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The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

said 10 the man, would tit would
have been d%readfully hard,
wouldn't"
lizard? All, miss, I can see as We
don't know how a mon feels wild his
| gur-rl. She's all the loife of me is
for, miss. If she'd died, it's nothin' I'd
had left to, me-. IFS the most them
that's pore has, t, ildren."
He gently touc ochild's yellow
hair, not noticing was silent.
ITS next wake TO lave here,
miss, and it's haro oe for her be
fore she's strong, wild me gone all
day." he said musingly.
Mary no longer hesitated. Let her
come and spend a week with me after
she leaves here. Please do! I'm go
ing to stay all summer on my aunt's
farm, and I'm going next week. 1t is
only ten miles out to it, and you can
easily come out when Aunt Rachel
sends In for groceries; and l am DR..
Harriston's cousin" said Mary with a
suspicious break in her voice.
ooh, it's glad I'd be, miss, and it's
yourself I'll be askin' the saints 10
bless, together with Docthor Harris
ton"
He took Mistress Mary's Latrician
little hand in his hard red one, and
pressed it with a fevor that made her
vince.
"sure, We have DR.. Harriston's own
way wild yeS
MarXsAehin went up slightly; then
she laughed softly at herself, AMI
asked the little girls name and ad-
sAess.
Il must say good-by now and find
DR.. Harriston," she said. "He will
arrange everything with you"
She went swiftly to the hall, where
her cousin stood talking earnestly to
one of the nurses.
"Burney, come here this moment"
she commanded. What do you mean
by not telling me the truth about the
people in this ~hospital?"
"Why, Mary"
"You never told me the children
were sweet, and that their fathers and
mothers were fond of them"
why, l should think you would
have known that" he began, but Mary
interrupted.
"You needn't begin to make ex-
cuses, Burney Harriston! I'm going
home now. It doesn't matter whether |
you can go now or not; l can go alone
but you'll hear from me about this,
Burney Harriston!"
Poor Burney was kept in suspense
for three days. Mary had suddenly |
gone to spend two days with AunteI
Rachel, and Burney could get no hint
of the revenge that she was contem-
MARY always has been contrary"
her mother said, and Burney did not
see the laughter in her eyes.
Finally he did "hear" from Mary
On twelve pages of her best monogram
these are the words he
cad in the concluding paragraphs:
Aunt Rachel says the house viii
hold ten children at a time. You can
send them for ten days each as soon
Is they are we'll. Grace is coming t,
stay all summer, and so are two of the
other girls, SO we can easily take care
If them. The money father gave me
n place of my tickets to and from
California will be enough to pay for
he things they need. First of all,
hough, Burney Harriston, you will
ust explain, if you can, why, in the
tours you have talked about your slum
:hildren, you never happened to men,
that they were sweet, and that
hey made as much difference to theiI
athers and mothers as any children
Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03
Town Residences For Sale

In q desirable neighborhood in Ope-
%lousas, with an entire square of land.
well shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, pecans. ETC., about Q squares
from the Courthouse, 8 squares from
High School, Q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
freplaces, out-buildings, etc., all IN
der good fenee. Will be sold cheap for
cash, or part cash and balance on time
70 guis. Apply OF this oaase. II
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

The Paris Police Department is
equipped with a dog brigade, whose
special duty is the rescue of suicides
from the River Seine. Recently seven
Newfoundlands were added to the
brigade. No other city in the world
has such an organization, and it may
imply that no city in the world has
such a large proportion of people seek
ing self-destructiOn.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

AT the State sapatorium for consump-
tives at Rutland, Mass, 800 patients
were admitted last year, of whom only
one died. The treatment excludes both
alcohol and cod-liver oil; and much lie
made of the open-air method, and ap-
parently with success.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

From May TO November there Is to
De oeld It Cork, under the patronage
q the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
and Under the management OF many
81 the most influential men. an III.
ternationaI exhibition. The project
has already received widespread sup
pert. The exhibition win occupy 40
acres within the limits Of the city Of
Sofk and it, aim will be TO present
kasa Illustration Of the produce aud
~ssaakactures Of The present aga
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

