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The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-27
DACKACHE,
From the Press, NeW York Citu.


Few people have suffered more from pain
In the back than Mrs. Lille B.. Newell of
No. 23l3 Second Avenue, New York City.
For several years she was so afflicted with
this distressing malady that she was hardly
able to get around, and could do little to
care for her children which made her suffer
ing all the harder to bear. Her husband,
Charles Newell, who is a weI-knoWn New
York optician, tried in every way to find a
remedy for his wife, but no medicine
seemed to have the power to remove her
pain. .
professional nurse, and was familiar with
the symptoms of hcr sisters sickness. Mrs.
Newell was away on Il visit when q reporter
called upon her, but Mrs. Glynn, who lives
at No. 4l6 East O~ne-hundred and-tWentieth
Street, told tho story Of her sisters re-
covery.
doctor was called when Mrs. Newelrs
condition became serious and he prescribed
small pink pills which, in a short time, re-
lieved the woman pain as no other medi-
cine has done. "After awhile" Mrs. Glynn
told the reporter, I'VE learned that themedi-
nothing more than DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. Knowing by experience
how excellent a remedy these pills were,
Mrs. Newell bought some at a drug store
and continued taking them. The effect was
most gratifying, for in six months my sister
was pei1e~-y Ncl anu VIC pam III ItE DdCh
was nothil' more than an unpleasant men,
Dry. BothH>e and | have recommended the
Pink Pills to other people, who have not
failed to find them all that is claimed. All
doctors my sister had been treated by, be-
fore taking the pills, had done her no ap-
parent good"
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (neverinloose
form, by the dozen Or hundredl at so centsa
box or six boxes for $50, and may be had
of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. 7. The price at which these Pills are
sive as compared with other reKArln or
medical treatment.
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Won by D Scratch.

Would you reckon that horse wanted
to stop at home? Nary time onct. He
run by the wood lot gate like a rifle shot
and went a splittin on down the slope
towards the river. Mother she was
wavin her hands and gesturin and callin
to us as we dashed by, but l couldn't
say nothin, my face was set to the river
ard the little gray was headin for that
pint.
Well, we found our little Mary down
there in the swamp-jcst across the
bridge. She was tackin along at her
own gait. pickin flowers and shootin the
butterflies out of the path as she went.
I stopped down, caught her by one arm,
and lifted her to my saddle bow, then
wheeled the horse and made for the up
land. When we got out on the brow
of the hill past high water mark 1
slowed up, and there we met mother
comm at full tilt, quarrelin to herself
and wantin to know what in the round
created world was the matter. I set
the little one in her arms and slid off
of the horse to the ground; 1emarkin
that there want anything in particler
the matter exceptin that a spring
freshet was comm down the river like
a thousand O. bricks, and I didn't want
to lose u little Mary in that way.
Then l got weak and trembly in my
knees and set me down by the road to
rest myself a little. Tarectly 1 saw the
river loomin up and sloppin over and
sloshin out of her banks. And in less
time than it takes me to tell it I saw
that spring freshet rippin and roarin
through the tops Of the alder bushes
and playin hide and seek with the corn
tassels.
Mother lowed she told me so, and
cried, womanlike, when the danger was
all over, and I laughed a little round
about in spots. But, of course, we was
both monstrous glad. Little Mary was
powerful sorry she didn't git to school
that day, but lowed she was awful glad
her daddy want drunk and neither
crazy. RUFUS SANDERS.
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zone of Your Has eens."

