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The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
SELECT sIFTINGs.

Filberts originally came from Greece.
Koch's lymph is a clear, reddish -brown
duid.
It is said that a Chinaman never goes
crazy.
Thomas Jefferson invented the hill.
Tide plow.
Margland's State Museum has a petrl-
led oyster.
The United States has more miles of
railroad than all Europe.
Beavers and offers are still trapped in
Northern New York in large numbers.
AIawyer Of California has just received
b95, 900 for five years. work on one case.
Cincinnati {ohio) physicians propose
The enlargement of the head as a cure
ior idiocy.
Queens College, Oxford, England, has
lust celebrated the 550th anniversary of
Us foundation.
Farthings are legal tender in England
apto n shilling, but are frequently
refused if offered for even one penny.
Millionaire Croker, OF California. ia
EfG to have four diamonds in the crown
rs teeth. The stones are valued al
200. :
Inc skeleton of Tonti, the famous
Wench explorer, has been unearthed at
frlealrved Rock, on the Illinois River. It
the Identified by the iron hand.
a.e1In Yorkshire the English peasant il he
naeppens to see the new moon without
;ns5ving a piece Of silver money in his
stc5cket Immediately turns heels over head
res, change his luck.
trCEIhe champion billiard player Of the
to nited States Senate is Senator Walcott.
beeEhough Senator Blackburn is d close
In tcond. Vance, Vest, Butler and even
faEdmnnds are fond Of the game.
A goose at Tarrytown, N. Y, has
seached the age of twenty-five years and
IL still sound in mind and body and ap-
p@arently good for FIVE years more. She
has furnished enough feathers in her life
to make three feather-beds.
Probably the most unique and expires,
sive annual pass for 1891 is that sent out
By President John Hoey, of the Adams
Express Company. On the face, delicately
engraved, is a skull, and about it in fine
letters is the word '~tdeadhead."
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

There is more catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable; For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure, with local treatment, pronounced it IN
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. j. Cheney 81 Co, Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
l9drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
they offer 500 for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
/; }. CHENEY &c Co., Toledo, O.
e Sold BY Druggists. lie.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
Passing of Terrapin and Canvas backs.

If the present rate CT determination
be deprived of the substance if not the
names of some of their best attractions.
Very few persons have eaten real canvas
back duck or real diamond-baek terrapin
this season, although many thousands
think that they have. With a canvas-
back worth almost its weight in silver
and a terrapin even more precious, the
bona fde article has been scarce and the
names have been used to clever
substitutes that only epicures could de-
tect. Indeed, with the terrapin at $50
o dozen, the only way for q caterer to
serve it with financial success at the
average banquet is to mix with three Or
four diamond backs eight or nine of the
t'sliders'' of the far South or the cheaper
varieties of other sections. This year
the intermixture of varieties so as to Sc
cure a satisfactory result at a satisfac-
tory price has become something of an
art. The real canvas-back duck has ap-
peared internationally on bills of fare and
ever in Baltimore, the headquarters of
moderate priced epicureanism. a dish of
it coskR4, the highest rate rel known
inthat city.
, A man who recently returned from the
Chesapeake region says that it is only a
matter of time when the terrapin and the
canvas-back duck will be exterminated.
and the circumstances fully substantiate
his assertion. Fewer terrapin have been
caught this year than ever before. The
best come from the Chesapeake Bay, and
the eatchers all say that they never knew
them to be so scarce. They have been
hunted mercilessly, and, to add to the
depletion, the eggs have been taken
away by boys and men, who use them
Tor food.-Neo York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
Sole Survivor of a Famous Embassy.

