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The Opelousas courier., 1884-05-31
"The Tragedy OF the Apple"

A was the apple SO rosy and red, that
lay ali alone on the shelf. B was the
boy, the wicked boy, who wanted that
apple himself. Cwas the chair he de-
termined to climb, and reach for the
coveted pelf. d was the door, slightly
aiar, through which Uni came in
stealth. E was the ear, suddenly seized,
as sudden the blow she dealt. F was the
fright, the awful fright, the boy, the
wicked boy felt. G was the grin, from
the little sister who had wanted that
apple TO take. Ell was the hand that adj
ministered the blow as well as the shake.
I was the ire that filled mammals soul as
the boy his intentions did own. ] was
the joy the little sister experienced at
having left that apple alone. K was the
knuckle the boy rubbed in his eyes, as
tears both his cheeks ran down. L was
the laughter another boy INDUCED in, as
he stood and looked in from outside. M
was mamm who had arrived just in
time her predatory urchin to chide. n
was the neighbor passing along who Won
dered why the boy cried. o was the
Grafton delivered by mamma to the peni-
tent boy at her feet. P was the picnic
that took place in a room somewhat back
from the street. @ was the question
ANN debated, with what her dear boy
she should beat. r was the resolve and
the boy was babe the instrument of tor
ture to get. S was the slipper so delicate
and small and the cause of his eyes being
wet. T were the tears that wicked boy
shed, as he felt he was not mammals pet.
U was the unrest he experienced that
night, as at the supper table he sat. V
the vow he solemnly swore to take
it all out on the cat. w was the whaling
he got from papa, when he heard what
his son had been at. x were the excuses
the wicked boy made ali in vain. Y the
youths promises lever to do SO again.
z was the zeal with which the father laid
OF the zane. &c. was the apple, so rosy
and red, that still lay all alone on the
shelf.-Life.
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Happy the fortunate ones who have
preserved relics of antiquity in combs.
Highbacked combs of pale amber tor
toise5shell, the old Spanish comb of ex,
treme size, either plain, richly clouded
shell, or exquisitely carved, generally &C
compafiied with side combs, are now
worn with the high couture. An i'm
mense comb in shell carved in lilies,
wheat sheaves and delicate foliage and
stars is disinterTed from q chest where it
has lain for two or three generations.
Another Of silver gilt in cornet shape is
set with ten large sapphires. Side combs
corresponding with the large combs are
set with fine Rhine pebbles, cairngorm,
false topaz, aqua-marine, or real gems.
The Empress Josephine couture is re-
vived, consisting of a long, graceful
ostrich plume laid about the high knot.
For classical faces there are Greek ban
deaux of carved, fligree or plain gold,
set with pearls Or precious stones. How
ering on long gold pins are birds or but
t~erfiies, such as a butterfly of sapphires,
rubies and diamonds, and dropped with
spots of buraished gold;a humming bird
of radiant diamonds, emeralds and rubics;
or a large d~ragon-fy, composed of pearls
and rubies, with emerald head and garnet
eyes, the widespread transparent wings
studded with shining lights of silver
green, rosy cream and blue opals.-Neso
YORK TrJaae.
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his court go into the country and
escort the animal to the city,
creating such an excitement that be-
fore the animal is fairly settled IN
its new home, the news has reached
another and more powerful king, who
reioices, perhaps, in the title OF Lord
and Master of Many White Elephants
He forthwith demands it; it is refused
and the two Kingdoms are thrown into
a long and bloody war, in which, before
thew are done, several other would-be
owners of the white elephant take a
hand, the most powerful, of course, COM
ing out ahead.
EWhen in the course Of time a white
elephant dies, it receives honors in ac-
cordance with its rank. If a female, it
is buried with all the honors BETTING a
queen, and if a male, with those paid to
| a king. The body lies in state for sew
eral days, and is finally placed upon a
pyre composed of the costliest and most
expensive woods tn t can be obtained,
whose smoke, as they burn, is like in
cense. For three days this cremation is
kent up, or until the body is reduced to
ashes. These are then placed in gold Or
crystal vases and buried with great pomp
and show of mourning in the ground
set apart for the purpose, and a magnif-
cent mausoleum is built for them costing
a great sum of money. During the ill
ness of the animal the physician of the
king attends to the sacred pachyderm,
and the kings personal priest prays for
it's recovery. Upon its death the entire
nation go into mourning, shaving their
heads, and bewailing the loss as a per-
| sonal one"
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M0Ifke's Daily Life.

