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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-06

Miss Lydia P. Morgan and Charles
Fl. Diggaus were married last night
week by the Rev. q. A. Grlse,
at the residence of the groom, No. 3Ol
West Seventh street.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
The Laugh Was ON Reed.

A good story is told in West Vir'
ginia involving two of the Congress
men from that snug little State and
Thomas B. Reed, the gigantic Speaker
of the last House. The two West Vir
ginians are Hon. Blackburn B. Dow
ener and Hon. Romeo Hoyt Freer.
Both are small in stature and wonder
fully alike in their general appear
ance. Together they went up to the
ponderous Maine man to be intro.
duced.
"Humph!" said Mr.. Reed, sis that
the best the Persimmon State can do?'
"What do you mean?" asked Mr..
Freer.
Nothing" drawled the e~lephantine
Speaker. 'tI was only wondering at
the uniformity Of things down your
way. I suppose the horses are ali
ponies and the persimmons all dwarfs
---o
"Well." interrupted Mr.. Freer,
''there is one thing in our favor, the
persimmon has more taste han the
pumpkin"
The laugh was ON the SpeakeE<fd
he acknowledged it by eordia,s grasp
ing the hands of the Lillfputians and
joining in the merriment. Success.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
lust the Thing.

Our colonial roads were usually buI
rude paths through the woods, often
made at the time by the travelling
emigrant. On such roads the pack.
horse and the rude ~pack-saddle were
indispensable in all removals o.
worldly goods. Mr.. Thomas Speed,
in "The Wilderness Road" thus de,
scribes the saddle:
Ii was a rude continuance made oil
a fcrked branch OF a tree, and was
quite in keeping with the primitive
simplicity of the times. When fast.
ened upon a horse, it became the re.
ceptacIe OF the goods and chattels to
be transported. Thus were carried
provisions for the journey, and house.
hold stuff and utensils needed to make
life tolerable when the journey was
vt IN end, and the place of residence
elected.
The fork had to be of a particular
aK7AkRe, and a branch which could be
MNANe into a saddle was an attractive
Bbiect.
It is related that an early preacher
once paused in lis Sunday sermon
with his eyes fixed on the top of a
tree, and said:
II want to remark right here that
yonder is one OF the best forks for a
pack-saddle that / ever saw in the
woods. When services are over we
will get it."
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
The Arcl, DESTROYER.

"He is a mean, sneaking, under.
handed element, the moth is" protests
Jehn Kendrick Bangs in an article on
these household pests III the Woman's
Home Companion. Fire has q de.
cent of the prophecies. Moths
have none OF all. When fire attacks
you it smokes, and crackles, and
Kisses, and roars, and lets you know
in clarion tones that it has come. The
moth steals upon you in the dead OF
night, and chews up your best trou.
sers, gorges himself upon your wife's
furs, tickles his palate with your swell.
est flannel golf-shirt. munches away
on your h-andsomest rug, punches
holes in your best sofa-cushions with
hia tusks. and then silently folds his
tent and steals away without SO much
rs o thank you for his meal. For I'M.
mitigated meanness commend ME To
tho mothl Alongside of the moth aid
his nnfarious work even n book agent
pales into insignifcance, and an III.
paid grocer's bill hecowes IN absolute
pleasure"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
THE SUMMER WAIST.

Now doth the
Summer waist appear upon
The scene,
In every shade
From white to red, and
Hundreds in hetWeen;
It dazzleth every manly eye,
And stretcheth
Every neck.
Aud maketh am'rous fellows
Haste to follow
At her beck
AS down the street in glad array
Fair Doris lightly trips,
A vision rare
From ankle neat to
Dainty flnger-tips;
And there are
Hosts of others-all most
Gleefully parade,
With some In stripes
And some in piaids and some
In checks arrayedy
And some are stlken, some
Are wool, some linens
Some pique,
And cen the flannel and
Nearsilk are seen
In the array;
And some do blaze like
Goals of fire while somo are
Verdant quite,
And every shade OF
Yellow, brown, blue, red, green, Is In sight
And thus, when warming zephyrs
Kiss the early-leaing
Tree, the streets
Become ~leidoscopes
OF feminintty;
And marvel of all marvels! Each
Bright damsel feels that she
Doth wear by far the
SWEETEST waist
OF all
That company
All maidens love the
Summer waist, the waist OF
Giddy hue, and
Iaddles love to love the maids, who
Love this loving, too!
So here's q toast, n merry toasts
To maidens sweet, encased
Within the
Gay, alIuring, neat and giddy
Summer waist!
j. w. W., in the New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
JlNcLES AND IESTS.

