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The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-11

The color line is now being drawn in
London, and a London magistrate finds
that it is perfectly legal. A negro
had complained to the magistrate that
the keeper of an eating house had
refused to serve him with food. The
magistrate explained that while it was
the duty of the proprietor of the eating
house to treat all would-be customers
alike, still there was nothing in the
law to compel any one to sell anything
to anybody; that if the proprietor de-
clined to sell the food, his property, to
the negro there was nothing in the law
to force him to do it.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-11

President Roosevelt is believed to be
weaker in his own state. New York,
than in any other of the states he ex-
poets to carry. Hence it is especially
desirable, from the point of view of
his political managers, to have him
strengthened with the New York dele
cation to the National Convention of
his party. By way of accomplishing
this it is proposed that the convention
shall be held in New York city. 1t is
believed that the President can, by a
word, decide the question of the city
in which the convention shall be held,
and many of his friends are urging
him to say that word in favor of New
York.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-11

Some time ago when Mr.. Rockefeller
bought Hoggern- Holne, a beautiful is
land at the entrance of the harbor at
Stockholm, the Swedes were delighted.
They thought the multi-millionaire
would still further beautify the island
and make it one of the most delight
full show places in the country. But
they didn't know their Rockefeller. In
stead of making Hoggern-H a mod
ern fairyland, he filled it with ugly
little buildings and still uglier oil tanks,
and now it is "a naphtha depot; and
Mr.. Rockefeller is literally in bad odor
with the people of Stockholm.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
Tower Relics.

Several highly interesting old relics
have Just been discovered in the
Tower of London. In cutting through
a. large block of limestone the men
came across an unusually large and
fine fossilized specimen of that ancient
and mysterious ~inhabitant of ocean
depths known to biologists as the "am-
monte" It is of spiral shape,
measures full two feet across, and is
supposed to have belonged to one OF
the earliest known ages of life in the
created world. 1t is understood that
what may be described as the Tower
ammonite' will in due be pre-
sented to the British Museum. An.
other discovery made in the Byward
Tower is the name, scratched upon a
stone mantelpiece, of Margaret Roper,
the favorite and faithful daughter OF
Sir Thomas Moore. who spent much
time with her father during the impris-
onment preceding his execution,-The
City Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
Surplus Bears in Duluth.

For some unknown reason bears
have been plentiful in and about the
City of Duluth, Mimi, during the last
autumn. Twenty-four of these animals
some of them large ones, have been
shot within the city limits, and many
more probably escaped to give their
families an account of city life. Bears
were found strolling about in suburban
front yards, and grubbing in backyard
garbage heaps. A September picnic
was enlivened by a black furred guest
who brought no card of invitation,
and who terrified the children, scared
the grownups, and, after clearing the
ground by the majesty of his presence,
proceeded to overturn the baskets and
devour the cakes and jam therein con-
tanned.
The oldest incident, however, occur.
red at Lakeside, one of the nearest
suburbs Of Duluth. A market gard
e who had left some vegetables in
his cart over night, was awakened by
a noise in his back premises, and, ris'
ing to Investigate, he saw by the light
of the moon a big bear in the cart en-
toying a night luncheon. Reaching
for his gun, he opened the window and
| shot poor bruin dead. When morning
| came there was nothing easier than tc
harness the horse and drive Mr.. Beal
Just as he had fallen, to market, where
he brought a good price to the fortu
nate gardener.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
A Vegetable Chair.

