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The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
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but finally kept on in a straight line, and
in an instant Baaser was alongside. He
had to make a wide reach this time and
there was a foot Of daylight between his
BODY and Biddy's side when he clutched
doggy by the ears and nape of the neck
and swung him into the saddle.
The next exhibition was of the horses
intelligence Id keeping a taut rope on .
steer that turned ugly and pursued the
horse and his rider. The bracing was
perfect and the manipulation of the rops
In keeping the steers head turned to.
ward the rest Of the herd In spite OF her
plunging excited much admiration fol
Biddy. a similar exhibition was given
OF towing a sulky steer that refused te
be driven or prodded in the right direc-
ton.
Baaser confessed that he had never
been III an Indian country, and had NOT
ANsexpeTience inhghting on the run but
he was familiar with the tricks Of some
of the boys who had, and illustrated
them. The cofnGaaest piece of work il
this line is shooting aader the horses
neck while lying e1tende4 h such
manner as TO have the body almost en-.
tirely protected from bullets of an en-
envy ID front or on the side. Eithel
rife or pistol can be effectively handled
by a clever rider IN this manner, Pick,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
Taking an Esauimau Pilot.

The Esquimau pilot is of his boat no
i thing apart. So closely is he ldent-
Jed with it when on duty that his caiak
become really q part of himself, or rather
IF his outer garment, to which 1t Is at
tached. After M Esquimau has placed
his caiak in the watss and has seated
himself, therein (aa operations Blythe
way. which many Europeans have tried
and failed to ~aceonplish), he securely
~fastens the edge of his capadek ian outer
yarment) to the wooden ring which
forms the periphery of the cockpit, thus
making a perfect seal, and preventing
the swapping of the boat by heavy seas.
The boats used by the Esquln1aua arg
about seventeen feet in length and two
feet in width. They have no keel, being
half an octagon in shape. The prows
are fitted with whalebone to protect from
floating ice. The paddles used are made
Of drift-wood, and are sometimes orr,a'
mented with bone tops. Without AIS
paddles the Esquimau in his caiak is
helpless. Notwithstanding an almost
constant life upon the water, but few OF
them can swim. The rapidity with
which an Esauimau will propel his boat
through the water is almost incredible, it
being not unusual for them to attain q
| speed of ten miles an hour. frequently,
when at full speed, they will for a small
| consideration, make with their poats
three complete revolutions IN the water,
and continue their course without per-
| ceptibly decreasing their momentum. At
the firing of a gun from d ship requiring
! a pilot, they may be seen padding TO-
ward the vessel, always in pairs or
| threes. When the vessel is drought
to-" the pilot selected paddles to the lee
ward, at a. point between the fore and
! main mast. Two sailors then take the
blight of a rope; this is lowered into the
water, and the pilot propels his caiak
over the submerged loop. Another loop
is lowered over the stern, and a third, or
| steadying rope, is lowered to the pilot.
The boat is then hoisted to the rail Of the
vessel, where the pilot is stripped of his
| caiak, and is ready to assume his duties.
! The Esauimau is formidable only above
his foins. The cramped position he oc-
cupies in his boat makes him bow-legged,
and when attacked below the waist, he
is easily placed hors de combat. He is
remarkably superstitious, but among his
fellows has a reputation for honesty.
which unfortunately resembles that char
ity which begins at but extends no
further than home.-Harpsr's Weektv.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

The Chicago POss Is firmly Of the
opinion that ssthere IS agood deal of the
NATURAL savage still remaining in the civ
ilized man because word comes from
Lberia Of d white missionary who con.
cluded that he would rather initiate the
savages he had been sent to convert than
VI Christianize them. He has accord.
ingly abandoned the ways Of civilized
life, and ii living with the natives in
their Wild state. His fellow missionaries
ars profoundly astOnished, but c@iviIiza.
zion has many igksome restraints, and !
savage life may have many substantial
advantages
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
Exercise for the Lungs,

