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The Opelousas courier., 1907-08-10
WHERE "HEART" COUNTS MOST
How F1s~F1GHTERs Arr MADE FROM
The ROUGH.
Qualities the Medical Men Can't Find, But Which Are Absolutely
Necessay-Fneme Must Stand Punishment and Ex-
posure-The White Plague and Whskey
Hard to Avoid.

comfortable homes, or they would not
be made of the stuff" demanded. To
their mothers and fathers they "
not a little of their training. Often
times you will find the father in the
department as we'll as the son, n
both of them contented and happy.
Those who go in to fight fire have no
ambition to hoard money and become
rich. There is very little gold
by firemen. Most Of them live up TO
their incomes, and not a few with lam
lilies have hard work to keep OF OF
debt. The single men, however, can
save money, and some of them 90.
Wise investment helps toward the &C
emulation of a pile" and before ne
knows Jack has a bank Account.
There are men in the department
whose fathers are we'll fixed and ready
to pit their sons into business, u
the sons prefer to wear the helmet.
The writer knows instances OF ire"
men in the service today who come
of substantial, well-to-do families, ana
WHO Have ll1SlI1SClf to,
wages and doubled them by profitable
investments. One of these men has a
father who owns a big ranch in the
west, and the "old man" is just as
proud of his boy as though he were
back on the divide counting cattle.
There are college graduates in the de-
partment, and high school boys with
out number.
I'VE get a lot of youngsters crammed
full of sentiment and romance" said
a lieutenant the other day. The lieu
tenant himself is not more than so.
''They read trash in the newspapers,
trash in the novels, in the magazines,
and they've got it fast in their heads
that they're cut out to rescue some
beautiful daughter of the rich owner
of a brownstone front! Those boys
are absolute 'nutty'-something loose
up here" tapping his head. why, if
the old man didn't keep an eye on
them, they'd get lost at every lace
curtain blaze. Not that they wouldn't
be just as eager in a tenement, for
they would. 1t is hard to hold them
anywhere, but they certainly are
blessed with the idea that they are
cut out for a sensation. 1t all comes
out of them by degrees, though. Doesn't
take long to get you level in this de-
partment."
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Residences Tor
Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Opeiea,
sas, with an entire square of land, Nsi
shaded with live oaks, magnolias, eedals'
pecans etc. about 9 squares from a'
Courthouse, 5 squares from High senoo''
2 squares from Catholic Church and laa,
vent. House is two story, brick basement
8 rooms, four fire places, out-bnilldlhss
etc., all under good fence. Will DC so''
cheap for cash, or part cash and Dalah's
time to suit. Apply at this ofasss III
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: Public opinion seems sadly divid-
ed to the Detroit News as to the use.
fulness of the man who makes two
shares OF stock grow where one grew
before.
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AMERICAN TONSORlAL PARLORS

SAM LA NAsA Proprietor.
Landry St., between opelousas Mer-
camille Co.'s Branch and Winsberg &
Bros. store. Best equipped Barber Shop
in town. Shaving, Hair Cutting, Sham
pooling, etc, in the Highest Style of Art.
Hot and Cold Baths. Give me call. Sat
isfaction Guaranteed.
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Cutting Out the "Booze."

