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The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

@-most Destitute OF feeling
he fearful numbness that
nErept over it. About him the
water eddied and gurgled. His
Ae life depended upon that little
shaSp piece of steel set in the horn
ha{Mle. The cake was cut half
thblosEh; a few more strokes would do
thdat Brk.
Eogin that slight swapping sound!
The brittle blade had broken like the
ether!
With q mighty effort Duncan flung
both arms powerfully down on the
tongue that still held to the slab by
it's h~alf-severed end, preventing his
escape but the firm mass showed
no sign ofayielding. Again, aSpd still
again, wiz the strength of despair
he dashe& his elbows against the I'M
feeling id, bruising them cruelty. But
his second and third attempts proved
as the first.
"YoA never can do It! You never
can ~ it," o voice seemed to keep
sayiiM over and over in his ear.
twill do it," he shouted. And
foEYthe fourth time, bs muscles naro
aAsteel and his energies doubled and
Nbfed by the deadly peril. he hurled
Ills tense f0Hsarms Apon the mass tina
seld himP down.
81 Crack! The cake split on, and lay
#9oosely across his chest.
He had succeeded at last, but not a
sSmoment too soon, for the water was
/ tapping his cheeks. With a final en-
deavor he pushed the severed cake
aside, and putting his arms behind
him, lifted his stiffened frame to an
upright position. The long chilling
pressure had almost numbed his body,
and he was weak as q reed from the
struggle he had won.
A few minutes more, and the rising
tide foated the slab sufficiently to al
low him to draw his legs from under
it, and he crept slowly up out of the
water.
It was hard work to climb the lad
der at the head of the dock; but grit
and resolution conquered, and Duncan
found himself at last on the molder-
ing timbers of the wharf. 1t would
not do to remain there, however, so,
slowly and painfully, he started to
drag himself homeward.
The effort he was obliged to make,
hard though it seemed, was of the
greatest benefit to him, for it gradu-
ally set the blood circulating olce
more through his benumbed body. BY
the time he had gone two hundred
yards he was able to rise to his feet,
and begin a slow, hobbling walk. On
reaching home he said nothing of his
adventure, although he felt its effects
for weeks ~afterward.
Duncan is now captain Of a three
masted schooner, well-known in the
coasting trade. In one of the draw
ers of the desk in his cabin is a horn
handled jack-knife with both blades
broken. This he preserves as care
fully as . veteran of a war might
treasure some object that had STOP
ped the bullet aimed at his heart
Youths Companion.
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'sIis scandal sir

IT'S candle time; the day has grayed
To dusk; the low tea tables laid
And Flo and Phyllis costly
Discuss their world, and sip their
tea
From curious cups Of priceless jade.
'Tis now each calls a spade a spade,
For, If there is one hour made
For gossip most especially,
TITS candle time!
q
@Mabella's gowns d horrid shade;
Whatever made her choose broader"
Owens flirting just outrageously-
She'll soon win Jack from poor
Marie!"-
Alas! I'm very much afraid
'Tisg scandal time!
Caroline Mischka Roberts, in The
Smart Set.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
FOR SALE.

A house and lot In the town 81
Washington, Ls.. in the square bound.
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather
boarded outside, 20x30 feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, Oh part cash and
balance on time to suit. For partition.
lars apply at the Courier Office, Ope-
lousas, La. IL
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
Town Residences For Sale

En i desirable nsighborhuod in Ops
lcussa, with an entire square Of land
we'll shaded With live oaks, msgnolias,
eedars, pscanss ETC.. about . sguarss
szcsn tAs Courthouse. 3 squares from
High Sohool, 2 squares froa oatholio
Church and convent. House ID two
story, brick basement. 8 rooms. four
arsplaces. ouk-buildings, eto., cll NJ.
der good fence. Will be sold ohsap for
cash, ~ part sash ard balance on tims
w 0mA A0s1v al Ahia afaae. N
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
A MASTER OF FATE.
The Turtle Has But a Single Enemy,
and That In Man,

