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New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
TAILOR MADE GOWNS REDUCED.

Women who are looking about for a handsoms
tailor made suit will interested in the announce
ment that s. kneitel. No. East Thirtieth-st near
Fifth-ave.. will during the coming week make so
suits to order for $50. Only imported materials are
used The designs Of the gowns original.
There Is exhibit at this shop line of latest
and most elegant models from Paris London and
Vienna A speciality Is made OF fur garments to or
der, and also Of redyeing and remodelling.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

fornia brandy.
Fo~ the cafe parfait cupfuI Of granulated
sugar was boiled with cupful of water until It
spun fine thread. The whites of three eggs
We're beaten to q stin froth and the hot syrup
beaten into them until the mixture cold. To
this were added half cupful Of very strong. clear
coffee and pint of whipped cream. This
turned into mould and packed in ice and salt II
should stand least three hours
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.

THANKSGIVING DAY.
The godenrod candles all burned out
BY the ZiGZag fence of gray;
The asters have turned to Withered seeds
That the wind will hutter away;
But here's cheer for the waning year.
And the glad Thanksgiving Day!
The thrushes have flown T. ON the treetops high.
And the bluebirds could stay;
And lone and hushed are the empty nests;
But the children smile they say,
When frost is chill the misty hill
Comes the glad Thanksgiving Day"
They know that the harvest is garnered in
In its ripe and golden store
And patient and still the brown earth waits,
For the time OF its toll is DER;
II waits the snow that shall fold IL low
Till II wake from sleep more.
The daisies will whiten the fields again
And the robins build. next May;
So gratefully sing. little children. sing,
Till the air with mirth is gay.
song for the cheer of the happy year
And the glad Thanksgiving Day.
-(Angena w wray
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

couple OF blocks. Come along. sonny. And the
three started. the officer carrying the baby 1t re-
quired only few minutes to reach Neds home
and when the policeman rang the bell the door was
opened by Justine, who just going In searGh
OF Master Ned; Stopping her ordinations. Neds
escort demanded interview with the little
truants mother. to whom he told the story. When
he ended Ned exclaimed eagerly. 1T is such a
pretty sister baby. muvver. and was goin to
bring 1t home all myself Aren't 90 glad. muyver?'
Mrs Testers eyes were full of tears she looked
from one to the other Then: You may leave the
baby officer. When MIR Lester comes home we
shall decide what TO do with it, she said. And the
policeman. well pleased and well rewarded took
his leave
Mr.. Lester listened gravely to his wifes account
OF little Neds effort to comfort her for the loss of
the baby, still remembered and mourned
DO you want the child. my dear?' he asked.
You shall decide.
1T seems so strange-so almost like Providence"
she answered. Perhaps Ii il duty. Shall
keep the baby and thank God for the opportunity
to sister baby from sin and suffering?'
Tomorrow will he Thanksgiving Day, and we
will call It our Thanksgiving BABY
And as they talked. Ned who had slipped from the
room. returned and. carefully ptacing the painted
rag dolly in the arms of the still sleeping baby.
baby has dot her dolly adam r. s. p.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
YOUTHFUL IN SPITE OF AGE.

That women keep young much longer than they
used to do is universally admitted but while il is
undoubtedly a creditable and excellent thing to
look youthful possible, and s fresh in
feelings and interests may be- there is always
the danger ahead Of going too far. There comes
time when for the sake Of ones reputation and
the fitness Of things. maturity must assert itself
with OF personal dignity recognize the
fact and to submit the inevitable with a good
grace.
Isn't Mrs. x extraordinary" exclaimed one
OF her acquaintance. "She must be least fifty
FIVE, and yet little distance she looks like
girl"
,'Yes-at distance laughed her companion
handsome matron OF 1bout the age. But
gracious! how wrinked and wizened If you ex-
anime her at quarters, Do you think it is
any advantage to be freak? for that Is what
she is. OF course. she really cannot compete with
young women although she dresses like one. and
mas slight figure / was noticing her at whist
table last evening. She sitting between
girls who were quit" plain but their smooth. fresh
who used to be such a beauty. and who
would be good looking woman now If she would
not dress Southfully and TO appear so young.
OF course, every one tells her she IS wonderful.
and so she is. but il is simply as specimen
curiosity-not pretty. attractive woman. should
think the very compliments that are showered
upon her about her looks would tell her that-that
she Is only regarded as a sort of freak and ad-
mired accordingly! If she could only realize how
much better she would look II she did not invite
juniors. she would be far more attractive
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
AvIARY PoETIcAL PUZZLES.

