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The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
Length Of. Mans Vision.

GLOW far can man see2" was the not
extremely definite inquiry made by a re-
porter, Of a physician who is something
Of a specialist in matters pertaining o
the eye. a
ssTo the stars" was the equally in
definite answer.
The line of inquiry in regard to the
scope of vision @as suggested by the fact
that no two peRons will agree as to the
limitations of Human vision; of half a
dozen persons bn the tower of the Wild
u Building mo two will agree. One
will claim tlgt the limit is ten miles and
others will Insist that they can see sixty
miles.
The physical appealed to said forty
miles would probably be the limit from
the standpoint y the tower of the Wild
er Building, TO a person with normal
vision. That would be the line of the
horizon. A png-sighted person could
see no farther, isut could see objects on
the horizon plainer. A near-sighted per-
son would, ofcourse, be correspondingly
limited.
Another gentleman who was present
said that be had stood on the heights ten
miles north Of ~Bowmansville, Canada,
on i clear day, and distinguished the
outlines Of the south shore of Lake On
tario, and Of night from the same posi-
ton had seen the revolving lights at Oak
Orchard. The heights referred to are
400 feet above the level of the water OF
the lake.
The use of telescope had verified the
facl that the shore outline had been seen
with the naked eye. The same gentle
man said that he had found that on the
ocean the hull of vessel disappeared at
q distance Of about ten miles, if the OBJ
server stood on the deck of another yes
sell, and the masts disappeared at about
thirty to t~hirty-fye miles, -RacHesser (N.
~ Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

AT Castle Garden, New York city, there
are many theories Of a great decline in
European immigration to this country
during the first half of the current year.
It is said to be owing to the reduction of
the surplus population of several countries
of Europe by the immigration of past
years, to the difficulties encountered by
many immigrants in finding employment
here, to the new inducement offered to
settlers by several South American Gov
ernments, to the action of u consuls
abroad in preventing undesirable persons
from leaving for New York, and to the
strict enforcement here of the contract
law. The falling off in the arrivals at
Castle Garden during the first half Of the
year as compared with those in the corre-
spending perioGsof last year was r7arly
81 per cent. or from 239, 1926 to 17S,,67s;
and this falling eft was from all Eu-
ropean countries from which immigrants
ON to the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

the money was a sad dispensation of
Providence, but it could not be helped.
Therefore Mr.. John Sandeman heaved
an elephantine sigh, and turned to his
fancee with a smile on his face.
Lucy was thunderstruck. The man
was going to hold her to her word! She
had never contemplated such a catas-
trophe. ooh, this is awfulF' she said to
herself, as her betrothed slipped his
hand into hers, as a matter Of course.
She gently div her hand away. "The
sooner the better, itShe whispered to her
self; then aloud, but I Z7xsFy subdued
tone: ~%
"Mr. Sandman, I fear I have been
very much to blame, and Ihope you will
forgive me. The truth is, I was only in
jest when I accepted your offer the other
day. It was very wrong. You must
forgive me. I am very sorry"
MI. John Sandman rose, and held out
his hand magnanimously. He had found
his tongue.
"Miss Graham" he said, IT forgive
your little jest freely. It was only a
Joke on both sides, wasn'tit? We never
meant to be serious. But I hope we shall
always be friends-the best of friends,
Miss Graham.tpN
And Mr.. Sandeman performed a won
derful bow which proclaimed ''Finls,"
| and, with satisfaction visible on his coun-
t%enance, departed.
$50 even he was glad to be rid of me" y.
she thought. ,
Poor Lucy! her feelings were very bit
ter lust at that moment. The blow she
had struck SO effectively at her mercenary
! lovers had proved thatthey @se worth.
less; but she had also discovered howAt-
tie the world thought of her. She Ft.
mortified.
She was, to tell the truth, very nearly
CRYING, when she caught sight of the jol-.
! ", sun-burnt face of Tom Denniston sec
ond mate of the Strathspey-~Nhom she.
had known from her childhood. He was
coming quickly near her. ooh, Tom,
I'm so glad to see you!'
care you Lucy?" returned Tom, asms
face frightened up, and he sat down be-
side her. He thought Lucy Graham had
never looked so handsome. There was a
touch of feeling, too, in her eyes he had
never seen before. care you really glad
to see me, Lucy2"
"Of course I am, you stupid fellow"
"Lucy, do you know what heard just
now?-that it is all a mistake about your
granduncle, or whoever it was, leaving
you that mountain of money-that, in
fact, you are not rich at all. Is it true?'
Lucy nodded, without looking up.
ooh, Lucy!"cried Tom, his honest eyes
all in a blaze, ''then there's a chance for
me. 1 couldn't speak when I thought
you were so wealthy. It would have
looked mean. But / have loved you all
my whole life, Lucy!" Here the sailor
dropped on his knee that he mhaiiu: ,ok
up into the girls eyes and read his fate
there. She just glanced up at him, and
her eyes fell before his-a thing they had
never done before.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
Hints as to Shaving.

