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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

1t is reported that war will be-
gin between Colombia and Venez-
uela.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

NOTICE. = Land Office at New Orleans,
~ Dec. 9. 1901.-Notiee is hereby given that
the following-named settler has filed notice OF
hs nla ana a. taf ssd nropf vii II he y
fore b. Bloomfield, y. s. Commissioner,
as aDpeloasas, In, on Saturday, January 18th,
1909, viz:
Eean Baptiste AndFus,
WHO made Homestead Entry No. 1908 aor the
n. d0f N. e. !, or Lot !, and N. w. of n. Z. l.
3. OF n. w. fractional l. or Lots and 1 and ..
OF N. q. /, Sec 5s, Tp.s 3, 9. r. e. La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, viz:
Homer Andrus, J0siene Vidrtne. Louis Gull
lory. Frederic kLutz, all of st. Landry Parish,
La.
WALTER L. COHEN,
Dec. II 1s0l.-5t. Register.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

Any style of shoe you may
want, call on I. L. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

So oaf merchants generally have
n ssa y sep !, pretty busy allthe week
sIE landing the cold weather.
! y aPproach Of the holidays
Il 4 \ !. 'ssn i az impetus to trade and
i's' s'1' II n lions are that d big bus.
", 9iil bs done during the hol-
|sSs peclally By those who
invested ii printers ink.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

Z rave g not yet made your
IIa,s s ,, Hor the Holidays your
Ss.. wlll II be greatly facilitated
b ssa s.a glance at our adyertis-
I / 4 aesall ~ y md see what is offer
ssI,., ,'s Il me and where to find
Viii chen know exactly
|'s,,s ge 70 get what you want,
naEing to tramp all over
" aplete your selections.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21
OF ADMINISTRATION.
NOTICE.

.l,s5s NOTICE. 49,
LAEp.oFFIcEAT AT NEW oRLEAss,LA.,,
80. ). Nov. T. 1901. 5
named settler dlas fiied notice of Lis Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Frank
Wharton, s. Commissioners at Bayou Chlcot,
La, on December %, 1901. viz:
Wiley Wesa,
who made Homestead Entry No. II, ,9ls for the
Nj OF N.W.3. Sec. 8, Tp.3, 8. e. e. La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Marius l.. Fontcue., Juo. d. Elicit. Willis
Elliott, James West, all of Bayon Chieot, r. O.,
2 WALTER l.. COHEN,
Sept, 21, 1901 Register.
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Mrs. H. D. LarCade
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUIBTANA.
ESTATE OF JULES /. CHACHERE.
No. 5765.

By virtue Of an order Of the Honorable the
Sixteenth judicial District Court of Louisiana,
holding sessions i'll and for the Parish Of St.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrators or any duly qualified a9e-
tioneer, at the last residence of the deceased,
near OpesouBas. Parish OF St. Landry. La, on
Tuesday, January z. 1909.
commencing at the hour OF II q. m, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
A certain lot Of ground with all the buildings
aud improvements thereon, adjoining the cor.
pogafe limits Of the town of Opelousas, meas
u,ing about ~ arpents, bounded rorth by the
corporate line aud Oscar Fux, south by prop
erty OF c. Eichard. east by Oscar Fux's prop
ert,~ and the public road leading from Opelou-
sas to Bellevue, and west by property of Irma
v. Richard
One wagon, one pair of scales; lot of agri-
cultural implements; and one lot carpenters
tools.
Terns-Cash.
IRMA v. RICHARD,
Dec. Z, 1901 Administrative.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

If you want any job work
done, send it to us.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

Read the advertisements.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-12-21

