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The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Hia Reward.

Among the stories of that former
governor Of Texas Familiarity known
Al sSam" Houston, is more than one
amusing tale.
Tere IN a financial agent of the
penitaltiary who had warmly opposed
the election of Governor Houston,
but was particularly anxious to retain
his own pleasantly lucrative position.
Consequently the governor was soon
In receipt Of a petition in which the
mans years OF faithful service and
special qualifications for tina place
were set sorth in glowing terms by
himself.
The governor sent for him, and said,
gravely: TT appears from this reti-
ton that you have been in the peni-
Tertiary eight years?"
II have, was the reply.
ssAnd during that time you have
performed faithfully every duty that
has come in your way, to the best Of
your ability?'
81 have answered the agent, his
courage swiftly rising.
hen, SD. said the governor, with
the air Of one comforting a priceless
faror. sI nardon yon out y
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
What the Law Decides.

A custom.of banks to send O check
direct to the drawee bank for coIIee-
ton aud return is held in Kershow
VS.. Ladd lore, A. L. R. A., 236, TO
he not unreasonabie-at least as APP
piled to the collection of o plain, IN
indorsed check.
discrimination between localities in
transportation facilities is held, in
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway
Co. VS.. Oppenhsimer lark, A L. r.
A., 353, to be insufficient to make the
carrier liable for a penalty under the
Arkansas statute prohibiting undue
discrimination in facilities for trans
p~ortation.
An oral promise by the payee of a
note to renew it until such time as
the improvement in business will en-
able the maker to proceed in his Lusi-
ness without such assistance is held
in Hall rs. First National hank
MASS. Al, T.. r. A., $40, to be in
valid and unenforceable-at least in
equity.
The examination on supplementary
proceedings Of q wife against her hus-
band, with respect to proraty in her
possession, is held in Frank @3thal VS..
solomonson Wash. A, LAR. A.,
81, to be not sfor or against her RES
land" within the meaning of a stat.
ute requiring his consent to her ex.
animation for or against him.
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measure is easy and he is confirmed
in his belief, but before he has
struggled with the tenth measure,
with parched throat and aching back,
his view has changed: Visitors have
been known to last a day Oh the bog,
but ID these rare cases the resolute
one has paid dearly for his hardihood.
He invariably awakens the following
day a sadder and wiser man. His
back aches beyond description, the
back of his neck is a flaming blister
aud the chances are very good that
his face and hands are covered with
the rash OF the poison oak or ivy,
which grows thickly on the bogs.
The art of cranberry picking is sell
dom acquired. It is Inherent in the
race which has made Cape Cod it's
dwelling place since the coming Of the
Pilgrims. Few of the many through
out the land who on Thanksgiving
day eat with relish the piquant cram
berry sauce as a side dish to the
'igreat American bird" realize that a
race, sprung from the forefathers of
the very day itself, derives its living
and maintains its existence by the
culture of that small red berry.
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HOW A FILIPINO DIES.
Usually Stretches Himself Out and ascsts
RY,~ TN~a4A. r.-EJ.

Csdslly Stretches Himself Out and Meets
HIS Death Easily.
The general, In a white hat, was
marching in advance Of the firing line,
when the discharge Of a rife was heard
in the yard OF a house next IS the road.
Several soldiers rushed into the yard,
but not in time to prevent two more
shots, which came whizzing In the d.
rection Of the general. At this moment
l came to a break in the hedge, where I
could see what was going on. A young
Filipino was about thirty yards of.
He was turning this way and that like
an animal at bay, thoroughly fright
ened. He had a rife in his hand. It
afterward turned out that this rife
was choked. The soldiers were break
ing down the high hedge to get in.
Suddenly the Filipino made a run for
life. He got through the hedge some
way and dashed across an open lot,
Three shots followed, all Of which
took effect. The wounded man turned.
ran sideways a few PAGES, lay down on
the ground, and a second after was
dead. I got a good sight of the whole
incident, and s. naturally did the Fill
ipino stretch himself along the ground
and rest his head upon his arm that I
thought he was shamning. An exam-
nation d minute later proved that he
was dead. There Is this difference be-
tween the manner in which American
and Filipino soldiers die-the Ameri-
can falls In a heap and dies hard; the
Filipino stretches himself out, and
when dead is always found in some
easy attitude, generally with his head
on his arms. They die the way a wild
animal dies-in just guch a position as
one finds a deer-or an antelope which
one was shot in the wood.-Harper's
Weekly.
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EARTH Is ROUND
HE MAY BE THROWN INTO
PRISON.
Sad Condition Of Affairs In England
Sir John Gorst Accused OF Intention
to Teach False Precepss-City of Ports
mouth Excited.

