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The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
Radical

When Congressman Moon of Ten.
nessee was on the bench In that state,
the attorney general who collaborat.
ed with him for a season wearied him
a good deal with much speaking, and
exasperated him with laxity in prac-
tice.
During the trial Of a criminal case.
the attorney general was about to ad.
dress himself to the argument Of q
collateral question that arose. Ad-
dressing the judge, he said:
"Now, If your honor please, / esk
you to give me your careful attention
for a few minutes, for I am going to
talk sense"
"You shall have my careful atten'
ton, MP. Attorney General" replied
the Judge, land I shall instruct the
sheriff to enforce the strictest order
on the part of members Of the bar,
and spectators, for you are about to
treat us, If you keep your promise, to
a most radical innovation"
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senator Perkins, Idea.

Senator George C. Perkins Of Cali.
fornia has some unusual ideas regard
ing the election of United States
Senators, and on account OF these he
refused to listen to the appeals Of his
friends to go to California during the
recent senatorial ight there.
81 regard the members OF the leg
iglature," said he, "as the jury of the
people, SO far as theeelection Of sena-
tors is concerned. Before the elec-
ton of the legislature ! made o cam
paign which extended the length and
breadth of my state. | told the people
that I was q candidate for reelection
and / made my promises to them.
They elected q Republican legislature,
and by so doing made that legislature
their Jury. When opposition appeared
to my reelection my friends urged me
to leave washington and personally
conduct my case before the legisla.
ture, but / do not think 1t is right for
senators to try to influence the action
OF legislatures, 50 ] remained In
Washington. In other words, ] re-
fused to tarnper with the jury"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
A Curious Lenend.

A tailor in the island of Lewis saw
his wife and q number Of other women
disappear up the chimney Of a farm
house, and from their excursion they
returned with a great catch Of Ash.
The tailor proposed that he should
accompany the party the next time
they went fishing, and the women con.
sented. To the number of eighteen
the witches went to sea on a line OF
worsted thread, the tailor's wife be-
ing left ashore to hold the ball or end
Of the line in her hand. The tailor
persuaded her to go with the rest aud
leave him in charge Of the line. She
went, and the tailor paid out more
line till he thought the witches far
enough out at e He then cut the
thread and allowed the whole lot to
drown.-Chicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
An Oil Road Surface,

The city of Bakersfield, CAL, has con.
tracted with Phillips Bros. to oil the
streets of the city, for which 10000
barrels of Oil will be required. Before
applying the soil it is put through a
heating process, by which the lighter
components are separated from the
heavier, which sink and are drawn off
and reserved for application to the
road surface. This material when
mixed with the dirt by means Of har.
rows forms asphaltum, thus, it is said,
keeping down dust and rendering the
surface of the road practically water
proof. and instead of requiring an ap.
plication of oil soon, the road needs
only ordinary care to preserve it, it is
estimated, for a period of ten years.
BY this near a good permanent road
is secured at less expense than the for.
mer system of oiling the streets at
more frequent intervals for the pur-
pose of laying the dust only.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
RULE WORKED BOTH WAYS.
And II Anything, the Darky Had the
Best Of It,

And II Anything, the Darky Had the
Best of It.
At a country fair a free for all horse
show was organized. Among the ear
~ entries was a small beast, ridden
by q voluble individual, who pulled
from his pocket a long document and
commenced to entertain the crowd by
reading the pedigree Of his steed. He
was the center Of attraction until a
colored man rode in. mounted upon a
splendid black-large, glossy and
symmetrical.
Without waiting for an invitation
from the rider the crowd soon gath
cred about the beautiful horse and
many questions were asked, which the
negro modestly answered. Soon the
white man and his diminutive quad
ruped were left practically by them
selves, and the rider found himself
smarting from wounded pride. He
watched the new arrival for a short
time, and then rode over.
where Is your horses pedigree?"
he roared.
II dunno, boss; I reckon he hain't
got none. He's des plain hoss."
ooh, we'll, darn a horse without a
pedigreel" shouted the ~disgruntled
white man, and he swung the precious
record Of his own animal over his
head, proclaiming what It was and
how long it was. Then he started to
ride away. The negro looked at the
little beast over his shoulder, rolled
his eyes and retorted, Eyes, darn a
boss without a pedigree, Is it? Well,
darn a pedigree widout q boss! OATS
whut I saws"
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girl. She iDflow Yghx months old and
weighs Is pounds. My friends were all
surprised. Some would not believe it until
they came to see me.
"My husband says he never saw such a
change in any one as there was in me after
I had taken three or four bottles of
Peruna. / am stronger than | have been
since I was quite young. God bless you
and your medicine forever. I ca9not tell
you all. My letter is too long already;
but I will say Peruna cured me. [ never
saw or heard of anything half so good.
kindness. In cases of la grippe it works
like a charm. 1t cured my baby when
other medicines failed. She was real bad
with la grippe."-Mrs L. NJ. Griffith.
Mrs. E. E. Thomas, Alpha, Mo-, writes:
II have used your Peruna and Manalin.
I had been doetoring for several years. but
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

