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wearing, fell into the hands of the con-
querors and thus passed into the DOS
ession Of King Kamehameha III. The
solitary or Lonely. by whom it was
presented to Captain J. Fl. Aulick, of
the United States Navy. J
Some idea Of the amount of work ex.
pended in making this war cloak may
De gathered from the fact that the
tine required for its manufacture ex-
tended through the eight reigns pre-
ceding that of King Kamehameha. 1t
70 four feet long, and has a spread of
eleven and a half feet. The ground
work is coarse netting, made of olona,
native hemp from the fibre Of the
nau tree, and to this the feathers,
E-hich are exceedingly delicate and
very small, are skillfully attached,
overlapping each other and forming a
perfectly smooth surface. The feath-
ers around the border are reverted.
and the whole presents a bright and
beautiful appearance, as of a mantle OF
gold. The upper and lateral borders
Of the cloak, which are corded with a
string Of the olona, are decorated with
alternate tufts Of red, black and vel
low feathers. The body is decorated
with alternate figures. generally cres-
cent shaped, composed Of either red
Or yellow feathers. The inner surface
ls without lining and shows the olona
network and the quill ends OF the feath-
ers. The cord. of the upper margin is
prolonged to form a fastening at the
throat.
The yellow feathers are those Of the
rare bird 90, or Uho, Mohoa nobilis,
while the red feathers are taken from
the body and neck Of the Drepanis COO
cinea. nj Of the most abundant birds
inhabiting these islands. 1T Is the vel
low feathers, however, that are of
such great value. They were at one
time used by the natives in payment
of a poll tax to the King. Only two of
these yellow feathers are obtained
from under the wings of each bird. so
that the number Of birds captured
from which sufficient feathers could
b. obtained to make this cloak must
have been very great.
The capture of these birds is effected
with great care and toll. Long poles,
smeared with some adhesive substance
and well baited. are placed in the vi
cinity Of their haunts. The bird alights
on the pole, and, being unable to dis
engage itself, is caught. The two so
much desired feathers are plucked,
and the bird is then set at liberty. At
n time three of these feathers were
worth seven and a half francs, and it
ls upon this basis that the value of this
particular cloak has been estimated.
Ustl recent years cloaks of this kind
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many. From every point Of view the
bluebird is most desirable. He has no
faults; he does not even take toll of
u fruit. But he needs protection.
Nearly every nest is robbed. Not one
egg in four matches and produces a
mature bluebird.
The way to protect bluebirds is to
provide a nesting place that is safe
from cats, mice and squirrels. The
red squirrel is the worst offender. In
May and June he scours every tree in
the woods, and even comes around the
houses. The bluebirds are hard pressed
to find any kind of nesting place at
all. and when they do the chances are
against them. The bird-house shown
here is perfectly safe, and within two
hours after l made it the bIuebirds
were making their nest in 1t.
1t is a very simple matter. Get a
hollow limb or make a box Of weather
beaten boards, close both ends, rain
tight, and make a two-inch opening
near the top. The cavity inside should
be about three inches across and four
or five inches deep. Nail or wire the
box to a post set securely in the open
where no squirrel or cat can jump
down on it from above. Then stop
everything from coming up the post
By a sheet Of tin or an old pan that
encircles the post. This result is best
accomplished By cutting an TX" in the
tin and showing the post through; then
nail down the flaps of the "X' to the
nnc+
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were counted among the most precious
Of the royal treasures of the kings of
the Sandwich Islands, but since Euro
pean dress has been adopted, they are
now rarely or never seen.
The cloak which forms the subject
Of this article has been deposited in
the United States National Museum
by Mr.. Richmond Ogston Aulick, of
New York City.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

Have you ever noticed" said the
nan who ands fault, "how many PEG
pie avdM the contraction cant nova.
lays, and make use OF the two words
can notS l have been so much
struck by the prevalence Of the latter
Expression that l took pains to inquire
INTO the cause Of 1t.
81 And that many people have adopt
I'd the double term because, having
,een brought up in . locality where
he short sound Of 81 prevailed, they
Ind it almost impossible to twist
heir tongues around 'cahn't,' and
iinee they believe that plain, every.
lay can't stamps them as being Of
Inferior origin, they cultivate can
Tot.
THAT requires no short a. and al
hough its persistent use MY v OF
r6ectation, it strikes the persons who
an not get around 'cahn't' as q great
Improvement on the short a. can't"
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Earliest Green Onions.

