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The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
GRIM OLD NEweATE PRISON.
Scene OF Much Crime and Misery Con-
demned to Destruction.

3 GOttttbCA W 0SSAiA ~
} Grim, forbidding old Newgate
prison, which In the course of it's CEN
fury and a half OF existence has housed
SO many men and women condemned
to destruction, has been condemned to
obstruction itself so many times and
still remained undistuTbed in all it's
ugliness and dinginess that 1t would
not be surprising if any further an
nouncement Of the historic prisons
Impending doom we've received with
polite incredulity similar to that
which greeted the young mans cry
of wolff"
q However, SUCH an announcement
tnust be made, for it has low been
decided definitely that the long-de-
ferred destruction and rebuilding Of
the famous Jail shall begin May "a. AL
ready the Wardens are beginning to
move Temporary cells are being built
in the ""Old Bailey"-the scarcely less
famous court house which adjoins
Newgate-where the : prisoners now
awaiting trial can be kept, and on the
day mentioned the soot-blackened jail
house where Jonathan Wild, Jack
Sheppard, Mrs. Brownrigg and many
other criminals almost as famous
were confined and executed will be at
tackled by an army Of workmen, the
great blocks of granite of which 1t Is
built will be loosened one by one, and
go one of the most Interesting remains
of old London will pass away.-Lon-
don Exchange.
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rience. Hundreds Of dollars went to the
doctor and the druggist. l was simply
O walking medicine chest and a phys
ical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio
wrote me that she had been cured Of
womb trouble by using Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and advised me to try it: !!
then discontinued all other medicines
and gave your Vegetable Compound e
thorough trial. Within four weeks
nearly all pain had left ne; l rarely
had Headaches, and my nerves were in
a much better condition, and l was
a terrible surgical operation."- MES.
EcK1s STEVENSON, $50 So. State St,
Salt Lake City, Utah.-s5ooo forfeit #
above testimonial is not ~geHHine.
Remember every woman is
cordially invited to write to Mrs
Pinkham if there is anything;
about her symptoms she does not
understand. Mrs. Pinkhams
address is LYNN Masss
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
A A GOOD THING.
MIR. RockefeIIer's Opinion of the Medi'
cal Profession.

MIR. RockefeIIer's Opinion of the Medi'
cal Profession.
When Mr.. William Rockefeller had
appendicitis DR.. Mckinney was called
in to perform the necessary operation.
After his recovery Mr.. Rockefeller
received the doctors bill in due
course, and, drawing a check, went
to pay the account in person. In the
conversation which followed append.
citis was naturally their main theme.
"You told me-" said Mr.. Rockefeller.
while l was sick, doctor, that every.
body in the world had O vermiform
appendix"
with a few exceptions I believe
that to be the case" answered the
doctor.
"And that sooner or later" pursuea
the oil magnate, every N would
have to be operated on, either to cure
or prevent the disease"
THAT Is the generally recognized
opinion among the medical frater-
nifty" was the answer.
"Well," said Mr.. Rockefeller, rising,
'if you will pardon me saying so, it
seems to me that you have a better
thing of 1t than has the Standard OIL
Company."-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
SUICIDE on TIE INCREASE.
Death Seems to Have Few Tcrrors ir
These Days.

