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The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

If your holiday plans embrace the selection OF
sonnet hing in the way OF charms and lOckets. do not
fail to give us a call. The days of extravagant pri-
ces for such articles have gone by. and you will he
gratitied to discover that we sell the neatest and
latest in this line of jewclry at prices you cannot
fail to recognize as the faircSt. We have some eN-
quisitely dainty conceits in charms. some novelties
in the way of lorkets TINT we carry exclnsively.
Look them over. If only to gladden. your eve: then.
if yol want to gladden. the heart as a Gift piver
select with IL certain assurance that you are getting
your moneys worth.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
WHERE IS HIS HoME7
An Interesting question to the Dwelier
On a IInmnnarN line.

on Hounaaty Iine.
4 surveyors line cut the dwelling
house Of George T. Perry Of Maple
wood zquarcly In two. says the Boston
journal hut the house still stands
for all that. and the nightly rest Of IT,
occupants il In no wise disturbed be-
cause Of the division. The line is the
boundary between the town Of Mel
rose and the city of Maiden and all Of
sudden the two municipalities have
set up vigorous and conflicting claims
for the possession " Mr.. perry's free
hold ana incidentally the taxes levied
thereon.
For some years past the owner OF
the house has been paying his taxes
TO Maiden. Now the MolrOso assessors
have looked over the ground and de-
iermined that the property comes
within their jurisdiction. In future
they will send bill TO Mr.. Perry. and
furthermore they have presented u
bill to the city Of Maiden for the re.
funding Of all the money. 10 the
amount Of about 500. that he has paid
into the Maiden treasury. II is nip
and tuck between the two places and
Mr.. Perry looks serencly on. To be
sure he has u lax bill from both Mel
rose and Maiden In either pocket. but
/ Il II tolerahly certain that he will not
b. required to pay them both.
There l. one comforting assurance
to Mr. Perry. whose sympathics all 20
out to Maiden, and 10 whom Melroso
il am alien land his Maiden citizen
ship Is mimpcachcd, Tor the boundary
limo almost exactly blsccts the bed In
which he sleeps % nights, and that II
rs which determines the place wher,
he lives The fortunate thing ahoui
Il {, that his hcad-his thinking picc,
and the pillow lie peacefully on the
Maiden side.
Mclrosu surveyors, with fell intent
have planted their theOdOlites at III,
boundary stone In front Of the Porrl
mansion on SWANS Pond avenue. an,
squintcd with all their might acros
the fence. and have figured ant
figured In the attempts to gcrrymandc
Mr.. rcrry's bed into Mclrose terri
tory. They have, metaphorically. Gu
through his knees. his waist and hi
neck. but his head remains tri
umphantly In Maiden, and the assall
ants. crcstiallen. have limborcd u
their machines aud hlcd them back {
Mclro-c to concoct fresh schemes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
PASSING LEvITiEs.

ESQ mammals little man was Mt the
head Of his class today" Little Man
-Yesm lit was because you studied
the lesson well, wasn't it?" Little
Man Nope. Johnny Jones was home
sick.
'Thacl,ins has retired from poll
tics" Yes lie told me he was
weary Of the uncertainties OF n public
career" THAT wasn't II, though
What he got tired of was n sure thing
on defeat"
Mistress Want more wages? |
thought You were being well paid,
considering that do about half the
work Domestic -You forget, mum,
how much IL costs me fer ndyertisin'
fer new situations
Sergeant Meier, just imagine your
self TO be standing sentry ut the out
posts one evening. Suddenly figure
approaches you from behind and You
| feel yourself clasped by n par OF
powerful arms. What call will you
give? Sold ier-Come, Marie, let loose
FIRST Actor, pulling the trigger OF n
I
able villain! Second Actor--four
pistol has missed FIRE, Sir Rudolph, but
am smitten with remorse for my
many crimes and will die, according
To your wish Then he rolled on the
stage In agony, while the curtain
slowly descended amid the cheers o
the audience.
Tho specialized lasSie from Boston
had taken country school In th'
Southwest, and about two or three
weeks after she had begun teaching
one OF the trustees visited the school
well, how arc you getting along?
he asked Very nicely, now, than
you," she replied, but II was yer.
/ hard at first" us that so?' 'Ot
Yes, you see in the beginning trio
moral suation as coercive measur,
? but failing in that resorted To
0 tangible fundamentally. "A what?
= gaSped the supplemented trustee
a "a tangible instrumentality," she r.
n peated sweetly, n good, stout, hicl
r DRY switch, don't you know
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
science mat 4. Not Isact.

