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The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
EN- PEASANT

Some people can not understand
that a newspaper is responsible
for giving publicity to and circu-
lating slanderous statements even
though such statements are signed
by an Individual.
Some people do not seem to I'M
derstand that no newspaper wish
ing the RESPECT Of its readers will
permit anyone to wash his dirty
linen in its columns.
Some people do not seem to nm
derstand that it is not the business
northe pleasure of a newspaper to
permit chronic kickers to roast
a PRISON or an enterprise under a
fictitious name merely because he
hasa grievance, fancied or real, to
air..
Some people do not; seem to I'M
derstand that no reputable news
paper will allow it's columns to be
used for an exhibition Of billings
gate and vulgarity, whether to
satisfy petty spite Or furnish an
avenue for cheap wit.
Some people do not seem to I'M
derstand that when they address a
newspaper and ask for the privi-
leges of putting their views into
print, they are under some obliga-
ton to be civil and courteous.
The man who does not agree
with the opinions of his neighbor
andwho can notargue the points
at issue politely and in reason;
should keep outof public discus
sion. Such a man is invariably a
boor.-Shreveport Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

An editor in Kansas, who never
thought punctuation amounted
to much, is now defendant in a Ii
bel suit, because he published an
item about 1.-TWO young men who
went with their girls to attend the
teachers institute, and after they
left, the girls got drunk" The
comma should have gone after the
girls, but as it is, the girls have
gone after the editor. ,s $50
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
JAN. II, 1908

r.

During the course of a lengthy
article discussing the insurance
extortion that is now being prac-
ticed, the Lafayette Advertiser
says:
Several years ago the insur-
ance trust wasn't quite rampant
as it is now, perhaps it was be.
cause they thought Attorney Gen
eral might do something, but since
the Baltimore fire they have beer
putting as heavy a hand on the
people as they think the people
can stand up under.
"It wilIbe remembered that the
Baltimore fire wiped out several
insur ance, and hit 9th.
ers pretty hard blow; in fact, il
nearly knocked out some of them
However, as soon as they could get
their breaths, to speak metaphor
ically, they got together and
made a raise all along the line.
The rate on the building we have
already mentioned was 4.75 be-
fore the fire, but Immediately after
it was popped up to 8.20-think
of that-and other rates in town
in proportion.
at is indeed high time to inves-
tigate and control the insurance
trusts
ut has played it's game just a
little too strong, and it is time now
for the people to have their in
ming.
Every man in this town and in
the State who owns a home or ex-
poets to own one is interested in
the matter of these outrageous
rates, for the high rates are the
rule all over the State, and if he
consults his own interest he will
certainly vote for a man for at
torney general who will do his
duty by the people, and for those
candidates for the Legislature
who, they believe, can and will
find means to control the insur-
ance and other robber trusts"
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
PERSONAL LIBERTY

The permanency and success of
American institutions is based
upon this idea of personal liberty,
and, when we all have this right,
there IS still a higher right and
obligation, namely, the civic duty
to acquiesce in the decision of the
majority at the ballot box. So.
differ as we may, and fight tout
as we choose to election day, lei
the decision of the silent ballot END
our family fight, and let all strife
cease as soon as the result il
known.-Colfax Chronicle. !.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
Where the Shoe Pinehed.

"lf they don't quit making that
child cry" sighed the fiat dweller as
his sobs echoed pitifully through the
court, Il am going to apply to the
board Of health and have it stopped.
There's a limit to everything" Why
the board of health? ?" asked her friend.
ST should think you would apply to
the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children" Il am not
thinking so much of him." acknowl-
edged the fat .dweller contritely, "as 1
am of my own health. His constant
sobbing is getting on my nerves so
that I can't Sleep"
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

The Foraker Taft feud in Ohio
and the new revolt in Indiana
against Fairbanks, and tn e
Hughes-Rooseyel war in New
York, not to mention plenty OF
minor trouble, indicates that the
G. o. P. can easily be defeated if
the Democratic party can be unit
ed on a candidate who all Demo-
Gratis viii support.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

The Texas Farmers Union has
determined, a FortWorth dispatch
says, to build and operateseot-
ton factories. The Texas plan
will be watched with a great de-
gree of interest throughout the
South, and if it is successful, the
cotton farmers will become spin
ners, and then they can have
things their way in selling their
crop. .,,4~ -.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