The girl boy who sends to The Children's
Corner the first correct answer to these aviary
puzzles will receive a prize holiday gift
book. No answer will be considered later than De-
cember This competition Is open to children only
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
FELIPE HAS LIVED A CENTURY,

THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF A PICTURESQUE
GROUP OF OLD INDIAN WOMEN
IN SAN DIEGO.
Fepa Paehuish is the last survivor Of the four
old Indian women who have been familiar figures
in San Diego, Cal. since the Oldest residents OF
the county remember. Felipa, although blind
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
SQUARE WORD.

Correct answers to these puzzles were sent by
Louise T Woeltge Stamford. Conn. and Aristine
P Mum No IS West ifty-eighth-st.. New-York
civ
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

The winner of the prize will be announced In the
Chiidren's Corner on December 3:
What bird described in each selected verse. and
who is the author?
Higher still and higher
From the earth thou springest.
Like a cloud OF FIRE:
The blue. blue deep sI3u thou 3,O1, wngest' ing
And soaring ever singe5t.
He clasps the crag with hooked hands
close to the in lonely lands;
he watches from his mountain walls.
And like a thunderbolt he falls
Bird OF the amber beak.
Bird OF the golden wing IaIF,ro
Thou hast not far TO seek
In thy lone aerial cage
Thou hast thine ancient heritage
Even the blackest of them all
Renders good service as your man-at-arms m
Crushing the beetle in his coat OF mall
And CRYING havoc on the slug and snail
Winged mimic of the woods! thou motley fool!
Who shall thy gay bufoonery describe!
Warbiest at eve. when all the woods are est still u,
Thou with fresh hope the lovers heart dost NIL
When autumn scatters his departing CLEANS,
Warned OF approaching winter. ,.
The feathered eddy floats
Tho most dimnutiVe or blrdS Will nSnl
itar Young ones in her nest against the owl
With arched neck, - -,
RetWeen her white wings. manting prouuIy' Eo"s
Her state with oary feet
For all his feathers. a-cold.
As COY and wild
As laggardS of the rock
Runs
Close by the ground.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

Jumbled names of gods and goddesses: Minerva.
Venus. Neptune, Apollo, fsycne Mercury bIdhd
Cupid, Jupiter and Juno.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
How to Clean & Polish Woodwork.

Housekeepers grappled with problems q cean
ing and polishing noors woodwork will ind
perfect Perfection Wax OIL Polish
usre hides dust and stains
and Is handler than Pints 45c- Qts t0c. Gals
81 Sold by Dealers. or by ?. JORDAN. ii BROAD-
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

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The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

be his own little Republic, the Orange
Free State. Furthermore, the two
Republics were bound by . treaty
made in 1897, after the jameson raid,
which provided that if either State
we're attacked the other was to come
to its assistance with its full fighting
force, which at that time meanta COM
bined army OF about "A, 600 men
$4,000 Tr~ansvaaiers and 1900 Free
Skaters.
So the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal Joined hands. That the
Free Skaters were not the first to suf-
fer by this racial coalition was due to
one Of those mere accidents of war or
caprices Of fate that can new be
anticipated. Ladysmith and Colenso,
Kimberley and Mafeking CHANGED to
be the points where the storm burst.
The Free Staters, while descended
from the same Dutch settlers in South
Africa as the Transvaal burghers, form
what might be termed another branch
OF the Boer family. They settled III
Natal after the exodus from the Cape,
but rs that became . British coleny,
they fell back and established item
selves in the country lying between
The two great branches of the Orange
River, known to the colonista as the
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

Dutch Church. In fact, this is the es
tablished church of the State. Ever
the tiniest village has it's devout con-
gregation, and the Government con-
tributes each year $40, 900 for the
support Of its Dutch religious insti'
buttons.
The climate of the Orange Free
State is perhaps the most healthful in
all South Africa. It is both drier and
colder than that of the neighboring
colonies, due to the fact that the veldt
of the Free Staters is SO high above
tbs sea level.
The constitution of the Orange
Free State is founded upon that OF
the United States. This constitution
was adopted on April 10, 1854, and gave
to everyone living in the country be-
fore the date of its adoption the right
to vote for a president and members
of the new legislature. The com.
mando law is unique. This law, which
was put into successful operation al
tina opening of the campaign for the
raising of Orange Free State troorsi
regulates the calling out of burghers at
all times Of danger. Every male in.
habitant of the State between sixteen
and sixty years of age is, under this
law, subject to the call Gz the field
cornet. The number that were found
available for the last gall to arms is
said to have been %, 09a.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

