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The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
Cloth From Ramie.

The first experiment in the manufac.
ture of cloth from ramie IN the United
States was made recently at the Ssa Jose
(Cal.) wooden mill. Mr.. Murray; of the
department of ramie culture, had been in
San Jose for several days working up
the interest in the new textile fibre, and
in the course of his work came in con-
tact with Superintendent Burr of the
wooden mills. The latter became in
fected with some of Mr.. Murray's en-
thusiasm, and it was not long before
arrangements were made for a practical
test of the new weed. That test was
made, and the result is sminently salts.
factory. The fibre was put through the
same presses at the mills as any other
material used for making cloth. It went
through the machines, was twisted into
| thread, and then a thread of wool and a
thread of ramie were twisted together.
Being put on the loom the machine was
| started, and in a few minutes the cloth
began slowly to unroll.
The fabric resultant from the process
was a strong, closely w piece of
cloth, strong and durable. Holding it
up to the light one could not see through
1t. The color of the cloth was a BLUSH
gray, the wool supplying the dark and the
tamie fibre the light portion. Ramie is
much stronger than wool, is forty-one
times stronger than cotton and more
nearly approaches silk in this respect
| than any other material used in the man
ufacture of cloth. Thus it is evident
that a fabric made of a mixture of wool
and ramie is far superior to a cotton and
wool mixture. The fiber, when ready
for the mills, is in punches about five
feet long, of a creamy white color and
has a luster like silk. It can be dyed
any color and still retain its luster, and
hence can be used in the manufacture of
silk-mixed weayes, making a fabric just
as good In every way but far cheaper
than if silk were used.
1t will have the effect when it comes
into general use of cheapening all textiles
of this character, while giving a fabric
better in looks and wearing qualities.
One of the big points claimed for ramie
is the ease with which it can be pro-
du.ed and the consequent big profit to
the producer. Ramie is nothing more
nor less than d weed, and grows and
increases with the proliicness for which
weeds are noted. The plant does not
need a rich soil; in fact, it Seems to
thrive best in a soil in which nothing
else will grow, and is especially valuable
on this account. It is claimed that three
crops a year can be secured, and at the
least calculation a profit of 5000 an acre
will pour into the pockets of tie ramie
c~ultivator. The field will not have to
be replanted for twenty years, for the
plants will grow and produce good fiber
for that length of tlme.--san Francisco
Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

would have led, had she not interrupted
me with a bright merry peal of daughter,
such as she had often greeted me within
the past.
Then drawing herself up'to her full
height-she was only a little woman, but
she sat on a high chair-she looked
down at me, and said:
"Dear, dear mel surely you have not
continued to think of that childish folly.
Why, Mr.. Hoyt, we followed UP a baby
notion; we spoke of interlacing our
lives, as if they were toys. But now you
must be-let me see'-she feigned to
| meditate-'syes, you must be fully
thirty, and I am a woman of twenty-five.
We are different persons"
do not know what else she said. I
remember only that after hearing her
voice for a long time, | rose to go. My
heart was broken.
"You will not take it amiss, Mr.. Hoyt,
that I have spoken so frankly; will you3
I really wish to count you among my
friends and hope you will visit us often.
I am at home Thursdays, and you will
meet very many pleasant-yes, charming
people here. And do you reGGN, when
I was your little sister, Mr.. Hoyt, how
you chfded my -boisterousnessa 1 feel
sure you will have nc occasion now to
even deplore my lack of conventionality
indeed, I fatter myself that | do not
need a mentor any more"
This last stab aroused my indignation.
t.I am quite sure of that, Miss Daniels,D
] said stifiy. 'My only regret is that
may not be able to attend your AT
Homes, as I do not expect I shall be In
England next Thursday"
''Ohi" she responded, quite as stiffly'
81 shall very much regret it,"
"Good day, Miss Daniels"
"Good day, Mr.. Hoyt."
NV hand was on the door-knob az l
made nv last bow. Before l could raise
my head again, however, Elsie had come
to me, and clasped her arms tightly
about nv neck; and whist tears of Joy
were raining down her face, she pressed
burning kisses upon my lips.
"Ohi Frank, Frank, what a bad,
naughty darling you are to mistrust your
Elsie, the same hoydenish, unconven-
tional Elsie to you that she ever was, no
matter how dignifed and proper she
may be to the wolld."
l was astonlshed beyond expression
"Kiss me, Frank" she pleaded con
tritely. ssKiss me to show that you for
give me, or,"-she again became the
hovdenish Elsie-'sI'll tell papa to with
draw his consent"
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
A WONDERFULLY Dramatic Scene.

