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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-04
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"The nineteenth century is the age of
novels" remarks a literary historian, he
might nave added with equal truth, " and
novel impositions." Studied politeness has
been passed off on us for native refinement,
the forms of devotion for its essence, and
speculation for science, until we look ask
ancc at every new person or thing, and TO an
assertion of merit, invariably exclaim,
"Prove itw In brief, Satan has made him
self so omnipresent, that we look for his
cloven foot everywhere even in a bottle of
complexion SO saIloRH that yoT would
deny her claims to the Caucasian type
if her features did not conform to
it, purchasing her first bottle of the
Golden Medical Discovery. The one dollar
is paid in the very identical manner in which
Mr.. Taylor might be expected to purchase a
lottery ticket after his experience with { No.
l04, 49," with this difference, his doubt
would be the result Of personal experience,
while hers would be founded on what a GER
tain practitioner (who has been a whole year
trying to correct her refractory liver) has
| said concerning it. At home, she examines
the bottle half suspiciously, tastes of its con-
tents carefully, takes the prescribed dose
more carefully, and then proceeds to watch
the result with as much anxiety as a prac5i-
toner would count the pulse-beats of a dy-
ing man. She takes another dose, and
another, and shows the bottle to her friends,
telling them she "feels better" Her skin
loses its bilious tint, her eyes regain their
~lustre, her accustomed energy returns, and
the fact that she purchases another bottle is
a sure witness that she has found the Golden
Medical Discovery to be a reliable remedy
for the disease indicated. The lady wisely
resolves that in future her estimate of any
medicine will be based upon a perSonet
knowledge Of its effects and not upon wha,
some practitioner (who always makesIong
bills rhyme with pills) may say of it. DR.,
Pierce is in receipt Of letters from hundreds
of the largest wholesale and retail druggists
in the United States stating that at the pres
ent time there is a greater demand for the
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative
Pellets than ever before. In affections of
of the liver and blood they are unsurpassed.
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NOT A TRUE TEST.

It is said by some that calligraphy is a
revelation of character. The heroine of
th'g sketch evidently thought SO, for~she
fell violently in love with a man whom
she had never seen, simply because he
wrote beautiful letters" Finally the
pair met, and there was apparently a
mutual recognition in each heart of the
true love for which they had been long
Yearning. The young man, in fact, did
appear to be quite a fellow, and, to cut a
long story short, upon a few days ac-
quaintance, despite the protestations of
parents and the remarks of gossiping
neighbors, they were married, and de-
parted for Buffalo, where the young man
represented that he had a fine mansion in
readiness to receive his bride. The let
tiers that were received by the parents
from the young wife grew less enthusi-
astic and hopeful as the days dragged on,
and at length, broken down in health
and spirits, she returned to her for
mer home. Her husband, of the
beautiful chirography, is at present car.
rying d hod in his native city. He has
taste for strong drink and other qualities
that render his intimate society with
woman unpleasant. So much for un.
known correspondence.
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- Making Old BOnes.''

People who neglect their minor ailments
rarely live to make old bones. The secret of
hale and vigorous old are lies not only in
taking care Of ones health in early life, by
the observance of sanitary rules, but also by
iudicious medication when the premonitory
systems of bodily disorder manifest them
selves. Indigestion, bowel and liver COM
plants, are fruitful causes of injury to the
constitution. These diseases should be, there
fore, checked without delay. The best med
icine for the purpose is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters!! This standard preparation disci-
pines the digestive organs, gives renewed
impetus to the bilious secretive function and
exerts a beneficial influence upon the organs
of urinat1on, It hss 40 rival as a remedy fol
aud preventive of chiIls and fever and bill
ious remittents, infuses vigor into the debil
itated frame, and is an excellent appetizer
and neFyine.
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HOW TO SELECT A SAW.

