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The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
4 Phila1sthropic scheme.

AT a recent wedding reception in
South Carolina a young lawyer begged
leave to offer a new scheme of matri-
mony which he believed would be ben
sieial. lie proposed that .one mar in
the company should be elected presi-
dent; that this president should be
duly sworn to keep entirely secret all
communications that should be for
Wardedsto him in his official depart
ment that night. and that each unmar-
RED gentleman and lady should write
his or her name on a piece of paper.
and under it the nam of the person
shey wished to marry, then hand 1t to
the President for Inspections and If any
gentleman or lady had reciprocally
chosen each other the President was
M:inform each of the result, and those
VINO had not been reciprocal in the
choice kept entirely secret" After the
appointment of the President commu
nications were accordingly handed up
To the Chair. and it was found that
twelve young ladies and gentlemen had
made reciprocal choices, but whom
they had chosen remained a secret to
al but themselves and the President.
Eleyen OF the twelve matches were af-
forwards solemnized.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
Quaker Testimony


Mrs.-A. NJ. Dauphin, a Quaker lady, Of
Philadelphia, has done a great deaf to make
known to ladies there the great value Gf Mrs.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as. q cure
for their troubles and diseases. She writes
as follows: "a young lady of this city while
bathing some years ago was thrown violently
against the lifeline and tho injuries received
resulted in an ovarian tumor which grew and
enlarged until death seemed certain. Her
physician finally advised her to try Mrs
Pinkham's Compound. She did SO and in a
short time the tumor was dissolved or caused
to slough off, and she tsno,c in perfect health.
| also know of many cases where the medi-
cine has been of great value in preventing
miscarriage and alternating the pains and
dangers, of childbirth. Philadelphia ladies
appreciate the worth of this medicine and its
great value,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
A Flowery Name.

An Austin colored man, Jim Webster
by name, of rather limited education. and
whose memory is remarkably defeetiFe,
was recently blessed with a son. His
wife, who is more intelligent, determined
that the son and heir should have a high
sounding name, and selected a very beau
tiful one. When the child was presented
to the clergyman for baptism, the latter
said,
Name this infant
Jim scratched his head for a while and
finally said,-
"Sqush.n
Oats not d proper name for a nice
Christian child.
"Sun Flower, den.n
Once more the clergyman shook his
head ineredulously. Jim Webster leaned
over and whispered to his wife to give
the right name.
"Hyacinth,n she replied.
well, / knowed it was some kinder
garden truck"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
Pronlpkness 0.ld SEGckuess.

There is a marked difference in the
leading traits of men. While all pos
sess common traits denoting a common
origin, each individual possesses GER
tain features of characters distinctive
and peculiar. The two features most
strongly marked and widely opposite
are promptness and slackness. They
are determining forces of character.
One develops success; the other, fail
ure. A prompt man succeeds where .
slack one fails.
Promptitude and exactness are close
" allied; slackness and carelessness are
intimately associated with each other.
Promptness does not imply haste. but
it does imply quickness to act when the
Judgment is convinced. Prompt men
do not make engagements to break but
to keep. They are there at the appoint
ed time and place.
DECISION of character is highly i'm
portant in matters of conscience and
morals. The prompt man decides
when conscience speaks and generally
for the right. Promptness to say No
has saved many 4 man from social and
business dishonor. A determined will
to fellow a good conscience has saved
.As=4 H2E. -.
many a young man from ruin and dis
grace.
Careless men are slack ones always.
Slackness in business is u prolific
cause Of business failures. Men care
less of their credit. their promises, their
business engagements, are unreliable.
They soon lose caste and character.
they are too easily swayed from right
to wrong. They delay oheying the
call Of conscience; they dallay with
temptation. They fall az last. the vic
tins OF their W want of strong,
sturdy decision Of character.gustice
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SCIENTIFIC sCRAPS

