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The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

There is a student at the Carlisle In
dian school whose father was q lead
or in the battle of the Little Big Horn,
where Gen. Custer and his entire COM
mand were killed. Some authorities
tell us that 277 men fell In that awful
massacre and none lived to tell the
tale. The opposing Indian force is
set Down at about 1900. This student
says his father informed him that
there were no less than 5000 Indi-
ans In the battle. Nine thousand
"taue" Indians were settled on sur-
rounding reservations. and many Of
these slipped away in the night time
to Join Sitting Bull for a raid. return
ing under cover OF darkness to their
homes. Nearly 1900 were with him
when Custer made his fatal arrop.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
ZYESs
. CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. s1
4 Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Coco. Use Rg5H
p in time. Sold By druggists. Ell

With regard to the Beers and edu-
cation, I may say at once that the
Dutch in South Africa are not cul-
tured in the sense that Is understood
in Europe. They do net know much
about Ruskin or Carlyle or Emerson
or any of the great English-speaking
masters of prose and thought. But the
better classes are all educatea SUM
GENTLY well to read and write with
ease, and to carry on the business
connected with their farming pursuits.
They have to think out the problems
of life themselves, and n OF the
things that most forcibly strife any
ono who does net look at things super
flcially is the wonderful reasoning
W possessed by such men as
President Kruger, Mr.. A. ID. VOL
n,arans, and other leaders Of the Boer
party. They rely upon their ex'
n~erience, and as they have had to
think out every situation for them
selves, they are full Of resources N
times of emergency.-Montam White
In Harper's Weeklv-
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

There is more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the asst few years was supposed to be
incurable. For q great many years doctors
pronounced tia local disease n prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be q
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to a t~easpoonful. It acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any caee
It falls to cure. SEND for circulars and tesd-
monials. Address FL. CHENEY& Co, Toledo, @.
Sold by Druggists. TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Deliberate n9ch before doing or saying
anything, for you nave not the power of re.
esilina What haN haan said or done.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

In 1879 a silver dollar was worth one dol
lar and six-tenths In gold. In 1878, eighty
nine cents; in 1888, eighty-flve cents; In
1888, seventy-two cents; in 1898, sixty cents.
and In 1896 forty-lve cents. Money may
depreciate but there Is one standard stomach
remedy, which has not changed In half a
century, aud that Is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. 1t always has been the one unsur
passed remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia,
liver or kidney troubles.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
Denominations of Stamps,

OF the $50 stamps which have been
issued the values have ranged from
n cent to $4,000. Five dollars is the
highest value among postage stamps,
but newspaper stamps reach the $500
mark, while a evenu stamp may rep
resent S., 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
narrowing for Fall Crops.

rertilizer can be applied on fall
,rons with advantage, especially phos-
rbate and potash, but unless 1t is well
Incorporated with the soil some of the
seed may be injured. Good results
arc obtained by narrowing the ground,
broadcasting the fertilizer and harrow
Inp again, until the soil is well work
al then drilling the seed in. The har-
.owinc will Of itself be highly bene-
fetal.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Mrs. A. @. Russell, Nashville, Tenn. wrote:
DR.. Mofett's TEETHINA (Teething Powders)
is the greatest blessing to teething children
that the world has ever known.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
HVLLMAN COLLEGE,,

GEORGE A M, D. D., PRESIDENT.
Clinton, Kinds County. Miss.
TasA vear loo per cent. increase In boarders. This
year 100 Ter cent. increase over tive G years 4ans ago n,1 mis-
Teachers training department. industrial! nome
" ere board costs about 90. 90 peg month. Write for
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Mrs, Blimm: THE Dobsons at last have @
girl they hope to keep" Mrs. Grimp: "A5,
She was born to them yesterday."-Phila-
,lelphiR North American,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, VanbureD, Ind, Feb. TO-, 1850.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
rrms or INTEREST ON AcRIcUL.
guRAL TOPICS.

s.,,owinv In Fall crops-Fsnees for An.
royia Coats-5utter from P~asteurized
cream-Satisfactory Sailing of Beet
harvesting the Crop. Etc.. Etc.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

