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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The Baltimore fire has demon
strated the fact that brick build
ings are not much more proof
against FIRE than are frame struc-
tnres. Most of the buildings de-
stroyed were made of brick and
stone, but were swept away with
the greatest ease.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

We charge a legitimate and rea-
sonable price for all our job print
ing-a price at which we can af-
ford to do the work and the con-
sumer can afford to spend for
stationery. And we guarantee
good job printing.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The registration Office is now
open it the Courthouse in Opel
0naas, and will remain open for
she general registration Of all
those who are legally entitled to
register throughout the parish,
antil March 5, 1904. All those
who fail to register on or before
that date will be denied the right
10 yole IN any eleelion this year.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Continuous advertising creates
confidence. The prevailing opin-
ION Is that one cannot be con-
stantly before the public without
being found out and known for
What he is. The people believe
in man who can stand trial by
the pabIic.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The Court of Appeals upheld
the decision of the lower court in
the celebrated dog case of Marks
rs Luce, In New Orleans, where
damages were awarded for the
nuisance af i barking dog.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Mr.. Henry Gallois, the popular
manager Of the Cumberland Tele-
phone Co. at Opelousas, returned
10 his post of duty last Sunday,
after weeks absence visiting
relatives and friends ia KentWood +,
Miss.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Prince Napoleon IS chief ID
command of the Russian cavalry
id Manchnria. It is said that
politics make strange he'd fellows,
and sO does war when we see i
French General with the Bona
parke blood ii him IN command
0f the Cossacks Blade
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PAR
ISL OF ST. MARTIN.
In accordance with the terms of Judgment
rendered by the Honorable the Nineteenth
Judicial District Court Of the State of Louis
lana, in and for the parish Of st. Martin, iu the
above estate of Louis Delahoussaye, deceased,
Probate docket No. 30O1, ordering the saIe OF
the property belonging to the said estate, for
the purpose of etfecting a partition thereof
among the heirs, and by virtue of q commits
sion to me directed, /, Nj. l.. Swords, Sheriff of
the parish of st. Landry, will on the
Twenty-sevemth Day of February, 1904
offer for sale and sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, at the Courthouse
door, at OpelOusas, La, and between legal sale
hours, the following described property be-
longing to the aforesaid estate, to wit:
The southwest quarter of section twenty; the
southwest quarter of section thirty; the west
half and the southeast quarter of section thir-
ty two; the south half of section thirty four, i'll
township one. south of range one east; all frac
nOnal sections ten and twelve, township two,
south OF range one east; the west half OF the
northeast quarter; the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter; the northeast quarter CT the
northwest quarter; the west half of the south
east quarter; the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter; lots one and two. section eight,
township three, south of range two east; the
northwest quarter of section thirty-siX; town
ship three south range one west; the south
east quarter of section ten, township four
south of range one west; the northwest quar-
ter. the southeast quarter of section twn the
west haaf OF the northeast quarter; the east
half of the northwest quarter of section TWEEN
tyslx; the east half of section thirty f0nr town
ship four, south of range two west, containing
in all about thrty-one hundred and thirty-fOur
21-l0O superficial acres, situated in st. Landry
parish, Southwestern Land District of Lonia-
lana.
The said lands will be sold by lots, as de
seribed herein. Terms and conditions, cash.
NJ. l.. SWORDS.
Jan. %, 1904-1m Sheriff
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
-AR&A-

All those who wish to vote in
the coming municipal, guberna-
torial, congressional and presi-
Dental elections must register
again.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Fred. L. Santloz has just re-
celved carload of buggies and
other vehicles which he is offering
cheap. See advertisement in an
other column.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

About the only observance of
the anniversary of the ''Father
0f his Country" here on the 22d
was the closing Of the banks aud
pnhlic offices.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

IA Good Roads Convention will
be held in New Orleans April 6
and I, and Louisiana, Mississippi,
Texas, Alabama and Tennessee
will be asked to send delegates.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

LosTAt or near the Street
Fair on Monday night, a gold
scarf pin, crescent set with pearls.
A suitable reward for its return
at this office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Just arrived and for sale, a car
load of Texas horses, well broke.
Horses may be seen In lot oppo-
site j. K. SantIoz's store. Apply
10 j. Z. Burnett.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

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, 1904-02-27

In the second primary held in
Galcasieu parish on the 18th inst.
Ir. led. j. Reid was elected BY a
majority OF 835 votes and Mr..
Gardiner defeated bis opponent
by 396 votes.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

One half or the whole of the
lower story Of the Sandoz Opera
House, i'll the centre of town, is
for rent. Apply at this office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Town residence for nice
neighborhood, large shady yard,
|two-story dwelling, garden. Rent
$3.50 per month to the right
party Apply at this ofice.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Wanted-A position in an Office
as stenographer and typewriter.
Address Mcpherson Casse, Grand
Coteau, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

