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The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
wound its enormous folds around tho

wound its Tor folds around the
bear; the bear dashed itself from side to
side and rolled along the ground in fren-
zled endeaVors TO get free, roaring an.
grlly the while and swapping its Jaws
llkc c%astanets at the serpent's folds,
which, however, it could not reach, ow.
ing to the way in which they were CON
strlcted around the bears ouivcrino
body. In this way the eIligerents
swayed to the summit os a hill. down
which the bear cast itself with a velocity
tf'at evidently disconnected the %envelop-
ing serpent, for it uuwouud a couple Of
loids and threw Its tail around a tree,
evidently with the intention Of anchorine
the bear to the tree, and preventing the
unpleasant conclusion that would be en-.
genIercd by tumbling downhilI. This
resulted in the serpent's undoing, in
more ways than one. The rigid line Of
tail stretched out from the tree to the
bears body gave the zeal a chance Of
seizlng hold of its assailant, which up to
this time had not been offered. 1t was
prompt to avail itself of the opportunity,
and turning with q tremendous effort,
fastened its powerful jaws into the
snakes quivering flesh. The Kissing was
now appalling, as the wrlthing serpent
rapidly unfolded its huge body and
struck savagely at the clinched jaws of
the bear to make it release the mangled
mass of flesh between. In response the
bear roared furiously. dashing from side
to side, and worrying the moutl.ful of
serpent in its jaws in paroxysms of an
gulshed rage. Once more the serpent
CONSTRUCTED, tho bear howIed and gasped,
and both rolled struggling out Of view
lnto the high grass of the 70, est.
Their track was now marked with
pools Of blood, and when they were
again seen they had parted. The snake
evidently badly mangled, was coiled in
an attitude of defence, with its head
erect, and Kissing apprehensively. 1t
had evidently had enough and only
wished to be left in peace. Not so the
bear. Though nearly crushed TO death,
with its tongue lolling out from its
gasping foam-tlecked and bloody jaws,
the aroused brute, with innate ferocity,
declined to retire from the combat.
After a moments pause it rushed upon
the serpent. Evidently the latter was
spent from loss of blood, for the bear
Immediately got it by the head anG
dragged it about with roars of triumph.
The whole Of the underground around
was beaten down flat by the %convulsive
strokes of the great serpent's tail as the
bear crushed its head to pieces, and it
ultimately lay an inert and lifeless mass
beneath the ferocious assaults of its vim
dictive enemy. The Chenchus Eelievc
the encounter was accidental. 1t &C
Cured on a game track in the forest, and
they are of opinion that the serpent was
summing itself on the path when the bear
came along, and, as neither would yield
the path to the other, the fight resulted.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
INSTINCT OF INDUSTRY.
Animals and Insects are Adopts in
the Art Of Collecting Provisions.


the Art Of Collecting Provisions.
Arecent and interesting contribution to
the sum of popular knowledge of animal
instincts is M. Frederic Houssay's work
On 1.-The Industries of Animals" pub
lished in the contemporary Science
Series," by Mr.. Walter Scott. 1t is an
ingenious attempt to bring man and ami
mails into line on the common ground of
their provision by industry of the neces-
sites of life. The arts Of collecting pro-
visions, storing and preserving food, do
m~esticating and managing t1ccks, and
capturing slaves, are quite as we'll under
stood by animals and insects as by man
in the earlier stages of his civilization,
and show a curious analogy in their de-
velopment in the case of the more back
ward among human communities.
Auts of the same species both have
and have not learned to keep ''cattle.'
Lespcs found a tribe of black ants which
had a flock of COWS" which they
MIXED daily. But he also discovered a
nest of the same species which had no
focks. These he presented with some
| of the aphldes used by their cow-keeping
ltldtlOuS. II uutb AioSuhoty dteuSN>A,
killed and ate them, behaving in exactly
the same improvident manner as u tribe
of Australian ''black fellows when pre-
sented with a flock of sheep. A little
known aud striking instance of foresight
and industry exhibited by a bird is that
of the California woodpecker. Like
| others of its kind, this bird is an insect
eater. Yet in view of the approach Of
winter, it prepares a store Of food Of a
wholly different character, and arraDges
this with as much care as an epicure
might devote to the storage of
his wine in q cellar. In
the summer the woodpecker lives
on ants. For the winter it stores up
hcorns. To hold each acorn it hollows a
| small hole in a tree, into which the acorn
is exactly fitted, and is ready to be split
by the strong beak Of the climbing wood
pecker, though to tightly held to be
stolen either by squirrels or other birds.
| A relation of this woodpecker inhabits
the dryest parts of Mexico, where during
| the droughts it must die Of starvation
| unless it made a store. To prevent this
it selects the hollow stem of a specie Of
aloe, the bore of which is just large
enough to hold a nut. The %woodpecker
drills holes at intervals in the stem and
fills it from bottom to top with the nuts,
the separate holes being apparently made
for convenience of access to the column
of nuts within. The intelligence which
not only constructs a special storehouse,
| but teaches the woodpecker to lay by
| only the nuts which will keep, and not
| the insects which would decay, is perhaps
| the highest form Of bird-reasoning which
| has yet been observed.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
A Tale Of Three Cities.

