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The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
~Instruisons lie Peuple.

Co refet de gloire qui nous arrive du
vieux monde nOus impose dc nonVeanx
devoirs, an premier rang desquels nous
devOns placer la .n6cessite de tirer lie
peuple de sa l6thargie ct de faire par
venir jnsqa'a lui les bienfaits de Pin.
instruction. L~'ignOrauce, c'est la mis-.
ere, l'instruction, c'est la fortune: Fig
norance, c'est l'esclavage, INSTRUCTION,
c'est III libelt8. La mere dOit o ialt
i l~'enfant qu'elle a mis- au monde; lie
pAre hi doit 10 pain; In soci6t6 lui dalt
l'instruction. Et CO peuple que nous
devons instruire, c'est le vral penpie:
oelui Qni fravaille; labourenrs tet artIs-
ans, lesspares nourriciers dn genre n
mnin, ceux qui construisent, ceux qui
sAmeDt, mais qni, h6las! ne recolfenS
pas toujours. Onvrons a celx-la ct a
deux b~attants, les portes du temple qni
rSpand SD lumiere bienfaisante sur lie
monde; assurOns- nonss que cette In
miere p6netre j~usqa'aaX plus humbles
chaumieres; ct vec ellie faisons y AZ
river ces perOles de Lamennais: "kiom
mes dB-trarail, prenez done courage, ne
vous manquez point d vons-m6mess eft
Dieu.ne~vous manquera point. Chacup
do vos efforts produira son fruit, anne
Ylera dams votre sort une amelioratlon,
d'ou Successivement. en- sortlront dau-
tres encore, iusqu'au jour on la teTre,
pleinenient Tenouvel6e, sera CONNIE un
champ d0nt uDe meme famille recaellie
et partage ia moisson," MERCER.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

La nis6re On Prusse, scion de-
pAche de Berlin, s'est accrue tellement
4aii " q des cOmmunes on la popula-
tion george les olliens pour en- manger
10 viaude. Les chooses en- cont arrives
4 &c point que lie conseii municipal de
Gnben, vOuiant r6gIementer... Get u.s.
sae. Went desd6cider dams sa derhi6re
seance que, dor6navant, les clliens des-
tia6s a 6tTe ilaffg6s seront amen6s a Pa
battoir communal on il aura uneasec-
ton canine" I'll est aussi question ain
ataller nneebouchere on fon ne debitera
que de Ia viaHde de CHEN. +sH
lie Danger des Rhumss ct La Grippe
lie danger 10 plus grand des rhames
ct de la grippe est la pneumonia. 81
d8sspr6cautions raisonnables sOnt ad0p-
ties ct on 80 sert de Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy, lie danger est 6Eite.
ParHniles millions qui 81 sont servi de
de remede pour ces maladies mons ne
COMMISSIONS aucun cas- .quiy ait tourne
Ell ~pnenHOBi6, qni d6montre Gonelu-
sivement que ciest un preventif certain
de cetse dangereuse maiadie. Ii gn6rit
uf rfEume on nm attaqne de Ia grippe
en- aaoins de temps q ne tout autre traite-
meet. II est agreeable et certain. A
vSHdFe par Bassaile e. DesuHarais.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Clerks Wise Suggestion.

81 hAv" lately been much troubled
with hXss~i,sia. %helching and sour sto-
m~aelhSWlites NJ. S. Mead, leading phar-
maCist of Attleboro, Mass. II could cat
hardy anything without suffering Sow
eral honrs. My clerk s%uggested try
kohol Dyspepsia Cure, which | did
with NEST llapny results. | have had
nuts after such u time. their digestion
must be- pretty good. eudnrse KodoI
Dyspepsia Care heartily You don't
have to diet. Eat NIL tn" good food you
want but don't overload the stomacll.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests yonr
food. Opera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Brain Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent author
tiles. They have dispelled the silly no
ton that one kind Of food is needed fnr
brain, another for muscles, and still an
other for bones, A current dict will
not only nourish q particular part OF the
body, but it will sustain every other
part. Yet, However good your food
may be. its nutriment is destroyed by
indigestion or dyspepsia. You must
prepare for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular doses OF
Green's August Flower. the %favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. A
few doses aids digestion. stimulates the
liver to healthy action, purifies the
blood and makes you feel huoyant and
vigorous. Yon can get DR. G G Green's
reliable remedies ut A. s. Brand & Co.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
A Fire,nan,a Close Cali.

