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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
E. D, BLAKE DEAD
Expired at Buffalo, Wyoming Well
Known IN Wichita


Mr.. E D. Blake, father Of Ed and Earl
Blake, Of this city. died at Buffalo, Wyo-.
last Sunday morning at I o'clock Mr.
Black lived in this city on carlos avenue
Up 70 about the first Of last July. when
re and his wife left for Wyoming hoping
that the change might prove beneficial
Ed Black left Saturday evening for the
bedside OF his father, but viii not ar
rive there until sometime today. II is not
now known IN this city whether the re-
mains viii b inferred there or here.
Mr. Blake was born IN Park county. IN
diana. September i. 1894 and. has been
IN Kansas since ISL coming 20 this city
from Kingnan IA 1ss2 He leaves a
widow. Two daughters ard one son az
Bunaio, wyoming. two sons In this city
and one, Walter Blake. az Quincy. H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20

fihed that he saw Bonner put his hand to
his hip pocket as though he was about
to pun a pistol and thinking that the
man was about to shoot his father. he
fred two shots at him and killed him.
The case has attracted considerable at
tention and many witnesses viii be
brought IN by both the state and the de-
Tense. The attorneys are John E. Ly-
decker for the state and c. w, Fairchild
for the defense
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
ABOUT THE HOG ORDINANCE
Subscriber Writes TO the Eagle for
Information

A communication has been received ~
tae Eagle regarding the ordnance con
The communicative IS as follows
wichita Kansas. WOW = 1910
To the EdIror o. the Eagle
Please inform the pubnc throgEa yo1r
paper whether ere ordnance prohibiting
rAe keeping ~ moss Wi,1in IRE ciT limits
has seen ao-ogated. and Il the healta a.
the people within sac vicinity u Pc
hog pens IS 70 BE menacea 5y tae s-en-h
and fIth arising from theu- People WHO
must have h1ss oas6t 60 Keep rhea
v-ae-e tasy Wia no- endange- tle hes--1
as- offend others-
sr-ns--r--n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
TO Mr.. AND MRS. BlRCHE


3Ir and 5rs ~ Hewitt B17chs 77e1s
usase happy yesterday Tu9rning 5v IRE
arrlvaI az ths.r houe 1lE Feares arsaae
~ Two little 5ah.es 1oy ard Elrl
The children aaTe come - e tsst
Rome ard asok o1t AZ ne Word q strrxe-
Uess wsll satisfied W3th t5eIT s1r- arl-
izEs Tne n11ther ard asas ere
splsn3d c5n2ti9u Tae fa-hr has seea
rsce4vag the cosgrstga4rzs ~ @
s-leuds and Is pros4elg ths AaaFisst nan
81 re GG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
Che q0hita aru g4Q Tuesday Or,o g1uuenrber 20
ri 2 0Rsiqhf
If your liver is out of order, causing
Bihousness, Sick Headache; Heart
burn, or Constipation, take q dose OF
Hoods Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your di-
gestive organs viii be regulated and
you viii be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. This has
been the experience of others; It
viii be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by al medicine dealers. Is cts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
go Sal We Hsye for passa-t7

This question ARISES Ii fae 1amily ever
day. Let rs answer today IrF
Jel.-o s desicso-s dessert P14rd h
and ser 70 cool EIavcrs--Leuo1
Orange. Raspberry AMI Strawberry. Al
vour grocers. j cls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-20
EYE TALKS

It isn't necessary for you to DO an
acrobat in order to tumble to the fact
that our optical work is perfect after
we have fitted your eyes and you find
that the results are exactly as we had
guaranteed them to be. Our method is
perfect Consult Us about your eyes.
Eyes tested free.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
u the Gulf Coast Sinking ?

