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TWNT IS years since the Incl,
NHWf dents Of which I speak
h%f took place. and yet 1t is
-. with difiiGence that l al
ESHWNAN lude 10 them. For = long
f&o9SzSt time. even with the ut
most discretion aud reti-
cence. it would have been impossible 60
make the facts public. but now the
principal person concerned is beyond
the reach OF human law. and with due
suppression the story may be told ia
such fashion as 10 injure 40 one. 1t
records an absolutely unique expert
ence In the career both OF Mr. sherlock
Holmes and Of myself. The reader will
excuse me IL conceal the date or any
other fact by which he might trace the
actual occurrence.
We had been out for one of our even.
ing rambles. Holmes and I. aud had re-
turned about o'clock on cold. frosty
winters evening. AS Holmes turned
up the lamp The light fell upon card
oD the table. He glanced at it and then.
with an ejaculation Of disgust. threw
&c on the floor. Ipicked II up and read:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-08-19
The Adventure of
Charles Augustus
Milverton
No. Z of the Series

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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
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smoke was split with flame, and they
leaped back from the parapet as If
from the crater of a volcano, and
threw themselves on their faces, as
the burning gases, freed by the COL
lapse of the roof-faring 200 feet in the
air and licking up the side Of the Man
sard building, to break every window
glass IN its upper ten stories and ignite
every window curtain, window sash
and trim" in its north wall-rolled
over them in a heat that nipped their
ears like a frostbite and was gone
German pinned down the pipe that
was threshing about on the roof, and
staggered back to the parapet with it.
The beat Of heat was unendurable and
he could see nothing for the smoke that
blinded him with tears. He did not
know that the gale was carrying solid
tongue of fire into the hidden airshaft,
and that every window on that shaft
was already splitting flames. He could
just see that the woodwork Of the win
dow below him was afire, and he called
Hanrahan to train the pipe on it with
him They doused it black at once,
and scattered the smoke. to see another
blaze below. Then. suddenly, the
stream from their hose weakened and
fell short. 1t was plain that the
crews were using the water on the
lower floors.
Were wanted down below, I
guess" Hanrahan said. We're no good
UP here now."
German nodded. They shut of the
nozzle. and turned to drag the line to
the door OF the stairs.
They were too late. German saw
the blaze in the airshaft and cried out
an oath. That shaft. he knew. lit the
stairway from the ground up, and cut
them off from the elevator shaft In
the center Of the building. They
dropped the line and ran to the door.
Smoke was pouring from 1t, and flame
was behind the smoke. German ran
back for the hose. turned the neck
guard of the helmet over his face and,
him. fought down three steps into a
blaze that could not be faced. The
wind. blowing in the broken windows
of the airshaft, brought up smother
of heat and smoke against which his
pipe was useless. he was nEQIlug a
prairie fire with the stream of an ex-
tinguisher.
Hanrahan pitched forward on his
shoulders. German braced himself
against the weight turned to catch
him under the armpits and carried
him up. himself half suffocated, to lay
him on the roof. They were greeted
by the fierce purring OF the flames
Hanrahau groaned.
"Y' all right?" German asked him.
He rolled his eyes. Lets get down
out of this" he gasped.
German Strengthened UP and looked
around him. The doorway was the
Only entrance TO the roof. He walked
back. to kick the useless hose down
the staircase and shut the tin-sheathed
door on the blaze below. He went to
the stone railing that surmounted the
cornice on the front of the building.
The coping overhung the lower win
dows in a sheer drop to the street He
hurried to the south wall. The win
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16

