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The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Doubt About the Wedding.

MI. SoftIeigh Slipping on the en-
xsgement ringl-Dariing, notice that
there is no end to this.
Miss Wi,ling-Am | to understand,
Harold, that the engagement IS to be
Ike isa-The Jewellers Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Saving Une for Ter.

MY task in life," said the pastor,
complacently. consists In saving
young men,"
"Ah!" replied the maiden with a soul
full longing, save a nice-looking one
for me."-Duklin World.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Sunday School Teacher-"Children.
there il a Being above VI who has
charge ove US. He s~uperintends and
assists in all battles for the right
Wicked people sometimes profane His
name, but He liz our friend and gives
a. all His protection. How we should
worship Him! Children, who Is He"
Glass In chorus-"McKinley."-Ne
York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Clean blood means a clean skin. Nc
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
purities from the body. Begin to-day te
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blsckheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, 25c, Soc.
Bad luck in small quantities makes good
fortune more palatable.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
A Similar Eneot

Which would you rather miss .
train or your dinner" We'll done
know. Either would be likely to give
one a sort Of gore feeling.'"-Tife
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after firstday's use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r, a. KLINE, Ltd. 81 Arch St., Phlla, Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

II. K. Baker, cashier Of the Hallow-
ell, Me-, Savings institution, who cele-
brated his 92d birthday last week. at
tends to his official duties daily.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Dsut Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Aws,.

Light thoughts are often heavy enough to
drag men down.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
IT MAKES men !
OF VITAL ROOTS

Is the grandest remedy of the century for tn
cure Of weak, debilitated men. It checks at
surely lead to consumption. insanity and
death. 1t cures impotency. lost vitality, va
%ricocile, shrunken parts and other conse-
quences caused by ca rly ignorance or excess.
sure, safe and reliable. It has cured others
and will cure you. An iron-clad. written
guarantee with each course. Price, course of
q boxes, $500. Single boxes, S1.W each. Put
up in ablet form. Can be carried in pocket
without detection. Sent in plain wrapper by
mail. Sold only by DIXIE CHEMICAL CO,
S~partanburg. S. c.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
COURAGE OF

Courage among animals seems to
bear no relation to size. for many OF
the smallest creatures are brave to an
astonishing degree. The weasels are
the most courageous OF any. Unfor-
tunately they are also the most blood
thirsty, but while their victims are
usually small animals, there are rec
ords of their having attacked man or
some large animal fiercely and without
the slightest hesitation.
Equal 60 the Em
Aunt Todate tashast-Brother Bill.
dad, that is the finger bowl you are
drinking from.
Uncle Bildad Comeon between gulps)
-Peart name for 1t, sister. l swow. II
does take every finger n feller's got ter
hold Their thing while he's gittin' a
drink, b'gosh.Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

After physicians had givon me ny, l was
saved by Piso's Cure.-RALPH ERIEa. VIII
Transport Pa. Nov. e. 1895.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

All They Care For.
About all some fellows learn at COL
fege is football" Well. that's a heap"
Chicago Ne=s.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Needs Something Else.

Needs Something Else.
Bill-The under dog in a fight gets
all the sympathy. Jill-Yes; but, un-
that isn't all he gets
Yonker's Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO
BAG. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. ALI druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The flower OF holm ess blooms in . swamp
IS long as the sun kisses 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
AriZona's Ruined Towns,

