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The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

which the city is built, the narrow street
seems tp lead to the top of the hill at an
angie OF about forty-ive degrees. It is
slippery with mud and ofal, and it is a
tshard road to travel"
Baggage is carried by porters, who
have a sort of blackboard with a shelf,
upon which the trunks rests. The
traveller follows him as well as he can.
He has not gone far before he encounters
a Turk leading a donkey or o mule WITH
pair OF panniers across his back, each
of them filled with cordwood or some
other commodity. There is only space
enough for that beast of burden and his
load, and the only thing the walkist can
do is to dodge into the first convenient
doorway, or break into the midst of a
family of Moslems squatting on the floor.
The Rue de Pera is wider, but hardly
broad enough to permit two loaded mules
to pass abreast of each other. / reached
it in safety by great fortune, but I had
hardly touched its pavement before q
a mule loaded with joists, twenty feet
long or more, put in a claim for posses
sion of the entire thoroughfare. The
sticks were crossed at his shoulders, one
end projecting beyond his head and the
other dragging on the pavement behind
him. The mule had it all bis own way,
and was as independent as a sspig on
ice." But the wayfarer may drop into a
store on this street, and if he don't sttalk
Turkey he may resist the importunate
appeals of the salesman to purchase.
/ have not the least idea how many
dogs there are in Constantinople, but I
should think they could compete with
the human inhabitants Of the city. They
are not noted for their beauty, and no
dog fancier would be likely to go there
to replenish his stock. In fact they are
all ayellow dogs rather diminutive in
size, covered with filth, NANCY and i'll
favored to the last degree.
The Turks have some sort of o supersti-
ton in regard to them, and though they
do not feed or care for them, they pro-
tect them from destruction. Doubtless
they are an important factor in whatever
degree of health the city may enjoy, for
they appear to be the only scavengers that
are tolerated, They belong to no own
ers, and they have to pick up their living
from the offal thrown into the streets.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

An interesting phase of the Chinese
question has developed In New York city.
Despite the alleged restrictions of the Ex-
slusion Act the Celestial population there
hes increased fifteen per cent. within a
sw~elvemonth. The representative of a
Ehinese company who held a lease of
spme valuable New York property de-
slined to renew the lease save on his own
terms. The landlord, declining to ac-
Nuiesce, was confronted with this inter-
ssting situation: No Caucasian would
pccnpy the property lately vacated by a
Monaghan and no Monaghan was per-
mitted under the laws Of Amortization
goIian ethics to lease a building from
which one Of his own race had been ex-
PEELED. The Chicago Herald considers
that the effect oil such conditions as these
will be TO erect In New York an institu-
don such as has long been familiar to
Ean Francisco; q Chinatown, with all its
attendant horrors of opiun-smoking and
highlander murder. New York already
has i Mott street, largely, but not en-
tirsly, given over to Cinnamon, but it is
not prepared for q state Of affairs which
Involves the Chinaman as a considerable
social and political factor, as be undoubt-
edly Is Iii San Francisco.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

from this aspect n might expect to
realize there some of the dreams of ORR
entail magnificence. But as soon as the
visitor lands, the illusion begins to dis
solve, for one could hardly find a more
dirty OF disagreeable place on the face of
the earth.
Most of the streets are not more than
eight feet wide, which affords only about
space enough for the mud and the dogs.
Carriages and omnibuses are not to be
obtained in Constantinople, and the only
way to get to the hotel is on foot. Pera
is the quarter where foreigners reside,
and the hotels are to be found there.
From the landing place on the Golden
Horn, the mouth of the stream flowing
into the Bosphorous, ON each side of
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

