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The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
A Bad Case Quickly Cured,

From the Commercial, Bangor, Ne.
We publish the letter Of Mr.. Ii. J. Gran.
dlemtre In full, just as 1t came in, as it is In
terest!ng.
Dear sirs:-"I send this solely that Others
may know what DR.. Williams Pink Pills
did for me and my kidneys. and to make it
of more effect I send it In affidavit form:
STATE OF MAINE, g.
COUNTY OF WAsH1NaToN.
H. Q. Crandlemire, Of Vanceboro, Maine,
being duly sworn deposes and says:
"rwo years or more ago, l was attacked
with kidney trouble which gave me violent
pain. and necessitated my urinating every
few minutes Then 1 had times OF no control
over my water, and this made things IN
bearabie. The pain at these times was in
describab!e, and nothing gave me amy relief
until i was led to try Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills. The fist box helped me, and by the
time | had taken my second | was absolutely
and completely cured. This was two years
ago, and since then l have hal no return
of the trouble. and l have no hesitation or
doubt in expressing that l owe my recovery
to Pin Pills.
(Signed) "H. J. CRANDLEMIEE."
Personally appeared before me this 18th
day OF Al gust, 1895, H. J. Crandlenire,
and made oath that tho above statement
was true.
ELISHA T. HoLBRooK, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a CON-
denseu form. ali the elements necessary 10
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, irregularities and all
forms OF weakness. They build up the blood,
and restore the glow OF health to pale and
sailow cheeks. In men they affect e radical
cure in all cases arising from mental worry,
oyerwork or excesses of whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sold In boxes (never in loose
bulky at 81 cents a box or six boxes for
81. so, and may be had of all druggists, or
direct by mail from DR.. Williams MeIlclno
Company, Schenectady. n. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
How Hog Back Changed Its Name.

"Until q few years ago a little Wis
consin hamlet was. known simply as
Hog Back from the peculiar shape
of q hill near there" said q Milwaukee
drummer. "Finally the citizens held
an indignation meeting to wipe out
the plebeian name and choose q better
one.
sit was decided to honor the place
by giving it the name of the Oldest
settler, a man named King. Some.
body suggested Kings Mills and
another Kingsville' and SO on, but the
old man himself objected. Then it
was agreed to name the town for one
OF M. Kings daughters. But he had
seven of them, and %jealousies promptly
cropped out. At last some genius no.
ticed that all the girls were red-headed
and suggested 'Auburndale.' And Au-
burndale it is to this day."-Chiaago
Times-Herald.
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Found q Meteor in His Field.

Frank Newell, a farmer, residing in
the town of Hilton, Wis, while plow-
ing in his field was greatly surprised
to strike what he thought vas a huge
stone. Knowing his field to be clear
of all such Instructions itnaturally ex.
cited his curiosity. After a short in
vestigation the stone, which was OF
spherical shape, proved to be an aero
lite or STONY meteor. It was covered
with small, stony scales resembling
isinglass, and was so hard that O drill
would not affect it. The mass weighs
$50 pounds. Chicago Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
Development of Department Stores.

Development OF department stores.
Department stores have advanced
fortunately in both the quality Of the
goods sold anfthe amount Of the sales.
The business of several amounts an
nually to from $1,000, 900 to SIS, 000,-
900, and this, roughly speaking, is as
much money as many a prosperous
railway one thousand miles long
handles in a twelvemonth; one great
store in the West carries a rent &C.
count of almost, if not quite, $780,
900 II year; the mail order business
of another amounts to 5000, 900 a
year /; q number Of houses send to the
homes of their customers more than
20, 900 packages in a single day, while
perhaps as man. more are carried away
in the hands o{the shoppers. In the
busiest days abite 100, 600 nersons
have visiteneach of the vor1F largest
stores OF New York, Philadelphia, Chi.
cago and Brooklyn. Onssarm spends
more than $500, sgsar for adver-
Using and single departments in sew
eral stores sell more than 50, 600, 900
worth Of goods annually. -Scribner's.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
SCRAPS,

