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OZONE WATER.-Mr. e s. Stacy, Faneuil
Hall Market, Boston, says: 81 suffered for
one year from one Of the most annoying skin
diseases that humanity is subject to. Ozone
Water relieved me in less than week, and in
three months was completely cured.'
ES Stacy
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NEW ApvERrs~nmnNTs rnDAY.
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should al
ways be used when children are cutting teeth
II relieves the little sufferer at once; it pro-
duces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the
child from pair, and the little cherub awskes
es bright as button" 1t is very pleasant to
taste. II soothes the child, softens the gums,
sllays ali pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels. and is the best Known remedy for diar-
rhea, whether arising from teething or other
causes. twenty-five cents bottle.
decl0 Ws&M&w1yr
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RpUGATEONAE..
ELOCU ION AND VOCAL Gull TU2E.


graduate of the National school OF Oratory, Phil
adelphia will receive pupils at S1isk SsrEenps
14S Spring Street, after Sept. 10.
Miss LAughtoD refers By permission TO Moses
True Brown Prn of Boston School of Oratory and
Prof. of ElOeution at Tufts College. Henry Dixon
Jones, Instructor of Elueution Harvard College.
W. j. Corthcll Prin. Western Normal School, Cor
ham, and Thomas Tash Supt Of Schools, Portland.
sep6 tiay1
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ChiIdren's Uhri.,ma. CI.b.

At an officers meeting of the Children's
Christmas Club last evening the following
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NEW ROOK RINnERY.

Get your Books and Magazines bound by DAVIS
q FOGG, Binders. No. 40 Exchange st. Portland
Me. Music, Magazines ard Papers bound TO match
sample or order, and in the best manner. Albums
rebound or repaired, Gold Enclosing on Books
Pocket-books, Satin, SC. Fancy bsxes made and
epaired.
eS- Promptness and Satisfaction guaranteed.
GEO. H. DAVIS. FRED W. Fooo.
octl4 eotg~,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01

8 Il estimated that students 81
ligeiafheGernan university towns Tor
$50 year and II il estimated that
very few of them do 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
An Indian Thirst Dance.,.

A Canadian paper gives the follow
ing interesting account of a thirst
dance: "The dance commenced about
shutdown on Monday and was kept up
until the same time on Wednesday
evening. The dancers were dressed as
Enthusiastically and painted as hideously
IS possible, and kept goose-bone
whistles between their lips, making
unearthly sounds with them while
dancing to the music of the drum and
the eternal .hi-ya' of all concerned.
They we're allowed to sit down when
the music stopped, but as long as the
drums kept going the dancers had to
keep going too. They were not sup
posed to either eat, drink, or rest, other
wise than by squatting down when
the drumming ceased for the forty
eight hours that the dance lasted. On
Tuesday afternoon an Indian named
Tongue Master went through the mill
by allowing two wooden pins to be put
through the flesh of his breast and
then fastened to a rope which hung
from the top of the centre pole. His
part of the performance was to lean
back and let the greater part of his
weight come on the pins as he was
dancing; but he found that it was a
more painful operation than he had
calculated on and gave up. Another
Indian went through the same per-
Torrance on Wednesday, but with
much better grace. A sham fight on
Wednesday afternoon was very excit-
ing, as guns were fired at very close
quarters, SO close, indeed, that one of
the fighters had his cap blown off by
the powder from a double-barreled
shotgun. After the sham fight the
brave ones, both men and women, re-
lated their experiences in killing Black
feet, n woman saying that she had
sealped a Blackfoot while he was yet
alive. The statement was greeted
with loud applause
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01

two 9-pounder breech-loading guns,
two Nordenfeldts and fol r Gatlings,
and. furthermore, two steam cutters
fitted with spare torPedoes. The
vessels are also armed with a formid-
able steel knife-edge spta@ ore ram.
Without claiming too much for these
vessels, says the London Times, it
should be remarked of them that the
penetrative power and ran ge OF their
guns, measured by the acc epted official
standard, exceed those of any gun yet
afoat, except those of the English
InheXible and the Italian IDulllo. NO
unarmored ship that carries guns can
be compared for a moment with them,
and no armored ship equals them IN
speed.-St. Petersburg Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
The PhiE0s0pHm Of N.