Benjamin Brewster, afterwards attor-
ney-general of the United States, was
some years ago the central figure in a
wonderfully dramatic scene in a Phila-
deiphia court. Mr.. Brewster's face, it
will be remembered, was fr~ightfully
SCARED by an accident in his youth. He
was extremely sensitive CT his facial mis-
fortune, but never referred to it himself
nor did any of his thousands of friends
ever ask him its cause. The trial referred
to was a bitterly contested affair, and
Brewster at every point got so much the
best of the opposing counsel that his
leading adversary was IN a white heat.
In denouncing the railroad company this
lawyer with his voice tremulous with
anger, exclaimed, ttThis grasping cor
poration is as dark, devious and Scarf
fed in its methods as is the face of its
chief attorney and henchman, Benjamin
Brewsterl" This violent outburst of rage
and cruel ~invective was followed by q
breathless stiffness in the crowded court
room that was painful. Hundreds OF
plying eyes were riveted on the poor
SCARED face of Brewster, expecting to see
him spring from his chair and catch his
heartless adversary by the throat. Mr..
Brewster slowly arose and spoke ONE
thing like this to the court: aYour
honor, in all my career as a lawyer I have
never dealt in personalities; nor did !
ever feel called upon to explain the cause
of my physical misfortune, but will do
40 now. When a bay-and my mother,
God bless her! said | was a pretty boy
when a little boy, while playing around
an open fire one day with 4 little sister
just beginning to toddle, she fell into the
roaring flames. I rushe to her rescue,
pulled her out before she wa seriously
hurt, and fell into the FIRE myself. When
they took me out of the Goals my face
was as black as that man's heart The
last sentence was spoken in a voice whose
rage was that of a lion. It had an cleo.
trical effect, andthe applause that greeted
it was superb, but in an instant turned tc
the most comtemptuous Kisses directed at
the lawyer who had so basely insulted
MIR. Brewster. That lawyers practice in
Philadelphia afterWard dWindled to such
insignifcance that be had 10 leave the
city for q new feld.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
VISIONS!

