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The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
A Stab at Cotton.

With the view of destroying confidence in the influence u tne
workings of the Southern Cotton Association, those interested IN e
pressing the price of cotton have started the report that Pres1oeht
Harvie Jourdan had made a large sum by speculation IN cotton. felo"
he, in the most emphatic terms, stamps the report as without any
truth. Read his denial:
JORDAN ISSUES DENIAL.
HE WAS NOT CONNECTED WITH SPECULATION IN COTTON FUTURES
Atlanta, Ga, November 24:-Harvie Jordan, president Of the
Southern Cotton Association. in an interview to-day, emphatlcaLy
denied a recent report that he had been concerned with a prominent
cotton speculator in New York, and that in a recent Use In prices ne
had been a winner to the extent of several millions OF aollars. ne
said: "The sensational rumor published In some u the eaolhg
papers of the South, that I had personally shared in the recent specu'
|laiye deal in cotton futures, is absolutely false and without tounda-
tion. 7 have not made one dollar in speculation in any way, shape or
form, nor have l been connected with any speculative deals In COTTON
NV work has been confined entirely to the spot situation ana me
present effort to identity me " my official position with speculation is
done to iniure the Southern Cotton Association and to discourage spot
holders in the South from joining in the present movement to hold
cotton for better prices" "
READ AND PONDER.
Thus it will be seen that every interest antagonist1c to the cofton
producing world is ready to resort to all means possible to depress
prices.
Is there any other evidence wanting which could more clearly
demonstrate the imperative necessity of concerted action on the part
F. E. STOKES.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
The UndertRker's GaaaaFa.

zee iii the windows or ulldert9s
ing shops, said Mr.. Staybols, n r
card which says that oampstools aN
folding chairs are to hire there deliyel
ed BY express wagon. I infer from III
that chairs must be hired ont for 9th
than funeral purposes, for festive ood|
sions, In fact, as indeed know or 1
reason why they should not be.
But they must lead . varied LII
the chairs-funeral d day. and we
ding, IL may be, the next. They knq|
when they start where they're goinga
that is. they know the nature af..he 9
casion. They can tell that BY the vs.
on they 60 in. r. when they are carriA
out they find themselves put into 81
black wagon Of the undertakes, TIL
know it's q funeral they re going no.
they are put into jnst D plain. ozdinal
delivery wagon, they know that shS
are going to q wedding or = party
some gathering Of mora or less gayetl
but they cannot tell what will happ4
next.
We'll, I don't know that therd
anything DC very remarkable at6at ~
after all. The e~xperiance OF the chai|
id like that of the people who ait
them. They have their days Of anaill
and their days OF ears.s-New Yol
Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
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The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
an6x. TN

\ thoueht you ibid III, Wilson. ahnl
yon intended ID de business juat thl
aarna after yoh had moved Into the gnE11
urba. Z know yon have plenty, hnt
always thouchs yon Ii at kha5sa mea
Who inaist unon dying iii tEaa harnesA
tYou were riQhs aboub NJ my Oh
friend haIisye limit III woHid b It'll
possible for ia HI ay0aA spending l
foasAN kxuf4% ~ xhp1Ss@ hnura 6AY #G<
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
Fer Impressions Or Angels.

The wife of d well known senate
took her little daughter, d 4-year-oll
damsal, to d matinee once to Q "Jacl
and the Beanstalk. A week or 10 aft
erward she was discovered pirouettin|
and lifting her pe~ttiooats before o ohe
val glass. Her father reproved her am
told her ii wasn't q pretty way 30 do.
why" said the child, II saw q
angels. do il.
"HThe angelsl'' exclaimed her fathal
why, Wheref'
. When mamma and 4 went to-heavs
that day, said the child.
The father explained that the fancis
heaven was only the theater. The littI
girls face fell.
ssAnd wasn't they angels?'' she ask
mo, " said the father; sthey WI
just girls"
The child put on an air Of intea|
disgust.
well = she said, II fink they oud
to be taxed home and spanked. cad
they wasn't dressed any more than q
gels. Lewiston Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
Queen viosoria,s marked posrn.


