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The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22

a case the cost of camphine may be saved
by substituting soap, but several pans OF
cold water must be ready at hand, as not
more than five minutes should De spent
over each breadth, from first to last, OF
it will have an Enthusiastically washed, IN
stead of a cleaned appearance, Never
brush silks or satins across the width, as
doing so causes them to fray out and
spoils them for remaklng.
Dissolve two pounds of soap IN
gallons of boiling water; use when cold.
Have four pans of cold water, with four
pals of water in each. Into one OF these
put a small quantity of the dissolved
soap, making a weak liquor. Into an.
other dissolve a quarter of a pound OF
t~artaric acid for spiriting. The other
two pans are for rinsing. Spread o
width wrong side upward upon a scour-
ing board, being careful that the latter
is quite clean. Pour over it suffclent O!
the dissolved soap to wet it thoroughly,
and well brush it lengthwise with a soft
brush; then turn and treat the right side
in the same way. Pass the silk through
the thin soap liquor; then in one, and
then in the other of the two rinsing pans.
Handle it well in the spiriting pan and
take it up to drain. Have the board and
clean sheet as in the camphine method,
and dry with clean cloths. After all the
breadths are done, not more than hVe
minutes being spent over each, they
must be finished in a frame, or on the
stuffed board, n by one.
Most silks require a little stiffening,
which is the last process. For black
silks and satins a size made OF old black
kid gloves is excellent, and as these are
the most useless of all a lady's posses
sessions when no longer fit to wear,
it is comforting to be be able to turn
them to account. The gloves are to be
cut up into small pieces, put into a vessel
of cold water, a stone jar or porcelain
lined saucepan, and very slowly slmmered
for an hour or two, or until the quantity
of water is reduced one-half; strain
through fine muslin, and use warm, but
not hot. Another size, that usually APP
piled by dyers, is made of parchment
shavings or cuttings, washed, cleaned
and simmered slowly like the gloves, n
pound of parchment to four quarts OF
water boiled to two quarts and strained.
One teacupful of this to a quart of water
is enough for silk finishing. Take the
board with the stuffed covering, lay oni it
one of the cleaned breadths fiat, no
wrinkles, spongeit carefully and evenly
with the size and water. Pin down the
two ends of the silk on the board, then
the two sides. Two people are required
for this process, as the silk must be well
stretched. Pins about an inch apart.
Rub once more with the damp sponge
and dry before a brisk fire.
Textiles which are a mixture of silk
and wool may be strained on the board,
but no size is needed. Cotton materials
TO be ironed on the wrong side: a box
iron, being the eleanest, is recommended.
Satin sometimes requires to be ironed on
the wrong side after being taken off the
frame, to give it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CuJtjUat0T.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
How the Net Loom Was Invented.