The New York cabman who a over
q foot passenger and then turned out
the men he was driving to a dinner
in order to take the injured person to
q hospital, is a rare bird. AS a rule,
in a case like this, the cabby makes
an effort to escape, and frequently u
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

There is no question but that the
horseless vehicle made greater strides
in the United States during the past
year than during the whole of its pre-
vious history.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

A Boston woman will agitate for a
law prohibiting the boiling or roast
ing of chestnuts, on the ground that it
invoices painful death of worms whose
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness is no less than that of
the most highly lowered man"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03
Fire SIGNALS,

AT . meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Go. No. /, held ON July 8,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and q Code of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the loca-
ton of fires In the future. The town
was divided as follows.
District No. ALI that portion OF
kwn bounded north by Bellevue
street, west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street OF
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-TLe 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 loca'el, 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. 5, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
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when the "Gbosto rats to walk.

One hundred and forty theatricsl
companies have given up the ghost So
far this season. And still there are
dozens Of boom novels going
through the process of dramatization.
Denver Republican.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

The value Of q Newspaper % an
advertising medium consists IA
lts circulation.
When You can secure the com.
etned circulation Of two papers
for the price Of ONE, 1t is money
gsvodI
The st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the 3D. OF
March, 1894, with " The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
Rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to g q wear.
THE COURIER being by odds
tho best paper In the empire Par;
lah OF st Landry ID tharafors the
0AMma5&
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

Edgar A. Poe, the brilliant Ameri-
can writer, discovered inexpressible
satisfaction in wandering through
graveyards. And the same is said to
be true of witty and genial Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

OF TNN-
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

OPELODSAB, La
Gaaer the Direction Of the Sisters IasaaaSM
Of Holy Gross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring q thorough christian Cd
ucation. Constant attention Is paid q
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also hays
charge of the boys school. The course
OF instruction 10 two-fold-PreparatoE!
and Commercial. French ID taught 10
che two courses. Tor particulars. 3D.
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

In the 20 odd palaces of the German
emperor some $500 servants are en-
ployed, about 1000 of these being wom-
en-. A huge income is, of course, re-
CURED for keeping up establishments
on this scale, and the emperor's total
expenditure is estimated at some $685.
600 a day.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03
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, 20x3O feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier office, Ope-
lousss, La. If
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

It is estimated that the electric or
gan Of a lively electric fish woull
give a discharge Of 200 volts.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

Carnegie Makes Offer to Denver.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to fur
nish $4,000 for the erection of a free
public library building in Denver, Col,
provided the city will pledge itself to
provide not less than 100000 annual
ly for the support of the library.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03
oPELoUeAs,

Eignor Marconi is no doubt too busy
with his inventions to allow himself
to be utterly upset by a misfortune in
his love affairs.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

OpelOusas Courier
= the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend OF Che
people.
1heir welfare ID its welfare. and
u will ever be found defending
their rights with ell OF M
ability. avs
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

One of the most curious plants In
the world is the toothbrush plant, a
species of creeper which grows in ia
maica. By cutting a piece of the
stem and fraying the ends the natives
make a toothbrush, and a dentifrice
to use with it is prepared by pulveriz-
ing the dead stems.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

The United States produces as much
borax as the rest of the world combined
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

Statistics Of Atchison County Kan.
show that of the I6,5or people living
there r2,143 have never attended Sunday
school.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

One of the ~strangest phases of west
ern life Is seen in the little town of
Lincoln Centre, Kan, where a whole
family, consisting of the father. moth
er and 10 children, so to school. The
older members Of the family attend
Lincoln college. The father and the
son look after the farm, while the
mother and daughters do sewing and
washing.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

Another bird, believed to have be-
come extinct, is the California condor,
twice as large as the condor of the
Andes. It's length was five feet, weight
25 pounds and spread Of wings IL feet.
An egg of the bird is worth $4,000 to
collectors, but non has been found
for II years. Eggs of the golden eagle
sell in San Francisco for S32 each.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-03

The British recruiting system is an
illustration of the red tape that OBJ
tains in the war Office rules. The re-
cruit's name has to be entered some
81 times, the signatures of superior
officers r given 20 times in each par
ticular case, and a bulky document
has been got ready by the time each
mar is ripe to take the oath.
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Precaution Is Necessary.

