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The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
Coal Mae W0r.aA BY One Wan.

The smallest coal mine in the worll
IS IN the southern province Of New
-eaian |, where, according to the Re.
ports Ct the Inspectors OF minos of the
colony, tho Murray Creek Coliicry is
worked by ouc man, I. Doiitho, n
Chinamar, who owny, manages and
works this small, but to him valuable
coal mine. There IL another small
colllery Ill the same province worked
by n man with tins assistance c. a
donkey. The uext smallest col:iery is
il England, II tie village o: Nelson,
IN Lancashire. Il j. situated near the
Golfers Arms, and affords employ.
ment for two miners. father AMI son,
who combine i'll themselves the pos.
ions OF pFoprietors, managers, miners
and hauiers OF the untertaklur. They
nave the assistance OF q donkey, am
al the ontput Of the mine is sold 10
the houselolItrs wlln live in the vii.
.sae o. its immediate yiciaitY.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
New Adnltarant CT Milk.

n. G. Deniges, OF Bordeaux, having
obtained possession Of three samples
OF yellow powder used by certain milk.
men at Bordeaux to preserve their
milk, made q chemical analysis of it.
Ibis analysis showed that two of the
powders wero composed wholly OF
neutra! chromate OF potash, that thu
third was a mixture Of one part OF
blchromate Of potash and two parts of
neutral chromate, and that the sus.
pected milk had been a~dulterated with
the last substance in the proportion Of
o.3o GIN. to the liter tive grains to the
quart. The alkaline chromntes are,
IN fact, powerful antiseptlcs, capable,
even III small quantities, Of retarding
Tactic fermentation very ~notieeably, if
not of stopping 1t completely. But
because of the pernicious action Of
these salts on the organism they ought
to be completely excluded from food
substances, particularly from milk, OF
which many young children drink
relatively largo quantities.. -Rcyuo
Scicnti:iuue.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

A German statistician, who ha.
made q careful investigation to dis,
cover in what countries the Creates
age is attained, has derived from his
studies tho following information.
The German empire, with IS, 900, OOo
population, has but seventy-eight sub.
jects who are more than 100 years old.
France, with fewer than 10000, 900.
has 2l3 p~5on7g ho have passed their
n hundregtAs ehistAaay. England
has 146, Scotland fofsx-six. Denmark
two, Bss,iSm five, 81 lien tea. anl
Norway, wish 2,9sgsS' s5 Inhabitants,
twenty-thrsA. Switzerland does not
boast a single c%entenarian, but Spain,
with about IS, 900, 900 population, has
40. The most amazing figures found
by the German statistician come from
that troublesome and turbulent region
known as the Balkan peninsula. Ser
via has 573 persons who are more than
600 years old, Roumania 1884, and
bulgaria 1888. In other words Bulga-
"a has a ~centenarian to every thou
sand inhabitants, and thus holds the
international record for old inhab-
itants. In 1892 alone there died in
Bulgaria $50 persons of more than 100.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
GODS GARDEN,

There Is u fcnceless garden oyengrown
With buds and blossoms and all sorts o.
leaves;
And once among the roses and shcayes
The Gardener and I were there alone.
He led me to the plot where l had thrown
The sennel OF my days OF wasted ground,
And in the riot Of sad weeds | found
Inc fruitasa Ola life that was my own.
Ny life! All, yes. there was my life, indeed,
And there were all the lives OF human
kind;
AMI they were like Il book that Icoull real
Whose overy leaf. miraculously signed.
Controlled itself from Thoughts eternal
seed,
Love-rootet in Coils garden o! the Mind.
-EiWiu 4. Robinson.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

The farmers OF the little island of
Jersey contrive to make labor honor
able and esteemed, as we'll as contribute
to social enjoyment, by doing as much
OF their work in common as possible.
They have, for instance, "plowing
bees" by which each mans land is in
turn thoroughly plowel. They are
similar to the old fashioned "house
raisings' and "log rollings." All Of a
certain coterie of farmers-generally
Of the same political party-gather at
one mans farm on q certain day, each
one takes a certain part of land, as
much as be can finish in a day. they
all start in, and by nightfall the whole
farm is plowed, and p!owei we'll, for
there is competition among them to do
the best work in a given time, and
each mans is compared with ths
others. The evening is spent in SIM
pie jolliicatiop, and pleasant socie'y.
Then they all gather at another farm
on a subsequent day. One result of
this, lotes the American Farmer, is
that the Jersey farmers are the best
in the world. Tney raise on an aver.
age ten tons, 333 bushels, per acre.
They sometimes reach 600 bushels per
acre. They hold their lands at from
$500 to $500 ar acre, and they are
only sold when death or misfortune
overtakes them.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
49,. Tes,
Ahistory ofdistrihutiva IL n,os

