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, 1899-01-03

Paul Perry, of Columbus, Ga, suf-
fered agony for thirty years, and then
cured his Piles by using DeWtuH's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t heals injuries
and skin diseases like magic. Frank
H. Eggleston, druggist.
, 1899-01-03

Insure yourself against the attacks
of fevers, pneumonia and other serious
and prostrating diseases by taking a
few bottles Of Hoods S~arsaparilla now.
, 1899-01-03
HARTLEY,
EMILY BARTON,
ARTHUR c. JONES,
Committee.

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
RENT-Suitable for bedroom and sit
ting Stove and fire place and
electric light. People without children
preferred ID. c. ABRAMS,
1l7tf Seventh and Thornburg.
, 1899-01-03

To insure a happy new year, keep
the liver clear and the body vigorous
by using DeWitN's Little Barly Risers,
ne famous little pills for constipation
and liver troubles. F. H. Eggleston.
, 1899-01-03
We will sell Turkeys,
Ducks and Geese at
IL 1-2c per Id. and
Chickens at loo, Gel
ery at SC a bunch.
Pacific Market.
1900 WILL BUY

A good house, water at the door. three
lots, good fence and barn; on First
street; clear title. Apply at this once.
, 1899-01-03

Hoods Pills are the favorite family
cathartic. Easy to take, easy to oper-
ate.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

When it is remembered that the
area Of Africa is greater than that of
sny other contine[t except Asia, the
latest estimates being II, 7s4. GOD
square miles. AM that it embraces q
,ass wealth Of q tural resources that
las not Jet responded to the touch of
sivilizatiQ1, is amazing that the
kading nations Of the globe should
have sold onlya palry $500, 000. 900
Eorth Of goods to its people in a year.
The twentieth century, with the uni
versal sentiment Of commercial ex-
pension that promises TO mark it's
l,pening in years in all the trading ma
iohS (Gof the globe, will surely witness
! mal (elous commercial development
lsh4 lark continent.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
enough, And I Just blame YOU more

enough. And I just blame you more
an l do Sarah-yes, I do! To come
sneaking here the other day. pretend.
ing sick!" Her voice rose to a scream,
and the minister forced his way
through the crowd of women, some Of
whom We're sobbing with fright, and
laid his hand upon her arm. "Miss
HANNAH" he said, kindly but firmly,
you forget yourself in speaking so to
this good woman"
Hannah Matilda turned toward him
like a child with no idea of conceal
ment. "Ses!" she said, her lip begin.
ming to tremble, ''this notes just been
left at the back door. It's from Jerry
Rogers, and he and Sarah Prentice
left on the $50 train for Boston, cause
he couldn't speak out plain to a body's
face. And that woman knew and
planned it all; that's what l mind"
The strain she had put upon herself
had been already too much, and the
last words were hardly above a wills
per. All eyes were turned toward
her, and Mrs. Prentice was quite for
gotten. She now tottered forward,
stretching out her trembling hands.
cts that lie I told! It's that lie!
Oh. if I'd never told it, she wouldn't
think I had known! Oh" she went
on, catching her breath, II told you,
Hannah Matilda, as Sarah was a-keep-
in company cause I was 80 jealous.
And, oh, what I've suffer ed this week!
| wouldn't live through it again 70,
any money"
Hannah turned her eyes upon Mrs.
Prentice, and her expression seemed
to soften a little, but she made no re-
ply. For a few seconds there was a
breathless silence, then Hannah turned
toward the others. II want you all
to come out and have Il slice of my
wedding cake she said, adding with
some spirit, ut came from a first rate
city confectioner's, and it'll taste just
as good as il there we're q dozen we'd
dings."
ooh, my child, my child" sobbed
Mrs. Benson, who had crept up behind
her, ':don't talk sou Hannah paid no
attention to her, but turned and led
the way to the dining room followed
by all except Mrs. Prentice and the
minister, who saw that lie was no
longer needed.
II think the best thing for you and
NE, Mrs. Prentice" said he kindly,
is to be getting home. Ny
buggy is waiting for me, and I can
you on my way"
She allowed herself to be led ont
and helped in without a word, and the
had unfastened his horse and
vas just climbing in when he was
by a cry: "Wait! wait" He
urned quickly and saw Hannah Ma
Ida running down to the gate, her
train over her arm. "Here!'
he gasped. Here, Mis- Prentice!'
nd she thrust a parcel, wrapped in q
iapkin, into her lap. cts some Of
he wedding cake" she added softly,
and there's a piece in there for
She turned and hurried
ack as abruptlya as she had come, and
minister saw her tall figure disap-
caring in at the door as he drove
way.-AtIanta Constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

