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The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
THE OPELOUSAS COURIER
Published Every Saturday.
oPELoUsAs, Louisiana.
FIRE SIGNALS.

AT a meeting of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. l, held on July 9, 1901,
the town was divided into Fire Dis
tricts and a Code of Signals was
adopted in order to facilitate the loca-
tion Of fires in the future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. No. ALI that portion
Of town 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 on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-The portion Of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tion line as the south and west boun-
dairy.
District No. 4.-The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east Union, north and west by cor
poration line.
The signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 3, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
The Secretary Bird.

The secretary bird is q South African
species. though it is found as far north
as AbyssiiiiH, It builds its huge nest
Of sticks in low bushes or tangled u1l-
derhrush. While sitting the female
secretary is fed by her mate. The
young mature in strength very slowly,
seldom leaving the nest till six months
Old.
The secretary bird differs from the
other members Of the hawk tribe i'll its
exceedingly long legs. 1t is a bird Of
prey. feeding Oh insects, small ami
mails and reptiles, snakes being its IA
vorite food. These reptiles are often
of the most vcnomous kind: but OF
them the secretary feels no fear, at
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
WHEN A REINDEER'S ANGRY.
He Will Try to Paw a Man to Death
Without Mercy or Reason.

We were forced to wait three days
after it had stopped showing for a
crust to form so that we could travel
again. 1t was with many misgivings
that We began the last half of the
journey, Sine the snow was now very
deep and the danger of our sinking in
to drifts was great. To add to our
general feeling Of fear, the reindeer
behaved very badly and were exceed
ingly unruly. The wind had moderated
somewhat, but it was still intensely
cold,
We had travelled half the day with
cut any serious mishap and were be-
ginning to forget our fears at start
ing out, when we sped merrily down a
mountain side, singing and halloaing
at the top of our voices, and ran into
a gulch and stuck there. The songs
stopped in our tbroats, and We sprang
to Il feet to sink waist deep in the
drifts that had entrapped us.
Every movement Of our bodies sank
US deeper in the snow drifts, and the
lnfuriated reindeer, findisl themselves
caught in the banked-up spow almost
to their launches, turned ibon us and
would have paved us to death but for
the forethought Of oosilip who, see
ing our danger, sprang prward and,
hosting the ~overturn6I pulks in hig
strong arms, brought ahem down ove4
II heads and shoulders and pinned
ss oit of sight in the Show.
We heard the hoofs sof Uncle Ben
beating on the pulk's. si6 as h~eepawed
up the snow In his effors to get at
us, and if We had not held to the
straps and had not kept the pulk I'VE
us he would have tossed it into the
air with one sweep of his horns and
would still have had his bout with us,
in which case We should have been
helpless and completely at his mercy.
For the first time we had occasion
to see how fierce an angry reindeer
can be. When he was convinced that
he could not reach us Uncle Ben
turned upon Oosilik, and We heard the
Eskimo shouting and clubbing the
deer as he ran in and out of the pulks
in a swift circuit, pursued by the bel
lowing reindeer.
We spent an exciting half hour I'm.
der the pulks, with the hoofs of the
deer rafting like hail on the frozen
boards, and then the unusual commo-
ton ceased all at once, for the rein
deer had found a lichen bed. In a
jiffy they were paving up the snow
IN their hurry to get at the succulent
moss, and we were forgotten.
Amalik and Oosilik lifted the pulks
from u heads and dug us up out Of
the snow and set us on our feet. By
the time the reindeer had eaten them.
selves into a passable humor Amalik
and'Oosilik led them back to the
pulkA
We had four hours of travelling be-
fore We came in sight of the corral
that had seLt us the reindeer from
Eaton Station. AS soon as the deer
scented the well-known corral they
quickened their strides so that we
reached the station before it was quite
dark, and craH led from the sleds with
a deep feeling of relief, glad beyond
measure TO be at home after the per-
lis OF our ~pso.raeted journeys.-Fron
Cornelia HickEdan's can Alaskan Jour.
ney with Reindeer in st. Nicholas.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

