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The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
Doors of Paper.

ssFeel the weight of that dooor," said
a New York builder to a reporter, who
wcs looking at n unfinished apartment
house up town. The reporter prepared
to lift what seemed a polished mahogany
door, but it proved too light for any
wood. cit is made of paper" said the
builder, ssand, while it costs about the
same as wood, is much better, because
there is no shrinking, swelling, cracking
or varying. It is composed of two thick
paper boards, stamped and nodded into
panels and glued together with glue and
potash, and then rolled through heavy
rollers. It is first covered with a water
proof coating, then painted and vanished
and hung in the ordinary way. Few
persons can detect that they are not
made of wood, particularly when used as
sliding dools.n
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The Silver Dollar in 1904.

In the Congress of 1894 the subject Oh
the emblcms and devices for the new
silver dollar to be coined at the Phila.
delphia mint came before the house. A
Southern member bitterly opposed the
adoption of the eagle for the emblem on
the reverse of the coin, on the ground
that "the eagle was the king of birds,
and neither suitable or proper to represent
q nation whose institutions and interests
were wholly inimieal to monarchical
forms of government"
"Perhaps a goose might suit the
gentleman" replied Judge Thatcher,
las it is a rather humble and Republican
bird, and moreover. the gosling would
answer to place on the dimes"
The fierce Southerner took the playful
rejoinder as an insult, and sent a chal-
lenge to the judge, who promptly refused
to fight on Sc slight a ground.
will you be branded as a coward?"
asked the Southerner's sriend.
Certainly, if he pleases," replied
Thatcher II always was one, and he
knew it, or he would not have challenged
me.n
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MOors Of GEnss.

Glass fioorings is being increasingly
substituted for boards in Paris, this be-
ing especially the case in those business
structures where the cellars are used as
Offices. At the bank Of the Credit Lyon,
naise the whole Of the ground in front is
paved with large squares of roughened
glass EMBEDDED IN q strong iron frame,
and ID the cellars beneath there IS sufi-
cient light, even on duh days, to enable
clerks to work without gas. Although
it's prime cost IS much greater than that
of boards, glass is in the long run far
cheaper, owing to its almost unlimited
durability.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
PEARLS OF

Politeness to interiors is a debt due to
ourselves.
Persecution is.often the wind that scat
ters the good seed of the kingdom.
The way to do good is to be good.
There must be eight, then it will shine.
Mock humility wears a gauze robe,
covering but not %concealing its deform-
tty.
If you would not have affection visit
you twice, listen at once to what it
teaches.
Human things must be known to be
Ioved; divine things must be loved to
be known.
Certain trif1ing flaws sit as disgrace.
fully ON q character of elegance as a rag
ged button on o court dress.
To wish to do without our fellows and
to be under obligations to no one is a sure
sign of a soul void of %sensibility.
It is good discretion not to make
much of any man at the first, because
one cannot hold out that proportion.
Life has no wretchedness equal to an
illsorted marriage-it is the sepulchre of
the heart, haunted by the ghosts of past
affections and hopes gone forever.
1t may be that luck goes up and down
the world calling on men and women,
but the name has been spelled Pluck on
all of her cards that have come under
our eye.
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Cane Breton PEARSON.

He was a tall, angular parson ofthe
old severe Presbyterian type. AS the
local idiom has it, "You would know
by his English that he had the Gaelic"
He was preaching in a brother parsons
pulpit to a congregation who were
strangers to him. De~scanting on the
lamb as a type of gentleness, meekness,
etc., he said:
The lamb is quaite and hind. The
lamb is not like the other beasts, the
lion and the tiger and the wolf. Ye
will not be runnin' away from the lamb.
No. The lamb is kaind; the lamb will
not eat ye, whatever.
"And there is food in the lamb, too.
Oh yes, you will be KILN the lamb and
the sheep when the cold weather will
come in the winter. You will be
wantin' some good strong food in the
winter, and it is then you will be KILN
the lamb.
'tAnd there is clothing in the lamb
he is good for nothing. You will TEX the
wool off him, and you will mex clothes
for yourselves. And how would you
and I look without clothing2" etc.
AT the close of the exercises he gave
outthe following very particular notice,
to explain which Unjust state that rayages
had been made among the Presbyterian
flock by the influence of a divine of a
different persuasion: "And there will
most likely be a family from <. that
will be baptized here after meeting on
Friday night, but"-here he leaned for
ward, and added, in a loud stage
whisper-"yell no be saying a word
about it, dear brethren, as I do not
think they want it known."-Harper's
Magazine.
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'reeze up their little founts Of childish

