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The Opelousas courier., 1894-10-27
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President, Miss Stella Truman.
V.-Pres. and TT. Mrs. R.. r. SettOon.
Rec. Secretary, Mrs. S. T. Crawford.
Cor. Miss Florence Truman.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-10-27

HEADQUARTERS LA. DIV,
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETER Ms
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

Special Monday Train Atlantic City to
Wilmington via Philadelphia ~ Read
ing and Baltimore n Ohio II. r..
Commencing Monday August 6sh and
continuing every Monday until Sept. Bid
inclusive a special train will leave Phila-
delphia at 80 o. m. arriving at
Wilmington at 8 90 a. IN This train
connects with special. leaving Atlantic
City at 40 am, and islfor the accom-
mediation of persons who desire TO re-.
main over in Atlantic City until Monday
q. M
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

aud Slgnor Joseph MaIinelli, Of Phlledel-
phia. who hsve been visiting here since
Sunday, loft for their homes this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield S Truss. Of
Philadelphia, are the guests Of relatives
here
Miss Lucy Watts, OF Wilmington has
returned from a visit In this city.
Miss Meta Gallagher. Of Harrisburg,
Pa is in this city IS the guest OF Mrs.
d. w. Elkinton, of North Third street.
Mrs r II Nsylor. and two children,
have gone TO Chestertown, Kent county,
Nd, to spend the summer with relatives
Ia that neighborhood
Mrs Laura Marvel, OF Smyrna. who
arrived to go on the excursion yesterday
will spend several days here among old
friends
Miss Taylor, of Philadelphia, has ar
rived for a short visit to Miss Harney
OF Fourth street s w.
Miss Ella Churnside and Miss Mabel
Gordon, OF New Castle, have been visit
ing Miss Annie Nichols, Of No 1927
Upland street, Chester
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

BALL I'm New Castle. on August J, George
II. Bali, In his ,gth year.
BURNlTE.-Cn Sunday, August o. VIII
liam G.. Burnite. nt the residence of Rankin
Armstrong, Newark, Del. aged 20 years.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend
the funeral from the residence Of his parents.
90 Cowentown, Md, Wednesday, August s.
a. o'clock. Services in lthe NJ. h. Church at
Cherry Hin, Md.
DANlN.-ln this city, on August @, Michael
DAWN.
Relatives and friends are respectfully IN
Vited 90 attend his funeral from his late
residence, No. OTIS Iatnull street. High mass
go O'Clock Thursday morning from 81
Peters Plo-Catheiral. lnierment ia the
New Cathedral Cemetery.
ENOS.-ln Philadelphia, on August /, John
NJ. Lnos, 9rod 10 years.
LENDEltliAN.-lnlh This city, on AUGUST 4.
BMhur. a. Lcndermnn, In her 8lst year
O'NElLL.-ln this city, ON the 9TH instant,
II r{, son Of Mary anu the late James
O'Neiu, aged % years
Relatives ana friends are respectfully in-
vited toHtteud HE funeral from his mother :
residence. No 3'i Monroe street, on Thursday
morning az o'cloCk. High mass at So. paul's
r. q. Church. lnte.ment az New Cathedral
Ntmetery.
WQRIH.-At the residence OF his father,
Pa chal Worth, nesr Marshallt0n, Pa, Sth
month. 4th,C. William Worth, in the list year
OF his age.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
DEATH OF william c. eURNlTe.
Promis log Young Life Cut Short
Funeral to Take Place Tomorrow

Promis log Young Life Cut short.
Funeral to Take Place Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEWARK, Aug, William Burnlte
died, after a short Illness, Sunday night,
about o'clock. Of pluro pneumonia It
was believed that he was growing better
and his physician had hopes OF a change
that would lead TO his recovery. Up till
midnight he was In good spirits,
and was up. GA lying down he threw
his arms over his head and expired.
Mr. Burnlte was the second son Of
Mr. and Mrs William S Burnite. who
lived ii this town uutll March last, when
they moved TO OowentOwn, Md. The
doc sased was ia his 26.h year and was
well and fsvorably known here. A large
number Of young folks mourn his uu-
timely death
The funeral will take place Wtdaes-
day from the residence Of his parents, ~
2 o'clock m. Services 20 tho Cherry
Hill NJ. T.. Church, with iniermant in
the Genre cry.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

