davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Opelousas courier., 1882-05-13
Z. a. MARTEE,


Office Court Street, near 4 r.ases' of Landry,
OPEL0USAS, la.
WILL practice in the P IRISH and District
w Courts, and give espC fal attention to all
business before Magistrates Courts. l27
The Opelousas courier., 1882-05-13

Attorney at Law,
Office adjoining Jos. M. Moore's, Opelousas, La
Wv Judicial District, and before the Su-
preme Court at Opelousas. Important bust.
ness taken in neighboring parishes. soft
The Opelousas courier., 1882-05-13
90 Varieties
or THE FINEST POULTRY EVER BRED
III THE snrrH.

Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys and Geese thor
~acciimatedj; also, imported Shepherd
Dogs Scotch Golliesl. Stock at all seasons.
Eggs for Matching from LIST of January To LIST
DC May. Illustrated Circular aud Priee-List
free. Address WV. GARIG.
mills Box 40, Baton Rouge, La.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Recalling Old Times.

Fourteen years ago, when Chester a
Arthur was struggling local politician
In New York of what is known there as
the Custom-house variety, he numbered
among his friends the mate of a vessel,
named Kennedy, whose influence Arthur
had often occasion to use when clrcum-
stances required the votes of the floating
population of the harbor front.
Just about that time Arthur made an
unsuccessful effort to obtain some minor
municipal appointment. The mate con-
doled with his political friend upon his
disappointment, and soon after sailed
for Washington with a cargo of hard
ware. While ascending the Potomac
block and tackle fell upon the mates
head, indenting his skull In such man
ner that the man became practically al
idiot, and was placed in the District OF
Columbia Insane Asylum. A short time
ago the famous surgeon DIR. Gross, OF
Philadelphia, visited the asylum, ex-
amined the case and straightway per-
formed an operation invented by himself,
which resulted In the almost immediate
return of the patients reason, the inter
yening fourteen years being, of course,
complete blank.
A day or two after his recovery, the
mate walked out, and began strolling
through the Capitol building Almost
the first person he encountered was
President Arthur, who was just leaving
the Executive chamber in the Senate
wing.
"Why, how are you, Kennedy p said
the first citizen, affably extending his
hand. Glad to see you"
"Howdy. old man, said the sailor.
Flows things? Got a job yet?p
"Well, / believe / have" said the
Executive, with smile a pretty big
job, too. You must come up to the
White House and see me.
To the White House ?" repeated the
amazed mariner
g Yes, just ask for my private secre-
tary, and he'n show you right in" an6
the President walked on.
Poor old Chef clean gone, clear
gone," unused the mate. Actually be
| lieves himself to be President of tn
| United States. Smart man once, too
That just shows you, gentlemen" h
continued, turning to the bystanders
"that just shows you what politics an,
disappointment will bring a man TO
Poor old Chef l"-.San Francisco Post
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
The Irish Thirst for Cor.

An Englishman landed at Dublin q
few months ago filed with apprehen-
sion that the life of any loyal subject of
her Majesty was not worth farthing
there and thereabout. The Land Lea0-
uers, he imagined, were all bloodthirsty
assassins, and all that sort of thing. But
it was his duty to travel In the lands
duty he approached with fear and trem-
bling. Now, there happened to be on
his route number of towns, the names
of which begin with the suggestive syl-
liable - Xii. There were Kilmartin and
so on. In his ignorance of nomencla-
ture his affrighted senses were startled
anew ON hearing fellow passenger in
the railway carriage remark to another
as follows
Pm just after bein' over to Kilpat-
rick"
"And l." replied the other, ssam
after bein' over to Kilmary."
"What murderers they are " thought
the Englishman. And to think tina!
they talk of their assassinations so pub
licly /"
But the conversation went on.
And fhare are you goin' now?n
asked assassin No. /.
Pm goin' home, and then to Kill
more, was No. 2's reply.
The Englishman's blood curdled-
Fillmore, is it.? added No. 1.
You'd betther be comm along wud me
to Kilumaule {"
It is related that the Englshman left
the train at the next station, probably
to go back to the tight little island and
report an alarming increase in the mum
Der of outrages in Ireland
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09

