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The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
Jewelers., Tricks

Procrastlnation is not the only thief of
time, no the pickpockets and burglars
the only thieves of timers. I heard yes
terday of a Milwaukee woman's novel
experience with a watch. Seven wears
ago, while she was in New York Citv.
her watch suffered from internal de-,
rangement, and she took it to a watch
makers for repairs. On her return to
Milwaukee from Gotham, the timepiece
became so vagarious in its movements
that she became disguised with Il and
tossed it into the drawer of a dresser.
where it remained until last week. when
a sudden whim of the owner again sent
the watch to n jeweler for inspection.
Then it was discovered that the New
York matchmaker had removed not only
the jewels hut hsd substituted for the
wheels odds and ends'' of watch econ
omy that were probably selected from his
pile OF discarded material, for no two
wheels were alike in their construction.
It was a bold theft, and from this time
forward no seweler can lay his hand on
his heart and tell that Milwaukee woman
that s'There's tricks in all trades but
and expect to be believed.-MI
soaukse Wss. oassn.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
A BIT OF DRIFT.

"Brutus Cassius Danksl Are you 90
ing after that water, or do you expect
the spring to come to YOUR
The mar thus pointedly addressed slid
slowly down from the fence where he
was sitting whiting, closed his huge
jackknife BIZ pressing its point against
the rail, and shambled toward the house.
The woman in the doorway watched
his leisurely approach with an expression
curiously mingled of Indifference and ir-
ritation.
A small, STOPPING figure, with a weak
slope to the chin and shoulders; the
faccid face with a fringe of h~ay-coIored
beard, and surmountcd by a sunburned
hat; the loose, unshapely clothes which
seemed to have adapted themselves to
the Wearers habit Of mind-was this the
pink-cheeked, trim young fellow who
courted her fifteen years agoa
II was a-thinkin,, Malviny,p he said,
taking the pail from her outstretched
hand, THAT i ketch Of fish would taste
kinder good. We've had mush pretty
stiddy lately
..It amt my fault, : said the woman,
shortly.
mo! 7 s'posc II ANTI he reioined
slowly, as, though the fact occurred to
him for the first time.
just then q little tow-headed girl ran
round the corner Of the house.
Where are you goin daddy she
called.
Down to the spring. Want TO 90,
Eapisola2'' he answered.
She looked lovingly at him with her
china blue eyes, slipped her grirng little
hand into his, and tradged Off beside
him.
The woman stood on the doorstone
looking after them. ssThey are well
mated, she thought bitterly. one has
about as much idea of getting q living as
the other. Z
She had not lacked warnings Years ago;
for MaIvina Frost, with her slim.
straight figure and swapping black eyes,
was The iikeliest Girl i'd town; and
mothers III manageable sons had not
hesitafed 20 enlarge in her hearing upon
tbs Tanks shiltlesness. reinforcing
opinions BIZ sundrg old rrov-
verbs, such as ssWhats bred ID the bone
will come out In The flesh. / and Like
fakhex, hke son.n But MaIgiaa only
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
Great Flowing Wells.

Artesian wells take their name from
the Province of Artois, France, where
they have long been in use. At Lillers
there is a we'll which has been flowing
steadily since 1926. Two of the most
celebrated wells are those at Grenelle
and Passy, near Paris. The water BODY
of the former was struck at the depth OF
1,797 feet. At Passy 1928 feet were re-
corded by the borer before the water
was reached. In each case the water,
when it came, came with a rush. AT
Grenelle it passes up into a high, vertical
pipe which il overfows. Bourne, Eng
land, has an artesian well which flows
ove $50, 600 gallons a day, with pressure
enough to food the highest roofs. Such
experiences as that at Belleplain, Iowa,
are therefore not unprecedented. The
BelIcplain we'll has evidently u sway
with the Imagination Of the reporter, be-
side mastering the well drivers. West
ern reporters are unused to such immense
volumes of cold water. Boston Tran
SCRIPT.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

A petition was addressed to the Car
Of Russia about two years ago, signed by
the wives Of many Of the most promi-
nent men Of that nation, asking that the
Imperial favor be granted to temperance
meetings conducted by women. Russia
has q law, as old a the Empire, forbid
ding the assembling OF women in any
mass meeting for any purpose whatever
bRt, q a1ly, tho Car has answered the
petitidA Of his feminine subjects, and
answered ~favorably. Henccforth it will
be legal for women in Russia to hold
public meetings; but, DEGREES the En-
peror, the meetings must all be in the
temperance interest.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
An Accomplished ADe.