Sir John Francis Davis, who died in
England recently in his nin~ety-fourth
year, was the sole survivor of Lord Am
herst's famous embassy to China during
the reign of George W. when the am.
bassador and his colleagues were uncere-
moniously bundled out of Pekin because
they refused to PROSTATE themselves be-
fore the Emperor, who expected them
to go through the salute of "kootoo" as
a mark of profound respect for his
majesty's person.-NeD York Witness.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
German
Syrup
s, N. U 10

We have selected two or
Group. three lines from letters
freshly received from pa
rents who have given German Syrup
to their children in the emergencies
OF Group. You will credit these,
because they come from good, SUBJ
stantial people, happy in finding
what 50 many families lack-a med
icine containing no evil drug, which
mother can administer with con-
fdence to the little ones in their
most. critical hours, safe and sure
that it will carry them through.
ED. l.. Willis, of Mrs. Jas W. KIRK,
Alma, Neb. I give it Daughters College,
10 nv children when HarIodsburg, KY. I
eroubled with Group have depended upon
and never saw any it in attacks of Group
preparation act like with my little daugh-
Il. 1t is simply mi ter, and find It an IN.
1aculous. valuable remedy.
Fully one-half of our customers
are mothers who use Boschee's Ger
man Syrup among their children.
A medicine to be successful with the
little folks must be a treatment for
the sudden and terrible foes of child
hood, whooping cough, Group, diph-
liberia and the dangerous inaanlma-
lions of delicate threats and lungs. @
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

The physicians Of Vienna, Austria,
are greatly interested in the announce.
ment Of q cure for cancer made recent!
by Professor Mosetig, Of that city. Thu
cure u applied In the same way as Koch
inc. and is said to render the formation
of cancer cells impossible.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

Among the odd occupations that Lon
don England women are engaged in
are inspection of refugees, visiting board
schools, spying for private corporations,
piano tuning, choir training, typesetting
and serving on school boards.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

than ever I did to paternal rule. Father
laughs with sly triumph at Geofrey'a
victory, and he sent me as a wedding
present a handsome copy of "The Tam.
ing Of the Shrew. THE LedqeT.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach
disorders, use Browns Iron Bitters. The Best
Tonic, it rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood
and strengthens the muscles. A splendid ton
ic for weak and debilitated persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

one Of the employees Of the Postal
Telegraph Office in st. Petersburg, Rus
STA, las invented a watch which win run
3orty-fye days at a single winding.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bitters-it gives strength,
making old persons feel young-and young
narsona strong: nleasant to take.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

Bride the appetite with reason and saw
he stomach.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

After hearing Mr.. Gray's experience in the
plating business, | sent S3 to the Lake Electric
Co, Englewood, ILL.,, for " platter, and cleared
S21 in a week. isn't this pretty good for a girl2
There is tableware and jewelry to plate at
every house; then, why should any person be
poor or out of employment with such az OPP
%portunity at hand. SUBSCRIBER.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
" ENJOYS


Both the method and results when
Syrup ofFigsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshingt to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn e~fectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituaI
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
dueed, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do net acSepps
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA w syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE KY VIEW YORK, M
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
A Girl Worth Having.

To change the name ard not the letter !
,-hange for worse and not for better.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

sunday IS the favorite wedding day NJ
ID England
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29
Those who believe that DR..

Those who believe that Dr..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy will
cure them are more liable
to get well than those who
don't.
If you happen to be one of
those who don't believe, there's
a matter of $500 to help your
faith. It's for you if the max
ers of Dr.. Sage's remedy can't
cure you, no matter how bad
or of how long standing your
catarrh in the head may be.
The makers are the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton of Buffalo, NY. They're
known to every newspaper
publisher and every druggist
in the land, and you can cas-
lily ascertain that their words
as good as their bond.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

FITS stopped free by DR.. KLINn's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 50 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline a3l Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

Live leisurely unless you are anxious q
die in a hurry.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

Begin right. The first stage
is to purify the system. You
don't want to build on a wrong
foundation, when you're build
ing for health. And don't
shock the stomach with harsh
treatment. Use the milder
means.
You wind your watch once
a day. Your liver and bowels
should act as regularly. If
they do not, use a key.
Tie Key is 81 DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. One a dose.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Ihorn
sons Eye water. Druggist sell at CSC per hoIfle
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-29