In Miss Helen Zimmern's account of
Count Won Moltke's life, published in
the Century, the daily routine of the Ger
man military leader is described as fol-
lows: Winter and summer, Moltke
enters his study at the stroke Of "a. NJ.
Here he drinks his morning coffee,
smokes a cigar, and writes until the
stroke of 8, when his business letters are
brought to him, which he reads and dis
patches. He then exchanges his dress
ing-gown for his uniform, and is ready
at II to receive his adiutants, to hear
their reports, and issue his orders.
While at work he partakes of a simple
lunch, and when his adjutants are gone
resumes his writing until the stroke of
2, when the work is pushed aside. He
then receives the higher officers Of the
staff and listens to their reports. This
ended, which may be longer or shorter
according to circumstances, MoItke goes
for a walk. It is no %infrequent thing to
encounter him in the busy streets of Ber-
lin, peeping into the shop windows,
which appear to have an attraction for
him. At 4 he takes a frugal dinner
in company with his family, and the
hour ofdinner is for them the happiest
of the day. Then the taeiturn man be-
comes loquacious, and delights his hear
ers with his charming, cheerful talk.
From 5 to Z he again devotes him
self to writing; from z to s the
newspapers are perused. At 8 he
once more r%ejoins his family at the tea
table, after which follows a game of
whist, in which the great strategist is
naturally a proficient. The game over,
the evening is generally ended with
music, to which Moltke is devoted. AT
eleven he retires to rest.
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FOR FEMININE READERS.
"A Lenn.Ycar Party

Z Mabel-"How dull the season is get
ting. We must do something to enliven
it. What shall it be 2"
Edith, Alice, Minnie, Nellie, Eudora,
ct al. lin chorus)-"Oh, yes; let's-let's
-let'sn fhe remainder of this was LOST.
Mabel-NDon't all speak at once.
can't hear d verdi
Fair Chorus
a-a-a-1eap-leap-leap 80 leap year
Mabel-ssOh, won't that be fun! We
will issue the invitations, make all the ar
rangemcnts, and do everything just like
the men,
Fair Chorus-"Oh, yes; let's-let's-
et's-let's-do-do-do-n
Mabel-"But / never thought! At a
leap-year party the ladies are expected to
pay all the bills. Shall we have the par
ty ~
Fair Chorus Observation-Disclosures
-lets-don't."
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CanabiIitfes of Mexico.

The physical formation of Mexico Is
simply an extention southwark OF the
great Colorado mountain-base plateau.
Wheat grows on the plateau OF Mexico at
from 5000 to 1000 feet above sea level,
and between the eighteenth and twenty
fourth parallels of latitude. Corn grows
everywhere except in certain waste dis
tricts along the northern frontier, where
the soil is the same as the alkali plains OF
Arizona and New Mexico. The wheat
growing area of Mexico extends from,
say, Pueblo nearly to Colima, about 500
miles east and west, and from Southern
Michoacan to Zacatecas, abo i 400 miles
north and south, an area of So, 600 square
miles. Under the Mexican plan OF cultiva-
ton three crops a retaken off the land every
two years-one crop of wheat and two
crops of corn. The average wheat yield
of Mexico o docs not exceed twenty
bushels to the acre. Corn on irrigated
lands runs about fifty; on dry land about
thirty bushels to the acre. The mode of
cultivation is similar to that used by
the Egyptians thousands of years ago.
Nevertheless, the wheat raised is of the
very finest quality. apart from the
SO, 900 square miles spoken of above,
which is the choice wheat-producing
area, there is sufficient outlying wheat,
barley and corn land now under actual
cultivation to supply the present popu-
lation of Mexico, TO- 900, 900. These
people are at present fed on grain
raised just where they live, there hay
ing been up to this time no organized
machinery for transportation OF prod
ucts from one part of the country to
the other. Mexico is substantially a
corn-fed nation, se~ven-eighths of the peo-
pie living on tertillas. Were this wheat
area cultivated to its full capacity,
namely, 1888 is square miles, it IS es-
timated that it would yield, under pres
ent conditions, twenty bushes of wheat
and fifty bushels of corn per acre, as fol
lows: First.year, wheat crop, 221,s66,-
ego bushels; first year, corn crop, Alb
1913, 800 bushels; second year, corn crop.
443, 1873, 800 bushels. Or, say, an aver
age of ITO, 600, 900 bushels of wheat
and 44O, 600, 900 bushels of corn every
wear.
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lin a Far West Restaurant.