the aviary door and let them go free. With stroke of wing the birds flew out and up. They were free, free as the stars, free as the air. But what was the sur prise of the spectators as well as the horror of the owner, instead of seeing the birds fly away to the woods they flew back to the flames. Round and round the leaping flames they went. They how cred about that confIagration. or fluttered over that furnace, until at last one by one. their wings grew helpless and they dropped into the fire, until every songster was destroyed.
 When l read that account of the de- struction of those hundreds of birds I said to myself: How like the sinners rescue is that story! Christ comes and opens the cages of our sinful lives and says: You are free. Fly away to God Fly away to safety. Fly away to heaven" But after we have begun to sing a little and to test our spiritual strength we an- swer: May, nay; d, not make me fly away Let we warm my golden plumage by wonder hot flame of sn." And back we come to the fires of infamy We seek needless temptations, and thus we are destroyed forever.
 O'l. my friends, flee temptation as you would flee eternal death. Christ will never save you if you deliberately, inten- tionally and stubbornly associate with evil companions or seek needless spiritual danger Byfhe shortcomings of your past life jealousy guard against the tempta- tions of the future. not only for your self, but for those dear ones who are by your side.
 Copyright, 1s05 by Louis Klopsch)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
Electric. y Grown Peas.

From the London Globe.
 Many experiments on the effects of elec- tricity have been carried out by Prof. Lemstrom. as well as by Grandeur. Le- cIerq, Lagrange and Paulins. Some of their results may be here summarized In field of barley it was found that the part treated electrically produced a crop 37 per cent better than the part not so treated Potatoes. carrots and celery showed an improvement of 30 to 70 per cent. Cabbages peas and turnips. how ever, were found to be better without electricity. But later experiments showed that electrically treated peas. when cop iously supplied with water. were 75 per cent better than the unelectrided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
Foolish Risks.

But. though this truth should be axi- oratic on every hand we find men try ing to prove to the world that they are brave merely because they are foolish1y reckless. Some time ago stood in Yose- mite park. looking upon the great Half Dome rising nearly Fto0 feet from the valley below. There is a trail running up to within three or four hundred feet of the summit Then the rock ascends almost perpendicularly to the top As I stood looking at that height a gentleman told me that in 1875 a Scotchman made LID his mind he would ascend to the top of the Half Dome To ascend it would do no one any good. It would only en- danger his own life. But ascend it he would So he went and got a lot of iron pegs. He would drill one hole into the side of the Half Dome and then stick a peg Into the hole Then he would crawl up and stand upon that peg and drill an- other hole and shove in another peg until at last, after days of weary work, he stood up "that which is high" "Oh. :" I said to myself, how like the foolish actions of that man are some of our &C., tions! We risk our physical lives for nothing Down at .he seashore we swim away out beyond the life lines to make people think we are brave. We go fishing in cranky boats We climb dangerous heights We ride fractions horses. We run needless~ risks to benefit no one.'' Avoid that which Is high. Be wise. and shun foolish and reckless physical dang .ers. Lovingly cautious should be in refer ence to our physical life.
 Lovingly cautious, also, should we be in reference to our good names. If the gilt frame which holds the artistic master piece is valuable. how much more pre- cious must Rosa Bonheur's Horse Fair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16
l DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.


be than the wood which holds the can vas of the great French animal painter If the setting of a jewel is valuable how much more valuable must be the Fit diamond' which flashed from the golder hilt of the court sword which Napoleon I wore on the day O. his coronationY II a mans physical life is valuable. how much more valuable Is his good name by means of which that physical lire can be made of some practical good te his fellow men as well as to himselfi And yet just think how quickly some are ready to risk their good names as well q Iheir rhNsical existence!
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
)PELOUsAS, PARISH LANDRY. APRIL 20. 1905.
Louisiana Press Association.

The Louisiana Press Associa-
ton will meet in Thibodaux on
May 25, 26 and 27. The proven
bal hospitality Of that little city
insures a hearty welcome to the
Press gang, many of whom still
retain a vivid recollection of the
royal reception accorded them on
the occasion of the meeting of the
Association held there several
years ago, which was one Of the
most pleasant in the history of
the Association.
President Davis, in issuing the
call for this meeting, which is also
signed by L. E. Bentley, secretary,
says:
An attractive literary program
will he prepared, and the hospit-
able people of Thibodaux and
Lafourche parish have arrange
ments already in progress for CIV
ing the representatives of the
OCdCe press Ioydl WelCollle anu
making their visit to the lovely
and fertile Lafourche valley thor
oughly enjoyable.
An excursion to Havana on the
Southern Pacific steamship, leav-
ing New Orleans May 27, will be
provided for, offering the men,
bers of the Association the oppor-
tunity they long have sought to
make All ocean voyage and visit
the Island of Cuba.
Information as to transporta-
ton, hotel accommodations, cost
of the Havana excursion, ETC., will
be furnished by the secretary.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
Claudius Mayo.

