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The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

The New York Tribune estimates
that our pension list exceeds all Ger
many's army costs by more than $780,
600, 900 ayear and is $50, Ooo, 900 more
than that of France. Only Russia's
military expenditures upon her giant
army, ~patrolling Europe and Asia
from the Baltic to the Yellow sea and
the Indian ocean, exceed the sum
which, thirty years after the close of
the war, we still annually pay over to
our pensioners. Russia's military
burden, all told, is $176, 942, 600; our
pension list is not quite equal to this,
but, with the cost of our small army
of IS, 900 men added, the aggregate
exceeds it. Our military expenditures
are thus greater than those Of any
country in the world"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30
foupht AGAINST the sensation bv get

fought against the sensation by get
ting up to admire the colored photo
graphs beneath the hat-rails and by
trying to fix his attention upon the
passing scenery. He opened his cigar
case, counted and examined the con-
tents, and looked puzzled. He was
apparently satisfied that he not given
himself one of the drugged cigars, for
he. pufed vigorously away at his
stump, hoping that it would help to
keep him awake. He once thought
that the fumes of his companions
cigars might be affecting him, and
opened both windows. But he found
the cold air had no effect. The in
truder also began to look as if he
would soon follow Bonsfield's example.
He vainly tried to look wide awake,
bat his lids would droop heavily, his
head would sink down upon his chin,
anl he would then pull himself
together by d. supreme effort and try
to sit up straight.
Their respective struggles to keep
awake, however, grew more and more
feeble until the pair finally collapsed
in their corners, and slepti if they
would eve wake agai,f.
When the train arrjel at Swifss,aHn
Junction the guard discovered theil4
all asleep, aud after trying in vain to
ous them up, the CONVICTION dawned
upon him that it was foil play. The
three patients were taken out and re-
moved to the hospital, arrangements
being made by the pofce that on their
recovery all three shoTld be detained
in custody pending Investigations. SO,
when they had been brought round to
consciousness, they were taken to the
police station.
Harry Bonstield easily established
his identity, and was set at liberty;
but the information that thepolice OBJ
tanned about his companions, the
revolvers they found in both their
oyerccats, two tell-tale cigars, and two
equally damning cigar stumps, the
remnants of curacao in the flask and a
very suspicious false beard, all these
incidents led to their arrest, trial, and
subsequent CONVICTION.
Scotland Yard keeps the flask as a
curiosity, for it has two compartments
from which the contents can be drawn
az the will Of the IL by a slight
pressure on a secret spring. Both
compartments contained curacao; but
what was left of one sample was found
to be drugged while the other was
pure.
Thejovial gentleman, like Lamorock,
had had his imagination fired by the
accounts that the newspapers gave of
the great pink diamond. He had
wormed it out Of a clerk in Messrs.
Bonsfeld's Office that the junior part
ner was taking it up to town, and he
thought the opportunity for which he
had waited so long had at length ar
rived. Tearing away to his lodgings,
he had provided himself with q flask
and a revolver, and was just in time
to catch the train. When the whole
facts were revealedin the police court,
the natural astonishment of Lamorock
and the jolly gentleman was past de-
scription. It beat even that of Harry
Bonsield. All the three actors in this
scene are now firmly convinced that
one of the incalculable elements con
trolling mans destiny is sheer luck
London Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

There has been a great and general
improvement within fifteen years in
the phrasing of obituary resolutions,
maintains Harper's Weekly. Persons,
still pitiably young, may remember
when almost all the obituary resolu-
tions that appeared in the newspapers
began: whereas it has pleased an
inscrutable Providence to remove our
late neighbor, James Smith, Resolved,
that we submit" etc. This form
seems no longer to be in general use.
The resolutions of the day take some
things for granted, and are a good
deal more tersely and simply con-
trived.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30
ADoRATION.

Thine eyes are like the deep, blue, bound
less heaven.
Thy voice, the voice OF one who rides the
storm,
Thy countenance illumined like bright
Astra.
Thy breath the fragrant breath Of dewy
morn.
Amazing breezes daily sing thy praises,
Awakening streams thy goodness speaketh
each.
Thine arms, unarmored, prove thy great
ness.
Thy lips. thy lips my W would teach.
Thy brow is calm, serene and holy.
Thy heart, unchastened warm and strong.
Thy speech the tongue of men and angels,
Thy pulse. thv pulse brings life along,
Helen McQuade Day, Boston.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

The following surprising story is
told-as illustrative Of one phase Of
the character of the Russian peasant
in a recent magazine: During the
last Russo-Turkish war, a Russian
regiment marching from Philippopolis
to Adrianople overlook the Turkish
refugees; whereupon the terrified
Turkish women threw down their in
fants in their flight. The Russian
soldiers, while pressing on as rapidly
as possible, stopped and picked up the
babies, until nearly every man in the
regiment was carrying a child, and
the general was absolutely obliged to
stop the march and find carts and men
to transfer the children to a place of
safatv n
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

