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The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21

and powerful plain ones, you under.
stand, but at the same time you can't
always take the measure of a manly
in Of general appointments, it lnougbt
be we'll enough for you to keep it in
mind that Blew Scroggins amt gone no.
where's, and fits don't run in the Lucas
family.
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crons In The settlement.

sorriess crops in the settlement. When
you strike up with old man Steve you
mought poke some fun at the crops
and let the land down all you can con-
eenient with the truth.
Andy lowed by the Twin n the
dead he would stand By me in the game
cause old man Steve vas nothln but q
tick on the face of creation anyhow,
and he couldn't move his s*ashin any
too soon to please the Lucas family
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two men down
in the Rocky
Creek country
that you c a n
send for or call
on aud git what
You want-and
their right and
proper names
r respectfully
Blew S%croggins
and Andy Lu-
cas-. They don't
wear SO r Y
many t h e $
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FOR SALE.
r WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the Z

r WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol-
i lowing described property, viz:
1. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
lixty-six arpents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenant house and outbuildings,
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
2. A plantation situated ON the Courtableau.
containing four hundred and forty-tw0 and
u. 100 arpents, 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
1eche, situated between Coulon's bridge and
BarrJS Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented adyan.
tageousIy for the year 1894, and If sold / will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
". {. PERRAULT.
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Do You Des;-e to Adopt q Ch;ld7

Address the international Children'a
Home Society, 234 La Sale St., Chicago, IL
linois, Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Gregg, General
Manager. Such a child as you may desire,
Of any age, will be sent you on ninety days
tr;ol
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21
.. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER,

The finest shooting grounds in the North
west are on and tributary to the lines of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau! R,y. The
crop of Prairie Chickens promises to be ex-
ceptionally good this year; also Ducks and
Geese. In Northern Wisconsin and the Pen
Ursula of Michigan splendid deer shooting is
to be had.
The Game laws were changed in several
of the Western States this year.
Full information furnished free. Address
GEO. H. HEAFFoRD, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
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The Hook Was Set.

II had now spit on the bait and set
out my hook, you understand, ano all !
TO do was to lay low and wait for ola
man Steve to bite" Blew went on in his
own pecurious way. And by gatilns'
Rufe, it want more thar a week before
I got a nibble. The old man come over
to nv house one Sunday mornin n
xroanin to beat six bits about aunt MIL
liz, and presently give it out to me that
he would love to sell out and mov his
washin, whereas he thought mought
want to buy that track of red land L
told HIM times was - hard n money
too Internal skeerce for me to pay tax
es on any more dirt. But h Jews was
goin the rounds to the extent that An
dy Lucas had win a fresh pile on a
cooked horse ace the 4th of July and
no doubts he would be glad to tie 1t up
in a piece Of good dirt.
''Old man Steve then left for his sad
and lonesome home, as he put it, but
knowed durn we'll he was headed for
the Lucas place. lie went right on
over there and bantcs sd Andy fov a
land trade. But Andy was as shy aud
colty as a school girl and wouldn't bite
worth a cent. He told lid man Steve
that he would rally love to buy another
piece of land, but he didn't need no dirt
over in the red flats. Thu bottom had
teliterally fell out of thai laad and it
want good for nothin in lArticlar but
to grow grass and hold the world to-
gether.
'In that way me and Andy kept the
OLD man between a night sweat and a
buck ager, you understand, till we had
got him jest about ripe and mellow for
a trade. But in the main time ONE
thin had broke loose in u fresh place,
and we didn't have no pitch hot"
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In August.

