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The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

Not all the gold in the world is in
the Klondike. Near Bucyrus, Ohio,
it is believed, relates the New York
World, that 100 pounds of pure gold
has been buried ever since the seven
teenth century, when two Frencmen
on their way to New Orleans from the
Great Lakes concealed it near an old
oak tree. Both men died, and as the
Indians feared the spirits of the dead
men, the gold was never searched for.
Professor Morehead, of the Ohio State
University, and two other men, will
begin a search for the buried treasure:
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

The National Department Of Labor
has just issued a bulletin reporting on
;he public bath-house system now so
firmly established in Europe. It
shows that the movement to provide
baths and wash-house facilities, which
originated in England in 1912, has
spread widely in Great Britain and on
the continent and has not yet spent its
force. In Germany the baths are
mostly of the shower-b type, which
ire the cheapest and most satisfactory
kind for popular use; and such baths
are recommended for this country.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
1.-THE MARINERS sLEE:@ BY THE SEA-"

The mariners sleep by the sea.
The wild winds come up by the sea,
It walls round the tower, and it blows
through the grasses,
It scatters the sand Ger the graves where it
passes.
And the sound and the scent of tho sea.
When at night there's a seething of surf,
The ~grandames look out DER the surf,
They reckon their dead and their long years
of sadness,
And they shake their lean fists at the sea
and it's madness.
And curse the white fangs of the surf.
But the mariners sleep by the sea.
They hear not the sound of the sea,
Nor the hum from the church where tho
psalm is uplifted,
Nor the crying Of birds that above them are
drifted,
TIL mariners sleep by the sea.
Margaret l.. Woods.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Teach Boys to Apply Knowledge.

Don't label your home Work House,
or so arrange life that it ought to be
50 labeled. Think it over, aud you
will realize that more can be done by
q reasonable amount OF recreation
(re-creationl than by a life like hat of a
beast of burden. Have a regular
place for sports in which all your fam.
lily join. Croquet is a good family
game. Lay out and grade aud beautify
a plot for this game. Dress it with
shale or very fine gravel, and don't
consider it money thrown away to
buy necessary balls, mallets, etc. Get
your wife out every time you can, and
make the young folks feel that you
wish to make them happy.
Educate farm boys to make a living,
and never be in danger of being turned
into tramps by a single reversal.
I have adopted this plan. While not
throwing out all studies not supposed
to be practical, we make them practi.
cal. For instance, mathematics is ap.
piled mathematics-so that they can il
they wish live by practical surveying.
Botary is applied botany, and so be.
comes horticulture, by which they can
win a living. A shop with lathes, etc,
(mostly constructed by themselves)
turns physics into another practical
study. They can go ahead from this
shop into electrical engineering or to
simpler lines Of profit. Chemistry is
made to teach photography from bot.
tom to top-so that each one of the
boys and girls understands the whole
science. [ see no eason why a child
need be educated to be in danger Oh
poverty and helplessness. What is
the use of wasting time in superb.
cial unapplied work.-New England
Homestead.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Naval Observatory FIaonnIe.

Probably the tallest fagpole in the
vicinity of Washington has beer
erected by the navy department at the
south entrance of the new naval OBJ
servstory. It is made of seasoned
Georgia pine, fifteen inches through
at the base, and is eighty-six feet high
in the clear. It is surmounted by 8
weather vane in the form of a steel
arrow, four feet long, plated with
gold leaf, standing ON a large metal
ball, which is also covered with gold
Leaf. The pole and accessories were
constructed at the Washington navy
,yard.-san Francisco Chronicle,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

The modern tendency to regard any
unusual crime as a symptom of in
sanity has received a blow in Ger
many, where the perpetrator of one Of
the most revolving acts of recent years
has been declared perfectly sound and
sane by the medical experts. johann
Bittner, the man in question, was not
only a libertine and a murderer, but a
cannibal. His outbreak of primitive
savagery will undoubtedly be made to
cost him his life.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
aever come back.

Present appearances indicate, OBJ
serves the Trenton IN. j. American,
that the pension expenditures this
year will be larger chan for several
years past, but they probably will not
reach the total of nearly $160, 600, 600,
which was attained in 1898.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Hope Deferred.

