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The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
The Sary of the Salmon.

In the autumn time, and onward to
the beginning OF the next year, the
mother salmon ascends the rivers TO
deposit her eggs, aud thus to secure
the continuance of her race. In con-
nection with this periodical visit or
visits to the river must be mentioned
a very curious fact. The idea is en-
tertained very strongly by some au-
thorities that q salmon invariably re-
turns to its native river OR that in
which it was bred. It has even been
asserted by fishermen that, when "
erai rivers enter the sea in one stream,
las at Bonar Bridge. for example,) the
salmon bred in each river will pass
back into their W water and will
avoid the strange streams. The late
Frank Buckland, q strong believer III
this instinct OF the fish, regarded the
sense of smell as that which led it to
its native river. Perhaps the truth is
that for the most part salmon do re-
turn to their own rivers, but that the
practice and habit are not necessarily
invariahle. We know the fishes GER
tdtuiy swirl great uiStaHceS Etonv cOdSb
lines where they are captured id stake
and bag nets, and it may well fbe the
case that nowe11Athen q fish wN,turn
into a river that is0ear, in prefereans,
te seeking it's own Md distant water!.''
Arrived in her, rFer, the mother
salmon begins to sco5pa2pt a kind of
trench in the gravel of IL Stream.
This she effects by blowing into the
gravel with her body. This trench is
to be the nursery of her young. The
eggs are laid in the furrow and are
duly fertilized by the male salmon.
Then the trench is filled in by the ef-
forts of both parents, the eggs are
covered with gravel, and the mound
thus formed is called, in fishers Ian
guage, a 'redd." How many eggs a
mother salmon will deposit is, of
course, a difficult question to deter
mine, but a stock calculation main
tains that she produces about 900 eggs
for every pound she weighs. Each egg
in its diameter measures about a
quarter of an inch, and it is estimated
that %, coo eggs go to q gallon
Chambers's Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
The Number of Useful Plants.


OF late years there has been a
wonderful addition to the number OF
known useful plants, the total being
put at about $4,000 by the
botanists. Among the lot are 5000
roughly classed as Economic and
food plants" The above includes
100 edible fruits and berries and 800
edible seeds. Fifty are reckoned
among the cereals and 40 as s'unculti-
waited edible graminaceous seeds"
Four hundred and twenty are classed
as vegetables and Salads" and $50
are listed among the ''roots tubers."
There are 81 of the onion species, 40
palms, % varieties of arrowroot, 80
plants from which sugar may be ex-
tracted in paying quantities and 40
others reckoned among the ''saleps,"
whatever that may be. Vinous drinks
are obtained from 200 plants aro-
MATES from 265. There are SO substi-
tutes for coffee and 129 for tea.
Tannin is present in 140 plants and ca
outchouc india rubber) in SO. Gutta-
percha is found in but 7, while ''rosin
and balsamic" gums are yielded by
not less than $50. There are 10 wax
trees and plants and $50 which yield
''grease and essential oils. Eighty
eight different plants contain potash,
soda and iodine, and $50 are of use to
the dyer and ink man. Upwards of
800 of them have fbers that are of use
to the cav and A are used in max
ing roofing preparations aud TAO are
used in miscellaneous building opera
tons. Out of all the plants known to
belong to the vegetable kingdom only
SIS are in any degree poisonous.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Oiling the Sea.
One of the most curious sighte

One of the most curious sights al
sea is that of an oil bound ship.
Every u~p-to-date ship carries oil
tanks, the quantity varying with the
size of the vessel. For instance, a
steamer of $50 tons burden carries on
an average sixty gallons of oil. This
oil is the refuse discarded by the oil
refining factories. and often consists
of a mixture of whale oil, petroleum
and vegetable oil. 1t costs about two.
pence a gallon, and a large-sized vessel
can be well supplied for twenty shill-
ings.
The oil is slowed in spacious zinc
tanks, arranged IN the hold of the ship
to act as ballast. Each tank contains
fifty gallons of oil, and an ingenious
mechanical tap arrangement connects
the tank with the outside of the vessel.
If . dangerous gale arises, and the
ship becomes unmanageable and likely
to founder, the sluices are opened and
twenty gallons or more of the Oil Is
allowed to escape into the sea.
The effect is instantaneous. How
ever stormy the sea may be, the YES
gel lies in a gently heaving m%illpond.
There is no further danger of founder
ing, end the oil move along with the
vessel for some time, often half an
hour, after which it breaks up and
disperses. The ship must slacken
speed q little, and mere oil is let out
from the tanks. Enormous waves may
bear down on the ship, but on ap-
preaching the magic oiled circle they
seem to melt away and pass harmlessly
beneath the vessel.
Sailing vessels are not SO often fur
nished with oil tanks as steamers. 1t
IS estimated, however, that over 200
vessels have been saved from ship
wreck by means of the oil tanks since
they were introduced a few years ago.
1t is only in cases of absolute peril
that the tanks are resorted to.-Lon'
don Answers.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

