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The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

For Sale-A complete newspaper out
fit for Z or s column paper; also, a news
paper power press, Hoes make, in fine
order, at half-price; also, a job printing
outfit. Apply to Leonce Sandoz, Cour-
Ter Office, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

ID. X. Breazcale, the we'll known mill
wright, will make Opelousas his head
quarters for some time to come, and is
prepared to undertake any work in his
line. Orders through the postotlice will
have prompt attention.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Parties having job printing done at
the COURIER Office must remember that
we do work mt a very low figure but we
cannot do work on credit at cash prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

We want all the printing you can give
us and WI will guarantee it to he done
we'll and cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Printers in need of a good newspaper
press can get one at Il bargain by APP
plying at this Office soon. Il. Hoe &
Co. make will print an S-cGlumn folio !;
is in fine condition a be c in oper-
alton; and will be sold at half original
cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

The man who doesn't think it pays to
advertise is not rushed with business
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Tout amateur do progress que sont
les americans ills peuvent encore ap-
prendre quelque chose DIES europeans.
LIE Department d'Etat Went d'6tre in
form6 qua Wurzburg, Bavi6re, les au-
torit6s municipales ont decide Qua
ravenir les dents DIES enfants qUi. fire.
quentent les ecoles publiques seront
examines ct entretenues gratiitement
en- bon etat, pourvu que les parents y
c~onsentent. 81 Get essai r6ussit, on
anra DIES medecins opportunities qui
traiterOnt tous les cas- dc maladies DIES
o~reilles on. de gosier don't pourront
souffrir les memes ~enfants. C'est re-
connaitreaIne fajeune g~eneration>a be-
soinSde sant6 autant que dedication.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Ii you need job work of any kind and
have not the time to call, ring up phone
30, and we will do the rest. All Of our
work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
STORE FOR RENT.

The centrally located and popular stand in
the Opera House building on Main street. For
particulars apply TO Leonce sandoz at the CoH-
rier Printing Office. Opelonsas.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Depuislongtemp les amis de- l,amral
Dewey afirraent qn'il n'acceptera pas
la candidature a la presidence des
Etats> Unis. Connaissant l'homme, lis
n'h6sfaisnt pas n d6clarer, quiz ne
permettrait pas que son nom fut jete
dams rar6ne spolitique. Une lettre dc
lamiral Dewey Went confirmer l'opin-
loo do SEES amis. Dams aucnn ces je NO
consens d etre candidat a la presidence.
Mon education ma pas etc dirig6e dams
CO sens, ct je ne pourrais endurer la
tension .d'esprit ct des nerfs qu'ex-
ige Ia %politique. Tres flatt6 de
pestime que me t6moignent mes
amis Ell meDtionnant mon nom
pour la p%residence, je les prize cepend-
II de ne a TRAVELLER q .Iendre ma
candidatnre possible.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Place your valuable papers in a safety
deposit box in the st. Landry State
Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

La riviere Ohio monte rapidement
ct toute indique II crne daugcrense
dams le Mississippi.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
Very Desirable Home For Na'

One block from Catholic Chtifcn oa;ees and
COtcau, Louisiana. Fine house, annIy b.
grounds, we'll watered and fenced. 81 tMayul
letter to j. Bagnal, Lafayette, La, Oh
c, i. Thompson. Opelousas, La.
October 8, 1898.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Lawyers who have briefs to print are
respectfully reminded that the COURIER
Printing office r. thoroughly equipped
for the prompt execution of that kind
of work, and guarantees satisfaction
both as to quality and price.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Fresh eggs, chickens and all couEtr,
produce at Fred. l.. Sandoz's.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

The COURIER is prepared to do all
kinds of Job work cheap for cash. Come
and let us tel! you about it hrfor" yon
60 elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Un moment interrompu, 10 partage
de- la Chine recommenee. Cote fois,
c'est rItalio qui desaande Il louer d
%perp6tui6 une baie pour yIf6tablir une
station d Charlton, ct parce qn'on ne
s'empresse pas dc Iii repondro favor
ablement ellie SO facle, debarque DIES
hommes ct prend possession de Pen
droit. Les Etats. Unis seuls ne ssem-
blent pas dispos6s a g66uter du gateau
chinois. II leur faut. digererl les Phil
ippines avant de Sc sentir en- app6tit.-
LIE Meschac6bG,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Sec A. G.. Sixties for Lumber, Shingles
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Read your home newspaper and-pay
for it. -
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

DR.. r. M. Littell has returned to
Opclousas, and resumed practice. His
Offices is on Main street, adjoining st.
Landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Are You a subscriber to the COURIER
If not, why mott
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