If people were to get paid for all the foolish
thinge they say n dc poverty would soon DC
a thing of the pastssE
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

What did you say to the lawyer about
breaking your fathers will In your INTEREST,""
II told him | hoped he would allow me q rea-
sonable per cent. on what he got out of 1T"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

There Is a period in every, girls life when
she thinks that the most vulgar thing In the
world is a boys healthy appetite.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Tha Best Prescription for Chile
ana Fever 10 @ bottle Of GROVES TAsTBLRSS
CHILL TONIC. Il 10 simply iron and aninine N
a t~asteless fogm. Nc curo-no psy. EE1c9 oVc-
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

When a family adopts q girl of sixteen, it
means that they will have a kitchen girl In
nture without wages.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

II You want "good digestion to wait upon
YOUR appetite you should always chew q bar
of Adams Tutti Fruit.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

re Care . Geld an One Day.
TAKE LAXATIVE BRoRo QUnNTsH TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money II IL fails to cure.
q. w. 0nGyB'B signature 10 on each poX. NC.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

ssThe Bible tells of ON thoroughly oonge-
nisl couple, anyway. who were SneyF"
"Ananias and Sapphire"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

One.fourth of what O man eats enables him
to live-and the other three-fourths enables
his physician to live.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

The Manufacturers Of Carter's Ink have had
forty years experience in making it and they
certainly know how. Send for "~Inklings," free.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
lion, ailsys pain, cures wind collie, 25es bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

A satirist is q man who discovers things
about himself and then says them about
someone else.-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

after frst days use of DR.. Khne's Great NeEIe
Regtorsr. 81 trial bottle and treatise free OR. II.
d. KLINE, Ltd, aSl Arch St. Philasp 70.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

A woman who boards Is as busy as one who
keeps house, but she will never admit that it
consists largely Of frittering,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

A great bar TO education ie the habit fhat
thew cannot nnderstand'-Town Topics
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PUTNAM FADRLEss DYES. Sold by ell
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Every life touches many other lives. Let
rs move softly through the world lest our
touch be q harsh and hurtful touch,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
characterization of Money.

" ,men are permitted to wear mons attire
in France, but for this privilege they are 70
nuirad to naY q Gax of fifty francs q year.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13
AND RELIEF

Three Letters from Mrs. Johnson.
Showing that Lydia ID. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
Cures the Ills of Women
The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

Ayers Sarsaparilla Ayers Hair vigor
Ayers Pills Ayers Cherry PeetoTal
Ayers Ague Cure Ayers Comasone
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
Price, $500.

