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The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-14

d. I'D a week made at home by the indus
R 80 trious. Best business now before the
public. Capital not needed. We will start YOU
Men, women, boys and girls wanted every
where to work for us Now is the time You
can work IN spare time, or give your whole
time to the business No other business will
pay you nearly as well No one can fail to make
pay, by engaging at once Costly
outfit and terms free Money made fast, easily
and honorably. Address True & Co. Angus
ia, Maine. "a
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a0uReh0ld Notes.

A PRETTY lounge quilt is made of blue
silesia. Tut it with white Saxony yarn.
with thread of yellow worsted in the
center. The design of the tuft is a small
water lily, though it must be confessed.
that it doesn't look much like it.
An elegant panel for screen is of
black velvet, with peacocks' feathers en-
broidered on it. II tired of flowers and
the ordinary applique work, this will be
particularly pleasing design, and it is
handsome If done on felt for the ends of
table scarf.
Com fritters, or "oysters," as some
humbugging cooks call them, are now
in season. To SIX ears of grated corn
add one well-beaten egg, little salt, and
q tablespoonful of sweet milk, with
enough -four to make stiff batter.
Drop in hot lard, and fry a delicate
brown.
A DECORATIVE article that may be
made in various ways is shaped like the
genuine George Washington Ratchet; it
should be of seasonable white wood, and
may be covered with plush, velvet or
satin; it may be painted or embroidered
upon, or it may serve as frame for O
hollywood panel.
An excellent meat sauce for use at any
eeason of the year, calls for four quarts
of ripe tomatoes, one cup and half Of
red pepper cut in bits, one cup of chop
ped onions, one cup and half of sugar,
half cup of salt. one pint and half of
vinegar, one teaepoonful and half of
cloves, the same quantity of cinnamon,
one teaspoonful each of ginger and nut
meg. Let this boil for three hours, then
bottle and seal, or put in pint cans. II
the tomatoes. onions and pepper are
chopped very fac, it is best not to strain
toe sauce.
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Rare Old Furniture.

A Philadelphia storage man said to a
reporter: Until very recently we had
here unique walnut cabinet, elaborate
~ carved, that has history. 1t is said
to be over two hundred years old, and
to have belonged at one period CT it's
history to Talley;and, the great French
diplomatist. It was brought here by q
professor of languages. who used to live
in this city. When this gentleman died,
short time ago, his heirs claimed the
cabinet and took it away. In room
mp stairs there are three or four brass
tenders that have rare histories of their
own. One, that is still bright and shiny
spite Of its great age, was often used
by Marie Antoinette when warming her
pretty slippered feet; another was owned
by Patrick Henry, Virgiria's orator,
and the third often saw the frost thawed
out of John Quincy Adams, who origi-
mated the family chilliness that is said
to have descended to the present genera
fiop
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THE CROCODILE's DINNER
PARTY
DY z. v1NToN BLAKE..


DYE. vM1oN BLAZE.
A willy crocodile
Who dwelt upon the Nile.
Bethought himself one day to give dinner
Economy" said he,
'Is chief OF al with me,
And shall considered be-as I'm . sinner!'"
With psper, pen and ink,
He sathin down TO think:
And first Of all, Sir Lion he invited;
The Northern Wolf who dwels
In rocky Arctic dells;
The Leopard and the Lynx, by blood united.
Then Mr.. Fox, the shrewd-
No lover, he Of COOL
And Madam Duck with sober step and stately:
And Mr.. Frog serene
In garb Of bottle green,
Who warbed bass, and bore himself sedatelN.
Sir Crocodile, content
The invitations sent.
day was come-his guests: were aD assembled;
They fancied that some guile
Lurked in his ample smile:
Each on the other looked, aud somewhat tremhaed
lengthy time they wait,
Their hunger waves great;
And still the hust in conversation dallics.
Atlast the tables laid,
nth covered dishes spread,
And out In haste the hungry party ssll1es.
But when-the covers raised
On empty plates they gazed.
Each on the other looked with dire intsntion;
Ma'am Duck sat last of all.
And Mr.. Frog was small
She softly swallowed him and made no Dentionr
This Mr.. Fox perceivee,
And saying, ''.;y your leaves,
Some punishment is due for this transgradnn. >"
He gDbbled her in haste,
Then, much to his diStaste,
BY Mr.. Lynx was taken In pOssessiOnl
The Wolf, without pause,
In spite OF teeth sud claws,
Left nothing Of the Lynx to tell the story;
The Leopard all irate
At his relations fate,
Made mince meat Of that wolfish monster hoary.
The Lion raised his head;
"Since am king,'" he said,
''It i'll BELTS the king to lack his dinuerr'
Then the Leopard eprang,
Vita might Of claw and fang,
And made meal upon that spotted si1neH-
Then saw in sudden tear
Sir Crocodile draw near,
And heard him speak with feeiin<s Of distraction:
"Since all OF you have Aned
Well suited to your mind,
You surely cannot grudge me satisfaction"
Aud sooth, deal of guile
Lurked in his ample smile,
As down his throat the roaring, lion nasted;
ECONOMY, with me-,
Is chief OF a!l," said he,,
I" And am glad to See there's nothing wasted"
GOOD Cheer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29
Match.Making Mammas.

