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IN THE PUBLIC EYE

|, Mrs. Florence Morse Kingsley, the noted
authoress. though very busy with her lit
erary work, gives two afternoons week to
teaching poor girls how to sew.
Lord Rosebery Is about to give up his
youth formally by bringing out his two
daughters into society. Lady Sibyl Myra
Primrose Is eighteen years Of age and Lady
Margaret II.
J. Sterling Morton, formerly secretary Of
agriculture, says In q letter protesting
against the cutting down Of eversreens for
Christmas decorations that last year more
than 2o.0oo.0oo Christmas trees were put on
the market.
Prof. Benjamin Howard Is the only Amer
lean who has thus far been able to reach
the Siberian island Of SaEhalien, where
the worst Russian criminals are sent He
asserts that the commonly accepted tales
of the horrors Of this prison are exaggera-
tons.
A will incidentally introduced in Gin
cmnati court a few days ago was Of inter-
est because It bore certificate Of probate
drawn and signed by William Henry Har-
rison, then clerk of the common pleas
court of the county just before he was
nominated for president of the United
States.
The most distinguished Of recent arrivals
in the Riviera is the king of the Belgians'
eldest daughter. Disdainfng such a plebeian
means Of locomotion as the train, the Prin-
cess Louise drove from Monte Carlo to
Nice In a victoria drawn by four superb
grays, herself holding the ribbons.
John c. Kunitz, now Nveryman at APP
pleton, Wis, was Bismarcks coachman
twenty-five years ago and for years drove
the iron chancellor In Berlin and elsewhere.
He was paid $50 per month, with board and
livery. liberal and frequent tips enabling
him to lay by quite snug sum for invest
msnt on his arrival In this country.
Prof. F. c. de Sumichrast the chairman
OF the department OF French In Harvard
university, is the recipient Of rare honor
in the shape OF a communication from the
Academic Franchise, conveying its thanks
for Prof. de Sumichrast's translation of
Racine's "Athalie" and for his services In
the cause Of the study Of French. 4
The statue Of the late Judge Hughes
which 1t was decided should be the form of
the public memorial to the well-known au-
thor of TON Browns School Days" will
not be erected at Rugby until toward the
end of the present year. The actual site
has not yet been definitely settled but most
likely It will be in public spot in the town
The cost Of the statue has already been
subscribed.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, the author, rather
prides herself upon being possessed OF
distinctly English accent, and Do parti&u-
larly careful not to indulge in what Ore
called Americanlsms. A recent incident
forced her to conclude that her accent was
not all her fancy painted it. She attended
a luncheon at which distinguished Hng-
lishman was guest. The foreigner, IN the
course Of pleasant chat. remarked: 'lYou
are . resident Of Milwaukee, are you MOI,
Mrs. Harrison?" /
The herald., 1898-04-01
Definition of "Bachelor,,

Few words have more curious definition
than bachelor" Originally 1t meant stu
dents who had taken their degree. Sue
cessful students were crowned with laurel
berries, the Latin for which is baccalaure-
us. These students were not allowed to
marry, for fear the duties of husband and
father should interfere with their literary
pursuits. So finally "baccaulaureate," or
bachelor" got its present significance.
The herald., 1898-04-01

The paddock removed from the lips of
Lieutenant Mark, judge advocate of the
naval board, that officer talks very
plainly, in our news columns this morn
ing, regarding the destruction of the
Maine. 1.-THE wreck" he concludes.
was the mute, incontestable evidence of
the explosion of a mine"
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1t is one mark Of a quack, whatever
school he may belong to, that he never ad-
mits his own Ignorance.
A hedge DOCTOR" a kind OF quack In Ire
land, was being examined at an inquest on
his treatment Of a patient who had died.
II gave him ipecacuanha," he said.
You might just IS we'll have given him
the aurora borealis' said the coroner.
"Indade, yer honor, and that's just what
I should have given him next II he hadn't
Gazette.
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trouble. ~ has been alleged. but it, am
bassador has been Instructed to make
the tender when, and only when. It IL
ascertained that they will be entirely
acceptable. No break in the traditional
friendship Of the two countries h de-
sired by either. ana there will be none.
The Spanish fandango may proceed.
France will neither dance nor walk
Spanish.
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swept the Field

