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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04
without Premium, Csc. a Year,
Southern California.

Il INGS Of CAPITAL and KNIGHTS OF LABOR
IN Great Greatest Hit Price 3.G5, 1.T5,
$50. Wanted! Ladies' and Gents % canvass.
Address y. u. MALkER, 3 EAsl Ath 81, Now lOrk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04
Desplse Not the Day Of Small Things,

The leading bank in Birmingham, Ala, has
recently increased its capital from 5000, 900 TO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

a n BBEEM snd Morphine siauit cared iu 30 "a
@EHhEl 30 days Refer 10 1000 patients cured
III E&bTf in all parts. Dr.. Marsh. Quincy, mloh.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04
CROUCH on RATS

white partridge is a curiosity on exhibition
ut Americas Ga
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04
"ROUCU ON Piles -

A hawk was 6iicd near uarrweil, Ca, few
ia, ago that measured i've feet from Up 10 ZIP
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

c, n. y, one day last week. a marc
, twin volts q horse and a mnLe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

slight cold, q hacking cough on lung
s, take Ayers Cherry Electoral
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
~ShGkspere,s School.

In 1852, Thomas Jolyffe, d priest, d
native Of Stratford, and d member of the
Guild, gave certain lands and tenements
to the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross, to
maintain q priest ct to teach grammar
freely to all scholars.
There is very little doubt that here, in
his boyhood, SHAKESPEARE conned his tasks.
The antique appearance Of the school
room is to . great extent gone, for in the
laspe Of time many Of the old, character
istic features have passed away.
Yet the room still looks hoary and ven
cradle, and impressed me deeply. AT
the invitation Of the Head Master, list
ened for 4 few minutes To the ROTATIONS
in Greek of d class of stout and sturdy
English boys.
The boys in shakspere's school when !
visited it were lively fellows, full Of fun,
trimming over with spirits, and sorae-
what given ID skylarking when the mas
ter's back was turned. Poor mani he
seemed To have rather d hard time Of It,
ID his endeavor 70 maintain . conversa-
tio1s with me. and ct the same time re-
stE the exuberant feelings OF his pupils.
81 AicapEos.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Onick Counterfeittno.

Italian counterfeiters beat the world In
many specialties of their industry. At one
Of the monthly drawings of the Savona
lottery n Of the numbers, sold in an I'M
divided ticket, drew the capital prize oil
$50, 600 liyres. The lucky holder was
notified by registered mail, and two days
after the drawing, a man of the envied
name presented the ticket, together with
certified vouchers for Identification. The
bank casfed his claim, minus the usual
small discount, and, after thanking all
hands with the characteristic enthusiasm
of fortunes sudden favorites, the new
Croesus sauntered away and took the next
train, unfortunately, for parts unknown,
for, on the following day, another mar
turned up with the genuine ticket, which
only the closest scrutiny could distin.
guish from the counterfeit. The execu.
ton of that master piece, together with
the forgery of various documents and off.
cial signatures, must have been accom-.
plished in something less than sixty hours.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Are We LOSING our Teeth.

Mans dentition has to be judged from
our experiences made in the mammalian
group. Hence, first of all, it is a reduced
dentition. True, we do not know the
definite stages by which it was attained
in man, any more than we do in the case
of the anthropomorphoids, and all the
other apes of the Old World, but we
shall not hesitate to maintain that the
ancestors of man possessed a fuller num-
Der of teeth, as long as deductions are
justified from the observations of facts.
Our teeth have decreased in number dur.
ing the course of u geologico-zoologi-
cal development; we have lost on either
side, above and below, two incisors, two
premolars, and one molar. By this we
transfer ourselves back to those periods
from which the jaw of the otocyon has
been preserved. Baume, u eminent
~odontologist, in a recent work which we
have repeatedly referred to, has success
fully followed and pointed out cases of
atavism or reversion in the human jaw,
by tracing cases of ''surplus" teeth-and
certain dental formations met with in the
jaws in a large percentage of cases-back
to those portions of the jaw in the ami
NAL ancestors of man which have disap-
peared in the course of ages.-Papulas'
Science Monthly.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
The Oyster Industry.