Messrs. Henry Disston & Sons, of Phi
ladelphia, lately Issued a pamphlet which
contains the following practical sugges-
tions respecting the selection Of saws
"In selecting a saw get n with a name
on it which has some reputation. If a
man desires to purchase afrst-class watch
ne selects a maker who has attained a re-
putation. This remark applies with
equal force IN the choice Of a saw. The
first point to be observed in the selection
of a hand-saw is to see that it "hangs'
right. Grasp it by the handle and hold
it in position for working. Then try if
the handle fits the hand properly. These
are points of great Importance. A han
die ought to be symmetrical and as hand
some as a beautiful picture. Many ham
dies are made out of green wood they
soon shrink and become loose, the screws
standing above the wood. An unseason-
ed handle is liable to warp and throw the
saw out of true. The next thing in Or
der is to try the blade by springing it.
Then see that it bends regular and even
from point to butt in proportion as the
width of the saw varies. IF the blade be
too heavy in comparison with the teeth
the saw will never give satisfaction, be-
cause it will require twice the labor to
use it. The thinner you can get a stiff
saw the better. It makes less kerf and
takes less muscle to drive it. A narrow
true saw is better than a wide true saw !;
there is less danger Of dragging or Great
ing friction. You will get a smaller por-
ton of saw-b'ade, but you will save
800 worth of manual labor before the
saw ia worn ont. Always try a saw be-
fore you buy it.. See that it is we'll set
and s~harpened, and has a good rounding
breast; place it at adistance from You, and
get a p oper light to strike on it, and
you can see if there be any imperfection
in granding or hammering. We set our
saws on a stake or small anvil with II
blow of a hammer. This is asevere test
and no tooth ought to break atterward in
sitting, nor will it if the mechanic
adopts the propermethod. The saw that
is easily filed and set is easily made dull.
We have frequent complaints about hard
saws, but they are not as hard as we
would make them if we dared but we
shall never be able to introduce a harder
saw, until the mechanic is educated to a
more correct method of setting his saw
The principal point is that he tries to get
part of the set out of the body of the
plate when the whole of the set must be
got out of the tooth. As soon as he goes
below the root of the tooth to get his set
he distorts and Strains the s~aw-plate.
This will cause a full-tempered cast-steel
blade to crack, and the saw will eventu-
ally break at ths point"
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Household HEnts.

SEED CAKEs.-One cupful of sugar,
halt cufful butter, one-third cuptul milk,
two eggs, one t%easpoontul soda, seeds to
yapr taste. 1873
HOMEMADE VIEEGAR.-One gallon
molasses, eve gallons %rain-water, half
pint good yeast. This will be good vine
gar in three or four weeks.
RHuBARB PIE.-Put a small basin in
a deep pie dish, cut the stems in pieces
about an inch long, without peeling,
plenty OF sugar and a good light crust.
Cur CAKE.-Three capfuls -four, one
and one-half cupfuls sugar, n cupful
butter, one cupful milk, n tea
spoonful cream-tartar, one-half teaspoon
full soda.
TEA CAKE.-Four cupfuls -four, three
cupfuls sugar, n eupful butter, n
pint of milk, three eggs, n ~teaspoontul
cream-tartar, one teaspoonful soda.
sAUsAGEs.-Grind your meat in a
sausagA-mill, and take ground black
pepper, pulyerized s~age-leaves, and red
pepper awell powdered mix a small
quantity and cook to try it, and then
mix in the pepper and sage to suit your
taste.
CoLD IN THE HEAD.-This can be
cured at once, if taken care OF at the
very beginning. Dissolve a tablespoon
full of borax in q pint Of hot water; let
stand until it becomes tepid; snuff
some up the nostrils tive or three times
during the day, or use the dry powdered
borax like snuff, taking a pinch as often
as required. At night have a handker-
chief saturated with spirits of camphor,
place it near the nostrils so al to inhale
the fumes while sleeping.
Pork CAKE.-One half pound salt
pork, chopped fine, one pint boiling
water, poured on the pork stir until
cold one cup molassessr two cups sugar
and -four, one t~easpoonful each kind
spice, one pound ralslns.
STALE BREAD.-Cut stale bread il
slices half an inch thick dip, only .
moment, into tepid water with q little
salt in it, and then into beaten egg, and
fry Ia boiling fat. You may send e
table plain, Or sprinkle q little powdered
sugar over.
To BoIL PoTAToE.-Let the potatoes
be of 4 size do not put them in the POI
until the water boils; when done poul
of the water and remove the egveaunti
Ill the steam il gone; then scatter IN !
teaspoonfulpf salt and cover the POI
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GRICULTURAL
p0tt-EgtE.

/ have a horse that has poll-evil
What will cure it?
An incision should be made, sIantingly,
with a sharp pointed bistoury, or knife
upon the right side of the neck at the
base of the abscess. The cut must not
be SO deep as to come in contact with
the spinal marrow. The opening at the
base of the tumor should be made sufi-
Gent in size to allow the pus to freely
escape as fast as it forms. A seton
should be passed down from the natural
opening at the top of the tumor through
the artificial opening made at it's base.
Before inserting the seton it should be
dipped in tincture of cantharides. This
will be found the safest plan to adopt
for promoting healthy granulation and
adhesion of the walls of the tumor. The
fistulous track is not probably very long
unless it has been some time standing,
and the tape seton will work its way
gradually and e~fficaciously out, by
which time the cure is.made. A stimu-
lus is also necessary to be applied to the
interior of the tumor, by re%saturating
the seton, in three or four days after it is
first inserted, with a solution made by
dissoIving ten grains of nitrate of silver
in one ounce of cold water. This latter
should be applied twice q week until a
healthy discharge appears. Then stop.
In the opening, from the top down to
the bottom, should be injected, three
times a week, a stimulus composed of
one drachm of Chord of zinc dissolved in
one pint df cold water. Apply the zinc
lotion in half an hour after using the
cantharides and nitrate of silver lotion.
The cantharides should be used only
once, and the nitrate of silver on the
third or fourth day after, and con-
tinued twice a week as long as necessary.
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with a towel. By adopting this plan
Matery notatnes Will be mealy.