&C& He large modern ice break
I = els depend for their eff
g @ cheney upon their abllitF tt
Il L. : ride up onto the ice ant
~oR break down the edge Of The
sheet b. sheer weight. thus "bitinS"
their way through the sheet. Snrh &c
ton requires that the hull shall be cen,
structed with the greatest possible
stiffness. tue vessel being subjected to
stresses which, would break an orIin,
airy ship i'll two. With TINS great
strength there must be ample power,
the combination Of the two being need
ed to oppose the heavy resistance. YES
sells of this kind are now II, hCtiyo ser
vice in Copenhagen, kiel, Riga, Stock
holm, Amsterdam and other ports, be-
sides many small boats used as post
boats and pilot boats III tho Baltic, the
German coast and the Black Sea. u
typical example of the boats used in
general service Is found in the Sampo.
operating in the port of ElliIgG. in Fiji
land. This vessel. which was built OIL
the Tyne, has a propeller at each end,
the bow eii9iitc having 1900 horse pow
Pr and the stern engine 1850 horse
power. She is POP feet long and 1000
tons displacement, with Il full draught
of eighteen feet. This float breaks
through field ice twelve to sixteen
inches thick at Il speed of eight knots,
and she can work through drift ice
eight to ten feet thick at a rate of two
to three knots, also breaking down
larger packs without mucI1troub]e.
The greatest Of modern ice breakers
is the Ermack. built originally for Use
IN the Baltic, but also occasionally en-
ployed elsewhere. This vessel is 333J
feet long, seventy-one feet beam and
5000 tons displacement, with Il
araugllt of twenty two feet She
was originally fitted with a Low
propeller as well as tie twin
screws at the stern, this propeller,
with its Independent engine, being in
tended to aid in breaking Up the lee.
The bow propeller was found useful
for II year old ice, but became chokcd
and useless in polar field ice and hence
was removed before the vessel was
sent to the Arctic. In solid ice two
feet thick, with six to twelve inches of
snow on top Of it, the Ermack can
make a speed Of nine knots. while she
car charge and demolish packs Of ice
twenty to thirty-fiye feet il thickness.
Especial interest attaches at the pres
emf time to the ice breakers on Lake
Baikal. in Siberia, these forming Il l,0r-
ton of the SYSTEM Of the 1rans-Sibe-
rian Railway. The Baikal, which is
the powerful ice breaker for this scrv-
ice, is 292 feet long and 1900 tons dis
placement, and is fitted with three
lines Of rails for the locomotives and
cars forming the train, there being also
a promenade deck for the use Of the
passengers during the crossing. The
field ice on Lake Baikal forms thirty
six inches thick, and also forms heavy
packs, but the ice breakers have been
found successful in carrying the rcgu-
lar passenger trains and the mails
across throughout the winter.-Engi
neering Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
Steel Cross Ties.

The Lake Shore and New York Gen
trail railroads have ordered 1000 stee
cross ties. These are laid in certa.T
sections of each road. VIII steel ties
last long enough to more than male
up the execes of their cost over thu
Of wooden ties? If they do, wooden tiea
are doomed, and the steel lords hava
money coming to them.-Eyerys
hody's,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
Town Residences for Sale

In a desirable neigIaborhood in Ope.
lousas, with an entire square of land,
well shaded with lisc oaks, magnolias,
eedars, pecans, etc, about 9 squares
From the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
church and conven. House is two
story, brick basement, s rooms, foul
6re-places, out-buildinss, etc, all un.
der good fence. Will be sold CHEAP
tor cash, or part cash and balance or
time to suit. Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

tacking them with its great and power
ful wings and beating them to helpless
ness, after which it swallows the vic
TINS whole and hcadforemost.
Owing to its value as Il snlke-cater.
the secretary was carried in great nun-
bers to Martinique to help destroy the
poisonous snakes that OVerrun that
island,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

Suhsrban ufe II now becoming so
popular that It Is really more expen-
i've than living in the city. says Life.
= cost Russia $500. 100000 to fight
Japan last year, Rassia was swindled.
Ne light that she eel wasn't worth
! this money.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

care of the baby Mrs. Williamson has
never trusted him with the care Of
that precious infant.-Chicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

Greece and the Ionian Islands produce
more emery than any other country on
the globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
IRE i H5 + THE HORSE
AND HIS DISEASES
Is CENTS, POSTPAID.

