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The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
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comes the Effects of the PO1son'

A special dispatch from Williamport,
Pa. contains the following remarkable
snake story: John Davis and GeoIge
Miller drove from Collinsville to TINS Guy.
When they were crossing the montaln al
a place known as the Old Hermlt's, a Val,
liable coach dog which accompanied
them ran off into the woods. soon
afterward they heard him yelping In a
peculiar manner. Both men jumped
from the wagon and hurried in the dlrecc
ton OF the cries. They came in sight OF
the dog in a hollow, and found hun IN a
fight with several rattlesnakes, which sur,
rounded him on a large flat rock, ane
struck him from every side. Miller ana
Davis each seized a long club and Went
to the dogs assistance. Ihey kilieu
eleven rattlesnakes, and many OUTFITS
escaped among the rocks. The largest
one was four feet long and had seventeen
r%attles. While the men were busy cut,
ting off the rattles of the snakes they had
| slain, Miller was overcome by the pecu-
| liarly offensive odor that characterlzes
| rattiesnakes. and Davis was Obliged 10
help him away from the spot. 1t was
| several minutes before he recovered from
the effects of the poisoned air. Inc aog
was nowhere to be seen. DAVIS "ent
back into the woods to look for him. In
passing by the spot where the snakes had
been killed, he saw a number OF live ones
which had come out of their holes among
the rocks, gliding around their dead com,
panions, springing their rattles ana every
motion denoting fury. Davis beat q
retreat, and went off in another direction,
calling his dog. Suddenly he came up!of
the dog with its body EMBEDDED In a mlrf
hole in a swampy spot. Its head alon'
was above the surface. Dogs bitten b1
ra~ttlesnakes instinctiveiy seek such place
and bury themselves in the mud. VIC
snake hunters say that if a dog IS able t,
find swamp mud and covers himself witt
it, it will invariably draw out the poison
Davis left his dog in the swamp, ant
drove on to this city with Miller. Las
evening the dog arrived home. apparentl
none the worse for its encounter with Tn
venomus reptiles, although it must hav
been bitten by them many times. In
spot where the, snakes were killed Is
famous rattlesnake den. A hermit
known as 'Twoline," lived in the hu
near the den for many years, and k1lle
scores Of it's inmates annually, frying on
, the oil and selling it to the people WIN
came long distances to obtain 1t, tn
' belief in its efficacy as an ointment oeln
universal in that neighborhood.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
massaehosd HSmss.

Oxalic acid will almost always re-
move stains left by mud which cannot
be removed with soap and water.
In boiling for meat soup, use cold
water to extract the juice. II the
meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge
it into boiling water at once.
If your earthen pie-plates are discol-
ored clean them with sand soap.
For cracks in stoves: Finely-pulver-
lied iron-procured at a druggist's-
made into thick paste with water-gas.
Green Corn Soup, Virginia Style
Remove the husks and silk from q
dozen ears of green corn, and CRATE the
kernels from the eobs; put the cobs
over the fire in four quarts of cold
water, and boil them for half an
hour: then take out the cobs and put
In the grated corn, together with 9
pint Of milk, two teaspoonfuls q
ALT, half tablespoonful of white pep
per and "a heaping tablespoonful
Zach Of butter and -four, rubbed to :
smooth paste; stir the soup until thu
butter and flour are dissolved, and
then boil it gently for fifteen minutes
separate The yelks Of two eggs from
The whites, and beat the yelks for /;
moment; after the soup has boiled fol
fifteen minutes draw It to the side g
he fire, where it cannot boil, then pou'
tfnto i tureen and serve II az once
ii the soup il allowed to boil after tn
sQa Yelk are aided, it will cuTdle AM
become unequal IL consistency.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
rhe rsnenaotons Wortll.

IA lady writing from Paris says q
spent an hour in Worth's establish
ment looking at pieces of embossed
~grenadine that / thought OF selecting
for a party dress. The clerk. a tall
blonde, dressed in a princess of perfect
at that could not have cost a farthing
less than $40 q yard, was very gra-
ions. But I changed my mind, apollo
gized for having put her to SO much
trouble, and was about to retire
through the e~onseryatoire when she
called ont. MI. Worth, 4 have shown
this lady ever so many modes, and
now she refuses TO leave an order.
The tan, burIy, red-faced, slouchy-
looking dress-maker turned his fishy
eyes full upon me, made a most pro
found salute with his arms sad heal
md remarked, Madame, good after
noo 1t will not be necessary for yor
TO call again. This only goes to show
that Mr.. Worth can be and is yer.
gracious. but he viii not be trife'
with. All Of his clerks are compellet
to wear the same cut of toilet, and
while the color and fabric may differ
It must be d superior quality Of M
terial. This is one Of the methods b
uses to display new designs and move
goods. Most Ct the business cares AZ
assumed by his sons, the pere spendin
ne..rly all his time at his country sea
IS hich contains some SO acres {
Il nrsery plants and blossoms. He
ied faced, sun-burnt, grizzly, yer
afeless in his attire, hasty in judi
mtnt. petulant, and decidedly u
social
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
In others the ground is hidden BY dense

