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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
Water Works and Electric lights

After long suspense, caused hv qua; =
antine regulations. MIR. Saunders. of The
! firm .! SAnnie,s & Porter. which con
:laCtcd to do the wnik il now here and
actively making preparations to begin
! It, Some of their materials are on the
spot, and moIe will arrive as soon as it
can be brought here by the trains.
On Mona"y nrXt ground will be
bi oxen Tor the In, ing fowi, Of the pipes 5
ana for this purpose about 40 able
bodied negro mr:: have been employed.
Unless our wint"r proves scvri~r than
former winters V.ave been, th" work
will be iutlusA Aiously prosecuted 0d
fhem, VI
ness that ba~ il t!ninrr shrouhed and
still hides Dpu.ntls:is tiom all vision
except hat OF the Inoon and sIuls, t:i,
appearing before tie blight lights IF
'tie electric plant.
Our wives, daughters. young and o;t
;ntn, Will not muyh longer be CON-
pelled to nt tM.l and feel their way along
cur streets, t,r carry dim'y lighting Ian
terms. to discover mud holes and sleep
ing klnr along the Side walks.
Let all OF us feiicitatc Ourselves. and
with one common voice call aloud for
decent paVcnents.
IL ~ lttt ttjiii'11tHtiubit III Il gay ana
elegant community tu leave things so
much ont nt keeping with one another
Think Of electric light to rival the
sp!enanr oi day, and sidewalks where
hogs may wa!low. Beautiful streets Cor
the horses honss, and the tiead Of the
wagon-tire, and side. walks too narrow
for couples to promenade abreast, and
too Jagged for beast to rest comfort
ably ni.
Prnpeity rwners shonld begin to put
thugs to rights.
We are uri lie eve of AnUtit.! century.
It's dawn should not find this t1Hn,
that MISit so easily be na,ie i,tsutifu:,
still bearlng many of ;h- Indications of
frontier or primitive settlement.
A man never looks well, with a shin
ing beaver on his j,esti-;s SNOWY collar
ABOUT his neck. an:i wearing 4 tow ;lutn
sulit, ana with :us>et bro.ans Oh his
tept.
Let us begin by hrau,lf, ing ore street
at least
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
Tho First Installment.

The Brann- Baylor y!a7el ard :.as
been started ut Waco. Two men have
lost there lives. and possibly Il third one
VIII de, as result nf IA terrible tragedy
which was ena"teI nn the streets Of
Waco late Friday afternoon and which
grew out of the BranD- Baylor university
controversy. EditnrJ. w Harris, of the
Waco Morning Tnscs Herald, and Iii
brother, w. A. HaI IGs. well kno,- Il
Insurance. man, are dead TNA Coz. Il: 3.
Gerald lies ela' 2e,ously wonn.S-!, his
body rirlces! ,,y tE~ral pistol hil':tts
The til" met nn the st'ctta If Waco
Friday AFTERNOON and engaged in IL ps-
tOl duel, with the above results Col.
Gelaid WAS {, friend o; Editor B,anu,
"t the lc"noclast, while Editor Harris
was with the Baylor university faction
and had aSsalied Brann bitterly tlliunyh
the coluMnsC ct the Times Herald, Col.
Gerald had caIiIcd Il communication to
Editor Harris to be published; Harris
refused to give the ulticie space in his
paper ant! il personal encounter follow
ing IN tie Office OF the Times Herald in
which Col. Gerald was worstcd. The
two NEE met on the street la,e Friday
afternoon, when Editor Harris opened
tire on Gerald. who returned the fire
with deadly effect In tnt, meantime.
opened fie on Col Gerald, who after
the editor fell moltaly wounded, turned
his attention to the other Harris, with
deadly aim killing him in his tracks.
During the fusiiade Col. Gerald received
several bullet wounds and, though des-
perately wounded, may recover. This
is the deplo,able result of personal
journalism. The brain Of hot headed
men being fired by personal contrn-
EcISN, serious consequences invaliab!e
follows. Thus IT is three hunes are
blightet;- Two wives and several child |
Zen Widowed aud orphaned, ana lowing
hearts tuveioNed N anguish over !.
ia p!ciah'c tragedy that could easily |
have been avrred 10y the exercise Of |
caution and wis. counsel When vii. |
tn%ii cease to be So viut!iciivs and bi9ud- |
Thirsty Echo ans sNeIs, When?- /
Jnuv"a!
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The New York World-Thrice-a
Edition.

