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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02
"WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER =. 1855.

Registered at the Pos Office in SaoanaaA e
Second class Mail Ndtt~T.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

DOR KENT, the store No. 2O3 BroughtO-
4 street. apply to d. j. MORRISON.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

Some ofthe Republican officials al Wash
ington are accused Of having stolen a large
number Of United States flags from tn
departments. The Republican officials
have been stealing appropriations tor
twenty-five years, but heretofore ii was be
lleved that they were not so fond OF the
old flag as to make II the subject Of lar
cen,. Some OF these old flags, however,
may have a commercial value.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

LNOR SALE. a large lot OF Planed ~,
L Flooring. Ceiling and Gather @a'e
a. g 80 PER 100 in yard; 4o.QOe fee ol M
az s. so per 1000 In yard; Boards ~ y I'D
IN yard: Srantlirg at 81 per l,VYy il ~. ~.
Iu nber yard Taylor and East Broad ssfoe
REpPARD q 90.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

Some OF the protection Journals are
boasting that they have not abused Mr..
Carlisle, while the 'hee tfa1e7 journals
have been vigorously assau'ting Mir. Ran
dahl all summer It's Randalrs own
fault. lie ought not to have exhibited 80
many nice points TO be- assaulted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

CHEAPEST VARIETY sTORE-Also
- and &C.. goods. Can andsce our DaiS
in Picture Frames and looking Ssa
Don't fail to call, 10 will be or YOUR bos
At NATHAN BROS, 1856 Congress stlo.s
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

DINE TIMBER FOR sALE-I oder M
sale a body OF 5000 acre. OF Kooa 80
TIMBER near railroad. Address t-rp
Alapaha. Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02

nesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays (by
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
Extraordinary Finger. Nails.

1t is in Siam, in Amman and in Co
chin China that this extraordinary
custom is carried to its greatest devel-
opment. The nails on the second,
third and fourth fingers attain a
length of from four TO five inches.
They are straight with a slight inward
curve, and they present the appearance
of immense claws and talons, which
we could imagine might be Of use to
man in his most savage state for
scratching up the ground to find roots
or seeds, but certainly do not appear
adapted for either use or ornament
under any of the ordinary incidents OF
life. The nail of the thumb is hard
ly so long as those of the other digits.
1t at first grows nearly straight, with
also a tendency to curve Inward, and
presently takes the form of an elonga-
ted spiral, and must almost entirely
prevent the use Of the thumb as AN
organ of prehension.
On the first finger alone is the nail
kept within reasonable bounds, and
with this only must be performed all
those innumerable trining acts which,
taken together, add greatly to our
comfort and well being. 1t sometimes
happens that the nails are allowed to
grow to a great length to Indicate
that the wearer leads a religious life,
and has foresWorn at once the labors
and frivolities of the world. The
hand of a Chinese a~scetic, leading such
an indolent and wasteful existence,
presents the most extraordinary spec
tacle. The nail of the first finger is,
indeed, as in the case OF Annamese al
ready described, left sufficiently short
to render the finger of some practical
purpose. The other fingers, are, how
ever. disGgured by immense horny
growths, which can scarcely be called
nails, and which reach the enormous
length of from sixteen to eighteen
inches"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
An Advertisers Noyes Erpeasent.

One of the largest advertisers i'll
New York says: We once hit upon a
novel e~xpedient for ascertaining over
what area our advertisements were
read. We published a couple of half
column 'ads'' in which we purposely
misstated half a dozen historical facts.
In less than a week we received be-
tween 800 and 400 letters from all
parts of the country from people wish
ing to know why ON earth we kept
such a consummate fool who knew so
little about American history. The
letters kept pouring in For three or
four weeks. It was one Of the best
paying 'ads' we ever printed. But
we did not repeat u experiment be-
cause the one I refer to served its
purpose. Our letters eama from
schoolboys, girls. professors, clergy
men, sehoolteachers and in two instan-
ces from eminent men who Lave a
world wide reputation. I was more
impressed with the value of advertis-
ing from those two advertisements
than I should have been by volumes
of theories.-NeW York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
A Re,ninfscence of Grant.