By a careful computation there are en-
ployed in and about the numerous pack
ing establishments in the Chesapeake Pc
insula 5000 men, women and children,
white and colored, in the various capaci-
ties of shocking, washing, transferring
and packing oysters. There are 500
boats called orphans or boats that are
not regularly engaged in the business,
but which are held in reserve in cases of
emergency. There are one thousand
dredging vessels, averaging twenty-five
tons each, with four thousand canoes and
smaller craft which 'stong" about six
bushels each daily during the season,
which usually begins about the 18th of
September and extends to the last of April,
atmospheric influence permitting, or a
sudden transition from extreme cold to a
%protracted warm, sultry spell of weather
is disastrous to the business, and a phe-
nomenal thunderstorm in February is
death to the oyster. There are afloat on
these boats fifteen thousand men and
boys.
The aggregate capital represented by
the several establishments is 81, 000, 900.
The product for the year 1884 was 49,
600, 900 bushels with a shipment approx
mating Is, 600, 600 gallons. The oysters
are packed in wooden tubs, varying in
size from two to twenty gallons, and are
distributed over the Northern, Eastern,
and Western States, Middle Pennsyiva-
MIA and Upper New York, receiving a
large proportion.of trade. The trade in
bulk or oysters in the shell is gradually
extending beyond local limits, and in
favorable weather many tons are shipped
North, several Of the most prominent
houses sending Is, 900 tons per annum.
tt must be borne in mind that this rep
resents merely the industry as it exists in
the Peninsula, and has no reference to
the trade in oysters in Virginia waters,
which, we're it added, would swell the
business to prodigious proportions. CHI
caao Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
A LeveE-He0ded brakeman.

A number of years ago a stubby young
man with a big mouth and solid-looking
head was taken on the Galesburg di-
vision of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad as a freight brakeman.
He seemed to pay no attention to the
sports INDUCED III by his fellow brake
men when off duty, but spent most of his
time around the shops learning how to
run engines and picking up information
about the machinery of railroading.
One day a tall, clerical-looking man was
riding in the caboosc of the train on
which this young man was employed.
| The tall man seemed to take a kindly
interest in the young breakman, who am
swercd his questions courtcously, but did
not permit the passengerto interfere nthe
least with his duty. Finally the train
came to a standstill, and it was found
that it had met another freight train at a
station where the side track was not long
enough to hold either train. The prob
lem presented was: How were the trains
to get by each other !? In this day that
would be solved very easily, but it SO
happened that at that time, when rail-
reading was a very different matter,
neither conductor had encountered such
a condition of affairs and both supposed
that one of the trains would have to
back up to a station with a longer side
track. AS the conductors were discuss
ing this the tall passenger and the
young brakeman came up to them.
When the young man understood the
situation he said to his conductor, re-
specially:
"You can get by"
elbow, I'd like to know 2" said the
conductor.
The young brakeman picked up stick
and marked out in the mud what is now
known to every railroad man as Saving
by" The trains were sawed and went
their way. The next day the young man
was called to the division superintend-
ent's Office, where he met the tall passen-
ger-Superintendent H. Fl. Hitchcock
and was taken into his more immediate
employ, where he learned telegraphy and
became a train dispatcher. In a short
time the Office of master of transportation
was created, and the young man was
given that place. From that day he has
grown rapidly, and now the man who
rides over the Chicago & Alton Railroad
on the general managers pass reads that
young brakeman's name at the foot of it
G. III. Chappell, general manager
Chicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
DoubIy Unfortunate,

Clara-Well, Henry, this is pretty con-
duct. Mother was here to supper and
you neve made your appearance.
Henry-Very sorry, my love-couldn't
help it. Met Boojum-would have me
go to the theatre.
Cara (suspiciously-Indeed What
was the play about2 You know always
like to hear.
Henry-sorry can't oblige you. Boo
jun talked to me SO that / didn't hear a
word.
Clara-What did you see
Henry-Nothing. Boojum's sister and
her hat sat in front of me.-PhaadelpAiia
Call.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

