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The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
A Danger Signal Out.

A certain youth on the west side,
who was quite devoted not long age
to a young of that section OF
the city, for some reason relaxed his
attentions. The other day, however,
he met the young women and she
asked him SO cordially to call that he
determined to go. SO he sent her q
note stating that if agreeable he would
come up on a certain night. He add
ed that she would, of course, remem.
Der that her mother was not very "a
vorably impressed with him, and il
she objected or the present occasion
to his call he wanted the daughter to
be SURE to hang out green lantern on
the porch. When he saw it he would
make up his mind that a postpone
ment Of his call would be advisable.
The letter was written in a half iok.
ing way and it amused the young
woman greatly. She showed it to her
mother, to that lady's keen delight,
for, as it appeared, the mother was
no so ~unfavorably impressed as the
young man imagined.
Unfortunately the girls brother hap.
pened to overhear the contents of the
note, and he formed awicked plan.
On the eventful evening when the
ardent youth came swinging up the
street he suddenly stopped, Mortified.
There, on the porch rail, was a bright
green lantern shining forth balefully.
The young man walked by. Then he
turned and walked back again. The
light was still there. He passed and
repassed a half dozen times, and then
went home.
And all this time the young woman
was sitting in the parlor in her best
fnery, waiting for the youth to come.
She treated him coldly when next
they met, but he set matters right
when he told her about the green lam
tern.
And she is only waiting for q chance
to get ever with that ~graceless broth
81. -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
A Cat With HYsteria.

A young cat was seen to catch his
first mouse, and as he was carrying it
in triumph to the house he suddenly
became paralyzed in the headquarters,
and for an hour he remained stretched
on the ground. Then movement re-
turned, but it was observed, from the
way he knocked himself against the
furniture and made no effort to take
food which was rendered to him, that
he was blind. For two hours he re-
NAMED in this condition, and during
this period p~inching Of the skin over
the parts first paralyzed vas not felt.
Finally the blindness suddenly
vanished, andpussy was himself again.
His was a case of hysterical paralysis
brought on by the intense emotion OF
his first mouse.-Revue Scientifque.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
STORIES Or RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
n. j., writes:
DEAR Mrs. PIyKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how I suffered before
taking your remedies. I was SO weak
that 1 couldhardly walk across the floor
without falling. I had womb trouble
and such a bearing-down feeling; also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
In womb, Inflammation Of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before I 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 q box OF your
Liver Pills I was cured. If more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer so much"
Mrs JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-I have sui
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. I had Inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement of the womb.
I had the bacfache constantly, also
headache. an9fwas SO dizzy. l had
heart trouble, x,seemed rs though my
heart was in mEathroat at times ehok,
ing me. Icou1a not walk around n
I could not lie Aewn, for then my heart
would beat so ofast I would feel a.
though I was smothering. l q TO
sit up in bed nightsi in order to breathe.
I was so weak I conld not do any
thing.
II have now taken several bot
ties Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and used three pack
ages Of Sana;ive Wash, and can say
I am perfectly cured. do not think
I could h We lived long It Mrs. Pink.
hams medicine had not helped me.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
RECENT

A Texan has patented a billiard cue
which is chambered at the end n
illed with chalk, to be discharged
through small opening to the face OF
tbs cue as each shot Is made.
In a new British bicycle saddle a
mstaTlic ring. supported by braces, Ia
strung with straps or other fexlois
material to form a fat seat which
springs with the weight Of the rider.
To ascertain the size Of finger rings
. new measuring device has a fiat base
On which tho finger is placed. with
graduated bars to surround the finger
and indicate the size Of ring needed
IN an improved tootrest for boot
backing stands clamps are provided
for the sole and heel portions. which
can be adjusted to fit any foot and
clanped in place by . lever at the side
Of the base.
A handy hitching post has a spring
Grun inserted in the top. on which Is
wound a cord with a snap hook at the
outer end for attachment to the bride,
the spring pulling the rope into the
post when not In use.
In q new tack-screw for raising
heavy bodies the spiral ribs inside tie
frame are replaced by a series of steai
balls which mesh In the grooves On
the threaded shaft and decrease the
friction as the shaft is turned.
Bags can be quickly fastened by an
Chic mans device, consisting Of two
steel members pivoted together. with
A yoke on one which locks over teeth
on the other member as they are press
Cd over the mouth Of the sack.
A handy cup for drinking purposes
has a weighted section formed under
the fange in the bottom, SO that the
cup can be dropped into the spring
when not in use, the weight keeping
It In an nrrieht position as 1t floats.
These friends treated the matter as a
Jest, but there are really sense and
truth in the saying that beauty in later
life, In either man or woman, Is de-
pendent upon character far more than
upon form or contour. It is a common
experience for a young woman to say:
How t~ne-iooking Mrs. - Is. She
must have been q beautiful grill" And
70 hear the reply: mo; she was not
nearly SO good-looking in her youth
as she 10 now. Her beauty has devel-
,ped with her years" And it may
have been observed that this Is oftener
true Of women Of high character. No
btIity will tell upon the outward as
pect. The carriage OF the figure, the
pose Of the head, the expression Of the
face-these come to reveal more and
more, with the lapse Of time. the inner
life,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
IT'S
why the Barber Wants to R..o->-
Convict.