Arizona has several interesting ruins
of once booming mining communities.
Tombstone is the most famous mining
camp over known in the southwest, but
it is not a deserted town vet, even if
it has shrunk from y, ESQ to 100 pop
ulation since the great days of 1880
and 1881. Tombstone once had daily
newspapers, street car lines, dozens OF
gambling houses, a half dozen dance
halls, q $50, 900 theatre, the finest
hosting works and stamp mills ever
known in the southwest, and three
banks, each of which was capitalized
at $50, 600. For a year or two, until
it burned down in 1881, it had a $780,
900 hotel, where the rates were from
IS to $50 a day. Narrow business
property lots used to sell for $4,000
each. When the lodges petered out
in 1881 the town soon melted away.
The people who have remained there
are interested in cattle. The $4,000
lots can O be bought for $50 each,
and one can buy for $500 Dr. $500
houses which we e erected IS Years
ago for $1,000 an $4,000.
On the line of the railroad from.
Prescott to Congress, in Arizona terri
tory, are the remains of the town of
Brown, a Place Of 5000 in 1876. The
town has been torn down largely in the
last dozen years for the frewood there
is in it, but a weather beaten, ram
shackle structure still manages to stand
-.~ ~~l 4J,o~a +~ +o,&If~- ~ +ln -,
portance of Brown, where the Avapai
Gold company's lodges were yielding
we'll. The graveyard on the sunbaked
hillsides is the only thing there that
has not changed since the population
rushed to Signal, another deserted min
ing town of 1000 people, in 1875
A Prize for Agriculturists.
New Zealand's government makes a
generous offer to the man who shall
produce a practical means of improv-
ing the hemp grown in that colony.
Hemp is one Of the chief products of
New Zealand. At present it. is used
principally for the manufacture of
rough fabrics and rope. The govern
ment offers a prize of SIC, 600 to any
one who maysubmit method by which
the quality Of the New Zealand hemp
shall be SO improved that it can be
used for other and more profitable
purposes, such as shirtings, saitings
and similar fabrics.
In addition to the $40, 600 prize, the
lucky inventor will be entitled to a
ROYALTY Of S25 per ton OF all the i'm
proved hemp raised in that land. As
the average yearly crop is y. 600 tons.
the income would mount to $1,000 a
year. Experts assert that the New
Zealand hemp is superior to that raised
in the Philippines and other hemp
producing countries, and that the par
ticular grade is to be found only in
New Zealand. For that reason the
authorities believe that a means can
be evolved whereby the market for the
hemp can be extended:-New York
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup forchildren
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Educate Four Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
10, &c. II c. c. G fail. druggists refund moner
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

A man loses his appeti . for lot Of things
waiting for them.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Some tailors give customers fits and others
give them commissions.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

the room without help. After giving up all hopes OF recovery
T was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Con
pound and wrote for special information. began to improve
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Out Of Sight
Out of Mind"

In other months we forget
the harsh 1ufnds of Spring.
But they haze their use, as
some say, to blow out the
bad afr accumulated after
Winter storms and Spring
Maws. There is far more
important accumulation. of
badness in the vetns ana ar
terfes of humanity. which
needs Hoods 5arsapanlla.
This great Spring Medicine clarifies
the blood as nothing else can. 1t cures
scrofula, kidney disease, liver troubles,
rheumatism and kindred ailments. Thus
it gives perfect health, strength and ap-
petite for months to come.
kidneys My kidneys troubled me,
and on advice took Hoods Sarsaparilla
which gave prompt relief, better appetite.
NY Steep Is EelfeSIlIlG. 1t CuTGu my WlIe
also" MICHAEL BOYLE, 3473 Denny street,
Pfttsburg, Pa.
: Dyspepsia Complicated with liver
and kidney trouble, l suffered for years
with dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hoods
SarsaparillG made me strong and hearty"
]. B. EMERToN, Main Street, Auburn, Me.
tiiE Disease Five running sores on
my hip caused me to use crutches. Was
confined to bed every winter. Hoods Sar-
saparilla saved my life, as it cnfed me per-
fectly. Am strong and WELL" ANNIE
ROBERT, 40 Fourth St., Fail River. Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
No-To-B ac for Flfty Cents.

1t Is the black life that makes death look
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
I. q Republican Ns,xhborhosa.

Take Laxative Bromo Qainine Tablets. Al
Druggists refund money If it fats to cure. &c
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

am today a well wos
man. would say to all
suffering women, takt
Lydia E. Pinkham't
medicine and your suf
erings will vanish.
MRS. MAGGIE PHI
LIPPE, of Ladoga, Ind.
writes:
DEAR MRS. pIliK-
HAM-For four e q I
suffered from ulcerar
ton of the womb.
I became 70 weak !
could not walk across
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

A cat may lave nine lives, but fortunately
1t has no bi~ogrsphers.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
Beauty IL Blood Deep.

