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CHINA AND THE TREATY POWERS.
THE MISSIONARIES NOT LACKING IN TACT
FRANCE AND GERMANY
nloch Cooke in The London Times.

- hlHIOCn COOKE IN The London Times.
While admitting that Russian diplomacy has out
Wtted that Of Great Britain in these distant regions
since the result Of the Chna-Japan added
find no fault with the desire OF Russia 20 secure
OF a country which is engaged on and has nearly
accomplished so gigantic an undertaking the
nection between the attitude of the Dowager
empress toward the Boxers and supposed attempt
political successes which the clever diplomatic rep
China From what has transpiTed in the published
dispatches. the Dowager Empress seems to have
placed herself IN the unenvable position of being
at e4mity with all the treaty Powers for the sake
Chinese Empire and means to do exactly as she
then the course of conduct to be pursued by the
treaty Powers is plain. Acting in concert they
and by common agreement the pretender should
he Vcro Uie f Cnt ia S 'S ] ions IN ] (iG case 4
object to this course being taken. With the knowI-
all that has happened and having suffered in com
mon with the other treaty Powers whatever may
have been TIE Iean'ngs Of Russia toward the pre-
tender. that nation can follow other policy than
the one which finds favor with the other injured
II France and Germany were ready. as after
advantage the case would be different but it is a
] 4 @ 100 TO- fpanGf in & Just now to
ing TO the maintenance OF the status quo even to
many is sGfferinG too acutey from breaches Of
faith in Shan-Tung to consider any question that
the reins OF Office IT, therefore, this declara ton
OF war against az me treaty Powers be met with
lined future complications need. l think. be
feared
one other matter might perhaps. be mentioned
in connection with the treaty Powers. and that is
the position Of the missionaries In China. IL is
commonly supposed that they fnen of little
tact. and that much OF the Ill feeling Of China
men is due to interference their part with the
deeply rooted fanatical ideas OF the native
greater mistake could not be made. For the most
part these men liked by the people among
whom they work and frcm long residence in GER
same light as foreigners generally II is merely
at times like the present when the word goes
round that the foreigners must be eXtermnated
that some mandarin. wishing 10 gain favor at
Court or TO hide some pilfering his part, strs
up the populace against the missionaries As the
Dowager Empress Is using the Boxers. the
provincial mandarins make OF other secret 30
cietes and murder OF a missionary follows. II
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foreign Resorts.
HOTELS IN ENGLAND.
The international Palace HOtels.

The International YaIace Hotels.
The Riviera Pnlace. ~
NICE ''.- France.
The Ghezireh Palace. EEyDf
GAlkO )
The In PLACE. q The Royal Palace
OSTEAD lie Eium.
Chateau Royal.
AHDENNES ...........- Belgium.
Pavilion de Bellevue.
BELLENUE, near Paris. France
Hotel SteDhanI
The Cd. Hotel International
HRINDISI ....-..-.-.... IfaIv
The AVenida Palace.
LISBON
The summer Palace.
THERAPIA .Turkev
The PerH Palace,
C0NSTANTINOPLE Turkey
Terminus Hotel hOFdeaov
For information tickets all points and IN :
accomn0fa Ions apply international s. O. Co.'S Ce4. !
CockgpUr-st.. London Place de IOpera Ps-l. Z
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ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S ROAD.

NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM TAKU TO
PEKING.
Colonel Sir Howard Vincent. X c. M. G.. c. b.
NJ p In The London Daily Mail.
Peking is our destination. In fifty hours we are
at Tlng- Chdu There are five hours in which 10
do the fourteen miles the gates OF Peklng are
closed at sundown. Two mule carts are chartered
and we start oh that road Lord Loch. whose
sore sickness has ended fatally, TO the sorrow OF
troops of friends taken that road as prisoner
i'm the forenoon of mis- brilliant career Ills hahqqs
were tied behind him. his feet lashed toEether, IN
the bottom of that springless cart he rode, as ne
thought to torture and mis- doom, We could Teallze
what ne suffered In body in mind we had arms
and legs free. We had the adJuncts 10 civilized
comfort But IT agony.
The rough road. sown with huge stones all out OF
place was like that the Orange veldt the other
daV as I brought up the rear of General CronJes
ca1tVe procession from PaardeberS to Modder
River. ,,. s- -. - A..
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Guropean AopernsemeuIs.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL
LERS will find the London office of The
Tribune. 140 Fleet Street. a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune
New-York tribune., 1900-07-08

convert fail to attain great ends. but the hatred
OF foreigners in China is not always due, am
convinced to supposed errors their part
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17

