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The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
ing In the future. He is a thinking az

ing In the future. He Is q thinking az
we'll as a fighting martial force. 1t 10
Of his own volition that he becomes q
soldier, and when In arms he knows
why he is fighting and what he is
fighting for; knows the purposes of
the Government and what 1t expects
to accomplish; knows what the war is
DDS that will be adopted to meet it's
expenses, liquidate it's loans and pro-
vide for Its pensions, and he also
knows about what share Of the ex-
traordinary tax will fall to him. and
what to his neighbor.
There is one decidedly unique but
rather. visionary speculation which
grows out of Lieutenant Peary's expe-
dition this year and that Is the vague
possibility that somewhere IN the
Arctic region he may encounter the
hapless Professor Andree, who EN-
barkel upon his perilous balloon ex-
petition to the pole almost twelve
months ago. If Professor Eckholm,
one Of the most distinguished Scleu-
lists Of Europe, is correct in his sur
misses, Professor Andree IS still wan
dering about somewhere IN the north
ern ATTITUDES. Since the hardy aero
naut supplied ! imself with food and
provisions for sfIeral months. 1t Is
barely possible t1lIt he may still be
alive, but when thu, countless miShapS
which might possibly have overtaken
him are considered there appears to
be little ground for expecting ever
again to sec him in the flesh. SO, il
Lieutenant Peary Is fortunate enough
to run across some fragments of the
balloon or some other clew which Will
enable him to settle the fact concln-
sively that Professor Andree met his
| death in the Arctic region he will ac-
complish the utmost which can be rca-
| sonably expected.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

In all countries where the sugar beet
r. made a specially much consideral
t,or, ts given the value Of the beets as
cattle food; that Is, the residuum, az
Ter the sugar Is extracted. BY feeding
stock In connection with the growing
Of the beets for sale to the factory, car
ryinc home the pulp for stock food, the
farmers opportunities from the grow
Ing of beets are increased. Expert
mcnts in Pennsylvania show that the
Yields of beets range from ten to If:
teen tons per acre, and the average
amount of sugar to exceed IL per cent
The farmer will have to contend with
wet and dry seasons, and his profits
will be more some years than during
others, but it is believed that farmers
have neglected the beet as an import,
ant food for cattle, independently Of
ito use as a source for procuring sugar,
not that the beet u as valuable rs
grain, but because farmers will find d
larger increase In production from
cattle by reason Of the feeding Of sue
culent food, and although there IL
some preparation required for eli
kinds of roots before feeding them to
stock, such labor Is unnecessary when,
the beet pulp from the factories is
psed, the combination Of the pulp with,
grain giving better results tban when
bests Or grail arc fed separately
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
An E%xqulsitely Tattooed Volunteer.

Lieutenant Eames secured eleven
men for service out Of a number OIL
applicants examined yesterday. Many
of them were from the country and
had come to st. Louis for the purpose
of enlistinc. There WIS n man
among the eleven who was striking
on account of the identification marks
found upon his body by the surgeon.
His name is John T. Coyle, his resi-
dence st. Louis and his occupation q
lineman. Coyle's Identification marks
are all tattooings of exquisite work
manship. They are as follows:
Breast-Coat of arms of New York,
supported by a female figure on each
side; scroll underneath with Excel
sior, spread eagle above clasped hands
and wreath underneath, 81 by 6E:
inches in dimension.
Right Arm-Butterfy, 81 by 3h
inches; Young America sitting on
eagle, with American flag, 6lA by Az
inches.
Right Forearm-Dagger piercing
skin, Az by 2 inches.
Right Wrist-American coat OF arms
and cross cannon, AZ by Az inches.
Left Forearm-Lone Star Texas
with American flags and American
eagle and five-pointed star, Az by AZ
inches. Also sailor leaning on monu-
ment inscribed Remember my moth
err" also American, German, English,
Swedish and Norwegian flags sur
rounding full-rigged ship, surmounted
by crown, ~ by Az inches.
Back Of Right Arm-Ship; also
woman wrapped in a flag; eagle, 6 by
SO inches.
Back of Right Wrist-"Faith, Hope
and Charity" with wreath around,
2h by 81 inches.
Back of Right Hand-Ten pointed
star. 2M inches.
Back of Left Hand-"Faith, Hope
and Charity" with five-pointed star,
clasped hands and wreath under
meath, 3 by ~ ~inches.-St Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
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Can an OIL Lamp Explode

