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The herald., 1896-12-26

The harbor commission took rest
yesterday but San Pedro made new
friends everywhere except at Santa Mon
lea and in the Huntington camp.
The herald., 1896-12-26

For, the eleventh time Zola has been
rejected by the French Academy of I'm
mortals, but he is not at all discouraged
He proposes to keep on trying to break
The herald., 1896-12-26

The road agents of Missouri appear
to be doing business at the old stand,
and if they are reported correctly they
are having very profitable trade
The herald., 1896-12-26

The chances are that Judge Morrison
will pay no attention to the reflections
that have been flung at his official integ
rity.
The herald., 1896-12-26

"Cigarettes.' says a Chicago clergy
man, "are made of the cheapest and
worst tobacco" The suppositicn has
been that they are not made of tobacco
at all
The herald., 1896-12-26

The proposition of Spain to give Cuba
home rule is all right enough if the
Madrid government can give security
that home rule shall obtain.
The herald., 1896-12-26

demanding with California that the
deep sea harbor be located at San Pedro.
The herald., 1896-12-26

The program of the Republican bosses
is, so report goes, to press Mckinley to
recommend the repeal of the civil service
law. The boys are very hungry for office.
The herald., 1896-12-26

The Federation Of Labor refused by
a large majority to jump onto the su-
preme court of the United States.
The herald., 1896-12-26

The Japanese government is schem-
ing to get hold of the Hawaiian islands
Dole does not appear to be able to make
the people think kindly of his republic
The herald., 1896-12-26

With the end man of the Times as as
sistant secretary of war, Spain would be
a little careful how she fooled with the
United States
The herald., 1896-12-26

The weather man is liberal with bliz-
zard distribution in the eastern and
northern states.
The herald., 1896-12-26
EGYPTIANS HAD sHovELs.

Spades and shovels. together with
scoops, are found depicted on the walls
OF Egyptian catacombs and all three
are frequently mentioned by Roman and
Greek agricultural writer's.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Weyler has gone to the country to
hunt rebels. but he takes good care not
to beat the bushes too much.
The herald., 1896-12-26

A bond issue of about $500, O,00O. 900 would
be required to retire the greenbacks and
treasury notes and put the national
banks in the saddle.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Some of Cleveland's fool friends are
connecting his name with the Demo-
cratic nomination for president in 1900.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Yesterday the greatest man on earth
was the best cook, today he is the ply
SiCian,
The herald., 1896-12-26
THE CHILDREN.

The glutton danced yesterday and to-
day he pays the fiddler.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Let US jollify one more week and then
buckle down to booming Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Mckinley bought whole lot Of store
clothes in Chicago the other day, and it is
safe to bet that they were imported.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Christmas is a has been, and now
comes the annual swear off,"
The herald., 1896-12-26

the number of the yard. the staircase
and the fiat If they want the letter to
reach it's destination,
The herald., 1896-12-26

new batch of orders for the advance
agent of prosperity.
The herald., 1896-12-26

Mark Hanna Is still in evidence. He will
be in Canton today or Monday with
The herald., 1896-12-26
ToNIouTs ADJUSTMENTS

Los Angeles Theater-Fabio Roman.
burbank Theater-Land Of the Midnight
Sun.
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
The herald., 1896-12-26

(Found in the desk of Charles Dicken.
after his death.)
The herald., 1896-12-26

Sworn Statement of Circulation
published on Classified Page.
SATURDAY, DEcEnBER 40, 1896
The herald., 1896-12-26

Citv supscribers to The Herald will con-
fer s favor by reporting to the business
ONCE late delivery or any other neSiigenc,e ;s,s
on the part Of carriers. During me week
Ali papers should reach subscribers not
later than o'clock, and on Sundays by
o'clock.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
ALFALFA FOR HOGS

