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FINANCE Ind COMMERCE.
HONEY S PER CENT, NEW YORK
EXCHANGE Ia PREMIUM.
Cotton Closed Quiet, Niddling S o Ice;
Sales, 600 Bales-Weaker
Feeling.

Money continues in good demand
at s per cent. Local securities steady
and tending upward. The cotton
market Was decidedly weak yesterday,
and factors we're 10th to SILL in the
face of the unfIvoiable tone OF the
New York and New 0:leans markets,
In both OF which the price OF futures
declined from s to u points. Sales,
600 bales; receipts, 2l99 bales; stock,
l38,5S9 bales. Al New York spo's
closed dull, middling, 9 Lice; futures
steady, February, S95@S.97c. At
New Orleans spots closed weak aud
Irregular; futures steady, February,
5000 bid. Liverpool spots were
quoted steady, fair demand; futures,
at 2 o'clock pm were 264d higher
than Saturday, but eased of end
closed easy and 6id higher than
Saturday,, February, A &c GA. Re-
ceipts at all United States ports yes
tsrday were 24,0Sl bales, against Is, $50
bsles same time last year. No change
in the general market. Provisions
and breadstuifs steady at quotations.
Eggs firm at 24c.
IMPORTS.
Forty-eight brls apples, $50 SKIS
bran, AS bIls beans and peas, SO pkga
butter, 81 pkgs bato1, % pigs bco,s
and shoes, 1851 bu corn, 432 pkgs
cheeee. 100 sks coffee, 5 cars cotton
seed, 3S44 sks cotton-seed, 81 brls cot
ton-seed oil. 116 pkgs dry goods, IA
pkas eggs, 844 brlG flour, $50 bales
hay, l pkg has, Ill nd hogs, 90 nd
cattle, 100 Id horses and mules, 1870
pkgs lard, l40 pkgs liquor, las bll.
meal, IL brls molassee, 450 kgs nails,
1900 bu ost3, 80 brls onions, 500 brlf
potatoes, 7 cars pork sides, 80 brls
ahgar, 427 pkgs tobacco and 500 Blu
wheat.
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HIDES Dry flint, l4@l7c; dry salt,
1Q@l2c; green salt, 1000; green, Ga
7c; deer sSins, l8c; hunter-handled
coon skins, each, 20950c; country
coon skins, 10000; mink, 10000
muskrat, SOLOS; otter, Sl@5; bear,
$l@5; beaver, 50c@SI; wildcat, 20@
40c; fox, 25@75c; skunk, 25@76
Beeswax, 22c: ta,low, 465c.
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OF. Etc

SEED - Delivered at depot and
wharf, IS per ton; on bank OF river
q. o. b. bo,t), So; wagon at mills IS.
MEAL-Prime {. o. b., SIS per ton.
Less than carload lots, SIS 90. From
store, 90c sack. CAKR-Nominal; SIC
per ton. 0IL-In carload lots, prime,
crude @. S. oil, 2292Sc; prime summer
yellow, 25l927c; or summer yellow,
25926c; miners, 27@30c; choice cook
ing summer yellow, 2S(990c.
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MARKET.

CoAJ-On-Prime white, Wholesale
lots, l5c per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o., February l5.-Petro-
leum steady s,w., ll0', SIC.
P%lTT1BuRG, Pa, February l5.--Petro-
leum active, firm and higher; National
Transit certificates opened at 77lc and
closed at 77c; highest price, zoe; low.
OIL 77lc-
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economies and advantages are, with
out doubt, very decided, These in
MENTIONS Gre recent end far in advance
of any and ai previous attempts to
u. he petroleum as n tase TO- q gas
for fuel. lhIs e.s .s nearly akin ts
natural ga7 Ibe >onoma viii remain
q few GEya l1nger at t1s landing.
where the new gas iuel process can be
seen o. work boy these Interested in
gas fuel on water or Land"
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in receipts this year,.
GENERAL TRADE.
DEALS