It IS the opinion of the Lynch
burg News that Virginia and the
South have the right, and should
lead in choosing the nominees and
making the platform of the Demo
cratic party. As the South has
about all the certain Democratic
votes, it should certainly
have a big voice in deciding the
issues and the candidates.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Republication.
Department Of the Interior,
Land Office at New Orleans, La,
Jany. 7, 1908-Notice is hereby
given that David H. Peters of
Pine Paririe, La, has filed notice
of his intention to make final five
year proof in support of his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 24198
made March 5, 1902, f6r the Lot l
or Fri. NE4 of NEA Section 22,
Township IS, Raage l W. La.
Mer., and that said proof will be
made before John Evans, .. S.
Commissioner, at Blanche, La, on
Feby. Is, 1908.
N He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous res
idence upon. and cultivation of,
the land, viz: Conelious Wiley,
Isam West, Abraham Elliott and
William Elliott, all of Pine Pra-
irie, IA.
WALTER L. COHEN,
jan. IL, 1908. go Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Director Dodson, of the Louis
lana Experiment Station, ap-
pealed to the people of the South
to wage a persistent campaign
with senators and congressman
for a half mit4.on dollar appro-
priation with which. to eradicate
the cattle fever tick, which now
entails a loss of $40, 00O,0 600 every
year.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
Subscribers to the capital stock. Of the

Subscribers to thecapital stock Of the
Courier Printing Co.,.Ltd,, who have
not yet paid their first instalment are
requested to do so without further delay.
Those who desire to take stock in the
company may do so by applying at this
Office. Certificates of paid-up stock are
now ready for delivery to stockholders
entitled to them. ssaa -
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

For the first time in Colorado
history and perhaps the first time
in the history of the country. a
jury composed entirely of women
served recently in a lawsuit. The
suit involved the question as to
whether a garment purchased by a
woman from a local merchant fit
ted the purchaser. The jury de-
cided that it did fit.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
PRINTING PRICES ADVANCE y J Al | II

The price. Of printing, such as
job work and shortaorders, has ada
vanced in Chicago. This was de-
:ter1nined upon at a meeting Of the
Ben Franklin Club in the Sher-
man House recently. It was
shown the shortening of the work
day and the advanced price of
material meant an additional. cost
of production of at least twenty
per cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
HOUSES NOT oBTAINABLE

Within the past few months
our little city has grown rapidly,
so much so, that complaint is pre-
valent that not a house in the city
is for rent. It behooves our capt.
talists to build a few. cottages in
Opeloasas,as It will be a most
profitable investmenteoand ,Mill
certainly be convenient to those
in search of homes
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

The employees Of the North
Western railroad have started a
prohibition movement that not all
the brewery and liquor associa-
tons on earth can head off in the
supreme courts or anywhere else.
On the first Of the year 2,7O0 OF
the booze fighters in the employqof
the great railroad system volunta-
'rily signed the pledge. That kind
Of a temperance movement has
prohibition, local option and
Sunday closing skinned a block
as Jeff Davis of .Arkansaw ssaid
when he compared himself to
Roosevelt Signal. u
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
SOME GAME LAWS

We quote below portions of the
State game law as compiled by
one of our exchanges:
b. Itshall be unlawful to Kill, snare
orftrap or destroy in any manner
anyiof the following named game
birds between the date of the
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

A we'll known scientist says
"the time will come when water
in this world Of ours will be more
precious than gold About that
time it may be possible to buy
.unWatered milk.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

The tariff on lumber gives the
treasury little revenue, but it puts
la tax on every man who builds a
home, and authorizes lumber men
to pocket it themselves. Los
Angeles Express. -
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
COMMON SENSE VIEW

The Sentinel does not by any
means propose to stand as the
champion Of the liquor interests.
but takes q common sense view Of
the situation, ard believes it by far
better to license and regulate the
sale OF intoxicants than repudiate
solemn obligations, which wolld
surely be the case if open saloons
in Monroe and Vidalia were aboI-
ished.-ConCordia Sentinel.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

II A magazine writer says Bernard
Shaw talks equally we'll on sub
jects that he knows a good deal
about and subjects that he knows
nothing about. Surely nature
equipped that man for a political
career.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