81 stuck to my engine. although every
Joint acf,eti and every nerve was rncked
with PAIN" writes c. w. Bethany. 40
connective fireman, of Burlington, Iowa.
81 was weak and pale, without any ap-
petite and all u down. AS was,abOnt
to give up. | got a bottle OF Electric
Bitters, and after taking it | felt as we'll
as | ever did in my life" Weak, sickly.
run down people always gain new life,
strength and vigor from their use. Try
them. Satisfaction guaranteed. Price
5Ocents.. Mason's drug store. Z
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

~ al boit6 dams la pharmacie dc Mr..
Blackmon IN soir'' dit Wesley, Nelson,
de Hamilton, Gic., ct il ma demands
d. essayer Cham6erlain's Pain Balm
pour lie rhumatisme don't i avais souf-
fsrt pendant Iougtemps. Je lui al re-
pondue que avais pas de confance
en- aucun retnedec car tout await faill6.
il dit: ST Ghamberlain's Pain Balm ne
vous soulage pas, je ne YOU charge
rien. j. ai pIfs upe bouteille ct m EN-
suis servi scion les directions et dams
aDe semains j'etais guefi ct b al pas
souffert avec 10 rhumatisme depuis. A
veudre pas Lassalle & Desmarais.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Some of the enthusiastic friends of
The C0mmoner exaggerate the income
from the paper while unflendly critics
belittIe the papers success. The fact is
that the receipts have exceeded the eX-
penditures sufficiently to insure the sue
cess Of the enterprise, but not sufficient
ly to relieve the editor of the necessity
OF lecturing occasionally. The result ia
entirely satisfactory, for-the lectures en-
able the editor to coue into contact with
the people throughout the country and
thus better equip himself for editorial
w0rk.-CommOner.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Danger of Colds and Ia Grippe.

The greatest danger from colds and la
grippe is their resulting III pneumonia.
1t feHstnal,le care is used, !roNe."r, and
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy taken, all
danger will he avoided. Aming the
tens of thousands who have used. this
remedy for these diseases We have yet
To learn uf II single ease having ~lesuited
III p]licumnneia, which shows conclusive
fy that II Is II eettaln preventive of that
dangerous matidy. 1t will cure Il cold
or an attack OF Ia grippe in less time
than any athrr Treatment. X is PLEASANT
and safe to take. For sale by The Opera
House Drug Store and all dealers IN
medicine,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 6tait pris dun
attaq1e de coliques I'm cholera NOR
bins pendant Z absence de votre docteur
OF que les pharmacies etaient ferm6sf
Apr6s 1he experience de &c jenre vous
aarieE toujonrs Chatnberlain's Collie,
Cholera ahd Diarrhoea Remedy dams
II maisBhs fmais pourquoi esp6rer que lie
eLevaisoitsyol6 avant de fermer lecu-
RE aselef. "A yendre pas L~assalle s.
DesInaraigf
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

II hobbIed into Mr.. Blackmon's drug
store evening" says Wesley Nelson,
of Hamilton, Ga, "and he asked mt Ia
Try Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu-
matism with which | had suffered for IA
long time. told him 1 had no faiti. in
any medicine as they nil failed. He said:
We'll if Chamberiain's Pain Balm daes
not help you, you need not nay for it,
took a bottle of it home and used it ac-
cording to the directions and in one
week | was cured, and have not aince
been troubled with rheumatism" Sold
by the Opera House Drug Store and
by all dealers in medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

The only genuine real estate paper
published in America. 1t c%irculates IN
every state in the Union. Parties in
terested in buying, selling or exchange
ing land, merchandise or other prop
erty will find what they want In The
NATIONAL LAND LIST. Lit Is jam full OF
special bargains and offers OF exchange.
Single copies by mail 10 cents, Address
THE NATIONAL LAND LIST PUBLISH
ING Co, Green Ridge, Missouri.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

What would you do # taken with
collie or cholera morbus when your
physician is away from home and the
drug stores are closed? After one such
emergency you will always keep Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy iii your home; but why wait
until the horse is stolen before you lock
the stable9 For sale at the Opera Houee
Drug Store and all dealers inmedicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
The Last Heard Of 1t

"My little boy took the cronp one night
and soon grew 80 bad You could hear
him breathe all W. the house," says F.
d. Reynolds, Mansfield, o. 1--WE feared
he would die. but II few doses of One
Minute Cough Cure quickly relieved
him and he vent to sleep. That's the
cough cure like ttiat valuahit!' One
Minute Cough Cure IL absolutely safe
and acts Immediately. For coughs, colds.
cronp, grip. bronchitis and all other
throat and lung tronbles it is n certain
cure. Very pleasant to take. The little
.Ones like it. Opera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Had to Conquer OF Die.

