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The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Staten Islands Latest Discovery.

Anthrax, said to be identical will
plague of olden times, may be com
municated by the bite of a mosquito.
This is comforting.
A mosquito bite behind the ear,
where there are veins which quickly
direct the blood to the heart anG
brain, would probably cause death,
This is likewise ~reassuring.
When all the terrible things about
mosquitoes become known we may
consider it necessary to cheerfully
adopt the remedy against the pests
discovered on Staten Island stand or
the front piazza and have some ont
spray you thoroughly with crude
petroleum through a ball nozzled half
inch pipe. They have sprayed the
marshes near Midland Beach, Slater
Island, and as it is said to have driver
the mosquitoes away they heartily re
commend the remedy.-New York
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Indian Arrow Heads Getting Scarce.

sIndian arrow heads, which were
once SO plentiful, being found in many
places in large quantities, are becom-
ing very scarce and valuable" volun-
teered a scientist to a Star reporter.
''There was a time when they had but
little or no value, but the enormous
quantities of them exhibited in the
numerous museums in this country
and the.world, has almost consumed
the stock to be found. It is a lost
art among the Indians, and I doubt if
there is an Indian now alive who al
make an arrow head. They were
made of the various fints, mostly of
white fints, though in some sections
the Indians were forced to use a yell
low or pink-stained flint. Arrow
heads of the latter colored flint now
sell at wholesale from $3.5O to So per
dozen, the ordinary white flint arrow
heads now commanding 81 to 81. SO
per dozen when the specimens are
carefully made. In the ,orn fields of
Fairfax county, Va, quite a number
have been found during the corn
planting this season, but they are
bought up as readily as they can be
had. "-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

the case had passed the exclamation
and arrived at the question point.
Their route lay along a quiet but
smooth Westminster road, and he had
resolved that this ride should tell the
story. 1t was the first time they had
ever made a tour on one machine, and
he saw no end of golden opportunities
for making his little speech and ans
wering the opposition.
That Westchester road was not so
quiet as he had expected on that par
ticular day. There were tandems and
singles and strollers and drivers, but
that was the chosen route and the edo
or die" time had arrived. Love ON q
tandem laughs at noise and defies
crowds.
He whispered away, and her face
was as red as a hunting jacket. She
shook her head, smiling the while,and
bent a little forward. Her head still
shook and he fairly stood on his
pedals, literally talking into her ear.
"Stop!" cried she. And then the
passers yyessade slowly. they looked
and ls ghed to each other.
81 WON'T" said he, and he tried to
le6 faster. But tip little woman had
foot power of her own, and she back
pedalled WIZ. vim. Soon there was
fun on the roan1side.
"You are unfair!' she exclaimed,
and she started to take possession of
the tandem. Butbhat frustrated youth
knew his business.
ooh, MOI" said he, and he quietly
put himself between her and the ma
chine. cts yes and ride, no and
walk"
"You are no gentleman" and her
face was as white as the dust on the
road.
Greece out is fair in poker and
love-" vas the quiet reply and a smile
stole over his face.
And what could the poor girl do?
She pulled at her handkerchief, she
looked up the road, then down,
and then her eyes caught that wee
right foot which was patting the
dust. Slowly she stole her way around
Notwithstanding and put her hands
on the front handle bars.
"Well?" said he.
"It's too far to walk home" and
the old story had been enacted under
up-to-date circumstances.-New York
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
A COMEDY OF THE WHEEL,
How an Ardent Lover Compelled His
Inamorata to Say dyes"

How an Ardent Lover Compelled His
Inamorata to Say EYES,"
He was a notwithstanding chap,
and she a pretty girl with a will of her
own. They had met on the Boule-
ward, as wheel-riders will, and a little
accident to the chain on her wheel
was responsible for their acquaintance.
He worked at that break about three
times as long as he would have ordi-
narily, and finally decided that walk
ing was not a half bad scheme. She
looked him carefully over during the
stroll to her home. and came to the
conclusion that he would pass muster
in a crowd. He took her seriously,
and before long every spare moment
this couple could lay hands on was
put in on the parkways and boule-
wards.
"It's the divil thin wheels play"
said Mike, her fathers butler, as he
saw them spin away On a tandem one
fine Sunday afternoon,
And this particular mike" bad q
great cyl, IN his hsads The tasa In
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Oldest German, Newspaper.

