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The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Boys Exercise in Physiology.

Bones are the framework of the
human body. If I had no bones, my
brains, lungs, heart, and larger blood
vessels would be lying round in me
sort of loose like, and might get
hurted, but not much lest it is a hard
hit. If my bones were burned, l
should be all brittle. and you could
crumble me up, because all the ami
NAL would be out of me. If I was
soaked in a kind of acid, I should be
timber. Teacher showed us ONE
bones that had been soaked. I could
tie a knot in one. I had rather be
soaked than burned. Some Of my
bones don't grow close and snug to
my other bones, like the branches to
the trunk of a tree do; and I am glad
they don't, for, if they did, I could
not play leap frog and other good
games / know. The reason they don't
grow that way is because they have
Joints. Joints is good things to have
in bones. There are two or three
kinds. The ball and socket joint like
my shoulder is the best. Teacher
showed it to us, only it was the thigh
Joint of a COW. One end was round
and smooth and saucerlike. That is
the socket, and oils itself. Another
joint is the hinge, like my elbow. It
swings back and forth, oiliug itself,
and neve creaks, like the schoolroom
door does. The other Joint amt
much of a joint, that is the skull; and
it don't have no motion. All of my
bones put together in their right
places makes skeleton. Cripples aud
deformed people don't have any skele-
tons. Some animals have their skele-
tons on the outside. I am glad [ amt
them animalssfor my skeleton, like it
is on the chart, wouldn't look well on
my outside. Christian Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

sells the truth for gain, Is a brother to
Judas.
Reason is the eye Of thought.
Let sin live, and 1t will kill you.
Character is a polyglot linguist.
History is embalmed humanity.
Holiness qualities for Immortality.
A good man must be good as well rs
do good.
Reformation Is the spring-tims Of
thought.
Christ made no apology for preaching
the truth.
Loose thinking and loose morals. go
together.
No fraud,is more wicked than cheat
ting in a love game.
Leisure hours are the best or the
worst part Of III lives.
Take your friends, Us all else, to
God-and leave them there.
Faith is the Christians lever, and
God is the fulcrum upon which 1t rests.
Beauty may only be skin deep. but
the pride Of 1t reaches into the heart.
Those who prefer the service OF SIN
must be satisfied with the wages Of sin.
Keeping bad company is one way Of
sending the devil an invitation to visit
Won.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

When a man refuses to sign a note as
security, he says he would like to, but
that he has promised his wife eve to
sign another security note.
Livesby Labornit-Madam, necesser-
ty compels me ter axe yer fer some.
thin ter eat. Mrs. Punly-Axe the
wood-pile ~first.-Judy.
In the stony fastness Of Portland's
rugged isle, or rather promontory, there
is q sight which tourists often over
LOOK.
As soon as a man begins to be sorry
lhe got H,arried, he begins to try to trap
his wife into admitting 1t.
At a certain age every girl gets On
idea that 1t Is cultured to rave over cut
glass.
Boston objects to the IT. r." on inter-
nal revenue stamps and insists on 4
am"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

The American people have been much
given to money making and the build
ing up Of business within the period
since the close Of the civil var, but thai
has not made of them wsaklInss In bat
tie. 1t 10 entirely possible, for 1t has
been proved SO, to learn the arts OF
peace and not forget the arts Of war.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Birds Nests.

