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The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-16
French Grace Darling.

The French Grace Darling-other'
wise Rose Here. the fisherwoman-
becomes not less heroic as later and
fuller accounts of her exploits at Ush'
ant reveal the extent of her daring
and bravery.
She was gathering shellish on the
-ocks near the Pyramide du Runion,
when out of the fog she heard des,
pairing cries, and looking seward
perceived a boat containing fourteen
neu which was drifting wildly at the
mercy of the strong currents among a
mass of dangerous reefs.
The occupants of the boat, afraid to
throw themselves into the sea on &C
count of the swift tide. piled their
bars with the courage of despair and
shouted at the top of their voices for
assistance.
Rose ran down to the foot Of the
cliffs, and without losing a moment
plunged into the boiling surf. dressed
as she was, and swan to the boat.
Climbing on board. she treasured
the sailors as best she could, for she
speaks little French. and then, taking
her place at the rudder. steered the
boat with marvellous adroitness past
dangerous reefs to Pen-ar-Rock. dis
tant about two hours by rowing from
the Pyramide du Runion.
Rose Here is so poor that the Brit
ish consul at Brest has started a sub
scription for her. But she is obvi-
ously rich in something more yalua-
ble than money.
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Horse Twenty-eioht Years Old Doing
Good Service.

There is a horse In the town of Boyd
ton, Va. known as Morgan. which is
older than most of it's inhabitants. He
was foa1ed in the month of April, in
the year 1876. in the county of Neck
lenburg.
Morgan has no claims to ~aristocracy,
and his pedigree is not recorded in the
books, nor is he entitled to registras
ton, but for more than 20 years he has
been a faithful collector of taxes. his
master being the treasurer of the
county, to the first Of January last.
Though Morgan is within a month
Of being % years Of age, he has until
now performed all the duties of any
horse. He has received no favors be-
cause of age. and has met every en-
gagement in the time. and when not
engaged collecting taxes he was the
favorite driving horse Of the ladies
and children of the family. and in ad-
dition hauled his W bedding and
wood for the winter. Mr.. Wells. Nor.
gan's master. thinks his horses long
life and fitness for service is due to
methodical attention and treatment;
that he discovered the exact quantity
of food. particularly grain, necessary
to keep him in the best condition
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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1.-THE Word "Hussar.n

Hussar is a Hungarian word mean
ing originally a freebooter or free
lance. These men, strong, active,
hardy, accustomed to capture and
tame herds Of wild horses, were
brought into military service by Cor
cinus, the boy king, in 1442 and be-
came the finest body of light cavalry
in the world. The suggested deriva-
ton from the Magyar-huzst, twenty,
and ar, pay Zone horseman raised by
20 families)-is only a fanciful one.
The name spread into all armies, and
hussars of all nations are distin-
guished by uniforms of brilliant col
ors and elaborate ornament. Two
characteristics are the dolman and
the busby, with it's scarlet gsoth at
tachment, a survival of the Narrow
Magyar bag, which fell over tho left
shoulder as a protection against sword
cuts.
The word dragon was first used of
a regiment of mounted infantry, so
called from the dragons or short mus
kets with which they were armed.
The head of a dragon, wrought on the
muzzle of the muskets, seemed to spit
fire and at one time was depicted on
their standard.
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A Clause in NapoIeon's will,

Peter the Great is said to have made
a will in which he exhorted his heirs
to approach as nearly as possible to
Constantinople and toward India, but
the authenticity Of this document has
been disputed, and it is shrewdly sus.
pected to have been forged late In
the 18th century by August Won Kotze.
bue. Of the genuineness, however, of
the last will and testament of Napo-
leon l. there can be no amer of
doubt. One of its clauses was as vim
dictive as the testamentary injunction
of Queen Austrigilda to her husband
to have her two doctors killed and
buried with her.
The exile of Longwood absolutely
be2ueathed 10000 francs to a fellow
called Cantillon. who had been tried
in Paris for an attempt to murder the
Duke of Wellington. The man was
still surviving in Brussels when Ma.
poleon III. came to the throne, and
Cantillon was duly paid his legacy.
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A Recovered Work Of Art.

