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The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
Dry Rubs vs.. Baths.

81 used to take a bath every morn
ing, but two a week is my limit now
said a well-known athlete. Instead, ]
use a flesh brush every morning for an
hour, and I've never been in better
shape i'll my life. l start at the TOP
of my head with a hair brush. then
take the flesh brush-it is made
specially for the purpose-and finish
the job down to my feet until my
skin is nearly the color Of a boiled lob
ster. There's nothing like it in fhe
world. 1t keeps the pores free and
open, clear away the dead c%uticle,
doesn't enervate the system like a
bath, and, above all, is the finest ex.
ercise you can get. Rubbing the body
vigorously with the brush, changing
from hand to hand as the muscles of
one arm tire, will keep you supple and
Timber. It's a great thing"-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
SUN BATHS FOR THE HAIR.

1t is said that frequent sun baths
are the best known tonics for a wo-
mans hair. The Greek maidens of old
who sat on the walls of the city and
combed their hair owed the beauty of
their tresses to the suns rays. When
the hair is washed sit beside a low
cred window, as the sun shines
stronger through glass, and allow the
hair to dry as it is being brushed. No
bleach has been found so successful
as the sun, which strengthens and
beauties generally.
When the hair shows a tendency to
fall out the very best thing to stop
its coming out and promote the growth
is the abundant use of genuine olive
oil. Saturate the hair thoroughly and
keep it saturated for a week until the
dry scalp has absorbed all it will; then
wash with pure soap and water. If
this operation is repeated every two
or three months the effect is said to
be marvelous.-The Public Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
THE NEW HAND HAK

Every now and then some extraordi-
nary fad turns up in society, becomes
the rage, and then yanishes, leaving
behind a ems of wonder that zone
could have been SO silly" Do we not
all remember how, a few years ago,
people used to pull one another's
hands down from on high when
shaking hands, as if pulling a bell
rope? Lately there has appeared here
and there a new thing in the way of
shaking hands. Take your friends
hand with your fingers, and move it
slowly to the left and then to the
right, exactly as if you were pushing
a horizontal bolt. The effect on the
pushee is very funny at first. Is this
to be the fad of the future? If so, it
ought to be styled the "push-bolt
shake Home Chat.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
THE SWEETEST GIRL OF ALL.

I've sung OF the girls who play at golf,
Of the girls who. fish and shoot;
I've sung of the maid who's not afraid
To pose in her bathing-suit.
I've sung of the girl who weds a duke,
And lives in a palace hall;
And the footlight maids, with th&ir lights
and shades,
I've sung Of them one and all.
But now I will sing in a soft refrain
Of the girl you would like to know;
The girl who can cook without paper or
book,
The girl who can darn and sew.
OF the girl who never went far from home,
Who is void of all social schemes;
Who is homely and neat, old-fashioned
and sweet,
The girl whom you see in your dreams.
Joe Cone, in the Woman's Home Com
Danion.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
NJ KEEPER OF ZOO.

Mrs. Mary Glitch Is the only woman
keeper of a geological garden, and her
name is known in this regard among
people interested in geological gardens
the world over. Glitch Garden is one
of the features ofaDenver, where. since
1893, it has been the most popular of
all summer resorts. Considering all
the circumstances, Mrs. Elitch's sue
cess there has been nothing less than
phenomenal. She started in the panic
year, when Denver was PROSTATE a.
nancially. She was entirely without
experience, not only In that, but in any
business; a big debt overhung her,
and she had only fourteen weeks
business In a year.
She learned everything that had to
do with the bedding OF plants, the
making of lawns, and the care Of the
large fruit orchard that formed one of
the attractions of the place.
The last feature of the business Mrs.
Glitch took up was the geological col
lection. She found herself losing val
liable specimens from time to time, al
though she was paying d high priced
attendant, who resented any attempt
at suggestion from herself. She dis
charged him, hired a boy who would
do as she told him, and assumed charge
81 the animals. She studied them
as il they were children. watching
the effects Of different kinds Of food
and care. She read everything that
could be found on the subject, cor
responded with weIIknoWn keepers,
and visited the large cities for the
purpose of talking with the heads of
geological gardens.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
THE CAPPED COSTUME,

