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, 1886-09-19

sclous shame. How peacefully they
rested upon the floor Damn the shoosi
Changing the revolver to the left hand,
the afflicted husband knocked on the
door, in a tlmid, half-hearted fashion.
Silence. No answer.
This gave him the courage Of despair.
He struck the door with the flat of his
hand.
"There was a noise within, cons derable
tumbling about the apartment, we were
both sure. Finally a timid voice, but the
voice of his wife, inquired:
"'Who is it,
at is mel was the fierce rejoiner.
Brave hearts always cast grammar, like
physic, to the dogs in moments of great
personal self-control.
You, Georgel' exclaimed the inmate
of the room. We both thought there WIS
a tone OF gladness in her voice as she
added: Wait just a moment till | light
the gas and I'll open the door,
at was some tint before the light
CLEANED through the transom. Matches
are not al ways found where they are left.
l know that myself. There was a rat
ting of the bolt, a chair was taken from
under the knob, and 1 stepped aside as
the door was opened.
"'Why, you daring old fellowi' and she
kissed him. I'm ever so glad you came
back. I've really been lonely. and wor-
RED
"'Henriettal'
AIes, George, dear
"The deadly husband of a minute before
had looked about the brightly lighted
apartment without discovering any signs
of "A strangers presence. He had adruitly
slipped the revolver into his Goa tail
pocket before he resumed in these
words:-
Henrietta, my wife, will You answer
one question:?
Certainly There was a tone of
anxiety and fear in her voice, but none of
guilt.
Whose shoes are thoses'
Nine
-'Yoursi' the husband fairly shrieked.
81 didn't blame him, either. For the
first instant | began to doubt her. Her
explanation was so lame. l was moving
way when her answer came.
Yes, mine. | bought them, you jeai-
Gus old goose. Eou want an explanation.
but you don't deserve one. l read about
some sneak thieves at the Astor
house and thought that if a sneak got
into this house he would not try to rob a
room if he thoughts very big AMI fierce
man slept within instead of a weak and
defenseless woman. l drove down to the
village Thursday, and bought the largest
par of mems shoes l could find. | have
placed them outside each night you've
been away and l ave rubbed off the pol
ish in the morning so rs too fool ths boot
black, you know. Good idea, wasn't itf'
And forgetting her previous fit of annoy
ance, she concludes: You're a lear old
fellow. Come to bed as soon as possible
"The husband, a terror 10 longer, met
me in the hall this morning. He looked
sheeplsh enough and his only words were:
"'Good idea. wasn't itf' Those were
her words, | believe"
Here the narrative ended abruptly.
This story ran through my mind as l
was in the urf at the Hollywood sands
this afternoon, and / had a narrow escape
from drowning, the waves seemed so frol-
icsome-to wear a broad smile, almost.
, 1886-09-19

Speaking of that fashion, in men, the
idea that it is effeminate has long since
been exploded. Some OF the greatest men
among us part their hair in the center.
Among them may be mentioned Inger-
soil, Roscoe Conkling, his brother, Col.
Frederick Conkling, Bishop Porter and
hundreds OF others among army officers
the clergy and statesmen. 1t Is no more
effeminate than 1t is masculine for a
young lady TO part her hair on the side;
1t is simply a question of whnt Is becom-
ing.
/ know of a clergyman, who looks
manly and grand with his hair parted in
the center, who looks actually foolish
wnen his brow is covered by the hair
parted on the side, rs he wore it one day
at the request of his wife, who la%ughingly
declared hat she never wished to see his
hair parted on the side again. He says
he has a good example in wearing his hair
as he does-the pictures of the Savior
have the hair worn in n like manner. |
know several pretty young ladies who
are made prettier by the hair being
parted a little at one side. 1t shortens
the face, and really looks more feminine,
IA does everything which covers the brow.
1t ls only custom which makes us think
otherwise. New York Cor. Hartford
Courant,
, 1886-09-19

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and n. Y, had
been troubled with a cough so that he was
unable to sleep. and was induced to try
DIR. King New Discovery for Consump-
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fected and a single dose had the same
happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles of this standard remedy
nj W N. Hunts drug store.
, 1886-09-19

