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The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
~-ELEcTRlFYlNG ANIMALS.

How Monkeys and Elephants Act When
Under the Influence of q Battery.
Some interesting experiments have
been made lately in electrifying the
wild beasts of a menagerie in winter
quarters at Bridgeport, Conn. A
savage baboon was tied after a :des-
perate struggle; a sponge at the end
of a wire was put into his mouth, and
another wire tied to one of his paws
A current of two cells maddened the
beast, and the irritation increased UNI
til twenty-eight cells were used, when
t grew less. When forty cells were
applied the animal became 1ethargic,
and very much like a pan overcome
with drink. The resistance was 5000
ohms, a surprisingly large figure.
After his release the baboon became
furious with rage. Small monkeys
acted very much like children when
electrified When the current struck
them they screamed as if in agony;
when the current was withdrawn they
looked puzzled. One monkey tore the
sponge apart as though looking for the
current inside, or to find what had Bit
ten him. A tame seal was made very
1icious, and bit the wires in two. A
hippopoSamus took the full force of the
battery of forty-two cells without
wincing. The wetness of the hides of
the seal and hippopotamus made it in-
possible to ascertain the degree Of re-
sistance. Wild carnivora showed keen
se%nsitiveness to the current, their re-
sistance varying from 5000 to Is, 1000
ohms. Brother wolf sat on his launches
and cried piteously when the current
was applied to him. Elephants took
nearly $4,000 ohms, and they actually
enjoyed the sensation except when q
strong current was passed through the
trunk. They did not seem to care for
q few cells in other portions of the an
atomy, but under the influence OF the
full battery Of forty-two cells they
rubbed their legs together, caressed
keepers and visitors and squealed with
delight-Baltimore Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
than she broke into q violent fit Of

than she broke into q violent fit Of
laughter, and sinking down into q chair
she held her hands to her sides and
laughed till she was red in the faeS.
"What's the matter with Jous nam
dys" Hank asked "Air youYJgone
stark, rank crazy?" y
"That money she said, and anoth-
er fit of laughter seized her, and all
she could do was to point her finger to
the coat sleeve.
The two men stood and looked at
her in establishments Then Hank
drew off the coat and holding it up be-
fore him, discovered that the sleeve
was tied up in a hard knot.
who's been a doin' of this?" he de.
manded. beginning to unite iSsS
You'd best be gittin' erlong II we
'spect to ketch that boy" the Squire
remarked.
At this Amanda sobered down in a
second. and coming up to Hank she
took up the sleeve, saying!
"The moneys there. l remember
now Of gittin' up in my sleep an hidin'
it;' and in a minute she had united the
knot and taking out the package held
it up in her hand.
"Well, I'm dinged eff that don't beat
my time," Hank exclaimed. breaking
ito a broad grin of pleasure. $50 Joe
didn't steal it aMer ALL"
mo-" the Squire reluctantly as
sented, she didn't, but you don't know
how soon he may. It was a mighty
narrer escape, l kin tell We, an you'd
better profit by my advice an send i'm
erway."
just then Joe came around the turn
in the lane, whistling cheerily, and in
a short time Hank and Amanda drove
off to market with the apples apd but
ter, while Joe went to work to sort un
another load. He worked away per-
fectly satisfied, little dreaming of the
terrible suspicion that had for a time
lived in the minds of the old couple,
nor did he know that the pair of new
boots with red tops they brought him
that night were a recompense for the
wrong they felt they had done him.
THOMAS P. MoNTFoRT.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
A PLuCkY MAIDEN.
Daring Feat Of q Beauty of the Californl
Foothills.