Az the present era, when physical
culture ID a part OF the curriculum Of our
most intellectual schools, and is so
generally regarded as o necessary element
toward supplying and maintaining the
sound body for the sound mind, it is
worth while to consider q recent state
ment of eminent physicians that the
nero exercise of singing is a great help
toward the prevention, cure or alienation
of lung diseases. In the incipient state
OF such diseases it is even said to be a
powerful aid to q cure. It is, indeed,
somewhat curious that the medical fra
ternity have not exploited the theory of
lung exercise by singing more fully here
tofore than they are now doing, for the
seton Of ealfsshenics in strengthening
muscular tissues has for years been q
universal practice, although, as 8 matter
of fact, the mere physical exercise OF
singing brings into play an extraordinary
number of muscles that can hardly be
suspected Of action in connection with
the throat expansion. 1t was disclosed
BY statistics in Italy some years ago, ac-
cording to the New York Tribune, that
vocal artists were usually long lived and
healthy, and that brass instrument
players, who bring their lungs and chest
into unusual activity, have not had q
consumptive victim among them. Nc
matter how thin or weak the voice.
children or young people should be en-
couraged to indulge In song. There car
be no happier medicine, and il hearers
sometimes suffer, they should be en-
couraged and strengthened to bear the
infection In view OF the good It MAY
occasion
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
Starting an Alligator Ranch.

1t is reported that certain parties have
purchased from B. Genouar, Esq. ten
acres of land q short distance north of
the city limits which will be inclosed by
q barbed wire fence and stocked with al
ligators. A stock company will be
formed and a large building erected fol-
the manufacture of satehels, pocketbooks,
boots and shoes and other articles for
which the hide Of the alligator can be uti-
lied. Tanned hides will also be shipped
to manufacturers. The capital stock
is all subscribed and an important indus
try is promised. Any one having alliga.
tors can address r. @. box 035.-8
Augustine (Fla.) Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
A Statue of Columbus.

The Italians of New York city have
raised over $4,000 for a statue Of Column
bus and are to hold n fair for the fund in
the fall. tt Is expected that their COM
patriots throughout the country will con
tribute about $40, 900. The design fol
the monument includes a pedestal Of
Italian granite fifteen feet squire, .
column of Carrara marble four feet in
diameter, and . bronze statue OF Colum-
bus III the uniform of an Admiral with
his right hand extended. Bronzes on tbs
base will represent Italian genii lowering
about a globe and Columbia pointing up
at the navigator. The sculptor is Gaetano
Russo, Of Rome. The monument will b
erected, probably at the Battery j n1S92
-Pe0yuse.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
WHIPPING an Elephant.

An illustration of an elephants vio-
lence and contrition is given BY General
George Bell, in his Rough Notes Of m
Old Sailor written while ne was serv-
ing IN India.
While the party was in camp q mahout
went with his elephant to cut forage.
The mahout punished the elephant for
digobedience by a blow on the shins,
which so enraged the elephant that he
seized the mar with his trunk, dashed
him to the ground, and trampled him to
death.
No sooner had he killed his keeper
than he repented, roared, and bolted for
the Jungle to hide himself. Six other
elephants. guided BY their mahouts, fol-
lowed him. On being driven into q cor
ner, he surrendered, and was led into
camp a prisoner, and chains were placed
On his legs. Then came his punishment.
An elephant was plSsed on either side,
each holding a heavy iron chain. As
the dead body of the mahout was laid on
the grass before him, the elephant roared
loudly, being perfectly aware Of what he
had done.
Is mahout ordered thetwo elephants
to Punish the murderer. Lifting the tyr
heavy chains high in the air With theil
trunks, they whipped him with these
iron whips until be made the camp echf
with his roars of pain. He was fhel
picketed by himself and an iron chair
attached to his hind leg, which b
dragged after him on the march,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

Bismarck declares that in Germany
ssthere are ten times as many educated
for the higher walks as there are places
Ia fll.s Yet in the United States, com
ments Chatter, trained men are always in
demand. The heads Of two of our lar
gest commercial colleges, where young
men are qualified for q business career,
told me recently TINT all Of their gra-
duates find immediate employment at
good pay for beginners. One Of them
complained that he had four applications
from business firms for bookkeepers,
which he could not supply.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
Drinking Blood for Medicine.