The dreadful cyclone which struck the
american, English and German war
thips IL Samoa, BY which so many gal
.ant officers and sailors lost their lives.
vas thc means Of demonstrating those
n0bles qualities which have made the
American seamen famed the world over.
ysha Preston Dunning, the young As
s0cinsed Press reporter who srss at Apia
IA the time, Is preparing Al account Of
Ga fearful disaster for 81. Nicholas.
Although some doubt has been cast on
fhe story, he positively asserts that when
s Trenton drifted back on the Van
dAlia md ii seemed rs ii the ship we're
aoomsd, be distinctly heard above the
raginw Of the gale the strains Of the
ssax 6pangled Banner, which the
Tpns band struck np. The fact, too.
shat TIE Trenton men all eheered the
Dtssish ship CalIiope when she success
fully breasted The storm and steamed out
NJ - 4 amply verified BY the report Of
ahs British Commander, Captain Kane,
WHO declared 10 VA eve more affected
in III life than when he heard the manly
1iaz d their vpices. The New York SIN
that every actor ii those stirring
2ltF
pss ms well be proud If the part he
lplassd ~ Ihat day great struggle against
slssnsnfs,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

Ordinarily the dogs arc peaceable citi-
zers, and make the best of their hard
lot. It is said that the CANNES have GER
tain quarters where they belong, and
where they claim certain inherent rights
and privileges, ana are at / fimes ready
to defend them in a pitched dog fight. In
going about the city one occasionally
hears the banks, yells and growls of such
q conflict.
One night / was walked from my sleep
by d most hideous din not far from the
hotel. II sounded as though the entire
million, more d less, Of dogs In the city
had como together in . general engage
ment. They seemed TO be all yelping and
growing in concert. Now and then the
sounds indicated a sharp encounter, and
one might suppose the brutes we're tear
ing each other to pieces. They fought
for d long time, though peace was made
in the end andthe racket ceased.
called upon my man Dimetri the next
morning for an explanation. The ter
ritory Of certain clans of CANNES near
Che hotel bad been invaded By guerillas
from another region, and this had CEASED
the fight. He was unahls 20 inform me
whether Of not the victory was with the
invaders, but thought not, forthe dogs Of
any quarter were generally strong enough
to maintain their rights against 81 out
aiders.
The Turks are too stoical TO take any
Interest d these dog fights, which would
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
Treasure in the TransYaaI.

Daily discoveries are being made all
over the Transvaal of new reefs and
mines containing gold in paying quanti-
ties. The Transvaal mines are even at
tracing Cabinet Ministers from their TO
lios, as was instanced the other day when
the Colonial Secretary took the post Of
Secretary to the Consolidated Investment
Company of Johannesburg, a company
that, with a capital Of e175, 900, is al
ready in the way of making by rents
alone of properties purchased for G75,-
600 about $50, 600 per annum and is
likely to carry Q N one of the largest bust
nesses in South Africa. Its scrip is not
issued yet, but as much as seyenty-fve
per cent. premium has been offered for
shares in the company. The gold ex-I
ported from the Cape last month
amounted to $4,000 ounces, valued at
983, 900, and the total value of gold ex-l
ported for the last eight months
amounted to 9529, $50. The output Of
gold from the Randi last month is esti-
mated at $4,000 ounces, of which one
company alone, the Langlaugh, con-
tributes $500 ounces.
There is no doubt that this country
should attract the attention of Americans
in another way as a great outlet for their
trade in machinery and other things.
Much expenses and loss are incurred bya
want Of knowledge Of mining and the
want of proper machinery. There is a
field for N enterprising firm. The
country Of the Matabele is about to be
opened up by 9 company to whom a
royal charter has been granted, and in all
directions are signs of enterprise such as
is only known where mining is carried
on on 3 large scale.-Nep York San.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
nr.w;no aterials-Porous plasters.