An English expcrimenter finds that,
contrary to general opinion, a growth OF
ivy over a house renders the interior en-
tirely free from moisture.
Cabins built in the canton of Valois,
Switzerland, in the fourteenth century,
of larch timber, are said to be
still sound. The piles of old Lon
don bridge, built in the year 900, arc
also sound, the water and blue mud
of the Thames having preserved them.
The discovery of a hitherto unknown
lake in the Persian desert was announced
at 4late meeting of the Vienna Geo
graphical society. 1t is at least twenty
five miles long, and from Mohammedan
evidence appears to have dried up after a
previous existence, and to have again
filled up at a quite recent date.
The amount of coal in the Pittsburgh
region is estimated by Prof. Lesley, of
the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, at
80, OOO,0 900, 900 tons. About II, 600, 900
tons are now taken annually from this
bed, of which two-thirds arc blum nous
coal, and one-third anthracite. Prof.
Lesley believes that the oil and gas sup
ply will practically cease ten or twenty
years hence.
Evidence of the decay of forests in
Australia is found in the present exist
ence of a few trees far exceeding in size
any of those about them, and supposed
to be survivors of a departed race of
giants. A tree twenty-five feet in cir
conference, at a height of thirty feet
above the ground, was described at a
late meeting of the Royal Society of New
South Wales.
Captain II. Toynbee, of the London
Meteorological Society, has arrived at
the conclusion that clouds of less than
1000 feet in thickness are seldom accom-
panied by rain; and if they are it is very
gentle, consisting of minute drops. With
a thickness of between 1000 and 1000
feet the size of the drops is moderate.
With increasing thickness comes in.
creasing size of the drops, and at the
same time their temperature becomes
lower, until, when the thickness is
gre ter than 5000 feet, hail is produced.
In a paper on the history of the de-
velopment of coasts, a German geologist,
DIR. Fischer, reaches the conclusion that
where coasts have been formed by the
erosive action of waves and streams, ter
races and flat surfaces are the prevailing
characteristics, with semi-circular bays of
small radius on terraced coasts and large
radius on fiat coasts. Where other fea-
lures exist, they are mainly attributable
to subterranean movements and COM
paratively recent changes in the level of
the land, some modifying effects having
of course been wrought by the sea.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Mar..taaeable Conoress,ne,.

Your average Congressman does not
make a bad husband, says a Washington
letter. He is usually well educated, has
a good class of acquaintance and gets o
salary of $4,000 ayesr. He pays moth
ing for his railroad fares, and his wife
has a great many attentions which do
not fall to the lot of the ordinary woman.
The large majority of Congressman are,
however, married, and fully one-half of
those in Washington to-day have their
wives with them. Still, there are a few
bachelors and a number of widowers
yet on the list, and the mothers who
have daughters to sell cannot do better
than como to Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
The Photooraphe,.,s Joke.

Il want my picture TAKEN" said a new
and pompous Congressman, entering a
gallery on the avenue.
Every well, sir,n responded the pro-
prietor. do you want a small card or
one of those fine large ones, sir2"
"a fine large one, of course, !" respond
ed the Congressman Indignantly. "What
do you take me fora"
"Oh, all" apologized the photogra-
phist. II take you $12 a dozep, cash in
advance. Washington Critic.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
General Buae,.s Hand-Oroan.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader has heard the first true
version Of. the monkey and hand-organ
story which has been privately told in
army circles, now and then, but not al
ways correctly. A treasury official said
to Butler: "Well, General Butler, / have
no doubt these accounts are all right, and
if you will explain satisfactorily one other
item | will pass them. Here is a charge
of $50 for a hand-organ and a monkey.
Now, what possible use a hand-organ and
a monkey would be to the United States
Government, or to you as its General, I
cannot see."
General Butler then told the following:
ut was the hottest time of my campaign
about Baltimore. The Confederates were
very close-mouthed, and I could get no
inside newso of their doings. One day. saw
a great crowd gatheringround imam with
a hand-organ who had Il very large mon
key. AS I drew nearer l noticed that
the man playing the organ looked very
much like a smart Irishman whom | had
among my soldiers. / said nothing. but
went back to my headquarters, and call
ing up the Irishman, in whom I had per-
feet confidence, I gave him some money
and told him to go and buy out the mu-
sieian. He did SO. He bought the
hand-organ, the monkey and the mu-
sician's clothes, and paid $50 for them.
Dressed in these I sent him out as a spy.
He travelled all the surrounding country
and gave me some very valuable infor-
nation. This information was worth
thousands of dollars to the United States
Government, and" concluded General
Butler, s'you can thus see why it paid the
United States to pay $50 for a hand
organ and a monkey"
1t is needless to say that the explana-
ton was satisfactory.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Adysce to stoop-sno,rdered People.

