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BASE BALL GOODS
mocks, Foot Balls. A
zines and Papers up
Stationery, Gospel BY
styles.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

Standing in a florists store, yainly
striving to come to some adjustment
between capital and roses, one Of Gin
cinnati's bellies glanced out Of the
window to see a hack dashing up the
street
A young man looked ont Of the
carriage door, the coachman refined in
his horses, aud two country fellows
jumped out, and rushed into the store,
one exclaiming to the clerk:
81 want TO give you a carte blanche
order for some flowers
The clerk looked at him and con-
tinued talking to the young woman.
81 am in a deperate hurry; must
catch train-no time to lose and
will give you carte blanche, " the youth
interrupted.
The young woman consented to
wait, and the clerk replied:
"What kind would you like?"
"No matter what they are, 50 they
are handsome-some roses and other
thiugs-somothing pretty for her to
wear" he answered, as the blood
mounted to his face, ''and give you
carte blanche"
So much stress was laid on the carte
blanche that the salesman seemed en-
couraged, and asked the address
"No, - West Seventh street, and
have them there by s o'clock-see is
going out Something handsome,
carte blanche, and here is 50" With
these words he put down the cash,
slammed the door, and was of.
The clerk looked at the young
woman and said:
American beauties are 81. 80 apiece,
and roses 81 a dozen.
"Never mind, !" she laughed, "makC
it right for the girl, and send the bill
to me-"
Doubtless that youth thinks tina
city prices are not so bad after all -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
A Battle with a Mountain Lion.

Hunting the mountain lion with
dogs is lively sport, according to an
article in Outing. The dogs have
freed the lion, he is dislodged by a shot
and the battle RACES as follows:
"There he goesl" and, as he spoke,
the long, yellow mass shot out from
the green branches, and landed fully
twenty yards down the gulch side.
''No sooner had he touched the
ground than the dogs closed in on
him and then began battle royal.
With indescribable rage the lion
struck right and left, his claws wide
extended and his jaws set in bloody
grin.
'rhe gulch side was very steep at
this point, and as the fight ragged, the
combatants rolled and slid, amid a
perfect cloud of flying snow, while the
bloody trail behind him gave evidence
that harm was being done to, at least
to our side.
"When we reached the bottom the
dogs were still at him. The shepherd,
tuck, had a hold on one ear, and,
shake and strike as he would, the lion
could not free himself. The hounds.
taking advantage OF this fact, attacked
him from every side in spite of the
ugly cuts the claws on his one good
foro-paw were making.
"Finally, with last effort, the lion
shook his head free from Tuck's grip,
and catching dog with his claws,
drew him down to him and buried his
teeth in his neck.
"'Shoot him, H, yelled Patter-
son to me, as stood on the outskirts
of the fight, awaiting vainly chance
for a shot. Shoot him, quick, or
he'll kill Mike?' Scattering the hounds
as I ran in, drew my six shooter anc
fred two shots through the lions
shoulders. With gasp he dropp et
the dog and staggered to his feet, bu
third shot finished him, and he
rolled over dead.
"The dogs, much to my surprise
were not seriously hurt, with the ex
ception of Mike, who had a badly
hewed shoulder and severe rip
across his nose.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

GLOW docs she ever cxpsct Is mt
married I'd lie 10 know. she come
moutcd, "away OF in that lonely old
place, with nobody but poky Aunt
Comfort for company Ba, I don't
care, I'm sure, il she wants 70 make
an old maid OF herself I'm a-goiu' to
have the good Of my money while I'm
young"
She accordingly INDUCED herself Ia
the purchase of numerous and oxuru-
sive dresses aud gowgw., bluged aud
frizzed her hair ia the latest style.
carried % scarlet parasol IN her yiihee
Wake, and after enjoying the triumph
Of exhibiting herself and her new pos.
sessions 10 the inhabitants Of Dripping
Springs, she announced her intention
OF going TO the scashore for tho sum,
mer.
"Going a-husband hunting, de.
clared the gossips "Therc amt no.
body good enough for herr IN Dripping
Springs"
But If Molzena heard them she paid
no heed to their gossip, but packed
her new big Saratoga trunk with her
new Guery and set out on her long
journey.
As the weeks passed on, Hazel aud
Aunt Comfort enjoyed themselves in
their new home, in spite OF the evil
representations.
Aud indeed, though the dissatisfied
kinfolk shook their head over Haze
ami her doings, they we're very vel
pleased TO ride out to the farm on
summer afternoons and eat their FL
Of the ripe, black heart cherries, OF
drink tea from Hazel's lowered china
tea cups; or tospend the day and din,
on fried chicken, green peas. new
potatoes and other early vegetables,
raised by the industry of Hazel anC
Aunt Comfort
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