"You IDIOT Can't you understand
plain Englisha I want a glass of water
water to drink-and / want it quickln
In desperation the waiter hunted up the
proprietor and told him the story. The
landlord looked puzzled, and himself en-
tered the dining-room and approached
the stranger and said:
Excuse me, sir, but my waiter is a
little hard of hearing. I will take your
order"
81 ordered q glass of water-nothing
but straight water
Tim sorry replied the landlord, /"
ssbut / can't accommodate you. There
is so little call for those foreign drinks
here that it doesn't pay to keep
'em. We've got some prime Kentucky
whisky in the bar if you can get along
on that
The stranger finished his meal in 81
lence. - bismarck (Dak.) Tribune.
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Sending q Baby BY Express,

Tee British Medical Journal says that
an English gentleman was recently SEN
fenced to twelve months Imprisonment
with hard labor for sending his infant
child BY rail from Relfast to Goleraine in
q flower hamper, addressed to a lady
about whom he knew nothing whatever.
The hamper was left by him at one of the
parcel delivery Offices in Belfast, about
1880 A. NJ, for transportation to
Coleraine, a distance of about
fifty miles, and placed in the parcel
office. About 2 A. M. the next morn
ing the night watchman's at
tention was attracted by the cry of a
child; on making q search in the parcel
room he discovered the u snugly and
comfortably placed in its hamper. It is
remarkable, and Of interest to medical
men. that with all the knocking about
this hamper must have got the child
slept, and did not utter a sound for if
teen hours; and when released from its
incarceration Though this occurred in
fhe.middle of winter it was not any
thing the worse for its confinement.
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cided to let herhave the place. The next
move was to furnish it. This, too, was
accomplished on the credit plan. The
house was elegantly furnished from base
ment to attic, and the signs were hung out.
Within d few days the boarders began to
pour in. Before the end of the first
month the house was flied with first
class boarders, who paid from $75 to
$500 per month each. The rent was paid
promptly and the bills for furniture were
paid at maturity. At the end of the first
year the house was refurnished more
tastefully than before. The boarders
came back and the bank account Of the
widow began to swell. Property in the
vicinity Of Blaine's new mansion
was then comparatively valuelessly.
The widow invested a few hundred dol
lars. Two or three years passed; the
boarding house continued to prosper.
The widow caught the Dakota fever and
went West. She purchased more property
here and bought several sections of land
in a Dakota town which has since grown
wonderfully. She built a hotel. The
hotel increased her wealth, and she was
doing an excellent business when Rufus
Hatch heard of her. Uncle Rufus wanted
a lady to visit Washington in the interest
of his Yellowstone park scheme. An
offer was made and accepted. The scheme
went through and the hotel was built.
Then it became necessary to engage a
matron. Would she aecept2 She would
if her son could be given a place as book
keeper. That was soon arranged, and
last summer our Washington widow acted
as matron of the Yellowstone Park hotel,
while her son kept the books of the re-
sort. Together they received about So, 900
a year. In the meantime the Washington
property, bought for q few hundred dol
lars, has increased in value, until it is now
worth fifteen or twenty thousand. The
Dakota purchase has also increased in
value to a wonderful extent, until now
the widow, who a few years ago was
working hard to support a large family.
on a very small income, is quite q rich
woman. She is a plucky woman, and
her career is by no means ended.
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Chatter 01 the Chernhs.

