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The Opelousas courier., 1895-11-23
A sudden halt at the gate, The ereak.

A sudden halt at the gate, the efeAk.
ing of rusty hinges, the rafting OF
harness chains, the welcoming bark OF
dogs, filled the tranquil air. Then a
sound Of bare, %pattsring feet, of books
thrown by careless, childish hands.
eager calls for the mothers ever. will.
ling servituie. Through the low
rooted kitchen to the sitting and bed
room they trooped-and started back,
their clamorouS voices instantly
hushed-to find her lying on the COM
pany quilt. Astonishment merged
into fear. as she made no sign, and
from that silence. action was born, and
the lesson of life learned.
The neighbors came in softly and
the frightened and wondering children
were sent away. Many willing hands
worked out her tasks, while her own
lay folded across her pulseless heart.
The western sky mirrored the fam
ing tints OF the setting sun, that
changed to opalescent hues. while tho
silent dusk thickcncd over the land.
scape. behind the house the moon
rose. Her beams found their way
through the branches of the fig, anS
fell in lacy tracings on the group of
men beneath, as they conversed in
monotone, awed by the sudden going;
for death comes in slower forms to
most country lives. One wa whiting
a stick as they talked of crops and
stock. Others watched curiously, yet
sylnpathticaliy, the husband, sitting
apart.
The realization that she was gone
frem him awoke a tender chord in the
depth OF his nature, and broke the
calm monotony Of his existence. 1t
reused the memory of an early ro-
nance that had faded years ago, in the
necessary strife for daily gain. Each
dawning year had found them renew
ing the old round Of duties, as links in
an ~unbroken chain, to sow the grain.
to watch the varying weather and
market. to meet the taxes.
Hard, continuous toll had levelcd all
barriers Of sex; she had planted the
long rows of Eeach trees, 0 bend
ing under the weight of their fuzzy,
pink-skinned fruit, and in the height
of haying season had pumped for
thirsty cattle as they stood licking the
damp boards of the empty trough.
What was begun through pity became
an almost daily custom. What crav-
ings for sympathy Or unuttered dreams
filed her hungry heart We're stifed in
the continued effort to meet the stern
tax imposed by pressing needs Self
interest binds most country lives, iso-
lation creates a personal dependence,
and SO, bound by the ties of a mutual
interest, he had learned to look to her
as a helpniate, a partner who, through
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the thrift and faithful service of he,
nature, supplied his life and home
with the daily needs, and in the busy
absorption of the life about them he
had lost sight Of the finer, tenderer
claims she had as a woman.
The air smelt damp and fragrant
with the spicy odor from the dew.
moistened fig leaves. He looked out
to the shimmering moonlight and the
old familiar landscape seemed changed
and somber; far across the corn fields
he saw the house where she was born
and where they were married stand.
ing out sharp and square and ugly
from all The. softened beauty of the
scene. The Till Lombardy poplar threw
its elongated shadow across the grave
of their tirst-born. the little grave he
had dug in the corner Of the rail fence,
now S plainly outlined by the glisten.
ing row of shells and overrun by the
white verbenas.
A cool breeze came down the valley,
starting the canvas fans of the old
windmill, awakening the soft, mys-
terious sound of the night, to sigh
among the trees and grasses and bear
ing the fragrance of peaches still warm
from the afternoon sun. The air re-
verberated with the hoarse croaking of
frogs on the ditch down in the alfalfa
field. n
Touched and panied by the crowding
memories, a feeling of utter loneliness
swept over him. Moved by a sudden
impulse, he arass4a and went in to where
she lay. and lifting the cloth from off
her face, stood looking down upon her.
Deaths relaxation, stamped on every
feature, had snoothed ont the deeper
lines, and in the half dusk the sweet
ness of girlhood had returned, and
softened the pathetic droop about the
lips he had long forgotten to kiss. In
the effort to replace the sheet his
trembling, rough, clumsy fingers be-
came ~entangled in her hair.
Oppressed by the close room, the
nearness of people and the emotions
that seemed to ~suffocate him, he passed
out, around to the back of the barn.
and sat down on the tongue of the
"oSoA WING 0RdlaS6 lis hueS
the old house dog pressed his nose in
dumb sympathy.
Too late to read her nature and un-
the woman who, without
had shared his burdens,
borne his children, and given to them
and to him all the patient, unselfsh
of her life. till wearicd and
spent, she had sunk under the strain
Great beads of moisture stood upon his
face, and with a hoarse, inarticulate
cry, he tore the fastenilgs OF his shirt,
while labored sobs o1''agony rent his
frame, and choked d1he words OF re-
morse be would havtg uttered.
Inside the house the Pickering tai
candle threw fantastic lights on
he bent heads OF the women as they
'ewed upon the shroud. and conversed
n low whispers Of the dead woman,
advancing many theories as to how
md why she died, and with the free
lom Of friendship discussed her faults,
md SO drifted into personal matters
hat absorbed their lives.
The hours wore on, the teams were
oming and going far into the night as
news travelled around the neigh
orhood.-0verland Monthly.
-
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A VOICE FROM BEYOND.

