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The morning call., 1891-06-21
THE BIRD LAUGHED.
A Natural Historian From Texas Tells
Snake Story.

A Natural Historian From Texas Tells
Snake Story.
| had been hunting along the LiaEo River
in Texas all the morning for wild turkeys
without success, and finally threw myself
under an oak to rest and imbibe myself
little as a precaution against a possible
future snake bite. Very shortly | saw
big RATHER, and large lump about half
way down l suspected was a small jack
rabbit. The rabbit kicked now and then
as though not enjoying the process Of de-
glutition, but the snake slept on.
slight rustling at my left caused me to
turn, and l saw the crested head and
twinkling eyes of a chaparral cock peeping
around a cactus leaf. RattlerS and chaparral
cocks are enemies, as every plalnSman
knows. a vision of the infant chaparral
cocks which had found a living tomb in this
same snake doubtless fitted before the
birds ewes. After making sure that MS foe
slept, the bird picked up dry cactus spine
with his bill, danced out on his long legs,
and laid it down by the RATHER. Then he
went back for another, and yet another,
until he had built a regular wall of sharp
spines around the dormant snake. When
he had completed the work to his satiSfac-
ton he went back to the cactus shrub and
waited.
By and by a last despairing kick of the
rabbit caused the snake to raise its head. 1t
came in violent contact with one of the
spines 1t gave the spine one just for luck
and got pricked by another. This made the
snake furious, and it sent out right and left,
wrigglihg and twisting and putting the
whole weight of itself and the jack-rabbit
into its efforts.
The chaparral cock got so excited that he
came boldly out and danced around in high
glee. But he made no sound. The snake
finally got so irritated that it threw itself at
full length on the spines, rolled around in
agony and then turned its deadly fangs on
itself and died. That was evidently the
happiest moment of the birds life. He
danced and cackled and laughed. 1t was
sneh contagious laugh that | had to join
in, when the bird vanished and l was left
alone with the dead snake.-N. 7. Sun.
The morning call., 1891-06-21

for Kate to exercise an ascendeEcy over
Molly, yet it was the contrary that took
place. Molly was resOlute, Kate was weak,
and the young girl soon became the strong
prop of the married woman. Kate rejoiced
greatly at the projected marriage OF her
cousin to the young captaln-a marriage
which gave no promise of ever resembling
her own, and what sweet consolation and
comfort could Kate not have drawn from
the sympathy of the young couple, could
she have brought herself to uncover her
hidden sorrow.
AS for Lew Barker, his position became
more and more complicated. A crisis was
at hand The last scrap of his wife's for
tune, which he had hastily collected upon
leaving Boston, would soon be exhausted.
This man, by nature a gambler, or rather a
reckless specuator, was one of those who
regard chance as their only dependence,
and who are always ready to risk every
thing OH a single throw. Such propensity
absolutely uncontrolled by the dictates OF
reason-conld not do otherwise than lead,
and did lead. to deplorable results.
Upon reaching San Diego Barker had
opened an Office in Fleet street, one OF those
bureaus which 1t were more appropriate TO
call dens, in which any scheme good or bad
becomes the starting point of fraud. Very
skillful in depicting the possibilities of a
combination, utterly INSCRIPTIONS as to the
means resorted to, an adept in the art of
meum ard tuum, he plunged headlOng into
twenty speculations, all of which went to
pieces; but the bitter himself did not escape
unbitten, for he found himself literally on
the street almost without the necessaries of
life. Still, as his operations had been ell
tirely secret, he had some little credit left
and made use of it to launch new schemes
and secure new victims.
This condition OF affairs, however, could
not last. ANY moment there might be an
outburst and the scheming Yankee who
had transported his peculiar business meth
DDS to the Pacific slope might find himself
obliged to leave San Diego as he had left
Boston. And yet, in such an intelligent
community, a genuine center OF commercial
activity. whose Importance increased from
year TO year, any man of honesty
and integrity would have found many
avenues of success open to him. But
there were needful some things which
Lew Barker didn't haye-moral rectitude.
straightforward ideas and mind free from
guile.
II is important to note here thar neither
The morning call., 1891-06-21

which gradually disappeared. running be-
fore the fresh northeast breeze. She did
not wish to lose sight Of the ship so long as
her maSts were visible above Point Island.
But the Dreadnaught soon passed around
behind the Coronado Islands, situated out
side the bay. For moment only she caught
a glimpse through break in the cliffs of the
penant fying at the head of the tOpmaSt,
ana then the ship disappeared.
"Good-by, dear John, goOd-by," she muir
INJURED.
Why was it that presentiment as dread
as it was inexplcable prevented her from
adding, till we meet again"
The morning call., 1891-06-21
THE WONDERS OF
NATURAL SCIENCE.
Facts and FanCiGS Presented in Brief
Paragraphs.
Safety on the sea-To Cleave the Air Like a
Bird-Truek Farming -Phosphates-How
to Shine - New Devices.

