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The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

We learn from Il reliable source that
Ciarbon las made its appearances with
in two or three miles of town, Miss Nir-
ginia Lastrapes, and Messrs. E. i. Lew
il and Ned Beagni having lost several
head nf cattle from the effects OF it.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

's have just received one car of the
celebrated Milburn wagons, and one
bcar OF the well known Hickman wagons
which j will sell at the lowest price.
Sept. 4, 4t j. B. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

ReaI bargains in Gents Furnishing
Goods and Clothing at Landau's, under
tile Courier office. Call and see the new
and nobby styles just received.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04
TO NINA MARIE PIsADOs.

TO NBNA MARIE PISAESOs.
Go to thy rest, fair child;
Go to thy dreamless bed,
Gentle, and meek and mild,
With blessings on thy head;
Fresh roses in thy hand
Buds on thy pillow laid.
Haste from this blighting land.
Where flowers so quickly fade.
Two little hands crossed over the breast,
Two little feet laid down to rest,
Two little eyes is slumbcr closed,
How our hearts bleed none but God knows.
One little voice that prattled in love.
Sweet song is now making in Heaven above,
And an angel is watching and waiting for
me
TIL shall cross the dark rolling sea-
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Hon. Bartiow L!oyd, known in the
literary work as .Rufns Sanders was
murdered ia Greenpille, Ala, on Aug.
25tl,. He was widely known all
over the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

4 District Court conveDes next Mon
day ili criminal term. There is six
week Q jury drawn.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

E The COURIER is prepared to do all
kinds of job work. cheap for cash. Come
and let ne tell you about it before yon
go elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. = Services
every second Sunday at-11 a. m. and .7:45
D. m.every fourth Sunday at 7:45 p. m.;
Prayer meetings every Thursday night
nE 7:45.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

The newsnaper and job printing
mice of the Washington (La) Post is
f0r rent or sale; possession given i'm
mediaiely. Apply to Leonce Sandoz,
kODniOusas. La.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Al full line Of house and carriage
paints, brushes, varnishes, oils, turpen-
tine, window glass. etc, at j. B. San
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Pure white lead, ready mixed paints.
ID d II shades and caIprs, and full as
sortment of painters supplies ut j. y.
SandOz, cheap y.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

i Henry Demaa, the negro politician
whose nnsavofy record dates back to
the Reconstruction era, was appointed
naval officer at New Orleans last We'd
naa(lay.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Il We learn that work on our water
works aud electric light plants will be-
gin in a few days, and be pushed stead
siIy along until completed.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Il. I. Tansey. Esq., formerly Of this
place, died in New Orlean on Thursday,
I 2d inat., at 8 O'Clock p. m. and was
buried here Friday evening.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Attention is called to the advertise
meDt of Legal Blanks which appears
elsewhere in this paper. Remember, we
furnish these blanks at catalogue price.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Gray's Legal Blanks are copyrighted.
We order them on commission aud de-
liver at catalogue prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

pNtuoBdo-The best 5 cents cigar
III town, at Smiths Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Calcaaieu and Cameron parishes Will
aepd $3 600 exhibit Of their products
TO the ST. Louis exposition and men 70
stay with it during the exposition.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

We want all the printing you can give
us and We will guarantee it to be done
we'll and cheap
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

The best 1Oc. cigar in town-Portuon
40 Perfec to-at Smiths Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

A nice lot of fresh dry goods, dress
goods. hats, shoes, notions, etc, just re-
ceived by Fred. l.. SandOz. Cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Reserved seats at Jacobs News stand
for Monday night.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Judge Marks, 4 prominent aud pepn.
Iar citizen of New Orleans, died nc
Crawford Springs. Va, August go
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Place your valuable papers in safety
nleposit box in the st. Landry State
kRenk.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Z The stump speecl, Oh Monday night
INV Sam Plon sky, will be great.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

See A. G. Skiles for Lumber, Shingles,
sRfjcks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

q so cents for reserved seat on Monday,
EeDt. 5th.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

WAHTED-T r D trade 4 large draft horse
FIR 4 buggy horse. Apply 20
Ill IN q FRED Il. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