"The young man had been out West
for some time. He had gone out there
with the idea that he could win a for
tune, but instead Of finding the way
to success a smooth one, it was rather
rough and rocky, marred by thorns
to prick the feet, pitfalls and all that
kind Of thing. Put in plain, unpoetic
language he was III down at the heel
and bagging at the knee. In order
to make a living he had been forced
to become a pie merchant on a small
scale. He was In this business when
we found him, and had a small o.
able stand on the corner Of two
streets in a well known mining town.
My friend recognized him at a glance,
and rushed up to greet him. The fell
low seemed to be lust a little embar.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
Labor vs.. MoneY Tax.

A8DOE VS. money FAX
At nearly every one of the elections
IN the towns Of New York where the
labor tax is still in vogue the question
Of changing to a money tax will be
submitted to the people. Under the old
system each town has a highway COM
missioner, each mile of road an over
seer of highways, SO that there is a diff
ferent character Of road making for
each mile Of highway throughout the
entire State. This labor system is the
worst collection of antiquated and USE
less ideas that could well be brought
together for the purpose of accomplish
ing nothing, and this is exactly what
it has accomplished. Nothing has been
done for the highways Of the State to-
ward permanent improvement in the
100 years that it has been in operation.
The adoption Of the money system
throughout the entire State will place
the care of the 10000 miles of highway
in charge Of 1000 highway commission
ers, having the direct expenditure of
at least $1,500,000 in cash, which ex-
penditure will be watched zealously by
the taxpayers, whereas under the old
system the 1000 highway commission
ers had charge Of the $4,000 overseers,
who could not attend to the work on
the highways except when it was i'm
possible to do any other class Of farm
work. No progress has ever been
made In road improvement in any To-
calfty until the labor tax has been con.
yerted into a cash tax and the money
expended intelligently under compe.
tent highway commissioners. Good
Roads Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

kept getting worse. One day a neighbor
woman brought me your book, the Ills
of Life and wanted me to take your
medicine. l told her that l had given up
all hope of ever getting well. l had tried
so much medicine. My neighbors thought
| was nearly dead with consumption.
FINALLY | concluded that l would make
a last trial. So my husband got me a bottle
of Peruna and Manalin. | commenced
taking them according to directions. That
was two years ago. A year ago last No
boy, who is well and hearty; and l am
doing my own homework. / can never
give Peruna too great praise. I think it
is the best medicine l ever heard off,
Mrs. E. E. Thomas.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

WEST RANoH, MICH, April fifth
Many thanks for the sample Of Doan's
Kidney Pills. W. had tried many
remedies with little benefit but found
Doan's act promptly, and hit the case,
which was an unusual desire to urinate
had to get up five and six times Of
q night. / think Diabetes was well
under way, the feet and ankles
swelled. There was an intense pain in
the back, the heat of which would
feel like putting ones hand up to a
lamp chimney. I have used the free
trial and two full boxes of Doan'sP Pills
with the satisfaction Of feeling that I
am cured. They are the remedy par
excellence.-B. F. BALLARD.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

