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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-12-01

tian Temperance Union. It's contents are
likewise most interesting and helpful.
They Include large number Of quotations
from such leaders as Miss Willard, Lady
Somerset, Rev. Francis E. Clark and D. L.
Moody, and many portraits. An excellent
gift to any young lady. 25 cts. Address
Mrs. Frances B. Yarnall, 1O11 Park Ave-,
N Y. City.
Volney B. Gushing will push the Alliance
plan in Connecticut in January. Ex-State
Chairman Britten, Of Michigan, will begin
two months campaign in Wisconsin jan
uary 9th. The Meneley Quartette have
been receiving an ovation in South Dakota.
They go to the Pacific Coast next month.
C. N. Howard has been holding some won
derful meetings at Richmond, Ind, under
the auspices of the Minister'S Union. The
Garvins, formerly of Minnesota, have been
winning laurels in Iowa. Quincy Lee Nor
rison is in Oregon and Washington, and
will begin work in California in the spring.
The husband of Carrie Nation has been
granted divorce. He asked for a sepa-
ration on the ground Of cruelty, but the
court exonerated Mrs. Nation Of the charge.
Their property was divided by the court.
When Mrs. Nation began her saloon
smashing her husband approved of it and
encouraged her. When she was arrested
he provided bail and secured her release.
He testified at the trial that it was be-
cause she left the state and neglected to
care for him that he made complaint, but
it is generally understood that persons in
terested in discrediting Mrs. Nation and
her work have Influenced him and turned
him against her.
Additional to the more complete report OF
the National w. c.. T. U. Convention In
our last issue we give the following echoes:
Representatives from Cuba, Porto Rico and
Hawaii were present. In courtesy to the
convention, leading Fort Worth restau-
rant put away it's wine list while the Ia
dies were in the city. Miss Louise e. Hol-
lister, of Minnesota, was made national
organizer. resolution to endorse and af-
fliate with the Prohibition party was
thought too strong, and the following was
adopted: eve desire to express our graft
tude to the men who at the ballot box
represent the principles we are working to
see Incorporated in the government" The
next convention will take place in Novem-
Der, 1902, at Portland, Me. The Portland
Union is the largest in the land, number
ing 265 members.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused BY an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever ;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The Home Defender.

A bright, breezy, up to date champion Of
prohibition and righteousness. 1t contains
splendid stories, speeches, essays, poems,
and letters from the pens Of our great
reformers. Trial subscription one year, 10
cents. Mention this paper and receive a
song words and music. Address Home
Defender, 1881 N. Rockwell st., Chicago.
Our Office is now equipped with one Of
Jones of Binghamtons postal scales, It's
capacity adapted to ''our growing bust
ness" Jones he paid the freight as he
everywhere advertises to do.
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The Minnesota Loyal Temperance Legion
yell Is:
"Br-r-r, R-r-r, Rah!
minnesota!
No saloons within our borderst
They will get their marching orders
When we vote. Hear that yell?
Minnesota L. T. LIZ
Its motto is: "Were for home and
mother"
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The amount Of last years drink, If
spent for the necessities of life, would
give work in shop, factory and field to
1,649,6 Ss men. It gives work in pro-
ducing raw material for drink and in
manufacturing drink to only s00,s01
men.
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Save Money in Stationery.

Save Money in Stationery.
To introduce, will send any reader
100 sheets of elegant fine linen note
heads printed in fancy colored ink for
only rs cents (stamps or CASH; 200
sheets 40 cents. Envelopes to match,
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N. Y.
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VERTEBRATE.

The Minnesota Loyal Temperance Legion
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

I'm the matter OF strategy a woman
can get the better Of q man every
time, In minor affairs, at least" said
q man who Is in business down town.
and who rides home In o West Phila'
delphia car during the rush hour aV.
cry evening, says the Philadelphia
Record. Il usually get a seat, for ]
take the car away down at Fourth
street. The other evening I was busily
reading my paper when a woman got
aboard at Twelfth street. I glanced
up slyly, and saw that all the seats
were occupied. Hasty as my glance
was she caught my eye and that was
my finish. Smiling broadly, she came
over to where ] was sitting and ex.
claimed, why, how do you do? How
are all the folks?' I'couldn't place the
woman to rave my life. but l lifted m
hat and replied that WI were all we'll
She must be some friend Of the fam.
ily,' / argued with myself, so / folded
up my paper and gave her my seat
After she had settled herself comfort
ably she looked up at me In a queer
sort Of way and said: Really. / mus
beg your pardon. I took you for Mr..
Jones. You look SO much like him
But she had the seat, and she kept it
It was a clear case Of bunco.H
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
MANY ANNIVERSARIES.
september Has Been Big with Fate TO
the People OF Malta.