The late Professor McElroy, Of the
University of Pennsylr ania, as every one
knows, was an ardent Philadelphia;
with great pride in the city and am.
bilious for its sue, ess as a metropolis.
On this subject he made the following
witticism in his classroom, which for the
first time appears in print:
ssThe trouble with Philadelphia" he
said, s'isn't its lack of Interpretation.
1t has intelligence and wealth sufficient
to make it one of the leading cities of
the world, but unfortunately it lacks
civic pride.
"If a liberty pole were erected in Bos-
ton Common, the citizens of Boston
would unitedly proclaim that it was the
finest liberty pole ever erected.
'If q liberty pole were erected in
Central Park, the people of New York
would universally insist that it was the
costliest liberty pole ever raised in the
world.
"But if in Philadelphia a liberty pole
were erected in Paramount Park, Phila-
delphians would at once declare that
they did not believe any liberty pole was
there. "-LPhiladelphia Call.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
Death from "A SeH!itZ Powder.

A sedlitz powder as the aus OF
death is an almost unheard-of thing in
medical circles, yet Christine kroys, q
German domestic, of Brooklyn, per-
ished by that means a few days ago.
She was found by her mistress lying
unconscious on the floor, her lips COW
cred with blood. All efforts to resus-
citate her proved vain, and she died
within a few hours. On q table near
by we're found two glasses, in which the
blue and white papers of sedlitz pow
der had been dissolved. Apparently
the girl had drunk first Il glass and
then the other. The two PACKAGE
when mixed together, e~tIerves>e and
generate carb9nic gas. This was
formed in the girls stomach and
choked her. While e~ndeavoring ia
gain her breath, she burst an artery
which caused her death.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

An exchange prints a story which
may be commended to the attention
of all public speakers who have the
dangerous gift of ttuency.
A young lawyer talked for several
hours to Il jury In Indiana, to the
WEAKNESS OF all who we're obliged to
listen. At last he sat down, and the
opposing counsel, u white haired
veteran, rose to reply.
"Your honor" said he, II will
follow the example of my young
friend who has just finished, and
submit the case without argument.
With that he took his seat, and
the silence was oppressive.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
A A
What tile Passengers on an Eastern
Road Heard and Saw

