The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-01-23
Our Amateurs,

Our local amateurs went to Lafayette
asst Saturday night, where they rem
Tered "Above the Clouds,' to a large
'rd appreciative audience. The cast of
;haracters was as follows: j. J. Lewis,
as Philip Ringold, or "Crazy Phil" per /
,ormed his part in a mastery manner.
John w. Lewis, as Howard GAYLORD,
llso did splendidly. Hester Thnrne
was admirably rendered by Miss
Blanche Lacombe, as was also the part
OF Lncretia Garrish by Miss Lucille La
combe. Both these young ladies pos
Sess talent above the average, and their
acting was enthusiastically received.
MIR. Charles Il. Bienvenu, as Titus Tur-
tie, brought down the house, his acting
being exceedingly good. Grace Ingalls,,
a young artist, was lmpersonated by
Miss Olympia Laas in an artistic man
ner. Mr.. Ed Klotz, as Amos Gaylord,
did splendidly. Lucas Fontenot, as
Alfred Thorpe, was IA trump. Austin
Fontenot scored quite a victory as
Chips Prof. Dupuy acquitted him
self exceedingly we'll as Nat Naylor
The music was furnished by those two
fine performers, Miss LnelIa Edwards
and Mrs. Austin Lacombe chapercned
royalty treated 10y the people of Latay-
cite and are warm III their p,aise Of the
extended them.
In DonaldsUnvile the ladies did not
take kindly to the new hat law and hut
few observed it, according to the Times.
lie bright little paper, however, knows
the way to the female heart and iu-.
geniousIy argues with "blarny' for tie
excellent law. Says the Times: Their
is no question but that the ladies look
better hatlesS, with their crowning
glory, their hair, nicely dressed, and tins
alone should reconcile them toHn ohserv-
ance of the law in its very spirit Now
that their attention has been fully called
to the matter. we have no doubt from
now Oh there will be no further com
paint of high hats. In other cities the
ladies have fully entered into the spirit
of the affair and are almost unanimous
in their opinion that the law, while
aimed directly at them, is IL good n!lp.'
Those vino visited the w orid's Fair at
Chicago Will pleasantly remember the
Acadian belle, Miss Noemi Brnussari,
WHO was identified with the Louisiana
exhibit, and who attracted such wide
spread attention Tor her beauty of face,
which WAS further enhanced on close
acquaintance 10y her charming mnueSty
OF manner. This young lady was mar
ried on January 6, 1897, at St. Magdelrne
Catholic Church. Abbevi|le, La, to MIR.
john b. Shaw, Il popular and promising
young man oi that town. This charming
descendent of the people, whose story OF
exile has been so feelingly told 10y Long
fellow in Evangeline, has the good
wishes of hosts of admirers. Tor the new
life i'm which she has enttiel.-Statrs.
The banks threatened tie people with
all sorts of ruin, even to the payment OF
their depositora in tifty-cent dollars, if
the single gold standard. Now many OF
the banks are failing in consequences OF
| the continuation of the single gold stand
| ard, which 50 greatly reduces all prop
erty values and profits on investments
| that they find it impossible to realize on
| their loans and investments and OidI.
| nary people will he glad to get even
fifty cents on il dollar OF their deposits
with the many that fail.-Lake Charles
Echo.
| The following from. the Scientific
! American is worth remembering: "At
the first indication Of diphthera in th'
throat of the child, make the room
close, take Il tin cup and pour into It al
equal quantity OF tar aud turpentlne
| then hold the cup over a fire so as to IL!
| the room with fumes. The patient OF
inhaling the fumes will spit out TIT
mem mbraneOus matters and diphthetIi
will PASS off. The fumes of tar and tur
pentine loosen the throat and thus affort
relief that has hattled the skill of physl
cians."
The police jury has refused to gran
the people OF Opeiousas and other IN
corpurated towns the relief asked, bu
have added five mills more to our Grim
inal corporation tax, thus making II
nav ten mills parish tax. They hav
a!so provided that business men lnSih
the corporations shall pay full pallsl
licenses. Our goo.ly -goody Fosie
friends should never be heard CRITICS
ing the Yarmouth kellogg adminlstta
tions on The question OF taxation.
Two Mormon elders have been hold
ing forth in town this week, preachlD!
at the court house nightly. and maxim
house to house Vlstatlohs. Ihls Is IN
first time, be believe, that the disclplt
OF Brigham 1ouDS ana obc c'hi'u nav
ever visited our locality, and let us hop
it will be their fast. The,e are man
things, good, bad and indifferent. IN on
town, but We trust the good Lord VII
tdeliyer MS f,om Il Mormon church j
Opelousas.
| On last Monday the Supreme Cnnr
read an opniois in the case OF Leor'da
Prewitt, who Nyas convicted OF man
slaughter for the killing of l.. B. Sando
last April. The decision remands tn
case for IL new trial. The usual sylIa
bus does not appear in the New Orlean
papers, therefore we are unable TO sa
what point the Supreme Court wen
off" on.
The January issue of The Art Anna
teur appears in a new dress OF ts .se, au
presents very rich and handsome ap
pearance from the Typographical pom
of view. Two excellent color plate!
"The Old Mill" soft and heantifu
, landscape by Bruce Crane. and an in
structiye study Of Violets by Mau
Stumm, are given free with this numbe
Miss HaIlowell treats OF drawing tro'
photographs, and Mr.. Shull Of tlowe
ANALYSIS, both papers being illustrate
bv their author. Their is an especiall
valuable, illustrated article on remode
ling a city house, two pictorial pages {
| on1 timnlv name