The history of ~thiainyention Is WORTH
re1atino. One Paterson was employed
in early life as a cooper; and as ne
strolled about the links in the evenings,
and gossiped with the young women VINO
sat in groups busily making nets 1or theh
fathers or brothers, it occurred to MIN
that a machine might be constructed &c
relieve his fair friends from their tedious
task. He watched for hours at Il tlne
how the meshcs were regulated and the
knots formed; but his ideas had not
taken practical shape before he joined
the army and went off to- the wars. He
o o made a good position for himself,
and as deputy assistant commlssary gen
eral served in Egypt, the Peninsula and
Waterloo. Circumstances were not
favorable for his doing anything to
realize his notion for the improvement OF
one of the arts of peace: but "when wlld
wars deadly blast was blown" ana NJ
returned to his native place, he resumed
consideration o. the subject which he used
to declare was, even in his sorest
traits on the battle field, ever
present to his mind. Taking into his
confidence an ingenious mechanic, he set
to work, and after much anxious toll
and many Disappointing failures, com,
pleted a machine which he believed
would answer the purpose he had I'D
view. Everything being adjusted, the
levers were put in motion, and success
seemed achieved, when, after one or two
movements, the mechanism came to a
dead halt and could not by any available
means be got to o V again. Hours
were spent in attempting to discover
what. was wrong, but without success,
and, wearied with his prolonged anx-
ieties, Mr.. Paterson resolved to abandon
all hope of seeing a net woven by ma
chinery. Flinging the key of the room
to his colleague he went home. The
mechanic induced a friend to examine
the machine with him. when they found
that the stoppage was caused by a bolt
slipping from its place. The defect was
made good, and the machine was got to
work smoothly. Mr.. Paterson, who was
by this time in bed, was called and the
fact that the machine was sail right
reported to him, and when he went to
look a. it his assistant was producing by
its aid row after row of meshes at a rate
which a score of hand workers could not
equal.-Cossel's Great Industries Of G7ea'
Britain.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A process has been recently introduced
for m making phosphoric acid and mineral
phosphate from SUSCEPTIBILITY the Stag
produced by the Bessemer and Slemens
processes. These phosphates are of course
valuable as manure, especially since
guano is said to be becoming scarcer.
A French journal says: The glory Of
having reached the deepest recess of the
ocean falls on M. Martial, captain of the
Romanche, and head of the exploring
expedition to Cape Horn. On the 18th
of October last, he took soundings at
1870 meters, the greatest depth reached
as yet, and representing about four miles
and 1000 yards in English measure.
At the school of engineering, Chatham,
England, a corps of submarine miners ii
in course of formation. The special duty
! of this new body of men will be the lay
ing of mines under water for purposes OF
coast defense. Recruits for this new
branch of the service are drawn mainly
from the fishing districts. Not less than
three vessels are undergoing alterations
to fit them for the work.
|. Speaking of Edinburgh upon thunder.
storm phenomena, Professor p. G. TAFT
remarked that lightning is 100, 600 times
as brilliant as it appears to US, since the
eye requires one@enth of a second to re,
ceive the full light of the flash, while the
fash itself lasts only about one-milliontE
of a second. As we see the Landscape
under the light of a spark from the
clouds, it is one thousand times less
bright than when illuminated by the sun.
but if the lightning lasted one-tenth of a
second-so that we could realize its full
intensity-it would blind us with the
brilliancy of n hundred suns.
The number of shocks in an earth
quake varies indefinitely, as does the
length of intervals between them. Some,
times the whole earthquake only lasts. a
few seconds. Thus. the city of Caracas
was destroyed in about half a minute,
10, 900 lives being lost in that time.
Lisbon wal overthrown in five or six
minutes, while a succession OF shocks
may continue for hours, days, weeks OF
months. The Calabrian earthquake,
which began in February, 1888, lasted
through a continued series of shocks for
nearly four years, until the end of 1886.
The area shaken by an earthquake varies
with the intensity Of the shock from 8
mere local tract, where a slight trembling
has been experienced, up to such catas-
trophies as that of Lisbon, which con
vulsed not only the Portuguese coasts,
but extended into Iceland on the one
hand and into Africa on the other, agi,
tating lakes, rivers and springs in Great
Britain, and caused Loeb Lomond to
rise and subside with startling sudden.
| ness
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Religions Dogs.

The famous st. bernard dogs are very
carefully trained. A traveller who visited
some of the monastries of the monks of
St. Bernard, d few years ago, found the
monks teaching their dogs from the ear
lest stages 81 puppyhool. Not only il
physical and mental training included in
this teaching, but spiritual culture is By
no means neglected. At meaItime the
dogs sit Ii d row, each with a tin dish
before him containing his fcpast. Grace
lib said BY one of the monks. the dogs
sitting motionless with bowed heads.
Not one of them stirs until the samenph
spoken II 4 frisky puppy attempt to
sample his meal before grace Is ovenone
Of The older dogs growls and gently tugs
his ear. The intelligence displayed BY
these animals iii rescuing unfortunate
travellers among the mountains il abso-
lutely wonderful. Many d man VINO lies
down tosleep ina snowedrift owes his
life 10 The sagacity of the 81. Bernard
dosss-Asauka Gqaststwtion.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Tamale.

They arc sold steaming hot on the
streets of San Francisco daily, and are
very relishing, especially to the Spanish
and Mexican population. The genuine
"tamale " is-of exclusive Mexican manu-
%faeture, and when ready for the market
weighs about half a pound, and in APP
pearance resembles q small ear of corn,
husk and all. The ingredients of a ia
male consists of corn meal and lard,
cooked chicken, cut fine and mixed with
a paste unknown to outsiders, a picked
olive or two, and the whole is seasoned
with a condiment known as "chili colo
RADIO" which is so hot that a red pepper
is an icicle compared with it. All these
ingredients being wrapped in two corn
husks, are secured with a string. then
boiled for an hour or two, and the ia
male is ready. to be eaten. The restau-
rants and saloons have them always on
hand, and it is said that one tarnale eaten
by a drunken man will bring him oun
perfectly sober in about ten minutes.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
A Swiss Scene.