Love. you we're 30 young when yoa died.
Your heart was OH bloom and your mind
was all May,
And your soul was q song God taught mo
one day,
TIA knew iho thrill % the delnod,
But you diodi
And only the song 1 had learned could
stay
Love, ana old. the old ways among,
summer and winter ar8 one % nae,
Save when book out Of NE and 500
Your love Tor my love when wo both were
young,
And among
Tho tendorost dreams that there can be.
Love, when we meet will sou boas you we're
Aud as 1 amp Nay, ven both DO young,
For the song God taught me I've always
sung,
TIL Us all that am twas your soul here,
Up there
Twill be our love whom we both wero
young.
Harold Emerson, In Home Queen.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

"Bless me, HAZEL" cried Aunt
Comfort, one bright summer morning,
"here's your Cousin John an Arvilly
a-comin' out in the spring wagon, an
a man with 'em. Who KIN it be?
'Taint the minister, 1 know, fur he's
more grizzled lookin' an hain't got
p'inted moustache like this one.
1t was baking day and Hazel was in
the kitchen, her sleeves rolled up and
her cheeks flushed to bright damask
red.
81 hope the best tablecloth is clean,
whoever it is, she returned, peeping
into the oven at pan of cherry tarts
that were almost swimming in their
own crimson juice.
The stranger with the ''p'inted
moustache" proved to be Mr..
Nicholas Bycroft, who had stopped
on his journey to spend a week with
his Cousin Arvilla, John Mulford's
wife.
Mr.. Bycroft's first visit to Cherry
Farm was by no means his last one,
and, for some reason or other, his
weeks visit stretched to a month, and
the month had almost doubled itself,
and still he fingered at his cousins,
near Dripping Springs.
One summer night he stood with
! Hazel on the latticed porch at Cherry
Cottage, the soft moonbeams filtering
down through the scarlet BEAM vines
overhead.
"There amt another woman in the
world l ever wanted to marry, Haze
only you" whispered Nicholas ear
nestly. 81 want wife that can hell
me to make home and to enjoy i
after it is made. Think of my bis
ranch out in Texas, now. I shall liv,
there lonely old bachelor all m.
days, unless you go with me. Say
Hazel, will you go2"
And so, much to the delight o
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
suiENrIpiO sCRlps.

e. Is impossible for q human boing
70 breathe Of height greater than
seven miles above the earth.
Professor d'Arsonval OF the College
Of France has been making a series Of
experiments with the torpedo FISH.
A fabric made Of pine aud spruce
wood pulp is made into oyero6ats in
Leeds, England. It looks like friezo.
The highest inhabited building in
Europe is the Alpine clubhouse, on
Nj Rosa-twelyo thousand feet above
sea level
A man is rs old as his arteries. II
they are soft and eomprcsuble, the
deteriorating effects Of old age have
not yet appeared.
Twenty millions Of metoors are said
to fall upon the earth every day, their
aggregate weight amounting 70 some
thing like two tons
II a man ate in the spiders proper
ton he would consume the equivalent
of four barrels Of fish, a dozen hogs,
three sheep and two oxen in a single
day.
PENIS Cave, Penn, near Belle
fonte, is to be illuminated by electro
city and electric railways are to be
built between the railroad station and
the cave.
A street car in Glasgow, Scotland,
with a new oil motor in place Of
horses was exhibited recently. While
on the trial trip tbe'oil tank took fire
and burned the whole exhibit.
An exhaust pipe from the power
house of the railway company at
Chester, Penn, pours out hot water
all day. Scores of economical house
wives regularly visit the place and fill
their buckets with the boiling water,
saving themselves the expense and
trouble of heating it.
Professor Proctor, the astronomer,
while on visitto Florida, studied the
fight of turkey buzzards. He OBJ
served that they we're able to soar
quito independent of any motion Of
their wings. They seemed to balance
themselves on the DIR aud move for
ward, and sometimes upward, without
the expenditure of any force at all,
He attemptedto account for this OF
the hypothesis that as they we're NOV
ing forward at very high velocity
they did not rest on the same air Ions
enough for the air to be set il
motion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