There has been recently announced
the discovery-or, rather, the recov,
ery-of a long-lost work of art. This
is a portrait of Marie A%ntoinette by
David, which has long been believed
to be in existence. although its where.
abouts has been a mystery. At last
a German collector, DR.. Hulsemann
has unearthed 1t, after more than a
century. The portrait Ca life-size
bust) had been given to a Westpha-
liam family by a French refugee dur
ing the revolutionary period; but it
is not clear who the donor was, or
how he came by the picture, although
its genuineness is said to be unques.
tionable. Marie Antoinette was fire.
~quently painted, although she herself
q not a patroness of the painters
art. She confessed frankly that she
saw no merit in any portrait beyond
the likeness.
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Anthony WAYNE.

Wayne was n of the leading spir.
its Of the American Revolution. He
served throughout the war, most of
the time with the rank of general.
What he was as a boy will interest
readers, and this they may learn from
his biography, written by Mr.. John R.
Spear.
When he was about Is years old
Wayne was attending a school taught
by his uncle, Gilbert Tor GabrieD
Wayne, and this uncle, exasperated
at the boys coladuct, wrote the follow
ing letter to Mnthony's father, Isaac
Wayne:
Il really expect that parental affec-
taken your sons capacity. What he
may be best qualiefid for / know not.
One thing l am certain of-he will
never make a scholar. He may per-
haps make a soldier. He has already
distracted the brains of two-thirds of
the boys under my charge by rehear-
sails of battles, sieges, etc.
"They exhibit more the appearance
of Indians and ~harlequins than of stu
dents-this one decorated with a cap
of many colors, others habited in
coats as variegated, like Joseph's of
old; some laid up with broken heads
and black eyes. During noon, in place
of the usual games of amusement, he
has the boys employed in throwing up
redoubts, skirmishing, etc.
Il must be candid with you, Broth
er Isaac. Unless Anthony pays more
attention to his books l shall be I'm
der the painful necessity of dismiss
ing him from the school,"
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Complex Origin of the JAMS.

The japanese are not as mixeI a
race as the modern Britons, but they
have a very complex origin. 1t is
certainly not correct to regard them
as originally Cinnamon, for, while
they do possess Chinese blood, there
is certainly a Korean strain In them
as well as n derived from the Malay.
n and another from the Amos, OF
aboriginal inhabitants CT the islands,
the "savages" of Japanese historians.
There has consequently oeen none of
that disastrous ~"inbreeding' which is
fatal to animals, nations and aristocra.
cies, and thera is evidence that the
Jap is growing taller.-Lonion ChrSn.
icle.
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FOXY Mr.. BULL-FROG.
Cracked a Joke That Saved Him
From MIR. Pelican.

Cracked a Joke That Saved Him
From Mr.. Pelican.
One day a jolly old pelican was
walking on the shore of a pond, when
lie came across Mr.. Bull-Frog. HUI
oah," said he, you're just the fellow
was looking for. My stomach re-
minds me that it is about dinner time
md there is no one that l should
'ather have present at my meals than
you, sir" and he chuckled to himself
as if he had gotten off a pretty good
Joke. -
|'You don't intend to eat me, DO
Tou?" asked the frog anxiously.
well, that was the calculation |
was figuring on" replied the pelican.
But I'm green" said the frog.
Good joke" laughed the pelican,
but l feel sure you're ripe"
as there no hope?" whined the
''rog.
None at ALL" said his captor.
when do you begin?"
eat this moment" And putting his
long neck down quickly, Mr.. Pelican
scooped up Mr.. Frog.
AS he reached the pelican's great
pouch, the frog cried out: ooh, MI.
Pelican, let me ask you a riddle"
go on" said he.
"Why are you like a cough Drop"
asked the frog.
"Give it up to save time" said the
pelican.
Because you've got a frog in your
throat" answered the frog.
That was more than Mr.. Pelican
could stand. He opened his mouth
and laughed enough to kill himself.
Mr.. Bull-Frog seeing the chance he
wanted, made good his escape.
There are times when it Is a good
thing to know a joke or two.-Chat-
tanooga Times.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A man is about as likely to have q
Doth for scandal as a woman.
A mans idea of eternity may be
Known by the use he makes OF time.
A man must leave many things be-
lind to win the things to come.
Upward gazing is not upward go
ng, but there is no going up without
A man is not likely to live a super
natural life without a supernatural
lope.
The good man looks for the good
n the bad, the evil for the bad in
he good.
Some men don't know how to take
he spice of life with a p~epper-shak-
er; they want the whole box at one
swallow.
The bread of life is love; the salt
If life is work; the sweetness OF JOY,
,oesy; the water Of life, faith.-Mrs.
Jameson.
All truly Ise thought have been
bought already thousands of times;
)ut to make them truly ours, We must
:hink them truly over again honest
y, til they take root In our personal
fxperience.-Goethe.
1t is while you are patiently toll
hg at the little tasks Of life that the
meaning and shape of the great whole
>c J,fD Jorrrc ,,r1r II 90 Thi1a
rou are resisting little temptations
hat you are growing stronger.-Phil-
Ups Brooks.
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INACTIVITY KILL NTELLreENcE
With Animals RsnAhs and Mobility
Go YAether.

