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He Applied the Proverb.

..See here" said a big man, In an
angry voice, as he rushed into a cheap
clothing store, '.you are q swindler-a
rank, unmitigated swindler, without
any principle or sentiment of honesty
that's what you are"
my vrendt. vot is de matter?" ask
the merchant, in a conciliatory tone.
.You have no right to call mo dose
names" N
II haven't! Look at this Coat that
gave you. eight dollars for. It's al
pulling apart, and look at this vest
and these pants. They look like
cyclone had put 'em on to go out West
in"
.Und for dot yon call me a swim
dlerp
s.You bet / do
My vrendt. you forged one ting"
what is that?n
"You should nefer shudge a man b.
his cloding. Merchant Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-13
AMERICAN
Noble Animals That Are Astonishing a
Old World Horse-Men.

Noble Animals That Are Astonishing All
Old-World Horse-Men.
Within a very short time the exhila-
rating sight of American steppers
driven to light harness will be among
the ordinary road events in Buenos
Ayres. The speedy pair OF trotters
Spoford and Governor Hill, which
were recently sold by Mr.. j. B. Hous-
ton. of the Driving Club of New York,
to Mr.. Russell II. Hoadley, On an order
from South America, started for their
new home not long ago. II the team
reaches Buenos Ayres in good condi
ton, and are properly handled, they
should show a mile to the pole in 2:16-
Then will come more orders for first
class American trotting stock. and the
market will be a profitable n TO
American breeders. The foreign de-
mand for roadsters is growing apace.
Recently the well-knowu traine-
and driver, William E. Weeks,
was offered a salary of eight thou
sand dollars by Mr. N. W. Ellis to go
to France and Germany and handle
trotters for him. Mr. Charles DECKER
man, of New Haven, who returned
from Europe, after a years absence.
| reports that trotting there is yet in its
infancy, and that the people are be-
| ginning to appreciate the beauties OF
trotting races. When in Boulogne a
member of the Russian Government
| offered him a liberal amount of money
to visit Moscow and introduce ;the
| American trotter there. Mr.. DicKer-
man took several fast steppers to Eu.
rope, among them Mollie Wilkes and
Misty Morning. The venture was a
success, financially and otherwise.
Mollie Wilkes won two races at Vim
cennes. On q half-mile tract ut Vienna
she trotted a mile in 2:20a, which wa
three seconds faster than rel before
made on a European track. The
best trotting horses in Europe are
American bred ;but MI. Dickerman sale
no real American horseflesh had beer
seen there until he appeared with hi
t~rotters. He also remarked that there
Is not a suitable trottilg track fol
speed in all Europe, so far as he knew
The races are all running affairs, will
courses laid out over hills and fields
such as would be found on any ordi
nary New England farm. The course
vary in length from two and a half t.
four or hve miles There is a stronj
probability of great improvement i
this respectin the near future. An asso
citation is now at work called the Trot
ting Club de Paris. A circular printe
by the society says that grounds hav
been leased for a period of five years
and that a part OF the capital of $50,
600 francs is alresay subscribed b
men who are in earnest.-N. 7. Sun.
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PiOuS
Night Operators Conduct Sundays cho
Service by WIRE

Night Operators Conduct Sunday School
Service by Wire
The latest fad, and one much more
likely TO be productive of good than
the majority of these ~outgrow:hs of
our rapid civilization, has recently de-
veloped among the night operators on
The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
railroad, between Nashville & Chat
tanooga, and a widespread popularity
for it would be the 9 of much
good. They have organized a Sunday
school, which meets, or rather assem-
bles, at different points along the wire
Every Sabbath morning at two o'clock.
This novel, association is opened with
prayer by the superintendent, j. B.
Blamblet night operator at Martrace,
Tenn, followed by the reading OF a
Scripture lesson and the regular inter-
national Sunday-school lesson. Classes
are organized and the pupil with the
quickest mind and nimblest fingers
captures the circuit, and his generosity
will have to he relied upont to prevent o
corner on and give all a fair
showing. OF course singing is impossi-
BILE. No amen corner can be estab-
lished; and no flirting with the pretty
| girls in the choir will ever break up
| the organization and throw the differ
| emit communities into uproars. No
| iealousies Of organist and chief singer;
only the soft clicking of the machines
and the mGrmur of the wires in the
clear night air. carrying the message
which was first chanted by anaels on
another starry night nineteen centuries
gone by. The first regular session after
the. organization was completed was
on last Sabbath morning. The theme
was the cleansing Of the leper, the old
pathetic story of his faith and healing.
as told by Saint Mark In the first chap
ter OF his epistle. Reverent fingers
sent the words over the magic wires
IF Thou whist Thou canst make me
clean" Then from another sleeping
town came the murmur as If In answer
to the prayer of each soul SO mysteri
ously in communication with Other
souls by this God-given mystery o.
electricity: II will; be thou clean
Some one along the line thinking more
of markets, stocks and trusts than o
devotion, sent clicking along the wires
..And he straightway charged,"-cab
bage, fifteen cents; potatoes, Irish
fifteen and twenty cents,-''and forth
with sent him away"-with marke
closing dull on wheat. I'VE have al
ways had d feeling of pity for thes
boys of the wires who, through tn
night long must do nothing but listel
during each ghostly hour to the me
nosonous tick, tick, of the instruments
and have greatly desired to paint som
soft tinges on the hard tragedy of thei
every-night life. But down here i
the sleepy Southland these electri
knights havc solved the difficulty io
themselves. What an era Of religion
activity we may expect when this u
comes universe and instead Of begil
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-13

