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The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-05

Pneumonia took the big purse in last win
ter's horse race,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-05
EASY CHILDBIRTH

Friend. Coupled with this entreaty I
will add that during q long obstetrleai
TO fail to produce q safe, quick delivery.
II. ). HOLMES, M. D., Atlanta, ia.
Treatise ON "Woman" mailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co., Aflanfa.
For sale by all Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-05

Nj iE ~
powerful.
IA to the means Of prevention Dr.
bartlett has considerable to Sal, based,
Of course, upon his preceding chapter.
These are noteworthy sentences: ~
well regulated life and good hyglenic
conditions are almost certain guarantees
against it's action. It RACES bE prefer
ence Id unhealthy localities, among popu-
lations weakened by misery and among
individuals whose powers OF resistance
are undermined by disease or excuses.
ALI these circumstances are, to Q large
extent, under the control Of individuals,
and. III 30 far as they are. it is for each
one TO decide for himself whether or nos
he will be attacked by the disease.
Should cases of the disease actually
present themselves, one OF the most I'M
portant measures to prevent It's spread y
personal hygiene. Cleanliness OF person
and clothing-the free use OF soap are
water-has been the means ~of-saying the
health Of many i person. What has
F,een said of clean streets, clean air and
water is lust as true OF clean persons
tha cholera germ abhors them Modera-
tion ii eating and drinking Is also I'M
nartaY,f for e Is possible for the fluid q
! healthy stomach 10 digest . 20 &c.
strnu fhs virus Of cholera: not 80 with
that Of i stomach Wearied with the aapol
necessary to dispose Of On inordlnats
anountsor variety Of food, q
M almost 10 d condition OF HtlfiDv DJ
Aoods If Alcoholic or breWed liquor
hayfnr been poured into II. As when !
nerson IL fatiened to excess oy mental
81 phrsicaI toll. he readily suceunbs =
fhe rnalign ins uenee Producing prleunao'
Mil 10 when 90 tsis nrs.sns ~
III cd I'LL / ~in1sntary nal - ~ poo
, 1885-01-31
NO MORE
The War ships OF the characterization
taEes of Arnor Plates
TrrhanoaT

The War ships Of the characterization
tases Of Anmor Plates
fExchanse1
Tho London Port protests strongly against
building any mors iron -clads. IL ennmer-
nies the disadvantages entaiisd on tho Brit
ish navy by tho application OF armor- plates
% the sides or batteries Of limo of battle Tor
lighting ships ns follows: Tho expsnsa Of
iron or steel armor adequate to resist the
ever-increasing power OF artillery Is simply
monsfrousL All nro from shipboard Is
known 10 DO more or less Inaccurate, and the
chances OF a ship being struck In a vital part
are very small indeed But II tho nrmor-
plating OF a ships battery or turret 10
struck, and II II be not wholly impervious 10
tho sholl striking 1t, tho effect OF the blow Is
enhanced, and tho shield actually
becomes an instrument for rendering the
blow moru deadly to the gunnsrs behind IT.
ship has a certain tonnage displacement.
according to which her weights have to DO
arranged Hence, every ounce Of armor
weight decreases tho gun weight or coal
weight that she can carry. Iron-clad fight
ing ships are necessarily OF such aprodigious
Hizs that TO possess a numerous navy and 10
conduct a great naval war on the principles
that must be ouowod IL we are 10 maintain
a dominant position on the neas-that Is, asa
war Of aggression-is a financial impossible
lily. II Is almost certain that the bulk OF the
educated nava opinion OF tho present day
favors the Wow that the skillful use OF tho
ram will be tho guiding object in future
naval engagements Now. n modarn iron
clad Is about as handy an instrument for use
In ramming aneu as-well, lot us say
an old COW at a pump Next to the ram the
torpedo, or torpedo vessel, ID probably the
most efficient naval fighting weapon. But
an enormous fron-clad Il elnrularlv Oman to
, 1885-01-31

