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The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Eccentricities of House-cleanfng.

I once knew a brisk woman who used
to loosen her carpets in the last of Feb
ruary, SO that she mighttake advantage OF
the first warm day, and whisk them out
before the gaze of an astonished world.
There was a tradition in her family that all
carpets should be up and stoves down by
the middle of March, and unless positively
frozen up and showed under, she fought
it out on that line. She and her family
are long since dead, as might be ex-
/ pected, sacrificed not by cleanliness, but
by a silly pride and ar insane desire to be
more stforehanded : than her neighbors.
I have noticed that these women who are
| so forehanded with their house-cleaning
are apt to be forehanded in their deaths.
They seem to fancy there is some merit
in thus forcing the season, and they
plunge into the good work with all the
| enthusiasm of the ancient martyrs, laying
| up coughs and colds and treasures in
heaven. So many women clean house
| according to tradition, instead of
| common sense. They learned in
their youth that spring begins in March,
and in March they will clean house if
| they kill themselves and their families
in the attempt. They remind me of that
imprudent young man who attempted to
scale the Alpine heights, refusing to
| listen to sensible advice, and shouting
Excelsior to all inquiring friends.
These women, amid the snow and biting
winds Of a lingering winter, will expose
| life and limb, or a. least fingers and
| thumbs, and backs, to get ahead of their
neighbors and have their house cleaned
first; they go pegging away up the win
try Alps, in a lame, rheumatic, but de-
termined procession, waving their tack.
hammers and scrubbing-brushes, and
| shouting Excelsior, /" till they disappear
in a cloud of dust. They pay no atten.
ton to good advice, nor do they heed
| the roar of the awful avalanche of dust
and dirt, and carpets, and stoves, and
| SCOT that they bring down on their de
voted heads; on they rush, and dowr
| from the cold, damp shades of their fire
less, sunless parlors comes the last faint
| echo of their cries.-Good Housekeeping
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
In Pioneer Times.

An incident in pioneer life may show
what times were in 1900. My mother
said to her neighbor, . Mrs. Roe, living
a mile and a half distant, Il have got s
fleece now, for I have carded the col
and picked the wool out of an old bed
quilt and am making stockings Mrs
Roe replied, 80 haveI got a@fieece, for
shaved our dog and with wool from
q bed blanket will soon havt
a pair of stockings, too" 4
short time afterward the whole neigh
borhood footed it four miles to see two
sheep, SO great was the sight CORTLAND
[N. 70 Standard.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Fashion Notes.
Buttons continue large.

Buttons continue large.
White handkerchiefs prevail.
Ferns are favorite designs on the new
goods.
Silver braid is much used on street
costumes.
Milanese silk gloves are made to tit
perfectly.
Gilt cords and tassels are used on house
shoes for lacing.
The Catogan braid remains in fashion
for young ladies.
Satin and MORE stripes are again
brought forward
GRAY is to be a favorite color for those
of lady-like tastes.
sateens multiply in every important
phase of progression.
Pendants of jet edge high collars and
cover vests in %profusion.
Crinkled seersuckers are shown with
block and jacquard designs.
Brilliant scarlet has again become the
fashionable color for ball dresses.
The dawn of a silk era, as far a s fash
ion is concerned, has come upon us.
I Fans may be fastened to the shoulder
with long Eiybbons which match the
dress.
"Lace crinkle" is a novelty. 1t has
alternate stripes of seersucker and lace
work.
Every material has embroidery, even
cotton, and almost all these have box
robes.
Colored laces will combine with the
silk foulards for stylish summer cos
tunes.
Though large bouquets are fashion
able, they are in no particular graceful OF
pretty.
Taffeta, an old and popular fabric, is
much worn in combination with other
materials.
Black hosiery is worn by grown per
sons and children. Scarcely any light
colors are worn.
Bridal slippers have a couple Of white
| ostrich tips well curled where formerly
was IA spray of orange blossoms.
In spite of prediction to the contrary,
boucle materials are in demand and are
also to be largely used next autumn.
The new straw goods in the mil
+, linery department are exquisite, and must
become more popular than for many sea-
sons.
All underc1othes are tucked, as many
as fifteen minute tucks Icing seen on
some of the very fine cambria under
skirts.
Broad strings of Grape are to be worn
on Leghorn or very yellow straw bon
nets, that will allow their being used as
scarfs.
The new spring hats are very high
and very low; the bonnets are very large
and very small. There is no middle
ground.
It is said that there are to be more
rich fabrics worn this summer than ever
before, aud if the modistes continue in
their present course this prophecy will
be correct.
Pearl fringes are made of small and
large beads: some represent the coral
fringes and have pearl shaped drops at
the end of each branch; others have
mother-o'-pearl sequins mingled with the
pearls.
Entire overdresses of wool guipure,
made up without lining, will be worr
over silk slips for semi-dress occasions
and fine grade of wool guipure net viii
be conspicuous in dresses prepared fol
summer resorts.
Ribbed underwear is now so beauti
fully made that it adaps itself to thu
figure without a wrinkle. 1t may b
had in a variety of shapes. For wea
with evening dresses, it is sleeveless and
cut quite low in the neck.
Parasols have made their appearance
in a variety of novel shapes and fabrics
Etamine with embroidered stripes anc
embroidered or printed Grape are tn
newest materials with which they ar
covered. Lace covers are used owe
shaded silks Of various hues.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT READING FOR FEM.
mime READERS.

