TI ST. LANDR. Y CLARION.I"Here Shall The Press The People's Rights Mat•tar~ Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Cain."

VOL. XIII.---NO. 21. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, FERRUARY 27, 1903. $1PER YEAR

THE CRANDEST AFFAIREVER HELD IN

OPELOUSAS.

Mardi gras day has passed, butthe brilliant celebration witnessed

In Opelonaas on that day will everremain green in the memory of thefifteen thousand people who atten-

ded.It was a success from start to fin-

ish ; a revelation to the throng who

camne here expecting to see an ordi-

nary" coon $1ia irdI gras celeb.ration-a merry lot of fellows dress-

ed in yellow and red. It made

strangers wonder how it was possi-bie for a town the size ofOp-lousas to get up such a grandaffair.

The day dawned with shimmeringsunshine; everything was lovelyand propitious; the weather manseemed to have been with the Godof Mirth and furnished him withweather for the occasion. Thestreets, flooded by rains for severalweeks, were dry and firm.

The arrival of His Majesty andICourt on Monday evening, on the

2:30 o'clock train, was the begin-iunig of the celebration, and a fit

begi;aning it was. The streets andsildewalk were crowded with peoplefrom the depot to the Palace, andall along the route the loyal sub-jects showed taeir love for HisMajesty. All paid reverence to theMonarch. The din made by thewhistles and bells and the salutesof the militia drowned the cheersof the crowd.

When the Royal Party reachedthe Courthouse square the Mayorand other officials awaited it, andMr. Jno. W. Lelwis, in behalf of thetown, surrendered the keys of thecity to His Majesty, in his usualfelicitious style. The Lord HighChamberlain accepted the keys inbehalf of His Majesty, and the_Party proceeded to the Royal Pal-ace, where it rested for the evening.

The pageant, in all its magnific-ence, appeared on the Main street-of the town at noon, Tuesday, add,the cheers and applause that greet-ed the splendid array made thehearts of those who bad been work-ing so hard and faithfully feel thatthere wasreward in the'exultationof the human breast.

Slowly, majestically, the procossion wended its way, the brightsunshine throwing its rays on theglittering tinsels of the floats andcharacters, until the route mappedout by the coinmittee was goneover, a route of over two hours.When the royal Pageant reachedthe Palace it was a few minutespast two; but it did seem to thoseon the floats half that time.

The parade was formed as fol-".ws:

i-Grand Marshal and aids.2-iRobinson's Brass Bands.3-Flag.4-Company B., First Battalion

(Opelousas Guard.)5-Boeuf Gras. A magnificent

steer, furnished by Mr.J. M.Boagnland carried on a trimmed float,with the butcher ready to slaughterthe penn*d beast. The intrumentof execu on, an ax, was held aloftby the h tcher, as if in the act ofdecndl' on the neck of the fattedbeet.

6-Th King's float, with hisMajesty Palmetto 1I, on the thronefourteen eet from the ground, andhis aids, heralds, magicians. Theartistic effects of this float wasbeautiful, and the King looked ev-ery bit ofa "sure enough" Monarch.

7-Six motuted scouts, in prettycostumes of gold and silver trim-- nings.

S.-Float 3. "Fairies of the Spring,'a beauttful blending of water,green foliage, pretty fairies, etc.This was a beautiful float, and ex-cited the admiration of the vastcrowd.

9.-New Iberia Guards-a fnebody of men, under a good looking,military captain.

10.-Float 3, "Combat BetweenLand and Water Herpents." Thisfloat was made up of two ferociousbeasts, representing the title sub-ject. They were fiercely realistic.The water spirits, urging them tocombat, were beautifully attired,and the scene beggered description.

11.-Four mounted scouts.12.-Float 4,"With the Musical

Elves," represented sweet music,melody, and harmony. Dancingspirits, and the traditional whitegoose, with its winged rider, the

lnelodious harp filling the air withIts music and causing the torched

angels to dance in merry glee,were striking features of this verypretty float.