IT Is very evident from the requested
visits paid to him by prominent Demo
Gratis that President-elect Cleveland is
moving both slowly and cautiously in the
matter Of selecting his cabinet 1t is just
as evident too that Mr.. Cleveland viii not
be guided by personal friendship in his
selections, but is animated rather by a de-
sire to securc a council which. while il viii
work ~harmonicasly as a whole. will at the
same time be composed Of men who have
strong views on the subject OF reforms in
the administration Of Affairs Mr.. Cleve-
land has undoubtedly clearly mapped out
in his own mind the course which he in
tends to pursue and il is apparently now
but a simple question Of finding the men
best qualified to aid in following It out
Il is not at all likely that the cabinet Of
Mr.. Cleveland has yet been named in any
of the newspaper s~peculations on the sub
iect That he is anxious to discover the
exact sentiments Of the leaders Of the
party is, however, quite evident from the
visits paid him BY Mr.. Randall and
Speaker Carlisle.
, 1885-01-31

49, 49,"
Chanfrau never destroyed a letter, how
ever trivial, and the consequence Is that no
left an Immense number. Hers Is one Of a
number OF like applications to Chanfrau for
a chance To enter tho theatrical profession
He seems not to have encouraged the ambi-
tious applicant It Is 30 curious and charac-
teristlc a document that 1t Is worth printing
verbatim OF llteratim;
81. LOUIS, Nov. 1H-MR CHANFRAU: l
would like TO know whether you would like
10 engage a good colored man TO perform on
the stage win you DO 80 kind & give him a
trial tonight and let him show you what he
can do / am an Imitator Of Steamboat whis-
tles and can perform well there IN q lot OF
money in this niger II l had only had some
one 10 bring mo out and let ma travel with
them any one could make a fortune out Of
ms In a short time 1 can initiate any steam
boat In the U. s. n Locomotive engine, brass
band horn, bugle horn, Roll call, white folks
when they blow tho horn for to run a
Niger with the Blood hounds when they run
n Niger through tho cane break, Dog g. Cat
fight, sea Lion, Circus Caliope, he can get
down on his knees with his face In n certain
position and turn his body . housekeeping
BIZ face looking In the same direction hope
ing that you will condesend 10 take notice OF
this & give ms u trial / remain your humble
servant. A~LExAHDER BRowN.
How Chanfrnu managed to resist such an
application by 70 useful an actor IL is difficult
10 understand. The qualifications are as
varied rs those Of many OF the most versatile
Of standard a ctors Of the day.
, 1885-01-31

New York Star Man About Town.
My friend Charley Is among the brightest
Bohemians OF New York city. He can do
almost everything well. He talks eloqusutly
whether on the stump or In the parlor, and
writes when he pleases In a style all his own.
racy and original l met Charley immsd-
lately before New Year, and observed he
was away down in tho mouth.
@Charley,H said l. In the course OF our
chat, honest, don't you eat opiumf'
well, seeing its you, and that the Man
About Town is a privileged person, l do eat
opium. 1 AVE done so for a Lumber OF
years. A little of 1t used to console mo when
the publisher refused my manuscript, and
now l am its AFFECT slave"
Cant you leave 1t OFF,
The habit goes down right into the grave,
no matter what the quacks may say.D
What are the sensations produced by itFu
They arc indescribable. De Quincy did
not do them justice, man of genius and all
that he was In the beginning fused TO take
opium as muc for inspiration as anything
else. Heavens, what grand, what luminous
ideas ravel through the brain under its in
fiuence. One seams to himself an Intelli-
gence. Ono can then c~riticise Napoleon's
plan Of battle and Shakespeare's dramas,
and do better thar either II in his place.
@And why doesn't he, prayln
because he looks with utter scorn upon
earthly things His soul scars aloft and
floats in ether. What TO him, while in this
state, is this miserable worldl have often
said to myself, I shall now sit down and
write an essay or poem which will astonish
the world but l could not bring myself 70
write, and when the influence waned my
hand trembled, my brain throbbed, and i
could not compose the obituary for a grass
hopper for a million dollarsn
, 1885-01-31
SORT OF PERTINENT.