WV Wv
Whiskey is the hardest thing fire.
men have to contend with. In the
Yernacular, it is referred to as BOOZE"
More men are stripped for this than
anything else, and it is the cause Of
knocking out more men than consump-
ton or fever. Fremen take to drink,
primarily, because they are the class
of men who demand excitement, and
if they haven't a hard enough head
to see the folly of it, their taste final
ly gets the better of them. The de-
partment, however, will not stand for
drunkenness, and a "boozer's'' life is
a very short n in an engine or hose
company. Exhaustion, the cold, par
tial suffocation, and a decline of spir-
its bring the men to drink, but II
they begin it too strongly they find
it difficult to stop. Many will refuse
to touch it, even at a fire when they
are numb from the cold. Instead. they
almost invariably ask for hot milk or
coffee. Nevertheless, fires have oc-
Cured in the wine and spirit district
where booze" flowed about as freely
as water, and men have stood for
hours at the nozzle on nothing but
liquor, which they used alike for food
Rand stimulant. This is a reason why
the department demands temperate
men among the applicants, and why
one Indulgence is responsible for such
severe penalties at trials on charges.
The department is constantly on the
lookout for good drivers. Good driv-
ers are rare, and the congestion of
traffic in the streets is MAX
ing it more difficult each year
to keep enough of these men
on hand. They are continually
being hurt, if not fatally injured, and
a constant change in drivers works
bad results with the horses. Green
men with good nerve" make the best
drivers. They must like horses and
become the animals masters. Then
they are taught to swing corners and
cross a track. Next they get the Job
OF assistant driver, and when their sr1.
perior gets hurt the berth is vacant for
them. Veterans say teamsters and
draymen lack the nerve" and dash of
the trained green hand" The CITY lad
knows too well the dangers he is mn
against to make him daring enough
In a crowded street, and as time is
everything in answering an alarm. too
drivers are not wanted. Here
is a position the country boy IAN fill.
and the best drivers in the city come
from the country. Some of them come
direct from the "old country too.
Downtown, where vehicles take to
the sidewalks to get out of the fire.
mems way, is a yellow haired lad from
the country. He comes from one Of
the Oldest families in the state. and IS
a driver Of a fire patrol wagon. To see
him going up Broadway, b~areheaded
in the coolest winters day, with bare
hands and his team at full iumn
through the thick ct the MONDAY traf.
fic, makes n feel the excitement of
life and cease to wonder why men
like it. He takes care of his horses.
his harness, and his wagons, too. All
is a part of his labor. The fire.
mans life is not without its hum-drum
toll and monotonous drudgery.-Nev
York Evening Post.
EEEl
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FARMER MAKES RIDDLES.
INDIANA MANS INSTRUMENTS OF
WONDERFUL TONE.

With a Jackknife and Other Primitive
Tools Beside the Kitchen Stove
He Can't Play Them Himself, but
Can Identify Them by Sound When
played for Him.
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Leather Guns.

Leather guns are somewhat OF Gu
riosity. the honor OF having invented
them being matter of dispute be
tween the nations Of Sweden and Scot
land. According TO one account, they
were built of the most hardened leath
er. girt about with hoops of iron and
brass. According to another. they had
core of tin and were bound round
with cordage In neither case could
they be expected to last long, though
we are told that they could he brought
TO discharge as often us ten times in
succession, but when we reflect how
few are the rounds that can be fired
from the monster guns of our own day
without renewal of the inner tube we
cannot afford to snecr at the ShortncSs
of their life. They were at any rate
mobile, for they could be carried on a
pony's back or stacked together by the
half dozen in "barricados of wood
borne on wheels Moreover. they did
good service more than once as, for
instance, at Newburn and at Cropredy
bridge. Later on they seem to have
fallen into dSrepute, for we hear OF the
heather guns by which the king and
country hath been cheated though
even at Killiecrankie Mackay had some
of "Sandy's stoups,' as they were call
ed, with him.-Macmillans Magazine.
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public library pay the hall to take the place of the
hall library building which five thousand dollars
Memorial Hall for The Soldiers and Sailors of the War of
the Rebellion, the library building when the same erected
To if will vote to raise OF money
Leavit from North street overflow to
street pass all respecting the
Art. will to construct or
directions and
may necessary properly drain said streets and
money therefor and all votes necessary
thereto.
Henry Boduc residence to X
R. point Poplar street and raise sum of
money for the same
To see the town will vote to construct sewer on
beginning the Junction of Hathaway and Fact
DRY running souhery about 200 feet and raise sum of
money for the
Art 49, To see the town will electric
light junction of Hathaway and Factory streets
Art 20 will maintain electric
light residence of Charles e-
Art 81 will vote to maintain electric
light the junction of Dinsmore and Shirley streets
Art % will vote to macadamlse North
Leayitt street and
a for the all votes necessary
respecting the
Art 49, To see will maeadamise East
street. beginning at the point Edward Aliens house
the like terminated ago
east to Poplar street.
Art a. To see the will build sidewalk
Leavitt street and all
votes necessary respecting the same
the will to raise sum of money
and extending South
of twenty rods and pass all votes necessary respecting
the
building and of money by
and all votes mecca
sary respecting the same.
Art o. if the will vote to appropriate the sum
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of two hundred dollars pay Company Skowhegan
a series eight be next spring and
mer, and pass all necessary respecting the same.
if the will purchase pair of horses and
department
viii be the stabng
same money purpose and pass
all votes necessary respecting the SAINT
To the viii instruct the select
pump the mill Of the SkoWhegm Pulp
Co put in working order and all votes necessary respecting
To if the will accept gift the cannon
the the late Asa Emery the
of his death and for the in suitable and proper MIA
Art. 81 he will the five
hundred dollars the Free Public Library To be expended
direction the of Bloomfield Academy
To the will instruct the seeetmen to
during which lunch
be kept especially with ference to their closing
night and being kept closed for the larger
all the Sabbath if they deem advisable to permit
number places they
shall
the be closed to regulate the conduct of said
and lunch shall be conducive TO the best
of the community
Art So To will raise a OF money
necessary repairs of cemeteries and pass all
votes necessary respecting the same
Art "a To the will to raise of money
Memorial Day under such directions
may be proper and all
ing the same.
Art 35 will vote raise the sum of four
dollars the OF Coburn PARK 10 be
direction of the Park Commissioners.
Art So To i the win raise a of money
support schools for the ensuing and
all necessary respecting the same.
Art the will to raise sum of none!
school supplies for the ensuing
and all votes necessary respecting the same
To if the will vote to raise sum OF money
free High school the ensuing ea and pass all votes neces
respecting the same.
Art To the will to raise of money
the ensuing
pass all votes necessary respecting the same
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CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
orrlne Treatment Is to be Used at
Home without Publicity, or Loss
of Time from Business.