ming religious services after the ola
Acknowledgment at $3.50 g. m
we read: "Al1 along the line there
will be sunday-school services, begin
ming promptly at 2 a. m. and continue
ing one hour" The only trouble we
can foresee growing out of this new
departure in electric science Is that
some politicians may object on the
gr6und Of union of church and State
For instance, in the heat Of campaign
some patriot. intent on saving his u
trv, should choose the hour OF 2 a. m.
to send along the wire a message to
bring confusion in the camp OF the
enemy, q bit of intrigue, any thing to
beat the other fellow, and it should be-
come mixed with the exercises OF our
Sunday-school boys. who are just at
that moment repeating the golden text
by wire: sin honor preferring n an
other:'' We await with much curiosity
the outcome of the Sunday-school under
the stars.-Chattanooga CTenn.) Let
ter,
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TO Me-"

I drew it across my hand,
Her beautiful, shining hair,
And smoothed it over her temples,
While she lay sleeping there.
Twas NOT Of midnight %blackness
.. That enchanted the bards of old:
Ii was neither auburn, nor yellow-pale,
Nor brown. nor FURNISHED gold;
But it was fine and silvery white,
AS soft as soft could be.
A crown from life's pure ~laurels,
The most beautiful hair to mt.
1held the white hands folded
So quietly on her breast;
They looked almost as IL the Lord
Hat given the promised rest.
They were not round and shapely,
AS a sculptor might wish to seq;
They were not fair and snowy
AS some beautiful hands my bes
But they were drawn and bent with pain,
Yet beautiful hands to me.
kissed her face, her dear, sweet face,
BY patience and love made fair;
The roses and lilies that Beauty loves
Were missing-they were not there.
But instead were wrinkles woven deep
Where the dimples used to be;
OF all the faces in all the world
The most beautiful face to nae.
Cecil st. Claire, in Journalist.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-13
STRIKING CHILDREN
A Lecture for Parents Vino Do NOT Il
How 70 Control TheiF Temper.

~ A6CGWE0 u =
How 20 Control TheiF Temper
Il ia not unlikely that this article
will ever meet tho eyes OF those for
whom it is intended. The n who
really need advice are usually those
who can not, or will not, read It. But In
the hope of a~fresting even mi angry
hand which might otherwise DO untold
damage by a single ill-aimed blow
these lines are written.
IA box on the ear" has become to
b" so common an expression tfat we
smile when it occurs in a racy MARIA
tive; but it should V be smiled at.
A box on the ear may cause partial, or
even total deafness for life} it may
cause internal injuries, which may re-
suit in Supplying, or even entirely de-
stroying the intellect; 1t may cause
illness-even death. Should an act
freighted with such tremendous posi-
bilities ever be lightly spoken Of?
And what sort of a soul can the man
or woman possess, who, knowing the
results that may follow the act, can
recklessly give the child a box on the
ear ?
A blow on any part of the head may,
and most likely will, be followed by
| grave consequences. A blow upon the
| chest, the stomach, the spine, is al
| most equally dangerous. In fact.
there are only n or two places upon
the human body which may be struck
with comparative safety; and, when
| it seems necessary that corporal pun
| ishment should be administered to q
| child, it should be administered in
| those places. The teachings of Script
ure and of common-sense seem to point
to the occasional necessity of corporal
punishment. It should never be be-
slowed in anger, however; never with
out the most careful elaboration, and
as a last resort. If a child has been
trained from early infancy to habits OF
obedience, there will rarely, if ever.
be found a necessity for whipping,
after it has attained the age OF five or
six years. Other punishment equally
effective can and should be devised
for older children.
In any case, never strike a child a
random in a moment Of impatience'
The remark which is often made, thai
bright, precocious babies develop into
the most commonplace men and WON
en-, may, perhaps, be accounted for in
another way than that fond parents
overestimate their brightness in In
fancy. Blows. kicks and violent shak-
ings must have their effect upon the
tender brain and nerve of childhood
It would not necessarily require much
of such treatment to reduce an origi
nally brilliant intellect to a condition
little short of neutrality-suspicious.
ist.
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Sore throats may be prevented by
the coRtinuous wearing OF from ten to
twenty threads of Berlin wool These
should be kept round the neck except
during ablutions. and left of gradually
by removing one thread daily. The
remedy is supposed to act upon the
ring of skin as q slight counterfeit.
tant.
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G. D. STEWART,