We want your advertisement, an.
will be glad to do your job printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Lerey6rand Pere Gustave A. Roux-
ell a etc nomm6 par Ie pape 6veque
anxiiiaire du diocese de la Louisiana
atm quill puisse -remplacer rarche-
vogue CllapeIle dams rexercice de Ger
taines fonctions 6%piscopales, telles one
la confirmation dams les paroisses dc la
campagne, r%ordination DIES pr6tres.
etc. L'abseBce forcee de l'arclev6que
CONNIE d6l6gu6 ap~ostolique dc Cube ct
de Porto Rico rendait n6cessaire cette
nomination, qni n'entraine pas le droit
dc succession.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

LIE juge Henry G.. Miller, dc la-cour
supreme de r6tat, est mort lie 4 mars.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
Saturday, April 18th, 1890.

and continuing on Monday, and each succeed
ing day, until said sales are completed, all
property on which taxes are now due to the
Town of Opelousas, to enforce the collection of
tho taxes assessed in the year 1898. and each
year previous thereto, together with the inter
est thereon at the rate of two per cent per
month till paid, and all costs.
The names of said delinquent taxpayers, the
of said years, and the property assessed to
each, to be offered for sale as folsOws
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Safety deposit boxes for rem at the
St. Landry State Pank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
LIE COURIER DEs oPELoUsAs

L,Abonnement scra dc $40 par an pay
able d'avance, OH %, so dams lie courant oe ran
nee.
Les Avis sc paieront cinquante cents par
CARO- pour la premiere insertion ct Vlngt eng
conts mar CAIRO pour chaque insertion snlse-
aente. Dix lignes OIL moins constlttcroht I'LL
ARE.
Les avis qul seront envoyGs pour etre pubiics
seront ins6r6s en- Francois ct en- Anslais. Ia
noins quill men soft autrement ordonne) JUS
su'A ce que FGditeur JUICE Il propos de les ols'
1OntinuGr.
Les candidats aux favenrs publiques deVront
Aire announcer.
Les necrOloges. les lettres de remerclment,
les reclames. les communications dun genre
pcrsonnel, etc, SO paicront al taux DIES avis.
Les articles dune nature ~persOnnelle f1nand
tentefois lis serOut admissibles) sc pale'oht
vingt centsla ligne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
FOR SALE

In Opelousas La, one lot lG2x246 leet
fraine residence, s rooms. IL corner 50
other outbaildings. n large variety
trees. Terms and prices r~easonaniei
Apply to +. LEof
Onal0usas Dee. 2 1893. 2D-
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
Horse and Phaeton for Sale.

A gentle family horse and good phaetOn for
sale cheap. Apply to Mrs. Fritz L. sandoz,
OpelOusas.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
TAKEN UP Ass AN ES
TRAY

By the undersigned near Plaqueminc Ridge,
a small black creole mare, about S years old,
branded on the left shoulder | star in fore
head, long tail. gentle. This animal has been
ranging in the neigllborhood for about four
years. The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay charges, or she
will he disposed of according to law.
JULIEN BROUSSARD,
8 miles southwest of Opelousts.
March II, 1899, limo.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

Stock in trade isituated i'll Ope1ousas- Val
ucd at $lGG. Corporation tax SLIGO; water
works tax Soc; school tax 4Oc. Total taxes
81. so with interest and costs.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
!. MINOR, MRS. RHODY.
BEVERLY,

! lot and cabin situated in Opclousas, bound
cd II by DIR. Mayer. s by Bellevue st, @ and w
by DR.. Mayer. Valued at 800. Corporation
tax Sl.0o; wafer works tax Doe; school tax 25c.
Total taxes 81 rs with interest ana costs.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18

One lot and improvements situated i'll Opo
lousas, bounded nby Landry st, s by Veazie, c
Ivy Reed, W by VeaZie. Valued at $500. Cor
%pOratiOn tax $500; water works tax $3.50
school tax s. 25. Total taxes $s.7aswitl. inter.
pSt and pouts
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
}. PIPKINS, JULIUS
ARD, MRS. EUGENE.

NU. Oh. TO1 NO. JVoII1t.
One lot situated in OpeiOnsas, bounded II by
Laurent st, S by c.. acliert, C by Giron, W by
Walnut st. Valued at $50. Corporation tax
Soc; water works tax 40c school tax zoe. To-
tai taxes 81 80 with interest and costs.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-18
OGDON. MRS.

