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The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
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Handsome covers for sofa pillows and
cushions are knitted in silk pieces. The
real foundation for the stripe-for it is
made in stripes-is knito of common yarn,
and with medium sized needles; knit
three rows, then draw through each loop
on the next row a bit of silk. The silk
must be cut in narrow strips of equal
length and width. The yarn must be
drawn firmly down to hold the silk in
place. Old and even soiled ribbons may
be used in this way.
The portieres for China closets arc very
ornamental. Anovel style, and one that
is comparatively inexpensive, can be
made of a worn bed-sprcad. Dip it into
water colored with coffee, border the
spread with a tip of Turkish red, then
cut out of cretonne cloth blossoms of
gay colors with their foliage; place these
for an inner border, buttonhole these APP
pliqued pieces with embroidery silk,
working the slender stems. Hang this
curtain on a pole, using brass rings.
When the stopper Of a glass decanter
is too tight, a cloth wet with hot water
and applied to the neck will cause the
glass to expand, and the stopper may be
removed.
If your hall is lighted by mean of
glass in the door, a pretty way to arrange
a curtain is to tack it at the top and bot
tom, then tie a ribbon around the curtain
in the middle; do not tie il SO close
that the folds win be stiff and ungrace-
full, but let them hang loosely, and have
the bow on the inside. If the glass is in
two panes, the curtain will look still pref
tier Il one is put over each pane.
Brass ornaments may be cleaned by
washing with roche alum boiled to a I've,
in the proportion of al ounce to a pint
when dry they must be rubbed with fine
chamois.
1t is a good plan to make q little pail
of sleeves to draw over the baby's arms
when he is playing on the floor; rubber
cord may be run in the top if care is taken
not to have it too tight. Sleeves made
Of stockinet draw on and off easily.
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WOrldS OF

Probably no other woman in the World reJ
ceives so many ~''letters of thanks" as Lydia E.
Pinkhan, of Lynn, Mass. Mrs. b, of En-
field, NH, says: Il will simply say that
your Vegetable Compound is all you recon.
mend it to be. II has done me Worlds of
good" Another LAZY writes from Ottawa as
follows: 81 nave just to-day bought the sew.
enth bottle of your Vegetable Compound,
have used two boxes of Pills and several
packages of your Sanativo Wash, and think
it but right to tell you how much good l de-
riveI from your medicines. They arc q reg
uiaF God-Send. All the pains and aches
have almost disappeared. my stomach is much
stronger, too, and L feel myself improved
every WaY.n
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

The Peoples Vegetable Tonic, VINE
HAR B1TTERs, is playing the mischief
with the Devils beverages, fired up with
cheap rum. All the diseases which
those demoniac nostrums aggravatc
ander ~pretcnce of relieving, such as Indi-
g~estion, Sick Headache, Constipation,
Rheumatism, Govt, Pulmonary affections,
and Feyers, are cured by this Great
Herbal Antidota.
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An Interested Host,

won't you have another piece of pie,
Mr.. Featherly?" asked Bobby, very hos
pitably. His mother was entertaining a
few friends at dinner, and the dessert
was being discussed. "'Thanks, Bobby ~
Mr.. Featherly replied; "since you are so
polite about it., | believe I will take a
small piece" "Ali right" said Bobby.
s'Now. ma, remember your promise. You
said if it was necessary to cut a second
pie. / could have two pieces"
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~sCIEET1FIc scRAPs

