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The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
ariaish Hxiles Pine for London.

Exi.es from home, pioneers, trav-
elers far away from England,t and
more specially Londoners, tell you
that now and then there comes into
their life a tremendous longing for
home. This seems to be more specially
the ease with the Londoner, to whom
at intervals In his loneliness abroad,
whether he is successful in his enter
prises er not, Mother London seems
to street h out her arms and whisper,
"Come back" He ees the great busy
streets. hears the hum Of them, re-
calls the particular corner where ne
smoked at his club, sees the lantern
light of the palace of parliament, hears
the shouts OF cricket audiences at
Lords, ponders his morning paper
over breakfast and his latest evening
edition over supper, and gen.
orally contemplates in imagination all
the pleasant things that to his fancy
only London can supply.-NeWcastle
(Eng.) Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
DUTY IN KIND.
Ono Case Where o Thieving TuEG Va,
Bitten.

One Case Where o ThieviRg TurG Wa,
Bitten.
The rapacity Of Turkish omcisls Of
all sorts Is notorious, but that OF the
customs officers exceeds all other
kinds. An interesting instance OF pay
ing duty in kind Is to be recorded. An
official of the British embassy bought
in Paris a dress for his wife, for which
he paid Flo. The customs omcials
valued It at eco and demanded duty
on that amount. The Englishman re-
fused, and, knowing the law, said they
might keep the dress, paying him the
value they had fixed upHn 1t. Less the
8 per cent. This was done. and a
month later at the pualic suction Of
conhscated goods he bought back the
dress for e8. thus getting the dress
for nothing and making q profit Of
ESQ 10 on the bargain. Justice is
neted out rapidly in Turkey. On one
occasion a Kurd picked up q tobacco
box in the street. which was promptly
claimed by an Armenian. Just o. they
were coming to blows a policeman in
terfered. Both Armenian and Kurd
claimed the box. when the former sug-
gested that the Kurd should say what
was in it. Tobacco and cigarette pa
per-" promptly answered the Kurd.
Nothing Of the Sort" cried the Ar
menian. sit contains only a Eve pias-
ire piece" The box was gravely OPEN
ed by the policeman, who then said:
THE Armenian Is right and the Kurd
Ia q liar" Here he smete the Kurd's
head. "Furthermors, Allah be prais-
d!-fer my trouble In deciding tails
complicated case I keep the five pias-
kNnn
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

sician. She cannot bring herself to
tell everything, and the physician is
at a constant disadvantage. This is
why, for the past twenty-five years,
thousands of women have been con-
fiding their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham,
and whose advice has brought happi-
ness and health to countless women in
the United States.
Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, Ill,
whose portrait we publish, advises all
suffering ONE to seek Mrs. Pink
hams advice and use Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as they
cured her Of Inflammation Of the ovaries
and womb she, therefore, speaks from
knowledge, and her experience ought
to give others confidence. Mrs. Pink
hams address is Lynn, Mass, and her
advice is absolutely free.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

