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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16


The teachers meet of their most dscouraglns
times with lesson, which is how to forage bros
that are light quick food hunting almost
instinctvely notably absolutely re-
search for food and sit ana
they really larger than their te
mothers distracted at their caor ana
cries they nest and broodng and go
to forage hungry children in order to still tne
cries. little sparrowmothers make all Sorts OF
efforts encourage offspring to become
They illustrate darng after flies over and
the ones how to peer under leaves
and plant lice and bugs They coax
them ground give them object lessons on how to
there other even more
helpless than the 1t is nothing see
robins larks blackbrds and others feedng
young large Themselves There
are babies in all birdand than young
shkes but they extremely SLOW TO oecoe
ing.
Another important the birds always i'm
naculate-s the toilet There are exceptions,
young before leaving the nest
neatly dressed the down pulled out and
they the world quite beautiful their excited
little Several species OF small birds
from the nests their heads but young bell
BIRDS orioles grosbeaks shrikes
jays bobonks and others leave their nests perfect
picture neatness and beauty.
division part birds take to the water readily
really aquatic splashng and sousng with evident
enjoyment require lesson after lesson They
trembling and shvering with fear of this new element
while repeatedly illustrate how it is done
they lose patience and fairly force them IN In
young enter the water and battle prop
erly it is Immediately its band and picked to
bathing lesson ends in last the arts OF
tOilet-hOW
forth with feathers soled or
OF place.
taught the danger signals: To fly for dear
life at not because they know what form
of danger because they know from the panic OF
is danger They also taught to feaa
people, snakes squirrels and CATS Young birds learn that
natural at almost their first danger les
and will fly in panic OF fear, while they pay little
any attention to a dog.
Birdngs given lessons in playing also; how to play
hide the leaves and branches how to
from tree wing perpendicuarly
from top ground and how to DART and
float.
species that these training lessons
40 bands after nesting The
most of this is to be found in the
family in companies and under the leadership Of
the Oldest daily drill almost military its
precision young bird taught to know member
to attempt attaching itself to
other They taught flying and to scatter and
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
ECONOMIES OF tU4SH1NG7oW
The Father of His Country Paid attention to
Smallest Details.

n URING the latter part of his life Washington
l. sidered the richest in America. Yet it
said that in 1850 his land much worm and did not yield
large crops. Hapgood said of Washington that
energies bent making detail economical
would sometimes sit at home and figure all day the
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

changed into the wse of the elders and in
bird is stubborn lacking in capabity he is
medjately killed
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

ties from duty and after consideration ramps
billed so many hundredweight of
"perishable curiosities-unft eat'
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
BURNING RAIN DROPS.

Vesuvus has taken to emitting vapor saturated with
hydrochlorc acid, which, falling grave
damage vegetation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

~ N~SS s>~O~S
make up for lost time.
The next lesson of young birds is
flight. Flight is not altogether a
matter of instinct. Many young birds
are nervous and timid and have to be
taught, and, as last resort, fairly
hustled and driven from the nest.
No doubt it is just cause for extreme
misgiving to leave for the first time
their sheltered, downy nest, perched
often at an extreme height, and try
to believe that if they spread their
wings and leap into space they will
land safely in the next tree instead
of being crushed to death far below.
simultaneously with the lesson OF
flight comes training on the selection
of suitable perching places. how to
hide under leaves and debris if they
cannot fly very we'll, how to select
high, dry, secure sleeping places, how
many times to turn around, how
often to refold the wings, and how
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
"PERISH4BLE CURIOSI7IEr''

