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New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

wv much nicer that looks than It did

"Now, SEQ how much nicer that IooS than u du
before
lie snorts derlslveiy and mutters Clovcsw
You cosldn't wear gloves all through tho dinner.
Could he ~ she questions facing the f. NJ. who Is thus
forced into the thanllcss position OF referee. Tho
z. NJ. is frightened and says fcebly that It's all
question OF trstc.'
She works on In silence. Mr. and Mrs. slumgullon
talk their own affairs The +. VI. knows Just
what they going TO wear at Tho dinner party and
who Is expected. Finally when she is finished Mr.
sumgulllon falls back In his chair with mighty
sigh, gazos thoughtfully at bis hands spread hugely
before him, and then punglng ono into the depths
of Ills pockets says with relief
Well, thank the Lord. that's over. What's the
charge!"
This Is tho last for one morning Tho F. NJ. pat
tors down the stairs and lol,crs homo through tho
little park, walking In the and looking at tho
pInkfaccd babies doing 10 their carriages.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
BOW TO REMOVE 4 TT6HT FTNGER-RIy0.
From The Jepelisys Weekly.

The other day on old lady came to mo with tho
requcst 10 saw ring from one OF her hngcrs II was
her wedding ring which size had never ad on since shc
was married, ty-fve years before END she was ae
lighted to hear that could remove " without cuttine
H. | wound the finger round from tho top downward
with fat rubber braid. which seemed u prsh he neSn
down almost to the bono. Her hand was iher hcIu
above her head fo- few moments Then tho rand
age was quickly takcn of and rcwopnd on the hnscr.
After repeating this operation three timos was aoie
10 remove tho ring with ease.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

VAIL OF THE REJECTED.

Alasi And alack And oh willowl
Aha And Ohio And ohe
Oh goodness oh gracious! Oh mercy
And also boo-hool And heyday
All mel And oh my And oh sorrow
And likewise oh grief! And oh woe!
welLaday! Marry Zounds. And confusion
Moreover. oh dearl And heigho!
Lacka-dayi Oh thunder. Perd.tion
Oh gemni Christmas! And 'sdeath
Great Scott! Odds life Oh distraction
Hang the girl! am oil out Of breath
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
THEIR RsLA TONS MTSUyDERSTOOD.
Irnan 1hn p1ffrInrn pnaf

A crowd OF excited gathered around timd-
lookfng individual IN saloon and all BEGAN tsiKng
TO him at Meanwhile the sew bartender sP
peared boroi and lonely. A. last he raped loudly
on the bar with beer giss 10 attract attention ana
then said 10 tie tinid man Look here " you be
funnln' for Alderman, as reckon you DO. why don't
you Invite The gentlemen 10 have som1h"e with
you!" "Ygou arc mistaken. SIR rcs pondea me
Alderman. | am the voter" Then tho proprietor
rushed IN and discharged tho noa bartender Tor not
knowing statesmen when no sw them.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25


with plenty of lace frs and loose ends Of ribbons.
light and dainty a French chansonette, and She Is
extremely stout having the appearance round her neck
and wrists Of boiling over the edges OF the wrapper
As the r. NJ IS ushered in she casts aside the paper
and struggles to the edge OF her long chair pating
about with her stocking feet for the slippers. She
gets one on ard tries force her toe into the heel
Of the other, loong ull-throaed and flushed by the
fire. at the approaching F. NJ The F. NJ gives dis
creety quiet greeting and takes her the table
Mrs. Brown works herself still nearer the edge of her
chair, gripping the arms with her dlmplcd hands The
chair s of wicker work with plush cushions and crcals
and groans violent protest at this unsoemly violence
The lady a, last comfortably settled. looks and
rather apopetic sho spreads her fat white hands
on the table. During tho succeeding operation she
sits speeches. and motlonless. breathing audibly
through her nose, and staring lmmovably with
prominent, unwinlng eyes at the MS earnest face
Once she says. looking at the clock.
Pray don't hurry. have plenty OF time to
spare
Silence falls, with sound 10 break II but the low
rasp!nc OF the file. or the click OF an Instrument
dropped on tho table. The operator works with
nervous rapidity on tho scraps OF nails. nbedded In
the plump finger tips, tho operated occasionally
stralghtens herself up, thon slowly settles liho
insufiicicntly stiff shape Of blanc mango, and the
lower she settles tho more prominent do her eyes
become.
AT the next house the F. Ms advent creates an ex-
citemont Il IS her first visit. sitting In the hall
She hears the running OF feet overhead the sound Of
voices crying,
Ethel Ethe-tbe thing-umbob's here-down In
fho hall
sMamma, where's Ethel' Tie mancurs's come.'
"Rridget, 20 and tell Mss Ethel the manienre's
come"
aoh Ethel, do hurry up. She's waiting In tho hail.
sMees Essel' tho painting voice Of the French maid,
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

