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The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
A Rat I'm Curious Guise.

Writing from st. Petersburg, our cor
respondent says: A curious case comes
up for trial in a Court of Second In
stance next week, the details of which
are instructive. The plaintiff, an lady
took a strong fancy to a tiny lap-dog a
few months ago, which she declared was
the prettiest and funniest little creature
she had ever set her eyes upon. The
dealer, however, dampened her enthus-
lam by asking an exorbitant price for
che animal, whose nimbleness and vivac.
ity were certainly marvellous. a day or
two later the lady called again, deter.
minedt to pay the extravagant price, but
like the Roman king, when bidding for
the books of the sybil, her offer was
refused and the price raised. She acted
somewhat different from the pagan
monarch, however, and paying the
money, returned home with the coveted
prize.
All her friends admired her new &C.
QUESTION, but both she and they agreed
that it was somewhat quseE that the
animal shoulosb be continually Sinking
away into dark corners, and generally
fighting shy of the light, while she had
no more success in trying to tame it than
Il she had tried her hand on a jaguar.
The general conduct of the lap.dog was
highly mysterious, but it was a mystery
possessed of a certain charm which
rather added to its value than otherwise.
They fed tho animal with the best Of
everything, and, one day, after it had
partaken of a hearty meal, its mistress
thought she heard an explosion. Look.
Ing round, che missed her lsp.dog, but
In 1s place beheld N enormous rat
standing on the dogs skin, in which it
had been cunningly sewed up by the
dishonest dealer. The case will now be
heard by q Court of Second Instance in
connection with the question Of the
amount of damages claimed by the plain
tiff. The dealer alleges that he vas de.
ceived himself, having purchased it for
a lapdog.,-London Telegraph.
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Wild Horses and Tame Ones.

The wonderful speed of Nancy Hanks
has caused a diffusion of 'fhorse talk"
over the land. And out of this discus.
sion we may Gull many facts of interest.
For instance, has it v seemed strange
to you a horse should submit so docilely
to be fastened to a wagon and driven
about by a being much smaller than him.
self9 Why should he do SO is partially
told in the course of q conversation held
between a oattleman and q reportel OF
the Cincinnati Times.Star.
"A queer difference between wild
horses and domestic" said the cattle
man, sis exhibited in breaking them.
Now, a wild horse tiles to dismount his
rider by pitching and bucking, and it is
the aim of the trainers to make him run.
Get q wild horse to running straight
ahead and he is conquered and will in a
short time become docile. But with do
nestle stock just the opposite is the
case. a tame horse does not buck, as a
rule, but wants to run. Let him u aud
he is ruined.
"The philosophy of ths business is
plain. The idea in both cases is to bend
the will of the horse to che riders de-
sire. The wild horse I'M straight ahead
because he is cowed and afraid of his
rider and has despaired of throwing him.
The tame horse runs because he has no
fear of the rider and imagines he is es-
Gaping. He is made to go slow, quietly,
only through fear and respect. Thus:
you see, the wild horse runs to slavery,
while the tame horse runs to freedom"
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
THE SONG OF THE ICE.

Ting hoi sing no! for the skater, oh!
For the flying feet and the winds that blow
For the blood that runs to the cheek, to
glow
Like the western sky!
Sing hoi once more for the flying shore.
And the great long crags in our lev fo,r!
And the tree-tops that wall Of the sad no
more
of the days gone byl
ling hoi sing hol as we glide and ~,
Who're the pines on the edge Of the shore
bend low,
Over the Ice and the streams still how
As in times gone byl
Sing hol once more while the pine-tops roar
With a song that they sing to us DER and
DER,
40 the old sun walks through the great res
door 2
Of the western skyl
Charles Gordon Rogers, in Outing.
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The Atlanta Constitution remarks:
''It has long been admitted that the bus
mess Of the ~postodice is a good test Of
the country's progress. Measured by iris
standard, tho South is in the lead. Ac-
cording to the report Of the Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General, there has
been a net increase Of 2799 p~ostofices
in the United States over the year end
ng June 80, 1891. This showing sur-
passes all former records, and the most
interesting feature is the fact that more
than one-fourth of the new offices wer.
established in the SIX States of Alabama,
Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi and
Texas, an unmistakable proof of our
growing population, swelling volume Of
business and general advancement.
Whether we take the assessed value Of
property, the number of new enterprises,
the increase Of population, the per
capita increase 10 wealth, or these postal
figures as a test. the fact looms up that
the new South is forging ahead more
satisfactorily than any other section o:
the country"
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