It Is painful to read that Sir John
Gorst, the head Of the British educa-
donal department, is in serious trouble
and has been threatened by MI. Eben-
ezer Breach and other taxpayers Of the
city Of Portsmouth, in the kingdom Of
England, with prosecution under the
"imposters' act" 1t seems that the
schools Of Portsmouth have been teach
lag the damnable and heretical doc
trine that the earth is a sphere. Sir
Johns attention has been called to this
dissemination of seditious and trea-
sonable doctrine, but he has refused to
correct the abuse. .Ebenezer and his
friends know, Of course, that the earth
Is as fiat as a pancake. They have
been patient with Sir John, and day
after day have allowed the false teach
Ing regarding the shape Of the earth
to go on, but can stand 1t no longer,
they say, to see their children cor
rupted with this most "heretical doc
.trine," as the complainants call it in
this protest. Sir John Gorst has many
political enemies, and even his politi-
cal friends do not always agree with
him; but the depth of his depravity was
not known until he was unmarked by
Mr.. EbeneZer Breach and his friends.
Sir John may cavort about parliament
and deceive some people, but when he
runs up against a body Of respectable
British taxpayers, the bulwarks of the
throne and the guardians Of the consti-
tuition, it Is another matter. Such new
tangled ideas as that of the earth be-
Ing a sphere he may impose upon the
frivolous persons who riot in the IN
sodly city of London, but not upon the
taxpayers Of Southampton. Ebenezer
and his friends mean business, and,
have served formal notice upon the
Portsmouth school board that the
cannot be allowed to continue under
any circumstances, plea or explanation
whatever" and that it must be sban-
doned under pain Of the punishment
for schism by the law provided" After
having stamped out the dastardly doc
trine In the schools Of Southampton.
the committee announce that they will
next 90 up to London and bring the
London school board before the courts,
being well advised and informed that
the same doctrine regarding the shape
Of the earth Is also taught in the Lon
don schools. Sir John, meantime, is
to be brought to court and prosecuted
Under the "imposters' act" aforesaid.
Now, the "imposters' act" is a part Of
the British constitution, probably
nc one knows what is, and what is
not q part Of that nebulous thing-and
provides certain pains and penalties,
such as forfeiture Of estate. and burning
ut the stake, II recalcitrant. Ebenezer
and his friends are worthy and reputa-
BILE citizens and near business. II
necessary they will light the fires of
5mithfeld again for the wicked Sir
John. At last accounts Sir John was
still at large, and SO was Ebenezer.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
GREEN HANDS GOING TO SEA.
Young Men Who Must Have Works
Runaway BOYS Turned Back.

