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A scottish black monday.

1t was one of those "black Mondays" fully
twenty years ago, which followed the closing
of the doors of the Western Bank of Scot
land, that gloomy precursor of the "City Of
Glasgow" misery. Early in t,e forenoon :
well-known Scottish merchant wendell his
way slowly up the High street of Edinburgh.
He was known to be large shareholder in
the Western Bank, very wealthy man, and,
as such, prize to the liquidators, who had
Just made an enormous "call.n He was
overtaken by an old friend, a civic dignitary.
who exchanged salutations; and then observ-
ing the moody condition of his friend, put
his arm ON his shoulder sympathizingly, and
said: 30 David man. I'm very sorry for
We in this business. They tell me ye're
broken. Is't irue?" With proud shake of
his head, the old merchant pulled himself
together, and responded briskly: "Na, ma,
Tammas, ye're wraug. Ye can tell them
Pm no broken vet, but Pm gey sair crackit."
Readers who cannot make out this mixture
of just pride and dry wit must get Scotch
friend to interpret.
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A BaIIet.Daneer'. Romance.

went up to the Alcszar on Monday night
to see Bonfauti dance. 1 have great re-
spect for Bonfanti. She is a woman of
character. When she first danced here the
town was wild about her, and one young
man, the son of rich and proud parents,
offered her his hand in marriage. She hesi-
tated for awhile, but he argued that because
he was rich and his parents proud that was
no reason that he should be made unhappy
by her refusal to marry him. She thought
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Georgia's New Industry.
Atlantis Contribution.

1t will be seen from a reprinted extract
from the Rome Courier that a lady has m ade
successfully syrup from watermelons; and
that the juice of one melon made pint OF
thick golden syrup. That there is fortune
for the man who succeeds in making. sugar
from melons goes without saying. 1t looks
now as though the Romans Of Georgia were
rapidly approaching that success
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Atlantic Monthly for August
A POSTHUMOUs SONNET By RIOS.
SETTI.

time in print was addressed to Philip Bourkt
Marston by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in answer 10 !
poetical protest on the part of Marston that Ros
setu should neglect poetry for painting. The
third line of the opening quatrain has reference to
the touching fact that the young poet is blind:
sweet poet, thou of whom these years that roll
Must one day, yet, the burdened birthright learn
And by the darkness of thine eyes discern
How piercing was the sight within thy SOUL
Gifted, apart, thou goest to the great goal.
A cloud bound, radiant spirit, strong to earn
Aght-reft, that prize for which fond myriads
yearn
Vainly, light-blest-the seer's aureole
And doth thine ear, divinely lowered to catch
All spheral sounds, in thy song blent so we'll,
Still hesrken for my voices slum bering spell
with Wfstful lover All let the Muse now snatch
My wreath for thy young brows, and bend to
watch
Thy veiIed, TRANSPORTING senses miracle
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A VISION.
HUGO LIE BERI

A crimson sea of passion, Love,
And a barq9e with q soldeu sail,
And a silken flag at the mast above.
And an ivory lutte, and white-winged dove,
With an arrow in his breast,
And a crushed red rose, aud q fair face pale
With weeping and unrost- ---------=
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GRANT As A POKER.PLAYER.
A Memorable Game of BIuR with Presi
dent johnson.
Louisville Commercial.


johnson was a fine poker-player, one o
the best in Tennessee. He used to tell of 9
game he played with Grant in 1866. Gram
was then at Washington, and visited the
president one night. After short talk
johnson proposed game of poker. Grant
who was an inveterate player then, jumped
at the chance. Cards were brought, and
they began to play. Grant lost steadily and
heavily. The game was 81, call s. and nc
limit. At last Grant said: johnson, will
play you one more deal around and we will
quit; am tired of this d-n foolishness'
johnson dealt and wouldn't come in. They
made it a Jackpot.
The Jackpot went on increasing in size,
neither could open it. At last there was $64
in the pot. Grant was dealing. johnson
picked up his cards; he had two pair, aces
up. Grant locked at his cards and quietly
LAID them down. johnson said:
81 will open her for SO"
Grant, without moving a muscle OF his
cast-iron couniensnce, leaned back in his
chair and said slowly, looking at his cards
all the time:
81 win have to raise you $50, Andy;
can't help it."
johnson wac little surprised, but ST God
the raise. Grant asked him how many cards
he wanted.
~ just wantone; how many do you want ?''
"Eh?" said Grant, carelessly. IL don't want
any this time"
johnson picked up his card. 1t was an
ace. He bet 500.
II will see your 500, Andy, and raise her
$1,000"
johnson said afterward that the bet came
near taking his breath away from him; but
something told him Grant was blufing. He
felt a presentment that he was.
"Grant, will see your $1,000 and raise
her $780,"
Grant clenched his teeth, and his lips
came together like steel-trap.
Il will see your $500 and go you $1,000
better" III got little scared" says john
son, "and thought that maybe he had TOURS
on me. So I said, 1'll just call you; what
have you got?" sack high" says Grant,
and with an oath got up from the table, got
his hat and left, giving johnson his note Tor
all he had Lost.
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Mr.. RICHARD CROWLEY, of Salem, Mass,
says: ST can, from personal experience recon-
m end Browns Iron Bitter as being permanent
cure for indigestion. dyspepsia, sick stomach.
whole general system Its effect is most won.
derful
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-04