The sense of taste is an almost certain
guide to the wholesomeness of food.
As a rule, poisons bayea very disagree
able taste, and accidental poisoning is
very rare.
Although variety of microscopic
forms of plants have been found on
banknotes and coins in circulation,
none knownt to be dangerous to human
life have yet been discovered.
Botanists have evidence that trees
may attain very long lives. The age
OF an elm has been estimated at 335
years; that Of some palms at from 600
to 700 years; that of an olive tree at
700 years; of a plane tree at 720; of a
cedar at 800; Of an oak at 1900; of a
yew at 1880; of a taxodium at 1000.
and of a baobab tree at 500 years.
1t has been shown Eexperimentally
that seed corn is rendered more val
liable by being slowly kiln-dried at a
high temperature, the corn so treated
terminating in much colder weather
than would otherwise be the case,
While, On the other hand, it may be ex-
posed to much greater heat without
losing its terminating power.
DR.. Andree. of Leipzig. concludes
that the American Indians in pre-
Columbian times were unacquainted
with the art of forging iron, although
they knew how to obtain and employ
gold, silver, tin. copper, quicksilver,
etc. He thinks that the great
masonry works of Peru my have
been built with bronze tools.
DR.. Worrniey, in n -recant work, con-
cludes, as the result of a most search
ing study of the bloods of forty differ
ent mammals, that 'a microscope may
enable us to determine with great cer-
utility tudt q OtOOu 10 HUI Va al CSI Idil
animal, and is consistent with the blood
of man; but in nc instance does it in
itself enable US to say that the blood
is really human or indicate from what
particular species of animal it was
| derived" The statement has a high
~medico-legal Importance.
A German agricultural chemist,
Prof. Heinrich, concludes that plants
are best nouIished when the plant-food
in soil or water reaches a certain con-
centration. not the absolute quantity
of plant-food, but its concentration,
determining the fertility of a soil.
Deep tillage without a simultaneously
increased application of manure is
hurtful, since tho plant-food is thus
diluted and the nutrition of the croI
rendered more difficult. Deep tillage
i~nsures, but heightened concentration
of plant-food increases. the harvest.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
A Gauder Guide.

In Germany, an aged blind woman used
to be led to church every Sunday by a
gander. He would take her to the door
of the pew where she sat. As soon as
she was in her place he would walk quiet
" out Of the church, and occupy himself
in the ehurchyard, feeding on the grass
till the service wasove and he heard the
people coming out of church. Then he
would go to the pew of his old mistress
and lead her home again. One day the
minister of the church called to see this
person at her own house. He found that
she had gone out, and he expressed his
surprise to her daughter that they should
let her go out alone.
ssOh, sir, I replied the daughter, there
is nothing to fear. Mother is not alone;
the gander is with her.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

Hay Fever is a type OF catarrh having Pc
culiar symptoms. It 10 attended by an in
famed condition of the lining membrane of
the n~ostrils, tear-ducts and throat, affecting
the lungs. An acrid mucous is secreted, the
discharge is accompanied with a burning sen
sation. There are severe spasrns of sneezing,
frequent attacks of headache, watery and in
famed eyes. Eiy's Cream Balm is q remedy
founded on a correctsdiagnosis OF this disease
and can be depended Upon. SO cts. at drug
gists or by mail. Send for circular.
Ely Bros, Druggists Owego, N. Y.
For several years I have suffered greatly
from periodical returns of Hay-Fever. At
the suggestion of Covert &c CHEEvER,
Druggists, / obtained -Ely's Cream Balm and
used a portion Of il during a severe attack. ]
can cheerfulfy testify as TO the Immediate
and continued relief obtained by it's use. ]
heartily recommend il to those suffering from
this or kindred complaints,
REV. b. A. SMITH, Clinton. wis.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
african ~Sss1ssIsine.

The following is Mr.. SANKEY'S de-
scription Of African sunshine as given
in his new book on the Congo coun-
try: African sunshine alWays.appears
TO me with all It's great heat, to be q
kind Of superior moonlight, judging
from its effects on scenery. Once or
twice iii this bookI write Of solemn
looking hills. i d only attribute
this apparent solemnity to the pecu-
liar sunshine. IL deepens the shadows,
and darkens the dark-green foliage of
the forest, while ii imparts q wan APP
pearance or d cold reflection OF light to
naked slopes and Woodless hiIltaps
It's effect is a chill ansterity-an in
describable solemnity-a Tepelllng
unsociabilitE Your synlpathies are
not warmed hy it; silence has set its
seal upon IL; before it you become
speeches.. Gaze your utmost on the
scene, admire II as yen may, worship
it as you viii, but your love is not
needed. Speak not Of grace Or Of
loveliness in connection with it. Sc
rene it may be, but il IS a rassionless
serenity. III is To be contemplated,
but not to Be spoken to. Cor yo,lr re-
gard Is fixed upon . goiceIess. sphinx
Bke immobility, belonging more to AZ
ursnbstantiaI Greenland than 20 L
raaf aarfh
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Eyerybody,s Arr.Brake.