Thousands of persons who really
want to quit the use of whiskey OF
beer, realize that they cannot do 30
without medical help, yet they can
not afford the time OF perhaps the
money 10 90 to Il sanAtorium. Happily
a new cure for Drunkenness has been
discovered which ia to be taken at home
and costs less han the average drinker
will spend in day for drink
In using Orrlne there is absolutely no
publicity, ar the remedy IL sold by the
reading druggists IN nearly every city
and town, or il can be sent by mail
>ule relief is positive when Orrine is
used SO uniformly successful is this
treatment that in every box ia aTegister.
ed guarantee which entities you to Ie
fund of yonr money if Orrine fails TO
effect a cure.
Orrine is in two forms, No. 1. a secret
remedy. absolutely tasteless and odor-
less which can be given in food or drink
without the patients knowledge; No 2
in pill form for those who wish to be
cured The price of either form is 81 a
bux Send to the Orrine Co., Washing
tor, d. c., for free booklet and con-
sulaton blank
The desire for liquor is soon destroy
ed after OrIine treatment is commenced,
and before long the patient is freed
from the terrible drink craving, and the
drink will not be missed
Orrine is for sale by f w. Bucknam.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Wun n. Lorenzen and Manuel
Lorepzen, then both OF Skowhegan, in the
County of Somerset and State OF Maine, but
OH now out OF said State and whose present
residences are unknown to the undersigned
mortgage, did on he 9Th, day of June, 1906
mortgage to me, the undersigned, Shepherd
ii. Swain, of said Skowhegsn, the following
goods and chattels, to wit: One power print
ing press purchased by Walter Crosby in lS03
also one hand printing press then in the office
OF said Crosby in said Skowhegan. also all
type in said office ut Gate of said mortgage,
also all stands, cases, stoves. chairs, counters
and all other fixtures, stock in trade, machin-
cry, tools and apparatus then in said office.
and all other appliances and property then
business and being the same property which
the said mortgsgors purchased OF said Crosby
on said June 8. 1908 and including all the
property purchased by said mortRagors OF
said Crosby on said June s, 1905, and with the
further agreement in said mortgage that all
the stock in trade, machinery, typ,s and FIX
lures OF whatever Kind name, the said
mortgseors might from time to time during
the continuance OF said mortgage add to or
stock, or which, should from time to time dur.
ing the continuance OF the said mortgage be
in, upon, or about the shop or building occu.
pied by said Dorenzens' mortgagors, in carry
ing IN the printing business, should be In
cluded in said mortgage and be biect TO its
provisions, which mortgage is recorded in
Vol o, page 90 of the Records OF Mortgages
whereas the conditions OF said mortgage have
been broken, now therefore, notice is hereby
given OF my intention to foreclose said mort.
gage for breach OF its conditions.
Skowhegan, Maine, March 4. 1907.
3wlo ERD II SWAIN.
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zone of the most interesting collec-
tons OF autographs Is owned by man
who cultivated the art Of kicking in
order to secure them" said al auto.
graph expert Every signature Ia the
collection was appended To- letter
written by some prominent person in
reply To complaint made by The III
defati2able kicker H complained
about everything under fhe sun, 10 rail
road presidents about delays on the
road. 10 public officials about abuses
IN their systems Of managing public
interests. H. literary mea and artists
about shortcomings 10 their work. 10
actors and singers about some defects
In a fayorite role. and always his com
plants were couehed in such virile
language as 10 win consideration and
reply. not from some secretary but
from the celebrity whose autograph he
coveted -. Milwaukee Sentinel
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Warrant for Town Meeting,
G. R. F0GG.

