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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08

His Mother-Tommy, did that naugh-
ty little boy hit you? Why didn't you
hit back?
Tommy (tearfully)-That's just what
/ did. hit him first.-Chicapo Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08

Though woman, lovely woman,
Sometimes fails to have her way,
You can bet your bottom dollar
That she'll always have her say.
indianapolis Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08
4 Test of Tact.

$50 you presided at the head of the
table, eh?"
YES"
you enjoyed the occasion, did your"
"Well, | had to carve goose and
simultaneously entertain two spinsters
on either side, who don't speak, in such
way as not to unite them in CONVEX
sation."-Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08

Very Cheap.

Mems fine calf shoes, S1.75; worth $500.
Ladies' shoes, from Sl.OO up.
Boys overcoats, five to thirteen years, $l.25.
The best bargain of ALL Selling tifty-cent
dress goods for 25c for the balance of this
month";
Good double shawls, $50
Beaver shawls, 1926.
Lace curtains 49c worth 75c.
Children's grain shoes, numbers ten to two
Sl00.
Wall paper very cheap.
All colors of window shades, 25c.
Curtain poles, 20c each.
Furniture and carpets Look at this. good
COUCH S4.OO; better, $3.50 up to Sl5OO.
large oak bedroom suit, eight pieces, $500
Large center tables solid oak, Sl25 to $3.50.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08
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Anthracite coal used exclusively, insuring
| cleanliness and comfort.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-08

ROLLlN HiWILBUR, Gen. Supt East. Div.
A. w. .NONNEMACHER, Asst G. p. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Fattenine Poultry ON Turnip.,

An experiment has lately been tried
Of feeding geese with turnips, cut in
small pieces like dice. but less in size,
and put into q trough of water: with
this food alone the effect was that six
geese, each when lean weighing only
Zine pounds, actually gained twenty
pounds each in about three weeks fat
tening. Malt is an excellent food for
geese and turkeys; grains are pre-
ferred for the sake of economy, unless
for immediate and rapid ~fattening.
The grains should be boiled afresh.
Other cheap articles for f%attening are
oatmeal and treacle, barley meal and
milk, boiled oats and ground malt.
Corn before given to fowls should al
ways be crushed aud soaked in water.
The food will thus 60 further and it
Will help digestion. Hens fed thus
have been known to lay during the
whole Of the winter months.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
O WINTER DRESSES.
Notes on the Making Of Cold WeRthe

Notes on tie Making OF (Olu "ektneE
Costumes.
A point that the average woman will
do we'll to note is the choice of mate
rial for lining winter garments. Three
or four thiclnesses of WOODEN material
will not give the warmth that one eN-
per;ences from one OR two of thick.
closely-wovcn cotton. AS an interim
ing for garments for severe weather,
canton flannel or denim of good quail
ity, is unsurpassed. These materials
are somewhat heavy, but this is atoned
for by the feeling of comfort gets
by their use. Next to them is some
leather material. such as chamois
or sheepskin. 1t is possible to buy for
a very small sum sh~aved-down sheep
skin that is as soft and pliable as vel
vet. Those who have never used this
as an interlining will be surprised at
the perfect comfort and protection it
affords. There are persons who find it
impossible to keep warm no matter
what amount of wooden material they
may put on. This may be a constitu-
tional popularity, but, nevertheless, it
S-NASSo LIN 40 HoLhiN ~ $ohAs7ASttA
In trimming waists it is desirable to
put as little garniture ross the back
between the shoulders as may be. Es-
pecially is this necessary if one is in
clined to stoop. The best way to put
elaborate garnitures on waists is to
have them end at the back of the
sleeves. They must be very full over
the shoulders, much less so across the
front, Indeed, there should be just
enough fullness to hang gracefully.
One-third allowance is often too much
for the best effects, unless the lace is
very wide. Goods made into ruffies
should be adjusted after the dress is
put On. This V q good deal of
trouble, and produces much better eff
fects.
The folded soft belt and collar are
having a long season of popularity.
They are almost universally employed
on dressv costumes, and are extremely
becoming to all except very stout per-
Sons.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
The Product OF a Hen.