The folio wing ia the record of the
bids and offers at the Call Board o. the
Merchant Exchange yesterday:
CORN.
No. >, white, spot, Ale bid; Febru-
ary, Ale bid. 42lc asked March, 42c
bid April, 434C Did; May, 434c bid;
No. 3. spot, SIC bid February, SIC bid /;
March, So bidi April, 405 o. t. bid F.;
May, 42c bid.
OATS.
No. . white, spot, 34c bid, S6!c
asked; No. 9, spot, Sac asked; Fen
rusry, $50 bid, SAC asked; April, $50
asked; May, S6!c asked.
BRAN.
Spot, $l4 so bid, SIS 90 asked; Feb
rusry, $l4 so bid, SIS 20 asked; April,
SIS 90 asked; May, SIS asked.
CoRNMEAL.
Spot, 81 95 bid; May, 50 80 asked.
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Boston, MASS February 15-The fol-
lowing table, compiled from special dis
patches to the Post from the managers
Of the leading clearinghouse Of the
United State, shows the gross bank
exchanges at each point for the week
ending February 18th, in COMPARISON
with tue corresponding week Of 1885:
New York. Sis, 400, goo; increase. 4O.2.
Boston, 81, 4J6,lS5; increase, 1871.
PHILADELPHIA. Sl Goa, 900; increase, 30.5.
Chicago, s4l, 6S5, 900: increase. So 8.
81. Louis, Sl4, 1S2,3t6; increase, Is /.
Baltimore, el2,9 CIT 81; increase, 60.
Cincinnati, S. 5N,0O0; increase, 1916.
San Francisco, elQ.792. 056; decrease, 90.
New Orleans, 50, 1885,, 563; increase, 1873.
P~ittsburg, sI,S50.647; increase, PA.
Louisville, S4,466 ,Sji; increase, 81.
Milwaukee, S3,Si3. 900; increase, ] 9.
Kansas City, 1886 $50; Increase, 2s.9.
Providence, HIS, 200; decrease, 90
MINNEAPOLIS, s2.429,62S; increase, ESQ.
denver, g, 479, 7G3
Omaha, s2,442.S 4 increase, 800.
Detroit, S3,O3si S02; increase, 40 6.
tGalVeston, 81, 525, S25.
cleveland, S2,22, Wl; increase, 1873.
Indianapolis, 81 ,l6i,5 decrease, 90.
Columbus, Sl,57l.SS7; increase, 81 ..
Memphis, SI,S75,5S3; decreRse,g3 8,
@aartford, 81, 1900; increase, IL l..
New Haven, 81 05D,t00; increase, "a.
- A1FOlOs AlOA0tEOf w
pPortland, sS7S,0U0; increase, Ia.
Worcester, S7i0,OO0; increase, l6 I.
st. Joseph, SqOl 900; increase, 1908.
Springfield SSe5,GO; increase, lib.
Syracuse. S472, $40; IL crease, %.
Lowell, 1881 ,672; increase, 9.3.
Total, 1887 ,230, 7S4; increase, 1916.
Outside New York, S27l Sls,2j9; increase,
NPartly estim Nted.
mot included in totals.
~NOTE-DW1nR IN the frpghAke which hovn
interrupted communication in NewEngland,
the exhibit Of Clearing HoutO returns this
week Is necessarily imperfect. This inter
ruption has delayed the receipt Of Official re-
turns from Philadelphia, Cleveland, Hart
ford, New Haven, Portland, Worcester and
Springfield snd the figures given for these
points are partly approximate.
LONDON, February l5.-Consols.
100 1915 for both money and the &C
count. United States h~onds--41l, ll4I
The amount OF bu ! Oh Withdrawn
from the Bank of England on balance
TO day is G50.000.
PARIS, February l5.-Three per can't.
rentes Slf 723c for the account.
BAEK CLEARINGs.
NEW ORLEANS, La, February 15.-
CleariDgs of the banks, Sl,667, 1897.
BALTIMORE, February 15-Bank
clsatings, $2,26S,641; balances, $685..
958,
New YORK, February 15.-Ex.
changes, slls. 26s, balances, 3d.
650,506.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February TO-
Bank clearings, 1905 ,647; balances,
S97l,327.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 15.-To,
days associated bank clsarlngs were
$6,932, 600.
Boston. February l5.-Excbanges,
$l0,543. 92S; ia'aoces, 1881 2U
Money II per cent.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, February 15.-BanA
clearings, $2,70l, 1855; balances, $685.,
lS9 Exchange IN New York strong al
50@75c premium.
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HORSES AND MILES.

