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The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17
Ipof.u and its Uses.

Mammoth tusks of ivory occasionally
come to this country from Siberia, but
as these have been lying exposed for
centuries, and probably for many thou
sands Of years, and often buried in ice,
the ssnature'' has gone out of them and
they are not fit for the cutters use. The
teeth Of the walrus and hippopotamus
arc used considerable, and being of
suitable size are used whole for making
expensive carved handles. Ivory of the
best quality comes from the west coast
of Africa under the names of CAMERON,
Angola and Gaboon ivory. This is
brought down from the interior and re-
tains a large proportion Of the 'sfat" or
gelatine, from the fact probably that it
is more recently from the animal. In
this state it is called green ivory. L
is more translucent and not so white as
the Egyptian and other kinds, called
Hwhiten ivory, that have been lying q
longer time and in a more sandy region,
and exposed to the heat Of the u until
the animal matter has disappeared The
excellence of the t'green" ivory consists
in its greater toughness and in its grow
ing whittier by age, instead Of yellow, as
is the case with the whittier varieties
Yet buyers Of cutlery, through igno
rance of these qualities, usually prefe
the whittier kinds, which on that account
are more id demand for the Sheffield
trade, and have more than doubled j
price since 1879. The sales of ivory oc
! j every three months at London AMI
! Liverpool, and sales are also held to
limited extent and at irregular
intervals at Rotterdam. A
Liverpool only ivory Of tn
best quality and from the west coast 9
Africa is offered. Buyers from Gel
MANY and France and agents of Ameri
can consumers attend these sales, and ]
Is estimated that about one quarter 9
the whole amount goes to Sheffield, az
other quarter to London, and the othe
half to Germany, France, and tn
United States Chambers JousaGl.
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THE MIND AND THE LEGS.
Why q 4 Sometimes Crosses His Lowe
Limbs and Sometimes Does Not.