In the materials used and the con-
struction of the nest, birds adapt
themselves largely to circumstances.
In the northern states, for example,
the Baltimore oriole uses hempen
fbres, cotton. Irvine, ct c~etera, for its
nest; but in the heat of Louisiana the
same pouch-shaped structure is woven
of Spanish moss, and is light and cool.
The intelligence and foresight that
some birds exhibit in their architec-
ture seems reason rather than in
stinct, as we popularity use these
words; while others are 80 stupid as
to upset all our respect for their facul-
ties of calculation. Both x usually
help in building the nest, and work
industriously at 1t till it is ready for
eggs--sometimes finishing it even
after the female has begun to sit. I
don't know where you can more easily
watch this busy beginning of their
domestic life, than in that little war
which is sure to take place around
your garden bird-box, where there
are bluebirds and wrens The for
mer, arriving nfst, take possession,
but the %pugnacious wrens will often
drive the bluebirds out and replace
their grassy bed with their own coarse
material. Then when the nest is done
and the chatter and worry Of it's con
struction are over, and the female is
seen no more except for q moment
morning and evening when she leaves
her vigil for a brief ramble, you shall
see a picture Of watchfulness and con-
iugal care on the part of the parent
surprising and beautiful. The quiet
comfort and pretty little graces Of a
refined bird life which you lost in the
expulsion Of your bluebirds you will
find made up in the ceaseless activity
and restless diligence and vivacity of
that little bobbing bunch of brown
excitement that calls itself a wren.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie E. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE E. GREEN, Denmark, Iowa.
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II had been sick at my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything l ever heard OF, but
without any benefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains in the
shoulders and dizziness. Through my
mother I was induced to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
1t has done me so much good. l am
nov. sound and we'll"
Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story OF
her struggle with serious ovarian trou-
Bile, and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. This is her letter:
"How thankful I am that I took
your medicine. l was troubled for
two years with Inflammation of the
womb and ovaries, womb was also very
low. I was in constant misery. ! had
heart trouble, was short of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save my
life. Suffered very much with my
back, had headache all the time, was
nervous, transformations were irregular
and painful, had a bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. 1 was q
perfect wreck. Had doctored and
taken local treatments, but still was no
better. I was advised by one OF my
neighbors to write to you. I have now
finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am
better il every was / am able to do
allmy own work anaEcan walk nearly
. mile without fatigue; something /
had not been able = do for over two
years. Your MEDICINE has done me
more good than all the doctors"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Wheat Sc a Buehel.

Some farmers are holding their wheat be-
cause they think the price will so to 81 a
bushel. The price, however, may go down
instead of up, and thus great losses will fol
low delay In selling. In all matters delays
are dangerous. particularly 50 IN sickness. At
the first sign of biltousnesS, dyspepsia, tndi-
gestion or constipation cure yourself with
H ostetter's Stomach Bitters. Don't wait for
your condition to improve itself, for 1t is apt
to get worse still.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
TIE Sword as 4 Has Been.

The military man still elings fonily
n his sword and is delighted when adj
miring friends present him with one.
but a sword is of no use now, n it
is a matter of only a short time when
IT win be done away with as a weapon
Of warfare. It is only in the way, and
not a sword bearer win use it it he
has any other weapon to depend upon.
Cayagrymen viii not s their swords
if they have pistols.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Now these particular bees were en-
tirely unaccustomed to railway travel,
and after a little experience they de-
cided unanimously that they did not
like it. There was an ominous Buzz!
buzz! buzz" and then they appointed
themselves a committee OF the whole
to inquire into what the rapid locomo-
ton and attendant jolting meant.
Well, I won't undertake to describe
it, but within q few moments it seemed
as if those bees were multiplied a
thousandfold, and had spread them
selves everywhere. Not a passenger
or a brakeman but felt their stings,
not a corner of the cars or a part Of
the engine but was being fully in
v~estigated aad inquired into by an
excited company of bees.
The train was stopped, and it was
only after throwing out all the honey,
and waging a war of determination
with weapons of every kind, and
clouds of smoke from pine knots, sofK
coal and everything else that coulS
contribute, that tn train could ina>-y
60 On. --n,
What the freight agent ahu'con-
ductor reported to Farmer N on
their return trip I leave you to i'm
agine, but SINCE then you may be sure
that that worthy man Las sent no
more bees by rail.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. CatArrh is a blood or
constitutions disease. and in order to cure
IT, YOU mus tAko internal remedies. Halls
Gatarrll Cure is t4kAn internally, and acts d.
rectly on the VI pod ana mucous surface. Halt
Ca5errh Cure i not i quack medicine. IL wa
prescribed hy one Of the best physicians in
thts cnint-y for wears, and is a regular pre-
scription. it is composed OF the best tonlcs
known, conlbinc,! with the best blood purlrerS,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients -
what produces ~Ilcl. wonderful results IN cur
ing catarrn. send for testimonla!s, tree.
Sold by Druggists, price, T5c.
Halls Family PMS are the best
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Russfa's Colonial Expansion.