no. " padding and Iacing TO force SYM
meuy. but on the theory that gymnas-
tlcs VIII remedy the fault if properly
employed And so the teachers-always
representations the use of light
Indian clubs, dumb-bells, trapezes, lad
GERS and other appliances or exercises
linen the candidate for shaping is first
carefully examined in order to determine
exactly her departure from true grace
and accuracy. Then the kind of ex-
erclse to develop the lacking spot is pre-
scrlbed. If one hip is larger, swinging
from the trapeze, accompanied by
swaylng from side to side, Is recon-
mended- If round shoulders are the
Diemisn, club-swlHgIng and hanging by
tne hands from ringsare the proper exer-
cises. Those who do not live IN towns
where they have gymnasiums are adj
ylsed to practice with light pair OF
Indian clubs until in perspiration,
then plunge in a tub of warm water, and
rub themselves vigorously with a coarse
towel: and practicing this daily, head
aches and lassitude viii never come to
the exercisers.
Walking and horseback riding are also
good methods for developing the form.
enhancing the charms and perfecting
the health of women, but when they at
tempt to walk in the high-heeled, mar
row-soled shoe. and heavy skirts OF the
present STYLE of dress, walking is not
only wearisome but positively painful.
III American girls would copy their En-
gilsh cousins IN their style of walking
dress and boot, we could soon show
them as healthy and robust a race as
their own. English women put on broad
soled shoes with low heels, thick walk
ing-dresses that give plenty of freedom
and allow them to swing their arms
freely. and start of on a five-mile tramp,
coming nome more fresh than the Amer
lean woman who walks ten blocks. If it
distresses ladies to think of swining their
arms, why notrefect upon the awkward
ness of their appearance with the hands
lncased IN NUTS, or IN the large, heav-
liy-lined fur circulars which pinion the
arms tightly to the sides and impede the
locomotlon, rendering it not only diff
cult but almost impossible. But young
ladies who move IN the 'best society
dawdle and wabble along and thus prove
to the observer that they have neither
muscle or backbone.
Still Tor those who win not walk is left
horseback riding, and as that is fashion
able, women are in this way forced to
take exercise, who would not otherwise
get out OF doors, unless in carriage. A
dozen women ride now where one woman
rode few years ago, and women are
daily seen taking this healthy exercise
in the fashionable parks and boulevards.
American women certainly ride, when
they can ride at all, much more grace
fully than the women of other nations,
their English cousins by no means ex-
cepted and it is pleasant as well as pic
turesque to see them well mounted.
They may not have the stamina of the
English, but they certainly bear them
selves more becomingly in the saddle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Taxes in Holland.

Taxes in Holland, Mr.. Bird tells us,
are generally very high, and. it Is clear.
are often very mischievous. Here they
might learn much from us. "There Is
a tax on every window, door, chimney,
servant, = on every article OF
household furniture in use. One must
even pay for the privilege of earning
ones daily bread, no man being permit
ted to carry on profession, trade or oc-
cupation of any sort unless he obtains
what is called a patent" The poor
taxpayer has not even the satisfaction
of having his taxes called for. He must
take the money to the collectors Office,
and often lose an hour or two while wait
ing till the great man can attend to HIM.
Should he be behind In the payment, one
or two hungry militiamen are quartered
in his house at his expense until he has
cleared off his arrears. Two hundred
years ago boots and shoes, those artl-
cles so essential to human comfort, as
our author somewhat needlessly de-
scrihes them, were not only taxed, but
were conspicuously marked on the up
per leather with the Government stamp.
Medical men have their fees fixed by
law, and fixed at low rate. To make
up for this, no druggist can sell the SIM
pleSt mixtures unless In0 prebcLiptiOnS
of a doctor be produced If a man Is
suffering from headache or toothache,
though he may know of some remedy
which viii give him relief, he cannot
procure it until he has consulted med
zeal man. In some parts of Holland the
houses of the poorer Beers are but little
better than Irish cabins. 1.-THE family
live all together in one large room,
divided by wooden partitions, which
serves as parlor, kitchen and bedroom,
and is not unfrequently shared with a
COW or donkey" The bed Is huge box,
filed with heather or seaweed, and In
districts exposed to floods is often raised
to a height of six or seven feet above the
floor. In respect of cleanliness these
poor people are far superior to the Irish.
Even if laborergets not more than los.
a week, yet he, his wife and children
Will be seen every Sunday respectfully
dressed and scrupulously clean" 1t is a
very common custom for the peasants to
leave their wooden shoes outside the
doors of their cottages, so that they may
not carry the dirt inside. By counting
the number of shoes it can be readily
seen how many people there are at any
one time in the house. - The Saturday
Revies0.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Hunting in the Arcties.