White quartz with a great deal OF
free gold has been struck near Hill
City, in the Black Hills.
At Salem, Mass, the Roentgen ray
discovery is asserted to have caused
hair to grow on a bald head.
J The Missing sound produced by SER
penis is greatly exaggerated, rs the
quantity of air contained il. a snakes
lungs is too small to produce a loud
sound when elected.
The lower jaw of the serpent is
connected with the upper by means of
cartilages and tendons, which are
exteHsible, and the snake can thus
swallow an animal larger in circum-
ference than his W body.
The blood flows almost as freely
through the bones as through
the flesh OF very young chill
dren, but as age comes on, the blood
vessels in the bones are almost filled
by the disposition Of matter.
W. Fl. Dali, returning from his OK
animation of the coal fields of Alaska,
has brought back with him to Wash
ington pieces of fat Of q mammoth
preserved in ice, this being the first
discovery of a mammoth in the flesh on
the American continent.
A new remedy WAS recently sng-
gested for cold in the head. The
treatment consisted Of q few slight
taps with o rubber hammer on the
forehead, just above the root of the
nose. The discoverer of this remedy
claims that slight shocks upon terminal
nerves have the effect Of causing the
blood vessels to contract.
A British army surgeon is authority
for the statement that the cause of
death is clearly shown in the express
sion of the face of Il corpse on the
field of battle. He states that those
who have been killed by sword thrusts
have a look of repose, while those
killed by bullets usually have pain OF
an intense nature clearly depicted.
The heat Of the moon is only about
one.one hundred and sixty thousaudth
part OF that which We get from the
sun. The moons temperature is about
that Ct the freezing point. A strange,
unexplainable phenomenon is that
when the moon is eclipsed its heat
suddenly disappears, and does not
come back for an hour and IL hslf after
the eclipse is over
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

time, terrible pain in mylef side, chills,
loss of appetite, and cou1S not sleep
nights. After taking severn lbottleso Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, some Liver Pills, and using your
Sanative Wash, I recovered.
I can eat well, and every one that
sees me tells me l am a different per-
son. Lean do all my wi work, sleep
we'll and feel we'll. I IAN growing
stronger every day, and a4Asable to go
out and enjoy a walk and J 1T feel all
tired out when I return, ae7I used to. l
doctored for sixteen years, and in all
those years l did noufeel as well as do
at the present time. INilh that every
ona that is t'fpahiDled as Fa4yas, would
try that medici1t t. Oh! it IS shs good
to feel well, andes is all owing to Mrs.
Pinkham's kind advice and medicine.
-MRs. JAMES CoRn!GAN, 2s4 Center ST.,
Jamaica plain, Mass. M
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
The Witness Spoke UU.

"Now, sir, I hope We shall have no
difficulty in getting you to speak up,"
said the lawyer, in a very loud, COM
handing voice.
II hope not sir" shouted the wit
ness, at the top Of his lungs.
GLOW dare you speak to me in thas
way?" angrily asked the lawyer.
because I can't speak no louder,
sir" said the hostler.
"Have you been drinkiug?"
eyes, SIR"
81 should infer so from your con-
duct. What have you been drink
ing?"
Coffee" hoarsely vociferated the
knight of the stable.
"Something stronger than coffee,
sir; you have been drinking! Don't
look at me like that, sir!" %furiousIy.
Look at the jury, sir! DID you have
something IN your coffee, SIT!
"Yes, sir"
"What wal it,"
"Sugar,"
"This man is no fool-he is worse!"
stormed the counsel.
"Now, SIR" turning to the witness,
"look at me. What besides sugar did
you take in your coffee this morn
ing?"
The hostler collected his forces,
drew a deep breath, and, in a voice
that could have been heard half o mile
away, beloved out:
"a spune! a spune! an nuthin'
else i"-Texas Sitter.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
FIRST BRICK ROAD.
illumination Of a Series Of Good
Road Experiments.
The Manner in Which the Novel
Highway Is Laid.