W. Fl. Riding, In recent article. adduees
facts which tend to reassure the public as to
the actual amount Of danger involved in
crossing the Atlantic. He states that in
spite of all the perils by which the passage
is menaced the steamers of the Transact
lantic lines are so staunchly built and so
capably handled that a man is less likely to
meet with accidents on board one of them
than he would be in walking the streets Oh
a crowded city.
As a most comforting confirmation of his
opinions Mr. Riding puts forward the testF-
mony offered by the record of 1890. During
that year there was no less exposure than
usual to dangers; nearly 20C0 trips were
made from New York alone to various
European ports; about 100000 cabin paSsen-
gers were carried to and fro, in addition to
nearly 372. 600 immigrants who were landed
at Castle Garden. Not single accident was
raDOrted
The morning call., 1891-06-21
The Liz i'm DentaI Operntions.

A late Invention in dental practice Is a
device for protecting the lower lip of the
patient while operating. 1t consists of a
suitably shaped strip Of German silver
plate, bent to form. when placed in position,
an inverted letter L. A soft rubber pad is
held within the bent portion, which is de-
tacbabe, and is intended to rest upon the
teeth to render the device more comfortable
and secure. loop of braid is attached to
tie lower end, by which the patient can
hold the appliance firmly in place. Though
designed mainly to protect the patients lip,
this d evice also protects the fingers of the
dentist from the cutting edges of the lower
teeth, assists in keeping the mouth open,
and. possibly. partially dstracts the mind
of the patient from the operation.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Cloud Photography.

A great deal of remarkable data, which is
of immense value in the preparation of
weather forecasts, has lately been complied
from an investigation Of cloud photographs.
The range of observations extended from
clouds floating less than one and a half
miles high in air moving at seven miles an
hour. to nine miles above the ground in
gales blowing sixty-five miles an hour,
while the surface wind was only gentle
breeze of five miles an hour.-Pittsburg
oh
The morning call., 1891-06-21
A Sight to Make Angels Weep.

A sad spectacle was witnessed on Surf
avenue. at Coney Island, yesterday. A girl
of respectable appearance, about II years of
age, was in maudlin condition and was be-
ing helped along by two well-dressed boys,
little older than she. and apparently sober
enough to realize their position. They were
thoroughly ashamed. but were apparently
honorable enough 10 help her to the train.
Her hat kept falling off and she would per-
sist in stopping to put it on and tr-iRS to
look coquettisk Few seemed 20 ss-ioSAAy
care about the exhibition. ths9sa the three
were the subject OF many ribald 1ests.--
brooklyn Eagle.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
An unlearned Lesson.

Crop prospects are poor in Germany, and
the Berlin Municipal Council demands that
cereals be admitted free of duty so that the
people can get bread. These Berlin Coun-
eill0rs do not seem TO understand that the
tariff is not 3 tax and that it really reduces
the cost of articles upon which it is levied.
II they had mastered MIR. MeEinley's teaeh-
ingS they would ask that the duties on
breadstuifs be increased so as to cheaper
them 70 the people and thus avoid fAmin me.
indianapolis Sentinel.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Connecting a steamer by Telephone.

A system has been devised by means of
which ship having telephone installation
on board can be placed in connection with
the central exchange whenever it comes into
port a telephone is placed in the captains
office. and the wire connecting with it is at
tached to a flexible cord, fitted with con-
ductOr at the side of the boat. The wire
leading from the exchange is brought down
to corresponding position on the dock and
is also fitted with IA conductor. When the
ship comes into port, all that Is necessary is
to make the connection, which is simply
done, and the purSer IN at once commune
cate with any of the business houses Of the
town.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Die win "por Europe on Ellis "Bike.,

He VIII "Do' Europe on His Bike"
Rev. r. A. George, pastor of the First
United Presbyterian Church, will leave on
June 18th for two months tour in Europe
He Will be. accompanied by his brother,
Professor w. j. George of LawreneeviIle,
n. j. The trip through Europe will be made
on safety bicycles. Several of the city min
listers have taken to this mode Of locemo-
ton lately. Rev. Dr.. Hartman is one of the
latest acceSsions to the ranks of the wheel
men, and is fast becoming an expert bicy-
clist-Cleveland Leader
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Experiments in Artificial Flight.

