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The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
SCRAPS.

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There is no patch of the moons visible
urface half . mile square that is not
accurately mapped, according to Prof.
Foung, while the earth contains immense
racts, and in Central Africa, which have
lever been surveyed.
In late experiments by a Russian phys
ologist, neither pure tin nor the bichlo-
ide of tin proved poisonous when intro
tuced into the stomach of a dog, but
when the bichloride was injected iuto
he veins it was quickly fatal.
An Ingenious system of adapting the
alphabetical messages of the cleo rio tele-
graph, or of the Photograph or any other
signalling apparatus, to the reproduction
1t distant points of some kinds of draw
ngs, has been contrived by Mr.. Alexan-
Ter Glen, lieutenant of the Inns of Court
.14th Middlesex) Rifle Volunteers, Eng
and.
In a paper read before the Anthropo-
ogical Society of Havana, Signor Juan
lie Armes has denied that races of tropi-
.al America have artiically changed the
hape of their heads by long-continued
compression, and has demonstrated to
lis satisfaction that the affirmation has
leither historic, scientific nor rational
foundation. Nature has been quite
.qual to the task of producing the forms
If heads supposed to have resulted from
notifications effected by man..
The sea occupies three-ifths of the sur
ace of the earth. At the depth of about
800 feet waves are not felt. The tenn
oerature is the same, varying only a triie
rom the ice of the pole to the burning
un of the equator. A mile down the
water has a pressure of over a ton to the
tquare inch. If a box six feet deep
we're filled with sea water and allowed
% evaporate under the sun, there would
,e two inches of salt left ON the bottom.
Taking the average depth of the ocean
o be three miles, there would be a layer
If pure salt $50 feet thick on the bed of
he Atlantic. The water is colder at the
bottom than at the surface.
The Hoangho River in China is more
troublesome than our cratic Mississippi.
Nine instance are on record of its max
ng a complete change of course. It has
moved its mouth from south to north,
,ver four degrees of latitude, leaving
many sandy wastes and shallow lakes
where populous plains had existed. En-.
yinecrs have been much interested in the
question whether these disastrous over
lows and changes of the river bed car
DC checked. They have been convinced
Tor some years of the feasibility of keep
ing the rivers cratic tendencies within
limits.
The name of seNorwegium" has beer
given to the interesting new metal dis
covered by Dahl ONE time ago, while
he was examining q specimen Of nicke
ore from Keagero, in Norway. This ad
aition to the now rapidly growing list o
elements, is a malleable metal of whit
color, with a tinge of brown, and pre-
sents, when pure, q metallic lustre, but o
exposure to the atmosphere. become
coated with a thin film Of oxide, il
hardness is about that of copper, il
specific gravity is nearly nine and one
half, and it melts at 353 degrees Cen
From its physical properties and chem
cal reaction, it appears so to differ frol
every other known metal as to give it
distinct individuality.
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spare tho birds and Beasts.

Tbe Millinery Trade RegieD, after
cising the use of birds plumage on
aaies' hats, makes other suggestions,
Bing:
And while they are about it, let them
BOT stop 1t plumcs on hats; let them re-
ollect the beautiful tortoise shell comb
fiss Fashion wears in her hair was
sfiginally taken from a poor innocent
creature who used this material for its
hnly defence. The kid gloves she has
- her hands were stripped from q babe
those parents had hoped that its MATURE
would be spent in the harmless amuse-
aent of bounding about on suburban
seksand foraging freely on fenceboard
circus posters, The satchei she carries
sn her arm but d short time ago formed
sarI Of an amphibious animal whose
8nly crime consisted in basking In
ne sunshine on the mud flats
Of the SIT. Johns River Flori-
ID, occasionally frolicking in its
Watrrs III watching for an ~incautious
black ~picaninny Oh whom to make 9
meal. Tho silk dress she robes herself in
VAS made from the winding threads that
formed protection fol- thousands Of ma
tures beautiful creations, who were
~Faclly sealded within their secluded re-
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
False GenerOsfty.

