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The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Weighing Ice by Measure.

A correspondent of the Western
Druggist complains that he Is continu-
ally defrauded in the ice delivered for
his soda fountain, and weighing not be-
ing exactly practicable, he wants to
know If he cannot find the true weight
of q chunk Of ice by measurement.
st. Louis druggists are not alone In
their complaint about short StefgAt on
Gee, and the explanation for the diminu-
tive size of a 1OO-pound chunk of ice,
namely, that 1t is the GOODNESS Of II
which has contracted 1t SO, will be as
familiar to them as to their brethren
In ill luck in Chicago. AS to the ques-
ton of our correspondent, that Is en-
tirely apropos, and we take pleasure In
assisting him. The calculation Is quite
simple II we remember that one cubic
foot Of water weighs 62.5 pounds. One
cubic foot equals II times II times II.
or 1,72s cubic inches. Dividing this by
the number Of pounds Of water gives
US 1,12S, divided by 62.5, equals n. 65.
Hence, one pound Of water measures
2T.G5 cubic inches, watch for 100 pounds
makes 2,T65 cubic inches. While ice
blocks, as delivered, are not always OF
exactly rectangular shape, yet in a ma.
Jerity of cases the weight could be de.
termined approximat9~ correct. We
would advise u k6aders to try this
plan, appealing todkhe scale when their
figures are doubted.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
COMMENTED ABCRICINALS.
Something About the FIatl,ead Indians OF
British Columbia.

.itI
The Flathead Indians of British Col
umbia afford an extensive field for
character study, and the writer having
lived among them a number Of years,
has had unlimited opportunities for
noting their peculiarities. Friendly
contact with this people shows them to
be OF an entirely different disposition
from their northwestern brothers, and
distinct as a tribe. They receive no
help from The Government, for the rea-
son that they are we'll able to sustain
themselves by securing employment at
numerous occupations open to them.
independence is stamped upon their
countenances and their talent consists
in carving, caIoe building and kindred
emnloynents. Fishing and hop pick
ing are the principal industries in
which they are employed during the
summer, while in winter, Telling tim
Der and hunting gives ample compen-
sation for q comfortable living. Canoes
are their means of transportation and
their skill in manipulating the paddle
is often made manifest during town ex-
hibitions, in which this sport is a
prominent feature. Great numbers of
these ingenious Indians live along the
trend OF the Frazer River, which winds
its way through dark canyons, amid
towering mountains, where in proxim-
ity to the waters turbulently falling
over rocks they live in a state Of felic-
iLr fcI,ipr o,I 1r,yLipr
The ritual Of the Roman Catholic
Church attracts many of them, and
schools OF this denomination are scat
tered about the province. Industrial
schools also are opened for their espec-
ial BENEFIT and many Of the youthful
Indians avail themselves of this instruc-
ton. Indian brass bands have been
organized ct different stations and it
is amazing to note their rapid acquisi-
ton of skill III the management Of the
different musical instruments, consid-
ering that they were comparative
strangers to anything in this line such
a short time ago, and now it is quite a
common sight to observe these bands
playing on occasions Of festivity in the
cities.
They are great fish eaters, and their
mild temperament is attributed to the
effect of this diet, which is the chief
food of every meal and cooked by
means of smoking, giving it an appear
ance that detracts much from its de-
licious taste. At the end of the fish
ing season those who receive their en-
tire earnings in bulk leave at once for
the city, there to transform the money
into merchandise, for they are far from
being money accumulators, and have a
decided liking for receiving its worth
in actual goods.
The IN are hard workers and are
frequently seen walking through the
cities burdened with a pack suffici-
entity heavy for a strong man to carry;
but fastened as it is to their backs,
they erince no sign Of WEAKNESS, while
in winter they are seen walking along
with characteristic gait in their bare
feet, over ice aud snow, showing no ap-
parent discomfort for the exposure.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
The Chinook.