The COURIER wishes its readers
4 Merry Christmas and Happy
new Year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20

fish. Make 'em of beef mutton, pork.
fowl, what you will. but flavor 'em
with extract of fish and put 'em up In
fancy boxes. six TO box. All the
cook has to do Is to set 'em In the oven
for three minutes before eating. Five
cents a ball, or six for q quarter, and
the profit is 60 per cent. | figure that
we will have ten factories going in
side of three months. Do you wan,
anything better than this? Isn't this
bread on the waters for the trust re-
posed in meT'
''But | came here for $11w almost
shouted the creditor as Re saw himself
being wound up.
when this stock was issued, |
thought Of you. The first 100000 was
put up at 40 cents on the dollar. l
wasn't satisfied to give you the vice
presidency. | wanted you to make at
least $4,000 a year out of your divi-
dends. | did what / ought to have
done for the best friend | have in the
world. took that 81 owed you and
used 1t TO secure your stock. 1t wasn't
half enough, but you can pay me the
bMance at your leisure. Some time
after we get things started you can
hand me your check for it."
"And you mean to say I'm owing
you?"
'But don't worry about 1t. my dear
man; don't worry. It's a mere flea
bite. When you draw your first 5000,
Wen square up so as to keep the books
straight. Major Crofoot is n man who
returns confidence for confidence. Can
you be ready to take your position in
two daysT"
by thunder, but this is game to do
me up!' shouted the tailor as he
stamped around in great excitement.
I'D like you to take an active inter-
est as soon as possible as | may pro-
mote a three cornered pie company
next month, but you can have week
in which to sell your tailor shop and
get your hair cut. BY the way, you'd
better look out for n horse and car
rage. AS vice president of the Uni
versal Fishball company you'll be eX-
pected to sling on more or less style
l might go out with you this afternoon
W iOOh dI oOluS lOI yOul
wife if you have time. AS l said be-
fore, as to that little balance between
us, don't let it bother you"
Then you won't pay me?"
THAT is about all today" blandly re-
piled the major as he opened the door
and beamed upon his creditor. Three
days hence we turn out our first box Of
fishballs, and they go to the president.
Inside of a week he will telegraph us:
Nothing like 'em on the face Of the
earth. Send me carload My dear
man, Golconda is within our grasp.
I've let you into the biggest thing Of
the twentieth century, but / want no
thanks for it. AS l am very busy this
morning.
"My $11r' shouted the tailor as the
door closed on him.
No answer.
major Crofoot, you are an old dead
beat"
No answer.
And I'll stay right here till Satur.
day night to get sight of you and punch
your headr'
But he didn't When a gravelike ST
lence had continued for five minutes,
he got discouraged and scufIled his
way down stairs. NJ. QUAD.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20

They tell good many jokes about
Kentucky colonies and their natural
aversion to water" said a fat drummer
I'm the hotel corridor the other night,
but the richest thing In that line ever
knew to come off In real life happened
over In Alabama when old man Briggs
was trying to sell his summer hotel
Briggs had pretty piece of property
In the Alabama highlands and its star
feature was magnificent big spring
that welled into sort Of basin and
was as cold as ice all the year round.
He had good prospects of making a
popular resort out of the place. but he
got the California fever and offered 1t
at sacrifice to race horse man from
Kentucky who had an idea that he was
cut out for landlord.
"The race horse man was typical
Kentucky colonel of the old school and
a mighty fine fellow. He came down
to look over the ground In person, and
Briggs started out with him to point
out the principal attractions. At last
they came to the famous spring This,
colonel said Briggs, stopping at the
edge Of the basin and swelling with
pride, SIS wonderful natural reservoir
Of crystal pure water, inexhaustible in
volume and ice cold in temperature. 1t
is undoubtedly the finest spring in the
south
'Hum-m-m" grunted the colonel,
sizing up the bubbling pool. Il reckon
I'll have to have this hole filed uD If
we close our deal, Mr.. Briggs
Filled up! exclaimed Briggs in hor-
ror.
Eyes. subj replied the colonel calm
ly. You see, I'm not a-calculatin on
keeping any stock on the place. -
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
An Essay on Habit.

schoolmaster once said to his pu-
pills that to the boy who would make
the best piece Of composition in five
minutes on How to Overcome Habit"
he would give Il prize. When the five
minutes had expired. lad Of years
stood up and said: well, sir, habit is
hard to overcome. If you take off the
first letter, it does not change 'abit'
If you take Off another, you still have
bit left If you take off still another.
the whole of it remains. If you take
off another. it is not totally used up,
all of which goes to show that if you
want to get rid Of habit you must
throw it off altogether" Result, he
won If
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20

The Eject OF the Acting Upon One
WOman's Nerves.