Why q Man Sometimes Crosses His Lower
Limbs and Sometimes Does Not.
Men generally cross their legs wien
there is the least pressure on their
minds. You will never find q man
actually engaged in business with his
legs crossed, says a writer in the Den-
yer Tribune Republican. The limbs
At those times are straighter than at
any other, because the mind and body
work together. A nan engaged in
auditing accounts will never cross his
legs; neither will o man who is writing
an article, or who is employed in any
hammer where his brain is actively en-
gagged; when at work in o sitting post
! ure the limbs naturally extend to the
floor in a perfectly straight line. A
man may cross his logs if he is sitting
in ON Office chair discussing some bust
ness proposition with another man, but
/ the instant he becomes really in earnest
and perceiyes something to be gained
his limbs uncross quick as a fash, he
bends forward toward his neighbor,
and begins to use his hands. This is a
phase that I believe you will always
observe.
Men often cross their legs at public
meetings, because they go there to
listen or to be entertained; they are
not the factors in the performance, and
they naturally place themselves in the
most comfortable position known tc
them, namely, that of leaning well back
in their chairs and crossing their legs.
A man always crosses his legs when he
reads a newspaper, but is o apt to
lie down when he reads a book. He
reads the paper, of course, to inform
himself, but at the same time the peru
sal of it's contents is recreation for him,
and his body seeks its position of re,
taxation.
When a man is reading a newspaper
and waiting for his breakfast his legs
are always crossed, but SO 500 al the
breakfast is brought to him he puts the
paper aside, straightens out his legs,
and goes to work; that is, begins tc
eat, his mind now turning on the duties
of the day before him. Men cross theil
legs in a ballroom, but it is far from
IN elegant thing to do, and is not done
by those who have been brought up il
good society. It is your "three-penny
bit young man" who crosses his legs a
a ball; and, would you believe, | have
seen young ladies do the same thing.
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KLEIN's, inference from the results Of
special trials with r9anures containing
sulphocyanides is ~cautionary. Water
containing per litre L gram ammonium
s~ulphocyanida proved fatal to we'll.
grown plants of bsrloy and oats. Young
plants persisted under tho application
of even OF gram. Tho introduction OF
snperphosplases containing sulphocy-
andes should therefore DO ditcounsen.
anced, or ii ugsd 1t AL shoul be ap.
piled to the land some Weaks before
sowing.
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concentrated expression that all. exce,4
the very young or very old women bars
on these occasions? Does it mean oreat
outlays are to be made-lmportant one.
hts decided upon-matters of momen.
settleda Occasionally it does, more often
it does not.
Inc root OF the matter is summed mn
in q few words. The New York publ;c
especially the women, are the hardest il
the world TO suit; that is universally con-
ceded. They o the city to match q
ribbon to a hairs width to get the exact
shade, tint, quality, quantity, and the
result is the American woman is the hest
dressed on the globe to-day, and tho
New York shop keepers in their hearts il
noto on their knees ought to thank Mothe,
Eve for setting the first fashions. Ara
their clerks as grateful2 Oh, no. Do thew
ENJOY handing down goods, gathering
them up iuto lustrous folds, talking Glib.
iy, persuasively of their various merit.
to put them all away again, without
making a sale without SO much as a
"Thank you.n They are paid for it, Of
course, but it is discouraging all tho
same. Every n can tell an out of town
resident-they are laden with packages,
bundles and all the paraphernalia that
goes to make up an express wagon,
while the town resident viii have a
paper of pins sent home after rummagine
for hours in half 8 dozen stores.-Neu
York Herald.
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HASot -
frequently:
When swine carry sticks.
The clouds will play tricks;
but that
When they lie in the mud,
Nc fears of a food.
The first of these couplets is of two.
fold interest. I have watched them for
years, to see what purport this carry
ing of sticks ard lunches of grass
might have, and have only learned
that it has nothing whatever to do with
the weather, or at least with coming
transforms. The drouth of summer is
SO far a. convenience as to throw light
upon this habit, as it did upon the I'M,
easy COWS. Figs carry stisks as fre,
quently then as during wet weather, OF
Just preceding a shower. Further.
raore, these gathered twigs are nc,
brought together as though to make Q
nest, but apa-ecattered about in a per.
fectly aimless manner. For some
cause, the animal is uneasy, and takes
this curious method of relieving itself.
The probabilities are that it is a sur.
Yival of some habit common to swine in
their feral condition, just as we see
dog turn about half dozen times be,
fore lying down.
In an interesting paper on Local
w~eather-lore. read by Mr.. Amos w
Butler before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science
during the Philadelphia meeting o
1884, the author has another version o
this saying: when the hogs gather
up sticks and carry them about, expec
cold weather" This is wholly a
variance with what I have observed
| for my mernosanda record shows thi
habit almost wholly during the no
weather, and this must necessarily b
the rule with New Jersey swine, or tn
local weather prophets would not hav'
coined the verse as I have given it.
AS to the other couplet, it is abou
as neal meaningless as any saying ca
we'll be-. Some rustic rhymer,
century ago, may have added it as
piece Of fun, but it has stuck mos
persistently. As it stands now, it ha
stood for quite 100 years.-Dr. c. {
Abbott, in PopuIdr Science MOiathlg
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DEPARTMENT.


me Boss AF@VAp
swsnt proof that q woman is
.,' han i man, said q drum
sSap vour eyes open while
,xornan never forgets to
l,s;n 50 early that see will have
y .,.tss u wait. She never for
IN husband or male escort
1919 nc checked. She never
7ps ,....se With one foot on the car
I'll hand on the handraii to
4 81 IS i on the right train. She
ss9s % ask The conductor if she
.'ss,,s cars before reaching her
s:sa and If she is sure to make
ssss.ion, and if the train stops at
"a sho wants to get off, She
s..ss i ticket on a train check,
s,sos hcr hat out of the window,
asiss herself to go to sleep with
n, III ss;Iss 81 her destination for fear
:. nv ride by, never fails to get
,. .sat for herself and another for
l,,sssse. never walks from one car to
,nss aSless the train is standing still,
IMFN at
.sysr gets up from a seat to leave a
sitlout turning to look and see if
& f0reotten anything. Pll bet on
,an for travelling, ever time. Chi
H6rnld.
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s.sIes Fishirg I'm the slerrass
ncared the stream to secure the
..ssl for our first lunch, the pleasant
II i wonan's voice, followed by
.luv laughter, rather astonished me,
Fsing ! few steps further somewhat
cautiously, ! came upon a very re-
ND scene. Two young ladies' who
arobably heard of the Indians mode
ag BY constructing a wicker work
id driving the fish into the trap,
masniousIy simpliied the plan, and
isl commencing operations. They
airestcd themselves of their foot
ia were standing in the stream
ri twenty feet apart, in water some
IssHes deep. AS soon as the most
sauaf one succeeded in getting a
aaing tin pan into position under
water she called to her companion,
S9 start them" and bracing herself
aed to scoop up q fine mess of fish,
s fer friend advanced toward her,
s The water with some brush and
6sdipgg continually. ! watched them
Two runs, both attended with poor
RIl HH
10 far as the catch Of fish was con-
s but they had all the enjoyment
could manage, judging BY the hearty
" iauhtcr they INDUCED in; and
Nod on is | came, unobserved, and
SnashIy amused at this Harmless mode
aHing.- 0eerland Monthly
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80. n,.,cs CAUSING Consumption.

