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The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15
~OPEIOUSAS
Female Institute
OPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA
ENSlONS

ACT OF JUNE 81, 1s9o-Penions soldiers and sailors of the W Ar of til
rebellion who served 90 days and wereh onorably discharged from the services and
dHn, dependent parents, fathers and mothers. All pensions under this Act will
commences from the date of fling the formal application afbr the passage of the
good unless filed in the Pension Bureau m or after June 81, 1890, date of he
Act Oh not in the form, substantially prescribed by the Secretary. The rates:
child offs soldier under sixteen years; and il the widow dies, the child or children
can draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to any rate from So to $2 par
month, according to inability to eana support. A pensioner under existing laws
may apply under his one, or a psnsoner under this one may apply under other
laws but car draw only one pension at the same time. This law requires in sol
dersor sailors case:
~ An honorable discharge.
C) That heserved at least ninety days.
G) A permanent physical or mental inability to earns support, but not due
vicious habits: Ut need not have originated in the service)
CAS- o. A WIDOW
W That the sailor or soldier served at least ninety days.
CO That he was honorably discharged.
C) Proof of death, but tit need not have been the results of his Army or
Naval service.
DsThat the widow is "witheut other means of support than her daily
% That she married soldier prior to June 81, 1890, the date of the Act
DEPENDENT PARENTS CASE.
~ That the soldier or sailor died ofa wound, injury OF disease, which, u-
der prior law, would have given him a pension.
CO That b left no wife or minor child. 4
81 That the mother or father Is at present dependent on her or his oW
manual labor; being "wthout other present means of support than their own MAI
ua! labor, OF the contributions of others not legally bound for their support
Tie benefits Of the first section of the Act of June 81, 1890, are not confined to
all parents where peudonabe dependence has ariseu on account of the death Of
son who served, since said war, in behalf of the United States, a., we'll as for DIS
ablhits contracted before or since discharged.
az That n case q minor child is insane, idioGc or otherwise permanently
helpless, the pension shall continue during the period of such disability ant TINS
proSso shall apply TO all pensions therefore, granted, or hereafter to be grantee.
of application therefor after passage of this Act.
The rules and r gnlations of The Department will govern all applicants a0
EW- Under Act Of Jme 81, 1890, pensions are granted to Soldiers and SaAs
HNoTIcEt-Dr ". r. Lastapes having recently been appointed Us
Examining Surgeoa fer Pensions at Opelousas, La, it is now of special intTesan
CT insn's of Persons to come to me and make out their applications Y
tn can now be examined without having to sustain the expenses of going g
Ne Orleans for medical examination, at which place they have heretofore been
d r@ed to go.
HART II. SANDoZ,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15

The Children's Aid Society of Penn
ylvania has met with gratifying sue
cess in it's farm colonies for paupeE
and in~corrigible children.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15

The total recorded immigration to
this country is 16,Oo4, o9s, almost as
many as the whole population of
Spain.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15
New Shaving Saloon.

HAVING recently built and refurnished
ii throughout, my Barber Shop, ! am
now prepared, with increased facilities,
toserve the public in First-Class Style
my new quarters between Brand and
sriarity's. Shaving, Hair Cutting,
shampeoing, etc. done in the highest
styIe of the art. Give me q call
e. A. BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15

Rhode Island legislators get one dol.
Ar a day.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15
srWeu, Kuppord, we've had a elori-

swell, Kuppord, we've had a glori-
Gus tuok-in," said Bopper as filled'hia
| pipe, while passing out of the main
street of Bonny, 'though we should
never get another"
The last house in the village toward
che south is a long, one-storied build
ing, with a little. double-storied DOR
zion at the end nearest the village. II
is particularly clean. At the time we
saw it the whitewash was quite fresh.
A tricolor, which was warranted always
70 wave in the breeze by the simple ex-
pedient of being made of iron, gave a
hint, which a long signboerd made ex-
plicit with the word "Gendarmerie."
As we approached, the postern of the,
courtyard gate was thrown open and a
little man sprang out. He had a pair
Of dark blue trousers, with a darker
stripe of blue down the side, a pair of
spurs, a huge white apron, his shirt
sleeves and a bald head.
"Halt there!" D.,
We halted there. For though the lit
tie man looked insignificant enough, he
spoke authoritatively, and we noticed
at the same time that two burly gen
darmes in full uniform Except that they
had the peaked cap instead of the gen.
uine full-dress cooked hat) stepped out
of the p~ostern after him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28

