cough Remedy and when they do, they'neyer
regret it. It always does the work, and doe
II Welt.p For sale by /. E. shute. Nj. D., Jrms.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Royal Reception 10c Havana Cigar ia
hand made and leads them all.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Al dynamite shell from one Of the big
pneumatic guns which guard San Fran
cisco harbor was directed against a
hillside bit solid rock and tore out q
hole 81 feet III diameter aud IL feet
deep.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
FOR SATE

A large aud comfortable residence in nnalo,,
sas WIZ lots measuring about 100 feet by 475
VIII ee SOLO cheap. Apply to W.. A. SANDOZ.
5aast1 Opelousas,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

ST Gus desireZ vendre Oh acbeter
quelque chose annoncez dams 10 CoUR-
RIER. %8+4 a*~f
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

For Sale-A second hand carriage ID
good order will be sold very cheap.
Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Fancy paper and envelopes, albums,
toilet articles, soaps. perfumeries, ETC.,
at H0uston's drugstore.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

81 vons y0nlez faire entrer d terre,
Adr0ssex-vOus q III. Ben Bloomfield,
cOmmiesaire des Etats- Unis b Opelou-
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1ns6rex vos annOnces dams les colon
mes du CouRRIER 81 vous vouiez aug
enter vos atfaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

632 CASTELAR, St., Los Angeles, CaI.-After hav.
ing suffered for a long time from acute rheu-
matlsm without obtaining relief. I used Cham
6erlain's Pain Balm and was almost imme-
diately relieved. / highly recommend this nc
the best medicine known. D.. M. Hamilton
For sale by l. L. shute, M. D., Druggist, and ].
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
FOR SALE.

One rs horse power portable return tuhrlar
o oGlier On Wheels, and one IS horse power en-
makes; Wilde sold cheap. Still left. a fine
LOT or Catalpa posts, cheap. Also one or two
BROOD mares and colts by Bohon and Ethan
jy20-tf Shntaston T.
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TERRY & WIZ
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rhov an T.n s''. C%arondelct Streets.
First Class W. eI.-oRING in all IFS branches
mr. fk ana Fit GUARANTEES at
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Pour Gremer de In Conr.

Nous SHINES autorises a announcer NJ. Ro-
BERT CHACHERE CONNIE candidat pour
Greffier de la Cour de District, sujet o la no.
mination du paEH Democratic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

JAS. II. Houston, Jr., a I'm assortment
complies de indictments, medicines pa
tentees, articles de toilette, etc, ct tou-
ties prescriptions som prepares par un
droguiste experiments, NJ. T. B. Hop
kinr ~ "a.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

20 TO Bloch's for Il stylish hat at hard
tlme prices. Men's. youths and boys,.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

The negroes, encouraged by the moral
support OF thas}bolting sugar planters
and the hope OIL again dominating the
politics of this State, f1ocked in hordes
to the recent Republican State conven-
ton, and packed Odd Fellows Hall to
s%uffocation and also blocked the side
walks in the vicinity. That conven-
ton should unite white people of Lou
isiana and cause them to vote solidiy
for Democracy and white supremacy.
1t the State ticket which is supported
by the combine of Populists, boiling
is elected the claims of the negroes
when the Offices are distributed can not,
and will not, be ignored, and this great
State which is now on the high road to
prosperity will be debaucbed and des-
poiled as it was In the dark days of rad
cal rnle.-N. O. States.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
AROUND THE EMPIRE PARISH.
Bayou Chicot.