A German count who married
an American girl has renowned
his title. Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
should. put her count under bond
not to indulge in any such foolish
ness as that.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Is Mr.. Carnegie getting to be a
",tightwad?' His charity for a
year amounts to a paltry So, O0O,-
900 while that Of Mr.. Rockefeller
amounts up to $4,000, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

A statistician says 20 per cent
of the men in the United States
are smooth shaven. And of the
other 80 per cent a good many
are smooth citizens.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

A word to, the wise is suffic-
lent and this, thinks the Cleve-
land Leader, is why the lawyer
thinks it necessary to fire about
40, 600 words at the average jury"
And why Mr.. Roosevelt thinks it
necessary to fire about $4,000
words at Congress.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
TO THE PUBLIC
OpeloUs2s, la, jar. 3, 1908.

OpeloUsas, La, jar. J, 1903.
The following is the true version
of The celebratedc2se concarningth
blood hounds Of St. Landry. The
Police Jury approved the bsl',
thoroughly racoG1iz.ng the tact
that no enc On aar-a could feed .
hound for ST ner 1o1th. No
sane person believes chat tine act
as printed, meant 10 convey the
impression that & sheriff was COM
PEELED to feed a hound Or anything
else at a loss. I have collected, as
per certificate hereto attached,
for nine months $I06 more than
these political birds claim that l
am entitled to.
The certificate Of Mr.. j. j.
Healev shows this. For seven
months I have charged nothing
and shall not hereafter, as l VIII
not receive compensation Tor any
amount entirely Inadequate TO
service rendered.
| certainly would be entitled to
four dollars per month for the
seven months, which would leave
me, according to their account,
$50 that | beat the parish out OF.
Now, I leave it to any sane IN
dividual if !, in order to blk the
parish out Of $50 would take from
my pocket one hundred and ninety
one dollars and fifty cents.
The public here know that |
have taken hundreds of dollars
out Of my pocket to level the
square and buy several necessary
articles too numerous to mention
for the health and convenience OF
the public.
| take this method Of replying
to those whose vision is SO obscure
that they cam see a cart wheel on
the opposite side of nickel.
NJ. L. SWORDS.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

colorado wind blew & train
off the track, says the Nashville
American. What is there SO
strange about that? One wind
bag sometimes is fully capable OF
upsetting al entire railway sys-
tenn.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
Isl 81
So

/ hereby certify that the fore
going IS atrue copyo Of a claim
presented by M. L. Swords, Sheriff
to the Police Jury of St. Landry
Parish, at its meeting held on Sept.
18th, 1906 and approved by said
body for the sum Of one hundred
and ffty-one, dollars and fifty
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
FENCE POSTS MADE DURABLE
Woods Given Sixteen Years Sd
ditiOnal Service by P~reseTVatIVe
Treatment.

Fence posts of many kinds OF
cheap woods which ordinarily
would soon decay if set in the
ground can be made to last for
twenty years by a simple treat
ment with creosote. Most of the
so-called "inferior' woods are
we'll adapted to the treatment,
and this is especially true of cot
tonwood, aspen, willow, sycamore,
low-grade pines, and some of the
gums. When properly treated,
these woods outlast untreated
cedar and oak, which are becoming
too scarce and too much in demand
for other uses to allow Of their
meeting the demand for fence
posts.
Impregnation with ~creosote has
been greatly cheapened by the in
PRODUCTION OF the "open tank
which can be installed at a cost of
from $50 to $45, or much less if an
old boiler is used. A tank with a
bottom II square feet in area will
suffice for treating 40 or SO 6-inch
posts a day, or double this number
when two runs per day can be
made. The absorption of creosote
per posti is about as follows: Eu-
calyptus, one-tenth gallon; willow
,tWo-tenths gallon; sassafras, ash,
hickory, red oak, water oak, elm,
and maple, f%our-tenths gallons;
Douglas. fir, quaking aspen, and
black walnut, %six-tenths gallon;
sycamore, cottonwood, and lodge
pole pine, seven-tenths gallon.
The price of creosote is about 10
cents per gallon in the East and
Middle West, 16 cents per gallon
on the Pacific coast, and 81 cents
per gallon in the Rocky Mountain
States The cost of treating a
post will therefore vary from 4 to
Is cents Properly treated, it
should give service for at least
twenty years.
Experiments of the Forest Ser
vice show that with preservative
treatment the durability of lodge
pole pine in Idaho is increased
sixteen gears. The cost Of .creo-
sote is there relatively high, yet by
treating posts there is a saving,
with interest at 6 per cent, OF 2
cents per post yearly More inn
portant than the saving however,
is the fact that through preserva-
tive treatment other woods are
fitted to take the place of cedar,
of which the supply is rapidly be-
coming exhausted. A detailed de-
scription of experiments in pre-
serving fence posts, together with
practical suggestions for treating
them onza commercial scale, are
containa in Circular 1T of the
Forest Service. This publication
can be obtained upon application
to the Forester at Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Mr.. Roosevelt is goingstreo,ng on
honesty these days, but he conti-
nues to dodge the question about
that campaign fund.- Florida
Times-Union.@ TE~ ~ ; 5~.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

