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Deen q necessity to mis- life. He con
cealed from her the fact Of his pres
ence until he had found work, and
then, with a swelling heart and a sense
of his degradation he called at her adj
dress in Woodlawn.
He found her a woman and remem.
bered her as a coed. She was glad te
see him, and therefore he was sorry he
had come He intended to bare his
confidence to the girl who had been
his chum at college, but to the radiant
woman whom he saw and who called
him Joe" with an odd mixture of ia.
miliarity and reserve, he could say
nothing at all. So he sat dull and hec.
tic while she chartered away about
her successes, her hopes, her friends
memories. Then:
"Wha r you going to do-Joe?s
she asked.
Il don't know exactly" he said,
flushing with the memory of his soar
factory. "You know, Miss Franz,
T.
Miss Franz" she calculated; "since
when, pray? Here I am calling you
Joe and you come back with Miss
Franz Now, don't do that, Joe"
well, then, Marie" he resumed,
the pallor Of hope whitening his good
face; "Well, you know I haven't much
choice. It's a case Of work with me.
/ haven't a sou, you know, and what.
ever / do-at first, anyway-must be
for the money there is in 1t. I've got
o place"
"Good for YOU she laughed. GOOD
boy. And you just came. / told you 1t
was only a question Of nerve"
Il think I have that he was say
Ing, but she ratified ahead:
"Look at Charley Hughes. He's
here, already a rising-some say d bril-
liant-young lawyer. Why, you al
ways excelled him at college, didn't
you. Joe? OF course. he's a lovely fell
low bingham WINGED again and /
like him ever so much, but the point is,
he's no smarter than you, is he?"
sAss uluA U hAUW uSQ0S was
here" said the diHident Joe, his gorge
rising at the thought that perhaps Ma
RE had already seen so much Of his
old classmate that her interest In him.
self was secondary; do you e much
OF him.?
Yes; we're great friends, you know:
that is-well. he calls about twice d
week." and her big blue eyes studied
the carpet till she felt that Joe was
looking at the clock. Then she re-
sunned:
BY the way, can't you come out to
III Browning Club meet Thursday.
Char-Mr. Hughes is to be there, and
you ought to begin to mix a little. as
they cali 1t. He's going to give a read
Ing of some sort. You and 1 can go
WIN you go with me Joe was
alert now.
You may be sure ! will.n
So they agreed to go to the Browning
symposium, and Ingham went home
with o new hope and an indomitable
dissemination n bin gullelaas heart
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Short Persons Heightened.

E'a SAO CrBOuS AbHSI EGnGUs
Now that the possession of Titan
red hair has become so common as to
be no longer remarkable or dis.
tingue," Partisan ladies have ceased &C
dye their tresses to the required shade.
But another has arisen, and to-
day the n consuming desire of the
petite Par1sienne" is to add a few
inches to her stature. For years she
has been trying to do this by means OF
high heels and those artful little con-
trivances known as "talonettes," which
when placed inside her dainty shoes
give her the benefit of an extra cent?
metre. Now, thanks to the clever dis
covery Of a fashionable boulevard doc
tor, there is some hope of the diminu-
tive fair one realizing her ambition.
BY means of an ingenious process
by which the joints of the ankles and
knees are daily operated upon with an
electric bulb, the osseous matter at the
sections of the joints is expanded and
the growth of the bones stimulated,
the consequence being that the limbs
are materially heightened. The doc
tor also applies the bulb to the spine,
and he says he is able to prove by
successful results already obtained on
patients whom he has "lengthened,s
that he can add a centimeter 1.-TWO
fifths of an ineh) per month during a
period Of six months ii. e., two and a
half inches) to the height of any one
submitting to his treatment. After
six months continual treatment the
expansion" is stopped for a time and
renewed later If necessary.-London
Daily Mail.
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r TVS queerhowsom m of these bright
est, best college fellows fail to

= TVS ueerhowsome Of these bright
est, best college fellows fail to
'land" when the real struggle be-
z gins. Take Ingham, for instance;
he was the star Of every year from
freshman to graduating, a football hero
and a man among the many men Of his
year. And yet when he left college
and started in "on his own hook" SO
to speak. he didn't seem to be appre-
ciated. His mother said he was too
modest; his father said he was a
dreamer, and Marie Franz, who had
worshiped him at school, said: "Give
him time; he's a bit slow, but he'll get
there"
She went to Chicago to study music
the same week that saw Ingham in
stalled as a clerk In the Bank of Ores
ton. A clerkship in a country bank
isn't calculated to emblazon the genius
of any man, but the job looked alluring
to Ingham, who was poor, and he took
it because he loved his mother and
wanted to nurture her old age. He
wrote queer, rambling letters to Marie
every week and in answer got words
Of cheer, praise and encouragement.
She told him that Chicago was 'the
place." and that half the successful
men might go to school to him with
profit.
When Ingham's mother died he had
a few hundred dollars saved up and
the funeral expenses left him enough
to pay his way to the city. It took him
three weeks to find employment, and
then he was a bit ashamed of his posi-
ton. Bill clerk in a soap factory is
not the situation calculated to thrill
the vanity of a college graduate, but
Ingham could have borne his humilia-
ton better If a visit to Marie had not
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