when Julia Marlowe was In London
! few seasons ago and attending a gar
san party she had the unique expert
ance of meeting a woman who, feature
for feature, wat SO exactly the coun-
terpart Of her own fair self that she
eonfessed that she might have greeted
fhe lovely marchioness of Downshires
as her own twin sister. 1t is true that
both the charming actress and the
equally lovely marchioness are Irish
women, but there the relationship
Ands. while the resemblance can read
Nv be traced in their photographs
4 resemblance made all the stronger
nv the fact that in height, weight and
coloring there is scarcely any differ
ience between them.
lust as Miss Marlowe is considered
one OF the most delightful women on
the stage today, her double, the mar
ehioness, is regarded as a leading belle
and beauty in smart British society,
and what is even more to her credit,
ene is a peculiarly sweet and accom-
nl,shed woman Before her marriage
she was Miss Hare, granddaughter Of
the earl of Listowel, and by her mar
riege to the eighth earl of Downshires
the Irish beauty, whose pulchritude
IN a single season had won her wide
spread fame, because Of the richest of
irish peeresses, second only to her sis
Ter. marchtoness Of Londonderry. Like
a genuine daughter Of Erin, this
wealthy and titled woman prefers her
irish homes to those her husband
owns in England, and, true to the
traditions Of her family, she Is a won
derful horsewoman. Her little 5-year-
old-son, the little Viscount Hillsbor-
ough, has been taught to master hig
pony under her own eye, hand and
direction.
Coming herself Of Irish people, one
OF the marchioness' proudest boasts Ia
that her husbands family settled in
areland as long ago as 1873 and that
her boys will grow up to be genuine
lrishmen. Now aand then she leaves
ast favorite home in County Down for
q glimpse Of the London season, and
abe is not alone conspicuous in the
Mayfair drawing rooms for her beauty,
but also for the fact that she rarely
Or never wears any Jewels. With q
wealth Of rich hair and faultless throat
and arms, this beautiful woman Gre
stes q more fattering impression with
cut the commonplace pearls, diamonds,
etc, that her sister peeresses find alb
solutely necessary to their pride and
good looks.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
crypked Houses Built ID Holland

There are many buildings in cities
in Holland which were originally and
Enthusiastically built out of the straight.
For instance, not far from the Hotel
yieux-Doelen, where the delegates to
the peace conference stayed, there is
an extension being built to n of the
churches, and although the walls are
not yet completed, they lean outward
more than twelve inches. Another in
stance of this is found in some Of the
corner houses, whose walls lean out
over each other. In many cases new
houses are evidently put m 10 match
the houses alongside. Strangely
enough, though, there are comparative
IL few eases on record of collapse
Parsons Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

There Is more Catarrh In this section o. the
country than all other diseases put together.
snd until b elest few yeers was supposed to be
pronounced It 3 LEGAL disease aud prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
sure with local treatment. pronounced it in
suFable. Science has proven .catarrh to be a
ssasd{stsnsi treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured BY IT.. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
Ohio, 10 the only constitutional cure on. the
10 drops to a ts~aspoonful. It acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t falls to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
moniats. Address FL. CHENEY& Co., Toledo. @.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
CURES BLOOD POISON
Treatment Free

Blood poison Is the worst disease on earth
set the easiest to cure when BIB. botanic
Blood Balm), Is used. Many have pimples,
spots on skin, ulcers, mucous patches, fall
ing hair, bone pains, rheumatism, catarrh,
eating, bleeding, fostering sores, cancer, and
don't know It's blood poison. Get Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b., 81. A few bottles
guaranteed to cure worst cases. Sold at
drugstores. Treatment of B. B. B. free by
writing Blood Balm Co., 4 Mitchell st., At
lants, Ga. Describe trouble-free medical
advice given. MediciBs sent at once, pre-.
paid. B. B. B. makes blood pure and rich.
A wicked paragrapher says it Is remarkas
BILE with what q woman trims her dress
with buttons while a man has so much
trouble getting the few sewed on that are
necessary.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Aa orsr,nallx laid ONT nv Willia,

As originally laid out by William
Penn, the city was two miles long
and ons mile wide. Township after
township was annexed till at last the
city boundaries conceded with those
Of O county twenty-five miles long.
Boston overran the old county lines
and took in i've outlying towns.
Greater New York and Chicago now
exceed In area and population some
European principalities. In each case
consolidation has been accomplished
by the Joint action OF the city and
suburbs, with legislative authorize
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
why MRS. PINKHAM
LIS Able to Help Sick Women
When Doctors Fail.

How gladly would men fly to wo
mans aid did they but understand a
woman's feelings, trials, sensibilities,
and peculiar organic disturbances.
Those things are known only to
women, and the aid a man would give
is not at his command.
To treat a case properly it is neces-
sary to know all about it, and full
information, many times, cannot be
given by a woman to her family ply
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Brain Food.