AdUice to StOop-Sh0mEdered People.
A STOPPING figure is not only a familiar
expression of weakness or old age, but it
is, when caused by careless habits, a d.
rect cause of contracted chest and de-
fective breathing. Unless you rid your
self Of this crook while at school you will
probably go bent to your grave. There
is one good way to cure it. Shoulder
braces will not help. One needs not an
artificial substitute, some means to deyel-
OPP the muscles whose duty it is to hold
the head and shoulders erect. 7 know of
but one bulls eye shot. 1t is to carry a
weight on the head. A sheepskin or
other strong bag filed with twenty or
thirty pounds of sand is a good weight.
When engaged in your morning studies,
either before or after breakfast, put the
bag Of sand on your head, hold your
head erect, draw your chin close to your
neck, and walk slowly about the room,
coming back, if you please, every minute
or two to your book, or carrying the
book as you walk. The muscles whose
duty it is to hold the head and shoulder
erect are hit, not with scattering shot,
but with d rifle ball. The bones of the
spine and the intervertebral substance
will soon accommodate themselves to the
new attitude. One year Of daily practice
with the bag, half an hour morning and
evening, will give you a noble carriage,
without interfering q moment with your
studies. -Halgs Journal of Health.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
He Ran Aarnal
Attorney examining witnessl,

Attorney examining witness).-Yol
say you saw the shots fired2
Witness.-Yes, sir.
Attorney.-How near were you to til,
scene of the affray2
Witness.-When the firstshot was fired
| was within ten feet from the shooter.
Attorney-Ten feet. Well, now, tel
the court where you were when the sec.
ond shot was fred.
Witness didn't measure.
Attorney.-speaking approximately.
how far should you say2
Witaess.-Well, it approximated to
half a mile. - It'd BITS,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Athletes.

Dr.. Oswald says that the superiority Of
Oriental athletes is not so much in their
absolute muscular strength, which they
can hardly match against that of the
bulky Caucasians, as IN what turfmen
would call their Staying powers. In
Ohasaka, Japan, 4 German traveller saw
i pair of rough-and-tumble wrestlerafght
with short palaes for six hours and thirty
minutes, and >aly quit after their knees
and elbows were fayed and their faces
battered out Of aIl resemblance to human
c~ountenances.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19

, II. In q ome ne felt IL to De so
There were some things worse than star,
walton. Dolly had said SO the last thing
before he came out. Gould he meet hel
gaze if he returned with food SO obtained.
"T've lived honest so far. I wont turn
thief now" he said.
He hurried after the owner of the
pockctbook with Jimmy's cry for bread
sounding in his cars. 1t was with a sub.
lime effort that he stepped forward and
placed his hand on the BRIDESMAIDS
shoulder and extended the hand that
held the pocketbook.
"Thank you," said Mr.. Grimes, turn
ing round; l hadn't perceived my loss.
Pm much obliged to you"
"You have reason to be-" said Robert,
in a low voice. II was very near keep
ing it."
"That would have been dishonest"
said Mr.. Grimes, his tone altering slight
ly.
eyes, it would; but it is hard for a
man to be honest when he is penniless
and his wife and children without a
crust"
"Surely you and your family are not in
that condition." said Mr.. Grimes earnest
ly.
eyes" answered Robert, 'it is too
true. For two months l have looked for
work in vain. Iapplied to you two days
ago."
Il remember you now. I thought I
had seen you before. You still want
work?'
II should feel grateful for it."
'My foreman left yesterday. Will you
take his place at twenty dollars a week?"
Thankfully, sir," " cried Robert, tremb-
ling with joy.
''Then come tomorrow morning, and
take this for present needs"
He drew a note from the pocketbook
and put it into Roberts hand.
"Why, this is a twenty dollar billl"
cried Robert in amazement.
81 know it. The pocketbook contains
a thousand dollars. But for you | would
have lost the whole. If | find you de-
serving I will give you twenty more as
a bonus at the end of four months"
"God bless you'll" said Robert in a
choking voice. "Good night"
"Good night"
Dolly waited for her husband in the
cold and cherries room.
An hour passed, and there was a step
on the stairs. Could it be that her hus-
band was coming up with that light elias
tic step?
She ran to the door eagerly.
Yes, it was he, and he carried a huge
basket in his hand.
Jimmy danced at the sight of it. ooh,
it's bread, isn't it, father2"
81 should say So" cried Robert radi-
antly. "What do you call this?"
lie heaped on the table the crisp rolls,
the golden pat of butter, the delicious
links of sausagcs, the packages of tea and
and coffee, and some rosy apples
for the children, which made their eyes
Soon a man appeared with a sack Of
Et.
coal a bright fire warmed the room, and
there was a gay and merry laughter about
the little table that night.
The next week they moved to more
comfortable quarters. Mr.. Grimes proved
firm friend and Robert has an account
in q savings bank. He thanks God for
the dark hour in which he resisted temp
York journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
Oeep the Seq.