Never fail to we'll wash your beard
with soap and cold water, and then rub
it dry, Immediately before you apply the
lather, of which the more you use and
the thicker it is the easier you will shave.
Never use warm water, which makes
the face (of shayers) tendan-
In cold weather Thee your razor
CLOSED of course in your pocket OR
under your arm to warm it.
The moment you leave your bed Cor
BATH is the best time to shave.
Always wipe your razor clean, and
strop it before putting it away and al
ways put your shaving brush away with
the lather on it.
The razor, being only a ineeaw, should
be moved in a sloping or sewing direc-
ton and held neari7 fiat to your face,
care being takdleeb draw the skin as
tight IS possiblewlh the left hand, so
as to present an evens Srfaca and to throw
Tho practice OF pressing on the edge
OF the razor in stropping it soon rounds
it; the pressure should be directed to the
back, which should never be raised from
the strop. If yon shave from heel to
point of razor, strop it from point to
heel, but if you begin with the point in
shaving then strop it from heel to point.
II you only once put away your razor
without stropping it or otherwise perfect
" cleaning the edge, you may no longer
expect to shay well and easy, the SOAP
and damp so Soon rust the fine teeth and
edge.
A piece of soft plate leather should
always ho kept with. ago to wipe them
with.-AedicQl CAS- cs.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
III.

eyes, Hattie, that will be best" God
frey Cunningham Fas saying to his sweet
heart as they sat together on the rocks,
with the waves clipping at their feet.
''The castle and shooting will let for
three hundred a year; I will leave the
army at ohJg, and take this offer of
Grigg's. A hundred is all 1 can expect
at first. I may wait a long time without
getting a better start. The worst of it
is my mother having to leave the old
place"
ssBut I don't think she need leave it,
GodfEay," replied Hattie, as she blushed,
and rested her forehead on her lovers
shoulder. "You know u Uncle Peter
left a great deal of money"
eyes, to Lucy; because she was his
favorite nephew's child"
EMO; my father was the favorite. Lucy
would not take more than ten thousand
pounds. 1t was all l could do to make
her take that. Really Ifeel quite ashamed
to be SO rich.n Hattie then continued:
care you displeased that | did not tell
you sooner, Godfrey? It was SO delicious
to feel that you cared for me for myself
alone, and to look forward to telling
YOU"
81 can hardly take it in yet, dearest.
Why did you and Lucy change places2'
cit was only the wild girls prank
She wuuved to sesihow people would be-
have to her Whit they had thought she
was wealthy and found it was a mistake.
She always was a Adcap, but she is the
very best girl in the w~holegWorid. And
now, don't you lore me ever so much
more?"
ssNo, you little tease; you know that
is impossible
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
Riches III an Old Sloop.of.War.