Men who go hunting and carry nome
game which they did not shoot shouiu
take warning from the fate OF the man
whose experience is related by Tue
Philadelphia Press.
There, my dear" said Mr.. Waisihs
ham, standing his gun In the Corner
and advancing with the easy air wh,.n
the returned hunter assumes Win n''
womankind, there's one bird for you
anyway. Bagged him just as l was
about to give up in disgust"
80 George" exclaimed Mrs. Walsing-
ham, show could you be so cruel! /.
a dear little carrier pigeon. isn't lts
Carrier pigeon? Not much. It's
quail" "a,
but it has a tag tied to Its leg WIZ" =.
some message on 1t. Let's see'
says, 'Bigelow &c Arnold. Poultry a''
Game. Central Market
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The events that led to the establish
ing Of an English monarch in BorneO
were novel. In the early part of the
nineteenth century, Sir James Brooke,
an Englshman with a spirit of adj
venture, who had figured in many en-
gagements of the Burmese war, set off
on a rowing tour among the islands Of
the Indian Archipelago. He visited
Borneo and upon arrival there found
the population, mixture of pirates,
Chinese and semi-savages, actively en-
gagged in rebellion against the Sultan,
Muda Hassim, who was making in
effectual attempts to subdue them. Mr..
Brooke lent his assistance, and after a
series of terrible conflicts succeeded In
crushing the insurrection. For this
service he was created n kajah and
presented with large portion of the
Rajah Brooke set vigorously to work
reforming the people, and although
Obliged to contend with much Opposi-
ton on the part of his subjects, finally
accomplished his object to a fair de-
gree.
The present Rajah, Sir Charles
Brooke, a nephew of Sir James, Joined
his uncle about 1867 and. upon the
death Of the latter, assumed the sover.
eighty of Sarawak. Sir Charles re-
ceived a college education In England
and is now In his 74th year. His king
dom equals in extent the whole of Scot
land and Wales. He has his own
flags, his own army, numbering 500
highly-trained men, and recruited from
the various tribes of natives under his
rule. He also possesses a small but
wholly adequate navy. Besides these
he has many thousands of irregulars
who may be called upon in emergen-
cies. as in the case OF the recent I'M
lucky expedition.
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CHAPTER vi.

This is quite an unexpected pleas
ure, Miss Milne. | thought you were
never coming to my house again.
This was said to her as | entered the
surgery fortnight after the death and
burial of her child. She had come for
something-what. | knew not-and. to
my establishment, was dressed respect
ably, as Of old.
$50 | expected and to tell you the
truth, | don't know myself what I've
come for. It's strange TO come back
here. | can hardly realize myself in
decent society-aS | suppose you would
call it-and amid its humdrum people
| feel as much as Mr.. Stanley would
probably feel after returning from the
center of Africa. feel that I've been
travelling, exploring, prospecting, as
they say in gold mining countries. But
| am wasting your time"
mot at all: am really glad to see
Won. am far more interested than you
think in your welfare
"Are you? How much are you?
know the kind OF woman you want me
To be-. Now, how much would you Sac
rif,ce to see me that kind of woman?"
81 would sacrifice almost anything
you COuiu dSh VI WV $500 -
helped materially TO save my life
"And as a return YOU ruined mine.
AS Miss Milne said this she rose TO
her feet. and staggering to the mante!-
piece. leaned on it. hiding all but lit
tie of her face. and what | saw was
ashen white.
Miss Milne, what on earth do you
mean? II ruined your life. =
Eyes, you" Then drawing herself
ND to her full height. and deathlike
pallor over her face as the only symp-
tom OF excitement she continued:
Eyes. you, II. Mary Milne. was born
a good girl of good parents. and given
a heart and capacity TO love beyond
most women. I. Of all my brothers and
sisters. was the one chosen fit to fight
my way. and fought my way and
won. without effort ard honestly. the
love and respect OF all came in con
tact with. until-I'll cut ii short met
with a demon. a devil. hell-begotten
devil in priests clothing. and he-wha'
does he do? He uses the rights and
privileges OF his church to unlock my
heart. and in the confessional laws
bare al its secrets. its strength and its
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MISS MILNE AND |.
CHAPTER V-Continued.