The u%nbidden guest affords his host great
pleasure-when he goes.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes veal
men strong, blood pure SOC. al. All druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
DERFECT womanhood depends on perfect health.
Natures rarest gifts of physical beauty vanish before
pain.
eet dispositions turn morbid and fretful.

The possessions that win good hus-
bands and keeptheir love should be guard
eddy women every moment of theirl lives.
The greatest to woman's per-
rnanent happiness in life is the suffering
that comes from arrangement of the
feminine organs.
Many thousands of women have realized
this too late to ave their beauty, barely
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22

ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound with the best results
and AN say from my heart that
your medicines are wonderful.
NY physician called my trouble
chronic Inflammation of the left
ovary. For years I suffered very
much, but thanks to Mrs
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-22
PERFECT
WOMAN
HOOD

this too late to save their beauty, barely in time to save their
lives. Many other thousands have availed of the generous in
vitahon of Mrs. Pinkham to counsel all suffering women free
of charge.
MRS. Il. J. GARRErsoN, Bound Brook. N. J., writes: DEAR
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

Vz0Lu1zomS
Of the
Monroe Doctrine.
mi II MI m I[][-1I-I[l[-

tentions and was Informed that no hos
tile intent existed against the govern
ment or territory of Mexico, but it soon
became evident that Napoleon III. in
tended to establish an empire with
Macmillan as emperor. England then
withdrew her forces and left France
and Austria to carry on the war in
which President Diaz won his military
glory. When our war was over the
United States began massing its mag
nificent army to invade Mexico and
France and Austria hastily withdrew in
alarm, leaving Macmillan to meet his
death.
Santo Domingo, the "cradle of the
new world" passed from independence
back to the Spanish yoke in 1861. There
had Columbus founded the first set
Element, established native slavery and
also African slavery when he had killed
off the natives, reducing the pol ulation
in IS years from perhaps 100000 to
10000, and soon after to $4,000; there
was first cultivated tobacco, cotton, in
digo, sugar cane and coffee; there was
found the first gold, silver and copper,
the first mint established, and so great
was the wealth of colonists and so lux
urious their surroundings that their
capital was known as the Paris of the
new world. There, too, were the first
revolutions against Spanish rule. On
the plantation of Columbus soon the
Africans rose against the cruelties
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

practiced, and when the French Sc
cured the portion known as Hayti the
warfare was increased. Hayti secured
independence in 1928, and after 20 years
President Boyer offered France 100000
600 francs to release its claim. France
sent war vessels and compelled Boyer to
agree to pay 150,000,000 francs, besides
1OO,000,0OO francs additional as compen-
sation for injuries to French residents
and recognize French sovereignty until
the debt was paid. Thisarrangementw was
afterward sanctioned by the United
States. In the old Spanish portion, San
to Domingo freedom had been secured
after the most dreadful slaughter. The
colonists declared for independence, the
mulattoes whipped the colonists to be
included in the scheme of self-govern-
ment, but wanted to deny freedom to
the blacks or Africans, who in turn un-
der Toussaint L'Ouverture fought their
way to liberty by defeating both the
other parties. Slave that he was, he
was yet a genius. When England, Spain
and Napoleon 1. tried to regain the is
land he defeated all tn. armies.
Spain's loss was enormo, England
lost $4,000 soldiers and $40 1000, and
Napoleon left 10000 dead before the
slave army of the slave general. Amer
ica's foremost philosopherorator COM
pared him with Cromwell, Bonaparte
and Washington and pronounced him
greater than either, saying: "And then
(Truth) dipping her pen in the sun
light shall write in the clear blue above
them all the name of the soldier, the
statesman, the patriot, Toussaint
L'Ouverture." Captured by treachery
after the war was over, he was starved
in French dungeon. He had estab-
lished a republic, and Santa Ana, one
of the presidents, tired of the monthly
revolutions, handed the sovereignty
over to Spain in 1861. Spain closed the
Protestant churches, levied S. ,OOO, 900
taxes where but $25OO00 had been re-
quired. restored slavery and slaugh-
tered the inhabitants by the thousands
Her soldiers dug trenches 20 feet deep,
and, standing the blacks on the edge,
shot them until the bitches were filled
with their bodies. In 1865 Spain with
drew after having devastated the coun-
try and made it burial ground unpar-
alleled in history.
M TT WILLIAMSON
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24
COMMON STOCK
AT soc. PER SHARE
and of the 8 per cent. cumulative
PREFERRED STOCK
At SI.OO PER SHARE,

