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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01

ing through those wonderful glasses
backward he saw something looming
up black and white and red all AT
once. There she isl" he said quietly.
At once every glass was levellsd that
way. We could see nothing but
great gray mass on the horizon, as every
stoker below knew, that IL was the
Campania steaming APP behind us, ana
that we were lin" for an ocean race.
You who have seen horse races ana
their quick end exciting denoument
can have nc idea of the slowness OF
an ocean race. IL is like watching the
minute and the hour hands OF watch
as they separate at II o'clock. They
draw apart, but unless life hangs upon
their movement you do not notice IL.
And so with the great Campania coming
ND behind lis. You had 10 hold your
glasses a minute TO your eyes before
you could see her tunnels. Then an
other minute before you could distln-
guish her bow. Next time you looked
you could catch the first splash OF her
foam as her sharp bow cut the waves.
But it was an hour before you could
see the great tidal waves spreading
back from her stern as she scattered
the waters on each side OF her.
Meanwhile all was excitement on
hoard the ST. Louis. IT'S a race" ex-
planned one Of the passengers land q
very distinguished one at that
ITS a race divided into four parts.
The first quarter is where you're get
ting ready to sight the ship. The sec
ond is when you see her and Begin
ming 10 nut on extra coal. The third
Is when you're coming up TO Fire Island
and the home stretch is the thirt= -rinc
miles from Fire Island 20 the lightship.
Now get ready to cheer for we've got
to beat her.
But the Cunarder was drawing near
err Ii was pain that she was trying
to beat us. Her great bow became
clearer and clearer and for few Sec
onds it seemed 10 us as though she
we're going to laugh at us on the home
race.
That's nothing. Don't be scared,
called out an experienced old ocean
traveller. 1.-The sun has lifted and that
brings her closer. She isn't gaining
much on us
Meanwhile the captain, gallant Capt
Randle. was hurrying hither and
, thither His orders were not TO keeT
steam up, but to keep steam on. TIC
stop coaling. not 10 coal up. But how
are you going to restrain a whole ship
full of would-be stokers and five hun
/ dred pleasure-seeking souls? ] verify
do believe If the good captain had given
orders to reverse the engines and put
out the fires he would have been seized
| and put in chains right in sight OF lanc
as Columbus was In that eventful voy'
( age of his four hundred years ago.
! But the captain knew better than te
90 beyond his power. Instead OF fruit
lessly waving his hands and shouting
! he bore himself in dignified, ever
beamlng, way, and some one Whispered
that the captain would not cry were W.
to win the race All, Captain!
But the Cunarder was gaining on us
We could all see that.
Whats the natter" called out som'
one.
We've got to stop TO take up pilot,
explained the experienced traveller
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01

time to settle UP conclusions, l must
saw that | am a conventional man.
No man more fond of law and order
than |. Anarchy, incendiarism' oloou
and booty find no answering chord III
nv nature. tits this Very love OF law
and order that has led my professional
footsteps to where they are. | nate
distress and disturbance; and l hoid
that the men of my profession do more
to allay it than any other profession
under the sun.
This NAV seem as aside, but II is not
It is an argument to emphasize my re-
mark that | like conventional people,
and particularly conventional women
II will often happen that, in their aim
10 become Ideal summer girls" young
women will throw aside the appearance
of conventionality and act as our
grandmothers would call "hoity tolty,
but for such there is never the answer
ing charm of admiration-at least not
so far as | am concerned. Better MISS
Prude than Miss Don t-Care, for can
laugh at the former, but there is only
pity for the latter.
NV summer girl. my true ideal, I'M
derstands a dolce far niente. She can
lie in an easy chair upon the piazza by
the hour and smile and smile. She can
TOW with a book, or doze off, If l am
reading. yet be ever awake and ready
TO laugh when the laugh is called for'
l like an indolent RUNNER glrl. ohe
who has possibilities, put is content 10
let them go-sOmetimes. l like rest
ful girl. | like a soothing girl.
have heard, yes, and seen, Diana
ihe Huntress-the athletic summer
girl. l have beheld Psyche. know all
about Juno, for she has posed for me
and the rest of the piazzaful OF peo-
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ple. / can recall Minerva and her ever
lasting hook and her tiresome ques-
tions-iooking always for information
But as for me. give me the restiul sIIL
The Girl who doesn't ask you TO chase
a BAN over netting, who doesn't
thorn you into taking a mountain
tramp. who is willing that you should
let the wheels in your bicycie recuper-
ate together; the girl who isn't al
WAYS planning a trip somewhere.
Young woman once said to me:
mir. Hunmel, know why you ike
vour sister better than other girls, IL
is because she lets you alone
Maybe she was right. / am not go.
ing to say. But l viii remark that It
would be extremely dangerous 10 my
ueace of mind if were TO find another
girl I enjoy as well as do my sister.
That girl would have to take the name
Of FUNNEL. or Hummel himself would
have to go away and learn the little
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01