~ was inst abnnt gone" writes Mrs.
Rosa Richardson. of Laurel Springs,
NC. II had consumption no bad that
the best doctors said | cnuid not live
more than adDontt, hut | began to use
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
and was wholly cured by seven bottles,
and am now stout and we'll" It's an
unrivaled life-saver in Consumption,
Pneumonia, La Grippe and Bronchitis;
infallible for Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Hay Fever, Group or Whooping Cough.
Guaranteed bottles soc and 81. Trial
bottles free at Mason's drug store. :
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

You can help anyone whom You find
suffering from inhamed threat, laryn-
geal trouble, bronchitis, coughs, colds,
ETC., by advising the use of BILLIARDS
HoREHoUND SYRUP; the great remedy
for coughs and colds. Price % and 5O
cents. Opera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
The Southern Farm Magazine.

Public education is n subject occupy
ing greater attention that aver before In
the South. Many meetings are being
held with the object of strengthening
school facilities, and many speeches are
being made to that end. In the vast
majority OF eases these speeches follow
beaten tracks. But in the February is
sue of the Southern Farm Magazine
some now thoughts arc suggested.
Leading ia these is q plea by DE Charles
ID. McIver OF North Carolina in heiialf
Of the white country girl of the South,
on the ground that the most important
factor in civilization is the white girl,
who, lis mother and primary teacher, IL
to do the most important teaching for
tho human rae Editorially the Maya
zinb adverts to the healthy signs OF
growing, %justiiahle criticism OF conven-
tional educational methods and OF tue
evils growing out of the intimate rela-
tions between party politics ana the
schools, while Peter Pechin. in his spe-
ciei department., volunteers some char
acteristic comments upon%Ae worse than
waste due to q Worship Of Nrong tfleo'
ries about education. Otlhr leading
scribing in graphic. picturesque strain
the changes which have beenN Wrought
about in Southwest Louisiana through
the r~ice-growing industry; by pr. E. G.;
Commissioning some hints rural
sanitation, and by Thomas II. Eeans, on
the reclamation OF salt marstN lands.
The special departments of the Magazine
are up to their usually inte,esti6Asan&
valuable standard.
The Southern Farm Magazine is pub
lished monthly by the Manufacturers
Record Publishing Co, Baltimore.
Price 81 a year.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

There is probably no disease or on
.dition of the human system that causes
more suffering and distress than piles.
TABLER's BUoKEYE PILE OINTMENT
cures them quickly, without pain or
detention from business. Price Soc
in bottles. Tubes, 75c. Opera House
Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy
states that she is going to visit us under
the cognomen of Countess Stupingi.
After she arrives her royal liighness will
find out that this is a country a queen
might be proud to visit under her owD
name.-Lake Charles American.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

lie president Roosevelt, dit-on, dot
reDdre publique aujourd'huisa decision
dane l'appel de liamirai Schley, ct ron
croft savoir quecette decision s%outien-
dra le verdict de la majorit6 de 10 cour
d'enqu6te-c'est-a-dire qu'elle sera ad-
verse aINAmiral.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Saved Him From Torture.

Tiers is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make life iptnierahle. No posi
ton is comfortable. The tortute is un-
ceasing. De Wits Witch Hazel SaIve
cures piles at once For skin t~Iiseases,
cuts, burns, bruises. all kinds of wounds
it is unequa!let. j. s. GealI, st. Paul,
Ark, says: "Fr"m 1865 | suffered will
the ~protruding, bleeding piles and could
End nothing to help me until | used
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes completely cured me-" Beware of
counterfeits. Opera House Drugstore.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Don't let the hand of time paint wrin-
kles on your face. Keep young by
keeping the blood pure and the diges-
tive organs in u healthful condition.
HERBINE will do this. Health is youth,
disease and sickness brings old age.
Price 80 cents. Opera House Drug
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Has world. wide fame for marvellous
cures. It surpasses all other salve,
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts. Boils,
Corns, Burns, Sores. Felo,ls, Ulcers,
letter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Skin
EruptioDs and Chapped Hands. Infal-
lible for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only
csc at Mason's Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Our thanks are due to England and
Germany for not letting Russia and
Austria help Spain whip ia. and our
thanks are likewise due to Russia and
Autria for preventing England and Ger
many from getting together and holding
us Wlliie Spain whipped us.-CemmOner.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