AIS we descended from the summit of
St. Gothard mountain, when we were
about half way down, perhaps. near the
swiss entrance of the st. Gothard tun-
mel, as the diligence sped along the fine
smooth road around the mountain side,
I looked out of the window into the val.
ley beneath and saw an unusual sight in
Switzerland, an assembly of Swiss peas
ants. They were in their working
clothes, just as they had come from the
fields and shop. 1t was a beautiful Sep
TENDER day, sunny and warm, and 30 fine
q day for haymaking, the supreme occu-
patton Of these people at this approach
ing winter season, that I wondered a
moment what could be the occasion oil
the a~ssembiage. IA glance soon decided
1T. In their midst lay an accomplishing
COW, intelligent of face, homely in color,
with q broken leg. It vas evidently q
recent accident. Some slip on the noun
tain side where she was grazing had pre-
cipitated her over a rocks edge.
And here was the whole neighborhood
gathered. Their different occupations
and stations could be seen in their dress
es and faces. Women as well as men
were present. They had improvised a
litter of poles, crossed, on which boards
were laid. The COW was on this. Neigh
borly sympathy had called out the pop
ulation to assist in carrying the wounded
animal to- her home. They had gotten
thus far and had stopped to rest and re.
pair the litter. The COW, looking as if
conscious OF her value and importance,
1850 ..--.- H.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
The POrpOiSe.

There may be many yet who suppose
that because the propose is an inhabi
tant of the water that he is a fish,
Strictly speaking the porpoise is not
fish at all, however much, in some ways,
he acts like a fish. The porpoise is q
mammal, and is one of the large and i'm
portant family of whales, and is therefore
of the order of Cetacea. Two maiE
characteristics help to distinguish tho
borpolse from the fish.
In the first place, unlike fish, which
generally bring forth their young from
the egg, the porpoise mother gives brit
to her little ones alive after the order oil
other mammalia; in the second place.
while fish can exist on the oxygen which
they extract from the water, the porpoiss
requires atmospheric air. Instead of gills
the porpoise has lungs, and when THU
wide difference is understood it will al
once be seer what a necessity there is fol
the s.b1oW-ho,e" or semi-lunar shapet
opening which will be found OF
the crown of the creatures head. This
'sblow-hole" opens when the porpoisei,
head rises above the surface of the water
when at once there isa puff caused BY
the outward rush of air; then, with itl
lungs freshly filled, it plunges suddenly
beneath the waves, while the "blow.
hole closes too quickly for any water tt
press into it. All this is done so rapidly
that the porpoise's course through the
water is not the least impeded. Indeed.
the speed with which they scull them.
selves along with their powerful tails il
something wonderful to see.
The porpoise mother not only bring
forth her children alive, but she sucklel
Them during their babyhood, and that
too, is more than we can say of TIN
mammals out of the water, and of tn
s.higher order" The number at a brit
is not supposed to be more thar
one, generally, but there have been in
stances where two young have been found
with their dead mother. The mamma
glands for the secretion of the BABY
porpoise's milk are two in number, and
tine milk is remarkably rich. OF herring
and swapping mackerel they are VERY
fond, and will play havoc with q schoo
of the latter before q sauidder car
throw q quid among it. Even in capa.
city, q porpoise viii devour d hundred
good-sized mackerel per day!
The porpoise's teeth are spatular and
number from eighty to ninety-two. Tit
brain is well formed, and their inteili
gence ranks al high as that of many O
the mammiferous quadrupeds to which
they are in many respects, as closely al
lied as they are to the ordinary inhabit
ants of the water.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Victory belongs to the most %persever-
ing.
Every6Ae can master a grief but he
that hath it.
Who seeks a friend without a fault re
mains without one.
Fire and sword are but slow engines
Of destruction in comparison TO the bab-
bier. p
Let q man be never so ungrateful, or
lnhuman, he shall never destroy the
satisfaction of having done a good
Office.
1t is only by labor that thought can
be made healthy; and it is only by
thought that labor can be made
happy.
Every heart has its secret sorrow
which the world knows not, and often
times we call a man cold when he is
only sad.
People may make injuries worse by
unreasonable conduct, by giving way to
anger and satisfying that for the mo
ment, instead of thinking what will be
Lha nGnofin the fntIira
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Fashion Notes.
Edelweiss lace is much used.
Paw silk STOCKINGS mear we'll