It will sustain life and produce some
Growth in ShoatS. 1t will not make
them fat, but it will keep them In con-
dition to make good use Of a little eX-
ira feed. One acre of good alfalfa,
with a dividing fence in the middle, so
that as soon as one part is eaten down
the pigs may be changed to the other,
will support twenty pigs from the mid
die of May till the first Of October, or
Il little later, providing the land Is
properly irrigated and the work Is
done Systematically. Counting upoA
alfalfa to furnish the sustenance ra-
ton, the addition Of grain will produce
good, heavy porkcrs, which will return
q good profit, providing the price In No
ycmbcr is -four ccntS or upward. AL
falSl is also Of great value in Wintering
brood sows. If the leaves which drop
off in the O w and which are unfit for
horse feed, be saved and mixed with
bran or Stops, they will be eaten greed
ily with good results, making a valu-
able saving of other feeds.-American
Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentlc efforts-pleasant Efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of Families, andis
everywhere esteemed so tightly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
n remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrupof
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08

Trim, including water table, corner
boards, cornices, cas1ngs, bands, yer.
anda posts and rails, outside blinds,
rain conductors, etc, chocolate. Out.
side doors finished with hard oil.
Sashes, Pompeiian red. Veranda floor
and ceiling and all b%rickwork, oiled.
Wall shingles dipped in and brush
coated with light sienna stain. Roof
shingles dippedin and brush coated
dark red stain.
Accommodations: The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets. ETC.,
are shown BY the floor plans. Cellar
under the whole house, with inside
and outside entrances and concrete
floor. One room finished in attic;
space for two more. Attractive main
staircase. Sliding doors connect hall
and parlor, din1ng-room and sitting
room. Attractive circular bay in Sec
ond story.
Cost: $1,000, not including mantels,
range or heater. The estimate is
base on New York prises for mater
ials and labor. In many sections OF
the country the cost should be less.
Copyright 1896.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
A MINISTER'S WIFE.
The Frank Statement of the Pastor OF
Bethel Church.

From the Advertiser, Elmira, N. \.
DR.. WILLIAMS. -Dear Sir:-My wife has
been IL sufferer from rheumatism for more
than three years, suffering at times with ter
rible pains in her limbs, and other times
with a severe ''crIck' in her back which
causes great agony. She spent much Tor
physicians and medicine, but secured only
temporary relief; finally she concluded to
try Pink Pills. She has taken eight boxes
and | can say from the first one she has inn
proved until now she Is almost entirely FREQ
from pain, and has grown much stronger
aud feels confident that, by the blessing of
God, they will effect Il permanent cure. We
take great pleasure In recommending them
to our friends.
(Signed.) REV. J. II. BUCKNER,
Pastor Bethel A. NJ. L. Church, Elmira,
Now York.
DR.. Williams Pin Pills contain, in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
failing specific for such diseases as lccomotor
H~taSia, partial paralysis, st. Vttus' dance,
stif ttca, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
headache, the after effect of la grippe. pal
pitation of the heart, pale and sallow com-
piexions, all forms of weakness either in
male or female. Pink Pulls are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
ofprice, so cents a box, Or six boxes for "a. 50
Uhey are never sold in bulk or by the 1OOl
by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine Com
pauy, Schenectady, N. Y
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08

on the bridge of the nose, a new mesh
Of yelling has appeared. OF course it
il dotted yelling, and the dots are of
abnormal size and 80 close together
that the ocnlists and opticians may
safely count upon o large accession of
income during the noxt year. The
mesh that shows between the dots is
very sheer, and it must be admitted
these wells are becoming, particularly
to middle-aged women, who, with the
immense wide-brim bit and one OF
these wells, look at least ten years
younger. There are some conserva-
tive IN who find fault with these
wells, aud complain that they give q
fast look that is not, according to re.
fined ideas, quite good form. Still,
the smart women in society have
adopted the fashion, and for the pres
ent, at all events. We must wear them.
With bonnets and small hats a moro
sheer, less heavily dotted veil is al
lowable, and there are even some clear
meshes without any dot whatever.
These latter ones, when becoming, are
far the best to wear, fot they do not
iniure the eyesight and are far less
expensive. Very few colorcd wells are
Sorn. When solid colors-that is, in
chiffon-are worm, there is a small dot
of the same color woven in the ma.
terial. Occasionally there are seen
wells, black with fancy dots, trimmed
around the edges with white Valen-
%ciennes lace. This is q becoming
fashion, but it is not considered 50
smart as the all-black. Wells are worn
shorter than they were, only just
reaching to the chin, anl are tied up
on the hat, not at the back of the hair.
This is much more becoming, as it
prevents the folds that are SO apt to
occur, and which are so unbecoming.
With the broad-trimmed hats it is
comparatively easy to arrange the
wells, but with a small hat or bonnet
it is always necessary to put in a dou-
BILE plat In front, a little ~fuiness, to
prevent too much strain across the
nose and eyelashes. The most beauti-
full woman in the world would look
like a fright with her nose tied down
and her eyelashes sticking throughth
meshes of her veil, says q writer in
Harper's Bazaar. Elderly women with
gray lair have adopted q clever
scheme to keep their front locks in
q%Filler when they do not care to weara
veil which hurts the eyes. They tie a
piece of soft gray, almost white, tulle
over the front hair and fasten it at the
back under their bonnet. The tulle
is SO fine it SC 'ely shows at all. If
care is taken to fold up a veil every
time it is worn it will last much
longer. It should be carefully pulled
out, then smoothed and folded away
in o sachet. Just a faint trace Of per-
fume is peculiarly dainty about q veil,
and can be best secured by always
Keeping it in the sachet whenever it is
not in use. -Chicago Times Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
PERSPECTIVE VIEW.