Daring Feat Of . Beauty of the California
Foothills.
Near Forest Ranch, in the mountains
above Chico, resides a young lady who
tor grit and pluck well take of our
hat to every time. The lady in question,
Miss Kate Lucas, resides ON a mount
ain ranch with her mother and
brothers. the latter being engaged in
furnishing the meat used by the large
lumber crews high up in the Sierras.
Miss Lucas is a tall, 1.-the and WE'LL
built girl. with red, rosy cheeks, jet
black hair, bright, flashing eyes, and
is the acknowledged belle OF that vicin.
ity. She is an intrepid horsewoman,
and rides fearlessly and alone over the
mountain slopes and through the ra-
vines. She scorns a saddle and at
times rides a fiery mustang without
either bride or blanket, simply using
o lariat, the end tied around her
horses head and neck. She is a cap
ital shot with the rife and has worsted
many of the crack shots there by her
unerring aim. She has been out with
her brothers hunting. and very rarely
fails to bag a deer or other wild ami
mails which SO abound in that section.
Sometimes the young miss assists In
capturing the wild cattle when thesyg
are required for the market, and then
the lariat is tWirled with o precision
that often puts the vaqueros to shame.
A few weeks ago, after a daring ride
after a particularly wild and fleet
footed steer, which showed fight from
the start. the young lady laughed
at the vaquero who seemed to be
afraid of the animal, and smilingly
challenged him to throw a rope over
the animals head and ride him. The
vaquerc declined with thanks. Miss
Lucas thnn displayed q piece Of cour-
age and daring worthy OF the ancient
Roman arena Springing from her
horse, she vent up to the bound and
believing beast, quickly and deity
tied a rope around his head and neck,
then told the vaquero to let him loose.
This he did reluctantly, and the en-
ragged steer was quickly ON it's feet
but equally al quick the fearless. lass
was on its back. Then commenced q
ride that is rarely witnessed. For half
an hour the wild chase and ride was
continued-over hill and dale, throug Oh
brush and canyon-when the steer
gave completely out and the triumph
ant girl led her captive to the house.
1t was q bold feat. and the daring rider
has made herself famous in that Sec
ton of the country.-Chico Enter
prise.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

ACCORDING to the last report OF the
Board of Emigration thpre has been a
considerable decrease Vof late in the
number of immigrants. During the six
months ended March !. / 1892 fewer
immigrants arrived at Castle Garden
than during the corresponding Tsouths
of the preceding year. This falling of
is due to various causes. The report
attributes it to the stringent rules es.
tablished by the board t o prevent PAU
per immigrants from landing here.
Many of this undesirable class have
been returned to Europe by Collector
Magone during the past year.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
MAX o'RELL'S IDEAS.


A&SS&c1 ana AWASSACAAh NHtk&GhNO~ W ~
Hight F~rsaahAa4AA , =.
Mr.. Blouet, as he goes in Paris, has
said some very true things and some
absurd things; all brightly, He has
proved himself an apt reporter, with g
terse style and considerable imagina-
ton. If he made fun Of the American
newspaper, he pays it the compliment
of adopting its style and manner.
Here are some of his crisp epigrams.
that give in a nutshell q good idea OF
the whole book:
Jonathan passes his life in admirar
zion of all that is American. He can
not get over it,
The American men are generally
thin. Their faces glow with intelli-
gence and energy, and in this mainly
consists their handsomeness.
Oh, those diamonds In America!
You see them wherever you go! Not
one woman in a hundred will see you
without a pair of them in her ears.
Boston ladies seem to be an excep-
ton to the general rule. They are a
great deal more English in style, es-
chew show and glitter and dia-
monds very sparingly, even in the
evening.
The American may be eccentric or
what you will, but he is never monot-
onous. = .
In good American houses the cook
ing Is excellent; you will not find bet
ter in London and Paris.
From the age of eighteen the Ameri-
can girl is allowed almost every lib
erty. She takes the others. She can
travel alone, and go to concerts and
even to the theaters unattended. by a
~chaperone.
That passion for rich marriages
which burns in the hearts of so many
young American women, often leads
them to disastrous results.
I am going to launch a rather dam
gerous assertion: 1t seems to me that
the American woman does not render q
man q ! undredth part of the alteration
he renders to her. II love could spring
rom gratitude Jonathan would be the
most beloved of men.
Every American with the least self
respect is Colonel or Judge.
/ did not know what lively reading
was until | saw an American news
paper.
An American newspaper is a con
glomeration of news. political. literary.
scientific and fashionable. of reports
OF trialseof amusing anecdotes, gossip
of all kinds, interviews, jokes, scandal,
the whole written in a style which
sometimes shocks the man Of taste,
but which often interests and always
muses..
must say that if you want to hear
America and every thing American
severely criticised, you have only to
go to Boston. There you will hear
Boston and England praised, and
America picked to pieces.
There is but one company Of actors
in America, and that is Mr. Augustin
Days excellent compaE.yp Of some
dians. ,
Ifgood companies are are in Ameri-
ca, good actors are numerous.
The Americans are Csristia1a-that
is to say, they attend church on Sum
days.
The priesthood is not q vocation, it
is a profession; no talent, no
An American will go and listen 70 the
minister Of a sect differing from his
own rather than sit and be bored by a
tiresome preacher belonging to his
own denomination.
The Union is a true and firm one. It
reposes on contentment. Each COM
munity governs itself, the Union, the
State, the country, the town; many re-
publics in one republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
GOLD VS.. LOVE,

