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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-24

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-24
YOU CAN BUY BARGAINS

2O5 aud 2O7 Main stree
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
An Infant Philanthropist.

The following pretty incident shows
how well our little Boston boYs-some
of them-are being brought up. In
one of the street cars the other day
was a colored woman, poorly but neat
ly dressed, and carrying alarge basket.
Beside her sat her little bow, many
shades blacker than his mother, and
comfortably bundled up in a red
worsted scarf. Presently an elegant
looking lady entered the car, leading
q handsome little fellow, with long,
light curls and a fur-tri hmed velvet
coat. He carried a white paper bag OF
confectionery. which he opened and
began to eat. No sooner did he spy
the boy of ebony than he slid off from
his seat, al up to him and piled his
black hands full of marshmallows from
his bag. just as the a stopped he
regained his mothers side, and said,
in a clear piping voice: '.rs awful
sorry for him NAMING eos his face il
SO black!" He had given practical
evidence of his sympathy, for he had
only four mallaws left, and his face
shone pity and generous feeling
Boston Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
How Milk is Formed.

Just how milk is formed in the I'D
der is yet a complicated problem, but
the idea seems growing that the COW
stores up blood in some form in the
udder during the period between milk
ings, and that is elaborated into milk
in its passage through the mammil-
larry glands at the time of milking.
This is the belief of Prot. j. w. Rob-
ertson, after several years study and
experimental investigation. A singu-
lar confirmation of this is of a recently
reported case of a heifer that gave
milk from the beginning, the serums
of which was blood with its full &C
compartment of red c~orpuscles. Nat
ure had not even filtered it in passing
through the glands, a matter we see
confirmed every little while by a COW
giving bloody milk. II milk la not
elaborated bloody, then blood milk
could not have an existence.-Dairy
World
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
NOT 70 BE oIscoURAeED.n

a kenGucktan Whose SGom8ch was
Stronger Than T at of an Ostrich.
Ben Sarchet, of lien County, KY,
went down to Loui lille the other day,
and while walking around, discovered
an undertaker's shop, with the pro-
prietor of wh3eh he was well acquaint-
ed. He went into the shop, but find
ing no one in, sat down to await the
coming of the proprietor.
"Helloa, Ben" cried the undertaken
upon entering. 81 am delighted to
9 you. How long have you waited
here?" .
mot so mighty long. but long
enough to find out that your Ticker
amt Nv the best"
Liquor! Why, I have no liquor"
whats that up thar in that bottle,
then?"
Gracious alive! did you drink any
of that?"
"Yas, took a moderate snort"
Then you are a dead man." said
the undertaken, endeavoring to be
calm.
s.How sog
'.Why, that is embalming fluid"
"Sorter bad, is ftp"
Os'Bad! Why didn't you read of that
man who drank some in Chicago the
other day.?
eHurt himP"
sGreat Caesar, man, he died within
an hour. Let me go for a doctor"
Hold on a mint. Plenty of time.
Let's talk about this stuff. What is
embalming fluid, any wayP"
1T is a preparation to keep dead
bodies from decomposing."
Success, / recon-"
Eyes, but it is a deadly poison. Lei
me go for a DOCTOR
mo, if you go you won't find me
here when you come back. I amt got
long to stay, and I don't want no doc
tor to take up my time. Well, how
air you gittin' along?n
The undertaken sat, staring at Ben,
who, showing no signs of uneasiness,
continued to talk carelessly.
.Ben, do you feel bad?"
Wall, I have felt better; have felt
russ. Got q corn that's givin' me
some little trouble"
"If that stuff don't kill you it will
be a wonder"
"Yas, it's a wonder that a fellel
lives, anyhow. Got any Ticker in the
house?"
NO"
"Say, that fluid you al talkin
] about HAS got some Ticker in it, hahn
| itPn Q
Eyes, it contains alcohol"
.tWall, as thar amt no saloon right
handy, you better let me take another
snort NV it. Tain't the best, but il
| ioIts a little. n-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
c OF SIAM.
Even the Heather Chinese Find II o. DOE
Field of Enterprise.

