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The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Fire Signals.

Nv . meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co No. 1, held ON July 0.
1901, the town was divided Into Fire
Districts and o Code of Signals was
adopted I'm order 10 facilitate the loca.
zion Of ares In che future. The town
was divided % follows:
District Nc. ALI that portion oil
tswn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue e~strest ON
the south, Union street ON the west,
and corporation 70 % the north and
east. Y
District No. 3-The portion Of town
lying west of Union street, andSouth
OF Bellevue street. with the corpora
tioa line az the south and west boun.
dairy. @
District No. HThe portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COZ
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
TO indicate the district in which the
fire 10 located, followed by q rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 3, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm. and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

DWELLING FOR
FUN.

Duelling not for honor, but for fun,
is one of the latest pastimes INDUCED
In by the gayest of nations. And they
call this fencing with buttonless foils,
do the merry Gauls, ia poule sang
lante," /. e., the bloody hen. For these
ensanguined poultry contests the fol
lowing regulations have been laid
down: Swords with b%uttonless blades,
face uncovered, right arm barred, ordi-
nary kid gloves if desired, upper part
Of the body clothed in a vest fitting
tightly to the skin, belts forbidden,
each fencer to be assisted by two Sec
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
TRAINING A CAT FOR THE STAGE
Perfectly Simple When You kno"
Aow n In Done.

Perfectly Simple When You kno"
How 1t 10 Done.
ut often happens" said Mr.. Davlo
| Belasco, while talking about some OF
| the mechanical effects used in the
Darling of the Gods" chat tricks OF
the simplest description arouse the
popular wonder and curiosity to the
| greatest extent, while en- the other
hand, the most original, delicate ano
| daring work passes unnoticed by all
save professional experts. A grea'
| many years ago, when was learning
the business of mounting and produc'
ing plays, I introduced a cat into
Hearts of Oak'-the play that made
the late James A. Herne famous. We
had a live baby in the play, too, which
excited a tremendous amount of inter
| est, but / think the cat created more
talk and wonder because every me Is
familiar with the habits of that domes.
tic animals and knows how difficult il
Is to teach one to perform ever the
simplest trick.
Every night at a certain cue, this
cat came on the stage, walked across
to the fireplace, stretched herself and
then lay down in front of the blazing
hearth, for we burned real fire in a
gas log in order to make the scene
more realistic and natural. The cat
did her part so easily and naturally
that she frequently get a round OF ap
plause, and it always happened that
before we had played three nights in
a town the most popular topic OF con
~versation was, How did they wei
train that cat to come on the stage:
stretch herself and lie down in front OF
the fire?'
Might after night the cat took her
cue and went through her little act to
the wonder and delight of all behold
ers. 1t really seemed like a remark
able performance on her part; but, al.
ter all, her education was a very sim
pie matter. A few minutes before II
was time for her to go on we used te
put her in a basket just large enough
to hold her comfortably without giving
her a chance to change her position
and then leave her in a cool place IN
the cellar. At the proper time, she
was brought upstairs and released IL
the entrance in time to answer he
cue. OF course she walked across the
stage to where the fire was burning
and when she got there what was there
to do except to stretch herself as a
measure of relief after her cramped
position in the basket, and then lie
down in the warmth of the blazing
log? The fact is, it would have been
very difficult indeed to train her to &c
anything else under the clrcum
stances"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Find Mine Of ORIGINAL Relics.

The old quarry in which the ancien
Inhabitants quarried the ore for hi
hematic axe has just been discovere,
near Leslie, Franklin County, Mo. II
working a surface iron mine the mel
found many grooved spauls of from
one to Is pounds weight. D. I. bushnell
of st. Louis, chairman of the Commit
tee on Archaeology of the Missouri
Historical society, found from 500 t.
600 of the ancient relics thrown in {
heap beside a tree. The red iron, o
hematite axe, the celt, are among tn,
finest aboriginal relics.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Church With a
Strange History.

