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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
PEACOCK FEATHERS.
They Have Gone Out of Fashion Owing to
an Old Superstition.

|
an Old Superstition.
In olden times the plumage of the pea
cock was considered among the brightest
of natures beauties. says the New York
Sun. The proud bird itself was prepared
with all it's feathers on for the grand
banquets of Kings and high mobiles, where
/ it held the most prominent place. Until
within few years only small number
OF even the wealthiest persons, especially
in America, felt that they could afford to
include peacocks among their pets. The
feathers were costly, and every
woman prided herself upon the pos
session of few IN her bonnet. If she
| were fortunate enough to have fan
made of these feathers she felt proud, in
deed. Gradually, as the hunters secured
larger quantities, wealthy people began
to use them for decorative purposes.
| Elegant screens, some with the feathers
spread thinly on a cloth surface, and
| Others, which were more costly, with the
feathers closely sewed together; fans
| with silver handles, sofa cushions and
| chair seats were made of the brilliant
plumage. The feathers were even used
in the decoration of walls. and for friezes
| and dadoes.
| But suddenly, and apparently without
cause, the demand ceased. The feathers
that had previously been the joy Of the
| owner, were looked upon with distaste
and pronounced out of fashion. They
| were ruthlessly torn from the hats they
had adorned, from walls and screens, and
thrown into the rubbish heaps.
Whence came this sudden and unex.
planned dislikef The reporter was told
that an ancient superstition to the effect
that peacocks and peacocks' feathers
were sure to bring bad luck to their owners
had been revived and had brought about
the downfall of the fashion. He made
inquiries at the stores where peacock
feathers were formally supplied, and
found that the demand for them had
ceased entirely. At Tiffany's it was said
| that they had not sold fan or screen of
peacock feathers for several years. Gus
toners never ask for them. The reporter
was informed at other houses that feathers
that formerly sold at high prices can now
be obtained for twenty five, fifty and
seventy-five cents bunch. number of
importers said that they were used very
| little.
Daniel Hodnot, a resident of Long
Branch, and a brother in-aw of the late
Daniel Liddy, brought his wife a screen
| made of peacock feathers from Europe
last summer. He told her of the
prevailing superstition jestingly, and she
was not disturbed by it. Since then Mr..
Hodnot's house has several times mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire; VAL
liable dog belonging to him has died with
out apparent cause; burglars have entered
the place and stolen valuables; and both
Mir. Liddy and Mr.. Hodnot have died.
Finally, law suit to contest Mr.. L iddy's
will la threatened
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
The Funeral Month of March.

An observant metropolitan barber says
that he can tell ones physical condition by
the state of the hairl
The Bible tells US that with his hair gone
Samson lost his strength. The Romans
considered badness a serious affection and
julius Caesar was never quite satisfied with
himself because his poll was bare.
The face, however, is the open book and
one can readily trace in its various express
sions, lines, changes and complexion the
state Of the system.
The eye that is unusually bright and yet
has a pallid brightness, the face upon
whose cheeks nature paints rose of sim
gular beauty and fush more marked in con-
trast with the alabaster appearance Of the
forehead and nose and lower part Of the
face, is one of those whom the skilled ply
stefan will tell you will some day dread
the funereal month Of March, because it
is then that consumption reaps its richest
harvest. Consumption they tell US is caused
by this, that and the other thing, by mi
.crobes in the air, by micro-organisms in
the blood, by deficient nutrition, by thou
sand and one things, but whatever the cause,
decay begins with a cough and the remedy
that will effectually stop the cause of that
cough cures the disease of the lungs.
That is all there is of it.
The cough is an evidence of a wasting.
To stop it effectualy, remedy must be
used that will search out the cause, re-
move that and then heal the lung and do
away with the cough. This is the power,
special to itself, possessed alone by War
ner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption
remedy. This is no new-fangled notion of
narcotics and poisons, but an old-fash-
toned preparation Of balsams, roots and
herbs, such as was used by our ancestors
many years ago, the formula of which has
been secured exclusively by the present
manufacturers at great trouble and expense.
It is not mere cold dryer. 1t is system
searcher and upbuilder and consumption
expeuant Where others fail, it wins, be-
cause it gets at the constitutional cause and
removes it from the system.
j. w. Hensaw Of Greensboro, Pa, on Jan.
Is, 1888, reported that "he had derived
more real benefit for the length of time,
from Warmers Log Cabin Cough and Con-
sumption remedy than he had for years
from the best state physicians"
If you have cough, night sweats, "posi-
tive assurance in your own mind that
you, oh-you, have no consumption"
and yet lose flesh, appetite, courage, as
your lungs waste away, you may know that
soon the funereal month of March will
claim you, unless promptly and faithfully
you use the article named. If other rem
edies have failed try this one thoroughly.
If others are offered, insist the more on
trying this unequaled preparation.
Some persons are prone to consumption
and they should never allow the disease to
become seated.
The teeth of time-the false set fur
,ioI,a NIL
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