In his narrative of the experience of
the Jeanette crew, Lieutenant Danen-
hover says: During the summer some
of us used TO take the skin boats or the
dingy and paddle among the cracks.
On one occasion Captain De Long was
alone in the dingy and was interviewed
by bear, who suddenly approached out
of the mist and stood watching him in
the most dignified manner. The Captain
retreated IN good order. During the
summer it was very difficult to get bears,
because they could take to the water so
readily and thus cut off their pursuers.
During the misty times they were very
bold. and on one occasion a she bear
with two cubs approached the ship to
within 400 yards of the starboard
quarter. Fortunately the dogs were on
the port side and to windward, so they
did not scent the bear. The greatest
quietness prevailed, and squad of about
ten rifemen was Immediately organized
on the poop. was watching the bears
through cabin air port, and it was a
very fine sight to see the mother and her
two cubs approach the ship In wonder
ing and cautious manner. / could see
better under the mist than the people ON
the poop. Heard the Captain say:
"Do any of you think it is over $50
yards?''
All seemed to agree. and he said:
''Aim at $50 yards, and wait for the
word fret"
Then succeeded a volley. The bears
reeled and made several turns, and /
thought that we had bagged all of them,
but was astonished to see them get up
and walk off In the most lively manner.
OF course, all the dogs took the alarm
and pursued them to the first crack,
which the bears calmly swan across ard
thus escaped. But large drops of blood
were seen, and the she-bear lay down
once or twice as if wounded. In making
her retreat she drove her cubs before
her, and became impatient when they
moved slowly. The bears had been hit,
but the distance had been underestimate,
and most of the shots had fallen short.
This was not extraordinary, because it
was very misty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Cash.

The word cash is derived from the
Italian casa, the chest in which Italian
merchants kept their money. as do at
lhe present time the Spaniards in their
cala, and the Portuguese in their caxa
ana the French in their caisse. The an
Plcation of the word 81 cash . to money.
Is altogether English, it not having
corresponding term in any other Euro
pean language. Cash having been so
Hconsiderately adopted instead of casa
tchest), entries in the cash book lit
should be chest book are made In count
ing-houses In this unmeaning way
Cash DIR" and "Cash Cr.," whereas
the chest, and not the money, is DIR. to
what is put into it and credit for what
Is taken out.
In China cash is the -thousandth
part OF tael, or about one-tenth of an
American cent. The earliest public
bank in modern Europe was that of Ven
Ice, founded in 1857. 1t originated in
the financial difficulties of the State,
which in order to extricate itself, had
recourse to forced loan from the citi-
zens, promising them interest at the rate
OF four per cent. 1t is generally be-
heved that the Chinese were the invent
ors of bank notes, which are said to have
originated about 119 years B. c., in the
reign of the Emperor Quit, who hap
pened to be in want of money at the
time, and hit upon this device TO raise
it. About 800 A. D., the Chinese, In the
reign of Haintsoung, of the dynasty Of
Thang, issued true bank notes. They
were called feytsien, or flying money.
There was frequent over-issue of these
notes and it was so easy to create this
paper currency that the value declined.
1t took IL 900 min, or Is. 600 of our dol
lars to buy cake of rice, and at last the
issue ceased. Two centuries later notes
were issued in China, under legal re-
strictions. by joint stock companies, who
promised to pay cash for them every
three years
IN 1924 Sir John Vaudeville, who Wis
tied India, saw the described money
made s'of lether emprented, or o
papyre. Troy Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
The Cobbier who Kept School in
Workshop.


