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The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
usm TALK.

Ascum-Your' daughters young
man interviewed you last night, didn't
he?
Grouch-Yen, and such a stupid fell
how. He hasn't sense at all.
Ascum-Ah, then you won't have
hirn as q s~on-inlaw?
Crouch? What have | to do with
it? The idea of his coming to ask me
when the girl and her mother are sat
lsaad. II ne had any ems he'd know
fhaA settled it-Philadalnhia Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
PROCESS.
It's Introduction Into America Gave
impetus to a New Business.

Its Introduction into america Gave
Impetus to a New Business.
AS soon as Daguerre's process be-
came well enough known in America
for practice, scientific men and, in
fact, "all sorts and conditions OF
men" attempted to produce the o
derfu1 pictures. Many homemade
and very primitive kinds of apparatus
were employed in the experiments,
including the cigar box with a spec
tacle lens. IL the operator succeeded
in producing an impression that could
be seen, it was carried about and
shown as a great success.
There were several claimants for
making the first portrait by the pro
cess. A Mr.. Waleott made the claim,
and Mr.. Joseph Dixon, by letters and
other evidence, claimed that the first
picture was his, for which, it was said,
Mrs. Dixon sat with powdered face
in full sunshine fifteen minutes.
In March, 1849, Messrs. Walcott
and Johnson opened a gallery in New
York, and announcing their readiness
to execute portraits from life, soli-
cited patronage. This was the first
daguerreotype gallery in the world.
Other places were o o opened. The
daguerreotype, although considered
desirable as a curiosity, was not popu-
lar. on account of the length OF time
required for a sitting, which varied
according to the time of the day and
the strength of the light. It was sell
dom attempted on a cloudy day. The
sitter must have full command Of his
expression and remain perfectly still
for from one to three minutes to be
successful in getting a likeness dis
| finct enough to be recognized.
The daugerreotype was made on .
pure metallic silver surface. After
| being perfectly cleaned, and made
sensitive with a rouge buff, 1t wal
coated in a darkened room with the
vapor OF iodine, then placed in the
camera, and exposed before the sitter
through the lens. 1t vas still kept
from the light. and placed over the
fumes of hot mercury, where tug
image deyeloped.-FTom Abraham
| Bogardus' eThe Lost Art Of the Dagu
errotypeD In the Century
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

and that remedy. The trouble may be
catarrh all the time. A few bottles of
Peruna would cure them.
Pe-ru-na Removes the Cause of the
Kidney Trouble.
Peruna strikes at the very centre of the
difficulty, by eradicating the catarrh from
the kidneys. Catarrh is the cause of kid
ney difficulty. Remove the cause and you
remove the effect. With unerring accuracy
Peruna goes right to the spot. The kid
neys are soon doing their work with per-
feet regularity.
Thousands Of Testimonials.
Thousands of testimonials from people
who have had kidney disease which had
gone beyond the control of the physician
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
An Honorable Record,

A Marblehead (Mass.) bank which
has been going a hundred years pay
ing dollar for dollar all that time 0
puts up its shutters and will go out
of business solvent and respected TIC
the last. 1t was never a big concern.
having a capital of only a little over
s1Oo. 900, but it shoveas a better record
than many a bigger one, and will
leave a memory creditable to the town
and the commonwealth in which il
has so long onerated.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or %nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
N~erveRestorer S2trial bottle andtreatise free
DR.. r.. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
APPEARANCE AGAINST HIM.

as your husband absent-minded?"
well" replied the professors wife,
.she claims he isn't, but after honing
his razor yesterday morning he shut
it up and PIT it in this pocket. and
when / asket him at breakfast why he
hadn't shaJed ne advanced the theory
that I found fault with his appearance
because the glamour Of our romance
had begun to wear oH."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herah.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
How's This?

HOWB IHIS.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY b Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known FL J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O,
WALDINe, K1NNAN l. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75e. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
DoITBLE MEASURE OF JOY.

cBut your hero and heroine get mar
ried in the middle Of the story. How
do you expect the public to keep on
being interested in a book like that?'
they get divorced in the last chapter
and live happily e after. So, you
see. the reader is made twice glad for
one price Of admission Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

materia. The mattress keeps the
stone from sinking into the soft bot
tom, and If built strongly enough they
will protect a shore of even quicksand
from being washed away.-Philadei-
nhia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
A TRYING QUESTION.