There amt NJ particular style about
that horse, as YOU will notice, and he
amt got no git-up-and-git to speak of
now. But at the same time he is a MEM
Der of the Sanders family, which the
family can most in generally always
count on me to do the talkin and hustle
for the necessary tixments. He is now
free, white and 81, and | give him all
the slack in the reins when it suits him.
He has been dead on his legs and off of
his feet for 10 these many years, and
ocnsequentially he don't have to make
a track nor fling a shoe exceptin only
when he feels like it. There are other
horses on the place that's younger and
stronger and better lookin than him,
the plows and do the saddlin and the
driyin for the concern. The old gray
has seen his best days long ago., and he
is now on the pension rolls-drawin
lis rations and takin his rest for the
honorable service. He is jest what you
mought call n of your has-beens.
But l took my seat with pen in hand to
tell you that the little old gray has
had his day, and in that day he was
way yonder the best piece of horse
flesh shat ever flung a shadow in all
this Gkirt Of woods. l bought him of
old Squire when he was nothin but a
three-year-old, and a tremendous shabby
him to holdin the stirrups and wearin
the collar tolerable reglar and frequent,
and then he shed his baby teeth and
commenced film out and roundin up
all around. But he had got stunted in
the start, and there is nothin like q
good start, when it comes to handlin
horse flesh. He never could git over
the bad start in takin on his form and
general appointments. He was always
slab-sided and sway-back and ruther
awkward in his makeup. ~ the same
he had some Of the stuff in HIN which
riakes goers and stayers, and hGshowed
up with it in the day and housof trial.
Big leg bones, and high withers, and
short back, and droopin rump, aDd thin
deep chest, and long, strong hay As. By
there was muscleonm that
horses arms and legs which looked like
young kittens under the skin, and but
for the hard road he had travelled !
have no doubts but what they would of
been %full-grown cats by now.
Iron bound and copper bottomed
and supple jinted-he could git over the
ground like a bird, and hit a straight,
reglar lick all the day long.
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than a long days drive from the poor
road house, and sometimesI %couldn'tsay
for certain right where | will stand
when the storekeeper opens up. But so
long as we both live the little gray can
git anything that l have got that he
wants.
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The River Run Mad.

So after breakfast / straddled the lit
tie gray and lit out to see Will Tom
Pickens, IL miles up the river. A
big political ratification was to be helt
up there that day, and I likewise also
wanted to see Will Tom tonchin a land
trade which me and him had put in soak
together.
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MUCH significance is naturally attached to
the confession of a m that she has
purchased a brick Of glittering brass. The
incident sho WIS the proud upward march of
the sex to that plane on which man Is sup
posed to stand, superior and enviable.-San
Francisco Examiner.
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Adaptabality.

Inspector of Prisons-In providing
you with work your former occupation
shall be taken into account. What were
you?
Conyict-An anarchist.
"Um, UNI. We can put him to road
blasting."-Fliegende Blaetter.
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and light places
that's what
makes me tell
you what I do
about d WON
ans mother
love, aud the
little old flea
bitten G a y
horse which
has now got the
II of o u r
woods paster.
I am mot moro
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HIPsoN-"Layson is the LATEST man ]
know" Juggles-"Is that sop Hipson-
ayes. Why, that man won't even carry
life Observation-Disclosures North Amer
lean.
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WILL sell for cash or on easy terms tho fol-
/. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
elxty-slx arpents, all thoroughly fenced ana
srained. with tenant house and outbufldings,
known AZ the Narcisse Richard place.
Ia plantation situated on the Courtabfeau,
containing four hundred and forty-tw0 and
:. 100 arpents, about sixty arpents under pieux
md wire fence and in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outbuildings. The rear OF
this tract consists Of cypress swamp.
3. Several tracts OF wood land on the bayou
Eeche, situated between Coul0n'B bridge and
BarFy's Landing.
The FIRST and second tracts are rented advan.
tageou1ly for the year 1894, and II sold / Will
Maaster rent notes to purchasers.
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IT is not the proper thing to say that a
man will make a good husband. It is the
wife who makes the good husband. The
bad ones only are the self-made article
Boston Transcript.
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THE tear down childhood's cheek that
flows is like the dewdrop on the rose, when
next the summer breeze comes by and
waves the bush, the floWor is ~dry.-Scott.
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HAVING an unmarried mqkman who is
fairly good looking will d more to keep
the girls tidy around theiHikitchen work
than a dozen yards of aSTice.-Atchison
Globe.
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A A will tell you of every Improvement
he puts on his property, but he never tells
you of the mortgage that he has put on the
impruvenent.-N. Y. Adver User.
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WHEN a young girl is Is the eligibility OF
a young man depends a good deal on what
sort Of a mustache he has. When she is 26
account.-Somervile Journal.
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THE soul and spirit that animates and
keeps up society is mutual trust.-South.
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How He F oUND THEM.-Jimmy, the Con
How are you finding things these hard
finest" Mike, the Porchclimber-'Easy.
Been usin' de x ray."-Indianapolis Jour
nal
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The Weather Was "Pranky."


