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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14
ADyinx state.

Nevada is now called 1the diving
atata." Its population in daers.sins,
its u dwindling, and its promi-
nent journals demanding that it be an
nexed to Utah and the whole admitted
as a new state. In 1876 Nevada cast
49, 92 votes; in 1880, 18, 343, and in
1884 only 13,77l. The population has
fallen from 81, 266 in 1880, to q little
more than 40, 900 at present.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14

Scene In the til Congress.
Member from Massachusetts (rising
to address the chair)-Mr. Speaker, /
object to this yere motion to 'djourn,
fur the reason that
The Speaker mildly interrupting)-
The gentleman from Massachusetts, is
out of order. A motion to adjourn is
not debatable.
Member from Massachusetts, fierce
ly)-I reckon the rules kin be sus-
pended, can't they?
The Speaker-By unanimous consent
of course.
Member from Massachusetts-ttak-
ing of his coat)-I don't reckon
nobody's goin' to bject.
The Speaker-in some haste)--The
chair hears no objection.
Extract from Congressional Record
of next morning: The gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Sullivan,
then proceeded to argue at some length
against adjournment, etc. ]-Chicdgo
Tribune,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14

THIs Il the age Of wonders. and the aver
at anything. II you want TO experience
that sensation. however. Just write to b. +.
Johnson 4 Co.. 1893 Main st.. Richmond.
Va. and hear what they have got to say OF
the success OF some Of their agents. They
have got the goods that sell. and any one
out Of employment will consult their own
interests by applying to them.
ToM-"Grace. do you believe in kiss
ing?" Grace-"Well, ma always told
me to set my face against it,"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14

In the stomach of a cow which died
in Sussex county, New Jersey, were
found q number of stones the size of
large walnuts and a cast iron bed
roller.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14

YOU don't have to take our ,royd for the
good quality VI Dobbins' Electric Soap.
Ju-t get one bar VI you grocer. and lot it
tell you its 0,cn story next Monday. and be
governed by that. good or bad.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14

MANY bodies are still buried In the
sand and drift 81 Johnstown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14
Scene in the -th Congress.

WALKING advertisements for DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy are the thousands 1t has
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-14
Watching 1 Panther.

@IFTY years ago,
Va settler whose
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

The Indianapolis Journal gives its
perspiring readers this cold comfort:
Eyes, it is rather warm, but we must
take the weather as it comes. We should
be thankful TO have any, and even hot
weather. better than none at all. It
has its compromising features. There is
no bothering with overcoats, fur gloves,
earmuffs, etc. Fires do not have to be
raked every few minutes. Your horse
does not have to be rough-shod to keep
him from falling on the ice. Your own
head is not exposed to an avalanche of
sppw from the roof as you walk the
streets. The gas and water pipes are
not frozen up. The young man who
hangs on your front gate at night is in
NO danger Of being frost-bitten. There
is no danger Of pumps freezing; no ne
cessity Of covering cucumber vines; fruit
of all kinds is perfectly safe if the boys
can't get at it; watermelons are beyond
the danger point If they are under lock
and key last winters ice crop is safe
beyond d doubt: no Immediate danger OF
q blizzard; good time to prune the Their
mometer by cutting off the lower hall.
IN TACT, bot weather has many compen-
satlons, not the least of which is that it
teaches Datienee Wait ond Il xv;II ha
cooler, Christmas ii coming
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
GiusepDe Verdi

Verdi, like SO many other successful
musicians, began as an enfant de cheur,
says a writer in Temple Bar for August.
Thus began Edward Lloyd, thus be-
gan Arthur Sullivan. He was so en-
chanted with the music of the first mass
he heard that, beng de service, and hav-
ing to wait on the officiating priest, he
forgot all about it, and did not hear a
several times repeated demand, and
when he was rudely, I might say
brutally, taken to task for it, all he said
was: "Shall / be allowed to study that
divine music?n So the father appren-
tieed him to the organist for regular
lessons. He seemed to work with an
energy which only his overexcited nerves
could explain, and an incident which I
mention proved that, however soft and
timid the child appeared, still water ran
with him as deep as with others. Hav-
ing a piano he wanted to find harmonies.
1t IS well known how happy Mozart
was when he could find a major third.
Little Giuseppe suddenly discovered
the whole common chord! His JOY at
che discovery was SO great that he
could not sleep that night, and early
in the morning he got up to find his
complicated harmony again. But alas!
IN vain. The inspiration which hal
led him the day before to this happy
t~rouyaille would not favor him again
search as he might he never could find it.
Do you know what the sweet chile dida
Italian blood was not untrue to itself.
He got 50 furious that he fetched a ham
and beat those keys which would
aot yield him the wanted harmony, with
such violence that the noise attracted his
who. probably convinced that,
practicable example was more convinc-
than theory, took cane and pro-
&rEZE
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

The length to which blind credulity
will go has just been illustrated in the
case of a man in Frankfort, KY. He had
been a sufferer from asthma for years,
and on being told recently by a friend
that if he would swallow a few bird shot
very day for a few weeks he would be
cured, he promptly began to do SO. After
he had swallowed about four pounds,
violent symptoms of lead poisoning were
developed and the man was obliged to
go to a physician. His life was saved,
but he still has the asthma as bad as
ever,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
4 Curious Remedy.

