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The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
TAs Use of a Snakes Ratties.

The purpose of the rattlesnake's rattle
has been the subject of much srcclla-
ton. Mr.. o. p. Hay, in the Americal
Naturalist, thinks that it is a warnifg
to approaching enemies to keep them
away. The warning must have been
very efficient with most animals. The
snakes are, of course, in great danger
of being trodden upon by animals which
do not intend directly to attack them
buffaloes, for instance-and to attempt
wal on a herd of large animals would be
useless. But through the simple device
of sounding the rattle, each animal as
it approached would be warned of the
presence of the snake, and would
probably be induced to give is abundant
space. Doubtless, by this means, the
snakes have been saved from many a
RIDE tread ly bear or wolf or panther
that would hav2 been unpleasant to
them, and might have involved them
in a fight il which they had everything
to lose and nothing to UNPOPULAR
Science Monthly.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

made new out of old, and stores of
undergarments for the little Pettigrews.
But what can be told was not tho
best part of the work she did. The
sense of disaster and failure that
clouded the house gave place to helpful
activity. The children woke up to
the pleasure there is in warm water
and soap, and things in their places,
and Winnie's success in making every
scrap Of cloth useful inspired even the
cook to be saving Of foap and fuel.
Mr.. Pettigrew's creditors made a COM
promise with him to go into business
again. But even when their prosperity
returned, the Pettigrew family never
went back to alb their old ways. They
occasionally borrowed, but what Mr..
Holden called "Winnie's missionary
month" had wrought great change,
Winnie is Mrs. DR.. Burt aow, but she
move borrows. sho Il very kind and
considerable, and once lent her hand
epainted china, but she has never bor-
ro#Ed anythisg since that June day
when she orrowed the scarlet cloak
THE Examiner.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Pipe From Fibre Hood.

Tho newly-lnvented pipe of wood
fibre for water, gas. and electric wire
conduits iSmade under the enormous
hydraulic pressure Of The material, and,
after the Tipe is thus formed, it is
thoroughly saturated with o liquid that
makes it water andoacid proof and in
d~estructihle by natural causes, ala then
it is finally baked. Pipe of this char
acter will stand a pressure of 1875 to It's
pounds to the square inch, though it
weighs but onc-fifth as much as iron.
It's tensile strength is ENORMOUS, and it
will endure heat up to 400Qiegrees. It
is a non-conductor of heat, and protects
It's contents from freezing, unless at a
very bw temperature. The pipe is
suitable for mills using water and dyes,
and is said to insulate electric wires per-
fectly. ---Pdper World.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Wonderf,sL Watch Dfnh.

A gentleman connected with the ILL
nois Watch Company has a wonderfully
curious watch dial. Instead of Roman
numerals to denote the hours, there are
eleven small but very distinct silhouette
figures, representing a man cut with his
dog for a days sport. At z o'clock he
is seen starting out with his gun and
dog; at s o'clock he makes a shot;~at 8
o'clock he has a sandhill crane which
measures as long as Saimself /; at 10
o'clock the man and his dog are scared
at the sight of a jack-rabbit which is
sitting upon his hind legs with his big
long ears aised above the bushes, at Ii
o'clock the hunter takes a drink, and
while in this attitude the dog sits in
front of his master, with his nose point
ing directly at the flask; at IL o'clock
the sportsman il seen sitting on a stump,
and is eating a lunch-the dog is cycling
the piece of bread which the hunter has
in his nand. At 1ao'clock he starts out
to fish the rest Of the day, aud SO he
takes his dog ana fishing tackle, and
goes to the water; at 2 O'clock the dog.
which is behind his master, has
been caught with the hook
by an attempt to throw
in this line, at 3 0 clock ho and the dog
are all Strengthened out again, and the
line is in the water, he has both hands
on the pole, and his foot braced on a
stump by the waters edge as though he
had a tremendous Lite; at 4 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 5 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 for
home, the dog following behind with
bis head hanging down, being all tired
out. The mans name is also painted In
the centre Of the dial in rustic letters.
Tliedial reflects q great deal Of credit
npoE the artist, Mr.. Charles Geyer. The
figure vi. Is superseded By the SECONDS
JeWelry News.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Proof of the Earth's RotarD Notion

