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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-11-18

Chicago, Nov. 13-The Louisiana
State building at Jackson Park has
been sold to Mr.. Horn, of this city
for $500. The sale is considered a
good one, when the prices offered for
State buildings are considered.
There were nine bidders for the
magnificent Pennsylvania State build
ing, and the highest bid was $3.50.
Mr.. Horn has entered into contract
with Commissioner Butler to place the
grounds in the same condition in which
the State received them Mr. Horn
also purchased the pavilion belonging
to the State in the Forestry building,
for which he paid 800. The State
building will be removed to Lake
Geneva, Wis, where the owner will
use it as a summer home
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-11-18

Down in the eastern portion of the
State, the people are saying: Ifyour
property was assessed last year at 800
and the government got along on six
mill tax, and this year that same piece
of property, worth not "a cent more to
yon is assessed at 5000, don't you sort
of feel as Ihough you were paying a
twelve mill tax ?-Lake Charles Echo.
The person who didn't sort of feel
that way ought to he interdicted and
sent to Jail where interdicts are now
being sent for want of room in the
jackson Asylum.
II not six mills formerly, and twelve
mills now, it is six mills now aud three
mills formerly or in that proportion.
Take your choice.-B r. Capital Item.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-11-18

On motion of Mr. Evans the report was ac-
cepted.
ON motion of Mr.. Latieur, the Police Jury
went in committee of the whole for the purpose
of settling with the treasurer.
Mr.. Butler in the chair.
The committee of the whole having arisen,
reported through their chairman, Mr. Butler
that they had examined vouchers in the hand
of the treasurer and found them correct anG
have cancelled same amounting to $416O.96 and
the Treasurer ordered credited for said amount.
On motion of Mr.. Bergeron the report OF COM
u1ittee was accepted.
On motion of MFR. Lafleur the minutes were
adopted as read.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the Police Jury
adjourned till Monday, December 11th, 1898, at
l12m.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-11-18

Sept. 2-tf
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-11-18

OPELOUSAs, Nov. 18TH 1898
The Police Jury met at 12 III. Present =
Mr.. j. B. ,Bergeron, President Messrs. Dupr6
Courtney, Guidry and Evans. There being nc
quorum the Police Jury adjourned till 8 p. IN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
MAKING MANLY BOYS.
Right Surroundings at Homo Much More
Effective Than Too Much Control.

Right Surroundings at Homo Much More
Effective Than Too Much Control.
1t is scarcely too much TO say that
Utmost n many children are spoiled
Ny too much governing as by too little.
that is judiciously let alone is much
better off than the one that is too much
controlled. With naturally good i'm
pulses, the youngster, unless brought
up in solitude and with selfish in
stincts and habits, is fairly likely to
hevelope a not objectiona hle character.
Continual contact with play-fellows of
fhe manly and indepe ndent character
istics. and, if there is freedom from ir-
1itation at home, there is little to fear
nor the average youth. He goes out
light of heart and free from annoy
Ances and all the world looks bright
TO him But the child who goes out
from home with a mind warped and
temper soured by perpetual fault-fnd-
ing and pickering is in mood to take
hll things i'll. He goes about with a
pnetaphoricai chip on his shoulder and
there is little wonder if he gets in all
sorts of trouble.
! An experienced teacher used to saw
hhat he could always tell the children
who live unhappily at home. They
were much more ublesome at school
and We're almost always on the alert
Tor sights and offenses and far more
difficult to control than the children
who came from happy and peacea bic
families. y. Ledger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
vIG0R OF men