e do hate to have a husband who
'loWances me eyerytime / want to buy
anything" said Mrs. Slimms. "When
/ tell slimms that | want a little
change to go shopping with he don't
hem and haw as some men do. He
just takes out his pocket-book and
says. Certainly, my dear; how much
do you want. a five or a ten p
And what do you say r. asked Mrs.
Smith.
"Oh, I never say anything. He gives
me the money right off without watt
ing for me to answer"
Anu bow much does he give YOUR
a dollar generally-unless he has
ONT change handy. But it isn't the
amount that / care SO much about. It
is the readiness with which he re-
spends to my request that makes me
think SO much of him."
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01

the eve of his departure for London
she confessed that when she had real.
lied what efforts he had made to secure
her happiness, she had bitterly regret.
ted DESERVING him, and had written
craving his forgiveness. For years
detectives had searched for the child.
Although legally separated from him,
she had kept his image enshrined in
her heart, and not until convinced he
was dead did she, at the urgent solici-
tation of her family, consent to marry
Lord Denbeigh.
II scarcely blamed you for returning
to the life of luxury and refinement
from which l had taken you," he adj
mitted. "And as years went by ! saw
more distinctly the social gulf which
divided us, and realized more fully the
wrong / had committed. When | heard
you were married to one of your own
rank, l rejoiced for your sake, even
when acknowledging to myself that
you were lost to me forever"
His tone was infinitely sad. He
bowed his head for a moment, and
seemed lost in gloomy reflections.
odd you never meet any one-I
mean"
He looked up-their eyes met,
"Any one to fill the void in my lone
ly heart? No."
"Oh, Miles, forgive me-forgive
mel"
Pride, reserve, were cast aside, and
she lay sobbing in his arms.
A week later the Hon. Mrs. Feath-
erstone read in the London Times:
married, at Denbeigh, July 10th
Miles Carlyle to Lady Caroline, widow
of the late Lord Denbeigh."
Carrie always did have low tastes.
/ suppose this is the same creature she
eloped with before, and | am glad her
poor father is not living to hear of this
new disgrace" was her angry COM
ment.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
Habits of Smokers.

Inyeterate smokers do funny things.
Carlyle smoked up the chimney with a
degree Of thoughtfulness for the feel
ing of others not universal in his con-
duct, and the famous Bishop Burnett.
who like many another author found
composition facilitated by puffings of
seductive weed, disliking the Interrupt
ton of removing his pipe constantly
while he was writing, in order to COM
bine the two operations with due COM
fort to himself bored a hole through
the broad brim of his large hat and
putting his large pipe through it
pulled and wrote, and wrote and puffed
with the most philosophical calm. The
increase in the sale Of pipes within the
last ten years is astounding. They
are now manufactured in immense
quantities in New York city. The
polishing of meerschaum pipes affords
profitable occupation for girls who,
after learning the business, can real
ize So or $40 a week with ease.-New
York Moil-Enpress.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
A Retrospect.

II we had known when our years were few,
All the ills OF the coming days:
1t we had known when our love was new,
Love may travel in thorny ways,
Should we have kept to our plighted trothf
Should we be linked by affection now?
Either loving, and neither 10th,
Facing the future with fearless brow?
Clear and calm as the summer seas,
Smiling under the summer sky,
Scarcely stirred by the passing breeze,
Seemed our lite in the days gone by;
Suddenly came with a moaning sound
Over the waters a stormy wind,
Clouds and shadows were all around,
Hope and gladness were left behind.
Yet il was best, for it brought us this.
Perfect trust for the years in store;
Come what may in our lives amiss,
Doubt can trouble our hearts no more.
Love that smiled when the morn was fair.
Well might fail ere the set of sun;
Love that lasted through grief and care,
Well may last ill our lives our done.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
Customs Concerning Bells.

