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The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21
SCIENTIFIC SOFA

The weight of sea water is | .029 times
that of fresh water. One cubic foot of
sea water weighs Ga. 1895 pounds and
one gallon 8.5s pounds. About one
thirty-tldrd part of its weight, or folr
ounces to- each gallon, is salt.
At least 10, 900 preserved humming
birds are now embraced in the col
lection in the British Museum. The
finest collection on this side of the
Atlantic, containing about 1000 spec
linens, has been presented by Mr.. D.
G. Elliot to the American Museum OF
Natural History in New York.
-Pasteur proves the value 8 his pre-
ventive of splenic fever by Showing that
in France, during the last five years, the
morality of inoculated sheep has ranged
from 0.75 to los per cent, that of non
inoculated being ten per cent. Only
OBS to 0.50 per cent. of inoculated cat
tie died, and five per cent. of Others. .
4 popular fallacy, according to Mr..
A. W. Hare, of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh, is the belief that water from
a rushing torrent is safer for drinking
purposes than the water from a sluggish
stream, for the reverse is really the fact.
Sewage-contamipated water contains
fewer organisms after ten or twelve
days than river water, for the reason
that the microbes rapid growth during
the first two or three days exhausts their
food supply.
Says old Allen Thompson: "When ]
am in the woods | never use q
in fact, l don't need any,. There are
three sure ways that l have for finding
the points of the compass. You will
notice that three-fourths of the moss on
trees grows on the north side; the heav-
lest boughs on spruce trees arc always
on the south side; and thirdly, the top
most twig of every uninjured hemlock
tips to tho east. You just remember
those things and you'll never get lost.
The classification of the fishes found
in the sea of Galilee has led to the
strange discovery that these fishes do
not belong to the Mediterranean sys-
tenn, but are peculiar, and belong to the
fish system of the great inland lakes OF
Africa-Tanganyika, Nyassa, and the
neighboring waters, The Canon draws
the inference that untold ages ago the
Jordan Valley was filled by a lake which
was joined to the Red Sea, her a fresh
water lake, which in turn was in direct
communication with the great lake sys-
TEN of Central Africa.
The plan of signaling accurate time
from ~sea-coasts was first adopted by
Great Britain about thirty years ago.
That country now has on its coasts four
teen time balls aud five other time
signals, and Its colonies and ~dependen-
| cies have twenty-six time-balls; Ger
many has seven time-haus; France, four
time-balls and two ot,trhr time-signals;
Sweden and Norway, 4pl stria- Hungary,
Holland with Belgium, FTd the United
States, have five mel Wis each; Den
mark has two; Snain a-2eortugal, one
each; Italy, nom + acc
n TO
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me An.srican Wonsan's Gait.

a&a44
why IS It that so few American women
walk well, sou wonder. + il lacing or
bnstles Of what that spoils their gait Z
And ii yon study this problem another
presents itself quite worthy Of pedal
science. Terrible al the charge il, it
seems none the less true that nearly ell
southern women toe in. Ten Indies,
aIl young, from Baltimore and New Or
leans, have crossed the sands. One ct
them has planted herdainty feet properly,
angling them away from each other as
theg fall. Another has approached this,
but the remaining eight have either get
their feet ID d straight line ahead or
pointed them 4 liteo inward. Two Of
Them have displayed a angainly over
reaching hip movement, Lewis Carroll
found he only word 70 describe i
when, Is rscoantipg the slaying Of the
iabberaoelx, he made the word gal
ssnsnhinr. Those two u~Ilauestiopably
uslunph. But they 1--WE faces that
could carry worse faults than that and
s. soot eaaeation Ihey TAXI re Ihought
WhstsseF rssaasett eof New Iora
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At a Women,s Conventiof

