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The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
The Prosperous South.

The remarkable industrial and COM
mercial progress made IN the southern
states during the last few years has been
widely noticed. An important feature
Of this Is found ia the comparative free
dom from labor trout g, which IN near
II every other section Of The country
cave caused 50 much disturbance. Lead
ing southern papers haze recently called
sse attention Of manufacturers and others
70 this as an indue.nlent to embark n
southern business enterprises, and this
Nth natural advantages IL TIE south,
Las induced many % starkin business
there -EBradstreep
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Anctems Peruuian Manufacturer.

Anctemt Peruuian Manufacturers.
Peruvian woven tissues. often dyed in
brilliant hues, are unsurpassed by the
textile productions of any other ancient
American people. Tacir jewelry of gold
and silver is remarkable. Statuettes in
the precious metals are even more Won
derful; they represent monkeys, birds
with their feathers, fish with scales
etc, modelled in relief or intaglio.
Human figures were also cast in the
precious metals, the artists even attempt
ing groups. Beads were made Of gold,
silver, glass aud carthenwar,. Wool
was used to furnish objects in d. use,
and an example may be seen in the
beautifully ornamenbed combs that are
sometimes found p1acedoseside the dead
in the huacas.-[sWiss Cross.
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Decefufng the Dogs.

When compelled to travel all night
the Siberian natives always make Q prac-
ticc Of stopping just before sunrise and
allowing their dogs to get to sleep
They argue that if . dog goes to sleep
while it ii YET dark and wakes up in an
hour and finds the sun shining be will
suppose that be has had full nights
rest and will travel all day withou
thinking of being tired. One hours
stop, however. It any other time will
be ii 40 use whatever.
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- ahmed classe, Of women.

Where is the m~ueh-abused moth erin
III why will not some n champion
ca cause? The most amiable of women
assoule mothers in-law, and certainly do
81 change their nature because of that
,slation. # young couples would adopt
~ sensible plan of forming independ-
81 homes, However humble, there
amid be v.ry little trouble on that
.s6re. But under any circumstances,
mere IS no basis for one-tenth of the
sbesp wit about the mothers of our
riges. Turn q little light on the con-
asrt of the sons-in-law for a change.
Then there are the old maids, the best
sbased members o. the community. They
It'll unique place of usefulness. And
az Of them are handsome, too. We
could not get on without them. Many
/ nan Is ready to give three hurrahs for
Ehe Old maids. -[New York World.
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SCRAPS,

Tt is noted that timber that has beer
{foated down rivers is not subject te
dry-rot. The water dissolves the salts
nd albumen.
J. G. Sheppard, of Beaver Dam, N.
dug up from a mari pit in his planta.
IN an immense bone, which is supposed
t have belonged to some prehistoric ses
m-ster. The bone is over a yard il
le tn and weighs thirty-seven pounds.
wonderful landscape on exhibition
in ris is executed in European and
fore n insects. Every desired tone il
sup ed by As, 900 coleoptera in the
f~oreg9fhnd, and 1000 varieties of the
insect tribe for the remainder of the
picture. The work required four year:
of the artfts TIM.
We see it's said of the movement o
water: An Inclination of one inch in fit
teen inches is sufficient to give motor
to water. An inclination of three inches
per mile in a straight, smooth channe,
will give a velocity of ,Nree miles PEE
hour, while three feet iould qile would
produce a torrent. $ople~~
The latest feature of ballo oltiog is
a steam balloon. One is now PROMISED
from Paris. 1t is shaped like a fish, trnd
is about 200 feet in length. TIL
engine is suspended in a car beneath
It weighs 300 pounds, and is connect
ed with a propelling screw. The inven
tor expects to make about fourteen
miles per hour.
The gold mines Of Australia continue
to be very profitable. Some of them arr
more than 1000 feet in depth, an6
many will be sunk even lower than tina
in the near future. This is contrary t.
the pre- l~ictions of old mining experts
who said many years ago that no gole
would we be found in Australia at
depth greater than 100 feet.
1t is stated that the height of thu
human body is generally ten times tn
length of the face. When the arms ar
! extended horizontally, the distance be
tween the middle fingers equals tn
length of the body. The face is as Ion:
| as the hand. The arm is four times tn
length of the face. The sole is one-sixtl
the length of the body and six times tn
thickness of the hand equals the thick
ness of the body.
At the Comstock silver mines in Vir
ginia City mining science has reached
its highest point, according to a sal
Francisco newspaper, which says tina
there they carry water down a vertica
shaft to the depth of 1900 feet, ant
then gear it back to the surface, %runnin!
the gigantic mails by the %1,70O-foo
pressure. When the plan wasas sug
gested to engineers ofs,Europe the.
laughed at it; but now it's a proves
success, and furnishes a power immeas
urably greater and cheaper than any
thing hitherto applied in mining.
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Recipes.

