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The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

set, Devon and Gloucester is one or
the most important sources of female
income. The whole system is very
deliberately organized. The glove
making counties are mapped out into
circuits, each Of which has its sewing
clerk or commercial traveller. The
firm employ a number of clerks who
have each their own districts, snd
round these they travel every week,
taking a CARLOAD of g,o7es each round.
The glove-sewers of the district as
semble at a fixed place-generally the
village inn-~and receive their work
which they take home and deliver
next week when the clerk comes round
again. AS a rule there are twenty to
thirty workers in each village who do
the plain sewing, some by hand and
SOME by machine. They earn from IS.
to IS. per week. which is the pay for
one or two dozen pairs of gloves
Pail Mall Budget.
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The STING of the Bee.

If we press the abdomen of a bee or
wasp, so as to cause the sting to protrude
we should naturally think that the sharp,
dark-colored instrument was the sting
itself. This, however, is not the case.
The real sting is a very slender instru-
ment, nearly transparent, keenly pointed,
and armed on one edge with a row of
Darbs. So exactly does the sting resem-
BILE the many barb arrow of certain saw
age tribes that, if the savages had pos
sessed microscopes, we should certainly
have thought that they borrowed the idea
of the barb from the insect. Whit we
see with the unaided eye is simply the
sheath of the sting. Many savages poi
son their spears and arrows, and here
also they have been anticipated by the
insect. But the sting is infinitely supe-
rior to the arrow poison. No poison that
has yet been made, not even the terrible
w~ourali, or curare, as it is sometimes
called, can retain its strength after long
exposure to air.
The upas poison of Borneo, for exam
pie, loses its potency il two or three
hours. But the venom of the sting is
never exposed to the air at all. 1t Is
secreted by two long, thread-like glands,
not nearly so thick as a human hair, and
is then received into a little bag at the
base of the sting. When the insect uses
its weapon it contracts the abdomen,
thereby forcing the sting out and COM
pressing the venom-bag. By the force of
the stroke which drives the sting into the
foe its base is pressed against the venom
bag and a small amount of the poison
driven into the wound. AS a rule, if the
bee or wasp be allowed to remain quiet,
it will withdraw its sting, but as
the pain generally causes a sudden jerk,
the barbed weapun cannot be withdrawn.
md the whole apparatus of sting, poison
Gag and glands is torn out of the insect,
thereby causing its death.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
A Fooled Diplomat.

"George, DEAR" she said to the Brook.
lyn Eagle man, as she entered the parlol
with her bonnet on, Il guess we'd better
take a walk; papa is expecting company
tonight"
every well,n added her lover, appre.
hensively, recalling the expensive conse.
quences of previous walks. Before they
had gone half a block, however, an idea
struck him, and he said:
81 was reading such an interesting ar.
ticle in the paper this morning"
"Yes; what was it about?"
"About the danger of eating ice-cream,
You can't imagine how many people
have died from it, Lizzie. In eight case:
out of ten it is rank poison"
"Oh, my, how glad am you tod me:
dear" exclaimed the. innocent girl, with
a Chicago twinkle in her eye; you buy
a couple of quarts of it and I'll take ii
home to kill rats
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Not a Bonnet i'm Mexico.

Women of every rank go bareheaded'
You meet them in the shops, at church
and on the streets, either entirely
without head covering or with only a
light vei-like dress for their glossy
hair. Ii is said in all seriousness that
i've years ago there was not one bonnet
in the city of of Mexico. Bonnets and
mats are still infrequently seen. Their
presence attracts attention rather than
their absence. Women of the lower
class shelter their heads with their
nbozos; their Weather sisters are
content and ever proud to expose their
raven tresses. Bonnets, it is almost
aeedless to say, are not required in this
climate for protection. The Mexican
style is wonderfully attractive. No
pen a do justice to the clothes Of the
peon tribe. Mine will not attempt the
impossible. If some of these poor
people were to proclaim that they had
nothing to wear" it would be easy to
believe them. individuals so scantily
clad that they are called in. the YER
aacular skin men," are to be met
every hour in every city. The skin
NEST whom it has been my fortune to
see walked through the portals at
Queretaro the other day wearing only
q single garment, a pair of white cotton
pantaloons. A coarse white cotton
cloth, known as manta, is the staple
fabric for the dress of the commonalty.
The Queretaro eskin man. was a
Iaborer, the hour was noon and it was
hot. Accordingly he threw his shirt
carelessJy over one shoulder, instead
Of carrying it on his back. Who would
find fault with s~emi-nudity that had
such an explanation? No Mexican
certainly would or did. Naked chill
dren playing in the sun and dirt are a
common sight. The urchins seem to
enjoy themselves.
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A Fam That was Free To All,

