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The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
The Fair Bicyclist and the Enraged Mu,e

Yesterday morning a woman was
riding along the smooth asphalt of
South Figueroa street. A wagon drawn
by two big mules was driving slowly
along the street. The fair bicvclist
wished to get ahead of the wagon.
There was not much room between the
wagon and the curb, but she determ-
lned to try to pass. She rolled silent
ly and swiftly On. The danger was
almost over. But when she happened
to glance at the mules and saw how
very close they were, her heart rolled
up into her mouth. She gasped.
turned pale and began to wobble.
lnstinctively the woman put out her
hand toward the Eearest support-the
hind leg of n of the mules.
Then a cyclone Was let loose. The
wheelwoman miraculously escaped
without injury. but the ~insulted mule
kicked the wind out of the pneumatic
tires, the spokes out of the axles, the
screws out of the saddle and the stuff
ing out of the whole wheel.-Los An
geles (Cal.) Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

The latest educational agitation is to
institute schools on wheels. It is pro-
posed to fit out railroad trains, fur.
nished with dining and sleeping cars,
80 that pupils can combine travel and
study, hating at various sidings for
the study of ,ninerology, botany, ge-
ology, and SO on. OF course, only
pupils having money could patronize
this scheme to see the whole country
nd study its at the same
This way of railroading knowl-
o.se 70 ppils is an advanced theory
o. eoucaGRt is proposed to take
y pupils in theNroad schools out
Will aso be>| AIRY to teach the
young ideas how tushoot. One pleas.
ing feature of the Ian, suggests the
new Orleans Picayuie, is that should
Inc scholars prove 'efractory it will
De very easy to switch them.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
A Strong Thirteen Story,

A real estate agent said: 1.-THE
strongest thirteen story l know Of l.,
the one which | have heard told about
Arthur McQuade. who was in the
Doodle Board Of Aldermen. 1t was said
that when misfortune overlook him his
friends-some Of them-attributed it to
the fact that he had purchased a house
for $4,000 at No. 313 East Thirteenth
street. There are people to-day" he
added, "who will tell you that that
the cause Of his trouble
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
Double Murder at Memphis.

In a moment of drunken excitement
and anger, Tom Murphy, a young
machinist, stabbed and killed his room
mate, Martin O'Brien. in a saloon in
Memphis Thursday night, and de-
liyered a blow to another friend, Geo..
Shelly, which will doubtless prove
fatal. They had been drinking heav-
lily and Murphy and O'Brien were
wrestling. Murphy was thrown, and
singing under the humiliation he
murdered his friend.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
Present address not Known"

A city auction house is soon to be
built by the Berlin municipality a the
best means to do away with the pres
ent abuses in the auction business.
The ring of DEALERS now prevents any
outsiders ro1fbuying, and the thing
has assumed fhe proportions of a pub.
lie n~uisance!!
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
A Once Popular Singer.

Does any n remember a wonder
full boy soprano named Richard Cocker
who thirty years ago startled New
York and began az a chorister at
Trinity Church and ended by singing
at Buckingham Palace? When he
grew up he adopted the name of Della
Rosa, developed a baritone voice, in
herited fortune and is now advanc.
ing toward middle life and living
quietly in London. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
DAWN IN THE COUNTRY.

The sun is lifting up its head
And nodding to the world;
The morniug-glory's left its bed,
Its petals pink unfurled.
Dawn chased away the will-o'-wisI;
The owls no longer see;
The bird-notes float out clear and crisp
From yonder willow tree.
The brook is ripping fresh and bright
Along the deep ravine,
Past violets blue and violets white,
Past ferns and grasses green.
The dew has left the clover sweet
Where bees begin to hum:
Ard to the peoples in the wheat
The butterflies have come.
SO waken. ere the scene is gone;
Refresh your weary eyes
Upon the beauties OF the Gavin
Meath summers country skies.
4. F. An1reas, il LII les Home Jor;rna
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

The keeper of the Chicago Jail has a
a sense of humor and a grim one. He
showed it when recently he returned
q letter that had arrived for a prisoner
who had been hanged five days before
with the Endorsement on the outside,
"Present address not known"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
bout-developed quite q talent for