The Twlcea- week Edition OF the New
iork World has been converted into
the THRICE -A-WEEE. |: furnishes tllee
papers It SIX pages apiece, OF eighteen
pages every week, at tie old price of
ONE DOLLAi. Year. This gives 156 pa
pers year Tor One Dollar and every pa
per has pages eight columns wids. or 4o
columns III all! The THRICE -A-WEEK
WORLD is not only much larger than
any weekly OF seEII- weekly newspaper,
but it furnishes the news with much
greater frequency and promptness. In
fact, it combines all the crisp, fresh
qua lliles OF daily with the attractive
special features Of II weekly.
TO all who pay 1915 cash in advance
the OPELoUsAs COURIER and n. Y.
Thrice-aW Week World will be sent post
paid for one year.
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The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every Intelligent family needs, IN All :
dltIon 10 thell local paper, IL good ma
tionui weekly The greatest aud most
widely huoWn general family newSna-
per Is tie Toledo ii teekiy Blade. For
thirty years it has been regular 1!s!s-
or ~ every part Of the Union. ana il
we'll Known III almost every one of the
10000 postotiices III the country Il j.,
edited with reference ;u a national cir
caiatloil. Ii is il Republican paper, but
men OF all politics take it, t,..cause ut
It's honesty ami fairness in the discus
sion ot all pnb!c Qutstions. 1t i. he.
tavollte family paper, with something
FOX every member of the household.
Serial stories, poetry. wit and hunior
the HouseE,nd department (nt-st ~ tb..
worldly, Young Folks, Sunday school
Lessons, Ta'niage's S,.iMos,>. The Fam
stead, the Quest!tn Bureau (Which an
sWeiS questions to? *ubsG!;ntls( ;.is.
news OF tho week Ia complete fuln, aUl
other Special features. Specimen rnpl.-s
gladly Sent oa application, ani it Won
will send ne a list Gf addresses We viii
mail ii copy to each. Onlv 81 IA ycsi.
Ii you wish IT. raise "A club wiite fur
terms. Address The Blade. Toledo, @
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Railroad Lobbiest.

Lhbbying has long since been y con-
cnHiitant or American legislatures.
ne most ra;ncSt pttlIInns Of the
h'op'e are c'hinmeH IN 3igtOn. hOl.s,
ana doomed to silence jll iegislatlvr
bodies, through the Influence Of lobby
lists. We doubt very much if there has
been Il single session OF CONGRESS for
nifty years that has no! been ably at
tended by persons who sOngll to in
I1uence IT'S action III particular matters,
ana In the interest of banks, rui,,,ads
ana other corporations.
tnr State Legislatures nave unt been
s'l2h1ed by the non-;ittendnce Of per-
sons deptaed by them (and we'll paid.
to") to watah over thel lr deliberations
ana to secure modification of any leg
ieiati"n affecting them, and deuaii,itd
hy the people.
we sfnu representatives to make
laws III the interest of the people gen
orally, ana they are sometimes specially
instructed TO make some conducive to
the general welfare, but wien they don
their togas, and feel their oilicial inn
portance, it appears that the ,lagne of
goid strikes with fatal effect, ana il-ii
becomes 'parcd with blasted lntt.li-
tons. We do not venture to say that
Legislators (alI Of whom are honorable
ihtb' arc Dilbtu, ana mus NiSSN0ICI
from making such laws concerning
banks, railroads, etc, as the masses of
the people would like to have; but
we do say that, these corporations ex-
pend thousands of dollars to prevent
sucn legislation, and VIC further say
that they prevent It, and that Ltg!s!a-
tors can tr0ret on railroads in Lunisi-
ana at very little OF the expense that
Others must always pay, whenever they
chJny The pleasure of a il.le on them.
MS seems queer To the eye.
we happen to know that railroads
cost not less than 100000 per niIc. even
With the night OF way given them. and
that whilst they ale melcless 10 the
people, they are assessed at about $1,000
10 $1,000 per mile. That m,lch tu>s
is made over equalizlEg The asstssmen:s
if all other real estate, and that not !.
Is ever Ltald about tie favor
shown railroads.
Why AL this? There is Il cat III th.
meal tuO sOmearhere
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

