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The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

THE first mention of the gulf stream
is in the journal of Alaminos, the pilot
Of Ponce de Leon, in 1913.
PRESIDENT MONROE was a great stick
Ter for etiquette, once refusing permits
sion to near relative to attend a re-
ception at the white house because un-
able to attend in short clothes and
silken hose.
MARINE insurance was practiced in
Rome B. G. As. It was very general in
Europe before the discovery of America,
and it is altogether probable that the
ships of Columbus were insured for
their full value.
THE first American flag made Of
American material was raised over the
capitol at Washington on February "a,
1866. All the previous flags had been
made OF English bunting, but this was
OF American make, and given by Gen.
B. f.. Butler.
THE cold and '..apathctic of
John Quincy Adams created both dis
content and u~npopularity. He was
called ..she %icicle,' and spoken of as
.His Presidential Highness." Even his
children called him 1.-THE President"
and addressed their mother ~ Mad
am
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
a PROVERBS.

EACH vine needs it's stick.-Lom-
hardy.
ONE cap is worth one hundred hoods.
Italian.
LOVE and musk soon betray them
selves.-Persian.
A a1TL that spins thinks of her we'd
ding dress.-Russian.
PEOPLE in love believe everybody
else can't see.-Spanish.
PEOPLE in love have bells dangling
from their eyes.-Danish.
"BUT, sister, is he blind!" $50 much
the better!"-Venetian.
MAN is never too old to love or COM
NIT nonsense.-Finnish.
LOVE is discovered easier than a hole
in the stocking.-Venetian.
A MAN in love doesn't need eyeglasses
for he is blind.-Turlsish.
TIE favor of a woman makes a knight
of q acknowledgements.
GETTING married makes golden plates
Of earthen dishes.-Basque.
MAN is like fire, and like
straw; the devil blows in between
Tuscan.
SHOULD 1 take him? Advise me
well, but don't dissuade me from talk
ing him."-Dutch.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
E MEMORIES.

CATHERINE THE GREAT never forgot q
face or a name.
PLATO had q memory that was tho
marvel of his contemporaries.
PIcor, of Mirandola, spoke well
twenty-five different languages.
"BL1ND Tom" the idiot pianist, re-
WONDERED nearly four thousand compo-
sitions.
WEBSTER is said to have been able to
repeat the most, if not all, of paradise
Lost"
SOCRATES was said to remember the
faces and names Of all who attended his
Gscourses.
ARISTOTLE was said to have remem-
bered 1.-The names of all animals, fish
and insects"
SOLOMON, according to a Hebrew ira
dition, could repeat all the Proverbs in
his collection.
SIR ISAAC Newton could remember
the first six powers of every number
under one hundred.
BEETHOVEN could remembera any selec-
ton of music he had ever heard and re-
produce most of it.
JoNADAB ALMANoR, the famous lin
guist, could converse in twenty-seven
different languages.
NIEBUHR, the historiaE~aad with
ease twenty different languages and
could converse in ten or twelve.
XENoPHoN knew the names Of all the
soldiers who were with hin during the
Retreat Of the Ten Thousand.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
A DISH OF SCIENCE.

TELESCOPES r now SO perfect that
$4,000, 900 stars r visible.
A BALLOON recently sent up in Paris,
equipped with self-registering Their
mometers and barometers, reached an
altitude of ten miles, and the thermom-
eter recorded 10 degrees below zero.
THE temperature of the sun has been
reinvestigated by lie Chatelier in
Franco and by Grayand Wilson in Eng
land, and is found to be between 12, 900
degrees and $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
THAT lizards will catch and eat but
terfies Is stated by Jane Frazer in an
article in a London chronological jour
nal. In the Samoan islands she saw a
skipper" butterfly when lighted caught
and instantly swallowed by a beautiful
golden-green lizard with q bright blue
tail.
The latest determination of the dis
lance Of the sun from the earth is from
a discussion by DR.. Gill Of series of
observations of the asteroid Victoria.
DR.. ellis result is aa;soo; 900. miles, q
figure probably very close to the truth,
and agreeing well with the value pre-
viously obtained by Prof. Hardness
from all available data. +.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is .
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not q quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for years, and
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
OF the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
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HUMOROUS.