The record of deaths in Alpine climb,
ing in Switzerland during last year
amounts to 119, which is said to be
more than double that Of the previous
year. Probably many of these fatal.
ties may be traced to lack of expert.
ence or foolhardiness among tourists
Mountain climbing is an art, and to
be successful in 1t demands a clear
head, steady nerves and no small skill
In keeping ones feet in dangerous
places. Nothing is more exhilarating
than mountain climbing when a mis-
step may mean swift and sudden
death; but Switzerland ought to pass
ONE law restricting this pastime to
those who are able to prove that they
have had experience as mountaineers,
thinks the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

The officers of old st. Johns Church,
on Church Hill, Richmond, Va, contra
dict with much warmth u published
story to the effect that the venerable
structure is to be sold to make way
for a block of commercial buildings.
The Senior Warden, Captain Cyrus
Bossieux, says that the church does not
owe a cent to anyone, 1t is in this
church that Patrick Henry made his
celebrated give me liberty or give me
death" speech In 1775, and it is the
delight of all visitors to Richmond
to stand in the pew in which he uttered
the memorable words.
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ODD NOMENCLATURE.

Some Curious Names of Places in State
of Massachusetts,.
In the Middlesex fells some good old
colonial names are preserved, like
Jingelberry hill and ~Chillyshally
brook. Spot pond was named by Gov.
Winthrop, who discovered it in. the
winter, because of the many rocks
that showed through the ice and spot
ted the surface. Powderhorn hill, in
Chelsea, is said to have been bought
of the Indians for a hornful of pow.
der.
The fact of misfortune to divers un-
known persons-whether trivial or not
does not appear-finds a record in Bad
Luck mountain In Granville and Bad
Luck pond in Douglas. There may be
some association between Burncoat
brook and pond in Leicester and Spen-
Ger and Burnshirt river, likewise In
Worcester county.
Drinkwater river Is a felicitous name
Of a stream of good water. It is in
Hanover, and possibly there may
have been a family of that name in the
neighborhood. Strong Water brook in
Tewksbury has quite different 1850
Citations. Sought For pond, in West
ford, suggests a long and bafied quest
for the spot through the wilderness in
the olden days. One of the least
euphonious of names is Skug river in
Essex and Middlesex counties. It is
worthy a place among such English
names as Norwood Scrubs, a park
in London.
A legend about the James of the
group of Islands on the south coast
presents an instance of how fancied
resemblance gives rise to stories. 1t
is related that these islands once be-
longed to a man with four daughters.
To Nancy, the eldest, the father gave
the first choice, and the fact that
"Nan-took-it' is recorded in the name
Nantucket, the island she selected.
Nantucket, of course, is in reality an
Indian name. Martha's Vineyard and
the Elizabeth islands went to Martha
and Elizabeth respectively, while the
fourth daughter, whose name has been
lost to memory, there was nothing left
but the most remote and undesirable
of the group, which was called No
Mans Land, because its owner was a
woman. The Elizabeth islands, in fact,
were named for Queen Elizabeth by
Bartholomew Gosnold, their discov-
erer, whose name has been given to
the town that comprises them.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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THE GREAT uNsATisFIEo.

The men who are not satisfied
Are they who set the pace
The men who do not meet defeat
With calm, contented face;
The men who labor on and IN,
With minds and fingers skilled
They are the great unsatisied
Who plan, and fight, and build.
The men who are not satisfied
They are the ones who lead;
They force humanity ahead
By strident word and deed;
They bring us out of bygone ways;
They guide us through the dark
To where some man, unsatisfied,
Has set a shining mark.
The men who are not satisfied
They grid the world with wires;
They belt the land with rails of steel,
And pierce the air with spires;
They loose the leash of sweet content
With which mankind is tied.
Wen never pay the debt we owe
The men unsatisied.
w. D. Nesbit, in Baltimore American.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

