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The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
An Indian Burial Place.

About ten days ago, writes L. O.. 10
miller to the Washington Star, I viiited
the Indian graves near Romney, West
Va. It seems that ashes played an I'M
portant part in the burial ceremony, as !
found from half a peck to five bushels OF
ashes in each grave. The method OF
burial 30 far as I can judge from careful
examination was as follows: They dug
or scooped out a hole from one to five
feet deep by two feet wide and three feet
long in the hard stiff clay which under
lies a covering of two feet of soft sandy
loan. These holes were filed with ashes
and cinders among which were parts Of
the skull, and horns Of deer and bones of
other animals, though they showed no
signs of being burned or charred. On
ton of these ashes the body was placed
and then covered with the sandy loan.
At the bottom of one of these graves
wefound a pot made of clay, about TWEEN
ty.two inches in diameter by nine inches
deep, the sides of which were of elabor-
ate ornamentation, the principal being a
carved face about every six inches around
the top. In the pot was the upper shell
of a turtle, Jaw bone of a squirrel and
several clam shells-evidences Of food
placed in the grave for use on the jour-
ney to the ''happy hunting grounds"
The pottery consisted of three kinds
yellow, brown and black. The first was
for common use with but little ornamen-
tation; the second was ornamented to
some extent, but the last was the Royal
Worcester of Indian art production, and
was, without doubt, placed in the graves
of those only who were greatly distin-
guished.
Among the articles found was a knife
made of copper roughly beaten out. The
blade was five inches long by one and q
quarter inches broad, and its dull, sand.
stone sharpened edge must have required
strong muscular exertion on the part OF
the operator to remove the scalp of his
dead enemy.
The graves are scattered over a space
of about ten acres, and are on what is
called the Island farm, which consists Of
about ninety acres. The owner thinks
the entire island was a burying ground.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
A Pet ~BIaeksnake.

Sam Cooper, the noted horse trainer
in charge Of the fair ground stables at
~Lswrenceburg, is the possessor of a pet
blacksnake of size. The reptile
Is very fond of it's master, and will re-
spond to his whistle and crawl from his
cage whenever he desires. Not obeying
him as readily as he expected recently,
Sam opened the inner apartment of the
cage to ascertain why his pet would not
come forth, and was astonished to find
the snake coiled over o nsst of eggs she
had laid. Since the discovery the num-
Der Of eggs has been increased, and the
reptile now squirms e ten. A crowd
Of persons surrounded the cage the other
day to see the unusual sigh, but the
snake 0 grew furious, and even her
master thought best to keep out of reach,
as she showed fierce anger at any attempt
to disturb the eggs.-Phaddephia IN
Jgsigeq.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
Al Fly Catching Rodent

Almost any evening people passing the
wallpaper store Of Henry Lehman, at
aB08 Douglass street, may witness the
singular and interesting actions of a
medium-sized and cunning-looking rat.
The animal makes its appearances after the
store Is closed for the day, or soon after
8 o'clock, and its fayorite resort is on
the ledge inside Of the large plate-glass
window. II engages largely In the pur-
suit and capture of the flies that buzs
about and alight upon the window glass
within reach Of its active little front fees
and its hungry mouth. It is remarkable
70 see how rapidly the little creature can
capture flies. 1t degours a fly with a
few quick crlnches and d gulp, and then
races sway to get another one. The rat
Win sometimes spring clear off all four
feet and swipe j fy from the window to
HE ledge below, where it pounces upon
IL 10 quick IS 1 flash, and seldom let's a
victirn escape. The animal continues
shis pursuit until darkness comes Oh Or
nnt1 some one scares it away from its
zavoEite feeding grounds. This makes
The third summer that this rat has fol-
bowed ag-catchingin the window Of that
eons. Two years ago i of the clerks
caught if and put i brand on II, which
y SIN quite plainly visible.-0nsaha Re-
publican.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
DROUGHT.

