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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
THE THREE FISHERS.

Three fishers went sailing out into the west,
Out into the west as the sun went down;
Each thought on the woman who loved him best,
Aud the children stood watching them out of the
town;
For men must work and women must weep,
And there's little to earn, and many to keep,
Ihough the harbor bar be moaning.
Ihree wives sat up i'll the lighthouse tower,
And they trimmed the lamps as tie sun went
down;
They looked at the squall, and they looked at the
shower,
the night-rack came rolling up ragged and
brown!
But men must work and women must weep,
Though storms be sudden and waters deep,
And the harbor bar be moaning.
Three cOrpses lay out on the shining sands,
In the morning CLEAN as the sun went down,
And the women are weeping and wringing their
hands
For those who will never come back to the town
For men must work and women must Weep
And the sooner it's over the sooner we sleep
And goodbye to the bar and its moaning.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
New Treatment of Cancer.

A new and wonderful application of
alcohol has recently been made in the
treatment of tumors and cancer.
Schwalbe, of Weinheim, has reported
100 cases of various forms of indolent
gfandular swellings treated successfully
by the simultaneous injection of the
tlncture of iodine. Latterly he has
used injections of simple alcohol in
fifty similar cases, and has found the
results equally favorable and the time
required for cure no greater, and he
therefore concludes that the alcohol is
the essential remedial agent. He ex-
plains it's curative action as follows ::
1t establishes state of chronic infam.
nation in the connective tissue, caus-
ing it to contract by degrees, and thus
pressure is brought upon the vessels
and the y nphatics are obliterated.
These effect ), and the consequent hard
enlng of the connective tissue, he pro-
proposes to utilize in the treatment of
other tumors, and reports che cure of
fatty tumors by the use of such iniec.
tions, to which some ether was added
In order to dissolve the fat. He finds,
Au"oNeI, tno mOSG 1mpOfGOHG applCa-
tion of his plan in the treatment of
cancer by preventing its extension to
the neighboring tissues and lymphatic
glands. The tumor is first to be iso-
lated, as it were, by causing the con-
nective tissue on all sides of it to be-
come shriveled Then the contractive
connective tissue, approaching the
growth itself, presses upon it, cuts off
its blood supply, and so causes it to
disappear by atrophy. Lymphatic
glands which are already affected are to
be similarly treated. Schwalbe, with
DR.. Hasse, claims to have cured three
cases of cancer of the breast in this
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

which the counterfeiting shall beproved.
The trade marks in which citizens OF
one of the two countries may wish to
secure the right of property in the
other must be lodged, to wit: The
marks of citizens of the United States
at Brussels, in the Office of the clerk
of the tribunal of commerce, and the
marks of Belgian citizens, at the patent
office at Washington. 1t is understood
that if trade mark has become public
property in the country of its origin, it
shall be equally free to all in the other
country.
The most favored article of the treaty
called forth little discussion, but the
treaty was ratified without any real op-
position.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
An Important Treaty Ratified.

In accordance with joint resolution
of congress, approved June II, 1874,
and due notice given to the government
OF Belgium, through the United States
minister at Brussels, on the 1st of July,
1874, the treaty of commerce and nav
igation which was concluded between
the United States and the king of the
Be1gians in 1858 will terminate on the
first of July next. In the place of it
the president sent to the senate yester-
day, and that body ratified to-day, a
new treaty, signed at Washington on
the 8th inst, by Secretary Fish and the
Belgian Minister, M. Delfasse. A ma
iority Of the articles of the treaty relat-
ing to commerce are copied verbatim
from the treaty of 1858. Article four
of the old treaty, exempting steam YES
sells of both countries from tonnage,
anchorage, buoys and lighthouse du-
ties, is omitted from the new.
A provision has been added to the
most favored nation article, giving
either of the high constructing parties
the right to terminate the article and
obligation at any time by giving one
years notice. The following new arti-
Gle, in regard to trade marks, has also
been added, and is of especial interest
to American merchants and manufac-
turers:
Article Is. The high contracting par
ties, desiring to secure complete and
efficient protection to the manufactur-
ing industry of the respective citizens,
agree that any counterfeiting in one of
the two countries of the trade marks
affixed in the other on merchandise to
show its origin and quality shall be
strictly prohibited, and shall give
ground for an action OF damages in
favor OF the injured party, to be pros
ecuted in the courts of the country in
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
Horrible Death from the Bite of a
Tarantula.