Don't you think, Jenkins, I'm i'm
proving with my violin playing?"
well, ] don't exactly know, but either
you're improving or else I'm getting
used to it."-Sheffield Week.
Miss Pert-"Is Miss Strait Lace
circumspect?' Miss Caustic-''Circum-
spect! Why, she won't accompany a
young man on the piano without a
Inquirer.
Knows 1t All.-Hayrick-"Hain't
you a-goin' ter send your boy ter col
lege?" Treetop-"Yep, but not yit;
he's just at the age when nobody can
teach him nothin'."-N. Y. World.
"A Large Misunderstanding
real estate market must always be
active, l should think" Brown-"Why
so?" Smith-''There are so many fell
lows nowadays who want the earth"
IN. Y. Sun.
Not Always. Twynn - young
Mrs. Snooper let Mr.. Snooper have all
her money, and he has lost it all in
speculation Triplett $50 it does
not always pay to husband ones re-
sources.'-Detroit Free P ress.
-Mistre SIS ION the second day to new
cook)-Kathi, just be SO good as tolend
me five Marks" Cook (aside)-"Ha,
ha! that's why she said yesterday TIL at
the cook in her house was treated as
one of the familv.'-Der Schalk.
The Colonel-"Well, sab, l remem-
Der a case that happened once, when
my brother Tom" Listener "a lamp
ton university graduate)-"Was thatin
ante-bellum days, %colonel?" The Col
onel-"No, ar, it Was befo' the wahv
Vogue.
Ready to Learn.-Justice severely
SLOW could you, sir, be so mean as to
swindle people that put confidence in
you?' Prisoner well, Judge, I'll
make it worth something to yer if
you'll tell me how to work them as
d~on't."-Life's Calendar.
A Substitute for Dinner.-Edwin-
what! nothing in the house to eat,
dearest? Why, I gave you a check this
morning" Angclina-''Yes, l know;
but 1 say the most lovely Burmese
gong-awfully fashionable just now,
you hHoW- L CouluIl resist the
temptation to buy it." But what shall
we do for dinncr?" eve can listen to
the gong."-London Globe.
II never call upon those be
Spinster girls but what they give NE
a lot of letters to post. Why is it that
it is SO important to women to get even
the scrappiest of notes posted as soon
as it is written?' II don't know why
it is, generally speaking, but in the De
Spinster girls it is very evident. They
never dare to run a chance Of losing
the first mail."-Brool1lyn Life.
-Railroad Item.-''I have been told
that i'll cas- of q collision the forward
car in the train always suffers the
greatest damage" he remarked to the
conductor. eyes, the forward car in a
head-on collision is always smashed to
pieces, but il it is a rear-end collision
then the last car is demolished"
.'Then why in making up trains are
not the first and the last cars left of
eptirely?'-Tsxas siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
HOODS s s"S HOODS
FREE

To Christian Endeavorcrs-Pocket Guide
and Rap OF Boston, the Convention
City.
The Passenger Department OF the Big
Four Route AVE issued q very convenient
and attractive Pocket Guide to the City of
Boston which will be sent free of charge to
all mem bers of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor who will send three
t"o-cent stamps to cover mailing charges
to the undersigned. This Pocket Guide
should be in the hands of every member of
the Society who contemplates attending the
18th Annual Convention, rs it shows the To-
cation of all Depots, Hotels, Churches, In
stitutions, Places of Amusement, Promi-
neEt Buildings. Street Car Lines, Etc, Etc.
Write soon as the edition is limited.
e. O. Mccormick.
Passenger Traffic Manager, Big Four Route,
Cincinnati, O..
AFTER H CoNcERT.-He-"I envy that
man who sang the tenor SOLO" She-"Why,
| thought he had 4 very poor voice. He
SO did l. But just think of his nerye."-
Life
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
FOR SALE.

WILL sell for cash OK on easy terms the fol
4 lowing described property, viz:
i, A plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six %arienis, all thoroughly fenced and
drained. with tenant house and outbuildings,
Known as the Narcisse Richard place.
2. A plantation situated on the CourtaEleau.
containing four hundred ami forty-two and
Il. 100 afFents, about sixty arpents under pieltx
and wire fence and in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outbuildincs. The rear of
this tract consists of cypress swamp.
). Several tracts of wood land on the BAYOU
Ieche, situated between CoulOn's bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented adyan-
tageously for the year 1891. and ii sold l will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. G. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
THE SANDMAN KISSES HIM.