One of the most wonderful pieces Of
furniture in the world is the vegetable
chair which came from Corea, and has
grown from a single seed, planted
twenty-six years ago. The seed was
that of a gingko tree. In fertile soil
and amid sunshine and rain the seed
grew into a vine, which the native gar,
dener set about to fashion by ingen-
ious twistings, compressions, and
trainings into IN arm chair.
Much pruning was necessary in or
der to make the lower branches de-
velop in size and strength. The chair
was carefully formed, py tying the
young and pliable branches together
with strong fibre ropes, and as the tree
expanded the ropes held firm.
The chair weighs more than one
hundred pounds, and is even harder.
sturdier and more imperishable than
oak. It is three feet four inches in
height, and twenty-five inches in
| width, and some of the knots which
| formed between the binding ropes are
| twenty-one inches in circumference
The bark has been removed, and the
surface, which is golden brown In
color, has taken a fine polish, and II
| spite of its look of lumpy antagonisn
II is quite as comfortable as the con
yentionaI factory made chair.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
Charity Richly Rewarded.

Henry Douglas, an ice wagon driver
of Paducah, KY, cast his bread upon
the waters, to some purpose. He learnd
recently that a man he befriended two
years ago has left him the snug sum
of $4,000. In 1900 a boy tramp, known
as GREASY JIM" struck Paducah sick,
penniless and hungry. Douglas gave
the lad clothing and food and a. place
to sleep. In a few weeks the youth
was we'll again and Lift town. A few
days ago Douglas received news that
James Holman, a soldier in the Phil
ippines, who died in a Manila hospital,
had named him as his next friend.
This recalled to Douglas mind that
Greasy Jim's" last name was Holman.
He later received a formal notice from
an insurance company that the soldier
Holman had left a life insurance pol
Icy to the amount of $4,000, Douglas
being named in the policy as bene
1ciary.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
DUCKS FROZEN IN A POND.
Man in a Restaurant Tells His Friend
a Wonderful Tale.

every time it gets cold I want to
get out on the prairie and hunt
ducks" said a man to friend in a down
town restaurant last Sunday, when the
mercury danced about zero. Il went
duck hunting once and made a repu-
tation for myself that time, and for
the last ten years I've wanted to re-
peat my old trip.
81 was visiting down in the corn
belt one December. The ducks That
year flew across the prairies by the
millions. Of course, most of them had
| gone further south by that season OF
| the but hundreds of them still
remained. The prairies in those days
were dotted with small ponds, n
there was no end to the shooting sea-
son.
81 had been hunting several days
that December, and had not made
much of a reputation for myself. l
oagged a few teals and IN occasional
spike-tail, and at intervals l would
bring down a bigger one. Well, one
morning l awoke and it was as cold as
Greenland. | thought 1t would be USE
less to look for winged game that
day, but l wanted to do a little rabbit
shooting. l got up and before break
fast started out along the hedges and
found a couple of cotton tails. | sup
pose | had walked about a mile from
the house when | heard a strange noise
out in one of the fields.
II walked in that direction and soon
saw about a quarter of a mile away a
good-sized pond. I knew the racket
came from there, and ] got over as
fast as my legs could carry me. Ii
l live to be 500 years old I'll never for
get the looks of that pond. 1t had
frozen over during the night and hun
dreds of ducks were imprisoned by the
sheet of ice. When they tried to fly
as l came upon them the ice helo
their legs fast. A few of them did get
away, but I got most of them. | didn'
fire a shot. / just walked out and
dubbed the birds to death. ! coulc
hardly step without crushing a duck
When I got tired Of clubbing them
began pulling off their heads, and at
ter working for more than an hour
had a pile of game that would fill {
big dump cart.
sit was the greatest hunt l ever had
and I don't believe there is a mai
in the State that eve bagged more
game in one day. | eve counted tn
birds, but l think 800 would be a yer!
safe estimate of the number l killed
"But those days have passed. TIL
ponds have been drained, and tn
prairie hunter who can now bag hal
l a dozen ducks in an all day hunt con
siders himself pretty lucky. "-Chicag
1 Inter-Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
CURE BLOOD POISON, CANCER.
Aching Bones, Shifting Palms. itching
Skin, Pimples, Eating Sores Etc