Here ia q funny story told OF . hal
lpening at the English court: Sir The
dore Martin had been requested by vi
toria TO read aloud from 1.-THE Ring al
the Book" Sir Theodore was courti
enough to make q cautious study befoz
hand Of the poem, and he placed md
ginal notes as danger signals agaiIl
passages of doubtful proprietys
The marked copy CHANGED TO some ]
to the hands Of q rather thoughtld
court lady. II have SO enjoyed d
wonderful work." she said to a frienl
''and 1t has been such an advantage
read 1t after the queen, for she b
placed marks against the most beautif
parts, and, oh, what exquisite taste q
dear queen has!'' she added, pointing
the danger signals Of Sir Theodore Ma
tin.-Quiver.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Men of Louisiana remember
that it is sought to perpetuate the
temporary power that was en-
trusted to your governors to APP
point the tax assessors and the
school boards, thus d%epriving you
Of your right to representation in
the taxation of your property and
to have a voice in the government
Of the schools where your child
rem are to be educated. Of what
value are the shreds of rights
which are left you compared
with these fundamental rights
without which free government
cannot exist. Do not be last in
the patriotic movement that is
restoring popular government by
remaining an abstentionist. Do
not fail to pay the poll tax of one
dollar before the 31st of Deem
Der, that will arm you to do your
part in the contests for your
rights.-The People.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

The result of the election in
Philadelphia and in most other
places in which the contests called
for anything simply means that
the CRATER must go. 1t spells
death to the gangster, whether
he be branded with an r or a D.
It is the beginning of the end of
government by the "machine" in
the great cities and in the boss
ridden States of this union.-Gal-
weston News.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
Novel Mensuration.

One Of the difficulties in the way |
acquiring exact information in Georgi
courts is thus indicated by the Atlant
Constitution:
"How far was it," asked the lawye
Of the witness, "from your house to Vi,
road where the difficulty occurred2"
"'Bout a acre en- a half, suh."
ST mean how many yards?"
"Dey wuzn't any yards dere at d
sub, exceptin of my yard, en- dat WI
bout q acre en- a half FUN de roadl'
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Tt amuses us to read in the
various Louisiana papers their
comments upon the elections
which have recently taken place
in several Northern States, where
in they proclaim the result of said
elections to be a rebuke to boss
ism. We would ask where in
this broad Union is there a State
where bossism is carried ON to a
greater extent than right here in
Louisiana, yet the same papers
do not dare admit such to be the
case, much less, in time of cleo
ton, to s'rebuke' it.-White
Castilian.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Our readers will consult their
best interests and confer a favor
on the COURIER by patronizing
the business men who advertise
in our columns. They are anxi-
Gus for your trade and will make
it to your advantage to do your
business with them. Watch our
columns all the time.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Lawyers who have briefs to print are
respectfully reminded that the COURIER
Printing office is thoroughly equipped
for the prompt execution of that kind
of work, and guarantees satisfaction
both as to quality and price.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
E4irnsy.

Wiokwire-Say, I have been carryi
those I O US of yours until they /
almost worn out.
Mudge-Don't they make a miseral
quality of paper observation-disclosures
Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

If you send IS cents to the New
Orleans Picayune you will receive
in return a fine map of Louisiana
ana also a copy of a little book
entitled "Memory Gems" which
is a 50-page pamphlet, containing
1872 of the most beautiful poems
in the english language. Many
of these can be secured from no
other source, having been printed
only in newspapers of long past
dates, or in books that are out of
print.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

ANY of our readers who may be
in need of a sewing machine will
never have a better opportunity
than now for securing a frst-class
machine at less than half price at
Robert Chachere's. See adver-
tisement of the New Royal Sew
ing Machine our 4th page.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Parties having personals or other ite
ofinterest who wish mention of th|
In these columns, should call or dI
US q note through the post-ofice,
ways giving their real names az a gu|
anty of good faith.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Those needing wedding invitatis
ahOnld call at this Office and exam
our samples and prices, we have j
what they want, and can do it neat 4
cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

