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LEGEND OF THE WATER INV

of II WAFER LIIT
WHAT'S IN a name? Il ill dcp4n1s.
II you call.one of the besutifu'. clsa,
lakes of the Administrations
Lake, as it is now ca 'lei-tnere is
nothing in it's name. But when The
Indians lived on its shores and tished
upon It's waters there wa much in its
name, for becaus of its beauty and -
many lnlets they called it the Lake O;
the Clustered Stars.
1t was upon the bosom of the Take
OF the Clustered Stars that the wafer
MY had its birth, and this is the vay
it happened:
Lit was spring time and the Sun.
chief OF the tribe, had been away at
war. Ihen he returned and there
was wild feasting to celebrate his vic
tories. All We're full of joy, except
n lovely maiden, the sweet singer
OF the tribe, called Oseetah the Bird
she stood far off, sad and quiet, for
IN her heart she had made a vow that
according to Indian creed she must
keep Or die, though no one knew Of
1T save the Great Spirit, to whom she
had given her secret thoughts.
Slowly the Bird withdrew from the
jewellers and crept to the edge of the
Clustered Stars. There she sprarg
into her canoe aud padded swiftly
away under curtain of the branches
along the shore. But the chief had
Sc n her. He guessed her purpose
and running to the lake, leaped into
his canoe and went after her.
On they flew, until the Bird, seeing
that she was pursued, leaped upon the
shore and ran up to the edge of a
high cliff. There she called out to
the Sun not to come to her, but to let
her choose her own way out to the
Spirit.
But the Sun did not hear or under
stand, for he came bounding after her,
intending to take her back to the
village, and persuade her to give np
her vow. Then, seeing that shec0uld
not stop him, the Bird raised her face
to the sky, and sprang like an arrow
down into the lake below.
The Sun leaped IN after her and
swan with giant strokes in search Of
her, but she was gone, and at last he
went slowly and sadly back to his
people, and told them what had hap
pened.
Now the next day, at noon, a
stranger came into the village, hold
ing in his hand a wonderful white
flower, sweet and pure. Every one
was filled with ~amaZement.
No Indian had ever seen such a
blossom before, and their surprise
was even greater when the stranger
told them he had found the bosom of
the Clustered Stars covered with such
flowers, all around the base of the
great high rock. Swiftly they a to
see for themselves, and there stood
silent, looking at the great white
lilies floating on the water.
Then the wise man of the tribe
waved his hand and told them that
because Oseetah, the Bird, had been
true to her vow, the Great Spirit had
given her this form; that the white
was for her goodness, and the yellow
cup for her faith; and that. if they
would watch, they would see that she
would open to the Sun as he came up
at daybreak, but close her eyes when
he left her at night.
So it is that the water lily is to the
Indian the emblem of good faith, and
that they see in it the disembodied
spirit of Oseetah the Bird, of the tribe
of the Saranacs.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

r. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
who has lived much In Italy and owns
property there, points to the crushing
weight Of the taxes as one Of the causes
Of existing discomfort among the 1tal-
Ian people. Taking national, provincial
and commercial taxation together. he
himself pays upon the assessed income
upon a few acres Of land AZ per cent.
upon the assessed rent Of his house .
per cent, and IL he paid income AK In
Italy the Government would exact 1874
per cent. more. AS there Is no Limit OF
estate, real or personal, below which
taxation Is not applied, he finds 1t easy
to understand the enormous emigration
which Of late years has crippled Italian
agriculture by sensibly diminishing the
farming population, while leaving upon
the hands Of the Government an i'm
mense area of farm land c~onhscated
for overdue taxes. which no n could
be induced to take under the present
conditions even as a gift. Such a con
dition Of things he regards as simply
an ;ncipient form Of national bank
ruDtcV.
Prominent English statesmen have
recently declared in favor Of an alliance
between the United States and Great
Britain. Commenting on this subject
Of an Anglo-American alliance, a writer
APPLY says the real basis Of 1t Is not
blood relationship but bread relation
ship. Bread is the bond Of peace. Eng
land is dependent on foreign food sup
plies for existence. Five-sixths Of her
food Is imported. The United States
finds England the best market for sur.
plus food products. This inter-depend
ence Is the basis Of the alliance propos
ed by Great Britain as a far|sighted
measure Of self-preservation-
The mistress Of a certain servant lost
the salaried position which had been
her support. The servant thereupon
offered to accept reduced wages while
her mistress was out Of work. Who
would dare now to say to either party
to this Golden Rule compact that the
relations Of employers and the en-
ployed can be stated in full in dollars
and cents? Instances of mutual help
fulness make bright countless homes
and Offices. Those who declare they
cannot discern such examples of con-
sideration and cooperation are wilfully
blind.
The Emperor of Austria will a reigned
fifty years on December End.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22
1--WE Chinese bind our feet and von