The Magdeburg Gazette, probably
the Oldest newspaper in Germany, last
month celebrated its 25Oth anniver-
sary. 1t is still conducted by represen.
tatives of the Faber family, which
founded it in 1647, just at the close OF
the Thirty Years War. The present
heads Of the venerable journalistic dy.
Alexander Faber, perpetuating a line
almost a century and a half older than
that which rules over the London
Times, the greatest If not the oldest OF
newspapers. Magdeburg took on the
decorations of holiday in honor Of its
venerable Gazette, which we'll deserE
ed them.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
LEARNED BRITISH JURlST.
The Newly Appointed Lord Justice of
Appeal in Ireland.

The Newly Appointed Lord Justice of
Appeal in Ireland.
Mr.. Justice Holmes, who has just
been appointed Lord Justice of Appeal
in Ireland, succeeds the late Lord JUS
ticc Barry. He is said to be one of the
0blest lawyers and most learned
judges on the bench of Great Britain.
The new Irish judge Of appeal is 81
years Old. He is a native Irishman,
who was educated in the dingy old
halls Of Dublin University, and took
the law course in a class Of several
young men who have since become
famous as barristers and sharp-witted
lawyers in Dublin and elsewhere. Ha
was called to the bar at the Kings Inn
in 1865, and became a benchcr in 1879
1t was not until 1885 that he became
q queens counsel. His talents rapidly
brought him to the surface of the legal
swim in his native city. From 1877 to
1850 he filed the post of Solicitor Gen.
eral for Ireland. From June, 1885, to
January, 1886, he was Attorney Gen.
eral for Ireland. Then Mr.. Holmes
stood for parliament as the representa-.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
H BLOODHOUND.
A Gentle, Faithful Animal and a Fine
Watchdog.

"A Gentle, Faithful Animal and a Fine
Watchdog.
Probably no species of the dog fam.
lily is so little understood as the
bloodhound. While many traits are
held by dogs in common, the blood.
hound alone can perform the duties of
a detective police by his scent. 1t is
doubtless true that the finest speci.
mems of this remarkable dog are to be
found in England, as they are thought
to excel all others in s%wiftness, spirit
and endurance. A w~ell-formed blood
hound is usually about two feet high,
with regular limbs, round feet of a
moderate size, a wide breast, deep
chest, a broad back and bushy tail.
The head is rather small than other
wise, and the proper color q reddish
tan.
In the old wars between England
and Scotland-the days of Wallace
and of Bruce-these dogs were much
used.
It is said that Bruce was repeatedly
tracked by bloodhounds and only es-
capped on one occasion by wading the
distance of a bow shot down a brook,
thus breaking the scent.
A sur way to stop a dog was to
spill blood on his track. Wallace
with sixteen followers, was once hotly
pursued by the English with blood
hounds. One of his men refusing to
go further, Wallace in anger struck
off his head. The dogs came up and
stopped where the bleeding body had
fallen and Wallace thus escaped cap
ture.
The scent of these animals is very
keen. AS a recorded instance, it is
stated that their unerring instinct
was once tested by allowing a man an
hours start, when, after a chase of an
hour and a half, the hound ran up to
a tree where the man was, fifteen
miles distant from the place of start
ing.
The Cuban bloodhound is very fe-
rocious and it is this breed that the
Southern planter probably used in
pursuing his slaves. We are told
hat in the year 1895, when an insur-
rection was fiercely raging in Jamaica,
100 of these dogs were sent from Hav-
n to quell it, and SO terrific was
their action at the sound of a gun that
the maroons, or fugitive slaves, against
whom they were to act, c%apitulated at
once.
While we shudder at these stories,
let us not forget that the natural dis
position of these dogs is very gentle;
that they are faithful and attached to
their masters, making excellent watch.
dogs and never showing the ferocity
of their nature unless irritated. To
man, then, we must attribute all the
sorrows which these dogs have occa-
stoned and learn that the brute is only
a brute when his lower passions are
brought out and exercised.-Atlants
Constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Hawaiian Coffee.