Edelweiss lace is much used.
Raw silk stockings wear well.
Gray holds its own as a popular color.
Dog collars and broad bracelets are in
fashion again.
Turkish Grape cloth is popular for
yokes of basques.
Lawn is being much used for ladies'
underclothing in place of cambria.
New patterns in real laces show
charming effects in feathers with curled
edges.
A slender person with narrow shoul-
ders is greatly improved by full
sleeves. 7.
Wash suits for summer wear are
made with jackets and white pique
waistceats.
White gowns are deliberately trimmed
with either lace or embroidery, new
with both.
A new place for lace on a parasol is on
the lining, halfway between the rim and
the center.
In bodices the great change this season
is that they are now to be either very
high or very low.
Shawl shaped front upper skirts are
considerably worn They are very much
plated up at the side.
New beaded laces in color and also in
black, are comparatively inexpensive, and
make elegant small wraps.
The buttercup bonnet is covered in
front. inside and out. with solid wreaths
of double and single buttercups.
Bows for white dresses embroidered
in colors have many loops and contain
all the colors of the embroidery.
A pretty hat for a young lady is of
pink gauze embroidered with white dots.
trimmed with white heath and blond
lace.
The under arm piece in some basques
is left much longer than the others, and
is buekied down at the bottom of the
front drapery.
Travelling costumes are made simply
tailor fashion and in quiet colors, with
the long redingote made fastidiously
plain, but lined with some pretty light
silk.
Dresses of light wooden muslin, bro
caded with chenille dots and other tiny
figures are very popular. They are
generally made with the full plated or
gathered bodice and double skirt.
"A pretty dress for a little girl of four to
six years old is cut princess shape with
cape of red surah, trimmed with CHINA
mon colored velvet. Hat of straw to
match the velvet trimmed with red tips.
The block patterns are in great favor,
in blue, red, brown, purple over white.
All these pretty batistes, cambrics and
satinettes are made in imitation of the
tafetas and surahs. Dots, moons.
fowrets, already seen last summer, are
still fashionable, but the glace batistes
are considered more stylish.
handkerchief are asserting themselves
in a very audacious way. They are more
brilliant and elaborate than they were
last season The finest co1ored batiste,
in pink, blue and ecru, is used for the
groundwork, on which is embroidery in
different colors. The plain white linen
handkerchief is now left for the more
ana sedat6.
With dresses of wash materials peler-
ines Of the same goods are worn by way
of nantes. The latest models are
plated in fine ACCORDION plaits all the
way down from the neck. They are
edged with embroidery or lace. Small
mantelettes are also made to match the
dress; they form a sort of cape at the
back and square or rounded lappets in
front.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Kisses to Grow On.