One cannot be really generous unless
he is just. Should we cali the man gen
erous who took the bread that n poor
man had earned for his children and gave
it to another family because they were
hungryg Yet what else does he do who
holds a just debt, or takes advantage of
q mans poverty d ignorance, to obtain
from him goods at less than a fail price,
and then bestows such ill-gotten gains
upoE any so-called benevolent object,
public or privatea
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

gagfngs, and some fine needle work il in.
serted in front; over this a handkerchief
is crossed. Another handkerchief is nut
on the head, ON the top of which il
placed a round felt tspork-pie" hat. The
bright silk handkerchief and the black
hat are the objects on which all the
rustic wealth is lavished. The hat is
trimmed with velvet, and between the
brim and crow is row of little black
silk tufts. A hat is made TO last two
years amongst the well-to-do peasants.
Its constructions Is very solid. the felt
being nearly a quarter Of an inch thick.
heavy and hot. These picturesque Portu-
guese costumes can be seen at their best
In the numerous rowing boats that come
down the Duro to Oporto on market
days. The women then put ON all their
jewelry, fine ornaments that have de-
cended from mother to daughter for gem
erations. A large gold heart, from an
inch and a half to six inches in length,
and finely wrought, is one of the Oldest
forms Of these ornaments. The heart is
suspended to a string of gold beads,
light and well wrought on their surface
with a design of clearly Moorish origin.
The beads also are ~heirlooms, and some
lucky individuals have as many as
twenty rows, each strung on common
string. Crosses of fligree work of
ancient design are also worn, together
with modern cheap lockets of poor Ger
man gold.-Art Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

What kind of attention do you expect at q
hotel2 Inn-attention. Travellers. should there-
fore, carry q bottle of DR.. Biggers' H~uckleberry
Cordial, which couTferacts the effect OF bad
water ana change of climate.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
i Moar Liberal naers

THE voLTAIc Belt Co., Marshall. Mich.
offer TO send their Celebrated VoLTAIo BELTS
and Electric Appliances on thirty days trial
to any man afflicted with Nervpus Debility,
Loss Of Vitality, Manhood, &c. Illustrated
pamphlet in sealed envelope with full particus
lars mailed free. Write them at once.
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;. 1rl.ia Cnn,f be- meat.,,

Among the 40 kinds Of Cloth Bound Dollar
volumes given away by the Rochester @. u
Asnertcoss RuraIH Home for every 81 transcription
10 that & page, 4s col, 10 year old Weekly. az
6x7 inches, from 800 20 900 pages, bound in Cloth
are:
Taw without Lawyers. DaneIson's (MedicaD
NhTnily Cycl0pedia. Counselor.
Farm C~yclopedia. Boys UseIu4 Fas-
Farmers end Stockbreed times. -
aTs, Euide. Fiv0 Years Before
Common Sense in Poultry the Mast.
yard Peopless History OF
wnrId Evelonedia United States.
Universal His. Of all
Nations.
Popular History Civil
War lboth sidesJ
ANY one book and paper one year. all post
Maid for S1.lS onIyl Satisfaction guaranteed.
Reference: Hon. q. n PARsoNs, Mayor Roch-
Ester. for ii years past. SAMPLES &C. RURAL
HOME Co, LTD., Rochester. Ny.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

Thousands of cures follow the use Of d.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 80 cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

II you have numbness in arms or limbs. heart
skips beats, thrumps or futteFs, or you are ner-
yons and irritRble-in danger of shock-Dr.
Kflmer's OcEAN-WEE regulates. relieves, cor
reefs and cures.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

FOR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits. general debility in their various forms,
also as a preventive against fever and ague and
other intermittent fevers the "Ferro-Phosphor-
ated Elixir Of Calisaya, = made BY CaswelI, Haz-
ard 81 CO., New York,a md sold by all Druggists,
Is the best tonic: and for patients recovering
from fever Or other sickness it has no equal.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
THE habit of running over boots or shoes cor.
rected with Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners.

q months treatment for Soc. Piso's Remedy
for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

N EUWF HWHEb HFV DVSTTUyCU
do not expect that DIR. Pierce's Golden Medt
cal Discovery will make new ones for you. u
ever, you have not yet reached the last stages
of consumption, there is h6T8 for you. But de
not delay, lest you cross the fatal line wher
help is impossible. The Discovery has ar
rested the aggravating cough of thousands Of
~consumptives, cured their night-sweats and
hectic fevers, and restored them to health and
happiness.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

Never stop at the church door to ask abou
the music. In choir within.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

Asparagus iii glass jars is Q new imported
substitute for the fresh vegetable.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
Aftention 30 o Hotel.

