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The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
Ancient Hostelries in New York.

The earliest record of an English hos
telry that our printed documents afford
is of the Kings Head, kept by one Roger
Baker, where committees of the Council
and Assembly of the province met for
conference, according to the journal Of
the latter body, ON the twenty-nlhth day
of August, 1901. Subsequent entries
show that these meetings were CT fire.
quent occurrence, and always at taverns.
Although the City Hall afforded album
dant accommodation, these gentlemen
preferred, after the fashion of the day,
to negotiate over the social board. The
Kings Head appears to have stood in
ssQueens street, without the fortitica-
TONS" on a location which may be now
precisely described as the northwest cor
| ner of Pearl and Liberty streets. The
I sign was the head of William of Orange,
of GLORIOUS and immortaH memory"
then near the close of his reign. Bakers
/ rival in the patronage of the gentry was
| one Gabriel Thompson, who kept the
| White Lion, the site of which has not
been handed down. His name, with the
mention or MS occupation, Is ouna rs
early as 1888. Besides the Kings Head
and the White Lion, the name of only
one other tavern sign between 100 and
1880 has been preserved, that of the
Boot. On the other hand, the names of
keepers of taverns are constantly met
with in official documents. Henry Swift
appears as the host who provided the
dinner given to Lord Lovelace on his ar
rival to the command of the province
an entertainment which cost the sum of
forty-six pounds sega shillings and six
pence, which mus ~ been the equiv
alent of an enornSAEantity of 'sbread
and sack" at the prices of the time. OF
the other ancient hosts the names only
have come down of Bernard Harden
brook, Elizabeth Jourdain, who enter
tanned the Council and stlodged her Ma
iesty's soldiers, u and the widow Post, of
the family of butchers and tavern. keep
ers which appears for a century in our
annals.-Hmper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
Bismarck's Successor.

As a suave, intelligent and colorless
administrator, offending none and en-
deavoring to please all, the Emperor has
made a good choice in the new Chancellor.
BE will not attempt to overshadow the
personality of his master, whose purpose
it is not to diminish his own brilliance
by employing ambitious and clever
Ministers. Caprivi, moreover, is a
bachelor. The Bismarck gatherings in
the Wilhelmstrasse, where, in the midst
of small Parliamentary stars, the Prince
played the part OF King, will be known
no more; nor will those famous diplomatic
dinners on the old Emperor's birthday,
when the Princess would light the
cigarette of any plenipctentiary whose
favor was to be cultivated, be seen in
the Princes old garden o again
London World.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
AN ECONOMICAL MAN.

Heliyed On thirteen n a Day
Tan cents for milk and cracker
One cent for dissipation gay
And two cents for tobacco.
And If he wished an extra dish
WA take his pole and catch a fish,
Andi f his stomach raised a war
,Gainst his penurious habit,
Held 20 and kill a w~oodchuck' II
Assassinate a rabbit;
And thus he'd live in sweet content
On fond that never cost a cent.
And. that he might lay by in bank
The proceeds of his labor,
He'd happen round at meals, the crank'
And dine upon his neighbor!
And then he'd eat enough to last
Until another day had passed.
He bought no psntaloons nor Vest'
Nor rich, expensive jacket;
He had one suit-his pas bequest-
He thought would stand the racket"
He patched it thirty years, tbs true'
And then declared twas good as new.
He owned but one suit to his back,
And minus cuffs and collars.
He died, and left his nephew JACK
Nine hundred thousand dollars!
And Jack he run this fortune through
And only took a year or two.
IS, W. Foss, in Yankee Blaze.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
A Tree That Is a Sylvan Palace.

One OF the most extraordinary Of
African trees is that known as the baobab.
It is almost q forest in itself, and serves
as q complete sylvan palace on the largest
scale. Rarely growing more than seventy
feet high, its branches extend horizontally,
supported BY q trunk which has 8 girth
greater, it is believed, than that of any
other known tree. One of these extra
ordinary trees was found on measurement
to be forty feet in diameter. The age of
another counting the ~concentric rings,
was found 10 be 5000 years at the very
least.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

