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The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22
HOME AND FARM.

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Give children oranges before break
fast and thus pleasantly anticipate the
use of sulphur as a spring medicine
Never worry a generous, honest
horse by putting a rogue or a sluggard
in the harness with him.-North west
ern Agriculturist.
Dogs are frequently good institu-
tions at home, but they have no bust
ness away from home, and as tresp&ss-
ers they should be shot down as
wolves.
To prevent the juice of fruit pies
from soaking into the bottom crust
wash the crust over with a beaten egg
before putting in the fruit.
Chestnut rails make the best and
most lasting fence of wood, but wire is
cheaper and more easily mac: into a
fence. No animal will attempt to pass
q barbed-wire fence.
ALL clothes worn through the day
should be brushed, smoothed and care
fully hung away at night, in a current
of air, if possible, thus much longer
preserving their shape and freshness.
The ground is ready for pease, il
an early supply is to be contipFBHed.
Pease may be planted in succession,
two weeks apart, for family use, as the
early kinds seldom afford but a single
plucking.
The money made by farming is the
cleanest. best money in the world. Ag-
riculture fills the farmers pocket at
e of no other man. His gain is
no mans loss, but the more he makes
the better off is the world.-Iowa State
Register.
Green Pea Salad: Put some cold
boiled pels (marrowfats are the best).
into a dish and pour over them a
mayonnaise sauce or plain salad dress
ing, and garnish with small heads OF
green mint.
Two or three drops of turpenttne
on a lump of sugar is an excellent YER
mifuge. 1t will quickly relieve a child
when a deathly pallor about the mouth
INDICATES Tic Cduoc VI CAO AAAAASo5s "A~
is never harmful.
"A mad, vicious boy should never
be retained on a farm. The COWS are
afraid of him and will not give down
their milk. The horses will jump
when they hear his voice or he raises
his had. 1t is hard to tell where such
a boys place is.
1t is often a question what to do
with either the whites Or yelks of eggs
which are sometimes left after making
cake, frosting, etc. Either will keep
we'll for a day or two if set in a very
cool place-the yelks well beaten and
the whites unbeaten.
-Buckwheat Crumpets: In the
evening before using, scald one quart
of milk, and add half a gill of Indian
meal. When cool enough to mix, add
-four enough to make a stiff batter,
with half a cup of good YEAST In the
| morning add two quarts of butter milk,
two teaspoonfuls of soda, half a cup OF
butter, and buckwheet to make a stiff
batter. A little molasses Improves
them.
THE most disastrous trust that
ever environed farmer" says Hoard's
Dairyman, sis to trust to luck to grow
a crop from poor seed and half-culti-
! waited and impoverished land, while he
talks politics and bewails the grasping
cupidity of the rich, and concludes that
all folks not inside some trust ring OF
thieves are to be incontinently 'chawed
up and that the monopolists are soon
tn own the earth.n
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22
V STATISTICS.
A of the Navies of Germany
and the United States.

