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The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Mend the torn pages of books with
white tissue paper.
Clean brass kettles, before using,
with salt and water.
Clean plaster of paris ornaments
with wet starch brushed off when dry.
A shovel of hot Goals held over spot
ted vanished furniture will take ont
the spots.
After knives have been cleaned they
may be brilliantly polished with char
coal powder.
It saves time and labor to have a
broom, brush and dustpan for every
floor in the house.
F1atfrons should be kept as far re-
moved from the steam of cooking Us
possible, as this is what causes them to
rust.
Two parts of ammonia with one of
turpentine makes a mixture which will
soften old paint and varnish 80 that
they can be easily scraped off.
To clean hard woods and oil cloths
wash first with a soft sponge dipped
frequently in fresh water. When the
floor has dried, wash it again with q
rag dipped in q mixture of hot water
and skim milk.
A towel rack made with several arms
fastenedt to a half circular centre, which
in turns fastens to the wall, is q con
venient place for drying dish towels.
Lemon will do for the yellow white
sailor what shoe polish does for the
worn black one. Remove the ribbon
band, and, with a slice of lemon, clean
the straw thoroughly. Put IN q fresh
band, and the hat is white and fresh.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
Thu True Laxative Frincipl.

OF the plants used in manufacturing the pleas
ant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has a permanently
beneficial effect On the human system, while
the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solu-
lions, usually sold as medicines, are perma-
nently injurious. Being well informed, you
will use the true remedy only. Manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Queensland, Australia, has been try
ing the experiment of sending semi
tropical fruit to Canada. The oranges
arrived in excellent condition, but for
some cause OF other the pineapple
shipment proved a failure.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

In st. Johns College, Oxford, Eng
land, is preserved a portrait Of Charles
l., in which the engraver's lines, as
they seem to be, are really microscopic
writing, the face alone containing ell
the book of Psalms, with the creeds,
and several forms of prayers.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

weighs six tons. In that casting is
the main spindle which carries the
tube, The spindle is g beautiful
Eomaaaare fruit as well as melons
and cncnmbers. The distinction be-
tween q vegetable and a fruit is puz-
cling at times. A technical difference
is that q fruit incloses the seeds of the
plant and natures above ground, while
plant growth matured under ground Is
vegetable.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

The Union Pacific Road crosses nine
mountain ranges, the highest being
the Black Hills, 8242 feet above sea
level.
Within the limits Of the United
States there are said to be more than
800 mountain peaks that exceed 10000
feet In height.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Before Boston was known 81 Bean
town it's pet speculation ives Pump
kinshire. IL is so given IN 2 slang
dictionary Of 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

It is a great thing for a young man to get out
a little and come in contact with other people
and see how they live. B.. T. johnson & Co,
Richmond. Va, are giving man young men q
chance to do this, and at the same time to put
money in bank rapidly. Try them and see.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Paper making ranks among the in
dustries of the United States. Last
year there we're about 100 mills in
operation in this country.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
Beware Of Ointntenta for CataFrh That
Contain MeFeHFYs

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good yon
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by T. j. Cheney 81 Co..
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
It is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
Ohio. by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free,
G Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

The telephone was first practically
used in England in 1876 when over III
miles ofAWfre extended between Lon.
g and Sorxich, bat no Telephones .
cnaage MAS established until 1879
when ten Offices were connected.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Many persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
tiers rehuilds tho system, aids digestion, re
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria, Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

THE valuation of Georgia property, as re-
ported by the State Assessors, shows q fall
ing of of $12, 000, ZOO.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
we (tnrR RunfnrP.