DSS" SAAS "
Field of Enterprise.
AS for the immigration of G 1nese
into Siam to any extent, that isSs thing
of the past. John Gilman n finds
other countries paying better in spite
of many things which are & lite to his
taste in Siam-viz., cheap 5ork, gam
bling and smoking opium tohis hearts
content. He can also buy 3ywife at not
too high a price, and last, Not least, he
is a member of a small republic, hav-
ing the head man of his SECRET society
as president in the kingdom. Well, if
| all this does not induce john to come
to Siam by the hundred thousand a
year there must be other causes, and
probably those not existing in other
countries. Ia
The poll tax is only ~SS2.55 every
three years, ard certainly John would
not submit to a ten-fold higher amount,
if he can not evade payment. But to
pay taxes, direct and indirect, on the
produce of the soil. is not to his taste,
especially if in neighboring countries
like the Straits settlements and the
native states he has to pay nothing.
p otection of life and property in Siam
| compared with the aforementioned
states is rather ~problematic; if John is
robbed, he generally has to pay still
more into the bargain if he ~prosecutes
the robDers.c
Our readers will be astonished to
hear how few Chinese deck passengers
entered the port of Bangkok from 1885
to 1887. We examined the custom
house records on this carefully,
and they correspond with investiga-
| tons made in other quarters.
There entered the port of Bangkok
from Hongkong. Singapore and other
ports, Chinese and other aatives, in
1885, 1907 deck passengers and 172
cabin passengers; in 1886, 1900 deck
| passengers and $50 cabin passengers;
in 1887, 1920 deck passengers and 1877
cabin passengers.
Respecting passengers outward
bound no account is kept, out all the
agents of our regular lines will tell you
that these approximate nearly to the
number of those coming in. We fuzzy
believe in this, especially as w have
watched the trade Tor several years.
If even the outward bound passengers
should be 20 per cent. less than those
coming in there will be certainly still
a decrease in the Chinese population,
if we consider the death rate and keep
in view that not so per cent. OF the
Chinese ever marry in Siam
For the Siamese population matters
are still worse, as those, who like us,
have watched the Siamese people for
the last twenty years are only aston
! ished that there is not less work done
in the country. Gambling, drinking,
| prostitution, the latter ven in broad
| daylight in the principal street lead
ing from the consulate to the royal
palace, are running the peopAswot
only physically but morally. Slavery
and corrupt judges are doing the rest,
SO that little progress is possible
| Siam Mercantile Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
LEI. formal. informing him that the

-rief, formal, informing him that the
old miser had died, and left him sole
heir to aboiJa quarter of a million.
It stunned him. He thought he was
dreaming. When persuaded that he
was awake, he thought of Elsie.
~ could win her now," he said, ex-
ultantly. II can offer her what she
covets. I can buy her love"
And his manliness revolted, and his
heart said, sadly:
Better lose her foreverf"
He was listening to his own
thoughts, almost hating the good for
tune that came too late, when there
was a little knock upon his Office door,
and in a moment there was Elsie!
Surely it was all a dream! For she
was sobbing out.
ssOh, Bert, I dared not write, for
fear that you could not forgive me! l
am so sorry, l am so miserable MOI"
she cried, seeing his face. II am the
happiest woman in the world"
1t was well shere was no n about,
for really tas7-say the tears and smiles
struggled for mastery was very bewil-
dering.
"You have come to me?" Bert said
''come to share my poverty"
eff you will take me-" Elsie AN
swered humbly. II can get some of my
scholars back to help along a little
'Oh!"
"And I don't mind turning my
dresses, or saving a fares for gloves,
if only you will forgive me-"
"Will you" he asked, slowly and
delhi "come with me to-day,
now. to a clergyman and be my wifeP"
"Yes!"
And she actually did. She knew
nothing about the great-uncle for a
month, for Bert wanted to feel the
keen happiness of knowing he was
loved for himself alone.
But Aunt Jane sent the whole
trousseau to the new home to which
Bert took his wife early in September,
and at Franks wedding there was not
a guest more beautifully dressed, Or
more radiantly happy, than the ''mer'
cenary little wretch" who might have
stood in the brides place.-Anna
| Shields, in N. Y. Ledger. II
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
SLEEP.

Come. gentle sleep, sweet, sootht~~"0p'
Come and my senses infnLa
Come to me RsS~
FOR the Iast~<nnes of midnight have tolrd-
The Iassdour of midnight has toll'dl
come. gentle sleep. soft, silent sleep,
Come lull my mind to repose;
Come to me now,
Come to me now
And mine eyes with thy soft fingers close
Mine eyes with thy silken hand close.
Come, gentle sleep. dear, dreamy sleep,
Haste, and bring rest to my frame,
Come to me now,
Come to me now
AS in time of my childhood you came
AS in youths golden season you came.
Come, gentle sleep, beautiful sleep,
Come and my troubles shall ceases; =
Come to me now,
Come to me low,
Come and my heart fill With sace-
My heart fill with bliss and thy peace.
Come, gentle sleep, blest, blissful sleep,
Come breathe around me thy balm;
Come to me low,
Come to me now
fAnd my soul with thy sweet presence calm
My soul with thy gentleness calm!
Come, gentle sleep-come, balmy sleep,
Come like a dove to my breast;
Come to me now,
s Come TO me now .
,gssaaste, / am weary. weery for rest
w swearg-Weary FOR rest.
James Murphy. in Good Housekeeping.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
He Had Made a Mistake.

