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The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
drifts impeded le progress of the

drifts impeded ae progress of the
travellers.
At last they reached tie eastern
s,ope OF the frozen sea, and, hosting
'nelr sails, they found that much of
ehe time it was no longer necessary to
naol On The sledge ropes. Often they
r'"'eied behind their sledges to hold
Vnem back and ratified down the long
siope at a splendid rate. Now and
Ineh' however, they were face to face
WIN the most startling dangers, as
once' when they paused on the edge of
sfeat crevice which seemed like the
,'ouVh OF a bottomless abyss. They
nao ~hairbreadth escapes and
once nearly lost their lives through
Ine breaking of a snow-bridpe,
Earlier travellers on the inland ice of
greenland have found that the need of
making long detours to get around
oreVlces was n of the greatest OBJ
stacles in their way.
AT last the fords of the WESTERN coast
were reached. In forty DAYS the little
party had travelled three hundred
miles, from sea to sea. We do not vet
hno" what scientific value attaches to
Inns expedition; but it is likely to add
interesting facts to our knowledge of
TINS ~stupendous ice mass, which, NOV
ing very slowly toward the coasts, finds
some outlet for it's accommodations
through the tlords. Contemplating
This tremendous ice movement, it is
not difficult 10 believe that we see in
n Greenland of to-day the conditions
'nat' IN a past geological age, tore
great powders of trap from the Pali-
saoes' and huge granite and other rock
masses from far northern regions, and
survived them along the shores of Long
Y. Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
ACROSS GREE inland.
The Thrilling story of q Danish Explorers
CpOw-Sboe Trim.

The Thrilling Story of q Danish Explorers
snow-Shoe Trip.
sincesssL Nansen's return TO Dem
mark he has added very interesting
details to the story of his trip across
Greenland. The fact that his party,
after leaving the ship within twelve
miles of Umivik, where they expected
to begin their land journey, drifted
MANY miles south in the ice and ere
over threAweeks reaching their desti-
nation on Ahe coast, shows the I'M
mense difficulty of penetrating the ice
barrier that the prevailing winds keeA
constantly packed against the eastern
shores of Greenland.
Some of the isolated natives unac-
customed to the sight OF white men,
fed in terror, though Captain Holm's
soiourn among them during n winter
should have taught them better.
Probably no tribe were so thoroughly
introduced to the public by means OF
the camera as these natives, OF whom
numerous photographs appear IN zap
tain Holm's recent book
The six Aen of the Nansen expedl-
tion were a spectacle worth seeing as
thew gained the lofty summit OF the IN
land ice, all tied together with q rope
as though they were climbing the Mat
arhorn. It was a wise precautRn. Tor
the snow concealed not q few gaping
crevices ia the thick ice, and now ana
then the fragile bridge gave way I'M
der some member OF the party. ~
was heavy sledging in the SOIL snow -
tba Arctic summer, but the party, on
their snow-shoes, dragging nve ilt1le
sledges, made fifty miles in the nrs'
twelve DAYS. They were steadily
climbing toward the summit OF
lands ice plain, which, as we nave
earned within the past few years. IS
Higher than any other extensive pa
teau in t~heavorld except nose OF 'he
Pannir and Some parts OF Thibet.
TIE party occupied over two weeks
!. c.ossinp this almost level Q
nanse Of ice, 1000 feet above the sea.
II was now September, ana az .ne
anormous height of nearly S,ooO iee'
saove the summit of our Mount WASH
instan, i IS easy to understand mat
Greenland tourists yer lnpeuoa
"a longer by soft and yielding snow.
The temperature. however Was ss
so,,, 1avar than twenty degrees below
ssgo. but many snow storms ana asss'
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
The crocodile's Rich Feast.

hl Better far to bear the ills you know
Than fly to those you know not OF. Il
ghe seventy-five Kafirs at the cape wis
bolted from the May Queen reef to rid
hselves of daily toll had borne the
d adage in mind the bulk of then
hnluld have been in the land OF the liv,
ieE to-day. Instead of that some OF
them are in the land of the leal-per-
haps-and others in a much warmer
pldee. This is how it all happened:
wi p said natives bolted pursuit was
hot Black men jumped into a river
but pnly four out of the lot reached the
othtl side. Tt was a case OF crocodile
first, and natives next to nowhere.
The crocodiles had a high old time OF
it with seyenty-five plump kaffifs tc
feed upon. In a race for liberty q
policeman may be outstripped OF
out,naneuyered-a crocodile n~eyer~r0I
scarcely ever. Cape Town Argus.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
A Large Tree.

