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The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
IN CHINESE PRISONS.
DeplorabIe Pens in Which Maleg,o-
tors Are Locked Up.

The Chinese are law abiding. With
those of their W number who are laus
breakers they have but little sympatbr
and the government has none at all r
like China. | like the Chinese. Moyeovo,
| respect them. But in two detail,
their national life they merit unqnalifaS
condemnation. Their hospitals and then
prisons are unmitigatcd national die
graces.
The dcplornble condition Of the Chi
nese prisons is ju,ti1iel in the national
philosophy. To the Chinese mind q law
is a thing to be obeyed. a law conforms
millions aud conserycs the welfare ~
millions. 1t must he held i~nyiolate hv
the individual, be his within, his nar
sonal bent, whatever it may. The Chi.
naman who disregards any item of ths
Chinese law becomes a social Ieper. In.
rlividual tendency, moral ill-heaEth, in.
therited traits. they aretaken into account
not at all. This is cruel: Yes! But il
renders existence possible in the over
density of Chinese population.
No Chinaman is noble excent
through personal fitness. There are two
executions to this rHle-two only. The
| direct descendants of Confucius have q
rank of their own. 1t is u high rank. It.
is respected. But it gives them no
power of interference with national
affairs. The descendants Of an emperor
are never less than royal. But they have
no necessary power. In brief, then, in
China every man is served according
to his deserts"
A Chinese prison is called a '~'cangue."
Its outer door is barred with bamboo,
and is guarded by petty soldiers OF
policemen. The "canguc" contains two
rooms and two yards. One room and
one yard are for men. The other room
and yard are for women. The space set
apart for women Is very much smaller
than that for men. But the women's
in being entirely devoid Of any pro-
vision for personal comfort or for per
sonal decency.
Chinese prisoners are by The govern
ment provided with absolutely nothing
but the space beyond which they may
not pass. If their friends thrust food to
them through the bars of the prison fence
the law does not interpose. Otherwise
the prisoners may starve. The law does
not interpose.
l used to take food to the Shanghai
prison yards. was not jcered at. A
Chinese crowd is, l believe, incapable OF
ieering at a woman. But | was con
demned for it. And a high Chinese off
cial demonstrated with my husband. /
used to buy Chinese foolat a cheap chow
chow shop, and, when | reached 4
prison fence, hire a coolie to feed the
poor. starving wletchcs. did notquite
care to feed them myself. And it was
quite impossible for them to feed them
selves. No Chinese prisoner can reach
his ownmouth, for his neck is invariabls
locked in d board, which is about three
feet square. 1t is very heavy and gals
the neck. 1t blisters or o~ssities the
shoulders. The ''pig-tail" drags heavily
we it, and pulls the poor unlocked
head uncomfortlbly to m side. 1t pre-
vents the hands from lifting rice or water
to the craving mouth, and from brushing
from the tingling nose one OF the myriad
insects that infest the prisons and tha
prison yards of China.-lPaIl Mall Ca
Zette.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

The Austrian Government has ex.
tended to the United States OIL invi-
tation to take part in an international
exposition to be held in Vienna from
April 20 to June 10, 1894. The exhibits
are to include food products and process
seq, life saving apparatus, means of
transportation and other things. This
exhibition is arranged by the ASCOT
alton for the Diffusion of Agricultural
Information in Vienna under the pro-
tectorate Of his imperial and royal
highness, Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand, OF Austria. It is the wish OF
che Austrian Government that as
large an exhibit as possible Of the re.
sources of the United States in this re.
gard be made.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

Everywhere about the valleys o
New Mexico, invariably upon emin'
ences, and usually upon high fiat.
topped mesas or table hills, are the
ruins Of houses Of the ancient semi,
civilized Indian population that lived
here and titled the soil before the
coming Of the Spaniards, four cen.
turtles ago. The numbers Of this old
population al be only vaguely in.
ferred BY the numerous cobblestone
foundations of their houses, still well
defined above the surface Of the
ground, and by the debris Of the
fallen walls which constitute hillecks,
grass grown and intermixed with occa.
sional old stone utensils and countless
fragments of pottery. This pottery
when turned up BY the spade is found
70 be handsome and varied in color
and as fresh Of tint as it could have
been when the village was destroyed
Or abandoned and every tradition 81
its existence lost in prehistoric past.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12