The inquest in the case Of Lucy
Smith, the thirteen-year-old colored
child who was burned to death a few
days ago, was re-opened. 1t was In
evidence at the first hearing that a
coal oil lamp had exploded and set
fire to the girls clothing.
j. W.. Daniels, an experr, testified
that he had examined the oil OF the
same kind as that which Is said to
have exploded, and folnd 1t above the
test required by law. and further de-
clared that it was impossible for a
coal oil lamp to explode. 1T Is my
opinion said the witness, "Eascd on
years Of experiments, that 1T IS an
absolute physical impossibility for a
lamp filled with coal oil to explode.
[ have made the tests in every pos
sible way that could be suggested.
Lamps have been filled to every de-
gree of fullness and emptiness IN
these experiments. The wicks have
been turned down until they have fal-
len into the oil in the lamps. Lighted
matches have been thrown in and red
hot oil run down into the oil, but no
explosion has ever followed.
"In order to have an explosion there
must be a vaporous a generated
within the tank. The line Is so finely
drawn that if there is any oil at all
in the lamp it is absolutely safe.
Twenty-four drops of oil placed In Il
%one-gallon can will generate enough
of this vaporous gas to cause an ex-
Dlosion, but if forty-eight drops are
introduced into a can Of the same
size there will no harm result."-Phil-
adelphia Record.
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Effects OF Bicycle Riding.

DIR. Sargent Of the Harvard Unl7er-
sity gymnasium says that the chest
capacity of the person who sits up-
right on a wheel is $40, one who sits
a< an angle Of forty-tiye degrees 2ao,
and one who assumes tho %scorch!nz
pose 30. DR.. Sargent approves of u
rider leaning over at an angle of forty
five degrees provided that the head Is
held properly.
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Aiding the Boys.

Il think we really ought to give our
attention to making things that will
be of value to the boys at the 'front.'"
said the one in pink.
The one in blue laughed s%cornful-
~. -
Has that Just occurred to your
she asked, Il began on something for
Charlie the very day he left with the
troops"
"Oh, do tell what it was" exclaimed
the one in pink.
IAN embroidered sofa pillow" an
swered the one In blue, proudly. "He
always used to say that there was
nothing SO comfortable for q tired
man as a real good sofa pillow and a
hammock."-Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
nj j., writes:
"DEAR MRS. PISKnAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how I suffered before
taking your remedies. I was SO weak
that couldhardly walk across the hoor
without falling. 1 had womb trouble
and such o bearing-down feeling also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
In womb, inflammation Of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before l had
taken one bottle of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound ! felt a great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half a box OF your
Liver Pills / was cured. II more would
take your medicine. they would not
have to suffer SO much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have SUIT
Tered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. I had inflammation, enlarge
4nent and displacement Of the womb.
! had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was SO dizzy. l had
heart trouble, it seemed as though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
Ing me. / could not walk around and
lcould not lie down, for then my heaft
would beat so fast I would feel rs
though I was smothering. / had to
cit up in bed nights in order to breathe.
/ was so weak I conld not do any
thing.
have now taken several bot
Ties OF Lydia E. tPinkham's Vegetable
Compound. anp used three pack
ages Of SanativlA Wash, and can say
am perfectly cdred. LIDO not think
could have livfI long if Mrs. Pink.
hams medicine uad not helped me-"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
English Stamps.

Postage stamps may be reproduced
orce ncre IN England il sta1Gp ~
buns ana catalogues by a recent or
der Of the British Beard OF Internal
.c2e-enue. They mrst be printed Ia
black arc lot lie ike enough 70 the
originals to cause DECEPTION.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, %

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he fs the
,nnior partner of the firm OF F.. J.. CHENEY q
60, doing businessint the City OF Toledo, Count
md State aforesaid, and that said itrm Will pay
The sum Of ONE DOLLARS for each
md every case of CArAtHH that cannot be
cured by tho use Of HALLS CATAIutH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
l-.-l presence, thist 9TH day of December,
sEALl A. D. 1886. 4. W. G~LEAsos,
- Ntid,r Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is ts?;en internally, ana
acts dir, ct!y on the blood and mucous surfaces
If the system. Send for testimonials, free;
f. J.. EH>EE g o Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, 'o".
Halls Family PIE az" TO-" ''"St.
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o ABOUT SCHLEY,
bow That Eminent Naval Officer Got
His FIRST Command.