Tho captain Of steamer that plies
along the New England coast and that
was passing one Of the rugged. lonely
islands on the Maine shore. pointed to
an enormous lock Of gulls that whit
oncd the rocks. the surface Of tho sea,
and the branches Of tho cedars that
chung to the hard soil "l'horo, - said
he. 'what do you thinl: Of thatP And
yet II you turn to book ON natural
history they'll tell you that gulls won't
perch ON trees, Some fool sailors boz
love that the pctrcls, or Mother Ca
roy's chickens, never alight, oven ON
the wRtor, hut are always ON the wing
They don't use their eyes. And some
OF those scientific fellows are rs bad ~
the sailors
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

detectives vainly searched Tor ~, and
tu this hour our disappearance Is one
,uf the mysteries OF the metropolis,
never perhaps, 10 bs explained. Yet
one ~ the papers that employed a
corps OF detectives 20 lind rs gave the
ley TO Il In n little cight-lino item
stating that the lovely Marie Gordon,
stcp.sistcr TO Dr. Giovanni. had lost
her mind, aud was To DO sent To n pri-
waite sanitarium In the interior Of
Florida, with the hope that u change
of scene and climate might restore
mental and physical health.
''Arnosi. you broke her heart,
wrccsod her lifcl The love that |
would have given the wealth OF the
world To win sacrificed honor aye,
even lie itself 10 possess you threw
aside a. child would east away a
broken toyl loved her secretly, II
b. yet none the less passionately,
mud when she told me that she could
love no one but you, even though
YOU spurued her affection, | swore
10 avcnge her. From that moment
hated you determined to ruin
.,ou pecuniarily. destroy YOUR reason
and finally your life.
My hobby In my profession wal
the concoctions Of poisons and tn,
study a. their operation prepare,
10 subtle powder, which, when admin
isicrol snps reason. destroys vitality
and stcalthily carries It's victim 4
the grave. dciying detection in IA,
event Of medical investigation beinl
made Marie love.orazed though sh
was. begged for your craven life whcl
I inudc her understand my pdrposc
uut was inexorable. My plans wer
AN carried 20 successful tormlna
ton First you were induced 10 spec
ulute. aud In one OF the hnnnea
storms that passed over Wall stree
lasi wear the fortune you inherlte
from your father was swept ava,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

An Albany paper says that u liitlo
son Of John Bcthunc was loading II
COW TO pasture. and when no reached
the wooden mills he tied the cow 10 the
coupling pin of freight ear while he
went inside to speak TO his father.
unfortunately for the COW, the Leban-
on engine backed upon the switch
while the boy was inside, and. not
seeing the COW, coupled ON to the car
and started up the track. The bovine
was not noted rs sprlntor, but she
was forced mp the track at u ? Ia
gait. A farmer who was passing saw
the predicamont, and managed to
signal the engineer TO stop, otherwise
there must have been q squirt OF speed
ON the part Of the COW unhoarl Of be-
fore by amy bovine. or n broken neck,
for the boy had tied her securely with
"a stout 'nps. A. II II, she Is alive
and wei n1 holds the record OF tho
town TO- nat sort of n race.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

A curious and decidedly interesting
case Of paralysis was exhibited 10 the
medical students Of the university Of
Pennsylvania at "a recent session Of
clinics, The patient was telegraph
operator, who. from excessive use In
mating delicate touches on the instru-
mcnt, had suffered paralysis In his
right hand, lilo then learned 20 use
his left, and In six months that was
also useless. II was explained by DIR.
liora,lo &. Wood rs case OF extreme
nervousness. for In any other function
the patient could Use either hand as
well as he over could, Whom, how
over. he undertook to write anything
his hand would trcmblc up and down
rs ON telegraph instrument, and
when he attempted TO use the instru-
mont his hand would not move AT all.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
A Remarkable Move.