Coming over on the Michigan Central
'he other day a tall, fine appearing man
ana a handsomely dressed, refined look.
ing woman were seated Just in front of a
plainly dressed, sweet faced old lady
about seventy years old. Every little
while the man would turn and address q
remark to the elder woman, and her ewes
would glow with pride, for he was her
son, and though his wife did not seem
over cordial-perhaps she was not proud
OF the old lady-yet she would deign to
drop a word or two once in a while.
Finally the son turned-as the porter
Informed them Of the dining car in the
rear-and said: "Well, mother, Emma
and will 60 now and get our dinner.
You know she needs a good warm din
ner. You have brought your lunch.
see, l will send you in a good cup of hot
tea and the couple rose and passed in
to the dining car.
after they had left 'mother' sat look
iastout OF the window, and appeared to
be III deep thought-not o~ver-happy per
haps. Finally she reached under the
seat and brought up the little
black basket sou had noticed and held
1T on her lap, lingering the ribbon it was
tied with in ID thoughtful way. Just as
she opened it the train stopped at a sta
ton. The door was suddenly flung open
and . cherry-faced, handsome blonde
stepped in. He appeared to be looking
eagerly for some one.
Finally his glance fell on the little old
lady.
'Motherr" he cried in a delighted
voice.
my John, my John!" and the two
were clasped in a loving embrace so
genuine as to cause tears to rise in the
eyes of one of the passengers, and the
rest looked on in an interested manner.
"Wherc are Frank and Emma?n he in-
quired.
''They have gone into the dining car.
Emma isn't we'll, you know, and has to
have a good, hot dinner" She repeated
this in an %apologetic way, for she saw a
look in Johns eyes that she did not fail
to read-and Frank, was he not her son.
tool?
'But you didn't wish any dinner, I
suppose" and his eyes fell on the little
DdShot. liz SdN IL All dG d GldlCc, DuG
he must not hurt his mothers feelings
thus.
And are you not glad to sec me? Are
you not surprised? | found I could join
you here instead of waiting until you got
to Chicago. And now tell me, isn't this
dear little basket the same that Frank
and took our lunch in to school? l
thought so,' as a smile rose on the
faded sweet face.
"Wcll, I'm a~wfuliy hungry; s'pose we
keep this for supper and you come with
me and cat a nice, hot dinner. No, no
excuses" .
As they left the car they met the other
couple. "Hallo, John! where did you
come from?' Chow do you do, Emma?"
Il came, Frank, just in time to see u
mother had substantial meal" and they
passed on.
When the passengers who heard and
saw it all arrived at Chicago they saw a
handsome young nan with a little black
basket hanging on his arm tenderly
assisting as~weet-faced old lady through
the crowd. A carriage was called and
they drove off. No one seemed to see
anything of the other couple Chicago
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
A Cyclone Story.

One Of the most peculiar results OF
last Sundays cyclone car be seen in
East Jacksonville. y large oak tree
was twisted by the force OF the wind
half way round, yet remained up
right, and there are no splits or
cracks visible upon its surface. This
in itself would not be 81 peculiar
were it not for the fact that the tree
still stays in its new position, and
the limbs which were previously on
The body OF the tree is probably split
so that it will eventually die, but the
bark seems to have remained unI
broken and intact, and therein lies
the pecuiiarity.-Florida Times
Union.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Flower

" I am Post Master here and keep
a Store. Ihave keptAugust Flower
for sale for some time. I think II is
a splendid medicine" E. A. Bond,
P. NJ, Pavilion Centre, n. Z.
The stomach is the reservoir.
If it fails, everything fails. The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong. If you feel wrong,
look 10 the stomach FIRST. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower. 1t assures a good appetite
and q good digestion. .
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
-
THE FATAliSTIC TURK.
How He Braves Death at the Holy CITY
Of His Faith.

The accounts given by the pilgrims
of the way in which cholera attacked
them are terrible in their grim
fatalism, says the London Spectator.
June "a, two days before the Courban
Bairam, upward OF 100, 600 Mussul.
mans, Arabs, Turks, and Indians had
gathered on the sacred mount to
hear the solemn address which is de-
liyered to those who wish to become
hadji. Many Of these people were in
the most wretcAcd condition., and
some had not V e a loaf of bread.
1t was here that the disease an.
pears to have struck them, like the
blast of a poisoned wind. When
next day The onward movement to
the holy city began it was found that
the ground was strewn like a battle
field with the dead and dying, and
SO terribly vlrulent was the type of
Infection thus engenderel that it
was, says tie account, impossible for
any living creature to approach the
place.
The authorities seem, however, to
have realized that something must
be done, and that the bodies could
not be left to rot. Accordingly, a
Turkish regiment was sent to per-
form the work Of burial and to re-
move any Of the pilgrims who still
lived. Never did troops in the heav
OF battle receive Il command moro
fraughC with peril. The risk, as ii
proved, was literally greater than
that of facing machine guns, and the
moral effect was far more terrible.
There are ten men who will face
death by bullets to n who will face
death by cholera. Yet these Turk h
soldiers, with the fatalistic courage
of their race, oheyed as they obeyed
at Plevna.
The battalion, when it reached the
mount, was 700 strong. After. the
work had been done 200 men only re-
manned to go back to the coast. Five
hundred of the soldiers had died of
cholera. That is, nearly three-quar-
tiers of the regiment persisted in the
work of burial. No doubt English
troops would have been upheld by
many considerations-by religious
feeling and by The Instinct of mercy,
and they would, moreover, have been
well fed.
The Turkish troops probably felt
the sense of pity very little, and
their officers were almost certainly
men with anything but a high sense
of conduct. They acted merely from
the most naked rs of the duty Of
not flinching at a command. 1t was
an order given from afar and from
above, and that and fate are to them
all one.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
BEAR n SNAKE.
A Contest Which Had Many Exciting
Incidents.