Go gsyether.
Among animaG1t is very largely
true that mobiF and brains" go to-
gether where Eners things are fairly
equal. ThereMe some creatures, like
tn house fly, hi which everything else
seems to haVNbeen sacrificed to secure
locomotive Nkwers of an extraordinary
character. Hut, as a rule, the NAM
NAL which Nan travel to seek it's food
or changefRts abode is distinctly more
intelligent han the more sedeIaary and
stay atAfBme species. Motion, also
suggests Versatility as well. Rabbits
are, on the whole the most stay at
home OFF afy of our rodents. If left
to themselves they would never move
further from the mouths of their bur-
rows than to the edge of the nearest
piece of grass, and il grass reaches up
to the burrow itself, they merely edge
forward, eating a fresASslice every day,
like a moving machine being pushed
backward and forward. The result has
been bad 6g rabbiss' brains. Their
cousins, the haAes, though our English
race has never thought Of making a
burrow except in snow time, are far
more intelligent. One of Cowper's
tame hares would give him plainly to
understand when it wanted him to
come into the garden, and licked his
hand after he had been at pains to take
care of it during illness.
TI1~N t. 80 l~,,h4 +Ln% $Ho 1oTo ncfjn
pig has lost nearly all it's original and
large stock Of brains owing to long
confinement In sites and a steady
course of breeding for the ideal ham OF
an approach to perfection in ribs of
bacon. The New Forest and Sherwood
Forest pigs were highly active, and
consequently highly intelligent. They
used to come home regularly at the
sound of a horn to be fed, assembling
from all parts Of the forest within
hearing. These admirable animals
have recently afforded two examples
OF the connection between mobility and
brains which, though not intended as
scientific experiments, will doubtless
be welcome to philosophers. In the
n case, the Sherwood Forest pigs,
which had retained their mobility, were
excluded by a cruel law, from the en-
joyment of a free range in the woods
about the time when acorns and beech
mast are most toothsome, and when
their connections in Spain, under a
happier dispensation, are enjoying
those peculiarly large and delicious
which make the real foundation
of Spanish hams. The pigs always
found a means to escape from their
sites into the forest, and were SO full
of resource that their owners basely
procured the degeneration of the whole
race by making them less mobile by
crossing them with a particularly fat
and lazy class of pig from Naples. On
the other hand, 1t was found, we be-
lieve, by the Austrian Government in
Bosnia, that the round and s~nub-nosed
pig, which connoisseurs had
gradually bred as a degenerate in mind
and mentally quite incapable of TAX
ing LIE of itself. Accordingly, the
informed their agents that
long-legged pig was indispensable
for their needs II the government stock
was to flourish and impress the natives
Of the annexed provinces, and the an
NAL required was procured from Ire
land.-The Spectator.
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Fire Signals,

AZ o meeting Of Hope Hook and
ladder Co. No. 4, held on July 0,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and 8 Code of Signals was
adopted la order TO facilitate the Iosa.
zion Of fires in the future. The town
was divided 10 follows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
sswn 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 street oh
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
eat.
District No. 3-The portion Of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
ton line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by oor-
poratiou line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
TO indicate the district In which the
Are 10 located, followed by q rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
erai alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three followed by rap.
Id ALARM and repeat.
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Begin noWI

You will read in song or story
OF the men of sturdy will,
Who have fought for gold cr glory
And have scaled Achievements Hill;
But to make the application
And to draw the moral ii ne,
Ii you'd win that lofty station,
Start today! It's up to you!
Ernest Neal Lyon.
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FOR SALE.

