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The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

ing to say. Only I can tell you that
| you'll be surprised than you ever
were before in your life if you do run
into me-
81 amt going to be SUI prisct1 by no
trifing schooner, and you can Just bet
on that says Jim. I'm going to back
down for about a quarter of a mile, and
when you sec me coming you'd better
get off that schooner in double-quick
time, or elseXoun find yourself knocked
clean into he next county, and you'll
be the worst-looking lot of remains that
any o ever tried to set on
you've quite made up your mind to
run into me, have your asked the cap
tain.
"'T'm going to give the order to my
engineer this blessed minute says Jim.
"'lNell,' says the captain, you can't
say as how l haven't warned you that
you'll be everlastingly surprised, SO
don't try to blame me ii the thing don't
pan out to please you. Now, I'll just go
below and get my log book and my pa
pers, and then I'll go ashore; and I call
you to witness that I'm the last nan to
leave thishyer craft, having done al.
that a man a do to see as how his OWN
ers and the underwriters amt cheated
out OF nom of tneir rights
"'You'd better hurry up says jim,
for when l start for thishyer schooner
there amt no signals as is going to stop
me-. I'm going clean through your
schooner; and I'll be a mile down the
road before the chips will get through
raining
well. the captain collects his papers
and climbs down to tile ground and
goes off into the woods, where he could
have q fair view of the coming catastro-
phe without too much risk ct having
his head stove in. Jim, he interviews
his engineer, who allowed that unless
the schooner was loaded with solid tim
Der or railroad iron he'd undertake o
run through her without losing any,
thing, except, perhaps, his s~mokestack,,
and that he'd be pleased to undertake
the job. / 4 isremember the engineers
name, but he was a careful man, and lie
knew pretty well that no vessel loaded
either with timber or railroad iron had
any cell to be in that part Of the lake ut
that season of the year.
SWELL. Jim climbs into his caboose.
which, of course, wasat the end of the
train. and he takes his ffIlree brakesmen
with him, SO as to Ieep them out Of
harms way; and thsh the train backs
up q long distance and after a big
screech on the whistle, just to let the
schooner's captain know that the cir
was going to begin, the train starts
for the schooner with the throttle wide
open and a full head of steam OIL. Jim
when she struck the schooner the
trim was doing n good fifty miles an
hour, and he expected to go through her
without feeling so much as a shock, he
being a man that was used to collisions,
and could generally predict, before ne
into anything, just exactly what
the result WA going to be. The en-
CINE struck the schooner good and fair.
but she never went through ii. To
Jim's TREMENDOUS surprize. theirs was 4
sound n 4 sll the paWder n!lls ii the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
state OF Illinois had busted at the sam.

state OF Illinois had busted at the same
minute, and then the freight cars be;
gan to grind against nee eh5ther and
to climb or tie fop Of one another, and
the splinters and the gravel began to
fly. snd jim saw ,rii,at there had beeh Il
r. z.culatioa about that collision;
"what had hsptshiea,' continued the
station master, pausing for a moment
to throw a potato at the dog, who had
begun to howl in a tnest assIpifsssssin,
ias;.iea. was this: That the schooner
was loaded partly with dynamite and
partly with petroleum; and when the
engine struck the dynamite it went OF
and blew that engine into scrap iron
It seemed to jim about five nrinntes be,
fore it quit raining pieces cf iron AMI
billtts ct *vaod; asih. At'hi1 it had dliis,
the wreck was in full blaze III cbfss
quence Of the petroleum having caught
fire. AS for the engineet and tho fire
iian. there never was the smallest par
ticlc of them found in the shape of re-
mains; and where the engine had
struck the schooner there was a hole as
big as a cellar scooped out in the
ground.
Jim and his three brakesmcn had to
set to work to save what they could OF
the train bs u~ncpuplihg d car at a time
and showing ii back out Of reach 6f the
fire. The cars were heavy and the
grade WIS pretty stiff, and by the time
that they had saved six cars Jim al
lowed Tint lie wis tieah beats and 10
went and laid down on the grass and
let the rest Of the train burn. Present
l,y up come the captain and says: Per
haps. Mr.. Conductor, you're prepared to
allow as you've been Il little bit sur
prised"
Jim didn't have anything to say, ess
cept to uss the captain the best HE
knew how.
"'1'm afraid says tae captain. that
you've made a bad business of this rum
ming of me down. My owners is fully
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