A correspondent sends to London
Notes and Queries the following cure for
whooping-cough: Marrhill, the scene
of the incident described, is a large and
important suburb of Glasgow. o.
Thursday a travelling candy man and
rag gatherer with aehFt drasn by an
ass, drew up in front of a row of houses
known as Pirrat's Row, a little off the
highway at Maryhill, Glasgow. Two
children living in this quarter are suffer
ing from whooping-cough. After a short
conversation with the proprietor of the
ass, the mothers of the two children
took up a position n on each side of
the animal. One woman then took one
of the children and passed it below the
ass to the other woman, the child's face
being towards the ground. The woman
on the other side caught hold of the
child and giving it a gentle somersault.
handed it back to the other woman over
the ass, the child's face being turned
towards the sky. The process having
been repeated three times, the child
was taken away to the house, and then,
the second child was similarly treated.
While this was going on two other
children were brought to undergo the
magical cure. In order that the opera
ton may have its due effect the ass must
not be forgotten, and at the close of the
ceremony each mother must carry her
child to the head of the animal, and al
low it to eat something, such as bread or
BISCUITS, out of the child's lap. This
proceeding having been performed in
turn by the four mothers, the prescribed
course was concluded. When it began
there were not many people present, but
before it was finished quite a crowd of
spectators had gathered. From inquiries
made yesterday morning, and again last
night, it seems the mothers are thor
oughly satisfied that their children are
the better for the enchsntment.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

The address Of Prof. Palmer at the
Harvard dinner, contained a good deal of
practical information in q nut shell for
those who propose to send their sons to
Harvard or to any large university. Ae-
cording to his statement a student can
live comfortably for $500 to $500 a year
and BY pinching for $4OO. He advises
parents to make some definite allowance
while at college, and says that the sum,
even for rich people, should not exceed
$1,000. He evidently believes that any
o than this will do a student more
harm than good, and the majority Of
sensible people will agree with him.
Out Of 2f8 men in the graduating class
of 244 this year, 10a9- report that their
annual expenses for the course were in
side of 1915. Prof. Palmer stated that
last year 800, 900 was given to poor
students in the college and professional
schools, and that next war 500, 900 will
be available in the slhpe Of prizes,
scholarships loans, etc.G
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
A Versatile Blind Man.

Simon Collins is as blind as can be,
yet he is one of the best mechanics in
Marietta, Penn. He is a weaver by trade
and makes fine carpet, always arranging
the colors in the man der to make them
look beautiful. He can go anywhere and
turn his hand to anything. He is making
ais second canvas canoe now. It is no
uncommon sight to see Simon in the
canal or on the river padding his own
canoe. He is also well versed in current
events, and during the debating society
reason he holds his own on the rostrum
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Sharlc FishiaeO.

Mr.. Albert a. Gardner, of Nantucket,
Mass, writing to Prot. Baird, states that
the primary object of shark fishing abort
Nantucketis sport, the boatnen taking
out parties for this purpose. The profit
arising from catching the shsrks is Of a
secondary nature. The bait 1sed in fish
ing is fresh fish, if possible otherwise, a
piece Of salt pork is used. The only por-
tions Of the shark having a value are the
liver, for the oil it contains, and the jaw,
which after being cleaned is worth from
81 to 81, according to size and quality.
Many of the sharks taken are worthless,
except for the oil contained in the liver
and are simply destroyed.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
origin and Advantage of Arbor Day.