Morgan County boasts of the
largest beech tree in Georgia. 1t il
situated on w. J. Van Wrinkles place
four miles below Madison, on the righl
side of the Georgia railroad, and is
plainly visible from the train, but at
tracts littlo attention from travellers
from the fact that, owing to the i'm
mense size, persons take it for granted
that it is an entire grove. So larAe, ir
fact, is the tree, that its dimensiGsse
sound almost Incredible. 1t is twen-
ty-one feet in circumference, and at
twelve o'clock in the day it casts a
shadow IA feet in diameter.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
\ GALLANT SOLDIER.

AeW Ae Rescued d British officer az a.
Risk OF His Own Life.
Death has just removed an agad mar
Worth Shields, England, Tho, though
as pore upon his breast. the coveted
emblem Of the Victorja Cross. was net-
lag his living BY sweeping the road
ssss' q & servant of the Tyne corpora.
aea. EDWARD Jennings was the name
y sals distinguished scavenger. who
II sevsnfss-four years old. An Irish
laa " birth, he entered the service
Z ZEE John Company at the age of
Aeen. and was with the British army
wy entered Cabul in 1889. The first
aAsagemont in which he fought was
wy g Ghuznif, where he received a
usual de also took part in the capt
IS g Delhi during the great mutiny,
sla g the relief of Lucknow, and the
ss.ag q Agra from the mutineers, as
ssai g in q severe engagement at
mp under Sir Colin Campbell.
according to report, it was during the
s'sss g lucknow that Jennings, ac-
saapaniea By half a dozen of his
so YES enc day intrusted with the
s1snee OF q dispatch to a Captain
esaaaagton. On the return journey the
sasaasloa Of the party was arrested by
e ssles Of q European. Jennings at
sssesselunteered to go in quest, the
s,sasss remaining on the lookout. A
a Fall had to be surmounted; then
" aoEssman galloped along a narrow
ss17sh g the end of which he discov-
s.'s british officer standing with his
sssA agalRst q wall, bayonet in hand.
sssssseFlng to keep at bay a small
WY 3 excited natives, armed with
sa9s' sWOrds. The trooper shouted in
Ss'9 s~elaacular. They are coming
n as@slng which the horde broke and
ss.'s'sssa not before, however, tho
ss'aa pirate had cut down at least
.s'' DOZEN. The ground thus
$3.50 Jennings dismounted, and at
ssss y ne wants Of his superior.
asaaa hefound bleeding freely from
ssssaA aaoef wounds, and a gunshot
Es'9a' the most serious, on the hip.
sss aooper had with him some rum.
ss,'e1l ae administered, and then put
SsA-nlgh exhausted Lieutenant on
ssn BEAST and. safely emerging,
s,saas9 Big charge at the general
1saa. II is stated that it was in
u I lor this act that Sir Colin
"a recommended him for the
Ss $3.50 Cross, Unfortunately, the
sa'ah senaings could neither read
a9s va = fatal bar to his obtain
zsA eornmission.-London Tele-
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
CHARMING
Ecra Batiste, White China Silk and Othe
Stylish Summer Gowns.