13-St Landry Wonder Band.14--Float 5, "Home of the Wick-

ed Fairies." A fine float, with thearch fairy in thecenter, two dragon.looking beasts on each side, a largesnake coiled on an urn in the rear,darting its tongue angrily at theereswd, and a lot of wicked fairiesgeatanolating with strange devices.tf alriryland.

15c--uPFor mounted scouts.16-F-oat 6, "Returning From a

Frolic on the Moon." This float, inthe opinion of Cmay, was theprettiest of the lot. The elements

avere trvly and realistieal•y repree-snted-wind, clouds, rain, ae4 theeautiul, r aUlckinog subjects w•I.i•

aaagie want, Coming ba~k to terreirma oa the kwees of bntteaglea.a7-;Cowey Gwvsa, 4 landsoajaeQ

lot of fellows-"great, big, jolly tel-lows, " as Big Joe's man would say.

18--'The Dwarfs." A collectionof funny looking little fellows, inthe ruins of "better days." A verypretty and artistic float.

19--Four mounted scouts.20.-Float 8.-"The Castle of the

Sleeping Beauty." The beauty wasbeautiful enough in costume,and her attendants were realmanly looking chaps; thefloat was first class in everyrespect-but we may venturethe assertion that there was verylittle sleep for the beauty. Elec-tric and telephone wires evidentlydisturbed her slumbers, as shecould not lay quiet in her couchway up yonder six inches abovethe Bertha telephone wires.

20-Opelousas Pelican Band.21-Lebleu's Rangers, the crack

commant*rom Lakl ChhIWea, un-der the command of the veteran,Joe Lebleu. We pity the enemythat faces these fellows.

THE BALL.

The ball at night was the para-gon of perfection. Everythingwent on so nicely and harmonious-ly, from the time the beautifulQueen wast crowned by the handsome King until the last coupleleft the hall with the dying notesof "Home Sweet Home" soundingin their eajs like the parting fare,well of some loved friend, that allvoted a hearty thank to the ballcommittee, Messrs. Lorenzo Morn-hinveg, Jonas Roos and Phil Asher.It was one of the grandost affairsever given in the town.

At nine o'clock the curtain rose,and there a beautiful sight presen-ted itself. The King, in rich royalcostume, sat on the throne, withhis court forming an outer circleand the masids of honor an innercircle 'round His Majesty. Thecourt, dressed in dazzling costumes,swayed to and fro as the curtainrose, and until the Queen- was es-corted to the King and crowned.As the Queen was crowned andascended the throne, both theMonarch and his fair Queensimultaneously unmasked. Therewas no mistake as to who theywere-the vast throng at once rec-ognized handsome and popularFrank Charleville and the sweetand beautiful Miss Pearl Harmon-son, and the approbation of theaudience was soon shown by loudand continuous applause.

The Royal Party then marchedthree times around the rope enclos-ure in the dance hall, Major J, J.Thompson hlsding the march, fol-lowed by the King and Queen.

The Royal Lancers were then(lanced, while the King and Queenheld their reception on the stage,on the throne. The maids of hon-or were;

At-n- .a Brnl.&n Ah nd.lna T.nsmian

Meginley, Catharine Mudd, Lillie FHarmanson, Lucille Anderson,tMattle Loeb, Ethel Dupre and bEva Dossmann. 11

The other ladies called out for athe Royal Lancers were:

Misses Sadie Cappel, Ethel Dupre,Arsene Hollier, Lonise Meginley, 0Hilda Mayer, Camille Mornhin- 8veg, Annie McCleland, Edith tPierson, Myrtle Potts, Lillian cStratton, Allne Veazie, Florence nWolff, Martha Andrus, Lucille fAnderson, Floy Clements, Maggie aColeman, Stella Estorge, Ivy .1Harmanson, Lillie Harmanson,Agathe Lasalle, Mattie Loeb, BCatharine Mudd, Louise Randall, cGladys Randall, Olympe Laas, fBonnie Williams. Med-.mes BenDejean, Alfred Dupre, MasonMcBride, Cliff Allen, RodneyDuson, Albert Dejean, John A.Hass, S. L. Iiebrard, Henry Las-trapes, Jr, E. L. Loeb, Remi tMornhinveg, T. F. McKinney, A. '

L. McGinnis, Lionel Mayer.

CARNIVAL NOTES.