But, as / vas goin to say, we and the
little old gray have had some hard rubs
and pulled through some mighty clost
places together in our day and genera
ton, and while we both live he will
find corn chops in the troft and fod-
der in the rack every time he goes to the
stable.
Hit was in the spring time, and way
back there in the 70s, if my count
Amt wrong, and we was farmin then
down on the Ccnecub river bottoms.
The rains had come tremendous heavy
and frequent. The river was full to the
brim, but she want sloppin over any
to speak of, and ~trayellin was consid-
cred plum safe. Our little Mary was
nothin but a spring pullet then,'an
we had started her to school to one OF
the Cross girls we the river a mile and
a half, or maybe a little better, from
home.
When we got up that mornin the sky
was clear as a bell, and the sun was
shinin and the birds singin and the bees
a hummin. It had then been a clean "a
hours since any rain had fell on our
place, and it looked like nothin but fair
weather ahead. And little Mary she
was most crazy to git back to school,
sayin how she was nov in her ABB Abs,
and if she missed another day she would
have to go foot and spell up, whilst
the other scholars would laugh and
poke fun at her.
Il am awful skittish about lettin our
Mary off to school this mornin, Rufus,'
says mother to me after breakfast, and
then she would like to know my private
opinions about the general circum-
ference of the surroundings.
"Let the little one go to school, says
l. "She is all wrapped up in her books,
and it would most break her heart,
| reckon, to go back and spite out and
start over"
She is as smart and handsome as
her mother, and proud and high head
ed as her daddy, and by the Twin and
dead, she shall have all the schoolin
she will take.
"Dut | am not feelin right easy in
regards to the water and the weather."
mother went on. "Sposin the river takes
a squirt and gifts out of her banks. And
that amt all. 1t mout rain to-day for
all I know. My corns are hurtin awful
this mornin, and the weather is so
pranky, Rufus"
"This amt my time Of year for
sposin," says J. Life is too short and
time is too skeerce. Let the little one
go to school"
Then mother lowed it would have to
be SO, she reckons, bein as I was the
general boss, but still she couldn't help
from feelin a little bit jubius in regards
tn the river and the weather.
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THE COMPOSITION OF MAN.-Dollie-"Do
you believe that man is made of dust!"
Chollie-''He has to be to get any notice
from you."-Detroit Free Press.
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BLEssEDSEss is a whole eternity, older
than Observation-Disclosures.
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And in New York,

Wade-There goes q man who has
served 20 years as a policeman.
Butcher-Where has he served?
Wade-Fifteen on the force and five
in Sing Sing.-N. Y. World.
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NEVER spend your money before you have
Lt.-Thomas Jefferson.
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"DocroR," said the anxious mother, evil
lie can hardly speak above q whisper.
Indeed? Has he taken cold, or didrhe %
to the ball ~game1"-Washington Star.
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TRUTH is the root, but human sympathy
Is the flower of practical life.-Chapin.
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THE LITTLE OLD GRAY,
A. Homely and Thrilling Story
from Rocky Creek.
the Flea-Bitten Gray Earned fits
Feed with Sweat and Blood and
Got on the Pension Holl-A
Snrine Ereshet,

You talk about big rains and high wa
ters and spring freshets and clost calls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
CARLISLE INDIANS CRUSHED.
Brown University Beats Them by
score of "a TO IL.


