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The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13
JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEmRNTs.
GHEREFF,S SALE.
DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PACIFIC IMPROVEMENT Co, VS.. PAUL
LE DANOIS.
No. I7aSe.

By virtue of an order of seizure and sale issued
out OF the Hon. the Sixteenth Judicial District
Court of the State Of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish OF st. Landry, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to mt directed, I have SELF
ed and will proceed to sell at public auction, TO
the last and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court House in Opel0usas, Et.
Landry parish. La, on
Saturday. May r3eh, 1905,
at 11o'clock a. M, the following described prop
erty, tO-wit:
1.-The undivided one half interest and own.
ership OF the south half of the northeast 0uar-
ter of section thirty-f0ur, and the south half Of
the northwest quarter, and the north-weat
quarter of tho southwest quarter OF SECTION
thirty i've in township three, south of range
one, west, the said undivided half interest eoi-
tanning one hundred and 32I10O acres, acquired
by petitioner from the Southwestern Louieis
ana Land Co., July l6, 1892
2-Ihe northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter, the south half of the northeast quar-
Ter. the southeast quarter, the east half Of the
southwest quarter, and the southwest quarter
or the southwest quarter OF section thirtysfye,
loWnshlp three, south OF range one west, con-
tanning four hundred and seven and A7I10o
acres, acquired from c.. C. Dus0n, July II. 1852
ihe TWO tracts, the undivided half interest De-.
ing one hundred and S2Il0O acres. and this Lass
four hundred and seven and 47II00 acres. max
ing o total OF five hundred and seven and 7sIiee
acres
Terms-Cash..
NJ. L. SWORDS.
April 8, 1905. sherif.
4" NNEn&
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Up to Date.

We have recently added, and will
continue to keep supplied with new and
improved type and printing material.
cards, paper, envelopes, ETC., and can
promptly execute any job printing re-
qnired at the lowest prices.
Give us a call when you want ANY
THING III tile JOB PRINTING line.
We a give you the best at the loUes1
prices, and If you will call and see sam
pies and get prices you will be CON
vinced OF that fact.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Lawyers who have briefs to print are
respectfully reminded that the COURIER
Printing Office is thoroughly equipped
for the prompt execution of that kind
OF work, and guarantees satisfaction
both as to quality aud price.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

AZ Delinquent subscribers and others
indebted to us are again earnestly re-
quested to come forward and settle.
We are reluctant TO employ harsh meas
ures to collect cur dues, but must do SO
lie this appeal is unheeded.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

sATsNOLA is q new discovery, gnaran-
teed, and money efunded if it fails to remove
the worst case Of Freckles. Pimples, Tan, Liver
Spots, sallowness, Blackheads, or any other
skin eruption in twenty days; leaves the skin
clear, soft, healthy, and restores the beauty Of
youth. Thousands testify to the merits of
Satinola.
Miss Alace Liretfe writes: Thibodaux, La,
Oct. 18th, 1904. "For four years my face was
All remedies failed, until 1 used two packages
OF 5arinofa, which completely removed the
freckles and pimples. NY complexion is now
p perr pimp ana w dppe 9r e's sGtin ,aay na Price ! Soc and
81. 90. by leading druggists, or mail.
NATIONAL TOILET Co., Paris, Tenn.
Sold in Opelousas by Haas, Littell Drug Co.
and all leading dealers. jan2S
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Hundreds of jobs of printing are sent
away from home that can be as well
done at home. Examine our work. see
our samples and get anr prices before
ordering your statiOnary.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Emperor. William Morocco
that ssno other nation will be allowed
20 impose upon her. Emperor "Bilip is
. good erammarian. and doubtless he
meant it just that way.-Commoner.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Al well shaded road makes the work
OF the heavily laden team easier, and
greatly enhances the delight of tho man
who liz travelling for pleasure.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Those needing wedding Invitations
should call at this Office and examine
our samples and prices. we have just
what they want, and can do it neat and
cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