It is not generally known that very
soon there will be a big annual supply
of coffee from the Hawaiian Islands
for the markets Of the world, and
when the product begins to be shipped
it will grow in a ~geometrical ratio as
the new trees come to maturity and as
the old ones increase in productive
ness.
One of the best informed men in the
islands on the coffee question is w. G..
Irwin, who is now spending a few
months in this city on a vacation.
Speaking on the subject a few days
ago, he said:
cit is wonderful how the crown
lands fit for coffee have been taken up
all along the road from Hilo to the
Volcano House up in the lava dis
tricts. It has been found that the
open spaces or open lands are even
better than the dense forests that
were at first cleared for the coffee
plantations, and there must be fully
five thousand good acres for the hus-
bandry still available. It is not a
good thing for men with no money to
embark in, for they are sure to fail.
A man who goes to the islands to go
into the coffee business ought to have
enough money to pay for clearing his
lands, and this will cost about $40 an
acre. The planter then wants enough
to live on for five years until his crop
bears, and enough to pay the interest
on his investment, for if he comes
with only a few hundred dollars he is
sure to fail in his undertaking.
II suppose there is fully So, 600, 900
now invested in coffee on all the
islands, and a great deal more capital
is seeking investment. There is a
two story mill in Honolulu for clean
ing the berries and sorting them into
pearl, extra prime, prime and cuttings.
Things Of this character will develop
more and more as time runs on. 1t
will not be long until more people are
engaged in coffee than in any other
enterprise on the islands. New York
Harold
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
How to Laundry Fancy Linen.

To wash embroidered linens 80 as not to
fade the colors, fill a tub half full of warm
water, to which add a little Ivory Soap.
Wash each piece through the suds care
fully, rinse in blue water. to which a little
thin starch is added. Hang in tho slade
to dry. Iron on the wrong side, press
ing down heavily to bring out the stitches,
thus restoring their original beauty.
ELIZA r. PARKER.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Maine's Slate Industry.

The slate industry of Maine is con-
fined to Piscataquis county, the most
important quarries being situated at
Blanchard, Monson and Brownville.
The greater part Of the output is
turned out as roofing slate, but man
tells. hearthstones, bathtubs, tables,
blackboards, etc., are also manufac-
tured. The rock is generally quarried
in blocks from l to 3 feet thick, and 2
to 6 feet square. The waste rock is
sold to contractors for building -foun-
dations, etc.-Engineering and Min
ing journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Lead and Apples Bring Prosperity.

Along with the signs Of prosperity
from other sections ONE the report
from Carthage, Mo-, that lead depos-
it's of sufficient richness have been
found there to give employment to
quite a number OF men. Then, too,
according to estimates made at Car.
thage, early apples alone will bring in
slO,O 900 to the farmers OF that section.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion cr the enr. There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Dtafnessi is caused by an n
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have q rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when i is entirely, closed
Deafness i. the result, and unless the inflan-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundl ed Dollars for any
case Of Deafnes; Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
When an editor cannot take a joke the hu.
morist has to grin and keep it.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Japanese Are War1ike.

The Japanese have always been 9
warlike people, and in January, 1893,
before the Japan-China war broke
out, Japan had an army which, though
small, would not have done discredit
to any of the nations of Europe in or.
%ganization, discipline and equipment.
In actual fighting strength it had be-
tween 10000 and 10, 900 men, with
power to call q much larger rssspvs
foyee into the Geld. w.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
DisraeIf and a,,dseo,.

In a recently published book Reginali
Brett of England says that Queen Vic
toria once impatiently remarked: %
am no longer Queen. Mr.. Gladstone il
King" The Grand Old Man ALWAYS
had an air OF aloofness about him. even
when he was in the presence of rovaL
~. D~eaccnsfcld, OH the other hand
was always welcome at Windsor Tbs
Queen didn't like him at first, it is true,
but he gradually won her over. Howl
"In tribes Disraeli never forgot the So,
Of the sovereign. In great affairs h.
newer appeared to remember it,"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Almost Inside Ont

The stomach tlat is not turned thus by n
shaking u on tie Ebriny wave' must be q
well fortified one. The gastric apparatus can
be rendered proof against sea sickness with
that stomarh;c so popular among travellers by
sea and land -1IoStattar' Stomach B;ttars. It
defends the system against malaria aud rheu-
mati5m, ana s'loducs liver complaint, consti-
patton and dyspepsia
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
ALASKA'S MAGIC LAKE,
Its Waters Warm in Winter and Cold
summer.