The Indians. according to Prof. J.
q Powell, were the mound build
81 and some build mounds to the
present day.
Vaccination with the microbe of
Ieprosy is about to be undertaken in
Honolulu, where the disease is spread
Ing to an alarming extent.
sound travels through air at the
rate of LAP feet in a second. or a
mile in about four and two-thirds Sec
onds. Metals conduct sounds at the
rate of 1855 feet per second.
The opinion is entertained now by
many men Of science that the art OF
making artificial stone for structural
purposes is prehistoric, and that the
pyramids were in fact. built of arti-
Rfciat blocks manufactured from the
sur> mig plain.
Potat'a water. DIR. Percy Frank
Ind asaerts. is all the better if it con-
la is ( little mineral matter, as that is
on5y O: 'ectionable when present in
mcoss.gt quantity. but organic matter
Of whoever origin, or any trace of
aewage contamination, ought to BIO
efficient to exclude a water from co
nestle use.
a remarkable property of the ice.
Plant, b~otanically known a. "mesem-
bryanthemum crystalinum," is its alb
sorption of salt, a fluid exuded by its
leaves having been found to contain
about 50 per cent of sea-salt. For
this reason it is suggested that tho
glant may be advantageously grown
On lands made unproductive by an
excess Of salt.
From an examination Of several
skulls found in North and South
America, and believed TO have be.
songsd to inhabitants living before
The glacial period, DR.. Kollmann con-
cluies that the c of that ancient
epoch. are those of to-day, the same
cranial and facial forms being found,
Id spite of lapse of time and change
nf environment.
#e#S3a#@I
The laboirou; Investigations Of Do
gandolle into the difficult question Of
The origin of cultivated plants have
covered 247 species, of which 1913 are
known to be wild at the present day.
81 are classed as doubtful, and 81
others are not found wild Mt all.
There Is every reason for believing
that at least seven of these last--or
nearly three per cent, of tho entire
nunber-are absolutely extinct.
That something like three per cent.
Of the species of heterogeneous plants"
says a reviewer of De Candolle's
work, shave become extinct during
the historical epoch, and this mot in
zInall islands but on vast continents
Without any notifications of climate
h perhaps the most important general
result reached by this Investigation"
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rae visit.

A country. minister recently made
the following announcement to his
congregation:
.sOn next Sabbath morning
Bishop win be with US; and viii deliv
e. the sermon. May the Lori helt
and strengthen US all
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

The former proprietor Of DIR. Sage's Catarrk
Remedy, for years made a standing, public
offer in all American newspapers of $500 for
. case of catarrh that he could not cure. The
present proprietors have renewed this offer
ALI the druggists sell the Remedy, together
with the "Douche," and all other appliances
advised to be used in connection with it. Nc
satarrh patient is longer able to say 81 can
not be cured" You get $500 in case Of
failure.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
TINE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
For Removal of Corns,

Corns may be readily removed by
rubbing them several times, put
every second day for a week, VI a
stick dipped in the following mix1re:
Balicylic acid grains Is
Alcoholic ext. of cannabis Iudica grains 71-2
Alcohol .minims Is
Ether .minims 40
Elastic coilodlon ..... ......... grains rs
A warn footh-both facilitates their
subsequent removal. - Health and
Home.
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An Only Dauabter Cured of Con.n mDt,o,.

IAN UnIy CHfed OF ConENmptlon.
When death was hourly expected from Con.
sumption, all remedies having failed and DR..
II. James was experimenting, he accidentally
made a preparation OF indian Hemp, which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
On receipt of stamps to pay expenses: Hemp
also cures night sweats, nausea at the stom-
sch, and will break a fresh cold in "a hours.
Address Craddock & Co., 1882 Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa, naming this paper.
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Browns Little Joke.

''yyhy, Brown. how short your coat is
aid Jones one day to his friend Brown, who
wittily replied: eyes; but it will be long
enough before / get another. " Some men spend
30 much for medicines that neither heal nor
help them, that new clothes is with them like
angels visits-few and far between. Internal
levers, weakness of the lungs, shortness OF
breath and lingering coughs, soon yield to the
magic influence of that royal remedy, DR.. R
v. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
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MOMENTOUs