mere Is a ilaH IN every parish, Il lnaii
who has 10 family, hut who belongs to
every family; Il man CiiD Is called uDUtl
TO act iE tie CapGcl!y 0t Witness, Cuunstl
CT a gent, ~ ali tie l,t'>t important acts
Gt civil tlteA. ~ man without whom none,
can enter the WUrii! oi tlunn can go out
OF IT, Wlin takes the ri:l.u from the
bosom of its u.uiier and leaves il only
at the tomb, wii. l,essea nr cunsecrates
the crib. he he,: Of death or the biel; Il
man That little chii!len love and fear
ANA vtnf,atc, whom, even unknown
persons address as "Fathcr," at the feet
nt whom, ana in whose keeuing, all
classes OF people rnn,e to deposit their
most secret thoughts. thrir most hidden
slnS. IL inn vino IS by profession the
consOIcr "nh healer OF AL the nlispi les
oi soul and body, through whom he
f!Ch anh the poor ate united, at WhDs..
door they knock by turns, the one to de-
post aims, the other to receive aid; the.
man. who, being himself of no social
rank, belongs To aia classes in1iscrimiu-
attI. II" the interior lank of society
10y the nnoSteuthiIntlS life he leads, anH
often by humble birth ANA parentag,;
to the upper class by education, often
10y superior talents. aud by the sublime
sentiments his religion inspires and
commands; Il mar, I'D fine, who knows
everything, who has tie right 10 say
everything. from whose ilaIIoved hos
words of divine wisdom ale received bv
all with the authority of an oracle, and
with entire submlSslni1 Of faith aud
Judgment; tins nnan is the priest.-La
martine.
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a CHILD . lUEa.

he stood beside my knee lie while turned
The pictured pages OF the holy book
Stood in the wisdom OF his three brief years
True WisGom-that which ever seeks to know
And now his eyes are wide with wondering:
A lafr,'er SGT from earth to heaven, Where
fotIn, I.
> ibe small brow knit, then came conclusion
swift.
Il see; so angel7 carry up the gold
For God to nahs the ha-ls Of SmiIng.
Dismissed the childish fancy with kiss.
But pondeiRg, as ponder ever row
On all his words, there grows the meaning rs
In darkness grows the star Tho harps ill.,
deed,
In heaven are fashioned, bit the Withdrawal
ls delved fronr earth's dark breast with toll
and pain.
Cleansed-tempered-i may be with bittersst
tears
Laid at the ladders foot. our part is dore
So shall the harps be ready lie attune,l
For symphonies divinc-oh, wise, sweet SOUL
Emily Jewett Royal in Warrington Post.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
Chiistmss Excursions,

Excursion tickets from all points in
Texas to points in Louisiana, Mississ-
lpp', Ala hanta, Georgia, Florida, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, North Carolina.
South Carolina and Virginia will be
sold Via Southern Pacific Deceu,ber g1st
and SSd, 1897, good for return within 30
days from sdate Of sale, at rate Of one
fare for the round trip.
Local tickets from and to any point
on line will he sold Decem Der 23i, Gath,
25tn, 3Oth, 31st, 1897, and January 1st.
1913, good to return up to January Sd,
1898, at ;ato OF one aud Il third fare.
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q H&A-

The country newspaper mans real
friends aie those who pay every year.
His best friends a,e those who
pay at the beginning of each subscrip-
ton year; or. if that is incnnvt-
ncnt, when the time OF receiving it
Is half out ;or if any a;e unfortunate
and have not the money, then before
the year closes. The city newspa-
pet's friends a!e zeal, fer the publishers
thereof will send no papers unless he
gets his pay in advance That is the
difference between having friends vino
Will ask for tlust and those who will
trust You ana coniihence should not be
abhsed.-Press and Printer.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
DI5COMFORTS OF ACTING.
Lack Of Accommodates In the Green
room and Behind the Scenes.

Lack Of Accommodates In the Green
room and Behind the Scenes.
The janitor has an important bearing
Oh the actors condition, which finds its
expression is his playing and possibly
on his nervous organization. He sup
plies the house and in most cases fur
nlshes quarters for the actors such as no
self respecting slave owner would in
the old days have condemned slave to
occupy.
For the public nothing is too good.
For the actor, on the other hand, any
thing IS good enough Instead Of eilkeu
draperies, he finds only tattered cur
tain at the window, if indeed ho find
a curtain at all, or even q window
which it might cover. Instead Of soft,
comfortable chairs, one wooden chair
none too clean, or chair minus back,
Will be the only seat, and not infra-
,quently, if he wishes to sit down, he
must do SO on his trunk Instead Of
delicately tinted walls, he will find dirty
walls which have not been treated even
to coat of whltewash for years. While
IN the auditorium soft carpet covers
the floor, in the actors room a CARPET
rarely exists, or, if by chance there be
something which once was q carpet, it
is so dirty that it would be better away.
The washing appliances Of the actors
room, If they aTo found at all, usually
consist Of a small basin with tap OF
running water. Most people would ez-
pect that, as the winter is the theatrical
season and tho paints used by the &C
tors are made with grease, hot water
would be at hand. But this is rarely
the case, and in many instances running
water in the dressing rooms is unknown. |
1t is not uncommon fer actors to refrain
from using the basins, preferrinF to re-
move the makeup" as well as possible |
with vaseline aid TO wait until the |
hotel is reached to complete this portion
of the toilet. Tin basins and buckets are
not the worst that have seen ION the |
road, for once the water was in dirty,
battered, old lard tins, and basins had |
to be bought by our manager. Forum.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

