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The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Dry Dirt and Leaves for Poultry.

The best work that can be done for
the fowls in the fall is to lay in a sup.
ply of leaves and dry dirt under shell.
ter. 1t is scratching in the winter that
keeps the hens in the best laying con.
dition, and when the snow is on the
ground a pile of dirt and leaves in the
poultry house will afford an oppor.
tunity for exercise, and greatly tend
to make the hens more c%ontented in
confinement. Too many leaves can
not be put away. They will be found
very useful, and will also assist in re-
tanning warmth in the poultry houss
by preventing cold drafts of air along
the floor. Farm and Fireside.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Huss.a,s Great Grain Yield.

The minister of agriculture Of Russia
has issued q statement of the yield Ut
grain in 60 provinces in European Rus
STA, including Russian Poland. The
figures are given in stchetyerts, equiv
alent to SOFT English bushels: Bye.
122, 1870, 0Go: winter wheat, 1884, COO;
summer wheat, 325, SOC, 600; oats. 1oo,-
$4,000; barley, 2e,622,o0o; buci0whest,
,,234,oOo; millet, 6,254.oo0; corn, 3,619.-
900; peas 2,512,o00.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28

that mornin In a little railroad towi
way up there elost to the Red river. II
vas election day: and as usual the State
had went a windin for the Deriocfati5
ticket. After supper that night the
brass band turned out and the boys pio-
ceeded to paint the town red and put on
s9me extra touches and fancy trimmins.
l had went down town to see the show
out, and the man come up to mo whoopin
with every breath for the Hinni1 ticket.
He was then about three sheets in tho
wind and the other n a-futterin, but
he had somethin to talk with and he
went on to talk.
at takes a man With a backbone as
big as a gatepost, stranger, to be honest
in politics. And when a man runs off
on the wrong trail, and then turns
round and comes back to the old lick
lock, lat-footed and erect. you can bet
your Sunday boots he is brave as seven-
teen lions in a pack.
'Look at ME, stranger, and you see a
Texas hero in the flesh. Two years ago
l took the cold water route and went off
with the White Ribbon Army. For
three months 1 was in the fight for the
prohibition ticket. OF course I didn't
know what a tremendous big COB Of toll
and trouble and worriment I had bit of,
but took it for my own personal bust
ness to reform the fallen human race
from the Red river to Mexico. I went
out on the plains and down in the forks
of the creek and rallied the boys to the
best of my ability. l took in thirty-six
big dinners and made twenty-seven
stump speeches for the dry ticket But
it was vanity, st-anger-perfect vanity.
When election day como and the re-
turns rolled in, the great State Of Texas
was wet, aud tho white flag of the White
Ribbon Army foatcd off down the shaggy
fcrk of Salt river.
"Oncst more this year I went forth
preachin the doctrine Of rctrencIlment
and reform. and have now fit, bled and
died under the flag OF the Third party.
But the fly-wheels and the side-shows
don't work worth a continental in
Texas, stranger. I can say this much
for the Third party and the White
Ribbon Army, stranger, and when l
tell you that, the song is sung and tho
story is told: They a hold the biggest
meetins, and git up the finest dinners,
and turn out the longest professions,
and reel off the most music, and then
return the durndest most fewest votes
Of all Ohe political parties in the round
created world.
$50 finally at last, stranger, made
a cross-mark and spit in it and turned
round and come back. When you look
at me now you see a brass collar Demo-
.crat. Do you know what we nean out
here in Texas when we call a man q
brass collar Democrat?"
Itso happened that I didn't know,
and the man went on to tell me.
'Well, l don't know how it nHeback
there in the States, stranger, but out
here in the great and CROWN State of
Texas a brass collar Democrat is q man
that never refused a drink nor scratched
a ticket"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Denm.rk Expedition Ha. Returned.

Denmark's deep-sea exploring expe-
dition to the coasts of Iceland and
Greenland has returned. Bad weather
interfered with the scientific work, but
the Ingolf took soundings from Iceland
to Cape Farewell. the g~reateGt depth
found being 1,s7o fathoms, and secured
much geological material. The Ingolf
will be sent out again next summer.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Roams In Western New York.

