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The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
4 Remarkable Family.

German Township. Marshall County,
Ind, has g remarkable family. They
are the Heckamans, the pioneers OF
that family being Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Heckaman,Sr !. who came from Starke
County, Ohio, in the early thirties, and
are the oldest settlers OF Marshall
County, the husband now being eighty
three years old, the wife eighty-one.
Neither had ever seen an electric light
until last winter, though both were
neal towns that used them. The wife
never rode on Il railroad until about 8
year ago. Both are exceilontly pre-
served, and are the parents OF ten sous
and two daughters, all living III that
vicinity except IL daughter, with
seven children, who resides in Kansas.
Four OF the SONS ara the parents Of
twelve children each, and there arc l57
of that name, none more distantly re-
lated that first cousins, who reside
within n distance OF two miles il that
locality.
SO numerous are the Heckamans in
that neighborhooi that the advent Of
q new inGantlle aspirant for name
different from that Of some neighbour
ing Heckaman is . matter Of graTo
concern, and names are found dupli7
Gated and Implicated, causing consi'-
cradle confusion. The Hccknmans
dwell there tremendously, and their
good will is OF no small pol teal im.
portance. The senior H~eckanans are
Observation-Disclosures, and the
family la, been noted for its longevity
one, q Igs. Wr~ugh, living to be
103 years 6M-,Iesides those men
toned, quit.Pnamber of the Hscs.-
mans live is11'loca!i5S1sa little more
distant. TiSAtam,ty is a Marshall
County m9ryeE.A EEsston Advertiser.
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Hoy t. Make Cracker Jack,

Long before anyone thought OF sell
ing the candy that increases your ap.
petitE rather than satisfies it, q little
Southern girl thought out the recipe
for Dtrsc!f. She was f%aTy fond Of pop.
cgah: also Of mol,p5cs candy, AMI it
Secured to her t'fAt it would not be 3
bad plan to mix Ihem. There was Al
old hunting d..s in the family, who
had Ew-he tastes, and when his
mistress went into the Kitchen IT, make
her iavorlte delicac,E. he went, too,
and sat rear the stove, with his great
eyes fixed ~wist:ut}y upon her and his
mouth fairly dropping water as he
smellcl the good rich smell. H. ala
ways got q generous share OF tie
candy as OOH as it was done. This Is
the way that little girl male it then,
and the way she makes it now for her
own children, WHO like it Us we'll as
she did.
The corn she always preferred, il
she could set it, was the squirrel
tooth corn, and, ii possible, that which
was a year old. She fhelIel and
popped the corn, sometimes in a pop
per, but often IN q tin pan with a pie
plate for covor. BY shaking the pan
rs soon rs the corn gets hot, the corn
will pop as well in this fashion as in Il
regular pepper. After the corn WAS
popped, she set an iron skillet on the
tire, with q cupful OF mclasses, a piece
Of butter the size Of g walnut. and u
saltspoonful 81 salt in it, All cooked
the mixture until, on dropping a little
into T. cup OF cold water, it would
candy. Then she set It on the back OF
the stove, where it woutl not cook any
more, and stirred into it just As mncl
Of the popped corn as she possibly
could. The more corn the better the
candy. Then she woull tnke MP the
pieces Of corn on the top OF the skillet,
which had the least candy on them,
and pat them into cakes, or roll them
into balls. Next, she won!d stir in
more popcorn, and repeat the process,
and SO Oh, until she had used up all
the candy. She would set the cakes
in a butterea dish away to cool, and
afterward she and the dog would have
a feast.-Chicago Times Herald.
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Flyiug Machines.

It has been so fre!huently stated Of
late that the problem the flying ma
chine las been solved, ana investiga.
ton has proven that most Of the claims
are without practical foundation, that
the majority Of people need not be
blamed if they express themselves as
exceedingly i%ncredulous on the subject
of aerial navigation. It is amusing to
note the curious forms that flying M.
chimes have taken. One model strik-
inely resembles an enormous grasshop-
per. There is o long cylindrical body
and wing.shaped side pieces. The
feet and antenna are tolcrably we'll
represented by the rods and braces
that work aud strengthen the machine.
There are also models with overlap.
ping sections resembling the siding on
a building. A quaint and curious
model is dome.shaped and worked
with pedals. The problem OF flying
may De solved at some time In the fu.
ture, but so far as has been made pHh-
lie, there is little yet invented that
gives reasonable assurance OF flying,
at least during the life OF the present
eeneratiou.-New York Ledger.
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MODELS.