The experiment of running the
whAleback steamer in the ocean pas
senger carrying trade is to be tried on
the Pacific coast, announces the CHI.
cago Herald. One whaleback, Of 5000
tons capacity, to have accommodations
for 400 passengers, is now building,
and contracts have been placed for two
others. They will run between Port.
and, Oregon, and San Francisco.
The steamers will be of the same gen.
eral design 81 the big Christopher
Columbus, which piled between Chi.
cage and the White City all summer.
and which looked like a big cigar, with
Lighthouses, saloons and cybins perchee
along its full length on pillars, the
wsters having q clear breach under
them and over the body II the boat in
bad weather.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

During the entire summer of 1894
the main exhibition buildings of tho
Worlds Fair will stand in jackson
Park. The public will be admitted
everywhere in the park free. The
work Of identifying the will pro-
gress steadily. All State and foreign
buildings will be out of the north end
of the grounds by May LIST. The com.
missioners will at once begin the work
of restoring that end of the park to its
former appearance, and continue to
improve it. What may be done with
the buildings the following year can
not be said. The board will take no
action on that matter for some time.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
Absence of Mind.

The celebrated Leasing was remark
able for frequent absence of mind. Hav.
ing missed money at different times,
without being able to discover who took
it, he determined to put the honesty Of
his servant to the test, and left a hand,
full of gold on the table.
"Of course you counted IT." said one
Of his friends.
"Count it," said Leasing, somewhat
embarrassed; "no; / forgot that"
At q public sale there wasab book which
Leasing was very DESTROYS of possessing.
He gave three Of his friends at different
times a commission to buy it at any
price. They accordingly bid against
each other till they had got as high as
ninety crowns. Happily, n of then
thought it best to speak to the others,
when it appeared they had all been bid.
ding for Leasing, whose f~orgetfulness or
this occasion cost him eighty crowns.-
[Sala's Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
Z Wo DREAMERs.

Under a tree two cream rs lay.
And unto one did the w'nd's voice say,
"Castle Pleasure is building fast;
l heard the hammers as I few past"
But to the other the W rs voice said,
Hill Endeavpr lies just ahead"
The dreamers rose. The years sp:d by,
And the wind blew out Ct the changing sky.
He who wrought for his brother we'll
Came to the castle Of Joy to dwell;
He who turned from the toll ONE hill,
Seeking his castle is seeking still.
flames Buckham.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
HUEs OF THE EARTH.
The Color Of Mars Believed to Be Due
to Its Red Vegetation.

The wonderful difference between the
same landscape in winter and in summer
is q phenomenon familiar to all dWeliers
in the temperate zones. The two great
elements of changes are the presence of
snow in winter and Of leaves and grass
in umme If we could look at our
globe from the moon, says a writer in
Youths Companion, the variation in its
aspect due to seasonal changes would
perhaps be v 9 more striking than it
appears to those upon its surface.
In fact, we sometimes lose sight of the
very important part which vegetation
plays in giving color to what might be
countenance of the planet.
1t is not the higher forms of plants
that always produce the greatest effect
in this way, Some Of the most striking
scenes upon earth owe their characteristic
features to moses and lichens. The
famous .scrimson Cliffs" of Greenland,
which extend for miles northward from
Cape York, derive their splendid color
from the growth of red lichen which
covers their faces.
The cliffs rise between LOO and q
600 feet straight from the waters edge,
and being composed Of gray granite
their aspect would be entirely different
from what it is but for the presence OF
the lichen.
Coming to less magnificent, but not
less beautiful scenery, the rocky pass,
called the Golden Gate, in the Yellow
stone National Park, owes its rich color
and its name to the yellow lichen cover
ing its lofty walls, and the indescribable
hues Of the great hot spring terraces
arise mainly from the presence of minute
plants furnishing in the water that over
flows them.
Considered as 8 whole, the vegetation
Of q planet may givei it a characteristic
aspect az viewed from space. Many have
thought that the red color of Mars may
be due to the existence of red instead Of
green vegetation there.
That its broad expenses of forest and
prairie lind canse the earth to reflect q
considerable quantity Of green light to
ito neighbors Is indicated By the fact that
at the time Of the new moon a greenish
tint has been detected overspreading
part Of the lunar surface which IS
then illuminated only by light from the
earth.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
Vaccination Parties.