I'VE Chinese bind our feet and you
Americans your lungs a royal littls
lady said one day to a missionary who
protested against the former cruel prac-
ticc: ut is a difference of custom, that
Is al. except that ours Is the better"
Similar superiority Is felt by the ma
tive women Of India, some Of whom
were recently Mortified by a sight Of the
cocsets of an American Traveller. After
examining the garment 4 asked II
she might touch her, and receiving per-
mission, exclaimed, 20 child Of God!
Have you really bones inside of you?
We supposed that you must have been
made without them, since you veal
then outside"
Ghe-Now. can gou guess my age, Ma
ior7 Gallant MajoT-No, I can't; but
yoC don't look it.-Tit-Bits.
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az Feel Like q New Person.
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Mrs. GEO. LEACH,
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knew me.
81 took doctors medicine but did not
derive much beneftfrom it. My drug
gist gave nc one of your little books,
and after reading it l decided to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I feel like a new person. I
would not give your Compound for all
the doctors medicine in the vaWld. I
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The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

We offer De Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. 9.
We, tia undersigned, have known 81. Che
neg for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business TRANSACTIONS
and financially able to carry out any obllga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDlSG, kIsNAN & MARVlN "noiesaie
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls catarrh Cure is Internationally. act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. ~estimon'ais sent 5Fee.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink
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IL Owe You My LiSe,s
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Mrs. e. WooLH1sER,
Mills, Neb., writes:
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A Real Prize.

1T I had such a wife as Mrs. Negley
I think 1 could be supremely happy
"Why, I don't consider her especially
g%ood-looking, and 1t Is easy to see that
she isn't very clever.
II know, but when her husband starts
to tell q funny story she doesn't assume
the look of a martyr or try to change
the subtect."-Chicago News.
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during our Ci'
OF 16l SedS-
wick street,
Chicago. He
is anAustrtan
by bfrth,came
TO America at
t Il g a z or
W enty and
soon became
an American
clti z Q q. he
was living in
Mil G u K c 9
when the call
for volu a.
e ers cnme,
early in 1852,
a n 4 Il g
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The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Clean blood means a clean skin Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy thar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples. boils, blotches, ~blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, 25c, SOC.
Padlocks and chains are not classed as good
securities for loans.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22
Swallowed a Needle and Died,

A tailor in Chicago accidentally swallowed
Q nee lie and died AS a result of tae tnfIa1r-
NATION set mp by I. : small needle. LITTLE
thin rs frequently hav- great power. es l. seen
in n few small dcses Of the famous Hoatetter's
Stomach Ritters, which. however. ha, an
entirely different efert from the needle in
this notice. The Bitters make nervous. weak
and stckly rereona strong and we'll again.
They are also COED for dyspepsia and con-
stipation.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Richard Folsom Cleveland, infant son
of Grover Cleveland, LII. D., has been
shot. A wicked reporter took a snap
shot at him with a kodak.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

BY the end CT the war two facts will
be indisputable-that England has the
largest number Of ships on the sea and
Spain the greatest number beneath 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

To GU. tobacco easily and forever, be mag
lctic. iu.l OF life, nerve and vigsr, take MOTTO
Bac. the " pder- worker, that makes wsak inca
strong. ar .1gu.gists, 6oc or 81. Cure eusFaE'
pesd Book:ts ami sample free. Address
Sterling RcE ady Co, Chicago or New YOKE
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To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money! II it fails to cure. 2ac.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