No matter of how long standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to s. J,
Hollensworth & Co, Owego, L.ioga Co, N. Y
Price 81; by mail, $l.15.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

The Austrian Government has issued an
edict prohibiting the circulation in Austria
of the Chicago Stats zeitung.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

With the funds raised by Fawn1n3
the regent diamond Napoleon was en-
abled to undertake the campaign that
ended OF Marengo.
The unexplored area Of Canada IS
one million square miles.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

CATCHER PETE is playing many positions
for st. Louis, and doing SO we'll as TO stamp
himself a good general player.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

A CRY is going up all over the League cir
cult for the double umpire system. 1t should
be adopted next season.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Beecham's Pills cure Indigestion and consts-
patton. Beecham's-no others. Is cts. a boz
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
Don't Blame the Cook

If baking powder is not uniform IN strength,
SO that the Sc NE quantity will always do the same
work, no one can know how to use It, and uni
formly good, light food cannot be produced with it
All baking powders except Royal, because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the can
is opened for use. At subsequent bakings there
will be noticed a3aling off in strength. The food
isheavy, and the -four, eggs and butter wasted.
1t is always the case that the consumer suffers
in pocket, if not in health, by accepting any sub
stitute for the Royal Baking Powder. The Royal
is the embodiment of all the excellence that it IS
possible to attain in an absolutely pure powder.
1t is always strictly reliable. 1t is not only more
economical because of its greater strength, but
will retain its full leavening power, which no
other powder will, until used, and make more
wholesome food.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Pliny mentions q Spanish mine
opened by Hannibal which yielded
pounds Of silver daily.
Canada has a homestead Law. Farm
lots of 200 cres.ar granted to each
head Of a family and 100 to each male
adult on condition of building . hog
house sixteen by twenty feet, c~ultivat-
ing fifteen acres in every 100, and re-
siding six months in each year during
ave years On the property.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

CHICAGO has tried no less than elevel
pitchers
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Quicksilver was first discovered
within the limits of the United States
in California in 1850.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

DUFFY, Of Boston, leads the League In
number of base hits.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
4 BIG SPY
THE YERKES TELESCOPE is THE
LARGEST IN THE WORLD,
II was Presented to the University
of Chicago and is on Exhibition
at the Worlds Fair-Tho
Instrument Described.

n the north end
of the Manufac-
lures Building,
says the Chicago
Record, the larg-
est refrao ting
elescope in this
world points its
tube toward the
north star.
Mos m eE
would CONSIDER
a spy-glass which
weighs seventy
five tons some
thing of an Opt
cal instrument,
and few people
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

GOLD continues to pour into this country
from abroad.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Some Useful Instructions In the Art of
Men1inZ.

Some Useful Instructions in the Art of
Mending.
For repairing gloves, one NAV now OBJ
tain. in most OF the shops. "braids" made
of small skeins of glove silk or thread
manufactured expressly for this purpose.
Each braid" contains black and almost
every shade that comes In gloves, and the
thread is better adapted for the purpose
than either the ordinary sewing silk or
cotton thread.
If this special tread is not used, howev-
err fine cotton thread is better than silk
Tor mendlng rips in the seams, because
there is less contrast between it and the
kid. II glove is to be iarned. either silk
or the glove thread should be USED; for a
darn on kid glove, however well done,
can not be concealed, end the object
should be TO make it as unobiectionable
as possible. 1t can be made quite
ornamental; aud there is pleasant
sense of thrift without poverty in
the sight OF a well-itting glove with
neat darn that almost enhances its
beauty. 1t Is not uncommon to have
even good glove burst along the edge of
the seam near the base OF the thumb, and
it is useless to mend it by drawing the
edges together again in deaper seam.
In such cases make a fine buiton-hole
stitch around the edges OF the hole and
then draw them together
For stockings, darning cotton and wool
can be had in every shade; and in buying
stockings, especially for children. it is
well to get card of darning material TO
match, which will be an additional ex-
pense of only cent or =. For cotton
stockings, silk floss or knitting silk will be
found very desirable. 1t makes a pref
tier, softer darn than the cotton and is
better on that account for sensitive feet.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22

