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The Opelousas courier., 1891-02-21

West street, they can be purchased al a
much lower figure from vessels trading
in South American products. The skip
per of an Italian bark that ran between
the tropics, New York and Castellamare,
used to do a lively business in hurdy-
gurdy monkeys with the New York
manipulators of the barrel organ. As
o o as they received notice that the
Cavalieri Cavour or the Santa Teresa was
IN, they were down at the quay to strike
bargains with the captain. He sold the
monkeys right off the reel at cut prices,
and it was a common thing for the ape
to pay its way the first month after it
landed here. logged out in a tunic and
forage cap, it was 0 0 taught to climb
into the second-story windows, proffer
the tin cup and take off his cap to ac-
knowledge a gratuity. But it never gets
used to picking up a red hot copper
thrown out by an agonized listener to
Little Annie Rooney or "Grandfather's
Clock That is a device of malignity
which should be unsparing1y con-
demned.
Birds that can tell ones fortune have
made their appearance in recent years,
and the gentle creatures bid fair to
eclipse the popularity of the monkeys.
They are usually the property of a calm
eyed philosopher who has long ago
awakened to the folly Of. shouldering his
way through the hurly-burly to snatch
an existence. With his infinite patience
he teacnes his little pets-they are can
aries or small green parroquets-to hop
off q perch on which they sit unconfined
together, and, flying to a little cabinet,
to select an envelope. Returning to their
perch they allow the fortune-see1er to
take the fateful degree from their bills
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hours.

Indian Territory is one of the few re-
manning sections of the Union where
prairie chickens are still overabundant.
This profusion, however, is likely soon
to come to an end. A correspondent of
The american Field, Mr.. Hutchings, of
Muskokee, says that unless some meas
ures are quickly devised to put a stop to
the slaughter of game there the results
will be disastrous. It appears there is
no close season, aud it is killed indis-
criminately throughout the year.
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Senator Spooner's brother, Mr.. r. c..
Spooner, of Madison, Wis, who recently
resigned the consulship at Prague, says
that In the latter city every one lived in
apartments, a custom which he could not
habituate himself. 81 grew tired, " he
continues, s'of going 10 theatres at six
in the evening, staying until twelve, and
being obliged to ring the bell and fee the
janitor in order to get into my own house
when I came home. I will never live in
aSown where latch-keys are not allowed.
Another custom which annoyed me ex-
ceedingly was this: Every night before
retiring, when I would put my feet up on
the table, real American style, end lean
back to smoke my last cigar, the two
servant girls would bounce in, grab my
hand and kiss it, and then go through the
same ~rigsnarole within wife. I warned
VIII Rublee, my successor, of these draw
backs to assuming Office there, but he
would take it,
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The youngest great-grandmother lives

The youngest great-grandmother lives
near Pomona, Cal. Her name is Fran
cesca Cordoba, and her age is but fifty
years. She was married when but fifteen
years old, and her eldest daughter mar
ried when she was a little over seventeen
years old. Mrs. Cordoba was but thirty
three years old when she was a grand
mother. he eldest granddaughter
was married in April, 1889, at the age
OF fifteen years, and now a great-grand-
daughter is born.
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stone cells to answer the same old charges
Of intoxication, disorderly conduct, as.
sault and battery, etc. Fines were set
tied and outcast offenders were sent back
to serve a day in durance vile for every
dollar unpaid. Still the court room did
not thin out. Everybody was waiting to
see what disposition was to be made of a
case foreign to his experience. The pris-
oners-there was a whole tribe OF them
made a picturesque group. There
were three well built, sturdy men dressed
III rough corduroy and wearing long
boots. Each had a shock Of black hair,
bldnt, vacuous features. and d WOODEN
comforter tied around his neck. Then
there was as many olive checked, sloe;
Eyed women, with squat figures and
large feet, shod with coarse boots They
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The King of Italy wants to be Enper-
or, too, snd thinks of making himself
tsEmperor of Erythrea and Eastern
Africa" on the strength of his pro-
Electorate of Abyssinla and some colonies
on the Red Sea.
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In India, up till within the past few
years, the devoted wife assembled the
funeral pyre Of her dead husband and
was incinerated by the same fame that
reduced her loved one to ashes.
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Escape Of a $50, 600 Manuscript.