No. 274. OGDON, MRS. CELESTE.
Ten acres of land with improvements sltla-
ted i'll Opelousas, bounded north by - st,
s by Jefferson at. @ by Bayou resson. W by
Railroad ave. Valued at $1,000; stock $40; We
hicles 30; total valuation $21NO. Corporation
tax $21.00; water works tax $lO.5 50; school tax
1926. Total taxes s3G.73 with interest aud
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
Rough on Umbrella Owner.

A young man was riding downtown
the other evening in a street car. DE
took the corner seat and held In his
hand an umbrella. which had been
given him as birthday present. On
the seat facing him was lady with
a precocious infant boy, evidently
about 5 years old. The youngster re-
garded the young man with attention
for a few moments. and then his gaze
wandered TO the umbrella. He gazed
at it in silence for a second: then he
wriggled in his seat, clapped his hands
and shouted:
"Oh, mamma, don't that look Ike
papa's umbrellas"
Hush hush. my child" said the
mother, patting the prodigy on the
head.
Papa was looking for his umbrella
this evening, mamma" continued the
child wonder
"Yes, yes, but he found it," said the
mother, hurriedly. as the conversation
was becoming of interest to the occu-
pants of the seats.
"Why. mamma" continued the
youngster, you know he didn't. You
told him that he didn't know enough
to keep an umbrella. Why, NAM
ma"
At this stage the young man left the
car.
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
The Admiral Dewey.

OF the many things named for Adj
miral Dewey since the victory mt Ma
Mia, it is probable that none is more
worthy of the distinction than the new
rose which has lately appeared. 1t is
of light tea shade and is very frag-
rant Its principal characteristic, and
the one which has enhanced its value
In the eyes of the florists, is It's last
ing quality. An Admiral Dewey rose
will retain its freshness for as long as
ten days. The rose has been in the
market for little over three months,
but the supply is yet very scarce. II
is grown by n florist at Bayside, l. l.,
who. il is said, paid $4,000 for the
original plant. The rose. In some re-
spects, closely resembles the Brides
maid rose, although Of much richer
color. Another new rose on the mar
ket is the Liberty. 1t is an importa-
ton from England. $4,000 being paid
for six plants by a florist, who saw a
chance for speculation. Although no
Liberty roses will be sold till next
NtdIs lllVot tAlilDlltb DdNt
won the admiration of florists. many
of whom are of the opinion that it is
the finest rose on the American mar
ket. Its claim for such distinction is
in its color. which is a genuine ruby
red Every rose being almost an exact
match in color Of the finest gem. No
other rose approaches 1t in this re-
spect, il is said. In size the Liberty
rose compares with the Bridesmaid,
and has a heavy, thick stem. One Of
the largest florists on Broadway re-
Gently exhibited a few Liberty roses
in his window, in another part of
which were some of the famous Law
son pinks. The exhibition drew an
enormous crowd. but the roses appar-
emily came IN for a greater share of
admiration. It will be some time, Il Is
said, before many can be purchased.
as only 500 roses will be propagated
next season.
The two roses, the Admiral Dewey
and the Liberty, florists say, are the
finest yet produced In this country
New York Sun.
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
Formed Bachelors, Club.

Six months ago a bachelors club
was formed in Alameda, Cal, by
number of the unmarried men of the
city, who combined TO resist the
charms of the fair maidens of the
community and to abet and encourage
one another in keeping out of the tolls
OF matrimony As soon as the object
of the club became known the lives of
It's members were made miserable. So
cial ostracism was their lot, and they
did not even escape with that, but
were actually prosecuted by those
whom their conduct had made hostile.
The club received letter signed "The
Young Ladies of Alameda" stating
that the members had gone to unnec-
essary trouble in organizing against
Cupid's wileS, as none Of the young
ladies would have them as a gift.
''There are Others" the letter stated,
"who are not only able to take care Of
Themselves, but provide for a wife al
so. It is doubtful If member of the
Bachelors club can do either" After
six months of such humiliating expert
ence the proud spirit of the Alameda
Bachelors club was broken and they
determined to capitulate. They will
meet for a farewell banquet at which
such toasts as "'Tis not we'll to live
alone" "All the world loves a lover"
They're after me-" and Lets kiss
and make rp" will be responded to.
Then the club will dissolve, and the
members hope that the fair sex will
consent to receive their surrender.
Their experience should be a warning
20 the bachelors OF other commun-
ities.
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
Queer Advertisements.