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, 1886-09-19

A new style of dinner card imported to
New York Is n continuation Of the take
of on the present craze for Egyptian an
tiquities. The size is 6x4 inches, and the
color is a mixture of orange and black,
giving the card a water-soaked appear
nnce. The edges are ragged and torn.
On each are Egyptian figures. Another
new style of dinner card is hand painted
IN metallic c%olors, mounted on which
there are flowers of different shades.
Everything must be ragged edge.-Chi-
capo Herald.
, 1886-09-19

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, 1886-09-19

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were so many specimens of the %castanea
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c. G.-Indeed. and what are theyf
b. G.-Well, | suppose you westerner.
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, 1886-09-19

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, 1886-09-19

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proved satisfactory
W l. HARDI6G, Druggist
Ky
, 1886-09-19

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, 1886-09-19
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, 1886-09-19

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, 1886-09-19

Mining Location Notices at Loader Office
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13

THE prominent members of the national
house and senate seem to be on the shady
side of 80. Brown of Georgia is IS, Voor-
hees.58, ingalls, SO, Hoar60, Van Wyck SO,
Sherman So, Don Cameron So, Jackson SO,
Edmunds SO, Speaker Carlisle so, Springer
is 40, as is his Republican colleague, Can
non Reed of Maine is 46, Long of Massa-
chusetts Al, Bland of Missouri so, Walter
Phelps of New Jersey 4s, Frank Hiscock
Of New York 81 Warner of Ohio is the
same age, Randall 81, Morrison so, Abe
Hewett is So, as is Holman Of Indiana.
The oldest member of the House is Rep
resentative Wait of Connecticut, who has
been a member Of six Congresses; he is
"A. The oldest member in service is pig
from Kelly Of Pennsylvania; he has been
in 10 Congresses, serving "a years. Next
10 Mr.. Wait in years comes N. B. E1dridge
Of Michigan, who served in the last Con-
gress he is n years of age. The youngest
member of the house is Robert NJ. La
Toilette of Wisconsin, who has just
turned 80. This is his first session in
Congress. Ward Of Chicago is 80, and
there are several members whose ages lay
IN the thirties. A mathematician figures
hisway: There are 43 members who are
over 80 and UNDERGO, 13t between 40 and
80, 80 between so and go, 81 between go
and 20, and four between 20 and 80.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
yvi,sse, Euems,.g As,suseanes.s.

A list of amusing f%orfeits, which will
make the company laugh and not offend
the person called upon to pay them, are
herewith given:
I. Put q newspaper upon the floor in
such a way that two persons can stand on
it and not be able to touch each other
with their hands. By putting the paper
in the doorway, one half inside and the
other half outside the room, and closing
the door over it, the two persons can
easily stand upon it and still be beyond
each others reach.
2. To go. out of the room with two
legs and come in with six. Not difficult
If one thinks to bring q chair along on
the return.
5. To act the dumb servant. The
person who has the forfeit to pay must
act the answers to the questions put by
the master of ceremonies, as ssHow do
you eat soupa'' This forfeit will cause
much merriment if proper questions are
put.
4. Put yourself through q keyhoIe.
This was b great puzzle to us for awhile,
but when the word yourself was writ
ten upon q piece Of paper and pushed
through the keynote it was all clear.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
A Costly Pai,essAo,

The Duke d'Aumale hasjust purchased,
to the great chagrin of English art-lovers,
the ''Three Graces," by Raphael, for the
sum of 1925, 900. The ''Three Graces''
was the gem of the late Lord Dudley's
art gallery. The price paid is all the
more remarkable when it is remembered
that the painting is only about seven
inches square. This is the highest price
ever paid for so small a picture, being
about So, 500 to the square inch. The
''Three Graces" is a Juvenile work OF
Raphael and is supposed to have been
painted about the year 1908. 1t would
be interesting to know how much Raph-
ael received for the painting-possibly
the price of a dinner of macaroni.-
Tenna Neue Freie Presse.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
A HWnfep. Hunted,