into the shadow she passed.
Woe is me that I could not follow!
Only my eyes could catch, through the
CLINT of tears.
Some one beside her there in the hollow:
Some one gentIs and white and sheltering,
Mistily moving beside her,
In the dim light SO lovingly over her bend
lug.
Lest any harm should betide her.
Out of the shadow she passed.
Distsntly heard I a song,
Floating In silvery cadence over the valley.
Voiced by o myriad throng.
Why should l mourn? Nay. rather.
O dear one. know l rejoice.
Love is lesping tine reaches OF shadow ana
glory,
In the song / can hear your voice.
Philip r. Howard, In s. S. Times.
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about the right
and proper place
for it. Here
lately I have
seen and heard
a whole tremen-
aious big sight
from the papers
and politicians
in regards to the
great question
of money. Some
folks saw there
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Kate Field In Denvsr.

DENVER, Sept. 10.-My journey. from
& Quincy Railroad, one Of the best man
aged systems in the country, I should says
Judging by the civility OF the employees, the
comfort l experienced, the excellence OF 1t,
roadbed, and the ~punctuality Of arrival: I
actually reached Denver ahead Of time. The
Burlington Route is also the best to st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City.
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s.eam's Upt The Moorings Cast q

Maicstically the great ocean grey houn>
leaves the dock and steams down the river
outward bound. But are you, my dear sir,
prepared for the ~sed9ekness almost always
Incident to a transatlantic trip, with the in
fallible stomachic, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers? II not expect to suffer without aid.
The Bitters is the staunch friend Of ali who
travel by sea or land, emigrants, tourists,
commercial travellers, mariners. 1t COM
pletely remedies nausea; biliousness, dys.
pepsia. rheumatic twinges and inactivity Of
the kidneys.
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Copyright, 1882

Money is a mighty good thing in
its place, and / reckon no doubts /
know as much as the average man
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KNEW His MAN.-''Don'tyou tllinki it very
strange that Jack Harduppe doesn't pay me
the $40 he b~orrowed?' mo. l think it
would be very strange if he did.'-Detroit
Free Press.
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No MAN was ever SO much in love that he
was unable to sleep on Sunday morning.
Texas Siftings.
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-If yonr body ID erect. Your shaaow
be straight -chiaesa.
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SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
And His Story Of the "Durn Dc
tionary Document"

Some Rocky Creek Logic On the Money
Ouostion-sYou Can't Take Your Ham,
per Basket and Go and Git Some.
thin for Nothin"-A Land Trade
With Confederate Money.
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amt enough money loatin around in
the country. OF course not. There
never was enough, and there n yer Will
be enough for everybody. We never
will come to that pass where the COM
mo run of people will not want jest a
few more, il you please. Some people
will get rich and stay rich, whilst 9TH
ers will start poor, Or git poor, and stay
moor. For thus il was written down.
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PIso's Cure is the medicine to break UP
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. n. q.
Blunt, Spraguc, Wash.t March s, ~.
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AY to the east
t h O Sierra a,
range S t o cd
misty and pur-
pie. its snow
,.immnt} a q I
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THE mills of justice not only grind slowly,
but they frequently grind up the wrong PEG.
ple.-Elmira Telegram.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
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AN E DAY MARTYR.

BIZ A. MORGAN HAYS.
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When Pay Day Come.