sixth-st we followed him ard have had every ball
since that place EXCEPT one at sne etpotrn b sun
per at this last place prevented our repeating the
Society. continued Mr.. McAlister, {" is an
occupation in itself. Only man who has good
1cep up with its demands and with what
interests IT, Say what will, the modern
The old courtier and chevalier endowment TO
make success Of it. Numbers Of people are in
troduced in fashionable society every season who
cannot and do not make success. and they fall
out They cannot float themselves oven when
some one gives them a good start, These people
have not tho roise. the aptitude for polite conver
Infinite capacity Of good humor and ability TO
entertain or be entertained that society demands.
socIErY's LIMITS NARROWING.
aWhv. there are only about 400 people in
fashionable New-Yorll society. II you go outside
that number you strike people who are either not
OF ease in ballroom or else make other people
not at ease. See the point? or course there are
nny number OF the most cultivated and highly
respectable, even distinguished, people outside OF
fashionable society. When we give large bail
like the last New Years ball for eight hundred
guests we 80 outside OF the exclusive fashionable
set and invite professional men, doctors law
yers editors, artists and the like. But the day
when fortunes admitted men to exclusive soclcty
has gone by. Twenty or thirty years ago u was
otherwise. But now with the rapid growth OF
riches milonares are too common TO receive
much deicrence; fortune Of a million Is ony
respectable poverty. So we have to draw soclai
Councaries on another basis; old connections,
gentle breeding, perfection in all the requisite ac
complishnents Of gentleman, elegant leisure
ana an unsfained private reputation count, Tor
more than newly gotten riches You would be
surprised ut the number of apparently eligible
men this list OF requirements strikes out OF con-
Alteration. The Truth Is we are not nation OF
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

1t wa, q very short letter. but II was long enough.
and now the Colonel Is trying 10 explain u by saying
no didn't know the darn joke was loaded ashlngton
Critic
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
READ THIS.

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trated farm magazine, the AMERICAN FARM
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The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The rabbit pest in New Zealand is
said to be constantly increasing in
seriousness in spite Of the persistent
efffplts made by the government and
the farmers to eradicate it. They re
duce, it is said, the feeding capacity
OF the land one-third, while the feeces
OF the sheep have decreased from one
pound to one and one half pounds each,
the number of lambs decreased from 80
to 40 per Gems, and the death ate in
creased from 3 to I3 per cent. Il is
hoped that the increase in the popula-
ton and the cult walton of the country
will drive out the pests in time.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
stonewaB'J Jackson.

