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Wichita eagle., 1888-09-28
EAGLES WANTED.

Any one having copies of above dates,
or any one of them will confer favor by
leaving or sending same to this office.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-28
Hoods Sarsaparilla

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100 Doses One Dollar.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-28

IN convention TO give them an opportun-
ity. / have never given any attention to
to the things in the papers but have a fun
here and the only thing resent is that
hate to see man suffer from collie without
attention. discovered an article in this
mornings EAGLE about Brooks and Bot
kin's party. This is an insult little great
ter than can bear. want it understood
its the Botkin's and Brooks party for
am Wichita man and won't put Kansas
City ahead. There amt man
in our midst who thinks more of Wichita
than l do. The article concerns the Hi
nois conference and concerns one Peter
Wallace, an intimate friend of mine. He
is not an eminent man. but good man. /
want to read an opinion of another preacher
and wonder if Murdoch will print it. 1
would like to furnish it to him or any Of
his reporters if they win print it.
He read letter to Fisk from preacher
who seemed to think New Englands Pro
hibition vote wonld arouse the country.
find another article about "Botkin's
in the EAGLE. It is the rule
of newspapers not to publish anonymous
letters. have no idea who wrote it; he
may be brother in-law to the Methodist
church viii depart from the rule that
should not reply TO a man ashamed of his
name I'll answer this dear brother.
Church interests to suffer read some
thing like that some time ago in the
EAGLE editorial, then II the writer amt
a Methodist it is none of his business;
brothers-in-law have no business 10 pay
any attention to it, never mix my cam
paign work with church work; no man
preaching longer. louder and better than I
have / have omitted none of my work
and challenge any one TO prove the con-
trary That was the distinct understand
ing through the twenty struggles had to
accept the nomination. and the very night
the EAGLE had me speaking at Topeka l
was on the West Side preaching.
So far rs ! am concerned I think my
work does fit me for the church
I never did anything that more enjoyed
Ny work won't cease when campaign over
and not seriously disfgured Now about
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
a WoRdel1nt Watch Dial.

a gentleman connected with the IL
hnois Watch Company has a wonder
fully curious watch-dial. Instead of the
Roman numerals to denote the hours,
there are eleven small but very distinct
silhouette figures, representing a man
out with his dog for days sport. At
seven o'clock he is seen starting out
with his gun and dog at eight o'clock
be makes ashot; at nine o'clock he has
d sandhill crane which measures as long
as himself at ten o'clock the man and
his dog arc scared at the sight of a
jack-rabbit which Is sitting upon his
hind legs with his big long ears raised
above the bushes; At eleven o'clock the
hunter takes q drink, and while IN this
attitude the dog sis II front Of his mas
ter, with his nose pointing directly at
the flask at twelve o'clock the sports
man kasen sitting On 4 stump, and Is
eating lnnehh dog cycling the
piece of bread which tle hunter Las III
his haads on o'clock he starts out
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
NoveL Readtpa IL, Jonan.

Novels and story books in Japan are
common. Tie people are diligent read
ers and circulating libraries are found
in every town and city. Men go round
with piles of novels on their backs.
Stopping at the houses ef customers,
they leave new parts of a series or fresh
books and collect the old ones. Thus a
reader will week by week receive a
new pamphlet fresh from the printers,
and to finish one book will be obliged
to peruse fifty or sixty install lments.
Nearly all of the common stories are il
Illustrated. A reader of Japanese novels
soon learns to tell the characters BY their
faces and garb, for these faces are full
Of expression and faithfully portrayed.
Yet to make recognition certain, the ar
fist usually marks each character by
giving his name or the first syllable or
initial of il. This put in a small circle
on his sleeve. No matter how many
persons are described by a writer, the
reader easily recognizes the hero, the
villain and the people of lesser note.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
Hebrew

