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The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
The Garbage Contract.

It was a favorite idea of the late Col.
Waring when Commissioners Of Street
Cleaning that the garbage of the city
could be made to pay the expense of its
removal, if not to return an income to
the city. II he had remained in charge
of the department under an admilistra-
ton that supported his plans, it is not
unlikely that some such result would
have been attained. But Mr.. Maggie is
not that kind of a commissioner He
does not have ideas and plans for saving
money or improving the methods. of his
department.
Col. Waring made a five years con-
tract with the Sanitary Utilization Com
pany for removing the garbage of thu
whole city as then constituted for $780,
ego a year, with a proviso that the city
might acquire its plant and equipment at
the end of that period. His purpose
was to be ready then to carry out his
plan for utilizing the city refuse in a
manner to return a profit instead of a
large expense. As the five years terns
drew to a close, of course nothing had
been done to carry out the enlightened
project of Mayor Strong's commission
er, but there was a form of inviting new
bids for a contract so late that nobody
except the old contracting company
could possibly be ready t begin its exc
eution on the Ist of August, when it
must go into effect, and that company
boldly raised its bid to $3Io,ooo a year
for the two boroughs. Mr.. Maggie did
not hesitate to accept it and recommend
ed its approval by the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment.
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NATURALIZATION or THE STREETS
gearly Every Bell Now Means "Junap
For Your Life!"

gearly Every Bell Now Means "Junap
For Your Life!"
In the steady volume Of the noises
Of the street the bell has become the
nsistent characteristic - the jlngling
bell, the tinkling bell, the sweet bell
tangled out of ~tune-above all, the per-
amptory clang Of the warning gong.
It is not so very long ago that the bells
Of the street were few and readily I'M
derstood. There was the gypsy chime
Of cowbells swinging on q leather belt
supported by uprights on a pushcart.
Its not inharmonious jangle meant old
rags as certainly as the blast of the
horn meant Friday fish. The clangor
IF the brazen handbell, the large din
near bell, pealed in a sort Of march
Tempo, was a sure indication Of the
passage Of the scissors grinder, with
his wheel upon his back and bell in
hand, looking for the chance to renew
he edges Of domestic cutlery.
Every horse on every street car'wore
/ bell at his collar, and the rhythmic
II4AS1C "a AU uApACoSdAI pdul
ment to the flinty beat of iron shod
2oofs in measured intervals upon the
oobbles.
Now the bells have only one mes
sage, and a stern one, Get out Of the
Eay!'-a message such as may be read
where country turnpikes cross the
racks under the warning gibbet, with
is inscription, "Look out for the loco
motive when the bell rings" The
strike Of every bell upon the streets
n this high speeding age means
Jump for your life" With clang and
,latter the electric car whizzes past,
and before the warning has ceased tt
ing in the ears will be a block away.
Still more peremptory are the ambu-
ances, whose rubber tires bring them,
scarcely heard, right down upon the
wayfarer before their gong goes off
with the rattle Of all the watchmen Of
antiquity rolled into one. Still more
stealthy in its approach is the bicycle,
with the weaker demand of it's con-
.inuous performance bell for the right
)T way, Dut foot travel has become
labituated to the wheel, and is dis
posed to insist upon some such rule
as u the right of way at sea to
he windjammer over the steamer.
The latest bell to come upon the
streets is that which marks the COM
ng of the automobile. Some Of these
shrill pipe of the whistle Of steam or
compressed air, but others have q dis
:inctiye chime of two notes, like some
2hurch clock striking the half hour.
For no worse sin than ringing the
CELLS of his parish church John Bun
van saw the redhot gates of hell yawn-
ing open for him. Just think what a
1oomsealer he would be were he to
listen to the bells Of the street.-New
York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
Sins of

To overload the stomach with food
is not less unhealthy thai to deluge
it with beverages; he more nutritious
the food the more hazardous are the
consequences when excess is habitual.
Of all the sins of nutrition, the inn
moderate use Of meat Is certainly the
most g%revious. 1t gives to the body
in a form that is favorable for easy
assimilation the albumen that is abb
solutely necessary to life, and hence
the earliest effect of it's excessive use
must be to surcharge the body with
nutrients. The chief point here is the
critical examination of what is called
hunger. Many persons believe. that
any and every sensation Of hunger
must be satisfied Immediately, but this
is a great mistake. An equally great,
II not worse, mistake is the opinion
that n must eat until q sense Of
safety arises. Excessive nutrition in
jures the mental capabilities also. OF
the particular consequences of excess
sive nutrition, such as hypochondria
(the very name of which refers the
reader to the region of the abdomen).
and the govt, it is hardly necessary
to speak.-Blaetter fur Volksgesund-
heitspfege.
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Stick Pin i'm n Chicken.