The most charming Summer Resorts. Of
which there are over three hundred choice
locations, are to be found in Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and the
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y.
Nearly all are located on or near lakes which
nave not been ished out.
These resorts are easily reached br rail.
way and range in variety from the s'full
dress for dinner'' to the flannel-shrt cos
tuma for every meal
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21

DoS'T go into ecstasies, my son, over a
young woman who has a secret charm
about her. She won't keep it any more
than any other secret.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21

CORRECT! Go To THE HEAD.-Professor
OF Dentistry-"What are the last teeth that
comes" Brilliant Student-"False teeth
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21
"TO 4 CRACkLlN."
Blow Scroggins and Andy Lucas
Handle the documents"
hey Cock steve Turner on q strip OF
iH;t In the Fed F!ats-The "ViSs
drr" Gives Hin, His ''Waik-
". "h.. in Papers"
CoPYRIGH HIT 1884

II 1t ever comes to pass that you
noue hit need somebody to make q horse
swan cr drive a land trade. there are
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21
The Most Pleasant Way

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
edy 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.
HE-"yNhy do you refuse ME when ] say
I can't live without you?" She-''You have
aroused my CURIOSITY detroit Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21

'WHAT's the latest thing in bloomers!'
1.-THE most modest girl will be."-Truth.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21
..In O Dog Walk

"There amt nothin particlar the mat
ter with me, Rufe. exceptin that my
wife's husband is dead weary with the
storms and trials IN tr%ibulations OF
this wide and wicked old world. In
duria of the past three weeks l have
helt a most hellatious full hand with
all the odds gin me. | had to lay down
and let the other fellowlbeat me out
and clean me up on a Co " or ei:
ther stay in and take my chan~
man. So finally at 81 stayed 1n a1se
played the game wi pen, and by gat.
Inns, Rufe, l handled documents for
all there was in 'eni. If it hadn't
been for Andy Luc. in around
clost by with one caro- is sleeve,
you understand. | recko doubts !
would of got the Twin SOCK It off OF
me in spite Of hot weather u. Nigh
water.
Hold on, Rufe, till l can give ou
the general pints of the game. and til q
YOU can maintain yorr own priva,
'nicns as to whether You will go and
ut papers of complement to send
Inv. ~roggins to the Poor House or
the era. Sloan.
You re> oct DO doubts the Turner
track of lam vhich lays alongside of
my place ove4 'aere in the red flats.
:%shere is tifty-on> eres and q half, more
pr less, in the cut, and every blame foot
If it is as level as your garden spot and
rich as the Brazos bottoms. Well, up
to sunrise this mornin that land be-
longei to old man Steve Turner. but
tonight it belongs to a horny-headed,
silve-t,ngued idiot by the name of Blev
Scroggins. l have got all the papers
of entitlement right in my inside pock-
ct, you understand, and by gatlins l
win in a dog walk"
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WHAT reason, like the careful ant, draws
laboriously together, the wind of accident
sometimes collects in q moment Schiller.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-21
..Waitln for the Cat to Die,

"Waitin for the Cat to DIE"
ITO tell the naked, unwashed truth
about it, Rufe, l have been keepin my
weather eye on that Turner strip of
dirt for 10 these many years, as it were,
but old man steve had his figgers way
mp yonder and his back bone as stiff as
agun stick. Along last spring his good
wife aunt Mile (may her tribe forever
%increase) she took down sick abed with
the slow fever, and about six weeks ago
h shet her eyes on all the sights and
scenes of this vain and fleetin life. Me
and Andy Lucas we went: over to the
graveyard to the buryin that day, aud
on our return back home that evenin
after they had put aunt Mile away |
says to Andy, says L:
The day and hour of which | have
sometimes spoke to you before has low
come to pass, Andy, and if the hame-
string holds and the traces don't break
and the breaches don't fly up, you under
stand. l will buy the Turner strip of
dirt this summer. Old man Steve has
right lately planted his third wife, his
children are all grown up and married
off, and he is now standin on the bor-
der land with one foot in the grave
rockin and swingin betwixt life and
death-and waitin for the cat to die.
But i'll the mainline he will git mon
strous lonesome presently Twin over
there on the old place by himself, and
I calculate that he will soon Il
around to the pass where he will sell
out and quit, and sell at fggers to suit
the times. He knows good and well
that l would love to w the land, and
he will come to me to sell. Then / will
back down and shy off and send him to
you as the man that wants it and can
pay for it in spot cash. When the cards
run your way you can back down and
shy off and send him back to me. In
that way we are probable to beat him
down to where I can see him and stand
his figgers. You must likewise also
fecollect that when aunt Mile took
jown sick old man Steve had to rent
sut the land to niggers, which they
aav notched and butchersd aud hat
Nrwhsneed ever Ii and made tho most
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b. BLOOMFIELD,
commissioned u. S. Circuit Court for the West
ern District of Louisiana.