+ An excellent cleaner and polisher for
furniture with q very high finish is
recommended by an experienced dealer
in rare woods. To one tablespoonful
Of linseed oil add an equal portion of
turpentine, together with a piece Of
any pure soap the size Of a walnut.
Pour this into a vessel containing one
Nuart Of boiling water, and let the
whole boil for about 10 minutes, STIR
ring 1t occasionally, so that 1t may be
we'll mixed. This liquid can be used
either warm or cold, but experience
teaches that it Is more effective whek
warm; it can be heated several times
before 1t will need renewing. Apply
with a soft flannel cloth, well wrung
out, to a small portion of the surface
to be cleaned. After the dirt has been
we'll wiped off, take a fresh flannel
to polish with. and a few minutes
Vigorous rubbing will oon restore the
wood to its original brilliancy. Crude
oil is the polisher used in most Of the
furniture shops. But it is well to re-
member that in the stores there is
scarcely a day when each piece of fur
niturs is not carefully wiped off with
q soft cloth, keeping the surfaces per-
fectly clean, so that the aid of the oil
is only called in to take off the cloudy
appearance which will at times dis
figure the most carefully tended furni-
ture.-New York Evening Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
n Cats Private Travelling Carriage.

Cats are not great travellers, as a
rule, nor are they very much at home
in strange hotels, but n Of which
Christian Work tells a story was an
exception. A lady walked into the
cofee-room Of a hotel, dressed In trav-
cling costume, and carrying a cape
Of plaid cloth, which she hung over
the chair next to her, disposing OF 1t
with some care. When she had or
dered breakfast, and was waiting to be
served, she heard a succession Of ex-
Carnations: ooh! oh! what a beauty"
The lady turned a hasty glance to-
ward the chair at her side. There sat
a big white Angora cat, gracefully
viewing the situation. 20 Bismarck,
you silly cat!" she exclaimed, as the
head-waiter appeared with a look on
his face that BODIED no good to the cat.
II must put him out, madam" he said,
with the assurance that belongs to
head-waiters. But the lady clicked her
fingers, and the cat disappeared. Every
eye had been upon him, but nobody
had seen him go. The waiter looked
on the chair and under 1t, but the cat
had vanished. It was not until the
lady had finished her breakfast, and
was leaving the table with her travel
ing cloak thrown over her arm, that
the mystery OF the animals presence
was explained, and pussy's head was
allowed to peep from a %capacious in
side pocket Of the cape. HE has traV-
eled in that pocket for hundreds Of
miles, and this is the first time he has
shown himself" said his mistress.
HE will not purr for fear Of being
found. But he is nearing his journeys
end now, and is getting tired. This
cape is his exclusive property, and the
pocket his private travelling carriage"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
The HORSE IN BATTLE.
After Six Months in Service He Know
Every Bugle Call.

After Six Months in Service He Knows
Every Bugle Call.
A veteran cavalry horse partakes of
the hopes and fears of battle just the
same as his rider. AS the column
swings into line and waits, the horse
grows over the waiting. II
the wait is spun out he will tremble
and sweat and grow apprehensive,
says a writer in Golfers Weekly.
If he has been six months in SER
vice he knows every bugle call. AS
the call comes to advance the rider
can feel him working at the bit with
his tongue to get it between his teeth.
As he moves out he will either seek to
90 on faster than he should or bolt.
He cannot bolt, however. The lines
will carry him forward, and after a
minute he will grip, lay back his ears,
and one can feel his sudden resolve to
brave the worst and have done with it
as soon as possible.
A man seldom cries out when hit in
the turmoil of battle. It is the same
with a horse. Five troopers out of
six when struck by o bullet are out of
their saddles within a minute. IF hit
in the breast or shoulder, up go their
hands and they get heavy fall; il in
the leg OF foot or arm, they fall for
ward and roll of. Even with q foot
caSef by q jagged piece of shell a
horse wi not drop. It is only when
shot throngRpthe head or heart that he
comes down. He may be fatally
wounded, but hobbies out of the fight
to right or left and stands with droop-
ing head until the loss of blood brings
him down.
The horse that loses his rider and is
unhurt himself will continue to run
with his set of tours until some move.
ment throws him out. Then he goes
galloping here and there. neighine
with fear and alarm, but he will mol
leave the field.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
Che Ratified Dewey.