Drawing hatelIhAo~A y
A river is one of the queerest things
,,4. ;ts head isn't near as big as its
mouth.
People who call one another liars often
oet hurt for telling the truth.-Mer-
| chant Iraoe1er.
Tt is sometimes excusable for a musl-
cian to be harping about his business
| Merchant Tra0eltr.
A Burlington man calls ms dog
Cork" because his bark is so light
| Des Moines Register.
Some young men find it hard to pro-
nose. Others find it a great deal harder
not to.-Somer05M journal.
The waiter girl is different from a
noet. She is not born she is made to
order Washington Capital.
yisitor-s.I suppose you can raise al
most everything on your farm, Mr:
| Cobb?" Farmer-"Yes; everything out
the mortgage "-Lye.
Father-"Bobby, what are you howl
! mo about? Nothing bowls in that mai
uer without reason" Bobby-"How
| about the wind2"-Bnghanaton Herot0'
ONLY a brindle switch,
HUNG on the Jack of a chair,
But not for 500
Would she 90 out and leave it there.
-DonsviUe Breeze.
In Siam it is death to mention the
| Kings name. AS the name is generally
a mile long and the people are lazy not
many incur the penalty.-san francesca
AHa.
If any one really wants a good sugges-
| ton for a suitable frame for pictures In
the rogues' gallery, we have no objection
to saying that gilt would be most ap-
propriate.-Basar.
A Newburyport bank cashier has been
bitten by a mad dog. The friends OF
the dog ask q suspension of public opln-
ion until the banks accounts can be in
vestigated.-Puck.
YabsIcv-"What has become of old
man Figg2 I never hear of him any
more. Is he dead?" Wickwire-"No,
not exactly. His wife IS keeping board
eFS. - ere H0nt6 EIpTeSS.
eff l were an oyster" sighed the crab,
81 wouldn't know what to do.
For they're most always being embroiled,
Or getting into a stew"
-New York Herald.
Towne-''That's too bad about Ding
lev, isn't it?" Browne-"How2 What's
that?" T~owne-"Joined the silent ma
~iority." Browne-"Whati Dead?'
Towne-"No, married. "-Lincoln Jour-
nal.
Husband-"I can't seem to decide
whether or not to put a pitch roof on our
aew house" Wife-"Why don't you
use tar. It would answer the same pur-
pose, / should think, and would be ever
20 much nicer. "-LopeD Citizen.
Affective just been reading a news
paper discussion on when Women
Should Marry Miss Elder, when do
you think a girl should marry" Miss
Elder (emphatically-'Just as o as
she has a proposal. "-Nunsey's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
The Art Of PrOIOngfng Life.

Somewhat different advice must be
given with regard to bodily exercises in
their reference to longevity. Exercise is
essential to the preservation of healthi
inactivity is a potent cause of wasting
and degeneration. The vigor and equal
itv of the circulation, the functions OF
the skin, and the a~eration of the blood
are all promoted by muscular activity,
which thus keeps up a proper balance
and relation between the important
organs of the body. In youth, the vigor
of the system is often SO great that if n
organ be sluggish another part will make
amends for the deficiency by acting
vicariously, and without any consequent
damage to itself. In old age, the tasks
can not be thus shifted from one organ to
another; the work allotted to each
sufficiently taxes its strength, and vi
carious action can not be performed with
out mischief. Hence the importance of
maintaining, as far as possible, the
eauable action of all the bodily organs,
SO that the share of the vital processes
assigned to each shall be properly &C
complished. For this reason exercise is
an important part of the conduct of life
in old age; but discretion is absolutely
necessary. An old man should discover
by experience how much exercise he can
take without ~exhausting his powers, and
should be careful never to exceed the
limit. Old persons are apt to forget that
their staying powers are much less than
they once were, and that, while a walk
of two or three miles may prove easy AND
pleasurable, the addition of a return
Journey of similar length will seriously
overtax the strength.-PopNar Science
Monthly.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

The difference between the English
and che American sense of humor is shown
i'm Henry Irving's application for the in
terdiction of burlesque imitation of him
which was running in n Of the London
kheaters. On this side of the water al
most any actor Of note would regard this
Is . pretty good advertisement, to be en-
couraged rather than rebuffed. Booth,
Jefferson, and others who have suffered
Ga like manner at the hands of the funny
raen on the stage have winked at it, as
the political magnates of q q~uarter-cen-
fury ago did when a noted performer
produced his clever stage portraits of
them. The Washi1 ton Star thinks
is always more or less indirect
fattery in such treatment. Nobody
thinks Of caricaturing a person who is
mot eminent in his way. The comic de-
1ineator hunts only for big game
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