Blood drinking Is rather m unsavory
medication. Every morning, however,
fashionable ladies suffering from annmia
20 to the Monumental slaughter-house
Of La ViIlette, in Paris, just as il ii was
4 drinking o at AK OF Vichy. They
fhcrc drink bullock's blood Mt thirty cen
times (six sous) q glass, and observers
say that the blood cure IS often efica-
eious. Raspail, the real precursor of
Pasteur, noticed that the butchers and
I the wcrnen bookkeepers in the
butchers shops are singnlarly healthy,
and that their blood is, as a rule, purer
than that Of people plying other trades.
Mile. Rosita Mauri, the famous opera
danseuse, once sprained her foot upon
the stage. The doctor ordered her to
90 to La Yillettc every morning early
and to bathe it Ia hot builock's blood.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
REscUINa a coMRADE.

the not over luxurious cattle cars pro-
vided by the railroads. California soil
has become too valuable to grow beef on
of late years, and Arizona, Texas and
the few remaining Territories now fur
nish its standard meat. From the foot
of Second street, where the live steers
lane, they are taken in hand by the cen
taurs in the employ of the wholesale
butchers and driven to the big feed cor-
rails on the hills just west Of the road ia
UueIe Toms cabin. Here they are baited
and rested and cooled off for a few days
before going to execution, dissection,
the oven, pot or broiler, and the table.
From the corrals to the slaughter houses
the distance is a couple of miles, mainly
through the main business artery OF South
San Francisco, which said artery is much
broken By vacant lots that allow frisky
steers to escape to the surrounding hills.
The boys who conduct the transpor.
tation are nearly all Americans, says q
writer in the San Francisco Examiner,
and their pride in their horsemanshir
prompts many an antic and daring feat
to delight the audience that daily as
| sembIes to witness the bovines' funeral
, march to the shanbles. Without money
and without price the on lockers witness
feats Of riding that would make splendid
extras on Buffalo Bills programme. Some
of their daredevil gallops 9 the
| broken hills in chase of a stray bullock
are exciting ID the extreme, beside af-
fording opportunity for feats with the
RATA and a display of hurting powers on
the part of the horses. When the drove
is orderly the boys lose their hats, and
pick them up fromthe saddle while theil
| horses are on the run, and resort to score.
of other tricks that tend to show theil
cleverness. The dark-hued native Cali
fornian no longer shines pre-eminent il
cattle handling, throwing the lasso ant
riding the trustworthy mustaDg; youns
| California. the son Of the 49-er, ha
learned his business and beats him at hi
/ own game. The commonly accepte.
reason for this is the preponderance D
nerve, GOODNESS, strength and daredevil
reeklessness in the American stock, am
certain it is that the past fifteen years ha
seen the Mexican and Spaniard displace'
By the SONS Of the present holders of tn
country.
An Egaminer reporter and q Gamers
snapshot expert toured South San Fran
cisco yesterday and viewed ON Of th,
wark 81 the more notable of the south
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

Farmer Morgan, Of Kansas, when he
heard the Ashley mine disaster in
Pennsylvania, where t~wenty-eight min
ers lost their lives, wrote to the relief
committee offering to marry any one of
tie widows. providing she did not have
more than three children, the COMMITTEES
to make the selection for him. He said
he was d bachelor Of good habits, with .
pretty farm that was paid for. Tho com
nittee laid the proposition before the
widows, and It wa found that nine o.
them were willing to become Mrs Nor.
gan, whereupon their photographs were
forwarded to the Kansas philanthropist
and be chose for himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

end vaqueros. Billy Roche, Frank
Ranlett, Billy Smith, the quartet Of Day
Brothers ~ Bloke'' Harney, George Jinks,
Grant Pyle, Frank Pate, Tom 0'Day,
Jack Lillard and q hundred other experts
were out, but all were foo busy with
their everyday duties to stop to talk or
illustrate their tricks of rope and Saddle.
Fred Baaser, q smooth faced lad, who
was born here q score of years ago and
has been In The saddle ever since, had
an of day, however, and consented 70
show Of d little for the benefit of the
Erumsnsr's commissioners. He had just
completed the education Of q handsome
three -year-old FLY with teaching her to
stand and keep a RATA taut while be
dismountsd and removed the rope from
the horns Of an imaginary steer.
TT is handy to know how to get on .
horse quick he began, when the ca
mera was in focus. Most Of the boys
do It this way His left hand touched
the pomnel and The bride reins at Che
same time the right reached for the can.
tel. Biddy, the FLY, started forward,
and with her first jump Baaser made :
spring resembling the fight of q bird.
He landed with bis right leg we'll across
the saddle, and BY the time Biddy had
gathered herself for the second jump the
rider was in his seat, both feet in tbs
gtirrups and prepared To rope d cow, stop
d nsv Or head OIL an unrtlly steer.
Some Of the boys jump Gu from be-
ZE- - - aHHMLE-ALIAZ7T
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

The art Of lying y not making any
encouraging advancement, is the verdict
Of the Chicago Hsraa. Somebody In
vents i flying machine NOW and then
bat II always proves to be . failure.
Perhaps che nearest approach to success
has been attained b. . German II Pbila-
dslphia, ths home q Keely, the motor
nan. he WEIGHS 16o pounds and can
raise himself into the air with tbs aid of
! counter weight Of EIGHTY pouaas. Yet
this Al ~ III that only ATTY pcr cent. ri
hin y able to ~, aud TINT Is only half
anough fcr successful lying e this Is
tho best That can be done the birds 81
the air aFs never likely N hare any
human ~iusItators.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

,fhe decrease in Colorado, Wyoming
and Texas commenced four years ago,
but since then has been great. In 1888
Texas had two millions more bovine
numbers than it has to-day, and Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and New Mexico bad
four years ago about one million more
than they have nov. In Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa and tbs Northwest there
has been . shrinkage Of as many more.
Hard winters and low prices for beet
have brought this about, according to
the Colorado Field and Farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
one resnlt u exploration IN East and

one result 81 exploration il East and
Central Africa Is tho riso in the price Of
ivory. Elephants have disappeared from
many sections where they we're once
abundant, and the supply Of ivory has
not kept pace with the demand, but APP
Piled science has met the increased de-
inand and has supplied the place of ivory
with cclluloid and other compositions.
I'll may not be generally known OBJ
serves the San Francisco Chronicle, "but
Ia all except the finest billiard rooms,
eeIluIcid balls have taken the place Of
ivory spheres, and in the arts genuine
ivory is used nov only for the expen-
Bive articles.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
4 FisI,,s Mudltouse.
american

Africa is the home of many extraordin-
ary animals, but there is no more re-
markable creature than the lnudfisfi,
which inhabjts certain of the rivers OF
Western Africa. One of these fish can be
seen at the London Geological Gardens.
At first sight there is nothing striking
about this animal; it looks very much
like an ordinary fish, except for ITS
curious, long, slender fins.
When the fishes arrived each n was
inrased in q ball of dried mud, lined with
mucus from its body and perforated by a
small aperture to admit of breathing.
This COCOON" as 1t is sometimes
called on account of its analogy to the
earthen case fabricated by many eater
pillars in which to undergo their meta
morphoses, On being placed in warmish
water was dissolved. and the fish NIB
Grated.
The habit which the mudhsh hes of
making an earthen chamber of the mud
at the bottom of the river is a most won
derful provision of Nature for the exigcn-
eies Of the climate. The rivers which the
fish inhabiss are liable to periodical
droughts. When such a drought Is
imminent the fish retires to deep watol
and e~xcavates a pit, in which it lies: GOV,
eringjtself over with q thick layer o.
mud.
Il can suffer with impunity the con
plete drying mp of the river. But tn
most interesting fact about the creatur;
is that during the time Of its voluntarl
imprisonment it breathes air dlrectl,
through an aperture left in the cocoon
! by means of lungs, just like q land ami
NAL. When the returning rains dlssolf
the mud and liberatc the fish, It breathe
by means Of gills, just like any other isl
-New York journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

The Providence q. - Herald says
There Ii proof that ! really great mar
rises superior W ths limitations 81 cir
c-umsEanees ii the incident recently
relatsa Of the New Halnpshire landlord
who made i reputation on this eIty for
young men w proceed " once % thc
mountains and there, arrayed Il tennis
costume during the day and conventional
sysnina dress ~ night assist j enter
taining the guests u ths hostsIry, prs
snuaabIy tha maidea element for fhe most
part, living on the fat Of the land mean
while, gratis. The increasing scarcity
81 young men VI biz summer hotels His
ved more deletsrisns 70 proat than
1 combination o cold weather and
III prices, ana il Was inevitable Eaas
spnaosin radical lsoala ~ undertaken.
Tes View Hampshire "a mentioned i
ssidanlly abssass II kinses
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

and perhaps for this reason habit has
taught themto sleep without soft pillows;
instead of which they use a round piece
of wood, like a rolling-pin, about eight
inches long, supported on two wooden
feet, and with a hollow for the neck TO
lie in 50 by these means the ladies arr
able to leave their hair untouched for
several days, as at night it does not be-
come at all disarranged; and for that
consideration, Of course, they can recon
cile themselves to its use.-INustrated
Ahnsrieon.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
COWBOY TRICKS.
WAYS I'M WHICH, HORSE AKDA
STEER CAN BE MANAGED.
How TO Pick mp a Jack Rabbit "on
the Flys-Tlae Many Uses or y
Broncho-Fancy Horse
manship.

Over in South San Francisco, beyond
the smells of Butchertown, there is a lit
tie wild west show. in session nearly
every afternoon in the year. Anywhere
from 8 to 6 o'clock r. NJ. tho cowboys
drive the city's daily beef in on the hoof
from the eorrals on the hills where tae
steers recuperate from their long ride in
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

Few have any idea of the terrible
waste Of bird-life that the fashion for
birds as trimmings involves, remarks New
York Chatter. Forty millions of hum
ring-birds, sunbirds, orioles, gulls, sea-
birds, waxwings, birds Of paradise and
fy-catchers are annually irnnnolatei to
Iii and
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and refurnishdd
u throughout, my Barber Shop, | am
aow prepared, with increased facilities, to
serve the public In frst-class style In my
1eW quarters between Brand AMI MoriaEstY's-
Shaving, Hair Cutting, Shainpooin &c.
lone In the highest style OF the art. Give
me a call. e A BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
TOWN DROpERTY TOR GALE
L. OWN ROPERTY It. OR 0ALE

A CENTRALLY 10 ated add desirable
business stand on Main street, 0~pelousas,
consisting Of building suitable for residence
and small store, beIsg the property next TO
she posfohlce. Thi- property will be sold
Fery cheap Tor cash, or haifeash ani balance
IN terms 70 suit purchaser. Apply to Mrs
Edmund g. Dnpra.
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Female Institute
opELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La,

This Institution is u~ndenomfneti nal, prac.
t;cal and progressive. Discipline firm and
based on sound pr nciplas ennohling and de-
vsloping character, Honor and self respect
rron,oteL Methods of training and culture
thop1uqh, TIE curriculum prepares the
pupil for University or practical life. Ger.
fificates and Diplomas conf, lred. Ruilfings
comfortable and comm odious; PATRONAGE
solicited. For further particulars apply to
MRS. NJ. M. HAYES, Principal
Or Rev. F. W. LEWIS: First Assistant.
Feb 2-tf
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AFTER b CAST.

ing up i wounded or disnounfe5 com
rade at full gallop IS AZ easy matter when
the rider knows how TO do it. The IA
vorite grip IL over the back and under
the arms, and with horse and rider in
accord q rescue of this kind is effected
without s~lackening Of pace for an in
slant.
The tricks of the Butchertown boys
with wild cattle and broncho horses are
countless, and an hours wild west enter
tainment can be secured By q trip to the
southern hills any afternoon.
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i 1ananesa pillow.

The head-dress is a most elaborate af-
fair, built on a foundation Of cardboard,
which is blackened; the hair being
passed over it, is then smoothed down
and we'll oiled, and into it they put flow
ers, combs, fancy pins and other small ar
ticles intended to heighten their personal
attractions. The result is frequently an
artistic triumph. II is a tedious process
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
Modest Salaries III tho Old Days.

There vas NOT 4 postofIiee in the
United States ID 1859 that paid q better
salary than $4,000. That was the salaEss
III New York. and there we're twenty
other Offices with the same aalary
Pennsylvania had four Of them. James
Page was Postmaster at Philadelphia,
James Peacock At Harrisburg. Robert
| Cochran at Erie and Robert Lynch re
Pittsburg, Ill drawing $4,000. 4
notable thing ID connection with the
p~ostofics at Lancaster. which then paid
SASS, was the faet that Mary Dickson
was pastmistress, almost tile only instance
iii tie blue book II 1889 of woman
holding & profitable Governnaeat Office.
-asaaslphm Pres
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

T~ype-writers and teIcgraphers have in :
creased more rapidly during the last ten
years than any other class Of persons in
proportion to their numbers in 1880.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20

An exhibition Of airships i 70 Be held
at St. Petersburg, Russia, next year.