The wonderful assertion was made
several years ago that the gull coast OF
Louisiana is slowly sinking, y that IL
would be but q question OF years-lf tne
rate of sinkage during the past decade
was maintained-wtien this entire sea,
bordering section of Louisiana would
be covered with salt water from the
gulf.
This astonishing theory was given
impetus by tho report of an engineer
who claimed to have taken the levers
on the coast for some years past ana
who was convinced in his own mind that
the sea-water was gradually creeping
landyard, and would one day How over
the alluvial lands now green with sugar
cane.
The man of science failed TO state
whether in his opinion the water Wouia
cease to rise, after it had performed lts
destructive mission in Louisiana I: Dat
one who tries to follow Ibis SINKING
theory to its logical conclusion, mlght
find that, at a rate OF slnkage OF one
inch in ten years, Leadville, COLORADO
now 10000 ~feetaabove sea ievei. VIII DC
| watered at high tide 1,2OO,O0 years
from now. And after following
his mathematical calculation this
| far. it would require but a few
more figures to c%oniure the imagination
| and picture a period when the whole ex-
ternal surface of this world will De one
| solid sheet of seething water. and the
only inhabitable portion Will be the
center of the earth, where the sinking
land must stop ont of sheer necessity in
having no other place to sink To-. j.,
But although we may differ With
| learned men of science who advance
| theories that, if true, will mako this
country's fate the fate of Atlantis, and
although the remoteness OF serious re-
suits fail to excite any very great alarm
as long as the bottom does not drop out
it is well to know that We are sinking
if such is the case, and it may therefore
interest our readers to know that q gen
tleman connected with the h~ydrostati'
Office, Mr.. Fritz l.. Sandoz, of Opelou
sas, will shortly visit the coast nea'
here for the purpose OF taking ievei
and making observations that will d.
doubt throw much light on tho sinking
theory.-Morgan City Reveview.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
Church Point items.


CHURCH PoINT, La, May 30, 1900.
Editor COURIER =
The crops in our section are very
promising, though u rain would be oeh-
fetal.
AZ a ball last Saturday night in Pral-
RE Hayes. two young men, Wuiie NC
Gee and Charles Francois, became IN
yolyea in quarrel which terminated ny
McGee shooting Chas. Francois through
the heart which caused instant death:
The deceased was a young \ ABOUT
seventeen year OF age. MT. McGee mas
surrendered to the authorities ana Is
lodged in the parish iall at crowley;
One hundred and eighty-five ehliafen
received finst communion here lhufs-
day. ;an.
to make arrangements 10 give sianu
concert and celebration of the 4th OF
univ. The bows with their set OF ne"
nickel-piated Instruments will JON the
fire company in giving the picnic.
Plums arc retailing on out streets tof
25 cents per gallon. -
Messrs. r. Guidry and Senator II
Barousse, OF our town, rave been
! chosen as delegated TO the Baton Rouge
Convention. :.
Miss Anna Deyiile, of Opeiousas, is
| spending a few days in town the guess
Of Mr.. ard Mrs. Edmond Deville,
The street commissioner is having
some fine work done in the way OF grad
ing. flooring and dwelling sidewalks.
Perhaps one of the finest a c track:
in Southwest Louisiana will. be made
here in the nea future.
Mr.. T. Nj. Pritchard left on Monday
| for Jennings, Euniee, Manion, Chicoi
and Vile Plato in the interest OF tht
barrel and coffin factory OF this place.
SPARKS.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
L'Amitie.