But | can tell you he'll meet with
quick treatment IL he doesn't hurry
But the pilot did hurry. lie was
brave pilot No. 4: and when he saw
us coming full head on he grasped the
situation and a rope and was ready
for US.
have crossed the ocean twenty times
but never in the course or my travels
have | seen SO quick landing. The
pilot boat swung as near us as she
dared. the st. Louis kept on all the
speed she could, and whizz-zzZ--splash
-h-h-Quick as flash. The pilot
was up the side of the ship and aboard!
We had the Man at the Wheel.
But In the second We lay alongside
the pilot boat we lived an eternity OF
anguish. Suppose the pilot should take
II i'm his head TO deliberate. Suppose
he should not understand! But there
was no time for that! From out the
mort holes came twenty heads. And
one composite voice yelled hurry"
IL was the stokers imploring the pilot
to waste no time.
The Campania had TO take up her
pilot, OF course. And is here where she
lost. Her pilot was taken OF the same
nilot boat as ours. And II took time 10
turn around, change her course and
come alongside the big Cunarder The
Cunarders meanwhile sweating ocean
foam and lashing the waves with their
imprecations. They say Thomas Lip
tom. who gave Sl25 600 TO the Queens
Jubilee fund, was aboard and FREDERICK
Adams, OF the British Embassy, ana
Edgerton Winthrop. IL 80, God help
them, They suffered a thousand de-
feats in that brief minute or picking up
| the pilot!
But now we are coming 10 the light
! shin and there was Quarantine ahead
! az us and the Custom House. There
could be no more racing! With a few
dexterous turns past the shoals OF the
harbo.. Pilot No. carried us past the
lightship. with the Campania two miles
in our stern, and we one and all shout
ed a cheer.
"Three cheers for Capt. Randle!"
cried one OF the passengers.
The Captain raised. his hand In pro-
test.
"Three cheers for Walls. the chief
engineer" cried some one else.
"J won't cheer for HIM" came back
a chorus. I'VE all volunteered to go
down and help the stokers. and he
wouldn't let us. He could have had at
least dozen millionaire stokers for the
asking!"
Everybody laughed, Wall most OF all.
Three cheers for the ST. Louis!
! cried the others. Yes, and three cheers
| for Uncle SAM" cried we all. for the
spires OF New York city were coming
in sight and we were ready for Home.
| Sweet Home!"
did you enjoy the race. Mr. Wilder"
asked a reported OF me as i stepped
ashore.
"Yes, l did" said I. land ] think we
! all did, from Thomas Nelson Page, who
saw chapter for his new book, TO
Mrs. VIM. Aston. who Ia a true blue.
las for me, couldn't help saying az
stepped into my cab. John l.. Sulll-
van expressed my sentiments four years
ago-'Thank God. 1t was an American
done IT,"
Merrily yours.
/ MARSHALL ,. WILDER
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01
MY IDEAL SUMNER GIRL.
A. 4. Hummel Describes Her So ACGu-
rately That All Girls
Can Become His "Ideals"-Must
Understand the Art of Flirting.
Intelligent, But Not Too Much So;
Sharp, But Not Too Pointed; and
Must Be Good Tempered--Tesla's
Affection Testers."