New York, Nov. 26.-Eighteen thousand
persons saw the eleven Of Brown Univer-
sity defeat the plucky Indians from the
Carlisle school at Manhattan Field this
afternoon, the final score being: Brown,
"a; Carlisle Indian school u. AS usual the
greater portion of the crowd preferred to
witness the game without going through
the formality of paying for admission, but
the 5000 who bought tickets were amply
repaid by one of the fastest and most ex-
citing games ever seen on the gridiron in
this city.
Browns victory which was rather a
surprise, was mainly due to the magnif-
cent playing of Gammons and Fultz. 1t
was in the second half that the two half
backs made sensational runs, which won
the game. Gammons was the first to score
in the last half, with grand run of
eighty yards, in which he walked clean
away from Cayou the speedy Indian
half. FultZ ran sixty yards for the next
score, and the final touch down was the
result of a beautifully concerted run, in
which Colby interfered for Gammons en-
abling the latter to pass Metoxen and
score after a 65-yard sprint
1t was the first time during the season
that the Indians had such fast scoring
backs opposed to them, and the red skins
were completely out-classed when it came
to running. AS was expected the Carlisle
boys were able to go through Browns
line for big gains, and if it had not been
for a couple of fumbles at critical mo-
ments and very close decision on the
part of the timekeeper at the end of the
first half, the score might have been a
tie.
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the University of Tennessee. The score
was so to 0. The Centrals being the heav-
Ter team, opened the game by bucking the
line, but failed utterly TO break through
Tennessee's stone wall. The first ten min
utes' play demonstrated the superiority OF
Tennessee in both interference and tack
ling, and in seven minutes from the cali
of time, they had scored a goal. Vickling
played a magnificent game. being sent
around the right end and through the
entire Kentucky team for hundred-yard
run. making a touchdown. Van, Norman
aud Brink did the best work for Central.
The game was open and devoid of punt
ing, and was hard fought all the way
through.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
THE CAPITAL of FLORIDA.
An Escaped Convict Recaptured.
War CIaims 10 he Pressed.


Tallahassee, Fla, Nov ga few years
ago Charles Smith was convicted at Pen
sacola of felony and grand larceny and
given ten years term in the penitentiary,
but he escaped before he was taken to the
camps. He was recently captured at Mont
gomery and locked up. Papers were Issued
at the state house yesterday for his ex-
tradition, and he will soon begin service
in the convict camps.
Senator Samuel Pasco, of Monticello, is
in the habit of consulting his constituents
prior to his departure for Washington. He
has been at the capital for this purpose
during the week. He is deeply interested in
Florida s Indian war claim, which amounts
to several hundred thousand dollars. Be
fore he was elected senator he often heard
that IL the bill providing for the payment
of the claim could only be gotten through
the Senate it would be all right in the
House. Mr.. Pasco has secured its passage
by the Senate five times, but it has not be-
come law. The bill is now on the House
calendar and he hopes it may be gotten
through that body during the ensuing ses-
sion.
Mr.. A. Max Wilson and Miss Belle S.
Fannin were married at Carrabelle, Tues
day night, by Rev. ]. B. Ley of this city.
A Thanksgiving wedding was celebrated
at Ashmore to-day. The contracting par
ties being Mr.. James Green and Miss Tou-
Ion Bacon, Rev. S. c. Caldwell of ITALIA
hassee officiating
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THANKSGIVING AT AUGUSTA.
Services In the Churches and N Cen
tury BieycIe Run.

Augusta. Ca, Nov. 6.-Thanksgtving
day had the usual religious observance
in the Catholic and Episcopal churches,
and the customary union service of the
other Protestant churches was held in the
First Christian church, and the sermon
was by Rev. b. NJ. Shone. pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian church.
Commercially, the day was observed
only by the closing OF the banks and the
postofiice.
In the athletic field the day was OBJ
served by century bicycle run on the
quarter mile track at base ball park. AS
II was not regarded especially enter
tanning to see a lot Of wheelmen ride
around a track 400 times the attendance
was meager. and the venture a financial
failure. There were a large number OF
entries. but only one completed the hum
dred miles-Mac Keener. who won in
seven hours and seven minutes. The next
best man was ed Watson. who Completed
ninety-one miles. Glenn Castleberry faint
I'D at ffty-two miles.
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THE NEWS AT GUYTON.
Union Thanksgiving service-Sundry
Matters of Interest.

