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The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Walrus Hunting Exciting Sport.

The front ice of the Smith Sound pack
is the home of the walrus. Hundreds
of these animals were disporting them
selves in the silent hours of a sunlit
midnight; here a few gathered on tab
lets of floating ice, others ~leisurely pad
ding about with an abandon truly ma
iestic. Their frolics Immediately called
to mind the gambols of pups and kit
tens. No animal. probably, save the
Bengal tiger offers the anne amount of
sport to the huntsman as does this king
Of the northern waters. Every attack
resulting in a wounded animal can be
safely relied upon for a counter attack,
which is prosecuted with an audacity
no less remarkable than the energy with
which it is sustained. A wounded wal.
rus will not i%nfrequently call for assist
ance to a number of its associates, and
woe be then to the huntsman if. in the
general struggle, one of the infuriated
animals should place its tusks on the in.
uer side of the little craft that has gone
out to do battle.
The largest specimen secured by us
measured, from the nose to the extended
hind aippers, somewhat more than thir-
teen feet (tob ne extremity of the spinal
column, eleven feet four inches; ita
weight was estimated to be between If
teen hundred and two thousand pounds,
but not impossibly it was considerably
more.-Seribner. z
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Honey as Food AMI Med cine.

One of the most nutritious and health"
fuI of foods is honey. Il is the one
sweet that never clogs and can be eaten
with impunity at all times. The mar
kets are now flooded with the waite
clover honey from up the State aud the
California honey made from the orange
blossom. Let gour children eat ali the
bread and butter and honey they want.
Give them great slices of bread covered
with honey for their %luncheons. 1t Will
do them good. From the time the ne"
honey begins to come into the marhet
until spring I feed my children honey
every day, says a mother. If they have
a little cold or cough and trouble vita
their threats I give them strained honey
mixed with a few drops Of lemon juice,
and it proves most efectual. Wnen
they are hungry I give them a generous
slice of bread and butter covered tnlch
with honey, and they never get SICK, as
they would eating sweetmeats, JeiI'es
and Jams. From long years OF expert
ence | feel justified in recommending
honey as an excellent and nutrltlve iooa'
not only for children, but for gro"n
| reople,-St. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
A Fortune for a Snowdrift.

: "The most artistic swindle known to
the history of the Colorado mining in
dustry occurred three years ago this
winter at Georgetown" said Richard
Beauchaznp. "Georgetown is up in the
mountains and in the center Of a very
rich mining country. In the winter
snow drifts hundreds of feet deep among
the mountains and packs down very
hard. Two old miners ran a tunnel into
the snow at the base of a mountain a
distance of 300 feet, timbered it up
nicely. plastered it with mud, and at. the
far end piled a quantity of very rich
quartz. Then they went down to Den
yer and became acquainted with a couple
of wealthy Englishmen. who had just
come over to look forum investment for
their spare cash that would pay a big
divvy. They took them to Georgetown
and showed them their tunnel and the
El Dorado at the end of it. The tunnel,
had 1t been really INTO the rocky noun
tain, would have represented thousands
OF dollars. The Englishmen were
charmed with it and the prospect. They
bought up the claim for $4,000 spot
cash. and went East to contract for
quartz mill machinery. When they re-
turned in the spring there was nothing
left Of the tunnel but the woodwork and
a wagon load of quartz at the end. 1t
was the most ridiculous sell ever known,
and the most successful. "-st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