we condemn the arbitrary action OF the
said governor OF Idaho as an assumption
worthy of the tyranny of the middle ages,
and that such a man is unworthy OF the
respect and support of liberty-lovnS peo-
pie; and be II further
"fSesolved. That we urge the voters OF
Idaho to refuse to support said FRANK
Steunenherg or anyone who may give sup
port to him, to the end that the state or
idaho may be purged OF the unjust, inhu-
man and freedom subverting admntstra-
ton Of Frank Steunenberg. Bartlett sin
clair and Attorney General Hayes and all
who have supported said administration
and its unjust actions in said county.
Resolutions were also adopted calling
upon Colorado laboring men to work Tor
the defeat at the polls of Justice Goddard
of the Colorado supreme court, should be
come up. This action is on account or the
decision OF the Colorado supreme court on
the eight-hour law
Letters of sympathy to the Warmer
men, now in San Quentin prison, were pre-
sented and approved.
The Western labor union this afternoon
adopted resolutions which go into lengthy
details of the Occur d'Alene difficulties,
reciting the story fro mthe miners stand
point and denouncing President Mckinley,
Gen Merriam, Gov. Steunenberg, Bartlett
Sinclair and others for the part taken
in the affair.
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between The emperor and the prince regent
OF bavaria, on the occasion Of the tor
ven. AA--
The Hamburg American line received ia
nrst wireless telegram yesterday from
Borkhum Lights. announcing the arrival
OF the Kaiser Friedrich.
a.. me employees OF the most important Ber-
lin street car company, numbering 7O00
n1en, went on strike today. The public
is IN sympathy with the strikers
:, A curious occurrence is recorded from
ScWaoasf hail. Two gymnasium pupils.
respectively named Eugene Tufel and Wer
ner kuntz, aged l6 and II. fought a duel
with pistols. kuntz was shot in the
chest. The court sentenced both OF them
to three months Imprisonment in a fort
ress. " 49,
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Spokane, was chosen vice president 20 sue
coed John Troxael. Of Cripple Greek VI.
j. Getger was elected secretary treasurer.
a resolution was adopted providing for
the payment of $500 to Mr.. Gelger for ser
vices
A member OF the executive board was
chosen by a rising vote. whose name is
withheld for the reason, II IL understood
he is at present in Occur d'Alene. repre-
senting The union there. There are still
four members Of the board to be chosen.
After the close of the convention here the
executive board viii go to Butte adi1st
the HenneSsy department store difficulty
and Will stop a Ogden. on tho way. 10
organize local lodge. The Western red
Grafton of Miners adopted a resolution far
members favoring compulsory suffrage law
and dispensing with the plan 10 build n
miners home for the present,
resolution was adopted by the West
ern Federation OF Miners convention
recommending that all local affiliated
unions make II compulsory on their
members 20 exercise the elective fran
chise. Further evidence OF the fedora
tons intention Of going into politics was
shown In the adoption of the following.
Resolved That a political committee
be elected by the eighth annual con-
vention OF the Western Federation OF
Miners 20 confer and correspond with the
officers Of lall labor organizations. local
and national, with view TO furthering
the cause OF labor through the ONLY
sensible and logical means at our com
mand- the ballot box"
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment Of commission to in
vestigate the advlsability and practice
ability Of establishing college for the
promulgatlon of true economic and po-
iiucal theories. similar to like colleges
on the continent Of Europe said commit
tee 20 report to the federation at its next
annual convention
4 proposition 10 Increase the appropria-
ton Of funds by assessment ~ members
for co-operative mining. was rejected.
pelcgate Rides resolution. which had
att..f f,tr
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Miss X McElhRtten, Hot springs,
Wash. From the effects Of an attack of
Ia grippe l developed an aggravated case
Of chronic catarrh. which affected my
head and throat. and finally my ears, To
such an extent that | became almost to-
tally deaf and was tortured day and night
with ringing and buzzing sounds I'm my
head. | was perfectly cured by the Cope
land treatment"
Mr.. Daniel Graham. south Park.
Seattle: Since childhood had been
troubled with difficulty In breathing, and
the disease grew gradually worse. Gauss
ing me the most intense misery for ten
weary years. Many remedies and ply
sicians proved Intellectual In giving mo
even relief from my sufferinss, but at
last | went TO the Copeland Institute and
took course of treatment, when /
had finished my course | was well man:
not trace OF asthma remained in my
system. That is now over four years
ago. and there has not been the slight
est indication of relapse
MIR. Chns. Lyons. aI2 Union street.
Seattle: IL had for years been afflicted
with catarrh OF the head and throat so
possible on account OF the clogging and
obstruction OF the nostrils, and was
forced to hawk and spit continually to
keep the throat clear of the constantly
collecting mucus. The dryness of tho
mouth and tongue. caused by mouth
breathing, was very distressing. and mt
btsk the ulSfNdst uuetitu one CAUSING
"A most offensive discharge. | was cared
at the Copeland Medical Institute"
Mr. Fred TurnbuIi. bush street ana
Twenty-sixth avenue, Seattle: II lest my
hearing from the effects OF chronic ca
tarrh. and was tortured with all manner
of tndescrbab BILE noises In my head, and
with earache. from which l suffered tho
most acute agony.
AT the time of placing myself under
the care Of the Copeland Physicians T
was In a wretched condition, my general
health having been seriously affected by
the disease. but the treatment afforded
me prompt relief. Now that | have fln-
ished my course ] find myself In perfect
health. with all my natural faculties re-
stored, and all signs OF disease removed
from my system.
THE Copeland Treatment is without
doubt a specific for catarrh and deaf
ness"
Mr.. John sathcr. Chematnus, u. Ga
Two years ago I contracted n severe
cold that chung 10 me until | developed
IA chronic catarrhal condition OF the head
and throat. My nose was constantly OBJ
structed. more especially on the left side.
so that I was unable 20 breathe natur-
ally. and the dropping Of mucus into my
throat kept up an incessant hawking and
splitting. I went to the Copeland tnati-
tute on the recommendation OF several
OF my friends who had personally proven
the worth OF the Copeland treatment. aud
my trouble was speedily removed. Tho
fee ] paid was SO small that II seemed
like being treated free"
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Rescued at
the Brink Of
the Grave.


