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The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18
PIGEONS al Weather Renorfea.s

Mr.. oDonnell, Of the United States
signal service, is experimenting with
carrier pigeons for carrying weather re-
ports between Key West. Florida, aud
Nassau IN ths Bahamas. When the
birds ire strained they are to be given to
sea captains to take TO sea, and send
home again with weather reports. The
service expected to Be useful IN the.
WestIndl d islands CasseIls Magazine
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18

The rabbit nuisance in Australia be-
corncs serious. In the Riycrina district
in New South Wales are pastured from
90, 900, 900 to e5, 900, 900 sheep, which
are gradually being eaten out by the
rohL;ts
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18

Ex-Sccretary Holcomb, Of the Ameri-
a legation at Pckin, says that out of
the 400, 600, 900 inhabitants Of the Chi
nese Empire, fully 800, 600, 900 spend
less than 81. 80 a month for food.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18

a collegc student at Galesboro, ILL.,,
thought he would play a joke on the
Chinaman who lately established a tea
store. He did it BY reversing a sign
that stood in front of the store, and on
which was written: tfWanted---300 GUS
toners today TO buy sun dried tea, !"
and wrote on it, "sWanted--300 cats to-
day to send to Kansas; will pay rs cents
eachn Some young urchins saw the sign
and in less than two hours there were
at and around the tea store, such a
crowd Of cats as vas never before seen.
TO get rid Of The motley crowded. cats
and boys 10 cents each was handed tho
boys and tho lot Of poor, homeless puss-
les wcrc let loose On thu square, ske-1
daddling ii every direction.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18
]. L. n ORRIS
Town PROPERTY FOR SALE.

4 centrA ly located AMI desirable business
STAN on Nj in street, Opelousa, eonsis ing
of build ng u table for residence ant smsp
store, and adjoining a bakery, being the
prope, ty next to the pc t-otfice This prop
ertv will be sold very cheap for cash, or hait
ca h and balance on terms to Su pu 6 laser,
Am v at this Office or to NJ $. Ednnni@ G.
~ March 2Dt87
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18

The scientific activity of the age is
shown in the fact hat the twelve princi-
pal chemical societies OF the world have
an aggregate membership Of over
eight thousand, nearly all of these mem.
bers being active contributors to the
advancement of chemical science, and
publishing their results mostly in peri
odieals especially devoted to such sub
jects. Excluding transactions of socie-
ties and journals Of physics and phar-
macy, these chemical periodicals issue
annually about twenty thousand pages.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18
ST, ARY ACADEMY,

OPEL0I/sAs' La.
English, French, Latin. Greek, Arithmetic, Algebra
Geometry. Bookkeeping, Natural Sciences, History,
Geography, Penmanship, and great care is bestowed
ON Christian Instruction. !. II.
TERMs:-Board and tuition per month Sio, Das
Scholars per month, So, So or 81, according to ehass'
Glasses are resumed on Wednesday. September AD'
Ssss REV, G. RAYMOND. ID. d.
A""' REV. f. j. RAYMOND.
HENRY q. LEWIS
Aug. 20. 1885. NJ. ALFRED bRlLLEf.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-02-18
FOR 9.

A Fine Residence, with all necessary out
buildings AMI improvements, and sunlclene'
land for asm Ii farm, ADJOINING theto PolaUo'
limits If Ope ousas, uilt be soil cheap
Apply at this flee. oE1sL
, 1888-10-17
Another View of 1t.

To the Editor of The Leader.
CHEYENNE. Oct. l6.-Two articles pub
lished in the Evening Tribune, anony-
mously signed by members of Co. B,
Cheyenne Guards, have occasioned much
comment not only from members of the
company themselves but from the public
in general. 1t is claimed by these enthus-
iastic and sarcastic individuals that THE
LEADER of last Sunday morning contained
an article intended to hold the company
up to ridicule when it alluded to some of
the members In a joking manner. If the
two members of Co. B had ever before
been members of a similar organization
and read comments made upon their
dolngs in the papers, they would undoubt-
eddy have understood THE LEADERS,
article in a different manner from that
which they evidently did. They may see
at any time in the columns of publications
in our larger cities similar comments on
members of the national guard, which are
merely sportive and not malicious allu.
sions 1t will also be noticed that these
journals are at the same time enthusiastic
friends and staunch advocates of the
militia.
1t Ill becomes, in the writer's humble
opinion, the two correspondents of the
Tribune to for a moment doubt the good
will of The LEADER. By reference to
the back files of the paper, they may see
that it has always helped and supported
the Cheyenne Guards, whenever, and in
whatever manner it could in its columns.
Trusting that the two writers referred
to may see their error in their construc-
ton of your article, l remain very truly
yours, and one who is also an advocate
and an active member of the Cheyenne
Guards, WALTER G. CLAICHE.
, 1888-10-17
A Letter from Harry Yount.