Jovial, generous, big hearted
Claud Mayo is no more. He died
in Lake Charles last Friday, in the
Goth year of his age.
When the tocsin of war sounded
in the early days Of 1861, he was
among the first to respond to his
country's call, and during the four
years of bloody and devastating
war that followed he nobly upheld
the honor of his parish and State.
At the close of hostilities he re-
turned here, and when the blacks
we're enfranchised in 1867 he cast
his lot with the Republican party,
and was a consistent party man
ever afterward. He was for many
years clerk of the police jury, and
welded great influence with that
body, and was q power to be reck-
oned with in parish politics, even
for years after the close of the re-
construction era. Some 10 or II
years ago he moved to LakeCharles,
the home of his son, A. M. Mayo,
who has long been esteemed as one
of the best among the leading citi-
zens of that thriving city.
He was the last of the prominent
local Republicans of the recoustruc-
ton era. Much as we execrated his
politics, and strenuously as we op-
posed his methods in politics, we
long ago recognized and appre-
ciated the sterling qualities of the
man, and looking back through the
vista of those stormy years, a feel
ing of sadness steals over us at the
thought that we shall look upon
him no more. Times softening
finger had eftaced the asperities
engendered by the mighty combats
of these sturdyrgladiators with the
stern knights of the White Oamelia,
and we only beheld in Gland Mayo
the honest man, the friend of the
widow and orphan, while his pleas
ant and hearty greeting was always
music to our ears.
To his noble Christian mother,
his sheet-anchor through life, to his
brothers and to his son, we tender
the expression of our sincere SYM
pathy.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
OpelOusas, Gulf & Northeastern
Railroad.

Mr. Thos. HI. Lewis has returned
from his Northern trip, where he
met parties by pre-arrangement,
who propose to finance and con-
struct the Opelousas, Gulf &
Northeastern Railroad for the
company. The construction COM
pany, which proposes to build the
road, is interested in large tim
bered tracts in the northeastern
portion of this parish. 1t is not
determined as yet whether the
road will connect with the Texas
& Pacific, the Red River Valley
or the Frisco system. An expert
enced civil engineer from the west
will soon be upon the ground, ac-
companied by representative of
the parties who propose to con-
struct the line. They will go over
the projected line from the north
eastern portion of this parish to
Abbeville, via Rayne and Crowley,
and it is not doubted that their
report will be highly favorable,
both as to the cheapness with
which the road can be built, and
the quantity of traffic and travel
which the road, when completed,
would command. An agreement
was reached, which was reduced
to writing and signed by Mr. Lewis
and the representative of the con-
struction company, for himself
and his associates. Mr.. Lewis
believes that the work Of con-
struction will begin within sixty
days from date.
Mr.. Lewis states that the inn
preston that any other railway
company or corporation is inter-
ested in this road is erroneous.
The Opelousas, Gulf & North
eastern Railway Company will,
itself, borrow the money for the
construction of the road, and will
itself construct the road. The
officers of the company expect to
have u tax subsidy Of over $780,
900 granted in aid of the con-
structionz of the road, and they
doubt not that with so large an
amount pledged to the payment
of the capital and interest of the
bonds to be issued, they will be
able to negotiate the bonds ad-
vantageously, especially as they
will be secured by first mortgage
on the road. Indeed the conf
pany officials have satisfactory
| assurances on this point.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
ESTATE OF LAURE ROBIN