Vaccination matinees have become ~
fashion in Paris. Persons belonging =
fashionable society cooperate in afFans
ing to have a doctor and a COW ~ n n
afternoon tea. The company are o.
vaccinated from the cow. In some 8
the large houses on the Champs Elyssss
the COW is taken up in the elevator ~
is temporarily installed in the dilin y,
room. The cards issued bear the Wo1us
con vaccinera."-INew York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
Mahogany Roadways.

The laying down Of mahogany road
ways sounds almost like a dream of
oriental magni6cence, but it is what the
Paris municipal council are engaged in
at the present moment. A portion of
that almost interminable thoroughfare,
the Rue Lafayette-that portion nearest
to the eastern of France railway terminus
has been pulled up and workmen are
down blocks of real Brazilian
mahogany of a peculiarly fine texture
and color. 1t is confessedly al expert
lnent, as the mahogany is dearer than
the woods ordinarily used for the same
purpose. Mahogany, however, is not as
dear as it used to be. The actual cost
OF the new roadway will be fifty francs a
square meter. which is considerably less
than So a square yard. 1t is foped that
the extra outlay incurred will be more
than compensated for by the greater
durability of the material. -[London
Daily News.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

It is estimated that damage to the
extent of at least 81, 200, 900 was
caused to the crops in the North
west during 1898 by o weed known as
the Russian thistle. The Department
of Agriculture is now investigating
the pest.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

Kentucky, which passed a game law
before there were 500 people in the
then Territory, is still at it. 1t is
now illegal to hunt ON any inclosed
land without permission.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

Eighty-fve per cent. of New Eng.
land farms are cultivated by their
owners, and three-quarters of such
farms are wholly free of mortgage In.
debtedness.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

The English spend every year s115,.
000, 900 for sugar to sweeten their
food; the people of this country
800, 900, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
England has 80, 500 medical prac-
titioners enrolled in this years medi-
col register.

The fruit crop Of this country,
mostly deyoured at home, is valued at
e21O, 900, 600 a year.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

Over 900, 900 %pineapples were last
season shipped from Florida to New
York, not to mention those sent else
where.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

The farmer in Japan who has more
than ten acres Of land is looked upon as
a %monopolist.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12

The Hebrew scribes were the lawyers, regis
Eers and notaries public Of their nation.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12


tain, and in some way set the vessel on
fire. Jordan was one of the crew, and
with his clothes on fire was on the point
of jumping overheard when he was cap
tured and the fire extinguished. He will
be on deck again soon, ready for more
adventures.
IF Cleopatra were alive to-day (says the
New York Evening Sum, the length of
her nose would have little to do in de-
termining her career. Noses as other
traits in the present advanced state of
surgery, are merely determinate features.
If a pug nose does not harmonic with
the other features or a pensive DISPOSE
ticn, it is easily changed by removing a
wedge shaped piece between the nostrils.
This is done without pain by spraying
the nose with cocaine. If q roman nose
gives one the air Of being too dominant,
the hump is removed by making an in
%cision, cutting the flesh away. and a steel
burr, run by an electric motor, easily
grinds down the hump. The skin, then
trimmed to fit, sewed, and properly
bound. soon heals. Cocaine again rem
ders the operation a mere detail. In the
same name large mouths are trans.
formed into dainty shapes by removing
the surplus at the corners and sewing
them up. The surgeon who is the
authority for these statements saws that
the time will come when skin-arafting
will be so easily managed hat another
countenance may be ordered, like anew
bonnet.
POLICEMAN GnMARTIN received the
sobriquet of dancing master in Jeffer-
son Market Court, New York, after ex-
planning to Justice Hogan how he caught
William johnson, a colored burglar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
-
merely stating ais Opinion.