Iii d Woman7s convention il Chicago,
Anna Dickinson, with her quick repair
lee, silenced the Rev. Robert Laird Col
hef. 1t was requested from the plat
form, where sat the dignified ladies, that
Inv one III the audience woull respect
fully ask questions as to the purpose of
The reformers, and give opportunity to
peak Of the proposed Improvement in
society,
Or. Collier, seeing Miss Dickinson oc-
cupying a seat of honor, arose and asked
that she would give her Interpretation
of the weeds in scripture, wives, SUB
init yourselves to your W husbands.
III d moment Mss Dickinson was on her
feet with the reply-sThe text and con-
text read: Wives submit yourselves
10 your own husbands. Husbands, love
Fonr wives as Christ loved tho church
bad gave himself for it,
Find me the men, Mr.. Collier, who
yve their wives as Christ loved the
hurch, and then, Isay submit"
Another gentleman got up and sail he
honld like permission to read the com
~ obituary. which was agreed to.
Die following was the suggestive sentf-
Mcnt:
died, in the thirty-ffth year Of his
10, John Smith, husband of Hon. Jane
6nith, 1T her residence in Franklin, at
M o'clock. Mr.. Smith was o meek and
quiet husband, beloved for the graces Of
aeu$ivated nature. He excelled in the
A%onsestic virtues. As a cook he was
saspassed By few; as q nurse he was
eaaatled by none. The ladies' Of the
vAgention took it ID 4 spirit of nirth
ana good nature.-GAlbany Press.
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llEt4AT
W AIl.S
-" YOU?

Dc you feel dull, langrid, low-spirited, life
less, and indescribably miserable, both physi-
cally and mentally; experience O sense of
fullness or bloating after eating, or of gone
ness or emptiness of stomach in the morn
ing, tongue coated. bitter or bad taste in
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, floating specks"
before the eyes. nervous prostration or ex-
haustion, irritability of temper, hot fiushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
biting, transient pains here an there, cold
feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, or
disturbed and unrefreshing sleep, constant,
indescribable feeling of dread, or of impend-
ing calamity?
of these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common of American maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the humber and diversity of symp-
toms. No matter what stage it has reached,
DIR, Pferce's Golden Medical DtJcOyery
will subdue it, If taken according to direc-
lions for a reasonable length of time. If not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
Rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or other grave
maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later, induce q fatal termination.
DIR. Piercess Golden Medical Dis
cOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system of all blood-taints and i'm
~purities, from whatever cause arising. 1t is
equally efficacious in acting upon the Kid
neys, and other excret0ry organs. cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases. AS
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS.
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Hoau PeonLe Da,o,un.

Edward Horn, an employe of the De-
troit Ferry Company and the saver of
sixty-four lives, has related a few of the
characteristics of a drowning person.
81 believe I can tell just by the clutch
how many times a drowning person has
been down. The first trip down they
go for you with a firm, decided clutch
that means they still known what they
are about. The second immersion causes
q shaky, uncertain grip, which can be
easily broken if Jou so choose. 1t is the
last time down that the grasp becomes a
convulsiA bewildered one, and but
few swimmers can save a person after
the unfortunate man has descen led for
the third time. Almost invariably the
drowning man, on his final journey be-
low the water, will seize his preserver
by the legs. It seems to be a law of
nature, and one I canrot account for.
It would be easier to save a whole river
full of men than one drowning woman.
The odd feature of tho latter's struggle
in the water is that she will seize your
hands if she can get hold of one or
both of them. A woman will drown
quicker than a man. She opens her
mouth from the time she first strikes the
water, and never closes it, and 50 loses
her senses more easily. Yes, | saw one
person die of s,rangulation while we
were under water together. His eyes
were wonderfully fascinating as he
stared helplessly at me. You may not
believe it, but they shone like two balls
of fire.
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FOR THE HOU
Recipes.

