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Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
rJarvestsnx the Cranberry CON.

BERLIN. Wis, Sept 5.-The Gran.
berry crop in the vicinity Of Berlin is
being harvested on some Of the marshes.
while on others harvesting will com
mence in a few days. Reports Of light
fruit yield and a short cranberry crop
come fron different sources. and It looks
as though the cranberry men arc to get
good prices.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

NV YoRK. Sept Working -nen.
whiie digging for rev county road as
Congress street Jersey City heights,
fourd a. a dersh of fourteen feet box
containing over sI5.ee0 IN Stato bank
carrencv u hsi probably hcen hidden
tsera vears axo ~ soms unknown
r ser
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

vALyARAIso Ind. sept A-Not long
ago the father q senator Gil 4.
Pierce. g DAKOTA. did in this county,
and nov toe mother q Mrs Gil Pierce
IL dead. She was also The mother a.
sx MAYER Barthoicnev. the present
city attorney of Valparaiso Her age
vas - vesrs ard she had been married
: sfxtv-tnre@ wrars
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
Ire In Clnclnrati

CrxcIxSArI, Sept 5. Shortly after
midnight FIRE was discovered fin the Eve
story building Kos. 10. l3 and "a East
Seventh street occupied By Horan &
Co. silver manufacturers, Cosgrove &
Co. shoe factory, sustaining a loss Of
S4s.o coo All insured Tho FIRE orig
mated IN the boiler room.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

ALBANY. \ Y. sept ? s--fsenersl Ger
Accountant living. o. the New York
Central road. wss in the city Thurs6ay.
he said the d lockads which BAD sEisted
in this vicinity vss eTeofu-
ally raised. ard that every thing
was now running smoothly on
the Mohawk and nBdson River di-
visions Robert Firhefton ssTs there
are snll go % BIS men stationed 81
poiuts between here and Schenectady 3.
tvo-thir6s q them being e. TIE East
sud West Albany Yards and 81 hsrusf's.
He said the usr would be kept or
patrol suiT untll the strike vas ds-
rlsre5 cf
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
Tor Congress-.

Congressional nominations were made
on Thursday as follows: Iowa, First dis
trict, John II. Gear (Rep.) renominated;
Seventh district. J. b. Weaver lU. L..
Maryland. Third district x. II. Pull
man (Rep.); First district George NJ.
Russum (Rep.); Fourth district
Henry II. Goldborough Rep }.
Michigan. Sixth district William
Ball (Repl. Minnesota, Fifth district
s G Comstock (Rep) renominated.
Missouri, Fourth district Nicholas Ford
(Rep.); Thirteenth district. w. H. Wade
(Rep) renominated New Jersey,
First district. C. A. Bergen lRep) re-
nominated Ohio, Third district 6. VI.
Houk (Dem.l. Tennessee. Second dis.
trict, s c. Williams (Dem.). WiscOn-
sin. Third district Allen Bushnell
(Dem). Kentucky, Third district l.
II. Goodnight DEM renominatea.
New Mexico. Anthony Joseph dem.
renomjpated
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

rurrfoo. ssut S-Tte csrrette-F
eoaue.I bed nsst ~ Tturs5sr ever
ine RnS - - rorcluHion snr9areed
stst ~ she = see u.sn vne vers oHt in
=. ~ 70 Inssssg rnsrrirf sii bat s9f
hsvs voas hsek - vsrk - f7f csrts 81
fsaf II vss fartter .ue3 ftsf sto1f
SIS cor TRAITORS hsvs already sgreet ~
rrsnf ne sigtt~nssr ssv sss tns sDgVs
ssxss
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

NV YORK. SEPT. 5 LIT was rumoreS
IT srsiay tna- Nike Drysr hsd lost go.
Geo q bets o. Race and - beat Tristan
a. sheepshes3, hieh ended ln = vic
tory for Tristan Hs is said ~ have
fesn unfortansts 6arirS the season. ? :
losses in tke bet,iaz rag being sst5.
r.afes $4,000
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
ohio's Corn Crop.

CoLUMBCs O., Sept IA bulletin is-
sued by the State Board OF Agriculture
shows that the present condition Of The
corn crop IN Ohio is only 81 per cent OF
an average crop .anI that Of potatoes -
per cent
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
DIED of Ills Injuries

ALTON, Ill, Sept 5.-Three weeks
ago ". Oscar Dalstrom had q quarrel
with his brother-in-lsw, Willi,n Weiss,
here, and was struck in the head with a
stone by the latter Thursday Dalstrom
died and the coroners jury held Weiss
rns non Il he
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
wu., or,n. ~. rIvh,-uour p.v.