4 The DoBaldsonvilIe Chief has en-
lered its 9th volume, and still holds its
4ann as wide awake, progressive
Acpnntry journal, always1 alive to the IN !
tnreats of it's locality in particular and
Bgle State In general. We congratulate
ils able editor land no ieas able-and
Ainiable--aissaciate editOr) on lts evil
Iaenne of prosperity. and hope II may
complete it's century run as successfully,
md nsefuliy, and protitnbly as II has Iis
I Amt 26 years nf valuable journalistic
fahnrs.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

An attempt at rnsbery was made last
Monday night Ill Laenmbe's hotel, bnt
Nss frustrated by tile timely awakening
NJ tlle intended victim. Some miscre-
1Dt Ind entered the room Of one OF the
lodRers mud was rumaRIng around,
Nlien HE occupant awake and called
~ knOr who was there, when the
10uId- -be4tIiief precipitately fled, jump
lAE fTOm Me window to the roof OF an
i0iDing building, followed BY several
tots from lIie revolver of the intended
am. The scamp escaped empty
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Don't put of registering; now II ], the
time.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04

Don't forget to register if yon want to
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04
JUDICsAA ADvltasTE&EmEnvs.

JUDICIAL ADVFlRTk&EWEF EFEa.
&HERsFF's SALE,
DIR. VINCENT BOAGNI VS.. MORRIS Eou
DREAU.
No. 16l03.
out of the Hon. the Eleventh Judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana, in ana for the
farsh or st. Landry, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, I have sciZ-
ed and will proceed to sci at public auction TO
the last and highest bid Ter, at the front door
OF the Court House. in th>\town OF Opelousas
III st Landry parish, on
Saturday, SeF 4, 1897,
at IL o'clock a. m., the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
in this parish, COP Aiming forty acres with ali
the buildings AUD nd-sd6Ietrovements thereon.
bounded on tn i.@-sH by Ne land of venor
on the east by land of vcnlr-r>en the south by
land OF Martel 1and on the w.1t by Ia,h or
- Guillory =
2. A tract of land in Mallet woods, at Pot
Cove, in this parish. containing twenty ar
pents, bounded on the north by 7----, and
on the east by land OF Mrs. Bouhreau. ON the
south by land OF Lar0ule on the west by
land of Achille Devile.
To pay and satisfy the sum uf Seven Hun
dred dollars, with eight per cent interest from
the 17th day of May, A. d. ls93 and ten per
cent additional for attorneys fees on principal
and interest, and all costs of these proceedings
to be taxed.
H. H. DEsHOTELs.
Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry.
July 81, 1897.
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NOTICE..

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, LA,
July 81 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Il.
Bloomfield, u. S. Commissioner at Opelonsas,
La, on Sept IA, 1897, VIZ:
JOSEPH G.. HOLDEN,
who made Application No. 11629 for the
NE1 of Sec. 81, TIP. 8, south range east
Louisiana Meridian.
He names thefalowng witnesses to prove p.,
of. said land, VI
Robert LanAordA Jasper l.. Rande, j. c.
Murray, John y. IAantIly ALI of ST. Landry
Parish, La.
&;T Med. BRIMBy,
Aug. 7, ,1s97-6t. Register.
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OpgLi44bfJSAS:

The Police jury meets next Monday.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-04
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

NOTICE. Land Office at Lew Orleape.
~ July 20, 1897.-Notice is hereby given thai
the following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore E. North Culom, U. s. Commissioner
Western District of Louisiana, at OpeIousls,
La, on Saturday, Sept. 11th, 1897, viz:
ERENEZAR r, CARSON,
who made Homestead Entry No. 12675 for the
Nj of Ell see. 6, Tp3, s RI T.. Louisiana Nc
ridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, VIZ:
sam'l Haas Frank Wharton, Lewis johnson,
Leonard Clark, of Bayou Chicot p. O., Louiet-
aua.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Aug 7-6t Register
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
0ucer Chinese Money.