Under date of Oct. 10 Harry Yount,
the scout, trapper, prospectcr and guide
who was famous throughout the West ten
years ago, writes THE LEADER an inter
esting letter from his mountain retreat
near the Laramie river.
Yount killed two bears the day on which
his letter was written, making the aggre-
gate of bruins scalps to his credit forty
one, and he is still a young man.
The hunter takes great pride in his
farm. In his truck garden he grows
melons, squashes, pumpkins, tomatoes,
peanuts, etc. Yount's corn patch is his
especial pet. He says that many stalks
are ten feet high and that the yield will be
at least sixty-tive bushels to the acre. A
Nebraska emigrant who passed that way
assured him that the corn was equal to
that grown in Wyoming's eastern neigh
Dor. Yount plows deep, but does not
irrigate. Everything is still green about
the place.
, 1888-10-17
ALMOST A
A Man who was a Mass of Bruises, but
RecOXered.

Many people perhaps noticed a much
bandaged, medium sized, middle aged
German who dragged himself YEARLY
about the streets yesterday. At first
glance one would confidently venture the
opinion that he had unsuccessfully disput-
ed..right of way with a locomotive. Ger
tainly, thought the observer, no less a
calamity than an unequal struggle with a
buzz saw had befallen the man.
He did look like a total wreck. Those
two words express his condition to a
nicely. Three days ago he finished an
eighteen months course at the Denver
hospital, where he was slowly nurSed
back to life after sustaining terrible injur-
les. He fell from a bridge to a pile of
stone sixty-ive feet below. He was a
mass of bruises when picked up. There
was scarcely an entire bone in his body.
One leg was broken in three places, the
other in two, several ribs were fractured,
toes were bruised, both arms and nose
were broken, head ~fearfully smashed and
teeth knocked from place. The victim of
a fearful fall was spared by little less than
a miracle. To-day he can walk, talk
rapidly in broken German, chew tobacco
and eat and is moderately happy. Seeming
contentment comes from the fact that the
railroad company has promised to give
him a $40, 900 check. a life situation and
an eternal pass over the line.
, 1888-10-17
Tom Gets Pulled.
tChicago NALL


Thomas Pryor, a big framed, shock
headed young man, told Justice White
that he vas a cowboy from Wyoming and
got into the city yesterday. He heard
what he thought was a shot fired neal the
corner of Lake and Clark streets, and ran
thither to see what might be the trouble.
Officer Golden told him to move on, and
he told the officer that this was a free
country. The officer testified that a tor
pedo had exploded on the street car track
and caused considerable excitement, in
the midst of which Pryor stopped to
harapgue him and the crowd upon the
~inalienable rights of an American citizen,
with a voice attuned to the herding of
cattle, and remarkably well developed by
his customary exercise of it. Justice
White made him pay a fine of 81 and
COSTS.
It's rather odd that the offending police
man escaped. Tom is well known here,
and his friends say hat it's a wonder he
didn't cut the officer off.
, 1888-10-17
POINTS.

A. D. Kelley is out west.
NJ. Wasserman Is in Laramie.
Lon Meyer is in from the ranch.
Auditor Grant rs over from Laramie.
Col. Geo. Simpson is up from Pueblo.
Chas. Bellamy, the surveyor, is over
from Laramie.
I. j. Montgomery arrived from Doug
las last evening.
County Surveyor Titcomb went North
yesterday morning.
Hon. John Hanten -Feturned-t Fort
Laramie yesterday.
G. N. Potter, Esq, returned from Raw
Inns yesterday morning.
A. d. Adamson and St. j. B. Batters-
by are in from the ranch.
Chas. Hynds has returned from a visit
to his old home at Morris, Ill.
S. w. Davis New Orleans and w. G..
Wood Leadville, are Inter Ocean guests.
W. H. Lyon is up from Omaha look
ing after his cattle interests in this sec
ton,
, 1888-10-17
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.