One Sunday last summer, before
General Grants disease was discover
ed, he sat on the ocean porch of his
cottage at Long Branch. The friend
who wa with him happened to speak
of Garfield, when the General, who
was still suffering from the effects of
his fall on the eve Of the previous
Christmas, said:
"Do you know, as l have been oblig-
ed to sit day after day awaiting the
slow recovery of my injury, | have
often thought of poor Garfield as he
lay at Elberon, looking w~istfully out
on the ocean and waiting the certain
but slow and tedious approach of
death. In such dying it seems to
me a man must suffer all the tor
ments of the damned-to know that
death approaches and to feel so utter
ly powerless and impotent in its face.
Between such a lingering death and a
sudden death. any honest man, pre-
pared to meet his Maker, would inin-
itely prefer the latter"
The Generals words made only a
light impression at the time, but were
quickly remembered when his disease
was developed.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
SEOpp EafkaaN.

The idea of rest and recreation and
elaboration in eating no longer occu-
pies the thought of the American boy,
much less of the business men. Yet
the power Of ones life depends as
much upon this as upon any n con-
duct of life. A thorough digestion
not only leaves the mind clear and the
nervous system placid, but so provides
the physical and mental machinery
with its ropelling power as to male
thought as natural as if it were a ply
ical function. 1t is not difficult to see
in the work, as well as in the writings
of some men, the traces of a bad phys
ical condition. Emerson o~verstated
the cas- when he stated that the sick
man is on the road to rascality; but,
nevertheless, did indicate what is true,
that a man in a chronic state of en-
barrassed digestion is out of gear with
himself and the rest of mankind. We
believe that the foundation of many
an incapacity is laid in this want OF
quite, deliberate eating. -Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
RalEer.skaftsa Fatrtaeso,e.

Lying on the left side: "My heart
is at thy feet"
Lying on the right side: Il have
money in the bank"
Standing IN your nose: 81 have no
objection to a mother-in-laW."
Jumping on your skates: "I'm-
afraid l can't trust you"
Lying ON your back: "Assist me"
One leg in the air means: Catch
me-"
Two legs in the air means: mashed p
One skate in your mouth: "Crush-
ed again.
Hitting on the back Of your head
with your heel: Il am gone"
Suddenly placing your legs horizon
tally on the floor like the letter V in
dicates, 81 am paralyzed."
Punching your neighbors in the
stomach with your left foot: "I'm on
to your little game
A backward Flip of the heels and sud-
den cohesion Of the knees to the floor
indicates: "May I dance the next music
with you?"-No,vistoUn Herald,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
Plain. Bat Not Conspicmows,

Lawyer-"Did you see this tree near
the r~oadside?"
Witness--"Yes, sir, | saw it very
plainly"
Lawyer-"It was very conspicuous.
them"
"Witness-"Well, / can't say that.
I saw the tree very plainly, though"
"Well, now, | would like to know
why, If it was plain, it wasn't con-
spicuous? Answer that sir, will
you?"
"Well," replied the witness. 'it is
this. l come into this court room and
glance over the bar. see you plain
ly among the other lawyers, although
you amt adarn bit conspicuous"
That lawyer is trying to trade his
sheepskin for a pack saddle -Cour1er
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Friendship is not to be bought at a
fair.
Willows are weak, yet they bind
other wood.
Never was a sincere word utterly
lost, never a magnanimity fell TO the
ground; there is some heart always to
greet and accept it Unexpectedly,
The vain abhor the vain, but tho
gentle and unassuming love n an'
other. 1t is the effect of sympathy IN
| the latter, the want Of it by the former.
DO YOU think of one falsity as harm
less, and another as slight, and another
as unattended? Cast them all aside;
they may be slight and accidental, IL
they are ugly SCOT from the smoke OF
the pit for all that.
Remember if thou marry for beauty.
thou bindest thyself all thy life for that
which perchance will neither last nor
please thee n year; and when thou
hast it. it will be to thee of no price at
all.
To avenge ones self is to confess
that one has been wounded, but it is
not the part of a noble mind to be
wounded by an injury; a great mind,
and one which is conscious of its
own true worth, does not avenge an
injury, because it does not feel it.
The sphere of our affections is one in
which we are very apt to expect too
much from others. and thus to cause
bitterness and often estrangement.
| Where we love we naturally crave to
be loved; but this craving, if not regu-
lated by reason, is very likely to bios
som into a selfish oppression.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
Importance of Caring for the Teeth
ENp'Ru,