LIVERPOOL. Sept 81 The Trades
Uuion congress after a stormy debate
adopted By vote OF 1si % 173 a resolu-
tion that the eirhthogr day should be
made con pulsorT b7 Parliament and
reiscted an amendment that the mat
ter of sborter hoars should b left 20
voluntary srrange ements between such
unions a. desire he change and their
employers
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
Mp. Hlll Makes Another Gift

ST. PAUL. MINI, Sept s-~Jsnes ].
Hill. president of the Great Northern
railway, has given $4,000 TO Macalster
College. This inst!tution is under
Presbyterian auspices. Mr. Hill gave
$500 600 foT Catholic seminay Wednes-
dar
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

MrySEAroT Mna. sert s-the
J9arnais ishperiuz lM.ehf special
ssrss Eir6t n5aers vsre taFie8 Fl tse
Lac Angsliue nIae bra esvs-in oa tae
slxfh level E~erv eFe-t is belr1 r1ase
to rescue tseu. Ihe ren are silFe ard
zr= comm 81 festsd wlsh p neans q =
eoEErssse4 a.z-oovsr drill
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

EkvsAs CIV. Eo.. SEPT Last
Monday TIE dead bo1y ~ Tlsiss
owensbv. az old nsgfsss. vss founs n
an orchard nesr kssrnsT. no. a bullet
hole vas foun5 in the hss5 and re
BODY has been partly consumed b7 Ere
Lewis oriffs wss suspected ~ t.s
crlns and vas arrested 81 Iibarfv
Wednesday Thnrs6sT - re prsiirr.
irsrT hearing - piea1ss guilty ri fhs
ersus. Re ssis hs shot tbs negrees is-
c. sass she ha5 1sfaros3 he ,tararter
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

TerFRA ks7 SepA 5-The et..,
Reuah htiean convention oo1sr8stss -
fsekst rsSsT ~ tae rcrz asssss e
s q gogsE sor SAL lrsAs1sss
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

SARaroaA y y. Sept 5-At The
Bankers convention THURSDAY tae toi-
loving oH~ers were elected fer toe en-
suing year President Morton Nc
Michael 81 Phisdelpaia. Chairman 81
Execstsvs CoancA Joan Jay hnox ~
NeV Nork. Treasurer George & Baker.
- New Yorks Secretary. Wilian h
Eraara 81 Nar Y.--
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

A. Montreal On THURSDAY re Cathclic
Nutasi BeneHs Association decided -
sepsrass frou e bosl7 n tae Jnitea
Ssess@ @
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
A Wv frRsEY BAyKrn FA1Ls

NEW YORK. sept 5.-Wlllam I n.
Drrne. = local banker and financial
sCent Of Engicwooi. ~ =. has made an
assignment % T. T. Wor,endyke. =
lawyer 81 New Jersey City. Mr
Worte ndySs saVs that Mr BYrns's
Liabilities Suoant % s33 eco. While his
assets viii nos fall short e Sic. o9o
The csase q t5e failure Is not Jet
known
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

wkxsrxGrox. sert S-Tas Frcsi-
sars Nrs Hsrrlscn ard Private Secre-
arv Hsifcrs left washinxson 1880
eioek = n. Va tie PsnnsTlvsnia
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06

BosToS. Sept 5-It IS now currently
reported that the total liabilities Of the
Potter-Jovell Company Will aggregate
s., 900 600. The charge that the COM
paay did not comply with the lsw in
making a statement OF its condition at
the proper time has. IL is claimed. been
placed in 80 hands OF the Attorney
General
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
An Astonishing Thirst.

Onesof the stoutest men IN New Eng
land some time ago was Squire Ball,
who weighed 800 pounds. The squire
had on peculiarly, and that was a re-
anarkabIe thirst, of a still larger proper
ton than bis body. He could not pass
i pump, wen or snring without stopping
and partaking copiously. Once when
out driving IN his buggy, be met 9
country friend opposis q well where
teams weresaccHJsOM ito stop for water.
His friend,aat his request, filed a rather.
ailapidated bucket, which stood at
hand, and passed It up to him, The
seams of the bucket was q little leaky,
but the Squire vas very thirsty, 50 he
took il eagerly and set To- work drinking
As pint after pint Of the liquid disap-
peared the friend stared open-eyed, but
still the squire drank on until, with a
hearty sigh Of satisfaction, he handed II
hack empty. The friend, who either
thought that q man who could drink
such an immense amount at one time
must have an unlimited capacity, q else
misinterpretedtthe sigh, said urgently
Have mother pailful, squirrel You
didn't git mors'n half ont into YER
Boeton 4desytSsar.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
RICE GOD.