In nine cut Of ten cases OF Cholera Infan-
tum and Bowel Disorders that prove fatal
from ordinary neglect and subsequent treat
ment, the timely use of l'R. MOFFETT'S
TRETuIsA tTEETHING POWDERS) would
have saved the child.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

OF the inhabitants of London about
100000 are OF Irish and 10000 81
Scotch p~arenta2s.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

H. H. GREEN'S Sons, of Atlanta, Ga, are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Educate Your isoTets With Cascarete.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
sOc. Csc. II c fail. druggists refund money.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tion, allays pain. cures wind collie. &c. a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Lyon d Co's"Pick Leafo srek!as Tobacco
stands at the top for its delicious aroma.
Good as can e made. Try il,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

The Tartarian alphabet contains 32 letters
being the longest in the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

The gentle CULVER in a girls voice. Otter
holds her beau.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

The wrongs of other people are continually
getting mixed up with our rights.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22
No-To-Bae for Fifty Cents.

Vermont gained but 1900 inhabitants fri
1850 to 1890.
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Don't r.sae=o SPIT AID csseas Your Lie Awsys

Willie-"Pa. what is ~thunder?' PA
weather report, Willie
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-JENNIE
Springfield, Ills, Oct. /, 1894.
Prior to the war the annual net revenue of
Cuha was $40 900 QN-
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Dear mel" sighed the bicycle; Il am so
tired Of being bowed up"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

The Sandwich Islanders estimate tht
beauty OF women BY their WEIGHT.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22
Heroes of War.
From the Chicago Times Herald.

Fr0N ne C7ItsAg0 IEHses-1le7 Hs"'
The feeling Of admiration for heroes OK
war seems to be innate il the human heart,
and is brought to the surface as the opper-
tunity and object fer such hero worship
presents itself.
Among those who proved their heroism
dnrins our Civil War WAS 4. Schineneder,
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EDUCATIONAL.

Howard College, men 4 ee WG4s for sd1 5GHsdS
East Lake. Ala to Pedagogy Depart
~ steal, Literary, Scien-
tifc, Engineering and Business Courses. Pro-
fessiona1 course in Pedagogy for teachers.
Preparatory course. Experienced faculty.
Terms reasonable. Surroundings attractive,
healthy, moral. Next session opens Septem-
Der q, 1898. For catalogue giving particulars
address
F. III. ROOF, President.
East Lake, Ala.
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10 Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Csc.
IfC. G. C. fail to cu~re,druggists refund money
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Guaranteed tobaccohabit cure. makes weaR
men strong. blood pure. soc. 81. All druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

The first weeping willow in England was
by Pope, the poet.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

There are $50 glaciers in the Alps said to be
over five miles in length.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Holland is said to be an abbreviation of
"hOllOW land.'
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FREE: =: 7: !; Il; i; II: q: +: :; =: i; :: e: 1: {: =: :: &c.: Y: z; i; j;
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PAT ENT S.

0ANvAsSERS WANTED for waterproof
u linen collars. washed in cold water, dried
with towel; something new. q. S. A. Co,
Wetar Street. Cleveland, O..
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

atrr Insurance Policies in Regular Companies
III BOUGHT. Highest Prices Paid. Louis
LII l. Bauer, I0 Broadway. New York City.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-22

Of bad health that R'l:PA:S'S
w wi, not benefit. Send u cts. to Ripans Chemical
Co, NewYork for 10 samples AID ioM testilnonlas:
The herald., 1898-04-21
WHAT OF THE MAINEP