HoRsRa-Good driving, $l25@2S0;
good saddle, sl409SOO; plugs, $4,000;
good mares, sS5@l40.
MuLRs-l42 to Is. Sl10@l30; Is To
15l, $l25@140; l54 to l6, $l40@l75.
Supply small; demand moderate.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NRw YoRK, February 15.-Dry goods,
in the way of orders for new and sup
Elementary Rssortments Of a miscella-
neous character, with deliveries in the
execution of ea-lier contracts, the sales
have reached 3 gool total. but theper-
sonal demand has been very moderate.
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Liverpool spots at loon were quoted
tt'a1y, fair demand. Sales, 10000 bales,
Of which 5000 were American. Re-
ceipts, $4,000 bales, Ct which 1890
were American.
At noon: Ordinary, 49-16d; good
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IVES.

-Jute, 0i@1lc; flax, 100
l0Ic, according to weight. Ties, 81 20
al %.
NAILs-F2 45M2 20.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local market opened steady, and
closed quiet; middling, 8 9-IGc. Sales,
go bales, of which 200 were 10 eI-
p~orters. and 400 to spinners.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
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New York spots opened steady, and
aloaad dull Salaa 400 hs1aa Dnota,

New York futures opened steady,s and
closed steady and S to IL points lower.
Sales, ll2, 100 bales. The closing quota
tions were as follows,ss compared with
Shfnrdau.
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WHISKY. WINES, LIQUORS, ETC
MINERAL WATERS.

WHIsKy-Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon. 81 5000; rye, 81 1900; domes.
tic, 90c(0Sl so
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WrArmER ANn MINEHs.

OYFtcg signal SERVICE. u. :. A..
MsMFgIs, TEsN., February 70, l nj
The following observations are taken
CO. All stltiou9 pamoi no 80 mersiiar time
which % one hour i,stc- thsn Memphis time.
CbhnroR
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The New Orleans future market
opened very dull, and closed steady
and s to ~ points lower. Sales, p, $500
bales. The closing quot tious were as
follows, as compared with Saturday:
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JOEN T.. NORTON
8 Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn,
DEALER IN
STOCKS BONDS

nz-COrrespOndFnce solicited. InTOr-
nation cheerfUIIy furnished. ia
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NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING

newspapers aud estimates % the cost Of a.
vertising. The Advertiser who wants 70 spend
one cellar, hnds in 10 cue iniormption lac re-
quiIeg, while f0f him who will invest enc
rut dyGd thousaul dollars IN anvertiaiOg Q
srhen is Indicated which viii meet his
evcsy require mCnt, or ttn 30 made 90 DO 50
by slight change costly arrived at b7 CORE
sJoudanco. uuc hundred and 6fty three
editions have been Issues, Sent. pogifalq'
go any address fcr ten cents, AMY tC dhU.
p. BONELh ( Co. NEWSPAPERS AD
tEHTiSiNG BUREAu,l0 >prD0s &C. ar2nt'
ing u1use Square New York
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MISCELLANEOUS.