a young lady who is really popular
in Washington society tells the fol.
lowing:
The summer she spent at q noun
tain resort In Virginia, where she was
the recipient of course, OF q number
of attentions from the men, both
young and old. Among the most
persistent was a young man
whom ! shall conceal by call.
lug Jones He was very devoted.
He took the girl walking and driving.
He spent money on her, sending candy
and flowers, which cost high at Ger.
tain seasons One evening there was
4 hop at the hotel. Between the
dances M. Jones proposed a prone
made. The night was beautiful and
the air balmy, The Young lady con-
sented. Jones told her he thought
she was the most charming person he
had ever met; that she was every.
thing that a man could desire for q
wife. He even said he loved her
The young woman, mott little fright
ened, said:
sBut you know, Mr.. Jones' ! could
never marry you"
He stopped in his rhapsody and 70.
piled;
4 haven't asked you yet-"-Ths
Capital
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
A Feminine Hustler.

Desire Wilcox of North Lyme,
Conn, is a woman Of unusual ac-
complishments For seven years she
has worked a farm without help ex.
cept In the busiest seasons. She
plows, harrows and plants, h~arvests
her crop, pitches hay. chops down
trees and cuts them into firewood
aud railroad ties; she yokes and drives
cattle, shears sheep, and drives a
string OF from three to i've Jokes OF
oxen with y skill which is positively
artistic.
Desire, who is now so, was married
when she was 10, but her husband
drank too much cider TO celebrate tho
ceremony so his new bride took him
put and chassised him severely then
flung him into . corner, with an in,
junction to remain until he was
sober. He concluded, however. that
discretion was the better part OF
valor, so stole away during the night
and has never been seen since-New
York Sun
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
Trioks or Artists.

A French paper says that for two
months OF the year the chief business
OF she two thousand and odd exhibit
ora at t Q Salon Ii to attract the at.
tention Of visitors to their own pic
lures Some OF thu lodges" which
have been found useful for the pnr-
poss, II seems are highly ingenious
The plan found most etfectual, and
therefore most commonly employed.
Is the "Yankee Amateur Dodge" 1t
consists of employing two Or three
agents dressed in an eccentric fash
i'm to walk backwards and forwards
with a mysterious air. The public Is
greatly awed BY their appearance,
aud reports are soon circulated that
the picture will be sold for its weight
In gold Another highly recommspd-
ed plan Is to hire the best locking
model introduced Into the picture to
walk backwards and forwards In front
Of the canvas The Identity is sooi
eco ered, and a CIR at sensation IS
The consequence. A few years ago a
painter found out Q still more ortgi.
nal plan. He placed some soft
resinons substance which would
grow soft with warmth, In fro + OF
his own picture. Tie unfortunate
person who happened to stop for a
few minutes would ind himself fixed
to the spot FOR some time. Our au,
thority thinks this last method the
most ~business-like and eifectual.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30

II was writing, thismorning. about
. o'clock; aud although the sun was
quite up. the pervadinQ light that
never quite leaves Barbados was re-
aected back from sea todesk, through
bread fruit and Ut palms, as
soft as from q sunset cloud" William
II Hutchinson, y. d, tells US In the
pTew Peterson. .sMy thermometer
marked n degrees, and the sweetness
OF the night was not yet gone. Ter
fumes Of awakening rose and jasmine
mingled with dying odors of la bonita
del roche. the lady OF the night; and
.day-sounds of birds and men were
usurplnR the night.frog's song, whose
mis- cal double note still vibrated
through the aiF. Peace and life reigned
around, aud as the warm saltair Allied
fartbest group Of lung-cells, sending
blood clear 70 the tips OF ones toes,
lie was very well worth living at al
most any cost and-this loving island
seemed more attractive than ever"
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
ALoFry G TREE.
A Wonder fui species of Palm That Give
Sweet Sap.