It's presence, grows tiresome and Gre
ates resentment. If one builds 3
house and its general lines are strong,
he should insist, before everything
else, on a freedom from petty details
of ornamentation. There should be nc
tawdry cornices, fiimsy brackets and
spindle work. In design these may
seem attractive, and may be doomed
necessary to cover bare spaces of stone
or wood; when they are in place,
however, they prove a torment to the
eye. In the matter of interior finish
the same rule holds good. There can
not DO but general regret at the pass
ing of the honest handiwork in wood.
The workman was m artisan, If not
an artist, and he rarely sinned against
good taste, everything being in keep
ing and general harmony of design.
One must be chary. Now in the use Of
machine work, mouldings and cary
ings are practically turned out by
wholesale without regard to its partic-
ular use or location, and they fire.
quently clash with themselves and
surroundings. There should be plain
castings and door panels, and no
elaborate base boards if the
best effects are to be OBJ
tanned; in particular, one should
guard against ornate mantels and the
ssbuilt in corner" cabinets glittering
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
FEW RLOoNERS FOE S1r.INER.

Tho bicycling eeson has cleared up
one doubtful point about blcomers
pretty thoroughly. That is, they will
not be worn. OF course there will be
exceptions to this rule, but it is quite
certain that the tendency to skirts
made short and convenient for wheel.
ing, and away from biturcated outer
garments, which was manifest before
the end of the season last year, will
go on this spring. Before the fair de-
voices of the bicycle put away their
wheels last fall it was evident that
boomers were practically rejected,
and now it is still more patent that
the weight Of comeLiness in the bal
ance on the side Of the skirt has been
enough to settle everything.-Ncw
York Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
FLOOR.

with glass or mirrors. Plain walls
give the best background for pictures.
and artificial ailments virtually kill
ones furniture, no matter how hand
some it may be. The passing of the
style Of ornamental plaster work is
matter for congratulation. A simple
centre piece for the chandelier in q
large room is permissible, If it is I'M
obtrusive, but even this is not neces-
sary. There is no longer any need for
plaster cornices. These gather dust
and dirt and consequently become un-
healthy rs we'll Is ugly. The modern
method of paper hanging covers the
break between ceiling and side walls,
and furnishes an artistic substitute for
the old time %cornices.
There is a less need for the warn
ings over ornamentation at this time
inasmuch as popular taste is steadily
moving in the direction of rich and
simple effects. Every year brings o
notable Improvement in architectural
style.
We illustrate an attractive residence
and describe Its principal features as
follows:
General Dimensions Width, through
sitting-room and d~ining-room, 81 #.
6 ms. !; depth, including veranda, So #.
Heights of Stories: Cellar, 7 #. 6
ms. /; first story, 9 #. 6 ms. ; second
story, 9 #. /; attic, Z #.
Exterior Materials: Foundation,
stone first story, clapboards; second
story, gables and roof, shingles.
Interior Finish: Hard, white plas-
ter; plaster cornices and centers in
parlor, dining and sitting-rooms.
Double floor in first story with PAPER
between finished floor, soft wood.
Trim in hall and vestlbule, qu~artered
oak. Main staircase, oak. Panel
backs under windows in parlor, din
ing-room and sitting-room. Picture
molding in principal rooms and hall
of first story. Chair-rail in dining
room. Bathroom and kitchen, wains-
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
Inhaling CarbOnic Acid.

