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The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
WRITING.

SHORTHAND WRITING.
resss Psrforrned by steaoErapsaers In
Reports Of Great Meetings,
some years ago, when I was on one
I tia Cincinnati papers said Mr..
saobn Richie, the stenographer. II
nsfforns j what I still regard as my
mOst notable stenographic feat
alEhat was that?"
ii was assigned one night to make q
verbatim report Of a lecture BY the
Reg. Henry Ward Beecher. The train
il whicht the distinguished pulpit ora
ID was to arrive chanced to be late
shaf night. The lecture, which was to-
have begun at s o'clock. did not start
until about 10:45. / saw at once that
would have to move hastily to get
sMTeport ready before the paper went
ID press, as il would be late before the
sneaker had finished. How did I
manage IT. Well. 1 prepared a great
number of small, narrow strips. of pa
LII. Il was 12:45 when Beecher spoke
lis last sentence. Then I got six men
around me to translate while / dictat-
I'd from my short hand notes. 1 gave
Ten or fifteen words to each man at a
lime. which they wrote out on marrow
strips, and another man with a paste
bot and brush arranged the copy in or
der on the larger sheets. At Las
she lecture was in the hands of the
e0mpositors. and it appeared complete
iii the papers that morning. Yes, that
Vas about the biggest thing I have
done
DO you remember the investigation
d fudge Blodgett by a congressional
s0nmittee2 One day during the pro-
esedings my stenographic notes made
2S6 pages Of solid type-writing, or
about nine columns of reading matter
In one Of the blanket-sheets. a page
of ype-writing will average 800 words.
solid, or about $50 words Of testimony
where the paragraphs are numerous.
or that day I was through by 9 p. m.
4 had n assistant part Of the time,
and never more than two. But Ihave
often taken notes alone and single
handed sufficient to make 200-pages Of
type writing. and would always be
through early in the evening. Since
the typewriter has been introduced we
gan make five copies about as easy as
ona By using carbon paper. Day after
day 4 have produced 400 pages Of long
hand copy, transcribed from my notes.
0ne page Of long-hand win equal
about 9 half-page Of type-writing. we
hays typc-Writing operators who viii
sufn out ten pages an hour.
Since 1868 1 have always managed
i corps Of reporters in the presidential
e~elvention. regard one Of these ma
tional conventions a Che most difficult
Kind Of reporting that is done-worse
even that congressional reporting. It
y neVer-ending talk from the moment
convention opens until it adjourns.
lHd at times the excitement and con
zasion is stupendous. In the Tilden
Convention at ST. Louis FIVE of us kept
dong with the proceedings each day,
aud made 1--WE copies with the stylus
we also did the Garfield and Hancock
ehyentions. We recorded every
word, and they were all written up
ana transcribed within FIVE or ten min
Hsss after the adjournment each day.
Ehe stanographer Of a great political
convention needs 8 large and varied
sund q knowledge pertaining to pub
III affairs. "-CAicago Ne1s.
To0r rFF-M EA4
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
Piles, PILES! Piles!

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. One box has cured worst cases of 20
years standing. No one need suffer five
minutes alter using Williams Pile
Liniment. It absorbs tumors. allays
itching. acts as poultice, gives instant relief.
Prepared only for Piles, Itching of private
parts. Mailed for 81. Frazier Med. Co,
Cleveland O.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
MA7TERS.

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Slavery still exists in China, and is
carried Oh with all those painful hard
ships and iendish barbarity that have
characterized it for centuries. Male
slaves, however, are few compared
With the female ones. The former are
nearly all descendants of rebels eaptur-
ed in war, while it is the practice of
girls to voluntarily become slaves in
order to save their family from perjury
and death. In poor families. where
girls are numerous, it is the custom if
they do not drown them when born, to
sell them to wealthy families as do
nestle servants. The price paid, of
course. depends upon the age, health
and personal appearance of the girl.
The average price is from $50 to $50
each. The market for human flesh is
dearer now, and a father may nov get
800 for a goodlooking girl twelve
years old. If she is healthy q contract
is then executed, by which the pur-
chaser is bound not to sell her for
immoral purposes, undertaking to pro-
vide her with wholesome food and
drink until she is nineteen or twenty,
when he must find her a husband.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

At the dawn of ~womanhood, or in the change
Of life, Samaritan Nergiae is the ladies friend.
From North Hampton, NH, Mrs. LIB. Tar
ton. writes: Samaritan NelUine cured my SON.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
Green corn---A young bun ion.