raised and my friend thought 1t would
be the proper thing to do to offer a
little sympathy. .
"'Sorry to see you situated as you
are, old fellow, and in this business
said my friend feelingly. %
I'd your sympathy. Buy q pie,'
was the quick rejoinder Of the yender,
and in a few moments we had left
him shrieking out his wares TO men
who passed that way.
"At least he convinced my friend
that there are moments In q mans
life when the mere sympathy OF the
mouth, no matter how earnest or how
fervent the words, can not meet the
requirements Of the case, and that the
real and only way to offer help in
such instances Is to buy q pie"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

good roads conventions all
-E over the country the Brown
I'LL Ml low bill has failed of pas
sage at this session of Congress. This
result was not unexpected by its
friends. Our National Legislature is
slow to adopt new ideas, and to make
new application Of old principles; in di-
rections in which it has formed the
habit of giving it is generosity itself,
but in other directions it is parsimo-
Nous to a fault. The appropriation of
S32, 500, 900 for river and harbor i'm
provement for 1908 went through al
most as a matter Of course, but Con-
gress SHE'D at the similar proposition
to expend 500, 900, 900 for road improve
ment. Yet, %curiously enough, the ap-
preparation for river and harbor i'm
provement was made possible by the
national road movement Of a century
ago.
In the early part of the last century
a bitter battle was fought to a finish
between those who believed that the
Federal Government should undertake
internal Improvements and those who
held the opposite view, the building Of
a national road being the actual bone
Of contention. The former won, and
for thirty-two years, 1S06-183S, the
work of building the Cumberland or
National Road, from Maryland to
Wheeling, and then on to Illinois, with
sections further west, went on by fits
and starts. Then with the birth of
steam travel the work stopped short,
and for twice thirty-two years Federal
aid in highway construction was with
held while it was giving empires as
subsidies to western railroads and
kings ransoms annually to make the
waterways suitable for steamers, the
appropriations for the latter purpose
having been $13O,OOO,O 900 III the last
seven years alone.
Two years ago the Federal Govern
ment, aroused by the general discon-
tent with the condition of our high
ways, resumed in a tentative way the
work of road building by cooperating
with railroads and local authorities in
building object lesson roads. To-day
the people are asking for something
more, viz, that the same treatment
shall be accorded to the highways used
by the whole people as to the water
ways that are used by and directly
benefit only a small portion of the pop
ulation. To-day the request is denied,
but tomorrow it will be repeated, for
the people see what Congress appar-
emily does not yet see-that the great
est national problem is how to reduce
the enormous waste Of time and
money that is the result of bad roads.
If we are to compete upon equal terms
with the producers of Europe, we must
no longer be handicapped by paying
three times as much for road hauling
as is paid in Europe. The Constitution
of the United States gives Congress the
authority to establish post roads, and
with the spread of rural mail delivery
all roads will become post roads. The
Federal Government has the right, as
1t has the money, to assist materially
in solving the good roads problem, and
1t will not be long before Congress will
not dare to evade it's responsibility in
this direction.-Good Roads Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

EVERETT, Mass received the
sample of Doan's Pills and they stop
ped all my trouble of pain in the back,
from which l have suffered for two
years. lam a sole-leather cutter, and
being on my feet and lifting heavy
dies all day, appreciate the help
Doan's Pills have given me. I feel
like q new man.-GEo. A. BURGESS,
1853 Belmont Street.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
CountysEnefneers,

Movements are on foot in several
counties of New York looking toward
the employment of a county engineer,
who shall have entire charge of the
construction and repair of the roads.
This is a step in the right direction, for
it would mean that the work would be
in charge OF an expert instead of being
experimental upon by a succession of
~pathmasters without technical train
ing, and with whom the work is not a
regular business but an avocation.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
Means Much 10 Colorado.

