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ft. jpnÄrg Democrat OPELOUSAS: Saturday, June 23, 18§§. WASHINGTON LETTER From our Regular Correspondent. Washington , June 11,1888. Enthusiastic is a very mild word for describing tlic condition of the Democrat ic members of Congress who have just returned from the St. Luuis Convention, and there is ample reason why every Democrat in the United States should be as enthusiastic as they. Cleveland and Thurmaii, and a platform broad enough and strong enough to hold every Democrat in the _ countty, are sullicicut causes for universal enthu siasm. ... ... Never before in the history of the Democratic party has it entered a Pres idential campaign with such good prospect of victoiy ; never before was the party so thoroughly united. That much credit for this very Haltering state of affairs iu the partly is due to Air. Cleveland cannot be denied, lie has given the country a good honest, painstaking administration : one that has beon conservative and steady; no fireworks; no bunkum; just plain, everyday, good, old-fashioned, Demo cratic ideas of business, applied in a business way, and the result is an ad ministration that has pleased the peo ple so well that they have concluded to have four years more of it. The Amer-, ican voler knows a good thing when he sees it. Every true Democrat will take pleas ure in honoring that old wheelhorse ol Democracy, Allen G. Thurniau, of Ohio. 'Ihe red bandanna is the sym bol that will lead us to victory. The Republicans are iu a pitiable condition. Their National Convention at Chicago promises to be in marked contrast to the St. Louis Convention, which was thoroughly harmonious. There is every indication that they will have a bitter and prolonged fight over the nomination which may result iu a dead lock between the leading .candidates, and the nomination of Mr. Blaine in spile of his positive declina tion, or the nomination of some entire ly new and diikuowii man. lu either ease the fight is likely to he of such a nature as to virtually disrupt the party. Congress continued iu session ail last week, but «wing to the absence of many members at St. Louis very little business of importance was considered. Owing to a trick on the part of the lie publicans of the llouse, by which they tried to get the arrears of pensions bill before the House, the tariff bill was again taken up under the five minute rule, though it had been agreed pre viously to pass it by until to-day. Up less something is done to expedite this measure, it is difficult to see how it can possibly be finished during the present session of Congress. The President has approved the act of Congress providing that pensious heretofore or hereafter granted to to widows of soldiers of the war of the rebellion shall commence at the date of the death of their husbands. This law affects favorably all claims of widows of the late war, which have been filed in the Pension Oflice since July 1st, 188Ü, and which have been allowed to com mence from the date of the filing of the claims, but it w ill not affect the claims of widows Bled before July first, 1880. Notice is given by the Pension Office that iu the settlement under this law of claims already allowed, no formal ap plication will be required, and the ser vices of attorneys will not be necessary. Widows entitled to back pension under this law, need only write a letter giv ing name, post office address and certi ficate number, and the claim will be allowed with as little delay as possible. Mrs. Cleveland is delighted at the re-nomination of her husband, and says she feels sure he will be elected again. Judge Thurman is expected in Wash ington this week. He comes to invite the President and Mrs. Cleveland to at tend the Ohio Centennial to be held at Columbus next September. He will be jiiven a grand reception by the Demo crats of this city and Congress. The Capital will be painted red with ban danna handkerchiefs. "The Old Ro man" and the President "came to know nud love each other well" about a year :itto when Mr. Thurman made a visit to Mr. Clevelann,and was entertained at "Oak View," the President's country residence. The torchlight procession and ratifica tion meeting will t.iko place in this city on the evening of the 26th inst., the day on which the Democratic National Com mittee meets here for