II isn't fair to ask a business man
his ideal of a summer girl; for the
chances are that he must take her as
he finds her, for he hasn't time 10
look her up.
But as for me, since you ask me
point blank by ideal conception OF the
Goddess of Summer, say that, though
her name is Legion (for like all girls
and all women), l still have my ideals
to which cling, and which discover
when / can.
My ideal summer girl is beautiful.
Now | can't ask for a perfect concep-
ton of beauty, an idealized goddess
with features as if chiseled from mar
BILE and a form like that of Diana.
But by beautiful l mean one who looks
beautiful; and in this l must include
the handsome is as handsome does
idea.
My ideal summer girl is good tenn
pered. Deliver me from woman who
is quarrelsome on a hot day. Such
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01
RAGE OF OCEAN LINERS
Marshall P. Wilder Tells How the St.
Louis Beat the Campania
On a Home Run-Five Hours From
Nantucket Shoals to Dock Mrs.
Astor Waved Enthusiastically
and Thomas Nelson Page Saw
Chapter for His New Novel.
"Thank God, 1t Was an Ameri-
can Done Itp'

wish to say. to begin with. that TINS
is no racei The steamship companies
expressly forbid racing. the captains
are down On il, and Old Ocean has
never countenanced the laying OF race
course over its surface.
But all the same, when we Oh the St.
Louis went to bunk Thursday night we
knew there was something IN the air.
And that the something" was great
Cunarder coming up behind us-We
knew not when or where.
On the great race tracks Jockey
does his best from start to finish as
long as he knows there are others De-
hind him. But on the ocean 1t is not
a race unless you can see the rival ship
bearing down upon you-and you are
trying TO beat it.
But we knew il was coming!
II was short nights sleep we put IN
Thursday night. The last night aboard
ship! Everybody knows how II Is!
There is packing 70 do with all sorts
Of cunning tricks to deceive the Custom
House oficials-tricks by the way, that
never deceive them al alb. And there
are good-bys TO be said, hands TO be
shaken again and again. Last words
spoken once more, and all that fool
ishness gone over and over again
as every one knows aboardship. And
when al last we lay down it was fol
what they call in Holland "a saooze'
I only a dozs, aud nothing more.
At Friday morning We were all out
! on deck. II was grey aud misty, blacl
you would have called the ocean, ant
. the sky murky in the dim, thick glow
/ of the before-sunrise-tea.
We are bound for port-fors home
Yet. strange to say, none OF u were
! looking towards Americas sh3 IS.
/ But backward, Had We ali turnd ~
.'bIarsfsd English that we could
leave England's jubilatic shores
! out regret? No. 1t was sometl
more.
The captain voiced It at last Ld
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01

song about Forgive and Forget, My
Darling"
But such girls are scarce. Have |
never seen them? Yes, hundreds OF
them. But, by the worst fate that
ever overlook a man, some one else
had seen them frst-and so 'twere
useless.
My ideal summer girl is dainty in her
dress. She isn't elaborate. No man
admires frills and fuss. Gut she is
dainty. That is the only way to ex-
press it. If she wears a ribbon 1t is,
oh so fresh. If she attired in that
lady's fayorite, a shirt waist, 1t is, Oh,
so spotless and smart! If she wears
a sun hat it is tipped at exactly the
right angle, and her boots are poems
at which | would gaze in delicate ad-
miration. The dress Of the summer
girl is something upon which man
grows eloquent in thought. And every
man thinks the same about it, at
least every man whose soul aspires to
know and be known in summer girl
dom.
Chauncey NJ Depew once said a
good thing about the summer girl. 1t
is so good that it is no harm to use 1t
again and to think of it often.
my summer girl" he said, hasn't
a great deal of brains. She doesn I
need them. | have enough for myself
and her, too. She hasn't much mon
ey. She doesn't want it, l can earn
enough for us both. But-she is fond
! of me-"
| think il was Tesla who received q
letter asking if such thing as an
affection tester could be added to the
brain cameras now in use, and If Mr..
Tesla would send the first one Z. ..
d. to the named address.
If there were such thing as an "af-
lection tester" l should purchase one.
for the summer girl who is heartless
ard who plays with man for chaff'
leading him into prettiness only to
make fun of him afterwards, is crea--
ture who is not worthy the name OF
summer girl-the name which is a
synoym of all that is sweet and lovely
in summertide.
You ask for a description Of my
summer girl-in one word. Then
should say it is-grace. For in that
little monosyllable is summed up char
acteristics, not only of the body, but
of the mind and heart as well-grace!
And did l add that the summer girl
ought to know how to flirt? Perhaps
/ forgot to mention it-but she ought.
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women should be transported To the
South Sea Isles, where they place a
bad tempered woran upon az Island
by herself and let her night it out with
the dolphins. Or. if nearer expedi-
ent is sought. she could be taken TO
Ocean Grove and set down in the audi
torium for course Of sermons ana
lectures. The ideal summer woman
is as unrufled as a summer breeze ana
as calm as the moon when 1t shines
like a pearl over silver heaven.
AS my ideal summer woman is more
than a creature OF mere form, must
speak of her attachments. like ner 10
be intelligent, yet not too much So l
like her to be Informed. yet. not posted
to the point of argument. like her
to have ideas, yet not too original ones.
! like her 10 think new thoughts and
do new things, but by no means those
out Of the conventional run.
When all is said and done, and It ls
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01
COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH EN-.