class. and it would seem possible that men
could be secured whose experience and
Judgment would be q guarantee of the
most accurate work poss BILE. So far as
crop prospects are concerned the work
may be ably done. but the accuracy OF our
assessors report OF farm statistics is very
questionable. In the reporting OF grow
ing crops we are ready to give a wide mar
gin, as unforeseen causes are always pre-
senting themselves, "a aking changes noman
can see. A fine prospect for wheat on the
first day of June may be changed to half
a crop on the LIST of July by unfavorsble
weather or an invasion OF insects. A
failure to harvest the amount of farm
products predicted by our agricultural de-
partment does not imply any lack of con-
scientious work on the part OF its assist
ante. In the main il is not so Tar from
the mark as one would naturally expect.
But it is fact that the statistics of re-
suits, as compiled from assessors reports.
are of very little value unless the law OF
averages eliminates the errors. Many OF
the assessors do not seem to care whether
they get the facts or not, just so they sue
coed in getting each farmer to guess at the
production of his farm the preceding year.
Very few farmers keep any record OF the
Weld of their fields. and so far as the
products consumed on the farm are con-
cerned the majority never know the
amount, or made any close guess about
it when the subject was fresh IN their
minds.
Then take the labor statistics. How
much hiring is done on the farm? What
will it average? One man guesses three
men for a wear, and his neighbor, who
does more hiring. gives two. Worse guess
ing is done about the butter and egg pro-
duction. 1t seems to be matter Of the
most sublime indifference whether the
guess is 100 dozen or 500 dozen, and is
usually made by a man who knows little
about his hens, aud less about their egg
producing capacity.
Taken al in all the present system of
gathering statistics is not a success, and it
is matter of too great Importance to be
abandoned in it's present state.
'SentInel" Pointers.
Timothy lie a pretty hard crop on land.
This department is open to every reader
for the asking OF questions.
Can you lay tile drains for less than one
and half cents foot for the labor2
Test your seed corn. We have had a
severe winter on corn not thoroughly drv.
Do you advise farmers to breed draft
rather than road horses? Can YOU give a
good reason?
How many successful creameries have we
in Indiana? W hat are you getting for your
milk? Let US hear from you,
Who will win the prize for the best
labor, time or money saving device on the
farm. See last weeks SENTINEL. Send IN
your descriptions by next Saturday.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
Valuable Recipes.

Oysters on Half Shell-Servs five to
each person, resting the shells on PRETTY
folded napkins laid on small plates. Half
a small lemon goes with each. Cost of
lemons, cents; oysters, 30 cents; total,
So cents.
Orange Custard- An orange custard
fritter is dessert little known, vet one
which should commend itself because of
its delicacy and wholesomeness. Put a
cup of flour In saucepan, add about a
cup of milk and beat the mixture to a
smooth paste, then add three we'll beaten
eggs, and finally another cup OF milk
Cook this mixture in a double boiler
stirring it until it is smooth and thick
1t will take twenty minutes, slow cooking
At the end of this time add three table.
spoonfuls of sugar, the grated rind of
orange, the yolks OF three eggs tfirsn
heated with little of the hot mxture)t
and q half tablespoonful OF salt As
soon as all those ingredients are we'll
mixed pour out the custard on q platter
or, better still, on flat tin baking
sheet which has been we'll creased. Let
it get cold, thsn cut In oblong pieces
about three inches by one and q half in
size. Brush over the surface of each
fritter with yolk of egg and dust il very
thoroughly with fine bread crumbs. then
lay it in a frying basket. Handle the
pieces very carefully lest they NAV be
broken or some of the egged surface may
be rubbed off. DO not allow the fritters
in the frying basket to touch each other.
When the basket is fu immense il in
very hot fat for three minutes. or till the
fritters are delicate brown. Lift out the
fritiers when they are fried, drain aud ar
range them on platter. Serve them at
once with the same cherry sauce used with
the custard pudding. adding to 1t two Ia.
| blespoonsful of candied orange peel cut in
| little bits.
Orange Pudding-0ne Of the most de.
lightful orange puddings is a simple Gu =
tard. Beat four eggs to froth, add five
J tablespoonfuls OF sugar Ini the yellow
/ rind Of one Mediterranean orange. Whip
| the mixture well with q pastry whip and
add a pint and half of rich milk, with
half a teaspoonful of salt. Mix well.
Pour this eustard into little tin molds
holding about a gill and half. The
/ molds should be buttered and then
sprinkled with little sugar before
they are filled. Set the pud-
dings in pan OF lukewarm
water and put them ia a moderately hot
oven cook them til they arc firm in the
center. 1t will take about hfiy minutes.
/ When they are done make o sauce for
| them. MIX Two well beaten eggs with
half teaspoontul OF flower and two tea.
spoonfuIs OF powdered sugar. Adj a
scsnt tsaspoonful of corn-stareh. Beat
all these Ingredients thoroughly together
with a pastry whip and aid gra dually a
cup and a half of boiling hot milk. Con-
tinue 10 stir the sauce over the fire till IL
boils; then add a gill of good sherry. Stir
again and pour the sauce over the pud-
dings.
Gateau st. Amapd. etc.--Warm in a
basin about ten ounces of butter and put
one-Quarter Of the quantity aside in Q
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22