TIN afraid" said the Arctic ex-
plorer, 1--WE won't find the North Pole
this trip"
aGuess not" replied his shivering
companion. .we'l have to state that
tie discovery has been postponed on
account Of the weather."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

The men who struck it rich in
Alaska come back with thrilling tales
70 tell. But the most thrilling stories
are those of the poor fellows who will
neyer come back.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

Ia.
Under the Direction Of the Sisters Marianites
of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian ed
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture Lessons are
given in musi& painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge of the b IS school. The course
o. instruction is 1wo-fold-Preparatory
and Commercially French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, ad-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
MONEY TO LOAN.

oyv.oE OF sr. LANDRY HOMESTEAD AND)
LOAN ASSOCIATION,
OPELoUsAs, Sept. 18th. 1893. }
The undersigned is authorized by the
Board of Directors OF tho st. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
offer to it's members loans at eight per
centun,. For particulars apply to
E. D EsTILETTE,
President St. Landry FL. & l.. Assn.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
)PELOUsAs, LOUISIANA.

So Mount st. Elias never was a vol
cano! Another cherished tradition OF
our schooldays gone to smash.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
OpelOusas Courier

Opel0usaS 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 ifs
ability.
The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"1che st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Ri of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
eas Courier" The ADVERTISING
RATES have not been increased
the price of subscription
has been reduced to 50 q wear.
TIE COURIER being by odds
the bast paper in the empire Par,
!,l o. By. Landry IL therefore ia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
The Result.

Tuesday election marks the most
weeping victory for democracy in
the history Of Grant county The
splendid republican majority Of i've
months ago Is not only wiped ont but
an equally great majority has been
transferred to the democratic side Of
the political ledger. The result ii
not what the HERALD desired but we
cheerfuily accept the viii Of the ma
jority. Judge-elect Goodsell i a
young man Of character and ability
aud ought to make good Judge
His methods IN the campaign have
been honorable ana clean and be is
entitled to the fullest confidence and
respect. We doubt not it is his par-
pose to administer the high duties of
the judgeship with fairness and i'm
partiality ire pectiye Of party, creed,
or sect.
CThe Herald supported Judge Car
ltI ABl it-NiECAi9l tsElLdHNN NV Att't
been thoroughly tried rs an official
ana found competent because. on
general principles rotation n jude
ial Office is unwise, because Mr.. Car
ter was the nominee Of the Republi-
can party and fairly entitled to the
support III its members, aud because
Of the unfair attack on Judge Carter
character by few disgruntled repnb-
lican boilers and the false stories
sent abroad by them rehecsing on
his conduct and habits.
When republican Office holders and
men who have received distinguished
honors at the hands Of the republican
party win resort to the use Of Teller
methods Of campaigning to defeat the
regular republican nominee a condit-
ion is presented to make republicans
who love their party bow their heads
in shame and to feel that so long as
that condition exists it is perhaps as
well for democrats to hold the local
Offices
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
The futllitu OF The Spelling Grind.

Believing that the most rational
method Of determining what our
teachers might be expected to accom-
plish would lie in discovering what
results the more successful ones had
been able to obtain, | venture to I'M
dertake series Of researches which |
hoped might serve as an initial step
toward bringing this problem to a So
luton. The material presented in
the present article is intended to show
what our teachers have accomplished
in spelling, aud what. therefore. may
be reasonably demanded Of our schools
on this subject The traditional
standard in spelling is perfection; but
this standard is unreasonable and con-
sequently cannot be too soon ADAM
doned. My researches in spelling
were made in the form Of tests. the
number Of children examined reach
ing nearly 5000. Ny first test con-
sisted Of column Of fifty words; the
second Of words IN sentences; and the
third III spelling as found in compost
tious. On directing our attention to
the results ST these tests. we are con-
tronted by number of interesting
phenomena The most striking Of
thaSt4 aFf4. Lfrsf that IL tha vast ma
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
Posts OF HONOR.
President Mckinley Makes severn
Important Appointments.