summer.
The richly laden placers of tn
klondike are by no means the onl,
things marvellous about Alaska.
There Is q lake up there, not YER,
far FROM Dawson City, which has beef
christened Lake Selawik 10y its DIS
coverer, Father Tossi, q missionar,
among the native Alaskan, which, be
sides being interesting to the wonder
lovers who are staying at home, will
nnquestionably prove a wonderful.
blessing during the coming winter tc
the thousands Of goll-seeking Ameri
cans who have never passed an eight.
months winter amidst real ice and
snow.
1t is generally supposed that every,
thing within the Arctic circle freezes
up seven or eight months in the year,
that the rivers and lakes are completely
frozen over, and that the fishes die of
or seek other waters. But none OF
these things are true of Lake Sc
lawik.
This lake is sixty miles long and
about fifteen miles in width. 1t has
no evident communication with the
ocean, yet when the ocean is at it's
high tide on the shores of Alaska, up
goes the water Of bake Selawik, and
when the tide of th ocean goes out,
down comes the hdgght Of the waters
of the lake.
Notwithstanding this sympathy with
ocean waters, the water of Lake
SeNwik is fresh at all times, and it
tastes like the sparkling spring water
on the farm. But the most remark
able feature Of this lake is the fact
that it never freezes over in the cold
est weather, and the colder the atmos-
phere in its neighborhood becomes,
the warmer it's waters seem to be-
come.
For this reason, Lake Selawik be-
comes a kind of Mecca in winter
time for all kinds of fishes and water
animals which are found in the various
rivers that pour into the lake during
summer. The waters of the lake
swarm with fish, and the improvident
gold seeker from the United States,
who has failed to strike that 'pile'' he
anticipated, and who, owing to the
fabulous prices of eatables in Alaska in
winter, would otherwise starve to
death, has only to borrow a sled and a
couple of dogs and goover to Selawik,
where, in a couple of hours, he can kill
with a boat hook more salmon than he
can cut In a fortnight, for after the
capture of the fish the excessively cold
climate keeps them frozen until they
are ready to be eaten.
Lake Selawik will also relieve the
miners from the disagreeable necessity
which they contemplate at present, of
spending the whole winter without
taking a bath. The water in winter
is of just the right temperature to
make bathing both wholesome and
agreeable.
1t would not be surprising after the
present gold rush has subsidized to see
q city of considerable size grow up
around delightful Lake Selawik.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

tive Of Dublin University, and was
elected. He sat for that interest from
1856 to 1883. In the latter year he waa
made a Justice of the Queens Bench
filed is that of priyy councillor, to
which he was appointed in 1885. Jus.
tice Holmes is not a we're judge, and
can unbend to enjoy a joke on counsel
or even on the court, when the oppor
tunity presents itself.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Snake Steals Eggs.

A Deering, Me. farmer, who had lost
q great many eggs through the dppra-
dations of some unknown visitor to Iis
poultry yards, at last discovered the
thief to be a monstrous milk adder.
measuring thIrty-Eine inches ii length.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Number OF Foreign Cardinals.

Cardinal di Rende's death, according
to the Tablet, has made the numbes
Of foreign Cardinals greater than that
Of the Italian for the second time with.
in twelve months. There are now
thirty-one Of the former to thirty OF
the latter. a state Of things which, I'm.
I'll within a few years, had not oc.
cured for many centuries.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
The Emporla (Kan.J Republican thus

the Empor1a lKan.J Republican thus
Eets an erring contemporary right: eve
deny the allegation made by an en-
vious exchange that the EDporia fire
department was burned out while the
hremen were playing 'seven-uD.' The
game was 'high-five.'" Let tie truth
of history be Preserved.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Cores and Wine

Brillat-Savarin long ago stated that
the GREET Frenchmen Button and Vol
taire flank enormous quantities OF
coffee, ii their deadly hurt; and he
declarel&ha a person might take two
bottlesEaf wine a day without injury
during Napng life, but that by a similar
Indulgence in coffee he would become
an idiot or die Of consumption. The
lnordinate use Of tea and coffee is now
well-known, and Is admitted, even by
temperance physicians, to be more Ian
gerous than that Of alcohol. DR.. Al
fred Crespi, In the Health News. has
Just been adding his testimony to that
OF others.-London Caterer.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

and chafcd skin are quickly cared by letter
Inc. Don't lct the poor liI5la thing scream it.
self into spasnis Wl2n relief is 50 easy. Every
skin trouble from q simple chafe or chap to
the worst case Of Tett .ror Ringworm is cured
quickly and surely by ret5eriGe. Atdrusgists,
or by mail forjAo. in stamps by J.. Z. Shup-
trine, Savannah, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