When the sun has said good night
And the birds have gone to bed,
And the evening star shines bright
In the heavens overhead,
There's q dainty little fellow
With a head Of golden hair.
Who leaves his games n gambols
And stands beside my chair.
He begs me for a story
or hunters or of ships,
And as 1 tell OF wond'rous tales,
see his ruby lips
Part wide in awe Inc wonder,
And hts blue eyes gaze at me
AS II I was o genie,
Or some monster of the sea.
The gray of twilight deepens,
And his ayes are growing dim
His eyelids droop; he's nodding
AND the sandman kisses him,
He climbs the chair, lies In my lap.
His head falls on my breast,
The night wind sings q lullaby
And lulls him into rest.
Robert B. Jordan, in Brooklyn Eagle
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
Large Sores

under each side of her neck; had the attend
ance of the family physician and other doc
tors for a long time, but seemed to grow
worse. [ read of many people cured of
scrofula by Hoods ~Sarsaparilla. AS soon
as we gave Hoods S~arsaparilla to Clara, she
began to get better, and before the first
bottle was gone, the sores entirely healed
up and there has never been any sign Of the
disease since, She is a
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

the help Of the usual ankus, or goad,
SO we confined our efforts to keeping
our balance and staying on his back, a
somewhat difficult task without the aid
of harness or howdah.
Briefly told, his strong, steady pace
never failed for over ten hours, until
we entered the post again. Our APP
proach had been deserted from afar,
and every living soul had turned out
to view the spectacle. When it was
perceived that it was Mowcha, dear
old Mowcha, who was bringing us
back in safety, a hearty cheer broke
from all threats, a cheer for My Lord
the Elephant. The children clapped
their hands and shricked for joy, and
even the soldiers shared the general
enthusiasm.
We gave My Lord the Elephant a
feast such as neve elephant had had
before, but he did not seem to enjoy
the dainties spread before him so much
as the moment-when the howdah was
placed on his hack and he was led
forth, surrounded by the children,
whom he once more bore solemnly
around the post.
For two days he remained with us
and was the object of attention and
love; then he became restless, and we
fancied he again longed for his forest
home. So she cruel chain was stricken
off his huge foot, and My Lord the
Elephant, with roses. and branches
wreathed around his great. neck and
hanging from his stubby tusks, was
led forth in triumphal procession and
given his liberty. 1t was the best
present we could give him; he ac-
ceEted it gratefully, andsoon the huge,
gray had disappeared.
1t is al the embodiment of strength,
love and gratitude that I remember
him; and because he saved me from a
fearful death that I drink to My Lord
the Elephant.-0ur Animal Friends.
There is q parsonage who has more
sense than Nnpo1a0n more ,u;t than
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
Healthy Robust Child.

Zig s..--.e----.e Nix Hood S Sarsaparllla
athe same time, and the salt rheum de-
creased in its violence and a perfect cure
was soon effected. 1t took about three
months for her cure, and she ascribes her
good health and strength at her advanced
age to Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t has certainly
been a Godscnd to my family" Mrs.
SOPHIA WOLFE, Zaleski, Ohio.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
II. BLO.,NIFIELD.
Commissioned u. S. Circuit Court for the West.
ern District of Louisiana.

W.T. UT A1U1T5FaH1.
commissioner U. S. Court of Claims throughout
the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of st. Lam
dry. Office with Hon. John N. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
to Final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes of
81. landry and Acadia promptly attended to,
Pensions secured; Patents. Caveats, Trade
Marks. ETC., procured without delay.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
-Vita!izing

elements to be found in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
"My m~other-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wolfe, at the age of y years, was attacked
with a violent form Of salt rheum; it spread.
all over her body, and her hands and limbs
were dreadful to look at. At the same
time, my little daughter Clara, who was just
one year old, was attacked by q similar
disease, like scrofula. 1t appeared in
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
Which Purifes, Vita1izes and Enriches the Blood.

AT this season everyone should take a
good spring mcdicine/ Your blood must be
purified or you will be neglecting your
health. There is a cry from Nature for
help, and unless there is prompt and salts
factory response you will be liable to seri-
Gus illness.
This demand can only be met by the puri-
flying, enriching and
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

"TEETH inserted without gas,' as the fell
low who owned a savage dog inscribed on
! board outside his garden gate.-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

"No MAN. says a loquacious wife, lever
complains that a woman talks too much
hen she's Il girl and he's engaged to her"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

len l was sta
toned up n
the hill coun-
try some TWEEN
ty years ago. I
used to be pas
s~ionately fond
of hunting. l
h a dn't b e e n
out from Eng
land long, and
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23

There is q parsonage who has more
sense than Napoleon. more wit than
Voltaire, Monseigneur Everybody
Talleyrand.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-23
HISTORICAL.