Aching Bones, Shifting Pains, Itching
Skin, Pimples. Eatiag Sores, ETC.
If you have Plmples Or Offensive Erup'
tons, Splotches, or Copper-C olored Erup'
lions, OF rash on the skin, fostering Swell
ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers on any part
of the body, old Sores, Boils, Carbuncles,
Pains and Aches in Bones or joints, Hair
or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore
Mouth, Gums or Throat, then you have
Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm,
(B.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimples and Erup'
lions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pains
cease, swellings subside and a perfect,neveE
to return cure made. BIB. cures Can
GERS of all kipds. %suppurating swellings.
Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcers, after all else
fails, healing the sores perfectly. II you
have o persistent pimple, wart. swollen
glands, shooting, singing pains. take Blood
Balm and they will disappear before they
develop into Cancer. Druggists, 81 pei
large bottle, including complete directions
for home cure. Sample free by writing
BLOOD BALM Co., 10 Mitchell St.. Atlanta
Ga. Describe trouble and free medical I'D
vice sent in sealed letter.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
soap and Civilization in Guam.

The inhabitants of Guam are being
rapidly civilized and may soon claim
admission as an American State into
our glorious Union. The evidence?
In the early part of last year some
body shipped $500 worth of soap to
the island as a speculation. The gen.
tie Guamites were SO delighted that
they Immediately called for more, and
in October 5000 pounds were shipped.
That will probably be the monthly
order from the island. When a Guam
lady takes to soap the level of civiliza-
ton is raised the world owe She is
no longer content with the elaborate
costume of nose-ring, bracelet and gar,
ter. She wants the comforts and lux
uries of New York. Beginning with
SOAP she will soon aspire to the fash,
ionable. And, of course, the Guam
gentleman will do likewise in his mar
fashion. Soap and civilization-the
American occupation has borne fruit
st. Louis Post-Dispatcn.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

The readers of this paper will be pleasedto
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure In all
Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Cstarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known To
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con.
stitutional disease, requires q constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCur Is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ng the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing Its
work. The proprletors have SO much faithtr
its curative powers that they offer One u
dred Dollars for any case th It it fails to cure
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY J. Co., Toledo, "
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
On the Verge OF Bsieht's Disease.~
A Quick Cure That Taafad.

On b Verge OF Trieht's Diseases
A Quick Cure THAI Lasted.
CASE NO. 30,611.-C. q. Boies, dealer
in grain and feed, sos South Water
street, Akron. O., made the following
statement in 1896; he said: Ever
since the Civil War I have had attacks
Of kidney and bladder trouble, decid-
edly worse during the last two or three
years. Although I consulted physi=
clans, Some of whom told me / was
verging on Bright's disease, and I was
continually using standard remedies,
the e~xcruciatipg aching just across the
kidneys, which radiated to the Shout
der blades, still existed. AS might be
expected when my kidneys were in a
disturbed condition, there was a dis
tressing and inconvenient difficulty
with the action Of the kidney secre-
tons. a box Of Doan's Kidney Pills,
procured at Lamparter g. Co.'s drug
store, brought such a decided change
within q week that ] continued the
treatment. The last attack, and 1t was
particularly aggravated, disappeared"
Three Years After.
Mr.. Boies says in 1899: SIN the
spring Of 1896 I made a public state
ment Of my experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills. This remedy cured me
Of a terrible aching in the kidneys, in
the small Of my back. ID the muscles
of the shoulder blades, and in the
limbs. During the years that have
gone by I can conscicntiou5ly say there
have been no occurrences of my old
trouble. My confidence in Doan's Kid.
hey Pills is stronger than ever, not
only from my personal experience,
but from the experience of many 9TH
ers In Akron which have come to my
notice."
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Boies
will be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Fol
sale by all druggists, price 30 cents
per box.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
"eEr CLOSE" WROTE NELSON.
And In That Phrase He Summed UP
His Theories Of Sea Fighting.

