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The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all kidney and bladder ills. Read
the following case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, Of FOG South
Walnut street, Urbana, ILL.,, says:
'In the fall Of 1899 after getting
Doan's Kidney Pills at Cunningham
Bros drug store in Champaign and
taking a course Of treatment l told the
readers of the paper that they had re-
lieved me Of kidney trouble, disposed
of q lame back with pain across my
loins and beneath the shoulder blades.
During the interval which had elapsed
/ have had occasion to resort to Doan's
Kidney Pills when I noticed warnings
Of attack. On each and every occasion
the results obtained were just as salts
factory Is when the pills were first
Thought to my notice. l just as EN-
phatically indorse the preparation to-
day as / did over two years ago."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Heller will
be mailed on application to any part
Of the United States. Medical advice
free; strictly confidential. Address Eos
ter-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale BY all druggists, price 30 cents
nor how.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
MADE A DANCING JouRNEK
Remarkable Feat Performed bylol
Time English Actor.

Remarkable Feat Performed by'oId
Time English Actor.
William Kemp, an English Icomie
lctor who fourished during tie last
years of Queen Elizabeth, aid who
belonged to the same comtany al
Shakespeare, and created" Dogberry.
danced from London to Norwich, q
distance Of ia miles. He Was accom-
panied by a servant, an unipire and a
man with a tabor and pife. Crowds
hindered his start on Eo. IL, 1000
and many met him atsRvery place
Several tried to dance bith him, but
none could rival his PATE; the most
successful were women,t Although de
layed by a s~noWstorm he did it in
nine days, and on the way accepted
O. challenge or two, eaM time coming
off best, except whey a Chelmsford
maiden Of IA daneHs till he was
ready to lie down.gfe On his return
he wrote an ACCOUNT pf it, which ends
with a warning to t;hose with whom
he had made wager.I that II they die
not pay up he wchld publish theil
names. The Mind Daies' Wonder
as the title runs, TIA merry. readable
pamphlet. AmonyV other curious in
formation in 1t iYthe statement that
the customary WY to deal with pick
pockets at the freater in those days
was to tie thepysto q post
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
WHAT A KNOCKOUT BLOW DOES
Medical Explanation OF the Jclt or
the Point CT the saw,

Medical Explanation Of the Jclt or
the Point CT the Jaw.
1rasMuch ns all boxing contest
which terminate speedily are, as
rule ended by this character Of ccut
de grace, the physiology OF 1t Is OF
great interest. A man struck with
any degree Of force upon the mental
area Of the jaw, although he may be
in perfect physical condition, instant
ly collapses and falls to the ground.
The attitude assumed in recovery,
which may be instantaneous or de-
(ayed some minutes, Is most charac-
teristlc. He squ!rms about, raises his
head and rolls his eyes in IN at
tempt to locate himself. He tries to
set on his side and elbow. He en-
deavors to rise upon his hands and
knees. If he regains his feet, he
staggers like a drunken man and
should NO proceed to reopen hostili-
ties, he is usually promptly "aNt out"
by his adversary. The blow II prac-
tically never fatal. the hearts action
Is never undully accelerated, the
pulse and respiration are normal; the
pupils are normal; there is no head
ache, no sweats, no cold extremeties,
no pallor-none Of the ordinary signs
of shock or conclusion.
James G. Duncanson British Medi,
cal Journal, April 4, 1909 believes
the condition to be due entirely to a
shaking up Of the endolymph in the
semicircular canals. When the blow
IS administered there is a violent over.
twisting Of the head, which is held
in its anteposterior position by mus
cles which, compared with those In
dicting the blow, are small and puny.
The result Is that the head flies
around with a jerk and the fluid in
the canals is subjected to q greater
disturbance than by any other trauma.
There is little reason to doubt that
this is the interesting pathology Of
the well-known but little understood
COUP de grGce-Ma6;cal News.
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To Clean Shetland shawl.

The Shetland floss shawl or scarf in
which the summer girl delights is prac'
tically spoiled if Numbered according to
the usual method, SO some special way
must be devised for restoring their
freshness when they become soiled.
Dry cleaning with starch, meal. -four
or the like is highly recommended,
but a Brooklyn young woman has dis
covered one way to launder a white
shawl satisfactorily. She made a suds
with warm water and white soap, add
ing a little ammonia, and sopped the
shawl gently around in this, squeezing,
but never lifting the mass of WOOL. A
large pan was utilized for the washing
process and when the suds was poured
off fresh rinsing water was added
twice. After the second rinsing every
possible drop of moisture was squeezed
out of the shawl, and the pan set over
the warming oven Of the range. The
shawl was turned over and over until
perfectly dry, when it looked good as
new.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Window Cleaning Made Easy.