There are 123 American students at the Uni.
versity of Berlin this year.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24
IF Your Lungs r Destroyed

There are three times as many telephones il
the United States as in all Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

Uncle Sans liquor bill last year was $685..
AAn nnn 49, go. 49,.
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Es55.S . 5s=-. d.T1r-
"Close the door gently,
And Bride the breath;
I've one of my headaches
I'm sick unto death"
"Take 'Purgatire Pellets,

They're pleasant and sure;
I've some in my pocket
Ill warrant to cure"
DR., Pierce's pleasant Purgative Pellets
are both preventive and curative.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-24

Fans are more and more elegant as the days
GO by.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

The old 40 days of California and
the argonauts are viviGly recalled by
the publication here OF the experiences
OF n Frenchman, NJ. de Lapeyrouse, in
the land Of gold during tnat exciting
| epoch, under The sensational title of
/ Forgotten Wrctchedncss, writes
| Paris correspondent of the New York
| Grdphic. The sensational, however,
neither title nor narrative could we'll bo
if faithfully portraying events IN that
troubled era rs they really occurred.
Twenty times, the writer asserts, was he
in peril of his life, and he wonders now
that he could have passed through
dangers so imminent without harm.
Respect for human life there was none.
and the pistol and bowie knife were
often used to decide the most ordinary
and unimpOrtant differences. The thirst
for gold appears to have bIutaliled men
beyond recognition. but il was IN the
gambling saloons that the most ter
rblo scenes We're witnessed. These
ante-chambers of the Internal regions
were TO be found on every block in San
Francisco in 1851 The author thus de-
scribes one drama that was enacted
under his eyes at "A drinking place
called "Ihe Eldorado, at the corner of
the Plaza Mayor, % resort being very
much patronized by the Mexicans At
table hemmed in by double row Of
excited spectators was seated a man
poorly dressed, who was playing a most
reckless game. He had enormous sad
dlebags filled with doubloons, tied for
convenience around his waist. but
quickly exhausted the supply by the
rapidly with which he renewed his
stakes, luck running strongly against
him. When the last doubloon bad been
thrown down on the table and lost, the
ruined gamester quietly strapped up the
empty bags, and without the least APP
parent excitement, but with the celer-
ity of lightning drew out "a large dirk
knife and fatally stabbed the proprietor
Of the saloon who had won the money.
The greatest confusion at once prevail
cd, the spectators taking sides, and a
pitched battle began, NJ dc Lapey-
rouse and the friend who accompanied
him did not wait TO see which party
came of victorious but made good their
escape. On the wooden sidewalk in
front they found the body Of the MUIR
dered man, which his associates had
unceremoniously thrown out Of the win
dow. The next morning IT was still
lying there.
On another occasion a jew in the
service Of ship chandler had robbed
his employer Of So 900 and been con-
demned to be logged The culprit was
stripped to the waist, his hands tied to
a post, and a squad OF six sturdy miners
furnished with heavy tongs with we'll
creased knots. The culprit was to
receive sixty lashcs AZ the fortieth the
head, back, and loins OF the wretched
man were Il mass Of wounds, whence
oozed black, foaming blood. His eyes
had started from their sockets, and his
head swayed heIplessly with each fre@
blow The alcade, not being altogei
er devoid OF feeling, suspended the I
ther execution OF the sentence to the IL
tense disappointment Of the spectator.
who were greatly diverted by tai
show. The man died q few hours
afterward.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

If you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits, loss Of appetite,
general debility, disordored blood,
weak constitution, headache, or any
disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure a bottle of Electric
Bitters. You will be surprised to
see the rapid Improvement that will
follow; YOU will be inspired with
new life; strength aud activity will
return; pain and misery will cease,
and heuceforth you will reioice in
the praise of Electric Bitters. Sold
at fifty cents a bottle by Moifett.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
The WIggin S Scare.

