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The age-herald., 1900-08-16
John Sharpe Williams Renominated

Jackson, Miss, August 15.-By primary election held in the Fifth Congressional District today Hon. John Sharpe Williams was selected as the Democratic nominee for Congress. He had no oppoistion.
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The man who wears shirt waist has been pronounced in the effete East guilty of sartorial degradation. In other words, he is eXteriorally degenerate. This is something dreadful, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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through the south for the purpose of rous- ing the negro to a realizing sense of his wrongs. That bodyguard will. no doubt, have lot more of experience at the expir- ation of their tour than they commenced rn-ith
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Mrs. Lucy Parsons of Chicago, anarch- ist, is a language swnger sure enough. She speaks of the police as those mugs from the Central Station"
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EXPERIENCE AWAITING THEM

From the Selma Times.
 And now 1t is said that the woman, Jew ett. of the white skin. conveyed by body guard of six armed stalwart black skins, will leave Boston in few days for tour
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The correspondents who say the streets of Pekin ran red with blood are request ed to name what other color blood is in clined to run.
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The Dingley tariff is responsible for the difference between the cost of sugar in Germany and the cost of it in the United States. That difference is terrible tax.
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New Workers are accustoming them selves to the name "Guggenheimer," for d man who bears that name is said to be slated for Mayor.
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In the Republican camp it begins to be feared that Ex-Speaker Reed is not a fit subject of benevolent assimilation.
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It is now King Victor Emanuel, and he is off the same piece as the dead King. What, then, has Paterson, N. J., gained?
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If we may believe the administration or gans, no Kansas farmer is now without 6 piano. and insomnia reigns.
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Alabama's warm wave. of politics and her warm wave of weather did not come together, fortunately for all
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The stranded gold hunters at Cape Nome should notify Mark Hanna that they desire to return home to vote.
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China might be said to be engaged in the laundry business-trying to wash the dirty linen of the powers.
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Gradually the grandfather clause is be- ing lifted into the issue class by the es- teemed Republicans.
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Birmingham has had its shirt waist man, but he wore a plain shirt waist without lace insertion.
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The Chinese are not good stayers, and each battle takes some of the starch out of them.
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Perry Heath's Medley began, it appears by stealing bases as a crack baseball player.
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issue in the fists of the Hon. Bob Fitzsm monS
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pride and satisfaction to it. If some of the proposed 100 want to give more, let them put their good wives or children 100 men who will second Mobiles splendid achievement; and what Birmingham can do, Montgomery also can do, and the joint resolution will be a fitting answer to the honor conferred on the State in the naming of the splendid ship that is nearly ready for her trial trip
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 The man who wears a shirt waist has been pronounced in the effete East guilty of sartorial degradation. In other words, he is exteriorally a degenerate This is something dreadful, and the punishment should fit the crime
 The Dlngley tariff is responsible for the difference between the cost of sugar in Germany and the cost of it in the United States That difference is a terrible tax. Mrs. Lucy Parsons of Chicago, anarch- ist, is a language swnger sure enough She speaks of the police as those mugs from the Central Station"
 New Workers are accustoming them selves to the name "Guggenheimer," for d man who bears that name is said to be slated for Mayor.
 The correspondents who say the streets of Pekin ran red with blood' are request ed to name what other color blood is in- clined to run.
 It is now King Victor Emanuel and he is off the same piece as the dead King. What, then, has Paterson, N. J., gained? In the Republican camp it begins to be feared that Ex-Speaker Reed is not fit subject of benevolent assimilation.
 If we may believe the administration or gans, no Kansas farmer is now without a piano, and insomnia reigns
 Alabama's warm wave of politics and her warm wave of weather did not come together, fortunately for all.
 
 The stranded gold hunters at Cape Nome should notify Mark Hanna that they desire to return home to vote.
 China might be said to be engaged in the laundry business-tryng to wash the dirty linen of the powers.
 Gradually the grandfather clause is be- ing lifted into the issue class by the es- teemed Republicans
 Birmingham has had it's shirt waist man, but he wore plain shirt waist without lace insertion.
 The Chinese are not good stayers, and each battle takes some of the starch out of them.
 Perry Heaths Medley began, it appears. by stealing bases as a crack baseball player.
 MT. Ruhlin of Ohio found his paramount issue in the fists of the Hon. Bob Fitzsim- mons.
 Chicago and Cincinnati are doubly vexed by the heat and the census returns.
 