The wheeImen of five years ago would
have laughed, opiues the San Francisco
Chronicle, ii any one had suggested that
a good road bicycle could be turned out
weighing only liz pounds, yet this is
what Berlo, the crack rider, has done.
The details OF the construction of his
machine show the large part which iue
tube steel plays in it. Light @e@rIug
and the pneumatic tire promise to reduce
the bicycle record materially during the
coming wear.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

In Queensland there are 1000 acre.
of land under cotton cultivation, and
farmers everywhere are turning their at.
tention to its further growth. Owing to
excessive rain the season has beer
against them, but in some cases a ton of
cotton per acre was secured, the quality
being pronounced excellent by local OK.
perts in the colonies who also claim that
it is much superior to ordinary American
cotton.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

: The talk about dividing Kansas int
two States is receiving a good deal Of
attention in some quarters, but there is
NO probability, declares the Nebraska
State Journal, that anything of the kind
will be attempted. The western half Of
the State has no public Institutions Of
any character, and the expense of build.
ing a capital and the asylums, reforma-
tory and penal educational institutions
would prove q burden too great for the
new settlers out there to bear. Kansas
will not be divided.
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Popular Smiles.
ish-@as drv as q bona

As wet az a flsh-as dry as q bona
AS live as q bird--as dead as a stones
As plump as a parsridgs-as poor as q rat
AS strong as q horse las weak as a cats
AS hard as a flint-as soft as q mole.
As white as a lily-as black as a coal;
As plain as a ~pikestaf-as rough as a bear,
As tight as a drum-as free as the air;
AS heavy as lead-as light as a feather,
AS steady as tim~e-uncertain as weather;
AS hot as an over LA cold as a frog,
As gay as a laTk-as sick as q dog;
As slow as q tortoise-as swift as the wind
As true as the Gospei-as false as mankind;
AS thin as a h~efring-as fat as a pig,
Az proud as q peacook-as blithe as a grig:
AS savage as tigers-as mild as a dove.
As stiff as a poKer-as limp as g glove;
As blind as o bat-as deaf as q post
As cool as q cucumber-as warm IS toast.
-Sala's Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

. One of the families whom Jay Gould
has made enormously rich are the
Crsightons of Omaha. "Jim" Creiga-
ton, the last Of the original Creightons,
's still living in that city, and no man
q measure his wealth. When the
Western Union Telegraph line reached
the Missouri River the Oreightons took
it up and continued it to the Rocky
Mountain. They furnished the poles
aud put them up along the line of the
Union Pacific ready for the wires. When
the day of settlement arrived there was
no money to pay them. The Cleightoas
protested, for they had staked everything
on their contract. Finally a settle
ment was made, the Creightons taking
payment of their claim in Western Union
stock at ten cents on the dollar, and
they held their stock. Now the Creigh-
ton coupons form a big share of the
clsarings at Omaha on interest paying
DAYS.
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knees to the Widow Patty not to marry
her son George, and she had vowed she
would marry hlm In spite of her; Mrs.
Frost had begged the Widow Patty on
her knees, to marry George, and Patty
had said che would die first. Only on
one point were thsy ell clear and unani-
mouss that Mrs. Frost had kneeled to
Patty. OF another point they were
equally sure 9 week a%tterward; that the
Widow Patty had become Mrs. Frost
but 1t was reserved for the present day
and for your humble servant to give the
true and authentic version of the feud Oh
the Cap and R1nglets.-New York Mer.
curY.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

A tax ON house rent has been substitu-
ted for the proposed income tag in Rus
eia, and it is intended that the amount
shall vary in accordance not only with
the sizean importance of the town,
but with the position of the house Of the
taxpayer with regard to . central point.
The necessity Of raising money is OBJ
vious from the published returns of ex-
penditure during the last twenty-five
years of the Food Supply Guarantee
Fund, which has replaced the former
village grain reserve magazines for that
period with disastrous results. From
1867 to 1890, inclusive, thirty-two mill
lions and q quarter was expended in re.
lief; in 1891 alone the amount was over
eighty-six millions and a quarter; in
1892, from January to October, the ex-
penditure was ffty-ons and a quarter
millions. Thus the relief for last year
and ten months of the present year cost
more than ten times the total expendi-
ture in the previous twenty-four years.
The Guarantee Fund is unable to meet
the demand upon it. It has received
nearly 13S, 100, 900 from the Imperial
chest, which has now to be repaid. As
the hamlets and villages are not expected
to be subject to the house-rent tag,
the Government apparently contenplates
recovering 8 great part OF the debt Of
the agricultural classes from the trading
and industrial elements Of the popula-
hon.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
NS[UNSE