The Turtle Has But a Single Enemy,
and That is Man.
The turtle has but a single enemy,
and that is man, declares 4 writer in
Leslie's Monthly Magazine. There is
no need for him to fear any other
living thing. OF all his fellow crea-
lures of the deep only the sperm
whale shares this immunity, and lives
without the fear of sudden death CON
stantly upon him.
In other ways, too, the turtle is
one of the strangest of creatures.
Whales must come to the surface fire.
quently to breathe, and it is fairly
well known what they feed upon. The
seal cannot remain beneath the seq
nearly so long as the whale, and his
food is very well known; but the tur-
tie, in all his varieties, in all his ways,
is mysterious. 1t does not seem to
matter tgshim whether he stays be.
meath the surface for an hour or a
week, nor does it trouble him to spend
an equal time on land if the need
arises.
He Is neither fish, flesh nor fowl,
yet his flesh partakes of the charac-
teristics Of all three. Eating seems a
mere super1uity with him, since for
weeks at a time he may be headed up
in a barrel, with the bung out, and
emerge after his long fast apparently
none the worse for his enforced alb.
stinence from food, from light, and
almost from air.
Of all the war blooded organisms
there is none so tenacious of life as
the turtle. Injuries that would be in
stantly fatal even to fish leave the
turtle apparently undisturbed, and
his power of keeping death at bay is
nothing short Of marvellous.
AS o o as a baby turtle energies
from the egg he scuttles down to the
sea. He has no one to teach him, no
one to guide. In his little brain there
is implanted a streak of caution,
based upon the fact that until a Ger.
tain period his protecting armor is
soft and no defense against hungry
fish, and he Immediately seeks shell
ter in the tropical profusiun of the
%gulfweed, which holds within it's
branching fronds an astonishing
abundance of marine life. Here the
young turtle feeds unmoIested, and
knows that his armor is hardening
apace.
Whatever the young s~ea-turtle eats,
and wherever he eats it, one fact is
certain-it agrees with him immense.
ly. He leads an exceedingly pleasant
life, basking in the tropical sun or
cruising leisurely in the cool depths.
Once he has attained a weight of
about twenty-five pounds, which il
usually within the first year, he is
free from all danger. After that no
fish or mammal, howNyer rayenors,
however well armed wip's teeth, inter.
feres with the turtle. When once he
has withdrawn his head from it's Cd.
sition of outlook into the folds of his
neck between the two shells, intend.
ing devourers may struggle in vain to
make an Impression upon him. They
always fail.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
THE USUAL EXPERIENCE.

THE USUAL EXPERIENCE.
Mrs. Stayathome-I told my COOK
the other evening to go out and get
things mixed for the cake I was going
to make.
Mrs. Charlottesville she do 1t?
Mrs. Stayathome-Yes, she had
some things mixed all right.
Mrs. Gadaboutsky-What were they?
Mrs. Stayathome-My instructions.
Baltimore American.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
TRUE LOVE.

TRUE LOVE.
Patience-Do you think people mai
~ for true love always?
Patrice-Certatnly I do. A man
marries a girl for her money.
Patience-Yes.
Patrtce-And he loves the money,
doesn't he?
Patience-Certainly
Patrice-Well, that's true love, isn't
Il?
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
SHE KNEW THE TOWN.

SHE KNEW THE TOWN.
"Oh! Mr.. Gallaunt," cried Miss
Pumpleigh, "can you guess what my
weight is?"
"Let me see," replied Mr.. Gallaunt.
preparing to deliver a graceful COM
pliment, "of course we'll have to use
Troy weight for such a preci-
Don't be funny! i know what kind
of q Jay place Troy s."-Philadelphia
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
AS USUAL

81 am strongly inclined to think
that your husband has appendicitis"
said the physician.
That's just like him." answered
Mrs. Cumrox. HE always waits till
anything has pretty near gone out of
style before he decides to get.a-Wash.
angton Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
SAW FIGHTING.

Church-That fellow tells some
great stories about the war. Do you
suppose he ever saw any fighting?
Gotham-Sure! He used to have
charge of a moving picture machine
which had nothing but war pictures
in it,
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
POOR PROSPECT.

The X-ray operator makes an ex-
cuse to call his assistant into a roo
away from the patient upon whom the
assistant Is operating.
"Say," observes the chief, you'll
never do for this business"
"Why?"
Cant you see that that patient only
has two dollars in small change in his
clothes, when u regular fee is TWEEN
ty?"-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
rHn WORST OF IT

THE WORST OF IT.
"Iife Is full of trials" said the
melancholy citizen.
eyes," ans wered Mr.. Grafton Grabb;
"and the worst of 1t is that a whole
lot of the trials are resulting in con-
victions, Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

More rice is now grown on the strip
OF coast from New Orleans to Calves.
ton than in the Carolinas, Florida,
Alabama and Mississippi combined.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
A CHANCE TO MORALIZE.