organization. Attorney-General Garland, who has been quite ill, is convalescing, but Gen eral Sheridan's condition continues pre carious. His death may be expected at any moment. Representative Ontes, of Alabama, lias introduced a bill in the House which imposes a lax of $25 on every im migrant arriving iu this country. All the ex-soldiers in the employ of the Government, both Union and Con federate, will be given leave of ab sence to attend Ihe reunion at Gettys burg on the autiiversary of the battle at that place. Marksville Bulletin : Mrs. M. H. Hall, the estimable wife of our es teemed confrere ol' the Review, is vol untarily engaged in collecting reading matter for the inmates of the "Confed erate Soldiers Home" at New Orleans. We are pleased indeed that Mrs. Hall lias undertaken the task, for we kuow that the collection will through untir ing efforts, prove a succcss. Our citi ons, and especially the ex-soldiers, haying periodicals and books should contribute to this collection, it is done to furnish reading matter to the ex Confederates who linger iu the Soldier's Home. Let us all do to solace them in their misfortune; they risked and lost all for their country—for us. Can, we not do something for them. We have the opportunity now. A book, a paper, at a magazine is not much to givo but tw bring comfort and pleasant hours to the unfortunate inmates of the Sol dier 's Home. God bless Mrs. Hail for the work she Bias undertaken. A telegram imtn Shreveport to the Picayune says : Tlte /State Fair Asso ciation Juu; appropriated four thousand dollars foi parses for races atthva fair in November iiejtt. The association has «inder consideration the formation of a driving club, and propose to erect a itandsome building (he track for the use of members ac4 iUfik' .friends. The association propose to jthe grandest iair #ver held in LOUISIANA NEWS. An immigration edition of ten thou sand copies will be published by the Marksville Buletin. A sixteen-year-old boy named ('liar lie Mathews commited suicide at Mans field the other day by blowing out his brains with a pistol. In Plaquemine parish this season company of Italian blackberry pickers have already cleared $2000. The steamboat Fulton exploded a a few days ago off l'ass-a- l'Outre, kill ingEd- Perkins, pilot, and Capt. W. 11. Riddle, and badly scalding two deck hands. A paper, the Blade, will be published at Bunkie, Avoyelles parish. A few days ago at Alexandria, Dr Lobdell pulled out of Red river a log ger-headed turtle weighing seventy-six pounds. The Scally plantation, St. Mary par ish, was bought by Mr. J. M. Buague ries for $80,000. Arrangements have been made with the Louisiana National and Canal banks to borrow from them at 4 per cent all the money needed to pay in terest ou the State debt until July 1, 1800. A charcoal factory is in operational New Iberia. This week the survey for the St. Paul, Alexandria, Jennings, Lake Ar thur and Gulf Railroad, will be com pleted. The road is to extend from Alexandria to Vermillion bay on the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana Journal : Gov. McEnery in his recent message recommended that the rate of taxation be increased from six to seven mills so as to allow more money for educational purposes. It is also understood that Gov. Niebülls favors such an increase of taxation. At shreveport on Tuesday of last week Tom Ford, was accidentally shot, receiving injuries which necessitated the amputation of the light anu above the elbow. He was also seriously wounded in the light side. Jno. Pexton tlie negro who killed the son of Will A. Strong has been sentenced to lifo imprisonment. Desola parish has donated one hun dred dollars to the Solder's Home in New Orleans, Lake Providence will soon have a new brick town hall, opera house, etc. At Plaquemine on the 11th June, Ned Garner who killed John Barber some time since, was tried and found guilly of murder without capital pun ishment. Cheney ville is ou a boom. A furni ture, wagon and ax-handlc factory will be built shortly, as a company w ith a capital of $15,000 has been organized for that purpose. At Shreveport June 11th, the man agers of the Louisiana State Fair and Shreveport Exposition decided to offer the following premiums for their fair in November next : To the parish making the largest and best display of of products grown or produced