Major J.J. Thompson looked righthandsome and dashing in his Maj-or's parade uniform. The Major isa right good looking fellow anyway,but in his military rig he is real"killing."

His Majesty, the Kin~s float wasslightly damaged by a low Berthatelephone wire near the Convent, 1but not enough to effect its appear- Iance. His Royal Majesty promptlymade short work of the wire. TheBertha wires gave the parade con- Isiderable trouble-and we presumethat the parade gave the Berthasystem considerabe trouble, as therewere enough wires cut alcpg theroute to almost put the system outof business for a day or so. Nodamage occnrred to theother floats.

There was plenty to eat at mod-erate prices, the restaurants havingprovided themselves with sufficientfoodstuff to supply a half-grownGerman standing army. The vis-itors were well pleased with thisfeature of the day. They did notthink that a town the size of Ope-lousas could arrange things so thatfifteen thousand people could be fed.

Of course beds were scarce, butby hard work the visitors weresupplied with sleeping places forthe night, Many, tho', had notsome here to sleep, as they said, and"staid up ll nghit in order to beup early."

Mr. J. O. Chachere was tendereda vote of thanks by the CarnivalCommittee, for his services render-ed in getting horses and mules andmnen, etc., etc, for the big day."Uncle Jim" deserved itrichly. Hewas one of the hardest workers of) the committee. But all deservek predit--it was a hurculean task,well performed.. The enterprising manager of thea iote LaceOmb easily tookE the

prise for pretty aecorations onlMardi-gras day. In fact, he wasthe first one to decorate the frontof the historic old hostelry, andthere is no doubt that he "set thepace" that many followed. Mr.Cretin is indeed a worthy success-or of the veteran Austin Lacombeand the famous old place still re-tains the undisputed reputation ofbeing among the best hotels in theState.

There is one thing certain, andand that is that the visitors cannot complain that they were"gouged" on Mardi-gr .s day. Theprices in all the botelz and restau-rants were the same as it were anordinary day, with the exceptionof the Lacombe Hotel. From the

time this old hotel was establishedthe price has been 75 cents a mealon Mardl-gras day it Was reducedto 50'-cents. The peoi1:rEfOpetou-sas don't indulge in the "gonging"

business.Among the carnival visitors in

Opelousas were Brothers WillSteidly, editor of the Lake CharlesDaily Press, and prominentlymentioned for Lleutenant-Govenor,and J. G. Kregg, editor of the LakeCharles Daily American. Bothwent home singing the praises ofOld Opelousas and the Carnival.

The weather could not have beenbetter had it been made to order.The weather man was "certainlygood to us, " and has our profound-est thanks. He showed us theweather was strictly for the occas-ion, and was not meant as a mfnalethe two months' spell of rain, by

opening up business the very nextday. Of course we would haveliked to have seen the weathercontinue good, but if that is the

best the old man could do, well, let'er go.

Had it not been for the streetfair, the Carnival Committee wouldhave found itself in a pickle-thatis, the citizens, or members of thecommittee, or someone, would havehad to gone "down their jeans"and pulled out some more coin todefray the expences. As it is, thestreet shows will nearly pull thecommittee out of debt-- we mean,pay the expenses of the Carnival.

The floats used are now for sale.They will probably be bought bysome neighboring town for a St.Joseph parade. For particularsapply to the Carnival Committee.