Of all the native birds in Florida none
is more interesting than the Heron tribes.
The king of all these tribes is the great
Blue Heron It grows to an. extraordinary
size. Captain Dummitt, who planted the
most noted orange grove in the State,
killed one on a bayou near Mosquito La
goonfffteen years ago which measured
nine feet seven inches from the point of
its bill to the tips of its toes. The coast
wise bayous and lagoons are usually dot
ted with small mangrove islands. In
South Florida the mangrove grows to a
height ofsixty and eighty feet, but north
of Cape Canaveral it is a gnarled bush
from ten to fifteen feet high. The bushes
cover the little islands as hair covers a
mans scalp The islands are veritable
thickets, and woe betide the man who is
lost in them, for they are infested with
sand flies, red bugs, mosquitoes and scor-
pions. Creeks, intense in crookedness
and of uney-e en- tide, wind among these
islands like the paths of a labyrinth.
These solitary creeks are the ~favorite fish
ing grounds Of the great blue heron.
Some of the happiest days of my life
have been spent in hunting the bird in
these haunts. Seated in the bow of a
Canadian canoe, with my gun on my
knees and a guide in the stern, | was
noiselessly poledover the winding creeks
beneath the arching mangroves. At
sharp turns there was frequently a scream
of alright. Huge wings were unfolded.
The great. bird waited itself into the air,
and was brought to earth by a shot well
aimed. It is dangerous sport, however.
for a stranger. Even the best of guides
are sometimes lost in the green labyrinth
and suffer untold fortunes. Impractical
hunters are apt to lose their eyes; for the
beak of the great Blue Heron is as sharp
as a needle, and his long neck masks inn
mense sweep and great power. The bird
strikes with marvellous precision and with
the rapidity of lightning. When wound
ed it is especially dangerous. was once
struck on the cheek within half an inch
of the eye. The blow wa made by a
crippled snowy heron on an island in
Lake Worth. It was just after twilight.
The darkness saved my eye. was in a
thicket looking for birds that I had shot
while on the wing. saw a snowy spot
in the nndistinguishaole foliage, and took
it for a dead bird. As | stopped to pick
it up my cheek was pierced as though re-
ceiving a thrust from a s%tiletto. This adj
venture made me extremely cautious
while hunting herons, and finally led to
a laughable scene.
In the spring of 1875 / was encamped
in the heart Of Turnbull Swamp, about
eight miles from the head Of Indian
River. The weather was very dry, and
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
Lsneorn ana ala seth Ks,.,,.a,..

4 goodly crowd was gathered about
Old Seth Kinman, the famous California
hunter, in the comfortable reading-room
Of the international Hotel last spring.
Seth was in the best of storytelling
moods. He said: when Abe Lincoln
was elected 4 made up my mind I'd give
him q cheer. 7 knew him, for he and my
father fit together in the Black Hawk
war. When + started to Washington +
took an Injun along to exhibit him. I
give shows on the way. That blamed
Tnjun petered out Of my hands at
oswego, N. X. The people fed him so
much that he fairly busted. Well, old
Abe get wind o. me and sent for me.
Christ Lloyd, who was Clerk of the Penn
g~ylvania House Of Representatives then,
went to Washington with me from Harris
burg. I said to him: Now, old man,
I'm going to present this cheer to old Abe
myself. + don't want nobody to waw-
waw for me this time And / did. Old
Abe was just tickled to death, too. He
shuck hands with me, and on the sly he
took me outen the East Room and give
me q pull at some nice old Bourbon.
Then afterward / showed him old Cot
ton Bale that's the name of my old
Kaintusk rife, and he took It up, sighted
It at an imaginary bar and said: Seth,
that's the kind Of artillery | was raised
8 Then ! brought out my fiddle, and
he got me 70 playin,' and I give him,
Gray Eagle old Zip Coon Gal On 4
Log and The Arkansaw Traveller. He
jest roared all the while. Poor fellow
/ was ii Ford's Theater the night he was
hit.-6aN Francisco Alta.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
THE ZOUAVES' GOAT.
And How He Overthrow the
/ G mmanding Officer.
A R markable Q~uadruped that Lacked
Respect for Rank.

