The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
General Notes.

a.
bales of cotton as against 30, GAG for the
same time last year.
"Wbat sort of an establishment is
that across the way ~ "They teach
drawing, music and dancing.n "a
young ladies' seminary ?" "No; a dem
lists shop
The New York Chronological Society
has officially promulgated the opinion
that the excessive use of common salt
is one of the main factors in the destruc
tion of human teeth.
At the court battue the other day in
the forest of Spinge, Hanover, the Ger
man Emperor, according to the official
slaughter list, brought down seventeen
various head of deer and thirty one
wild boars.
Congressman Campbell, who succeeds
Sunset Cox, says: "My platform is
home rnle, local self government, pro-
lection to American industries and anti
civil service reform the last plank with
a vengeance.
In Kentucky 40 of the lis counties
have voted in favor Of prohibition. with
the prospects that more will follow the
example. In each instance marked
decrease in lawlessness has followed -.
N. @. City Item.
Count Won Moltke recently gave it as
an opinion that European war, the
results of which will have the greatest
and most unexpected effect on the face
of the world. will break ont before the
end of tIie Dreseflt century,
DR.. Antonin Martin says that the fla
vor of cod liver oil may be changed to
the delightful one of fresh oysters if the
patient will drink large glass of wa
ter poured from vessel in which nails
have been allowed to rust.
Queen Christina, of Spain, last Sun
day took the oath as regent, and will
convene the Cortes on December %.
Castelar's Republican faction has de-
cided not to attempta revolution, and
Queen Isabella has pledged her support
to her daughter-in-law
If the Republicans had appointed
men solely for merit and continued
them for fitness. removals wonld be
wrong. but they appointed them for
partisan reasons and retain them
through favor. Removals are therefore
necessary Boston Herald, Ind,
Indiana has furnished the country
with two Vice Presidents Coifax and
Hendricks Both died very Suddenly
Mr.. C0lfax, il Mill be remembered,
.dtanped dead 1T d railroad staltiDn,
while waiting for Il train. The cause of
L. -, ~ III, ~, I, !, ~, 4, !, ~, aa,, mi, af,
the same.
The Suez Canal is ninety two miles
long and twenty y-six feet deen. the con-
sfnlctien having covered u period of
thirteen wears and the capital employed
amounted ta $e5 ,0O0, ,00f, II, rouiid mum
hers. OF the tonnage between the East
and West. the proportions are l04 yoy-
ages hy the canal and sixty by the Cape
of Good Hope.
For il good while The Rebnhlirans
lave been trying To invent q way that
shall make an accidental President all
ways Of their party, and ths Deinacfais.
have been trying II, prevent them. Per-
haps tlle sad eveilt over which tl,ecoIit-
try ii now iafaenting will ilisnirA The
men who make the laws with better
purpose Boston Post, Dem.
The Palma CIlrista plant, now being
extensively planted ii parts Of South
Carolina as d subsfilitute for e0tton.is
as easily cultivated as corn, requires no
particular care iii handling the seed,
and yields d large profit. The climate
Of lower South Carolina is all that e,uld
be desired, and on the sea islands the
plant attains remarkable growth with
out labor OF attention.
Engineering describes. under the
name Of nmystery gold al alloy re-
sembling gold III appearance, weight,
ana Id witiistanding The jewelers. test
Of strong acids Its analysis is given
as follows: Silver, 2.48 platinum,
800 copper, by difference, 65.50.
Strong boiling iii nitric acid, even when
an article made Of it is left In it fer
some time, has apparently no effect
upon the alloy, which i coming exten-
sively into use.
The fact having been demonstrated
that the service of telegraph, wires is
equally as good uuder ground as sus-
pended on poles, number OF large
cities are moving to compel the tele-
rraph and telephone companies to re-.
move their wires from poles and place
tlIeia under ground. This has already
been done ID Washing gton. Chicago, Har-
risburc. and New York, Pittsburg, too,
II asking for the change. We believe
It will not be long before all the large.
..tsee will Ia raliaved IF the forest f,f