Why the Barber Wants to Become
Convict.
Yes. sir" exclaimed the barber. "a
ne gave the razor a final slap on the
1trop. I'm going out one OF these
Nights and commit murder or arson or
c%nething." What for?" asked the
tecond chair, according to the Detroit
Tree Press. so the court will SEN
erce me to states prison and I can
re a convict" Tar heavens sake,
What do you w1nt to be a convict for?"
1t Is preferable to barbering." How
o.: lad the second chair tried the
ose OF his razor On his thunb-nail.
N a lot of ways. For instance, the
onvict never has to worry about clos
ng his shop nights. A Teller always
ones along and closes it for him. Hs
loes'nt get half way home on the last
ar and then jump of to run back for
he purpose OF finding out if he has
ocked the door. Then there's lunch.
ftentimes the barber can't take the
line to 60 out for a cup Of coffee and
1. sinker. It's different with the con-
rict. He has to eat and he's never
rnubled with indigestion, either. And
he quits work at 4 o'clock, too, and
.fter that hour no one ZONES to his
ioor to get him out to give a haircut
o a man who's got to go to a funeral
sarly in the morning. The convict
rafE two rponShrf VIVA 1,aor Thn
,arber doesn't. He's lucky if he finds
ame to take a trip to Chatham. And
Ben there are the lights. The convict
DOESN'T have the gas shut off on him
It 7 o'clock at night if last months
sill isn't paid. He's never troubled
Eith gas at all. And the rent. No,
Tree, there's where the convict Is
Ftrong. He never has to worry about
he rent. There's someone paying it
or him every month. And clothes!
Che convict aever is compelled to grow
/ mustache so that he can work up a
ina OF credit under an assumed name
then he wants a suit OF clothes. All
he does is to tell the warden about 1t
and the suit comes by return mail.
It's the greatest snap on earth. I'm
lick of scraping faces and paying you
elbows $40 a week and fifty per cent
# everything over SIS. I'm going into
lew fields. I'm going out with a foot
1t lead pipe up my sleeve n OF these
lark nights and borrow some ones
Eatch and change my way Of living.
lee If I don't" And he softly hum
ned a new set OF words to the old
Dir, "A Sailors Life Is the Life for
Ne"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
-
Scotch EPanknoA.

The lowland Scottish peasant has an
extremely matter-of-fact way Of speak
ing about his relatives and friends
deaths. A good woman who had lost
her aunt remarked to a sympathizing
visitor: "Eh, yes, mem, aunty's died.
But she was very auld and fraiI. She's
far better ava and far happier In glory
and l got a hummer pounds O. a legacy"
New York Tribune.
In times of scarcity the South ART
can natives sometimes rob the ants
nests, and as many as FIVE bushels OF
grain haze been taken from a single
nest
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Don't Use Bl0tting Pads.

