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Evening journal., 1891-01-06
AMuss mENrs.
Academy of Masio-"Boy Tramp. y

One Of the strongest companies which
has appeared in this city during the
season 10 that which pow supports Madam
Melville and her son. 1t the Academy Of
Music, Ia The BOY Trump The
audience last evening attested it's appre-
citation Of their acting By calling them
several times before the curtain Il was
large audlenea too, one OF the largest
Keen OK the Academy this season. While
Jack Sharpe (Augustin Neuyilie) is on
The stage the audience does nothing but
laugh II fact il can do nothing else,
and at each turn the laughter grows
louder until finally the house is not only
shaken, but the Sides Of those present
ache with exertion just as strong In
her own character, and quite as enter
tsining is Madame N,uvtlle. Her dis
tinet articulation, strong voice. admira-
5le postuTes and sklllful rendering OF
ner parts has long since earned for her a
reputation and elevated her TO a front
place among actresses Needless TO say
she lost nothing last evening, ard when
the audience would be almost tickled TO
death by the comic feats Of hsr talent ted
son, the star herself would ap pear to
change the feeling from that Of
mirth, to sympathy or revenge.
The play is well known TO Wilmington
theatre goers, and judging from the size
Of the audience last night It is appre
ciated by them It will be produced
this evening and Wednesday matinee and
evening.
The G w. Williams Partisan Folly
and Spectacular Company win hold the
boards at the Academy Of Music the last
three evenings this week The advance
agent of the company has distributed
advertising cards that are the newest
things In this city. The combination is
made up Of talented artists, aRd is one OF
the largest on the rosd.
Evening journal., 1891-01-06
nnr.tsd rin rsols and snout.

Orders are being received and work
pushed through by Jas f. Wood & Co.,
Front and Orange streets, for leaky
roofs and bursted pipes all over the
city.
Evening journal., 1891-01-06

The exchanges of the Wilm ngton banks
al the clearing house r. day were: Total
$14f. 9e1 SO; balance, $50. .0lo.s7.
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a strong Combination.

We combine with exesllence of work,
promp.ness and low prices. Blank Books
MILLER Mcgee fiat opening backs a
speciality WILMINGToE PRINTING Co
Telephone 52i. 800 Shipley street.
Evening journal., 1891-01-06
OUR ANNUAL CLEARING SALE

Our Annual Clear
ing Sale is now in
force, and includes
our entire stock of
Made up Garments
at greatly Reduced
Prices.
Evening journal., 1891-01-06
Federal Relations.

am seriously impressed with mis-
givings as to the future of the American
Republic, and for the perpetuitY Of our
free institutions, unless the people are
aroused to the dangers that threaten
the rights Of the states.
Here he condemned the Force bill and
the sutocrstic rulings Of Speaker Reed,
and said it was the duty of the General
Assembly to protest against the meas
Evening journal., 1891-01-06
clever A. Fipurea

"James Brown, ] am ashamed Of yonl
1t was o'clock last night
When you came home, saying, twas quarter
OF twelve.
Upon your honor bright"
just so, ny dear; indeed did.
And my ntemenr was quite true
For IL thr e r. not qusrt' Of twelve,
Tell ms what Is. Can your
-Ccurler-JournRl.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
Interesting HISTORY of a Yacht.

The steam yacht Caterina, formerly
owned by j. Pierpont Morgan, and well
known in this port, is now the property
Of Joseph Pulitzer, of the New York
World. The history Of the transaction
by which this magnificent yacht cant
into the possession of Mr.. Pulitzer is de
cidedly interesting. The boat formerly
aew the English flag, but now she ha-
an American register. Several months
ago she went ashore on Long Island
Sound. The underwriters, who consid
cred her badly damaged, sold her to .
Mr. Sullivan, who raised and repaired
the boat. The price paid By Dir. Sulli.
van was SIG, 900, and be found that het
damage could be repaired, for q few
thousand more. He at n G sold her to
Mr.. Pulitzer for $50, 900. This bargain
was mutually advantageous, for Mr.
Sullivan cleared over $4,000 by thu
deal, and Mr. Pulitzer got q magnificent
YACHT worth 800, 600 for half that sum
Besides that the Bleaching in American
waters entitled her to an American reg
lsteE.-Phiiadslpbia Record,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

A Snake Swallows a Cat.

