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Tuesday, JuIy 9Gth, aSss,

Commencing at the hour OF IL u. m. the {, l.
lowing described property, towt:
The undivided one-third of w0e;t and stu
ated ut Prairie Bond, beng the s. W. of sec
tlon SO. Township 5, south OF Range east.
Lot Number Three, containing tifty-two and
Twelve one-hundretha acres, as per plat filed
by l.. Il. Littell in suit entitled Ii. l.. Garland
Vs. AZelle Comeau, wife, No. 1880, of the Dis
trlct Court, st. Landry, La.
Terms ana onditiOns;-Property 10 nc sold
on Il credit of twelve months. Purchaser to
furnish good and solvent security to the sat i4-
faction of the administrators, and vendors hen
and privilege retained on property eold until
full and final payment.
CORA ANSLEM,
JOSEPH ANSLEM.
June 18th, 1893. Joint Administrators
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Are yon Il subscriber to the COURIER
IL not, why not9
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Attention is directed to change
in laW-card of w. j. Sandoz, Esq.
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ZEPaaERHN FRUGEss,

who made Homestead Entry No. l4sci for the
Ell SET, 81 NE3 Sec. %. Tp.G OF l. . West,
Louisiana meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Leandre Manuel, ULCER Manuel, Eugene
Richard Phlogene Doucet. all of Piercevilie,
La.
q. Med. BRUMBI,
July l6, 1885, Register.
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just think Lime at S110 per bar.
rel at Skiles' lumber yard.
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Sss4A1' SAFE.
ESTATE OF AZELIE COMEAU, DEC CEAEEn
WIFE OF ONEZIME CARRiEEE
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST LANDRY
No. 55lt

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Eleventh Judicial District Court ot Louisiana.
holding sessions i'll and for TIE Iarsh OF st
Landry, there will be sold at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, by the undersignc
joint Administrations at the front door OF the
Court House i'll the town of Opcl0usaa, Par
lSh of St. Landry. LOuiSlaua on
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NOTICE. - Land Office at New Orleans.
~ June 16, 1s97.-NOtce is hereby given that
the following named settler has flied notice of
his intention to make final proof III support of
his claim, and that said proof will he made be
fore +. North CulHom, U. s. Commissioners, at
Opelousas, La, on July 80 1898, viz.
THEODORE CARPENTER,
who made Hid. Entry No. 1870 for The T.
Section "a, Township 2, 8. X. l West, La. Mer-
idian.
He names the following witnesses to provo
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
VirgiHions w. Carson Leonard Clark, James
West. David W. Roberts, all of Bayou Chcnt.
La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
June 25, 1898. Register
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

See A. G. Skiles for lime; SI.1O pc,
barrel.
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Lime at $1.10 per barrel at Skiles
lumber yard.
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The Board of Aldermen, at last
Saturdays session appointed a
committee composed of Mayor
Hebrard and Messrs. Norman and
Estorge, to close the contract for
building Il bridge crossing over
the railroad track at the intersec-
ton of Cheney street. This has
long been necessity to the peo-
pie living just across the track at
that point, and We hope to see
the work completed soon.
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Safety deposit boxes for rent at the
St. Landry State Bank.
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NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS LA.,t
July s. 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. aud
that said proof will be made gra Alfred
Pavy, Clerk of the District Court, 1T OpeIOu-
Ar7.r JJnQ win
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
Rotating I'm office. p"

A genial democrat who holds
one Office and is running for an
other, was asked about the old
democratic doctrine of rotation
in Office. "That's all changed
said he. SITS not rotation in of
fee, which means O constant change
of officers, but rotating in Office,
which means going from one Office
to another. That's what | believe
inl That's the new democratic
doctrine. You see we believe in
progress. These old fogies who
believed in rotation in Office were
suited to a dark and ignorant age.
Taey had not heard of rotating
i Office. That's a Lutte idea, a
brand new invention. We mod
ern democrats are up to date. We
do not burden ourselves with any
fool notions about rotation 1t
don't sound well | But when you
come to talk about rotating we
are strictly in it. Yes, We are
still democrats. we stick to the
old party. All the difference be-,
tween us and the old style demo-
Gratis is simply the difference be-
tween rotation and rotating.
They wanted to pass the Offices
round. We want to pass the Off
GERS round They wanted to keep
the Offices rolling from one citizen
to another. We want to keep roll
ing from one Office to another.
That amt much difference, now is
itp-Monroe Bulletin,
Judge, you must be acquainted
with Natchitoches politics and her
candidate for congress, Hon. Phan-
or Brea2eale.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
POpMlist State Central Commit
tee Meeting.