THE first mention Of the gulf stream
is in the journal of Alaminos, the pilot
Ponce de Leon. in 1913.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
or Boiniont County To 10 Held At Martins
Ferry To-day.

or belmont County to 10 Held at Martins
Ferry To-day.
Tho second annual convention Of tho
Belmont County Sunday School Asso.
citation will DO held In tho Presbyterian
church at Martins Forty to-day. Fully
100 delegates are expected. Following
is tho programmes: Morning session
0:3O-Deyotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. J. ". Robins, D. D. 0:i5-
Normal work, Its Need, Rev. W. u.
lar.zog: How Conducted In Local
Glasses, Harry Ii. kilgore. Discussion.
l0:30-The Fold OF tho Sunday School,
Rev. O. W. Holmes. Discusslou. ll:0O
Institutes, What can DO Done and
How, Rev. II. A. l.. King president OF
the Jefferson county Sunday school rs.
ISOLATION. Discussion. II 40 - Cues.
ton drawer.
Afternoon session.: 30-Devo,ional
exercises, conducted by Mr.. W. J. Nor.
rison. l:45-Tempcrance Teaching in
the Sunday School, Mr.. John McFed.
ries. Discussion. 2:20-iIcthods OF
Primary Work. Mrs. ". i. Porter,
Cleveland, O., superintendent OF pri-
mary department OF State Sunday
School Association. 3:00-llomo De.
partment Work. DR.. J. G. NJ. Floyd,
Steubenville. Discussion. 3:45-EIec.
ton Of county officers and reporta from
Sunday schools. 4:l5-Object lesson,
Teaching Primary Glass the Sunday
school lesson for May 10y. Mrs. W. b.
Porter.
Evening session.: 30-rraise service.
S:00-Address, Work OF tho Primary
Teacher. Mrs. ". b. Porter. Conven.
ton Offering. Address, Rev. William
Peresoy. Each Sunday school in the
county is entitled to send two delegates.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
A FIGHT ON THE FERRY
Growing Out OF the Ono Thore
Lust Saturday Evoning.
PILOT GILES AND Mr.. GLHSSCOCK
unvo Rough aud Tumble Fight III
tho Cabin and on tho Dcck-Eye.
Witnesses Uniformly Condemn Gil.
los, Who Hal Bocn Laid ON For Ills
Part In Saturday Nights Row.

There was another fight on tho Island
ferry boat Charleston yesterday aitor-
noon. 1t grow indirectly out Of tho
fight between Pilot William Armstrong
and Collector Harry Trimblc, on tho
same boat Saturday evening, Asa 70.
suit Of that racket Manager Thomas
Glas,cock was instructed by tho direct.
ors to lay 90 tho entire night crow for a
month. Yesterday Casper Giles got on
the boat, and Glasscock told him no was
laid oil. Ito replied that no had nothing
to do with tho fight, and Mr.. Glasscock
said no could not help that; ho was
simply acting on orders.
After come pretty angry talk tho two
men bccamo involved In fight IN tho
cabin. At length Glasscock downed
Giles and was giving him good body.
beating" whom Casper yelled enough"
Glasscock asked ii he would assault
him again II he let him up and Giles
promised no would not. Then Glass.
cock said ho was willing to lot 1t drop
on that basis. and went to attend 10 his
duties.
As he was drawing tho guard bar
Giles went un behind him and struck
him two severe blows with tho knob oil
an umbrella. A second fight was then
begun when passengers intoriered and
parted the men.
The boat had been delayed some time
by this alteration. and the delay was
increased by James Mcdonald. the
pilot on watch, quitting tho wheel out
OF sympathy for Giles. A Young man
who could handle the boat WINS induced
to take her over on one trip, and Bon
Goodwin then took tho wheel Tor the
rest OF the day.
Both OF tho men were very bloody.
Giles went to police headquarters aud
gave himself up. J. T. Stone. who wss
passenger. had few words with Giles,
and afterwards swore out warrant Tor
him. Giles also swore out warrant
for G!asscock, which was served gu him
on'the boat. Both were let 20 on their
own recognizance for their appearance
in police court this morning.
Mr.. Glasscock Is man of about 90
years. All the witnesses condemned
Giles emphatically. MIR. Glasscock- is
said to be the best manager Tor tho
ferry company that has ever had charge
OF the boat. Unless some ono man 10 in
authority tho ferry cannot be run salts.
iactorily. The frequent Quasrels have
caused much criticism and no doubt
injured the company's business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
ONLY ONE IN THE BUSINESS
Bnrnum \ Bniioys Latest SoveIty Is n
Woman Clown.


