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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

We want our confrere Of the
Opelousas COURIER to excuse us
for not mentioning the fact that
his sterling journal has entered
upon the 53rd year of its useful
and honorable existence. Fifty
years Of continuous publication
means more than most people
suppose in the journalism Of the
State, and there are few who stop
to think of the vicissitudes that
have been met with, Of the count
less obstacles that have been over
come, and of the ingratitude that
it has had to brush aside. This
splendid paper has been in the
Sandoz family for this long period
of time, and we, who in the years
of our boyhood were delighted to
read the productions of the father,
have been pleased to see that the
sons have maintained its high
standard and never once allowed
its pennant to dip in the mire OF
pollution. The COURIER is an
authority on democracy-a DEM
ocracy that prevailed in the days
of Sandoz the father-and it is
democracy that has become rare
in these days of cheap patriotism
We send greetings to our confrere
-Avoyelles Blade.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
Letter to ThOs. iii. Lewis.
OPELOUSAS.


Dear Sir: As your business is
to get people into and out of
trouble, suppose you consider
their paint; it makes 'em almost
as much trouble as money, except
of course matrimony.
They buy poor paint good
deal; they don't mean to; they
don't know any better; they buy
without thinking. Bad paint isn't
good. It looks good-enough for
a year; then begins to get rusty;
but changes SO slowly, one don't
notice it.
Looking isn't all. The busi-
ness of paint is to keep house
dry inside, the wood and iron of
it; keep it from rotting and rust
ing. Takes good paint to do it.
Good and bad paint are sold at
one price, or about that. One
can't 60 by the price at all; as
with lawyers, the price has moth
ing to do with goodness or bad
ness; and costs are worse yet; the
| painter and sheriff colne-in fol
| their share.
But the probability is that :
man, who paints Devoe, will come
out on top.
| Yours trnlv
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
TAKEN up AS AN EsTRAY.

By the undersigned, ON South Hope Planta-
ton. about 10 miles southwest of Opelousas, o
jersey Bull, about four years old, faWn color,
brand on ear marks; short horns, inclined up.
ward aud backwards. The owner Is notified to
come forward, prove property, pay costs and
take him away, or he will be disposed OF ac-
cersIinR to law z. II. YOUNG,
Oct a. 19oA--1In Vile Plate p. o., La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Mr. e. a.. Crews, who has just
opened fruit, produce and COM
mission business ID Sandoz Opera
House building, is prepared to
serve his customers and the pub
lic with the best in his line. Call
OH him.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Miss Beatrice Gordon, George
0lmi and his talented son Arthur,
leading actors connected with the
M. Brown Comedy Co.. paid
The COURIER Office an extended
and enjoyable visit during their
ap Id Opelousas this week.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Printers-A Washington hand
press, will print 7-column paper,
IN first-class condition, will be sold
very cheap if applied for soon.
Address Courier Office, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Now is the accepted tiu1e--the
DcURHER has a long list of delin-
quent subscribers. Ii you owe
tor your paper you viii confer q
avOr BY calling at the Office and
settling up.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

In order to correctly round out
the picture, the characters, cos
tunes. accoutrements and scenery
portray in Ringing Brothers un-
eoualed production of Jerusalem
and the Crusades, the costllest
pipe organ ever constructed IS
shown in the church settings.
This organ is one of extraordinary
volume and richness of tone, and
exceIs instruments of a similar
kind found in the famous old
cathedrals Of Europe. Accom-,
panied BY the instrument a grand
chorus Of 200 specially selected
voices rise aud blend IN classical
selections, filling with wonder
fully sweet harmony the vast can
vas amphitheater, capable OF com
fortably seating 10000 people
Will exhibit at Opelousas Thurs
day, Nov. 10.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
Farmers, Attention.

have for sale seed of the most prolific cotton
grown. My "AToore's Excelsior Proiine" Cotton
will Droliuce two bales of cotton per acre on
any good land It is extra early In maturing
and a tall grower and will Withstand extreme
siry and wet weather better than any other
cotton ever grown IN this climate. Price PEE
Snstsel III m. Mrs. l.. NJ. ROY.
Apply 60 Henry ]. Roy. Agt, De3ean Plantas
ton, near Washington, La. loc6 1a-1Io
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Attorney General Guion has
ruled that the State Board or
&lsctions plan TO delegate TO
parish school boards the expendl-
lule Of the proposed school bond
issue fund was illegal.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Mr. Og6 Guilbeau, of Sunset,
La., has lost two mules, for the
recovery Of which he offers o lib
eral reward, as will be seen by the
hdvertisement in another column.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Town residence for rent-nice
nsighborhood, large shady yard,
tsEo-story dwelling, garden. Kent
1880 per month to the right
party. Apply at this office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