The other night a couple of two
legged brutes pounded each other in
| the livestock pavilion on the Worlds
Fair grounds for the ediflcation of
two hundred plug-ugly spectators
and a purse Of $500. There are those
who hold that such an exhibit ought
not to have a place in the Exposition.
Buttwo nights previous to this prize
fight several thousand men, women,
and children assembled on the banks
OF the south lagoon to witness the
sun dance of the Quackahl Indians,
an exhibition in which the dancer.
after becoming frenzied by his exer-
tiOns, tortures himself in a most hor.
rible manner in order to prove his
bravery. There are those who believe
that this exhibit also ought not to
have a place at the Worlds Fair.
But, strange to say, those who wit
messed one Of these performances,
with every appearance Of delight and
interest and enjoyment, could not be
hired for any sum to witness the
other. But from the standpoint of
humanity, and decency, and moral
ity, and common sense, what is the
difference between the two?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28

A MAN with broken neck is lying
in New York hospital waiting for
death. His injury came from diving
into the water from a SPRING board.
The water was but few feet deep,
and his friends supposed that his
head struck the cotton, but the ply.
sician expresses the belief that his
neck was broken when he struck the
water. This theory will be accepted
as plausible, at least by persons who
have looked upon diving from points
high above the water as a risky
business. Water has a strong resist
ing power, and though the hands
clasped above the divers head are
expected to break the force Of con.
tact, the head must meet with resist
ance that a slight change of position
might make dangerous. In support
OF the opposite position it must be
acknowledged that men have jumped
from the Brooklyn bridge to the
water below without serious hurt.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
What's in q Name?

1t was a rural christening of a son
and heir, and his grandmother, who
was very deaf, was filling the post of
gOdmOther. Tie baby was arrayed in
q flowing robe, composed of bright red
velvet and satin, which during the
first part Of the service had got soiled
owing TO the stopper OF the feeding
bottle becoming detached. The old
lady stood by the font and handed
the baby to the minister, who smil-
iugly asked:
what do you wish the child to be
named?"
She did not catch what he said, and
thinking about the stain on the child's
robe, said s.Nozzle come off,"
Fearing that she had made a mis-
take. the minister again asked what
the child was to be called, and got
the reply:
"Nozzle come of, don't I tell your"
Then, thinking it was some Old
Testament name which he had not
noticed before, or perhaps some Rus
sian name they had taken a fancy to.
the minister proceeded with, '.Nozzle
Cum OF, baptize thee in the name. {"
ETC., much to the amusement of the
party and dismay of the father, who
was asked to stcome into the vestry
and spell it."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
A Positive Hint.

A man can be more politely in
suited in Paris than in any city in the
world. A gentleman who undertook
to speak in public there expressed
himself in such low tone of voice
that the audience were unable to hear
him. He was lecturing upon a geo
graphical SUBJECT and copies OF a
map about three feet square had been
generally distributed. Presently one
OF the audience rolled up his map in
the form of very long, attenuated
funnel, inserted the small END in his
ear, and turned the other end to.
wards the speaker. 1t was a rather
ludicrous performance, but not
laugh was heared among the polite
assemblage In two minutes, how
ever, every map was turned into an
ear trumpet. and the speaker saw
himself confronted with a host of
paper tubes some of which almost
touched him. He at once spoke
louder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
A Novel Plea for Divorce.