Woman Clown.
Tho now woman has invaded the cir.
Gus and will come to Wheeling with the
Barnnm & Bailey show. The newest
woman with tho circus is the female
clown. Evesta on tho bills, Miss
Matthews in private life, plump Young
Enrlishwoman. whom Mr.. Bailey's
agent found in London and persuaded
to come to America. Miss Matthews
Is an acrobat, and she INDUCES in odd
antics and burlesque ieats OF skill, IA
well as IN the pantomime and knock.
about tricks OF circus clowns. She ha,
proved great favorite with audiences
in New York City.
with the female clown and tho female
rnC'naster Tor ring.mistress), who
cracks whip just like man, Keeps the
eqnessrIenne's horse at its proper gait,
aud acts us foil to the clown. M'lle
Cassronl, who is an expert horsewomau,S
has added the ring.master's act to the
list OF accomplishments that have made
her valuable TO the Barnum & Bailey
show. Ol course, the woman clown and
the rine-tnistress 90 into the ring with
a woman rider. making "womau's
number" Josie Ashton is the eoues.
trlerne OF this female trio. There are
plenty OF lady riders with the Barnum
4 Bailey show this seaaon. There are
the three Meers sisters, dainty and
sklIltuI-Rose, Marie and Ouika-and
seepentine dance on horseback is one Of
their numbers. Trilby on horsebackis
another, while they make a pretty FIN.
ish, after riding separate horses. by
doing a double act on single steed.
The big show, with its equestrian
feature. the great aerial acts of the Dun.
bars and billions. the hippodrome
track, the trained animal arena. the
three.ring circus, the geological collec.
ton. the chronological congress, and the
grand water carnival, will BIO exhibited
at the Island Park on Thursday, May %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
,ruE LAuGmLlN Will RESUME.
Tho Dig Plant Gstting Ready 10 go to
Work Next Monday.

Work Next Monday.
Tho Laughlln Nail Works will 70.
sumo ncxt Monday after a shut down
Of five months. Tho iorgo department
Will 70 on tomorrow. Orders wero
given yesterday by tho management to
rot everything In readiness At once.
The stock Of nails In tho warehouse 10
small. This will DO good nowa for tho
many employees at tho largo works md
tho people Of Martins Ferry aud the
community generally az vol. Tho
laughlin mill 10 a big thing Tor Martins
Forty and 1t 10 hoped that tho condi.
ton Of trade will justify tho manage.
mcnt In running tho plant steadily. Tho
stoppage Of this great plant mnkos u
wonderful difference In tho business OF
Martins Forty.
In tho two factories there aro two
hundred and twelve machines aud II Ia
n sight to visit tho mill whom In full
operation.
Work on tho big tin plant Of this
company 10 being pushed forward as
vigorously possible large number Of
mon being employed In Ito construction.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
a BIG NEW COUNCIL


city.
At the Odd Fellows hall Monday
night at about the witching hour OF
midnight Council OF the \ ationul Union
No. ia WAS launched upon the world to
paddle her own canoe, by Mr.. Melon
nell. general deputy. with an elegant
roster OF officers to "man,the craft"
This council Is much to be con-
graduated for its stability OF member.
ship and the general character OF its
patronage. When the enrolment is
completed it will cut figure among the
secret orders OF the city. At it's next
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15
CONCERT POSTPONED!

The Concert mt Mozart Park is post
poned until TUESDAY, May FL, on ae-
count of the bad weather. The tickets
eau he used on that day WITHOUT any.
changes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15

La GRIrPE is here again with all its
old time vigor. Ono Minute Cough
Cure is reliable remedy. 1t cures and
cures quickly. Logan Drug Co., Wheel.
ing. ". Va, B. F. Peabody. Benwood, and
Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport, 0.
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meeting, next Monday evening, mem.
Der OF tho order promises to "set up" u
banquet for the members. The organi.
cation will take place at tina, time, and
thereafter tho council will meet once
every two weeks.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15

DIED.
WEIlTE-on Monday, May 10. 1895. ct ! o clock
p. m, JESSIE, wife OF Chester White, aged y
years -
Funeral from the residence OF her father, R ".
strobei. No. lis Thlrty.frst street. on Wed.
ncsday afternoon at 80 O'Clock. Friends OF
the family invited. Iaterment a, Mt. Zion
Cemetery. =,