Thu majority Of human beings must
pend their lives within the bounds
fhici have been drawn by the expert
1ncs 4 the past, and must maintain
lhsmSelves and do their work in the
1ofld b conforming to that which has
stsa discovered.tested, and accepted as
yoodfo human society, PHILOSOPHERS
he Christian Register. Before any
sne can havs original opinions upon
Wy subject which will be useful, he
must commonly have mastered the re-
sults ct the knowledge which has been
.ccamuiating since the world began.
4 ~ bssagenius. endowed % geniuses
w With shs silt q insight. he may a.
most q ! glance aes how the matter
lseaaas, aaavAsra The needed Improve.
Ssns mat bless
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

It appears, from figures furnished
Iythe Postofice Department, at Wash
hgton. that the average person in
Massachusetts,. including men, women
and children. spends 81. 80 on postage
per annum. New York comes second,
With an expenditure Of 1927. and the
District Of Columbia third, with So. 16.
Colorado 10 fourth, with 81 so, and
Connecticut is fifth, with ST. 80. The
States ranking lowest in this regard
ire South Carolina, with 25 cents per
sapita; Mississippi, with "a cents; Ala
bama. with "a cents; Arkanas, with 81
SCENTS. and North Carolina, with Al
cents. .
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

There are In the Republic Of Mex
leo 1875 cotton factories producing
bleachsd goods and prints. These
factories contain 49l, 443 spindles and
Il. 759 looms. and they employ %, 731
workmen. They consumed from July
|. 1898, to June 80, 1899, s2,677, 100
pounds Of cotton. They produced
$3.50, $50 pieces Of cotton goods and
l,414,277 pounds Of yarn. The value
II the production was $14, 9G3. 2e9 in
Mexican silver. and they pay into the
Government taxes 81, 600. 900 annu-
slly.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
THE SAlLOR-MAN.

Sure q terrible time I was out o the way,
Over the sea, over the sea.
Till I come back to Ireland one sunny day,
Bother for me. betther for me!
The first timeme foot got the feel OF the
ground,
I was sthrolling along in an Irish city
That hasn't its aquil the world around
For the air that is sweet, an the girls that
are pretty.
Light on their feet now they passed me and
sped.
Give you me word, give you me word!
Every girl had a turn q the head
just like a bird. jus. like a bird.
An the lashes 50 thick round their beautiful
eyes.
Shinin' to tell ys twas fair time O. day wi
them;
Back ia me heart Wit a kind O surprise,
think how the Irish girls has the way
wi them!
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

Och, man alive! but It's little ye know
That never was there, never was there
Look where ys like for them, long may ye
go
What do I care? what do Icare?
Plenty as blackberries where will ye find
Hare pretty girls, not By two nor by three
o them?
Only Just there whore they grow, dye mind,
Still like the blackberries, moro than We
see O them.
Long, long away, an no matther how far
lis tho girls that l miss, girls that l
miss.
Women are roun' ye wherever ye are,
Not worth Il kiss. not worth q kiss.
Over in ireland many's the one
We'll do l know that has nothin' to say wi
them
sweetcr than enythin' under the sun.
Och. but the Irish girls has the way wi
them!
MORA O'NeilI, i'll Dlackwood's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

"A new book on music is dedicated
$50 the many who love music but
haze nc opportunity to familiarize
themselves with grand opera, and to
those who think they do not ap-
preciate it," How anybody could ap-
prsciate q thing without knowing
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

The vegetarian congress, which has
just been held in London, brought
out the fact that there have been
civilized vegetarian bears. One in
Berlin it was necessary to kill after
his diet had been changed to meat.
Another, in Michigan, lost all his
good vegetarian MORALS upon eating.
meat, and therefore killed and ate q
kind and harmless dog.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