Shake out the billowy silk,
Unfold the dainty lace,
Place buds upon the gold of her hair,
just over her fower-like face.
-tasten those gems on her arms,
And these in her shell-like ears,
Bus Feed not the mist DER her eyes ~. "
Which is gemming their blue with tears.
Trail the gauzy brida vail
Till 1t cov'rs her tear-wet eyes,
But forget her proud mouths CULVER
And her passion Of stifled signs.
For out Of the starlit past,
into the cleaning of now, .
From the dull rust Of by-gone years,
Comes a face and a broken VOW,
But love aud a handsome face
Are lust a dream of the past, q
White money and title and land
Gre the things that count-and that last.
Then bring forth the g~ray-haired groom,
So wrinkled and so old,
And forget that the fearful bride
Has bartered herself for gold.
Yes, bring forth the gray-haired groom,
And forget the sweet, dead past,
For money and title and land
Are the things that give one cast.
-Maley Bainbridge Crist, in Cincinnati En-
qpirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

OvEREsTIMATED HIS STRENGTH
think I must have overestimated INV
personal magnetism and popularity"
said q badly defeated Office seeker.
whatever induced You to think that
sou possessed those qualiicationsp" in
quired his unsympathetic wife. "Be-
cause" no replied sadly, my name ia
Robert, but everybody calls me Bob"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
-aua>yOE.
Suspected Of a Crime he Never
Committed.
Written Ter This Paper.1

~ 4Nt~ OA40 wv
tober a f~ternoor,
when old Farmer
Sylnms was poking
about his large
ba nyard getting
things in shape for
pple-gathering on
the morrow. The
old mar was not in
the best of humor,
for his hired man
had left that morn
ing without an
ho,1r's noticn and
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

Josephine" said a lady to her
servant, "you have cracked another
cup, ] see," Yes. madam. and luckily
It just makes out the dozen; it was the
only whole one left out OF the lot"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

CIV. LoGAN's widow is reported to
DO writing an article on the German
army. Its publication is awaited with
impatienee
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
H. j. FISHER.
G. D. STEWART,

Contractor, Carpenter and Builder,
VAIL contrsct for the erection of buildings
w of all Xxi. ds, furnishing all material IL
desired. Work done promptly and al reason.
able rates. Orders through the postofies
given prompt attention. and plans.
furnished. Having special facilities for Oh
tanning LUMBER AT REDUCED RATES, / will
give my patrons the benefit of the same.
sep}s7
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

Its smitten at first and its mite
later on; yet there is q hemp OF differ.
encs.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06
NEW SHAVING SALOON.

HA sbra,,s,,o reee mI Be enxs Shop, 1 am nov nov
prepared. wi l. increased facilities, to 70 s oasr.
the public in frst-ciuss style in my aSshHaying.
tiers hetwcen Brand and Moriarlty : ma ia tha
Hair Cutting, Shampooing: MIC. call
a. Il. R0OENULL1N
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-06

Female Institute
0pelousas, 81. Landry Parish, La. !

This Institution is undenominationaI. n,..,
based on sound, ennohling and deyeIonStaa
character. Honor and self-respect nromvaping
Methods of training and culture thoronsSo'
The curriculum prepares the pupil sns We W
versity or practical life. : Certilcates IN.
Diplomas conferred. Buildings comfop+sSnd
and commodious. Patronage solicited FHaee
further particulars apply to Hor
MRS. M. vi. HAYES, Princ,p.,-
Or z. W. LEWIS, First Assistant,
Feb.2tS :
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-20
A laxative Parrot in "a Car.