A Comparison of the Navies of Germany
and the United States.
The German navy, April /, 1888, had
twenty-nine iron-clad ships, of which
thirteen were sea-going iron-clads,
with armor thickness at water line
from 5 to II inches; twelve coast
defense armor-clads. all excepting
one having 8-inch armor, and four
deck-protected cruisers. Besides these
there are about 1872 torpedo boats,
first and second class. and the numbers
are being continually increased.
There were also put in construction in
January, 1889, two frigate cruisers,
three corvettes and two dispatch boats.
The most powerful vessel Of the Ger
man navy is the KONG Wilhelm, which
has an armor twelve inches thick amid.
ships at the water line, tapering grad.
ually downward to a thickness of seven
inches at seven feet below the water
line. Two other ships carry sixteen
guns each. The entire iron-clad fleet
carries 173 guns, the heaviest OF these
weighing thirty-six tons, and the en-.
tire tonnage of the fleet is over 100, DOC
tons. The German navy has also six
unarmored sea-going ships intended
for offensive warfare and constructed
for great speed. Four of these have
a speed of sixteen knots per hour, the
other two nineteen knots. The Ger.
mar navy is commanded by seven Ad.
mirals, who have under them 1928 Off.
GERS of all kinds, including engineers
and surgeons, and IA, 743 non-commis-
stoned officers, men and boys, marines
and sailors. The navy Of the United
States can not at all compare in eff.
cheney with the German navy, but it is
p~rospectively better than may be sup
posed. Our navy has been. OF late
years, a mere cipher in the ornaments
of the world. In September, 1886, our
navy contained but twenty-four vessels
fit for service. exclusive IF such of the
steel cruisers as were then completed,
and the old monitors, none of the latter
being really fit for active use. But a
BFedL ucdl IdS Dcou OOlc uuIAnS I41C
last few years toward building new
vessels. Since 1885, $50. 773, 112 have
been allowed for naval purposes, out
side of the 81, 1000, 900 in the naval ap-
preparation of March, 1889, and since
that time twenty-five steel vessels have
been ordered, which include different
sorts, having a total tonnage of $1,000
tons, armed with two 12-inch, twenty
six 10-inch, twelve 8-inch and eighty
one 6-inch guns. The above batteries
do not include the dynamite guns, the
torpedoes, the Hotchkiss rapid-fire
guns, and the Calling revolving guns.
One of the most remarkable of the new
vessels is the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius. which is fitted out to carry three
of the new Zalinski dynamite guns.
This is an exceptionally fast vessel,
running from twenty to twenty-one
knots an hour. The navy of the United
States is commanded by N Admiral,
one Vice-Admiral and six Rear-Ad-
mirals, who have under them 965 Off
GERS, from cadets to Commodores.
There is a marine corps of 1850 men
and officers, and besides $500 enlisted
men and $50 boys.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22

"A shoemaker at Soran, Germany,
made a pair of boots for a customer
but carelessly left a nail protrudiGg
from the sole; the wearer's foot was
soon scratched, inflammation ensued.
and the foot had finally to be ampu-
tated. The shoemaker. was sued for
damages, and the court compelled him
to pay to the injured man a sun equal
to 1925 per year for life, and to pay all
doctors bills and the costs Of the suit.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22

eh, cousinsp" he was saying. 81
brought my man along to skate with
and create a laugh in your towl; but,
great Scott, I didn't count on such a
triumph,
Need we say the judge Won his cleo
tion?-Leslie's Illustrated Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22

-Cholly Gocularly) - "Take that
pencil out of your mouth" Billy
''Say, mister, who owns this MOUTH"
Cholly-"A syndicate, probably, jadg-
Tag from the ze."-(trip.
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A. P. MCNEIL,
G. D. STEWART,

Contractor, Carpenter and Builder,
WILL contract for the erection of buildings
w of all kinds, furnishing all material IL
desired. Work done promptly and at reason.
able rates. Orders through the postoffes
given prompt attention. Estimates and plans
furnished. Having special facilities for oh.
tanning LUMBER AT REDUCED RATES, viii
give my patI ms the benefit of the same.
sep37
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22
PROPERTY FOR SlLE'

A CENTRALLY located and desirable con con.
IN ness stand on Main street, Opelodsnce and
small store. being the property n eols yerY
postofice. This property will pc h sPIS On
cheap for cash, or half cash ana W DaiMg rs. ID
terms to suit purchaser. Apply .wch.g3ISa
mond 9. Dupre.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22

How can a man expect sympathy
who insists on shining up his family
tree only to shahe hands with the grin
ming monkeys at the topP-Once a
Week.
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He Forgot Something.