Did you ever hear of John Pounds ?
Probably not, and yet he was one Of the
worlds benefactors. He was born in
1896, IN Portsmouth, England.
In early life he learned the trade of a
shipwright, but was so injured by fall
that he had to abandon this. He then
mastered the art of mending shoes. and
then hired a little room IN a weather.
beaten tenement, where for awhile he
lived alone, except for his birds. He
loved birds dearly, and always had a
number of them flying about his room,
perching on his shoulder or feeding from
his hand.
In the course of time a little cripple
boy, his nephew, came to live with Uncle
John and the linnets and sparrows. The
poor child had not the use of his feet,
which overlapped each other, and turn
ed inward The kind uncle dld not rest
until he had gradually UNFINISHED tine
feet, strengthening them by an appara-
ms Of old shoes and leather, and finally
taught them to walk
Then he thought how much more
pleasantly the time would pass for. the
boy il he knew how to read and write,
so he began to instruct him. Presently
it occurred to him that he could teach n
class as easily rs he could manage one
pupil. So he invited some of the
neighboring children in, and as the year
went on this singular picture might be
seen
In the centre of the little shop, six
feet wide and about eighteen feet long,
the lame cobbler, with his jolly face and
twlnkling eyes, would be seated, his last
or lapstone on his knee, and his hands
busily plying the needle and thread.
All around him would be faces. Dark
eyes, blue eyes, brown eyes, would shine
from every corner, aud the hum of young
voices and the tapping of slate pencils
were mingled with the singing of the
birds which enjoyed the buzz of the
school.
Some of the pupils sat ON the steps of
the narrow stairway which led up to the
loft which was Johns bedroom. Others
were on boxes or blocks of wood. and
some sat contentedly on the floor. They
learned to read. write and cipher as far
as the Rnle of Three and besides they
learned good morals, for much homely
wisdom fell from the cobbler's lips.
Hundreds of boys who had no other
chancellor he gatheredhis scholars from
the poorest of the poor-learned ali they
ever knew OF books from this humble
teacher. His happiest days were when
some sunburned sailor or soldier would
stop in his doorway, perhaps with par
rot or a monkey in his arms, saving !:
"Why, master dear, You suerly have not
forgotten me, hope?D
John Pounds taught his little school
for more than forty years, never asking
nor accepting cent of payment from
any one
At the age Of seventy-two on Jan. 1.
1889, he suddenly died, while looking
with delight at a sketch of his school
which had just been made by an artist.
For many days the children of the place
were inconsolable, and by twos and
threes they came and stood by the
closed door, which, in John Pounds
time had always been open to the
needy.
A life like this, SO lowly yet SO useful,
containes lessons for us all. -Harpcr's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09

zone of the latest sensational nov
elites, writes Clara Belle, &c is the
electric corset, of which rival manu-
facturers display a variety. All are made
on the principle of substituting mag
netized steel strips for the usual metal
or bone. One enterprising exhibitor has
his continuance most neatly fitted on a
pretty girl, aud illustrates how COM
pletely she is lightning bound by touch
ing her corset here and there with a
piece of steel. A spark drops out at
every contact. What would happen If a
magnetic kind of chap Rugged her can
only be coniectured. As she Is ON exhi-
bition In dim room, the display of
fireworks is excellent, considering that
it doesn't cost anything. But it Is for
women only /; not that there is anything
indicate about it, either, for the girl Is
all covered but her arms and neck, and
is far less bare than the average belle at
ball. Still, suppose that men would
jam that store, and tight like mad to get
into the front row, If she were made Wis
IDLE to their sex, just because she is ar
rayed N her dimity. There seems TO be
a vast difference, to mems eyes, between
the tweedle- dee of an outer dress and the
tweedle-dum of Undertaking. Ican't un-
derstand why, but it is so. Nine men out
of ten will rush wildly to window to
see woman in flowing white across the
way, and turn away disappointed when
they find that the snowy garment is .
wrapper instead of a chemise."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Not SO Respectable, After All.

Whenever an account of any shooting
scrapes appears in any Texas paper, it is
almost certain to wind up with the state
ment that the survivor belongs to one of
the most respectable families in that part
of the State. The public have read this
so frequently that the responsibility of
the family of party to shooting scrape
has almost become proverbial. This was
illustrated admirably In a conversation
we overheard few days ago. a mer-
chant asked a friend if he knew of a
proper person to take charge of set of
books
Eyes, there is young Bill Flayin. He
is good hand at books, and he belongs
to one of the most respectable families. I"
at can't be much of family. Inever
heard of any of them shooting any
body"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Not Appreciated.