Feb. 3, 1896.
Capt. Sam Haas is absent during the
week at Opelousas. .
H. l.. Erich, Sol. j. Hirch and several
others here will visit New Orleans dur
ing the Carnival.
The matrimonial wave has struck ouI
v~icinity-two or more weddings Il week
are now common.
Drs. w. A. Quirk and j. E. Hawkins
went to Opelousas last Tuesday and
extended their trip to New Orleans.
Mrs. j. E. Hawkins is on Il visit to
MamOu.
Quite an elegant entertainment given
by Miss Olive Griffith took place last
Friday at the residence of Mr.. II. w.
Tatman. Miss Minnie Neel, the pretty
and winsOme little school teacher, OF
Newtown, was the belle of the evening.
Our preacher, Rev. Pickens, had the
misfortune of losing his only horse last
week. The people are trying to raise
funds to purchase him another one.
Anyone who chooses to help may do so
by sending in their danatious to Mr.. Ii.
L. Erich. ANY amount, however,
small will be cheerfully received.
Mrs. Della Newall, of this place, Will
also visit the city during the Carnival.
The new town of S~ledgeville is i'm
proving right along. Ii. l.. Erich, DR..
w. Z. Hawkins and Mrs. ID. w. Wall
are all making new improvements.
Cal, where art thou? Let's rally once
again and make the correspondents
column of the COURIER interesting.
How are the Pops down on the iiver9
The woods are full of them up here.
Our vel! known bach sends new years
greeting to you.
Major Frank Wharton, who has been
absent several days in Kansas City,
purchasing mules and horses, will re-
turn during the week.
DR.. j. A. Haas, OF Vile Plate, and
Marshall Prescott, of Washington,
were in town Sunday.
TrJtrnr
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

Les personnes Ell retard pour lie pale
ment dc leurs subscriptions au CoUR-
RIER, sont Instrument prizes de regler
Parri6re.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

For "a long time we have all been
deafened with the ear-splitting howl
Of the Populists that they were in poll
tics to maintain "~principles." What
sort of principles They claimed that
opposition to protection, opposition to
all class legislation, that opposition to
both OF the 'old parties" constituted
the platform of the immaculate popnlite
party. With the tiercest'leaders OF the
reformers" war to the knife and knife
party used to be the slogan employed.
Now it is different. All of the venom
of the Performers" is directed at the
party which they deserted. Auysort
OF a combine imaginable is patrinic, if
it's object is directed in opposition to
the Democratic party.
Strange indeed is the policy of the
Populists! They humbly lay aside
every claim they ever possessed to COM
mand public respect and cOnnive with
designing men,, whose lives have been
spent in support of political notions
which are against the masses, simply
to defeat the only political party that
has ever stood by all the people in the
struggha which this Government has
made for Republican rights and for
liberty.
Heretofore we have been skeptical
concerning the v%ocifer0us professions
Of the Popnlists in their demands for
reform !; but nov we are absolutely
sure that all they have pretended is
bosh and fraud. When the leaders of
the so-cailed party can pick up a man
like Pharr, a man who has, throughout
his whole life, savagely resisted and
opposed every principle" vchemently
contended for by the populists, and en-
dorse him for Governor of this great
State, then we aregready to reduce our
skepticism about that party's sincerity
to fiat contempt for all it claims to be.
When men orgapize to contend for a
principle" no matter how absurd, we
respect them in their sincerity when
they band together for public plumber,
we grow tired-we feel like a gang of
frauds are at large. And that's about
the case with the leading Populists of
Observation-Disclosures Clarion Annea1
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08
MONEY TO LOAN.

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IS ~unequalied for Eczema, letter, Salt
hheum, scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chaapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites.
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eve lids
For sale by druggists at Is cents per box.
TO HORSE owuERs.
For putting a horse in 4 fine HEALTHY con.
q, try DIR: Cady's Condition Powders
lhey tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss OF appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an cid or over-worked horse, o5
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-08

~informations lieeE q CoURRIER.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-10
GUillCnl0tS.
covered our ice |

Birds OF n strange feather arc many
of those in the collection brought by
Lieutenant Peary from Northern
Greenland. An interesting member
of the collection is u guillcmot that
was shot by Lieutenant Pcary. The
guillemots live in enormous colonies
und rs the tens of thousands of fe-
males sit each on single egg, on the
edge Of the cliff, with their black sum,
mer backs toward the sea, they darkcn
the rocks. When approached by a
boat, in their fright they suddenly
turn, presenting their white breasts,
and thus instantly apparently trans
Then, rs they take flight they often
carry their eggs some distance be-
tween their legs, and literally pelt
the approaching boatmen with them.
Specimens of the Suilcmots show
the remarkable change in the plum
age of Arctic birds from the dark of
summer to the light Of winter. This
change is strongly emphasized in the
specimens of logosus in the collection,
which are sufficient in number to
show every graduation from black to
white, according to the season in
which the bird was killed.
These changes are remarkable for
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-10