The English eoffee-house which.
were started to counterfeit the liquor
;aloons have proved to be very sue
eessful as business ventures. OF thir-
teen Of these concerns one returned
Ihe past year 125 per cent, seven 10
per cent, one u per cent, one 6 per
cent. and three 5 PER cent. This is an
average of 81 per cent, which is a
large return in England. In another
instance enough was earned to pay a
dividend of quite Is per cent, but the
lirectors preferred to set aside two
thirds toward paying for plant and
depreciation. T%hereupon the share
holders present voted 100 guineas to
the directors for their self-denial, and
md mutual fluctuations became the
order Of the day.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

We read i'm Demorest that there is a
general expectation that Asiatic
cholera is on its march around the
world. It has reappeared in Spain;
has made its appearance in Southern
Russia, and in all probability before
this meets the readers eye will be
heard of in different parts Of Central
and Southern Europe. Cases of it
may appear on u own Atlantic sea-
board by midsummer, but there does
aot seem very much danger that 1t
viii penetrate far inland this year.
There is no cure for cholera. A Ger
ian proportion of those attacked die
no matter what the treatment. Peo-
pie who live on hlliy or upland dry
regions generally escape its ravages,
while it is more apt to prevail along
the line of water-courses and where
the soil is saturated with moisture. A
cholera scare is not without its good
effects. 1t leads to a general cleaning
up in every locality liable to be visited
by the pestilence. People live more
carefully. and the final result is that
more lives are really saved from other
diseases than are destroyed by the
prevailing pestilence. Those who
wish to preserve their homes from its
rayages would do well to pay atten-
tion to the disinfectants employed.
Some Of these compounds merely
serve TO neutralize bad smells. This
can generally be much better done by
sunlight and pure air than by chemi-
cal means. Clean your houses, re-
move the waste of your family to a
distance, ventilate your rooms, and
then IL you employ any disinfectants,
let them be such as will destroy germ
life. Keep watch over your out
houses. cess-pools and wells. always
bearing in mind the fact that the
cholera poison is generally dissemin-
ated by liquids rather than by the cur
rents of air.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
Happiness.

To be happy the passion must be cheer
full and gay, not gloomy and melancholy.
A propensity to hope and JOY is rea-
riches; one to fear and sorrow, real pow.
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Character.

That which we shall teach, not vol'n-
:arially, but fundamentally. Thoughts
| come into on minds by avenues which
we never left open, and thoughts go out
of our minds through n which we
never voluntarily opened. Character
| teaches over our head.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

Structure of the urethra in It's worst forms
speedily cured by our new and improved
Methods. Pamphlet, references and terms,
two three cent stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, 1858 Main street, Buffalo.
At v
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The Only Temperance

Feyers, Blood, liver ard Kidney Diseases.
Dyspepsia or indigestion, Headache,
Dizziness. Sour Stomach, Furrcd Tongue, Bilious
Attacks, PaIpitation of the Heart, Coughs, Colds
andpneumonia are cured by the use OF the Bitters.
Rheun, Pimples, Boils, Ring-worn, Scald Head,
Sore Eyes, Erysipclas, Itch, Scurfs, Hunors and
all Diseases of the Skin are literally dug up and
carried out of the system by the use of the Bitter.
EtKnvtgoraGes tEae Stomach, stimulates
the torpid Liver and Bowels, and imparts new
life and vig0r to the whole system.
long unwell.
Pin, Tape and other worms, are
destroyed and removed from the system.
Cleanse the yiliateEi Blood Whenever
impure. No other Medicine so effectualIy
purges the blood of drep-scatcd diseases. 80
Give the HsitICrS ~ trial. One bottle viii
prove q better guarantee than q lengthy adyer-
tiSemcnt.
TG. EH. TTcnOnald Drug Co. Proprietors,
San Francisco, Cal, and 80, 5, \ 49, Washington St,
Cor. Charlton St. New York.
Sold by all Dealers and Druggists.
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The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver
Oil in the world, manufactured from fresh,
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 Casweil, Haz-
ard d Co., New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

CuAPpED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made
by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

The mosquito always makes himself t.
hmm.
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lures Piles or Hemorrhoids, Itching, Pro
truding, Bleeding, Internal or other. Interna
aud External Remedy in each package. Sur,
cure. Toe. Druggists.
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Life PreSerYer,

If you are losing your grip on life, try'WeIls'
Health ReneWer.' Goes direct to weak spots.
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TO Cure a Felon.

