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The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
beautiful and Curious Sponges,

The sponges usually seen in the city
drug stores give a by no means adequate
idea Of the beautiful forms Of thes6
creatures that are found in the lower
depth of the ocean.
These sponges of the great depths are
among the most beautiful things that
live in the ocean. They assume various
forms, some of which are very interest
ing, and not a few Of which are curious.
Several of these curious ones are men
toned below.
Not least remarkable are the so-called
sea nests, which are IN the form OF
spheres or sometimes e~gg-shaped. The
outer coat of one Of these specimens is a
complicated network, over which .
delicate membrane is spread.
An ornamental frill adorns the upper
part, while the lower portion throws out
q maze Of glossy flaments like 6ne white
hairs.
These hairs penetrates the semi fluid
mud In every direction, thus holding the
sponge in its place, while a continuous
current Of water is drawn by waving
~sscIliam through all parts of the mass,
passing out BY a hole at the top. Up
this manner the animal absorbs whatever
food may be adoat.
Another singular sponge is the glass
rope, which sends down into the mud a
coiled Wisp OF flaments as thick as a
knitting needle. The latter opens out
into q brush, fixing the creature in place
after the manner Of a screw pile.
Still another remarkable sponge ia
found in the deep water eff the Lotfoden
Islands. It spreads out into a thin cir.
cular cake, surrounded BY what looks
like a fringe of white floss silk. Ye,
another curiosity is the eupectella sponge
of the Philippines, which lives embedded
to its i'd in the mud and supported BY 3
lovely frilh-Aep York Nail and Er
gTess.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

The carp may nov bs considered q
New York fish. The Mohawk and other
streams of Central New York are full of
carp, some OF them weighing as much as
fourteen pounds. During the last ming
years the kirkland Fish-Stocking and
Protection Society has placed 3s3 Ger
man carp in the ponds and streams of
the town of Kirkland, N. Y. The Sec
rotary of the Society IN a recent report
says: stWe have demonstrated that carp
can be successfully propagated in this
country, and with proper care can be
made a valuable source of revenue to the
cultivator and a cheap and dainty article
of food for all classes" A giant carp
was taken through the ice Of the Mo-
hawk above Uticl last winter, and the
mill-ponds in the valley where young
carp have been placed are already afford
ing excellent sport.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

There is nothing new under the sun,
exclaims the New York Post. ALI Eng
land was Mortified a week or two ago by
the details of the deliberate murder of a
wretched little boy by two Of his com
panions, each of whom was only eight
years old. The young savages killed
their victim to get his clothes, throwing
him into a pond over and over again, in
spite of his piteous entreaties, and
finally holding his head under water un-
til life was extinct. II now turns out
that a crime similar in aim ost every de-
tail was committed at Chester thirty
years ago in August, 1851. In this case,
as in its modern counterpart, two boys,
each eight years old, drowned d smaller
companion, after beating him into insen-
Bibility, for the sole purpose Of taking
his clothes from him. The young thugs
were tried, convicted, and sentenced,
first, to one years Imprisonment, and
then to five years in a retor.nat ory.
What became Of them afterwards no n
knows.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

Saipowners are much concerned about
tie report Of General O. NJ. Poe, Of the
United States Engineers, that the waters
of the great lakes are becoming lower
every year. The following figures for
five years show the gradual fall: Jals,
1885, Lake Huron was 553.I3 feet
above the SEQ level; June, 1887, ii was
582.3S; June, 1883, 58I.79; June,
1889, 58I.O4; June, 1890, 5sI.01;
June, 1891, 5000. The month Of June
is taken because the water is thea at its
highest. n February the minimum
depth is reached, and the saipo aaers eS-
pect to see many exposed places in that
month next year. They are, Of course,
more troubled about the rivers empty
ing into the lakes than about those
waters themselves. The SauIt Canal
now shows d depth OF fourtee, feet
for inches only, and at Crosse Pointe,
the entrance 70 the Dssr,it River, many
vessels have grounded this seasoa "a 40.
count Of the low water. IN the old days
of shalloN boats and fas-bottone1
steamers THE pEu 4 ret was still usel, but
now tlla. their places have bsea taken
BIZ vessels with deep holds, the state Of
Tho water liza mailer Of grave considera.
tion. General Poe says that the rain
fall IN the lake country daring tie last
tive years has been below the normal,
and that this accounts foF tbs low water
ii The lakes. The shipovners, who
reach these great bodies Of water BIZ
tributary streams, are hardly resssured,
and sc asking themselves whether II
would oct be mare profitable % build
vessels driving less water.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
Valuable Mineral DlscaysrY.