There i about 1000 persons
France who are set down as anarohil
and are under the constant watch Of t
police OF the various European oou
tries.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

With the mosquito dissemina-
ting yellow fever; the sand fly
giving brain fever; fleas carrying
bubonic plague; rats transmitting
scarlet fever; flies conveying
typhoid fever; bascilli in the
water; microbes in the air and all
we eat; trichina in pork; water in
our whiskey, and the devil in us
all, what is the world coming to?
Oh! for an age of ignorance like
our forefathers lived in and only
died of old age. It is so dangerous
to think about living that we are
nearly dead.-Indianola Tocsin.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
Always WORN

Sprooket-Pve just Joined the
ginners' Cycle club.
Handlebar-What are your oolorss
Sprocket-Blaok and blue.-Chica
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Ny0u have anything to sell. say
through the columns of this paper, q
ii you want to buy anything consl
q advertisers and then do it.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

We charge a Legitimate and rea-
sonable price for all our job print
ing-a price at which we can af-
ford to do the work and the con
sumner can afford to spend for
stationery. And we guarantee
good job printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Pockets in ladies' dresses first appel
cd in England during the reign OF p
ward iii.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

[ am now prepared to do re-
pair work of all kinds as hereto
fore, including glueing, yarnish-
ing and upholstering.
J. A. DRUMMOND.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Send or phone your order for
groceries, wines and liquors 80 A.
T. Sandoz & Bro. Their goods
are reliable and their prices will
suit YOU. ats=
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Get our Prices for job work.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
Mail Contracts.

- ~ - n
Star Route Contracts to be let
for four years, beginning July l..
1906, to June 30, 1910. Bids re-
ceived at: p. o. Department,
Washington D. c., until 4:3o p.
m. Dec. 5, 1905.
Port Barre to opelousas. daily except Sunday,
Vile Platte to
Chataignier to a
Shutest0n TO Sunset
Frozard to Grand Coteau "
Leonville to Arnaudyille -"
Waxia to Palmetto
Deshotels to Washington
Bayou Chicot to Mamou +"
n" I" to Turkey Creek" "
to Millburn
Lone Pine to Haasville
Milburn to Dossman
i" to r. r. Station, twelve times per week
Pitreville to Opelousas, three times per week.
To secure q contract, the bidder
is required to furnish bond with
two sureties, and must live With
in the delivery of one of the post
Offices on the route.
Blank contracts can be pro-
cured from the P. O. Dept,
Washington D. c., or from the
Postmasters along the routes.
Postmaster Edwards will be
glad to furnish any information
he may have in regard to the let
ting of these contracts to the par
ties wishing to bid.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02

Subscribe for the COURIER.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
/ !: BOWLING : TROTTINC SHOOTING
Arsenal illustrates
H0w Horse May Sink
One-Time Winner of Metropolitan Handicap
Brought Only 500 Yesterday-Father
Bill DAILY Still a Wizard?-Nit

Nothing depreciates more quickly in
value than a race horse whose DAYS
of usefulness are over Especially is
this so If the horse happens 10 be bred
along lines that do not appeal 20 the
expert in breeding matters. or L a
geldins.
No matter how great his racing career
might have been. he quickly loses his
standing when he bes.as to tese races
or drops from stake class to become al
ordinary selling platter
There are many notable exceptions
to this statement. Of course. but refer
cnce Is made 10 the rank and file OF
the 1900 o. 5.0O that are foaled each
year In the United States In many
cases a hovsee is never so valuable as
al the end Of his racing career. but
such horses have brseding ard rae-
ing career to back them mp IS well az
the individuality that betokeas great
accomplishments IN the stud
Before Hamburg had raced as a three
year-oId. he was bought for 81. 900 by
the late AIa-cns Dalv After Sir Daiy' 8
death he was sold FOR s6o.ooo Lest fail
he was again sold at auction for So
90. and probably would have brought
10000 cr more but for the fact that
everyone knew that Harry Payne
Whitney would have him at any cost.
and that It was useless to attempt TO buy
the horse for anything Ike a reasonable
sum
But Hamburg did not belong 70 The
rank and file he was full OF the high
est honors. with the rank and hle It Is
aiTerent. For. yesterday. at sale held
IN the Benning paddock "a horse named
Arsenal was put mp for sale and was
bid in by mis- owner for 800. tt Is a
common saying among lsersemen taat
any horsc that can win IS worth st
least 5000 but no one wanted Arsenal
at 500 yet Arsenal won the Metropoii-
tan Handicap. the G.st Of the rich stakes
run each season II the New York tracks.
That was in his thrce-year-oid form.
and Arsenal is now six. His winning of
the Metropolitan Vas sensational IN tie
extreme An outsider in the betting IN
2 field Of re- hest horses in training at
the time. ne Just scratcaed home and
won q big bet for his owner. HIS race
was 50 coed that re looked Ike making
ore o. the seasons best -year-oids-
IEc was sent West for the rtch Ameri-
can Derby run at Washington Park.
Chicago. and that enc tip cost more
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
AGNES HIGH SCORE
WITH SAENGERBUNO
Rolled Set of I,oIa Against 1000.
Krauss Best Man With a34-Faym-
ers Planted Interior.

