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The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
FOR COuNTRY'S SAKE.
An Indian Fighter Suffers Agonies
from Disease.
He Was in tho Battle Witt, the Apaehes
When Geronimo Was Captured
From the Press, NeU Fork Citu,

From the Press, NeU Fork City.
Worn with tbs exposure of army life on
the frontier, and poisoned by the continual
drinking of alkali water, Joseph Flegaut
returned to Philadelphia eight years ago.
broken down in health and unable to do
any WORK.
He had served five years with the Ninth
United States Infantry in oiany a desperate
fight With taa Indians in Arizona and other
i, frontier States AID had won an enviable
! record. - the fierce conflict when Geror-
i"eo, the famous vs.icf of the Apaches, was
captut&sI NJ. Fiegauf Wa. among the brave
duty, charged open the hf=.;la Indians.
I'ifa on the plains sent to. Sit nntimelv
death many soldiers who were never touched
by a redskins bullet Or ariov ant Nj. File
gauf came near such a fate as thai. q Tong
time before his time was out he was taken
seriously i'll, but he stuck to his post until
an ti6iiotahta discharge was finally given to
When he reached Pniiiiiai1e,i rt1ia. the Indian
fighter was scarcely more that SKIN ard
bones, and for three weeks he lay desperate
~ iii l.. q hospital, He felt dizzy, and his
symptoms We're accompanied by bloody
dysentery, which no medicine seemed 10 i5'
t.eea,
After t"-5c Ssnra of suffering, Mr.. Flcgauf
came to New York ah3 ms treated by sew
eral physicians. These did not Esres, some
calling bis disease catarrh of the STOMACH,
and others chronic diarrhRa.
In speaking to a reporter about his illness
nv; F!egalf said the doctors helped him,
but, with al tho money he spent for advice
and medicine, he was able to work only a
small part of the time. Since moving to
his present homo, No. SIT West Fort5-sec-
ond Street, in New, York, about a year ago,
Mr.. Fleganf has been SO ill that his voice
and hearing almost left him.
Then all medicines failed, and the sstk
man had little hope of recovery. At this
critical time DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People were recommended to Mr.. Fle-
gauf, and, almost as a last hope, he began
taking them.
"The beneficial effect of the medicine was
felt at Office" MIR. Flegauf told the reporter,
''and before had taken a box / began to
eat with relish. Three boxes made me SO
much better that | began work and hnve
been able to keep at it since, fortive months"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not a patent medicine in the sense that
hamo implies. They were first compounded
as j prescription and used as such in gen
eral practice by an eminent physician. SO
great was their efficacy that 1t was deemed
wise to place them within the reach Of all.
They are now manufactured by the Or.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
form by the f.~en or hundred, and the pub
lie are cautiCOhd against numerous imita-
tons sold in thE shape) at 80 cents a box, or
six boxes for $50. and may be had of all
druggists or direct BY mail from DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Company.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
RIGHTS OF EXPLORERS.
Mr.. Labouchere Fails to See Why Saragcs
May Not BE Exclusive.

Among the few spots On the face of
the enrth which have managed to keep
themselves out of the grip of European
aggression is the platehu Of Thibet.
This the Thibetans have SO far achieved
by absolutely forbidding any foreigner
to enter their country. They foresce, l
take it. that, once admit the "eNplorer,"
and you will find coming behind him
the missionary, behind the missionary
soldier.
They judge from what they see and
hear that the only way to preserve polit-
ical independence against the en-
croachments of the 'civilized" for
eigner-Briton, Russian, or whoever be
may be-is to prevent him from getting
Il footing in the country under any pre-
text. That they are right in this, the
history of every "non-civilized" people
abundantly proves.
Before the Royal Geographical so,
ciety recently Mr.. st. George r. Little
dale recounted to an admiring audience
the result Ut an organized attempt on
his part to break through the eNciu-
siveness of the Thibetans. and pene-
trate to Lhassa, despite the objections
Of the people. For this purpose he
fitted out an amateur expeditionary
force. His party entered Thibct l.
strong, among them being a party of
Pathans armed with rifles and re-
yolvers.
When they reached the more thickly
populated region Of Thibet they were
officially ordered to retire. but persisted
In advancing. The Thibctans were
evidently afraid to attack, but parties
armed with swords and ~matchiocks
rode alongside of the invaders. At a
river ford the Thibetans made a show of
resistance. "a determined-looking in
divHual' laid his hand on Mr.. Little
dalEs bride. The latter whipped out
his revolver" and ordered lis men to
load, but, On seeing that they ngant to
fight, the Thibetans again gave way.
The invaders pressed on to within
two marches of Lhassa. where the
Lamas came out in force with about SOC
Anil LIN oi'NiSN silN1ll w ICtIlt. Do
alarmed was the country that all the
bridges between this point and the capt.
tai were destroyed. At this point, how
ever, Mrs. Littledale, who had accom-
panied the party, was taken ill, and her
husband withdrew the minimum de-
mand' which he had formulated. that
he should be allowed to enter Lhassa.
and partly by threats and partly by
diplomacy succeeded in getting permits.
sion and assistance to pass through to
Kashmir.
[ would respectfully ask what right
has any private individual to fit out an
armed expedition of this kind and at
tempt to force his way into a country
the rulers and people of which, for ex.
cellent reasons, order him to withdraw?
1t sounds very fine and plucky, no
doubt-though to all appearances go
resolute and well-armed Englishmen
might subdue all Thibet in a few weeks.
Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

