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The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Opelousas Progressive League.

The Opelousas Progressive League
was organized last Thursday night at a
well-attended meeting Of the citizens
of this town. A Garter WAS adopted
setting forth the OBJECTS and purposes
of the League, tho Matc!Iwords being
the material development and nphn'ld-
ing of the commuNty. An excellent
address was delivhteh 10y Hon. +. Nj.
Welch, the ex-MEyor of Alexandria,
who has atelNsdemonstratetSthat he
has great confidence in the alture of
this town by inM,sting literally here.
A Board of Ds,rctors composed of is
well-known gentlemen was elected 10y
the meeting, andHat it's close %organiza-
ton was at once effected by the board
by eiecting DR.. A.SJ. Bercier as presi-
dent, II. Z. Estorge as secretary, Leon
S. Haas IA treasurer, and +. M. Welch
as advisory member of the executive
committee.
A number of important committees
were elected, and were given until Au-
gust 9Th to prepare and present their
respective reports to the board.
The following were elected as mem
bers of the various committees:
On advertising and statistics. Ray
mond Breaux. G.. l.. Dupre. Thos. IL.
Lewis; to. canvas the city and parish
for additional members, +. C%iarleville,
G.. IL. Cretin and j. G. Lawler; on
finance. Leon S. Haas, A. A. grouchet,
r. L. Garland: on establishment and
sanitation, w. J. Sandoz, Dr.. j. o. Ray
and Geo. T. Edwards; on railroad ac-
commodation. freight transportation.
etc, F. Charleville, G. l.. Dnpre and
w. j. SandOz.
At the conclusion Of the meeting q
resolution of thanks was offered Hon
F. NJ. WEIGH.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

1t appears that while We have pro-
vided for adequate punishment for
those who "spit ON the sidewalk" or,
tired, weary and worn out. go to "sleep
in a box carr there is no law to punish
a man for "eraftingn a cotton report
Shreveport Journal.
There ia a distinction and a difference
between the box-car artist and the priv
ileged CRATER, General Jim:
The former roams the earth, by everyone dis
pissed,
Considering human nature, we are not sur
prised;
While the latter is a genius" whom the devil
admires,
who supplies him with victims to his hearts
desires. j. G. Pierce.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Good citizenship.

EDITOR COURIER: Your article last
week on the "Duties of Good Citizens
was very aprOpOs, and was read with
pleasure, | am sure, by many OF our
best people. 1t shows that, notwith-
standing the lack of any very effnslve
or demonstrative encouragement: you
are not yet "weary Of well.dolng," but
that knowing you are right, you are
still going ahead in the direction which.
sooner or later, all honest and conscien-
tious people must take when they are
aroused from their apathy and fully
realize the evils of the situation. That
Won. n rock-ribbed Democrat, are in
line with such Republicans as Roose-
Welt, Bonaparte and Weaver, is but an
other sign that the most enlightened
people nowadays are more interested
in good government than in partisan
success. Go on with the good work.
Such an article as the one referred to Is
really and intrinsically worth ten thou
sand columns (and more) of such slush
and rot as your s~o-called "newsy' com.
petitor gives his readers, and is bound
finally to have ten thousand times more
salutary effect.
The prosecution of grafters in various
sections of the country is regarded ny
the most enlightenee0utiads as q sign
of moral awakening. he.:Smer FOLK
of Missouri, writing to the New YORK
World the other day, said:
"This condition should encourage all lovers
of good government, for the remedy OF corrup
ton in It's last analysis Is In the hearts OF tne
people. We passed through the commercial
age, when the chief end and aim was to ACQUIRE
wealth; we are entering now into the age o
high ideals. The question is now, not how 7:
get rich. but how to get light. The rule Of til
dollar is not as potent as it was, and the reigi
of law is becoming more accepted. We ar
passing from evil to good, and from darkness
to light"
So mote it be, is the ferveEa wish o
every true Christian and every true pa
triot. This is a noble work. 20 on, g
on with il. CIVIs.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

There was a brief session of the board
of pensions last Wednesday, but as no
additional funds a be expected until
appropriations are made by the next
general assembly, in conformity with
the constitutional amendment adopted
in November last, the board could take
no action relative to the 900 applica-
tions lying over. The board adjou rned
to meet in September. The mem bers
present were: General j. A. Chalaron.
Hon. j. C. Moncure, Major D.T Mer-
rick, Hon. Paul Capdeville and Seere'
tary E. F. Bryan.-The People.
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The Diamond Cure.