Another large party Of young people
will 60 to the front range lighthouse
tonight TO enjoy dip Ia the Delaware
MIR. McIvor, cornet player Of no
mean ability, is the latest acquisition TO
the City Cornet Band He Is employed
at the Delaware Iron Works
Miss Cora Hudson was seized with q
fainting spell on the steamer Elizabeth
yesterday, but was soon revived in her
stateroom and became all right again.
Rev, Stronthers Jones, Of Connecticut,
whose name has been before the vestry
Of Emmanuel Church as an excellent man
to become the rector Of chat church, has
been called now b. these official men and
the result Of the call is being snxiously
awaited.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

Miss Mary Shaw will sail for Europe
tomorrow, to spend several months
She win leave New York on the steam.
ship Friesland TO Antwerp
Robert W. Wright, well known
citizen aud veteran Of the late war, will
leave ia q fortnight for Toledo, 0 f.,
where he will spend some time. Mr..
Wright's married daughter, Mrs. Fred
Brown, lives In Toledo.
J. Stokes Goodwin and wife are at
Atlantic City
Harry Hewlett has returned from &
visit to friends at Chester.
Mrs. Frank Stewart, Of Philadelphia,
has been visiting relatives here
Miss Lulu START is visiting her father
In Chestertown, Md
Mrs. s. A. Stewart and daughter
Elsie have been the guests Of relatives
in Stanton.
Maurice RuthrauG, Of Wilmlngtcn,
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

At Crisfeld on Saturdays FIVE year old
son of William Powell, while playing
with a hstche. mangled two of HE FIN
gers. Oneof the fingers had to be ampu-
tsted.
Camp-meetiug at Smiths leland began
Saturday and is well attended
The commissioners Of Crisfsld are
opening several new roads IN the belt, a
tract OF land recently added 90 the town.
Prof. B. +. Hsyne,of Princess Anne, is
doing the work. To day street was
opened, beginning with tho north side II
Main street and running northwardly to
the New York, Philadelphia aud Norfolk
railroad. The commissioners have also
decided to straighten several Of the
streets
Messrs. Callahan s Hogan, Of Balu
more, have commenced the construct ion
Of new fishing aoat. to be operated the
next tishiog season In the Susquehanns.
just north Of the p w & B r r..
bridge. George ~ Mitchell, Of
HaVre dc Grace, is the contractor.
Tomatoes are ripsnlng rapidly through
Harford county. and the oanneries will
be in operation by next week
The board Of park commission ers of
Baltimore would not have the attle-
snake lately sent from West Virginia 10
the mayor Of Hsvre do Grace. The 200"
OF Philadelphia was amply supplied, SO
it was given to a merchant, who keeps &c
as a show 10 his window. The snake Is
three feet long and has six rsttles, with
another one coming.
John Gordey, prosperous farmer
near Laurel, 60 years old. has been de-
mented for several months, following an
attack Of grip. Yesterday he bsosme
violent, overPowered bis attendant and
escaped. When found he was nearly
dead from self inflicted razor wound
across his throat that nearly severed the
~iadpipe he is alive, but cannot re
cover.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
H0lSG,
FIFTH AND MARKET SITS.

The Clayton House is now a we'll
appointed hosiery where families
can find all the conveniences Of a
61st class hotel without sacrificing
the comforts of home. The dining
room is tastefully furnished and first
class service is assured. A Cafe is
attached where light lunches can be
had at any time.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
Pleased win tho rochester rrIp.

At / o'clock this morning the Columbia
Athletic Club eXcurHionists returned
from colchester with their band and
days outing on the Chesapeake The
only unfortunate incident Of the day
was q delay OF two hours In the deep
cut" near Chesapeake City, but this
time was pleasantly spent, and Captain
Mclaughlin kindly consented 20 allow
the Elizabeth TO remain az colchester
until nearly 6 o'clock 20 give plenty Of
time on the beach The h izibeth will
remain here until early TO morrow
morning.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
DIDA'T KNOW IT Was LOADED.
Playmate Near n1iddletown-sent 20
New Castle Jail.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.

