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The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-27
Wrestling I'm Japan.

One of the greatest, if not the great
est, amusement in Japan Is to go to see
the wrestlers. Wrestlers may be found
in almost every city, and they travel in
companies through the provinces. On
their reaching a country town a huge
circus-like booth is built of straw mats,
sufficient to hold an audience of one or
two thousand; criers are sent round the
town, and a four OF five days perform
ance is begun. The wrestlers are mostly
big men, and the swells among them
look as tall as Patagonians and as bulky
as Daniel Lambert. In ordinary japanese
wrestling, where a competitor may lose
if he is pushed or thrown outside the
ring, weight is an important factor. The
men are usually matched IN pairs, and
they are called upon by an usher, who
announces their names according to a
pre-arranged programme. Two names
being called, the men walk up the OPP
posite sides of a circle, about twelve or
fifteen feet in diameter, marked out by a
band of straw. Here they pause, smack
their hands, stretch their muscles, put
up their hands ~heavenward as invoking
4 deity for success, look at each other,
turn round and take a drink. The uext
time they advance they may squat down
in front of each other, make a few grim
aces, stamp their feet and make a felnt
or two; but usually it will end by their
getting up, turning round and having a
second drink of water. This stamping,
slapping, feinting, grimacing may be re-
peated half a dozen times, until, one haV-
ing irritated the other, there is a sudden
spring and the two are locked together
in the tussle. If a ~favorite has won hall
the audience rise, yelling with delight;
! hats, tobacco pouches, purses, fans, coats
silken sashes and all manner OF things &C
flying through the air toward the victor
- Commercial Adoertiser.
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Ahaut Glaciers.

Glaciers are composed of f%rozenisno"
and not masses of clear ice as is sup
posed by those who have never seen
them. On the surface there is flne,
powder-like snow, below that It Is
coarser. and beneath all is q tnick
stratum crushed and squeezed together
hv the pressure of the mass above. Inc
contour of the mountains is well aoapteo
for keeping the accommodations Of snow s
and when the mass is ~coagulated sum
GENTLY it begins to fow'out in the form
Of a tongue. At the surface tne aee
moves faster than below where frlction
retards it. In some.cases, glaciers move
: few inches in a day, but m others my
move several feet in the same tifne'
loose rock and debris Of varying aizs
collect on the surface Of the glaciers
tbis ii CARED down the aI1ounsain ! Z
1ntil ! valley is reached, where me lcs
melts. leaving the debrissto cover sne
s],,rfaoe Of The land.-Bostcn Transcript
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CELERY SALAD WITH MAYoNNA1sE.

CELERY SALAD WITH NATIONALIST:
Cut away the green leaves and thor
oughly clean some celery; cut into shfeds
crosswise; season with salt: pepper, vim
egar and a little oil; dish up and serve
over it a mayonnaise dressing as follows:
Rub the inside of an earthenware bowl
with a piece of onion; break in two raw
yolks of eggs; a t~easpoonfdl Of dry mus.
tard, a little salt and white pepper; mix
we'll and add a few drops of oil from
time to time, stirring meanwhile with a
wooden spoon; when a foundation is
started add a little vinegar; to thin it a
little keep adding oil and vinegar alter
nately until sufficient dressing is made.
-New York Press.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Playing with cats will give children
ringworms.
Clean piano keys with a soft rag dipped
In alcohol.
Remove egg stains from table silver by
rubbing with salt.
A ~teaspoonful of salt or spices must be
a level measurement.
Apple Feelings thrown on the stove
will perfume the stove.
A bag of cearcoal hung up In the els
tern will purify the wster.
Rub sauces smooth with the back of
the spoon, not with the tip.
An extensive nut and fruit diet will
cure children of the fdgets.
To keep brass work bright rub with a
rag dipped in salt and vinegar.
A fruit diet will clear the complexion
and make you more loving and kind.
A weak solution of oxalic acid will re-
move rust and fruit stains from linen.
In frying, onions burn easily because
there is so much sugar in onion juice.
Never drink water that has been
standing uncovered over night in a
roomas
Mix pepper in with flour used for
! thickening sauces instead of adding
afterwards.
! To restore strong ham to its original
| freshness, slice and soak over night IN
milk, either sweet or sour.
Cut a deep pairing from turnips te
take off the woody fibre, but merely
scrape parsnips and carrots.
, When broil1ng steak keep the blaze
caused by the dripping fat from rising By
sprinkling the Goals with salt.
Where a wire spoon is used, an egg
beater of wire loops may be substituted
and lacking that, a silver fork instead o
a spoon.
The best covering for a poultice or
mustard plaster is tissue paper, the layers
used determining the strength OF the
plaster.
When wiping up the floor before put
ting the carpet down, sprinkle it all owe
with salt while damp; this will great
prevent moths.
To drive away ants scrub the place
thew frequent with a strong suds made o
carbolic soap, after which sprinkle re-
pepper in every crevice.
French cooks powder parsley by choI
ping it and then twisting it in a tow
which leaves it dry; it is then used fl
sprinkling over dishes as a garnish.
To mend cracks in stoves and stove
pipes make a paste Of ashes and sal
with water and apply. A harder an
more durable cement is made of iro
filings, sal ammoniac and water.
To r~enovate scratched furniture, di'
solve becswax in t~urpentine, making
OF the consistency of molasses; appl
with d wooden cloth, then rub brisk
with a dry piece Of flannel. The IN
provement is wonderful.
Delicately-coIored goods Of any kir
should never be washed without a 50
water bath first, but care should be e,
ercised in reference to materials Wink
are likely to shrink when immersed
water.
a boiling hot liquid may De SAT-
poured into a glass jar o tumbler By Fl
putting a silver spoon in the vessel.
careful, however, that q draft Of cold
does not strike the vessel while hot.
: A good cement for mending broh
! china: Dissolve q little ~gum-arabic il
little water SO that it is rather Thick
!. enough plaster Of Paris into this to mi
a thick paste. Cement broken pieces
china together, and IN half an hour th
] cannot be broken in the am pla
:. Hot water seems to make It more firm
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millions OF Sweetness.