A hen is not old until she is aged
five or six years. The longest period
of productive life of a hen is probabl,
that of a Brown Leghorn, which wa;
killed by accident at the age of ter
years, then having nearly 1900 eggs tx
her credit. This is vouched for by q
respectable and truthful poultryman
of Massachusetts, who made 2 special
business of breeding this variety and
was very successful with it. Light
Brahmas have been known to live
quite as long as this and yield as well
as at the beginning. But as a rule il
is not desirable to keep fowls ever the
second year, because the young birds
increase SO ~numerously and the old
ones become tough and unfit for the
table. Fanciers who look at the feath.
ers as the principal virtue of a fowl
will doubtless keep a favorite as long
as she lays eggs, as in the casa of the
Brown Leghorn above m entioEed. e.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

knife, when the handle happened to
slip through my fingers. Like a flash l
dropped my hand, and my body with
it, TO catch the keen blade before it
struck the rocky ground. I tell you
what, boys, it was lucky for me that !
dropped that knife, for the instant l
stopped to catch it -twang! zip! spat!
an arrow whizzed through the collar
OF my huntin' shirt from behind and
cracked against the rock in front of
me. The sneakiA' varmint that fred
it was so close thatI heard the 'twang'
of his bow string plain as day, and
that quick stoop of mine just as he let
fly was all that saved me from gettin'
it straight through the body.
ga mans senses act mighty quick
sometimes when he finds himself in a
tight pinch like that; somethin'
quicker than reason tells him what to
do. specially if he knows the tricks OF
the enemy he's got to deal with as I
did those of the crafty Sioux. The
second that feathered shaft flashed
past my throat I knew that / hadn't
more than n redskin to cope with.
If there had been more Injuns there
would have been more arrows. !
knew, too, that he was hid so close by
that he could stick me full of arrows
il I should make a break and run for
it before l could get out Of range or
see SO much as a feather of his to draw
a bead on. As I said before, a fellows
wits are apt to work pretty fast in a
fix like that, and that arrow hadn't
more than hit the ground after smash.
in it's flint head against the rocks, be-
fore I gave a yell. threw IT'D my arms
and tumbled fat on my face. You've
seen them actor fellers get shot and
fall over dead on the stage? Well, /
low you never seen 'cm play it any
finer than I did that time. No Sioux
ever doubted his aim at that distance.
and when I went down with q yell
that sneakin' coyote a as sure of my
scalp as if it was already dangling at
his belt.
''LiLe a flash 1 wheeled over on my
back and made ready for him; and ]
wasn't a mite too soon, either, for the
minute I dropped he let off a whoop
that you could have heard half way
to the Canada line, and l hadn't any
more than cooked my rifle and got ii
to my shoulder before he came bound.
in over the rocks with his tomahawk
in his hand. I'll never forget the look
in his black eyes when they met
mine. but l sent a cloud of smoke
into his face before he could throw his
tomahawk, and at the crack of my
rife he came tumblin' like a log al
most on top Of me. ! was afraid ]
was in for it then, with the whoop the
fellow gave aud the noise Of my gun 50
near that Sioux camp. Sure enough,
when l scrambled to my feet AMI
looked over the tops of the rocks, thai
bunch of willow was alive with reds
Most Of 'em were maxim for ths
ponies. hut three or four were run
MIN out on the prairie in differen,
| directions to reconnoiter.. You see.
they heard the sounds plain enough,
but didn't know which way they came
from. | rolled the dead Sioux uI
close against the rocks. where they
wouldn't see him until they stumbled
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
BETTER THAN WEALTH.
"A,r'' Is Worth More to H Noman Ihan
MANY K,orfa E1orks.