EARLIEST Green OmtOnes
The John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse
Wis, always have something new some
thing valuable. This year they offer
among their new none making vegetables
an Earliest Green Eating Onion. II 10 q
winner. Mr.. Farmer and Gardener.
JUsr SEND THIS NOTICE AND l8o.
and they will send their big plant and
aeed ~catalog, together with enough seed TO
grow
1000 fine. solid Cabbages,
2.hN delicious Carrots,
1000 Branching. nutty Celery,
2.000 rich. huttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare. luscious Radishes.
1000 eloriouslv brilliant Flowers.
In all over l0,000 plants-thia great offer
Is made to get you to test their warranted
vegetable seeds and
ALL FOR BUT Ice. POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
viii add to The above ! package q the "a.
nous Berliner Gauliaower. IA.C.L.1
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Files cams pown CHIMNEY.

A new entrance tor house aies nas
been discovered by a Franklin, ". II.
ma into whose home the fies had
been coming IN spite OF w~ell-sereenst
doors and windows. a careful inspee
ton brought to light the fact that ths
flies came down the fireplace chin
ney, q pre- in the fireplace warming
them uStBknd starting them into ths
living rNtn Id swarms. The discop
cry led IS q fy-screen being placed
over the Up OF the chimney and sinos
then not ) fly has been seen IN the
hOuse.
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Commodore somerville Nicholson, of
the United States Navy, in a letter
from 1887 r st., N. w, Washington,
D. c., says:
Your Peruna has been and 10 now
used by 30 many of my friends and ae.
Quatntances as q sure cure for catarrh
that I am convinced Of its curative
qualities, and I unhesitatingly recon
mend it to all persons suffering <eeni
that COMPLAINTS. Nicholson.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement
Men Of ell classes and stations are
equally represented
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Pc
Funa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement Of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Ak Your Druggist for a free Peruna
Almanac for 1904.
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His Debt to Che Bible.

A frivolous visitor to the Fiji islands
Said to q Fijian chief: 1T is really o
pity you have been SO foolish az "a
listen to these missionaries. No ons
nowadays believes In the Bible" ahs
chiefs eyes flashed as he said:
ydh o that stone2 There We killes
u victims. Do you see that oyens
There We roasted their bodies for om
feasts. If tt hadn't been for the mis-
sionafies and the Bible you woulc
have met the same fase.s
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Fire Gi@nals.

Al . mssAing q Hope Heck and
Ladder Co No. 4, held on July o
1891. Ne town vas divided into Firt
Districts and o Code Of Signals was
adopted In ordsr 10 facilitate tho looa'
Non Of ares I'm che future. The town
YES divided 90 fellows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
Aswn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
And east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
sewn bounded by Bellevue street On
The south, Union strest on the west,
and corporation line ON the north and
east.
District No. 8-The portion OF town
lyiag west Of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tioa line a. the south and west boun.
dairy.
District No. A-The portion Of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by o r
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
10 indicate the district in which tho
are In located, followed by . rapid
alarm, same 70 be repeated until gem
sgal alarm 10 given.
TO illustrate, should an alarm DO
sounded for District No. ., arst three
Taps, ONE, two, three, followed by saYp
d alaEm. and repeat.
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Five Yards OF Rain.

The Cray watershed, in Wales, which
gives Swansea its water. must come
very near to being the Wettest spot on
the globe. Exactly 1864 inches of
rain. or nearly five yards, were regis
tered there between January 1 last and
October "a. In October alone twenty
seven inches felr on the watershed.
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FOR SALE.