Ecru Batfste, White China SILK and Other
Stylish Summer Gowns.
The cotton dresses that are consid-
cred suitable for wearing when driv-
ing in the afternoon in the park will
she worn ali day in the country, even at
the most fashionable watering-places.
The novelty for such gowns this season
is a revival of the ecru batiste of long
ago, made up with a parasol to match,
the fabric barred OF striped with the
same shade woven in twills, and the
edges printed with great punches of
blossoms, life-like in size and color
%eonvolvuli, bluets peoples or myosotis
tied with ~fiyStering ribbons, and
bordered with real ribbons of similar
or contrasting shades. The skirts
hang quite straight over the silk pet
ticoat, which is rather full for a
foundation skirt, and the flower clus-
tiers on thh 5elvages are so large that
only four punches appear lengthwise
on the skirt from belt to toe, each side
of the front breadth, down the sides,
and in the back. A tucked breadth of
plain batiste is set in on each side, and
the bordered breadths show their
selvages against ribbons which peer
from under them as a facing, one
pretty dress having pink MORE ribbon
resting on Suede-colored MORE ribbon,
while wider Suede MORE forms the
sash in the back, and pink MORE
crosses the front of the waist as an
Empire sash. This waist is a round
full-belted affair with large sleeves,
and the front covered by pink fluffy
jabots and throat bow of silk muslin.
The parasol of the muslin is gathered
very full on the frame with a flower
cluster in each gore, and rufdes around
the edge and standing up in the mid
die.
Felix and Worth use other batistes
that have small bouquets. or rosa-vine
stripes, or else tiny palms or ara
basques il oldvrose, blue. or maaFe all
pver them, trimming them With the
- .EF EFNE
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

1ne Best Work 10 DO,

H. 49,
ssss wsrk for any man to do Is
& s.s mat = just before him, by
. s.sgsAag Of Gods providence. Ii
'ss@ that work, in the hope of
sahaefhing better suited to his
mere are two things in
practically a failure-tlla
which God has set him, and
9aaeh be has picked out for
Doaag what he has to do is
any man than doing what
|s 8 go 4. indeed. what q
e happens to be what he
Easfa Is 20 obisctioa te
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

Thirty years ago the Thomas
Dickson, Anew Bedford whaling ship,
was lost in the Ochotsk Sea. Last
summer the bark Cape Horn Pigeon
took a whale in the same sea. and en-
bedded in the blubber was the iron of
a harpoon, with the words Thomas
Dickson" stamped or it. 1t was
as bright and sharp as when it was
first struck into the whale, at least
thirty years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
c AND CLOCKS.

sk at the Dial and See How h Hours
Are Marked.
Mark down the figures on the face
j watch" said a Summit street
eeler to a reporter.
&, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6-began the reporter
he put pencil to paper.
mo, I mean Roman numerals
4 Then this was produced.
III. II, Ill Nv. Y, VI, VII, VIII, TX,
/. XI, XII.
@You are wrong,m said the jeweler.
~ guess not said the reporter.
airy again" said the jeweler.
aPerEaps | don't know how to count
Rgrnan figures, said the reporter.
TTfm know that well enough, but
Amakers use diff ,rent ones. Look
ag0ur watch
NHaYen't got one"
aRell, look at mine. Sec the figure
@hteh stands for four o'clock"
The reporter looked, and was sur
,,ised. 1t was iii and net ".
ARE all tI clocks and watches that
ray.'' he asked.
Livery osb ~n''n mas Aoman hg-
@Why!?H
Well I'll tell you the story. IT is
|. nothing but a tradition among watch
makers, but the custom las ALWAYS
been preserved. You may or YOU
NAV not know that the first clock that
ii an #ay resembled those row in
alss was made by Henry Wick, in 1870.
Hsmade it for Charles v of France.
awho has been called 'The WISE
pN0w, Charles was wise in a good
many ways. He was wise enough to
recover from England most of the land
which Mward LII. had conquered, and
be- did a good many other things which
baaeftsd France. But his early edu-
cation had been somewhat neglected.
and BIZ probably would have had trouble
ID passing q c~ivil-serVice examination
ii these enlightened ages. Still he he'd
! reputation for wisdom, and thought
that it was necessary, in order to keen
aup. that he should also be supposed
% possess book learning. The latter
Fs d subject he was extremely touchy
sbouk
So the story runs in this fashion.
aHhoagh / will not vouch for the lam
gtags, but put it in that of the present
dH:
Yes, the clock works we'll said
Charles, but being anxious to find
some fault with a thing he did not un-
asrstand, you have got the figures on
The dial wrong
{ Wherein. Your MajestyP' asked
Ylck.
y That four should be four ones.m
std The King.
! You I wrong, Your Matesty.'
aia Tick.
an never wrong" thunaeEN
lhe King. Take it away and correct
tae mistake!r and corrected it was. and
fuin that day to this four o'clock on .
mitch Or clock dial has been iii. in
aeaa of IV. The tradition has been
allAfullT followed n-Toledo Blade.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

LADIES, from all the diseases from which
you especially suffer, from all the weakness
physical and mental, which fortunes you,
from your nervous prostration and bodily
pains, there is relief in Brown'sIron Bitters.
Many ladies now living healthy, happy lives,
having been freed from chronic difficulties
peculiar to their sex, who Dear cheerful tes-
timony to the value of this sovereign rem
edy for mental and physical suffering; this
sure cure for nervous depression and bodily
weakness known as Female Complaints.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
d. Qul
Sound KeTupa for Approval.