There may be a roller skating rink here
this winter.
The new Union Pacific time card is sat
isfactory to all.
Apples are now cheaper in Cheyenne
than ever before.
The Horse creek ditch cases will come
up for hearing Friday.
Candidate Lykins will remain in town
until after the election.
No police business yesterday. There
was a surfeit of it Monday.
Forty cars of cattle were loaded by the
Union Pacific yesterday.
The local horse market is active with
low prices for ordinary animals.
The question of lighting the city better
and cheaper is to be agitated.
Work on the territorial penit, ntiary at
Rawlins is progressing rapidly.
Excavation for the Bick's fountain
has been commenced at the city park.
The Republican plungers have been bet
to a standstill by confident Democrats.
The leaf gatherer has no show in this
region. There is no variety of falling
leaves.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give an authors carnival Thanksgiving
evening.
Cyrus D. Kelley has instituted suit
against Margaret Henne for the recovery
of $1,377.
The temperature yesterday
was Ga, minimum. $40; maximum wind
80 miles.
Thos. j. Hunt. OF Philadelphia, has
been appointed a commissioner of deeds
for Wyoming.
The Presbyterians are active in their
preparations for the entertainment of the
Synod delegates.
Ballot boxes for use at the various pre-;
cincts have been prepared and will be dis
tributed next week.
Cheyenne now has the best water sys-
TEN on the line of the Union Pacific, and
it is to be still further improved.
Tickets for the Typographical Union
masquerade ball election night are selling
rapidly. 1t will be a great event.
Hydraulic Engineer Mead yesterday
changed his quarters at the capitol. His
office is now on the second floor of the
building.
Walter Henry Peckham and VIM. j.
A. Peckham, father and sons, yesterday
filed citizenship declarations at the Office
of the clerk of court.
Yesterdays Catholic mission was more
especially for the benefit of non-menbers
of the church. AS on previous days the
meetings were well attended.
Crow creek is SD dry between the head
Of the water works and the springs near
Fort Russell that it is proposed to
sprinkle the bed of the stream 10 keep it
from warping.
The Episcopal Sunergae will give an
informal hop at Library hall Thursday
evening. October Is. Admission fifty
Gently, supper twenty-five, dancing will
at s o'clock.
Creme de la Creme at Jim Oder's Gold
Room Bar.
, 1888-10-17
Married.

MCPHERSON = FLEMING. - Tuesday
afternoon, at the parsonage, by Rev. A.
W. Williams. Mr.. VIM. Mcpherson of
Rawlins to Miss Susan Fleming, recently
arrived from Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
Acquaintance wish all prosperity to their
young Scotch friends.
, 1888-10-17
Important Meeting of Cattle Men al
DOugIas, Oct, Is.

At the request of many cattle men l
call a meeting of all those interested In
cattle In Central and Eastern Wyoming
north of the Platte; said meeting to be
held at the Valley House, Douglas, Wyo.,
Oct. l8, 1888, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
An organization can be perfected that
will keep our cattle out of Nebraska, and
reduce the range expenses the coming
spring.
JOHN FL. BARRON,
President of the New Hampshire Cattle
Company.
, 1888-10-17

What in the world is the reason you will
cough and keep coughing and still keep try
ing inferior medicines when Beggs' Cher
ry Cough Syrup will positively relieve your
cough at once? This is no advertising
scheme, but an actual fact, and we guaran-
tee it. For sale by w. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1888-10-17
EXPENSES
Accounts as follows were audited and

Thirty dollars was deducted from Mr..
Keefe's original bill, This was for meals
furnished the city engineer at the water
works. Alderman Hunt, Roberts and
McGregor thought that the official should
either have carried sandwiches in his
pockets, tasted or paid for his own meals.
Alderman Hebard and Whitcomb thought
the bill a legitimate one and voted for its
allowance.
, 1888-10-17

The court of inquiry in the case of
VIM. Davis, the soldier accidentally
killed by John Warden Sunday morning.
will again convene at Fort Russell this
morning. 1t is probable that Warden will
be court martialed for criminal careless
ness,
, 1888-10-17
Don't Forget

That the Cheyenne Steam Laundry is the
only place in the territory where all kinds
of fine f%annels, shirts, collars and cuffs
are Numbered at short notice in the very
best manner.
, 1888-10-17
PROF. MONEYS
DANCING ACADEMY
KEEFD HAbb.

Children Glass Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons-Wednesdays at 4 D. M.
Saturdays at 2 p. m. Adults Glass in
the evening from I till 9 p. n.
Private lessons at any time when not
engaged with classes.
Music by Prof's. Inman and Hutchin-
son.
Gentlemen SO cents. Ladies free.
, 1888-10-17

lac largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hqueurS and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets
, 1888-10-17
Headquarters for Groceries.