E1SOFStU bNtCtGFSs
The Hebrew butcher is no unimpor'
tant parsonage, says the St. Louis Globe.
Generally he does not beg to exercise
the duties of his profession until he is 81
years of age, for he cannot secure a Ger
~titicate before that time. The first
requisite is that he shall be a man OF
good character. He is obliged to have
a thorough knowledge of the Bible and
the Talmud, more especially of those
passages which have a bearing on his
duties. For at least year the would-be
shochat serves sort of apprenticeship
lat a butcher shop under two shochatim,
and finally, on their recommendation, he
receives a certificate from the chief rab-
bi. He must be an expert in preparing
his own knife. 1t must be so sharp and
smooth that q microscope will not
reveal hicks in the edge. Some time the
rabbi, protesting not to believe that the
candidate for shochat has prepared the
knife himself, takes it up and jobs the
edge so as to make a nick, returns it and
bids him sharpen it anew. AT other
times he denies that the knife is in
good condition, aud if the shochat is
doubtful about it, he gets no certificate.
He must ''have a mind of his own" and
be able to stand by his against any other
man. Years ago, a St. Louis shochat
informed a reporter, the knife was
tested by being drawn through water.
Even a slight nick would cause a ripple
On either side, and, if tha2 rippp fol-
lowed the course of the blade, the latter
was pronounced unfit for use.
After the shochat has received
his certificate it is gooa forLc life
time, unless a biemish coz1es upon
his character, when his certificate is
taken away. He has to be different,
even in appearance, from other men.
Othodox Jews observe the in junction,
'Thou shalt not mar the corners of my
beard" but his beard must be a little
longer than the others, and so must his
coat. He is even forbidden to dance
with maid or matron. In short, he must
be orthodox of the orthodox.
They generally are employed by
butchers at fixed wages, but when an
individual brings a fowl to the shochat
to kill, he pays him 5 cents for a
chicken and 10 cents for a larger bird.
1t is told with q thrill of horror among
old orthodox residents that many years
ago one of the Jewish families which
then lived in the block on Sixth street,
between Carr and Blddle, had an Irish
servant maid whose duty it was to take
a chicken almost daily to the shochat
for killing. With the fowl she received
a nickel to pay the religious slaughterer.
Moved by a love of gain in a small
way, she was wont to pocket hat nickel
and kill the chicken herself. After
about u year her employers discovered
how they had been made the victim;
Of Hibernian t~reachery, and had beer
defling themselves with trefe meat.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
4 Story tn Verse.


sThanksgiving!-for whatm
land he muttered a curse
ssFor the plainest of food
and in empty purse;
Fer a life of hard work
and the shabbiest clothess
But it's idle talk
Of q poor mans woes!
Let the rich give thanks,
it is they who can;
There is nothing in life
for a laboring man."
So said John White
TO his good wife Jane
And DER her face
stole a look of pain.
'sNothing, dear Johns"
and he thought again;
ThsA glanced more kindly
down on Jane.
~ was wrong" he said:
I'D forgotten you;
And I've my health,
and the baby, too.S
And the baby crowed-
twas a bouncing boy
And DER James face
came look of joy:
And she kissed her John
as he went away;
And he said to himself
as he worked that day:
II was wrong, very wrong;
I'll not grutnble again,
/ should surely be thankful
for baby and jane
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

to fish the rest of. the day, and so he
takes his dog and fishing tackle, and
goes to the water; at two O'Clock the
dos, which is behind his master, has
been caught with the hook by an at
tempt to throw in his line; at three
o'clock he and the dog arc all straight
ened out again, and the line is in the
water; he has both hands on the pole,
and his foot braced on o stump by the
waters edge as though he had a tremen-
dous bite; at four o'clock the man has
got a big fish on his line, which has
pulled him off his feet, and he falls on
the dog and doubles him all up, but the
man is holding fast to the pole, which
is bent almost double; at five o'clock
he is all Strengthened out again; his
pole is thrown across his shoulder, and
with his fish in the other hand he starts
out for home, the dog following behind
with his head hanging down, being
tired out. The mans lame is also
painted in the centre of the dial in
rustic letters. This dial reflects a great
deal of credit upon the artist, MIR.
Charles Geyer. The figure vi. is s1Ter-
seeded by tho seconds. -[JeweIry News.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
tfhe South American Gaucho.

