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The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
the cup of wine in which thew viii

the cup Of wine in which they vii
moisten their lips, and which is called
in the Slavonic ritual 'the cup of bit.
terness.' Pages relieve each other
to carry with outstretched arms two
heavy crowns, which must be held
above the heads of the frances while
the ceremony continues. At the de-
clslve moment, when the priest is
pronouncing the words that bind them
together, the couple walk three times
around the altar, followed by the
crown-bearers; until the third turn i.
completed there is time to turn back:
after that the die is cast, the couple
are united for life. Thereupon the
singers strike up in their most strident
voices the joyous hymn, "Let Isaiah
rejoice" The bride and groom then
go and PROSTATE themselves before the
Virgin of the ~lconostase. and kiss her
tllgree robe, after which they pass in
to the neighboring salon, where they
gayly clink glasses of champagne,
while the invited guests receive boxes
OF sweetmeats marked with the mono
gram of the young couple. The vi
comte Eugene Melchior de Vogue, in
Harper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
IMPOSING
Graphic Description of a Fashionable
of Russia.

Graphic Description of q Fashionable
Wedding of Russia.
The Russians generally marry quite
in the upper classes, and
amongst country people even at an
earlier age; and to the honor of this
society be it said, love marriages are
the rule, and marriages for money are
very rare exceptions. Dowry-hunting
and marriages of interest have not yet
made their appearance in Russian
manners. Girls of high social posi-
ton readily marry young officers of
the Guard, who furnishes the largest
contingent of dancers to the ballspaf
Petersburg. During the carnival fetes
the two armies. the army in %petticoats
and the army that weary epaulets.
learn to know each other t~horeSrhly.
Friendships spring up. the young man
pays court, and one day, without hav-
ing consulted any body, two fiances
come to ask of the parents a blessing,
which is never refused. The
church does not marry dur
ing Lent, 70 they have
to wait until Easter week.
Fashion demands for the celebration of
the ceremony the chapel OF some pri-
vate house, If the couple have not suf-
ficienEiy lofte' relations to secure the
chapel M the palace. A family that
respects itself ought to have at its we'd
ding as honorary father and honorary
mother, if not the Emperor and En-
,press. at least a Grand Duke and a
Grand Duchess. The honorary father
gives the holy image, which some little
child related to the families carries in
front of the frances. They enter the
cssarch, followed by all their friends in
fala uniform. The ceremony begins;
> is very long, and complicated with
| lany symbolic rites; a small table
ii sort of movable altar-s placed
i'll the middle of the oratory;
tEh couple are separated from it
bt Ma band of rose-colored satin;
WEN the priest calls, they must adj
vance, and the first who sets loot on
thGlband, whether husband or wife,
will be the one who will impose his or
her win in the household. This is an
article Of faith for all the matrons'
who watch them at that moment. On
the table is placed the liturgical for
mulary, the candles which they must
hold, the cross which they will kiss.
The rings which they will exchange,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
TANNiN FOR PHTHlSlC.
A Treatment Giving Excellent Results
All Stages of tile Disease

A Treatment Giving Excellent Results In
All Stages of the Disease.
DIR. f. Houze, of the Hospital st.
Jean, PTlssels, after having tried the
tannln treatment on all his phthisical
patients for the last year and eight
months, states as the result of his OBJ.
servations that it gives excellent results
in all stages of the disease, and espe-
aally in the condition where cavities
exist. Indeed, he has no hesitation in
declaring that Of all the different kinds
OF treatment for phthisis which he has
tried this has given by far the most
encouraging results. The dose he en-
ploys ordinarily is fifteen grains, wktch
quantity is taken three times a day. It
is, as a rule, well borne. Where this
is not so, it is ordered to be taken with
meals. After the first few days the
expectoration and the sweats dimiTfsa,
the cough decreases, and in L.any cases
the appetite u%ndergoes a marked i'm
provement.
The majority of the patients suffered
from some slight degree of constipa-
ton, though in some this feature was
sufficiently marked to require treat
ment, while others, again. suffered
from 6iarrhoea.
The character of the expectoration
changed for the better, the sputa be-
coming white and frothy instead of
green and firm. In some cases the
diminution of the expectoration was
followed by increased dryness of the
cough, so that the patients complained
that it fatigued them more. This was
easily remedied by prescribing a few
spoonfuls of strip of codeia- The
physical signs underwent q remark
able change for the better, at least
those depending on auscultation, moist
rales giving place to dry chonchi, and
large gurgling rales decreasing prog
ressively until they gave place to mere
blowing Respiration. These changes
VIZ Evidently due to the drying up of
the cavities, in consequence of which
the hectic present in many of the cases
vanished, the patients increasing n
siderably in weight and gaining
strength in a remarkable manner. The
percussion signs we're not found to
undergo so marked a change as those
on auscultation, but even
here some improvement could be de-
tected. No psychological observa-
were made. London Lancet.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
PERSEVERANCE WINS
success Rarely q Matter Of Accident A
WAYS \ Maftar of Charantor

