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The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
Beans and Bean Som.

Were not Governor Growers ances-
tors fed like other Yankees of early
days on bean soup, succotash and
baked beans? Did not prudent host
esses in those days, with a shrewd eye
to profit, make the porridge so thin
that it is reported of one boarder that
he stripped off his coat and mounted
his chair, at dinner, to the horror of
the landlady, who asked
what is the matter, Mr.. Smith ?"
al thought I saw a beam" said
Smith, and was going to dive for it"
Was not one Of the good danes of
those times famous throughout the
colony for the thickness and richness
OF her bean soup, whose husband, it is
reported, invited a governor or some
other dignitary home to dine with him,
promising him a rare luxury? It was
late, the family had dined, and the
mistress gone out for an afternoon
visit.
"Never mind" said the host, "here
is the porridge-pot, still on the crane
in the chimney" and forthwith bowls
Of steaming liquid were spread upon
the table. "Wife's soup is not as good
as usual to-day" but by crumbling
bread into it they man aged to make a
meal.
At tea the husband said
"My dear, seems to me your bean
soup was not as good as common"
Where did you get it?"
"Out of the pot in the chimney
corner"
"Bless me-" said the horror-strieken
wife, "that was my dish-water."
Baked beans, baked salt-pork and
rye and Indian bread were the luxu-
ries of Bean Hill. Beans every Satur-
day night, or the oven-tops would fall
in. Why on Saturday night? 1t wa
said to be commemorative. In Indian
war times an alarm sent the settlers
scurrying through the woods to the
bloch-house. One lady said she left
an oven full of good things, and two
adventurous men stole up through the
alder sWamps and returned with whole
scalps, and the garrisoned community
made a supper of baked beans and
brown bread, and thenceforward the
custom prevailed till it spread over
the Union, along with hasty pudding,
to which Barlow dedicated an ode, and
succotash, which the Pilgrims learned
to make of the red Cape Goodies.
Thanksgiving was regarded as asacred
time a century ago. Anegro slave of
Governor Huntington, of Norwich,
was thoughtlessly chopping wood on a
Thursday, Thanksgiving day, in late
November. One of the young ladies
called to him
"Sambo. you mustn't cut wood to-
day-it is Sunday"
Sunday" said Sambo, reflectively;
we no hab baked beans last night"
A traveller in prairiedom rode up to
a log house on a Saturday night as the
family were sitting down to supper.
His first salutation was
When did you hear from Bean
Hilf last?
"How did you know we were from
Bean Hill?"
by your bean pot, of course"
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me white ones for evening wear,
goid-braided, are very pretty.

ine Wnite ones for evening wear,
gold-braided, are very pretty.
The most fashionable buttons ara
builet-shaped, small, and when made
OF steel, jet or metal, are facetted.
A beautiful lace combines the ducb-
esse with medallions of point Venise.
rose point and point gaze filing in the
interstices.
Breakfast caps msde of fine Swiss
ana trimmed with pbm-pons of satin
ribbon are becoming very fashionable
Tor married women.
Flat gold braid, put ON in embroid-
cry or In rows, forms the decorative
eltect on many handsome tailor-made
cloth and velvet dresses.
The Breton waistcoat, profusely
embroidered. and frequently orna-
mented with coins and medals, is
worn in Paris by women of taste.
Moss green in the cloth combines
With golden brown velvet, in the vel
YET with pale blue, and all of the
grays except Russian and slate.
Gold lace pins are finished in dead
gold, plain, and with flagree orna-
mentation. These pins also come in
Indian molten gold, which is of dull
surface, but artistic and effective.
The majority of imported Paris
dresses are very much trimmed, but
M plain, youthful costumes of the
English and American artists are
much more admirable and admired.
Flounces of Oriental and Escurial
lace adorn the fronts of handsome
dinner and reception dresses, and
these f1ounces are scantily pleated
over bias folds of velvet in the same
or contrasting colors to the dress.
The fancy of facing the bottom of
the skirt with deep bands of fur,
Astrakhan, velvet, and plush extends
eve to miliners' folds of soft silk.
These delicate triple folds of silk, the
same shade as the wool material of the
dress, are put on in oblique lines run-
ming from the bottom of the skirt up
ward to a depth of eight or ten inches.
The upper edge is simply turned
under.
a new ornament, to be worn in the
front of a null fchu, or as a cravat
bow on a dark dress, is a rosette of
rose, blue or poppy-red satin ribbon,
on which rests a spray of roses, or Of
fern leaves made out of the new
Pompadour lace. These lace sprays,
with each figure in high relief, are
also placed singly on the left side Of
duchesse or Valenciennes collarettes
that are deeply pointed in plastrons
and vest shapes.
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IS Scot Free.0