King Edward has pleased the Welsh
people immensely by directing "that
there be added to the achievement OF
the Prince of Wales the badge of the
Red Dragon" The Red Dragon OF
Cadwallader Of Wales was quartered
by Henry CTudor) VII in a banner
with his other badges in recognition
Oh his direct descent from Owen Tu-
dor, the Welsh Prince. When the
Ssuarts assembled the throne the
dragon was dropped from the coat of
arms, and it has not since reappeared
until now through it's restoration to
the achievement Of arms of the heir
apparent who takes his title from the
little principality.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

The treatment of cancer and CON
sumption is receiving much attention
abroad at present. A London philan
thropist has put a large sum of money
at the disposition of King Edward fol
the establishment of a hospital for the
special treatment Of cancer, and the
Baroness Edmond de Rothschild. OF
Paris, has given $250,OOO for the foun.
dalton of a Hebrew home for the treat.
ment of diseases Of the lungs, the in.
stitution to be a memorial monument
to her father.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26
Fire Signals,

At O meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Go. No. /, held on July 9,
| 1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and a Code of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the loca-
ton of fires In the future. The town
ives divided as follows:
District No. ALL that portion OF
tSwn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street On the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
DISTRICT No. 3-The portion of town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tioa line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COR
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
i'd alarm, and repeat.
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Force Of q CyeIane.

Careful estimates of the force OF q
cyclone and the energy required to
keep the fulI-aedged hurricane In ac,
tive operation reveal the presence OF
q power that makes the mightiest eff.
forts Of man appear as nothing In com.
p~arison. a force fully equal to over
400.000,000 horse power was estimated
as developed in a West Indian cyclone.
This is about fifteen times the power
that 8 be developed by all the means
within the range of mans capabilities
during the same time.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town OF
Washington, La, in the square bound.
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 2Ox3O feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance Oh time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier Office, Ope-
lousas, La. If
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26
Town Residences For Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Ope.
%lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, pecans, ETC., about 9 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
freplaces, out-buildings, etc., all un-
der good fence. Will be sold cheap for
cash, or part cash and balance on time
to suit. Apply at this omes. IT
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

a Sunday-school superintendent of
San francisco was making a fervid
prayer d few Sundays ago. and asked
the divine blessing upon each and
every enterprise IN which the school
was interested. He closed his petition
to the throne of grace in the following
words: And now, @ Lord. bless the
lambs of this fold and make them
meet for the kingdom If heaven
Amaus
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Betraying Hia 1enorance.

"I am always putting my foot IN It,
said Mr.. Cumrox, sadly.
Whats the trouble?"
Il am always displaying the fact
that | have no taste or refinement
Mrs, C. asked me which of two gowns
/ preferred and / Immediately be.
trayed my ignorance. | admired the
one which cost at least $75 less than
the other."-Washington Star.
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OF THE-
IMMACULATE : CONCEPTION,

OPELOUSAS, LA.
Badsr the Direction Of the Sisters EagiazsA
Of Holy Gross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring o thorough christian o.
ucation. Constant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons ass
given in music, painting and Other
useful arts. The sisters also hsva
charge of the boys school. The course
o. instruction 10 two-fold-PrepaRasogg
and Commercial. French il taugha IN
the two courses. For particulars, cd
dress SISTER SUPERIOR ;
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Think of II.

Phil Ossifer-I dread the time when
airships shall become practicable.
Phil Brick-Why?
Phil ossffer-Well, just think OF
what an airship face would look like!
Ohio State Journal.
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TBAT MEN,.

who does mot mad A@,
vortiaing profitable
An his business. Rnd dis
bmsim essa anpPoAE
AHblA-
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The value Of o Newspaper o. ON
advertising medium consists I'm
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
hned circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
savedl
"The st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to % q wear.
TIE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par
ash OF St Landry 10 kharefare the
ahaamaa8.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

The bones Of a mastodon receRtF
found in Missouri indicate that tn.
beast had a throat six feet in diam
eter.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

Khaki has been finally discarded BY
the British War Office for service
dress. and in its place has been substi
tuted a rainproof, drab-mixtured cloth
for coats, which is supposed to be
equally suited to summer and winter
wear. Trousers are to be made of q
similar cloth, which, however, instead
of being a solid color, are to be of drab
tartan, and the puttee and boots for
privates and non-commissioned officers
have been discarded in favor Of leather
leggins in the mounted service and
canvas In the infantry. It is notice.
able also that the SLOUGH campaign
hat, heretofore peculiar to our own SER
vice, has been with a few modifca-
tons, generally adopted in the English
service, and that the cork helmet has
suffered the same fate as the khaki.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