LassdIietl& Desmarais vois ren1ra
votre argent si yous n'ates pas satisfait
apr6s avoir fait usage de Chamberlain's
Stomach ARd Liver Tablets. Ills que
rissent les d6sRrdres d. estomac, 10 bile,
10 constipation et 10 NAL de t6te. Prix
% cents. Exdthplaifes gratis.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Les 16clamations d. autres remedies
pour Ia toux qu' lis sont a,issi hon que
Chamberlain's sont effectivement dis,
pDs6 p,aar, Ie t~emoiguage ~suivant de Mr..
Q. D. Glass IN employee de Bartlett &
Dennis Co., Gardiner, Ne. Il dit:
Javais continue "a accumuler ua rhume
ii IN toux depuis rhiver de 1897, essa
yanr, teutes les remedies sans effets per.
mauent, guard un jour etant dams, Ia
pharmacis de ME-. HOuIehan qui me
eonseillaid easaysr Ghau'berlain's Congh
Remedy, ct a offert de me rendre mon
aFgent 81 je A. etai pas gu6ri. Mes
poomous ct tubes branchiales etaient
tres malade a cette 6Poque, mails je fus
compl6tement gu6ri pas ce rem6de, ct
- IN en- sert tenjours Quand j'ai no
rhume ct trouve UNI s0Hlagement
prompt. Je le rccommande d mes amis
cs puts afirmer que c'est 10 meilieur de
tons les remedies pour la toax. A Een-
df6 par Lassalie & Desmarais.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Working Overtime.

Eight llour laws are ignored by those
~tireless little workers, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are always at work,
night and day, curing Indigestion, Bill
BUSINESS, Constipation, Sick Headache
and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel trOu-
bies. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only
25c at Mason's drug store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Nicaragua or ianama? The House of
Representatives has declared for the first
and now IT looks as if others, including
the Caual Commission, want The Shorter
route. All of which is eqnivaIentto say
ing that the whole project will langnislI
longer-to the joy Of the transcontlnen-
tai railway
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Blizzard blasted. sunparched locust
and-potato- bug-In;tsted western Kan
sas is said nevertheless 10 hn underlaid
with gold in minute microscopic parIi-
cies as II compensation. One professor
at the University of Kansas says that
the sub-soiI will pay $50 tn tho ton.
This is rich earth.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Nervous children are almost always
thin children. The Outdoor boyn is
seldom WHITE's CREAM YER
MrFUGE is the best preventive of nerv-
usness It strengthens the system and
assists to that sort of flesh, which ere
ates strength and power of endurance.
Price % cents. Opera House Drug
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Are you nervous, run down, weak and
dispirited? Take a few doses of HER
BINE. It will infuse new energy, new
life into the exhausted nerves, the over
worked brain or muscular system, and
put a new face on life and business.
Price so cents. Opera House Drug
Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

An Oklahoma paper is responsible for
the following story concerning IA man
who went to the city and decided to
treat himself by attending the theatre:
He went up to the ticket window and
pianking down a five-doIlar gold piece
asked for a good seat, The show was
the Forty Thieves The ticket agent
showed out q ticket and a dollar chatge.
Picking up the dollar the farmer started
out of the building. "Hold oni" called
the ticket seller, "you've forgotten your
ticket" keep it, dern yer" replied the
farmer, ~ don't care to see tire other 3d.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

A billlla been introduced in congress
to provide for q court OF appeals to pass
upon pension applications. A court Of
repeals" should also be constituted to
repeal a lot of the pensions already
granted.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Representatives of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis offered To sell "Beauvoir" to the
State Of Mississippi, to be used as a Sol
diers' home for $4,000, provided it
should be called the Jefferson Davis
Hama. $50
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Dams les batiments du Vatican, il
v a plus de 1000 sales ct corridors ct
HOO cham bres. si Pom compile les quar-
tiers de la gardo suisse, les ecuries les
femises ct entrep6ts on les jardiuiers
placent leurs ontils. On dit QUEEN viron
ZOO personBes travailleDt au Vatican
d l'ann6e at demeurent dams ces bati-
meDte.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Perhaps Mr.-What's the name of that
fellow who wrote the naval historyq-
would like to test the popularity of the
naval clique by following mp the track
left across the country by Admiral
Schley.-Commoner.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