A small, light, mahogany-colored
youth that goes by the name of Pea
Blossom, was brought before a Texas
Justice of the peace charged with steal
ing a pair of shoes from Nose Schaum-
burg's store.
Don't you know it was not right to
take those shoes?" asked the justice.
Eyes, sab; I knows | didn't take de
right shoes. My mudder done tole me-
dey wasn't de right shoes as soon as |
fotcned 'em home. De high-priced
ladies' shoes on de shelf was de right
ones, but I couldn't reach 'em, sab. ~
Texas Siftings-
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
SIMPLICITY IN DRESS.
Useful Suggestions for Pretty n and
Charming Brunettes.

Useful Suggestions for Pretty Blondes and
Charming Brunettes.
Dress an average woman in a close
fitting serge or quite neutral-tlnted
tweed; give her a spotless collar, and
cuffs to match; take away chains and
gewgaws, and tell me if she ever looked
better, unless indeed it were in a pink
cotton cambria, on a summers morn
ing, with a rose at her throat instead
of a brooch"
Simplicity. simplicity, simplicity-a
costly simplicity, if you will-but let
every dress be one-idead, and let no
unnecessary or extraneous triaes be in
PRODUCED into it. And after simplicity,
or rather as a consequence of it, comes
freshness, that most desirable quality
which to a woman's clothes is much
the same as fair healthy skin is to her
face; so that to say of a woman ''She
always looks so fresh" is to pay the
highest of all compliments to herself
and her milliner. g
Take your complexion first. Are you
fair, with blue eyes? Then you can
wear every shade of blue, 5om III
down to violet; but if You have gray,
green OR brown eyes, you will only
create a discordancy if you suffer a
morsel of blue near you. On the other
hand, a perfectly fair, green-eyed
women adds weirdness and charm to
her fairness when she arrays herself
in all the paler shades of green, and
she reigns triumphant in the known
edge that not even the ~clearest-skin-
ned brunette dares to emulate her.
For brunettes, scarlet and amber,
white and orange, though, if there be
/ the smallest tint of yellow in the skie
| orange may be only ven AIRED on
at night. Some women who might
come under the heading of blondes,
stand vivid oranges and yellows
/ we'll; still there must be a certain
/ amount of color in the face, and a skin
transparency fair. But up to the age
of forty, and frequently beyond it. the
/ healthy, fresh-looking woman is at her
very best in white, as often oddly
enough, judging by the law of con-
trast) she is at her worst ip black.
Give her a white morning wrapper,
or a cotton dress, or ever a white
nusIin bib to her dark dress, and she
looks fairer and more rosy than in an
unrelieved winter gown. Many a
woman sitting up in her white bed,
with only one white cambria and en-
broidery about her, will strike one as
a sweetly pretty creature, who in dark
| clothes would never arrest our atten-
ton. London Queen.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
USEFUL N WORK.
How to Make Many Dainty Articles (
Household Adornment.