E0rlv.
The teeth are too often neglected
during the first ten or twelve years of
a child's life. The irr2gularity of the
teeth so common in adults is generally
caused by the extraction OF the child's
temporary teeth before the permanent
ones were ready to take their places.
The jaws. consequently. contracted,
and the teeth came through in a
crowded condition.
The teeth are the hardest portions
of the human body, and yet they soon
become useless through decay. 1t can
be safely estimated that in a city of
$4,000 people there are not 100 of the
native inhabitants between the ages
of four and fourteen whose teeth have
wholly escaped decay, and if the de-
cay were to continue unchecked, most
of the inhabitants would be toothless
by the time they were fifty.
II the future men and women are
to have good teeth, the car of them
must begin in childhood. 1t is a mis-
take to have the temporary teeth ex-
tracted as soon as they decay and cause
pain. It is best to preserve the first
teeth until the permanent ones are
ready to be erupted. To do this is
necessary to have filed the temporary
teeth that show signs of decay.
The p~redisposing cause of decay is
not fully known. The structure and
density of a child's first teeth are de-
pendent largely upon the health of its
mother. Some foods rich in phosphate,
when partaken by the mother, are
supposed to be conducive to dense de-
yelopment and perfection of bone in
the child that is to be born. 1t is
especially important that children at
an early age should be taught to clean
their teeth-taught the use of the
toothbrush and its Importance. That
the food we eat has much influence in
the formation of our teeth is apparent
in the results of the general use of
oatmeal in Scotland, roast beef in
England, black bread in Germany and
macaroni in Italy. Each national fare
| produces marked characteristics in the
formation of the teeth.
The toothpick should be used as Of
ten as food is eaten. 1t should be thin
and pliable; a goose quill makes the
best. Even picking the teeth with
| pins is not as harmful as eating a
lemon and failing to clean the teeth
afterward. Eating sugar will not
make any more inroad on the teeth
than the same amount of apple. Al
least oIIce a year the teeth should be
examined by a dentist. Here, as else
where, 'the ounce of prevention lis
worth more than the pound OF cure.
w. III. GIkyson, D. D. s..
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
Assonished by the Boots.

Isebara IS a Japanese town. probab-
ly now we'll known to Europeans, but
at the date of u pilgrimage the ar
rival there of a foreigner was the oc-
casion for universal excitement and
curiosity. Early the next morning
we were awakened by much talking
and movement outside the screens of
our oom One of us, peeping through
a ~crevice, saw that the cause of the
assembly was the apparition of our
boots, which, in difference to the uni
versal custom of the country, we had
left on the ground outside u room
overnight. The simple folk were evil
IDENTIFY specializing as to the nature Of
these articles, for they were standing
in a group. chattering, arguing, and
gestieulating in the most animated
fashion, with the two pairs of boots
in their midst. At length one old
gentleman took n up, examined it
| closely az if it were some kind of Curl
GUS machine, passed it on to his neigh
Dor, who, after his examination, pass
ed it to his, and SO on until the boot
had made the circuit of some score Of
individuals. A sudden opening Of
the shutters by us occasioned profuse
apologies and obeisances, n gentle
man in particular, pushed for ward as
spokesman, making US the following
extraordinary speech: "Gents, have
very sorry to be curious for your foot
coverings; nevertheless desc poor men
never will see European foot cover
ings before. Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
TIE old Home.
"Return, return" the voices cried,
ITO your old valley, far away;

'Return, return" the voices cried,
ITO your old valley, far away;
For softly on the river tide
The tender lights and shadows play;
And all the banks are gay with flowers,
And all the hills are sweet with thyme;
You can not find such bloom as ours
In yon bright foreign clime!"
For me, l thought, the olives grow
The sun lies warm upon the vines;
And yet, / will arise and go,
To that dear valley dim with pines!
Old loves are dwelling there, l said,
Untouched by years of change and pain;
Old faiths, that / had counted dead,
Shall rise, and live again.
And still "Return, return" they sung,
"With us abides eternal calm;
In these old fields, where you were young,
We culled the heart's-ease and theb balm;
For US the hocks and herds increase,
And the children play around our feet;
At eve the sun goes down in pence
Return, for rest is sweet"
Then | arose, and crossed the sea,
And sought that home of yourgord days;
No love Of old was left to me
(For love has wings. and seldom stays);
But there were graves upon the hill,
And sunbeams shining on the sod,
And low winds breathing, "Peace, be still;
Lost things are found i'll God"
Good Words.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
Almost O. Hint.