The Mississippi State Board OIL
Health has pronounced in favor of the
policy OF isolation and disinfection OF
first cases Of yellow fever, rejecting
the old plan of local shotgun quaran-
the against infected towns as 'barbar-
Gus, inefficient and destructive to the
best interests of the State.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

II the increasing fondness for thu
automobile continues we shall find
the horse show with a dangerous rival
the first thing we know, and it will be
s'bsauty and the machine" instead OF
esbeauty and the beast"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

A critic is one who thinks with dis.
elimination. His Judgment may ba
favorable Or unfavorable. Candid
criticism is always fair, honest and
valuable. It saves the wheat ant
winnows out the chat.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

In notice E'ven by the Government
Department tjt Washington that the
eligible list 4 sHrr==saphers and type
writer's is getting small, aha that e1.
sminations will therefore be needed to
'eplenish the lists. much stress is laid
On the fact that mem and not women
Is operators are desired for the kinds
Of work enumerated.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
Sig NJ n i'm g!r.

:.sEroa minded as wilkins usuall.
is. he certainly ha. ,e v narrow views
on n o. t o sub g..
"Fs doesn't aiws!. agree With on.
sasgs"r <c'siaavg k'asI.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
Russia is making a vigorous effort
10 supplant the United States as the
butcher for England.

The officers of the Navy furnish q
fne example of the necessity Of pune.
til 'ous p%oliteness in the ordinary bust.
nd AT life.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

The author OF the trite old chest.
nut about the ingratitude OF republics
evidently lived too soon or not long
enough.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Something like intelligence is often
exhibited by plants. If during a dry
season, a bucket of water bs placed
near a growing pumpkin or melon, in
the course Of a few days it will turn
from its course, and get at least one
of its leaves in the water.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

eolf-trust Is the first secret Of sue
eees.-Emerson.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

season, q bucket OF water bs placed
near a growing pumpkin or melon, il
the course Of a few days it will turf
from its course and get at least on,
of its leaves in the water.
A whistle that can be heard forty
miles has just been invented. 1t con.
sists of three whistles made of bronze
and arranged between two disks Of
steel. The mouth of the largest is
turned upward, and the mouths of the
other two are turned downward; the
steam is carried through some open
ings in the disks. The whistles are
tuned in chord, and they harmonic
as accurately as a well ,tuned piano.
The sound emitted is quite soft and
low.
Two remarkable children are those
Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.. Cartmill of
Owingsville. Ky. They are Della
May, aged 8; weight, 49, pounds, and
Willie, aged 4; weight, 210 pounds.
At birth the elder weighed 8 pounds
and the younger Z. They grew so
rapidly the people for miles went to
see them. They are perfectly healthy,
but sleep more than half the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cartmill are people of
ordinary size. Mr.. Cartmill is quite
tall, but his weight is not more than
100 pounds at any time. He is a
huckster, and although he attempts to
reduce his children by dieting, they
continue to grow despite his efforts.
A CHASTITY, but nevertheless unique,
musical instrument from far.of Para
quay was among the curios offered for
sale in q London auction room in the
West End. It consists of a human
skull, the upper part of which is cut
away, the skin which covers the in
strument as we'll as the hair ornamen-
being taken from the same vic
tim. From the back of the skull two
of wood project joined at the
ends by a cross piece. The strings
are carried from the forehead t-1ns
cr~oss-piece Of wood, and--ae repul-
slveness of the tout ensemble is still
enhanced by the jaws being
movable. This singular fantasy iu
musical instruments is the work OF ;
South American Indian.
Lyle Smith. son of Deputy Sheriff
Frank Smith, of Sycamore, Ind, is
lead. he was born with ;mrerfect
7alves OF the heart, SO that the venous
arterial blood was not separated.
This caused his complexion to he ex.
remely susceptible to the changes of
he weather. In pleasant weather he
sas Of a fair color, bat when a storm |
vas about to gather he would begin tc
how signs Of changing before tho
was visible, and gradually ae.
anne blue, the venoss blood predo>i.
Eminent MUSICIANS eve. y.
where have studied his case, and pre-
[lcted his early dea Ii. Fourteen
ears OF lie was the limit assigned tc
i'm, bat he lived to see thirty eass.
lis inperfec heat alsl his peculiar
han2es withtne wsatle" never aie.,t ted
I'M mentally. aud he was one o. ia.
's1gh!est, Lest, well cad 20 d m.n
I the town, though nsse. str,ny
h%ysically.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23
OpelOusas Courier