~ ACT OF JUNE 81, 1s9O-Pensions soldiers aud sailors of the var If III
rebellion who served 80 days and wersh on~aby discharged from the service and
dHn, dependent parents fathers and mothers. ALI pensions under this Act will
from the date off filing the formal application (ater the passage of the
At1 IN the pension Bureau. No application for pension under this act will bs
goNd unlas ned In ne FenslonB Bureau o or after June 81, 1890, date oil the
Ad) oif not in the form, substantially prescribed by the Secretary. The rates:
or dependent father or mother, $12; the widow, IS aud 50 additional for each
cnWo OF sotdler unde rsxteeny years; aud it th9 widow dies. the child or children
car draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to any rate from So to $12 pr
month, according to inability to earna support. A peudoner under existing laws
may apply under this one, or psnsoner under this N may apply under other
laws but can draw only me pension at the same time. This law requires in sol
diersor saiors case:
~ An honorable discharge.
90 That he served at least ninety days.
G) A permanent physical orr mental inability ITO earn q support but not due
vicious habits: Ut need not have orginsted in the servcej
CASE OF A WIDOW,
O That the sailor Of soldier served at leAt ninety days.
(O That he was honuaby discharged.
% Proof OF death, but it need not have been the results of his Army N
Naval ervice.
GgsThat the widow is "without other mems of support than hes duly
labor"
~ That she married soldier prior to June 81, 1890, the date Of the At.
DEPENDENT PARENTS CASE.
o. That the soldier Or sailor died of wound, injury or disease which, in
derr prior law, would have given him q pension.
C9 That he left no wife OIL minor child.
C0 That the mother or father IS at present dependent her or his own
oor; oang without other present means o. support than their w man.
uatla labor, o. thec 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
parents OF those VINO served in the ware the rebellion, but are extended to
all parents where reasonable dependence has arisen o account of the death ola
son who served, since said war; in behalf of the United States, as we'll as for |,
abilities contrctedb before ors since discharged.
az That in cases minor child si insane, idotc or otherwise permanently
helpless, the pension shall continue during the period of such disability, and this
p" ~ seEu ~ snn aPPy 70 IL pensions nsto sn SI ograniSeu' OF hereafter 70 u gram NJ
of application therefor after passage of this Act.
The rules and regulations of the Department will govern all applicants and
attorneys.
~ Under act Of Jme 81, 1890, pensions arr granted to Soldiers and Sailors
disabled lwm old as syrmsA etc.
rxamining Surgeon fer Pensions atO peouas, La, it is now of special interetho
claimants Of Persons to come to m and make out their applications, to
Civ Orleans for medical examination, at which place they have heretofore been
sthected tog 90.
HART II. SANDOZ,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
A convenience for which there hs

A convenience for which there has
been q crying need is the new adjusta.
Die table for sick room use. 1t has a
bracket which can DO fitted to any bed
rail, and the table can then be raised or
lowered, swung in front of the patient,
and swung back out of the way.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
CAP AND RINGLETS

OW, Miss Frost,
where's that ERE
soap to be put
and the eggs to
be got now, and
amt that 'ere
puddin' o I
donea" screamed
the bound girl
from the wash.
house, quite re-
gardless of COM
mas.
81 say, moth
er, 1 can't find
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18