The phrase originated from the old
word scot. or shot, meaning primarily
money, but used in the sense of a
reckoning. Hence to be scot free or
shot free implied that a man had moth
ing to pay, or was clear of any contri-
button. Shakespeare says, Though
I should 'scape shot free in London, |
fear the shot here; here's no scoring
but upon the pate" Shot free also
mean uninjured by shot; also, un-
punished,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

"a Mexican housewife has other
IDEAS than our in the disposition of
hgT furniture" says a letter from
Mexico. 'sThere are always straight
rows of sofas and chairs set stitly
AGAINST the walls all around the room.
Though there are a few occasions when
sngreat a number of seats could posi-
AAlY be required, yet the family feels
self poor indeed, which does not pos
sBss enough to reach in an unbroken
Eae around the entire circuit of the
ssla. Into each corner of the room a
siangular table is fitted, and in the
ater Is Large one-round or oval
Nhirh has always its tall lamp in the
middle and a row Of empty vases and
Chinese figures ranged at regular dis
nees straight around the outer edge.
s central table Is generally covered
zIh an enormouscrotcheted or knitted
6IEead, which sweeps the floor, and
z1Tesents years of patient labor, great
Expenditure of precious eyesight. and
hundreds Of spools of fnslinen thread.
mistress of the house began it
sn she was a child and succeeded in
aaishing II only in time for her we'd
sIag There is a noticeable dearth of
lhQsB little ornaments In which the
hides pf other lands delight-bric-a-
easels, brackets. etc, for they are
nj within the reach of all in this
ntry Chromos and engravings
qazlngly adoFn the walls, and but the
aner tables are loaded with glass
g1ps and vases, which are valued for
azainent rather than use. A chrome
4Esaaful enough to set ones teeth on
egs which may be bought for 50,
'EHsas and all, in Pittsburgh, is in
Aszico, owing to outrageous duties, as
zaensiye as a decent oil painting.
s kha extreme end of the sala de
ao IS always seen exactly the same
Rzangement of the furniture in every
rug OF square Of carpet, with
aslE III six chairs placed in two
1algl1t lines vis-a-vis upon il, bound
apon the farther side by the sofa
lnst 1he wall. TO thisIittle island
shs sea Of the big, bare room, guests
shown with great ceremony on
H'sflng; for here the hostess concen-
sasss her forces as we understand the
y y doing ii revival meetings and
|laaI seances.
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Advice TO BARRIERS.

Don't talk.
Refrain from colloquializing.
II you have anything to say, don't
saysit.
Do not talk.
Keep your mouth shut.
Do not indulge in conversation.
Say nothing.
Exercise measures of repression to the
extent of suppression with relation to
colloquial predictions.
Stick d towel in your mouth.
Gag yourselves
Stop your conversation before. you
begin.
Sew buttonson your lips.
ne tongue Is IN unruly member. Stick
q pin through j.
Cease your speech
Do not converse
Have nothing It'd Soy and say o.
Let somebody slss do The talking.
D0mst aaIk
G-Barbazs VIII please hang this
II their shops and hare Il enforced
1sant~7spvsl
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
Advice 80 Girls.

EEE
ID not estimate the worth of a
vBuag man by his ability to talk nom
wSsa, nor by the length of his NOUS
AGhe
Do not imagine that an extra ribbon
TED about the neck can remedy the de
fst III asoiled collar and untidy dress
Il POUR hands are Drowned by labor,
hDOt envy the lily fingers of Miss
FBss and Feathers, whose mother
sefks in the kitchen while the
aaghter lounges in the parlor.
If d dandy with a cigar between his
fingers asks you if smoking is often
sys TO you, tell him emphatically that
Il IS The habit should be, even
ihough the odor may not.
DO not waste your tears on the
imaginary sorrows of Alonzo and
Melissa, nor the trials of the dime
novel heroines. Seek rather to alleviate
lie woes Of the suffering ones Of earth
~
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
The Latest Bonanza in California.

BIEBER, CAL.-Mr. Thomas 2. Ford,
editor of the Mountain Tribune, of this
place, publishes that the great pain
cure, st. Jacobs Oil, has worked won
ders in his family. and that he would
not be without it. He states that
among all the people st. Jacobs Oil is
the most popular medicine ever intro
d1lced.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
xADIEs D~EPARTMEST.
uair pressing in Japan.