Whoever would become rich towards God
must also give away bountifully. This is
one of the Christian paradoxes. He that
b ards for self, loses; he that loses for
Christ's sake. is sure to ave. God loveth q
cheerful giver. This law OF giving and
getting back must not be limited to the
Yurse or check-book. I often wish that /
were the DO SCISSOR of the wealth of a Lenox
or a Dodge, a Slater Or a Cooper, provided
that I lad also the big hearted beneyolence
that those princeIy men were enriched with.
But a rich soul does not require q large
bank account. itgiyes as the sun gives, out
Of its own stores of golded radiance. Rich
souls are not assessed in the tax collectors
office.
If Won want to be rich in heavenly wealth,
practice giving and give without stint Out
of a devout heart give your prayers. The
influence and inheritance Of a mothers
prayers outweigh the millions OF q Wander
bilt. The richest people in my church and
the best dividend payers to the Lord are
those who pray the most fervently and shed
out the purest example. Learn, teos how to
contribute yor,r personal labor. Some PEG
| Die foolishly try to compound with God by
paving their money, instead of giving their
own preseneein q prayer meeting, and their
personal work in mission schools, temper.
| ance reform. or other lives of godly activi-
| IL. This is self-robbery. Div yourself,
and Christ viii, in turn, give you Himself
Then will you be one of Gods mi~llionaires.
Oh, for a holy c~ovetousnesst Determine,
nv friend, to grow rich, exceeding rich il
faith, rich Id coed works, rich in reverence
of ioy and in the love of Jesus. Then, M
matter on what street you live, or in wha'
STYLE your heart viii be filled with al
pleasant and precious riches. You will b
heir to magnificent pos sessions up yonder
Heaven will Re neither poor-house nor hos
pital.-Ds cuyter in ssChristian at Work
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
POWER OF

A gentleman once said to his pastor,
"How can I best train up my boy in the
way he should go2" "By going that way
yourself replied the minister. This recalls
the story told by DR.. Thompson, author OF
THE Land and the Book" He had climbed
nearly to the top of the mountain, lifting his
foot carefully over the projecting rocks,
when family from below he heard a silvery
voice call out, 'sTake the safe path, father,
l am coming after you" The boy was
planting his feet in the footsteps CT ais
iather. If the father was on the safe road,
the son would be: on the other hand, il the
father had stepped on a crumbling precl-
pice, and gone down to a destructive gull
below. the son would have followed him to
the same place of ruin.
When fathers take the stormswept road
of intemperance, the boys are apt to follow
in the same bIood-stained footsteps. Ii the
mother be worldly, fond Of glittering style
loving the enchanting hall of the intoxicat-
ing dance, her daughters will follow and be
willing imitators. When men climb the
towering Alps they tie themselves together,
and if the leader stumbles and falls. they are
all liable 10 go to the bottom. So familie;
are tied together,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
Manufacture of Cow Bells

There are -four establishments N TINS
countr7 devoted exclusively e tne
manufacture of cow-bsllss two being ~
CoIlinsville, III. One hundred and fiity
dozen are turned out daily and thou.
ends of them dangle from the necks oI
coWs Ill oeer the prairies of North anu
Soath America. The manufacture q
coNsbeIls Ii entirely different from thar
of other bells, Instead Of being molaea'
ths metal III rolled into sheets cut lnto
symmetrical polygons, which, Vnen
folded, are pressed into their welI-knoWn
for4n AAer being riYsted they are
packed III clay and brought to White
heat. when suddenly cooled tnszs s1ee'
bsIle sse found 70 be not only tempered
hut beautifully bEonxso.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
Gods Best Gift to Man.

Oftentimes I have seen a tall ship glide
by against the tide as if drawn by some
invisible bow line, with a hundred strong
arms pulling it. Her sails were untitled.
er@onfd dropping, she had neither
side wheel. nor stern wheel; still she
moved on stately In serene triumph, as
with her " life. But I know on the
other side of the ship, hidden beneath
the great hulk that swan SO majesticailsEa
there was q little toilsome steam tug,
with q heart Of FIRE and arms of iron, that
was Juggling it braveIy on; and knew II
the littlesteam tug untwined her arm and
left the ship it would walIoW and roll
about. and drift shither and thither, and
90 off with the reauent tide, no man
knows whittier. And so ! have known
more than oneayenius, high-decked fulI-
freighted, fuil-sailed, gay-pennoned, bat
that for the bare, toiling arms, and brave,
warm beating heart Of the faithful little
wife that nestIes close to him, so that no
wind Of wave could part them, would
have gone down with the stream and have
been heard ofno more.-O5oer Wendell
Ha1s1aaA
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
sAT.vATroN ny CHRIST.