by resi dents of the parish, $500 ; for the sec ond best display, $250 ; for the third best display, $150, and for the fourth best display, $100. Twenty-live thousand dollars' worth of premiums are offered by the State Fair Association. TheOpelousas district conference of the Methodist church south convened at. Lafayette Thursday of last week. The opening services were conducted by Rev. S. J. Davies. Rev. II. S. Johns from Washington preached at night. Captain Pliarr reported thirteen hun dred dollars collected for the endow ment of Centenary College. Minden Female College closed this session on the 14th inst. WHO KNOWS CARMENIUS ? Here are the questions which one New York school commissioner asks auother New York sohool commissioner to test his knowlodge and titness for that position : "Do you kuow Pestalazzi ?" "Have yon read liosseau's 'Emile V " "Who was Canueuius ?" I do not here discuss or argue Com missioner Jasper's tilnesa or unfitness for his position, but would ask if a man or woman may not have good judg ment and good sense in all that regards tfio education of children without know ing Pestalazzi or Carmeuius or without having lead liosseau's VEmile?" IIow many of our people "know"Carmeuiusf What is he, any way ? or what was lie she or it, as the case may be ! Wo have seen a certain class of edu cational "experts" who attached more importance concerning the knowledge of the authorship of some musty, dusty, rusty, long-forgotten book than they did to giving a child any amount of practical knowledge. The educational premium is now for stuffed memories. That faculty and organ is cultivated at the expense of other powers. The "smart" boy or girl is the one who can repeat the most names, dates, words and and sautences—and forget theui a year afterward. It is no indi cation of a bright, comprehensive mind, quick to see and quick to act, that it cau repeat the dictionary "by heart" after a few weeks'study, or to commit to memory a thousand sentences iu six mouths. Such over esliiuulatiou of memory deadens other faculties. This is proved. The smart scholar iu after lite very often becomes the literary drudge to the very man who when a boy at school was called stupid tie cause he wouldn't learn his lesson. So far as a certain pract ical success iu life is concerned it was fortunate for him that he wouldu't nor couldn't make of his braiu a stuffed mental sausage case full of names, dates, boundaries, defi nitions and sentences of whoso real meaning (if there was any) he knew next to nothing. Had he been thus turned out the premium prize es say memory crammed scholar, t?«e men tal rag bag, lull of shreds uS intima tion, he would have been loggy an* top heavy witlkHie load, slow to seech-'Alccs, incapable of at^-nftinW plan ; r idea and afraid oriudttKtesed to exothte any thing unless it waM^^joqsbTbeamed out of a book. Gar^ eldS-aj&V spoke a greater truth than i. v didin saying that "any child was foi 'unate who es caped the abases now i mpant in our public school education.** An intellect is not a mere mpptofy. It is a power to do and accomplish re sults through ideas generated out of it self, and the memory is one factor to pick up and hold what it needs for the time to carry out such results. Educa ti.on-frpiB educo to draw out—indi cates fog pat and exercise of the powers and talent^ inhojept apd born with a mind, and not the "cram ming of a certain department' of that mind —[New York Star. a "BEN GRIERSON." His liide Through Mississippi in April, 1SG3. THRILLING STORY OF A RAID A Modest Musio Teacher Who Became a Major General. "Uriei'soii's Luck"—A Mail Wlio Never Mario a Failure—Ho and Iiis Brigade of Cavalry Ride Through the Heart ol Mississippi from North to Sont h —Then They Turn Westward and Come Out at ISatoii Hollge, L.a., May 2. The early part of the year 1803 was a dull and dreary time in the north. It was a time of waiting and discouragement. From the battle of Sîtone river to that of Chancellors villn, in May, there was little to break even the monotony of the months. Complaints were universal at home and in tho field. Those at homo grumbled because there was no fighting. Many of those in camp complained bitterly of scant and bad rations, of worthless rags issued to them for clothing. During this melancholy winter a corre spondent wrote of President Lincoln: "The president looks haggard and care worn—who wonders at itj Yet he preserves his good nature, and some new story or bon mot from him is always in circulation. The hist was uttered on Saturday at tho public reception, when a western paymaster, in full major's attire, was intindueed and said: 'Being here, Mr. Lincoln, I thought IV1 call and pay my respects.' 