day, neither was it too startling for a
dull. cloudy day. 1t certainly suited
adnira bly, the balmy air that prevailed
to-day.
Unfortunately everyone isn't SO SEN
sible. Heavy, almost massive, cos
tunes are now in our streets. AS
block is the fad of the hour, so black
velvet is still mora emphaticnliy the
combination of color and material upon
which Dame Fashion most benignantly
beams. Black velvet upon the street,
black satin for evening wear, is en-
reggie. Or, if you will be more extrava-
giant still, why, get you costume all of
astrachan. or of Persian lamb.
But these are not the only vagaries
of the hour. Hearken to some of my
dainty afternoon and evening bonnets.
First, brilliant emerald green crown
of black jet, with star of shining en-
erald color in the center of it; for q
brim, a soft roll of emerald velvet,
widening out in front into loops Be-
tween the loops, dragon fly rests. all
in the same gorgeous tint; and peculiar
darts that stand out all around, as
surely no dragon fly in life ever pos
sessed, rest upon the velvet loops.
Behold another! A bit of pulled vel
vet, in softest maize color. with a sus-
picion of rib in its pile, forms the
small crown. Out of the puffs single
velvet wing rises, half doubtfully. A
neat edge is band of feather trim
ming, very fat, formed Of circular
pieces, each piece studded with a jet
square. At one side rises single mar
row black tip, End a few fragments Of
feathers curl downward over the feath-
cred edge.
Black satin, as I have said, is very
popular for evening wear. At recep-
ton and theater it is seen most, often
enlivened by brilliantly colored sashes,
collars, ruffies, etc. Black satin
sashes, with broad scarfends falling in
front, are added to costumes that have
not suspicion of black about them
On the other hand, in the lighter and
more delicate ball gown, white satin
ruche is often added to a brilliantly
hued gown:
Brocades are yet the order of the
day, and still are their minor tipts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
NO STANDARD YARDsTIcK.

6he Federal Government Tried to Get an
Accurate Copy of the British Measure.
From time immemorial it has been
the custom of nations. municipalities
or tradesmen's guilds to keep sacredly
guarded, after the adoption of units OF
length, weight or volume, actual stand.
ards Of the same. to be used in compar
ison and for the settlement Of disputes
Following this idea, when the beau
aiful old city hall was erected. the mu-
nicipality ordered cut in the stone work
of the corridor leading to the mayors
Office standards Of length then in use in
the city. These are inscribed federal
standard" English standard" and
>.Amsterdam standard" Oddly enough,
at the time no federal standard had
been adopted, and so the words remain
only to this day to mark = blank space.
The two others are specified in full.
As matter of fact. it is extremely
debata bic if tho United States has even
10 this day an actual standard of length
that can be relied upon. This peculiar
state of affairs arises from the follow
ing facts: The yard. as it is termed,
and as is we'll known, is represented to
be the length of the arm of King Henry
T. of England. taken by his express or.
der in 1920.
The original measure was kept at the
tExcheQuer in London for many CEN
sturies. At some time or other it sus-
tanned fracture, aud when examined
by q royal com mission in 1742 the fol-
lowing report of the standard was re-
turned: "A kitchen poker filed at both
ends would make as good a standard.
1T has been broken and then repaired
so clumsily that the joint is nearly as
loose as pair of ,ongs
For the uses of the British govern
ment an accurate copy Of this bitrary,
clumsy, broken unit was prepared in
1900, and this copy, by act of parlia-
ment in 1924. was made the legal and
actual standard of length" At the
same time II was ordered that if de-
stroyed ii should be restored by a COM
parison with the length of the pendu-
1um that in a vacuum and at the level
of the midtide under the latitude of
london vibrates seconds of mean time.
In 1885 the standard was destroyed
by the great fire which demolished the
Parliament house. Then attempts
were made to find the true length of
the yard by the means of the pendu-
ium. as already arranged. This method,
however, proved utterly impractical
and so the English government was
compelled to make use of such copies
of the destroyed yard measure as they
supposed were relia BILE.
With full knowledge of these facts
possessed by the United States govern
ment it seems surprising that they
should not only be unwise enough to
adopt the absurd English standard, in
defiance to the then existing and con-
sistent French or metric system, but
also that they should employ special
messenger to go abroad to secure a
copy of the ridiculous measure from an
English instrument maker. This was
done, however. for the use of the coast
survey. Troughton. of London, agreed
10 furnish the standard and certified to
hts absolute correctness-N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