The latest development of the auto
matte machine is O Doctor Cureall, in
Holland. 1t is a wooden figure of a man
with compartments all over it, labeled
with the names of various ailments. If
ron have a pain indits corresponding To-
cation IN the figure, drop a coin into the
slot, and the proper pill or powder will
noue n,,t
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

The number of Irish ~occupiers Of land
In 1883 was 521, 455, being II 6 less
than on the previous year. The number
holding land exceeding fifty acres. in
creased TO 223. There were in 1883
q, 951 holdings, not exceeding one acre,
being o decrease of III from the pre-
Eious year. There are $50, LAG holding
between five and fifteen acres, this being
The most numerous class, and 1901 hold
srs of above 1000 acres.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

a uhlnese custom praetised. al san
Francisco is the throwing into the ocean
Ct thousands of pieces. Of paper when
friends are about to sail away. Each
paper bears, in Chinese characters. &
prayer. At . recent sailing the women
sat on the dock and uttered these paper
appeals to the SEA geds, the friends on
the steamer doing the same thing.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

Cannon Farrar's scheme for establish
ing celibate brotherhoods in the Church
Of England is causing much discussion
and some unfavorable criticism of the
good Canon's w manner of life and
luxurious surroundings.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
G. D. STEWART,

CONTRACTOR, CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Wilfeontract for the erection of buildings
of all kinds, furnishing all material if desired.
Work done promptly and at reasonable rates.
Orders through the postofie e given prouapE
Having special facilities for obtaining LIN
Der AT REDUCED RATES, I will give my
patrons the benefit of the same.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

If it is true that gold in abundance has
been discovered in China, the Cincinnati
Enquirer considers the Celestial Govern
ment may as well abandon all hope of
driving out the Americans.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA,

This Institutions undenomiuational, prac..
tical and progressive. Discipline firm ana
based on sound principles e%nnobling and az
veloping character. Honor and self respecs
promoted. Methods of training aud culture
thorough. Toe curriculum prepares tne
pupil for University OF practical life. Ger
tificates and Diplomas cont. FRED. Bulldings
comfortable and comm odious. Patronags
solicited. For further particulars apply g
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES, Principal
Feb 2tf
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
TOWN DRoPERTY EoR GALE
AOWN = ROPERTY II OR OALE

"A CENTRALLY 10 ated and desirahls
business stand on Main street, Opeiousas.
consisting of building suitable for testdenes
and small store, bei1g the property nexf "
the postofflce. This property will be sola
very cheap for cash, or half cash and balalcs
On terms TO suit purchaser. Apply to MEs
Edmund G.. Dupre.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
A Conscientious Indian Boy,

One of the Indian boys in the hospital
did not like to take his medicine and his
nurse agreed to pay him 50 much for
every time he took it. At first he was
pleased with this arrangement, but one
evening the nurse found that he had
made no marks on the card where he
kept a record of the number of times he
had taken medicine. She asked what
it meant and received an explanation
from which many a white boy might
learn a lesson and spare his mother much
trouble and annoyance: "Me lay here all
day doing nothing; you pay M for it
not right. Me take medicine; me not
take money."-Hampton Q9a asAaal
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and refurnishtd
IL throughout, my Barber Shop, aia
now prepared, with increased facilities, g
serve the public in first-class style in ny
new quarters between Brand and MoriarIfgs
Shaving, Hair Cutting, Shampooing, Nc..
done in the highest style of the art. CIV
one a call. e. A BODEMULLEh.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

place IS anything but agreeable.
We called for coffee. It was a
very small cup, no milk Or sugar. TWAS
half mud. Before drinking, the solid
half of the mudis stirred up and the bev-
erage is soft mud. Another illusion had
ssgone up No more Turkish coffee for
this Yankee.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

dozen Turks were
smoking chibouks,
owned by the cafe
and leased by the
smokers. The
implement is a
consisting of
g glass urn, filed
with water through
which the smoke
is 5rawn. The
water is bubbling
all the time, and
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

In experiments on the solubility of
glass in water plumbiferous flint glass
was found to be the least soluble, and
the relative resistance of glasses was diff
ferent toward hot and cold water.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
THE SULTAN'S CITY.
AN AMERICAN WRITER'S VISIT
TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
Marrow Streets OF the Turkish Capt.
taI-The Baggage Carriers
A Multitude of Dogs
-Oriental Frauds.