Z PSSs
try PUDDING-Put an ounce of beef
or 1tton suet into a frying pan and let
it Fl out clear; ~ld two handfuls of
oatn ! and stir; now add another
oune i agsi the chopped suet, pepper and
salt, Lamb stir till the meal browns.
Serve iEVeS
CREAM, AP1ocA PUDDING. Soak one
teacup of toioca all night in one and a
half cups oin'gilk; heat n quart of
milk and stsh Q tho tapioca: add the
yolks of thfYear }gs three-fourths of a
cup of sugar. sTmmgvoring and a pinch of
salt. When b2led pour over it the
whites of the egg beaten to q froth,
with two tcaspotits of sugar.
BoNED CH1cKEsq--Boil young fowl
until tender; remGeio the meat from the
bones, chop fine ans season with pepper,
salt and butter, and9 pour over it the
liquor that the chicken was cooked in,
which should be boile,rr down to a jelly;
put it in a basin and pat4ess down with a
weight until it is cold;ekeep in a cool
place. Slice with a veta sharp knife.
POTATO EDGrNa. "A saew dish called
''potato edging" is pr pared in this
way: Mold mashed %piipphtoes that are
nearly cold into a west eggg-cup, then
turn out the little conesyf arranging them
in a row all around the roast of meat.
Set in oven and brown, glazing with
butter just before taking out. Serve
one of the cones with each slice of meat.
SCRAMBLED EGG5.-Scrambled eggs
are more quickly prepared than poached
ones and to my taste are quite as good.
Allow at least two eggs to each person,
and beat them very little. For half a
dozen eggs place a tablespoonful of but
ter in spider and when hot pour in the
eggs, season with pepper and salt and,
if liked, a very little finely chopped
parsley. Keep stirring until the egg is
all set; when it is done it should be
taken up on a hot platter and served.
GINGER CRACKERS. One pound of
brown sugar, ons pound of butter, four
pounds of flour, one quut of molasses,
two ounces of ground ginger, two
ounces of ground clover. Put half the
-four iEto a large bowl, aud rub the but
ter into it with the hands until it be-
comes as tile as pulverized sugar: then
add the sugar, molasses and spices.
Work in gradually the rsst of the -four
and knead it as thoroughly as for bread.
The more it IS kneaded the crisper
and better the crackes will be. Roll
out thin, cut with a round cake cutter,
and bake in a moderately heated oven.
These crackers are excellent, and will
keep fresh anl crisp for a long time if
excluded from the air.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
Philadelphia Woman.