Trainiodd Of Tran,ps.
HE billing of railroad freight requires thor
ough and accurate knowledge only gained years
OF experience This Is due to the different
the classification OF various articles short ago
incident occurred which taxed the ingenuity
agent, although he finally all difficulties The
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

a few thousand dollars has lost his all
by investing the same in wildcat COM
panies which promised him an inde-
pendent fortune in few weeks or
months. Men are always in haste if
they think they see chance to get
something for nothing ITO get in on the
ground floor.
But even if total repose were de-
sirable or attainable in this world of
unrest, where employment seems to be
the condition of content, the capacity
of enjoyment is gone when the toiIer
has reached the limit he has set to
labor. The remainder of his existence
is spent in trying to patch up an inva-
lid frame. His capacity for enjoyment
has departed, and he is simply prolong-
ing life from which the sunlight has
vanished. On the other hand, the man
who has moderately taxed his brain
and working force finds pleasure in a
well balanced exercise of his intellect
ual and physical forces tc the ehd uf
his long existence
Let us therefore be moderate in our
labors and also in our pleasures, secure
in the belief that to snake haste slow
ly" is the safest way Of accomplishing
Il long and profitable journey through
this life. F.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Do readers know that theroyal Ben
gal tiger is infested with one of the
strangest creatures that ever lived 1t
is said to be a fact easily demonstrated
or proved by one who has access to a
geological collection that the web of
the foot of tigers of the above named
species is inhabited by blood sucking
insect about the size of q common flea
which is q perfect counterpart of q
tiger in every particular, shape, claws
tail and stripes included. d.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
The Nation Strenuous.
I TAKE it that our object in the
studies of this circle should not be
merely to chronicle or set forth
events as we may read them, but

studies of this circle should not be
merely to chronicle or set forth
events as we may read them, but
to so present any part OF phase as
we honestly see it in our own mind, in
such manner as to open discussion
and invite friendly criticism; for if we
are honest in our views in this way
only do we acquire mutual benefit.
This, you say, is an excuse or apology
being offered for something to follow,
and confess it is so, for in our cur
rent distribution 1 have at this time
received history of the United States,
and very good one, at the hands of
our genial secretary. l gaze at it in
hopeless wOnderment What to choose,
where to begin? should, tho, thank
the stars, L imagine, as in our last
meeting / received a book on astrOno-
my, and as one of our members once
stated, he nor any of you wouldn't
want verbatim copy pushed into
you," but would prefer your own time
in which to read it.
AT the present day, so to speak, or
in the twentieth centary as you will,
we have new word or rather an old
word coined over and used extensively.
President Roosevelt seems to be not
only the cause but the embodiment of
it at the present time as much as in the
past. Strenuous, the strenuous man."
the strenuous life" strenuosity, and
ones mind instantly reverts 10 him.
The term Of late, tho, has been applied
to everything and anything animate.
Poems and newspapers use it in their
titles and headlines, orators shoot it at
you, lawyers juggle it, married women
search their husbands to see if they
have it.; concealed about them, and
maidens search for young men who
have it, in fact to others we must ap-
pear the strenuous nation par excel
lence. And we are, we are 1t and
should be proud of it. Not only that,
we always have been 1t. We didn't
know just the word to apply in times
gone by, in fact it is sort of twen-
tieth century discovery, but now that
we have appropriated it let us keep it
inyiolate as the Monroe Doctrine. It
is the term par excellence, for it fits a
democratic nation, mot speaking po-
liticallyl is for high and low alike and
in fact, like Merchants Gargiing Oil,
can be applied to man or beast.
It is good thing to get hold of q
history of our own country. We all
have the opportunity at any time and
| might say we all neglect it, or 50 per
cent of US do at least. Since we studied
it because we had to, or had occasion
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

$50 you won't take my medicine? ?"
said the doctor, who had been called in
against the patients wishes.
Il will not" replied the patient.
Il suppose you are one of those poor
deiuded beings who believe in throw
ing physic to the dogs"
Not indiscriminateiy. Some dogs
are valuable. philadelphia Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
POPULAR INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY
OF MEXICO.

