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The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
CURIOUS FACTS.

School children in Victoria, Aus
tralia, are carried on the street carl
free.
A Kentucky man has married the
granddaughter Of the girl who re-
fused him.
The screw Of an Atlantic liner re
wolves about $50, 900 times between
London and New York.
It is said that rain never falls il
the region between the first and sec
ond c~ataracts of the Nile,
An admission fee of 12} cents t.
the Berlin Parliament House yields {
yearly revenue of $50, O00.
M. Antonio, of Antwerp, after three
years labor, has succeeded in cutting
. ring out Of a single diamond.
A number of farmers in Alabama
have pledged themselves to SOW from
Eve to twenty bushels of wheat.
Nudes Circulating Library, in
London, has 5000, 900 books con.
SANITY in circulation, and employs It's
people.
The net debt of Boston has in
creased Sc, 612.3 1873 in the last ten
months, and now amounts to $780,
BAG, 115.
A Florida paper says that a razor
back hog is not worth much until it is
run over by a train, when it costs the
railway company about fifty cents a
pound.
In the British Museum there are
books written OF bricks, oyster shells,
bones and fat stones, and manuscripts
Oh bark, ivory leather, lead, iron, cop
per and wood.
A goldfish will die in ninety min
ates if placed in water which contains
Dne per cent. Of alcohol. In water
which contains twenty per cent. Of
alcohol it will die instantly.
Jade is found in the Bhamo, Chind-
win and Katha districts in Upper
Burma. The chief workings are in
the Bhamo district, from which 1884,.
900 pounds were obtained in 1895.
Nearly ell Of this is sent to China,
where jade stone is highly valued:
France has o law f%orbidding the
slaughter of birds smaller than larks.
Nevertheless piles of such birds are
offered for sale in the markets of
many French cities. A movement is
now under way for enforcing the law
and saving the song birds and the
fields, which they keep FREQ Of injur-
ious insects.
A female miser has been found dead
from cold. and starvation in the miser-
able cellar in which she resided in
Paris. Her dead hand clutched a bag
containing $1,000 in gold, the sum of
$4,000 being concealed under the
rags which formed her bed. For years
she spent only FIVE sous q day for food
for herself to eat.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09

The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure tho com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price of one, it is money
saved!
"The st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to 81 a year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par,
lsh Of st. Landry is therefore the
ahaanast.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Medieval Bill of Fare.

An old chronicle preserves a bill o
fare for a Council dinner in the yea1
1892, For the first course there were
capons, steamed beef, and old hens,
black game prepared with vinegar
second course, steamed carp served
with spiced sauce, sauerkraut with
mutton, and pastry; third course,
roast veal, birds, fried fish, cheese,
fruit, nuts, chestnuts and waters. The
wine and game 9 furnished by the
court; the host received fifteen farth-
ings from each person From
Stuttgart" in Harper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Systematic Farming,

George G. and J. Carroll Hamilton
of Flat Creek, Bath county, are among
the most extensive farmers in this
section of the country, and they are
also very successful. And why? Be.
cause they go at it in a business-like
manner These gentlemen own and
manage four large farms, one in this
county, one in Bath, one in Ohio
and II in Missouri. They employ
Colonel Gumf, an expert bookkeeper,
whose duty it is to keep an open ac-
count with every field on each OF
these farms. Reports are made to
the colonel every day of the amount
of work done in each field and every.
thing in the way of cost to produce
any article in these fields is charged
up to it, just the same as a mer-
chant would charge you with any
article you might purchase from
his store. So when the crop is sold
they always know whether they have
made or lost money. This is a system,
we venture to say, very few farmers
in Kentucky practice, and while most
every farmer will admit that it is a
good one, still very few of them will
follow the example of these gentle.
men. The trouble with a great many
Of our farmers these days is that they
like to be in town too much. If they
would stay at home except when they
have business in town they would be
better of. Now, we don't want our
friends who are landowners to take
offense at this, for we are interested
in their success. When the farmers
are successful everybody will prosper,
and that is why we make the sugges-
ton that they give their land more
attention instead of sitting around
on drygoods boxes in town whittl,
ing sticks.-Mt. Sterling (Ky.) Sen.
tinel Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
WHAT RUBIES ARE WORTH,
Interesting Facts About the Value of
These Gems,