Contractor, Carpenter and Builder.
WILL c,n ract for the erection of buildings
w OF all inds. turn shing all materia 1t
desired. Work don promptly and q reason'
able rates. Orders through the p~ost0teo
civ n prompt attention. Est mates and pans
furnisa cd. Having special facilities for Oh
tanning IUMBER AT kE'ruoEn RATES. VIII
give my patrons the benefit OF the same. 90
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n. D.
NJ

Bellevue 6trcnt. near the Bridge,
UPELOU>AS, La.
A Ii Einds of Tin. Copper and meet ION
n work q ne on short notice and at reason
nile prices. Gu,tering and r pa ling o spe
cialty. Makes and repairs evsrorator SYRUP
pans.
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II, J. FISHER.

arpente and Builder,
WILL undertake all work in his line In town
w or country. The building of stores aud
private re idcnees a 81 cia T. Lstinstesanf
y ans fur. .ishel If Gesirei. tr@ers left with
Mr. Jos. Ducharme. corner Court an belle
yue stree 5. viii! rave prompt attention.
U, e!ou, as. O 81. loeS.
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Mt. CtRMEL CONVENT,
A. P MCNEIL.
Architect and Builder,

Architect and Builder,
OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA.
DLANS, Specifications and Es Inmates fur.
L nished :Or a | manner OF bu ldsngS, on the
most reasonab G terms tohtracts taSen for
ali kinas of work. in brick iron. stOna and
wood. Material furnished for repairs and
ronstruut on If desired. + ANITA ION ami eoun-
trv work attended to with d spatch All work
first-clae and satisfaction guaranteed. Orders
directed to +. o. Box 81 will receive prompt
attention. ladr
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ST, r

OpelouSaS, La.
THE curse of instruction in this institution
L embraces English. French. Latin, Greek
Arithmetic. Algebra. Geometry, Bo3k-keep,
ing, Natural &c encee, History, Geography
Penmnnship, and great care is bestowed on
Christ an Instruction.
TxRMS-Board and tuitian, per month, sl5.
Day Scholars, per month. ~ 81 or 81, accord.
ing to class. tlneses are resu~ued on " ednes-
day, September 18TH, lf8S.
REV. G. RAYMOND, DID,
REV. F.. }. RAYMOND.
HENRY q. IEWIS,
Aug %, 1888 NJ. LFRED BRlLLET.
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Il ACO4oAOhs EW#@E #Ea
..Bless me, Sister, ] brought him
here for an operation. ] certainly amt
a-poing to take him out again. He
gave me no peace till / brought him;
now here he must stop till summat's
DONE"
Sister turned away and went to ques-
ton Jim; but he only reiterated his
mothers statements. Els one wish was
to be like other boys.
It was Tuesday afternoon when the
celebrated surgeon, Mr.. Pell Taylor,
came to make a thorough examination
Of Jim. He was followed by q crowd
of stueents. to whom he pointed out
the most remarkable features OF the
case. He babe them notice the absence
of ali signs OF ricketts,; he commented
on the strangeness OF such q deformity
being inherited; and he told them that
thu outside world would say osteotomy
was q cruel operation, not to be I'M
dertaken merely for the cure OF Q
deformity; yet it was at the express
|, wish not only OF the parent. but OF tbs
J small patient himself, that he wal
about TO perform that operation. Ant
in conclusion he babe the dresser o.
the ease make q caste the legs a.. the,
then were, and told Sister to havs jim
/ in the theater the next day at thre.
O'Clock. y
After all, poor Little Dow-legs wa
D only d child, and was very frightene'
when the time fer the operation dres
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-28
REMARKED AT RANDOM.