Shipmates, what Of the Maine?
What of the noble ship that sailed
Away from the land we love?
Robed like queen in her garments white
Jeweled with armor that caught the light
Proudly she passed from our eager sight
Her flag floating free above.
Shipmates, what of the Maine?
What of the ship that anchored there
Outside of Havana town?
Struck in the dark by a coward hand
Wounded to death by the high command
OF treacherous foes in a treacherous land
The ship to her grave went down.
Shipmates, what of her crew?
What of the hapless men who slept
Under the flag that we love,
Resting after the toll of the day,
With never a thought of foe or fray,
Dreaming of loved ones far away,
While the night-watch paced above.
Shipmates, what of her crew?
What Of the brave ones done to death
While the stars shone overhead?
What of the comrades who went down,
Hurled through hell of torture to drown
While the dastards laughed in Havana
town,
And jeered at the dying and dead?
Shipmates, this of the Maine,
And this of the gallant men who died
Under the flag we love:
Blood for blood on the reckoning day,
Blood for blood will we make them pay
For their DEVILS deed in Havana bay.
Shipmates, by God above!
Elizabeth H. Francis in Stockton Mail
The herald., 1898-04-21

urcr De la Montanya, upon closely examin'
ing the sack which he had picked up found
| that the string had been cut close to the
seal and the cut cleverly concealed. He
| opened the sack. Instead Of the 5000 In
gold which the sack should have contained
he found $3.50 in silver. Mr.. De la Montan-
va made an examination Of two more
sacks. From one OF them $500 was missing
| and the cash of the other was $lo00 short.
Widber, who admits the shortage,
claims that he took the money to invest n
mines his investments coming out badly.
It is known, however, that he has been
playing the races heavily and both his
friends and the police believe that all the
amount Of the defalcation has been paid
over to the bookmakers.
Montanya informed Mayor Phelan today
of his discovery of the shortage. apparent
ly amounting to $4,000. In the meantime
Widber had disappeared, but his subse-
quent arrest on his ranch was considered
as indicating that he was not so much try
ing to escape as to secure a few days for
recuperation before undergoing the ordeal
of arrest He is reported to have been
drinking heavily of late and has made sew
eral threats to commit suicide.
De IL Montanya called in Detective
Deary and it was found that sixteen coin
sacks had been tampered With. They
taxed Treasurer widber with the defalca-
tion He admitted not only that he had
stolen money from the sacks but that the
collateral inheritance tax fund and the
public administrators fund. which are
kept in vault to which Widber alone had
the combination, were also heavily short
ypl,o hfy,oso1f y,1arad his dafalca- =
ton and asked for a days time in which to
make good the shortage. This was grant
ed, but Widber left for his place at Walnut
creek without attempting to raise the
money. The mayor, Chief Lees and few
other officials today examined the treasury
vaults.
The coin in the vault to which Widber
has the combination and which Is kept
loose in trays was counted. They found
that the collateral inheritance tax fund
was short $4,000 and the public admins
traitors fund s15,0 900. These sums, together
with the shortage estimated by the weight
Of the sacks. will bring the total defalca-
ton very close to the sum Widber admit
ted having stolen-$116, 900. After checking
UP the days business and placing all the
money in the vault it was locked by the
mayor, who, with Auditor Broderick.
placed their seals upon it and two police
men were placed on guard.
The Fidelity Deposit company of Mary
land is on the bonds of widber in the sum
of 100000 The mayor will call upon the
company to make good widber's defalca-
ton.
widber was arrested at Walnut creek
at 4:30 p. %. today by Constable Palmer on
telegraphic Instructions from Chief Lees
He was brought to this city by Detectives
Cody and Wren and Capt. Culladen, the
latter representing the Fidelity Trust COM
pany. The party reached here at II o'clock
eonight and widber was at once taken to
the city prison.
The herald., 1898-04-21
PROBLEMS ON STREET CARS
Even More Interesting Than War
News From Cuba

