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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28

When they put q man ~
,ail, he cannot follow hts
natural inclinations. lie
cannot eat what he wants
to- he Is limited to a very
frugal diet. Is ID not equal
iy true Of a dyspepticl For
all of the real enjoyment he
GETS out Of life, he might
as we'll be in Jail. He can
not eat what he likes, nor
enough. He suffers much:
gets little sympathy: A.
first, perhaps q little heavi'
ness IN the stomach, a little
sourncss, windy belchings
and heartbprn. Headaches
and bilionsness and a foul
taste In the mouth in the
} morning, Chronic consti'
patton Is almost inevitable
aud means thut the BODY Il
holding poisonous, impurs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28

Henry q. Tucker. ar old timer, cied
last Friday night ct bis ranch TWO
miles west Of Demipg, eyed 81 years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28

The normal echool for Union coonty
will begin in the public sshooi building
at Clayton, July 18th.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28
8 D

The sample Of DR.. HobO's bpafaKus N'u
nav pills we received from b. weldon
druggist, we got Tor U ld.year.o,u hsar
tyoubled since TAX. ing the pills. The r sui
M been very satisfactory, and y be eye
hss / returu Of the trouble we will get ne
nils again. MRs. r. b. HAYES, ll6 kura
81. Empor!a, Kan.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28
rem METTIke

q rarely the fault of children, they
can't help it, because they are zoo
Young to exercise the will power q =
grown person to arise out o. sleep Nhs
troubled with Irritable Bladder OK
Weak Kidneys.
Parents can help and prevent II, 20
they tell us in their letters, eau =
mnn be t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28

Daoiel Booker, who has been oil.
o,a,;rg a. porter at the White E'epnan.
s",oop II Albuquerque, is q regularly
ordained Methodist minister nn' acs;.
meets soon 10 givs up bis present Po PA,
ton and 90 to Kentucky, wnefe he -"
assume bis pastor duties.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-28

Alfred Ka.zenstein, Of SocpFro, nns
liz new store and Ice cream periors
nicely fitted up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

way into the tank In free bathing circles, by
the way, 1t Is considered the essence of graceful
diablerie to seize one of these ancient and hon
cradle melons and smash 1t over the head OF a
fellow-bather, goose" il there Is one In sight.
How these things get into the tank Is mys-
terry. but 1t is not to be expected that few
paltry pumps can keep pace with the whole
East Side.
On Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays the
baths open only to women. On those days
there is not less noise but 1t Is shriller and there
is notable absence of female geese" They
allow their husbands to do the bathing for the
family. Still. they cannot altogether controi
their children, and if little key comes home TO
what answers for tea with wet hair they say:
"Ah. veil. poys will pc pOys"
But if there are certain drawbacks about the
free baths which deter those who do not spend
nights and Sundays in the city in the summer,
they are, nevertheless, much appreciated by
those for whom they are intended. If they were
taken away it is certain that their absence would
make summer life in the most crowded section
of the city even more into cradle than it is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
THE CRAB As A SPORTSMAN.
SOME PECULIAR RABBIT HUNTING METH
DDS on LONG ISLAND

man who spends his summers down on the
south shore of Long Island well out toward the
eastern end is enthusiastic over the rabbit hunt
ing TO be obtained there. To get the proper
amount of sport from it, however, he recon-
monds that it be pursued according to peculiar
method of his own This he described with
great seriousness to select party Of friends
there the other evening. and was considerable
enough at the close of his narrative to change
the subject without requiring any statements OF
belief or otherwise from his hearers
The way / find best is this he said. Il pro-
cure a strong. good-siZed net. a supply of short
talow candles and a considerable number or
hard shelled crabs. The latter are just out OF
the water and are very much alive and energetic.
| then select promising rabbit burrow which
has two entrances some distance apart. over
one of the holes / fasten the net securely. Then
going to the other with the crabs and the candles
I arrange the actual hunting. l catch one of the
crabs and lighting a candle hold 1t wick down
over his back until several drops of the melted
tallow have fallen on his shell. Then. quickly,
before il has time to harden l plant the candle
in this little pool where it sticks fast and stands
as upright as if in candestick. l fix several
other crabs in the same way, and then send
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