A correspondent of the Omaha Bee
says In a letter from South Africa: /
stopped at a little station on the railroad
at Cape Colony, and was directed to a
little switch-house two hundred yards
up the tra~k from the place where the
train had stopped. The switchtender was
sitting outside the door in an armchair.
and by his side stood, or rather crouched,
an enormous African ape, which was
fully five feet high when erect. AS the
switch-tender arose to answer nv INQUIRY
/ noticed that he was armless. | asked
him whether it was true that this ape
performed the duties of %switchman. and
was told to watch for five minutes and see
for myself.
A few minutes later the rumbling noise
of an approaching train was heard. As
the noise increased the ape Jumped from
his crouching position and accompanied
the switchman to the place where the
white arm of the switch stood thrown
to the left. At a signal from the switch
man the ape jumped forward, seized the
key, unlocked the paddock which
held the switch in position, and grasp
ing the lever with his muscular arm
ouAc" II w Lae fiSHC. Inc Train dashed
over the switch to the side track of the
station, and in a second the switch was
thrown back into position, and the ape
again took his seat by his master to wait
further orders. It was certainly a won
derful performance, and | would not
believe it unless / had seen it.
The man informed me that he lost his
arms in a railroad accident while en-
ployed by the company as a switch
tender. During the five years previous
to the accident he had trained the ape
more as a matter of recreation and to
employ his leisure time while stationed
at that lonely outpost of the Cape Town
Railroad, The work of amusement turned
him in good stead when he was able to
satisfy the company that without arms
ne could as fully protect its interests as
when ne was in possession of those
limbs. For more than two years the
ape had performed the duties of switch
man. and had never made a mistake.
More than this, the ape was trained to
feed his master, as well as to dress and
undress him when necessary.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

The Rev. Curtis Grubb, of Hanover
County, Virginia, was once a missionary
in Western Africa, aud, while there, adop-
ted the young daughter of a king and
brought her to this country to educate,
and now that she is of manageable age
her father wants her returned to him
that she may marry a chief of one of the
tribes, This will probably be complied
with, as it is thought by her friends that
her religious training and acquaintance
with the customs of civilized life will
have q powerful influence in uplifting
her people from their present degrade
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

Llandilo railway station, Wales, was
recently the scene of unwonted excite
ment. One of the employees has q bee
hive near the station, and while extract
ing the honey from it he disturbed the
bees, which Immediately made a furious
attack upon the passengers on the plat
form. One young lady dropped her lug
gage and took to flight. In e~ndeavoring
to rescue another lady, about whose head
the bees had clustered, a railway Official
was badly stung in the eye, while the
owner Of the insects was left in a dread
full plight by them.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
A Knnderfnl Region.

A letter from Sander, Wyoming Ter
ritory, to the San Francisco Call says: A
prospector, hunter and trapper, who has
spent many many moons in the great
Rocky Mountain chain, and who has
lately visited the portion of the Snake
River range about which so many dazzling
reports are in circulation, has just been
interviewed blythe writer. The old pros
pector tells a notable tale. He says that
the reports scarcely do Justice to the re-
atty, aud that the oil fields, gold mines,
copper veins, and coal beds of the sec.
ton are exhaustless. The region is
spur of the Snake Mountains proper, and
| lies between the waters of the Upper
Snake River and those towering peaks
called on the map the Grand Tetons.
The section comprises a number of noun
tains in detached groups, steep, high,
and rugged to look at and ascend, but on
who's SUBMITS are invariably found
rough plateaus, well tmbered and of
considerable arel. These plateaus are
the scene of the recent discoveries.
Everywhere over these rough table
lands breaks forth oil, in both springs
and lakes, The latter apparently sipes
from the soil and fills depressions and
spreads over fiat surfaces. The springs
are of almost every variety. They bub-
BILE, spout, well and flow steadily and
regularly. The characteristics of the oil
fields are phenomenal. Every lake and
every spring has an outlet, and these out
let's flow for various distances and are
then suddenly swallowed up by the
earth. There is no apparent cause for
these startling disappearance. No cav-
ity in the ground exists, not even a de-
preston can be seen, but all at once
the oil stream is lost to sight. There can
be only one explanation, and that is that
the whole region is underlaid by an i'm
mense oil lake, and that the oilhows on
the surface have secret and hidden COM |
municatlons Herewith.
The gold of the r1gion comprises both |
quartz and placer deposits. The rough |
table lands are scanned with huge rocky
prolific of free milling quartz. At
the bases of these Lodges, and in the re-
cesses letting their sides, are pockets of |
loose earth, in which are found in album
dance small nuggets and shot and flower
gold. These placer deposits have all the |
characteristics born in soil and product
Of the Mine 8 Eelight, South Pass, and
Atlantic regions, which gave them their
name, and in the palmy days of discovery
hundreds of thousands of dol
ars.
The coal beds are wide and deep. The
;ible-lands are the homes of innumerable
flowing through terrific noun
ain canons and gorges to mingle with
he rushing waters of the Snake River.
Did p~rospecters know of routes by which
he centre of this region can be reached
y a wagon road, and the development
# these marvellous fields of gold, oil, and
oal cannot be long delayed.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