In the Northwestern States a pc
culiarly warm, dry wind, called the
Chinook, which has a wonderful power
Of s'eating up snow, occasionally pre-
walls, and q remarkable visitation of
this wind occurred in. Oregon and
Washington last December. Professor
Ward, writing in Science, calls atten-
ton to the close resemblance between
the Chinook winds of the Cascades and
Rocky Mountain regions and the cele-
brated fehn winds of the Alps. Both
blow down from the mountain ranges.
and both produce effects, in the sudden
liquefaction of snow, that are almost
marvellous. There is no mystery about
them, although they require particular
conditions of atmospheric pressure,
combined with certain effects arising
from the position CT the mountains
with respect to the isotherlnal lines, or
lines of equal temperature.-Boston
Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
CIeOpatra's Mummy,

Where does Cleopatra's body rest?
Scarcely a layman who would not an
swer, why, in Egypt" after her
cajoleries, her wiles, her life OF intense,
Il not very exalted loves, Cleopatra
was laid in one of the loyeliest tombs
that have ever been fashioned by the
hand Of man. But what a change 1000
years has brought about. To-day an
ugly mummy, with an emblemstic
bunch Of decayed wheat and o coarse
comb tied to its head mere roll O.
5ightly-swathed dust-lies crumbiedi IN
the hideous glass case al the BIRTHS,
Museum. It is Cleopatra, the once
great queen, a Feu1sia charm, beaut.
md loVe.--Golden Days.
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~oueer-Looking Void.

Surprising that you hadtheen Dor,
blind, and after living many yyeAsrs shut
out from the beautiful things of the
world, some skilled surgeon should
give to you your sight, wouldn't you
have some marvellous experiences? says
the Chicago Record. An old man who
had been born blind had his sight thus
restored to him. At first he started
violently and was afraid of the strange
things around him, the hugeness of
his room and its contents. One of the
first things he saw at the window was
q flock of sparrows. "What are they?"
asked the physician.
81 think they are teaeups," was the
reply.
A watch was then shown to him, and
he knew what it was, probably because
he heard it tick. Later, on seeking
the flame OF a lamp, he tried to pick it
up, not having the slightest idea OF its
nature,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Democracy in Scotland.

The spirit Of democracy is dominant
in Aberdeen, Scotland. A little while
before the city election a candidate for
an Office thought he would call on a few
of the leading city councillors. He
hailed a CAB and told the cabman to
drive him to Councillor Bissett's the
treasurer.
The councillor was found in a black
smiths shop, saoeing a horse.
"Ill see somebody better than this"
said the candidate. Drive NE to
Councillor Mai5land's Office.
The caoman ~tbereupon drove him to
the paWnbroker's.
"Drivs ma Councillor Gray's," he
calculated.
81 an Councillor Gray, sir" replied
tie cao2aa.-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Cold.

A process of extracting geld by which
every particle Of the metal in the Org
is recovered is stated to lie in success
ful operation in West Australia. 1t is
called the ore atomic process. Gold
quartz Is crushed into small humps ard
is then put into a closed chamber. sub
jected to the heat Of n furnace, to the
action Of water and of hydrogen gas.
This eliminated sulphur and reduces
all oxides to the metallic state. After
being heated, the material is suddenly
cooled hy jets of waterman operation
repeated several times till the quartz
crumbles to powder at the touch Of the
finger. 1t is then thrown into a tank
and the gold is soraratod by washing.
Chicago Tribune.
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"A Bridegroom's Race With Death.

The story of an unhappy bridegroom,
whose hair grew gray in a single morn
ing, and that the morning OF his maj
rage, is repol,sd from zisrad' in
Mitru Popa, borgssp Teregova; son
of a small farmeHa and afianced to a
daughter Of a pr speroFs citizen OF
zigrad, recently sss> for Zigrad,
there to we'd and bringaome his bride.
The place car be reaaeed in two hours
by the mountain re. d. There was,
however, a short cut, it led through
the railway tunnel with a single line OF
rails. Popa laid ear to ground and
listened. As there was not the slight
est vibration he took courage and ven
tured into the dark passage. Here,
the report goes en-, he had been
stumbling along as best he could,
when, after ten minutes passed in the
total darkness, and being, as he
judged, near the centre Of the tunnel,
he heard the distant rumbling of an
approaching train.
: The noise grew louder behind him,
and Popa ran; louder still, and Popa
raced! It was a via dolorosa with the
small point of daylight far off amid the
darkness, and if he could win to it,
then it meant life, safety and bride, but
the thunder Of the train grew ever
nearer. Fortunately the gradient was
a steep one, and the express was called
express by courtesy only, and the race
between the man and death terminated
at the tunnels outlet, the man winning
by about his own length.
The mercifully sluggish express
passed into the daylight as the BRIDE
groom fell PROSTATE on the bank.
When he had started he had dark
brown hair; when he arrived at the
brides house it was white as the
brides veil. The lady, however,
accepted him On the somewhat dubious
grounds "that the hair would come all
right in time and that the injury was
covered by insurance"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
THE FUR SEAL.
Its Breeding Grounds. Growth, HON
Life and productiyeness. .