Secretary Hart omitted an interesting
point in his discourse. last night, when
he failed to state what percentage of
the colored race in Minnesota is found
in the criminal classes.
The court house clock suffered total
eclipse last night, though the event was
scheduled in no almanac. The bells,
however, Shrieked on as usual.
There doesn't seem to be any question,
on which the fate OF the nation hangs,
to come before the chamber of COM
merce this morning.
There was a great deal said at the
Peoples church last evening about the
laws of heredity. How is it, then, that
it is proverbial that preachers sons are
bad boys?
4 little incident happened on Fourth
street yesterday which will fairly Illus
trate the Western ways of the fiery, un-
tanned cowboy. As cable train was
nearing Minnesota street hack dashed
across the tracks, but by whipping up
the driver had just time enough to avoid
catastrophe. When the occupants of
the hack understood their narrow es-
cape out came their heads, accom-
panied by haiT-raising yells of triumph
which would have done credit to band
Of Comanche Indians on the warpath.
Had they been in possession of their
'.'guns." there probably would have
been more noise. The men. who were
recognized as a reckless party of COW
boys from BrOncho Johns Wild West
Show, would doubtless have been bet
ter satisfied had the grip car and the
hack made closer acquaintance.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-28
HAMLINE HAPPENINGS.
Local Doings of the Week at the
Midway TOwn-Unlversity Cos

Local Doings of the Week at the
Midway TOwn-UnIversity Cos
sip.
very quiet wedding occurred on Wednes-
day afternoon at The residence of Rev.
James Door. on Capitol avenue. The con-
tracing parties being Miss Minnie Door and
b. f. Chapman. OF Minneapolis. The cere-
mony was performed by the brides. father,
after which the company partOOk OF we'd
ding supper. The bride wore a very pretty
costume of white silk and WOOL and carried
q bunch of white roses i'll her hand. Only
the relations OF the family were presenter III
cluding the grooms mother and brother
from, Milwaukee. The young couple viii
spend their honeymoon with friends at st.
Anthony Park. after which they viii reside
in Minneapolis. -...~,.v
The choir Of the Hamline NJ. E. church has
been reorganized, with MIR Tuckey as cnorls-
ter The following ladies and gentlemen
comprise The number: Sopranos, Mrs
Church, Miss AdQie Door; altos, Misses
GFont and Blackwell; tenors, Messrs. Max
well and StOWers; basses, Messrs. Tuckey
.and Brink Miss Maurie stevens is organlst.
! MRS j. f. Chamberlain entertained, during
the week, ReV. j. A. Sutton and wife, OF ST.
Paul Mr.. Sutton is slowly recovering from
severe attack OF typhoid fever. 1t is thought
he Will soon be able to resume his WORK as
pastor OF The Epworth NJ E. chdrGh.
Mrs. D. Il. Tandy, accompanied by her
dul- MIS-. EslIpE Lyon. IeluIlcu I4Iudy
from three months visit in New York.
4. Mrs. Clyde Warner left Thursday for Brain
'erd, MIMI, where she viii spend few
weeks visiting her parents.
Mrs. |. +. johnson, OF HaWitt avenue, is at
Redwood rails, Mimi, wishing her daughter,
1Mrs. +. A. Cone.''4.4- -t--- t'
: The Chautauqua Circle will holds It's regug
'jsr meeting this week with Airs. j. B. Ross
man on Simpson avenue.
: Miss Hattie Warner, of st. Paul, is wishing
her friend, Miss Winifred Warner, for a few
days.
I Miss Josephine Wood is entertaining her
friend, Miss llilly Brinker, of st. Paul.
S Mrs Charles Robson, of Red Wing, is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. Judge Wood.
: E. A. Long and family have gone to New
u Ork City for visit OF Il few weeks.
Mrs. W A. Cooley, of Rochester, Mimi, is
the guest of Mrs. +. a. Ackerman.
Miss Lulu Blackwell returned Monday
from a visit to st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs Nj. Reinols. of St-Cloud, is the guest
of Mrs. w. l. Stager.
Mrs. P. S. Rose is visiting friends IN Anoka
MINI.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-28
IN CHURCH CIRCLES.