Professor Ugolino Masso, of Turin,
has tested the breathing of soldiers
during On expedition up Monte Rosa,
and found that the quantity of car
bonic acid exhaled by q man at a
height OF 90. 900 feet or SO differs
very slightly from what it is at the
sea level or near it. The Professor
has also subjected himself to a rare
fed atmosphere in the Physiological
Institution at Turin, and found that
when the pressure in the air was still
thirty-f1lr centemeters (about seven
inchesbof mercury, he felt no incon-
venierye, but when it was reduced to
thirty centimeters (about six ir;fhes,)
he felt a great want of breath anuf}e-
came unfit to make observations
London Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
EDIsoN's DEBT TO HIS WIFE.

Thomas A. Edison has been married
twice. 10 his two wives he owes con
siderable of his success as the greatest
living inventor and the greatest inven-
tor that aver lived. They looked after
his health and physical welfare, en-
abl1ng him to retain that vigor without
which he could not stand the strain of
day after day in his laboratory, with
out O wink of sleep.
Twenty-Five years ago Edison's
friends urged him to marry, hoping
that domestic, life would compel him
to eat at least one meal. a day and sleep
with some regard to regularity. Edi-
son said he had no time to court, but
if some decent girl wanted to marry
him he had no objections. One day,
while watching a young who
Was working one of his instruments
and to whom he before had
spoken, he asked her, somewhat
anx;ously, if she would be his wife.
She said yes. and in three days they
we're married, though he came NOR
forgetting the hour for the ceremony,
being busy on a complex machine.
Walter P. Philips has been quoted
as telling this story of Edison: One
night a friend Of the inventor found
him in his Newark laboratory, and
went in saying, "Aren't you going
home, Tom it's late"
Glow late ?" said Edison, %yawning.
"About / O'CLOCK" returned his
friend.
"Is that SOL" exclaimed Edison.
"By George, I must go home. l was
married this morning"
By his first marriage Edison had
three children Thomas, William and
Marion. The last two were nicknamed
by their father. Dot and Dash, and
Dot has chung to Marion even in her
days of early womanhood. She is
we'll educated, end has spent some
time in Europe.
The second Mrs. Edison was Miss
Nina Miller, daughter of Lewis Mil
Ter, of Akron, Ohio.s Lewis Miller, be-
sides being the founder and early
financial hacker of the Chautauqua
Assembly, is a rich manufacturer and
an inventor of some note. To his
daughter Edison was married in Feb
ruary, 1886. They have had two chill
dren, Madeline and Charles. When
Edison spends whole days at a time in
his laboratory, Mrs. Edison goes TO
him, sleeping on acot near his work
bench. She is a good pianist and is
we'll read. She is young and fine look
ing, has dark eyes and hair, and is OF
a vivacious disposition.-New York
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
FASHION NOTES.