: Ahistory ofdistributive e Liberation
in the United statesso sses.I 4 in {
report Of the Depef,ssaaS ar or al
Washington, is largely Myleord o.
failure, declares the New York Post.
OF the 1859 union stores established in
New England between 1s47 and 1853.
none survives, although $50 of them
reported in 1857 q capital of 1891, 600
and an annual trade of Sc, 900, 900.
The grange stores organized by the
Patrons OF Husbandry suffered a SINH.
lar fate. The inquiry made for Johns
Hopkins University in 1885 showed
that thirty stores were in existenc,
outside Of New R>sfland, of which
seventeen seem to haze since disap.
pearedl. OF twenty.seves 4: tributiye
associations started in nv JERSEY
since 1878, only eighbA ARE now run.
ming. The total cooperative trade
outside Of New England, SO far as re.
ported, was about 5000, 900 in 1895.
as contrasted with about 81, 600, 600
IN the associations making even par
tial returns in 1886. The co.opera-
tive stores that survive in New Eng.
land ere, however, doing fairly we'll.
While six OF them, that had a t,ade of
$l34, 600 in 1885, are now closed. the
trade OF the remaining thirteen has
grown from s47s, 900 to s97s. ISL, and
new stores report q trade Of
e26l, 400.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

We always belly fed, remarks ths
American Farmer, that the pawpaw
would be found good for something.
and have wondered that our scientists
did not investigate lay
observer c%laimefht.nat it has q great
amount OF pepsin, and it is eaid that
if wrapped in them, the leaves vii!
make tough meat tender.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

DR.. Arthur MaobDona'd, the Wash
ington criminolo9ist, wants every
man, woman and child in the country
measured on the Bertillon system. He
claims that this would make detection
practically certain, and thus put an
end to crime.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

For every 1000 Of population, Cali
fornia has ~twenty-cight criminals,
Massachusetts twenty-thrce, and Texas
tweuty-oIc.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

Edouard A.. Martel. q bright young
lawyer of Paris, has started u ner,
science. He calls il speleologie, or
the science of caves. He intends to
conduct a systematic exploration of
cayerns, r.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

Determined women have invaded an.
nther educational citadel. The Uni
versity of Edinburgh has granted the
degree Of M. A. TO Missra. Gcddes snd
MucGregor.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
Standing aquarely and uncompromisinr.
ly upon the Democrats
Platform tha

The value OF a newspaper as an
advertising melium consists in
it's circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"4'Ile St. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with "The Opelou.
sag courier" The advertising
ra,.s have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 a wear.
TIE COURIER being by ODDS
the best paper in the empire Par.
Isil OF st. Landry is therefore ths
cheapest
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

The number Of native Hawaiians to-
day is about 80, 900. In IT'S Captain
Cook estimated the population Q ftAeir
Islands at 400, coo.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
HIS RIVALS MUSE,

LAUDE MORAN was
putting the finishing
touches to his five
act romantic drama,
written in the purest
blank verse. AS the
authors mind cor.
iured the scene OF
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
"~i,eallv, | am no Judge"

ooh, l don't care for the poems
themselves, bHt what they conceal.
Take this one, for example. As read
down, the first letter of each line l
find what? Claude an Julie That
is what it spells. Strange, isn't &"
cit is rather PECULIAR" murmureI
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