From week to week there came no RAIN
The very birds took flight,
The river shrank within its bed,
The borders of the world grew red
With woods that famed by night.
No rest beneath the fearful sun,
No shelter brought the moon;
Lean cattle on the reeded fen
Searched every hole for drink, and men
Dropped dead beneath the noon.
And ever as each sun went down
Beyond the reeling plain,
Into the mocking sky uprist,
Like phantoms from the burning west,
Dim clouds that brought no rain.
Each root andleaf and living thing
Fell sickNer day by day,
| And 7, that still must live and see
The agony of plant and tree,
Grew weary even as they.
But oh, at last, the JOY, the change;
With sudden sigh and start
I woke about the middle night,
And thought that something strange and
bright
Had burst upon my heart.
With surging of great winds, a luu
And hush upon the plain,
A hollow murmer far aloof, .
And then a roar upon the roof,
Down a the rushing rain.
"A. LanlpnIan, in ScribneTs.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
Ancient Inks.

According to the Roman naturalist,
P'liny, and other authors, the basis Of the
ink used by ancient writers was formed
Of lampblack. or the black taken from
burnt ivory and SCOT from furnaces and
baths. Some have also supposed that the
black liquor which the cuttle-fsh yields
was frequently employed. One thing is
certain, that whatever were the compon-
ent ingredients, from the blackness and
solidity in the most ancient manuscripts,
from an inkstand found at Herculaneum,
in which the ink appears as thick as oil,
and from chemical analysis, the ink of
antiquity was much more Opaque, as well
as encaustic, than that which is used in
modern times.
Inks of different colors were much in
vogue. Red, purple, blue and gold and
silver inks were the principal varieties.
The red was made from vermilion, CHINA
bar and carmine; the purple from the
murex, one kind of which, called the
purple encaustic, was appropriated to the
exclusive use of the Emperors.
Golden ink was much more popular
among the Greeks than among the r.
mans. During the middle or dark ages
"a
the manufacture both of it and of silver
ink was an extensive and lucrative branch
Of trade, and the illuminated manu-
scripts which remain are q striking
proof of b ehigh degree of perfection to
which the art was carried. The making
Of the inks themselves was q distinct bus
mess; and another connected with
It owed its origin, was that of inscrib-
ing the titles, capitals, as well as EN-
phatic words, in coIored and gold ard
silver inks.-Mal and Ezpreaa.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
A New Way to Catch Cod.

J An interesting innovation in the method
Of catching cod has just been made by
the French fishermen, coasting off New
foundland. They catch large periwinkles,
remove their shells, and use the creatures
Tor bait. The cod, it is said, have bitten
eagerly at the new bait, and the owners
of the French vessels have caught fish SO
fast that they were able to sail for France
In the first week of July, instead of Oc-
tober, as usual. In England the whelk
has long been used for the same purpose.
Rochester Democrat Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
uiohtnina MeIts a Girls Hat Rim.

J.. G. Abernathy, who resides several
miles east of Dennison, Texas, had a
thrilling experience at his house on q re-
cent night during a severe storm. "There
are three cedar trees growing in the front
ward near the house," he says. "The
largest of the three was struck by light
ming, when a ball Of fire seemed to dance
before the window. The lightning went
from the top of the roof and ripped up
the shingles. It then descended to the
ceiling in the front room and tore the
clock into pieces. Standing near the
clock was a sewing machine. The light
ming melted the large wheel, and after
this performance it melted the metallic
rim which encircled a girls hat. The
fluid then went through the floor, burn
ing a large hole. Mrs. Sheriff., who was
sitting in another room, was Frustrated
by the Shock
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19

"Hush!" she said. "Go quickly. The
express is most here"
And I obeyed. And as IRAN Itrembled
at the thought of her peril. Itrembled
so that the lantern shook, but I ran on.
4
JOSIE ENDS THE STORY.
This was as far as Sam could write,
poor boy. He always shoulders when he
speaks of that night. Butt was nothing
after all SO terrible. I got the other
lantern in great haste, not from any neigh
Dor, for there was no time, but out from
behind the box in the corner. Luckily
I remembered in time. Then b ran
fast as Iscould, but feeling pretty shaky
as I crossed the bridge Oh the trestles and
heard the water far below. Sam turns
pale when I mention the bridge.
On and on I ran in the darkness with
my little lantern swinging until I heard a
low humming of the rails begin-and saw
a distant light grow bright.
"Heaven give me strength" I prayed,
and stood there waving my lantern
wildly. The light came nearer. I kept
on swinging my lantern. I stepped from
the track, but kept on signaling. Thank
heaven the light came more slowly, the
special was stopping gradually-when at
nv ear l heard voices of suppressed rage.
With a terrible oath some u seized me
and flung me with furious force Vi On the
ground.
Then l knew no more. But it was all
right; the special picked me up and came
along slowly with men out ahead.
And Sam, dear boy, had met the ex-
press, so all was well.
The people on the special made me a
nice little present, though I'm sure l
didn't want them to. Indeed, they made
a great fuss over me.
1 had run so far l suppose they knew it
must have been ~exhausting. The scamps
who laid the plot made off, but after
ward were caught.
And Sam-Oh, well-Sam is my hus-
band now.-NeU York Mercury.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19

