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The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
An Equine Marvel.

Otley is the largest town in Summit
Township, Marion County, Iowa, and
Otley can boast OF being the home
address Of Bunacule, the man who
owns the most remarkable equine
m~onstrosity that ever walked on four
legs. Bunaeule is a Hollander, but
that fact is overshadowed by his for
tunate ownership of what he speaks of
as 'ssuch a funny leedle horse.' Buna.
cule's funny leedle horse" is only
small in one way-in brevity of legs.
The animal is five years old, and is as
frislSy and hearty as any colt, yet there
isn't a leg on his w~ell.formed body
that is more than nine inches in
length. These miniature legs are per.
feet in everything except in length.
The hooks, the cannon bones, the fet-
locks, the small and large pasterns are
all there and perfect in every respect.
70 these ''sawed-of" legs the attached
hoofs of the regulation size, which
serve the purpose Of the ''funny leedle
horse is just as good advantage as
though they were at the termination
of limbs OF usual length. This horse
oddity weighs something between 900
and 100 pounds, and was foaled and
reared on Mr.. B~unacule's farm, he
being also owner OF the mother OF the
curious creature, a beautiful mare,
which would probably weigh 1000
pounds. The curious freak OF nature
has never been on exhibition but once
at the Oskaloosa IIora Fair, two
years ago.---St. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
CURIOUS FACES.

There is d street in Liverpool in
which nearly every house is occupied
by o dentist.
Simon Tague, Of Charlottesville.
Ind, wants q divorce because his wife
chows tobacco.
The silk moth omerges from its CO.
coon in from fifteen to sixty days, &C.
cording to the temperature.
\ police Judge at minneapolis,
Kan, has had only one case before
him in the four years he has held
Office.
Archibald Hammer, Of huticut, Ind,
is the father OF three boys, whose
names are. respectively, Trip, Tack
and Slelge.
1t is considered that Japanese men
ere among the best needleworkers IN
the world, Their cnly equals being the
women OF Russia.
4 sevon.foot colcrel man is now
playing Uncle Tom in Southern Kan
sas. He halls from California, and
HAS biOtICIS us tdtt as Ht.
Senator Wolcott, Of Colorado, is
am5idexj1ous. lie can shave with a
razor in each hand, and write with
two pens at the same time.
The County Clerk ut Fresno, CAL,
is il q guam larry. A viii written in
Chinese has been fled with him for
record, and he doesn't know to copy
il into his book.
The California Fish Commission has
procured q large number OF black bass
and turned them loose in the German
c~arp-intestel rivers, in the hope that
they Will destroy the carp.
A very thiu-legged C~hicagoan who
wanted to look natty on q bike got q
shapeIy pair OF pads, which made his
calves look fine. As he was wheeling
along g. crowded avenue something
broke and bis stockings came down.
\ st. Louis woman claimed to have
been assaulted by a masked mar AMI
to have cut him on the am, exhibit
ing in proof q butoherknife covered
with a reddish substance, which she
said was his blood. It provel on ex.
animation 10 lie red ink.
Actors AMI BARRIERS, with their chill
dren, are the only people in the Chi
nese Empire who are excluded from
the privileges Of examination for lit
erary degrees, which are the road to
political prominence. Their callings
ere considered too degrading.
DR.. T. J. Furnivall, who is an emil
nent authority on the English Ian
guage and literature of the Elizabeth
an era, says that ShahespearAs name
was pronounced ''Shahkspair," the
ca having the sound OF ga" in ''fa-
tler,' and the "eare' sounding as
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
Trees and Morality.