certain hours Of the day. in the late afternoon
and evening, they are besieged by hundreds
pushing and fighting for a chance to plunge in
the salt water which, II sometimes none too
clean, Is always wet, at least. At such times
the usefulness Of the copper is demonstrated
beyond peradventure Of doubt. There are few
things OF which the children Of the East Side
stand in awe. but the arm Of the law in the per-
eon OF a copper is one Of them.
The bathers are admitted in crowds-in droves
At the most crowded hours there are sometimes
In the largest Of the baths several hundred
bathers splashing and plunging and diving
about At times they so numerous that they
fairly obscure and fill the water If the bathers
would but hold their places one could cross the
water dry shod by stepping upon their heads
But they do everything but hold their places.
The little dressing rooms are packed like sar-
dine boxes for about half minute when a
fresh relay Of bathers is admitted 1t takes no
longer than that to undress and don the scanty
trunks demanded, for time is precious in the
baths. There are no doors to the dressing
rooms there are no keys. there is no place to
deposit valuables. The East Side brings no
valuables to the baths. The East Side knows
the East Side. 1t is lucky to find its clothes
when the attendants chase it out of the water
at the end of twenty minutes Sometimes
it doesn't find it's clothes. Towels unknown
in the free baths. A man boy who brought
a towel to cree bath would at once mark him
self as an arstocrat and would have very
bad quarter of an hour at the hands of his COM
panions. Combs are eschewed with equal unan-
unity. All there is is water, and sometimes even
that is of an inferior quality.
A free bath in full operation discoses con-
gregation including representatives. or every
nation on earth. Hebrews are the least numerous,
and for some reason or other the Hebrew is
regarded by the ether bathers fair target
for whatever practical jeSts experience has
shown that the "copper" will permit. The
Hebrew is called goose by the other bathers,
although the reason does not appear. The
goose" displays marked reluctance to enter the
water He sticks his feet gingeTly into the tank,
then withdraws them quickly and shudders.
About this time some SLY urchin steals up be-
hind and shoves him bodily into tibet ank whence
he crawls with great haste, sputterng and
uttering Yiddish oaths. The goose does not
STAY in the water as rule. Life in the free baths
is too exciting for him. 1t is only extreme heat
that can drive him there anyhow, and when he
Is there he soon repents him Of his rashness and
departs to remain afar of until great physical
discomfort drives him back again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

There we found comfortable chairs and seating
ourselves. were ready to witness the ceremony.
Soon the sound Of cheering, accompanied by
the beating Of drums and the playing of HES
was heard and presently from around one cor
ner OF the mosque in the centre of the square
appeared the head OF the procession. First came
a dozen men bearing great torches, ana mnedl-
ately following dozen or more dressed from
head to foot in robes of funeral black THESE
last giving utterance to the most ptlful
cries, wringing their hands and sobblng as II
their hearts were breaking. | could distinguish
the oft-repeated words. 'Hasscin and Hussein,
and Moses told me that they were telling the
story OF the tragic death Of these two sons al
Ali While watching the group | heard the
sounds of sobbng at my side and. turning. saw
a man In the Persian costume sobbing bitterly
He was not alone IN his grief 81. for every Per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

But the geese" are so few in number that
the bathers are obliged to have some fun WIN
each other One Of the performances that Is
considered to be the height of humor is tying
dlsca rded clothes into all sorts OF knots, II
doesn't matter what sort so long as they are
very hard ones Therefore, If you contemplate
a plunge in the free baths. 1t would not be ad-
yisable to wear your dress clothes there. even IL
YOU go in the evening. 1t is not highly probable
az q matter Of fact, that you would enjoy par
ticpation in the free baths. The water is some
what turgid and at times even Opaque. in spite
OF the frequency with which it is changed. Vari-
GUS foreign substances. such as musk-meions
that have outliyed their usefulness, find their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

SHOCKING RITES PRACTISED IN CELE-
BRATION.

