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The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
OPELOUSAS, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
"When the interests of the taxpayers

"When the interests of the Taxpayers
of the town were in the care of the
COURIER and one other paper, the town
printing cost them S 200 per year." says
the official journal; which is quite cor
rect. Both papers received 800 each
for ALL the printing, and the town got
all the printing it needed and was not
called upon to pay one cent for extras.
The Tribune's bill for extras (not in
cluding job printing! for five months,
according to it's own figures, amounts to
$50 To follow the Tribune's style of
argument, at this rate for the next seven
months of the year the extras alone
would cost the town $144 year, beside
the $4S which the contract calls for.
There was no "extra' contingent in
the CoURIER's bid, and the town would
pay only for what was required at ten
cents per square of 100 words each in
sertlOn-nO more.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
CALL TO ACTION.

DEAR BRETHREN Thinking that
perhaps what I have written from
time to time in regard to using the
Business Agency fund for operating
our shoe factory might be misunder-
stood by you, I write this short letter.
Il do not advocate the using Of the
"fun6" if there is any other feasible
plan by which our enterprises here can
be operated. But I do urge the use OF
every dollar of it, if necessary, for
pushing our operations, if no other
plan for doing so by the Alliance can
be formulated. Nearly twelve months
have passed since your fund Waslocked
up and your factory closed. Yet no
feasible plan for operating our factory
has been proposed las I have ever
heard by those who caused your fund
to be locked up and your enterprises to
be closed. Now is this not somewhat
like the dog in the manger thst would
not eat the hay himself o permit the
OK to eat it9 Now we ask those breth,
rem, especially, since it seems they do
not wish the fund to be used under any
circumstances, to formulate a plan and
lay it before you at once in order that
you may act. If they will not do this,
then it seems to me it is a duty they
owe to the Alliance to stop their oppo
sition to the use of it for purposes
named.
By all means, brethren, come to the
State Alliance with the purpose of
pushing our enterprises. Do not let
any brother or brothers stand in the
way of acc 0mplishing this object. Let
there be a thorough re-organjz alton if
necessary" as Bro. Denmark said in
Test weeks PROGRESSIVE FARMER, but
do noS acknowledge to the world that
we have not g man or set of men who
are incapable of pushing enter'
prises to success.
F~raternally yours,
w. 8. BARNES,
Sec'y Treas. N. @. F. s. A.
Hillsboro, n. c., July 2, 1897.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
H L

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The mistake in the Revenue bill has
worried me no little, and I feel as
il every member of the Senate was hu
inflated and I have been waiting for
some n to give an explanation but
have waited in vain. AsI rec0llect it,
Senator McCaskey had the bill in
charge, as Chairman of the Finance
Committee. A prir ted copy was upon
the members desk, but not a copy as
it passed the House. but as originally
reported from the Finance Committee.
When this particular section was under
consideration in the committee of the
whole, Senator McCaskey stated to
the Senate that the poll tax was not in
the proper proportion to the property
tax in the printed copy which we had,
but that il had been corrected in the
House and that it was corrected in the
bill. from which the clerk was reading.
If my memory is at fault I would
like to hear from Senator Walker or
Senator Justice or Senator Grant.
I do not pretend to blame anyone,
but I do know that the Senate as a
body did not deliberately and knowing,
ly pass the bill as it became q law.
A J. MOVE,
Senator 9Th District.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
JUDGE sIMoNroN's DECISION.

Extracts From His Decision--Claims
That the State Stripped Herself of Her
Sovereignty When She Became a Part
ner With the N. c. r. r. Co.
A special from Charleston to the Co.
lumbia State, dated June 3O5h, gives
copious E extracts from Judge Simonton's
decision in the North Carolina Railroad
lease matter, from which the following
is taken:
In his decision, Judge Simonton says,
after reciting the circumstances:
Under these circumstances, if the
complainant can maintain and prove
that the lease under which it holds was
executed to it by it's lessor in the full
exercise of its powers under its charter,
in a proper and orderly way according
to the terms Of its charter, and in good
faith, without fraud, GOWN or malprac
tice, the case would present a strong
and irresistible appeal for the exercise
or the preventive remedies of this
court. And this remedy must include
an injunction against the North Caro-
lima Railroad Company, its officers and
agents, and all persons connected with
it, from molesting, disturbing or dis
putting the rights of the complainant in
said lease. Compare Orion va. Smith.
Is How, 263.
As between two private corporations,
therefore, a bill of this nature can be
entertained In this court, and upon
proper proof Of the character indicated.
relief could be given. How is the jar.
isdiction affected by the fact that the
State of North Carolina is the owner
of three tourths of the capital stock in
the lessor company7
Under the charter of this company
the State of North Carolina by virtue
Of its ownership Of three fourths Of
the stock, names eight out of the
twelve directors. The private stock
holders, owning the remaining fourth
OF the stock, name four directors. But
when they have been thus selected tht
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