 Visiting Southerners iii Chicago are re- galed with Georgia watermelons.
 Russell Sage should be consulted by the fifteen-cents-a-day propagandists.
 All events point to an early completion of the Nicaragua canal
  Ii Hung Chang will soon be in position to do his craftiest.
 The horse that tows a ''mobe" is a horse of mixed feelings
 France does not banker after a German led campaign.
 ''On to Pekin" is the paramount issue to- day.
 China needs a secretary for ultimatums.
 EXPERIENCE AWAITING THEM From the Selma Times.
 And now it is said that the woman Jew ett of the white skin, conveyed by body guard of six armed stalwart black skins, will leave Boston in a few days for tour
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Chicago and Cincinnati are doubly vexed by the heat and the census returns.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
FASHIONS
same Of the Latest Fancles In Season
Sunshades.

e.me Of the Latest Fancles In Seasons
Sunshades,
n the woman who uses a paraso.
would be particularly far In advance
saf her feminine rivals this summer
ehe will buy herself the very latest
creation In parasol ingenuity, the sun
shade with square edges. 1t is not q
ahing OF beauty, perhaps, but at least
IL ia strikingly odd and to be odd is
mt least to be noticed. The square
narasol is covered with a bandana
handkerchief In the gaudlest pattern
e~btainable and the effect Is certainly
bizayre and unusual. The newest
handles for the seasons parasols are
Cub shaped, and some Of them are
adorned with punches OF flowers and
fruit Among the elaborate handles
wooden ones are seen mounted in gold
and silver and set with real or imIta-
ton jewels. Ivory, coral, and lapls
lazuli are also cut up into the parasol
handles. Parasols for morning r
vice are always of plain design and
material. Silk Is. Of course the rule,
For carriage 9 a white satin sun
shade 10 always a desirabls requisition
and 1t may be beautifed by lace but
terhIes and flowers appliqued upon the
satin. One Of the fancy shades shows
q parasol formed Of stitched bands Of
white taffeta put together with strips
Of insertion and hemstitching.-Chica-
70 Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
GET THE KINGS CLOTHES,
Curious Perquisite Of . Noble Famil!
Resident Am Madrid.

Curious Perquisite Of . Noble Family
Resident An Madrid.
The rarest collection Of women's
and mems clothes Is said to be owned
by the Duke Of Hijar, Count of Ri
baldeo, in Madrid. From the year 1432
up to the present time the Count Of
Ribaldeo has received every spring, as
a present from the rulers Of Spain, the
clothing worn by the sovereign on the
day of the Epiphany, says the New
York Times. The collection, therefore,
Includes more than $50 garments rep
resentative Of the height Of fashion
Of their various times and for both
sexes and all ages-from the babies
skirts and girls frocks to the garments
of old men and women.
The annual presentation Of the
gowns at the residence of the Ribal-
deos Is accompanied by curious cere.
monies that have been In vogue ever
since the first presentation in 1882.
Escorted by a regiment Of cavalry, in
command of a colonel, a royal cham
berlain sitting in a royal gala couch
drawn by six full bred A%ndalusian
horses proceeds to the Ribaldeo pal
ace. Beside the chamberlain sits a
servant carrying on his knees a silver
tray, whereon the garments are placed.
Upon reaching the palace the chamber
Lain and the servant enter and deliver
the garments to the count, who, in
humble words, expresses his thanks.
The origin Of this ceremony was in
1431, when the King of the CASTLES,
Juan I'LL, was visiting Toledo. A
number of the dignataries Of Spain,
headed by the infant Don Enrique,
had conspired to assassinate the king.
The murder was to take place at a
banquet on the day Of Epiphany, at
which the king was to be present.
During the banquet Don Rodrigo
Villandrando, Count of Ribaldeo, ap-
preached the king, and after a few
hastily whispered words with him, left
the hall with the monarch for a side
room. The d~ignataries supposed from
from this that their plan had been
discovered, and with drawn swords
rushed after the king to cut OFF his
escape. In the side room they found
a man clad in the royal robes. They
fell upon him and hacked him to pieces
and made their escape. The king,
however, had changed clothes with
the loyal count, and it was the Count
Ribaldeo who had been killed.
In recognition Of the sacrifice Juan
III. gratefully extended to the de-
scendants Of the count the privilege
to sit to the kings right at the annual
royal dinner on the day Of the Epiph-
any, and to be presented with the
garments worn by the ruler on that
occasion.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
SAW A GHOST
In . Cemetery Thab Danced @ Dad
Mems Graves,

