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The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
June Ladies' Home Journal.

The June Ladies' Home Journa
reaches the top notch of excellence il
both its pictorial and literary features
1t opens with a page drawing of Long.
fellows E%vangeline, and gives a groul
of pictures showing some F6tes of Col.
lege Girls. Au interesting description
is given of The Creole Girl of New Or.
leans, and housekeeping on an Ocean
Steamship is graphically portrayed,
How a Young Man Can Work His
Way Through College has a practical
value for every poor boy ambitious for
higher education, and Telling the Char
acter from Handwriting is interesting
and entertaining. Bishop, priest, rabbi
and minister contribute to a symposium
on What ia the Good Of Going to
church,. and the Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills, D.. D., discusses Pains that Pol
ish Perfection.
The fiction of the June Journal in
cludes the second instalIment of An
thoDy Hopes Captain Dieppe, Sophie
Swatt's story, The Revolt of Sar'
Abby Quint, the first of "Ol Peckham's
Opinions, and four chapters of A Col
lege COurtship. There are two new de.
partnents: Minute Talks on Good
Health, by expert physical educators,
and a boys page, to which Dan Beard
contributes an illustrated article on A
Boys Underground Club House. Two
pages of photographs show Where Our
Presidents are Buried !; Others pic
ture Children's Day in the Church,
Picturesque Bits of Gardens. etc. Mrs.
S. T. Rorer teaches The A B c of Ice
Cream Making, and gives menus for
outdoor gatherings. The Journal Prize
Model House is shown, with others
built from plans previously published.
There are numerous practical articles
on woman's work and woman's' wear.
The Curtis Publishing Company,
Philadelphia. One dollar per year; ten
cents per copy.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
L'Utilit6 DIES Langues.

Cost pent 6tre parce que les Epag-
nols ne savaient pas parler anglais
qn'ils mont pas demand6 la paix plu-
tot.
Une fois un Canayen de rAbord-a
piouffa. s'stait pris de querelle avec
denx on trois Irlandais. IL s'etait re-
tire de 10 bataille passablement NAL
traiqne ct quelqn'un lui demandait
pourquoi il p'avait pas dit "enough."
"J'anrais bien d0nn6 $40, dit-il, pour
savOir 20 mot Ia plus vite.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
Chez le cordonnier a Ia mode.

Une clieute tres el6gante Went Sc
plaindre lie ses bottines qui SO sont
conp6es dun bout a l'autre
-C'est inimaginable! dss bottines
que vous m'avez vendues avant- HER.
L'artists en- chevrean r6f6chit un
instant:
-Je devine ce que c'est... Madame
aura sans donte march6 avec?!
Eft, dun ton important:
-Dhabitade, notre clientele ne sort
gn'en voiture.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

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
Importance to justify the delay and in
convenience.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Don't neglect to furnish the COURIER
with news items of general interest.
Notices Of deaths, marriages, the pre-
sehce of visitors in your neighborlood,
etc, ought to appear in the columns of
your local newspaper and will be pub
llsled if same are dnly and timely re-
ported. Phone 80.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

The st. Landry Homestead and Loan
Association is purely mutual. belonging
entirely to its stockholders and u
solely in their interests. Each member
is q partner in the business, and the Of
hcers have the right to expect hearty.
CO. operation from every partner.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

The number of the CoURIER's Phone
is 80. If you want any advertising OF
job printing, or have any news to COM
municate. ring up 80 and yon will have
prompt attention. After Office hours,
the publisher can be reached at any
time by ringing up No. SO.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