Dewey once attended a wedding
breakfast at which the afable Baron
ess de Strive, wife Of the Russian
minister at that time, was present.
Dewey had met this famous woman
several times before. The facial plain
ness Of the baroness was quite beyond
belief, but she was one of the most
brilliant, lovable and kindly women
ever elected to guide the social anairs
Of the diplomatic corps in washington.
A lady who overheard 1t tells OF an
amusing passage which the baroness
and Dewey (who, If memory serves,
was then a commander) had at this
particular wedding breakfast. RE
ferring 10 leather" said the baroness
amiabiy, after some playful remark as
to the spick-and-span polish OF Dew
ey's sword belt-he was In dress uni
form-"the most remarkable bit OF
Russian leather in the world Is my
face" Dewey was as quick a thinker
then as he is now, but this stalled him.
Madame" he said, after a pause, i
am but a rough sailor man, and this y
a heavy demand which you make upon
me. I am not equal to the emergency"
"Of course" said the baroness, tap
ping him with her fan, Il should have
to consider you hopelessly rude were
you to agree with me But you can
preserve your neutrality-paval ON
GERS are taught to do that. are they
not?-by telling me what really fine
eyes I have. They are fine. are they
not?" Thus assisted, Dewey rose to
the occasion. The baroness eyes were,
in truth, Observation-Disclosures
Post.
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TIA one soldier Left Behind.

When S~outhend, an Essex village
in England, came to send off to the
go 10 nnnta Of raserviets4 nnlr y
mar for the reserve could be found.
But q big and excited crowd having
assembled at the station, the n re.
serve man was carried shoulder high
onto the platform. Then The band
played. AS the train was starting the
musicians struck up the plaintiye fare.
well air, .Arld Laag Syne,' and
handkefcniefs were waved aud the all
rang with deafening cries OF "Good
bylp and .God bless your The traiT
al last disappeared outside the station,
| Then, lol the reseryist to whom they
had shrieked farewell was standing OF
the platform. He had hesz. left be
hind
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
AMENDING The CONSTITUTION.
Last of the Fifteen Changes Adopte
Thirty Years Ago.

Last of the Fifteen Changes Adopted
Thirty Years Ago.
When ths founders of the govern
ment framed the constitution of the
United States they did not assume that
they had made a basic law for the re-
public that would meet the needs OF
all future time. They prescribed In
the instrument itself the methods by
which it could be amended to meet
changed conditions and emergencies
which they could not foresee.
The methods which they provided
were such as to guard against hasty
and ILL considered changes and to make
it possible to adopt amendments only
when the deliberate public opinion OF
the country demanded them. Congress
can propose an amendment to the con-
stitution by a vote of two-thirds OF
both houses, or on the application OF
the Legislatures of two-thirds of the
states Congress must call a conference
for proposing such amendments. Such
action is contemplated now in order to
suppress polygamy in Utah.
An amendment proposed by either
method becomes operative only when
it has been ratified by the Legislatures
of three-fonrths of the states or by
consent of three-fourths of the states,
as Congress may provide.
In all there have been fifteen amend
ments to the constitution adopted
since the original document was
framed. OF these ten were proposed
to tie Legislatures of the several
states by a resolution of the first ses.
sion of the First Congress to meet q
widespread demand for the incorpora.
ton into the constitution of the arti.
cles guaranteeing personal rights cad
liberty.
The eleventh amendment. relgdne
to the powers of the United States
courts, was submitted to &aRr etate
Legislatures by a resolution or@saarch
6. 1874. The twelfth amendment,
changing the method of casting the
electoral votes for president and vice
president, was proposed to the Legis.
latures by a resolution Of Dec. IL,
1919.
There were no more amendments
adopted until after the civil war, when
the thirteenth amendment. abolishine
slavery, was proposed by a resolution
of Feb. ], 1866. The fourteenth
amendment, to meet various new
conditions resulting from the civil
war, was proposed by a resolution Of
June 16, 1856, and the fifteenth amend
ment, prohibiting the denial of the
right to vote to any citizen on account
of race, color or previous condition Of
servitude, was proposed by a resolu'
ton of Feb. 81. 1859.
1T is, therefore, more than thirty
years since an amendment to the CON
stitution has been submitted to thu
states by Congress.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17

faced members of the tribes that SUBJ
NIT to capture and to civilization.
Scarcely a volunteer regiment has
gone home without it's monkey mas
cot. These vary from the smallest
sizes that could be hidden under the
hat to the larger kind that want to
chase children and eat bananas. There
are rats, too-big, saucy fellows.
which tumble and squeal about at
night and can swim like ducks from
casco to casco.
Bats come under the head of NAM
mails and are wanted. In the
island of Mindora is q variety
covered with fur and big as an um-
brella. Cnce in awhile these uncan-
ny creatures get into civilization. 1t
i said one once few into the dining
room of a Manila hotel at dinner-time
and nearly drove the guests into hy-
s~terics. There are bats that live on
fruit besides these of Mindoro, which
grow very large.
There also are smaller bats here
which go kiting about in the gather
ing dusk much the same as those in
the United States.
1t is asked that an eagle be sent to
the institution. There are eagles here
which differ but slightly from the
eagles of the Rocky mountains. There
are plenty eff them, some of the"bald'
variety and others of the back head.
There IS o family of pigeons which
distinguish themselves by the bright
red spots on their breasts. They ap-
pear as though they had been stabbed
in the breast and their life blood was
oozing out. Other birds are the snipe
and the plover.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
APPRECIATION.