The tree business has another bear
ing. refer to the city trees as rela-
tive to city health and morals. Tho
city OF the future VIII not be treeless
and shadeless. When a city has prac-
ti3ally all outdoors to lay its new
streets on, these should be wide
enough to allow g row or more Of
trees inSthe middle, with green grass
and Komfortable seats, with open
spaced where roots a find air and re-
celve water. When we come to city
trees as reiatel to city morals, we
open q wide subject. We have de-
nou.ced the saloon none too hard, but
just @e let US halt q moment. Are
all those who frequent the saloon SO
inherently bad ard besotted hat they
go there because they prefer it to any
thing else it is possible to offer them?
I do not believe it. Ii q man has no
other resting-place when weary than q
crowded, over-heatel, untidy home
on the one hand, OF an open, more
comfortable saloon IN the other hand,
is it strange he takes the latter? I do
not justify the tendency. But I do
suggest that more open-air parks in
your cities would save many a man
and woman who is not already de-
PRAYED. Those who bring about bet
torment Of tenement houses, and those
who secure small parks within a desert
of brick walls deserve and will receive
the gratitude of their fellow men.
Don't put a premium on vice and in
temperance by any lack of public
comfort. 4 distinguished philosopher
once said that SO nature which
had lost its fondness for the woods
had lost its manhood" says DR.. J. T.
Roth-ock, Forestry Commissioner of
Pennsylvania.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
The Dangers 0: Icn.CIeaiu.

The ice.cream vender is, according
to the London Lancet, a menace to
health and should be very carefully
looked after by all persons who have
due regard for sanitary conditions.
In the course OF the investigation OF
o health commission, it was found that
a great deal Of the ice-cream sold by
vendors was made II cellars, in some
instances on floor laid over wet places
where the mud spurted up through
the boards at every step. A micro.
scopic examination ofsoMe of thecream
made in a place Of this sort revealed
disgusting ingredients of all kinds---
insects, hairs, lint, bits OF straw and
filth from the streets, to say nothing
Of nameless unappetiZing articles nos
to be mentioned to ears polite.
The summing up OF the situation is,
that under no circumstances should
ice-cream be made in cellars. There
is no more desirable medium for the
propagation OF bacllli, and for this
reason all operations connected with
their manufacture should be conduct
ed in clean, dry, above-ground places.
The ingredients ought to be thoroughly
cooked and cooled in vessels covered
with thick cloth. Ice.cream is whole
some or otherwise, depending on the
care taken in its making.--New York
Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
Umbrella Patents.

Umbrella making is among the most
interesting of industries. Something
like 1000 patents have been taken out
during the last twenty years. The
most recent inventor, who, if success
full, will eclipse all rivals, is a maker
who claims to have contrived q trans
parent umbrella. which, while being
equally waterproof with silks and al
pacas, will have the great advantage
of allowing the wayfarer in a rain
storm to avoid collision with lamp
posts and other obstacles along the
Wey.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
Electric Propulsion Of Canal Boats.

A report Of experiments made as to
the cost Of electric propulsion OF canal
boats on the Erie Canal, New York,
shows that & barge weighing sixty
tons, carrying q load Of l57! tons at
a speed OF q miles an hour, may be
towed by an expenditure of about 81
horse power. These figures taken in
connection with the price of the Erie
Canal Traction Company is bound to
furnish power to the boatmen, by vir-
tue OF It's franchises, shows that the
trip of forty miles between Buffalo
and Troy can be made for S. or less
than l 2'5 cents per boat mile for tow
ing 1917 tons OF freight.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
sT,,t vby limit us to ten davs?"