Aguardiente is very nearly as strong
as alcohol and retails for two to six
cents per glass. A six-cent glass of
this is about as much as the average
man can navigate with. These liquors
are sold almost exclusively at grocery
stores and other smalI shops. There
are but few saloons in Mexico, i. e.,
places such as we call saloons, and
most of these are run by foreigners.
Most of the larger cities have about
two, and usually one of these is run by
an American. These places sell, chiefly,
imported liquors and beer, most of
which is from the United States. AS a
rule all liquors, beer and cigars are
thirteen cents or two for twenty five
cents-smail beer seven cents.
Aside from the bars at three Of the
leading hotels there are but three sa-
looms in the City of Mexico and two of
these are run by Americans who do an
enormous business. Both are large,
connection and one of them has we'll
equipped turf exchange, doing flour
ishing business in American horse
racing, grain, etc.
There is an American club in the
city, with large and pleasant quarters
on San Francisco street, equipped with
facilities for American games and we'll
stocked with American literature.
There is also an American reading
room at the Mexican Central railroad
station and another in connection with
an American church. On the whole,
Americans in the City of Mexico can
enjoy most of their home comforts.
Street cars are the conveyances for
almost all funerals. Most funerals use
two cars, run separately, one for the
corpse and one for the family and
friends, tho some of the very poor
families ride with the corpse and use
but one car, which may be chartered
for from 80 to So. The corpse is car
ried from the residence to the car line
by cargadores.
For the more aristocratic or monied
people there are especially designed
funeral cars, drawn by four beautiful
black horses, and these cars may be
run on or off the car track at will, and
may he driven right to the door of a
church or residence however remote it
may be from car line. The wheels
| of these cars have rubber fanges and
the cars have very sensitive springs
| under item, so there is scarcely any
more jolt to the occupants when riding
over pavements than there would be
in an ordinary carriage. The average
cost of these horses and cars for the
entire funeral party is about $780,
There are no drays or express wagons
in Mexico. A small proportion of what
we term draying is done by street cars
or by large two-wheeled vehicles drawn
| by one mule or a yoke of oxen, but the
bulk of this work is done by carga-
dores, a name given to men who. do
heavy carrying, etc. One man will
carry an ordinary trunk or other arti-
Gle weighing hundreds of pounds
Larger and heavier loads are carried
by number of men. Pianos are al
most invariably moved by six men who
carry them on their shoulders and
backs. Cargadores never walk when
carrying loads, but always GO on slow
trOt. HI. j. B.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

Harper's Weekly observes that,
coming as Mr.. Marconi's successful
experimentation does at the end OF
this first year of the new century, we
may entertain the notion that 1901
has set a pace for the years that are
to follow which they will find 1t diff
cult to surpass or even maintain. NJ.
Santos-Dumont has mastered the heav.
ems; Mr.. Holland has imperilled the
secrets Of the sea: Professor Pupin
has won fame and fortune by his dis
coveries and inventions in submarine
telephony, and now Mr.. Marconi caps
the climax Of the scientific achieve
ments OF the year by projecting the
letter "S' from one pole to another
through 1000 miles of space, thereby
establishing the practical utility OF his
wonderful theories.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

leave adding excitementSto>thet Wild
trip.
81 looked at the clock through the
window" said Joel, "and it'sjjust' 10.
Mother thinks we're asleep W. lean
cross the bay. call on the coastguard
so that he can swear we've been there,
and be back Long before mans awake.
Won't the fellows be madl Dad says
it'll thaw tomorrow and they won't
have a chance, and onlg us two can
we've skated across thefbay!
Hoorayv' ....
It was distinctly scrung tiGus-a
word which you will not find IN the
dictionaries, but watch is readfG' com
prehensible. The ice was a little pugh
In parts, and Of a peculiar billoWy for
nation, but tAere were no breaks lave
a few crackszsRo holes. They fogot
their main object in the delight Of Whe
solitude and the fairnesslo of the moSp.
light. They sung and Whooped ana
felt that they had cast of the shackles'
Of their little world and were free
free Of school, and chores and all a
boys troubles. They were monarchs
of that immense Silent bay :
Suddenly Joe swooped YIN q wideScir-
Gle from the straight track and skated
slowly back, peer1ng here,and there'in
the thin snow.
whats up?" Frye yelled, following.
IT saw something queer in the snow
-shone out like q dash. Nwant to see
what 1t was"
They skated slowly about In short
circles, when Frye darted on his knees
and held up something mi his hand@a
ring. {
"Was 1t this? Il flashed"
The boys examined the ring Curl
ously. tt- Il IN
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