Opel0usas Courier
Is the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend Of Tho
people. A
Their welfare is its welfare. and
it will ever be found defendins
their rights with all of its
ability. ="
The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
Its circulation. ~
:. When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two naners
Tor tho price Of one, it is money
""he St. Landry Democratn
vas consolidated on the 3D. Of
March, 1894, with "Tla One1ou.
sag Courier" The adyerfisino
rates have not been increased
while the price of SUBSCRIPTION
has been reduced to 81 a wear.
TIE COURIER being BY odd.
sas best paper in the enpirs Par.
!sh Of st. Landry ID thasslass Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
GEORGIA,s MINERAL WEALTH.


The committe of the legislature appoint
ed TO find out whether the geological bu-
reau is of any benefit to the state has
filed its report with the governor, a synop-
sis of which was published in our Atlanta
dispatches yesterday According to this re-
port the bureau is of such Importance that
to abolish il would be misfortune to the
state.
All the world knows, or ought to know,
that Georgia has a great deal of mineral
wealth. and that within her hills and
mountains there await fortunes for those
who have the courage and skill to seek
them. The committee IN its report says
that in the state are to be found between
forty and fifty minerals, ores, metals,
stones etc, of economic value. We do not
propose to enumerate them, further than
to say that Georgia marble is now being
taken to many states for building pur-
poses and that there is a prospect that in
the near future the out put of gold from
Georgia minesFwill be l$rge
We never had doubt that the geologi-
cal bureau was worth all it costs. We are
confident that the great majority of the
people who know anything of the value
of such an institution feel it would be
mistake to abolish it, but there were many
who thought the state was not getting fun
value for its money-that is, that the bu-
reau was not doing all it was capable of
doing for the state. We are not prepared
to say how this impression got abroad. The
committee however says that the pres
ent head of the bureau is doing all that
could be expected of him, and that he
ought to be kept where he is.
AS the committee has made very tho
rough investigation of the whole subject
it is safe to say the report will be accept
ed in the spirit in which it was made, and
that we shall hear nothing more about
aboshing the bureau, nor of making
change in the management of it,
1t does seem to us. however, that the
state ought tosadopt some means for
spreading abroad the information which
the geological department collects. The
reports which are published reach compar-
atively few people. The whole country
SNeHN ~ hhO" thal bSOi Sid Is Ilch III
gold and that gold mining would. In all
probability, pay almost as well here as 1t
does in Colorado. 1t would not take a
very big effort to get up a gold mining
boom in the state-a boom which would
bring TO it thousands of settlers and add
immensely 20 its wealth. If the people
could see some such result as that from
the work of the geological bureau they
would not complain if its cost were a great
deal more than it is.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Senator Hoar - not stingy man, but
he looks out for the pennies says the
Chicago Post He was riding on street
car the other day and had just completed
a transaction with the conductor involv-
ing the payment of a quarter of a dollar
for six car tickets 1-16 cents ticket
when an acquaintance got on board ana
took the seat next to him. The acquaint-
ance handed the conductor a nickel and
turned to omen up conversation with the
Massachusetts senator. The senator fid-
geted in his seat minute and then broke
in with the remark: Il am glad to see
that you are prosperous"
Prosperous" exclaimed the other man,
"why, | am as poor as a church mouse
4Excuse me, thought you must be
rich. I am comfortably well off myself,
but l have never felt that / could afford
20 pay cents for ride in a street car
when 1 could get six rides for a quar-
ter"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
CHARLESTON AND TILLMAN.