A Proverb Knocked on the Head.
'Tis o libel, a base one; we'll hear it no more,
Though a proverb it's no less a lie,
To say that when poverty enters tie door
Love out of the window will fly. D
The love that is true has no craving for pelf:
Through veal and through woe twill en-
dure;
Conjugal affection is wealth in itself,
Adversely can't make it poor.
Boston Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Pink crush roses made into lamp shades,
shed a scent when the lamp is lit.

have no souls. More enlightened philosophy
comedies that they have purer, finer,
more exalted souls than men. But they are
which hamper and retard their full develop
ment. For all those painful ailments incident
to The sex, DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
is the best specific in the world, and is sold UNI
der a positive guarantee that 1t will do all that
Is claimed for it. Price reduced to one dollar.
By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

WORMS ARE THE SCoURGE OF CHILD
ooD Thousands of children die or
grow up weak and sickly, with disor-
dered nerves and stunted minds, the food
necessary to their growth having been
eaten up by these disgusting parasites.
DR.. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BrrTERs not only expels worms, but frees
the stomach from the unhealthy secre-
tons in which they breed.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

~ the raising of blood from the lungs. 1t Is one
eI 5he very earliest symptoms of consumption,
amu only shows the healthy efforts of the sys-
IN 70 throw off the scrofulous impurities of
ne blood which have resulted in liberation of
one lungs. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
s4Very" is a positive remedy for consumption
steahse the blood, heal the ulcers in the lungs,
slu Dulld up and renovate the whole system.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

In 1851 there were fifty-one scientific
and art schools in Great Britain. Now
there are 1927 OF these institutions,
with 81, 777 students in science. The
entire educational establishment is under
government control.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Gold Ink.

Gold ink produces pretty effects in Or
namental work, but it is to be hoped that
the English freak of using it to write
notes will never be adopted here. Such
missives look like cheap advertisements.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

'OOECE VI IT
soovnL's SARsAPARnLA, OR BLOOD AND LIVER
SYRUP, will cure Scrofulous faint, una
White Swelling, Gout, Goitre, Consumption, Bron-
rhitis, Nervous Debility, Malaria, and all diseases
arising from an impure condition Of the blood Certf-
fcates can be presented from many leading physi-
clans, ministers, and heads of families through 1ue
the land, endorsing 1t in the highest terms. We ars
constantly in receipt of certificates Of cures from
tie most reliable sources, and we recommend it as
the best known remedy for the cure OF tho above
diseases.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

Beware of worthless limitations of DR.. Jones
Red Glover Tonic. The genuine cures head
ache, piles dyspepsia, ague, malaria, and is a
perfect tonic and blood purifier. Price 30 cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

The farmers, in theiss swamps, we're sure.
Could find the roots and plants that cure;
If by their knowledge they only knew
For just the disease each one grew,
Ceke courage now and "Swamp-Root" try
dor kidney, liver and bladder complaints),
AS on this remedy you can rely.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

with ~Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
Il the liver is d~isordered. the whole system
suffers. Ayers Pills correct this trouble
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

FIVE dollars can be saved every year in boots
and shoes by using Lyons Heel S~tiffeners, cost
.n1y PIC.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

The thermometer gains notoriety by degrees
so to speak.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

There are more colleges in Ohio than in
France and Germany combined.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

Walking advertisements for DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy are the thousands it has cured.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

3 months treatment for Soc. Piso's Remedy
,or Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

Ball dresses are loaded with flowers, natura
and artificial, thiss 81 4son.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

A Thief in the Night.
A thief in the night is alarming. How much
more SO is that night iend Group, strangling
she little ones. Provide a safeguard and keep
Laylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and
Mullen, which viii not only prevent but cure
,rOup.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
B N u 40
Y iiNEeAR BiirrERs