Askin--"Would you consider the
occupation of a baseball magnate q
profession?" Teller-''No; it's usu-
ally a trade"
Procrastination is the thief
Oftime, but time does not despair.
In turn he steals, to woman's grief,
Her beauty, and he thus gets square,.
Philadelphia Record.
"Why should we worry, Jack?
Surely the world owes us a living
"I'm afraid, though, that we are not
on the list of preferred creditors. -
Brooklyn Life.
"I'm afraid my blood is out of O.
DER" complained the lobster, as the
cook drew near. SIN fact, I fear ]
am going to suffer with a boil. Phil
adelphia Record.
"Some people just naturally can't
help being stylish" "That's SO;
there's Belinda; if she got bitten by
q dog it would be SURF to be q dachs-
h~und."-Washington Star.
MARY" said the great mar, swell
ing, ''this paper speaks of Be as A
Presidential possibility" 'John,"
said his wife, a%nxiously, show much
did that cost you?"-Puck.
Bacon-"Men are always looking
for an exalted lineage" Egbert--
"Unless they are travelling on the
railroad; then they are after q lower
berth. "-Yonkers Statesman.
ave do not stop to think" he said.
The lady, with a smile,
Remarked: "If some did stop to think
They'd stop a long, long WHILE"
Detroit Free Press.
Rev. DIR. Joyner-'tAnd SO you no
are making life one grand, sweet
song?" BATTLES - eyes, Doctor, q
regular opera; with frantic calls for
the author when the baby cries.
Brooklyn Life.
Ascetic and gourmand are like after all,
For each has the very same aim.
Ones always forgetting the good things OF
The others for getting the same.
Philadelphia Press.
The Pater-'If my daughter mar
ries you I wish her to live in the
style to which she has been accus-
toned" The Suitor-''That's oil
right, sir; your home shall be oursl'
Town Topics.
LII say" stammered the stran-
ger, looking about at the .lamp-post
%confusedly ocean you t-t-teli me
where II amps ono, I really can't"
was the reply of the passer-by; '.you
know, he who hesitates is LOST
Yonkers Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
CleverlY Done.

It had been a most clever capture,
and the eminent detectives friends
were congratulating him. The distin-
guished forger had very cleverly Gov
cred all clews, as he thought, and
was living in seclusion, disguised as
a woman. Ole day he wrote a note
in a disguised female hand, and it
fell into the detectives hands.
"But how" demanded the detect.
ives friends, 'tdid you come TO suspect
that the note was written by a man,
when it contained such phrases as
'just too sweet for anything'?'
s'I'll tell you,'' replied the detect.
i've. "Those expressions YER not
u~nderseored. Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

The Duke Of Veragua, descendant
of Columbus, who carried the insig-
mia of the order of the Golden Fleece
TO Grown Prince Frederick William
of Prussia, has a poor opinion OF
America and Americans because they
do not pension him up to the limit of
his own sense of his deseryings. The
sountry does not fail in a high esteem
fer bis ancestors, and might ex-
tend some portion of it to the Duke
Il it knew moro about him. All it
really does know-Ieyond the fact
that he nearly bankrupted himself
some years ago trying to elevate Pa
risian taste BY popularizing the genu-
inc Spanish bull-fght among the
Frenchnis that he has held his hat out
without intermission since the Column
bus celebration a few years ago first
brought him into American attention,
aud he may continue to hold it for
some time before il is filed quite M
TO the levef ofIhis wishes. p
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

A movement is on foot to put q one
half cent col in general use in the
United Stats. Several suggestions
have been psade to the government and
the day a document was present
ed, signed by the heads of the big de-
partment stores Of New York, Chica-
60. Philadelphia, and Pittsburg, show
ing the need for this money in making
change where articles are sold at
3l-2c, Yl-2c, ID 1-2c, and at similar
prices. The haif-cent coin has been
il use In Chicago for the last two
yeags, and now one Of the New York
stores has ordered one-halR million
cnshsIean coins. These coins are
% B made Of copper, size one-half
dbncE In diameter, or just two thirds
theEize Of the regular one-cent piece.
Staueped in heavy raised figures and
letters on n side will be ~ csnt..
and on the reverse side viii apSear
the nan and address of the Arm is.
suing the coins. So far the United
States government has nothing to do
with issuing this new money. ri e
put out BY individual firms and is
only recognized at the store from
which 7 y issued. The proprietors
ct the BIG stores arc anxious, how.
ever, to have tbs government; mako
I'D recognize the one-half cent coin.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