nrnes the poor birds are verv wearv.
GVery horseshoe found in the roadway
mould be placed Oyer the door of the
aouse, because it brings the best of
prosperity and keeps witches and the
levi out. A streak of profit is coming
when you find money, because it denotes
good fortune.
Il your nose ltehes, goa will be kissed,
cursed or vexed. If you fall when
going up stairs, you will have trouble
or love some lady friend. If your lips
tickle you will be kissed by o stranger.
The Hebrews have a custom of break
Ing crystal at a wedding to scatter
brightness upon the happy pair, and
they, IN common with people of other
races, throw rice after the newly-wedded
couple when they leave the house to
bring them good fortune. When a dog
bowls at night it is a sign of death to
one who may be sick in your house.
Should a white cat come to your door
there will be a death in your family.
Upset the salt at table and you will
quarrel with your host. Two chairs
facing each other indicate a hastily visit
from some one with good news.
To get rid of a wart, you must steal
a piece of meat from the butchers block,
rub it on the wart, bury it, and when
the meat rotssthe wart will disappear
sure cure. When your left hand itcaes,
you will get money. If your right hand
itches, you will shake hands with a
stranger.
The Empress Josephine was said to
have been a clairvoyant. Napoleon
generally consulted his sbook of tale,"
and placed implicit faith in astroIogers,
soothsay ers, fortune tellers and other
frauds. Josephine was said to have pre-
saged Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo be-
cause of the breaking of q vase.
A toad on the door step is a certain
sign that the house is under evil in
fuence, and some disaster must necessar-
lily follow. The toad must be killed to
avoid sorrow. In "Much Ado About
Nothing" Benedik says: ''Hang me in
bottle, like a cat, and shoot at me-"
This has reference to the prevailing idea
that a cat was an unlucky animal.
There was a prevailing custom in
shakespeare's time of placing a cat in a
bottle with a lot of SCOT aud hanging it
on a line, and the person who succeeded
in beating out the bottom Of it as he ran
under it and escaped being marked by
the contents was the hero of the sport.
Every profession, trade and occupa.
ton has its folk lore. Even the farmer
who studies the actions OF animals will
tell you what they portend concerning
the weather, and in many cases sensibly,
too, for they build their homes and lay
in their food through instinct given by
Divine Providence with reference to the
coming winter; they house themselves
before a coming storm, their coats are
heavy or light as the winter shall be
severe OF otherwise, and they often give
the farmer who watchs them valuable
indication concerning his crops. New
York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

According to the London Spectator an
interesting experiment has been tried
with different musical instruments on the
animals OF the Geological Gardens. The
young red orang outaug listened to the
violin playing at first with grave atten-
ton. As the sound increased in volume
he dropped to the ground, his hair
bristling with fear, and finally in abject
terror he seized a bit of carpet, shook it
out and drew it completely over his head
and body. The music continuing, he
uncovered his head and gradually a
pleased smile came over his face as he
watched the performer. The piccolo
threw the animal into renewed terror,
the flute did not interest HIM, but the
bagpipes threw him into an ecstasy OF
delight. This enthusiasm would natu.
rallv incline us to the idea that the orang
outang may be of Scottish extraction. A
further experiment showed that the ele-
plant enjoyed the flute, but became
wrathful at the piccolo. This instru-
ment, indeed, found nc admirers at the
Zoo. The zebra, wild ass, deer and
ostrich went into paroxysms of rage at
the sound of the piccolo. although they
had manifested various signs of pleasure
over the violin and flute. The tiger was
asleep and refused to be awakened BY
the fiddler and futist. But when the
man with the piccolo began to play the
animal sprang ~furiously to its feet and
rushed angrily up and down the cage
lashing its tail. So extreme was the
beasts anguish that the piccolo man
speedily gave place to the tiutist. The
difference in effect was at once apparent.
The tiger stopped, listened, lay down
and purred like a kitten in its enjoy
ment of the grateful sounds, and pres
emily fell asleep in luxurious repose.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
RECIPES.