The cleaning Of the upper sashes of
large windows necessitates generally
standing on a stepladder, and in this
position it is by no lean easy to
polish the glass well.
A very simple c%ontrivance will great
ly lessen the labor Of the window
cleaner and enables her to stand firmly
On the floor all the time. 1t is made
from an old broom, which is no longer
in the state to be of any use for sweep
ing. Cut off what bristles remain,
leaving the wood bare. On to this wood
nail firmly a strong fat piece of board
about q foot long and eight inches
wide. This should then be covered
with two or three thicknesses Of house
flannel, fastened to it by tin-tacks,
which can easily be taken cut when
aver the flannel has to be renewed.
The same sort of contrivance is useful
for polishing the windows, but for this
purpose wash leather or linen should
be drawn owe the padding Of flannel
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

@AoUsEHol9
GC? -A'
u RECIPES I

Cheese Straws-Mix two ounces OF
hour, two ounces Of grated American
cheese, one ounce Of grated Parmesan
cheese, q dash Of salt, cayenne pepper
and the yolk Of one egg; work this
to a smooth paste; roll out on q Toured
board very thin; cut in strips me-
eighth of an inch wide, place on a
creased pan and bake in a moderate
oven until pale brown.
Nodded Bread Pudding-Butter a bor-
der mould; sprinkle with %currants;
nearly fill the mould with stale bread
crumbs; beat four eggs a little; pour
over them one pint of milk; add three
fourths cup Of sugar and Il teaspoon
of vanilla extract: pour this over the
bread crumbs and bake in a moderate
oven thirty minutes; let cool; turn out
onsa platter; serve with a fruit sauce
,fcream.
Potatoes With C~heeseLTake potatoes
of even size: when tender cut off the
end from each and scoop out the pc.
fato into d hot bowl. In each potato al
low one tablespoonful of grated cheese,
one tablespoonful Of cream. and one
teaspoonful for the whole amount and
the white OF one egg beaten stiff. Beat
the mass until light. return it to the
skins and put in the oven for ten min
utes. to brown slightly, before serving
Duchess Soup-Put n tablespoonful
Of butter in a saucepan and wher
melted add n cupful Of grased bread
crumbs, and stir until q goldJh brown
add chicken stock. about . quarts
season well and simmer all half an
hour; rub through a sieve Inv return t.
The IRE; add one cup of t breast O
chicken dried and simmer ke minutes
draw 10 one side where will keeE
hot beat together three y6lks Of egg
and d cup Of cream; this to tn
Epup: SIT one minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
The WRONG Dead Man.

The Rev. Joseph Twitchell, Mark
Twain's friend, was called upon at
short notice to omciate at the funeral
services of a man who lived In Glas'
tonbury. a suburb Of hartford. Barely
reaching the church in time for the
service, he could only learn that the
name Of the deceased was the same
as that Of a person with whom he had
been acquainted come years ago. In
his eulegy he ted a surprised eongre.
CATION of the virtues, the fatherly ten,
derness and the felicities Of the mar.
Vied life of ais lamented friend.
After the service vas ever, Mr..
Twitchell met the sexton and asked:
"Well, John, how did you like my
eulogy?"
Zine sir, in It's place."
What do you mean, John, by in Its
placer"
"Why, DR.. Twitchell, this man was
n eIcr."
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
HOW the yaekles Came TO Grief.

Referring to a paragraph in your Is
sue of to-day, headed "a CrimeaA
Trophy" allow me to add that in the
summer of 1872, being a visitor to st.
Petersburg. / saw the flag of this
same ship Tiger suspended from q pill
lar in enc Of the churches. 1t was
protected by an iron cage, and the story
went that some British tars. having
HE honor OF their country at heart,
had nearly succeeded in carrying of
this trophy by climbing upon each
others shoulders, when they were OBJ
served by a custodian Of the church,
who brought the pyramid down with
d run by d judiciously aimed blow
london Times.
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How TO Broil and Roast Birds.