There are confined in the Montana
p%enitentiary 1913 white men, some of
whom have been there for years. OF
this number but two were sick. o.
the nineteen Indians who have been
confined in the penitentiary in the
last two years, three are dead, one was
pardoned in a dying condition, and is
o barely alive, five are in the nos
pital with the death mark on them,
and three are i'll. OF the seven who
are practically healthy, five have been
confined but one month, one nine
months and n for two years. All of
these Indians appeared to be sound
when they were admitted to the peni.
tentiary.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
"Do you suspect me of being his ao-

"Do you suspect me of being his 40.
complice?" I asked, Indignantly.
"That remains to be seen, sir" said
the gendarme I addressed, not too
civilly.
AS soon as we were inside the Office
they opened the bag, the girl in green
meanwhile hanging over them with
eagernesS
The contents we're turned over and
then laid out on q desk--two shirts,
a Bradshaw, a small dressing case,
which was riied without result and a
copy of Punch. Not a scrap of in
criminatory paper anywhere, though
they ripped open every stitch OF the
lining, and tore of the locks.
The gendarmes looked in dismay at
the girl IN green.
Suddenly. to my unutterabte sur
prise, she flung down her muff, at the
same time bringing down her right
foot with a stamp which made the door
rattle.
"TakeD in!" roared a stentorien
voice, which, to my amazement, came
from the fair ones red lips.
The girl in green was q man! And
from Scotland Yard!
"He's given me the slip, and this
bag was a blind. This chaps only q
mug!"
A mug! It was not q very pleasant
name, but under that or any other |
was glad to get away. I gave them
my address, my name; I allowed them
to turn my pockets and my luggage
inside out and then [ was set free and
allowed to continue my journey, while
the handsome old gentleman with the
false white mustaehe and eyebrows,
and his faithful servant, were making
the best of their way, in the blue
blouses of a couple Of French peasants,
over the open country toward Brus-
sells, with the stolen securities securely
fastened inside their va!stcoats.-
New York Jolrnai.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
The Fight Of the Horse and the Hen


A Dexter gentleman claims to have
seen q battle between a horse and q
hen recently. More oddly matched
contestants can scarcely be thought of.
Into a neighbours orchard, where q
horse was feeding, on old hen led her
flock of chicks. Just what began the
fuss the gentleman did not see, but
probably the chicks made themselves
too familiar with the horses feet. The
horse began kicking at the old hen
with all it's might, and with the pros
pect that if he could only hit her once,
poultry would suddenly take a sudden
rise in her vicinity. The pluck of the
hen was something wonderful. The
chicks scudded out of the way, but
their mother fufed out her feathers,
and ran her neck out straight before
her, and darted for the horses heels
whenever they struck the ground. She
pecked viciously at them, but the odds
were against her, as the heels were
pretty sure to be missing by the time
she got a blow we'll aimed. The horse
labored under the same difficulty. He
would look back for the hen, and take
aim at her, and she would change base
before the cyclone struck. For much
fuss and effort and little effect the bat
tie furnished a unique spectacle. Both
sides qnieted down after a time, and
the old hen marched of with her chicks
clucking v~ociterously, which was
doubtless her way of impresslng them
with the fact that she sswas not afraid
of the biggest horse in Trottendom."
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Whstaf,Germany has been wagiu

Whste1,G ermany has been waging
wal on Amsie55 food products, TAX
ing the srouf tdSsy are adulter-
ated, England has beea-saking some
startling discoveries aia5ut German
butter, the san Y Fs~r'i5eo Chronicle
records. OF 995 samples of butter anal
yzed by the British Board of Agri-
culture the largest number of adulter-
sted brands "a percent) was found
to be from the land of the Kaizer.
OF sixty-three samples from America
not one wa rejected. Incidental to
all this there is something about actual
beams and fictitious notes which Ger
many would do we'll to ponder.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
A Vanished Land.

