davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
4 UiNTIRIDiS MARRIAGE.


From The Lon on Telegraph.
Some days ac, "A mysterious wedding took
place IN ont, ( tn. ROM Catholic churches III
Vienna The bride fat. fair ana forty. &C
corG.ng to the account published IN the pres
drove VI alone in a hired crriaSc 10 the churCh
door There the lady Was received ny IN"
hridrgroorp-a man on the shady SIDE OF siN'E.
and wearing shabby ger eel ana tnr'adbai "
clothes SAYING IL" words. i am the hriG"-
groom" he INTRODUCED himself t. the Iad!
and offered her his arm In "A manner highi!
surgcst!ve e the old school Of manners IL
France Eu, the arm was not accepted. The
hrd. onl, inclined Ter head slightly. and TIN
strange par VINO had never before seen ga N
nth.r walked up to the altar sid" 10y s'de
There A tTis.t Was waiting. and the marriage
ceremony Wa performed IN r." minutes.
After tie exchange of rings between the par
Which brought IN. Ger 'm0iy 10 an end. TN.
shabby gen eel hushard cOurtcously conducted
his newly we'd I'd wife to her carr.a-' Al
this tim. the lady had rot addressed SihSle
word To- her husband without once fdv"r!nS
him with a look or acccp ing the hand hcIH
ant To- assist her in:O her carriage. she once
more Sigh ~ moved her head. ard then ic-
mined to Ter hotel Within half an houi the
brid.. was oi her way To her home in ihe eau
.sus while he old bridegroom found his way
hack TO his hom. the Vienna Workhouse
soon il was rumorcd that this strange lady
WAS the owner Of large estates in the Caucasus,
and hal taken the step in order I" give hor
ill,gitimate son honorable ana ll!ustTlous
name This done BY her marriage with 'he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

better. and accordingly made them -" They
hayr been made so eyer since and that they d.
look better than >iN- pointed ones won d there
can Dee no douh' iIut the stars On the CONS ~
tn. Iuit,i States are IN -point'd
II has been said that the true star ~ h"raldry
wass N-p,intci. hut there Wa a.so a pointed
figure known To- h.raldry This Was tn pen
ta,l-. shown IN Figure |. 1t WAS IN the form
# a nVc-roint.d star. and since 1t could j."
formed b, the folding and intcflacing q "A single
hand with Ia break and no end. ii was symbol
Z perfection. Probably there was 40 thought II
this in the choice of tn. nVe-pont'd star for the
nag but tn" symbolism is agreeable. \ SIX
+, iui,d star cannot be- made ~ this way II
single continuous band. but II can be mad" 10y
tn, intcrlacing Of two equiat,ral trianglcs. Tic
rcsultin; design Figure ~ is the figure known
as so onions Seal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

shabby genteel man out Of the Vienna Poor
mouse. The latter is the last scion OF a noble
FAMILY OF long lineage in the Pennsylvania Dis
tiict OF Hungary, but he has fallen upon evil
tiines, and having lost all his property, is glad
trian capital. 1t was a matter of Indifference
10 tnis practical mother 10 what manner Of
man should give the protection of his name to
nersclf and son. and il is highly probable that
husband and wife will never again meet but
she made arrangements for his future by as
signing MIN yearly income to be paid by
Vienna bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

,sse OF the flag? And do you know that almost
all the shields that you see around the streets
have seven red and six white stripes"
Yes | know all that"
And do you know that the correct shield has
no stars on it?"
mo. is that 500
Yes. sir: on the great seal Of the United
States the chief Of the shield is plain azure and
he stars are placed up above the head OF the
eagle Now. don't you see another article in
that
Yes: I suppose there is"
50 began another campaign for the vindication
o, truth and the confusion of error And
PROMPTLY the same troubles arose as in the case
0. the search for the correct Union Jack. The
apparen; impossibiity Of book Of reference
getting anything right in matter of this sort
Is simply amazing. one which Is depended on
for accuracy on most subjects gives an alleged
reuresentation Of the great seal of the tnltcd
States ana on the reverse the pyramid II made
O. fourteen layers which are clearly meaning
less instead OF the tn rteen which have an OBJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
THE SHARK As A SENTINEL.
AN INCIDENT OF THE CIVIL WAR AT DRY
TORTUGAS

