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The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
PITH AND POINT.

These days the lawn mower scemsto
be q good thing.-Adams Freeman.
All things come TO him who waits
provided he doesn't wait too soon.-
Puck.
Don't grieve more han o dollars
worth over q lost dollar. -Atchison
Globe.
The schoolboy thinks that a switch
in the hand would be twice as good in
the bush.-Texas Sitter.
She'll wonder why they hung that
picture?" He-"Perhaps they couldn't
catch the artist. Truth.
When q girl begins to grow homoly,
it's then she wishes she could say
bright things. -Adams Freeman.
| gave her my heart,
To her boundless delight,
Now to see it's we'll kept
| call every night.
Yeast-"They say this new photog-
raphy brings out every bone Grim
sonbeak-"Well, I'll get my wife to
try it on a shad."
''The weather [ can oft foretell,"
He said, in tones Of pain;
ga new silk hat with no umbrell
Is a certain sign Of rain
Washington Star.
It would be we'll for some of our
baseball teams to initiate the example
of the modest, unassum1ng hen, VINO
never scores q goose egg.-Iexas
Sitter.
He-"Hear the duet Mr.. and Mrs.
Bacon are playing" Shell hear
Mrs. Bacon playing the piano; that's
ALL" :WelI, Bacon is playing the
hose in the yard.'
The Groom livery wealthy)-"Why
did you marry an ordinary fellow Ike
me?" The Bride-'I haven't the
slightest idea mamma managed the
whole affair."-Standard.
She. would not marry you if [
were to live to be a hundred years
old" He-"Well, I should say you
wouldn't, if / had anything to say IN
the mattsr."-Indiapolis Journal.
Uncle Bob-'I hope, Tommy, you
are a favorite with your teacher.
Tommy-:'I think I must be. She
can't seem to get enough of me. or
she wouldn't keep me in SO much. -
Harper's Bazaar.
81 always eat cheese with pie re-
marked Gaswell to Dukane, as they
lunched together at a help-yourself
hashery. .It is generally regarded as
the proper antidote," replied Dukene.
-Pittsburg Chronicle. =,
Alice-"Why are you counting the
spoons, sis?" Sister-"Becaus- P,
who is coming to luncheon to-day,
told me that the latest fad vas so9ve-
mir spoons from your friends housis y"
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
"Do Algernon and Maud still quar-
rel?:" "No they haven't had an angry
word for two. years" "Good. I'm so
glad. What brought about the
changer" "They stopped speaking to
each other altogether Woonsocket
Patriot.
First in Peace: "Did you find the
bicycle useful on the battlefield?'
eyes, indeed; We dashed up to the
enemy, and then we stacked arms and
shook hands every man on both sides
rode the same make of Wheel Chi
cago Record.
Narcissa ION a cruise) is the
matter, Captain Bobstay" CAPITA n
s'The fact is, my dear young lady,
we've smashed our rudder." Narcisss
-"Never mind. Never MIND. lts
mostly under water, and nobody Will
notice ii. "-Household Words.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
A Typical German Duel.

"Gentlemen, I think it is time to
go home n OF you, at all eveHvs1'
seems to have had a few glasses moro
than is good for him."
These were the words spoken by a
medical student shortly after mid
night at L. s restaurant, where he had
been carousing with some colleagues.
Evidently the remarks OF the speaker
had been addressed to his friends, but
at a neighbor1ng table we're sitting sew
eral officers garrisoned in the town.
Lieutenant H., to whom the criti-
cism applied fairly we'll, though it was
not addressed to him, rose indignant
ly, and turning to the student, who
bore the soubriquet tho "Rat," ex-
claimed in a loud voice: "Do you
venture to intrude your uncalled-for
advice upon me?"
"Put the cap on, since it seems to
fit you," was the sarcastic answer, and
the result a pistol duel the next day,
in which Lieutenant H. was killed.
The "Rat" was senter'.ed to six
months imprisonment INCA fortified
town. Three of these he actually
spent in the fortress, the restriction
of his liberty consisting in being home
as early as 8 p. Man event that, to
the best of my knowledge, had rarely,
if ever, occurred during his univer-
sity career before the fatal duel. But
the remainder of the sentence was re.
mitted, as usual in such cases, ''by
grace of His Majesty" The punish
ment Of the seconds in the tragic at.
fair was merely nominal, and as re-
CARDS the "Rat," he returned to lib.
erty as boisterous and as ready as
ever to back his words with sword OF
pistol.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
CURE FOR THE "STRETCHES."