For rent, store building % by
so feet on Main street, one block
from St. Landry State Bank. For
terms, etc., apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

That splendid business stand
under Sandoz Opera, on Nam
street, i for rent. Apply 1T this
Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

ST. Landry receives from the
State the sum of $1,872.42, being
the interest on the sale of Six
teenth Section lands.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
-ARN q

Z For sale cheap-A large square
of ground within the corporation.
For particulars apply at this office
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

For Rent-the Opera House
Drugstore business stand. APP
ply ut the Courier Office for par
ticulars.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The Novelty Shop, near the
post office. All kinds of repairs.
JOB work and plumbing special
ty. j. A. DRUMMoND.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Misses Katie and Mamie Weis-
kopf, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Diet
IeiD.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

One of the best business stands
in town can be rented for SIS a
month. Applyaat this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The United States Senate rati-
fed the Panama Canal treaty by
a vote of Sc to Ia, Tuesday.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Wanted-Lady correspondent,
with view to matrin9ny. Ad-
dress x. 7. q, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The campaign COURIER eight
months @Dr $1.00. Send in your
dollar and keep posted
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Voters, remember you will not
be able to vote if you do not reg
ister again before April.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Divine services will be held at
the Episcopal Church on Sunday
next, Feb. %, at IL a. M.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

For Rent-A residence in Opel
ousas, with large yard and garden.
Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
The Sunny South.

Talking about weather-which
is subject everyone is interested
in-we manipulated the "silent
messengers of thought" all day
last Monday outdoors, on the
COURIER buildings front gallery,
which is a feat to be envied by
our Northern friends, who spend
most of their time at present
in a desperate effort to keep from
freezing to death. The Yankees
are compelled to be strenuous
during their winter months, or
give up the ghost. Why not come
to Gods country, where you don't
have to work all summer to save
money for fuel in winter to keep
warm, and waste your precious
time and temper in doing so:
.'The Sunny South. oh! for Sunny south,''
Is the cry up North, from house TO house;
While they, poor mortals, put in their time
Praying day and night for a warmer cline.
They rush, pell nell. along their streets
In search Of warm AMI cosy retreats;
Their policemen 100, desert their cold beats
70 find the man with stove that heats.
While We who Iiv, In "a more congenial place,
Are grateful to nature TO escape the mad race
OF our Northern friends, who set the pace,
Lamenting the day that brought them aface
With such nasty. beastly, fierce cold weather,
Compelling them all to huddle close together;
Chasing up and down till near out of breath,
To keep from that sad fate of freezing to death.
n Dia.oa
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

New crop peas for sale by Jos
Mestric. at Leonyille, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
CoFTON LANDS FOR nENT.

For rent or lease, good farming lards, very
suitable for cotton culture. In the western p0F-
ton OF the parish. For terms and conditions
CHARLEVILLE, Opelousas, La. iana04t
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

If you want any job work
done, send it to Us.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COUR
PARISH OF ST LANDRY

BY virtue of an order OF the Honorable tie
District Court in and for the parish of st. Ian
dry, there will be sold at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrator or any duly qualified auctioneer,
at the last residence of deceased in Bayou
Teche. st. Landry parish, on
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
NOTICE TO PROPERTY-OWNER

tNhose Property Adults the Paved
Siiewalks.l
Notice ia hereby gIyen that fhs ceEltaft tut
paving sidewalks has bern eoInptetttt ntd liz.
work accepted, under Act No. 117 Of 1907 tl,is
amount to he paid by the pfslpert Vwh' z >
now due and payable within teb tie1 daJs ietntl
date OF this notice. Payments e, i,,, nfttie =.
J. J. Perrodin, Town Treasurer. ~ tfslifs
Bank b. Al LTTfEf.i. ss
Feb. 8, 1905. MatiT-
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

Hos will the Legislature patch
Vi, ti,e i.r;rn"f, ias - ti:'! ps"r
people afsA ;.ol e-it'pistd tfatl'
running fer aiiiec?- Av"Ae!!es
Blade.
By taking the election machin-
cry out of the control of the poll
ticians and placing it in the hands
of the people.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
LANDRY. La, FEBRUARY ~. 1904.
TELEPHONE GROWTH.

TELEPHONE GROWTH.
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Has issued of it's business for the month OF
January and the increase in the number OF subscribers
is shown follows:
Subscribers January L. 1904 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1O3 744
Subscribers added during January. 3,679
Subscribers discontinued during January .....2,S4
Total number of subscribers January 3d. 1904 104549
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27
WNUBL1C SALE.
No. 594O.

