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The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
The Farm Mule.

The mule is an easy animal to raise.
rIe doen't eat much as compared with
the horse. An energetic mule will
make a trip quicker than a horse,
though he may not go so fast The
secret Of his speed is his uniform gait
steady and persistent. You hardly
ever see a sick mule; he seems practi-
cally immune from the diseases which
attack horses. A mule can endure
more hardship than horse, will pull
more in proportion to size and will
stay with it, longer. A mule is
easier broken or trained to work than
horse, and Is more reliable after in
itiated. If a team Of mules run away
they look out for themselves, and,
though they may make close turns
and so through a needles eye, SO to
speak, they usually come out unframed.
We would rather plow corn with
a team OF mules than with horses
they break down less and turn around
quicker. Hot weather affects the
mule less than the horse. 4 good,
honest business mule is worth and
will command q good price any day
in the week. The usefulness of a
mule continues longer than that of q
horse. The mule is not handsome,
doesn't make a good roadster, isn't
stylish, doesn't do himself proud
If hitched to a fancy yellow wagon
or cart, but what he lacks in ap.
pearance he makes up in actual USE
fulness on the farm.-Tennessee
Farmer.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
A Frenk OF Honey Rens.

If any one wants a curiosity in the
line of honey manufacture the oppor-
tunlty is offered to him on b. Gnps
farm, east Of AIontayilla. Bees have
made a comb in the buck brush. This
brush has a thick growth and the
limbs and branches ar. so closely
crossed as to be almost matted. In
one place the bees found the branches
so close as to form the falls Of q comb.
and they Immediately pro ceeded to ill
the space with honey. / is common
for the little busy bee 10 store hfI
sweets In the hollow parts Of trees,
but this is the first case known where
a comb has been made in the open.
Whosoeyer goes in quest Of the curl,
oslty should bear in mind that the
bees are just now in com nand OF the
misunderstanding OreEcnian.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
FOR SALE.

Several tracts of land near Brightwood
md Takoma, also Building Lots on
prightwOod Ave-, and 14th Stroot road.
Louis P. Shoemaker. 920 + St., N. w.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
Literary RarltIes at wIndsor.

The royal library at Windsor Castle
contains about 100000 volumes, and
among them are many literary curlos
A unique Caxton on yellum, the Bible
which Charles 1. took with him to the
scaffold, the same monarch's copy Of
Shakespeare and an original copy Of
the "Faery Queen" are among Wind
sor Castles literary treasures. The
King has taken a keen interest in the
doings Of contemporary writers, and
curious little hobby has been the
collection Of pen nibs used by them. In
it are included a Browning nib, Har.
dy nib and nibs OF other distinctions
London Telegraph. ..------.--.------.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
BTightWOOd Avenue Citizens
Association.

Meetings are Held the Second FRI
day Evening in Each Month in
BrightwOOd Hall.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

A British veteran who Las just died
at brentwood, England, received the
Victoria Cross for saving II officer un.
der fire in the Crlmea in 1854. He was
the second man to acquire the coveted
honor. -
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
OFFICERS
Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association.
Meetings are held tho First Fri
day Evening I'm Each Month in
the Town Hall, Tenlcytown, DC.
OFFICERS.

President, Cbns. c. Lancaster; 1st
Vice-President, Jas, l.. Tate; 2nd Vice
President, Col Robert l. Fleming; 3rd
Vice-President, A. L. Shoemaker; 4th
Vice-President, DR.. A. NJ. Ray; 9th Vice
President, Prof. Louis l.. Hooper; Secre.
tary, DR., j. w. Chapel; Treasurer,
Chas. r. Morgan; Sergeant-at-A Arms,
Andrew j. Berga; Chairman Executive
Committee, Louis P. Shoemaker
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
THE SUBURBAN OIpr

THE SUBURBAN OlTI-
ZEN is a permanent institG-
hOn--a tiXture at the National
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify TO
the good work II has accom-
pllslied during the past i've
years Ia the line OF suburban
Improvement. It " the only
newspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
" Is TO punch up the authori-
tles and keep them awake 20
she needs OF the suburbs. On
chat account 10 deserves and is
receiving substantial encou'
1IsRsn&
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
The Queen and Napoleon.