Cousin johns folks. ana tho surprise
OF othar relations, the wealthy cattlo
ranchrr carried Hazel Oh, 20 bo mis.
tfoss OF bis Texas nome.
Aunt Comfort was left IN possession
OF Cherry Farm, rent free, for tho
rest Of her days, aud here Mclzoua
Milford was glad TO seek an asylum
when she returned from the seashoro,
with only remnant of her legacy
left aud with no prospects Of marriage
settlements ON hand. Saturday Night
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

In case not thousand miles from
Fort Worth, after a killer was ac-
quilted, the wife of his victim
brought suit against him and was
promptly awarded considerable sum
by way Of damages. The verdict was
upheld by the Supreme Court. The
criminal law said the slayer was inno-
cent. The civil law said he was
guilty. If the latter was wrong, he
was robbed Of his sustenance by the
law, with the connivance of the Su-
preme Court. Fort Worth (Texas)
Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
Banking Underground.

A Cleveland architect thinks that
the occupancy underground quarters
by large bank in that city is going
to mark a revolution in building. He
says: "The idea is not new, but in
this case it has been greatly developed
and I look for startling results. II
has been shown that with the aid of air
shafts and other appliances quarters
a story below groundm may be rendered
far more comfortable than those above
and with care exercised in the venti-
lation these quarters will doubtless
prove perfect from a sanitary stand
point If this is SO one story below
ground, why not three or four, and
if two, three or four, why not ten or
twelve if necessary? This may solve
the problem of economy in building
space and do away with the sl1y-scrap-
ing buildings that in other cities are
already causing unfavorable com
ment. Tt may be long time hence,
bnt 1 believe the time will come when
there are as many buildings ten sto-
ries underground as there are thai
number above the surface of the
ground" This sounds chimorical, but
perhaps it is not -Banker's Encyclo
pedia Monthly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
Queer Experience in photography.

A curious experiment in photo
graph was recently made in England.
A man was made to look steadily ut
postage stamp on black card for a
minute; the room was then darkened,
a sensitive Photographic plate put in
place of the card, and the man looked
at it steadily for twenty minutes. The
plate was developed and showed two.
distinct images of the stamp. MIR.
Ingles Rogers, one of the three wit
nesses to this feat is unable to decide
whether the photograph is one Of the
image projected on the mans retina
or whether it is a case Of thought
transferencA
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

married. No; nor 1 don't never
expect to be-" solemnly asserted Mr..
Nicholas Bycroft, as he fastened the
hasp of his trunk, and took down his
breech-loadiug rife to see that it was
in order.
For Mr.. Nicholas was making final
preparations for his journey to Texas,
where he was going into stock-raising
on cattle ranch of several hundred
acres.
Get married, indeedp he con-
tlnued, muttering to himself. "There
amt more'n one girl in hundred I'd
have, an like as not that one wouldn't
have me. If there was a girl now
that thought of anything besides
a-curling her hair an dressing herself
up in silks an furbelows, an had any
idee OF what home ought to be, 1
dun know but I might-But pshaw |
if there's any SIGH girls, I've never
come across 'em, an never expect to.
I'll be an old bachelor an live by my
self, like Uncle Tom.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
His Bluff Chilled.

Hell was going to ask you to go
sleighing with mo today, but there's
no snow on the ground.
She-Then, I am afraid, you will
have to get carriage. Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

We build a bridge OF trust
From night % morn.
a mystic arch of drenms
TN day Is born.
We build a bridge otlrust
From friend 10 friend.
And often break tho span
We cannot mond.
We build bridge OF trust
From shore 20 shore.
And shadow figures steal across
AZ pence ioroyermore.
-kloronoo A. Munr0e Ia Detroit FREQ Prese
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06

The mouth of the lobster is small,
md he must tear his food to pieces
with his claws before he can deyour il.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-06
HUMOROUS.