Here is a remarkable little medieval
church which was discovered through
a dream. A young woman living in a
village near Prot, in Servia, dreamed
one night of a buried church. She
spoke of it to the project and the local
clergy, but they only laughed at her.
She persisted in her statements, how
ever, and ultimately induced the peo-
pie to dig at a spot she indicated.
Here, to the intense surprise of every
one but the dreamer, the ruins of a me-
diaeval church were found. These
were rebuilt as a tiny chapel, and since
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

brother upstairs. He came this morn.
ing when you were asleep. What dc
you think Of that?s
did he" exclaimed the s~harp-eyed
Edith. Then | know who brought
him"
"You dog'
Eyes, it was the milkman. It said SO
on his cart yesterday"
Said what?' asked Aunt Jennie in
establishment.
why, Families supplied dailyr z
was the quick reply.-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
The source of supp1x.

At last the doctor consented to smile,
the nurse was already laughing; the
shadow had been lifted from the sick
room, and everything was we'll; and
after %profusely bathing her eyes Aunt
Jennie came down to the breakfast
table where her two small nieces were
seated, wondering what had turned
the house SO topsy-turvy that morning.
Guess what | know, girlies!" she
said, gay1y. "There is a little baby
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town o.
Washington, La, in tie square bound.
ed by Carriere. Wilkins, Ewes an6
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice cypress, yceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 20x30 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., 1903-08-08
A MISSING LINK.
Strange Animal Connecting Rep
tiles and Mammals.

In Permian times, which was about
midday in the great geological past,
there lived many strange and wierd
creatures belonging to the vast reptil'
ian class. The fossil sunlight. which
we call coal, was just forming in Penn
s%ylyania and no mammal had yet trod
upon this earth.
The comparatively brief period OF the
worlds history embraced by the Per-
milan and Trias saw some remarkable
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Gagged Birds Live Longest.

Many people declaim against the
cruelty Of keeping birds in cages, but
1t is q w~ell-proved truth that cage-birds
live about six times as long as a wild
bird, and the bird invariably becomes
SO fond Of its owner and its surround
ings that. when the cage is thrown
open, 1t win not fly away. 1t suffers Sc
little from solitude that, If a prospect.
I've mate is introduced, it hits her on
the head at first for her impudence III
daring to intrude into a private apart,
ments-NeW York rress.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
THE Rrltinh 0fanar.

The dash and bravery displayed by
the little British force In the storming
Of Kano were quite up to the traditions
Of the service. The British officer may
be criticised for lack of 'tsllmness,s but
when 1t comes to leading straight into
On ugly breach he can give them All
cards and spadegs-0ttaWa Citizen.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Mere Opinion.

A woman isn't old as long az she can
keep her daughter in short skirts.
People who are disposed to cry over
spilled milk have damp h~andkerchiefs
most of the time.
It isn't always the most powerful To-
connective that has the biggest whistle.
There is many a man who would be
willing to lose the respect Of a town
shipful OF people in order to win q So
nrize.-Chicago Record-Herald
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

The woman whose dream led to its dis
covery is the presiding genius of the
place, and receives SO many gifts from
the ~worshipers that she is already quite
rich. Our photograph shows the dream
church and its %discoyerer, with her chill
dren.-The Wide World Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
The Mover.

$50 you have moved?"
eyes" said the man with an ugh
look in his eye.
More comfortable?"
mo, sir; I'm figuring UP the cost o
hauling and breakage in the hope o
one day meeting the person who frs
said it was cheaper to move than pa,
rent"
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
Town Residences For Sale

In d deairabia noighborhood iii Ops
louHaa. with an antire square Of land
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
osdaxs, pedan1, &C., about . squares
from Tho ooarthouBs. : squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
Church and convent House III two
sAoEy, brick basement, . rooms. foar
Areplse ouA-buildinga. 80, all w.
des good fanss. Will DO aold cheap for
ehsh. IL pert aash md halAnee 6n time
aA Asplw ns Ahsa odaea. III
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

There is more coal in Montana an,
Wyoming than in Pennsylvania.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

HOTEL DENECHAU D
Carondelet and Perdido Streets.
NEW ORLEANS.
American Plan. 81 90 and up per Day
European Plan. ST.. 90 aud mp per Day
DENECHAUD s. SIEWERD.
August 18, 1904.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
PEYTON r. SANDOZ
LAWYER.