In . Cemetery Ehab Danced @ DEAD
Mems Graves.
New Haven Comm Specla1 New
York World: TO those that are in
clined to scofr at the residents near
Mapledale cemetery because they are
excited over q ghost that dances night
ly over new-made graves the point is
made that the believers have see the
wrath while the unbelievers have not.
Fol three dark nights many persons
have gathered at the cemetery gates,
and the ghost, being a well-bred and
c%onsiderate specter, has not disap-
pointed them. It has walked regular
ly and danced with Its usual grace.
Any one who does not believe in
ghosts should talk to John Bertram
and George. E. Backmailer. They
laughed at the suggestion Of disem-
bodied spirits promenading in a Gem
etery or anywhere else, and the sug-
gestion that a ghost would dance they
declared was manifestly absurd. Last
night the young men announced that
they would clear up the ghost mys-
terry and placed themselves IN guard
in the cemetery, thereby winning
many compliments for their pluck
until the ghost appeared. Then the
two brave young men took to their
heels and nev stopped running until
they were exhausted. They said that
nothing would persuade them to enter
the cemetery again at night 50 long
as the weird manifestations contn-
ued. Several s~piritualists were among
those on guard last night. They also
sew the ghost. They explained it by
saying that it was q spirit seeking
someone 1t had wronged in life. It
has not been determined whether 1t is
q man ghost or a woman gRost, but II
Is properly attlred, according to all
traditions, in a long, flowing robe of
white. 1t violates one Of the rules Of
ghosts, however, in that 1t makes its
appearance before midnight. It was
about II o'clock last night when it
suddenly appeared out Of nowhere.
and after floating about for half an
hourt melted into thin air in che most
approved fashion. From the stories
Of those who have seen 1t. the ghost
appears to be most capricious in Its
movements, having NO hKity Of pur-
pose. Sometimes it moves slowly, and
then 1t darts along. Occasionally 1t
stops. At times it hops from mound
to mound. and when it finds q new
made grave executes q curious slow
and dignifed dance,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
The Lowest Temperature.

The lowest temperature yet known
seems to have been obtained by Pro-
lessor Dewar, who described at q re-
cent lecture before the Royal Insti-
tuition il London the processes by
which he had succeeded In liquefying
hydrogen. The temperature at which
this was done is estimated at 25S de-
grees centrigrade. This Is a near ap-
preach to the temperature which
physicists call the absolute Zero.
which is believed to be- about 273 de-
grees. The liquid hydrogen boiled and
rolatilized at $50 degrees sure: at 223
degrees under a pressure of 225
pounds. and at $50 degrees In q
vacuum. Its properties a. @ liquid
hare not yet been Observation-Disclosures.
cheering and Mining 1ourual
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
UAT OF WHISPERS.
gho Mustacho ID an Ancient Orna
ments

Eh@ Mustach0 IL an Ancient OrM2"
men
From Robinson Crusoe:" my beard
[ had once suffered to grow until 1t
was about a quarter of a yard long, but
az I had both scissors and razors suf-
acient, I had cut it pretty short, except
what grew ON my upper lip, which I
had trimmed into a large pair Of Mo-
hammedan whiskers, such as | had
seen worn by some Turks at Sallee,
for the Moors did not such,
though the Turks did; Of the mustach-
los, or whiskers, ! will not say they
we're long enough TO hang my hat upon
them, but they were Of a length and
shape monstrous enough, and such as
In England would have passed for
erightful." From Wilson's History
and Antiquities of the Dissenting
Churches:" Joseph Jacob, an indie
pendent preacher at Turner's hall,
Philpot Lane (in) the beginning Of the
last century, made a church of his
own. He passed an order obliging the
whole Of the congregation to stand dur
ing the time OF singing. This, though
by no means an uncommon thing in
the present day, was then looked upon
as o great novelty. In this reformed
church all periwigs were discarded, the
men members wore whiskers upon
their upper lips. in which Mr.. Jacob
set them an example" From "Hunt-
er's Travels In 1892" ''They (the Hun
garians) shave their boards, except the
upper lip, which is generally adorned
with a pair OF huge whiskers."
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
One Of Arsemus wards Stories,