M - 49,
The Council Of Health has reported q
favor of the expulsion Of all dairy COWS
rom paris, and only the liberation q 9
very few, the owners Of which cen snow
ercentional conditions Of salubrity.
Tbere are upwards Of 5000 q these am.
mails il tic capital, and they afe5ound
IS Be j Iidc source IF pulmonary coz
s.,,,nt;on The milk Of Q great number
i tbern was alive with the bacillus.
vshich wastes the tissues of cows and
hup,an beings attacked with phthisls-
syndicate 81 dairymen who have taken
st.b,os which they use for byres On long
leases 81 out u the name q vested
riahss against the hardship 81 their pusl'
ness being broken PIP and noicompensa,
az aranted. Il has been suggested
AMI NJ. pasfsur might And 4 means q
snl5duina phthiais, and thus rendering
J ssfs Is drink the mix which = dravl
rom cows kept ii confinement. Ins
council Of Health has however s.1rlaea
deal Is Il tha suggestion. aIa ssii
continue ID do s.-Loisdoa aesserapa.
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- ,rhss Can't be Beat.ss

49,
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Senator voorhees, and the Tramp.
When they lie in the mud,
No fears of n food,

aThisi is Senator Voorhees,, Ibelieve?a
said q Washington tramp to the Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash.
SIT is," was the reply.
aAnd / think you are in favor of the
urgent deficiency bli?"
II am"
aAhi Then give me a quarter, Sen
ator, for Pm the worst case of urgent
deficiency you ever saWl"
The quarter came. -NeD Torh
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17

Yes. the old adage is right, but if the liver is
disordered and the blood becomes thereby cor
rupted, the bad blood will tell' in diseases of
in tubercles in the lungs first stages of con-
SUMPTION, even although the subject be de-
scended in a straight line from Richard C@ur
de Lion, or the noblest Roman of them all.
For setting the liver in order no other medi-
cine in the world equals DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" Try it, and your blood
will tell the story of its wonderful efficacy.
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Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Hoop earrings are again seen.
White cashmere is fashionable.
Rough straw hats continue in fashion.
Lace fans are among the seasons
craze.
Velvet will appear in summer cos
tunes.
Wraps are, for the most part, tight
fitting.
Soft vests of crinkIed Grape are stylish
with silk costumes.
White embroidered dresses made with
yoke waists are in high favor.
The straw-lace bonness for summer
show the hair aud its arrangement.
New buttons are like rounds cut from
d rough walking stick, bark and all.
Twceds and cheviots find favor with
women wha incline to the English style
of dress.
Zephyr cloths and 5atistes have shot
grounds with tiny embroidered dsigns in
ne of the colors.
Imported sunshades are seen of en-
bossed leather, with a leather fringe
around the top.
Shot silks are made up with velvet or
brocade stripes upona ground of shot silk
to correspond with the plain.
Silver jewelry continues to be much
worn on the street and with mourning
dresses. 1t win also be popular with
travellers.
White, pink and blue crepe is used
extensively for summer underwear, and is
trimmed with Valenciennes lace and very
narrow ribbons
It is the correct thing to wear common
sense shoes for walking, though narrow
soles and high French heels are retained
for house wear.
The modern extreme fashion in furn-
ishing is to have the corners of a room
cut off by curtains, screens, low couehes,
a table or the like.
White costumes Of flannel, nuns veil
inc. wool crepe and French bunting arr
being made up for general use at thu
mountain seaside and other summer re
sorts.
OId-fashioned wells with shellscalioI
edges are among the newest seen. Tn
edge Just comes to the upper Lip. u
ganze wells large spots are taking tht
place Of dots.
Velvet berthas, collars and cuffs ar
worn with both street and house toilets
Of wool or wash goods. Violet over whit
black over gray and dark blue over sea-
let are very popular.
! Golden hair has gone out Of fashion
The dye rubs off during warm weather
/ Al few ladies are trying to revive the tan
! cy for drab hair, but raven tresses are 9
present the most beautiful.
Loosely woven wooden fabrics, wit
threads Of many tints, are made up VII
material with stripes Of one Of the co
ors. Il handsome way Of trimming tines
!. costumes is with appllques Ct gimp :
with silk cord.
g The little sailor hats 50 popular la'
e season are worn again. They are g
i iaunty and becoming to be given up 9
t the young ladies. The trimming = 2
4 ranged directly ii front this season 2
stead 81 at the side
a pretty idea il 70 cover the entire l Q
and face with butterfly gauze o. son
g delicate tint, pale blue, shell4pink
apple green. The ends are tied und'
= the chin II . large bow. Four yards
8 pa,ze are required for the proper ehect
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rAe MODERN Laay,s Man.