Tie purchaser Of the old sloop-of-war
Antictam, lying at the League Island
Navy Yard, has discovered that he has
4 much richer prize than he at first sus-
pected, although rival bidders from all
parts of the United States forced him to
nav the Government $337, 900 at a public
sale before he could get possession of the
hulk.
The Antictam was built on the days
work system common in the Navy De-
partment years ago at the old maynard
piers, row the property of the Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad Company, and when the yard
was abandoned the Antictam WIS towcd
to the back channel at League Island,
where she had been r~otting for fourteen
years with her lower hold full of water.
No one really knew what there vas in
her, although the records of the Navy
Department gave a slight clue of what
had been slowed in her hold since her
arrival at the island.
When the order came for the abandon
ment Of the old yard, fourteen years
ago, many huge anchors weighing many
tons, iugots of brass, tin and other
metals, and fathoms of chains, which
cost the Government thousands of dollars,
were hurriedly gathered UP and thrown
into tho hold of the Antictam. where
they have lain undisturbed until taken
out by the recent purchaser.
Although it is not accurately known
how much metal has been taken out of
her hulk, the navy yard officials say
that for three weeks wagon after wagon
has been carrying away loads of mstefiR
from her, which have been sold i'll this
city at high prices, realizing not essthan
S5o, 900. 1t is proposcerto cut a ditch
to the back channel, and an attempt will
be made to tow the vessel out into deep
water, and to Cow Bay, Long Island,
where she will be burned, and the cop
per in her hull saved.-phaaaelphia
RfseyI. !"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

For som time the United Staff War
Department has had under consid cation
the removal Of about 400 Apaches, Mclud-
ing the members of Geronimo's band, and
a number of Indian scouts who served in
the campaigns against Geronimo, to a
new reservation. The Indians desire high,
cool lands where they a farm and raise
cattle and a part of the Cherokee reserva-
ton on Smoky Mountains on the line be-
tween North Carolina and TennesSf,
meets with most favor and the Massachu-
sets Indian Association Ter to purchase
the necessary land for the Indians. 1t is
thought thatsthe Apaches can be made
self-supporting and law adding in three
yaara.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
WISE WORDS.

Frewing cures no evil, it is true, but
it sometime relieves the monotony OF too
much happiness.
1t is advisable to put our heart into
whatever work we may have to perform,
but it is wise to think we'll before we put
our money in.
Decisions are the natural consequences
of ignorance. A lack of knowledge Of q
thing necessitates the invention Of a
theory to account for it's being.
When you see a person trying to play
the fool, and you hear it remarked OF
him that he is Il fool, you may take it as
an evidence that he was created for the
part.
The chronically unhappy man who per-
sists in trying to sour humanity, should
get him to his closet with his woes and
give the sunshine a chance to warm his
neighbors.
A man with a red nose is always sus-
pected of men. He may also be wronged
of men, for it may be that he is, instead
of a heavy drinker, a sufferer from some
painful maIady.
One strong, we'll directed blow sends
the nail truer to its home than do a
dozen coaxing taps. One fit and earnest
word carries more weight than docs a
whole yard of high-fown eloquence.
When tossed on the angry waves of a
sea of trouble a good motto is "Never
give up the ship" But when the ship
manifests q tendency to sink it is q wise
move to swim out and not go down with
the wreck. ~
The trouble with people nowadays
is they give much attention to the ex-
terror, to the detriment of the interior.
They think more Of the sack than they
do of the grain. The consequence is
there is much poor grain parading in
ine sacks.
stNeyer a rose without a thorn is an
axiom possessing much truth. 1t fol
lows. then, that the thorns were created
for tie purpose Of protecting the treas
urcs of the bush. So do we often find
in human life that beauties~of the heart
! and mind are preserved by the thorns of
| unshapeiy bodies, unbeautiful faces or
| lack of wealth.-ArIansaW Iraueter.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

ssThe dervishes OF Egypt do not seem"
states the New York Voice, ''to accept
their defeat at the hands of the British,
but are pushing on just the same It will
not be a great disadvantage if they force
the issue and compel England to occupy
Khartoum and practically annex Egypt.
If she does not do this she must back out
of Egypt altogether. France will then
enter and the latter state viii be worse
than the first, for France has not and
never hasbad a successful colony"
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

A budget speech, says the Montreal
(Canada) Wilness, is a strange place to
look for a Statements the value of adj
vertising. Yet a very important n is
found in Mr.. Goshen's budget address be-
fore the English Parliament, during which
he attributed the increase in the use of
cocoa to its being better advertised than
coffee. BIr. Gladstone, it is well known,
considers newspaper advertising as one of
the great levers of the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

"But tell me about what it would have
saved; l want to know" broke in Hattie.
So the story of the fallen house was told.
"And I did like Miss Lucy" went on
Godfrey, ''but how could I see you and
not love you2 You won't deny me,
Hattie, my own2"
In another hour Lieutenant Cunning
ham left Bracken Brae with a light in his
eyes as if he had won an Empire.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
INTO THE SILENT LAND.