When Barney Conaghan, of Dunlavy &
Conaghan, the Albany (Ga.) butchers,
came down town to open up shop the
other morning, he missed his cat, which
usually greeted him when the shop was
opened every morning. Mr. Conaghan
thought that the cat was OFT on an early
morning prowl, and busted himself
around the shop for q few minutes put
ting things to rights, when suddenly his
attention was attracted by an object near
a meat block, which, at a glance, looked
like a section of q cable rope in q coil.
Earnestly did Mr.. Conaghan gaze on the
object for a minute, and then, as he
realized what it was, his heart stood still
with fear, and he gave utterance to an
alarm that startled the early morning
echoes, and brought Officers Raley and
Barron double quick to his assistance.
The obiec. was nothing more or less
than q monster rut snsl,c, which, in
the absence Of rats and better employ
ment, had brought Mr. C~onaghan's cat
under the charm OF It's magnetic eyes,
and had then commenced the task of
swallowing him, and was t a fair way Of
succeeding when the officers reached the
scene and killed the helpless reptile,
much % Mr.. Conaghan's relief.
The sna:Se was an immense reptile,
measuring not less than eight feet in
length, aad il left aloac for a short
while longer would have succeeded in
eetting OH tho outside of the cat with
hut little troublc.-1ttantG Constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

ton. Alsike clover, now more generally
planted on heavy soil, in connection with
OF IN place of red clover, is also grad
ually increasing our bee pasturage. as
well as the farmers crop of cattle fodder.
Bees may obtain the nectar from alsike
bloom, while they are unable to reach
that in the blossoms of the first crop of
red clover. Buckwheat, usually a profit
table crop aside from honey, may be
planted to still increase the supply Of
bee food, though it does not always yield
honey.
Dir. Cushman emphasizes the import
ance OF starting with a good hive and
sticking to it, so as to have n kind
only in an apiary, thus making possible
doubling, dividing, changing combs of
brood or honey, tiering up, etc.-Aeo
Fork Hofd.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
FOODS For a SUCKING COLT.

ii young colt should be taught to eat
food when a month old. The mare
should, of course, receive extra food to
enable her to nurse the colt well,
and bran and linseed mash once a day
viii largely increase the milk. The best
place for a mare with a colt is in a loose
boz stall, and as soon as the confidence
of the colt is gained and it may be han
died, little bran and crushed oats, with
d pinch of salt added, may be given to it
ID the hand. After two or three days it
I'LL look for it and follow its owner for
Then a small shallow box is nailed
the side Of the stall and the food is
Aced In il for the colt. a few ounces
day is sufficient at first, but at three
onths old the colt should be eating two
punds a day. After this it will eat
hole oats. bat some bran should still be
ven, as it contains all the elements of
,roWth for a young animal.-NeU York
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
A Horse That Sinks.

In a fashionable boarding stable in
New York. is a horse called Tatters, about
which the Brooklyn Standard Union tells
a story. Tatters belongs to a lady, who
makes a great pet of him, and
visits the stable without taking him some
apples, carrots or sugar, of which he is
extremely fond. In q neighboring stall
is the horse Of her friend, an animal re-
joicing in the name Phil. Tatters and
Phil are on good terms, but the former
sometimes throws his ears back and
manifcsts jealousy when his mistress,
after giving him an apple or a carrot,
gives one to Phil. One day she went
into the stable while Tatters was in the
hands of the groom. He began begging
for an apple, and she deferred the gift
until the groom had finished his work
and the horse had returned to his stall.
Meantime she gave an apple to Phil.
When Tatters had gone to his stall she
offered him an apple, but he refused to
take it, and turned his head from her in
disgust. For half an hour she coaxed
him, but to no purpose. Then the groom
tried to induce him to take it, and then
another groom made the same effort, but
all in vain. Take, the apple he would
mot, nor would he recognize his mistress
in any way. His ears dropped and he
had the appearance Of a child IN the
sulks just as much as a horse "a pos-
sibly have it. His heart was broken,
mot SO much because an apple had been
given to the other horse, but because it
had been given before he himself had re-
ceived one. But by the next day he
seemed to have forgotten his grievance,
and you may be sure that his owner has
been careful not to offend him since in
the same way.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
EIectrifying a Postal Card.