The ceremony of baptizing and
christening bells vas a natural result
of attributing to them consciousness
like that of a living being. Among
the first instances of this ceremony oc-
CURED in 968, when Pope John XIII.
christened a new bell in the Lateran
by the name of John. Other bells
were named Tom, and Harry, and st.
Michael, st John, or the like. At the
halloWing of a bell persons stood as
sponsors, just as at the christening of
a child, and they were expected to bear
all the expense of the service. The
custom of blessing bells, somewhat
changed from the ancient ceremony
and without the ancient meaning at
tached to it in the minds of the people,
is still retained.
Instruments having some of the
characteristics of small bells were used
in the services of other religions
besides Christianity. The Jewish
high priest wore them on the bottom
of his robe. The Sistrum of Isis was
ratified and rang like a bell. The Indi-
an Brahmins use bells, and a tinkling
instrument was in use with the priests
OF P~roserpina at Athens.
If any one thinks that door-bells, at
least, are a modern invention, he is
mistaken. The continuance which the
street gamin makes use of to call
whole families needlessly to the front
door may be new. 1t is noisy enough
to speak in its own defense. but the
idea OF having IN attachment to the
door, which rang when any person
entered, was common with the
Romans. who had what they called a
'little tingg-a-ling' (tintinnabulum).
They attached it to doors in the
fashion used now by small store-keep-
ers, SO that when the door opened the
instrument was sure to be rung.
The same kind of an instrument was
used to indicate the hours for bust
ness and for the bath. But instead
of always saying ring the bell"
they often used a phrase which
might be freely translated into
Jingle the brass"
The common slang of late to de-
scribe a person that surpasses others,
is to say that che takes the cake"
or "gets away with the bakery"
But the phrase used to be che
bears away the BELL" abiding either
to the fact that there is usually a
bell-wether in a flock of sheep; or to
the other fact that little bells of pre-
cious metal were used as prizes at
horse races. The custom of putting
up bells in this way led a satirist to
remark that it did not matter who
off the bells, the women would
carry the clapper.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
HUMOROUS.

The reason why the lightning does
not strike twice in the same place is
because nothing Of the place is left to
strike after the first round.
ESSAY ON MAN. =
At ten, a child; at twenty, wild:
At thirty tame, if ever;
At forty wise; at fifty rich;
AT sixty, good, Or never.
A contemporary mentions a casebe-
You'd any ordinary oculist. 1t is that of
a young lady who, instead of a pupil,
has a college student in her eye.
An illustration of %stinginess is cited
by a writer, who knows a man who
talks through his nose in order to save
the wear and tear of his false teeth.
1t is said that there are two event
full periods in the life of a woman: one
when she wonders whom she will have.
and the other when she wonders who
VIII nave Hel.
A jolly old uncle has been relating
some incidents of his earlier life to his
nephew: "Of all the women you yer
met, uncle" says the young man, "by
which were you the most struck"
"By your aunt, my boy; by your aunt!!'
replies the old gentleman, dropping
his voice and feeling the back of his
head tenderly.
81 heard you kissed the prettiest
girl in the room at the party last
night" observed a youth in blue glas-
goggles to his companion. "Well, l
did for a fact. What of itY' ooh,
nothing; but I'd like to know how you
felt during the sweet oscillation" "Felt
like a beefsteak." Like a beefsteak?"
Eyes, smothered in onions"
A lady stood patiently before the re-
ceiving-teller's window in a bank the
other day, but no one took any notice
of her till she attracted the attention of
the money-taker by tapping with her
parasol on the glass. "Why don't you
pay attention to me?" she asked petu-
lantly. "I'm sorry, madam, but we don't
pay anything here; next window,
please was the polite response.
Boston girls never sacrifice the
cause of culture to that of philanthro-
ply. A tramp recently accosted one of
them and asked her if she would be
good enough to give him the price of
an humble meal. 81 haven't any
money with me" she said, shut if you'll
come round to the house arter pa re-
home Ill get him to read you
some pages Of Paradise Lost"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01

The birthplace of George Washing
ton is at the inner side Of a peninsula
having for it's water boundary Mattox
creek, the Potomac river, and Pope's
creek. The house in which Washing
ton was born stood on a projection
which is now called Burnt House
point. road leads down to Bridge
Creek landing, a little less than two
miles distant, where. it is probable, a
steamboat wharf will be built. in order
that the spot may be more easily
accessible.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01

There is a penny saving bank ii
Philadelphia which has $40O deposited
BIZ 500 depositors. They are all chill
dren, and the largestsum possessed by
any d Is $40.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-01
Hosc to select Flour.