DIthIlO.>
Constantinople correspondence of The ST. LOUIS
Globe-DemOcrat.
Since coming to Constantinople some seven
months ago l witnessed many novel ceremonies
civic military and relgous-the Christmas
fetes OF the Greeks Armenians and Turks; the
religious Greek ceremony called tine DleSSihS
OF the waters: the starting of the sacred cara
van to Mecca: the March and May Bairam les.I-
walls; the weekly Seamk or the Sultans process
sion to the mosque and other ceremonies OF
minor importance-but they all pale into ihslg
nifcance when compared with the religious cere-
mony l witnessed last Thursday night Inat
ceremony was the annual celebration by the
Persians of this city Of the martyrdorh Oh wv
grandchildren of the Prophet Mahomet, Hasseln
and Hussein. =.
some forty thousand souls, mostly resident III
the STEAMBOAT quarter The majority or the maze
portion OF this number are in the mercantile
business. and buy and sell rugs, embrolderles
spices fine furniture etc, and all of their
places Of business are I'm five great buildings
called hans The Valdez han is the largest
of the five and beneath its red-ted roof some
four hundred Pcrsians have their MONIES anu
shops. 1t is a great structure OF gray stone
built around an open square. IN the centre VI
which is a small mosque where the inmates at
tend religious worship. The entrance 10 the
numerous tiny shops is had from the inside OF
the square The building could well serve as
fortress. for after tho massive IRON gates III the
single entrance are closed and locked the place
is wel-night impregnable. 1t is in the great
square Of the Valdez han that the princlpai
part Of the ceremony which am attempting 10
describe takes place. and at $50 o'clock last
Thursday night our party was at its entrance
The big gates on this occasion were, OF course
wide open and through the opening poured
ncyer-ending throng Of Enthusiastically CARRIED hu-
manity. Oui party made quite an imposing pro-
cession as we entered the brilliantly Illuminated
s1uare The gorgeOusy uniformed "cavasses
of the American Legation and Consulate-Gen-
eral and thu military attendant of His Excel
lcncy Woods Pacha. headed the line-the crowd
was so dense that we had to go in single HE
and then followed Minister Terrell Consul-Gen-
eraI short Woods Pacha. the ladies of our party
numbering four, and. bringing up the rear, your
humble servant, with Count dOyfey. PARKWAY
Moses of "InnOcents Abroad fame, who was
with us as guide. friend and philosopher, and
two or three guests Of the Pera Palace Hotel,
who had asked permission to accompany the
expedition.
STRANGE SCENE.
TIL. scene as we entered the square was a
most incongruous one. for in strong contrast to
the innumerable lights and fiercely blazing
torches. all of the shop fronts were heavily
draped in deepest mourning. We threaded our
wav through the ver-increasng throng and
finally reached the space which had been re-
served for our party by the friendly Moses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

little brigade Of them into the burrow Wheh
the rabbit inside sees torchhght procession
coming down his private hall after MN you
may be sure he decides to leave at once oy 'he
hack door. This he attempts, only to find him
-. T., .ho NAT which I placed there at the be-
ginning.
.you soc II is a comparatively simple and at
tho Same time an exceedingly interesting meth
:. ,,nt;rg I wonder If we shall have
a good sailing breeze tomorrow"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
OUEER FREAK or LIGHTNING

From The Charlotte On. c. Observer.
An unusual occurrence took place during one
Of tho late thunderstorms in the county. Ihe
lightning struck at the head of mail brancn
and ran down the bed Of the branch, throwing
out the rocks and water from the bed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
THE HEIGHT or. HER AMBITION.

From London Fun
Dertha-What is the height Of your ambition,
dear? g.
Mario dushing)-Oh, something between five
and a half and sN feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
THE BICYCLISTS FAVORITB.

From The Salt Lake Herald
It is the hard road the bicycist loves " u"'e''
because it Is easier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

Constantinople correspondence of The St LOUIS
Gobe-D Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs, in adj
dition to tlieir local paper, a good ma
tional weekly. The greatest and most
widely known general family newspa.
per is the Toledo Weekly Blade. For
thirty years it has been a regular visit
or in every part OF the Union, and is
we'll known at almost every one of the
10000 postoffices in the country. 1t is
edited with reference to a national cir
culation. 1t is a Republican paper, but
men of all politics take it, because of
its honesty and fairness in the discus
sion of all public questions. It is the
favorite family paper, with something
for every member of the household.
Serial stories, poetry, wit and humor;
the Household department (best in the
worldly, Young Folks, Sunday School
Lessons, Talmage's Sermons, the Farm
stead, the Question Bureau (Which an
sWers questions for subscribers), the
news of the week in complete form, and
other special features. Specimen copies
sent on application, and il you
will send us a list of addresses we will
mail a copy to each. Only 81 a year.
II you wish to raise a club write for
terms. Address The Blade, Toledo, 0
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
General Demand for Postal Banks