Is Here

When nearly every
body needs medicine
to purify the blood and
tone up the system.
The times., 1891-06-26

Here is "a story told by the Michigan
Farmer and will be appreciated by nearly
every lady who reads IL: "Sosit came to
pass that that the ladies worked. They
make forty-seven frosted cakes, three thOus-
and cookies, ninety-one plain cakes. twelve
freeZers full of ice cream, sixty quarts or
Strawberries. persuaded all the papers to
give them long free notices, paid for the Job
printing with n twenty-five cent ticket, sat
up nights and labOred with fancy work and
ruined their chances of salvation by the
prices they pat on it; and likewise, among
miscellaneous things, pounded ice and walk
ed around on a trot, waiting ON table and
washed dishes, and got confused making
change, and forgot 10 give the newspapers
cOmpimentarieS, and spoiled their best
dresses. and carried chairs and tables, and
tired themselves out and finally made them
selves sick; all of which withou. any eXcep-
ton or omission, they did in holding a
church fair and festival, aud the next day.
when the rerorter asked them how much
they made out of the operation. they told
him cheerfully that by close figuring they
found that they had lost only abo1t $T.3S.
but that they were going to hold another
week after next and hoped to do Il little bet
ter And then the wicked paper came out
and said that the ladies who had charge of
the recent church festival report that they
cleared a handsome profit and are so grati-
fed with the result that they will give an
other soon.
The times., 1891-06-26
Nervous Prostration.

The symptoms begin in spring and early
summer They resemble the symptoms of
malaria very closely. 1t is prolific source
of paralysis, sunstroke, apoplexy, insanity,
hysteria and insomnia. The strong and
weak of both sexes are alike its victims
Creeping rigors, slight, chilly feelings and
cold sweat, especially at night, tired feel
ings, drowsiness, mental confusion, de-
spOndency. morbid fear, pale, abundant
urine, weak back and palipitation. No one
who has any or all of the above symptoms
should neglect to get Pe-ru-na an use II
faithfully until they entirely disappear. II
is perfect remedy for this condition. As
the hot weather. with all of its depressing
effects approaches, Pe-ru-na invigorates and
tones up the nervous system, averting
nervous prostration in all of its various
forms; and, taken in the most advanced
stages of the disease, will permanently cure
every uncomplicated case. Ii is foolish and
dangerous to be without this never-failing
remedy at time when everyone is exposed
to such serious liabilities. A valuable boo,
on nervous prostration and diseases of hot
weather sent free to any address by the
Peruna Medicine Company. Columbus,
Ohio.
The times., 1891-06-26
Greeley.s Generosity.

Mr.. jackson s. Schultz, now gone
over to the majority, was responsible
for this anecdote. 1t seems that Mr.
Schultz went one day to The Tribune
Office to consult Mr.. Greeley on some
political matter. He found the philoso-
pher, as usual, hunched up over his
desk and oblivious of all surroundings
Mr.. Schultz addressed him, when, TO
his dismay, Greeley whistled down the
speaking tube, gave an order, and pres
emily the lift came up with a five dol
lar bill, which, without raising his head
Greeley extended in Schultz's direction
with the remark, 'Go away, blank you !
That is all can do today" The fact
was that Greeley's charities were so
widespread and indiscriminate that he
was a prey to all the crows in town.
and his first impulse when he heard his
name called was that the speaker was
necessarily after money. New York
Letter
The times., 1891-06-26
Artificial Rain.