"Eut why limit us to ten davs?' Z
"Ihe attach nent requires H.
~ thought" said she, smiling, "tho
attachment would be for lie.
Mr.. Rhodes Looked exceedingly con-
fused. At length he started suddenly
toward the lady.
".Ny dear Mis- Morgan, IS it pos
siblo that for once IN ny life, hava
hlundere1 into the right path? Can
csiFed:"
IF there is any mlat"&e,' sa;l Miss
Morgan, 81 hope it viii be cleared ND
Immediately. [ can scarcely thlnh
that EEr. Rhodes Womb Intentionally
offend IN unprotected orphan, the
daughter Of his former f~ri"nis.'
Mr.. Rhodes hcstiiy pn!!ed from las
pocket his WRIT Of ATTACHMENT and
showed it to Miss Morgan.
"This is certainly your name. ami
this property
"Is the disputed po2sesaion," said
Miss Morgan, ':of my aister-in-laW OF
the same name, Mrs. Susan Mcr5@
Mr.. Rhodes stood c~oafoHnled. lie
Was afraid ci the course which tic
matter was likely TO take.
$50, Mr.. Rhodes, YOU see the at
tachment was for this property. Now,
as it is not mine, and as, indeed, L
have little Of my own, you, OF course,
have no claim upon my person.
II beg your pardon, hay dear Miss
Morgan, I beg your pardon. You have
not the property, indeed. for me tosat-
tach, but be pleased to read lower
down on the writ! you will see-looN
at it, if you please-'ior want thereof
take the body"
"But, Mr.. Rhodes, the promise was
extorted under o misrepresentation, so
that I an released"
"Not at all; you are required only
to fulfill the promise just as you in
tended when you made it. And as to
the attachment for the widow and her
property, I'll serve that by Deputy
In ten days the clergyman, and rot
the magistrate, was called in, and the
whole arrangement was consummated.
And Aunt Arabclla, who was 50 care
full about the tenth commandment, de-
clarel that it said nothing about W.
citing a neiglbor's husband, and il it
had, she did not think she should VIC.
late it.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Andrew D. White quotes statistics
to show that in no land is the right to
live SO trampled upon by the privll-
eyed class Of criminals as in America,
and that crime increases in proportion
more than the population. The homi-
ciaes in 1882 in this country num-
bered 1867. In 1895 ttsey. numbered
10, 500. The executions in these years
averaged respectively one in forty-fve
convictions and one in seyenty-four
convictions. He said If the murderers
for the last six years were in prison
there would be 40, 900 bf them. The
eleventh census shows that there are
bst 1851 in prison. MI. White bitter
ly denounces the sympathy expressed
for criminals, instancing a recent ease
where 5000 peoplesfollowed the body
of the murderer to the grave and 5000
was spent in floral offerings. Mr..
Whste attributes this increase in crime
largely to. the ''careless, culpabie and
criminal exercise Of pardons" by the
Governors Of various States. Mr..
White assigns the widespread criminal
education Of children by means of
dime novels, sensational newspapers,
posters and melodramas as q particular
cause for increase in crime, as we'll as
the fact that young and old are con-
fined together in the prisons. He
suggests Of remedies attention to sim.
pie elementary moral instruction in
schools, cleaner journalism, remodel
ing Of prisons, laws against vicious
books and pamphlets and laws provid.
ing for habitual criminals. He also
advocates the passing of laws for
speedier punish ment, and that State
courts should sit frequently to receive,
statements regarding change or miti-
CATION Of punishment.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Russian women have become impor-
tant in the medical world. There are
700 women practicing medicine in the
empire, besides q large number of
others who occupy medical positions
in hospitals and institutions, factories
and Government establishments. This
is in lightest Russia, which does not
seem to be SO very far behind the age.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
Tie Children an. the Ciccus CloWa.

Though parents at times try 10
make it appear that their children
are younger than they are" said an
old circus man, eve seldom have any
trouble getting at the age Of children
when we have O chance to ask the chill
dren themselves. Our rule is to admit
children nine years AMI under at half
price, AMI quite a number OF those
who have children in charge buy y
half price or chlld's ticket for them,
and they are much disgruntled when
we refuse admission On the ground
that they are over nine years. ia
nearly every case when the question Is
put to the child direct it tells its exact
age, much to tue discontinue Of those
who endeavor to make it appear other
wise. Circus people are much more
particular to please children than the
public ere perhaps aware, for We know
that the success Of the circus business
depends very largely upon their
patronage. We try to draw the chill
dren, and they draw the parents. In
this way we catch both. If it was not
for the children We could dispense
with the services OF the clowns. The
modern clown, who seldom does a
talking acS any more, for he could not
be heard in the big tents OF the nsas-
ent day, even if he did talk, does got
cost much. il is true, in compassionate
the ta~lkingclowns Of old times, but
still it Cu6sts considerable to keep O lot
of clowns. "-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

In the official language Of the Police
Department Of New York City, by
order Of Commissioners Roosevelt,
men will wear trousers instead of
'epants," and will esprit" rather than
eX~pectOrate.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

1t is o said that the great up
rising OF Matabeles in South Africa
was a faxed up affair, whose object
was to get a considerable body of
British troops within striking distance
of the Transvaal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

The Chicago zeal estate men say
that the falling off of the population
Of the city, shown by the recent cen
sus, is confirmed by the real estate
market. Many houses are vacant, aud
rents have fallen eff largely since the
worlds fair.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Heretofore the bicycle has not been
held up as an effective agent in the
cause of morality, but Western news
papers have called attention to the
fact that the increase in the number
of wheels in use has made horses so
cheap that there is no longer IN IT,
ducement to steal them.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

The benefited clergy Of the Church
OF England arenot happy. The salaries
OF a large number of them have been
cut down, and in many cases as much
as fifty per cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
DAN AID CHIC.