Al question much discussed in .p~arlors
ena clubs, says the Philadelphia Times,
il whether beauty is dying out. Three
propositions appear to be very gen orally
accepted: First, that beauty among
women and young girls in the larger
siIies Il rarer than five or ten years ago;
second, that ugly women are o
numerous, and THIRD, that the higher
and more exclusive the circle, the more
fashionable and elegant the surround
iags the less, as q rule, the physical
effectiveness of the women. That
there Il d great decadence in physical
attractiveness among the young women
and girls just entering woman
hood I'D the cities cannot be doubted.
Take the most popular thoroughfares.
the theatres and the great public gather
inqs, SUCH as balls, and how rare is a
genuinely pretty girl or beautiful woman.
II i not many years since it wa a very
ordinary occurrence to find a girl or
woman on Chestnut street SO unmis-
sakabIy pretty That passers-by turned to
look at her. The songs, the ballads,
ha poetry and the fiction were full of
rsisrsnce to beauty, whereas now beauty
shut rarely sung, and even in fiction
most Of the heroines are commonplace.
But The scarcity Of beauty is not con-
fined to fashionable society, a circum-
stance that goes TO show that fashion
ibid dissipation is not the whole root Of
the trouble after all.
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Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Frlnges are very artistic this sea-
son.
Boas are fastened to the garment as a
trimming.
Chenille is now seer in the decoration
of tulle gowns.
Very wide galloons trim some of the
newest long wraps.
Corded felt show gilt, oxodizcd silver
or colored silk effects.
Black and white is a very stylish COM
bination for this season.
Feather bonnets have a barbaric look
and are not very popular.
The Drafted felt hat finds favor with
little people and very young ladies.
The washable lace is the medici and
is the most useful for all underwear.
Long and short wraps are equally
fashionable, whether braided or rot.
Changeable ribbons make very styl-
ish trimming for millinery this season.
Striped plush is employed in making
the side pieces of sleeves of little wraps.
Long NANTES are only trimmed down
the fronts and about the collar and
cuffs.
Jetted tulle evil be worn in half
mourning as a trimming for evening
wear.
Broad brimmed hats are BILL seen in
felts aad rough beavers for httls chill
dren.
There are some. lovely little short
wraps Of shot velvet that are used for
dressy visiting and afternoon reception
wear.
BIG brown leather buttons are the
newest fastening for tailor-made long
wraps.
The tournure is said to be diminish
ing in size, but as yet it shows little
sign of it.
Peasant skirts, are worn by young
girls draped high on the hipsaeand fuli
in the back.
Russian circulars lined with sable are
regal garments which the rich may revel
in this winter.
SHINY black silk beaver hats are
among the prettiest things in head gear
for young girls.
Opalescent fringe il velsgg much used
on certain sorts of evening coftumes
when there is color.
Shot cloths are new woollen stuffs
woven In two colors, SO as to give the
sschangeable' effect so fashionable.
BRUSSELS point is again to the fore and
d made in all grades Of beauty and dell.
cacy and it is used for many purposes.
Those lovely garments sold as tea
gowns and matinees are growing IN IA
yor for dressy house wear in New YORK.
The butterfly III gauze and tinsel i e
fayorite decoration on tulle and gauzy
evening dresses for young girls teat
dance.
The favorite braid design onsuits and
jackets is the deep v back and front,
and ! similar design OF the top and
around the wrists Of the sleeves.
Cloth and fur, particularly short pile
furs, seal, and beaver are beautlsu.ly
combined in dressy bonnets to wear with
dressv tailor suits and wool COSTUMES.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
TIDTEs DEPARTMENT..
The Different Paths.

rao sisters were married once under
,smipgly the anne bright, happy cir
.Tstanees. One, however, had an adj
toe over the other in those natural
ssaowments which sometimes curiously
ss.k striking contrasts in families. To-
ISL IS the sparkling society sister is the
~ 81 the president of the Atlantic 6
spssidc railway the other is living in
II. eity and is the wife of a we'll known
s..vmau.-[Des Moines Mail.
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WRITES,
4 Was Bound to Keep Trying us Long as
life Laafpd.
WORTHWHILE, n. Y, Sept. 10, 1851.

IA LlA5ICA
Worthwhile, n. Y, Sept. 10, 1887.
Dr.. K liner, Dear Sri wrote you some tim,
ago about my case, without the least faith tina
you could do anythi for me-, as l had six diff
fcrent physical 8 and got no relief and was re-
peatedly told that I cou'd not b, cur d, but l
was b ,und to keep trying as long asl fe laste' !.
l was urged by my wife to write you about my
case, as l did in thu spring. You wrote me to
try your Swamp-R Root Kidney, Liver and Blad-
der cure. used it as directed and the result
was, before l had taken the third bottle | was
entirely cured, and have been gaining ever
Sfnca. My cas-, was a Hemorrhage of the Blad-
VIII CHI had beon draining my lie for two
: N1and can say to-day that l IN eat, sleep
E.tdA better than / have before in twenty
years. fsrhGod bless on, and may the af-
flicted do aSar have done. Use Swamp-Root
and be healed. Yours truly,
GEO. D. MACOMBER.
Don't neglect early symptoms. At druggists
$lNp per bottle.iS bottles 5 100, or by express,
DR.. Kilmeiisp cts Binghamton, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