freeze up their little founts Of childish
~yivacity every time they approach him.
There is q man-milliner now in New
York who enjoys an immense Q
quite as much for his. rabid Anglicisms
and jolly manner as for his hats and bon
nets. He is quite an original type. He
is not OF the deadly upas-tree style, but
has a lively and cheerful dispositions
sort OF masculine airy, fairy Lillian, $50
lnnocent-arch, SO cunning-simple,n with
q keen appreciation of feminine charms
and a knaek of enthusing discreetly.
When a pretty woman comes into his
shop on Fifth avenue and tries on several
hats ne stands by looking on, writhine
In transports like the pythoness on the
tripod. She puts ON a great coaching
hat, and, being human, peeps at him ex-
pectantly from under the brim. He
clasps his hands, thrown into an e~cstatic
frenzy of admiration, and cries, ooh,
exquisite, beautiful, superb!' The as
slstant now brings out something very
dashing and manish, shooting out wings
from every angle-the SORT of hat that
wants squared elbows and a throaty
voice. At this the little man grows
quite gamey himself, and says with a
sporting air: ''Pon me soul, now,
~ - -E
that's awfully jolly" There is, too,
just adding a piquant flavor to his uni
versal 6~onhomie, a faint aristocratic
aroma about him. It suggests all kinds
of m%addening possibilities clientele
of titled women on the other side, a
family connection with a live lord, a
personal acquaintance with a genuine
professional beauty-to what heights
will not the unclaimed Imagination soara
-Argoaaut.
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Easu Way to Escape sufocatton.

A correspondent of the New York
Times notes a most important means Of
escape from ~sufocation by smoke, a
strange fatality by which many lives are
lost annually. He points out that if q
handkerchief be placed beneath the
pillow on retiring to rest, as to be with
in easy reach of the hand, it can, in case
Of an alarm of fire, be readily dipped in
water and tied over the mouth and nos
trils. As an amateur fireman, he has
gone through the densest smoke protect
ed in hat manner, and he alleges that
such a respirator viii enable its wearer to
breathe freely in an otherwise irrespir-
able atmosphere.
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Rose Leaves Good to Eat.

You can now buy at a swell confec-
toner's a pound of conserved rose leaves
for ~, or a pound of conserved yiolets
for So. They look and taste like some-
thing heavenly, and if a box should be
sent you be sure and don't say anything
about fools and their money. I had a
melancholy experience with these rare
conserves before I knew what they were.
I received a box of the confectionery, and
on the top vas a layer Of pink rose leaves,
made, as Imagined in my gross ignor-
ance, of glazed paper. ] thought they
made a very pretty top dressing, as it
were, but | swept them into the waste
basket along with the string with which
the box Was tied.
On meeting my friend next day !
thanked him for the box, and he asked
me how / liked the conserved rose leaves.
A terrible suspicion crossed my mind.
/ struggled for self-possession and said
they were beautiful, but / hadn't yet
tasted them. I got away from him as
D as I could, ran home and flew up
stairs to the waste basket. found two
tiny petals-the housemaid had thrown
the rest into the ash heap. / ished out
these two and ate them with profound
relish. / have not had any conserved
flowers sent me since. Fortune seldom
takes but one rebuff. Chicago NeDs.
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BIRD RAVAGES.
Startling Discoveries Of the
Agricultural Department..
tremendous Damage Annually inflicted
by Rice Birds and English SparroWa Z