Is the great Blood Purifier and Life-giving
Principle; q Gentle Purgative and Tonic; q perfect
Renovation and Invigorator of the system.
Nm Vinegar KBitters there is vitality but
no alcoholic or mineral poison.
Diseases of the Skim. of whatever name
or nature, are literally dug up and carried out OF
the system In a short time by the use of the Bitters.
Vinegar H%Bfttcrs allays feverishness. tire
Gout, and similar painful diseases.
Vinegar Hftters cures Constipation and
prevents Diarrhoa.
Never before has a medicine been COM
pounded possessing the power of VINEGAR BIT
TIERS to heal the sick.
Send for either of our valuable reference
books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our
Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism
on Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should
be read by every child and youth in the land.
eAny two of the above books mailed free on
receipt of four cents for registration fees. q
RI. Mcdonald Drug Co., 5s2 Washingtonst St., NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Tho Secret of Living.

Where does all the bad weather go when il
clears off?
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil
in tho world, manufactured from fresh, healthy
iyers, upon the seashore. 1t is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who nave once taken it
prefer 1t to all others. Physicians have de-
cided 1t superior to any of the other oils In
market. a by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

Ivory white silk vests are fashionable in dark
silk, velvet or wool dresses.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
A Thief in the N{uht.

,CHAPPED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
kin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29
Do Not Re Alarmed

A poor rifle Picking a pauper's pocket.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
1. ...,D Rninfnli nnA prought.

tiben Rainfall and Drought.
NJ nost best chances for local rains
|Iocat the 9th of July and about the
M JUN. our foretelling of rainfalls
II matter Of prophecy, we take the
from the most scientific writer's
.heef4ers upon the subject. There
|..ireo body Of able men in the Held,
4 obseryations, and 10 few years,
WIN live us great deal more in
|Aation. The present drought in
k4tn Texas is a calamity. 1t has
med and dazed the people, but when
l have lime to look over the situation
ret at the actual facts, we think tney
hnG 1t Is not quite so pau
now looks to be. All calamlties
the 0reatest at their start; at nrst
|9nly look at the worst side oil tnem.
drought has seriously depressed our
ness and cut short our sales; we are
|aaed Everybody will feel oetter aIVer
|~lie, but IL may be too late theh 70
0ur lipht-weight woolens ana all
M ~ men,s and women's hot weather
rs. We do not wish TO carry tnese
ner goods over until next year; IL
|roceu 4 subject of serious considera-
with Is for some days, and we nave
luds6 to make q tremendous reduc-
and sell these summer goods AT
/ X Is hhown among merchants as ruin
giow prices.
Monday, July 8, we shall make
great reduction In all summer goods.
shall offer at extremely low prices
lightweight wooden suits, very
Ghe, and not so fine, mems light
ut pants, mems alpacas, mems seer
era, ladiesi summer dress goods, la.
white goods, ladies' embroidered
|s, parasols and laces, etc etc.s TO-
er with an immense stock OF mems,
~ and children's summer shoes and
+ n,smmer hats. Everybody is wei
1 u this good chance to get bargains
THOMAS FAIRLY, Z
|efl|slng Editor Chase Trading Co,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06

critlcise certain organizations that APP
pear to be taking on a political aspect,
and some others had an idea that he
would take advantage Of this occasion TO
announce himself as candidate for the
United States senate, but they were all
d sappointcd. His speech was directed
manly to review of the progress and
development OF the state, with Incidental
passes at the railroads, congress and
the state legislature. He expressed the
opinion that deep water at Galveston
need not be expected, as deep water
there would wash the island away.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
GENERAL Markets.
Produce nnn prnvIslons.

NEW ORLEANS La. July 5.--Flour steady
extra fancy 81 1904 30; Minnesota and winter
wheat patents IS 00d5 %. Corn, dull, weak
AMI ,wer; mixed 42d iSo yellow 4664Tc; white
scarce at i9;. ORts, steady as S5c. Corn meal
quiet az s. 0S. Hay, quiet but steady at
Sl3 5OGla 80 Hogproducts, strong and higher
Pork $40 s1k. Lard 50 %. Bulk meats,
shoulders S6 20; clear ribs and long clear
So 25a6 31ik Bacon--Shoulders So 37ss long
clear 81 90; clear ribs 81 l2Ae. Hams Sll GOA
IL 30. Whisky weak 81 0l6l 20 Coffee quiet
Cotton seed products scarce and frm-crude
oil 24G25c; summer yellow 3ldS3c coke and
meal 81 95@2 90. Sugar and molasses duh and
nominal; exchange New York sight 81 80 pre-.
MUM. Hearings OF the banks 81 023 $50.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
MODERN MIRACLE.