L. r. p RnacH C0aStable at tie Io7gH If Sk0WhegaN IN
tie County 1T Somerset erecting.
State Maine, required to notify
inhabitants of the of Skowhegan qualified to
the Engine Hall III sand town on
Monday March, A D. 1907 at O'Clock in
forenoon upon the following articles to wit
Art. Moderator preside at said meeting
Art 2 To Clerk, Selecmen Assessors and
Poor and all other officers required by law to
be at the annual March meeting.
To if the will elect Road Commissioner
for the ensuing year.
Art. will elect a Park Commissioner to
three years.
Art s. To see if the of money
making repairing highways i'll said town. and pass all
necessary respecting the same
Art. g. will raise the OF six
expended repairing the State road
hundred dollars be refunded by the State and pass ali
votes necessary respecting the same
Art T. To will to raise of money
repairing bridges and culVerts town.
pass necessary respecting the same
if the will vote to raise sum OF money
breaking roads the winter and pass all votes
necessary respecting the same
Art. O. will vote to raise sum of money
and to defray town for the en-
all votes respecting the same
Art TO- TO will vote to employ Night
and a of money for the same.
Art H. will to light the streets the
ensuing and raise a of money for the same
if the will vote to raise sum OF money
Department the ensuing
and pass all necessary respecting the same
49, To the town will vote to raise sum oil money
for hydrant rental the ensuing
Art To will raise and appropriate
hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 to be paid to the trustees OF
skowhegan Library the benefit of said library
condition that hundred and nty
paid the of Russell Post Grand
Army of the Republic when received by said trustees OF o
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paps office for brandy and help.

An hour passed before the strain was
over, and then they sat facing each
other in Mrs. Morris small sitting
room. An awkward silence fell be
tween them.
"Please do not worry any more" he
said finally. Il caught your house Oh
the phone just before the wires Went
down. and no one is worrying The
teachers at Miss Monteomery's will
look after Patty. and Mrs Morris is
having n room made ready for you to
stop here. You are quite sure you feel
no pain in your side or chest? Are
you quite comfortableT'
The girl leaned back in her chair and
smiled
II am comfortable-and happy. How
far Off June seems 1t must have been
in the dark ages
Douglas Raymond leaned forward
and looked into her eyes. There was
no mischief in the answering glance.
when your father failed-when you
were In trouble why did you never
write? You must have known=that
the altered circumstances broke down
the one barrier between US
"Oh, they were not SO much altered.
wasn't suffering, you know. We have
a little left-enough to educate the
children and live comfortably and
YES? Didn't you want me- he
whispered.
II was afraid-you might think that
all that sort of thing had made any
difference before. 1t hadn't. you know
only you would not speak
"Oh, and you told Patty it was not
nice to let boys kiss her, and you're
doing It"
Raymond stood up very suddenly,
and Natalie, leaning over the back OF
her chair, laughed into Willie's shocked
face.
Did you remark that dinner was
ready"
mo, didn't, but it is. and II you
don't come at once l shall tell Mrs.
Morris-why.
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A Preroaatlve Of the Pulpit.