A pale and dishevelled Frenchman
was sinking into his deck chair on a
Channel steamer when a,,passenger
asked cheerily:
"Ah, monsieur, have you breakfast
ed?"
mo, monsieur" answered the pallid
Frenchman, 81 hat not b~reakfasted-
ON ze contrary!"-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
un n1rN,T IIKE HER.

Look here" said the sour-faced
lady who had answered his "Per-
sonal," your ad. is a fake; it dis
tinctly stated object matrimony."
"Well-er-um-you see," faltered
the man, nervously, "there was some
mistake. The printer omitted a word.
The ad. should have read, object to
matrimony Town Topics.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
uis WORD SETTLED IT.

wen go to the seashore this Sum-
mer." said Meekly. For a long time
we couldn't decide between the noun
tains and the seashore."
who finally decided the natter
ST did. 1 said, wen go to the noun
tains,' and Immediately my wife clos
ed her jaws and went out to select
materials for a bathing suit."rPhila-
delphia Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

q Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Esss
A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Cal lous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new ortight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE,
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
HIS POINT OF E

"But," protested the typewriter
boarder. Adam wasn't c%ontented
without a wife"
perhaps not" rejoined the old
Bachelor, "but at that stage OF the
game he didn't know anything of good
or evil."-Chicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
Government Pays Low Wages.

The British Government continues
to be denounced by the workers union
for the low wages paid at Government
work shops, shipyards, arsenals and
gun factories, but all denunciations
and resolutions seem to have no effect.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
THE NEAREST SUBSTITUTE.

You say the Russians haven't any
expression for 'Sh5yer my timbers'?'
- mo. When a Russian sailor is In
that frame of mind he merely e
claims, Well, I'll be to%rpedoed!'
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

The killing of birds is forbidden in
the Swiss Canton of Tessin, and last
year the rural police coniscated over
10000 traps and nets. Nevertheless,
the birds are offered for sale in the
markets with impunity.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
HOW You Take II.

Did you tackle that trouble that came
your way y
With a r~esolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and fearful?
oh, a troubles a ton, or a troubles an
ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it,
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt
But only how did you take it.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION.
"Now, William" said the man Of
business to the Office boy, II am going
out to get shaved"
please, Sir" said the boy, hesitat-
ing: eff any one calls and wants to
know where you are will I say you've
gone to the BARRIERS or down to Wall
Street ?"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
HER RECORD.

Mrs. Wiggs-Cook has only broken
one dish to-day, dear.
Mr.. Wiggs-That's better. How did
that happen?
Mrs. Wiggs-It was the last one
Scraps.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

body. Learn
ing this sim
pie lesson has
made many
sick men and
women well.
Judge A. ].
Feltg. Of 31s
So. b st., San,
Bernardino,l
Calf. says:
"For is years
my kid Inc
we're not per-
forming their
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
A MODERN WALTt"T'
FORESIGHT.

To-day" said the minister, "IV|ink
you'd better take up the collection pc
fore 1 preach my sermon" q
why SOP" asked the vestryman. "A
I'm going to preach on EN0l1
Omy.'"-Philadelphia Pressr
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we everused
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
O.. EfDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup o rchildren
teething, soften the gums, reduces iIfamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie, Csc. a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
TOLD IA CALIFORNIA.

Helping the kidneys Is helping tha
whole body, for 1t is the kidneys that
cemove the poisons and waste from +ha
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

The japanese rank as the best gardeners
in the wor!,.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

Esnuimaux make SHIRTS and boots of sal
mon hides and jackets from Goldfish skins.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

Catarrh Of the Kidneys a Common Dis
ease---Kidney Trouble Often Fails to
Be Regarded as Catarrh by Physi-
clans.
Catarrh o. the kidneys is very common
indeed. It is a pity this fact is not better
known to the physicians as well as the
people.
People have kidney disease. They take
some diuret1c, hoping to get better. They
never once think of catarrh. Kidney dis
ease and catarrh are seldom associated in
the minds cf tue people, and, alas, it is
not very often associated in the minds of
the physicians. Too few physicians recog-
nize catarrh of the kldneys. They doctor
for something else. They try this remedy
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
svviss r,avv T.;+,ya oh.arvea

Australia is capable of supporting a
least 100, O00, 600 inhabitants.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
A MOMENTS HAPPINESS.