AO0S NSVC GA @ 4C6046G SgOCA4O40C4S
meeting.
Third. Was the lease executed bona
1de, without fraud, GOWN, misrepre-
sentation or malpractice of any sort.
This is question wholly of fact. The
charge is made by the defendants,
Messrs. Russell and WRlser, and Of the
new board of directors, and in the an
swer of the lessor filed by them.
Let this third issue be referred to
Kerr Craige, Esq , as special master,
under the following Instructions, that
he take such testimony as may be
produced before him touching all mat
ters relating to or incidental with this
question, holding references at such
time and plaza as may be Convenient.
That upon this issue the defendants.
the new board of directors and Messrs.
Russell and Walser, have the aRrma-
tive of this issue and the opening and
reply in the testimony; and that they
be allowed so days, if 80 long be neces,
sary. within which to produce the tes.
timony, dating from the service of this
order. That the complainant and The
old board of directors have the mega.
tive of this issue, and that thew be
allowed so days, if so long be neces.
sary, after the opposite party announce
their evidence closed, and that 30 days,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
BEWARE OF DIN rMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CON-
TAIN MERCURY,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering IL
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable phvg3.
ians, az the damage they will do is ten
fold TO the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls CataFrh CA1re
manufactured By +. J. Cheney g. Co.
Toldo, O., contains no mercury. and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucuous surfaces Of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure, be sure you get the genuine. Is
is taken internally and is made In To-
!edo, Ohio, by T. J. Cheney 6 Co. Tes-
timonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c. per bot
tie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
A Builders Experience
A Useful Life Renewed
in a Remarkable Manner
.Udaey I. Wilson Was Near Deaths Door. Doctors Failed h A
Him. A Home Remedy Succeeded in Saving His Lie, Y
From the EUen6ng NeOs, Detroit, Mich.

Udney Y. Wilson, contractor and
builder, living in Detroit, Mich, at87
High Street, West, said regarding DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People:
For years I have been out Of doors In
all kinds of bad weather, looking after
my building contracts. Ihave worked
many days in the rain and cold to COM
pIete some building About two years
ago I noticed I could not get around as
I should, and commenced to have q
severe pain in my back. I tried the
usual remedies without getting any
relief, and for nearly a year | suffered
intensely. I kept up as long as l
could, as / had several contracts for
buildings that had to be completed.
cat night / could not sleep. My ply
sicianIaaid it was my kidneys, and every
day I went ont doors they would keep
me awake nearly all the following
night. Instead of getting better / be-
came worse, and worried a great deal
about my work. Tne doctor said /
must quit work and go to bed, or he
would not be responsible for my life.
"All the medicine / took only helped
me temporarily. Some days I would
feel better and go out a day only to be
again confined to my bed for weeks at
a time. One day my wife suggested
that | try Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, and I laughed at the idee.
Finally when / got into such a con
dition that I would take almost any
thing in the hope of relief, I tried the
pills. They helped me from the start,
but I wauld not acknowledge it and
said it was the other medicines that
had just commenced to work. I die
1TEIoN %O Awm VpN &hOA Dn[ TYSTISa-SS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

IL so long be necessary, be allowed for
reply, beginning when respondents an
nounce that they have closed. And
that said special master report the evi
dence with all convenient speed there
after.
In the meantime the restraining or
der heretofore issued is continued until
further order.
CHAs. q. sMoNToN,
Circuit Judge.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06