In others the ground is hidden by dense
masses of a sort of chapparal, growing
ten or twelve feet high, and nobody
would suspect the foundation of 1t all
to be a solid rock. There is a foot or
two of soil in some places, that has
come from nobody knows where. But
the usual process of making a garden
is to break up an acre or so of the rock
with a sledge and crow-bar, mash it up
fine, and mix in enough earth to prevent
the rock from hardening again. In
this compound anything under the sun
will grow and grow luxuriantly. A
man who takes this much trouble to
make a garden can have green peas
and fresh lettuce and all the other yege-
tables on his table every DAY IN the
year. There is no season when vegeta-
ton does not flourish, and when the
garden is once made it is always there
Men go out with crow-bars and set out
cocoa-nut trees, and in a few years
they are tall and beautiful and bear 9
cocoa-nut ESQ the saying isl for every
day in the year. There is nourishmen'
for plants in the material of the rock
Where this coral limestone rock cam'
from is a question that scientific PEG
| pie can settle to suit themselves. i
makes no difference where it came
from; it is here, and is very useful
Nearly all of the houses are built OF 1t
You have only to saw down into tn
quarries to get the most beautiful BIZ
blocks of it that make handsome ant
substantial houses. The blocks harder
by exposure to the air, and in this eli
mate soon become asdurable as granite
Out of the rock, toe, water-tanks ar
built to catch rain water Ever
house has its tank. There are spring
and wells, hut / believe the rain waite
is considered healthier to drink.-Ne'
York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
Before and After Marriage.

Not u~nfrequently both men n
women expect more from marriage
than it is in human nature to
Weld. In the romantic counting
DAYS the love making is fresh, and sweet,
and all engrossing, and the unreheetlng
innocents are deluded inlo the belief that
the bonds of matrimony are alone needed
to secure them a life of love and JOY at
the high fever heat of the warm, youth
full moments. But such al anticipation
of heaven on this earth cannot be. The
heat must cool down and the %intoxication
of love sober into the tranquility of
friendship. II is a great matter to get
safely through the cooling process. The
danger is that, when it begins, one, or
other. or both, ignorant that its cause lies
in the nature of things, may throw the
blame on an innocent partner, and in ms
or her sweet heart sigh ove the awful
misfortune of a dreary union. This
would not happen SO frequentlSTsslt does
if, as is not often the case, the husband
and wife were to sober down at the same
rate. As a rule the lady will hold on to
the tender love making much longer than
the gentleman. Iii the man that cools,
and the wife that is broken-hearted.
Among the causes of evil lying nearer
the surface there is our system of court
ship, which seems s,if especially design
ed for mischief. To be kind and atten
tive to the object of ones affection il
natural on the part of both man ane
woman But. according to custom, tn
| gentleman must do all the wooing, thu
| labor of love making falls to him, and a
a rule. he does not spare himself. Fo'
weeks, for months, for years, he worship
at the feet of his fair n with compll
ment, aattery and endless attentions. II
seems the slave of her smallest wish. L
| all this there is much acting, often mucl
conscious acting. Marriage is the drop
| ping of the curtain; with it ends tn
merry butin its consequences, melanchol
farce. And when he sees the effect 9
the play, he sincerely wishes it had neye
been. The attentions cannot continue
Nor is it desirable that they should
Yet in getting them for a time, Wome
are taught to expect them forever. In
arrangement il cruel to women. 1t
like the practice of first spelling children
and then furnishing them for bein
spoiled.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
K,.ia1 NaUies.