the right being expressly reserved to
withdraw this offer WITHOUT NO.
TICE. This company has also bond
ed 1900 acres of mineral land in south
western Missouri, near the famous st.
Joe Lead Mine, which has produced
millions of dollars. Experts reports
on this property claim is to be very
valuable. Should this company's in
vestigation of the property prove
these claims, we have the option of
acquiring it on very favorable terms,
and in this case the profits of the lead
business will be added to those from
the Grand Cannon Copper Mine, thus
offering an opportunity to secure DU-
PLICATE PROFITS ON ONE IN
NESTMENT. Every man and woman
with money to invest should inveSti-
gate most thoroughly this undertake
ing, and every facility for such nves-
tigation is afforded inquirers at our
offices, as below, where full particu-
lars may be obtained.
Call or send for prospectus and re-
ports.
Make checks payable to order of
FRANK II. TOBEY, treasurer, Bos-
ton, or f. G. KENNEDY, president,
Burlington, VT.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

This company, organized by Boston
and Vermont business men, is char
tered to acquire, equip, incorporate,
finance and operate business, mining
and other industrial enterprises which,
ON examination, are approved by it's
directors as conservative and profit
able investments.
1t undertakes the development of
no ''prospccts, but only such proper
ties as the investigation of it's experts
proves intrnsically valuable.
Such a property is the Grand Canon
Copper and Silver Mine, located u
miles south of the Grand Canon of the
Colorado, in Coconino county, Ariz.-
a mine concerning which Mr.. w. II.
Ferguson, Mining Engineer, of Pres
colt, Ariz., says: 81 have known the
Longfellow group of mines 81 years.
the CopperQuecn % years: the United
Verde group more than 20 years, and
NONE OF TIL ESE PROPERTIES
SHOWED AS FANORABLY AS
DOES THE GRAND CANON MINE
TODAY until after 800, 900 had been
spent to develop Them
MIR. Ferguson reports on this prop
erty ores running from ALP per cent
to "a per cent copper, the latter car
rying also % ounces of silver, with
traces of gold. Mr.. Ferguson is one
Of the oldest mining engineers in Ari-
IONA, and his report is endorsed as
conservative by George A. Treadwell,
Mining and Mechanical Engineer, of
Prescott: by John b. Cleveland, Min
ing Engineer, of Prescott, and by Col.
G. G. Bean, manager of large copper
property at Tucson.
Prof. Arthur Hendey, Mining and
Mechanical Engineer, of Prescott, af-
ter examination of the property, says;
Il think it is I'll E BEST NINE, with
more good ore to take out at once, than
can be found n ARIZONA TODAY
THIS NINE HAS BEEN A CON-
STANT SHIPPER OF 32 TO 80 PER
CENT ORE SINCE LAST MAY.
OVER 700 TONS HAVE BEEN
SHIPPED TO OCTOBER 2D, AT A
NET PROFIT OF $50 PER TON.
The originals of smelter returns are
on file at this office; also of assays by
Henry Carmichael, PHI. d., II Pearl
St., Boston, showing range of sam
pies of ore from 29.40 per cent copper
to $3.50 per cent.
Development has been made as rap
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