Artemus Ward used to tell of a lee
ture experience which he had in a lit
tie place In the far west. There was
a blizzard on the night when he held
forth and consequently the audience
was small. after my lecture" said
Artemus, II ventured to suggest to
the chairman of the committee that
the elements having been against me
that evening I might repeat my talk
later on In the season After confer
ring with his fellow commiteemeE,
the chairman came back and said to
me: we haven't any objection at all
to your repeating your lecture, but
the feeling Is that you had better
neat 1t In some other town."
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29

It is generally agreed that the sound
of a thunderstorm cannot be heard If
at a further distance than between If
teen and eighteen miles, although Sir
Richard Phillips has stated that thun-
der may sometimes be heard as far off
as twenty-five miles. Lightning he
says, is reflected $50 or rel 200 miles.
The velocity of lightning Ia SO great
that the sounds produced at the vari-
GUS points OF a fash may be regarded
as simultaneously produced. AS COM
pared with the sounds OF cannon-iring
the fire Of artillery has been heard
some $40 miles away. When fired
amongst the mountains OF Erzgebirge
the people at Antwerp heard 1t quite
distinctly. To a certain extent this
can be accounted for by reverberation.
The report Of cannon travels particu-
larly far, as it communicates vibration
to the soil.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
a Hint 20 Fakirs.

"Here you are" cried the street
fakir. "a. large assortment of useful
ornamental, Indispensable household
articles, for the small sum of nine
cents, remember-nine cents each
formerly were ten"
Gabrielle and Claude paused.
"See what q large number of women
have gathered around" she said
"Women very seldom stand around
street fakirs. you know. 1 wonder
why they are SO interested"
II wonder why. now?" echoed
Claude, sarcastically.
"Only nine cents, remember" con,
tinued the fakir. "Only nine centsr'
"Only nine cents" she exclaimed
did you hear that, Claude? I must
purchase one!"
what are theyf" he asked.
81 don't know" she answered, 'but
only nine cents! Just think! And
suppose the price has been cut down
from"
But Claude grasped her arm and es.
corted her, gently. but firmly. through
the crowded street.-Indianapolis Sun
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
Corby's Pole Fsir.

One of the most curious of Whit
monday customs is that which is OBJ
served onee in every twenty years at
Corby, Northamptonshire. The inhab-
itants assemble at an early hour. stop
up all roads and byways in the parish
and demand toll Of all who desire to
pass through the village on that day.
In cas- Of noncompliance, the traveller
is placed upon a stout pile and car
ried vi ct amis through the streets,
escorted by the shouting populace.
"Pole Fair" as it is called, Is not
without historical interest. 1t appears
that Queen Elizabeth granted the in
habitants of Corby a charter to free
them from serving on juries at North
ampton and to free the Knights Of the
shire from the Militia law. This Gus
tom Of taking toll has been observed
every twenty years in commemoration
of the granting of the charter, andit will
be interesting to note whether it will
be allowed to fall into desuetude when
next due, in 1902.-London Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
High Lights.

AS a rule, a woman thinks tina IL O
tack or nail is driven in half way 1t
is far enough.
There are trying times when lie
seems like a woman's work-basket-
all hooks and no eyes.
Among the rare and entertaining
people we meet is the humorist who is
both conscious and unconscious.
Advance sheets are the letter In
which a girl lets a man know that a
proposal would receive favorable con
sfderatiOn.
The ties of human kinship are SO
~far-reaching that when we meet a
guilty man we shrink from looking
him in the face.
when d woman is feeling the airi-
est is generally the time that a big
ugly safety pin sticks out from under
her belt In the hack.-ChicagO Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29

The records show that sixty-eighi
per cent of all newspapers psbllshed IN
the world are in the English language
OF the more than fifty thousand news
papers published, the United States
and Canada issue $1,000: Great Brit
ain, 5000; Germany, 5000; France.
1900; Japan, 1000; Italy, 1900; Aus
tria-Hungary, 1900; Spain, 1000; Aus
!ria, 500; Russia, 800; Greece, 500;
Switzerland, 45O; Holland, 600; Bel
GUM, 900, and other countries about
k.oGO.5
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why He Turned Back.