The militia boys were royallytreated by the local soldier boys.'rhey were quartered at the armory,wlhere they slept and ate. Barbecu-ed veal, ham, salads, bread, coffee,etc., constituted the menu, and allseemed to enjoy the two days' stay IIn old Opelousas. The town wastheirs, and they just took charge of iaffairs in grand style. They eventook charge of the Robinson showson Wednesday morning,and Aimee,Big Joe, Lunette, etc., were all inturn impersonated by the boys inblue. Hazing was practiced to alimited extent-j ust to laugh. Theyall had a grand time.

Strangers commented favorablyon the splendid codition of ourstreets. They would not believethat it had been raining almostcontinuously since January. Thenatural drainage of Opelousas isfirst-class--clay streets are not inaccord with our ideas on the sub-ject, however.

The Carnival Committee greatlyappreciate the kindness of ourcountry friends, who loan us horsesfor the occasion, free of cost, Hadit not been for them, it is doubtfulif the horses could have beed secur-ed.

The Opelosas Carnival Associa-tion is a permanent organization,and it is an assured fact that everyMardi-Gras will be celebrated. Thecommittee has already began workfor next year, and propose to makeit grander and more elaborate, andcomn plete.

Company F. and others who at-tended the Mardi Gras carnival atOpelousas returned Wednesday onthe first train. Between eightyand 100 people attended from here.

The caruival was the biggestthing that has happened in Ope-pelousas for years, It is eptitrzatedthat 15,000 people were on thestreets of that city to witness theparade.

COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

The parade consisted of ninebeautiful floats, on which a greatdeal of time and money had beenspent, three comppanles of infantryand the Lake Charles troop of

were also a gres t number of mask-ers on horseback.

The carnival ball at night wasalso well attended, the opera housebeing taxed to Its utmost capacity.Invitations were extended to allmembers of the visiting militiacompanies, a great many of whomaccepted.t After the train carrying the boys

home had stopped at the Crowleyr depot, the Lake Charles cavalryt troop, who were on the same train,I were drawn up in front of Com-

a pany F and the usual militarycourtesies of presenting arms were1 extended. Theip patse three rous-

.1 ing cheers for the Crowley Guards- from the Lake Charles boys, follow-I ed by three equally as vociferousfor the LeBleu Rangers, from oure boys. This was a satisfactoryf evidence of the good feeling exist-Slnag between the two commands

;, and is most praiseworthy.-Crow-ley News.

e Every one is shouting aloud0 pifrale for the promoters of the

Opelousas Carnival, which was aperfect success. Several thousand

visitors were in that little City onthe above occasion, and the splen-did order which prevailed was a"feather in the cap" of the police

force there. The floats were love-ly, and attracted much attention,as did the New Iberia. LakeCharles, Crowley and Opelousas

Militia and Cavalrymen. TheCoronation ceremony at SandozOpera House that night was atten-

ded by a very select crowd, whoenjoyed the beautiful scene pre-

sented by the lovely :queen MissPearl Harmonson, handsome King,Mr. Charleville, and their attend-ants. Opelousas should well. besatisfied with the phenomenal suc-cess of its first real Farnival. May

the Association lliv luig•kad pros-per is the Ente p ln.i" t

-Washington Enterprkist S.

30 s)ays Only.

We will make two doz. photosfor 25 $. A nice photo buttonfor only 10. Just think-anew face for only 25c!

Wordson's MiniaturePhoto Studio,

Vidrine's Hotel. Opelousas.

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-Dr. Chas. F. Boagni is havinghis lot in the Ponchartrain districtfenced in. He will make a pastureof it.

Mr. Amore Robin and MissBeatrice Melancon, both of PortBarre, were married at:the CatholicChurch, in Opelousas, on Wednes-day February 18th, 1:.03. FatherEngberink united the young couplein the holy bonds of matrimony.