Of capes and collars there seems to
be literally no end. They are made
of every fabric from b%roadcloth to lace
and put on every garment, from the
dinner gown to the travelling cloak.
One on a costume of Quakerish sim
pl1city, although of French design,
was carried out in beige-colored faced
cloth, with a little priests cape
buttoned up to the throat with circu-
lar gold buttons and fitting closely
into the back, where it was cut into a
point and fastened with a large gold
button. 1t had a simple "~three-tier"
skirt, a style which still holds it's
own, and the sleeves were full below
the elbow, fastened into a tight
stitched cuff and slit up to show a
peep of muslin undersleeve.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

The value of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was
called to my attention by an intimate
friend, whose life had simply been q
torture with inflammation and ulcer
alton, and q few bottles Of your Com
pound cured her she can hardly
believe IL herself to-day, she enjoys
such blessed health. took four
bottles of your Compound and consider
myself cured. 1 am once more In fine
health and spirits; my domestic and
official duties alI seem easy now, Tor i
feel so strong / can do three times
what / used to do. You have o host OF
friends iii Denver, and among the best
count, Yours very .gratefully,-MR MIS-.
IDA T.. RosRR, 3.6 18th Ave, Denver,
Colss0o0 forfeit II abous testimonial " not
genuine.
If you are Ill, don't hesitate to
let ab0ttleof Lydia u. PfnklaaTal's
Vegetable Compound at Onces
and write to EIrs. PinkhaEas
Lynn, Mass, for special advice
Ii is free.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
6, ! EoEKThE
N92LADiEs
MONOCLE AND LORGNETTE,

Some pretty and novel favors were
distributed at a cotillion recently
given for the younger members of
the smart set. Lorgnettes of gilded
wood without glasses and monocles
for the men of the same pretty make
were instantly put into use on being
received.
For another figure the leader dis
tributed military and naval dress hats
for the men, Transforming them to
admira1s or general officers. These
%chapeaux were made of crep paper.
For the girls there were large picture
hats of Japanese crepe paper with
long streamers, very effective.-Phil-
adelphia Record,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
Summer after summer she has been

Summer after summer she has been
offered exorbitant inducements to
grant concessions for the selling of
beer and alcoholic drinks, but has in
variably refused. Every summer,
too, every child in the charitable in
situations of Denver is given a free
outing in her garden, and the aged in
mates at the old ladies' home neal by
all have seaso passes, indicating
that business success is not incompat-
ible with generosity and high prin-
ciples. Mrs. Glitch is a beautiful,
charming, elegantly gowned woman,
the last in the world whom one would
suspect of being at the head Of a great
business.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
SUPERsTITIoNs AT SEA.
Beliefs Still Prevail Among the Olde
Mariners.

Beliefs Still Prevail Among the Older
Mariners.
1t is a mistake, according to q we'll
known naval officer, who belongs to
this city, to suppose that the sailors
of u present navy are free from SUI
perstition. Il remember" he said,
."only five years ago, when l was in
the training ship Saratoga, that the
old salts there were as full of old SUI
perstitious beliefs as any Of their an
cestors could have been.
when at sea in a dead calm, the
sWaying of the masts in the motionless
atmosphere sometimes causes a pecu-
liar Wailing sound like distant cries.
| This, the old seamen assured us, was
the moaning Of the souls of sailors lost
at sea.
Another one Of their pet beliefs is
that all sailors that die by drowning
are at once transformed into Cape
Horn pigeons, or, as they are also
j called Mother Carey's chickens. Off
GERS are supposed to find their rein
carnations in seagulls and news,
while the big, solitary albatrosses, fol-
. lowing the wake of passing vessels,
are the souls of captains who have
gone down with their ships. These
are the reasons why sailors never kill
these birds.
Il remember that these tales i'm
pressed me a great deal in those days
when l was still a mere boy. On one
occasion | was sitting in the forecastle
on my watch below, chatting with the
boatsWain's mate, a real old timer,
when our conversation was interrupt
ed by a low wall of agony, louder than
that usually produced by the wind.
We listened in a deep, awed silence.
"'Boy,'" said the boatswain's mate,
we hear that-that's a seaman's call,
wot's been drowneded.'
Again the wall dinsturbed the ST.
lence.
YES" said the old sailor, in an
anxious whisper, that's some old salt
wot's lost his life on board this YES
sel-likely he's come tor something
he's forgot"
After a while l ventured out on
deck. The walls were coming from
the roof Of the forecastle. l climber
up, and there found the captains lit
tie o. Juggling away at tie cats tail,
which the poor animal was resenting
with the full power of its lungs
New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
OWL war Meath Record.

