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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-20
EXPERT RESIGNS.
Will Develop Tobacco Industries upo'
an Extensive Basis.

Nacogdochcs. Tex. Sept. Ill III.
Shelter. government tobacco expert at
this place. rendered his resignation to
the department OF agriculture. to take
nee at once. Mr.. Shelter will remain
here and develop the tobacco industries
along individual lines and upon an en-
tensive basis.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-20
VIII Retain Portfolio.

London. Sept. ia.-The Associated
Press Is Informed that Lord Lands
downc viii remain secretary FOR rut-
eign Affairs
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-20
oue,t Of Honor.

oyster Ha~. sent, 10 President
Roosevelt va. the guest u honor at tho
a--u4I Iirner ~ tho Sewawanhnka
~ourthlan Yacht club.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-20
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~ sp.. is-The wife Of John
was shot and killed at her
q East Nashville and Miss Lula
nningham Is Ia jail charged With 'tc
murder. The women were living In IN"
same house ana no differences had
arisen between them Several years aEo
Wilson married a sister OF Miss Gun
nlnrnain. Who went 70 live with HIM
ana continued & make hot home W n
her brother-in-laN after the death OF
er s.ster. wilsoG married Miss A'i''
Carry OF Louis lille last Sunday morn
ing. lie brought his bride at once 10
Nashville There was no objection TO
the marriage on the tart OF Miss G. an
ninghsm and all went well until Satur
day morning. when without warning
she snatched pistol that was iyEg
on a mantle ana flttd four times N
rand succession. one bullet picrcSf
the heart OF Mrs. wilson and anoth-r
went through hand. No cause isknown
for the deed other than statement
made by the murder,ss who says Pro .
idence directed her 10 commit the crime
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
Motor on the Farm.

Hitherto the British farmer has not
looked with very friendly eyes at tile
motors as they passed" his best nag
on the way to the market town, but
Dan A1bone, the well known cyclist
will soon change all this. He has lust
brought out an Ivel motor, which will
be the farmers friend indeed and in
need, for it will reap and SOW, pillow
and NOW, and perform all manner of
hauling, and then work its own way
or haul a load to the barn, where it
will thresh and grind corn, cut tur-
nips and chaff, turn the churn and
make itself generally useful at a very
small cost. This is no fancy picture.
for a correspondent has witnessed the
machine at work, and when attached
either to a six foot cut reaper and
binder, a moving machine or a two
furrow piow it did it's work equally
well, while the cost of fuel-eight
pence per acre-compares favorably
with horse traction. 1t is a petrol
motor of eight horse power, double
cylinder, with water circulation. It
has electric ignition, one speed for
ward and reverse, and any intelligent
man a drive it after a few lessons.
Inter-Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

A brief for the State in an early Ne
braska case INDUCES in the following
prairie flowers Of fancy: plaintiffs in
error are afraid that the honor and dig
nifty Of the State will suffer, and they
invoke for the claimants broad princi-
pies of natural equity, and the claim
that neither the laws governing courts
Q the constitution apply to them.
The logical sequence is this-that per-
sons who hold claims against the State
are a favored class, who can alone
make wings of Justice and right to fly
to the mystic region above and beyond
the trammels of law, and where such
unjust things as contracts and written
constitutions do not exist, but where
for them a straight and narrow path
way leads to the treasury, whose doors.
without stint or delay, turn softly on
golden hinges to admit them. Yet if !
do not very much mistake this court.
these wings win unfeather in their
flight, and claimants against the State
must fall to a common level with all
other %litigants, and stand up to the
rack where is fed that good old fodder
of Justice md right as administered
by our courts"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
PLAN TO WAX THE SPHINX.
Hope to Save the Egyptian M nument
From the Desert Sand. Storms.