The simplicity of the queens charact-
er Is well shown by the ease with
which the adventurer Bonaparte In
gratiated himself and the obscure
Spanish countess, whom he had mar
ried, into her favor. He was. as Gre
vile remarked, the first man whom she
had ever met on the foot of equality.
and he took prompt advantage of this
vantage ground to secure for himself
the stamp of what may be called the
social approval In the coterie OF kings
which her appreciation conferred. He
did it by the old, but always effective
method, of familiarizing himself with
the life history of the subject Of his
~fattering attentions.
1T is very odd,' exclaimed the In
genius queen. after her visit to Paris
in 1856. but the emperor knows eyerv-
thing | have done and everywhere 7
have been since | was IL years old: he
recollects how was dressed -
Harper's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
When Visiting Foreign Lands.

SIT is perfectly natural" said one
whose W business takes him about
more or less, that a man should be
interested, wherever he may be, in
things pertaining to his own bust
ness. l know l am in mine; when ]
strike a strange place I like to 60
through the quarter where they carry
On the business that I am engaged In
and see how they run things in it
there. But / have lately met with two
illustrations Of this sort of thing that
seemed to me to be rather curious as
well as interesting.
Talking with a New York paint
manufacturer about paint of a certain
kind, the paint man said, incidentally,
that he had seen paint Of that color on
walls In Pompeii. Oddly enough the
other curious illustration arose out of
the same ancient city. A New Yerkea
engaged in the manufacture of lead
pipe said incidentally to something
that he was telling me about lead
pipe that he had found in Pompeii
lead pipe in fair condition. This pipe,
while covered with an incrustation,
that had gathered upon it in the long
time 1t had been buried, yet cutting
with as bright and perfect a cleav.
age as though it had been made yes
terday, instead of many centuries ago.
'These two things interested some
what the paint man and the lead man
respectively and they certainly inter.
ested me."-NeW York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

4 few champions OF the American
trotter arF uncomfortable because the
Number of PAGERS bred In this country
has made remarkable gains in com.
p~arison with the total of trotters.
But, after al, what's the harm? II
American breeders and buyers of fast
animals used In light harness: prefer
the PAGER to the t~rotter, any effort to
balk their preferences will surely be
futile. Let them have their way with.
out lamentations or protests. II the
PAGER in the long run does not justify
his predominance, the trotter viii sure
~ come to his own again in due tims.
remarks the New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
A TlMIO BACHELOR.

The Game Seemed to Cover a Hidden
Danger and He SHED at it.
1t Is said the latest society fad Is the
proposal party, and there seems to be
no reason why it should not prove a
pleasing diversion il proper arrange
ments are made. According to the de-
scription given, the ladies are to be
provided with tissue-paper hearts and
mittens, and 1t then devolves upon the
gentlemen to propose marriage after
the most approved methods and within
a certain limit of time. If the propos-
al is acceptable to the young woman
to whom it Is made she presents the
youth with a tissue heart; otherwise
with a tissue mitten. And what then?
Like the thrilling tale that is "con-
tinued in our next" the description
stops at the most interesting point. If
the young man gets the heart, what
follows? Well, perhaps this may be
safely left to the Imagination. The
game, however, Is likely to prove popu-
lar.
Il can see only n drawback" said
a youth of fashion when asked about
it. "In order that the game may be
satisfactorily played the proposal party
should be held in a house that is prac-
tically composed Of what are known as
'cozy corners and / confess that at
this moment I cannot think of a resi-
dence that has enough Of them for
such an entertainment unless it were
given on a limited SCALE"
"Just too lovely for anything!" was
the comment of a maiden to whom the
plan was explained, "but of course an
extensive conservatory, dimly lighted
and with plenty of palms and other
big-leaved plants, would be essential to
its complete success"
ut might be enjoyable" admitted
the chronic bachelor, but it looks to
me like a trap. / would want some
assurance that what I said would not
be taken seriously before I would con.
sent to take part in the exercise
Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