Apples are now recommended by
many physicians as brain food, because
they contain a quantity Of p~hosphoric
acid and are easily digested. When
eaten at night, some little time pre-
vious to retiring, they are said to ex-
cite the action Of the liver and pro-
thee sleeD.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

"It's perfectly absurd, this clamor
about our hats. People who can't see
over them would better not go to the
theater." 81 know; that's what | told
my husband; and he said: All right,
we won't co. and we don't."-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The bishop Of London told a quaint
story the other day at a meeting at
the speakers house, Westminster. A
little east end cir. was being examin-
ed upon the question OF the prodigal
and his eating of the husks, when she
inquired: what else could he have
done?" The child replied: "He could
have pawned his little girls boots"
Precocious Juvenile-Mamma, 1t isn't
good grammar to say after l. Is 1t?
His Mother-No, George. Precocious
Juvenile-WeI, the letter ] comes after
/. Which is wrong, the grammar OF
the alphabet2-Chicago Tribune.
Juliet-"Did you ever study the
stars" Romeo-''I've undegstudied
them."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

No matter what ais you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help ma
ture, cure you without a grippe or pain, pro-
duce easy natural movements. cost you just
10 cents TO start getting your health lack
CAscARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine,
put up in metal boxes, eve.y tablet has G. c.
c., stamped on 1t. Beware of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Indications everywhere point to great
prosperity for the coming year. This Is o
Sign Of q healthy nature. The success Of q
country, as well as of an Individual, de-
ponds upon health. There can be no health
L the stomach is weak. If you have any
stomach trouble try Hostetterg Stomach
Bitters which cures dyspepsia, indigestion
and blliousness. Obtain our Almanac for
ieti-free. It contains valuable information.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Expensivo Toy Road.

some children Of Macon. Ca. r TO
haEs az expensive but highly instruc-
aFs Toy Ia the shape OF q complete
@aaiatnFe trolley line about q mile
1eng Each a will accommodate
f.knt passengers, and is complete in
y "details. including electric lights.
s railway Is to be located In . pri-
park.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
.sy7,,, abe have himY' was the cues.

'sVVJW she haVS hlmT W6s CnS QUSS.
ton they asked. 1T would be a waste
OF time to answer the question" sug.
gested the cynic, because 1t u not
properly worded. The question should
read: Can she get himT AS 10 usual
" the case, they found upon investgae
ton that he was n OF the men who
have received the mitten in several die
ferent forms.-Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

There Is such a person as a Chinese
Emperor. But he has evidently learned
shat discretion which Is the better part
Of valor.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

In wool materials the smooth, fine cloths
stand at the head for dressy gowns, ziblenes
and rough, wide-twilled serges are very
much used for palmer costumes. Double
faced Venetian cloths are also highly COM
mended for travelling gowns.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Serious Misunderstanding.-"Oh,

Serious Observation-Disclosures, I
had an awful time with that hackman
last night!' Tell U.s." Il gave him a
little extra change to get himself some
thing to warm up with while he was
waiting for the play to end, and he
took so much that he saw all the city
blocks double. Then he wanted to
fight me because he thought he had
driven me two miles instead Of ONE
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Physicians claim that sleep is more refresh
ing in q darkened room. therefore 1t Is best
to have inside shades Of dark green holland
under the ordinary shades. These are more
easily adjusted than blinds. It is well to &C.
custom children from infancy to sleep in the
dark.-American Journal of Health.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The man who marries a widow Is duty
bound to give up smoking. II she is willing
to give up her weeds for him he shout l give
I'D his weeds for her.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