Mrs. Mary Winslow 10 travelling
through western New York as pro
prietor and operator Vt = peripatetic
photograph ear. She wears . mans
hat, carries a revolver. Ia . first-cIass
artist, and has more orders than she can
attend to,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
ODelOuSas Courier

Opel0usas Courier
~ the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
fleir welfare is its welfare, and
It will ever be found defending
their rights with all of its
ability.
The value ola newspaper as an
.lVertising melinm consists in
~ circulation.
When you can secure the COM
sslned circulation of two papers
l0r the price of one, it is money
8Myed!
The ST. Landry Democrat"
Nas consolidated on the Sd Of
arch, 1894, with The Opelou-
Elns Courier The advertising
lstes hare not been increased
klllle the price of subscription
'1s been reduced to 50 a year.
4hk COURIER being By odds
Ha,e Dest paper in the empire Par.
a pa Landry is therefore the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28

~pearments, but
/ have seen some
genuine, r.
ough bred heroes
in my day and
generation. Now
| don't m e a n
gene r a s a n d
capt 8 a n d
presidents, and
governors b t
plain, everyday
heroes, which
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
= aBrass collar Democrat."

But I took my seat with pen in hand
TO write . few lines %concernin everyday
heroes. And it comes to mind now that
I met a grown man in Texas oncst that
was sonethin of . hero. ] had landed
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28

CLERK--"That gentleman you sold a bot
lie of hair dye to three weeks ago was here
again to-day" Druggist-''Was he after
smother bottle9" mo, sir. He wanted to
know if we kept wigs."-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
heavy compact body. Particular atten.

heavy compact body. Particular atten.
tlon should be paid to the quality rather
than to the size. The shoulders should
not be the largest part OF he body. be.
cause not toe most valuable. proceed-
ing from the head to the hams the
meat gradually increases in value,
hence the hams should be large in pro-
portion to the rest Of the body. The
size that hts a straight-edge from
shoulder to ham, and a back that is
broad and straight, belong to the type
o. hog we want. AT six months he
should weigh $50 pounds, and at one
year 300 pounds, and this is not too fat
for breeding purposes. He should be
active, but not restless, and vigorous.
but not vicious.
The coarse, long-iegged and long,
botfed hog SO much sought for ly
many is not a profitable breeder, no
matter no" long-bodied he may be nor
how much he may weigh when a wear
and a half old. The compact tyne
shows great superiority in ~eppEertins
a given amount Of feed into pork, and
especially should all coarseness hs
avoided in a boar. He should be Sc.
iected from a large litter, say, Of not
less than eight, of even quality, for
his progeny is likely to be near the
average Of the litter he is fir His
mother should be a mature sow and
sucker. This test is important, as to
have good pigs they must get plenty
OF milk when young.
THE TYPE OF BROOD SOW TO BE Sc.
LECTED.
The brood sow may be of a little
larger and coarses type than the boar If
she possesses the other requisite quail.
ihcations. BY all means should the
"Dumpy" Or China" build be avoided.
but this Dies not mean that the other
extreme is any less Objectionable. In
short, she should be of a compact, firm
build, but should possess size enough to
be able to carry and support a good,
large litter of pigs. 10 be a good brood
sow means that she is a good sucker.
The milking quality runs in strains in
soWs, as in cows, and no SOW should be
selected to breed from that is not of a
deep milking family. Her disposition
should be OF the best, as it may enable
n to save many a pig that an irritable
sow would kill. She should be one Of
a litter Of not less than eight, and
Q a mature sire and dam. An ami.
NAL that is in any way defective or
delicate should be excluded from a
breeding herd, and in a sow especially
is vigorous health and a good appetite
necessary. With a litter of eight to
ten pigs to feed her digestive owe
will tie taxed to the utmost, if the pigs
are not to sufer.-Mississippi Expert
ment Station Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28

IT is nc mans business whether he has
genius or not; work lie must, whatever he
Is, but quietly and steadily; and the natural
and enforced results of such work will be
always the thing God meant him to do, and
will be his E.st.-Ruskin.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28

"LcoK here, Schlumpenhagen, you must
help us at our smoking concert. You play
the flute, don't your, Not ven eere ish
~nnypotty apout." "How's that" ''Dey
Won't LEFT mer,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
The HoEe Man Was Weary.