10 cas- his eyes at onetfinf the boxes be
saw there a face that lenade him turn
pale; the f stures oe his child love,
which had b>en %indelibly impressed
upon his heart. And. by hes side was
his patron, the nan for whom he had
written the poems. The performance
passed like 9 dream. Claude was called
out and bowed with embarrassment.
wondering if she REMEMBERED him and
dlmiy conscious that she sat there like
o statue, paying no attention to the
man with the ford face ana appar-
emily ob!ivions to the performance.
Sick at heart that she should belong to
another, Claude lott the theatre, feel
ing that it mattered not to him whether
the play was successful.
Ihe next morning q handsome
eaulpage stopped before the building
and a footman mounted the stairway.
shifted haughtily as though the neigh
borhooa was little to his liking, in.
CURED "uppish'y" Of the lanllady
where NJ. Claude Moran was to be
found and then proceeded on his up
ward journey with G grunt of dissatis-
faction.
Come in shouted the poet, who
was taking bis morning mea'.
lie footman strobe arrosantiy
through the doorway and gazel con.
tempuousIy at the slsbby surround
ings.
rs this II. Claude Morain?" he
sls is; what do you went?"
what do ! want? Well, I have to
this message"
"Why don't you, and be qnick about
i, for I'm busy"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-22
FROM CLIFTON FORGE.

CLIFTON FoRoE. VA May 10, 81.
Services were had at each OF our
churches Sunday. Our sunday Schools
are progress NJ uic ly and our Sunday
missionary rays that our attendance
and facilities compare very favorabiy
with any in this state. We had
among us few days since Mr. W. 4.
Davis, General Travelling Agent OF the
young man of taste and energy
and while among US made many
readers for the PLANET. We hops it
will be MIR. Davis pleasure 90 come
among us again We will in the near
future give the names OF the PLANET
readers so the public can see who IL
up and keeping pace with the race in
their rapid march to progress.
Mess Ter ins, w w. Nelson and
sister, III NJ. Boyd, Tasmo CraeheAd
and W. s. Thomas made pleasant
visit TO the nations capital last week.
Mesdames :. ] Boyd, Lucy Allen, K.
b. Brown, Sallie III and Lizzie Good
win. Mary Jones and VI A Penn went
TO (Ovingtou, Virginia, Sunday, Msy
the eth, 1897 TO participate in the
annual services OF Mount Beati-
tudes. They report q good time and
say the people of Covington Wed with
each other for their visitors happi-
ness.
Rev. Caesar Perkins has lust return
ed from Buckingham. Va where he
has been getting hands for his brick
yard.
Miss J n Poindexter and Y. Ursu.
ella Thomas left last week to visit
friends in Louisa
Mesdames NJ. F. Duvals, Rachel
Madison aud several others were in
Lyncburg last week.
Rev. g. @. Steward was in towr
Monday and visited Mt. Aide TaberRa-
c,e Monday evening A telegram hur
ried him away.
Mr. George Williams, Jr., was IN
| town last week
Mr.. w. B Davis left for Staunton
Va
Mr. V. A. Carter OF Longdale, Va
passed through orr town this week OIL
his return from Richmond, Va
Mrs. 8 ]. Boyd is on the sick list thi
week. Yours,
UNo.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-22
OHARLOTTEsvILLE LETTER.
Religious and Personal Items.

CHARLOrrEsviLLR Va. May IL. 1897
Sunday Was n delightful day and the
churches we're we'll attended
The pastors OF the Mount Zion, Ebe-
nezer and LIST Churches returned from
the convention and filed their respec-
tive pulpits Sunday. They reported
that the Slst annual meeting OF the
convention Was one Of the most bar
monious that have been held for = long
time and that the work was o. such as
will be Co the upbuilding OF the Bap-
tist CAUSE i'm the state
There were nine added tn Mount
Zion Church by baptism Sunday after
noon.
The Baptist Young People Union OF
the First Church was largely attended
last Sunday and TIE exercises was
very interesting.
The Sunday School Union will meet
Sunday with Ebenezer Sunday School
at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Come
out and see what your children are do
ing.
The county schools have all closed
and the teachers have returned home.
We welcome the young ladies and
gentlemen who have been away tn
school home again, while many OF our
young men are leaving for the springs
The teachers Cf county AID city
schools met last Saturday at the Je'-
ferson school building full attend
ance WAS out and most OF the busine' 9
was looking towards the meeting of Il Q
school OF methods so all who after d
may look for q good time.
All OF our people are worked up now
over the constitutional convention We
are glad TO see that the best OF white
people are not in favor OF il and say
that it il not needed at this time Let
every man OF our race turn out and
vote against it, for this is blow aimed
at the franchise OF the cOiored race and
at the cOlored schools. Now is the
time for the Negro If he wants to be
somebody, to save something and not
spend all that he makes in selling veg
etables but buy homes.
Well, Magno, old boy, you want 20
know what Sunny was doing in Rich
mond. AL you have got to do is to
watch and wait and time will til
Young man. an hour spent in bad
company will give the devil q grip OF
you all the rest OF life.
Young ladies, il SOM women did not
drink wine, some men would not
drink whiskey.
Church members, do all you can find
/ to do for the Lord at home. and yoU
will soon believe in foreign missions.
Wanted at onco-25 subscribers fol
the Planet. Call at 258 west Main St
SUNNY SIDE
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-22
FROM STAUNT0N.
Interesting Items Personals aud Briefs