The causes of cOnjugal infelicity
are like the stars in number, but sell
dom have they been so curious in
character as those enumerated by a
witness in the divorce court on Satur-
day.
Witness considers he was the in.
jured party, as the petitioner was con.
tinually objecting to the shape of his
feet. IaughteE)
He further said that when he had
his hair cut it was never done to
please the petitioner. daughter
She also used to, say his upper lin
did not suit her.
She was continually blaming him
for leaving out his his in speaking.
He was not SO we'll up in theologi.
cal subjects as his wife.
And there was sometimes q diver.
gence of opinion when they were talk.
ing about the sermon they had heard.
One is not surprised after this to
hear that one OF the allegations
against the respondent is that he had
struck the petitioner with the
Methodist Magazine -Westminster
Gazette
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
Cheapest Light in the World.

1t is said by those who have expert.
mented with them that the light
given by the flreflies of Cuba is the
cheapest" in the world, produced
thai Is to say, with the least heat and
the smallest expenditure of energy,
and that q successful imitation of it
would p:ove to be most profitable
substitute for gas and electricity.
The insects are beetles two inches
long, and belong to the family of
Swapping bugs" so called, because,
when one of them is laid on its back,
it snaps itself into the air with a
clinking sound. The secret of the
light this FREELY gives is as yet undis-
covered. Apparently it is connected
In some way with the mysterious phe;
nomenon of lite and chemists and
physicians have sought in vain to ex-
plain its origin.
On each side Of the beetles thorax
is luminous membranous spot and
these flash at intervals; so that the
Cubans put a dozen OF the insects in
a case together, and SO obtain a con-
tinuous illumination bright enough
to read by. This light is accompanied
by no perceptible heat, and is SEEM
ingly produced with almost no ex-
penditure of energy. How great an
improvement it represents upon all
known artificial lights can be i'm
agined when it is stated that in
candle-light, lamp-light, or gaslight
the waste is more than ninety-nine
per cent In other words il they
could be SO obtained as not to throw
ANYTHING away, they would give nearly
100 times the illumination which they
do afford. Even the electric light is
mostly wasted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
AN ARAB CIRCUS,


The way the Horsemen Of the Desert
Shows on.
The great delight of the Arab
Dodge in Harper's Magazine. The
entries contain all manner of horse
men, armed and unarmed, who ride
more or less wild figures to more or
less monOtonous drumming music,
and who end by the most excited and
exciting pot-pourri of feat riding.
They stand in their stirrups and
throw their guns in the air, whirl
them about in the most approved
warlike style, and fire them at inter-
walls In what seems an uncalled for
and dangerous fashion. They rear,
wheel, kick, buck, rush, stop, turn,
and twist horses, like so many tum-
blers, lshouting meanwhile, yelling,
screaming like so many devils. No
picture can do Justice tc the kaleidO-
scopic fervor and wildness of the
scene If there are many riders en-
gagged In it. 1t is a seething whirl-
pool of wild, unmeaning. half-merry.
Mathematical excitement. in which
no end of excellent Workmanship
comes to the fore. From time to
time the riders stop and rank them
selves for rest on one side; then out
come individuals to show what, sim
gle, their steeds can do. They
pirOutte and piaffer and dance, and
then make q rush at full gallop to one
or the other side, stop suddenly, and
wheel about There is no specific art
In what thew do. each man haa
trained his horse on his own unframed
ideas They have a close seat, cling
ing with their heels. and exhibit a
great deal of skill in their gyratory
exercises; but once seen the fantasiya
loses its interest. All semi-wild ma.
tions do about the same tricks on
horseback. / think our Indian easily
excels them all; while nothing have
ever seen in fantasiyas in the faintest
degree approaches in delicacy and
difficulty the fine work of a school.
trained horse in the hands of a master
of the art.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
A Sad Occasion.

Dr. Charles O'Reilly told the fol-
lowing story the other day: about
two years ago an old farmer living in
the backwoods of Michigan suffered
the loss of his wife, a most amiable
and respectable woman. NOtwith-
standing the age of the widower, who
was about seventy, he married a
young and giddy girl about month
later The neighbors, all of whom
had great respect for his departed
better half, became very indignant
So the night Of the wedding festivi-
ties they gathered from all points
men, women. and children-about
100 in number. They carried tin
pans, tin kettles, and horns, and at
y o'clock there commenced such din
as was never heard before. The old
man stood it as long as possible, but
finally he threw open the door and.
waving his hand for silence, said, i
should think that you folks would not
make such racket around here. SO
soon after there has been a funeral"
st Louis Republic.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
Old Oaks.