How TO BrOfl and Roast Birds.
The directions for broiling are the
| same for all small birds. Bear in mind,
| however, that for the extremely small
ones a very hot, bright fire is needed,
as the birds should be only Drowned;
consequently, the time required for
| broiling them is very brief. SINCE
| and wipe the birds, then split down the
| middle of the back, remove the con-
tents, pound the birds lightly, to fatten
the breastbone, and wipe thoroughly
with a damp, clean towel, taking care
that everything is removed and the
birds left perfectly clean for cooking;
season with salt and pepper, rub thick
" with soft butter and dredge with
flour. For squads Oh quail about ten
minutes are required for broiling.
| Smaller birds require less time.
To roast birds, draw and wash quick
". wipe dry, season with salt and pep
per. and put a thin slice Of pork on the
breasts; put the birds in a shallow pan
in a hot oven, and bake for fifteen OF
| twenty minutes. cartridges require
forty minutes. Serve On toast With
currant jelly and with bread sauce,
which is made in the following way:
One pint of milk, one half cupful OF
fine bread crumbs, two tablespoonfufs
Of chopped onion, n tablespoonful Of
butter, one-half t~easpoonful Of salt,
one-half tablespoonful Of white pepper!
| two-thirds Of a cupful Of coarse bread
crumbs, and another t~easpoonful OF
butter.-Sallie Joy White, in the Wom'
ans Home Companion.
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HOUSEHOLD .
. . , MATTERS
Appropriate Garnishes.
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Cucumbers served with cheese is
something new in the world of gastron-
omy, biscuits or thin waters being the
accompaniment.
Cheese omelets may be substituted
for the usual cheese course.
Asparagus is taking the place Of peas
to serve with sweetbreads.
A row of small baked tomatoes is
a new garnish for a roast fowl.
A baked fish stuffed with mashed
potatoes should be served with little
cakes Of mashed potatoes rolled in egg
and bread crumbs and fried.
Fried chicken, with cream dressing,
may be served with caulifower ON the
same dish.
Horseradish sauce made with cream
is the best accompaniment for roast
beef.-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
Food Thrown to the FISHES.

There is a great waste at sea, where
it is generally supposed that food is re-
garded at its proper value. On the big
passenger liners the stewards throw
overheard every day almost as much
food as the cabin passengers eat
sometimes more, If the passenger list
is not very full. This food is seldom,
If ever, given to the crew or the steer
age passengers.
A New Yorker once Travelled on a
West Indian steamship belonging to a
service which is called by sailors the
Hungry Goose Line" because Of the
scanty supply Of food in the forecastle.
Every day h%alf-eaten joy3ts of meat,
buildings, stale bread and piles of
cooked vegetables were thrown over
board. While the New Yorker stood
watching this feeding Of the fishes one
morning a sailor came up and said:
"Look at that ere waste, sir; an yet
they starves us poor chaps forrard.'
On another voyage the same man
saw nearly two million bananas and
oranges thrown overheard because
they were ripening too fast. All day
long the sailors hove the golden
punches OF fruit to the waves. A vel.
low streak Of wasted food stretched as
far as the eye could reach in the wake
OF the vessel.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
Our MlIilonalres In New York.

Papa, what Is charity"
"Chartty. my son, 10 giving away
what you don't want"
what Ia scientific charity?"
Scientific charity Ia giving away
what you don't want to some one who
does not want It."
what Is organized charity?"
Organized charity, my son, is Civ.
ing away something that you don't
want to some society which will give
it away to some one who does not
want It,"
Then what Is love papa?"
Love? Oh, love is only giving some
thing that you want to some one who
wants it-but that will pauperize the
poor."-Bolton Hall in Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewardeor
any case OF Catarrn that cannot be curedby
Hali's Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have knownF. J.Che-
rey for the last Is years, and believe him per-
tectly honorable in ali business transactions
and financially able to carry out any opliga-
lions made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Ohio.
WALD1Ne, Observation-Disclosures, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cureis taken internally, acs-
jrg directly upon the blood end mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
sliali's Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

The best calculation that can be
made shows that the average number
of children in the white native family
Il century ago in the United States
was more than SIX. in 1890 it had
fallen to less than five; in 1860 to less
than four; in 1872 to less than three; in
1900. among the upper classes in
Boston, to less than two.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
Petra and isabel.