Pursuant to the call of H. L.
Brian, chairman, the State CentraI
committee of the Peoples party OF
Louisiana met at Alexandria, La,
on Monday, Aug. %, 1898. The
meeting WAS called to order by the
chairman, and quorum being
present, the following proceedings
were had:
j. e, Taliaferro, Of Catalonia,
was elected secretary pro tenn.
After thorough discussion and de-
liberation. and on motion of N. V.
Bush, of Rapides, duly seconded,
nominating conventions were call
ed in each Of the railroad commits
sion districts to nominate candi-
dates of the peoples party for
railroad commissioners, said con-
ventions all to held on Sept. 2S,
1898, at the following places:
Convention for the First district
to be held in New Orleans; con-
ventjon for the Second district to
be held in Opelousas; convention
for the Third district to be held in
Monroe.
The basis of Representations of
each parish in said conventions
shall be ONE delegate for every
$500 inhabitants or majority frac-
tion thereof, as required by the
constitution of 1898, said delegates
to be chosen in the manner deter
mined by the chairman Of the peo-
pies party executive committee in
each parish.
On motion of Judge A. A. Gun
by it was resolved that the popu-
lists of each congressional district
in the state are urged and advised
to put peoples party candidates
for congressman in the field in such
districts in Louisiana.
On motion it was resolved that
a plowstock and plow be selected
as the emblem of the peoples par
ty of Louisiana, to be placed on
the official ballot at the head of the
party ticket or nominees,
as required by the constitution.
On motion the committee adj
iourncd subject to the call of the
chairman.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

blow my own horn,) launch my
my barque and announce myself a
candidate for Rail Road Commits
siuner for the 3d railroad commits
sion district, and solicit the vote
and support of every candid and
unprecedented voter in said district.
While | run us an independent
candidate, untrammeled by any
rings or cliques. en- passant, will
say, no man, high nor low, rich
nor poor, is independent of the
people with whom he lives.
While no political convention
can qualify u man by nominating
him for Office, | will say that when
the delegates meet to- nominate
candidates for congress to repre-
sent the 4th and 5th congression-
5al Observation-Disclosures Democratic,
Populist or Republican conventions
us the Office | am a candidate for
is purely non-pditical, if they
think l would be the fright man in
the right place" for railroad
commissioner, | would be much
pleased and gratifed to have their
endorsements.
am, very respectfully,
WADE II. HOUGH.
Columbia, La, Aug. Is, 1898.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
aDne POpullst Less.
DERRY, La, Aug. 10th, 1898.

DERRY, La, Aug. 10th, 1898.
Ed. Populist -
There is one man changed from
Populist I'd Democrat, whose name
lis Alcide Derbonne. He changed
for this reason He said some
time ago he had heard that some
body was going to indict him for
carrying concealed weapons, and
he went TO a certain man and told
him that he thought he was indict-
ed for carrying concealed weapons,
and asked this man to clear him of
the charge or have il thrown out
of court.
The man asked him, sAre YOU
o Democrat?'' and he said, ssno.o
The man said, "That's alright,
iii tell the District Attorney you
ARE a Democrat and be will throw
Ii out Of court.
Since that time Derb0nne has
said he was a Democrat for that
reason.
What q slam on the PoDnlists TO
lose such a man AZ that Or ON
the Democrats to gain such one,
Iin that way |
Yours Truly,
j. j. VALLERY.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