IT is estimated that grain fed to suck.
ling lambs designed for the butcher at
an early day pays at the rate of So a
bushel for corn anywhere in the eastern
and middle states.
MIX salt with the food of the grow.
ing pig and give him a box of ashes into
which a little sulphur is thrown. This
prevents the loss of power in the hind
legs, sc common in highly-fed swine.
Is YOUR horse well shod. and does his
harness fit him? Ii not, put on a pair
of boots one size too large or small, and
let down Il s~uspender, and find out
for yourself how he feels, says a horse
a
THIS season the corn harvester and
binder makes it's introduction to the
farmer. 1t has been used experiment.
ally for several years, but now it has be-
come II of the essentials in corr har-
vcsting.
TT is now affirmed that kerosene is
not a sure agency for destroying lice,
but that if n gill of crude carbolic acid
is added to each pint of kerosene before
the emulsion is made it will destroy all
forms of lice.
BARN u are generally more
economically used when applied to
farm crops than when applied to or
chards, says an exchange, yet they can
be used with good results, particularly
when rejuvenating old orchards.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

grown to be a mighty roar, that came
nearer and grew louder, with ever
greater speed than that with which the
flying and screening engine had APP
preached us. Suddenly all the doors
and windows of the building burst
open from the inside. Then there was
a rush of air through the place aid the
roar Of the cyclone grew lower and
fainter. The terrible visitation had
passed within fifty feet of the station.
.leveling everything in its path, and was
already miles away.
.4There!" said the stationmaster. II
reckon you're somewhat more sur
prised than even Jim Cutter That
o irst-class Montana cyclone and
don't you forget it. Iexpcct the whole
town of Jericho is gone, and If yo.
hadn't been up here listening to my
chatteryou'db be a dead man by This time.
Well! I'm glad to be Of some little use
in the world, and I'm glad an English
man like you has had q chance to see
what Montana can do in the line of
weather when she really humps her
self.n-Pall Nall Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
The Loss of a Queen.

Every b%eekeeper should understand
how to detect the loss of the queen.
The following morning after a loss of
this kind has occurred, and occasionally
in the evening. the bees may be seen
running to and fro in wild c%onsterna-
ton. Towards the middle of the day
the confusion will be less marked, but
the next morning will be again enacted,
and, after the third or fourth day, will
cease entirely. and apparently they be-
come reconciled to their labors, al
though they do not manifest the encr-
gy or agility seen in prosperous col
ony.-farmer's Voice.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
THE FARMING WORLD.
USEFUL FARM BUILDING.
Combination Corn Crib ard Storage House
Sos smsll firain:

con,blnation Corn Crib ard Storage House
for srsll tlraia:
Among the buildings nee.lful to the
farmee, and yet OF which there are com
paratively few in eXistetHe'' are those
fot STIRRING grain. Tile chief fehs"it
why more OF these are not built seems
to be that frequently the amount OF
grain raised is not sufficient to justify
much of an outlay for this purpose, as
the corn crop can be stored IN cheaper
cribs. 4 building WHICH, can he usea
botl, MS Il corn crib and for The storage
OF sh1ail grain s.3hid do hNhs with ms
obicc!.o,h.. Lii DIR illustration we F".:
sent Il Substantial structure, winch II
properly erected will anS"er a number
of purposes. The Unusual size OF the
1895 corn crop means hat something
must be done Tor lis sh;l'er. and ~.
above plan is submitted to the careful
consideration of corn growers. 1t may
be enlarged or elongated as needed.
The building consists of two long
cribs OF. bins with II wide driveway be-
tween thefi. Iiie width is &c feet:
Which is very CONVENIENT. as it allows
eidth Of : feet for each bin and 10 feet
for each driveway. The ?shsth3 Of
course, may vary according to the
m,ans and needs Of the builder, the
one shown in the illustration being 50
feet long. The iounGati"- IS ~. tGah
piers placed at frequent intervals be-
tween the main sills and the numerous
cross stills. Have them of sufficient size
SO as to place the sills at ON distance
from the ground and thus prevent rot
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
Easy Way of Enrichfng Soil.