Considerable activity is now being
displayed in city churches. Ministers
and laity having returned from their
annual vacation, arrangements have
been completed for the winters aggres-
sive as well as social work. The Epis-
copal churches are preparing for their
usual harvest thanksgiving services,
that at Christ church promising to be
great musical event, the well-trained
choir having in preparation the prOduc-
ton of several fine anthems and solos,.
The rage for vested chOirS is not alone
confined to Episcopal churches. The
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church
has a very nice choir of full -fledged boy
chOristers. vested in velvet. While
there is this upheaval for boy choristers
in this city, adviceS from England re-
port the introduction of ladies, vested.
or otherwise, into the choral service of
the church.
The congregation of st. Johns Epis-
copal church are still taking about the
erection of more cOmmOdiOuS edlflce..
The church is altogether too small to
meet the requirements of the district,
and an enlarged building is absolutely
necessary. The congregation has gained
considerably the past twelve months.
A vested choir will shortly become
feature of its services, an Eastern choir
master having already been engaged to-
train the choir. While a properly
trained choir will be secured, the rector
(Rev. John White) pertinently informs
the members of his church: "Congre-
gational singing is what is wanted in
our churches, and not the very few en-
tertaining the many, two or three doing
the work while the majority reclines at
its ease" This is beyond question.
There is no graver mistake than to
allow a choir to usurp all the musical
portion of the church service. Where
this is done-it is the experience of
many miniSters-the congregation at
tend church more to hear the music
than to sing the praises of their God.
I'll
The opening services of st. PauFs
Episcopal church are fixed for Nov. 10.
and Bishop Thomas, of Kansas City, will
officiate. 1he sacred editice has been
enlarged to allow of proper accommoda-
tionS TO the choir, and advantage of the
general renovation has been taken tc
place three beautiful memorial windows
in the church. One window is 10 the
memory of the late Mrs. W. Z. Perkins,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-28
The Real Short Line.

There is a great deal of talk just now
in the papers about "Short Lines to
this, that and the other point. From
some of the claims put forth the public
would get the idea that the railroad
having the least mileage between two
given points is the "Short Line" be-
yond question. But is it? Is no ac-
count to be made of time, comfort or ac-
commodations? Is not the true ''Short
Line'' the one which makes the best
time, has the smoothest roadbed and
furnishes the best accommodations? If
these considerations have any weight,
it will be found that "The Burlington"
is the real Short Line from the Twin
Cities to Chicago.
The mileage is little more than that
of one or two of the older lines, but it
makes the best running time, is the
only light-grade thoroughfare, and has
an equipment unequaled for elegance
and comfort.
The first train over the line, Oct. "a,
1856. made the run from ST. Paul TO Chi
cago i'll eleven hours and ten minutes;
st. Paul TO La Crosse. Nov. 8, 132 miles.
in lbs minGtes-time that has never
been equaled OF approached.
The idea that The Burlington" is a
longer line than others is totally errO-
neous. Travellers will find it the Real
Short Line.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-28

and is the gift of her brother, W. 81.
Peabody, of Dubuque, 10. Tiffany, of
New York. has prepared the window.
The second window. furnished by the
Young Ladies' Guild of st. Paul's, is to
the memory of the late Mrs. S. S. Breed,
and the third window is to the mem
ory Of Master Eben Miller. who was
member of the vested choir, and is the
gift of his fellow chOristers. The latter
two windows were supplied by the st.
Paul Stained Glass company.
iii
The Congregational club will meet to-
night at the Park Congregational
church, corner Holly avenue and Mac
kubin street. Gen. c. c. Andrews, of
st. Paul, has announced his intention to
open discussion on What can be
done to secure the better civil and re-
ligiouS ObSeryances of the Sabbath day
in large cities" The general will speak
particularly as to the desirabiilty OF
closing the saloons. Rev. 5. L.. b.
Spear, of Minneapolis, will follow with
a paper indorsing that of Gen. Andrews,
ana the general discussion will follow.
Rev. G. S. BascOm has resigned his
membership of the club. The annual
assessment has been reduced to 81, and
the same is now due.
TT
! The entertainment committee of the
Pacific Congregational church open an
excellent series of lectures tomorrow
evening, when Rev. Arthur J. Benedict
will address himself TO the subject
Rapid Transit Abroad" The lecture
will be illustrated by 100 StereopticOn
views.
Rev. Foster, of the Disciples church,
will attend the national convention of
Christians to be held at Louisville. The
Disciples ':church is.perhaps the smallest
and youngest church in the city, but
the yigOr displayed by its members be-
speaks a promising outlook and IN
creased membership. The expenses of
Mr. Foster TO Louisville are paid by the
ladies' aid society from the proceeds OF
tacking quilts. The ladies' also propose
to give baZar for the benefit OF the
church building fund.
1TT
Among the subjects discussed yeSter-
day in city pulpits were:
How to Know What God Thinks OF
&s."-Rev. j. Ii. DeWart, of Bates Ave
nue. NJ. E. church.
1.-The Man-Made God and the God
Made Man'-Rey. w. S. Vail. of the
First Universalist church.
Kingdom Growth"-ReY. John An
drew Stemen, Of East Presbyterian
church.
"The Special Advantages Enjoyed by
the Young Men of To-Day" KEY. A. Il.
Heath, ID. D., of Plymouth church.