H BULL BOUNCED THE BEAR
fight it out in their wi way without any
interference. Returning to the cabin he
said to his son Jesse and an Indian who
worked for him:
ssIt's that cussed old grizzly having a
racket with the bull, but | reckon the
bull is old enough to take care of him.
self. Wen bar the door and let 'em go
it,
So they barred the door and listened
to the sounds of the battle. tt didn't
take the bear long to make up his mind
that he didn't want any beef for supper.
The bull was tough, anyway, and he
would rather get q light lunch in the
cabin. There was a great scratching and
scrambling as the bear began climbing,
out of the corral. Then there was aroar
and q rush, a heavy thud as the bull
struck the grizzly's rear elevation, a growl
of pain and surprise and the fall of half a
ton of bear on the ground outside of the
corral.
.sThe old bull had spoiled his appe-
tite, chuckled Howard. aHe won't
come fooling around this ranch again.
I'll bet he's the sorest grizzly that ever
wore hair.
The three men in the cabin were en-
joying the triumph Of the bull, when
.sbangIn came something against the
door Of the cabin. It was the discom-
ited but not discouraged bear breaking
into the cabin in search of provisions.
With two or three blows Of his paw the
grizzly smashed q hole in the door, but as
he poked his inquisitiye nose in he met 8
v0lley from two rides and 5 shotgun. He
vas not badly hurt except ii his feelings,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

MIKE 3 BEAN r1Hh1'
culties of getting into and out of the
gorge. A man could not pack a hide
out Of the canyon if he should Kill a
bear. Some grizzlies can be found in the
Coast Range in Santa Barbara and Ven
tura Counties, but they are not so plentl-
full there as they were a few years ago.
When the stockmen first took up land IN
the valley of the Lockwood and around
old Fort TIE, on the bears were numerous
enough to cause serious losses among
their herds, and could be seen almost
every evening coming down from the
mountains to the open valley land.
jeff Howard, a cattle man who lived
in a valley back of the. Topa-topa range
in Ventura. was frequently annoyed by
the marauding bears from the Sespe.
| One night a notorious old cattle thief of
a grizzly called at Towards ranch to
get some beef, and climbed into the cor
raj near the house. The only beef In the
corral that night was on the bones OF a
tough and ugly old bull, and as soon as
the bear dropped to the ground from the
fence he got into trouble. The bull was
spelling for a fight, and he promptly
charged the bear, striking him amidships
and bowling him over in the mud before
he knew what was coming. Howard
was aroused by the disturbance and went
out to investigate. He saw two huge
hulks charging around in the corral,
banging up against the sides and max
ing the dirt fly in all directions. and he
heard the angry believing of the old bull
and the hoarse growls of the bear. They
were having a joyous time all by them
selves, and Howard decided to let them
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
HT1MOR OF THE DAY.

Nomentary bliss-Second love.
A ell-wisher-The traveier On 'he
desert. .o,
..ps. what's the dead of nights"
ssGhosts, I reckon. "-PucE.
The man who never smiles is a centre
If orayity.-Rochester Post Erprsss.
A GOODS ze sinking fund will help 70
keep a corporation ahoat.-Hs'0 f"&
Press.
does a man .of-war go on a whaling
no-ono wben it starts out to whip some
body2
Much charity that begins at home Il
too weak to get out OF doors.-1s1@s
Sittings.
The man who is employed in a feather
! store is apt to get down on MS knees
pretty often.
Here's to the bootblack. He improves
tho shining hours by shining ours
DansuiM Breeze.
Groom-ssshall I rub his legs of,
| isir?n Equestrian-"No, you had better
: leave them on"
SHOW did Robinson happen to get
svamped2" "He got into the swim toe
deep."-Aunssy's
Hawkins-"What kind of jokes does
young Tompkins writes" Jawklns-
"Alleged, I believe"
UYour opinions remind me OF a hun"
dred-dollar BILL" sab! valuable, l sup'
pose9" "No; subject to change"
Poet, try your hand at prose-,
IL you'd weigh your thought sublime;
If in English plain it CLOVIS,
Puck.
swell, I got there!" exclaimed Jay
smith, announcing a recent success.
eyes: with all four feet" replied Cum
so.-Judgc.
A philosophical friend remarks that it
there is anything that will encourage
rising ability it is sitting on a bent PIN
-Munsey's.
Young Johnnie has a sister small,
He loves with all his heart;
For, when he does not get it all,
He goes and takes her part.
-Paek.
A scientific man has discovered that
the reason why a hen lays an egg Is be-
cause she can not stand 1t up on end
- Washington Critic.
Old Sol will soon, in cloudless skies,
Shine like a fiery ball,
And there will then be lots OF flies
Upon us all.
Boston Courier.
Vesey-"Why do you think Fulton
dislikes living in New Jerseys" Cort
landt-"Because every time he gets OF
the ferry-boat it makes him Cross
Puck.
VOICES OF THE e
Hark to the fendish yell,
Hark to the umpire's shout,
"All ready, now, play ball!
That
Out
-Neso York Herald.
Most rubber goods have been adulter
ated so that they don't begin to be a
good as they used to be. Not so will
Truth, however. The rubber of whicl
that is made seems to be of a better quail
ity than ever, for the truth never wa
stretched half SO much as at present
There seems to be absolutely no limit t
its elasticity.-DansviM Breeze.
His pen was but half-feathered, like th
chickens of the spring,
His way through life, spring-chicken-hke
was rough.
And tine simile goes further-he was as wea
of wing,
And as that saws poor chicken, he We
tough.
Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