The waut Of n re-
diuretic which.
while acting Is .
stimulant Of the kid
Q neither excitss
nor i~rritates them.
was long since SUD
piled by Hostatter's
Stomach Bitters. This
Gne medicine exerts
the requisite degree
of stimulation upon
organs, without
producing irritation,
and is, therefore, far
better a~daptsdforthe
purpose than I'M
indicated excitanta
often rescrted to.
Dyspepsia. fever and
asue, and Kindred
diseases, are all cured
hyit. For sale by all
Druggists and Deal.
ora 1onara1fv
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

Jet occurs IN Colorado and Texas
ana VIII probably . be utilized ii
me arts. The bowenite Of Rhode t.
lano and Williamsite Of Pennsylvania
are used as q substitute for Jade
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

NJ. de Lesseps, the famous builder
of the Suez and Panama Canals, must
be a man of indomitabIe viii and iron
nerves. The London Times relates the
following Of him: son NJ. de Lesseps
what are called the nerves have no
influence at ali. Nobody seems less
liable to physical suffering, and his
closest friends are puzzled whether to
attribute this to robustness or to in
iomitable will. Three years ago, on
his way back from Egypt, the sea was
rough, and on mounting the stairs to
the upper deck to reach his cabin the
rolling Of the vessel forced him to
cling to the trap-door. a tremendous
lurch flung the door down, his hand
being jammed in the opening. Every
body cried out, but NJ. de Lesseps
ceolly waited till a rolling in the
opposite direction had raised the door,
shook his hand, and walked on. Last
year he fell from his horse and fractur-
ed his arm. People wanted to bandage
it, but he declined, put his arm in his
vest and kept it SO for two days, after
which he said it was all right. He
once came back from a journey and
found one Of his children seriously i'll.
He went up to the bed and took the
ehilds arm, Whereupon the child OPEN
ed his eyes and smiled. The doctor
said, 1T is the first time he has smiled,
the contact of your hand has relieved
him. DO you think So said N. de
Lesseps; and he sat down by the bed,
keeping the child's arm in his hand.
In this posture he remained for four
daysa and nights, in his travelling attire,
scarcely eating or drinking. and with
out leaving hold Of the chiId's arm
After this the child ceased complain
ing and slept soundly. Then only did
M. de Lessers rise and think of rest
ing and changing his garments"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26
Wnaf Does

what dyspepsia DOess-
It causes erievous pains by day and frlghtul creams py mgn.
1t DESTROYS the pleasure of a good dinner.
II sours the disposition and makes its victim cross sss a nd p sanaan
Il makes the appetite capricious and unreasonable.
Il causes constant g~rumblng and complaining. go
J what ssBrown's IRON Bitters's Does.
Il invigorates the weakened stomach, and enables II to digest
Il promotes the enjoyment of a hearty meaL.
Il enriches the blood, improves the liver, and cheers 8 the 81 n. nsawa
Il brings q regular and healthy desire for food at proper tunes.
Your DauceIsT sells Browns IRoS BrTTERss
The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-26

The following facts in regard to
Greely's colony, now in the Arctic re-
gions. will be of general interest:
Lieutenant Adolphus w. Gleason of
the Fifth United States cavalry, act
Ing signal officer, with Lieutenants
Frederick F. Kislingsbury and James
y. Lockwood, and nineteen non-com-
missioned officers and men, were land
ed by the Proteus at Lady Franklin
bay and established at Discovery har-
Dor, n of the eleven polar stations
which the leading governments of the
world had agreed to maintain within
the Arctic zone to make simultaneous
scientific observations. The party was
ne OF the best equipped that ever
went north, and it had ample supplies
for two years, while the region was
found to be plentifully supplied with
game. The supplies Of the party were
probably exhausted a year ago. unless
made to last longer by the procuring
Of fish and game. Lieutenant Greedy.
the commander of the station, is a
native of Massachusetts,. He was a
private in the Nineteenth Massachu-
sets regiment during the war, enlist
ing in July, 1861. He attained the
rank of sergeant, and in March, 1868.
was commissioned as second lieuten-
ant in the Eighty first regiment, Uni
ted States colored troops. In March,
1865. he was breyeted major of yolun-
seers for faithful and meritorious
services during the war, and the next
month he was commissioned as a
captain in his regiment. Mustered
aut in 1867, he was given a commits
sion IS second lieutenant in the regular
army, and subsequently was promoted
o a first lieutenancy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-27

