The Opelousas courier., 1883-12-01
.~.wsszoUs HAzTEBs.

Tang Is q OF III bcLnpGr-
....chers of the West. He tray
~ .s,oueh indiana and Ohio in a
IN srswn by a span Of handsome
v l,ke tooth powder vendors, and
a. ss,ornpanied by four singing stu
!. two from 0berlin and two from
e eIsste college. At night the wagon
,.stsd up with torches and he ha-
ssss the listening multitudes in the
u Il after the singing has brought
TN together. Hetells that six years
{. was 4 drunken reprobate, but a
's... iii persuaded him TO sign the
ssrs and since then he has been a
lss.r nan. His vocabulary is limit
\ hi be has powerful lungs and in
'.,.ts largs audiences.
rbs planting Of trees along the pub
/. ,asds of France is considered
s.,Av of statistical mention. At
'.ssas the total length Of public
s,ss Il France is 1880 miles, Ct
aIsh 7,25oa are bordered with trees,
ssas $500 are at present being plant
On The remaining 1000 miles the
.,ture of the soil does net permit of
I,ssaslons. The number of trees al
tx ulsnted amounts to 2,678,603
mas|sing principally of elm, poplar,
yssIe sIane, ash, sycamore and lime
i,s. Strangers travelling in France
saa almost find out in what depart
nsal i The country they are by MOTTO
/, lie different kinds of trees planted
dne TIE highroad.
Ehe whole number of Indians at
sboOh exclusive of the five civilized
uIbM was, during the past year, 84l2
Il MON 4Ii2 were at the boarding
Esssy and 1899 attended reservation
aF schools. While the commissioner
d5nilan affairs justly values the in
SQ5RHM schools at Hampton, Carlisle
AE ME EE ELGF4t4
aa Forest Grove, he assigns an inn
5mtant place to the reservation schools,
WeeIally the boarding schools, and
d@iEs that they should be increased
d number and efficiency. Nine new
bnfaing schools of this class were oc-
mpiea during the past year. Two
nole Industrial training schools are
soul to be opened, one at Genoa, Ne
bfsska, the other in the Indian terri
Ms. Much credit is due to the Socie-
Il ef Friends for the improvements
Which the new policy of the govern
aent has made possible.
The timber culture act, intended to
piomDte the cultivation of forests on
NJ heeless plains, is not a success.
jewellers across the continent, who
BaYe seen the feeble beginnings of tree
mltuse here and there, may not know
hg tile experiments made have been
h little encouraging. It seems that
Ms set is evaded in a way to put
Money into the purses of individuals
sihput any return. Adventures
sake up land under this act ON condi-
an Dc planting and cultiyating SO
naay trees per acre on a few acres;
ihg plant no trees, but, after atime.
III bit, often getting a handsome boz
ausB q persons who wish to locate un-
dE The homestead act. The fact seems
p Be that q great deal of the public
Aaaa has not moisture enough to enable
h 10 grow at ali. and the act should
limited u lands suitable for tree
culture or repealed altogether.
NsU corners ii the City of Mexico
AZ surprised on finding 30 many Of
1ae eo~nreniences common to large
sI III home, such as the telephone,
l5s etrie light, q police force and an
s1vasnt street car service. The cleo
aIe lights are on the top of iron rods
running UP from the gas lamp posts
ahe ppliee are far more soIdierly than
'Aa sgular army Of the country. They
Nes I blue flannel suit. their coat
e'lfsAed up and their cap has d Gov
NAz at white, which, with the stand
lsg alneF collar. Is always immaculate.
HI klsls belts on one side they carry q
sslb saa Oa the other alarge revolver.
n wishes to see 3 policeman he
Hsl q b 70 the nearest corner.
aa Mlll surely find him standing
'as' fog BE has no beat to walk over.
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sAE slsed At which street cars 90 ID
.7hing They dash along as fast
MHles aaa pull them, and as they
'1lsseA corner the driver gives !
sAa Het en 4 horn for the purpose 81
people at the crossing TO gel
7a q TIL WV.
Etdaneffe Ice 1ssssSs.
E1aHetts III Tunis requires that The
%sNNho iafoSucceed aruIer should BIZ