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The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

There Ia this difference between
tbs poor and the good farmer: One
complains of the bad seasons, the other
rejoices in the good seasons.
The danger from gases only in o n
nection with house drainage are said
to be comparatively easy to avoid. the
main consideration being a continuous,
thorough ventilation of the pipes.
The best time to make war on the
English sparrow is in the winter while
the song birds are away in the South.
Then you may shoot and poison with.
out danger of driving away the birds
whose presence you wish to encourage.
An eminent Buffalo physician pro-
tests against the hot water fad"
When prescribed by a physician 1t is
all very we'll, but the indiscrimlnate
drinking of hot water is very bad. He
has had several bad dyspepsia cases.
all owing to the use of hot water.
1T should be kept in mind when SCI
lecting trees for wind break that it is
quite an item to have them of a close
growing habit and Of as nearly perpet-
ual foliage as possible. Then by plant
ing a double row of them the effect
desired may be secured.-Western
Plowman.
1t is certainly poor policy and very
improbable business to grow a crop
and permit it to rot or freeze into
worthlessness. Those roots and vege-
tables that will not stand the frost
ought not to be left to freeze, or stored
where they will rot, not n OF them.
Every one is useful either to sell or to
be eaten or to be fed to stock.
Tart apples prepared in the fol-
lowing way are good: Pare and halve
the apples and remove the cores. Put
in a buttered baking dish and sprinkle
plentifully with sugar. Take a large
spoonful of butter and rub into 1t u
small spoonful of -four, add a small
cup of boiling water, and pour over
the apples and bake them till tender.
Zinc placed upon the fire in q
stove or CRATE is said to operate as an
effective extinguisher of chimney fires.
According to this representation when
fire starts inside a chimney, from
whatever cause. a piece of thin sheet
zinc, about four inches square, is to be
put into the stove or CRATE connecting
with the chimney. The zinc fuses and
liberates aciduous fumes, which. pass
ing up the fue. are said to almost in
stantly put out whatever fire there
may be,
Perhaps the greatest hindrance to
perfect cooperation in home-making is
the habit, SO prevalent in many iami-
lies, of joking at the expense of the
foibles or faults of one another. Moth
ing is more painful to outsiders than q
kind of sparring which often takes
place between husband and wife and
a fippant, TESTING way OF saying un-
kind things, however 1t may win the
jester a reputation for brightness and
wit, is entirely to be deprecated in the
intercourse of members of q family
American Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
OLD HICKORY JACKSON.

Two Anecdotes of the Democratic Saint
True to Life.
An anecdote illustrating the charac-
ter OF Andrew jackson should be pre-
served. and there are many that have
never gone into print.
The writer can give two that will
strike all who knew General Jackson's
real character as being true to life.
An old citizen of this city who died
only a few years ago, as he stated,
was in Kentucky in 1928 when Cen
eral jackson was a candidate for
President, and General jackson. in
travelling, stopped at the town where
he lived. The anvass was at fever
heat; every body was warm on one
side or the other. An eccentric Clay
man took especial pains in the most
emphatic manne to show his hostility
to General jackson.
Finally, coming close up to the Cen
eral, he, with great emphasis, said:
Yes, sir, / want you to understan
that / am not going to vote for you"
General jackson. rising up and look
ing him full in the eye. said: '.Sir. /
have given much ofmy life to my
country, and it was that you might
have this privilege"
The other incident in the Generals
life was given to the writer by Cap
tain Bell, who died recently at Knox
vile at an advanced age. His father.
as is known in East Tennessee, was a
man of prominence, and a friend of
ieneral jackson. He kept a hotel on
he main road leading through East
Tennessee, and which was the road
General jackson travelled to Washing
ton. And General jackson always
stopped, as Captain Bell related, with
his father.
When he was elected President the
first time he travelled from Nashville
in his private carriage. and before
reaching Bells tavern he sent forward
a servant TO tell Mrs. Bell to have
dinner ready for him and his compan-
ions. Driving up to the gate, Captain
Bell, who was then a young man,
went out with his father TO receive
the distinguished travellers. AS the
General got out of the carriage and
shook hands with his old friend he
discovered, walking backward and for
ward on the porch, a North Carolina
gentleman, whose name the writer can
not call, but he was at the time a man
of great prominence, and between
whom and General Jackson there was
the most deadly hatred. growing out
of i~ndignities offered the General while
a.candidate, and which had come nigh
leading to a duel. This gentleman
had stopped and was waiting for din
ner, and the meeting was accidental.
General jackson recognized him at
once. He took in the situation. The
deep enmity existed, but he had been
elected President of the United States,
and turning to Mr.. Bell he said:
please tell Mrs. Bell we are under
many obligations to her, but we will
not stay for dinner" Saying which he
shook hands, got in the carriage and
drove on. Captain Bell told the writer
that his father knew all the ci-suln-
stances and there was no explanation
necessarys-Nashvilfe American.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
At THE ~Box-oFFlcE.
Duplicates ON Exhibition I'm Every City OF
MakInaa