According to views recently ez.
planned before the Geological Society
in England, the island of Jamaica was
once connected with both North and
South America by a stretch of noun.
famous land covering the region of
the West Indian archipelago. There
are indications that. this ancient land
was elevated no less than two miles
and q half above sea level.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Electric SunStrOkp.

One of the most extraordinary mod
ern diseases is a peculiar affection,
most aptly termed electric su%nstroke,
which not infrequently befalls work
men employed in melting metals by
means Of electricity. 1t appears from
observations made at the great steel
ana iron works at Creuzot, France,
that the intense voltaic arc between
the carbon and the metal to be melted
emits rays which, even at a distance
Of ten meters, produce a painful, hot,
pricking sensation, like that of a burn,
On such uncovered portions of the
body as the throat, face, and, more
especially, forehead.
The skin of the parts affected be-
comes either copper-colored or as
sumes a bronze hue the eyes, in spite
of black glasses, are SO intensely
dazzled as to be useless for some min
utes, after which xanthopsia yellow
v%ision) sets IN, everything appearing
saffron colored, the conjunctive are
~indamed, and there is a gritty feel
ing as of sand under the eyelids. There
IS frequently great pain, accompanied
often by sleeplessness, and in some
instances, fever, says a writer in Pear
sons Weekly.
After a few days these symptoms
subside, the skin Of the affected parts
peeIs, and the patient is restored to
health.
Now, the remarkable thing about
all this is that very little heat is radi-
ated from the electric arc used; all
the trouble arises from the light rays,
and though it has no; yet been expert
mentally proved, there can be little
doubt that the blue and violet, i. e.,
the chemical, rays are to blame.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Family Circle Long Unbroken

There is a family in Macon, Ga, in
which there has not been a death TO,
fifty years. The seead of the family
is seventy-three, and his wife is sew.
enty-two. They celebrated their
golden wedding the other with their
ten children and twenty-five grand.
children. Augusta lda.) Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

DR.. ". Fl. Fenton says, in the Nine.
teenth Century, that ninety percent
of the physical suifelangs of women are
due to ailments begotten of ennui and
lack of opportunity for working off
their s]uperHnousH muscular, nervous
and organic energy. and that cycling
acts like a charm 1ept aa'rt+he
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

The meeting of Prince Bismarck
and Ii Hung Chang recalls General
Grants comparison between the two
men. He thought them the two
greatest men he had known abroad.
The Chinaman went to Fredrichsruh
to visit the ex-chancelor. eve have
both long helped our masters to co.
ern each a great country" said Prince
Bismarck. But an Oriental is not to
be outdone in compliment, and Lii
made answer that though he himself
had been able to direct the affairs of
China, Prince Bismarck had shown
himself equal to governing q world.
IT he had said a continent he would
not have been far wrong, But there
is q pathos in the interview. Each Of
these two extraordinary men Tat the
end Of his career. Prin.et Bis
narck can contemplate tie Ger
man Empire which be, creatadf not
perhaps without SOME anxssss4Ey Is to
what its present ruler may d with
1t. but with the assurandgI-neverthe-
less, that it is as secure as any exist
ing work of human hands. It is the
youngest OF great empires. China is
Ea-
the Oldest, and what must Iii Hung
think of his life's endeavor as he con-
siders what China was when he first
became Viceroy and what she is now?
The East and the West met together
at Friedrichsruh. The revolution in
each within the lifetime of these two
men has been equally 9nomentous.
When Germany becamss tbe,frst
Power OF Central Europe Msse were
terrors Of war, but Germany has ,Iept
the peace and made otSers keep it
Nobody knows what the effect. of
China's fall and Of the rise of Japan
into . great Asiatic empire may be.
# not likely that the German and
the Chinese statesmen. exchanged
views on these points. Still less is il
that, even il they did, We shall
know what they said.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

A Denver man who whipped his
daughter because she wanted to go
wheel riding is now in jail. This shows
that the a who tries to put any
obstacle in the way of the bicycle pro-
cession is likely to get into trouble.
states the Denver Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

Last year thirty-seyen towns in Con-
necticut were engaged in improving
their roads, and now eighty are re-
ported to have j}sned in the move
ment. The Improvement made is
thorough and SCIENTIFIC. The cost is
borne equally by the state, the county
and the municipality.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

m, JFr
The annual insurance fees paid by
certain of the salt Of the earth are of
vast amount, and perhaps the most
heavily insured mortal is His Majesty
King Humbert, of Italy, whose life
policies amount to ST., 500, 900. The
late Cars death cost the insurance
companies no less than 81, 600, 600;
and when the Prince of Wales dies
London insurance agencies will suffer
to the extent of So. $50, 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
MEN AND E s..

