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The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
Mutchie, brought with him on the

Mutchie, brought with him on the
deck of the steamer o good horse. The
boat had no sooner made fast at the
landing than all the blacks of the
place were assembled, gazing with as
constituent at the animal.
One of them, who had travelled a
little, declared it was "a white mans
elephant'-which was, perhaps, not a
bad description, from the point of
view Of the Central African who had
never seen a horse before; but the
general opinion seemed to be that it
was a kind of goat which the white
man had brought with him to eat, for
the white man is VIGOROUSLY fantastic
about his food.
All this time the horse had stood
with his head toward the crowd of
natives, TRANQUILITY m%unching some
grass which had been given him. Now
he turned part way around and began
to switch his tail.
Then a shou5 arose from the
crowd; they declared that the tail was
false-that it was "strs,k on" By the
white man. To undcteive them one
of the whites seized the tail and pulled
at it with both hands. This amused
the negroes to such a point that they
rolled on the ground i'll the violence
of their laughter.
"Now," said the white man, ''you
came and do as I have done. He will
let you pull his TAIL"
But nothing would induce the ne
groes to touch the horse. Some of
them, indeed, had to be held by the
others, to prevent them from running
away, SO great was the fear which the
horse inspired.
By and by o chief-a brave man and
a wealthy one, after the native stand
ara MttuG DClu 10 uuFAuCS anu express
to the inspector his extreme admira-
ton for the horse, and to announce
that he desired to purchase it. He
knew that it must be a precious pos
session to the white man, and there
fore he would offer a large price. He
would give the white man four goats
for it!
He was much disappointed when
the owner refused this munificent
offer. The goat is the standard Of
value in this part of the Congo region.
When the first steamboat came up the
river, a cpief, as soon as he had re-
covered faom the establishment which
the sight klspired went tao~e captain
and ned him how w.ny goats he
would take for the shyamer. Youths
Compani1 N:
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4 Prescription Necessary.

"While it is true that q physician
sees much Of the sadness which is the
lot of the human race" said an NJ. D.
OF this city, she also at times has pro.
fessional experiences which are very
amusing. 1 am reminded of this by a
call [ recently had to the home Of a
lady who was enjoying the society of
her first born, aged four months. 1
was sent for hurriedly and went pre-
pared to treat any malady incident to
childhood. The mother on my ar
rival was almost in Mysteries, but striv-
ing to remain calm. She took me to
the bed, pointed to the sleeping child,
but said nothing. The baby appeared
to be in excellent health and resting
comfortably. looked up to inqnire
the cause OF her alarm and she whis-
pered: Don't You see tits head"
"The child's head appeared to be
all right.
Its throbbing,' she said.
"I could scarcely refrain from smil-
ing, for she evidently felt alarmed be-
cause there was a gentle pulse on top
of the child's head, a thing common
and necessary to infant life. I en-
deavored to explain that an infants
skull is not hard and composed en-
tirely Of bone like that Of an adult,
but that a portion of it remains soft
to allow for growth and expansion.
She would have none of it. The child,
she imagined, had had an accident or
was suffering from some dreadful dis
ease. I saw that it was useless to re-
monstrate, and said would give her .
prescription. It was aqua pura, (pure
water), one teaspoonful every three
hours, and I presume she is still Civ.
ing it to the child. "-WashingtonS Star.
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ulnes would get SO blind, I could not
see Tor several minutes.
could not stand very long without
,eeiing sick and vomiting. I could not
saleasfe Q long breath without scream
mg, ny heart panied SO.
also had female weakness, infam-
astlon Of ovaries, painful menstrual
Won, displacement of the womb, itch
W. "A the external parts, and nlcera-
saon o. thc womb. Ihave had ali these
complaints.
pains ! had to stand were some
lug dreadful. My husband told me
e WI abottle Of Lydia e. Pinkham's
asolclne, which I did, and after taking
4 aor 9 while, was cured. No other
olla g medicine for me as long as you
80 compound. I hope every woman
IN suffers will take your Compound
- De cured.-MRs. J. s. McGIL.As,
szs Allbnrn avenue. Rockford. Ill,
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The Great cray Wolf.