The good roads movement is making
gradual, bat sure, progress in this
country. The first brick country road
lad IN the United States has been put
down in Monmouth Township, Warren
County, lii. 1t is the fruit of a move
ment for hard roads which has been
gong on IN the township for the last
four years and which has resulted in
the construction Of a number OF miles
of broken stone road and finally in
the departure from old methods
and the laying of a paved way of
brick. The road is the elimination OF
a series OF experiments in road build
ing, and though it is regarded as more
or less on probation, the utmost con-
fdence in its SUCCESS is expressed. The
among friends of good roads all over
the country.
The brick road came by way Of evo
luton. When harl-road building be-
gan in the township four years ago it
was decided to expend the money on
hand in an experimental way. Mon-
mouth Township had long been a saf-
ferer from bad roads. In winter the
town had often been completely block
AIDED by mud too deep for wagons.
Even within the town itself the streets
We're SO poor that at times the 'bus'
lines were obliged to suspend busl-
ness and baggage. Mail and baggage
were carried to the railroad station on
wheel barrows. The first road was
completed during the summer Of 1892.
Two others were laid during the two
years following. All were Of broken
stone, laid with increasing excellence
as experience pointed out the weak
points of the first constructions. Last
year it was determined to try the
wearing qualities of brick instead OF
broken stone. The manne in which
the roadway was laid is described as
follows in the Monmouth Daily Re
view:
The ground was prepared for it by
grading and being allowed to stand
for two months. It Was treated to an
occasional scraping so that it would
pack evenly, and when the contractors
were ready to lay brick it WAS as hard
and even as q floor.
The first thing was setting the curb
ing. This was made of 2x6 oak plank,
set seven feet apart, and held by oak
stakes eighteen inches long, put down
every four feet. Inside this was put a
five-inch bed OF sgd. TTs was
evened up and the ~singlpeap1ke of No.
1 paving brick was put w They
were set on edge, am ~a4eaya fine
roudbed. Outside the [aLastko feet
of the crushed rock was laiP graded
up to make all easy appr,4cb. This
makes q road eleven feet Nhde. The
earth on each side was gtaded and
worked, making it all forty feet wide
and affording tracks on each side for
use in dry weather.
The average cost OF the stone roads
has been seventy cents per foot. The
brick road cost So, 500 for 5000 feet,
or about ninety cents a running foot.
We have tried brick roads in Phila-
delphia, but they were not success.
Philadelphia Item.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

..ovi, i spells faces. Before

..owi, II spells faces. BEFORE
90 4. your forehead will resam-
nov = ,ailroad map, There Is a
' e my line from your cowlick to
rd 49, !, your nose, intersected by
biios ,,es running east and west,
36fsla arching your eyebrows;
ND =. much older you look for it!
Va L 4 habit that steals upon
|sss1lus We frown when the
u1 !. no strong and when it is too
W. y Ts de our brows into a knot
~. ara thinking, and knit them
|tnen ore tightly when we cannot
wen nU Tsere is no denying there are
= things to scowl about
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

ma nurse (smillngly)-Well, "it' Is
- wheeler (crushed)-Heavens, l
lspe bicycles will be cheaper next year
Puck. .."."
sshes worth a million, you know, and
80 say be only married her for her
,oaey.s "Is that allT-Philadelphia
North American
sThars's one great drawback to a
...p 1What's that?" You have no
AZ to put things you don't want in
Chicago Record.
\ Madge-How proud Name Is since
II. ordered her bicycle! Tom-Well,
N know, pride goes before a fall
vonkers Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
-n.comes of the Milk.

~ curses and thelr Held OF Wofk
.s,nc discussed by a prominent
|sere an mia city a few days ago, and
tlup = ~ ladies', in demonstrating the
de infants, held up a chamois
teis - a baby's stomach about as
s1oOu ! good-sized oyster, and ex-
ssils for her climax: Now, what
ela'u If all the quarts of milk that
nec aorred into that little stomach"
sls J uas a startled silence, broken
~, ,oung woman in a rear seat, who
a1,srured, lugubrIously: "Well, most
= aoes into your lap ........
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
P9vemHnf9.

Some Of the pavement in use on the
streets Of Vienna is composed Of gran
ulated cork. mixed with asphalt and
other cohesive substances. 1t Is com
pressed into blocks Of convenient size.
Its advantages are cleanliness, dura-
hility and economy.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
An Ignorant Teacher.