One Of the highest sets of the sea
son was rolled last night by the Acme
quint. when It defeated the Saenger5und
team in the District League. The first
game was won by Saengerbund with
1.0l2. the Acme score being 1,0o0. The
other two were taken by Acme kragss,
"a was high for the evening.
The Agriculturists. in the Depart
mental League. dug up three victories
over Interior by moderate scores. The
Stampers took two out of three from
the Blanks IN the RookbinGers League.
Columbia ruled the Lawyers out Of
three straight IN the Real Estate
League. taking the last game by two
points Delivery delivered the goods.
three straight from the General Office,
In he PostOfdce League. Commercials
got only TWO of their set with the Al
dimes in the G. F. O. League.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
tIIlosuT nrainTEAT0.
WASH 4 REftiII'S,IERED, til,
IS NOW SUSPENDED.
A. A. L. Takes Action i'll
Basketball Case.
GENERAL WARNING ISSUED
Dr.. Grant Stirs EN- Up in Atlantic
Association-Rough Playing
Under Investigation.
GENERAL WARNING ISSUED

The a A. L. has begun 20 show its
teeth IN the matter Of unregistered
athletes. and DR. William Grant. chair
man u the regispation committee Of
the Atlantic Association. has issued an
emphatic warming by suspending Fred
Vegalsane. No. S57. registered January
g. 1855.
Noeaisang was a member of the strong
Belvedere basketball team Of Baltimore,
bur PLAYED with an unregistered team
ard his Suspension was the consequence
Any registered athlete playing with him
viii be suspended. This punishment VIII
have a fdr-reaching effect as any
team playing with or against the man
under punishment win lay itself open
10 st,speusien. and Or. Grant advises
all team captains to demand "A sight
Of the registration cards OF his oppo-
neats before allowing his men 10 start
in basketball game.
Washington Is Registered.
1t was only last year that the Wash
ington athletes began to reailze the
importance OF registering AFTER some
sse5nur they began to enter the fold. and
ii was tfiis morning that every basket
hall PLAYER in the District has his lit
tie card to show that he mas bowed TO
tie authority of the A. A. l.
II is quite likely that the next de-
velopment I'm the basketball situation
VIII be the elimination Of the roughness
which has been charged against some
Of the local teams Complaints OF un-
necessary injuries nave been more or
Iess FREQUENT this season The A. A
L. has power TO break up this, and 4
quiet investigation IS now under way
10 that end IT is hardly probable Jnai
any penalties VIII be inflicted imme-
diateiy but enough evidence, II IS salG,
has been gathered 10 show that SONS
ef the uuints are going too Tar n
their efforts to win. The roughers WI
be warned to tone down their piss
and il thew fail 10 give proper heed, VII
tie suspended
Ignorance No Excuse.
DR.. Grant and his oW-members o
tie registration committee have come
Is the conclusion that Washington and
Baltimore have been in the A A. Z
now iong enough 10 know the rules
ana in the future they VIII not accep
s4gnorance Of the law as an exeus'
for playing with disqualified men O
committing similar breaches OF TIT
athletic code.
Nothing has been done yet in the mat
ter uf going after the baseball players
who have allowed themselves to b
mixed ND with professionals, but Il j
promised that before the diamonds a.
cut hy the spiked shoe next sprint
there viii be n radical change from m
free and easy methods which were II
vogue this year.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
POLICE SUPPRESS
ST. LOUIS BOXERS