"Ah, there, baby!" screamed the
parrot mid behind paper which
Willie had placed over the cage.
The old maid looked startled, but n
grin appeared on the faces Of several
of the other passengers.
"Oh, mamma !" croaked the bird.
The old maid glared at eaGn passen-
ger, highly indignant.
Where did you get that hat, I'd like
to know 2" went on the ire pressible
bird.
The clerical passenger looEed up in
alarm and then felt his hat in hasty
confusion. Every one noted the action
and nipple of suppressed daughter
went over the car.
"Ah, there, whiskersl"
The clerical man leaped to Inns feet
and frowmed ,at n smooth-faced young
man near the front.
Il won't beinsulted. he cried.
Ding, ding; two more fares out of
the company's pockets.
The conductor flushed and FASTENED
into the ear from the back platform.
"Who said that? 2" he demanded.
Willie looked as demure as anangel.
Johnny, get your hair cut"
An old man with long hair made a
precipitate departure from the car.
At Broad street Willie lifted the pa
per, grabbed the cage, and got off the
car.
Then the passengers tumblaa.-
NORTH AaeTScd.
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should like to introduce the noun
tain girl into one of the fashionable
New York Riding Academies, writes a
tourist in Virginia. Her establishment
at the fuss and ceremony would be
equal TO that of the carefully equipped
riders if they could see "Sukey" catch
her horse in the field, slip bride on,
jump on its bare back and start up a
mountain trail. There was no thought
of riding habit or of saddle. The trail
was straight up the mountain side. and,
TO repeat the usual comparison, it APP
peared considerably sleeper than the
ordinary pitch of a roof. For myself,
i confess TO serious doubts regarding
the strength of my saddle girth, but
"Sukey," leaning easily forward on the
bare back of her horse, with one hand
resting on the withers, seemed to keep
her place without an effort. The noun
tain girl wastes no time in seeking hei
sphere. She finds it or makes it al
once. What the boys do the girl does
Rifle and saddle are her playthings
and riding half-broken colts is one o.
the innocent pastimes of her child
| hood.
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to bay the kangaroo jumps like fash
for hunters chest, and tries to crush
it in with his forefeet. Toprevent this
each man wears across his breast two
or three-inch thick mating. Armed
with spear, with club attachment
at the other end, they ride upon swift
horses into herd. With the agility
and equipoise of circus riders they
stand erect upon their horses and use
their spears and clubs. The kangaroo
is able to jump clear over horse. As
the game is bagged it is skinned, and
the skin is stretched OH the ground and
pegged down to prevent shrinkage.
The flesh furnishes meat for the camp.
Each man places his private mark up
on his booty, and when they have 100
skines apiece they return to civilization.
Kangaroo hunters make large profits,
some men being known to have made
$4,000 free of living expenses in a
single year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-20
What EVERYBODY SAYS

must be true. and the universal verdict OF
those who have used Hibbard's Rheumatic
Syrup and Strengthening Plasters is that
there is no doubt OF their curative quail
ties. T.. Larzelere, agent M. G. X. r., Al
bion. Mich, says me was cured OF Bright'5
disease by the use OF Hibbards Rheumatic
Syrup.
Mrs. N. +. Jones. Prairie City. Iowa,
saws: For three wears / have been afflicted
with infiammatory rheumatism and kidney
and liver troubles. have taken Hibbard' s
Rheumatic Syrup and applied their Plas-
tiers over my stomach and am entirely cured.
1t is the greatest remedy that have ever
used"
First ask your druggist: should he not
keep it, we will send on receipt Of price 81
per bottls or six for s..
RHEUMATIC SYRUP Co..
Jackson, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-20
S0uire Jefs' Dilemma.

Squire Jeffs, for many years a JUS
tice OF the Peace in a county of Maine,
was a wealthy but somewhat ignorant
farmer. One day, in the most press
ing season Of harvesting he was sum
moned to attend at the trial Of some
petty dispute between two of his neigh
bors. The evidence was long and
somewhat tedious, and the Squire had
mere than once exhibited symptoms of
impotence. AT length, when it was
finished, and the village lawyer had
risen and delivered preliminary " II M
or two he burst forth:
81 don't want none of your pleading
about it L know how it Is, Jest like a
book Besides, it's getting late, and /
want to go home and look after my men.
1 can decide it now as we'll as any
time"
On. being convinced that such a
course would not be according TO law,
he yielded reluctantly. The argument
did not tend to edify him much, for
when they were finished, he ex-
claimed:
"Theue-it's jest as knew it would
be! The thing was as clear as day
light before, and now you've gone and
mixed it up so, I'll be hanged if know
how to fix it,"
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Thought 1t Was n Brother.