An eccentric person named Mitchell
died recently in Wisconsin leaving a
will in which, it is said, 100000 was
set aside for experimenting in machines
to navigate the air. 100000 Of this
sum is to be given to Prof. Retchel, OF
Bridgeport, Conn, who was the lnyen
tor Of an arial ship that has real merit.
Since the terms of the will have been
known, Prof. Retchel's life has been
made a burden to him by the number
of persons that have called, and the
letters he has received from all sorts OF
| people, who think they know how
successful air-ship can be constructed;
but they all want money in advance
1t is curious what myriads of cranks
there are in the world, who think 1t Is
their mission to solve the mysteries O
nature, including the mechanical phz
zles that promise good results to TIL
human race. 1t is, by-the-Way. passint
strange that rich people and govern
ments have not appropriated money t
solve the problem Of aerial navigation
1t is ove a hundred years since tn
MongoIfer brothers made a successful
ascension in a balloon inflated by no
air. Birds and insects cash througl
the atmosphere in twelve differen
ways, yet man has allowed this easii
solved problem to remain an enigm
for want of q little faith and money
The practicabllity Of the telegraph wa
first successfully tested by the Unite
States government, which strung th
first wires between Baltimore an
Washington: but aerial navigation IS {
d thousand times importane
Millions Of dollars ought to be offere
as rewards to stimulate the ingenuit
Of inventors in this fruitful field of r
search.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

Mr. D. b. Barnaby, of owego, N. Y, says
that his daughter was taken with . violent
6 Id which terminated with pneumonia, and
all the best physicians gave the case up AMI
said she could live but a few hours at most.
She was in this condition when . friend re-
commended DR.. Vim. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs, and advised her to tryit. She accepted
IL as q last resort, and was surprised to find
that it produced q marked change for the
better, and by persevering = permanent cure
was effected.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
a Fertile R0ek.

The whole Island Of Bermuda is q
Of rock of the coral lin stons
order. But 10 say that II Is q rocky
isIet would give . very erroneous i'm
preston of II To j Northern person.
with as q rocky place Is barren and
useless. But this rock is soft, and
trees and plants grew III Il almost az
well Is III earth. There i hardly 9
bare SPOT "a the whole island except
where ii has been cleared. II some
places are large tracts of pine moods
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
Connubial Felicity.

Under the head of estate of Marriage
in London in 1885, an English newspa-
per of sixty years ago gives these figures:
Runaway wives, 1,132; runaway hus-
bands, 2,34s; married persons legally
divorced, 4, 175; living in open warfare,
II, 345; living in private misunderstand-
ing, Is, 279; mutually indifferent, So ,a4o;
regarded as happy, 3,175; nearly happy,
127; perfectly happy, Is. Total,
90, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
vanity of the modern Girl.

The girl with soft gray eyes and rip
ping brown hair, who walked all over
your poor fluttering heart at the charity
bali has just finished a crazy quilt, con-
tanning 1.064 pieces of neckties and hat
Innings. put together with 81, 800 stitches.
And her poor old father fastens on his
suspenders with a long nail, q piece OF
Irvine, a sharp stick and n regularly
ordained button. This, too, is vanity.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
To the needs of the
tnnriat commercial.

10 bl1e uCCGD va S
tourist, commercial
traveller and new set
tier. Hcstetter'sStom
ach,Bittars is pee
iiarly adapted, 81
il strengthens q
digestive organs, m
braces the physiea'
energies to unhealta;
mi Influences. Hr
moves and pre- mi
r~nalarial fever. cru
gtipation, dyspepsia.
heal thfully stimu,
iafes the kidneys 9nd
bladder, and enriches
IS well as purihes the
blood. When ' o
come by fat igne q,
whether Tnanta 81
uhvaical, the we4ry
~9nddehifitated hud1t
8 reliable sour 9e o.
eneHedstrenzt and
~o0I2fars, For sale ~
III
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

HAY-FEyER. One and a-half bottles of
EIy,s Cream Balm entirely cured me of Hay
Fever of ten years standing. Have had no
trace OF it for two years.---ALBERT A. PERRY,
S~mithboro. N. Y. Price SO cents.
Hay FEyER. / was severely afflicted with
Hay-Fever for twenty-five years. tried
Elu,s Cream Balm ad The effect was maryel-
ous. III il a perfect cure. VIM. Z. CARR,
Presbyterian pastor. Elizabeth, n. ]. Price
70 nanfa.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

THE question whether young women
shall pursue the same line of studies as their
brothers, seems to find its chief objection in
their different physical constitutions. Ar,
guments on this subject are finely handled
on both sides; but the perfect adaptation OF
| Mrs. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound to the
| ours of ailments attending the feminine
| organism needs no argument; its works are
ita nrnOf.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
Father is Getting Well.

ssMy daughters say:
allow much better father IS since ne usea
life is getting well after his long suffering
from a disease declared incurable."
aAnd we are so glad that he used your Bit
ters.n-A LADY of Utica, n. x.
eH None genuine without a bunch Of green
Hops on the white label, shnn an Gne sns =
poisonous stuff with "Hop" OF hops ~
their name. -
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
women In Inc world Of Arts.