Apple salad~One quart of steamed
apples rubbed through a sieve, six table.
spoons of salad oil or melted butter,
salt aud pepper to taste, one teaspoon
made mustard, and one teaspoon sugar.
Serve cold.
Corn Starch Pie-Three-quarters OF a
cup of sugar, yolks Of three eggs, piece
of butter half as large as an egg, one
and a half cups of milk, two teaspoon
fuls of corn starch. Beat the whites for
the top, add a pinch of salt and two
tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
Potato Lemon Pudding-Three ounces
of potatoes, the peels of two large
lemons, two ounces of white sugar, two
ounces of butter. Boil the lemon peel
until tender, and beat it in a mortar with
the sugar. Boil the potatoes and peel
them; mix all together with a little milk
and two eggs. Bake it slightly.
Poached Eggs in a Bal-To poach
eggs in a ball is knack known to clever
cooks. The water is heated to boiling
and then rapidly stirred till a small
whirlpool is produced, in the hollow
heart of which maelstrom the egg is
cleverly dropped. The motion of the
water sets the white instantly into a cir
cular covering for the uubroken yolk.
Chocolate Cake-Take a quarter of a
pound of butter, beat to a cream, add
the yolks Of six eggs, half a pound OF
sugar, and stir for half an hour. Then
add a quarter of a pound of grated
chocolate, two ~teaspoonfuls of cocoa
powder, some vanilla lavoring, three
and a half ounces of cornstarch, and fin
ally the snow of the whites of six eggs.
Bake in a form like preceding cakes, but
let the oven be hot. 1t will take about
three-quarters of an hour to bake.
Parker House Rolls-Dissolve In q
quart of warm milk two tablespoonful Of
sugar. one ~teaspoonful of salt, one cup
of lard or butter, three-quarters of q tea
cup of Yeast. The milk must be scalded,
then the butter added to melt; let this
mixture cool, then add -four enough to
make a smooth batter. Set it to rise, and
when light add the rest Of four quarts OF
-four. Knead it into a Loaf, aud let rise
again; then make out into biscuits, and
when they are light, bake in a moders
ately hot oven.
Rissoles of Fish-Any cooked fish will
do; remove all bones from the meat, and
then pick we'll to pieces; mix it we'll with
an equal quantity of bread crumbs and
little butter, season it with an onion
chopped very fine, a little chopped pars-
ley, sage, pepper aud salt; add to this
enough beaten egg to hold it well, and
make it up into small, fat cakes; fryin
hot butter; when they are done, add q
little water to the fat in the pan; add Q
little -four thickening, and e few
chopped capers; pour the gravy around
the rissoles, and serve them very hote
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
How 10 See the Wind.

Take q polished metal surface OF two
fest or more with a straight edge; a
largo handsaw will! answer the purpose
very we'll. Next, above all things else,
choose a windy day for the experiment,
but whether hot or cold does Re& mat
ter; neither will il make any difference
whether it be clear or cloudy, only let it
not be tried in murky, rainy weather.
Hold your metallic at right angles to
the direction of the wind, i. e., if the
wind is north, hold your surface east
and west, but instead OF holding 1t YER
tically incline it about forty degrees to
the HORIZON, so that the wind upon strlk-
ing it will glance over the edge as water
flows over a dam. Now sight carefully
along the edge for some moments at
some sharply defined object and you will
plainly see the wind pouring over tbs
edge in graceful CONGRATULATIONS
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
KITCHEN NECESSITIES,

When one expects good service, it is
an important item that suitable utensils
and equipments be provided. Many a
housemaid wastes hours of her time every
week in the almost hopeless search for
busters, scrubbing cloths and the thou
sand and one bits of fabric that n
must have about the kitchen. Many
housekeepers do not seem to realize that
there are many things that require a
little piece of rag or, possibly, very soft
paper. Odds and ends of cloth of all
sorts are thrown away, torn up or, as
one over-thrifty woman used to do, put
into the heater. Indeed, in more than
one family the appetite of the hot air
furnace is Unsuitable, and has been for
years fed with articles of great value, If
properly utilized.
There should be special cloths for
lamps, windows, paint, floors and stoves.
For these latter, worn and otherwise
useless lamp and floor cloths are desirs-
bic. When these cloths are of little
value for their legitimate purpose, they
should be thrown into a dish of strong
soda water and boiled for half an hour,
when they may be rinsed and put up to
dry. They are then useful for rubbing
the stove, the hearth or the CRATES, after
which they may still do service in kin
ding the fire.
The good housekeeper rarely finds it
necessary to throw anything away. Her
I~-o-ow 4Nra56ka IAr1NlN TR
starting right and making one article do
the work of half a dozen. Old muslin
may be first used as window cloths, then
go through the various stages of paint,
lamp and stove cloths just as we'll as not.
Instead of this, we often see the hearth
and CRATES rubbed with bits of snowy
white muslin or cambria caught up in a
hurry, because there is neither system
nor economy about the house.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Tr eatment of Coffee.

