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The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
HIDDEN AWAY IN RAT HOLES.
Some Strange Articles Purloined from
HousehOlders by the Rodents.

Some Strange Articles Purloined from
Householders by the Rodents.
All house demolishers, drain repair
ers and SO on know well that rats have
as keen an eye for bright objects Of
metal and glass as ever raven, parrot or
any bird has, and they look out accord
ingly when disturbing rats about dwell
lighthouses, said the sanitary inspec-
tor of one of the districts of London.
Take it as a fact from me, after 40 years
of experience in routing rats from their
holes, that finds well worth considering
are often lighted upon, for not only are
coins, rings and other bright and valu-
able objects dragged to their nests by
rats, but scraps of paper, designed
either for lining the nests or for nib
bling at, are also acquired, and within
the last two years a partly nibbled ten
pound note vas taken out of a rats hole
in Great Ormond street, Holborn.
It vas the property of the basement
1odger of the house and had been missed
several months before, it's disappear
ance causing not II little trouble. l
could name two other cases of bank
notes within my own experience, but
/ have often seen other very curious
scraps of paper found in the same way,
one of these only the other day, being
Il part of a ticket-of-leave. But it is for
small articles of jewelry and coins that
the workmen always look, and I myself
have always had to do indirectly with
n case where a workman found in a rat
hole in an old house in Lambeth a dia-
mond worth $3.50. This spade guinea
] wear on my watch chain was found
in an old rat hole at New Cross, and it
must have been there for many years.
] am speaking of cases where the coin
could not possibly have rolled into the
hole-cases where the articles have
been carried through all sorts of devil
Gus turnings. In one hole there will
often be a variety of objects, as though
the owner had an eye for collecting,
and I have cen in one nest q child's
coral necklace, a three-penny piece,
some card counters of mother-of-pearl
end a glass button.-Boston Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
The Best in His Shop.

But now when it ONE to quaint and
| pecurious ways, old man Mart Mayo is
| the gonebyest most strangest card IN
the wholspack. Mart is a natural-born
liar. Sometimes it raley seems to me
like he couldn't tell the truth with a
dead rest.
And the mainest wonderment to me
is that Mart knows he is liar and don't
even try to lie out Of that. When You
| Quest catch him at it and pin him down
In a close corner he will own up to it
like a man. Every now and then he
will pass a good resolution with him
self, and swear by the Twin and the
dead that he is going to quit lynn. But
he don't take out and quit, and some
times I doubt right serious if he can
quit.
If it ever comes to pass that you
n,ought cxoss Murder creek bridge down
on the old Jackson Trail road you will
remember a man by the name of Mart
Mayo, and TIE way in which he got the
best of Anuy Lucas. Old man Mart was
goin to town one day, ridin his mule in
a sweepin gallop, and down there at
the bridge he met up with Andy Lucas
and two of the Stribblin boys.
eve have jest been talkin about you,
Mart, as the slickest and most ablest
liar in the settlement" says Andy when
Mart rid up, land now we want you to
give us the very best one in your shop"
faint no time for givin now, boys
says Mart, "and as for you, Andy Lucas.
you would better make your horse swap
ends and burn the wind for home. Your
wife has fell in a fit and she is now at
the pint of death. I am now goin after
the DOCTOR"
With that Mart he struck off towards
town in a gallop, whilst Andy he
wheeled his horse like a top, put the
spurs to him and lit out for home. 1t
was nine miles from there to the Lucas
place and Andy rid his horse at such a
fast and furious lick till he was bell
used and stove up henceforwards for
ever. And by gracious, when Andy got
home his wife was out in the garden
pickin vegetables for dinner, sound and
well as ever and sinyip "Mollie Put the
Kettle On" at the TIP of her voice.
Well, naturally of course Andy he
was mad Them He was SO foamin
med till he borrowed d horse and went
right on to town and wanted to work
up q fight witt, Mart Mayo.
You can't throw no blame on me
for that, Andy" says old man Mart.
"You brung on the trouble yourself,
which | can prove it by the Stribblin
boys. You lowed I was the NEST ablest
liar in the settlement, which everybody
knows that without any tellin from
you, and l didn't deny it. Then you
wanted me to give you the best one
in my shop, and ! give it to you prompt
and cheerful as I could.'
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

Two poultry keepers in Bronson
Mich. kept tally last year on the NUM-
Der of Eggs laid by a certain number OF
hens. One man had 500 hens, which
laid 3o,7s2 eggs during the year. The
other got 24,s27 eggs from go hens.
The total was nearly a a load ofeggs.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

ple-plain, old fashion, American peo-
pie, who worship God, and love their
country, and serve their day and gen
Grafton as they blame please will
back the Rocky Creek settlement
against the whole entire discovered
world, and land my money as easy az
pickin it up in the big road.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

and preachers
and phlloso-
ophers and pol
= all
you have got to
do is to back
your cart down
Roc k y
Creek, and load
up and drive
out. And then
for quaint AMI
p%ecurious peo-
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
EtOD. Thief.