IT is a good time to dig and dry n
big lot of muck to keep the stables dry
and sweet all winter, and vastly in
crease the I'M pile and farms fer.
tility. 1t is not best to draw this muck
long distances before it has dried, but
when sun and wind have reduced it to 4
powder one team a haul a large guam
tity. It's W fertilizing value is not
great in most instances, but MS a vehicle
for carrying afield the riches OF stabt.
liquids II has M equal for cheapness
ana effectiveness,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
OpelOusas Courier

Opelousas Courier
Is the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of its
ability.
The value ola newspaper as all
advertising medium consists in
it's circulation.
When you can secure the COM
bined circulatio, Of two papers
for the price of one, it is money
saved!
"The st. Landry Democrat - /.
was consolidated ON the Sd CT
March, 1894, with 1.-The Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 a wear.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par
isla OF st. Landry is therefore the
cheapest.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
CUTTERS SURPRISE.
BY w. L. ALDEN.

T had been en isi-
tensely hot day.
The thermometer
had stood at niae-
ty degrees in the
shade at nine
o'clock in the
morning, and it
had S t Oily
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24
K,IrL,,rs FATHER IL NEW YORK;
Says That Honolulu - ANXIOUS '"'
LiIiuoLaIanis Rc,fOrntioh'
(New York Heraii)

lNeW YORK h"fdii.j
"a. g. Cleghorn. Honolulu. s. L., Is
the inscription written on the register
Of the Windsor Hotel Mr. Clegnorn'
although a Scotchman By birth. Is the
father OF the young woman known as the
Princess Kaiulanl. who has faint nope
that she will some day be the queen oil
Hawaii. ..
Tho princess. who IS now about ~ years
Of age. Is AZ present In France, and her
father intends TO join her there. He came
here from Honolulu.
THAT place" he said last night, rs
about as comfortable as one could eN-
pect under a military despotism. ! don
think the present condition OF aIdiis
can long continue. Business is at a prac-
tical standstill. and nobody foo secure.
queen Liliuokalani is still prisoner IN
her p.lace There Is a strong sentiment
I'm Hawaii In favor Of TIL restoration Of
I.uucks lgni. II the question were put 10
q vote ~ the white and native residents
tho result would be in favor Of re5tOra-
ton By TO /. but uni present c0nGi-
tions we cannot have an election
REGARDING Minister Wills. Nlr Cleg-
horn said: "He is a gentleman and ai-
ulonafist. Yet ! think that Comm e'oCer
giount should have be n allowed % re-
proved T. Mr. Blount's satisfaction that
tho American fax nOatod over the Amer-
can Legation b fore the revolution. and
that the republican conspiracy was
Matched under its folds.
THE royal party In Hawaii at present
would prefer 10 be- annexed 10 the United
States rather than put up with the exist
ing condition Of affairs We have too
much military rule. II is great pity
that the United states has not clear
idea Of the situation IN Hawaii. When
the Queen was in power Their was no
necessity Tor the soldiers being c0Dtinu-
ally armed. They never carried arms UNI
less upon military duty
1T IS unfortunate that pr sident Cleye-
land ia not send 70 Hawaii Il commission
consisting Of three or more members. in
stead OF only one commissioner such
commission would have gone 70 the bot
tom Of an rs. and rs report would have
COMMANDED the r spcct and attention Of
every American
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24
Hanover Politics.