less with Rachel, whose terror was 80
extreme that if left to herself she would
have persisted in the mill rather than
make the required exertion; and sven
the seconds we're precious, fraught az
they were with the chances of life.
"Jumpl" shouted George once more.
Patty was q little woman, but now she
seized Rachel around the waist and
pushed her through the window as IL
she had been a child, following herself
with the quickness of thought. Rachel
fell into her husbands arms-Patty
lighted like q bird on one of the benches,
and then what a shout went up from
those who had crowded 10 the
shore and witnessed the scene,
bresthless and motionle5s with
anxietyl Not one word spoke
Rachel Frost in all the toll. ,me row
Inconvenience a 7yl!a5le o. reply did
she vouchsafe to all congratulations OF
friends or neighbors; not once did she
open her mouth till fairly within her
W doors. Then she suddenly walked
up to the asronished Patty and dropped
on her knees before her.
"Here, where l have sinned," said.
she, solemnly, 81 ask pardoA-of God
first, then of you. For all my injustice
and unreasonable prejudice, you good,
noble, true hearted little woman, for
give me-"
Just fancy how the nsighbors, who had
accompanied them home, and the bound
girl staredl and how the story spread
through the village with as many yer.
sions as there were narrators. Mrs. Frost
kneeled down and asked the Widow Pat.
tvs pardon, and the widow had boxed
her ears. Mrs. Frost had gone on her
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-18
HART II. SANDOZ,

u Pension Claim Agent.
N-a@ss wsh Hoa. John N olge1. o9slousaa Loas4na,
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COUNTY BOARD.

The committee on tramps reported
that since last May l05 tramps we're
lodged IN the station at Manitowoc at a
cost of 5000. The police salaries amount
ed to $4,000. In Kiel 81 tramps we're
cared for at a cost of Sl5.25. Two Rivers
cared for 81 at cost of $50. Reports Of
the several county officers were read and
referred.
The board met on Monday at 2 P. NJ.
a resolution was adopted reducing the
number of trustees of the insane asylum
from to B, in compliance with a new
statute. A committee consisting of
Dicke, Schroeder and the county clerk,
was appointed to examine the rubbish in
the county offices and 30 file such papers
as may be found therein which may be
worth preserving. A resolution was
adopted requesting Supt. Patzer to pre-
pare written plan for the organization
of a county training school for teachers,
the report to be submitted to the next
board.
A committee consisting of Gleeson,
Lehman and Bruno Mueller was ap-
pointed to revise the rules for the gov
eminent of the county asylum.
At the session of the board held Tues
Gay evening, the report of the assessment
committee was adopted. There was but
very little onpOsition tn II Tho raport
will be found else wheae in this issue.
Henry Wiz, August Wagner and Louis
Schmitz OF Newton were elected trustees
of the county asylum.
At the session on Wednesday morning
some members thought injustice was
done the town of Manitowoc In the
amount of personal property credited
to it and motion was made to recon
slider. This motion was lost.
A communication from the Business
Mems Association requesting that an
appropriation of $50 be made the In
dustrial Association to help defray the
expenses of the Farmers Institute to be
held here the coming winter was read
The appropriation was made. Consider.
able routine work was done; the mem.
bers were al cheerful over the compile.
ton of their labors and after adopting
the per diem and nlilage report, which is
always the final act, the board adjourned
sine die.
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EDUCATIONAL.

The city schools closed for the week on
Wednesday.
The school for the deaf in this city is
now placed on a solid basis.
The i'll health of principal Hewitt has
induced him to resign the position of
member of the board of visitors to the
Milwaukee Normal School.
Supt. Patzer's scheme for the estab-
lishmeut IN this county of training
school for teachers Is quite favorably lie.
ceived by the members of the count,
board. 1t II an idea, which if carried
out, will be of incalculabIe benefit to the
country schools as 1t will materially in.
crease the efficiency of the teachers.
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WILLIAM EATOUGH.

William Eatough died at his home in
this city on Sunday morning last. His
health had been failing for the last few
months, but it was only on the Wednes.
day preceding his death that he took 20
his bed
He was born in England in 1915 and
came TO this country in 1910. He settled
II Rhode Island but came to Wisconsin
ana settled in Kossuth In 1S49, where he
remained until he disposed of his farm
some years ago when he moved to the
Branch and from there to this city.
He was elected to the legislature IL
1866 and served one term. He repeated
ly served on the county board, and was a
justice OF the peace for many years.
He was man of sturdy character, posi-
tive in his opinions and earnest in every
thing he aid. He was most companion
able man, but never allowed his convic-
tons to swerve because OF popular clam
or. He was widely known throughout
the county.
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He arrived. Not necessary perhaps to
call attention to his presence, because
he never hesitates to introduce himself
and to make his presence felt by all. We
know and recognize JACK FRosT's power,
but must confess that we again some
what moderated the effect his penetrat-
ing suggestions exert, IN regard to heavl-
er Winter Garments; and in consequence
we found 1t necessary again to recorder
several lots of mems, boys, and chill.
dren's OVER COATS. 1t suits us; and We
at all times try to have the quality, style
and prices Of our Over coats suit ouI Gus
toners. SCHURrTE Bros.
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nlanltowof pilot
CITY AND COUNTY
TEtfSIAT. TON. 80. 1898.