These Days.
The mania for seif-destTuction is
on the increase.
Life certainly presents, in most
countries, many more agreeable foa-
lures than it did a generation a5o.
Yet the desire to abandon it increases
yearly. The fetal number Of suicides
Is swelling enormously. Is it because
Of the greater prevalence Of nervous
diseases?
An English alierist, Mr. Styles, has
been at some pains to investigate tAis
subject, with wholly discouraglng re-
suits. The story Of his discoveries may
best be expressed in figures.
Some forty years ago the average
number OF suicides was, in Sweden,
enc to every $4,000 inhabitants; in
Russia, one TO every $4,000 inhab-
itants; in the United States, Il to
every $4,000 Inhabitants, AID in the
great cities, like London and st.
Petersburg, one to every 21,0CO inhab'
itants. 1t is plain that we made a
dismal showing even then.
In France, chosen fer Illustration
because it offers the most startling
revelations, Mr.. Styles found for every
100, 600 inhabitants, during the years
1871 to 1916, 8 suicides; from 1916 to
1850, 10 suicides; from 1861 to 1870,
13 suicides; from 1871 to 1875, IS sui
cides; from 1870 to 1889, II suicides;
in 1889, 81 suicides; in 1893, q, and in
1894, &c.
From 1926 to 1890, tins proportion @!
suicides in Belgium has augmented
70 per cent; in Prussia, Al per cent;
in Austria, 23S per cent; in Sweden
and Denmark, Y per cent, and So Pei
cent respectively, and in France, 81
Der cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
No Boat Free from Dancer.

Once upon q time a small boy asked
permission Of his father to go rowing
in a boat with a friend.
"You may go, my son." said the pa.
rent, "if you are careful to keep away
from the rocks"
Certainly" replied his son; I'VE are
going in deep, clear water, where
there are no rocks"
They went, and as it happened, his
friend was a fool. So, when they
were from shore, he swayed the boat
from side to side, thinking that it was
great fun to do SO. Finally the boat
turned bottom side up, and the occu-
pants had a very narrow escape from
drowning.
Moral-Rocks may appear in any
water when there is a fool in the boat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Rivalry Over Beethoven Statue.

Much rivalry has existed between
the cities of Leipzig and Vienna for
the possession Of the remarkable
statue Of Beethoven, recently execut
ed by Max Klinger of Leipzig. Sub
scription lists were opened in both
places, but it Is understood that the
city council Of Vienna finally decided
to make no contribution to the
fund, SO Leipzig nov has the best
chance of securing it. 1t represents
the labor of fifteen years and depicts
the great German musician seated
upon a bronze throne which is sup.
ported by symbolical figures in re,
lief. An eagle, chiseled in black mar
Bile spreads it's wings at the feet CT
the massive figure. The %unconven'
tional treatment as well as its fine
execution has created quite a sensa,
ton throughout Europe. 1t is said
to have cost $37,500 for materials
alone, and is held by the sculptor al
a purchase figure Of 100000.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Exercising Horses.

An English army officer, writing on
the care of horses, says: Regularity
of exercise is an important element in
the development of the highest powers
of the horse. The horse in regular
work will suffer less in his legs than
another, for he becomes gradually and
thoroughly accustomed to what is re-
CURED of him. The whole living ma.
chine accommodates itself to the regu-
lar demands ON 1t, the body becomes
active and well conditioned, without
supertious fat, and the muscles and
tendons gradually develop. Horses
regularly worked are also nearly ex-
empt from the many accidents which
arise from ov~erfreshness.
"As a proof Of the value of regular
exercise we need only refer to the
stage coach horses of former days.
Many of these animals. though by no
means of the best physical frame,
would trot with a heavy load behind
them for eight hours, at the rate of ten
miles an hour without turning a hair,
and this work they would continue to
do for years without being sick or
sorry. Few gentlemen can say as
much for their carriage horses. No
horses, in fact, were in harder condi-
ton.
son the other hand, If exercise be
neglected, even for a few days in a
horse in high condition, he will put on
fat. He has been making daily the
large amount of material needed to
sustain the consumption caused by his
work. If that work eases suddenly
nature win, Notwithstanding, continue
to supply the new material; and fat,
followed by plethora and frequently
by disease, will be the speedy conse.
uuence.H
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
OLD TOOLS FOUND IN MINE.
indictments Used TWO Centuries Rg