Wife-The styles are returning to
1880.
Stingiman-Glad to hear it. / was
afraid they would be $99.9S.-NeW
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
Aah Your Dsaler For Allau,s Fo,t-E,sa

The old dynamite cruiser Vesuvius will
be used as a torpedo practice ship.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
EVEN IN ALADDIN's DAY.

EVEN IN ALADDIN'S DAY.
Aladdin was rubbing his wonderful
lamp.
isn't it lovely?" they cried.
NO. he returned, "I'd much rather
skin the gas company"
With a heavy sigh he paid the bill.
New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
THE YoNKERs COMPLEXION.

She-That new boarder who came
today has a beautiful olive complex
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

THE COOKS CARRYING CAPACITY
"You are having trouble with your
cooks?"
eyes. The first one carried on So"
"And how about the last?"
"She carried off SO. I lost two vests
and a hat."-Philadelphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

Samuel R. Sprecher, Junior Beadle Court Angelina, =
1922, I. o. o. F., 2O5 New High st, Los Angeles, Cal, \
writes:
81 came here q feeU gears ago suffering aUith ca
tG4rh of the Kidneys, in search OfheGLth. I thought
the climate ecoWId cure me, bat IOund L aEas mts-
taken. But aUh0t the climate could not do PeTnn0
could and did do. Seven sceeks' trial continued
nae that 1 had the right medicine, and z ec0S then
O. aCeU man. L kaoaO Of at least teCemty friends and
members of the lodge to eChich I belong echo haze
been cured Of c0taTTh, bladder and kidney trouble
through the use Of PerMnO, and 1T has a host of
friends tn this city. II. SPRECHER.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23
CAYARRH IS THE CAUSE
OF. MOST KIDNEY DISEASES.
PE=RU=NA CURES CATARRH.

Captain James I. Dempsey, Captain Ind PreoInct
Troy Police Force, writes from 1913 Ferry St, Troy,
n. Y, az follows.
"Fr0nn my personal experience tCtth PerasaG I
: am satisfied 1t Is q gerry tine 4enedgforc GtGTrh@
{ al affections, aUtether Of the head, Lungs, st0nS-
: ach or petufc organs. 1t cures colds quickly,
s and a feto doses taken after undue exposure
+ prevents illness.
I "Sonee of the pGtrolneen under me haze also
found great relief from PeFaGnG. 1t has cured
chronic cases of kidney and bladder troubles,
restored men suffering from indigestion and
TheunnGtfsne,a and am fully persuaded that it
is a9s honest, reliable medicime, hence, L fully
endorse and recommend IT."
--JAMES L.
Officer A. c. Swanson writes from GOT Harrison St.,
Council Bluffs, Ia, as follows:
"As my duties compelled me to be out in all kinds
of weather I contracted a severe cold from time to
pains and trouble in the pelvic organs.
81 am now like a new man, am in splendid
health and give all praise to Peruna "A. G.
. Swanson.
s.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-23

He-Well, after she's been here a
| few weeks l guess she'll have a prune
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
DUTIES ARE GREAT, BUT
POWERS ARE LIMITED
Secretary of State Board of Health
Makes Complaint in Report to
the Governor


SACRAMENTO, Sept. 14-Dr. E. K.
Foster, secretary of the State Board of
Health, in his official report to the Gov
ernor, makes complaint that the law
imposes important duties on the board,
but bestows very little power. The re-
law which outlines the duties of the
State Board of Health that the act
gives the board a broad field of inves-
tigation and work, with but little
power TO make its work effective, since
il does not oblige local Boards of
Health to answer questions made by
the State Board; does not allow the en-
forcement OF proper measures to pro-
tect life and health; gives no means
for eradicating causes of disease and
epidemics or for dissemination inform
alton TO the people. other than through
the good nature of the public press.
The report says that the public will
heedlessly neglect all sanitary precau
tions, use water polluted with wash
ings Of barn yards and houses; allow
children sick with contagious diseases
TO associate with the we'll: tolerate
school house with poor light and worse
ventilation, and If an effort be made
by the authorities to suppress an cpl
demic of contagious disease people are
UP il arms because of cost or trouble
But let CHAMBERS attack the horse or
Texas fever break out among the cat
tie and the whole community is alive
to the danger. A direct pecuniary loss
stares them in the face.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
CONSUL GENERAL
McUADE REMODEL
BY THE PRESIDENT
Americas Canton
Representative
in Disgrace.

