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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

I The Ferd Herold arrived from Col
/ Umbus, when she was stopped by ice
Sunday at 1880 a m, She brought in
q good trip Of cotton seed lumber
stoves and live stock
I Transfer boats got tie incline free
Of ice at Birds Point Sunday morning
and have since been hauling cars
without interruption.
The Chalmette will enter the st,
Louis ana New Orleans trade upon the
i opening Of navigation She is built
cut Of the old Anchor Line boat City
ci Fickgburg, which was wrecked hy
the cyclone at ST. Louis in PC The
WORK on the nun was done at Mound
CITY and the cabin was put on here by
? 7, Langan Pete has a Photograph
Of her in his office and is proud Of the
Job
The raft of logs caught at Mute
Bound hy Mitch Ripperiam previously
nonti0ned in this paper belongs to
tha Wisconsin Chair company There
ara 2c5 Of them and tnoy have the
Caair company's brand. This is the
raft that got away from below Fill
more just before tae Chic river ice
The gasoline boat which was with them
is q mystery No trace OF her owners
has been tound-ncr any clue to her
home port.
Com Grapevine o. the transfer fleet
was fl tho city yesterday. He called
on capt John Stout Of the F n, Davis
The falling river is making 1t lively
for steamboat men in the harbor and
at East Cairo The tow boats have up
steam on the East side and have all
on Capt John Stout OF T. n. Davis
pulled her barge off the levee at the
warehouse and moved down to Bar.
retts fleet into deeper water.
the paapoEe went below al 1920
Yesterday morning with small fiat
OF fuel
Mr. Barrett a farmer and store
keeper from Barretts landing behind
Wof Island is in TIE city looking for
a boat to get some corn out Of Wolf
Island Chuta for this port,
THE sprague leit at noon for New
Orleans, During the time sha was
living here many paople expressed con
siderable curiosity as TO how much
coal there is In her tow She has thir
ty-nine coal boats and four barges
This amounts to l.035.oo0 bushels, 81,
suo.0g1 us. or il.4Oo tons To carry
this coal to New Orleans by rail would I
require 2.02Q cars Of twenty-tons ca
paclty Twenty cars "a the train would I
make 7i0 fact ia Ieneth Combined /
length of train with engines and Ca !
0oosos added would require $3.50 feet .
3f track, or a little mere than fifteen !
miles This amount of coal is worth |
in ChicSgo about $4,000 and in New
Orleans nearly $4,000
It is strange to what proportions q
rumor will grow 1t is like snow
ball the longer You roll it the larger I
it ~rs Every one that passes II along .
adds something 20 it A rumor wa /
started Sunday afternoon that there (
had boon a dsht on the opraguo at F.
East Cairo Monday morning 1t Ia /.
formulated i,Holf into a conncctedly
told story Thar a negro fireman had /
cut the head OF Mr. Johnson second /
engineer Of Che Spragne off with an aX /
aud escaped to the woods and the Z
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

Ex-Gov j. Proctor Knott az the age
Of rs, has settled down for the re.
aalndor cf his Ifo. All ho hopes in
q new house built by Linn in Market
street Lebanon. Ky. bis native town,
4 fine country home which De had
just beyond the city limits was burned
a little while ago
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

The government Of Panama was
established only last Friday and by
the laws Of nations, now would be the
time for the act of recognition which
was performed by the Roosevelt adj
miaistration two days after the De-
elaration of revolt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

Gentle Annie may nov bring on her
spring time Those merchants wh
failed to rush their winter goods out
OF the way are now investing In cam
phor balls ITO make room for now
spring styles But there Is reason
to believe that winter is never really
over till after ST. patrioks day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

anniversary of Waahinstons birth
has never come upon us whom his
farewell address had deeper signih-
canoe for ua and demanded more
prayerful consideration than now.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23
To Cure Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
il il fails to cure. H. w. Groves sig
nature Is on each box, 25c.
many OF his hearers:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

A big steam whistle wouldn't at
tract much attention without the
steam. But turn on the steam and
everyone for miles around knows il is
there. Just 50 with big store. Ad
vcrtising 5 the "steam" that makes i
"heard' and draws the crowd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