ALI civil and criminal business will
be given prompt and careful attention.
Office over st. Landry State Bank,
Main Street, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
ACADEMY
OF TEN-
IMMACULATE F.: CONCEPTION,

UFEAWUBABp LAs
UaaaR tho Direction OF the Sisters Gszaass@
Of Rely 0ross.
OMsrs TO young ladies every tselli,9
for acquiring . thorough christian y.
ucation. Constant attention Is psia Y
home and social culture. Lessons q
given in music, painting and esnss
useful arts. The sigters also asvs
charge of the boys school. The ccalss
o. instruction In two-feld-Pgoparasoas
and Commercial. French ID tsughs y
the two courses. Yer particulars ~
dress GE9T1SR superior
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

fastened to a mast attached to the
framework, and are used in coasting
before the wind.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

then hundreds of people hSve made
pilgrimages to the Sgdce. The chapel
is simply crowded with tablets, sacred
icons and other tributes of the faithful.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08
The Pepper PLANT.

The pepper plant-piper nigrum-
which produces the white and black
pepper OF commerce, is a climbing,
yine-ike shrub, found growing wild
In the forests Of Trevancore and the
Malabar coast Of India. Pepper is en-.
tirely tropical in its requirements. The
white pepper is the black pepper de.
corticated BY maceration and rubbing.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

CHAPEL BUILT FROM THE RUINS OF A
MEDIAEvAL CHURCH WHICH WAS
DISCOVERED THROUGH A DREAM.
TFrom a Photo.1
The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-08

Duluth. Mimi Is to have an immense
electrical power plant which win rival
that ait the $500
, 1903-02-10
The Carpenter COMPANY.

In the new Russo-Siberian play, For
Her Sake" there Is one scene which
must fall little short OF terrific, viewed
from the standpoint of dramatic effect.
is a flogging episode. The knout, as
the Russian cat-o'nine-tails is called, is
made to figure, and the victim of the
lash is a serf girl whose only offense, 1t
would appear from a reading of the
plot of the play. is hat she has won the
love of a prince of the blood. The play
is said to depict with startling accuracy
the penal system Of the Cars domain,
and true to real life: it is also said to
be not without the lighter touch OF
wholesome comedy. The play will be
seen here at the New Grand Manager
tomorrow. Wednesday, evening.
, 1903-02-10
CALLED TO BUTTE
BY MOTHERS ILLNESS,

Mrs. j. ]. Storey and her sister.
Mrs. F. c. Pope, will leave tonight
for Butte. Mont, summoned by the
serious illness of their mother, Mrs.
]. J. Hines, who resides there with an
other daughter. A telegram received
today says that Mrs. Hines is threat.
ened with neuralgia of the heart, and
that her condition is quite serious.
The ladies' go by way of Pocatello, and
expect to reach Butte tomorrow after.
moon.
, 1903-02-10
Many Railway Ho,dups.

By the record Of the Cincinnati Elk.
press Gazette. 1t appears that there
were twenty-five train robberies in
the United States In 1902. In the past
thirteen years. according to the same
authority, 1928 railroad trains have
been held up" in this country and SO
persons have been killed and 1O7 In
3ured. mostly by gunshot wounds, In
the preparation Of the crimes.
, 1903-02-10
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Partly cloudy and COO this morning.
A strong wind blew from the west
this morning.
Picture holdings, latest styles, and
fixtures at Lovejoy's.
The work of fumigating the town Of
Rock Springs continues.
Everything in the latest styles in new
furniture at Mrs. Katie Beck's.
Three girls were born in Cheyenne
and three at Rock Springs in one day.
Get some of Woodward's chocolates
and bon-Dons for Sunday. w. G. Sitter.
Lena Hastings has been appointed
postmaster at Widow1eld, Carbon
county.
Mrs. j. w. Harris is confined to her
home with a very severe attack of ul-
cerated sore throat.
The aid society of the Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. H. B. Pope.
Mrs. DR.. Green was quite i'll yester-
day, and was confined to her room,
but is better this morning.
Mrs. Stilson returned to the Seven
Mile ranch this morning, after a visit
and business trip to this city.
Deputy County Clerk Charlie Rauner
is preparing an abstract book for the
towns of Jelm and Centennial.
1.-THE Gamekeeper." a typical Irish
drama, will be the attraction ut the
Opera House Monday evening, Feb
ruary 16.
The Post teams from Walden are
expected to reach the Windsor barn
tonight, after supplies for the mer-
chants of Walden.
The basket ball team of the Chey-
enne business college defeated the Uni
versity Of Nebraska team AZ to %. A
dance followed the game.
Frank T. Wyatt did not go to Jelm
this morning. as he had intended, pre-
ferring to remain here until the wealth
er in the mountain settled down a
little.
w. H. Hunt filed claim for the
Stranger, jr.. mine, George E. Phillips
and others for the Satanka and B. F.
Chumbly for the Tie Up, in section 4,
township IA, range 70.
Mrs. Leroy Grant Of this city, wife
of the state auditor, will be one of the
pianists at the concert in Cheyenne by
the Saturday Evening Musical club of
that city Thursday night.
The Birthday club will meet with
Mrs. Langheldt tomorrow afternoon in
stead of with Mrs. George Harris. as
announced Saturday. Mrs. Langheldt's
and Mrs. Harris birthdays will be cele-
brated.
Tom Wheeler, a 16-yearold boy. was
killed in the coal mines at Dietz, Sheri-
dan county. He vas standing at the
foot of the shaft and failed to note the
approach Of the cage. which literally
crushed him to q pulp.
Horace D. Beemer and wife, Mamie.
today sold to ]. F. Musgrove the east
PA feet Of lots IL. 10. IA and IL, block
344, Hodgeman's first addition to Lar.
annie. for $3.50. and Mr.. M%urgrove sold
the same track to Henry May for $375.
N. E. Stark. who was injured by fall.
ing down cellar Saturday night. at his
home east Of the city, Is getting along
nicely, and sat up q part Of the day
today. His son, Thayer Stark, did not
come up from Denver. but will come
unless his father 500 RECEIVERS from
the effects Of the injuries.
, 1903-02-10
THIRD
CONTINUED from page l.,