Matinee Afternoons.
There were three of them, and each
wore a tailor-made suit and a half
masticated caramel. They came hur-
rying and s%kurrying up to the ticket
sellers window, and he shut his teeth
firmly together and braced himself
against a pillar for what he knew was
coming.
"Are there any good seats left for
the matineep" asked one of them.
"Yes'm. Here are three"
'Oh, mercy! We don't want to sit
there-do we, girlsP"
"Oh, mol"
'iOf course not. Here: We want to
sit about here"
"Those seats are all sold"
"Oh, that's too bad!n
isn't it, though"
How'd you like a front balcony
seat, Katie?"
"'Oh, I'd rather be down stairs"
ave could see everybody ONE in
from the balcony"
That's So; but then-there! Are
those three seats sold"
"Yes'm."
"Oh, that's too bad!"
'Isn't it, thought"
81 just think it's mean"
81 can give you those three seats,
miss"
"Oh, they're too near the stage.
Aren't they, girlsP"
Eyes, indeed. I'd rather be too far
back than too near"
wish we could have a box"
"Wish we could"
Here's three seats, miss"
'Oh, I don't believe we could halt
see from there"
well, we must have seats where
we can see, for the dresses are lovely,
they say"
~ know. Maude Billings and I had
those seats last Saturday afternoon.
They're lovely seats"
Il like to sit about ten rows back"
"Do you? I like to be a little nearer
than that"
"Oh, / don't mind being a row or
two nearer, either; but if one gets too
near-There's three lovely seats all
by themselves. Are they takenp"
"Yes'm."
"Oh. that's too bad!"
''Isn't it, thought"
"Supposing we do try the balconyp'
"WelI, / don't care"
"You willing. MaudP"
'Oh, I don't care"
"All right; give us three good 'front.'
row balcony seats"
"Be sure and give US good ones"
Eyes; right in the center Of"
1.-The first and second rows in the
balcony are all sold, miss"
s'Oh, that's too badi"
cont it, thought"
ats so provokingr'
4'Well, what are the next very best
seats you have?"
"These three right"
'Oh. those are horrid!m
~ don't want to sit there"
"Supposing we go around and see
the Queens Mate"
"All right; supposing we do"
And away they go, to the combined
delight and disgust OF the waiting
crowd behind them.-Time.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29

How to Wash Prints, Ginghams and Other
Cotton Materials.