According to the London Court Journal, the
taste and craze of fashion for what is mat
uraln has been carried 90 far in some cases
TO adorn the ehapeaH dc jour with artificial
vegetables instead of real flowers.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphai,
IN sEAsrcKNEss.

s. s. Parker, Wellington, o., says: awhile
crossing Lake Erie gave it to some fellow
passengers who were sessick, and it gave i'm
mediate relief
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MEMPHIS APPEAL

re- Entered al the P0stOmee at n en-
phis, Tenn. Second-CIass Matter.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1852
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NOTICE.
CARD.

T WILL BUY PROM A STEAMBOAT 10 A
Il Needle. have q Free Library to the public Al
large 1000 tons Iron, Rags, Metals etc, wanted.
g. GABAY. Agent, 4oS, 81 and 15 Sneloyn.
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What remedy is leading the sale of all
orner medIeSZ
Ans.-Brown's Iron Bitters.
What medicine is proving itself 10 be of miraeu.
lous merit in restoring lost health, strength and
vigor?
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DISSOLUTION.
Dissolution Notice.

TTtHK firm OF COOPER & co. is this day dissolved
Il by mutual consent, Mr.. Thomas Graham re-
firing. The business viii be continued by the
undersigned under same firm name.
Memphis, August /. 1852 RN COOPER.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
sanDorn's Experiment in Feeding.

The published details of the expert,
ments Of j. W. Sanborn, Superintendent
of the College Farm at Hanover, n. H.,
contain interesting results, some OF
which in condensed form are here given.
The experiments in feeding calves
present some facts which may be OF
some value to meat raisers. Two calves
were taken four and s. half weeks cid,
both together weighing 2S5 pounds, and
were fed 20 quarts Ct skinned milk
daily late in November. They gained
IN Is days SO pounds. Overs quarts OF
milk were required Tor / pound in
growth. For the next Il days u pound
OF mixed meals was added to the milk,
and they gained 63 pounds, at q cost OF
% cents per pound. For the next Ia
days they had 2 pounds of meal and 4
pounds of hay added to the milk each
day, and they gained SO pounds, at a
cost of 3 cents a pound. For the next
IA days they had nearly the same feed.
and gained Il pounds, at a cost OF "a
cents q pound. Duringthe next 14days
they gained 60 pounds IN the same food,
with some addition of hay, at a cost OF
3.5 cents. Fourteendays later they had
gained 63 pounds, with added meal and
hay, at a cost per pound Of SO cents.
The lesson taught by these results was
that the older the meat, the more cost
"; but through the whole, although in
winter, there was an actual prott.
rating the meal at IA cents a pound,
the milk at 4 mills, and the hay at $40
per ton.e This was a single limited ex-
pertinent, but it shows the Importance
to farmers of knowing at what age OF
animals it is most profitable to feed or
dispose of them. We observe in the de-
tails of the above experiment that there
was but a slight increase in the amount
of food given when the weight OF the
animals had largely increased.
Other experiments were made. with
those averaging 40 pounds each. TO de-
termine the probable amounts OF food
animals would consume. They were
found to require 3! per cent. OF their
live weight daily in hay, the small
amount of grain being estimated IN hay.
Ten pounds Of hay were required for
one pound Of growth. Additional trials
were made with two-year steers, weigh
ing from LOGO TO LOO pounds. An
dhGIdS6 oA CiSht 'SPOiihiSh'7S
ing from e TO 90 days, gave a CON
sumption of 2.l6 per cent. Of their live
weight daily, with an average gain Of
0.85 OF d pound. The important fact
was determined that the older and
larger the animal grows, the more food
it requires to make a pound Of growth.
Some valuable experiments were
made with roots as food. For growing
cattle. carrots brought nothing, but they
proved very much better for milk and
butter than swedes or i%nan@olds. The
latter were found worse than useless for
mich cows, ascompared with otherfood,
while for growing animals they brought
one dollar AMI seyonty-fve cents u ton,
rating hay at ten dollars q ton. Prof.
Sanborn ailudes 10 the old analytical
methods OF determining the value OF
foods, and these applied TO carrots
would show 1.35 of albuminoids. By
the present method it is cut down to
only 0.2f. This fact bears Father hard
on the infaliibiIity of abstract scientific
teaching
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