It was nothing but a plain nalm-leai
fan. 1t occupied a whole bench by itself
in a grove not far from the entrance oil
Druid Hill park. 1t had a lonesome look, as
if longing to be swung through the hot
summer air. Presently a portly gentle.
man, with his vest unbuttoned, his neck.
tie disarranged, his hat set back and his
mouth well open, tripped UP the path.
He stretched his arms, wiped off the
perspiration, and seeing the bench, made
for it and sat down. He grabbed the
fan and swooped it in the air. Right
away he gave a tremendous sneeze; re.
peated it; repeated it again; repeated it
twice more, and thrice more again. Then
he gazed at the fan, dropped it, scowled
at his hands, and with steady stride
made for the pump, muttering curses
with each breath. Next came a sleekly.
dressed swell. He was tanning with
his hat. He saw the fan.
"Lucky, by Jovel" he said, as he sat
down on the bench.
He grabbed the palm leaf. He dro.,-
ped it. He sneezed. He looked at his
hand and straightway made for the
pump.
The park was now becoming full of
people. A portly young lady IN white,
attached to r slim young man in brown,
meandered up the path.
"Oh, amt we fo~rtunateg" she said.
"Here's a shady bench-and, just look,
there's a big fan, too.".
They sat down. She picked up the
fan and shook it in her face. A look of
sorrow came into her eyes and a sneeze
into her nose. The young man in brown
snatched it. He also dropped it. Then
the two showed each other their hands.
They took out their handkerchiefs an5
began wiping. Presently they left the
seat. Then two small boys crept from
behind a near elump of trees, they grin
ming po~rtentously. They saw the fan.
One Of them took it by the top and
moved off. "Billy," said he to his com
~panion, s'we'll git some more lasses 'en
led pepper ZEN try her agin."-Baltimore
Anaerienaa
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
BE Careful of Colors.

People should be careful what tones
they choose. and not be madly led away
by what people tell them is the fashion.
Green and blue suit fair people, but
blue gives an orange to the skin.
throws up the whole complexion and
: flesh tints; green heightens the pink of
the cheeks and the red in the lips; SO.
if a fair woman has much color she
should wear light blue or dark green.
Rose-red destroys the freshness of a
good complexion, and should be adopt
ed with care. Yellow and red suit
dark women, because yellow neutral
ICES the orange in the complexion, and
increases the red. Women whose
purses are not oyer-flled will be glad
to hear that pout de Sole is coming in
again; it wears well, and looks good to
the end. Those brought out this sea-
Son are all shot, for everything is shot
this year. We have the pigeon-wing
mixture of gray and pink, green and
blue, brown and green, light gold and
dark brown; indeed, an endless COM
bination. On to these plain shot silks
are thrown detached g~eometrical de-
signs in plain colored velvet, and they
are intended to be made up-as are all
the brocades, satin or velvet gauze-
with the plain shot silks. Another
class of shot silk has the pattern in
Ottoman or corded silk Of the same
tone, in geomet ic designs all over
them.-CasselT's Magazine.
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Brought Him TO Time.

"How long air ye gwine ter be in
town, Ecker" asked Melindy, as she
stood near the gate, clothes line in hand,
watching her husband, leaving for At,
lanta.
"'Bout six foot, l reckon answered
Zeke, smartly, laughing loud.
Melindy;s face flushed, and, grasping
the rope she held in a firm hand, flung it
dexterously at her liege, catching him
neatly about the neck. The she gave he1
end of the line a powerful jerk, and
snatched Zeke off his feet, gasping fol
breath.
"How long air We gwine ter be il
town." grinned Melindy, slowly drawing
the fallen man to her.
"Bout-'bout six-ugh inches long
'ern-on, ugh-Td bin ,ef-ee Indy
he hedn' a t1ung-ouch-that air rope
shh-'round my neck"
"How long We gwine ter be thara'
again queried Melindy, calmly.
"Bout two hours" gasped poo
Zeke.
"Thet's the way to talk" sad Me
Indy. CHOW, git.n--Atlanta Consttu
tion.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
women as Gloves Makers.