From The Chicago Inter Ocean
The recent ordering OF troops to the Dry
I"rtuSas, Fla. recalls curious incident in
which boy prevented the escape Of prisoners
and performed a humanitarian act which was
greatly misunderstood at the time and aroused
no Ilttl@ comment in the press Of the day
At the time mentioned the island OF Dry
TortuGas was used great prison and
bounty jumpers, deserters and prisoners Of all
CLASSES were confined there to the number OF
several thousands
rounded by wide and deep mOat which made
II almost impossible for prisoners to escape
Yet every time vessel came into the harbor one
or more men would make the attempt Obtain
ing rCI,s. they would lower themselves into the
moat from portfolio, swim across the ditch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
ALLIANCE HERALDRf.

4, article was published In these columns a
.,ts ago on the subject Of the correct de-
h6 ,hs Union Jack and the many errors
HD Itch are committed in practice. 1t dwet
." axtent on the surprising difficulties OF
10 s' accurate and authoritative Informal
c''S" ,.s resnect to the Union Jack. and on the
appointments and sufferinss OF the writer IN
a,a to do So To the writer OF this article
w.. :, was published. came a reader OF 1t, or
NV 10 pretended to be a reader Of IT, and he
~' ~Whv don't you write an article about
.r,erican shield and the many incorrect
w .,,,s FOR it that are used about the town In
's,o,ion7 Do you know that the correct
"'.,a has seven white stripes and six red ones.
of seven red and six white, as in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
me AMERICAN SHIELD.
,,ARITIEs OF ITS DESIGN.

.,,ruryrrc SOURCE IN THE SEAL OF THE
o sr.rrs-soME OF THE POPULAR
DEFECTIVE ANGLo-sAXoN
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
How We Look at Some Things

just before the election of delegates
to the sitting ConveuIinn, we heheld all
entertaining scramble among the mush-
room political magnattS for the n0nsina-
tions.
Some of them beheld in Il member
ship of that body a ladder wretthed
with roses and flowers Of perennial
beauty reaching mp into the region Of
greatness aud fame. where the elect
would be crowned in the Kingdom OF
Political glory. They tancieh their
names would there be Inscribed in let
tiers of enduring marble, and that their
posterny would read them all down the
train of ages, with increasing admira
tion.
Well, they are in the Convention
where they sit like Egyptian mummies,
and us silent as eptaphs.
Instead of ascending into the temple
of Fame, they are sitting over their
own political graves. They may rest
assured they do not satisfy the require
ments of those who voted for them. and
that their membership there will be
record enough to consign them to that
political obscurity flom which they
should never have emerged. They may
there learn that the beginning Of wis
dom is to lealiZe that they know very
little of the business they were sent
there for. About all that is recorded of
them is motion to adjourn, to call the
yeas and nays, and notably their per
diem warrants.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
The Town Election.

But Il few days now intervene be-
fore April 4th, the day when will be
elected for the first time in the history
of the town Mayor and Marshal by
direct vote Of the people. Seven AL
dermen will also be elected, rs here
tofore. No doubt many voters have
not yet made up their minds how they
are going to vote, and we, therefore,
take this occasion to say few
words abont the candidates whose
names appear at the head of our col
umDs-the' Democratic nominees, the
men who We're selected at a primary
held for the purpose OF securing the
very best men for the several offices.
We have endorsed this ticket ever since
it was nominated, believing that the
manner of chosing the various candi-
dates of the lRrty was the fairest and
most honest tay, and most likely to
secure the veru best material. We are
satisfied thatc this ticket, if elected,
will give the Glown il good, honest and
progressive administration that they
will work for the public good and will
enforce the town ordinances no mat
ter who may be interested, to the end
that every citizen will bear his just
burden OF the taxes and will be equally
amenable 70 the laws. The personnel
of the ticket in its entiety gives prom
Use of good administration, should
the people vote them into office.
Every man on the ticket is respOn-
sible and we'll suited for he duties
which devolve upon the office he seeks
to be elected to, and several of these
gentlemen have been tried as public
servants and have acquitted them
selves creditably.
Our candidate for Mayor, C.. j.
Thompson. has filled that office very
acceptibly for the past four years, and
is beyond question the best executive
our town has ever had. The town has
under his administration
and while the credit is not all his, he
deserves Il need ot praise. With Il
Board of Aldermen who will work in |
harmony, great good is to be done for
our town. and the day is not far off !
" hen she will take her place in the |
front rank Of Louisiann's towns.
We respectfully nr2e our. r.frlends and
leaders generally to support tie can
lidates at the head of our columns, be-
ieving that the municipality will be
'afe in their hands.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
Thief Caught.