AnE one can prove the rotary motion
of the earth on its axis by q simple ex-
pefimcnt, for making which an educa-
tional journal Of Frankfort, Germany,
gives the following directions: "Take
. good-sized bowl, fill it nearly full of
water, and place ct upon the floor of a
room which is not exposed to shaking
or jarring from the street. Sprinkle
over the surface of the water a coating
OF lycopodium powder-a white sub
stance which is sometimes used for pur-
poses of tho toilet, and which cap be OBJ
tanned at almost any apothecafy's. Then,
upon the surface OF this coating of
powder, make, with powdered charcoal,
a straight black line, say an inch OF two
inches IN length. Hlving made this
little black mark with the charcoal
powder on the surface of the contents of
the bowl, lay down upon the floor, close
to the bowl, a stick or some other
straight object, so that it shall be exactly
parallel with the mark. If tho line hap
pens to bo parallel with d crack in the
tfDor, or Bith-a7y stationary object in
tie room, this wiIlaserve as we'll. Leave
the bowl undisturbed for a few hours,
and observe the position of the black
mark with reference to the object that il
was parallel with. It will be found to
have moved about, and to have moved
from east to cwest---that is to say, in
that direction opposite to hat of the
movement of the earth on its axis. The
earth, in simply revolving, has carried
the water aad everything else in the
bowl around with it, but the powder on
the surface has been left behinga little.
The line will always be found to have
moved from east to west, which is per-
fcctly good proof that, everything else
has moved the other way"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
FEARLS or THOUGHT.

Destroy ignorance and let progression
progress.
Every utterance creates some kind OF
an impfcss:o90
Calumuy as like Ooal5 if it does not
burn it will soil.
Real glory springs from the silent con,
quest of ourselves
Avoid temptation through fear you
may not withstand it.
Never speak evil OF any one. Be just
before you HTc generous,
CoIots are extensively used IN che
decoration of black toilets.
Our acts make or mar us; we arc the
children of our W deeds.
lie who does not engage in the quar-
rels of others will have few Of his own
1t is an ir~refragable law Of mind that
moral efforts becoae easier by repetition.
The more willing you are to let Others
enjoy their y think the clearer will
be yours.
The world vas never so full of OPP
portunities for young men of good
thoughts as now.
Every man has three characters-that
which he exhibits that which he hds,
and hat which he thinks hc has.
irresolption Is a worse vice than rash
ness. lie that shoots best may some
times miss the mafk, but he that shoots
not at all can never hit it. Irresolution
looscns all the joints of a state; like
IN a3ue, it shakes not this nof that limb,
but all the boly j. az once in a fit.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Get Ready for the 1,yedai,ao

Mamma said a beautiful K street
maiden in tender tones one morning at
breakfast, "HenrD is coming around
tomorrow night
well, what OF that2a said mamma,
with ~ill-concealed disappointment.
He's been coming every Sunday night
for two years"
Very true, mamma; but neither Of
them was leap year, and cold, hard,
determined ldpk spread over her lovely
features an inch and . halt thick
Washington Critic.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

There are q great many things in the
head Of the average commercial traveller
never dreamed of in the philosophy of
other people; but it remained for Moses
Raphel, a London commercial traveller,
to beat the record. He died recently,
and when Dr. Doyle performed an au-
topsy, he found a penholder and nib
three inches long inside MI. Raphel's
head, attached to the right orbital plate.
Il could not be shown how it got there.
The man had never been known to COM
plain of the existence of the alien sub
stance in his bead.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
EncatationSdt Pompett.