Mrs. Best was sitting on the corner
of the table. evidently drunk: she was
not dressed as | had seen her before,
but rather as a weak imitation of Miss
Milne: her exact position in the estab-
lishment | discovered later was to
use her own words, that Of Miss
Mines chap-er-on" About the room
stood many empty beer and spirit bot
ties. and in the cold gray dawn of
the morning and the semi-darkness
resulting from the much-broken. much
stuffed window, the scene. taken as q
whole. was not invigorating.
As | entered the room, Miss Milne
turned her head mechanically toward
me. stared for a moment, and then
resumed her previous attitude.
Mrs. Best was the first to break the
silence.
You've got your wish, you see"
she said.
What WISH"
"You said you 'oped it would go, and
it's gone"
when did it die?"
After the first dose. Good med!-
cine. that. Ha! ha! I'll keep the rest
for myself; it may come in handy
The woman's brutal insinuatious
stung me to the quick, but to make
any reply was useless so turning to
Miss Milne | asked her what hour the
child died. At first she made no eff
fort to answer me, nor any movement:
then | took two steps nearer her and
repeated my question. She swung
suddenly around and with the stiffest
possible bow, said:
az regret | am unable to tell you;
in fact, l know nothing whatever
about it."
Indeed, this is rather a serious
matter"
81 quite agree with you. DR.. Rig
by. BY the way, you saw the child
yourself last night, and sent, | be
lieve. some drugs. May ask at whose
request?"
Certainly. Mrs Carpenter heard of
its whereabouts, and asked me to see
it, AS it needed, she thought, some
attention"
I'm sure I'm indebted to Mrs. Car
penter"; then after pause: And
also to you. However, I'm afraid you
can be of no further assistance to MS,
and it's a great shame to detain You
at this hour"
This was said with firm, cold polite
ness and a movement as IL to show
me the door. There seemed nothing
for 1t but to go and yet to leave her
in that predicament with half~drunk-
en- companion. and dead child that
needed some attending to, was out or
the question.
"But can't leave you in this con-
dition, Miss Milne; you must let me
do something for you. What about
the child? What about the burying OF
it? All that wants seeing to. Have
you thought Of what steps you would
like taken?"
81 can't say that I have; you see,
this has come upon me rather sud
denly and I'm not versed in the de-
tails of funerals" Then with a faint
smile: "They are out of my line;
however daresay some of my neigh
bors will be able to direct me. We
certainly must not detain you
This was said with much more au-
= thority, and now there was nothing
for it but to go: and | went home and
sat down in the cold dining-room and
felt miserable.
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/ protection White noted canine lover OF the
such dog could be supplied them
having
killing them and the who
be medical VIII
be and these dogssh
and erstwhle friend
and
be taken Of it is hoped that
Chicago think of children
Of $ heaven 1t believed that there
be muchnq abou the last day
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Sd Il W Il II VI u III =
his recent expe-
dition against the
savage head-hunt-
ers, within and In
the vicinity of his
domains in North
b Or n go, again
draws attention to
this wild kingdom
of the South Seas,
the ruler of which
is a highly cult
waited English gen
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New York, that is not surpassed oy
any In the metropolis. 1t is OF Driek
and stone, and is steam heated, with
electric light and hot water plants anu
elevators. 1t Is elegantly hnisneo
throughout and elegantly furnished ZOE
horses and grOoms alike.
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A SlOO, 900 PALACE FOR
STEEL KINGS HORSES.

w. B. Leeds. identified with the
United States Steel Corporation. has
just had completed a stable for his
horses, on East Eighty-eighth Street,
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REGARD for Appearances.