saucepan. Make q paste with a little
-four and one-half ounce of yeast diluted
in half q tumblerful of tepid milk, add it
to the butter, put the cover on the sauce
pan, and stand on the side of the fire for
the contents to rise todouble their original
bulk. Put on a board the necessary -four,
make a hole in the middle, in which
put one whole egg, the yolks of
three more, four tablespoonsiuls of
tepid cream and about half .he
butter in the basin. First mix
the last-named ingredients, then gradu-
ally work in the -four, adding as you 90 on
a pinch of salt and four or FIVE table.
spoonfuls of vanilla sugar. When the
paste is just stiff and quite frm. work it
well for nearly fifteen minutes with two
whole eggs; after which knesd it together
with the risen paste and the rest of the
butter. Let it rise in warm place. we'll
covered for one and hall hours at least at
the end of that time break it into Jumps
with the hand. and when quite cold,
work it together again with a tum-
bleriul or more OF whipped cream.
Butter largo mold, fill il
three-quarters full with the paste,
which must be put in in layers alter
nately with chestnuts previously boiled
slightly eandied in syrup. and cut in half
SET the mold on baking sheet in O warm
place to rise vet little for twenty min
utes, then cover it with bothered paper,
and bake IN a moderate oven for fifty min
utes at the most On removing il from
the over pour in gradually nearly quar-
ter of pint of PURGE OF chestnuts, favored
with vanilla and mixed with four table
spoonfuls of Maraschino. When quite
cold, turn out the cake, heap up
the center pyramid fashion with
stif puree of chesnuis, top
ping the edifice with whipped cream
(the two last named may be iced with
great advantage. Garnish with angelica
leaves and any kind of fresh or candleu
plums. There are many aud varied ways
OF making gateauX or gale.tee des rois +;
indeed, with few exceptions they are
merely ordinary cakes household favor
ltes) adapted 10 the occasion by the addi-
ton OF the traditional items. such as the
pea and the bean, or the miniature dolls
representing the king and queen so dear
to the foreigner. The general decoration
OF the cake is it's principal feature.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
FARM AND HOME TOPICS.
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE Mantle
NANCE OF FERTILITY.

Ways in Which 1t May BE Held In
creased-side Crops the FarIn-Num-
Der and Value of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
Number OF Hogs-Cattle and sheep
Answers to the Questions Of n Subscriber
Three Varieties of C1over-The Garden
Crop Statistics-"Sentiner' Pointers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22

Derangement of the liver, with con-
sumption, Injuries the complexion. induces
pimpies, sallow skin Carter's Little Liv-
er Pills remove the cause.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22

The value OF our agricultural statistics
depends greatly upon the farmers. The
crop reporters are usually chosen from this
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
The Garden.

The average farmers garden is not a
thing Of beauty and a Joy forever. The
attention OF the owner is drawn from ii by
the demands of the fields that produce
what are called cash" crops. They seem
the most important because their value is
measured in money and there are so many
demands for actual cash. But while no
field crop shouli De neglected. the garden
is fully as important in lis way and makes
larger returns for the time and labor re-
quired than large yields usna ~ do. The
table can get the most of its supplies from
the small fruit and vegetable gardsn. and
not only is money saved. but such q diet
is more wholesome and appetizing. The
best way to insure proper attention TO the
garden is 10 make the ground 80 rich that
there will be pleasure in working 1t. A
garden with poor and hard soil Is never at
trac,ive but a loose rich soil capable Of
forcing all growth tempts one in IL.
Crop Statistics.
The value OF our agricultural statistics
depends greatly upon the farmers. The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-23
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