The following is recommended as a
sure cure for a felon: A small plaster
as large as the finger nail spread with
the salve used for fly blisters. Keep
1t on IL hours, then where the finger
Is pulled up prick with a needle and
let out the water. (Neyer use a pin
to open a sore, as often very serious
consequences ensue, for brass is very
poisonous.) There is nothing painful
about the process, but the finger will
be very tender. The skin that is
separated by the blister keep on just
as long as possible, or until 1t comes
off itself. The flesh underDeath will
be exceedingly sensitive, and will need
washing with cream oil or sweet oil.
Precautions i'm the Treatment of
Phthfsis.
At the international Congress of
Hygiene held at The Hague, the fol-
lowing conclusions were adopted re-
garding the treatment of phthisical
patients, after an interesting discus
sion upon a-report presented by Prof.
Sormani, of Pavia:
1t is demonstrated that pulmonary
phthisis can be in certain cases trans
mitted from the sick to individuals in
health. Although the chances OF this
transmission are limited, prudence re-
quires certain precautions.
|. No mi should be allowed to share
the sleeping-chamber or the bed of a
tubercular patient in an advanced
stage of the disease. The apartment
of a phthisical individual should be
constantly aired and ventilated.
2. The danger resides especially in
the sputa, which should not be allowed
to go on the floor or on clothing, where
they may dry and become converted
into dust.
8. The sleeping rooms, the bed linen,
ami clothing which have been used by
consumptives should always be disin-
fected. Steam Cat 100 deg. c. and
washing in boiling water are the best
means of disinfection.
4. Convalescents from chest disor-
ders, and feeble and exhausted patti
ents, should especially avoid prolonged
contact with the t~uberculous.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
"Rough ON Piles,

Servants belong to the hire types of hu
manity.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
Pretty Women,

Ladies who would retain freshness and vivac.
ity. Don't fail try Wells ''Health Remover ,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

Trough on Itch' cures humors, eruptions,
ringworm, letter, salt rheuIn, frosted feet,
chilblains.
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$500 Reward.

Be content with your lot, especially if il
q lot of money
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80 Rough ON Itch,',

Freckles, Pimples, Salt Rheuln cured. Ad'ss
lr. N. Hutchinson, Ito Clark ST., Chicago, Ill.
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The French are a very Frank people.

HoStetter's Sto IN
.ach Bitters
and prevents malarial
Towers, Dyspepsia,
chronic constipation,
n tendency to kidney
and bladder ailments
and rheumatism, and
is of thegreatest value
in cases of y
trouble arising from
w~eaknes<. Old people
are greatly aide | by
it, and it is highly
s~eryiceable to conVa-
lescents and ladies in
delicate health. 1t is.
moreover, Il eful
medicine to taxa with
one on long journeys,
and counteracts the
effects of mental OK
hauBtioh. For sale by
all Druggists IN d
Dealers &c IeralIy.
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!GG DliLai'> AnOXn..

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| aliforni
r roots am
her s, FREQ
l from AIco-
4 RaOlic Stint
, lants. \ PssI's
@GtiVc and
Tonic.
h Bitters
cures II G s.
male Com
plants, In
HammatorY
Aand Chronic
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ffSRss, GOut,
Bilious, Re-
Inittent and
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The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01