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Sept. 14.-Rob-
ert NJ. McWade, American Consul-Gen-
eraI at Canton, China, has been re-
moved from office by President Roose-
welt. Charges made against him re-
Gently were investigated by Assistant
Secretary Pierce, who went to the
Orient TO make an investigation of sew
eral of the United States consulates in
China and japan. Secretary Pierce, in
his report to the President, strongly
sustains the charges made against Nc
Wade. The order for McWade's dis
missal went forward to-day.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Notice of
the removal of Robert NJ. McWade as
Consul General at Canton has been eX-
pected for a long time. Before Third
Secretary Pierce started last winter on
his visit to the Chinese consulates so
many charges had been lodged with
the State Department, though not gen.
orally in official form, that the removal
of the Consul-General was certain, if
only small portion of them were es-
tabIished.
The more serious of the allegations
connected the Consul-Generafs name
with the improper issuance of certifi-
Gates to Chinese bound for the Philip
pines or the United States. There also
was talk of excessive fees.
McWade was one of the most widely
known newspaper men in Washington
and Philadelphia before his appoint
ment to the consular service.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
ShipyardS Trust Lit
igatiOn Is Re-
opened.
Widow Of a Former Mayor
of New York City AL
legeS Fraud.
Claims to Have Been Led to Invest
$25O,OOO Through False
ProSpectuSeS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-A summons
and complaint and a note of issue have
been filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Supreme Court of Nassau County
at Mineola, L. l., in a suit brought by
Mrs. Ida E. Wood, widow of Fer
nando Wood, former Mayor of New
York City. to recover $225.0OO damages.
The suit is brought against the Com
monwealth Trust Company, formerly
the Trust Company of America; it's
directors, among whom are Stuyvesant
Fish, George C. Boldt, Perry Belmont
and George Gould, and the Mercantile
Trust Company and John j. McCook.
The suit is based on alleged fraud
and deceit. which Mrs. Wood claimed
was practiced upon her by inducing
her to purchase 200 of the first mort
gage bonds of the United States Ship
Building Company through alleged
false prospectuses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
Plat and OdeH
Fail to COM
promise.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 14-There
was every reason to believe late to-
night that the following ticket chosen
by the Higgins supporters. would be
nominated tomorrow by the Republi-
can State Convention:
Governor - Frank w. Higgins of
Cattaraugus.
Lieutenant Governor-M. Linn Bruce.
Secretary of State-John F. O'Brien.
Attorney General-Julius NJ. Mayer.
State Treasurer-John D. Wallen-
meier.
State Engineer and Surveyor-Henry
A. Van Alstyne.
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
Edgar NJ Cullen.
Associate Judge of the Court of APP
peals-William r. Werner.
Although there is no assurance that
this ticket can be nominated without a
roll call the air was sJ1fl full of ru-
mors late tonight that a settlement
may be recahed and the unanimous
nomina ton of Lieutenant Governor
Higgins accomplished on the first bal
lot.
At II 80 o'clock Woodruff came from
his headquarters after a protracted.
conference with friends and said:
My name will go before the conven-
tion Tomorrow"
Replying to an inquiry as to the
number of votes he would have, Wood
ruff said:
II don't know. That does not have
much to do with the matter, anyway"
Neither side tonight is willing to
yield the slightest point to the advan-
tage of the other. The friends of
Woodruff insist that there is no ground
for hoping that any means likely to
be adopted can avoid an open conflict
upon the floor of the. convention to-
morrow. Governor Odell was asked to-
night whether any concessions were
likely.
Not from our side.'' he said.
Woodruff said practically the same
thing, and Senator Platt expressed
himself as equally determined, and at
an early hour retired for the night.
To-day's session of the convention
was without significance. so far as the
Higgins Woodruff controversy is con-
cerned, involving only the preliminary
organization of the convention There
was no test of the strength of the two
sides.
The conference which resulted in the
completion of the Higgins ticket was
attended by about twenty y-five men,
but none of the Woodruff or Platt men
were present. The selection of NJ. Linn
Bruce was something of a surprise,
after the naming of julius M. Mayer
last evening for Attorney General, as it
gives New York County two places on
the State ticket.
AT midnight there was no change in
the situation. Senator Platt and Wood
ruff had retired for the night and Gov
ernor Odell said there would be no fur
ther conference tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
SHIFTS
THE BLAME TO TAAFFE
Accused EX-TreasuPer of San Jose
Makes a Dramatic Declaration
of His Innocence.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 14.-There was a
dramatic scene in the trial of ex-City
Treasurer Thomas j. McGeoghegan
this forenoon when the defendant call
ed upon his God to witness that he had
never taken a cent of the $9S23 that is
missing from the city treasury. He
also tried to shift the responsibility
onto the shoulders of William F. Taaf-
fe cousin, and who acted as a depu-
asked if he had ever appropriated any
Of the money in the treasury McGeogh-
egan replied: 'As God is my judge, ]
never touched a nickel out of that safe,
and ] never permitted any human be-
ing to take a cent with my knowledge.
1 do not know of my own knowledge
that any money was taken" McGeogh-
egan also testified that he had been
i'll during part of January and Febru-
ary and that William F. Taaffe had
had charge of the office. The Office
had become sadly muddled and he
mentioned the matter to Taaffe one
evening in the middle Of February. At
that time Taaffe was under the infiu-
ence Of liquor and he said that he was
going away and If there should be any
shortage of the cash he would get the
money from San Francisco and make
the amount good.
]. J. Zingg, a locksmith, testified
that he had made a key to the vault
for William Taffe. Jack Carroll.
cousin Of Taaffe's, was present when
Taaffe paid for the key.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
SMOKY TOWN
is PORT TLAND
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PORTLAND, Sept. 14.-Smoke hung
so dense over Portland to-day that
objects two blocks distant were barely
discernible. Forest fires are raging in
a dozen places within twenty miles
of the city and there is not a breath
of wind.
Rain is prayed for, but there are no
indications that any will fall within the
next few hours. Meanwhile the dis
comfort arising from the heavy atmos-
phere increases.
The fires around Holbrook, thirteen
miles away, are this evening burning
almost unchecked. On the Kirk-Hoo-
yer property $4,000 worth of wood and
fiume was destroyed last night and
to-day Back of Vancouver, Washing
ton, twelve miles distant, a number
Of homes are menaced.
Soldiers from Vancouver Barracks
have been called out to watch the fires.
Men and women have been working
side by side to save their homes. Every
tree and bush IS dry as a bone and
are quickly lighted by the smallest
spark. Near the Clackmas River
number of blazes are being fought by
determined home owners.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
HER
SER Y An rs
ROBBED HER
Mrs. 0eIriChS InVOkeS
the Aid Of the
Police.
Special Dispatch to rhs Can.