way Wonder Tho worst piece Of road 90
!As UP &c tUME, G:is tt,e+s We stuck
and stayed for two long and mortal
hours, 1t was the elders wagon and
HE tlHat'a tnules: hit I told him if l
was i Gt;saia inai t world take Ills place
md carry on that branch Of the Dusi:
ness-at any rates till we got out of
the lane and over the next hill.
FiiiallF at last it would seem like the
elder had run slap out to the htd IF
his rope; and l Gould see that he was
firm up considerable araulnd the edges,
The next thing l took notice of he naa
went down in his pocket after a Irvine
string and put Il new cracker on his
whip. .Iieii liz hsounted the efmule
at the wheel and jest naturally made
his whip talk. And I am sorry to tell
you, that want 1i:-nct hs a whole lot.
"As that reckless and wicked said
Nettles would say if he was here" says
the elder. git ont of here. dadburn you'll
~lon-yearc.. foiist pictircsl Goshen
mighty durn a muddy road and a lazy
mule in tho win1ertimc! Pick up them
feet, dadbu>n you, and tighten them
traces ahd pull ill the breechin flies
up and somethin freezes over! Retnem-
ner where you git your corn and fod-
der goldarn you, and tare out and G.,
to town! Goshermighty durh road full
Of mud and a mule name Bcck!'
Did we git through that lane and
over the next hill? We got through
that lane and over the next hill. Did
we 20 to town that day? We went to
town thnt very same winter day. And
Sam Nett1es want more than a tlile
ahead at the finish.
never did talk it around in the settle
nent, and l don't say now that Elder
Newberry ever cussed any on his w
hook. But I never can forget one time
when Il mighty change come over the
general tone of his voice, and he
quoted Sam Nettles at his mules to beat
six bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
Some ssSccond-Hand Cussin."

That makes me think of the time
when me and Sam Nettlcs and Elde-
Newberry went to town together, and
for the first time in my life I heard
some secondhand cussin.
Sam and the Elder went in with thei-
wagons heavy loaded with cotton, and
I had took a seat and went along with
| the elder.
Mind you, it was then in the dead of
winter. The rains had fell heavy and
frequent, and the roads was sloppy and
soft enough to bog the shadow of a buzz
card. 1t was but only ten miles to
town, though at that time it took a
good team to make it through in a day.
Now Sam Nettles was a bad and wick
ed man, and every time his wagon and
team got stabbed and stuck in the mud,
or struck a steep hill he would put in to
cussin the mules and poppin his whip
till he made the air blue and they went
out in a storm.
Understand me now, I don't sayitwas
the cussin that got the wagon through.
and I know Gs well rs anybody that 1t
was wicked and wrong for Sam to be
goin ON in that reckless way. But some
how or somehow else he was so handy
and SO furious with his whip and his
mouth, and kept up such a roarin big
excitement till the mules jest naturally
got skeered and took the wagon and
tore out of there.
Now as to Elder Newberry, he vas
one of the best and most peacefulest of
men in the round created world for
common. He wouldn't carry on very
much talk with his mules, and when lie
did it was with a smooth and gentle
voice. So consequentially we didn't
stay in sight of Sam and his wagon
more than two or three miles. For a
while we could hear him poppin his
whip and cussin and goin on with his
mules, but by-and-by he got clean oct
of hearin.
Well, me and the elder, we worked
and worried along all best we could for
three or four miles. We had it up and
down, in and out, and over and under
with them mules and that miserable
bad road. The elder he would tumble
and fiddle and fool around, talkin to the
mules like they were so many babies,
and gal babies at that, till presently
we struck the Travis lane. which was
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
One Object of Life Insurance.