An important deposit Of that rare metal
known as yanadiun has been found IN
the Province of Mendoza, Argentine
Republic. This metal is one Of the rarest
and most valuable known and IS used for
setting dyes in silks, ribbons, hosiery
and other fne goods. The principal
source Of supply until recently has been
d small deposit in the Ural Mountains,
and il has been held as high as $500
per ounce. This newly-dIscovered de-
post til Mendoza will therefore be re-
cognized as Of great iinportauca-Cai
cage HeraM.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

Jasper County, Texas, has a myrnlca.
treasurer 1t consists of bars Of silver
buried by the Mexicans on che banks OF
the Sabine River towards the close Of the
Spanish occupation Of Louisiana. The
silver, so the story goes, was being
carried out Of the country under the es,
cort Of q regiment Of cavalry when an
attack was made on the command, and
the bars were hastily buried under the
cover or darkness. When steamers be-
gan to ply on the Sabine, some freighters
one day uneathed o deposit of bars near
Stark's Landing. They weighed IA
pounds evoirdupois. Smell smelters of
primitive construction were afterwards
found ii the vicinity. An aged hunter
was authority for the statement that a
silver mine was formerly worked in the
low hills around about, but it has
been found. The finding Of the silver
bars and the existence of tine shelters
have always been sufficient to set avari-
cious spirits to work delving and seeking
for the treasure and lost mine. One man
named Hillencainp is said to have spent
hundreds Of dollars digging for moro
bars, and the people Of Mullen's and
Cow Greeks, IN Newton County, have
washed the streams for traces oil. white
metal. Even now a baud of enthusiasts
is toiling in the dirt Of Jasper County,
hoping against hope to find themselves
fabulously rich some fine morning.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

Taking the officers holding honorary
rank into account there are 2050 gen.
erals in the British army. or nearly one
for every hundred soldiers.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

The ca~Frier-nigeoa station estabiished
in the Sicily Islands. of lresanI already
contains four hundred pairs of birds, to
attend 10 whose rants two men have
been specially toIled Of.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16

IN Canada it is legal to advertise The
sale of an account against a delinquent
debtor, Y when it is done to injure
bis credit and reputation
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
New Shaving SaIoo a.

HAVING recently built and refurnished
L throughout, my Barber Shop, / am
low prepared, with increased facilit es.
toserye the public il First-Class Style
n my new quarters between Brand and
sriarity's. Shaving, Hair Cutting,
ia impeding, etc, done In the highest
yle Of the art. Give me q call.
.. a. BoDEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
~OPEIOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La.

This Institution is undenomiuational, prac.
tical and progressive. Discipline firm and
based on sound principles e%nnobling and de-
veloping character. Honor and self respect
promoted. Methods Of training and culture
thorough. TIE curriculum prepares the
pupil for University or practical life. Ger.
tincates and Diplomas conf rred. Buildinea
comfortable and comm diops Patronage
collected. For further parti,, Jars apply b
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES. PRINCIPAL.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
THE SECURITY BANh.
Annual Meeting OF Stockholders Nester-
day-Au the Officers Re-Fi.ci,d Il.

Annual Meeting Of Stockholders Nester-
day-Au the Officers Iie-Si.ci,d
The stockholders of the Security bank
held their annual meeting wednesday and
elected officers for the ensuing year. The
old board of directors we're reelected as
follows: G. NJ. Webster, Andrew Jen-
sen, j.. s. Pillsbury, Robert Blankcn-
baker, Frank Coombs, A. W. Kingsbury,
II. o. Chowen. W. \. Webster, J. Ii.
johnson.
G. NJ. Webster was reelected presi-
dent, Robert Blankenbaker vice presi.
dent, w. A. Webster cashier and II. a.
Pratt assistant cashier. \ dividend OF
s per cent was declared.
That the stockholders of that bank
were pleased with the amount of bust.
ness transacted during the past yeal
under tho careful management Of Mr. G
NJ. Webster. the popular and efficient
president, and Mr.. w. a. Webster, the
painstakins cashier, goes without saying
The Security has grown steadily IL
public favor since it was established il
Great Falls and deserves all the conf
dcncc it enjoys among the business mcn
stockmcn and working mcn Of the com
munity.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
Baking Powder bill Passed by the Min
nesota senate.
100 pnul Dispatch