Tie n. o. Tines emoe,at gives tie
following account Of the work being
done in Bayou Couftalleau by the e. s.
Engineers:
Work on Bayou Courtableaa is being
done under the direction Of Major Stick
ney. The result Of the work 10 date
shows the improvement of navigation
on the bar, which was cnt down by the
securing process, thus enabling boats
as large as the Fanchon to so as far as
Washington. The work at p~resenIeoH-
sists of the construction of dams to pre-
vent the water running out through
some Of The outlets.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
OF n GOODS.
PegJamertes, Soaps, dc.
Call aud examine. No trouble to show goods
PUBH.HG sCH0OA. sas,sls'E.

a N examination of applicants iut e%ertili-
"A Gates of qualification, as public school
teachers, will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday. the 81 and 18th OF January, 1888,
from 9 o'clock q. m. to 4 p. N; at the school
house, er other suitable place, in Opelousas.
Public school teachers who have passed an
examination, within the past twelve months,
will not he required to undergo an ~examina-
ton for the year 1889. Only such teachers as
have not passed an examination within the
past twelve months, or those who apply for a
higher grade, or new applicants for c%ertit-
Gates, will be required to undergo this next
examination.
Ii is the earnest desire OF the Board of
School Directors to secure, to each and every
neighborhood, the benefits and advantages of
public education. With this object in view,
all localities that have not had y pablie school
within The past two years, are requested to
repreaentstle same to the Board of School
Directors befoFe the LIST OF January, 1883.
Let this statement show how many pupils
viii attend the proposed school also. let it
show the school house facilities and accom-
modations, and 1T the same time suggest n
suitable and qualified teacher.
All such applications will be acted upon at
the regular meeting on the lst Saturday of
January 1883. G.. C, SWAYZE,
Secretary and Supt. Parish Beard.
0pelGnsas, Dee. 16, 1889. st n
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
4 EaDy aud a Bear.

Henry Flynn. who resides Ii pthe hills
neag IL : H.. 5 III town to-day, and has
the following Incident to relate, in
which q bear Of tie cinnamon species
abducted his 'trec year-old daughter,
not with a1ly desire to harm the child,
but through a strange kind OF affection.
1t appears that Air. Flynn started II
morning to tasc & horse 10 pasture, and,
as his lite g:fl seemed anxious to 60,
he Put herupon the horses back and
Ter her ride u stor. distance, perhaps
fort reds from the house, where he put
her down and told her TO run home.
He noticed t,4at sIi continued standing
where he l8,t her. ald. on looking back
after gong a little farther, saw her
playing III he sand. He o passed
out OF sini,t and nss gone about an
hour, expecting. q course, that the
child Wu,ifi srArllgn - the house after
playing a !sN r~fjb.His. On returning
home le made inI,t. about her of its
mother, WHO said she had not seen her,
and supposed he had taking her along
with him. On going to The spot where
he had LETT her he saw huge bear tracks
in the sand, and at once came to the
conclusion that the child had been car
RED oil hY the hear.
The !&tiil Immediately made search
through thn faresl, which was grown up
to almost a Jungle. rendering their
search yerg slow. All day these anx-
ious parents searched Tor traces of their
child; o did tises stop when darkness
came II. hut rema5ned i'll the woods
calling the lost one By her name. Morn
ing ans and their search wa fruit
less. 4 couple OF gentlemen from be-
low, who are travel ny through the
mountains iatying stock. came to the
house, end. be NJ informed OF the Cir
curnst saees, Immediately set out to find
her, Tie gentlemen wandered about,
and as fh;s were assng a swamp spot
where HE underground was thick called
the child, OF else they were talking loud
when clia o. them heard her voice. He
then called lie. b name and told her to,
come OH q The bushes. She replied
that The bear wo Id not let her.
The men Then trept through the
brush, and when llear the spot where.
she and the bear were they heard q
spli.sh in the water. which the child
sad was the lear. On going to her
the snani her standing upon a log ex-
ten ing ab il. iialfawat across a swamp.
The b'aF had undertaken to cross the
swami Oh lie log, and being pursued
Il / tie hti mi got away as rapidly
a. s,tbla. be lad received some
serateites alt,at the flee, arms and legs,
and hi e6!tlas were almost torn from
her body bit the bear had not bitten
her 10 ht,r her, Oh the marks Of teeth
beng found Oh iiel back, where, in TAX
ing hold ts iler clothes to carry her he
had ialsen the flesh also.
TIE ttle one says the bear would put
hef d@ea oaaasionallr TO rest and
WaG q aar nose up 10 her face, when
she ws3liisi :aH biia, and the bear would
lang L iii u i,y her side and purr and
rtlis go i / he a cat. The men
a kssi was cold in the night
and 4. /. aa lie old bear lag down
bta de- h a t hs arms around
Ha. i : i NJ though she did
MOI Use i She was taken
hasae u Gaec4 Gdt.} Ree-
ORD.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