ASHLAND. August 2-(Special)-De m
ocrajic primary meetings to elect dele
gates 10 conventions which Will nominate
a candidate for the State Senate from
Hanover and Caroline. n candidate for
the House from Hanover. ana foater
from Hanover and King William. have
been ordered for September 9TH. 9th. and
ith. The dates were arranged 10 meet III.
convenience OF voters at the different pre-
clncts In the county. The convention for
the nomination OF n State Senator will be
held at Bowling Green on the 9th OF Sep
TENDER, and that for the nomination Of
members OF the House at Hanover Court
house on Wednesday. September 18TH
court-d3X.
Judging from the way the King VIII
liam folks are talking to our people there
Is TO be quite a lively contest for the
foater member between Messrs. Digs
ana Edwards. There is 40 name men
toned in connection with the Senate tx
cept that OF Hon. ii. 7. Wickhan. OF
Hanover
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24
PAID THE PENALTY.
The Negro Youth Harris ''""s'" w
t,in,- and Queen Courthouse

KING; AND QUEEN COURTHOt Sd
Angus, 0.--(Spcciai.)-The negro. James
HWY Harris. convicted Of an attempted
,,i-,,i,,l assault upon q little white glri'
- poil the penalty OF his crime on me
,.suous lie rose this morning al 'he
.,,oi TING when asked how ne l"l
,c repliel "ve-y well" lie ate a nearly
br.sLfasi. and shortly Afterwards paf'ooN
heartily OF watermelon. NJ an cary
hour n crowd commenced 10 gather al me
iau. quite number conins rom ~
e4iolring counties. ~ me tlle ny
cbe,ie entered the condemned mans cen
between 20 and 90 people had collected
Five minutes before noon the pI4so"'i
,,,.o-ed between sheriff Eubank ana
pan,,,v Fleet; lie was dressed IN Il neat
s,i, - GRAY furnished for the occasion.
As he marched 10 the enclosure crect'l
Tor the execution he showed si-ns OF
agitation ANA staggered as ne ascthdei
the scaTold.
DID NOT REFER TO THE CRIME.
Ige was attended by Rev. Charles Nor
ris who read few verses OF scripture
and offered a short impressive, ana APP
proprlate prayer When Harris was ash'l
II he had any statement TO MAKE ne oiI
not refer u his crime. but urged w "I
who heard him 60 take warning from
,'t, o,,5 a,1 ,ronare IN meet Cod H
EXPRESSED himself AS ready 10 die ana al
raace with God The rope was adjusted
and the black cap placed over his hea''
and at 1910 the trap was sprung 10y
Sheriff Tubank The drop was about ive
feet In fifteen minutes Harris was pro-
nounced deed by the attending physicians.
DIS. Garrett and Flauntleroy.
Harr.s's crime was committed early III
July last.
HIS ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF.
Harrie's account Of himself was that
he was born in Richmond in 80. an
attended the public schools (Moore stree
and Baker street, FOR five years. liz
SAID he was newspaper carrier for
Jackson Ward Tor three years. ana that
In 1921 he drove a delivery wagon for
grocer lie came 10 this county In July.
ls99. on a visit and was 80 taken with
country He nat ne never went back
20 his home. lie was a member Of Beu-
lehem Baptist church. q teacher In th,
sunday school. ana r.sins Agat IN the
church
one q the remarkable features Of the
case Is that the boy never heard. directly
word from any Of bis relatives IT,
though he wrote a number Of letters -o
them. Ar Oliver, the jdileT. received
Letter from ore John Wallace. who an
boy said was his uncle anil 4 huckc
in the Second Market. making iuqr.ll--
about the boy. Wallace wrote thar .-
bad received D. letter pcrp0rtire g OBJ
from the by. bur that Dee considered u
q hoax. The by SAL bis father Was
porter on Pulman-car between
Augusta. Ga. and New York. On o..
Atiant c-Co4st Line. and that his nam
was Robert Henry Harris.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24
CAPE CHARLES FAIR.
Another Good Day In Attendance
and Racing.