From Chambers Journal
A Partisan journal some time ago re-
corded an, exceedingly clever bit Of
match. making executed by an American
lady in brilliant style. Her eldest daugh-
ter had sailed from New York with some
friends for tour of Europe, and after
"doing" the continent had returned to
the French capital for several months of
rest and pleasuring. Attractive and
clever, she had many sultors, some more,
some less desirable.s She could not
marry them all, 90 she adroitly reduced
the number to two-the best of the lot,
of course. Then she wrote home to her
mamma, explaining the exact situation
of affairs, adding that they were both so
handsome, agreeable, well-connected
and rich that she could not decide be.
tween them, and closed with the ques-
ton: g. What shall I do?" Ten days
later she received cable dispatch from
mamma: "I shall sail tomorrow; hold
both untiEI come" The next trans.At-
lantic steamer brought Mre. Blank with
her second daughter, just turned eight
cen and fresh from school. On her ar
rival the old lady at o1ce took the helm
of affairs and steered go deity through
the dangerous waters that in a few
weeks she reachedport with all her colors
flying. 10 drop metaphor she attended
the wedding of her two daughters at the
American Chapel on the same morning.
Ate. due examination she decided that
neither of the nice fellows should 60 out
of the family.
Here is an illustration of d. much less
skillful attempt at matchmaking with a
very different denouement. A certain
member of parliament, who owned ex-
tensive stables, was spending few days
at the residence of a noble family.
There were several interesting and &C
complished young ladies in the family,
to whom the honorable member showed
much attention. Just as he was about
to leave the nobleman's wife procee dcd
to consult him upon matter which, she
declared, was causing Der no little dis
tresa. "1t is reported" said the count.
ess, "that you are to marry my daughter
Lucy, and what shall We do? What
shall we say about it ?" "Oh," replied
the considerate NJ. p, with much adroit.
ness, "just say she refused me-
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Saved HIS TWenty.Sixth Life.
From the New York Tribune.1

An old nan was seen to fall overheard
from Pier No. l, North River, yesterday
afternoon, and the next moment q stout
middle-aged man was observed rushing
through the crowd, his left breast COW
cred with gold, silver and bronze medals.
He Jumped into the water and disap.
peared, and in moment later he rose
again, bearing on his back the unfor-
tunate old man. He swan ashore with
his burden, and the old man was taken
to Castle Garden, where he was resusci-
tated by DR.. Schultz. He said that he
was John Bre]zicke, IS years of age, and
nearly blind. he came to this country
from Germany IN 1851, and latterly had
lived in Newark. His son-in law, Joseph
Folb, q cigar-maker, lived in the city,
and he had been locking for him. The
resouer was the veteran ife-saver.
"Jack " Hussey, who recently received
q first class gold medal for having res
cued twenty-five persons from drowning.
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Alr.(1Oing.