through the two conventions that the
association has already held would
have cost the state, II 1t had appropri-
ated the money. not less than 500, 900.
During the past few days thousands Of
newspapers all over the United States
have been talking about the Wyoming
Industrial convention, and what was
said and done there; this answers the
question as to the object to be accom-
|plished by the association.
The new executive committee is this
year composed Of Governor DeForest
Richards, president or the association;
N. B. Camplin. vice president, and c.
G. Coutant, secretary; W. e. Chaplin,
". c. Deming and George Pexton.
, 1903-02-10
PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES
ON INTERSTATE BUILDING

Bass & Bramel are today at work
putting the marble b~aseboards in po-
sition in the north room Of the In
terstate Townsite building. These
have been in the house for some time,
but never were put in place. This
will complete the structural work.
, 1903-02-10
COUPLE LICENSED
AT SALT LAKE CITY

The Salt Lake Tribune notes that a
marriage license was issued in that
city Saturday to w. w. Poll and Cora
Jones', both of this CITY. The names
do not appear in recent editions of the
city directory.
, 1903-02-10
YOUNG JOHN elDDIcK
Is GETTING BETTER.

John Biddick, the young son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Biddick of Mandel, who
was treated here by DR.. Brown until
a few days ago, and was then taken
home. is getting better as rapidly as
could be hoped. Mr.. Charles Jarvis,
in the city today from Mandel, saw
him Sunday, and says his father is
greatly encouraged at his condition.
, 1903-02-10
Objects to Ito sslno r,.tters.

SSJSSSS ~ ~ O0su0 rtASp9uSos
A scientist says that III the earth
was fiattened the 10 would be two
mile deep all over the world" And
an Oklahoma editor gives out the fol-
lowing: If any man Il caught fiatten.
ing out the earth shoot him on the
spot, and don't be too particular what
spot There are = whole lot Of ~
IN Oklahoma that can't SWIM"
, 1903-02-10

Attend the supper at Maennerchor
hall Thursday evening from s to .
O'Clock. given by the Woman's Relief
corps. The following q = partial list
Of the good tAtnss you will fnd there:
Boston brown bread and beans. cold
ham. cold tongue. salads. hot rolls,
Jelly, cake and coffee.
, 1903-02-10
CARLOAD OF TREES
FOR SPRING PLANTING.