tive stranger, hid in the gloom Of the
laurel bushes while Joel played O. trick
familiar to him. He mounted the
water butt, climbed the spout to the
top Of the kitchen, crept along that
gOof and was speedily at his own bed
room window. In a trice he was out
with two pairs Of skates, and, disdatn-
ing the pipe, dropped gently to the
ground. But the clang Of the steels as
he Jumped made q loud noise and the
kitchen window opened. Joel hid in
the shadow Of the wall, breathless and
still.
"Who's that?" his mother called out.
"It's the kids up to some mischief"
fathers voice spoke from the stove.
They're in bed" said Mrs. Harris.
'9Then's it's nothing" said her hus-
band. "Shut the window; it's cold"
But Mrs. Harris peered out anx-
leusly.
ut may be themw she said
"Who's, them?"
"The burglars who took Mrs. Van
Bchalk's jewels at their dinner hour
from the great house tonight. The
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19
Saved Their House in I've.

John and William Arbuckle inherited
a house and lot at Elwood Jointly from
their parents, but neither was willing
to buy or sell at the price the other
was willing to give; and, after much
dickering they became angry and re-
fused longer to hold the property
jointly. It was then agreed to saw the
house in two from roof to basement,
and the work was begun, and at the d.
rection Of the two brothers worknen
began on the roof with large crosscut
saws and each wall was sawn through
until the foundation was reached. A
large crowd witnessed the destruc-
tion Of the house, and commented on
the folly of the brothers. A. fence
win be u through the middle OF the
lot, each brother taking one side.-New
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19
A Model Indian wife.


The young Indian wife Of today ia
clean, q fairly good cook and tidy with
her house. She 1s not yet well versed
In the art of decoration. and red and
green r predominating colors In all
Of her rooms. whether in harmony OF
not. The house has good furniture,
but 1t is strangely arranged The
lounge is a favorite piece Of furniture,
and one e e 1t in every Indian house
hold, always In the parlor. II the In
dams have a piano or organ 1t goes
into the bedroom. The young bucks
best saddle also goes into the parlor,
and In many houses it is hung upon
the wall. Red ribbons are tied to
everything, even the tail Of the cat,
for NO Indian household is complete
without a cat and q dog. Chicago
News.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

"It's gold. It must be worth all OF
a dollar" said Joel !
There's something on 1t shines when
you hold 1t right. That's what flashed
Hold 1t In the moonlight"
81 can't get 1t right. Say! What's
the. matter with the moon7"
They looked up and were awestrick:
en-. The moon was passing out 81
sight. A great black shadow was
stealing across II.
81 know" cried Frye. "Youradad
was talking Of 1t, but I forgot. It's
ar eclipse!"
Just then q stray beam kissed the
ring, and a shaft Of light shot from 1t.
"Oh! Frye!" cried Joel "Now ]
know-it's q diamond. It's diamonds
that fash like that. Gollyl I betythat
rings worth alltof $2T'
And then all the light passed. away,
and the total eclipse left them in ut
terly complete darkness. )
Joel and Frye felt quickly afraid. J
"Let's 60 home" they said together,
and clasped hands and skated as fast
as they dared in the blackness forfthe
shore.
They were far ont now, nearer the
ocean side Of the bay than their own
home. They skated and skated but
nothing but blackness surrounded
them.
1--WE ought to be theRev' Joel. cried
in trouble, ''but I can't see any lights
or anything, and ii looks the same ell
round. Frye, are Won sure we're skat-
ing in the right directonY'
"You ought to know better'n me-"
cried Frye, fretfulTy. "You belong
here, and I don't"
Joel tried In another direction and
again in another. He saw no lights.
They were lost on the ice In the middle
Of the Great South Bay, and the moon
still hid it's face. Frye began to cry.
Joel kept peering about into the
blackness. He saw o deeper shadow
than those about and took FryesB hand
and slowly skated toward 1t. When
very near they heard loud, angry
voices.
you're a dandy, you are" cried out
a man in very savage tones. "said
you knew the whole country, and get
lost same's IL you were In an African
desert! You're a nice n to put trust
in!s
"How could I know this eclipse was
going to leave us In this blackness?'
"VVell, all I know IL. II we don't get
over to the sloop soon and make all
sail for New York, Van Schalk will
catch us like mice. ! bet they're after
us now, and this snow. confound 1t,
leaves tracks. Ye gods, man, can't you
tell which way 10 turn
II can't. If we go straight On for all
all I know wen run right into Van
Schalk and the police"
Joel listened and froze with some
thing else than cold. At once the
words OF his mother. which he had
paid little attention TO at the time, re
CURED to him, about a diamond rob-
berry ut Van Schalk's great country
house, full OF guests for q Christmas
house pazts.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19
Snake About Phsasant,s Neck.