I Some interesting discoveries have re-
| gently been made in the excavations at
! Pompeii. Many silver vessels and three
books were found, 0naer conditions
which lead to the conclusion that the
owner of those valuable2s, a lady mayed
Dicidia Margaris, had packed them at
the moment of the catastrophe in a cloth,
in order to save something more than
mere naked life, but that she persisted
in the attempt. Her name we learn
from the books, important documents
and title deeds which she would not
leave behind. There are the usual w68
tablets, s inches by 5 inches, coated
with wax, and several OF them are
fastened together ia book form. For
the first few days after their discovery
they were perfectly legible, except in a
few places where damp had destroyed
the wood; after that time, probably
because the wood had began to dry,
the layers of wax peeled partly off, split
ting up into small portions. The con-
tracts are all between the owner
mentioned and a Poppea Note,
a liberated slave of Priscus, and from
the names of the consuls referred to in
two of them the year (61 A. d. may
be fixed, In one of them Dicidfa buys
of Pepper two young slaves~aRIi-
cious and Petrinous; another also has
reference 10 a sale of slaves; th3 third
contract meDtioas a sum Of 1850 ~sester-
ces, which Poppel Note und ertakes to
pay to Dicidia Margaris in case the
slaves should not TURN out profitable.
The silver plate of cidia formed a set
of four persons. but, Jas it was gathered
up in haste, it is incB mplete. 1t CON-
prises four goblets with four trays, four
cups with four handles, four smaller
cups, four otheG four cups with feet, a
cup without a handle, a filter, a small
bottle with perforated bottom, aspoon,
and a small scoop. The total weight of
the articles is ~2943.7 20 grammes (not
quite 1877 ounces troy). There was also
found a silver statuette of Jupiter on a
bronze pedestal, as we'll as a large bronze
dish, with raised edge and inlaid witha
finely chiselled silver plate,
and finally, three pair of ear
pendants. The excavations at Pompeii
have. yielded abundance recently also in
other ways. Numerous surgical instru-
ments (mostly Of bronze) have been
found, which appear to have been kept
in a wooden box; also a small pair of
apothecary's scales and a set of weights,
equivalent to II, 17.5, 81, "a. 8 and 25.8
grammes respectively. Among various
domestic utensils may be mentioned as
noteworthy a beautiful stewpan of
bronze, the oliver inlay ofcwhich repre-
sents a head in raised work, and a
bronze lamp, still containing the wick;
finally, various glass vessels, terrs Gotta,
gold rings and ear pendants.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

The theory that billiards are the r.
suit of magnetic action superinduced by
the network of railroad tracks at the
Northwest is received with incredulity
by the most scientific minds of that re-
gion. They protest, j fthere were any
foundation for it, that a country SO
covered with rails as England is would
be the theatre Of the most remarkable
meteorological commissions on the globe.
It Is their belief that if every square
yard of earth in the United States were
intersected by a railroad track there
would not be any more astonishing ex-
hibitions of weather than there are
new,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
ri, White.

In snite, like fairest flower of May,
Pure, in her cradle-bed she lay.
In white-a girl in gladstone play,
She lived as life were always day.
In white-her lover by her side,
She proudly stood a happy bride.
In white, she lay on bed of pain
A lily press'd down by the rain.
In white-a halo round her head,
She lived; men looked and call'd her dead.
In white, her spirit, like a flame,
Uprose to heaven, whence it came.
. -tGeorge Birdseye.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

My visit To Japan has been a delight
fnl one from first to last. The surface
of the country is broken and diversified,
andthe scenery IN some parts may be
called picturesque and beautiful. As
you traverse the country, mountains are
almost always ID sight. Tho valleys and
plains are nnder high cultivation, and
the soil productive. A great system Of
horticulture rathcr than Of agriculture
may be said to plhvail, for the land i
for the most part broken up into small
patches Of rice and cotton and millet.
and variety Of garden vegetables, so
that large districts have the appearance
Of one great garden adjoining the vii
lagos, or with humble lodges or homes
scattered among the fields. EVERYTHING
here, from the people To the national
territory, seems to be- on rather 1
snail scale. Japan, with its $500
islands and its 81, 0O0, 900 Of peo-
PFC, has 2 national territory of only
15i, 900 square miles, or d little more
than three times the area of the state Of
New York. Hence the population in.
many portions Of the country is very
dense. The Japanese are "a industrious
phoples with simple habits and few
wants. The laboring classes wear but
listle and cheap clothing, and are salts
aed with very simple food. a cup Of
ts6, Little rics, ! few vegetables and q
bit III dried fish make for them J salts
factory meal. But they strike me as d
vszy genial and kindly people, mach
more a than the Chinese, 90 ! have
ssan them on the Pacific coast They
saeka to eniog sheir domestic and social
aass. They afs rapidly becoming % IN
felligsnt people, willing hot only ii re-
neiTB BUS anxious and ambitious to Us.
tain knosvisaa Nsw York Evanae.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