Bicycle models have become an al
tunct to the high class furnishing es-
adjustments of New York. II wheel
iag Itself IS fashionable. it is consll-
erel equally important that the wheel
woman should he gowned in Snlar a.
tire. The plump young models sit on
b.cytics III til" dress departments oi
;hr lig shops and Try on uloomcrs.
waists. Jackets, and other furnishings,
,lat the riding outfits may be seen by
tlcir purchasers n they Will appear
upon the road. The model must lie an
expert, and sit and ride her wheel IN
the store gracefully and easily. She
must have that "trig' figure, neat OF
waist. long Of limb, and Of that pec'l'
liar build that can wear almost any
size, uIon which can he draped tho
cSs,lme for the thin or rounded girl,
TIE plump mntron, Or the fat woman
Of two hundred pounds with 4 forty
two inch bust. Many bicycles are
sold 10 visitors who are first attracted
by the pretty models and their neat
suits. But the girls say theirs is an
exacring, thanklesS t~@k.-san Fran
cisco A.gouaut.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Generally speaking, We say that tho
curvature OF the earth amounts to
about seven inches to the statute mile
it is exactly 500 inches, OF 1852 in.
ches for q geographical mile.
Snow appears white because It is an
aggregation Of an infinite number Of
minute crystals, each rejecting eli tho
c0lors OF the rainbow these c%olors,
uniting before they reach the eve,
cause it to appear white to every nor
NAL eye.
DR.. Correct, otBerlin, collected dust
from the walls and h~cadhoarls ofbcI4
in which t~ubercnlous patient, hal
been confined, and found tna in .tif-
teen cases out OF tWenty-ono the GH-t
was capable Of inccuIatius animals
with the disease.
Professor Thomson, in his address
to Section \ OF the British Association
recently, sums up ouc knowledge IL re-
gard to the true nature Of Y rays Ill
t!e following words: "Iu0u.h there
Is 20 direct evidence that they are 81
Kind O. light, there are IN properties
Of the RAYS which arc not possessed by
som variety "t li5ht.'
\ sun dial made toy london would
be useless for either parI3 or / lin
burgh. The altitude OF the pole star
varies with the !atitrle, and hence is
greater at }~inbHr@h, AMI less at
Paris than 1T LONDON; an is the
stylus must Away; point t. tle polar
star, the angle it makes with tnc Dial
plate must vary with the latitude.
It has been proven that the iAcaa,
descent clectri; lamp does not
"ssnoAe" the c=llina, as has been
claimed, bat that tho smoky effect is
due to lust. The heat OF the lamp nat.
uraliy causes y cirrart OF air II a~rjsC,
and the consequences j. that there IS
more dnst deposited on fac ceiling
above the lamp tam anywhere cls".
Doctors D'Arsonval and CiIarriu, o.
Paris, have been taking tAc tanptrA
trre OF the liuran internal organs.
Tney iul that the temperature IS
highest in the normal liver. which IS
onelegree caut;Grale warm than The
intestlncs; then follow III decreasing
ratio the spleen, the heart, tho Kid
neys, the marrow, the brain, the mus
cles and the skin.
DR.. Burton Ward. according to the
Medical ASe, declares that there "!s
one infaliibie symptom Indicating
whether one is sane OF not. LIT a per
sou speak eyer So nationally and ret
ever SC seaately, if his or her thumbs
! remain inactive there is no doubt of
insanity. Lunat;cs seldom make use
of their thumbs when writing, draw
In" or s~aiutiny.'
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CURIOUS FACTS.