AEHF&
1spanese girls from nine to fifteen
ss their hair interlaced with red
..spe. describing half circle round
Is head, the forehead being left free,
s;si 1 curl at each side. From fifteen
thirty the hair is dressed very high
4 liz forehead, and put up at the
TIL ID the shape Of a fan or butterfly,
Hi interlacings Of silver cord and d
asawsbioR of colored balls. Beyond
,siFsg 4 woman twists her hair round
nell pin placed horizontally at the
ss.k of the head. Widows also de-
#fuats themselves and whether or not
.tsy desire to marry again. Japanese
EsyelIing in the United States COM
olsIn that they have no means of
TaaWing sometimes whether a lady
3 nom they address themselves is a
sE|d, d wife or a widow.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
About Leeches.

Something mysterious tied up in a
white jar attracted the attention of
customers at a prominent drug store,
and the druggist goodnaturedly united
the cloth and took vout some black,
wriggling worms. They were round
or elongated at pleasure, and started
off when touched with a pencil at a
rapid pedestrian gait. until headed off
and dropped back into their damp, por-
celain pit.
@Thvy are leeches," explained the
druggist, and came all the way from
Holland. Twenty years ago, when
blood-letting was in vogue, they were
in great demand. Now they are only
occasionally called for"
I'm what class of diseases do they
use them?"
Disorders Of the head: il there is a
numbness or pressure Of blood on the
brain, chronic headache. etc. They
put them on the temples and let them
suck the blood till they are full, when
they fall off. Salt is then thrown on
them and they disgorge, and are ready
for use again
How often can they be usedY
ga number Of times. There is one
ladyi in Detroit who keeps q pet leech.
When her head aches she applies the
reptile to her temple and sits down to
read. When it falls off she drops it
into a glass of salt and water, and if
her head is not relieved applies 1t
again, until sometimes she has used it
three or four times, and lost some
ounces of blood"
a more convenient way of using the
leech is now in vogue. It is slipped
into a glass bulb with an orifce small
er than the reptiles body. Through
this it projects its head and fastens
upon the human flesh, In which its
banquet is waiting.
There are plenty OF leeches In the
neighborhood of Eoorec and other
| river hatnlets, and the boys often col
lect so or 100 and try to dispose OF them
to the drug stores, where they are re-
fused al a general thing; then they Of
| fer them at the Chinese 1aundries,
where they cook them with rice ana
macaroni. There are some specialists
who use them for a valuable oil they
are said to make. In New York
there are artificial ponds where the i'm
ported Ieeches are kept. The whole
sale druggists buy them IN tubs Of
black earth packed almost solid. They
only require air and moisture TO keep
them alive. When the cover is taken
or their iar they swarm out A. lively
al crickets. and use their ten eyes to
GOOD advantage IN getting away as
RAPIDLY as possible. Boys call them
blood-suckers, and have q dislike 20
their acquaintance when fishing. ~
they fasaen on ID their bare feet with
i tenacity that allows no chance Of re-
moying them Till they have filed them
|aslyes With refreshment-Datradt Post
nzsd Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

One greasing lasts two weeks; all others
two or three days. Do not be imposed upon
by the hunbug stuffs offered. Ask your
dealer for Frazer's. with label On. 1t saves
your horse labor, and you too. It received
first medal at the Centennial and Paris ex
positions. Sold everywhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

AS stages are quickly abandoned with the
completion of railroads, SO the huge, drastic,
cathartic pills, composed of crude and bulky
medicines, are quickly abandoned with the
introduction. of DIR. Pierce's Pheasant Pur-
gabive Pellets" which are sugar coated, and
little larger than mustard seeds. but com
posed of highly concentrated vegetable Ok
tracts. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
FaaaaHoaa Notes.

AE@&M AEE wW~#
qlnted waists are fashionable.
alklngAdresses are made short.
elabroidered handkerchiefs are
ipnable.
s's aonnets are much worn with
'lst1 costumes.
AlFl yokes and full waists are
n vogue.
thatlc handkerchiefs are no.
ashianabIe.
d velvet girdles appear on.
essy suits.
zAess slippers, made Of bronze,
8 kylish for hollse wear.
esiyet is the most fashions
'e a5aEeFlaI for carriage toilets.
suits I'M warm, rich shades
4 be b fayorite street dress.
bracelets are never worm
gone entirely out Of style.
*s'Fsts 81 al colors and velvet RIB
z''s| y all widths are ID active AZ
are IN the market for
s elderly ladies and for
AaReIsz IN embossed goods opn-
s' y busters Of flowers n plush
appliaaed on.
qYes are revived foF wear
safta Of dresses azd On ail|
except weddings.
are ~ pVpulaE as eFer.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
~TENNYsON,s "NIAY OUEEN.,,