ern District of Louisiana.
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
70 Final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes Of
u. Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Marks, ETC., procured without delay.
The herald., 1895-04-14

Drink Shasta Water. Woollacott, agent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
RUNNlNG-FOR BOYS.


Every Boy Can Become Runner if lie
Tries.
Every American boy should learn to
run. In Greece, in the days when men
and women took better care of their
bodies than they ever have since. every
boy, and girl, too, was taught to run,
Just aS,the American child is taught to
read. tAsnd as lar as wA can judge by
the statues they have left behind them,
there were very few hollow-chested.
spindle-legged boys among the Greeks
The Persian boy was taught to speak
the truth, run, ride and shoot the bow.
The English boy is encouraged to run.
In fact. at some of the great English
public schools boys of thirteen and
fourteen years of age, like Tom Brown
and East at Rugby, can cover six and
eight miles cross-country in the great
hare-and-hound runs. Every boy is
turned out twice week, out of doors,
and made to run, and fill himself full of
pure fresh air and sunshine, and gain
more strength and life than any amount
OF weight-pulling or dumb-bell work
IN stuhy gymnaSiums would give him
See the result-the English boys. as a
whole, are a stronger set than we
American boys. Every English school
boy Is to some extent an athlete. And
that Is what American boys should lie.
NOT because football baseball and ten
MS are valuable in themselves, but for
the good they do in strengthening boys
bodies.
by playing ball every day for hours
IN the open air; by exercising his arms,
PACK ana leg muscles in throwing, bat
tlng' running and sliding; by going ia
pea early and giving up all bad habits
IN preparation for the games. a bow
stores up strength, which he can draw
on all his life long-that is why every
BOY should be an athlete. But not
every boy can play football or baseball
lie may not be heavy or strong enough.
ne may never be able to acouire tbe
khaek of catching or batting the han
Every boy can become a rnnner@st
Nicholas. -
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
MONKEY HAD A SPREE.


Performed some Acts That We're Not
on the Circus Programme.
An incident not on the bills occurred
during Ringing Brothers circus per-
Torrance the other day. During a
number on the program In which the
several rings and stages Of the show
are used by series of trained ami
NAL acts, a troupe of monkeys were
performing In the ring, when a tall
young Ycrmonter, with just enough Of
mountain dew under his belt to make
him rather numerous, threw a half
pint bottle of liquor into the arena.
Paddy Rooski, one of the performing
monkeys, no sooner saw the bottle
than he ran away from his trainer,
snatched It from the ground, and, with
the quick instinct of the "eaters of
every thing" or the "bandarlog," as
Rudyard Klpling calls them, pulled
the cork, and, before he could be pre-
vented, poured the fiery liquid down
his throat
The liquor took an almost immediate
effect. and Paddy-Rooski had q high
old time and performed some pranks
that We're even more amusing than
those on the program. He leered
cunningly at his companions, tottered
about the ring, and refused to take
his position among the other monkeys,
at the same time jibbering and chatter
ing In way that only needed words
to make an intelligent drunk.
Professor Andres tried every means
known TO the monkey trainers art TO
subdue the hilarious Paddy Rooski,
but to no purpose. From his gleeful
state he soon merged into one of anger
and proceeded to do up the other mem
bers of the monkey tribe in regular
pugilistic style. One of the attendants
secured a small net, and throwing it
over the intoxicated monkey secured
him and carried him into the dressing
room.
AS Paddy-Rooski vanished behind
the dressing-room he let out yell that
would have done credit to a Kansas
farmer full of ''boot-leg whisky
Boston Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
TO PICK WATERMELON R1Np.