Said an official at the general writing
counter in a big postofice: "Be care
full how you use the blotting paper"
Remembering that good blotting
sheets could be had for q penny, I in
quired "Why?"
"We have more inquisitive than
ready-going VISITORS" he said. "Some
who have little or no business to mind
take pleasure in acting ~overseer to
others. Lots of idle folks drop in
here ~purposeiy to examine the blot
ting pads.
"Not that the examination is profit
able to the examiners in the general
sense, but look there you observe
the old gentleman in the blue pilot
coat, at the central counter? Hishobby
is to busy himself with other peoples
concerns. To-day he is quiescent;
the pads are new, and offer no amuse-
ment.
ST have seen him" lin a lowered
voice. "take up pad after pad, place q
small hand glass over them, and read
what impression late writer's have left
on the absorbent paper. He is q pest,
but we cannot expose him.
"Sorry to say, more than one lady
finds amusement in similarly treating
the blotters. One, in particular, ling
ers long in the vicinitysof the writing
counters. Carrying a small folding
glass, she seems to delight in reading
snatches of communications which the
pads have mirrored on their sheets.
When disturbed, she pretends to De
Interested in writing. Or filling a tele-
graph form. Yes, I warn you not to
use the official pads too literally" =
RsArson's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Fashion and medicine seem at the
first glance to have no particular con-
pection with each other. The fckle
dame rules US. it is true. in most
things, but it might be supposed she
left pills and porions and surgical ap-
pliances severely alone. Not so, how
ever. A noted scientist has pointed cut
the influence Of fashion upon medicine
and the periodical crazes for certain
drugs Or certain methods. Society
runs mad for a time on a diet treat
rlent or a particular 'cure;' It doses
itself with antipyr!n or morphine or
cuinine or something else, and the very
next season rushes to the opposite ex-
IRENE in some other direction. Women
are usually the worst faddists OF the
kind.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
aPLETHoRA OF JACK RABBITS
solid Train Loads of Them on Western
RAILWAYS.

Railways.
From the Topeka Capital: Solid
trains Of jack rabbits will he a novelty
IN the traffic Of Western railroads dur
ing the coming winter. The trains
will be made up entirely Of refrigera-
tor cars, each Of which will contain
5000 jack rabbits, thoroughly frozen
before being loaded for shipment. The
freight charges from Idaho to the Mis-
sissippi river will be SIX cents each,
or $3.50 for the car, whic, is consii-
cred a very high tariff, ven for re-
frigerator car service but as the jacks
will bring 1925 to $3.50 per dozen it is
said there will be a good margin for
bo-+--hippers and commission men.
T1e Extraordinary rush Of this meat
is due to the fact that the state CT
Idaho is now overrun by countless
numbers Of jack rabbits, which are
multiplying 30 rapidly that the tota'
d~estructis1 OF crops in that section Is
threatened. In the hope OF affordtng
some relief the state legislature passed
a law Offering a bounty Of two cents
On each Jack rabbit scalp brought in,
and the result is that the obnoxious
bunnies are being slaughtered in great
numbers. A prominent merchant OF
Pocatello conceived the idea Of en-
couraging the examination Of the
pests and shipping the carrcnsses &c
Eastern game dealers to be sold. Fe
has concluded arrangements with a
St. Louis man for ~disposing Of the
game.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

A bright woman, when %applauded re-
Gently for her goodness, begged her
friend to let the matter drop. For"
she said, whinsically, though I do try
to do good from some really nigh mo-
tives, yet I have a reason for trying
which I am afraid is a low one" VIVA.
do you mean" inquired her laughing
friend. Il mean that I once heard,
many years ago. that beauty after fifty
depends not on features, but on char,
acter. Like all women. I desired to Da
beautiful, and. as Providence had de-
MED me the features necessary to Sc
cure that result in early life, I deter,
mined to make the attempt to be beau
tiful at fifty. I am eighty-1ve now"
she concluded, merrily, and I must
confess that I see no signs c. this In
dian summer loneliness, but I still try
70 be good"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
A Toucaing Remembrance.

On a railway journey Morley had
for a companion an old gentleman
who had been trying to make himself
more comfortable with the aid of q
somewhat debated air cushion. Pro-
fessor Morley was glowing to blow it
up for him, hnt his action was ar
rested by tle exclamation: stop,
sir. stop. That cushion contains my
deceased wife's breath!'-From The
Life Of Henry Morley"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

LIIAS NVLNAN
FRANK j. CHENTY make oath that he Is the
senior partner OF the Arm OF E. ]. tHEHEY 81
Co. doing bGsinessin 6he City OtT0ledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that .ald firm will pay
the sum Of ONE DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATAHRH that cannot be
cured by the use of BALLS CATAERH tURE.
FRANK j. HENRY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
1 presence. this 9th day Of December,
SEA A. D. 1883. A. w. GLEASON.
1871 NrtGrr Pubic.
Halls Catarrf Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and MUCOUS surfaces
OF the system. Send for tset!noa!als. free.
FL. EFNRY u Co, Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, sc.
Halls Family Pill q. TIA heet.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Apnearancas DecAItfnI.