Agana. The southern part Of Guam has
I number of streams. some of which l1es
themselves beneath the surface for a
time and then reappeaf from caverns.
Another peculiarly Of Guam rs that
nearly an the inhabitants. though farm
fes. live in tho town and go out 10 their
ranches to raise their crops Some Is
'hsm have rude hnHses On thFir ranches
where their famiies sperd a part Of the
time
Nearly the entire population of about
leoa. distributed among SIX towns,
Agaua containing 6,4O0 inhabitants;
sumal, 900; Ynarajan. $50; Agate, 400;
Nerizo. 300 and Umata. 200 A number
d Manners. eaen containing a few huis.
are distributed along The shores.
II We were to drop into any Of these
owns we would meet men and women
Woo would welcome us most cordially.
I'VE should find them lighter in color
thsu the FilipiHes fully clad ccmpsra-
:yciy ftos lfom diasssa bright Of face
and cheerful n dlaposition h2sirg littls
nnney. but procuring their food from
thslr farms or tks SEA and making il
,he.r houses most Of the things they
sd
II the towns ge should see them liz
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23

To be a successful wife, to ]
retain the love and admiration
Of her husband should be a
wonlan's constant study. II
she would be all that she may,
she must guard well against the
signs OF i'll health. Mrs. Brown
tells her story for the benefit OF
all wives and mothers.
DEAR Mrs. pINKHAM: - Lydia f.
Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound
will make every mother well, strong,
healthy and happy. | dragged through
nine years of miserable existence. worn
out with pain and WEAKNESS. | then
noticed statement of q woman
troubled as ! was; and the wonderful
results she had had frcm your Vege-
table Compound, and decided to try
what il would do for me, and used it for
three mouths, At the end of that
time, was different woman. the
neighbors remarked it, and ny hus-
band fell in love with me all over
again. 1t seemed like a new existence.
/ had been suffering with indamma-
ton and falling Of the womb, but your
medicine cured that, and built up my
entire system, till was indeed like a
new woman. - Sincerely yours. Mrs.
CHAs. +. BROWN, 81 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, Vice President Mothers
C!ah.- $4,000 forfeit If original of a5oes lstte,
pr9V''lg gsHaiHenes5 cannot be produced.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23
NEWS OF THE RIVERS.
Conditions and Prospects as Shown
in the Government RePort-Gen.
eral News.
General River News,

The stage Of the river at p. m
yesterday was 22e showing a fall o.
no In twantyioGr hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-23
Sour
StO I'M aCh

No appetite, loss Of strength,
nervousness, headache, constipation,
bad breath, general debility, sour rIs-
ings, and catarrh Of the stomach are
all due to indigestion. Kodol cures
Indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sehts the natural juices Of digestion
as they exist in a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructlvo properties. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure does not only cure In
digestion and dyspepsia. but this famous
remedy cures all stomach troubles by
cleansing. purifying, sweeisnlng ard
strengthening the mucous membranes
lining the stomach.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
OF ST. LANDRY, La, JUNE rs. 1904.
Cut 1t Out.

The sthte is at considerable ex-
pense to darryoout this burlesque
upon the AAustralian ballot, oand
since it is Sed TO repel and con-
fuse the vBer and destroy the
secrecy of ballot, the Legis-
lature shouIGshasten to repeal it
and re-enact 4he old law which
enabled the voter to fix his ballot
at home or anywhere else. The
People will stand. unequivocalIy
for "a free ballot and a free
count" at all elections. The
People.
VOTE FOR MEN.
The Gazette says amen to the
above. Let the necessary re-!
striction be exacted of each voter
before he can cross the threshold
of the door of registration; and
then let the balance be a free vote.
Let him get his ticket prepared
anywhere he pleases, on any sort
of paper he chooses, printed or
written, just so it intelligentIy ex-
presses his choice. Let him vote
for anybody he pleases, and don t
expect an intelligent suffraglst to
vote for a rooster or elephant or
any other emblem; but let him
vote for men.-Farmerville Ga
zette.
To vote for men, as interpreted
by the Gazette, would lead to a
political revolution. 1t would
nullify the influence and the
power of the political bosses,
operating through the machine
It would leave every voter free
to act Independently Of the ma
chine. 1t would destroy the
Democratic party as constituted
by Bossism. And, then, if the
suggestions of "The People ane
"The Gazette" were carried lntt
operation by legal enactment, al
| elections hereafter would be free
"a free ballot and q fair count,
which perhaps would be disa,p
proved by the old Bosses, tn
Ieeches and the barnacles. b
reasonable, gentlemen, and bea
in mind that the voter of limite'
education could not intelligent,
express his choice without tn
guide of "a rooster" or "ele
phant." Give ''the poor man
chance. ."-Caucasian.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
The State Convention.