CAPE CHARLES. IA, August o.
Cspoclal1--The last day Of the Cape
Charles FAIR was attended by about $50
persons. The races to-day were of great
interest. as Their were a good many
home horses entered. In the first race
three-niinute Class-Nainlcc. owned by
+. J. Kelly. q kirkwocd. Del. was the
iay0riie hy odds of % 9. closely fol-
lowed by Lucy Ashby "a Richmond horse.
The second event was the 2.3S class.
Eastern Shore horses. Bursar. owned b.
James Of this city. was the fayOrite b.
l0-to-i odds. ard won hanlily in straight
heats. The third race was a good one
between three Baltimore horses. Com
m,Tcial Girl. owned by r. Hentschcii
vas the favori;e at to !. and won the
first heat IN 2.2G - but Maggie Campbell.
owned by ". II. Merrifeld of Baltimore.
took the next three heats. ana the -acc.
The fourth event ,2.35 class. Eastern
Shore horses was won easily by Corbett.
a stallion. owned by =. r. Nottingham.
e this city. lie was the favorte at 2 to !.
summarize:
First race-3-minute class. trot. purse
DNo-nainlee. by Onward, dam by philo-
Aus Welty), !, l, !; Lucy AshDy ,Sta;on,.
:. 2. 3: Arnold GHepburn) .. >, 4: Kitty
idNh '--S5p g. ., =, nifty DDugan (kaN-
5eidp, g. :. g. Regular (OtwelD. D. 3. =:
Vcrlie Earkaway (Alcox). ?. 6. dlstanced
Time. $50 y. 2:32 Il. 2.es l-2.
Second race-2SS class, Eastern Shore
horses. purse $20D-Bursar by Stranger.
dam by J. Gould Oames). /. l. /; GRAZ
Eagle (OtwelD, >. 2. 2: BERTHE (Staton1
3. T. 3: Bash G}rowne). 4. 3. 4. Time. 2.3}
s3l H. 23l
Third race-2:22 trot. purse s3o)-Macge
campbell. by Pamlico. dam by Melvill.
chief. 30 Merriheld). 3. 1. l. /; CONNER
rlal Girl d'ronneD, !, 3. ., ?: Maud \.
.heamerl 2 :. 3. 3. Time. 2:2G l-2. 2:25.
20 - 20 81
Fourth race-2:25 class. Eastern Shore
horses, purse slc0-Corbett. bv MorrcII
nam by Sherman Morgan Rrownly1
!, !; sadie j. Oames). 2, .. .: TriyIe Leo
,o'hcialrl g. 3. 2; Stelle Davis. 4. 4 /
Time. 2:3l II. 2.3l 81. 2.3l il.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A DINWIDDIE COUNTY CITIZEN
FALLS UNDER A TRAIN.
his Foot So Badly Crush'" u" '"
NcccsSitatc Amputat!on
,, t,ntchtx Tcmplar-Thc Ac""-
envy of Nus.c--pcrson"i.