September Has Been Big with Fate foI
the People OF Malta.
The month Of September Is full OF
anniversaries of great interest to the
people OF Malta. On Sept. s, 1865, the
great siege Of Malta was raised, when.
the Turks being completely repulsed,
Europe was saved from the common
enemy. The third or fourth Sunday
Of the month is always made a fete
in honor Of Roger Of Normandy, who
liberated the islanders from the Sar-
carens in 1890. History and the exig-
encies Of an isolated position have acH
customed Malta to invasion. OF all
the enemies that have oVerrun the is-
land time after time one horde only
was dismissed once never to return.
It was just ten years ago on the 4th
Of this month that the garrison sur
rendered to the British after the IA
nous blockade that lasted two years.
Like Ireland, Malta has no yipers, and
like the green isle, the flower of tbs
world, as the Maltese call their home,
owes its immunity to its patron saint.
Malta Is the island of st. Paul. The
inhabitants delight in pointing out the
spot where the saint landed, the grot-
to where he was imprisoned and the
exact place where. shaking the viper
from his hand into the fire he took
no hurt. He then cursed all venom
Gus animals out of the land.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
HUMOROUS,

sillieus-No woman has ever made
= fool Of me. Cynicus-Indeed! Who
did?
Muggtns-I suppose these coins Of
yours are very scarce. Buggins-As
scarce as an old maids birthday.
Wtgwag-Bjonss would rather boz.
row trouble than borrow money.
Harduppe-What's the difference?
THAT man." remarked the impeeu.
Nous individual, always reminds
me of cash. He is so cold and dis.
tant."
Muggins-What q liar Longbow Is.
Buggins-Well, l should say so. He
tad a tooth pulled out and actually
told me he didn't mind it a bit.
What I say goes" remarked the
unconscious humorist as he sent a
telegram to his wife announcing that
he would not be home to dinner.
The Judge-How did you happen to
break into the house during the day?
The Burglar had another engage
OS Nv SpCAA!AS, yo0A AoAoA"
Blobbs-Young Bsmith has only
been in business about three months,
and yet he tells me he has gone to
the wall. Slobbs-That's only a joke
Of his. You see. he's a paper-hanger.
Mrs. Goode-You are the sixth man
who has asked me for something to
eat today. The Tramp (sadly)-I
s'pose SO. II de competition in dis
line gets any wuss. some Of us'll
have to go to work.
u was surprised when Mrs. Brag.
gadocia called my attention to the
brightness Of the stars the other
night" "Why?" From past CONVEX.
sations, I didn't think anything was
bright except that little boy Of hers"
There's no use mincing matters.
my dear; the fact is, you are not an
expert cook" She-I think the
trouble is that you do not know what
good cooking is. He-And evidently
you do not intend l.. shall ever become
any wiser.
"Ah." he protested, my love for
you is the greatest thing in the world.
It is larger than the world. 1t is
wider than the sea. Let me pour 1t
into your ears" "Sir!" calculated
the fair maid; "do you mean to in.
sinuate anything about my ears?"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
The Moose.