William Beck man, wanted in this par
ish for grand larceny has just been ar
rested in Pine Bluff, Ark, and will be
brought here at once. A year or two
ago Mr.. BailIiO of our local bar missed
some mortgage notes which had been
placed in his hands for collection and
although dilligent search was made, the
missing assets could not be found. 1t
soon leaked out that VIM. BeckmaD, a
stone cutter who had been working at
this point. had proceeded to Acadia par
isi,, collected the notes from the payee
pocketed the money and skipped th
country. 1t then dawBed on Mr..
BailIio that Beckman, who sometimes
visited the formers Office, had stolen
the notes. After a long search. Beck
man has been caught, and his chances
for serving his country free gratis are
excellent.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

What wage Garner is there either in
the city or State who is unwilling to
pay poll tax of ST. so, which will go
to the support of the public schools? =?
Such u tax will cost the payee fraction
less than cents week, a sum smaller
then the price of glass of beer, and yet
the absurd argument is advanced that
the tax will be oppressive and rather
than pay it into the treasury of the
State large number of voters will re-
main away from the polls on election
day. A citizen who is so devoid of
civic pride as to refuse to pay less than
3 cents week for the privilege Of exer-
cising the right to vote and having his
children educated. should withdraw
from the electorate, because he is no
good to the community and is utterly
unfit to have a voice in the affairs of
government.--States
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
Vt. LANDRY, La, MARCH 26. 1895.
The C.. L. S. c.

| The Literary Circle met at the resi-
| dence OF Mrs. e. Redmond last Friday
night with Il program of readings, songs,
recitations, etc., of unusual brilliancy.
An impromptu stage, with curtains,
was made, which effectively added to
the successful rendition of the selec-
tions, and Mrs. Redmond was congratu-
lated profusely upon her good aud
thoughtful idea of erecting small
stage. The evening spent was certain
Iy,a pleasant one, and the masterful
II. Nat t.ltic manner in which the rec-
,'tatIOns and dialogues were given made
Que think What possibilities may be de-
veloped fr.m the latent powers of our
rising generation. Everyone seemed
desilars OF excelling in the parts as
signed I'd them, and this interest
evinced prove a stimNlus to bring the
standard of tho Circle to the acme of
culture.
Sixteen 'cew members have been adj
mltted within short space of time, and
there Is now strong war talk" of rent
ing a hall to accommodate the increas-
ing membership. Special mention
must be made of the paper on Miss Will
lard written and read by Mrs. C. Set
toon. 1t showed wonderful depth of
thought and keen insight into the
beauties of life we'll spent. Miss B.
Crawford rendered the song "Oh Dat
Watermelon" with cute fidelity to ma
ture. She was dressed in boys suit
and wore an air of independence. Lit
tie ROsalie Coronna won the heartiest
applause of the Circle by her effective
rendition Of Il sweet Nursery rhyme.
The Literary Circle has quite fine Ii
brary now consisting of 100 choice
works. We DreRict mnst sanpuineIv
that the Circle will boom up, and old
Opelonsas will he proud of it.
TREBOR.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
Saturday, April J, 1898,
W. >. T TsHLF-F,
Sheriff OF the Parish of st. Landry
February %, 1898.
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE
AT the same time and place will be offered
FOR sale to the last and highest bidder the fol
lowing described property, to-wit:
l. The lot of ground, with buildings and i'm
provements thereupOn, in the town of Opelou-
sas at the corner OF Court and South streets,
now occupied as a residence hy Mr.. Joseph b.
Clements.
l. The lot of ground with the buildings and
improvements thereon, in Opelousas, facing
Market street, and having front of about
seventy-tive feet on said street, being the for
mer residence OF Mr. L. George Chacherc and
actually occupied by Mr.. Gilbert Bailll0.
Terms and Conditions,-Onefo fourth cash and
balance Ill one, two and three years with
eight per cent annual interest from date-n-
tercst on all deferred installments payable
semi ml-aDnually. Purchasers to furnish notes
payable to the order of the st. Landry Home
stead and Loan Association. A special mort
gage and vendors privilege to he retained,
and purchasers to pay attorneys fees fixed at
10 per cent on amount sued for, i'll case of suit
to enforce payment. Acts of sale at expense
OF purchaser. The Association reserves to
itself the right to accept or reject all bids.
Shares in Series a. will be accepted as cash
at their full value, i'll payment OF the price OF
aforesaid properties.
r. ID. ESTILETTE.
Pres. st. Landry Homestead and Loan Assn.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