Editors Iribuae.-We said last
week in your issue that we would
expect to hear from some of our
High School scholars studying phys.
les some explanation regarding
earthquake disturbances, and the
displacement of the earth's center
Of gravity, arising from the appar-
ent conditions presented by Prof.
Wiggins, who states that the planets
Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and the carth's
satellites, make a meridian passage
in their orbits on the 20th of Sept,
1856. No response having come
from them, in relation to these phe-
nominal facts, or conditions, of our
planitery system, We will state the
alledged ground on which the Wig.
gins scare is predicated, The ex-
traordinary coincident conf JUNCTION
Of SO many greater planets with the
meridinal line of the earth's rotation
on it's axis, and motion in its orbit,
must from the nature of attractive
force, and greater gravitation exert
ed thereon, produce very sensible
disturbing effect upon our planet,
similar, if not greater, to what is
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
.S2I HElT iRn.

The above reward will be given
TO any one furnishing information
leading to the conviction of any
party or parties breaking, defacing
or lnjuring any tombstone, monu-
ment, curb or anything else belong
ing to or within the lines of Grace
land Cemetary. 37tf
r. }. PENHALIEGoN, JR., See.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

REV. CLoUGH, of the NJ. Il. church,
preached his farewell sermon last
Sabbath evening. The great throng
in attendance was composed of all
nationalities, creeds and ages. 1t
was a'remarkable gathering-a test
of the high respect of the reverend
gentleman who is about to leave us.
Rev. Clough, during his three years
here, has been a worker of great
earnestness, commanding the atten-
tion of the public and active coop
Grafton Of all Christians, and the
church prospered in a marked de-
gree as the resu 1t. Besides this few
clergymen prove themselves SO use
ful and beneficial to the general
public. The elder is a stirring fel-
low and he and his estimable wife
and family will be greatly missed
from among us when they take their
departure. He left yesterday morn
ing for conference.
Al a meeting of the quarterly
conference of the NJ. +. church held
Monday, Sept. 27th, the following
resolutions of respect to the pastor,
Rev. Il. T.. Clough, was unanimously
adopted, and the recording steward
was instructed to furnish a copy of
said resolutions to each Of the city
papers, viz:
WHERE'S, The time has come according to
our discipline and rules that we must have a
change Of pastors. and Rev. e. Z. Clough who
has so earnestly and faithfully labored among
ms during the past three years. must 90 from
our midst 70 other fields of labor and useful
ness. we feel It to be right aud just to recognize
in a becoming manner his very able service
while among us: therefore be it
Resolged. That we. the official board Of the
". E. church Of Mineral Point, return to him
our sincere thanks for the very able and sGo-
cessful manner ia which he has managed the
affairs Of our society while among US, and do
most heartily commend him wherever his lot
may be cast in the future as an able and sue
cessful minister of the gospel, feeling that
during his stay among US, We have been greatly
blessed both spiritually and tinanci ally.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
EUREKA bread, fresh every day, at
Eola'g
Pianos ana Organs.

Parties wishing to purchase or
gaus now, or at any time, | should
be pleased to have them call, as |
have the agency for the Storey &
Clark organ, and will sell other
makes. Have good secondhand
piano for sale Music books and
stools on hand. Headquarters at
Peuhallegon's boot aud shoe store,
opposite city hall 3ltf
JouN PoLKINGHoRN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
The Local Field.