A passenger on street car was talking
to friend. on trip down town, and all
the other passengers listened with atten.
ton, as the theme was one of general
interest. His little boy, small urchin
of three years, sat beside him, regarding
him with fond delight.
"There is no sense" the speaker was
saying, "in the way people go through
the world forgetting things that they
ought to remember. They hurry out of
street cars leaving valuable packages
behind them, forget their opera glasses
in the theatre and their overcoats in
hotels. Now It'll very weak mind that
cannot remember it's OWN bundles. Here
I have package-an umbrella and an
overcoat. could carry them from here
10 Kamschatka without ever forgetting
them. This is my corner good.morning.' y
He bolted ont of the door without
waiting for the car to stop, and the other
passengers we're musiDg over the truth
and wisdom of what he said when a
small, wailing voice piped out 5:
"My pas gone off and forgot me-"
Then bluff old man in the corner
remarked:
"We are all tarred with the same stick" "
And it was not until the return trip Of
the car that the man who never forgot
anything recovered his small boy.
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had penned the above last night
about midnight. for like Ahasbuerus. I
got to ruminating and couldn't sleep, and
so concluded to ventilate few domestic
reflections. I was thus engaged when
there was racket at the door like the
sound of many waters. Mrs. Arp and the
children had arrived and suddenly they
seized me and assaulted me- in riotous
and tumultuous manner. I embraced them
all with digni6ed affection and licked the
salt off their lips and faces and assumed
an air of subdued and happy martyrdom.
We talked and chartered an hour or 80,
and then Mrs. Arp suddenly spied an
open door and light in the bath room
and she rose forward with alacrity and
astonishment and cried out amazingly,
and after she had inspected the new and
beautiful apartment, she embraced me
again, and I am sure l have lost nothing
by that bellipg business. She had 6 good
deal to say about the kind good people
she met, and mentions especially the
Howell family, the Rome Howell and
the Atlanta Howells and any other
Howells, and I reckon i'll ever have to
shoot anybody his name will be Howell.
The family and all the kin had a delight.
full time, and they praise the hotel and
the host and the select company and go
into raptures over the ocean and the tide
and the big waves that swell and roll and
break upon the beautiful beach and the
pretty shells and the sand crabs and por-
poises and sea gulls and the full moon
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rising from out the far distant waters and
dancing its holy light upon the restless
waves. They have memories, now bless
ed memories and emotions Of grandeur
and beauty they never felt before. I
wish that everybody could 60 to the sea.
Only s6 for the round trip and 81 day
at the fue hotel. Twenty dollars will
cover weeks pleasure-that is for q
man or boy, but for 8 woman, oh, my
country-the fare is all the same, but the
fixing before hand is not to be mentioned
if a man owes any of "these darned little
just debts," as Sam McCarney calls them
and his creditors hear of it. Creditors
are splendid watch dogs of debtors
treasury and he can't spend money
in going to the springs or the coast with.
out their knowing it and they will talk
about his extravaganza if they don't do
any worse.
"Quite BELLE" The next time
she goes I shall be her chaperone-see if
I don't.
BILL ARP,
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= The Farwell syndicate Of Chicago,
which contracted with the State of Texas
70 hn.ld the new capital of that State for
for 8, 100000 acres Of land in the "Pan.
Handle" sold the land to an English
company. The property has been loca.
ted, and is about 200 miles long and 25
miles broad. II has been leased as cattle
ranches, but it is now announced that it
is intended to make farms of it, and q
rapid settlement of that portion of Texas
is anticipated.
- James Willis was driving home to
Bloomfield, Pepu., the other day when
the. left spindle of his buggy broke and
the horse ran of, dumping the driver and
his bulldog by the roadside. The dog
made dart, caught the lines by the
oridle bit and clung there till his master
had the horse secured
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SC. THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST l. 1889