Congress viii do nothing some more to-
day.-Boaon Herald.
An Ohio man says Keifer has a future.
Refer should let some one else hold it
Syracasc Standard.
They pull the British hons tail in
Egypt and beard him in his London den.
-Phaaddphio Times
Viewed as a Legislature it is a circus,
hut viewed as a circus it is a very snide
show. -Chioago Hornd
When London gets a fresh coat Of red
paint the rest Of the world is sure to hear
Of it-Phi7addpAia Times
Nothing surprises a man more than be-
ing killed when he expects to kin some
body.-Nao Odorns Paoigrne
The muscular Mr.. Sullivan. Of Boston.
makes this big America more and more
tired every dag. -Philaddphia Hmes.
Slugger Sullivan is invited to Try q turn
at that Spanish treaty BY knocking the
garlic out Off he viii obige many voters
-Phladelphid Press
High heeled variety show will be
fashionable in Cheyenne the present year.
There are four baldheaded men in the
city council Omaha Bee.
A Cincinnati paper heads its story Of
the reception to L0ndon's great journals:
with ''Salve, Sala, and the people Of the
Pans Of America think Il a patent medi-
cine ad-BosfSn GzoJr.
Enke's comet. now visible to telescope
observers, is a small affair. but It has the
rare merit Of running on schedule time
and put In an appearance on the very day
it was expecied--AnaAg 1r0uG
Governor Marmaduke. of Missouri, i.
said to be the only governor in the union
aho keeps a valet Probably all the othel
governors are in condition to put them
seires 10 bed at night hicogo Nzrs.
Goethe. ia sighty-two yearz. was happy
for only . quarter of an hour. IL was
probably m the day that he met Al
American who did not addres- him as Mr.
Go.eelhe LoiirN Cornir-JoirnaL
, 1885-01-31

IluNuiAA htttrnir NtWAl
Il seems that the propo~ed jordan canal,
the plans for which have appeared In the
foreign scientific journals, Is not 10 be IN any
proper sense a cnnal. hut rather a large IN
and sea. some 800 miles luag, with an aver
age q ten 10 fifteen inlle- in breadth. Tie
whtera Of tho Dead sca would lie raised from
their present level about 90 feot, and liz
area, u course. he largely Increased. The
river j.rdan. the Dead @,a aud LAX IL
isrias ~ouli all disappear. with .lmn square
mile. ~ Iand principally On the western
side % Jordan valley a. nov existing. and
in their plarc would he q vast inland shea,
uf water. festilixins the ~nsighboring desert
with Tho rainfall Produced by the evnpora.
lion from ,n surlae,. According TO TIL.
plan. therclorr. therr ~ouid he, Instead Of a
simple canal, q wlis. open channel, travers-
iar rale iins FROM north to south, navigable
ia every sense II the tran. with safe haflr,rs
tore and there on each side.
, 1885-01-31

N&NtNNNNE AN"AAAN
"A little oiiin-varnish. gontsf' inquired
tho white-apron Individual Of johnson aud
the major
Cling a'c exploded thu maJpr recover.
ing from a moniontary stupor. v
The major has a new Canadian scheme. .
sail johnson. c~onfdentiAliy, as the orfer
~as being nllel 1t "a economical, and. in
bis cas-, Mt least very successful Early IN
the day he drank a great deal and becams
quite intoxicated Since then he hns dis
posed Of about a dozen bottles OF imported
ginger ~ale-nothing elsa Ills argument Is
that tho efierfescent beverage agitates the
original drunk aud gives him the benefit
over and over again A. brandy costs hut
10 crnis a drink and ginger ale hut . canta
n bottle in Canada. you SEQ his idea IA both
economical and praetical Sec, he is bowling
again On tie same liquor he drank at noon.
Great schsma isn't itf
, 1885-01-31