In The Woman's Home Companion
Lillian Bell writes Of her experiences
at Oberalumergau and Of the impress
sions made upon her by the great
Christ drama. She concludes with
these vivid words:
'As TO the play itself, l wish l need
say nothing about it. My mind, my
heart. my soul, have all been wrench
ed and twisted with such emotion as
is not pleasant to feel nor eXpedient
to speak about. 1t was too real, too
heartrending, too awful. | hate, l
abhor, myself for feeling things so
acutely. | wish l were a skeptic, a
scoffer, an atheist | wish | could put
my mind on the mechanism Of the
play. | wish | could believe that it
all took place 1000 years ago. l wish
/ didn't know that this suffering on
the stage was all actual. l wish l
thought these people were really Tyro-
lese peasants. wood carvers and pot
tiers and that all this agony was only
a play. l hate the women who are
weeping all around me. l hate the
men who are letting the tears run
down their cheeks and whose shout
ders are heaving with their sobs. 1t
is so awful to see q man cry!
but, no; it Is all true 1t Is taking
place now. | am one of the women
at the foot of the cross. The anguish,
the cries, the sObs, are all real. They
pierce my heart. The cross, with its
piteous burden, is outlined against the
real sky. The green hill beyond is
Calvary. Doves hutter in and out.
and butterflies dart across the shafts
Of sunlight. The expression on Christ's
face is one of anguish, forgiveness and
pity unspeakable. Then his head drops
forward on his breast, it grows dark,
the weeping becomes lamentation, and
as they approach to thrust the spear
into his side, from which, | have been
told, the blood and water really may
be seen to pour forth, turn faint and
sick and close my eyes. 1t has gone
too far. l am no longer myself. but a
disorganiZed heap of racked nerves
and hysterical weeping, and not even
the descent from the cross, the rising
from the dead or the triumphant ascen-
sion can console me or restore my bal
ance. The Passion play but once in a
lifetime"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
INFLUENCE OF BOSTON.
The Town Must Live Up to It's Repu-
tntion For Beans.


at is astonishing" said western
man, "how farreaching is Boston and
some Of it's best traditions. Naturally
enough. in the eastern sections of the
country this would not be eXtraordl-
nary. but that it should ramify the
whole land is worthy of remark. AS
an instance | may cite one of my own
experiences.
Several years ago tried farming in
western Kansas and made a speciality
of bean raising | had had some eX"
perience in that line in Tennessee,
VI here | was born and raised, and
thought l could make it go in Kansas
l raised fairly good crop the first sea-
son, and when it was ready for mar
ket | visited our market town to dis
pose Of it in bulk to n commission man
there. He was not in his Office when
l called, and, being in a hurry, | went
to his home to see him.
"a lady, who | afterward learned
was his wife, met me at the front
door, and | asked for Mr.. Blank. She
said he was not feeling very well and
was taking a nap. l told her l had
some beans to SELL and, as | was in
hurry and lived some distance in the
country, | would like to see him. if pos
sible. She said she would call him and
asked me TO take a seat on the piazza.
He was evidently pretty hard to wake.
for | heard her call him once or twice
before he gave any sign. Then she be-
came more urgent.
John, john she called. there's n
gentleman waiting on the porch to see
you
"'Who is hep inquired Blank.
II don't know answered the lady,
but | guess he's from Boston. He's
got beans to SELL
And, mind YOU" concluded the mar
rator. Il was never in Boston in my
life. Washington Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
The Gentle Render.

What has become of the gentle read
er? asks Samuel NJ. Crothers in The
Atlantic. One does not like to think
that he has passed away with the
stagecoach and the weekly news letter
and that henceforth we are to be con-
fronted only with the stony glare of the
intelligent reading public. Once upon
time-that is to say, generation or
two ago-he was very highly esteemed
To him books were dedicated with long
rambling prefaces and with episodes
which were their own excuse for being
In the very middle of the story the
writer would stop with word of apol-
ogy or explanation addressed to the
gentle reader or at the very least with
q nod or wink no matter if the fate
Of the hero be in suspense or the plot
be ineXtricably involved.
Hang the plotv' says the author II
must have a chat with the gentle read
er and find out what he thinks about
it."
And so condolences were interchang
ed, and there was gossip about the uni
verse and suggestions in regard to the
Queerness of human nature until at
last the author would jump up with
Enough of this, gentle reader; perhaps
it's time to go back to the story"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
Her Sacrifice.