"ooou- oefelopeu uHjLc u tuieuG lot
for"
"For what?" said Mary rather
sharply.
"For painting" returned John
quickly. "She used to paint quite
lovely little things, and sell them ta
the shops"
eyes" said Mary. "Bnt when does
the romance begin, John?"
81 am coming to that" replied
John. "Give me time, Mary
ooh, Of course, said Mary amiablv.
So after q brief pause, John went on
again:
"Years before, when these girls
were quite little, their father had
shown a great kindness to an almost
friendless boy
Mary started, and a faint color crcpt
into her cheeks; but John took no
heed and his voice became firmer and
clearer.
go the action of that good man
the boy owed whatever success came
to him in after life. He never fofAs, OF
this, and he often wondered how he
conld best repay the debt he owed"
John paused, but Mary did not
speak.
"And as time went on he found the
debt increased rather than diminished.
For though his first benefactor had
passed away. he had left kindly hearts
behind him. And as the boy grew
into manhood he priced more the well
come he eve received from those good
women, and felt that in the whole
worla there was no spot SO dear to him
as the one they called home"
Again John paused, but Mary made
no effort to break the silence.
"He loved them all, said John,
"but'-here a new tenderness crept
into his voice-''he learned at last
that for n of them he had the love
which a man only gives to one woman
in the world. She was not, I think.
quite understood by her mother and
sisters, much as they cared for her.
She had a talent which she was glad
to turn to useful account, but the
others hardly realized that the task
which was generally a pleasure, might
at times become very hard and weari.
some. They thought it was play for
her to sit down and-paint. SO some
times her heart failed her a little"
Mary's face was very white now, but
the color rushed suddenly back into
it as John gently took her, hand into
his own.
"This young man loved her, Mary
loved her more dearly than I can
quite tell you. But ne waited a long
time before he dared to speak to her.
He knew how much depended upon
her in the home, and he felt he had no
right to take her away until his posi-
tion would enable him to offer com
fort to her and to those Gear to her.
often seemed a weary while, and his
heart often ached. But the time came
at last. The time when he felt he was
free to speak,"
there was between themy a deep sill
ence, GAp his hand &asped hers
more ferven1y, and he saA"Mary"
AS if irreAstibly comNA she
.ooked into n eyes. AndAt that
moment a full knowledge of whatS she
never before Zen guessed swept
over her. She knew the sweetest of
III earthly things-that she loved and
vas beloved.
you were quite right, Dearest"
aid John a while later. "The diff
lies in making a start. Every j
hing comes quite easily afterward." |
"The story is very hackneyed," I
whispered Mary. "But. oh, john"
a half mischievous, wholly t
ender look-s'isn't it wonderful how {
nything SO old can be SO interest. S
ng ?'.-Household Words. :
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

The Chicago Times-Herald remarks +:
A tax of 81 per year upon each wheel
would yield nearly 5000, 900 in Chicago
alone and would be opposed by very
few wheelmep@ it were applied d.
rectly to roa making. This is merely
one OF the naA erous plans suggested
for ~inauguratlng the. movement in Ill.
inois. A dollar o wheel would build
more highwz(s than ss>eand '.good
roads" %6ks in NationaS platforms.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
Thin Gold Leaf

One dollars worth of ordinary com.
merclal gold leaf is said to cover 900
square inches; but this material is
thick compared with the gold leaf that
is made by depositing yellow
metal with electricity in a bath upon
a highly polished sheet OF copper. In
this manner a film only one-four mil
llonth OF an inch in thickness may be
produced, Mounted on glass it is trans.
parent,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
How an Antelope Kills a Rattlesnake.

One of the worst foes the rattle
snake ever had on the Western prairies
was the antelope. This wary animal,
allied to the deer species, is.extremely
tlmid and SO afraid Of man that only
the best hunters could ever bag one.
But they had no fear of the RATHER,
and when one Of the reptiles was en-
countered it was speedily dispatched.
The method of the antelope in
making war on the serpent was unique
and heroic. The antelope walked
around the snake a few times awaiting
a favorable opportunity. When it
came there was a quick bound and the
sharp boots Of the antelope came
down with deadly effect on the body
of the snake. With movements as
rapid as Aought the Antelope jumped
out of danger only Hpring back on
its victim a4iu anVngain until the
body of the --+s11as cut into mince-
t 9ia hunters solt1st it wa. rarely
that an anFtloppshs bitten in such an
encounter Nh a RATHER, and the
snake was alwSAs killed unless it found
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