Russia's acquisitions lie entirely in
the temperate zone, and by far the
larger part of them were, when they
passed into her hands, inhabited only
by a few wandering savages. These
acquisitions are, accordingly, fit for
colonization by native Russians. and
are being in fact colonized. South
ern land especially southwestern)
Siberia, and the vast region along the
Amur river, will n day be filed by
q large Russian population engaged
in agriculture or mining or ranching
or numbering. This population will
probably be homogeneous, and source
of strength to European Russia, If a
political connection can be maintained
over such great distances. One part
of the Asiatic dominions Of the Gear
wiz, the Transcaucasian provinces)
was already occupied by a civilized
population when the Russians OBJ
tanned it. That part is not becoming
R~ussifed, and, except strategically,
it is not . source of strength, for the
population is not we'll affected to the
observation-disclosures MAGAZINE.
Hicks-Hello. Wicks; stopping at this
hotel? Wicks-Stopping? Not a bit OF
II E!var sinca I got here I've been kent
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Disbursements N the Klondike

Neasu~c:Units n the Klondike.
Citizen-Hy the way, I have been told
that the Ai0Ddike gold is not worth 30
much to the ounce as some other
brands.
Returned klondiker-I couldn't say
as to that. We measured by less
than a ton. l haven't any idea as to
yalues.-Odfs and Ends.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Stephen Crane says the action at San
Juan was a soldiers battle" This
will correct the popular belief that it
was a meeting of the international con
gress Of croQuet players.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Down IN Kentucky a dry-goods dealer
has failed for $3.50 900, with assets est
mated at $4,000. Thus Is Illustrated
the folly of trying to sell dry goods In
Kentucky.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Ancient japanese Beverage.

Next to grape wine it is believed that
japanese saki. OF rice wine, is the old
est alcoholic beverage known to a
its use In Japan dating back over 1000
Years.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Some Merchants insure their Stock and
Houses and neglect their Children. Why not
save The Mothers heart and Eaby,s life by
TEErHISA t~-.ErnISG PowDKRs)? Other
fathersdoit. TEETHIsA Aids Digestion, Reg
uIstss the Bowels aud makes teething easy.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Couldn't Eat It,

Friend-I suppose you've had some
hard experiences?
Returned Klondiker-Oh, yes! I've
seen times when we hadn't a thing but
mOney.-Tid-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Bob Ito Tommie, who has just been
spanked - Tommie! Thomas Yesi
Bob-Don't you wish you were an from
clad?-BaZar.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Lyon & Cos ssPick Leaf" smoking Tobacco
gives the consumers the very best Tobacco
they can get. ounces for 10 cents. 1t is fast
winning It's way to public favor. Try it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Poes my Thistling disturb your
Toh, not In the least. I'm used to hear.
ing men whistle. I'm a collector for q
millinery house."-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

WedIock holds q man pretty close
when his wife doesn't allow him to car
II q latchkey.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

N Christ, only, is
perfect rest.
Guilt M 8
shadows wit b
spears.
The fame Of
devotion Is kin
died at the altar
Of prayer.
The best secret
keeper is the 4
that does not
know 1t. .......
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Real and False Aristocracy.-heai
aristocracy is the circle Of the best men;
false, the circle Of the men IN the Des'
places.-Rev. DIR. Frank crane NELL
odist. Chicago, Ill.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Mrs. W;nslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething ,~softens thegums, reducingintiamma-
ton .alIays pain, cures wine collie. Csc. Il bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Piso's Cure cured ne of a Throat and Lung
trouble of three years. standing.-E. CADY,
Huntington, Ind, Nov. l., 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after irstday's use of DR.. kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S. atrial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. Il. KLINE, Ltd. &l Arch St, Phlla, Ia
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Agents Wanted

To sell pianos and organs in your town.
Address PHILIP WERLEIN, Ltd, New
Orleans, La.
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Do,, T,bacso sy:t anil Smoke Yssr Iars Awg.