"When a sheep has the Stretches"
writes d. H. Thing, pour down its
throat a pint bottle full of a detection
of thoroughwort CEupatorium perfolia-
tum), made as strong as possible by
sleeping until as black as ink. Do this
the first time the sheep begins to
in my forty years experience. Gather
and dry the herb. so as to have it on
hand for the purpose."-Amerjcan Agrl'
culturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
Travel with n Friend

Who will protect you from those enemies
nausea, indigestion, malaria and the sickness
times by inland travel ny over the roHgh beds
OF i'll laid railroads. Such a friend is Hos
letters stomach Bittcrs. Ocean mariners,
yachtsmen, com and theatrical agent,
and tourists testify to the protective potency
of this effective safeguard, which conquers al
so rheumatism. nervousness and blllouSnasS.
The eyes of birds that fly by night are
generally abou. double the size of day birds.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
A Kentucky Thoroughbred.

Chief OF Police McElroy says he
once owned a horse that was very fond
of a toddy. and he has often given her
as much asa pint of liquor in a little
sweetened water. After drinking the
c%oncoction, he says, she would show
wonderful endurance and run a mile
like q streak Of lightning. Lexington
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
A P JINGLE.

Though pockets grow lighter,
Sing tunes that are brighter
Might as we'll sing as be signing;
There's no use to double
h measure OF trouble,
For time beats the best bird at lyingl
The world and all in it
Warn't made in q minute;
It's flowers are blooming and dying;
No use to upbraid it;
It's just as God made it,
And time beats the best bird at flying!
Atlanta Constitutions
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

"TETTERISE is the only remedy | ever sold
hat wolld make a permanent cure of letter.
sold it to a person who had letter on his hand
for htty-two years, and two boxes cured him"
b. H. TANNER.
McI)onsld's Mil, Ga.
1 box by mail for SOC. in stamps.
J. r. SHUPTRINE, Savannah,A ia.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
The Child Enjoys

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth.
laxative, and if the father or mother be costivs
or bilious, the most gratifying results follow
its use; so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have a bottle
The new astronomical observatory at Ed
inbursh, which was opened April 8, 1896
cost $50, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
WINE OF

is a vegetable wine. 1t exerts a wonder
fully healing, Strengthening and sooth-
ing influence owe the organs of woman
kind. It invigorates and stimulates the
whole system. 1t is almost infallible in
curing the peculiar weaknesses, ire
gularities and painful arrangements of
Year after year, in the privacy
of home-away from the eyes of every
body-it effects cures.
VINE OF CARDUI as old for 8I.OO Q
bottle. Dealers I'm medicine sell 1t. Five
bottles usually c1Te ths worst cases.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

I have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
An unfailing medicine.-F. R. LOTT, 1305 Scots
St.. Covington, KY. Oct. ! 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
softenst the gums. reduces lnt1amma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
FOR SALE.

\ WILL sell for cash or on easy terms ne fsa-
/. n piSntatl0n in bellevue containing about
exty-sdx arpents, III thoroughly FENCED
lrained, with tenant house and out0uaidings'
q. A pisntStion sItuated on the Courtabloau,
eontaining four hundred and forty-two q
q. 100 aFpcnts, about sixty arpents gndef pieux
md wirefence and In cultivation, wisn sWo foo1
this tract consists Of cypress swamp.
3. Several tracts Of wood l4nd on tne Dayo9
1tche, situated between Coulone bfloee anu
BerYJ Landing.
The hrst and second tracts ays rented sdvan.
Age0uBly for the year 1904, ana II SOLO ! VIII
". d. PERRAULI.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

Albert Burch, West Tolelo, OHIO, says:
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

Buy 81. 90 worth Dobtns Fcattnr-Borax Soap OF
your grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap Mtg
Co., Philadelphia, Ia. They Will send you tree
of charge, POSTAGE paid, I Worcester Pocket Die
tionary, 2es pares, bound in cloth, Profusely IL
Illustrated. Offer good until August LIST only.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

Wasps rank next to the highest cl1sses OF
in point of insect intelligence.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05
PersOnal.