The Department of Agriculture, says a
Washington letter to the New York
Tribune, is engaged in publishing an in
teresting work in regard to the action of
olrds upon agriculture. Some of the
facts contained in this report are almost
startling in their character. 1t appears
that the rice birds entail an enormous
loss ON the rice growers in the South.
Captain Haygard, of South Carolina,
one of the largest rice growers, in describ-
ing the ravages of these birds says:
"They come in the latter part of April,
when they are known as bobolinks.
Their plumage is white and black and
they sing merrily when at rest. Their
flight is always at night. In the evening
there are none. In the morning their
appearance is heralded by the popping Of
whips and the firing of musketry by the
bird -minders in their efforts to keep the
birds from pulling up the young rice.
This warfare is kept up necessarily until
the s5th of May, when they suddenly
disappear at night. Their next appear
ance is in a dark yellow plumage as the
rice bird. There is no song at this time,
but instead achirp which means ruin to
any rice found in milk. My plantation
record will show that for ten years, ex-
cept when prevented by stormy south or
southwest winds, the rice birds have
come punctually on the night of the 21st
Of August, apparently coming from sea-
ward. All night their chirp can be
heard, and millions of the birds make
their appearance and settle in the rice
fields. Curious to say we have never
seen this fight during the daytime.
From August 81 to September 25 u every
Efforts tosave the crop. Men, boys and
women are posted with guns and am,
munition every little ways, but all efforts
are only partly successful. The loss by
bird destroying the rice on my plantation
amounts to not less than "a, 800 annually,
and the expense of ammunition and bird
minders amounts to $3, 450 more. Ihave
known one-half the crop to be destroyed
by the birds"
The rayages of the English sparrow,
according to facts gathered by the De-
partment, amount to millions of dollars.
They were first brought to this country
In 1868, but it was not until 1870 that
they had become permanently establish
ed in a number of Eastern cities. Their
fertility is astonishing, the average rate
Of increase being sixteen young to each
pair of adult birds per mum. The bird
has already made its home in ~thirty-one
States and three Territories. It has
spread out at the rate of 1870, 600 square
miles a year. The reports show that il
devours the germ from the fruit buds Of
trees, bushes and vines, and destroys
great quantities of vegetables and flower.
ing plants. In England a Government
report estimates the loss from the depre.
dations Of the sparrow at e770, 900 pei
annum, and this loss is on the increase.
The Department of Agriculture is now al
work trying to solve the problem Of how
TO get rid Of these birds.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
Euress TrnnguiJiyef af the NoV.yas

TIL surest tranquilizer of the nerves Is a
medicine which remedies their representative
ness by invigorating them. Over-tension of
the nerves always weakens them. What they
need, then, is a tonic, not q sedative. The lat
ter is only useful when there is intense mental
excitement and an immediate necessity
exists for producing quietude. of the brain.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters restores tranquil
ity of the nerves by endowing them with The
vigor requisite to bear, without being Jared or
disturbed unhealthfuliy, the ordinary impress
sions produced through the media of sight,
hearing and reflection. Nay, it does NOR Q
than this-it enables them to sustain q degree
would be totally unable to endure without its
assistance. Such, at least, is the irresistible
conclusion to be drawn from the testimony of
business and professional men,, literateurs,
clergyruen, and others who have tested
the fortifying and reparative influence
of this celebrated tonic and nervine.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
A Pretty Basket.

Ornamental baskets can be made of
cardboard, painted brown, and then
covered with pieces of irregular cork,
previously strung together on thread.
The handle is composed of loosely plated
strings Of cork, either three OF four,
kept down by stitches Of brown cotton.
The edge of the basket is done in much
the same way, the rest being put on in
plain OF twisted rows. This is a capital
way of using up old corks, and amuses
children for hours. The basket is after
wards lined with satin, plush, or cash
mere. Flower pot cases and boxes can
be treated in the same way.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

cessfui Subscription book publishing houses in
this country are those owned and controlled
by men who commenced as ~canvassers them
selves. b. +. johnson, who is head of the firm
eight years in the field, travelling through Vir-
ginia and other Southern States. The junior
member of this firm commenced canvassing for
him a few years ago in South Carolina with a
cash capital of less than $40. Now they have
the largest and most efficient force of agents
of any house in the South. Their large expe-
rience as canvassers enables them to place IN
the hands of their agents only such books as
are adapted to the wants of the Southern peo-
pie, consequently, their agents share with
them them the reward of their good Judgment
in this matter.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

MENsMAN's P~EPToNIzED BEEF TONIC, the only
tious properties. 1t contains blood-making
force. generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
also. in all enfcebled conditions, whether the
result Of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard 6
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

On the appearance of the first symptoms, as
general ensatdd debility, los loss Of appetite pallor; chilly lilly
cough-prompt measures for relief should
be taken. Consumption is scrofulous disease
of the lungs; therefore use the great anti
s~crofula, or blood purifier and strength-re-
storer-Dr. Pierce's s'Golden Medical Discoy-
cry" Superior to cod liver oil as a nutritive,
and unsurpassed as a p%ectoral. For weak
lungs, splitting of blood, and kindred affections
it has no equal. Sold by druggists the world
over. For DIR. Pierce's treatise o. consump-
ton, send 10 cents in stamps TO Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, 663 Main street,
Buffalo, n. Y.
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Ho,g He Tsurned their Heads.