For Sale-A complete newspaper ont
fit for Z or 8 column paper; also, a news
paper power press, Hoes make, in fine
order, at half price; also, q job printing
outfit. Apply to LeOnce Sander, Cour-
ier office, Opel0usas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Wonder il it amt about time for you
to read a good paper? Try the OPP
LoUsAs COURIER. No ofice-holding
syndicate OIL political joint stock com
pany controls its columns. Nobody
bosses this ranch but its owner. So
ner wear.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Les chooses ne wont pas mieux a Pile
de Cube que du temps de Weyler ct de
BIanco, a ce quill parait, ct lie brigan-
dage sly pratique CONNIE alors. Avec
celia, les CubaiDs som arrogants ct in-
solents avec les Americans au point de
rendre la situation alarmante. lis
n'entende6t pas 6tre genvern6s par ces
derniers ct encore moins forces de ira
WALLER pour vivre. Puisque lie gou-
verDement des Etats- Unis a fait la
gnerre pour les emp6cher de crever de
faim, quill les nourrisse alors.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Those indebted to the COURIER for
subscriptions or otherwise will con-
fer a favor by calling and settling.
The amounts are principally small, but
all together they amount to considera-
ble,.and by complying with this request
it will be considered an esteemed favor.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Residence for rent in Opelousas, in a
desirable part Of town. House large
and roomy with outbuildings and am
pie grounds. Possession given imme-
diately. Apply at this Office.
This place ia within five blocks of
the High School, about three blocks
lance from Sunnyside Park.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Lawyers who have briefs to print are
respectfully reminded that the COURIER
Printing office is thoroughly equipped
for the prompt execution Of that kind
ut work, and guarantees satisfaction
both as TO quality and price.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Try the advertising of your business
during 1890. 1t will pay, and the
COURIER will make liberal rates for a
years contract. 1t is Il true saying that
printers ink is the only road to success.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Printers in need of a good newspaper
press can get one at II bargain by APP
plying ut this office soon. +. Hoe g.
Co. make ; will print an S-column folio {;
is in fine condition can be seen in oper-
alton; and will be sold at half original
cost,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

ID. X. Breaxeale, the we'll known mill
wright, will make Opelonsas his head
quarters For some time to come, and is
prepared to undertake any work in his
line. Orders through the postoffice will
have prompt attention.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

A recent Vicksburg Telegram says
"The tangled forests of darkest
Africa, which, in the early days of the
nation, supplied the Southern planter
with slaves to cultivate his cotton
fields and to gather his crops, have been
again drawn upon by the farmers of the
South.
Prof. Garner, of Washington, dis
covered that the monkey can pick cot
ton as we'll as the Southern negro. He
persuaded Mr.. w. w. Mangum, of
Vicksburg, to attempt the experiment,
and the latter has just made his report
to Prof. Garner.
Mr.. Mangum says he found it prof.
table. On his place Near Smedes this
sYintcr he had fifty trained monkeys at
Vhe males weig1 about ITO pounds
eacMI&7.ssghf. Bags were made for
each monkey that vSpuld hold IS pounds
Of cotton and the bag placed over each
monkeys shoulder. 1t was surprising.
Mr.. Mangum says how the monkeys
learned to pick cotton. Baskets to
hold the cotton were placed at each
end of the rOws and II man besides
the monkeys trainer was necessary to
take the cotton ont of the bags and put
it into the baskets provided. Cotton
planters throughout the South have
watched the experiment with II great
deal of interest. Many have visited the
plantation near Smedes to see the mon
keys at their work.
"Mr. Mangum is enthusiastic Over tile
success of his experiment.
1.-THE introduction of monkeys as cot |
ton pickers means more to the South
said he, than a cotton picking machine;
for the monkeys arc IA success as pick
ers, while the machines, so far, have |
been failures. The monkeys are in
every way superior to negroes as pick |
ers, and the cost of picking is about one
third. !
II believe this discovery is the great |
est that has been made for the cotton ,
planter since Whitney discovered the !
gin. F.!
Next fall Mr. Mangum intends to iun- !
port one thousand more monkeys fro.4 !,
and he desires others to join with
him in importing a lot more to be
scattered throughout the South"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
The New York world-Thrice-a-week
Edition.

The Twice-a-week Edition of the New
York World has been converted into
the THRICE-A-WEEK. 1t furnishes three
papers of six pages apiece, or eighteen
pages every week, at the old price of
ONE DOLLAR Il year. This gives 1856 pa
pers il year for One Dollar and every pa
per has 6 pages eight columns wide or 4S
columns in all. The THRICE-A-WE EEK
WORLD ia not only much larger than
any weekly o l. s~eini-weekly newspaper,
but it furnishes the news with much
greater frequency and promptness. In
fact, it combines all the crisp, fresh
qualities of IL daily will, the attractive
special features of a weekly.
To all who pay $2.75 cash in advance
the OPELoUsAs COURIER and n. Y.
Thrice-a-Wee e World will he sent post
paid for one wear.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