An Idaho man has 5000 sheep.
Amsterdam has q ,?7l karat aia
Moua.
4 Belfast (Me.) mar has playel 2G.
4}) games of cribba5e with his wife.
Mary Marks, co,orel, who resides in
Brennan, Texas, was born in the West
Ju1iea IN 17IG, an is therefore 12D
years OIL.
Tcapots were the invention OF either
the Chinese OF the indians, AMI are Of
uncertain antiquity. They came to
Europe with tea in 1910.
1t is said that tortoise she'll combs,
chains anlo;her objects, when broken,
can be repaired by heating the oppos-
ln1 surfaces, AMI pressing them to.
sether.
A cane worth 5000, IL gilt from
some friends, is carried b: DR.. II. It.
i"inle, Of Detroit. Mich. II j. orlt-
meutol with gold AMI jewels, AL II
the head is u fine watch.
The Eev. Father Peter Alair, Of st.
Louis, Mo called Eooa Ill III: yuans.
men IL his congregation n morning
recently, who were WtaEIn motto
bltt0ns t. lan them TO him.
For two hours some boys III NtH
York kicked 4 small ban lie about tils
size OF q baseball around the streets
and played catch with it. Fnaly the
bundle was opened a4l i1S'l ii notes
was found within.
Along Butler Creek, Oregon, has
appeared q vine that when above the
ground will leave the root AMI cling
to any vegetation to which it can at
tach itself ana through which it can
draw rourishnent.
Al ADMISSION, i'll Derhv3uiGe, Eng
Land, there is q loaf Of bread 900
years old. It WAS included il Il gra It
OF land from the crown II the reign o.
King John, AMI has rcmaiel il the
Soar family eve since.
When q littse dau2lther 6 Mrs.
John Kelly, OF Anderson, II l.. np.
pcarel at tila ''cat hole III the si,!c OF
we uOuSt IcI iuClutt L-.0t1pA iLtti toE
a cat and threw hot wafer oytrcer, dis.
figuring her tace for lie.
A telephone wIro in Springfield,
No, vas uniutentlonal!y c~2nneetaI
with the ire alarm wirG2, ami when
the telephone was tested the tire dc.
partmeut was aroused By 81 lon2.con-
tlnued false alarm, which Tor several
minutes kept the tiremen OF al exas.
perating hunt.
Carrier pigeons have been used for
q great many purposes, one OF the
latest being on boarl fishing boats,
whence they are let loose in tho morn.
ing when the nets Or lines are hauled,
with O message attached to their
wings, informing the cnrer OF ageni
on shore Of tue amount Of tx. catch
and when the boat is likely tc arrive.
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Un;Yersal, dllecting Hama.

"For goolnesT> sake" he cried, Il
never saw anything like this collecting
mania"
"It's avery instructive amusement"
ayes, may be, but not for me.
There's my daughter Agnes; she's
collecting buttons and asks me every
day TO so round to the hea ?qnarters
to get her some, AMI l must buy Of
every street fakic | pass or she doesn't
like 1t. There's my daughter Lucy,
she goes over all of my letters anl
cuts. of the nonograms, destroying
them. I don't like her to do it, bat [
can't stop it. Size says some Internal
nonsense about it's being ALI the
rage Then my son Tom is just as
bad. He asks ne for postage stamps
and cuts them Off the letters before |
read them in the morning. And they
are always having something new to
collect. Every member OF my family
is q collector"
CHOW about your wife,
"Ob, she's worse than any OF them.
She says she's collecting coins. and
makes it an excuse for going through
my pockets every time. She calls it
being numismatist. [ think it should
be called kleptomania." Just then q
man with a bill entered the Office.
II am" he began, "a collector
for"
"Confound you, then, get" cried
the infuriated man. II an C collector
myself. am trying to collect my
senses. "--Chlcago Times.Herald.
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NaIn iii0niY Amends.