4 person voting upon the pro-
poEed amendments next Iueaday
aa simply to stamp s'for or
'againstb the amendment, .for
Aignifying that you wish to see
lhs amendment adopted and
against implying that you want
10 see it defeated.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

II you miss it you'll rue it.
What? "A True Kentuckian. "
Gandoz Opera House, Sunday
night, Nov. 6.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Anyone having a secondhand
nlling-top desk in good order for
sale can find a purchaser by apply
iug at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
TAKE gJp Aw AN EsTRAY

BIZ the undersigned in Lower Manau, o three
year old COW, not branded, and without car
marks, color red and yellow; has been ranging
IN the neighbBrhood about TWO years.
The owner is requested TO come forward
prove property. nay charges and take her
away or she will be disposed OF according to
Law CAMELUS VIDRINE.
Oct 22-lfn Ennice, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Miss Elenora Feray, of Abbe-
vile, paid a long-deferred visit
to her cousin, Miss Cecil Hollier,
last week. The cousins had never
met before, although almost with
in hailing distance Of each other,
figuratively speaking There was
great rejoicing when they met.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

The swellest line of dress goods
ii DIT eolors, and prices the low
sst, nj Robt. Chachere's.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
SHERIFF SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
DRY, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CT coMEAu VS.. CHARLES sWAINE.
No. 1928

By virtue of writ Of d. "a. issued out 81
the Hon. Sixteenth Judicial District Court IN
and for the parish of st. Landry, In the above
entitled and numbered suit and TO me directed,
have seized and will proceed to sell at pubic
auction, to the last and highest bidder 1s
the Court House, at Opelousas, La, ON
Saturday, November 5. 1904,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following described
property, to wit:
Nine acres Of cotton more or lees, In the neia,
seven acres Of corn, more or less 10 Ihe nei9.
one-half acre OF sweet potatoes, IN the nel0'
dred and forty pounds OF cotton seed, IN house;
ali Of above sftuated on plantation OF Mrs y. =.
Comeau on Bayou B9uf, known as tho HICKS
place.
A't'1' ". L. SWORDS.
cct ao 1904. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Several hundred choice straw
berry plants for sale at 30 cents
per 100. Apply to Edward Nc
NuIty, adjoining Haas race track.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

For sale cheap-A large square
III ground within the corpo ration.
For particulars apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Five buildings were destroyed
by FIRE at Alexandria, La, last
Tuesday. Loss, 100000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

For Rent-A residence in Opel
ousas, with large yard and garden.
Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

For RENT-A large store build
inc in the center of town, on same
block with postofice, q. s. Court
house, leading hotel, newspaper
and Job printing Office, and drug
store. Possession given imme-
diately. Apply at COURIER office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Secure your seats for "A True
Kentuckian" at Sandoz Opera
House tomorrow night, Nov. s.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

For Sale.-A secondhand Acme
oil engine, one-horse power, IN
GOOD order, will be sold cheap.
Apply at this office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

That splendid business stand
nnder Sandoz Opera, on Nam
street, is for rent. Apply at this
office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF CELESTE BELL. WIDOW OF
BAZILLE DAVID.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COUR.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No 1892.

Whereas, Pierre Mistric. of the parish OF
at. Landry, administrator of the above named
estate, has filed tableau of classification OF
debts of said succession accompanied by his
petition praying for the homoiogation OF the
same !; l.. -,
ners0ns interested to make opposition to said
fableau, to Gle same in writing, in my Office in
the town Of Opelousas within the time requir-
ed by law, why the said tableau should not be
homologated and confirmed. d.
YVES ANDREPONT,
C1arl
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Ring up 10, Cumberland, for
any kind of printing. Well do
ate rest.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

pretty line Of fashionable
shirt waists for fall and winter
lust opened at Robt. Chachere =.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

"A True Kentuckian" at San
sdog Opera House Sunday night,
Nov. 6.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

One of the best business stands
in town can be rented for SO 9
month. Apply 1T this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Old newspapers for sale at this
Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

subscribers in arrears plea$e
call and Settle up the Score.
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aTRaYRD on sToERN

II
From fha undersigned, near Sunset. about 3
branded on the thigh about thus: r. o
one is mare mule. dark brown color, no hair
on end of tail /; flle hnrse mule is q dun yellow.
beth gentle: as they came originally from Tex
as, it may be that they have returned there.
Is liberal reward will be psid for their return
or any information that win lead to sIleie 70
c0very. OGE GUILBEAU,
Nov s-1m Sunset P. @. La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05