The Rev. Cyrus II. Brady says in his
book of missionary "reminiscences: 81
was once preaching about missions,
urging the congregation to make some
sacrifice for the missionary cause and
indicating to them several methods by
which they could follow my advice.
Among other things l suggested that
they refrain from purchasing any book
which they very much desired and do
nate the money to me instead for my
missionary work. | happened to have
perpetrated a book myself.
You will therefore understand my
feelings when very bright woman in
the congregation came up to me and
handed me 81 with the remark, | had
intended to buy your book and read it.,
Mr.. Brady. but have concluded to fol-
low your advice and give you the mon
ey for missions instead
81 accepted the situation gracefully
and told her | would lend her my own
copy Of the book to read. She smiled
and thanked me, and as she did so |
voiced my thought in this way, But
after all Mrs. r.. there does not seem
to be any sacrifice on your part in this
transaction. for you have the happy
consciousness of having given the mon
ey for missions and vet have the book
as we'll
mo sacrifce| she replied. why,
have to read the bookp"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
An Awe Stricken witness.

81 well remember" said a veteran
lawyer, "the trial Of a case in which
Judge Henry Il. Bacllus was doing
cross examining. Now, the judge was
noted for his lavish use of six footed
words, and he used frequently to
astound if not confuse an unprepared
witness with a plethora of high sound
ing phrases. The case / speak of was
tried in Sault Ste. Marie, and there
was a simple. inoffensive Frenchman
on the witness stand. He understood
little of the attorneys profound inter-
rogatories and gave his answers in a
confused and stammering way calcu-
lated to ruffle the sweetest temper.
Finally the attorney paused in the mid
die of his cross examination and OBJ
jected because the answers OF the wit
ness were not responsive. He was adj
vised by the court to couch his ques--
lions in simpler language. Then Judge
Backus. pointing his finger ut the meek
looking witness and looking him
straight in the eye, thundered:
"'Sir, | desire you to respond to my
interrogatories categorically and with
out prevarication or take the conse-
Quencesv
"'Ohv exclaimed the Frenchman, ris-
ing from his chair in fear. ooh. What
dat?'
"Of course the incidenC convulsed the
spectators and the court. and it was
some time before order was restored
and the case could proceed. "-Detroit
Free Press
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
Interested.

Mrs. Newrich-I never can remember
how many cards to leave when calling.
Old conference.-the rules are very
simple. madam. You hand one to the
servant and then on departing leave as
many on the plate as there are adult
members of the family. adding two Of
your husbands cards and occasionally
dumping in few more for good meas
ure. Do not be niggardly in dealing
out cards, as that suggests vulgar pow
erty
81 am very much obliged. Are you
professor of etlquetteY'
mo. madam. | am Mr. Bristol, the
card manufacturer. Exchange.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20

Analysing game just played at the
club by two checker experts seems to
be almost as fascinating recreation
to the spectators as any other branch
OF the game. Time and again have we
watched n half dozen checkerists who
were busy suggesting this move to
draw" or that move to win" while
an equal number would be just as
eager 10 prove the unsOundness of the
lines in question. BY the time both
sides are through. the position has been
thoroughly sifted and it's ntricacies
are apparent to all. Many players,
however, are not very anxious to have
their good things displayed and adj
vertised in this manner and generally
decline to answer Heading" questions.
When an amateur whom the late
James Wyllie had just defeated in a
game, reset the pieces at certain POI
sition and said, Mr. Wyllie, If l had
played so instead of my original move.
| think | would have drawn the
game" the Herd Laddie" retorted,
"They are all draws if you put them
back far enoughv'-Shaefer Checker
iSt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
Miss Kingsley and the GoriI,ns,