On a dry day rub with a brush or with
the hand a thin piece of paper. 1t will
become electrified in a short time aud
will adhere to your hand, your face or
your Goa as if it had glue on it, and you
will not be able to get rid of it.
Electrify in the same manne a thick
piece of paper, a postal card for exam
pie, and you will see that, as with seal
ing-wax, glass, sulphur or resin, this
card can attract light bodies Small
pieces of cork, etc.,. Balance a cane on
the back of a chair and wager any one in
the audience that you will make it fall
without touching it, blowing it or NOV
ing the chair.
All you need do is to dry the card well
before the fire, rub it vigorously with
your sleeve and put close to one end Of
the cane, which will follow it as iron fol-
lows a magnet, until, having lost its
equilibrium, the cane will fall to the
ChMchman.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
Yirginia,s Population.

WASHINGTON, D. c., [special.l-A
census bulletin giving the population of
Virginia by minor civil divisions, and
also similar figures from the census of
1880 for comparison, was published to-
day. The total population of the State
as returned in 1890 is 1866, $50, while
the population in 1880 was 1913, sos, an
increase during the decade of 141, Ais or
9.4s per cent. Of the u hundred
counties in the State thirty-tive show de-
c%reases, although but six show decreases
of over 10 per cent. Warwick, Roanoke,
Allegheny and farewell counties show
the largest percentage of increase, the
first named showing an increase of 1874. "a
per cent, while Roanoke county shows
an increase of'129.69 per cent. Henrico,
Norfolk and Roanoke counties show the
largest numerical increases.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
CLOSE MOVING.

There Is nothing gained by cutting
upland grass too close. Some farmers
o their meadows as close as possible,
and make the turf look as if it had been
shaved with a razor. OF all grasses
timothy probably suffers the most from
700 close moving. It should not be cut
below the first joint, and better still
lbove the second. When cut through
Ehe bulb, or too near it, the plant is
ften killed. The meadow will start
ueh quicker if the grass is cut about
no d three inches high than when be-
ow that height, and the pasturage which
ill be gainsd will much more than bal
Ance for the extra amount of hay of
doubtful quality that is obtained by close
moving. Finer grass can be cut lower
saan coarse ones, aud lowland meadows
suffer but very little from being cut
close, and possibly benefited, as the sun
can thereby reach the ground and dry out
The excess of moisture. Our object in
this note is to speak against the close
cutting Of upland meadows, especially
timothy, when thereby the roots are I'M
duly exposed and often killed-American
AgrjeultNgist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
A Soiomon Gene to Indictment.

A famous Chicago lawyer once had a
singular case to settle. A physician came
to him in great distress. Two sisters,
living in the same house, had babies of
equal age, who SO resembled each other
that their own mothers were unable to
distinguish them when they were to-
gether. Now it happened that by the
carelessness of the nurses the children
had become mixed, aud how were the
mothers to make sure that they received
back their own ~infantsa stBut perhaps"
said the lawyer, ethe children weren't
changed at all. "oh, but there's no
doubt that they were changed" said the
physician. tsAre you wi Of ita" aPer-
fectly." aWell, if that's the case, why
don't you change them back againa ]
don't see any difficulty in the case. -
Boston Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
Sam Jones and Local ONION.

sTAuNToN, VA Especial THE local
option petition which has been circu-
lated in town for two or three weeks was
handed to Judge Grattan, of the Corpo-
ration Court, yesterday. The judge has
directed the clerk to issue an order for
an election to be held August %. The
petition wa signed by 1875 voters. The
number required by law, based on the
last election, was 179.
Rev. Sam Jones has been very active
and bitter in all his talk against liquor
dealers and saloon men, and the local
option people expect great help from
this source. The fight will be a rough
one. Mr.. Jones continues to draw
crowds. Large numbers of country PEG.
pie come in to hear him.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
Florida Would Swap.

From the Florida Times Union: There
is a timely and valuable suggestion in
the Suns reference to J.. .Montgom-
cry Sears experiments in s~tericulture on
his New England fart and to his appar-
ent forgetfulness Of the World-famous
Florida razor-baek.
We would like to swap hogs with
Montgomery. We can get along without
the razor.back. He has always been a
fruitful source of trouble. He has pro-
NOTED litigation excessively, and has
been a wanton destroyer of crops. Mont
gomery needs him. W. will take a cy-
indrical New England porker for every
razor-back that he will carry away. This
win improve the strip all around, bury
sectionalism, and make us a united
country.
Is it a trade, Monty9
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
All Appropria to Hymn.