A curious case Of house moving was
recently witnessed In Oregon. A man
who owned residence at Seattle,
which cost him $4,000 TO erect. re-
moved to Olympia. and did not have
funds enough 10 build another house.
lie bought lot aud concluded 20 re-
move the building he owned at Seattle.
Everyone laughed at him but he per-
sisted. Rolling the house down 10 the
river he loaded Il upon a scow and II
was soon at Olympia. a distance ol
about sixty miles. Then he had II
rolled upon his lot, and. strange "a
say. not timber was strained, MOI
nyon piece OF furniture broken
although he mad not removed the con
tents before starting the house upon
It's unusual journey.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

That the human fran, Is an excel
lent magnet is well known by prac-
tlcal experience TO every matchmaker
and member A man will carry a
watch for years ana ba proud Of its
accuracy; then he will fall sick, the
watch will lie on the mantel or on the
dresser, and will develop great mae
curacy and unreliabllity, No explain
alton Is forthcoming, except the ono
that the absence Of magnetism upsots
the time announcer, ANA the best
proof Of this is that when the man
gets around again and carries his
watch II soon gets right again. No
two men appear to have the same
magnetism In their frames, and II II
seldom that two individuals can uso
the same watch satisfactorily.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
SCRAMBLED.
was the Religion when They Finally
settled the Dispute

Hettlnu Ahf nisrhtes
In one of the valleys Of the smoky
mountains came across a squattcr
who sat smoking bis pipe on q stump
AT the door. The log cabin was
wrotchcd affair. and the only crop in
sight ON the land around was half an
acre Of corn which had grown knee
high and then turned a sickly yellow.
The man was ragged and had
starved look. says the Detroit Free
Press. and his wife on the Doorstep
behind him, seemed still worse on.
After the usual salutatlons and little
general talk | said
"You don't seem to be getting along
here very we'll.
"Only icst tolcrably jest toler.
ably. 90 he replied.
Your cabin needs fixing up"
Eyes. sab. powerful bad"
"Thc weeds have killed out your
corn
II low they have, sab killed that
corn right out"
You don't appear 10 he much Of a
[ farmer
no. sab. not much Of ONE
"And your health Is not very good -
VERY pore health. sah--vcry pore %
daniel. toll he the reason why we
look W .hacklcty.' called the woman
from the doorstep.
"Yo dun talk. for my shake Is som.
/ ing on. he answered.
She came forward. having a small
family bible under her arm. and sitting
down on the stump beside her husband
she said
"Rcckon things do look powerful
shifilcs. TO yo', stranger. but We.
gwinc to pick up now right smart
We had trouble hcaDs o. trouble.
sickness. | supposc?n
mo. not that. Yo' sec. We wa.
both Picsbytorians over In South Car.
oliny. Then We moved 10 Georgia
and got to be- ljaptlsts. From thar
we totcd to North Carolina and Joined
the Mcthodist-. Then we got down
ycrc. and Daniel leaned 10 the Uni
yorsalists. while was strong ON the
ADVENTIST. We've been thrcc y'ar'
.cokin' to fggcr II out. Sometime
I've been ahead Of Daniel. and, agin
hos had me mp u tree. We've ics'
felt that we'd got 10 settle on the ~
ligion bcfo' We could go To work. and
that's what makes look Ms 80 shacklo,y
and shiiiless.
"And you have finally settled the
question. have you?"
1--WE hcv."
eyes. she's dun settled" answcrc
the husband.
"And what kind OF religion hav,
you concluded to adoptPn
"a sortor. sab. It's sortor Prcsby
icrian and Baptist and Adyentls
scrambled In one. but II leaves out al
the birthstone and lows Danl 20 worl
In moonshinc distlllcry at u dollar
day. Praise tho Lordl But II 20
come back this way two weeks froi
now Danl will bc chawin real Tobacco
,, and m hcy regular shoes aud stocking
! on"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
rrnAclrY On oERMs.
TOW ~ oid tady aud Ter iAitie shawl
carried ura,h Nih hem.