So read the headlines of many newspa-
per column, and we peruse with palpitating
interest the details of the catastrophe, and
are deeply impressed by the sacrifice of hu-
man lives involved. Yet thousands of men
and women are falling victims every year
to that terrible disease, consumption (scrof-
ula of the lungs, and they and their friends
BILE. Now, there could be no greater mis-
take. No earthly power, of course, can re-
store lung that is entirely wasted, but DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will
rapidly and surely arrest the rayages OF
consumption, if taken in time. Do not,
therefore, despair, until you have tried this
wonderful remedy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

eyes, it pays" said big, fat physician,
with name which is known throughout the
medical world. II have practice worth
guessed it first time. They pay $40 every
time they come into nay Office. When one
gets on my list tell you she staysr and
Dr. Il laughed long and loud This is
quackery- gilt-edged, genteel quackery-to
keep suffering woman paying tribute year
in ard year out, and doing them no good.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures the
peculiar weaknesses and diseases of wom-
en-. 1t does not lie to them nor rob them.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
Painting Wood Surfaces.

One coat of paint, says correspondent
of the Mechanical Neaos, takes twenty
pounds of lead and four gallons of oil per
one hundred square yards; the sec ond
coat, forty pounds lead, four gallons of oil /;
the third, the same as the second; say one
hundred pounds of lead, six teen gallons
of oil per one hundred square yards, for
three coats.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
RHEUM ATTSM.

rhe Case Stated.-Jan'y 18th, 1883. Messrs.
George C. Osgood & Co., druggists Lowell,
Mass, wrote to the undersigned as follows
'sMr. Lewis Dennis, No. 1876 Moody street,
wishes to recommend st. Jacobs Oil, and
desires especially to say that:
'ORIN ROBINSON, Of Granville, Mass, a
boy of IL years, came to his house in the
hummer Of 1881 walking on crutches, his
left leg being bent at the knee for over two
months, and could not be bent back. Mr..
Dennis had some St. Jacobs Oil in the house,
and gave it to him to rub on his knee. In
six days he had no use for his clutches, and
went home well without them, as he has
been ever since"
corrohoratIve and Conclusive Testimony.
Lowell Mass, July 8, 1SS7-Gentlemen ::
Mr.. Lewis Dennis has just called upon me,
and informs me that the boy Grin Robinson,
who was poor cripple on clutches, and
was cured by st. Jacobs Oil in 1881 the
cure has remained permanent. The young
man has been and is now at work at manual
labor; the case certainly proves the efficacy Of
st. Jacobs Oil.-Dr. GEO. C. OsGoeD, NJ. D.
Sold By Druggists and Dealers Ereryrnhere.
rur euhptcc Uocrt go IN p.Hir,,ra Nd
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
WHEN William Tel suuI the apple off his
sons head, the boy had an arrow escape

WE would be pleased to know Of a man or
woman who has never had headache or been
subject to constipation. As these seem to
be universal troubles little advice may be
in order. Why should persons cram their
stomachs with nauseating purgative pills,
etc, which sicken and debilitate when such
a pleasant and sterling remedy as Prickly
Ash Bitters will act mildly and effectively
on the liver, kidney, stomach and bowels,
and at the same time tone up and strength
en- the whole system, causing headache,
constipation and all such distressing evils
to quickly disappear.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

DANGER Signaled by Cough is averted
with Hales Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
aaa.17R Cigars

were the exact number shipped during the
largest mail order cigar house in the world,
namely, r. W. Tansin & CO., Chicago.
DTRE impecunious man in need OF gum
shoes ie not opposed to arubber trust -BaL
fis,aaY.e A,neYiraa.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

MOST people neglect the eyes" says g
medical paper; but very few neglect the i
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell it Csc
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
P1so's Cure for Consumption is the best
Cough Medicine. If you don't believe it,
take a dose. By druggists, Csc. bottle.