~ never saw such panic as seized the
Northern troops. Men threw down their
fine rifles and discarded well filled knap.
sacks. Some returned home never to
come back. Suffers supplies were left
in easy reach. The turnpike was filled
with fine horses, plump cartridge. boxes,
and dismantled field pieces. You see
when the panic commenced all hands
.ried to get to the road to return to Wash.
ington. The pixies were speedily block.
AIDED. Fine carriages were smashed and
spectators forced to fly on foot"
"What, were there spectators 2"
"Of course. There were members of
Congress, senators, sportsmen, ladies
and gentlemen. These latter occupied
places of vantage and we're ready to
take in the battle with field glasses. No
crowd ever went to New Orleans more
confident of seeing Sullivan beat Kilrain
than these people from Washington to
view the annihilation of the Southern
army.
"It seems to me that everybody was
there except the general who was com.
mandiDg the Northern army. Gen.
Winfield Scott was directing operations
from the capital, Mcdowell doing the
actual field work. These people came
in fine carriages and brought their cham.
pagne and lorgnettes. They travelled
like fighting cocks"
"But they did not fight that way"
"Not that time. OF course We fell
heir to the treasures. 1t was picnic
for US. And it Was hard to restrain the
men from enjoying the dainty spoil ofan
overwhelming victory"
PA
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DIR. Booth, in the British Medical
Journal, tells horrible story Of the spon.
taneous ombustion of an alcohol consul
sumer. He was sixty.fve years old and
a thorough sot. The remains were found
against stone wall in burned and char.
red condition. The soft tissues had been
entirely consumed. Such instances are
rare, but not at all impossible. DR..
Henry Miller tells US of the phosphoric
odor at times emanating from the skin of
drunkards, and mentions that their breath
has been seen to glow in the dark.
The State Department of Agriculture
has received from Mr.. J. w. Osteen, Ct
Sumter, a sample Of wool cotton. It
seems to be q variety of cotton that has a
peculiar similarity to wool, being dark,
greasy and soft. 1t could act SIS very
good counterfeit for wool. The sample
was obtained from cotton field near
Sumter. No doubt the seed will soon te
upon the market.
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The meeting of the State Teachers
Association in Columbia was grand
success, both as regards the numbers in
attendance and the discussions engaged:
10. About 200 ofthe prominent educa-'
tors ofthe State we're there, and almost
every County vas represented and, as
usual, Anderson County took the lead
with che largest delegation, composed Of
ten Of her teachers. Fourteen School
Commissioners G were present, and the
subject assigned to them for discussion
ELECTED "a good deal Of interest upon the
part of those present, in fact, it was said,
to have been the most interesting feature
of. the programme. The subject was,
aHow can the Public Schools of the
State be iraproved?" This mas discussed
by nearly all the School Commissioners
present, and q resolution was adopted to
inelnorialize the Legislature upon COM
pulsory attendance of teachers at County
institutes.
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The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant efec: and the perfect
safety with which ladies may use the liqss
uid fruit laxative, Syrup Of Figs, under
all conditions make it their, favorite REM
edy. 1t is pleasing to the eys and to the
taste, gentle, yet efectual in aoaug OF
the kidueysi liver and bowels 5 .s
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Il was Quite an inspiration to stand'in
the presence Of that splendid body Of
educators assembled in Colunlbia: last
week and hear them discuss school
problems. 1T could not but make any
teacher feel prouder Of his profession,
and give him a willingness TO- work. All
the indications pointed to a great awak-
ening all over the State in the matter. of
education, and all went home feeling
strengthened from having had touch of
the elbow. -. 80. g. 81 ..i:....
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cheap blacKDoarQ, now 20 maze our own
maps, and showed us several other helps
he had made for himself. His way of
teaching proportion j. very easily com.
pretended.
DR.. A. a. Marshall; noted divine and
teacher also, added very much to the
interest of the Institute by his clear and
logical talks. he lectured on methods,
principles and applications of each. The
advantages of the Natural Method over
the Artificial, was clearly shown. He
referred to the lives of Pestalozsi, Fro.
bel, and other reformers in methods.
Gave lecture on Laura Dendy Bridge
man, showing the lessons the teacher
may get from a study of her case. His
lecture on Discipline evoked much dis.
cussion about punishments.
Prof. Tankersley, Of the Gafney High
School, mas with US three days and
taught Mathematics. he assumed mum.
bers taught, touched on the various pro-
cesses, giving principles and many
devices, and pointed out the "quick.
sands" into which both teacher and
pupil are liable to fall. He gave us a
beautiful lesson on the No. 9, also gave
some puzzles, or whatiappeared to be so,
but which could be readily solved by
mathematical laws. he claimed if the
principles of division and multiplication
are we'll taught, there need be no trouble
in having pupils understand Fractions,
Percentage, Proportion, &c: His expla-i
nation of division: of fractions: causes that
thug bear" to vanish.
On Tuesday, 9th inst, Col. Rice, State
Superintendent Of Education, delivered a
most practical and excellent address. It
is impossible in this to give one e7en 8
faint conception of it, but We would say
he had the undivided attention of every.
one present for an hour and half.
Many. thanks are due to Misses Laura
Nance and May Russell, who very
kindly acted as organists for the Institute.
During ths recesses ne had the pleasure
oflistening to many beautiful songs rem
dered by some Of the young ladies,
among whom were Misses Watson, Rus.
sell, Brown, Miller, Watkins aud Nance.
We have only given an imperfect out.
line Of the-work, not having mentioned
the discussion periods or the question
box" Hope other teachers will fll it
ont.
And now, as to the results Of the In.
stitute our school rooms will show what
has been accomplished. All certainly
have truer conception Of the high call
ing of a teacher. As Capt. Patrick said,
(by the way he contributed much to the
interest of the Institute) we should not
accept any and all methods taught, with
out adapting them to our special needs,
or without making them our very own,
for ne would then be simply imitators,
and could never hope to succeed.
Much Of the success of tho Institute is
due to the untiring efforts Of our School
Commissioner. By his successful man.
agement the last week; we find he knows
:how.to keep things moving, as we'll as
how to keep teachers moving. In his
closing remarks he showed his thorough
appreciation of the advantages to be
gained from such meetings, and we may
rest assured we will have another Insti-
tute next GUNNER. a. II. i.
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sHERIFF,S 81 SALE.
{ STATE OF SouTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SouTH CAROLINA,
! = 3s3sssfyss M COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
.T1 " virtue of various Executions TO me
q 3 II directed, / viii sell at Anderson C.H.,
81 eli, on thu, first Monday in August, less,
al sif Bohannop's interest in, one
sIot of Land containing FIVE acres, more or
slsss5 ayinggswo miles South of Anderson
fConss House, adjoining lands Of J. w.
sIlanIsls Col. Mp. Tribble and Others.
IalTsied on as the property Of a: II. 30,
;han,aAn at the suit of w. G. Murphy and
soEhers.
:Ter.ns-C Cash. Purchaser to pay extra
for rtssessary papers, =, nor =
al g Sheriff Anderaon County.
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s;;;H NEsR Catalogue Of Willlamston Fec
nIalS Colleges alive, thorough,
progressive. prosperous, cheap, up-country
sSchnoI for young ladies, address ReY.S.
ssJanNsr.; President, Williamson, 8. .: Its
: = rnerIE widely known. One hundred and
4 sixtg-five pupils last year. More expected
Texi. 4 ~ { q 4 :, a..
Z rliF II, 1889 zn
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II The proposition to abolish the poll
tax met with more overwhelming defeat
in Pennsylvania than did the prohibitory
amendment. The majority agaiustit was
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ns- A man who has practiced med:.
cine for 40 years, ought to know salt from
sugar; read what be says.