I AOdHS u2SA WHO u nat0 VUEA@4
Runaway Boys Turned Back.
When the captain of a merchant
vessel wants o man he goes to a ship
ping Office or a boardings master, and
if men are to be had at all he finds
them in this way. The shipping
Offices are in Lower South street for
the most part-in building that were
once, some of them, of New Amster-
dam. The tramp ships dock in South
street. West street has so many fer
ries and transatlantic steamship piers
that its people are stokers and long
shoremen rather than sailors of the
old school. It would be hard to get
q crew there; but in South street, at
certain seasons, it is easy enough;
and If q man cannot be picked up
there it is hardly worth while to look
further.
ga good many green young fellows
come in my Office in the course of q
year," said q shipping master re-
Gently. ST don't know what attracts
them to the sea, if it isn't the old love
of adventure Of course, a good
many of the fellows are out Of work
and hungry. They may not want to
go to sea at all, but may have failed
to get work ON land and be willing to
do anything at all to keep their
stomaehs full. A ship, I think, ap-
peals to most men as q place where
there Is always food and a place to
sleep, even II there is danger and
hard work.
"Seme very young fellows come
down here from time to time-mere
boys, but well-grown. Occasionally
they have the look of having run away,
but I guess the most of them are hon
est and straight enough. I never do
anything for them, unless they look
needy: almost always I tell them I
haven't got anything, and let them go.
I wouldn't help ayoung fellow to run
away, and there are not many shipping
masters who would if they knew it.
Of course, there are reputable and
disreputable men in my business, as
in all others, and everybody knows
that there are few things a %disreputa-
BILE shipping or boarding-master is
past doing.
"We meet boys down here who
have runaway beyond doubt-little
chaps, some of them dressed as though
they belonged to well-to-do families.
There are not many, though. I sup
pose rs many as ever rug. away from
home. I rather think icy get fright
ened out down in ths4strfet or ON the
docks. They cMn-hsa5e. because
well, I guess their heads are turned,
just as it used to be when I was a boy.
They have only the barest chance Of
getting away. About the only chance
is to stow themselves away; and that's
a very hard thing TO do. Still, boys
do do that very thing. More than
thai, some are taken aboard. This is
q a thing, mind you; but it does
happen, and that's the point I want to
make. New York Post
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
A NJ MYsTERY.
Reuaains Found Of Woman of Gigantic
Pronorftona.

Renasins Found OF Woman Of Gigantic
Proportions.
There has Just come into the pos
session Of the Historical society of
Kansas q most interesting and remark
sbie relic Of the days when giants trod
the earth. The relic consists Of the
nummifed bedy Of q woman of gigan-
tic proportions, In whose arms are
clasped the remains Of an infant. The
bodies were found In a cave In the Yo-
semitic valley. There was no cleT to
the age Of the mummy, and 80 far nc
authority on archaeological subjects has
been bold enough to 90 On record with
an opinion regarding the probable time
In the earth's history when the mother
and babe were living beings. The in
formation so far gathered L. somewhat
neager, although those most interested
In the matter are doing their best to
arrive at some plausible theory. Here
is the signed statement Of the hfstori-
cal society, which throws as much light
On the subject as 1t is possible toIobtain
at present: I'VE have no history OF
the relic, excepting that @. r. Martin
dale, whose home Is at Scranton, Usage
county, Kan, left 1t as a temporary
deposit with the Historical society. He
reported 1t as having been found by q
party Of prcspectors in a cave In the
Yosemite valley, In California. He
says he is endeaToring to trace Its nis-
tory. Our best local authorities on
matters Of this kind are uncertain as
to the probable origin OF the relic.
The mummy Is s feet s inches IN
length, 14h at the shoulders, and IL
inches across from elbow 70 elbow. APP
pearing very narrow for the height.
There Is q necklace about the neck.
consisting Of perhaps a leather cord, IN
which two or three slender white teeth
are inserted. Coarse black hair shows
In the wrapping about the neck. The
snroud has the appearance OF q very
thin piece Of buckskin, badly worn
and frayed about the edges, covering
the head like a hood, and e~nVelopins
the greater part Of the body. + seems
to have been divided below the knee
and drawn up about the leg and laced
at the foot and ankle. The color OF the
mummy is a dusty gray, much ike an
old chamois skin, which has been wet
and long exposed t weather and where
the flesh is exposed 1t presents the ap-
pearanee Of old putty"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

A correspondent writing In The
Spectator says the Gersoppa falls, on
the Sharavatti river, in South Kanara,
India, are larger and more magnificent
than Niagara. He says: "The river
is $50 yards wide; the clear fall Is $50
feet. The Gersoppa falls in the rainy
season are incomparably finer than
Niagara in every respect: The roar Of
the falling waters is simply terrific;
the whole earth shakes, and the thun-
der is SO great that it completely
browns the human voice. When / WIS.,
tied Niagara and told my American
friends about Gersoppa they replied
with polite in%credulity, We "
heard of Gersoppa.' l replied, Make
your minds easy; the people at Ger
soppa have never heard of Niagara
If Niagara could see Gersoppa she
would wrap her head in a mist"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Five-Pointos woman's Club.