Talkin about Texas and Texas poll
tics, l recollect a good one that come to
pass one day on a railroad train some
where's between Hillsboro and Fort
Worth. 1t was only a few days after
the State convention met in Houston,
and the war between the Hogs men and
the Clark men was goin OF fast and
furious. 1t amt for me- to say which
was right and which was wrong.
was then a stranger in a strange land,
and somethin like a thousand miles
from Rocky Creek. But the Hogg men
said the Clark men had bolted, and they
made the air red-hos with the crg of
''bolters." !
The train stopped at a tile station
and a strappin big man gt on board.
The car was crowded t o standin room
only, the weather hit vas meltin hot,
and the big mar was tanked mp to the
guards with ''spirits-of-cats-a-fghtin,"
as Blew Scroggins were want to say.
But you could look at him and tell
that he vas q Hogg 1t stuck out
as plain as a painted horse rack in his
general appearments.
Fellow citizens" said the big man
presently, whilst sweatin great drops OF
pefspirat;on, sis there a Clark man in
this carp"
Eyes, SIR" said a passenger at the
other end of the car; II am a Clark man."
swell, dadburn you, BOLT" said the
big man. ''Im weary and want your
seat"
But the other man didn't bolt, and 1t
took fifteen passengers and the conduc-
tor to prevent the spillin of human
blood.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Hiehes. Of al in 1eavening power.-1atet U. S. Govt Report
Roe! k Rska:sz
ABSOLUTELY PURE

TEAcuER-"Emma, what do you know Of
the orchid familyr Emma-"If you please,
mamma has forbidden us to indulge in any
family gossip."-TitBits.
BRONCHITIS. Sudden changes of the
weather cause Bronchial Troubles. "Bro,cn's
Bronchial Troches" will give effective relief.
MY name and emo / leave to men's
charitable speeches, to foreign nations and
to the next age.-Bacon.
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c
IN these days the matrimonial match enlJ
seeL.s to light on the money ~box.-Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
Two Mon From Kentucky.

One thing brings up another, as the
old lady said when she took a dost OF
epecac.
Oncst upon a time INwas ridin on a
railroad train through Tennessee.
There was a mule drover on board and
he had a bottle of corn whisky-"white
ink" as Andy Lucas would call it. He
went down into his saddle bags and
brought forth the bottle, but he couldn't
pull the stopper. He broke both blades
out of his knife and turned red in the face
and cussed, but the stopper wouldn't
come. Finally at last he stood up and
said:
81 would love to ask if there Is a man
from Kentucky on this train"
II am from Kentucky" said a man
on the other side, as he rose up and
stood full six feet in his socks.
"Well, by CAD, sir, loan me youi
corkscrew."
Then they shook hands and passed
the bottle round. RUFUS SANDERS.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-28
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS.
Tho One-Garlus Statesman Tells
Short Stories.
some Everyday Heroes-That Brave Boy,
"Speck'-A ''Brass Collar Democrat
and a Hero in Texas F 1litics-A Hard
Sum to Work-TwoG Gentlemen
From Kentucky.
fCOpyrirht. 1857

Copyright, 1852
You maybe mought o think it to
hear me talk and from my general ap-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-10
COL. COLT COMMENDED.
The Military Commissioners UphOIds
the Firing ON the Mob.

the Firing on the Mob.
Columbus. O., March 9.-The Ohio Ma
tional Guard military commission APP
pointed by Gov. Mckinley TO inquire into
the shooting Of certain citizens at Wash
ington, C. H.. by Ohio troops under COM
mand of Col. Alonzo b. Colt while defend
ing a negro prisoner from being lynched
sustains Col. Colt. The governor in his
Endorsement of the finding of the court
of inquiry, outlines the affair at Wash
ington c. H., on Oct. IL, in which the pris-
oner was being taken from the jail to the
court room to enter plea Of guilty when
the mob interfered. Having reached the
court room with the prisoner and he hav-
ing been sentenced for twenty years the
full extent of the law the officers of the
county and the military remained there
beseiged by the mob, until the shooting
followed on account of an attempt of the
mob to break into the building.
The unlawful assemblage," says the
governor. neither needed the warnings
of the officers nor Of the citizens, which
were repeatedly given. Under this grave
provocation," continues the governor.
Col. Colt and his command behaved with
rare prudence and forbearance."
1t is farther stated by the governor
NiAHe NAS NADSfS w. bANs,NnN at the Aut0t
of the sheriff and that it was clearly
the duty of the sheriff and the troops to
protect the prisoner.
The law" says the governor was
upheld as it should have been, and as 1
believe it always viii be in Ohio, but in
this case it was at fearful cost"
'Lynching," says the governor, "can-
not be tolerated in Ohio. The law of the
state must be supreme over all, and the
agents of the law, acting within the law,
must be sustained"
The Endorsement closes with a strong
testimonial to the prudence and judg-
ment of Col. Colt and his men,
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GooDMAN's TRIAL.
The Accused Again on the stand I'm
der Cross Examination.