G%uatemalans believe there is no better
coffee than that raised on their own
plantations, and Central America has Of
late years acquired a high reputation
in the markets Of the world. 1t IS u.s.
ual for wealthy Guatamalans to make
sure of good coffee in travelling by TAX
ing along a store of their own. A long
glass tube, several inches in diameter,
but tapering to a funnel at one end, IS
filed with ground coffee, and through
the mass is poured cold water. A strong
solution of coffee slowly drips from the
narrow end OF the tube, and this liquid
is carefully put up in alright vessels, to
be warmed up in small! quantities and
drunk on the journey.-New YORK Wit
meas.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
CAUTION ABOUT CANNED FRUIT.

Now that the season of canned fruit is
again upon us h~ousekeepers will do we'll
to repeat the caution which forgetful
maids need periodically-to empty the
provisions out of the can as soon as it is
opened. Often Almost dangerous acid is
formed by the chemical action of the air
upon the soldering of the cans.
1t is this acid, indeed, which is respon-
sible for much of the prejudice against
canned food. Many of the reported &C
cidents would, if they could be thoroughly
investigated, be found to have resulted
from kitchen carelessness. The thrifty
cook who, wishing everything in ample
time, opens her can of corr or pears an
hour or more before 1t is put into the
saucepan exposes the family to a danger
which is none the less serious because
usually avoided. Open the cans if neces'
sary, but empty their contents at once,
and never set a remnant away in them fol
future use.-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
WISE WOR DIS.
The manner Of giving is the gift
Tr+oll;roona 1ias in musicfs fnOer tin

The manner of giving is the gift
Intelligence lies in music's finger tips.
The penalty of originality is singu'
larity.
The needy man is mindful OF his
friends.
Expedieucy is frequently another
name for compromise.
Gifts should be a matter OF inspiration
and not of calculation.
Experience i the most costly and the
most indisperdt able thing.
A man requires a vast amount of space
IN proportion to his size.
Fast days provide themselves; the
feast must be5provided for.
Inclination enforced to meet opposI-
ton becomes determination.
It is always in the purchase OF some
thing else that one economies.
The faithful disciple of the prophet
will respect the crumbs on his beard.
Those who most loudly proclaim their
doubts are those most ready to believe.
Absurdities which please u self love
are as readily accepted as truths that Of
fend our vanity are doubted or denied.
There is nothing which man is born
into the world SO destitute of as habit,
or which he so amply Ald SO o &C
quires.
One would extend his follies to Others
in order to convince himself that there
is nothing extraordinary in his practice
of them.
1t is perhaps inevitable that the human
builder OF plans and sounder of purposes
should measure the Infinite with a Two
foot rule.-Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
The Farmer
and the Grocer.

A grocer would not pay a farmer the price Of a ten
pound turkey for one that weighed but seven pounds.
Why should a farmer pay a grocer the price OF the
ROYAL Baking Powder for a baking powder with 81
per cent. less leavening strength?
The Royal Baking Powder is proven by actual tests
to be ~ per cent. stronger than any other brand on the
market. Better not buy the others, for they mostly
contain alum, lime and ~sulphuric acid; but if they are
forced upon you, see that you are charged a correspon'
dinghy lower price for them.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
HOUSEHOLD
a PRACTICAL HINT.

z. A good cook says she always has q
piece of bacon in the house, and to keep
it sweet and fresh she takes a clean white
cloth, wrings it out in cold water and
wraps the bacon in it, then lays it on
the swing shelf in her cellar. . In sum-
mel she does the same thing, only she
puts it in the refrigerator. Salt pork
may be kept in the same way.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Catarrh CANE BE Cured

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cqre II
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts d
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular prescription,
It is composed of the best tonics known, com,
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di.
rectly on the mucous surfaces; The perfect
nroduces such wonderful results in curing ca,
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Scarcity Of Goldfish.