TOW ~ nid tady aud uer iAttie shawl
tarrird praih With hem
The tenacity AMI yiriliiy ~ smallpox
Germs ar, 10 the medical fraternity
one Of the wonders oi con'agi1n' ana
were never made apparent 30 start
liugly a. a few years ago in the little
village Of Hector this state. says the
New York sun. This b. am ho.a'cu
place. being at the time OF tho smallpox
endemic there twenty miles from any
RAILROAD. and its people rarely irav-
cled far from home. aud few Slrang.
crs were visitors there. Early 10 the lal
smallpox broke out In the village. The
disease was not known 10 be- anywhere
In the vicinity. How Il happened to
appoar there was u mystery that re-
maincd unsolved for months. but was
NJ last cleared up through the mve-tl.
CATION and inquiry Of DIR. Purdy oil
Elmira.
DR.. Purdy learned that one day In
the winter preceding the breaking OUT
Of smallpox in Hector passenger ON
AN Erie railway train was taken vio-
lently IN lust after leaving Salamanca
aud a physician who was on board the
train discovered that tho passenger
had the smallpox. When this be-
came known the other passengers IN
tho car hurriedly left II for another
one. The car containing the smallpox
victim was placed on siding when
the train reached llornclsvillc, where
II was quarantincd.
Among the passengers who lett tho
ear when the case was made known
was an old lady who had u ticket Tor
Elnira. Her scat had been the on"
| behind the one where the man with
the smallpox sat. She had with her
a small shoulder shawl, which had
hung ON the back Of the seat ahead OF
her. When she left the train At
Elmra she placed the shawl In her
hand satchcl At Elmira she took u
Northern Central train for Watkins.
the nearest station to Hector. 10 which
place she was going on visit 10 her
sons family. She remained there I'M
III the following fall. when shc was
driven by her son 10 visit another son
some miles distant The day was cN-
trcmcly cold. and her sons cars being
In danger Of freezing she took the
shoulder shawl from her satchcl.
where Il had boon over since she put
6, away on leaving the Erie train at
Eimirp the previous winter. and
wrapped II about his head
\ few days after the son returned
homo TO Hector he became violently
ill. Before Il was known what his
ailmcnt was he was visited by various
nclghbors. Then his disease was pro-
nounccd smallpox. and Il was such a
malignant case that he died within q
few days. The disease became cpl
dcmic and was not cradicated until
the following summer Every family
In the village and Immediate vicinity
lost at least one member 10y the dis
ease. That the first case originated
from the germs collected by tho shaw
In the railroad car ncar Salamanca
; months before there can be no doubt
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Albert Memory Ia NJ work can
recall my Cod what does u mean
Albert Giovanni leaned over his sick
friend until their eyes met
ut means, Leon. that death Il even
nov griuning at your elbow knew
that before You passed away reason
would resume her throne and that
YOU would suffer great mental tor
ture a. punishment Of sin and
crime"
The sick man made no answer. He
lay perfectly still, his eyes gradually
assuming look Of agony a. tide OF
memory swept through his erstwhilo
clouded brain.
outside the rain was softly falling;
gust Of wind now and then shook
the door and windows Of the cabin.
n whsa rude structure made OF rough
pine boards running up aud down,
with mud aud stick chimney ut one
end The one room was nearly de-
void Of furniture. Nowhere In all
the wild swamp region Of Florida
could there be found more comfort
less habitatlon.
The occupants were In keeping with
their surroundings. The sick man
lay ON pallet. at Que side Of which
was a table containing walls Of med
feline including q curiously shaped
bottle partially hllcd with a white
powder. aud at the other "a bed sim
liar % the one lac occupied. lie had
one day bocn man OF fine phyAlquc
aud extremely handsome. but q vast
Ing disease had reduced him 10 q
mere skeleton. aud his sunkcr
checks. pallid features sud general
appearance indicated that the candle
oflifc was rapidly burning out
lis companion was tall aud s!newy'
lie looked like college professor JUS
from German university with hii
dark g,'ttcring eyes and his hair fall
ing in uukompt locks around hi
shoulders Quiet and self'coniaincd
there was that about him which dis
closed that his capacity for love o
hate was unboundcd.
sitting upright In the bed, Arnos
said fccbly but resolutcly.
Tell rue everything -cverythlng'
with pleasure. Fourteen MONTH
ago Arn0N. you. leader In New
York society, member Of the mos
popular city club, courted for YOU
wealth, caresscd for your handsome
face. tho glass Of fashion and TN
mold OF form, suddenly disappeared
All your world wondered; no on
could do more, for you left ncithe
trace nor word behind you.
"nr Albert Giovanni. the eel,
bratcd physician, the famous savaui
also disappeared exactly at the sam
time. The New York dailics printe
columns about ~, the magazines pul
llshcl various theories, reporters an
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