The Pbi .adelphia"4sS ger says that
"a bact( fiologist asked 3 woman who
did not usually have to go on very
dirty streets il he might make an ex-
pertinent on n of her skirts. It was
q comparatively new one, and received
daily brushing. He found on part
Of the skirt binding at the hem the
following small menagerie: Two hun
bred thousand germs, many bearing
d~iphtheria, pneumonia and tonsilitis;
also collections of typhoid and con-
sumption microbes"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

In some Of the smaller New Eng
land towns the local street railway
companies during the winter volun-
sarily assumed the expense of keeping
available ice ponds, or lakes, in. good
condition for skating, by cleaning of
the snow, maintaining electric lights
at night and Of flooding the ice when it
had become badly cut up. They found
TINT this was a good investment. as
she traffic created by the skating more
than paid for the small expense they
were under. No fees were charged
for getting on the ice.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
WE FORGET.

81 many tender words aud true
We meant to say, dear love, to yous
So many things We meant to dc,
But we forgot.
Tho busy days were full OF care;
rhe long night fell oil unaware;
You passed beyond loves pleading prayer
While We forgot.
Now evermore through heart and brain
There breathes an undertone of pain.
Though what has been shonld be again,
We would forgot.
We feel, we know, that there must be
Beyond the veil OF mystery
some place where love can clearly see
And not forget.
Ada Foster Murray, In Harper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

That this nation is to achieve in
dustrial supremacy, though not with
out a struggle, is hardly open to
doubt. Some years ago Mr.. Glad
stone, in urging a system of special
training for English workmen, pre-
dicted the ultimate triumph Of Amer
lea in the great industrial conflict
that is to- mark the coming century;
Ind in which, naturally, England,
iermahyeud this country will be the
leading ccsnpetitors.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

A new danger is added to folding
beds. Recently a house in q Western
city was entered by burglars, and a
young man slipping in a folding bed
was chloroformed. Afterwards the
burglars were captured, and admitted
to the police that had the young nan
shown any sign of consciousness be-
fore the drug was administered, the bed
would have been promptly shut up.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

Statistics show that while the
growth of the population in the United
States has maintained a comparative
ly steady increase since 1850. aver
aging s.27 per cent each decade, the
criminal increase during the same Pc
Rod every alternate decade has ave
aged S. 81 per cent, over three times
as large as that of the population.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
ACADEMY
or THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
OPELOUSAs, La.

OPELOUSAS, LA.
Undsr the Direction Of tie Sisters Eeriaaasea
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring q thorough christian cd.
ucation. Constant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music. painting and other
useful arts. The sigters also have
charge OF the boys' school. The course
Q: instruction 10 two-fold-preparatory
and Commercial. French is tapght in
the two courses. For particulars. ad-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
opELoUsAs. +: LOUISIANA.

A regular business, carried on in
France by ladies of the highest stand
ing, is to secure rich American brides
for penniless men of title. These
matrimonial agents receive fees when
they are successful.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
How Criminals game Blooahoupds.

The Mount st. Helena stage robber
is still at large, and his chances OF es-
cape are pretty good. The dog
tracked him to within four miles Of
Oathill, and in Fact was within about
four hundred yards of the bandit at
n time. Ho heard the dog barking
yiciously at his heels, and at once
covered his tracks with red pepper,
and the dog, after getting . few good
whif1 of this, refused to work any
further, San Francisco Chrouicls.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

A regular feature Of the Chicago
boys high school is boxing Matches
each ego" being a six-round ''mill"
with six ounce gloves, all under tho
supervision Of one of the professors.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

p It is asserted that nowhere in the
Hooorld is SO much candy consumed as
bin the United States. During the
sast year figures show that the total
output for these sweets amounted to
SIS. 900. 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
n. Z. ESToRCE.
PUBLIC.