Known and used. by physicians all over the
world. SCOTS EMULSION not only gives flesh
and strength by virtue of its own nutritious
properties, but creates an appetite for food
that builds up the wasted body. Il have been
using SCOTS Emulsion for several years, and
am pleased with it's action. My patients say
it is p.ss8sant and palatabse. and all grow
stronger and gain flesh by the use of it. use
It in all cases of wasting diseases, and 1t is
specially useful for children when nutrient
med cation is. needed, as in Marasmus. 1T.
". PIERCE, NJ. D., Knoxville, Ala. 90
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soft and rich. It was from a rich
y, no doubt, and belonged to a sid
member of 1T. The front of the Cd

soft and rich. Tt was from a rich
", no doubt, and belonged to a sid
member of 1T. The front of the Cd
was embroidered in colored chen,
Very fine and handsome embroidery
was, too. Another had been the prom.
erty of some big girl in the same family.
1t was of plain blue satin, with every
thread Of it silk, and thick as the
proverbial board, with a terrific train
untold yards of rich blue Jet trim
min a heavy fringe and a gorgeous
heading, going round and round and up
md down its extensive surface. The
third dress had been the covering
OF some huge matron. The lining Of
the voluminous trained skirt and two
waists was the best Havana brown
corded silk. Opon this were laid wards
and yards of plated brown satin. About
the train was a satin plating, in itself
sufficient trimming for q dress, but
over all was a court train, three yards
on the floor, six breadths of wide bro
cade in that rear arrangement, All
around this tremendous train, on the
panels and on the waist, was a floss en-
Droidercd band ten inches wide. that
had a fringe of trailing buds and leaves
falling from it, the hearts of all the
flowers filled in with various colored
pearls, flat and oblong in shape, that
were massed in like the centre of a sun
flower. The purchaser ripped up this
splendid costume, that haG not been
worn enough to take the freshness off
the trailing edge. She got a lovely
brown walking dress out of the lining, a
pretty dinner dress out of the plated
satin and the cord of founcing, a splen-
did gown out of twenty-one yards of
blue and old gold brocade in the train,
and she bought white silk to use with
the floss embroidered trimming for a
magnificent evening toilette. So that
n woman blessed the day she struck
ehe little umbrella shop.-[New YORK.
Sun.
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r,.,,tff,.I source Of Danger.

Preoccupied laly {whosc husband has
;,,st concluded q lengthy aud ponderous
S~aranaue on political ecoaomy1-Excuse
,ra mn dear, Iut I've scarcely caught =
"a yon,yc said. What i il You think
4 ! fruitful source of danger to the RS
ing generation.
Husband nriousHuhl Green ap-
,,lesl-INew York Sun
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R1awins LIN Hell Gate

has been a laborious and costly work, but the
end ~justifies the effort. Obstruction in any
tions in the organs of the human body bring
inevitable disease. They must be cleared away,
or physical wreck will follow. Keep the liver
in order. and the pure blood courses through
the body, conveying health strength and life:
let it become disordered and tho channels are
clogged with impurities, which result in dis
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for act
ing upon the liver and purifying the blood.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
First Stroke of Pain
EVERY YEAR TO THOUSANDS,

The Class.-Fify million population. Pain
for the first time to one in every ten.
Five million need relief. How? Promptly,
permanently. Certainty of cure at reason.
able cost. How to find out? On reputa.
ton, through experiment, by proof.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

of the YouTH's COMPANION Announcement for
1888 Just published are its six illustrated Serial
Stories, by Trowbridge, Stephens, and Others,
its two hundred Short Stories and Tales of Ad-
venture, its articles by eminent writers, in
Guiding the Right Hon. VIM, II. Gladstone,
Prof. TyndaII, .Gen. Lord Wolseley, Louisa NJ.
Alcott, Gen. George Crook, lnd one hundred
other popular authors. The COMPANION has two
Million Readers a week. Every family should
take it. BY sending your subscription now,
with $1.75, You viii receive it free to J an. l, 1885,
and a full years subscription from that date
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FOR THE
Useful Hints.