The subject of the conversation .hac
taken several routes, and finally the
topic of insurance was reached by the
guests, the hostess and the host at the
dinner ia BILE.
Papa has his life insured" spoke up
the little girl, the pet of the household.
rs that SOP" asked one of the visit
ors, showing interest in the evidence
of precocity. Everybody present looked
at the child, and the father and mother
gazed fondly and proudly.
"Ies'm; for $l5,0O0."
What has he done that for?"
$50 mamma can buy a new husband
when he's charlottesville Courier
Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

The Rest Is History.-'Don't you want
somebody to carry water for the elephant
asked one Of the boys who were hanging
about. "No, my son." replied Noah, look
ing out of tho window in the ark at the
clouds overhead. " are going to have
plenty of water pretty soon."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

all vain and
fcetin worms
of the DUST as
Aunt Nancy
Newton is SO
wont to say
-nothin more
and hin less
than h man
flesh md blood
Gn.i boiies. And
old man JOSIAH
Jernigan is a
RIO h I,
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DisaDpOfntel.

Mrs. East-And what did you think
of Mr.. Inkwell, the novelist?
Mrs. West-Why, his clothes are SO
very old fashioned! And I understood
that he was celebrated for his style.-l'
Brooklyn Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
The Value Of a Dog.

If it ever ONE to pass that you
mougllt want to find out somethin in
regards to the value of dogs, Rocky
Creek is the place and Squire Doogiu
IS tile man.
They had a little case up before the
squire last Saturday, which accordin to
rony Burkit, the bailiff, vas "sot for
ten o'clock
From the general circumference Of
the surroundings and the evidence in
the case, it turns out that julie Nabors
had shot and killed n spotted hound
log, which the said dog belonged to a
man by the name of Handy Stribblin
1t woulGlikewise also seem that in con.
sidertion thereof, the said Handy Strib-
bin had sot out papers of complement
agin the said julie Majors, and put in his
claims for damages to the tune of ten
dollars.
They had got through with all the
witnesses on both sides, when finally
at last Squire Doogin called up Handy
Stribblin, made him kiss the Bible AMI
put him on the stand.
"Mister StribbIin," says the squire,
lookin wise and solemn as he could.
from the facts and the law in the ease
what was your spotted dog WORTH
well, TO be plum honest, squire, the
dog want raley worth a coDesfntal
Gurn, but since julie Majors W. so
Internal near and so ALFRED smsrt as
10 shoot the dog, 1 want the fulrvalue
Of the animal"
Now, if you don't know all the ;.icn
hs well as the facts in the casssiyou
maybe mought not think that>aandy
Stribblin got ten dollars for his dead
spotted hound dog. But he did.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

Mrs. MoSErBAGs-'Your sons extrav
agance Is increasing. He wants a new play.
thing. This time 1t is a stable of race
horses Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. all right
l was afraid he wanted to start g nows
paper.'-N. Y. Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

LET not mirth be thy profession, lest
thou become a make-sport. He that hath
but gained the title of a jester, Let him as
Quarles.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

like the eointnoh ruh Of people. lie is
One of the deacons over at Bark Log an |
stands away up yonder in the church.
but in the main time be is q full-bleod
member OF the human family.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

THERE is in souls a sympathy with sounds,
and, as the mind is pitceid, the ear is
pleas'd with melting airs Of martial. brisk
or grave, some chord in unison with what
we hear is touch'd within us, and the heart
rcplies.-Cowpcr.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

SHE-"I see Jack Parsons is a Gefaulter.'
He-"Yes; how he has changed. Why,
when he used to play baseball he wouldn't
even steal a basc."-N. Y. Evening Tele-
gram.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

But human bodies are sic fools, for a
their colleges and schools, that when nae
real ills pcrplex them, they make enow
themselves to Vex them.-BurnS.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

I'm 49," said Miss Hawkins. knocking &c
per cent. off her age. How old are youy'
"Old enough to know BETTER" replied Mr..
Dlllenbeck, who remembered F'hen Miss
Hawkins was born.-Harper's Fazar.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

SHE-"Who do you think has derived the
most benefit from the discovery Of the x
rays-the medical profession" He-"Oh,
no; the huInorists." -Yonke1s Statesman,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
Two April Fools.