A little boy was told that he must
never ask for anything at the table,
as it was not good manners to do so.
The consequence was that he was fire.
quently overlooked.
One day his father said:-
Johnny, get me a clean plate for
my lettuce"
"Take mine, pa; it's Clean" and hi
added with a sigh: "rhere hasn't
been anything put on it yet.'-sVt
iDgs,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03

graded like wheat and corn, according
to quality. The highest grade goes to
the powder mills, the next to the
chemical-works, and the third to the
fertilizer factories, where it is made
into manure. The iodine is packed IN
little casks and covered with green
hides, which shrin'l with drying until
they are as tight as a drumhead and
keep out moisture.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03

Hannah Eyes f0s. WGtcb GzUrsses.
The most curious things I saw in
Lima, writes a correspondent. were
mummies' petrified eyeballs-which
are usually to be found in the graves
if one is careful in digging-used as
watch charms. The lucas had a way
Of preserving the eyes Of the dead
from decay-some process which
modern science can not comprehend;
and the eyeballs make very pretty set
tings for pins. They are yellow. and
hold light ike an opal.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
THE FAMELY PHYSICIAN.

There is nothing better for a cut
than powdered resin. Pound it until
fine, and put it in an empty, clean
pepper box with perforated top, then
you can easily slft it OF the cut; put
a soft cloth around the injured mem
Der, and wet it with cold water once
in a while. 1t will prevent intiama-
ton anu soreness.
Never read in bed or in a reclin-
ing attitude; it provokes a tension OF
the optic nerve very fatiguing to the
eye-sight. An exchange says: "Bathe
your eyes daily in saltwater, not salt
enough though, to cause a smartlng
sensation. Nothing is more strength
enjng, and we have known several
persons who, after using this simple
tonic for a few weeks, had put aside
the spectacles they had used for years,
and did not resume them, continuing,
of course, the oft-repeated daily use
of saltwater" Never force your eye
sight to read or work in insufficient or
too broad light. Recalling with the
sun upon ones book is mortally>in jur-
ious to the eyes.
To remove dandrnff take a piece of
gum camphor as large as a chestnut
and place in one pint of alchohol. This
camphorizes the alchohol. The mix
ture may be perfumed to suit the
taste. Wet the scalp with this daily,
It will stimulate the scalp, prom0t,e
the growth of the hair, and in T1ny
instances prevent it from falliyg off.
German women are noted for their
luxurant hair. Once in edery two
weeks they wash their heasg thorough
" with a quart of soft w,.ter, in which
a handful of soft br8n and a little
white soap had been dissolved, then
the yolk of an egg Slightly beaten, is
rubbed into the r,ots of the hair; this
is allowed to remain a few minutes,
and then the hair is rinsed carefully
in soft water. +.
In our variable climate health cam
not be maintained without the protec-
ton of seasonable clothing. 1t is al
ways wise to wear flannel OF merino
next to the skin, of light texture in
summer, and heavier in winter. Per
sons with delicate chests and liable to
take cold easily, or who are subject to
rheumatism, should wear fannels
suitable to the season all the yea,
round. Children especially require {
be warmly clad. The cruel custom N
allowing their arms, legs and chests o
remain bare, with the idea of hardin
ing them, cannot be too strongly IN
demned. Tt is thus that the seeds of
disease are sown among children who,
if properly clothed, would be strpng
and healthy. 1t is very importan to
keep boots and shoes strong and in
good repair for wet weather, Ser Ous
illnesses are con SANITY occurring from
persons having to stand or sit with
wet, cold feet. This is often the case
with children belonging to the labor
ing classes, who with thin or broken
shoes wade through wet roads to
school, and sit for hours in their damp
shoes and stockings.-Laws Of Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-03
STATIONERY,
~PERFUMERY Soups, ETC, ETC
Opelousas, Sept. 6, 1881.
OoELOUS's F!aALE INSTITUTE