Tba United States i . great candy
.o,,ntrv The candy men estimates taat
NJ ,aeorle of the Uaited States will enc
~ \ hoo worth Of candy this year.
na,satry They carry candy In conrec-
co 49, 9TH other things. 10 France .
49, go. 49,, Il candy Is eaten, but y y
g gostly ii packages and different fancy
preparations. and not sne ca1ny ydr ~ =.
and simple that is used here. oands ".
IS better in quality every. veal.
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flows This z

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that canno be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known +; },
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions, and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
WALpiNG, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 15c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Syrup"
FOrThrOat and Lungs

FOrIhrOat and
Ihave been i'll for
Hemorrhage about five years,
"have had the best
Five Years. medical advice,
land Itook the first
"dose in some doubt. This result
"edin afew hours easy sleep. There
"wasnofurther hemorrhag till
ebay, when I had a slight attack
(Which stopped almost Immediate
ely. By the third day all trace OF
"b1ood had disappeared and l had
recovered much strength. The
Fourth day l sat up in bed and ate
"my dinner, the first solid food Tor
"two months. Since that time !
"have gradually gotten better ana
"am now able to move about the
"house. My death was daily, ex-
~"pected and my recovery has been
"a great surprise to my friends ana
"the doctor. There can be no doubt
"about the effect of German Syrup
"as | had an attack just previous TO
cts use. The only relief was after
"the first dose" J.R. LoUGHHRAD,
Adelaide, Australia. %
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airteen millifns Of dollars were serls
erom m United States to pay Tor g
s,,asr honght ID Germany during the yeal
ending June 80, 1Sg
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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.
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PERsoNAL-FREE-To all persons VINO are
9row a luxuriant suit of hair, no matter what
i7hc cause opmow long standing; no nun n DUE
For particulars and Testimonials write rNof'
LOGAN q Co. Box $50. Lexington, n.y.
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-vr,e an.g,ar producs q sais s .lao ~
~ ,gorld IS estimated Of 7,SOO.U0V
oss N M larger share coming from Eng
Iish works.
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For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, MalA-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and B~tliousness
take Browns Iron BttteTs-lt gives ssrengtn
making old persons feel y~oung-end young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
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What IS lacking is truth

and confidence.
If there were absolute truth
on the one hand and absolute
confidence on the other, it
wouldn't be necessary for the
makers of Dr.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy to back up a plain
statement Of fact by a $500
guarantee.
They say we can't
cure yuw (make it personal,
please,) Of catarrh in the head,
in any form or stage, we'll pay
you $500 for your trouble IN
making the trial"
"An advertising fake" you
say.
Funny, isn't it, how some
people prefer sickness to
health when the remedy is
positive and the guarantee
absolute.
Wise men don't put money
back of fakes"
And taking" doesn't pay.
Magical little granules -
those tiny, sugar-coated Pei
lets of DR.. Plerce-scarcely
larger than mustard seeds,
vet powerful to active
yet mild in operation. The
best Liver Pill ever invented.
Cure sick headache, dizziness,
constipation. One a dose.
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MANAGER Augusta Daily, q rev IoLA
c;tv nossesses one of the finest libraries
= araTnatic works IN this country.
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A lazy appetite bothers the rich man a
great deal more than an active oDe does the
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-27

When a man cannot have what he loves
@ must love what he has
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The shower Of rice upon bride and groom
is n prayer for copious prosperity and fruit
fulneSs,
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KL1NE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and ~ trial bottle
free. Dr.. Kline, 931 Arch ST., Phlla., ia.
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lf afflicted with sore ewes use DIR. Thorn
| son's Eye water. Druggist sell at Csc per bottle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Hung UP Till He Confessed.