An "Air' Is Worth More to H Woman Thar
Many Paris Ffocks.
A distinguished '~carriage' IS the
most useful possession a woman can
| have. She may be absolutely plain OF
| face and vet manage to make Il pretty
woman feel insignificant 10y contrast.
| she nay be poor. and yet make mon
eyed danes c%nvioUs. She may wear
cashmere, and yet cause the velvet
robed keen jealousy. With a dlstln'
guished air she compels even sales
ladies to do her bidding. Her butcher
saves his best cuts for her. Her wash
ervo,nan never fails to bring her
clothes when they are due. Her neigh
bors admire and occasionally even the
cable car man respects her signals,
The first requisite for a distinguished
carriage is a back" Stoop shoulders
and rounded backs or SWAY backs
are fatal to the aspirant for a truly
elegant appearance. The proper posi-
ton is obtained when, with body unrc-
stricted by tight clothing and not
thrown forward by high heels. one
stands with a heavy weight balanced
on ner Eedu. Ii ID AHlpoSSlbi TX ~ AoiNA
hat weight unless the figure is cor
rectly held and the head is at just the
proper angle. Consequently an excel
lent exercise for obtaining a correct
carriage is walking about ones room
balancing Il heavy book on the head.
or rising slowly on ones toes with the
weight balanced. q
Every morning before her hafl Z
woman should assume the CORRECT
standing position and exercise foa a
few minutes with ~dunbbells or ctifst
weight. Or she may throw the shoul-
dcrs firmly back until the blades al
most meet. This should be done \
number of times. Then the motion Of
the arms used i'll rowing should be
made a number of times.
When a woman is walking she should
remember to preserve the correct po-
sition of legs, back, shoulders and
head. If she takes deep, long breaths
at every few steps she will be increas-
ing the capacity of her lungs and aid
ing the %gymnastic exercises in their
good work of developing a distin-
guished arm. y. World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Do not be deceived with the idea
that incubators need no care. The
vest that can be made require attcn-
ton: but as an incubator matches out
hundreds of chicks at once, the care
bestowed is not great, considering the
vast amount of work performed, IS
compared with Matching by the aid of
hens. An incubator can be made to
hatch at any time, but not SO with The
hens. We are aware that failures may
at times occur, but then the hens often
fail. They break their eggs, abandon
their nests, trample their chicks, and
do many other things which place
them ut a disadvantage also. The in.
cubator is an inanimate machine, and
requires intelligence in its manage
ment, and if the operator is unwilling
to devote a portion of his time to sup
plying the brain work he cannot ex-
pect to meet with success. The hen is
governed by natural instinct, and yet
she needs watching to a certain ex,
tent. 1t is only by intelligent labor
that results are to be expected
Prairie Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
storage Of Farm product..

Storage is almost invariably a sec.
ondary consideration with the farmer.
To raise a r. exhausts LIS skill,
atrength, patience and financial re-
sources. The barns and cellars are
everywhere scenes of waste from lack
Of judicious are and due precaution.
The invention Of the silo has done a
good deal to turn the attention of pro-
ducers to new and improved methods
of storage. None of them involve
great expense. and are within the
means of any ordinary citizen. Apples
require gentle handling and to be
placed in dry clean bins, without a
leaf or stem among them. These bins
should not be more than eight inches
deep. Ventilation is not required SO
much as a fixed temperature. Absolute
cleanliness, however. is the prime
requisite in keeping fruit.-Prairie
Farmer
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
The Kind of Bird to Isaisc,

Select in the makeup of a fowl a
bird that carries a large amount OF
meat if you want a bird for the table
To eur meat a peculiar c%onfigura,
ton is essential. A large, projecting
crop is unnecessary, for some of the
meatiest birds look fat in :he breast.
1t is necessary to have the quarters ex-
tremely broad. If they round out, SO
much the better, because there is meat
carried upon the breastbone. "A deep
keeled bone to the breast well lined
with muscle should round out and feel
on the bird very much as a duck does
when he is dressed. Secure a bird
with a large thigh, because the thigh
joint and the bone down through the
leg carries a large anount of meat.
Look out for a good strong shoulder
because the muscles that make the
shoulder r the muscles that make
their way in the market.-Farm and
Home,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
HE CAME BOUNDING OVER THE ROCKS.

