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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
TO CLEAN THE PLAZAS.

Another plan suggested anent the
Lights item regarding the cleaning of
the hack and express and job wagon
stands on the plazas, is put forward
by one of the city officials, which is
very practical. He $" b, 'let the city
tax each wagon a N N sum for the
privilege of thSn u then have
the plaZa - / expense.
This W. because
the wttons to harmonizel nSthfully
attend, le at the back Of theklelt\
h side. The effect ss exc
cost not great, and button
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
LIVING IN FEAR.
ial Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Helena, Ark, March 27.-The river
is fifty feet high here, the highest on
record, and is rising. According to
government reports the highest water
is still to come. This means great de-
structiOn of property.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
cial Wire 10 Sunday Light.

Special Wire 10 SUNDAY Light.
London, March PA dispatch from
Madrid says that negotiations for con-
illusions of peace are in progress be-
tween the government of Spain and
the Cuban insurgent leaders with very
favorable prospects.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
SMALL PoX INVESTIGATION
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Frankfort, Ky, March Pit is ru-
mored that he penitentiary hospital is
full of smallpox patients. The prison
physician says there are only forty
cases of measles. but the legislators
are badly frightened.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
THE GULF SHORE EXTENSION.

The bond of Emil Tietze, who has
been awarded the contract of extend
ing the Gulf Shore railroad to Suth-
erland Springs, has been fixed at $500
and was filed with Trustee Bergstrom
yesterday Work on extending the
road will begin tomorrow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28
DEMOCRATS LIKE IT.
Even Congressman Slayden May Sup
pOFt the Dingley Tariff Bill.
Ry SneciaI Wire to Sunday Light.


BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans, March PA special
dispatch from Washington received
today says: I'm an interview with
Congressman Meyer today regarding
the statement that four Democratic
members of Congress would support
the Dingley tariff bill, three from Lou
isiana and one from Texas, he stated
that while he was opposed to the bill
in its entirety he was bound to sup
port it in the interest of sugar and
schedule as would the members of the
second and third districts, Davy and
Broussard. Who the Texas member is
he had been unable to learn, but ru-
NOR points to Slayden, of San Antonio,
on account of the wool interests Of Ills
district.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
<Bride's Wreath of White Roses.


That a bride should wear orange
blossoms seems a custom as firmly es-
tablished as the marriage ceremony
itself, but the bride of 1897 has shown
her independence by rejecting this
with other traditions. According to
the very latest standards it is as mad
missible for q bride to wear orange
blossoms as to appear in a decollette
gown. The substitute is white June
roses, and no Observation-Disclosures
bride ever looked sweeter or more
bride-like than these very modern and
advanced young women, who, having
discarded their grandmothers' idea,
proceed to make themselves charming
In rosebuds.
EThe veil is worn much in the same
elshion as always, except that it is ar
ranged a little more becomingly. The
Gowers. which must be perfectly
white and not cream or yellow in tint,
sre joined together with an abundance
Of green leaves. When properly ad-
lusted the wreath is simple and very
becoming.-New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
The Uses of Cucumber.

Most of the expensive toilet lux
uries will be found to contain cucum-
Der juice. These hold a very impor-
tant and expensive place, and just now
is the time for the wise housekeeper to
prepare their cooling and healing quail
tiles, not only for her own and chill
dren's use, but for the comfort of the
pater also.
To make cucumber cream, which
not only clears and cleanses the com
plexion, but is also very healing, pro-
coed as follows: Remove the soft part
from two or three cucumbers, warm
sufficiently to make it squeeze through
a hair sieve; to half a cupof this add a
t~easpoonful of glycerine and five drops
of salicylic acid, both the latter are
pre%servatives, and if ~glycerine does
not agree with the skin the salicylate
alone will be sufficient. Add a few
drops of any perfume liked, and the
ointment is ready for use.
While cucumbers are plentiful it is
we'll to have thick slices of the softest
with the soap ON the washstand, and
to use after the former, to rub face,
hands and throat, rinsing afterward.
The clean, soft feeling Of the skin will
answer for it's future use. While
tomatoes are ripe and plentiful they
are excellent to remove freckles and
muddiness from the skin. A woman
with q peach-like bloom on her skin
declares she has used nothing else be-
sides soap from her girlhood. A thor
ough rubbing of the skin ence or twice
daily while the season lasts with a ripe
tomato will work wonders, and if this
is found to be the very thing for GER
tain compilations the canned may be
used occasionally through the winter;
those canned nearly whole must be
chosen, as they are the least cooked.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