BY virtue OF AN order Of the Honorable. tie
District Court in and for the parish OF st: Lam
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder. by the undersigned
administrator or any duly qualified anctionSer.
at the last residence Of deceased, In Leonviile'
st. Landry parish, La, on
Wednesday, May 81, 1905,
at IL O'Clock A. NJ, the following described
property. tO-wit:
certain tract of land, with buildings and
improvements thereon, situated at LeOnville,
st. Landry parish. La being last residence OF
deceased, containing one hundred ana tnlrty
arpenta, bounded ON the north by Bayou Teche.
south by Raoul LIE Bourgeois and public ROAD
leading to Arnaudyille, west by Adlar Maiiet
and Adam Lalonde.
Two beds and bedding; her interest in estate
of her deceased mother. Marie Boudreau; two
armoirs; one toilet; one washstand; SIX chalrs;
three rockers; six old chairs; lot OF Kitchen
furniture and utensils, crockery; glassware;
one SOW and pigs; two cows and one calf; one
colt, one lot OF corn, about as bushels; one
pickets lumber, ETC.; two bales OF cotton.
Terms and Conditions Movable property
cash on day of sale. The immovable property
onehalf cash and the other half payable one
year after date. Purchaser to furnish MS
promissory note for the credit portion. payable
date, with eight per cent interest from date,
obligating himself to further pay attorneys
feas fixed at ten per cent on principal ana 10.
terest in case of auis to enforce payment, OF II
said note is placed in the hands OF attorney or
| collector for collection after maturity. A spe-
tanned on the real estate to secure the price
| thereof and attorneys Gees. with the clause Of
non aliendo. EMILE hObLc,
| April 10. 1905. ADMINISTRATOR.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

. The business men and citizens
of this community will inaugurate
a movement to petition the State
Railroad Commission to compel
the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
to re-establish the night passen-
ger train service between Wash
ington and New Orleans, and also
for the re-establishment of the
accommodation passenger service
on freight trains, both of which
were recently discontinued by the
company. Under the present
schedule of this road there is
but one passenger train daily
from this town to New Orleans,
while with the night service the
patrons Of the road from this
section were afforded two trains
daily from and to that point.
The discontinuance of these trains
by the Southern Pacific Company
has wrought great hardship and
inconvenience to the travelling
public of this section, and they
are determined to bring about a
correction of same.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
OccultiSnl.

Here is what the New Orleans
Item says of Prof. C. F. Saldanha,
who will appear at Sandoz Opera
House next Tuesday night for the
benefit of the new Catholic Church
The eminent speaker explained
the occult science as seen by the
Hindoo and as usually practiced
in this country, and laid bare
many of the seemingly profound
performances of the so called
mind-reader and clairvoyant.
He explained the manner of
reading the contents Of a folded
paper and the secrets of mental
telepathy. Mr. Saldanha has trav-
eled extensively, and in his quaint
Oriental way laid bare secrets that
have bafaed the most acute minds.
Although Hindoo by birth, Mr.
Saldanha is Christian by prefer
ence, and it is this fact which
prompted him to lecture on sub
ject Of so ohtuse nature. He is
a graduate from one of the lead
ing colleges of Bombay, and his
knowledge of the English Ian
guage is excellent, his dictior
perfect and delivery most fault.
less.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

Admiral Rojesventsky will be
disguised if he meets Togo's feet
on the high seas, and is therefore
doing the dodge act to keep Togo
from delivering a solar plexus
blow to the Falstaff of the Rus
sian navy, whose greatest achieve
ment so far was to knock a few
harmless English fishing vessels
into smithereens under the inn
preston that he had encountered
Togo's feet.
Falstaff Rojey must dodge with care,
IL he wants to escape brave Togo;
The willy Japs seem to be everywhere.
And therefore he must slOw-gO.
Il C.. Pierce.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
sTOCKHOLDERs' MEETING.
April 8, 1905.