The testexperiments of Hiram j. Maxim
in aerial navigation are attracting serious
attention. A large machine is being COLI
structed Of silk and steel, with plane 10
feet by 40 feet, with two wooden screws IS
feet in diameter, very much like the screws
Of ocean steamers, only with broader blades.
A petroleum cOndensing engine Will furnish
the power. In previous experiments Mr.
Maxim found that one horse power would
carry 1873 pounds Is miles an hour. 1t was
also proven that the screw would lit 40
times as much on the propelled plane as it
could push. A motor has been built weigh
ing 1850 pounds which pushes 1000 pounds,
and will consequently lit 10000 pounds.
The estimated weight of engines, generator,
condenser, water supply two gallons), pc
trOleum 40 pounds per hour and two men is
abOut M O00
The morning call., 1891-06-21

Cincinnati landlords, it is stated, are in-
Producing clause into their leases stipu-
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Facts About Truck Farming.

For the first time truck farming has been
made the subject of census investigation.
1t is found that upward of 500, 00O,O 900 are
now invested in this industry, which in
wolves the utilization of over 100000 acres.
It's annual products amount to SIC, 5H, 155.
requiring the services Of $50, 1913 persons,
aided by 1886 horses and mules, and
SS,971, 206 worth of farm implements and
machinery. The income, after paying for
labor, fertilizers and seeds, is estimated at
$4,000, coo. A very considerable portion Of
the truck products consumed in our great
cities is gown from 500 to 1000 miles away.
The centers of truck farming are moving
southwark and westward.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Foot and Shoe Polishing Machine.

the office or the home which will enable the
matutinal shine " to be achieved under
new conditions of ease and economy. The
machine is SO constructed that the operator
can seat himself in front Of it place his feet
on the rests each side of rotary roller,
brush the inner sides at the same time, and
by alternating the feet from one rest TO the
other enable the whole surface of the shoe
to be effectively polished. Underneath the
brush is a depressible foot-piate set on
the top of the shoe. A belt from a driving
wheel engages with V-grooyed wheel on
the shaft of the brush and drives it at
multiplied speed. The shoes are cleaned of
dust or dried mud very quickly, and the
backing Is applied in the usual manner by
a daubing-brush, after which the polishing
process is quickly completed.
The morning call., 1891-06-21
Scientific Value of Phosphate Records.

Scientific value OF Phosphate Records
The phosphate deposits of this country,
in addition to their immense commercial
value, form wonderfully rich field for the
inv esligatOns of the scientist. Their for
nation undoubtedly extended through many
ages. Fossils from the age of reptiles to
the age of man are found embedded within
them. and the history of the intervening pc
RODS are written in their strata as in book.
The great bulk of these deposits were formed
Of the excrement Of prehistoric animals, and
large quantities of the remains Of the ami
mails themselves are constantly brought up
by the miners. The greater number of these
animals belong to species now extinct Re-
mains Of land animals OF every kind. from
the great mastOdOn to the dimnuttye bones
of prehistoric man are found in abundance.
A thirty-fOot shark Of the present time has a
tooth half an inch long, but in these depos-
its thousands upon thousands Of sharks
teeth are found which are over six inches in
length. and with length of body in proper
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
Composition du Corps Humaln.

lie corps human content $50 os 1T
500 muscles, le poids du sangd'un adulte
est de 80 ~livres, lie coeur a ordinaire-
ment an diametre de 5 ponces il BAT
20 fois q Ia minute. 1900 fois a l'heure,
OF SIS, 1872, 900 fnis dams l'espace dune
aimee /; chAque battement d6place "A
grammes de sang, le displacement est
done do $3.50 liVres par jour. La to
tslit6 do sang passe en- trois minutes
par le cSnr ; nos pQgmons confinement,
aIs6tat normal, 5 iitres dieir; nous res
pirons 1900 fois par heure en- depen
SAINT 500 litres d'air.
In peAn q trois conches, don't l'6pais
sour yarie entire 3 &c 6 milimetres !; cha
que oentimetrs carr6 de la peau q H.
600 pores la longueur totale de cee
pores est do so Kilometres.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
q NOS Abonnes.
A9s Important.