Il struck a new one The other day"
said the man who is about to move,
when I went to see a house Of which
a faithful Irishna1 was custodian.
Too small, too small l said az soon
as I saw tho place.
Go aisy, sor.' he replied, till /
show yes trough. Yell fond the
house much larger on the inside than
it Is on the outside, sor.'"-Clsveland
Leader.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Frederick the Great composed tht
"Marche Real" the national anthem o;
Spain, and Pedro l. Of Brazil tn
.Hymno Constitutional" the nationa
air of Portugal.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Jams Look Much Alike.

The Japanese are curiously alike
physically. Rece1. measurements tax
an OF an infantry regiment showed no
variation except two inches in height
or twenty pounds in weight.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Amazed and excited. cantafn John

Amased and excited, Captain John
went downstairs, hardly knowing that
he walked. The white dove seemed to
have nestled in his breast and given
him its wings. That day and through
the night he moved about In a strange
glow and ltghtness of spirit that would
not let him eat or sleep. Next day he
found Mr.. Ecob and told him the story,
with the tears running down bis
cheeks.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Beauty Ii Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day tc
Danish pimples. boils, b%lotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets beauty for ten cents. Ali drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Zoe, Csc, SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Mrs. Winsiaw's Seothing syrup forchtldrsa
teething. softens the gums, reducinglnfamma-
ton ,alIays pain, cures wind collie. $50. y boEGls
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

The monkey wrench gets its name
rom its inventor, Thomas Monkey OF
2ordantovn N
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
Cyst Of Nicaragua Canal.

The estimates as to the cause OF constructing
she Nicaragua Canal vary from SI15 G19 mo
20 $50, 0ee. 900. Hsw different are the ssttna+ee
ot the people as TO tho value Of Hostetters
stomach Is tiers for stomach, liver. blood and
hat this remedy is unsurpassed for indtges-
Hon, biliousness, constipation, nervousness
and slesplessness. It is such an agrseahIa
~nedicine t" take. 1t tastes good az well as
loss good. 80
II a man gives himself away it is proba bis
because he isn't worth buying.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

The tongue is about the onl- muZzle load
ing weapon that hasn't been discarded.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

If a hen lays for you she doesn't mean any
harm by it.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness a fter firstday's use of DR.. Kline > Great
NerveR estorer S2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. K. Il. KLINE. Ltd. &l Arch St., Phlla, Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Jun [ a UHIt FHT. WIZ" U FNFN HH"3S
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guarau,
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The closer money is the harder it is to get
old of
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

If poets are born a lot of them are IN
made in after years.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Bamboo pens still retain tnelr nolo
India where they have been In uss
for more than 900 years.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
STATE OF oa1o. CITY OF TOLEDO, !,

If people are very bright t is impossible Co
X eep them in the dark.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Lots of men are IN BILE to sit in their own
ano much less paddle them.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

If a man ant raise a laugh he is very apt
to heave a few sigha.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes veal
men strong, b.ood pure soc 81. All druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

TAKE Laxative fg0Tnc Q,iininr Tablets. AL
Druggists refund money ii it Ta.-s to cure, &c,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

The man who wrestles with obscurity
usuallT losas.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

This would be a silent world If it was left
to some people to speak their minds.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

You Will never find time for anything. I
you want time you must make it.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

The only way YOU IN hurt some men is by
striking them on the pocket book.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Fiso's Cure is a Wonderful Cough mediclne.
Mrs. w. prCKERT. Van Siclen and Blake
Ayes. BROOKLYN. N Y. Oct. 26. 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-25

Sold BY Dr7lgglst., DC.
Halls Family Pill -. ia heat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-02
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