~ -
How to Wash Prints, Ginghams and OtheR
Cotton Materials.
1t is poor economy to buy any thing
simply because it is cheap and in moth
ing is this truer than in the purchas-
ing OF cheap prints,for dresses. Itdoes
not pay to make a dress of this kind,
for If the colors are good, which, usu-
ally, they are not, the material is thin
and will we'll repay all the labor and
care spent upon it. In purchasing
prints always see that the eolors go
through on the wrong side, and, if SO,
they are generally good and the colors
will wear well; but if the pattern is
all on the right side, and the wrong
side of n plain color, they should BIO
rejected, for they will not wear well.
The first washing of prints and cam
brics is always the most important
The clothes should first be placed in
salt and water to set the colora
Many do not use the salt until the
rinse water, but it is much better used
at first. Let them lie in the water un-
til ready to wash. The following way
is claimed to be excellent for setting
tho colors. although we have
tried it, having always used cold water
for this purpose wholly. Dissolve
three gills of salt IN four quarts Of
boiling water, put the clothes in while
the water is hot, and let remain until
cold. It is said that clothes treated in
this way will not fade.
Many women when washing colored
clothes use the water in which the
white clothes were last washed, and
where the latter were not much soiled
it does very well, but they are much
clearer for having a water for them
especially. Use some good white soap,
and in the water put a tablespoonful of
household ammonia to a pail of water.
1t the colOrs are inclined to run, do not
use the ammonia, although it will not
harm good eolors. Wash the clothes
thoroughly, wiring, shake out well, and
put Immediately into the rinse water.
Never allow colored clothes, after be-
ing wrung from the suds, to lie piled
together on a table, or in a dls6 watt
ing the rinse water; but if the water is
not ready, put them in a vessel and
cover with clear water, into which
put a handful of salt if it
is their first washing. When
rinsed, wrin as dry as possible,
shake out TIL roughly, and put out on
the line. Always hang a dress wrong
side out, and use two lines, fastening
the shoulders to one and the skirt, in
two places. to the other. Turn once
or twice while drying, so that parts
may dry equally. Put out on a clear
day. and if it should rain. II the colors
are good, it will not harm them; but
if the eo1ors are poor, take in, and if
a dry, finish drying in the house; il
1t is wet take in and put in clear water
until the weather is good.
Never boil colored clothes unless in
the case of ginghams that have become
grimy, and some l~ight-colored prints
and cambrics. Most dark-colored
wash goods will not bear boiling, if we
except indigo blues. If borax is dis
solved in the water in which sateens
are rinsed, it will impart the desired
stiffening without the use of starch,
which ought never to be used for these
goods. poston Budget.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
ITEMS FoR GARDENERS.

An Instructive Compilation of Facts, Hints
and Suggestions.
Plants in pots should be MANFRED
sparingly.
Good drainage will aid materially In
drying out the soil in le spring.
Fresh horse manure is the best for
the hot-bed; have 1t well mixed with
coarse litter.
In setting out shade trees along the
road or in pastures select part of them
of good varieties of nuts-chestnuts,
wafnuts and hickory.
After years of trial, it has been
pretty definitely ascertained that strips
written upon 1t with q lead-pencil is
the most economical as we'll as the
most durable label for orchard trees.
Always use milk-warm water in
watering the house-plants. The better
results secured will pay well for the
trouble. as chilling the plants will
often prove injurious.
There should be a full supply of fruit
ON every farm. If there is not a good
supply growing, plan to have a supply
as o as possible by setting out this
spring.
One cause of failure to make a profit
with small fruits is the poor quality.
There is always a good demand for
really good fruit, while often the
market is overstocked with the lover
grades.
Varieties of fruit that sell best In
market are not always the best In
quality. With many the appearance
is quite an item and nice Looking fruit
will sell at high prices. Determine
first the purpose for which the fruit
is grown, and then select varieties ac-
c%ordingly.
Woven-wire netting makes q good,
neat fence around the yard azld garden.
Raspberries should be set out as
early in the spring as the condition Of
the soil will admit. They usually start
to grow very early, and should be set
out in thin places 70 that after they
start to grow they will not need to be
disturbed.
With good care an asparagus bed
will last an ordinary lifetime. Either
get a start of plants or SOW the seed
early in the spring. Put the bed on
one side. where it will not be in the
way of the preparation on cultivation
of the garden.
Considerable time and labor can be
saved in seeding and c~ultivating the
garden If every thing Is planted in
long rows. The sowing of the seed
can all be done with a seed drill and
nearly or quite all the work OF cul-
tivating a be done with the garden
cnltivator much better and more
economically than with the hoe.
If shipping to market get the
necessary supply of boxes. crates and
baskets ahead. Waiting until they
are actually needed will often result in
serious disappointment If not actual
loss. The majority of manufacturers
offer a sufficient inducement to make it
profitable to order in good season.
1t is important both in the garden
and among the small fruits to give
clear cultivation. using fertilizers that
contain no weed nor grass seeds, clean
ing up and burning trash of all kinds,
having the soil in good condition SO
that the work of cultivating can be
commenced as soon as possible after
the seed Is planted, and then taking
pains to see that thorough cultivation
is given In good season.-St Louis
Republic,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
PARAGUAY LoTus-EATERs.