Take the thickest rind you can get,
pare off the hard, green rind, also the
soft inner pulp. Lay the pieces
narrow strips, cubes or fanciful cut
tings-in brine strong enough to
float an egg, and allow it to remain
for ten days. Then soak in fresh
water for ten days, changing the wa
ter every day, Piace over tine fire in
large preserving kettle, cover with
clear, cold water, heat slowly and boil
five minutes. Skim out the pieces
and plunge Immediately into clean,
cold water. Leave them in until the
next day. Give them another gentle
boil in the water in which put little
alum, a teaspoonful to gallon of wa
ter. Simmer carefully, as hard boil
will iniure them. Change directly to
the cold water and d. not disturb
them for four hours. After a third
boil of five minutes let them remain
all night in the last water they were
boiled in to nuke them tender. The
proportions are equal of rind and SUI
gar; one-aalf ounce white ginger to
one gallon of pickles, and one table,
spoonful of turmeric, one-half table
spoonful each of cloves, mace and Gin
namon to gallon of pickle; and one
pint OF vinegar to every three pounds
of sugar. Add to sufficient water to
cover the rinds sugar to make it sweet
but not a syrup. Simmer the rinds
In this for ten minutes, throw the
water away and spread the rind on
dishes to cool. Meanwhile prepare
second syrup, allowing cup of water
to every two pounds of sugar; add
also the spices in a small muslin bag.
When the sugar is melted and the
syrup quite hot, but not boiling, put
in the rinds and simmer until thew
look clear. Take out the rim Is and
add the vinegar. Boil this up, re-
turn the rind to it aud let simmer for
fifteen minutes. Put in glass jlrs
and seal. 1t will be fit to eat in two
weeks. New England Homestead.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06

The death OF Benjamin Pierce Che,
ney, at his home near Boston, recalls
the accident that deprived him of his
arm when only young man.
Rev. Dr. Elon Foster of Brooklyfl
then a theological student at Concord
n. H, was returning from his sum
mer vacation, ard was on the same
train. The ira had passed White
River Junction, VT. and was approach
ing Lebanon, n. H., when suddenly
the cars bounded like ball over the
ties, but did not upset. Mr.. Foster
started for the door. Looking through
the window into the baggage car,
which was next in front, ne saw that
everything was being ground up. Mr.
Cheney was in that car and was thrown
outamong the fragments of the wreck,
His arm was cut off near the shoulder,
only holding by piece of flesh. With
it all he did not lose consciousness,
though the wonder was that he was
not killed outright. The wounded
man was carried TO the nearest house
on the only thing he had, buffalo
robe. A train was dispatched to Han
over, N. H., for DR.. Thayer. Mr.
Foster remained with Mr.. Cheney IN
til the doctor arrived, and did what
he could for his comfort. Mr.. Cheney
did not realize that his arm was cut
off, and asked Mr. Foster to take the
glove from the hand of the severed
arm, adding, ''the glove pinches me
This must have occurred in the year
1854 or 1855. 1t was after that time
that Mr.. Cheney achieved such sue.
cess in business and acquired his great
wealth. New York Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
Potatoes as Horse Feel.