A WINDING stare-watching your best girl
as you hold her skein of floss
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

A NOVELTY for fashionable luncheon
good appeUlte
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
TEE prop her study Of mankind is how to
aurpnrt n wife -(irittc

CoUGHs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, ETC.,
quickly relieved by Browns BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. A simple and effectual remedy,
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose. Sold oaaty In boxes.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
Genteel Quacks.

IT is generally 3al ups with man when
he begins to go down hill Courier.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

IT is better to give than to receiye-a
thrashing, Teas SiftingS
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

A PERFECT specifc-Dr. sage's Catarrh
Remedy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
Shocking Accident.

THE teeth of time-the false set fur
nished ON credit.-Puck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

IT ship arrives i. port second late
they dock it
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17

Sold By Druggists and Dealers ErerysnheTe.
THE CHARLES A. VoeELER CO.. Baltimore. Nd.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
Chicago Opera House.

On Monday, November 18th, the
McCaull Opera Company will begin
a brlet engagement at the Chicago
Opera House. This will be the on
ly engagement played in Chicago
during the present season by this the
strongest comic opera organization
lin America. The opening opera will
be 'sThe Lady or the Tiger The
book is by Sydney Rosenfeldt, and
is founded on Frank Stocktons we'll
known story of that name. The OPP
era had an extended and most sue
cessful run in New York City, also in
Philadelphia and the other places
where it has been given. According
to the New York papers, the book is
one of the best that this country has
yet seen in the line of comic opera;
and the music is described as melo-
die and catching. Following "The
Lady or the Tiger" will be the great
revival of "Boccaccio," in which
Miss Laura Moore, formerly of the
National Opera Company, will make
her Chicago debut. The company
comprises the following people:
Laura Moore, DeWolf Hopper, Lau-
ra Joyce-Bell, Digby Bell, Josephine
Knapp, Edmund Stanley, Herbert
Grips, Angel Barbara, Marion
Manola, Eugene Oudin, Annie N.Y.
ers, Jefferson de Angela, Chas. w.
DUNCAN, John ]. Rafael, Lindsay
Morrison, Louis Shrader, Herr Adolph
Nowak, Musical Director, Madame
Mathilde Cottrelly, Supervisor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
Geo. Augustus SaIa.