Cumso-WeIl Johnny, how do you
like your new teacher?
Johnny- Not much. Sac don't
know anything. Today she asked me
who discovered America, = Yonkers
Statesman,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
!. sn.rtan Virtue, Fortitude,

..vereiy taxed by dyspepsia. But good di-
-..,ao Will wait on appetite, and health on
III, \ when Hostetter's Stomach bitters Is re-
,r4.d 10 by the victim Of indigestion. Heart
surr. natulence, biliousness W1ll cease tornheht,
w y ,ss rsstric region aud liver IL this genial
ssxs,lv corrective meets with the fair trial that a
. Mrii1 remedy deserves. Use it regularly, not
Observation-Disclosures and then. 1t connners ma
srsl Kidney, nervous and rheumatic ailments.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

WRENs, GA.
IN. EHUprR1NR.
sir--aHaying obtained a box Of your TT.
rrEIEg OF Hunter & Wright. of Louisvis,e,
a. which | used on a case OF itching piles Of
Kinds OF remedies and the skill of doctors. all
5or no good, until | got the TETTERINE. ! am
now well. Accept tLaIks." Yours.
w. r. KING.
nv mail for Soc. in stamps.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

pisos Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate eo,ughs.,,Rev. u. bUcHhuEL-
IN. Lexington, Mo-, February "a, 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No
Dts after d st days use Of DIR. KLINE's GREAT
NERvEREsToRER Free 90 trial bottle and treat
ise. Send TO DR.. Kline, 951 Arch ST., phiia, Pa,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
No.To.Bac for Fifty Cents.

Prsjudices are often simply opinions which
have been tested.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

Over 400, 900 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. 80 cents and $1.00, at all
druggists. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softensthe gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, a~llayspain, cures wind collie. Csc. q bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

WHEN bilious or c~ostive, eat a Cascaret
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c, 25c. /.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
WRENs. GA.

/ one OF the sure fool tricks Is read
ins continued stories.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
How's This7

How's ThIs7
ne onef One Hundred Dollars Reward for
IA case O. Cstarrh that cannot be cured by
dalts CatArrh Cure.
- F.J. n & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
w. tne Undersigned. ave known y. J. Che.
WI, iof tne last 10 years, and believe him pel~
.nvs,y honorable in all business transaction
~ \ aaanclaliy able to carry out any obliga
Ohio. tussS'0' Aoieoo'
HahhpIx0, KIEHAN q MARVIN, Wholesale
xDrusgists, Toledo, Ohio.
N LAS " uatarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
~ uissctiy upon the blood and mucous sur
~ onLhssystern. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
n IN ~ IMnggists. Testimonials free,
i. 6sls Family Pills are the best
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

The world owes no man more than one
living
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

There may be two aides to every question,
but not two right sides.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

one ton of alkali grass for feeding
purposes is fully equal to two tons OF
blue.ioint. -Chicago r cord.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

The ropes. on a frst-class manzgfETar cost
about I $1,000.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

cAscAnErs stimulate liyeEe kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe; Zoe.
.
It requires q good deal OF faith to doubt
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
A LETTER TO WOMEN
From Mrs. James Corrigan.

~
Periods were
would have to
month.
He said that
the womb, ane
must undergo
operation, as ]
tumors in the
womb, and it
was q case OF
life or death.
l was ope-
rated upon
twice, but it
did not seem !
to do me any
good, it made
me very weak,
[ was troubled
with the leu.
corrhG2a a
great deal.
l also suffer.
ed with the
sick h. headadhe,
vomiting
SPELLS, back
acbo oil r
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

JusTtry q Toe. box Of Cascarets, candy ca
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
Every time y~ou-share a grief you double

Better write to P. vissering, Alton, ILL.,, for
that free illustrated essay on A~rtichokes.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

No man is a success at everything or q fail
IRE In everything.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
lost women are at heart snobs.

BY mai for Soc. in stamps.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30
Invents Deaths For n Living.

Perhaps there is no more extraordinary
occupation in the world than that of n
certain weary looking little man whom
interviewed at his Office in Fleet street =
couple of weeks ago. He Is an inventd
Of deaths. His customers are chiefly nov
elists and playwrights, and that his bust
ness must be somewhat thriving one ID
to be easily gathered from the general
sumptuousness of his surroundings.
Il recently made 4lO0 by single out oi
tho way death, " he informed me in fu-
nereal sort of voice. 'It was the final cur
tain of a drama which will shortly be put
on ut the Adelphi
"But the work is not exactly SO simpk
as you might imagine.
You see, not only must l invent a per
fectly novel death by which hero or vii.
lain is TO end his earthly career, but
have to supply the most accurate informa'
tion i'm connection with each special death
as well. l have spent whole week in a
toxicologist : experimenting room work
ing up matter i'm relation TO some un
known poison before selling my tip OF
the poison in question TO "a novelist for per
haps A3. London Answers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30
"Ihe Girl Prom Paris"