After all. We are ID the most imminent
peril at the dinner table. Sir Henry
Thompson, . noted English doctor,
thinks that more than half yhe diseases
that embitter life are due d errors In
diet, and that the mischief done IN the
form 81 shortened lie Is greater from
indiseriminate eating than from the use
Of alcoholic drink. An over-supply Of
nutrition, which mnst go somewhere,
produces liver dissase, govt, rheumatism
and various other disorders. TO eat too
much il 4 blunder, and TO wash down
nutritions food with nutritious drink ii
one Of the greatest dietary indiscretions
that can be INDUCED, especially for per-
sons of sedentary habits.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

An Indiana newspaper relates thai
Ambrose Dawson, a wealthy Washington
township farmer, surprised his three
children the other day. TIN a-getting
cid, said he to q neighbor, s'and proba-
bly, have enough money to see me
through. Nop I've got IS, 900 in bank
that ! have no use for, and | have a par
eel Of u~gly-looking stumps in o let that
ought to be got out. I have concluded
30 draw o check for $1,000 each for my
two boys and n for the girl, if they
will hold a little family reunion at my
house and bring some dynamite along to
blow out those stumps.' The reunion
was held, the stumps were destroyed and
the money paid.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

bright and clear, but on what a scene Oh
destruction! What had been a river wa
o rushing sea, which had blotted out field
after field, and stopped Just at their own
gate, and which carried on its heaying
surface trees torn up bodily, great tim
bers, buildings, and cattle. Toward night
a large barn came floating down, and
lodging Just above the house, made a
breakWater, round which the waters
whirled, bringing into the harbor thus
formed all manner of wreckage. The boys
watched eagerly, specializing at the
amount of frewood thus laid at their
door.
"Hil That's a good one" cried one
of them, as just at dusk something like
a log appeared around the corner OF the
barn, balanced a moment, as though un-
decided, and then swept round into the
little harbor. But it wa getting too dark
to see anything more, so they went laugh
ing and scuffiing to bed.
All night long mother and children
slept quietly in the little house, lulled by
the rush of swift waters. All night long
in the little harbor the log swayed and
turned, now swept away from the shore,
now drawn toward it, as though reluc-
tant to go.
In the morning, with the whoop and
shout, the boys burst from the house,
but in a moment were back agan with
white cheeks and chattering teeth, and,
clinging to their mother, could utter but
one word-''Father."
Yes! Fate had again been too strong
for him. Mr.. banks had come home.
They took up the poor body, bruised
and battered, but invested for the first
time in tie eyes of those who knew it
with dignity, and as they bore it across
the threshold there fell from the pocket
q string of discolored blue beads.
A little later they knew all there was
to know of the pitiful story. His fellow
workmen had gathered on the wharf
Saturday afternoon after work to watch
the freshet. One by one they scattered to
their homes up and down the river, and
a neighbor seeing Mr.. banks called to
him to come; but he shook his head,
saying he was not going home till his
work wa finished. So they left him
there looking down the river toward
his home. One hour later the wharf was
swept away. No one knew what had
become of the solitary fgure-save One.
And as the poor body, without v%olition
of its own, was guided through food and
darkness to its home, who can deny that
the spirit-too weak to shape its own
course-was borne on infinite pity into
the eternal home?-Hester Stuart, In Chi
rdQO Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