.AhS sNNA
The male fur seal, or "beachmas-
ter" reaches full maturity at the age OF
seven years. 1t that time his weight
is about 400 pounds, being consider
ably heavier when first in from the sea
in the spring, or after feeding in the
fall than in the intervening period,
when LIE fasts on land and grows grad
ually lean and weak. The males vary
considerably in color, the general
shade being black or dark brown, with
long hair OF bristles Of yellowish white.
These are especially long and numer-
Gus on the thickened back Of the neck,
forming the so-calted wig" The
wigged males have a rough, coarse
coat, and their skins are without mar
ket value. The animal makes its home
on the rocky shores of the islands in
large,- closely-massed bands, forming
what are called rookeries. It is ex-
extremely gregarious; individuals sell
dom ~venturing far from the main body,
while on land, though wandering about
singly in the sea. The female fur
seal, is much smaller than the male,
and has soft, smooth hair Of varying
shades of brown, under which is the
dense, short, brown fur. The female
bears her first offspring at the age OF
three years, but her full growth is not
attained till two Or three years later.
The average weight Of the grown
female is about eighty pounds. The
young or fur seal, called a pup, is born
soon after the arrival of the female.
It's weight at birth is about ten pounds.
The fur seal is a polygamous, each
male capable of holding a place on the
breeding grounds having from me to
one hundred females in his charge,
constituting what is known a. a
"harem," the average number being
about thirty. But the size of each
family is subject to variation, depend
ing not chiefly on the strength of the
male, but the preference of the female
for a location, and! on the, topography
of the ground. The young male is
very similar to the female il >J@5hor and
appearance. He is not atssrmittGl to
enter the rookeries OF the breeding
season. The old MAJ, s are very par
ticular in this regard, ,yand the "bach-
%elors,' as they are cal I'd, are forced to
herd by themselves ot what is Known
as the hauling grounds" located
near the breeding grounds, but dis
tinct from them,-Fcrum.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Callers ana Oasoc.se,Ear

Ex-Presideat Harrison gives a moe,
interesting r~n picture Of "a Dav viii
the President at His Desk" In the In.
dIea' Home Journal. The nrtir,a j.
eliQue. az being the first written nv -,
President OF life In the White Hc,,so
and in describing the routine Of = Chfa.
Executive. \ feature that he front
with directness relates to the Presi.
dents Interruptions from callers md
etlice-seekers. ut Is 4 rare good for.
tune" he writes, during the eor,v
months OF IN administration. If the
President gets n wholly uninterrunt.
ed hour at mis- desk each day. The Pres.
tednts time is so broken into bits that
he is often driven to late night work
Or to set up a desk in his bedroom
when preparing a message or other
paper requiring unbroken attention
ThoughtleSsncss is the root Of all this
4 only want five minutes;' and II no
were the only n 1t could be spared.
but his double is at his heels, and the
urgent public business is postponed or
done at night with a faded mind, II
may be said that untimely visitors
should be excluded, and so thew
should; but thoughtfulness on their
part would be a cure without a smart"
Regarding the office-seekers persistency
~ having personal interviews with the
President, General Harrison asserts
that they advance their cause but little
If at all. "But the feeling that some.
thing is or may be gained by a personal
interview prevails, and for the first
year and a half Of an administration
the President spends from four to six
hours 81 each day talking about things
ne r"ill not have to act upon for months,
while the things that ought t o be done
presently are hurtfully postponed.
eff the President could make I'D and
publish an appointment docket, and no
t.fy all persons having anything to saw
In a particular case to draw near on a
fixed day, 1t would result In a great saw.
Ing of time all around, and a great saw.
Ing Of money to the applicants, who
could remain at home until summoned
10 appear. No papers should be received
after the submission of the case, and
motions for a %rehearing and for q new
trial shoIld be barred"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
A SNAKE under Ills Shirt.

cit was in the San Juan country, in
Colorado, in 1876. that I had an expert
ence that few men would be likely to
forget in a lifetime" said J. E. Lantfy
last night in the Office of an uptown
hotel much frequented by Western
men. "A party of five of us had gone
in there to prospect ahead of the rush
that we knew would come next year.
II was one night toward the end OF
September that We were In camp In the
open air, every man lying rolled up in
his blankets, for the nights were getting
cold aud frosty. Next to me was a man
named Adams, from Illinois originally,
I believe. About the middle OF the
night he awoke me by calling my
name.
.sWhat's the matter, Bill asked.
ssHe answered me IN . most peculiar
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Brave Mon.

