The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-02

make a very creditable showing in the
ear census. From the annual re-.
ports OF the Indian agents which haye
Deen received by the commissioner of
1aulan airs it appears that the entire
Indian population is 297, 9O5: of this
number 95,679 wear citizens' dress.
while 31,923 wear a mixture of Tn.
uian n civilized clothing. These
VINO can read number IL, 1897, and 81.
oi4 can carry on an ordinary conyersa-
tlon In English. There are 81 23a
dwelling houses built for Indians, 1,153
VI Which Rese built within the last
year The number Of births was 4,237
ana the deaths $3.50. Twenty-six In
dlans were killed by white and sever
whites by Indians. One Indian was
Aliied by other Indians. The number
on Indian crimals punished was 1,469.
Ihere were 31,655 Indian church mem
pers n 34S church buildings upon the
various reservations.
a olg Western factory has recently
provided a dining room for Its work
men anu serves cheap meals at noon.
mere are some of the prices charged:
e soup, two cents; roast lamb, three;
steWed tomatoes, one; mashed pota-
toes' one; ham sandwich, two; bread
puudlng, two; mince pie, three; coffee
tea, one. The bill of fare IL
changed daily. The seats are number
ed, and each regular patron occupies
same one every day. Inc men give
their orders for the next day before
leaving the dining room, and thus
time Is saved in serving. Every
one has plenty of time to get all he
wants in the half hour allowed.
The Woman's Tribune, always on
lookout for interesting cases n
corning the legal status Of women,
says: THAT husband and wife are
me Is an axiom in common law, and
nnder all old interpretations it was
accepted as automatic that
nat one was the husband. But 1t has
been left for a North Carolina Judge to
'ule that that n was the wife. The
sutton of a young woman was invited
Dy her mother, but forbidden by her |
Accepting the invitation, the |
angry father sued him for trespass. |
Fhe mother signed bis bond. The case |
vas tried and the father lost, the mag |
holding that as husband and
wife are one she had a right to invite |
he young man. An appeal was taken
~ the father to the Superior Court,
which will be called on to rule as to
equal rights on the family prem
The original Ms. Of Scott's story,
st. Romans WE'LL" is now owned by
bookseller in Edinburgh. 1t was Civ
n by Sir Walter to Mr.. Cadell, and
fter Cadets death was purchased by
suskin. The latter priced the treasure
ighly, ana used to dilate upon his
ride in his fayorite novelist's patience
perseverance. Pointing to this
Manuscript, the last page of which Is
$ well written as the first Ruskin
'ould say: "This novel was written
hen Scott was in terrible mental and
suffering" The MS. presents
nportant variations from the printed
ersion, some passages having been
tered at the suggestion of friends of
le author, which makes it particular
interesting.
The English law relating to cruelty
animals is a rather nebulous one. To
lalify for protection the wronged
sast must prove, through his "best
lend" that he is not "ferox naturae."
or this reason lions may safely be
to make a British holiday and
,er hunted to death after a manner
while not cruel, would be ridicu-
A short time ago, an elephant In
London museum trampled one Of his
to death and was shot for 1t.
was said for some time. But 1t
wv appears that he had been a most
spectacle animal for thirty-eight
AIRS, and only grew angry when tor
ented with a pair of lanees. Accord
gly, the surviving keeper has been
osecuted by the Society for the Pre- /
,ntion of Cruelty to Animals and sem j
need to a weeks imprisonment. One !.
pes that the incident Is indicative OF /
reform In the treatment OF cap
re brutes, most of the performances !
wild beasts have no value In them !,
Ives and being interesting only be- {
use the ma in the case may be
Iled-as he very often deserves to be. /,
he mastery of a over brute has no J
TT in the exhibitions, for the boldest |.
;er-tamer would cut but a sorry fig
& before q strange tiger in a strange .
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