monument erected to the mem
ctonewalI jackson, one of the
..lebrated and successful of the
sa.rate Generals, was dedicated
,3th on the spot where the great
was mortally wounded. There
1000 people present who were
.;asa over by Fitzhugh Lee, of
~. and addressed by Senator
ssp ". Daniel.
d aiye the Introductory portion Of
..;.is speech, which is regarded as
e the finest bursts of oratory ever
Nd in this country:
Here in the depths of the wilder
an spotsylvania's soil, on the Sd
y MAY, 1868, in the hour of victory,
i the fortieth year of his age, fell
h.ttle Thomas Jonathan Jackson,
r.tsoapt. general in the army of the
.sderate States, commanding the
: sa.d corps of the Army of Northern
s.sioia. On the 10th day of May he
u and in the graveyard at his old
M At Lexington, Va, he lies buried.
stIer We come to dedicate upon this
landmark stone and to pay
rspects to his memory. Sacred is the
II that soake1 the hero's blood, sad
"A tender are the memories this day
calls. But this is not the place nor
Il, the time for tears. We arc gather
! neether to rejoice that human
.,tprs can take to credit and lift up to
ample the life of such a man as
,b,kson that he spent his life amongst
=. that he gave his life to US, that our
oaptrymen everywhere revere his
ANA. and that the record of his life
nmains as the glory of his State, his
~. his country, and as mankind's
,,sat heritage in all generations.
aThs world has never known a sub
liner man than jackson. His life was
isuntless his energy was irrepressible;
4 ambition was schastened; his
sligion was pure; his patriotism was
srvent; his mind was vigorous his
cart was charitable. He was Valor-
ma of his convictions ; he was SHRINK
ugly modest ; he was grandIy auda-
ious.
aOf bis soldiers he was the idol ; of
is country he was the hope of war
. was the master. His genius was
aDscendent. His deeds were won.
To serve his God and his
,untry he lived ; serving and loving
he died. His manliness and his
were alike pre- eminent, and
. memory of him will never die. l
all speak of him to-day as man aud
ldier, and to tell the truth plainly
all be my only object, for Truth will
his monument when the stone upon
j grave has mingled with the dust
meath it,"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

Mrs. Garfield has an income of $685.
600, $1,000 of which comes from the
government in the shape of a pension.
Gen. Garfield's estate netted the widow
about $4,000, and in addition she re-
ceiyed $4,000 insurance on his life.
Congress gave her $4,000 and the pop
ular subscription raised Just after Gar
fields death amounted to $312 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The statistical bureau Of the NUM-
cipality of Paris has just issued the re-
turns asto the population of the city
and the deparoment of the Seine ut the
end of 1886. These returns put the
total population of tIN department at
1861 ,089, of whom 2,34I ,45O were resi-
dents in Paris itself AZ the begin
ming of the century the total popula
ton of the Seine was only 63l ,585, so
that it is now more than four times
larger than it then was, increasing to
100000 10 1910 aud to 2,40O,0 900 in
1876. 1t has therefore increased by
about 600 900 in the last ten years.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

A great part of these private pension
bills are indeed a gross wrong and an
insult to the proud name of an Ameri-
can soldier, aud for a party convention
to condemn the President vetoing them
shows an utter inability to understand
how every true soldier must regard
them.-Philadelphia Times, Ind.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The popular opinion is that the prev
aience of crime is mainly due to in
temperance and ignorance. By ignor-
ance ID meant q lack of the training
ordinarily given in the public schools.
Bat 10 answer to the, question. What
il the most common fact about prison
eonVicts? a writer in the Journal OF
Industrial Education says:
Not that they cannot read and write;
Of The $50 ~convicts received into the
Eastern penitentiary of Pennsylvania,
ia 1886, Az had had a .'fair common
school education,f and that proportion
seems typical. Not that they have not
been to Sunday-school ; of the 564 con-
victs received in the same prison in
leo5s SIS had been Sunday school
scholars for longer or shorter times.
Aet that they are Incorporate ; of $50,
lA we're total abstainers and of the
sO4, W we're total abstainers. The most
eemmon, the most generic fact is that
ne eoauicts knoW no trade" OF those
~, 80 had learned a trade by ap-
p'eAticeship 10 had been %apprenticed,
aas md left before finishing; SO had
picked mp a trade or two By working
Y them, leaving AL entirely ignorant
n tfade knowledge. Of the 564 re-
selVed the year before, 459 had ns trade
knaEiedge. Of the 46l convicts re-
|ealved In 1854, 361 had no trade knowl-
euge. Of the All male prisoners re-
eelysd in 1883, 378 had never learned,
n made. Between 1876 aud 1885 this
rennayiyania p%enitentiary received in
y iV0v coEvicts under twenty one
5eass Of age of these, 1854 had fair
'SuhlOn.school learning, but 993 had
asver learned a trade. OF 1894 con-
siess 10 Joliet prison, Illinois, ISL are
l'lltefate Y 1877 can read, but not
we 1852 have fair educatio3 1879
w college graduates OF the same
lumber, Alb are classed as 'sintemper-
" s4 as moderate drinkers; !" 3l7
" total ahstainers." Of the 668 re-
seaved AZ Joliet between October and
pe1oDer, 1856. 475 had no trade
epOn these suggestive statistics,
as'sn show that neither ignorance nor
.a'sh'perance alone, as popularity anp,
ls the chief cause of crime, is
sa'at 9 powerful argument In favor of
ssAellshing trade schools. While even
Y most enthusiastic advocates of in
ass'flal training do not claim that
4 be abolishe1 through the
VI trade schools, it does pem
IA view of the facts given. that
Wy sFonld 40 much To lessen crime.
,asse Y No more important problem
M nalates TO the fnrtnre welfare of
~ country than that of the education
fsha youth.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
N NOTICE .
The Famous Bell Cheney Springs