"You need not speak so very
loud, said the Judge to the prisoner;
'justico may be blind, but it isn't
deaf
Teacher Have you learned the Col
den Rule, Tommy? Tommy-YeSm.
It is to do to other people like they
would do to you.
Right reverend host-Pm afraid
you got bad egg, Mr.. Jonesl The
curate-Oh, no, my lord assure you'll
Parts of it are excellent
First Author-Have you heard that
our chum, Smithers, has married ?
Second Authorizes, he wanted to
double his circle of readersl
Shell hope you can come next
Thursday. We're having some music
and a supper after. He-0h, yes, I'll
come; but--er-I may be late.
How dear to my heart are the scenes Of my
childhood,
And ey'ry loved spot that mine infancy
know
The orchard the meadow, the rambling old
woodshed,
Where quickly repentent frequently grew.
Spirit of the Age-Do you desire
the peace of Europe? Chorns of
Great Powers That depends on which
Of us gets the biggest piece.
Limber-The only way I can get
even with old Neighbob Is to sue him
for the size of his pile. Legget-FOr
kicking you out? Limber-No; for
alternating his daughters affections.
Williamson-Do artists make money?
Henderson-Some do. Take Van
Dabble, for instance. Whenever he
sells ten-dollar picture, he borrows
twenty-five dollars on the strength Of
it.
The doctor-Queer saying that,
about truth lying at the bottom of the
we'll. The lawyer-You would not
think so if you knew the amount of
pumping we lawyers have to do to
get at it
Little drops of nickels
In the slot machine
Makes the owner fatter
And the dropper lean.
Willie-Pa, what is the meaning OF
the expression "touch and go?" Papa
Its very, simple, my son; it means
extreme speed, and refers to the pro-
fessional borrowers, who make touch
and go so fast you seldom see them
again.
Mistress-I told you that did not
want you to have so many male callers
in the kitchen. Pretty domestic.
Yes'm. Mistress-Last night you
were entertaining three policemen.
Domestic es'm. I had them there
so as to keep the others out.
Where does this road go?" asked
the stranger who was taking a ride on
the elevated railway. 1T goes even
tually into the hands of receiver, -
replied the gloomy passenger sitting
next to him, who happened to be a
stakeholder in the road
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07

The South.

The Armory Argus thus points out
what the future of the South will be:
The South is destined to be the indus
trial center of our union. The natural
advantages that are offered by this sec
ton cannot be excelled by any country
in the world Her cotton, coal, iron,
lumber, climate and numerous other
natural advantages are to-day attract
ing the attention of the civilized world {.
But few years and we will witness the
spindles of the east plant themselves in
our midst. We will see the great found
ries and machine works of the north
established here. This will afford a
better market for our raw material, and
will save thousands of dollars freight
charges, as now we are forced to pay a
freight rate of nearly 81 per hundred on
our cotton to the eastern markets to
have it made into fabrics and shipped
back to us at a rate in excess OF the raw
material. Such an arrangement cannot
stand the sharp competition that has
sprung up between the few factories of
the South and those of the East 1t is
noticeable that there is not to-day a
factory in the South but that is forced
to run night and day and then are un
able to keep up with their orders. In
deed it requires no prophet to predict
that the South is but in its infancy, and
that in few slInit years we will have
the grandest. wealthiest, most attract
i've and intelligent country in the world.
The three year-old boy of j. A. john
son. of Lynn Center, H., is subject to
attacks of Group. Mr.. johnson says be
is satisfied that the timely use Of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, during Sc
we're attack, saved his little boys life.
He is 10 the drug business, member of
the firm of johnson Bros. of that place,
and they handle great many patent
medicines for throat and lung diseases.
He had all these to choose from, and
skilled physicians ready to respond to
his call, bnt selected this remedy for use
in his own family at a time when his
child's life was in danger, because he
knew it to be superior to any other, and
famous the country over for its cures of
Group. Mr.. Johnson says this is the best
selling cough medicine they handle, and
that it gives splendid satisfaction in
all cases. Sold by j. H. Houston, Jr.,
druggist, and JOS. LassalIe.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07
notice.!