The novelist Stevenson recently came
near losing all of his unpublished manu-
scripts, among them a story already Gen.
tracted for and for which the author is
to receive $40, 900. The vessel on
which he with his wife was sailing from
Samoa to Auckland, caught fire, and the
sailors began to throw overheard the
movables that had become ignited. Mrs.
Stevenson stopped n just as he lifted
her husbands box containing all his
papers. The man was persuaded to
deluge the box with water instead
NeD York Sun.
Marseilles in Franco In headnr,arfe,
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Between 1882 and 1890 the six great
powers of Europe spent So, 1862, Oo5, 6s5
on their navies, as followes: France,
OIL, $40, Ga, 2o5; Russia, 1913, 591, 935;
Great Britain, $61s, $50, $50; Germany,
1907, sos, s45i Austria, 1897, 971, 900;
and Italy, 1913, 1876, $40.
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DRoPERTY EoR GALss
1OWN c ROPERTY OR RAIE

A. CENTRALLY To- ated and deslraTis
business stand on Main street, Opeiolsass
consisting of building suitable for restasaSo
and small store, being the property next
the pestoflce. This property. Will 20 su W
very cheap for cash, or halfcash ana eaasnSs
ferEnSto suit purchaser. Apply Pp ~
Edmund g. Dupre,
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To the list of poisons may be added,
MS ii r Of occasional danger, the fra
grant nutmeg. At least one fatal case
has occurred, where q boy of eight, hav-
ing eaten two nutmegs, fell into a coma
stose condition and died within twelve
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According as you are a gentleman or
hdy-that is what the bird proprietor
calls you-these cunning creatures pick
out d rnissive relating to good luck in
worldly affairs or to matrimony.
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NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and ~refurnishea
Il throughout, my Barber Shop, am
now prepared, with increased facilities. y
erve the public In frst-class style IL ~
aeW quarters between Brand and MoriaTstyA
Shaving. Heir Cutting, Shampooing, Ga.
lone In the highest style of the aEE Siso
me 0 call. E. A BODEMuLLEf'
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The Atlanta Southern hdustridl Record
has made a compilation Of new industrial
plants established in the Southern States
during the first half OF the current cal
endar rear. The Record finds that 108
new cotton and wooden mills were estab-
lished, Georgia taking the lead with
twentyskhree, and North Carolina, South
Carolina, Alabama and Texas following
with eighteen each. There were also
established ninety-seven -four and grist
mills ninsty-four foundries and machine
shops Tennessee and Alabama leading
With eighteen each; thirty-fve iron blast
furnaces, of which eight are Id Georgia,
eight n Tennessee. and ten Id Alabama:
fifteen potteries, sixty-Hve eotton4seed Oil
mills, sixteen rolling mills, $40 wood
working factories, ffty-ttree electric
light works. fifty ice factories, 100 street
railvsy companies, and forty-five water.
works. seyentg-eight mining companies
were organized. Many other industrial
enterprises were entered upoa, bringing
up the whcIe number to 1905. These
figures certainly show great Industrial ac.
tiyity ~ the Southern States.
aTEEH
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ODD MIGRANTS.
UTILIZING Animals TO EARN A.
living IN NEW YORK:
An Odd Scene in a Court-Room-How
Bears r Trained-A Hurdys
Gurdy Monkey and For
tune Telling Birds.

OMMENTING on the
curious ways in which
SOME foreigners att
tempt to earn their
bread in the streets of
New York, a writer in
the Commercial Adcer-
tiser says:
The writer we'll re-
members a scene in the
jefferson Market Po-
lice Court, New York
city; one Sunday MORN
ing. The benches
were filed, as usual,
with the friends of the
slatternly and I'M
kempt prisoners who
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Iowa has passed q new tramp law, aud
IL ID b stringent one. It regards the
sramp as . pest and is designed for his
determination. Here is its definition of
she nuisance: stAny male person sixteen
years of age or over who is physically
able to perform manual labor and is a
vagrant, who is wandering about prac-
tising common begging, or is wandering
about having no visible calling or bust
ness to maintain himself and unable to
show reasonable efforts and in good faith
to secure employment shall be deemed a
aramp.o Every such person arrested and
convicted is to b.. seatto JUL and put at
hard work. ANY d wao refuses to
work is to be put in solitary confinement
Snd fed on bread and water only. The
aaw further provides that no tramp shall
have III jail s'any tobacco, Intoxicating
liquors, sporting or illustrated news
papers, cards or any other article Of
amusement o pastime." It is only
necessary, in the opinion Of the New
York Herald, TO enforce this law to make
Iowa an unpopular State with tramps.
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OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA.