Ihs modern lady's man, says q writer
be brooklyn Eggte, is radically differ
fiom the old-timer. Not v-Ty long
ho term lady's man suggested
ling sort of i chap, who dressed TOP
displayed q tendency to sport
lie neckties and affect effeminate
Ensrs. squeezed his feet into small
n. and went to a vast amount Of
10 render himself Objectionable to
.er men. HE chatted about dancing,
till Of small-talk, loved to carry q
In b 4 bouquet, bowed perpetually,
emily, and on the slightest provoea-
5a. md was altogether . very useful
H 81 4 fellow to have around luncheon,
and commerce parties. 0cca-
|Aspasa he had d violent rival an 9 lady's
asn if tho MAJ. Bagstock type, who was
nsscalne, "a hing, and abrupt as the
a was.the reverse of it all. One SET
ola Mss an old beau of the dashlng
ai6ka5 type now, however, and the
Aass among the male sex are not pop
Lady's men have changed amaz-
gheir manners are subdued, dig
ised, aad exclusive, they seldom dance,
AA bfons ars heavy, and they only
e aiFeF due delibe. alton and with
regard for effect.
most solemn, earnest, and appar-
distracted man Of my acquaint-
u tremendous masher whose sway
acknowledged from one end Of New
tothe other. He wears loose-ht
Glothes of Ill inconspicaous patterr
pnt, makes no pretongions, TO TOP
md IS not particularly handsome
execcdingly careful of the small
sQlf les of life, bis bill with aorists av
500 j month, he is continual.
Sang inexpensive but interesting
Pag and hc ii the soul of discretion
Whese 10 goes he is besicged, by
llew face lights up and b
lhe business of snbduing tn
5 Rina heart with the analytical care
denomination, and skill Of q chemis
ate / series u dangerous and IN
s56Mt Axfaevimenta
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NSsr Mssy york Womera SIlop.

1X&+r -
Probably there il no other place in the
efla where humanity Of both sexes
y II suffer and BE strong, Or rather
and i weak, al ii the New York
III Paris and London both, shop
puss and simple Is accomplished in
i Id nnknown quantity. Here,
highest to the lowest, from the
be merchant prince, who or
eagfisga At 10 n. n. chat she
kss long day to shop, IA tle
of scfub-wonan, who 50 ar-
sat sd may don her best ana
ana oTossds her aeaghbors Is vel
sssE ef them-aIl through that as-
And descending scs.le-ths wo-
nay must and viii shop.
IA ii said and done, what Is the
is Ehe delivery wagons drive y
pirate residence bringing the 81
khs labor Of the dag Pr no
Az she dressnakers establish
sg5saaa with goods Belonging e
xonAl MOI 1T III. What then
81 III lhis shopping2 VII
lower sids VI Grand FonE'
sna Twenkyhiza street aas
axenn beeWes1 The wo latte
S8~M Ssfnww
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Ladies'! Those dull tired looks and feelings
speak volumes! DIR. Kilmef's FEMALE REMEb
epr sects ali conditions. restores vigora and Nitali-
Nv and brings back youthful bloom and beauty.
Price SLO0.-6 bottles $500.
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LYoN,s Patent Heel Stiffener is the only IN
yention that will make Old boois straighe as
new.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17

Bat they need not weep SO much If they use
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription which
cures all the painful maladies peculiar to wo-
men. Sold by druggists.
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kentucky has furnished eleven Speakers 9
the House,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17

IF n cough disturbs your sleep. a k Piso's
ylre for Consumption and rest well.
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Robin with mushrooms is the latest deilcacy
at the Florida Hotels.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17

It is estimated that there are 100000 cattle
in Montana.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17
..Blood win Tesi.''