goth Time,
B.-"HelloI Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hellol Major. Any news to
days"
B.-"Not a bit. The wires have awl
melted. No chance ter hear anything.
I Wuz In town the other day an Kur,
nell johnson sed he wanted ter cum
out an see me an Betsy sum day next
week an git sum fried chicken an but
ter milk. ! tole him ter cum ahead.
They wont be any truble erbout
the fried chicken, fer we haint got any
other sort now. The sun is so hot awl
the fowls an animals are either fried,
briled or cooked ready fer eatin'. I tell
you things are warmin' up. Sum ov
them goldbug weather predicters sed
we Wuz goin' ter hev a cool summer,
but they ANYWAYS mean rite the other
way. Ireekon we think every sum
mer IL the hottest we hev ave had,
but 1 believe they are awlerbout alike.
But Pm sartin that this spell hez warm
ed Betsy up more than she hes bin fer a
long time. She looks like q ton ov
scalded butter after it hez experienced
a temperature ov $50 degrees fre-in
heat. Anvil I hev ter do now ter escape
q lecture on how ter manage a home liz
ter take a walk. She wont foller me
Ground maxim her speech like she did
In cool weather. So / take consola
shun in the fact that it il an i'll hot
spell that heats nobody good. I defy q
successful denial ov this great truth.
By the way, Kurnell Johnson seems
ter hev camped on my trail ergin, an
liz goin' ter run me fer sum ofis in
spite ov myself. He haz more winnin
ways than any man I ever saw. He
haz been a little scared erbout my goin'
off with the, R9p9lists, an 80 he haz
bin tryin' ter catch my ngaESGIIz
net. He il a political firter frum
FIirtville. reckon I'll cave in before
it il awI over. He sed I'd make a
guide county official, member ov the
legislature, or Congress or State official
I jist can't stand any SIGH allurements
I'll not go over ter the Populists while
these inducements stand open. I'm q
dgmakrat frum Democracy POssoffs.
/ dream erbout Thomas Jefferson now
every mite sinse I talked with Kurnell
johnson. Betsy says it il bekase I eat
cold meat fer supper, but 1 know it il
aWl on account ov Whut Kurnell John
son sed ter me-. He gained my love.
No mistake erbout that. G~udebye."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

We call attention to the advertise
ment of the North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in our
issue Of this week. The College has
steadily advanced to the front rank,
and its work has received the highest
communication from Harper's Maya
zine, The New York Forum and other
eminent educational authorities. It
is admitted to be one of the best insti-
buttons of learning in the South, and j.
doing q great work for North Carolina.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
HOW SIZE APPEARED.

Something whizzed by-a mingle
ment Of steel spokes and red boomers.
what is that thereF" asked Uncle
Hiram, withdrawing his gaze from the
high building to look after the vision.
''That is the new woman" answered
his nephew. "The new woman9 Looks
like the old boy."-KalamazOo Tele-
graph.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

Pink Pills helped me, as had
fdence in them. When I co,, - 90
carry on the imposition anv lug f1Q, a
I told my wife that the pills wsr % Y
ing me. I took three boxes ne s
was entirely cured, and we nn UVl9te
them in the house al the time E
81 am not prepared to saw tb..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale 'T ps.G
will cure everything, but I kno1 1e9pR
will cure kidney troubles and eon s4
muscular weakness, as thew cnS se1st
81 now recommend them to o.i I
pne in my neighborhood, where V !
merly made sport of all pron,io.... %
remedies" y. Y. WTSom
Subscribed and sworn to b nf1sos
a Notary Public, this fourth 5eV y I
March, 1892, N'y 9
ROBERT E. HULL JR
Notary Public
Wayne County. Mich,go,
DR.. Williams Pink Pill for PajSoT p,
pie contain, in a condensed form Y
the elements necessary to give 49, =
life and richness to the blood and Ivy y
store shattered nerves. Thew ara ], ].
uafailing specific for such disease
locomotor ataxia, partial parlysis 4
Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rbs ~
matism, nervous headache, The a..
effect of Ia grippe, p~alpitation Of h.
heart, pale and sallow compleyins
all forms of weakness either in meso
female. Pink Pills are sold by alIdsI
ers, or will be sent post paid on recsiT
OF price, so cents a box, or six boYa
for $3.50 (they are never sold in 61T
or by the 1907, by addressing Dr, WI
Lians' Medicine Company, Scheneca5F
N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
KegIigee Shirts.
School Tax Election.

In Compliance with Chapter AZ of the Public
Laws of 1897, an election is ordered to be held in
every township of this county, on
Eas'isy after The 2ad Monday il August, 1892,
on the question oflevyi ing a special Tax, for the
said districts are the several townships of the
County, of tee cents on every hundred dollars
valuation or real and personal property. and
thirty cents on every poll. Those In favor OF
the Special School Tax shall vote a written or
printed ballot with the words FOR
thereon;, those opposed to the Special Sci COL
az snal vobs g written or printed ballot with
Inc WoEqs AEA1NsE SCHOOLS"
sAoneAs' ROGERS,
Clerk Beard County Commissioners,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

Still Hot Gut On The Neuse'-Mrs. Blk
ins About Roasted--COL Johnson's
Great Scheme About To Work For The
2oth Time,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-21
CITY CHAT.
See Adams ad.