Implements Used TWO Centuries AZ:
Discovered in Massachusetts.
A remarkable collection of nipple
merits used by miners in 1858 has
been discovered in a deserted shall
Of the Sturbridge graphite mine q.
Webster, Mass, ninety feet below
the surface.
The discovery includes a wooden
pump stock, twenty-five feet long GGd
almost intact; a section of chain for
merly weighing fifty pounds and o
tipping the scales at but five, anG
some hammers of ancient make.
More than this, it has become posi-
lively known that the SturbridGe
graphite mine was the first mine 81
any kind discovered and worked il
the United States.
The discovery vas recently made b.
C. e. and Francis Husbands of Phila
delphia, expert graphite men, who arc
now operating at the mine.
For something like 219 years These
implements have lain in ice,cold wa.
ter deep in the ground, and, in the line
of ancient tools, arc probably moro
valuable than any others in the coan,
try.
An investigation conducted by the
Philadelphia men has developed the
facts, which first became known OUT
side to Edward S. Hill Of Webster
president Of the Massachusetts Graph
tie company, which owns the property
Mr.. Husbands and sen believe they
are now in a fair way to unearth
very rich bed Of graphite, and 1t vas
during their investigation that tn
relics mentioned were discovered Il
cold water, away from the air, tho
pump had lain for more than 20(
years, apparently, and is today i
almost a perfect state Of preservation
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Hydrophobias

Hydrophobfa has always been a rare
disease in this country, but within the
past few weeks a surprising number Of
cases have been reported. Cats are
liable to rabies, but it is more common
to dogs, and seems to arise from over,
eating and too little liberty. Pets that
are kept in a house all the time live an
artificial life, especially If they are
stimulated by high feeding. One ami.
NAL also communicates the germs to
others, and sometimes a dozen dogs,
cats, horses and cattle will be affected
Dy the bites Of a single dog running
at large. While there is faith In the
Pasteur treatment Of the bitten sub.
Ject, prevention is far easier. Ailing
dogs ought to be watched, especially
IL they stink under furniture. whine,
appear uneasy and detected, and. in
stead OF shooting a dog that has bit.
ten a person, the animal should be
chained and kept under watch to see
If genuine rabies is developed. Many
cases Of supposed hydrophibia are
merely hysteria, and If a bitten person
knows that the dog who has inflicted
the wound is healthy. he will be re.
lieved from much anxiety, whereas if
the animal is quickly killed the uncer.
tainty as to the danger may result in
simulated hydrophobia, with nervous
breakdown. On general principles it
would be well to end the lives Of the
poor dogs and cats that wander about
u cities, unfed, uncared for, sickly,
a nuisance to neighborhoods, a burden
to themselves.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Eminent General as a villain.

A character called Lord Roberts, and
representing the Commander-in-C Chief,
is the villain Of a romance entitled
"Gold Fever" now running in the
Neues Wiener Journal of Vienna.
Here is a specimen passage: Lord
Roberts went suddenly pale. almost
sallow. He knew that everything de-
pended upon his successful carrying
out Of his plans; but in spite of this
he DON regained his composure. Only
an extremely careful observer would
have noticed the evil flicker of his
beast-of-prey-like eyes,"
Needless to say, Lord Roberts" is
hopelessly in love with the heroine, for
whom he Rys the piano.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Had his Nerve with Him.

81 had a nervy one to-day" said
the bartender, according to the Phila,
delphia record. GA country looking
yap, who had seen the free lunch sign
outside, came gawking in, and as soon
as he got his bearings made a dive
for the solid food counter. In q
minute he had made the picked tripe
dish look like thirty cents and had
nut the crackers and cheese out OF
business entirely. I glued my eyes
on him and sung out, Hey, there!
Have a beer?' He vas too busy tc
talk, but shook his head no. 'Mebbe
some whisky / says. Nope he says,
with his mouth full Of corned beef
sandwich. Well, say, he was SO busy
oyer there that I thought it was ur
TO me to put a stop to it, 80 l says
sarcastic Ike, How about g
hottie O. wine?' Much obliged he
saws, but when l left home I prom.
ised the old folks / wouldn't drink
nothin',' l was SO stunned let him
get out without leaving his card"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Good for Her.