ESTATE OF MARIE BOUDREAU, WIDOW
OF NAPOLEON BOBIN.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

The Atlanta Constitution of re-
cent date makes. the following
wise remarks: "It is. therefore,
to the interest of every town to
support a good newspaper. Not
through local pride alone, but for
practical business reasons. A
newspaper is constantly doing ten
times as much for it's town as it
could ever hope to get pay for
more than it could charge for if
it would. The more prosperous
q paper is the more it is able to
do. Show us good weekly paper,
full of live local ads, with a gem
eral circulation throughout the
country, and we will show you an
up-to-date, prosperous, progress
sive community. And we will al
50 show you a paper that is worth
five times as much to that. COM
munity every year than the editor
manages to make for himself.
The Republican party met in
New Orleans Ia~t week and nom
mated the, following candidates
for State oiirere:
For Gnve' e'ns,r-Gen. VIM. j.
Behan.
For Lieut.. Governor-Jos. A.
Bentley, of. Rapides.
For Secretary of State-Pierre
Phillips, of Assumption.
For Auditor-E. E. Fitzgerald,
of Webster.
For Treasurer-W. 4. O'Neal,
of st. Mary.
For Attorney -General-M. Ma
chen, of Winn.
For Supt. of Education-D. B.
Ellis.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-02-27

18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PAR
TSH OF ST. MARTIN.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

names available. Arizona is euphoni.
 ous and firmly fixed to one part of the
 soil. Descripuyely and historically
 New Mexico is even better, and the only reason for abandoning it would | be the jealousy of Arizonians. New
 Mexico has been the name known the world over for that region for four cen
 turtles. It has been in every geography since the arrival of the Spania-ds. It
 is as thoroughly naturalized as Florida
 or Louisiana or Texas or California It iS older than Massachusetts or Vir- ginia. It is no more un-American than the names of any of the other terri tories which have come down to us from Spain bringing their titles with them, and no more servile imitation than New York or New Jersey or New Hampshire. The name should run with the land It is of historic i'm portance. Wantonly to blot it from the map to replace it with some stupid new invention would be a piece Of yer bal vandalism"
 Montezuma was a pusillanimcus and cruel heather, and, according to the Spaniards, was stoned to death by his own people while trying to persuade them ffron attacking the place where he was held a prisoner. His nephew and successor, Guatemot gin, was a much more heroic figure in the contest with the Spanish in- vaders, but there is not the slightest reason why the name of either of these savages should be given to the proposed state. We do not agree with the Tribune, however, that the name New Mexico is preferable to Arizona. The Spanish words "arida zona" (arid zone), which have been elided into the word Arizona. have given us a beautiful. euphonious and cherished name for this territory, and our peo- pie will feel that the camers back has been entirely broken by the last straw of indignity if they must give up the name Arizona along with their autonomy.-Phoenix Republican.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13
TIME TO ACT,

.The succession of hold-ups, roober ies and outrageous expectations of va rious natures that have been commit ted in and about Bisbee during the past few weeks demands that a gen erai roundup of touehs and thugs and suspicious characters be immediately instituted. Conditions are becominq such that the respectable and law abiding citizen is taking his life in his hands while venturing outside the skirts of the ci ytafter dark. He is constantly in danger of moieststion by an element that is a most danger ous menace to the municipality, and this element should be severely dealt with, without further delay, at the hands of the authorities. Stringent measures should at once be adopted for the general welfare of the com munity st large as we'll a safeguard against acts of violence that are most depaorabIe to say the least. Now IS the time to act.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13
STANDARD PRINCIPLES.

Money. tariff combines and ether policies, issues which the democracy may take up in each campaign in some form, are not necessarily ques- tions involving any political principle, but only the issue or expediency of what is best at the time the question is presented.
 There are. however, general politi- cal principles which the democracy has stood for since the foundation of our government, and as regards the democracy's attitude towards these it should never change. Nor can the party advocate policy which invoiv- es a compromise on any of these fun damental principles.
 h a general way these principles demand the protection of the local self-goyernment of the people, the careful guarding against too much 'centralization of power CT wealth, the safeguard of the states and a foreign policy which means non-interference in the affairs of other nations, friend ship toward all entangling alliances with none. The platform of 1904 should put the democracy squareiy in favor of these principles, which have been the party's watchword since Jef- ferson's day, and which have been opposed by the federalists, whigs and republicans in turn.
 Economy and simplicity in govern ment are very important also among these principles and need to be em- phasized in our platform.
 There is plenty of good democratic doctrine. fellow democrats; GO not get discouraged. The, party will stand ol old-time principles and will favor present day policies which are 5est for the people. In spite of our confusion in the past the enemy is worse denoralized, and with a good platform and a splendid leader the ranks will close and We shall see a splendid fight for victory all along the line.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13
WAKEFuL CHILDREN.