yaal and the Orange Rivers, and sepa-
rated from the coast by the Drachen-
berg Mountains. The Orange River
Free State, TO give it its full name,
forms a connecting link between Cape
COLONY. the T~ransvaal and Natal. and
was for years called the Buffer State.
II Is d vast plateau. 5000 to 5000 feet
above sen level. It's undulating plains
slope from the Malnti Mountains to
the Vaal River. In the south they are
dotted with rocky hills, which the Beers
call .skopies." In the northern part.
however. one can travel hundreds OF
miles without seeing . break ~ the
horizon. When the Natal Beers took
nossession Of the country ii was IN
habiEed BY different tribes. All ex-
cept the powerful Basutos have DIS
psrsed.
The FREQ State il divided into the
following districts : Bioenafonteln,
Wiuburg. .Southfeld, Harrismith and
Fauresmisa. The capital il Bloem-
fontein (of which We give several L
Iustrational, situated on 9 tributary @
Ala Modder River and about o0o
mics from Cape Town. The Grange
Freo state was annexed by Great
Britain in the FORTRESS and continued 9
aoleny of the empire until 1854, when
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
NORTH SIDE, BEARING ARMS OF THOMAS
AND RICHARD PENN, N SOUTH SIDE,
REARING ARMS OF LORD BALTIMORE.

mers. Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon, made the survey and ran the
line which established the boundary
between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The work cost s171, 900, but it settled
all trouble from that time to this.
The line runs along the southern
border Of Franklin County, and for
1872 miles every five miles is, or was,
planted q stone bearing IN the Penn.
sylvania side the arms of Thomas
and Richard Penn carved thereon, and
on the Maryland side the arms OF Lord
Baltimore. The intermediate miles
were marked by stones, upon which
were cut the letters "P" on the north
side and "M'' upon the southern
side.
A very few Of these old m~ilestones
are now standing. The one shown in
the cut is now at its old position al
Highfeld, along the Western Mary
land Railroad. Most of them have
been destroyed, and stolen. A
farmer in Washington Sou-.s Mary
land, has two of them in use a5 door
steps at his house.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
PEARLS OF THOUGHT,

Most mon would rather carry the
kitchen stove around down town than
The baby.
A man always feels foolish when he
first takes of his hat to the girl he
has known from childhood.
We may think people who always
agree with us are mushy, but some
how We keep on liking them.
Men who let the gas burn just a
little, in order to save matches, have
been known to succeed as fnanciers.
A woman's trouble in buying a shoe
that fits is mainly in deciding whether
it rinches her as much as it ought to.
1t ia probably called the ''mother-
tongue because it is so different from
the one mothers use to talk to their
babies with.
The man who will do anything for
his friends Or anything to his enemies
frequently becomes known outside OF
his own township.
The woman whose husband has the
most enduring love for her is gener'
ally married to the man whose wife
feeds him the best.
A man who tries to win success in a
hurry, intending to be worthy OF it
at leisure, generally forgets the latter
part of the contract.
The instinct that teaches the bird
to come back to the same nest the
next summer is probably the same
that tells a, woman exactly where to
find the pin that is sticking into q
baby.
When q minister gets into trouble
there are always some women in the
church who go around saying that
they never listened to his sermons
without thinking of q sounding brass
and a tinkling cymbal.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
discrimination of Wild Animals.

ssDo YOU not find it more diff cult
to get your supplies of wild animals
rs civilization extends" Mr.. Carl
Hagenbeck was asked.
II do he replied, "for wild ani-
mails are decreasing very rapidly in
deed. Variety after variety that 20
years ago was quite common is now
utterly gone, or only a few specimens
are left. The true mountain zebra,
that not long aimee could be found in
large numbers, has now vanished.
Three South African varieties OF the
zebra have disappeared within the
last quarter century. From the wild
animal hunters point Of view, South
Africa is now quite spoiled. Men
have been so busy slaughtering merely
for the sake of slaughter that the
great beasts are becoming extinct.
Babies and breeding females are shot
down as indiscriminstely rs bulls.
Englishmen are perhaps the worst
offenders in this matter, aud IN the
English territories the least provision
is made for protecting the ANIMALS
No one objects to hunters shooting
| down all the bull elephants they
can, but what sport can there
be In their sla~ughtering the cows and
| babies. This might be to some de
gree stopped by a regulation forbid
ding trading in small ivory tusks un
| der fifteen or twelve pounds in weight
"As a specimen of how animals ar
disappearing, take the Sudan. Before
| Mahdism swept YER it it was ons o
our best countries. Hippopotami
elephants, the rhinocsros were OIL
obtained there in abundance. W.
trained tribes for the chase. Sine
the land has been reopened . trader
formerly my agent, has gone ther
hoping to renew business. He write
to me that the old hunting tribes ar
gone, and that the great game hav
practically all disappeared. Loo
don Daily News.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