n FohAoAAaA ofoekop "a
Sweet Sap.
The sugar maple OF New England
has a rival 1t grows in the Andes
Of Chill at a height Of from 1000 t.
4, 500 feet above the sea 1t Is a curl
pus variety Of that most useful, won
dsrful tree, the palm, whose varieties
also give US dates and cocoa, and CO
coauuts and fatA
This PAIN Is not slim and graceful
like most kinds We see In tropical
pictures 1t Ia about tifty feet tall,
with q very thick trunk, enlarging In
d amcter from the ground up to
about half Its height and then taper
Ing again to the top, where Its long
leaves spread out
Thee sugar palms produce great
quantities OF sweet sap which, when
boiled down, makes both molasses
and sugar Of a peculiar, but delicious
flavor.
On one estate the trees grew In
such numbers that olce it was de-
termined to count them. After
counting several hundred thousa d,
more than half remained uncouated,
so the task was given up
What niarks" 1t must be for the
children when ssapping time' and
sugarlng orr come roundl But the
Chilians do not collecJ the sap In the
way the New England farmers col
lect sap from the maple tree. No
Instead OF boring small holes In the
tiunk. tn palm is cut down and be-
headed Of its crown Of beautiful
leaves q d then tn. sap begins to
low from the upper end q d keep
on flowing for months. Every morn,
Ing q thin slice is cut on to prevent
the wood from hardening and form,
Ing q crust through which the sap
could not flow,
A good tree will yield nearly a
hundred gallons of sap A gu er
thing is the fact that the sap will not
run II the tree lies with It's head
downward. 1t will only run upward.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
REFUSAL.

plprlpae's' shy.
Cues mute. tho rogue, and says mo nay
Whats6er / ask.
Yet al fnsed ts but 70 touch
Ehe reivet Of her hand 70 hear
The roeebud can me shepherd. DEAR
ciartnas's ahy.
c1srir6a's ehy,
Stn rosebud poute ind bids me hsncs
Whate'er l ask.
4et an I nsed IL but to hold.
For ehe hgs never boon embraced
The living circle of her vaist-
Clarin6a's shy.
Clarfndass shy.
Her pinky ears, those lovely shells,
Whenefor I speak
Ehe foods apacs with rain ct gold
Yot all l ash IL only this.
To melt upon her snow Q kfse-
ciarinda's shy.
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..unr u,s3r..

80 1911 ILE EHttN--@ L
The familiar soutshuet .sour Car.
ter came about infhis manner: He
was invited to Q blFquet 10 Phi,ar
delphia during histougressional ca
|reer, at which ~ President, bis
|Cabinent, the mf}hbers OF tho SUI
preme Court and hany lesser diani-
|taries were preseAa Upto that time
he had never mSde . spsech. During
The evening he}Fas approached By q
gentleman wifi said that the party
had been Disappointed BY the non-ar-
rival of the Gentleman who was to
answer to tA toast; tsAgricuiture
Ehe Basis IL Commerce, aud that
his name had been put down for the
response When the toast came he
was introduced to the assembly as
Carter Henry Harrison. Raising bis
voiee to q pitch 1t had never reached
before he said: II come frem o dis
Itrict three miles long and two miles
wide, and in 1t we raised more grain
than many States combined. IT il
raised by elevators.n The audiences
Foared. and appalled, BY his success
he staggered and nearly fell Thipgs
SWAN about him. and q friend sup
ported him hurriedly and whispered
nFor Gods sake 20 on or they viii
think you drunk With a great ef'
fort he continued, and the crowd. DO
Ilieving they had discovered a new
humorlst, applauded him 10 the echo.
A Chicago paper commented on the
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
Gabriel Was a,isinforran ar

La
a young man says that com
time past, while going BY TIL nj g
of an old-time darky, on
Rome from his business at nie tiie
heard the sound OF prayer and won
like these: 20, Lo'd, sem de ant
aabril fur yor ponr ole sarralt;
tired OBJ dis life; be hunger an, tin
fur do kingdom. O Lo'd, son, d
angel for de sarvant am ready TO co.
Hearing tho same petition most eyed
time he went by the young man saI
he thought he would see II the
saryant' was 10 earnest and, indeed
ready TO be transplanted. So, stealt&
lily climbing the wooden stack Of ia
adobe chimney, he called down frof
the top Of it to sambo the sabA
petitioner:
sSamboi"
Who dat?p said the old man,
In a very solemn and sepulchr3
voice the young man answered.
II am The angel Gabriel sent y
the Lord at your request; to take IA
70 Heaven. NJ
XXI Mars Gabri'l, yer mtstaken
dis time, sho'. Yer mug ereot miry
mixed up n yer d'recksAn Samhc
done don't lib here IL more III
stay 10 de cabin at de fItner end OF
de euatter, sab. "-Sfannah Ca
News.