In selecting -four first look to the
color. lit is white with a yellowish
straw color tint, buy it. II it is white
with a blueish. cast Or with black
specks in II, refuse it. Next examine
its adhesiveness-wet and knead a lit
tie Of it between your fingers; if it
works, soft and sticky, it's poor. Then
throw a little lump of dried -four
against a smooth surface: il it falls like
powder, It is bad. Lastly, squeeze some
Of tho -four tightly in your hand; If it
realms the shape given BY the pres
sure, that 200, is . bad sign. It is
safe to buy dour that Will stand all
these tests. These modes are given BY
all old -four dealers, and they pertain
to q matter that concerns everybody.
, 1884-04-30
STU ATTEN ACQUITTED.
Conclusion Of the Trial Last Evening at
Laramie City.

The case of the Territory Of Wyoming
vs.. Joseph Stratten, charged with the
killing of one head of cattle the property
of Carey Bros, which has been ON trial
at Laramie City since Monday, was termi-
mated last evening, resulting in the ac-
quittai Of Stratten. Messrs. Blake,
Downey and Wright appeared for the
prosecution, while Donzelman, 0 fthis.city,
and Caldwell represented the defendant.
The evidence against Strattcn was princi-
pally that of two witnesses who were orig
inally charged with him in the commission
of the crime and who in e~ndeavoring to
escape from being arrested took to the
hills near Buffalo, in johnson County. and
both had their feet frozen thereby. After
their arrest, which for some reason they
appeared to think Stratten had something
to do with, they agreed to turn states
evidence against Stratten, and of course
their testimony had to be taken with some
degree Of allowance. Then again the only
evidence as to the ownership ofthe animal
was the fact that it bore Judge Carey ;
brand, and although the law says that in
a case like this the proof of the brand
shall be prind f1cjd evidence of owner
ship, yet, after all, it cannot be said to be
evidence beyond "a reasonable doubt, -
and this kind of evidence is what the law
requires in all cases before a conviction
N g..
, 1884-04-30
"EoU SHAN'T MARRY uIaI."
Fierce objection TO Il Young I.ady's
Matrimonial scheme.

Nearly everybody in Cheyenne knows
Bob Benton, no is a pretty GOOD fel-
low in most respects and generally attends
strictly to his OWN business. Once in a
while, however. h takes it into his head
to have IA little amusement and on such
occasions, especially if he has taken n lit,
tie drop of Intent erancc he likes TO have
a good jaw, a. he terms it, with some
body whom he thinks he can bother.
Night before last, accompanied bya friend,
he went upto Mrs Harvicker' ranch, near
Lake Mahpalutah, and after his arrival
proceeded to take Il drink or two, after
which he entered into a conversation with
Miss Luella Wo,lsey, who was present,
and told her he hal heard she was going
to get married. She replied in the af-
tirmative but would not tell whom she in
tended to marry. Bob insisted ON know
ing but she PERSISTED in refusing to tell
him, whereupon You shan't marry
him, exclaimed Bob, apparently consid-
erably enraged, AMI asserted that if she
got married he proposed TO wrcak an
awful vengence upon the fair damscl
and her intendc whoever he might
be. He intimAted, too. that he
might do something desperate, and, in
order TO demonstrate the fact that he was
amply able to do what he undertook, dis
played 4 revolver. but did no point it at
any ne. As was natural, the girl and
her mother Were 10th considerably alarm
ed, and on yesterday came down to the
city and made complaint before judge
Fisher. In due lime Bob appeared in
cou looking a. meek and amiable as
could be expected under the circumstances.
His companion appeared with him as Il
witness. Mrs Harvecker and her daughter
were both on hand, and told the story Of
the dreadful affair with commendable
~trankness and promptitude. Bob was then
allowed to tell his story, and said hat he
had no desire TO do any harm to the girl,
and if she wanted to get married he
thought there wa no doubt about her
securing his consent as he did not care to
marry her himself After listening to all
the evidence in the case, Judge Fisher
thought that Bot had better give bonds
in the sum of 800 to keep the peace.
Bob gave the bond very readily and
stated afterwards that he now considers
himself of considerable Importance when
he has to give bonds in order to insure his
consent when any of the girls want to get
married.
, 1884-04-30