AAaTeIy u NHattoF OF Accident, Al.
ways , Matter Of Character.
II is a great mistake to suppose that the
best work of the world is done by people Of
great strength and great opportunities
IL Is unquestionahly an advantage to have
both these things, but neither of them is a
necessity to the man who has the spirit and
the pluck to achieve great results Some
OK the greatest work OF our time has been
done by men Of physical f~eebIeness. No
man has left a more distinct impression of
slmself on this generation than Charles
Darwin, and there nave been few men who
have had to struggle against such prostrat-
Ing fu-health. Darwin was rarely able to
work long at a time. He accomplished his
great work by having a single aim and
putting every ounce of his force and every
hour OF his ii. into the task which he had
Set before hinF He never scattered his
energy, he nev6 wasted an hour; and by
steadily keepinsnnpt it, in spite of continual
ill-health and of opng intervals of semi-in-
validism, he did il great work, and has left
the impression u.t0n Il world of a man of
extraordinary energy and working capaci-i
ty. Success is rarely a matter of accident.
always a matter of character. The reason
why SO many men fail is that 30 few men
are willing to pay the price of self-denial
and hard work which success exacts-
Christian Union.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
MEASURING OR WEIGHING.

Ahe best WAY of Buying or Selling thu
Products of the Farm.
10 say the least, measuring is q
very uncertain way of buying or sell.
ing any product. While the standard
oushel implies the giving or selling OF
SO many pounds, yet in measuring it
will vary considerable, both because
OF the uncertain quantity required to
make a bushel, according to the ideas
OF different ones. and because there is
a considerable difference in the weight
OF various products. Oats, wheat and
corn will sometimes overweight. while
at other times they will be light, and
a standard measured bushel will either
weigh or less than the standard
weight. A good product sold by
weight is often sold at a loss in this
respect when measured out, while if
the product is of a poorer quality the
buyer will be the l9er: With good
scales. the fairest wag both for the
buyer and sender iss$o weigh. II
the product is of a goooAquality the
buyer and seller fare equafsS well, as
the buyer gets what he has basss~ained
for and the seller gets the benefeaf
the better quality of his product:
There is less opportunity for fraud in
weighing, and if proper care is taken
it should be more satisfactory to both
buyer and seller. Every farmer ought
to have a good pair of scales, and to
weigh every thing he sells. In buy
ing or borrowing from neighbor he
should follow the ssn.
Measuring will dBen it is the
only plan of ascertafning a quantity,
but should not be used when good
scales can be had without too much
Trouble. Merchants that are tricky
will often buy by measure and sell by
weighTSpr the verse if it is money!
to them. OF course, thee difference
may be a small item with one bushel
only two or three pounds
but keeping this up, it will in a
short time make a considerable diff
ference, well worth taking the trouble
to secure. OF course, it is possible to
cheat With measures, but between men
who are honest the scales are much
the fairest. -Prairie Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
. JOHN BULL IN PARIS.
How He Quieted an Unduly Sensitive an
Perpery FreRchmaD.

