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The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
JAPANESE SUPERSTlTiONS.
Some of h TRANCE Fancies of Those
Gentle Orientals.

Some of the Strange Fancies of Those
Gentle Orientals.
The household superstitions of Japan
are very numerous. They are harm
less, often exciting laughter; yet so
entrenched are they in the household
that religion, argument, even ridicule
a not destroy them. Some of these
superstitions have a moral or educa-
tional purpose, intoxicating lessons of
benevolelae, neatness and habits of
csai2nlines5. A room is never swept
Immediately after the departure Of the
inmate for feah of sweeping out the
luck. Ats marriage ceremony neither
the bride nor the groom wears any
clothing of purple color lest their mar
riage be soon dissolved, purple being a
color most liable to fade. If the cup
of medicine is upset by accident during
the illness of a person it is a
sure sign of his recovery. This
looks as ii the Japanese had
faith in u proverb, Throw physic
to the dogs" There are some curious
ideas in regard to the finger nails.
They must not be cut before starting
on a journey lest disgrace fall upon the
person at his destination. Neither
should they be cut at night. lest cats
claws should grow out. Children whe
throw the parings of the nails into the
fire are in danger of some great calam-
ity. If a piece should fly into the fire
while cutting the person will 500 die.
The bowling of a dog portends
death. II a woman steps v e an egg
shell she will go mad; if over a razor
it will become dull; If over a whet-
stone it will break. If a man should
set his hair on fire he will go mad.
Children are told if they tell a lie an
oni (imp) will pull out their tongues.
The wholesome terror of the oni,
standing ready to run away with his
tongue, has caused many a Japanese
youth to speak the truth.
The Japanese have a horror of the
darkness; they always keep a light
burning to ward off ghosts. The junk
believe in a ghost who comes to
them AID politely asks to borrow a
The answer decides the fate
of the junkman. If a dipper with a
bottom is bestowed upon the ghost, he
it to bail water enough to swamp |
the SUNK, but if the bottom can be
knocked out and thrown at him he dis
appears. In this last case, the act |
must be accompanied by an incanta-
or the ghost turns into q sea cap
pa many-clawed monster-who will
drag the junk to the bottom.
The Japanese r asgentle, sensitive
race. very much under the influence of
their emotions. 1--we with them is a
serious matter, often one of life or.
death. Disappointment in love or de-
frequently ends in suicide.
the girl becomes an aveng-
Or. and implores the gods to curse or
visit with death the destroyer of her
peace. The passions which thrill and
torment the human soul are as intense
far-away heather Japan as in those
lands which boast a higher civiliza-
ion.-Philadelphia Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

us 51lns years ago, just at dusk, =
L"NerVant In a certain beautiful
nome took it into her head 49,,
would be rare finn ~
uress herself in a sheet and friobtan
anotesr OF the servants. So she s,innaa
.n'o the grounds, hid herself behind .
nee' and waited her opportunity.
panclng merrily along, singing with a
voice IKE a bird, came a sweet l;t,,o
uaughtero OF the house, who had baen
oen' On an errand to the lodge at the
ena OF the green avenue The merrv
onio' sensitive to her fineer-tins
caught a glimpse of The straight, star.
nsure skulking behind the oaks. and
was SO frightened that a few months
ai'erWard she died-of nervous shocl1
Tue physicians SAID, which then began
Its fatal work.
In one Of our New England colleges
youth who had been STUDYING hard
mat ne might enter the freshman
was startled from his sleen at
lnlonlght by a party of fellows in
MASKS who proceeded to make snort
ior themselves by the stupid process
galled "hazing" their companion.
lhey had their silly fun, but it is to he
hopeo That none of the number en-
gaged IN 1t a ever think of that niobt
without a pang, for it made the vonth
insane. "'
| don't like to believe that anv NJ
my eader engage in this wretched
Kind OF testing. If they do, it is be
cause they have never looked at n,
ron the right point of view. There
isn't among my friends one, | am sure.
%bho would be happy in making any
one else miserable.
saw Fred the other day perched in
a nook way, way up in a tall tree. and
L thought: What a splendid climber
you are, Fred, and how nimbly you'd
u 10 the mizzen-top if you were a
sailor boy!" know that Fred was az
s~ure-tooted as a cat, and his ewes like
a squirrel, and the grip of a monkey.
SO 1 was not alarmed on his count.
MOI SO his mother. She came to the
door, called Fred! Fred!p and finally
deserted him in his airy nest, from
which 'his voice fell like a falling
star" Then she was greatly distressed
n frightened, and l was d~isappoint-
ed in Fred, because, instead of reliey-
ing her fears at once, he said:
"Ohs pouf, mamma! there's no dan
ger. Why are you so excited? I've
been here dozens of times"
He did descend at last; but a true
gentleman-and Fred means to be a
gentleman-would not have allowed a
woman to be frightened even for an
instant, especially when the woman
was his own mother.
The spirit which leads one not to
care when a friend is suffering terrors
ones account is the same which |
makes the practical jest possible.
Aunt Majorie's children must Danish
this If they would make their little
world appy.-Harper's Young Peo-
pie.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
LIFE IN PETERSBURG.