New YoRK, February l5.-Money on
cal easy at 12@2 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 4d5 per cent. Ster-
ling exchange dull but steady at 4S7I
for 60 days and 4S9 for demand.
Bonds-Government bonds were
dull and steady. Safe bonds active
and firm. Railroad bonds active, with
1.-THE business well distributed, a.
though some of the Missouri, X insas
aud Texas Issues were decidedly act
i've, with a gain OF 9.
S,Ocks-Ihere was lit lie OF interest
in stocks. Prices opened with only
moderate change, a majority OF the
list a shade higher and, during the
firEt hour, the market was irregular
and somewhat fsverish. This was
followed by a small decline, and sftsr
midday a rally, during which the eal-
lier Losses we're recovered, and then q
weakness which continued TO the
IClose. The changes, with few exeep-
Itions, were within a range Of l per.
Lcent, aud the closing quo atioa rs show
ID Jses,i in q majority Of csses Of only a
Isnall fraction. The Pa life NAL,
Ihnwever, was strong ell day, clio n
with a gain of Z. There was a spurt
Ia activity in Columbus, Hooking Val
1ey and Toledo, which rose from S3l
10 81 and closed at639. The marker
POSED at or lear the lowest figures Of
The day and irregular, being weak for
home g ocks and firm for Others.
The total sales of stock to day were
kS93 $50 shares, including Delaware,
VLsckawanna acd Western 65,IO5, Del
aware and Hudson 33, 6e6, Erie 2S,553,
Kansas anal Texas $3.50 Lake Shore
A5,4t5, Northwestern 1880, New Jer-
bey Genital 30,07l, New York Central
tbS45, Pacific Mail $3.50, Rea ting 90
B4S, st. Paul 81 800, st. Paul and
, Omaha $500, Texas Pacific 2770, Union
Paaihc $500, Western Union %, 03O,
Northern Pacific preferred 33J1. Cos
pg QUOT tons:
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HIDES AND PELTRY.

Apollinaris, qts, 81 50@S; pts, $3.50
water, OTIS, S6(06 so.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS Notlee.

Administrative Notice.
T'UE undersigned having qualified as az
L minis tratriN Of Phil % Sauer, dcreHSoul
hereby notifies an debtors 60 come tCrEAra
and settle, aud aIl cgdit1rI 90 present thom
bulls, properly proon.ed. All gcOdl bole
for charges must be removed hy tho Zlst 81
December, 1885.
Boots. ohOas, Tools, STOW Cases and *
CAROLINE sAUgP.
Adm'rx Of PbiliP SsUas. - Jete 500 a.
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hlt Narr ...,.,.s.... -...,....... WaSters
Will leave EVERY SATURDAY as O'Clock
pm. Ihrodgh ratop to nii p0inb. Freight
consigned 10 Milk Harry Lilac, memphis. will
nc promptly forwarded. @. Is. NuSSELL,
Agent. Telephone u. uGioe Il Madison 81
LE..E D E.AMELM. Ln-n.na nnAnanL.
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FOR LOUISVILLE 4 CINCINNATI
Memphis and CinCiEHatl Packet Coz
FOR LOUISVILLE q CINCINNATI,
Granite State,
A. j. Iiuifcy BE-. master,
will loBvo TUESDAY, Fob. 1871. At So, n.
Flt ircight ur MASSAGE amply TO g b. kUe-
SELL. Agout, No. 70 Madison at. Telephone
No, 2lI. JOHN CANR. passonger Agent.
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RIVERS and STEANBOlTS.
srKAMERs

srEAMEHs LEAVING
THIS DAY.
Cincinnati ....~.HsASIrE STATE, 3 p. m
Arkansas Riyer.JoE PErSRs, 5 pm.
~LFrancisRive .RESE MAoREADY, 5 Pm.
WEDNESDAY.
friars Point. ..... CoARoNA, 5 pm.
White River. ......C aICKAsAw, S pm.
0sceola..... . .....DEAN ADAMS, 5 pm.
THURSDAY.
Arkansas City. ..kATE ADAMS, pm.
MOVEaENTS Ar TaE LEVEE.
Arrirdls.- Gaycso, Tptonville; Dean
Adsms, Osceola Enquirer, Cat Island
Coahona. Friars Point. Kate Adam.
Arkansas City; joe Peters, Arkansas
City.
Departures.-Dean Adams, Osceols.
Coahoms, Friars Point; Kate Adams.
Arkansas City Enquirer, Cat LELAND.
Beats IN I 0rt.-Joe Peters, Gayo @
and Rsne Mscr'ady.
Boats Due DOHn.-Grsnite State au1
U. p. SchencS.
Boats Due Lp.-Cnickasaw.
Receipts Yesterday.
Euquirer-l5 bales cottol, 6 bags
seed-cotton and 10 axis seed.
Kate Adams-SS2 bales cotton, q
hays ~seed.cottop, 800 elk. seed and ~
pkgs sundres.
Co .Eoma-4?4 bales cotton, ~ bag
seed-cotton, 500 sks seed, POI tks corn
and 81 pkCs sundries.
Dean Adams-SO bales cotton, %
bags ~seed-cottoa, 400 axis seed, so san
com and "A pSgs sundries.
G~ayoso-l0O bales cotton, 35h sks
seed, l67 sks corn, ~ bags peanuts, .i
nd stock and D pkes sundries.
Joe Peters drought out Of Arkansas
river - $50 balee coto o., 3 bales notes,
1912 SKIS eeed and 10 pkgs sundries.
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-TUEsDAY. FEBRUARY rs, 1885.