which were panied by the inhospitable
habits of the Howard outfit and he went
away
Jeff and his son followed the bears
trail the next day and caught up with
him in the bushy canyon. The bear was
anout a hundred yards above them ON the
,oountain side, and when they fired at
him he came down hill like an avalanche,
breaking through the manzanita and
smashing down young trees like reeds.
His lowered head offered no fair mark,
and only a chance shot might nave
atonned, him, but the Towards did not
trv any experiments of that kind. Ihey
dropped their rifles and climbed a tree.
The erizzy watched them for a SNORT
time. but soon gave it up as a bad 1op'
and disappeared in the brush. -,
The Howards descended from the
tree, picked up their guns and decided to
have another shot at the bear. II they
could find him. They knew better than
to 90 into the brush after him, and Tor
some time they hunted cautiously about
the edges. The grizzly was in there, oat'
as he was probably lying in walt 1of
them, they did not dare to investigate too
closely. jeff went to the windward SIDE g
of the brush patch and set fire to it in
several places, and then rejoined jesse on
Ibe leeward side, to watch for the reap
s.aoranca Of the bear. The wind Yves
blowing fresh up the canyon, and the fire
ran rapidly through the dry BRUSH max
inc a thick smoke and a great noise.
When the grizzly came out he came sud
denly and from an unexpected quarter,
and the two hunters had just time
! enough to break for a tree again and
| climb ant 0f reach.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

Says the Baltimore american: "Every
person who travels through the Souta is
astonished at the marvellous growth that
is going on. New cities are s~pringing
into existence, new enterprises ara
bringing the ore from the earth and
turning it into wealth, and a new pros.
perity is blessing aud revivifying the
land. No section shows a o wonder
full recuperation from the misfortunes Of
war, and none has q brighter promise Of
a rich and powerful future"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

The irony of fate is seen in the sad
fate of Captain Couch, the Oklahoma
boomer. After devoting his time and
energies for several years to organizing
raids into that forbidden region, and
thus doing much to force its opening to
settlement, he was so beaten in the race
for land when the day of jubilee came
that he was compelled to jump another
mans claim, and was shot in the leg and
killed in consequences.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

Says the New York Post: "One OF the
best things. told about the new ocean
steamer Majestic is that she has such ex.
cellent arrangements for ventilating the
stoke hole that her frernen work In COM
parative comfort, and during her first
trim not one was overcome by the heat
an unusual thing, it is said, in the voy-
age of q greyhound. There is something
exceedingly unpleasant in the reflection,
which is forcing itself moro and more on
the attention 81 the happy crowds Of
pleasure-seekers who now cross to
Europe every year, that down in the
depths OF the great ships in which they
are lodged 80 luxuriously, . large partJ
OF men are risking their lives to keep up
The speed. These men are naturally
avery year getting more and more dis
contented. The vigorous, hale and
hearty, whom such work requires. are be-
coming harder 70 procure. a large pro.
portion Of these stokers who get EN-
ployment on the steamers are weedy fel.
lows down q their luck, who ars willing
to risk ! wrstched existence for d little
cash. But the system Is altogether I'M
fortunate, and the steamship companies
Dught tOseek q remedy. With our pres.
ont powers of driving ar about, it ought
% be possible to keep up q mild tornado
n every stakeshols, and subisct tbs
atoker "a no q risk than i farm ID.
boreri i exposed 70 On ! warm day ID
nnsr
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

French, scientific men and engineers
are discussing the feasibility Of a rail-
road across the desert Of Sahara. It is
claimed that such an enterprise is neces-
sary to confirm the hold of France upon
her possessions on the west coast OF
Africa and to develop the north African
provinces that she holds.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
Boys at Two Dollars Each.

Children must be cheap in Italy. The
authorities were recently notified that the
parents OF five little boys had sold their
offspring for a bottle of olive oil and 30
apiece. The purchaser took them to
Hamburg, whence he intended to ship
them abroad to peddle plaster images.
The police were informed, however, and
the children were returned to their un-
natural parents.-Sw Ffssaeiaso NEron-
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28

The unmarried women of Massachu-
sets, according to the reports of its saw
inps banks and other institutions, have
$29, 0oo, 600 in deposit. Perhaps this
will explain, hazards the New York Ns'os'
vhy the women of Massachusetts, have
the reputation of being so independent,
as nothing contributes to the feeling Of
independence like a good bank account
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
It Is predicted that three years hence
there will not be a horse-car in active
service in any city in this country.