HE CAME BOUNDING OVER THE ROCKS.
right on him; then, pickin' up my
knife and that piece of rock I'd had
in my hand, I knocked off the rough
corners while I watched the Sioux TO,
a minute or two. They were all
mounted by this time and circlin'
round the camp like mad. l knew
they'd be out of my way in no time.
and, tuckin' the pipestone in the
pocket Of my huntin' shirt, / crep'
down to the little creek bottom.
"once out of sight, / did some tall
runnin' for a spell. / must have run a
mile or more when / heard a great
yellin' way behind me that told me
that they'd found the brave I'd shot.
was leavin' a broad trail in the tall
grass as / ran up stream to the east
and lookin' sharp for some place te
dodge the Sioux. When l heard that
yeliin' behind | knew it was time Il
get under cover. Ny idea, at first, wat
to hide in the tall grass along the
creek, but a little draw that came into
the creek from the southwest changed
my plan. After runnin' about forty
rods, straight ahead, past the mouth
OF this draw, / cayed a bit of Tho
creeks bank into the stream, to makl
them think Id taken to the water tG
hide my trail, and. doublin' on my
track, ran back to the draw. jumped
out of my trail as far as / could and
crept through the grass and reeds up
the draw, coverin' my tracks behind
as carefully as l knew how. I'd
got about a hundred yards up the
draw when the whole pack came up
the creek on my trail. ridin' pell-mell
and screechin' like SO many fiends.
at always did do me good to fool
the cunnin' rascals, and / laughed to
myself when I heard the snappin' and
crackin' of a fire in the dry grass.
Smoke began to curl up to the east
and the yellin' commenced again.
They'd set the creek-bottcms on fire
and were ridin' along the banks to
head me of when they'd roasted me
out. I'd got my wind aud loaded the
empty barrel Of my rifle by this time,
and keepin' in the bottom of the swale
l made for camp as fast as | could with.
out leavin' too plain a trail to tell 'em
which way I'd gone. As soon as / had
put d safe distance between me and
the Sioux, I took to the open prairie,
where my moccasins left scarcely 8
trace as / Rev along over the short.
dry grass. naturally kept to the hol
lows Al much as ! could. and It must
have been half an hour before / heard
saw anything of the Sioux again.
Then myears caught the thumpin' OF
hoofs On The hard sod, and ! hadn't
more than thrown myself fat in the
grass before a dozen Of EN- came
swoopins oyer asrise on my LETT. and
crossed my trail without ever seem 1t.
not h hundred yards behind me.
II Fflew there wasn't anything te
very about after they were out Of
sight, and took my time gettin' te
camp.
Yes. ! made this pipe out of that
lit Of rock. It's always seemed like q
to me ever since i. saved my
life t.aS time, and there amt money
! noreh in the country to bur IN.
!. Ledger,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

tition, where the feed and heater is
located. A farmers wife will find
that a small building of this kind, cost
ing not over Twenty-Five dollars, will
meet her home needs and be handy tC
her kitchen door in cold weather when
the barn is a long distance away. The
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
FOR SALE.

WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol
l. lowing described property, viz:
/. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six arpents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenant house and outbuildings,
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
.. A plantation situated on the Courtableau,
containing four hundred and forty-two and
az. 100 aipents, about sixty arpents under pieux
and wire fence and in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outbuildings. The rear of
this tract consists OF cypress swamp.
3. Several tracts of wood land on the bayou
Teche, situated between Coulon's bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented advan-
tage0usly for the year 1894, and if sold | will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

ground plan Gig. p shows the ar
rangement, which is very simple. The
nest boxes n, the dust box a, the roost
r, the doors d, the heater b, and the
feedbox t, are shown i'll the diagram
This house is practical and cheap.
The roof is covered with tar u felt
paper, to shut out the rain and now
American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
CHEAP POULTRY u
Just the Thing for n Small Flock of La,
Ing Hens,

A building for wintering a flock oflay.
ing hens, as shown in the accompany.
ing illustrations from sketches by J. W..
Caughey, will accommodate fifty hens.
The building Gig. u is six feet higl
by thirty feet long and twenty feet
wide, the space for laying and roosting
being separated by a wire netting par
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
High Combs.