II IL seldom, indeed, that theatrical At
traction has excited SO much interest IN adj.
vance of Its coming a. the widely .heralded
London ana Now York success, The Girl
From Paris" which comes TO the Pi evidence
Opera House January g. 4 and ), and matinee
January ), direct from the Park Theatre Bos-
ron, whore IL has just finished run of 100
nj ghts. II ran for over 800 nights az the Her
aid Square Theatre New York, and for 1000
nights IN London. and is conceded on all sides
20 be TIC most popular 81 present stage en-.
tertainncnts. 1T is Co laugh" is one OF
the many catchy phrases which had its origin
IN THE Girl From Paris" and which y
frequently used throughout the rlsy, and
certainly the piincpial object Of the cnmedv,
which - 20 create incessant laughter. II
well carried out In the company which
comes 10 The Providence Opera House are
such well known players a. bred Lennox, for.
merly Of the Boston Musenm stock company ID.
L. Don, william Broderick. Hsrrv Earle, AT
gut Us CrHmer. sydney Do Gray. Victor
Moore. william Black George Campbell,
Misses Georgia Cnine. Josephine Hall, with
whom Mr. X. r. ice has especially arranged
90 play her original part uf Ruth in Provi-
denoe next week. Rose Beaudot. Andree Lor-
raine. Marie milton. Lulu hssse. Mamie
Forbes. Battle William ana Marie Webb
Large ana attractive choi and bdllets will
D. special features of the reduction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30
The Lives of Mountain Women.

The lives of mountain women are mar
rowed To pitiful compass of toll and do
nestle sacrifice, says - writer in The
Chautauquan They arc often very pretty
in extreme youth, with gentlencss of ex-
preston and an inherent dignity wholly
inexplicable except on che grounds of an
cestral reflection, for it is certain that
some uf them have an infusion of good
old blood Their outdoor life gives them "a
peculiar softness and briliance of color
ing which, with the subtle charms of
youth, lends beauty to even the plainest
face But unfortunately hard work soon
docs away with any beauty they may pos
sess, and they age long before their years
would warrant
They marry very young, and then tho
real hardships of life begin, for until THAI
timo their mothers shield them from the
heaviest burdens. When a moonshiner
maIries, he takes his bride home To his ia
thcrs house, while he puts up shack
near by, with perhaps two rooms, and
they begin To work tho ground around it,
The littlc bride follows the plow with her
hoe all through the long hot spring and
summer, with cheerful patience and resig-
nation Even when the children come she
does not shirk the work, but takes them
with her, and the first little toddler is
taught TO watch over the helpless infant
lying In the shadow of widesprcading
tree at the edge Of the clearing
70 the years pass in unromitting toll
until the ch o iron arc big enough To take
her place, and all her efforts have brought
only tho simple necessities of life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30

Almost all persons die of disappont-
ment, personal, mental or bodily toll or
accident Tho passions kill men some
times even suddenly. The common ex-
preston ''chokcd with rage" has little
exaggeration in il, for even though not
suddenly fatal strong passions shorten life.
Strong bodied men often die young, and
weak men live longer than the strong, for
the strong use their strength and the
weak have none to use--the latter take
care Of themselves, the former do not. AS
il is with the body, so it is with the mind
and the temper the strong arc apt 10
break, or, like the candle run the weak
burn out. The inferior animals which live
temperate lives have generally their pre-
scribed term of years. Thus the horse
lives 25 years, the ox 10 or 20, the lion
about 20, the hog 10 or IL, the rabbit 8,
the guinea pig or z. The numbers all
bear proportion To the timo the animal
takes TO grow its full size But man, of
all animals, is one thai seldom comes up
TO the average. He ought to live 100
years according to the physiological law,
for five times 20 are 100, but instead Of
that he scarcely reaches an average of four
times the growing period. The reason is
obvious-IEan Is not only the most irregu-
lar and most incorporate, but the most
laborious and hardworkine of all animals
He is always the most irritable, and there
is reason To believe, though we cannot tell
what AN animal secretly feels, that more
than any other animal, man chcrishcs
wrath To keep IL warm, and consumes
himself with the fire OF his own reflections.
New York Ledger.