Gus johnson has just returned from
Colorado, where he secured a carload
of trees and shrubs for planting here
in the spring, including an order of
$50 young co,tonwoods, which will be
set out by the city. The shipment
will reach here about the 10th of
April,
, 1903-02-10

The North Star society has placed
the renting of their hall in the hands
of Ed Moen and G. ]. Peterson.
146EODt4
, 1903-02-10

II Kingsbery plano. after ten
years Of the hardest use that could Be
given to . piano = worth eiSo. whatsta
Z new Kingsbery wurthf Come IN and
see our new scale Kinssbsry-bsaa-
tifui in tone and case. n. Kidd Z son.
.314 Secoad street.
, 1903-02-10

FOR SALE CHEAP-House and lot
at 6O3 Fremont street. Address Geo.
Hicks, 10 Cherry St, Button. Muske-
gon, Mich. 14St12w2
, 1903-02-10
PLENTY OF SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IN IHE III AIMS.
Charles Jarvis is in from Mandel to-
day. He says on the flats the people
have nothing to complain Of for snow,
but in the mountains. wnere a heavy
fall will work untold benefit later in
the season, there has been a ire
mendous fall. and the prospects for a
good hay and grass eason were sell
dom better. :
, 1903-02-10

FOR SAlE-Loose and baled hay
by Harden & Hartman. Leave orders
at Douglas-W william & Wilkinson's Of
fee. If
, 1903-02-10

Full dress shirts. tiss, doves. col
lam. cuffs. shields. etc. woodruR =
Terry.
, 1903-02-10

We are headquarters for boys good
wearing shoes. woodruff Z Terry.
, 1903-02-10

FOR RENT rooms over the Lar.
Meat Co.'s market. tt
, 1903-02-10

gsvfns machinss rantsA anA fsye1ts
Cd at III soutA sscosA strsst
, 1903-02-10

Full dress gloves, ties, shirts, col
lars, cuffs, etc, at Woodruff G Terry's.
, 1903-02-10

OIL. needles and Repairs for all lini1
of Sewing Machines at s17 South Bee
ond street.
, 1903-02-10

mr. afsss slesa. - wcedruR
Turys " aaDagtnsak
, 1903-02-10

FOR SALE-6.room house with 2
lots on Tenth and Park SITS. w. H.
, 1903-02-10

LosT-Fsr c~ollarstts. Reward 4
rsts1ssA 70 tAis oa,ses
, 1903-02-10

Secondhand sewing machines
cheap At SIT South Second street
, 1903-02-10

Fs,rl.h.a r.e.,.. ev.r "a. oroe.ry.
, 1903-02-10

LosT-Pair Of gold-frame glasses in
Columbian Optical Co. case. Leave at
Johnson's hotel cafe. 1913
, 1903-02-10

Mrs. Ollie sheanir. Midwife. 1ls Ind.
, 1903-02-10
in a private conveyance to meet him
He took a night train for Denver.

Prof. Montgomery Lynch has just re-
turned from Denver to sing the lead
ing role in the production of "The
Chimes of Normandy at the Manager
Monday and Tuesday nights. He sings
the part of THE Marquis
, 1903-02-10

Zero collar ulsters. Woodruff L
Terry.
, 1903-02-10

FOR sALE-Ticket to Omaha. APP
ply at this ONCE. 1922
, 1903-02-10
Trees for sprIno Planting.

Trees for Spring Planting.
A carload of shade trees and ever
greens about April 10" Any trees not
growing will be replaced. Leave your
order early II you wish to get in on this
carload. GUS JOHNSON.
1928
, 1903-02-10
A FINE s ANo

At H. KIDD & SONS.
The colored American., 1903-01-03

and the historian had been former
classmates at Atlanta University.
The colored American., 1903-01-03
THE GRASSLAND IMBRoGLIo.

The State Department, it appears,
has called upon DR.. J. R. A. Grassland,
Minister to Liberia, for a detailed re-
port Of the alleged fracas in the Uni
ted States Legation at Monrovia,
pending the receipt of which DR..
Grassland stands suspended from
duty. The Minister is charged with
the shooting of one Faulkner, civil
engineer. Conflicting stories are told
Of the causes leading up to the affray,
and other complications relative to the
ambitions of Messrs. SpurgeOn and
Ellis are introduced. The situation is
not relished by the coIored people in
this country, as such a mess will be
construed by our enemies as evidence
OF our unf1tness for the diplomatic SER
vice, forgetting the Hunter case in
Guatanala and kindred ''slip-ups" on
the part of Caucasion representatives.
Should DR.. Grassland fail to satisfy
the Government of his freedom from
blame his recall is the logical out
come. We regret the incident exceed
ingly, for the sake Of people, all Of
whom are so often forced TO suffer for
the sins Of a few.
The colored American., 1903-01-03
History Of 6be Negro.

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