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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-04-07
Ghpses ct AmtreB

lie comite, oharge par 10 Con
gres d'Ho)yoka d'6beucher una
projet de federation a'appiiquant q
la Nouvelle Angleterre, a deman-
de la reunion du meme Congress q
Woonsocket r. T., ain de lui SOU
METRE con travail.
Lea seancos s'ouvriront le 9 cou-
rant OF nous souhaitons qu'on nous
preserve az moins I'm resume des
declarations d. 90 corps impor'
tant. Nous aurons proheblement
besoia de l'exp6rience de nos fsa.
res ia-bas avsnt %long.emps, sur
tout 81 lie projet r6uss;t.
II faut espGrer qu'on n'appuiera
pas trop sur l'obligatlon dune as
surance sur la vie. En- y insistant
on 6!oigne de Ia sooi6t6 un element
tres pr6oieux de nos compatriotes.
LIE but principal est de faire
.converger tontes nos forces vers la
conservation de la 1aoe ct de. ses
traditions au moyen do la langue
ffancaise, par les conferences ct
les Representations dramatiques
on cette lengue:
Encore une fois CO serRlt de Pin
gratitude d'oub]ier les danes dams
ce.grand movement ct nous osons
esL6rer que lie congress de Woon-
socket saurs so montrer gallant au-
tant que, diplomatic.
~.
Deru1s une semaine nos atfaires
co|oniales ont pris une tournure
plus ta!iafaisante. Notre 6chafou-
rec a7ec Aguinaldo ct ses adhe-
rents est preeque terminee evec la
prise de Malo]os, capitsle des in
surgents, ct Is fate des Phillip
gins vers les montagnes qul CON-
mencolt q StFernando. C'est q &c
dernier endroii que Sc sarait cefa-
gle Agulnaldo.
Ain de rassurer les indJganss
Ia Commission Am6rioelne pr6si.
a66'parJacob Scharnan Went de
lancer une:prociamation q Manu-
le ayertissant les rebelles qu'lls
n'aurolt rien que du plomb pour
leur trouble au lieu dc l'oE que les
Eepagnols les ava1ent bccoutnmes
de 1ecevoir. Ellie pronet e%nsuite,
au LON du President ct DIES Etets.
Onie, lie hbte exerclce do is reli-
giop, justice impRrtjale ponr tout
le monde, i'emplol DIES Philippians
dams decentralization en- autant
quits eerc1.t compAtents, le deve~
l:ppemept DIES resources du ptys
q erin tou.e IL kyrielle des ben
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-04-07

Pour les femmes qui souffrent
depuis de tongues annees la vie parait
bien sombre, ct Giles envisagent "a
venir avec epouvante. Files mont
plus aucun espoir de guerison, a
Giles ont depense tant d'argent pour
les medecins ct elles ont pris tant de
remedies sans qu'aucun enlargement
pour lie mieux sc produise qu'elles
desirent la mort CONNIE unique re-
mede a leurs souffrances. "A toutes
cellcs qui souffrent ainsi de debilite
generate, faiblesses feminines, pau
vrete du sang, nerfs fatigues, beau
NAL, etc., nous leur disons, espoir ct
courage, car il y a I'm remede sans egal
pour Giles ct leurs maladies. &c ia
meux ct infaillible remede a gueri DIES
milliers de femmes ct a apporte la
joie ct lie bonheur dams des milliers
de families. Voulez-vous Inc preuve
honnete que ce que nous dlsons des
Pilules Rouges du Dr.. Coderre est
vrai? lisez lie temoignage suivant
f" Re suis nee a St. Bruno, QUE, ct
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Japon.-
KoKURA, BUzzN, 4 Mars 1899.