Not many years ago, according to
the annals Of tue India Office, g
Queens messenger, IL some other in
fer.or Official, was robbed, though not
Injured in any way, on his road to
Cabpl, aul tls British Government,
of course, wrote to complain OF it. No
reply was receive! Tor months, bat at
last the Emir wrote:
"Ihe matter you mention has been
thoroughly investigated, and not only
have the robbers OF yoar messenger
been pus to death, bat all their chlI.
areu, as we'll IS their fathers ana grand
fatb4rs, hope this will give salts
action 10 hes Majesty tbs Q7ssn.' ia
assonaRt.
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How ii,iHablcS Are Mad,

The thimUle is a Dltch invention,
a silyersmith named Nichoins Vuu
Benschoter. Originally it was called
a st%humball" because it Was oIn on
the thumb.
In making thimbles the god and
silver ingots are rolled out into sheets
OF the desired thickness and cut by a
stamp into circular pieces OF any re
CURED size. These circular pieces are
bent into thimble shape hy means OF
q solid-metal bar that is of the a,ne
size as the inside Of theinE=nied thin.
Bile; this bar is moved by machinery
up and down in o b%ottomless mold OF
the outside Of the same thimble, and
each time the bar descends it presses
one Of the circular pieces or disks into
timble shape.
When the thimble is shaped The
next work Is to brighten, polish and
decorate it. First the blank thimble
is fitted with a rapidly revolving rol.
\ slight touch Of sharp c(fsel cuts a
very tain shaving from the WI of the
thimhle, a second chisel Goes'the same
on the side, anl q third neatly rounds
off the rim. y rouui steel rod, we'll
oiled, is held against the surface of the
revolving thimb!e, and it is thus given
u nice polish the inside is frightened
ana polished IN a similar manner, the
thimb.e being held in Il revolving
mold.
Then q delicate revolving steel
wheel with q raised, Ornamental edge,
is pressed against the blank thinlnle
aud prints the ornament seen just out.
side the rim. Another steel wheel
covered with sharp points makes tiny
indentetions MI over the remaining
blank surface Of the thimb!e.
The last operation is to wash it
thoroughly in soapsuls, to hr 1sh it
carefully, and it is ready for my lady's
work basket.
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FASHION NOTES.

Corduroy makes a delightful winter
M,vcling costume.
Tho fur pe.crine is shown in COM
hnotiops Of Persian lamb ana sable.
Narrow black velvet ribbon is com
tn, into great vogue As a trimming.
silk r]clt!caaiS remain il les' fppiin.
oud l~isltcst to under 49, Skin.
A. 4 substitute for The feather boa,
~. ribbon ruchc IS also rot 20 be de-
spised.
rhp new jacket can he distinguished
by a box pleatrd instead of q ripple
back.
Duchess lace arpliqued on mousse
line de seie is an extravagant dress
capricc Of the season.
Nearly every garment designed has
q place fer silk: rs q lining Or acces-
cory. II not for the article Itself.
I1 makes a particularly pretty finish
N \ tatfeta skirt Of the same colcring,
and cut in half it is a stylish outline
for q boiero jacket.
Black satin. broche. MORE and tat
feta skirts will he worn upon all occa-
SONS. except for the most elaborate
full dress toilets.
talfeta make some Of tie handsomest
waists seen, and there is 10 sign Of
t!eir falling into d~isfavor.
Unless you have 4 ruche somewhere
upon your new gown OF hat, ycu ere
no. strictly in fashion this year. 1t is
a season Of ruchings, and very pretty
and useful they are.
Those made of changeable taffcta,
They come in green and black, green
and dark blue, blue and black, and
red and black, and have an edgins O.
black velvet ribbon. {
Very pretty capes are made in cloth
and silk, applique with lace, and lined
with t~afIetas II some pretty color.
Thev are ruched with mousselinc-dc-
sole, and have large ribbon bows at
the back.
If your winter hat is to be q homo
made affair this taffeta ruching will
be found most useful. 1t looks particu-
larry we'll surrounding the crown Of a
hat, and is SO full that the hat needs
but little other trimming.
Exquisite tailor made costumes OF
blue and gray a!pacas Worn, trim
Eled la,ishly with white pearl buttons.
This is a dress one appreciates more
rs they wear It, as it sheds the dust
better than any ether material.
The sash Is seen with every possible
costume, and is now beginning 10 be
a welcome change from the endless
belt. Many Of them are nlarvcls OF
elegance, rich with the NEST dainty Of
hand embroidery in brilliant co,oGing.
: Besides the taffeta .ruching there are
many ruches Of diaDnanOus fabrics
suitable 10 trim party 1rocks. The
p-etticst Of these are CT gauZe. pow
deied VITA spangles. All the ready
made r~nclsias has i harrow ribbon
h'"d.ng.
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TIE Cars New Fad.