LIE Pere Dubourg est parti mercredi
de la semaine passes- pour Ia Nellie
Orleans, en route pour la France. II
devait roster deux gu trois jours en- vile,
ct de Ia, aller a Washington ct 4 Phil
adelphie en- se rsndant a New York.
d'ou il dot partir aujourd'hui II le
vapeur La Bretagne pour 0 pays ma
tai. La SENTINELLE Sc joint a ses
amis dams leurs sonhaits de bon voy-
age ct dun henreux retour en- parfaite
sant6.-Sentinelle de Thibodaux.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Parties having personals or other items
of interest who wish mention of them
in these columns, should call or drop
Us o note through the post Office, al
ways giving their real names as a guar
anty of good faith. !.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

if yon need job work of any kind and,
have not the time to call. ring up phone
20. and we will do the rest. All Of our
work guaranteed To give satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

IL you need Letter Heads, Note
Heads, Bill Heads or any other kind of
job work, give us your order, and You
will be satisfied with our work aud
price.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

The COURIER is prepared to do all
kinds o fjob work cheap for cash. Come
and let us tell you about it before yon
go elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

DR.. r M. Littell has returned to.
Opel0usas, and resumed practice. His
Offices 10 On Main street, adjoining st.
Landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

We want all the printing you can give
us and we will guarantee it to be done
we'll and cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
LIE millionaire Rockefeller emploie
"a, 10000 hommes.

Une eglise m6thodiste allemande d
Milwaukee a etc TRANSFORMER en- IN de-
pot q biere.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

See A. c. SkiIes for Lumber, Shingle
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

For a little money you can buy lots of
goods at Fred. l.. Sandoz's. Come and
be convinced.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Place your valuable papers III a safety
deposit box in the st. Landry State
Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

A nice lot of fresh dry goods, dress
goods: hats. shoes, notions, etc, just re-
ceiyed BY Fred. Z. Sandoz. Cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

. Safety deposit boxes for rent at th,
St. Landry State 7 INK.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Les taxes sur le tabac %rapportent a
rOncle Sam quelque chose CONNIE
$3.50, 00O, 900 par aimee.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Did you stop to think that you ought
to do some advertising? Did you stop
to think that when a man keeps his
mouth shut no one knows even that he
has a tongue 2 So it is with business.
If you do not advertise people do not
know, or they forget, that you are in
businss. Advertising ia the legitimate
tongue Of business. Try a business To-
cal in the COURIER and see if it will not
benefit you.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Lon Went de Greer d ~l'universit6
de Princeton daus l'Etat dn New Jer-
sey un nouveau department. de poll
tique general. &c department sera en-
seign6 par l'ancien president des Etats-
Unis, Grover Cleveland qui recevra le
minnie saIaire de dix mile piastres
par an.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
LIE COURIER DEs oPELoUsAs

L,AbOnnement sera de So. 90 par an pay
able d'avance, GU 81. so dams le cOurant de Fan
nee.
Les Avis SO paierOnt cinquante cents par
carre pour la premiere insertion ct vingt cinq
cents par carre pour chaque insertion subse-
uente. Dix lignes on moins constitueront I'M
are.
seront ins6res en- Francois ct en- Anglais "a
moins quill men soft autrement Ordonne) JUS
qua ce que p6diteur JUICE a propos de les dis
oontinuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs p%ubliqnes devront
aver quinze piastres d'avance, sill veulent Sc
aire announcer.
Les necrologes. les lettres de remerciment,
9 ireclames, les communications d'un genre
personnel, etc, SO paieront au taux des avis.
Les articles dune nature personnelle tquand
%tOutefOis lis serOnt admissibles) SO paierOnt
vingt cents la ligne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Latest designs IN fancy cards, envel-
Opes, ETC., just received at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
Very Desirable Home For Sale

One block from Catholic Church at Grand
C0teau, Louisiana. Fine house, out-offices and
grounds, we'll watered and fenced. Apply by
letter to ]. Bagnal, Lafayette, La, or to Mayor
G. Thompson, Opel0usas, La.
October g., 1898,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Read your home newspaper and-pay
for it.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

A rExposition de Paris, Fan pro-
chain, SO I'm p%arapluie assez
grand pour abriter trente mile per-
OnDes
NJ Howard, qui passe pour ihomme
le plus petit dn Michigan ct qui ne
pese que IS ~livres, Went de Sc
marier avec une demoiselie Hamilton,
qui pese 1874 livres.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Les tribunaux ont decide tinalement
que La Bourgogne etait seule blamable
de la collision a la suite de laquelle
ellie a coul6s ct quatre cent cinquante-
deux sc sOnt noy6es.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
Monkey Cotton Pickers.