The great gray wolf of the North is
a most powerful beast, and pursues
men with hungry eagcrness when snow
prevents it from finding its usual food.
It is not o large creature, bnt it is all
muscle.
"The gray wolf," says Forest and
Stream, "is not much taller than q
setter dog. He is longer and heavier,
a sort of combination of wire and raw
hide, which never tires and can cover
ground with great rapidity. A man
not long ago started two wolf hounds
after six hungry wolves of this type.
The dogs overlook the wolves with un-
expected ease, and then the wolves ate
the dogs, evidently thankful that n
supply train had followed them.
ga year ago a man who believes in
poisoning wolves, dragged a fresh
beef hide thirty-one miles, throwing
out bait Of poisoned meat. Next day,
OF his return over the line, he found
twenty-eight wolves and coyotes dead,
while others, no doubt, had wandered
away sick to some hole or other and
died.
".A very effective trap is made of a
gang OF fish hooks baited with meat.
The hooks are hung on wires and
fastened to branches. The animals
come along, smell the bait, and get
ting on their hind legs, succeed in
reaching it. The bending of the
branch prevents the hooks from being
torn out. 1t makes it decidedly inter-
esting when q panther gets hold of a
hook instead of a wolf.
1.-The gray wolf, in a pack of its
own kind, seems to fear nothing but
fire. It will attack q man who is
shooting at it and its comrades. 1t
will aid in pulling down a wounded
buffalo bull, and q buck deer ut bay is
attacked in spite of horns and hoofs.
But fire keeps it at o distance. Alone
man may sleep if his fire burns bright
", even if the wolves sit about, just
outside the line of light, their eyes
showing in a circle surrounding the
man, but rs the fire dies down the cir
Gle draws in closer, and it behooves
the man to stir it up again."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
Peanut Pork,

One of the finest products OF Flor
ida's soil and climate, q genuine cpl
cures dish, is peanut pork. The time
may come, and there is no good reason
why it should not, when Florida will
be as celebrated for its peanut pork as
Rhode Island is for it's turkeys and
England for it's mutton. Even
the celebrated chestnut-fed pork
of Italy is not superior to it, nor
yet the savory goose OF New Jersey,
fattened on rice and celery. Pig
pork of itself is almost as toothsome
as a roast fowl. Then when there is
impaired to it the incompatible flavor
of the ~favorite nut of Americans it has
a rich and nutty quality which is a
little hard to beat. For this purpose
we want the pure razorback of the
piney woods; under the peanut regime
its flesh yields n NOR savory repast
than that OF the best improved breeds
Of the North. Jacksonville (Fla.)
Citizen,
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Profitable Duck Farm ing.

In the spring Of 1896 Thomas Rouse
kept two ducks out Of a flock and a
drake from which to raise, aud here is
the result: They laid 1876 eggs in the
spring, from which $40 worth Of ducks
were sold, after eating and selling
some of the eggs, OF which no account
vas kept. Six young ducks were kept
ont OF the lot. In the FALL the two old
ducks laid n~inety-eighs more eggs.
OFF the young dueks feathers enough
to make three pillows were taken
Burlington (Ky. Recorder.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Getting the big head shrinks the
heart,
Preach to your own heart before
you address others.
You can't tell the size OF a man by
the noise he makes.
Unless you wsnt to be poor, don't
try to keep oil you get.
There are some men wnc would not
be happy if they could.
Live to do good and you will never
tire of your employment.
A baby suggests a soul a good deal
less than it does curdled milk.
When a little man is lifted up, every
body finds out that he is little.
If 4 nan sets out to do it, he can
win any woman that wants him.
No nan can be q hopeless cynic
who has never attended a pink tea.
No nan can be tra.y known until
he is seer through the eyes of love.
Some people are not as bad az they
look, while others are q great deal
worse.
The real purpose of arbitration is
to show that the other fellow is
wrong.
1on cannot dream yourself into 4
character; you must hammer and forge
yourself one.
We must have good eyes to see
good, and good hearts to comprehend
it when We do see it.
They deserve to be slaves them>
selves who will make no effort to Sc
liberty for others.
The quickest way to make a woman
like you is to ge; her to hate some one
you don't like. The South West.
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mere il more Catarrh In t,,is s.c,,or -
s soanrpy than all other diseases out ios o I sns
incn raeIa the last few years was SUPPOSED IN H.
p Irontaple: f Is . 2 Pos great many Years doctors 3
local remedies, and by constantly tfl a;Ifnr 20
eonstitatio sa5en st.h has proven ea'srrh to 4 be sa a
constitutional treatment. HsIi ese 10 requires
n ntha;nuii Z by ~. Cheney & Co.. ToIedee'
Ken Hs.0 L Is Is st : only constitntionalceure on the mar.
to a tea ~ ,aAeni n t~ernally in doses from l0drops
and ana mucous SUR aces Of he system y They o ofrsr
cure ene h4 ssnS dollars for any case It falls Hn to
N10' nshd 1or CIRCULARS and testimonials. "
Eold BY Druggists, 55c. q" Aoieoo'
dals Family Pills are the hesA
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
A Horse OF the Congc.