Knights Templar, Old Dominion Command.
cry meets every third Friday of each month
ut Masonic Temple.
Royal Arch Chapter; Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter meets every first Friday Of each
month at Masonic Temple.
AlexGndria-W Washington Lodge OF Ma
sons meets on the second and fourth Thurs.
days of each month.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons meets or
the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows, No y,
meets in their hall, OF north Columbus street,
every Friday night.
sarepta Lodge |. O. o. F., No. as, meets in
their hall, on King street, every Tuesday
night
Marley Encampmcnt, No. 6, meets every
second and fourth Monday at Odd Fellows
Uall, north Columbus street
Mechanics Lodge Knights of Pythias, No.
,, meets every Thursday night in Pythian
Hall. north Pitt street.
Oriental Lodge knights Of Pythias meets
every Friday night on north Pitt street.
Alexandria Lodge X. Of p, No. 70, meets
Wednesday nights ut Sarepta Hall, King
street.
Potomac Tent Rccllabites meets in SarcPta
Hall every Friday night
Golden Light Lodge of Good TemplaFs
meets in their hall, on south Fairfax street
every Tuesday evening.
Talisman Lodge Good Templars meets every
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north PITT
street.
Junior Order Rechabites meets every Ilon
day night at Good Templar's hall, south Far
Refuge Council, Sons of Jonadab, No. L,
meets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall:
Juvenile Templars meets every Saturday
afternoon at Good Templars' Hall south Fair
fax street.
Eagle meets every Wednesday night at Good
Tcmplars ball. south Fairfax street.
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum meets
II Potomac Hall room, north Columbus street
second and fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge Knights of Honor meets
every first and third Tuesday in Potomac
Lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers meets first and third
Sunday in Potomac Lodge ROOM
Osceola Tribe Of Red Men, No. /, meets
every Thursday night in Sarepta Hail.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meets
every Sunday night in st. Mary's Hall, corner
ROYAL and Wolfe streets.
Young Mems Sodality Lyccum meets every
Sunday night in their ball on Duke street.
Lafayette Lodge, No. IL, Independent ",
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night at Odd
Fellows Hall, north Columbus street.
Alexandria Council, No. 80, Jr. 0. Z. a. d.
meets Thursdays at Washington Hall, Ains
street.
Rathbonc Division Uniform Rank <. Of z,
meets every other Wednesday at PythiaH
Castle, Pitt street. &C.,
Alexandria Light Infantry meet every MOE
day night ct their Armory, south Royal stree.
Confederate Veterans meet first MoneAy
night in each month at Columbia E1slH'
Sons of Confederate Veterans meet 1rs'
Wednesday in each month. q
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7713, a. y,
F. of A. meet every Tuesday night at PJJ'tiilAA
Hall, north Pitt street. II
month. -
Bethel Congregation meets first Sunday OF
every quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-23

Additional Local Train No. 10 leaves
Charlottesville daily $50 Il. m, arrives
Lynchburg $50 A. m; leaves Lrnchburg S:33
a. M. and arrives Danyillc HOO a. m. No.
16 leaves Danvile daily 4:15 p. n. and ar
rivcs Lynchburg G:45 p. m.
Washington and Southwestern Ncstibuled
Limited, operated daily between Washington
and Atlanta Leave Washington No. 81,
10 43 p. M Charlottesville 80 am: Lynch
burg 3 40 a. m; arriving Danvilie $50 4. IN;
Atlanta SO p. IN.
Returning leave Atlanta, No. SO. 10 10 pm;
Danville ~ 10 a. M; arrive Lynchburg
/ 50 a. M: Charlottesville 3 33 a. m; Wash
iugton 10 a. m. This train is composed en-
tirely of Pullman ears, on which no ertrd tars
is charged over and above regular Pullman
charges. Through Pullman Sleeping Car New
York to New Orleans, and New York to Au-
gusta also between Washington and Memphis
via Atlanta and Birmingham. Connects at
Atlanta with Pullman Sleeper to Shreveport
La, via Meridian and Vicksburg, and also
also connects in Union station, Atlanta. with
through Pullman Sleeper via Macon & G. 5. *
f. r. r. for jacksonville.