"A CHANCE TO
IT heard a feler say dat he wasn't
happy unless he was workin'," said
Flooding Pete.
WELL" responded Meandering Mike,
"dat shows what a terrible ting 1t 1s
to git into habits. Was Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

The ten branch offices of the Russo.
Chinese Bank located in China have
since their establishment no record OF
a single protested note.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
"A TR1ATIg1 Or H..
I he Horse
AID HIS DISEASES.
Is Cents, POSTPAID.

Oeaeaining an index 90 diseases
wAich gives the symphonic. cause and
che best treatment OF each. A table
giving ell the principal drugs used for
ehe horse, with the ordinary dose, sf-
gects. and -antidose with Q poison. A
table with IN engraving Of the horses
sseth at different ages, with Jules Tor
selling thu age. A valuable collsotiox
Of receipts and much other valuable
Information. Both In English and
herman. 100-pags book sent postpaid
20 any address, for az cents. Address
The Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
PGYTON R. SANDOZ
LAWYER.

ALL civil and criminal business will
be given prompt and careful attention.
Ofaco over st. Landry State Bank,
Main Street, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
INSTRUMENTS

INSTRUMENTS.
Yeast-He bought his automobile On
the instalment plan.
Crimsonbeak-And the way he runs
It, / expect to hear Of him being taken
to the hospital in the same way, some
day"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
1pPIIcANT WAS HoPEFUL

"I can give you a position in my
bank, but you will have to wait for
promotion until somebody dies or re-
signs"
Don't you ever have any default
ers?"-Town Topics.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
AS EACH VIEWED II

AS EACH VIEWED IT.
HE isn't in our social set any
more"
$50 I understand"
eyes, he dropped out some time
ago"
"Why, he gave me to understand he
had climbed out."-Philadelphia Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
AVOIDING A CRUSH.

AVOIDING A CRUSH.
Bacon-They say when that Nor
mon elder was married the last time
he did not have his other wives pres
emit at the ceremony.
Egbert-No; 1t is said that he hates
| crowds.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

-oE YKE-
IMMACULATE ; CONCEPTION,

AAs
eaasr the Dirsetisa Of che Sisters Haglane1a
Of Eely Cross.
ozers 70 yeung ladies every facility
o acquiring Q Thorough christian I'd
uoation. Constant attention ID paidjs
home and social culture. Lessons ass
given in zausie, painting and ethsa
aseful arts. The sisters also have
sharge OF the boys school. The course
o. instruction 10 wo-fOld-Pgsparatog!
aad Commercial. French h taught -
ehs two sousssA Fer particulars "a.
dress @1@TXs3 bUPERTOEF
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
AN MAN,

AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN.
Observation-Disclosures is he?
Wicks-I should say so. Why, ne
went out the other day, and left a sign
on his office door that he'd be black
in half an hour" and, hang me, If he
didn't keep his word!-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

When you visit Crowley stop as.she
B HOTEL
Opposite the Court House.
Board and Lodgins by the Day
Week and Month.
Prices Moderate
MS. DARBoNMl ManasaA
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03
THE FISHERMAN.

THE FISHERMAN.
(.
Settin' on a log
An f1shin',
An watchin' the cork,
An'-Wishfn'.
JUS settin' round home,
An sighin',
JUS settin' round home-
An lynn.
New Orleans Times-Democrat'
KEEN.
s"They were disappointed in love,
weren't they6
Eyes. Each thought the otner mao
money."-IIfe.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

HOTEL DENECHAUD
Oarondelet and Perdido Streets.
NEW ORLEANS.
American Plan 50. 90 and up per Da,
Eufopean Plan 81. 90 aud mp per DAY
DENECHAUD s. SIEWERD.
August 16, 1902.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

A DISCOVERY.
ST gee they are finding microbes Ia
oysters, Bridget" said the mistress.
q "Is that so?' replied the domestic;
land here, all along, I've been a-takin'
'em for pearls"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

OVERHEARD ON THE STREET.
'Were you in United States steelS
Pinkerton?"
Eyes"
"How much did you have?"
about thirty gallons ."-Life
The Opelousas courier., 1904-09-03