Mrs. Jervis, the wife of farmer
living near Sacramento, died a few
days ago in this city, from the bite of g
tarantula. The case is singular, and is
another instance of the deadly attri.
butes of this insect, not uncommon in
many portions of California. Some
six months ago, Mrs. Jervis, then liv-
ing on her husbands farm, had occa-
sion to strike light, and going to a
closet felt about for match. While 80
doing she found something in a piece
OF writing paper which she thought
might be bunch of matches, and took
hold of it. AS she did she felt sharp
pain like the prick of needle or pin,
and found something attached to her
fore -fngee. She screamed with terror,
her husband rose, lit a candle, and to
his horror found that she was bitten by
tarantula-whose poison is deadly
unless the wound be Immediately eau
terized. He told his wife that she had
only one chance of her life, to have the
injured part cut out. She consented,
and getting his razor, he cut piece
one inch square out of her finger. The
unfortunate woman stood the operation
heroically, but it's effects were not such
as were desired. She fingered for six
months in Continual agony, her blood
literally drying up, till she was re-
duced to an absolute skeleton. Three
months before her death her entire
right side became paralyzed; yet,
strange to say, the hand had tendency
to crawl and the fingers incessantly
moved like the legs of spider. This
feeling she said she could not control,
and it presents one of the strongest
phases of this disease, though o usual
accompaniment, so averred, of poison
ing by insects of the spider kind
San Francisco Post.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
ONLY A WOMAN.
ny HESTER A. BENEDICT,

Only woman, shriveIed and old
Inc play of the winds and the prey of the COLI
Cheeks that are shrunken,
Eyes that are sunken,
Lips that were never o'erbold
only woman, forsaken and poor,
ASKING an aims at the bronze church-door
hark to The organ roll upon roll
The waves of the music GO over her soulI
Silks rustic past her
Thicker and faster;
The great bell ceases its toll
ram would she enter. but not for the Door
Swlngeth wide open the bronze church-door.
Dhty Wonan-%aiting alone
Achy cold ON an ice-cold throne.
What do they care for her?
Mumbling prayer for her,
Giving not bread but stone
uhder old laces their naughty hearts beat,
MocElnR the woes of their kin in the street
only woman! In the old days
nope carroled to her her happiest lays:
somebody missed her,
Somebody kissed her,
somebody crowned her with praise.
somebody faced up the battles of life
otrong Tor her sake who was mother or wife
Somebody lies with tress of her hair
Ahght on his heart where the death-shadoys are
Somebody waits for her,
Opening the gates for her
Giving delight for despair
Ohiy Woman-nevermore poor
Dead in the snow at the bronze church-doort
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

A BONANZA SLICE COMING EAsT.A
small slice of our bonanza, in the
shape of O million dollars in silver bull
lion, will be sent east to be coined at
the Philadelphia mint during the month
of April, our San Francisco branch
mint not having sufficient capacity to
coin this amount lin addition to it's other
necessary business), as fast as is desir-
able. The bullion sent to Philadelphia
is to be coined into five and ten-eent
pieces. Our Branch mint will COM
mence shortly turning out the new coin,
the twenty-cent piece, which will soon
be put in CIRCULATION. We may, there
fore, look hopefully to speedy abate-
ment of the "bit ;" nuisance, arising
out of the difficulty of making proper
change where ten-cent purchases are
made and twenty-fve-cent or tive-cent
pieces rendered in payment.-SG'a
Francisco C7tr0nicle.'
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
What will he not pay for her ran