IGCtPoSe
LEMON MARMALADE. Peel the lemons
and extract the seed; boil the lemons
until soft, add the juice and pulp, with
a pound of sugar to a pound of lemon;
boil to thicken.
FRIED APPLES Make a batter of two
eggs, a pinch of salt, a cup Of milk, and
six tablespoonful of flour. Slice, pare
and core tart apples as thin as Saratoga
potatoes. Di@them in the batter and
fry. Eat with powdered sugar.
EXCELLENT BUN.-Take one quart of
flour, mix it with one-half teaspoonful
of salt, three t~easpoonfuls of baking
powder, mix thoroughly. Then rub in
onc-half cup of butter, four eggs, one
pint of milk. Pour the batter into gem
pans and bake in a quick oven.
TOMATO KETcHUP.-Onc gallon of
ripe tomatoes, four tablespoonfuls of
salt, two tablespoonfuls each of pepper
and ground mustard, IA half ~teaspoonfui
each of allspice and cloves, a pint of
vinegar, one half cup of sugar; simmer
slowly for three hours; bottle and cork
tightly and it will keep for years.
LEMON CREAMs.-Pare two lemons
thin, pour over one-half pint boiling
water, let stand all night. Squeeze the
juice Of the lemons on one-half pound
sugar the next morning, beat three eggs
we'll, take oat the peel and mix the
water with other ingredients, strain
through a sieve, then stir over a brisk
fire till thick as cream; pour hot in the
glasses.
CREAM soufa-Break fine the bone OF
achicken from which the meat has been
cut. Skin first, by pouring boiling
watepover, when skin can readily be re-
moved. Cover with one quart cold
water and simmer three hours; then
strain, and return liquid to kettle. Add
to it two chopped onions, three grated
potatoes, one-half turnip grated, salt
and pepper to season, and one-half tea,
cupful soaked raw rice. Boil until
rice is very soft, then strain and return
to kettle. Bring to a boil, then add
n quart rich milk, n Tablespoonful
corn-starch stirred with three table.
~spoonfuls of butter until smooth. Sim.
mer five minutes and serve very hot.
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The Feminine Bachelor.

Inc feminine bachelor is becoming 8
feature of New York, says the Mail and
Express, to an extent not known in any
other city. She is frequently pretty,
she is always we'll dressed, she ranges
from % to 80 years old and she leads an
independent life not usual with any
other class OF women. The feminine
achei IS a woman, young, unmarried,
living by herself Or with a companian
like herself, to whom society by com
mon consent allows an individual freedom
never dreamed of by the chaperoned
girl, and to be likened only to the Bo-
hemian existence of the unmarried man.
The feminine bachelor is usually a bright
girl, and she often m from the coun.
try. She is fully capable of taking care
OF herself, and her numbers multiply
every season.
the feminine bachelor is, save for
other Bohemian women, a stranger in the
city, though her bon comaraderie ex-
tends the circle of her acquaintance
rapidly. She is an art student, a medi-
cal student, she is learning music OF
shorthand. She has literary warnings
and sends her manuscripts to all the
publishers. She is on an Independent
footing, comes and goes as she pleases,
holds herself bound to no code of pro
priety save her own, and has induced So
ciety to accept her code as for her q,
good a one as could be. She has COM
p~aratively few acquaintance of the other
sex. Men are apt to like her and she is
apt to like them, but she is too busy to
let the association go very far. She
does not remain single Of set pur.
pose, but is like enough to continue un-
married through filling her life full Of
other things.
The true feminine bachelor is never
a pessimist. She likes New York; she
r~ejoiees in her own perfect freedom and
she dlssipates In a bright, innocent, light:
hearted way that is more like the jovi-
atty of boys and girls than the dignity
of three decades of years. The feminine
bachelor goes to concerts and lecture
and to the theatre a great deal. Ihave
never missed her on the first night. She
is ALWAYS there. and is the best nosted
woman on opera and plays in the city
She comes alone and she goes hom,
alone and nobody molests her or make
her afraid.
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when Ladies First Danced.

~ Is only within the past 500 years
shaE women have danced publicly with
men says 4 writer in the Saturday Re-
gsw. In Italy, however, as early as the
thirteenth century promiscuous dancing
Nas tolerated although the church
.tegnly condemned the innovation as
nnbecoming, and it was not at sill gen
sral. When Henry nTof France visited
Rsaice early In the sixteenth century,
there Wasa grand ballagiven In his honor
g which Gil The noble ladies Of Vanice
we're invited. Nothing could exceed
tae spIendor of their dresses and the IN
egeQihle number of enormous pearls
whlch they wore; but whereas 800 Of
Them danced ID the presence Of the king
poi one Of them was assisted BY part
ns However Suando, IN that part ri
By aialy IL which I'D gives minute de-
aalAs of the progress of Lucretia Borgia
raM Rome ID Fefrara on the occasion
IF AsE marriage with her fourth husband,
AHsoFAas u that She was particu-
'asl foud of dancing the sal
aas basoIas Thus he tells
orc occasion: MY lady
AaFsf tha bride, beGng dressed ia
l|aha SeHsh lyla Ii crimson satin
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Prettu Fnr Fetched.