LIE bon fonctionnement de radmin.
istration dun journal requiert impe
risneement:
i Que tout Announcement soft pays
d'ayance.
2. Cue tont abonne, en- nous don.
nant avis de son Enlargement de resi-
aenCe, ajoute al nom du lieu quill va
habiter celni de 10 place don il est
perti. Ceci est tres important.
3. Pour refuser on remover an
journal, il faat a~bsolument ne rien de-.
veif ponr son Announcement. Sans celia,
On e%ontinuera ! ls lni envoyer, ct qu'il
ls retire on non du bureau de poste,
l'ahonne est tenn d'apr9s les derni6-
70 decisions judiciafres concernant lee
j%oarnauz, den payer announcement.
4 10 meilleur moyen dc remover
90 Journal oct de Is confer all maitre
Dc poste de al localite, qui est obIie6
sc n fassa so moyen de blancs impri.
re qui mi sont fuurnis par le d6parte
nasnt dea Poetea. La plupart des fonc
si0nnairea s'aeg i itten assez adalsment:
d'astrea y negligent. ces derniers sopt
instammeat prizes de sc conforner i
lsnfs instructions ! Get 6gard.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

You have heard your friends and ~neighbors
talking about it. You may yourself be one
of the many who know from personal expert.
ence just now good a thing it is. If you have
ever tried it, you are one of its staunch friends,
because the wonderful thing about it is, that
when once given a trial. Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery ever after holds a place in the house.
IF you have never used it and should be af-
hicted with a cough, cold or any Throat, Lung
or Chest trouble, secure a bottle at once and
give it a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial Bottles Free
at Bailey>s Drugstore. 6
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
The FIRST srep

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, can't
sleep, can't think, cant do anything to your
satisfaction, and you wonder what ails you.
You should heed the warning, you are taking
the FIRST step into Nervous Prostitution. Yon
need D Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters Won
will find the exact remedy for restoring your
nervous system to its normal, healthy condi.
ton. Surprising results fellow the use Of this
great Nerve Tonic and Alternative. Your anne
tite returns good digestion IS restored, and the
Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action.
Try 4 bottle. Price Soc at Bailey,s Drugstore. s
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
La Grippe.
Meschacebe

Cette malaQle S6VlG touJOufS dNec III
tensile a la Nouvelle. Orleans, ct bier
des cas- Sc d6clarent dams notre pa
toisse. Nous voyons, par les journau1
de la m6tropole, que lie nombre des de
ces y a augnente considerablement de
| puts q~uelques jours ct nous croyons in
teressant pour nos lecteufs de repro.
duire les chiffres %suivants, pris du rap
port mensuel regulier du bureau DE-
saHte:
Deux cen trente.six deces ont ct
lieu pendant la semaine %derniere, Il
nombrr Il plus eleve qni ait jamais ett
rntegistle dams cette vile pour uns
Semblahle periodic, exctpte pendant les
fpidemies de tievfe jaime. II y a Ell {
deces oeeasionu6s par Pin1uenza IL
grippel, 90 par les difereutes forme:
de nalaaies dn c0eur, 80 par la pneu'
monie, It l04, Oh piesqns Ia moitie de-,
,ieces. par differences smaladies det
81 ) respiratoiieS. l02 Sdeces ont ete
~~i~"nnrs de SO ans 81 plus. ct Al
rs au lessons de !. ans, ce gu
.Ce Ia pi opnrtion de la. mortalite par
ri o. prIsonnes ages q les petits en-
ftnt> d pies dc 81 poal cent du nom
tne total.
Lts d6ce~ IL personnes blanches do
~rxe i"nascutiu Sc ont eses6s a rs; de-
~personhes hlanches du s*xe feminin, d
II de pe,sonues de c,aileur du sexe
maseulin, a "a; de ~per4onnes de on
Ieur du sexe feminin, j. 40;-ou 152
persounts bianches ct 81 ~ptrsonnes de
couleur: on encore. 119sd u sexe mas
cuiili, III du sexe feminsn.
Base sur cette stnlain., lie tank des
deres sur 1000 par an ~serait: biancs,
AZ Sc; de couleur, 90 06. LIE taux to-
tal. AZ 46.
I'm r%apporteur du Picayune a obtenn
dn docteur Samuel Logan les explica-
tons s%nigantes:
LIE grand nombre de aeees de la Sc
maine derniere nest pas tant dd aux
conditions h~ygi6niques dni anraient pu
etre evitees qu'aux effeta extremement
debilitants de la grippes En- Sc refe-
rant au tableau des d8ces de la Sc
maine derniere, on versa combien de
p~ersonnes tres ag6es ets d'antres tres
jeunes sont mortes; aussi, combien il y
a eu de deces DIES difer9ntes maladies
du peumon.
La grippe nest pas dangereuse, mais
ellie est tellement debilitante que lors-
qu'elle attaque ceux qui sont physique
ment fables, ceux qui ont des habi-
tudes intemperantes, GU eeux don't les
poumons SON fables, elfe est apte, d
cause de son caractere 6nervant, d Sc
developer en- diverses maladies qui
sont toujours %serieuses eE qui, lorsque
la constitution est affaihfie, sont trop
~souvent fatales,
Tel a etc lie cas- daGs beaucoap de
circumstances, specialemhnt parmi les
%personnes tres v~ieilles cit tres %jeunes,
ct bien que pen, sill en- est, sont mortes
de la grippe, ellie a, dependant, etc la
cause indirecte de beaucoup de decese
A l'appui de mon assertion que "a
mortalite excessive des quelques Sc
maihes pIecedentes, surtout de la Sc
maine derniere, pest pas due a des
conditions ~hygieniques qni auraient
pu etre evitees, j'ajouterai que lie nom
bre des d6ces a etc tres petit en- com
paraison des cas- de maladie qui ont
necessite l'~attention du medecin. Je
snis heureux de dire quill J a EN- une
grande elimination de maladie PEN
dant les deux derniers jonrs.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