After the morning sermon | gave the
snotices, = and theE ANNOUNCED the num-
Der of the hymn to be suntIl The m
gregation had opened their hymn-books.
Seeing one OF the deacons coming to-
ward the pulpit + waited with open book.
He remined me hat / had forgotten TO
give a notice Of the ladies' meeting. I
then stated to the congregation that I
had forgotten to give such notice, n
nounced the number of the hymn again,
and proceeded to read it. The feelings
Of the congreaation-not to say my own
may be imagined when I read the first
line of the hymn
ssLord, what . thoughtless wretch was
I9n-Honlzetsc Rseiese.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
PosrHoLE PUNCH.

Al very useful, cheap, durable, almost
indispensable tool on every farm in all
parts BIZ the country. writes j. =. Blod-
gett lin regard to d posthole punch. The
body of it should be of cast. iron, seven
teen inches long, round, four and one
half inches diameter at upper end and
4apering TO a point at the other. A hole
for the handle should be in the large
end, two and one-half inches at its open
ing, two inches at its lower end and six
inches deep. Any man can make 9 pat
tern and get the casting at any foundry.
The handle can be made of any hard
wood, driven iii and made Of size to be
easy to handle. Such q tool can be used
with success in all kinds of soil. even IN
quite stony land. With an outfit con
sssting ofa punch, a heavy maui, and a
s~hcdrlegged stool TO stand on to drive
the posts, two men . set more fence
posts in a day than in ten days hard
work In the old way Of digging the
holes, and equally we'll for al practical
purposes. The posts need be only half
~sharpened, justt the corners shaped OFT :
little with the axe-a rainy-day JOB a.
making kindlingwood. Knowing the
above facts BY experience. and seeing
some men breaking their backs digging
postholes / was led to write to YOU
NeW York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
THE FARM AND II D

;1gpaaENT REQUIRED IN cHEEsE-MAKTNa.
Cufd should CONAN about seventy
age per cent. moisture when pressed,
and dry out down to thirty-three per
rent. when cured. To determine and
rstain this proper proportion of moisture
II cheese is n point which requires
good Judgment in the operator, and can
I'LL bo determined by Means now known
H 4 practical nature. Observation and
~aractice are the only guides at present
xncwn, and a cheese maker must rely
on his own experience and good common
sense.-Amer5can Dairyaaan.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
nrNs HAVING SUPERINTENDENT raas

S4
The shell of a fowls egg consists
mainly Of carbonate of lime with a small
amount Of phosphate Of lime, and if
ether ID wanting in their food the shells
viii be either very thin or entirly want
;pe. Usually fowls find sufficient lime
about the grounds where they run, but
il IS always well to keep a supply of
half-burned oyster OF clam shells where
The fowls can find them when wanted.
Sometimes, however, soft-shelled eggs
are due to overlooking and consequent
Indigestion, and in such cases oyster,
shslIs are an excellent corrective. Geta
bashsI or more Of oyster shells, and burn
shem until they can be readily crushed
With the hand, aud place them in a CON.
senient spot, and see if they do not cor
rect the fault of which you COMPLAIN
NsU Fork San.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
Mr.. Gladstone,s Failing Health.

LONDON, [C%ablegram. THE st. James
Gazette this afternoon says that Mr..
Gladstone's friends are seriously alarmed
at the state of his health, and that Sir
Andrew Clarke, Gladstone's chief ply
stefan, is in fear that the veteran states
mar may not recover from the effects of
the attack of influenza, from which he
suffered this spring.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

death Instead Of Marriage.

LoursyuLE, Kx. Especial John
Smith and Miss Mary Damson, who were
to marry IN & few days, went ont driving
Yesterday near Franklin. Their horse
took fright and ran away. Both wers
thrown out Of the buggy and Smiths
neck was bFoken, while the young lady
WA fatally injured,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
craving Lettuce by Electric Light.
Wage war or weeds now.