The Gaucho (gowcho) of the pampas
is the most interesting character on the
continent. He is the descendent of the
~aristocratic Spanish don and the women
of the Guarani race, a species unknown
to any other part of tho world, whose
nearest likeness is the Bedouin Of Ara
bia. He is at once the most indolent and
the most active of human beings, for
when he is not in the saddle devouring
space on the back Of a t~ireless broncho,
he is sleeping in apathetic Incidence
among his mistresses or gambling with
his chums. Half savage and
half courtier, the Gaucho is
as courteous as he is cruel, and
will thrum an air on the native mandolin
with the same ease and nonehalance as
he will murdera felloW-being or slaugh-
ter a steer. He recognizes no law but
his " will and the unwritten code OF
the cattle range, and all violations OF
this code are punished by Punishment or
death. Whoever ofEends him must fight
OF fy, and his vengeance is as enduring
Is it is vigilant. He never shoots, or
strikes with his fist, and his only weap-
OBS are the short knife, which Is never
absent from his hand or his belt, The
lasso, and the s'bolas," implements Of
his trade, offensive and defensive. A
fight between Gauchos is ALWAYS to
the death, and it is the duty OF him
who kills to see that his victim il
decently buried, and the widow and
orphans cared for. Tho widow,
If she pleascs him, becomes his mistress,
and the orphans grow up to be Gauchos,
under his tutelage. As superstitions q
d Hindoo, ~peaceable when sober, but re-
gardless Of God and man when drunk,
as brave as a lion, as active as apanther,
with al endurance equal to any test,
faithfulsto his friends, is ~implaeable al
fate to any ono who offends him. he ha.
Exercised q powerful influence upon ths
destiny Of the Argentine Republic, and
retarded civilization until overcome BIZ
an increased immigration of foreigners.
IHaFper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

a Washington correspondent says
that saThe recent excitement caused in
tho west and south by the action Of the
New York quarantine authorities il per-
hitting baggage from cholera districts
Hi ITALY I'd pass without fumigation into
the interior has probably given 9 greater
impetus To the cause Of d national quar-
antiae than anything that could have
happened. The New York quarantine
authorities are not very popular in the
western cities, and representatives Of
tho health departments Of the states are
organizing, it il believed, 70 cndeavor
To aid the cause Of q national quarantine.
There i less opposition ii tho south to
d national quarantine than there once
wal, and, with the cholera almost at the
door the representatives Of all Of the
states may not care ID place the public
health at Tho mercy Of the health officer
at ono port who may be careless
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

President Chamberlain, Of the Iowa
Agricultural college, pays this high
tribute to the business of farming:
farming confers health, home comforts
md the privilege Of attending to the
training Of children, instead Of leaving
home early ID the morning and return
ing late at night. II also confers free
dom from want. Few farmers ever 90
10 the poorhouse Or ask charity. While
DC per cent. OF business men fail only TO
per cent. Of farmers fail. Farming also
gives Individuality and Independence Of
mind. The mar is not confined to one
narrow line 81 work, which eventually
dwarfs tho intellect, and makes him
3 Of q machine than the machine he
tends. There s independence from
want and from the dictation Of employ
era. II ID the kind Of life which fos-
tefs intelligence and manIiness in the
boys, and womanliness ii the girls.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
There was unveiled in Boston. recent,

There was unveiled in Boston, recently,
d statue Of Left Erikson, who is known
to scholars a the Norse-Icelandic dis
coverer Of the American continent, A.
D. 1000. ssThe statue" says the Epoch,
ssis the work Of Miss Ammo Whitney,
and is q striking and characteristic pro-
duction. Tho figure which is supported
on a Morse pedestal with illustrative bas-
relief is a somewhat idealized type OF
Northman, but is a beautiful and en-
tirely satisfactory conception. s is fifty
placed 1T The entrance to the new Back
Bay Park and is, perhaps, in the nature
Of q hint to the Columbus p~artisans,
that IN the rare atmosphere of Boston
the claims Of the Genoese are rated at
their true value
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