It is hard to conceive of a people
to whom the sight of a steamboat is
familiar, but who have never known
OF the existence of horses. Such a
people we're. until recently. the blacks
living along the reaches OF the Congo
River, where steamers hare piled, but
where no horse had evan been
brought
Not long ago a Belgian Inspector,
visiting . place on the Congo called
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

some years ago Il theory founded on
the observations Of leuWenAoek, Sir
JOAN Lubbock and others was to the
effect that the ant is another of the in
sects that are never caught asleep. At
that time 1874t the result Of these OBJ
~servations excited considerable COM
mept, and it was declared to be the
only exception known IL the animal
world to the general rule that sleep 9
q necessary consequence OF labor"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
Hon by @ Neck,

Papa-se emily stands at the head
of her Gao. nch?
Mamma-I.. She and another
girl we're exactly even n the written
examinations, but it was decided that
Emily shrugged her shoulders more
correctly.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
lure Corns With Pbvsi.

Tmtsht as well try that as to a-+em, .
afTer,t nSzehia. ,hingworm and other r,,}anao,'s
only oSst absa,H Tlsn blood medicine. lettering nlsi is thu
it cnre is sure SAFE Ire and certain remedy. Win
TT''tsgists or by mail for SOC. in starnn NJ G trn,s az
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No
nus after I'll st days use Of DR.. KLINE's GREAT
NERyEREsToRER. Free $2trial bottle and treat
lse. Send to DR.. Kline, 931 Arch St, Phila. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Each British soldier costs his country 1920
every year.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng. softensthe gums, reduces inflamma-
uon, aiiayspaln, cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
,ro NSo",oTe-Bac for Fifty Cents.

0.n. ,nD y FifEV (putu
over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To-pac
eeguiate or remove your desire for tohacco5
saves lnoEey, makes health and manhood
druggists. ~ Ti'oo' al ali
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Canton, O.. put the unemployed at improv-
ing roads. Los Angeles will put them on
street work.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
Over the P~rec:pic.

because they will exercise no aes.suetlon simply
Of eI,tsso 81 eating, drinking and the ayotdan ame
m 1dicatiog causes. and above all, in the heJ item of
in season and ih n; persist in dosing themselves $
T TIolehs remedies. opiates aud mtner usss,ls ana
for snrn ,te safest, the pleasantest substitnts
stom ss,Gh p hastfnl no,remedics is Iicssstter:s
dyspeptLr na .,s, potent Tor malarial, rheumatic,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

JUST try a Zoe. box of Cascarets. the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

C~AsCARETs stimulate liver. kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe: 10c.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Patents are issued by sixty-four govern
mcnts in the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

a white tuzzard was lately shot in Texas
n .Hpnms on ITS neck Il bell marked 1860, and
Tails County, Missouri" ""0
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

WHEN biliou or ~costive, eat a Cascaret
candy cathartic: cure guaranteed; Zoe, 25c.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Inc largest Krupp guns have a range Of
seventeen miles and fire two shots a minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

N
cure me but
failed to do
10
gave up
IN despair
and took to
my bed. I
had dreadfnl
pains in my
heart,
~fainting- ri
spells WI
sparks be- "
tore my
my eyes
and sofne-
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