Monsieur ze Redacteur.
Je vous envoie cette lettre sur
les eiles de mon Bon ADge. Jose
esp6rer que yous voudrez blen lui
faire IN accueil favorable ct lui
donner une place dams les colon
mes de votre journal. Je auis en-
train, Monsieur le R6daateur, de
jeter au Japon les bases dune
grande oeuvre socia!e ct chr6'ien-
ne, pour IL success de laquelle lie
me permets de venir implorer vo-
tire appel, ct, Far la vote de l'EoHo
DE L'OUEsT demander ie concours
des catalogues du Minnesota.
Mon oeuvre eat une oeuvre de
jeunesae. Ellie consiste q arracher
Is belle ct intelligence jeunesse
japoraise q Influence pernicleuse
de leducatlon pa12nne. Mon but
est de m'emparer de cette ]eunes-
Sc don't l'avenir est al grand, pour
dlriger vera lie ohtholioieme la
marche de ses pas, ct tourner q la
gloire de Dieu ct au triomphe de
| Eglise les b =lles qualities 1ntelleo-
tuelles ct morales qu'elle a reeues
de la Providence.
LIE 1eune homme japonsis est
douo dune belle ct vive inteiligen.
Ct, dune anne naturellement bon
ne ct g%6n6leuse, dun cour petrio-
tique ct enthusiastic. MATS l'6du.
cation sociale quill recolt q la ia
mile ct q I'ecole d6truit dams leur
racine ses grandes qualities. lie
transforment, en- font un esolaVe
de SOS passions ct le ravale dams
un ebrutissant terre a terre.
Ii est eferayant lie ravage que re-
ducation sans morale ct cans
amour du paganisme exerce dams
Tame ct dams le coeur du jeune
homme ct par suite dams Pane ct
dams le ceur- pc la nation j%sponsi-
Sc.
LIE Jspon me- semble destin6
par. Dleu q devenir sur le CONT
nent aeiatique lie porte drapeeu de
la civilisation ohr6tienne, Ie Ser
gent oficiel de lEgIlse du Christ.
Mails l'enfer a present sa mission
ct pour l'y faire fa1l!lr, il q pr1s lie
moyen jnfaillibla de s'attaquer q
la ~ieunesse japonajse, de l'6Io;gner
de pEghse qui eat aon but, de Zen
sevelir sous le fumier pe1en, on
plut0t dams le gouffre de l'atheis-
me.
La jeunesse devient ath6e d me-
sure qu'elle grandit ct son coor sc
r6tr6oit ct s'6tiole, q mesuse que lie
corps SO courba sous lie poids DIES
plaisirs defendus.
VOLTA pourquoi ]e veu1 fonder
cette euvre. Je veux arracher 3
renfer oette prole m%agnifque. Je
veux oonvertir la jeunesee japo-
naise, STR de convert1r par ellie le
penple tout entier.
Etvolci lie plan grandiose que
ne suis trace pour atteindre
-Aon bat. Voicl les d1verses rhsses
de pouvre que ]e veux entrepren-
DIRE.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

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published in the Northwest.
Advertisers may st any time
examine our subscription lists.
We are also ready to s~ubstantlate
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ehe superintendent Of mails.
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7ers. Apras celia IL est pormis de
formuler une opinion sans Grain
Dire les attendus, les consIdaranta
ct les conclusions de la Commits
sion.
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M1NSEAroLIs. 7 Avrsl 1899

Toutes cozrespondsnoas do1yent
etre acccmpsgnees dune s'gnatn-
re responsible.
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Toutes lettres, correspondances
etc.. doivent etre edressees CONNIE
suit:
Echo DE L'OUEsT,
Minneapolis, MINI
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LEcuo DH L'OuBsT NEST pas respon
sable des idees ct opinions emlses par
pes correspondents.
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Les PILULES ROUGES
du DIR. CODERRE s0nt en-
Vente q la Pharmacie de
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EUROPE.

-Trente mile raserviztes espa'
gnois ont 6t6 appeles sous les
armes, ct il est probable qu'un
soul6vement carliste aura lieu
d'ici peu.
Paris-On -annonoe la mort de
M. Paul Moha!in, lie romanoier
bien connu, qui a succomb5 q uue
attsque d'apoplexie foodroyante.
Ne d Epinal, ii 6teit ag5 de II
ans.
-Esterh.zy deolar6 qua |es
tufts lui ava1ent oferts 100000
francs par linterm6diaire dun
joarna!i.te apglais, sill voulait
aYouer qae c'6ta,t bien lal Tau.
teur du bordereaa att 1bua d Drey
fus.
On mande d. Paris que la ba-
rome Hirsch veuse du philan-
thropa ]ulf de co nom, mort le 81
av;ii 1895 dsns ga propri6t6 pres
de Komora Hongr1a) est deo6d6e.
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HOTEL FRANC AIS