VNTILL be open to the public on June LIST,
wv 1888, under the management of that
Prince of Good Fellows, f. Herbert, Sr.-Un-
Gle Bug-who has given the Springs a thor
ough oyerhauling and put everything in first
hounds for the use of those inclined to hunt,
aud has also a Race Track made for testing
the speed of the festive creole pony as well as
that of the aristocratic race horse. In fact,
those seeking a nice. quiet, heaith-restorfng
resort will find it at Bell Cheney and plenty
to eat for both man and beast.
For further particulars address HENRY L.
ERLICH, Bayou Chicot, La.
N. B.-Terms moderate. je23-2m
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

One of the highest prices ever paid
an author for manuscript was that of
$4,000, which Mrs. Augusta Evans
Wilson received from her publisher for
her q Infelice = before the book went to
press.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The original estimate of the cost OF
the Congressional Library Building at
Washington was 90, 600, 600, but under
present plans an expenditure of$7 600,
900 to $l0,O 900 900 will be required to
finish il. .a,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

M. de Blowitz, the eccentric Paris
correspondent of the London Times, is
inclined to think that the new French
rifle is a wonderful weapon. He says
that it is both noiseless aud smokeiess
and sends IA bullet with perfect ac-
curacy a distance of four miles.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

Platforms. are excellent things in
their way, but it is not what the repre-
sentatives of great parties in conven-
tions say, but what theiS representa-
tives in Senate and House do.-Phila-
delphia Ledger, Ind.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The 'Lebel rifle the new firearm
with which the French forces are
equipped, sends "a bullet clean through
a poplar tree a foot in diamater ut a
distance of three quarters of a mile.
1t pierces the tree several inches at the
longest range. l mile and 2 furlongs,
but does not pass through. The "Lebel'
is the best weapon with which any ma
ton has yet armed its troops.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

I'VE favor thesentire repeal of inter
nal taxes rather than the surrender OF
any part of our protective system
This is TIE language I'D which the Re-
publican party declares that free liquor
and tobacco are better than to- snrren-
der any part of the tax of 50 per cent
on copper ore, 81 per cent on cotton
thread, SO per cent on crockery, 93 per
cent on common window glass, 1O3 per
cent on building beams of iron aud
steel. and 72 PERCENT on Blankets
New York Times, 1nd.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

N. o. States Not free trade, but
freer trade, is the word with which the
Democrats will nov 60 before the
country.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Don't

Suffer any longer with that painful
wound. DIR. Tichenor's Antiseptic will
relieve from pain and heal the wounds.
Price so cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

8 y. Chronicle: Oar merchants do
& aa7egtise enough either in the city
unity press, and both should re-
s'e their confederate attention.
'as = man whose business was on it's
'sga has vanlted into 4 condition Of
s,s' Rssasg BY using printers ink lib
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The ST. Landry Homestead and Loan association offers tn
Best Means Of accomplishing Your Object.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

The Methodist church at st. Johns
trry, Vt, had a debt of 7O8 dollars
and the pastor wanted it removed. So
q few Sundays ago when'the congrega-
ton went to church they saw behind
the pulpit a big blackboard, on which
was drawn a mountain. The mountain
was divided into apparent geological
strata, and each stratum was marked
according to size with 81 y 49, " "$5"
and so on up to $50. The pastor said
he wanted the mountain of debt wiped
out, and as subscriptions were an
nounced from the congregation the cor
responding figures and sections were
wiped from the board; and in twenty
i've minutes the whole mountain had
disappeared and there was $50 to
spare.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
POINTE AUX -LOuPS SPRINGS,
Acadia Parish, La.