Peter English, manager OF the
Boulder, Col, Gas company. has dis
covered & process for extracting an
excellent quality Of gas from Ignite
coal. which abounds In Colorado. This
win open q market for a large product
that u now practically Valueless
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
Pc RU=NA SAVED MY LIFE"
Writes Mrs. w. nGc2oberts.
Women Made Strong and Happy
NotherS.
Catarrh of the Pelvic Organs is a Free
quent Cause of Barrenness.
Pe-ru.na Eradicates Catarrh From
the System.
TO the woman of ancient Israel not t
become q mother was regarded as tbs

TO the woman of ancient Israel not to
become a mother was regarded as the
greatest of earthly caIamities. To
become a mother-more especially the
mother Of a strong, healthy boy-was the
height of glory for the faithful woman of
the good old Bible days. Even now, when
maternity is not esteemed as of yore, the
mother of healthy children is an object
of admiration, and sometimes envy, by her
neighbors. As compared with ancient
peoples, the average American woman has
a low appreciation of motherhood. There
are, however, a great many exceptions to
this statement.
The accompanying letters from grateful
women who have been made strong,
healthy and happy mothers need nc added
words of ours to make them convincing.
Catarrh had weakened and impaired their
entire systems. Peruna made them sound
and we'll.
Mrs. L. NJ. Griffith, Arco, Idaho, writes:
your medicine did me a wonderful
amount of good. 1t cured me of barren
ness. ! am 80 years old and never had
any children; but since beginning your
medicine l gave birth to a l0-pound baby
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

ASPEN, Colo. April 10, 1903
Doan's Kidney Pills accomplished
the desired result in my case relief
came the second day after ! COM
menced taking them. was troubled
with retention and dribbling of the
urine. Now it is natural and free as
ever in my life.-D. L. STAFFORD.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY d Co., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F. J,
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business traneao-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
West q TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDINe, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ,act-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-R Received sample,
and am on my first bottle from the
druggist they helped me wonder
fully. I had a feeling of wanting to
urinate all the time, and trouble in
passing, burning and itching. That is
all gone now, and I feel thankful
e. K. STEVENSON, 1851 Easton Ave.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
SYMPATHY OUT OF PLACE
The Only Way to Offer Help In Some
Instances Is to Buy a Pie.

The Only Way to Offer Help In Some
Instances Is to Buy a Pie.
"Out West, a few years ago, while
j~ourneying around with a friend Of
mine, I overheard a conversation
which goes to show that sympathy is
often misplaced" said the rowing
man, "and the moral Is not by any
means a bad one. The quick way in
which the man turned on his friend,
who had offered him an abundance Of
sympathy, so far as sympathy can be
extended by mere words, was very
amusing and showed that the fellow
vas quick-witted and unusually bright.
despite the fact that he had fallen
into a rather rough road.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

It is the only cure for Swollen, smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. Ask forAllen's Foot Ease, apowde1
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

BURLINGTON JUNCTION, MOI
received sample of Doan's Pills and
they are all that is claimed, they re-
lieved q pain in my back, and did all
that was represented. &C. @. RAY,
r. F. D. No. /.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

TAYLoRsvrLLE, MIss.-No man can
tell the good of Doan's Kidney Pills
until he tries them for q weak back.
/ tried everything and got no relief
until I used Doan's Pills.. N.
LEWIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

A YOUNG MOTHERS LETTER.
Mrs. W. McRobers, writes to DR.. Hartman from Delano, Miss, the
following:
DeIano, MISS.
Doctor S B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir:-"I feel perfectly CelI of oatarrh. I dtd as you direct
ed ms to and took PerunG Gnd ManaItn. The third of March I gaze
birth to a 1O-pound baby gtrt ~ ee r both ,CelI and happy lam
gerry thankjuL to yu, and Pernna saved my tIe. recommend i TT
everyone and can't praise 1T enough.
~ send go" my o'O" and my oaby's picture. She ts o s'ceet and
good,-she s a Rerunob baby IhGre such good health nOW. lido all
my houserork and take care of my baby, and feel so good.
"There are three or tour Of my netghbors using PerunG mo,v,
since 1t did me s. much good. They acre just RUN doOn, and they
think tt 1 fine. 1t i SO good to gte strength."-Mrs. w. McRoberts.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

The lives of some people seem to indi
cate a regret that there are only ten com
mandments to break. 80
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION and all stomach
fills positively cured by TABER's PEPszH
COMPOUND. 10c. size mailed free to any ad,
dress. Write DR.. Taber Mfg. Co., Peoria, Ill
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and loin pains,
limb swellings and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sediment, high
colored, pain in passing, dribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills remove calculi and
gravel. Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness,
dizziness. headache. nervousness
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