There are severdrAEagent reasons why the
medical profession mcommend and the pub
lie prefer Hostetter's StomeA Bitters
above the ordinary cathartlcs. 1t does not
drench and weaken the bowels, but assists
rather than forces nature to act; it is botan-
ic and safe; its action is never preceded by
an internal earthquake like that produced
by a drastic p~urgative. For thirty-fye
years past it has been a household remedy
for liver, stomach and kidney troubles,
malaria and rheumatism.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
An Exclusive Person.

On n occasion a lady called ana
presented a check which she wished
cashed. AS she vas a perfect strange,
to the paying teller he said politely,
MADAM, you will have to bring some
one to introduce you before We can.
cagh this check"
Drawing herself up quite haughtily
she said, freezingly: "But I do not
want to know you, sir!"-Richmond
Dispatch.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

THE most potent remedies for the cure Of
nave been discovered by accident.
The first dose of DIR. Shallenberger's Anti
dote for Malaria was given, as an expert
ment, to an old adY a1n,9st dying from the
effects Of Malaria, on whom Quinine acted
as a pSoison. One dose cured her; and a
dose has cured thousands since. 1t
is the only known Antidote for the poison
Of Malaria. Sold by Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

IT is announced that two prominent IN
surance companies lost $780, 900 by the
deaths from the food in Conemaugh Valley.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache: Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thouss-1s of letters from people who AVE
u%se,Ithem prove this fact. Try them.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

IT has been found necessary to turn the
City Hall at Walla Walla, W., into atem-
porary home for immigrants, the RUSH ito
the Territory is so great. use"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

Oregon, the Paradise OF Farmerss
|, Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Bestfruit, grain, grass, stock country
in the world. Fullinformation free. Address
Oregon immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
Our Girls
nifty is witty,
tEettie is pretty,
Lutte is cute and small;
Irene is a queen,
Annette is a pet,
Nell is the belle of the ball;
Diantha is wealthy,
Bertha is healthy,
And health ia the best of ALL.

Perfect health keeps her rosy and ra-
liant, beautiful and blooming, sensible and
sweet. 1t is secured by wholesome habits
and the use of DR.. Plerce's Favorite Pre-
s%cription. Bertha takes it, and she also
"takes the cake" TIL only guaranteed cure
or those distressing ailments peculiar to
women. Satisfaction or your money re-
turned.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

THERE is a plan on foot to erect in New
York a great mausoleum capable Of hoaepg
the remain of 10000 people.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

There is a reason for all thingS
and the small boy always wants b
know ih -sQmerYl!a Journal,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

THE cultivation of pineapples is rapidly
extending to Southern Florida. One grower
will have 100000 pines to ship this season.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

IT is no longer necessary to take blue pills
to rouse the liver to action. Carter'sL Little
Liver it Sls-are much better. Don'tforgetthis.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

A NORTHERN syndicate is buying up the
historic lands at A~ppomattox, Va, where
General Lee surrendered to Grant. Over
1,5CO acres have already been secured.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

READY-MADE Undertaking can be bought
to-day for about the price of making it
twenty years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

: AMONG the degrees conferred by Prince
y College at its recent commencement
that of Doctor of Laws upon President
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

BEAUTY marred by a bad complexioRmay
be restored by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

THE highest ambition Of q Chinaman is
to have a nice coffin and a fine funeral.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

A CHINESE leps /, was discovered in the
Sacramento jail j.. gently. He had been
sent there from Goth N forerefusing to pay
a poll tax. ucien %
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

For Constipation or Sick Headache, use
DR.. Pierce's PeOSs; Purely Vegetable. One
a dose -
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17
Oregon, the Paradise of Farmera