Ignorance is not the only formidable
foe to political honesty aud the purity
of the ballot which the constitutional
convention must consider in the adop-
ton of the suffrage clause. Eliminate
all the ignorant voters from the cleo
torate in the State, and yet corruption
will exist. To guard against the sharp
practices of the schemiDg political dem
angognes as far as possible is as impor-
tant as to guard against the effects Of
votes cast by the hands of shrewd ras-
Gals are as poWerless to reflect the SEN
timents Of the honest sufftagans as the
ballot is in the hands of ignorant voters.
Mansfield Journal
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
Road Improvement.

Mr.. James o. Chachere, assisted by
his two colleagues in the Police Jury
MIR. Diomel Durio and DR.. J. p. Saizan
have inaugurated 4 good road move
ment which will rebound to the great
advantage of Opelousas.
The undertaking Is this: These three
gentlemen have obtained an appropria-
lion of five hundred dollars out Of the
Internal Improvement fund of the 1st
Ward for the purpose of buying the
necessary mtaes, scrapers, shovels,
plows and road machines for the i'm
provement of all the roads in the sai.'
ward. But this appropriation is 9 y
about one third ofathe amount REQ, dred
to buy this material and q .t.s 5'o that
our friends intend to raise the missing
amount by way 'bf a popular public
subscription. Already have they Sc
cured about five hundred dollars Of pri-
vate subscriptions, and we have no
doubt but that the missing five hun
dred will be readily subscribed by the
citizens of Opelousas who are most di-
rectiy interested in this great work.
Good roads means to OpelOusas large
Increase of trade and prosperity.
When the money is raised and the
mules and lmpllments purchased the
work will be inaugurated at once Our
friends have guaranteed that the feed
ing OF the mules will be gratis. Sew
eral parties have bound themselves to
donate the necessary feed for one year.
Our Police Jurors have also guaranteed
that the services of the superintendent
will be free for one year, so that the
only running expenses will be the wages
of two or three laborers to run the ma
chimes and drive the mules
Messers. Chachere, Durio and DR.,
Salzan will, at an early day, canvas our
town for the purpose OF raising the
needed funds. 1t will be remembered
that the public roads lying in the first
ward measure something over one hun
dred and fifty miles. SO that the un-
dertaklng is serious and important
one. For instance, that part of the Ope-
iousas- Vile Plate road lying in this
ward going as far as Debailon's bridge,
a distance OF twelve miles. We under
stand that the whole road from Wash
Ington to Opelonsas Will be put in first
class order, and that our brethren of
t he former place will contribute their
share to complete this part of tho work.
We hope and believe that the good
people of our town will meet the com
mlttee I'd the proper spirit, aud will con
tribute literally towards this all-im-
Dortant enterprise. Good roads are the
best kind of evidence of civilization.
md always rebounds to the welfare of
1 community. The question of good
reads is a live one, and we believe that
our citizens will readily realize this
fact.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
Feb. 10, 1898

NOTICE. - Land Office at New Orleans
~ Feb. 8, 1898- Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
fore Z. North Cullom, U. s. Commissioner, at
Bayou Chicot, La on March 26th. 1898, viz
JOHN TX. MELEY,
who made homestead entry No. I4254. for the
s. Ed Of Sec. rs, Tp 2, s. of r. West Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Madison McGehee, Jasper Peters. Willis Ell
lott, David Elliott, all OF Bayou Chcot p o.,
La.
q. MCD. BRUMBY,
Feb. II. 1898. ct. Register
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