\ Change Of Base Proposed in the Mall
Headquarters.

\ soldier in the late war made the re
mark one day that the United States was
a mighty big man and it was pretty hard
work to tell what the old fellow was going
to do. and the soldier was pretty near
right. The United States when it gets
out here in Wyoming, is not only a big
man, but extremely uncertain in its ways.
Such is now the situation of affairs in re
gard to the Cheyenne Post office. 1t is
all right in most respects; there is a new
postmaster, and the postmaster has got
the office, which is satisfactory, but there
is some trouble with the post. In other
words, the post Office isn't posted in the
right post hole. The roof is pretty bad
on the building where the post office now
is and the recent snow and rain soaked
down through into the building and came
pretty near doing a little damage to some
Of Uncle Samuel'S postal cards and other
valuables. For this reason, if for no
other, a change is desirable. Then again
some of the United States boys in Six
teenth street wouldn't object to having it
in that locality and some of the
other boys are mostly of the same opin-
ion. John Chase and F. Il. Warren,
however, are pretty hot about it. They
dom want the post-ofice down around
them, it makes 50 much hustle and stir
you know. Still, however, in view of the
fact that Seventeenth street has suffered
for a long time, they have come TO the
conclusion that they are willing to take it
down to the store room in the Warren
block next to the Inter Ocean and treat it
kindly for awhile. But of course they
want the old gentleman down 10 Wash
ington to put up a little more than he has
been doing of late in order to induce them
to take it in. Mr.. Warren told Uncle
Sam that he wanted 81 200 per year for
storing the Office away in the room allu-
ded to. Uncle Sam said they must take
him for am old fool; he had only been pay
ing 5000 Il year and if he paid any more
than that it would be when the hairs of
his head were as big as stove pipes and as
long as the Atlantic cable. He wanted
them TO distinctly understand that he was
no tendcrfooL A council of war was
then held. Mr.. Chase thought he could
afford to chip in a little and Mr.. Warren
thought that considering the post office
was pretty young yet-only sixteen years
old-he didnt know but he could afford
.. at,r. - ,u~,,. e. a,..L.l,.. L.. IL.
, 1884-04-30
He Was Justified.

Mr.. Lee Miner, of Rawhide, who was
three times hit in the late bloody affray
which resulted in the death of George +.
McFadden, arrived in the city yesterday.
His account of the affair corroborates the
statements of Ketchum and the testimony
taken at the coroncr's inquest Miner
says that Kitchum was completely justifi-
ed in what he did, He wears the coat he
had on at the time Of the affray, and it
has several bullet holes through it, which
show very plainly that he had 4 close call.
, 1884-04-30
The HOpt Case.

7. jeff Carr will depart for Salt Lake
today, where he will appear AS a witness
in the case against Frederick Hopt. alias
Welcome, charged with murder. The
jury was completed last evening and the
taking of testimony will begin to-day.
There are one or two other witnesses here
who will probably leave for Salt Lake
during the latter part of the week. There
are about thirty witnesses in all to be ex-
amined. The case possesses local interest
from the fact that Hopt was arrested here
by Mr.. Carr and Officer Thomson shortly
after the murder in 1880. Hopt has been
twice convicted of the crime, but obtained
Il new trial each time upon writ of error to
the Supreme court of the United States.