st. Paul, Feb. 25. - Wheat - No. 1
Northern. 70 3-4@71 1-2c: No. North
ern. GS 1-2MG9 1-2c. Corn-No. 3 yellow,
81 1-2@32c: No. 3, 31M31 1-2c. Oats
No. 5 white, 29@29 1-2c; No. 3, % $40
20 lac Barley and Rye - Sample
barley, 3s@45c; No. . rye, 521-2@
53c; No. 3 rye. 51M51 1-2c.
Duluth, Feb. 25-Wheat-Cash. No. 1
hard. y 1-sc: No. l Northern. 10 1-Sc:
No. 2 Northern. 67 5-Sc; No. 8 spring,
No. Northern, II lac; February, No.
l hard, 72 1-sc; No. Northern, 70 1-Sc;
May, No. 1 hard. "a 5-Sc; No. l North
ern, q 3-4c; July, No. 1 hard, Is 1-4c:
No. 1 Northern. % lac; oats. 70 $40
Zoe: rye. 55 3-4c; barley, 4O@4Gc; fax,
to arrive. $1.16 IL.
Minneapolis. Feb. 25.-Wheat - Feb
ruary closed at II 1-sc; May opened at
tic and closed at 20 3-4c; July opened
at II Ice and closed at II 3-4c. On
track-No. hard. u 1-8c: No. North
ern. Il 1-Sc: No. Northern, 60 1-sc.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb %. - Flour is
lower. Wheat quiet; No. Northern,
II 1-2173c; No. 2 Northern, 71@72c.
Oats quiet at % 1890 lie. Rye firm;
No. l, SIC. Barley quiet; No. 2, 5Oc;
sample. 37@47c.
Chicago. Feb. 25.-Wheat-No. 2 red,
70 1-2@73c: No. 3. 6G@71c; No. 2 hard,
66M70c; No 3, G4NdG6c; No 2 Northern
spring, 67M7Oc: No. 3. 65@67c. Corn
No. ., "a 3-4@35c; No. 3, 32M32 Lee.
Oats-No. .. 81 3-4c; No. 3. % 1-2c.
Chicago, Feb 25. Hogs - Light,
So. 6O63 so; mixed, S3.65M3.90; heavy.
So. 60@3.70; rough. $3.Go@3.70. Cattle
Reeves. S3.73@5.s5; COWS and heifers.
$175@4.75; Texas steers, S3.25@4.35;
stockers and feeders, S3.5O@4.7O. Sheep
Natives. S2.s0@4.4O; lambs, $4@4.S5.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 25. = Hogs =
S3.55@3.65. Cattle-Beeves. S4@5.7O;
COWS, bulls and mixed S2@3.75: stock
ers and feeders, S3.5O@4.GO; calves and
yearlings. S3.75@4.70.
South st. Paul. Feb. 25. - Hogs -
Sc. GOES. 65. Cattle-Cows, $2.25@3.25:
steers. $40; stockers. $4@4.3O; heif-
ers, $685.; calves, $3.50
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires In q Cor.
A0naAA UnWsSS 3

Overflow From the Wires In q Cor.
densed Form.
There is a proposal to divide London
into fifteen municipalities.
Daniel O'Connell, literateur. poet and
playwright, is dead ut his suburban
home in Sausalito, near Boston.
Sir John Struthers, M. D., Ill. D.,
vice president Of the Royal College Of
Surgeons, Edinburgh, and examiner in
anatomy, is dead. He was born in
1882.
Assistant District Attorney Finlet-
ter Of Philadelphia, in charge Of the
preparation of the Hayward Quay
case, states that the death of Mr.
pOnementS.
New York customs officials are au-
thority for the statement that the
seizure last week of some 1900 Swiss
watch movements and one half that
number Of gold cases in the office of
w. A. Lecy of that city points direct
ly to the existence of an organized
gang of smugglers which they are in
the hopes Of soon experimenting.
Edwin r. Earl of San Francisco.
who is thoroughly familiar with the
California fruit trade, says: The yield
Of oranges in the southern part of the
state this season is about 100000
boxes. OF this number about four
fifths are being sent to Eastern cities.
The financial returns to the orange
growers of the crop will be between
S3, 100000 and $4.0OO,OO0.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-02
VETERANS OF FORMER WAR.
Grand Army Men Meet in Their An.
nuaI Convention.


st. Paul. Feb. %. - With step not
quite so firm, ard hair not so black as
in the days of 81, more than 400 vet
Grams of the Civil War marshalled
yesterday in Conover hall and an
swered ''here' to the call of the roll,
read by the adjutant general of the de-
partment of Minnesota, G. A. r. 1t
was the opening day Of the annual
convention and the hall was crowded
With the delegates from all sections of
the state. The ceremony Of receiving
the colors opened the convention. The
delegates rose as ore man and saluted
the flags as they would have saluted
the Communicated Then the
quartet Of Bryant post, Minneapolis,
sang ''The Flag Without Stain" A
welcome to ST. Paul, was extended to
the veterans by ]. G. Donohower, to
which Judge Hicks Of Minneapolis re-
piled. The encampment then went
into executive session.