When the winter winds are howlin'
And skies are threatenin' snow;
When the frosty air Is prowlin'
Round each ~crevjce, high au' lowe
Though I lack the time for praisin'
His achievements as I should,
Yet I have respect amazin'
Fur the man who splits the wood
There's no crowd to start the cheerin'
No admirin' word is spoke.
All that sounds across the clearin
Is the echo of each stroke.
But he asks no praise, I'm stain,
Save from his own conscience good
An the family folks that's waitin'
Fun the man that splits che wood.
When, around the table pressin'
All to laughter light are stirred;
When my gran'-paw's asked the blessiR'
An my father carves the bird;
When they talk of modern glory
An the scenes where heroes stood,
There should be some song an story
Fur the man who splits the wood.
Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
HUMOROUS.

First American-Laugh and the
world laughs with you. Second Am
erican-All but the Englishman.
"She was determined to be married
in her bicycle suit" "Well?" ''Well,
that's why he never has been mar
ried."
"Porter, call me a cab" "With or
without, sir?" "Eh?" "Horse or
auto, sir?"
Mrs. Clancy-Me husband do be
sufferin' wild prosthration. Mrs.
Casey-Nervous prosthration? Mrs.
Clancy-Not exactly. Oi Frustrated
him wild q fatiron.
A friend in need is a friend indeed,
When he grabs You by the collar,
And says, '.Old boy, it gives me joy,
To let you have this dollar"
"This room is very close" replied
the patron. $50 are the people in
it," replied the waiter.
Mr.. Newlywed-What is this I am
eating, dearest? Mrs. Newlywed-
That is angel cake, darling? Mr.. New
lywed-Ha! See me make it fly.
clark do you hear thai man on the
front seat? What under heaven is
that gibberish he's talking?" "He's
reading a list of Boer words and their
definitions" "Well, I thought it
must be that or golf"
Mrs. Stubb-I declare, John, these
spring curtains are not worth a row OF
pins. Just wait until I get hold OF
that clerk that sold them to me! Mi.
Stubb-Going to give him q curtain
lecture, Maria.
The mar who used to shake the mat
Outside his backyard gate
Now doffs his overcoat and hat
And shakes the furnace CRATE.
The Savage Bachelor don't see
why q man should get married when
a good parrot a be bought for $50.
The Sweet Young Thing-As usual,
woman is at disadvantage. A grizzly
bear can't be bought for less than ten
times that.
Buddy-But what makes you think
that Scales is not much of q musician:
Duddy-Didn't you note that he
speaks about rendering selections
upon the violin? A really good play
er is satisfied with playing pieces.
"When we were married." sobbed
the young wife, she said he loved me
with o love more enduring than the
everlasting granted" And it didn't
last?" queried the sympathizing friend,
"Last!" echoed the young wife, dry
ing her tears. "It didn't last as long
as a cedar block pavement
They babe each other an affection
ate farewell at the door. "Where i:
he going?" asked o neighbor. "Fol
Q little iaunt on the boulevards will
his automobile, replied the wife, ''but
one of the crank pins seems to be
little loose and there is nc telling
when he will get back"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
turtles with Long Ears and Funny Heads

Turtles with Long Ears and Funny Heads
Stewards barkentine Priscilla, Cap
tain Springsteen, from Rio Janeiro.
arrived at Baltimore the other day
with IL, 900 bags of coffee and an
embryo menagerie on board. Every
sailor had o parrot and one had q
monkey, which he cherished with al
most paternal affection. Alongside
these pets of the crew Captain Spring
steen had an improyised aquarium
three specimens of small turtles,
which had been placed in his car by
officers of the United States gunboat
Wilmington. The turtles wera
stbabies'' of that family, gathered il
the highest waters of the Amazon, up
which the Wilmington navigated as
far as she could find water to float
her. They were placed on board the
Priscilla in Rio Janeiro to be delivered
to the Johns Hopkins university in
Baltimore. One has a peculiar head,
upon which are ears q donkey would
be proud OF, and . mouth that opens
wider than a negro minstrePs. The
head does not seek cover under the
shell, like other turtles, but closes uI
like an accordRn. These queer little
specimens have Mad the tender solicit
tude of Captain Springsteen on the
voyage. enc became 80 tame as to
eat ont of the captains hand. The
donkey-eared, t~elescoping head fell
~..T&A o-,1- - aIN-1n - .rSrAea r
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His Glaafnl Nephew.