stranges-"I say, Mister Big Head, you seem
TO be a little off, What ails you 7n
Eta Red6-fWea, yes: You see I was ons
with the boys last night, aud got kinder mixed.'h
SsrasgeSt-"It appears go from the looks Of
your head
pears to be kinder tsweiled up and as If ii had q
notion to { bust,' and the pain Is TERRIBLE
StstaslGey-" If you will get q bottle OF sa!ley's
Saiine Aperient, one or two dose5 will put a head
on you,' that your friends would recognize.,'
Bfg MeEsa-"rIl do any thing to get rid Of all
this pain and sufering,l'
This marvellous remedy cures those terrible head.
unlocks the liver, relieves constipation at once, and
gives tho bile q chance to 60. It has become the
popular and standard remedy for constipation, bill
i6usness, sick headache, heartburn, acid stomach,
and all diseases requiring q real nice and pleasant
purgatiVe or phvsic.
hours, and IS just SO delightful and refreshing 9
drink, that everybody likes it.
It unclolds and eoels the brain, quiets the nerves,
and is q tine qua non for the headache ofladies.
It mitigates the paDgs OF rheumatism and govt,
relieves kidney and urinary troubles, and pain il
the back. For dyspeptics it acts like q charms and
has no equal in curing o constipated HABIT. 1t is
merchants, clerks, mechanics, factory banda, stu.
dents, teachers and all persons who lead . closely
confined life and are subject 10 headache, dizziness
sad torpid bowels. If you are troubled with .
coated tongue, foul breath, loss of appetite or gen.
efal siuggfshness, Bailey's Saline Aperient will cure
pleasant and palatable, and 10 much cheaper, in faes
IL 10 q regular family medicine chest within itself.
It sparkIeS and foams just like q glass Of soda
water, and is just as pleasant. 80 cents and sold
everywhere. J.P. DRoMGo6LE q Co..
Proprietors, Louisville, Ky.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
a womAnS sEmgDY.

1t certain ages and periods Of woman's life, there
comes certain troubles, aches, pains and elferings.
These complaints and Irregularities j~eepafdtse the
girls life ab sixteen, and fellow M and haunt tbs
married woman until after the "a turn Of life.5'
Some have headaches, swimming OF the head.
mental and nervous pf0stration, blanched cheeks.
bioodsess lips, lifeless eyes. clonded brain; wills
others suffer with painful irregularities, uterine dis
Placements and DleeTa, hysterical spasnl9, physical
prostrations Chronic se~ueorrhHas c%hlorosis, suppress
tons, ETC., which in numerous cases end In epiieptie
Cts, congulsions, insanity and death. These are
generally the result of snastentioI. All females
know the class Of complaints va atlude TO. Now;
Iadies, aifthese troubles can be avextsd end cured.
We have proof from Thousands,
Dr.. Drongoole,s English Female BitteIs VIII cure
you sound and Weii-Hiu maka yea healthy and
bsppT-wIil make you faef like q new woman and
no mistake. Gold by al Druggists At SI.08. Send
your address for IS copyof Dr.. DTomgc0la's Family
Medical Adviser fss u The eJsietsa.
JsRs DgaMG1oLE Il Co.
propriatoys, louisville. Ky.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

