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The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
A Good Place for "a Nest.

John Burroughs describes in the
Century "The Tragedies of the Nests"
and commends the shrewdness of the
bobolink: "If | were a bird" he says,
"in building my nest l should follow
the example of the bobolink, placing
it in the midst of a broad meadow,
when there is no grass, or flower, or
growth unlike another to mark its site
| Judge that the bobolink escapes the
dangers to which | have adverted as
few or no other birds do. Unless the
mowers come along at IN earlier date
than she has anticipated, that is, be-
fore July LIST, or a skunk goes noslng
through the grass, which is unusual.
she is as safe as bird well can be in
the great open of nature. She selects
the most monotonous and uniform
place she can find amid the daisies or
the timothy and clover, and places her
simple structure upon the ground in
the midst of it. There is no conceal.
ment, except as the great conceals the
little, as the desert conceals the peb,
BILE, as the myriad conceals the unit
You may find the nest once, if your
course chonces to lead you across il
and your eye is quick enough to not'
the silent brown bird as she darts
swiftly away; but step three PAGES II
the wrong direction, and your search
will probably be fruitless."
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
CLIPPINGS FOR TEE cURTons,

-
The total number of species of flow
ering plants in the world is roughly
estimated by Bentham and Hooker to
be $500.
There is a vinegar vat in London
which will hold $4,000 gallons. One
hundred men were entertained at
dinner in it by the owners.
Oysters are sensitive, both to cold
and heat. In shallow waters enor-
NOUS quantities perish by frost, and
enormous quantities perish in great
heat.
In France, until the introduction of
postage-stamps, and the rule of
double postage for unpaid letters. it
was considered ill-bred to prepay a
letter addressed to a friend.
An old lady in Greenwood, Ohio, has
a wonderful hen which recently laid an
egg that weighed five Ounces, and was
as large as a goose egg. On breaking
1t, 1t was found that it contained in
side another egg, fully developed,
which was of the ordinary size.
Drs. Sitherwood and Hanlan have
expressed the belief that excessive
mental work produces a rapid decay of
the teeth. AS an explanation of the
alleged fact, another writer suggests
that the overworked brain steals ali
the phosphates and leaves none fol
the teeth, Or else that too much study
causes the general health to de.
teriorate. -.
The cassowary catches fish by wad.
ing into the water, spreading and
submerging its ruffled wings and stay,
ing quite still. The fish mistake its
feathers for a weed in which they are
accustomed to shelter themselves, anC
swim in among them. Then the birG
closes his wings, Strengthening its
feathers, steps ashore, shakes out thu
fishes and dimes.
The largest amount of gold held BY
one owner in the world is that of thu
United States. The actual metal or
hand, the property Of Uncle Sam, il
$198,000,000. The next largest gold
owner is the Bank of France, whose
latest report shows in the vaults 1898,
275,000. SO the United States has il
excess of the Bank of France gold t.
the amount of $4,625,O00.
The Chinese have some very inge
NOUS methods of capturing fishes. II
Swatow, for instance, they employ
boat drawing a few inches of water
with a rail nearly level with the sur
face. A narrow plank on n side
painted white, and in the moonligh
the fish mistake this for water ant
lump over it into the boat. A
Ningpo, cormorants are systematicall
trained to fish, while at Ichang, a viii
animal, such as the otter, is trained
not to fish, but to brighten the fs
into nets.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
American Triumph at Amsterdam

The Mason & Hamlin Organ and
Piano Company have just received the
following cable dispatch from Mr.. C.
C. Bender, their agent in Holland. now
representing them at the Worlds Ex-
position at Amsterdam "Rece;red
Diploma Of Honor, the cery highest
award." The Mason & Hamlin cabi-
net organs were placed in competition
at this great exhibition with a large
number from the leading makers of
Europe and America, and this award
is but a continuation of their unbroken
series of triumphs at all the great
worlds exhibitions for the last Ii
wears. Mason & Hamlin have now
won the highest awards at Paris, 1867;
Vienna, 1878: Santiago, 1875; Phila-
delphia, 1876 Paris, 1878; Milan,
1881, and Amsterdam, l883.-Bosto9
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
"Hit My Case Exactly"