Goldfish are getting scarcer and scarcsr
every year. They used to be as thick
as herrings on the Newfoundland shores,
but now they are seldom found in this
part of the world. They may be plenti-
iul enough in the deep ocean now, but
are not easily taken by bait, and there
fore are seldom caught by deep-sea fish,
ermen. Cod are found on European and
Africsn coasts, but as far as this part OF
the world is concerned in fifty years they
will be practically extinct, Chicago
Times, -
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
A Talking Watch.

!. NJ. Swan, Q Geneva matchmaker, has
informed the Society of Arts OF this
town that he has forwarded to Berne,
with the object Of taking out a patent, q
sample of q repeater watch which speaks
the hours and the quarters instead OF
striking. The mechanism of this watch
Il an ingenious adaptation OF the pnon-
ecraph.-Le Tribune de Geneva.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
A COMING oUANDARY.

Teacher (of a class of physics)-Of
what is paper now chiefly made9
Pupil-Of wood.
Teacher-Is the worlds supply of wood
inexhaustible?
Next Pupil-It is not. 1t is consumed
in the arts and manufactures many times
faster than it grows. =,
Teacher-Then what will the world
use for a substitute when the wood is all
gomez
Third Pupil--Paper.-[Chicago Tri-
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

Morse Bros, Of Canton, Mass, made the
largest sale of " The Rising sun Stove Polish
during the year 1892 they have ever made since
they began its manufacture, thirty years ago.
They sold the enormou quantity Of seventy
nine thousand, two hundred and eighty gross,
weighing two thousand, eight hundred and ff-
ty-ive tons, which would load a train OF over
two hundred cars,
These figures give some idea Of the great pop
ularity and increasing sale of The Rising Sun
Stove Polish
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
Tha Mast Plenaant WAY

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches and
fevers is to use the liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, whenever the system needs a
gentle, yet effective cleansing. To be benefited
one must get the true remedy manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
by all druggists in SOC. and 81 bottles.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

In Germany aluminium cravats are no"
en- sale. They are advertised as feather
weight, silverwhite wash-goods that will
wear forever.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

Professor Agassiz once said that his
life had been such a busy one that be
never had found time to get rich.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

Coins are classed, according to their
state of preservation as "proof," 'uncir.
culated," "fne," "good," "fair' and
Hpoor."
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

In all the Austrian Empire there are
but 155 periodicals Of every class.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
How Music Affects Animals.

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.p per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25
he carotid artery.

An experiment of Marcy's proves that
m~astication will accelerate the flow OF
blood through the carotid artery.
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AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. BROWNS
BRONCHIAL TRoCREs have for many years
been the most popular article in use for reliev-
ing Coughs and Throat Troubles.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-25

used August Flower for Loss Of
vitality and general debility. After
taking two bottles I gained 69 lbs.
I have sold more of your August
Flower since I have been in business
than any other medicine I ever kept.
Mr.. Peter Zinville says he was made
q new man by the use of August
Flower, recommended by me. I
have hundreds tell me that August
Flower has done them more good
than any other medicine they ever
took. GEORGE w. DYE, Sardis,
Mason Co., KY. .
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hUtStNU GNsCNt7.s.
and make your Fowls earn dollars FOR yon. ne
nosnt il, that you must he able 10 detect trouble N
HE Poultry Yard rs econ as il aPRs.rs, aha A1o"
how TO remedy 1T. This COX wiz traca M, ,saa for
lI'e!,s NO = &C. 'attcninr; which foTls ,osavr Tor
ssfsed.ns parresosi ara Icy sys sd masS j. i n,5fi.,,o,@ =2a
Sn eenq hnsIpsid Fer twenty fEe cent? in &c On &C.
Book Publishing House,
3 LEosAsp Sta n. \. cry. :
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WORCESTERSHIRE blankets.

Housekeeptrs ~ ID, 50 Carolina's Pride, ~ th,
Sc per pair. Leaksville honest J~e"ns-''r2y, Hf2"n
and Black Sc. inc. and G0c. per yard. kersey
Gray, 50 lac. Brown. lGr. q ward; very good.
Wool Yarn, all colors, SC. a rank. II your dealer
does not keep these goods order Of j. y. ~ttiT"f
& Co., Special Selling Agts.. Ga ceuslOr0+ \. &.