One Of the most notable nchte.e-
ments IN the annals Of medical science
is the recent cure Of Mrs l.. 4. Maitock#.
% Renton,, Wash who r. now rejoicing
in rene wed health after having been
snaiched from the very
shadow of Death.
In reference to her case. MIS- Mattocks
said. There can he no question mat l
owe my present good health and even my
life itself 20 tho enlightened diagnosis and
treatment % the Copeland uhysiciaus.
when / commenced their treatment had
been given up 20 die and had myself
Lost All Hope
of recovery, Ny stomach and liver WIRE
and skin % "a deep yellow color. and my
digestive power had grown less and lees
untl II was utterly impossible for me 70
take any solid food.
Lived on Liquids
only. and even IN this form foods OF any
kind would produce the most eEcruciating
cramps In the stomach. with violent v0fn-
Ting ! CouFhed for hours every morning.
raising great quantities pt phle8m, ana my
lover limbs became swollen and almost
without Feuslbiliiy. Ny entire system waG
Racked and Tortured
with dreadful pains. and / could not get
"A moments rest
Il had wasted away until was like a
victim ~ the Indian famine and had not
sufficient strength O. ~aik Without assist
auce. ! had been ordered BY my physl-
clans from place 70 place. in the hops
THAI change % climate might benefit ny
health. but 80 last
Returned Home 90 Die.
IL Raa az this stage Thar my husband
took mo 20 Dr. CopelauG's office, and noN.
after four years II ceascless torture, four
long. weary YeeFa n constant misery and
~ unsuecrasluI efforts 90 obtain even re-
Uef from my euTefiuEs. 7 am feeling per-
fectly well and strong once more Ny APP
petite Is good and ! digest AZ kinds =
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SURGEON GENERALS STATEMENT
Bureau Has Sent Preventives ana
VIII Enforce Law.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman tonight gave out the follow
ing statement in regard to the plague SIT
uaticn at San Francisco:
March s Surgean Kenyoun reported sus-
picious death in Chinatown anu Marcu ~
that he had found the plague baciE -
April q another case occurred verifying
by bacterial examination and so reported
May 9 May IL there were two deaths from
plague. May l6 another case was reported.
There have been six deaths and. far
az known. the disease has appeared only
among the Chinese
THE bureau has sent TO San Francisco
about 25 600 bottles OF Hoffldno prevenra-
tive and is still forwarding il. II has ALSO
sent a quantity of the curative serum. In
spectors have been stationed at the rail-
road crossings Of the state and the rail-
road and the companies have been In
structed to refuse sale OF tickets 20 Chin
ese passengers. a train inspection service
has been ordered. The interstate quaran-
tine law OF March q, 1890. will he en-
fore -"
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Golden Medical
Discovery, could
be made to stand
ont alone, like a
picture on a
screen, it would
attract the notice
of the whole ma
ton. BY a curl
Gus contradiction
the very frequen-
CIV with which the
- Discovery " saves
life, rohs the fact
of general inter
est. For obstinate
coughs, bronchitis,
weak lungs, and
other diseases OF
the respiratory or
gans, &c o ! d e n
Medical Discov-
ery " is the one
medicine which
offers certain help,
and almost certain
cure. 1t contains
neither ale o b o !
nor narcotics.
~Onlv fos Doctor
Pierce = Golden Med
icsi Discovery ! think
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S. a Month--All Medicines Free--S5 Month