Money to loan. Apply to r.
Mestric. LeonEiIle, La.
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The capital stock Of said corporation is here.
by fixed at the sum of thirty thousand
(ssa 0Oooo) dollars, divided into six hundred
(e0o} shares of the par value Of fifty ts5000l
dollars each, and the same to be paid as herein
provided for.
The business of this corporation shall COM
meuce when the snna Of flye thousand ee0,ooo,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

urgent sittings, and. in the language of
his secretary. his eXcellency was very
busy" From the moment when ne
gotiatiOns were broken off and war
preparations were openly carried on
throughout the land the elder states
men had a breathing space. Their field
work was finished: that Of the army
WAS about TO begin. One of them with
true samuria courtesy signified his
leisure by not forgetting the request Of
a foreigner
The drive TO the marquis house took
me 10 the furthest suburbs of the city
We passed many small two-wheeled
army carts drawn ,bX-ponies, and the
stfll smaller 0neS~drsHsR by coolies
Splashes Of red Of the stripes Of infan-
tfymen's new caps or trousers showed
through crates that were piled high in
contrast to the compact little boxes
that contained ammunition. The re-
servists from outlying districts were on
their way TO town. With each one were
his nearest friends. The road became
a procession of groups. II your serv-
ant is absent I'm Japan. the death, the
sickness, or the marriage of a friend"
calls him. IL is a land of groups of
friends. All the cronies of his age see
the recruit into the army, and see the
recruit become reservist back into it
again. The parting with his wife or
his mother or his sweetheart is usual
~ at the doorstep.
IL you looked away from the soldiers
and the policemen on the beat, at the
shops with their sliding screens pushed
back. making windows and doors and
show windows and show room into one:
at the Geographic signs and the garb
of the daily workers. either nearby or
in the fields, the vista still had every
thing in common with the japan of for
~ years ago, which knew no world but
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ground the Russian empire.) A farm
labOrer in those days was as far from
the right TO bear arms as a longshOre-
man is from a bishopric. Yet this Va
magata has lived to lead one army,
whose soldiers We're composed of all
classes and armed with modern rifles,
in a victorious foreign war; and he
may yet take the field in another and
infinitely greater one, when the forty
waiting transports Gmprovised from
steamers) shall carry an army of SO0.-
600 or 1000 men TO Korea and Man
churia.
II had gone to see him forty years
ago-when could not have gone unless
1 had been a Japanese, and worn a
queue and two swords-we should have
sat on mats with our legs crossed IN
houses without windows, doors or
chairs. Profound would have been our
bows. delicately worded our cOmpli-
ments. Today. / drove into a tree
studde yard that was entirely Japanese.
surrounding "A stone and sJucco build
ing which was distinctly Occidental.
(The japanese have found our houses
more comfortable, if less artistic than
their own. Their sylvan effects they
most wisely retainD ] was uShered in
10 a reception room that might be
that Of a weIl-tO-do person with dis
tinction of taste at home. Tamagata
has in this age the versatility and the
classic simplicity Of being soldier and
statesman IN one that we associate with
another age. a field marshal by right
Of his victories; one of the five elder
statesmen; the mikado's counselor in
civil we'll as in military affairs, and
the head Of the political coalition re-
sponsible for the present cabinet, he
stands for the policy and the admin
istration that brought on the war. He
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13
Kyle Slept Wen.

Representative Kyle of Ohio has
high. sweet tenor voice. and Is known
TO his colleagues as ''the sweet singer
from Ohio He is in great demand al
dinners. where he sings old Scotch
songs melOdiously. When he was out
campaigning in his district last fall he
arrived at a country hotel where half
dozen drummers We're TO put up for
the night also. Kyle told the iandIord
he wanted quiet room where he could
sleep undiSturbed as he was very tired
Next morning at breakfast the drum
mers were protesting loudly because
their rest had been disturbed by the
snoring Of the man in room 16. They
variously described the snoring as the
worst they had ever heard Most OF
them said they had not slept a wink.
How did you Sleep" asked one OF
the drummers Of Kyle.
Fine" said Kyle; never heard A
thing from the time I struck the bed
until this morning. got a great nights
rest"
In heavens name. where did you
sleep2" asked the drummers
in room 16'' Kyle replied.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13
lCopyright. 1899. by Conier.s Meeklyl