NJ. DIes and Goes to Heaven, where
st,s Meets Neighbor VINO Has Just
Dlaa.
lottMBus, Miss. June so The little
h ~ Vernon, in Lamar county, Ala,
hty eight miles northeast Of here, has
uahed hrst-class sensation which has
H1he entire country wild.
Ollie Pennington, daughter OF George
Hningham, who resides four miles from
non, aged thirteen years, was taken
\ on the 18th inst. Physicians state
v her illness resembled hydrophobia.
THE 18th Drs. Reed, Brown, Morton
4 burns were called in to see the girl.
Presented every sign of hydrophobia,
Ienlptlng TO bite every one around her,
"a herself. On the 18th inst she some
III rallied, gained her consciousness and
y those around her that
SHE WOULD DIE FOR AN HOUR
4ctly, and at the expiration of that time
ehAie her hands and feet and that she
|uld come back to life.
III the time predicted she died away,
d pbysicians present state that death
q apparent, the pulse failingto beat and
II body was cold. Her physicians dur
the hour applied all ayailableremedies
restore her, and at sixty-tWo minutes
actly from the time she swooned away
g astenished all by opening her eyes and
mping nimbly from her bed.
She told that she
HAD BEEN TO HEAVEN,
d that God had cured her. She then
d that she was returned to preach to
earth, and commenced there eXhorta-
,ns that amazed them all
The most curious circumstance IS tnat
! Te,6arked Immediately that she had
4, No. Rrlermore in heaven, and had
n'sS with her. Mrs. Briermore, who
an m les away. died during the
~ M girl was apparently dead, and no
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
Live Stock Markets.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Beeves-R Receipts. 223
carloads or 5000 head, making IL 100 for the
week. Arrivals included 20 carloads for OK.
port 30 carloads for city trade slaughterers al.
rect and 1853 carloads for market. The market
was moderately active to near close a. an ad-
vance OF lOc on middling grades, while inferi2r
cattle ana choice and paine sIetrs were barely
steady. Extremes for native steers 81 30
"a go with few going below 90. and not
many abAve - 49,; two carloads TeNa, steers
cold al So SIS, and few COW aud bulls at 81 90
IA 90 sheep and lambs-R Receipts IL 100, max.
ing 1900 for the we k; dull and depressed aud
no show for clearance even at decline OF
&c on sheep and &C on lambe; sales were at
So OQG > l2la for sheep, and az S. 00d7 90 FOL
lambs; ave car loads prime Kentucky lambl
sold at 81 CO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06

Never fails when the directions are fol-
lowed, hence there is never word OF
compliant heard against 1t. The mex
perienced cook is able 20 mske as good
bread with 1t as the professional baker,
simply because its ingredients are so
compounded as to make failure impossi-
bic when the directions are followed. A
trial IS all that Is necessary TO make 1t in
dispensable 10 all Weli.regulu,ed house,
holds
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
save the Chickens

psing Bass Chicken Cholera Cure.
Bale by all druggists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
Pure powder.

kfe baking powders are one OF the
.f|aids to the cook in preparing per-
md wholesome food, and the house
& will do well to be on her guard
inst baking-powder tramps. silver
h Baking Powder is never peddled
a house to house, as the manuiactur
Establishment of j. II. Brown is
e9 to It's uttermost to supply the
lands that come through legitimate
nnels
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06

Martin Female College, Pulaski, Tenn.
Before deciding upon school for your
daughters write 10 this Institution for a
catalogue showing its advantages.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
The SON Instead of Daughter.
i IN tho sozotea

MtsKoGEE, 1T, July 5.-Sn Satur-
n ~ Atoka the thlrteen-year-old son OF
en ]. 8. Stanley, while in bathing, got
yond his depth, and before he could be
scped was drowned. His father, Capt.
Snley, is one of the most prominent
loetaws, and has been their delegate 70
afhington for number Of years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-30