A travelling salesman in each Southern State
to $50 per month and travelling expenses;
not absolutely necessary. Address
pENICKs TOBACCO WORKS Co, Penicks, Va,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
IRISH q
uHo REIGNS SUPREME IN
BRITISH SOCIETY,"

bs4 IA said Than the Lovely Marchloness
- Downshircs and the Equally Hand
.o,pe Julia Marlowe Are Exact Counter
varts,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Generally the woman who thorough
~ understands men may not be able
to write poetry, but she is apt to be q
pretty good cook.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The tailor finished shirt waists Of soft
light wool or french flannel, although not as
dainty in effect as the GUNNER styles, have
their own speciel attractions.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Chinese laundrymen are said to be
leaving America in large numbers for
the purpose OF. returning home to do up
the present dynasty.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Shades of yellow. with cream. play the
part of accessories to he browcloth gowns tt
which are to bs so much wnor his season.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Feather pillows should never be exposed
to the sums rays, as they melt or soften the
unpleasant odor. The pillows shout, how.
ever. be aired and beaten with a light cane.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

An English earl wants the American
jockeys barred from the English race
courses. This seems to be a sad con-
fession Of inferiority.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Protect the mattress by laying over It an
ed blanket. which 10 far better than q sheet,
Eseause, being woolen, It absorbs prespira-
Won without giving q chill, and also can be
sltsd more easily than cotton,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PUTNAH FADELEss DYES. Sold by all
druggists,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The walls of q sleeping room should be
bard plastered. II paper is used it should
b Of the washable, non-absorbent quality
seams,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Your storekeeper Can Sell You

A statistician says a man stands sixteen
chances Of being struck by lightning to one
OF becoming a millionaire.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

II you want "good digestion to wait upon
your appetite you should always chew a bar
Of Adams Tutti Frutti.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The light iron or brass bedstead, with a
mattress that can be easily aired, deserves
its present popularity from q hygienic stand
naint
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness
after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
EtsspTsr. s. trial bottle and treatise free Dr.. Il.
Il KLINE Ltd, aS1 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Carter's Ink or he can get it for you. Ask him
state in tho Union. Do you buy Carter's2
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

J do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal FOR coughs and c%olds.-JoHN F
BOYER. Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethfng, softens the gums, reducing infama-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. &c q bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Examination proves that the hats with
their center Of gravity on the front are the
most popular. A rich buckle with two large
plumes or breasts are most attractive.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

During last year the National Teie-
phone Company, of England, estab-
lished no less than 615,000,OO0 talking
connections amongst its subscribers, or
about 2,0o0,0 900 per working day. 1t Is
remarkable that this figure exceeds
that Of the kilograms received and dis
patched by the General Postofice dur
ing the same year by nine times.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Fresh air and sunlight are indispensable
70 the healthfpl bedroom. Alcovss and re-
essses for beds are Objectionable, unless
here Is sufficient space for a free circulation
bf cir ali around them.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

In the estimation of his heirs the late
Marquis Of Butte was in every way
worthy of his name. He left an estate
valued at $25, OQO 5000.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
Good Poaition.

Trustworthy men wanted to travel. Expert
enee not absolutely necessary. For particulars
address Peerless Tob. Works, Bedford City, Va
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19
To Cure . Cold I'm One Day.

To Cure o Cold In Un0 Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUrNINB TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money II Is fails to cure.
e. w. GROVES signature Is on each box. Csc.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

The students Of Amherst College
have decided to abolish cane rushes by
a vote of 296 against 33. Now, what
students will down the college yell?
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Russia is primarily an agricultural
country, and must always be such.
Grain, vegetables, timber and cattle
raising, with their closely allied pro-
ducts, are the mainstay of the Russian
workman. But manufactures have In
creased Of late years to an almost mar
yellous degree.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Turkey has been taking a census OF
islam and finds that the number OF
Mobammedans in the world is 1885,
100000. OF these 100000 are In
Turkey in Europe, 100000 in west
arm Asia and Hindostan, 100000 In
China, 8 ,5OO,O00 in northern and
northeastern Africa, and 100000 are
scattered in o~thersparts of the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

semblage in the harvest field. The
other day there were working on a
Surrey farm a couple Of clerks, a COM
positor, a solicitor who had been IN,
able to scrape up the money to take
out his certificate; a medical man
down on his luck" a pawnbroker's
assistant, and of course q Journalist"
The journalist explained that he was
there for the purpose of copy" He
intends to write an article and call it
"Haymaking by Eminent Hands,"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