'I'm just impersed in my business" said
he teacher of swimming.
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The amazons of Dahomey have been
described wildly by a visitor to Africa
who had the unique opportunity Of
seeing these famous female warriors,
Ind his account shows they are by no
means the fierce creatures they are
popularity supposed to be. AS they
never go to war, but only accompany
the king on his travels and act as a
bodyguard, their drill is purely n
mental. Imagine sixty young women,
says the traveller, strong and slender,
who, without losing any of their
womanliness, present a decidedly a
like appearance. Their uniform is
picturesque, and the armament con-
sists of swords, battle-axes and guns.
The drill consists Of combined dane
ing and singing, sham fights and mill
tary evoiutions, all of which are per-
formed with exactitude and elegance.
Of late years the number of tramps
in Germany have been steadily in
creasing until it has reached a figure
which is inconveniently high, if not
alarming. In some districts from ten
to fifteen of these wanderers will daily
implore aims at a wayside cottage or
in a lonely village, while the meE are
busy in the fields, and IS their wives
and daughters, partly from good ma
ture and partly from fear, hardly like
to refuse a crust, no inconsiderable
tax is levied on the honest and the
Industrious. It is only parts of the
country which offer unusual attract
ions to the vagabond which are sub
jected to such a visitation as this: but
no place is entirely free from annoy
ance. According to one estimate tho
number of tramps in Germany last
year amounted to 100000, and the
expense they caused the community
amounted to 100000 marks; and
though from the difficulty Of obtaining
accurate information it is impossible
TO rely on such a calculation, most OF
those who have made the matter a
subject of study seem to think it fair
iu correct
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
FIVE HUNDRED VIRGINIA FARMS FOR sale,
Mills, Stores, Houses, Lots, Mineral and Timber
Lands. j. II. WINGFIELD 81 KELSEY, In-
suramce and Real Estate Agents, Liberty, Va

WMREAK MEN restored to vigor and manhood by the
WAN# Howard GsaIvamic shield and SHsDensOry
Wv combined. Pamphlet free with POSITIVE PROOF.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-01
A SINGULAR BOOK.

s~cintillating with. Sarcasm rnd Brilliant
with Truth.
Ne,o York Correspondence american Rural Home.
Chap. 1. "Has Malaria y goes to Florida.
Chap. II. "Overworked;" goes to Europe.
Chap. III. elias Rheumatism" goes to Ems
Chap. ". Has O row with his Doctor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-31
Condensed Locals,

Street lamps will be lighted at 700 p. m, and
exunguished at lilo pm.
The forty-sixth anniversary of the 19th-street
Baptist church (colOred) was celebrated yester-
day Rev. Walter III. Brooks, the pastor, in his
morning service reviewed the history of the
church from its small beginning in 1889, to its
present day of influence and prosperity.
The National nine left the city last night for
Jersey City. They will play in that city and
Newark this week, and in Bridgeport, Conn.,,
next week. and then return to close the season
on the Washington grounds.
The Grand Lodge, i. U. y. F., of the District
will be represented at the meeting of the SOver-
eign Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows in Baltimore,
September Fl, by MeSsrs. j. L. Petty and NJ. ID.
Brainard. Oliver Dufour will be the delegate
from the Grand Encampment OF the District.
The COrcOran Gallery of Art will be reopened
to the public tomorrow.
w hat q beautiful place! How charming 1t
will be to spend the year herep' said an intelli-
gent girl as she was assigned to seat in the
handsome hall of the Spencerian Business col
curing seats daily during the past week for the
regular sessions, which will be resumed to-mor-
row Tuesday, September 1. day and evening.
VIM. Frazier, colOred, was fined $5 by Judge
Mills to-day for disorderly conduct in the Cen
ter market sam Bait, for being disOrderly
about the Dime Museum, was fined So.
Saturday night Officer Williams arrested
Helen Duckett, colored, for disorderiy conduct,
and she fought him all the way to the first pre-
cinct statpn-house. Judge Mills to-day fined
her SIS or 10 dayA
Lady of the Lake, managed by Messrs. Nolan
and Nichols, took down a large party Saturday
evening, and was very successful from every
point view
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