PEACHES every day at Gales.
TUE barn for the new livery is
nearing completion.
OCTOBER Goth the City Drum
Corps will give grand hop.
The majority of hired girls in
Canada earn but SO a month.
WE notice that the Shullsburg
bank will organize as State bank.
A LITTLE girl defined nervous"
as "being in a hurry all over" What
dictionary ever told it better
THE best suit of mems clothes in
the market, warranted all wool, for
$40 at Gundry, Gray & Co.'s.
The leading merchants of this
city are stocking up largely with
elegant goods for fall and winter.
AL shades of tricotts, 81 inches
wide, in several qualities and prices,
can now be found at Deller's.
An English scientist processes to
have discovered that color blindness
is the result of sticking to one kind
of tobacco.
THE circuit court for Iowa county
conyenes next Tuesday. There are
only II cases on the calendar, 4
being criminal.
CEcUs next Thursday, and only
25 cents pays your way in. 1t is
the Ringing Bros. and comes high
ly recommended.
FIGURES prove that this is the
most profitable station for the rail
road company of any on the NJ. p.
branch.
Tuts is not claimed to be much
of stock week, still hogs and cat
tie have been going out of here by
the car load pretty lively.
For a very complete assortment
OF yeIyets in silk and cotton, plain,
brocaded and striped, and prices to
suit all customers, call now at Del
ler's.
THE property adjoining the TRIB
UNE building on the west, occupied
as meat market, and owned by
Saml Harris, has been purchased by
David Jacko.
GAME is plentiful this fall. The
fact that pheasant, within the last
week, perched on sign in High
street, in broad day light, strength
ems the assertion.
ONE week from to-day, Thursday,
Get. 5th, the Ringling Bros. will be
in tbis city with their show of wild
and tanned animals, and fifty star
rmgpgrformers.
IuE Governors of Iowa and Wis
have quarantined those states against
the Importation Of cattle from Illi-
lo's. The pleuro-pneumonia scare
I'd Chicago is the occasion.
TnE Brooklyn Times breaks forth
10 rajntiye melody: "The melan-
cao.y days have come, the driest Of
'ae Year; when thirsty voters haunt
saloons and candidates buy beer"
Il.KEr No. $50, held by Mrs.
WIN Ralph, drew the tea set given
away By Brewer d Penhallegon, of
'ae Cash Grocery House last Satur-
aay evening. About five hundred
UeAet, were passed out.
InE wide awake drayman, Bob
James, has bou. mt a fine new horse
10 take the place of honest old
Dave lit comes anywhere near
proving as faithful as its predeces-
'oF' it will be doing well.
~ boys and girls of this city
-'e taking sdvantage of the bounti-
'op of nuts this year, and are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
DIED

CT uRRN AT his home in Lost Grove. this
Thursday morning at 6 O'clock. Mir Henry
Curry of pieuiisy; aged "a years months
Thus another old settler has gone. lie was
born ia Cornwall, England, and settled here in
A6, His wife, two sons aud two daughters
mourn his demise. The TRrBuNE extends SYM
pathy TO the sorrowiug family
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

TUE design of the tax stamp for
oleomargarlne packages is signifi-
cant. 1t represent a bull trampling
a serpent under foot. In the center,
and around the outside the words
"oleomargarine" and ''internal
revenue appear. The bull is
internal revenue, and the serpent
oleomargarine. If this internal rev
enue bull succeeds in tossing every
manufacturer of butterine who
evades the law, into the Atlantic
Ocean, we shall not feel inclined to
charter ship to go to their rescue.
These leeches have stood with a
club over dairymen's head for the
past two years, ready to crush out
all ambition for improvement or
remuneration for hard labor, and
now we trust that the club will wag
It's former owner to such an extent
that he will be at least ready to
stand and work upon an honorable
basis. s. LOcaL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
A Shocking A Acctdent.

One of the most shocking acci-
dents that has come within our
knowledge for years, happened in
Dubuque Thursday evening about
$3.50 o'clock. Peter Thelan, labor
er in the employ Of the Minnesota
d Northwestern II. r., with desire
to reach his boarding place earlier
than usual, attempted 20 alight from
a moving train at the foot of Nine.
teenth street, in that city. In the
attempt he had his legs caught in a
wheel and his body twisted into a
shapeless mass, and portions Of il
carried around with the revolving
wheel. The portion of one Of his
legs below the knee was found on
the track a short distance from the
place at which he was caught, and
the skin of the upper part Of the
same limb WAS attached thereto.
Farther down the track was found
his body with the exception Of his
breast and head which were clogged
in bunch on the beam between the
wheels. Several other smaller por-
tons of his body were found strewn
along the track. The scattered re-
mains were picked up and placed in
a box, and coroner's inquest will
be held this evening. The deceased
was a native Of Germany, and came
to America about four years ago r.
TdIen0 Guzette.