All Of the papers in the two trades
fell due alohg in the fall, and that was
the last year OF the war. The govern
ment was now ruther shaky at the
knees and money wal easy and p!enti-
ful as pig tracks. When pay day tome
old man Billy stringer's horse was tied
up to the rack at u front gate before
breakfast, and the old man come right
down to business Is o as he could.
! have come over this mornin to
take up my note. Rufus" says he.
We'll, ] am t~hunderin glad to see
jon, Uncle Billy" says I.
"Rut I amt got nothin but Confed-
crate money" lie went on. II didn't
come to force it on you, but I will only
say have got it here in my wallet for
you II you want it."
i am still bettin ON the gray Jackets
Of the South as agin the blue coats of
tho NORTH says I land what Is money
VIE yea, Uapls BILLY, il slse neae7
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

who represent It upon this floor. And
laying jokes aside, Mr.. President,
know Of no more worthy. honorable
and useful class among our citizens
than the gentlemen who are engaged
In conducting our country newspapers
subscribe for. pay for and read some
fifteen or twenty such papers publish
ed In my section. / do not know one
that is not credit and an honor 70
the community In which IL Is pup
lishod In most instances they are
really better papers than their towns
deserve or their patronage warrants
Nor do l know of any class OF our
people. Mr. President, who furnish
more patriotism for less money. They
are the conseryators of public morals
and the very palladium sof our liber-
ties. devoted to the interests of their
people. public-splrlted, patriotic ana in-
corruptible; championing the cause OF
right as they see II, generally without
fear of punishment and often without
hope OF reward. Many OF these coun-
try editors. MIR. President, publish pa
pers In obscure places, inadequately
compensated by a meager support
grudgingly given, devoting the labors
of lifetime 10 the work of educating,
elevating and refining the masses OF
our citizenship, laying the foundations
for the future grandeur and prosperity
Of our people; and | can close this talk
In no better way than to llten them In
their lives. work and reputation to the
insect builders Of the coral reefs In
southern seas, that labor deep In the
depths OF the ocean laying the founda-
lions of future islands and coming
continents. Generations after gener-
atoms give themselves to hidden work |
rs age after age goes by. until at last |
their structure raises Its crest above
the break OF the waters, the waves OF /
the old ocean roll back, and the dry /
land Is there; the orange and the palm |
tree, and great harbors. and ships rid 4
Ing therein but the little Insect build |
srs that laid the foundations down In /
he depths Of the ocean are entombed |
N their work and forgotten in their /
tomb
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Austin. Tex. Feb. 15.--senate com.
mlttee on education will favorabiy re-
port house bill providing for eoiored
trustees, and Senator Bealrs bin auth
oriAing the resenta to elect n president
OF the university, instead OF n chair
man OF the faculty, as az present
Senate committee on state affair. will
iiiaNorably report the bill regarding let
unE contracts for courthouses and jaiis.
bills to require FIRE escapes for hotels
ana boarding and tenement houses.
senate committee on public lands will
iiaaSsooranly report colquitts bill to give
10000 acres OF land TO tho orphana'
home at Coraicana.
Senate committee on public lands win
.aNo9oiy report Goss' bill TO validate
records and surveys In organized but
unhoundarled counties,
Senate judiciary No. / will favorably
report Cages bill to govern the taking
OF dispositions IN certain cases, I.eyrIs,
PHI regarding estates upon which liens
nave been created; Greer's bill nxlnr
appeals. ~"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Dallas Tex. Feb. l5-H. T. Hester
a Photographic at Lewisvllle. Denton
county, in crossing u street In that
town yesterday afternoon, was run over
by runaway team and had his skull
fractured and spine injured
lie wis brought TO Dallas on the
AFTERNOON Missouri. Kansas AID Texas
train and taken 10 the CRY hospital
and placed under DR., Armstrong; care
Mr.. Holster never ralii-l sufficiently
from the shock to just;fy DR.. ARM
strong in attempting an operation on
his fractured skull, and earl, last night
he died.
MIR. Holster, who leaves a widow, will
be buiisd In this city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Waco, Tex, Feb, 15.-sixty members
OF the Kansas editorial excursion win
reach Waco tomorrow morning at 715
and remain until the same hour In the
evening. They VIII be entertained by
the Commercial Club and given the
freedom OF the city during their stay
mere. This representation of the press
OF Kansas Is the largest that has ever
visited Texas from any of her sister
states. They have been visiting differ-
ent points IN Texas on the line of the
MISSOURI Kansas and Texas railway
and on the lines of the Southern Pacific
for the past week. and have been we'll
received at every point. President
Stacey IL very popular newspaper
man and representative man OF his
profession.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16
norY THOMPSON.
rhe Old Negress owned n Valuable
Slice OF Dallas.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. l5.--Justice skel-
ton, acting coroner. held an inquest on
t,he body OF Aunt Hopy Thompson. who
died suddenly yesterday at a very ad-
vsneed age. The verdict was that
death was tho result OF old age or the
running down OF the machine. In
other words she died a naturei death
Deceased belonged 10 some oldtimer
mere In slavery days. She at one time
nsa considerable property in Dallas.
pssueularly large slice between ELM
ana Live Oak streets, extending from
.he rear OF the Central Bank building
w 20 bSrnett Gibbs old place. She
pouEht THIS when It was cheap. ana
she paid Tor Il by washing with an old
.ihe tup ana washboard. This proper.
~ now worth considerable for
tune. But when this property got 10
De valuable, !, excited the eupidity OF
various various white men. some of whom att
tempted TO 'hog" the old woman out
OF II. She finally sold il In crdsr ~
e, RIA OF tho worry OF defending her
title every time somebody Attended
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Austin. Tex, FEB l5.-.Thc contest
over the resolution to take thirty days
recess Is tho chief topic OF conversation
here tonight The fight Is hot one ana
tho Issue Is in doubt. The following
senators are supposed TO stand now FOR
the bill Greer, Bailey Lewis, Nc
Comb, Beall. Woods. Whitaker. Preslcr
Rogers. Goss, Tips. Agnew. Opposed
Simpson. Colquitt, plbrell, Lawhon.
Atlee steele, Mckinney, Dickson, Shell
burne, Harrison, Crowley, Darwin,
Dean. A. 1t now stands there 10 mn
Jorlty OF one against the proposition
with six members absent and doubt
ful, The proposition ~ said to have
Governor Culberson's sanction and ap.
prevail and Senator Greer today made
strong appeal for II on the around
or lt9 being an standardization measure
but II Is doubtful II that lends il NM
strength, rs senators are acting mostly
on their own Judgment. The resolution
WIN most likely be defeated In tho son.
ate ana u not will almost surely meet
death In the house
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16
A DISASTROUS FIRE AT DALLAS.
THO wArERs-PnuCE WAREHOUSE
TOTALLY DESTROYED.