1t is feared in some quarters that a
war between the Uuited States and
Spain would involve the great powers
of Europe hosti lities. The Emper
oIs of Germany and Austria, it is said,
will present to our government the dam
ger to Europe interference in Cuban
affairs by this country will produce.
The average American does not see
what effect tilt between Uncle Sam
and the Dons can have on outsiders, but
if they see proper to interfere the old
gentleman will not recede from any
position he may take in order to please
them.-Mansfield Journal.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
1850

The Louisiana Advance gives this bit
Of advice to the people:
keep your eye on the proceedings of
the Constitutional Convention, and
when there is any legislation proposed
that does not meet with the approval of
this section, write at once to your par
ish member, or some member at large,
and express your views"
That's right, brother keep them
straight.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

The war talk is still at fever heat,
and there is every indication that mat
tars will come to focus within the
next few days. The report of the COM
mission of inquiry on the Maine disas
ter was handed in to President McKin-
icy Friday, and in the present state of
public sentiment in the United States
90 the Cuban question, it is impossible
that prompt and decisive action will
ne delayed any longer-either the Pres
look for staetiins devsop@ents Vsi a, @ so soon
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

According to statement prepared by
Aadit0r x1eard there are 2S,258 white
male anG 3770 colIored males in Louis
iana (pa~ssll of Orleans excepted) who
have PROPERTY valued at $500 and mp
wards assessed to them.
st. Landry has the distinction of con-
taining the largest number, OF both
classes, of any parish in the State, having
!oO whites and 1856 cotored. The par
isn containing the smallest number of
whites is Madison-with 90, and the one
18th the smallest number of blacks is
vern0n-with 1.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

The Progress is willing that the Con-
federate Veteran should be allowed
franchise. without education or propery.
But it does our heart good to see the
grand old patriots rise and say you
shall not make pretended honor con-
ferred ON us or ours, the means of per
petuating the corrupt methods which
have held Louisiana in disgraceful
preSS
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
T Discount the Trade

The Boyce Enterprise is responsible
for the following:
A Boyce girl is said to have sent
twenty-five cents to a New York adver-
tiser to find ont how to whiten her
hands. She got an answer in q few
days "Soak 'em in dishwater." 1t tick
led her tired mother nearly to death.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
Feb. s, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in!cntiOE
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before L. North
CullOm, U. 8. Commissioner, at Bayou Chlcot,
La, Oh March 26th, 1898, viz:
ALCGDE ID. FONTENOT,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1880. for tho
8: E:a Section 4, Tp. 4, s. r. West La.
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Anguste P. z. Fontenot. AureIie p. L. Fonte-
not, dnO. Pierre ArlOin, AbsOlnm Reed all of
Vile Plate T.. o.. La.
GEO. Med. BRUMBY,
FeD. II, 1S9S-6t RrgiSinT.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26
JUDICIAL ADVE VERTlAEMENTs.
SALE.
The ST. LANDRY HOMESTEAD AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION VS.. VALENTINE X. IRION.
No. 1920.

District Court. Parish Of 81. Land,y, state OF
Louisiana.
BY virtue of d writ of seizure and sale issued
out OF the Hon. the Eleventh Judicial District
Court OF the State of Louisiana. in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, have seiz-
ed and will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front door
OF the Court House. in the town of OpelOusas,
in st. Landry parish, on
saturday, April J, 1898,
at II O'Clock a. NJ, the following described prop
erty, to-wlt
A certain lot of ground situated in the town
or Opelousas. Louisiana. having front of
ninety feet on Market street, and measuring
back between pai ae lines to the Bayou Tes-
son, bounded north by property formerly be-
longing to Mrs. NJ. X. Lastrapes, south by Vine
street, east by Market street and west by
Bayou lesson with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon and also the seven shares
of stock in series &c and E. of said Association
now standing i'll the mare of DR.. V. X. Irion.
Seized i'll the above entitled suit.
TermS-CASH.
W. S. FRAZEE,
Sheriff of the Parish of ST Landry
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-03-26

See advertisement of the sale of
Homestead and Loan Association
properties, which takes place at the
Court House next Saturday, April
I'd. Here is u chance for q good in
vestment in town property, on ia
v0rable terms.