New Castle Jail.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MIDDLgTOwN, Aug. z The c)lored boy
Chambers who shot and killed his play
mate, Charles NJ Johnson on Saturday,
was arrested and sent 10 New Castle jail
yesterday A lrst Chambers refused TO
talk about The accident, bnt after John
sons death resulted on Sunday he told
the story OF the shooting. He says that he
had his fathers revolver and WAS show
ing Il TO Johnson, when 10 exploded. He
says be did not know e wos loaded, and
when be saw his playmate fall. ho was 80
frightened he ran home and said nothing
about the affair.
A local fruit grower said yesterday 10
an EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
that the present outlook Is favorable for
largo crop OF tomatoes IN this vicinity
The vines are looking well aud the
acreage Is larger than heretofore Rain
is still badly needed In this section. but
the general outlook is encouraging for a
large field
A baseball nine representing the Mid
dletown Council, No . Jr 0 U A NJ
and a nine representing tho Townsend
Council, No. II, Jr. O. u A. M. will
play a match game in a few days.
Joseph A Su' dam, prominent member
Of the Jr. Council here, Is making the
necessary arrangements for the game and
has secured the services 1T Fou,acre and
Holten, as battery for the Middletown
Council club.
Another game OF ball TO coma OF soon
is the one to be played between the
Brookheld Lambs aud the Mlddletown
Innooents Much interest Is centered in
this game.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
MARRIED

HORN BAXTER.- On August 1, At Mt.
sal M parsonage, by Rev S. NJ. Morgan,
Charles ". Horn. of Green Bank Del. and
Miss Anna V. Baxter, OF this city.
LACEY -SCOTr.-On August ., 1894. at the
home of the brides parents Bancrofts Banks
by Rev. :. NJ. Morgan, John NJ. Lacey and
MnrN n Snnlt.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

Dr. Frank Fsrlow, q Gumboro hun
bred, Sussex county, has the Democratic
legislative bee in his bonnet. and wishes
that Joseph Hsarn. Of The same hundred.
who wants TO be sheriff, would withdraw
from the fight or remove from the hun
1~rI
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

and 60 TO Colchester, Thursday next.
August 9th Spesisl train via Phiiadel-
phis, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
leaves WILMINGTON at S04 A. N. Elk.
cursion tickets 81.
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
RELIEF BY BORROWING.
Council Powerless to Improve
the Streets Unless
THY GAN BOND TEE CITY

No Trouble for New Castle. with It's
Farm Wealth, 20 Borrow Money Twas
a Long But Delightful Trip TO Toll
ohsster-Edward Burke Taken Away by
Detectives From Philadelphia.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. City Council
and the Trustees OF the Common will
meet in regular session this evening but.
as is usual at the August meetings no
important business OF special nature
will come up City Councils narrow
surplus and the trustees Delinquent
tenants still keep these organizations in
such straights that they can do little to
ward city or street improvements during
this era Of polishing up The twelve
miles of road that council has kept up.
eats away the bulk OF all the street. au d
road taxes that council can get hold Of.
Nothing short Of bonded indebted
ness, said prominent Councilman last
evening, will give us relief along this
line and enable as 20 90 ahead Fith the
work.of making good and solid and attrac
tive streets. which are now so badly needed
here aud which would be such q delight
full change from the condition TO day
Bonded indebtedness is the only relief
that many cities have found. aud New
Castles farm possessions make il easier
for her TO borrow cash ut any time and
easier to pay 70, as was demonstrated in
the instance Of paying for the apparatus
purchased on a city bond for the Lenape
Fire Company aud which is now owned,
entire by the city. ln less time than we
we're paying for the FIRE apparatus, we
could own splendid streets with no grass
or cobwebs to mar the clty's beauty"
Evening journal., 1894-08-07

Both the method and results wien
Syrup Of Figs is taken; It "a pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
iem eiectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
Dnly remedy Of its kind ever pro
uuced, pleasing to the taste and &C
septable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made It the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5Oe
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co
SAY FRANCISCO. ca.
LOUISVILLE H. hfv T0RS. M
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
AaoUT nav PuaLIo 9UILDINas
Recommendation Of Strong Commit
tee for General Tearing Down.

Recommendations Of a Strong Commit
tee for n General Tearing Down.
Princess ANNE, Nd. Aug THE
committee appointed by the county
commissioners Of Somerset TO leclu
mend plans for the Improvement Of the
public buildings in Princess Anne has
submitted it8 report The committee
consists OF Judge Henry Page, clerk OF
the court. II Fillmore Landlord aud
Hampton p. DAsbIeli. The report is an
exhaustive one aud strongly recommends
the tearing down OF the clerks Office
building and the Court House and re-
building them 80 as 20 form together an
harmonious entirety
The committee deprecates the repair
ing Of the old building and says il it is
thought unwise to remodel or construct
all the buildings so as TO have them form
together an harmonious entirety 10 will
be better to postpone the whole scheme
Evening journal., 1894-08-07
Tahen 10 Answer EIsewhero.