THE Indiana Supreme Court lately decid-
ed that shaving on Sunday is not a work Of
necessity.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

WE recommend ''Tansilps Punch" Cigar.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-17

IL at the Dial and See How the Hours
/ Are Marked.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-30

Now they are to have new dor mitory. It is ill process of erection and is to be called Walter Hastings Hall It will contain accommodation for 115 students. Its dimensions are to be 210 by 120 feet, to be built of moItled brick from Perth Amboy, N. J.
 There is suite of rooms for the janitor, rooms for proctors-proctors are young men who constitute sort of detective force for the faculty-and studies with bedrooms attached. The studies will have either one or two bedrooms, and each study will have a bay window, where the undergraduate may sit and absorb knowledge, or the contents of sporting papers and French novels if he be not studiously inclined. The studies and bedrooms are all to be provided with dados of oak three feet high, an ex- cellent provision against injury from such students as may wish to turn them into gymnasium.
 As to the halls. the walls are to be of red faced brick and the floors of tiling. The building is 10 be heated by steam, and there will be freight elevators ill every hallway
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-30
CAPT. DERANT.

side" to protect the revenues of the great republic, and as the captain often makes $10,000 in single venture, he need not be sparing in the appliances necessary to local good will.
 A heavy operator whom the detectives knew as Boss Harris had his first con- signment of opium shipped to Sarnia in small tin cans, and his trusted men car ried 1t over in their overcoat pockets, on their regular daily trips, as business men. Once within the charmed circle it was easily put into big boxes, well dis guised, and in four weeks after leaving Victoria 1t was in California and paid for-$100,0 ,000 being It's value there; MT. Harris profits being $30,000. The de- tectives are positive rich San Francisco merchant Is in the syndicate, but the trouble is to prove it. In fact smuggling, like selling whisky illegally, is one of those curious things in which nobody can legally prove what almost every body knows to be 0 fact. Even Capt. Durant could not have been convicted in open court, until in the last hunt he was found at the location of his concealed goods.
 The hunt for him was long and curious It began early in August, when the little schooner Emma took on 400 pounds of opium, at an inlet near Sarnia. A woman there informed the American inspector, Lynn, but Durant was too quick for him, and got the stuff landed and concealed in the Michigan woods. A second cargo was landed at Sand Beach, fifty-five miles up the lake, on the American side; the officers got there in time to seize the boat, but there was no opium on board and consequently no proof. Then four detectives took up regular watch of the woods, where they knew the stuff to be buried; but the woods were so dense and
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-30

opium and fixed an ambush for the cap tain He rode into it and the battle be- gan. Each side alleges that the other fired first. He says they could not con vict him, and therefore designed to mur- der him; they. that he fired when they ordered him to halt. They were all around him and well armed, and still he got away But they captured 1000 pounds of opium. This excited the neigh boring farmers, so they hunted diligently and discovered the rest, $20,000 worth in all.
 Capt. Durant and his colaborers are now quiet for awhile. This is their first big loss, but they look on 1t good na- turedly as one of the chances of war; and to be sure, the loss of S20, 900 cargo isn't much, when S30, ,000 can be made on the smuggling of one good cargo. Of course, they will open new route some where else for time. The sad feature of the inquiry into these cases is the proof made that the use of opium is in creasing so rapidly. It is asserted by some investigators that there are today more opium eaters" in the United States than in any other nation except China
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-30
STRAY BITS.

The remains of the Confederate ram Merr1- .nac have just been sold for old iron.
 The bridge over the Indus at Sukkur is at present the largest railroad bridge In the world.
 Professor Graham Bell says that the con- genital deaf mutes of the country are increas- Ing at greater rate than the general popu- lation-
 The skeleton of mastodon has been un- earthed in California It is thirty feet long and has tuslzs between six and seven feet in length.
 Hereafter no student can matriculate from the University of the Pacific at St. Jose, Cal, who uses tobacco in any form.
 The rush for Washington to witness the in augural sights bids fair to exceed all previous occasions of this sort.
 It is said fatigued eye recovers last the perception of the color by which the fatigue has been induced, and first recovers the sensi- tiveness of the complementary color.
 The remedy against sore throat of wearing few threads of Berlin wool around the throat issaid to act by keeping up belt of