In four years Europe will be connected
by steam with the very heart of TIE
Dark Continent. Perhaps American
steamers will also be running to the
seward terminus of the Congo Free
State Railroad.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
TOWN DRoPERTY EoR GALE
1OWNT RoPERTY = OR 0ALI

A CENTRALLY 10 ated and desirable
business stand on Main street, Opelousas,
consisting of building suitable for residence
and small store, being the property next to
the postofliee. This property will be sold
very cheap for cash, or half cash and balance
On terms to suit purchaser. Apply to Mrs.
Edmund G. Dupre.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
C. D. STEWART,

CONTRACTOR, CARPENTER AND P;JrLDER
viii contract for the erection. Of buildings
Of all kinds, furnishing ailmsRrial if desired.
Work done promptly and aA">asanab!e rates
Orders through the nossoiice given prompt
attention. Estimates and plans furnished.
Having special facilities for obtaining E6sEs
FER At REDUCED RATES, I will give my
patrons the benefit Of the same.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and refurnishld
Il throughout, my Barber Shop, / am
now prepared, with increased facilities, to
serve the public In frst-class style in my
new quarters between Brand and Moriarity's.
Shaving, Hoir Cutting, S~hainpooing, &C.,
lone in the highest style of the art. Give
eae a call. i. A BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA.

This Institution is undenominational, prac-
heal and progressive. Discipline firm and
based on sound principles ennobling and de-
veloping character. Honor and self respect
promoted. Methods of training and culture
thorough. Toe curriculum prepares the
pupil for University or practical life. Ger
tiflcate7 and Diplomas conf rred. Buildings
contfortable and CONN odious. Patronage
solicited. For further particulars apply to
MRS. NJ. Nj. HAYES, Principal.
Or REV. F.. w. LEWIS; First Assistant
Feb 3-tf
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
A Typical Tragedy.

I said unto my love II day,
Lets trip a-down this winding way"
The way. SSSSSS
The sylvan gladawas sweet and cool;
We found a lovely little pool.
The pool. G
I said: Lets fish from there outbring;
Here are some pieces short, Of string.n
The string. ----
We knotted knots into that Irvine
Until we had a fishing line.
The line, -s-n-n-
But soon with fear m"aaEe did bawl;
- Resaeha - aiR6 il -
And then the rain it downwafU4&hed,
And speedy lightning zig-zag 1asheoA
The lightning. N$NZ$
Upon the little pool did float
A very fragile little boat.
The boat. o
Quite wild, she iunped-the boat did feel
Her weight, and wriggled like an eel.
The eel. co
My lovely one did get more wet
Than from the skies-for it upset.
The boat. ~
When from the pool I pulled my fair,
Her locks, once curled, were s~traightest hair
Her hair. HRHh
And she no more viii walk with me
By pool or river, lake or sea.
The sea. G
-Aristine anderson. IN Jud0e.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
ST. maRY'S ACADEMY,

OpVIOW S6Nss' Ada
The course of instrrc' ionin this institution
embraces English 81, French, Latin, Greek,
Arithmetic: Algebra, Geometry, Book-keep-
ing, Natural Science. History, Geography,
Pen1nanship, and great care is bestowed on
Christian instruction.
~TERMs-Board and tuition, per month, $1h
Day scholars, per moath, 81. S. or 81, accord
Ing to class. Cla sses are resumed on We'd
nesday, September Is, 1889.
REV. j. +. RAYMOND.
l. HENRVG. LEWIS,
!. ~ r=sef~tSSa JOHN j, WILLOh
The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19

Queen Victoria has accumulated a for
tune of $40, 600, 900.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
He VIII Do the Typewriting.