''IIow in the world did you get elected
probate Judge, sHcker?"
1T was easy. just took the stump.
made war speeches, and said that this coun~
try could whip anything under the blue
dome Of heaven. The other fellow talked
good government and fitness for onEico"-4
Detroit Free Press.
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Please note that nobody in Madrid,
unless it be Stewart L. Woodford, enter
tains belief that Spain will accede to
the demands of the United States. Span
iards may be fools, but they are not half
so afraid of the American people as is
our president.
The herald., 1898-04-01

The queen regent. in her appeal to the
sovereigns Of Europe, Is extremely pa
thetic. But she has, we fear. been
aroused too late to the awful responsible
tiles Of her position. A woman with so
much of the humane feeling in her COM
position should have expended some of
her compassion, long ere this, upon the
suffering islanders under the heels Of her
official murderers.
The herald., 1898-04-01

Another Spanish feet Of war vessels
has sailed from Carthagena for western
waters. But we are expected to COM
placently absorb the suggestion that its
departure has no significance. and is in
pursuance of an order issued some time
last summer.
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vIctim-I want to prefer . charge against
this man. but hardly know the proper one
to make.
omctr-WhAt did he do?
victim-6truck mo on the head with Z
chunk Of ice.
Onicer-Weil, why not charge him with
carrying CONCEALED weapons Chicago
The herald., 1898-04-01

We hear very little Of Hanna these
days, but he is doubtless snugly en-
sconced in quiet corner Of the White
House, deeply absorbed in "ciphering."
He will bob up when the bonds are
ready
The herald., 1898-04-01
Something Besides the Rent

What are you going to give up for
Lent?" asked the landlord, who had come
for the months rent.
II am going to give up this house for one
more comfortable" replied the tenant
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
The herald., 1898-04-01

Probably not until congress shall have
passed bill for his relief will we have
a president independent Of the moneyed
crowd that only a few years ago put up
$4,000 to help him out of his finan-
cial embarrassment. And, as a bust
ness proposition. It would pay the coun-
try to take up the mortgage without fur
Their delay.
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1t begins to look as if Minister Wood
ford may be in training for service as a
scapegoat.. In the event of failure of
present negotiations, ithe president will
at all events find it convenient to unload
the responsibility upon him.
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Should sagasta's answer, as now an
ticipated, "leave the door open to fur
Their negotiations" there will be but one
thing to do, and that pine thing is to slam
the door in his FACE. American ulti-
matums should come ito have meaning
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An Out-and-Outer

"slims is a pretty rabid goldbug. isn't
he?"
Couldn't be more 80. He. even refused
to let his wife celebrate their silver we'd
ding" detroit Free Press.
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Absolute Security

Citizen-Yes, I have an umbrella that
needs mending, but how am to know that
you will bring it back?
Umbrella Mender-Have no fear. I al
ways charge more for mending than could
sell the umbrella for.-New York Weekly,
The herald., 1898-04-01

Autonomy in Porto Rico, that genteel
name for serfdom under Spanish SOW
ereignty, has blossomed out into riots Of
formidable proportions threatening
grave consequences.
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1t is said that 17s Republican. repre-
and absolute independence of Cuba.
But what If Gear Reed should not agree
with the YalOrOus 17a2
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No Aid From Him

my face pains me, doctor; what shall
dog" asked tho patient.
I'm sure don't know" replied the doc
tor. You know have no way of improv-
ing your looks. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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The men. I know, have many faults.
Yet women have but two;
There's nothing right they ever say
And all i wrong they do.
-Up.to-DAte.
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The Republican idea Of It

According to the Republican leaders, It is
better for New York to be bombarded than
for the Democrats to be successful in the
congressional elections.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The herald., 1898-04-01
Borrowed Trouble

Papa. what is meant by taking Time
by the forelock?' ts -
I'm most cases. my son, it is worrying
about things that never happen" Chicago
News.
The herald., 1898-04-01
One Concerted Concert

The principle. actuating the great powers
In their dealings with China seems to be a
charmingly simple one-if you see anything
you want, take it.-New York Herald.
The herald., 1898-04-01

The third quarterly report on the city
finances for the fiscal year shows that
as a rule the various departments have
kept we'll within their appropriations.
There will be deficit at the end of
the year, but it must be taken into con-
sideration that the $4,000 deficit Of last
year has been paid from the years rev.
enues. Another year ought to put the
city on cash basis, and. II a irst-class
Democratic administration is had, such
will be the happy result.
The herald., 1898-04-01