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PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
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Fast Time, First-Class Equip
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~ See that your tickets read via
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Maps, Time Tables. Tickets, Rates
and all required Information. call
on or address any of the Ticket
H. P. HUGHES,
Passenger Agent, Houston. Texas.
r. W. MCCULLOUGH,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Marshall, Texas.
Gen. Passenger Agt.. St. Louis, Mo.
II. NJ. HOXIE,
Third Vice. President, st. Louis.
Sale by United States Marshall
United States Circuit Court, Western
District of Louisiana.
No. Thomas A. Allen VS.. W. +.
Blackman.
PURSUANCE OF THE DECREE
/ of said Court, made and entered i'll
the above and numbered cause, on the
5th day of February, 1884, the under
sigued Mater will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder for cash, OH the 5th day OF
APRIL, 1884, at ~ o'clock NJ. before
! the Courthouse, in the Town of A lex
andria La, Parish of Rapides, in the
State of Louisiana. the following de
scribed property to-wit:
One thousand arpents of land situa
ted on Bayou Boueff, in said Parish o
Rapides, inherited by Mrs. Jeannett'
Wells and sister, Martha l.. Wells from
their father, Hatch Dents estate, ais
An undivided one-half interest of fiv
hundred acres of land, more or less
conveyed to Mrs. Jeanette Wells b,
her husband, Montfcrt Wells, adjnin
ing the above described tract and ais
three-eighths Of the undivided half
the said 500 acres, bounded above b.
lands belonging to the Estates OF !
and a. B. Compton. known as tn
: Home Place, below by lands of tn
\ same Estates and known as the Lowe
. Place, together with all the improve
ments thereon and appurtenance
4 thereto, belonging to the whole prov
b erty commonly known as the Well
n wood plantation, situated i'll the Pa
e ish and State aforesaid.
5 &c. WHITE,
$ PERCY ROBERTS, Maste
b Solicitor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-27
ST. JOHNS
LIVER PILLS

The true Liver Medicine and real
remedy for Torpid and Congestive
Livers. Prompt relief is obtained
by their use; they obviate the use
of Mercury, and being entirely Veg
etable are perfectly safe. Price, Is
cents a box.
/ Apply to HENRY ST. JOHN,
Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chy-
mist, in Exchange Hotel Building,
Alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-27

List Of Thirty jurors to serve during
the Third Week Of the April Term
District Court. said service beginning
April 2ist. 1854.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-27

List of Thirty Jurors to serve during
the Second Week of the April Term
District Court. beginning said ser
vice on Monday, April l4th. 1854
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
No. i3o.4
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE


Boise City, Idaho, October n, lAsj.
NarTcE IL hereby given TINT the Atlanta aim,
ing Company has made application Tor tnited
states Tatnnt for tho Monarch mill site, MIaale
isoHe Mining District, AItnfas COUNTY, laahe
Tertiary consisting of LII acres, beinE Lot No
ii. and described III tile field notes and plat Of
tile official survey an tile IN this office. with
imagine Il variation At IL degrees and % minutes
eaat, IL. follows:
Commencing ut the post No. |. at the sonth.
eastern corner OF said Monarch mill site and
running thence III deg Il. auu feet to post No
q. thence 40 deg 4. ZAP feet to post No. y:
thence i tn dug W. aho feet to post Ne; = thence
80 tleg w 10 feet to the Hiace OF beginning.
From post M. 1. Il. \. NJ Nj. No. bears . "
deg Ii min and 10 seu Ii, 4i3HH teet distant.
Said mill site contains 4H acres aud Il ueslg,
natad hx the United States surveyor Senefal
Of Idaho al Lot No. ~.
The ssld mining claim being Of record II tins
once OF tile County Recorder OF raid Mtuths
nixtriet 1T Haiinv. IN Aitufa- eassutss iiaii.
Territory. This nearest known locations heiht
30 nstty mill ritn. tue Monarch Goit and Silver
MINUS Co iisaef the Gfeenhsek mill ~ise aht
! 50 Massn Chapman fiacar-
any ami all persons claiming ADVERSELY all
portion Of tile said mill site are required 70 MI
/ tl4Br Hav verse claims thereto With tile kestate
et the United = ates Land Office. at Hotse CITY
] Idaho 1urritory within the sixty days pupifca
tim thsresH, OF they will be barred by virtue q
| thr uruylsinns at tile Statute in such case
Matte anil provided. u. I. y fhlhE,
Register.
| direct TINT tho foregoing Nutiee Of Anriiea
! til n far Patent be Published for the period Q
sixty daya item consecutive weeksl III III
/ kEl cuua KEYSTONE. ii newspaper published :
I kulrhui Alturas county, ldaho TERRITORY.
d. +. b. 1NtDEs
| J. firunhack. Register.
I Atty Atlanta NJ, TO, lVee'I
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05
Notice of Forfeiture.