Oh. no man who has ever held the Cross,
and found in it the refuge that he sought
can ever preach it down. II you are not o
sinner. YOU can do without the Cross. But,
as for me, when you have read out the roll
Of sunken ones. from Cain to Barabbas, and
from Barabbas to the last waIf who has
drifted from the dock to the gallows, / write
upon that list of fallen angels, in the Grim
son egoisnl of my shame, .of which | am
chief OF all the wrecks which strew the sea
since Adam struck upon the rocks, my barque
Is sorest torn. Such as la weathered
every storm, such as have shot proudly past
the farthest bubble OF Charybdis and grace
fully rounded he jutting spurs OF Scylia's
crag, NAV talk of salvation by character;
| hut ]. gone by the board, battered by tenn
pest Of my WI passion, bulwarks all spins
| tered, sails rent, all lost, and nothing but
my naked soul to a Y | need a Saviour
stronger than myself. When the drowning
knits his raft of surf-washed spars together,
and waits upon the surging acres Of the sea
for coming death, his last biscuit swallowed,
| his last drop of water drained away, ne
| nlants as his ensign of despair sorry mast
on his wet deck, and floats q signal
of distress upon the breeze. Often no
eyes but those of birds Of prey behold
| If as they wait for death to offer them their
meal, But in the 1uttering rag there is one
| strand OF hope. and rescue sometimes
So. Lamb Of Calvary, ! rear my futtering
rag 81 blank appeal. | write one word, and
Lone alone, upon it. Not character but
mercy! And with my last speccavfs on
my lips, my bloodshot eye describes q SAL
upon the sea. Itglides out OF the sunlight
81 the eat, and no dove-wings were ever
/ silyered with 50 soft a light. It bears down
upon me, and outrnns The stride of stalking
Death. A cross is at the prov, golden with
t glory. and yet red with love. A pilot leans
over the bulwarks, and as He wraps His
hands around me, I can see . wound upon
I His palm: and / feel the hold Is strong be
cause tbs love il inflnite. It ISL 9 who take:
me into port BY His grace only am ]
saved He takes his Waraderer home
$40 that dear home, safe in his wounded
side.
Where only broken hearts their sin and
shame may hide
ssBy grace Y e are saved; and that not 81
yourselves; it is the gift OF God."-Reu. ar
thar MurseH.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
nil Americas Flag

fIax, says United States Senator
khe Hal md Express 6 the all.
~MRzshensive emblem # the most ad
assd c5vilization which y plus aA
We hope 20 be. have often won
xhat Il which converts = plece1
s1Qth inso thu highest conceivable
Sipns 0f human qualities. Bsaf
When The soldier bugs the
fsat he may die within It's reat and
told although there be = full
e both Danger and glory re-
szom fae standard which coneen-
upon itself and those whe beaE e
xlEkmix Of rage ana destruction hs
etasked bT nQ Nsefe love q politician
and supremacy The love Ct
b asenfiment 1ar more complex
ntpunds
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
RELIGIOUS READING.
Is He NORTH

WHAT Is HI WORTH
You say the man is worth a million"
And think you've answered me;
| care not il he own a Billions
tbs the man | want to see!
And now Ill ask a question or two
This man-w at is he worth?
Is it cash that eame from the Lord knows
who,
And broad, square miles of earthi
Dare you assert, in broad daylight
That this is the worth OF a MANI
It takes indeed a sordid wight
With favor this to scan.
The treasures of the brain and heart,
The miad and body's health,
And what turns men to thu better part
These constitute true wealth.
If your friend has only what you said,
He is worth just nothing at all;
Let his acres of earth cover him, dead,
And buy him a funeral palll
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Chen " for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac'
tions, an | financially able 10 carry out any
oblie atoms made by their firm.
West &c Trux, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo,
Ohio. Walding, Kinn1n & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. FL. Van Hcsen, Cashier Toledo Nation
al Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the Hood and mucous
surfaces of tire SYSTEM. Price T5c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
sANn-HrAps ron pooR cuILpREN.