Get Hotel est situ6 sur Pile N)collet,a
une courte distance de PUnion Depot.
BONES pensions, ct Chambres b!en meu
Ices ct bien tenues. Aussl une 6table
pour logger les chevaux,
9Tf4 EsgCEore8
Les h0tes pourront SO procurer dans
Get Hotel des liqueurs les plus prrs.
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w-Aussi Proprietatre de la Livery ct
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Elm NEAPOLlS. MINI
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Mime. Florida Provost.
SOUFFRAIT DE FAIBIlESSES FEMIN1NES EFT DE MAEADIES
PARTICUIIERES A SON SEXE, ELLIE TBAINAIT
PENIBLEMENT LEXISTENCE.

Quand Ia douleur brise le systemic ct que tout remede parait impos-
sibe, ne vous decouragez pas, prenez les Pilules Rouges du
DR.. Coderre pour les femmes fables ct pales, enes
guerissent toutes les maladies des fennes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-04-07

La Commission chsrg6e d'etu.
der question du benf embanme
et da rosbsf en- conserve, ma pas
encore falt SOC rapport. mails, d'a-
pres les journaux, ellie devrait
ayoir ,eeu assez de preuyes pour
former une opinion des ma1nte-
unnt.
LIE General Egan, d'odorante
m9moire, a fait entendre quill a
accepts les vjandes en- conserve
sur lordre du Sectetaire de la
gaerrr, lequel au1ait aboli le bu-
reau d'inspectiona Chicago au com
msncement des hoat1lites. Chose
tutierse, c'esS que les viandes en-
conserve |i7rees q IL marine 6taient
BONES, tandis que celles de Isv-
ME n'avait aucure valeur nntrl'!-
We quand elles n'6taient pas abso.
lament infee,es It rsmpIes de
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01
The Next Confederate Reunion.

Gen. Gordon has issued the following
Circular Letter No. i01
ORLEANS, La, February II. 80.
10 oil United C~ontcdcratc Veteran Com
rates:
With the greatest pleasure and nn-
bounded Qualification, the General
Commanding, hereby transmits to the
survivors OK the Confederate armies,
the royal and generous invitation ex-
tended to them hy the Legislature and
Senate of South Carolina, already re
ferred to by him in General orders
No. 2 current series from these Head
quarters.
It is couched in such beautiful Ian
guage and in sncll loving terms that it
speaks for itself, and is ISSUED without
comment ; and is printed as reported
to the Charleston News and Courier, as
follows:
Columbia. S. c.. January 81 The
House of Representatives to-day took
formal recognition of tho coming Re
union, and, on tho part of the State, in
yitcd tho Confederate Veterans of the
South to tho freedom of the State on
the occasion of the reunion to be held
in Charleston in May.
The resolutions, which were in good
form, were prepared and offered by Mr..
Weston, of Columbia, and were adyo-
Gated by the author and Mr.. CAN'T.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Winkler, of
Camden, the resolutions were adopted
by a rising vote. something very I'M
usual in Legislative bodies.
The resolutions as adopted were as
follows:
"Be it resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives, the Senate concurrlng,
That the State of South Carolina here
by extends her loving welcome to the
United Confederate Veterans, who, as
her guests arc to gather in the month
of MAY next at Charleston, then and
there to hold their last great annual re-
union Of the century under the shadow,
as it were, Of historic Fort Sumter, and
hereby grants to them and their heirs,
male and female, the freedom of the
State. and that the people throughout
the length and breadth of the Common
wealth be, and they are hereby, called
upon to lend their full presence and
give amply of their s]ustenance to the
royal greeting and ~princely entertain
ment that are due beloved guests in the
birthplace of the high and holy hopes
which once inspired them and their
OOutilcEll DIolIttiJ, phtG VI "IluSt Hoot
have crossed the food and part are
crossing now.
Resolved further, That the Governor
be requested to transmit to tho Com
mander-in-chief Of the United Confed-
crate Veterans a copy of the foregoing,
attested by the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiVes and also by the chairmen of
the standing committees of the Senate
and House.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01
Bayou Chicot.
Bayou Chicot. La, March, q