Hayper's Weekly says: 1.-The process
Of cxaggeratioa which goes on with
Eastern newspaper reports as they travel
West is strikingly shown in a recent in
stance. A report originating in Ihila-
Rlphia stated simply that a horse be-
longing to an oyster dealer in that town
Bsformed a habit of eating oysters, and
seemed to like them. When that report
reached st. Louis it stated that a horse
in Philadelphia regularly ate oysters off
the half-shelL Now from Denver comes
thee astonishing information that ar
enormous oyster in q Philadelphia mar
ketrecently bit off the leg Of a horsel'
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
The explorations of recent years have

The explorations of recent years have
considerable changed IL notions of the
comparative rank of the great rivers of
the world. If we class rivers according
to their length, both the Nile and the
Yangtse- Kiang must be named before the
Amazon. The Niles 4,00) miles of
waterway from its headwaters south of
Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean make
it the largest river in the world, nearly
as long as the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri, together, and about 1000 miles
longer than the Amazon.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
Joss and Conn Factories in China.

Anon, we came upon 3 joss factory,
where the men were carving gods and
goddesses out of wood, and polishing,
painting and gliding them most glori-
ougly. The figure that seemed to be the
piece de resistance was an immense and
very hideous JOSS about eleven feet high.
After that We cam toa place where they
were making collins, huge loggish things
like 9 backwoods ~horse-trough Of half
finished dug-out canoe with a lid to it.
But. seriously, q Chinese coffin 10 some
thing no 4 can make light OF, espe-
cially when there Is ; feshy occupant
within. Ierhaps the coin alone will
weigh less than half q ton, but how much
less cannot say.-CanI0n Letter.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06

There is great alarm in England over
the appearance Of the Hessian fly, which
was never seen in the country before the
present season. II is believed that the
insect was brought to the country in
straw used for packing goods in Ger
mahy, Canada, or the United States.
ThiAstfaw. it is presumed. was used for
feeding horses in London stables and the
manure that was mixed with it was
carried to farms where the insect has
anueared
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
ST, R ACADEMY,

The course of instruction in this Institution g nbr4ces
English. French, Latin. Greek, Arithmetic, Algebre,
Geometry. bookkeeping, Nakural Sciences, History,
Geography, Penmanship. and great cara is bestowed
on Christian Instruction.
TERMs:-Board and tuition per month Sl5; Day
Scholars per month, So, So or s., according TO 81 lass.
Classes are resumed on Wednesday. S tptember 18th,
1885. REV. =. RAYMOND. ID. D..
Rev. f.. j. Raymond.
HENRY g. LEWIS,
Aug. 90, 1855. A. BLANC DUQUEsNAY, =
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-06
oPELousAs FEMALE INSTITUTE.

OpeIousas st. landry Parish, La.
H1HIs Institution will rosnme duties Monday, Sep
ember 18th, 1856, under the immediate supervision
Of Mrs. M. M. Hayes and Mrs. M. A. Davis, with
competent assistants. The scholastic year consists Of
forty weeks.
TERMS Of TUITION:
Preparatory Department. per month. ..........S2.1
Academic ..-..."..... 800
Music, with uss of piano ...:.;.., SEQ
Boarding. including washing, light and fuel ...... I6. 10
Embroidery. wax flowers, painting, drawing,
Incidental fee. 80. y. lVO
DISCIPLINE:
The government of this school is strict but parental;
no hard tasks or restrictions are imposed, but every
student must comply with the rules, and must prepare
up to he measure of, her ability, the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode of instruction are to
train the mind to b tbits of correct think ing q Id tor.
o1sh investi cation. No student will be allowed to en-
ter higher classes without thorough preparation. Pa
reuts and guardians may rest assured that the manners.
health and morals of the children ald wards shall re-
ceive due attention.
No deduction for alb ence, unless in case of protract-
ed illness. The location of the town is healthful and
easy of access. The boarding department ia under the
immediate charge of Mrs. Hayes. BIarders will pro-
vide themselves with blankets and towels. For par
ticulars address
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES,
July 1888 nov 27'79. Principal.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18