A plan for saving the sphinx from
further injury by the elements has
been suggested by Edward M. Caffall
an expert on stone preservation, whose
father, Robert May Caffall, applied
waterproofng material to the obelish
in Central Park nearly tW~enty-years
ago. At a cost Of about $4,000, he
thinks, the great figure in the Egyptian
sand can be protected for an indefinite
time for the wear and tear of the SAND
storms and the rains.
That the sphinx is crumbling more
rapidly than it did in previous centur-
les seems to be admitted. For instance
D. G. Longworth, writing in a paper
called the Cairo Sphinx, recently point
ed out the reason for this more rapid
decay. The irrigation of Egypt has de-
cidedly changed the climate in the last
few decades. Instead of being on
stantly dry, the sphinx now becomes
rain-soaked for from fifteen to eight
cen days of each year. The wind
from the desert, "khamasseen,' carry
ing the sand before 1t, beats upon the
soft limestone Of the sphinx while it is
wet, and eats it away exactly as does
the sand blast used in manufactures.
When the sand blast is used for
etching on glass, the parts which are
not to be affected are covered with
| paraffin. MIR. Caffall believes, there
fore that if the surface of the sphinx
were treated with parafiu, it would
much better withstand the sand storms
and the rains. Experimentally he
has found that under a "rubbing-bed"
the stone SO treated ear away only
one quarter as fast as the natural
stone.
The experience in treating the obel-
fsk here has shown just the methods
that would be necessary on the sphinx.
Experiments which were made then at
the city's expense showed that the
stone can be heated to the melting
point of the wax, as far below the sur
face as twenty inches. The wax be-
ing applied with a brush, the hot stone
absorbs it, filing up the pores com
pletely and excluding moisture.
The obelisk when treated in -o55,
had so disintegrated from the frosts
that $50 pounds of flakes and
chips were removed when it was
being w~aterproofed. In some cases
flakes Of eighteen inches in diameter
and four inches thick had become de-
tached. In order to fill up whatever
cracks might exist beneath the surface
a triangular tank was used and the
melted r2raffin forced against the face
of the stone by hydraulic pressure,
thus entering all the interstices, and
sealing the partly detached fragments
in their places. This same method
would probably have to be used on
the sphinx. Altogether the operation
would probably take about two
months.
Mr.. Caffall is in hope that some
archaeological society or public spirited
nan will look into the practicability
Of his plan. If the great monument
Is really in danger of destruction, and
process will save it, he thinks that
an experiment should at least be made.
He is doubtful if the Khedives Govern
ment could be prevailed on to take an
interest in the project.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

Mrs. Russell Sage, in an interview
printed in the New York World, an.
alyzes the secrets of her husbands
success. He dissipated, was al.
ways regular in his habits, very indus.
trious and saved his money; and that is
how he became SO rich. Mrs. Sage
scouts the idea that good luck has any.
thing to do with success. All success.
full people do. It would detract from
their WI merits, you see, to admit for
a moment that they were ever more
fortunate than others.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
Harro,ves Notable studeDts.

Old Harrovians and present ones.
too, feel pride that the new Sultan OF
Zanzibar is a Harrovian, for he was
at the KnolI-Bosworth Smiths house
for two years, and left early in 1901,
says the London Tattler. 1t was
meet that the future Sultan should
board with BosWorth Smith. who IS
one of the greatest living authori-
ties on the question of Mohammed
and Mohammedanism, as his famous
Royal Institution lectures show. Har-
row as a school has always had a fair
adTnixture of foreigners, and a much
larger share thereof than Elton or
Winchester or any of its rivals la the
hierarchy of the public schools. From
the days when the Duke of Genoa, the
Bunele of the king of Italy, went to the
school on the hill in January, 1869.
there has nearly always been some
representative OF royalty or prince
dom among the boys. Prince Pura-
cha9ra, son of the king Of Siam. is q
monitor, and has a brother, Prince
Yugala; in the school, and his fellow
ccuntryman. Prince Sithiporn. left 4
few months back. There is quite a
company Of Siamese princes al Har-
and these with various Indian
Maharajahs and Ra5ahs lend pictur-
esqneness to the place.
HE
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
OUR SOIL is RICH IN GEMS.
Where American Miners Find Some
Precious Stones.