lSt. Paul Dispatch.I
The recent newspaper discussion OF tho
dangerous qualities Of ammonia comes
from the alarming increase OF its use in
baking powders. People who absorb it
in small quantities from day to day suf-
fclfrom slow ammonia poisoning. Taken
internally in sufficient quantities it eats
away the coating of the stomach and in
t~estinee and causes death. Slow ammonia
poisoning produces various forms Of
stomach trouble.
Not one woman in ten thousand would
use AN ammonia baking powder il she
| knew it. Such powders not only under
mine the health but ammonia imparts a
saiiow and blOtChCd complexion.
Following is the bill recently passed
by the Minnesota senate. It's the dan
| ger signal which the law throws out for
the protection Of the people:
\ BiI for an Act T." Regulate the Traffic
ia Baking Powder
Section Amy person who shall
knowingly sell or procure the sale, or OF
! fer for sale of any package or can OF
Baking Powder, containing any Am
monia in it., not distinctly, legibly and
durably branded. stamped or marked II
a conspicuous place with the words IL
the English language, This Baking
Powder contains Ammonia" in letters ot
great plea or letters equivalent thereto
in length, shall be guilty of a misdc
mcanor. and punished by a fine not less
than $40 nor more than so; shall b,
confined in the county Jail not less thar
ten or more than twenty days or by botl
fine and Imprisonment, at the discretion
of the court.
Section 1.-The sale o offer for sale o
the substance mentioned in the forego
ing section in packages not stamped
marked, branded or labelled as therein
required, shall be prima facie evidenc
of knowledge of the charactar of salt
substance, on the part of the person s.
selling or Offering for sale and his EN-
p!oyer.
Section 3.-This Act shall be in fore
on and after its passage.
NorE.-An incident occurred in tn
house when the senate bill came up TO
passage. ia reference to an amendmen
proposed by Mr.. Dimcnt. This was or
posed by several members. Mr.. Fei
said that if the bill as it came from til
senate was all right then the amendment
was all wrong. The amendment con
pelling the printing of the wor
"AmmOnia' on the label only affccte
the ROyal Baking Powder. and no wor
der they felt the senate bill was a hlo'
at them.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
Two Ihieves Arrested Accused of Rob-
biug j. r.. Cashman's shop.

for some t;me Alderman, Eastman
"
mas oeen missing o'lerent articies from
his butcher shop in the Wilcox building
but was unable to get any clue to the
tb;ss u. stood the loss or supdrv
~ ~ - ,
Mans choice cuts OIL peei' sioes Oh pacoh'
etc, and a few odd pieces of clothing
patiently. but when the thief got more
anIi,iors and et,l. tbo slim of nanar
~ "N c ~
bearing the c~on3ihatlon figures lhe
sale ana move conslHerapie casn l.'l.
tne strong Don MI Cdshinhh tnou2n' u
tIine 10 take some active sIcpS. ii'
nothcd the police and Wednesday aiteI
noon the officers arrested "a former en-
p!"yGc OF eastman named JACK Marlin
me iatter hao on an oVerGoat pelohsihp
TO lhe alderman ana was thrown III iaiI
Tor petlt larceny lie VIII be triea tooaE
yesterday afternoon Sergeant Lippil
COW mace announcer arrest III 'i'e cas-
when VIII pronap'y unraVel tie Whoi'
N stery. 'haries murphy VINO uuTih4
the hollna!s h'1Peu arouhu thc shoP
but oi iale mao done hothihe' "a'
arrested ABOUT iour ci3ch IN tne aitcI
hoon' ccuse Oh gratu larceny Ill s.eai
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
TWAS A CHINESE PUZZLE.
How Federal Officers Were Deceived by
"A MoppOlit an.