The man who got away with Poker
Sharp Aschner's roll must have been q
Spanish diplomat.
The herald., 1898-04-01

There are few people in this country. we
opine, who will have the slightest con-
fidence in the success OF the scheme for
the pacification of Cuba now being con-
sidered by the Spanish government, and
elaborated In World Madrid special in
our news columns this morning. Inde-
pendence for the Cubans, the first de-
mand Of this government. is apparently
contingent upon an agreement between
the patriots and their oppressors, an
achievement not now deemed within the
bounds Of reasonable probability. But
1t means more-it means a prolongation
of the agony on the island, and con-
Of the anxious strain upon the
American people-an added burden that
is not to be considered. Much as our
people desire peace. declaration Of hos
tilities will be welcome relief from the
suspense they are now enduring.
The herald., 1898-04-01

The logged refusal Of the president to
give congress and the people the re-
ports Of the Cuban consuls is a circum-
stance that may later require a deal of
explanation. Senator Frye yesterday.
on behalf Of the committee on foreign
relations, offered another resolution re-
questing the president to submit this
without delay. When
the contents Of these reports shall have
quite lost their significance the execu-
tive may be expected to relax his hold
upon them.
The herald., 1898-04-01

So confident are the Spaniards that
the Cuban troubles. will be settled upon
a cash basis that Madrid bankers are
already figuring upon financing such
portion Of the war debt as may be as
sumed by Cuba We are inclined to the
belief that they. will not have the op-
portunity. should they have the price.
The Wall street syndicate. in all human
probability, will have secured the bonds
and made the allotments before the pat
riot flag is allowed to float over the
island. 1t would doubtless please the
Castilian fancy very much to become the
creditors Of the new government. to
pinch it should occasion ever offer, and
to make a default in payment a casus
belli. But we fancy the Cubans will be
rather disposed to come to the United
States for what they want, whether it
be money or commodities.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

With respect to the number of
fatalities charged to suicide during
the year 1897, the Chicago Tribune
6nds that not less than 5000 persons
killed themselves during that period
Of time. As is usually the case. quite
1 large percentage Of these victims
were physicians; but the list also in
cludes lawyers, actors, editors, bust
ness men and clergymen. The various
uses assigned by investigating
authorities for these suicides are given
in the following table: Dependency,
1889: insanity, 467; liquor, go; ill
health, 356; domestic infelicity, 301;
disappointed love, 271; business losses,
124, and unknown, 1922. Of the total
number Of suicides above indicated,
1884 were brought about by taking
poison, 213S by gun or pistol shots,
$40 by hanging, 500 by drowning and
537 by throat cutting. As to the re.
naming cases there can be no classi.
fication made. Some Of the parties
met death in front Of locomotives,
others by hurting themselves from
high attitudes and others by blowing
themselves up with dynamite.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
ONCE IN A WHILE.

Once in a while the sun shines out
And the aching skies are a perfect blue;
Once in a while mid clouds of doubt
Faiths faireSt stars come peeping
through;
Our paths lead down by the meadows fair.
Where the sweetest blossoms nod and
smile,
Aud we lay aside our cross of care,
Once in u while.
Once in Il while within our own
We feel the and Of a steadfast friend:
Once in q while we feel the tone
OF love, with the hearts own voice to
blend;
And the dearest Of all our dreams come
true.
And on life's way is a golden smile,
Each tiirsting flower is kissed with dew
Once in q while.
Once in a while in the desert sand
We find "A spot Of the fairest green;
Once In a while from where We stand
The hills of Paradise are seen,
And a perfect Joy in our hearts we hold,
A Joy that the world annot defile;
We trade earth's dross for the purest gold,
Once in a while.
d, Il. Summers.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

According to a recent London esti.
mate only about $4,000 American
tourists visited the English capital in
the course of the past season, and this
is regarded as a very poor catch. The
jubilee was a great disappointment as
an attraction for cousins from over the
water. 1t was expected to bring them
over in focks, oil eager to spend
money, but it seems to have had a
deterrent effect, on the. whole, and
shop keepers and aotel keepers suf-
fered rather than profited by the
festivities. Still, even Is, 900 Ameri-
cans are very much better than none,
and the calculations as to how much
better are decidedly interesting. The
average tourist from .the States" we
are told, scatters about $1,000 while
making . three months tripin Europe.
This, multiplied by 5000, makes
$25, 000, 900, and of that amount, it is
believed, London received at least
two-ifths. Paris gets more American
money than London does, not because
more Americans go there, but because
the French capital wins the trade Of
Gil the women, and this is both larger
and more profitable than that Of the
len, " whose needs and tastes the
~ shops more especially cater.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
USEFUL CASTOR OIL.
How 1t Is Secured and Some of Its Numer-
Gus Virtues.