Containing an index to diseases
which gives the symptoms, cause and
the best treatment Of each. A table
giving all the principal drugs used
for the horse, with the ordinary dose,
effects, and antidote with a poison.
A table with an engraving of the
horses teeth at different ages, with
rules for telling the ages. A yalu-
able collection Of receipts and much
other valuable information. Both in
English and German. 10O-page book
sent postpaid to any address, for rs
cents Address
Fiji COURIER,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06
BIG &c: BREAKERS.

Modern Vessels Overcome Any Ice Re-
s~isttnce.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

The cure was two-fold. Williamson
junior was a baby of discrimination,
and that long night in which his app
peals had been ignored was enough to
teach him a lesson. Williamson SEN
ior, after his episode, found it embar-
RAISING to say much about his insom-
mia. Singular to say, his insomnia re-
taiiased by leaving him to his own re-
sources. At last accounts Williamson
was sleeping very much like other
people. But since the night he tpoa
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

Silver and gold are not the only coin,
virtue, too, passes current all over the
World.-Euripides.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-05-06

HE large modern ice break
b els depend fer their ctfi-
G cheney upon their ability to
: ride up onto the ice and
p hrcak down tie elWn Of the
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
S. p. Armstrong, Attorney.
122 Commercial Block.
SUM MONS.

In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District of the State OF Utah,
County of Salt Lake.
Mana Alexander, Plaintiff, VS.. Law
renee Alexander, Defendant.-Sum-
mons.
The State of Utah to the said Defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service
of this summons upon you, if served
within the county in which this action
is brought, otherwise within thirty
days after service and defend the
above entitled action; and in case of
your failure so to do, judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, of
which a copy is herewith served upon
you, and the original of which is now
on file in the office of the clerk of said
court. S. p. ARMSTRONG.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o. Address: 122 Commercial
Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25

20. address, 533 Atlas block, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
c. S. PRICE, Attorney,
Hooper-Eldredge Block.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

In the district court of Salt Lake
County State of Utah. Western Loan
Savings Co., corporation, Plaintiff
VS.. Emil Hulphers and Otililia HUI
piers, Defendants, to be sold at
sheriff's sale at the west front door
OF the county court house, in the city
and county of Salt Lake, state of Utah,
on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1905,
at IL o'clock noon, of said day. all
the right, title, claim and interest Of
SAID defendants, of, in and to the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
lhOse certain premises situate in Salt
Lake County State of Utah: Begin
hihg IN the center of a north and south
open street, 9S.5 rods north and 1913
RODS east from the southwest corner
OF the southeast quarter of Section 1,
township S, Range 1 West, S. L..
w., and running thence south along
.he center of said street As rods;
tnence west Is rods to the west bank
vi a water ditch, thence north along
sald bank of said ditch As rods;
enence east along south line of lane
phe rod wide IS rods to the place of
pesinning; also a perpetual right of
way over and upon lane or alley 1
rou vide and IS rods deep along the
land. "'''0 ue''' ioe'
rurchase price payable in lawful
money OF the United States.
l. Dated at Salt Lake City, this 18th
uay Oh March, A. D. 1905.
Gil, G. FRANK EMERY,
oil 81 r
Utah. ''' ''"'o VI
CS James Cowan, Deputy Sheriff.
u 3 Price, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
UTAH ATHLETIC CLUB.