President Mckinley Makes several
Important Appointments.
Washington, April 2.-The president
Thursday sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Andrew p. White. Of New York. anbas-
Eador b Germany.
William +. Draper, of Massachusetts
ambassador to Italy
Chandler Hale. Of Maine. secretary Of the
embassy al Rome.
samuel l. Grac=y. Of Massachusetts,
consul at FUchau. China
Arson Brrlinearne johnson. OF Colorado.
consul al Annoy. China.
Benjamin Butterworth, OF Ohio. commits
sloner OF patents.
Oliver T. spalatng. OF Michigan. and Wn-
liam =. Howell. Of New Jersey. TO be as
sistant secretaries Of the treasury.
Washington, April at is st-ted
that Judge w. I. Day, of Canton, will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
st. Louis Banker Dead.

St. Louis. April 3.--Atr. c. w. Bullen,
president Of the National Bank OF the
Republic, died Friday evening at his
home, No. 407l Washington boulevard.
He had been III with pneumonia for
week, but was thought to be improv-
ing. Mr. Bullen was a member Of the
clearing house commission aud an Off
Ger in The National Bankers association.
He leaves widow and two daughters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

Chicago, April 5.--Dr. J. II. Walton,
a well-known physician OK Dubuque,
Ia, committed suicide n Lincoln park
sunday afternoon, cutting his throat
with a razor The act was done before
tic eyes Of hundreds Of wheelmen and
pedestrians on the Lake Shore drive.
Walton is believed TO have been tenn
porarily insane. the result Of a recent
Illness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

Northwestern Aericulturist: In
spite Of cholera there are 1876. 900
hogs still alive IN the United safes
This is three per cent more than a
year ago. The increase is due to in
creased interest in breeding, because
OF cheap corn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

One Of the humors Of the season is
the suavity with which few demo-
cratic newspapers till up odd corners
Of their pages with statements to the
effect that the cause a. free silver is
gaining strength Free silver is
too dead 70 even have its picture TAX
en- and our democratic rethren would
better accept the situation AMI find a
new vision to cherish
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
FORESTS AeLAZE.
Fierce Fires Raging in the blue
Ridge Mountains.

htuGe Mountains
stroudsburg, Pa, April 5.-The fires
that have been raging in the Pocono and
Blue Ridge mountains have thus far
done considerable damage to timber
and railroad ties The farmers are ready
to protect their homes in case of the
spread of the flames. but there appears
to be no immediate danger of this. The
weather continues dry, and anxiety is
felt lest it should continue so.
Bellefonte, Pa. April 5.-The forest
fires in the surrounding mountains are
spreading ut an alarming rate. AL eff
forts to check the flames have proven
futile, and unless heavy rain sets in
many thousands Of acres of valuable
timber land will 20 up u smoke.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

According to recent bulletin Of
the secretary Of agriculture, south
western Wisconsin lies in the area in
which sugar beets thrive best There
is but little doubt that sometime
Grant county viii enroll beet growing
and the manufacture Of sugar on her
list Of profitable industries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

Honorable Angus Cameron, Of Ia
Crosse. who represented Wisconsin in
the United States Senate for twelve
years, and prominent member Of the
Wisconsin bar for forty years, is dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
Not a Bit Frightened.

A little girl sat gazing fixedly at the
new bonnet of one of her mothers Wis
itors, until the caller smilingly asked:
DO you like it, my dear?"
The child innocently replied:
Yes, 1 do. Mamma and Aunt MiIly
said it was a perfect fright, but it
doesn't brighten me bit.''-Tt-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

The McGillvray antitrust bill
passed both assembly and senate but
was vetoed by the governor The
principal ground for the veto is that
the measure is unconstitutional
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

The losses sustained BY the Grant
County Insurance Company il the
Bloomingtonfire require an asses ment
OF about per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
Fad Joined the Church.

Clerk-Sir, I've joined the church.
Grocer-Right glad to hear it; I've
been member for some years; it's
splendid thing, and
YES, sir; and viii you get some other
clerk TO sell those pure spies now?''-
Adams Freeman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08
A hopeful Circumstancc.