NEWPORT, Sept. 14-Asserting that
she had been robbed by one of her
servants Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs hur-
ried to the police station in her auto
mobile early this morning to make a
complaint Several men with whom
Mrs. Oelrichs trades and several clerks
were summoned and all were closeted
with Chief of Police Richards for half
an hour When the conference ended
the Chief said that as the affair was
one in which no arrests will be made
he could give out no information
Mrs. Oelrichs said she had been made
the victim of a systematic scheme of
robbery conducted by servants for sew
eral weeks 1t was the practice of the
servants, she asserted. when giving an
order for household supplies, to order
extra provisions. which were turned
over to another employe.
Mrs. Oelrichs thought others were
engaged in the theft but she made this
charge the only one against two SER
wants. 1t is said that Mrs Oelrichs
made the discovery when looking over
her bills for August She summoned
the servants whom she believed were
concerned and then hastened from one
tradesman to another in an effort to
get at the precise details of the alleged
robbery. She soon had all the infor-
nation she required and returned to
Rose Cliff and confronted the servants
Mrs. Oelrichs cook was discharged to-
day and left for New York The gar
dener at Rose Cliff was also dismissed
to-day.
The extent of the alleged robbery
was not learned, but Mrs Oelrichs
says that vegetables, fish and meat
have been wrongfully ordered by her
servants