The Living Church quotes this from.
q Connecticut woman's diary, dated
1870: I'VE had roast pork for dinner,
and DIR. S., who carved, held up a
rib on his fork, and said: Here, la.
dies. is what Mother Eve was made
Of Yes said Sister Patty, and it's
from very much the same kind of
e~rktter.'"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
q. 9. 3. SENT r {
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases, Cancers,
Itching Hulnnra Rora pnina

Cures Blood and Skin Diseases, Cancers,
Itching Hurnors, Bone Pains
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. cures
Pimples, scabby, scaly, itching Eczema,
Ulcers, Eating Sores, scrofula, Blood
Poison, Bone Pains, Swellings, Rhouma-
tism, Cancer. Especially advised for chronic
cases that doctors, patent medicines and
Hot Springs fail to cure or help. Strength
ems weak kidneys. Druggists, 81 per
large bottle. To prove it cures B. 3. B.
sent free by writing BLOOD BAl1 Co.,
IL Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice sont In
sealed letter. Medicine sent at once, pre-
paid. ALI We ask is that you will speak a
good word for B. B. B.
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rwn Hundred miles TO Ruy a Hat.

A writer In the Boston Journal is
responsible for the following story:
what are you doing in Boston,"
asked a friend Of mine, a New Yorker.
the other day, as we met in Postof.
fee square.
"Came on to buy a hat"
"Why come to Boston for that?"
"Well, you see, in New York when
you put on a new hat all your friends
promptly remove it and look inside
10 see if it was bought at a swell
store. Not having the price the swell
store wanted and being favored with
a railroad pass, | came on to buy mine
here and fool the crowd. Going back
tonight"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Roman PhiIosopher's Words,

You will do the greatest service te
the state If you shall raise, not the
roofs of the houses, but the souls Of
the citizens; for it is better that great
souls should dwell in small houses
rather than for mean slaves to Turk
in great houses.-Epictetus.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

The umbrella and parasol were used
by the Eastern nations many centuries
before the Christian era. The oldest
chinaware shows pictures of ladies
and mandarins shaded by parasols Of
patterns similar to those now in use.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
CURIOUS FACTS

A horsefy will live for hours after Its
head has been pulled off. The head of
the mosquito hawk will continue eating
its victim when separated from the
thoraX.
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Keeping a Good Cook.

Maybe the only way to keep a good
cook would be to marry her and maybe
then she'd stop being . geod cock
New yoyk Pre-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
The SURGEONS knife
Mrs. Eckis Stevenson of Salt
Lake City Tells How Opera
lions For Ovarian Troubles
Hay Be Avoided.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I suffered
with Inflammation of the ovaries and
womb for over six years, enduring aches
and pains which none can dream Of but
those who have had the same expe-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

All employment of natives in the
Philippines is on the padrone system.
No American can walk out and hire a
dozen Filipinos to go to work for him.
He must instead arrange with a "boss'
and on a commission for so much Ia
Dor. This is the Philippines substitute
for trade unionism.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
ness after first days uso Of DR.. Kline's Great
N~erveRestorer $2triaI bottle and treatisefree
DER II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

We will give 800 reward for any case OF
eatarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
Z j CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo, o.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces infamma-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

J When the fire of ambition turns to ashes
of despair there is but little need of hope
reminding The fame.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

y A live wire contains more death than
anything else we know Of.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

The Pope has t~hirty-fve secretaries tt
answer his ~daily5average of $4,000 letters.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

Loafng. may be easy work, but it takes
all a mans time.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken oil
us a cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIEN, 1922 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1909
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

A woman is better minded when she is
not strong-minded.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

Tt shouldn't be difficult for the much.
abused poet to write his wrongs.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to
light and washing.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

The English King and Queen have
accepted an interesting curio from Mr..
George Scovell, a member of the
Twickenham District Council, in the
shape of a wooden inkstand carved in
the form of a Viking war vessel. The
wood is taken from the ribs of a Viking
ship wrecked near Southampton ten
centuries ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