During the Civil War almost 900, 900 men
battle. This is an appalling death record,
but does not equal that caused by indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, constipation, and liver and
kidney diseases. Since the introduction of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, fifty years ago,
the number has been considerably reduced
because it is q sure cure for these diseases,
and is the best health maker known to
science. Atrial will certainly convince you.
Detectives are not always thin, although
some of them waste away to a mere
nhadnr
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
Pussy,s Queer Family.

In the barn Of w. Fl. Bunch a NAL
tese cat is raising a family of three
of her own kittens, two black kit
tens, two fox squirrels and a wild rab-
bit. The mother of the family is Inn
partial in her devotion to the young
ones. The two squirrels are the
.black sheep of the family, and they
give the old cat considerable trouble
by their Observation-Disclosures
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
MRS. IDA |. ROSER
Grand-Niece OF x.President
James IL. Polk, Writes to
Mrs. Pinkham Saying:

uDEAR Mrs. PIEKHAM II have been
married for nearly two years, and 20
far have not been blessed with q child.
/ have, however, suffered with . com.
plication Of female troubles and pain.
tMl menstruation, until very recently.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

Typhoid fever in South Africa has
been spread largely by means which
sanitation could not cope with, the
germs being conveyed into foot aad
water by flies and by the dust which
reryades everything,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

1t is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, $50.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, ny.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

The Erect OF Warm Days and Cool Nights.
Aleadlng physiclan writes that he has no.
ticed warm days and cool nights always anecs
the bowels, and suggests some prevensa tive
remedy. DIR. Biggers' Huokleberry Cordial ls
the only one that can be absolutely relied
upon. IL neyer fails to cure.
sold by all Druggi SITS, Is and &c. bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
AT sHAKEspEARE's ROME.

t'I am finishing q tour Of Europe; the best
thing I've had over here is a box Of Tetterine
I brought from home."-C. II. Mcconnell,
Mgr. Economical Drug Co., OF Chicago, Ill.
Tetterine cures itching skin troubles. Soc. q
box by mail from J. T. Shuptrine. Savannah,
Ga, II your druggist don't keep 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

We will give 300 reward for any case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally
z ]. CHENEY q Co. Props. Toledo. O.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
The Tactless Wife.

TO defy her husband proves a wo-
man not only ~tactless, but lacking in
self-respect. To sIyIy outwit man is
more Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous.
ness after first days use of Or. Hines Great
&erveRestorer S2trial bottle and treatisefres
DR.. II. Fl. KLINE. Ltd. Q8l Arch 81. Phila. Pa,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

The city Of Roueh, France, has 30
establishments where washing and
ironing are done by hand, and not q
single steam laundry.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

1t is natural that the medical studen
should be quite q cut-up.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

Some men are too busy to make friends,
and others are too lazy to make enemies.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

On a hot day the animals in the Union
Stockyards Of Chicago nave been known to
drink 1000, 900 gallons Of water.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
iesthing, soften the gums, reducesinnammas
lion ,allays pain, cures wind colo. Zoe. a bottl-
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

IL all women are riddles, the palmer they
are the more readily the men give them up.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
Uae Allen,a Foot-rase

The children who say the brightest
things don't always set the world on fire.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

Piso,s Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
% g cough cure.-J ". o'BRIEN, 800 Third
Avenue, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6. 1900
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

III. HI. GREENS SONS, Of Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment In another column OF this paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

The French Academy has solemnly de-
cided that henceforth Chic is to be con.
pidered good French.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

Fine feathers may not make fine birds,
but they make a girl feel like one.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
SASHES.