Graphic Description of q Midwlnter Ride
/ with "Troika- Birds"
. Large ~1our-seated sleighs are ordered
frem a job master famous for the swift
nesssof his horses and the skill of his
drivers. The bells of the teams tinkIe
at the door; the company envelop
themselves from head to foot in furs;
the women tie Orenburg shawls over
their faces. Two couples take their
places in each of the vehicles, and, as
may be readily conceived, it is rot
chance that generally presides over
this arrangement, but another little
god who is less wise than chance. The
driveFgathers in his hands his bundle
of reins, and speaks tenderly to
his horses: ''Forward, my little
pigeons The three pigeons start
ct full gallopi Through the empty
streets, twenty degrees below zero.
the air still, the sky black as steel, and
sparkling with golden spots which
glitter over the whiteness of all OBJ
iects in this limpid atmosphere. The
cold freezes the breath as it issues
from the lips. In a few minutes the
boards are converted into stalactites OF
ice. The Russian heart bounds with
Joy. Quicker! q~uicker!" cry the
woman, their voices broken by wild
and Joyous laughter. The driver, who
has previously fortified his stomach
with innumerable glasses of brandy,
administers stout blows with his knout
over the backs of his horses, and yet
they are giving the maximum of speed
that can be expected from their limbs.
They too seem to get intoxicated with
their own %galloping. The equipage
dieis along the quays and crosses the
riy., the mean houses of the fau-
boufgs, with their poor little lights,
yapash out of sight behind it
like phantoms. Trees take the
plac0 of houses the more deeply
We penetrate into the islands; now we
glide over vacant country in absolute
darkness, the tinkling of the bells and
the ripples of laughter alone breaking
the siIence that has gathered over the
earth. when the hoofs of the horses
strike the pavement beneath the thin
ner snow, or when they bound over a
projecting block of ice on an arm OF
the Neya, the heavy sleigh jumps and
iolts enough to throw the travellers
out. Woe be to the n who is talk
ing at this moment: he Is sure to bite
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
THINGS DOCTORS 90 NOT KNOW
Their Ignorance Illustrated 9n tho Robin
son Poisoning Casa.

Their Ignorance Illustrated 2n the Robin
son Poisoning Cases.
There was a commotion among the doc
tors at a recent meeting of the Massachu-
sets Medico-LeaRl Society, when it was
found that repor srs for secular newspa-
pers were takins notes. Papers bearing
specially on the notorious Robinson ar
senical poisoning, cases had been an
nounced.
DR.. Holt declare at there was general
ignorance of the nptoms of arsenical
poisoning, and clai. that because Of this
ignorance the Robinson poisoning cases
had gone on without arousing suspicious on
the part of medical men. There were, he
said, at least eight cases Of criminal poison
ing; seven occurred within five years, and
in one family, and the other was that of q
relative.
The cases were all treated by physicians
OF large practice, prominent In the profess
sion, and yet no suspicion Of arsenical
poisoning was aroused until an organize
ton in which the victims were insured
tried to determine by investigation why so
many persons died suddenly in this family.
In support of his statement as to the ig-
norance of medical men Of the symptoms of
arsenical poisoning, the doctor remarked
UlAht = b&AS0uC9 VA "O1CE AeG4 IA v
OF the Robinson cases as follows: pneu-
monia, typhoid fever, meningitis, bowel dis
ease and Bright's disease.
The startling disclosure Of the stupid liz.
norance sho-n in the treatment of those
cases : quite in keeping with the usual in
discretion manifested by the profession in
the treatment of persons who are sufferers
from the slow and subtle poison which is
generated in the system from q diseased
state of the kidneys.
The afflicted are treated for consumption,
apoplexy, for brain and various nervous
disorders, when in most instances, it ia
shown, when too late, hat the patient was
wrongfully and ignorantly treated for o
supposed disease which was, in reality, but
a symptom of kidney disease, and should
have been timely treated as such by the
use Of Warmers Safe Cure, which is the
only remedy known that car be success
fully relied on in the treatment OF such
disease.
Such exhibitions Of stupidity by those
who profess great intelligence In such mat
ters is calculated to destroy confidence,
and it can well be said that a remedy liAe
Warmers Safe Cure, which places the e.
rect means of preserving health in the sui.
ferer's hands, is far more meritorious than
high-priced medical advice which is SO gen.
orally worthless and too often based upon
an erroneous opinion as to the true cause
Of illness.
Human life is just a little too precious to
the average individual to be sacrificed to
the bigotry or ignoran ce Of others.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
Rheumatism and Catarrh.