This city haga variety of clubs for
women. but there Is still room for one
like that which has been a special sue
cess in Hoston. It liz called the Penta-
gon. The origin Of the name is traced
to the fact that its roll IL made ND from
members Of five professions-doctors.
lawyers. ministers, teachers and four-
nalists. Another feature OF this organ-
lzation which viii at once commend it
self to many of those who have had
experience in the field here 10 that it
has NC constitution and no officers.
There Is q meeting held once q monGn,
1t which the members dine toCether
and have a jolly good time. Probably
We can improve and elaborate the idea,
but it seems to have ~self-evidsnt ele-
ments OF popularity that are not yet
too widely known.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Philippine HsnaM

II On worth noting In resard ~ ~.
famous hemp produced excluaivaiv =
he Philippines that the plant yls,s-
On fact two qualities, with imnort.n.
Industrial OF commercial adantat,ars
aQ each case. From The hast =.
1brcus outer Leaf comes the eosrsa
strong fiber. which is the best s~,ateresi
nsed for sailcloths and coraaee r. ho-
ing particularly recommended hv >
Fact that 1t il not easily rotted bv al
water. The nber yielded By the ,nner
stalks is fine and weak, and from -
@rs woven textile fabrics super,or IN
softness and iightness 10 those roaaA
1t the best Russian hemp, thsea a..
sics, however, being seldom exnortsd
@s they are bought by Chinese ros-'
chants at Manila for local
zion. It Ii found thar, under the ha..
conditions, Manila hemp produces tha
very large quantity Of 5000 pound. A.
nber to the acre, and, though hetvesan
5000, eco and 6.0o0.0o bales have hasn
exported In the last ten years. thu In
dustry is admitted to be still In its In.
2ancy.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
g, 9. 8. FOR BAD BLOOD.


If you have old pimples, distressing srup-
lions, painful sores on hands, arms or legs,
itching sensation, irritating skin troubles,
eczema, scrofula, ulcers, Blood Poison, fever
sores, rheumatism, cancer or any blood
taint-then give B. B. q. q trial, because
F. 3. B.-Botanic..Blood BaIm-is made for
just such cases, and 1t cures, to stay cured,
all stubborn blood diseases that other RENE
dies fail to benefit. 81 per lsrgs bottles at
drug stores. Trial bottle free to sufferers.
Medical advice. free. Write today, Blood
Balm Co., 4 Mitchell st., Atlanta, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Photograph Time.

A careful observer of Photographic
lights. and shadows has discovered that
the most striking atime to photograph
an outdoor view is during the hall
hour or SO Just before sunrise. The
prettiest landscape looks broad and
noble, and there is an unusual atmos.
pheric stiffness. The light is steel
gray, and while longer exposure will
be necessitated the effect with a careful
worker would nor than repay one
for the few hours Of sleep which have
been lost.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to euro deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an n
famed condition of the mucous liningo of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal conditioa, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
,aused by eatarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
oase of Deafness (causedby catarrh) thas cam
not be cured By Halls Catarrh ture. Send
for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY g. Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold By Druggists, 7ba
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
NoD-SfDkabIe Boata.

The lstest invention for saving life comes
from London, and is q non-sinkable boat. II
people would pay as much attention to the
preservation of life in other ways, there would
be a great Improvement. Hostetter's stomach
Bitters is a life preserver, discovered 30 years
ago. 1t cures dyspepsia, indigestion and ell
forms of stomach trouble. 1t is an e1celens
tonic for the whole system and may be had
from any druggist.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Mr.. Chas. e. Currier, OF the Atlanta National
Bank, is very careful with hiswords, not emily in
Hnanciartng, but in his conversation generally.
He suffered much from indigestion and writes:
81 have used Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy in
attack of acute indigestion, and have always
found 1t TO give instantaneous relief. constd-
or 1t a medicine Of high merit. C. e. CURRlsR."
Price 30 cents q bottle, at oil druggists; or
sent for price, express paid, by Tyner Dyspep-
STA Remedy Co., 8 Mitchell S., Atlanta. Ca.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
A HaaYE RasnOpSihuitY.