The latest news from Paris is that
they have discovered q diamond cure
for consumption. IT you fear consump-
ton or pneumonia, it will, however, he
best for you to take that great remedy
mentioned by w. T. MCGEE. OF vanleer,
Tenn. II had a cough for fourteen
years. Nothing helped me until L took
DR.. Kings New Discovery, for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, which
' instant relief and effected a per-
menent cure" Unequalled quick cure
for Throat and Lung Troubles. At all
drug stores; price SOC and 81 90; guar
anteed. Trial bottle free.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The N. Y. World. noting some facts
about Norway. says: Servant girls
hire for half a year at a time by con-
tract at the public registry office"
The adoption of snch a system here
might help to solve the vexatious SER
want Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
When you succeed in reforming your
cook go that she will not carry OF a
weeks kitchen supplies, and changing
her color from black to white. also her
and keen her young man away from
YOUR premises, and keep her undertook
and key, a 10 Mexico, then you might
possibly keep her for a week or two
J. G.. Pierce.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten
Dollars Earned.

The average man does not save to eX-
coed ten per cent of his earnings. He
must spend nine dollars in living ex.
pelses for every dollar saved. That
being the case. he cannot be too careful
about unnecessary expenses. very
oftensa few cents properly invested,
like buying seeds for his garden, Will
save several dollars outlay later on. Ii
ia the same in buying Chamberlaln's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy:
1t costs but a few cents. and a bottle or
it in the house often saves Il doctors
bill of several dollars.
For sale by all druggists aud dealers
in patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The German chemist who has learnt
to condense a barrel of beer in a two
ounce vile is a benefactor Of humans.
We want one vile a day for thirty days,
and we will lay on the banks of the
creek underneath a bough and enjoy a
iubilee.-Hardeman Free Press.
A barrel Of this elegant booze
Would cause you fOrever to en0oze;
You'd find yourself dead,
Slowed away in some shed,
And a front seat in heaven you'd loose.
j. C. Pierce.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Bent Her Double.

II knew no one for four weeks when
| was sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, land when | got better,
although l had one of the best doctors
I could get, l was bent double and had
to rest my hands on my knees when |
walked From this terrible affection |
was rescued by Electric Bitters, which
restored my health and strength, and
now I can walk as straight as ever.
They are simply wonderful" Guar
anteed to cure stomach, liver and kid
ney disorders; at all drug stores; price
S0c
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The people are beginning to wake up
to the advantages to be derived from a
deeper water route to the gulf through
the Atchafalaya bay. It can be COM
pleted at less expense than at any other
point along the coast, and after secur-
ing the desired depth experience has
proven that the channel will not re-
Quire continuous work to keep it open.
IL is the best and cheapest route to the
gulf and the world.-Morgan City Re-
vinw
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The cheapest term of the criminal
court ever held in this parish ia the one
which closed on Wednesday of this
week. after three weeks operations
against the v~iolators Of the law. The
whole amount expended for jurors and
witnesses footed mp to $485.10. These
things have heretofore gone up into the
thonsands.-Franklin Waterman.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
INDIGESTION.

With it's companions, heart burn, fat
ulence, torpidity of the liver, constipa-
ton, palpitation of the heart, poor
blood, headache and ether nervous
symptoms, sallow skin, foul tongue,
offensive breath and a legion OF other
ailments is at once the most widespread
and destructive malady among the
American people. The Herbine treat
ment will cure all these troubles. soc
bottle. For sale by E. C. Roger e. Son,
Arnaudvilie.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

appointment citizen of New Roads,
Point Coupee parish. Indignantly de-
niea the report that there was dis
Iynchers while lynching a man 10 that
parisl. On the contrary, lie declares
that the affair wac conducted In a most
orderly Manner and none but claw
abiding citizeren participated. Civili-
cation seems to have struck Point Cou-
pee SCATTERING lick.-Shreveport Jour-
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Group

Ia a violent Inflammation of the mucous
membrane of the wind pipe, which
sometimes extends to the larynx and
bronchial tubes, and is one of the most
dangerous diseases of children. 1t al
most always comes on in the night.
Give frequent small doses of Billiards.
Horehonnd Syrup and apply. Billiards.
Snow Liniment externally to the throat,
25c, SOC, $1.O0.
Sold by E. C. Roger & Son, Armand
willie.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