Edward Burke, the young white man
who has been q prisoner in New Castle
Jail for several months fer theft, Is q
muoh-sought after man. AS soon az his
term for theft expired ct the jail yester
day. two Philadelphia detectives, with
warrants and requisition papers, walked
In upon him. They had come down on
the early morning train and they lost no
time IN swooping down on their prey.
Burke Is also wanted In Chester and
West Chester as stated In the EVENING
JOURNAL few days ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A YOUTHFUL PRODIGY.
He Il Only Fifteen Years Old. but He
Bumps tho Scales at 535 Pounds.

He Il Only Fifteen Years Old. but He
Bumps tho Scales at 535 Pounds.
Wythe County, Virginia, numbers
within its population the greatest
man in the commonwealth, IL one
considers his dead weight-Melvin
Grub, whose wondrous girth and
ponderous limbs make him the daily
wonder of his neighbors, says the
Richmond Times. He was born some
thing more than fifteen years ago,
and has ever since that event kept
his neighbors wondering at his
growth. Each year since he was ten
has seen from so to 100 pounds added
to his weight, until he Is believed
now to be the heaviest youth alive;
and should his avoirdupois appreciate
at the same rapid rate he will soon
break all the heavyweight records
since Adam. At Ii years OF age he
weighed 4l0 pounds; at Ii, $50
pounds: and now, at Is, the scales
creak at 535 pounds; and the end is
not yet.
Grubb is not merely mountain Of
flesh, but an active and intelligent
boy. He can follow pillow all day
without unusual fatigue, and is a
bright and intelligent pupil Of the
public school near his fathers farm
at Walters bridge, two and a half
miles west of Wytheville.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Sews On Buttons for a Living.

Speaking about odd ways of max
ing a living" said a lawyer, Il can
tell you a new one, and it is followed
by a. man who says he does fairly well.
He goes from office to office all over
the city and does nothing but sew on
buttons for men of all kinds, bache-
lors and boys and married men, too.
It's nickel button. and he gener-
ally furnishes the button, though in
most cases he says the men have the
buttons with them. AS he enters an
Office his usual salutation Is, Buttons,
buttons, any buttons off, and on
either coat, vest or trousers every
man is pretty sure to find button
of or nearly ready to come of. The
genius carries his pockets full Of but
tons of every kind and class, and he
seldom fails to match. His waxed
threads, needles and scissors are ready
at hand, and a man need not miss
five minutes from his duties to be
nicely repaired as far as buttons are
concerned. The shrewd button sewer
is not very communicative, but it's a
bad day when he fails to sew on
twenty buttons In one office, at
least, where six or eight are employed,
saw him gather 40 cents in half
hour. And girl paid him 10 cents
of that amount IL he would stitch two
loose buttons on her jacket and
make them firm = Cincinnati
Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

history for the last $500 years. is to
a certain extent known. They were
supposed at one time to have occu-
pied the Japanese archipelago, and
to have been driven to Yezo, where
they maintained their independence
until the ninth century, then becom-
ing subject to Japan. Their fierce
ness gradually left them, and they
are now among the most peaceable
and submissive of the earth's inhab-
itants. At Yezo their number is es-
timated to be about 1900.
A century ago the Anus were liv-
ing in the age OF stone. They are
beyond 1t now only because they have
obtained knives from the Japanese.
They have no writing, no records of
their past, and no aspirations. AS Is
usual among barbarous people, the
women do most of the work, the men
to great extent combining them
selves to hunting. In moving a load
or heavy object the Anus never
push, but always pull toward them.
They appear to use the feet and toes
very freely to help their hands and
fingers, and they readily employ their
teeth, preferring to pull with the
teeth than with the hand when an
unusually heavy haul Is necessary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