Sunset Cotton Oil Company, Ltd, March OATH
In conformity with the charter OF the Sunset
Cotton Oil Co., Ltd, the annual meeting OF tne
OF this company Will De hela ao
the office OF the company In Sunset, La.' Oh
Monday, May y, 1908,
at 4 O'Clock D. M, and notice is hereby gwen
that there will be an election Of nine tSl direct,
ors from the stockholders Of the company, anu
the adyisabllity Of reducing the number OF al-
rectors from nine (9) to seven ~ ana chanslns
the time of service Of directors from "a year TO
three az wears, will be discussed. All stoek-
holders are requested to attend.
By order of President, NORMAN MAYER
A. j. GASCHEN, Secretary.
April ], 1005-1m
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PACIFIC IMPROVEMENT CO., va. PAUL
LIE DANOIS.
0HEREFF,@ SALE.
No. 17439.
NO. 81

BY virtue Of an order of seizure and sale issued
out of the Hon. the Sixteenth Judicial District
Court Of the State Of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled ana
numbered suit, and to me directed, have seiz-
ed and will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court House in Opelousas, BIT.
Landry parish, La, on
Saturday, May 13ah, 1895,
at IL o'clock a. m, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
1.-The undivided one-half interest and OWL
ershp of the south half of the northeast quar-
ter Of section thirty-four, and the south hall OF
the northwest quarter, and the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter OF section
thirty.fve in township three, south OF range
one west, the said undivided half interest coll
tanning one hundred and 32l100 acres, acquired
by petitioner from the South Western Louisi-
ana Land Co., July 16, 1892
2-The northeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter the south half of the northeast quar-
ter the southeast quarter, the east half OF the
south west quarter, and the southwest quarter
of the south-w est quarter of section thirty-hve,
| township three, south Of range one west, con-
| tanning four hundred and seven aud 47llGO
| acres, acquired from C. G. Duson, July IA. 1892
| The two tracts, the undivided half interest be-
ing one hundred and S2I100 acres, and this last
| four hundred and seven and 47I100 acres, max
| ing total of five hundred and seven ana 79ll0o
| acres.
| NIL SWORDS,
| Anril 8. 1905. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

Mr. Paul HossIin is hustling to
round up the boys of opelousas
who are interested in the lauda-
able enterprise of organizing a
gymnasium club. As soon as a
membership M Of so is secured, a
building suitable for the purpose
will be erected, including a swim
ming pool. AS the initiation fee
is only So, it should require but
little effort to obtain the neces-
sary number Of members, as J, this his,
IS the very thing most needed for
recreation in Opelousas during the
dull summer months. The sub.
scription list is in the hands b, Of
Messrs. Paul Hosslin, Clarence
Reynolds, Eddie Wallior and DR..
Compton. which assures It's sue
cess.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

Mr.. l.. T. Castillo, the efficient
assistant cashier of the old rclia-
Bile St. Landry State Bank, has
been appointed acting cashier of
that popular institution to replace
Mr.. Jonas Jacobs. who has gone
north in the interest of his health.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

The attention of members Of
r =. Lee Camp No. IA, U. @. ",
Is called to the notice of meet
Ing to take place at Sandoz Opera
House on Saturday, May 13, 1905,
at 8 o'clock p. m. A full attend
ance is earnestly requested, as
business of Importance, includ-
ing the election of delegates to
The Louisville reunion, will come
uD at this meeting.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining In the Postoffice at Opelousas, La,
April is, 1905. which, if not called for within
Is days, will be sent to the dead letter office
at Washington, ID. c.:
Bourdingy Lee, John E
Bently, Harry Marshall, Sam
DesaIIamand John Marshall, Sarah
Davidsnn, Nelson, Miss Mary
Hill Miss Cora Peate, Miss Leas
Henderson, Davis R0senthal. Jonas
johnson, Miss Lena Young, Bruce
Led, Charley
When calling for the above please say "adver
tised."
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1905-04-29

If one-twentieth of the dele
gates who have been appointed
to the Good Roads Convention,
to be held in Baton Rouge, attend
there is no hall in the capital city
big enough to seat them. This is
OVERRIDING the thing, Very large
bodies do not accomplish the work
that limited assemblages perform,
and there is no earthly use for
these long lists when only few
will attend. Publication of these
numerous names create no enthu-
siasm, and they appear farcical.
A few earnest men accomplish
more work than multitude of
persons.-AvoyelIes Blade.