George Augustus Sala, the we'll known
English writer on his last Australian trip
wrote as follows to The London Dailu Iele.
graph:
II especially have pleasant remember
sance of the ships doctor--a very experien-
ced maritime medico indeed, who tended
me most kindly during horrible spell OF
bronchitis and spasmodic asthma, provoked
by the sea fog which had swooped down on
us just after we left San Francisco But
the doctors prescriptions and increasing
warmth Of the temperature as we neared
the Topics, and in particular, couple OF
ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs clapped on
--one on the chest and another between the
shoulder blades-soon set me right"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Maroa, H.-Grady & Wagner, general
merchants, made an assignment.
st. Petersburg The death of Prjevalsky,
the explorer, was caused by typhoid fever.
Columbus, Ind Thomas Blown was
fatally hurt in a fight with William Bur-
rell. u
st. Petersburg The Gear and suite met
with a hearty reception on their return to
this city.
Bloomington, I'LL. W. Brown, grocer,
has been closed by the sheriff on judg-
ment of 5000.
London-Cardinal Newman is now out of
danger. A Thanksgiving service for his re-
covery was held Sunday.
Hastings, Neb.-s'Kid'' Hawkins, a noted
gambler, has been arrested, charged with
numbering Frank Fansler.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Ezra Sutton, formerly
Of the Bostons, has been signed as third
base for next years Milwaukee nine.
Brandenburg, Ky-Zack Hill shot and
killed Mrs Jones, neighbor. Mrs. Jones
had caused the arrest of Hill for breach of
peace.
Peru, Ind-David O'Connell was found
dead in an alley after Democratic rally.
Too much whisky is thought to have caused
his death.
Chicago-George Gurley, formerly in
partnership with M. " Powell in the roof
ing business, committed suicide by taking
heavy dose of morphine.
independence, Mo.-Lizzie Hill, aged 10,
and servant girl, aged II, were burned
to death by the explosion Of gasolin4
stove in the house of Jonathan Hill.
Lima, Ohio-William Williams, aged 70,
an inmate of the poor house, was found
guilty of cattle stealing and went violently
insane from brooding over his trouble.
Waverly, Iowa-The Office of j. B.
Crampston, leading livestock dealer here,
was burned, causing heavy loss. The fire
is thought to have been of incendiary
origin.
Springfield, IIl-Gov. Oglesby has issued
arequisition on the Governor of Missouri
for Henry Schaffer, now under arrest at
st. Louis and wanted at Olney for horse
stealing.
Madison, Wis.-Mrs. c. J. King, wife of
the professor of mechanical arts in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, has died of consump-
ton. For several years she was instructor
in elocution in the university.
Chicago-Frank Day, young Canadian,
was stabbed and killed at the corner of
Clark and jackson streets at midnight by an
unknown man, who is still at large. The
crime was due to political enthusiasm and
too much whisky.
Fairfield, Ill.-Burglars blew open the
safe in Barley & Goudy's printing office
in this city. They found $500 in cash and
$500 in county orders and notes. Then
they tried to blow the safe in Bach & Stein
er's store and failed.
Montreal, Que. = Mayor Babcock, of
Cleveland, O., who has been here for the
last two days, has left for his home without
having seen Axworthy, the defaulting city
treasurer. He says he will return here
again, but will not institute legal proceed
ings against Axworthy.
New York-Tom Fisher and Bob Dunlap
fought under prize ring rules at Long
Island resort. The fifteenth round was the
longest and the fighting was furious. In
the eighteenth round Dunlap flung Fisher
against stake and after the latter had
brought up against the ground he decided
to stay there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
Dairying has got to be the future

Dairying has got to be the future
basis of farming in this great State,
and the sooner we, one and all, work
up to this necessity, and put our
hands and brains into its perfecting,
the better. There is now general
awakening, and | do not know of
one well-managed butter factory or
creamery, or one private dairy, which
is not prosperous, and more pros
porous than any line of general
farming, even in the best parts of
the State. There is no branch of
agricultural husbandry which equals
it, unless it be some special thing ia
vored by fortunate and uncommon
surroundings.-Country Gentleman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
Barge Owners Recover Damages.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. BIN October
1887, two barges towed by the steambarge
Elfnmere were swamped and went to the
bottom in gale as the Elfnmere was try
ing to gain shelter in the harbor at Pressure
Isle. The owners of the barges began
suit against the owners Of the Flfnmere in
the United States court, claiming that her
master was negligent The case was ar
gued yesterday before Judge Brown and
Capt, Elmer United States navy, and
Capt Joseph Nicholson, as trinity masters,
and resulted in a verdict of $40, 900 for the
barge-owners. The barges were owned by
J. H. Christie and Michael O'Tool of De-
trOt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
TURNED HIS PRISONER LOOSE.
"A Michigan Sheriff Said to Have Liber-
ated u Convicted Diyekeepor

"A Michigan Sheriff Said to Have Liber~
ated Convicted Divekeeper.
HARRIsoNv1LLE, Mich, Nov. 3.-For'
several years Martin McNearney has kept at;
some point in Altoona or Oscoda counties an.
Infamous den of the worst kind known in the,
lower peninsula Many attempts were
made to root it ut, but all of them failed,
as McNearney had influential friends who
saved him at critical moments. Recently,
however, the true character of
his place was exposed in Detroit
paper, and publicly spurred the Altoona,
county authorities to renew the attempt to-
stamp the den out Of existence This was
finally done at cost to the county of over
5000, and McNearney was sentenced to.
the State prison at Jackson for a term of
years. He was put into Sheriff Sterritt's
hands to be taken to jackson Sterritt
and McNcarney left together, but Sterritt
did not return, and inquiry being made it
was learned that McNearney had not been
delivered at Jackson at ALL and that Ster-
rift had fed The information creates great
excitement in this county, and much indig-
nation is expressed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
ESCAPED FROM THE ICE.