The Emperor Of Russia bids tair 10
deserve we'll OF folklorists and students
of early music. His influence is at
the bottom of a remarkable inquiry,
which is to be carried ultimately over
the larger portion OF the Russian
domiaions. THIS inquiry, which is
under the management OF NJ. Isto-
mime, al ethnoerephical authority OF
some em,nence, has for its object the
formation OF a collection Of the popu.
lar songs aud National ballsas 9!
RussiAs
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CZARINA'S TRAINED MAIDS.

Wl,t el,oc,ouv in ~. vtsit cp ,,,n
russ.au e,verniars ,or,;rls I'oris of
othcr ,,ri,,cs = h nr,san,n IF maid.
Of ,.,,.,,. in th, v.ala ~ mo cz,rir,
In Eu.xi, maids .f hon,.r ar. ,auy,
Tho rirrtip. of ,na;r future ,.2ninv
;.1hnr tL.n raised +, tlot r,sjrirn az
,no ~r,ro,h of ,bnir raoti.irv or am;
on,. n,,,',.r. o. i, Ihc n,h.,r fnu,,:
cr r.,ron, ,rnov ro,or,uv ~ an,eu,
hv Tho E,n,raes na..a,f fr,m anon.
l,u,h,.r. or ,,,nor.n. nfi.a,. ,ra hfr,,
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cb!lrtr dress can "" gwen az 4 h!J
li1rA' ; I',Ii'r ny removing tA''~r Ia
tor" Of The bodice, AIjdrl III" au-.'N'
i'Ati"iS -! ;hr INSTITUTES ','li!' Ga Il
V,*!i rlHNA""S. HE'S Formally. !"!l-
niAi {: OH northern ~r;ilH"lir. affords
q '"N"..T spectacle. For ilEAt @l!2lt2",
'aif A!"AaHoer III. W'N vi '!'al or!H-
ION OF tAEoi!Iri1E> are well lHiofIN"'i.
iut 'nG mad OF iioil"E b'i' "I7'1 10
'He N""lt di|>S AS u as SIZE mas
'eAl 'he I!SH'Hi'. AljlieH@n SIZE itllE
~ ltNi !j-Mtni!HNil ace NNFH Si'
cti hSHf' al court size y, 50 TO SPEAK.
tIil"hvilHi'tH-i.;at Is S.le has bGFplA"
'Alii'u 70 privileges 'A3t girls vi Ar'
W. az" Oh falh 10 not hIloN. SA' AZ
stl-ds al cI!''ii ceremonies eve!
'"@Se 'E"!l NH!eh Ill some "A:ca hrE
own l"lNi1F may Ne excluded SHt i!!|
iH!l liberty 10 Wear as many ana more
''iaii}ohus iAah q ihAfl4t'i N"itiah. am
u carry as IhilS PRECIOUS Si''htS on
acfSt-l IS a i,tlN"liA ir"A"' III SAo"i'
|" ne ''eaott!"4 III ~"c%0Eiih'e Niih eeF-
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TIE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE.

$50 you're going to make q political
Speech" said the old.time politician.
eyes," replied his son.
"Woull you object to ny giving
you a little aivice?'
mo- at ALL
eff | were in your place I'd be rs
General in my remarks as possible.
Stick to the American eagle. and or
own dear native land as muci, as pos.
sihie, and don't bear any harder "a
the vital issues than is Absolutely.
necessary. iou may be running fol
office yourselfsonc day, and you don's
know what your politics MAJ be then,
You know. W Star.
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A ltlFFICTLlY.

Its really very cxasperatihe," re-
marked young Mrs. TorkinS.
'What do you mean?' inquired the
visitor.
"This financial question:"
Cant you understand it:'
"les; sometimes l see through il
very clearly for a second or two. But
Charley always goes aheal talking
abont It AMI mixing 1t all up again.
Washington Star.
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HIS WITS.