Two Austin ladies were talking about
an English noblenan who was making
the tour Of the states.
ssThey say that at Galveston he turned
the peoples heads completely : remarked
the first young lady.
Fl expect he came late 70 church with
creaking boots. I replied No. Z, a~arcasti-:
cally.-s1tings.
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1nstantlvRMiapns.

Mrs. Ann Lacour, Of New Orleans, La, writes az
ha e a son who has been sick for two years; he has
been attended by our leading physicians, bat all to
no purpose. This morning he had his usual spell of
coughing, and was 80 greatly FRUSTRATED in conse-
auence that death seeinedi mmi 3ent. We had in the
house a bottle of DIR. VIM. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS, purchased by my husband, who noticed your
advertisement. We administered it and he was in
stantly relieved"
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

THE hair is a conductor of electricity to the
brain, and it never should be less than two
inches in length. Unless the facts are taught
in the schools SO that the boys are warned, in
a few generations more we shall AVE a general
s~oftening of the brain among our masculine
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

Inc true secret of success is merit. This is
so with Red Star Cough Cure, a purely vege-
table compound, entirely free from opiates,
poisons and narcotics, and which has received
the public endorsement of physicisns and
chemists everywhere. Twenty-Five cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

DOING nothing for others is the undoing of
ones self. We must be purp0sely kim n gem
erous, or we miss the best part of existence.
full Of Joy. This is the great secret of the in
ner life. We do ourselves the most good doing
something for others.
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n q Hurry.

aWhat have you gotga hurriedly IN
a,.;res i traveller at . railway station,
Il iii Of fare IS shown him.
ssAhw 81 be rms his eyes down ths
...atsa Slin. some hasty pudding,
plaasa pm il i deuce 81 ! hurry. y
Bits.
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general and nervous debility, impaired mem
ory, lack of self-confidence, premature loss of
manly ylgor and powers, are common results
of excessive indulgence or youthful indiscre-
tons and pernicious solitary practices. Vic
TINS whose manhood has thus been wrecked
should address, with ten cents in stamps, for
large illustrated treatise giving means of per-
feet cure, Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ-
alton, 665 Main street, Buffalo, N, Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

The vice-President of the City Brewery,
Mr.. J. HeImus, of Louisville, KY, was entire
ly cured in one week of a severe attack of
rheumatism by st. Jabobs Oil.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

are immensely strengthened by the use Of DR..
II. Y. Pierce's "Favorite Prescriptions" which
cures all female arrangements. and gives tone
to the system, Sold by druggists.
Maids in w~aiting-those beyond twenty-five.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

If you feel as though water was gathering
around the heart (heart-dropsyl or have heart
cation.sympathetic heart troubIe-Dr. Kilmer's
OCEAN-WEED regulates, corrects and cures.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

HaIIas Hair Remover always gives eatisfac-
ton, and is indorsed by our best physicians.
As 4 stimulaut To- the stomach, liver n
haWels. the safest remedy Is Ayers FILLS.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
Lawyers money-Testi-mony

3 months treatment for SOC. Piso's Remedy
for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
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rhe neaton esIrl,s aHsndbag.