He Obligates Himself TO Make No
More Trades or Combines
With the Old Politi-
cal Parties.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 19.--ln a
speech at the big pOpnlist encamp-
nent at GreenyilIe to-day, Senator
Marion Butler of North Carolina,
national chairman of the populist
party, surrendered to the middle
af the roaders or anti-fusionists.
He declared that as national chair
man he would promise that there
would be no trades or combines
with either Of the old parties be-
fore the next national convention,
and that he would call that conyen-
sion at least month before the old
parties national conventions met
and thus prevent any opportunity
Of fusion. Hc referred Il, the
Omaha sgreement which is an
agreemsns between himself and
Milton Park of Dallas, the leader
Of the middle Of the road element.
AES'd. Press.
He has repeatedly made that
declaration since the close Of the
1896 campaign, but il seems that
some POpulists had much rather
light members Of their own party
than the enemy, and are continual
n nagging at Butler and other
good Populists, calling them fu-
si0nists.
Now that they have the declara-
ton from the Associated Press,
The place whore the old parties ret
81 their information, will they be-
hsve and be satisfied 4
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
RoBEIlNE, La, Aug. 20, '9s.
Our Police Jury.

II our Police Jury would carry
out their promises and not be gull
ed into every kind of a trap by
those sanctifed ''bosses" and
"demagogues, yes charlstans, con-
stituted and composed of the in
domitable dynasty of Natchitoches,
of which Mr.. G. V. Porter is
Prime Minister, and Phanor Brea-
zeale Minister of foreign affairs
and general mouth-piece of the
whole ''Kit and Posse" and the
famous Natchitoches Enterprise,
the official organ for their great
deeds of patriotism and states
manship, telling how they will
sacrifice themselves on the con-
gressional altar, &C., all for the
good of their dear beloved people,
and after these same self-sacrificers
have reached their coveted goal,
they will then say what has so Of
ten been said before: The people
be id.
We admit that our farmers are
honest in their views and are not
at all conversant with the decep-
ton which has been practiced on
them in this parish for the past
fifteen years, but, it does seem
strange that our Police Jury, an
intelligent body like they are sup
posed to be, could be skull-dugged
into doing what they have done by
a few mem learned in law. Ii they
are not competent, as body, of
having head of their own, and
the backbone to transact their Of
icial duties according to their own
views and the known wishes of the
people, regardless Of public opin-
ion, s'of the few" and the advice
Of our dear beloved 'sDannie'' or
our esteemed VIM. Jack, they
should resign and let some one be
appointed who does know the du-
ties of our parish Lawmakers, and
can and willsperform those duties
in the interest of the people instead
Of carrying out the instructions of
these Legal Lights"
II our Police Jury is going to
represent David, Charles, Bill,
Marshall and Dannie, why let them
do so under that caption, and let
us elect ten men to look after the
parish affairs and retire these faith
ful servants Of the people. If our
Police Jury can show where they
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
Ed. Popullst -

The quiet village of Bayou
Natchez has slumbered so long in
its quiet unobtrusive kind of way,
without having its name in the pa
pers, that it decidest to shake off it's
iathargy one night last week. While
Mr.. H. Jaffa, one of the princi-
pal merchants was making up his
cash sales and preparing to close
up for the night, about twenty
boys and men came in the store,
presumably in search of another
party, q negro woman who has
been cooking for Mr.. Jaffa. Not
finding the woman the white-eaps
told Mr.. Jaffa they wanted him.
Jatfa threw up his hands and beg
ged them to take his store, but let
him alone. They refused to coal-
ply with his request, making him
lock bis store, when they took him
down under the bank of Old river
and gave him about forty lashes
with a leather strap, warning him
that if he was ever known to vioEte
the seventh commandment again,
they would repeat the dose. The
next night the white-caps went to
Jaffa's other store on Bayou Juli-
enne, and wanted to get in. The
clerk, Mr.. Rains, opened the door
and firing four shots at them drove
them off.
Mr.. Jaffa knows nearly all the
boys who gave him the fogging,
and if they were not all Democrats,
and the tleestrict prosecutor a hank
ering after seat in Congress, they
could spend the proceeds of their
work in the cotton fields or behind
the counter, or their commissions
on books, paying fines and forfeit
ures, and lawyers fees. Attorneys,
here's o chance for you. Work
'em up. xxx.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