Over 1000 varieties of microscopic sea
shells have been enumerated by naturallsts.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

St. Vitus' Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular. Fredonia, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, will receive
information of much value and interest by
writing to Pink Pills, P. 0. Box 1882, Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-05

FITS stopped free by DIR. KL1NE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So 90 trial bot
tie free. DIR. Kline. 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01

The timber beetles that inhabit orange trees in Florida arc nourished in their youth with a peculiar kind of food, to which the name of "ambrosia" has been given. All young students of Greek know that nmbrosia was the food of the mythological gods on Olympus. and it may be inferred that naturalists think the Florida beetles live like little six legged pagan dcitics. The insects bore chambers and galleries in the trunks of the trees, and their young are hatched in these galleries. Where the pores of the wood intersect the passages the sap collects in the form of little white buttons and apparently under goes fermentation which changes it into the so-call.d ambrosia, on which the larvae feed. The buttons of am brosia are ornamental as we'll us useful. giving fine tcssellated finish to the galleries that are lined with them, Sometimes the ambrosia collects so ,lmndantly that, on becoming GOV ,red with a growth of minute fungus, completely chokes up the passages
 md entrances of the galleries, turning them into sufrocating dungeons from which the larvae are unable to escape. Youths Companion.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
-----------s----- WHY THE GIRLS LAUGHED.
Sousg Lady In a Fashionable School Was
 Unabie to See a Caller.

SOusg Lady In Q Fashionable school Was
 Unahle to See a Caller.
 In a fashionable uptown boarding school the other day young miss boasted that her sister was coming on the next visiting day with handsome and very captivating young fellow. She said all the girls might see him, but only two or three of her best and dearest friends should be introduced to him. ltwas to be case of you may look but you mustn't touch" to nearly all the school. Visiting day came, says the New York Sun, and with it came the sister and the young man. There was a tlutter all over the school. The visitors sat in the parlor while Mss Rapid gave the finishing touches to her toilet. Meantime the principal of lhe school entered the parlor. She asked for the visitors names and got them And you are not related to thls young lady?' she inquired of the youth. No. ma'am," said he; just a friend, that's all '" "Oh," said the principal, "only relatives may vis,t our pupils, so l must ask you to let me en- tertain you in my office until the sisters have had their visit" This was the situation when Miss Rapid came down into the parlor. She bore herself brayely, hut all through the ar of the big brownstone house there was an undertone of strange, choking, inde- scrrhahIe noise. It was the suppressed gigglIng of the other girls.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Perfumes are now extensively man. ufactured in the United States, and the native articles are said by experts to compare favorably with foreign manu- factures.
 England manufactures perfumes on very large scale, importing many of the materials from other countries, but also making large use of home grown herbs and flowers.
 Many woods have sugar and gum in their composition. and the presence of these clements is generally shown by the attraction the wood seems to have for many kinds of insects.
 The wheat yield in the Genesee valley, Idaho, this seasonis immense. w.. \. Gibb thrashed 5000 bushels off of 200 acres, averaging about 45 bushels othe acre. Dan Healy cut and thrashed IA acres of wheat that went 52 bushels to the acre.
 A Missouri rattlesnake at the mu- scum of comparative zoology at Cam bridge has been observed to lose his skin twice a year and to add rattle for every skin. Instead of losing the rattles as he does the skin, they are re- tained by the closing of the inner end of the old rattle over the knob of the new one, and accidents accepted, the snake bears with him this record of his age.
 The trade in California sweet wines is showing gratifying increase. The total estimated product for this year is 3,OOO.0 GOO gallons, which is 9 per cent. more than was marketed last year. Heretofore there has been little profit in the vintages because of the fierce com petition of growers, but the producers have now made arrangements with a swcet-wine syndicate which will con trol the entire product of the state and give all concerned some share in the profit.
 In America it has been observed that bees often bore tubular corollas in order to get at the nectar of flowers, in- stead of entering by the mouth, as humblebees do in Europe. In essays on the crossfertilization of flowers, this supposed anomaly has been the subject of much comment. It now appears that the humblebees of Europe and America have identical habits in regard to the manner in which visits to flowers are made, and that it is the class of insects known as the carpenter bee, or the borer, which works in the outside man ner indicated.
 The question of the influence of the size of seeds upon germination and up on the size of the plants that spring therefrom has recently been studied anew by Mir B. k. Galloway, summary of whose conclusions is given by the Gardeners Chronicle. The weight and size of the seed are of great importance. A large seed germinatesb better and more quickly, and with it one can count upon having at the same moment from S5 to 20 per cent. of the total crop,while with small seeds the crop reaches maturity only in successive periods of time. so that at no moment in gathering the crop in toto could we have the same proportion of the whole. Besides, where with small seeds four successive crops are obtained. we have six with large seeds, their evolution occurring with greater rapidity.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01