Wanted: Men
Not systems fit and wise,
Not faiths with rigid eyes,
Not wealth In mountain piles,
Not power and gracious smiles,
Not even the potent pen
Wanted: Menl
Wanted: Deeds
Not words of winning note.
Not thoughts from life remote,
Not fond religious airs.
Not sweetly languid pray'rs,
Not love OF ancient creeds-
Wanted: Deeds!
T.. Men and Deeds
Men that can dare and do;
Not longings for the new,
Not pratings for the old
Good life and action bold
These the occasion needs
Men and Deeds
London Christian Endeavorer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

Tie recent census of Boston shows
that the city has lost population in
those portions which were once resi-
Dental centers, but which are now be-
ing rapidly converted into business
localities. -
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

The value OF a newspaper as an
advertising melium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the COM
bined circulation of two papers
for the price of one, it is money
saved!
"The St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd OF
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price OF subscription
has been reduced to - a year.
TIE COURIER being by odds
the best paperin the empire Par
fsh Of st. Landry is therefore IAs
cheapest.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
THE GIRL IN GREEN,
Rnzkzm.aYa HE following mar
BY WARDEN.

lOllOWluS HUT
rative is given in
the of
George Pentland,
of $ o m e r S e t
House and t h 9
Albany, to whom
the adventure oc-
CURED. It was in
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

The italian Government is contem-
plating the creation of a port for
Rome at the mouth of the Tiber. Tho
works are estimated to cost 500. 0OO..
600
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
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.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

w. H. Dunham. who was engaged
in soliciting advertising on the
Moline Republican-Journal. was
landed in the county Jail last even
ing with charge OF obtaining money
under false pretenees against him,
having been brought from Freeport
by Deputy Sheriff Ransom. Dun
ham, whose family connections are
said to be the best. finished work
for the Journal and left for Freepori
a few days ago. He was accompanied
by his wife. E. l.. Eastman. one Of
the proprietors Of the paper. claims
to have discovered that Durham had
hornswaggled him to the tune Of
about $40. Dunham was soliciting
advertising on percentage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26