How Commodore schley got his first
command IS an amusing episode in his
early career After leaving the Mag
ara he was promptly promoted to a
~lieutenancy and assigned as executive
officer Of one of the n~inety-day gun
boats, the Owasco Of the Gulf squad
ron. Her commanding oft1cer-his
name is Of no consequence, and he Is
dead noW-Was a devotee Of John Bar
leycorn, and periodically had to retire
to his cabin, where he usually
stayed q week. The OWasco was sta
toned Off Mobile, and was one Of q
small squadron of which lptslin
James Allen Of the Richmond was Sc
nior officer.
One day q quartermaster OF the Rich
mond >ported to Captain Allen that
the 1Yptaifts gig of the Owasco was
approaching, the captains pennant fly
is. Surprising his visitor to be the
,!!aptain of the Owasco. Allen put on
his uniform coat. the side boys We're or
dered, and the boats wain's mate made
ready for the three pipes at the gang
way. When the Owasco's gig came
alongside the man who sprang up the
ladder was Lieutenant Schlry.
Il expected to see Captain - of
the Owasco," said Allen, with slight
sarcasm.
Il am commander of the Owasco.
sir" said Schley. "
nSinca whom ~ ocln1 A1lnn
Gan hour ago, Sir" said Schley.
"Where IS Captain --|
Locked UP in his cabin. sir. drunk
'Who lor;.ed him in" asked Allen.
81 did. l first put him under arrest,
and then shut him up in his cabin.
Then I took command Of the ship, and
here I am to report for orders"
Allen vas fond of a joke, and he IA
at first disposed to laugh at the young
mars summary action, but he said:
"Well the first order III give you is
for you to lower that rennant in the
gig, go back to your ship. sir, unlock
that cabin door. and restore Captain
- to duty. Then report to me in
writing if the captains illness still In
capacitates him, and I will know what
to do. Don't be in too great q hurry
to get command OF a snip, Mr.. Schley!"
New York Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
beauty withnutit Cascarcts, Candy Cathar-
lie clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
~puritics from the body. Begin. to-day to
Danish rimples, boils, blotcl,e7, blackhcads,
and that sickiy bilious conn lcvinn by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten centS. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, loc, :1e, 5oc.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
1ha !.!ggest l:icy clio III tho World.

a German has jast completed q bicycle that
has one wheel nins feet in diameter. Two
people ride it-ona Ct each side OF the monster
wheel. 1t runs as easily as n smaller bicycle
because of its scientific construction. The
scientific formula OF IiostottcT's Stomach Fit
.ers is the reason Of its great virtues In
making the weak strong, and in curing most
If tho everyday ailments of men and women,
II your health Is poor, try a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
An Old Apple Tree.

Tie original greening-apple tree Is
still standing on the farm of Solomon
browne at Mount Hygeia, in North
Foster, r. /. The uee was a very old
one when the farm al sold In 1901.
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RirtE.s OF tiIcH and i'oGr.

The birth rate among the very poor @:
Paris is three times greater than among
the very rich, according to statistic:
compiled by Bertilion. AS the socia
scale declines, there is a corresponding
increase.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

In Philadelphia the other day a sigh
ing Romeo'aged 10 eloped with a Juliet
OF so. This shows what the unreason-
ing opposition of parents amounts to in
keeping apart two loving hearts.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
,css nft.r firstday's use of DR.. kline's. Great
Nerve Restorcr. sa2 trial bottle anil treats sc free
On. r. U.KLINE, Ltd. Gl Arch ST., Phiia, ia.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The sweetest of voices sound harsh when IL
! quarrel.
man who claims to be perfect needs con-
,iderabie watching.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The line between idle gossip and downright
SANDER is thin.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Collie. lives aud Thrush i'll Infants relieved
md prevented by DIR. MOFFETI'S TEETT''-
IA tEETlllNG POWDEi,S). All drug
lists knou it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