Who knows if the beautiful girl who died
30 young had been blessed with DR.. Pierce's
sFavorite Prescription" she might have
reigned on many another bright May day.
The "Favorite Prescription is a certain
cure for all those disorders to which females
are liable. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

If the blood be impoverished, as mani
tested by pimples, eruptions, ulcers or run
ming sores, scrofulous tumors, swelIings OF
general debility; take DR.. r. V. Pierce's
SGolden Medical Discovery" Sold by
druOoists.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

mo, sir, my daughter can never be yours u
81 don't want her to be my daughter!''
broke in the young ardent. 81 want her to
he INV wtfa
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

Mrs. Nj. Pilkington, 211 26th st, Brooklyn,
I was a rheumatic cripple two years;
for months, when my doctor. after
trying In vain everything else, told mt to
DR.. Ignores RIG. That cured me.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
nueatIana and Ans

Questions and
What liz the best Hair Dresser? What 10
the best DandruH Eradicator? Which lis the
best Hair Restorer? Which is the best OF
all Preparations for the Hair7 CARBOLINE.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

cures have been effected by ScoviIPs Sarsa-
parills, or Blood and Liver Syrup, for all
dis asses of the blood, when the patient had
been given up by physicians. It is one of the
best remedies ever offered to the public, and
as it is prepared with the greatest care, as a
specific for certain diseases, it is no wonder
that it should be more efectual thar hastily
written and carelessly prepared prescriptions.
Take ScoviiIs Blood and Liver Syrup for all
disorders arising from impure blood. 1t is
ndorsed by all leading professional men.
First effectual, then good to take, then
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

Philadelphia ladies are learning baseball
one of them has caught her husband out sew
eral times already.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

He is a stingy lawyer who tries to nonsui
his own wife when she raves q promenade
costume.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

Save trouble and expense in washing, and
always have nice fitting collars and cuffs, by
wearing C%hrolithion.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

PUREsr IN BEST ooD-LavER OIL, from selected
isvers. on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard q
Co., NY. Absolutelypure and sweet. Patients
who have once taken it prefer it to all others.
PHYSICIANS declare IL s1uerinr tn all nthnr niIu
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
ORR PROGRESS.

It won't do for a married man to say to his
wife, snever mind" She is apt to take him
o4 his wnrd
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
Frazer Axle Grease.

CHAPPED HANDS, face, pimpIes and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made BY
Caswell, Hazard a Co, New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

Ladies& children's boots& shoes cannot run
over If Lyon'sP atent Heel Stifeners are used
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
Foot and AnkLe

The EDSOW ELEC7RIC GARTER de-
veiops the FOOT and ANKLE into per-
feet form, suDports and strengthens
the limbs, ADDS marvellous grace and
elasticity to the step,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

1t gives great
ease and com
fort in Wdlk-
ing, riding or
ddncing,n aain-
tGins and &C.
cites healthful
cir Ia
dispels gout,
Th eumdt les
and neuralgia
pains, subdues
all crGmpSand
stiffness of
Joints, relieves
bloated limbs
feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

This match
less fnUe1ttion
ieholly super
sedcs every
other form of
Garter for
adies,Geu
men or Chill
6ren's 4ccdr.
Theydre Wor'n
With all the
comfort @the
best EBoW n
gaTfers, and
O. " o T
MORE Elk.
PENSIVE
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

For sore feet, swollen joints, sprains, corn
or bunions, use st. Patrick's Salve.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

A mans mind is like mis- bed. It
must be made up occasionally.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

Is Il Thought that farmers have seem
lid worst of shB
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16
Pavne's Automatic EngEnes.

Reliable. Durable and Economical, sin furnish q
horss po,oer Wih Il less fuel and 0ater than cry ShsTT
Engine bail. not fitted with an A1tomatl oat-on. SEM
p.eas u " pAYNE i SONS. Boz $50. Corning. N.4.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24
The Evening Capitals for sale at all the
CLEAnANcr FEES REDucED.-In