Z Poverty has driven many persons to
suicide, observes the New York Herald,
but the story from Moscow Of the widow
of On army officer and her five daughters
locking themselves in a room, turning on
the gas and dying from sufocation on
account of dire want excels in horror
most cases of the kind.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently buils and refusnished
l throughout, my Barber Shop, ] am
aow prapased. with increased fac HES, %
RFve eh0 pub1io In nEst-clasB style In MY
ssP anaseas bAswasu Brand and Moeia&ssSb.
@aRAag, Rair Cutting, 6hampoosng, &ns.
Saas d chs highess style Qg THO art 9fse
eaD Q gaG. d. A BODEM ULLER-
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
DBoPERTY ToB GALS
l. OWN Z ROPRRTY 9 OR 0ALE

il Centrally located and desirable
asssasas esaad 90 Main street, O~pelegsns,
aaaaiasaag Of huiidiag suitable Fer Tesb1asqs
ma small sanea bai6g the property nes$ p
No DcsAaGloo. This prspsrSy vii be anM
sszr daaap for caaa, Of halt cash aud balance
a 66am4e sast purchaser. Apply TO Mia
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
A Child Bride.

Early marriages in Morocco are the
rule rather than the exception. In some
instances girls are married at the age of.
eight wears. The illustration herewith
The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-28
A. p. Mcneil,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,

OPELOUSAS. LOUISIANA.
Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur
yished for all manner OF buildings, ON the
moss reasonable terGs. Contracts taken for
al kinds OF work, In byick, iron, stope and
wood. IateTisl furnished for repairs and
country work attended to with dispatch. Al
wor6 HFs&Slass and satisfsction guaranteed
hydars diTaeSed to 7. O. Box OF Vim red3v
1gonps ~aSSsnfion. jaBte
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23

The woman entered: " Fur pity sake,
Dick, air you still tryin' ter eat tho
brother up? A pusson would think
that you mover hurt nobody in your
life. you air so lovtn', but sam Bettis
wouldn't think so
" Wall. he told me lie, Puss. an
won't stand that frum nobody. don's
mind a man oheatin' me outen dime
once in while. but IL won't do fur
pusson ter l.e ter ma about nothin'
a tall.
Come on. brother, an eat a bite"
said the woman.
II expecs q powerful sermon from
you termorrer. brother" my affection
ate host continued. I'VE ain't had our
feelln's stirred up in some time An We
want 'em stirred. Jest want you ter
pile doctrine up on that pulpit 'till
you'd think IL was a fodder stack.
That's the only way - please cur
folks"
We returned 20 the sitting room.
Something had 20 be done.
Now. brother, said She host, Jest
step right up thar an 20 70 bed, FUR
you'll need a little sleep"
Thank you, but let me 60 out and see
about my horse.
"Oh, no; I've fixed him all night
But Ia rather look after him again. -"
wall, I'll 20 out and see TO him. You
jist must sleep. fur We want a powerful
sermon termorre- Take of 20 shoes
right down here by the dre"
NO Tll t4ke them OF up stairs"
TIE room above was reached By
means ofa ladder 7 bads them good
night and climbed up NV intention
w.s 90 escape before daylight could
not help but sroAn when ! had glanced
about the room There vas no window,
ana could not escape through the
room below. must make hole
through Tho root. mused
Would .hey never stop talking, AZ
last tbsy were quiet The clap boards
must have been hold down by spikes
Z, was awfll work. but at last I sue
ceedea in making an opening largo
enough To get out or the root was an
easy matter. bat bow vas 20 get down ,
--awle5 - ono corner. and. in trying
70 climb doFn. slipped sud fell OF.
fsu on dog u must have killed
him. f0- nothing far removed
f-ou tes Frase could have sounded
sa-h . n..e % Despair Ths Old man
d.a rot awake. roame5 round and
roena trying to find The stable. Found
it a. last
/ mounted and rcls away NY horse
Z was 20 tired notVit1s.snd M his food
an1 -est th1t1e s-svejed ~i:h dif7cul y:
bas T urged him on Daylight cams
arI chen r cursed nTssit had lefs
my ho-se. maya acens animal. and
hz5 sssen aa old saS iointei. k1oc<-
xneed thi0r tnat would not have
brought ten dollars on she puo' 10
square ofa village should I 80 back
Cn. no rode. Or stumbled ~. un'il
-ae eIi r- gave oaa and then
va, yed s1t car sd mr ssddis
OPtV p RFAn.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23