A Contest Which Had Many Exciting
Incidents.
The following story of a great land
serpent would make a good companion
story-in his hands-to Rudyard Kip
ling's sea serpent tale; but there is this
material difference-that this land SER
pent story has the advantage Of being
true: In those great primeval jungles
known as the Nullamullais, some Chen
chus were engaged in setting their nets
for game. when their attentson was at
tracted by the most hidsous noises
fierce roars of rage and pain, aud a pro-
longed kissing like the escape Of steam
from an engine. They fastened to the
spot and beheld the progress OF q Ho-
meric conflict, says the Madras Mail.
al huge jungle bear was fighting for It's
life with a colossal serpent. The serpent
EEE
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
They Employ Ugly Old Women,

When a Chinese girl is married, her
attendants are always the oldest and
ugliest women to be found in the
ntighborhood, who are paid to act as
fOiis to her beauty. 1t is said that
some exceptionally ugly old women
make their living by acting as pro-
fessional attendants at weddings.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
Millions of Dollars Sent to Chinas

-'f
Congressman Hilborn, of California,
delivered his maiden speech at WASH
ington last week on the subject of the
Chinese in this country. All the money
they make here, he said, they send
back to China. Since their first SETTLE
ment in California, from that State
alone they have sent $500, 00,OJ0. In
1850" said Mr.. Hitborn, the total Chi
ncso population of the United States
was l03, 455; in California it vas IS, 1872.
In 1880 the total population was l0T,-
475, showing a total gain of population
in the United States Of 300. The
Chinese population in California is
y, ~, showing d falling off in our par
"ticular state They seem to have
turned their faces eastward. In New
York in lo1G tho"o We're only % China
men; in 1880, 900; in 1880. 2,"35. In
Pennsylvania in 1870 there were ID; In
1850. l4S; in 1890. l.ll6-
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
STATE OF Oslo, C1rY OF TOLEDO, l..

STATE OF Oslo, CITY OF TOLEDO, loo
LUCAS CoUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is tbs
senior partner of the firm Of f. j. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each aud every case of Cttarrh that
cannot be cured BY the use Of CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J.. CHENEY.
sworn to l'efore mo and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day IF December, A. D.. 1886.
49, A. w. GLEASON,
sEAL
. 49,, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
r. J. CHENsY g. Co, Toledo O.
rEFSGnId nv nruopigtS- Ecx
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

LITELEIGH-It was an unfortunate
thing the devil tempted Eve in the
form Of a serpent. BIteleigh-In
what way? Liteleigh-Well, If he
had approached her in the form of a
mouse Adam would never have tasted
that apple.-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

IT IS computed that the number OF
people who die in London every year
would fill a cemetery twenty-three acres
in extent.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Il UNDERSTAND that Grabbins has
left the city," "Neyer mind" re-
piled the mar who snecrs. Hell
probably be back after it. Life
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach DIS
orders, u2e Browns Iron ,b~itters-the BEST
Tonic. 1t rebuitds the Blood and strengthens
the m1scl-s. A splendid medicine for weak
and deDilitated persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Our idea of a rash, foolhardy man
is one who will dare to read out loud
in the presence of Il school teacher.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ, of Costa
Rica, has been unsuccessful in his
attempt to borrow 81, 000,0 900. He
will meet with wide sympathy.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

MORE bread and fewer prayers for
the hungry is what is nceled in the
large cities.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Fon Tnioyr DISEASES AND CoUaH use
BRowS's Ba,ScHiAL TtoGhEs. Like all fedHy
go3d tliieg s,thAg ire Initiated. 1hs gEHHsAs as
soAl 0aky an 0oIf5.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

You can't raise a window by sim ply plant
irg aIaEe IF glss5.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28
w-sold by Druggists, Hc.