Mile. Andrea il fhree wears old. she Is
dawn with her doll and II her tall
with #: she calls herself lady.
nresent mIrnoselv TO bother her.
sscertainIv. T ar, q ladv. I already
thrash INV little one.n-Freneh Fan.
-
Efhers mother was telling her abont
the-anoels and heaven
s.And when We oct to heaven viii we
have winos ike fhe anaels2n asked Ethel
eagerly.
7.T s,,r,,ose % y ranl;od her mother
e.Wbaft and aat. worms ike hebirdsg,
INQUIRED Ethel, in a tone Of great dis
gust.-Yonth's Communion.
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The United States takes the second
place among the copper-producing coun-
tries of the world. Chill leads with AZ
900 tons for 1882 and the United States
follows with 80, 500 tons for the same
period.
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There IRE said 10 have been 500, $50
Christians fiji the world III Tie end of the
first century, 1G, 000, 200 III the time of
Constantine, so, 900, 900 Id the eighth
century, 400, 0o0. 900 at the time Of the
reformation and $50. 900, coo IN 1888.
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Wolaae1a ms Cashiers.

General Spinner, who first introduced
women into the United States treasury as
clerks and accountants, left on record a
striking testimonial to the efficiency and
integrity of the sex, and no n ever had
a better opportunity to study the ques-
ton than he. who at n time had 1 1000
women under his direction, engaged
chiefly in handling money. He t~estifies
that they count more accurately and rap
idly than men, that their ability to de-
tcct counterfeits proved to be superior in
almost every test, that they were with
out an exception interested and were in
variably more careful and painstaking in
their work. Complaints of ~inaeeuracy
and carelessness on the part of men were
made frequently during General Spin
Observation-Disclosures of the United States
treasury, but such complaints against
lady clerks were few. The shrewdest
and quickest detectors of counterfeit
currency were women, and in cases of
dispute dis to the genuincness Of money,
General Spinner invariably took the
judgment Of Miss Grandin, who was for
q long time employed in his bureau. In
speaking Of her ability in this particular,
one day, General Spinner said: tIf /
were d believer in. ~clairyoyance I should
say that she possessed that power; but
/ am not. and SO call it instinct Al
though there are several thousand women
employed by the government as clerks,
Accountants, postmistresses and in other
capacities, not one has ever proved I'M
faithful 10 her trust. Many have been
discharged for incapacity and for other
reasons, but never one for dishone sty.
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E~senlovfrag Freckles.

-
many cases of such facial decorations
brought to my attention for treatment as
there used to be, . said a doctor.
why, surely people don't go to the
doctors to have freckles removed, dc
theyaaR queried the scribe.
sIndeed, they do, many Of them-thai
Isl aaI was just saying, many Of them
used HI, but now they either don't mind
being freckled, or the freckIes are not al
laYishly distributed BY Dame Nature al
they were, or perhaps they are the fashion
now, for all / know.
suppose that a majority of such pa
tents are women, are they not2n
Eyes. Almost all of them are women
and girls. intact, / don't recall more
than two orthree cases in my practice
where a patient who came to have
freekles removed was a man, and I'LL Oh
such cases occurred several years ago.
One such case 1 remember distinctly. fol
1t aHaused me q good deal at the time.
The maa was about thirty years old,
strong, and healthy in every way,
He was awfuliy freckled had
great big ones as big as q cent all owe
his face and neck, but was otherwise 3
very nice looking fellow. He came In
one morning. and asked me il I could do
anything for him, and then blushingly
conIided to- me that d girl had proFnised
To marry him If HE could ret rid Of his
freckles He said that she was very pretty.
and was afraid of catching them from
him u she became his wife,
ibid YOU it for himeD
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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. No
student will be allowed to enter higher class
e5 without thorough preparation. Parents
and guardians may rest assured that the
manners, health an | 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 healthfui and easy of access. The
boarding department is under the immedi-
ate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Boarders will pro
| vide themselves with blankets and towels.
For particulars address
MRS. M. M. HAYES,
july 29'33-noy 2T'79 Principal.
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The ink product consumed in the
United States is worth $1,000. 412-aH
but 81, 567 made here.
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OpELOusAs FEMALE INSTITUTE,

Opelousas, st. La"dry Parish, La.
THIS Institution will resume duties Mon.
IL day, September ID, 1883, under the i'm
mediate supervision of Mrs. NJ. M. HAYES
and Mrs. M. A. Davis, with competent es.
sistants. The scholastic year consists Of
forty weeks.
TERMS OF TUITIoH;
Preparatory Department, per month So 10
Academic 800
Music, with use Of piano, Geo
Boarding, including washing, lights and
fuel, 160)
Embroidery, 6 flowers, painting,
drawing, each, extra, 1000
Incidental fee, 10J
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PERFUuERY, sO1Ps, ETC, ETC.