The Los Angeles Times advo-
Gates placing Thanksgiving and
Christmas closer together here
after. Our esteemed contempor-
airy seems to. forget that for at
least two weeks on each side of
Christmas few people are in a
thankful mood.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

ried man, he will have q time
squaring this with some OF the
things he told his wife during the
honeymoon days.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Switzerland has just elected a
president without any particular
fuss. But Switzerland has nc
trusts, no navy, no Wall street. =
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

I am now prepared to do repair work
of all kinds as heretofore, including
plumbing, lock and trunk repairs, key
fitting, etc. ]. "A. DRUMMOND
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

: That Philippine tariff bill is up
again to pleague the Sugar and
Tobacco trusts, and the Republi
can friends of those corporations.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

King Alfonso eats nine meals q
day. Perhaps there is no mon
arch in the world the average hobo
envies as he does Alfonso.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

WANTED-Several intelligent, wide
awake newsboys.to sell the Courier on
the streetsi in Opelousas, Washington, Vile
Plate and Eunice. For. particulars APP
ply at this office. I"
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

+ On Saturday a Baltimore man
committed suicide by hanging
himself on a billboard. Perhaps
he believed in that kind of adver-
Using. ,
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

If you know anything worth knowing,
tel Us know about it, SO We can let the
public know it too.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Have you Ger the new buggies that F
L. Sandoz has just received? If not, you
should go and take q look at them.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

closed season herein named:
Doves from March / to Aug. |.
Ducks from April / to Sept. |.
WoOdcock from March l to Nov.
lst.
Quail from March ! to Nov. I.
It is unlawful to Kill g doe Or
faWn at any time.
1t is unlawful TO kill deer driven,
to high land by overflow or nigh
water at any and al times.
No person shall Kill more than
two deer in any ore day nor more
than six deer in any one season.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Our country trends are invited to Ope
ousas to do their buying. They. will get
full value for their money and be treated
~courteously too.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

A Pennsylvania Judge says,
No kiss in the world is worth
So, 900" If his honor is a mar
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

three cents 151.53) and daily paid.
]. J. HEALY,
Clerk Police Jury.
Opelousas, La, Dec. "a, 1907.
Opelousas, La, Jan. End, 1903.
I hereby certify that the City Of
Opelousas, La, refused to pay any
part Of che expense of building Dog
Kennel on the Court House square.
To the best of my knowledge
the same was paid Sheriff NJ. l..
Swords. -
B: A. LITTELL, Mayor
City Of Opelousas, La.
To whom it may concern:
This is to. certify that the Police
Jury of the St. Landry Parish has
approved claims in favor Of M. L.
Swords, Sheriff, for feeding four
blood hounds at the rate of sixteen
dollars $4,000 PER MONTH
FOR THE FOUR, from August
1st, 1906, to March LIST, 1907.
J. J. HEALY,
Clerk Police Jury.
Opelousas, La, Jan. End, 1908.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
Opelousas, La, Jan. End, 1908.
To whom it may concern:

OpeaOuSaS, La, Jan. INA, l9US.
To whom it may concern:
/ hereby certify that N. l..
Swords Sheriff, paid me on COM
pletion M Parish Dog Kennel the
sum of one hundred and ffty-one
dollars and ffty-three cents
($151.53) AS THE one-half due
from him in payment for same.
J. E.. ALLEN,
Contractor and Builder
I further certify that ] have re-
ceived "a like amount from the
Parish of st. Landry making pay
'ment in full for said work.
j. E. ALLEN,
Contractor and Builder
COPY
Opelousas, La, Sept. 3, 1906.
Mr.. M. L. Swords,
To j. E. Allen, DR..
Carpenter and Builder.
Plans and Estimates furnished on
all kinds of work.
To building Dog House
or Kennel 1922. OF
To screening basement in r
Jail ............ II 10
E1gsss,.. s8o3
EAss6SeAalf ofscpst ehafYAlllzl1zs
Town Of Opelous
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The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