Ittakes q whole month for o man to
make a good garden. but q common old
hen can make it look like a dust-hole 10
fifteen minutes.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

The effort to promote the beautify-
lnR Of the highways by planting of
hhade trees has not received the recog-
milton and attention that il deserves.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

The primary is the place to decide
upon candidates and principles. Sign
the primary pledge and get to work in
the interests of true democracy.-C0m-
morer.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

a the long haired mar and the short
barred women in the north would uuit
15arn6Y1ug about tho negro question,
there W0ald be nothing to ii.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

The COURIER rs prepared To do all
kinfia0 OF job work cheap for cash. Come
ard Jet na tell yon about il before yon
I'D elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13
GHEREFF,s SALE.
J.. +. CASE THREsHING MACHINE co. VI.
GEO. FRA. BUILT.
No. 17434.

No. 17434.
BY virtue OF a writ of seizure and sale, issued
out of the Hon. the Sixtee nth Judicial Distrleeat
Court OF the State of Louisiana a, in and for tAs
numbered suit, and to me direoUed, I have selz.
ed and viii proceed to sell at public auction, %
the last and highest bidder, at the prineipsats
'front.' door of the Courthouse, in the tow pi
Opeiousas, In the parish OF ST. Landry. on
Saturday, May 13, 1905,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following described pro
perty, t0-wit:
A certain Engine No. 9447, and Thresher ho.
1889 OF the ]. I. Case Manufacturing C0mpshy
Terms cash. M, T., SWORDS.
April 20, 1905. Sheriff.
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signed.
Forty (40) Shares, preferred

per Jno: W. Lewis. Atty.
Witnesses; Eraste Durio. Mason Mcbride.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF st. Landry.
This is to certify, that /, the undersigned,
have xamin the foregoing Charter of the
Union Irrigation Company and find nothing
ton and Laws of the State of Louisiana, there
fore, l approve the same
In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my
name at Opelonsas, Louisiana, this First day OF
May, 1905.
&. LEE GARLAND,
Dist. Atty, 18th judicial Dist. Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
/, Yves Andrepont, Clerk of the 18th Judicial
for the Parish of st. Landry, State OF Louisiana,
the same being az Court of record and having a
seal. do hereby certify that the foregoing docu-
ment, consisting of seventeen an pages of
written matter. including the District Attor-
ney's Certificate, numbering from one, ~ to
seventeen t171 both numbers inclusive, and for
Identification herewith I have signed each page
with my initials, thus :"Y. A." is a true and
correct copy of the original act No. 5000, on file
INT recorded in my office, in Miscellaneous
Book 10, PIP. on the Cd day OF May, A. d.
1905.
And, I farther certify that Henry E.. Estorge
is a duly commissioned qualified and sworn No
tary Public, that his term of office began ON the
9Th day of June 1904 and will expire ON the 9Th
day OF June 1909. and that his signature attach
ed to the said original document Is his true and
genuine signature and that all his official acts
are entitled to full faith and credit.
{~l In witness whereof I h%ereunt0 sub
SEAL scribe nv name and affix the seal
(~3 OF my office. at Opelousas, La, this
I'd day of May, 1905. YVES ANDREPONT,
May Is, 1906. Clerk Of Court.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-13

aOULB CoLLEGE IS the Leading and
Highest Grade business, shofthand and
English Trailing school In tho South,
1t is recognized everywhere as a wide.
Awake, Practical, Reliable, Progressive.
Popular and Successful school. Ii makee
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SOULE owns anu cccupi6s
the Finest Eusircss School SnIlairq In
America. 10 Experienced Tcs.hafs. Rock
keepers and SteucgTarhs- s udsd.
Send tor New illustrated Circular.
GRG. SOULL Se SONS
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Art. XII. This corporation shall commence
business when Fifty Thousand Dollars, $4,000 O
OF its Capital Stock, either preferred or CON-
provided for. >
This done and passed i'll my office ON the day,
month and year first above written IN the pres
ence of Eraste Durio and Mason Mcbride, two
competent male witnesses of lawful age, and
residents of the parish Of st. Landry, who have
signed with the appearer5 and me, Notary,
after reading the whole.
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Pursuant to the following notice:
Sunset Cotton Oil Company, Ltd, March oath,
1905.
In conformity with the charter of the Sunset
Cotton Oil Co, Ltd. the annual meeting OF the
stockholders of this company will be held at
the office OF the company in Sunset, La, ON
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19