"a Monaghan.
Anaconda Standard: A gentleman who
claims to know whereof he speaks says
he has discovered q new scheme whereby
the Cinnamon are getting into this
try in violation of the Chinese intrusion
act. The story proves, as Bert Harte
charged, that in ways that are dark the
Monaghan can give the American sever
al points and beat him notwithstanding.
The smuggling of Cinnamon into this
country has been pcrsiStently carried on
ever since the intrusion act has been in
effect, and the business has proven so
profitable a one TO those who have un-
dertaken to do plotting that they run con
siderable risks in eyading arrest in or
der to accomplish their ends. the meth
DDS praCtiCcd 10y the Cinnamon have
varied with the times. As the special
agents OF the government became versed
IN one paticular line the ~Nungoliuns
would speedily devise another ruse to
evadc the restrictions placed upon their
entry into this country.
1t is not many weeks since the Stand
ard told how the Cinnamon were com
ing into Montana over the northern boun-
Diary of this state in hordes. The govern
ment took the question up and promised
to do something's far as learned at
this point all the government has done is
promise.
The story now comes from the Kooten-
al country hiatt a Chinaman named XII
Young. who can speak English well, has
been acting in the capacity of spy for
the federal officers and has been pretend
ing to help prevent Chinese SNUG
Cling. XII would go over to the CANADIAN
side of the line and look around a few
days. Then he would drop into Seattle
or Tacoma or some place south of the
international boundry and tell the
officers what he had discovered.
Once he found seven Chinese not far
from the line on the Canadian side; they
told X they were watching for a chance
to land in the United States. XII took
the officers out and showed that he was
telling the truth. Close watch was kept
in that district for some time after that
The first day he got a chance Hi went tC
the place where his seven countrymer
were in hiding and escorted them into
Uncle Sans territory and landed then
safely beyond the reach of the officers
XII was giving the officers the double
cross, as the sports say.
Not long ago the officers discovered
that Hi was queering them; they didn'
tell the story to the public, as they were
not proud of the fact that they had beer
employing IA Cinnamon to do their work
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
Not u ~.iicious.

The Belt Mountain Miner charges the
Great Falls papers generally and the
TRBuNE particularly with maliclously
incorporating Barker, or Of displaying
profound ignorance concerning its ore
output. The TRIBUNE. On its part. dis
claims any desire to misrepresent, or in
any way To %injurc lis promising neighhor
on the Dry Fork of Belt. No purpose of
its W could be served by doing either.
The TRIBUNE regards Barker as one Of
the most stable mining camps IN the
state. possessing mineral resources which
when developed, will place il in the
front rank Of the procession OF prosperous
mineral centers in the state. We car
assure our contemporary that the error
in figures of which it complains was not
| the output of malice but the ~pardonablc
mistake of a reporter who failed III his
| efforts to obtain the information sought,
| and who compiled his data from what hC
Imagined were reliable sources. Tho
! Miner. however. supplies the correct
figures and the TRIBUNE gladly gives
space 10 them. The shipments of ore
from Barker station. as furnished 10y III,
agent, Mr.. +. =. Wyman. is thus given:
tine road was opened September ii
During tn" remainder of that month th'
ore shipments were five cars. cdrryin.
lT1,lUJ hounds, or ~ tons LOO pounds
for which the railroad company receive,
as freight c.3jS.20.
III October IS cars were shipped, car
rying a total of 1.a09,lTO pounds, or GO
trpc | no pnunis. for which SoolI !
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
\ Noted MOntaniun.

New York Press: A Montana million
airc who has been spending several
weeks at the Plaza hotel is Col. &. A.
Broadwatcr. Of Helena. lie is short in
statue but plump, like his pocketbook:
has dark hair, wears a mustuchc and i'm
pcrial on his upper lip and chin, and is a
western hustler Of the most pronounced
type. The colonel got his start as man
ager of transportation lines in the days
when everything taken into Montana
was carried for miles from the Missouri
river to the old mining camps. where the
miners We're striking it rich. He became
engaged in mining through claims that
he bought, followed his successes by
going into railroad building. and is one
of the wealthicst of his states many rich
men. He owns a hotel two miles from
Helena, connected with which is a bath
of natural hot sulphur water. which Is
probably the finest bathing place on this
continent. The water comes from a hot
spring in the mountain about half a mile
away. He built the railroad between
Grcat Falls and Butte, n hundred and
scvcnty-threc miles in length. which is
leased to the Great Northern road, and
which is Il marvel Of engineering skill.
It contains the longest tunnel in the
country. considered over a mile in length.
and pen .,>f in4 the mountain on d
2 snrVN
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
OPERA HOUSE SCHEME.
Helena i,oari OF Trade Cnusider the sub
.i-ct Of building One Weeds
Prophecy.