Beautiful Women Who Dance and Dream
Their Lives Away.
Paraguay is almost a fairyland Of
romance. The native portion of the
| population is a remnant of the tribe of
Guarani Indians, one of the loftiest in
the grade of civilization of all the
American race. But nothing astonishes
the visitor to Paraguay as much as the
vast preponderance of the female over
the male population. The proportion
is something like nine TO one
A long fierce war in VIII CHI the natives
followed and supported a cruel and ambi-
tious ruler through indescribable hard
ships and ~sufferings, reduced the whole
| population to about one-sixth of whatit
was twenty years ago, leaving only
women and boys. These women are as
beautiful and fair to look upon as can
be found In any part of the world.
They are of medium height, rather
slim and 1.-THE. with finely nodded
limbs. small pretty hands and feet and
figures of matchless grace and beauty
that would serve for models OF the sculp-
tors art Their carriage is SO easy
and natural as to be almost the poetry
of motion, for the freedom from high
heeled boots and tig~ht-clothing has left
their step light, supple and strong.
The dress is of the simplest form-a
short tunic or robe, not unlike a, skirt,
falling to below the knees, and a shout
der covering, not unlike a shawl, both,
of pure white, and adorned with pretty
native lace.
They are gracefully and be-
witchingly serve to half reveal and half
conceal the form beneath. In the mid
day siesta they are fond of lying Ian
guidly in their hanmocks, slipping their
mate and singing in their low, sweet
voices. Possessed of languid, voluptu-
Gus natures, that are fostered by the
climate, what else should they do save
love and dance and singp Dancing is
their only pastime, and into that they
throw the whole spirit of their Joyous
| pature-Ros5u Transcripts
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
WHALoiD AND coDLolD.

| A Couple OF the Latest Fads Of English
Valetudinarians.
On turning down Oxford street my
attention was attracted by q huge sign
on the opposite side of the street, and
also by the number Of people focking
into the building. This sign read as
follows: "Whaloid. Infallible cure for
consumption. Dispensing hours, 8 to
10 a. m. 5 to 5 p. m"
Entering the building, / was at a
loss what To make of the matter, as all
T could see was the crowd and q ldge
tank in the center of the room. This
tank was some seventy feet long, thirty
feet wide, and, as I learned afterward.
about thirty feet deep, having been con-
strneted at 9 great expense. While
waiting patiently for developments !
found that the liquid was being lowered
or let out by some Ear Soon a
smooth black surface appeared to
view, and as the water continued to re-
cede I became aware that q captive
whale was on exhibition. Surprised
at not having to pay any admission fec
I was soon made aware of the reason.
Aframe-work had been constructed. ON
which the animal rested, and soon an
expert milkman was engaged in ex-
tracing for the col Amptives Whaloid
for whales milk, which was greedily
absorbed at five shillings per glass.
This plan seems to be Identical with
that of the milkmen in Naples, who
lead a cow to the door and deliver the
fluid In the presence OF the consumer.
so that the latter can be satisfied that
no Illegal dilution is INDUCED in. /
had hardly recovered from my sur
prise at this unique idea of get
ting natures own emulsions when
81 was to encounter q severe
shock. Joining the throng who ere
leaving I found myself drifting farther
down the street toward Southampton
row. The place of attraction proved
to be, however, a smaller building,
also labeled In q mysterious manner:
.Codloids. Authorized agency pro-
tected by letters patent Supplied to
subscribers only. Specific for rheuma-
tism and consumption.
Now, what do you suppose c0dloids
proved to bee Why. eggs of the Goldfish.
and wonderfully large Ones, too. They
were retailed st two shillings per egg
and eaten raw with a little sodium
chloride, which in plain English Q
salt. / retired that night with the
conviction that our native therapeutics
and pharmacy were in avery primitive
condition and had been obscured by q
large-sized ..cIoudoid. Druggists
Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29

her friends, who only lightly indulge,
are to be found there on another occa-
sion. There are some queer people in
this world and every one doesn't have
to work hard for a living
ton Cor. Boston Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29

'tDidn't I tell your That comes Of
taking my advice. I'll make a player
of you with a few more lessons. DE
troit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29
rn CORRESPONDENTS

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The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29

"A South German newspaper illus
trates the sad consequences OF bad
punctuation as follows: After him
am Lord Salisbury on his head, .
white hat on his feet, large but well
BACKED boots on his brow, D dark
cloud In his hand, the unavoidable
walking stick In his eyes, > threatens
ing loog ID gloomy gilanrs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-19
New,papers and Journals.