L'amit6 est I'M sentIment tres vi 81
dong. Qni contEibue ~puissamment q
vspdre la vie henTeuse ct vertususe.
Ellie matt presque toujours dune con,
fosmit6 r6elle on suppose de gouts 81
de sentiments ct ne r~approchans 1a
mais que des ames llonnetes. Les llai-
s0ps des mechanic ne sont que Fasso-
citation de- Ieurs int6r6ts GU Teffet dun
poflt passager. Que lint6reg dlspa-
raise On que III caprice passe, ct cette
amiti6 pr6tendue fait place q FIndile-
renee, souyent d la Iiaine. Comment
pourrait-on Amer CO qn'on meprlse
La ytritabIe amit6 no comporte spas
senlement Pestime mails 10 respect
II faut que Pom sente jusque dans les
6paachemeBts de ln'itimlte, la presence
Cd Ia dignite de Ia veFtn.
LsamIt6 So fortife dOublement pa
rhnbitade, parce ono cette vie qne
nous assoeions q la u6tre, nous apportt
con.me no Heritage, toutes les jOies e
lee doalsurs. Oh ne peut dire 81 ~
ami eet plus necessaire dane Ia bonnt
"a dams III mauvaise fortune siaps i
manvaise p0ur nom Eousoisrs dans z
f,n1,ttr.= Uu1 rtt4s ~ ~5Tttiirf. Nea eesstt-efs
temoia d til fois 6ienv fllant 81 aastere
csest n0tra cnDsesenA persounili6a g
rrndue visible, don't Ees coDssils dol
vsnt uous 8sre dong avec fefmetA E
Ii aysc donceufN Nous otftnsssn
ramit6 qaand D ostituons CO non
anx values gTiaiacG@ ct aux rtiatlon
6ph6meres du me9ae. Ces relation
saperficielles fSonneut qne dea fiat
tBurs on des c0mpagnonss
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
Premiums TO Subscribers.


We have for sale at IS cents each a
few copies of Bob Talor's Love Letters:
The book is n gem and worth more
than the price we ask for it. It ia con-
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come from The gifted authors pen. The
letters are full of wit and humor, sentl-
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amusing. Send for d copy.
We will give a copy OF this book free
TO every new cash subscriber to the
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the choice OF one Of the following val
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price 25 cents DR.. Foote'S Hand Book
| of Health Hints and Ready Receipts
price 25 cents; The st. Landry Trads
| Review, beautifully illustrated with
more than one hundred and fifty half.
tone engrayings of prominent men
buildings and scenery of the parish
price 25 cents.
Each one of these works are WORTH
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any one OF these will be given free e
new cash subscribers, or to old sub
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one year in advance.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02


Henry Biassll de Hatton, Ark. dit
Je lie puts trouver des mots ASSET ex-
pyessifs pour d6montrer IL mArite
aea pilulse de Ramoa ct Dc Rams,n's
RslieeA J'ai souifert ayec des coliIues
bIlieusSs pendant dee ann6es sans one
les do&enFs me soulagent. Je me
auis gn6Aa ayec Ramon's Relief ct les
Piiulea lie Ramon. J'ai vendu DIES
m6decina PENDANT ~ hi ainsi que
toates sOlH4es do medicines patent6es,
maize RansAn's les surpasse tous. Tni
vsndA aes suis servI de Ranl0n's pen
dant ain ens avec ID plus graDde salts
faction. 0Des centaines do mes clients
peuveDt certitieT que les Pllnlea dc
Ramon estele meilleur rem6de do fa.
miiIe. Je vondFai que chaque famillt
mis- une dUse dams letr MADISON auiourd'
hui.
a yendre par Jos. Lassalle.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
The june Ladies' Home Journal.

Ruayaid Kipling. DR.. 5. Weir Mitch.
ell, Ian McClaren, Cyrus Townsend
Brady, Julia Magruder aud Mrs. Burton
Kingslaud are among the contributors
to the June Ladies' Home Journal. Some
Of its notable failures are I: The Passion
Play This Year, The Richest Woman
IN America {Hetty Green), How some
familiar Things Came to be, and The
Masterpiece of Mary Queen OF Scots,
picturing an apron worked by that I'M
fortunate sovereign while in prison
awaiting the exeeutioner. DIR. s. Wen
Mitehell's article, When the College is
Hurtful to a Girl, il ure of q wide
reading SO are Ian Maclaren's views
O n The Minister and His Vocation. Mr..
Kipiing's Just So story humorously
accounts for the kaugaroo's long hind
legs, and is the best of his series. The
fiction features of the June journal are
the opening chapters of Julia McGrn-
der's new serial, The Voice in the
| Choir, aud The Autobiography Of 4
| Girl. IA drawing by A. B. Frost, The
| Auction at the Farm, a series of photo
| graphs showing Sol Smith Russell in
His Summer Home, and views
| Through Picturesque America, lend
| pictorial interest to the. excellent mum.
Der. By The Curtis Publishing Com
pany, Philadelphia. One dollar a year
| ten cents n copy.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
The New York World Tlrice-a-Week
Edition.
AS GOOD TO ron AS A DAILY AND 70
GET IT AT THE PRICE OF A WEEKLY.