When the Government sent out q
commission to investigate the coal
fields of Alaska last spring, Prof. w.
G.. Dali, was made one of the party.
While the scientific men were investi-
eating the Mt. st. Elias glaciers, Prof.
Dali saw an animal he had never seen
before. 1t was a bear, but such bear
as nobody in tue party had ever seen
or heard of. They thought they had
discovered an entirely distinct spe-
cies. Professor Dali made an elabo-
rate report Of all the circumstances,
together with all the information he
could get from tho natives about the
bear. This is his description:
"The general color of the animal
resembles that of the silver fox. The
fur is not very long, but remarkably
soft and with n rich under-fur of
blush black shade, numbers of the
longer hairs being white or having the
distal part half white and the bastal
IlIl SlatN. uc tOISui iluC i.oh tuS
tip of the nose to the rump, the back
Of the very short ears and the outer
faces OF the limbs are Jet black.
Numerous long, white hairs Issue from
the ears black and silver is the prev
alcnt pclage of the sides, neck and
rump; the under surface of the belly
and the sinuses behind the limbs are
grayish white, or even nearly pure
white, l am told in some cases. The
sides of the muZzic and lower anterior
part of the checks are of II bright tan
color, characteristic L have not seen
in any other American bear, and this
characteristic is said to be invariable.
There is no tint Of brown elsewhere in
the pelage. There is no tail visible
on the pelts. The claws are small,
very much curved, sharp, black above
aud lighter below tho animal evident
ly can climb trees which the brown
bear cannot do"
To this the Alaska Mining Record
says:
Professor Dali sccms to have dis
covered our ice bear"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-10

the plan for its formal announcement made,
has excited much interest in tho city and
State. There were present at the din
ner. besides Mr.. Morton and Mr. Depew,
ex-SenatorS Warner Miller, Frank Hiscock
and Thomas @. Platt, Benjamin F. Tracy,
James A. Roberts and Edward Lauterbach.
1t was decided at the dinner that Mr.. MGR
tons candidacy should be announced in u
series Of simultaneous interviews.
The news OF tho plan, however, leaked out
in some way, and several OF tho guests
decided to make the news puElIc. Among
these was Warner Miller, who said to re-
porter, in answer to Il question: 81 know
OF no formal announcement other than
that his friends are authorized
to state that Governor Norton yielding
to tho solicitations OF his friends. has con-
sented to become u candidate for the PrcSi-
dcncv. He will receive the full support of
the Republicans of New York State, and of
other States us well, believe, and from now
on Il thorough canvass will DO made i'll ue-
half of his candidacy"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-10
THE COMMISSION NAMED.
Five Men Appointed to Inquire Into
the Venezuelan Dispute.
ALL ARE DISTINGUISHED MEN.

Justice David J. Brewer. Chiof Justice
Richard H. Alvey, Andrew ID. white,
Frederic X. Coudert and Daniel c. GIL
man tho Ones Selected---Public Ser
vices and Character OF the Men.
The President announced the composition
OF tho Venezuelan Commission, which will
consist Of Ave members. as follows:
David j. Brewer, OF Kansas, Associate JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
Richard II. Alvey. OF Maryland, Chief JUS
tioe OF this Court Of Appeals Of the District OF
Columbia.
Andrew d. White, of New York.
Frederic r. Coudert, Now York City
Daniel C. Gilman. OF Maryland, President
Of Johns Hopkins University.
The law authorizing tho appointment by
tho President OF the Venezuelan Commits
tatives on December, II. On December 90 it
was adopted by the Senate without amend
ment and without dissenting voice. Tho
text OF the bill was rs follows:
"A bill making an appropriation for the ex-
penses of n commission to investigate and
report on the true divisional line between
the Republic OF Venezuela and British
Guiana.
"Be it enacted bv the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled, that the
sum OF 100000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary. bs and the same is hereby ap-
propriated for the expenses OF q commission,
to be appointed by the President, to report
upon the true divisional line between the
Republic OF Venezuela and British Guiana"