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
Sept. %, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court. at Opelousas.
La, on November IT, 1896, viz:
William Chapelle,
who made Homestead Entry No 12949 for the
81 OF NW4, M of SW4 Sec %, Tp. 2, II W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Jesse King Jno. McCloud, JOS. b. Singletary
Frank Wharton, all of Bayou Chicot. La:
G. McD. BkUMRY,
Sent 26, 1896, st Register
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07
A Tribute to Confederate Veterans

The publishers of the St. Landry
Trade Review have decided TO embei-
lish their work by adding to their al
ready large bumber Of illustrations that
will appear throughout the edition, ii
group Of the sponsor and maids or 1"n- :
or of Robert E. Lee Camp No. IA, U. =.
v. On this page will also appear t,'-
butte to those who bravery innghtE die.
fense OF the Lost Cause ana VINO
now have passed beyond the Treat u
uiLen IN another column will appear
. ,"st.r for the camp. This feature is
nnlv one out OF the many that go to-
wards making this review one of the
finest Of it's kind ever issued in the State
of Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07

Newspapers AK sou }etimes deceived
about the character, 4 some amusement
institution that inttnds visiting its place
and are led toJ commend it to their
readers when the ,show is not worthy.
But they never say anything erroneous
of an entertainment when it has been
witnessed; then the newspaper testi-
mony may he depended on. With this
in mind, ono who, reads papers from
other places soon becomes convinced
that the great Wallace Show is really
the greatest on EARTH" Our exchanges
where it has exhibited are unanimous
in declaring it first class in every detail.
Columns are devoted to it, and the uni
versal verdict is ''honestly advertised
and honorably Conducted" 1t is said
to come up entirely to its ADVERTISE
ments, which are considered as pledges
and are faithfully fulfilled. At Ope-
lOusas, Nov. 23d.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07

About 7 o'clock Wednesday evening
the horses hitciiei I" Barr and Devar-
gas omnibus ran away, breaking the
'bus and playing havoc generally. At
ter running the '!,ns along Ealer's side
walk The rnuawavs demolished the gal
lery shed Of lIoustop's drug store, then
smashed the show case at Firnberg
Brothers. demolished gallery posts at
Roos & Sons. when one of the horses
broke away from the vehicle. Then the
remaining horse started off with the
bus aud ran AS far as the coioJed Bap-
tist church, east Of town, when he came
to an enforced halt. The singular fea-
ture is thss the rnnaways did not get in
the streets. .nbnt followed the sidewalk
from Burr aal Devaixas' to Roos' cor
ner with barely tL.les inches margin be,
gallery posts Ii Ping the fi;i5ewalks.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07
The Circus.

Harris Nickle Plate Circus barn,
stormed this city last Thursday and
eobbIed ND the few remaining dollars
that were not lost on the election, AS
nsnal they attracted a large crowd, bul
the presentation of their performance
was decidedly bum and everyone
felt as though it was rank rake.
There was hardly O commendao's9
feature about it and it Is TO Dc hope'.
that in future the city VIII not inoo.
with such miserable aggrega''on u
sOcailed actors.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07

On last Monday night. about eleven
o'clock, Mr.. Landau, who boards at Capt.
Hargroder's, heard noise in his room
and on getting up and lighting his lamp
discovered Il colored boy named Mac
Gonor under his bed. The wonld be
burglar was called and asked what he
was doing there, bnt gave no answer
feigning to be asleep. Gonor was given
quarters iu the parist prison and bids
fair to serve his state f the state peni-
tentiary. In the last fe.y days several
burglaries were committedi r.. town, and
it may be that Mr.. Landau las succeed
ed in capturing the perpeirator of those
felonies.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-11-07

There is no telling what careful train
ing will do. A prominent member of
our bar, who has had very little expert
eDce of late in social matters, was placed
in the trying position of "giviug away
bride His friends were all on the
qui uiue to sec bin bnDder through, but
TO their surprise and delight he went
through the performances with credit.
When his friends congratulated him on
his success, be remarked: Great God,
boys! don't give me credit-my wife
has been drilling me for week. march
ing me up aud down the dining room
one hour each night"