Petra, the poems daughter, told me this,
She Of the midnight hair and tawny
skin
The while I led her in the waltz within
The Mexic ballroom and implored a kiss,
While trying to eyade her mothers
g~lances.
Who watched US, Argus-eyed, through
out the Dances:
"'Twas Isabel" quo:h Petra, kin OF
mine,
Who kissed a Gringo seven years agone.
That IS her baby yonder, little Juan.
There was no padre nor a glass of wine
To give her kinfolss at q marriage feast
ing
What's marriage without music, wine or
priesting?
And Isabel sang like the lark at morn;
Her heart at least was married, but one
day
He wearied Of her love and rode away
They found him dead, his white throat
red and torn.
Some say twas Isabel-that night we
missed her
I've kisses if you wish. I am her
sister"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
worid,s waste OF Live Stock.

There is enormous waste Of food IN
the great cattle and sheep rearing coun.
tries. especially In New Zealand, Aus.
tralia. Argentina, Colombia and Vene-
zuela. Hundreds Of thousands OF
sheep and cattle are slain merely for
their hides. horns and hoofs. the ex.
p~ortation of the meat being unproft.
able. A man who had worked on a
sheep run in New South Wales de-
clared that he MI saw the carcasses
of over COCO sheep on n farm. They
had been slain for their wool alone, and
none Of their meat was used.
The problem of proper food distribu.
ton seems insuperably difficult even
in this progressive day and generation,
-Bassett Staines. i'll the Los angeles
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
Wealth of

The English language, according to a
German statistician who has made n
Study of the comparative wealth OF
languages, heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary of 100000 words;
German m next, with 10000
words; then Italian, with 75,oII
French, with 10000; Turkish, with aN
500, and Spanish, with 10000. "
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
oId-Time Citizen of Iowa.

Elihu L. Bowman, Of Glenwood,
Iowa, claims to have been a citizen
Of that state longer thar any other
living man. Born in Kentucky In
September, 1925, he went with his
parents to Iowa four years later. His
father was killed by Indassps Nsile
making a visit back to his former
home In Kentucky. Elihu served in
the Black Hawk and ciEtl war cam
paigns.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
SIM culture lin Mancauria.

Considerable quantities Of cococAs
and skin silk are exported from Man
churia to France, where they are made
into a special ribbon embroidery for
the East AsIatic trade and returned
ID Manchiria and Eastern China.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
ALL TIRED OUT.
why, Dr.. 1WILCHelI, u
a bachelor"

The weary, worn
out, all tired feel
ings come to every
body who taxes the
kidneys. When the
kidneys are over
worked they fail to
perform the duties
nature has provided
for them to do.
When the kidneys
fail dangerous dis
eases quickly fol-
low, urinary disor-
ders, diabetes, drop
Sy. rheumatism,
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

PIso'sC Cure for Consumption is an infALtlo.o
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. ".
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. J.. Feb. II, 1851.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

The trouble With most actors ts
that they have never played a part
i. real life.-LifTT
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

France spends thirty-fve per cent. CT
her resources on military preparations.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

FITSDernanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Hines Graa:
NerveEestorer. S2trialbottle and treaiisefreo
DR.. RE-. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., Phiia., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SyruD for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces iHhamma-
tor, alIays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. q bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
THE WORLDS WASTE
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TONS ON TONS OF FOOD THROWN TO THE FISHES
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punches of fully ripe bananas, beauti-
ful, yellow fruit. just ready to eat.
The trade will not handle fruit in this
condition; it wants green fruit. All
these ripe punches are thrown away.
"Only a short time ago over a million
bananas brought in by the British
steamship Chickahominy were wasted
for this reason. Last year I remember
an Italian steamer coming in with a
cargo of lemons. The market was
glutted at the time, and there was no
price for them. 1t was cheaper to buy
lemons here than to import them. The
whole OF the cargo was given to our de-
partment to throw away.
This sort Of thing seems an awful
waste, but ] can assure you it is not at
all uncommon. On a smaller scale 1t is
always happening at u markets. a
fruit dealer has a few boxes of oranges
or tomatoes. The market is Just clos
ing, he can't get his price, and rather
than sell them for five cents less he
hands them over to US to throw away.
That happens every day. 1t makes a
mans heart bleed TO see such immense
quantities of good food thrown away,
| while many people, even in prosperous
New York, haven't enough to eat"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

A stock of Indian corn uses up thirty
one pounds Of water during its season.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

Sawdust and other mill waste is now
used in paper making in Texas.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

Thomas-Thash (nic) not 1t, par
shon. I'm (hic) 'tox'cated half tn
time, cause I'm (hic) SO poor. Sheer"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES produce the
brightest and fastest colors.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
Fall in Birth Rate.