Mr. Wallace Dunbar, of Ope-lousas, and Miss Henrietta Peck-ham, of Plaisance, were married atthe home of the bride's parents, inPlaisance, on Tuesday, February17th 1903. The happy couple will

make Opelousas their future home.

The Lyceum Club announces, thefourth of the series of attractions,-Mr. A. W. Hawks, who will deliverhis beautiful lecture, "Sunshine andShadow," at the Opera House onnext Saturday night, March 7th.Reserved se~ts 75 cts.; admission50 cts.; gallery 35 cts.

On Saturday the largest cas•tdeal yet handled in the Jenningsoil field was consumated when aJennings company, of which E. F.Rowson is a director, sold 35,000barrels of oil for $21,000, cash in ad-vance, the oil to be •delivered whenconvenient. The purchaser's nameis not known.

-One riding around town cannot but be impressed with the rapid:strides Opelousas is making in theway of improvements. Buildings Iare going up everywhere; costlyresidences, business palaces andcabins. The old town is moving Iright along. Let her move.

-The steam laundry is in fullblast, and doing splendid work.This institution has long been needed in Opelousas. Heretofore thenegro wash-women had a sort o? atrust among themselves, and it wasa hard matter to get them to dowashing at a reasonable price. Andwhen you were dissatisfied withone,.and discharged her, it was nextto impossible to get any of them todo the work. It was a union withiron-clad rules and regulations.

The Carnival Association is un-der obligations to Mr, i, M. Boagnifor the kind tender ofhis large ho-tel building on the corner of Mainand Bellevue streets, for the use ofthe committee in any manner theychose. The building was not usedon account of the inability to se-cure cots, as it was intended to fixup a temporary lodging house forvisitors, not as a speculation, butas an accomodation.

-John Clark, the Bellevue streetbaker,isout abott a hundred dol-lars as the result of the festivitiesof the past week. Like others, heand family wanted to see Robinson'sstreetifair Monday night, and whenhe returned home .he found hisarmoir forced .open, and the mon-ey box divested of it.nteopts. Thethief took advanta~o~f:the absenceof the A•nlly to do hp WO. Whilethere is strong suspi Otln, there hasbeen no arrest made. -

-.. State Auditor W. S. Frazee spentseveral days in his old home thisweek, shaking hands with his hostof admiring friends. He was hereas a carnival visitor, as well as asocial caller. Mr. Frazee's record.in one of the most imnlortant olffesin the State naturally makes usfeel a great deal of home pride- inhim. Heard's record in the Audi-tor's office made him Governor ofthe State. Now Mr. Frazee's re-cord fully equals, and in many in-stances excells that of the presentcheif executive. It is conceeded tobe anparailll -d in the history of theState--and we may remark righthere that it is pretty near settledtthat this bright St, Landrian willget his same office back for anotherterm-and perhaps something bet-ter. The State of Louisiana appre-ciate a good man, especially whenthat man has to deal with her fin--ancet ____

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r We will make two dos. photosSfor e i. A nice photo button

- for only l.Op. J ust think-a

s new face for only 25P IWordsou'ak Miniature

Photo Studio, .8o Vldrint's hotp;:e: lopia

Will, test your eyes free of !charge; save you the expense of a 1trip, and give you the proper lense. I

Why leavei.your town when it 1san all be done tt houig?

You who aB " with s wismmingof the head, nausea, and headacheswe can relieve with properly fittedloense.

You can't miss our place-mam-moth watch sign in front.

R. MORNHINVEG & SON.WATCHMAKERSOPTICIANSENGRAVERS

Watch for our big watch sign,

One thousand poor Romans wereguests of the Pope at dinner.

Nine acres of land in theJenningsBeld have been sold for $45,000.

Boston already has twenty fourtheatres, and is to build five more.

Contracts have been let for eightnew wells in the Beaumont field.

Russian papers have been order-ad to cease printing articles hostileto Turkey.

The American demand is causinga rise in the price of iron inGermany.