4 house and lot in the town d
Washington, La, in the square bound,
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice Cypress. ceiled inside, weather
boarded outside, 2Ox30 feet. Will bs
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu
lars apply at the Courier Office, Ope-
~lousss, La. tt
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Town Residences For Sale

IN i desirable neighborhood in Ops
lousaa, with an entire square Of land,
veil shaded with live oaks. magnolias,
oedars, pecans, etc, about Q squares
froua the Courthoase. 5 squares fron
Hieh School, 4 squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House ID two
story. brick basement. 9 rooms. four
areplates, out-buildings, eto., ell up.-
der good fenee. Will be sold cheap for
cash, oe part cash and balance on tins
v msk Apsis 81 khsA osaae u
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You Bet He Does,

Mamma" asked small Floranny.
does q lawyer know everything?"
mo, dear renlied 70 mother, 3tbut
he thinks You Trims he dcss."-Cincin-
uati Enquirer
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OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

OPELOUSAS, La.
vaasr the Direction Of tho Sisters NaxisAlsa
Of Holy Gross.
onera TO young ladies every facility
for acquiring . thorough christian Cd
ucstion. Constant attention is paid 70
home and social culture. Lessons arc
given in musio, painting and cths'
Useful arts. The sisters also have
sharge of the boys school. The courst
0. instruction is two-fold-Pseparasor!
IND Commercial. French 10 taught N
shs two COURSES. Tor particulars, Cd
AFess 6yaTED SUPnRTGR q.
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The juggernarlt Of India has kilfal
but nine persons III eighty-six years.
That's less than the daily record Of ti,e
automobile.
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HOTEL DENECHAUI
Carondelet and Petlido Streets.
NEW ORLEANS.
American Plan. 50. 90 and up per Da,
European Plan ST. 90 and up per Day
DENEOHAUD s. SIEWERD.
August 18. 1909.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-07-16

When you visit Crowley stop at the
HOTEL,
Opposite the Court House.
Board and Lodging by the Day,
Week and Month.
Paicss Moderate
MRS. DARBoNNE MaDAgs.
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IN coi.ars. sets and muffs. of gen.
Uine well-seasoned furs that are
guaranteed TO give satisfaction. Fire
line OF children's Fur Sets. We
SHOW some very attractive articles
that will be greatly appreciated as
Christmas presents. Prices consist
ent with values.
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next cell, and TO instruct the monk
confined therein 20 pieTve the ceiling
OF his cell. clinic into the intervening
space between Il and the roof. and
make A hole in Casanova's ceiling. In
ten days the monk had pierced his
ceiling hiding the Orifice with wood
en- figures Of the saints. when a spy
OF TIE iaGCisition was thrust into
Casan0v2's cell
This spy. who was even more super
stitious than he was astute, Casanova
persuaded into the belief that the Nir-
gin of the Rosary had assured him
in vision that an angel would de-
scend from the ceiling to set them free
on certain day and hour At thaT
day and hour the monk tuIlbied down
through the cell ceiling into Casa
nova s arms. When. however, with no
little difficulty they had worked their
way TO the roof they found that there
was no hold to which 10 fasten their
rope. and they had to break through
one of the dormer windows and descend
into the palace. They broke their way
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and sore. Then his driver makes him soft
sttie fnoceasinS of buckSkin or reindeer
skin. and tics them on with stout thongs
Of leather. In this way he will travel
easily. until his feet are thoroughly healed
up; then he bites and tears his shoes with
his sharp, wolflike teeth, and eats them
up
Wonderful animals are these dogs Of
Alaska Although they arc only little fell
iows--not more than bali the size of q big
Newfoundiand-they sell from SO TO 500
each. more than an ordinary horse VIII
sci, for in this country. They will draw
300 pounds each on q sled. and they are
usually driven in teams of six They need
no lines TO guide them. for they readily
obey 7>the sound OF their masters voice
turning or stopping al word.
But the Eskimo dogs have their faults
Like many boys. they are overload Of
having good things 10 eat. Consequently
they have TO De watched closely. or they
VIII attack and deTour stores left In their
way. especially bacon. which must be
hung out OF their reach At night. when
camp is pitched. the moment blanket is
thrown Upon the ground they viii into
IL and curl up. and neither cuffs nor kicks
suffice the bulge them. They lie as close
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Moccasined Dogs.