Although France and England are
only separated by the channel, they are
as wide apart in manner and customs as
though the ocean ragged between them.
In nothing is this more conspicuous than
their eating. A French woman's break
fast consists of a cup of coffee and Q roll.
Queen Victoria, according to a recent
chronicler, sits down to a breakfast
table laden with Scotch porridge, cold
steak pie, hot steak, cold steak, cold
CANNON Of bacon, boiled eggs, Scotch
scenes, brown bread, butter, honey, tea,
coffee, and a kf4I Of cocoa specially pre-
pared for her Majesty.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
.lRed Roots.v

Among the Tartars Of the Ukraine
boots made Of red leather are generally
worn. This fact gave rise to a form
of torture practised, as an act of re-
yengc, by the banditti who formerly
infested that region. The victims skin
was cut round the upper part of his
legs, and then torn off by the feet.
Some years ago the chief of a desperate
gang of robbers became SO troublesome
that a large reward was offered for his
capture. A Russian soldier managed to
secure the robber and to hand him over
to his commander. Instead of being
executed, the robber was set at liberty.
He had amassed wealth and was able
to pay the commander a large sum to
release him.
One day, shortly after the capture,
the soldier was surprised to receive a
visit from the robber chief. stYou
caught me once, y said he to the soldier.
''but before you set out upon another
expedition in search of me, / will give
you a pair of red boots for the jour-
ney."
Having uttered this terrible threat,
the robber escaped. The soldier,
knowing if he gave q chance the threat
would be executed, and having no conf
dence in his commanders honesty, de-
termined 10 take the admins tration of
justice in his own hands. He pursued
the robber. and after several days
tracked him to a cave. Entering with
cooked pistols in his hands, he found
il robber. you promised me- said
be, % pair Of red boots; | am come to
be measured for themr' and then shot
the chief dead on the spot.-Youtb'a
Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

In Toxic, japan, says an exchange,
there is a handsome and commodious
railway station. There are a number of
street car lines and the streets are
lighted with gas. Telegraph lines stretch
in all directions; high schools and COM
mon schools are being established, and
the University will compare favorably
with many in this country. There are
many fourlshing factories already es-
tablished, and altogether the city is
more like an American than an Oriental
lawn.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
A Thread SPUN From Wooa.

Sebastian Wolf, anoAustrian, has pa
tented q process for getting q thread
that can be spun and bleached from
wood which is cut in long lengths and
boiled ill il will cleave apart in fbrous
punches BY shaking in water. It is then
shredded BY hand or BIZ Il aehinery, and
spun like hemp. This gives . very fac
thread. and less boiling gives q coarser
orc.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

Europe's annual expenditure for
armies and flags is So, s67, 500, 900. The
national debts incurred by war aggre-
gate $24, liz, O57, 655, on which 81, ooo,-
600, 900 is annually paid out for interest.
The war question is rapidly merging
into a financial one, if it is not there
already. Only three or four nations are
left who can afford even a short war.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

Some railway companies have under
contemplation the building of club
houses for their employees, to be similar
. the one ordered built by order of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, in New York.
The building recently completed in New
York is as finely finished as the best ap-
pointed clubhouse.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

a statistician of benevolence has re-
Gently recounted large endowments
amounting to SO, 900, 900, which have
been given o. bequeathed to religious
and secular institutions within three
months.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
MOI 700 ODD.

FarnerI guess that hogs FOB old
u ct What shall We Dc with hirn2
Hired Maa-Tso oI III eata Not
iauels BID AMI eats naogaa more
every dan NnN HaYcn News
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
TOWV PROPERTY FOR SALE.

a centrl " located AMI desirable business
stan on NJ in street, Opelousa' colsis ing
of bid ng u table for residence an smst,
store. and adjoining a bakery, being the
prcpe ty mex; to the pc t-oftiee Thls pr p
erty will be sold ver' cheap Tor cash' or halt
Awe at this Office or t, NJ $. E3monl G.
DuDre haich "oo'
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

Mat Stuart, q hunter of ST. Charles,
Mich, one das recently bagged II par-
ridges, 2 weodcocks, / raecoon and j
rabbits and found 4 bee tree Yielding
40 pounds of honey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
ST. MARY'g ACADEMY,