|
"Yes, sab" said Uncle Zach, 'I'se watched
it forty years an its as I saz: De fust of May
an Christmas day of de same year alters
comes on de same week day"
Further conversation proved Uncle Zach a
most ~incredulous person. Chaucing to msn-
tion DR.. Carver's feat Of breaking glass balls
with q rife, he said:
II hserd bout dat shootin' and knawed
right off it wasn't squar'; dat was a Yankee
trick. boss, sho's you born"
"What was the trick!"
Oar wuz loadstone put into de glass balls,
an likewise onto de bullets; SO when de bull
let fly outen de gun, it an de ball jess drawed
tergedder, which, in course, brokes de glass
-dats de trick!''
Later, Uncle Zach observed a rope running
along the side of the car.
"Boss, what's dat line furw
"To apply the air-brake in case of acct
DENT Then we had further to explain how
the force OF the brake was obtained, to which
Uncle Zach responded:
'Look q here, boss, you sholy don't 'spect
me to b'leeve dat foolishnesss Why, de
biggest harricane whatever blowed couldn't
stop dis train, runuin' forty mile q hour.
An YOU think | gwine to b'leeve a little pipe
full Of wind under de kyars can do it! No,
sah-ree!"
There are q great many Uncle Zachs who
Judge everything simply by appearances
The air-brake dos not seem to be a very
powerful thing, but power and efficiency are
not necessarily equivalent to bigness>an pre-
tense.
Phillip Beers, Esq, who resides at the
United States hotel, New York city, and is
engaged in raising subscriptions for the New
York World Bartholdi pedestal fund, was
once upbraided by a distinguished relative
who was a physician, for commencing in such
enthusiastic terms, o remedy that cure1 him
OF Bright's disease eight years ago. He said:
"Sir, has the medical profession with all
its power and experiences of thousands of
years, anything that can cure this terrible
! 4disordert' No, no, that Is true, there is no
FQistake about it but that Warmers safe cure
% really a wonderfully effective preparation.
I.lAt remedy is an 'tair brake that every
ma Jan apply, and this fact explains whyit
has s. ged so many hundreds of thousands of
ives.-CopyrighteL. Used by permission OF
American Rural Home.
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FnAhsOns III JewoIry.

Jewelry that is a copy of the an
tique IS coming In fashion. The de-
signs In lace pins + novel. One pin,
composed of very line E~truscan gold
represents d Greek holding a spear Of
diamonds; another DC Roman gold
shows an old coin and IS circled with
salnable rubies. Bracelets that are
narrow and made Of rolled gold are
most fashionable. They are seldom
without jeweled characterization Of
some kind. There is 4 greater variety
ii engagement bracelets than ever
before. Is tile bracelet becoming more
fashionable than the .ring2s Only dia-
monds. rubies and pearls are used on
these bracelets. as they ase the pFect
lous stones that betoken good luck,
The sapphire and emerald are thought
~ saperssitious people to bring BAL
luck 10 d bride IL given To her before
or at her wedding. After ~ has oc-
Cured It docs not seem to matter.
Bracelets of braided gold, no matter
bow narrow, are now never worn.
Women who possess them are. having
them melted up anu made into the
more stylish snake or other orna-
ment for the wrist. Silver jeweIry is
Is popular this summer as usual, but
III III now seldom worn with ordinary
evening costumes. Many Of tho new
bu kles for long wraps and belts of tone
kind and another are made Of silver
This year, The metal is treated 50 y
10 look antique and the designs ar
heavy and handsome. IN the more ex'
pensive buckles onyxes are set, will
admirable eHect-Neu York Iouf
90pics.
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i s..saasrs CIR u nigh Dssss

The appearance and attire of a
Smpone miss an state occasions y
HID given by Henry o. Forbes, =. =.
The center Of attraction q The
HE of maldenhood, g~littering IN
5''Sek and gold of native workman
TAe| hair Of sacfl girl, neatly af-
ana aaoriferoaIs from an abun-
coeoannt and cajaput oil. is
ID i knot behind and ~tEansaxed
N Aaaaked comb Qverlaid nth
ases. Tier head y crowned
bgonek BIZ gold n form and
#1 according 30 laeF #pong
haNl worn Aashwise hangs
healdeE oths ground, ahile
Ms mIaala AanSa Hph
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Where Money Reigns SUPREME.