A teacup of lye in a pail OF water
will improve the color of black goods.
The surest test of a frozen orange is
its weight. If it is heavy in the hand
it has not been frozen.
"Where the sun does not enter, the
doctor does,"is an Italian proverb which
is true the world over.
Fruit that has been canned or pre-
served a be dried by skimming it
out of the liquid and treating the sam
as tomato figs.
To remove grease from garments, dis
solve a tablespoonful of salt in four
tablespoonful of alcohol, shake well and
apply with a sponge.
A good way to distin guish mushrooms
is to sprinkle salt ON the spongy or
under side. If it turns yellow the speci-
men is poisonous; if black, it is whole
some.
To bake eggs, break each egg into a
cup, and put the eggs on a buttered
dish strewn with cracker crumbs, cov-
cred with seasoned crumbs, and bake
until the crumbs are brown.
To boil a pudding in a bag dip bag
(Which should be made of thick cotton
or linen) in hot water and rub the inside
with flour before putting in the pud-
d ling; when done, dip tn, bag in cold
Eater, and the pudding will turn out
tesily. Always put a plate on tie Got
t m of the kettle to keep the pudding
fam burning. =
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The Price,. The best always first and
cheapest. 2. The best is the promp,,9t,
safest, surest, most permanent. 3. The
benefits derived are beyond price. 4. Ex-
amples show that r~~ompelition can show
like results u'5. 1t is the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

The Proof. The testimony cannot be
disputed. 2. 1t has been renewed after
lapse of years. 3. No return Of pain in
years. 4. 1t has cured in all ages and con-
ditions. 5. 1t has cured all forms of suffer
ing. 6. 1t has cured all stages of painful
ailments. 7. 1t has cured cases considered
hopeless. s. 1t has caused crutches and
cane to be thrown away. 8. Its best cures
are chronic cases.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

The EficaCy.-1. Its effects are prompt.
2. Its relief is sire. 8. Itcures are
permanent. 4. 1t cures chronic cases If
as long standing as 40 years. 5. Its cures
are without relapse, without return of
pain. 6. 1t cures in all cases used ac-
cording to directions. Z. In every bottle
there's a cure, i'll every application a relief.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

s'The Proper Study of Mankind is Man."
says the illustrious Pope. If he had included
the truth, if not SO p%oetical. DR.. R. V. Pierce
has made them both a life study, especially
woman. and the peculiar arrangements to
which her delicate system is liable. Many wo-
men in the land who are acquainted with DIR.
Pierce only through his 'Fayorite Prescrip-
ton bless him with all their hearts, for he
has brought them the panacea for all those
chronic ailments peculiar to their SEX; such as
leucorrhaa, prolapsus and other displace-
ments, liberation ''internal fever" tendency
to internal cancer, and other ailments. Price
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

me MerIts.-Example.-Take up st. Jacobs
Oil, the Great Remedy for Pain. Its superior
merits known to all the world. Experience
shows its merits through its efficacy.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

Sold By Druggists and Dealers Everyaohere.
he Charles A. VogeIer Co., Baltic, nd.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

'Taylor's Hospital Cure for Catarrh' can
now be had on ten days trial without charge
from the City Hall Pharmacy, 264 Broadway,
New York. All who suffer from this disease
should write there at once. Free pamphlet.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

DR.. Pierce's pellets the original elittlss liver
pills'D and no pain or gripping Cure sick Or
bilious headache, sour st~omachsand cleanse
the system and bowels. .25 cts. ae1ial.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

'RoYALGLUE' mends everything! Broken
China, Glass, Wood. Free Walls at Drugs & Gro
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The Handing Feasurea

Waiting for a letter that never CT m is not a
CT .umstance to waiting for a backward
ST a 70.
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nrhe Proper Study of Mankind is Man.

Half the toys to-day would rather be drum
majors than presidents.
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To the Editor:-Pleasc inform your reader
thai I nave q positive remedy for the abov.
named disease. By its timely use thousands o.
hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedt
FREE to any of your readers who have con
sumption IL they will send me their EXPIRES;
and p. o. address. Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NC, ISL Pearl ST.. N. y
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The emperor of Russia plays the cornet.
Can this be th61real secret of nihiliist:c ac-
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
KID Z R'S

About the first thing lost at sea is the sigh
of land.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

A first-class tailor you will always find good
at figures.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

If af1icted with sore eyes use DR. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
A Wonderful Food and Medlcine,

The only people who are fond of getting in
to curt are lawyers and young folks.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02
No Trouble to swallow

A man may be behind in his work and still
show push. This is SO if he is wheeling 8
harrow.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-02

The man who wrote 20, solitude, where are
thy charms?'' was a business man who didnt
advertise.
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WANTED---LA

MmsagMH Morphine Habit Cured in 10
NHH5E - 20 90 days. No ray till cured.
0H HUWN DR. ]. Stephens, Lebsasn. Ohio.