For more than five and twenty years
nv life I would not believe that
women could paint pictures. and all
history seemed to be on the side OF this
conviction. One learns vaguely of a
daughter of Titan who painted, but
ii never sees anything she ever did.
But i was wrong in that established
conviction Of mine; ONE can pant.
Let me confess that I am quite subju-
gated. converted, my ideas entirely
oyerthrown By Mrs. Buffers Miss
Elizabeth Thompson "Watefloo.a AN
first / thought she might only have q
womanss love for cavalry officers and
cavalry chargers. but after ! had seen
the picture and knew her, I saw q
great. many of her sketches, and found
her to be a great artist, and ! have
now the profoundest admiration for
her. Since she made 4 name we have
had several women artists, all distin-
gaished Id their different ways-Mrs
Allinrham, Miss Greenway Miss
Alexander and Miss Trotter.
There are many clever, brilliant girls
Who take to art from ambition. bn'
their place Is rather n society or OF
the stage than il the studio. Ambition
Is shine III The theatre or II society 7
not che disposition to make 9 artist
sou should have the disposition O.
nrln, and too much sense 70 becom'
one. Women. above an. should hav'
Infinite patience. Men might be Inn
patient and do good Work-won1el
never. For instance. Rubens ant
other great authors often painte'
fariously. Women we're meant g 81
aurs and put up with everything; the
s their mission. AZ the same time.
link some Of you may well find some
Sing else to do beside-or as well as
licking puddings and sweeping n
her peoples messes.-J John Rstsksn.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

Whati Is the best Hair DTessers WHAT Is the
best Dandr1F Eradicator? Which is the best
Hair Restorera Which is the best Of all prep
arations for the Hair! CAROLINE.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

0ueationa aud Answers

Polarization, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness
Indigestion. Headache, Sleeplessness cured
Nv wells Health REVIEWER"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
ssRuel.,r.Pabia.,,

and Urinary Diseases. Scalding, irritation,
stone. Gravel, Gatarrh of bladder. 81. Drugts.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
ssI9ougla on Rafs.',

An anxious inquirer asks. ssWhere is the
best place for salt water bathing!' In the
salt water. dear friend.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
% NJ arss nm CNPms.s ,,
Cnre "a Pnenmonia.

Ask for Wells Rough on Corns. 16c. Com
Ylefa cure. Hard or softcorns. warts, bunlons
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

p-ubdcspeakers and singers use PisO'B Cure
for h-oarseness and weak lungs
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11

A bicycle is always dry because it goes
so long without reins.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
Did She Die2

aNoi
..she fingered and suffered long, pining
away all the time for years.
teThe doctors doing her no goodm
"And at last was cured by this Hop Bl50ers
the papers say so much about"
.fndeed! indeed"
aHow thankful we should be for that medi-
o;na8 --
The Opelousas courier., 1884-10-11
Adxerfisine Cheats u!

tIt has become SO common to begin an arta-
Gle in an elegant, interesting style.
stThen run it into ON advertisement tnae
we avoid all such,
Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as pos
sible,
sTo induce people
aTo giye them one trial, which 30 proves
their value that they will never nse anything
else 49, ~
saTHE REMEDY so favorably noticed in all
the papers,
Religious and secular, is :,
nHaying a large sale, and is supplantang all
other medicines.
siThere is no denying the virtues Of the HOP
plant. and the proprietorsof Hop Bltters have
shown great shrewdness and ability !
an compounding a medicine. whose virtues
are SO palpable to every ones observation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-06
MAINE DISPATCHES.
A BIG N EETING.
The Church at VassaibOre Crowded With
Farmers to Hear Gov. Robie.

Special TO the Kennebec Journal.
VAssALBoRo. Sept. ).
The Adams Memorial church was filled to
overfowing with grangers and their friends
this evening, who gathered to listen to the
master Of the State Grange, Gov. Robie, in an
address on the "American Farm. "As he enter
ed the house he was heartily greeted with an
earnest applause. The governor held the audi
ence lntently for an hour. He dwelt on the
important place agriculture had held in all
ages. He showed its place in the bible, saw
ing Eden vas its home and God its patron.
lie said agriculture is the pillow upon which
our country rests. He spoke of the LOYALTY
OF farmers to their country from Lexington
to Appomattox and the places the men trained
IN the rural home have taken in the active
scenes of life. Fifteen of our q presidents
were farmers or the sons of farmers.
He urged the young men to cling to their
home farm, to their farm life with its own
peculiar pleasures and independence, and to
make their work an earnest duty. He dwelt
at length upon the grange. on its principles,
its objects and its ends. He said: "Ten
years has strengthened and purified the or
ganization much like the Odd Fellows and
Masons, and the granger's strength lay in the
secret bonds.'
He spoke earnestly on the prohibitory
amendment, to which the people gave him
right hearty applause. The impression he
left will not soon be forgotten, and we feel
more and more confident that he is the man
of all men for our political head.
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VERMONT ELECTION.
A Complete GubernatoriaI vote-Pin.
gree's Majority 2I.4I3.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept. 5