No man who Is not in sympathy with
the people should be elected to tht. CON
stItutlonai convention. We need nrn
WHO are and have been in touch with the
masses. We would rather live under p
constitution dictated and written hy A
woman than lJ . lawyer of the sledttst
ana most ~ otnund ability llo would be
governed by the structures Of the law
Such II constitution would be cold and
lEgId, II would he unssmpathetic and
from the hand OF Il woman wouId l..
filed witt, love aud gupt will; it would
awaken the responsive chord III the
heart or every true man. How can any
man nor in sympathy or in tonci with
the people write Il constitution to! the
people ?-Cancasiap.
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e 20 =

Who is your friend ? Surely not the
druggist who charges you snch excess
i've prices for prescriptions when he has
you in his powe,->ick in bed-tI.at it
is long time before you recover tson,
the blow.
Ask your friend WHO has had dealings
with J.. G. Smith, aud he will tell YOU
lie is the most reasonable druggist he
ever dealt with.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
Revived After a Depressing Pe,iod.

Two mouths of quarantine. shutting
out almost enti.ely tie traffic over the
Southern Pacific between New Orleans
and points III lexas. has not in any
wise impaired the Zeal Of the line in
opening the great highway for traffic.
Commencing November 25sh, the
various communities have raised tEei,
quarantine aud Immediately the double
daily train service with buffet sleepers
was put III operation, making cunnec-
ton at New Orleans with all lines east
and north
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Miss Lillian Ha.dey, ID blisi,; auti
most attractive young lady, who has,
tor the past ten months. been in our city
visiting her brother. +. j. Har,!ey. viii
leave to-day for Liberty. Texas, where
she goes to accept ii po>ltinn as !u-
structos in city school Miss HMdey is
indeed IL charming lady, possesse.. nf
many admirable traits Of heart and
character, which have won for her,
duiing her stay in our midst. II thlnug
OF admlrlng friends who, though they
regret to lose her, heartily congratulate
the people of Liberty upon their good
fortune 10 securing her valuable services
as teacher in their schools. .-Wha rton,
Texas, Spectator.
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A Time Saver.

It is the fashion now for ladies' maids
to keep diaries two or three weeks ahead
of their mistresses' probable engage
ments, putting the name Of tho dress
against the day. The lady looks at the
list at the beginning of each week, and
If che does not approve Of the gowns to
be worn she alters it. It saves a great
deal Of furry at the time Of dressing
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04
Didn't Want to BE Shielded.

He took her hand gently in his.
They were affianced, and there was
no kick coming on the score Of conven-
tionality.
II will always" he murmurea, "be
at hand to shield thee in the great
struggle of life.
She gazed earnestly into his loving
eyes.
"No''-
She seemed not to be aware that he
started violently upon the word.
TT must insist upon going to bar
gain sales alone. You would only be in
the way"
Even as she spoke her face kindled
with the excitement Of the fray.-De-
troit Tribune
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Tue veheGable Dr.. D. w. White, Of Alb
oevi'le, VA in town for several days last
week. came UP to ai,i in the forma-
tion OF altate Sanitary Association Or
Ranlzed tnsa22l inst, acting as Tempora
" Chairman. DR.. White is always fore
most 10 every public measure and for
years has been memb Der of the State
medical Association, attending it's SEES
SONS regularly when it was struggling
LOT existence, and he views with a just
pfide this magnificent exponent of Med
ical thought in Louisiana. DR.. White
is Q brother of Mrs. Hayes of our town.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Ihe Rellroad Committee has prepared
lie memorial to the officers Of the Tex
as = Pacific railroad and to the mercan-
n.e bodies Of Shreveport, st. Louis,
Kansas City and others showing the ad-
noantages of building a railroad from
upelousas and Washington to Pal
mett0. and asking their moral and
material aid. The Committee is now
Ieady to meet the officers Of the Pal
metto y Gulf r r as soon as notified by
5.nem and go over the road. In case
me d g r r does not materialize,
sIen there will be a plan proposed by
WI Mn,cn Il 20 build q road from Opelousas
people of the Washington and ODelon.
holders. 'o e' 'no s'o'A-
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