One hundred and sixteen thousand,
four hundred and ninety humming-
birds were sold at a recent sale in
England, and a corresponding num-
Der of other birds. With regard to
the lyre-bird an eminent ornithologist
says, ''This wonderful bird will soon
become a thing of the past, and with
it will disappear the sole survivor of q
very ancient race before even its
habits and structure are wholly
known"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

In a western town the other day a
man committed suicide on being ap-
pretended in the act of stealing a
dictionary from a street bookstall.
He had just purchased a bottle of
laudanum, presumably for the tooth
ache. He drained the bottle before a
hand was raised to save him. What
makes the tragedy more pitiful is the
fact that the dictionary was a Latin
lexicon. It is hard to find an expla-
nation for his rash act; possibly he
knew the people with whom he had to
deal, and feared the mad-house more
than the prison cell. He might have
been a stranded wanderer from Bos-
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

The funniest story of the result of
paying bounties for animals scalps
comes from Kansas. Sumner county
offered three cents for every rabbits
scalp brought in. The farmers loaded
up their double barreled howitzers,
sailed forth, killed 1853, 514 rabbits,
and broke the county.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30
Ready to Exchange.

An ambitious young mar wrote tc
an author for advice. I'm only
making $40 a month at my business
he wrote, land [ think l could make
q success in literature"
The author replied, IT am only
averaging 50 a month at my business.
Tell me what yours is, and if you are
anxious to jump into literature, Til
swap with you. atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30
OPELoUsAS, LOUISIANA.

The churches of the United States
and Canada are ~endeavoring to look
after the religious interests of liners
in the gold-ields of the Klondike and
on their way to them.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

England has requested a bid from a
Missourit packing establishment for
furnishing $50, 900 ponds Of canned
meats fos the British army,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

Great Britain controls twenty-one
out of every 100 square miles Of the
carth's surface.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

Only twenty per cent. Of the MUIR
ders committed yearly in America and
Europe are aver found out.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-07-30

The value Of newspaper as an
advertising medium consists In
It's circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"1Tfhe St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to So q year.
THE COURIER being BY odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
lsh Of st. Landry is therefore the
cheapest.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
STAINS DILEMMA.

Premier Sagasta, in Madrid, says it is impossible for him to fix a date
 upon which the war in Cuba will be | officially ended. Therefore he Is in-
 clined to be indignant because the United States wants to know what is to be done in Cuba.
 Campos, Weyler and Blanco have, in turn, fixed dates upon which the war was to end, but each one in turn has shown that he was not a prophet nor the son of a prophet. The best advices concerning the date for the closing of the war is to be obtained from Cubans. They appear to know far more about the situation than any of Spain's representatives are able to discover. According to General Co., meg the war will end when Spain ad- mits that it is beaten and when the Cubans are given full and free con- trol of the island.
 Of course Premier Sagasta knows nothing about the matter. He is too far away to receive any reliable infor- ludliOu Ou lut SuUJcCI All ut udS IO do is to send men and money and ships to Cuban waters and hustle for the means to meet current expenses. No one can blame the harassed pre- mier for becoming agitated when ap- preached concerning the end of the war.
 In the meantime the United States calmly awaits events and is preparing to consider whatever comes to pass. The United States is not seeking war with Spain. At the same time if Spain insists upon being ugly and un- neighborly to the extent of striking blow, this country has the men and the money to take care of itself. We are lovers of peace and will stand a certain amount of indignities before arousing.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
IN CYCLEDoM.

A 30n-poundTider at Fort Worth, Tex, lately rode quarter of mile straight way otl a 2J-pound wneei iE 50 seconds. This fs.a record.
 An automobile wheel has been or dered by a wealthy resident Of :2eking, China. By the way, automobiles are not destined to come into general use right away. Prices for these machines range from $500 to $6O0.
 In California, the seceders from the '. A. W. have not been successful. ircuit and all the L. A. w. meets, and he new organization has nothing to give in return for these depriva+iors.
 Bicycle makers report an increased demand for brakes, and dealers say that many veteran riders have been con verted. The increased interest in tour ing is responsible for this change ol Fiew. Cyclists who pedal on city streets cnly may never need q brake, but cy- cists who travel over country roads need one every ten minutes.
 One of the drills that a z erman mi tary cyclist has to perform is that of taking Qhis machine to pieces and put ting it together again. The drif. we understand, is introduced with the idea of teaching the men the construction of their machines, in order that they may be qualified to repair, in case of a.c- cident.
 There is considerable objection bein g made to the use of gas or electric motors
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
REPUBLICANS, STAND FIRM.