"No person. wrote an imaginative
undertaken, lever having tried one of
these air-tight coffins of ours will ever
use any other"
This is supplemented by the truthful
but discouraging advertisement of
dentist: Teeth extracted with great
pains"
woman to wash, iron. and milk two
cows"
An advertisement once appeared In
a Washington paper for "a room for
young man 10 by r."
This is an advertisement from the
columns of an English court journal
Blankets! Blankets! Blankets. For
domestic and charitable purposes of
every description, quality, size and
weight"
The following advertisement is from
an Australian paper: Wanted - A
young woman (the palmer the better
to help a small genteel family in their
domestic matters; one without ringlets
preferred"
An American paper published In
Paris recently contained the following
unique advertisement: "a young man
of agreeable presence, and desirous of
getting married, would like TO make
the acquaintance of an aged and ex-
perienced gentleman who could dis
suade him from taking the fatal step"
Here is specimen of domestic adj
vertiseing from the columns of the
London Times: Mrs. George Ashton.
Victoria street, Westminster, takes
this opportunity of thanking her nu-
merous friends for their kind letters
of sympathy on the dissolution of her
marriage"
The court of Schleswig- -Holstein
once issued the following curious no.
tice: "At the request of Herr Peter
Lohman, of Altoona. the seaman Diet
rich Lohman, who was born in Kirch-
moor, in November, 1S4S, and was
drowned on the journey from Stockton
to Hamburg while sailing in the ship
Bertha Jenny, is hereby called upon to
appear before this court and report
himself on or before Friday, January
20, 1893, at IL o'clock D. M, under
pain of being declared dead"
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
Adjustable Statutes.

France is an art-loving country. and
the producer of many noble works of
art. Its people are also economical.
That quality perhaps accounts for the
new style of adjustable statute which
has come into use there. The statute
grating business is reported lively
throughout France just at present.
That's because all the official resi-
dences, postoffices, council chambers.
and all other public buildings through
out the country are adorned with
busts of the president of the republic
for the time being. Since the repub-
lie was established the presidents have
followed each other In such rapid sue
cession that the heads of the busts are
so constructed as TO be removable, and
at the time of President Faure's death
his head in plaster, terra Gotta, bronze,
porcelain, and marble, looked down
from shoulders that had originally
been modelled to represent President
Theirs. Today the modelers are re-
ported busy reproducing the features
of President Loubet, and as soon as
their task has been completed, the
heads of President Faure will be uD.
screwed from all the busts and stat.
utes on all the public offices and build
ings and the head OF Loubet will be
grated on to the socket in their
place.
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
No Time to Fool Away.

One of the venerable members OF
the bar was a circuit judge much
earlier in his career and tells this
among the many interesting incidents
of that time:
II went once TO hold court in a new
county of the northern part Of the
state where the transcripts from JUS
tees courts were usually incompre-
hensibIe and where little concession
was made to forms of law In running
the judicial machinery. A man who
appeared as Indifferent as though JUS
tice were a thing unknown to him
was brought before me charged with
selling whisky to Indians.
Guilty or not guiltyT / inquired,
after the nature of the charge had
been explained to him.
"'Hain't it jest a leetle early to de-
eide that, jedge.'
II repeated the question sternly but
he stood mute.
Enter a plea of not guilty, Mr..
Clerk continued
Much obleeged. jedge,' and the
fellow started for the door.
Changed yer mind. have yer,
jedgeT when he was brought back.
Thought yer said | was not guilty
81 explained. and then asked him IL
he had a lawyer
No, hain't. iedge. I've stumpeti
this here hull durn section and | can't
find lawyer in it. Atween you and
me. jedge. l don't see no way but ter
drap this doggone thing. Me or you
either hain't got no time ter fool
away
II certainly hadn't, and he was re-
manded TO await the tender mercies
of the next Judge that came along."-
Detroit Free Press. =
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
HIS MIND WAS RELIEVED.
"Oh, My! Oh, My! Wasn't Scared
Was Just Hit" Said the
GIau Soldier.

A surgeon relates that before Santi-
ago, he (the surgeon), going to the
front, came upon a young officer, sit
ting beside the road, trembling like a
leaf, and whittier than the dead men
around him. At sight of the surgeon
he began TO talk, says the San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
I'm a coward. I'm a coward, I'm a
coward" he said; 81 knew I'd run, and
1 did. I'm disgraced forever. 1 was
going along all right, not thinking of
anything but getting at the dashed
Spaniards, yelling to my men TO come
On, and running ahead as fast as l
could, when all of sudden stubbed
my toe, or something, and then can't
remember being scared, but / must
have been. for came galloping back
here, sick as a dog. I'm a coward and
l wish l were dead! Why don't some
body shoot me? I've got such an awful
goneness right here" and he put his
hand TO his stomach.
The surgeon gave him quick look
and caught him as he plunged forward
in a faint. Where the awful gone
ness was a Mauser bullet had found its
billet. They carried the wounded man
to the field hospital, and he chuckled
all the way: "Oh, my! oh, my!" he
said, over and over; 81 wasn't scared!
I wasn't scared!" And then he would
laugh deHghtedly: 81 wasn't scared.
l was hit--I was just hit. / ain't cow
ard after ALL"
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
SAID GRACE BY LOT.
Somehow II Lac', ID the soismnity Usual
ly Given to IL.