Please allow me to speak in the highest
terms of Hunts Remedy, for it hit my case
exactly. l had kidney and urinary trouble
pretty bad. I was recommended HUNT
Remedy. Itook one t%easpoonful as directed.
I felt a decided change at the first dose. ]
took two bottles, and have felt like a new
man ever since. Please receive the sincere
thanks of myself for the benefits which ]
sought vainly for and found only in Hunts
Remedy. l will cheerfully give this SAM
opinion of Hunts Remedy to n one whit
wishes it, by addressing
ROBERT d. ARCHER.
81 Linnard Street, Philadelphia.
March la, 1883.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

The German Emperor's famous
horse Ganges, on which he made his
solemn entry into Berlin after the wars
Of 1866 and 1870. has recently been
DESTROYED; but having undergone the
taxidermic process, he now stands in
the atez;ey Of Prof. siemering, and isto
be reproduced in bronze in the great
equestrian statue Of the Kaiser for the
soldiers monument at Leipsic. The
horse win afterward be placed in g
public gallery at Berlin.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
How tn shorten Life.

Abernethy, the great English surgeon, asked lady
who told him she only had a cough: What would
YOU have The plague % Beware of "only coughs?
The worst cases can, however, be cured by DR.. VIM
Halls Balsam for the Lungs. In Whooping Cough
and Group it immediately allays Inflammation. and is
sure to prevent a fatal termination OF the disease
Sold by all druggists and dealers in medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

WALcoTT, the gentleman who ate thirty
brace of quails in thirty days, was relieved
from any disagreeable stomach troubles by
using GIsTRns, and took nothing else dur
ing the task. Sold by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

lTHEVoLTA1o BELT Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro-Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial Tor
so days to men, young or old who are afflicted
with nervous debility, lost vitality and KIN
dred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and COM
plete restoration of health and manly vigor.
Address as above.--N. B.--No risk is in
cured, as thirty days trial is allowed.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Sick and bilious headache, and all derange-
ments of stomach and bowels, cured by DR..
Pierce's "Pellets"--or anti-biious granules.
25 cents a vial. No cheap boxes to allow
waste of virtues. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Henry,s Carholic salye

Ia gthe Best Salye for Cuts, Bruises, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns
and all kinds of Skin Eruptions, Freckles and Plm'
pies. Get Henry's Carbolic Salve. as all others are
counterfeits. Price rs cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Mrs. Us. Littell, Newark, Nj, was badly
Afflicted with Bright's kidney disease. Three
doctors cav, her up TO die: then Dr. Frazer,
g New Street gave her DE-. Elinore,s R. G;
II relieved her in a day and cnfe} her IN )
,r,anLs
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

WouIdst see blithe looks, fresh cheeks beguile,
Ave, wouldst see December smile?
WouIdst see hosts of new roses blown
Carboline makes the hair to grow
On the baldest of heads.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
For DYSPEPSIA. INDIGESTION, depressj

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression of spir-
its and general debility in their various forms
also as a preventive against fever and aSue and
other Intermittent fevers. the "F"rro-Hhosphor
ted Elixir If Calisaya.' maGe by Caswell.
Hazard y Co.. New York. and sold by ali Drug
tists, is the hest tonic ard for r~''ients recover
ns from fever or other sickness it has no equal
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Old Fancy, the war horse rode by Stone
wall Jackson. is tenderly cared for at the
VIRGINIA Military Institute at Lexington.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

MARION, Mass.-Dr. N. S. Ruggles says: 81
recommend Browns Iron Bitters as a valued
tonic for enriching the blood and removing
all dyspeptic symptoms"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

A baker advertising that his bread wa
.'hard to beat" wa disguised when tn
printer made it sshard to eat"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

DR.. R. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y: Dear SIR
Il have been taking your favorite Prescrip-
tom for "female weakness" Before had
taken it two days I began to feel stronger:
T have taken but two-thirds of a bottle and
believe / am cured. Gratefully,
MRs."H. G. LOVETT, Watseka, Ill.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

An Indian being asked not to paint his face,
said: "Indian heap like white woman, Stop
white woman, Indian STOP"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Chrolithion collars and cuffs, while thor
oughly waterproof, feel as soft as velvet
around the neck and wrists.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

eyes," he said, "Dagget was drunk last
night. At any rate, he declined a nomina-
ton for Office"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Bright green parrots poise on imported
crimson plush bonnets.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Throat, Bronchial and Lung Diseases
a speciality. Send two stamps for large
treatise giving self treatment. Address
WORLDS D1sPENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Gocd News from Texas.