The lesson to those with enfeebled con-
sttutions. weak lungs or tendency to
bronchial trouble or consumption. of the
vital opportunities that spring and sum-
mer offer them.
The best teaching is the teaching that
viii save the most lives.
And this lesson to those with the slight
est predisposition To consumption will save
more lives than any that can be taught.
In the spring and summer catarrh may
be more speedily cured: with nature help
ing the work, the result is more certain:
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/ would bt In my grave today" whites MI.
Mo~es Miles Of Hiliiard. Jiuta Co. Wyoming
u had asthma - bad could not sleep and was
compelled TO give up work II affected my
lungs - that I coushed all the time. both day
and night Nv friends all thought had con
sun pti5n NV wife insisted rny irving
Golden Medical Discovery have taken iouT
bottles aad am now a well man, weighing IsS
pouads-th thanks to d.. Pierce
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser il paper covers, IS sent free on
receipt of u one cent stamps TO pay the
cost Of mailing only Address Dr.. X. Y.
Pierce, Buffalo, y. y.
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Seattle store is overstocked. We will
sell them for little over wholesale price
or rent thcm AZ $3.50 per month and allow
the money to apply il YOU purchase the
instrument. This low rate Of $50 and
A5o per month 70 rent OF buy viii hold
good only while they last We have %
different makes and the largest stock in
the Northwest and will supply you from
our san Francisco store any make YOU
may want
Heine Piano Co, corner Second and
Madison
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road lined with the mucous membrane
upon which IL lives and feeds, and finding
no new tissues settled down TO feed upon
the lung cells-with many OF these serious
cases, treatment during the spring and
summer months is the only hope Little
II any help can be promised them during
the winter.
II is. then, during the spring and sum
mer that catarrh in its early stages, In
VolVing maybe the nasal passages and
throat and vocal cords and windpipe. may
he most speedily cured, and the danger OF
its extension into the deeper part of the
bronchial tubes or lungs averted.
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after the cure the constitution resumes its
normal condition more quickly; those so
feeble that they should not even expose
themselves to the weather during the win
ter may visit the offices and are helped in
the progress OF treatment rather than in
jured by the exposure to outdoor air
This is what the opportunity OF the
spring and summer months means.
Indeed with many of the more serious
cases-where ioug-ncClected catarrhal dis.
ease invading the bronchial tubes which
convey the air to the lungs. has taken its
advance into the tissues of the lungs
themselves. has reached the end of tho
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Texa. Set. Up Quarantine.

AUSTIN, Tex, May ia telegram was
received tonight confirming the reports ~
the existence of the bubonic plague at san
Francisco Immediately upon receipt Of
the news DR.. Blunt declared an absolute
quarantine against San Francisco and sta
toned inspectors at FL Paso and TeXar-
kama No passengers or goods of any kind
will be admitted into the state from San
Francisco
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20

Reports from Pacific coast towns show that the
recent earthquake in Mexico, which compare
lively light in the City Of Mexico,
along the coast. A tidal wave succeeded the
ond shock doing considerable damage. In the
coast towns in the ftates Of C0lima and Jalsco
houses were submerged boats swamped and several
natives drowned The duration Of the shocks gen
orally was minute.
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One Man Saved

From a wreck will attract the worlds
attention to the life-saver. Yet let the
life. saving be continued every day, and
very soot it attracts no public attention.
II the scene of the saving of one life
by that life saving remedy, DR.. Pierce's
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CHICAGO. May 19.-Assistant Surgeon A
s. Lloyd, of the United States marine hos
pital here. has been ordered to San Fran
cisco to- assist in the work Of prevent
ing the spread Of the bubonic plague II it
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FEDERATION OF Miners.
DENOUNCE GOV. sTEUNENBERG IN
COEUR DALENE MATTER.
Joined In the Decentralization by the
Western Labor Union-Adopt Res
olution Declaring for the Politi-
cal Unity of the Orders.

DENVER, Col, May 19-The Western
Labor Union is finishing up IT'S routine
work much more rapidly than was antici-
pated and election of officers today may
be the prelude to final adjournment Daniel
Mcdonald, Of Butte. Mont, was unaui-
mously elected president. c. 3. Nash. Of