From the Ke,kuk ga.> Gate c4ty.)
Frank Barnett, of Keukuk, has been
bordering and puzzling for years over
this problem of air-going The puzzle
is not for man to fly; boys still hope to
do that, but men have given it over. Nor
is the puzzle 10 be able to mount in the
air and sail through it. The baIloonists
have long been doing that. But to start
from given point and to go to q given
point through the air with vessel or
vehicle that will convey passengers and
freight, with the safety and certainty OF
going by river or rail-that is what is
desired. Mr.. Barnett, who has written
q good deal upon his pet subject in the
Gate City and in the scientific journals
in the past is stimulated to new interest
and enthusiasm because of the recent
organization of the Aerial Navigation
Company at Chicago with g., 600, ono OF
capital stock. he is perfectly confident,
as the result of his twenty-five years Of
study and experiment upon this subject,
that aerial navigation is as perfectly
practicable as railroading. His study
has been mainly of the mechanical
principles involved, for the enterprise is
one Of applied mechanics. Prove that
you can apply certain mechanical forces
in the air as upon water or ground, and
sooner or later the mechanic will come
along who will make the machine that
will do what you have made certain can
be done. So far Mr. Barnett has dealt
with finding out whether the several
mechanical principles involved could be
applied successfully to the air, without
much effort on his part to unite them
into one practical workin,, machine. he
has satisfied himself that the several
mechanical operations necessary are all
practicable. For instance. he shows by
experiment that V-shaped body would
go through the air without danger of
overturning; that screw propeller is
just as efficient a driving force in The air
as anywhere; that common toy, a fan
with propeljer-blades, shows that trac
ton for carriage can be secured in the air
as we'll as in water or on land, and that
the fight Of the albatross and condor
shows the same thing; that pilotage is
perfectly practical; that very slie ht
force moves it up an inclined plane; in
short. that separately and by experiment
all the mechanical conditions RI qu,site
for. aerial navigation are demonstrably
practicable. So he has perfect conf
dence they will all be united INTO one air.
going carriage.
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ARM, GARDEN AND HOME.

IL Never Pays.
~ aevef psys to fret and growl
Wnen fortune seems our foe:
Inc better bred viii look ahead
Ana strike the drawer blow.
Your luck IL work.
Ana those who shirk
SHOULD not lament their doom,
But yield the play,
And clear the nay.
1nas better lnen have room.
It never pays to wreck the health
IN drudging after gain,
ana he 10 sold who thinks that gold
10 cheapest bought Nth pain.
An humble lot,
A COY cot,
Having tempted even kings,
For station high.
That wealth viii buy,
Not oftoontentment brings.
tine tIpaysi A blunt refrain
Veil worthy Of . song,
For ago and youth must learn tho truth
That nothing pays thst's wrong.
The good and pure
Alone are sure
To bring prolonged Bucoess,
While what IL right
In heavens sight
IL always sure to bless.
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6Ood-But Doubtful.

A Massachusetts, book agent, who was
wearing small circular piece of court
plaster on his face, removed it while
shaving q few mornings since, and re-
placed it when his toilet was complete.
Contrary to his usual experience, as he
went about his business during the rest
of the day he was received everywhere
with smiles, which grew broader and
broader, until at last somebody laughed
in his face. Led by this to look in the
glass, he was somewhat taken aback to
discover that, instead Of the oourt-plas-
ter, he had affixed to his face q little
round printed label, which had fallen
from, the back Of new mantle clock
purchased the day before, and which
bore the appropriate inscription, "War-
ranted SOLID brass. II. "a @.*s
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The Editors Trousers.

An editor in Chicago recently ordered
q pair of trowsers from the tailor. On
trying them on they proved to he sew
eral inches too long. 1t being late on
Saturday night, the ta.lor's shop was
closed, and the editor took the trousers
to his wife and asked her to cut them off
and hem them over. The good lady,
whose diurer had. perhaps, disagreed
with her, brusquely refused. The same
result followed an application to the
wife's sister and the eldest daughter.
But before bedtime the wife, relenting,
took the pants and emitting of six inches
from the legs, hemmel them up nicely
and restored them to the closet. HALF
I'm hour later her daughter, taken with
conjunction for the unfiiial conduct,
took the trowsers and, cutting off six
inches, hemmed and replaced them.
Finally, the sister-in- law felt the pangs
of conscience. and she too performed an
additional surgical operation on the
garment. When the editor appeared at
breakfast on Sunday the family thought
q Highland chieftain had arrived.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29

What part the wife had in the wicked
plot / do not know.
I, of course, won the distinguished
approval of my chief for the part I had
to Ken in the dark affair, and that proved
Of much importance to me in the future
Of nv profession.
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Afraid They'd Eat Him.
rRnosn tina RroOk,vn Eao1e l..