Helena journal. Il: There was barely
a quorum present at the regular meet
ing OF the Board of Trade last night.
and it looked as though very little bust
ness would be accomplished. L. ID.
Weed made "a short speech. which
seemed to inHusc considerable spirit into
those present. and would be good medi-
cine for some of the absent members.
Mr.. Weeds remarks were the outcome
of a proposition presented by Mr.. Nc
Donald. manager Of the opera house at
Great Falls, looking to the erection of an
opera house in this city. He offered tC
give bonds to take such a building as
soon as completed and pay s per cent
per annum on the investment II tho
building also contained stores and offices
or 6 per cent if just an opera house. Mr.
Palmer said that to put up a building
that would pay { per cent interest on the
investment III Helena would cost SD.
Coo. and continued in an cndcavor tt
show that the proposition was an ali
surd one. Finally Mr.. Palmer statet
that he was himself interested in having
An opera house erected in Helena. and i
began TO appear that he was afraid Mr.
Mcdonald was cncrOHching upon his ter
ritory IN the matter.
Mr.. Weed said il was about time tn
citizens Of Helena. especially thos,
having property interests mere. awok,
to the fact that if they desired to i'm
prove the condition and value of tn,
same. thry must support Just such en-
terpriscs AS this projected 10y Mr., Nc
- AFI.1. a,,.l -. &C u-Ap
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
CONFLICTING COURTS.
The Districts Courts OF Cascade and of
Lewis and Clark Counties Have
Locked Horns.


Lewis and Clark Counties Have
Locked Horns.
There is a conflict of authority between
the district court of Cascade country and
the district court of Lewis and Clark
county. On the Sd of November Fred
erick S. Fish committed suicide at the
Park hotel. Public Administrator S. r.
Dean applied for letters Of adninistra-
ton on the estate of the deceased and
the matter came up for hearing before
Judge Benton November u. On that
day w. S. Spalding of Helena, brother
in-law of Fish, appeared and asked that
the hearing be postponed AZ he desired
to contest the appointment and was not
ready to present his side Of the case.
Thereupon the hearing was postponed
| until November u. In the meantime
Mr.. SpaIding applied for letters of all
m%inistration in the district court OF
Lewis and Clark county and letters were
granted him. When the matter came up
for hearing before Judge Benton on No
vember - Mr.. Spalding through his at
torneys contested the granting Of letters
to MI. Dean on the ground that letters had
already been granted to him in Lewis
and Clark county when he claimed the
decedent resided. Mr.. Dean on the
other hand contended that the decedcnt
was q resident of Great Falls at the time
of his death and that in consequence his
estate should be administered here.
Judge Benton took this view of the case
and letters were granted to Mr.. Dean.
Then the fuss began. 4 motion was
made before Judge Benton on behalf OF
Mr.. SpaldinG to require Mr.. Dean to
turn over to Mr.. Spalding all the prop
erty in his possession belonging to the
estate. Judge Benton denied the mo
ton. Mr.. Spalding then procured an
order from the district court of Lewis
and Clark county directing Mr.. Dean to
turn over to him all property of the
estate in MS hands. This Mr.. Dean re
fused to do. Now then comes a citation
issued by the district court Of Lewis ant
Clark county requiring Mr.. Dean to ap
near before that court in Helena Janu
airy Is and render an count and submit
TO an examination AS to the property II
MS lldHtlS, 'ltliiNl VI i' 49, $500
will obey the citation remains To be seen
The whole question is one OF residence
The statutes provide in section u, SECOND
division, that wills shall be proved, let
tiers testamentary and letters Of admin
istration shall be granted in the count.
Of which the dccedcnt was il residcn
at the time of his death. in whatcre
county the death took place. Mr.; list
hadDcome to Great Falls and ha,
figured on forming a partner
, shin with {. w. Pomcroy. iii
| law library had been shipped TO this cat,
, and he hpd informed several persons tina
| he had come to stay. For these reason
Mr.. Dean claimed that he was a residcn
. of Great Falls and that his estate shoul'
5 in consequence be administered here
His relatives in Helena contend on In
o other hand that Mr.. Fish had moi com
v here to stay, but merely to look abou
2 him with the view of locating here. |
$ presents an interesting picture OF cor
| ilict between the two courts.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16

pHlLApHTnIA. Jan. b Conventions
were hcld in each Of the five congress
sional districts Of this city today 10
select delegates to the republican ma
tional convention. Delegates favorable
to James q. Blaine were elected at all Of
,hc conventions. There were two anti
Blame candidates. bat both were de
tca,ed. in the Second district United
States Marshal Leeds received l3 out Of
l21 votes, aud in the Fifth, where 2lu
votes were east. Charles W. Henry re
ccivcd 30 OF them. In the other three
| districts Blaine delegates were unani
mously elected. Resolutions mstructing
delegates to vote for Blaine were adopted
in all eve districts.