Friggs-say, Frogs, why is a sheet of
writing paper like q lazy dog2
Frogs-You d -darned idiot, there's
no resemblance, whatever.
Frigs-oh, yes, there isg Listen and
follow me. Asheet Of writing paper is
an inclined plane; an inclined plane IS
! sIope-up; : slow pup is . lazy dog.
seel
Dull thud.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

which was really the result OF consump-
ton, was attributed to a celestial pun.
lshment upon her for the iniquity of
having gyrated in this naughty French
dance" The salta was very popular at
the court of Henry VIII, and was
quite as fashionable then as the waltz
with which it is identical, is at the
present time. Possibly it was while
dancing a salta or volta, as it was indis-
~criminately called, that this uxorious
monarch fell in love with Anne Bullen.
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ro,nen Employed in ENGLAND.

Wriiinc to the Pail Mall Gazette, ga
Woman" says: "The number of womee,
.mnloycd in definit occupations in Eng
t.nd and Wales was at the census of
tpaf 4. 40S. 918. OF these /, 500, 730 were
slanloycd in various industries, con
.tituting a little over one-fourth of the
Industrial ~poEu,ation, "a, $40 were en-
aged in agriculture, and /, 545, 302 were
lomestic servants. Domestic service is
perfectly womanly occupation, because
i implies that complete surrender of
liberty and that subordination to an
afhcr's which are the brightest jewels of
Ihe female crown ; but eycn here
soman's inferiority is duly marked by
IoWcr wages, the butler being more
highly paid than the housekeeper, the
valet than the lady's mail, the chef
lban the-why the word has not even a
iemiuinc; we are obliged to say the fe-
male cook. The remaining ome who
src paid FOR their work are employed in
naching, nursing, laundry and other
minor occupations. Outside these are
l.45S. 99S women who are f~unoccupied'
that is, uapaid-aud of whom the Gen.
ms report says that they are mostly
married. aud employed in domestic and
other work. AS these do not render
erYice for ~pccuaiary remuneration we
bo not here concerned with them save
ID note that the women who gain their
v livelihood number but 1000. 0OC
less than their so-called more fortunate
sisters.'o
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Life in the Paris SaMera

is possible, for a short time to the robust, but
the majority of refined persons would prefer
immediate death to existence in their reeking
atmosphere. How much more revolving to be
in ones self a liUing seaCer. But this is actually
the case with those in whom the inactivity of
to escape through the lungs, breath, the pores,
kidneys and bladder. 1t is astonishing that
life remains in such a dwelling. DR.. Pierce's
Code Medical Discover restores normal
purity to the system aud rcneWs the whole be-
ing.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

Forks are q comparatively modern
invention and were first known in Italy
toward the end of the fifteenth century.
They began to be known in France
toward the end of the sixteenth CEN
fury, and were introduce into Englsnd
in 1906, just fourteen years before the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
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Glea,c TYaaf.

81 say, old man, = remarked Robinson
10 his friend Jenes, who is almost 8 liy-
ing skeleton, ri tell you how to get
fat II 4 very prt time il you want to.
sHowaf demanded Jones, eagerly
Buy prize pig, : ohuckled Robinson
s he vanished around the corner
TidSBifa
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Plenty o1 Enperfence.

1achting friend p~layfally Have
you any experience 81 Squalls, Brown
Brown-sqaallst ~0geriouslg Ny dear
sir, I've brought up ten in family.
Runch.
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Diseases can lie cured, il proper y treated in
time, as shown by the following statement
from d. C. FREEMAN, Sydney: Having been
a great sufferer from pulmonary attacks, ana
gradually was ing away for the past two years.
it affords me pleasure to testify that SCOTS
EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil with Lime and
Soda has given me great relief, and cheer
fully recommend it to all suffering in O SINH
lar a to myself. In addition, l would say
that it is very pleasant TO take"
English statemen live LONGER than American
statesmen, but they don't have so much fun,
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For weak lungs, splitting of blood, sh~ortness
of breath, consumption, night-sweats and all
lingering coughs, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" is a sovereign remedy. Superior to
cod liver oil. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

A. bald-headed bonk-keeper should nevt
try to wipe his p n on his la r.
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Her face so fair. las flesh it scanned NOT.