SOUTHERN PLANTER is GREATLY
PLEASED WITH HIS EXPERIMENT.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
OLD YEAR. FAREWELL

n u III = . II v W
swift.
The heavy clouds
Of memory lift
And lea m | n z
I h r 0 II e b their
leaden haze
The changes of
past hours and
days
Peer out, like pic
lures. rich in Tint,
Somber, or bright
with sunny CLINT:
Brief visions of
past joys and
woes
They call me at the
old years close
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

an soft-llke as a womans when she
tries
To hush the wee ones cuddlln' down, an
close their sleepy eyes.
Yes! Tender as some soft lullaby that
mother used to sing
'Twould make er boy Nv me again, to hear
the oil bell ring.
On Christmas we wuz welded. an TWAS
then the bell was hung.
recoect how full NV Joy 1t sounded when
it rung.
SO many things 1t said to US 80 clear an
sweet an strong
Like er heavenly benediction on our path
way all er-long;
An Susan whispered soft, "Amenw ez II
twas sayin' er grace,
Smilln' so sweet up in my eyes as the snow
fakes kissed her face
An peace on earth, good will to men," the
echoes seemed to bring,
Just like the song of Bethlehem, to hear the
OIL bell ring.
The golden cross a-shinin' on the steeple up
so high.
Was like a holy finger pointln' upward to-
ward the sky;
An one by one the stars peeped out
a-gleamin' through the night,
Ez though Almighty meant each man to hey
er beacon light
Their belfry-tower seemed hallowed, as a
place midway between
The earth below an heaven above, where
angels come unseen
An when they whispered to 1t the secrets
that they bring
pulled Their rope, and what they spoke
heered the OIL bell ring.
An so through all the passin' years friend
without alloy,
1t shared with me nv burdens NV aorrows
an my joy;
Almos' living thing 1t seemed, a-swingin'
to an fro,
With me a-pullin' ON the rope an standin'
jest below;
An such a heap NV comfort then it sounded
to me there,
| he'd to climb up every night the little
wndin stair.
Jest so that I might tech It; and, oh! 1t
seemed to bring
Me purity nigh to heaven, to hear the OIL bell
ring.
Chicago News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
ON HlSToRYs PAGE.
Some Notable Events that Have Taken
Place on the Christmas Date.

Some important events in the worlds
history have taken place on Christmas
day. Two notable coronations occurred
on Christmas, that of Charlemagne as
Emperor of the West, in the year 500,
and that of William the Conqueror, at
Westminster Abbey, in 1866. Clovis. the
first Christian King of France, was bap-
tized ON Christmas day, 496.
Sir Isaac Newton. whose grand discov-
cry of the law of gravitation resulted
from the simple fact of his seeing an APP
pie fall to the ground, was born on
Christmas day, 1912.
In 1916 Gen. Washington celebrated
the day by performing one of the most
hazardous and most brilliant maneuvers
in the annals of war. Under cover of the
night he crossed the Delaware at Nc
Konkey's ferry, amid the perils of storm
and ice, and marched his brave little
army to Trenton. where on the following
morning, he routed the Hessians.
1t is a significant fact that no great
battles were fought on Christmas day.
They have occurred on the oath and Goth
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
TIME FOR REJOICING.
Christmas Holidays Bring to Mind
Sweet Memories.