Throughout the entire country, with the exception of two or three states the republicans are standing firmly to- gether upon the financial declaration of the St. Louis platform. There is no dissension upon that line. Shoul- der to shoulder with the republicans stand many democrats who still real ize the heresy and the fallacy of the Chicago platform, and who are willing to do what lies in their power to defeat the enemies of a sound dollar
 It is the duty of republicans in every state to heal their local differences and get together for the common pur- pose of defeating Bryanism next Mo- vember and again in 1900. We believe that coming together vii be brought about. The republican party is the party of sound money. That is admit ted by every one, especially when there is disposition of those demo- crats, heretofore believed to be firmly opposed to Bryanism, to get under cover in order to receive consideration at the hands of the party workers who are standing upon the Chicago plat form.
 The fight against Bryanism and all that it means must be kept up at least until 1900. There must be no weaken ing of the forces of sound money. There must be no division in the ranks of the sound money advocates. The democratic party is now fatly before the country as the party of free sil- yer. All democrats, however, will not admit the fact, but the division in the party on the money question is not a question of doubt. Therefore it be- hooves the republican party to act fearlessly and consistently in the di- rection of advocating any measure that will not only continue the present standard of value, but will improve the financial system in whatever way it may need strengthening
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The members of the senior class of a New York college have asked Richard Croker to address them upon con- mencement day. Those students have a peculiar conception of the kind of man to give them advice just as they are about to begin their real work. Croker knows something about poli- tics, but we do not fancy that every member of the class has in view a ca reer as a practical politician.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

on the other hand, there will be spe cial architectural designs which will invite the sunshine"
 Among the guests of the Hotel Ad- arms are two very tall men, One of them is very heavy, the other is not so heavy. Comparisons are never more odious than when the subjects are human beings, so we will not pur- sue the description further. The tall men were seated in the hotel the other evening, when a dispute arose among the heavy mans friends as to the relative height of the two men. There were a number of wagers made. and the tall, slim man was the favor ite with big odds. The giants were brought back, their hats were taken off and the hair smoothed down. The slender man, who was the favorite in the betting, was found to be less than an inch shorter than the heavy man.
 
 "It is unsafe to buy gold mine up in the Cripple Creek district by sim ply sampling it's values," said a mining cess of 'salting' mines which has l salter charges the ore body with gold by the use of electricity, and it is said that the gold can be sent into the ledge matter eight inches. He can make the mine as rich as he wants to by his process. No one seems to know how he does it, but that he gets the gold into the rock they do know. A number of worthless mines have sold at good figures there, and it was not known until lately why they did not hold out. It is a dangerous thing to buy a mine in some of those old districts"
 q believe there is a bicycle thief operating in the valley" said the latest victim of the bicycle thief. Since I have been looking about the city for my wheel I have found a number of persons who have lost wheels during the past few months. One bicycle man told me that he lost two new wheels, and could never find any trace of them O. a single clue that would lead to the identity of the thief I suppose there have been a half dozen wheels stolen this winter that were never recovered. My theory is that there is bicycle thief here. It is an easy matter for him to knock a wheel down, put it in a trunk and ship it away to Tucson or Prescott where a partner would sell them as they are shipped to him.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
EXACTING DISCIPLINE.

Philip Gilbert Hamerton was, during his childhood, the victim of a severe and cruel discipline. His father was a man of ungovernable temper and ir- -egular life, who had no sympathy with hildiSh fo;bles, and whose only idea of educating a boy was to make ;i man of him.
 His method of teaching a lad to ride was to accompany him on a vicious Slack horse, and when little Philip erred in any of the observances of good riders, to punish him with his heavy ..unting whip. The whip had q steel hammer at the end of |; long handle; and if at any time the owner fancied that the child was turning out his toes. he would not say anything, but with cruel dexterity heal him a blow on the foot, sharp enough to make him writhe with pain.
 Yet this Spartan severity had it's val uable side The elder Halnerton un- derstood the importance of concentra- t:on, and if he saw the boy occupied with several books, would say:
 ''Take one of those books and read it steadily. Don't potter and play wit h half Gozen."
 What he hated most was a lie or the shadow of lie, and so bitter was this aversion that Philip was sometimes pun ished unjustly. He was expected to practice with dumb-bells 15 minutes every morning. This exercise was taken in the garden, but before begin ring he always looked at the clock in the sitting-room. One day the father met him and asked:
 Have you done your 15 minutes? ?"
 "Yes, papa"
 That is not true," said his aunt, from the next room. 'He has only practiced for ten minutes; look at the clock"
 The hand stood at ten minutes past II; and though the boy protested that he had begun at ten minutes before the hour, the additional lie" put his father in a fury, and he was ordered to prac- tice continually for two hours. And though the child was ready to drop with fatigue long before the 12O minutes were over, not one of them was remitted.- Youths Companion
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