""f 49, NN"~"AFI
Servants are cheap and plenty, and you
are pretty sure TO a several descendants
Of the Aztec kings about the house II you
hire one, for it is the rule here that the whole
family go with the father or mother when
they go out to service. You cook brings
her husband, her children. and pretty nearly
all her relations, and they are fed from your
table and sleep under your roof. The hus-
band may be a shoemaker, or a saloon
keeper, or n hackman. but he lives where his
wife works. There are usually rooms
enough in the house for them all, and the
ouly food they want is plenty Of beans and
what Is left from your own table. The
Mexican peon is an excellent servant, respect
full. tidy, honest, and willing to do whatever
Is wanted He learns by imitation as the
Chinese do, and seldom needs but ono lesson.
They will do the same thing, at the same
time. and in the same way from ono end Of
the year TO the other, until they arc told to
do il differently.
, 1885-01-31

-" - -" = Nt.I
am surprised at the slight interest taken
by the people of this country In cooperative
and industrial associations. These are re
forms. at least, in which Europe leads US a
long way. There are 1850 cooperative
societies in Germany with a membership Of
over 1000, 900, and last year they purchased
over $375, 600, 900 Of goods. In England there
are 1,1S0 societies, with 900, 600 members,
which dealt In merchandise last year to the
extent OF s117, 900, 900.
They were first organized in England In
1871, and last year the members saved
on goods bought over 5000, 900, which,
being reduced TO an Individual average,
is equal to one-hfteenth of tho annual in
income Of each member. These associations
have buyers in every large market in the
world, who are ever on the alert to take ad
vantage of a decline in prices The benefits
to be derived from these organizations are so
obvious that the time cannot DO far distant
when they viii become popular here, as they
undoubtedly should be.
, 1885-01-31

Mr.. L. Springer, of Merchandising,
Pa, writes; Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced %
a walking skeleton. Got a free trial bot
lie of DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, which did me 50 much good
that I bought a dollar bottle. After using
three bottles, found myself oncc more a
man, completely restored TO health, with
a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh Of
As ibs' Call at Gray 4 Pearse's drug
store and get a free trial bottle Of this Ger
tain cure for all lung diseases. large
bottles $l.O0.
, 1885-01-31

TTENHI 1IOHEE1
Sam ~Oppsnheimor Of San Antonio was ono
Of the Passengers on tho San Saba stage that
was robbed a fow weeks ago.
-Shell out your money, OF of goes tho top
Of your head remarked one Of the robbers,
holding a pistol under Sans nose
three hundred dollars wash every cent l
got, 20 hellup me nchiminy grashuan
Hand EN- over"
Sam Nd 80, keeping back ga
@Whnt are you keeping back them 80 forf'
mildly inquired tho robber, pressing his
pistol against 6am's head
Mine 0oth don't you let a man take out
2per cent ven ho advances money mItout
securitiesf" asked Sam.
, 1885-01-31

INV TUE TT1TT"-T
Tbs young women OF New York have reg
ular frco-cologne, just as every old topper
has his frse-lunch route. And tho lunch
tray i,n't worked with any moro thorough
moss, eithor. Il was unusual q year ago for
a customer 10 come la and waste time over
tho perfumory bottles; they generally know
what they wanted and got. Now, the
strange thing Is whom we don't have 100
fomininos a day waitzing ovsr to the cologne
bottles to ask questions by the acre and take
a fires bath, with mover anything morn than
a suggestion OF purchasing. Don't imagine
hat these aro peoplo who cannot afford TO
buy their ~perfumery. Young women who
arc known In all the fashionable circles Of
tho city have got tho mania.
, 1885-01-31