Mrs. MICHAEL DUNBAR of Liberty is
quite seriously sick.
DAYS are so short now that lamps are
a necessity about o'clock.
PRINuPAL HEWITT will be able TO re-
same his labors next Week.
CAT CARY has been confined to his
home the past week by sickness.
TUESDAY was as pleasant is day in
June. 1t made the snow fly, however.
Local courts have been kept quite
busy the last few weeks with petty cases
THE boys and girls are happy now that
they can resume the practice of hitching
THE Pilot is issued little in advance
this week on account of Thanksgiving
Day.
T. MCMAHON of Meme has been dane
ing attendance on local courts here for
the past week.
Work on the extension of the Decker"
line to Sturgeon Bay is beng pushed on
quite rapidly.
An old man named Fischbach, from
Centeryille was sent to the county asy-
lum here this week.
ALL farmers who came to the city this
week, except those who came from the
lake shore, came on runners.
THERE has not been as much skating
thus far this fall as the excellence of the
ice would seem to make proper.
ATTENTION of readers is called to til.
advertisement of Rand & Roemer which
appears elsewhere in this issue.
The fourth child of Mr.. Thompson O
the town of Manitowoc died on Sunda,
last and was buried the same day.
FRED HINRICHs and Ed Frlcke wer,
out on a hunt on Sunday last. They 60
cureu large fox which fell to Fr,cke'
gun,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-11-30

1'HE BEST PLAsTER.-Dampen piece
of flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and bind it on over the seat of pain. II
is better than any plaster. When the
lungs are sore such an application on
the chest and another on the back, be-
tween the shoulder blades, will often pre-
vent pneumonia. There Is nothing sc
good for a lame back or a pain 10 the
side. A sore throat can nearly always be
cured in one night by applying flannel
bandage dampened with Pain Balm. sc
cent bottles for sale by Henry Hlnrichs
Druggist. &c
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If SO. you should never be without a
bottle of ChamberlaIn's Cough Remedy.
1t is certain cure for Group, and has
never been known to fail. If given free
ly as soon as the croupy cough appears
it will prevent the attack. 1t is the sole
reliance with thousands Of mothers who
have croupy children, and never disap-
points them. There is no danger in Civ
ing this Remedy In large and frequent
doses, as it contains nothing injurious.
80 cent bottles for sale by Henry Hin
richs Druggist. 80
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| A man named Joseph Stein has been
vlcIimizlng the butchers and dealers in
hides in this county, or else there is some
thing inexplicable, in the light Of present
facts, in his action. He purchased Sl66
worth OF hides from Frank KadoS $50. 81
worth from Henry Wits, 1857 worth from
John PITT and S56 worth from Louis
Sherman. All were purchased for Roe
nitz q Co. of Sheboygan, except those
from John PITT and these were for Oar
hing Il Go. of Chicago. He paid for the
the hides IN drafts drawn upon the firms
for which the purchases were made
These drafts were cashed here, but were
endorsed by the payees. They were all
returned to the bank here unpaid and of
course the parties here had to return the
money to the bank.
Where the hides went no one seems
to know, but they do not seem to have
reached the parties for whom they were
apparently purchased. Stein had made
purchases here before for the parties
whose agent he pretended to be this
time and the goods were paid for. 1t
probable his arrest will follow his re-
cent proceedings here, unless the mat
ter Is cleared up in the meantime.
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Mr.. w. NJ. TERRY, who has been in the
drug business at Elkton, KY, for the
past twelve years, says: ''Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction
than any other cough medicine / have
ever sold" There is good reason fof this.
No other will cure cold so quickly; no
other is SO certain preventive and cure
for Group; no other affords so much relief
in cases of whooping cough. For sale
by Henry Hinrichs, Druggist.