When the rains and sunshine Of late
March and early April have lowered
and crumbled the snow, so that travel
ing again is possible. the moose and
deer leave their yards to range the
woods, feeding eagerly on the expand
ing buds and green plants that first
| appear in woodlands. The moose sheds
his lordly antlers. and thereafter. IN
til the autumn finds them renewed,
he keeps himself in retirement, shun-
ming the company Of his W kind and
all other creatures. During the sum-
mer, while his budding new horns are
yet In velvet, he lies secreted by day In
some dense thicket, coming out at
night to the still water reaches Of
stream and lake to feed upon lily-pads
and aquatic grass. Here he remains
through the hours of darkness, stand
ing or lying In the water or swimming
perhaps long distances to fresh feed
ing-grounds. The COW moo and her
calf are less wary, SO far as fear OF
man is concerned, being protected by
law from the hunters rife at all sea.
sons, but there are enemies in shape
Of hungry bears and wildcats that
compel her yigilantly to watch over
her calf and sometimes to fight for its
safety. She seems fully to realize her
immunity from danger from man, and
| often displays great Indifference to his
presence. Throughout the hummer she
| stays much of the time in the water
of still streams and V in lakes
| where water-grass and lily-pads grow.
with her calf lying In concealment on
| the bank, but never sc far away but
that she can come promptly to it's res
sue IL danger threaten.-Harperis
| Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Aaatsag 8alaFia MlcxubsA

It IL announced that Prot. Koch, bao-
teriologist, Of Berlin, who has lately
been hunting the microbe Of malaria
In Java and other hot countries, has
perfected a medicine which Is to be Of
the highest value, in all malarial coun.
tries. It Is half quinine, Is to be- used
hypodermically and also as a swallow
medicine, and is commended both as q
cure and as q preventive of malaria.
Malaria Is very much on the minds Of
wise men in many countries just now.
The disposition to blame it all on the
mosquito ia supported SO far by many
experiments. Not only has health been
maintained in malsrious districts
where ~effectual precautions against
mosquitoes have been taken. but Ital-
Ian mosquitoes fed In Rome on ter
tian-fever patients and brought to
London and allowed to bite a healthy
man have infected him with tertian
fever. II the rule, mo mosquito, no
malaria" be demonstrated, It Will be
a great gain, for mosquito bites are
net 80 unavoidable as may be thought.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Uuexnacfed Farnas

10 the higher and better class .
champions belongs Master Warner s.
Hale, of Good Hope, Georgia. He
won the distinction in the field of tn-
dustry as a picker Of cotton. 1t hap
pened ON young Hale's sixteenth birth
day, q few weeks ago. He celebrated
the event by picking 7S2 pounds of
cotton during the day, 407 in the first
six hours and 325 In the following six.
thus breaking the worlds record iD
this line. The young picker did not
know al, the time that he was gaining
such, O distinction for himself. 1t was
done very easily, he says. and he felt
no more tired that night than usual.
He proposes next year to raise the
standard 100 pounds higher. A young
man with such ambitions is bound to
make a success Of life.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
lord Russell,s Comment.

Lord Russell Of KilIowen, who was
present at an independence day BAN
auet, had in his excellent %repertory,
q story suited to the occasion. Dur.
ing n of his visits to America he
was walking with Mr.. Evarts by the
Potomac. Broad as the river u.s."
said the American lawyer to the
English, washington threw a dollar
over it." The surprise expressed by
Lord Russell gave his companion the
perhaps desired opportunity for the
(surely derisive) jest that Of course
money carries further In America than
in England. Lord Russell, rising to
the occasion, at once capped the feat
ON Washington's behalf. After ALL"
he said. ut was not SO remarkable q
feat FOR q man who ehucked o sover'
eign across the Atlantic. London
Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
LIES UPS AND w
The Magnificent Revenge of the Governor
of Missouri.

The Magnificent Revenge of the Governor
of Missouri.
4 few years ago, while Robert
Stewart was governor Of Missouri, q
steamboat man was brought in from
the ~penitentiary as an applicant for O
pardon. He vas a large, powerful
fellow, and, when the governor
affected. He scrutiniZed him long
and closely. Finally, he signed the
document that restored the prisoner
to liberty. Before he handed 1t to
him, he said: You will commit some
other crime. and be in the peniten-
tiary again, / fear"
The man solemnly promised that
he would not. The governor looked
doubtful, unused a few minutes and
said:
You will go back on the river and
be a mate again, I %suppose?"
The man replied that he would.
We'll, I want you to promise me
one thing" resumed the governor.
II want you to pledge your word that,
when you are mate again, you will
never take a billet Of wood in your
hand and drive a sick boy out OF q
bunk to help you load your boat on 0
stormy night" The steamboat man
said he would not, and inquired
what the governor meant by asking
him such q question.
The governor replied: Because,
some day. . that boy may become a
governor, and you may want him to
pardon you for a crime. One dark,
stormy night, many years ago, you
stopped your boat On the Mississippi
river to take on a load Of wood.
There was a boy on board who was
working his passage from New Or.
leans to st. Louis, but he was very
sick OF fever and was lying In a
bunk. You had plenty of men to do
the work, but you went to that boy
with a stick Of wood in your hand
and drove him with blows and curses
out into the wretched night, and kept
him toiling like a slave until the load
was completed. / was that boy.
Here is your pardon. Never again
be guilty of such brutality"
The man, covering and hiding his
face, went out without a word.
What a noble revenge that was,
and what o lesson TO a bully.-Suc-
a
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Boer army Captured by ONE Man,