ssHer face so fair, as flesh it seemed not,
But heavenly por raft of bright angels hue,
Clear as the sky, without a blame or blot,
Through goodly mixture of complexion due,
And In her cheeks the yermcil red did show"
This is the poets description of a woman
whose physical system was in perfectly sound
and healthy state, with every junction acting
properly. and is the enviable condition of is
fair patrons produced by Dr: plerce's Favor
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

HaughicrS, Wives and Mothsrt.
Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases. fras
securely sealed. Dr. Is. Marchisi, Utica, NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21
I,unp TroubIps and Wasting

II aim to tell the truth" Yes interrupted
m acquaintance, Tut you are a very bad
shot ~
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The great success of many agents employed
ty good evidence of the excellence and popu-
larity of the books they offer to sell through
their agents. This is a reliable house, and any
contract made with them you can depend on
will be faithfully carried out.
In I q hrirht Icy q IN of SncClI atinn there is
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

'R~oYALGIUE' mends everything! Broken
China. Glass. Wood. Free Viaisa at Drugs & Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

Hardly anybody would care to change places
with the turtle, and yet he has a great snap,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

Electricity is a very serious matter, nd yet
Edison makes light of it.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

In t G bright lex con of spccu alton there is
nothing so uncertain as a sure TIL NJ.
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GuRES AL HuRHORS,

from a common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
caused by bad blood are conquered by this
powerful, purifying. and invigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
tested it's potency in curing letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes Scrof-
ulous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
"White Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for q large Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same anoun
for a Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
NFOR THE BLOOD is THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DIR. Pierce's
dsofde Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skim. buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health viii be established
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mFoR THE BLOOD is THE LIFE"
CONSUNTPTIONof 1894

which is ScrOfusa Of the Lungs, ested
earlier Nages of the disease. From its mar
vclous power over this terribly fatal disease,
when first offering this now world-famed rem
edy to the public, DR.. Pierce thought seriously
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
a medicine which, from it's wonderful com
bination of tonic, or strengthening, Alternative,
or blood-cleansing, anti-bilious, p~ectoral, and
'nutritive properties, is ~unequaled. not only
as a remedy for Consumption, but for ali
Chronic WbiSpRSaS of the
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~ 0F.Es IL worth $500 per lib. Tettft's Eye Salve IL
W worth 81 900, but Is sold at sc. q box BY dealers.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

PALMS Business College, Phiia,, Pa. situa
lions furnished Life Scholarship. $40. Write
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21

AEEMTG obtained by e. III. GEL.
LIZA STON 81 co., WasIs-
ingfon, ID. G. Send for our book OF instructions.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-21
HERBRAND FIFTH WHEEL. a assss e. Bggss
Improvement. HERBRAND CO., Fremont, o,

PENSIONS e.: :s ;:; S ~ :: 4 q. s. s;
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-01

only means no tariff for protection, hence
means free trade"-let US see il this is so.
First, he assumes that wages are regu-
lated by the tariff; that to reduce the
tariff will reduce wages. But what does
regulate wages? Does not supply and
demand? How many protected manu-
facturers pay more for labor than they
can help? Given ten men and but eight
jobs will not the eight who secure en-
plovment have to work for less than if
there had been no others seeking en-
ployment? In other words, do not en-
ployers hire laberers as cheap as they
can get them? Then what has protec-
ton to do with the scale of wages when
there are hundreds of thousands of men
in this country out of work and thou
sands of laborers coming to our shores
daily? How could they (manufacturers)
reduce the price of labor when they al
ready pay the least for which they
can get men to work? That
they do pay the least possible
now, the almost daily strikes by
organized workmen against reduction
of wages is standing witness. Is not
the labor market free? Is there not free
trade-absolute free trade-in labor
Cannot the manufacturer hire the cheap
est labor there is in the whole world as
it comes to our shores begging for work
at almost any price? Are not the Ital-
ians and other foreigners employed in
the protected industries Standing evil
dence that manufac. urers do avail them
selves of that cheap labor? What advan
tage is it to the workingman to be COM
PEELED to buy the necessaries of life in
restricted market when he must sell his
labor in free market? Admitting that
the tariff enables manufacturers to pay
more for labor than the law of supply
and demand requires. do they do 1t? No!
Yours truly,
A LABoRER.
KEENE, CAL, july 80, 1888.