OpELOUS'S F!HALE INSTITUTE.
OpeiouSas, st. Landry Parish, La.
rI-HIS institution will resume duties Moadag, So
tenber eth, 1885. under the immediate superYfska
of Mrs.. NJ. NJ. Hayes and Ms. nj. A. Davis, with con
pateDt ASSISTANTS. The scholastic year consists Of iou
weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION:
psepar at ,ry Department, per month, .".."....s 2a
Academic .",."".,. 80
Rna rding' including washing. light and fuei, -. MN
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting, drawing,
e1Ch, extra, Ha@
incidental fee, "
DISCIPLINE:
The government OF ms school IS strict but parental
w hard tasks or rest %riCtluns are imposed, but eEal
student must comply with the rules, ana must prepna
~, to the measure of her nhGty, the lessons asslgHst
Our course of stndy and and mode OF instr9ctionN s
10 tra in the mini to habits OF correct tnthEiag M
;hnTru+ h inve .tg iIion. No student VIII De ahoRedg
enfer higher classes without thoToGg On preparation r.
rents and guardians may rest assured mat tue names
hea m and morals Of the children ana wares shall y,
ceive due attention.
No ded nction for absence, unless III caSeo I pfotfat
Ell illness. The location of the town Is neaitaful al
a,sy al access. The boarding department ! uhdst
he immediate chlr rye of Mrs. HAYES. bosFdsFs vii
nrov;de themselves with blankets and towels Fer par
:iculars address ,rr
t,,y 2s,92r,v a77a. Principal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
An Old Proyerh.

Poutinr. my darling, because il rains.
Ard flowers droop and the rain i falsn.
And drops are bInrring the window panes
And moaning wind through the lane !.
calhnRs
Crying and wishing the sky was clear,
And roses again on the lattice twininr,
An, well, remember, my foolish dear
" lis easy to laugh when the sun is shipine,o ",
When the world is bright and fair and cav.
And glad birds sing in tho fair June weather.
And summer i gathering, night and day,
Her golden chalice Of sweets together;
When blue seas answer the sky above
And bright stars follow the days declining.
Why, then, It's no merit to smile, my love;
IT'S easy to laugh when tho sun Is shin
ing.'
But this is the time the heart to test,
When winter il near and storms are howl
ing,
And the earth from under her frozen vest
Looks up at the sad sky mute and scowling.
The brave little spirit should rise to meet
The seasons gloom and the days repining;
And this is the time to be glad, for, sweet,
cts easy to laugh when the sun is shin,
ingl"
Uy,de aa,ok.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
HFaking unlearened Rread.

There are four cities in America
with unleavened bread bakeries-Ne
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati and
Chicago land in order to supply the
demand this year the Chicago bakery
began baking two months before the
beginning OF the Passover. It is made
up into what are called matzos. The
matzOs look like ordinary bareback, ex-
cept that they are about foot square.
They are made OF -four and water, and
contain no other Ingredient After
the -four has been kneaded into very
stiff dough q lump Of it containing
about fifty pounds is placed on great
block Of wood and pressed into thick
sheet with 3 great beam which is fast
ened to the block at one end bya iron
link and staple. This sheet is next
placed under an iron roller, from which
It emerges into . long ribbon. 1t
passes under another roller, and am
other when il is thin enough for bak-
Ing. Il Is then stamped and cut into
the unbaked matzos, which are placed
on wooden tray having long handle,
and deposited ia an oven. Three min
utes later they are taken out, white
and crisp. From the oven they are
conveyed to the packing-room. where
they are allowed to cool, after which
they are put up in loaves for delivery.
During Passover week people Of the
Jewish faith eat nd other bread.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
HUMOROUS.
Vide a,oake.

Cut down-the results of his first
shave.
The literary man always has write
on his side.
Girl babies don't have to buy their
chewing gum.
Food for reflection never yet filed
an empty stomach.
A cologne bath is sort Of penny
dip. 1t is one for scent
Mormons ought to be good sailors
they have so much marry-time expert
ence.
One swallow makes one spring, if
the drink is doctored with cayenne
pepper.
1t is said that there is soft side to
every man. That's the reason dude
is afraid to stand on his head.
Eyes" he said, before marriage |
thought could live on love. / am
now living on my father-in-law."
The youth who woos and wins
girl at the rink will find it but a few
steps from roller-skates to the rolling
pin.
A caustic wit, In speaking of an i'm
pecunious friend. said: HE settles
his debts just like cIockwork-tick,
tick. tick"