Turguoises are most fashionable.
Garden hats of tulle are wonderfully
picturesque.
Swamp green alligator skin is the
newest thing in leather goods.
Pearl, yellow and pink tan shuae.
are the correct colors in gloves.
Some midsummer organizes have
floral figures as large as ones hand.
Fishnct draperies arc being extern
sively employed in seashore dwellings.
The Henry ". capes are q revival
of those which were worn by mobiles at
that particular period.
Tulle and chiffon, with a satin edge,
are sold by the hundred yards for neck
ruches and frilling on capes, paras OILS
and gowns. e
Vandyke collars and ecru and white
batlsto, trimmed with lace and inscr-
ton, are made to wear over thin sum-
mer gowns.
Bishop sleeves are quite the fad in
cotton bodices. Another dimity has
the bodice finely plated in the back,
while in front, over the side plaits, is
a broad double box plat, on which is
sewed cHfe-au-lait V~alenciennes lace,
narrow in with, put on very full,
giving a wavy, pretty effect.
For useful morning wear dimities in
every shade and pattern are most in
use. Ona in green effects is made, as
t. bodice, with deep collar of coarse
-let and lace edging of the ene. The
sleeves and skirt are unlinofN The
sleeves, gigot in cut, have two rows Of
the net insertion at the wrists.
Gorgeous buttons and fancy braids
carry out the scheme of decoration
still further. One of the novelties in
the latter variety is a black and gold
princess braid mixed with platinum
and gold tinsel, and still more novel
is O net gallon with leaves of stamped
leather bordered with colored beads.
The return of the balayeuse and the
rumor that the skirts of street, dresses
are to be shortened are slight but sure
indications that the fullness is to
diminish. Ruches of silk appear in
side many of tho handsome street
dresses, and evening gowns have ruffies
of laces and chiffon to keep the shirt
out at the bottom.
A stylish cape is made of broadcloth
and velvet. Two deep rufles are
futed and sewed to a yoke that ex-
tends we'll out over the points of the
shoulders. The wide collar is of vel
vet, and is also irted over the shout
ders and across the back. The fronts
are cut in long, sealloped tabs, and *
tend below the waist line, the cape
endingin shield-s&ape points on which
are large, handsome buttons.
A black and white dimity has the
usual plain full skirt, slightly varied
by two rows Of heavy white insertion
let in either side of the front breadth,
and five tiny hounces edged about
with swiss embroidery. The bodice is
short and full. Either side of the
front is o full, straight piece of white
muslin. the embroidery inserted in
two rows and edging it. The sleeves
are full, pulled to the elbow, plain,
tightly fitted below with rows Of in
ssrtioa everlaid lensshwiaa
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
An Anomalous "Bruiser."

Couper, "thc cX-prize fighter and au-
who was one of the enrolled pO-
lice force during the troubles at Jo-
]hanneshurg, formerly enjoyed a great
reputation in South Africa, by defeat
ing a local Goliath IN Kimberley. Since
then he has done Il great deal for ath-
letics n South Africa, and has written
a book-an exceptional accomplish
mcnt for Il prize fighter, but not sur
prising in Couper's case, since he Is q
well-educated man and, indeed, In most
matters a complete contrast to the &C.
certcd type of "bruiser."
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08

his group of lions through their PAGES,
turns them all back to their individual
cages-all save this one, "Sultan," the
biggest, fiercest and most intractable
of all the lot.
Herr Seeth is not a giant, but is
powerfully built and has no end of
courage, and the lions are in utter
dread of him. He makes this great
tawny beast stand motionless while he
lifts him to his shoulders, and SO walks
about the cage.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08

ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSES.
An American woman in her travels
abroad last season spent o fortnight at
q hotel in Brussels, whore the rooms
open upon a gaiseery surrounding the
inner court OF tAa building. There
were q number of English families
boarding there at the same time, and
their children played constantly on
this gallery. Our countrywoman
noticed several things about their
playing which seemed to her dis
tinctiyo. One was the way in which
the nurses or "governesses took part in
their romps, entering spiritedly into
every game, managing and directing
just enough to keep things going
pleasantly, while still heartily partici-
pating. An American caretaker of
children thinks she has done her whole
duty if she seats herself on a park
bench by the side Of another caretaker
and gossips continuously, while their
little charges pick up such amusement
as they may. A second characteristic
of the English childrcn's play was its
tempered hilarity. They laughed mer-
rily and called, but they did not scream
and well-did not, il fact, once raise
their voices to the screening point,
and though they ran occasionally back
and forth in front of her aindoWs,
there was never a glance in nor q noisy
halt before them. "Children in hotels,
as a rule" says this woman, ''have
been my dread and dislike, but these
children, who carried their breeding
into their play, never annoyed me at
all, and showed me once mor.that it
is not the thing which is done, nut the
way it is done, that produces the
effect."-Utica IN. " Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-08
The Great Frilied Lizard.

The great frilled lizard, Of Western
Australia, reminds one in its habit OF
running on its hind feet alone, anu
making o three-toed impression, of the
extinct dinosaurs which made the IA
nous "bird' tracts of the Connecticut
Valley. instantaneous photographs
sre reproduced by Mr.. Kent in Ma.
ture, which are exceedingly striking
and suggestive.