Sashes will occupy an important
place in the wardrobe of the summer
girl this year. They will be of flow
cred crepe de chine, wide pompadour
ribbons, and of narrow velvet and lace
insertions. Some will be finished
with silk tassels, and others will have
long fringed ends. They will be shown
in great variety. Many a smart touch
will be introduced by the sash. The
fashionable girl will study to have her
sash original not like other girls. A
novelty which is sure to appeal to
her is the rose sash, which is tied in
an entirely new way. 1t is made Of
ribbon roses and ends of Liberty sat-
tin ribbon, and looks it's prettiest in
pink. Instead of tying in a bow at
the waist-line and then falling in
two conventional sash-ends, the rose
ends, which are drawn together in a
knot and then fall in three separate
streamers nearly to the hem of the
gown. Each streamer has a single
ribbon rose near the end. Just be-
low the waist-line is a dropping clust-
er Of the exquisite ribbon roses. The
sash is very narrow at the belt, but
the r~ibbon-ends should be from four
to five inches wide. This distinctly
new and novel sash is equally eff
fective worn in front, a little to the
left side; only when used in this way
the ribbon streamers are much mar
rover, and frequently buds take the
place of the full-blown roses.-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

A large whale gives on an average twenty
tons of rendered oil.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

PROFESSIONAL FLAT HUNTER.
One young woman has been making
money lately. That isn't surprising.
Many other young women are doing
the same thing. But this particular
girl eve made money before, and
the process she is now adopting is,
as she herself says la%ughingly, a
pudding of her own invention.
She is a fiat hunter. The town
bounds in amateur fiat hunters. Any
woman whose income is not beyond
reproach a tell a tale of woe con-
corning the quest of the ideal apart
ment. But a professional hunter of
flats is quite another thing.
That anyone should choose so ard
uous a profession when other work
and other light jobs are going begging
may impress the woman who has hunt
ed fats in a d~ilettante way as peeu-
liar, but, to tell the truth, the heroine
of this story likes the work.
She herself has long been a dwell
er in flats. In the efforts to find
for $35 a month all the joys of para
disc with a few mundane comforts
thrown in, she and a younger sister
tramped weary miles, climbed in
Vulnerable stairs and bearded count
less janitors in their dens. The ex-
perience gave her The idea. Now she
has a profitable business hunting flats
for persons who wish to avoid the
-.1 ~
that seem to answer the requirements
of her client and generally succeeds in
giving satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27

MH3S9uupsm Consisting Of cUTIcUaA so4I tsc}. toGsanss the ltss e snag
gs2s 70 Instant sIay MShngs iRaam~sdSns ana hgNaa:a ca
PnR awr al dcleansem the blood. A SINGLE Set is often sufficient to eme hS
TIE So Ss. nos torping, dndgudng, and Illuminating sLn, scalp ana Sbgd
hunous,= with loss ef hair, when IL else fails. Sold throughout tpe wolfe. HHMh
Depot: t272s. Chaterhouse So. London. French Depot: 8 nue d IL Fnb Paas.
CunpURA RrsoLyExr. Fills Chocolate Conedl are a new tasaew. odsuEhss ssnon.
pudaesan and bunour cures. Zach pill Is equfvaentto one taspoonfu Of LIQUID REsoigrsT.
Put up in cew-a pocket vial, containing 60 es. price, 5c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-05
A Critical Moment.