This Institution is undenomiuational, prac-
tical and progressive. Discipline firm and
Based on sound principles enrolling and de-
yeloping character. Honor and self respect
promoted. Methods of training and culture
borough. Toe curriculum prepares the
pupil for University or practical life. Ger.
tificates and Diplomas conferred. Ruil1ings
comfortable and comm odious. Patronage
solicited. For further particulars apply TO
MRS. NJ. M. HAYES, Principal.
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Marseilles, in France, ia headquarter
for the sale of false hair.
The record-union., 1891-04-24
Hatching Out Al1feators.

Quite business has sprung up in Flor
ida Of Matching alligator eggs by an arti-
hcial incubator, says the Globe Democrat.
1t seems that the demand for alligators
was so lively that the natives could not
catch enough to supply the market.
Some genius conceived the idea of saving
himself the trouble of splashing round in
the water after young alligators, so he got
a lot of eggs, put them in an incubator
and Matched out as fine q lot of young
reptiles as any one would wish to see.
They We're about six inches long when
they emerged, as black as clergyman's
coat and as wicked in disposition as the
oldest and ugliest gator that ever scared
pickaninny or devoured yellow dog.
He fed them at first on oatmeal, and
after few days Of Scotch diet taught
them TO eat meat by choking them till
they opened their mouths and then
dropping bit down their throats. He
tried milk, but they would not drink it
tlll ne held them with their noses down
in the pan so that they had to drink or
Suffocate; SO they drank.
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GRAND ARMY ENCAAIPNEST.
The Parade the Principal Feature OF
Yesterdays Proceedings.

The Parade the Principal Feature of
Yesterdays Proceedings.
SANTA CRUZ, April 23.-The encamp-
ment met at $3.50, with Department Com
mander Buckles presiding.
The supplemental report of the COM
mittee on Credentials was adopted and
the roll called.
Immediately after the rolI-call, Judge
j. NJ. Walling of Nevada City, as Chair
man of the committee appointed at the
last session of the encampment to inquire
into the objects and aims of the Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic, pre-
Sented report showing the aims to be to
assist worthy survivors of the late war
and is composed of mothers, wives, sis
ters and daughters of the old soldiers,
ana ended with q recommendation that
resolution be adopted commencing the
work and sending greetings. An effort
was made to lay 1t on the table by the
partisans of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Judge Walling made an address favor
ing the report.
Colonel George Babcock and Junior
Nice-Department Commander Wharf
opposed the resolution.
department. Chaplain a. L. Needham
made touching address for the recogni-
ton of the mothers and daughters.
At the time of the special order, IL
O'Clock, the encampment arose to take
part in the parade, with C. Mason Kinne
speaking against the report
At l:30 consideration was resumed. The
matter is of live interest and much feel
ing is manifested.
The parade consisted of members of the
Grand Army, Ladies of the Grand Army
and Woman's Relief Corps. Two bands
were in the procession. A feature was
about twenty daughters of veterans,
aged II to 10, in zcuave costumes, from
WafSOnville
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Special to the REcoRD-US1ox.