"What will he not pay for her ran
som?"
CASTOR started.
"And the young knight-would h.
not give his soul to purchase her?"
"Margo." said the leader, "briDG
her aloug."
Margo departed, and the others be
gan to divest themselves of their man
ties. Each one, taking off his blacl
robe, disclosed the Well-armed figure o1
sturdy soldier.
' l heard footsteps here this night,
said one. "May there not be true
goblin"
"Fool !'' cried the leader, savagely.
"You are novice. A goblin We
are the goblins of the tower, Antonio,
Hal What breath is that ?"
said sol" cried the other.
The three started at rattling sound.
el in the room. They looked at each
other and turned pale. The entrance
of their comrade put an end to thoir
terror.
Bring her along" cried the leader,
CASTOR could see nothing, but he
heard low moan as though from fe-
male, and the tone struck chill to his
inmost soul.
"Good cen, my pretty maid" said
the leader. Bring her nearer, good
Margo, let her be seated" u
There was slight struggle and Mar
go brought forward the prisoner.
CASTOR started-his frame shook in fren.:
zied rage. It was Alvira He re-
strained himself.
"Who are you, and why dare you thus
treat the daughter of Boltono?" :
because we love the smiles of
lovely women Was it not rash in yor
to walk alone on the terrace at such d
time? Gould we-the goblins of tho
tower-resist the temptation p
"What will you do with nae ?"
"You shall cheer us in our lonely
tower"
80, God!" she cried, wringing her
hands in agony.
"No iamentation ~ cried the leader
"Come, we wish you to be gay cheer
up."
Alvira wept in despair.
"Weep not! Why should you?
Come, let me have kissr
He rose up and reached out his hand.
Alvira shrunk back. He stepped for
ward. The o.s1ers looked on in hideous
glee-they saw not the armed figure
with uplifted sword.
"Come, one kiss"
"VIllain !" cried CASTOR, in q voice
Of thunder. Alvira saw him-all saw
him, as with a bound he sprang forward |
and buried his sword in the robbar
heart. {:
"Die I" cried the infuriated knight, |
md turning upon the nearest, with a |
blow he severed his head from his body. |
The others rose and grasped their dag
gers. CASTOR struck at the nearest and |
lis weapon was dashed from his hard, |
While the owner was dashed to the
ground. Margo, the fourth, fell upon
lis knees. With a strong hand CASTOR
pound him, and taking his rescued love
n his arms, he bore her forth along tile
lall, to the great hall of the castle.
The noise had reused the marquis, and
he inmates of Boltono soon knew all
hat had happened. i
A week after, the nuptials of CASTOR
nd Alvira we're celebrated, and the
'ody of Margo hung in chains from the
ummit of the "Goblin Tower" j
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

VALUE OF THE LEAVEs.-An intelli
gent lady stripped her grape-vines of a
portion of their leaves, in order to let
in the sun and ripen the fruit but, to
her surprise, where the leaves remained
as nature had disposed them, the grapes
were the earliest, and every way the
best. This led her to investigate the
matter, when she was delighted to learn
that the leaves were not only the pro-
tectors, but the caterers Of the fruit,
constantly celebrating and supplying it
with the pabulum it required to bring
it to perfection.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
Norway

In its general aspect Norway presents
the most nnprOmising conformation of
surface for farming operations that can
we'll be conceived. Mountain ranges,
with plateaus whose altitude precludes
cultivation, and from which rise noun
tains that reach an elevation of eight
Thousand feet above the sea, prevail
generally throughout the country. Ex-
cept in the south the mountain-tops are
covered with snow for the greater part,
if not all the year; their slopes, when
not absolutely inaccessible, are far too
rocky and abrupt for farming settle
ments. The deeper valleys that inter
sect these mountain ranges, and which
ramify with the eontortions of the hills,
are channels up which the sea sends its
are other water worn valleys, which
convey the overflow of the mountain
lakes, subsided by countless streams
that in varying volume leap from the
hills as waterfalls, or rush foaming
down the mountain side-the impervi-
ous primitive or metamorphoric rocks
that are characteristic of the country
not permitting the absorption of the
melting SHOWS or the summers rains.
There exists, therefore very extensive
superficial area that presents physical
as we'll as climatic difficulties of char.
acter not to be surmounted by the most
enterprising cultivators. With few ex-
ceptions the homestead of the Norsk
farmer is built on the lower slopes of
the hills, where, in fact, the wash of
the rocky surfaces, in broken stone and
silly soil, has accumulated to q suff-
cient depth for the operation of the
plow; Or on the embarked levels of
1oamy soil, the deposits left by ancient
rivers, or when rich lacustrine alluvium
is met with or where moraines are
spread ont at the embouchure of gla-
cler grooved and expansive valleys,
forming suitable sites of scattered ham
lets and little farms.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