Rheumatism and catarrh are both blood
diseases. In many severe cases they have
yielded to treatment with b.. B B. Botanic
Blood Baim). made by Blood Balm Co, At
lanta, Ga. Write for book Of convincing
proofs. Sent free.
R. F. Dodge, Atlanta. Ca, says: "My wife
had catarrh and nothing did her any good.
Her constitution finally failed and poison
got into her blood. Iplaced her on a use of
B. B. B.. and to my surprise her recovery
was rapid and complete"
w. F. Mcdaniel, Atlanta, Ga, writes: 81
was much emaciated and had rheumatism
SO bad l could not get along without
clutches. I also had neuralgia in the head.
First class physicians did me no good.
Then I tried B. B. B., andits effects were
magical. ! cheerfully recommendgit as a
good tonic and quick cure.".
Mrs. Matilda Nichols, Knoxville, Tenn,
writes: ~ had catarrh six years aud a most
distr" ssing cough, and my eyes were much
swol- =. Five bottles of B. B. B., thank
God / lred me"
John NJ. Davis, Tyler, Texas, writes: 81
was subject a number of years to spells OF
infammatory rheumatism, which six bot
ties of B. B. B., thank heaven, las entirely
cure l.. I have not felt the slightest pain
sin e."
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

The qualities of different vegeta-
bles are worth knowing in the spring.
According to one authority celery acts
upon the rvo system. and it is a
cure for rheumatism and neuralgia.
Tomatoes stimulate the liver, n
spinach and comma dandelion, pre-
pared In the same way, have a ddect
effect on diseases of the kidney. Onions,
garlic and olives promote digestion by
stimulating the c~irculatory system
with the consequent increase OF the
saliva and gastric juice. Raw onions
are also regarded as a remedy for
sleeplessness. and the French believe
that onion soup is an excellent tonic In
cases of debility of the digestive Or
gans
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
And WICKED FUN.

asss ssns AIlsjorie Precept. T1,inl KS
sss A Il Jokes and Those VINO
scaa Joke Is a sort Of d trick
sbsss ene person upon another, in
I 81 making him uncomfortable
ss lous To put ones friend IN
sss situation. to interiors with
so % something which will
Y BODY 81 mind. not very
vet really. is the OBJ
Practical joker. / have
sss 81 alie been able to see the
aha least Innocent fun. ii
skea, buff / have seen i great
y mischief resulting from
not think i person nd
saacal joking as any thing
epntemptible. For how
tlae disposition which
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

AN Oxford County persons tells
this: ga young Methodist minister
had made application to the confer
ence for a /. 'ense. He was highly
recommended by the Presiding Elder.
whom the Bishop asked about the
applicants preaching abilities. Have
you ever heard him?' asked the
Bishop. No, SIR replied the Presid-
ing Elder. I have never heard him,
but he has heard me twice and he stood
it like a hero The license was grant
ed."-Paris (Me.) Democrat
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
A Daneerous L,etbarpv.

The f%orerunner of a train of evils, which
too often eliminate fatally, is inactivity or
disease, diabetes, gravel. or some other
dangerous integral disease Of the organs
themselves to be apprehended, b~utdropsical
difusions from the blood, rheumatism and
govt, are all traceable to the non-removai
from the blood by the kidneys of certain i'm.
purities. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters dep
urates the blood, renders the KID; sys
active and prevents their disease.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

Books are a guide in youth and IN en-
terta nment in age. They support US under
solitude and keep us from becoming a bur-
den to ourselves. They help us to forget
the crossness of men and things, compose
our cares and our passions, and lay our dis
appointments asleep. When we are weary
of living we may repair to the dead, who
have nothing Of peevishness, pride or de-
sign in their conversational Collier.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
5F11TNG FOR THE YOUNG.
i plsosEDIENT CHILD.