These Gems.
"To the question, Which is the
most valuable precious stone?' nine
people out of ten, at least, will, with
out the slightest hesitation, reply,
The diamond" said a dealer, in
gems. "But the value of a good-sized
diamond cannot approach that of a
ruby of the correct color and similar
dimensions.
1.-THE worth of small rubies-stones
that are Of less than a .carat-is, if
anything, rather less than hat of dia-
monds of a like description ; but the
are occurrence of large specimens of
that dark carmine tint, which islooked
upon as the sine qua non of a perfect
ruby, causes these gems to increase in
far greater proportion than in the case
of diamonds. Rubies weighing more
than four carats are SO exceptional
that when a perfect n of five carats
is brought to the market, it will COM
mand ten times as high sum as a dia-
mond of the anne weight, while ru-
bies of six carats, without crack or
flaw and of the proper color, would,
in all probability, bring as high a price
as $4,000 per carat, or fifteen times as
much as a diamond of like size and
faultlessness.
CAN over the East rubies are re-
garded with the greatest possiblefavor,
and so it has been from the earliest
times of which we have any record.
The finest specimens are found in Bur-
nah, and from time immemorial it has
been a law of that country that al
rubies above a certain size are the
property of the king, whoever may
have been fortunate enough to find
them. It is thought to this day there
are concealed in Burmah, among the
treasures which the British invasion
caused 10 be hidden away, rubies of
far greater value and size than any
in Europe or this conntry.'-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Attempt to Kidnap the Prince.

An attempt was made la'e Saturday
evening to kidnap Prince Clarence,
formerly chief of the Mosquito teri
tory, who is now living at Kingston.
Jamaica, as . pensioner Of the British
government. The attempt is believed
g have been the result Of Nicsraguan
instigstion.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Mexican's Curious Idea of Business.

"While travelling in Mexico a few
years ago I had a funny experience
with a Mexican vender which goes to
show what little business ability the
lower classes have" said E. F. Guig-
non of st. Louis. II was en- route to
look at some mines away up in the
mountains. At the station where we
left the train to take the stage I saw
an old woman selling some honey.
She did not have more than ten pounds
of it altogether, and it looked SO good
I wanted to buy it all to take along
with us. I asked our interpreter to
buy it. Much to my surprise the old
woman would sell but two boxes,
claiming that if she sold it all to him
she would have nothing to sell to other
people, neither would she have any
thing else to do during the remainder
of the day.-Denver Republican.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Richly Deserved,

"My wife got even with that bur.
glar who set the burglar alarm going
and woke the baby"
"What did she do?"
'She pulled him in by the collar
and made him rock the baby to sleep
again. Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
TRAIN or FERRIS WHEELS.
Novel Scheme for Solving the Rapid
Transit Problem.

Transit Problem.
A novel scheme for solving the rapid
transit problem has been devised by
Mr.. NJ. G. Maloney, a Philadelphia
inventor, which, it is confidently
promised, will soon revolutionize all
methods of transportation. The trains
of this railroad will resemble an i'm.
mense Ferris wheel, and will be al.
ranged to roll along a track at a rate
of at least $50 miles an hour. Each
so-called "train" will consist of ten
coaches arranged IL on top of the
other and bounded blythe outer rim OF
the wheel. This great outside rim,
shell, is to all purposes a large whee!
which revolves around the centre, this
portion of the train remaining station.
ary. This revolving wheel is built on
ball bearings, SO that Notwithstanding
the immense speed Of the train, the
compartments for the passengers are
expected to be comfortable. The cen
trail part of the revolving wheel-train
contains the coaches, dining cars,
sleepers, engines, and every other con.
venience of a regular train. The
engines are operated by electricity,
which is generated from storage bat.
teries. 1t is believed that this novel
construction will greatly lessen the
amount of friction, and will result in
an immense economy of injury. 1t is
calculated that the resistance that
such a car will offer to the wind will
be very much less than that
tered by an ordinary locomotive. One
of these rolling trains will accommodate
as many people as a long train Of
ordinary coaches. The inventor be-
lieves that the fare from San Fran.
ciso, which is now about 500, can be
reduced ON this revolving railway to
less than $40. The run across the
continent would be accomplished in
about %one-fourth the time at present
required. The revolving train is to
be little less than an immense circular
hotel, and is to have all the con-
veniences and Injuries Of the best
hotels. The inventor promises that
the new system will be working not
later than 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
His Helpmate.

Neighbor What's the matter.
Where yer going?
Jinks-Burglars! Going for a po-
liceman.
Neighbor-Did yer l ave your wife
alone?
Jinks-No. she's holding the bur
glar, -Harper's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
MONEY TO LOAN.
ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,
OPELOUSAS, La.