Alinras county. Idaho Ty !, Jan. ,. 1854. f
Tu IIenry Collins:
fnn are helehy notified TINT | hive
s..lMnsted One Hundred noiEt1s IN hahor
mud improvements upon the Diamond
rrIHee mining elaiM, SiIasstea il saw-
tussth nintug district. County u Aitura's
md Territory IF Itlalae. and more
1mrticai.riy described Hs lying near
tha heuslwnters Of thu Boise Itiv-
II about ono md une-lalf
miles III 4 suutt,@ westerly dirtetiuh
frgs4n she ss,lAst isiiue. Said '.nlanlnud
Prince miasins cltim having been 10
es4tea In tie munfh CT September. A. u.
tssa. fv Frnnk " May unit ]. r. Coeh-
RIM ssia Frank w. Alav having sold
aII If his interest. consisting III two
fifihs, III said diamond Primes ia Hem
~ Cillins. On the 22d day Of May, 1883.
Il, s.rtIssr - hula Sid premises under the
provisions 1T Srctinn aaal- Revised
! Statutes oi the United States. hetng tue
Hsununt required tu haia the same for
the year ending January lst. A. -. 1884
AMA IL. within ninety hays after this
] notisss by publication yeu istit or fsstsst
10 et,lsrilsnse yaHr proportion 81 snct
expenditure as n co-pwner, yohr inter
EST In saih claim will become the prop
crty Of the subscriber unster the provis
4 ions Of said Section 2..A.
]. r. ccon1Aax.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05
Tg;dale-Ased Men.

There are many at the age of 80 TO rs who x1p
troubled with tao frequent avachatloh " lhN
b}axltler often accompanied by a burning CT
smnrting sem atlen and weaken of tie syr-,
tern in 4 manner The ratient cannot account
fer. On examining the ailnafy aeperle iefs
sediment will often he found, and semstiLes
small PARTICLES of abumen viii appear, CT the
color i'll be thin snlkish hue again changing
many men who die Of this kjtfcuity. ignorant Of
the cause which is the second stage Of seminal
weakness Dr. s. will guarantee perfect cure
the geuit6-urinary organs. Office huuis--iu 70
ard 8 to S. Sundays from IL to Il 4. M ton
sultatlon free Thorough examination anu atsr
vice. So Call or ADDRESS bK. sFlANEI q to--
No II Krarnev St. San Francisco. tScpt.ee-l~.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05
Notice of Forfeiture.
To William Alsup:

To William Alsup:
You aie notified that we have expen-
desl 600 III lahor and improvements on
the columbus" lode mining claim. sit
united in the Sawtooth Mining District.
County Of Altnr;ts md Territory OF fdnho-
in order to hold snid premises under the
provisions Of Section 1924 IF the Revised
ststttstss 81 the United sSstittss being the
amount required to hold the same fpl
the YEAR ending December 81. 1888. and
TINT the said pruportion'ane from you.
William Alsnp, is $33.33,1-a tbeing one,
| third lawful money Of the United States
and il within 81 days after tho # dicft-
/ ton nf this notice. Won fail or refuse t
contribute your proportion Of such ex'
T pendituro rs Il cp-owner. your interest,"
/ in said claim will become the property
| Of the subscribers under said Section
a32i +. SOLOMON
! Janunrv II 1sS3 Fns~w wv plsrrs
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05

Iasaitude Noc:crnal Emission. Aversion IL
Society, ninnss;e ct Nislen. Naises il tie Isasfs
the vital fluid passing unulsefsed into stss
urine and many other diseases Etading 10 in
sanity and death. HE. MzAFNE will sttes
To forfeit Five Hundred Hestars Ter
case Of this kind The vital Resfefsatlv1
tuusler his special advice and trcatnehb VIII
not cnre, or for anything impure or injurious
found In 1t. Ogk. MINTfE treatsail prlvGts
diseases successfully without mercury tcn-
suftatien free. Thorough examination
and advice including analysis Of nrinr, -
Price OF Vital Restorative. 81 Eta bcttle,cr
feur times the quantity. s.; sent t. any All
dress upon receipt Of rfice. or G. q. p. eP-
senae fFom observation, aud IN rvats aaks&
desired.
sample KOtsle Free;
Sent On application by letter stat ng srrz-{-
&c as, EEK aud age. Communications strictly
confidential bs DIk. n. - WINTlE. -
X emrMey street. Sum EranciHcO. CMl-
DEk. MfNTIE*& Kidney Remedy.
NephretfcUns, cures all kinds ef Kidney
and Bladder Complaints, Geaerrhne. Glevt>
l,enchorrhaa For sale by all drureisss; 81
per bottle. or elk bottles for g.
NN. MINT2EeS S10ndelter pills ars
best and cheapest Dyspepsia and Mile xfA
pxxs In the market Far sAla - sill drspatstA,
sSef sce ~
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05

Notice OF Forfeiture.