4 house and los In the town d
Washington, La. In the square bound.
cd by Oarriere, wilkins, Ewes ana
Dupre. Frame building made Of
sAOics eypreBa, ceiled inside. weather.
boardsd outside, 20x30 feet. Will be
sold chesp for cash, or part cash and
balance on time TO suis. For PARTON.
lars apply at the Courier ofics, Ope-
lousas, La. Il
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Old English Cog.

The old English gag, many of which
are still preserved in the museums, was
an important instrument of justice in
its day. From the accompanying il
lustration one may gain some idea of
the cruelty with which sentences were
carried out a century or more ago.
It is well known that the walls Of
torture chambers were made to pro-
ject and recede in such a manner as
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20
The Height of the Breeze.

The breeze that daily sweeps land
ward from the ocean has only a med
crate height. A British meteorologist
notes that very few measurements
have been made, and that a captive
balloon used at Coney Island some
years ago passed from the cool inward
current to the warm outward one Mt
a height of JOG feetfand that at Tou-
lon, in 1893, the ~seq11breeze was found
mp TO about 1900 feet. the offshore nj
rent being distinct at 1900 to 1000 feet.
Last year, on the west coast Of Scot.
land. Dimes found that kites would
n rise above 1860 feet on sunny az
ternoens. when the onshore breeze was
blowing.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

The oxidation you see clinging to the
sweet gum tree in the summer contains .
stimulating expectorant that will loosen
the phlegm in the throat. Taylor's Ran
sdy OF Sweet Gum and Mullen cures
coughs and Group.
At druggists, 55c., Soc. and sl.o0 a bottle.
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Review Of Reviews.

says a writer IN Harper's Weekly, but
information has now been received
from Director Bonlay. OF the Societe
centrale. that they expect shortly to
put uron tie market a preparation Of
radiuls, chemically pure, or nearly so,
at the cost per gram mentioned above.
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MsdaIs for EIrarnan.

The Rev. Father McKeever, rector
Of the st. Rose Of Lima church of
Newark, N. j., announces that he will
offer gold medals as a reward for fire.
man who save lives.
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Jvv, anu is now on exhibition In the
National Museum, can hardly be sur.
passed. 1t is certainly without a SUI
perior in ethnologic interest and excel
lence Of workmanship. In 1889 this
remarkable object Technically called
NANCY was in the possession Of His
Majesty, Kanikeaouli, who inherited
1t from his father, the celebrated Kan.
ehameha, in whose reign 1t was COM
pleted.
At one time it belonged to Kekua-ska-
hni, n of the highest chieftains of
che Sandwich Islands. After the abol-
ttion Of idolatry in 1919, he rebelled
against the King and attempted to re-
establish the ancient religions. In a
bloody battle the chieftain was slain
and this cloak, which he was then
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

A woman's education is never com.
pleted until she acquires the title Of grand
mother.
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to ii the cries or groans Of the tor.
tured to be thrown back from wall TO
wall, that the sounds mig& not be
heard without. In addition to this hu-
name precaution gags were brought
into use to prevent the victims from
making any noise which might annoy
thesr jailars. These gags were made
df steel, With leather straps. The gag
illustrated herewith bears the date
Neutrality-suspicious.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

Some women would rather marry in
haste and repent at leisure than contem
plate q rival r~epenting at leisure.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

IamsurePiso'sC Cure for Consumption saved
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

ETTSnarmanentfv cured. No tts.or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Hines Great
NervsRessorar. S2trlalbottle and trsatisefres
Dr.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch st., Phila., PL
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

Only the man who understands womez
admits that be doesn't.
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ACADEMY
-oY YKH-
IMMACULATE (: CONCEPTION,

= La
6aaar the Dkreetisa Of ths Sisters 1sNassm
ef Rely Oress.
OAers 10 yeuag ladies every iaoilt?y
for acquiring o thorough christian e.
ucasion. Constant attention ID paid .
home and social culture. Lessons ass
given in mssie, painting and othes
useful arts. The siEters also have
shargs Of the boys school. The course
OF i~nstruOtion 10 two-fold-PTspaEasogg
and Commercial. French il taught .
ahe two courses Fee particulars, ass
dress aY9T@ hUPnBI0E
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20

When ron visit Crowley stop assshs
y
Opposite the Court House.
Board and Lodging by the DsH
Week and Month.
PY1ees Moderate
M2s. DARBoaaE1 MaaaeA
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The Sweet Gum.

It takes more than q visit from his wife
mother to make a man happy.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-20
A MILLION DOLLAR
CLOAK.
-~GN3~-
By Z. |. GEARE,

the standpoint Of
4 uniqueness the Hawaiian
war cloak shown in the &C.
companying illustration,
which is valued at S1.O00.-
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A TRMATIg8 On !.
.
T he Horse,
Aid HIS DISEASES.
Is Gents. POSTPAID.

0SntAiEing IN index b. diseases
wAich gives the symptoms. eause and
ths best treatment Of each. 4 table
giving all tho principal drugs assd for
lhe horse. With the ordinary dose, Of,
2scts, and antidoss vita . poisca. Al
table with % engraving OF the hosss'a'
seeth as different ages, with rules 9or
telling the age. a valuable collsetioE
Df receipts and mnoh other valuable
information. Both IN Ed0glish and
German. 1O0.pags book ssnt postpaid
70 any address, for 40 certs. Address
The Courier
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WHY MCan Not" is POPULAR.

The fellow who falls in love sometimes
lands with q good hard bump.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-02

sas, however, friends and politicians
have turned away from Burton. No.
that the Kansas conscience is necss-
sarily more acute than that of Ne
braska The Kansas politicians say
Burton's reputation was bad when he
was elected And they justly them
selves for their support of the accused
senator by saying he was mo worse
than the rest"
mo worse than the rest"
What a humiiiating admission It
means that Dietrich and Burton are
not exceptional Ia character It means
that other senators are serving cor
porations and individuals as paid at
torneys. It means that senatorial in
fuence is being used TO promote
special legislation, to secure special
privileges and 70 make special exemp-
tions.
Money! Money! Money
In their haste to get rich men are
seeking to profit by laws made in
their favor or by exemptions denied
ITO their fellows They jockey the
race. And senators OF the United
States are in their pay.
The honest senators OF this, the
highest body of lawmakers in Ameri-
ca, owe it TO themselves to purify
themselves by a house-cleaning.
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rHE QUESTION oF Line.

great writer has said there ex-
lists one point Of distinction between
man and animals-he alone can tell
what o'clock it is.
"Other creatures travel down the
path of time, but he alone can count
the steps Man alone constructs a
calendar, takes note of the passing
seasons. celebrates anniversaries,
reckons duration by centuries, pom
ders the age OF the globe. and at
tempts by prophetic instinct to lift the
veil OF the future"
1t is great thing to be man or
woman or even little child! Be
cause
Human life is triple We live in the
past. in the present, in the future.
Let us say we are soldiers We are
on the march destiny.ward. We keep
open communication with the rear
the beginnings Of the march A long
line OF bivouac fires shows the way by
which we came. We can profit by the
backward look We can change the
route OF the march,
The possibilities Of the future Ev-
cry ay can be fresh beginning We
can turn our backs upon yesterdays
mistakes and embrace tomorrow.
What time Is lt IN your life?
Il matters not In every life Is
Hope Ia he wisest life is bo h Hope
and Faith And Faith is the better of
,he two. Hope is the boy, a blind.
hea long, pleasant fellow Faith is
the grown, experienced yet smiling
man"
Hope looks for unqualified success,
but Faith counts certainty on failure
and takes honorable def at to be a
form OF victory"
20 the young. life looks like a
pagean. seen through The kaleidoscope
.of dreams and aspirations. That's
Hope BY and hy as the years come
ard go the mirage rises The rivers
.of fancy lose their runncls in the
del as OF the desert The way seems
desolate-a way OF Turing vistas. bus
.of troacherous sands Rutl Cae
knows somewhere are GASES, some-
where is rest and destiny That's
Faith
lher AZ is glorious 10 look back
ward over the paths already rod-
paths We never shall tread again--and
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" I wrote to Doctor
Pierce, who sent me
a very kind letter
and advised me-"