Dr. Bacon IA New England clergy
man Of long ago. was reproached by a
friend with some pronunciation which
was not according 10 Webster
Webster lived in his parish, and the
doughty old divine was not disposed
to be snubbed with the dictionary.
what right has Webster to dictate
my pronunciation :" he demanded
haughtily lie Is one Of my parish
ton from me and not | from him.
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the town will money
for manual training and pass all votes necessary respecting the
To what salary will eate she
superintendent of Schools the ensuing year.
To compensation the Mi. &ate TO
pay its school Committees and pass al votes hetts- sHrei
the
Art 49, To see if the town viii vote sim money
del the expense Police Department the ensuing
Art. III. ro action VII take relative g.
adopting additional by laws regulating the use OF streets
Art 4j To see the viii Vote to cleo. srurt = Gle
tQhufu Charity Request
To zee viii als road
roller, and raise a OF money for the
A.. To e vii repair bloomfield
street and pass all votes necessary respecting the SAINT
To the Will of money
acadamizinE High Court 10 Madison
and pass all necessary respecting the SAINT
TO the viii pay the expenses in
CURED by me sui IN Equity ia ire supreme
Judicial Court legality the whereby the town
with the erection Of municipal building, and raise
of money
- viii maintain an e.egtr
light Bush the residence of Clara Steward
hydrant placed n the Alder street
leading mill of the Skowhegan Lumber Company
opposite the residence of Webster c Savage.
To Will maintain electric
light the Middle road near the bridge Curer brook
So To the VIII SIN o none.
a he placed Middle road me residence
of M T. Pooler and all votes necessary respecting th3
The Seectmen give notice tHt viii BE session te tHe
purpose revising correcting list Of voters Suerl
March q \. d 1907 O'Clock ia the afternoon
Given under hands Ska~hegm this fourth 80 OF
March a d 1907.
Il. r.. PARKER.
: IT, BRADBURY
\. H. WNMAA,
Selectmeu of Skowhega4.
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His Great
Discovery.

BY Cecily Allen.

The Pelham twin who wore petit
coats smiled in superior fashion on the
Pelham twin who wore pants.
The proud possessor of inhniteslmal
knickerbockers glared back at her of
the pettieoats.
Il shall have to tell mumzey,a said
Miss Petticoats.
III you do | shall pinch you black
and blue" replied her brother, nearly
tearing himself away from Douglas
Raymond. newly arrived assistant at
Morris Manor school. who was awk-
wardly trying to fasten coat buttons
for his rebelious pupil.
Natalie has been waiting most an
hour She says your naughtlness will
give her new money, maybe. and
you'll be sorry when she's dead
Il won't give her anything of the
sort. you Ann,' replied the Pelham in
pants as he jerked on his mtten.
And | love Natalie much better than
you do! Anyway. l was only kept in
ten minutes. eh, Mr.. Raymond?'
Very gravely Douglas Raymond drew
out his watch and glanced at it.
Twelve minutes, aud you might
have gone two minutes ago if you had
not tied the sleeves of your coat to-
Rether. Tell your nurse that the next
time you are kept in for being a
naughty boy she had best come in
side and wait"
The Pelham twins trotted sturdily
toward the door. the boy fiinging over
his shoulder:
Natalie is not our nurse. We don't
have nurse any more. She's our sis
ter" Then, stopping stock still, he add
ed And there will not be any next
time. Cracky, won't Natalie be tickled
when | tell her you thought she was
our nurser'
Douglas Raymond sighed as the door
closed on the twins. Then he crossed
the room and stood looking down in
the street. And for this he had taken
high college honors!
He had just missed small college
professorship - through lack OF influ-
ence - and with his mother dependent
upon him he had not dared to refuse
the liberal financial offer of the master
of Morris Manor. a fiourlshing private
school overlooking the Hudson. Even
that offer had not come until midwin-
ter, after death had caused a vacancy
on the Morris Manor staff and when
Douglas had almost decided to give up
his college ambitions and dig into com
merce
Morris Manor was n boarding school
for boys. with few day pupils drawn
from the rich owners Of country homes
thereabouts. Just across the tree lined
avenue was fashionable school for
girls. Evidently from this school had
come the small sister of his rebellious
pupil He leaned over the window
ledge to see whether they were safely
on their homeward way, and suddenly
his fingers gripped the rough stone
coping.
The twins were dancing up the street
one on either side of tall, slender
girl. clad in a natty skating suit with
a scarlet tam-o -shanter on her well
poised head.
Natalie And he had not guessed
However he would know the graceful
walk. the splendldly poised head,
among a thousand. The trio disap-
peared around the corner, and he hnr-
red back to his desk.
civilian Reginald Pelham"
There 1t stood on the ID" class list.
Douglas had not had time to become