They were at an afternoon tea. aud
each held In her dclicately gloycd
hand cup OF amber fluid, which she
slipped daintily with u souvenir spoon.
But their technical knowledge Of tea
would have made tea experts hair
stand ON end III like Fedora best. "
one Of them was saying sweotly. "Do
you?n said the other; NOW ! prefer
Solong. because there Is no nicotine
In It," Talking Of tea brands?n
asked society bride hutteringly, 81
Just adore Boohoo; It's made In China,
YOU know "Wcll, afternoon ten Is
good enough for me- warbled a socic-
Is bud who didn't know anything but
real knowledge. and wouldn't bother
her wayy hoai with tea kinks. But
the hostess. who had served Formosa.
and Souchong. and Bohea sighed to
think OF the ignorance that some
times existed In social circles. De-
troit FREQ prcss.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

II Is not unusual In some parts o.
Delaware to SEQ in n graveyard an Inn
posing monument bearing name
but no further inscription, Those
monuments are erected by men still
living, who wish to mako sure OF such
porpotuation Of thoir memories as
large grayestones can confcr. II
sometimes happens that those monu-
ments In blank o'crtop all others In
the graveyard.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Here Is u specimen OF the sort OF
plcasantrics OF which the Pari-
slams appear never TO tire. IL
Is from the Gaulois Al sub
,cription ball q man happens
to stop on the train Of lady's dress.
The lady turns In wrathiul manner.
but suddenly changing her expression
says with II smile; "Ah, pardon, mon
slcr. was nearly angry. | thought
II was my husband.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Chelholm Robertson, ono 81 tho
foremost leaders Of the great Scottish
coal miners strike, speaks French
with an unimpeachable accent, is ac-
quainted to some extent with German,
writes two systems OF Shorthand and
rcaL Carlyle and Sohopenhauor. lie
wears a velvet jacket cut "A Ia whistler,
effects u stove pipe hat Of tho pattern
worn ten years ago, and Is proiuse In
his display Of lowolry. lie carries q
cane which is said to weigh seven
mounds
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

when II comes to travelling OK.
Gained the head of the family, "a
man has 10 do all the real work My
+ ito has only packed the trunks.
dressed the children, spreal cloths
over the furniture, and "a few things
like that, while every bit OF iniorma-
ton that has been got from the time
table | had To attend to myseli-De.
troit Tribune.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

There are l22 places In various
parts Of London where public instruc'
ton In cookery Is given TO girls over
II years ofago. There are also forty
two places whcro instruction In laun-
dry work Is given for girls OF suitable
age. Instruction is free Tho teach
ors are paid liberal salaries. The food
cooked at the cooking schools Is sold
20 In part dciray the expense.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

In Borneo the left hand OF u thief
or other petty criminal is sliced on.
But 1t is not thrown away or buried
or destroyed in any fashion. Tha sui.
tan Akamaldin has II embalned and
placed with hundreds OF others that
he nRs obtained from the same source.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Janltor Of Skyaats, gruniy What
are YOU doing In the vestibule this
limo Of night? Are you one OF the
tonants9
Tom De Witt.-No, I'm mott So
you had bctter be civil or III break
your head, Life.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

on the northeast coast Of New
Guinea the island Of Kitaba. sur
rounded by wall Of coral 500 feet
high ON the outside and from fifty TO
100 ON the inside, maintains twelve
villages ot natives, TO whom war.
crime and poverty have boon unknown
dncc tho beginning oftheir traditions
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

sir remarked the rich father to
the suitor, "aitcr the Investigations l
have made into your character cam
not give you my daughter Emma
IAN right answered tho persist
ent suitor, ethan how about one OF
che others, Flogondo Blaotter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

must be- paid for before shipment, and
goods Of similar type. but inferior.
can be procured from "a German nr
English house in Europe ON credit o.
from three 10 four months. how can
Americans hope TO do any business
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

After n row with his wife, who vlo-
lontly expressed a wish that he was
dead. an lrishman said; "Oh. it's II
widow you're wantin' 10 BE-, Is II?
Bodad. IN take good care you're no
widow as long as liye.'-London
Tit-Rlts,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

"Hayo you seen any change IN
Waters since he signed the pledge
"oh, yes; ne has quilt inviting me to
80 fishing with him, Life.