Ladrones are again active around.Manilla, and numerous skirmishesare occuring.

The work of construction of war- 1ships has been delayed for vari-

ous reasons.

The battleships off Galveston 1will not-yet take the risk of enter-

ing the harbor.A. California dancerhas been giv-.en $250,000 by Bedlin admires to

build a theatre.

Senator McEnery has preparedan elaborate speech in oppositionto the Cuban treaty.

Twelve gold bricks, worth $40,000, have .been received in NewYork by registered maiL .

A mpnument has been erectedon the spot where Gen. Lawtonwas killed in the Pbilllpines.

The United States lias been askedto help prevent the continued em-portation of arms to Cuba.

Miss Irma Cody, daugliter .of"Buffalo. Bill", and Lieut. Stott,twelfth Cavalry were married.

r1ne car oarn 1or arnue si auyat Bridgeport, Conn., was damagedby fire to the extent-of $100,000.

The Demecratic chairman of New IYork says if Hill is a candidate forPresident Parker will not ran.

London society Is on the eve ofanother gambling scandal, Involv-ltg a peeress and a nobleman.

The Ohio river continues to riseat Evansville, and thousands- ofacres of wheat are under water.

The Federal government willpublish complete rosters of thetroops on both sides of the civit war.

A boy at Franklin. Ind., mur-dered his father, fataly woundedhis mother and sidtea and thenkilled himself.

While France is aghast at theincreasing ravages of alcoholismamong all classes of the populationand in spite of the official report ofthe Academy of Medlcine, actingunder the direction of the Ministerof the Interior, containing a list ofthe poisoneus essences used in themanufacture of liqueuers, M. Du-elaux, a director of the PasteurInstitute, comes out with an articlefavoring the alimentary propertiesof alcohol, and saying that a litreof wine or twelve or fifteen 'i1quenrPglasles of spilits drunk daU arebeneficial, rather than Injurious.So the Gallic doctors disagree,and the nation meanwhile wonderswhy its, population is stationary ordiminishing.

The Editor who preopred thefollowing market. report had ahappy conception oflife and a tabon things just as they are: Youngmen unsteady; girls. iIely -and lngood demand coffee considerablymlxed4 fresh fish istive and slip-pery; wheat again better thenbarley; eggs quiet, but will prob-ably open in a few days; whiskeysteadily going down; onions strongand rising; breadstnffs heavy;shoes, those in market soled andsteadily going down; bats -andcaps not so high as-last winter,except fools-cap which is station-ery, tobacco very slow at down-ward tendency; money not closeenough to get hold ofst; feherslight but going up; iron firm;, but-ter ,growing stronger; opium gdrug on the market; advio goodbut not in demanpd,

4n i:ntaogettn 41.soeption has.aeen pibtished In a Vienna news-papea of a monastery at Bonsdbi,in the Russian province. of Viabi--mir, which Is- ued as a prjiso forpriests and laymen who are gulity:of religious offenlss. Prisoners areonly sent to Sousdal by specialdecree of -the Czar, who, however,accepts the advice of M. Pobiedon-ose*the anprocrator of, the b olySynod of the Orthodox GreekChQi,, A lt heo at uboat

110 prisoners there, and they incluole two princes, one count, two bar-se, one general, four bishops, six-seen common soldiers, fifty-two ci-

Izens, 124 preists and one shoe-

maker. They are treated with sev-arity, and undergo solitary confine-met In gloomy cells. Many pris-

hners become Insane after a briefperiod, while the weakerones soonlie from want of llghgf air, andproper nourishment. The prisoneomost recently sentenced is apretsteamred Cvietkoff, and the offencesror he was sent there are typical.Dvietkoff disputed the HolySynod'sright to rule absolutely over theDhurch as a whole, and advocatedthe formation of a council of clergybO advise and, to a certatn.extentcontrol the Synod. Tnlsasufleed to

s;ing about his sentence to life tni-

SUTCESSION SALE.ESTATE OF ZELIA IUSILIER.

o. -. Probate Docket. District Court,Parish of St. Landry. La.