There is one remedy which every fam. fly should be provided with. We refer to Chamberlain Pain Balm. When it is kept at hand the severe pain of a burn or scald may be promptly relieved and the sore healed in much less time time than when medicine has to be sent for. A sprain may be promptly treated before inflammation sets in, which in. sures cure in about one. third the time otherwise required. Cuts and bruises should receive immediate attention, be. fore the parts become swollen, and when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is applied It will heal them without matter being formed, and without leaving scar. A sore throat may be cured in one night. A piece of flannel dampened with this liniment and bound on over the seat of pain, will cure lame back or pain in the side or chest iu twenty-four hours. It is the most valuable, however, for rheu- matisrn. Persons afflicted with this di- sease will be delighted with the prompt relief from pain which it affords, and it can be depended upon to effect @ com plete cure. For sale by H. c. Hitch cock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
Notice of Administrators Sale of
 Real | tate at Private Sale.

naOTI1E IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT " under and by virtue of an order of sale made by the Probate Court of Gila county Arizona Territory, dated on the iith day of Sep tember, A, D. 1896 will sell at private sale all the right, title and interest of the estate of Roderick Mcintosh, in and to the following described real property, to-wit: All that cer- tain lot, piece and parcel of land situate. lying and being in the town of Globe, County of Gila, Territory of Arizona and known, designated as Lot No B. in Block No. 73, together with all and singular the tenements. heredtaments and appurtenances thereunto in any wise belong ing. The said sale will be made on or after Saturday the 3d day of october A. D. is96, and sealed bids will be received by the under signed at his residence in said town of Globe, County of Giia, Territory of Arizona.
 Said real property will be sold in two parcels as follows to wit: One parcel. consisting of strip on the north side of said lot, said strip be- ing about 35 feet in width and is the portion upon which Is erected tho dwelling house; and the other and remaining parcel consists of the remainder of said Lot, No B. and is that upon which stands the blacksmith shop.
 The terms of sale are that,said sale shell be had subjectto the confirmation of the Probate Court Of said Gila county; that the purchaser shall pay 10 per cent of the purchase price in cash at the time of the sale, and the balance upon confirmation of said sale by said Probate Court; that the deed shall delivered to the purchaser when ordered by tue said Probate Court; that should said sale be not confirmed by said Probate Court, the money paid by the purchaser will be refunded.
 Dated Globe, Arizona, September l7th, A. D. le98
 CHARLES T. MARTIN, Administrator of the estate of Roderick Mo
 Intosh deceased. 9-l7--3t
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
Onccr Is.s for Cards.

In strike among bricklaycrs and masons in Vienna Hungarian workmen were employed to take the places of na- tive workmen, but great trouble was experienced owing to the absence of in terprcters and the difficulty of giving orders to the foreigners. Finally re- course was had to pack of cards, and asthe workmcn of every nationality un- derstood these a system of signs and signalswas established which answered every purpose. Criminals quite ire Quently convey information by means of cards. On one occasion n prisoner in Paris prayed to have n pack of cards lent to him. His request was refused. whcreupon he obtained sheet of paper, drew blood from his arm and made q fair imitation of five of hearts, He was caught in the act and confessed that next visiting day he intended to have passed the five to a friend, and that every card in the pack had dis tinct meaning.-Pearson's Weekly.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
SHARKS FINS ARE HIGH.
Becoming Scarce, and Chinese Statesmen
 Are Greatly Exercised.