For Nausea, Vomiting and the weak 1r:l-
able Stou:achs of Children, nothing equals
MOFfETI'S 1ELTHlNA uLEJHlNG
DD W 9
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
| teething ,~softens the gums, reduclhG ihaa ht11s
t;on- aliays pain cures wind collie. %Ic. a ootao
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Lyon & Co.'S epic i,caf' Smoking Tobacco
is the best for Pipe aud land made Cigarette
smoking. RIB. ripe, mellow, fragrant. Beats
the world. Try it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The renewal of a broken friendship is {
MIRO 10Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The smile of a girl oft Dleases the most OK
IRENE churl.
He who says he can marry any girl sell
lOm Wcds.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Howard College men, e ee #c%e 11 a4hs Gasdi
East Lake. Ala. to teTThhe epgyyb Iyr clas-
ABhlsnnD loii1j steal. Literary, Scien-
tifc Fnyineerinr and Business Courses. Pro-
fessionaI course in Pedagogy for teachers.
Preparatory course. Experienced faculty.
Terms reasonable. surroundings attractive,
healthy. moral. Next session opens Septem-
Der Il, 1898. For catalogue giving particulars
''Oi' F. II. ROOF, President.
East Lake, Ala.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

To Cure q Cold Ia One Day.
Take Laxative Promo Qninine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money! il it fails to cure. 20.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No: l
Asthma nledicine:-W. X. WILLIAMS Anu
och Ill. April Ii, 1884,.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The effort to make sugar FROM hasts
dates back as fur as tie year 1871.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

The pizza gossip is no less viruient owing
to the present war.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Two Kinds of Men.-We admire the
man Of strong choice who has a mind Of
his own, and is able to show a prefer
ence when the temptation comes to
waver between two certain courses In
life. We have no praise for him who Is
ever unsettled in his convictions, who
Is vacillating and cannot be found the
same any two consecutive moments
Rev. Robert Macdonald, Baptist,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
No-To-Rac for Fifty Cent

The woman with pretty hair readily re-
moyes her hat.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

An old maids declining years come after
PROPOSALS have ceased.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

A woman's dcmeanor is sometimes gov
erned hy her attire.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

A piano recital is said to be whom the in
runner talks.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

10 Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loc or @'c.
nc. c. G. fasAto cure, druggists refund money
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Educate Your Esnxeis With Csscaress'
Candy Cathar'ir. cure suPat iolesca
loo GO II {. c. fail. druggists refund money
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Some people think a thermometer helps
keeDa room warm.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
Economy in housekeeping.

In good housekeeping, as in nature.
nothing need be wasted. One might
suppose that IN old chair had q legiti-
mate ending when the seat was quite
zone and the four legs falling apart.
Yet see-the four legs will support 4
square board, and when the whole Is
stained and vanished there is a most
useful little table for the porch, or,
painted white, it may become a stand
to keep close by the sewing chair and
hold the work basket. A second table
may be evolved by using the longest
spokes Of the chair back rs legs. only in
this case the shape Of the tables top
had best be triangular and for it three
legs will be sufficient. This will make
O very small table, and need not be
stained or painted if a bright cover IS
thrown over it; but its most convenient
use will be to hold a light tea kettle at
4 o'clock. All these handicraft trifes
should be handed over to our amateur
carpenters-boys and giris-for 1T is the
right Of every family of children to pos
sess q tool chest and a work bench set
in the garnet. A tool chest is al excel
lent investment in a household.--fhila-
dclphia Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

Guaranteed t0hnccohabit cure. makes weak
nen strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08

no,r 1o,.,e+o soit ard Smoke four IiEe AWAY.
To Quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
etic, full O: life. nerve and v!eor, take No-Io
bac, tho wonder worker. that makes weak men
:tronr. Al druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran'
iced Booklet and sample free Address
sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New Yorx
1t is certainly d great virtue to forgive your
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
SHORTER COLLEGE FoK H,Ms, S:n mAR.Es'

SHUTTER CULLEGE Rome, Georgia.
Most healthful and delightful climate; beautitrlio-
cation; splendid buildings and egninnent; Snnr NNr
Of any female college in the Southern states ana
hence is enabled to employ al fACa
TLTY. The leading departments are under the
charge of noted Professors. Music, etc, beyond
com! etition. A DELIGHTFUL Christian home. Session
oyens Sept. 18th. Write for pamphlets. ..
T, j. SIN MONS, a. M, President
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Ice cream is a frigid blessing to many MOI
tcIs
The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-08
Stock Raising and Beets.

hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Is cents.
The record-union., 1898-03-20
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
Working Hard for the Sufferers in
Cuba.