II furnishes more Mt the price than
any other newspaper published 10
America. Its news service over all
the globe and is equaled by that Of few
dailies. Its report Is from the Boer war
have no Been exceiled I'D thorough
ness aud promptness, and with the
presidential campaign now in
VTUgTU55s - VII - s. .ussUfs
its political news is absolutely Impair.
Tiai. This fact makes il Of especial
va}Sie 10 you at this lime.
III you wautto watch every move OIL
| tiiaAgreat political campaign take the
Til i Week World. III yon want 20
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foreign developments, take The Thrice.
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The Tlrics-a-Week Worlds regular
subscription pficeis nniy $f.00 peryear.
We offer this u~nequaled newspaper and
the CoURIER together one year for $3.50.
The regular subscription price ui
the two papers is $500.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
Election OF Officers.

The Stockholders of Turkey Creek
Academy. with e. II. Singleton. Presi-
dent. and C. w. Pritchett. Secretary,
met in the Academy building ~ Tur-
kew Creek on the 25th of last month.
After the transaction of r%outiae bnsi-
ness. the body then proceeded TO the
election OF officers for the ensuing year,
which, resulted in the selection Of the
following gentlemen in the prem
ises !: Chas. W. Prichett, President
j. L. Stuart, Vice-President; j. B.
Singletery, Secretary VIM. johnson,
Treasurer. f. II. SINGLETON,
CIV. PRICHETT. President.
Sac'y.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
Cllicot.

BAYOU CHIcor, La, May q, 1900,
Editor COURIER: =
Az the closing of Miss Esteil Tayiol's
school Mt this place Little Henry l..
Erich, Jr., Miss Copiah Redwine end
Miss Josie Redwine received pf'zes for
the best spelling. neither having missed
n word in Hansell's speiler. TITS with
regret that tho patrons Of the sch"nl
part with Miss Taylor, although site
taught but one month III lien OF Miss
Nettio Littell. All the scholars lnged
her and regret very muci, that tie sit
nation is such that she could teach no
longer.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Un train ~emportait. dams un modesto
compartment de troisieme classe, un
ecclesiastique ct cling on six Jeunes
bobames on blouse ct en- bourgeron.
Ceux-ci TRENT mile pfopos do nature q
sfaiger M. Fable, tonrnant IA religion
Cd d6risien, ct racontant lee plus cy-
niouss histories.
lie pr5tre endura tout, ct en- laissan'
10 wagon il SO borna q dire:
Al ven mes enfants.
Pourquoi au reyoir! dit le pioi
gouailleur de la bande.
Parce qne je snis aum6bier del
prisons.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

In question KentuckienBe a etc
trapchss par In decision dc la Cour Su.
preme des Etats- Unis rendue lundi
10 81 mai on favour .dn Gouyerneur
Beckham, democratic. II est q suppo-
ser que le pseudo-gouverneur Taylor
renoncera maintenant a SEES preteDsions
Ct que la paix regnera encore dams GET
6tat. harcel6 pendant des mols par les
CONVERSATIONS des republicans.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

L'oncle fait santer sur genotfx, Pau
son petit neveu.
II lui dit HEN! tu es content
d,8tre snr les geneux de ton oncle.
OBI, mails i'aimerais mieux setre sur
nm Yrai ane.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Noayeau Cafe.-Nos amis etie pubic
aont respectueusement avertis que nous
sommes pref a leur servir aVec tour ce
au'il V Il de bon en- fat de iqueuTs a
p~ancienne e~mplacement d'Arthuf De-
jean. p,.,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pe~uvez.vous me
donner quelque chose pour empechef
mon mari de parler pendaiEs son SOM
NEIL.
lie docteur.-Dennez:l ui Ia chance
madame. de dire quelqae chose pen
dant 10 iOurn6e.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
T.aa da m;al an d6clip,