,r,TFRspJ-RG. VA, August E''-''p'-
aslD-Nir. +. .. Robertson. wen h'''"
,itiyen Of DlnwiGd!e county. resiaihs n,",
-h,-ch Roads. met with very pain'u'
,cr,dsn, this morning. and really mar
.owly escaped death. lie was li''e "a
IN hts WAY 40 the depot TO lake 'he ""'..
,or home The train was MOVING "'
,ar,dlv when he approached. ana he ran u
,s,.h II. AGAINST the warning OF persons
Who saw him As he attempted u te'
,,on The platform Of one OF the cars ne
reu and one OF his feet was caught anu
cr,sbed beneath the whces. Ills hooY
narrowly escaped the fate OF his 'oo''
The train was stopped. but Mr. Robertson
declined TO proceed on his journey anu
WAS taken 10 the Home for the SICK LOT
treatment. where his foo; was anpu'"'''
bv Dr. S. W. Budd. Mr.. Robertson mas
wife ana six children.
Mr.. W. \. Bond. a popular young oiu-
zen while out riding on his bicycle 'hls
morninc. WAS thrown by the breaking oi
the wheel and 50 painfully injured 'ha'
viii probably be some days before he VIII
le able 20 leave his bed.
Personal AND GENERAL NEWS.
Some twenty or more Sir knights OF
Appomattox Commandery. Of this city
Will leave tomorrow to attend Inc II
onnial conclaye in Boston. They VIII 80
as a commandery. and it is expected that
some ten or twelve ladies' will accompany
them.
Tbe Petersburg Baseball Club mas
p,syel ten games on its recent tip away,
and has won only one. There u paihlu'
impression here that tn Farmers are ho'
"piavlng ball" II is still hoped. however
ihat the Farmers Will not come out last
in the contest. From the way they have
been recently playing. this seems 10 be the
only hope left to the cranks in Petersburg.
From all indications, the Republican
head Of the honest elections party IN
Virginia is directing the canvass against
the Democratic party, and this canvass,
1, is believed. viii be a very lively one,
inasmuch as a strenuous effort is TO be
made to capture the lower house OF
the Legislature.
The call for the meeting Of the new
party in Mecklenburg county seems Z
have been adopted as the model for the
meetings In the other counties Of the
State. and endorsed as such by General
William Malone.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
II IS stated that the interior q the
Academy Of Music Is 70 be greatly i'm
proved before the opening Of the coming
season Of amusements. and that many
fine attractions VIII be offered during the
winter 20 the public.
An agent Of an Illinois coal mining
corporation IS in the city today trying
70 secure % c0lorcd lahorcrs to 20 West.
promising them good wages. He wants
married men because they work better.
Captain George II. Eamcs Is quite III
ar his residence on Harrison street
Rev. John Ri1oUt. rector NJ Glace
Episcopal church. is conducting a mis-
sion at Surry Courthouse.
4 large number q bicycists congregate
az the Wcst-End Park every afternoon
10 ride around the track.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-24

Of money. Every artisan worked TOT i,,'
prince. or the feudal lord to whose Dali"
wick he belonged. and when he produceu
Il sword or n vase or piece or lacquer
he took IL 10 headquarters, where the
purchasing agent OF the diamyo gave MN
money for IT. Then he went home an"
made another one AZ everything be-
longed 10 the prince, and artists ana arti-
sans were entirely dependent upon MN
for their lives "a well as their property
there was no incentive to accumuihte
wealth. and nothing t. stimulate INDUSTRY
except "a desir" TO accomplish soWstNhh,
Therefore. the ancient art of japan was
50 much superior 10 its modern arr. ~
was not 50 much a question OF skill az
matter Of revenue, and artists Wotii
spend months upon piece or WORK WIN"
they will now complete in az many dtyS.
The demand from foreign markets mas
made the change. and has Geprecia,'t
quality while (; has increased the quantity
Of the product.
Fifty years ago Japan - workman got
no more compensation II he made Ten
vases than II he produced one. No" ne
gets ten times as much. ana ENJOYS ue
benefit Of his labor like the "orkingmen IN
other lands. Hence his ambition Is to pro-
duce as much as possible. regardless "i
the quality The fools In Europe anu
America VINO buN ms pDTC'ldii7 anu w.
some cannot distinguish the difference as
long As thu effect produced IS attractive.
They are willing to pay as much Tor
vase that d. made in two weeks as lot
enc that cost six months Of labor, ana
only the most conscientious artists can
resist tho temptation to multiply the re-
suits Of their x. Mus.
Mr.. Okakura. tn director OF the I'M
porlal School OF Art. asserts that there are
in Japan to-day artists az great as any
that have ever lived here. and That their
sk.ll has been .ncr ased by education ana
the Development Of their general intent
geuce lie says the only reason thdl III -
work Of the ancient schools surp'S'
that Of modern artists IS that more time
WIS devoted % details than now. II tne
m u VINO are living today would devote
rs much attention ana spend as much
time in nniSh.n- their work as their an
caetors did centuries ago. they would sir-
pass them in every respect. lie insists
that Japan.se art IS not In state OF
decay. but that the temptations oNeieH
by the modern market have caused 1t to
datCr.orate