Mexico now wants to come into line
in the matter of firearms. 1t is pro-
posed to arm the infantry, cavalry and
artillery with the Mondragon rifle, in
stead of the Bennington, now in use.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
AN Old, OLD STORY,

o use - said
Mary desper-
ately. 81 can't
think Of a sin
gle thing to
say"
She sat and
frowned gloom-
lily, biting the
end OF her pen
holder. Now
and then she
ran her hand
distracted div
tlrOuph her
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

UNNECESSARY to explain al
length why the.South will continue
1eclares the Financier, Of
ne" 1Sfk. "lts destiny as a manu-.
weetring section is as certain as any.
thing human can we'll be. It has every
advantage that other sections lay claim
to, and the development of the South
ern railroads will make it as accessible
to market as New England is to-day.
With mountains literally composed of
rich iron ore, with coal cropping out
on every hillside in the mineral belt,
with limestone and timber in abund-
ance, the South can manufacture iron
at q price which no other producing
region can meet. Pig iron is being
made in Birmingham, Ala, to-day at
. cost not exceeding SIS a ton, and the
fact that the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company a few days since had orders
booked for nearly 27O, 900 tons of
iron, an increase of 1872, 900 tons since
March IA, is an indication of the
trend of the market toward the South.
Eighty per cent. Of the iron made in
the Birmingham region is now being
shipped to other points for CONVEX
sion into steel and the higher grades
OF the manufactured PRODUCE This
will not continue Indefinitely. The
loss on freight, which now has to be
counted in estimating cost of produc.
ton, offers a sufficient profit to induce
change of location, and the centre of
steel production ultimately must he
within the radius of the cheapest
market for the primary material out
OF which steel is made. The Tennes-
see Coal and Iron Company recog.
nizes this fact. as witness it's deter
mination to build u million dollar
plant at Birmingha With cheap
steel a factor it is y certain that
industries deaendend this material
as appliedto high|u IS will follow,
and the next decade 6ught to bring
about the erection ofdew factories, o.
the removal of older ones to the South.
The climate, the labor, and the fuel
invite the change, aside from other
considerations. And it is not alone in
iron and steel that this change will be
felt. The South is being dotted with
new cotton mills, forced by the same
primary reason to desert the East, and
the exodus of industries, if such it
may be GALE. is bound to continue.
Shrewd obserN Yrs say that cotton man
hava not gone South far
enough, and that might with
equal advantage@ nearer the fuel
Iupply. sinoa The railroads at those
Joints run through rich cotton coun.
try, and afford better facilities for
reaching Northern and Western mar.
kets. Bearing all these facts in mind
: is not strange that f~ar-seeing in
vestors and manufacturer predict that
within = circle fifty miles in diameter,
the centre Of the State Of Ala.
oanaa as q starting point, will be locat-
the future great manufacturing city
y the South. and. for that matter, OF
he Nation. =,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
THE TOWER AT TYBEE
Built by the United States as
Tense Againat Great Britain

One of the objects which invariably
attract the interest of voyagers ap-
preaching Savannah by sea is the tiny
round tower q few hundred feet dis
tant from the lighthouse at Tybee
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

a convenient prairie dogs hole into
which it could crawl. The sharp
hoofs of the antelope cut like knives,
and after being struck once or twice
the reptile was too badly injured to
offer any effective resistance.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26

Vidal, n of the most famous
scuiptors OF France, was stone blind
at the time when he executed some of
hia. most famous works.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
Hoods Pills cure sick headache. ind, 9 .sti,
TRAINING