SrAUNroN VA, May 18th, 1897
The Organetsa Club OF Augusta st
A. NJ L. Church MIR W. H. Smith,
president, j. w. Preston, business
manager, James Bransom, secretary,
rendered one of the finest programs OF
the season with some of the best tai
ent OF city.
The audience was appreeative and
went away we'll pleased. The Planet
man rendered a solo by special re-
nuest which was loudly applauded.
Several rendition need special mem
tion but for lack OF space we will have
to omit.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union which was organized by Mrs
Newton at Augusta Street A. NJ. e.
Church, March 81. 1895 Mrs. NJ. w.
chair, president, Mrs &C. Stumm, vice
president at large, Mrs e. j Anderson
second vice president, Miss Irene Bur
rows, third vice, Mrs. Wi lis Nj Carter,
corresponding secretary, Miss Anna
V. Peters, recording secretary, with
thirty two members met last Sunday
at Alien Chapel A NJ f Church that
being its first NEE ting at that church
The Union was cordially welcomed by
the pastor, Rev ]. q. Young in behalf
of the church and by Miss Merry B
The meeting was called to order by
the president. Mrs, E. J. Anderson,
who succeeded Mrs. Clair in office in
1896
Herbert Baker age l6 died Thurs
day of last week Vefy suddenly at his
home on north Augusta st. Herbert
had been sick for sometime with rheu
matism but his sudden demise was a
shock TO the community. Herbert was
good boy and was loved by all who
knew him. The funeral took place
from his residenc with Rev. Brown
offici ating. The remains we're enter
ed at Sandy Hollow cemetary. Peace
to his ashes.
Mr.. j. J. Brooks left last week foI
Philadelphia.
Mr.. l. c. Carter is on the sick list
Miss NJ E White is home again
from Bennett College where che has
been teaching shorthand.
Rev. Ryder spent q part of last weei
in Washington, attending the corner
stone laying of the Ebenezer NJ. E
Church
The Young Ladies' Aid club of Mt
Zion Baptist church gave its first en-
tertainment Thursday night of las
week, known as the silver tea party
The affair was grand one and sur
passed any social given this season
The church was beautifully decora' 81
and the tables were ledened with man.
good things fl for the kings.
Miss K @. Ellis, president and Mis-
NJ F Reynolds, secretary, need to b
praised for their earnest efforts i
making this social grand affair.
Mr. s ID. Payne has moved from 81
north Augusta Street to 207 GOode 81
The Union Grays defeated tn
Staunton Athletics base ball club las
Monday. The game was interesting
from start to finish and ended in vic
tory for the Grays by score OF 8 to
Batteries: Grays, Carr and Rogell an
Athletics, Burke and Paris.
Captain of Union Grays.J. Garrison
of Athletics. Charles Carr.
w. Boliver Davis, travelling ageT
for the Planet, heartily THANKS Rev
+. L LYONS, w T. Ryder. d @. Dear
J.C Young and others for their kind
ness and able assistance in PLACING I'll
Planet in the homes of many of OF
people.
w. BOLIVAR DAVIS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-22
SATURDAY. MAY %, 1897.
FROM MASSACHUSETTS
HAyrRHIr1. MAss.. Nay 10. '97.