By virtue of an order of the Hon. E. T.lewis, Judge of the 1•th Judlcial Districtourt, in and for theParish of St. Landry.rtate of Loualiana, there will be sold atpublic auctios to the last and highest bid_er. by the undersigned administrator, or

luly qutllfed auctioneer. at the last reald*ence of the deceased, at Port.Barre, on

Tuisday, April 7', 198,it 11 o'clock a, I., the following. propertyseionging to the above estate, to-wit:

A certain tracet of land with buildingsmd improvements thereon, benlg theresidence of the deceased, situated atPort Barre, containing one hundredmeres, more or less, bounded north byrayou Courtableju, south by la dsformerly of R. DeUsotels, east by lands>f the estate, and west by lands form-

rly of-Mrs. Aurel David, being a parta the same property acquired. by An-boine POret from. Dr. Vincent Bo ni,Tov. 27th, 1876, as appears by sact duyrecorded in Conveyance book D, No.I

age 58, of files of Recorders office, St.ndrr Parish.

Another tract of land situated at PortBarre, in this parish, containing fifty-mevenarpents, being the la•r resideneeSdeeod,bounded north by bayou Courenttableau, West by land formerly of Victor

Bourdin, now lands of Estate, east byLands formerly of heir of Charles Closenow Landry ~Lhaye, south 'by land for-

nerly supposed to belong to tne heirsi Brlddy, being the same property ac-uired by Antoine Foret Feb. 17.187T

rom Vitor Bourdin. as appears by actpassed before A. P. Willims, and dulyrecorded in Alination book A, Page 171,f files of Recorder's Offce, ft: LandryParish.

Also three arpents of land formingsow part of the- above described Piece,sahingone-half arpentfr0nt on Bayou'

0anrtableau and running a sfpiceatiepth to give three arpentse quired as

tle first piece herein dieennaOne bay horse; one mare atnd coltnine head of horned eattle; five hehogs; poultry branding iron;•agrien-.ral implements; one old buga ;, about1500 shingles, one gritnd stoneinfo- lat

of blacksit tools; set f hbarne ms;about 20 barrels of corn;: cor sheller;about 8 barrels cotton seed; bn$ arrels; about five. ba rels:a pe ifi shei;three baskets: one wagon: one fiat boat;'lot of shingles, piene; one lnrge pot; onetub; one stove; KitChen utensils'; tworieq cutters; jour beds and' bedding;

threstarmors;one Cane Knife; One b.'rean; one sewing maching; one dosenchaitrs;ope shot gun; one lo~ok,.

TIEMS ANWD ooxinlE s.".Mlovables, cash on day of ale. Im-

movables, one-third cash on day of sale,and the balance represented in two tn-stalEments, payable Jan. 1, I905 and Jan.1,1906; the purchasers to ive their notespayable to the order of the admintlstrator bearing eight per cent lnterestfrom Jay of sale, with clause of ten percent attorney's fees in case of suit, or ifplaced in the hands of an attorney orcollector for collection, and to be spucr-ed by speMial mortigao and -veindor'laei and privilege oi te t property solduntil full and fial paymeittiof t sa•lnotes and interest,Ieh,,tir Adminisirat" '. :

The Cumberland'Velephone and Telegraph Com-• Apany has. Issued. a stateement of its. busi for t .month of January, -1903i , and the growth in sscribers; is shown as follos :Number of tubecribers Jat. 1st,1O ........ ... 4.....3..5,.., {Number of subscrmtbs ,added duriag Jan'y........... : .4O I•7Number of subscribers discontlnueds during Ja,'y....... .. ,.tl.

Net increase for the month. .....................

Total subsrhibers, Jan. i, 10 .......... .............