Referring to the tomato-trellis re.
Gently described, l would say that for
several seasons | have used Wire net
ting In my garden for training tona-
toes in preference to stakes and strings.
Netting three feet wide, securely tack
ed to strong stakes set ut intervals Of
three and a half or four feet apart, was
formerly used, but greater width is de-
slrable. This forms a perpendicular
trellis about four feet high, as the wire
from the ground. Stakes two by four
inches are heavy enough II braced, the
first season, although l have used three
inch bareback fence-posts. A light
strip of wood may be run across the top
for staying the upper end Of the Wire,
but this Is not essential unless heavy
blankets are to be used for protection
against light frosts in autumn. Ratfia,
once used for tying the vines to the
wire, will never be superseded by
strings. 1t is always soft, pliable and
strong. eve stretching in wet weather
or slipping if properly tied.
This method Of training tomatoes adj
mits air on all sides, and does not in
terrupt the suns rays. The fruit rip
ems evenly, is easily picked and readily
protected on cold nights.
An ideal trellis of this sort was de-
veloped in a neighbours garden the
M CT -oCcor TNp,, fDof r+,J-no o-I n,t
ting two fet wide were used. But the
growth of the Ponderosa is phenonle-
nal, and two other strips of netting
were added, with a space Of a few
inches between them. The result was a
handsome screen fully eight fet high,
thickly decorated with crimson fruits.
The aspirations of the vines, however,
were unsatisfied. and a foot more OF
netting would have been covered. The
expense Of such an arrangement is
light, and the profit and pleasure aris-
ing from clean, w~ell-ripened fruit are
satisfactory in every way.
Notwithstanding the fact that ma
chinery has been introduced that does
away with much of the hard labor that
was performed on the farm by haEl
a few years since, laborers seem to
grow scarcer year by year, and at times
it is very difficult for the farmer to
command all the help needed to push
forward his work in busy seasons; and
it is skilled farm laborers hat are need
ed. The man who doesn't possess
enough intelligence to hitch up to and
operate most any sort Of farm ma
chinery isn't wanted any longer on
most farms. In looking for a good
hand the farmer now counts skill
worth as much as muscle. He knows.
from sad experience, that in unskilled
hands a machine will, in all probable
ity, suffer injury and damage far be
yond the amount of wages paid, and he
to steer clear Of this sort Of I'M
profitable labor.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
oPRLoUsAs, LOUISIANA,

The best plan to establish a reputa.
ton for being eccentric and original
nowadays is to firmly refuse to ride a
wheel.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-26
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 of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When You can secure the com.
bined circulation OF two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"T!he st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd OF
March, 1894, with "The Opelou.
Bas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price OF subscription
has been reduced to So Il year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paperi in the empire Par
ISL OF st, Landry is therefore the
cheapest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
WENT WILD OVER BRYAN.
The People of Lincoln Gave Him Great
Welcome Home.

LINCOLN, Neb., July lS.-Amidst an
uproar of booming cannon, pealing
church bells, screaming steam whistles
and the shouts of 10000 people, William
]. Bryan, the Democratic nominee for
president. entered this, the capitol of
Nebraska. IL was an ovation the like
of which the people of this part of the
country never before witnessed Half
the population of the city, men. women
and children, was at the depot to wei.
come him home. Ii was a non. partisan
reception, for both Democrats and Re.
publicans participated in it. The mayor
of the city, the city council, and dis
tinquished citizens of every political
belief were at the train.
AS soon as Mr.. Bryan and his fam.
lily alighted from the train they were
driven to their home, where friends and
neighbors had prepared a feast for
them. The house had been elaborately
decorated with flags and bunting and
the lawn was hung with electric lights.
From their home they were driven in a
carriage escorted by Bryan marching
clubs and military bands to the state
house, where they received the citizens
of the capital city. The great corridor
banked up with ferns and tropical
plants Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan stood be.
meath the dome, and the thousands of
enthusiastic citizens passed through
from north to south and We're presented
to them.
When the reception was over Mr..
Bryan went to platform erected at the
north end of the statehouse where he
addressed what is said To have been the
largest congregation of people ever as.
sembled in Lincoln. His speech was
short, for there was most unpleasant,
drizzling rain falling
Upon their return homo after the
demonstration at the statehouse, Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan held reception at
their home in honor of the visiting
members of the press
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan go to
| Omaha where in the evening there will
| be q demonstration in their honor
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
THE PARTICULARS
OF the Sudden and Unexpected Death
Of William 4. Russell at
Quebec.