Bayou Chicot, La, March, 81, 1899.
Editor OPELoUsAs COURIER =
Jake Goldberg, of Milburn, left for
New Orleans last Friday. During his
absence he will wed Miss Sillerberg.
Capt. Sam Haas, after an absence of
five or six days, returned home 0 X on
Monday.
The Public School Ward Institute
meets at the school house here or Satur-
day.
Prof. II. A. Tatman, of Lake Cove.
was here Saturday.
Miss GraceD d. Griffith and Miss Eva
TatmaD, of Oaklin, were in town during
the week.
Last week was favorable for farm
ers, and a good deal Of corr was put in
the ground.
The Grippe still has a grip on Il good
many of our citizens.
Mrs. Sam Haas is spending two or
three weeks at Bnnkie.
Miss Margery Taylor will 90 to Ope-
lousas to spend Easter.
Mr.. Lon Antonio will spend Easter
at his home in Washington.
Police jury and School Board meets
next Monday.
CHICOT.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

1.isez les o que vous voyez
dams notre journal. Files ont chacune
lsnr Importance. Les temps sont durs,
Iargent est rare ct tout le monde a be-.
soin d'6pargner autant que possible.
D'ailleurs, no vaut-il pas autant que
vous gagniez une piastre sur un acliat
que den faire b6neficier les autrcs ?
II faut d'abord, question premiere, que
chacun s'occupe de son propre intfr6t.
II est de notre int6r6t d~'6conomiser
tout en- vous procuraut. va sans dire,
tout 10 comfort possible; ct le meilleur
moyen d'atteindre CO resultat est on
core dc lire les ST nous sui
vons 10 marchand qui tient continuelle-
ment son nom devant lie public, nous
aurOns solvent %l'occasion de profiter
de Ia n6cessit6 on il 90 trouve d'6cOu-
or ses marchandises.
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LIE COURIER DIES oPELoUsA5

L,Abonuement sera dc $500 par an pay
able d'avancc, o ~. so dams le cournnt dc Fan
nee.
Les Avis SO paicrOnt cinQuaitc cents par
carra pour In premiere insertion ct Ningt claq
cents par carre pour chaIne insertion s'll'se-
uente. Dix lignes on moins constituer"nt un
ARE.
seront insnrhs on Francais ct On Anslaia. "a
moins quill men soft autrcmcnt ordonneo lus-
su'ac CO que l'cditenr jugc a propos de les as
oOntinucr.
Los candidats aux favenrs pnbliqnes dcVroht
are announcer.
Les necrologes, les lettres de renlcrcimenf,
les reclamcs, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, Sc paieront au tank des avis.
Les articles dune nature pcrsOnnelle t1nand
t%Outefois lis serOnt admissibies) sc paIefoht
vingt cents In ligue ct d'avancc.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Bien qn'il ny ait pas raison de craindre
nne fin immediate, ne peut sem
p6cher de %reconnaitre que Persistence
du Pape ne sera plus tres Tongue. La
nature a DIES lois que tons doivent sn-
Dir q queIque l,aut degre qu'ils soient
places, ct lie chef de pEglise, quot
que dune constitution robuste, ne
peat %6chapper a la regle generate.
Les diff9rents cabinets 6%changent
d6ja dcs notes quaint 4 r6ven
tualit6 dun conclavc, ct celia vent
dire quill faudra bient6t penser a eIire
IN nouveau pontife.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Les hostilit6s avec les Phillipins
mont pas encore pris fin 9uoique lie
telegraple nous apporte chaque jonr
des nouvelles de v%icto,rcs br%illiantes
pour les armes Am6ricaines, ct null ne
peut en- pr6yoir IL fin ct ce quill en-
codtera de victimes dams les armees
des Etats Unis.
AguinaldO semble decide a continuer
la lutte ct a fait d6capiter un des stems,
IL General Lagarda qni lui reDdit visite
ponr l'engager a Sc soumettre.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Unc s6rieuss tentative ponr envcr
ser 10 gouvernement II etc faite le IS
fAvrier a San Jose, capitale de Costa
Rica. II en- Get resnlt6 des bargarros
s%anglantes. ce qui II cause un grand
6moi dams IL Vile. La constitution a
etc s%uspendne ct on IL proclam6 la lOi
martiale.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