500 you think that druggist is
really deranged3"
eyes, crazy as o bicycle rider. He
sold me n niokel's worth OF pepper
mint mad didn't stick his own label
over the one already on the bottle. -
Chicago Record.
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A SAFEGUARD.

Mr.. Poorly-''This ere wallll fall
dow ef yo don't fix it tn cracks Aare
enormous"
Landlord-''All right. I'll have it
papered at once."-Atlante Consti.u.
ton.
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MASY ORDERS AHEAD,

Mr.. slowpay (airily)-"I wish to get
measured for q suit of clothes, hnt it
VIII be about three weeks before [ can
pay Tor them, as our payday comes
only once month now. How soon
can You have them doue?'
lallor-"Jm-iet me see. In about
three week'.'-New York Weekly.
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THE LAND OF LIBERTY.

Barber (out West-"Your head is
rery-'
Cowboy showing revolver)-"Eh:"
Barber (hastiIy)-"Very clean, sir"
New York Weekly.
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Cont From Meat Ealiug,

It is estimated that L twelfth q
the population OF England suffer tro4
govt. A Berlin physician. DR.. Feb
amer, says that this nalady is often
due to the excessive use Of meat.
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EASILY EXPLAINED

Barber-''You say you have been
here before? I don't seem to remcrn-
her your face"
Eictim-"Probab!y not. It is all
healed up now."-Tit-BitS.
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COMPARISONS.

Baldertou-"Iour hair is like q
stroke Of lightning, Old nlaa-such an
awful shock, you know"
Buzzfuzz-"And yours is like a fool
and his money-soon parted. An.
STeIs.
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AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO vALon,

Smith-"T see that q bullet from
ono of those new rifles will kill six
men, standing one behind another"
Thompson-"You don't say? In
that case, q man might Just IS we'll go
to the front."-Pnck.
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AND He woCLDN'T DO THAT.

"Hubly, what i'll the deuce did you
mean by letting that note I Endorsed
for you go to protest."
"Why, man, there was no other way
unless I paid the thing."-Detroit
Free Press.
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HERSELF.

Younger Sister-"What are you CO.
ing to do on your birthday, E7u?"
Eva Ia belle Of some seasons)-"Oh.
| don't know. Take a year off, I sup.
pose. '-punch.
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A GUESS

Jones-"Who was 1t that said1 The
unexpected always ~happens?'"
Jenkins So don't know. Wasn't it
somebody connected with the Weather
Bureau ?'-Puck.
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H pARLGR Y

"Don't you think Chollie Slim and
Anne Spatts would make q good
match? 2"
"First-rate. He'd be the stick and
she the Observation-Disclosures Bazaar.
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What the RueBtgan Raj Is.

Professor Oliver Lodge, an English
electrical expert, says that everything
now indicates that the Roentgen rays
are transverse vibrations. They are
akin to ultraviolet light.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

1oung Lady (tLe new style)-- ooh,
'hey were married cnrly in the first
'oiume, only wanted to sec if it was
really her husband who poisoned her."
Tho Sketch.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
CORRECT.

Feachcr-''Tell mea few Of the most
important things existing to-day which
uld not exist a hundred years ago."
Iommy-'Us." -Auswcrs.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23

The Gulf of Mexico has a breadth Of
t,1G0 miles from castle west. and has
IN area Of 7~00,Gs@~luare miles.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
ACCOUNTED For.

Grace-"I never saw any one with
such q vacant expression as Cholly."
mo; hes always thinking of him.
sell. '--Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
DEPARTMENT STORE WORRIES.

"Great sensation in that big depart.
ment store
"What was it?"
can elephant fell ont of the zoo de.
partment through seven skylights and
ruinea the ice IN the basement skating
rink department. "-~Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-23
on THE PORCH.

Waggleton-"That's a fine looking
girl @ havo just engaged. Mrs.
Briggs :,
Brjaas-"She's as fine as q fiddle"
Mrs. Briggs-"Well, just bear in
mind, MIR. Briggs, that you've no ear
for music l".-Clcveland Plain Dealer.