Major W. R. P. Wallace of the
Worcestershire regiment, who was
among the captives at Nicholson's
Mex, can scarcely be popular with
oun folk. He has a nephew at Bor-
lase school, NARROW. One day lately
N of the form masters was reading
to his boys o newspaper account OF
can4rspa Of the Inflated column. end
when lie came to the mention of Ma
ior Wallace's name. the thrilling mar
rative was interrupted suddenly by q
gleeful exclamation from the nephew:
ssThen my old uncle is bagged, tool
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
kcZelna ln 1hn teet.

In fact, letter, ringworm aud oil skin
diseases are cured by T~ettsrine. Mr.,
Lee d. Martin, of San Antonio, Tex.
as, says; II am suffering with q vic.
lent case of eczema in my feet. Please
send me a box of Tetterine. Mr..
Moore, of Moore & Mcfarland, Mem
phis. Tenn, says 1t cured him of q
similar CASE" Sold at druggists SOC.
o box or sent postpaid by J. T. Shup-
trine. Savannah, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
The Use OF Coli.

s'Thinkl Think! Oh, if you could
only Think The proud girl in the
large-checked skirt turned a calcium
glare Of scorn on the chrysanthemum-
decked youth. Then she continued:
sBut every time you try to think you
foozle!'' And jet they say the golf
dialect serves no purpose. Baltimore
American.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
CANCER AND BLOOD POISON.
Cured by b.. B.. B.-Eottle Free 10 bur
Rorara

Cured by b. B.. B.-Eottle Free to suf-
fererS.
Deadly Cancer, eating cancer or sores,
cured by B. B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm. b.
B. B. cures by draining the deadly, vlrulen.
poison, which causes cancer, out OF the blood
then the sores heal. s5T positive cures.
In the same way B. B. B. cures Blood
Poison, producing ulcers, painful swellings.
blotches, pimples, copper-colored spots, fell
ing OF the hair, sores in the throat or tongue
scrofula, bone pains. Large bottles at drug
glsts for $1.00 or 6 bottles (full treasment)
$500. Sufferers write for trial bottle sent
free and prepaid. Address Blood Balm Co.,
4 Mitchell St. Atlanta, Ga.
Only fools continue todoup-hill work aftel
they have reached the top.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
The strongest argument against inndelity


England can no longer compete with us in
The shipment of many products to China.
our trade with the Chinese has increased al.
moss forty per cent. within the last wear.
This is merely natural. The best wins In
everything. For q like reason, Hostetter'e
stomach Bitters, the best remedy In the
country, has for atty years acknowledged no
superior to cure constipation, indigestion
dyspepsts and hiliousness.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17
Tnhnson[Were Won al fhe cna ar,

Johnson-Were you at the eoAcert,
Jones? Jones-Yes, part OF the time.
Johnson-Did you hear me sing "The
wolf? Jones-'The Wolf! How did
1t go? Johnson (singing)-"While the
wolf, in nightly prowl, bays the moon
with hideous how-w-w-l." Jones-oh.
yes: ] rey1ember the hideous how'll
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17

STATE OF UNIO, CITY UF 4OEbUO1 oq.
LUCAS COUNTY.
s.nior nartner Of the firm of r. J. CHkNEY q
Co, doing businessinth e City of Toledo, COUNT
aud State aforesaid, and that said firm Will pay
md evary case of ATARR tha cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CUBE
"1 nresence. this 9th day Of December.
srA1l a. d, 1885. A. w. GLEASON.
sAAn Nnfdrv Public.
IL ~ dir . on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, freeS;
r., J. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-03-17

Betty-ls he apt? Letty-I don't
1ust know about that. But do know
he's apt to, Il the lights are a bit low.
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~ - ~
Nervous


are sAEErg women When
@ wOsssaH has Some female
trouble she IS certain to
BE nervous and WsseSCheAs
With many ssOssseD the
nsOnflsly suffering . So
great that fhey are for
says positively insane
and ire Rssosf sssafgeHf eff
forts Of 0s'assHagsy fsfeaf~
merit are zssavaMaRsgs
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Mra. Windows Soothing Syrup for childrea
taathinh, sDftens tse gums, reducing1hnammn