A kind of Chinese money which is
largely manufactured and sold is
worthy Of mention, although the trav-
eler need not trouble himself with il
except rs curiosity. This is pre-
pared for the special purpose of burn
ing at the groves Of deceased relatives
rs an offering to the dead The deni-
zens Of the othor world are supposed
to require and to be capable Of receiv-
ing money in this way; but the China
man is far too practical person to
partin such fashion with the ourrenoy
Of tho empire. Instead, he buys for q a
fcw 'fcash" large supply Of silvered
and gilded pieces Of paper, or Of imi-
tation coins blocked out Of cardboard,
Although these have no purchasing
power on earth, they are supposed to
countfor much in the transactions of
tho spirit world. BY this practice
ono is reminded of mn old mis.r who
loft his belongings to his son on con-
dition that certain sum Of money
should bo buried in the coffin with
him. The son was, however, chip
Of tho old block, and carried out hia
fathers wishes by placing in the coffin
q common crossed oheclx for the re-.
quired amount, assured That it had
little chance Of being presented at his
bankers. Chambers Journal.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
I PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Write injury on water and lsindn

Write injury on water and kindness
on marble. 4 y g 3
The most appalling poverty is TO
have nothing but money.
Happiness is everywhere, and it's
spring is in Our own hearts.
Many spend their labor gathering
llife's waste and throw away life'a
jewel. \.
We are amused through the intel
lect, but it is the heart that saves us
from ennui.
The greatest mon are quickest to
acknowledge their debt TO that provi-
dence which fools call luck. a 81
Money elevates many who, on 40
count OF mediocrity, Would if not
afh1ent remain in obsourity.
Ingratitude defiles and poisons
every spring, mars every pleasure, and
takes the value out Of every gift.
Tho best capital for q boy is not
money, but the love Of work, simple
tastes, and q heart loyal to his friends.
An optimist will bore ono to death
talking of his Successes, and O pessi-
mist will give ono the blues talking oi
his failures. IN
Sympathy is more than kindness
it is kindness that is able to enter into
another's feelings, 50 as in some meas.
ure to feel with him.
Roughness, clustering, and even
foolhardiness ore not manliness. The
most firm and courageous mon have
usually been the most gentle. ..
Lilo is made up, not of great sacri.
fees or duties, but Of little things, in
which smiles and kindness, and small
obligations given habitually, are what
preserve the heart and secure comfort
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
Tho strancest Laboratory.

The strangost laboratory ever seen
Is that which, has Just been inaugurated
in the Museum Of Natural History in
Paris. Instend Of rising from the
ground, tits buried deep under the
earth, and spreads its galleries under
the feet Of visitors to the Jardin% des.
Plantes. 1T avoids the light with as
much care rs others seek 1t. n M 5S
This laboratory has beon created
with tho special object of study ing the
evolution Of animals, and of ascer-
tanning experimentally how different
species of animals are modified and
changed from one to another. This is.
nothing less than the doctrine of ey-I
olution proved by experiment. n
eve intend to deal with representa-
tiyes of all tho animals, Alrehdy we
have insects, orustaceans, fish, ba-'
trachians and mammals, Already the
latter guinea pigs in this case-have.
reproduced, and we havc already one
generation which has nevor perceived
and will mover perceive the light Of
day. We employ q very feeble red
lantern whom attending to them in
order to reduce to minimum tho
light used. ,15 55 \
We do not forget that many of the
experiments which wo aro undertake Z
ing will require considerable time,
centuries it may be, while others will
probably be completed in n few
months.
tits useless to add that this labora-i
tory is absolutely closed to the public,
but will be wide open to mon Of sol
once and Investigators who wish to
work there. In addition to the exper.
imcnts in geological physiology whioh
we undertake, thore are q number Of
others which could be tried with sue
oess, and Mr.. Milne-Edwards will
Welcome all genuine Investigators who
wish to carry on work in ollri subter-
ranean passage. New York Journal.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
Desperate Gold-Soekers,