sertion. This dress that went gavly
by this morning, in company with
g~s that was equally gay, exemplifies
re eternal fitness Of things that one
notices in the correct gown. 4 fine.
soft black. with tiny line of lemon
color lurking in its folds, was made up
with black gauze rufles. accordion
plated. They were put on in large
points The second one, put halfway
up the skirt. gave basque effect 10
the whole costume: for the close-titting
bodice disappeared under broad band
OF lemon at the waist. Long narrow
rerers of yellow satin turned back
from broad plastron of blacl. braid
work over the lemon ground. Three
full accordion ruines of gauze formed
4 ruche for the neck. and Gsauze Sleeve
ruifies made Il still lighter and more
ethereal appearance. And yet she
could have Uegr i, on l. much colder
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

brought out by the addition Of brilliant
velvet. A water-green that is like the
armament at night, SO besprinkled is
it with stars, is combined with deep
green velvet that has dull crimson in
its depths. An ivory white, dotted
with big palm leaves, has clear, light
magenta velvet
But the brocades do not hold full
sway. lovely black gauze has short,
scalloped overskirt of scarlet and
scarlet train, a velvet bodice with
plated gauze front, revcrs and
coduilles. in black; scarlet ruff1e
falling from the slender bodice, great
scarlet sleeve puffs.
A fine pale blue. edged with narrow
sable. opens away from sea-shell pink
front. looped with three founcings OF
most delicate point The bodice is so
complex that must respectfully refer
you to its reproduction, although it
has lost half its charm with the color
ing gone. Notice the lace berthe runs
over only one shoulder; it stops at the
back before it. reaches the second
sleeve. Notice how the sable bands it,
how the gold passementerie points
in triple bands and, apropos Of
nothing, but prettily and gracefully
for sill that. drapery caught by kno,
of blue. If you have observed all this.
You will surely concede that the fair
figure was worth more than passing
glance.
And of the eccentricities Of the
evening costume there is no end. l
shall have to continue on this absorb
ing subject in my next. and make you
aware OF some of the unique fancies
the Partisan modistes have introduced
IN their latest creations.
EVA A. SCHUBERT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

You grow uncomfortably warm in con-
sequence; this melts compassionate
day to tears and you hastily protect
yourself from the copious downpour.
Such an unsettled state of things is be-
ginning to tell on even such a self-pos-
sessed creature as the nineteenth cen-
fury young lady, who always knows
just what to do under any circum-
stances She is SO doubtful of the
weather that she necessarily grows
doubtful of herself; for everyone knows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
A WOnderful AutOmatOn.

One of the most wonderful time
keepers known to the horologist was
made in London about one hundred
years ago and sent by the president of
the East India company as gift to the
emperor of China. The case was made
incthe form of chariot, in which was
seated the figure of woman. This
figure was of pure ivory and gold, and
sat with her right hand resting upon a
tiny clock fastened to the side of the
vehicle. A part of the wheels which
kept track of the fight of time were
hidden in the body of a tiny bird. which
had seemingly just alighted upon the
lady's finger. Above was a canopy so
arranged as to conceal = silver bell.
This bell was fitted with miniature
hammer of the same metal, and, al.
though it appeared to have no connec-
ton with the clock. regularly struck
the hours, and could be made to repeat
by touching diamond button on the
lady's bodice. In the chariot at the
ivory lady's feet there was golden
figure of dog, and above and in front
were two birds. apparently flying be-
fore the chariot. The beautiful orna-
ment was made almost entirely of gold,
and was deliberately decorated with
precious stones--St. Louis Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
A Point Well Taken.