"a Aor OF JUNE 81, 1890 Pensions soldiers and sailors of the war of the
rebellion who served 80 days and were honorably discharged from the service, and
drn, dependent parents fathers and mothers. All pensions under this Act will
commence from the date of filing the formal application latter the passage OF the
.AD in the pension Bureau. No application for pension under this act will be
good unless fled in the Pension Bureau n Or after June 81, 1890. Cdate o. the
Act OIL if not in the form, substantially, prescribed by the Secretary. The rates
Fer dependent father or mother, $s; the widow, So and So additional for each
child of soldier under sixteen years; and if thu widow dies. the child or children
can draw such pension. The soldier il eut ed to any rate from $6 to SIP per
month, according to inability D ean a support. A pensioner under existing laws
may apply under this one or a pensioner under this n may apply under 9TH
out can draw onyon 6 pension at the sam time This law requires n a soil
diers or sailors ease:
% An honorable discharge.
G1 That he served at least ninety days.
81 4 permanent physical Or ment,l inability to earn support, but not da
vicious habits 1T need not have originated in the serviceJ
CASE OF A WIDOW
~ That the sailor or soldier served at least ninety days.
(9 That he was honorably discharged.
80 Proof of death, but it need MT hive been the results of his Army n
Naval service.
labor
90 That she married soldier prior to June 81, 1890, the date of the Act.
DEPENDENT PARENTS CASE.
@ That the soldier or sailor died of wound, injury or disease, which m
der prior law, would have given him a pension.
~ That he left no wife OIL inor child.
90 That the mother or father Is at present dependent o n her or his own
ual labor. or the contributions Of Others not legally bound for their support
The benefits Of the first section of the Act of June 81, 1890, are not confined to
the parents q those who served in the var of the rebellion, but are extended 10
all parents where pensionable dependence has arisen or account of the death of 2
son Who served, since said war;, in behalf If the United States as well as for dE
abilities contracted before n since discharged.
a. That in eases minor child lis insane, idptic or otherwise permanently
helpless, the pension shall continue during the period of such disability and this
prov1so shall apply to all pensions therefore, granted, or hereafter to be granted,
under this Of any former statute, and such pensions shall commence from the date
jof application therefor after passage of this Act
The rules and regulations of the Department will govern all applicants an
attorneys.
- Under Act Of June 81 $780, pensions ore granted to Soldiers and sAaas
disabled from old age agfrmIy, etc #s
HN0TICEi-Dr. w. r. Lasrapes having recently been appointed q. s.
Examining Surgeon for Pensions at Opeoums, La, itis now bfs special inteeafr
claimants of Persons to come 70 me and make ut their applications, 9
New Orleans for medical examination, At which place they have heretofore been
directed to 60.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
PROGRESS

~
He led the van of Progress till he stood
Upon the height he oft had hoped to gain,
While far below him rolled the human
flood
So far below he feared his labor vain;
Yet slowly onward poured the mighty
stream,
While he, the leader. sat him down to dream.
.The world is slow" he said, 1.-THE pathway
hard,
Yet l have reached the goal; the path is
made,
And I am weary, bruised, torn, and
Scared"
Then closed his eyes within the pleasant
shade,
And as the world's great army nearer crept,
Beside the hard won goal the leader slept.
at length he woke-adown the mountain
slope
Were spread the tents and shadows Of the
night; 90
Alone he ~stood-bereft of Love and Hope
For far beyond him, on a distant height,
The army upward toiled. His work was
done,
While N had slept had greater heights been
won.
-Flavel S. Mines. in Harper's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

.fOur afternoon papers," says . San
Francisco newspaper man, s'are one day
ahead Of the world in giving the news.
For when they are ready to go to press
New York is ready to so to bed, and the
Londcn Times has gone te press for the
next day. In the case of our morning
papers, they have the advantage of secur-
ing the exclusive news our New York or
any other large Eastern paper may htvs
for the representative of the San Frarcisco
papers wait until the New York papers
come out at 8 a. M. aud then wire the
sensation west, where they arrive long
before midnight
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

The dreams Of science penetrate the
field Of miracles, soliloquizes the Detroit
Free Press. Since that German genius
has found a way Of Transforming sawdust
into sugar, other chemists are busily
seeking to convert articles that have been
useless for food into nutritious and tooth
some dishes. The wonderful accom-
p~lishments Of the age warn Us against
scofing at the widest predictions Of
science. No one knows how 500 we
may be eating hot basswooi biscuits,
lockwood sausages Or Norway pine
apples. Hardwood army crackers and
slabs Of side meat may feed future war
riors aud the food Of our nayies may be
towed in log-like RATS. You cant tall.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

There are some interesting statistics
about London in the summary of thu
Registrar General for 1891 which ha,
just been published. The district re-
ferred to Is what is generally known az
Inner London, as distinct from Outer
London, which includes the OUTLYING
suburbs. Within the registration bound
aries there were last year 553, 764 houses,
9th 4 ,2l1,o56 inhabitants, or rs per
0ns to each house. The area Is 12l
square miles, with 1863 miles OF road.
On an average there are ffty-seven per-
SONS to an acre, but in the most derlsely
populated parts, in Shoreditch, for in
stance, there are 1911. The marriages Of
n, 596 persons were solemnized ID Lon.
don during 1891, the proportion to the
population being higher than ii any year
aimee 1883. The births numbered
1874, 0O5, or SIS per 1000, the lowest
on record, with the exception Of The year
1890. The excess Of births over deaths,
however, was 43, 787. Al table shows
the birth and death rates during 1891 ID
each Of the Eve groups into which Lon
9 IS divided, West, North. Central,
East, and South. It appears that the
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The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