Into the silent land!
All! who shall lead us thithcr?
Clouds in the evening sky more darby
gather,
And shattered wrecks lie thicker on the
strand.
Who leads us with a gentle hand,
Thither, Othither into the silent lands
Into the silent landl
To you, ye boundless regions of all per-
fectionl
Tender morning visions Of beauteous
souIsl
Who in life's battle firm do stand,
Shall bear hopes tender blossoms
Into the silent landl
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

Most persons viii be SURPRISED when
they hear that the report of the Roa1Day
4ge concerning the amount of railroad
track laying in the United States for the
first six months of 1889 shows that of the
total number of miles of track laid,
namely, 1922, the South is to be credited
with 909.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

The New Orleans Tzaaes-.Democru says:
when October IL, 1892, shall have
come four hundred years will have
elapsed since Columbus discovered Amer
Ice. ii commemoration Of this event
italy, Spain and the United States win
each provide betting ceremonies. The
natiye country Of the great discoverer
propoaest To erect i statue $50 feet high.
spain, that furnished the substantial
backing for the American enterprise,
Gems T. have q stiIl higher appreciation
Of the efforts 81 the bold Genoese, and
viii dedicate d monument $50 feet Id
hight. Our own country, the product
coInmbus's bravery and privations,
sia indulge III the usual style Of deifica-
an-san exhibition. AS Havana now
pfssides i sheltering place fos TIE lei
aao " the navigator IL n not unlikely
he PeeKI 81 the Antilles Win recog
he quaterzeenterniaI III d beseem-
N9s ad proper manner. And since
aBus discovered Hayti o. hia frst
paag III possible hek Hip
WilE aalg celebrate his on WIZ
sa diseesefsE d
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

Bossh the Russians and the British, as
they push farther and farther into Asia,
pay great attention To arboriculture
planting trees shrubs and flowers where
ever they form 4 settlement. The result
= shat Central Asia Is being reforested.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

The stealing Of ar umbrella on a clear
day Is held to be a theft by an Omaha
Judge; but the stealing of the same artl-
Gle on q rainy day i held to be justifable
on the ground of Elf-defense. We pre-
sumo this d~ecisiofeahxss rendered in. order
to protect the court.-Rg6Gsao Express.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
T0Wa pRoPERTY EoR GALE
OWN ROPERTY I OROALE

A CENTRALLY 10 ated and desirable
business stand on Main street, Opeleusas,
consisting Of bnil1ing suitable for residence
and small store, hei ( The property next to
the postofilce. This praparty will be sold
very cheap for cash, or half cash ana balance
On terms TO suit purchaser. Apply to Mrs.
Edmund @. Dupre.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

From q comparison OF the various sta
tistical tables it afSeaTs 5Raafttasgugeupa-
ton most conductive to longevity is that
Of merchants. Next to these in exHlcta-
ton Of life come farmers, then folloS in
succession doctors, lawyers, ~clergymen,
shopkeepers, and hotel keepers. It may
be mentioned that among hotel and sa-
loon keepers, brewers and wholesale
liquor dealers the deaths from consump-
ton, heart disease, and zymotic diseases
are comparatively few, while the rate for
nervous diseases and diseases of the liyef
IL extremely high. Brokers follow next
10 hotel keepers as regards average length
'of life, and then mechanics, while the
very last on the LIST, ranking rel after
those engaged in occupations which are
chased as Hazardous and unhealthy
are clerks and persons engaged ii similar
wholly sedentary occupations. The sta
tisties show that one Of the chief cause
of the duration Of insurance for
this class is the prevalence among them
of consumption, which causes the death
of almost one-third Of the total number.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
LOUISIANA.
oPELoUsAs,

The wholesale merchants of Cincinnati
have started a fund to supply their Gun
try customers with railroad tickets. Ten
merchants nave subscribed $4,000 each.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and ~refurniahta
u throughout, my Barber Shop, ] am
now prepared, with Increased facilities, to
serve the public 10 srst-class style in my
aeW guartegs between AreRd mi Moriarity's.
Sshaying, Hair, Cutting, Shampooing, &C..
aane in the ftehest style of the art. Give
me a call. i. A RODEMuLI4ER.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