On a rccu 4 New York instructions
do vendre des coupons pour cabine
do premiere classe, dc New-York a
Londres, pour 500. II est rumeur que
ca tariff sera encore cOnsiderablement
,6duit 81 los compagnies dc navigation
oc6aniques men %viennent pas i une
entente.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

On a d%ecouvert. sous la vile de
Londres, a une profondenr de 100 picds
de la surface de la terre IN lac dean
pnre ct froide, qui mesure 1896 miles
carries. II pent fonruir tous les %jouls,
pour la coDsommation do la Vile, 1885,
600, 600 do gallons d'cau potable
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

81 vous avez besoin dc papier a %lett'e,
des nvelopes, des afficl'es, DIES circn-
~laires, DIES cartes de marriage on d" Wis
lite, vnu pouveZ les avoir faite Il TOt1ice
du COURIER Il un prix tres reasonable
ct ]rouvrage you donnera pleine salts
faction.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Api6s IN long d6lai l'ancien ~croiseur
%espagnoI, Reina Mercedes, qni await
etc coul6 pres DO Ia bale de Santiago, le
Gjuin, par la hotte de Sampson, il etc
renfiou6 ct renvoye au quai dc cette
vile. Les r%6parages necessaires seront
fats, ct do Santiago 10 Reina Mercedes
sc rendrd a la Havane OH il attendra
les Ordres de Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Les idGes modernes germent partout
meme jusQu'en Cor6c, OIL l'emp6reur
Went dc causer une grande sensation
ell Sc coupant la queue ct s'habillant a
l'am6ricaine. Depuis t%oujours, on le
salt, les CorGens CONNIE lea Chinois
portaient II queue de chevenx du
SONNET dc In t6te ct c'est celle. Ia
qua coup6e 10 monarque coreen.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Une depGche de Madrid dit que la
%compagnie transatlantique espagnole SO
propose dc r6tablir prochainement 10
service dc SEES paquebots entire New
York ct un port espngnol qnelconque.
Les fonds n6cessaircs au r6tablisse-
ment de CO service seront fonrnis par
DIES Americans ct les %paquebots dc Ia
ligne navigueront sou lie pavilion es-
pagnOl.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Lie gouvernenr Foster a nomme
Judge Frank A. Monroe, de la conr
civile de Ia Nouvelle- Orleans, judge as
soci6 do la cour supreme Ell remplace-
ment du Judge Miller, d6ced6.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

LIE roi Oscar de Suede est age de 40
ans ct r6pnte lie monarQue le plus sa-
want du monde. C'cst un fin lettre, un
orateur eloquent, ct nn poete dis
tingn6,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Printers in need Of a good newspaper
press can get one at n bargain by APP
plying at this Office soon. Il. Hoe e.
Co. make /; will print an S-column folio /;
is in fine condition can be seer in oper-
alton and will be sold at half original
cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

The COURIER is prepared to do all
kinds of job work cheap for cash. Come
and let rs tell you about it before yon
60 elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

DR.. r. M. Littell has returned to
OpelOusas, and resumed practice. His
offices is ON Main street, adjoining st.
Landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

Parties having job printing done at
the COURIER Office must remember that
we do work at a very low figure but we
cannot do work on credit at cash prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

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 u knows even that he
has a tongue =? So it is with business.
Ii you do not advertise people do not
know, or they forget, that yOu are in
businss. Advertising is the legitimate
tongue of business. Try a business To-
Cal in the COURIER and see if it will not
benefit You.
ID. X. B~reazeale, the we'll known mill
wright, will make Opelonsas his head
quarters for some tine to come, and is
prepared to undertake any work in his
line. Orders through the p~ostoffice will
have prompt attention.
Lawyers who have briefs to print are
respectfully reminded that the COURIER
Printing office is thoroughly equipped
for tho prompt execution of that kind
Of work, and guarantees satisfaction
both as to quality and price.
Are you a subscriber to the COURIER
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Very Desirable Home For Sa'''

one block from tatl"llr Ciiartt ,a;;ces and
tntcaH, Louisiana. FInr House, cut nnjy BY
grounds. we'll wttrrcl and fenced hPtdis.r ff
to j. ~iilgnal, Lafayette. La Oh W"
e, j. Thompson, bpclolIslS, La.
October 4. 1898. Il
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01
STILL IN TIL RING.