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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
RATHER ENCOURAGING

Prof. Z. J. Wright has received let
ter from his old friend, Hon. ]. j. Kleiner,
Congressman from Indiana, in which he
expresses confidence that Dakota will be
divided and the south half admitted dur
ing this session Of congress. He further
states he believes tho Sioux Reservation
will also be opened this session Of con-
gress. Mr.. Kleiner is a democrat and is
certainly in position to know about the
real situation Of Dakota interests at
Washington. He is with the brains and
intelligence of his party in Dakota in his
efforts to secure the above named results.
Mr.. Kleiner is familiar with Dakota. hav-
Tag visited it several times. Many of our
readers had the pleasure of making his
acquaintance while he and his family
were guests of Prof. Wright last summer.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
FROM PLAro-lla.aa

February i5, 1885.
EDs. PLEss;-Not seeing anything in
vour paper from this corner of the cc unity
Thought 1 would drop you a Iew lines,
Our schools are all in full blast and the
idea of the ysung German is learning to
shoot after the fashion OF the English.
John KIutsch aud Joseph Abris are
making piignmrge To Miller 10 get
funds to pay orr teachers. Joseph is. all
smiles--it's two boys tb time.
The Zeli band w,s out last tight filiiug
he AIR with sweet strains OF their music.
They have un excellent leader and will
soon beabIe TO compete with any land
this side OF Chicago
Rev. r A. ain expects to return as
soon as his littl, boy receivers from the
whooping cough We will then have
regular services at saylsvills. A Sunday
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
GROUND TO RENT

Near Miller very favorable o renter
Highest price paid tor school bonds Aud will be
paid rs bonds signed in my office
The following cut will represent the legal method
tanning the center of very npoant matter To the
the for planting hedges building fences ap
proaches The
that the lawful shall be found by drawing lines
section, from north aud from east tn west
the bali section quarter they
called. and where line the other MUST BE THE
GAL CENTER. Tins method make one quarter larger
than the other angles section lines shown
below, but that can't be helpel The lines
must be straight
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
school will then bs started.

school will then bs started.
The Ford Bros. are talking of.building
a mill this spring.
Our postmaster, Mr.. Haskin,, is look
ing for old Nasby every day. He turned
his coat wrong side ont but found it all
the same ca.or. So he could not turn
mugwump but must stand his ground
an offensive partisan.
There are quite n Number of. sick horses
around here. Distemper seems to be the
cause.
As fear have already taken too much
Of your space will stop. HAYsEED.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
Omahas new directory gives the city .
population of $4,000.

General Sheridan was one Of the pail
bearers at General Hancock's funeral.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
ALFALFA

The fodder crop tor the north
west. Genuine SASKATCIIE-
WAN aud WELLMAN. FIFE
WHEAT, RED RUST PROOF
OATS, TIMOTHY, GLOVER.
and other seeds. For prices write
Chauncey Smith, Sec Seed Co.,
Castl.wood, Dakota. 4t4*
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18

A resolution has been adopted by, the
United States senate authorizing the err
ection, in Washington, Of q statue or
monument to the late General Hancock,
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18
sim MOyS

TERRITORY OF DAkOTA. nc IN justice court,
COUNTY oF HAND, before AIder-
son, J. r.
George W. Sayles,
=. G. Miller
The territory OF Dakota sends greeting
To \. G. Miller, dsfendent, you are hereby
summoned 10 appear before me. at my Office IL
the town OF Fairysw In said county, on the 10Th
day OF February A. D. 1886 at.s O'Clock p, m. 70
snswer 10 the complaint of the above named
plaintiff George W. Sayies who claims TO recover
OF you the sum of twelve dollars, due snd plaintiff
on a promissory note with interest And You are
hereby no flied that II you fail to appear and
answer said complaint as above required, said
plaintiff will take Judgment against yoB Tor the
above sEount to-wit Sl2Oe with costs of this
action.
Given under my hand this 4th day Of December.
1885
To the sheriff or any constable Of said Hsnd
county, greeting: make legal service hereof and
due return, Il. q, AsDER$os
Justice Of the peace within and for Hand county,
ID. L. Jau 14ii
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-02-18

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