Office in District Clerks
Office, Opelousas, La.
al Notarial Work excited promptly
and accurately. An experience Of many
years as chief deputy clerk of the Dis.
Court affords special qualifications for
the correct execution of all notarial
work. jy25-98
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

The value Of . newspaper ag an
advertising medium consists In
It's circulation.
When you can secure the com.
med circulation Of two papers
Or the price Of one, it is money
Bavedl
1.-THE st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Cd OF
March, 1894, with /" The Opelou.
gas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
mas been reduced to % Q year.
: THE COURIER being by odds
ehe best paper In the empire Par
lsh Of st. Landry Ii therefore the
ehaaDAsG
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

OpelOusas Courier
10 the advocate OF Democratic
principles and the friend OF the
people.
Their welfare il its welfare. and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with oil OF ia
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
Observation-Disclosures
Ruqa0ag Match
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

r Ohm AsLEY, Jr., was a tall
young man about twenty-five,
and as he gazed wrathfully at
his father the old man almost
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
The Punishment of the Ring Leaders Begun
DEGRADATION OF YUAN
Believed to Be the Result of a Note From the United States Express ing Dissatisfaction at His Promo tion-Germany Still Distrustful of the Chinese Government.

Washington. Sept. 29.-Important news came from China at the end of the day which in itself tends to ad- vance materially the efforts for hndi settlement. China has accepted the sugqestions of the United States con- tained in the answer to the Chlnese proposition and has begun voluntarily inc punishment of the reacuonary Chinese leaders who are responsible LOT the Pekin outrages.
 Ii will be recalled that in our answer the state department was careful 'o state while it did not believe Tn ue- manding the surrender of the Chiilese rfngleaders as a condition precedent to negotiations, it was resolved hrmly, as Secretary Hay said in his note or 'u'' 2 that in the end the guilty pdIlie@ ehorld be held to the utterIlosl ON countabiIity. The Chinese goVerhiileA' has taken this intimation to hedI'' anu is Derhaps hastened in it's acton pS 'iie recent manifestations of dissatlsIac'ioii Inv the United States government at lilI reported promotion of Prince lu'h' an. already has begun the punlShlilehl oi hin, and other Chinese leaders Who dIe held guilty. fa1t
 The decree recited by Sheng is IelI to he of the utmost importance as lh- dicating complete change of heart OH inc mart of the reigning dynasty. It means that the reactionary influences which have been dominant in PeKlh through the uprising and have even continued of later days, have suiLel GU ', complete overthrow and that thelI ,,,oe+ conspicuous figures are desrdueu and on trial. It is believed here that IL this action is genuine it will be haru fo,. any of the powers to find reason abIa excuse for longer refusing to heeu the appeals of the Chinese goVernln eHU for the opening of negotiations looklhs to a settlement. i.
 The importance of the action r shown by determination to try Prihce Than before the imperial clan court. This is the supreme judicial tribunal or China. and is the only one having Jurls- diction over members of the imperial family. It is presided over by Prince Lii with the well known Prince Ching as first vice-president. Prince Ii is the first of eight princely families of China and is regarded as friendly to the pro- gressive element. The attitude Of Prince Ching has been notable through out the trouble as friendly to the for eign interests.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
GERMANY DISSATISFIED.

Berlin, Sept 29.-The Chinese situa- tion, particularly Germany's proposal and the United States answer, mon- opolizes public attention this week. The press, both semi-Official and independ- ent, continues to severely blame Presi- dent Mckinley for his refusal to agree with the proposition of Germany.
 The Cologne Gazette. which, since the outbreak of the China troubles. has been the favorite mouthpiece daily of the foreign office, combatted the view that Germany had been trying to em- bark the other powers on dangerous in Chinese negotiations.
 The Lokal Anzeiger today argues that the United States knows through Minister COnger that the Chinese gov ernment has been the real culprit. Hence, it adds. it is ridiculous to expect this same government to punish itself ''as the United States pretends to be- lieve in it's reply to Germany"
 The report that Prince Tuan has been appointed to a post where his influence for evil is even greater than it formally was, is here regarded by the govern ment and press as unmistakabIe evil dence that the Chinese government does not want peace. An argument, besides, is that Germanys demand that China give up the ringleaders before peace negotiations are begun must be complied with by China in order to show that she is really acting in good faith
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
Signs That the Strike
 Has Seen Its Best
LOWER PRICE OF COAL
Whether or Not the Proposed Ten Per Cent Is Accepted by the Union, It Is Believed That It Will at Least Break the Ranks of the Strikers,
 and Ultimately End the Trouble.