For once the expected has come to pass. Some of the heirs of Dr. ThOm
 as w. Evans, the American dentist" !" who died in Paris, are not satisfied and the provisions of the will are to be contested. Men who are able to acquire many millions of dollars sell dom succeed in making a will that is not attacked. Such instances in the past should suggest to every man of wealth now living the wisdom of dis tributing his fortune before he dies.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
HOT SPRINGS OF ARIZONA

An all year resort for health and pleasure; perfect climate and a. nat ural hot springs of great medicinal and curative powers: an open air swimming pool in a beautiful rocky gorge. Abundant private baths in porcelain lined tubs. Hot douches, needle spray and shower baths. Water is piped 1,200 yards to hotel and bath house and natural heat of Ill de- grees Fahrenheit is retained.
 A comfortable and attractive house of twenty-five rooms is now com pleted and running in addition to which ample tent room with boarded floors and sides is furnished for those who prefer open air accommodations. Wood fires in every room and tent and wood is provided free of charge. Resi- dent physician. Rates from $3 to $4 a day.
 A table and accommodations for miners is provided at a special rate of g day, everything included. No extras.
 Round trip tickets via Hot Springs Junction, including stage fare, are sold at all stations on railroads. Ample arrangements have been perfected at Hot Springs Junction for food and lodging and daily stage runs to the springs.
 For all information address Castle Creek Hot Springs and Improvement Company, Hot Springs. A. T.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

sS Hon. Perry Belmont is evidently after the nomination of his party for governor of New York. If the strug- gle for the honor is to be between for .Her Senator Hills machine and the Murphy and Croker alliance he will not have a poor chance of success.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

Debt-ridden Baptist churches and struggling Baptist colleges will prob ably note with. much interest that along with the last regular quarterly divided of three per cent the Standard oil company has declared an extra dividend Of seven per cent.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

New York's millionaire evangelist, it is said, makes children weep" Unless he is different from others in his occupation who are not million aires he must often affect in the same way judicious persons of more years.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The anarchistic newspapers of Ari- Zona are gradually awakening to the fact that their orbits are exceedingly narrow. Their influence cuts no fig ure in Washington.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The Pittsburg Times ought to in crease the salary of its editorial writ CT who says the population of Arizona is composed principally of Mexicans and Indians. That man knows his country thoroughly The National Geographical society should make him an honorary member.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

Hard times are reported from Skag uay, Alaska, where the labor market is overstocked and where there are "at least five hundred men who have nothing to do but drink and gamble" ]" Five hundl cd idle men who can afford to drink and gamble must be pretty well supplied with money. Both of these vices are expensive.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The suspicion that the German kali ser is not wholly sane will be greatly strengthened now that he professes to have discovered something unwhole- inPS
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The men who borrowed money from the Chemical Bank of New York on worthless securities are probably Bry- antics and believe in cheap money.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

According to the latest official in- formation from Madrid the Cuban war, if we may call it that, has cost, from February, 1895, to December, 1897. the enormous sum of s240,OO0,- coo. It is not probable that so much money was ever spent with so little result
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

China has about abandoned the idea of securing loan of sixty millions of dollars. Without the loan China will fail to secure a strong ally, and the Celestial empire may soon become the camping ground of all the nations of
 Europe. The Chinese empire seems to be tottering.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

Arizona is attracting the attention of many eastern investors. Eastern money is coming this way in a con- stantly enlarging stream.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

With snow and slush and fogs in the east and middle west and bright sun shine in Arizona he would be fool who would not give the preference to ''the land of sunshine" as a place of residence.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

The lack of drainage and pavements is the greatest drawback to this town. The live, progressive citizens of Phoe- nix should remove this obstacle.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
PHOENIX STREETS.

"This weather could not be i'm proved upon if man had it in his power to attempt it," said Donald Grant of Minnesota, who is stopping at the Adams. T don't know of bet ter place to live than in this valley, and I hope some day to have q home here. I have planned the kind of house I will build, and the arrange ment of the lawn and shade trees which will surround it. My house will have slowly sloping roof which will extend out over the porches on all sides. Thick walls will be one of the features of my home, and the porches will be enclosed with them so that the sunshine will have to remain on the outside altogether. The architec- ture will not be beautiful. but there will be comfort inside the walls on the hottest day"
 A. H. Linton, who is also a Mime sota man, has some ideas, too, about the kind of a house he will build when he comes here to live. 'I shall build my house just as I would build in Minnesota" said he. There will be furnace and all the comforts of a northern home, with, perhaps, the ex- ception of storm doors and windows. I will not shut out the sunshine like my friend, MT. Grant, proposes to do;
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

pondence is remarkable for it's deep green tinge.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
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The Official Citv Paper.

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-15
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