No proposition that has come before
the people OF late years has received
such general and hearty approval from
the press of the entire country as the
| plan for the establishment of postal
savings banks. Not only do the big
dalies of the cities as a rule approve of
the agitation, but the newspapers in
the smaller towns almost without ex-
ception commend the movement.
While the comments in the neWspa-
pers of the north and west are most nn-
merous, the press of the east and
south is by no mean backward in sup
porting the agitation. Occasionally an
old-time Democratic paper of the
south opposes the plan Oh the ground
that it is not the function of the govern
ment to do anything moye than collect
~ revenues and protect life and prop
erty. These are the extreme represent
atives OF the school which holds that
that government is best which gOverns
least. But for the most part the pa
pers of the south support the move
ment for postal banks. AL call atten-
that section Of tho county, where
banks OF all kinds are scarce annvYhere
are very far apart "
In examining the manu hundreds Is
exchanges that come1Hafo a city news
paper office from all parts of the coun-
try one cannot but be impressed with
the attention given to the subject of
postal banks and Ahe generally favor
able comment. This discussion of the
subject in the press of the whole coun-
try must have the effect of preparing
the minds Of cusgressmen for speedy
action as soon as they shall meet again
in Washington. The unanimity OF the
press is a sure indication that the peo-
pie desire the establishment of postal
savings banks.-Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
Things to Do and Not to Do.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet
ter than medicine. Learn how to tell a
story. a well-told story is welcome at
all times. Learn how to keep your own
troubles to yourself. The world is too
busy t. care for your ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop croaking. If you cannot
see any good in the world, keep the bad
to yourself. Learn to hide your pains
and aches under a.pleasant smile. Noone
cares to hear whether you have the ear
ache, headache or rheumatism. Don't
cry. Tears do well enough in novels,
but arc out of place in real life. Learn
to greet your friends with a smile. The
good humOred man or woman is always
welcome, but the d%yspeptic or bypo-
is q nuisance as well.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30

John Dickinson, in 1776, said "a
People is travelling fast to destruction,
when individuals consider their inter
ests as distinct from those Of the pub
lie. Such notions are fatal to them
selves and their country. Yet how
many are there, so weak and sordid as
to think they perform all the offices of
life if they. earnestly endeavor to in
crease their own wealth, power and
credit, without the least regard for the
society, under the protection Of which
they live who, if they can make an
immediate profit to themselves, by
lending their assistance to those whose
projects plainly tend to the injury of
their country, rejoice in their dexterity
and believe themselves entitled to the
character OF able politicians. Mise
rable men of whom it is hard to say,
whe ther they ought to be most the OBJ
jects of pity or contempt but whose
opinions are certainly as detestable as
their practices are destructive"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
Simple Fire Extinguisher.

Hand grenades, the simplest form of
fire extinguisher, can be made at home
cheaply and easily. And it is well to
have at hand a simple continuance for
extinguishing Il small fire at its start.
Take twenty pounds of common salt
and ten pounds of sal ammoniac (nitrate
Of ammonia, to be had of any druggist),
and dissolve in seven gallons OF water.
Procure quart bottles of thin glass, such
as are ordinarily used by druggists, and
fill with this, corking tightly and seal
ing, to prevent evaporation.
In case of fire throw so as to break in
or near the flame. Ii the fire is in such
a place as to prevent the bottle from
breaking, as in wool Or cotton, knock
off the neck and scatter the contents.
The breaking of the bottle liberates
a certain amount of gas, and the heat
OF the fire generates more, thus work
ing it's own destruction.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
Mans Best Friend.
First and foremost woman is mans

First and foremost woman is mans
best friend :
Because she is his mother.
Second, because she is his wife.
Because, without her he would be
rude and ungodly.
Because, with him she can endure
pain quietly and meet joy gladly:
Because, she is patient. with him in
illness ; endures his faithlessness and
"mothers" him.
Because, she teaches him the value of
gentle words, of kindly thought and Of
consideration.
Because, on her breast he can shed
tears of repentance, and he is never re-
minded of them afterwards.
Because. she will stick to Il mar
through good and evil report, and al
ways believe in him, if she loves him.
Because, when he is behaving like a
fretful boy-and they all do, you know,
at times-with no reason in tho world
for it, woman's soft word, touch or
glance will make him ashamed of him
self, as he ought to be.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30