'From the complaints of the soldiers,' responded the president, 'I guess that's about all any of you do pay.' " Almost the only thing to break the dis couraging monotony were sorno rattling cavalry fights and raids. Up to 1803 the Confederates mostly had these raids all their own way. But by 1863 the north had learned lessons in more ways than one. The fruits of oue of these lessons appeared in m GRIERSON'S MISSISSIPPI RAID. Early iu tho year 18U3 an adventurous spirit had proposed to Gen. Grant to make a bold eavalry raid around and in the rear of Vicksburg. The object of the raid would be to destroy railroads and bridges, and thus prevent supplies and re-enforcements from being easily brought into Vicksburg. The raid was in this manner to aid in the reduc tion of Vicksburg. At first Grant said nay to tho scheme. The first of April, however, he summoned its bold projector, and bade him go in and win. Tho man who proposed this raid through the heart of Mississippi wa3 Col., afterward Maj. Gen., Benjamin Henry Grierson. He was a western man, living in Illinois, and was 35 years old when the war began. He was born in Pittsburg, Pa., however, and, like Horace Gree ley, was of Scotch-' Irish parentage. Gen. Grierson was one of the most picturesque and in teresting charac ters that the north produced during the war. His career is invested with a romance that will gen. grierson . render it fascinat ing to the American reader in all time to come. At tho time the war began Benjamin Gri erson was living in Jacksonville, Ills. He is described as being "full of a vivid, elastic life, overflowing with enthusiasm." Like Gen. John A. Logan, that other Illinois man, Grierson was slender and dark. Ile was very quick and graceful in his movements, and seemed to have a physique of iron endurance. There was no shoulder strap pomposity alxint him, even after he became a major general. He was modest, gentlo and genial in his mannors, and such he remained. But his ability in the cavalry field was pro nounced from the beginning. In the early part of the war he was aide on the staff of Gen. Prentiss, serving without pay. ' Indeed, a writer in The United States Service Maga zine says that Grierson served without pay throughout the whole war. In December, P'Ol, he became major of the S'.";th Illinois cavalry, and in a few weeks his battalion was the best drilled and disciplined of the cavalry troops in the west. In March, 1802, the Sixth Illinois eavalry, armed only with "rusty sr'Aiers," started to join Grant at Pittsburg Lauding. At Paducah, Ky., Governor Yates of Illinois, likewise on tho way to Grant, encountered the Regiment. Maj Grierson called to pay his respects to the governor, on board the steamboat The gov ernor led the dark haired cavalryman back to a party of ladies in the cabin, and intro duis 1 him to them as Col. Grierson. Iiis colonel hail resigned, and, unknown to tho major, every officer of the regiment but one had petitioned tho governor to appoint Grierson their colonel, aud the governor had dono so. Iu 1803 Col. Grierson's regiment was or dered to Memphis, and here he showed him self no less accomplished in field than in camp. Ho and his men dashed out from head quarters like a whirlwind, and pounced upon bauds of Confederate bushwhackers and guerrillas in west Tennessee and northern Mississippi. He showed them that dash, daring and hard riding were not all on one sido of the line. He seemed never to sleep, but to watch day and night and be ready for the mount and gallop at any moment. Onco he came very near being caught. Ho anil forty of his men were dismounted and at dinner, seventeen miles back of Memphis. W itli the dripping pork slice poised in mid air, just before it touched theij- mouths. 