Becoming. Scarce, and Chinese Statesmen
 Are Greatly Exercised.
 Chinese politicians are doubtless making great capital out of the fact just now that the price of sharks fins has gone up enormously of late. Whether this is really due to these hot sea lrviathans becoming scarccr. like whales, or to their displaying more nc- tivity in eyading capture, is disputable, but the fact remains that their fins. as delicacy, are becoming dearcr and dcarer.
 Ir is generally supposed that sharks fins are never eaten outside of the celestial empire, but they do occasional- ly fTlTe in select banquets in England and France. So far as known they have not become staple luxury in this coun- try, however, though they are occasion " served at banqucts given by San Francisco epicures. The Chinese arc very fond of them, and, notwithstand- ing the cost of the last war, still show such desire for these delicacies that the price is still rising.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
A MYsrERiOuS LEAK.
1t Was a Worm Uol, in the kecl of the
 Salibo,t.

saiiboat.
 There was man had Connecticut river boat built. which cost him S235. and she was n beauty She could go quite nicely and the man was pleased with her till he found she leaked. "Oh, we'll" said he, "that's easily yrcmedied." So he looked her all over for the leak. He couldn't find crevicc. He filled mp several places that he thought might have let in little water, but it didn't do the least bit of good. He gave it up finally and sold the boat for S35, and thought he had the best of it at that.
 The fellow who bought the craft, says the New York Herald, knew she was fast sailor and he had an idea that he was smart enough to find that leak, but it wasn't long before he began to think maybe he wasn't such a sue cess as he might be. She leaked just the same regular amount all the timc One Sunday he made up his mind he would find that hole if he never came back. He took her out and, after shc had shown that she was in good leak ing form, he bcached her. After the tide went down he went all around her, listening as a doctor listens for lung troubl-. lie heard sucking noise about her keel. He got down on the under side and in the timber of the keel was worm hole in the wood. It had been there when the beam was shaped. lt probably wound around like a lsttgr nuI tn lpnly fnr it nm th, inside would be something like hunt ing needle in n haystack. He stuck a match in the hole to see how big it was. It just fitted. The match broke oif and he let it go at that, She has never leaked a drop from that day to
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-01
DURABLE CARPET.
That in Which the Pattern Thoroughly
 Covers the Groundwork.

Covers the Groundwork.
 The most durable carpet ever woven was undoubtedly the old rag carpet Inade of home-spun rags dyed with veg etahie dyes made from native baris and roots. Tie hit and miss effect of these carpets was often a complete success, and far prettier that the showy tapes try Brussels that succeeded. It was also much more durable. It was not room carpeted with the rag carpet, be- cause its colors were of honest dye and aid not fade in the light. This old-timc floor covering is nearly gone. There arc only n few housekeepers in these days, in spite of modern inventions and labor-saving devices, who have time to sew and dye rags for carpets, so the choice of even the old-time farmhouse must fall upon a purchased article. When n room is dull and dreary look ing there is temptation to buy hTight-colored carpet, but it is one that ought to be resisted. Nothing palls upon the taste so soon as q carpet of staring pattern, whose flowers "risc up" to meet your footsteps over it. It is always safe rule to choose a carpet of ofmcdium shade, decidedly darker than the wall paper. A conventioSalized pattern wears much better than re- ihistic pattern of flowers and leaves. In order to be durable, let the pattern cover the ground of carpet thoroughly. A wool ingrain carpet of the best quail ty is far better, more satisfactory choice than . cheap tapestry, which is sold at the same price. The old-fash. toned three-ply carpet is no longer made. The heavy ingrain, which takes it's place, is more duraiAe because it remains in good condition as long as it lasts, while the uppcr surface of the ,hrce-ply wears off, leaving the carpet shabby, though it be still whole. Tho next choice 10 an iDgrain is n first quali- ty American Brussels. Choose n carpet of heavy surface, but one woven through to the back. Of late years some manufacturers of tapestry have dyed their carpets on the back so as to make the superficial observer believe they are woven through, but such Q shallow device should deceive no one. It must be said that there has been q marked improvement in the manufac- iIirc of velvet carpets ill recent years. 50 that some of these are almost as durable as inferior Wiltons. The vel vet carpet, 1t should be remembered
 is n tapestry carpet, woven in heavy frame, and the loops of the surface are cut To produce the velvet surface. X