The report of the Geological Survey,
just compiled for 1901, shows that
during that year there were mined in
the United States precious stones to
the value of about $500, 900. When
talking about rare and beautiful gems
ones thoughts naturally revert to
South Africa OF the Orient or the
mountains Of Asia and Europe, or per-
haps to South Africa, but one is not
likely to think Of our own land yield
ing them; but the fact is that no in
significant value in gems is taken
from the soil right here at home.
Diamonds represent only $100 of
this amount, but the fact that they are
found at all give encouragement to
the hope that paying fields of them
may some time be found. Last year
one diamond was found in Lee County,
Georgia, where diamonds were not be-
fore known to, exist. New Mexico fur
nished $118,000 in turquoise, and
these have been placed on the market.
Montana gave us 100000 in sapphires,
which come next. They come from
Fergus County. Granite County is
now being explored for fancy colored
%sapphires, that give evidences of be-
ing there in paying quantities. Fine
and extensive rhodilite garnet deposits
are found in Macon County, North
Carolina. Many dark green, blue and
yellow beryls, as well as amethysts
and emeralds, were found in that state.
There is hardly a state in the Union
in which there is not some trace of
precious stones, and it appears not at
all unlikely that before many years
We may be competing with the old
world in furnishing gems.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

A notable feature of the financial
situation, particularly in New York
City, is that many large corporations
are taking their deposits out Of the
banks and making loans themselves in.
stead of leaving the money for the
banks to loan. The high interest rate
obtainable is the cause. On this ac-
count small depositors are more
sought after than they were formerly,
because the amounts they carry are,
as g rule, not large enough to tempt
them to withdraw them.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

There has recently been shown a
great development in the motor bicycle,
and cyclists are beginning to realize
the merits and pleasures derived from
their use, for in every way the motor
is superior to the pedal driven wheel.
Longer tours can be INDUCED in, and
hills present no terrors to the weak.
Grades are surmounted easily, free
from perspiring effort, while the rider
sits easily on the. seat, drinking in the
scenery and easily able to pass his less
fortunate fellow-rider. AS to cost, that
is no more than was formerly charged
for the high-grade high wheels and
pneumatic safeties when first they
were brought out.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
THE BOY THAT YOU USED TO BE.

Would you know him again today,
If he somehow should come to you,
If he halted you on the way,
Would your memory serve you true?
With the air of the old boy-days,
With the smile that was glad and
free,
Would you know, if he met your gaze
Just the boy that you used to be?
Ho! the boy that you used to be,
Ere you wrinkled with care and fret.
What a wonder if you could see
That boy! Isn't he living yet?
Does he never come back in dreams,
Made of memory's witchery!
StTaight and fair in it's rosy CLEANS
2 JG5t the boy that you used to be!
~,
D6ltou never hold speech with him
In that past with the after glow?
See his figure, though blurred and
dim?
Ask him why did he ever go?
Do you never go hand-in-hand-
Wander back till again you see
All the charm of the old boy-land,
With the boy that you used to be?
Does he know you when oft be comes
Where you're dreaming your dreams
alone?
Is the melody that he huns
But the one that to song has grown?
Honest-hearted, and white Of soul
Do you know such a one as he?
Then you're reaching the greatest goal
Just the boy that you used to be!
W. D. Nesbitt, in Baltimore American.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

The owners Of a large factory near
New York City have been called upon
SO often to entertain unwelcome visit
ors that they have posted a sarcastic
bulletin setting forth the hours during
which they will receive various classes
of callers, as follows: Commercial
travellers, z to IL; solicitors for church
subscriptions. IL to 1; book agents, 1 to
8; stationery peddlers and insurance
agents, all day." A postscript states
that the firm will attend to its own
business between sunset and sunrise.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
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 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House ia two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
freplaces, out buildings, etc., all mr.
der good fence. Will be sold cheap for
cash, or part cash and balance on time
% sUaA Apply al this eaRse. u
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town o!
Washington, La, in the square bound
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made oil
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 2Ox30 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-
%lousas, La. tt
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
Fire Signals.