As little Mrs Blifkins was getting
supper the other night she was startled
by the abrupt and unexpected entrance
of her neighbor over the way, Miss Par
rot, who was evidently charged with i'll
news.
How long since you've seen Mr..
Blifkins 2" she asked breathlessly.
Little Mrs Blifkins dropped the tea
pot she was Just about to fill, and
screamed convulsively and loudly.
g Be composed" calculated Miss Par
rot taking of her hat and tanning her
heated face with it. "Try and bear up,
it's dreadful, but other women have slf-
fered and lived. may as well tell you
and not keep you in suspense. Mr..
Blifkins is dead" "Oh-oh-oh- oh, gra-
cious mercy p shrieked Mrs. Blifkins,
throwing herself into Miss Parrots arms.
"What have done to deserve this and
it was his birthday, too. poor, dear
David you can't mean 1t. and we so
ssYes, / do mean il" said Miss Par
rot firmly. sit is a cruel truth I said.
III go and tell his poor wife, for she
must know it sooner or later; he was
found lying dead"
"Oh-oh- oh-oh, sobbed the little wife
incoherently, "and L had such nice
supper al ready for him, tool Oh, it's
dreadful and [ can't believe it. 1 won't
believe it. Who saw him, poor, dear
David ?''
II saw him F" said Miss Parrot with a
grimace of disgust. 1--WE all saw him
He wasn't the only one either. There
we're dozen of 'ern, and they were all
hopelessly dead drunk /"
Then little Mrs. Blifkins turned on
Miss Parrot like a small fury. sYou're
anasty, prying old maid," she said vim
dictively, "and I'd thank You to go
home and attend to your own affair.
My David, indeed It's pity man
can't keep his own birthday to suit him.
self, but prying folks must make such a
fuss about it, coming here to brighten
me out of my senses and spoil my sup
per
And Miss Parrot heard the door slam
as she skimmed through it on her way
out to inform the neighborhood.-De-
troit Post.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
IcrBERas are often of enormous size.

IcEBERas are often of enormous size.
measuring miles in area and many hun
dred feet in thickness Hayes saw one
reaching an altitude of 315 feet above
the sea, and most of the Arctic explorers
have encountered bergs of 200 feet OF
more in height Pyer has estimated
that in an iceberg 200 feet above the
water a total height of 600 or 500 feel
may, as rule, be inferred. An excep
ton to this rule must be the bergs Cap
tain Ross saw aground in 1900 feet d
water. A mass of ice floating in The
Southern Ocean is reported by Captain
d'Urville to have been thirteen mile:
long with vertical walls 100 feet high.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09


The world has been sympathizing with
Job for 1000 years. and pltying his suf
ferings and tribulations, but hardly
thought seems to have been taken of
Mrs Job and her trials, which must
have been of no ordinary nature. True,
she didn't have any boils, her husband,
with true masculine selfishness, appro-
priating them all to himself, but she had
to wait on him and listen to his COM
plainings day and night 1t would have
tried the patience of saint to have been
compelled to hvein the same house with
a man burdened with such q wealth OF
affections as Job was, and it is hardly to
oe wondered at that, goaded to despera-
ton, bis wife one day advised him to throw
up the game and pass In his checks.
Almost any woman would have done
the same thing under the circumstances.
There seems to have been constant
stream of people coming to see Job to
neighbors drop in continually to see how
ne was getting along. each one with a
came from long distances, and OF course
they had to be entertained and fed
This made great deal of work for Mrs.
Job. who. ON account of her husbands
extraordinary losses, couldn't afford to
keep hired girl What with cooking
meals for the guests and poultices for
Job. she had hardly minute to her
SELF Had she not been o remarkable
woman she never could have gone
through with it.
Jobs case was discussed great deal
in the papers, and scientific men came
from all parts Of the country to study it
Job stood this with that patience that
became proverbial, and was never ont of
humor as long as the boils lasted All
these people boarded at the Job mansion,
and any one who has observed scientific
men eat knows what appetites they have
and can understand how busy the woman
of the house must have been cooking for
them
The trials Of the man of Uz were GER
tainly very great, and If we Of to-day
were subjected to th6 like Of them there
10 probably not man OF Uz who could
go through the programme without kick
ing; yet sympathy for Job should not
blind us entirely to the suferings Of his
heroic wife SATURDAY, Night