TuE power Of the press was never bet
ter illustrated han in a case just reported
from Vienna A reporter Of a local paper
was offered an insult by the Rcichsrath.
Of what character is not mentioned. The
local. provincial and foreign newspapers
Immediately decided to cease reporting the
legislative proceedings until such time as
the Reichsraih formally ~apologized to the
reporter. This will soon bring the recall
eitmnt body to terms, for the members
viii find little glory in making the laws
unless their labors arr blazoned to the
world through the columns Of the press.
, 1885-01-31

WHKS Mr.. Teller was elected United
States senator from Colombo over Mr..
Hill, the charge was quite recklessly ban
died about that corporation funds had
contributed quite freeley to the result
Senator Hin is alleged to have preferred
this charge in an interview had with him
in Chicago, and the Colorado legislature
has just passed a resolution to have the
matter investigated Money too frequent
ly exers a radical influence on the legisla-
tive mind, and il is to be hoped the in
vestigztion in this case will be thorough
and searching. Il Is very doubtful that
It viii be, however.
, 1885-01-31

lChicago Trlbune.l
b. p. Shillabor says OF Adirondack" Mu
rays Il liked him very much and through
nil his vicisxitudcs thus far. Tho Aldermen
cutes have been ready To put him down.
but be Is elastic and bounds up again the
more tho pressure. He i, as Father Taylor
sad OF bis son-in-law, Judge Russell, mot
much Of a saint but Is a sweet sinner Tho
world has been too harsh with him. / once
fell Ia love with n young lady because ahe
could climb a c~herry-tree. ! equally ad-
mind Mr.. Murray when a portion of tho
great treo on the common blew down, and a
policeman told him no should have as much
Of Il as he could carry on. Ho shoulderod a
limb Of great size like a giant and walked of
With it rs Samson did with the gates OF
Gngau
, 1885-01-31
RUNNING o W a o r


a Loaf Cycfone-Snclous Of n Storm
Prediction OF storms
ATLANTA constitutional
About two years ago the signal service bu-
rcau NJ Washington notified The constitu-
ton that a cyclons-or certainly a very
heavy wind -storm-might be expected to
pass through Georgia within tnenty-four
hours aftar the notification. on its way from
tho gulf TO the Atlantic. The cyclone did
not come within the tina prescribed Upon
inquiry, the bureau folks stated that they
had lost the cyclone somewhere In the gulf
but they expected It to turn up later. Itdid
turn up the nsxt day, and It turned M a
pretty big silica OF Georgia.
That was nbout the first definite attealpt
In this section to foretell a storm. II Is aow
a common thing for the bureau 70 notify Us
that in forty-eight hours a cold wave or n
storm will reach our city. Tho storm signal
afioat ovor the custom house is held to be
about as reliable as the clock over the way
on the capitol. The business OF the weather
Is rapidly becoming one OF the great sciences
For example, the observer at Portland, Or
egon, reports the baromet very much de-
pressed at his statson- There is the nucleus
OF a storm. Instantly the points around
Portland are tested and the area and location
Of the storm this accurately outlined An
hour later tho same points are questioned
again. OF course the storm has shifted It's
position, for storms never stand still. A line
drawn from the initial point OF the storm to
its second point shows the direction in which
it Is travelling. A comparison Of the time Of
tho observations shows the speed Mt which 1t
Is going. These two points settled, tho peo-
pie along Its path are notified hat It Is COM
ing and when they may expect IT.
This forelnowledge can be carried much
further. As u matter OF course, there are
certain conditions that precede a storm.
These are carefully recorded. By looking
back over q long series Of cyclones, for tx
ample, and noticing the exrtrt changes Of
atmo phere that precede each one, a general
principle Of ante-cyclonis action can be
established. This once done, Whenever these
conditions arc observed, 1t may DO safely
predicted that they will breed a cyclone.
The signal service bureau Is already OF vast
practical benefit. In predicting even for a
day or two a storm, its warnings will save
thousands of dollars TO the people. When it
reaches the point where It can accurately
predict the coming of a cyclone in time for
the people TO escape its fury, 1t will have
done a work that will command universal
respect
, 1885-01-31