The sentencing Of political offenders
N Russia to service in the army rs not
anew thing. The new feature is the
application Of this form Of punishment
to intractable and n~cendiary Students
at the universities. For many rear
It has been a practice to withdraw Dol.
sticai convicts from the Siberian mines
On account Of good conduct and allow
them to serve out their time In the
army. Care has been taken, however.
70 Keep such men In regiments which
have been assigned to severe duties M
places remote from the more settled
districts. Dostoevsky, the novelist.
who was sent over the frozen road "a
1.-THE icy roof Of the world" just after
be had achieved fame ais q writer and
was subsequently transferred to the
military service. found the latter hard
~ less painful than the work In the
mines. The students manage to keep
the police In a state Of agitation. and
the general strike in the schools last
year was % annoying that 1t was RI.
solved 70 set rid lot the leaders by
cOndemn:ng them to the ranks Of the
asmys
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

It appears from President Eliot's re-
port Of last years work at Harvard
that boys enter college a trife younger
than they did a generation ago, and
few OF them proportionally are now
prepared By private tutors. The num-
Der entering from public schools is
steadily increasing. DR.. Eliot thinks
that the excellence of the preparatory
schools ought still further to reduce
the average age of entrance. "There
is no good reason why n~ine-tenths Of
all the boys who mean to go to Harv-
ard College should not be fully pre-
pared for admission at eighteen years
of age" he says.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

Alfred G. H~armsworth, the English
newspaper publisher, has this to say to
young men: II think It IL noticeable
everywhere that young men are hust.
ling more than ever before In history.
They have to do 80. 1t is n OF the
tendencies of the time. Part of the
necessary strenuous life, as o cali
It over here. One Of the criticisms I
should make of the habits OF young
men, both in America and England.
10 that they set too much by D
ance They reach out constantly after
the unattainable and affect a style Of
living beyond their means, simply be-
cause a foolish fashion demands eof
them certain acknowledgements. En-.
ergy and display are both carried to
extremes. These are a hindrance to
q young mans advancement, and what
10 yet more vital, they strike a blow at
the nation"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
THE ETHICS OF TA7TooIN0
A Grave Question Raised by a French
Governor. -

Governor.
Although the Ethiopian cannot
change his skin, nor the leopard his
spots, the South Sea Islander can
obviously be made to desist from his
tattooing. This, we learn, ia the for
midable project to which the governor
Of French Oceana has committed him
self on the ground Of public health
and morals. Henceforth tattooers and
tattooed are to be subject to a fine
ranging from one pound to forty-a
considerable latitude Of punishment,
which, no doubt, IL intended to cor
respond with the complexity and artis-
tic elaboration of markings on the skin
of the offending islanders. They may
also be sent to prison for a period not
exceeding fourteen days, which makes
them about equal in the scale Of iniq-
uity to the hayward scoundrel nearer
home who, without ~provocation, jumps
with his hobnailed boots on his pros
trate wife.
No doubt the governor of French
Oceana is animated by the most praise
worthy motives in his crusade against
%tattooing, although we are not quite
sure that he has not embarked upon it
with a light heart. He appears to think
that the practice Is inimical to public
health, in which opinion some few
may be found to agree with him; but
when he says that it is not conducive
to public morals, there are many who
will venture to dissent. Even 80 SOL
emn a paper as the Journal des Debats
remarks that If the governors orders
are carried out it will deprive the ma
tives Of the only costume which, they
were ever accustomed to wear, and that
surely will not help the u of ethics.
Either, then, tattooing is in itself i'm
moral-a very hard doctrine, and one
which we believe to be subversive of
the artistic instincts and capacities Of
a fine though scantily clad race-or
else the governor in the spirit of the
estimable lady who wanted to send out
moral pocket handkerchiefs to %zenanas,
desires to enforce clothing on the
naked by robbing them of their ordin-
airy integument.
When Prince Vortigern was describ-
ed as having on "a painted vest which
his grandsire had won from "a naked
Pict," the picture presented to the
mind was, in the famous essay on
Bulls" explained as n of "laughable
confusion" But what are we to say
of the improved and cultured South
Sea Islander, shivering in the cold,
clear light of the higher morality,
without the protection of his beloved
and comfortable stripes and markings?
His mental condition will indeed be
confused, but only laughable, let us
say, to the Debats. 1t is one of the
saddest lessons of life that even the in
habitant of French Oceana has to rise
on stepping-stones of his painted self
higher and barer things.-London
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