"E have just returned from Seattle, y
said John II. Lannahan of Charlotte,
N. g., Sand have learned all that T
want to know about the trip to Klon-
dixie. Tho gold-crazed people who
| are just now making their way to the
western scaconst cities with the hope
Of being able to catch vessel bound
for Alaska, have no idea of what
awaits them. In Seattle there are
hundreds Of persons waiting for n
steamer. Many who have boen there
for some weeks and have been unable
to secure passage are now retracing
their footsteps and returning to the
homes they left only short while ago
amid fcverish excitement and impa-
tience. They como back from the
west q sad md sorry lot; but when the
trne story Of this winters suffering in
the gold region becomes known they
will be thankful that they were unable
to take the trip. Tales Of narrowing
experiences arc being brought back
from Alaska by every vessel that re-
turns from that region to Seattle.
The latest news, and probably the
worst, is that the winter season has
already set III at Dawson, and that in
tcnso cold is prevailing throughout
the Klondikc territory. Word has
come to the anxious gold that
several Of the largest stores in Dawson
have closed their doors, for the simple
reason that they have nothing moro
to sell. Their stock has been ex-
lausted at fabulous prices, and they
are unable to obtain any moro goods.
In spite OF tho warning, and with
starvation staring them in the face,
tho prospective gold miners are still
willing to rush in and trust to luck.
1t is appalling to think Of how many
poor devils will perishin tho Klondiko
before tho bright sun Of next spring
brings relief to the half-frozen persons
who have managed to live the winter
through. New York Tribune.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
a woman Plano Tuner.

Miss Nellie Jay Hatch, of Seneca,
Kan, travels around through the coun-
try and tunes pianos. On graduation
from the New England Conservatory
of Music in Boston Miss Hatch ro-
ceived o diploma in piano tuning, and
the course she took in order to secure
it was both thorough md comprehen-
siye. She had to, study harmony,
theory aud vocal aud instrumental
music, besides familiarizing herself
with the construction Of the action of
q piano. She was trained so carefully
in this latter department. that she is
fully competent to regulate, adjust and
even to make any. Oft tho varitous parts.
In the rudimentary work which pre-
pared her for tuning sheghad to de-
vote almost half agar to the study of
pitch in order to lenrn to discern the
right and wrong tones. Next she de-
voted her time to the distribution of
intervals learningy tue difference in
pitch betweon two tones. tits claimed
that the only way to tune accurately is
to give certain number Of beats to
each interval, the only pure intervals
being the octaves and unisons.
Aftor Miss Hatch looked into repair
ing, regulating and restraining. She
was graduated in 1880 nnd since then
she has travelled throughout the State
of Kansas, actively engaged in her
chosen profession. She is described
as an exceedingly handsome, attrac-
tive young woman, aid her mother
speaks of her, as tour travelling man!'
New York Tribune.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
POPULAR SCIENCE. /.

Forestry commissioners and other
interested people have tel ken up tho
sMbjeot and prizes are offered for the
propagation and distribution of ingec
sating spiders in forests,
Professor PalazSi has mad experi-
nonts which show that smoke kills the
microbes OF various diseases i'll one TO- &
lour hours, md he therefore rec IONS y
olends 1t as q disinfoctant superi or to-
, gases.
Yanderyyyer, q Belgian, states that
The length Of exposure forradiographss 4
through limbs Of differont dimensions
varies rs the oubes Of their thickness.
NJ. Bondeard states that Rosntgen$ 4
rays can diagnose pleurisy and similar
complaints. .l. 81 q I;
Scientists measure by the oontraor
lion Of petroleum ethor temperatures
several hundred degrees below zero
Fahrenheit. At $40 degrees below
zero, the temperature at which liquid
air boils, petroleum ethoT remains iii
. semi-liquid condition and ontraots
with the tieoreaso OF tonpera' ure. M
Condensation is the resul ,sof .chill-
ing the air. The ascent of the lowor5
strata Of the atmosphere into the high
or regions and the consequent expail-
sion and loss of heat is the Ipost prob
able cause Of rain, and tits not!im.. h
possible that the mir near the ground,
being made to rise by being artifoially
heated, might tend to produce the de-
sired downpour. \. IL
Sudden and great fluctuations in the
level Of wator in wells in stormy
weather, closely corresponding to the,
fluctuations in wind velocity recor ded
by Professor Langley, have been OBJ.
served by Dr. Romei Martini. This
explains the popular tradition that bad
weather may be predicted from the
sudden rise and full Of wells. Curl
ously, however, email and rapid
changes Of barometer are more certain
toaffect wells than large changes
The applications Of tho X-rays to the
study Of phenomena; invisible without
their'aid continually increase liz num-.
ber. Some Of the results are rather
curious than useful, but substantial
additions to knowledge are being made
In this way. Ono Of the latest soien-.
tific uses found for the rays is in re-
yealing tho inner structure Of flowers
md fruit buds. In some respects this
Is bettor mothod than disseoting for
tho study Of certain parts Of plants.
M. Jansson, the eminent astrono-
NOR, has left Paris TO inspect his, MeRt
Blanc observatory. phe scientific
caravan will start from Chamounixs
soon to take meteorological readings
at al altitude OF $4,000 feet, the high
est station in the world. M. Perrotin,
director Of tho Nice Observatory, is
expected to join the party in order to
study tho morning elongation Of Venus
and to ascertain the period of the
planets rotation, now n debated ques-
tion among astronomers. "a \.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
Their Great Advantage and Influence IL
tho Country, t.