For 3 common thing a man would
have to stay out mighty late and git
up tremendous soon to come out ahead
of Andy Lucas. But the news has
leaked out at last as to how Will Tom
Pickens let the great horse trader cut
the pot, and then beat him at his own
game, with three cards up his sleeve"
Will Tom had come up from Panther
Creek the day before and spent the night
at the Lucas place.
Tomorrow is the first day of April"
says Andy to Will Tom, land l want
stay over long enough to help me turn
a trick on DR.. H%oneycut. l will git
sick in the morning-sick abed and sick
unto death it would seem. Then YOU
can mount your horse and 60 a splittin
after the doctor. AS to me, when the
doctor m l will jump out of the bed,
cut the pigeon wing, drag off a few
sianzas of somethin sweet and devilish
on my fiddle, and then saddle my horse
and lope off towards town."
"By the seven stars I'm with you,
Andy" says Will Tom, and then Andy
he jest naturally laid down and laughed
at the very thoughts of what he had in
soak for the doctor.
So, accordin to their plans and
specifications. Andy he went to bed that
mornin, whilst Will Tom he rode off in
a sweepin gallop. But the doctor never
did come. Will Tom had jist simply
whipped around to the main road and
and went on back home to Panther
Creek.
Andy he stayed there at home in bed
-rollin and tumblin and carrying on
outrageous, and lookin for the doctor
every minnit. He stood it as long as he
could, and when finally at last the truth
worked iss way through his hair he was
the maddest man that ever played the
fool in this country. Andy's wife says
he was SO furious and foamin mad till
she was skeered he would hit the baby,
and he cursed viii Tom pickens for two
mortal hours on q stretch.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

FRS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits afterfrst days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and s. tria i10eHe
tie free. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch St, Phila., Pa,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

lam entirely cured of hcmorrhage of lungs
by Plso's Cure for Consumption.-LOCIsA
LINDAMAS, Bethany, Nc, Jan. s. Y+.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
Its circulation.
When you can secure the COM
9lned circulation of two papers
Tor the price Of one, it is money
saved!
THE st. Landry Democrat !"
was consolidated on the 3D. of
March, 1894, with The Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
Whlie the price Of subscription
mas been reduced to so a year.
Tile COURIER being by odds
tle best paperin the empire Par.
lsil Of st, Landry is therefore ths
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

He freely talked of dynamite.
This anarchistic churl;
He'd send the kings and pIutocrats
All skvward in a whirl-
But he always let his wife blow I'D
The tyrant hired girl!
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
Indianapolis journal.

"YouR verses are very good, miss" said
the editor in his kindest manner, but we
are too crowded" Cant you leave out
some OF that stuff you publish under the
head of 'Wanted!'" suggested the poetess.
'lt is very uninteresting."-Chicago Trib-
uDa
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20

The sword is but o hideous flash in the
darkness; right is an eternal ray.-Hugo.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
OpelOusaS Courier

is the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
It will ever be found defending
their rights with all of its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-20
rWITH "UNE GALLUs"
ahe Sage Of Rocky Creek Still
Tells His Stories:
Ahother Clear Case of "7usbep, !,
some Secondhand Cussin The
Value of a Dead Dog Two
April Fools,

Even when xon come right down to
i'lain business and rock bottom we ara
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-05

Tennyson was devoted to his wife,
but, like man of true taste, he wrote
very little about his feeling for her.
That beautiful dedication beginning,
Dear, near and true, is that bit of
his writing which will be most often
associated with her name, She was a
shrewd critic Of her husbands work
Tennyson has been accused of inability
to fuse the different portions of long
poem, and the difference in style be-
tween THE Coming Of Arthur" and
"Tho Passing of Arthur" and the other
"Idylls of the King" has been cited in
illustration. Concerning this difference
Lady Tennyson said TO her son only
two days before her death, He said
'The Coming of Arthur and The Pass.
ing of Arthur are purposely simpler in
style than the other idylls as dealing
with the awfulness of birth and death, -
and She wished this statement Of the
poet to be put on record in her son e
biography of his father.-New York
Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-05