II King Edward VII. wants to get 10
the swim along with Roosevelt and
William of Germany as a peacemaker,
he can interpose his good offices IN the
of our esteemed Krebs of the Lake
Charles American and LeOnce Sandoz's
poet laureate.-Shreveport Journal.
Nothing escapes General Jim;
No one on earth can beat him.;
He sits up all night
His confrerest to fight,
And he does it with a vim.
Ii he were only a little Jap
He'd I'LL a m~uch-needed gap;
For the war would then end,
As the czar would unbend,
And then he could take a nap.
His friend, Gen. John McGrath,
Has deserted the beaten path;
He wants all poets to die,
And from his sight fly,
Does McGrath, in his wrath.
If it were not for genial Jim,
Although we never met him,
OF ennui we'd die
In this month of July,
But he keeps us in the Swim"
j. G. Pierce, sandoz's Poet Laureate.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Buy It Now.

Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera aud Diarrh0ea Remedy.
Il ia certain to be needed sooner OF
later, and when that time you
will need it badiy-yan will need it
quickly. Buy il now. Itmay save life.
For sale by all druggists and dealers
in patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Married-At st Leon Catholic Church,
Leonville, July 10, 1905. by Rev. Father
Mailluchet, Mr.. j. Morgan Sandoz and
Miss Marie Mistric.
We wish you much joy, and happiness too,
AS yon soar on high in yonr aerial flight,
And when with earth's trials you're thro',
May both on the golden shore safely alight.
AT Arnaudville, Saturday, July Is.
1905, Mr.. Felix Chachere and Miss Marie
Meche.
Since you have deserted your bachelor friends,
And in the matrimonial ship did embark.
Congratulations the Courier to you extends;
May your trip be a continuous spark.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Base Ball PLAYERS ana Foot Racers

Louis j. Kruger. ex-champion long,
distance foot racer of Germany and
Holland, writes, Oct. 27th, 1901: Dur
ing my training of eight weeks foot
races at Salt Lake City, in April last. !
used Billiards. Snow I.iniment to my
greatest satisfaction. Therefore / high
" recommend Snow Liniment to all
who are troubled with sprains, bruises
or rheumatism.n Csc, 50c, $1.0O bottle,
For sale by E. G. Roger & Son, Ar
naudville.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera an6
Diarrhoea Remedy-The Best In
Existence.

T. NJ. Wood. manager of the White
County News, Beebe. Ark, is a repre-
sentative Southern business man, who
does not hesitate in expressing bis good
opinion of a well-known remedy. He
says: cit gives me pleasure to ecOm
mend Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
self and in my family with the best re-
suits. To fact | believe it to he the best
remedy Of the kind in existence"
For sale by all druggists and dealers
in patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

win IL an a e snsirs SQUARE nsss Of land, well n ssssss !, J
about sn Squares from the courthgsu ross os !
from High school, . squares i 8 ii ~
Church and convent. House ersplsssss /
brick basement, 8 rooms, four fanee. w \
buildings, etc, all under gooa + and pas
sold cheap for cash, or pat s;s ofice.
on time to suit. Apply at TINS oiue
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
CHAR TIE R
or THE
SAINT LANDRY LUMBER co. Ltd.