On the Gabun river Miss Mary
Kingsley's guide one day called to her
to creep quietly through the bushes
and then she saw family of five 60
rillas-an old male, three females and
a young one. The guide sneezed, which
alarmed the gorillas, and they fled
with bark and howl, the old male
swinging from bough to bough like an
acrobat on n trapeZe,
On another day Miss Kingsley and
her two guides came suddenly upon a
solitary male gorilla. who. as usual.
had appropriated n forest glade as G
park for his private enjoyment. Flu.
rious at the intrusion. the brute, in
stead of fleeing. came stumbling to-
ward them, growing fiercely shoot
him. whispered Miss Kingsley. 81
dare not" said the guide. until he
comes quite close. have only one
gun. The other is out Of order If |
miss, he will kill us"
The gorilla came nearer. Rearing
himself on his hind legs he beat his
breast and roared, just as Du Chaillu
described long ego. Then, running for
ward, he stopped and roared again and
again ran forward until quite close.
Then the guide fired and the gorilla
dropped dead.-Chambers Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
MOUNTAIN AIR.
Why II Is More HeaIthfuI Than That
of Lower Attitudes.

The only reason why mountain air
is healthier than low air is that noun
tain air is cleaner than low air. The
chemical composition of the atmos-
phere differs but little, if at all, wher-
ever the sample be taken. ON Pixies
peak the relation of oxygen to nitro
gen and other constituents Of the at
mosphere is the same as at the level
Of the ocean. The favorable effects
therefore of a change Of air are not to
be explained by any difference in the
proportion of its gaseous constituents.
One important difference. however, is
the meteorological one. The air Of
high attitudes contains no microbes
and is, in fact. sterile, while near the
ground and some 100 feet above it
microbes are abundant.
In the air Of Chicago and other
crowded places not only does the mi
crobe impurity increase, but other inn
purities, such as the products Of com
bustiOn of coal, accrue also. Several
investigators have found traces of hy-
drOgen and certain hydrocarbons in
the air, and especially in the air of pine,
oak and birch forests. 1t is to those
bodies, doubtless consisting of traces
Of essential oils, to which the curative
effects Of certain health resorts are
ascribed. Thus the locality Of a fir
forest is said to give relief in diseases
Of the respiratory tract. But all the
same these traces of essential oils and
aromatic products must be counted,
strictly speaking, as impurities, since
they are not apparently necessary con-
stituents of the air. AS recent analy-
SEES have shown, these bodies tend to
disappear in the air as higher alti-
tude is reached until they disappear
ogether.-Louisville Dispatch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20
The Cautious scotchman.

A Scotsman was walking along Traf-
algar square one day, when he stop
ped in front of the National gallery.
Seeing a number of people going in,
Scottie walked in too.
He was surprised to find he had moth
ing to pay. it being free day." Aft
err passing the turnstiles. however, he
was asked to hand over his walking
stick.
Nae fear" he replied cautiously. II
thought there wis some doc Cheat
when We got in free!"
He gave wink at the attendant and
walked out.-Pearson's Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-20


The old soak. I'm his tattered. patched
coat, shuffled up to the bar, where he
had drained off so many drinks, and
looked wistfully at the bottles Of red
liquor I'm row about two arms length
away.
Say, Jim. old boy" he said to the
bartender in the most winning tones
he could muster, you wouldn't take a
mans last cent fer drink, would yep
You bet your life | would!' snapped
Jim, with the viciousncss Of a steel
trap. Jim suspected an effort to get
drink on tick and proposed to forestall
it,
"Well, | s'pose l got to have her. so
set her out" and the soak heaved up a
great sigh that shook his frame with
emotion.
Jim heaved much lighter weight
sigh on discovering that the drink was
to be paid for. He set out the bottle Of
the toughest goods he had in the house.
The unwelcome customer poured out
four fingers and drank it down with
evident relish. Wiping his mouth on
his coat sleeve, he reached into his
pocket, and, pulling out one DID, tar
nished cent that he had found on the
sidewalk, he slapped it on the counter.
"There you are, JIM he gurgled.
whats thisY yelled Jim in loud,
strident tones.
"You said you'd take me last cent for
a drink, and there it is"
Jim reached under the bar for base
ball bat which he always had on tap,
but before he could get it out the artful
soak had disappeared through the
front door.-Chicago Chronicle