Perhaps one Of the neatest and
pIuckiegt acts done In the South Afrt-
can war was that performed by Capt.
IamBart, when he entered Rerks-
dorm. the original capital Of the Trans
yaal. and induced a general and 800
d lay down their arms TO him. He
was entirely unarned and unprotact-
ed. ana arrived with only q stick and q
srniIe to take the town. After lengthy
negotiations he, by consumraate tact,
nersuaded the cornnaandant and the
ianddrost to surrender, which they did.
He was inundated with letters OF con-
GRADUATION from many officers. includ-
sns Lord Baberts.--BiacE END WtAte.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
.ook CENTURIES 70 BUILD.
Cologne Cathedral Was in Process o
Erection 63a Years.

cologne CaChe1cal was In Process OF
Erection 63a Years.
While the first stone Of Cologne
cathedral was laid On August Is. 1913.
and the body Of the edifce was not
opened until August il. 1S4S, 600 years
later to the very day, it was not, how
ever, until August Is, 1880, that the
splendid structure was finally reported
completed, having thus occupied in
building the record time of exactly G32
years.
The castle Of Kingsgoberg, which
stands at the southern extremity Of
Jutland, took 204 years from the lay.
ing Of the foundation stone to the rig.
ging Of its masters banner on its
highest flagstaff. Its foundation stone
was the skull of its builders bitterest
enemy. Three months after its laying
Count Jhol sing. the builder Of the cas-.
tie, vas then in sWaddling clothes. He
did not continue ais fathers work I'M
til aged twenty-four.
On his twenty-ffth birthday he was
I4loNA E4lO P1ASOA NY GAC GOA VI l4lS
a whose skull lay in the earth as
Kingsgoberg's foundation stone. In
this n master after master of
Kingsgoberg was stopped putting an.
other stone toward the completion Of
the founders work till civilization In
teryened.
Between Perth and Elssussie, In
Scotland, on the direct John O. Greats
to Lands End road. stands Murthley
Castle, a magnificent Ellzabethan
structure, designed In the early part of
the present century. 1t Is not likely to
be finished, however, building experts
declare, for at least another decade.
Only a few miles distant, on the
same main road, is the vast unfinished
palace Of the Dukes Of Athol. It was
begun by the fourth Duke, who died
In 1880. who planned it on the most
sumptuous style. When completed it
will be one Of the finest private resi-
dences in the kingdom.
For over twenty years Lord Butte
has been busy building a great
sion on the island Of that name. 1t Is
not yet completed. nor likely to be for
another ten years. At the end of that
period Mount Stewart, as the place is
to be called, will be one Of the most
gorgeous establishments in the world.
Restormel Castle, in Cornwall, took
ninety years to build. Of which period
exactly one-third was occupied in ex-
cavating the foundations. The solid
rock upon which it stands is almost as
hard as iron. Indeed, "Restormel"
means, In Cornish, "the palace of the
iron rock"
Milan cathedral was begun In 1886
and finished under Napoleon in 1906
419 years.
The Duomo at Florence was COM
menced by Arnulfo in the year 1924,
the last block of marble being placed
in position in the facade in presence
Of the king on May u. 1887, a period
Of 500 years.-Stray Stories.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
TWO New Words Coined.