The National Educational association
has decided in favor Of reformed spell
ing to the extent Of - words, andin the
reports Of the proceedings Of the asso.
citation hereafter the simpliHed spell.
ings will be employed. The depart
ment Of superintendent Of the asso.
citation voted to submit the selection Of
the amended spellings to q commit
tee Of three, of which DR.. William T.
Harris, United States Commissioner Of
Education, vas chairman, and the COM
mittee decided on the followinr list Of
words Tho-(though) ; catasg-tcat.
alogue); program-(programme) deca.
log..(decalogue) ; thoro-(thorough) /;
altho (althoughI thorofare-(thor-
oughfare) thru-(through); turnout
-(throughout) prolog-(prologue) /;
demagog - (demagogue) ; pedagog-
(pedagogue).
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
Fashion Notes.

Round yokes curved low in front
and striped with insertion are seen on
cotton gowns.
It is a new idea to face revers with
frills of plain or shot taffeta silk, which
are also put at the top of a collar and
at the wrists. Revers are freely used
on new costumes.
Wooden dresses have bands of braid
or velvet ribbon starting from the side
seams and hidden at the back and 9
second buster outlining an apron in
front and curved up to the belt at the
back.
White kid belts are very fashion.
abless2d red or blue velvet belts en-.
bs1ayadereS>s bearing scrolls stamped
cst of men, A cherry velvet belt
worked with es,,ld confines a blouse OF
shot cherry ard biege silk having q
loose blouse + ont held at the top with
a single butte. and has a single lapel
covered with frills c. cherry colored
silk.
"A favorite Paris color Of the moment
is ibis pink, and a smart toque just
brought over is of ibis pink straw, the
very small crown surrounded by 8
a roll of pink tulle, while at the left
side is a plume of wings in pink ano
coral. Scarlet tartan plaids are also
in favor in Paris and transparent mus.
Inns in wildly bright plaids also hold
the fancy.
The blouse bodice is having a new
lease Of life, and a good half of the
gowns made now have q blouse front.
A blouse with a deep collar, slashed
and trimmed on the side, is none the
less a blouse. We do not always see
sleeves Of the same material as the
blouse, for the sleeve in going dowr
in size has gone up in Importance.
With the revers and deep collars sc
fashionable, this gives the garment
some suggestions Of q sleeveless
which is added to by the scan,
tabs that often fall over the shoulder.
Indeed, ONE recent gowns give ths
that the sleeves are put on first.
and the rest Of the gown added after.
ward,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
Side Combs.

Side combs never were worn so
much. And never were they SO long.
Some resemble the combs which ex-
tend from ear to ear which are worn
by children. The material is shell or
imitation. But they must be put
in carefully (outside the strands over
the rolD in such a way as not to
destroy the rotundity of the halo. Sets
Of three combs, each four inches long,
are also sold.
One arrangement of combs or an
other is quite necessary for outdoor
use, because the wind is not respect
tul of pompadours. Bangs, decidedly,
are passe. Such stray locks as have
not grown to manageable lengths are
ourled and allowed to nestle about the
forehead. But they must not have q
G1ed appearance.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
Men as HOuselnaids.

"ASh fS
They are solving the domestic ser
want problem in their own way in some
parts of The East End of London.
Struck by the fact that he was mum
dated by hundreds of applications for
a vacant clerkship, while his wife
could not get a satisfactory general
for love or money, a manufacturer in
this district suggested, in a half sar-
castle way, to a very pressing candi.
date that he might try his hand at the
feminine work rather than do nothing.
The energetic young fellow (who had
a wife and two children depending
upon him) thought over the remark
and returned next. morning with the
words: "I'll take that generals situ-
alton at your house, sir, if you think
I know enough about it,"
After some explanation and q little
demur the mistress was induced to
give the new "maid" q weeks trial,
and despite the sneers Of other SER
wants, the brave young man, being
adaptive and willing, soon learned
sufficient to make a most efficient sub
stitute. He has no pride, he says, and
does not care a whit if seen whitening
the doorsteps OF cleaning the win
dows. He lights the fires, cleans the
floors and paint, makes beds, has even
learned washing and ironing-in fact,
does all the usual duties of a general
servant. With a civil tongue and tact
above the average maids, he
is getting more than he would carr as
junior clerk; while the employer and
his wife are recommending the new
idea to their friends as a brilliant soIu-
ton Of the Servant dificulty."-Cas-
sells journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