Russia publishes but 800 journals.
200 OF which appear at ST. Peters
burg and seventy-hve Mt Moscow. An
infinite number OF languages are rep
resented In the Russian press.
England issues 5000 periodicals.
S07 OF which are dailies. France fol-
lows with number nearly equal,
which, officially, Is 2.Sl9, OF which
only quarter are published daily.
bi-weekly mr. tri-wcekly.
Italy holds tho fourth rank in pub
fishing l.400 journals. 200 OF which
appear at Rome. 240 at Milan, 1873
at Naples. "a at Turin. and sixty nine
Mt Florence. OF these 40 are dailies.
The oldest is the Gazette do Genes,
established in 1897.
In the United States and Canada
%, 22s. $50 papers are printed every
week. enough 70 supply two copies TO
every family In the land. Besides these
there are 6.653. 250 dailies issued every
day. which may show the immense In
fluence OF newspapers In informing and
influencing the minds OF the people.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-19

An Alabama hunter, named Brill,
had been tramping for many hours and
was very thirsty. when he noticed a
small spring gushing out at the foot
OF clif. He began at once TO make
his way down the steep descent, but
was soon brought TO a standstill on the
edge OF a perpendicular wall.
A tree was growing near the base OF
the cliff. and one OF It's branches came
within reach OF the hunters hand. He
let down his gun by means OF string.
and then swung himself off the cliff by
the branch.
AS the limb bent under his weight,
IL rustled against the cIiR. and an i'm
slant before Brill was ready to let go
he heard the rattle q rattlesnal<e.
The creature was directly Mt his feet.
coiled and ready 10 strike. In the next
breath, before the man had time 10
think, second and larger snake
crawled out from tho base of the cliff.
coilcd itself, and sprung It's horrible
rattle.
Brill chung to tho branch with n,
drowning mans grip but his hair.
"or utdHdlnE ott tfu. Huu Ills eyes IclJ
as II they were starting from their
sockets.
A moment more and a third rattle
sounded and then another and anoth-
er, as snake after snake crawled out
OF the crevices in the rock, and coiled
themselves in the sun.
Brill could not drop into this nest OF
snakes, but by this time his strength
was 40 far exhausted that IL was Inn
possible for him TO draw himself up to.
the top OF the cliff. lie could only
hang upon the limb till the last mo-.
ment and then let 60.
His arms grew numb; his head began.
TO feel as IL IL were filled with lead.
Another minute and he mast release.
his hold, but he made no, cutlery, and
In q few moments he saw the snakesa
uncoiling one by one and slowly crawl.
ing away. This gave him new strength
and he held on till the last one was out,
OF sight. Then he dropped in dead'
faint. II was near the middle OF the
afternoon when he regained conscious,
ness. 80 stif and sore that 1t was with.
great difficulty he could crawl homo.
ward.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-19
And we. too. said BLESS his dear
heart!''-R oria Cal.


Mariners have always looked upon
Sable Island. N s.. as one OF the
most dangerous points OF the coast,
and many OF the most serious ship
wrecks have occurred In the vicinity
OF that island. One of tho principal
disadvantages under which seamcn.
shipwrecked az this place, labor Is
that they have no means OF communi-
eating with the main land except by
steamer or sailing vessel, and. as has
frequently been the case. they have
been stranded on the island for weeks
without being able TO inform the
world OF their condition. II has been
decided TO import carrier pigeons
from Belgium. trained especially for
this service.
The birds are expected 10 arrive
shortly. Quarters for their reception
are now being prepared In a building
at the marine and fisheries wharf.
There will be two compartments. one
for active birds and the other for
breeding purposes. Some OF the pig
cons after having become accustomed
10 their quarters la Halifax will be ta-
ken to Sable Island, and when dis
aster occurs one will be set at liberty
with message attached TO IT, The
pigeons 10 be used I'm this service are
very rapid birds, and will require but
a short time 10 take messages from
that point TO Halifax.