D u the tranco-Prussian war the cost
~ Tue french nation Of each Prussian killed
was go. 900. 9l" Aliieu
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

tba nangafoos are such a plague in Australia
nrnoa f Fo. government pays a bounty Of 5
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Inc SauntcrefeS friend, the Doctor,
has retired from practice. 4 few years
ago he inherited a large fortune, AMI
since hen his time has been so occupied
managing his estates that it is impos-
sible for him to continue his profess
sional work. Not only has lie taken in
his single, but he also discourages the
practice of calling him doctor; SO that
In his neighhorhood the title has been
generally dropped.
However, every few days the Irish
maid of all work, when she ansWers tho
doorbefl, has to explain that though the
proprietor Of the establishment Is q
duly graduated physician, he is not at
present practicing his profession, and
does not wish to respond to calls for his
medical skill.
1t happened that III day there ap-
peared at the door a caller Of a very
different kind. He was the agent Of
some religious society, anxious rather
to bleed others than to be b1ed himself.
So, naturally, he was eager to post him
self as to the church relations of his
proposed subject i'll order to make the
appeal more effectuai.
His first question began in the usual
way: 'Is-er-Mr. Hammersleigh at
homer"
"Sure an he is, sorr."
Can you tell me whether or not he Is
a Christian
To Bridget this was something Of q
poser, but she rose supremely to the oc-
cation with her accustomed answer:
Sure, an he is, yer honor. But he's
not practicin' 1t lately."-Boston Bud
get.
II asked what further quality Is most
necessary and desirable for q singer
who has acquired her art with fine per-
lection the most tempting reply is 'ver-
satility." 1t is not enough that an ar
fist shall be able to sing perfectly one
style or kind Of song; the public de-
mands an infinite variety, and she must
be able, therefore, to appeal to all
tastes, to please all sorts and condf-
tons of musical people. Unfortunate
w. though, versatility is rare, even
nae artists, and far too infrequent
among amateurs. My plea is that more
at our American vocal students shall
appreciate its value, and approaching
its Importance and desirability as part
of the equipment Of an artistic singer,
shall endeavor to secure 1t. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that before versatdi-
ity can be acquired the foundations OF
and a certain amount. OF
STYLE must be present. The singer must
know how TO sing, must have acquired
correct tone production, and vocal tech
nioue. Then will come the more speci-
fcaIy directed labor
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

The Pennsylvania colony farm for
apileptics has just been incorporated.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

After six years 81 fraring 1 WAS cured by ri.
.o.s Cure.-MARY THOMSON. 291s OHIO Ave,
Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 1854.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
A Wonderful Statement

From Mrs. McGilias to Mrs. Pinkham.
think it my duty, dear Mrs. Pink
ham, to tell you what your wonderful
Compound has done for me.
! was dreadfully nl-the doctors said
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
Retired from Pracficn

An iilus'd essay land freight rates) on French Arr
ehokes, free. z. FIssERING. Alton, IL. Sin. bu, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-19
TESTIMONY AGAINST BIG HAWLEY."

The trial Of william Woodwar alias ''Big Haw-
ley" for attempted blackman was resumed before
Justice Fursman IN the Criminal Branch Of tho Su-
preme Court yesterday. The present suit is the
ougrowth OF = bogus action brought by a man
calling himself James Ward against Samuel w
Brigham the ground that the latter had won
the affections # Wards wife. Damages TO the
amount OF $4,000 asked Soon after the suit
was 1led Woodward was arrested Prior 10 and
after his arrest the complainant received number
Of letters. some OF them relating to the suit for
damages
The prosecution called yesterday Daniel T. Ames
and David N Caryalho. experts in handwriting
TO testify. The experts testified that there was a
marked similarity In the writing OF the letters re-
ceved by BRIGHAM. A man who was employed as
a clerk in the office of the lawyer Brown, whose
name is connected with the blackmailing scheme,
said that Brown was on intimate terms with Wood
ward. The witness also said that he knew James
Walsh, another man arrested on the charge Of be-
ing concerned In the plot.
Ex-Congressman Franklin Bartlett. who was the
counsel for Rridgham In the suit for damages ties.
tilted that Brown had demanded money TO settle
the case He first wanted $4,000. then he asked for
$1,000 and finally demanded 1880 The trial will
be resumed this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-19
SUPERINTENDENT CONSTABLE EyJOWED
MAKERS OF F1REPROOF BUILDING MATERIAL
COMPLAIN THAT HE is fNJURiNG THEM
BY SHAM TEST.