In New York, and, 1 suppose in all
large cities, but there especially, money
has been made by the fortune. They have
hundreds of millionaires, and thousands
upon thousands OF very rich men. Speeu-
Iative opportunities afforded by the. war
were availed of bysunscrupulous men,
who to-day live upon their ill-gotten
gains. We are on the ragged edge of
speculation. Speculation has putinto the
pockets of rascals millions, and has taken
from the pockets of the greedy millions.
A new set have come to the front socially
and financially. They are vulgar, COM
mon, rude, offensive. They boast of
their wealth; they faunt in the eyes. of
the public their new purchase; they give
balls and entertainments to whichgentie-
men with whom they are unacqainted are
invited. They send lists of guests to the
newspapers; they furnish, in addition to
this, descriptions of elegant toilets worn
'di'Y the ladies at these entertainments;
Sahey inform society reporters of all the
"details of expenditure; they tell how
much they spend for flowers, what the
cost of the dinner or supper is to be.
They parade before the reporters their
gold and silver service, and are particu-
lar that they get its cost correctly. They
appear upon the streets in the morning
with diamonds in their ears, with costly
ornaments upon their necks, and inexpen-
sive bracelets upon their arms, if they be
women; with diamond collar-buttons and
diamond sets. and heavy gold chains and
solitaire diamond rings upon their fingers,
if they are men. They are loud in tone,
fiashy in dress and boorish in
All this, vulgar and low-bred asitis 1, is
not bad; it is simply disagreeable, and,
doubtless, as time rolls on, social friction
will smooth away the r~oughness, and
when the fourth generation appears-by
which time, however, the money will
doubtless be spent--manhood and woman
hood will have their turn. The fore
going refers to the home life of these
creatures. In their public and in their
amusement taste l find the beacons and
the suggestions to which | earlier referred.
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Aaants.

In killing poultry the French are
adopts, as they are m everything apper-
tanning to the cuisine. They open the
beak of the fowl, and with a sharp
pointed and narrow-bladed knife. make
an mcision just at the back of the roof
of the mouth, which divides the verte-
br@ and causes instant death. The fowl
is then hung up by the legs to bleed.
This is d neat and quick process, and is
a decided improvement over the usual
clumsy method generally practised IN
this country.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

sarong or petticoat Of homegrown and
spun silk, interviewer with gold thread
and decorated with hundreds of small
coins of the Dutch mint, which Jingle
pleasingly as she dances. Above this
the body is girt with a silk slendang.
The arms, shoulders and chest are
bare, except for the. numerous gold
and silver collars and necklets and
bracelets of patterns peculiar to her
marga territorial division), with
which she is loaded. Often these col
lars are composed entirely Of the large
dollar pieces of Spain. Holland and
Mexico, and of h~alf-cowns. OF the
highest born maidens, the arms from
the wrist to the elbow are almost con-
cealed by the display of pure "barbaric
gold" for they may wear as many
bracelets as they choose, while their
sisters, less fortunate in the matter of
blood and rank must conform to the
regulation number corresponding to
their degree. The breast is overlaid
with crescent-shaped gold plates sus-
perded in tiers. The waist is encir-
eled by a belt of one of the precious
metals, secured by an deliberately
carved buckle of the same material.
The rather bony fingers are encircled
with many rings, and even the nails
are lengthed by additions of silver into
talon-like claws. so that altogether the
Lampong maiden presents a dazzling
appearance in the dim, uncertain light
Of a lamplit balai.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

E1nages. or Eickissg POstage Sfaanps.
81 peculiar case occurred IN London,
England, short while since, which
illustrates tho dangers from this
source The recipient Of 4 letter,
after peruaing It's contents, reclosed i.
for one reason sof another, BY ficking
the gum which had been previously
moistened with The. saliva. Of man
who daily took large doses Of morphia
hypoder,nically. the result was d se-
we're attack of illness, with symptoms
of opium poisoning. The simple con-
tact of the tongue ST U subject addict
ed to morphine hadsrendered the mu-
cilage potent for mischief. And only
last week i person consulted me who
had an ulcer On the tongue. which be
ascrlbed to licking the gum On the en-
yelope. At arsbI thought tho patient
mistaken, but subsequently I concur
red ia this opinion. The communities
bility Ii disease by 30 act q harmless
Ii appearance may seem incredible %
many. but to the physician T e pc
yond doubt, and but zoe frequently
verified. The reason sd ralary escape
injection Ii due q the fact that she
.n.,no,.s membrane af the mouth =
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nrouabt Home In d wagon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Mr. j. Helmus, Vice
President of the City Brewery, was
brought home in q wagon, carried up
stairs BY two of his men and laid N the
bed. He was suffering with 4 severe at
tack of rheumatism contracted in the
ice vaults of the brewery. He refused
to have d doctor, but dispatched d ser
want for a bottle Of st. Jacobs Oil, with
the result that in one week he was entire
ly cured and able to return to his desk.
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has been a laborious and costly work, but the
end iustifes the effort. Obstruction in any
important channel means disaster. Obstruc-
tions in the organs of the human body bring
inevitable disease. They must be cleared
away, or physical wreck will follow. Keep
the liver In order, and the pure blood courses
through the body, conveying health, strength
aud life; let it become disor6eTed and Che
channels are clogged with impurities, which
result in disease and death. No other medi-
cine equals DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery" for acting upon the liver and purify
ing the blood.
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To KEEP THE BLooD PURE and the
bowels well regulated. be careful OF your
diet: do not use rum Or tobacco, and
take occasional doses Of VINEGAR BET.
Perfect health must follow such.
d course. The range OF diseases that al
be relieved BY tho use Of VIEEeAR BIT-
rEfss is literally without limit.
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Fashion N [