A snnfower weighing five nd . quarter
pounds has boon grown 90 the kEtehtn7Se
estate III Germantown.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

"Pawn me honor" says the dude.
''Wouldn't advance a nickel on it, says
the pawnl;r1Eer.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

1t is easier to chain lightning than to make
a boy keep still when a brass band Is passing
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Can we wonder at the ocean being occa-
sionally rough, when we consider how con-
tinually it 10 s.crossed"?
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

A freaky dog in Rockland, Mass. eats Gu
cumbers off the vine.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Don,t Die in tI,e House.

Rough on Rats Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bedbugs, flies, ants. moles, chip.
hunks, gophers, 15c.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
mn TuIRTV nAys, TRIAL.

'sWhat is a dude?' said a little girl to her
ma. Ma---"He is a granchild of Darwin,
with improvements"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

We often hear of a woman marrying a
man to reform him; but no one ever tells us
of a man marrying a woman to reform her.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

seFor heavens sake, save her!' he said to
the doctor; 81 positively can't afford a fune-
raj just at this time"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
skinny ETen.

The dear old green apple jokes that we
have all loved so we'll are coming round
again.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Wells Health Remover restores health,
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual
Debility. ST..
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
For Thick Heads.

Peaches are like men. The little ones ar
crowded out of sight by the big fellows.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

An Ohio farmer has named one Of his hogs
Maud, because she comes into the garden so
often.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

For sore feet, swollen joints, sprains, corn
or bunions, use st. Patrick's Salve.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Nothing is uglier than crooked boots:
straighten them with Lyons Heel Stifeners'
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
rmo.rRIRDs OF A BOTTLE CURES.

Oscar Wilde will not lecture any more
This is Vera sad.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
TEL MINISTER WHO

ton and build up his church S generally accused of beinga poor preacher,
or of not studying hard enough. eThat is not always where the trouble
comes from. Dyspepsia and liver disorders are responsible for many a
dull sermon and many a vacant pulpit When the Domines digestive
apparatus is working wrong and his nerves are giving him pain, and his
brain refuses to do its duty, it is almost impossible to make OF to preach a
good sermon : Give your suffering minister a bottle Of Browns Iron Bit
ters. You will see its effect on next Sundays preaching. eThe Rev. Mr..
clutches, until Browns Iron Biaers made a new man of him. The Re:.
Mr.. White, of Rock Hill, S. c, says: sit restored me to strength and Vi
gor", Browns Iron Bhtes is not only for the minister, but for all people,
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

HuNrsvrI1E, Ala.-Dr. ]. T. Ridley says:
"Brown's Iron Bitters is a good appetizer
and merits attention from sufferers"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Health of body is wealth of mind.

Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions--We Vel
ayApplePills--antibilio cathartic. 1025c
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

The best cure for diseases Of the nerves,
brain and muscles, is Browns Iron Bitters.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Georgia's manufactured products will ag-
nrepate almost $500, C00,000 this year.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

= England over 5000 bicycles are
sa u The mail service.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

In fever and ague
districts, in tropical
and other regions
visited by epidemics.
and indeed in all
localities where the
conditions are I'M
favorable to health.
this famous yegeta-
BILE i~nvigorant and
Alternative. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bit
tiers, has been found
a potent safeguard
even to feeble consti-
tutions and fragile
frames, while as a
cure for Indigestion,
biliousness and kim
bred complaints, tits
without q rival. =,
For sale by all
Druggists and Deal.
ers generally.
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Ola G. PlNKHAM'S
A Sure Cure for all FEMALE WEAK"
NESSES, Including Leucerrtrn' Ar"
regular and Painful MensfEnnfioa,
inflammation and liberation of
u- rQ.,Js,r DPRn

fTPleasant to the taste, efficacious and immediate
In Its effect. It is a great help in pregnancy, and re-
iieyes nain during labor and at regular periods.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05
or Course Not.