His Theories Of Sea Fighting.
Our slang phrase, Get Next" ap-
pears slightly paraphrased in a letter
written by Lord Nelson to Lord War
wick not long before the battle of Ira
falgar. Nelson had received from Lord
Warwick a description of an invention
that aimed to increase the efficiency
of the marine and field artillery of the
day, and to the letter containing that
description the victor of the Nile re-
piled in the following, which was
never published until a few weeks
ago, when the present Lord Warwick
read it at a public dinner:
"My Dear Lord feel very much
obliged for the favor of your letter,
and although l am not a good judge OF
mechanism, yet dare say your inven-
ton for making cannon range their
shots farther than at present will an
sWer your expectations, and on shore,
in particular, it will be most useful.
Woolwich is the only place where
such an experiment can be plainly
tried by scientific men. On board ship
u wish is to get as close as possible
to the enemy. Always endeavor to
inculcate the doctrine, Get close, and
you will be the VICTOR"
The Get close" was underscored.
That one phrase admirably summed
up the whole Nelsonian theory Of sea
strategy, the theory that led him to
dare the guns of the shore batteries
at Copenhagen and to sail the Victory
silently down the line of blazing
French and Spanish broadsides until
she reached her desired place in the
thickest Of the most memorable sea
fight Of modern history.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

WOMEN should beware of contract
w ing catarrh. The cold wind n
rain, slush and mud of winter are es-
pecially conducive to catarrhal de-
rangements. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catchlng
cold Peruna should be taken: 1t fortl-
aes the system against colds and ca
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular soci,
ETY. woman of Crown Point, Ind, and
she writes the following:
Recently ! took q long drive III the
country, and being too thinly clad
caught a bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which l could not seem tt
shake off. I had heard a great deal OF
Peruna for colds and catarrh and
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
5eatb rate from the holids

The death rate from the holiday
folly Of reckless firing of pistols and
other weapons has exceeded the list
OF fatal accidents in earlier years
This sort of inexcusable abuse has
been tolerated too long.
AT the height Of n mile the aver
erage velocity of the wind is four
times rs great a. at the surface.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on che
sores.
81 wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured BY
a little thing like that. Not all Of Q
sudden, mind you. Little By little,
but SO surely. Charlie and I both
got more peace BY day, and more
Sleep by night. The sores sort Of
dried up and went sway. ] shall
never forget one blessed night when
I went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as ] got the supper
dishes out Of the way and the older
children undressed when ] woke
up the sun was streaming IN. For
the first time in six months / had
slept through the night without o
break.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

bought a bottle to try. I am pleased
that 1 did, for it brought speedy RELIEF:
1t only took about two bottles,
considered this money we'll spent.
You have a firm friend In me. ana 1
not only advise Its use to my friends
but have purchased several bottles 10
give to those without the means to buy.
and have noticed without exception
that it has brought about a speedy cure
wherever it has been used."-M!ss Rose
Gerbing.
If you do not derive prompt and sat.
isfactory results from the use OK
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement Of your case
and he will be pleased to give you hAs
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, y.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Miss Florence e. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Ont, writes:
"a fev months ago I caught q sever cold, W@toas et"e" o" ~ '~y s
,nd emafned there's 81 perststentIy hat 1 became tormea. 4 zoo"
line ,ytthout benefit until mn digestive organs ca upset. "" "'
,eod and back began to ache severely and Jrsq"e"tN
~ was advised to try Peruna, and although 4hoa t"neI 1'", Iyc" ~
,oL h ~ 7 rns rendu Il try anything. 1t brought M ohesse0 fetav ~
once, and I felt that 1 had the right naedfotne at 8 Wtm'n "'eS ~"0""
r rns comp etelvr restored and haze enjoyed perfect heathe ssnce.
1 "~ M "" .ar 10 are, testt ouh In Per1sno f. L. KENAH.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

The dead beat considers himself in luch
If he manages to get in debt.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cuticura Brings Blessed Cure TO Skir
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
to Its Worn QUE Mother.