Madam Rumor Says that She
has been requested by Her editor
to inquire who does the political
writing for the Natcbitoches En-
terprise, Sister Brrazeale, or Char
ley Porter {? He may have to take
whack Mt that journal, and he
wants to know his ground. -.
Shreveport Progress.
If you had ever heard the Hon.
Chas. Vespuecius discuss a subject
from bis lofty standpoint, you
would have no trouble IN recog-
nizing his writings.
The editorials do him injury
enough, but the fact that he fires
them at an unsuspecting public
from behind petticoat, changes
contempt into ridicule.
That the Natchitoches Enter
prise and DeSoto News, the only
two papers in the district who are
opposing Judge Sutherlin, have to
look into a mirror to find an en-
couraging smile.
If the News is like our own
dear Enterprise, no other smile
would please it half so much.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
Rail- Road Commissioners
JUDGE WADE FL. HOUGH'S
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Independent Voters of
the Sd Rail Road Commission Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana:
/ avail myself of this method of
making known TO you that | am
a candidate for the Office Of Rail
Road Commissioner for the Sd
Railroad Commission District. /
am not disqualified to hold said Of
flee by any of the. provisions of
the constitution creating said COM
mission. The delegates who franz
ed our present constitution and
provided for the railroad commits
sion, acted nobly and magnani-
mously in disqualifying themselves
to become members Of said com.
mission until after 1908. The
railroad commission can be of
great benefit to the masses OF our
people, if it can be composed Of
men well qualified and capable of
diseharging and performing all the
duties required of the commission,
and who are fully identified with
the interest and welfare of the
people of our State; men who are
irreproacbable of bribery or cor.
ruption by any political or pecu-
mary consideration. To be capa-
BILE of discharging tho duties Of a
railroad commissioner properly,
ne must be q man not tied down,
head and foot, body and soul, to
any political organization. 1t is q
non-political Office, and one crea-
ted for the benefit OF the people at
large, and not to promote the in
terest Of any political party.
AS Legislative and executive
powers are vested In the railroad
commission, . commissioner should
have large and varied experience
in law making and in executing
and enforcing the laws. ( have
had much experience in all these
departments. | prosecuted viola
tors of the law for I years as dis
trict attorney. / expounded and
enforced the laws for Is years as
district judge. / was law maker
for many years ss q representative
and State senator in the legisla-
ture of Louisiana, besides having
been a delegate in several constitu-
tional conventions. / fatter N.Y.
self that the good people of the
3rd rail road commission district
will consider me qualified to dis
charge the duties of q railroad
commissioner.
I am fully identified in interest
with the people. What | have,
or ever expect to have, is in Lou
isiana. | have been a resident cit
izen of the State for more than 50
years. From present appearances
| promise to live as long as Moses
did--120 years. Unfortunately, /
am not as vigorous as he was at
the time of his death, bnt any
statement to the contrary, / am
physically and mentally able and
capable to perform the duties of a
railroad commissioner for many
years yet.
With these statements (some-
what self-lautlatory, as / had to
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
Soap Bubbles.

We are sorry to disturb the hap
py halucinations of our neighbor,
the Enterprise, which week after
week makes an exceptionally
open and manly" campaign for its
brother-in-law for congress, and
always succeeds in landing him
with votes to spare. Last week
the old lady actually began to
sympathize with Judge Sutherlin
because Of the very great danger
of Breazeale's carrying DeSoto,
the Judges home and native par
| ish.
But while we are 10th to bring
sadness where there is now joy in
anticipation, it is the duty of q
newspaper to keep its readers post
cd, and we must present the other
side.
Speaking of Judge Sutherlin
last week the Enterprise says "In
the first place, he is compelled to
contest every foot of ground in
his own parish, and bis friends
are haunted by the fear that his
home folks will register their
choice in favor of Breazeale."
Any fear that Breazeale will car
ry DeSoto parish, or any ward or
box in it, must be in the nature
of a ''haunt"--without founda-
tion in fact.
There are four newspapers pub.
lished in DeSoto parish, three of
them are supporting Sutherlin.
Until two weeks ago there were
three in this parish, only one was
supporting Breazeale.
But the Enterprise pooh pooh's
the newspapers and says the peo-
pie will ignore the papers. 1t
may be Judging from its own ex-
perience, but admit that conten-
tion for arguments sake, and the
people of DeSoto have already |
been heard from when over nine
hundred of them signed q petition
asking Judge Sutherlin to run for
congress,
Breazeale had no petition--didn't |
need any. He held two Offices al |
ready and all he wanted to make |
him a candidate for third, was
the permission of his boss-Gov. |
Foster. So he hied himself off to |
Baton Rouge in the incipiency of
his campaign, and took his mana
ger, goldbug Charley Porter with |
him, and the two were closeted |
with his frauduIency for two hours |
so say those in B. R. at the
time. After they had thus ''seen
the Lord" MIR. BreazeaIe declared
that he had made no mistake in
becoming q candidate.
The effect of this visit is seen in
the support of Breazeale by the
DeSoto News and a few other Fos-
ter mouthpieces.
But it will do no good. The old
fourth district seldom registers its
vote in these days in favor of Fos-
ter or bis henchmen, and it will
not do SO this time. Judges Pier
son and Watkins, both had all the
Foster could give them,
but they went under in an avalanche
of votes, where Breazeale viii go
everytime the people get fair
wback at him.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
Spring Street.