How 1t Is Secured and Some of Its Numer-
Gus Virtues.
The much maligned castor Oil bean,
which grows within cultivation i'll al
most all parts of the world, in America,
PARTICULARLY in South America and the
southwestern part of the United
| States, produces an oil which has
many other than medicinal uses. The
bean contains from SO to SO per cent.
of oil, 100 pounds of beans yielding
about 30 pounds of fine oil at the first
pressing, Is pounds of a second
quality by ADDITIONAL heat i'll the press
ing, and five to 10 pounds by heating
the mass with steam or in an oven
and a final pressing.
The extract obtained from the last
named process is valuable for burning
purposes. In the East the beans are
obtained from the pods by allowing
them to dry i'll the sun, and then
thrashing them out with fails.
In this country the pods are passed
through hard wooden rollers, set about
three-sixthnths of an inch apart,
which msgely crush the pods without
- Guncing the mass to a pulp. The
beans are@hen placed in heavy canvas
bags, which are placed in a hydraulic
press, if the work is conducted on a
very large scale, or q hand press If
only a small amount is treated. by
slow compression the oil is extracted
and runs into receiving tubs.
The cold-pressed oil, as it is known
in the trade, obtained in this manner
is about one-half of the total oil con-
tents of the bean. For the balance
the cakes are removed, crushed and
heated to about the boiling point of
water, then re-bagged and again sub
jccted to the press, or, what is pre-
ferable, to keep the two qualities of
oil separate, use a separate press and
greater pressure. After refining by
boiling with water in large retorts the
oil is ready for Use AS a preservatlve
Of leather castor oil has no superior.
Mice and rats, which are very destruc-
tive to leather articles, will not touch
harness or other articles which are
occasionally dressed with castor oil,
while such applications render the
leather pliable and soft.
When applied to ordinary shoes a
a polish can easily be got immediately
after its use, which is rarely SO with
other oils. AS a preseryative for
leather betting it has no equal. AS a
lubricant forheavy bearings it is advo-
Gated by many English manufacturers,
many Of them going SO far as to have
all of their shafting and also their
cylinders fabricated with castor oil.
"A castor oil fabricated bearing rarely,
if ever, becomes hot, even under
extraordinary circumstances.-Phlla
delphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
Gigantic Bow Used in China to XII
Tigers.

Gigantic Bow Used in hin to XIII
Tigers.
In the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington one of the most interest
ing objects is the bow used by the
Chinese to kill tigers in the jungle
district.
1t resembles greatly in size and
shape a crossbow of the medieval
period. The whole is cleverly COM
pounded, the power being obtained
from ten pieces of bamboo, forming
an elliptical spring, and producing an
immense power. The barrel part Of
the weapon is d block Of wood, in
which two grooves have been cut, and
in these rest two arrows, about a foot
and a half in length, and from a half
inch to an inch in diameter. In the
end of these is stuck loosely a shaft,
three to- five inches in length, with a
barb at the end.
The trigger is a compound one, and
is released by the pressure on a
thread. So strong is the bow that in
China it took six men to pull it back,
bending the bow, when it broke, and
one of the men was severely injured.
The weapon is placed in one of the
paths frequen!ed by the tiger. Itrests
on two bamboo sticks driven into the
ground, holes being cut i'll the bottom
of the bow for that purpose. The
trigger is set, and its presence is con-
cealed as far as possible. When the
tiger passes it and brushes against
the thread laid out for the purpose the
arrows, with their shafts, which have
been dipped in poison pots, are driven
into it's body.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
, iessor Schooling, in O paper b

lessor Schooling, in a paper be-
tore the statistical society, of London,
gives for the eight principal causes
Of insanity, the following percentage
Of every one hundred lunatics: Drink,
thirty-three and six one-hundredths;
domestic troubles, fifteen and one one
hundredth; mental anxiety, thirteen
and one one-hundredth; old age, thir-
teen and two one-hundredths; adverse
circumstances, thirteen; accidents,
six and five one-hundredths; religious
excitement, four one-hupdredths; love
affairs, one and two one-hundredths.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