Charlottesville, Va, March 9.-The court
yesterday in the Goodman case closed
after the cross examination of Capt. Good
man. A new witness, Albert Nash, testi-
fed this morning. Nash is a coach cleaner
and lives in Richmond. He testified that
he heard Goodman say at the depot at
Richmond few days before the tragedy.
81 have got the letter nearly straight.
and when l get it straight / intend to put
holes in him. - him. He never took
a woman 10 Goodman and passed her off
as his daughter. He never was put off
Goodman's train. He often asked Good
man to pass him free, but he wouldn't do
it.
f. T. Coot, baggage master of the Rich
mond and Allegheny. a witness for the
prosecution. was recalled by the defense
and testified that he had seen Nash put
off of Goodman's train, and that Goodman
explained that Nash had no pass and he
had before caught him in a lie, trying to
pass a woman off as his daughter.
Capt. Goodman then resumed his testi-
mony under cross examination. Capt.
Woods asked if he (Goodman) did not
think Parsons would have been present at
an investigation if one was had The
court ruled the question improper
The witness said he was not angry when
at the buffet, as stated by Brown. Then
FOLLOWED another recital of the shooting,
Goodman adhering positively to the first
story that they were wrong
Repetitions of questions to the prisoner
caused the judge to call down the prose-
cution. saying they had no right to ask
questions for mere emphasis and 1t must
; stop unless it lead to new evidence. Capt.
Woods said it did, and asked the prisoner
to go through the pantomime of the trag-
edy. The witness had not said anything
about heart trouble in the former trial,
but if the counsel had any doubt about it
he would submit to examination. He was
greatly excited at the time of the tragedy.
The court objected to a question as to
his prior relations with Col. Parsons
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WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
in short Stories.

in short Stories.
New York. March 9.-Treasury ball
ances: Coin, SS63S9,O09 currency, $40, 637,-
600.
Rome, March S-Afarquis Philippe De-
radi. senator and president of the board
Of lunacy. was beaten to Inconsistencies
by lunatic yesterday and died this
morning.
Boone, Wash, March 9.-Fifteen tramps
took possession OF a rail mill near here
and in an attempt to dispense them the
police killed one, fatally shot a second,
manned third and arrested the remains
ing twelve.
Dover Del, March 9.-The sixtv-eighth
ballot for United States senator was taken
by the Legislature to-day and resulted:
Higgins, rep, 7; Addicks. rep, 5: Massey.
rep. 81 Wolcott, dem, 6; Tunnel, dem.
4; absent, 5.
Huntington, w. Va. March "a partv
of six people were crossing Tug river.
about forty miles south of this city. LAST
evening. when the skin upset, and Mrs
Emma Blankenshy and her 1O-year-old
daughter were drowned. The others were
rescued.
New York. March 9-The Norfolk ana
Southern road reports for January gross
earnings of S35, 426, a decrease of 1898
and net S13,796, an Increase of IS, 131; and
for the seven months to Jan. 81. gross, $685.
749. an increase of $155. and net $s3, 439, an
increase of s1,13.
Chattanooga Tenn, March 9.-Deputy
Sheriff Brock to-day brought Maj Mara
BILE here from Aberdeen, Miss, where he
was working as a farm hand. Marble
was two years ago railroad man, but
became a fugitive from justice for kill
ing Richard Clay, a moulder, whom he
caught walking on the street with his
sweetheart, and brutally cut to death with
a knife.
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WON ny THE BRITANNIA.
The AiIsa Breaks the jaws of Her
Gnn md Drops Out.

Gnn md Drops Out.
Cannes, March 9.-The race for the Prix
de Monte Carolo was the event announced
for to-day. The starters were the Brit
ANNA. Ailsa, Corsair, Vakyrie and Oret-
ia. The weather was cloudy and the wind
light. After the usual manoeuvering for
position, the Britannia crossed the line
first and, as she invariably does. In the
windward position. This she did at ex-
actly 10 o'clock. Just at this time the
Ailsa was seen to be in trouble and IL was
soon apparent that the Jaws of her gan
had been carried away. Instead of cross
ing the line she turned back and anchored.
The Britannia won. with the Corsair sec
ond. when the Ailsa dropped out the
interest in the race became greatly les
sened as it was foregone conclusion that
the Britannia would win. which she did
easily. The Britannia drew away from the
other boats from the start. The wind
freshened from the east after the yachts
had passed the st. Honorat mark boat. and
the Britannia increased her lead. The time
of passing Nice was: Britannia, 12.30:30:
Corsair, 12:46:30 Valkyrle, u :50:25; Oretta,
112:10. The Oretta broke her gam topsail
off Cape Martin and was Obliged to put
into Nice.
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AMONG THE ATHENIANS.
Trouble over "a whisky Case-A
White Men Killed in a Well.