ri ID now believed that where ~ y
nro6table to grow lettuce under glass lof
market. the electric light can be profit
ablv used. VIM. Rawson, OF Arlington,
Mass. has experimental for q season
and feels encouraged to go on with it.
The worcester Co. Mass horticultural
soe,ats has published an account OF what
NJ Rawson did. One house for forcing
lettuce. 200 feet By twcnty-four, was
even Il charge of one arc light, active
fill midnight, 1t 4 cost of s15 per month
Tbe cron was advanced in time twenty
nsr cent. one weeks advance IN i've,
& ! great gain to the market man
when the electric light was brought 70
sor,e- perfection, much was hoped Tor It
S an aid in the artificial culture OF
Giants. Dr.. Sieman's experiments lndl-
Gated somgpood results, but no attempts
have been made to apply the principle 20
rroftable llses. II seems to be conceded
fhat Dlants can proceed with those
.banees necessary I'd healthy plant
Growth to j great degree under electric
Gsht. though Bt nearly to the extent
thew can under sunlight; but the pen
ouestisn Is, viii they do this 70 an exsens
q maze its use profitable to the cult
vator.-NsU FORK Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

There is a fresh and undeflnable de-
mand for big finger rings. A girl with
a silver cornered wallet goes into a
iewelry store, asks to see some rings, and
fits her middle finger over her glove.
That means a thumb ring, and just now
it is considered immensely lucky to wear
one on a journey or going off.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
How n Tourist Mahyes Nancy,

DEAR READERs-While visiting places ofin-
terest, 1 spend my leisure time plating table
from S. to SIS per day. The work is done 50
nicely that every person wants it. ! paid IS
for my platter to FL. K. Delno & Co., Columbus,
your pocket, when for S. you can start a bust
ness of your own? Write the above firm for
circulars. TOURIST
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
$1,000 i'm Prizes.

TIL publishers of the Rambler Magazine will
give $1,000 in prizes for the largest Lists OF
words formed from Rambler MGgdzine. The
first prize is $500 cash; the second. Sl0 cash;
81 other cash prizes and special weekly prizes
will be given. Send 15c. for copy Rambler CON
tanning full Information, or 30c. for 5 mos. sub.
scrintion to Rambler Pub. Co. Syracuse. N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

MANY persons are broken Town from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria A
aplsndid tonic for women and children
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
B-EEKEEPTNG.

Hi d bulletin On beekeeping, issued
from Tile station OF TIE Rhode Island
Agricultural School, at Kingston, Mr.
eushman says: eBees are poor property
u crude and impractical hives, but IN
those well adapted to their purpose give
i good return for the time and money IN
vested. Beekeepers who have taken the
time and trouble TO study the business
hare succeeded with practical hives,
easily opened, in which the combs are
asgaight and even, allowing Of quick ex-
animation with little disturbance OF the
bees.
They unite weak colonies in a iaii,
iced them if in want Of winter stores,
and IN winter give protection from VIM
and prevent loss of heat from an outer
case with packing. or BIZ comfortable
quarters In the cellar. Extra stores are
supplied III spring, aud, if needed, 9
more prolific queen, and by various
Faeans extensive breeding induced to get
a large army of gatherers and comb
builders before the honey harvest.
II nO more swarms are wanted breed
aag u discouraged during the honey flow
sna swarming is prevented By n OF
several methods; and the large army Of
HnEkefs use up their short lives in stor.
aas honey instead Of raising bees. Tho
eEpp y removed, 4 young queen given il
NAAce of one whose best powers are used,
Ahe remaining bees are allowed honey
Raeash fur winter and raise enough
x9ung TO keep up their strength until
spElng This is followed year after year,
sstheE the season be good or poor, 50
Nasn the harvests eone q good crop is
shsurea.
ssproyement in yield in son.s sections
q aRs 70 the planting Of basswood trees
MiYaee grounds and along roadside
~ Aa&Ae Nothing Id this country
Eastwood hlpom sor honey pr0due'
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

A L fir tree, measuring iii feet In
length and ffty-four inches in diameter, has
already been started towards the Worlds
Fair, having been shipped from Seattle,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

LADIES needing a tonic. or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaria,
Indigestion, Biliousness and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

A craze is reported to have
broken out among the school teachers Of
Detroit, Mich, and over half of them are to
he welded during the umme
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

ii bow I'D Washington State caught
ffty.fonr Wild pigeons with one sWoop
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle
free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch St. Phila.. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

Or the 7s, 600 members of the Kansas Far
mers' Alliance there are only $500 whose
farms are not m~ortgaged.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

KANSAS CITY is promised ice at five cents a
hundred. as result Of competition.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

IF YOU would be correct in pronouncing
Manitoba accent the last syllable.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENEY, d
Co, doing business in the City of Toledo,
.Sunty and State aforesaid, and that said
e IN will pay The sum of One Hundred Dollars
for each and every case of CATARRH that can
not be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CuRE.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-01

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle