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The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

no other. We trouble no other ma
tions. Why should they trouble as?
Car country is in the fartllest east;
y.,urs Is in the farthest west. For
what purpose do You come so many
thousand miles across the sea? rs it
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
to four feet high and bloom in Au.

two to four feet high and bloom in Au.
gust.
Everybody knows the splendid tiger
lilies, with their rich tones Of scarlet
or orange salmon, spotted with black.
The thumbergianums range from lem
On color to orange red. Hansoni is a
fine dark yellow. The superbum, or
Turks cap, is a deep orange red, thick
~ spotted.
Lilium brownii has beautiful flowers
Of immense size. inside creamy white.
outside shaded chocolate purple.
Most lilies prefer partial shade, and
the tall sorts should have protection
from high winds.
Although nearly all Of the lilies may
be called hardy, a winter covering of
ashes or litter is an Neutrality-suspicious.
necticut Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

Polar birds have been seen in part
of South Tyrol (Austria), and it is as
sumed that the exceptional severity O.
the Arctic winter has driven then
south.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
FOR SALE.

A house and lot In tho town o.
Washington, La, In the square bound.
cd by Carrisre, Wilkins, Ewes ana
Dupre. Frame building made Of
choice cypress, oeiled inside, weather
boarded outside, 20x30 feet. Will DO
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time 10 suit. For pasticue
lars apply at the Courier office, Ope.
lousAB. La. M
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

Americas assuming a p%rotectorate
over his land. But u chief Goa
tribution to Korea is neither CONNER.
cial nor political, but moral and re-
ligious. There are about 100 American
missionaries in the land, with 30, 0
adherents
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

For protesting against the reading
from the pulpit Of the CONSUMPTION Law
imposed hy the Russians. five person
have been fined $50 each in Finland.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
TYPICAL GROUP OF KOREAN G
IN CHEMULPO. Al

lean vessels thasA trades snn thoS
waters. lhD
railways in Seoul Hkld mine IN
the north, which empldSuA#rty or sixty
foreigners and 1900 HAMgns, and pays
into the imperial tAmry an anhual
royalty of $12, 5OoASNMa 8ericans should
have a special intsAeeeean Korea, as one
of our four sml,2LAslatlc wars was
with Korea aASEeration ago. For
years an Amer was foreign adviser
to the EmperE1a nd l nee heard an
earnest Koz@ arguing in favor of
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

The Largest Photograph in the World.
At the recent Dresden Exhibition OF
German Civic Life there was exhibited
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
A TREATISE On
! he Horse
AID HIS DISEASES.
Is Cents, POSTPAID,

Oentainlng an index 60 diseases
which gives the symptoms, cause and
shs best treatment Of each. Z tabls
giving eli the principal drugs used for
The horse, with the ordinary dose, e.
ssots, and antidote with o poisca. a
tabls with an engraving Of the horses
Seeth at different ages, with rules for
Ssaling the age. A valuable ~collsotioz
A9 receipts and muoh other valuable
Attenuation. Both In English snd
German. 100-pags book sent postpaid
70 any address. for 40 cents. Address
The Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
Fire Signals.

Nv . aaessing Of Hope Heck and
Ladder Co, No. 4. bsla On 5uly D.
1901. the town was divided into Fire
Districts and O Code Of Signals waS 81
.dopted In order 10 faoilitats the looa- NJ
zion Of Ares In che future. The sovnSt
was divided GO follows: ii
Dissriot No. 1-Ali thss portion e FYNb
ssvn bounded north BY Bsltev9eBs'
,,rsss. west by Union street. so1a 81
and cast by corporation line. Y4,
District No. 2-All that porto HI o
sovn bounded by Bellevue stres''b Ssyt
the south, Union street ON the VI an
and corporation line ON the Aort4te
east. "" aYc55r COW.
District No. s-rheportion aaa sout
hving west Of Uaion street, anHE5tbrpora
Of bellevue street. with she bouu
.ioa line % the south and wef
dairy. ,Aeaof tow
District No. A-Tle port9 xs~ssllsvue
bounded on the south \ dst by eos
east by Union, NORTH and vi
poration line. lie short tap
The Signals adopted w. jim which In
10 indicate the distrioK@ by o rspi
fire is located. followfad until gen
alarm, same to be rspe4
eral alarm is given. ia IN alarm b
To illustrate, shos No. 0, FIRST thre
sounded for DistrieR. followed by rap
taps, ore,' two. thEat.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
Town Residences For Sale

n i desirable naighborhood in Ope
Iousas, with m entire square Of land
vel shaded with lire oaks. magnolias,
eedara, pecana, ste. abous . squarsa
frpsn the oourtheuae. y squares fsom
High School, 2 sFuarea FROM Catholic
Church and convent. House il two
story, brick Basement. . rooms, 1oar
A. placss. out-bnildinga, eto.. sll ~
der good fence. VIII DO sold cheap FOR
eAah. q pass cash and balanss On tims
y asat ADpt~ "a ahaa amaa
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

The public ezecutioner Of Paris !
threatening % bring anit for libel
against certain persons who have re-
ferfed - his occupation IS brutal He
aoss not sly whether he considsEs Ii
aaeVanng. q only arall
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

was ilnpervious 10 anything but q bull
let.
Several prisoners We're captured, but
We're later released, and Admiral Rod
gers, having found that it was impos-
sible to enter into communication with
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
MONEY TO LOAN.
OGlce Of 90. Landry Homestead
and loan Association,
Opelouaaa. Gent. I'D. 'nN.

The undersigned il authorised by
ahs Board Of Directors of thees. Land.
~ Homestead and Loan Association TO
oaer to its members loans Ut eight per
sentum. For particulars apply %
u. ID. Esr1LRFgR,
Pres. st. Landry II. o Z. ASA.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

the King, weighed anchor and set sail
for Chefoo. Korea had learned her
lesson, however, and no further trouble
was experienced by captains of Amer
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28


HOTEL DEEECHAUD
Carondelet and Pesdtde Streets.
NEW ORLEANS.
American Plan. 90. 90 and up per Day
European Plan 81. 90 and mp per Day
e DENECHAUD q 9IEWERD.
August l6, 1909.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

OF THE--
IMMACULATE : CONCEPTION,

OPELOU@AB, la.
8naas the Direction Of Go Sisters KszanssA
Of Holy 0ress.
oKsrS 20 yeung ladies every fsoal's5
for assuring q thorough christian o.
uoation. Constant attention Ia paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons ere
given In music, painting and othas
useful arts. The sisters also have
eharge OF the boys school. The couEs&
OK instruction In two fo!d-PpapaEsSos!
and Commercial. French IL taught ID
she two eearsea. Fer p~artssuiaEsh .aa'
dYsa3 GIgTNR sUfEHfaSs
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28

When you visit Crowley stop asfm
HUIyx1sa1s
Opposite the Court HoHse.
Board and Lodging by the DEy,
Week and Month,
P2sess N6tsrsaa
NR2. pARBoENB 6nsa@HS
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-28
ONCE We )
.SPANkED KOREA;
Some Details of That D
Little Incident of 1879

US ARLIKE developments in
'ES Korea make it particular
NM ~ interesting at this june
L4A ture to remember that
IN nal the United States Govern
ment once had trouble
Win Korean troops over the burning
OF an American ship near Pingyang
and the massacre of it's crew. In
1871 Admiral John Rodgers, then in
The colored American., 1904-04-30
HOWARD MEDICAL. GRADUATES
DINE.

The Alumni Association Banquet at
True Reformers Hall to be, an Event
in Educational and Medical Circles.
The Alumni Association of the Medi-
cal Department of Howard University,
will give grand banquet at True Re
formers Hall, Wednesday evening, May
II, to which all of the gradutes of the
Medical Department of Howard Univer-
sity have been invited The Banquet
Committee has arranged splendid pro-
gram of large proportions and propose
to make this affair the banner entertain
ment of the season. 1t is generally
known that the Medical Department of
Howard University has turned out
more graduates who are practicing their
professions and who are making success
es out of them, than any school of its
kind in the country for colored people.
In nearly every city, town and hamlet in
the United States of any consequence,
the shingle of a Howard graduate may
be seen, and to the great credit of the
Alma Mater, these graduates are win
ming success and distinction. The pur-
pose OF the banquet is to bring together
the graduates of this school to attend the
graduating exercises which take place
on the 10th of May, to be followed by the
banquet on the evening of May nth.
The Committee of Arrangements con
sists of the following well known ply
,icians: Dr. George w. Cabanass, DR..
Charles A. Tignor, Dr. Alice NJ Waring,
DR.. A. T. Pride, Dr. John w. Mitchell.
Each of these have been assigned Ger
tain duties in connection with the ban
quet, and all of whom usually accomplish
what they undertake.
DR.. George w. Cabaniss, the Chair
man of the Committee of Arrangements
is working with all his energy and is
leaving no stone unturned to make the
affair grand success.
The colored American., 1904-04-30

learning is a great privilege. The pos
session of learning is an inestimable
prize, and have been glad to note that
your race is endeavoring, wherever you
live, to enlighten your minds and pre-
pare yourselves for the responsibilities
of citizenship under this free govern
ment of ours.
What we want more than anything
else, whether we be white or black,
what we want is to know how to do
some one thing well. If you will just
learn how to do one thing that is useful
better than anybody else can do that
one thing, you will never be out of a
job, and all employment is honorable en-
ployment. The race is moving on and
has a promising future before it. \
The last word l would leave with
you is, be true to right, to home, to fam
lily, to yourselves, and to God"
The colored American., 1904-04-30

Mr. Emmitt Scott, of Tuskegee, Ala,
private secretary to DR.. Booker T.
Washington, made flying trip to Wash
ington, this week, reaching here Monday
morning and returning South the same
evening. Mr.. SCOTS mission was to
hold an especially appointed interview
with President Roosevelt, in regard to
matters of vital moment to the race.
AS the ambassador of the Sage of Tus-
kegee, Mr.. Scott makes good in what
ever situation he may be cast. With no
time for lettering he returned to his ar
duous duties at Tuskegee as soon as his
mission had been concluded.
The colored American., 1904-04-30

The great work of Normal and Indus
trial Education goes grandly on. The
Southern States generally and Gulf
States in particular, are vieing with each
other in the contest for supremacy and
superior excellence
Figures show that Texas has spent
more money for Negro education than
any other state. Its magnificent school
fund is shared in alike by both races. 1t
supports literally two state institutions
exclusively for Negroes-one at Austin,
for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind and the
other at Paririe View for normal and in
dustrial training.
The school at Paririe View, Waller
Co. Texas. was established IN 1873 as
an agricultural college for colored boys,
but il proved to be a failure in this plan
and was the next year in 1870 convert
ed into a normal school to prepare teach
ers for the colored public school 1t
succeeded on the new plan and for ten
years the school was devoted entirely to
normal work, one student from each
state senatorial district being granted
free board and tuition
In 1880 in response to 4 popular de-
mand mechanical and agricultural de-
partments were added for boys and do
mestic economy and sewing for girls.
In 1890 the legislature granted the right
IF appointment to state students at
Prairie View to representatives as well
as Senator's and the number of such ap-
pointment now made is 100, each ap-
pointee paying one third of his board eX-
pense or $50 per school year of nine
months and $40 entrance fees IN add1-
ton.
Graduates from the full course of four
wears receive diplomas which have the
validity of life state certificates. Three
hundred and eighteen of these diplomas
have been issued since 1885, an annual
average of about sixteen. A much larg-
er number of certificates of the first and
and second grade vailed respectively for
four and two years have been issued to
pupis successfully completing the second
and third years of the courses and IN
this way the teaching force has been ma
terially reinforced for the colored
schools of Texas.
This school has done more than any
single agency for the educational pro-
gress of the colored youths in Texas.
At present the enrolment of the school
is three hundred and twenty, the force
of teachers and officers, all of the col
ored race, -twenty-three and the follow
ing departments are now in operation :
Mathematics, Science, Language and Lit
erature, History, Pedagogy, Mechanical
Drawing, Blacksmithing, (including
horse-shoeing), Plumbing, Carpentry,
Steam Laundering, Shoe-making, Tail
oring. Broom and Mattress making,
Hand-Loom Weaving, Gardening, Dairy
ING. General Agriculture and Stock
Raising. Sewing, Millinery and Music.
The graduates of the school have made
The colored American., 1904-04-30
EDUCATION IN TEXAS.
THE PRAIRIE VIEW STATE NOR
NAL THE PRIDE OF THE
STATE.