Az = meeting Of Hope Hook snt
Ladder Co. No. !, held on July 0.
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and @ Code of Signals was
sdopted In order to facilitate the loca'
ton of fires In the future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
tewn 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
living west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
ton 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.
erai alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
English in England.

One of the differences between the
American and English languages is
well shown in the following sentence
from an article in a London paper de-
scribing the actions of a nervous wo-
man who was starting on a railway
journey:
"She was in a furry of excitement
at Kings Cross, and ran hurriedly
between the, van, where her luggage
was being piled in, and the carriage
in which she had deposited her rugs
and dressing bag"
The average American would never
suspect from reading this alone that
there was a railroad train involved in
the proceedings. On the contrary, he
would suppose that she was going
somewhere in a vehicle drawn by
horses, and that her trunks were to
be taken in a separate conveyance
perhaps a moving van. One may
guess at what is meant by the dressing
bag, but what in the world was the
lady's object in carrying rugs with
her? Here, we understand that rugs
are articles to be spread upon floors
to take the place of carpets. No
American lady would be likely to start
on a journey with her arms full OF
these useful and often costly ma
terials. But the English Mdy's rugs
were not to be walked on. They were
to put over her knees for the purpose
of keeping her legs warm. In this
country they would perhaps be called
blankets, If an5 n ever had occasion
to use such things while travelling on
an American railway.
rs a grand old tongue when you
find out all about it.-Chicago Rec
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
ACADEMY
OF TME-
IMMACULATE /: CONCEPTION,

OPEAOUHAS, Ia.
Sadsr the Direction Of the Sisters WayaanSsm
Of Holy Cross.
oners to young ladies. every facility
Tor acquiring Q thorough christian 3D.
aoatlon. Constant attentions paid 10
nome and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
Useful arts. The sistsrs also have
charge OF the boys school. The course
OF instruction ia two-fold-Prsparatosy
and Commercial. French IL taught In
sae two courses. For particulars, id.
arsss sIATDD SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

The new Spanish Minister to. the
United States says that his peopl&-re
anxious to have Americas captains of
fnrastey ..ena4gnorra-end wake up the
country. Theyfs5esire foreign enter
prise, particularly American. They
have plenty of wealth; the banks of
Madrid have enormous deposits, bnt
what Spatl needs is Americas distinc-
tive possession-enterprise
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17
oPE1oUsAs. : LoU1s1ANA.

The Philadelphia Public Record re-
marks that in the busy, strenuous life
Of to-day he wins who makes, not waits
for, the opportunity which leads on to
wealth and distinction, and who
watches only that IL may seize With
resolute purpose, force and ~tenacity
the passing chances of success.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-01-17

French epicures are delighted with
q new kind of spice, named kissine
pepper, which grows wild in Guinea.
It is a reddish powder, highly per-
Tuned. and of a peculiar aromatic
saver.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Az oRrTNANcE
IMPOSING THE CITY TAX FOR
THE YEAR NINETEEN HUM
DRIED AND THREE.