Ask for Miss Viola, % inches tall;
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19

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Crochet spreads, $I.O9.

u 10 customer
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great demand for these and inability
Made in sizes for large double beds,
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These are spreads that sell regularly
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DOL. comfort. SIS. 90.

Never before possible to buy under sIU.
Very pretty and serviceaole. Ihey
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The filling of lambs wool is war
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

from Madam Antonio Leveretti's talk that she had
moved on about three hundred times. She was q
little scrawnv good natured thing with silly yallow
wig and the roses on her cheeks come out of box.
got to maxim pies and doughnuts for her and also
dom her washn in my own rooms. That's what
meant when said I'd washed for the speer1ts. She
knowed that / knowed that she hurnbuggIn'
folks, but folks like to be humbugged | didn't
feel no call make any trouble for her OF pick any
quarrel with her.
But on dav when / was ironin' out one o. the
thin tii1nsv white robes the speerits IN the
cabinet, and Madam Antonio was eatln' piece o
app1e-pie I'd set out for her did say: I'd no idee
thev had SEWN machines in the speerIt-land.
What do YOU Tnean2 says she, colorln UP little.
Why says /, this robe IS rachlne-rnade, and
YOU needn't tell me this is just your nightgown
You see she'd been sayIn that the long HoWln
robes I'd been dom up for her was just her night
gowns. Boshl Only crazytIc would ever try TO
sleep in such things as they were. You'd git so
tangled UP before morning you'd need help in get
tin out o bed or you'd get cast like horse, for It
trailed the floor four feet Now and then she'd
kind q Joke little herself about it. / know that
one dav when she was IN my rooms ! d just made
some extrv rich nlnch-pIs and they was hot from
the oven, so l cut one an give her whole
quarter OF IL an lust as she'd finished It her sister
that lived with her come to the door and said there
was 4 laiv wantin' Madam Antonia to 60 into
trance for her and the madam says to me says She:
N.Y. but that PIE rlchl reckon II see Things
in this trance if | never did before
And the little mischief Went away glsglln and
with her hand clapped over her mouth, meanIn,
i reckon, that she suddenly realized that she was
kind q gIvin herself away. Another time when
| was ironin' one o her robes and She was in my
room she told me that there was TO be the speert
of big Iniun chief IN the cabinet that night. and
before | thought how it would sound ] says He'd
better not git the warpath i he wears this robe
I'm ronin' for it's too ragged 70 stand much STRAIN
Whv don't YOU have him appear IN one OF his dirty
old Blankets YOU know she didn't git bit mad
She lust shuk one finger at playful-like and She
saws Now. amt YOU turrible2 and let Il 60 at
that Showed her good sense, don't you think
You know | Kind 8 liked that little hurnbug
From all she told me She had hard lie. and Incbbe
il was her needcessty that dry her INTO the meeun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