Saws clergyman: Il had been
asked 10y one of our Outrcountry breth-
rem to take part in "a service at his
church. / was to preach the sermon,
and came prepared with one of my
most elegant ones. Just as L was
mounting the pulpit steps, however,
the pastor whispered i'm my ear: i
thought YOU ought to know that this is
n funeral service You may imagine
nv feelings. They must have been
something like DIR. Depew's when, at
the commencement exercises of West
ern college, he found himself expected,
on ten minutes notice, to deliver the
historical address. However, / had a
little time to collect my thoughts. 1t
was memorial service, not funeral,
and / must do the deceased Justice. /
started, and talked my best for quar-
ter e6 an hour: then | stepped down.
AS did so, the brother who had in
formed me of the nature of the service
approached me. He seemed somewhat
embarrassed, bmlt he shook my hand
warmly.
1T was good sermon, sir he
said.
Yes 1 replied for, to tell you the
truth. / thought 50 myself, considering
the circumstances.
1T was good sermon, he repeated,
rbut-but--'
well 2 / asked.
But ii wasn't brother that died ;
IL was a sister >"
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What She Said.

He was q San franciscan in the
played-out city of London. He came
from the West. where he had devel-
@ped that independence and self
reliance which, combined with good
looks and twenty dollar gold pieces,
make a man superior 20 all Europe.
He strolled with graceful dignity to a
gilded bar, over which presided a
divinity of superb physical form, but
still a woman, with that air which only
an English barmaid can possibly put
on-an air OF mingled coneeit, pride,
coquetry, and humility. She awaited
his opder. He was dressed In the lat
est fashion. He threw the lapel of his
coat back with proud gesture, and
fixing his fascinating eye on the bar
beauty, he said:
"Tell me, my pretty maid, what can
you suggest for man who ate Welsh
rabbit last night and does not feel well
this morning."
She did not smile: she did not APP
pear to be affected by the appearance
of his swelling chest or his wicked
eye; she simply said:
why didn't you heat two Welsh
rabbits, and let 'em chase beach
other ?"-Sdn Francisco Chronicle.
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Kangaroo skin.

Since 1859 Kangaroo skin has been
gradually coming into use in this coun-
try. When first introduced in tina;
wear tanners fought shy Of them and il
was some time before the good qualities
of the leather were ascertained. In
one establishment in Newark, n. j.,
5000 kangaroo skins are weekly tanned.
The animals are killed in Australia,
800 miles back from the coast, and
shipped here. The characteristic eli
mate of Australia and the pugnacity OF
the kangaroo make hunting the hides
dangerous. Winter starts in May and
ends in December in that country.
The rest of the year the heat is intense,
the thermometer reaching 40 degrees.
Eight men hunt together for kangaroos.
They are called a set When brought
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-20
PARLoR ELEcrR1cITY. A We

PARLoR ELEcTRIcITY. A very
simple apparatus for obtaining an
electric spark is made by German
physicist. Round the center of n com
mon lamp chimney is pasted strip of
tinfoil, and another strip pasted from
one end of the chimney TO within q
orarter of an inch of this ring, Then a
piece of silk is wrapped around brush,
and the interior of the chimney is rub
bed briskly. In the dark bright cleo
trio spark may be seen TO pass from
one piece of tin-foil to the other each
time the brush is withdrawn from tha
chimney. Many other experiments
can be tried with this apparatus.
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AnCuish EnSnenlSahIe

Is endured by the victims OF inflanmatory rheu-
matism, and any form OF the disease may reach
that agonizing phase or attack the heart and
cause death UnhGppily they who feel its pre-
Iiminary twinges seldom realize this. Like
other possibly dangerous maladies, rheumatism
is often disregaTded at the outset. Well will it
lie for him IL this brief notice shall serve as Il
warning OF future peril pain to a reader
troubled with incipient rheumatism. The
proper sequel will be an instantaneous resort
TO the rreat preventive depurent Hostetter's
stomach BitteTs, whose brevet OF professional
recommendation popular experience has con-
frmed. There is no finer or more genial anti
.lote 20 the virus OF rheumatism III the system.
Botanic in It's origin, il is free from the objec-
tious attaching 10 depurent poisons liable to be
taken in more than the infnitesimal dose.
The Bitlers conquers malaria, indigestion, liver
and kidney troubles