GOL A4lAN AAAAlA IL W 4 IL A~~As
A Georgia man was arraigned for
beating his wife.
What have you to say for YOURSELF"
asked the Judge.
kin l speak out, Jedge?'
Eyes. What have you to say
"JeGge. yer Honor. want to say jest
this: never did have no trouble with
none er my wives. 'cept this one. My
fust wife was an angel my second came
mighty nigh bein one, my third wuz
wilIin' an reasonable, my 10th wuz
moderate, my"
In the name Of goodness" inter-
rupted the Judge, how many wives
have you had?'
The man looked thoughtful and then
said:
ledge. I don't know. 1 use ter keep
track of EN-, but / quit cOuntin' after
Lees surrender" -Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01
FINESSE.

Glow in the world cid you get Old
Curmudgeon's consent to wed his
daughter"
~Finesss, me boy, fnesse. l told
all around that he caught seventeen
four-pcund bass on that last fishing
expedition Of his. Detroit Free Press.
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- mhn - Shvlnck p

o. WUU Wtlo NtIl INININ
Great goodness, boy! You attend
church and Sunday school every week
and don't know who ShylOck was?"
cried his father. with look OF surprise
and horror. Go and read your Bible,
sir"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
AROUND THE EMPIRE PARISH,
Bayou Chicot.

Hello, Cal.
Time for farmers to 90 to work.
Whilst the drOuth sufferers in north
Louisiana are having a rough time of 1t
Governor Foster is enjoying himself IN
Central America.
Captain Sam Haas left on Tuesday
for Baton Rouge to attend the state
agricultural convention. lc scribe was
also invited to attend by Hon. John by
mnnd. but was unable to get Off.
l.. j. Derbes and Miss Mamie Ander-
son went to Opclousas on Sunday, re-
turning on Monday morning.
w. }. Young, of Dublson, and Isaac
Stage, OF Whiteville, were in town on
Thursday and gave us a pleasant call.
On account of the scarcity OF dollars
and cents the entertainment dollars
and Cents" which was to have been
presented by our dramatic amateurs,
has been postponed until the sweet
bye and bye"
We notice that the Mormon elders
didn't take we'll in Opelousas. Two OF
three arc still III our neighburiiood, but
somehow they give our immediate
nelghborhuot a vide berth.
Major Frank Wharton left Sunday
evening for another car load OF horses
and mules. Mrs. Wharton accompanied
the major as TAI as Arkansas, where she
will visit with her sister until lie returns
! from Kansas City or st. Louis.
Now as the ola yea has gone into ms
tory and tie new u has begun, The
farmers are hard at work with renewed
energy with nothing to console lilem
but il faint hope of better times in Tie
future.
Two more Mormon elders we've III
town Monday evening, making seven
who have visited us. They don preach
in our little city but merely come here
TO get their mail, and then leave Tor
other parts of the country.
Married, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at
til, residence OF the brides parents,
Miss Rosa Clark to MIR. Henry Glaze.
| The bride is the charming and aruiabit
daughter of Mr.. William Clark and Mr..
Glaze is Il prominent planter Buntle,
La, We scribe wishes them long HE
and prosperity, and may theit path
through life be stItwn with flowers.
After several days OF warm weather
the thermometer dropped several de-
grees below freezing on Monday.
The boys of CIicot Will, in the neaI
future, organize their base ball nine UNI
der the old name, "The c. NJ. Thomp-
son IIustIers," and Will be ready TO play
any club in the parish.
About 4 o'clock Monday evening it
commenced to sltet and at dark the
ground was covered SO that it looked
like snow and at this writing is still
growing colder.
At this writing 6 Il. m. Tuesday, 2Gtb)
the weather is bitter cold, the thetmom-
eter registering 10 degrees below the
freezing point, and and sleet from
six to eight inches deep and still falling.
Some unknown kind friend has sent
us q copy of the Creole American, pub
lished at Crowley, La. Thanks to the
donor. 1t is hrim full Of news and de-
serves success.
More anon. CHICOT.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
Wecrologie
Chataignier. 81 Janvier, 1897.