she was only a baby, but she held up
her sweet red lips, shut the bright eyes
and went the rounds from n member
OF the family to the other, repeating the
phrase she had just heard fremher young
mothers lips,
"Three kisses, and one to grow on"
They caught her up. the darling, and
kissed and kissed her fair baby face,
pulled the soft curls, squeezed the dim
pied shoulders, and followed her every
movement with wistful, worshiping
eyes, until she came to the sour, disap-
pointed member of the family, whose
worlds were all hollow, and dolls stuffed
with sawdust. SHE tiptoed up to the
stern, bearded face, and put a fat, club
by little hand on each unyielding knee.
"Three kisses, and one to grow on"
"What does all this tomfoolery meant"
inquired the gruf, grumpy voice.
'fBaby is three years old to-day" said
the young mother, feeling how hard it is
to explain a simple, foolish custom that
has no particular meaning, land so we
give her a kiss for each year and one to
grow on. But you needn't kiss her
Unele, Ben, if you don't want to-"
What was it the old man saw in the
limpid eyes lifted to his2-a vision of the
green fields and still waters of paradise?
or did some president knowledge possess
him, that he caught her up in his arms
as he had never done before, and kissed
her again and again2
nNot want to kiss herr" he said, in a
broken voice, sswhy, | should as loon
think of refusing to kiss an angel from
heaven. Therel pet; therei and there!
Now may you grow on this III even to
the heights of heaven-never short of
their staEesard, little one. That is the
old mans prayer"
Three kisses and one to grow on; !"
three short and beautiful years, and
now
Her age l cannot tell.
For they reckon not by months and4years
Where she has gone to dwell.
But / often wonder if we would not
all reach nearer the gates of paradise if
VIZ had more kisses to grow on.
HTo the height of the sinless angels
The little one has grown
OIL great family of humanity, lea.
all your weary, wandering ones up the
divine heights by kisses. They are
stronger than blows; they leave nj
stings like bitter words; they are blessed
memories that blossom in our crown of
thorns when those whom we kissed have
gone from us a little way beyond tears
or kisses; grown on that precious nour-
ishment into the higher life, in the city
whose builder and maker is God.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
FOR FEMININE READERS.

1Am Edyl.'' -
ArabeIla was a schoolgirl
So was Sally Ann;
Hasty pudding can't be thicker
Than two schoolgirls can.
These were thick as schoolgirls can be;
Deathless love they swore, =,
Vowed that naught on earth should part
them,
One forever more.
They grew up as schoolgirls will do;
Went to parties, too;
And as oft before has happened,
Suitors came to woo.
As fate or luck would have it,
One misguided man
Favored blue-eyed Arabella
More than Sally Ann.
And, of course, it made no differ
That the laws are such
That he could not wed two women,
Fhough they wished it much.
So a GOODNESS rose between them,
And the cause-a man.
Cold was Arabella-very-
Colder Sally Ann.
Now they call each other Creature"
What is still more sad
Bella, though she won the treasure,
Wishes Sally had.
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Characters at Monte Carlo.

There Is, says Bldckaoood,s Magazine,
leayening Of quite gentIeforks and aristo
Gratis temporarily sojourning at Mont
Carlo. with sundry flying visitors of NOR
or less distinction from Cannes, Nice ant
Mentone. But, as a rule. the scum o
Europe Is in the ascendant, and the dreg.
of society come frothing up through It,
en- the surface. We believe tina
Monte Carlo does much mischief, becausl
it attracts SO many Of the lower middl,
class to grief Or ruin. But we are not re-
garding the tables from the moral poin
of view, and we may say that for the stu
dent of life, manner and sensations, W,
know of no spot upon the globe to riva
these magnificent rooms. There are vol.
the queer characters drawn from ali iii
$500. go -vat;ans v.,La frat axrar 4ha;,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22

The National Library of France can
boast of about a million more books than
that of England, but then it had a start
of about a century. AS early as 1917 a
decree was made compelling publishers
to forward to it every book they pub
lished.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La.

Opelousds, st. Landry Parish, La.
VHHIS Institution will resume duties Nor.
day, Sep lember Sd. 1883, under the i'm.
mediate SUPERVISION of Mrs. NJ. M. Hayes
and Mrs. NJ. A. Davis, with competent an
sistants. The scholastic year consists Of
Forty weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION;
Preparatory Department. per month $3.50
Academic 800
Music, with use OF piano. 500
p.,nrdinp. including washing. lights and
fuel, 1906
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting,
drawing, each, extra, 10G
Incidental fee. l0j
DISCIPLINE:
The government of this school is strict but
parental: no hard tasks or restrictions are
imposed, but every student must comply with
the rules, and must prepare. up to the meas
'ure of her ability, the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode of instruc-
ton are to train the mind to habits of correct,
thinking and thorough investigation. Nc
student will be allowed to enter highercl class
es without thorough preparation. Parents
and guardians may rest assured that the
manners, health and morals of their ceildren
and wards shall receive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless in case
of protracted illness. The location of the
town is healthful and easy of access. The
boarding department is under the immedi-
ate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Roarders will pro.
vide themselves with blankets n towels.
For particulars address
July 28'333-noy 27'79 Principal.