with a towel. By adopting this plan
watery potatoes will be mealy.
BAKED CABBAGE.-Boi1 a firm white
cabbage for fifteen minutes, then change
the water for more that it is boiling in,
and boiluntil tender drain and set aside
till cold, then chop fine and add salt and
pepper, one tablespoonful of butter, two
eggs well beaten, three tablespoonful of
rich milk or cream ; mix well, and bake
in a buttered pudding dish in a moderate
oven till brown. Serve hot.
GREEN-CoRN FRITTERs.-~Grate a suf-
fcient number Of ripe ears Of corn to
make a quart rub together quarter If a
pound of butter, quarter of a pound of
sugar aud three tablespoonful flour, a
pinch of salt; stir into this one quart of
rich milk, eight eggs well beaten, and
la5tly grated corn if not thick enough,
a little more flour may be added; fry in
hot butter, or bake in a pudding-dish.
You may make half this quantity.
CALLS TRIPE.-Procure very nice
white tripe; cut in small pieces; season
with salt and pepper; stew slowly until
very tender; it will take quite a long
time. At the same time have in a sepa-
rate saucepan eight white onions boiled
soft and mashed the water in which
they were boiled poured on and fsur,
milk and butter added let all stew
together when the tripe is tender, dish
on buttered toast with a squeeze of
lemon over it; the onion sauce served in
a gravy boat.
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THE POPULAR SCIENCE LECTURE.


Yes, / think it was perfectly splendid
Pm sure | feel awfully wise,
With my head tull of glaciers and ieebergs
OF such a ridiculous size;
And the masses of what-do-you-eall-it?
The dirt that is ever SO old;
And came down on the ice to New Jersey
1t must have been terribly cold.
The views, too, weren'tthey lovely?
Especially Mount Blanc and the Alps:
Though the last ones were perfectly ~frighiful-
Those men with the clubs and the scalps.
Well, maybe they didn't have scalps--
They frightened me all the same;
And that animai-wasn't it horrid
The-what did-he-saY-was- his-name?
Oh! 1 perfectly dote upon science;
l think it's just jolly good fun;
And | wish | were going on your expe-
Dition, with knapsack and gun.
Mamma says Pm growing strODg-minded,
And should cut off my hair, and all that
Though eyeglasses woulu not become me,
And how could / keep on my hat?
Here's the end of oar walk, good night
You may call Wednesday evening, Bob,
And we'll talk of the glacial epoch,
And the wonderful t~hingumabOb.
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IT is said that Mr.. Motley never re-
covered from the blow to his an,our pro-
pre- inflicted by his removal from the
British mission, and it caused him to
avow more frankly and frequently than
his best friends could have wished his
decided preference for the English over
the American methods of administra-
ton, and for English we American
sncietv-
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-04

AVERY singular feature in the marine
landscape between Terra del Fuego and
a Contiguous mainland, is the floating
garden Of seaweed. The plant frequently
grows to q length of between three and
four hundred feet. Il gives cover and
pastarage to every species of crustacea,
great and small, while the entangled
mass, swayiDg ike q ponderous curtain
in the water, efeotually breaks the
shock Of the most tremendous rollers.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-04

AFTER an experience OF over twenty
FIVE years, many leading physicians acknow.
edge that the Graetenberg MarshGlPs Uterine
Cdtholicom is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject. The
G~raefenberg Vegetable Pills, the most popular
remedy of Che day for biIliousness, headache
liver complaint and diseases of digestion
Sold by ali druggists. Send for almanacs
Graefenberg Co, New York.
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THE HOME STOMACH BITTERs has be-
come not only a household word but a house.
hold remedy; its reputation being unsullied
by adulteration, and its tonie1ty as great as
when first manufactured. Prepared by the
Home Bitters Co., St. Louis, Mo.
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INFORMATION worth thousands to those
out of health. Self;help for weak and nerv-
GUS sufferers. Facts for those who have been
dosed, drug ed and quaeked. The new
Health Journal teaches all. Copies free.
Address, Electric Quarterly, Cincinnati, O.
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PoND's EXTRACT. Large sums of
money are spent by the afflicted to find re
lief from Piles. The extract is a certain cure
OF Blind or Bleeding Piles.
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TO

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a. o. "natiied ~ the name of the author; not necessary
~, "nejcatioEt hut as evidence of good faith on the
s,n,T ~ ~ writer Manuscripts should be written
fF mi on one side of the p aper. Be Particularly care
= ngeard to your dates, and to having all sigma
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PARTIES visiting Memphis wiIlfind elegant
apartments furnished, with board, at the new
residence of Mrs.C. C. Bayliss, IS Madison st.
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used by other concerns, they are better edited by
Their aggregate and average CircuiatSn Is large
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f. A. THOMSON,
CARPENTER AM lu!LDEB,
GAITHERSBURG Mp.