The wearers of the silver cross are
uniting to aid the Society of the Red
Cross and the Central Cuban Relief
Committee in their work for suffering
Cuba The international order has al
ready been interested in supplying food,
medicines money and hospital sup
plies. 1t is now to make special eff
fort to relieve the great need of cloth
ing, as reported by Miss Clara Bar
ton.
A special Cuban Committee, COM
posed of the Efflecutive Board of the
Central Council of the order, has this
work in charge. This relief committee
has its headquarters at II Astor place,
New York. where already large corps
of women is at work making garments
which will be shipped from week to
week To this work the Christian
Herald" whose readers have already
done so much for Cuba, is giving IT'S
cordial cooperation.
The great need is for supplies of
materials suitable for summer wear.
They ask the friends of humanity,
whether members of the order or not,
to interest themselves in securing from
manufacturers and dealers all cotton
laWns-or readymade summer gar
ments for women and shildren. Old
clothes, unless in perfectly good con-
dition and adapted for summer use,
should not be sent. Through the gem
erosity of the Joint Traffic Association,
the railroads included therein trans
port food, clothing and medical supplies
free of charge. Two lists should be
forwarded with each consignment, one
for reference and filing, and the other
TO accompany the goods when shipped
to Cuba.
very prompt and hearty response to
this appeal is earnestly solicited. No
words of ours could describe the pitt
fulness of the need, as reported by
Miss Barton and others upon the spot
All goods should be sent by freight
and addressed, together with all cor
respondence concerning them, to the
Cuban Committee Of the Kings
Daughters, II Astor place New York
Contributions of money for the pur-
chase of materials may be sent as
heretofore to the editor of the 'Silver
Cross :" 15f Fifth avenue New York
The record-union., 1898-03-20
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Preparing for a Grand Spring Ex-
cursion.

The annual spring excursion of the
California Press Association will be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April
14th, 18th and 10th, 1898 This ex
cursion promises to be among the most
pleasant of any undertaken by the as
sociation 1t is hoped that the attend
ance of members will be large, such as
to compliment the efforts of those who
have planned for, and those who ex-
pect to receive, the association.
The excursion will be over the South
ern Pacific Company's road, from San
Francisco to San Luis Obispo and re-
turn. The association will have spe-
cial train, day coaches and smoker. The
party will leave San Francisco at :
oclock a. m, Thursday, April 14th, going
direct through, arriving at San Luis
Obispo at about ) p m. of the same day
and stopping at the Ramona. They
will devote the rest of that day to that
place, including reception in the even
ing.
The next morning (Friday) they VIII
take train for Surf, and thence take
carriages for Lompoc, most agreeable
drive, where 1t is expected lunch will
be partaken of. The excursionists will
be with the Lompoc folks about four
hours.
Returning, they will come straight
back to Paso Robles, going direct from
the train to the Paso Robles Hotel,
where another reception will be extend
ed Friday night, and where they VIII
remain all the next day, during which
time they will be in charge of a COM
mittee of citizens organized for THEN
entertainment. The next morning they
start home at about s o'clock
The last part of the programme is
subject to change if it is determined 10
stop at Salinas and visit the Spreckles
beet sugar refinery
The record-union., 1898-03-20
FAIR OAKS COMPANY.
Judge Hart Decides That Agent
A1sip's Acts Are Binding.

The motion of the defendants in the
case of William Fritz against the How
ardWilson Publishing Company for a
non-suit was yesterday denied by
Judge Hart and judgment was given
for the plaintiff.
The suit was begun by Fritz for the
return of money paid by him to the
company which managed the Fair
Oaks scheme, on the ground that it
had violated its contract to build an
electric road from this city to Fair
Oaks by November, 1896, or return to
the colonists a portion of the money
paid by them for their land. The con-
tract was entered into by e. K Alsip,
the agent of the company. The COM
pany based the motion on the allega-
ton that Alsip was not authorized to
make any such contract.
The court held, however, that it was
shown by the evidence that Alsip was
invested by the defendants with fun
authority to enter into such contracts
and also that both Howard and Will
son had appeared before the Chamber
of Commerce and stated that as their
representative Alsip was entitled to
make such contracts