Stop q small malady, which Is stealing
your strength, before it outruns YOU power
to arrest it, and recover what it took from
you. The safest and promptest recuporator
Of waning vitality is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which renews vigor, flesh and nerve
functions whose interruption interferes
with general health. Use the Bitters for
dyspepsia, malariaa, rheumatic and kidney
complaints righteousness.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
Pending : Thaw.

ITS no trouble for n of my depth
to lay over . mere hanger-on like you,"
sneered the snow on the roof to The
icicle at the caves.
That's nil right" responded the
~icicle; just you wait till I get q little
bigger and then watch me get the drop
On somebody'-Truth
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
FOR SALE.

WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol.
i lowing described property, viz:
gixty-six arpents, oil thoroughly fenced and
grained, with teLant house and outbuildings.
known as the Narc1sse Richard place.
IA plantation situated on the Courtableau
containing four hundred and forty-two and
q. 100 arpents, about sixty arpents under pieux
md wire:lence and in cultivation, with two good
senant houses and .outbuildings. The rear Of
.. several tracts OF wood land on the BAYOU
aeche, situated between Coulon's fridge and
BaTrJS Landing. ""~
s0geously for the year 1894, and if sold / will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. c, PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

"YoU arg the only doctor who advises me
to stay at home. All the others say | ought
to go to a winter resort" Il suppose they
have all the patients they want.''-Fliegende
Rlaefter.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
QUAINT AND "PECURIOUS."
Honey Character Sketches from
the Rocky Creek Settlement.
Uncle Silas Crosses the Last Ditch-Mart
Mayo. the "Most Ablest" Liar-The
Best In His Shop--Two Dol
lars for a Fly.

If it ever comes TO pass that vol
mourht run short on material for poets
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
He Used On Henry s;lav,

ITS no use in taikin, Rufe, Tn
gwine to quit lyin,' says old man Mart
to nue. the next time I saw him after
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
u.

II. BLOOMFIELD.
commissioner u. S. Circuit Court for the Wset.
ern District of Louisiana.
Commissioner U. s. Court of Claims throurhout
the United States.
Hotasy tublic In and for the Parish of St. Ian.
dry. Once with Hon. John n. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
q final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes OF
.: Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Esnsions Secured; Patents, Caveats, Trade
The Progress., 1896-10-24
ny.il Robber Arrested.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2o.-A daring
robher of the mails has been arrested
here by the postal authorities. Inc
culorit is C. H. Hamilton, alias Waro'
ond is said TO have criminal record.
Sunday evening Hamilton appeared at
the union depot, wearing the brass pu.,
tons and uniform of a railway mali
agent He stepped boldly up to a truck
that was standing under the oepo'
sheds loaded with mail sacks, throwing
down a letter pouch, throwing IT across
his arm and stepped into a waiting
room. There he placed the pouch un-
der an overcoat that hung upon MS
shoulder and walked into the street.
not knowing that he had been "snad-
owed" He had cut open the sack when
the officers broke into his room.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
TN Her Third Trip.