Copy
Opelousas, La, July %, 1906.
18th judicial District Court,
Parish Of St. Landry.
St. Landry Parish.
+ - In account with
NJ. L. Swords, Sheriff.
1906.
July %, To cash pd. S. J.
Van Raub of San
..3s~ Antonio, Texas,
for four blood
hounds at $4,000
each. ..-.... 5000 90
By amount paid
personally by
Sheriff M. L.
Swords ........ 1000
To bal. due by st.
Landry Parish. as
per act Nc. 1856
of 1894 ...-.... 100. 90
I hereby certify that the fore
going account is true and correct:
M. L. SWORDS, Sheriff.
Per Alex. Robertson, = u
Deputy Sheriff.
E. T. LEWIS,
Judge 18th judicial Z
District Court.
| hereby certify that the fore
going is a true copy of a claim pre-
sented by NJ. L. Swords, Sheriff to
the Police Jury of St. Landry
Parish at it's meeting held on
August 7th, 1906, and approved
by said body for the sum Of one
hundred and sixty dollars, and
duly paid.
50 ,JsJ. HEALY,
Clerk Police Jury.
Opelousas, La, Dec. oath, 1907.
The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

courteously too.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
Double Tracking.

The Union Pacific has officially an
nounced the building cf 100 miles OF
new double tracking In Wyoming. to
be finished during this year. The new
tracks will complete the double track
ing Of the road from Cheyenne to
Granger, across the entire state.
The new work will extend from
Hanna to Rawlins, 40 miles: Robin
son to Wamsutter, 90 miles: Rock
Springs to Green river. Is miles. and
a number of small pieces. The re-
mainder of the line across Wyomine
Is already double tracked. ID miles
having gone into use recently. The
cost of the 100 miles Is estimated al
s., ,000, 900.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
RIGHT BREATHING CURES CA
TAaatt.
Simple Way 10 XIII Catarrhal Germs
In Nose. Throat and Lungs.

The only natural and common
sense method known for the cure OF
catarrhal troubles Is Hyomei. It Ia
breathed through an ingenious poe.
ket inhaler. 20 that its medicafed
air reaches the mos. remote al
cells OF the nose throat and lungs
killing all catarrhal germs, sooth.
ing the irritated mucous membran.
and restoring healthy condition.
Hy-omei goes right to the spr,
where the catarrhal germs are pre-
sent In the nose. throat and lungs
and destroys the germs so that pes
feet health is soon restored.
A complete Hy-omei outfit with
inhaler costs but sl.o0 and Is sold
by f. G. Murphey under guarantee
to refund the money unless th.
remedy gives satisfaction.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
TRACK AND train

i courts Of Texas. both parties being
citizens OF the Cnited States. eyeA
though the injuries we're received
In Mexico
1t In believed taat this favorable
decision of the supreme court I'm the
case viii mean also possibility .
that the courts % Texas may take q
different view Of the matter AMI
that II may AZ some future time be
possible TO maintain such suits In
the civil courts Of the state.
The suit vas brought By w. :
Eckman against the Mexican Cen,
tral. As guardian for Page. who was
minor At the time Of the filing of
the suit Page recently came Ct
age"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
A Woman Tells 4e~ % Hesaess aheu
matte Palm.

] have been a very great suffered
from the dreadful disease, rheama
tlsm. for q number Of yeara have
tried many medicines. but never 60
much relief from any OF them Unit
two years ago. when ] bought . bot
te % chamberlains Pain Balm.
found relief before I had used all oil
one bottle. but kept on applying /,
and soon felt like n different woman
Through my advice manv Of my
friends have tried II and can tell you
how wonderfully it has worked--Mrs
Sarah A. Cole. l40 8. New St.. Dover
Del chamberiain's Pain Balm 10 d
ilniment The relief from pain which
Il affords 10 alone worth many times
Its cost. Il makes rest and sleep pos
able. For sale by all druggists.