Under the Direction Of the Sisters Marianitsa
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian cd
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge OF the boys school. The course
o. instruction is two-fold-Preparatory
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars. adj
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
Explosion AT rowDER-woRls.
seven Wen kiIIed-Four Injured
Cnnse Accidental.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL. April 26.-Three
explosions about 5l5 this afternoon at
the California Powder-Works caused a
greater loss Of life than any Of tho pre-
uous accidents in the history Of these
works The widest rumors are prevail
e regarding the number of killed and
..lred. the exact number of which can
t.t be- ascertained before morning IT
known that seven were killed and four
-r.ously injured.
The first heavy SHOCK from the eXplo-
son was felt for many miles around, and
was followed by two lighter shocks. 1t
MAS said that the fire was spreading. and
-r- main magazine was in imminent
longer The bugle call was accordingly
s.Unded for members OF the California
NavaI Reserves, who responded prompt
.y As nearly a. can be learned. the
primary cause of the disaster was the
explosion Of the cotton plant.
$50 doubt is entertained among the OH
.Is OF the works that the explosion was
. 90 an accident Extraordinary pre-
..ons had been taken TO prevent
I....h,ry. and no well-informed man en-
t-ains the opinion that the accident
u.. .ha work Of a Spanish spy, as was
t.st suggested. II is not thought the
explosion will interfere with the manu-
A.ure of smokeless powder for the
r..ument
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
WAR REVENUE BILL.
CHANGE FROM THE MEASURE AS
ORIGINALLY DRAFTED.
INCOME-TAX SUBSTITUTE LOST.
IL Is Defeated by strict Party Vote
Report Says Such Sinews of War
Must he Provided VIII Make
Conflict short.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The war
revenue bill as reported to the House
to-day. contains three changes from the
bill as originally drafted, as follows:
A discount Of per cent. on beer stamps
Is allowed after the passage Of the act.
Telephone messages are subjected to a
tax OF cent on messages transmitted
thirty miles or more, the cost OF which
does not exceed % cents; between %
cents and $50, 2 cents; between $l.5O and
s.. cents; In excess Of s.. 10 cents.
Official telephone and telegraphic mes
sages Of the government are exempt
from taxation.
The differential Of IL cent on mineral
waters and beverages, domestic or i'm
ported, not otherwise subject to internal
taxation, in half-pint bottles. is elimi-
mated, 50 that the dividing line is pints;
bottles, containing one pint or less, 1
cent. more than one pint cents.
MINORITY SUBSTITUTE.
At the meeting Of the Ways and Means
Committee to-day. Mr. Bailey, on behalf
OF the Democratic minority. offered the
substitute agreed upon by them To the
proposition in the bill authorizing the
issue of 800, 200 in coin bonds. IL pro-
yides for an income tax OF 3 per cent.
on incomes from all sources I'm excess OF
5000. State. county and municipal
bonds, however were excepted from its
provisions. 10 meet the unanimous de-
cision OF the Supreme Court in this re-
spect The minority estimated that such
an income tax would raise sl0O.UcOcO.
Coupled with II was a proposition 10 coin
the silver seigniorage which at present
amounts 10 100000.
The substitute was defeated by strict
party vote.
No amendments were offered 10 other
provisions OF the bill. owing 10 the lack
OF time.
CHAIRMAN DINGLEYS REPORT.
Chairman Dingley. OF the Ways and
Means Committee. submitted to-day a
report on the revenue bin, which con-
tains the following:
Tho apparent cash balance in the
Treasury, when the Joint resolution APP
propriating $50 900. 900 for national defence
was passed. was about sZ25. ovJ. CO., in
Guiding the SlOo000,OOo gold redemption
fund. or Sl25 10000 excluding that fund.
The actual available cash I'm the Treasury
at that time belonging TO the govern
ment, exclusive OF the greenback re-
demption fund, was only $65.o0oOO
'lnasmuch as a working balance OF
about St0O00,0co Is required 10 properly
carry on the operations OF the govern
ment. there remained only 100000 be-
longing TO the government available for
use in meeting the Go,Vco,co appropria-
ton. IL will be necessary. 20 meet all OF
the expenditures under the 10000 90 APP
propriation-all OF which will have been
expended within a few weeks--to use
SIS. $4,000 OF the bank redemption fund.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE
az ~ Town Lady Who Was Cured Of
dyspepsia After suffering for
r,,crtN-TiNc Years.