See Adams ad.
Drs. Silvis & Smith. dentists.
II. -. Mack is in Chicago today.
Standard grade pianos at sl95 at
Wood yatt's.
Hon. +. W. Hurst leaves for Ne.
braska this week on business.
Rutherford wall paper cleaner only
10 cents AZ Young & McCombs'.
Flint glass tumblers z cents a set
at McCsbe's spring opening sale.
Ge,snium red oxtords, Mckay
sewed, rs cents q pair at Adams.
Capss and ia "kets at lowest prices.
Young & McCombs' spring opening.
Whitewash, scrub and window
brushes at Mitsch's, 1918 Third ave-
nue..
Factory prices on good. standard
pianos at woodyatt's. Twentieth
street.
Brand new, standard pianos at
$l96 at Woodyatt's. Cali and ex-
amino.
Hand made handkerchiefs at 4S
cents at Young & McCombs' spring
opening.
Water cress, new potatoes. toma.
toes. straw berries and wax beans.
Hess Bros.
Ladies' chocolate shoes 81. SO
o. 80. o. 50, ~ 3s. 81 SO. Best yor
ever saw. Every pair warranted
The Boston.
11.7OO will buy q 7-room house
lot ss12s2, en- Nineteenth street
Reidy Bros
All this week Adams sells . ladies
kid button. Mckay sewed shoe for s
cents a pair.
Large supply Of fishing poles
cents; also all kinds Of fishing tackl
at Mitsch's.
Special sale Of dress goods an
gloves Mt Young Il McCombs' sprin
opening sale.
DR.. and Mrs. j. X. Hollowbus
have issued invitations for o car
party next Monday evening.
4 new line OF New York pattern
just opened at Byrnes & Co.'S. Com
and see metropolitan styles.
Ladies', another large shipment Q
those GAS chocolates. Button an
lace. A. to E. This shoe 10 . beauty
The Boston.
Al II o'clock each day this wesl
Mrs. Potts sad irons (three in %,
for AZ centa At McCabe Rroa, snrip
opening sale.
Attention. We sell you hand
turned shoes for e3, ladies, In OF
blood and chocolates. No machiu
made stuff. The Boston.
John Volk has been reappointe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-21
REMARKABLE SALE
Of the Magnificent Bowlby
Stock Of Pianos and Organs.
AIUNPREOEDEITED OPPORTUNITY.

Usususl Interest UnsbatsA-Numsrous
Bsysrs greA Abroad are Taking Ad-
vantage Of This Great sais-fhe Planes
Gs!sg 1sAs.
This sale Of ours to close out our
wholesale stock Of pianos and organs
is remarkable in more ways than
one. To wind up matters quickly
we marked every instrument in the
house in plain figures. and in no case
10 piano marked above the actual
factory cost, and in many, many
cases they were cut away below the
cost to produce them at the factory.
When We decided to close up our
agencies We found We were loaded
up with Q stock Of pianos and organs
that could not possibly be put in our
ware rooms, and the only thing to
do was to unload, and the quicker
the better, and to do this We we're
fully aware that no cost, no profit
could be considered. and We have
simply marked al the instruments
In the house at prices which insure
their sale quickly, therefore. We are
Offering brand new pianos that us
ually retail for e3OO.to $3.50 for 1922,
eiS7. t16s and e1s7.
$50 to $25 cash, u to go per
month buys them.
We are Offering the best grade OF
cabines grand pianos Qhere is none
better and few so good a. the New
Scale Kimbsll. Hsllet & Davis,
Weber, Whitney ard Needham) for
els7. e197. &2ls. 1928. $685. to e2s5.
e25 cash. $40 per month buys any
plano in the house during this sale.
Little used upright pianos for SIS
to $3.50.
Brand new, high top organs for
e3s. e4S. SIS to SOS.
Is cash. o. to Is per month. buys
them.
Come while there Is o goodly num-
Der to select from.
d RoY BOwLBY,
1909 Second avenue. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-21

You have noticed when you have been
IN England that all the bank notes arc
always clean and fresh or that most of
them are. Well, the reason is that the
Bank OF England burns the ones received
and issues new ones. The average life
Of o bank note is only five or six days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-21

ro Care O.. Tn D.-s
Take laxative Bromc Quirins Tab
lets AL druggis,s reiura the
Uunsy u 10 fails % cure. = 0guu.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-15
EL COLLAR DE LA REINA