Thousands of weak and sick women
can trace the beginning of new life of
perfect health to that letter written to
DR.. Pierce
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult Or. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address Dr.
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n "
DR. Pierce s Favorite Prescription cuTes
weak and aching backs, headaches, uerv-
business and other womanly ailments by
curing the womanly diseases which cause
them
rIn the spring Of 1900 I became very ill.,"
writes Mrs. Aiviena scholtz, Of Lake washing
ton, Lesueur Co. Mimi, emy back very
weak and acbcd so that / could do no work AZ
ali. so I was Obliged to take 10 my bed ] felt
constant desire to urinate and the pains In
abdomen wee almost unbearabe wrote 70
Dr. Pierce who sent me very kind letter, and
advised me 10 take his Favorite Prescription
and Golden Medical Discovery took va
bottles Of each and am well woma1 now I
cannot say enough in favor OF Dr. liercfs
medicines
vFavorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women we'll. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonder0 for weak women.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
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The Vinita Chieftain pokes fun at
the Muskogee newspaper correspond
ents who are writing stories about the
uprising, and ridicules the statement
that the Indians are drilling. The
Chieftaln tells this slory: "One of the
most signal failures ever recorded
against Colonel w. A. Phillips CQue-
le-kee) was when he tried to make a
soldier of Bill Pigeon, and it was in
the summer time, too. Bill absolutely
refused to march up and down and
carry a gun, and all of the reasoning
and threats of the Colonel would not
change his determination. He said he
could shoot as good as any onS and
the colonel knew It; nor was he
coward. The latter statement, Pigeon
made gool, to the United States mar
shal's force less than a score of years
ago. For some minor offense, possibly
a trumped-up hog stealing charge. a
deputy of the Ft Smith court attempt
ed TO arrest Pigeon, who then lived
near Fort Spunky or Catoosa. Pigeon,
being afraid of the courts, killed the
officer and at once took TO the bush.
In the course Of a few months he was
located in an outlaw neighborhond
east of Grand rivsy in Saline district
A deputy named RicharlEon, incl
perienced though a sore Of daredevil.
had writ for Pigeon. and the first
time he ran onto him was killed The
first shot fired by Pigeon struck the
deputy's horse in the forehead, and
the second killed the Deputy"
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SENATE NEEDS PURelNe.

The senate of the United States
needs a house cleaning.
The taint of Doodle and graft IS
over the senate Of Clay and Webster.
Dietrich Of Nebraska, was indie ed
by federal court on the charge Of
bribe taking He dii not legally deny
the accusation. He escaped the real
issue by technical ruling.
Now Burton Of Kansas, is indicted
by federal grand jury. He is ac-
cused Of accepting fees from a get
rich-quick concern. Of using his sena.
torial influence to prevent adverse
action against the concern. Burton,
like Dietrich, does not deny the ale
cation. He lodges the issue by claim
ing he was employed by the concern
as legal counsel. and that he rendered
legitimate service as an attorney.
Now
In Nebraska Dietrich has a certain
following that defends him In Kan
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The Minister'S Son.

"The Minister'S Son" Is the attrac-
tion at the Brooks, Feb. 9Th This
promises to be one of the banner at
fractions of the season. While the
play and star are somewhat new to
our theatre-goers, the Eastern cri Us
look upon w. B. Patton and THE Min
is,er's Son" as one of their sterling
attractions. His quaint and peculiar
methods, together with a fine stage
presence, have won for him the un-
stinted praise OF the entire Eastern
press The play itself is a pastoral
comedy, depicting the life and scenes
as they actually exist in everyday life.
The scent Of the apple blossoms and
the new mown hay is ever apparent.
A beautiful story of heart interest
told with loving simplicity. TIE
scenery this season is entirely new
and very expensive, each act being en-
tirely special, thus adding to an al
ready finished production.