the end OF trip which shall never for
get.
Sunday, October 9TH, being fast. day,
we prepared to 60 to meeting, which
was held in the house Of Hezekiah
Campbell. The house was filled, and at
the meeting we partook OF the Sacra.
ment, and blessed nine children. Elder
Richards wished the Saints TO bear their
testimonies. They all did so. and all
ielt well, after which was requested TO
speak on lasting and the blessing oil
children. Elder Richards followed on
the same subject and we had good
meeting.
AT p. m. we met again and held
meeting in the house oil Aaron Cooley,
where many came in. Elder Richards
spoke on man and his relationship 10
God, and all enjoyed it much, after
which Elders James Woolsey, NJ. X.
Mcfarland and myself spoke We then
ordained three OF the brethren to the
Priesthood. Another meeting was
published Tor 1880 p. M, in the house OF
Irwin Cooley. On our way, we were
requested TO call and bless two more
children. At the time appointed for
meeting the house was filled, and more
strangers came. Elder Mcfarland spoke
for a short time and took up the re-
mainder of the meeting.
The day was well spent in the wor-
ship OF the Lord, and all ielt blessed.
On Monday. October 5th, Elder
Richards and wife and myself got ready
to leave on the 1870 a. m. train We
babe farewell to allthe Cooley family and
at II:2o our train pulled out. When we
came TO Owego, we turned and went to
Ithaca, New York, arriving there at Sis
p. IN. We went to Elder ]. ID Calls,
rs Hazen Street. We blessed Brother
Cal's baby and met Messrs p. P.
Christensen, Price aud Wells. from Utah,
who were then attending the Cornell
University. We had a very pleasant
time there, Brother and Sister Richards
being the guests oil Brother and Sister
Call, and myself the guest oil Brother
Christensen.
On Wednesday, October 9TH, we left
Ithaca at gas a. m, and at :o5 p. m. we
arrived in Scranton. stopped off and
Brother and Sister Richards continued
their journey to Brooklyn, New York,
landing home safe aft r tour OF fifteen
days. ID. r. Gill, Senior.
President of Pennsylvania Conference
OF the Ea'ien States Mission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-05

Fully half of the grown up people of
France believe the old story that Napo-
leon Bonaparte put check for 100, 600
francs in silver franc piece and that
the coin is yet in circulation. They say
that the people did not want the franc
piece, and that in order to create de-
mand for it Napoleon resorted to the
device mentioned The check or treas
ury order. it is said, was written upon
asbestus paper and incl6sed in the met
al at the time the coin was made. Thou
sands of o franc pieces are annually
broken open and have been so inspected
since the story of the check was first cir
culated. New York Journal.
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NEW TINE CARD, IN EFFECT MAY 10, 1896


DFPAHr
90 M overland limited for Chicago, Omaha,
Denver kansas City, St Louis, Ogden
and Park City.
500 m local express for san Francisco.
Ogden, Cache valley and intermediate
pOluts.
acGp N local express for ogden and intcrms-
diate points
200 p n Atlantic express for Chicago. Omaha,
Denver. Kansas city, St LOUIS, Butte,
Port and. San Francisco.
20 M local express for Mercur. Iinto,
Provo, Nophi, Manu and intermediate
points,
Milford. frisco and intormediate points.
1ooele and Terminus
ARRIVE
3iiO y Ht overland limited from Chicago
Omaha, st. Louis, Kansas City. Denver
Park CITY and ogden.
9 0N msn and express from Helena, hutte,
Portland, San fran cisco, ogden and 10
term odiate points.
7il5 y m local express from San Francisco,
Cache Valley, Ogden and intermediate
$3.50 m Atlantic express from Chicago.
Omaha, 81 Louis, Kansas city. Denver
10 rs a m mail and express from Frisco, MI.
ford, Nephi, Provo and intermediate poIuts
O:5O y m local express from MeTcur, Tintc,
Provo, Nephi, Manti and intermediate
u;6i " IN mixed train from Terminus, Tooeir
and Garfield Beach.
TRANS south Of jgab run daily except
sunday.
Run daily e1eept SUNDAY,
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The direct line to Kansas City, 81.
Louis and Atlantic seAboard, Ia via
the Missouri Pacific ilwsy, from
Pueblo. Through sleeping and chair
cars, and NIL connections made in
Union depots In the day time. II you
are going East and care for day ligh,
ride through the grNRdsst scenery OF
the Rocky Mountains en- route, see
Pacific Railway. Elegant chair cars
positively free to holders OF regular
iIAin tickets.
H. r.. KoosER, G. F. d p. A.,
q Morlan Block. bAlt Lake City.
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Tho Virginia spiderwort is apparent
ly unable to endure high temperature.
During the day it is wijted and defect
ed As the evening comes on it revives,
all its leaves assume lively appearance,
and the plant appears to flourish and
enjoy its life until the morning light
again returns.