" ne SuIeLGu dH GUQu1y sensitive ana
Perpery FrenchmaD.
An incident happened in a little res
taurant over in the Latin quarter the
other day, which was highly amusing,
and it showed how much more reliance
an Engtishman places in his muscle at
a crisis than a Frenehman does. We
were all sitting at a small round table
"a big young Oxford graduate, a
junior from Harvard, a reporter ON the
Paris edition of the New York Herald,
a very solemn German gentleman and
myself. Over in a corner a small Paris
ian, with a waxed mustache, a pointed
beard, a flowing scarf and high-heeled
shoes, sat slipping an absinthe frappee.
He was not a good-natured Frenchman.
I think he believed US all Germans, for
he scowled at us whenever we raised
our voices in a way to disturb him in
the reading of his paper.
Presently the solemn German of the
party began a conversation with the
young Oxford man upon the subject of
the late Emperor's illness. The Ger
man interspersed his talk with many
protestations of devotion to his lost
sovereign, and then proposed the
health of the present Emperor. At
this point the Frenchman at the other
table jumped up, battered over to the
old German, and, with a very fierce i'm
precation upon the heads of ali Ger
mans, struck the old gentleman a light
blow across the cheek with his open
hand. The German rose to retaliate
when, without a word, and with no ap-
parent excitement the young Oxford
man grasped the Frenchman about the
waist, tossed aadm over his shoulder,
and the next instant had dropped him
out OF the open window. down into a
f1ower-bed in a yard at the rear of the.
brasserie.
The Frenchman was not injured, and
came rushing back after a moment,
offering to kill every one in short or
der. He was Immediately seized and
pitched out of the window again, in
spite of his kicks and struggles. Then
the young Englishman bolted the door
which would permit him to get back
into the room. and talked with him out
of the window, which was too high for
him to reach.
There was a great deal of laughter
over the incident, and when the En-
glishman lowered a glass of absinthe
out of the window to the maddened
Frenchman, asking him to Join in the
health of the republic, the humor of
the situation was complete. When we
walked up the street shortly after
ward all the girls in the baker-shops
and Wine-rooms came to their doors to
admire the big shoulders of the Ok
ford and the Harvard boys. / have
no doubt that their six feet OF broad
strength looked like the proportions
of giants in the Paris girls eyes, used
as they were to the diminutive appear
Eace OF such peppery little fellows as
the n who was dropped from the
window 10 the brasserte. -Parts Letter.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
SIDES In FOLKLORE.

1zsassAtAsnB and Customs Prevailing i'm
oAzsEent Parts of the Globe.
u y supposed to be unlucky to put
10y shoe on the wrong foot, nor
ssss eLa pat the left shoe. on before
y faghs unless one wishes to bring
Assss sonae direful calamity. Angus
Sssf, Il is said, put on his left
~ ~ Wv and before nightfall he mar
escaped assassination. Dr.
sssr says that plucking off the shoe
$50 tAe Jews, smoking the pipe
'.'s We Indians, thumb-licking
ss 1ae scotch, breaking a straw
sssasf aInong the Teutons and shak-
ssaos among the English are all
assaass 10 confirm a bargain. The
4 49, custom Of plucking off the shoe
ssa'aAA Y frequently referred to in
sltures In the story of Ruth
eorded that the compact which
aaaae vas sealed by a shoe being
A oA-~one of the verses reads:
ss sals was the manner i'm former
N u Aafael concerning redeeming,
m S. changing, for to con-
I'M = saings q man plucked of his
I'll ave II to his neighbor; and
sss y testimony in Israel
mans .in his boots' Inn
fss saaA ns Y very drunk. II comes
hsss;s ola Welsh word. aboozi.n
saturated with liquor.
ead n another,s shoes is to
% aonors 81 another. It has
Il rom q custom common
A ancient Mortimer. among
4 IAN adopted a son in order
~ seuth might lawfully inherit.
certain length of time
y sAoes II his adopssr.
n respect the Japanese,
meet on the street, take off
The custom almost
the East. An inferior.
sassrs the house at his
syss bis shoes 81 slippers
Il she apog uatl hs
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