tNeW EngI9nd Farmerl
In Alaska even dogs wear shoes-at
least part Of the time. II is not on ac-
count Of the cold. for a shaggy Eskimo
dog viii live and be risky when man
would freeze 90 death. The dog does All
tue work OF dragging and carrying. which
in the country fails 20 the horses. and in
trotting over the rough ice Of the noun
tain passes, his feet soon become bruised
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THE SALT LAKE HERALD SUNDAY DECEMBER H. 1904

reached the massive front door. which
WIS impenetra bic and locked
When morning broke Casanova
bonner the gorgeous clothes in which
he had entered the prison, and. thrust
ing his head from a side grating, sig
nailed to passerby TO summon the
porter, who came trembling. thinking
he had locked in overnight some Vene-
tan magnate. Hhe ufng open the
great door apologetically. and Casa
nova and the monk passed out free
T. P.'s Weekly.
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Cassidy-'Tis a foine rcd flannei shirt ye
HOY on We.
Casey-Ay. tbs foine stuff and a great
bargain
Cassidy--It looks good. but does it
shrink in the washin'?
Casey--I dunno. Shure Owe only had
ID q mont
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Very latest styles: in fancy mix
lures, very newest patterns. A most
compiete showing at very low
prices. A nice present for hus-
band to give his wife. In
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Boy Trials.



Willie-I earned nickel today.
Father-Arc you sure? How much did
you do2
Wilhe-Oh, moved the piano and beat
the parlor rug and emptied all the ashes
Father-Well. a nickel is whole lot Of
none.
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TO the men who own them as possible, and
tho miner cannot wrap himself so close
that they won't get under the blanket
With him. They are human. too in their
, disineiination 70 get out in the morning
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Made from various colored leather.
also velvet ard satin, with handsome
buckles. A most attractive variety in
this seasons newest novelties. Fine
ones at 50 cents and up.
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In the very newest shades and reliable
makes. We do the glove business Of
the city.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-11-02

The general committee of both Ma cos selected to make all arrange ments for tke reception to be extend ed Vice President Corral of Mexico lpon the occasion of his forthcoming visit here. is certainly justifyng it's appointment by the ardor and earl.- estness with which it is handling the task assigned it, says the Naco Budg- ct. The committee is meeting almost da.ly. and elaborating the program at each meeting.
 It is now believed that MT. Corral can not possibly reach here before the 10th prox. Mir. Ignacio MacMa- nus. of Cananea, president of the Banco de Cananea, who on Monday went through here on his way to Her mosillo to discover some real facts with relation to MT. Corral's move nents in the interest of the Cananea reception. returned last evening and was in town ever night. He says t Is settled that MT. Corral will be ID Hermosillo on the 3rd of November. As he will go tc Guaymas from there. 1t is safe to say he can hardly reach here before the 10th.
 The finance committee is meeting with gratifying success in raising funds. MT. Temple. for the Cananea road, subscribed $50, and MT Sim mons, for the Southwestern. duplicaf. ed the amount. Business houses and plain individuals. have alike "come thru " cheerfully.
 The decorations committee has made provision fer a double arch on the boundary line. hammered with the American and Mexican colors. with large platforms at each side. from responses viii be made. The tov1 generally will. of course, be decorated with the colors of the two republics
 Either the Fort Huachuca or the Bisbee band will be engaged for the day. but the selection has not yet been made.
 Concerning the proposed excursion iAoIh blsoee on that occasion, Agent McNaiT has just received the follow ing from General Passenger Ageni Stiles. at Ei Paso: T beg to adyiss you that We would be willing to I'll, stub train which ordinarily goes tc osborne down to Naco and return Piease advise about what time tn principal part of the celebration vii DC, and when. in your opinion, i would be best to run the train"
 The fireworks arrived last night Ill which announcement the small bo, VIII naturally find most interest.
 Everything indicates that MT Cor Fal will get reception here that h will remember.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-11-02
RAFFLr.

A Si-2 carat diamond ring will De rallied off at the Alhambra on the 18th of this month by George How ard. Chances on the ring run iron lc to $500.