SAINT LANDRY LUMBER co. Ltd.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Landry:
Be it known, that on this seventh day OF the
month of July, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and five, before me,
Lucius Garland Dupre, a notary public, duly
commissioned, qualified, and sworn to act as
such, in and for said State and Parish, and In
and undersigned personally came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all of full age, who delared that, avail.
this State relative to corporations, and espec-
tally Of Act No. SO OF 1883 of the General AS
sembly of Louisiana, they have covenanted
| ard agree and bind themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become asso-
| ciated with them, to form and constitute q cor.
poration and body polite in law, for the pur-
| poses and objects and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and the title Of the said corpora
| ton shall be THE st. Landry Lumber Com
| pany, Limited" and its dOmicile Is hereby es
tablished in the town OF opelousas, st. Landry
corporation shall have power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and use a
corporate seal. and the same to break and alter
at pleasure; TO hold, receive, have, purchase,
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow, pledge,
mortgage, and hypOthecate, under its said cor
porate name, property, real, personal ana
~rectors, agents and managers, or employees, as
the interest or convenience of said corporation
may require; to make and establish bylaws,
ment and regulation of its affairs, as mayb be
deemed necessary and proper, and the same to
change and alter at pleasure, and do all other
or may be necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes of said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner dissolved, in
accordance with its charter, shall exist and
/ annfinua fnr the unrind Of tWnntV-H We Tnara
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Child Not Expected to Live from One
Hour to Another, but Cured by
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Ruth, the little daughter of f. N.
Dewey, of Agnewville, Va, was serl-
ously i'll of cholera infantum last sum
mer. "We gave her up and did not ex-
pect her to live from one hour to an
other,u he says II happened to think
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dia,lhoea Remedy, and got a bottle OF
it from the store. In five hours L saw a
change for the better. VIZ kept on Civ
ing it, and before she had taken the
half of one small bottle she was we'll"
For sale by all druggists and dealers
in patent medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Do the stOrm.clouds of life DER your hoflsoh
cast .s
Its darkest of shades, Ger your path THICK ana
fastq w.
Remember, no matter how black grows the
night,
All lives are a mingling of the dark and the
bright,
For there is need In the world tor all!
Be We bootblack or newsboy, or laborer poor;
Struggling to keep the wolf from the door;
Be upright and honest, courageous and true
The ton u of the ladder Is also for you,
For there Ia need in the world for all!
Be We artist or poet, for both bread and fame;
Anxious the world should ring with your naliiei
Your poems styled trash, a few may you scorn
Yoa, uaHy realize when you wake up some morn
70 the needs of your world for you.
d blade OF grass through the earth Is rushed
IL Of beneath feet Is carelessly crushed;
Yet 1t rises again, and millions beside,
TO show their heads in sunshine with pride!
For there Is need In the world for all.
Emma F. Fairbanks.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
CHAMBERLAIN. HUNT AGA.
DENY.
Port Gibson, NEississippi.

Magnificent new brick buildings. the ,no..
complete in the South for q Boys Bosr Tusl
School. Ninety rooms Steam heat. EIaotai
lights. Sanitary plumbing. Campus ffty cSnt0
Healthful location in chill country" Snneria.
dicipline. Home influences. Thorough inetr'a
ton. Military training. Number limitad ruc
titicate admits to Universities. For cataiosn.
address, ", {. GUTHRIE, PriDcina7
June 10, 905-3m "
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
70 THE WEARY ONES OF LIFE,

These pathetic lines were written ny MISS
Emma r. Fairbanks, q cultured lady of Eunice,
La. who deserves the sympathy OF all our good
citizens for the unfortunate predicamehI sne
is placed in for being too intellectual anlons
her former environment. In the following
yerses she pleads for better days in behalf OF
struggling humanity. Let us hope that nature
will restore her health, SO that she may ENJOY
the freedom that is hers, without Whlch HE Is
not worth living. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

See a.. C. Skiies for Lumber, Shingles
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
LIST OF

Remaining in the Postofice at Opelousas, La,
July Is, 1905, which, if not called for within
Is days, will be sent to the dead-letter office
at Washington, d. c.:
Barenba, Miss Payar Himel, James
Davis, Miss Ethel Inez, Mr.
Davis, Miss Ella Journey, Lillian
ComOer, Mrs Doriette Johnson, Carmalus
Everett, Thomas Muelon, ALI
Griffin, J M Obay, Didell
Hilton, Miss Lena Willis, Joseph
When calling for the above please say ''adver-
tised."
D. s. EDWARDS, F. M.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
TOWN RESIDENCE FOR SALE.