400 Confederates suddenly hpve into sight. The men dropped their foptl and tpok refuge wherever they might, behind trees, the fence or a rook. They were fired on and re turned the fire obstinately. In a twinkling Col. Grierson mounted eighteen of his men, and with these charged upon the whole 400 Con iederates. The very piipudfineo pf the thing seemed somehow to paralyze them", and their lines wavered and then turned back. A hun dred of Grierson's men appearing by another road at the same opportune moment, the body of Confederates turned and fled. The last, year of the war Gen. Grierson, then a brigadier, wfis nçoiqptçd tfj thp full tank of iria.«or geiierâl of volunteers. After the <var be remained iii the servie« and Was appointed colonel of thé Tenth United States cavalry. Beforo the war ho earned his liv ing as a music teacher. Such was tho man who made the daring raid through Missis sippi in the early summer of 1803. By referring to tho accompanying map the reader will see the route passed over by the dauntless cavalryman. Ho was noted during the war as the man who never made a failure. Every enterprise that he under took was successful. April 17, 1803, Grierson and his men liegan their famous ride. He took threo cavalry regiments, his own, the Sixth Illinois, Col. Loomis commanding; the Seventh Illinois, Col. Prince, and tho Second Iowa, Col. Hatch. They started from Lagrange, Tenu., fifty miles east of Memphis. False movements had been made in various directions beforehand to deceive the Confederates, who might be on watch. But the real' expedition struck out south at a rattling pace, and was soon over the border into Mississippi. The first day they reached Ripley, in that state. At Ilipley, on the 18th, the command divided, the Second Iowa going southeasterly und crossing the Tallahatchie river. The main body went directly south, also crossing the Tallahatchie near the town of New Albany. A second time the command split, this time a battalion of the Seventh Illinois passing to the right of the main body and going directly to New Albany. .Skirmishing was kept up night anil day with bodies of Confederate cavalry which were encountered in thé vicinity of New Al bany. The morning of April 19, Grierson again divided his main body. He sent out three detachments in us many different di rections. His object was to make the Confed erates believe he had come to attack them and destroy their cavalry. Meantime the main body proceeded rapidly southward. The Second Iowa was by this time within sup porting distance on the left. After making feints as ordered, the three detachments soon rejoined the main column. Gen. Chalmers was in command of the Confederate forces in Mississippi, tho region through which Grier son passed. TT, SAHY TOTI otm 5TARnYll.Lt 0U 13 TU L: ^DtlPfu «ft A«" (toil m (xfyNO L bVLF €S UNION. $u ffATC fA A OSYK * OC s&s s. g/fAS in a to is of map showing gwerson's raid. From time to time small bodies of Confed erates were met and routed. Tl*> night of April 19 Grierson anil his men encamped at Pontotoc, destroying 400 bushels of salt which the Confederates had abandoned. April 20, early in the morning, Grierson started his prisoners, his least effective men and one piece of artillery northward, on the way back to Lagrange. They were, incum brances. The raid was now going to begin in earnest. The men that had been sent northward misled the Confederates into be lieving that the whole expedition was return ing to Lagrange. As before, tho main expedition hastened southward. Where it was to come out no man knew, least of all, tho panic stricken people through whoso country it passed like a tornado. Like a tornado, too, it was in its work of destruction. Grierson laid waste property and carried away food, horses and men. Near Dismal Swamp one of tho largest tanneries in Mississippi was destroyed. Now the command united, now again separated, detachments flying this way and that, and whisking hither and thither, liko the evolu tions of flocks of great birds iu midair. At Newton two trains of c-irs, with Confederate army supplies, were destroyed, and near tho same town four bridges were torn up. At Raleigh the command halted, anil Grierson sent out a scout to cut the telegraph wire, which at Like Station would givo the alarm of his whereabouts to Jackson and other points. The scout ran into a regiment of Confederate cavalry that had been sent to find Grierson. Strangely enough, tho scout not only escaped capture himself, but also succeeded in deceiving the Confederates as to his commander's whereabouts. "Ben Grier son's luck" seems