1t is stated as a fact that the general
debates SO long a popular feature of the
house of representatives are gradually
falling into desuetude, mostcf the bust
ness of the house being performed in
committees. Set speeches are becoming
rarer every year. The senate, on the
contrary, is becoming more and more
the "Cave of the Winds" and set
speeches are the order of the day.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

Next May the Presbyterians will cele-
brate the centenary of their first General
Assembly in the United States, and re-
Gently a meeting was held at the Brick
Church in Fifth avenue, New York
City, to push forward a project to mark
the event Of raising 81, 900, 600 to add to
the fund for the benefit of superannuated
ministers and the needy widows and
children of deceased ministers of the de-
nomination.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

Zone Ct the greatest terrors of the
oil regions said John Morganthaler oil
Titusville, Penn, sis the Man with
the Lantern He has been the cause OF
more needless co~nfagrations among oil
wells than anything else, and has cost
the region millions Of dollars. He is
usually IN cmploye about the wells, and
nine cases out of ten a man of experience
and intelligence, but he will persist in
taking the chances in paying
O visit now and then to
some gas-enveloped tank, carrying his
lighted lantern with him. The result
isn't always disastrous, but that is not
the fault of the Man with the Lantern.
Usually an explosion results. # a
destructive fire does not follow that, the
fact will be without precedent. Some
times the cause Of o fire of this kind will
not DO quito certain at f5t, but it only
needs . roll call Of the employees of that
particular property and the taking of an
account of the tool house stock to
ascertain the cause. There will be one
employee short, and the nrnber Of Ian
terms will be less by one. Then it is
known that the Man with the Lantern
has been walking. Oh, yes! The Man
With the Lantern always disappears on
occasions 81 this kind, and instances are
rare where even as much as a piece of
his ear Is ever found. But he is not
dead. The Man with the Lantern never
dies in the oil regions. He will be sure
to walk again a short time after be has
disappeared once.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Where IT Came From,

where is the island e5 Cuba stu
ated?'' asked an Austin school teacher of
q small, rather forlorn looking boy.
~ dunno, sir = g
Don't you know where sugar comes
from2n
Eyes, sir, we borrows it from the
next door neighbor. 'siftings. q
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

How many readers are aware of the
interesting fact that during the past
five years the United States alone has,
on the average, raised each year more
corn than enough to give a full bushel
to every man, woman and child in the
whole World2
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10

II. de Lesseps is a conf lent old gen
tleman. He now says that the Panama
canal will DO available for the passage
of vessels in 1890 on account of the i'm.
mense metallic locks which are to be
hnilt.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
Coincidence.

Pawkins-Do you know that my wife
and / were born on the same day2
JaWkins-No. indeedl Why that re-
minds me that Ms. Jawkins and I were
married on the an day.ILowelI
Citizen.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-10
InWN PROPERTY FOB SALE.

A centrl " located AMI desirable business
stan Oh NJ in street, Qpelousa;, COASTS ing
Of building III table for residence AMI smaa
store, and adjoining u bakery, being the
prope ty nez5 to the Pc t office This prop
erty vii! be sold very cheap for cash, or half
ca h and balt.nca on terms to ST. t pu c !aser.
ANY at this office or to NJ S. Edmond G.
D1nre March 2S-'87
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ST, a rs ACADEMY,

OPELOUSAS, LA.
The course of instruction in this Institution egbrsces
English. Fre4ch, Latin, Greek, Arithmetic, Algebra.
Geometry, Bookkeeping, Natural Sciences, History
Geography, Penmanship, and great care IS bestoWea
on Christian Instruction. n.
TERMs:-Roard and tuition per month $lbi Day
Scholars pef month So, S3 or 81, according to GAS,
Glasses are resumed on Wednesday. September lota,
lss6 REV. G. AYMoND ID. d.,
~ REV. F. j. RAIMoNr
~ HENRY g.. LEWIS
Aup 90 iSs5. M, ALFRED BRILLET.
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FOR a 6.