The Monroe ice factory, after rnn-
ming for ten days and producing about
sixty tons Of ice, shut down Tuesday
week and will remain idle until the
middle of March, when steam will again
be raised and The manufacture of ice
continued without Interruption for fully
three months. This summer ,comm0di-
ty will cost only one cent per pound,
and is equal to any natural ice.-O"d-
ehita Telegraph, Dec. 23.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

None nf the wealthiest men in New
York have subscribed toward the fund
required for the Bartholdi statue Of
Liberty, which il is proposed to place
at The entrance 81 New York harbor.
III the funds are not forthcoming IN that
city, Boston, Philadelphia and other
cities will he allowed to bid forit. The
height If the great statue, when placed
III position, vii be go feet, eclipsing
III loftiBrss all other statues of ancient
and mndern tiuless-N. O. Times Demo-
egaf. Tee. l9.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

OPINION OF DR.. WA. H. STOKES, Ply
stefan, Mt. Hope Retreat, Baltimore: ~
have great pleasure in adding my test,
mony to the virtues of Coldcn's Liquid
Beef Tonic as the very best preparation
used for depression, readiness ard md'-
gesiioa, and | therefore confidently re.
commend il to the medical profession
Remember the name, CoLDEN's-dke
no other.( OF druggists generally.
The Flesh Speedily ReUnites
When obstinate sores are cleansed with
GLENN's SULPHUR SOAR.
HITS HaU and Whishcr Dge, 80 cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

Judge Robert ould, aged 6o years,
we'll known during the Confederate
war, as the Southern Commissioner for
the exchange of prisoners, died in Rich
mond on the 18th inst.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

Good-by to the Old Year,
Many q heart has in SORROW sunk,
And the cup of woe has been deeply
drunk,
Good-by to the Old Year!
In HRADI Fly.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

A LADY of our acquaintance has been
in quite feeble health for many years
with some complaint peculiart to the Il
became emaciated-lost her appetite
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
fretful. Many years suffering indicated
that all medicines were a failure. Some
one suggested the use of Dromgoole's
English Female Bitte1s, as it was not
a patent nor q secret remedy. it was
used, and seven bottles effected a cure.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
SHAVING SALOON.

Relaorcd to Beier,te Street, betaceea Mes Laa
aad Geo. II. HoSiafty's Shops
SHAVING, Hair-Cutting, Dyeing, Shan
- pooling. &c, done in the latest styles.
Prices moderate ; satisfaction guaranteed.
u Hair-cutting by maehiner1
E.A BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30

The present season appears to he one
Of the most favorable for the sugar IN
dustry experienced in many Years.
Judge Hahn. Of st. Charles, informs us
chat last spring Mr.. L. A. Luling sold a
sugar plantation st. Charles, three
miles below HahnvilIe, for one hundred
and four thousand dollars to Mr.. Wit
erbo, The yield Of cane has been so
prolific that Mr.. Viterbo viii this year.
tho first of his purchase, realize from
the crop raised on the place S2OO,oO0,
or very nearly double the sum paid for
the property.-N. 0. StWes.
The Opelousas courier., 1882-12-30
stuay what ian ne tsea.

Farming, as an occupation, IS = bust
ness. To fit one self for / IL q way
that success will surely follow, DOW in
wolves not only practical knowledge Of
the WORK required, but Of the pri1lci-
pies underlying it. The young man
who thinks he can find a wider tield for
intellectual culture than the farm af-
fords IS mistaken. There is no broader
or deeper i.eld. Life is too brief 70 ell
able one to fully cultivate or compre-
hend il.
To-day marks a new ETA IN farm Life,
and one in which it is quite essential
that whoever wisely chooses agriculture
as q profession should become thor
oughly familiarized with at least the
elements of botany, entomology, geol-
ogy, chemistry, natural history and
philosophy. These and many others
are co-partners in any system OF per-
feet culture. Every farmer is in part
nership with the atmosphere and the
soil. The relation is one OF mutual
trust and confidence. The duties and
offices of each should be known 10 the
| other. so that there need be no conflict.
So study the soil, then, so as to know
1tS needs anu the MOST ecoiio,liISal
method OF supplying them. study 10
know what are the constituent" Of eT-
cry plant grown and Of the sell upon
which it feed. Learn to feed tire soil
with proper food when hungry; to
clothe it with the mosr nutritious YER
duye: pasture it with the most I'M
proved breeds of stock, and success,
heretofore rendere prob am"lical
throagl ignorance, will be male GER
tam b. lie better application o: seer
tic facts. ftt1',! ard Ijststtr.
A Kansas Joker has had /, pay
S., $50 for destroying a mans eye with