still at certain times thered be fewer squalls on the
sea o. 1natternonv and we'd gam more Wet RES.
I've won MANY a victr simply by keepin my mouth
shet It's turrib1e strain the temper but II pays
in the end l knew too well what Putfers views
about seevanceS and such nonsense was, to say any
thing when l him gittin' interested in Madam
Antona's performances. You know when body
gifts fer enough along in Their belief in this occult
bis ness they kin believe just anything, and Putter
was that fer along II was as plain the nose on my
face that Madam Antonio was humbuggln folks but
it would of been no use to tell Pufer that He
thought she was wonderful, and | thought I'd let
him think 50, if it done him any good. Want that
the best way?
Il dare say it was
1t saved lot q wranglin' and KEEP peace ii the
family | tell you but you have to bear and for
bear if YOU want to escape trouble in the married
relationl And l forbeared when it come TO havin'
words with Pufer about his occult nonsense. Well,
one dav Madam Antonio was in my rooms chat
term ike a maybe, and all Of a sudden she SAYS.
80 You're Mr. Puffer's second Wife>aint you2
90 How do YOU know that2 asst J.
''Oh, Running Water my Injun control, told
me-, saws she.
Runnin, fiddlesticl;s, says J. No dirty old
Injun that never had anything to do with water
Of any kind ever told YOU that Did your control
happen to tell YOU that Putfer was my second hus-
bands'
La yesn SAYS She, and after a lot more non
sense along that line she finally owned up that
Puffer had been to her, wantin to have his trst
wife called up for him to talk with. Well some
women would Of got mad, but | didn't. | dc think
it's lust well Is let the dead and the beautiful
rest when it comes to calm up dead wives and hus-
bands and YOU are married agin. It's kind O.
awkward to say the least Of il, and III no wish to
call Up Joel Peters. my first when Hiram Putfer
WAS in his shoes. Don't you see how it rnghtnt
IS rleasants
That puts HE ii mind Of story I've heard Of
q man Who was lust as NASTY and mean IS he could
be to his wife al their married DAYS and when she
died he got repentant these kind will you l.roN.
So he goes to meeiun and gifts her e call lis wife
up Then he SAYS e her, saws he Are YOU
happv, dear and She SAYS she IS ever and ever
$ happy Then he saws: You happier than
when you married me-: and She says: Oh, much
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

folks have told me that kin make as good pie as
anyone need want. You see, was born IN old Yer
mont. and that's part o the great Ple-belt Q. the
country and my mother used to make sixteen pies
81 Sattdav to last her family % SIX over Sunday.
NV fatlaer-he weighed two hundred and forty
IN his shirt sleeves-he would eat a whole pie just
before he went TO bed and call il little snack he
was a right hearty eater. / made pies when i
was only twelve years old, and l been maxim EN-
ever since Next time / mix up mess o rnlnch-
meat Tor pies II bake YOU one, and see II you don't
ind that the proof q nv gable is in the eatIn.
made pies and sold EN- to my nelghbors one WINTER
MES and doughruts, but YOU know how dough-
-,-s do smell up a house cookn; and got 50 sick
a irwin fat and rnessIn with grease both IN the pes
and The doughnuts, that ! give up both.
IT was the winter / made pies and doughnuts
10 sell that got 50 Interrnut with the speerlts Me
and Madam Antonio Leyerett1 got real friendly.
She -st ne seventh daughter OF a seventh da1eI,
and She could read the past present and tutuTe she
z-as born under a certain star and could tell by
Jo6lr at hair Of your head who your future nus
r4- was Is be She could bring stray lovers back,
and I'll you how tornake your folks make wills III Your
favor She could produce any speer1ts You wanted
PRODUCED # YOU paid two dollars, and do slate
5y-icfn. and make chairs and tables 90 waltzln
round the room and if you'd agree not TO touch EN-
she'd ma t sr,eerlts come out her cabinet and wave
-ra7-a--7ls Iou see she wa II no common rneeJl1t
Il should think not" | said, with q laugh
.sNind YOU / don't want to be taken as saEll
-r+ sb4 -ee1v could do all this She said she could
o her business cards and in the notice she put IN
The papers and there was plenty q people 2 lSht
weight when Il comes to brains who believed mat
r could do it and them was the kind that paid her
TWENTY-FIVE cents apiece to set in her seeEances-
Thev hid Is pay fifty cents II she give en- z private
ettIn and went into trance Just Tor them alone
..The whole thing Just kind q tIcF,led me ana
Madam Antonio real good comp ~. ote
-,--1ad Eli over creation. You know her kind never
t-ls r convenient to stay very long IL one place
Somebody pits to turrin the lights at the wrong
-i-n-f0r her At least-or they 60 70 squlrtin
rilire-dve stuff into the cabinet Nhlch l-lahes
,--ffa--assir for the speerit they have the Daa
manners to upset the whole cabinet speer1t ana ali
" there's a 1nx-up q some sort that M KS her
= - IL. ,r,,,,,es Ii kshould think
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31
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bus ness, out the Lord don't
Put no one under the need
cesslty 2 dom wrong to earn
a hV1n and Ithlnk II IS wrong
to hu1nbug even them int IS
Willln to Pay ioT the PITY lege
9 PEN humDusSed ohe
dion I 90 any rusiln bus nlss,
but some one come ev ~ day
to have their fortunes told or
L have her 90 INTO q trance.
france rs little troiloP
never done a thing but Just
throw back her head and shet
her eyes and gasp q little and
kllld 9 stlnen. II was pump
silly An TT astonlshln how
easy some folks IS humbug
ged.
L certainly IS MIS- Fu1-
Ter.
Well now 90 you know that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