cooking operations without further
heating. They act like bakers ovens,
where the fire is applied for certain
time and then raked out, after which
the oven has to carry on the baking
for the rest Of the day with the heat
contained In itself. These ovens will,
probably, be brought into more COM
mon use by the companies supplying
current, which will push their use as
the gas companies are pushing the
gas stoves.
The electric griddle is just an iron
plate, upon the bottom Of which are
set the wires in bed of enamel; and
during the Worlds Fair a skillful
colored cook was kept pretty busy
during the day turning out buck
wheat and griddle cakes to an ad-
miring throng, composed mostly Of
women The gridiron is perhaps the
only kitchen utensil which cannot be
directly heated. But an electric fire
to grill things over is obtained by
running the bare wires closely to-
gether in and out over a small as
bestos mat AS soon as the current
is switched on the wires become in
candescent, and strong heat is
thrown upward toward the meat or
fish set over it on the gridiron. The
fumes are carried off up special
chimney.
The rapid adaptation of electricity
to the heating of flatirons and the gen.
eral work of laundry is proved by a
case in England, where large build
ing, formerly flourmill, was turned
into steam laundry. The old mill
waterwheel was turned to account in
driving an eighty-light dynamo, and
not only is the whole building lighted
by electricity, but all the linen is
smoothed and CLOSED 10y the electric
ally heated irons. The outlay was
small; the satisfaction complete.
Electricity is an excellent servant,
and it is slowly being trained to new
duties. Its uses are manifold, and
its benefits innumerable. The only
obstacle to its general use for house
hold purpose is the high price OF
both utensils and current. The
utensils are undergoing a process of
cheapenlng, and we may shortly see
electrical cooking and heating mat
ter of as everyday occurrence as the
gas stove.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
SIMPLE Hospitality the Best.

Obvious effort In the way of enter
tanning is considered bad form in the
best houses. Any eccentIicity in table
decoration or studied effects are,
therefore, to be avoided. The finest
of damask. the best OF cutlery, the
most brilliantly polished silver and
glass, and choice flowers in greater or
less profusion, according to the char
acter of the entertainment, are
deemed all-sufficient by those who
are in the habit Of receiving their
world constantly and as matter Of
course. New people," who are not
only willing but eager to go to any
amount of trouble and expense in
the way Of commencing themselves
to society, not infrequently over
reach themselves and begin all
wrong "a fatal mistake, by the way,
as to begin right If all importantly
through want Of perception and
too much effort. 4Mrs. Outeredge
will never get on" was the verdict
pronounced by social magnate on a
socially ambitious woman of her &C
quaintance. Il lunched there yester-
day and everything was most oTen-
sivcly rich and tudied-twenty peo-
pie at the table-gold-threaded da-
mask-a present with each bunch Of
flowers-and even to the eatables,
everything was surprise. 1t was
wearisome and all mistake. Ireal.
ly felt like telling her so."-New
York Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
How a Rubber Forest Looks.


According 10 recent accounts OF the
reckless manner in which forests of
rubber trees are destroyed, india-rub-
Der will soon be much more scarce
and costly than it now is, and when
that happens it is probable that SOM e.
body will invent a substitute. At
present, however, it is interesting to
know what a recent traveller says Of
the india-rubber forests OF Nicaragua.
"A forest Of them may be detected
without the eyes of an expert, for
they are scored and dying from the
wounds OF the machete, the big knife
Used by the natives. The ordinary
specimen Of Nicaragua is from fifty
to one hundred feet high, and about
two feet in diameter.
"The bark is white and the leaves
oval, with a slight inclination down
wards. The cuts are made about two
feetapart, and usually extend from the
ground to the frst branch, channels
being scored in the sides to lead the
juice into bag. The average yield
Of tree Is from five to seven gallons
of milky fluid.
"This is mixed with the juice of
the 'wisth, which hastens congela-
ton. After this operation the crude
rubber is baled up and shipped north
to be refined and further prepared
for commerce. Another tree, very
similar>t to the rubber tree, and often
mistaken. for it, is the cow-tree.
This yields liquid very much like
milk in taste and appearance"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

eral public than any other subject
connected with our mercantile and
domestic life. The current may be
likened to running water, and with
this idea one has the best illustra-
tiOn. If water be run through a pipe
two inches in diameter, into a small
er pipe, say one inch in diameter,
the result attained is pressure in the
smaller pipe. Run electricity through
q wire one-quarter inch in diameter,
and it gives no apparent result, but
turn this same current into a smaller
wire and the result Is heat, as shown
In the ordinary incandescent lamp.
The small wire cannot handle the
current fast enough; therefore it gets
hot. This is the fact that governs
electric cooking. The reader may
say, @This is plain SO far, but the
electric light globe has practically no
heat about it," The explanation is
this: The wire in the electric light
globe is in a vacuum and is ON this
account surrounded to a certain ex-
tent by a non-conductOr, hence the
heat radiation is very small.
III it were possible to surround a
red hot stove with glass case and
TO pump all the air from the case,
the heat would not be felt to any
great degree. Imagine an ordinary
frying pan with a veil Of fine wire
beneath it, this wire surrounded with
a packing which would retain and
convey the heat, the wire and pack
ing covered with a metal case as