T., 5. x o, 50. Panama. IS.
c. & C.. 565s. Peoria, d. ( g., 2l.
Del. & Hud.. IO7k. Pittsbnrg, l49.
Del, l.. q W, 1887. Pullmsn p. c., 1Si.
Den. A Rio G., III. Reading, 2h.
Erie, 2T4. Rock Island, los.
Erie pfd IS. ST. l. & s. f., 22Z.
East Tenn, 3ls. St L.&S.F. D., 464.
Kast Tenn. pfd., G%. St.L &S.F.lstp los.
Fort Warne, l4S. @. VI. x st P, 943k.
Hannibal * St. 10, - G. NJ. q st. p. p. l24.
ii, 4 st. 10 pfl,- 81. 7. NJ. X NJ, llIlS
Harlem, III. st. p. 4 Omaha, az.
Houston a T., % 81. p. A o. pid, los.
Illinois Cen, 1897. Texas Pacific. 1855.
Ind. b. Il W., 27k. Union Pacific, $40.
Kansas & T SIX. u. S. Express, 81.
Lake +. & W., Is. W, st. L. P, W.
Lake shore, sS& W.,St. l.. &P. p, Is.
Lou. \ Nash Az. W. +. Ex., l23.
Lou. Il N. A, 80. W. U. Tel, ~
NJ. & c., let ptd. Colorado Gal, 2iH.
NJ. & G Cd pfd, HON, stake, 20.
Mem & Char, 30. Iron Silver, 40.
Mich. Genital, T5z. Ontario. ~.
Min. 4 St. L., 1915. Quicksilver, 81.
NJ: x ct. l.. pfd, IS Quicksilver pfd, 2l34.
Missouri Pac., ll0h. South Pacific,
Mobile TO, l5I. p1tro, 10.
Mace 4 II 81 TQg
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FINANCE.

Money in good demand at 8 per
cent. The Clearing-Ho House report is as
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FOR PINE BLUFP.

Landings on hrbHnsNs Riyer-Bu.
81 OG ReteWS, ,~1SSsSsEH
N. b. Smith. Nrs'of, lAse. H&SNn1k
VIII LEAVE TUESDAY, Fob iHth, ~ 9 pm
Tor freight OF pusSrgr Rppir Nv. ADdi
sOn street, or to II. g., LOW ~ AFeut-
Call Telephone M. So.
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The New orleans SPOT market opened
quiet, and closed weak and irregular,
Salee, 2599 bales.
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a book OF 100 pages
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To contains lists of
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LnE LINN NrHAMRRa-
COaEaOmsA.

Il. T, Ulsests. y Astor PlStt RkOaes 20 cIocH
WEDN kSDAYe and FRIDAY, AZ 5 o'clock.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02
shavsng a chinese Basy,s Head.

One of the first things that happens to
a Chinese baby boy after he is born is to
be shaved. A barber comes with a razor
and all the hair is shaved or the DOR
little fellows tender scalp. After that,
baby has to go to the barber for his
shave, just as a grown man with q beard
night go in this country; but he never
seems TO enjoy il, and cries pitifully every
time the sharp razor mowsdown the hair.
After awhile, when the hair begins to
grow thicker, the head is not shaved all
over, but is left untouched in spots, just
as the parents think will look pretty.
Sometimes there will be three tufts, each
as big round as a silver dollar, one Just
yer the middle of the forehead, and n
over each ear. When the hair grows
long enough in these tufts It is braided
and tied with bright cord, and then baby
looks funny enough to a foreigner, for
each little braid stands stifiy up fol
about two inches, and then lops over.
The braids look like horns on his head,
and holes are cut in his green and red
cap to let the horns come through
Household Words.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02
ALfterna,n Saaa.nfa,nL