was the Chino-Japanese war. when the
world expected to see the giant crush
The midget under his thumb. and in
stead saw the mite raise the flag Of
victory over the giants belly. II was
then, by the weapons with which place
IS won, that Japan forced herself into
a position of power among the family
OF nations. EXtra-territoriality ceased:
foreigners are now under japanese law.
The japanese. people, thanks TO the
combination of Russia, Germany and
France. had 10 see the territory which
they had won by their blood fall to
the lot of Russia glacial approach"
The third period is at hand Ite task
is commensurate with the reward it
offers. BY her arms Japan must win
a place for her congested population
across the seas, with the prospect of
becoming one of the greatest of world
powers. 1t shows how long human life
may be in the chances and the deeds it
may compass. that the samurai before
me had lived through the two periods
TO help precipitate the third. Yet the
explanation is not so difficult A high
ly civilized race was simply trans
formed from fighting with swords to
fighting with sTnall-bOre rifles and bat
tleShips; from heralds to newspapers;
from hand to machine looms.
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of the palace grounds. which have the
formal security of wall and moat. Is the
mikado. dwelling i'm much the same
courteIy excIusiVeness as his ancestors
in hundreds Of barracks. an army. mod
ern IN equipment and arms, awaits his
call.
You never know. i'm this land, where
the east leaves off and the west be-
gins The groovings. like those Of a
japanese trap. are covered with lac
puer. Japan has discarded many of
her old institutions. and some she has
fitted out in high hats and frock coats
and bade ride IN a coupe instead of a
litter.
The geuro do not hold office. They
are not dictators even OF small prov
inces. These five old men have each
played such a part IN making modern
Japan that neither emperor nor peo-
pie want to take a serious step with
out asking their advice. Years are as
thick on their heads as medals on their
breasts. Ito is the great one; the one
who has the supreme touch Of genius.
At the other pole is Yamagata. the soil
der. as different from Ito a. a Bis
marck from a Mckinley. His critics
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

In other lands the withdrawal Of
ministers means the playing of fortissi-
mo passages with the brasses. On an
onther historical night thirty odd years
ago, the Paris crowd was crying, "On
20 Berlin." In Japan il is pianissimo
with the violins, which means more
than the brasses- There is no shouting
OF ION 10 Manehuriai" yet. The hush
OF the long-expected come true, the is
sue narrowed TO the extremity as the
one objective. the plain realization OF
this day. this hour, being a landmark
in the history, have outweighed super
fetal impulse, We who are in Toxic
today have Witnessed d racial phenom-
enon- Associating the thought of rab-
bic with q noisy mouth, one may feel
how by extremes the very Jinrikisha
coolies have taken on an air of SEN
atorial dignity. The man new TO Japan
only wonders, or thinks he is not get
ting what is advertised; others realize
that their study of the japanese smile
has only begun.
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BARON KoDABA v1CE-cH1EF OF THE GENERAL STAFF

Copyright, 1904 by Golfers Weekly.)
is not of the school of radicalism, but
Of the old school of Japan: a Tory
rather than a Whig. The manners or
other days in Japan are reflected in
him as the manners OF other days in
America are in an old-time Southerner.
Belongs to Two Eras.
1t was Yamagata the country gentle
man, the statesman, not Yamagata the
soldier, whom ] saw; this slight elder
~ man IN a frOck coat with his
bronzed face his high cheekbones. his
good humOred eyes, and hair turning
gray. in his person bringing one nearer
TO the old Japan, and in his military
power 20 the modern Japan. than amy
other man. His secretary. Mr.. Naka-
yama. who Interpreted for Us. is
Harvard graduate. But he is young and
born 10 This regime; ne has about him
the air Of The Occident. The marquis
belongs at once 10 this regime and TO
the one before As we slipped our cere-
monial tea, he talked Of the war which
was only sixteen hours old: the war
on which he had staked his regulations
the war which meant to his people
more than their political future-their
future as individuals. He spoke Of it
as simply and as calmly as II war were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

OF window At a target in his garden.
and we know that his keenest enthusiasm
Is for military affairs. If You said to
the nation AZ large that he was an able
ruler the nation would probably reply.
He is th1 mika9O His character is
certainly fortunate for the Japanese
as the cars is unfortunate for the Rus
slams. The head of a government with
constitution which he granted. his pow
ers are more nearly those Of the German
emperor than those Of the car He is
more like William I than William IT, An
AnSlo-SaXon would say that his best
quality was his sturdy common sense. In
a phrase, he IS a man of counsel" The
initiative which tie constitution gives
aim Is really less than that which the
reverence Of the people grants him.
Choosing the genrO as his Counselors in
this crisis. placing them as another force
OF criticism and veto above the cabinet.
IS not Characteristic Of a man who rushes
headlong into war.
Friends and Enemies.
The correctness of Japan's diplomatic
attitude toward the Russian. who is the
enemy toward the France. who is the
enemy's ally, toward the Germany who
watches coldIy for the main chance. as
well IS toward Great Britain. who is her
ally by treaty. and the United States
who Is her ally IA heart suggests that
Japanese might well take the place OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13
Roast duel. bv Thunder.
New York Tribune.)

An extraordinary effect Of lightning Is
reported from Lake Grandeur. in the
Nantes region a violent tempest burst
over the lake. with vivid lightning and
thunder. A number of boats were on
the lake. and while they were hurrying
to bank there was a tremendous peal
Of thunder. Almost Immediately there
fell among the boats the dead bodies OF
a large flock Of wild duck. some Of
them roasted To a nicely and some
charred 10 a cinder. Roast duck cooked
by lightning reads like a novelty. even
in the freaks Of meteorology. II it could
only be adapted to the quick lunch
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