Don and Chic lived in & fine house in
fine pret,y city Of Burlington, VI.
Ti,cv had los Of fun frollcilng N tl3
rarlen, or on the green, velvety Laval
and seemed ve"y happy.
Dan was Big st. Bernard oo3 a'i
Chic was q fat, fl'Sy little pl5 Dlh
toee a handsome collar, while enc Wore
q bright yellow rlt1!s round bis NECK.
tn9 day they went to the BARRIERS with
Ar Brown. the owner Of the line hol''
where they lived.
y hen they got into the barb r. shop
Mr.. Brown said, ollie doNH l'al:
Dan Law down right away, IN II s,'s
villa, his master sad, as a COCA "o5
shnull Then SAID he, Lie down, Chic.
The little pug ~wr;gsled, and "as-r,' an''
fused, and finally, after being 'o"' t"o
or three times, lay down, l's! aS you
haze seen some little boys and girls 10
n:nling papa or mamma, because 'neS
were obliged TO. '
Then slr. Brown sat down to be sIiaye''
onl Is soon as his back was ta'pel enc,
tnc naughty little pug, jumped up AM
ran away. ,;.
When Mr.. Brown got upfrom the chtt
on saw that tllic WA gone, he sal |
Dan. 60 finl Clic" Up J1nsPei "a
and OF he wen.. In a few IN 'i:leH'9 'e
came tro;tinr back, with tIlc, ycio"
ruf7e and all, in hi; III 'lth, carrying man
inst a. YOU have Sc al Old cat carry her
ftten ana set him down with a haTd
thud, az much as to say, Mind Deller
next time, Chic"
Shaking Of the cculltiy's growth
he PHILADELPHIA Ledger says tina III
1900 only the country between We AZ
lan,ir and til" Mississippi belonged 70
the United States. Since that 'Ae
Louisiana purchase in 1863, the flpTlui
in ISL, the Mexican acquisitions III
$40 1S5n. and 1853. and Alaska III 8
h.v been added. The increase. ex"
r.uHing !tlaska, has been from S2',S4t
to = q . GO snuarc miles, or three n
fve-ciglrhs. but the growth OF poFuEa-
ficn has been from I.3GS,I ~ to hz.h--.-
$50, OF nearly t~wcivcfold. In $500 the
inhabitants were a LITTLE less than : to
a square mi,e:in 1890 they had been less
Than 5: in 1890 they We're oVer II. Inc
place where the population is densest
is t}e District of Columbia, which has
$3.50 TO the mile; the next is Rhode
Island, BIS: then Massachusetts,, I'e;
then New Jersey. 1913: Connecticut, loi;
Now York, 10; Pennsylvania, JIG;
MARYLAND. 105. The other States and
Territories run below 100, down TO
Montana, Wyoming. Arizona, Nevada,
which have less than inhab;tant to the
mile. The CELSIUS Commissioner notes
that in Rhode Island and M~assachu-
sets the density Of population is as
great as in many of the o denSe1.E
settled European States. anl that tho
entire North Atlantic division. pre-em-
inently the manufacturing section, has
an average of over 100 inhabitants to
the square mile. But il may be q sur
prise to some that among the Old States
Maine has only I'D. New Hampshire IL,
Vermont 2G.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

According to the Statesman's Year
Book for 1896. Queen Victoria reigns
over 49,, 612, AS people, and the
Young Emperor Of China over 402,-
$50, 900 people.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Judge 60 the prisoner)-Have you any
thing to say before sentence is pronounced
against you?
The Prisoncr-Why, no. Only this,
Your Honor, | hate awfuI!y to be con-
victed OF burglary Oh the testimony of a
man who kept his head under the bed
clio hes all the time.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Judge Albion ". Tour3ee has I'M.
dertakcn a crusade against books with
uncut leaves, which he pronounces "a
Eenselcss and snobbish fad"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

The Galveston (Texas) News thinks
that the desperate is no. caltogether
bad. He sometimes kills some other
desperate.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
If Remote from Medical Hep.