Il think" said young Mrs. Torlins,
that we viii like the new servant bet
ter than we did the other"
For what reason ?'' inquired her hus-
band.
''She carries smaller basket to and
from her home. "-Washingto Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

The question OF license or no license
will be prominent in the village cleo
ton next month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

.syy-hv is your hair so gray mamma
a bright little maiden eTif 4 =,
..y-1,,,ra s,lrh 4. naughty child. sometimes!
The mother. al once, replled
'sThen. you was " 3rse than j, mamma
SAID Missile, triumphant, quite
~ 'ooi5 a. srandma's hair. and see;
For il is entirely white.
Golfers Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

N8euna. Ap1i a.-~3aa4ahes lSrahms.
1ae Gaied German i.Usiciau ana COM
poser. died here, aged Years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

Here's to the prettiest;
Here's to the wittiest;
Here's to the trueSt of all who are true;
Here's to the neatest one;
Here's to the sweetest one;
Here's to them all in one-wife. here's to.
you.
Chicago Times Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

ANDREW D. WHITE. OF NEW YORK.
lam bassador Extraordinary to Germany
positively leave for Cuba within a short
time. He viii come here about the
middle or last of next week and viii re-
main here about ten days investigating
the papers in the state department re-
lating to the death of DR.. Ruiz. He will
thoroughly look into this, and, after
consulting with the president, will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

After an exhaustive examination Sc
an the important system. % finance
and fan consideration 81 the adyan-
tages 81 different standard. tor coin.
age purposes. Japan has decided to
adopt tbe gold standard II ratio at
325 81 Japan ha- become tired ri
beng a second rate naaon aud q
p.oWlne her commercial gardens
with oas o data implements
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
CROMWELL ELECTED By 8 VOTES
Richmond Couuty's Canvass Completed-Deno-
Gratis MAY Appeal to the Courts.

Richmond Couuty's Canvass Completed-Deno-
Gratis MAY Appeal to the Courts.
The canvass of the votes in Richmond county
was finished yesterday. with the exception of
minor details, and the returns upon their face
give George Cromwell, tho Republican oandi-
date for President of the Borough. q majority Of
three votes over DR.. John l.. Feeny, his Demo-
cratic opponent, who was at first thought to
have been elected by about seventy votes.
The Board of Canvassers finished the work Of
canvassing tho unfinished districts lato in tho
afternoon and then took up for consideration
the Sixth district of Middletown. Interest CEN
tired In tho vote Of this district, for it's certificate
gave Mr.. Cromwell, on three returns. all tho
way from II to SO votes. The canvassers made
the canvass from the face of tho certificate and
gave Mr.. Cromwell the higher number and DR..
Feeny 143, as his figures appear on the lists. In
the Ninth district of North1eld nine ballots
were found to be void, but none was returned to
the canvassers. 1t was reported that the ballots
had been burned in this district.
When the canvass of the vote ended 1t was
found that the unofficial figures gave Mr.. Crom-
we'll 5,427 and DR.. Feeny 5,424 votes. Tho
board adjourned until noon to-day to fill out the
certificates of election. 1t is expected that to-
day the Democrats will ask for a writ In order
to prevent the issuing of IA certificate to Mr.
Gro we'll, and will t en- begin their fight for
possession of the office. 1t is expected that they
will endeavor 10 have some OF the protested and
void ballots take into court and counted for
DIR. Feeny and thus scat him. In that event the
cromwell followers will probably ask for q re-
count of the vote, as IL is thought that this
would result in his election.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
VENEZUELAN PLOT WIPED.
Many Arrests or Alleged RevoiutionAry Cen
spirators-Cabine Changes.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. lin the last
ten days there have been many arrests. at the
instance OF the Government, of citizens prom.
inent in the political and military history OF
the country. Among the more prominent of
those arrested are Gen. jose NJ. Hernandez,
candidate for the Presidency in the last cam.
paign: Gen. G, VilleRa Pulldo, ex.President
Of the republic: +. Marmol and p. Godoy Fon-
SEGA. directors of the Criteri0 National; DR.. X.
Guardia, proprietor of III Literal; II. Perez
Bermudez and NJ. Briceho, directors of Ell Critic
del Pueblo; DIR. T.. Urbaneja. President of the
Juntd Dire' ~ 2. the candidAture OF Gen. Her.
nandez, May other arrests were made in tho
interior. but tho names OF the persons have not
as yet been made public In Caracas
arrests was the interception of q ~letterln transit
between Barquisimeto and Puerto Cabrlio, in the
hands OF a spc ial messenger. This correspon-
dence II Is alleged contained tho plot OF a con-
spiracy against the Government, in which the
persons who have been arrested were implicated.
The prompt action Of the Government has APP
~parently stiied the conspiracy in its beginning.
and II Ii not probable that any of the persons
implicated will DO liberated until after the i'm
auguration OF President-Elect Gen. Ignacio
Andrade, on Feb. 81 next.
Two changes were made In tho Cabinet yester.
day. George Uslar, Minister of Public Works,
has taken the portfolio of Finances, and Ernesto
Garcia, ex-Minister of Agriculture and Com.
merce, has succeeded Minister Ualar In the De.
partment OF Public Workss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
BARTLET1's STATUE OF Us.
Exhibited for the FIRST Time Yesterday at the
Foundry whore 1t Was Cast.