Haven't you read that ioveiy
novel?" asked the first summer Iii
NO" replied the other, 1.-THE onls s,,ow
ton of 1t I've seen has horrid y Of
cover that doesn't accord Win any
my gowns."-PNiladelphla Press.
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Any man can make his vile W
thing she wants to.
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SOUTH-SEA ENGLISH RAJAH.
Disaster to Sarawak Army Recalls RO-
nance of the Kingdom.

The overwhelming disaster tnat an
unchec Aable spread Of cholera has
wrought in the army of the Rajah Of
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One woman may envy the beauty Of
another. but her lntelligence-never.
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(To be conunuedD
The leader., 1902-11-19


The Chrysanthemum exhibit at
Hazlehurst, given by the Ladies'
Floral Club, closed on the 18th.
The following prizes were award
ed exhibitors: Mrs. d. M. Mill
er, best collection of chrysanthe-
NUNS, marble pedestal and bronze
bust of Flora; second !. collection,
Mrs. w. NJ. Ainsworth, gold han
died umbrella; third collection,
Mrs. J. S. Aired, Dresden jar
diniere and pedestal; first collec-
ton of cut blooms, Miss Collie
Covington, Venetian vase; sec
ond collection of cut blooms,
Mrs. d. M. Miller, Persian rug;
best collection of white chrysan-
themums, Mrs. j. ID. Granber-
ry silver chafino dish. hest col
The leader., 1902-11-19

IeCUIOH OF TtUs, MIS-. d. NJ. NI11-
er, cut glass bowl; best specimen
of plant, Miss Arcola Miller, set
forks and knives; best pompons,
Miss Covington, cut glass salad
The leader., 1902-11-19

The Clarion-Ledger says Gov
ernor Longino was asked last
week what day he would leave
Jackson on the presidential bear
hunt in Sharkey county. His se-
ply was that he did not intend to
go at all; that he had no notice,
other than what he read in the
papers, that the President was to
visit Mississippi and engage in a
bear hunts that the matter of a
The leader., 1902-11-19

An EXTRAORDINARY breach Of
promise suit has been filed at Ok
ford, Miss, against Mrs. B. Mich
olson, of Washington, N. G. On
Oct. 10Th w. B. Anderson of Ok
ford, committed suicide at Little
ton, N. G. The cause of his act
was the marriage of Mrs. n. II.
Bryant, beautiful and wealthy
The leader., 1902-11-19

license.
Local merchants and dealers
have been deprived Of thousands
of dollars worth of trade by these
agents, and they will heartily rec
ommend and endorse the action
of the auditor in directing that
the privilege license be exacted. -
Clarion-Ledger.
The leader., 1902-11-19

A Magazine 80 Years Old.
The Leader has received the
Christmas (December) number
of The Delineator, which is also
the Both anniversary number, and
one of unusual interest and at
Effectiveness.
To do il1sticn To this number
The leader., 1902-11-19

The engineer corps, in charge
of Assistant Engineer McCutch-
on, of the Gulf & Ship Island X.
r., together with four wagon
loads Of camp equipments, sup
plies, ETC., left here Tuesday
morning to begin the survey OF
the new branch of the G. & S. l.,
to run from Mendenhall to Column
The leader., 1902-11-19

inc Utlfur 1las my escapeu rom
that prison on the day of his
brothers funeral. The third
man, DunaWay, will be held until
The leader., 1902-11-19

WlO are now scaCtBfcu q u1ce Uiifck
" over the State. The auditor
urges all sheriffs to keep q sharp
lookout for the transient vendors
The leader., 1902-11-19

about four miles south of Hebron,
Lawrence county, and it is I'M
lerstood operations will be rush
ed as RAPIDLY as possible so as to be
The leader., 1902-11-19

Judge Truly stated that he had
the honor of imposing the first
death sentence they have had in
Lawrence county for the last fifty
years. Lloyd Began was convict
ed of the murder of Robert
Dobbs and given the extreme pen
atty of the law, the execution to
take place on December12 tn.
Breach of Promise Suit.