De abf naci6 para 81 una angus
tia, inquietud de que no puede
formar idea el que no haya sufri-
do esss neuralgias generates que
haoen d , csda 6bra que va d dsr
al cerebro una serpiente de fusso
que Sc retuerce y estira por su
propia voluntad.
Este malestar sc hizo insopor-
table al car1enal Y envio diez ve-
ces en- medic dfa un correo a G "a
Ge madame de La Motto, y otras
diez veces 6 Versailles.
..El decino correo le trajo por
d'timo Juans, la cual estaba vi
gilaudo en- Versailles i [ harry y Ia
reina, 80 fel ci aba interiormen-
to i. a uella impaciencia del car
denal, & la que esperaba deber muy
pronto el buen 6xito en- sn empresa.
FL cardenal, al verla, exclam6
con viveza:
-iC6mol lvos vivfs tan tran
quila2 svos sab6is que estoy en IN
"a u3licio, y dici6odoos mi amiga,
dejais que este suplicio llegne d .
muerte2
-Monsef1or, replic6 Juana, te-
ned paciencia, Il os place. 10 que
yo hacia On Versailles lejos de vos,
era muoho mas ltil de 10 que vo-
hacfais squf deseando VERNE.
No se debe ser cruel ha q tai
punto, diio 81 E1celencia, mitiga-
do IN p,co por Ia esperapza de
obtener noticias. Vamos, sone Sc
dice. que 90 hace aiIay
La ausencia es un NAL doloro-
80, sea que &c la sufra en- Paris 9
bieu On Versailles.
He ahi una ccsa que me
encanta. J o. doy Lar g'acias
Pero.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-15

de hero, unos corazones de ace-
70. Vuestr hermana y vos sois
dos personals terribles, unos ami
gos a quienes uno acaba por abo-
rrecer. Vos parts, no para via
jar, pues estais harto de clio, sino
por dejarme. Vuestra hermana
decfa que era llamada por la re-
ligi6n, y oculta un cors z6n de
fuego bajo la ceniza. En fin, ha
querido partir y ha partido; Dios
la haga dichosa. Vos que podrfais
ser fel'z, parts tambien. lBien
os decfa 20 hace un momento que
los Taverney son para mi de NAL
agtiero.
-Stnora, no nos trateis tan
reuelmente; 81 V. M. sc dignase
registrar mejor nuestros corszo-
mes, no verfa en- ellos mas que una
adhesion Sin lfmites.
i Escuchad! drjo la reina con
enojo; vols sois un cuskero, v
vuestra hermana una fil6sofa,
cristuras imposibles; ella SO 6gu-
ra el mundo un paraiso en- que
solo sc entra & condici6n de ser
santos; vos tom&is el muDdo por
un inferno donde solo entran los
diablos; y ambos habeis huido del
muudo; el uno porque halla en-
el 10 que no busca; Ell otro, por.
que no halla 10 que buca -. lDi-
go bien? Qaerido sefior de Ia
verDsy, dejad 6 los humancs ser
impA,fsctos, no pidais a las f.
milias reales mas que ell ser las
menos impeIfectas de las razas
bumanas; sed tolerante, 6 mas
bien, no seals egoista.
Ia r-ina recal6 estas pslabras
eou d-mssiads passion. Felipe ta-
so Gu ella uLa ventaja.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-15

La re;na. saliendo "a 'itamente
de su letargo, diio:
-SAd5nde vai-s
-Voy reunirme q M. de La
Perouse, dijo Felipe.
M. de La Perouse esta en-
Terrsnova en- este momento.
-Lo tengo todo prepsrado pa
ra iucorpOrarm con 81.
-sSabeis que le han predicho
una muerte espant~sa2
-Espantosa, 20 sc, dijo Felipe,
pero pronto, 10 sc.
-sY vos pa,tfa
Felipe sonri6 con su hermosura
tan noble y tan duloe, Y dijo:
-Por ESQ misDo yoy q rennir-
me 4 La Perouse
La reina cay nueso en- su
silenciosa no IN.
Felipe agu, d6 otra vez res
petuosamentr
A1uella lat raleza tan noble y
tan animosa de Maria Antorieta
go despert6 mas temeraria que
nunca.
Sc Ievant6. acerc6se al joven, y
le dijo cruzandose los brazos So
bre el pc. he:
-iPor que partfsa
-Porque tepgo grandes deseos
de viaiar, respondi6 con dulzara.
-Pero va hsb6is dado la vuel
Ia al mnnds, repuso Ia reina, en-
canada un instante por esta cal
ma heroica.
Del Nuevo Mundo, 81, sefio-
ra, dijo Felipe; pero no del An
tiguo y Nuevo joutos.
l.. reina Lizo IN gesto de des-
pAcho y repiti6 10 que hsbia di-
.ho Andres.
Los Tayerney son una razs