A man may be as cool az an icicle
under extraordinary circumstances OF
danger or excitement lie may pre-
serve an even mind when a ghost
comes into his room at midnight. He
may assume command and act nobly
and well when the ship is sinking. But
let that mau. let any man. upset his
inkstand and be springs 20 his feet,
makes a desperate grasp Tor the ink
stand and knocks ID half way across
the fable claws after his papers and
swoops them through the sable puddle
to save them. tears his white handker-
chief from his pocket and mOps up the
ink with II and after he has smeared
the table hi- hands and bis trousers
with ink as far as % could be made 10
60 discovers fhat early Zoo the engage
mrut he knockcd the ukstaud clear on
the table and 70 has been draining It's
life ink away all ihat time 10 the cen
ter OF thc only light figure in the pat
tern Of the carpet 1hcu be wonders
why man always makes fool OF
himself when be- up.ctr q bottle Of ink.
lie doesn't know why. Nobody knows
why. But every time II is 30. II you
don't believe H. Try a.
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How Many Reesll Bling 1on.

Who would be able TO say OF
hand" what name this musical prodigy
vas given by his father who was a
Georgia field hand? Thomas Virgins
was regarded as an idiot until he was
years old II was quite an accident
that the colored boy happened to seat
himself al the piano. He showed a
surprising power Of improvisation and
later startled the world by his won
derful technique. his comprehension
OF music and his retentive ear for hsr.
mony. Startling as Blind Tom" may
have been in the musical world, he
was but little more so than the start.
ling effect that was given TO the heat
rical world when the delicious somedy
"A Wise Woman" was first presented
10 the public Contrary 10 all predic
tions that were made. II has been ons
Of the most substantial comedy sue
cesses Of the present season. u ::
making a fortune for the people who
launched Il and they wonder why ''Th'
average woman's ideal hero is a mar
who will eat cold dinner on wash
day without grumbling about IT,"
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THE RED BONES.
Peculiar Cisss Of People who Live
In sor.uh CaroiiBa.


PecuiIar Glass Of People who 1--we
In soVsh CaroiiRa-
"Iiave you ever heard of a class Of
people called red bonesT said a
South Carolina man 10 a reporter the
other evening. They are the most pc
cullar people 10 ihe United States No
one living absolutely knows the race
from which they sprang Or from
whence the original settlers came. They
live very 1early on the boundary line
between South Carolina and Georgia,
ia the nOrihWe esteru part u the hrSt
named state. They are yzy claunish,
mix very little with people hot Of their
rnce and in a manner are quite thrifty.
ln slavery iimes they owned slaves.
visited the several summer reso Is Of
the southern mountains and Ia a way
put Oh quite "A little style. While /
have nothing but supposition 10 guide
me. I am OF the opinion that they are
descendants OF the Basques of southern
France. They do not lack courage, for
company ~ them served IN Hamp-
tons legion during the civil war and
bore themselves brayely at the hrst
Manassas Their skin II Of a swarthy
red, resembling that OF the Indian. but
at that point all resemblance ceases.
except II be that they are very hot OF
temper. have often wondered why
the ethnologlsts of this country have
not studied these people. Surely q
monograph on them would be highly In
teresting. Washington Star.
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The Rock Island pay roll for Noyem.
ber which was disbursed IN this city
the Saturday before Christmas,
amounted in round numbers 10 S43. 600
.or this station alone. That is a
pretty good sum Of money to be paid
Out In Chickasha every month. and
nearly every cent Of 1t goes into the
pockets Of home merchants. We can't
begin 10 realize the amount Of benefit
the Rock Island railroad is 20 this
town, and yet there are people here
who "cuss' Il every day or their lives.
Express.
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Close at 7 O'clock.

Shawnee, o. T., Jan. 4.-The mer.
chants and Clerks Union have signed
an agreement for the closing Of stores
in this city o'clock from January
TO December Is. There was very lit
tie objection to the agreement on the
part of the merchants and II is believe
ed thst they and the clerks will work
together harmoniously throughout TIE
year.
The early closing plan has been tried
in Shawnee 10 satisfaction, and every
body. when educated to it, is willing
that the merchant and laborer shall
be allotted a few hours each evening
to spend with his family in rest anC
recreation before bedtime.