The statue of Columbus made by Paul w.
Bartlett for the library Of Congress at WASH
ington was exhibited yesterday for the first
time at the foundry of the Henry Bonnard Com
pany in West Sixteenth street. This Is the first
statue sent to the United States from Europe to
be cast in bronze here. Mr.. Bartlett, the sculp-
tor. made the statue in Paris. and the cast was
sent to America several months ago. A sec.
ond statue to be done by Mr.. Bartlett for the
library at Washington will be cast by the same
company. This is a figure Of Michael Angelo.
The figure of Columbus 10 about life size. and
represents him in the act of explaining his theo-
ries to Ferdinand and Isabella. In one hand he
holds some maps copied from those Of the Pc
Rod and with the other no points to the ground.
wears a full cloak lined with fur. Apparently
he is a man of about so. and the figure Is sturdy
and heavy. One foot is slightly advanced. The
statue. with the exception of the head and one
arm. has been cast in one piece, which Is In 1T
self a great achievement for the founders, and
Mr.. Bartlett, the sculptor, has expressed himself
as wholly satisfied with the work.
His model for the statue was selected from
that province OF Italy in which Columbus
was born, and different pictures OF Columbus
were studied in order to gain a conception of his
personal appearance. All the data necessary to
make the details of the statue correct were caro-
fully studied,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19

says Cnpt. Drsyrus.s Ersepds nsurht the Ao-
cusatious Agninst Him.

CaNANNVAa
Special Cabs Dsspafch 10 TIE sUH.
PARIS. Nov. walsin Esterhazy,
who has been accused of betrayinR military
secrets to q foreign Government. for which
crime Capt, Dreyfus is serving a life sentence OF
Imprisonment, 10 daily finding his position more
uncomfortable and his frequent dentais OF guilt
are becoming moro involved. In an interview,
q report OF which is published here, Count Es-
terhazy accuses NJ. Scheuror-Kostnor, ono OF the
Vice-Presidonts of the Senate, and Col. Piquard,
formerly Of the War Department, OF having
been heavily bribed to take up the case against
him with tho object Of making him . hcapogoat
for Capt. Dreyfus, whose release they are
seeking.
garded a. absurd. NJ. Standardization has been
honorably prominent In France for thirty years.
He belongs to an eminent family. and his name
has never been oven whispered In connection
with anything dishonorablo.
NJ. Leon Bazille, Deputy for Poitiers In the
Department of vienne, who 10 acting as Count
Estorhazy's counsel, expresses his BELIEF that
Capt. Dreyfus had q number OF accomplioes In
his betrayal OF military secrets. and asserts that
their identity viii DO revealed shortly.
NJ. Scheurer-K estnor has received several
threatening Anonymous letters. He has also
been threatened openly on tho street BY q
strange man. HIS mousse 10 now Ruaruoo ny the
police.
Count Esterhazy's loauacity 10 damaging him
in the estimation of the public. The statements
attributed to him In interviews published by
different newspapers arc glaringly conflicting in
their details. One Of tho recent stories told In
connection with the case 10 that a confession has
been made by q conscionce-strickcn subaltorn In
Alsace. who was Count Esterhazy's accomplish.
and that the statements mado by this officer
induced M. scheurer-K ostner to intervene in
behalf of Dreyfus.