The Trinity House authorities have
Just completed the blowing up of the
wreck of Fl. M. cutter Hunter, which
was lost, with all hands, off Halsboro
on February 81, 1907. The divers re-
covered some interesting relics in the
form of an anchor ring and stock, and
part of one of her guns. The relics
have been handed over to the Var
mouth Museum.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

part of one of her guns. The relics
have been handed over to the Var
mouth Museum.
Wardley Hall, six miles from Bolton,
England, dates from about the time of
Henry vi. In the staircase was a re.
cess containing a skull, supposed to be-
long to Roger Downes, a roisterer in
Charles IFS time, and Wardley Hall
became known as the Skull house, as,
according to the legend, whenever the
skull was removed from it's resting
place trouble would befall the inmates
Of the dwelling. On one occasion the
relic was lost in the moat, which had
to be dragged for it's recovery
The growing Of pampas plumes has
become an important industry in Cali.
fornia. When they are cut a day or SO
suf1ces to dry the plumes, and at such
times the ground appears, from the
hills. to be covered with snow. After
the drying the plumes are taken to the
curing house and then finally sorted
into various grades by expert hands.
The finest and most beautiful plumes
are about thirty-six inches long, and
they are packed for shipment either in
packages of 1000 or in large cases, the
prices ranging from 5000 to $500 per
thousand according to the demand. In
all, California produces about $780, 600
plumes a year, which are sent all over
this country and Europe.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-11
CHINESE VA MEXICO
LINE FROM PACIFIC
COAST To THE ORIENT
No Need for Transfer Of Passengers
and Uncle Sam Must Supply
Army Of Customs Men
on Border.

San Diego March 3l.-A new route
for the Chinese to get into this country
is what the people of San Diego con.
slider the movement which seems to
be on foot for the establishment of a
MeXican.Chinese line of steamers un.
der "a concession which was recently
granted to Tarpey and Bennett, two
American citizens. According 10 Min.
lister Claytons report to the Depart.
ment of State, the concession is dou.
BILE in that II contains a clause for
steamship line or lines on the Pacific
Coast and to the Orient, and also a
clause granting fishing concessions in
the Gulf OF California.
At present the route through Mexico
Is not being successfully worked. be.
cause the one binding link in the
route has been broken at San Fran.
cisco. With the steamship line estab.
lished according to the concession to
Tarpcy and Bennett, the route will be
re-cstablshed without the connecting
link at san Francisco. The Chinese
exclusion act has worked with a reas.
enable degree Of success at the ports
oi the United States. but when the
MOngOlians found the route through
British Columbia and Canada, the en-.
..re northern frontier had TO be polio.
cd with customs officers until along
the line in Northern New York, as well
as on the line between Washington
and British Columbia, they are as
thick as policemen at a prize fight.
The route by way OF .aeXico was
successfully followed only while the
transfer OF passengers from one steam.
or to another at San Francisco was
permitted. As long as the ruling was
that the MongOlians could come from
tn" Orient and be transferred to n
coast steamer to be landed at Enseua
ia. Guaymas or MaZatlan, there were
Chinese in Mexico to come across the
llhe. As the number of officials was
limited, there being only three or
tOur TO watch the entire line between
me Pacific Coast and the Colorado
river, II was not much Of a trick to
get in However, when the difficulty
was pointed ont to the department and
10 Chinese were no longer permitted
~ transfer from one steamer to anoth.
CIR IN San Francisco harbor zen route
TO Mexico The scheme was effectually
broken up.
NOW comes this concession for
steamer line to China without the ne.
cesslty OF a transfer anywhere. If es.
tablisned, 1t will mean the landing of
hundreds Of coolies in Mexico to event
uaiiy llnd their way to this country. 1t
vii also mean that Uncle Sam will
nave to supply an army oil men to the
customs districts OF San Diego and No. /.
gales 10 keep them out.