Give some men rope enough and they will
START a junk hop.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

One tall, thin man at a party makes a Slim
a%ltendnnce.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

The engines of a first-class steet maE-of.
war cost nearly s700, 900,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

Beecham's Pills are better than mineral wa
tiers. Beecham's-no others. 20 cents a box.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala.
rim, Neuralgia, indigo tion and Blliousness,
maxim. old persons feel young-and young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-28

MeH who have horse sense know when IL
say neigh
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-03
MAHANOY PLANE.

Thomas McCook, Sr., an old and re-
spected citizen of Maizeville, died yes
terday of old age and will be buried on
Saturday in Girardville. Funeral via the
electric cars.
Gerald Koehler, of Girardville, is doing
duty at the p q r. station, vice f. A.
Fennelly, transferred to the dispatcher's
office.
Misses Sadie Taylor and S. Beard, of
Frackville, visited friends in town.
Col Geo. l.. Brown and wife, of Miners
vile, passed through town on their way
to Milton.
Council will hold regular meeting on
Monday evening. The appointment to
fill the vacancy of McGowan in the Mid
die ward is causing considerable wire
pulling. II is sa to say the combination
is made and Cooley will be the man.
Joseph S. Harris, President; l. A.
Sweigard, General Superintendent and
b. f. Bertolett, Superintendent Of the
Shamokin division, made a tour of in
spection yesterday in the engine ariel. ]"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-03
A VERY BUSY MAN.
Interesting Remarks ON One of Shenan-
doah's Representative Men.

Interesting Remarks ON One of Shenan-
doah's Representative Men.
The Pottsville Despatch published an
article on one Of our townsmen which
will interest the many readers of the
HERALD. The Despatch says;
One Of the busiest men in Schuylkill
county, and probably in the state, is p. J.
Ferguson, of Shenandoah. Mr.. Ferguson
is known to possess n wonderful capacity
for the performance of work, but even his
most intimate acquaintances have but
little knowledge Of the amount of labor
he performs, and nobody knows how he
manages to perform il. Mr.. Ferguson is
the Lehigh Valley station agent at Shen-
andoah, a position to which is attached
sufficient labor to keep an ordinary man
out of mischief. The duties of the posi-
tion would hardly afford him common
amusement, however, and II he had moth.
ing else to do he would probably die Of
ennui, or get into trouble playing practi-
cal Jokes on his friends.
In addition to being station agent, Mr.
Ferguson also holds the responsible posi-
tion Of claim agent for the eastern divi-
sion of the road. He adjusts all the claims
against the company on this division aris-
ing out Of accidents and through the loss
or damage of freight in transit, and Is
kept almost constantly on the road. de
boards at the Ferguson House in Shen-
andoah, but eats most of his meals in the
other towns of the state and in the dining
| cars on the railroad. During the past
week he has adjusted claims in New
York. Scranton, Philadelphia Easton and
Allentown and yet has found time to at
tend to the duties Of the numerous other
positions which he holds in the county.
Mr.. Ferguson is also president Of the
| First National Bank of Shenandoah and
a director in three or four other banks in
the region. He is also president Of the
| Shenandoah Electric Light Company,
treasurer of the School Board, secretary
and treasurer of the Lakeside Park As
sociation and member of the board OF
directors of various other associations.
The distinguished feature about the
great amount of work he performs is
that everything he does he does we'll He
never misses a meeting at which his pres
ence is required and never breaks an en-
gagement. He appears to have the faculty
of being at two or three places at once
and is always bobbing up at the most
unexpected places. He may be in New
| York to-day, but that fact affords no
guarantee that he will not be seen walk
ing along Centre street before night or
that he will not bob in and out of the
town during the night The last time he
was seen here it was 2 o'clock in the
morning when he walked past the Des-
patch office, after spending a portion of
the night at the wreck up at Wetherill
| Junction.