> A. n. Clark, of Girard, Erie County,
killed a chicken for his Sunday dinner,
and discovered something quite IN.
usual in the history Of poultry. In
cleaning the bird his hand was some
what injured by coming In contact
with a sharp instrument which pro-
truded through the glzzard. When
that organ was removed and cut open
it contained a gold stick pin which Mr..
Clark had lost about a year ago. The
pin had worked through the side of
the gizzard and fully half an inch was
on the outside, while the balance was
inside. The gold head was untarnished.
The chicken seemed to be in perfect
health, and evidently enjoyed the diet
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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A submarine Dwellinp place.

According to a London newspaper a
submarine dwelling is going to be
built by a well-knoWn Marseilles firm
for the Countess de Montague; and
the experiment is an especially inter-
esting one, for should it prove success
full the solving of the submarine prob
lem will have been intimately bound
up with a latter-day romance. The
Countess is said to have become weary
Of the world and that society in which
she was a brilliant leader, and to have
made up her mind that she will re.
nounce the ordinary pleasures of life.
So. having plenty of money and the
gift OF invention, the Countess is busy
preparing to seek seclusion beneath
the surface of the Mediterranean in
the submarine dwelling she is having
built. The Countess knows that the
gossips Of the Paris ~bouleyards, when
they relate her story, call her lie
Myesars, hsncs ehs has given her hsas
sAl2as naaae,
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The Eden Garden in Venice.

In a long, illustrated article on even
ice Gardens" Mr.. Lee Bacon writes thus
in the Century of the Eden Garden in
the City by the Sea:
Where the roses bloom in greatest
%profusion is the Eden Garden, on the
far side of the Giudecca, stretching away
in the direction of the salt-marshes,
which give out such strange seaweed
odors.
The English gardener, who speaks
with a bur and an Italian accent at the
same time, told me the property once
belonged to a Convict" | surmised
that he intended to say convent.
Here the late Empress of Austria was
wont to sketch, and here the Italian
actress Duse, fortunate in being a well
come guest, spends many mornings wan
dering up and down its shady walks.
One is rarely near enough to see whether
it be Alfred de Musset, Dante, or one
of the English authors she has in hand
for as one advances within sight and
sound, the slight figure is apt to lose
itself in the cross-paths, though when
Henry Bacon was painting his picture OF
the Virgin among the lilies he was often
aware of the shadow of the noted Italian
falling almost on his canvas. These
paths are overhung with grape-vines
trained upon trellises, with here and
there great acanthus plants, with the
wonderful foliated leaves which seem to
have been the inspiration and base OF
four-ffths of the worlds decorative de-
signs and carvings. Farther along, hun
dreds of lily plants raise their straight
stiff stalks, and at a certain time are
covered with so many blooms that one
is fairly driven from them by the heavy
perfume.
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ODE TO AN OLD DOLLAR BILL.

0, ragged, faded thing,
Thy odor is not reminiscent Of the rose;
How limp thou art! Unto thy edges cling
Ten billion deadly microbes, | suppose
And yet there's independence in thee, too.
And courage-yea, and strength! There's
that in thee
Which makes me long to do
The best that lies in me
There's that in thee which makes me dare
To pass a thousand daggers every day
There's JOY in thee! Where thou art
there
Hope builds her nest and frlghtens doubt
away!
All, thou are clammy to the touch
But, yesterday, mayhap, thou didst re-
From some white throat a demons angry
clutch
With thee, perhaps, went peace
To some dark haunt, where hate or sor-
row sat-who knows
What aches have fled because Of thee,
What little children thou hast caused to
laugh, how many a rose
Has bloomed because of thee?-Ah, me,
Here on thy smeared and faded face
| read the history of man! Thou art the
For which he goes through danger and
disgrace
And /, alas, must part with thee 50 soon!
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
Curious Cottages.