Commenting upon the enthusiastic
reception accorded to the first produc-
ton Of the dramatization Of a popular
novel in Baltimore the other night the
Buffalo Commercial says: "Novelists
of the period will do well to remember
that they have two constituencies to
please nowadays-the Gentle Reader,
who tbriftily borrows the book for the
most part, and the Afiuent Playgoer,
who spends on one visit to the theatre
the price of the novel;
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
SroLER, cANsT THOU DREAM"

(Lulu w. Mitchell, in the Century,
:Toiler, canst thou dream,
At the seam, at the pillow?
Higher heritage than kings
Hast thou.
Sanst thou read, in star or we ID,
Answer to thy hearts deep cry?
Gold, o gem, nor Loves OWE crown
So satisfy.
Toiler, canst thou wait,
Through the storm-black hour, elate,
orler Of thy recreant will
Dominant of Fats?
Toiler, canst thou trust?
From the dust, stand, and tell,
Though the tears ONE stres ming, all
All Is well!
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

1t appears from several recent cases
In New York City that a man who
commits a crime, like forgery or rob-
berry, in order to get married On the
proceeds, ought not to be treated
harshly. This looks like introducing
a bit of French sentiment into the ad-
ministration Of justice. The best ex-
cuse would be that the act showed q
weak mind.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27
oPHLousAs. 8 LOUISIANA.
Farmers should encourage the ess

Farmers should encourage the ess
Enlistment of canning factories near
Mt hand, even IL they have to invest
somewhat in the stock In order to get
them started. There is profit in grow
ing fruit and vegetables when there 10
a market close at hand. Cooperative
establishments, owned by the men
who are to grow the products, should
pay well If properly managed, states
the American Cultiyator.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

A professional gambler who died In
a public hospital in New York City
the other day, confessed In his last
hours that his only occupation was the
cheating Of unwary passengers in polk
er games in the smoking rooms Of sew.
eral of the well-known transatlantic
steamships, and that for many years
his gains by swindling Of that kind
had been extremely large.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

Nothing gives a truer illustration Of
the advance of civilization than the
enlargement Of the postal systems Of
the world within the last century. The
number of letters passing through the
London Postofice averaged $4,000
daily in 1901, rising to 10000 in 1910,
to 100000 in 1870, and to 100000 in
1Q0n
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

The value Of a Newspaper % On
advertising medium consists ia
Its circulation.
When you can secure the COM
blned circulation Of two papers
for the price Of enc, it is money
gavOdI
"eTEhe st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the 3D. of
March, 1894, with i" The Opelou.
GAS Courier" The adverfisina
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to % o year,
THE FOURIER being 6y odds
the best peper In the empire Pan
lh Of ST. Landry 10 thass16ee lse
ahAasa
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

OPELOUSAS, LA.
Under the Direction Of the Sisters Nariaaltas
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring @ thorough christian 3D.
ucation. Constant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sigters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
.! instruction is two-fold-Pzeparstory
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, .ad-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-27

Chicago has q big cooperative board
Ing house, where 1t ID reported the
members pot good meals at IL cents
each.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-03
INTERESTING STATE NEWS.
A Young Man I'm CoIlinsviIIe Kills
HimseIf

Collnsville, May Frank Seger,
man in this town, committed suicide
here to-day by shooting himself in the
head with a shotgun. A farmer named
John Roman, while walking through his
field this afternoon, saw the body lying
on the ground. Seger evidently sat on
a low fence, placed the gun on the
ground and leaned over and pulled the
trigger. No reason is known why he
should take his life.
South Norwalk, May 2.-Word has
been received here that William Fech-
ter, of this city, died to-day in the Bel
levue hospital, New York. Fechter
submitted few weeks ago to the un-
usual operation of having his stomach
removed, treated and put back again.
The, operation was successful, but
Fuchter over-exerted himself shortly
after and suffered a relapse, which ter
minated fatally.
Collinsville, May 2.-Twenty-eigh out
of flock of thirty sheep belonging to
Isaac Barnes, Of this town, were killed
to-day by several dogs belonging to To-
cal parties. Legal steps will follow.
South Norwalk, May "A curious
anomaly was presented to-day by the
birth here of litter of four kittens
with four ears and six legs each.
Charles Slavin, of South Main street, is
the owner.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-03
DIR. KENNEDY,s HOME SEARCHED
Authorities in Search of New Evidence
for the Next TrIai.