SEATTLE, Wash, May 5.-Jack
Smith was caught by minersat gill
man, Saturday, with q bottle Of kerr
osene in his possession, acting in
suspicious manner. The miners
claimed he had been hired by the
coal company to create prejudice
against them, and to furnish pre-
text for having guards at the mines.
The miners therefore hung Smith to
a tree, with rope around his neck,
until he confessed that he had been
sent by man named Brundage, for
the purpose of burning the buildings.
He was then let down and taken to
Jail,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Deserted Parnell,

LONDON, May 5.-Mr. Thomas
Quinn, member of parliament for Kill
kenny county, has written letter 10
Mr.. John Deasey, member for West
Mayo, and the whip of the Mccarthy
lite party, stating that he has seeded
from the party headed by Parnell,
and announcing his desire to join the
McCarthyltes. Mr.. Quinn says that
the main reason for taking this step
is the refusal of Mr.. ParneH to con-
sent to release the Paris fund i'm or
der that the money might be devoted
to the use of the evicted tenants.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05

at.law and OK. governor. Mr.. Muez-
quez speaks English very fiuently,
and like the late Ramon TrevinO he
is great friend of the Americans.
Col. Juan Hayes is one of the lead
ing merchants in the city, and Amer
leans who come here should NOS fail
to call on him. Hon. John
Woessner, American consul, was
born and raised In Corpus Christi,
Texas. He has been engaged for many
years in this city in the lumber busi-
ness and in mining.
Messrs. Cole & Martin are San An
tonic men. They are doing q large
business in this city. They have q
branch house in Nuevo Laredo.
Mr.. VIM. Purcell is engaged in
banking, merchandising and manu-
featuring.
Hon. Alexandra Elquezabal, M. c.,
is one of the younger members of that
body, and he is destined to occupy a
prominent position in the history of
his country. He is man of good adj
dress, speaks little English, but I'M
derstands all that is said to him. He
is progressive and enterprising.
EDMOND
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Protection Against Bunco Thieves.

Protection Against Bunco Thieves.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, May 5.-The
two cases of fragrant robbery perpe-
trated recently upon visiting Knights
of Pythias by "brace and bunco"
dives in this cit .bnas thoroughly
aroused the two lotesf lodges of that
order. At Ozark lodge meeting, last
Friday, the state of things existing In
the city, without interference from
the city authorities, was strongly de-
nounced, and it was determined to
enter a powerful protest. a commit
tee of twelve knights from each lodge
has been appointed to take such ac-
ton as maybe determined upon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
From Alabama,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 5.-When
the gubernatorial campaign was on
in Alabama last year, the Advertiser,
the democratic organ of the state
waged q savage warfare against
Commissioner of agriculture, r. II.
Mobb, who was the alliance candi-
date for governor. The commissioner
was charged with rendering false
bills OF expense TO the state.
Certified copies of vouch-
ers were published which showed
that the commissioner had
charged up fares on railroads over
which he had free passes. One ofthe
first acts of Gov. Jones, upon assum-
ing office was to instruct Public Ex-
aminer Reaves to investigate the
whole subject. The result has been
made public. Examiner Reaves finds:
"The commissioner and two of his
clerks, John Cheney and Ruben Kolb,
have charged the state with and re-
tanned certain amounts for railway
fares at different times, whenthe proof
shows said trips for which fare was
charged and retained, were made ON
free annual passes" The examiner
has charged against Commissioner
Kolk all items wherein he has charged
expenses against the state when he
had travelled on free passes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
FRESH FROM THE WIRES.

LoNDON-Ths famine in Madras
continues,
GLENDALE-The president passed
at noon. Will be in Salem tomorrow
morning and Portland at noon.
SAN FRANCISCO - The schooner
Roberta and Minnie, bound for Chilli,
has 10000 rifles and $500, 900 car
tridges for the congressional party.
LoNDoN-The archbishop of York
is dead.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-The Grand
Council, Order..of Red Men, of the
State, is in annual session here.
BIRMINGHAM-W.M M. Simpson was
killed at Gwynn, by 3 freight train
he attempted to board.
FoURMIEs-The project recommends
the government to take away the
troops, IS the rioters may renew their
disorder if the military remains.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
A ROYAL Convert.

ATHENS, May 1.-The Duchess of
Sparta 1.-THE Princess Sophia of Rus
sia), sister of Emperor William of Ger
mady and wife of Constontine, Duke
of Sparta, heir to the throne of Greece,
was today formally admitted into
the Greek church at the royal chapel
here. The Metropolitan of Athens
officiated, and only the members of
the royal family of Greece and Pre-.
mier, Delyanuis were present.
Thanksgiving services in common.
moration of the conversion of the
Crown Princess were held in the
Greek churches throughout the king
dom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Mixed Polite ally.