O the typewriter girl, 0 the Typewriter
girl, with her debonair smile, and her hair
all in curl: and her fingers trip-tripping all
Ger The machioe-the slenderest fingers
that ever were seen-while my heart, like
the alphabet, jumps up and down, depend
ing, OF course, on her smile or her frown.
And gaze on the maiden SO fresh and so
pretty, and say to myself tits really q pity
that she should be sitting there humping
for money, when am just dying to call
her my honey. Then l slowly draw up
near the maiden so fair, and trenbiingly
gaze on her shimmering hair Then, never
once thinking it may be misplaced, l put
my arm suddenly right round her waist,
and beg her to be my typewriter through
life-implore her to be my own dear little
wife She bushes and struggles and ceases
her letter, aud says. very s:ernly, You
ought to know betterp' But stoutly hold
her, the dear little miss, and double my
guilt by the theft of kiss, and implore
her again to be my dear wife-to be my
typewriter the rest of her life. And then,
with smile her whole couutenance light
ing. she says, 'tIll be your wife, but you'll
do the typewriting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
Ex-Speaker in Congress.

The next House will contain three Ex-
Speakers-Messrs Na'haniel p Banks, Of
Massachusetts, SamuelJ. Randall. of Penn
sylvania. and John G. Carlisle, of keu-
lucky, not counting Sunset Cox. who was
elected SPEAKER pro TEN, Il; the first ses-
sion of ;he44th Congress during The illness
of Speaker Kerr. The other surviving
Ex-Speakers are: Robert {. Winthrop, Of
Massachusetts, goth Congress; Galusha a.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, 37th Congress:
James G. Blaine, of Maine, llst, 42d and
j.; i. Congresses, and J. Warren kcifc,,
ii Gaic, t1sth Congress. II will thus b.
seen that surviving Ex Speakers are more
plentiful that surviving ES Presidents,
only Rutherford g. Hayes being left, the
de facto il not u!a dejuIe possessor Of that
honor The single survival finds counter
part in tie c,.se of Vice Presidents, since
Hanni}rll Hamlin is the only living Ex-
Vice President, and in his case the latest
news is that he is bright aud chipper and
can cut pigeon wing as deity as ever, al
though in his SOth year, Ex-Speaker GA
lusha A. Grow was in the city few days
since, looking well and hearty at the age
of 66. He was 37years Of age when chosen
Speaker and Gen Banks was 40.-kansas
City Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
A Drunken Row.

SANTUc, Union County, Dec 26.-Yes-
terday a difficulty occurred between two
negroes, Blant Jeter and Ike billiard, 10
which Ike was struck on the back Of the
herd with a large rock and stunned for
awhile. 1t was thought for some time that
he would never return to life. Both men
were under the influence of whisky, but
Ike pretended to be much drunker than he
really was, and fully deserved the blame.
Almost every negro that came to this
little town got drunk, both male aud te-
male, aud indulged very freely in swearing
ana using vulgar and profane Language.
The women were shade worse than the
tncl.-Charleston World special.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
HOW TO COOK WATER.
The Secrets of Hard and Soft Water and
Their Aid to Cooking.


''Water is one of the secrets OF cooking"
sententiouSly said a well-hnown chef up
town to a reporter.
81 suppose YOU mean that all food III its
raw state should be washed!"
''Nothing Of the kind replied the art
ist. "A fc'' COOKS understand the many
effects produced by hard and soft water in
cooking vegetables and meat. If peas and
beans, for Instance, are cooked IN hard
water, containing lime and gypsum, they
will not boil tender, because these sub
stances have tendenc.t: to harden vege-
table caseine Now. many vegetables, as
onions, boil nearly taSteless in soft water,
because all the flavor is boiled ont. The
addition Of salt often checks this, as in the
case OF onions. causing the vegetables to
retain their peculiar favoring principles,
besides such nutritious matter as might
be lost in the soft water Some OF the
finest dishes in the world are ruined by
the use Of hard water when soft is re-
ouired. II is u science that can best be
learned by actual experience in the capacity
of assistant chef 1t requires long ap-
premiership and 4 natural aptitude to be-
come great cook and to understand water.
Now to extract the juice Of meat to make q
q broth or soup. soft water, unsalted and
cold at first, is the best, for it much more
readily penetrates the tissue. But for boil
ing, where the juices should be retained,
hard water or soft water salted is prefera-
BILE, and the meat should be put in while the
water is boiling, so as to close up the pores
at once. l have two assistants, and once a
week I lecture them on the proper use OF
hard and soft water in cooking certain
dishes. In answer to your facetious ques-
ton above l viii state that not only raw
food should be clean, but that water goes a
long way in keeping frst-class cuisine in a
healthy sanitary condition."-N. 7. &atl
end Express.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
WESTERN GROWTH.
Some Lively Towns in What Was Once the
Great american Desert.