New York, Oct. 20.-A special from
Jacksonville, Fla, says: While federal
officials have been searching for the
Dauntless since she landed the NUM-
tons in Cuba, which were taken on the
palm Beach about ten days ago, that
vessel has been busily engaged IN
landing more arms and men for the
insurgents. She made her second
landing on Tuesday of last week, ana
it is said that she is now on her thlfd
trip to the island
The Dauntless got the arms from a
small island at the lower end OF turtle
harbor, where the Cubans have es'ao-
lshed a storehouse for supplies. Inc
munitions of war, medicines anu
stores, are taken to the island by sail
ing vessels, and as the place is hlty
miles south of here. there has been HI
tie danger of detection. A supply OF
coal has also been landed on the Is
land, and this accounts for the length
of time the Dauntless has been away
from port.
The Dauntless is under bond because
of former trip, and will attempt ~
avoid being again placed in CUSTODY
until a contract for five trips TO CuDa
is completed. :.
The discovery of the second expedl-
! ti0n of the Dauntless was made by
fishermen from Lemon City, who were
attracted by the queer action OF three
masted schooner opposite the south
end of Biscayne bay. They thought
the vessel was in distress and put Out
toward her. Just before dark she put
into Turtle harbor, and that night they
saw the transfer of the cargo made
That night they also saw steamer
which they knew to be the Dauntiess
nut into Turtle harbor and lay to near
the island, but she left before morning
1t is also reported here that the Tug
Enterprise, of Perth Amboy, N. j..
Cant. Conover, which stopped at 81
Augustine last Thursday, and wa:
searched by the collector and unltee
States marshal, has instructions to g
to the supply station and load for
Cuban trip.
A revenue cutter is expected here II
a day or two to break up the Cubans
storehouse
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Sailors Rescued.

New York, Oct. 20.-The Clyde line
steamship Delaware, from Haitian
ports, has arrived with batch OF ship
wrecked sailors. They were Capt. Geo.
T. Watt and seven men of the Nova
Scotian schooner Southern Cross.
Capt. Watt said that he sailed from
San Bias Sept. 10 with cargo OF CO.
coanuts. When off the west end OF
Cuba, Sept. "a, northeast gale struck
them and lasted for five days. 1t drove
them 125 miles back into the Gulf OF
Mexico. Pleasant weather then en-
sued, which lasted until Oct. 10, when
another northeaster was encountered.
II was found necessary to chop away
the foremost to right her, and the car"
rying away OF the attached rigging
snapped the main mast below the cross
trees.
The schooner righted, but 1t was
then found that the rudder was Irohen
and some of the seams were so started
that she was leaking.
The crew was able to keep the water
down. and repairs were making, when
on Oct. u, the German steampshil
Austral. from New Orleans for New
port News, came along and offered to
take off the men. AS it was believed
that the schooner could be saved, the
uroffered assistance was declined.
The situation became hopeless dur
ing the next three days, however, and
when, on Oct. 1e, the Delaware hove IN
sight she was signaled, and Capt. Watt
and his men rowed to her in their own
boat. They were then in latitude 81
degrees Is minutes, longitude 10 de-
grees 50 minutes, and the schooner was
in a sinking condition.
The Southern Cross registered IL
tons She was built in 1890, and hailed
from Halifax, where she is believed tt
be insured.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Found in q River.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-The Dooy OIL
man, supposed to be that OF Henry
Schumacher, of Springfield, Mo-, was
found floating in the Chicago river yes
terday. The mans pockets had been
tampered with, and the police think
that he was robbed and murdered.
Schumacher came to Chicago on oct'
10 in charge of car Of live poultry.
On the afternoon of that day ne called
at a South Waller street commission
house, where he had sent his poultry,
and told persons there that he had
sold his poultry, and also told persons
there that he had failed to get pass
and intended to wait until Monday be-
fore returning home. He falled 10 re.
turn and kilograms from Springfield
reported that he had not been seen
there. and the matter was reported u
the police. Only few cents were
found on the body, though when ias'
seen Schumacher had considerable
money.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
AFoBrUNE-HUNTER'S MISTAKE
The Young Man Did Not Marry Misn
Carrie Aston.

Apropos of the Observation-Disclosures
wedding, many are reminded OF incl
dents that show the fortune-'Auntlng
Drocliyities of some Of the fashionable
young people of New York, says the
Philadelphia Times. IN connectior
with the marriage of Miss Carrie Asto1'
it is recalled that there was another
young man also rather lmpecuh'o"S
who was devoted to her before me-
engagement to Orme Wilson. during
the winter preceding he paid notable
attentions to Miss Carrie Astor aho
was frequently seen in the Astor poz
at the opera. People took it fer granted
that his attentions were received Win
favor, and veterans of society smlleu
with approval upon the prospect OIL the
union. One of the incidents OF thal
season was an amateur performance
of Patience" in which this young man
took prominent part. Suddenly ru-
mors became rife that all was not "eii
with the young man, and then ne III
continently disappeared. Thereupon u
story gradually leaked out which ac-
counted for his absence. 1t seems THAT
he had foolishly involved himself heaV-
lily in debt and had been unwise enough
to seek to borrow money upon the
prospect of his marriage with Miss AS
tor. The person of whom he sought
assistance made an investigation. Inc
story reached Mr.. Astors ears, there
| was a row, and he was shipped away
Since that time, now some twelve years
ago, his face has not been seen IN Ne"
| York. Where he is is possibly not
known even to his family. He mas
been heard of rounding Cape Horn as
sailor before the mast, walking the
the street of Rio Janeiro and Valpa-
raise in his mariners costume ana
making similar appearance in san
Francisco, Yokohama and elsewhere IN
the circuit of the globe. Why it should
| have been necessary for the young
man to expatriate himself nobody
knows. but the fact remains that ne
has never since appeared in New YORK
Shortly after this episode the engage
ment of Miss Astor to Orme Wilson
was announced and the chapter OF ro'
nance or tragedy was closed.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
va. a Collector of Buttons.