A gay and festive youth who is m
ployed as a clerk in the Pennsylvania
railroad office had occasion to go down
to Wilmington n evening last week,
and while there he me a girl who i'm
pressed him as being worthy Of cult
walton, says the Philadelphia Record.
He asked II he might call, and was as
sured that he would be welcome. Il
live in Newcastle" she said. But
where in Newcastle?" he insisted.
ooh, anybody can direct you," she re-
piled. I'VE live in a great big stone
house-the largest house in the town."
He was forced to be satisfied with
that. On Sunday he took a run down
to Newcastle. and when he inquired
where the young woman lived the big
Jail was pointed out to him. That's
where she lives" said one of the town
boys. Her fathers one Of the Jail
ers." The young man took the next
train back.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29

Not Allowed to Testify In Court Because
of His Belief,

The Philadelphia Bulletin says: The
anal disposition of a sensational will
contest in which it Is alleged the name
Of the testator was forged by the X
scutors, one Of whom Is. his daughter,
was delayed today for a week on ac-
count Of the agnosticism of the princi-
pal witness, Percival Frazer, the hand
writing expert. The case in question
involves the 100000 estate left by
Chas. H. Mason, formerly a widely
known conveyancer and real estate
agent whose place of business was on
North Sixth street. The defendants are
Mrs. Eliza Cram, his daughter, and
Charles A. Fessler. The hearing was
progressing smoothly when r. 8.
Johnson, one of the attorneys for the
defense, called Mr.. Frazer for the pur-
pose of having him identify the alleged
forged signature and several sigma
lures of Mr.. Mason, admitted to be
genuine. Mr.. Frazer. looking calm
and collected, marched confidently to
the stand. do you swear or affirm"
asked the magistrate. II affirm" re-
piled Mr.. Frazer. Before going any
further I desire to examine into the
competency Of the Witness" put in
former District Attorney George Ora
ham, one of the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS. Then addressing Mr. Frazer
he asked: "Do you believe in a. God?"
IT neither believe nor disbelieve."
| quickly answered Mr.. Frazer. do
/ you believe in a future state Of punish
ment and reward?" II neither believe
or disbelieve. / know nothing about
it." returned the witness. II object to
having the witness testify said Mr..
Under the law, which de-
clares that a witness to be competent
to testify must believe in a Supreme
Being, he is clearly disqualified" re-
TUNED Mr.. Graham, addressing the
court. Magistrate Eisenbrown at this
stage cut the matter short by request
ing Mr.. Frazer to stand aside for the
time being.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
rruans I.ondon children.

Monkeys are very useful creatures.
but one hardly thinks of them as use
full in educational work. However.
their aid has lately been sought by the
London school officers, with admirable
results. 1t seems that In one Of the
school districts there were not as
many children reported by the parents
as being Of schol age as the officers
knew there ought to be-so, to ascer-
tain the real number they called in
the monkeys to help them, in this way:
Two monkeys were gaily dressed,
put In a wagon, and, accompanied by
q brass band, were carried through
the streets of the district. At once
crowds Of children made their appear.
ance. The procession was stopped in
a park, and the school officers began
their work; distributing sweets to
youngsters, they took their names and
addresses. They found out that sixty
parents kept their children from
school. This ingenious method brought
to school about two hundred boys and
gi~rls.-Indian Witness.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
POLITICS..

a speaker hoarse, a noisy crowd,
Ar ele 1leFe T Of es r. $ sSh brass hands lands. loud
And soothing disappointment's stings;
Upon the right side of the fence:
OF making promises that may
BE squirmed out of another day;
Of telling Tom and Dick and JIM
That nearly all depends on him:
Ot watchful, never-sleeping tact
That can disguise or dodge a fact;
Of giving handshakes, joTlies, beer,
So that their meaning will be clear;
An equal readiness to mix
With good or bad-that's politics!
Wood Levette Wilson, in Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
Both Wished the same.

81 wish now" shrieked the angry
young wife-"I wish now you had mar
eied Edith Macmahon instead of me!
That's what I wish!"
ST would have married her, only she
wouldn't have me. and you would!"-
Stray Stories.