Brown (who has met an old friendj-
l suppose your son is quite young man
now.
Smith-Oh, yes: he's arrived 1t years
of discretion. Indeed, he's going to be
married.
Brown-Do you call that discretion?
Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
The Bahys Fossessions,

1.-THE dear little thing has its papa's
Eyes, hasn't it," said one of the admir-.
ers Of q six-weeks-old baby. yes
added another. and its mammals hair"
sit has its Uncle Fred's nose" said a
third. Yes" joined in the happy papa.
land it's going to have its Uncle Fred s
name, in the hope that by and by it
will get its Uncle Frod's money. -Har-
per's BaZar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

that if the fates decree an unpropitious
sky. the latter-day girl cannot come
out in all her finerv.
Now she is learning to adapt herself
to circumstances; which accounts for
the gowns that appear on the streets
even these November days. You will
see heavy nets. made over silk or satin;
gauzes. any quantity of them for trim
ming: lace of various kinds, particu
larlv fine white lace, in edge and in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
The Latter-Day Girl Is Equal to All
Natures Changes
The CompIexity OF Fall Toilcts-Some OAR
ing Departures fp Hats and Other Ca
prices OF Fashion-A Few Hints
Regarding Evening Toilets.
COPYRIGHT. 1921

COPYRIGHT, 1921
It is all hopelesslv mixed-the sea-
sons first, then the dresses for the sea-
sons. You feel that there is a fierce
struggle going on somewhere. for on
one occasion a cold day maliciously
walks forth with malice aforethought
and proceeds to nip your nose; which
action SO raises the righteous wrath of
a gentler autumn day that she comes
out in a perfect heat Of passion, and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
Consider..e Domestic.

New Serrant-Are you going out this
afternoon?
Mrs Portly Pompous-No. think
not Why do YOU ask:
New Servant-Hell. you can go IL
you want tn. I'm Hot going out
Texas SiftingS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

"A ighly-respectabie Indian gen
tleman. member of the Bomb bay Az
thropoloRical society-Mr. Sarat Chan
dra Mita-has come forward with an
apparently weli-autentiested story of
girl who has been discovered in jail
paiguri In the den Of bear. The young
person habits were decidedly bearish,
for she tried TO bite AID scratch those
who came near her. went down ''on
all-fours' for locomotion. and 'grewled
At meals"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

-Police Justice-'Ten days or ter
dollars, which shall it be. prisoner"
"Shure I'll take the tin dol.
lars we're honor. . Week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
Anxious to Know.

II ga-e Robbins cigar out Of this
box few days ago
Has he got even with you yet?"-
Truth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
An Interesting Experiment..

The eyesight can often be aided ma
terially without the use of glasses. Many
people who decline to admit that age is
creeping upon them and that they need
some aid to their sight use little devices
to enable them to decipher small print
or something that is not quite distinct.
The commonest of these is small piece
Of card or stiff paper with a small hole
pierced through it. The hole is little
larger than that made by pin, but
when held close to the eye it really acts
like magnifying glass. To the optician
che effect and the causes which lead up
to it have quite scientific interest, but
speaking generally the card with its tiny
hole acts as concentration of the light
and increases the angle Of vision to re-
markable extent. The strain on the eye
is severe, and the device is not likely to
interfere with the sale of spectacles or
glasses of any kind. Yet ON an emergency
a card perforated as described may be-
come very convenient and help a man
out. AS an interesting experiment it ia
also worth atrial.--St. Louis Globe DEM
ocrat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
AN INTERRUPTED FUNERAL.
Services Delayed While Doctors Search
the Corpse for Poisou.