IRIS ls'tne season OF the year when
we would rather lave the moth eat up
all the Woolen goods in the house. than
70 down town Ia the sun for canlphol
ho1Ic
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

James F. Babcock, the inventor OF
the ire.extinguisher bearing his name,
has Just died at his home in Dorches.
ter, Mass, at the aga oi Afty.thrss
years,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethiHg,~ soften5 tle gums, Observation-Disclosures
ton, allays pain. cares wind collie. -. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Iuse Piso's Care for Colslm25;oa both in
my family AL pra3srt.-D:. Il. w. PArrER-
son. ~Inlster. Mich. Nov. ), 1891.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Petersen AND HIS BICYCLE.

lures wherein this machine differs ma
terially from the ordinary bicycle Is
the weight. Cantilevers range in
weight from the nine-pound racer to a
wheel for rough use, which weighs
fourteen pounds.
The construction is the outcome OF
the inventors desire to secure a per-
feet seat. Mr.. Nickall Petersen is a
Dane, residing in England, and he has
been a wheeIman for twenty years.
His idea was to enjoy the comfort OF a
hammock on a bicycle, which he &C
c0mplished by the Use of silk strings
on which the saddle rests.
The front forks are attached to the
rest Of the frame by a pivot connection
at the top and by q strong pivot hinge
at the point shown In the cut just
where the lower part Of the frame
Joining with the crank hanger goes up
to a point near the top Of the front
wheel. This connection gives the ma
chine a sensitive steering device.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Helping Tired Mothers and Giving Rosy
Cheeks to Children.
Thousands Of tired, nervous, worried
women have found strength, health and
happiness in Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
purifes their blood, strengthens their
nerves and gives them good appetites.
Pale and puny children are given rosy
cheeks and vigorous appetites by the great
blood enrichinS qualities of Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1t is indeed the mothers friend
and it may well have a place in thousands
of families. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

The scales mist drop from oao's eyes bofor
be can weigh anything fairly.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

% Whenever y girl thinks as ml:i OF a maj
as she does Of hecse!f-t'lat is love.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Deafness Cannot Ee Cured

A woman's lips are the rose and her tongue
Is the thorn.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Blessings in disguise usually have a hard
time proving their identity.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after iirEtday's use of DR.. kline's Great
Nerve kestorcr. &. trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. X. h. kLIHE, Ltd, G3l Arch st, ,PhiIa, Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
HaDy's .:ora iIenl

railways makes a nan feel out of place
when he loses his situation.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

Riches have wings and travel at a scorch-
er's pace.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
anASA 0sf1n are the only pills to take
K0O0 fiatS with Hoods sarsaparilla
THE cANTlLEvER BICYCLE. s

Ir. Nicka1l Pedersen, a Dane, Claims
It's Just the Thing.
The accompanying illustration Is
from a photograph of the Cantilever
bicycle, one of the latest novelties in
cycle construction, and its inventor,
Mr.. Nickall Petersen. One Of the fea~
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
Paleness.

Anamia is a condition often called "povss
erty of blood" from deficiency Of the REQ
corpuscies which give to this fluid its char
acteristic color. Il arises from insuficiencys
Of assimilation of the proper materials OF
food to replenish the blood, as in oh enc Sano
fong suffered with hemorrhoids,. or in
women from repeated discharges OF blood
from the uterus. The lips and tongue lose
their natural red color and become White
= The most efficient remedy for this condi.
ton is Dr.. simmons sauaw Vine Wine:
The improvement produced by its use y
frequently almost magical; an enfe Re ;.a
heart becomes strong and e9paoine H., IN ana M
sftrki lava Il;els paiios. ara sAs eye Bes
eeass esgsas sad sas STEP slassiS
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18
A GRAND WORK

When al editor cannot take a joke the hu
morist has to grin and keep it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

PLEASANT ROOMS, GOOD BOARD;
reasonable terms 10S East Taylor.