SeEN1Ce-SundrV
Matters of interest
Guyton, Ca, Nov. pa Thanksgiving
service was held to-day at the Baptist
church. 1t has been the custom, for sew
eral years, to hold a union service on
Thanksgiving day, alternating between
the Methodist and Baptist churches. To-
day the sermon was delivered by Rev O.
F. Cook at the Baptist church to a large
and attentive congregation. At the close
of the sermon, the pastor, Rev. p. B.
Grant, requested Messrs. w. B. Nell and
Q. A. ]. Sweat to pass around the con-
tribution box for a Thanksgiving offering.
Quite sum was contributed, which will be
presented to those In needy circumstances
in the community.
Morris Adams of Brunswick is spending
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. NJ. Adams
The schools all gave holiday and the
boys went off on a hunt. The merchants
closed their stores for the day and have
taken a holiday.
Marshal Bird has force of hands at
work on the streets Of the town. He Is
having some first-class work done.
Mr. w. H. Cabaniss of Screven and Miss
Minnie Sheppard of this county were mar
ried last night at the house of the bride
father, Mr.. L. Sheppard. They left for
Screven county this morning by private
conveyance.
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PROPOSALS. WANTED.

Headquarters Savannah Fire Depart
ment, Savannah, Ca, Nov. 26 1S96.-Seal-
ed proposals will be received by the I'M
dersigned at the office of the Fire Chief
until II o'clock noon of Monday, Nov. 80,
for furnishing the Fire Department with
ITO pounds of oats, 1910 pounds of bran,
and 10145 pounds Eastern hay, more or
less (all of the best quality, for the month
of December, said supplies to be delivered
at the different engine houses as or
dered.
The Board of Fire Commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
JOHN e. mcguire, Fire Chief.
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STUCK A T<NITE IN HIS THROAT.
Carnage Clarke Makes a Futile At
tempt to Kill Himself at Albany.

tempt to Kill Himself at Albany.
Albany, Ga, Nov. 26.-Following close
upon the tragic suicide of young r. c.
Cherry in this city yesterday morning,
Carnage Clarke, a young man formerly
of this city, but recently in the employ
ment Of Norris & Co., of Newton, Ga,
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
at the Hotel Mayo in this city tonight.
Clarke came up from Newton yesterday
to spend Thanksgiving here, and going
out for ride this afternoon, returned to
the hotel and complained of feeling badly
He was sitting on a settee talking to an
other guest, when drawing his knife from
his pocket and opening it, he made a
vicious pass at his neck with the weapon,
inhictingly an ugly, though not danger
Gus wound. He either thought he had in
fiicted sufficient wound to produce death
or else lost courage to finish the job for
he desisted any further effort to kill him.
self, and bowed his head over a cuspidor
to catch the blood, which flowed freely
until the assistance of a physician was
rendered. Clarke is a bright young fellow,
but erratic, and has had a good many
ups and downs in life and 1t is thought
being respondent. he was led to the rash
act in a momentary feeling Of desperation
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$40 REWARD.

Lost a pocketbook containing several
notes and due bills; also a check on Chat
ham Bank; also, lost 8 whisky certificates,
good for one barrel each, all belonging to
Mutual Grocery Company
The above reward will be paid on deliv-
cry of same to A. A. Aveilhe, President
Mutual Grocery Company, or
A. C. LENGNICK,
Former Manager.
Also, so additional reward for the deliv-
cry to me or A. A. Aveilhe, President of
Mutual Grocery Company, of the old cash
book of the company
A. c. LENGNICK former Manager