Banking institutions have no use for the
mo account man.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
TIMBER AMT

For cash BUYERS, Pine or hardwood. Owners
will please address with full descriptions, author
iy to sell, agreement to pay usual commission.
3. +. EB0IiN. Birmingham, Ala.
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he Wasteful Tropics.

But in spite OF this indictment the
student of economics must go to the
tropics to see the greatest waste OF
food. Most tropical countries produce
enough to feed a hundred times their
population. Take Jamaica, for in
stance. She exports large quantities
OF bananas, oranges and %pineapples to
the United States, but billions of those
fruits are left to rot on the ground.
A walk through miles Of plantations
shows thousands of trees weighed
down by luscious fruits which have
not been picked, because the market
price at the moment did not pay for the
cost of export. Those fruits are all eft
to rot.
The worlds mango crop is the great.
kest waste of all. The mango is of
the finest fruits in the world, and prob
ably the most n%ourishing. 1t grows in
bewildering profusion in most parts of
the tropics. The negroes eat nothing
else in the mango season. They sit un-
der a mango tree and gorge themselves
all day long, until the wonder Is that
they do not burst. An average tree
bears over 1000 mangoes, each as big
as a large orange, and there are hun
dreds Of thousands Of mango trees in
Jamaica alone. The natives, with all
their appetite, cannot eat one per cent.
Of the crop, which may be conserya-
lively estimated at 10000, 000. 900 man.
goes a year.
Unfortunately the fruit cannot be
exported. 1t will not stand a sea voy-
age unless it is treated with more care
than it is profitable to give. Thus it Is
that many tropical countries are COW
cred at certain seasons Of the year by
rotting mangoes.
An American travelling in the West
Indies once rode along a mountain path
which was literally carpeted for miles
by fallen mangoes. In some places
they were a foot deep, and the horses
hoofs squashed them at every step.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30

he waste Of fruit In New York Is
i asdible. Every banana steamer
bf hundreds Of thousands @
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-30
AS Corrected.

The Pargon-You wouldn't be sc
poor, Thomas, were it not for the fact
that you are intoxicated half the
The Republican journal., 1904-11-24
A SILVER WEDDING IN BELFAST.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l.. Thayer cele-
brated the 25tb anniversary of their
marriage Tuesday evening, Nov. sth,
at their home on Bridge street, Belfast
The evening was spent socially with
games, etc, and ice cream, cake and
fruit were served by Misses Tena Jack
son and Emma Gray. The ushers were
Misses Della Thayer and Mildred Gray,
Harlie Godfrey and Russell Cook. The
presents were many and valuable, and
included a silver pie knife, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Wiley; silver salad fork, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Wiley and family;
silver cream ladle, Mr.. and Mrs. a. G.
Spencer; silver gravy ladle; Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Weber; silver berry
spoon, Fred V. CottreIl; one half dozen
silver fruit knives and silver thimble,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Thayer; solid gold
and silver olive fork, Mr. Thos. Haugh;
half dozen tumblers, Mr.. George Sweet
land; fancy damask towel, Alice Logan;
fancy decorated cake plate, Mrs. c. r.
Stevens; fancy plate, Miss Stella Ames;
damask towel, Miss Annie jackson;
decorated plate, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wentworth; silver table spoon, Jennie
Wiley; silver cold meat fork, Tena
Jackson: fancy china dish, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Darby; china berry dish
and fancy damask tray cloths, Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Cook; Japan vase, Mrs.
MarsanO; glass salt and pepper shakers
| with silver top, Charles Logan; gold
and silver meat fork, Louise Collins
toilet comb with sterling silver top
Mr.. Dexter Davis; fancy cake plate
Bertha Blake; decorated brass lamp
and silver chocolate pot, Mr.. and Mrs
| w. T. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. W. r
Holt, Mrs, Ella Cook, Mr. and Mrs. A
j. Cook, Mrs. Emma Gray, Mrs. Ortf
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Waterman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ansel Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Way
land knowlton and family, Mr. anC
Mrs. Marshall 0. knowlton, Mr.. Frank
Stevens and family, Miss Hattie Bates
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wood, Mrs
Hattie Godfrey. At seasonable
hour the party dispersed, with man.
good wishes to their host and hostess.