The Dingley bill np to date has regis
tered deficit Of $41 100000 This is a
very good showing on the wrong side of
the ledger for bill which has not been
IN operation quite four months and
which the republicans promised would
plaster the country with prosperity and
cause revenues to tumble into the
national treasury like cataract.-States
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The majority OF the people in this Ia
tlon are Democrats, and for that maioii.
ty there will be found point Of COM
plete union. Already the signs Of pa,ty
harmony are convincing. Ii New Yo, 1
they eliminated in overwhelming
victory. The great leader of he Demo-
cracy will be he who before 1900 helps
most to heal every wound in Ills
party.-New York journal.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Articles intended for publication in
the COURIER should be sent in before
Thursday morning if possible to insure
their appearance in the next issue.
Matter sent in Thursday evening or
later is apt to be excluded for lack OF
time or space, unless it is of sufficient
Importance to justify the delay and in
convenience.
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% 4&e

The enfranchisenen of the masses of
untntored blacks in the South was one of
the greatest political crimes ever perpe,
trated on civilized communities. Its
effect would have been sitting in those
communities where the negrues have
large maJorities if it had been tameIy
suonitted 81. to on the part Of tie whites,
ne means used to prevent this iii ctirc1
mas oeeh IN Itself necessarily deietelious
ana deihora''zlns aud the time has come
Wneh remedy must be found.-Nasil-
vile American.
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The Retort Clerical.

"Since you take me to task so round
ly for my failings," said the physician,
somewhat nettled, "let me ask why you
don't restrain your own son. He gam
bles, drinks and plays the races. -
"Ah, yes, % said the Clergyman, with
a sigh. "We don't seem to exert much
influence over our own families, do we?
By the way, doctor, please convey my
warmest sympathies to your wife and
say to her am sorry she is still unable
to find any relief from her rheuma-
tism. "-Chicago Tribune.
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Don't neglect to furnish the COURIER
with news items of general interest
Notices of deaths, marriages, the pre-
sence of visitors in your neighborllood,
etc, ought to appear in the columns of
your local newspaper and will be pub
llshed if same are duly and timely re-
ported Phone 80.
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NOTICE.-I now represent the Barn
ards Plantation Rice HnlIers and
Graders, which makes IA merchantahle
rice. Parties contemplating purchasing
one of these machines, should address
the undersigned for price and terms.
S. r. BRODHEAD,
jeanerette, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Mary had a little lamb; that lamb has
passed away. No lamb could follow up
the pace onr lamb presents to-day, for
now she rides the air shod wheel in
skirts too short by half; no lambkin
shares her airy fight-but You can see
her calf.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

The next meeting of the Louisiana
Press Association will be held in New
0rleaTs on Tuesday and Wednesday,
December Ia and Is, and on December
l6. II and 1S the Western Editorial
Federation will convene at the same
place.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

A limited time now remains for til.
voters of st. Landry to register. All
who fail to comply with this requirement
will be deba,red from particirating in
the selection Of delegates to The Con-
stItutlonal Convention next January
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The number of the CoURIER's Phone
ls 30. 1t you want any advertising or
job printing, or have any news to COM
municate. ring up 30 and yon will have
prompt attention. After office honrs,
the publisher can he reached at any
time by ringing up No. SO.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

The Hutchinson (kan.) News thinks
the new woman is ali right il TIE point
of endurance. It says: THE nan vino
started to kiss liis girl ten thousand
times iii ten hours, died before he got
through, but the girl WASN'T even .!r.A.
The new woman is all right. ="
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Parties having personals or Other items
of interest who wish mention Of them
in these columns, should Gail or drop
US a note through the post Office, al
ways giving their real names as a guar
anty of good faith.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Everyone desires to keep informed on
Yukon, the klondyke ansi Alaskan gold
fields, Send 1Oc. for large Compendium
OF vast inflammation and big color map to
Hamilton Pnb. Co, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-12-04

Lie IS Impossible for Us to get all the
local news that is floating around town,
therefore we request ORE friends if they
hear OF any items to give them to us
and We will i,e only too glad to fix them
up in readable shane.