A comfortable neW six room cottage, with
kitchen and other outlOuses and five acres Of
land, all under fence and in first class eondi.
ton, will be old cheap for cash or on liberal
terms OF credit.
For particulars apply at tins office or to
MRS. G. W. HUI SPETH,
Dec. IT, 1604-tf y OpelOusas.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
$65 Machines Closing Out at $50
Apply at ROBERT CHAcHERE.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

racing in the corporate limits will be strictly
enforced. c. 1. HAYES.
July 8, 1905. Marshal.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Town Residence foT

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New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

lonely Hof JennisDerg in the background Of the
Davos rising behind H. impart peculiar character
10 the structure.
The train is here surrounded by wild mountain
sCsnery-rccks above rocks below US. At
height of no less than five hundred feet above the
bottom OF the valley the railway leads to The two
Stus bridges. each eighty-two feet wide The sTst
of Them with fOaNning cascades above and below
the railway and lofty rocks towering over it, forms
a striking picture.
AT Spinas Al the south end OF the Albula tunnel
the Engadine is entered For nearly TWO and one
half miles the railway leads through the wild
Alpine valley Of the ReVerin. and BeVers reaches
the broader valley OF the Inn thence going on to
St. MoritZ
Here are the wales and hills the deep blue lakes
rejecting the peaks ana glaciers. that at
tracted and held spellbound the restless soul Of
Giovanni Segantini. and so made themselves and
him immortal.
The Upper EAgadine is gently inclined plain
reaching its greatest breadth between Samaden and
Pontresina, in the so-called C3mpagna The high
part Is occupied by a chain of lovely lakes de-
irving their names from the villages situated on
their hanks
Together with the agnificent FeXertal. dotted
with edelweiss, they form grand resting place for
city dWellers with their OVerWoTked nerves and at
tract year by year an increasing number Of vis-
itoTs.
At the foot Of the Julier Pass the health resort
of Svaplana lies the shore of the lovely lake OF
the same name, which also attracts numerous h0li-
day makers and lovers of mountaineering owing
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

the Roman Empire was at the height OF its power;
Here at the confluence or the Plessur, Rabusa and
Rhine where three valleys join, the Romans built
FROM COIRE TO THUSIS.
Going from Coire TO Thusis the Rkaetian railway
gives the passenger panoramic view of the Rhine
Valley. il passes the castle OF PLa Zins. standing
on rock the base Of which is washed by the
Rhine. Near by stands the chapel Of ST. George
famous for its medieval frescos. St. George, ac-
eordiny to tradition preached Christianity there in
the fourth century.
The narrow valley soon expands for a short DIS
tgpDe and the sheltered D0mleschg with its nu-
nerous ruins castles and strOngholds is entered
TIE castle OF Niederjuvalt which once blocked the
road through the narrow valley, IS one Of these
and the heights above the Baths Of Rothen-
brunnen-famous Tor their alkaline chalybeate
springs, rich in iodine and particularly potent IN
strengthening weak chidren-stand the ruins OF the
castle OF HochJuEalt, once an asylum for refugees
on Their way 20 Italy.
When he reaches Thusis the tourist is at the
trance 10 the world-famOus Via Mala. and the
trsks 20 ST MoTitz go thirtF-eight miles through
the interior of the mountains-foTty tunnels rang
nlg from 2S0 10 1888 feet above the sea level. one
Of the most imposing sights soon after Thusis IS
left behind is the Soils bridge. BY a main arch
OF ~ feet span and smaller arches the railway
crosses the River Albula, al height OF 80 feet,
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

diamonds phosphOresce brilliantly In the dark when
exposed to the tiOns from radium. Indeed, 1t
has been suggested that this property offers sure
and ready means of detecting fraudulent stones
But Sir William Crookes mas just discovered that
radium produces another effect upon diamonds
which is still remarkable and possibly Of
more commercial Importance. 1t appears to be
able 10 cure the defect of 'Off-colOr' stones by
changing their objectionable yeOwish hue TO the
desirable pale blue or blue-green tint character
istic OF first water gems
Sir William took two yellowish diamonds closely
them inside tube containing radiuln bromide
keeping il there continuously for period of sew
enty-eight days. In the mean time the other stone
kept in drawer. carefully placed at a safe
distance from all radium and other radio-actiye
substances. At the end OF the time mentioned the
two diamonds were compared and it was found
that the which had been subjected to the action
of the radum emanatOns had been deprived COM
pletey its YellO%ish color, but at the same time
its surface had been considerably dafkened with a
deposit Of graphite After being heated however,
for days in a mixture of strong nitric acid and
potassium chlorate, the dun film disappeared and
the appeared perfectly transparent and spark
ling with a beautiful bluegreen tinge.
The explanation seems to be that the state of
continual vibration in which the diamond was kept
by the bonlhardEnen of the radium emanations for
so many days produced internal change, result
ing in an alteration of the color Of the stone. Thus
the effect OF the emanations. as the experimenter