3. M. DOAGNI. PRasIo : RIUTIt.ITIN. Cassi..i:J. ;OMPSO", Vice-Pusear.

ST. LANDRY STATE BANK,• IrOP~eOmAS, LOUISIANA..

aPEiTY PEPo siT UOXS To RiNT.A general banking bustes.. tr aeted. Voreign exchange bought and sort

Careful attestion given to codeStions. Money to loa on good emsity.DIRtTORBS:

}'. aza Stn . D.- teiute.Lom3. . opso. . D. 'stt e, Felts Diotnas

A Cheap and ]conomtcal feed for stock.---From this date Cash must acomspny ail ordes.

-tps r Z.roslasna.

ules Ald HorsesThe undaraigned *U.Wi keep on bead durintg theitre seaeson su

assorted lot of Mles and Morenwb, h they- wll disposee1o C Ior on liberal trms for part ih, and aceeptable paper ftor beIComes and see as before .buag ielsewhere. We :are utr fr tmarket.

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Sale of Land NearOpelousas.

I will sell several trots of land ad-joianin to my home residence as•1pelons. hey each cotain tSwen ty-fvarpents.I will sell on terms of credit to suit the

purohasers. All of: pri• to bear eightper cent yearly intereswhblh interest

ao be paid annually, and start fromsale.,I have cows to sell.

oct 4 HENRY I. GARLAND.--- -- -- ,• , i " , , , -

In the Distriot Cour} of the UnitedStates, Western Distriet of La.

In the Matter of. Edward Kinny Wal-.lior, Bankrupt, lIn- ankruptcy.The creditors of Edward Kinny Wal-

,oer, of 0 ouPasd , n the of pa t.isadof st.Lnd, ry, norStr t afreaida, ta.nkrpt. i

N aotice *shefri5ahg that otithe .1

nreditors .m thtd, the irei e ,ofWil tb'held st the U8.S.ourthouse, inOp.los on. the: thirdday of March, A. D. `et6, atS o'clock linthe afternoon, at which time the saidcreditors may attend, prove their claims,appoint a trustqexanabne the rankrupt.

a tranao such o-ther easin l imayproperly come beforelsrid meetng, ,February 12th A. D, 1908.24 THO. 8. T AYLOR. Referee.

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Notice is hereby iesu&,.that thfollowing.named settler has ded otles of his inten-tion to mate anal proof in support of hisclamn and that said mrbot wil be~made be-ore i. lstorg, Cer of aourt at.Op-

bhouses, La., o March .1905, vB:,

homestead entry 16,0s0; for the .n' of sw -sectlon 10, T. Ts. i). I W, LM. l4eJ•

He.names the Ioiowigwitnessssto 1. :his contlnuous resldence upon and. ecutlt -tion of said lan, vi:

Louis Manuel, iene•Ad , Aurelioe le '.Mitchel Pappilllon, of Bond La•w L!na t cost,

NOTICE OP ADMINISTRATION,.iFSTATZ OF ZEbLA PaUs•ULIE.

No. Mes, Probate Docket strict Court Pealab of St. Landry, La..

Wmmas, adite Bertrand, of Ut. [adry ph .Jas applied by his petitio N aabove entitled and h nmtered. Now, therefore, noticr -

Is hereby g•ve to all pa-ties t•terestrd to mn oppositionar to sa4iappo intment, tole " i. ', ..

in ase he is ktle•e while 8e toe• oth ioape dal Dsl-tlt te•,IeLthe date oh r : ZT Ule. .: .

w.5. ,TOUGS.hereby ofe tl for the capture o.. 1 ,.haw s coloredrwh edfr it,* ein case he i o killed while. srest. DI.OZULNG,..--L. ~inhl Wtl s len s, Item;l orf eaold,; D. W. T asLr4Jaro4.t 45 Wasit leta,. '

Billiard tablO, with badls, *ee t.

No trepas neorbHuitngu alloweaotSouth Hope wtio der. enaly

tag implements.. MV tooke,