= -
Ter . week or 20 among friends and
relatives here.
Children's dougola Oxfords. worth
81, for 40 cents, Saturday. Feurth
Avenue Shoe Store, 1901 Fourth
avenue.
While perusing TEE ARGUS. DEM
ocrstic paper. rePublicans should not
forget that Mckinley ties can b had
at NJ. \ k'S.
II the strain on the Union Of the
school fight II not over pretty soon,
DIR. Kiuyon may be called In to pre-
scribe for its editor.
c.. r,S.. m. -, tho.. san
dom hat. md then INN into . rs;r
Of M. q "a. svelI .hoe. and vonsre
r;ght In the svim
rr.m... r,..,., :. n
w T,-N,1 ~ uon
80 s.o.' 1 anu Tno aA' JUST s'a:
80: 80 .ow 80. IN, 20 "A '"e III
'ne. Oh 'iSi' W o'o ir'enos
White duck trousers. crash and
iioen Psnts. strlPeo sateen nose. All
=
10. al Simon q Mosenfeiders.
Peaslee shoes in the latest styles.
chocolate, tan cloth top and all
leather lace shoes. leads all other
makes at the fourtn Avenue snoe
STORE
Albert Dauper Is doing clerical
duty at the koek Island 4 Peoria
freight ONCE during the absence OF
roo.s' """' VIM :" AZ VIII 'yPno'o
,v:i,: ,c y.
c." - C S.uns suu Miss 1nzaoe.n
Wad,. ~ :. .ha r;v.e na.s ssl u.u
ch rce' n., ~ ue ~ Pm me'1oo W.
Merrell.
Red hot shoe bargains for tomor-
row. Going to clean mn all odds and
ends. small lots and odd .;zea Co.t
mot tsken ;nto cons;aer.t;on tn
Boston.
Edward Young 10 home for the
summer vacation from his studies at
st. Stephens college. Apnadale, New
York, from which he will graduate
next year.
Excursion train for Peoria via r. I.
& p. Sunday. June 20. leaves Rock
Island c.. r. I. & p. Moline avenue
depot at 8 a m. Twentieth street
depot at sos q. m.
BARGAIN seekers, parad;se. We
shall cut and slash ali odd lots and
pairs: in other Words. clean nm the
stock. Find your size and find q
bargain. The Boston.
Rev. r n Cannon ia b.ct from
Bradford. where he witnessed the
confirmation of a class Of about one
hundred Wednesday. nv Risbon
Spauldiny. Of Peoria.
NJ, -a.,h.- "a ~. .... b..:,
~ uei ,r "uu NJ. snoc oaEga '.s
81 toEo'ne W. MAJ. sae way ~ !.
'n 'n Us. W." We Itogo.ng 70 s... snlns.
Sa p 'n Ts. T %os.ns 0eo Us io'
o"
EPicures pronounce the Hammond
facking Companys products the
acme OF excellence. As pure as they
are delicious, and In. every way the
most reliable Tor home use. Ask for
ana insist on getting them from your
/
| saturday At = p. m. childNn'i
dongola patent tip Oxfords. worth
u everywhere. our price for Satur'
day only, ~ cents. No more than
two pairs to customer, and none
before 2 p. m. Fourth Avenue shoe
Store. 1901 Fourth avenue.
The Union is actually becoming
"dafy" over the SCHOOL fight. Can il
be that its editor is coming out
prematurely from the hypnotic spell
that the suave Ament placed him
under. He should wait until mex,
Tuesday. There will be an awaken.
ing o: subjects all along the lins
then.
The Mckinley club is to have uni
forms, too. A committee has beer
appointed 70 look up an appropriate
outnt. PROBABLY the club is no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

The c., .R. I. & r. railway will sell
round trip tickets to Chicago for
a 81 July 4. 5, 6. Z. and 8. good to
return until July u. This reduc-
ton 10 ON account Of the democratic
national convention and will be the
only. opportunity this season for .
low rate excursions to Chicago. Stx
fast express trains daily in each de
rection on the Rock Island route.
esrvics unsurpassed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-20
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
Is Receiving Every Courtesy In It's Search
Alter the Facts.

Washington, March 8. The Venezuelan
commission held formal meeting. this
morning for the transaction of routine
business. Justice Alvey presided, Presi-
dent Brewer being the only member
absent. Having been in possession of the
British blue book since Monday. and OF
the Venezuelan documents for over a
week, the commissioners had made coptou,
notes in their reading and. today, took
up the discussion of various conflicting
and inharrnoniuus points in the cases as
presented, referring also TO the great &C
cumulations of evidence the commission
had made hearing upon the different
phases of the question.
A complete bibliography Of books and
maps in the Lenox library, New York has
been presented to the commission. naming
some 800 works covering the period from
the years 1900 to 1899, 10 which access il
offered; also Il catalogue of 1G7 manu-.
scripts relating to Spanish
missions. settlements and similar matters
which are held ready for the commission 5
inspection.
report is received upon the Tank col
lection of the Wisconsin Historical Sc
ciety's library, consisting of Dutch
records, some of great value The com
mission was informed by the state DEPART
ment that the governments of Holland
and Spain had expressed their willingness
t. assist in the investigation of their
archives.
The question of sending some one tc
make an Investigation in Europe has been
deferred for the present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-20
54th CONGRESS-.
Continued from page /. !

Caffery. Dem. of Louisiana. said
there was no evidence to sustain the
statements made by the committee on
foreign relations in support of the
resolutions, except the accounts of
atrocities perpetrated - years ago. and
extracts from the history OF Cuba
whose statements had been fatty con
tradictcd. He cCntcnded that the
right to accord belliecrent rights re-
sided exclusively with the executive
branch Of the government. The
United States he declared. was bound
by international law not to meddle in
the affairs OF Cuba If the United
States did not cling to that law, it
would he outlawed from the circle of
civilized nations, he did not believe a
state of war existed in Cuba. The in
surgents' methods. he said. were those
of guerilla warfare.
Without finishing his speech Caffery
yielded the floor. and the Senate ad-
journed.