How to Make Many Dainty ArtacASs Oa
Household Adornment.
Fancy work was never more fasci-
mating than now. There has been a
growing appreciation for artistic
needle work since the establishment OF
societies in different parts OF the
country similar, though more limited
in scope, to the South Kensington, in
England. The revival of old stitches,
especially of the crewel stitch, of our
grandmother day, was a marked ad-
vance in genuine work. Many of the
daintiest articles Of household adorn-
ment owe their beauty to the success
full employment of decorative fabric
and are without any embroidery. This
is true of the lovely photograph-frame
and screens which are made to hold
two Or four photographs of imperial
size, or even as many as eight or more,
one row being placed above the other
To make a photograph-frame to hold
one picture, cut out a space for the
picture in a very stiff piece of card
board the size of the frame when COM
pleted. 1t is easier to get this frame
cut out to fit the picture at a book
binders. Cut out also from a
plain piece of ~pasteboard a back
the size of the frame. Cover these two
pieces carefully with any pretty Gre
tonne. or figured chintz, or blue and
white Japanese Grape. Let the cover
ing of the two pieces be in n piece,
SO that they are joined at the side like
the pages of a book. After all the
edges are well-glued down and dry, lay
the open frame on the back and glue
the two pieces together on three sides,
leaving the top open to slip in the pho
tograph. Lovely photograph frames
are made of pale water-green plush
decorated in the corner with an APP
plique of white linen, heavily embroid-
cred with silk in old colors, and old
silver and gold cord.
Lovely sachets to be filled with Law
ender are made of India silks in pale
lavender, brocaded in delicate pat
terms in ~self-color. Or these sachets
may be made of white linen in the
shape of tiny pillows, decorated with a
spray of lavender flowers and finished
at either end with hem-stitching and
fringe.
The prettiest mouchoir cases and
baskets for catchalls in any lady's
room are made of colored chalies paint
ed with patterns of blue corn flower Or
roses on a cream-white ground, lined
with silk and finished with odd, artistic
colored ribbons.
Saddle-bag pillows, to hang over the
back of a favorite chair, r made OF
India silk, cretonnes on any decorative
wooden which the maker f~ancies, and
are filed with balsam fir or lavender.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
III. j. FISHER.
G. D. STEWART,

Contractor, Carpenter and Builder,
WILL contracee for the erection of buildings
w of all KRIS, furnishing all material If
desired. Work done promptly and al reason.
able rates. Orders through the p~ostofice
given prompt attention. Est mates and plans
furnished. Having special facilities for Oh
tanning LUMBER AT REDUCED RATES, ! VIII
sep}T
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
THE VENOM or SNAKES.
Pigs the Only Warm-Blooded Animals No
Affected by the Poison.

Pigs the Only Warm-BlOoded Animals Not
Affected by the Poison.
From the time of Fontana, the first
writer ON the subject (1767), to the
present, a multitude of theories have
been broached as to the composition
and nature of snake poisson. This be-
ing the age of microbes, it vas natural
that its lethal qualities should be as
eribed to the presence of microscopic
organisms theory, however, which
has been .disproved by actual expert
ment. The venom of the cobra di ca
pello and the fer de lance, inelosed in
a sterilized vessel and exposed for
three hours to a temperature of 125 de-
grees Centigrade. still retains its Pc
culiar properties. 1t is effective even
when mixed with alcohol or ammonia,
and resists the action of the most pow
erful acids, such az caustic potash and
| nitrate of silver. Snake emo in its
natural state, though somewhat like
ordinary saliva, is less fluid and
more gummy, its color varying
from amber to clear yellow. 1t
dries rapidly on exposure to the
air, when, while retaining its natural
color, it becomes CLASSY and shining.
The latest authority On its chemical
composition is M. Armand Gautier.
After analysing many specimens he has
come to the conclusion that the active
principle otsll snake ven IN is animal
alkaloid analogous to thSt which is
touno In a purifying body andehow
deadly that is, many an unfortunate
surgeon, accidentally %inoculated while
making an AUTOPSY, has found to his
cost. The venom is neither a virus
nor a ferment. It is a septic principle
like strychnine and digitalis, and, like
strychnine and digitalis, it acts always
in the same way, other things being
equal. Hence assuming Che correct
ness of M. Gautier's theory the venom
of the English viper and the cobra are
practically identical, the bite of the
latter being more fatal simply be-
| cause nature has provided, him
with a greater abundance of
septic matter. According to DIR. Weir
| Mitchell and other authorities the
lglands of the viper contain 10 cent?
grammes of venom, those Of the rat
tlesnake from As to 81 centigrammes,
of the Indian maya 1.30 grammes. The
| virulence of the venom, or rather the
vigor of the serpent, is, moreover,
modified by climate and temperature.
In the higher parts of Martinique, for
instance. the poison from snakes is
much less dangerous and much less
frequent than in the valleys and
plains. The greater freshness of
mountain air lowers the snake vitality,
and though his store of nj may be
the same he strikes his enemy or his
prey with diminished energy. Snakes
only enjoy the fullness of their powers
in low latitudes. Cold stupefes them,
The European viper becomes torpid in
winter, and menagerie snakes are
reused with difficulty from their
habitual languor. On the other hand,
cold-blooded animals-mollusks fishes,
frogs, turtles and snakes themselves
are impervious to the poison which the
latter secrete. The only warm
blooded creatures proof against it are
pigs, an immunity which they owe to
the thickness of their adipose tissue.
Science.
4
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
OPELOUsAS FESALE INSTITUTE