"A NOE Of mad shouter, is the way
the Denver Tmo characterize the first
days session Of the National Silver con
vention- Thinsn were pretty warm Tor a
day or two in the convention but, as the
dispatches show, the meeting finally
wound up very harmoniouzly aud just a
trifc nrofnaely.
, 1885-01-31

". O. BATES. one ofthc rising young
Journalists Of the West. discusses in Tho
cuseaf Of Jan. ~, European D.mo-
cratic Possibilities, anticipating the con
sequences Of the Disappearance Of Bis
marck and Gladstone from European pol
itics. and predicting the rapid progress OF
Dnmncrniic n~rincinlna.
, 1885-01-31

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, ssfes, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
coms, and all skin eruptions, and positive.
y cures piles or nc pay required. II is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale BY Gray & Pearse.
, 1885-01-31

Fmzier's Root Biiters are not a dram
shop beverage. but are strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep the bowel.
open and regular, make the weak strong,
heal the lungs, build up the nerves, and
cleanse the blood and system from eyery
impurity. Sold by druggists. 800
, 1885-01-31

lClncinnau COMMERCIAL laxCtte.I
What are called reel ovens" nrs now ex-
tensively used in the large bakeries. Thess
which the bread Is exposed TO the action OF
heated air, and every portion Of the outside
Of the loaf is equally exposed For this op-
Grafton the best quality Of fiour must b
used, as the inferior grades, il has been
found, win not yield to the evaporation nee.
esslIy 10 make the bread sound and light
, 1885-01-31

many of our readers: A prominent Kan
sas physician reports that he has cured
several cases of rheumatism, that had re-
sisted all other treatment. By using Cham
beriain's Pain Balm. IL gave almost
immediate relief and finally effected q
cure In every case Sold by Hunt 4
, 1885-01-31

They at once baptized the infant city, and
gave it the nau.s OF Cleaveland in honor Of
their superior In authority. Mnses was
taken BY surprise. blnshed, and gracefully
acknowledged the compliment The letter
"a In the first syllable of his name was
subsequently, dropped out by a resident
editor Of the town. because hs could not Ia.
cluie II in the headline OF his newspaper for
want Of sufficient space. The public adopted
The editors photography, which las ever
sin.s been retained.
, 1885-01-31

Cnba's Z, o00,00o OF people nav to pay s14,-
o0o,0 900 a year for the support OF tho army
and navy that keep them In subsection.
Though tbs island yields Spain n revenue OF
81. 900, 1000, there Is a deficit Of 1900. o0o in
the Cuban budget and the customs duties
are ~mortgaged for temporary loans, and ntE1l
troop aud contractors are unpaid and mu-
ffnoue
, 1885-01-31

A sure cure for little grubs in the skin.
Rough skin, etc. 1t will remove that
roughness frem the hands and face and
make you beautiful. Price SOC. Sent
bymail- Gray 4 Pearse, Sole Agents,
, 1885-01-31

A medical journal says that n sneezs will
cure an attack Of hiccoughA Whom a man
Is IN church. and foels an attack OF hic-
coughs counting o. during prayer he may
disperso TIE threatenel annoyance by letting
ny q robust sneeHa 1t e very simple-bnf
the congregation would probably prefer thu
~hic.uurii-
, 1885-01-31

An English surgeon, DR.. Leigh or Klst-
even. reports remarknhls ~ COS, with q
new nntisepfic method Of treating wounds,
consisting in keeping tho sores cleanssi by
means Of a jet Of steam chargot WI asoln.
ton Of the oil Of the e~ucalyptu- or bIus gum
, 1885-01-31

Cotton-seed bulls are being substituted for
cotton waste for packing journal boxes OF
r~ailway-cars, and are said to effect a saving
OF fully one-half the cost, and 10 answer a
good purpose.
, 1885-01-31

Remember that a 80 cent bottle Of
Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy is fully
equal to a dollar bottle Of any other
cough medicine in the market. Sold by
Hunt 4 Whipple.