"Arbor Day. originated in Lincoln
Nebraska, in the year 1872. The State
Board of Agriculture being in session:
early in January, the Hon. J. Sterling
Morton, on the 4th day of the month.
introduced a resolution, and urged it,
adoption, whereby a day should be sci
apart each year for the planting. The
resolution was adopted, and carbon
Day. came into existence. 1t is now a
legal holiday, and upon its return, the
22d of April, the banks, public offices,
and business houses close their doors.
The schools suspend their usual routine,
and the people all celebrate the day by
planting something.
Arbor Day has given an impetus to
tree planting, such as could not have
been secured in any other way, and un-
der its influence many a former barren
spot is today a shady grove. In the capt.
tai city of the state, where | write, may
be seen one of the most remarkable ex-
amples of its influence. Twenty years
ago there was here an absolutely t~reeless
plain; not a leaf was interposed between
the summers sun and the heated
ground To-day there are, by actual cal
culation, very nearly one million trees
within the city limits, and as n now
looks over the city, from some tall build
'ing,Ohe sees little else than a great green
forest. The,dwellings are mostly hidden
by the dense foliage, and only here and
there a tower, a roof, or a chimney as
sures the observer that he IS overlooking
a city, and not a veritable forest.
The lesson which this sylvan city Of
the plains emphasizes, is that the prai-
ries can be changed into forests. No
n who has seen this great urban forest
now asks whether trees will grow upon
the plains. As an object lesson for the
whole country, the capital city forest of
Nebraska is worthy of careful considcra-
ton. What tree-planting has done here,
and in hundreds of the smaller Nebraska
towns, it may do for the towns and
cities of other parts of the country.
-[American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16


Some recent experiments with cleo
trical motors for street cars are interest
ing to those who have horses to sell. In
Philadelphia the cost for the propulsion
OF a loaded street car, sixteen hours a
day, is put at $1.60 by the new motor.
In New York an electrical company Of
fers to guarantee that cars by its system
will not cost more than 81. 10 per day,
running ninety miles in that time and
carrying all the passengers that can be
crowded into them. The average cost
of the same service with horses is 81. so.
It will probably be some time before the
horses on all the lines are displaced by
electrical motors.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Il Famous Fishernotsl1.

The profession of a hook-and-line fish
erman is not greatly honored in this
country. That is to say, while angling
is esteemed as a diversion, it is not
| greatly honored or sought after as a
career.
In China the case is different. The
hook-and-li line fisherman is an object Of
general consideration, and is regarded,
from the very fact that he is an an gler,
as a person of unusual discrimination, as
a philosopher, and a wise
Many Cinnamon become professors,
literary men, diplomatists even, after a
preliminary period spent in nothing but
angling. Moreover, whereas in this part
of the world public men, after a career
honorably spent in the service of the
State, often choose to retire to the
country, and become farmers, the great
Chinese mandarins who have made their
reputation and fortune take upy their
hook and line, and go to angling the rest
of their lives. .
The most famous fisherman of China
was the illustrious Yen-Tsen-Ling. He
loved his fishing-rod so dearly that he
declined all the honors that the Emperor
Kwang-Voo sought to heap upon him.
The Emperor, in order to tempt him
from his fishing-grounds on the River
Foo-Thoon, where he had attained a
great reputation for wisdom, continued
to offer him greater and greater offices,
and richer and richer prizes. But Yen
Tsen-Ling stuck to his fishing-rod. He
was dressed in a simple sheep-skin gar
ment, lived upon the fish he himself
caught, frying them over a fire of dry
bamboo sticks, and eating them with a
little rice, served on the gree, Leaves of
the nenuphar tree.
After his death a magnificent temple
was reared to him on the bank OF the
Foo-Thoon. His portrait, life-size, and
framed in a beautiful ode,s to him, which
is one of the most brilliant of the Chinese
classics, is still preserved in this temple.
youths Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
WkM datasgcs H0ve Ea,ee

Chinese iunks and boats have eyes
carved 81 painted on the bows, which
are usually supposed TO be 4 mere fanci-
full form Of ornanentation. But they
hare 4 real meaning, as Mr.. Fortune
found r going up one Of the rivers
nom Ningpo, be was startled one day By
seeing 8 boatman seize his broad bat and
cleo II ore one Of the 'eyes' of the
bosa> while ether boats on the stream
vsFs similarly blinded. Looking about
dpF N explanation He saw q dead body
Hosting pes, and he was told BY the
hoasinan slsat y tie boat had been az
lovad ii sec III aerie disaster world
surely hive happened, either Is passe...
gers pf ereN before tie voyage ended.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Keen Yoa.,. Fnces 20 the Lfoht.