Aa1%e-r- . -
a. makes his mother sad,
me proud, unruly child,
WHO will not brook
gar warning look,
Nor hear her ~counsels mild.
"a makes his mother sad,
VINO ia his thoughtless mirths
ran e'er forget
his mighty debt
n her who gave him birth.
ne makes his mother sad,
mso turns from wisdom's way;
whose stubborn will,
Rebeiing still,
Pefuses to obey.
va makes his mother sad,
Aad sad his lot must prove;
A mothers fears,
4 mothers tears.
are marked by God above.
ma who so sad as he
Who. Ger a parents grave,
TOO late repehts' .
TOO late laments,
me bitter pain he gave?
Nav we ne'er know such grief,
Nor cause one feeling sad'
let our delight
BE 10 requite.
And make our parents glad!
The Appeal.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
Expensive Oil.

Recently there was sent from Nor.
witch, Conn, to New York FIVE two
gallon tin cans filed with oil of black
birch, which was manufactured in
Bozrah by John Miner. It is worth
$50 a gallon, and the five cans con-
tanned 1853 pounds of oil, valued at
$500, or a little over s. a pound. Black
birch trees do not yield oil as the maple
trees u sap. There is work in get
ting the tender twigs, and labor in the
process OF extracting the oil. One
ton of twigs yields just three pounds
of Oil, and it took nearly ffty-three
tons of twigs to yield the ten gallons.
This Oil is used in giving the winter.
green flavor to CONNECTIONS of all kinds
---- -
The magician's ean of support
- ziz.- ~ AE-.-I--4 Tt aZ
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

THE. tendency Of life is to make us
grovel, our better natures being overcome
by the earthiness that encompasses them.
For this reason there is constant need Of
noble thoughts, lofty aspirationse and de-
votion to good works To think Of the
things that are true, honorable, righteous,
lovely and Of good report, is absolutely
If we are to escape degradation.
United Presbyterian.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

WHY sufsr longer from dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, want of appetite, loss of strength,
fevers, etc., Browns Iron Bitters never
fail to cure these diseases. They act like a
charm on the digestive organs, removing
all dyspeptic symptoms, such as belching,
heartburn, b%iliousness, etc. Remember ii
is the only iron preparation that Will not
blacken the teeth or give headache.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
The Protestant Irish OF Pennsy.

The Protestant Irish OF Pennsyl-
yania. North Carolina, Tennessee and
other States ohave made q record OF
which neither Ireland nor America
need be ashamed. They have given
four Presidents to the United States
and 8 than their proportion OF sol
diers and statesmen.-Boston Pilot
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

Door knobs and bell handles OF
the famous are now being collected as
souvenirs in London, initiating the
old fashion Of preserving the knockers
Of the great houses. These KNOBS
and handles, II not adorable, are proper
things 10 q door.-Boston Transcript
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
WEST BROOK, NORTH CAROLINA,
Slant 9Th 1894

DR.. A. 7. SHALLENBERGFR,
Rochester, Pa. lsar sir-The two
you SAID they would. My son was the VIC
tim of Malaria, deep-set, bS]iving in Florida
years, and the antidIs 70 has lone more
than five hundred dollars worth of other
medicines could have done for him. Ihave
had one Of my neighbors try the medicine,
and it cured him Immediately. Inow recon-
mend it to every one suffering from Malaria.
Respectfully yours, W. W. MONROE.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

WHY CONT you try Carter's Little Liver
Pills? They are a positive cure for sick
headache, and all the ills produced by dis
ordered liver. Only MI pill a dose.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

LADIES who possess the finest complex
ions are patrons of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

IN consequence Of the ever-increasfne
military burdens, the number OF emigrants
from Italy, last season. was nearly 10000.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

THE Chicago clearinghouse has decided
that hereafter gold coins should be received
at the banks only at their actual value as
shown by weight.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

VERY low shoes will be the proper thing
this year. They will be laced with inch
wide silk ribbons. with mono5rams worked
on the ends. -
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

TEE Ohio dealer who sells cigarettes to a
boy makes himself liable to a sentence Of
thirty days in jail and q fms Of 500.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