Detroit Journal: Ex-senator Farwell,
of Illinois, has gone out to the western
alkali plains with dynamite and balloons for
the purpose of exploding that substance
high up in mid air to see If it will produce
rain in those arid regions. The experiment
is based on the belief that after the cannon
aiding from great battle it always rains.
But some antiquary has dug up out of
Plutarch reference to this idea that looks
very much as if it were a very ancient be-
lief. In his life of ''Marius", after describ-
ing one of his battles with the barbarians.
Plutarch says: 1T is observed, indeed, that
extraordinary rains fall after great battles;
whether it be that some deity choose, to
wash and purify the earth with water from
above, or whether the blood and corruption,
by the moist and heavy vapors they emit
thicken the air, which is liable to be altered
by the smallest cause"
AS Plutarch wrote thousand years be-
fore the invention of gunpowder it does not
seem as if the belief that rain after battle
is caused by cannonading is well founded.
However, few weeks more may tell what
dynamite may do up in the region where the
clouds should form and do not. Dynamite
causes a sudden compression of the atmos-
phere. Intense cold is caused by the
pressure of the atmosphere and the cold
may cOndense the moisture.
The times., 1891-06-26
Of Interest 8, Veterans.

In order to give the soldiers prompt and
full information in relation to the "BensOn
bounty bill, approved June 16, Clerk Wood
of the board of State auditors is sending out
circulars that all entitled to the bounty
may get their pay. The bill conforms to
the recent supreme court decision in the
Smith case and only applies to those who
enlisted after February 5, 1864, and were
credited to the call of February 1, 1864.
THE csimsrnOw on file i'm the Office of the
state board will be transferred to the adult
ant generals Office, and early next week
the transfer will be made and the state will
VSe ready to make payments. Section of
the bill says; ut shall not be necessary to
employ any agent or attorney for the prose-
Ncution or collection of said claims for
'bounties, but they shall he settled and
adjusted directly by the quartermaster
general, adjutant general and board of state
auditors without cost to said applicant, and
the checks drawn in payment of these
bounties shall be mailed directly to the
claimant or the money paid to the claimant,
%and it shall not be lawful to pay any moneys
to third parties except after the transfer OF
said checks by Endorsement of the soldier OF
claimant i'm whose favor the same was
drawn. State Republican.
The times., 1891-06-26
His Methods Scientific.

Uncle Daniel McGary inherited an
other trick than knocking out the
bull's-eye from his ancestors, the hunt
ers of Kentucky. They did not shoot
bullets into squirrels, but, as the phrase
was, barked them. The shots went be-
tween the chins of the small animals
and the limbs on which they stood,
and sent the game to the ground in q
series of somersaults, with the breath
knocked out of them, without spelling
their skins end flesh. The old man
never mangles his game. He is an ex-
ample of democratic simplicity'in his
everyday makeup, but not averse to
social enjoyment. Galveston News.
The times., 1891-06-26
Resolutions.

At the last meeting Of the Burton Ladies' Aid
Society Of the M. p. church the following resolu
Etions were passed in memory of Mrs f. W. Ma
son, whose death occurred April 1st, 1891.
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased our heavenly
Father to remove from us our beloved secretary,
we, the members of this society wish to make
some public expression of our esteem for her
Therefore, be IL
RESOLVED. First. That in her removal this
society has lost one of its most influential mem
bers, and one who was most faithful in prayer
for the prosperity OF the church. never being alb
sent from any OF the meetings of the society
when 1t was possible for her to be with us, and
she never failed to bring announcement and
showed by every act and word her fidelity to the
Church of her choice.
RESOLVED. Second That we deeply sympa
thiZe with the bereaved husband and commend
. him to the God OF all comfort.
RESOLVED. Third. That these resolutions OF
respect be recorded in the sccretary's book and
copy be sent to the Recorder and to the county
papers.
MRS. 8. WINDREM,
MRS. ELLA MILLER,
MRS. Il. SNYDER.
The times., 1891-06-26
Animals That Live Under Heavy Pressure.