In the early days of Macomb county,
Michigan, says the Detroit Free Press,
the next thing TO town-mecting day was
horse-race, and any farmer who owned
anything which could strike gallop was
willing TO put at least a bag Of corn on the
result. On one occasion the wife of a
farmer named Cranagc died the day be-
fore he was to ride his horse in a scrub
race. The owner Of the other horse of
course heard of the sad afIliction, and
he rode over to condole with Cranage
and said
The funeral will come off tomorrow,
| suppose
"Yes, tomorrow afternoon"
"And of course you want the race put
off for few days."
"Of course | dontw was the emphatic
reply. Martha was good wife, and
Tn sorry to lose her; but after she has
been buried can do no more for her.
In fact, her last words to me we're to beat
you out of them five bushels of turnips
If il killed the hoss, and | shall feel as If
she were looking right down upon me at
every jump. Funeral at sharp 2-race
comes off as soon as we git back from the
grayeyardp "
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05
Pullman Car. in England.

The effort to introduce the Pullman
sleeping car has met with Indifferent sue
cess. On the Midland, between Liver
pool and London, it is most patronized,
simply because so many Americans travel
over that route; but you will hear on all
sides the most absurd objections offered
to it, always winding up with the asser-
ton that they are too close and hot. The
average Englishman always imagines
hirnselftoo warm. He isperforce Obliged
to live without fire, because he has set up
theory that a comfortably warmed room
is unhealthy, and when there is fire
there is not enough of il to warm any
one. So he hardens himself by daily
ice-watcr bath in his room, and after Il
does days work with pair of dumb
bells to keep from solidifying- He objects
TO Pullman car because it is comforta.
bly, warmed; and then he will never let
up on that modern instance" of the
burning of the Pullman and loss of the
life of the man who set il on fire, and, as
is generally understood here, was in too
convivial a condition to save himself.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05

used only the loose blocks lying scatter
ed about on the surface of the ground,
Las was the case In the first stone age,)
they were only able TO make compara-
lively small and rough flint implements,
as, from the influence of the sun and air,
the flint had become harder and more
brittle.
They did not learn until later that
flint is much easier TO work and fashion
Immediately after it is taken from its
natural bed in the earth, when it Is cap
able of being divided into much larger
and thinner fakes, while retaining a
certain amount Of its adherent moisture.
On that account, in the latter part Of the
stone age, deep pits with long subter-
ranean passages were excavated IN
France, Belgium and England, whence
the flint was dug, and fashioned imme-
diately, and afterward carried from these
places. In Denmark no such deep pits
have been discovered, probably because
the flint could readily be obtained from
the extensive and easily accessible chalk
LAYERS.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05

Judge Phillips, Of the Macoupin en-
Circuit Couri, has rendered decision
which will be of decided interest to
hank directors and officials. Stated
briefly. the decision holds that director
ofa bank Is not an ornamental figure
head, but that It is his duty to keep
posted e totlIc condition of the institu-
tion with which he is connected. In
ti.e case At bar a dcpoeitnr in an in
sslvsnt bank SIZED the directors person
ally and recovered a verdict. The in
solvency Of the bank was caused by the
~ that ils caahier stole the Alnds, and
~ souzf hAld that il ives the business Of
the directors to ascertain the true con-
dition ri the bank, and that they could
not plead ignorance when due diligence
Vorli lAvs discovered the facts.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05
The Ruling Passion.
Undertakers' Interview,