q.
Returns from 240 towns gives a complete
following result: Total vote, SO, ,42l; of this
Pingree (rep.) received 4l,9l7, Reddington
(dem. 1888, Soule (gr.) 4So, independent
and scattering, l86, making Pingree's ma
jority 2l.413. The proportionate loss of the
republicans is about IL per cent that of the
democrats, $40 per cent. The reduction
in majority is 3599.
Ninety-seven towns in the first congress-
ional district give Stewart (rep.l 1897,
Simmons (dem. 52l6, Kidder (gr) and
scattering. 262. giving Stewart a majority of
9S39. One hundred and twenty-sx towns in
the second district give Grout (rep. lS 405,
Goddard (dem. 1881, Cummings, (gr) and
scattering, l2s, making Grout's majority TO-
596.
The complexion of the house of representa-
tives is as follows, according to returns; re-
publicans, l9s; democrats, 81; greenbackers,
Il Independents, 8, no choice.
In 1880, the house stood as follows repub-
licans, 2l5; democrats, 2l; greenbackers, (;
no representation, 3. There beiug PAL towns
at that time. In 1882. republicans, 1s5 4;
democrats, 4e independent democrats, 2;
independent republicans, /: greenbackers.
9
This shows comparatively large decrease
this year from the democratic representation
in 1882, and about the same ratio of increase
of their representation in 1880. The repub-
licans' majority in 1850, 'S2 and 's4, being
respectively 1872, 1874, and l57.
The next senate will consist of 27 republi-
cans and democrats. The democrat SEN
ators are from Franklin county.
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UGLY SPANIARDS.
Three of Them Attempt TO Murder a
Ferryman but are FOiled-One
Fatally Shot.
New YORK, Sept. ).

NEW YORK, Sept. D.
Three Spanish sailors entered the ferry
house at Hunters Point this morning to cross
to this city. They refused to pay the ferry
age, and when the gateman insisted on col
lecting they attacked him with knives The
gateman ran out of the ferry house and up
the street shouting for help, while the Span
iards pursued him. Policeman Walsh heard
the cries and ran to the gatemans assistance.
The Spaniards turned on him and he fired
two shots in the air. This only further en-
ragged the men, and Walsh fired again, hitting
one of the sailors in the arm. The fourth
shot struck him in the back and lodged in the
stomach. Another policeman arrived, who
succeeded with some difficulty in overpower-
ing two of the Spaniards and locking them
up. The wounded man was also taken to
Jail. The surgeons pronounce the wound
fatal. The mans name 10 Alberto Marino.
The men are from Barcelona, Spain, and
were sailors on the ship Havana, now loading
here with oil. Policeman Walsh has not been
arrested.
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FROM LEWISTON.
The Great DemOnsiratiOn-AT Telegram
from Chairman Wing to Chair.
Vman Jones.

LEWISTON, Sept. 3.
Hon. Geo. c. Wing tonight sent the follow.
ing telegram to Chairman Jones of the repub.
lican national committee:
AUBURN, Me-, Sept. 5.
Hon. B. +. Jones, chairman of the national
republican committee, PAP 9TH avenue, New
York
The canvass of the State will close tomor
dow. 1t has been animated and thorough,
with the tariff as the principal issue. We
expect with confidence to carry both branches
of the legislature, to choose four representa-
tives to Congress, and reflect Gov. Robie by
popular majority of 1000.
(Signed) GEO. Z. WING,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Tonight there was a great republican dem.
onstration. In the afternoon speeches were
made in the park. Mr.. Blaine introduced
Judge West as follows:
| have a luxury this year. Mr.. Chairman.
of hearing speeches and not making them,
this generous reception and to introduce to
you one with whom my memory goes back
to boyhOod, to my college days, man whom
have always loved as brother. | will in
troduce to you Hon. VIM. II. West of Ohio
a man distinguished in his profession and by
an honorable career in the Judiciary.
Speeches were made by Judge West, Gen.
Hawley and Hon. John d. Long of Massa-
chusetls.