SO fast. Often in summer, when he
had been waiting for it to float his
vessel. it had barely crept up the
beach. Now every minute showed q
steady gain.
There was a patter of feet, a scrap
ing OF claws on the wharf across the
dock. Then on its capsill appeared
the head and shoulders of a hound,
outlined against the clear sky. Dun
can recognized him as a dog belong
ing to a neighbor, and the wild hope
flashed into his head that here was a
messenger that might summon assist
ance. Oh, IL he could only be made
be made to understand!
With voice and gesture he tried to
coax the hound down into the dock.
The animal evidently appreciated the
fact that something was wanted of
him, for he ran whining back and
forth on the edge of the wharf, as
II seeking q place to descend. Final
", however, to Duncan's bitter dis
appointment he turned and bounded
OF. i
Two sides of the ice-cake parallel
to his body we're now cut through,
but the hardest of the three, that
across his thighs. had hardly been
touched. And the water had already
laid its Icy clutch on his hair. How
freezing cold it wasi It had crept
under the cake. and was chilling his
whole body. 1t was flowing into his
ears. The back OF his head and neck
seemed to be turning into ice.
Then came ten minutes Of painful,
desperate effort Tha shipmasterss
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01

City railroad. arrived in salt Lake yes
terday.
Car accounts on the Oregon Short
Line viii De transferred today TO the
Office of Auditor c. J. McNitt. This
via relieve Car Accountant A. F.
Brewer Of part of the duties formerly
under his supervision. His position
hereafter viii be car service agent. and
his duties VIII be principally connected
with the movements OF cars As soon
as the fifth floor of the Deseret News
annex is vacated by the Pacific Express
company the car accounts viii be
moved t. the annex. G. L. Cimerer
VIII be chief clerk OF the department
r. W Girett. general passenger and
freight agent Of the San Pedro road.
left yesterday for san Francisco. where
he viii meet the new steamship from
named the "Cabrillo," and is now an
chored in San Francisco, where it is
being fitted out with engines and other
machinery
Utah delegates TO the Democratic
convention at St. Louis will leave this
morning at 7 O'Clock over the Oregon
short Line and the Union Pacific roads.
More than thirty persons viii be in the
party Iney VIII occupy a through
sleeper and VIII not have 10 change
cars
G. u. Wilson, formerly chief clerk at
the PocateilO shops of the Oregon Short
Line, yesterday entered upon his duties
as division clerk at ogden. Mr.. VIII
son has accepted the position left va
cant by the appointment Of F. L VOor-
hees as chief clerk of the motive and
power of the road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01
SUTHERLAND IS HAPPY.
Saw the President and Everything Is
Lovely for Smoot

Smiling as one well pleased, Former
Congressman George Sutherland ar
rived home at noon yesterday after his
interview with the president at Wash
fngton. Mr.. Sutherland was reluctant
to discuss his talk with the president.
saying the conversation was almost
wholly confidential in it's nature The
talk, ne says. was along political lines
Almost wholly The president was
given the assurance by Mr. Sutherland
that Utah would give a majority OF
probably 10000 for the Republican
ticket Mr.. Sutherland expressed the
belief that all the inteT-mountain
region would be strongly Republican
and that Roosevelt would lead the
ticket everywhere. which probably
gave the president much comfort
While it is generally understood Mr.
Sutherland went TO Washington By
request of the president TO discuss the
Utah situation and the possible bear
ing of the SmOot question on the re-
suit here. Mr. Sutherland refuses to
verify this assertion Ny talk with
the president was informal and con-
fdentiaI IN large measure" he says,
'+and I am not at liberty to repeat
what be said. 1 can say. however
that ii was along political lines The
president Is much interested in this
section and I gave him my best jUdg
ment as to what the ticket might eX-
pect here
Mr.. Sutherland looks upon Fairbanks
as a fortunate selection as candidate
for vice president. Senator Fairbanks
is strong ia the middle west, in New
York and in Utah." MT. Sutherland
says During his visit. to Utah four
years ago he met many friends and
has many warm admirers here He is
a strong, conservative man and would
kelp the ticket in the West if it needed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01
LINEMAN BREAKS LEG.
Peter ]. Goodro Thrown From Buggy
by Runaway Team.

Peter ]. Goodro. 541 South Second
East street, and Harry Warner were
thrown out Of a buggy drawn by a
runaway team yesterday afternoon and
the former sustained q broken leg
Warner escaped with severe bruises
Both men are employed by the Utah
Independent Light & Telephone COM
pany. They were driving south on
Second East street when the team be-
came frightened at some falling wire
The horses attempted to turn at First
South street. but the buggy collided
with several large curbing stones
The vehicle was overturned and both
men thrown heavily to the ground
Young GOodro struck the curb. He
was picked up by street car men and
taken to the emergency hospital in the
city jail DR.. G. NJ. Benedict was called
and found that the man had sustained
q fracture of the right leg. GOOdrO's
injuries were dressed at the jail, after
which he was taken TO his home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01