MANSFIELD, Mass, March Sat 2
o'clock this afternoon there was a large
gathering of relatives and friends at the
house Of the late George M. Babbitt, to
attend his funeral For nearly two
hours they waited, not understanding
the reason for delay. Physicians were
performing an autopsy on the body OF
the deceased, ordered by the selectmen
at the request of the dead mans daugh-
ter. MRS. Clarence V. Seward OF Gran
ford, N. J.
George NJ. Rabbit died in the utmost
degradation and want, surrounded the
greater part of the time with the great
est filth, yet owning property valued at
not much less than $4,000. His money
was largely earned in the junk business.
How much he was worth no one knew.
About year ago, some $25, 600 IN bonds
which he kept slowed away in boxes ana
barrels in his woodshed. were stolen
from MIN. Three men are now dong
time for the job. After this affair, MI.
Rabbit went to live with Mrs. Jacob
Klebes of Attleboro, a niece. Later ne
returned to his home in this town, ac-
companied by Mrs. Klebes. This act on
HoI pdTb CduSSQ lNiillly oAooCASo. - -.
learned that not long ago Babbitt decided
some property to Mrs. Klebes. 1t was
not generally known he had been sick,
when the news came that he was dead
Mrs. Seward, his daughter, on coming
here had her suspicion aroused, and SO
asked for an autopsy, the result OF
which cannot be given in detail. Enough
is known to warrant the statement that
the doctors found something they are
not willing to divulge. Mrs. Seward
says her suspicious rest on those who
were nearest her father in his last illness
1t is learned that within few months
Babbitt was induced to have will writ
ten, in which he bequeathed part OF his
property to Isaac Tucker, oenfdant Of Of
his for years, small sum OF money to
his daughter, and the balance to Mrs.
Klebes. This will was never signed.
Within the past week, George Seward, a
grandson of Rabbits. one OF the per-
sons doing time for robbing him of the
bonds year ago. made three attempts
to hang himself.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

Poor-Moses S. Moulton, Rep, John B. Dan
forth DEM. Daniel Durgin, Rep.
Treasurer-Joseph w. Fitzpatrick. Dem.
Town Agent-M. s. Moulton, Rep.
Supervisor of Schools-L. L Cook, Dem.
Republican Town Committee = Isaac L.
French, DR.. E. r. Chellis, G. A. Norton, Harri-
son Guptill, Charles ID. RidlOn.
The vote to move the county buildings was I:
$S12; for roads and bridges, $2o0O to defray
town expenses. $1,000.
From the auditors report the indebtedness of
the town is $1995.56. The number of deaths
in town for the past year was so, with popu-
lation of a little over 1000 inhabitants The
greatest death rate ever known in town for that
length of time. The number of births for the
year was "a; number of marriages, 6. There
are 113 dogs in town, taxed $40. Valuation of
real estate 1902, 161; personal estate, $39, 902
number OF scholars in town, 318.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

bill to make mortgage pay his pro-
portionate share of the tax on real es-
tate. Should such an amendment De
adopted, the friends of the bill IN us
present form say the measure would
have to be tinkered all through. Ihere
is chance that so many members may
have amendments to the bill that IN the
end they will bury it under them. AS
yet, however, this is the only amend
ment offered.
Miscellany.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Deering, presented
this morning a resolve appropriating
$4,000 for bust of the late Hannibal
Hamlin to be placed in the State House.
The committee on education has killed
the measures to create board OF educa-
tion and to erect new building for the
Pennington Normal school
ME- Brown of Waterville, presented
today bill providing that attorneys at
law NAV act in all insolvency proceedings
and prove claims of creditors without. a
written power of attorney, unless the
same is especially required by the court.
North Yarmouth Academy is an april
can't for state aid. A resolve IN us
favor appropriates $500 annually 1or ~
wears
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
PLAY BALL.
That Appears To Be the Lewiston's Pro
gramme this Season.
lSnaciaI to the Press.l

LEWISTON, March s.-The Auburn
Gazette Baseball Association held an en-
thusiastic meeting at the Exchange this
evening. President |. B. Isaacson and
Secretary J. W. Brackett were present
and spoke lencouragingly of the general
prospects. It was unanimously voted to
proceed at once and make full arrange
ments for the season. Letters were read
from large number of club managers
add players who want to be in Lewiston
this season. They will be given consid-
Grafton and engagements made after re-
ceiving full particulars from Secretary
Morse in regard to plans for the reorgan-
ization of the New England league.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such ar tices should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney Co. To- TO-
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure yod get the genuine
II is taken internally. anu made in Toledo,
Ohio. by f. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonialsfree.
W-SoM by Druggists, price 75c per bot tie
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
Frank Leslie

issthe name of one of the finest 1oc. cigars i'll
the market. 1t is the favorite of all lovers of
good smoke. Milliken- Tomlinson Company
sole agents
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

The verdict of the people is that Dr. Bull
Cough Syrup is the best remedy for coughs
colds, sore throat, asthma, etc.