Animals That Live Under Heavy Pressure.
1t is said by scientists that fishes and
mollusks living at a depth of more than
three miles under water have to bear a
pressure of several tons, the weight be-
ing that of the superintendent brine,
which exerts its power from all sides.
The reason they are. able to bear this
tremendous weight is because they have
exceedingly loose tissues, which allows
the water to flow through every inter
stice, thus equalizing the weight. When
the pressure is removed they die almost
instantly.-St. Louis Republic.
The times., 1891-06-26


| think Ely's Cream Balm is the best rem
edy for catarrh / ever saw. never took
anything that relieved me so quickly, and |
have not felt so well for long time. |
used to he troubled with severe headaches
two or three times a week.. A. Alc0r,
Ag't u. p. X. Il. Co., Eaton, Colo,
Senator Frye, of Maine writing to the
American Economist, gives the following
reasons for being protectOnist
Because facts comfort us, not theories.
| have seen the wage-earnerS of Great
Britain and Europe; know how they live;
that they are homeless and iandless. as far
as ownership is concerned; that they are
helpless and hopeless as to any brighter
future for themselves or their children; that
i'm their scant wages there is no margin for
misfortune and sickness, pauperism being
their only refuge. l know that in this
republic the prudent, temperate and indus
triOus worker is sure of an abundant
reward, that his ambition to succeed seldom
meets with failure; that he owns land and
home. How then can we compete with the
former and maintain our superiority in
these regards? Steam and electricity have
made of the world one neighborhoOd elimi-
mating largely the protection once afforded
by time, distance and transportation. There
is one way only of solving this problem:
Legislator for our own, tariff for protection.
The times., 1891-06-26

Inquiry into the subject of explosions
in mines being caused by dry coal dust
has led to some very valuable expert
ments and plans for clearing the gale
ries of foul air. One of these consists
in moving open water butts through
the affected localities. The coal smut
collects in the water, and the air is
thereby cleared before the danger limit
is reached
The times., 1891-06-26
estate OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner OF the firm of Il. J..
s0heeney Co., doing business i'm the City
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid and
sthat said firm will pay the sum of one hun
dred dollars for every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Ca
tarrb cure. FRANK j. CHEENEY.
Sworn to before me, and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. ID.
1886.
49,, A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarih Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
vcous surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Toledo, Ohio.
le9 Sold by ,druggistssat as cts.
The times., 1891-06-26

Brass is an alloy of tin and copper,
and analysis of the earliest existing
specimens demonstrates that it was for.
merly manufactured in the proper
tions of one part of tin to nine of cop
per. A notice in Genesis fixes the
discovery and use of both these metals,
according to the Bible, at between
4OO4 and 1885 years before the Chris
tian era.
The times., 1891-06-26
rheumatism Cured In q Day.

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neu-
ralgia radically cures in from l to 3 days.
Its action upon the system is remarkable
and mysterious. 1t removes at once the
cause and the disease Immediately dissa-
pears. The first dose greatly benefits. rs
cents. Sold by johnson & Henderson,
Druggists, OwOsso.
The times., 1891-06-26
The Ladies' Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all condi-
ttions make it their favOrite remedy. 1t is
pleasing to the eye and to the taste, gentle,
yet effectual in acting on the kidneys, liver
and bowels.
The times., 1891-06-26
A Mean Insinuation,

Ethel-What did you say to George
when he proposed2
Maud asked for time to consider
1t was SO unexpected, you know.
Ethel--It always is, after one has
given up all hope. -Munsey's Weekly.
The times., 1891-06-26
Special sales at Osburn Il Sons.
Black Diamond Coal.

First class carriages and surreys for less
than factory prices at GEO. CARPENTER's.
For Sale or Exchange. yearling
colts will he sold or exchanged for good
road horse. Inquire of II. c. Newton, 70s
River street, Owosso.
The times., 1891-06-26
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on q new principle the liver
stomach and bowels through the nerves. new
discovery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily cure bill
liousness, bad taste, torpid lives piles, consti-
patton. Unequaled for men, women and child
rem. Smallest, mildest, surest 90 doses 20
cents. Samples free ut Johnson & Hendersons. s.
The times., 1891-06-26

Lockets, which are just now so fash
ionable as adjuncts to the chatelaine,
neck and watch chains, are out in an
infinite variety of patterns, and assume
round, square and oblong shapes.