Near Wakefield, in Yorkshire, a most
comfortable cottage has been made,
SO far as the walls are concerned, of a
number Of great drain pipes left by a
contractor for years, whilst the roof
consists Of the, refuse of an oilcloth
factory. There are in England alone
half a dozen COTTAGE. not to speak of
many summer houses, made wholly
out Of old preserved provision cans.
The mouse of q foreman twinder. OF a
huge colliery lear Barnsley contains
five rooms, yet the whole of the outer
walls and roof ars. made. Of meat and
otaag tins.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
PASTOR FAILED ITO MAKE GOOD"
Promised the Girls Escorts. But Latter
Did Not Appear,

The dearth of mel at church functions
has been the bane of many pastors, and
several have sought to remedy this de-
feet in their congregations. The exper-
fences of a pastor in Chicago who prom
lsed to provide Escorts for the young
women members of his Christian En-
deavor Union who might desire tt at
tend a midsummer rally of the organiza-
ton will not encourage other pastors
to make similar promises. The result
is that some of the best looking young
women are grieved that they did not
get "a man." which one vivacious mem
Der declares that the minister failed to
make good. Three of the young women
are saying nothing. They arrived early,
and each secured a real live escort, for
a time at least. A fourth is satisfied,
because she walked a part of the way to
the meeting with the pastor himself.
According to the announcement, all
young women without escorts were in
vited to meet at the church at 7 o'clock
last evening. At the appointed hour the
girls began to arrive. They were dressed
In their best gowns and appeared SUI
premely happy. When the first young
woman appeared the pastor smiled, for
at that moment a young mar stepped
brlskly around the corner. Another girl
arrived, likewise a second man" The
third girl was provided for, and the
pastor looked happy. He soon had a
"thls-is-easy" look on his face. When
another bright eyed girl appeared the
pastor looked a bit anxious. There was
no escort in sight. He walked into the
church a moment. Three more girls
ran up. They tiptoed to the door and
waited. When their pastor returned he
was alone, and the smile had died from
his face.
More girls catle and looked ~enviou5ly
at the three girls with ~elcorts. The pas
tor walked around the corner and re-
turned-still alone-wearing a hauntfd
expression. Not another man was in
sight. Some one in the crowd con-
quered her disappointns1HH6ng Enough
to litter. Then the pastor explained that
he never intended to promise Escorts
for EACH" but rather Escorts for all"
I'VE are just going over to the tent in
a body" he added, "and no one is going
with any particular person." This caused
the three early arrivals to frown, and
n caught her escort by the arm. The
d%isgruntled majority finally prevailed,
and voted that they go in a Crowd"
Headed by the pastor and one of the
three men, the party started for the tent.
Three girls followed. Then came seven
more girls abreast. The other two "es-
corts" acted as a resrguard.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

No matter what sils you, headache t. a
cancer, you will never set we'll until your
bowels are put right. C~AscAEETs help nature,
cure you without u grips or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting yorr health back. Cas-
CARTS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put M
in metal boxes. every tablet has e.. q.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

The pope is a great admirer and
friend OF birds. In his library and in
the alcoves OF bis reception-room a
number Of them are kept, and their
chatter always interests the pontif.
"You gee," he one said to a foreign
minister who had called to pay his re-
spects, these birds are my diplomats.
Whenever l receive anyone here he
can only make a report as to nay anna
bility, and can seldom understand my
words, because the chatter Of these
songsters browns all that I say.
Sugar exists in the sap OF leaves OF
nearly 200 different kinds Of trees.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Nall,s Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY &c Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known FL. Che
nsy for the last Is years, and believe him per-
lsotly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WRsr d TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Ohio.
WAIDINe, EINNAS & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Price, 75e. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials fre,.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
End OF the Roer war.