The recent fire which destroyed oni Wate-
house has caused no literrnp tioi to Olr bust
ness here. Mr.. j. Il. Clements still represents
the firm. and is located in the hnildin@ Gppo-
site the Pipe Factory at the entrance" to town,
where he ia prepared to
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

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If not, why not?
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NON.RESIDENTS.
No. II. VIOLET. IRIS A.

No. II. VIOLET, MRS. A.
One lot and improvements situated in Ope-
lousas, bounded II by South at, a by Mrs. Cooke.
O by HAMS by Walnut st. Valued at $3.50.
Corporation taxes S. co; water works tax
81. so; school tax $40. Total taxes $3.50 with
interest and costs.
No. 10. WENTWORTH, &. W.
Lot and improvements situated III Opelousas,
bounded II by Landry st, s by Vine st, e by Rail-
road ave, W by railroad. V"lucsi at $1,000. Cor
pOration tax $1,000; water works tax g.. 90 E;
school tax 50 50. Total taxes $3.50 with inter
est and costs.
On said day l will sell such portion OF said
property as each debtor will point out. and N
case the debtor will not point out sufficient
property, 1 will at once and without further
delay, sell the least quantity of said property Of
any debtor, which any bidder will buy for the
amount of taxes, interest and cost due by saId
debtor. The sale will be without appraisenent,
for cash in legal tender money-of the United
States. and the property sold shall BIO redeem
able any time for the space of one year by pay
ing the price given. with twenty per cent and
cost and penalty added.
II. II. SANDOZ,
Tax Collector of the Board of Aldermen OF ths
Town of O~pelousas.
March II, lS99-6t.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-01

! lot and improvements situated in Opelou
sas, bounded n by Ciarey, 3 by Madison st. c
by Aclcr, W by IAncIle. Valued at $3.50. Cor
pOration tax $3.50; water works tax &l.25
school tax G24c. Total taxes S43Ts with inter
est and costs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-08

Phinney of Montpelier; Windham, Miss
Florence E. Clark of Brattleboro; Wind
sor, Mrs. K. j. Wallace Of White River
junction. Mrs. G. w. Gurnsey of Mont
pelier acted as recording secretary during
the convention.
Rev. r. K Marvin, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, conducted the prayer SER
vice which opened the afternoon session.
This service was followed by a memorial
service in memory of deceased members,
conducted by Rev. w H. Collins. At 3
o'clock the resolution committee presented
resolutions as to their future work and
rendered the thanks of the convention to
the corresponding secretary, the people of
Brattleboro, the clergymen who assisted
during the convention, the music commit
tee and the railroad for reduced rates.
Then followed a catechism on the order
by Mrs. e. Trask Hill. Mrs. Hill ques-
toned the members upon the constitution
and mentioned some Interesting incidents
connected with her work in Massachusetts
for the encouragement of the Vermont
members. Miss Gurnsey then conducted
a short conservation and admission SER
vice, three new members being added to
the order. The convention closed with
music and the benediction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-08
GRAFTON,

Misses Nellie and Grace Howes left on
Wednesday for New York.
W. s. Stearns and family have returned
TO their home In Brattleboro.
Mrs. Minnie Zuill left on Monday for
her home in Syracuse, n. Y.
Reuben Stearns is staying with his
daughter, Mrs. A. J. French.
Miss Marston returned to her school in
auckland, Mass, on Saturday last.
Miss Abbie Katherine Leonard has re-
turned from a short visit at Keene, n. II.
Mrs. Mary Howard and son Chaplin re-
turned to their home in Meriden, Conn,
on Tuesday last.
Prof. G. II. Cambridge and wife return
ed to Peacham, Vt, on Saturday last,
where he resumed his position as principal
of Caledonia county grammar school,
Rev. w. II. Cambridge, who has spent
most of his vacation abroad, was here for
few days this week and will probably re-
turn after visiting his brother at Peacham.
Miss Amy Davis, Leon Thompson, Har-
Ian Leonard and Willie Bathric left on
Monday last to attend school at Leland and
Gray seminary in Townshend. Carl Rice
is at Mount Hermon, Mass. Miss Alice
| Haskns is to enter Smith college and John
Daniels returns TO Worcester academy mex
| week