The Democratic State Conven-
tion held in Baton Rouge last
Monday was we'll atte9ded by the
leading representatives of the
party in the State. A platform
based on the time-honored prin-
ciples of the party was adopted.
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New
York, was endorsed as the choice
of Louisiana for the Democratic
candidate for President of the
United States to be nominated at
st. Louis, July 9Th, The follow
ing delegates were elected to rep
resent Louisiana in that conven-
ton: At large: Governor n. c..
Blanchard, Senators NJ. J. Foster
and Sam'l D. McEnery, and Hon.
e. B. Kruttschnitt. Alternates:
Henry Lehman, E. c. Dawkins,
John Marks and Geo. W. Bolton.
Hons. w. II. Price and VIM.
Polk were chosen as delegates at
large.
First District-Alec Pujo, Vic
tor Mauberret; P. A. Capdau, L..
P. Paquet.
Second District-L.H .Marrero,
John P. Fishels Paul Berthelot,
Chas. H. Schenk.
Third District-R.F .Broussard,
Edmund Mcclellan; Judge l.. 2.
Calliouet, Porteus R. Burte.
Fourth District-W. Il. Wise ;
J. M. Foster, J. H. Sutherlin.
Fifth District-D. M. Atkins,
John P. Parker, G. c. Goldman ;
J. NJ. Lee, Jr., S. D. Pearce.
Sixth District-E. j. Gay, Eu-
gene Watson; G. X. Fuqua, A. +.
Barrow.
Seventh District-J. D. Marks.
J. J. Thompson; j. S. Toomer
A. V. Coco.
Electors, State at Large-Wm,
II. Price of Lafourche; VIM. Poll
of Rapides; First District, Alber
Estopinal of St. Bernard; Secono
District, Capt. A. D. Henrique
of Orleans; Third District, |. A
Broussard of Lafayette; Fourth
District, DR.. G. H. Iron of Bos
sier; Fifth District, E. H. Nc
Clendon of Claiborne; Sixth Dis
trict, Hewitt Boanuchaud; alter
nate, "A. E. Miller of Pointe Cou
pee; Seventh District, J. I'll. Nc
Neely of Grant.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

The Republican National Con
vention met in Chicago last Tues
day and adjourned on Thursday.
It is characterized as the talnest
and most uninteresting national
presidential nominating conven-
ton ever held in the Union. A
platform made up of party phtl.
tudes was adopted, and President
Theodore Roosevelt was nomltla-
ted for President and Senator
Chas. w. Fairbanks of Indiana
for Vice-President. Il was eyl.
dent throughout the proceeding;
that Roosevelt had the Republi'
can leaders under absolute con
trol-hence the lack of enthu
siasm in the proceedings.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
SALE.
DUBLHC SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL LEBLANC.
No. 1918.


BY virtue OF all order of the Honorable the
Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana,
holding sessions in and for the Parish OF st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction TO
the last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrators or any duly qualified officer.
at the last residence of deceased near Port
Barre, St. Landry parish, on
Saturday, July 10, 1904,
at 10 o'clock a. NJ, the following described
property, tO-wit:
IA certain tract of land situated on Bayon
Courtableau. St. Landry parish, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, contain
inE twenty-five and 53-100th acres, bounded
north by Valeron LanglOis. sonth by Robert
Cormer and property secondly described. east
by Bayou COurtabieau, and west by Frank
Brown, being the last residence of deceased.
pa certain tract OF land adjoining the above
described property, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, situated 81. Landry
parish, La, near Port Barre, containing twenty
| (2O) arpents, bounded north by purchaser,
| south by Sanville JeansOnne. east by Robert
Cormier, and west by Frank Brown, beng tho
| same pl operty acquired by deceased from Am
| broise Judice, and by him acquired from IL. l..
Garland.
One COW and calf one yearliI.:t; one wagon;
one lot household effects, furniture, etc IL lot
| of poultry; a lot of agricultural implements.
Terms-CaSh. ISAURE LOUAII.LIER,
| June IL, 1904. Administrators.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

A dollar saved is dollar made.
By buying your groceries from
Allen L. Sandoz & Bro. you save
many dollars in the course of time.
You may have to walk a few
blocks further, but you are amply
repaid for your trouble by the
difference in prices. We don't
have to pay the high rents charged
in the centre of town, and can
therefore sell our goods at a lower
price. Give us call. Bertha
phone 142. Store on Landry st.
near railroad.
ALLEN T. SANDoz & Bro.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