Man born of a woman is spanked by
a hired nurse and jerked bald headed
by a cranky schoolmaster, and attended
with a select and varied assortment of
troubles. He fingers on luxury's lap
until parental ancestors fire him out to
begin his battle with the world. He
starts a newspaper. his friends promise
to support him. But in the hour of
need, he finds promises, like Scent
lamp chimneys, are easily broken. If
he don't pitch into the prohibitionists
the liberals cuss him, aud il he does
his high morality friends stop their pa
per. If he refuses to be social with
Tom, Dick and Harry, they say he is
stuck up, and if lie makes intimate with
everybody he is counting favor. II be
publishes all the news, science, Stats
tics, foreign reports and business out
look, they say he is too fresh. If he
doesn't make a personal mention of
every one in town they feel sighted,
and if he does he finally runs across some
man who does not like to be personal
lied, and gets bis head punched-Un-
known Author.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
lie Crime de pAieul.

Nous lemons de ~recevoir un exem
plaire dn No. Al de 10 Bonnie Littera-
ture FRANCHISE. Tous les amateurs de
bonnie lecture peuvent SO pr6parer a APP
pr6cier IN r6cit hors de ~l'ordinaire.
Roger Dombre, rautenr du s.Crime de
raIsul" d6peint dune main de maftre
le sombre d6sespoir dan yieillard en-
v0yant son fills d6p6rir ct MOURN sons
. yenx parce que Ia femme quill aim
nit lni . bris6 10 c@ur. Cote a cote
I've CO d6sespoir, On volt l'amonr nais-
SAINT dn fils de Ia vlctime pour Ia file
do celle qui Pa tralie. I'm amour
p~nissant, imp6tueux, qni plus tard
donne suite q des actions de grand
h6roisme. Superbe recit qui doit plaire
a tons.
Ce beau num6ro sera envoY6 a toute
addresse snr reception de Zoe en- argent
on II cts. en- timhres poste. Leprohon
et Leprohon. 1929 rue Notre. Dame,
Montreal, Canada.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30

II Y a eu bisbille dams le cabinet es-
pagn0l ct tous les ministries ont envoy6
leurs d6missions q la refine r6gente qui
les ont accept6es ct apri6 senior Segasta
de former un n0nveau cabinet. Celui-ci,
reconnaissance que les chooses won't de
NAL en- pis d Cube ct d~eviennent tres
serieases u Philippines, voudrait
couper court d Ia situation ct SO de-
barrasser dc Cube en- lui accordant
pautonomie. L'Espagne nest pas dams
de beaux draps, On effet, avec deux
i~nsurrections q les bras ct une pro-
pagande carlisle autonr dele.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
Excursions for the Fair.

The Southern Pacific has granted one
fare rates round trip Morgan City to
Beaumont and all branches for the
week Of the Jennings fair, and arranged
for a special excursion train Thursday,
Oct. 2Sth, from Lafayette to Jennings,
at a rate of one cent "a mile as last
year, with n cent rate in effect that
day from all stations between Morgan
City and Jennings and between Beau
mont and Jennings and on all interme-
date branches. This will give every
body the cheapest possible rates to the
Jennings Fair, which will be by all
odds the greatest yet held.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-30
The New York world-Thrice-a-week
Edition.

The week Edition of the New
York World has been converted into
the THRICE-A-WEEK. 1t furnishes three
papers of six puges apiece, or eighteen
pages every week, at the old price of
ONE DOLLAR a year. This gives 1856 pa
pers a year for One Dollar and every pa
per has 6 pages eight columns wide or 4S
columns in all. The THRICE-A-WEEK
WORLD is not only much larger than
any weekly or semi-weekly newspaper,
but it furnishes the news with much
greater frequency and promptness. In
fact, it combines all the crisp, fresh
qualities of a daily with the attractive
special features of a weekly.
To all who pay $2.75 cash in advance
the OPELoUsAs COURIER and N. Y.
Thrice-a-Week World will be sem post
paid for one year.