TEyHTS celebrated health resort is now open
Il for the reception of guests. Conveyances
can be had at Crowley, Rayne and Mermen-
tau stations, Oh the Louisiana Western Rail
road, or from Opelousas, all of which are
within a few hours ride and over good roads.
The Bathing
Cannot be surpassed at any Watering place in
the country, and
The Table
Will always be supplied witlf,dhe best the
country affords.
aEhe Waters
OF these Springs ere a specific for Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia and Affections of
the Bowels. s Charges moderate.
je23tf g. MILLER, Proprietor.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Do YOU WANT TO BUY 4 HOME =?

Or do You Want to Make "a Safe and Paying An.
vesaamemt?
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
How to Cure Lice in Fowls.

Mrs. Emma Brosius writes to the
Kansas Farmer as follows For the
lady whose chickens are troubled with
lice, l would suggest that she try my
method of cure. Take a soft white
cloth and sprinkle with kerosene, Just
enough to make the cloth look greasy
but not wet put n end in a basket
or an old pan, place the little chickens
in it, and turn the other end over them
nicely, and place another cloth over all,
and let them remain in this fume bath
for one OF two hours Cooking at them
occasionally to see that they are all
right at the end of that time remove
them to clean, dry quarters. You will
be surprised at the amount of creepers
in the cloth. Just pour boiling water
on them and rest assured you will not
be troubled with them again. If you
let the chickens run with the hen Won
might have. to repeat the process again.
She, however, should be thoroughly
busted with insect p",rler-never with
sulphur.
/ have followed this method of treat
ment for years, and find it far better
than the old way of greasing the little
fellows all over with salt grease. 1t is
entirely original, tits very effective and
perfectly harmless; try it. | never
lose a chicken from natural death, and
very few 10y accident.
Some interesting figures in regard to
salaries have been elected in a suit now
in progress in Brooklyn against a bak-
ing powder company. It was shown
that the president of the company
draws a salary of $50, 1000 a year, the
ice-president $50, 900 and the treasu-
rer $4,000. The president of a paint
and varnish company, who was intro
duced as an expert in regard to sala-
ries, stated that the superintendent of
his company received $4,000 a year,
whilst the yearly business did not ex-
coed 100000. Another witness stat
ed that in companies with which he
was acquainted the chief executive of
fieers received from $4,000 to $50, 900 a
year, whilst the representative of a
kerosene oil company said that he knew
one officer of a large corporation who
received a salary of 800, 900 a year, and
two others who received $50, 900 each.
These figures are enormous, and were
unknown until the days of trusts aud
combinations. The explanation is fur
nished i'll the testimony of one of the
witnesses, who said the business of the
company with which hes is connected
had been increased Until the profits
had reached $50 per cent on the origi-
nal capital stock.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Advice to Young Men.

bloomington Hawkeye.
. And then, remember, You have to
work. Whether you handle a pick or
a pen, a wheelborrow or a set of hooks
digging bitches or editing a paper, ring
ing an auction bell, or writing funny
1hings, you must work. If YOU look
around you, you will see that the men
VINO are the most able to live the rest
0 I their lives without work are men
that work the hardest.
Don't be afraid of killing yourself
a.lth work. 1t is beyond your power
10 do that. Men cannot work so hard
as that on the sunny side of thirty.
lhey die sometimes, but it's because
4hey quit work at 6 p. m. and don't 60
nome until 9 q. M. It's the interval
that kills. Work gives an appetite for
meals; it lends solidity to the SUM
Der; 1T gives the appreciation of a hol.
iday.
There are men who do not work. but
the world is not proud of them. 1t
does not even know their names; it
simply speaks of them as old So-and
Sos boys. Nobody likes them; the
great busy world doesn't even know
that they are there. So find ont what
you want to be and do, take off your
hat and make a dust in the work. The
buster you are the less deviltry you
will be apt to get into, the sweeter will
he your sleep, the brighter and happier
your holidays and the better satisfied
will the world be with you.