NEVER fail to cure sick headache, often
the very first dose. This is what is said by
all who try Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

IT is rep. tied that an English syndicate
has subscr, ped s. $50, 600 for the completion
of the tunnel under North river at New
York, work on which ceased some time ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

MORE than 100000 acres Of land In
Washington TsH1tory, or nearly ,one-has
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

To regulate the stomach, liver and bow,
els, DR.. Pierce's Pellets excel. One a lose
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

kansas last year raised one-ffth Of the
whole United States product of silk CO.
coong.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
WHAT Is sweeter than roses
That bloom in the beauty of June7
Or the stately and fragrant lilies
VIII Sc bells ring q summer tune?
All, sweeter the roses blowing
On the cheeks of those we love,
And the lily of health that's CLOWN
The cheeks red rose above.

IHO OEVVNS ICV IOoC dEUFEs
But how soon the lily and the rose Hither
in the faces of our American women. Why
Is lts Simply because so many of them are
victims of weaknesses, irregularities and
functional arrangements Incidental to the
sex. If they would use DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription all these beauty and health
destroying ailments might be warded off,
and we would hear less about women grow
ing old before their time"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

The magician's means of support
is sleight. Merchant Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08

Try Lyons Tasteiess Syrup of QulnIno, 25c.
Children Cry for Lyons Syrup OF Quinlns.
Don't give your Baby Bitter QuInine.
Your baby wilIoss to take Lyons Syrup OF QuInine.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
CANDY ; ! !; ! !; !; ; !; e; e. !; ] & !
For Boz. by Express
of our Strictly Pure
CANDIES, ELEGANT
OAAA D Il LIZ AND CAREFULLY
lPUT UP. Address
FLOYD g. MOONEY, MEMPHIS,
e%NAhs THE PAPER every aas yu urHA
EE' XoU WANT
Architectural Iron Work,

Engines, Boilers, Cotton Presses, ShaftIns,
Puileyss Machinery Supplies, or repair WORK,
Send to CRiCKASAW IRON WORKS.
JOHN E.. HANDLE s. 20. MEMPHIS, EEN
a~gANE THIS PAPER avery TINA vr uHua
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
KO-K0-TULU cH CIV Y II :;t Cum

Cures Bad Breath. fndgauoE. Dyspepsia. A EubEtabn for ahAeso.s SURPRISES in szAhy
any thsE sT of"s4; AHeands. ss -oah. ssnFis b TaI, &c II SAsps Hss4o~A
aS-NAHE THIS PA En- every time you wdtA
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-08

com mpanies making any discrimination Id
passenger or freight rates in behalf Of
any person or GLASS of persons, fixing the
penalty OF violation at from $1,000 to
$4,000. The effect ls that all passes
and mileage books are invalid and the
railroads are prohibited from giving half
rates to ministers, special rates to land
excursions, agricultural fairs, conven-
tions, Grand Army encampments and
the like. The benefit is clearly on the
eide OF she railroads, which are absolute
prohibited from indulging in the cheap
rates OF the past on public occasions.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-08
BowKN d KINassuRY. Prop'tr.

Aberdeen discovers a scheme on tho
part OF eastern capitalists to boom For
est City for tue seat OF government Of
South Dakota, Forest City is on the
Missouri river in Potter oounty and the
westward extension OF the Northwestern
railroad would hit it. A bridge franchise
has been secured and the Northwestern
10 credited With an intention to build to
the Black Hills vis the Forest City
crossing sud the divide between the
Cheyenne and Morsau rivers. This is
the Northwestern rod.e to the Black
Hills pointed ont by the Press and Da-
kotsian whe that railroad was no carer
the Missouri river than Wa.ertown and
the entire railroad eystem of southeast
Dakota was in the future tits gently
rolling country and good farming
region.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-08

N. G. Ofdway. for five years past
resident Of Washington Oity, district Of
Columbia, announces through the news
papers with singular disregard for po-
litical prophecies. his Intention to make
senatorial canvass IN his own behalf in
North Dakota. II the people Of North
Dakota ore the plant tools of an alien
political adventuser he will succeed :.
His audacity is striking and may win
the admiration of the hero worshipring
northernsrs. But it looks from dis
tsncs es though the north vas abun-
daatly Supplied with native material
Under the new election law Osdwa5
cannot become voter iB Dakota in
season TO usge his claims from the
standpoint OF q citizen.