Glove making is unique as an en-
ployment for women. It stands mid
way between the textile industries,
which can only be carried on in large
factories, and the ordinary hand-seW-
ing which is done by seamstresses at
home. For making a glove is a very
elaborate affair. consisting of many
processes, each of which has its own
special Workmen and .~workWomen.
Out of the ten or fifteen thousand
women who are more or less constant
" employed In making the gloves sold
by the great firm of Dent, Alcroft 6
Co., only three or four hundred are at
work In the famous Worcester factory,
which may be regarded as the head
quarters Of the English glove trade.
The rest worx at home; but, as they
go from the factory to the home, SO
they return from the home to the fac
tory, for the plain sewing is only n
Of the many processes through which
the skin passes in its progress from
the back of the kid to the hand of its
future wearer.
To supply the requisite materials
for the gloves sold by . single Arm
alone-which, however, ii is fair
say. has more than half The trade in its
WI hands-nearly five millions of
kids and lambs ere slaughtered an
nually. That Is to say, sixteen thou
sand of the two months old innocents
are killed every working day. year in
and year out, to supply sDent's' with
material for their gloves. More glow
s., however, are sewn By women at
ZONE. and the employment thus az
orded for the spare hours Of wives
nd daughters in the counties Of
Worcester. Hereford. Oxford, Somer-
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EAS
Goes Loaded.

Retired Book Agent-"Why. howdt
DO, Jinks? How spruce you are looking
What business are you in now?"
Jinks-''Same old misunderstanding
cooks"
"What! still a book agent2"
eyes"
"And ~alive?"
81 seem to- be-"
"Well, / can't understand it. Since :.
have got out of the hospital l have giver
up books"
Il keep on, and am making $40, 900 s
year."
How do you manage to escape
death?"
Easy enough. | first introduce my.
self as an agent of Mr.. O'Donovan Rosss
and ask for a subscription to the dynam-
lite fund"
tPeople refuse, of course"
Certainly. Then / take out of my
pocket a can OF brick dust, labeled in
big letters Dynamite, and begin to ex.
patiate on its merits"
eyes"
'They beg me to handle it carefully and
put it away. Then / place it in my coat
tail pocket"
'Ohl hor"
CATER that l open my samples and
talk book to them until they buy, and
they don't dare kick e."-Abans
argus.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
The Last Electoral VOtes

The electoral vote by states in 1885,
was as follows:
GarfeM-Colorado, 8; Connecticut, s
California, 1; Illinois, 81; Indiana, Is
Iowa, II Kansas, 5; Maine, Z; Massa.
ehusetts, 13; Michigan, Ii; Minnesota.
S; Nebraska, 8; New Hampshire, 81 New
York, 80; Ohio, %; Oregon, 8; Pennsyl'
yania, 80; Rhode Island, A; Vermont, 5
Wisconsin, 10; total, 214.
Hancock-Alabama, 10; Arkansas, 6
California, 5; Delaware, 8; Florida 4
Georgia, ii; Kentucky, ~; Louisiana, 8
Maryland, 8; Mississippi, s; Missouri,
is; Nevada, 8; New Jersey, o. NORTH
Carolina, 10; South Carolina, Z; Tennes'
see, 10; Texas, 8; Virginia, II; WestVir
ginia, s; total, 155.
The Electoral votes of California were
divided, Garfield getting 1 and Hancoch
getting 5. The total popular votes
Received by each candidate were as fol
lows: Garfield. 4,451, $40; Hancock
4,443, 2O7; Weaver, Greenback, 3OS, $40
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
Others Ahead of Them.

A gentleman having a large sum OF
money in his possession was followed
down Broadway by a couple of pick
pockets. He finally turned into Wall
street.
81 say, Bill" whispered one, "we've
got to work the job pretty quick"
When the gentleman reached Broad
street he entered a brokers'; office.
"Whatll we do now; wait until he
comes out?"
NAV" said the first speaker, much
disguised. SIT wouldn't do any good.
We are too late. The broAer will get it
all."-NeW York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
LADIES
Where women r I'm Domand.

A young lady from the lower coun-
try, who has been visiting in Altulas,
said just before she left there, recently,
that the people Of Modoc county were
the most generous she had ever met.
During her short stay there she has
been offered a half interest in a saw
mill, a barber shop, a printing office,
a gentleman horse and a livery stable,
respectively. to say nothing of the offer
Of two or three saloons. ranches and
bands Of cattle, if she would remain
there permanently.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
HUMOROUS SKETCHES
Luck or Pluck.