Doubly essential is it that You should be pro-
vided with some reliable family medicine.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best of
its class, %remedying thoroughly as it does such
crmmon ailments as ind g%sstion. constipation
and biliousness, and afforGinS safe and speedy
help in malarial cases, rheumatism and in.
activity of the kidneys.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Buy 81. 90 worth robbins Floating Borax Soap Of
your grocer, send wrappers to Dobb;ns Soap Mfg
Co, Philadelphia, Pa. They will send you free
of charge, postage PAID, a Worcester Pocket Die
tionary, 25 pages, bound in cloth, profusely il
Illustrated. Offer good until August LIST only.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

FITS stopped free by DR.. KL1SE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and $40 trial bot
tie free. DIR. Kline. 931 Arch ST., Phila.. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng. softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
SHERIFF'S ATTACHMENT.

ANIEL RHODES was
the High Sheriff of
- County, Massa-
chusetts, and his good
name, inherited from
the father cherished
by ,he son, made him
not only popular as an
officer, out rat Ii Ell
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Put me down as a warm friend of TETTER-
me. have a child three years oil who hat
been afflicted from its birth with the worst
case Of eczema l ever saw. it being one mas,
OF sores from its feet to its crown. 1t has
physicians in this and adjoining States with
out the slightest benefit. Several months ago
We commenced the use of ~TETTERINE on the
chil3, and to-day. thank Goa and the manu-
facturers o. ~TtTTERISE, the child is curet.
My wife and l will ever feel grateful to you
for sending us this blessing"
Yours truly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

He who can laugh at himself NAV laugh
much.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

I. B. Wa!thall & Co., Druggists. Horse Cave,
KY, say: :" Halls Catarrh Cure cures every
one that takes it." Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

The right kind of a Christian will
always do right.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

l can eesompG;end P;so's Cure for Consume
lion 70 sunerexs from Asthma.-E. D. ToWS-
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

A harsh word to a child may de
stroy an angel.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
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 Of newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When You can secure the conf
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"|he St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the 3D. OF
March, 1894. with This OpeloH.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to 81 a year.
THE COURIER being BY odds
the best paperin the empire Tar.
Lsii OF St. Landry is therefore tAa
cheapest.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22

Dallas, n. g,
l box by mail for SOC. in stamps.
j. I. S~HUPrRINE, Savannah, Ga.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

facing England, the native American
and the adopted American are pound
by common tie stronger than the tie OF
ancestry, particularly when the ances-
tors have been oppressors against whom
their descendants have twice been COM
PEELED to make war, or from whom they
have been forced to wrest their rights
in courts of arbitration. 1t is useless
for ministers and college professors
and peace societies to combat this
deem. settled and dominant national
feeling. 1t exists, it is inbred, it is
reasonable, and its existence, and the
determination to give it rein If it shall
be provoked by injustice and agrees
sion, is a stronger guaranty of peace
with dignity and honor than armies or
battle-ships. 1t is not the fondness of
the barbarian for war. 1t is not the
spirit of the North American Indian or
the highland clansman. 1t is the reso-
luton of strong, intelligent, chivalric
people "who know their rights and
knowing dare maintain" Without a
spirit such as this behind it, no national
demand, no national policy, is worth the
trouble of declaring it. 1t is good for
this spirit to come forth when it is in
voked against 80 palpable menace of
the national safety and the national in
terests as is involved in Great Britain's
advance upon Central and South Amer
lea, of which this Venezuelan boundary
dispute is only a development. The
manifestation of this spirit is an omen,
not of war, but Of peace.
In Rio bay, not long ago, when rebel
war vessels interposed to prevent A ner-
lean merchantmen from landing their
cargoes, the American admiral stripped
the armored cruiser, New York." for
action and placed her between the mer.
chantmen and their assailants. This
exhibition of force was as wholesome
as it was inspiring. The American
cargoes were landed in peace and
safety. The American eagle screams
only for cause. It's cry is the signal
for the rising of mighty nation, and
the mobiizing of mighty forces. Great
Britain has respect for that people and
those forces. The plundering falcon re-
spects the eagles strength. So let the
eagle screaml