"I'm 80 alarmed, Lizzle," exclaimed
q st. Louis girl who was engaged to be
married to . young army officer. "He
hasn't written to me in three days.
sssThere's no occasion to get excited, {"
was the reassuring reply; che is out Of
the reach of Indians, there's no epidemic
prevailing where he is stationed, and
when he last wrote you he was in perfect
health. - ;...ss .,~es>s &. sgrfs q. i att.
sob, yes, I know all that, Lizzie, =
said tho timid, agitated creature. "but
there's the army worm. +" & ~ :S..s@ 100
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CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R.

Is THE GREAT CONNECT1N& LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago 70 cog1s d
Bluffs. passing through Joliet, Ottawa, Ia SaIe.
Liberty Iowa CITY. Msrengc, Brookiyn. Gfnneii.
Des Moines (the capital Of Iowa.. stuart Atlan.
tic and AvOca with branches from bnfeAo
3ne e Eei Rses e
Centreville. Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin, Came
ron. Leavenworth, Atchtson, and Kansee City:
Washington to Sigourney. Oskaloosa, and KNOX
tonsport, Independent, Eidon. OttumWe, EDDY
vile, Oskaloosa, Pella, Monroe, and Des Moinesi
Newton TO Monroe; Des Moines to Indienola and
Xross se f . !. sSs
Railroad, which owns, and operate9 . through
line from Chicago into the State Of Kansas.
Through Express PASSENGER Irainss WIN tnii.
between CaIcxao and PEoRIA: KANsAs CRY.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, LEAvENwORTH and ATCHI.
SON. Through cars are also run between Mi!w1u::
kse ana Kr ssast Gy via the ana
The Great ROCK island" is .magnincently
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect, and it,
track is laid with steel rails.
of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful praries Of Illinois and Iowa, In ono ct
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
&C. a.
Approaching the fact that majority OF the
people prefer separate apartments for dtaerent
81 this line warranttng it), We are pleased % an
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
ETLLM 4 R P,4II -, GAR = ,! are r
all Ticket Agents In the United States
For infornatlon not 0btainoble at r
A. KIMBALL,
GenI Superintendent.
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Annamese Implement.

LFfOm paf1S Letter.
The Annamese have brought the
science of implement to much finer
point than might be inferred from the
process heretofore described. A French
officer, who witnessed an execution in
Tonkin before the recent troubles, gives
very curious account of the apparatus
of implement. A lofty stake, with a
sharp Point, is fixed into the ground So
firmly as telegraph pole, and with the
upper part OF a.chaic of iron, having an
Ori6ce in the center of the seat, is con-
nected. The point of the stake fits the
ori6ce ia the chair, ana the latter is
lowered aud raised by machinery set in
motion by crank-so that several feet
of the pole can be forced through the
body of any one feAted in the chair.
There is a lofty platform, rising to the
same height as the pole and reached by
a ladder. The executioner compes his
victim to mount and take his seat in the
chair, whereon he is immovably chain
ed. Then the crank is turned forty or
fifty times-the stake being buried fur.
Their and further in the criminals BODY
at each turn.
All this appears unutterably horrible
to Europeans; but the Orientals are not
constituted as we are. They fear ordi-
nary forms Ct death very little; and de
capitation or hanging has as little ter
r0rs for them as the workbouse for the
common Anglo Saxon criminal. More
over their nervous system-especal]y
that of the Chinese and kindred races
Is not altogether similar to the nervous
system of Aryan races. The French of.
6cer who witnessed the method of exc
cution above described, AYERS that the
criminal continued to eat a banana until
the operation was half completed; and
many travellers concur in bearing ev-
idence that the Chinese exhibit under
torture q degree of fortitude equal, if
not superior, to the well-known oicism
of the American Indian. But it is rath-
er strange to learn that the part OF the
iron machinery used in the impaling
process referred to bears the trade mark
of French iron-master.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29