'Owen Glendower's Oak" growing
At Sheldon, near Shrewsbury, is said
to have been a monarch of the
forest and in 'Tull growth" in the
year 1899. From its branches Owen
Glendower witnessed the great battle
between the forces of Henry Nv. and
those Of Percy (Hotspur) at Shrews-
bury in July. 14O3. Measurements
taken by royal commissioner in
1865 prove the tree to be 4O4 feet in
girth.
"Cowthorpe's Oak" another giant,
is still standing near Wetherby. Pro
lessor Burnett, the botanist. says that
it Is 1900 years old and that the hol.
low in its trunk is large enough to
furnish standing room tor seventy
persons
"Fairlop Oak" the titan of the
Hainault forest. which was uprooted
by a great windstorm in the year
1920, was 100 feet high and SO feet
in circumference.
"Winfarthing Oak" according to
reliable testimony, was 700 years old
at the time of the Conquest, Will
lam is said to have surveyed it closely
before making his famous remark:
'Could live to be but one-fourth the
age Of this tree the world would be
mine"
Bull OAK" Wedgenock Park, was
also in 'full growth" at the time
when the Conqueror came.
civilian the ConQueror's Oak"
Windsor Park, is 80 feet in girth and
1O7 feet high.-St. Louis Republican.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28

SOME short-sighted people are agi-
tatinR the question OF keeping
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
open another year. The public
should not be misled by this foolish
proposition. The Fair will be closed
Oct. 81, and that will be the end Of
the Worlds, Fair period. II any
persons are misled by these agitators
into staying away from the Fair in
1893 with the expectation that they
will have chance to see it In 1894
they will make the mistake of their
lives. The arguments against re-
opening next spring are too over.
whelming to be overcome. It would
cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
to protect the buildings from fire
during the winter and pay fire pre-.
miums, to police the Fair, and to re-
pair damages by the storms of win.
ter, which inevitably would occur
to temporary buildings put up only
for summer use. The exhibit
ors could not be induced to risk
their exhibits in any event 1t would
not pay from any point OF view, and
therefore there Is not the slightest
possibility that the Fair will be open
another year. Those who wish to
see the beautiful White City must do
so before Nov. or it will be forever
too late. After that date it will dis
appear like q dream.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
A Tasteful Newspaper Holder.

In these days in most households
each member subscribes for a weekly
paper or magazine, and safe and
common sense receptacle for it may
be easily and speedily made to have
In ones own room. A piece Of heavy
gray linen. l2x36 inches. should have
both Of its long sides bound with a
strip Of brown or red velvet two
inches wide. Fold in half. and in
the center Of one side work in fancy
letters, in outline stitch, the name of
the periodical or the monogram of
the owner. 1t is quite appropriate
to trace the type heading of the pa
per, transfer it to the linen ana work
it. The outlining done, the two ends
OF the linen are sewn together over a
brass bar. exactly after the fashion
OF roller towel, and to this bar is
fastened the necessary cord and tas-
sells matching the velvet in color. >
This holder is superior in convenience
to any other l have seen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
From the Cape to Cairo.

The business partner of one of tho
directors of the company formed to
build the telegraph line from the cape
to Cairo has given Pail Mall Gazette
reporter some interesting informal
tion. Capital has been subscribed to
the extent of 500, 900, which is con.
si0ered sufficient to carry the line as
lar as Uganda. The materials are
now being ordered in London and will
be shipped shortly. The poles are to
be of iron of light construction, in
order to outmaneuver the white ants,
who would eat away wooden poles
From Salisbury the line is to be car
ried to Tete, on the Zambesi, and
from thence to Blantyre. There
Consul Johnston will report the re-
suit of his surveys as to the best
manner OF proceeding on to Uganda,
and the constructing party will have
to come to terms with the natives and
Arabs by Substituting the chiefs and
Others of influence. There will be
nothing in the way of impenetraole
undergrowths or rank vegetation to
contend with, as the line will avoid
the low country and keep to the high
plateau the entire distance. There
are two alternative routes for the
conveyance OF the materials. There
Is good transport from the Transvaal
to Fort Salisbury, or a shorter route
would be adopted il materials were
shipped direct to Beira, carried along
the railway now being built as far as
1t extends. and then conveyed the
rest Of the distance by OK wagons.
The scheme is being pushed forward
with great activity now.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
the FIRST DEATH.