OceP the Sea.
Over the sea in q sunny Land
Some n Is thinking Of me.
He hears the surf ON o shore of sand,
The snow is falling on me.
Over the sea, over the sea,
Surely he's thinking of me.
Over the sea where the palm-trees bend
And lilies nod in the sun,
Lives there one who is nearer thar friend
My greatly beloved" one.
Over the sea, over the sea,
To-day he's thinking of me.
Over the sea till the roses come;
Then back he will speed to me,
To bear mcqueen to his island home--
To our home beyond the sea.
Over the sea, over the sea,
To-day he is loving me.
-Reu. Nm. B. 0tcsos in Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19

Saratoga is making grand preparations
for 3 grand demonstration next autumn
to commemorate the surrender of Bur-
goyne to Gates.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
ST. r

OPELOUsAS, LA.
The course of instruct, n in this Institution,
Englisi. French. Latin. Greek, Alithinet G. 4Is gstcs
geometry: Bookkesp,ng, Natural Sciences, Histoys,
o ChristiIn Instruction. ID BESTOWED
TERMs:-Board ami tuition pr month sic. n.
Scholars per month, 80, So or 81 accord ~ Dag
Glass S are resumed on Tuesday, Septe nber l5ih ~
XIV. 9. RAYMOND,
Rev. +. j. RAvMoND. -
Aug. %. 1885,. A. BLANC DToTRsNx
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
OPEL0USAS FEMALE INSTITUTE

UPELUUSAS FEMALE INSTITUTE
O~pelousos st. Landry Parish, In.
FRNHIS Institution will resnue duties Mora,,
l. temb.r 9TH, 1885, under the immediate Dep
of Mrs. NJ. Nj. Hayes and Mrs. NJ, A. n y
competent assistants. The scholastic wear cans VIII
forty weeks. ''hSlstso OF
TERMS OF TUITION:
Preparatory Department, pr month.
Academic -$2.M
Music. with usa of pirn1 ''.... a.J
Bnar1i sg, including washing, light ana fn,I er9
mhroidery. wax flowers. printing, drawing 'io.90
ihoeacn. ..... IN "a
DISCIPLINE:
Ihe government of this school ia strict but paren.,,.
no hard tasks or restrictions are imposed bnr ~
student must comply with the rules, and mn. u eVssg
uptothe measure Of her ability, the lessons asetsppas55e
Our courSp OF study and mode of instrnctionss isned.
tram the mind to h .bit- Of correct thing TING y ~ 10
ouZh inyesti cation. No student will bs a,Insan s9ot.
Ter higher classes without thar ugh pr.onratGnn isn.
rents and guardians may rest assured that the wanna.a
n alt h and morals of the caIldrrn aad waris sh III
ceive due attention. TAI re-
No deduction for absence, unless in case of rroA..
ed illness. The location of tbs town is he, ,tbf,e W.
eHsy of access. The oarding department il - ana
inmetiate charge of Mrs. HAY. ~, b ,arderer rnaE the
vide themselves with blankets and towels. Fr M po-
ticullrs address Hr par.
july 28'33-nov2 7'I9. Pr
The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-19
B. MARTEL, Dy:Clerk & Notary Public

Real Estate Agent, Opelogsas. La.
MILL give special attention to the purchase ana
w sale of lands in the parish of st. Landry. lasca
sieu. Cameron and Lafayette fAttakrpasl, to the entry
Of homesteads and procuring patents for same aha =
all matters concerning lands.
References-Hon Geo. W. Hudspcth. H. Gar
land. Atty. T.. /. Tans,y. Atty, Il D. Essilelee'
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-19

Err0r~ Metropolitan a. Pittsburgh. p.
Metropolitan battery. tushman aud Halhert.
Pittsburgh battery Heherd and Miller.
impire-hclly.