In the first issue of the Planter We
gave the experience, of W. G.. Hinson
of james island in reference to feel
ing horses and mules on potatoes. We
since found two farmers, J. G. Lamp
ley of Darlington county and w. D.
Harriss of Florence county, who are
utilizing their potatoes in the same
way. These gentlemen are not doing
it from necessity.
According to the estimate of
Colonel T. W. Woodward of Fairfield
it takes three bushels of potatoes to
equal in nutriment one bu3hel Of
corn, but even if it took four the cost
of feeding on the potatoes would be
far less. 1t is we'll known that drv
summer is favorable to potatoes and
just the opposite for corn, and this
fact ought to be sufficient to induce
every farmer TO plant them more
largely. Carolina Planter.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Lae U. S. Govt Report
&!!a!I! R RskiRs
ABSOLUTELY pURE
ABSOLUTELY pgyRE


The story of Arctic explorations is.
that earth nor sky nor ocean can have
a terror that will be allowed to battle
mans fixed and intense desire to know.
He is determined to tear from the heart
of this world its every secret, and no
wave so tumultuous and no cHud so
black and no ice gulf so wide but he
will make his way AMID all the loss
and distress, and cold and hunger. and
frightful danger and awful death, man
has, year by year, worked at the solu-
ton of the problem of the north. How
since Frankln's time has the man
grown. Cuffs. capes, islands, CONT
nents, have been traced. The blank
space around the end of the earth grows
small"e, perhaps the man lives who.
solitary and alone, shall stand where
never man stood before, to say, "Thls
is the pole. kansas City Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06

Much of the durability of linen
which is used only on occasions, de-
ponds upon putting it away in proper
condition. 1t should be thoroughly
freed from starch and dried slowly in
the shade. If there is slight dew
all tho better, as it will assist in soft
ening the fibers of the cloth. If
folded and put away with any starch
in the threads, they are apt to crack,
or, at least, become pressed into
creases which are very difficult to re-
move. Unquestionably, the best way
is to wash the linen thoroughly, and
dry it out of rinsing water without
blueing. 1t is well to put it in dark
place and where it will not come In
contact with colored goods, or wit h
wood which may gather dampness.
Linen mildews very easily, and should
never allowed to remlin for any
length of tine in damp place. =
Chicago Times Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-06
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A Cincinnati physician declares tba
The American people bathe too much
aluminium felloes in bicycles ar,
regarded by some makers as an i'm
provement on wood.
According to careful estimates
three hours of close study wear on
the body more than whole day o.
close physical exertion.
There is butterfly of India, which
if pursued by bird, simply alight,
on bush or tree and becomes in.
visible by mimicking the leaves.
The total weight of tho latest elec-
trio locomotive constructed is 1874. 0OJ
pounds. 1t is intended to use it ex.
perimontally in switching and hand
ling heavy freight.
1t is said that if two tuning forks OF
the same pitch are placed facing each
other, the one sounding, the other
silent, one will be giving out O. dis
tinctly hubble note.
The roar of waterfall is explained
in the constant explosion of hundreds
of thousands of bubbles. The i'm.
pact of water against water is be-
lieved to be comparatively snbordi-
nate cause.
Electrical power for running the
street cars OF Sacramento, Cal, is now
furnished from Folsom, twenty-fou
miles distant. The power is gener-
ated by the falls of the American
River at that place.
A new Gsfman mirror glass reflects
the light on one side, from which it is
practically opaque, but from the other
side is transparent. 1t offers obvious
advantage for windows, as it prevents
passers-by from seeing into room.
A new invention has been designed
to prevent collisions at sea. At q
recent test the force from electric
magnetic coils stationed on board a
vessel successfully influenced chemi
cally-prepared compass stationed some
six miles away, causing it to set up an
instantaneous peal of bells.
An ambulance cycle has been in
vented by Berlin doctor. 1t is a
litter, resting on two wheels at one
end and attached to an ordinary tri-
cycle at the other, and worked by two
men. 1t would be useful in small
towns, where horse ambulance is
too expensive, or in the country.
The Interior Department at Wash.
ington is now operating its own tele-
phone system. Every head of bureau
or division has on his desk a movable
apparatus consisting of receiver and
transmitter, and the central Office,
located in the building and run by
one operator, can be called up any
moment SO as to get connection with
any other official.