How fast the fashions change in the
things that Boston girls love tocarry IN
their hands A short time ago it was
nothing but music rolls. They were
large, too-large enough to conceal q
considerable stock of shopping plumber,
4 substantial luncheon, if necessary.
AInost every young girl that you met,
na many who were not 70 young, used
y caFFv i Of these brown 81 black
esther rolls about the streets, but when
women If shady lives adopted the
mdsIc roll al d means of disguise II
ddickIy disappeared from tho hands
Innocent girls and y nov not seen az
Its place has been taken BY = great
shaped like q purse, made of cloth,
Aa eapable of much variety II the way
embroidery or other decoration AT
haste of the owner. It may be
sd ID THE hand, but the correct
an style IS to have it flung over
Ang1 flgeufQeE, VITA q sDaggy emu ileuS-
u fFent and the other behind. What
Ehes I'M ii contains, can't con
but II II spacious enough for az
sfkhing that i young girl Is sup
10 posses. II is q reminder OF the
Fashioned saddle bags that my grand
ased to throw across tho old
back, when he mounted for %
easmile ride 10 i village ii the up
81 Maine for his store supplies.
fiags alp freely upon the neck Of
plrse serving " close the aper@
a eon1ning the contents to TIE
Whether Or not the Boston
arfss her treasure II one end and
balance II ii The other, Is the
aaaa the bags on his donkey, !
WIT what slae dIls II with y
sah haven't dared til ASK
aspect that the contents ere
Eaat 50 giFI carries TIE great
sAssank Of in aesthetic shape
6Naptaki0 n.-B0stoe Letter.
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Startling Weakness,

Apostrophe to clearinghouse chicken
Hens, horrible shadow hens!''
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

Society Is always trying IN some wa or other
20 grind ms downt to- q single nat surface.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

He who knowsth world will not be too bash
full. He who knows himself will not be too
impudent.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
.. srf.ks Can't be Beas.,s

The interests of the butchers are always at
steak,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
h Weaker Sex

Adam and Eve were tride in the apple-ate
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
PRINCESS Charlotte.

Four miles beyond Laeken is the royal
chateau Of Bouchont, In which lies King
Leopold's poor sister, the unfortunate
widow Of Macmillan, writes a Brussels
correspondent. Princess Charlotte's
health is very distressing, and she is
quite as insane now as when, nineteen
years ago, she lost her reason. There
used 10 be royal state and semblance of
court around her. When ] first saw her
she was still the empress Of Mexico. She
thanked Us for having called 9 q her, and
to the Russian baroness in oursmalI party
ahs graciously gave her hand to be
kissed, because, she said, she liked
blonde beauties. Then she sweetly
asked us TO wait while she went to fetch
The emperor. Then, leaving the room,
be Door mad princess wandered through
re adjoining rooms, crying out-we
could not help overhearing her-sMax,
dear, 7 and MAS, dearest and .Max,
my good friend and MAX, my idol,
my emperor but alasl there was no re-
Spouse to her hearts cry. Then she
came back 70 tell rs that very likely his
imperial majc IL was out, as she could
not ind him. But as . as he re-
turns T am sure be will be glad 70 vel
come you ID Mexico, I said she proudly.
She ID not less mad now, but the inn
perial illusion has been gotten rid 81, and
she worries less than she used to do; but
her health is bad, and she may pass away
BE- my time. Her features usually wear
b naughty look, but if when walking in
ths park she catches sight Of . bird the
expression s%oftens, her face assumes q
sender smile, and she watches its fight
a II the sight Of IL made her very happy.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04

THE habit of running over boots or shoes cor
rected with Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
Advice fn Communicates.

Maine still pays out about $500 a year
bounties for bears killed in the State.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
ELY,S
CREAM BALM

Wehdre a,eUer han-
died q cdtarrh reH,e-
duthat has inereased
so ~rapidlyin sales q,
Ey's Cream Bal,a o.
that has gtuen such
ttnipersd saisfac-
tion.-C. N. Craten-
ton, lis Fulton ST.,
NeW Yol'Is CITY.
A ~particIe is applied
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-13
Foreign Notes.

THr boiler ON the tug Bitleman exploded
in Cardiff Harhor The vessel aud crew,
consisting of six persons, were blown 10
atoms. The cylinder of the engine struck
passing Italian ship a quarter OF a mile
distant and killed the pilot.
TnF Duke of Seville. who was recently
imprisoned for insulting Queen Christina,
of Spain was pardoned by the Queen ON
the occasion of the marriage of Princess
Eulalia.
Tnu Spanish elections have been fixed for
April 1. and the Cortez will meet on May
II.
THr Russian Government proposes con
ference at Berlin TO fix the terms of Bul
gariau unity,
MANS have been stopped between kiel
in Hostein, and Korsor in Zealand, 10y
shoals of floating ice.
Miss MARIE VAN Z,Npr Is seriously i'll al
St Petersburg. She is attended by th'
Cars physician.