heip-which is not the case. in my
opinion"
Mr.. sutherland also takes much de-
light IN the choice Of Republican ma
tional chairman u did NOT meet M
Cortelyou on this trip" he says. but
I know him wei and know his cap9-
bilities. As secretary to three presl-
dents he became acquainted with all
the big men Of the country in botf,
parties. tie knows not only SeBerai
conditions. but local conditions as well.
He has q wonderful memory and
marvellous capacity for detail. thiNh
his selection was wise one
Mr. Sutherland was a member OF the
platform committee Of the Chicago
convention The anti-poiyGamy ques-
ton. ae says. did not come Up formally
a any time. although il was casually
mentioned by many different delegates
There was never n IL. sutherland
opinion. any possibility Cf it getting IL
the platform He gives two reasons
for this. The first is that the quea-
ton is now IN the hands Of the United
States senate and should not b2
touched upon until that body has
passed on IL The second reason is
that it would be bad poutics-wllicil
reason is probably the one that did
the business
Mr.. Sutherland met Senator SmOot
and Congressman Howell in Chicago
SmOot. lie says. appears To be generally
popular among the senators.
Mr.. Sutherland says his meetings
with various Colorado men on the trip
home lead him to believe Roosevelt
viii carry Colorado this fall GOV
ernOr Peabody viii likely be Te-nom--
mated by reclamation. he says. and
the law and order element Of the
state viii De strong for Roosevelt
IL was not hard TO infer from Mr.
SutheTlands talk that ne believed
Roosevelt would be elected mis- year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01
NEWLANDS' BOOM.
NEVADA AUTHOR
Boss" Weber Wants Senator
Named For Vice President.
DELEGATION is UNPLEDGED
PROBABLY FOR HEARST FIRST,
THEN PARKER.

P. c. Weber of Ely. Nevada. who is "A
delegate from Nevada to the St. Louis
convention, leaves this morning with
some of the UTAH delegates for the
Missouri metropolis. There is no bet
ter known or more generally respected
politician in Nevada than Mr. Weber.
His talent for organization is so well
recognized that from one end of the
state to the other he IS known as
The Nevada delegation goes to St
Louis absolutely unpledsod,' said Ny
Weber yesterday, but II would ike
very much to see Senator Francis o.
Newlands Of our state nominated Tor
the vice presidency Senator Newlands
is one of the ablest westerners IN con-
gress and ne is deeply Interested IN all
that pertains to the material welfare
Of the west lie was the author. as
you VIII remember, of the national IT
rigatiOn bill and it was largely through
his efforts and his influence with other
congressman and senator's that it IS q
law today
1t seems to me that Ii is high time
the far west was recognized on our
national ticket. and if il is 10 be
recognized know no better man Tor
the honor than Francis q. Newlands.
But it is not necessary for me to dis-
cuss Senator NewlaHds' qualifications
before a Utah audience. He is as well
and as favorably known in this state
as in his own and I am sire that Utaa
will give him her cordial support
Speaking Of TIE presidential nomin2 =
ton Mr. Weber said his mind was
entirely open I am unpledged, as
said" ne continued AN / want is to
SOC thu SrronqeSr rOSsibIe candidate
named. 1 believe we are going 10 win
this year if the convention makes no
mistakes in candidates or platform.
It is understood that Dir. Weber viii
probably vote for Hearst on the first
ballot but when that is over it would
not be surprising il he were found in
the Parker column.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01
RAILWAY WORK
FALLING OFF
Statistics Show Temporary Lull
in Construction.
WORK ON MINIDOKA ROAD
COMPLETION IS ERoaIsED By
MAY OF NEXT YEAR.


Chicago. June S0-Railway building
IN the United states during the first
six months of 1904 shows a falling OF
IN comparison with the corresponding
periods of 1902 and 1903. Increased op-
Grating expenses and decreased traIlc
resulting III smaller net earnings, To-
gether with tbe continued strngency
II the money market. supply the eA-
PLANTATION of the decline in coastruc-
tion.
Operating expenses were maJeriaiiy
Increased during the first quarter Uy
the severity OF the winter, and spring
found many Of the railroads borrow
ing money for present necessities and
constrained to retreuchmenI both IN
current expenses anG = the:S projects
FOR the immediate future. Many plans
fer Improvement and extension pro-
posed by some of the great railroad
systems consequently We're suspended
and still are held in allegiance.
From official reports received b. the
Railway Age it appears that 1887 miles
o. track was completed during the first
siE months OF the year on 134 lines in
thirty-three states and territories In
the first six months of last year 222l
miles of track we're laid, while. for. the
entire year Of 1903 it amounted to 57S6
miles