The Oldest and the best turned out in
Charleston Oh Thursday 70 do honor to
Senator Tillman ana the party of con-
gressmen with him. Times change and
men change with them. 1t has not been
so many years since those in Charleston
who are sometimes designated as our
best people" turned away their faces when
Tuman went 20 that city. Now these
same best people. forgetting their anupa-
thy to him when the reform party was in
its glory and he was the big man of that
party struggle with each other 10 be
first TO take his hand, and feel hurt II they
are not asked 70 sit with him at the ban
quet board.
We are not calling attention to this mat
ter for the purpose Of criticising the Char
lesion people for the kind reception they
gave the senator but simply 70 show that
il is not always wise to take it for grant
ed that those constituents of a public man
who condemn him will always condemn
him. even though no change takes place
in his character or his political methods.
In the years which have gone since
Charleston refused to invite Senator Till
man to her balls and her prominent cid-
zens refused to recognize him on the street,
he has not changed, but Charleston has.
He is just as anxious to use his pitch
fork on Cleveland or any other man who is
not pleasing 10 him, as he was when he be
gan his rather remarkable politica. ca
reer. The political methods which he
found successful, then he is prepared to
use now.
There is a pretty well grounded suspicion
that he is aiming to make himself leader Of
the conservatives as well as Of the ie-
formers-that is, those who are left OF
the reformers. And it would not be sur
prising if he should be successful. He Is
a very shrewd politician. Il is apparent
that he has a pretty strong hold on tie
conservatives of Charleston, and perhaps
of other parts of the state. He IS care
full 10 see that Charleston gets what she
wants from the general government. In
that way he is making friends where for
merly he found chiefly enemies.
Senator Tillman, of course, wants 10 sue
coed himself To do so it is necessary Cor
him to make friends all along the line.
1t is not yetsby any means certain that
he viii get another term in the Senate,
but it is certain that for that honor he
will do some of the finest political work of
his life. His success in capturing Char
lesion justifes him in thinking that his
political prospects are particularly bright.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Qnd.) regards the
Sampson-schley controversy as a closed
incident. 1t says: IF Schley be wise, he
will stand upon the situation as it is. The
country has had enough of a scandal
which has put it to shame before the
world and offended every sentiment of de-
cency at home. Justice has been done,
Schley outranks Sampson, as he did a
year ago, and as he should have done
throughout the episode. The equilibrium
has been restored. The Senate discerned
nothing in SIMPSONS achievements dur
ing the war to warrant the outrageous ia
voritism of which he was the beneficiary
at its outset. The Senate found nothing in
Schley's record TO warrant the attempted
sacrifice of that loyal officer The coun-
try is satisfied and the incident is closed
The Baltimore Sun Dem) SAYS: "Evi
IDENTIFY the powers behind the trusts have
no fear of statutes. state or federal. For
instance, it is now stated that certain rail-
road and mining companies have combined
TO control the output and price of coal.
This new trust, it is alleged, controls all
the coal-carrying railroads, all the canals
that might bring coal from the mines to
The markets, and in time will have such
a grasp upon the retail markets that no
independent dealer can exist. This combi-
nation, it is charged will exist in defiance
of the United States Supreme Court de-
cision in the Trans-Missouri Freight AS
socia ton case and the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation case"
The Richmond Dispatch Dem) says: 1T
is very evident that the suspicion that
when the imperiahsts turn their faces to
the west they look beyond the Philip
pines, is not confined to a few papers in
this country. In other words, it is very
evident that such papers as Harper's
Weekly and the Springfield (Mass) Re
publican may not be far out OF the way
in charging that the administration is
contemplating getting a slice of China,
when the partition of the empire comes.
The New orleans Picayune CDem) says
1T is getting to be so that political cam
pagns are no longer run on principle, but
the inquiry of those who are called on to
support competing politicians is: What is
to be made out of IL? II Is wonderful, I'M
der the circumstances. that public affairs
are not worse conducted than they are or
that there are so few oniceholders who
are actual thieves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
A salt Sea yarn.

The hardships of a sailors life are often
referred to by sentimental writer's, but a
recently returned liable seaman" who vol
unteered from Chicago for service at the
beginning of the war, says they are as
nothing compared to the trials of a lands
man trying to become sailor, says the
Chicago News.
He stepped from real estate office on
La Sale street into the recruiting station
and almost before he realized it found
himself on one of the warships in the Gulf.
And his habits of /hfe, his language and
his business methods seemed all at vari-
ance with the life around him, but the
language worried him worst of all. He
relates that once after working hard all
day scrubbing decks and doing other I'M
familiar tasks he reported to his superior
officer that ne really felt i'll, and that he
Thought he would go downstairs" I'm
mediately the officer began to dance IN
and down. "Downstairs!' he roared !.
downstairs! Why don't you say you'u
60 out in the back yard!"