Within three years passenger rate on
the railroad across the Isthmus of Pana-
ma have been reduced to ten and five
cents q mile for first aud second class
tickets. Up to that time the charge for
passenger transportation IN the Panama
Railroad was the highest in the world,
being S25 in American gold for first. class
and $40 in gold for second class passen-
gers between Panama aud Colon, oil
about fifty ceSts and twenty cents a mile,
respectively.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

Now that rance culture has begun
seriously to engage the attention Of
planters in the Tropics, it is interesting
ITO learn on the authority of a foreign
journal that rance fiber, under great
hydraulic pressure, may be made to as
sumo, the compactness of steel. It is as
serted that when SO prepared it will. be
particularly serviceabie for steam pipes,
NJ it will not be subject to contraction OF
expansion and also will not rust.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

The pneumatic tube is fast being per-
fected. In st. Louis mail matter IS to
be carried two-thirds of a mile by such
service. Some day the Eastern States
win be gridironed with pneum stic tubes,
and then, the New York Mail and Elk.
press predicts, Gotham newspapers will
be left on an Albany doorstep within
thirty minutes after lelving the press.
The perfection Of pneu nstic service will
revolutionize many lines of in lustry.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

The Kitchen God in China has jus,
returned to his duties after a brief holi.
day. A. the beginning of every year
this domestic deity is supposed to ascend
to the Supreme Ruler to report on the
private life of each family under his care.
Lazy wives, whose housekeeping is not
irreproachable, smear the gods lips with
sugar just before his departure, bribing
him to make a favorable report to
heaven.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

Writing of the poor children of New
York in Scribner's magazine, Jacob A.
Riis remarks that we have to take into
account that s'half the poverty, the ig.
norance and helplessness of the cities Of
the Old World is dumped at our door by
immigration while the procession Of
the strong and the able move on to the
West.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

a dissipated old man applied at the
Quartermaster's Office ii San Antonio,
Texas, for i position as clerk. ssDo you
know anything about general manage
ment Of the oficea'' asked the officer.
ADo | know anything about General
Maaagement2 I should mile. knew
him when lie Was Observation-Disclosures
siftinRs.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
AN INCURABLE HOYDEN.

R varied emo
tions and appre-
tensions surged in
my soul than ]
could either ana
lyze or describe, as
l stood on the
threshold of Mr..
Daniels library.
Crank, is it
you?" he said
cherrily, turning
towards the door.
"Come in, my boyi
come in. I am
very glad to see
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30

There u no perfect state In TINS worid.
While the poor man has no fooi for his
stomach it often happens chat the rich
nan has NJ stomach for MS foo T. 3os.
ton Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-30
HART II. sANDoZ,

- - VI Gin Ags4A
- once VIZ aon sean y oasea, os sasss OF i Pfl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-03

paramount, the duties imposed thereby
upon officers Of the United States, 80 far as
they nave respect to the same matters, must
necessarily be paramount 70 those to be per
formed by officers of the state. II both
cannot be performed, the latter are pro
tanto superseded and cease 20 be duties. As
q necessary consequence, such
officers and agents federal off,
GERS must have the requisite authority
to act without obstruction or interference
from officers of the state. AS a general
rule it is no doubt expedisnt and wise that
the operations of the state and national
governments should, as far as practicable,
be conducted separately. IN order to avoid
undue iealousies and jars and conflicts Of
jurisdiction and power. But there is no rea-
son for laying this down as a rule of univars-
al application. II should never be made to
override the plain and manifest dictates of
the constitution itself. We cannot yield to
such a transcendental visw of state sover-
eighty. The constitution and laws OF the
United States are the supreme law of the
land, and TO these every citizen Of every
state owes obedience, whsther in his indi-
vidual or official capacity. In what we
have said is must be remembered that
we are dealing only with the
subject of elections of representa-
ence q state sees fit to elect state and county
officers at the same time and in conjunction
with the election Of representatives, con-
gress will not be thereby deprived OF the
right to make regulations in reference TO
the latter. We do not mean TO cay, how
ever, that for any acts Of officers Of election,
having exclusive reference to the election of
state or county officers, they will be amena-
bic to federal Jurisdiction
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TWO COLLISIONS.
Passengers in Peril on Land and Wa.
ter IN Quick Succession.