Opeiousas.S ~. Land v Parish, La. y
THIS institution will resume duties Nord,-
Il September, Il, j. 3, under tho immadis9y,
supervision or Mrs NJ. NJ. Hayes arc Mrsi "
A. Davis. with competent assistants. III.
scholastic year consists OF forty weeks @'
TERMS OF TUITION.
Preparatory Department, per month So..
Academic Department., per month. ~
Music. with use of piano w
Notwithstanding washing, light and y"
fuel Observation-Disclosures. le M
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting. ""
drawing, each, extra. IN IN
DISCIPLINE.
The government of this school ts str;o, -
parental; no hard tasks or restrictions ave G ;I
posed, but every student must comptv MN
the rules, and must prepare UP to the mao
ure of her ability, the lessons assigned. III
our course Of study and mode of inStruo. II
are to train the mind to hab Is of cnrr X
thinking and thorough investigation SSSns,
student will be flowed to enter higher rlassoo
without thorough preparation. Parents and
guardians may rest assured that the nannerS
health and morals of the children ana ward,
shall receive due atIent On.
No deduction for absence, unless in case NJ
protracted illness. The location of the town
Is healthful and easy of access. The boardina
department is under the immediate charge nf
Mrs. HAYES. Borders Will provide thsml
selves with blankets and towels. For ngrticn.
lars address, MRS. NJ. NJ, HAYES
july 2S'3}nov2I'T9 PrineinsT
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

1T can tell You, my DEAR" said a
wife Of a years standing to n just
newly married, .'it's one thing to man
age q sweetheart and another to man.
age q husband .sOhiI shan't have
any trouble aboutthat, said the happy
bride. INA takes all that off my
hands. She's had practice. Cartoon.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
An Alabama man, charged with

IAN Alabama man, charged with
stealing a calf, made the following
statement: 81 was always teached to
be honest, an most always have BEEN
but when / seed that calf / caved. I
never wanted a calf SO bad in my life.
an you all know that wheh a man
wants a calf he wants him. Uhe jury
returned the following verdict: wv ',
this jury, air satisfied that Steve stole
that calf, but, as the Teller that owned
the animal IL considerable of a SLOUGH,
we agree to clear Steve an make the
owner pay the COSTS"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
~. .. LARCADE,


Bellevue Street, near the Bridge,
OPELOUSAS, LA.
A Ill kinds of Tin. Copper and Sheet Iron
IN work done on short notice and at reason
able prices. Guttering and repairing 9 spe-
ciaIty. Makes and repairs eyaporator syrup
pans.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
ST. MARY'S

opclouSaS, La.
THE ours of instruction in this Institute,
embraces English. French, Latin, GreepA
Arithmetic. Algebra, Geometry, Eonk.teen
ing, Natural SCIENCES, History, Ge GRANNY
P~enmanship. and great care is bestowed on n,
Christ an instruction.
TERMS-Board and tuition, per month, sk.
Day Scholars, per month, s.. So or 81, accord.
ing to class. Glasses are resumed on Wedpes.
day, September 18th, 1SSS.
REV. 6. RAYMOND, D,D.
REV. F. J. RAYMOND.
HENRY g. LEWIS,
Aug 20, 1888 NJ. nLFRED BRILLET.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

-Teacher-"Who discovered New
Yorkpn Donald (whose parents are
ScotchlA"Sandy Hook. sir.n
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-12-21
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-12-08
On a SANDY FOUNDATION,

The r+E Brazilian Gov=uneot Is
in ! p+culizrly delicate ps!tjYa, and
If Il dos not prove it=t equal 70
coping With extraordinary emeTgeu-
cies il Is altogether likely that the
peopIe XII e-y Out agzrn FOX Dom Pc
dro. ItH-I b= Imueiaatsl: confront
81 with sz-ioGs issues that vii test
its strength and capacity, sTea fit
shall have the primary advantage OF
e~ztAbEzAing itself without military IS
sEtan-e-
Dom Pedro still has a large follow
inE, and his personal popularity wEs
Intensified by his graceful manly re-
:irancnt ;ron the throne saaa he
saw that the vli % the majority vas
against q monarchy. TIE admirers OF
;he dspo=si ru!@- vii toa=at d-
tarbaaoe il tbs new Government
makes a false step.
II i impossible 10 conceive how -
nous mistakes can Re avoided when
the unsettled finances OF the county
are HkeD into consideration. Then,
too. there will be mex demands 70.
decentralization for enancipated
zlzTes-lBuTa!o ErprasL