Lune de miel au declip,
Elle.-Qae ferais.tu al je mourais
subitement? =,
Lui.-Oh! ne parle pas de celia. Je
crois Que ie deviendrais fou.
Ele.-Te remarierais-tu!
Lui.-Pas assez foa pour celia.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Dams un cercle t~a6essoit peu mele.
Duel est done CO ja4ue homme qui
ea,,sa nras de la chemiHeel
C'est X, le fills dnIysTitIstoda@
All ct que fait-ilG y
Ma fol! on ne silt pas! II VT aux
cbrochets de t0ut le mende.
Dame !! le fls dun dBntistet Ga dot
savoir manger d tous les rateileFs.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

MOTOR Land Office ut New Orleans
f% Mays, $780, Notice is hereby given that
the Following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim. and that said proof viii be made be-
fore Frank Wharton, U s. Commissioner, at
Bayou Chieot, La. on June 10Th. 1909, viz
William M. Gay,
who made homestead entry No l4SS4 for the
81 of s. Elm. WI of s. Ed and s.. L 1 of
S. WI of Sec. s, TIP. ., y. of L. / East, Lou
isiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, VIZ:
Uriah Green. Robt, R Chaddicks, VIM
Smith. John j.. Stewart, all of st. Landry Par
ish, La.
WALTER L. COHEN,
Nav 10. 1890. ct. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Dr. K Al. LiftelI has Eetnyned to
OpHlUusas, and resumed practice His
offices Is on Main street, adjoining st.
landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

M want yeaf advertisement. md
will he Glad IN tio yoar job printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Soc A. GSkiIes fEnr Lnmhef, Shingles
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
March 81, 1900.


NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
April IS, 1900. )
Notice is hereby given That the FOLLOWING
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his clalIn ana
field. u. S. Commissioner, at opelousas, La.
on June 18th 1900, viz:
Escien ge. sSEiisory,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1886
for the N. E.4 of S. Ell Sec. 81. Tp. 4, S. K. Il.
Louisiana Meridian.
He names tho following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Felecie Doguet. IIebrar Reed, Tlieophile
Saucier, Adama Reed, all OF st. Laudry Parlsh'
La. u
Anril 90. 1909. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

NOTICE Land Office at New Orleans,
Ia Anrif %, lguo.-Notice isshereby given that
the foltowing-naned settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof VIII ne male De
fore T.. Bloomfield, U. s. Commissioners
at Opeionsas, La. on June 18th. 1900. viz:
John h. Dunavnnt,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1902 for the
Lots /, Q & 3, Section A, Township !, s. r.. / E.,
La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of, said land, viz:
Robert A. Spears, I.e1nuel Spears; Walker
! III. Splane, George saddler, all of the Parish of
st. Landry. La.
Anril %, 1900. Register,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

EnyOyez b prescriptions Il lin phar.
macis US ls0p6ras a. 3 Bfand 81 Co..
pEOpri6taiFea.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

I'm tel dit bef6coup de NAL de vous,
disait auelqu'uEa un hemme qai sa-
Walt son monde
Celia m'6tonbe. repondit celal-cl
ie ne lai al ponNtant jamais rendn SER
vice.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

PLACE your y~aluaIkle papers III asafaty
dep0sik box III tbs Landry State
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
GRATIS AUX H0MME S.

TDat honsane qui 6erfrA I'LL State Medical Tna
ezt0tes @TI Elek1gon Rnilafag, Eert Wayne; Ind
feee8rn gratis Alseas6i, IN paqiiet asun Ten0ars
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M@s, aNalR8e ReN4aDt ues annSEss da8 ELECTS do
IN 1MAblbz@A H@xH6kes pRnga1u66 par dies erEHuFa
~ tennessee. sA E& peRxA 8TESnMkuF6e dn F6ner.
Ill N&aa 2H saHzu07Fes dS u faznlAsss ties rHiIis,
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The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Inc nnnonce dana In COURIER
eoltS pan 81 rappofte beanc0ur
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

We want all the printing yon can give
MS and We will guarantee it to be done
we'll and cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
Easter Millinery !