Female Institrta
OPELOUSAS, ST. LANDRY PARISH

This Institution is undenominational
tical and progressive. Discipline firm prae.
based on sound principles ennobIing ana ana
velopins character. Honor and seif r raa ae.
promoted. Methods of training and cnstpseeet
thorough. Toe curriculum prcnsrse ai'ara
pupil for University or practical life ~ sae
%tificatcs and Diplomas conf rred. BniIa Sst-
comfortable ami odious. fatronaah
solicited. For further particulars apr
Or REV. TN F. ". n" L Ia; nsA Fir s5, A rFiineih
Feb %
The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21

In half an hour afterward this naughty
girl was back on her old seesa2on the
| beach, and Mr. John sandeman presests
appeared. Mr.. Sandeman was q wealthy
| cheese-merchant, aboutforty-fve years Of
age-a big man, withIsk horid complexion
and red whiskers tinged with gray meet
ing under his chin. AS he came up to
her, Lucy could see that he was troubled
in his mind.
miss Graham, 7 he began, rather abb
rupIy, 81 have just heard the strongest
rumor about you-that it's all q mistake
about your money, / mean. Idont
understand it, for-p The worthy
cheese merchant stopped. He could hard
III tell the girl that he had instituted care
full inquiries about the deceased Peter
| Graham. It's ii true2' he asked.
aH you mean, is it true that I am not
wealthy, certainly It is true answered
Lucy with flashing eyes
Mr.. Sandeman sat gazing over the sea,
one hand apread out On each Of his knees,
rejecting many things In his sWiifee mind,
| willingly would he break off the match;
but howa Visions Of an indignant dam
sci, o jury of his fellow eountrymen, g
terrific cross-examining counsel, soul har
rowing check, and she nndyiag With
cisals of his friends, chased one another
| across Ills brain. It could not be
risked. geside, the girl before him was
young, bonpy, and 4 Iadg The loss q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-06-26
The statesman,s Return.

Eyes, the Legislator has adjourned,
and the statesmen hev returned to their
constituents" he said in answer to the
question. Our statesman-our particular
iim-dandy tatesman-returned with the
rest. He was sent down to represent our
neck-o'-the-woods. He was supposed to
be Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and
John C. Calhoun billed down and canned
up. He was supposed to be sharper than
razors and wiser than owls. lie hollered
for reform, bellered for improvements
and shouted for glory. That cantakerous
cuss was going to amend at least four
hundred laws, reform every department
of State, secure our county a hundred
privileges, and knock the tar out of things
in general. We were waiting for him
when he returned He was first struck
by old Pete Jackson, who observed:
'Look-a-yere, Johnson, whars that
law fur my dam?'
"Killed in committee of the whole, -
was his reply.
"You darned reptile Didn't We send
you down thar to boss the committee of
the whole and everybody else? Iwant
that ar mill dam or blood :"
And Hi Wood was next in line, and he
said
"Look-a-yere, Johnson, whar's that
ere law to protect my fish pond"
Crowded out by the bill on light
houses"
''She was, eli Durn your pictur, but
do you stand thar and tell me that you
let some ramshackle lighthouse way off
on Lake Erie knock the stuffln' outer my
fish pond up here What did we send
you down thar fur? What was yer doin'
all this timer
And the third man was Uncle Dave
Baker, who led off with;
"Look-a-yere, johnson, whar's that neu
skule district for my section? ?"
at was knocked out by tryin' to amend
the title"
"she was, eh DO you tell me that you
sot right thar and didn't have the title
all right? That you let that ere House
bust up that bill and never got up and
uttered one yell /? johnson, kin lick
you with one hand tied to my foot, and
III be burned if don't do it."
There was twenty-seven of US between
his house and the depot, all with few
remarks to make. About thirty waited
on him next day, and on the next he
broke for the woods and is at present lo-
Gated in % swamp about seven miles
away. He may be in along corn plant
Ing, but If be is, thar's about fiffy more
Of our people waiting to interview him.
We are bound TO make him tired. ~