Those who habitually ride on the Syca-
more cable road know 1t to be eminently
respectable. At least, it has a lot Of regu-
lars from the north end who are promi-
nent in business and the professions. They
are q sociable lot, too, and time never
hangs heavily on their hands during the
morning ride down town. Yesterday morn-
ing in one corner were Messrs Woodman-
see, Manderson, Dinsmore and Ezekiel
After glancing over their Tribunes, they
came to the conclusion that war was In.
evitable or wasn't. THAT reminds me of
u problem" said one.
All of the others thought about how far
13-inch gun would carry a 2300-pound
shell with powder charge of 1000 pounds.
They saw their mistake when the speaker
went on to say: IF a bottle Of whisky
costs s21O and the whisky costs 81 more
than the bottle, what's the bottle WORTH"
That's easy" said one. Bottles worth
10 cents, of course
''Thats right" was the chorus.
you're all wrong The whisky costs 81
more than the bottle, and that would
make the whisky cost $1.so."
Then they reached for paper and lead
pencils and reached the solution. s2.05 for
the whisky and cents for the bottle.
At Mcmillan street. Woodmansee said:
Here's hard one, though old. A man
had a goose, some shelled corn and foy
to take across river and could only take
one at time. How did he get them over,
especially as he couldn't leave the goose
with the corn nor the fox with the goose:"
This was figured on until the power house
came in sight. 1t was solved all right.
Then the third problem was promulgated
to the assembled mathematicians:
"In an octagonal room there was cat
in each corner and seven cats in front Of
each cat. How many cats were there?"
The answers ran from fifty-six to sixty
four, but, of course, there were only eight
cats. Before everything was settled, how
ever, the car was down the Sycamore hill
and the disputation not settled to the en-
tire satisfaction of the crowd.-Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune.
The herald., 1898-04-21
LEGAL NOTICES
San Luis Obispo Bituminous Rock
Company-Notice Of Intended Re
moval Of Principal Place Of Busi-
ness.

To Whom 1t May Concern: Notice
is hereby given that the San Luis Obispo
Bituminous Rock company, corporation
duly incorporated under the laws of the
state of California and having its principal
place of business in the city of Los An
geles, county Of Los Angeles. state
of California, intends to change and
remove its principal place of business
from said city of Los Angeles, county OF
Los Angeles, state of California, to the
city and county Of San Francisco, state OF
California. By order Of the board Of d.
rectors. A. c. Bassett, president. w. G..
Hughes, secretary.
The herald., 1898-04-21
San Luis obispo Bituminous Rock
Observation-Disclosures Meet
ing.

Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
San Luis Obispo Bituminous Rock COM
pany, a corporation, will be held at the
office of the company, room 32S, No. 25a
South Broadway, Los Angeles. California
on Wednesday, May 4. 1885, at o'clock p.
M, for the purpose of electing board OF
directors for the ensuing year and trans
acting such other business as may be
brought before the meeting. By order Of
the board of directors. w. @. Hughes. bec-
retary.
The herald., 1898-04-21
A Woman Candidate

Miss Belle Berry is candidate for mayor
of Jeffersonville. Ind. If elected she pre-
fers men for the council, because women
are not generally qualified to look after
important municipal affairs" Her plat
form is economy, lower salaries. better
streets, and herself for mayor"
The herald., 1898-04-21

a IeW uHyS IaIer Burger met the barber
looking much happier than before.
We'll" cried the philologist. has the
holy name brought you luck?
"Yes, indeed, and thank you. sir" was
the answer. II sell hundred copies or
more day; ask two sous apiece, but
my customers are generous; some give me
10 sous, some 20, so that altogether am
making as much as 25 francs a days
francs is IS.
What business man was lost in mel"
cried his patron; "25 francs a day! Ger
tainly- 1t is more profitable to sell the wit
or learning of others than to possess them
oneself!"-Cincinnati Tribune.
The herald., 1898-04-21
PERSONALS

WALL PAPER. NEW STOCK, Low
prices; careful selection; guaranteed
work. NIELSEN BROS, 704-706-70s So.
Spring st.; phone Red 175s. 1868
MEDICAL ELECTRICIAN REMOVED
from S19 8. Grand ave. to 61s w. Eighth
st.; female diseases treated by electric-
ity: cure guaranteed. It
The herald., 1898-04-21
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-BETWEEN GRAND VIEW AND
9th, and 7th and Olive, day book OF
blacksmith shop. Return to Pierce s
Spencer, 62O S. Olive. Liberal reward. 2;
The herald., 1898-04-21
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