The grocery house of G. w. Stanley is
coming to the front in fine style. He is
receiving apples by the carload. selling
the finest Iowa creamery butter and has
fine fresh cider, new canned vegetables
and the best OF staple and fancy groceries.
Prices are low as the lowest. Goods war
ranted. Liberal discount for cash. BOG
Seventeenth street, Carey block.
, 1888-10-17

MEMS suits flee dollars
and NplUardS at W.. MarkS'
Eddy and SeCenteenth
streets.
, 1888-10-17

In changing deliveryman at Cheyenne
Steam Laundry, if any customers are over
looked please call up telephone 1893 or
leave card at post Office.
, 1888-10-17
Go to Greentree's for Bargains.

Oysters on the half shell at the Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-10-17
STOP A MINUTE |

Your measures East for Clothing call
IN and see US. We can give you better
fits and better prices. This is plain
fact. All we ask is for you to come
and see for yourselves. In the line of
Mems, Boys and Children's Clothing
we have just received a fine line of the
Latest and most Stylish Garments.
Clothes suitable for all ages and sizes.
, 1888-10-17

Go to Greentree's for boys clothing.
, 1888-10-17

For bargains IN child
9'eh's clothing call orr NJ.
Marks, SeCenteenfh amt
EDDY streets.
, 1888-10-17
Go to Greentree's for Children's Clothing.

Oysters on the half shell at the Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-10-17

In this Department we have a very full
line, embracing standard makes. We
invite comparison with our prices.
, 1888-10-17

Suitable for Men, Boys and Children.
We have a very full line of Soft Hats
The Knox Stiff Hat, in the latest
shape, is a very nobby article.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
When

You are preparing to take a journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary to
IA travellers safety and comfort-a through
ticket that you are positive is good and at
a price that you know is the lowest posi-
BILE to be obtained anywhere.
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after
such as having your baggage checked
through to destination. sleeping car berths
secured when desired and correct informa-
ton regarding free reclining chairs. close
connections, union depOts, location of
trains, time, etc.
To have these details attended to by
those of well known reliability. response
bility. intelligence and long experience.
you will do well to call at the Union ticket
office, 100 North Main street. and Union
depot, near Oak street, and consult the
employees of the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe and st. Louis and San Francisco
lines, their authorized agents representing
the best lines east, west. north or south
-Four trains daily to the east, all of them
equipped with Pullman palace sleeping
cars, both morning and night trains
w. ID. MURDOCH.
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14

whicp reS1mDIeS worm, OUT wnIcn Is mere
| " fatty matter hardened and mixed with
dust. If the most fluid part is dissolved in a
drop of olive oil or ether the worms are some
| times found, with the aid Of a microscope,
floating in it.
| The causes of bad skin are bad digestion,
bad blood and generally want of neatness.
Even il the blood is not in perfect condition.
If the skin is kept clean, 'pimples may in
most cases be avoided, which is not saying
that the blood should not be kept pure by all
possible means. To this end the diet must be
; regulated and the digestion kept good. In
this regard the French are exceedingly rea-
sonable. They drink red wine, which is an
excellent corrective, and they rarely drink it
to excess. They are discreet in their use of
acids, alcohol, rich syrups. smoked meats,
Holsters and oysters. They eat little buck
wheat, fruit or meat pies, sausages. spices, or
other fatty substances. As a general thing,
whatever may be said of the infrequency
with which they battle the body, they keep
the face clean end have good compilations, as
rule Preparations which French women
use for the face are numerous and can easily
be found They do not wash the face too
often with alkaline soaps, but clean it with
bean flour, meal or bran, applied with tepid
water and a piece of fine linen. Creams are
often used The frequent drinking of milk
is recommended as keeping the stomach,
liver and kidneys in order, and SO indirectly
aiding digestion.
There is reason to believe that the skin of
the face can be kept free from pimples by
very simple means. To this end the body
should be kept clean on account of the SYM
pathy between the skin of the chest and that
of the face. The face should be washed sew
eral times day, whether with warm or cold
water does not matter much, if Immediately
efterward it Is bathed with cologne, which
should not be wiped off, but left to evapo-
rate. Persons who use cologne freely can
safely make it of spirit Of wine or deodor-
lied alcohol, perfuTned with few drops OF
altar of roses or other essential oil For the
face and hands the use of brandy or corn
whisky will be found beneficial Then be-
fore retiring something in the form Of
cosmetic should be applied which is not too
quickly absorbed by the pores Of the skin.
Cold creams are good, but they are absorbed
almost Immediately. There is nothing so
good for this purpose as well TSade CAM
Dhor ice, one which has wax. giycerlne, caEl-
phor, and perhaps some pure form OF grease
compounded in proper proportions. The
wax keeps the other elements from being alb
sorbed too auickly.-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14