DALLAS, TEN, feDludry ~
At 1850 o'clock this morning one or
the most terrific fires known In
Dallas for many months past
Is raging. The warehouse of the
waters-Pierce oil company caught at
1880 p. m. The fire companies re-
sponded promptly to the alarm but as
the building was filled with explosives
their efforts seem to be Of little avail.
The warehouse contained three large
tanks and innumerable small cases and
barrels allied with oil. besides three tank
wagons and a float.
The explosives produced a FIRE that
was grand TO behold All the tanks,
cases and barrels exploding in rapid
succession caused liquid tongues of fire
to leap high into the heavens accom-
panied by terrific reports. The teams
OF mules and horses were with difficulty
driven from the stables which were
soon destroyed
The warehouse is total loss, and Mt
this hour 1t is thought the office and
Its contents Will also have to succumb
10 the fiamss.
The loss Is estimated at about $4,000
No insurance.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16
KEARnY GAMING.
The Count Thus Far is In HIS
Favor.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 15.--The count Of
the vote In the Second Ward was COM
pleted yesterday evening and resulted
In a gain Of eight votes for Major Kear-
by. which. with the seventeen he gained
In the FIRST Ward, makes a total OF
twenty-five votes so far gained.
The contents OF the ballot boxes are
quite slam at the optimistic theory
Of popular government. They show
that many voters do not care whether
they make out their ballots intelli-
gently or not, and that the rest do not
know how to make them out so that
1t can be ascertalned how they intend
TO vote, IL indeed they had any clear
idea themselves. Many ballots Were
handed In without being marked at all.
In other cases the names of some one
candidate was scratched. In others
still all the tickets were scratched and
the name of one candidate written on
the margin.
The Third ward count was in progress
today.
About one-half the ballots in the box
had been counted at y. m, and. while
the result so far has not been officially
given out, still Kearby's friends say
he Is making a steady gain as the
count proceeds.
II Is said that the name OF neither
Kearby nor Abbott is scratched on
fully one-third Of the ballots in this
box from the highly civilized Third
ward, which is the home Of Major
Kearby.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

The Great Lender of the Cotton
Grovcus, Mt Waco.