GSA ALL ORDElS addressed
TrITTS5a s 7T7a to The allow blace win re-
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All kinds of work in this line { business ex-
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BONE do. DON. 3.O7
VI Ash ...s.......ss........... Dol
TIE MOST CONCENTRATED, universal
and durable fertilizer ever offered to the
Planter--combining all the stimulating quail
ties of Peruvian Guano, and the ever dura-
BILE fertilizing properties of Bones. In fine
dry powder, prepared expressly for drilling,
After NINETEEN YEARS experience by
the Tobacco Planters of Maryland and Vir-
ginia in the use Of "EKCELSIO
il is their unanimous opinion that an APP
plication of 100 pounds is equal to from
200 to 300 pounds Of any other fertilizer
or guano, and therefore fully 100 per cent.
cheaper.
5zas'~ Uniformity of Quality guaranteed by
the Manufacturers
va Planters should see tRat eDery Bag is
branded as dJope 'oith the ANAL YSIS and
OUR NAME IN RED LETTERS. An others
are cOunterteaS.
va PRICE $50 PER TON.
u. TURNER & CO.,
40 Pratt Street Balfimore Nd
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For Tobacco, Corn, Potatoes,
and other crops.
PatuXent Fertilizers,
OFFICE 6s south street.
AZ Pratt Street, Baltimore, Nd.
BALTIMORE, Jan. /. 1877

BALTIMORE, Jan. /. 1877.
Dear Sir:-Our Super Phosphaies are pre-
pared for all crops, according to the analysis
of the plant for which intended, from the
best Fertilizing materials obtainable Peeu-
larry rich in Ammonia, Soluble Phosphates
and Potash Salts, and in fine dry mechanical
condilion-they cannot be excelled in efficacy,
immediate and permanent. Wherever tried
we secure the most flattering accounts of re-
suits and increased orders. To those planters
and farmers unacquainted with our Fertili-
zers we would say, send to the nearest dealer
or TO us and get enough to try, if only bag,
describing the crop for which you want it
To induce such trials we will ship in such
quantities as ordered at Wholesale rates.
The high standard we have established
shall be maintained, ard with our own and
the experience Of the leading English manu-
hcturers to guide us, we ain TO produce the
STANDARD FERTILIZERS OF THIS COUN-
TRY.
.GaS- We refer 10 some of our patrons in
this and adjoining States, and solicit trial
from you and your neighbors.
Yours truly,
HENRY DUVALL & CO.,
Manufacturers.
r. G. DAVIDGE, General Agent.
ALSO
re- Dissolved Raw Bone, Bone Ash, Pc
ruvian Guano and Fertilizing Materials Of
guaranteed purity.
&sa-On hand and for sale, delivered at diff
iereut Railroad Stations, by
SAMUEL DARBY, GAINESVILLE.
II. G. TOWNSEND, Unity.
j. Q. GlLPlN, Rockville.
mar 23--tf
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To the Patrons Of the Mouth
of Monocacy Warehouse.

Gentlemen, having hear that there is an
impression among YOU tia you will not be
accommodated as heretoire, take this
means mot being permitte to see you per-
sonally) to assure you that our interest shall
not suffer by the change fin my power to
avert il. Not only your DOM. but up freight
shall be attended to and delivered with
promptness and dispatch. lost Resp'y,
apr 6-lt. v. WHITE.
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OLDFEEED,s
ExcelsiO1. Puz1a ID

A short notice.
Always on hand all kinds Of Pump Fix
lures, of the very best quality.
Common Wooden Pumps mad e on the prem
ises where they are TO be placed, when desir-
ed, at so cents a foot.
AllPumps constructed by the subscriber
are warranted for one year. After the first
year, they will be kept in order by him, for
ten years for the moderate sum offs pr year.
All Pumps put in aud not proving saiishc-
tory, will be taken out and the money re-
funded.
Orders by mail, or in person, attended to
with promptness, and at moderate prices.
SEs> For any further information, apply TO
Mr.. ]. BYERs, Montgomery House, Rockville,
Maryland.
WM. 0LDFIELD,
PuMr MAKER,
aplo-ly fountain Green, Hartford Q.