Did ever find people vain in the
hour of death? Well, should smile,
sir. Why, one day last May young
man ran into this office in q high state
of excitement and he said he wanted an
undertaken at certain address.
asked the age and sex of the deceas-
ed and he said it was young lady, and
she wasn't dead yet.
Then said l, "You don't want me.
You have made mistake. You want
either the doctor or the minister. You
have got in the wrong shop, sir.'
But he said, "No, no; the young lady
insists on seeing you, sir She asked her
father who would bury her. She is GO
ing to die now, certain sure, so the doc,
tor SAYS, and her father sotbingly told
her YOU, and she said she must see you
before she dies; so come along with me.
Well, | went, and there was that
young lady propped up in bed, looking
handsomer than an oil-paintinr, but with
the seal of death on her face. AS soon
as she saw me she gazed at me with her
large dark eyes, and she says:
"Are You the undertaken that's going
to bury me?"
"Yes, miss" politely said.
"Then," she said, 81 want you to pro-
mise poor dying girl what is in your
power, will you?"
OF course / earnestly assured her l
would do anything for her.
"Well," she earnestly exclaimed,
"nlease make me look beautiful in my
cOifin." -,
Well, | was so astonished tsat could
scarcely breathe.
Elk me up nice; fix me up nice she
kept repeating until my breath came
back and could promise her would.
And did, and a more beautiful corpse
was never put underground in all the
State of Maryland, even if ! do say it
myself. While she was talking this way
to me the poor father kept saying:
''The dear child is deliricus; she is
delirious," but honestly l do not think
she was.
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The Mate of the Mark Twain.

The first mate of the vessel, he of the
fur cap, was character. 1t was appro-
pirate to find him in the Mark Twain.
He was bald and looked very old, but
declared he was thirty.
"Ef you had been through what hev,
my travelin' stranger" quoth he, "you
too would like an example of the longest
kind of lcng-gravity. My name figures
prominently in history. I've been in
439 newspapers and one almanac. I've
been blown up by steamboats, in twenty
two states and several territories. On
most occasions everybody on board per-
ished except myself. Pieces of my skull
is layin' round loose all up and down
this river and numerous of its tributarrys.
Awful? Yes. Once | was aboard the
Obiona. | knew we were goin' TO bust
that afternoon, for it was about Dustin
time with me, and bust we did. When |
come down couldn't find nothin'. Ev-
erything had blowcd to dust or gone so
fur that nothin' was within visible dis
tance. But, bless you, that's nothin'.
Miner catasterfies? Oh, yes. Once we
smashed a wheel against a snag. OF
course when we progressed we went
round and round, and so went round and
round all the way down TO New Orleans,
describin' circles the whole time. We ali
got orfiIl headaches OWN to the centrip-
etal tendency of the periphery.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05
Useful Home Hints.

The purest butter ever made may be-
come tainted and poisoned in one short
hour by Objectionable surroundings.
Soap-suds may be used for nearly every
thing in the kitchen-earden. 1t is also
good for a lawn, and II may be used along
with any manure.
A string wet in kerosene oil and tied
around sugar barrels, lard cans, preserves,
ETC., is said to keep away ants. The
string should be wet with oil every few
days.
For polishing mahogany, walnut, etc,
the following is recommended: Dis
solve beeswax by heat, in spirits of tur-
pentine until the mixture becomes vicid;
then apply with clean cloth and rub
thoroughly with flannel or cloth.
To keep honey the year round, let it
run through fine sieve, to separate il
from the particles Of wax, then boil it
gently in an earthen vessel, skim off the
foam which gathers on top, and cool it in
jars. Cover tightly and set it in a cool
place.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-05
New Zealand Mutton.
London Daily Post.

London Daily Post.
consignment Of Is carcasses of New
Zealand mutton, preserved by the dry
air rcfrigerating process, arrived in Bir-
minghan and was shown at the dead
meat market. The carcasses were those
of remarkably well-sed sheep of the
Shropshire type, perfectly clean, and as
sweet as though they were home killed.
In every respect they compared favorably
with the American consignments, and
commanded wholesale from 73d. to Sd.
per pound, as compared with I'D. for
American mutton, and 10d. to 103d. for
best home killed.
In the method of preservation adopted
the carcasses are frozen before being
shipped, instead of travelling some dis
tancc in their ordinary condition, before
being placed in the refrigerating cham
ber Of the ship, as is the case with the
American mutton, and there is also an
advantage in the cold air being made as
dry az possible. II is arranged that the
cargoes of mutton from New Zealand
shall remain refrigerated on ship-board
during the greater period that the vessels
are in dock quantities being unloaded
daily according to the market.