TO andrew Govern, Isaac Habishaw sna
Mike Carey;
Yen are hereby notified TINT / have
expended 800 III labor and improve
monts upon the Northern Belle Lode
mining claim. situated on the head wA-
tiers Of Lost River Custer County, Idaho.
III order to hold sid mining uIaini nm
der the provisions Of section 1921, reyis-
ed statutes of the United States. tie
amount required II yon for ysur por-
ton 81 the expenditure on taid mine. ssr
the year ending December ~, 1888, is
$50 lawful money OF the United States,
aud il, after so days publication. yon
fail or refuse to pay Your proportion OF
said expenditures MS co.owners. your
interest in said claim will become the
property of the Subscribers under said
section 1924, who have performed said
labor and improvements.
jan. 2. 1854. JAM $ McCAERIcE
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05

To II III seatt. Holland Smith. Miss ----~ Quinn
and "a i. Essietaau.
fan ARE herWtzv natii1ssi that wis have. In the
yssF i~ras exp1ssstsd One Hundred dollars tn
fsssaf and improvements upuH the Scott lode
ana mining ulaissi situated III the Little Smoky
Mininx District. IN Aiturar county. Idaho Ter
stsa1x. sn order "a, uld raid premises under the
provisions ~ Section ase4 1T the Revised Stat
usss II tte United States, being the amount r.
aufsst ~ hold the fer the year ending De-
climber 81. 1Hsa &Ed that II, within ninety hol
aass afser the publication Of this notice you
TAIL or refuse to contribute Your proportion IT
sseh expenditure as ou<owners. vanr. and earh
III *our, interests. in patd lode and mining cisim
viii tenusne the property III tina suiscribara,
under and ~ the terms ~ said SECTION 2594
Il. &. HoLLARHIDn.
A. H. BdILARHfDk,
NJ. A. PurKErr.
ketehuin Feh. 10, 1874.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-04-05
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Notice No. 25.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, Dec. /, 1888. !
NOTICE is hereby given that the Warm
Springs Consolidated Mining Company, an or
ganzation Incorporated under the laws OF the
State OF New jersey, by its authorized agent
j III. Moyle, whose Post Office address Is ketch-
UNI, Alturas county, idaho Territory, has made
application for q United States Patent for the
NIAGARA
Lode mining claim, situate In Warm Springs
Creek mining District, Alturas county, Idaho
Territory, consisting OF 1886 linear feet of the
lode, and surface ground GOO feet wide, being
Lot No ~, and described in the field notes and
plat of the official survey on file III this office,
with magnetic variation at 10 degrees 81 min
ntes east, as follows: Commencing at tho dis
covery point and running thence $, 35 deg 81
min Il, 100 feet to tile Sonth- Westerly corner OF
the claim, post No. /: thence N AZ deg Al min T.,
13459 feel TO post No. q thence NJ rs deg ~
min w, 5oH feet TO post No. .. thence Al deg
80 min ", lsla feet to post No. :; thence, IS
deg ~ min f. Gus feet to post No. /, the place OF
beginning survey of exterior boundaries of
claim, containing an area of lT;i7 acres, cxcln-
sive ofo.as aeresin conflict with Ontario, Lot
A, also exclusive OF GOA acres In conflict with
Textbook Lot SO, surveyed subsequent to this
claim, and for V hich application for patent has
been made, reference thereto being had. From
nHft 4. ia II isr ~ IAio . PppaEt y = deg q
claims are the "Ontario'' and .Tenbrook lodes.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said niagara mine pr surface
ground arc required to file their adverse claims
with the Register Of the United States Land
Office at HALEY, in the Territory of Idaho, ddr-
ing the sixty days period of publication here
Of or tsley will be barred by virtue Ut the pro-
visions Of the Statute.
It IL hereby ordered that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Patent he published for the
period OF 90 days item consecutive wceksi in the
kETcHUM KEYSTONE, q semi weekly newspaper
published at ketehums Ai.nrss sI pas,s is''i
Vim. Uyntlman. Register.
Atty for applicant y ca