For long time the two-year-ol6 child of MT. P. L. McPherson, 59 N. Tenth St, Harrisburg, Pa, would sleep but two or three hours in the early part of the night, which made it very hard for her parents. Her mother concluded that she had stomach trou- ble. and gave her half of one of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which quieted her stomach and she slept the whole night through. Two boxes of these tablets have ef- fected a permanent cure. and she is now well and strong. For sale by alf druggists.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

Reed Shoot, it seems, is about the only prominent Mormon in Utah who Is not a polygamist. The case against Smoot is not that he was a polygam, ist, but that his oath as an apostle of the Mormon church is such that would hold his allegiance over any obligation he assumed in taking the oath as a United States senator. From the tes- timony Of President Smith and other church leaders it looks like the con- tentions of those who are opposing Smoot are not far from correct.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13
AN ATROclTY A OF NOMENCLATURE.

We fully sympathize with our es- teemed contemporary, the New York Tribune, in its horror of the name Montezuma, proposed for the state which congress is trying to manufac- ture out of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 Heaven defend us from the creation of the state of Montezuma, With the comparative merits of the two-state proposition, the four-state proposition and the no-state proposition we are not now concerned This is an article on nomenclature It is said in Wash ington that two-state project is again talked of, and that the people of Ari- zona gre to be forced unwillingly into g state called Montezuma by submitting an enabling act for union with New Mexico to the combined population of the two territories. It is calculated that Arizona would rather remain a territory than accept such statehood, but by this little game of bunco they are to be permitted to be a minority in voting themselves on general bal lot Of both constituencies into the Union. The morality of that scheme might at another time arouse our in terest, but We are too deeply i'm pressed by the horror of Montezuma to be moved by any such minor mat ter. Better to dwell in a perpetual state of slavery than be pitchfcrked into a state of Montezuma,
 What was Montezuma that a sov- ereign state Of the American Union should bear his name? What associa- tion has he with the land to be ad- mitted? Montezuma is the more or less incorrect name of a more or less mythical Indian chief who at the time of the Spanish conquest dwelt about a thousand miles from the territory in question, and probably never saw or warrior or statesman, but appears to have been an amiable weakling whose misfortunes cast about him halo of ssntimentality. It would be about as appropriate 10 call the proposed state after the last Incas, Pocahontas, Tous- saint L'Ouyerture or the legendary Tammany. Congressman picking out such a name suggests a romantic mother calling her child for the hero inc of the last novel she wept over.
 If these two territories are to be combined there are already two good
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

It seems that the position of Presi- dent Roosevelt touching the question .of statehood Tor Arizona has resolved itself into a question Of veracity be tween Rodey of New Mexico and Brodie of Arizona We have no faith in the yeracity Of Rodey, but we fear that our good governor has been de- ceived as to the desires of the presi- dent in the matter of Arizona's state hood desires.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

President Roosevelt hesitates to name the successor to Secretary Stod- oard. In the meantime Judge John. son continues to wrestle with the drunhs and hoboes who are brought before him every morning. The judge is not without hope, but he is not banking too much on his ability to land this fat political plum
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

Should David B. Hill head the demo cratic delegation at the national demo cratic convention. be will be Q factor in shaping results. It will be remem- bered that Hill came very near shut ting out the free. silver plank at the Kansas City convention fcur years
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

Our phone number is 165. When you feel bad the proprietors will pre- scribe for you dressed and live poui- try, fresh butter, ranch eggs, fish, oys- tsrs, fruit and vegetables every day. No solicitor. Free delivery.
 ARBORN ADAMS GROCERY CO.
 2-21.(
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

Finest kind of pure kettie-render- led leaf lard, rendered from corn-fed Kansas hogs, sold by E. A. Tovrea 6 Co, in 3, 5 and 10-pound buckets at 12 1-2 cents per pound. 3-9-tf.
 A Leap Year proposal-try Tobog- gan Maple Syrup.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13
Ord improvements.

You wouldn't know the Hotel Ord now in Douglas. The hotel has been completely renovated and refurnished. and Landlord Elwood Madden is add ing to the popularity of the house dai- y. Pete Lepach presides at the bar, and all will remember Pete at the L. & O. in Bisbee. 3-9-1mo
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

William Randolph Hearst has scored first in the presidential race. He gets the six delegates from Rhode Island While most of the democratic candi- dates are still shuffiing, Hearst has begun to play his hand
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-13

ago, notwithstanding the fact that he was handicapped by Croker, who con troiled the New York delegation and refused 70 allow Hill to go on the committee on resolutions. David B. Hill is man of wonderful magnetism, and if he handles New York he may be the nominee for president.