Passengers in Peril on Land and Wa
ter in Quick Succession.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. "A Birkenhead
ferryboat loaded with passengers collided
last night with the ship Eurydice, ana a
panic nearly followed. The people who
were on the ferryboat had hardly got over
their scare when they met with another
accident that was far more serious In its re-
suits. A large number OF them boarded a
train on the Mersey railway, talking among
Themselves Of their narrow escape from
drowning. As tho train was leaving the
station ID ran into an engine and was
wrecked. Three Of the passengers we're
killed and fifty injured. 1t is
thought that some Of the injured will
die. Some of the ladies among the passengers
who were not injured In any way we're
made hystericsl by the succession Of acci-
dents they had met with, and the physicians
who were hastily summoned to attend the
injured, had their hands full looking after
them. After the wounded had been cared
for the more seriously injured were removed
to the hospital Many of the injured
passengers refused TO continue their Journey.
fearing that further accident might befali
them
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aYPNoTIzsp IN COURT.

A Murderer Tells the Story of Hia
Crime While in a francs.
SANTA Rosa, CAL, Nov. AIT the trial
Of Edward L. Livernash, arraigned hera
for murder, the startling scene was wit
messed IN court to-day Of the prisoner being
subjected 20 hypnotic influences. and while
in trance giving circumstantial story
Of why be killed his victim, who was an old
man of the name of Etheridge His
story was @ wild rhapsody on the
plans and plots, betraying numerous
symptoms OK inssnity. He recited
with all the circumstance and detail possi-
ble, but with occasional dashes Of lunacy,
how he had gone about TO kill Ethsridge.
The prisoner was awakened, after giving his
testimony by DIR. Gardner, supei intentans
Of NApa insane asylum, who called him to
bis proper self by demanding that
he should awake when the physician
had counted ''one two, three" While In
tho trance needles were inserted in his flesh,
OF which he took no heed. In his unnatural
condition he appeared 10 be a rambling,
chatterlna creature, bub when relieved he
became again a rational man.
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MILLER TO RETIRE.
He viii Quit the Cabinet to Resums
ais Law Practice.

He VIII Quit the Cabinet to Resums
ais Law Practice.
CHICAGO, Nov. "A special from In4
dianapolIs says: attorney General Miller
will retire from the cabinet soon after the
election whether President Harrison is
elected or not. He has formed a law part
nership In this city, his former home, and
will move back hero about Jan. J.. Friends
OF the Attorney General here say that official
life has never been congenial to him. Fur
thermore, he feels that his law practice here
will be much more lucrative than tbs
official position he now occupies. Mrs. Mill
Ter. too. 1t is said, has never been content
with Washington life."
NO INFORMATION AT WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Apparently Uncle
Jerry Rusk is the only member Of the cabi-
net who has not said that he does not propose
20 remain in the cabinet, whether or not
President Harrison il reelected. The latest
announcement, that about Attorney General
Miller, is generally credited here, though
in the Absence of all the Hoosiers, except
President Harrison, no one can speak au-
thoritatively about IL. Ii has been generally
understood that Attorney General Miler
aspired to place on the supreme bench and
that Presidents Harrison proposed to appoinh
him IL q vacancy occurred; so that his in-
tention to return 10 private practice indi-
Gates, 10 is thought that ne has given up ALI
hope of vacancy, or confirmation by the
Senate should he be nominated.