Moved to 81 Market street. Mem
bership dues, 81 per month. Com
plete gymnasium, baths and massage,
Glasses Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day afternoons and evenings. Private
instruction in boxing and wrestling.
Special attention given to training
and conditioning for all manner of
athletic events. Our boys invariably
win. PROF. F. S. LEWIS.
Instructor and Manager.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
S. P. Armstrong, Attorney.
Commercial Block.
SUM M ONS.

In the DistrictCourt of the Third Ju-
dicial district of the state OF Utah,
County of Salt Lake.
Anna V. LeClair, plaintiff, VS.. CHARLES
D. LeClair, defendant. Summons.
The State of Utah to the said De-
fendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service CT
this summons upon you, if served
within the County in which this action
is brought, otherwise, within thirty
days after service, and defend the
above entitled action; and in case of
your failure so to do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint of which a
copy is herewith served upon you, and
the original of which is now on file
in the office of the Clerk of said Court.
S. p. ARMSTRONG,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney
P. o. address, 1872, Commercial
Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Promptly Fixing the Blame.

Miss Three, Year-Old was obliged to
remain indoors because of severe
cold. Looking out of the window, she
saw her favorite boy playmate with
another little girl. They were having
a fine time in the snow. Turning to
her mother. the ccored-up exclaimed:
"I never did like th~t Girl"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
T r II T II.
ABOUT REVELATIONS,

Judging by the daily papers, espe.
clally the Tribune, one would suppose
that not only the people of Utah, but
of the entire United States were in
state of turmoil as to whether Presi-
dent Smith of the Mormon church Is q
true prophet, seer and revelator and
whether or no he receives revelations
from God. Editor Cannon of the Tri.
bune and Elder Smurthwaite declare
mat the president is not a prophet of
God, and Mr.. Cannon feels agrieved
because President Smith has not re-
ceived revelations direct from the Al
mighty and presumably is holding his
job under false pretenses. He wants
Mr.. Smith deposed and new seer and
revelator, preferably one of he Can.
non family, or at least some one that
Mr.. Cannon could work" appointed in
his place. 1t appears to us of very
little consequence to those who do not
belong to the Mormon church and do
not believe i'm its doctrines whether
President Smith receives revelations
or not, and as a matter of fact the
people are not troubling themselves
about it in the smallest degree. Presi-
dent Smith testified before the com
mittee on privileges and elections at
| Washington in substance that he had
never received revelation which
could be prefaced with the words thus
saith the Lord" which would be bind
ing on the church and given as a con-.
mand to the church. Revelation in the
Mormon church, as we understand it..
is what might be called the legislative
department of the church, and Presi.
dent Smith said he never had reve.
lation of that kind promulgating any
new law or abrogating an old one.
In the tabernacle in Salt Lake last
| Sunday, President Smith said he re-
ceived revelations or inspirations FIRE
quently for his guidance in conducting
the affairs of the church and for his
own personal guidance. Many people
receive inspirations" Homer was in
spired. So was Shakespeare, and Mil
ton, and Longfellow, and Burns, and
Tennyson, and hosts of others. The
incOngruity Of the testimony given by
Mr.. Smith at Washington and his ut
terance in the Salt Lake tabernacle
| last Sunday Is not by any means as
great as the Tribune wants to make
out. Coed. honest Mormons, say there
is distinction and that nobody knows
that distinction better than Mr.. Can
non. However. whether President
Smith receives revelations or not, no
body but himself knows, and few peo-
PIE care. 1t seems to us that it is =
matter for the consideration of mem
bers of the church with which outsid-
ers have nothing to do and in which
| IAt hnxr int II W q N
an incident seized by the Tribune edi-
tor to belch forth his personal hatred
of Mr.. Smith, to put him in the light Of
saying something to the people in the
east which he found necessary to take
back here in order, to put it vulgarly
to square himself with his own people
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
The Man Who Rises Early.

Heaven may forgive the man wis
rises at 5, summer and winter, spring
and fall; we never can. The early
riser is not criminal, simply because
the law does not designate his of.
tense as a crime. But it is admitted
that the law has its defects.-Wash.
ington Post.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
No. No.