White Man Killed in Well.
Athens, Ga, March 9-Thursday after
noon J. P. Collins was tried before United
States Commissioners Kinnebrew for SELL
ing liquor illegally in oconee county.
He was acquitted. His two sons, Pat and
Weldon Collins, who were witnesses at
the t-ial, were assaulted on the road home
and beaten with rocks. They fired several
Snots at their assailants, and it is not
known whether or not the shots took eff
lect They have sworn out warrants
against three parties, who they are salts
ned were the ones who assaulted them.
Lawrence AlcMahone, the young son of
PRESIDENT ]. J. c. McMahone of Exchange
Bank of this city, shot himself accident
ally this afternoon in the thigh, inficting
a bad wound.
w Ill Andrews, young white man, was
AIed to-day at Conner. He was cleaning
out well and loose rock fell sixty feet
10 the bottom of the well, crushing his
Skull and killing hire almost instantly.
John Strait, the negro who came so near
Delng lynched a few months since on sus-
Pclon that he had murdered a young
"hite man named Frank Ashworth, was
acquitted by a jury of twelve impartial
men this afternoon at Danjelsville.
ne Rev. c. w. Lane, d. D., the ven
cradle pastor of the Presbyterian church
H4re stumbled and fell on the sidewalk
,y-'ay' inflicting several deep gashes in
MS head
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NEwFOUNDLAND's sEALERs.
Twenty Steamers Sail to Engage in
the Industry.


ST. Johns. N. F.. March 19.-Twenty
steamers. two less than last year, sailed
to-day to engage in seal catching. They
take as their crews, 1900 men from diff
ferent parts of the island and the seal
fishery, if successful, viii. in about three
weeks. give employment to 5000 more men,
and thus will help to tide over the hard
times which weigh so heavily on the col
ony. Gladness is felt everywhere over the
island at the prospects of a good seal fish
cry. The banks will not accept any com
promise from firms indebted to Them and
are winding up business houses all over
the city. Five of the largest mercantile
houses here were closed to-day in conse-
quence of this relentless policy. One house
offered to pay 70 cents on the dollar, but
the offer was refused. There is great in
dignation over these harsh proceedings
which entail the shutting out of at least
1000 more men to Join the already great
crowd of unfortunates here in the search
for bread. The Boston relief contribu-
lions are doing immense good
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pearance to-day and at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon chambermaid was sent up
stairs to see if he was in his room. The
girl knocked at the door but got no an
swer. Procuring a chair, she looked
through the transom and then shrieked
with terror as she saw the occupant of
the room hanging dead from n clothes
hook in the wall. A policeman was called
and he cut the man down He had hanged
himself with his suspenders. In his pock-
cts were found a number OF letters. but
none of them threw any light on his mo-
tive for self destruction. one of the let
tiers was from l.. w. Smith, room -.
Campbell block. Tampa. Fla. He is
real estate dealer and his communication
to Sears was in reference to some collec-
tons which he had made for the latter. A
receipt from the First National Bank of
Tampa credited Scar, with a deposit of
Sal on Jan. 4. The only money found upon
the suicide was $3.50.
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A blaze at Orlando.

Orlando. Fla, March 9.-The residence
Of J. l.. Giles, cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank, was entirely consumed by
fire at an early hour this morning The
fire was discovered about 100 o'clock. 1t
had already made considerable progress,
and as a pretty stiff breeze was blowing
the fremea could reach the spot. Only
small portion of the furniture was
saved. The rest, with the clothing and
personal effects of the members of the,
family were lost. The inmates of the
house barely had time to get out of their
rooms partially clad. There are strong
Indications that the fire was incendiary
origin. The house was insured for $500
and the furniture for a like amount The
house was a large one and cost between
S., 900 and 5000.
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British
HARRISON HAS THE GRIP.
The Ex-President Confined TO His
House at indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 9.-Ex-Pre
dent Harrison is still confined to his bed
at his home on North Delaware street
to-day from an illness, which though
not alarming, is liable to develop serious
complications. Last Sunday he took a
long walk about the city and in the even
ing was attacked by sharp pleuralic pains
that caused him much suffering. He yield
ed to treatment readily, but on Thursday
a severe attack Of grip came with a sud
den change in the weather. HIS physi-
clan, DR.. Henry Jameson, said to-day that
while the ex-president's condition is not
serious he must remain in bed for days.
The report that the patient Is threatened
with pneumonia Is incorrect.