ARSENIC AND THE CONFERENCE.-THE
London Lancet says 1t is necessary to.raise
warning cry against . most miscbievous
statement which has recently been circu.
lated and has already done harm, to the
effect that arsenic in small doses is good for
the complexion 1t is not difficult to ina
gine the risks women will! incur to preserve
or improve their good looks No more in
genious device for recommending s. drug
can be bit upon than that which the authors
of this most baneful prescription of ''arscnic
for the complexion" has adopted. Suffice it
to recall the fact that for many years past
chemists and sanitarians have been laboring
to discover means Of eliminating the arseni-
cal salts from the coloring matter Of wall
papers and certain dyes once largely used
for certain articles of clothing. 1t is most
unfortunate that this hopelessty antagonistic
| recommendation Of arsenic TO improve the
complexion should have found its way into
print. Those who employ the drug as ad-
yised-and there are many either already
using it or contemplating the rash act-wi!l
do so at their peril. So far as they are able,
however, it will be the duty Of medical men
to warn the public against this pernicious
practice, which is only too likely to be cay-
ried on secretly. It is not without reason
that we speak thus pointedly and urge prac-
tioners to be on the qui vive iu anomalous or
obscure cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-30

u ua5s we could get 70 per cent. more for O
uur ambition 30 trade is of such nature that WI
..o'ot SfieVc at what we have done. You all kn
We VIII hoS u"cll on this point but show you at
CoATs COATS!
r,a; aos l. Newmarkets. ages from 4 to - years
pi4in ana trimmed, 81 80. Cut from 50 80.
Lot :, Misses Newmarkets, assorted cloth As
'f4cnan trimmed, So 90. Cut from SIS o.
hc1 D. Misses Fino Brown Berlin Twill IN,
aslrachan trimmed front aud back, bcsvv orna
N'In,s' = 70 10 years, ST 90 Cut from SIS rs
Lot /, Ladies' Brown Beaver Vista hno,,
Chenille trimmed, warranted ali wool III 90 S'
from So 90 90 w.t. ~ 20. VI
Lot s, Ladies' Black Beaver Sacks. pass,m.n
tric trimmed, 50 90. Cut from ST 10
LOT o, Ladies Black and Fancy Bouclc Jackets
!iSht,httlng and loose fronts. So Cd Cut from
Lot 145 Ladies Black Berlin, Astrscb., on.
iur trimmed Dolmans $6 99 Cut from SO
Loot ca, Ladies' Satin Brocsdc Yisites deem far
trimmed, 81 80. Cut from SD.
Lot I. Ladies' Silk Rbadimer rCirru,.rs f,r
lineh SS 90. Cut from SID.
Lot j, 400, adies' 4O-inch Seal Plush Coats
hne lG, sea! ornaments $19 %. Cut from s25
ms IS the best offering of medium grade coats
iii the city. 0'''0 >'F>'8
MEMS AND LADIES UNDERWEAR
hlcn.S AieriEo Shirts, Zoe Cut from 25c.
from I5c. NV >"'
mems Heavy Merino Shirts, silll.bound, rearI
buttons herring boue stitch at neck, 43c. Cut
from SOC "' w. >u'
90 Mems Scarlet Shirts, all wool, G9c. Cut from
Mems Scarlet Shirts, fine quality, 80. Cut
from 81 2i Wv
Meas White all wool Meri. o Shifts, every 6brc
wool, 9ec. Cut from 81 "a Drawers to match
each of the above.
from 25c. WV
Ladies Mcrino Vests, 23c Cut from 29c.
Ladies Merinc Vests, Sec. Cut from i5c
Ladies' Mcrino Vests silk bound, pearl button
herring bone stitch. 43c Cut from soc.
Ladies allwool Scarlet Vests, silk finish, SOC
Pants 20 match each.
20 pieces jersey Flannels, 81 in. wide. 44c
A!i'Wcoi Plaid Dress Flanncls, 43c
~ WOOL Basket tlanneS, all shades 39c
aIi'wool flain Red Flannels, 12 toc
25c "'eA' '"'S
FROM OUR DRESS FURNISHING DEPOT.
FIX iiusSar Corc, all new shades, per yard &c.
incE. wido Pass asscmcntric, per yard &c.
tinc Passcmcntric Ornaments each 81
Ai'wooi Lace, inches wide, for cloth dresses,
per yard, Zoe
Heavy jet Trimming per yard, 17c.
All shadcS il Worstcd Ball Trimming. per ward
zoe. o ro' "'o
Bic f'' '"'"
yard 39c '~'' fS'
Full line of Chenille Fringe, ~ inch hcadi:.r,
very heavy, per yard 3Sc.
EI~ Remember, these goods are stampod as A.
the quality of stock in them,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-30
RUSSIA POSITIVE DEFIANT

The Vienna Political Correspondence says
the regency of Bulgaria have sent commu-
nication to Gen. Kaulbars, informing him Of
their refusal to raise the state of siege at
Sofia and Varna, as he advised.
The London standard says that the Car
recently addressed a confidential note 10
Prince Wademar, asking him to become a
candidate for the Bulgarian throne if the
powers assented.
War preparations are being pushed in
southern Russia. Troops and war ships are
concentrating at Sebastopol.