have done any thing for the peo-
pie since their election except caus-
ing the parish paperor script to be
deprecated from one hundred
cents on the dollar TO- ninety cents,
we have never seen IT. Have they
given us any better roads and
bridges! No, no, nothing. Our
taxes are increased, if not by unit,
by valuation Of property; our t.
cense increased all Of which is
caused by our Police Jury becom-
ing the tools Of a few legal adyi-
sers who represent those Ring and
Clique demagogues called Demo
Gratis. | am a Democrat, was rails
ed one, but | don't believe in such
Democracy as taught by G. V
Porter and colleagues at Natchito.
ches.
Come, you hard working honest
people, get the sand out of your
eyes and avcnge the wrongs done
you and yours, by voting with the
men that you know to be Of the
people, and for the people. Down
with Porter Democracy and Dema-
goguary, and come cut for right.
A WARD 6 CITIZEN.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26
POpulist flassmeeting.

There will be a Grand Massmeet-
ing, dinner and public speaking on
Breda's Park at Natchitoches, on
Saturday, Aug. 9th inst. Dele.
gates to our Cong. Nom. Conven.
tion will be elected, and speeches
will be made upon the registration
and election laws, and other inter-
esting subjects
Everybody is invited.
s. j. HENRY, Chairman.
Fl. l.. BRIAN, Secretary.
e----------
ADVERTISE.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

Don't forget our Dinner and
public Speaking here on Saturday,
the 9th inst. Hons. B. W. Bal
ley, T. j. Guice and others will adj
dress the meeting, and while some
criticize the politics of these gen
tlemen; there he few who will tackle
them on the rOStrum.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

Mf. EalIoa Please tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Co., $40 and 3S1 South Canal Street,
Gnlcogo, sen fall line Of high-grade
nousenOia furniture direct from the fac
tory at 40 to 80 per cent. lower than re.
tail prices, and will send any one a eopy
q their catalogue free. 9
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

The parish Democratic commit
tee met here Tuesday, and ordered
ward meetings to elect delegates
to a parish convention which will
select the delegates to the Rail
road Commission convention. Why
all this trouble We have heard
that Charley Porter wrote one of
the candidates that this parish
would be alright without coming
here, so why not have Charles V.
to appoint the delegates, and just
tell them who TO vote for,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

There are a few days more in
which a man can register under
section 5--without property or ed
ucation, then this opportunity clos
es forever. Get in on this list and
no law can be passed to shut you
out OF the ballot box.
The voting will be easy hereaf-
ter, the negro will be cut out and
the number Of voters thus reduced,
your vote would have more power
and influence than it ever had be-
fore. You and your family alone
will lose by it If you neglect this
duty You owe yourself and those
dependent upon you for protection
and support.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-26

Advertise in the LOUISIANA Pop
ULIST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-21


beans an sacks an rubber boots led
up the hill an at the far end of that
trail bout 80 yards up the durn cayuse
was afeedin' like a April lamb"
What happened to him?"
"WI,o?'
The pony"
Old Butte. as soon as he could crawl
little, he says, Gimme my gun, I've
been a-paekin' on trails of the Rocky
mountains for 40 years and never
was done up before. Gimme that gun
He sighted her stranger, most vicious,
and pulled trigger. The pony gave one
big jump and went rollin' and "a
crashin' into the gulch. You'll never
kick again. says the Teller from
Butte
Poor little Blue Rat. He had gone
to the mystic meadows where no pack
saddle could follow him.
HAMIIN GARLAND