Some Lively Towns in What Was Once the
Great .imerican Desert.
There are so many of these in the desert
that it is almost pity to single out a few
for mention; bat out Of many of perhaps
equal merit let US glance az Hastings, Neb.,
town fifteen years old, with a population
of fifteen thousand intelligent, enterprising
and prosperous people, possessed OF all OF
the conveniencos Of city life, such as gas
and electric light, water-worhs, street cars
and free mail delivery; its streets lined
with blocks Of handsome brick structures;
a center of heavy financial and industrial
interests; it's homes representing all that ls
modern and progressive in. architecture.
How surprised one would be, who has not
seen this country for Eve years, at the
towns numbered by the score in Dakota,
Kansas and Nebraska which rival in every
respect the most. prospe rous towns IN
New York and New England! Among
the younger cities there is Mitchell,
D. r, less than seven years old
-four thousand inhabitants), containing
aeveral churches, fine schools, refined socI-
ety, substantial banks, large packing inter-
ests-enough, in a word, to make lie pleas
1t socially and prosperous financially. Or
look ct McCook, Neb., one OF the newest ana
farthest west Of all desert towns-an infant
of five years, for there was nothing but
sod house five years ago where the town OF
three thousand people is now; nearly five
hundred miles west OF the Missouri river, IN
the midst of fertile farming country, pos
sessing every thing necessary in the line OF
churches, schools and social advantages to
make any one content with a haoitation in
the desert, and whose founders had conf
dence enough in its future to supply it with
a system of wacer-works equal in extent to
that OF Lincoln.
These are merely types; there are dozens
of such towns, not of the mushroom order
of mining towns or centers Of speculative
activity. They are the. legitimate product
of rich agricultural region, and are in no
sense ephemeral They are here to stay
and in looking at them, and considering
what they represent, the conviction forces
itself irresistably on one that the best advice
ever offered to young American was con-
tained in the wordS-which have been ban.
died about in many a joke, but are as full OF
wisdom to-day as when Horace Greeley
urtored thenl-"Go West. young mango
4s,sr.-7-,,'n-. ~ Naipe.'x Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
Don't.
(Erom the Columbia Record.>

Don't throw scraps of meat away.
Don't let dried fruits become wormy.
Don't leave soap to dissolve in water.
Don't leave potatoes to sour and spoil.
Don't scrape kettles with silver spoons.
Don't fail to hang up brooms and mops.
Don't leave gas burning when not In use
Don't scrub kitchen floors with new
brooms.
Don't spill sugar, rice, ETC.. in the ham
ding.
Don't leave apples to decay for want OF
sorting.
Don't leave vinegar and sauces Standing
in tin:
Don't leave the tea canister and sugar
box open.
Don't leave wooden ware unscalded, 80
that it will warp and crack.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02
To Put Out Fire.

Whether lamp explodes or IS over.
turned, the only rational attempt to ex.in-
guish the fire is by smoIhering. Water
only spreads the oil, and thus increases the
evil. Last winter, says a correspondent OF
the Albany Cullivator, my sister knocked
q large lamp nearly full Of oil off the table.
In a moment the blaze reached the ceiling.
Fortunately large, heavy rug was near
at hand, which l threw over the oil, and
this and my broad feet soon had the fire
smothered out The only damage was a
hole in the carpet. scorched secretary
and ulackened ceiling; but it was close
call.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02

censes to sell spirituous liquors, ale,
malt and wine in the County OF Cole
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-02

a high old time-The clock in the stee-