II never have any luck" exclaimed
Crimsonbeak the elder. 81 went long Of
stocks the other day, when l thought
they were low, and to-day they went
lower. I've always been unlucky."
Don't complain of your luck, said his
other half; "you know you were lucky
when you married me-"
"say plucky, rathef!!"
"Silence ensued, and tie milk on their
tea-table turned to water ice from the
GOODNESS that Yonker's Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

No medicine has ever been known SO eff
fectual in the cure of all those diseases arising
from an impure condition of the blood as
scovilrs Saraparilla, or Blood and Liver
Syrup, the universal remedy for the cure of
s~crofula, white swellings, rheumatism, pim-
pies, blotches, eruptions, venereal sores aud
diseases, consumption, gostre, boils, cancers,
m all kindred diseas IS. There is no better
means Of securing a beautiful complexion
than by using ScoVilfs SarsapariI la, or Blood
and Liver Syrup, which cleanses the hood
and gives permanent beauty to the skin.
s'Rough On Ifch.'s
Rough on Itch" crres humors, eruptions,
ring-worm, letter, salt rkeum, chilblains.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
Vital ~OuestiOpsi2ff

Ash the most eminent physteSot
OF any school, what is she best thing In tbs
world for quoting and allaytng all trr1CGflonj
of the nerves, and curing all forms Of nervous
complaints, giving natural, chtldlike refresh
ing sleep alwaysa
And they will tell you unhesitatlngly
"Some form Of HopsIp
CHAPTER I.
Ask any or all of the most eminent phyh
clans: .
"What is the best and only remedy that!
can be relied on to cure all diseases OF the klo-'
neys and urinary organs such as brlghts dls'
caSe, diabetes, retention, or inability TO retain
urine, and all the diseases and ailments pecu~
liar to Women
"And they will tell you explicitly and m
pllatically, 'Buchu!!f"
Ask the sam physicians .
"What is the most reliable and surest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, constlpa-,
| ton, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, fever,
ague, &c" and they will tell you:
"Mandrake! or Dandelto1 III"
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable,
And compounded into Hop Bitters, such a
wonderful and mysterious curative power Is
developed, which is so varied in its operations
that no disease or i'll health can possibly exist
or resist its power, and yet it is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak
o tl dl1u VI 5ItAhIl6oV LAIN w 11"
CHAPTER II.
"Patients
"Almost dead or nearly dying"
For years, and given up by physicians, OF
Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver COM
plants, severe coughs, called consumption,
have been cured.
Women gone nearly crazy!!W
From agony of neuralgia, nervousness,
wakefulness, inc various diseases peculiar to
People drawn out of shape from excruciat,
ing pangs of rheumatism, infiammatory and
chronic, or suffering from Scrofula,
Erysipelasl
"Saltrheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, in,
digestion, and, in fact, almost all diseases tra1iA
Nature is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof OF
which can be found in every ~neighborhood in
the known world. -
ty" None genuine without a bunch of greer
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile
poisonous stuff with "Hop"or "Hops"in theiH
name.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
+ Consolation.

Among the many touching epitaph'
carved in the marbles that mark thu
graves in Greenwood cemetery, Brook
[7n, is the following queer one:
Grieve not for me, my Harriet dear,
For / IN better of.
For you know what were my safIerings
And what q dreadful cough
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

HAY FEVER. My brother Myron and my
self were both cured of Catarrh and Hay
Fever last July and Au gust by Ely's Cream
Balm. Up to Dec %, these troubles have
not returned---GABRIEL FERRIS, Spencer,
N. Y.
HAY FEVER. l was afflicted for twenty
years with Hay Fever. I used Ely's
Cream Balm with favorable results, and can
recommend it to all.---RoBERT w. Town
LEY, (ex-Mayor) Elizabeth, N. j.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

Cotton mills in Mexico consumed 75,-
SIT, 900 pounds of raw cotton in 1883, Of
which 20, 500, 900 pounds were raised in
the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable Com,
pound is to be had at the nearest drug store
for a dollar. 1t is not claimed that this
remedy will cure every disease under the
sun, but that it does all that it claims to do,
thousands of good women know and declare
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

Recent statistics give the number OF
Touring mills in the United States and
Canada al 25.050.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

The Bank of England pays $50, 600 a
year for dinners to its employees.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

If You are losing your grip on life. try"Wells'
Health Remover, "Goes direct to weak spots.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

Nature is the great teacher. She clothes the
fowls and animals with warmer clothing
for winter; helps them to cast it off in sum.
ner makes the best hair oil, Carboline, which
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
s..Roush ON Toothache.,,

Instant relief for neuralgia, ~toothache, face
ache. Ask for Trough ON toothache. "15&25c.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
Life

The eastern qucstion---What will you take
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

Beware of the incipient stages of Consnmp-
ton. Take Piso's Cure in.time.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

The meanest milkman yet. He adulter-
ates his cows food with chalk.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15
Pretty WON
Nothing Like II.