IA.
The course of instruction in this Institution embraces
English, French, Latin, Greek, Arithmetic, Algebra,
1;aemetry. Bopk-keepIng, Natural Sciences, History,
Biography, Penmanship, and great care Is besto"eu
on Christian Instruction. - n.r
Scholars per month, 50, S3 or 81. according to eiass,
Glasses are resditned on Wednesday. September i0sn,
1sss REV. G. AYMoHD ID. D..
i0' REV. 1. j. RAYMOND
Aug. % 2ss. Il. Alfred BILLET.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
FOR SALE.

A Fine Res dence, with al necessary out
buildings an improvements, and sufnclent
land for asm Ii farm, a ijoining the 0 porote
Ii nits Ct Ope OF as, will be SOIL c.eap'
An " at this flee. I'll al
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA.
Vim, Preston Johnston, LII D. Pres't.

VEIGH School with Manual Training. College
Ill with six courses OF iastrection. University
october Sd. II. Sophie Newcolnb. Ne niorIal Co
legs for Women begins o:tober 18TH Medical
Department begins, October Hth, Law Department
begins November 2lst.
gg-CE llogues containing announcement of all
departments may be had by application to the
Secretary of the University. Tulane Hal, New
Orleans. La. aug.6dn
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-12

"One day" said the General, in n
recent interview with Eli Perkins, II
met an old soldier who was wounded
in his face, and when asked him IN
what battle he had been injured he
said.
II got IL the first day at Shiloh. sir."
But how conld you get hit In the
face at ShilohT' asked.
"WeIl, sir" said he, half apologize
ally, after had run "A mile or two
got careless and looked back"
This story reminds me Of how one
of Ellsworth's Fire Zouayes killed his
first Confederate. He said that he
marched out TO the battle Of Bull
Run, and when about half way there
he met Johnny Reb In ambush.
What did you do them asked.
Well, SIR" he answered, II drew
out my revolver and he drew out his
bowie-knife, and then took the lead
from the start and kept II clear into
Washington City, and"
But how did you kill the mani
Run him 10 DEATH" was the reply.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-12
The Praise OF Women.

Martin Luther said: Earth has
nothing more tender than womsn's
heart when il Is the abode OF pity
Michelet says: Woman il the Sun
day OF man; not his repose only, but
his joy-tbe salt Of his life."
John Adams said: "All that am my
mother made me-"
Lord Lansdowne said: 'If the whole
world were put into one scale, and my
mother in the other, the world would
kick the beam"
The Arabs say: ''One may get a hun
dred wives, but he can never get but
one mother; therefore, a mother Is
equal to q hundred wives"
But Leonard Schefer has II better
yet when he says: But one thing on
earth Is better than the wife; that is
the mother"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-12
The Echo was too Good.

Talking about echoes, Col Ogee-
chez claimed that he had on his place,
a few miles from Savannah, which beat
any thing he had ever heard or read
about; one, in fact, which would clear
ly repeat whole sentences. The party
of gentlemen were interested, but in
credulous, and arranged to accompany
Col. Ogeechee home the the next
afternoon to test the wonderful echo.
The Col. found on getting home,
that in the heat Of the discussion he
had claimed more than the facts jus
titled. Determined not to be beaten
he called his Irish laborer.
Pat says he, "some gentlemen
are coming home with me tomorrow
afternoon to hear the echo. Now |
want you to go across the river before
time for me to arrive, SO you can an
swer back whatever we may call out. =
"You mean fur me to play ikker,
sorr?' asked Pat, grinning.
That's it, exactly said the Col.
Now, do you thoroughly understand
that you are to answer back exactly
what we say
"Oh, yes sorr; ye can depend on me
entoirely."
Next afternoon the Col. took his
friends to the river bank, and all were
ready for the experiment.
Making a speaking trumpet of his
hands, the Colonel roared:
Are you there?'
Back came the echo with startling
distinctness:
"Yes, sorr: Owe been here since Law
the clock"