Mr.. Gotrox-I suppose you thorough
" realize that marriage is a serious
matter. MI. Dudley Well, l should
say yes, We know. Such a deucedly
twying and sewious matter, deciding
Just whom to invite, and whom to leave
out, We know!-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Dusty Roads (his eyes fixed on a
party OF golters)-Weary, If you and I
only had some swell clothes and a bum
die OF sticks apiece they wouldn't call
as tramps any longer. Weary Waggles
Yes, I've often thought them golfers
were a-plagiarizing our profesh..
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

ClaaR blood means q clean skin. No
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.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, b~lackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Casearets,-beauty for ten cents. An drug.
gists. satisfsction guaranteed. IOc. Csc. SOC.
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Are put to q f. arful strain, getinfamed, blood.
shot and sore. Leonard Is Golden Eye Lotion
eools, heals and strengthens. Cures so Q eyes
without pain In one day. l. g st on having
'Leonardf's''-it makes strong eyes.
Guaranteed or money refunded, Druggists
sell i At S6ets. or Forwarded prepaid on receipt Io
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, .ull of life, nerve and yigor, take MOTTO
BAG, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet ard sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Tsacher-Who was the man THAI
never told q lie? Scholarly dad.
Teacher-No. mol George Washing
ton. scholar-oh, all right, den. I'm
going home and tell my dad you said
he was a liar.-Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

VITALITY low, debilitated or exhausted cured
By T. Kline's In vigoratinx Tonic. FREE 81 trial
bot 10 for 3 weeks treatment. Dr.. Kline, Ltd >
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Educate Your Bowels with ~cassaress.
Candy Catnartie, cure constipation forever.
s0c. $50. II c. CT fail druggists refund money.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Six companies have been formed In
Baltimore for manufacturing automo-
biles. Two Of these already are In
aneratfon.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Afpsr physioiaks a givon r mp. -
Transport. Pa. Nov. "a. 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Some men cut a~cQuantanoes wAxo so--p-
ing them BARRIERS. for example.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Christians are like eggs. there are no me.
ones.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
KanfA6

TIVE travelling saiesmen in each eoutharB ss..n
@Se and expenses. Experience mot sbsoiutalS
necessary. For particulars address Pocabonras
Tobacco Works Co., Bedford City, Va,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Care-not is q greater hint9aneSto success
han cannot.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

There are all manner Of men with all man
ner of manners.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

HOW Are Your K,ss6aeyg
Or. Hobbs spsfagus Pills cp;s al kidT y ils: ser
eie freq. Add. Sterling RemSfy Co.. chicago Or Me- 4
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Each package OF PUTNAM FADELEss DYE
colors more goods than any other dye and
colors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Do,,t Tobacco spit and Smoke Tour life Away.

A man never gets too mean to overeach
himself,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

Some people are never missed until they
are dismisse ed,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

The more a man tries to prove that he isn't
a fool the more he prove. he is.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

To Cure Constipation Forever
Take CaScarets Candy Cathartic. 100 or CSC.
Il G. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund moneV
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

But few people are able to appreciate a good
thing until after they lose it.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

When a man L. forced to the wall why
should he kick against the bricks?
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Dsafnass Cannot BE Cured

There are numerous men with alleged cha
acters and unmistakable regulations.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Words of Praise From a Banker.

Gods first act after the the creation was
organization Of a home.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28

wise man is one who is wise enough to
answer the questions a fool can ask.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
peautx De- n1ooa.neen.

spent all.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-28
Sewing Ewes

The first thing you see in boiling water is
ii IN
The Marshall republican., 1900-06-08
MARSHALL :. REPUBLICAN,.

cation Of Stephens laundering and double.
dealing letter.
Democratic conventions are furnishing
an abundance Of good reasons to show
that II state government Is run by Q
machine and political grafters. solely for their
interests II the question were yet with the
party a. to whether or not. two state conven.
tioss should be called. there remains little
doubt hut that both politicians and people
would lie satisfied with one.