It is no wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath was taken sck.
Single-handed, she did all the Homework and washed, cooked and
mended for her husband, Hans, and their six children. After q
plucky fight to keep on her feet, Mrs. Rath had to yield, and early
in 1902 she took to her bed. What followed she told to visitor
who called at her tidy home, No. 821 Tenth Ave, New York City
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottleand treatisefrea
DR.. BIB. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phils. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

81 WISH" said the rabbit who found
himself In the boa constructors cage,
"that the Monroe doctrine prevailed
in this penagerie." what do you
mean?" Inquired his snakeship. u
wouldn't mind getting a good scare
now and then II / could only be guar
aateed against being swallowed alive"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

81 hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. l couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as I was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
worry about my little ones. SO
l got up after a few days, and let
the girl go. l had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but I paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any Of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, I didn't think much of that.
Even when q rash broke out on his
face / wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral Of my others had it when little,
and I thought nothing about it.
"But the rash on Charles poor
little face spread to his neck, chest,
and back. I had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. My baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
eat, and night after night l walked
the floor with him, weah as l was.
Often I had to stop because / felt
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
81 believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some of
the neighbors said he had eczema,
and that is not catching, they told
me. Yes, I gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. I
don't think they were all useless.
Once in q while the itching seemed
to let up a bit, but there was not
much change for the better until a
lady across the street asked me why
1 didn't try the Cuticura Remedies.
I told her I had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment think the
box was about half full and a
piece of Cuticura Soap. 1 followed
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Our sins are like bill collectors. They
generally find us out.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Mrs. Winslow's soothingSyrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces inhamma
ton, allays pair, cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Miss Alice Bailey, Of !
Atlanta, Ga, tells how she was
Permanently cured of inflamulaa=
ton Of the oyarles, escaped spr-
geon's knife, by taking Lydia E.
Piakhan's Vegetable Compound.
II had suffered for three years with
terrible pains at the time of men
situation, and did not know what
the trouble was until the doctor pro-
nounced It Inflammation of the
OvaT4ess, and proposed an operation.
I" felt 50 weak and sick that I felt
sure that I could not survive the Or
deal. The following week I. read az
advertisement in the paper Of Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in such an emergency, and SO
] decided to try It. Great was my Joy
TO And that I actually improved after
taking two bottles, and 10 the end I
was cured by it. I had gained eighteen
pounds and was in excellent health
- MISS ALICE BAILEY, so North Boule.
ward, Atlanta, Ga $4,000 tofefttf original
Of a6ove letter proving aenuincness cannot DO pre-
EEced.
Tho symptoms of Inflammation
and disease of the Ovaries are
q dull -throbbing pain, accom-
panied by a sense of tenderness
and heat low down in tho side,
with occasional shooting pains.
The region of pain sometimes
shows some swelling.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

The wind is tempered to the shorn lamf
everywhere except in the stock market.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-M1s. THoMAs Ron
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, N. Y, Feb. IL, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

When people are proud Of their teeth II
is sometimes false pride.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Economy is the road to wealth. PUr.
NAM FADELEss DYES is the road to econ.
oruv
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11
800 Reward. &10O.

The only secret the average woman cal
keep 10 the date of her birth.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

The agoniing, itching, and burning of the skin as IN eczema;
the fnghtful scaling, as in psoriasis the loss of hair, and crustng
of the scalp, as in SCALED head the facial dishgurements, as IN
rimples and ringworm the awful suffering of infants, and anxiety
Of WORKOUT parents, as in milk crust, letter and salt rheum'-aA
demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully
cope with them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and KesoWent
are such stands proven beyond all doubt. No statement IS mace
regarding them that is not justified by the strongest evidence me-
The purity and sweetness, the power to afford immediate reief'
the certainty Of speedy and permanent cure, the absolute safety
and great economy have made them the standard SKIN cures Oi0ou
purifiers and humour remedies of the civilized world.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-11

Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.