Back from his cunning trip to Cisco
Hollow. Tfoga County, John T. EN-
bree brought very odd evidences of
the failure Of a woodsnake to charm
ia pheasant. Mr.. Embree shot a fine,
plump, vigorous pheasant on the wing.
Around the neck Of the bird was coiled
a dark-green snake, dried and frozen
hard. It had been coiled about the
pheasant's neck for at least six weeks
when the cold weather set in.
The snake was about a foot long
and so tightly and firmly was it fast
ened that the pheasant could not pos.
sibly claw it away. How it got there
cannot be explained. Some say the
reptile tried to charm the bird and
falling in that coiIed itself about the
bird to strange it. Failing in that
the snake Rugged the birds neck for
warmth and rather Tran let go died
in its efforts to vanQuish the bird.
Gunners say It is the strangest neck.
lace for q pheasant they ever saw.
It did not interfere with the bird at
all.-New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19
Fire Signals,

Al @ meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July 9,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code Of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the loca-
ton of Ares In the future. The town
wss divided 90 follows:
District No. ALI that portion of
hwn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the aorth and
east.
District No. 3-Theportion Of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tioa line as the south and WIS t boun.
dairy.
District No. 4-1Le portion Of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue.
east by Union, north and west by COZ
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
TO indicate the district in which the
fire is loca.el, followed by q rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm. and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

1t Is q curious fact that the present
session of Congress contains no negro
member. With the exception Of a
brief period from 1887 to 1889, this is
the first session in thirty-two years
when this has been the case. The first
colored man to be sent to Congress was
j. Willis Menard, OF New Orleans, who
was elected to ill a vacancy in 1868.
In 1870 Hiram r. Revells took his seat
in the Senate, the first negro to be
seated in that body, Blanche <. Bruce
was the only other negro to enter the
Senate. In the Forty-fourth Congress,
which sat from 1876 to 1877, there
We're eight colored members.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19

whole village Is astir about It and a
rewards offered. Didn't you hear as
you came home? They may-oh! Ho-
sea, my grandmother's old china and
the spoons"
A roar Of laughter came from the
stove.
"Shut the window, old LADY, cried
Harris. Burglars who aim for the
Van Schalk diamonds amt likely to
swoop down on your kitchen dresser.
Shut the window; it's cold"
The window was slammed down and
Joel giggled and sped away. In a min
ute the boys e slipping through the
woods at the edge Of the town to the
shore. At the beach they put on their
skates, and In q moment they were of
on the ice, the keen cold reddening
their cheeks and the exhilarating
knowledge that they were OF without
The Opelousas courier., 1902-07-19
Town Residences For Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Ops.
lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, msgnolias,
cedars, pecans, etc., about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 8 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House 10 two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
freplaces, out-buildings, etc, all nm
der good fence. Will be sold cheap for
cash, OF part cash and balance on time
70 suit. Apply ct this oaes. u