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 30.-By his an
nouncement Monday that hereafter no
boxing bouts would pe permitted at
which prizes OF any kind are offered or
az which admission reer are charged,
down an nstic encounters Of any class
or description
According 70 the chiers ruling. the
only boxing bouts that viii be permitted
are those between members OF some
club which are free to ali other mem
bers Of the same club. This order viii
prevent any amateur tournaments ise-
ing held, as even a title OF amateur
champion comes under the chief's def
milton Of prize"
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
FOOTBALL.

4 ~ = -~~@~@-@@
Dartmouth's victory over Brown. her
greatest rival, was celebrated at Han
over on Tuesday night Big doings.
The picking OF the A1l-Ameriea- -elevens
has begun, the New York World setting
the pace
Bankert. OF Perm. brother of the
famous Dartmouth tackle. VIII prob
ably forsalze the Quakers for the Han
overians next year
Win all the pow-wow about dropping
football from its list of sports, Har-
ward has already begun to take inven-
tory of next years material
Andy Marshall. the ex-Crimson guard.
says that the showing Of the team be-
longs 10 the team alone and not 10 the
coaches. lie claims the new Harvard
sentiment made the team what 1t was
on Saturday.
Harvard viii begin next year with
the brightest prospects 1t has had in 2
number of seasons. Out of this years
squad ten men win again wear the
Crimson
Leo Leary, The Harvard end. IS go
/ ing to play for City Point Catholic AS
ISOLATION IN its contest with Holy Cross
this afternoon Al Dorchester
The West Point team has been given
its final signals which are 10 be used
in Saturdays game.
This is the way the teams are ranked.
according to the New York World:
{ rlt-.-..-.---ar--,,,g- No, -
mouth third, Harvard fourth Swarth-
/ more fifth. Princeton sixth. Lafayette
/ seventh. Columbia eighth. and Cornell
ninth
IFS" in football fe-e feeble things. IF
Nichols had not rauffed the punt Yale
/ would not have scored: but also II
/ Hutchinson had played al the game,
might not Yale have slashed along more
in the manner in which she oid slash
along after Hutchinson went in2
It's too bad that the great fight Har-
1 must be spoiled by the murmuTings oi
the sore ones, sfho now accuse the Blue
players OF ali sorts ef dirty work.
Brown win be the only one of the
Eastern colleges 20 have her team IN
tact next year. Dartmouth is the
Herr. Gage Griffin, Bankert, Biather-
wick, RiX, and COburn all go out
!. through graduation.
Figures show that in the last i've
years Michigan has played 11fty-flve
games of football and made IN these
/ games a total OF 2.746 points, while us
EOpp0neuts have made but 40 IN thal
time. This makes an average or ~,
! points per game for thew olYefines anC
an average Of OF of point for us op-
ponents.
The report that MagOffin. the ole
/ Central High School athlete, now al
/ Michigan, would be out of the game fol
the rest of the season because or ar
injury 10 his spine Is erroneous II was
/ at first thought that the Washington
boy would be kept bat for good, but u
was later learned that the injury was
| slight Ragofhn viii very probably
The Washington times., 1905-11-30

There IS one man who did much to-
ward placing Harvard in a position 20
put up such a good fight last Saturday.
He IS nOt a football cOacn or trainer.
but he simply used common sense and
demanded that the overworixed players
be given a good rest during the week
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
Y. M. C. A.-CARR0LL
BASKETBALL GAMES

Basketball for blood VIII Be the feat
tlre at the Y. n. c. A gymnasium on
Saturday night when the Y NJ c. A.
team meets the Carroll Institute These
teams are two of the greatest rivals in
The District. and when they get togeth-
er The fur flies.