HAvERHrLL, Mass. May 10. '97
The choir has recently lost three OF
its members as Miss Lucy Poole who
has been visiting her sister, has re-
turned TO her home in Norfolk. Va. a;
Miss Julia Thomas has moved with her
parents TO their fnrme' in Exeter, New
Hampshire sni Miss Lillian Gay has
left u To go to oburn, Mass. the
new field OF her father, Rev Waiter
Gay.
Miss Mamie Young, formerly o.
Danville, Va. entertained a number Of
friends at her sisters, Mrs. w. L. Hol-
lands home on Sixth Avenue. the oc-
casion being her twenty fourth birth
day. Games were played until late
hour after which refre shments we're
served a good time was enjoyed by
all
The Twilight Social Club entertain
ed a number of their young friends on
Thursday evening at Edney's Hall.
The evening was pleasantly spent and
the young people dispersed at late
hour.
A short time ago pleasant surprise
party took pace at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bailey on bud
ley street, when large delegation of
the friends of the pastor. Rev. William
W Ryan made friendly call. 1t was
birthday celebration and they carry
with them numerous tokens OF esteem.
which were presented by DR.. M r
Gordon. The evening was enjoyab'y
and socially passed and the friends
wished for the pastor many hsppy re-
turns of the day.
Sunday, May Ind. being rainy day
our services we're not attended as well
as usual but all who attended were
much benefited. After the morning
services the rite of baptism was adj
ministered by the pastor Commun-
ion was held at O'Clock.
After an illness of three months Mrs.
Monroe Nelson passed away Sunday.
May 2od at her home in Amesbury,
Mass The funeral was preached from
her late home on Wednesday by Raw.
this city attended the services. She
leaves husband, eight children and
several grandchildren.
Miss Annie Johnson celebrated her
fourteenth birthday Wednesday even
ing, May 9Th at her residence on Ash
land st. The rooms could scarcely
hold the young friends who gathered
there and many beautiful gifts were
acknowledg by the young hostess
The pastor received news last eek Ui
the death OF his father. which occurred
dlbCI q lux llluccS. VIC 0CSpAl ~
pathize with him in this hour of be-
reavement.
Mr.. Samuel CALICO who has b 'er
quite i'll at the City Hospital is i'm
proving.
Sunday morning May 9th, we listen
ed to a fine sermon from the subject
christian Warfare" Revelation IA
In the evening 1t Z 30, the annual ser
mon TO the Odd Fellows was preached
by Rev Jesse Harrell of Cambria sc
Mass. He preached a grand sermon
from Romans 1910 and many VIII
heard him preach for the lodge las
year thought his sermon this year tn
better of the two. The church wa
crowded and many friends were pres
ent from Lawrence, Andover, Arr es
bury aud NewbIryp)rt Special sin &
ing was furnished by the choir.
w.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-22
FROM NEW HAVEN.
Annual SermOn-PersOnals and Briefs.

New HAVEN, Conn, May IL, '97
The annual sermon delivered to ORR
entail Lodge, No. 9, f. and A. M at the
Emmanuel Baptist Church on last Sab
bath evening by Rev. A. @. Powell was
listened to by a crowded house. The
members OF the Masonic fraternity
were out in full force. Rev. Powell's
discourse from l Kings. 9Th chapter
and 7th verse wasS very instructive
and highly spiritual
The Women's Auxiliary Of the COTE
st. Y. NJ. @. A. have postponed their
entertainment and conpndrum sup
per to May 10Th.
Rev. George X. Burton. pastor OF the
Union A. M E. Church leaves today
for Stapleton, Staten Island, where no
will attend the annual conference OF
the Union A. M. X. Church of the
northern district.
Miss Charity Williams OF Washing
ton, North Carolina is the gueAt of her
sister, Mrs Charles E. Archer OF 1872
Whitney Avenue.
Mr. Richard Stearnes Of Providence,
r. 1 paid brief but very pleasant
visit to his New Haven relatives and
| friends last week, the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. Peter Snyder Of Bradley st.
Mrs. James K, Fenderson Worshipful
Master of Widows Son Lodge, No. l,
F. and A NJ, has been confined to his
home % FOote st for the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ely OF East Ha-
ven have both been confined to their
bed from La Grippe but are now much
improved.
Mrs. Matthew Elliott of 428 Orchard
street. is also on the sick list
Mr.. Henry Small, Jr., suffered from
ohills last week.
Miss Nettie Hill of "a Day street, was
taken i'll suddenly on last Friday and
has been confined to her bed ever
since.
Mr.. @. A. Weems suffered from
chills last week, but is now GONZALES
/ cent.
Mrs AlonzO R Jones who spent the
winter at her home in Florida return
ed to the city on last Wednesday much
to the delight of her companion and
many friends.
Mrs. John w. Ross, ST., who hal
been confined to ker bed for severa
months is now able to be about tn,
house
Mr. Eli De Ford is still a great suf
fered from rheumatism being unabl,
e. attend bis work.
TRIBRKrT
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