Professor Gates, of the Smithsonian
Institution, claims that human vicious
ness is caused by poisons in the cells
of the brain, and that it can be eradi-
Gated by medical treatment. Since
the removal Of a human stomach,
without harm to its owner, we are pre-
pared to believe anything, but vicious
ness Is so superintendent throughout
the world that we cannot think the
medical fraternity will aver be equal
to its determination, even though
Professor Gates's theory may be true.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

In many places agricultural fairs
have been diverted from their legiti-
mate purposes and turned into mere
circus combinations, says Farm and
Fireside. In some places the evil.
connected with the latter have grown
to be intolerable. Fakirs work all
sorts Of fraudulent schemes, disreputa-
BILE showmen give exhibitions that are
grossly immoral, and gamblers run
swindling games openly. Such things
eventually kill the fair and drive the
agricultural society out Of existence.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

The Maine hunters who have shot
at men under the impression that they
we're deer have proved excellent
marksmen this season. Though o.
of the human targets was neare than
200 yards, and some fully 1000 yards
away, Of the eighteen shot at fourteen
have either fallen dead or died within
a few minutes, and of the wounded
two will be cripples for life.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
The BOYS Choice.

zone day during last October"
said a representative from one Of the
Southern states, II had occasion to
get out into the mountains from one
Of the interior county seats where 1
had some law business. My mission
was to secure a deposition from the
wife of a mountain farmer, and when
the work was done 1 was asked to re-
main to dinner. It was not entirely
to my liking, for I knew what that
kind Of a dinner meant, but / could
not decline the invitation. It was a
very homely affair, indeed, cornbread
and bacon being the leading viands.
At my right sat a boy Of fifteen, who
~as rather a foxy youngster, though
he had never been beyond the limits
Of the county. He was quite inquisi-
tive after he had made a start and
during the course of his inquiries be-
came personal.
"I reckon you're useter bettr'n
you git here in the mountainsg' he
sal | with a nod toward the spread be-
fore us.
"'Oh, I don't know I parted. 1T
is different in the city
"'I reckon you have white bread all
the time, don't you?
"'Oh, yes
"sNo cornbread a-tall?'
"Only when I want it.
eat first there was %increaulity in
his eyes, then it faded and there came
admiration and longing.
"'Genmently gosh,' he exclaimed
in a rupture, I'd ruther be acongress-
man than go ter heaven. / shore
would
"And he was SO seriously in earnest
that I didn't dare to laugh."-Wash-
ington Star.
The inmates of British prisons who
cannot read or write receive cofnpul.
- - -. S&.#
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30
Revolutionary Scholars.

Few. George Claiming wrote an
account CT the school Of his youth,
which he attended just after the revo-
luton. Girls and boys attended TO-
gether the primary school and sat on
seats made of round blocks of wood
of various heights, which were fur
nished by tie parents. Children
bowed and kissed the teachers hand
on leaving the Groom. The teaching of
spelling was peculiar. It was the last
lesson of the day.
The master gave out a long word,
say multiplication, with a blow of his
strap on the desk as a signal for all
to start together, and in chorus the
whole class spelled out the word in
syllables. The teachers ear was 50
trained and acute that he at once de-
tected any misspelling. If this hap
pened he demanded the name of the
scholar who made the mistake. Il
there was any hesitancy or refusal in
acknowledgment he kept the whole
class until, by repeated trials of long
words, accuracy was obtained. The
o a of the many voices Of the large
school, all pitched in different keys,
could be heard, on summer days, for
q long distance.-The Chautauquan.
After His Autograph.
"You are the celebrated Mr.. Chum.
ley Jones, [ believer"
"That is my name, sir. What can
1 do for you?"
"Well, Mr.. Jones, I came to ask
you for your autograph"
"My autograph? Delighted, I'm
sure. Have you any preference as tc
it's form?"
''If it is all the same to you, MI.
Jones, I should prefer tat the bottom
of a check for $50, made to the order
Of Snip & Cuttum, tailors. You have
the bill,,I believe. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-30

Mexico now has lady bull fighters,
Brooklyn has lady football players
and Middletown, N. Y, has q lady
street-car motorman. It this thing
keeps up we shall ultimately have
lady everything except lady women,
predicts the Louisville Courier-Jour-