II never see a goat, p" remarked Col.
Fred Martin of the Brooklyn elevated the
other day, ''but l am reminded Of abeau-
tiful animal once owned by Billy Wilson's
Zouaves. | can't truthfully assert that
Billy owned the goat; he didn't; it be-
longed to the regiment, but as Billy
owned the regiment it's pretty much the
same thing. That goat was a JOY forever,
and his peculiar talents were largely en-
HANGED by the disinterested efforts of his
numerous friends in Billy Wilson's com
mand.
II made the acquaintance while cam
paigning along the northern Gulf shore.
Billy's crowd. were p%enned'up as a garri-
son in Fort Pickens, and the rebs held
all the Florida coast, SO that the butter
nut gunners at Fort Barrancas used to-
amuse themselves Pumping shells into
the sand heap on which Pickens stood.
Santa Rosa Islands its name, a real pref
ty name for a horrible locality. About
the only thing those shells accomplished
besides keeping the hands of the gunners
in was to spoil the parade ground. Every
time one exploded it would blow out a
hole big enoughto hide four cows in, and
this Just worried Gen. Israel Vogdez,
who was commandant there, until he
couldn't stand it any longer, and he set
Billy's men to work with shovels filling
up the holes, and, as there was a fresh
crop every day, Billy's men got pretty
tired. They weren't fond of work, any
way. You see, about 500 of them had
died or been killed off before they struck
Pickens, but those left were game chick
ems, and didn't take kindly to shovellihg.
ut was hot on Santa Rosa-just the
place for Billy's men to get acclimated
in. Vogdez was the best read man in
the army, and he didn't take kindly to
the boys social ways, and he took pains,
with the able assistance of the Confeder-
ate gunners, to keep down theirexuberant
spirits. One day, when a gang of 'em
were toying with a sand pit, and filling
it at the rate of about one shovelful in
two hours, the general rushes out from
his easement, hauls the lazy detachment
up i'll line, and goes for them baldheaded.
He wasn't more'n five feet tall, Israel
wasn't, but as he was most as thick and
as wide, he made up for it. Standing on
the edge of the crater, in a costume that
was mostly trousers, he lectured, stosp-
ing lower with every point laid down.
''As it was, he made a lovely target,
and that c,lssed goat who was loafng in
the parade got on to the range, and all of
a sudden, after many skips, jerks, and
Frances, he let himself off, and hit the
General like a 15-inch round shot, piling
him head first into the hole.
1T was an awful moment for Billy's
men. There's a time to laugh, the Scrip
ture says, and Billy's men thought it was
there, but they didn't dare grasp the OPP
p%ortunity, and they feared for the goat
whom they loved. Vogdez was awful
mad. He made Billy promise to have
the goat massacred, and Billy gave the
order, but it was never executed.-New
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13
4 Danuevosss Condition.

George sampson-Is your sister IN,
Bobby2
Bobby-Yes, she's in, but she's sick.
She's been sick all day.
George Sampson faside)-Ah, then her
fears are verified. She told me last night,
y + bads her goodbye, and now too
late, 1 recall how fragile and pale she
looked as the 3 shone down upon
her, that she was filed with i sense of
impending danger, i vague, intangible
unrest, as It were, that depressed and
alarmed her, while /, wretch that / was,
smiled ather distress. fTo Bobby)-Ia
her condition dangerous, Bobby
Bobby guess ii i. She never could
sa4 ice cream and lobster salad ali the
aazas evening
The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13

Hog cholera was carefully studied last
summer by several pork raisers in Kan
sas, where the disease ragged part of the
time. One of them resorted to ''home
treatment" she called it, and he says it
succeeded in bringing every member of
his infected herd around all right. The
modeo OF treatment he thus describes: ''As
soon as the animals were taken sick
turned them out of the pens and began to
drive them to warm up their blood. The
first day / drove them three miles and the
second day two miles. They would
vomit freely while being driven. After
the second day they showed signs of i'm
provement, which continued, and finally
all the hogs recovered" An Abbeville
county Is. CO. farmer, whose hogs have
never been attacked by the disease, attrib-
utes their immunity to a quart of turpen-
tine Stops which he gave them weekly.