The Boer wal, which has been raging for r., /,
past twoy years, will soon be ended, aecordins
10 the latest adyices. News of peace will bs
hailed with Joy by all. War is a terrible thing
and has slain many people, but we bsliev,
stomach troubles have slain ever more. When
from dyspepsia, indigestion, fa;uiency. a;ct
headache or constipation, we would urge vou
10 try Hostetter's Stomsch Bitters. It will
cure you.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Bulgaria holds the European record
,.or centenarians with 3,8oo people over
90 years old. England has only $50.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Norwegian hsnery commissioners bavn
bssn measuring the sainon's leap bv means
81 standards erected below waterfaIis
They have found that the fish can lean n
= beiaht of twenty feet. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

ITSpermanensly cured. No fits or
ness after first days use Of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. so trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.. r. r.. KLINE, Ltd, e21 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
The World Against Him.

Self respect ought to mean something
nore than a comfortable sense that you
a not been found out.-Toagn Topics.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
A CONCISE

a CONCISE TREATISE
Regarding Claims Against the Gov
eminent
With Full and Explicit Institutions
az t. Mode of Proceeding,
Containing the Bowman & Tucker Acts, and
the bill introduced during last session Of
Congress for the relief Of Cotton Claimants;
Rules OF the Court Of Claims; Instruction.
for taking testimony; Legal Fees, etc. Aisa
Tabuiated List Of claims paid and to whom
paid, under Act Of Congress. March 8, 1899;
List of Claims allowed by the Court and In
cluded in the Omnibus Appropriation Bill.
before Congress last winter. Comp led aud
for sale by G. N. Wilson, ~Ex-Special Com-
missioner of Claims for Southern Claims
Commission, 514 18th Street, Washington
D. G.. Sent postpaid on receipt Of Fifty
Cents by Express or Postal Money Order.
Special Terms to Agents.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

The follow who laughs ana grows fat
usually finds that the laugh i turned on
him. -
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

II you can reach a mans heart through
his stomach it is equally true that YOU
can reach his pocketbook through hatterv
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

It may seem peculiar, but the average
Lctor would rather have a long run than a
Mort walk
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Each package of PUTNAM FApELEsy DYE
colors either siik, W9Ql or Cotton perfectly
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Piao's Cure for Consumption is an infallibis
medicine for coughs and olds.-N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II. 1900
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Level means fiat, but there's a dist,nc-
tion between level-headed and hat-headed
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Mrs.. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces in6amma-
tisn. allays pain, cures wind colic. csc a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
FOwsg Th3Sl

The people who never pay their debts
S.era to regard this as the land of prc mise.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

IL 10 possible for good fatared people
y dive ci cross streets
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

Silk imports yielded in 1900 more than
$l5, 0OO, 900 of duties.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

The japanese have lecome manufacture
GRE Of buttons on a very considerable
~cnfe
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28
500 TO $500 A YEAR

4savelsng Representatives cr Local Managers:
10y 1900 to $500 a year and all expenses,
ss1xa.n9 to experience and ability We also
ss1k local representatives. salary 10 70 SIS q
1900 had commission, depending upon the time
%%seteq. Send stamp for fun particulars and
- position preferred. Address, Dept 3.
NNE AEYY. ph;1adefrhaa pa
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ou0SSs
"How did the bearded woman take
it when the manager discharged her?'
"She faced it like a man till she went
in the dr~essing-room, and got her false
whiskers off, then she broke down and
cried like a woman."-Phiiadelphia
Bulletin.
Village Doctor-"How is your hus-
band to-day, Mrs. Brown?" Mrs.
Brown-"Oh, ever so much better,
doctor, thank you kindly. These last
few days he's been uncommon cross,
but this morning his temper is quite
porTnal."-Punch.
Of course it was all the result Of
her business training. BE mine" he
urged, and started to plead his case.
MY dear sir" she replied, put your
proposal in writing and submit it by
mail. | have no time to listen to oral
arguments Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-12-28