The bicycle has probably done more
to develop the mechanical genius Of
the people Of today than any other
agency, remarks the Washington Star.
With the old wheel, the ordinary, while
. repair kit was carrsydsait was seldom
needed, for the wltolelmachine was
built for wear, sSaslg6ingtwo and three
times as much asAe modern safety.
and having tires almost unbreakable.
The only danger was from a loosened
tire. Later on the narrow tire and
then the cushion tire came in. each
requiring more care, and with them
cane the sprockets, chains and adjust
able saddles and handle bars that re-
quired some skill to manipulate. But
it was with the advent of the eighteen
to twenty-one-pound pneumatic that
skill was really called for, and today ii
is hard to find hi owner of q wheel
who is unable t0Dtake his machine
apart' Or who d. not thoroughly
understand its Llake-up. Good EVIL
dence Of this isto be had at any Of the
cycle shows, or even in the regular
sales rooms. At the former it is q
common sight to see q crowd around
some . model, every one-man Of
woman, young or old-seemingly pos
sessed Of accurate knowledge and ca.
psbls os weighing carefully the adyan.
~ easEsd b. each particular MAXI.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
About Cablea.

Cables have their adversities even
On the bottom Of the Atlantic. Ice
bergs passing over sometimes cut
them in two. Volcanic eruptions
sometimes injure them. A few years
ago three Atlantic cables went down
at the same time and in about tie
same spot. No other explanation has
been found but volcanic disturbances.
Near shore the risks multiply. One
Df the commonest is the anchors of
fishing smacks, a whole feet some
times riding on a cable at once. The
locks and breakers near the coast are
slso dangerous.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

Swiss children are obliged to attend
school six to eight years, fines being
imposed on their parents in case Of
unexcused absence. But as many
parents are too poor to provide food
and clothing for their children not q
few Of the cantons have undertaken to
provide assistance, and it is estimated
that last year 40, 900 children were
thus aided by the state.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
Women Live Longer.

~
"A report from the office Of the reg
istrar-general of England shows that
there are more female than male cen
tenarians. Out of a million people 255
women reach the age Of 100 years,
while only 81 men round out the CEN
fury. Now, the great conundrum
which is proposed is: Why is this so?
According to the popular superstition
1t takes much longer for a woman to
reach even the age of 80 than it takes
. man to reach that age. If this is
true it makes the showing all the more
remarkable. It has even been as
serted that association with women
makes a man live longer, as shown by
the fact that the average life of the
married man is longer than the
average life Of a single man. The
TACT, however, is denied by the end
man at the minstrels, who says that
the life of the married man is not
really longer, but only seems SO.
So far there is no satisfactory expla-
nation Of the original proposition why
more women live to be a hundred.
Some say it is because women are
less addicted to tobacco and strong
drink, others say that it is because it
Is more healthy to spend money than
it is to earn it, and so on. It may be
many Of the men are killed at an early
age in casualties to which women are
not exposed. It may be that tight
tacing is a life preserver, and it may
be not a fact, after all. Possibly the
English registrar-general may be mis-
taken. The situation is replete with
possibilities. Baltimore Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
Model Suit for the Wheel.

A model suit for the wheel is made
Of tan-colored cloth with facings of
cloth Of a lighter shade. One of the
fancies of the hour is the mixture of
two sorts Of cloth. In the model
spoken of the skirt is perfectly plain.
the waist close fitting, with wide turned
collar terminating in revers, which
are buttoned down to the waist over
the bust. The fronts of the waist fold
over q full length vest of cloth, like
the facing. There is a light colored
leather belt with a small buckle; the
cuffs match the light goods and are
quite wide and attached to the sleeves
by buttons sewed through.-Ths Led
ger,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

SOPAsAAO OACVe
Few people are aware of the fact.
says q London correspondent, that
Queen Victoria formerly possessed
IN exquisite soprano voice, and that
until the death of her husband she
was in the habit of frequently taking
part in the drawing room concerts,
which several times q week followed
the dinner party at Windsor Castle.
Buckingham Palace and Osborne.
Mendelssenn himself has borne Ell
thusiastic testimony of the Queens
excellence IS q vocalist, and evidence
Of her majesty's achievements in this
respect is to be found in the Victorian
exhibition now in progress ct the Crys-
tai Palace, nea London. One of the
showcases is filled with objects that
formerly belonged TO Sir Michael
Costa, who for so many years acted as
chief of the private band Of the Queen,
and as musical director to the royal
household, and among these relics are
Q quantity of programs Of royal private
concerts, from which it appears that
scarcely q single one Of them ever took
place without the name Of the soy
ereign as q performer, sometimes as a
soloist, on other occasions in duets
with the Prince Consort, as we'll as
with such famous artists as Lablache
and Rubini. Indeed, the programs
show that on some occasions the
Queen sang no less than five times on
. single evening. Incidentally atten-
tion may be drawn to the fact that it
is mainly to the efforts Of the Queen
and Of the Prince Consort that the
prejudice which formerly prevailed in
society against everything that was
not Italian music has disappeared. The
musical tastes Of the Queen and her
husband have been inherited by most
q their children. as well as BY many
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