JACKSONVILLE, Ills, May 1.-Two
weeks since the democrats elected a
mayor, city clerk and five out OF
twelve aldermen, just exactly the re-
verse of what was done four years
ago. Then the seven democrats re-
fused to proceed with business until
the republican mayor stated
Just how he would divide
the appointive offices, and he
was compelled to yield. Now the re-
publican seven want the democratic
mayor to take the same course, but
refused, and the outgoing council re-
fuses to approve to the bond OF the
democratic mayor and city clerk I'M
til the matter Of patronage is
settled. Yesterday democratic
mayor-elect took two deputies
of his own appointing and
going to the city hall, demanded
of the city clerk the keys of the safe
and office. The clerk walked out, but
kept the keys. The democrats have
held several meetings, but the repub-
licans stay away, and there is no
quorum.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
DELAMATER FAILURE.
The Proposed Settlement With
Creditors Falls Through.

The Proposed Settlement With
Creditors Falls Through.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 5.-A special
from Meadeville, Pa, says: The pro-
position of Delamater & Co., to settle
up with their creditors on a 80 per
cent basis has fallen through. The
terms of the proposition were that it
should be unanimously accepted by
May l. A meeting of the creditors
committee was held last evening, at
which it was shown that only about
S22, 900 of the liabilities remain I'm.
signed.
Senator Delamater withheld his
reply until last Saturday when he
stated to the committee that the terms
of the proposition had not been COM
piled with, and that the friends who
had proposed to assist him in making
the first payment of 10 per cent
would not consent to have the time
for securing the signatures of the
balance of the creditors extended.
The members of the firm of Della
mater & Co. were arrested by small
depOsitor, and bail was furnished in
the sum of $500 each. 1t is rumored
that an an attempt will be made by
repeated arrests to exhaust the bail
and finally get the ex-senator in jail &.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
yapdaIs' Work i'm a Cemetery.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 5.-St.
Augustine's cemetery is very old, and
though much less now than formerly,
contains memorials in marble of some
of the best known men who have
been identifi ed with the city. 1t came
to light yesterday that vandals had
been oper sting in the cemetery for
several nights. They Frustrated mon.
uments and pried others out of
place with bars, turned over sarcho-
phagi and broken many marble slabs,
inflicting damages that it will cost
fully S400S TO repair. A guard will
be maintained in the cemetery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
An Important Decision.

PARIS, May 5.-An important de-
cision was given Saturday in the case
against the French Cable company,
which has been pending for several
years, and in which the contention
has been that the company could not,
under its agreement, withdraw from
the pool of the Atlantic cable COM
panies. The claim of the French
company has been that the letter of
the Minister of December 80, 1886,
raised the point of its right under its
concession to enter the pool and it
was so decided by the council of the
Prefecture in March, 1859. This
decision was appealed from to the
council of state which now reverses
If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
LATE TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND3STATE SPECIALS.
UP TO THE rlMs:oF GOING TO PRESS
A Costly Tunnel Proposed.

n COsCIy IUHHtI TTUPVsou'
HALIFAX, N. s. May 5.-Cable-
grams from Senator Howlan, now in
England, say: "Sir Douglass Fox
has forwarded an exhaustive report
on the plans for constructing the pro.
posed tunnel between Prince Ed
ward Island and New Brunswick.
He declares the scheme to be practic-
able and estimates the cost as fol-
lows: Tunnel of II feet. to be operat.
ed by an electric motor, $1,000, 900;
tunnel of Is feet; to be operated with
American rolling stock, Sll 200, 900;
tunnel OF is feet. Sl0,000,000. The
tunnel will be chiefly constructed of
hrick
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Variety Shws Closed.

COLUMBUS, o., May 5.-Mayor
Karb, the new democratic head of the
city government, has ISSUED an order
for the closing of all variety show
houses in the city where drinks are
sold. The order was somewhat in
the nature of a bomb in the camp
where these places have grown to
large numbers, but as il was to take
effect at once it was thought there
would be considerable opposition ON
the part of the proprietors. Only one
arrest, however, was made tonight,
the other places remaining closed.
The prevailing opinion is that the
order was not issued in good
faith, as the gamblers have opened
up several faro rooms since the cleo
ton of Ksrb, and it is understood
everything in this line will go open.
The Philips law, which was enacted
this week, is also claiming attention.
1t provides against the sale Of any
character of liquor In sporting houses.
IL is understood that the landladies
of Columbus have held q consulta-
tation, at which they concluded to
test the constitutionality of the law:
1t is claimed this character Of Iegis-
lation is legal recognition OF the ex-
ietence of such places, and they will
demand the same rights as the
ordinary saloonists, after having
paid the tax and license.