....
ONSTANTINO O.
L as a city is
quite different from
any other I have
seem, writes Oliver
Optic. As travel
ers have remarked,
from a distance it
presents a beauti-
full appearance, and
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
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TO
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The most thorough training in the Ancient
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~ The Fail Session began Tues ~, Sep.
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The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

be even better than candy and ice-creaml
to the gamins of our large cities, and
they take no notice of them. /
One morning / found the courier of
Lord Somebody feeding a couple of yellow
puppies in front of the hotel. They were
cleaner and better favored in every re-,
spect than the multitude of dogs, though
they were of some low breed. The
courier told me he had found them in the
street the day after his arrival, and had
bought a couple of rolls for them every
morning since. He introduced them to
me, and I found them very friendly and
pleasant.
Their kind friend left that day for Eng
land. and when I found the two puppies
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22
That's.

He said that that that that man said
was that that that one should say; but
that that that that man said was that
that that man should notsay. That re-
minds us of the following sssays'' and
s'saids':: Mr.. B., did you say or did you
not say what I said2 Because G. said
you said you never did say what | said
you said. Now, if you did say that you
did not sag what ! said you said, then
what did you sayY
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

A training school for nurses, IN insti-
s,ition of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, at
Baltimore, has been formally opened
with eighteen pupils.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

Il man was turned ont of o New York
clearinghouse the other night for snoring
too vigorously
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

Half a loaf is better than no vacation
at all.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-22

at the door the next
morning I bought the
bread and fed them,
and we became init
mate friends. I had
to drive off the other
dogs that insisted
upon sharing the ban
duet, and this was no
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-03-01


The loading of the schooner Annie
Lord with two knock-down steam boats
for Port Spain, Trinidad ut the Pussy
and Jones Company's shiFvard, has been
greatly delayed by the rainy weather Of
the past week.
The new schooner James Judge, built
by the Jackson and Sharp Company,
cleared for Philadelphia this morning,
with large party from the Quaker City
on board. The pretty little schooner
glided down the creek very gracefully.
A dense fog has covered the Delaware
river for @early week. Navigation,
particularly steamboat traffic, has been re
tarded greatly, and work In msratime
circles has been almost at q stand still.
News comes from Chester that the fog
was so heavy one morning that the deck
hands on q Wilmington steamboat were
compelled to shovel it off t&e fore deck, in
order to clear the gang way for the pas
sengers to land.
The steamer Major Reybold of the
philadelphia and Salem Steamboat Com
pany, will resume her trips from Salem
70 Philadelphia and return on Monday.
She will stop at Delaware City, New
Castle, Pennegrove aud Chester each
way. In few weeks the Regbold will be
overhauled and reprinted and the Thomas
Clyde will take her place. This line of
steamboats, does a large passenger and
freight traffic during the season and &C
comod atoms are excellent
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-03-01
A RattlInx ChicA.en rFirbt.

A cock fight between birds from this
city and Philadelphia took place yester-
day afternoon at / o'clock, at a small
station between this city and Baltimore.
on the line of the p, w. & B. railroad
Three battles were fought. In the first
battle Wilmington entered Pillie and
Philadelphia Red Shake; the Red Shake
won. In the second battle, Wilmington
entered blue cock, 5-9, and Philadel-
phia dark red, 5-9 after long fight the
Wilmington bird won In the third and
last battle, Wilmington entered dark
red, s, and Philadelphia dark red, 4-9.
Wilmingtonwon this'fight and .hematch.
The match was for$225 and $25 bird.
About $500 changed hands on the result.
About twenty Wilmingtonisns attended
the fight.