TALKING of the tight skirts which are
nov in fashion, lady who was born in
the last century said the other day /:
g You call those tight skirts Il You
should have-seen Madame TalIiea then
when she walked in the Tuilarses with
dress of an almost transparent text
ure, worn over a pair of silk tights !!
You have not come to that. y ''sf No. :"
answered another lady, "and T hope
We never shall.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS.
The following are the totals of the
appropriation bills passed by the last
congress for the next fscial year, taken
from the official copies of the laws.
They are absolutely exact:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09

By a new invention it is claimed that
glass can be made into building ma E.
rial, for house fronts, doors, or pave
ments, superior to marble in durability
and economy.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-04-09
CONCERNING CRoCKERY.

When buying erockery, it is poor
economy to buy an inferior article be-
cause it can he purchased at one-third
less price. A first, class article of porce-
lain will out-wear many inferior pieces,
ard still preserve its freshness. It
never absorbs stale odors, no matter
how many times heated. 1t does not
erackle py usage, thus marring it's
beauty. Neither is it as liable to break
when used harshly. Too hot water
poured over dishes, when cleaning
them, is very injurious practice.
Dishes should be washed in suds, and
if rinsed, the rinsing shonId never be
too hot to bear the hand. Hard-boil-
ing wat poured from the tea kettle
over dirty dishes is siovenly practice,
which will soon tell it's tale in cabalistic
characters all over the face of the
croekery.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14

well-known circus proprietor, was unanimously
nominated FOR Mayor. 49,. The failure in Lon
don Of the General South American Banking
Company is announced. The liabilities are
estimated at 81, ,5c0, 900. Charley Smith, of
Greenville, an employee of the New Jersey
Central railroad, awoke to find that himself and
family had been cbloroformed and robbed of
nearly all their wearing apparel, gold watch
and chain, and about S75 in money.
Mason, arrested in New York charged with
passing counterfeit money, was one of sixteen
men who conspired to kipnap President Lin
coin and Secretary Seward from Washington to
Richmond. The plot WAS discovered, and he
was sentenced to be imprisoned for life in the
Columbus penitentiary. He was pardoned on
condition that he should quit the United States
and never return. -. In a case in Washington
a colored man who was not allowed shave in
BARRIERS shop was refused q writ, the court
declaring that saloons and BARRIERS shops did
not come under the civil rights act. "A
conflict has occurred between the troops of
India and China, and twenty Cinnamon were
killed.. The lower House Of the Relchsrath
has approved grant of $685. ,0OO for 1875 and
one Of $500 for 1876 to defray the expenses
Of the representation of Austria at the Centen-
nial exhibition. ..... Charles X. Lands, we'll
known as the founder of Vineland, shot and
killed Uri Carruth, editor of the Vineland Inde-
pendent, in the Office of that paper. A difficulty
Of long standing existed between the two men,
and the editor, in almost every number of his
paper, had something to say Of Landis ...
The United States government has already
taken the preliminary steps for modifying the
treaty with the Sioux Indians in regard to the
Black Hills. In Newark, N. j., one man
employed another to asssssinate his wife, Civ
ing him 800. The man employed took the
money and then told the story and the in
human husband was arrested.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14
Six Millions.

About two years ago, DIR. J. Walker.
an old and prominent physician of Cali
fornin, discovered, by actual experience
upon his own system, medicine which
may honestly be termed ga boon to
suffering humanity" Being a combina-
ton of herbalistic extracts, pungent and
sour to the taste, and yet possessed of
gentle stimnlative characteristics
although entirely free from alcoholic
named it Vinegar Bitters, and despite
the prejudice existing among his pro
fession against all patented medicines.
he determined to brave the jeers of his
brother practitioners, and give to suffer
ing humanity the benefit of his accidental
discovery. He did 80, and the benefits
from its use became known. The de-
mand increased, and immense quantities
were sold, at merely nominal price.
Its merit is told in the fact that ssin two
years over six millions of bottles have
been sold;" and still the demand in
creases. Surely such a man should be
ranked among the benefactors of the
human race.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14
The Last Gold Ring.