never to have deserted liim. Hearing the scout's report, he quickly crossed Leaf river and burned its bridges behind him, cutting off pursuit in the rear. A singular adventure befell Capt. Forties, with one company of the Seventh Illinois. He was more than a day's march east of the main body, when he suddenly came upon a large force of the Confederates at Enterprise, Miss., ten or twenty times as large as his own. He put a bpid face upon the mat ter, and riding to the town under a flag of truce, demanded its surrender. Col. Good win, the Confederate commander, asked an hour to consider. Forbes granted it only too gladly, and, while the Confederates were con sidering, be and his company put spurs to their horses and galloped westward toward Grierson, blessing their lucky stare for their escape. From Montrose Grierson turned slightly westward. It became evident now to tho Confederates that he did not mean to return to Lagrange. Preparations were made to head him off and capture him. At Pearl river southern pickets were tearing up the bridge when Grierson reached it. He dashed pito them anil dispeiised then*, and crossed in safety. Ten lipn ivies' 'more and he would have'been too late. On the afternoon of May 2,1S63, a great body of wild looking men rode into Baton Rouge, La. It was as if they had sprung from the ground. They wero dusty aud hag gard, and some of thçmwprçt (Utting bolt upright upon their norses. ' Nc wonder. In sixteen days they had rid den 800 miles, from north to south, through Mississippi. They had destroyed over Ä4 000 - 000 worth cf property, cut two important railroad communications and captured ovcr 1 not} prisoner* and l.fQO horses, " , a W wipli'fh-irtiim and his men. "The strength of the south is overesti mated," said Grierson afterward. "Tho Con federacy is a mere shell." LOUISIANA If FACTORY, 301, HOii, ;{<>?' (* ravier Mli-eet, mra OFFICE 52 URDU ST., NEW emus ANS. ROBERTS & CO., Proprietors, Sash, Blinds, Doors, Mouldings, Klooring and Ceiling, Newsd Bal usters, etc., always 011 hand or made, to order. Orders prom ptlv attended to. Estimates given when required. oetL'ü-Jy V su* ESTABLISHED IN 1848. SAMUEL M. TODD, Importer unci Dealer in White Lead, Zilie, P a i nts, Oils, lîrushcs, C . I îin uish, A-i-tislw'' Materials, (jilues, Sand l'apcr, W Iii t Cliiillc, Axle Grease, Naval Mi«, res, Lumiuatiii^ and liiibrieatiiiji 1 Oils Ete., -AGENTS FOR— No. 37 IVTag-aziiie, St. IVJÏÏW OHLIOA^S. Sept 11 y The Parker Gun. At tlie two principal «venta of tlio year-at tlio World's Trap Shooting Carnival held at Well ington, Miiss.. May .in hi June I,ss7, llio I'arkor Mun won the leading prize for the lient aver age lor live days' shooting ; also at Seattle, W. T., June 'J. ID and 11. 18tS7. the leading prize and best average was won with I .lie. I'arker Gun, adding victories Ii» 1 Hsi'i as follows: The Second Annual Tournament of the (»lamberlin Cartridge Co , held at Cleveland. ()., Sept. 14. UiSfi. Out ol Kl< i I1T Y-SJSVJCN ISNTiil i:-i from 1: Ii I' Ii liSK \ T AT IV K SHOTS, representing Fol! UTK ISN SI A TES, the Parker U1111 w n FIRST and THIIil» MONEY, winning $yoo out or *l,20il purse of-, leretl, adding another vietorv to 1881, which was the Second Internalional Clay l'igoon Tourna ment for the championship of the world, held at, New Orloaus, La.. Feb. 11 to 1«. Among the uns were such champions as Carver, ISogardus, Cody, Sfculjbs, Krb contestant* shooting other and others. PARKER BROS, MAKERS, MERIDEN, GONN. New York Sales Rooms, i)7 Chambers St. m Obtained and all lATK.\r L'l'.s/Ai'.s.s in tended to for MODERA TK I'M. S Our olhce is opposite the U.S. l'aient Olliee, nml we eim ob tain I'atents in less time than those remote fiom U'ASIltiXOTON. Send MODI-. !.. DU A il/AG or PHOTO of invention. We advise as to liaient ahijily free of charge and we make A U Cl IA HUE USLKSfi PATENT tS HECI/RIJ). For circular, advice, terms mid references to actual clients in voiir own State. County, City or ' i0ttn ' writu "ÄSMl Opuocife Patent Ojjice, F/ashinylon, D C THE AMERICAN FIELD. Ne w M M: -lYlwtiyw Aliead on .All Invent is ln leresting to Sportsmen! IT LEADS IN EVERYTHING I'EKTAININU TO THE TUAI'. TI1E FIELD, TI1K FOR EST. THE ST 1110 A M ANU KENNEL. It is pre-eminently the Liunix'i S i-ortoman's .T ournai , <>>■' A. mi;kh'v . N o lover of Field Hporls aliened bo