PARADoxIoAL as it may seem, mar
ried man in the theatrical world often is
compelled to support aro ther mans
wife, Waterloo Observer.
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CALIFORNIA!
THE LINE COMPRISES

THE LINE COMPRISES
Nearly 900 miles, Solid smoo Steel Track. All
connections are made III UNION DEPOTS. It has
Nat: Il Reputation of being THE GREAT
THROUGH CAR LINE. and il universally con-
the Wor d for all classes of travel
Try it, and you will find travelling luxury in
stead of discomfort.
through tickets VIA this celebrated line for sale
ct all Offices IN the West.
All information about rates of fare, sleeping car
accommodations, time tables, etc. will be cheerful
" given by app yiDg to PERoEVAL LOWELL,
General Passenger Pgt, Chicago.
T. ]. POTTER, Sd Vice-Presdent aud General Man
aver, Chicago.
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Striking Head Lines

Are used to call attention to the fact that this is an
sdvertisementof the CHICAGO, MlLWAU.
kEE a. ct. PAUL RAILWAY.
It's EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
lions Of Northern Illinois, VISION.
SIN, MINNESOTA, DAKOTA and
IOWA.
Located directly on its lines arc the cities OF
CHICAGO, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WInona, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS,
Madison, Prairie du Chen, Mason
City, Sioux City, Yankton, Albert
Lea, ABERDEEN, DUBUQUE, ROCK
ISLAND, CEDAR RAPIDS and c0uN-
Gil BLUFFS, AZ wen as innumerable other
principal business centres and favorite resorts =;
and passengers going West, North, South or East
sre able to use the CHICAGO, MILWAU.
kEE T. ST. PAUL RAILWAY to the best
advantage. ~ - Z -
Ticket ohioes everywhere are supplied with Maps
and Time Tables which detail the merits Of the line,
and agents stand ready tofalnish information, and
ssll tickets At cheapest rates over the Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Paul Railway.
9. 3. MERRILL, Avn. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tkt Agt
~. CLARK, GEO. Il. HEAFFoRD,
0eu1 supk AsT Gen. Pass. Agts
9Th sal.
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6EIWEEN The EAST q L M W1OA :
Dnng Car for eating e,s on,y
SALOON where you can enjoy your Havana"
at ali hours Of the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi
Inc, and tsansfeTs are a. Ceuneil Bluas.
nectAone being made in Union Dsg3ts. r,o,,o NJ
g Eher skiE&cFF44h h6JsH fo GiSS 8RE As
a Sa;SsHsos; with all diversins lines for the
AZ ENaEEwcop. with the L. s. 4 MS. and p.
xtWAsaiNGToN HEIGHTS. with p. C. Il St.
AZ Ia SALE, 9th II. Cent R.R.
vi Rd Maa i, a19 r 1sb W M kSs Rock
SH y & with the Davenport Division
VEST h19EK5 !,E 9Th .he Ieve r.
Ses MG1ahs S' VIII Se g. e. soEa
At6MAHA. with B. ( Mo. r. K i; il Neb.2
AtCoLUMDUsJ JUNCTION. with 3 C. Rs N:R II
St. 1. & PC. and G. G 8: q K. hds;. ""
AZ KEOKUK, with Tol., PEG: & War; Wab.. st.
Louis Res and 1 s. L. S e. 4 NV r. hds
Al 1TCHIsON. with Atch:. Topeka & Santa Fe;
Atch:6 Ne6: and Ger. Br: y, P: Il: Rds.
AsKxNsAs CITY, with all lines for the West
and Southwest.
lTCHIS0N, and LEAYENWORTH.
Is Great Rock Island Route" are sold by
ar homo ticket once, address,
Il. ST. JOHN.
Chicago. u
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ACCORDING to the Nor1istown Herald
it il the man with brillant red nose
who has . bright prospect before hin. =