hS6p KOt1S FUCGS ~ utS AtyNts
There's a ringing glorious measure
In the march of life, my brQk7ers;
Ii we listen we may hear it all day long,
With an undertone of triumph
No d~iscordance wholly smothers,
And this is the cheerful burden of the song:
Forward Keep the column moving!
Perfect rest shall be our guerdon
When our missions are fulfilled--our labors
done;
Duty's path lies plain before us,
Whatso'er our task and burden,
If we bravely set our faces to the sun.
Disappointment may o'ertake us,
Losses, griefs and grim surprises
May assault us in the weary way we go;
Look not back, but onward, ever,
Lo! the goal before us rises,
And the valley of the shadow lies below!
With a land to help the fallen,
Where the rugged sleeps delay us,
Though the reddening submits warn us of
the night,
We shall conquer all the evils
That assail us and betray us,
While we keep our faces bravely to the
light!
"Steady! Keep the ranks in motioni
Tho we only be retrieving
The disasters and mistakes of yesterday;
There is shame in dull inaction,
There is glory in achieving,
If we take one step on the upward way!
Day by day the distance dwindles,
Foot by foot the sleeps surrender,
And we dread no more the barriers over
past;
While we breathe the airs serener,
And our eyes behold the splendor
Of the gates where we shall enter in at last;
Wayside thorns may rend and goad us,
Driving mist and cloud may blind us,
As we struggled up the last stupendous
height;
But remember, and take courage,
All life's shadows lie behind us
While we keep our faces bravely to the
light!'
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

Ever since the introduction of skin.
grating, the paragraphers have harped
on the story of the white man who had
piece of a negro's skin grated on his
arm, which patch gradually grew larger,
and finally changed the man into a negro.
Professor Thiersch, of Leipzig, has now
shown that if a piece of a Negroes skin is
grated on q white man, the piece Of
transplanted skin gradually changes its
color till it is white, and conversely if a
piece Of white skin is grated on a negro.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

In q letter to the members of the d der
General Master Workman Powderl3l of
the Knights of Labor denounced the re-
cent corner in coffee and wheat. Among
other things he says: THE moment the
grain or produce gambler stocks the
cards and announces there is a scarcity
in d certain article of food-that the
price must go up in consequence-every
member should resolve, and resolve out
loud, that until the unhallowed hand of
the Spectator has been removed from
the control of the article in question not
Q pound nor an ounce more than can
be avoided will be purchased" He
adds that there is a necessity for the
organization of q farmers exchange and
q laborers' exchange and that these two
exchanges should cooperate with each
other.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

duced upon his son the very same result
which the son had tried upon the keys,
and most likely success crowned the eff
fort to bring the young man to a more
sensible way of seeking for harmonies.
The benevolent Stefano Cavaletti
called and mended, for the mere ''satis-
faction of supporting a gifted child" all
the hammers which had been sacrificed
to his unsuccessful exercises in thorough
b S. English paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Protection against Insect BITES.


The London Lancet remarks: sMany
people do not know how easily they can
protect themselves and their children
against the bites of gnats and other in
sects. Weak carbolic acid speaged on
the skin and hair, and in some cases the
clothing, will drive away the whole
tribe. A great many children and not a
few adults are tormented throughout the
whole summer by minute enemies. We
know persons who are afraid of picnics
and even their own gardens on this ac-
count. Clothing is an imperfect pro-
lection, for we have seen a child whose
foot and ankle had been stung
through the stocking SO seriously
that for days She could not wear
a leather shoe. All this can be averted
according to our experience, and that we
believe of many others, by carbolic acid
judlciously used. The safest plan ID to
keep a saturated solution of the acid.
The solution can not contain more than
six or seven per cent, and it may be
added to water until the latter smells
strong. This may readily, and with per-
feet safety, be applied with a sponge.
We have nc doubt that horses and cattle
could be protected in the same way from
flies, which sometimes nearly madden
them, and it rel seems possible that
terrible scourge, the African Tsetse fly,
might be kept off in the same manner.n
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Hoardtng Treasure In 1ndtq.,

The Indian government official lately
visited Gwalior to make arrangements
for taking over a large sum of rupees
which the regency is lending the govern
ment. Judgisg from the name in
which the money was handed over, the
practice of burying treasure Is still re-
garded as safe and judicious in the East.
The official found that treasure to the
extent of over e5, 000, 600 sterling had
been accumulated in pits and wells sunk
in the floors of vaults in the palace
zenana. The vaults are situated partly
under ground, daylight being admitted
through openings in the walls. After
removing the earth to the depth of six
feet, the workmen uncovered a smooth.
level pavement of large fagstones. When
these were lifted they came across a
square pit filled to the brim with glitter
ing silver. There were several such pits,
and two or three of them contained
jewels. On the top of each heap was a
copper plate designating the sum and
the name of the official who had buried
the treasure. The money was dug up,
shovelled into bags and sent to the Cal
cutta mint.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16
Three Mean Mem.

Oregon boasts Of three stingy men.
One Of them will not drink as much
water as he wants unless it be from an
other mans WELL the second requires his
family to write a small hand,a to a '
ink and the third stops his clock at
night in order to save the wear and teal
of the machinery, n Argoaaut.