Two new words were brought into
Kansas City by travellers lately. One
taken from a poster somewhere Is
"laughiest." It was applied to a show
and was merely a variation on "fun-
niest,o which has become too common
for the average circus billboard writ
err.
The other new word is "nnortician."
1t is a puzzler till n studies over IL
a while; then he becomes enlightened.
II means 'sundertaker." But how elc.
CAN'T It Is unto the p1ebeian "utdes.
taker' as s'tonsoria1 artist" is TO 'bar.
ber," and even funeral director looks
like a Canadian dime beside it. Who
Win be Kansas Cfty's first ''rnor'
tiotan ?'-Kansas CITY Jorrnsl-
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Valuable Almanac Frse.

We have received a copy OF the new
almanac for 1901 published by the
Royal Baking Powder Co. It Is an ar
tistic and useful book, and will be OF
interest to housekeepers. A notewor-
thy feature Of the almanac is q predic-
ton Of the weather for every day OF
the year by Professor DeVoe. who cor
rectly prophesied the great Galveston
cyclone and other important nAetero-
logical events. We are authorized to
say that any woman reader OF this
paper can secure a copy without cost
by sending a request to the company
At 100 William street, New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Talk
About 1t

That's always the way with
cur Hair Vigor. When per-
cons use it they are always so
highly pleased with it that they
tell their friends about it.
If your hair is short, too
thin, splits at the ends, is
rough, or is falling out, our
Hair Vigor will perfectly satisfy
you.
If your hair IS just a little
gray, or perfectly white, Ayers
Hair Vigor will bring back to
1t all the dark, rich color it had
years and years ago.
One dsilar u bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
C~olmfortang.

Upon the farewell appearance OF .
popular prirna donna. q local paper in
fected In It's report OF the same the
following comforting paragraph: THE
house was packed, and as it had been
positively announced that it was her
last appearance, the enthusiasm was
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
To Abolish the Whipping Post.

The lawmakers are ~wrengltng over the
OF the whipping post. The man
who succeeds in passing such a iii, will
prove as great a benefactor to the breaker
OF mans avs as Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers has to the breaker OF natures laws II
neglected your stomach until indi-
gestion, constipation, b~iIiousness. liver and
kidney troubles are upon you, there's but
one cure, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Don't fail to try 1t for la grippe.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

A f~our-year-old girl wandered away
from home near the Bonanza mine re-
Gently, and was lost In the mountains
forty-eight hours. When recovered she
was quite unframed She told Of hav-
ing seen o big black dog with two
puppies. which she tried to catch, ''but
they ran away after their mamma. I"
The "Aog' was 0 bear, and the pup
pies" were her eubs.-Portlaud Ore
gonian.
The Oldest Free Mason In the world
is Adpa Adams Treat OF Denver, Col.
He Joined tbs order IN 1898, and s In
his 1888 year. he Ii still healthy and
active.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

IN THE MgNA0ERlE,

En-. Giraffe remarked, with a smile serene,
II do not care Q speek,
sur Id. Just like to Know what those chill
6ren mean
When they call me 'Rubherneckf
'Xes," said the Ostrich, with q pout;
They say 1t, too, to me.
But don't mind thtm. Let's look about
And see what we can see."
Carolyn Wells, In Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

In France, one has to get an official
permit to hunt, ana the hunting sea-
son now having been opened by Presi-
dent Loubet at Ramhouillet, nearly
half g million permits have been
granted. Times have changed since
the French farmers, toward the end Of
the last century, were forbidden to
kill a rabbit under pain Of death. The
right of chase belonged to the PRIV
ileged and those were 50 few thai
the country was oyerrun and the
farmers were obliged to sit up at night
to keep their crops from being de.
Voured.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

Do not be ashamed OF being big hearted
and ambitious to improve yourself IN bod
ways of self-improvem Mt is being of service
to others who need help.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02

Curing the month OF September 27 cases
With a mortality of twenty-dve per cent,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-02
Catarr,, Cannot be Cured

With local applications, rs they cannot peach
the seat OF the disease. Cararrh Is a blood o.
constitutional disease, and ID order to cure
1t you must take internal remedies. Haill
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts di
rectly On the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. Ii wa.
prescribed By one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t Is composed Of she best tonics
known. combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly ON the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two ingredients ia
what producn8 such wonderful results in cur
ing atarrh. Scnd for tesriInonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY IL Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, price. Zoe.
Hal's Family Pills are the best.