A Chicago householder was In
Washington the other day, selling a
couple Of fancy saddle-mares to O
prominent young Washingtonian the
other day. He spoke of President
Roosevelt's objection to the custom
Of docking tails saying: 'sThat Is all
right, but why doss he not go after
the practice of branding government
stock? have sold 5000 horses to the
government during the last year.
They have all had to be branded as
soon as accepted. The horses suffer
agonies when the hot iron is slapped
upon the flesh of their launches. I
have seen q horse jump five feet into
the air and cry out In pain. It would
be just as effective to brand on the
hoof. They would not feel 1t, and it
would last for months or years before
needing to be renewed"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

The United States have in the las,
five years enjoyed such wonderful
prosperity that It finds no parallel In
the record OF any other people. In d
period measurable by months and
days we have marched forwardintoth the
foremost rank Of commercial nations,
and also at q single bound have taken
our rightful and acknowledged place
as \ Of the powers, with whom in
the international questions other
great peoples must consult, remarks
the New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-26

Opel0usas Courier
u the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare Is it8 welfare, and
IL will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of its
ability.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19
SUES FOR LIBEL.
Teachers Library Union In the
Courts at Mansfield.

The Teachers Library Union, an in
stitution which furnishes books for
teachers in different counties, by an ar
rangemeht similar to a circulating H.
brary, has sued the Mansfield Daily
Shield for alleged libel, because of an
article which appeared in the Shield
about the library, agents for which
were working in that city and county.
1t will be remembered that about a
year ago, the same or similar estab-
lishment had agents canvassing in
Summit county, and there arose consid-
erable difference between the company
and teachers who had subscribed, as
they believed, through authorized
agents. The trouble was all settled in
Akron, however, without recourse to
anything but arbitration.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19
SOMETHING DOING IN P1TTsBURG.

New York, Nov. 19.-Trouble Is re-
ported in the American League. Pitts
burg may be the scene of the climax.
Ban Johnson, mysterious as ever, has
disappeared and it is said at the Gill
sey House he has gone to Pittsburg to
look over the situation there. From all
that can be learned Johnson and the
other magnates of the American
League have virtually abandoned New
York. They visited every possible site,
but found none procurable. Detroit is
to stay in the league and Pittsburg is
to get the Baltimore franchise instead
Of New York. This is the information
despite Angus statement in Detroit.
Johnson, Angus, and the other Ameri-
can Leaguers who were here not only
had several conferences, but Travelled
together to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Jersey
City, and Weehawken. They found
nothing suitable, according TO the real
estate men interested. The baseball
eyes are now. on Pittsburg.
THREE STRAIGHT FOR GRANDS
VIII the Grands' winning streak new
er he broken? This is the question
which bowlers are now asking. Tues
day night on the Grand alleys thu
Grands gave the Monarchs three bat
defeats In the Summit County tourna
ment.
Grands-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19
A Thanksgiving Dinner.

Heavy eating rs usually the first
cause Of indigestion. Repeated at
tacks inflame the mucous membranes
lining the stomach, exposes the nerves
Of the stomach, producing swelling
after eating, heartburn, headache,
sour risings and finally catarrh of the
stomach. Kodol relieves the inflam-
nation, protects the nerves and cures
the catarrh. Kodol cures indigestion,
dyspepsia, all stomach TROUBLES by
cleansing and sweetentng' the glands
of the stomach. For sale by all drug
gists. 1U r
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19

threatened when the Illinois team
rolled score of 1,101 in the Chicago
league last night. While the Illinois
failed to break the worlds record, they
put up the first eleven hundred score
ever rolled in competition in the west.
IL the fifth inning they were credited
with $780, in the eighth SS1. The score
sheets show 1,O01 in the ninth, and tnen
each player counted an even twenty in
the final crack at the pins for the
tenth.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19
ACCIDENTAL,
But Nevertheless Very Serious
For Victims.

A double-barrele gun carried by
VIM. Mizner, of near New London,
o., while he was hunting Tuesday
was accidentally discharged and both
barrels blown off the stock. A piece
Of flying steel seriously injured
Mizner's leg.
Near Crestline, o., Jacob Weaver
14-year-old boy, was accidentally
shot by a companion and may die.
Ernest Cramer, of Marysville, will
probably lose the sight of both eyes.
He was accidentally shot by his
brother.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-19
ANOTHER BOWLING LEAGUE.

ANOTHER BOWLING LEAGUE.
Another bowling league is about to
be organized. II will be composed of
teams from the shops and factor
les, and will bowl on the
Grand alleys. The management will
use every effort to make this league
success. Several teams have already
signified their intention of entering All
teams desiring to enter are requested
to notify the Grand alley management
at once.