"My wife and | agree on everything
but religion" said Mr.. Smith the other
day. IL don't mean to say that we
quarrel over that. for we do not. My
folks were strict Methodists, and
was brought up along the lines Of that
faith, and have never felt like adopt
ing new one On the other hand,
my wife's fos were Baptlsts, and my
wife was brought up clinging to that
religious rock. When we were mar
ried we agreed TO allow each others
religious beliefs to continue as they
had been, the results being that we
have alternated our attendance be-
tween the two denominations. The
other day while / was on my way
home for the evening / chanced TO
meet my minister. l gave him cor
dial invitation to go home with me and
have dinner. an invitation that he ac-
cepted with pleasure.
Now IL chanced that my wife's
minister had been paying a late after
noon visit at my house, and my wife
had asked him to stay and take din
ner, when he would have a chance to
meet me. He accepted, and when we
arrived we found him in the drawing
room with my wife. I saw at once
that my wife was uneasy about some
thing, but IL didn't strike me what the
matter was until we were taking our
seats at the dinner table and noticed
my wife biting her lips. Then 1t
dawned upon me that she was unable
to solve the problem of asking one of
the ministers to say grace without of
Tending the other.
There was an awkward pause for a
moment, and then my little boy who
Is going on 6, grasped the situation,
and, half rising in his chair, he moved
his finger rapidly around the table. re-
citing at the same time that childish
jingle used by children in counting
out, and going like this:
'Eny meme miny mo,
Catch a niger by the toe
HE ended by pointing his finger at
the minister sitting across the table
and shouted: You're it!
"The reverend gentleman accepted
the decision and said grace, but IL
lacked the solemnity usually given to
it."-New York Sun.
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
IlIustrious Origin.

How slangy Tennyson's poetry is
OCCASIONALLY observed the girl in the
fur jacket.
you're prejudiced," replied the girl
in the yellow buskins. "I never heard
him accused of such a thing as that
before"
you didn't know, perhaps, that he
originated one of the most odious
slang phrases of the present day.
Listen:
"Love took up the harp of life,
smote on all its chords with
might.
Smote the chords Of self, that, trem-
bling. passed In music-out of
sightv"
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
Smack of the Emerald Isle.

Mrs. Brownjohn-"Good gracious,
Bridget What is that dreadful patch
of oil on the carpet?" =
Bridget-"Shure, ma'am, an it's that
baste Of lamp
Mrs. Brownjohn-"Did you upset 1t.
them
Bridget-"That I didn't ma'am. l
just turned 1t down, as you told me.
ma'am, before blowin' 1t out. an shure
there must have been somethin' gone
quare with the top av It, for the oil
came pourin' out on the floor, just as
you see ii, ma'amv
The true northerner., 1899-06-07
JOHN WAS ANGRY.
He Was Given Nice Long Mark just
the Same.

"John. dear" said his young wife
sweetly, 'haye you got piece Of blue
chalk or pencil?"
That's just like woman" grum-
bled John; sit must be blue pencil.
Black lead wouldn't do. of course"
"No. John. / want blue, because Ii
shows up better. know you have a
piece; | saw 1t in you tool-box the
other day"
John went to his little tool-box.
where he kept all sorts of odds and
ends. and raked IL over in search OF
the blue pencil, his wife watching him
quietly. He pitched the things out on
the floor and threw them back into the
box. he hunted about the room. tip
ping up the vases. and looking in all
the most unlikely places for the miss
ing object. but without finding 1t.
where's the confounded thing gone
TOP he raved jumping about the
place. "I expect the babys been in
here and swallowed it. OH" he ex-
claimed, in a cooler tone. as he accl-
dently dived his hand into his waist
coat pocket. 'h,are it is. after all Now,
what do you want 1t forY'
THANK you, dear" she said. In just
the same sweet voice, as she took II
and deliberately marked a blue cross
on the plain wall. You put my meat
saw back in its proper place this
morning. and as that is the first time
| have known you TO put thing
where it should go, and where you
could find it the next time you wanted
it. thought would chalk it up.
That's all, John"
He waited till she had shut the door
before he said ii.