mountain ranges in the State are the
Stall Mountains, which lie IN the east
ern portion of the republic. Practl-
cally all OF the plains Z well adapted
for pastoral purposes. On the Basu-
toland border there is q golden strip
Of land. thirty miles broad and 100
miles long, which is considered 90 be
the best Bit Of grain producing soil in
the world.
Think OF land that, without irrIga-
ton. and with scarcely any cultlva-
ton. will raise seventy TO eighty
bushels Of grain TO the aerel WEeat,
oats, maize, barley and Ksfir ceSn
can ali be grown, while herds OF cas<
tie. horses, Angora goats. ostrlches
and sheep can live and flourish On the
| yeldt.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

from the south into the town and again
starting north. Unlike Kimberley and
johannesburg, TIE visitor gets no i'm
preston of mushroom growth from
Bloemfontein, for the city is rich in
statuary and publieemonumenta and
possesses o national museum4nd 8
well : stocked public librarYl ghe
BIoemfontein raadzaal. Yil
chamber Of the legislat1fgTSa}
some edifce, designed in The ardek
style and costing almost . Quarter of
= million dollars. The buildings IN
the city are substantial and progresses
ing, for near by m great beds of free
stone, admirable for building pur-
poses. The presidency, where Presi-
dent Steyn resides, is also a very pa
latial building.
The Orange Free State is not . for
est country, for, like the Transvaals il
is very sparsely wooded. The only
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
Tha Reut cnnauIship.

ssYoung man." said a noted Illinois
in the house restaurant
at the capitol, s'when you get a chance
to be a consul for the United States
select a smoky city, one where there
are many factory chimneys. Do mot
try for the fashionable capitals. Leave
them for the ambassadors. Go where
the air is murky, for there business is
lively, and many a consignment is sent
to the United States. This means fees,
and fees mean q good income for the
consul"
In the course of his chat the con-
gresham made the general statement
that consuls who are making the most
money from fees are the quietest, most
~unassuming, accomplishing employees
of the government. ''They do not set
up claims for q salary instead of fees,
he said. ooh, no; but like the wise
boy where the raspberries are thick,
they let the world forget, SO far as pos
sible, that they r on earth. Let q
consular Office be changed from the
fee to the salary system and it at once
becomes aIluring to q voracious lot Of
aspirants. Some one finds out, per.
haps, that the political support OF THU
particular consul is weak, and then in
fuenoe is used, and soon there is
change.
.One of the most profitable eoTSul
ships is that of Liverpool. The ssdar.
is $4,000, but the fees bring thesJemol
uments up to several tim4 tina
amount, and a generation agdethe in
| come OF the consul at LiyerpoorNaV
$50. 600. This has been reduced ID,
,bolishing fees. Chicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
The Americans Invlta:ion

Already Harvard is excited over the
next inter collegiate chess tourna-
ment, and the hopes of the crimson
are based upon their expert player.
Elmer e. Southland. He has repre-
sented the college for many years
past, but there seems to be NO other
player who is eligible for the honor.
Although he was ineligible for the
cable match with Oxford and Cam
bridge because OF his skill, this fact
makes his nomination almost certain.
Oncs Mr.. Southland was confronted
with a critical English opponent.
Son the other side" he said, "theJ
call Harvard the kindergarten Of
American chess"
Indeed replied MI. Southland
ssThat may be good new for you.
Come and join our infant class. =
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
The Dasfashunds

rom the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
fhts is what the boy wrote about the
dachshund: The deckshound is a dog
Notwithstanding appeerencis. He has
fore legs, two In front an two behind,
an they amt on speekfR' terms. I
iswunst made a ~dockshound cut Of a
seowcumber an fore matchis, an 1t
aookt as nacheral as life. Dockshounds
Is farely intelligent ~considerin' thare
shaip. Thare brains bein' so far away
Erom thare tales it bothers them sum
TO wag the lattur. I wunse moo q
a~ockshound who wuE too impashunt
to waite till he Good signal the hole
length of his boldly when he wanted
to wag his tale, SO he maid 1t up with
his tale tibet when he wanted it to
wag he would shake his rite ear, an
when the tale seen it shake 1t wood
xag. But as fer me, gimme a buii pup
with q peddygree."
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
a oueer Church.