HOW many servants have the
Wrigleys?" "TWo; a deaf cook and a
dumb NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bulletin.
Sunny South-"De world owes every
man a living" Break O'Day-"Yes;
but it costs more ter collect it dan wot
it's worth."-Puck.
Our latest submarine is named the
Adder. Her business will be to sub
tract from the members OF the enemy.
Boston Transcript.
"Blachwood has bitten the dust"
said Deedick. well, he always did
want the earth" commented Fosdick.
Detroit Free Press.
"Man wants but little here below"
remarked the landlady. "And here
is the place to get it," continued the
facetious Observation-Disclosures.
He-"I hear that Jack Dashaway Is
blowing a lot OF money nowadays"
She-"You ought to try and get to lee
ward Of him."-Brooklyn Life.
Love laughed loudly at a man,
Laughed until he fairly cried.
why so merry" [ inquired.
He's a locksmith," love replied.
philadelphia Record.
Traveler-"I say, your razor's pull
ing most confoundedIy!' Local Tor
turer-"Be it, EUR? Wuil, odd on tight
to the chair, an We'll get it off zum-
mow!'-Punch.
First Caddie-"Not hev yer got dot
breastplate an muzzle on fer!" Sec
ond Caddie-"De wimern DIR goin' ter
play terday an l amt takin' any
chances."-Ohio State Journal.
II had a good job on hand last
night" said the first burglar, "but I
was stopped by IN o%pen-faced watch"
sect OUT" Fact. 1t was a bulldog in
the yard."-Philadelphia Record.
Said the old Oak Tree to the Noisy Dog:
BE still; it will do you good"
And the Noisy Dog replied: IF l had
A bark like yours [ would"
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TELL THE ADVERTISER yoU SAW HIS ADvEa-
IN THIS -4O-1901
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- RYANT & hTRaTToN (noohkeep'ns)
Business tOlleSe 10u KY. TsIesrspisy
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WhMTEn Local representatives in every coun-
SfRH ] Eu ty. Cool waves. Ad1ress
T. W. fnESTON, Mgr, Vicksourg, Miss
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SOUTHERN CLAIMS.

HALL & EUCKEL. New Yort
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-29
CANT HANDLE TRAFFIC..
Railroads | erWhelmed With tn,
Great Volume Of Business.

According to dispatches from the
South, so tremendous is the freight
tonnage which is being delivered tt
the Louisville X Nashville railroad In
the manufacturing district of which
Birmingham is the center that Ii IL
impossible To secure sufficient car.
with which to handle the traffic.
Ever since national prosperity was
ushered in by the enactment Of the
Dingley law the railroads of the coun
try have been making herculean effort.
to provide the necessary freight ant
passenger traffic The newspapers
during the last four years have beer
full of paragraphs headed "Mor.
Equipment" and giving lists of thu
new cars, new locomotives and new
equipment generally which were be
ing ordered by the railroads of tn,
country.
In spite of all their efforts. though
ii seems that they cannot keep up witt
the rush of prosperity which protec
ton to American industrials ma
brought about. On thing Nhich i
faster than the modern AmericaI
railway train be. df<seovefed
and that is the progress of prosperit,
in this country under the historical
American system to which the entir,
Industrial development and growth O
the country are due.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-29
CABLES GOT AWAY
New Leader of Filipino Insurgents
Barely Misses Capture.

New Leader of Filipino Insurgents
Barely Misses Capture.
Manila, April 2a-Captain Wilson
Chase. with detachment Of the 21st
infantry. on April 70 surprised the
camp Of the insurgent General Cables
at Duget-Dugot. situated nine miles
northeast of Cayinti. in the province
OF Iaguna. Cables was at his camp
at the time Of the American attack,
but managed TO escape. Captain
Chase's force captured his adjutant
general five others of his staff officers,
IA men, 70 rifles, q large amount of
pers and personal effects of the Fill
Pine general. The insurgent Major
vAo was Killed during the engage
ment, As were Corporal McGill and
Private Tipps. both belonging to Com
pany A Of the z1st. Several columns
Of the American troops continue Wig
orously to pursue General Cables.
General Cables recently offered a re-
ward OF $4,000 for the head of Cap
Eighth infantry For more than a
year past Cables has commanded the
insurgent forces operating TO the east
Of Bay lake. not far from Manila. He
IL said To be a French half caste He
has a reputation for vindictiveness and
cruelty. and is one of the two or three
Filipino leaders stil in the field who
have clearly ignored the observances
OF honorable warfare. The society of
Mando-Ducats, whose practice il was