Texas the Banner State and Leads in
Money Spent for Negro Education
A Brief History of the Industrial and
Normal College-The Growth of the
School-Its Work and Its Faculty
President McKinley's Tribute
Notes.
The colored American., 1904-04-30

of profit, usefulness and honor in the
avocations of life, such as teaching,
practice Of medicine, farming, the Civil
Service, and in business life Most of
are teachers.
The annual running expenses of the
school, exclusive of buildings and inn
provements, for which special legisla-
tive appropriations are made, foot up
regularly $4,000, which are met by State
appropriations supplemented by aid from
the Morrill, Fund and by receipts from
the students.
The. principal of this great school is
Prof. Edward L. Blackshear, who has
done so much to bring it up to its pre-
sent high standard He was born in
Montgomery, Ala, September 8, 1862
His early school training was in the
public schools of Montgomery. While
attending the Swayne public school
there, Prof. J. NJ. Mcpherson, the prin-
cipal, secured him an opportunity to at
tend a school in Iowa. He lived in the
family of the above-named professor
brother, Prof. A. S. Mcpherson, who
was connected with the school, Tabor
College, Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa
Here young Blackshear became acquaint-
ed with Prof H T. Healing, who also
studied at Tabor, and this acquaintance
ripcned into a lifelong friendship. Both
graduated in June, 1881, and located in
Texas. Prof. Blackshear has taught
school in Ellis and Bastrop Counties
and was for thirteen years teacher and
principal in the Austin schools. In
1896 he was chosen principal of the
Prairie View Normal, position he now
holds Last June, 1908, the trustees and
faculty of Wilbcrforce University voted
the degree of Doctor of Laws to Profes-
sor Blackshear in recognition of his ser
vices as a teacher. In June, 1902, Tabor
College conferred the degree of Master
of Arts. Professor Blackshear having
previously received the degree of Bach
elor of Arts on graduation in 1881
Professor Blackshear is a member Of
| the Association for the Advancement o.
Science, the National Educational As,
sociation, and at the recent Corsicans
meeting was unanimously chosen presi
dent of the Texas State Colored Teach
ers' Association He is member o.
the Second Baptist Church of Austin
Rev l. l. Campbell, D. D., pastor, anc
of the General Baptist Convention. Ht
is also a member of Silver Trowe
Lodge, No. AZ, A. F. and A. NJ, Hous
ton, Texas, of the Hampstead Lodge O
G. U. o. of O. F, and a charter mem
Der of the Pride of Austin Lodge, K
lof P.
The greatest event in the history o
the school was the visit of the lat
President Vim. Mckinley, May 3
1901. 1t was beautiful May day anC
thousands Of people from Waller anc
adjacent counties awaited the PRESIDENT
coming. The President was INTRODUCED
Iby Gov Joseph D. Sayers, who cam
with him from Houston, to Austin.
He spoke in part as follows, address
ling his remarks entirely to the students
I thank you for your hearty wei
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

A Little Cold Hooded.

speaking of cold blooded methods IN
business. said southern merchant,
reminds me of a story they tell about
a New York drummer who died sud
denly in an Atlanta hotel The coroner
telegraphed to his arm. saying: Your
representative died here today. await
your instructions. In few hours this
answer came back Search his pockets
for orders. Express his samples to
New York. Give the body to medical
college ?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

What y q counterirritant? z" asked
Mrs. Smithers
"a counterirritant, replied Smith
ers, els woman who makes the clerk
pull down everything from the shelves
for two hours aud then buys 4 cents
worth OF hairplns. Cleveland Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

Friend If your washerwoman
charges by the piece. it must be rather
expensive. Young Housekeeper Oh.
no. She loses so many things that her
bills are never high New York Week.
w.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31
CRIMES
AND

@Ao,,.. Lake SHOre Novelty
allies company's works in
Findlay, O., seven persons were killed.
five probably fatally hurt and fifteen
others badly injured. The buildings
We're ruined, bricks and timber being
scattered for half a mile.
At Cardiff, Pa, Sunday, woman
sacrificed her life for her husbands
hat, being shot down in cold blood by
an Italian while recovering the hat,
and a half hour later the murderer was
lying dead, his head full of buckshot
from the gun of the husband OF the
murdered woman. A quarrel of a
trivial nature was the cause of the dou-
bic killing.
Portions of Colorado and wyoming
suffered from disastrous floods last
week. The towns of Livermore, Belle
view, La Porte, Wellington and por-
ton of Fort Collins, Colo, were under
from three to four feet of water. In
Cheyenne, Wyo., six persons were
drowned and great damage done to
railway roadbeds.
At Camden, N. j., on Monday one
man and two boys were killed and six
men and two girls seriously injured by
an explosion which occurred in the
fireworks factory of Jose Scione, on the
outskirts of the city.
Nine persons were seriously hurt by
collision between electric cars on the
Boston elevated railway on Sunday
afternoon
Louis Oliver who, in company with
Fred Lesarge stole So and two hats
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