CLEARANCE FEES REDUCED in
the House of Representatives on Fri
day last, bill was passed relative
to fees levied and collected from the
owners and masters Of vessels in do
nestle commerce. The object Of the
bill is that the clearance fees of yes
sells engaged in the coasting trade,
shall be reduced frJm 80 to % cents,
according to the tonnage, to 10 cents.
Under the present system, which was
inaugurated in the early years of the
war, and was made a source Of rev.
enue, all vessels navigating the rivers
and lakes are obliged to pay entrance
and clearance fees of 25 to 80 cents,
according to their tonnage. Under
this system vessel plying upon our
rivers from one district to another is
obliged to pay the clearance fees,
which in the case of excursion boats
amount sometimes to five or six or
even as high as ten dollars for sim
gle trip along the rivers and lakes
The bill will undoubtedly pass the
Senate at its present session, and will
prove very beneficial to all coast-wise
vessels entering and clearing the An
napolis harbor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

Should your nearest Druggist
or Grocer not have it in stock.
send directly to us, and we will
forward it, securely packed, in
any quantity, from a quart to a
barrel, and to any point or adj
dress in the United States, on
receipt of the price, either in
2. o. orders or draft.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

BALLOT Box AND COUNTING De-
vIcEs.-A bill was reported favorably
from the Committee OH Privileges and
Elections of the IT, S. Senate, on Fri
day last, authorizing the Attorney
General to appoint commission to
examine and report upon ballot box
and counting devices" Ifany device
examined by the commission seems
adapted to secure certainty in the reg
istration and counting of votes, the
Attorney-General is authorized to
contract with the patentee for its
manufacture. At all elections held
after the delivery of the boxes for
members of Congress or Delegates
from territories, all ballots are to be
deposited in the new boxes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24
|. N. RICHARDSON,
7 he 7 ailor,
9 Francis st.
FOR SALE
fEa1AHANDSOME LITTLE COTTAGE
~ THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS

HlHE undersigned offers for sale for the
owner, handsome COTTAGE, stu
atcd upon Charles street, upon lot
fronting 42 feet on the above named street
with a uniform depth of 100 feet, and in
Guiding a st .ble-yard and a carriage drive.
The garden is well stocked with grapes,
fruit, shrubbery, &C., good well OF pure
ice cold water right at the back door -
Cottage has 6 rooms and bath room, front
and back veranda Psrlor heater, heats
the whole hou-e, gas pipes through out the
house, but gas not in.
Cottage is new, trimmings alone cost
$3.50; all windows best French plate glass
with inside and outside shutters; large
handsome bay windows in parlor; prop
erty is now leased to good tenant and
pays 1880 per year or 6 per cent. on -, QUO
per annum, and is insured in the London
and Globe Insurance Co for $1,000 and
the policy paid up for . years. Altogether
this is one of the best investments ever
offered, and is one of the best little homes
in the city. Will be sold for 81 600, $500
cash the balance in four years and six
months. For owner and particulars,
e. c. CAN'T,
Annapolis, Md,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

To find one who has passed
through life without sorrow, you
must find one incapable of love or
hatred, of hope or Fear-one who has
no memory of the past and no thought
Of the future-one who has no SYM
patty with humanity, and no feeling
In common with the rest of his spe-
cies.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

REPRESENTATIVE CONVICTION OF
this State, had an interview on Sat-
urday with the Comptroller of The
Currency relative to the establish
ment of a National Bank at Salisbury,
Nd, with capital of $4,000. Our
Eastern Shore friends are moving and
keeping apace with the progress of
the times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

SENATOR GoRMAN, on last Satur-
day, submitted an amendment in
tended to be proposed to the General
Deficiency Appropriation Bill it au-
thorizes the payment to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company of $780,
600, for the transportation OF military
supplies prior to 1881.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

A PAT CoMPARIsoN.-"Crazy quilt,
papa What do you call it crazy
quilt for ?" exclaimed his daughter,
who had presented herselffor the first
time in new summer dress of a Dolly
Warden pattern. Because" returned
the old gentleman, cit reminds me of
the changeable politicians"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

FouR things come not back-the
spoken word, the sped arrow, the
past life and the neglected opportu-
nifty.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

To most men experience is like the
stern lights of ship which illumine
only the track which has been passed
over.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

Pleasure is the business Of youth ;
business is the pleasure Of age.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-24

OINGLE, Double Teams and Saddle
- Horses to hire, by the hour, day or
week. Open and Close Carriages, Single
and Double Phatons, Jaggers, Top and
No-Top Buggies, all at reasonable rates;
fine carriages for visiting and pleasure
Drivers in livery, if desired Pony
Ph@tons, with quiet and gentle horses,
suitable for ladies and children. Special
rates made with families. Particular at
tention to horses on livery. Baggage
called f rand delivered to all parts of the
city. Funerals attended to at short notice.
AL orders promptly attended to.
]. H. VANSANT,
Proprietor.