A Fine Res dence. with all necessary out
buildings AMI improvements, and sufficient
land for sm Il farm, q !joinlng theEo peorate
limits tf Ope ousas, Will be soil Cheap
Apply AT this ctficay alH
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TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA.
VIM. Preston Johnston, IL. D. Pres,t

HIGH School with Manual Training. son,..
IL with six courses OF instruction. ITnivar1s.es
courses in Science amt Iettera. Session heotrshiY
October Sd. il, Sophie Eewcomb. MemorisIie I'm
lege for Women bagrns October 18th, NaS;oa1
Dei~rtment begins Octoaer Ht9, Law Departmepi,
begins November 2lst, "H
~ Catalogues containing announcement Of al
departments may h. had by application to f ~
Secretary of Che University. Tulane Halt NJ
Orleans, la. aug .s.9ra
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-07
Obituary

PARIS, Januar.- 6.-Henry Herr, plan
ist, is dead. "a 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-07

serve the frantic efforts of the cadet to
make a fitting reply whileihis mouth
was crammed full of marrOns. glaces
and other sticky delicacies. How diff
ferent this from the MANNER in which
the pages of honor are treated at
Windsor and Osborne. where, during
the whole time of their service, they
never have word address to them
directly by their royal mistress, but re-
ceive all her communicates through
the intermediary of the lord-in-wair-
log, or some o.her equally lofty func-
tionary of the household!
There is nothing that "Ulnser Fritz"
is fonder of than joke, but unlike the
English princes, he knows how to keep
his temper when the victirl retaliates
in kind. MANY of these merry encoun
tiers used to take place at the swim
ming establishment of the Guards
regiment at Potsdam. where he was a
constant visitor. His appearance there
was always hailed with delight, and
was the signal for the BEGINNING of a
series of aquatic '.larks" A splendid
swimmer aud expert diver. he was,
nevertheless, ducked by The soldiers
as often as he ducked them. One of
his greatest delights wasi' getting q
crowd assembled on the raft floating in
mid-stream. and then capsizing him
self and those with him pell-mell into
the water.-E1.
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\ SHOOTING SCRAPE,
In Which a Bad Man from
COyello is Killed,
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF FRANKIE.
With tho President-The Is ody Fun d
High Satisfaction Prince
William-Obituary.
A California Shooting.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 6 -Informa-
ton has reached this city that John T
W.lthen, partner OF George e. White,
who is one of the weaithiest men in
northern California, was shot and killed
q, Govello, MendociDo County, Monday
last, by Clarence White, brother-in-
law and cousin Of George E. White.
George E. White recently commenced
suit against his third wife for divorce
and Wslthen had been instrumental in
securing evidence in the case for his
partner. It is also claimed that he
aided his employ or in securing divorce
from ais hrst wife by perjury, and was
preparing to perform similar services in
the case OF the second wife, when
tie latter died before q. divorce could
be procured, ssand White, soon after,
married his cousin, frankie Whit
from whom he i? now seeking divorce.
Last Monday the attorneys on both
sides, including Walthen and Clarence
White, Mrs. Whites brother, we're al
Covello. engaged i'll taking dispositions
to be used in the divorce proceedings.
Walthen and Clarence White were in q
room at the hotel, and it is
claimed Walthen attempted TO proven,
him ON entering another room
where the witnesses were being exam
ined, end that hs made al effort to
draw Il revolver Before he could dc
SO, however, White drew his own
weapon and fired, striking Walthen il
the temple. White was arrested, anc
released on BAIL Walthen Lad des-
perate record. having killed TWO men
in almost similar quarrels.