JUST RECEIVED
latest styles Hats and BOnnets, /.
Baby Gaps, Flowers, Feathers,
Ribbons and Novelties, comprising every
thing fashionable and elegant i'll the Millinery
Line, and at prices to suit the times.
LADIES TRIMMED HATS from Sl.6o tlp
and all other goods in proportion.
Tho Ladies are respectfully invited to come
and inspect my stock which has been selected
with snecjal reference to the needs of my
patrons.
MEsS. ID. EAAs.
March 81, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02
The FAMOUS
IMPROVED RUSSIAN BATH

BY using the Quaker Vapor Rsnth Cab
met you can reiieve and cure, rheumatism
lumbaso, govt, sleeplessness, loeomotor ataxia'
severe colds, pneumonia, feyers, Id grippe,
bronchitis, all throat and lung troubles, asth-
ma, skin diseases, etc. etc. Try % QUAKER
Vnpor Math Cabinet for any disease within
its sphere and If it does not relieve you after
Iising it for q short time, return it and your
money will be refunded. For sale at Prof: X.
Mayer's Studio. Main St, Opelousas, or from
any Sub Agent holding q certificate signed by
the General Agent,
For the Parishes of st. Landry and Acadia.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

Denande en- marriage.
Vcus v0uleZ 6pousef uhe dc mes
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

lilies
C'est mon voeu lie plus cher.
.Je dome $25, 900 de dot y Ia Plus
ieune, $40, 900 a Ia cadette ct Soo,UVo
a Pain6e. @ 0
Vous men anricz pas II plus asee =
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

parfumeries ct articles de toilette a
In pharmacie dc rQp6ra, A, > brauu .
Co, prOprietaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

a vendFe par Jos. Lassalle.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

IA. L. FONTENOT EFT Q. r. bUKIs
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
BURNING MOUNTAIN
In Colorado That Has Been on Fire ono
@s 8s.. Hundred Years. .z IS: IS:

In Colorado That Has Boon On Fire Quo
@ #.,. Hundred Years. IS
81 Newcastle, Colo, Special to Kansas
City World: A mountain, which has
been on fire for more than 100 years is
situated just west of here. So close Is
it that its shadow envelopes the town
at p. m., at this time Of the year, and
yet the people hereabouts think no
more of it than the beautiful Grand
river which washes the feet of the huge
pile where the fire has burned SO long.
To the tenderfoot, however, the gilt
tering patches of deep red fire, where
it breaks out on the side of the noun
tain, and is exposed to view, there is
nothing in all this state quite it's equal.
The fire is fed by a big vein of coal
which the mountain contains. Just
how the coal became ignitedI is mot
known. The oldest resident says it
was on fire when he came here, and the
Ute Indians, who once lived in this Sec
ton, say it was burning many years
before the first white man crossed the
continental divide. The supposition is
that the coal was ignited by forest
fire at an early date in the present GEN.
tury. It has smouldered and steadily
burned until this day. Atsnight when
the moon is dark is the best time to see
the fire. Then it is that it resembles
the regions of inferno as given us in
the word-painting of Dante. The earth
covering the coal is loosened by the
heat and falls away, exposing the sheet
of fire. The escaping gas probably as
sists in stripping off the rocks and dirt,
and wherever the vein of coal ap-
proaches the surface the fire can be
seen. The first fire I saw was fully so
feet square. It had peculiar red tint,
while the burning gas coming up at the
base of the coal vein, added a bright
blue coloring to the scene. In many
places the surface of the mountain has
sunken, showing where the fire has
burned out it's course Efforts have
been made to extinguish the fire. Some
time ago company which owns a
large amount of coal land here, con-
structed a ditch from a point several
miles above the mountain into which
1t succeeded in turning the water
which goes to form Elk creek. Previ-
ously a shaft had been sunk in the
mountain, and into this shaft the water
was permitted to flow. The shaft was
soon filled, but the fire was above the
level of the water, and the effort was
failure.