.AN, do You know what l
- Think l was 50 accus-
- toned rs the abrupt and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

think | was 50 accus-
toned Is the abrupt and
the unexpected II Mrs Puff
fer IS method OF conversation
that I was not III the least
surprised 10 have her address
these words 10 me the mo-
ment l entered my laundry
one Monday morning. Not
gifted with psychic powers,
and utterly incapable 81 fol-
loving the VARYING raInlIl-
cations Of a fertile mind Ike
Mrs Puffer 5. ! said
/ have not the least idea,
Mrs puifer.
Likely not. ! reckon it.
would keep the seventh son
OF a seventh son. born with
a Cau1 over his face, as the
fortune-tellers put It, to keep
track q my thoughts. Ever
Is rs fortune-teller or set
IN a seevance with the lights
all turned out and spooks
cavortln III the air.
I never did.
Well, I have more than
once and say She leaned
forward. shook one finger to-
va-d me. and her voice took
Oh a confidential tone, when
she added There amt
nothIn il It. not a blessed
thing. spesh.lv when it comes
10 mater hzarionsl That part
of il IS a plumb fake. Why,
bless youl Eve done washln'
for the speerlts- washed their
flown robes for en- and made
pies for EN-. dun no as / m
ANYTHING exrrv Of a cook. but
Ills l-..--.,z-@,1y5 mo -Ia- I I'm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-14
Personal Notes.

Governor IIoch. III his inaugural ad-
dress i'll Topeka. Kansas. said 'kan>is *
not Il Western but Il Central SAFE. Ii is
the rich juicy meat in III" rational sand
Wich."
Prof. Perrine. of Lick Observatory,
has disc ,vcred Il sixth satellite of Jupi-
ter. Iy means of obServation with the
CroSSley reflector. Ii is certain the body
is revolving around the planet.
Burglars have broken into the house
in Corsica where Nopoleon WIS born.
and carried OF the bust OF the victor of
Wagram. and another of the Prince I'm
pcrial. as we'll aS several valuable pie
tunes and historic jewels.
Michael Jenkins. one of the most
prominent fnanCiers of Baltimore. has
donated to the Maryland Institute tn" ">
tensive lot adjoining Corpus Christi
Church as a site foi new institute
building. This lnSiueS a site for IN.
building. for which Carnegie recently do
mated $.:a"0.
NJ ID. Elwell. of Evanston. Ill. is
considered one Of the greatest handwrit-
| ing experts in the country. He il at pres
tnt at work on the Tucker case in MaSsI
chus"tts. and among other famous cases
| that his skill called into play We :
| the famous CrOnin murder case i'll Chi
| cago and the MolneuN case i'll New York.
Prof. Frederick Starr. Of the t'nivcrSity
| Of Chicago. has made an important dis
cCvery of an Aztec manuscript IL: Mexico.
| Ii remar.a bile in that the writing is not
in the usual picture writing OF the AztccS
| bu; in letter characters. Prof. Starr he
| licveS that the relic is Il transla tinn of an
| ancient almanac and was written about