And in accordance with law, so
many of each parcel of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
office of the corporation, SO CONNER
cial block, on the 14th day of April
A. d. 1905, at the hour of IL O'Clock,
noon, to pay delinquent assessments
thereon, together with the cost of ad-
vertising and expense Of sale
HARRY l.. FINCH, Sec.
SO Commercial Block, Salt Lake City,
Utah
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
THE DUCkVlLLE GUN CLUB
SO Commercial Block,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
NOTICE..

Ihere are delinquent upon the fol
lowing described stock on account of
assessment levied on the 91st day of
January, A. d. 1905, the several
amounts set opposite the name of
the respective shareholders as fol.
lows:
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-03-25
u w. TATLOCK, Attorney.
533 Atlas Block.
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
:, tbe District Court of Salt Lake
conntv State of Utah.
George H. Layton plaintiff VS.. Effie
Nav LAYTON defendant.
The State of Utah to the said De
Won are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service
W This summons upon you, if served
within the County in which this action
is brought. otherwise within thirty
Sovs after service, and defend the
ohove entitled action; and in case Of
vour failure so to do, judgment will
no rendered against you according
n the demand of the complaint, a
conv of which is filed with the Clerk
of said Court.
e. w. TATLOCK,
Plaintiffs Attorney
GEORGE H. LAYTON,
Plaintiff.
p O. address, 533 Atlas block, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-17
N0TJCJAs DEL DJA

to msiana una denuncia contra Emilio
Crespo Molina y Jacinto Cebollero,
acussdos de turbar la paz en- el mee-
ting de ay r, en- la plaza de Colon.
---Anoche escalaron en- Aibonito,
el establecimiento de don Manuel Car
vajal, fracturando una tabla del piso.
Los ladrones Sc llevaron dos dollars
en- menudo, un revolver de I MILNE
tros una botella de anis. Ell cabo
Padr6 practica activas gestiones en-
averiguaci6n del hecho.
LOS PIANOS que han sobresa-
lido en- estos 1ltfmos cinco amos y por
esta raz6n los recomendados por los
profesores de mdsica de mas prestigio
en- la isla, son los de la fabrica Kohler
& Campbell, de New York, de Ia cual
es agente en- San Juan A. S. Belaval,
Apartado 81, y & quien puede usted
dirigirse para mejores informes.
--.Se ha fugado de la carcel mu-
nicipal de GALES, el preso Serafin Cue
vara, sentenciado un af1o de carcel
por robo.
.-.El cabo Are'zaga comunica del
puesto de Vega Baia, ell fallecimiento
de Jose Maria Reyes, herido por Gre.
poriO Maldonado.
.-.Se lie ha concedido uso de licen-
cia al empleado de la carcel departa-
mental de May yaguez, don Jose c. Be-
rrios.
-RS-PARA CURAR un resfriado
en- un dia tome las PASTlLLAS LAXAN-
TEs DE BRoMo QUININA. Ell boticario
le devolvera ell dinero 81 no Sc cura.
La firma de f. w. GROVE Sc halla en-
cada cajita.
-Esta ma mana fueron condenados
en- la Corte municipa Justo Garcia,
por aggression a dez dollars de multa.
Jose A. Diaz Juan Diaz Rosado,
por turbar la paz pdblica, diez do
liars de multa. Miguel Rivera, por
aggression a, seis meses de arresto, y
Juan Diaz Rosado, por igual delito,
a seis meses de csrcel.
PARA curar un resfriado en- uL
un dfa tome las sPastillas laxantes de
bromo- o-quinina., Ell boticario le de-
volvera ell dinero 81 no Sc cura. La
firma de K. f. Grove Sc halla en- cada
cajita.
Ell microbes estara de regreso en-
la isla, 81 gobernador civil de Puerto
Rico, Mr.. B. Winthrop.
-Muy pronto sera repuesto el
cargo de Official de Sanidad de Cialea.