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. ..-s been six months since I took the
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27

delivery post Offices 10 invited TO so much
of Executive order OF July n. 1891. as Is
amendatory OF Civil-Seryice Rule H., and
provides az follows:
mo removal shall be made from any
position subject to competitive exanNna-
ton except for Just cause and upon writ
ten charges filed with the head OF the
department. or other appointing officer.
and OF which the accused shall have full
notice and an opportunity to make de-
fence"
In order to establish a uniform method
of procedure in cases involving the re-
moval OF classified employees in free
delivery Offices. and to facilitate the set
Element OF such cases with the least pos
sible delay. the following instructions are
issued:
Whenever any clerk. or other classified
employee in any classified post-office tor
removal and suspension Of letter-carriers
see sections 595 and 625 amended L. IL.
and r.. January /, 1S9S in relation TO free-
delivery system) shall appear TO the post
master to be guilty of such dereliction or
duty delinquency or misconduct, or shall
prove inefficient to such an extent as 10
seem 10 Justify the removal or sucn per
son from the service. IL shail De the
duty OF the postmaster 10 Immediately
forward to this office written charges and
specifications. detailing fully and ex-
plcitly his reasons for recommending re-
mOy9l.
At the same time a complete copy OF
the charges and specifications must DO
furnished 10 the accused by the postmas-
ter with the information that such de-
fence as is desired to be made in the
premises must be returned to the post
master. for transmission to this once,
within three days from date of receipt or
the copy OF the written charges.
Whenever II IL impracticabls 10 present
a COPY OF the charges 10 the accused IN
person it will be sent by registered mail,
and the receipt carefully preserved.
The fact that the accused has thus
been furnished with a complete copy OF
the charges. and informed of the oppor-
tunfty TO make defence. as above set
forth will be reported to this office at
the Same time that the written copy OF
the charges is forwarded to the accused
as aforesaid.
In the event that the accused fails 10
forward his written defence to the post
master within the time above specified,
il will be assumed that such person does
not desire TO embrace the opportunity
thus afforded.
The written defence will be delivered I'm
person when practicable; otherwise 1t
should be forwarded 10 the postmaster
by registered mail, and, after due eXami-
nation, Immediately transmitted TO this
office, accompanied by 4 letter of the
postmaster submitting his views in the
matter OF the defence and making such
recommendation as the circumstances
and the nature of the defence may seem
TO warrant. PERRY s. HEATH
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Changes in star mail schedules have
been made as follows i'm Virginia:
Moorman's River to Medium River
Leave Moorman's River daily except
Sunday at 9 A. NJ. arrive Medium River
by 10 4. NJ; leave Medium River daily
mans River by 5:i5 p. NJ. To take effect
April % lS.S
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
Why is it that nearly all
aqed persons are thin?

, Why Is 1t that nearly all
aged persons are thin?
And yet, when you think
of it, what could you exPecti
Three score years OF wear
and tear are enough to make
the digestion weak. Yet the
body must be fed.
In SCOTS Emulsion, the
work is all done; that is,
the oil in it is digested, all
ready to be taken into the
blood. The body rests,
while the oil feeds and nour-
ishes, and the hypophos-
phiteS makes the nerves
steady and strong.
soc. and sI.oo, all druggists
SCOTT d BOVINE. Chemists. New Yosk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
Marriage Announcer

WOODSTOCK, VA. April 26.-(Speciali
CARDS are out to-day announcing the
wedding OF j. FRANK hamey ana MISS
Ella G. Johnson. both well-known young
people OF Woodstock. 10 take place in the
Lutheran church ola Wednesday evening
The prospective groom is nrst sergeant
of Company A. Anderson Guards. Of TINS
place, ana the wedding Is 10 be several
months ahead OF the intended time. owing
10 the expected service the Guards VIII
be called OH 10 perform.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
SITUATION IN HABANA.
Early Morning AffrnNs.

Charles ROsser was arrested early this
morning. charged with cutting man
named Taylor. and was lodged at the
First Police Station.
William Childs struck James Taylor on
the head with n bar. infiicting a serious
wound. The ambulance was called. and
the surgeon in charge took three stitches
ia the cash.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
SCOUTING FOR sPANIARDs.
Columbia and minneapolis Relieved
TO BE Thus Engaged,

NEWPORT. r. L. April BIT is be
loved by officers here that the Columbia
a john the Minneapolis TO scout for
D. r.sh vessels. IL is learned that a
..uH.i of carrier-pigeons were taken
board the cruiser before she sailed.
Word was received here from sachuset'
.. .n that the Columbia was sighted just
fore noon. seven miles of the coast,
ding eastward.
THE MINNEAPOLIS.
.ICKI.AND. ME. April 26.-The
.m.r Mt Desert sighted the cruiser
Minneapolis az $50 this afternoon of
ST. Desert Island. steaming TO the east
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
VIII serve In Any Capacity.

Blackburn Smith. commander OF
.iie1crate Veterans. has rendered ms
.'f.rfs 20 The Governor. Deing willing 10
ISL as "a private or raise company
.Ni Wilmer n. Parker. OF Onahcoch'
of the lnte Colonel Il. i. PafKer'
l. rendered his services 10 the Cover
r'. and VIII reach here to-day and en-
~, 10 Richmond company as pfi-