FITspermanently cured No Ats or nervous.
ness after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
NeryeRestorer. $2trialb ottleand treatisefres
d. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

You can do your dyeing in half On
hour with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

AZ any rate the married woman's life
10 not miss-spent.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

When fortune knocks at the door some
people don't answer for fear it might be
q collector.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumps
tionha an equal for coughs and ~colds-JoRN
!. boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. IL, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

The fellow who thinks he can iatter all
women aatters himself,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

The man who makes a fool of himself
only saves someone else the trouble.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
Use Aliens Foot.Ease.

The quarrelsome man won't admit that
he is in the wrong until the other fellow
apologies. $500
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30

One-twentieth of the wealth of the
German nation is in 600 share eompa-
pieR.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-30
GOOD @
@ x S.
Federal Aid in Road Building.

N spite of it's endorsement
by State Legislatures and
good roads conventions all
over the country the Brown
low bill has failed of pas
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-26
New Trains.

The Reno passenger trains No. Is
and II put into service By the South
ern Pacific on April 5th willbeappr5-
ciated by the travelling public. Train
No. Is will leave Reno daily at p. IA.
TrucEee at $50 p. m. arrive at Sacra
mento at a. m. arrive at Oakland
1904 a. m. and San Francisco . 30 a.
n.
Train No II will leave San Fran
cisco daily at p. m. leave OakiaE'i
1Glh street at "a. Sacramento at
1l:0o p. M, Truckee $50 a. n. arriv-
ing at Reno at I: 80 a nj.
Each of these trains will be equip
ped with first class sleeping cars and
coaches. LOGAN passengers between
San Francisco and Reno should use
the Reno passenger trains.
Train No. leaving San Francisco
at p m will have first class sleeping
anu dining cars but no coaches.
General ticket office at San Fran
cisco is located at 613 Market street
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-26
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF the Aetna Life Insurance Company
of Hartfor, onn, for the year ending
December 81, 1902:
Capital paid up . s 100 900 90
Assets -. -. ... 63, 4O1 PA o.
Liabilities, exclusive of
capital and net sur
plus -. ... ..... 579O2,67 6S
Income.
Premiums ... -. S4O4, 4G6 IT
Other sources ..... 4412.333 80
Total income 1902 $500. 12,S16, 500 %
Expenditures
Paid policy holders 49,. 5,677,9SO 50
Dividends . . 1900 0n
Other expenditures " 1855 709 20
Total eXpendtrs. 1902 -. 9,20S6S9 81
Nevaca Business.
Number of risks written ~
Amount of risks written $4,000 0n
Premiums received 800. 72i o.
Losses paid none
Losses incurred none
Number of policies il
force Dec. 81. 1902 %
Amount Of said policies 59,911 90
E. H. Lestock Gregory.
Gen. Agent.
San Francisco. Cal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-26
Observation-Disclosures
MORE RAILROAD RUMORS.
Clark Road Sai& &c 5e a Branch OF
the Union Pacific

syndicate has been formed to fur
nish $50 100000 Tor the completion of
the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake line. The syndicate is made UP
largely of bankers. who are interested
in the Union Pacific, and it is said on
good authority that the alliance which
has been formed between Senator
Clark and Hartman virtually means
a victory for the Hartman interests
and that the new road is likely to be-
come a branch of the Union Pacific
system. The new company will is
sue 25,ooo,n 600 stock divided between
the Clark and Hartman interests
Prospectors are getting ready to
take the country south and east of
Gardnerville. The hills will be full
of men this summer hunting for the
precious metals-COurier
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-26
Education at Home.

your boy away from home for an edu-
cation. The International Correspon-
dence Schools of Scranton, Pennsyl-
vania will teach him any of their two
hundred courses of instruction at a
cost of from $50 to 500 cash: or first
installment, $40 down and IS per
month. This is the price for the COM
plete course and includes text books
reference library instructions, papers
and apparatus used