In the meantime congress goes on without
regard to anything under the sun except its
own pet projects Senator Mitchell, of Ore
gon, wants to keep the Chinese out of the
country, and there are bills before congress
relating to Corea. Denis Kearney, the sand
lot orator, is here, and he is bowling on. with
ali the force of his lungs that THE Chinese
must go!' Charley FELTON,, Of Calfor-
mia, the ten millionaire, says the Chi
nese are a great national vampire,
and that they live by sucking the
blood of other nations They never colonize
themselves, and they do not break in new
country. They prefer to let other races build
up land and then go in and try and get a
share Of the profits. "You may raise your
orange" says FELTON,, land the Chinese viii
suck it for you, and if you permit them they
viii eat the life out of your country" None
of the California congressman are in favor
Of the importation of the Chinese, and have
vet to find the man along the Pacific slope
who cares to add to our population OF Ce-
lestials. Carpenter Letter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
REAL E,TATE.

The following are the transfers of real
estate filed in the recorders Office yester-
Ilay:
+ J Stule TO w Ii Wright l24 ftNl0
rds and ) fl :. 2S 5 w............... SO
j Mcdonald to c Beckel lot ! First
ave Clearwater Observation-Disclosures. 1900
+ Holye to + Hahie lots II and 81 blk
Kansas add Observation-Disclosures. 1900
& A Fitzgerald TO c Larkin | acre i'll
2a37le .................... 2O00
j Friend TO A ID Wheeler lots Goeth
ave Gelto's end. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
j 7 Carpenter to X Hessburn lot Is
md ST Valley Center. ............. $50
Mitchell * Lowell to j. G. Babb L.
lots in Carmichael's sub div....... 1850
e V Jacobs to 5 r Boyd lots 30 TO &c
Beacon ave. Fewell's sub ......... 1900
] : Mnthin to J. a pson lots ~, p,
Nolutsie ave. Merrills sub. 49,. 600
y w Jones to 4 j Buss lots l3 to -.
Cleveland ave. Jones add ........ 40
{ Teter to II Williams lots 30, 81.
Lulu ave, Kellogg st add. ....... 625
y Willacy to 5 + Boyd lots S., 81,
Pattie ave, Lincoln ST add ..... 500
p Glunt to Dean Il Stewart, lot Il,
Douglas ave. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
5 { Mcintyre 70 V c Parker lots |
and :, block II, McIntyre's add 49,. 1890
j. Simpson TO w Fl Livingston, 25X
14o fl sec 20. tip %, le............. 1900
j = Wilson to j r Snively, = SIS ne
sec Q, tip -. ADMINISTRATIONS. 4ScO
{ letter 10 Il. Williams. lots 81 and
-, Lulu ave, Kellogg st add.-...... 625
ID w Jones to A J Buss lots - to 30,
Cleveland ave. James add w 1900
j r Snively to J p Miller p 1snw
sec 10, tip 2S, lw................ 5000
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
Under London Bridge.

OF course We went under the bridge Dick
ems has been there before us. as be has been 81
every most Characteristic point, and has rec
ord runs thus: There the steamboats, lay
alongside of each other; hard and fast for
ever TO ali appearance, but designing TO get
get out somehow and quite confident of dong
il, and in that faith shoals Of passengers and
heaps of luggage were proceeding hurriediy
on board Little steamboats, dashed up and
down the stream incessantly. Tiers upon
tiers Of vessels, scores Of mssts, labyrinths OF
tackle, idle sails, splashing oars. gliding row
boats, numbering barges- sslnken piles, with
ugly lodgings for the water rat within tnesT
mnd dIscoiored hooks: church steeples, ware
houses, house roofs. arches bridges, r,en and
women. children. casks, cranes, boxes. horses
coaches, idiers and hard labo-ers-the-s they
were, sA jumbiei up together. -Loodon
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
A Goo, oreplne for soue One.

c. r. & H G. StearDs. Of the West Side
Dry Goode Store, having decided to close
out their business ID Wichita, offer during
this month their stock of goods and good
VIII for sale. They occupy the corner
building in the Palace block. iG22 West
Douglas avenue. As their stock is ne@
and carefully selected. We regard X a. a
good opening for one or two live, energetic
young .nen TO start III the business Their
stock vii invoice about xl0uUl
Any parties wishing 10 engage in bust
ness IN cur growing city will call or I'D
dress them st iG12 West Douglas avenue
Satisfactory reasons given for selling liza