The history of Wall street presents no
exact parallel to the gold pool which has
of late controlled the market. There
nave been hundreds of combinations in
stocks and gold, says New York city
paper, but these have generally run on
heavy credit system, while the gold
pool, as far as can be ascertained, is
engineered on q purely cash basis. In
the locking up of gold hitherto the prac-
tlce OF the cliques has been to make
their original purchase of cash gold.
pledge 1T as collateral for loan of green
backs, buy more gold, pledge this in
turn Tor greenbacks, and so on indefin-
!tely. But in this case the combination
Is what Wall street men call "solid."
it moves but leaves no trail. Gold is
taken from the street by the million, and
dlsappears mysteriously; still those who
nope to see 1t turn up in the banks are
disappointed. 1t is never hypothecated
with the banks, it does not find its way
back to the street; it is hidden from
sight. More than this, the operation of
withdrawing gold from the market is
SLOWLY and mysteriously going on every
DAY. The premium is advanced point
by point at the will of the pool, and cash
gold, needed for business purposes, can
De bought or borrowed only from its
agents and at its own rates. Wall street
never was 80 mystified. In former pools
there was always something upon which
10 form an accurate Judgment, but in
TINS there is nothing calculated to
dIehn1tely point out the personelle of the
chque. The street is full of rumors and
gossip, but when an inquirer tries to pin
ms lnformer down to solid fact he finds
That most OF his statements are founded
upon conJectures more or less justified
by circumstances.
This much Is conceded, however. on
all sides, that the pool is one of the
sa ongest, and by long odds the most
shrewdly managed of any in the history
OF monetary gambling. 1t was formed
when gold was selling between 112 and
ll3, but 80 quietly were its movements
conducted that it was many days before
the outside operators were aware of its
magnitude. Point by point it went up.
Now and then indications were thrown
out by the artful managers of O tendency
to weakness. Then the bears came in
with rush, and the result was lust what
the clique wanted-the formation of a
heavy short interest. Holding nearly all
the cash gold, the clique fixed its own
rates of interest, squeezing the shorts
on one occasion to the tune of one-fourth
per cent. per diem. Knowing that any
suddenness of movement on their part
might prompt the interference of the
government, which killed the famous
Black Friday combination, the managers
worked slowly, but surely, strengthening
their position day by day. The scarcity
OF gold and the condition of the finances
and mercantile affairs favored them, and
besides this their members were men of
immense resources.
The affair was conducted so closely
that even Wall street did not know who
was In it. 1t only knew that gold as
as it was offered was taken, and from
that moment disappeared from the mar
ket. At an early day over $15, ,OOO, 900
was thus held.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14

WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW NO
g MACHINE must eventually supersede all
Others now run tDitt phich Il comes in competition.
We recommend for Il the highest auard which Il
IS IN the po,rer Of The Institute to 6estou."-From
the unanimous Report of the five Judges
OF the American Institute. New York, 1874.
The Board of Managers unanimously ap-
proved the report, and recommended for this
machine the Gold Medal Of the Institute.
The Board of Direction unanimously ap-
proved this recommendation, and awarded
the Gold Medal to Wheeler & Wilson, the
only gold medal awarded for a Sewing
Machine by the American Institute for
many years.
The Austrian Official Report of tie He,nu
Opposition pronounced II "he marud of the
Exposition" and added, "Mis universal machine
se'rs the heaviest leather harness and the finest
gause Nth truly pearl stitch."
The Grand Medal Of Progress pas awurded
for Il.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14
Pumpkins.

An army captain whose company was
stationed at Baton Rouge, La, purchased
wagon load of pumpkins for So. so, and
ordered the first sergeant to give the
men all the pumpkins they could eat,
saying that it would make them grow
IKE young. pups. Thereafter the men
mad pumpkins for dinner, and pumpkins
tor supper. Two dollars and fifty cents
fed company of sixty men for a whole
week, and the captain was wondering
what made his men desert at the rate of
from ten to fifteen every pay day.