The Gothic, or Runic alphabet was
called the "Fnthorc," from the first siz
letters, i, u, tn, o, +, C. The third rune
Gh), which somewhat resembles v. and
came from the Greek delta, OF d, survived
in English literature until the last GEN.
fury, and is occasionally used to-day
when people wish to write in an old.
fashioned style. And they are apt to
make a curious mistake in its pronuncia.
ton. This rune remained in Irish and
Anglo Saxon for the sound tn, and in
England it was preserved longest in the
word ssthe," because that word occurs
very often and it was easier 70 write one
letter than two. But in the course of
time it came to be mistaken for v: and
although u ancestors knew better than
to pronounce it like y, their descendants
do not, but usually give this apparent y
the sound of the real y, making yes out
OF all the the's. They do not know that
this is a survival of a rune almost to the
present generation 81. Nicholas.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02
A Fragment.
What, yrhile / SAT- here uIone.

What, while / sat here clone,
A voice I have not heard for years,
Should greet me in the low, sweet tone
That once was music to my ears;
And / should start from memory's sway,
And, turning, find you sitting there
Unchanged as though 'twere yesterday
Your feet went tripping down the staira
Orif, upon some summer day,
Mid song Of birds and hum of bees,
Ishould go down the woodland way
TO our old tryst beneath the trees;
And, starting back in glad surprise,
should behold you waiting there.
The old light shining in your eyes
The sunlight tangled in your HART
In vain I shall not see the glow
Of wine brown eyes or catch the smilo
or ruby lips; but yet / know
That you are near me all the while.
For / 80 loved you in that range
OF sunny years that my poor heart
Would bleed afresh and count it strange
To think God held us far apart.
And SO, when evening shadows creep
And night falls softly DER the lea,
You touch my eyelids and / sleep,
And sleeping, dream Of heaven and thee.
And when some summer morn shall break
That finds me chilled by deaths cold dew
You need but kiss me. / shall wake,
And wa ting be in heaven with you.
Jean hngleside.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02
PEARLS OF

Industry has annexed thereto the fair'
est fruits and the richest rewards.
Whether happiness may come or not,
one should try to prepare himself to do
without it.
Poverty wouldn't be so much of a mis-
fortune if the world didn't treat it so
much as a crime.
True bravery is shown by performing
without a witness what one might be ca
pable of doing before all the world.
Failure, after long perseverance, is
much grander than never having a striV-
ing good enough to be called a failure.
AS we grow in years and experience
we become more tolerant, for it is rare to
see a fault we have not ourselves commit
ted.
Little eyes must be good tempered OF
they are ruined. They have no other
resource. But this will beautify them
enough. They were made for laughing
and should do their duty.
Let grace and goodness be the princi-
lpal loadstone of thy affections. For love
Mich hath ends will have an end,
that which founded On true vir'
Railways continue.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02
The Brf1sn.

One of the first things o boy will do OF
arriving at the seashore is to taste The
water, to see for himself If a whole oceal
can be salt. If o box Fix feet deep Wer,
filed with sea water, and allowed Il
~evaporate under the sun, there would b
two inches of salt on the bottom. TAX.
ing the average depth Of the ocean to be
three miles, there would be q layer Of
pure salt $50 feet thick on the bed OF
the Atlantic. If all the seas could be
dried up, there would be 1000, 900, 900
cubic miles Of common salt. Where q
fresh water river cmpties into the sen,
the surrounding water is OF course more
free from salt; and where there is no out
let and continual evaporation, as in the
Dead SEES Palestine, and Salt Lake,
Utah, there Is correspondingly more sedi-
ment to . thousand parts. In the Dead
Sea the water is 30 dense that d mans
body will easily float. Salt il composed
Of little cubes. like crystals, which ap-
pear white when a number are laid On
Of each other, and The sunlight ID
from passing through.