Notes.
Barege is one of the fashionable re-
yiyals.
Many new dresses. show double
skirts.
Tucked waists are worn with round
skirts by young girls.
Gold s~alt-cellars are in the shape Of
the four-leayed clover.
Paris dressmakers trim silver gray
dresses with gold braid.
Linen-fnish puebles and prints are
novelties for summer wear.
A pretty wash drssssis a soft pink
batiste embI oidered in white.
Chantilly lace bsrbes are again worn
at the throat with linen collars.
Five o'clock tea tables have three
tiers Of shelves, n above the other.
Mantelets are made of black silk
network, unlined and threaded with
beads.
Wedgwood designs in table ware
are again popular and in great de-
mand.
Striped silks are prettily made in
combination with plain silk of the
tint Of one Of the stripes.
Rough straw sailor hats, with a
large bow of many loops in front. are
worn with woollen dresses.
White-woollens are made up for all
sorts of occasions. and after the same
models that other dresses are made.
A great many of the summer man.
telets are in Chantilly lace, with dark
velvet braces. They are short and
tight fitting in the back. but longer in
the front.
Long wraps for travelling are made
either Of silk pongee OF Of mohair. It
is needless to explain that the former
is the more comfortable and at the
samo time more expensive garment.
Fichus Of Oriental net laid in folds
which end in full eaquilles OF Oriental
lace at tho waist-line are made in V
shape. The inner edge has a full frill-
ing of lace. They are a dressy adjunct
TO bodices opening In .'surplice" style.
The neck slides or buckles, SO fash
| ionable abroad last winter, are In de-
mand here this season. These slides
are worn on a velvet ribbon of any de-
sired hue, and present, as the name
suggests, the appearance Of q buckle
or a slide.
Princesse dresses embroidered by
hand are very effective. Flowers and
leaves in natural eolors are massed at
the bottom Of tho skirt. Thence they
taper gradually TO the waist-1ine. The
cuffs arc embroidered with sprays
Of flowers. .IIand-embroidered dress
fronts and panels are also mach worn.
Long mantlcs. entirely concealing
the dress. OF bright-colored lace, made
over black or white silk Innings. are
worn for driving. In Paris this style
Of mantle. Is made of black or white
lace over bright satin or surah Innings
The parasol and bonnet match The
mantle.
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We guarantee the speedy, painless and
permanent cure, without knife, caustic or
salve, of the largest pills tumors. Pamphlet
and references sent for two letter stamps.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, 663
Main street, Buffalo, IN. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

Frazer Axle Grease.
Don't work your horse to death with poor
axle grease; the Frazer is the only reliable
make. Use it once, and you will have no other.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver
healthy livers, upon the ~seashore. 1t is alb,
solutely pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all others. Physi-
clans nave decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market. Made by Caswell, Haz-
ard & Co., New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12

EM pNft:tifEs
When you visit or leave New York city, save baggage
expressage and 81 carrfaEe hire. and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite IraG,i Central Depot
600 elegant roo,nz, fitted up mt n cost of one nedlion
dollars. al and upward per das. European plan. Ele-
water. Restaurant su pulied with the best. Horse cars.
stages and elevated railroad to all depots. Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than nt any other tirst-ciass hotel in the city
He that lies down with the dogs must rise
with the feas.
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CHApPED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tan Soap, made
by Caswell, Hazard d Co.. New York.