Ladies who would retain freshness and v
vacity. Try wells Health Remover"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-15

a tie game---get ting married
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-29
GIFT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The Formal Presentation OF the Bust O
Stephen Girnrd.

The Formal Presentation OF the Bust OF
Stephen Girnrd.
An interesting event which took place yes
to-day afternoon in exhibition hall at tho
II Ugh school was the presentation of bronze
bust of Stephen Girard, gift from Mr..
Gillette, of Philadelphia. to the school. A
largo number Of the parents and friends of
tho pupils were present on the occasion.
Seated upon the platform were Prof. L. A.
Paul, superintendent of the school; B. II.
Warner, president of tho school board; Trus-
tees Lovejoy Clark, and Baum, Supt. Wilson,
and ex-Trustee Joseph NJ. Wilson.
Previous to tho unwilling of the bust the
following programme Of exercises was gone
through with: Chorus, Fan Away the Camp
Fire" by the school; essay, "Beggars," Miss
Ulke; essay, "Charles Dickens" James Wat
son; chorus, "Rustic Festival" Choral So
ciety; essay, "Music," Miss Betts essay,
Dress" Miss johnson; glee, ''Stars of the
Summer Night" Glee club; essay, "Conversa-
ton" Edward II. Fitch;s chorus, "Halle.
lujah," by the school.
At the conclusion of tho exercises the prin-
cipal introduced President Warner, who
briefly addressed the school, following which
came the presentation of tho bust by ex-
| Trustee Wilson
Mr.. Wilson made Undergraduates adj
dress, in which he gave a sketch of the life OF
tho greut piiiianthropist Stephen GiraTd
and an account of the founding of the
Girard college in Philadelphia, his principal
monument At the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Wilson removed tho flag from the bust;
and formally presented it to the board OF
trustees.
Trustee Loveioy spoke in behalf of the
school, and the board Of trustees, in accept
ing the bust, directed it to be placed in tho
room of the business department. of the
school.
\ The bust is considered to DO an excellent
| counterfeit presentment" of the features of
TIN honcred original and the gift of Mr..
of thAschool.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-29
THE BREv1rY BASKET.
FILLED with Brief Mention OF Many RTlno,
Events of Yesterday.

FILLED with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.
J. I. Bivins has been appointed q notary
public for this city.
The capitol will hereafter DO opened at Z
q. m. instead Of 8 o. IN.
Tho district government Offices will not BIO
closed on Decoration day.
Eliza Tut will spend sixty days at tho
workbouse for carrying razor.
Tho commissioners have replied to tho
complaint of Conway Robinson, notifying
him that tho district is not trespassing on
his property, but is cleaning cutters in
that vicinity.
Prof Phipps has completed arrangements
to tender his pupils and patrons river ex-
cursion and "daucing in tho moonlight"
party on July Is. The HAY ball will be
repeated at Marshall hall.
The alarm Of fire from box No. 416 yester-
day afternoon, about 4:30 o'clock, was caused
by the burning Of basket of shaviugs in the
kitchen of Mrs. Springman, No. 800 Ii Street
southwest. No damage was done.
Chief of Police Dye stated to a REPUBLICAN
reporter yesterday afternoon that tho death
of Mrs. Mary Neibel, who was found floating
in the canal, was being investigated. There
are still some suspicious Of foul play.
The commissioners have notified Mrs.
Florence Baxter, of tho association for the
relief of Colorod women and children. that
the drainage of Grant avenue and Eighth
street will be perfected when the appropria-
ton becomes available,
William p. Young, real estate broker, has
sold for Judge George II. Williams part of
lots 10 and 49, in square 1853, fronting 195
feet inches OH south side of Massachusetts,
avenue, near Eighteenth street, to Mr.. IL.
Grafton Dulaney, ir., for 81 900.
At the last meeting of tho Union Veteran
corps Capt Thomason) q vote of thanks was
rendered to the Independent leo company.
The company has agreed to furnish an ice
wagon, several men, and hogshead of leo
water for use OF Arlington on Memorial day.
The letter carriers of East Washington arc
complaining bitterly of tho new time sched-
ule. One of them stated in the presence of a
REPUBLICAN, reporter yesterday that under
tho now rules he was compelled to tramp
twenty-five miles each day in the hot sun
shine.
Tho commissioners have notified tho trus-
tees Of the Corcoran Art gallery that their
construction of the tax laws, as affecting the
trust fund of the gallery, differs from that of
the trustees, and that they shall require that
these funds be assessed as other personal
property not exempt by law.