without tHe AMERICAN FIELD, Subscription: Î5 a year: for six months ; clubs of three or more, $1 'each a year. Hp Address THE AMERICAN FIELD 1' Ui iUSHINC } CO., ^13 State St., C hicago, 111. march 10. PHOTOGRAPHOALLERY —AND— corn*«; house, Oi'ELOUSAS, LA. O Will do work equal 'o any House. Enlarge ments made to any size.froiu any small pict ores in Crayon or Pastel, Uciug finished ou paper free of chemicals, they'can be relied upon as permanent. Satisfaction given or no pay. J'all uni see specimens. W. A. LONJiET. march 31-tf H, 0. LÄBCABE. TINSMITH, Bellcvue Street, near thy bridge, OPELOUSAS, LA. ALL kinds ot Till, Copper and Sheet fron work done on short notice and at reasona blr prices. Cutterin; apl 10-y and repairing a specialty, Money to Loan. THE J. B. WATKINS LAND MOKT.LHiî; CU. LAWRENCE, UAN-A'J. The, aeove company is now prepared to loan mohiiy .at reasonable rates, and on long time, on improved and unimproved lands. For terms and particulars™ apply to KENNETH HAILLIO, Attorney and Agent OpduWia^i La. July 23-tf V. K. IRION, DENTIST, Corner Landry anil Marked Slit««, dcel7 OPELC.ViA.-), LA. NOTICE Is hereby given of intention to cause to bo in troduced at tile ensuing session of the Legis lature an act authorizing-,' the Police Jury to fund the outstanding indebtedness of St. Lan dry Pariah, is a OPELOUSAS Female Institute. Ojielousas, St. Landry Far. La. r |MIIM INNTITUTIOft will resume tin ties Monday, September (itli, last), under I lie immediate supervision of Mrs. M. M. Hayes and Mrs. M. A. 0avis, with competent assist ants. The scolnstic year consists ol forty weeks. terms i)F tuition. Preparatory Department, per month.$ '2 f>1 Academic " " " " 3 00 Munie, with use of piano " " o oO Hoarding, including washing, lights ami fuel, per month 16 00 Embroidery, wax llowe.ra, painting, drawing, each, extra 10 00 Incidental lee i oo lUSCIl'LIKE. The government of this school is strict brit parental, ; no hard tasks or restrictions arc im posed but every student must comply with tho rules, and must prepare up to the lueasuro of lier ability, the lessons assigned. Our course of study and mode of instruction are designed to train the mind to the, habits o! correct thinking aud thorough investigation. No student will be allowed to enter higher classes without thorough preparation. Parents and guardians may rest assured that the man ners, health and morals of their children and wards shall receive duo attention. No deduction for absence, unless in ease of protracted illness. The location ol this tnwn in healthful and easy of access. The boarding ilepar'-'ueiit is under the immediate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Eoarders will provide themselves >vit!i l.'yik its a: w l towels. l'or pa tieulart,. Vlrefn . , Mi's. M. M. HAYEfi. "nncnia ÄOTICJC ! May'sth, 1888. I Notice, is hereby given that the following name,it settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support, of hisclaii that said proof will be made before tbe Judge, or in his absence the Clerk of th.- District Court at Opclousas, La., on Friday, Juno 27tli, 1888, viz: ltEKTON yoi'Nii, who made Homestead Entry No. for the south half of I he northeast quarter or section :n, and south half of the northwest tjuarter of section 3a; township n, south range a west, Louisiana Meridian. Menâmes the following witnesses U>prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, vix ; Jesse Youug, Sr., .Iesse Young, Jr., F. Xavier Reimen, tieraeiii Miller, all of St. l.a h dry Parish, La. THOMAS J. ÜUTLER, may 12 Ot Register. Register. WKW L. DESMARAIS' GROCERY, CHEAPEST THE— IN OI'ELOUSAS. Patent flour, the bebt „fe.ir. Extra fancy flour 4.h5 Cheap family floitv î«w as pt'tr barrel, uood claret «vine 15 cents per bottiu. Lest alw cheapest Regars iu town, atxt tho ISOU'atiiSHoitmbRt. Whiskey aud «ther riiftmrn guaranteed fine aud Bold at exceedingly low prices. Come aroitml and !\ç, astonished at the low prices and lino ipmUiy of his groceries of all augfi oct22 tf MACHINERY! I I am agent for Engines, Boilers, Saw Mil Irl, Crist Mills, Cotton Cilia, Cotton Presses an<1 alt Machinery Fittings. Parties wishing ma chinery and writing to me at Opclousas, I will go aud taie their orders. I4>b ll-Onio MARTIN CARRON. C. N. EALER, Wäigh-fflakerand Jewler, Cerner of Main aud Landry Streets» ÛCC3 ly OPELOUSAS, LA.