Waco. Tex. Feb. 15.--Hector ID. Lane.
commissioner of agriculture Of Alaba-
ma and president of the American Cot
ton Growers Protective association,
arrived in this city this afternoon and
is the guest of Charles IL Botsford. Il
prominent cotton man. Mr.. Lane Will
remain in Texas for some time ana
VIII attend the Farmers congress at
Fort Worth on the 10Th inst. In an ia
tervlew In New orleans recently. In
speaking OF his coming to Texas, Mr..
Lane says:
NV intention is to go to Texas and
Interest the people OF that
state In the subject. upon
which depends the salvation OF us all.
Texas is the largest producer In the
union as regards cotton, and II is neces-
sary that We reach her farmers TO
carr out our ideas relative to the
desired reductions of the cotton crop.
II snail 30 direct to Houston. and
VIII, while there, endeavor to make the
various phases of the veXed question
apparent to the cotton people IN that
city. Thence 1 will go to Galveston
nnd pursue the same policy at that
port IN that city are u great number
of people who ure directly affected by
the huctuauOn in the price OF the
staple, and / nm confident that they
VIII readily understand and acquiesce
IN the Views which were enunciated at
tit VoiNtnNlbl utlQ IN JACKSON lnSl
month. Hearne will be my next stop
ping place and from there ] shall 90
10 Waco. Here / will conclude my
ARRANGEMENTS for attracting the atten-
ton OF the cotton farmers, ana from
Waco Will make short trips into the
country in order 20 cover az much
ground as possible. Arrangements
have been made for a number VI COTTON
conventions to be held In various parts
OF Central Texas. and l expect to
speak TO the farmers and others at
each OF these gatherings conven-
ton VIII be held in Fort Worth the 18th
inst, and II is expected that there will
be an immense attendance OF the COZ
ton producers and buyers.
II am told that there is an inclIna-
tlon to decrease the acreage in Texas.
owing to the short prices and l shall
earnestly endeavor 20 make this incll-
nation an accomplished fact. Organi-
Hatlon on the lines mapped out Is the
only thing which will provide better
prices in the future, for as long as
the reduction OF the crop is not con-
polled by an organized system and
participated in by each and every
farmer in the cotton section OF Inc
south, the result Will not be worth
chroncllng."
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pnEsLEn,s rnInrrr
10 the Editos. OF Country News
papers.

To the EdItoas Of Country News
papers.
Austin, Tex, Feb. i5,-sonator J,
n. Presler trusts that he viii be un-
aerstood In the following;
Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the
Senate; I beg leave this morning to
address you briefly upon u matter OF
personal privilege. Noticing Ia the
papers the published reports OF my
humorous assault upon the country
preas occurring during the discussion
" the libel BIZ, II occurs to me that
there may be some people to whom
heaven has denied the sense OF hui
NOR, and that by this class OF serious
minded individuals my remarks might
be taken as indicating a alight regard
for largo ana influential class OF our
fellow citizens known az country edi-
tOra--a cinas. too, that " quite numer-
Gus In my section. and who have u
way OF taking considerable Interest Ia
politics, and Notwithstanding the fact
mat they arc themselves somewhat In
the habit OF INDUCING IN iOcetloua re-
marks about "nai-keE editors wearing
linen busters In the winter lime aud
nluw-hammcr coats OF ancient fabric
In the summer, in order to conceal
from the public gaze half soles on the
scat OF their pants" and other such
like nllugions and references all cal.
culated to Impress the public with the
idea that their business was not a
financial success. but who might new
erihcless fail to take kindly 10 Ike re-
marks coming from an outsider. an
allen and q stranger 10 their common
veal Ike myself II IS therefore In or
der, Mr. President, and probably bost
Tor my political health, for me to make
a few remarks expressive OF the high
regard that | really entertain for tho
country press, including the gentlemen
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Dr. Kings Trial for Abortion POST
uoued,

Dallas. Tex, Feb, 15-The case OF
the State against Or. King, Of suchse,
charged with producing an abortion
ON Miss BERTHA Borger, was called I'm
the criminal district court yesterday
evening. and the doctor failing TO show
up, his bond was declared forfeited
and an alias eanlns issued for him.
The Doctors attorney produced an
aitldarit from a Mckinney physician
TO the effect that Dr. King while on a
visit TO that city. slipped up on tho
Ice and so sprained his ankle that he
had since been confined TO his room.
ana that he was not only not In condi'
ton 70 travel, but could not even be
moved. w" w
Judge Clint did not attach much
Importance to the Affidavit, but he con-
tlnued the case.
y. %, Herring. who was indicted fou
seducing Miss Barger under nromise
OF marriage. was tried a few weeks
ago and given two years in the peni-
Tertiary. fN''
A short time before his trial and
conviction Herring was married.