Hazleton, Pa, Sept 29.-"We are closing the mines and awaiting devel- opments," was all that President Nit chell of the United Mine Workers would say tonight when asked whether he had received any information from New York or elsewhere as to what the oper- ators are doing in their efforts to settle the coal strike.
 Although he has Automatically evad- ed the question, there is a strong belief here that MT. Mitchell is kept fully ad- vised of the progress of events in the metropolis. It is reported that an ad- vance of 10 per cent has been finally agreed upon. It has not so far as can be learned, been offered to any of the Mine Workers in the anthracite region
 Taking MT. Mitchell's statement that a 10 per cent advance would not be satisfactory as an indication that it would not be accepted by the miners organization. it is thought in some break in the ranks of the strikers, which it would be difficult to stop should the offer to their employees be made by operators.
 On the other hand, President Mitchell and his colleagues are positive in as serting their belief that the men now idle will not waver and that they would stand together until joint convention of the three anthracite districts calls the strike off. The entire Lehigh valley was about as quiet today as it could pos sibly be.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
RETURN OF JAMES B. KEENE.
Bear Leader Has Nothing to Say Just
 Yet on Politics or Stocks.

New York, Sept. 29.-James R. Keene, the well known Wall street bear op- orator, who arrived on the Umbria yesterday. was met at quarantine by his son-in-law, Talbot J. Taylor, and was switched away on a yacht to MT. Keene's summer home at Cedarhurst. Many Wall street men hunted for Mir. keene last night at the Waldorf-As toria and Delmonico's. MT. Keene did not care to say much of anything con corning his views on the financial aTd industrial situation of the country until he had consulted with his friends. He has always been a supporter of Bryan. He is Bryan's personal friend. In 1896 he backed his opinions on Bryan's election to the tune of s400000. Not withstanding that MT. Keene, it was said, now wishes to obtain specific in formation as to the political situation before taking anything like positive steps in the manipulation of the stock market. He asked all manner of ques- tiOns of a reporter who saw him, but not question would he answer.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
SELF DENIAL WEEK.
The Beginning of the Salvation Army
 Harvest Festival.

New York, Sept. 2S.-In accordance with a custom that has existed for ten years the Salvation Army throughout America observes the week commence ing today as a harvest festival week of self-denial. Tor seven days members of the army throughout the land will voluntariIy live on as little as possible and give everything they can spare for the benefit of the poor and suffering Captains, ensigns, and other officers, as well as the rank and file of the or ganization, will deny themselves many customary articles of food and give lhe amount thus saved from their meager salaries to the common charity fund.
 Nor does the army cnntine this virtue to it's own members, for it has sent m appeal broadcast asking for ccntrlbu- tons of money, clothing and food in aid of the cause. At the general head quarters in this city it was lid today that the army is trying to raise $3o.OOO by the contributions this week. Much of this amount will be spent in the le- lief of the poor here at home, whi'e certain proportion will be sent to India, China and Japan.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
OTHER WAR VETERANS.
Another National Encampment to Be
 Held at Washington This Week.

Washington, Sept. 29.-The young veterans of the Spanish-American war who have been holding their reunion here this week, will scarcely have turned their faces homeward when the national capital will be again invaded by a host of war veterans. The com ing visitors are the members of the Union Veterans Union, which organiZ- alton is to hold its annual national en- campment here during the coming week.
 National officers of'the union who are already in the city preparing for tha reception and entertainment of the members predict an attendance of be- tween 700 and 500 visitors, together with a large number of delegates to the meeting of the Woman's Veteran Re lief Union, which is the auxiliary body. National headquarters for the conven- tioI have been established at the Riggs house. Members regard it as particu- larly fitting that the encampmsnt should be held in Washington this year, as it was in this city that the organ ization was given birlh fifteen years ago. As its name indicates, the Union Veterans Union is an organization of battlefield veterans, the first requis- ite for membership being at least six months continuous service (unless sooner discharged on account of wounds) in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States between April F. 1861, ard April 30, 1865, and that part of the service must have been at the front. The present membership of the union exceeds 13O,0OO with com mands in nearly every state