New York, May 2.-Assistant District
Attorney O'Connor of this city to-day,
armed with a search warrant and ac-
companied by two police officers, went
to New Dorp, s. l., and searched tn
home of DR.. Samuel j. Kennedy, for the
purpose of obtaining new evidence to
use against the doctor when he Is again
put on trial for the murder of Dolly
Reynolds.
The members of DR.. Kennedy's fami-
ly are said to have objected strongly to
the search and charged the party with
having come 70 rthe purpose of manu-
featuring evidence. After ransacking
the cellar a small iron wise fastened to
a piece of board was found.
When DR.. Kennedy's house was
searched few days after the murder
it is alleged that the detectives found
piece of lead pipe similar to that Of
which the murder was done, and they
also alleged that a small wise was found
in the cellar There are said to be
marks on the Jaws of vice upon the
pipe and The prosecution hoped that
these marks will prove link in the ev
idence against the doctor
DR.. Kennedy's father said tonight
that the wise secured to-day was the
same sent to counsel for the defense In
the first trial. He also asserted that
the new evidence had been secured for
the new trial, which he was confident.
would result in the acquittal of his son.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-03
MINISTER ENDORSES SALOON
REV. Il. Il. STERGER DECLARES THE
BUSINESS HONORABLE.
Their Lot Is Hard and He Sympnthizes
With Them-Belieycs He is us Good n
Man When He Comes Out Of u Saloon
ms When He Goes In.

Baltimore, May 2.-"I left my rever-
end title and my church coat hanging
together on the back of a chair at
home,' declared the Rev. A. r. Sterger
OF Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church
to-day as he stepped upon the platform
to deliver an address on Temperance"
to the Retail Liquor Dealers Beneficial
association.
Rev. Mr. Sterger spoke in part as fol-
lows: I've brought with me only the
sympathetic heart of a man for his
friends. I don't like to see you trodden
down. l have spent many hours with
saloon people listening to their troubles
and [ know that their lives are hard.
When l go into a saloon and stand
there Cor an hour, and may be take a
glass cc beer or wine, l come out as
coed man as 1 was when went in. I
will not subscribe to temperance, for I
like a glass Of wine or beer myself
and take 1t when I choose.
I would, If / could go to the people
who are against your business and tell
them to go and see it before they con-
denim 1t. 1t is as good and as honorable
as any other business, and the day will
yet come when people will respect It,"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-03
AT HOWE & STETSON'S.
New Haven Conn, Friday the third day Of May.
The Sale OF Stamped
Sofa Pillow Covers

started off with rush Immediately after the store
opened. Many come out Of curiosity--just to see
if we really were selling desirable sofa pillow tops
and backs, ,atsuch rdculously little prices-and we
are glad to say that the customers found the goods
even better than represented The sale continues
until Saturday night, providing the quantity lasts.
Don't miss this SALE
AT 5 cents.
Sofa pillow tops and backs, made Of Panier
cloth, Bedford cord, basket weaves, etc., stamped
and tinted designs. Price So
The Hillhouse High School pillow seems to
be just what the people wanted, judging from the
lively way they are being distributed to-day,
Price SOC
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-03

Report of Grand Jury-Moral sensibili-
ties of Women Threatened.

New York, May 2.-The grand jury of
the April term were discharged to-day
by Recorder Goffe. The grand jury filed
a presentment of their investigation
into the condition Of overcrowding at
the Brooklyn bridge and the City hall
station of the Manhattan IL" road. The
presentment says:
''The overcrowding at both localities
were found to be all that was COM
planned of, and at certain hours such,
overcrowding created conditions which
made it hazardous to the health as we'll
as to the moral sensibilities Of women"
No remedy is proposed except a rule
prohibiting elevated road passengers
from using the same entrances. Mayor
Van Wyck announced this afternoon
that he has signed the bill which pro-
vides for the condemnation of property
at the New York terminal Of the Brook
lyn bridge in order to increase the
bridge facilities