The Alexandria Town Talk is
Eesponsible for the following:-
Sheriff Marion Swords of St.
Landry parish, accompanied by
bis wife, arrived here Monday aft
erneon. Sheriff Swords told q
reporter that he would remain
bore during the Christian con-
Yention. The reporter must have
worn an incredulous look on this
announcement, so Sheriff Swords
added hastily that he was 2
Nbrother-in-law" TO the church,
% Mrs. S. was Il delegate to the
convention.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
NOTICE.
LAND oFF1cEAT NEW oRLEAs

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. LA,
June 4, 1904. )
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before John
Evans u. s. Commissioner. at Turkey Creek p.
O., La, between the hours Of a. III. and p m
on July 10, 1904, viz:
Clinton Nh. Ferguson,
who made Homestead Entry No 19,50s for the
NE2 orW ANE /, and j. E /. and Lot l,
Sec 20, TIP. 3 8. E, La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
James Bird, Willis Whatiey, Homer Whatley,
and Blackstone Foreman all OF Bayou Chjeot,
WALTER L. COHEN,
June IL, 1904 Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

a4 a. .aa ~ u-4
The announcement of Hon. =.
I. Lewis as a candidate for Dis
trict Judge of the 18th judicial
District will be found in to-day's
COURIER. Judge Lewis has filed
the of6ce to which he seeks q re-
election for many years, and the
tact that no other candidate has
been brought out for the position
e pretty conclusive evidence that
the people are satisfied with his
administration OF this important
once and are willing to entrnst
him with another term, and will
aoubtless record their approval
0f bis services on the bench at
me primary election to be held
"a fha Goth Of July.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
Letter to Fred L. SandOZ.
OPELOUSAS.


Dear Sir: Would you rather
have your customers speak OF
your shoes as wearing we'll, as not
running down at the heel, as
turning water and taking a shine !;
or wag their heads and say moth
ing?
We'd rather have ours, at long
intervals, say: "We want some
more paint, and weWant Devoe. "
We know it isn't in human ma
ture to paint very often; we don't
expect them to come very often
don't want 'em to. All we want
is to paint what they have to paint,
whenever they paint it; the longer
the time, the surer they are tc
come back. There's business
enough in the world; there are
houses enough to paint; let 'en
take their time. -.
If we were a shoemaker, wee
make shoes to last half a lifetime
and shoe the whole town.
Yours truly
F w DEvoE & Co
AZ .. New Yorl
PSI B Sandoz sells our pain
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
TO THE
PHYSICIANS OF ST. LANDRY
AND OTHER PARISHES.

Z take p7eoaS,'re i" announcing
that Lhare resl8,tly established an
my office Il AFFILIATE Static Mo-
chine and an MRay apparatus
Of The very best mtEe. Any phy-
sicion, therefore, tsn noa0 ova1
himself Of the use c>Igythis ro1"able
and remarkable Mhsrument for
examination PURPOSE and treat
ment at q moderate cyst, and not
be compelled, as hereto1 lre, to put
has patient to the erpenNY and an
convenience Of going to iEeV Or
leans or other cities. q
I. Il. SHUTE, NJ. ID.
OpeiOusas, Ia.
Aug. ], 1908.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

If it be true that Democratic
or white supremacy in Louisiana
hinges upon the election or the
appointment of the ffty-eight as
SCISSORS and registrars Of voters,
then the situation is not as rosy
as the megaphones represent it
to be. Tt would be sad, inded, to
have to admit that the spirit and
character of the white people of
this State had so deteriorated
since 1876, when they overthrew
radicalism with its appointive
registrars of voters, assessors,
tax collectors, the metropolitan
police, the United States mar
shals, the United States troops,
etc.. that they cannot retain con-
troll of the public affairs other
wise than through a dictator and
his appointees. We believe moth
ing of the sort, and this argument
against the election of the public
officials by the people is an insult
to otheirintelligence.-ThePeopl
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Owing to lack of time and space
this week, we can only call atten-
ton to the charter of the Opelou-
sas, Gulf and Northeastern Rail-
way Co. in another column. At
another time we propose review
ing some of the great advantages
to be derived by the building OF
this road.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Died-At the residence of her
son, DR.. 2. T. Young, at Vile
Plate, La, on May 25, 1904, Mrs.
Stephen Madison Young, nee Mary
Ann Richard, aged 85 years and
IS days. The bereaved family
have the sincere coincidence of a
large circle of friends in their sad
: bereavement.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