Baton Rouge Advocate: The North
ern people may be we'll satisfied with
the consolation offered by Secretary
Noble that the enormous sum paid
yearly for pensions returns at once in-
to the channels of trade. Not only does
the money paid by the North so return,
but the amount is augmented by from
$4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900 taken from
the people of the South every year.
The wonder is that we are not inpov-
lslled BY the drain, and the fact that
we prosper in spite of it shows the won-
derful and recuperative power
of the South.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
or STOLEN.

NROM the old Gardiner place in Bellevue,
~ about two weeks agp, b light blue creole
mare aud Il one year old half american mare
colt, dark brown. The mare Is branded Oh
the shoulder = A z. Joined BY q cross bar. Al
liberal reward will be paid for their return to
the undersigned, or for Information that will
lead to their recovery. WM. POWERS,
Jan. ., 1881. Opelousas, r.. o., La,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
HENRY C. CASTELLAR0S,
AT LAW, (AVOCATJ

P. O. Box 1873, New Iberia, La.
Office, Coguenhem Building, up stairs, corner
of Main Street and Churci Alley,
Will attend to the collection of all eIal,ns'
notes and drafts in the parishes of ST. Mary
Iberia, Lafayette, st. Martin, Acadia. OadcsI
sieu, st. Landry, and city of Alexandra, any
such other civil or criminal business a. Wv
be entrusted TO him. Supreme Court o Y ~ !
Specially. my14om
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03
What is Castoria.

Castoria is DIR. Samuel Pitchers prescrip-
tion for Infants and Children. 1t contains
neither Opium, Morphine, nor other Narcotic
substance. 1t is a harmless substitute fer
Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, aud Cas-.
tor Oil. 1t is pleasant. Its guarantee is
thirty years use by Millions of Mothers.
Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverish-
cares Diarrhea and Wind Collie. Castoria
relieves teething troubles, cures constipation
and fatulency. Castoria assimilates the
food, regulates the stomach and bowels,
giving healthy and natural sleep. Castoria lie
the Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

LiInstitut de France a decerne lie
prix MontyoD d une vieille n6gresse de
la Nouvelle. Orleans qui reside depuis
plnsienrs annees d Paris. La laureate,
qui est Ia domestique des demoiseIles
LIE Mat, de la Nouvelle Orleans. Sc
nOmme Laia; c'est son devouement
sans limites d ses mattresses qni lui a
vaIu cette r&compense.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

A sovereign remedy for warts is as
follows: Hold a needle in the flame oil
a candle and when red hot, plunge ii
through the wart, letting it remain until
cool. The pain is trifing and the wart
will fall off in a few days.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

Lea journaux de Knoxville, Tenn,
ayant public n annonce de mar
chands Qui promettaient d chaque
achetenr I'm billet leur Dormant une
chance dams lie tirage dun objet quel-
conQne, ces %jonrnaux ont etc envoy6s a
Washington ct lie maftre de poste a re.
pondu qu'ils ne pourraient 6tre admis
D Ia poste, tant Qu'ils contiendraient
len ditea annoncaa.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

Latest styles of invitation cards and
envelopes, ball programmes, wedding
cards, &c, just received. All orders
filed at bottom prices with neatness
and dispatch.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

La vile de Fairfield, Tex, est pos
s4d&e par la fevre tachetee GU meniu,
Cite. Cette naladie est 81 terrible qut
les habitants Sc barricadent chez en1
on fluent au loin, coDs6quemment tous
les magasins sont ferm6s.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-01-03

Pendant que l'empereur Guillanme
assistant d une representation a fOp6ra
jeudi soir. On est yenu lui annoncer
qu'rn fls lui etait ne. II a couTu le
voir ct rauditoire a pouss6 des cris de
joie tandis que l'orchestre jouait
phvmDe national.