m. rasele One Died. but There Were Recess
for His CoAn.
When the father left home in the
morning to 20 to business his wife
and the children were all we'll.
When he returned late at night he
found white crape on the door.
The little body lay in the front
room white and still, but with q
peaceful expression on its face that
was almost smile. The house was
quiet only one making any noise.
and he young and Innocent. ex-
planned that ''Robbie was Sleep"
There are times when pain and
xrief do not evidence themselves In
spite of q calm exterior there may be
y heartache far more intense than
that in those whose eyes are bathed
in tears
Such was the fathers condition. It
was the first death. 1t came un-
heralded. The shock was intense.
His heart ached for the mother. Yet
there was something besides this that
increased the pain. he had not al.
ways been patient There had been
times when he had spoken Grossly to
the little one that had gone. The
hasty words all came back, and 1t
seemed re would give almost any
thing ii they could be recalled.
The father was going to the city
and on the way to the station he was
to stop and buy flowers He asked a
boy of the neighborhood to 20 with
him and bring back the smillax and
violets and roses. He was quiet. and
his eyes we're dry, yet his mouth was
set in a determined way.
The boy was not prepOssessing. He
was not tidy and he was cross-eyed.
The boy sided up to the father and
said:
"Mr. - want to buy some
flowers, to. I hain't got much, but l
sold my roller skates to Jimmy Reed
and I'm going to get some roses"
Then he went down into his pocket
and one by one produced 13 cents.
Turning to some roses that were
worth 81 dozen he said to the clerk:
Give me IL cents worth of them"
The clerk started to say something,
but didn't, and he put up four OF the
roses. Then the fathers face lost it's
forced composure. His mouth re-
laxed and his eyes remained no longer
dry Y. News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28
BEFORE AND AFTER.

It Came High, but There We're No File,
on the Old Man.
"Yas, git right up and ride as fal
as I'm going anyhow" said the old
man as he stopped the wagon and
reached me down hand to get over
the wheel.
l got a seat ON the sheepskin beside
him, and as he moved on he con.
tinued:
~ was over to Grafton to git some
things fur my darter Jane. Lands!
how they do charge fur women flxin'sI
Why, you kin bust dollar bill all tc
smash in no time. I've got over 81
with Of stuff in that thar bundle,
and it hain't as big as ten pounds OF
brown sugar. James got to hev 'em,
though She's going on tower with
her aunt"
''GOing to the seashore?"
Further than that I'll hev to
pay out over $40 to git her ready"
ITO California;"
''Further than that Look a-here. "
He took small parcel from his
pocket and handed me the lines while
he removed the paper and exhibited
lot of cards on which were printed
his daughters name. l noticed that
there were two lots. In the left.hand
corner Of one we're the letters &c.
to Y" and in the other '.R to Y"
couldn't make out the meaning, but
didn't want to ask. He was ready to
explain, however.
'These dere are to use before she
goes" he said. land these arter she
gifts home Them keerds and the
printin' cost me just an even 81. You
see them letters down thar"
II do"
IL had 'em put thar myself. Do
you know what they stand fur?"
II must confess that I don't"
'Plain as the nose on your face.
These here with the q. to " on
she'll gin out now. That means
Coin to Yurrup.' The ones with
'B. to Y on she'll use arter she gets
home. That means Bin to Yurrup'
and seen every gosh burned thing of
any account from Dan to By'sheba
and back to Jerusalem. Good idea,
eh? Lots O. flies around, but none on
your Uncle William up to last re-
pOrts!"-New York Telegram.