Walt Within n is said to be as poor as an
player on the violin.
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Perfection is attained in DR.. sage's catarrl
Remedy.
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Uneasy lies the head that is nominated fol
Office.
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sNen must work and women weep,

When back yards yawn poetical cats court
their news.
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Anafhar Iifa Saved.

A Charity Bawl-"Mister, gimme a nickel
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AnOthep Lie SWVEUs
i. c. GRAY. of Dadeville, Ala. .writesus: Il have oeen
usine YOUR DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM Fea THE LUNGS,
and I can say, OF a truth, it Is far superior 70 any
other lung preparation in the world. MY mosnss
and had every attention by a good physician, put ne
faiied to effect q cure and whenI got one Dott,e o.
vonr DR., WV. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS sne
began to mend right away. lean say IN tfuth ssuaus
cases that DIR. WH. HALLS BALsAM has cured. ana my
mother is better than she has been for twenty years.
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Il QUESTION ABOUT
BNOWm's ron
Bzl1gEs
ANSWERED

The question has probably been asked thousands
thing n Well, it doesn't. But it does cure any disease
for which n reputable physician would prescribe iR0s
Physicians recognize Iron as the best restorative
agent known to the profession, and inquiry OF any
leading chemical firm will Bubstantiate tho assertion
that there arc more preparations of iron than of any
other substance used in medicine. This shows con-
cluaivcly that iron is acknowledged to be the most
Important factor in successful medical practice. u Is,
however n rcmnrkablo fact. that prior to the discov-
cry of R0ifA': SIS0N HIT"Tf3RS no perfect
ly satisfactory iron combination had ever been found.
Rh0MH'SIROHR lTTEhSSdsSSssf ss asf ,osass
headache, or produce canstipation-Rtl OtlerirOn
medicines do. BROWNS IRON 3iTTERS
cures Indigestion, Uili0usncss, Weakness,
Dyspepsia. Malaria, Chills nnd Feyers,
Tired Eeeiiua General Debii;ty,P Pain in the
Side, Back or Limbs, Headache and Neural.
Ria-for all these ailments Iron is prescribed daily.
BROWNS IRON blTTERS, hoTs surs in 3
ninuto. Like all other thorough medicines. it acts
slowly. When taken by men tho first symptom of
benefit is renewed energy. The muscles then become
irner, the digestion improves, the bowels are active.
In ucoment this effect is usually more rapid and marked.
The eyes begin at once to brighten; the skin clears
mp; healthy color comes to the cheeks; nervousness
d:asppears; functional arrangements become regu-
lar, aud il n nursing mother. abundant sustenance
is auuplied for tho child. Remember Browns Iron
Bitters in the ONLY iron medicine that is not
injurious. Physicians and Druggists recommend IL.
The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed red lines
on wrapper. TAKE NO III
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The Pigs and the Weather.

Of pigs, I have heard it said, very
frequently:
When swine carry sticks,
The clouds will play tricks;
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mn a m M nm nn a Obtained. Send stamp fof
N.Y. Inventors Guide. Il BMa.
Han stent LAWZeT, Washington R.A-
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q 4fIlCTgsG sell fer ksDsEYS, Pam. Nervous g
d weak. Beokfrss, FLETCHER GO, ,clsselaad.0.
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Wealmss business College. Philadelphia. Tenrs
only $40 Situations furnished. Write for circulars.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-26

Mr.. Ed. G. Bates Of this city and
Miss Annie e. Crouch, we're married at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the res
Idence OF the brides uncle, Mr.. w. III.
Crouch, six miles east Of the city. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. o.
g. Halliburton in the presence Of few
Of the friends Of the carbohydrates.
Mr.. Bates is a member of the firm OF
Whitfield, Bates & Co., Of this city and
a young business man Of fine character
and Standing. His winsome bride is a
daughter of the late DIR. Crouch and a
young lady Of many graces Of person
and character. The young couple have
begun keeping house at the home OF the
bridegroom on High street.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-26

ALEX DAVIDSON, deputy clerk, has
completed the tax aggregate for the
county for this year. The footings are
as follows Number of acres in the
county 32S,1o0; value of same 50, 566,
500. Town lots 1859; value 81 ,5S1 $50.
Value Of other property 1906, 04S, total
value a, 953, $50. This is an increase
Of $751; 1876 over the aggregate for last
year. The increase has been in value
OF land $S6, IT'S; in value of town lots
500. 7S1. Personal property has de-
creased in value 1921.