Arthur Hamilton, wealthy and &C.
centric Englishman, has just died near
Vienna, leaving behind him a most re-
markable series of collections, not the
least singular of which consists OF ~,
900 buttons representing all the uni
forms of the different armies OF the
world. Another collection is made up
Of the teeth of all the most formidable
wild beasts, while in contrast to this
are $50 fans which originally belonged
to the most beautiful women in the
world. II
The Progress., 1896-10-24
crrnrj:ed His Physician.

.ne Courier-Journal, Louisville,
From ~" Ky.
nv came Is A. ]. Nicholson,
~" Nv address is the Bull Block,
,n oa,sville. KY. and am the man you you
nav enthusiastically proelaiming the
50 ~, . Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People" ,,s+ ,1oro, oor
.n,u,,v say that for twenty years
trusa suffered all the agonies Of an in
naa and death would have at times
'ei"'' welcome visitor. l had muscu-
Deen Journalism In its most vicious
Jar Asunplemented by what the doc
form' ,olled tuberculosis OF the bones.
toIs almost constantly under the
J wsu went of a physician and spent
rea.aara bile portion of my time in the
colst,sj In 1893 I spent three months
nospsr institution where l underwent
N .,la' surgical operations for relief.
Utmost all the money l could raise
Am Am whatever source went Tor medi-
nO ns IN one way or another. would
cl gu. any and every remedy that was
uyn.ssted. but I finally concluded that
s sss doctors were right In saying there
ps mn cure for such a case as mine.
was risht leg became rigid and stiff. the
NY refusing to perform their func-
?ol ns IN any degree. At length the
uo, ns attacked my left leg also, and
pam. as fast becoming as bad as the
also suffered in the shoulders
QUIZ arms, though not so badly as in
the lower limbs
article on Pink Pills, and while very
~ is;ans as to the result, I concluded
ea, r;ve them a trial. used one box
.,.Sout deriving any benefits as l
VII, Gee. and was about to abandon
.Va when. at the urgent solicitation
'n aray wife. I concluded to try one more
VI W. w. ANYHOW. Before the second box
Dun nsed up, thought l could ex-
.rIence some slight Improvement in
condition. Like drowning man |
ns.odiiv grasped at that one straw OF
s ~ I ordered other boxes and con-
mOrd the systematic use of the pills
90 d;rected, my Improvement, from the
so.;nnine Of the third box, being most
rnarked and rapid. The rigldlty ana
stiffness soon DSSdH w uioAPPNi - o-'
mu loo the excruciating pains became
rrssdually less, my dropping spirits re,
ss,ved under the exhilarating prospect
~ getting we'll. and before a greatt
while | was able to go to WORK. !
have not yet discontinued the pills. !
have lust ordered the sixth box, when
think will be the last. feel that
awe my life to this extraordinary
uvrenaration for don't sac how l couio
have lived under the almost incessam
torture I was enduring. 1t ls no,
strange. under the circumstances, tha'
should lose no opportunity to tell III!
f-iends about this remedy and to urge
upon all afflicted as l was, 10 give Il
Q trial" >,,c1,o1 COM"
Subscribed and sworn to BEFORE nv
this 2Sth of May, 1896. ~
'N'' !. PETTUS, Notary Public.
DR. Williams Pink Pills contain o.
the elements necessary to give new li1'
and richness to the blood and restor'
shattered nerves. They are SOLD II
hoxes never in loose form, by TN
dozen or hundred) at 50 cents pox
or six boxes for $3.50, and may De ha'
Of all druggists or directly by ma,
from DR.. Williams Medicine Coi''
many. Schenectady, N. Z.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Confusing.