QUEBEc, July l7--The people who
accompanied Ex-Governor Russell of
Massachusetts, were his brother and F..
Peabody from Boston. Their camp was
near the Little Pabos river, where they
had been fishing The ex-governor
seemed in the very best of health The
tent in which they slept was divided
into two compartments and as the ex.
governor slept alone, the others never
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison, of Worthington, Ind,
Sun" writes; "You have a valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters and can
cheerfully recommend 1t for Constipation
and Sick Headache, and as a general sys-
tenn tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle, s625 Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago
was all run down, could not eat nor digest
food, had backaohe which never left
her end felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters restored her health
and renewed her strength. Prices, 90
cents and S1,00. Get bottle at Durbin,
Wright g. Co. 8 drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
For Your Protection.

Catarrh "cures" In liquid form to be
taken internally, usually contain either
Mercury or Iodide of Potassa, or both,
which are injurious If too long taken.
Catarrh is local, not blood disease,
caused by sudden change to cold and
damp weather. 1t starts in the nasal
passages. Gold in the head causes exces-
sive flow of mucus, and, If repeatedly
charge. Ely's Cream Balm is the ao-
contains no mercury nor any injurious
drug.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
Tho Cleveland Strike.

CLEVELAND, July 17-There have
been no more outbreaks of violence in
the vicinity of the Brown works, -Four
companies of militia and the police have
succeeded in preserving order, although
the non-union men were Missed and fol-
lowed by large crowd rs they were
being escorted from the works by the
police. Street car motormen refuse to
carry non. unionists to work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
Colonel Gordon III In Germany.

HAMILTON. o., July 17.-Hon. r. @.
Mckinney has received word from
Carlsbad, Germany, that Colonel Alex
Gordon is i'll, though not seriously so.
Mr.. Gordon and his daughter, Lillian,
are expected home about the last Of
October.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
The Weapon Was Loaded.

MT. VERNON, o., July 17.-While ex.
amining a revolver Amos Silcott. a
youth. discharged weapon, the ball
striking John Kilkenny, young man,
in the left thigh. making a dangerou
injury. The shooting was accidental
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
C. Ii. ELBERSON,
OF Alliance, Ohio, Recommends
wright's Celery Capsules.

wright's Celery Capsules.
"es Alliance, o., May s7, 1896.
To The Wright Medical Co., Columbus,
Ohio: =, ssXAs -
Gents-I have purchased box Of
Wright's Celery Capsules from A. 8. Cas-
saday, druggist, and used them for Nerv-
GUS Trouble, Indigestion and Stomach
Trouble, ana believe 1t to be the best
medicine for nervods trouble that have
taken for year. l have taken about
two hundred dollars worth of medicine,
and believe the Capsules are the best l
have Heart Trouble, the doctor said 1
could not get we'll; but am greatly re-
lievea by the use of the CAPSULES.
Yours very truly,
- 90. Q. III. Elberson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
Killed an Oncer,

MITCHELL, Ind, July 17.-While re-
sisting arrest for the attempted murder
of his sweetheart at Tinsley Ridge, a
small inland town near here, John
White shot and instantly killed Officer
Thomas Fields. White escaped.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
Bank Failure at HiIIsboro.

HILLsBoRo, o., July l7,-The First
National bank has closed its doors. The
directors are preparing statement. 1t
Is understood creditors will not suffer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
A Piano Company Fails.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-The Hallet g.
Davis company dealers in pianos and
organs, have made an assignment.
Assets, $3.50, 900 liabilities, Sl40.000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
Cornelius vanderbilt Very Low.

New York, July l7.-Cornelius Van.
derbilt is in very critical condition
and death may come ally minute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
TiIIman s Daughter Killed.

CHARLESTON, S. o., July H. The
daughter of United States Senator Till
man has been killed by lightning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23
POPULISTS ALARMED.
" Middle -of-the- Roads" Want
In Out Of the Wet.
TAUBENECK VISITS CHICAGO.

He II Said to Want to Form Work
ing Agreement with the Democrats.
He and His Faction Reported to Fear
the Bryan Sentiment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23

Wright's Celery Tea cures constipa-
lion. sick headaches. a5c at druggists
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23

William Jennings Bryan, Arthur
Sewall. From the Valley Of the Platte
to the pineries of Maine
mo pent up Cantonia contrasts our powers
But the whole boundless continent is ours"