sRcrfor l.-Be Il established and ordained by
the mayor. Counsellor and Aldermen OF the
City OF Annapolis, and by the authority OF the
ne ss ~, That M % Sns coH. ascS one me
hundred dollars OF the asseesable property q
the City Of Annapolis to< the year nineteen
hundred and three. 70 be collected punnsns. ~, y
the laws Of the state OF Maryland ana me
ordinances and bylaws Of the corporation OF the
City Of Annapolis.
SECTION 2.-And belt established and ordaIn.
ed by the authority nnsf ss
dance, the sum Of twenty cents on eacn out
hundred dollars Of the assessable property De,
and the same l. hereby .. apart Tor tne ~ IN
City of Annapolis, IS required by the Acss =,
the General Assembly Of Maryland, sessions OF
eighteen qs Sd Td and a nineteen
hundred.
SECTION s.-And be n established and or.
GAINED by the authority Aforesaid. That
shall be the duty OF the Collector ana
sinking Funds and 70 keep sep Arate the reeelpts
and accounts thereof and deposit the same y
the credit OF the sinking Fund In the Annapoli,
oriidances relating 70 and providing for said
several bond issues and 20 receive 90 accouns
thereof nothing but current money q sn nIlectI
and Treasurer and he II hereby directed "
express upon the said tax bills for the prese n.
year that seventytwo cent. ON eacn one s ne
city, and eight centa on each one hundred
dollars Is for the sinking Fund. for the payment
Of the bond ISSUES as authorized by the Acts Of
the General Assembly Of Maryland, sessions Of
1894, 1898 and 1900
SECTION And be IL further established and
ordained by the authority Aforesaid, Ihat TINS
ordinance shall take effect from the date OF
its passage
Approved August 25th. 1907
SAMUEL JONES, Mayor.
TEST .-CHAs. N. ROBINSON, Clerx. eli
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26

Commander William H. Halsey, Sec
rotary of the executive committee of
the Navy Athletic Association, has re-
ceived a statement of the arrangement
of tickets for the Army Navy game,
and it indicates that the general pub
lie can expect very few compliments.
The Army and Navy are each allotted
6, 1873 seats, against 6, GOO last year. and
the Navy has following larger than
that whose demand for tickets must
be met. There are $50 more midship-
men than last year and an increased
number of members of the Navy Ath-
letic Association. As these two bodies
bear all the expenses of athletics in
the academy, they get the first supply.
The Navy contingent will be in the
north stand, and that of the Army in
the south stand. The University of
Pennsylvania seats will be ON parts of
all the stands The President and
other notable persons are expected to
attend.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That the sub
IN scrfber, OF Anne Arundel county. has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF Anne Arun-
del county. in Maryland. letter. testamentary
late Of Anne Arundel county, deceased--
An persons having claims against the deceased,
are hereby warned 70 exLibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof. to the subscriber. on or before
TIKI sth DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1868
rhev may otherwise. by law, b. excluded
from al benefits Of the said estate. All persons
indebted 10 said estate are requested 70 make
Immediate payment.
MAGDALINA B. PARoDI. Rxecutrix.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
NOTICE no CREDIrORs.E

NroTICRIs HEREBY GIVEN, that the Sub
IN soriber. OF Anne Arundel County, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF anne
Arundel county, I'm Mary land. letters 2! D., AZ .a
TOPPER CARPENTER, late OF Ammo Arunuel
County, deceased. ALI persons having claims
against the deceased. are hereby warnea 20
eXhibft the same, with the vouchers, tnere-
of. to the subscriber. on or before the
oath DAY OF JANUARY. 1903.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from All benefits of the said estate. All per
aona Indebted to said estate are requested 70
make Immediate payment.
SsiSen under my hand this Ssrd day OF
July, 1903
DANIEL X. RANDALL,
a. Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Notice 70 Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub.
scriber of Anne Arundel county, has obtained
county, I'm maryland, letters of administrator
on the personal estate OF WILLIAM ALLEN,
late Of Anne Arundel county, deceased
are hereby warned 20 exhibit the saue. with the
vouchers thereof, 10 the subscriber, on or before
THE asrd DAY OF MARCH, 1904.
They may otherwise. by law, be excluded from
ali benefit OF the said estate. All persons In
debted 10 said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment.
Il. FLETCHER JOYCE.
nqa Administraior. MIllersville z. ..
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Norrcn 10 HEREBY GIVEN, That the sutscrib-
she Orphan Court Of Anne Arundel county. In
Narvland letters OF administration on the per.
aonai eetafe Of LLOYD STEWART. late of Anne
Arundel County, Diseased. All person having
claims against the deceased, are hereby warn
Cd 10 exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof. to the subscriber. on or before
THE LIST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1903.
They may otherwise. by law. be excluded
from ali beneflt of theBaid estate. AL persons
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 2eth dAy OF
op'''' ~ HARRIETT STEWART,
as Administmksix.