WALLA WALLA, April 2S.-Nathan
Hunt, gambler, last night shot Edward
Miller, soldier of the Fourth Cavalry.
The bullet entered his left shoulder and
lodged under the shoulder blade. 1t is
supposed the men became involved in a
quarrel while drinking together.
Great excitement was caused among the
soldiers here on account of the shooting.
Miller is rapidly growing worse, and is
not expected to live until morning.
Tonight the Sheriff took Hunt and
Notary Public and went to the garrison
hospital, where they took the dying mans
deposition. Owing to threats made by
the soldiers, Captain Winate and five
soldiers started to escort the Sheriff and
his prisoner back to town.
When the Sheriff got outside the reserve
nfty soldiers armed with carbines sprang
out and demanded that Hunt be delivered
up to him. Captain Winate directed the
hackman to return to the guard-house,
and he then ordered the soldiers to the
garrison.
Captain Winate afterward detailed a
company of sixty men to escort the
Sheriff back to the County Jail, where he
locked up his prisoner. 4 large number
OF guards are on duty tonight, as it is
feared the soldiers will make an attempt
to kill Hunt,
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would be maintained, as the needs of Ire
land had increased the expenditure by
100000.
No less than 100000 of surplus arose
from internal revenue due on alcoholic
spirits. There has been an increase of
consumption during the year of $4,000, 600
gallons of homemade spirits. Tobacco
had given an increase of 9456, 900 and beer
1876, 600.
Referring to the reduction Of the ma
donal debt, Goschen said: Taking into
consideration the diminished liability on
ternlnable annuitieS, the net reduction
during the year was &c, ,6l2, 900, making a
total reduction of over ESQ, zoo, 900 during
the time the present administration has
been in Office" [Cheers.l
Abiding TO the duties on alcohol
Goschen repudiated the idea that the
Government was pledged to carry out the
scheme OF the purchase of public house
licenses. If it raised the duties, instead
Of buying the licenses, the money would
be assigned to an excellent purpose-that
of technical education.
In regard to the coming year, Goschen
estimated that the revenue would amonnt
to ESQ, 900, and the expenditures to
9S3, 900. The expenditures were aug
mented by the Irish-relief works, the
census and docll-yard building. Consid-
ering the increased costs of armament
and the heavy burden of the home tax
payer, he held that call ought to be
made on the colonies for further contri-
buttons to the fund for imperial defense.
He proposed to apply most of the
years surplus to free education
leheersl, thus redeeming the pledges of
the Government. The time for the pro-
duction of the education bill would de-
pend upon the progress of the land bill.
Goschen added that the increase from
alchOhol indicated that the masses were
earning better wages. The signs were
apparent,h he said, that the prosperity ofthe
he was not apprehensive of rapid de-
cline.
The Liberal leaders withhold criticism
on the free education project. For the
first time in many years there has been
no change in taxation, yet the budget is
fairly we'll received
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Fire Record.

CHICAGO, April pa can of gasoline
exploded at noon to-day in the home of
Theodore Karnbradt, fatally burning
Mrs. Mary Burnson and badly scorching
Mr.. Karnbradt. The house in which the
fire started and number of dwellings
adjoining We're destroyed, rendering a
dozen families homeless. Loss, $4,000,
THE DENVER BLAZE.
DENVER, April 23.-The loss by the
Davis -Cresswell fire last night is now
estimated at SEC, 600; insured.
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NEwFOUNDLAND TROUBLES.
Sir William Whiteway's Proposals t,
the British Government

Sir William Whiteway's Proposals to
the British Government.
LONDON, April 23.-The Premier of
Newfoundland, Sir William Whiteway.
in behalf of the Newfoundland delegates,
appeared in the House of Lords to-day
and presented proposals that the New
foundland Legislature pass an Act au-
thorizing the execution this year of the
noduS UiUe1di, and of the award of the
Arbitration Commission within the
treaties and declarations.
Under instructions from the Queen in
Council turther progress with the
knutsfOrd bill will be deferred until the
passage of the above Act The present
arbitration agreement will not be allowed
to operate beyond the lobster question,
without the consent of the colony.
Newfoundland, Sir William said, de-
sires an agreement for uncon-
ditional arbitration ON all points
that can be raised under the treaties.
Should the Knutsford bill pass now it
would be forced upon resentful people.
Lord Knutsford moved to adjourn the
second reading of his bill until Monday,
and paid high compliment to Premier
WhiteWaV
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DEATH OF A JOURNALIST.
Major George w. Barton Joins Il
Silent Majority.

Major George w. Barton Joins the
Silent Majority.
SEATTLE (Wash.), April 23.-Maio1
George w. Barton, well-known news
paper man, died at the Steilacoom In
sane Asylum to-day. He earned his title
of Major during the civil war, and was
afterwards III the newspaper business in
Washington City, several Nevada towns
and Los Angeles.
About four years ago he came north
and was employed for time on the
Oreg0nian. He then went to Spokane as
editor of the ReUieW. While there he
went insane, and was committed to the
asylum. He recovered, and was en-
ployed by the Post Iateliigencer as re-
porter and correspondent at Olympia un-
til about a year ago, when he again be-
came insane and was committed to the
asylum, where he remained until his
death.
He leaves a divorced wife in Oakland
CAL, and one daughter.
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ON THE DIAMOND.
Results of Yesterdays National League
and Association Games.