Don't Tobacco Spit anil Smoke ssar iais w
TO quit toi,aaeo easily and forever % mag
.e.ic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take NOTE
Sac, the wondor-worker, shat makes Weak nea
Itr9rr All druggists, Sc or n. Cure guaran.
ted Rocket aud sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New 1sEk
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Friendship, like a rubber band, must not be
stretched too far.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

What ais the g~la5s-eater?'
He got a Bit Of bone in the turkey
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Educate gcuc ErNeis with C~Ascarsts.
Candy Ca.hart4c. cure constipation forever.
iOc. SC. Il &C. { t4it. druggists refund money.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Square Planes from $500 up.
New Pianos. &lA5.0D. fully guaranteed.
d.. II. baldwin s. Co.,
239 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Rams Eorn Sounds a Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Dispensers of ice-cold drinks usually keep
quite warm.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

UANTFJ-ase OF had health that H'lP'A'N
w viii ACT bareNt Eenti D cts. to hipahs ChsfntcAi
- S~wIcr. for "a san.uIes a!!d lo00 t9StNAosiAlA.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Clean blood means u clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets. Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed, loc, 25c, sue.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
-HE REASON OF IT.

Ethel-It seems strange to hear a
man who has been married as often as
he has to call his wife dearest"
Margarie-Oh, but you must re-
member she is the most extrayagant
one he has had.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

A refined and gentle person is a blessing t.
any community.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Warlike generals and summer girls delight
u many engagements.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
SILENCE IN THE COURT.

Judge-"Bailif, have that shutting
OF feet stopped. The noise is very
annoying to me-"
Hibernian Baliff Tin stentorian
tones)-"Here, nowl How'd yure
tongues wild yure feet, livery man av
yez! Sure, his amer can't hear him
self thi-t!"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
10 Cure Constipation Forever.

Shams OF all kinds are abominable e1cep
pillow sha.ns and champagne.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
Eianns Sor $500

Do not judge any work easy until you hav
tried it yourself.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

The vineyards Of Italy ' nearly
aixht million acres.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
COMFORTING WORDS TO WOMEN.

TELL ADVERTISER you saw it in this
naper. y 43-9e.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Mail carriers are always greeted with be-
smiles.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tCbaccohabit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
CstarrIl Cannot be Cured

Men may not firt fans, but they often fan
HI rto
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

10 NNFe FOreFVF.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 25
IfC. C. c. fail to cure. druygists refund none
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
EPI1RAMLATICAL.

Genius is the ability to say clever
things which haven't been said, isn't
it ?"
'No. Genius is the ability to say
clever things to people who haven't
heard them already"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

The SURGICAL Chair and it's Tortures May be Avoided by w
Heed Mrs. Pinkhams Advice.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Cutting off a dogs tail does not affect his
y-oioa
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Hicks-Hello. Wicks; stopping at this
hotel? Wicks-Stopping? Not a bit OF
1t. Ever since ! got here I've been kept
running around for somebody to look
after my things.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

NOT ENOUGH CIRCULATION.
you say that you printed kisses
on her lips? What did she say ?"
"She complained that the edition
was too small"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Girls like to be called young ladies; old
maids girls
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

Womans modesty is natural; tt charming.
IT manv vom a full statemen of their troubles tx a male physician Is al
imnosible The whole truth may be told to Mrs. Plnkham because she
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10

~OII DN EF-II-- So, FIFNE, TO-
Halls Family p!Ils are the best
The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-10
HIS BEST.