TOLEDO, O., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. T. J. Cheney & Co.-Gentle.
men 1 have been in the general prac.
tice of medicine for most 40 years, and
would say that in all my practice and
experience, have never seen prepara.
tion that could prescribe With as much
confidence of success as can Halls Ca.
.tarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have
prescribed it great many times and its
effect is wonderful, and would say in
conclusion that I have yet to find case
OF Catarrh that it would not cure, if they
would take it according to directions.
Yours Truly,
L. T.. GoRsUCu, NJ. D,
Office, 215 Summit St.
We will give S1O0 for any case of Oa-
tsrrh that can not be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio
ReEEoid by Druge lists, 75c.
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The wheat crop of the Northwest is
something better than a total failure
this year. This blight extends as far
North as Manitoba. The four new
States will be the principal sufferers, it
seems.
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knowledge, abstractly considered, is
.notrepugnant TO a child. From the frat
..daRning Of its reason it is constantly
reaching out after knowledge, and the
.teslcher who takes hold of this instructive
desire Of the child to know things and
5lesidal it on step p'by step will be a success,
while the teacher who succeeds in max.
ing knowledge undesirable and school
sunatEractive will be- a failure. Learn 10
present instruction ia an attractive garb,
and this will create in them thirst for
:it, and you will be both surprised and
gratifed at the eagerness With which
they willipick up the crumbs of knowl-f
edge. And don't overcrowd their minds
don't put:mole before them than they
can assimilate--giYe little at time
and give often.
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Z HOME l,l,l,1 AGAIN !"

Fl PsrER an absence Of two years for the
@ purpose of better preparing myself
so as 10 more fully satisfy friends or parties
who 1ray employ me to work for them,
have returned, and with eight well trained
sl hands, rough and ready, am well prepared
/ to do $ny kind Of work IN. the line OF OF
& 5GarpeaSaring at very short notice. Will
seither so.k the eight and direct them,
contrs,cS or sub-contract All work done
siiia tfsnt.class STYLE. and guaranteed,
} Cal and see me before letting your work.
~ sry ectfully...ls &
PICKENS BROWN.
Anderson, s. G.
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.zORDAN HOUSE.
MRS. e. C. JORDAN, proprletress.
Rates Reasonable,

.s1hiHiYATE and Transient Board solicit
i .5'ISS.ed. The table is supplied with the
best tbs market affords, and every atten-
! tion giren to guests.
April Is, 1880 ~