John Dymond, Jr., favors the
Journal with pamphlet on the
subject of the oyster industry of
Louisiana and a typewriter edi-
torial on the question. The Jour
nal thanks Mr.. Dymond for the
pamphlet, but it does not insert
editorials except such as are writ
ten by its staff. So far as the
oyster industry is concerned, it's
a good thing. Oysters are, we
know. We hope Mr.. Dymond
will push along the crop, for the
demand is great. AS to the COM
mission, we are inclined to the
belief that it is one of those
tschinches'' which are highly or
namental, tastetully decorative,
but as useless as seven wheels to
| a wagon; and then it's costly, in
directly, to the people who &c
down to the sea in boats after
oysters, and directly to the fellow
who goes down into his pocket
after the cash to pay his score
after he has had a dozen or So
Shreveport Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
Q III A II IT z r.
OpelousaS, Gulf and Northeastern Rail
way Company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

PARISH OF ST.. LANDRY.
Be it known, that on this third t3d) day of
the month of May, in the year OF our Lord. one
Thousand nine hundred and four, and OF the
independence of the United States of America
the one hundred and twenty-eighth, before me,
LUCTUS T. CAsTILLE,
n notary public, duly commissioned, qualifed
and sworn, in and for the parish OF st. Lam.
dry, state of Louisiana, and in the presence OF
the witnesses undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who. severally de-
ciared that availing themselves of the provis
ions of the laws and constitution OF the State
of Louisiana in such case made and provided,
to form and constitute body polite In law,
they do hereby organize and form themselves
"a we'll as all such persons as may hereafter
becoms associated with them, into body cor
porate for the objects and purposes, and under
the agreements and stipnlatiOns following, to
wit:
The name and style and title of this corpora
tion shall be The Opelousas, Gulf and North
eastern Railway Company, and by said name
| and corporation shall have succession and en-
| low corporate existence FOR and during the full
/ period OF ninety-nine years from the date o
| this act, unless sooner dissolved. It may SUI
and be sued, may make and use the corporate
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

1t is time to, cut the weeds on
the sidewalks.
It is time to remove some of the
unsightly debris on Main street.
It is time to remove the big
dirt piles and tree trunks that
are ohstructing several of our
streets.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Lost-Last week, between Mr..
John M. Wares and J. P. Smiths
plantation in Bellevue, a lady's
gold pin set with a acluster of dia-
rnonds, and green emerald in
The centre. The finder will be
literally rewarded by it's return
% A. Leon Dupre, at Opelousas
National Bank, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

For low rates to the Worlds
Fair via the Texas & Pacific Rail-
way, ask any ticket Agent, or write
E. p. Turner, General Passenger
Agent, Dallas, Tex.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25
No. 5974


By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana,
holding sessions i'll and for the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed curator OF the sheriff or any duly quail
fed auctioneer, at the front door of the Court
house, Opelousas, La. on
Tuesday, July 5, 1904,
at II o'clock a. H., the following described
property, to-wiJ:
certain body of low swamp land, lying and
situated in the parish of Iberville, State of
Louisiana, designated as Lots IT, 78, 10 and so,
in Township 10, Range 10 east in the South
western Land District of Louisiana. bounded
on the north by the east fork of Bayou Pigeon,
containing GAL acres.
Terms and C0nditiOns-One-thlrd of the price
payable cash on the day of sale. The balance
to be paid in two equal annual installments
from said date. TO represent the delayed pay
ments, the purchaser to give his notes, Will
approved personal security, TO the satisfaction
Of the curator. Besides which, a special mort
gage and vendors lien and privilege is to be
retained ON the property sole, until fnll ami
entire payment of the purchase price and in
terest and attorney s fees in case of suit at ten
per cent on principal and interest, If sued npon
or placed in the hands of an attorney for col
lection. EDWARD SHIELDS,
June 4, 1904 Curator.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Fear is expressed that if the
school boards be elected they will
drift into politics. The fact is
that as long as appointed they will
probably not drift out of the pol
itical pool.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Mr.. P. Del Buono presented US
last Sunday with a large, ripe fig
of the special variety we have
DNmmsnted on before. These figs
are prolific bearers, of extraordi-
narylarge size and delicious favor.
They begin to ripen in June, and
continue uninterrnptedly until
October.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Tickets will be given out to
those wishing to contest for the
handsome prize offered to the one
selling the greatest number OF
tickets on and after Monday,
June 9Th, 1904. See j. Morgan
SandoZ. chairman.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Mr.. Conrad Brand is having
his partly burned building on
Bellevue street repaired. He
SAYS his loss was $4,000 instead Of
$1,000, as stated in our last issue.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-06-25

Town residence for rent-nice
neighborhood, large shady yard,
two-story dwelling, garden. Rent
$3.50 per month to the right
party. Apply at this Office.