ne pa~u 5roxsx sa11 - ksss uo-hinS
- J M4yn4rd. hzt s1pposs1 AtD - -
- he sspressu Essd osuself
a friea3 ~ uine, s19 ~ss - sp-
sra ~ the zialaerls. he-1x enable - -
rrsseEL 80 pasueseker oesre1 ~ leI
his cEerk aoeenl pszy us - . neg por-
in1 exusrt leseler = oat-l foollsh-y
aSsentaa TEE diamonds ~ere very
crfslaa - examined 18th = I&gnlfgiaz
< 4ss ~ ssssral minutes snd nn---y
lreaaanret Hrst-e-4ss color, good clt,
r-acI-eally perfect in every Say al
b.g bargstn 4t $50. bolg1t tAe $50
sse-ta ef precious gems ard slA BE- yeiy
happy 40 SCI ghsu % 4HY enc Tor 500
Wac -ber ths 5eselar dishonesty Sp-
pFs s-d the diamonds for share - TIE
prorgs. or whether somo hrst-class dl2-
moncs sere shown nam which we're y
. tr-ck changed for very inferior ones
81 the zane size, l do not know A
great many parties have probably been
caught oy this szme selu1le and many
more probably wall De- II this should
bs the means OF saving only one sic1L
! - satlsne1
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23
Wa. ssrs q. prs.eass .


W.. rec koa - ksa sousas
voice Answered jest xss rigas ao~a
e. aome ~ - ulek yea axe see
1rosnsrs kos4 Bsss sly Afs ths
ldsa - = preacher ben loss sllA Is 81 Eas
- thzs- Walk rsght IN, or0thsr
Mtxhsy zlzd ssr $50 Ysa. sroe1sr.
Haas sssz pFsachsr a. ~ house Tar
; 7o~erf-l -oas siIs-
De sansd 4seE 4n1 pls--ng oas han1
on ~ aa-s gszsa aca-sely n1o
~ tAcs.
Dick" srelaimsd Ia ~ifs. oont
eas tne brother 30. far Ia -ssy SAKE
-Ns. P4ss. be re5oiust. ''I love 700
eco sell ssr deprive yol of srst a.
Bleas4re- Bsotasr shat IS ~ nAne
s4ndarssa. / anssere1
WAL ara poaert-l : - so see yea.
Pisa zip olt t1sF a. snatch tee
feathers srea ths dom neczer hea and
cook Der f-r lroshsr san1srson- h4zs
~ sl1 "a EslL hln shAr > or preacher
Ira t1s h34se. Wazt sOrs u hess
a. you ridin
A pretty fair snimal
Wan. i reckon 40 ken strike up a
EFaae @ca A-EAgH AC--4e ~A-A-o
Before eA-rch time
Is. the 1nestin house i p ght down
thar ia ne hollsr, So you tIdnl miss u
- m zbsy fsr aster a. Don pay no
'tsnu0n ter that noise It's only the
dominecker hen squasln, Better
squAel. 100. flr when that ~lfe OF nine
spreads the palms of hsg hands out on
hsn. woy the hen's life ends pretty
s1on Afterwards, II not right GhAr
Mighty good thing they sent YOU, iur
our regular preachor Il sick an KANT
I'll ths pulpit al Ehs folks don't know
&C. but reckon you ksArn Of IL an come
% take Lls place
1 must have looked bad a. that mo-
msnt inaesd my hair must have began
10 rise on the Top Of my head. Preach
couldn't have said SIX words. Would
u do 20 andsceive the old follow. No.
lie was comlcAl IN some respects, bu,
his eyes said don't you fool with me. "
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23
How to Avoid Catching Cold.

Curing a cold is not always easy. Tho
great thing is TO avoid il. An almost
infallible preventive OF a cold is daily
cold morning bath, but every ons cam
not take this. There are some people
who cannot endure the shock of cold
bath and il certainly takes a strong
constitution TO get out OF bed and take
cold bath in 8 cold room. 4
warm bath should only be taken at
night, or when one can avoid expos
ure to the open air for an hour or
two sfterward. A Young friend
of ours laid the foundation OF a
cold from which she never recovered
by taking a warm bath and going out
Immediately after on chill October
day. Another cause OF colds is over
clothing. II You are going 70 take a
long drive on cold day there is no,
much danger Of this; but IN exercising
or walking depend on the exercise &c
Keep you warm AMI wear fewer wraps.