A Western boy returned a juvenile
story book to a library with this COM
ment: ST don't want any more Of them
books. The girls is all too holy" A
young lady, fond of quiet stories, once
requested a librarian, in a laboriously
written note, to send her something
light in the way of friction"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Children playing with matches
caused 81 fires in the United States
last year; cigars and cigarettes caused
912; electric wires and lights, $50; boil
ers and engines, 3S7; incendiarism,
6,744; light spontaneous combustion,
1926; 6 were due to the suns rays.
The causes of 1927 were not discov-
cred.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Half a century ago Belgium was
scarcely known. To-day its products
and manufactures are in the markets
of every corner of the globe, and it
ranks as the seventh industrial coun-
try Of the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

A Chicago servant girl had her mis-
tress arrested for using a shower of
eggs as an alarm clock to get her up in
the morning. The rules Of the Cock
Ladies' Union do not permit employers
to turn their servants into human
omelettes.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Manchester, England, is to be pro
vided with new sewage publication
works, which will cost $2,371,00o to
construct. Since the ship canal joining
the city with the sea was constructed.
municipal improvement has been pros
ecuted three with the greatest vigor.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

1t has been generally supposed that
the bikes of the Netherlands had cost
more than the water front projections
Of all other nations combined. 1t now
transpires that a greater amount has
been expended for dikeage by little
Japan than by the Netherlands.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

Great Britain would seem to be
short on timber, at least so far
as the United Kingdom is concerned.
for within that particular domain there
remains only about 900 acres that
can be classed even as woodland.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

A dozen and a half fine Rhode Island
turkeys from the farm of the late Hor-
ace Bloodgood have been shipped TO
France, in which country the Marquise
de Breutil will endeavor to breed the
fowls for the market. The turkey is SO
distinctively an American bird that It
has not done well heretofore on the
European Continent.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

A society has been organized in Wis
consin for the suppression OF the man
that rocks the boat and the fool who
can't tell a deer from a man while
hunting. This society might be multi
plied indefinitely throughout the
limited States with infinite benefit to
the people, and it might be added to
by including the idiot who didn't
know it was loaded"
THE United States Department OF
Agriculture is reported to be preparing
an order setting apart as forest re-
serves the island of Panay, and also
the island of Pautaui, which is one OF
the extreme groupe Of the Jolo Islands.
these fslands have been found to be
remarkably rich In rubber trees, and
fbe proposed order is with a view to
the preservation and care Of these
trees. a precaution suggested by the
growing scarcity of such trees, while
HE demand for rubber Is increasing.
Farm lobor In England seems to be
scarce. and the result mas been the
bringing together Of q strange as
$500
The Opelousas courier., 1901-01-19

At the meeting of the International
Railway Congress at Paris, M. Bandin.
tba French Minister Of Public Works.
commented ON the fact that all the
later improvements adopted on Euro
mean railways had come from America.
Fa,ropean countries ought to realize, he
said that In the construction and man
agement Of railways they are oehino
the United States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04
A Chalk and n Ginger Diet.

l have known many instances of girls,
In their foolish desire for a "gentee"
paleness, eating dry rice and chalk and
refusing as much as possible flesh diet
Chalk certainly and probably rice eaten
In excess in this way would tend indi-
rectly to induce pallor by deranging the
digestive organs and obstructing the nat
ural secretions of the body. Habitual
constipation alone is frequent cause Of
anRmia.
Half a century ago the plump and
rosy checked damsels of Buckingham
shire village found that they with their
robust charms, were neglected by local
SWANS, who favored pale and anguish
ing maidens from the metropolis. To
counteract this deplorable tendency some
of the girls endeavored to modify their
rotundity and make themselves pale or
fair by eating ginger. Others INDUCED
in chalk and scraped slate pencil, and a
few tried all three. They succeeded
more or less in producing pallor and
sickness of appearance, but the young
men were not attracted, and after one of
the "ginger chewers," as they were call
ed, died the practice happily declined
Notes and Queries.