III . . f L.
Their Great Advantage and Influence in
tho Country.
In this ago OF cheap application Of
electrical science to human, need one
is not surprised at the rapid extension
Of telephone communication in the
smaller towns and even villages of the
country. Nor can We really affect
surprise when we learn that the boon
of cheap telephone exchanges is in q
fair way of being extended in the
purely rural districts. We are al-
ready informed that in central Kansas
there are number of ranches con-
nected by telephone with one another,
enabling the owners and their families
to enjoy intimate communication for
both social and business purposes.
The Kansas plan is to utilize the
little railroad station in the vicinity OF
q farming district rs tho Central
Office and to connect tho various farm
houses by cheap wiring, in many
cases the barb wire fences being used
for this purpose. There is no insula-
tion, the only care taken being to see
that there are no broken fences and to
carry the wires across the roads by
means of high poles, connecting again
OH the other side to the fence wires.
The only real expense is the telephone
instrument in each house, the cost Of
which is said to average SO. A plan
somewhat similar to the one described
has been experimental with on some
Of the larger Nebraska ranches, and
we are informed that wherever tried
the success is 80 marked as to guaran-
toe rapid extension of the system
through the rural districts. There is
no mention rs yet of any action by the
large telephone trusts in regard to
patent iufringements by the farmers,
and probably such action, if taken,
may be successfully resisted by one or
more Of the independent companies.
Why should the average farmer or
his family be cut of from intercourse
with neighbors or adjoining munioi-
pelities2 1t is probably question Of
time when the farmers will have the
benefit Of free postal delivery, at least
in the older settled neighborhoods,
and it is but stop along tho line Of
progress to telephone communication
at very slight expense to each rural
subscriber. The saving of time and
horse-Aesh, to say nothing Of the in
creased facilities for business transao-
tions resulting from the introduction
of farm telephones, renders it ex-
tremely probable that when once
proved successful they will be OK
tended as paying investments.
For the female members Of the
average rural household no words are
too strong to picture the altered condi-
tons Of life that will ensne from the
Introduction of the telephone. Isola-
tion is pronounced by oil sociologists
the greatest bane Of farming life, and
10 probably res sponsible for more
dwarfcd womanhood than my other
single cause. Tho telephone, for
social reasons alone, will prove itself
a bcnefactor to rural communities by
exchanging for monotony and isolation
the benefits which are alrendy con
sidered indispensable to urban
dwellers Chicago Chronicle.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
sweet Singer as a Lifo. savor.

Patti has had the role Of life saver
thrust upon herby m old blind woman
who lives il tile neighborhood Of
Craig-y-Nos, Wales. When the latter
10y veryil she insisted that hor health
would be restored II only. tho famr Gus
songstress would sing to her. .s5l
Her friends, anxious to please her,5
persuaded o swoet-voiood young girl
from Q distance to como over to the
cottage to sing one song, and led the
blind woman to belieye that Nine.
Patti had consented to grant her re !
quest. But the Arst verse was
enough. 3s9 Ss ;l8 Ell s;ISi
mo, no, it's not herself, osied the
invalid. The deception had failed.
But 'N.t. I'll live now till 7 do 4 hear her
again" she Dried angrily. s.I s,w,o,t ont
be done esout oflwhat I'd made i, nv
mind tol 81
And che did live until long aster hor9
wish was grssifed. &S l',7a