Chataignier, 81 Janvier, 1897.
La ~novvelle de la maladie suivie 81
pres par celle de la mort de M. L. S.
Fentenot est Venue jeter la consterna-
ton dams nOtre commuDaute. III etait
age de 40 ans 10 mois ct % jours. Re-
venu depuis settlement quelques jours
habiter ga residence du Chataignier,
avec SEES enfants autour de lui il comp
ia y trouver 10 repos ct la t%ranqnilite.
Avec lui disparait une des figures la plus
connue ct Ia plus populaire dc la pa
roisse st. Landry. Ii fut depuis long
temps le chef econnu du parti Demo-
cratic dams cette paroisse ct jusqu'a sa
mort On a etc le plus ferme soutieD.
M6l6 intimement dams toutes les af-
flares do 10 paroisse depuis plus de 20
ans, il en- fut de sheriff pendant s an
n6es cons6cutives ct son adminIstra-
ton a etc capable, intelli-
genie, appr6ci6 du public en- general ct
dune honnatet6 i~ndiscutable. II
emporte avec lui la reputation dun
honn6te homme, ami dd pauvre CONNIE
du richie, charitable, ct 81 mort sera
vivement ressentle parmi notre popula-
ton. La paroisse st. Landry conser.
vera ga memoire. Nous envoyons a sa
famillesi cruellement frappee, l'ex-
preston de notre profonde sympatbie
ct a l'ami qui disparait un douloureuse
ct 6ternel adieu. A. OUTLET.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
LIE COURIER DEs oPELousAs

L,Abonuement sera de 50. 90 par an pay
able d'avance, Oh 81. so dams lie courant de Fan
nee.
Lei Avis Sc paieront cinquantc cents par
carr6 pour la premiere insertion ct vlngt clnq
cents par carre pour chaque insertion snose-
auente. Dix liSnes on moins constItueroht nh
carr6. "EF rl.
Les avis aul seront envoyes pour cog Rr!blits
seront inseres en- FranGais ct en- AnSlals ia
moins quill men soft autrement ordonnc) JUS
qu'ac e que Pediteur JUICE a propos dc les as
continuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs publiques devront
payer quinze piastres d'avance, sill veulent Sc
faire annOncer.
Les nScrologes, les lettres dc remercillent,
les REGIMES, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, sc p~aieront au taux DIES avis.
Les articles dune nature personnelle (quand
t~outefois lis seront admissibles) Sc paleront
vingt cents la ligne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs, in ad-
dition to their local paper, Il good ma
tional weekly. The greatest and most
widely known general family newspa-
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thirty years it has been a regular visit
or in every part OF the Union. and is
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edited with reference to a national cir
culation. 1t is Il Republican paper, but
men of all politics take it, because OF
it's honesty and fairness in the discus
sion Of all public questions. 1t is the
favorite family paper, with something
for every member Of the household.
Serial stories, poetry, wit and hnmor;
the Household department (best in the
world), Young Folks, Sunday School
Lessons, Talmage's Sermons. the Fam
stead, the Question Bureau (Which an
swers questions for subscrlbersl, the
news of the week III complete form, and
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gladly sent on application, and if you
will send us IA list of addresses we will
mail a copy to each. Only 81 a year.
If you wish to raise "A club write for
terms. Address The Blade, Toledo, o.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
Up to Date.

We have recently added, and will
continue to keep supplied with new and
improved type and printing material,
cards, paper, envelopes, etc, and can
promptly execute any job printing re-
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Give us a call when you want ANY
THING in the JOB PRINTING line.
We can give you the best at the lowest
prices, and if you will call and see SAM
pies and get prices 0 will be con
viuced of that fact.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-30
Another Feat

In railroad gymnastics is the opening
of the through Buffet Drawlng-room
Sleeping Car Lac between Galveston
and Washington, ID. c., via the South
ern Pacitic-SuDset Route. This sleep
er leaves Galveston daily at 5 p. m, and
goes through without change to Wash
ington, d. c., via Piedmont Air Line.
Passengers for New York and inter
mediate points may secure through re-
s%ervations with practically no change
Of cars. This is the pioneer and only
through sleeper service between Texas
and extreme Eastern points. A tele-
gram sent to ticket agents of Southern
Pacific Company at either Houston or
Galveston will secure reservation of
SDace,