Alex Mcclure of the Philadelphia Times
says: "The two boldest men he knows are
John Wannamaher of Philadelphia and
IIlly Haynes Of Boston. Both went to New
York. Mr.. Wannatnaker took the Stewart
property, the finest dry goods store in the
world, and Mr.. Haynes took the great
broadway Central Hotel, the largest in
the city. But dry rot had crept into both
CT these magnificent properties and no orc
dared to grasp them, until John Wanna
maker took one and lilly Haynes the other.
A complete and unqualified success has
crowned the efforts OF both. Verify a good
reputation is better than riches"
Eighty-five per cent. of the people who are
lama arn affactaa ON tho Left clio
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tone-it was as if be were trying To =

'one-lt was as if he were trying to
speak without breathing or moving a
muscle of his body.
l., For Gods sake help me, Lantry,
he said. There's a snake crawling up
under my shirt
Il came up on my elbow and looked
at Adams. The moon was shining
brightly, SO that I could see everything
almost as well as if it had been day
light. Adams was lying on his back
as still as q stone, and his face was like
the face - corpse. He had taken his
boots off before turning in, and his
ssochlnged feet stuck out below the
bottom Of his blanket. Alongside one
OF them, passing inside his trousers
leg, was the last twelve inches of a
fattlesnake-a big one-curling to and
fro, like the end Of a whip, as it went
up out Of sight.
"'For Gods sake, hurry!' said
Adams. His heads on ny chest now,
and he's coming higher all the time,
Cut my clothes Oft NE and don't waste
timer
Keep still, Adams, and don't wake
the camp I cautioned him. If there
gets to be a racket round it'll start the
snake up. He won't get hostile if he's
let alone. Now he's quiet aad let me
work.
cit was an easy matter to pull the
blankets off Adams. That left him ly-
ing in shirt and trousers, with the
snake next his skin. Then I set to
work to cut away his clothes. My
hunting knife was as keen as a razor.
L began at the trousers lag, ripping it
up at the side. Then [ cut the shirt
open on the side, working FROM the
bottom up.
up round the neck, where the
band was tight, it was ticklish bust
ness to cut the shirt loose withou5
cutting Billiard then again I realized
that I was working with my hand
mighty near a rattIesnake's head. But
L got the shirt cut clear from top to
bottom. Then I went round to the
other side of Adams.
CHOW, Bill I said, aal pulled
shirt and trousers leg over to me, leav-
ing Adams's body bare, with the snake
in full view. The reptile was a big,
dark-colored mountain snake, fully
five feet long. AS it lay in something
of an S shape its tail was at Adams's
knee, while its head rested in the hol-
low of its throat.
cat sight of me the snake drew back
its head and went half into coil on
Adams's stomach. Then, seeing hat
[ did not move or offer to attack it, the
snake turned and crawled Off from
Adams and made for the shelter of a
plant a half dozen steps away.
"sAll right, Bill; he's gone,'I said.
cit was like touching a sprina. ]
believe that when Adams came up
from the ground he went four feet
straight into the air; and the yell he
fetched made the boys think, as they
woke, that the Utes were upon us. The
sight Of a half-naked man, jumping
and yelling, without there seeming
any cause for it, was rather startling
IS it was. But Adams quoted down
in a minute or two. about the time I
had matters explained. Two Of us
went out and killed the snake-his
rafting gave him away-and the rest
helped Adams get his clothes patched
together to do until morning"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Germany's fifteen largest land own

ers own between them 100000 acres
OF German soil. Prince Wittgenstein
has 3,Co0,G00 acres, pezt the
Duke Of Arenoorg with 100000, then
IN order the Prince Of Thurn and Taxis,
the Dui:e OF brunswick, Prince Salm
SaiEl, The Prince of Talleyrand-Sagan,
WHO IS a French subject; the Prince Of
pieSs. tie Duke Of Leuchtenberg,
Prince Eentheim, Prince Lowenstein,
the Prince Of WED father of the Queen
CT Roumania), and Prince Fengger.
Many OF these lave large estates out
side of Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

When snake venom is concentrated
by removing the aib1Elen substance
end retaining the o5ne7 two, what is left
constitutes the moss powerful poison
ka"ga 70 ~to2ieolcsy. IT has been
,ac,>anel .iaa5 . sing4a tnil5lefaI q It
sasaoy applied would he enough 10
Kill o, 900 people.
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Proving Her Case.
Mrs.