At Santa Clara, CAL, there is a Bap-
list church which was built of lumber
made from q single giant oak tree.
Under it's branches the first Baptist
service in that region was held, in
1853. When it was decided to build
a church edifce it was thought best to
use the site of the original meeting
place. With appropriate ceremonies
She great tree, whose shade covered
an acre of ground, was c~onsecrated for
it's new purpose. Workmen then cut
off the tree twenty feet from the
ground. This big stamp was partially
hollow, and was allowed to stand for
the church tower. 4 tapering steeple
was built on top of il.
The upper part of the tree trunk
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
SCENES IN BL0EMF0NTEIN,
CAPITAL OF ORANGE FREE STATE,

final struggle with the British has
been well demonstrated by the thor
~oughness Of the preparations for war
which the Government of the crafty
Dom Paul has been making for some
time past. The same might be said of
the doughty burghers of the Orange
Free State, for Bloemfontein, the cap
ital Of the little republic, was CAREFUL
ly fortified and garrisoned for many
months before the actual outbreak of
hostilities. The accompanying illus
tration will give a very good idea of
the Boer fort at Bloemfontein, a spot
which, in view of recent events, has
an especial interest to all followers of
the present struggle between the Boer
and the British.
The Orangs free State is like and
yet unlike the Transvaal. It's people.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
MASON AND QxoN's LINE.

Relics Of Famous Boundary Between
sPennsylyaufa and Maryland
The bill introduced in the Maryland
Assembly By Senator Moses, of Balti7I
more, appfopriating $4,000 with which
to restore Mason and Dixon's Line, il
awakening much interest. The State
of Pennsylvania has already voted q
like smuunt for the purpose.
The line between the property OF
Lord Baltimore and the Penns aroused
many disputes and much bad feeling
in early times, and the King and h1a
c~ounselors in England could find No
way of stopping the quarrels, which
frequently ended in bloodshed. Final
", in 1857, two famous English astrono'
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

No sovereign is so rich as the car,
and no sovereign has such heavy calls
upon his purse. The grand dukes
Michael, Vladimir, Alexis, Serge and
Paul Alexandrovitch, as the sons OF
smperors of Russia, receive from the
head of the house an annual sum OF
1876. 900 roubles (e26. 200) each, which
added to private means, makes them
very rich. The wives and widows Of
Russian grand dukes receive 10000
toubles each: their sons 10000
roubles.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

like those north of the Vaal River, are
simple, bucolic and sincere. An infu-
sion of Huguenot blood makes them a
slightly more active and progressive
people than the Transvaalers. The
republic has an area OF about 30, 600
square miles. Its present population
is estimated TO be $4,000 whites and
some 140, 900 blackaof the Basuto and
Barolong tribes. fhe capital, Bloem-
fontein, is a curious, old world look
ing little city, yith q railway leading
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19

Assistant Rector with self-compla-
.snt conceitl-"Aw-m-I did pretty
,raIl in my address today. didn't /,
~aaaeons" Deacon Judkins (who Is not
snecial admirer OF the rector's as
...ssant. cautiously)-"Waal-r-
rs,,st s-g it reminded me OF suthin'
similar I've read in the Scripter." AS
ristant Rector-"You probably. refer
a Paul preaching at Mars HILL"
tseacon Judkins-"Not exactly; what
+ was thinkin' Of was the time Ba-
laams assistant spoke"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
The Zu.us a Fine Race.

The Zulus are said to be the finest
specimens Of the black race In the
world. They are mahogany-colored,
stalwart, intelligent and easily gov
erned. Those who pull the jinrtkishas
put the horns of animals on their heads
and fasten wings of large birds to their
arms. Their arms, legs, ears and necks
are loaded down with iron and brass
ornaments. No one Is allowed to sell
them any intoxicating drink, conse-
auently they are a very peaceful set.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-05-19
pearl Industry Grove.

The pearl industry IN the Concho
river, iii West Texas, has grown very
rapidly during the last few years.
MANY me ase now employed in the
work of hunting for pearls along that
stream, aud the annual proceeds from
me sale OF the beautiful gems which
they gather aggregate seseras hundred
sheassnd dollars.