Results of Yesterdays National League
and Association Games.
PITTsBURG, April 23.-Chicago won the
second game of the series this afternoon
in a very one-sided game, the visitors
batting Staley hard, while Pittsburg
could do nothing with Hutchinson's
mastery pitching
The attendance was 1900. Score: Pitts
burg 2, Chicago 9. Batteries -Staley and
Fields; Hutchinson and Kittredge.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, April 23.-The home club
was again defeated by the Clevelands.
Doyle's throwing to second and Childs'
playing were features of the game. At
tendance, $500. Score: Cincinnati 3.
Cleveland 6. Batteries Duryea and
Harrington; Viau and Doyle.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-Brooklvn
came near winning this afternoon in the
ninth. The visitors had the bases full
retired three men, thereby saving the
game. Attendance, $500. Score: Phila-
delphia 3, Brooklyn l. Batteries-Thorn-
ton and Brown; Lovett and Kenslow.
AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 23.-The Giants were
again beaten this afternoon by their ener-
getic rivals from Boston. The New
Workers played headless game which
insured their defeat. Attendance, $500.
Score: New York 8, Boston IL. Batter
ies-Keefe, Welch and Buckley; Nichols
and Gauzel.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
BosToN, April 23.-Boston, g. Balti-
more, II.
COLUMBUS, April 23.-Columbus, 5; st.
Louis, 8.
WASHINGTON, April Washington,
8; Athletic, g. Game called at the end OF
ninth on account of darkness.
LOUISVILLE, April 23.-Louisville, IL;
Cincinnati, l.
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BLOOD HORSE RACES.
Good Days Sport at the Bay Distri
Track.

Good Days Sport at the Bay District
Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The track
was fast at to-day's races. First race,
mile dash for beaten horses, owners
handicap, Homer won, Initiation second.
Time, 1:42.
Second race, two-year-old fillies, five
furlongs, Dollie McCone won, Barbara
second. Time 1:024.
Third race, handicap for three-year-old
and upward, one and one-sixteenth miles,
Leb won, John Treat second. Time,
1:494.
Fourth race, three-fourths of mile
dash, Geraldine won, Princes First Sec
ond. Time l:143
Fifth race, handicap, all ages, one and
one-half miles, Hotspur won, Terry sec
Ond Time 2:36
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HOME RULE.
What England Has Done to Advance
Local Self-Government.


LONDON, April 23.-Balfour has written
letter in which he comments at length
upon Gladstone's recent criticisms of the
Irish land bill. Balfour says: 1.-THE
Liberals oppose, line by line, measure
which is accepted in its main principles
by every section of the Irish party and
eagerly desired by the bulk of the Irish
agricultural community, and involving
no risk, theoretical or practical, to the
British taxpayer. Gladstone does not
even pretend to hold out any prospect of
the settlement of the question, except by
occupying the time of Parliament, if he
gets a majority. with the fruitless discus
sion of absurd and impossible schemes of
home rule. While he has been voting
on abstract resolutions about self-govern-
ment of the rural parishes and registra-
ton the Government has done more to
advance the principles of local self-gov-
ernment in every part of the kingdom,
to tighten the cost of the education of the
working classes, to strengthen the
defenses of the empire and to deal with
social questions than administration
pledges to home rule would be likely to
do in q generation. The Government,
though not following Gladstone's exam
pie in confining its attention to Ireland,
effected and is effecting more for the ma
terial welfare OF the country than any of
its predecessors"
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OLSEN MURDER TRIAL.
The Charges of Jury Bribery Un-
founded.

The Charges OF jury Bribery Un-
founded.
MERGED, April 23.-The prosecution in
the Olsen case still goes on.
Thomas Adams this morning acknowl-
edged that he talked quite freely about
the case to other witnesses, but denied
that he had ever interviewed witnesses to
see what they would testify to.
James Warren wasrecalled for further
crosS-examination.
Reddy presented what purported to be
statement of what he, Warren, would
testify to, given to a detective for the
prosecution by witness. He said he
signed, but never read it, but after sharp
questioning he acknowledged il was read
to him. The document contradicted sew
eral parts of the witness testimony.
Witness said several clauses had either
been changed or not read right to him the
time he signed it.
The court Investigated the alleged jury
bribing to-day, but found no grounds for
the charges and exonerated all who had
been accused
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where the ceremony was performed, was
crowded with well-known people of New
York and other cities, as well as with
residents of Pleasantville, thappaqua,
Horace Greeley's old home, and the sur
rounding villages. Rev. Thomas Mckee
Brown of the Church of ST. Mary-the-
Virgin, New York City, gave the bride
away. The maid of honor was Miss
Chamberlain of New York. Rev. Alex
ander Mcmillan, assistant at st. Peters
Church at Westchester, of which Glen
DENIM is the rector, acted as the best
man