Justice Lawrence IN the Supreme Court ycster-
day on tho application Of Henry Mauer & Son.
manufacturers OF nreproot material at No. 40
East Twenty-third-st.. granted a preliminary IN
junction restraining Stevenson Constable. the SUI
pcrintendent OF Buildings. from carrying ont a
proposed comparative fire and water test under
the supervision Of the Department u Buildings.
sisted by tho Fire Department, at Slxty-e!ghth-st.
and Avenue A. early this morning.
Tho applicants said that last March. at Mr. Con-
tain porous terra Gotta floors manufactured by
them. and challenged several other patentces
OF nreproof systems 10 submit TO n test under Mr..
Constahles direction Mr.. Constable aftCrwari
wrote to them inclosing challenge from the John
A. Roebllng's Sons Company. substituting nm un-
scientific and preposerous test, grossly unfair to
them Ohe applicants. They declined the Chal-
lcnge but the test was planned 10 take place. the
applicants say. I'm spite OF that.
Howard Constable who IL described as an arch-
Superintendent Constable. 10 this motion. and tho
Plaintiffs charged that both had entered into col
iusive scheme to secure employment Tor Howard
Constable ms an architect or engineer. stevenson
Constable having proposed 20 various hreproot ma .
ierlal manufacturers certain tests, which Howard
Constable was TO be paid for supervising. The
proposed test would he the plaintiffs said. "a gross
breach OF official duty on the part OF the Supern-
tcndent OF buildings. and n public fraud and I'M
eYcept the RocbllngS Sons Company
A Tribune reporter unable to sec Stevenson
Constable last night. Howard Constable Is a
brother OF the Superintendent OF buildings
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reloaded with that number Of cartridges IN much
less time than II takrs 10 load revolver As tho
empty shell IL thrown out every time n cartridge
is fired :he weapon IL ready TO be reloaded as soon
ms the Inst Of tho 1--WE IL discharged. The chief i'm
portanco Of the weapon. however rests In the fact
that Il uses tho smokcless powder cartridges.
which would blow mn ordinary revolver 10 pieces.
and Il thus becomes n most formidable weapon for
army
The Tribune has made practice OF describing
new Inventions for military use. ard tho Mann
lchcr rnpid-hre pistol comes In that class IL IS
not the kind OF n weapon that people would car"
10 use for target practice, because " uses ohly
sr,okclcss povder cartridges which throw bullets
with tremendous velocity. Its action Is much like
ina, Of tho Mannllcher rlnc which is well known
to military men. Tho bullets fred from It have so
much initial velocity that Mt distance OF twenty
feet from tho pistol they go through twcnty-cight
sheets OF iron. each I2-Iop0 OF an inch thick.
Tho weapon l. loaded 10y bringing to a fun cock
pushing forward the barrel by the aid OF tn" mddI"
sight placing the cartridge charger in the special
groove OF tho magazine aperture. and loading the
Ave cartridges into the magazine by single pres
surs Of the finger. The magazine may also be
loaded by inserting. one after the other, I'VE car
ttidRes into tho slot ana pressing mem nome, ,bo
barrel forward as before. as FAR a. possible; and
each operation will eject ono cartridge.
Upon pressing once upon the trigger. when load
ed and then releasing the same. one cartridge ~
thrown from tho magazine into the barrel as II re-
coils thus making the weapon ready Tor scrNio"'
messing q second time discharges tho cartridge.
THIS causes tho barrel Automatically 10 move for-
ward ejcc,lng as Il does so The empty sh"ll. anf
upou IL. rccol receives fresh cartridge when
moves. ready FOR nring into position.
il the pressure 81 IN" gases generated nv inc
exploding powder which causes the au to .so
AMI the placing In position n fresh cartridge.