"Snmebody to see you, sir" said the
Office boy to the editor.
what kind of man."
'T can't say for sure"
"Where are your eyes? Haven't you
any powers of observations"
Eyes, sir. But I've guessed wrong SO
often that I'm afraid to try any more.
Times are getting so now that you
can't tell by the way man wears his
hair whether he's poet or a populist."
Washington Star.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
After Train Robbers

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 2O.-H Is De-
lieyed that the scouts who are looking
for the robbers who held up the Union
Pacific mail train. near Osborn Wed
nesday. are close upon their .trall.
Chief Canada of the special service bu-
reau received a telegram from one OF
the searching party, saying ne had
good reason to believe something good
would develop within a very short time.
Another telegram was also received
stating $719 worth Of checks and drafts
had been found In q place where the
registered mail pouch had evidently
been emptied.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
SPEAKERS CAVELS.
A Great Many Presented to the Pre-.
siding House Officer.

A Great Many Presented to the Pre-
siding House Officer.
"Ordinarily," remarked an old OFF,
cial at the capitol to Washington Star
man, "a speaker will have presented to
him about half-dozen gavels during a
session. These presentation gayels are
too fancy for general use. They are,
as a rule, made of handsome woods and
are bound in silver or gold clasps, with
all kinds of ornamentation. Some are
made of wood that has served its use
in famous war vessels, and others are
priced because of their associations, as
in the case of the one most recently
received by Speaker Reed, of timber
that was used in the construction or
the Blaine residence in Maine Some
of them intrinsically are very valuable
and others are of more value even by
historical associations. These gavels
are generally used on the day they are
received by the speaker, and after that
they 20 to the wife Of the speaker.
Mrs, Reed has fine collection Of them,
the greater portion of which was given
Mr.. Reed when he was speaker OF a
former house. He received four or five
last session, the California one being
the handsomest and most valuable on
account of it's silver and gold orna-
mentations. saw Mrs. Cox OF New
York recently. She has a collection OF
goods that were presented to her hus-
band when he was speaker, and she
says she thinks of presenting them to
one of the public museums in New
York. Mrs. Blaine has at least twenty
| in her collection and Mrs. Randall
comes next with fourteen. Mr.. Colfax
had the goods given him handsomely
framed and he regarded the collection
as the most interesting feature in his
house. But for ordinary use, as / said
before, the presentation gavel is not
in it. For plain, all-around work a
gavel like that Speaker Reed uses IS
the proper thing
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Where Kings Arc Burled.

All the members of the royal family
of England who have died during the
century are buried at Windsor. with the
exception of six. The Duke of Sussex
and his sister, the Princess Sophia, were
buried in Kendall Green cemetery, in
accordance with their explicit orders.
The Duke and Duchess OF Cambridge
are inferred at Kew. Princess Alex
ander of Wales was buried at Sand
bingham. The remains of the Grand
Duchess Alice of desse are in the vault
of her husbands family, near Darms-
tadt.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Reforms Need more than a Day

To bring them about, and are always more
,omnlcte and lasting when they proceed Win
steady regularity to consummation. rev OF
he obscrVant among us car have failed to
notice that permanently healthful changes IN
the human system are not wiousn. W "'' t ,be
most salu1ary medicines which are progres,
i've. HostetterS Stomach Bitters is the ehlel
If these. Dyspepsia. disease Of obstinate
character, is obliterated by IT.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
All Powerful.

"What are you going to be when you
are a man, Willie?" asked the man
who always asks that question.
"Me? I'm going to be policeman
and stop trolley cars right in the
middle of the block. indianapolis
Journal.
The Progress., 1896-10-24

At somerville, N. Y, recently. or'
rim Kinnie killed his father anu tnen
committed suicide.
The Progress., 1896-10-24

At Des Moines, Ia, W. A. Cummings
has been sentenced to thirty years im-
nrisonment for outraging two girls.
The Progress., 1896-10-24
Tired Out.

Jaymore-"Has Glibbsn's novel sold
rery well?" Gazley-"I understand
tho first edition is exhausted" Jay
more-"Whatw Gazley-"Well, it has
stood on the counter long enough to
e."-Roxbury Gazette.
The Progress., 1896-10-24

BtWaT6 Oh OIHGIIIVIIS IUH SEse
Contain Mercury,
AZ mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used except on
INSCRIPTIONS from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrn
Cure manufactured by +. j. cheney ~,
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. II is taken internally and made in Toledo,
O.. by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price zoe per potte'