! "A. s. Braud, the druggist, will refund
you your money il y0n are n0tssatisied
after using Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They cure disorders of
the stomach, bili0usness, constipation
and headache. Price % cents. Samples
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Parfnmefies 1t ARTICLES de t~oilette i
70 plarmacie de l'Qp6ra, A. S. Braud 81
Co., propri6taires.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

A young woman of New Jcraey has
been furnishing the weather forecasts
of that state for two months. 1t in not
recorded that the fair sex insures fair
weather, nor ON the other hand, that
the temperature has been any mOre
variable than usual.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

The Philippine Islands constitute the
biggest elephant your Uncle Samuel
ever had on his hands and just what to
do with them is the1lardest problem the
old man has ever had to solve.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

When pain or irritation exists on any
part Of the body the application oil
BALLARD's SNOW LINEMENT will give
prompt relief. Price % and % cents
Ooera House Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Ayez- vousl besion gdes invitation
do marriage9 A l'otice du COURIER
voue p01veuz en- trouver do toutes
qualities ct a bon marche.. Z
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

UnSlespfosion de gaz a d6moli 'deux
batisasss tue treize p~ersonnes ct bless6
de cilQuRnte d cent autres a Chicago,
mercredi soir.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

81 vous d6sirez connaftre CO qui se
pAese autour de vous ct par toni
y monde, lisez le COURIER,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

The claim of others cough medicines
to be as good us Chamberlain's are eft
f~ectnally set at rest ia the following
testimonial of Mr.. c. ID. Glass, an en-
ploye of Bartlett 81 Dennis Co, Card
ner, Me. He says: II had kept adding
to IL cold and cough in the winterof ~,
trying every cough medicine | heard Of
without permanent help, until one day
| was in the drug store of Mr.. Honleiian
aud he advised mo to Try ChambeIlain's
Cough Remedy and offered to pas back
my money if was not cured. My lungs
and bronchial tubes were very scr at
this time, but | was completely cured by
this remedy, and have since always
turned to it when | got Il cold, aud soon
find relief. | also recommend 1t tu my
friends and am glad to say it iSthc best
of all cough medicines For sale by
the Opera House Drug Store aud by all
dealers in medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

Place your valuable papers in asafety
deposit box in the st. Landry State
Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

See A. G. Skies for Lumber, Shingles
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

If this chilly weather worries you
think what is happening to the unfor-
tunate people up north.-Weekly Ameri-
aoN
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

knvoyez Q prescriptions a 10 phar-
aaacae de p0p6ra, A. S. Braud s. Co.,
N~xopgiktaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

New Orleans has 225 miles of street
railway.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

It is better 10 be beaten in trying to
do right than it is to succeed in doing
wrong.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
NOTICE
FOR SALE,

a desirable ami we'll improved properly,
centrally located for business, tknown as the
Hadden rc''lcnce) is offered for sale. 1t con-
Sists of abort thrcc acres of ground, with @
cabin for tenants. crib, stables, etc. There is a
garden on the place, with some nice bearing
pecan trees. Price, 5000.
For further particulars, apply to
JAMES Ii. HOUSTON,
Dee, Is, 1900. Real Estate Agent.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Bucklen'g Arnica salve

Ia child sometimes gets on the wrong
track because of Il misplaced switch.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

"He~wllo by his trade woald thrive,
Must not neglect to ADVERTISE
" p. T. Barnum.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
The National Land List,

Plans are under way to form q print
ing press trust.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

An eminent English medical expert
says that an excess OF salt il productive
of cancer
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
WANTED.

Reliable man for Manager of q Branch Qfict
we wish to open in this vicinity. Hero is
good opening for tie tisht man. Kindly give
good reference when writing.
The "A. H. Morris Wholesale House,
G~iRci0nRfi, Ohio.
Illustrated catalogue 4 cts stamps. ia 11-6t
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15

cSSAs1ASsSaassa Proceedings OF political meet
,.Z5ASTs.%a ingS. obituary notices, cards of
ss@ayN%5@s thanks, etc, will be published as
ADVERTISEMENTS and must be paid for. Parties
Interested will please bear this IN mind
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
FOR SALE.


A good Secondhand Soda Water Genera,
tor can be- purchased eheaply by applying to
JAMES III HOUSTON
The Opelousas courier., 1902-02-15
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute,
....EAA ia HEg"i

Apply in advance for hoard and for
printed circular of information, address,