A Strong Gale Releases the Impri.onad
American Whaling Vessels.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. g. The
whaler Thrasher arrived here late this after
noon, and brought the good news that the
thirteen whalers imprisoned in the ice pack
near Herald Island escaped after being i'm
prisoned for six days in the ice. A heavy
northwest gale sprang up and broke the ice
pack, and allowed the vessels TO make their
way through a narrow channel to the open
sea. The ice pack was SO heavy before this
gale that the Thrasher, which is strc ne
steam whaler, couldn't get near the impris-
oned vessels Without the providential
gale nothing could have saved the vessels,
although the crews, numbering 500 men,
might have escaped across the ice to vessels
on the outside of the pack Tho wha,ers
allmade good catch, and several are ex-
pected here tomorrow
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
TEH ASSAULT ON GEN. BUSHNELL
Two Arrests-Rewards Offered-Not Fa-
tally Hurt.

tally Hurt.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 3.-The muir
derous assault made on Gen A. S. Bush
nell is the all-absorbing topic of converse
ton. Gen. Bushnell's injury is recognized
as public calamity, and citizens, irrespec,
tive of politics, have feverishly awaited
news from his bedside
The Generals I'M uries are not considered
fatal, but his surgeons have enforced abso-
lutte quiet and freedom from excitement
He has been under great mental and physi-
cal strain for month and was at the time
of the assault exhausted. The nervous
shock was very pronounced and he was
highly and incoherent in his speech this
morning. He is resting quietly now, and
unless some complication sets in he will not
be confined to his bed many days. It is
feared his face will be disfgured
The first visitor of the house in the
morning was Gov. Foraker. This after
noon two well known roughs, Barney Bray
and Thomas Coleman, was arrested by de-,
tectives. The evidence that they were the
chief assailants of Gen. Bushnell is strong.
The Republican central committee has
offered 81, 900 for the arrest and conviction
of the persons engaged in the assault and
the city will follow with $1,000 reward
each.
kilograms expressive of sympathy have
all day been pouring in on. the familyIEand
business associates Of Gen. Bushnell from
all parts of the United States
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
ANsCHLAGER,s CONFESSION.

The Murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock Tells of Another Bloody Crime.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 3.-Fred
-Anschlager now in Jail here under SEN.
tence of death for the murder of Mr. and
Mrs Hitchcock at Garden Grove some
months ago, made written confession of the
murder of Julius Feugh in September, 1887.
Feugh was a neighbor Of Anschlager, who
then resided in Butler county, and An
schlager claims that he was inspired to kill
.Feugh by two men-George Stenger and
one Barber, in order to obtain Feugh's
money. Stenger was arrested in San
Francisco to-day, and Barder's where.
abouts are unknown.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
The Navy Officials Talk BraveIy 81
Can't Find q Ship OF War;


Can't Find Ship OF War.
WASHINGTON Nov. 3--The Navy De-
partment is doing all it can to hasten the
arrival in Haytian waters Of sufficient
force to protect the interests of Americans
there. Commander Harmony, acting Sec
rotary of the Navy, to-day said that the
Kearsage will be ready to sail in three or
four days. In the meantime the depart
ment has been trying to communicate
by telegraph with the Boston, which re-
Gently sailed from New York and which is
now at Graytown or somewhere off the
coast of Nicaragua. It is impossible to
reach her by telegraph direct, because there
is no line to the city where she is thought
to be lying But instructions will be imme-
diately telegraphed to the United States
representative at the nearest point and he
will forward them by the quickest way to
the ship.
"The Boston, = said the commodore, twill
go to Hayti. The Kearsarge will go, too.
1t is simply question which will get there
first but one vessel will be equal to all
needs of the occasion. Whatever Ameri-
can vessels have been seized will be promptly
taken back. The Haytian government has
done very stupid thing in establishing c
blockade without giving any notice of it. {"
The Washington Aqueduct Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Inspector Thomas
Lucas testified before the acqueduct court of
inquiry that he was employed by the gov
eminent, but that he voluntarily actet for
the contractors at times, getting pay from
them for such times as he passed in the tua-
mel in addition to his regular hours. Henry
Jones and William Coates, colored laborers,
testified that much of the space betwee /
the brickwork and the rock in certain parts
of the tunnel was left void with the full
knowledge of the inspector, who usually sat
beside them and saw the work done.