rur r,pE All the b u n 3 s
houses of any impor-
n@Son1 tance. large number
of private residences, the principal no
tel and the passenger depot in Yazoo
City, Miss. town of 5000 people, for.
ty-five miles from Jackson, were de
stroyed by fire on Wednesday. A total
of 200 buildings We're burned, and the
loss is estimated at over $2,000,000.
Two mills of the American Powder
company in South Acton. Mass, were
struck by lightning and destroyed on
Friday. The loss is $4,000. A mill on
the site of one of the buildings burned
was struck by lightning and destroyed
four months ago.
Fire ON Wednesday destroyed the
branch packing house of the Cudahy
Packing company located near Los
Angeles, Cal The loss is estimated at
100000 and the Insurance at $265,000
Fire in the village of Laurons, N. II,
on Monday destroyed hotel, several
stores, private residences and barns
with stock and contents.
The Ulster county (N. W poorhousc
near New Paltz, was destroyed on
Sunday afternoon The inmates es-
capped. Loss, $4,000
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

from a butcher shop at Mason, MicA.,
las been given alife sentence in prison
BY Judge Wless It was his third Of
Tense Tor burglary.
Henry d. BabcocIS, Jrs freshman
IN Yale college was fatally injured in
a polo game In Van Cortlandt park.
New York. Saturday, and died few
hours later He was about twenty two
years Of age
While crossing the river at Bells
Seine Beach, near Raleigh, n. G., on
Monday, Allen Forbes, bis son Charles
and Henry Arnold were all drewped
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31


the revolutionists at Esperanza, on the
road from Monte Cristi to Santiago
near Mao. The revolutionists were vic.
torious. Many We're killed or wounded
on beth sides. General Raoul Cabrera
minister of war, who commanded the
government troops, was killed, and his
body was taken to Navarette. The rev.
olutionists are before Nayarette, where
another battle viii be fought.
A treaty between the United States
and Panama for the extradition of flu
gitives from justice has been signed by
William w. Russell, United States
charge d'affaires, and Senior de la Els.
prilla, minister Of foreign relations.
The republic Of Mexico has officially
signed decree granting concession
TO the National Waterworks and Guar.
.anty company Of Scranton, Pa, to con.
'struct waterworks ana sewer system
for Monterey, city Of 100000 peo-
pie. The concession will involve from
100000 to $4,000 900.
President Ordonez Of Uruguay an
nounces victory over the revolutions
lists by the government troops under
General Muniz. Eighty of the revolu-
tionists were killed and 200 wounded.
In is announced that the Canadian
government has signed contract with
the Canadiep Marconi company to in
stall seven stnn0ns on the gulf OF ST.
Lawrence and the eastern Atlantic
coast during the coming summer
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
YOSEMITE BILL PASSES.
Senate Favors Removing Large Tract
From the Park.

WASHINGTON Dec. 12.-Senator
Perkins to-day called up and secured
the passage by the Senate of the bill
providing for the exclusion from the
Yosemite National Park of some four
townships. containing about $4,000
acres of patented lands and about 100
gold mines. and attaching the same
TO the Sierra forest reserves.
The territory has been a matter of
contention since it was incorporated
as a national park, as the owners of
the properties have been isolated and
unable to operate them. Released
from the restrictions that obtain in
the park, they will be enabled to en-
ploy the water power that abounds.
generate electricity, build railroads
and in other ways develop and inn
prove. This is their desire. The bill
has been favorably reported by COM
Gnittee in the House.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
May Go to Mexico if He So
Desires, but Cannot Hold
On to His Place in China
w. w. ROCKHILL SLATED
Chief of Bureau of American
Republics Will Be Next
Minister Sent to Peking
speciaI p!gpatch to rhe calI.

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON Dec. 12-President
Roosevelt last Friday told Senators AL
lison and Dolliver OF Iowa that he
would transfer E. H. Conger, Minister
to China, to be ambassador to Mexico,
if CGnger desired Whether he does or
not, w. w. Rockhill, Chief of the Bu-
reau of American Republics, will be
appointed Minister to China.
This will be the long delayed con-
summation of the desire entertained by
President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt ever since Rockhill rendered
such splendid service as American
Commissioner to China while Conger
was in this country recuperating from
the effects of the siege of the legations
at Peking by the Boxers in 1900.
Iowa political influence at that time
saved Minister Conger from being dis
placed or at least transferred. Senators
Allison and Dolliver and the entire
Congressional delegation went to the
White House and insisted on his re-
tention.