POCKET CIGAR CASE and five OF 'Tansill's
Pinch" all for Csc.
CHINESE doctors have a high regard for a
medicine which they make from white and
red coral, rubies, pearls, emeralds and
musk, all crushed into minute powders
made into pills with gum and rose water
and coated with gold leaf.
A POUCH of old coins was found in Ia field
near Goshen, Ind, lately. The find was
made by the agency of a man VINO claims to
be a clairvoyant. He says he located the
spot by a tingling sensation in his fingers
when he approached it.
THE skeleton of a man, evidently a pio-
neer Indian fighter, was found the other day
in the middle of a big log taken to Georgia
saw-mill. In the wood that had grown over
it was the imprint of the clothes as well as
the old flint-lock rifle that lay beside it.
SPARRows nesting in a dense vine on a
wall at the arsenal at Allegheny, Pc hay-
ing become a nuisance, a large hoseaEvas
turned Upon them a few nights ago after
they had fallen asleep. In the morning a
full wagon-load of dead birds, ETC., was
gathered.
ONE of the most valuable lots in the town
Of Huntington, Pa, will always remain un-
improved. By the will Of the party who
formerly owned it the building which was
then standing upon it was to be let rot
away, and then a paling fence was to be
put around it and no other building to be
erected.
A GENTLEMAN living near Beaver Falls,
Pa. IS said to have the power Of curing
rheumatism 'sby gently blowing upon the
patients face and rubbing the afflicted
parts in silence" One blow and rub make
Q cure. but after each case he suffers exact
ly the same pains as he has treated. He
accepts no fees.
THERE has be IN discovered four miles south
of Rattlesnake Springs, W. T., an extensive
ledge of marble, in which beautiful trees or
plants of moss are as frequent and as clear
" defined as in the moss agate, though the
marble is not translucent. The body of this
stone Is mostly white, with splotches Of
pink and blue between the punches Of mess.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
Severe Cases of Blood Poison.

Thousands suffer from blood poison, who
would be cured if they gave b. B. B, (Bo.
tanlc Blood Balm) a trial. Send to the
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, for book Of
wonderful cures, that convince the mos,
skeptical. 1t is sent free.
J. o. Gibson, Meridian, Miss, writes :
"for a number Of years l suffered untold
agonies from blood poison. Several promi
nent physicians did me little if any good.
began to use b. B. B. with very little fat
but, to my utter surprise it has made me q
Wen ana hearty person."
contracted blood poison. l first tried physi.
clans, and then went to Hot Springs. [ re,
turned HON a ruined man physically.
Nothing seemed to do me any good. NV
mother persuaded me to try B. b. B.. To
my utter rstoni9hment every ulcer quickly
Benz. Morris, Atlanta, Ca, writes: 81
suffered years from syphilitic blood poison
which refused to be cured by al treatment.
Physicians pronounced it a hopeless case.
had no appetite. l had pains in hips and
Joints and my kidneys were diseased. NV
throat was liberated and my breast 6 mass
OF running Sizes. In this condition 1 com
menced a use of B. B. b. 1t healed every
ulcer and sore and cured me completely
within two months
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
.anrv Goethe of Reaufort. s, C..

In 1860. Henry Goethe. of Beaufort, s. c.,
wrote DIR. S~hailenberger:
81 regard your Antidote a specific for
chills and fever. 1t was used on the
Charleston & Savannah r. Road last sum
mer and autumn in the most slckly region,
and under the most trying circumstances
Out Of one gang of negro operatives fifty
were stricken down with chills and fever,
and every one recovered by the timely use
the GREATEST MED1c1NE IN THE WORLD"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

-.What pretty children you haveF
saia the new minister to the proud
mother of three little ones. Hell me,
nv little dear,n-taking a little girl OF
Ave- mon his lap-tare you the oiaess
II the family?" No, sir" responded
the little miss, with the usual accuracy
= childhood; my pas older'n me.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

| A CONDITION of weakness of BODY and
mine which results from many disorders
of the system tinds it's best and surest relief
in Browns Iron Bitters. AS it enriches and
strengthens the blood so the stomach, liver
and kidneys receive power to perform their
duties, and the depressing influences from a
diseased and disturbed condition of these
organs are removed.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
"A Bundle of Nerves."