The supreEse court Of Georgia has
recently declared that when a man
has reached sixty-eight years of age
he is can aged man" in the eyes of
the law. The law thus ships off four
years from the allotted span of three
score years and ten.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

Speaker Gilly of the British House
OF Commons, Vas just cast his decid-
ing vote for the first time since as
Stunning Office, there being a tie vote
for the seeT1sding Of an
unimportss@b bill. It u thirty years
since the speaker has {. oted,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

! A. ). Bslfour, the first lord Of the
British treasury, has achieved the all
but impossible. He has produced a
bill dealing with Irish finances, which
is approved by Irish conservatives,
English liberals, Psrnellites and anti
parna1Ijkaa
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
ACADEMY
of THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

La.
Under the Direction Of the Sisters Mar1an1tea
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 music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
OF instruction is two-fold-Preparatory
and Commercial. French Is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, ad-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

A new Russian law forbids the
carrying on of trade by sea In foreign
vessels, and under any but the
Russian flag, between al Russian
ports on the Baltic and Black seas and
on the Pscifc@eveuA The law Is to go
into effect in 1900. .,.-,s.e
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

Mainz has decided to celebrate the
birth of Gutenberg on midsummer
day, 1900, in order not to interfere
with Leipzig's celebration Of the same
event in 1899. As the exact year OF
the inventor OF printing's birth is not
known the difference Of q year or two
in the observance of the 60Oth ami
versary will not shock historical &C.
cnracv.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
English Prfsons.

Absolute uniformity touching diet.
discipline and clothes prevails in Eng.
ash prisons. In the last twenty years
The British have cut down Che number
J, these restraining institutions from
lib to ~ffty-eight, This does not nec-
.ssarily denote, however, q higher tone
It morality.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

According to the latest statistics
published by the Mexican govern
ment, the population Of the CITY Of
Mexico at the end OF 1895 numbered
$50, 69S. The death rate during the
year, exclusive Of infants still born,
was At per 1000 of the population.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

According to DR.. Flint of Scotland,
the great croeds of Christendom are
unifying rather than dividing forces.
Taas is q true, admits the New York
Obss9r4e.sAeugn not perhaps a famil-
lar aspect oooff4tthe case. The great
creSas assertsnore, and more import
ant tiings in common than many peo-
pie are aware.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

Sir Walter Besant estimates that the
living descendants of the pilgrim
fathers in the United States number
about Is, 900, although not 10, 900, he
thinks, know the relationship.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

Philadelphia is a verltabIe Eden, at
least to the street car traveller. One
road at least runs it's cars every min
ute, and limits the passengers to the
number of seats.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28

of their grandchildren. Thus, Princess
Christian frequently sings in charita-
bic concerts and in amateur perform
ances, and plays the piano as well,
while the second son of the Queen, AL
fred, now reigning duke of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha, has repeatedly figured as
first violin in public concerts.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
MONEY TO LOAN.

cvr1oI OF 81. LANDRY HewssrEAD ANDY
LOAN ASSOC ArIoN, I
OrBLoUsAs, Sept. 18th. 1858. J
The undersigned is authorized BY the
Board OF Directors Of the st. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
eRsr to its members loans at eight per
contain. For particulars apply to
E. D EsTILETTE,
President ST. Landry 81. & l. Assn.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-08-28
OpelOusas Courier

Ope1ousas Courier
IL 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 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!
"GEhe st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the 3D. Of
March, 1894, with "The Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to 50 a year.
THE COURIER being BY odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
!sh Of 81, Landry Is therefore ths
eke4psgt
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-15
LEGAL.
MEDICAL.

a G. TRACE. physician q nd SURGEON, Lind
- bergh Block. Office hours from to II Q.
ml to p. M. Residence on East side q
Fourth street, south of Oak St. ~ Surgeon TO-
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T NJ: ROBERTS, Physician and Surgeon. N. D.
- Philadelphia, Pc. L. P. G. C., london .
England Speciality Nose, throat and ear.
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