"Oratory is a gift, not an acquire
ment," said the proud politician, as
he sat down after an hours harangue.
II understand" said the matter-of-
fact chairman. "We're not blamin'
you. You done the best yon could"
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

the coaling OF other foreign Hteana y
resOrting to It's ports casually and wi,il
out settled stations established for thria
Nor is It o breach Of neutrality gor W
neutral state to permit the sale OF oQsl,
to any extent to belligerent. It would
however, be a breach of neutrality fOr
neutral state to permit permanent
depot or magazine to be opened on NAl
shores, on which particular belMgdy0nt'
could depend for constant supplies.
Nor can there be any charge OF partialIty'
made In allowing cOaling within &h8|
limitations above stated, when the same
privilege is granted to both beliigerents,
Contraband OF war, as defined by'
Wharton, Is that which, according tQ
international law, cannot be supplied t
q hostile belligerent except az the risk'
Of seizure and condemnation by the ag
grieved belllgerent" And anything MOI,
excepted by treaty stipulatlOnG which,
will be serviceable for military purpOssa'
by belhgerent, and is so intended by
the carrier, is lawfully subject to such.
seizure.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

In general, anything which Is helpful
in carrying on war may be regarded as
contraband and hence subject to seizure
by belligerents. But the rule is subject
to many exceptions. 1t has been modi-
fed by treaties and by practice so much
and so often that now the test is not 30
much the nature and character OF the
particular article as what use the car
rier is intending to make OF 1t. II he In
tends to deliver 1t to one OF the parties
at war to be used for war purposes, that
makes 1t cOntraband, though II he be
taking it to a neutral port in the ordi-
nary course OF trade and commerce 1t
cannot be lawfully taken as contra
band, no matter what 1t is.
The subject has long been under dis
cusslon by writers on international law,
but, like political economists, they do
little more than collate what has been
done and said by men who have been
engaged In the actual transactions. The
law OF progress is to enlarge the field OF
commerce and to restrict the region OF
war. Commerce needs Cor Ito successful
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

change on the part OF the United States
indispensable to their security"
AT the time that message was written
Russia and England claimed more Of the
territory of North America than the
United States did, and in South America
there were British, Dutch and French
Guinea. In stating this country's po-
sitiOn in relation to European intermed-
ding in American affairs, President
Monroe expressly and specifically ex-
cepted all territory held or claimed at
chat time by nations on the other side OF
the Atlantic ocean. Cuba is not a part
Of the continent OF America, and II 1t
were 1t was included in the exceptions,
There has been the same unrest among
the people of that island that existed on
the continent, but the people Of Cuba
have never been strong enough to throw
of the Spanish yoke, and therefore the
United States has never found any gov
ernment in power there but that Of Spain
Had any one Of the several attempts at
independence been successful, our gov
ernment would have recognized Cuban
Chilli and Mexico and other American
States, and would have opposed with
force II need be any transatlantic in
reference, and this In the protection Of
our national interests.
While the people Of the United States
have all along maintained our right to
interfere in case any European nation
other than Spain undertook conquest
Of the island. we have never felt called
upon to set up any claim to territorial
jurisdiction there.
During the progress of the Spanish
American wars In the first quarter OF the
century, a good many citizens OF the
United States without fault lost prop
erty on both sea and land, and after
some years of objection and delay the
Madrid government conceded the just
ness of many Of the claims set up on
account of these losses, and promised to
pay them. Her wars had depleted her
treasury, and our government, recOgniz-
ing her financial condition, was patient.
After years OF waiting, and after Span
ish war vessel had fired into OUR Black
Warrior ON the coast Of Cuba, our Min
lister to Spain was authorized to sug-
gest the sale Of Cuba to the United States
In settlement Of these claims. This
scheme brought together, at Ostend, In
October, 1854, Messrs. Buchanan, Mason
and Soule, our Ministers to Great Britain,
France and Spain respectively, where an
instrument was drawn up in which the
interests Of the United States were 80
clearly and forclbly drawn and the in
ability of Spain to long retain control
over the island so admirably set forth
that the conspicuous part which Mr..
Buchanan took in the preparation OF the
"Ostend manifesto" won for him the
nomination and election to the Presic
dency.
Spain objected, but in about ten years
afterwards she paid our claims in our
own paper money.
Ever since the proposition to purchase
Cuba was submitted and rejected, the
people Of this country have felt that some
day Spain would lose her power over
the island and that then we should have
to interfere, not because the Monroe
doctrine has any application to the case,
but because our material interests would
be in jeopardy.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27
n CURRENT DISCUSSION
BY EX-SENATOR PETER liz

BY EX-SENATOR PEFFER

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