This term is often applied topeople whose
nerves are abnormally sensitive. They
Stomach Bitters. After a course of that
benign tonic, they will cease to be conscious
that they have nervous systems, except
through agreeable sensations. 1t will en-
able them to eat, sleep and digest well, the
three media for increasing ton and vigori in
the nerves. in commcf with the rest OF the
system. The ments% worry begotten by
nervous dyspepsia wici also disappear.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

Sir JULIAN PAUSCEFoTE has made a good
impression in Washington. He is always
good natured and is Inclined to admire
America and Americans.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
Why Thav Lead.

DR.. Pierce's medicines outsell all others,
because Of their possessing such superior
curative properties rs to warrant their
manufacturers in supplying them to the
gists) on such conditions as no other medi-
cines are sold under, viz: thai they shall
either benefit or cure the patient, or tall
money paid for them will be refunded. Bae
Golden Medical Discovery is specific for
catarrh in the head and all bronchial, throat
and lung diseases, it taken in time and given
a fair trial. Money will be refunded if it
does not benefit or cure.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

haste and a bad pen"
was the message left behind p 2 or
Wet ID escaping teosa Z Western s'''sss
prlsoa.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

RHEUMATIC Pains are greatly relieved by
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

MUST not be COMPOUNDED with common
cathartic or purgative pills. Carriers Little
Liver Pills are entirely unlike them in every
respect. One trial will prove their superiority.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

DoN'Twait until you are sick before trying
Garter's Little Liver Pills, but ge ia vial a.
once. You can't take them without benefit
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

Gan the same" a long gun does count, and
''the tallest pole gets the persimmons.' If
you are not satisfied with your equipmentfor
ther race for financial success or position in
the battle of life, taxi our advice and write
to B. f. johnson & Co., Richmond, Va, and
our word for it they will show you how to
get a fresh start, with the best r lssible
chances Of winning some Of the prizes.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

THE wife of a prominent Brooklyn clergy
man has a thimble that was carved from a
peculiar stone she found on the shore of the
Dead Sea.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
Oregon, the Paradise Of rms

Mild, equable climate, certain and abundan
crops. Bestfruit, grain, grass, stock countr,
in world. Fullinformation free. Address:
Oregon Immigration Board. Portland, Oregon
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

PLUMBER-"Sir, honesty is printed On my
face" Victissl"I don't dispute it, but it
has got q vetpy wide margin"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

A TEN-HoUR husband ought not to have
. sixteen-hour wife. Reform, brother, at
once,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

IT IL the experience Of all conductors that
strange things come to pass on railroads.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

SOLID gold thimbles, elegantly carved
aaa frequently set with diamonds, are
found none too good for many fashionable
home decorators.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

A w~oRK1NG-MAN in Pittsburgh has patent
ca q new submarine ram that win pierce
OF SAou.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

THIMBLEs made to order with the mono
gram or initials of the person for win. n
they are intended set in precious stones
are by no means unknown objets dart.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

The first regiment in New York to offer
its services to the Government is said by
Colonel Adams, of the S~ixty-Seventh, TO be
the regiment he commanded.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

MANY speak the trutbs,,hen they say that
they despise riches and preferment; but
they mean the riches and preferment pos
Sessed by other men.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

DR.. Pierce's P~ellets-gently laxative or
actively cathartic according to dose. q
cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

, lie Fifth Vermont was the first New En-
glton regiment to enlist for three years.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

THE race is not to him who doth the swiftest run.
Nor the battle to the man who shoots with the
longest gum
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes -usaz DR.. Isaac
rs hlompson's Eye Water. pr Cell ii. 25c
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27

A PoeKET CIGAR CASE and five of "Tansill's
Pinch" all for Csc.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-27
inOTHERS' FRIEND
TRY LYONS TlsTElEss SYRUP OF QUIHlHE, Is cent.
CRY FOR LYONS SYRUP OF QUINN, Csc.

-fORcs syrup OF Q4AIAE Is as Sweet as Lemon Syrup.