Ihave secured the services Of Mr. Walton
A Sandoz. a competent and exnerieneed
druggist, and will be prepared to fill all nres
scriptions at any time, and give promnt
attention to all matters iii my line of busis
ness. | respectfully solicit a share of fbe
public patronage.
X. VI. LIFTELL,
Proprietor.
OpelousaS, Sept. 6, 1881.
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Will AuS EdtiE CGftL4Ouy.
Al other times the elephant is taken
out to its own lands, that are set apart
from the choicest and finest ground of
the entire kingdom. and there, surround
ed by noble attendants, is allowed to
Craze upon vulgar grass. At this time
the elephant is often visited, and among
such q congregation perhaps nine-tenths
will have titles that relate TO the animal
ID some way. In short, anything that
has any dignity at All is associated in
some way with the elephant. The but
tons on the coats of the attendants bear
its image in golden has relief; money.
medals. badges of various kinds, all have
its likeness, and, above oil, the animal
is the national emblem, as the Stars
and Stripes are ours, and figures
on all their flags. The prime
minister of Siam writes after his name,
as the first and most honorable title,
General Of the Elephants The foreign
minister to- Cochin China ii Mandarin
of the Elephants, while the most hon
orary title of the king of Cambodia is
First Cousin of the White Elephant.
Even to be compared to one of these
brates is considered a great compliment,
and 50 when q Siamege ambassador ex-
pressed the opinion atcourt fhatthe Queen
Of England reminded him Of a majestic
and beautiful white elephant, it was in
tg1aed as the greatest compliment.
These elephants attain d great age.
One Is known to have lived i'll captivity
40 years, and Is said to have oceasioned
the death of more than lii, 900 soldiers,
among them several kings, III Of whom
had fought for the animal. The battles
cams about IN this way When q white
elephant is found on the borders of q
small kingdom it is impossible TO keep
the matter quiet the news soon spreads
over the country. The lucky king and
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-21

The Light House Board has given
notice that a fXel red light Of the
fourth order, supplied Ky compressed
gas, will be exhibited from the struct
ure recently erected on the pier at Il c
end of the jetty, at tie mouth Of
Christiana creek, Delaware, on and
after goth Of June. The light should
be seen il clear weather from the deck
of vessel fifteen feet above the sea,
seven and a half nautical miles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-21

Frank Simpkins, u genial conduc-
tor on the Delaware River road, is the
possessor of Il handsome silver plated
conductors lantern, presented him by
the members of a festival at Woodbury.
The lantern was contested for by Con-
ductor Simpkins, and Conductor Van
devear of the West Jersey road; but
Mr., s. having the most friends, appar-
emily, came out victorious.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-21

Committee on HaWt- bridge g"! l.
ed that it needed repairs, including taa
draw. The committee wac authorized
to have the repairs made.
On motion, adjourned to meet on
wednesday, Jnne 25th, to hear the re-
port Of the committee on inquiry re-
garding The matter of building an iron
bridge.
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ONE CENT REWARD.

Joseph Jess, an indentured anpren-
tice to the farming business, ran away
from the subscriber on Sunday, the 8th
day of June, 1881. All persons arc for
bid harboring or trusting him Oh my
account.
June II, 81. THOMAS CLARK.
President Conner oil the Delaware
River Railroad lost a valuable cos o.
his farm near Woodbury. in u singular
manner a few days ago. The animal
while grazing upon the side of a sharp
Hill stumbled and rolled to the bottom
where its horns became imheddod in
spongy soil. Unable to extricate itself
the animal was strangled to death.
Through the failure of Engineer
Wesley Palmer TO obey orders two
trains on the Camden and Atlantic
Railroad Saturday morning collided
near Ashland, a short distance below
Camden. which resulted IN eight per-
sons being BILLED and nine others sus-
tanning sever injuries.
One of the most singular things
about the catastrophe WAS the number
of railroad hands killed and injured.
Al those killed, except enc boy, were
employed by the company.
The excursion train left Camden at
$40 O'Clock, bound for Lakeside Park.
1t was to have taken down the SUNDAY
school e .re SECOND Llg.. yt..e.