scored by the government at Washing
ton when at the recent peace confer
| ence it caused to be inserted in the mem
orable document promulgated by the
conference the clause which secured
recognition and sanction of the doc
trine by all the great powers of Eu-
rope.
The theory known as the Monroe doc
trine was advanced by President Mon
roe, although for some years our states
men had been earnestly discussing the
principle. The "Holy Alliance" had
been formed by Russia, Austria and
Prussia to crush the spirit of republic
anism. Napoleon had been overthrown
and France returned to the Bourbons.
England was in disfavor with these
countries, who had been joined by
France, Spain and several smaller king
doms, whose people sought to dethrone
their kings for popular rule. They de-
termined to restore to Spain South
America and Mexico, which countries
had under the leadership of Bolivar de-
clared themselves independent and set
up republics. More properly the Holy
Alliance" used this as pretext, really
intending to divide the whole American
continent among themselves. Russia
was to have the Pacific coast to Mexico,
France was to have Mexico and take
from the United States Texas and the
louisiana purchase, and South America
was to be divided among them all, Spain
getting large portion. Englandg
prime minister, George Canning, in
formed Richard Rush, the American
minister, of the plot and asked If the
United States would sit idly by and see
the scheme carried out and it's own ex-
istence threatened. Several succeeding
conferences resulted in Canning and
Rush exchanging notes that were vir-
tually an alliance between the two
countries to defeat the aim of the
"Holy Alliance" Monroe and Secre-
tary of State John Quincy Adams called
into consultation Thomas Jefferson
and score of other American states
men, all of whom sanctioned Rush's
action and aided in the preparation of
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

the memorable message to congress
by President Monroe several months
later. In the mean time Canning had in
formed the Holy Alliance" of the
Concert" of America and England,
adding that England would support
America to the full extent of its great
power in unfolding the principle later
laid down by Monroe. France ut once
withdrew from the conspiracy, and the
other countries gave up the project.
Notwithstanding the courageous and
vigorous policy thus inaugnrated, some
presidents have permitted violations of
the doctrine. England soon assumed a
protectorate over the Mosquito coast,
when the value and certainty of canal
across Panama became apparent, and
protest resulted in the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, by which both guaranteed the
neutrality of the canal. When England
secured Spanish Guiana, adjoining
Venezuela, the territory regarding
which the award has just been made,
this country did nothing. When in 1851
the "freebooters" were aiding the Gu
bans England and France invited the
United States to join in guaranteeing
that island to Spain. Daniel Webster
MS secretary of state, extended the Mon
roe doctrine to cover the islands ad-
iacent to the mainland and warned
those countries against an attempt to
secure Cuba. Secretary Cass put stop
to SPANS interference in Mexico and
extended the doctrine to include colo
nization." England established the
Republic of Uruguay and took the Falk-
land islands without arousing pro-
test.
Our civil war of 1S61-65 was taken adj
vantage of several times to establish
American monarchies by European
powers. The heavy Indebtedness owing
bv Mexico to the old world financiers
led England, France and Austria to land
armies to enforce payment. President
Lincoln demanded declaration OF in
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

I idly as the present force could push it.
All the new work shows continual
ton of the rich ore veins, while the
ore accumulated by asserting has in
creased the richness of the dump.
The ore reserves are now so well de-
fined that a conservative estimate
shows $1,000 TONS THAT WILL
RUN 30 PER CENT COPPER; AT
10 CENTS PER POUND. THE
GROSS VALUE WILL BE $780,
00o not including gold or silver.
Exceedingly valuable water rights
are included in this property, and there
is abundance of timber for all purpo-
SeS.
TO complete payments as per con-
tracts, erect plant to treat lows grade
ore and improve the shipping facili-
ties, there is now offered limited
amount of the
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24

V|HE award Of the arbitrators
chosen to decide upon the
u claims of England and Vene-
zuela to territory for over 80 years the
subject of dispute marks great VIC
tory for American diplomacy in rela-
ton to the Monroe doctrine. 1t is the
complete recognition by the most pow
erful monarchy of the doctrine of nom
interference in American affairs and
the inviolability of American territory
by monarchical governments. But a
greater victory for the principle was
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-24
Here's Where You Win.

When you take your best girl for a
ride you want to be sure and hire one
of those natty turnouts that Nelson
Downing has. You will have no trouble
in getting girl if you drive his teams
when you 60 out for pleasure trip.
Just call him up on the telephone and
engage a team for tomorrow. Mr..
Downing has just added four new
horses to his livery, and they are dam
dies, too. l47tf