Ms. EHersUn TOT Boston)-yoD
shouldn't use slang, Susie. Your ia vo-.
ste old English authors do not connie
nance it
Susie-Oh, yes, they do, mamma
Don't you remember what Colley Cib.
Der says about the youth that froa
the Ephesian dome?
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For Herself a1c,.

she-Do you love me for nrso.
alone, dearest? t
He-of course SO. You don't sim
pose I want yoIr mother about ~, 'up.
time. do yCu?-Judy. lax
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"Why do SO many modern writer's
seem to prefer ~notOriety to farle"
because a maj has to climb for fame,
but he can get ~notcriety by an easy
tumble."-Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
KIDNEY TROUBLES
gTuccH by Lydia E. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Compound,
Also Backache.

Z cannot speak toofhighly Of Mrs.
Finkham's Medicine, f9, it has done so
much for me. have teen a great suf-
ferer from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, joints;3back and shoulders;
feet would swell: ! also had womb
troubles andatter the last; After using
lydia e. PiM and the rtgtsable Com
,ern1 ,n1 ia not 81 f er and liver
Pills, [ felt like a new woman Ny
kidneys are low in perfect condition.
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PORTS, 324 Kaufman St..
Philadelphia, Pa.
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A Veil of Mist

Rising at morning or evening from some low
land, often carries in its folds the seeds Of ma
laria. Where malartal fever prevails no on" IL
safe, unless protected by some efficient modiri-
nal safeguard. IIostettHr's Stomach bitters is
both q protection and a remedy. No person who
country, should emit to procure this terrifying
agent. which is also the finest known remedy for
dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble aid
rheumatism.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
His Confession.

Mrs. DoWley-John,,i is really fright
full the way YOU e BEFORE We
were married you said you never gave
way to profanity at all.
Mr.. Dowley-AEd l told the truth. l
never was married before.-Clcveland
Leader.
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Fair Return.

The latest development in medicine
is the specialist who treats bicycle dis
eases. The bicycle well afford to
give q little business TO the physician,
considering the much greater business
that it has taken away from him.
Louisville Courer-Journaf.
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Small for Her,

Very Stout Lady (Tatching the lions
fed,-'Years to me, mister, that amt q
very big piece o meat fer secL an AMI
nal.
Attendant with the most stupeDdoUs
show Of po~.iteness>-I s'pose It does
seem like & little meat to you. ma'u:n,
but it's enough for tie lion.-
Mudge-Oh. yes. we had a real lively
time. Simmons and l.. 1t cost us near
~ $50. WickwIre-Ics. l saw Sim
mons this morning. ard he told me lie
spent $i5.-1ndiarapolis Journal.
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Over 400. 600 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. SO cents aud $1.00 at all
druppistS.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Thirty years ago. there were only two dozen
explosive compounds known to chemists;
now there are over a thousand.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Halls Catarrh Cure is q liquid and Is taken
Internally, aud acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of tic system. Write for tes-
timouit.i=, tree. Manufactured by
T.. J. HEHEY & Co. Toledo. o,
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after ttrst days use of DR.. kllno's Great
Nerve Kcstorcr. = trial bottle andtreatise free.
ER. Il. Ii. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
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Biras and Bards.

SING In the light the lark;
The nightingale in the dark;
Iut ths poet sings through dark and light
Eis heart the echo OF day and night,
-HenEy Austin, In the Century
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

The attorney general of California has de-
ci,iaI that q Frisco street railway cannot
carry freight.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethjn-, softens the gums, reducing inlamma-
ton. ai!ayS pain, cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

A funeral in u family reveals a great
man surprising lilnships that no num-
Der OF parties and receptions had ever
made public.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Just try a Zoe. box of C;scarets, the finest
lievr and bowel regulator ever made.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Seventy-two races inhabit the world and
use 1904 different tongues. There are about
!, 600 religions.