Two years ago she'll side combs came
in and then went out, but the coming
winter promises to see them in vogue
again. Their introduction was for Or
nament, their temperance for neces-
sity; how else shall we keep short
locks i'll place? High Spanish combs
owned by great-grand,nothers are be-
ing carefully mended and are worn
with much sentiment by their descend
ants. 1t is useless to attempt these
combs with hat or bonnet. but for
house and evening wear they are ex-
qnisite. At a recent colonial tea the
hostess wore the most beautiful one ]
ever saw, handed down through her
family from Priscilla Alden. The comb
is the only style of metal permitted in
the hair. Daggers, swords, gold pins,
all will be considered bad form.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
AN ARTISTIC COIFFuRE:.
Texture of Cobwebs, Color of Ebony on a
White Neck.

Texture of Cobwebs, Color of Ebony on a
White Neck.
1t is very rarely that II sees a WON.
ans hair of the absolutely inky blue of
Hamlet's cloak, but when one does be
certain the dusky chevelure is a great
beauty. In these days of uncertain
orabs and grays and browns and the
''tinted' blonde a fine head of black
hair is very conspicuous, particularly
when its possessor happens to be a
handsome girl, with fresh. clear skin
and the blue eyes which always go"
with just such black hair. Such a type
is seldom seen, but it is pure Irish, and
no greater beauty than this real Celtic
beauty can be found among all the Sax
on, Latin and Oriental races. 1t has so
much character. it is SO pure in strain.
that the mixed blood beside it seems
insipid and far from thoroughbred.
Not long since / CHANGED to sit behind
a girl at the theater whose couture
was more interesting from an artistic
point of view than what was going on
beyond the footlights. 1t was the tex
ture of cobwebs, the dense color of
ebony witho t the least %lustre, and it
was coiled in a heavy mass above a
very white neck. The eyes were blue,
and the straight, delicate brows as
dark as the hair. This coloring. natur-
ally anything but snowy, had the eff
feet to pale the Titan red locks of a
fair lady in the same row, and from it's
rarity rendered the possessor an object
of much speculation, not to say admir-
alton, to several observers. It is sim
gular how quickly a novelty" is
caught on to, whether the novelty is a
pretty girl or a new style of gown, but
evidently the present generation are
wide awake and know a fine thing
when they see it.-Boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

"D1p that uncle of yours leave you any
money!" ''He isn't dead vet ."On!
Doesn't he hang on a long time rue
1oes,n "Whv don't you present him with a
folding bed!'-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

FATnEr-sI do not require that the man
who marries NY daughter shall! be rich. AL.
that | ask is that he be able to keep out OF
~auiHaaRd you consider a man
II debt WHO borrsWs money from his Ia
afher-in- law }"-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
b. BLt)ss
Commissioner U. S. Circuit Court for the West.
orr1 N;e<r;@k rs Z o.s:uzz

tTn DIStF:Ct OF LOuISlaI1a.
Commissioner U. s. Court of Claims throughout
the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of ST. Ian.
dry. Office with Hon. John n. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
TO Final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes of
Pensions secured: Patents, Caveats. Trade
Marks, ETC., procured without delay.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
PERSONAL POINTS.

CAPT. JONATHAN PINKHAM, OF Bath,
Ne, thinks he is the oldest pilot in
active service in New England. lie is
only a few weeks short of eighty-four
years of age, and as active, steady, and
as sure as ever.
Mrs. CHARLES ROBINSON, of Lawrence,
Kan, wife of the pioneer governor, told
the story Of his life the other day to q
plonograph cylinder, which is to be
preserved by the state historical soci-
ETY..
JOSEPHINE SUFFEENszKA JAvosKA,
who is said to be c grandniece Of Pu.
laski, the Polish patriot who fought Tor
this country in the revolutionary a
and once a countess in st. Petersburg,
sells newspapers in front of the post
Office in Brooklyn.
BENJAMIN COLLINS, Of Blaine, Me-, is
eighty-six years old, and saw railroad
train for the first time a few days ago.
His eyesight has always been good, it
may be well to say. lie was delighted
with the cars, and took a ride in the
cab with the engineer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Miami is 2 corruption Of Miahme'
zah. meaning stony river:
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Klrrr-'What do you suppose her age
is?, Toni don't know. But a Wonlans
age doesn't matter so much as how long she
has been tina agc.n-Puck.