The aroma of feast always clings to
holiday-but to none so glOriously, so
delciously as to Christmas. The roots
of words are oftimes buried deep by the
passage of time. The religious aspect
of the Christmas anniversary, too, has
given place to festiyity by popular con-
sent and general observance. Not that
the days pleasures are Objectionable, but
that time has changed the day from one
of somber religious observance to g,ori-
Gus, rollicking, merrymaking in which joy
and good cheer join hands TO warm the
hearts of humanity, and bounteous land
laughs a plentiful harvest to comfort the
stomachs of its people. Then why not
rejoice with your fellows, for all is joy
on Christmas day. Not until babes cease
to be born, and small children forget to
prattle at the maternal knee, and mem
ory's sun has set. will Kris Kringle,
Santa Claus or st. Nicholas whichever
you have a mind to call HIM pass from
the lives of old and young. The approach
of Christmas softens the calloused tenta-
cles of the heart. and to the man of good
feeling it means a regeneration, a return
20 youth. 1t matters not IL he be old and
unlovable. His capacity for loving may
grow, instead of wither, with age. And
how much better it is to give than to
receive. This the old man knows and
feels, although he may not have passed
the age of selfshness entirely. What 9TH
er holiday brings to mind such sweet
memories as Christmas? With bachelor
and benedict, maid and matron. Christ
mas time is the season of gladness and
rejoicing. 1t is the vernal equinox of
the soul. Despite all the old croakers
Christmas is still the same kind of
Christmas it used to be. Ii people in
sist upon growing old and losing their APP
petites for the good things of Christmas,
that is their own fault. Probably no
other day in the year brings to mind so
many pleasant reeollections. The world
stops making history on Christmas day,
for it belongs to the fireside rather than
to the field or forum. And to one and all
we wish the merriest kind of a. Christ
mastide.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
il too layishly. as it makes the tree look

it too layishly, as it makes the tree look
too heavy. Red apples and yellow or
anges should alternate with the carleton
or mosquito net bags of candy, depend
ing from the boughs. For the very top
a gilt paper star, fixed in place before
the tree is set up, is a symbolical and
suitable ornament. If gifts are not num-
erous, there are always the homemade
dainties to fall back upon.
And if it doesn't seem worth while to
go to all that trouble just for" ones own
children, conspire with some relative or
neighbor friend, and by joining forces
and halving the toll make two families
happy instead Of one.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21

of December, but the anniversary of the
advent of peace on earth has ever been
observed by a cessation of hostilities. A
notable exception, however. is that of
the battle of Okeechobee, Fla, in which
Zachary Taylor defeated the Indians,
1887.
On Christmas day of 1861 President
Lincoln and his cabinet met and decided
to comply with the demand OF Great
Britain for the release of Mason and Sill
dell. who had been captured while on
their way to England and France as rep
resentatives of the Confederacy.
In 1868 President johnson made Christ
mas day memorable by issuing procia-
nation granting full pardon to everyone
who had taken part in the rebellion
The Pilgrims, who condemned all
church festivals, spent their first Christ
mas in America working hard all day
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-21
CHRISTMAS OF 1900.
Plan to Have the Whole Christian
World Unite in Its Celebration.

1t is planned to have great Christmas
celebration in 1900, which will be begun
with the ringing of the peace and Lib
erty Bell' in Jerusalem. 1t is expected
that this will be the most joyous Christ
mas since the first one, and that on the
first Christmas of the new century the
whole Christian world will join simulta-
neously in a grand chorus, peace on
earth" 1t will be one of the most novel
ceremonies ever conceived. and prepara-
tions are now being made for its success
full consummation The committee hav-
ing the celebration in charge has invited
the Peace Bell committee to meet in the
Holy Land Christmas eve. 1900, on the
spot where the shepherds received the
message: "Glory to God in the highest"
Upon this occasion. and at the same time,
the corner stone of the great temple to
be erected in the Holy Land will be laid.
A large number of people is expected to
attend this ceremony, as the celebration
will be one of the most memorable events
in the history of the Christian world.
As now proposed, the bell will be con-
nected with the cables reaching to all
carts of the earth. Then, half hour be-
fore the time is set for its ringing, all
Geographic business to he stopped, ana
every system in the world will be con-
nected with the Jerusalem wire. The
thousands of wires will speed the mes
sage to millions of waiting people when
tho bell Is rung. Every congregation in
Christendom will be assembled in its
place of worship. When the bell is rung
the message, peace on earth" will be
flashed over the world at the same mo-
ment. and a grand. glorious chorus sing
ing the doxology will rise from millions
of threats. Never in the worlds history
has such an idea been conceived and car
ried out, and never has there been such
a grand chorus as will raise their voice
in praise and rejoicing at the same time.
The entire Christian world will take part,
and those who evolved the idea are busy
ing themselves preparing for the greatest
Christian demonstration ever known.