The Massachusetts, Emergency and Hy-
giene Association provided seven sand.heap
Fairgrounds in Boston for poor children
last snmmer at a cost of 81 for each OF the
four hundred little ones entertainer Tor
eight weeks. In Berlin the government
provides heaps of clean sea-sand in the parks
and squares, in which the German children
PLAY, under the general care Of the police.
In Boston the ladies started the movement,
the school-committee gave the use OF the
school-yards, the public contributed the
money, and poor but reliable motherlv
women were emp'oyed four days in
the week to matronize the little folks.
It was a pretty sight to see these poor chill
dren, doomed to spend the summer in town,
playing with shovels and pals in the sand,
whose ia ~cination was unending. Others
were playing horse with worstsd reins, or
tossing bean-bags, skipping rope. and play.
ing bail. If a different set had come every
day, it is calculated that the matrons would
| have entertained almost 1870, 600 children.
Now and then a basket of flowers would be
c ~ntributeJ, so that each child went home
with a nosegay. This season it is hoped the
contributions will be sufficiently generous tc
| establish twenty sand-gardens, and extend
| the benefits Worcester Spy.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
The Giant Arbutus Tree Of California.

q AhG FTEdA0 A1WASaA0 4&SC
The genus really belongs to the Old
World. Asia has its species, and Mexico
claims d OF two representatives, but the
pride Of the family and delight of arbori-
e~ulturists is the strong, healthy, and
handsome child Of the west coast. It IS
often eighty to one hundred feet high,
three feet in diameter, and q famous
specimen in Marin County has a measured
pirt Of twenty-three feet at the branching
point of the tremendous stem, with many
Of the branches three feet through. The
foliage 8 is light and airy, the leaves oblong,
pale beneath, bright green above. The
bloom IS id dense racemes OF cream-whlte
flowers; the fruit, a dry orange-colored
berrv, rough and undressing. But the
charm Of the madrona, outside of its
general appearance, is in its bark-no, It
| IS notsa bark, it is a skin, delicate In
| texture, smooth, and as soft to the touch
as the shoulders of an infant. In the
strong sunlight of the summer these trees
| alisten with the rich color of polished
cinnamon, and il the moist shadow OF the
spring-time they are yelVety in coinbina-
ton colors Of old7god and sage-green-
There is d human pose 70 the trunk. Seen
through the tangle of the thicket. itlooks
/ like the brown 1.-THE body Of an Indian,
! and ii the moonlight the graceful up
sweep Of its branches is like the careless
lifting of a dusky maiden's rms Every
feature of the madrona is feninine. Thes
grow iii groves or neighborhoods, and
seldom stand in isolation, courtesy to tht
winds, mock at the dignified evergreen:
and oaks. and with every favorable breeze
and opportunity, hirt desperately with tht
mountain lilaes that toss hightheir purple
pluraes on the head waters Of Los Gato'
Creek-HarTa's Magasiae.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
Listen-a song of rejolc ng.
Hearts that we're heavy are glad.

Listen-a song of rejolc ng.
Hearts tina we're heavy are glad.
Women, look up and be hopeful,
There's help n there's health to be had
Take courage, . weak ones desl ondent,
And drive back the foe that you fear
With the weapon that never will fail you
o, be of gccd cheer,
for when you suffer from any of the weak
neses, Irregularities" and functional de
fragments peculiar TO your SIX, by the use
of DR.. Pierce's Favor tie Prescription you can
put the enemy Of ill-health and happiness to
rout. It is the only medicine for women,
cold by all druggists, TN Ter a positive guar
antee of satisfaction in every case, or money
refunded, See bottle wrapper.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

A writer in one of the technical Jour
nails advocates porous e~arthenware floors
as preferable in certain respects to those
of wood, brick, stone or tiles, especially
if raised above the ground on wooden
joints as they should be in order to avoid
taking up the moisture.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

The large advertisement of THE YoUTu's CON-
PANIoN which we published last week. This
remarkable paper has the phenomenal circu-
Iation of 10000 copies weekly. No other
Journal is more welc ahed by old and young
In the families throughout the land. The pub
fishers make "a speciI' ofcy once a year, and to
all who subscribe now will send the paper free
to Janudrg 1, 1881. aud Tor Il f1t4L year from that
date. The S description price is Sis. Ad-
dress,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

AT Germany, in 1890, an industrial and
ait exhibition Is to be held, which viii
be open To foreign competitors, III steam
engines, motors, machiaery, and implies
mer1s for the manufacture Of wood,
leather and metals.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

The restoration Of the famous aWn.
mington Giant, /, situated on the Sussex
estate Of the Duke of D~eyonshire, . few
miles inland from Eastbourne, in Eng
land, has been resolved upon. The fig-
ure. which IS believed to be Of Celtic or.
cin. poses in an attitude similar to thu
Colossus of Rhodes.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23

It IS said that Puget Sound has 1900
allies Of shore line, and all along the
Inc, miles and miles farther than the ere
N reach, is one vast and almost unbro-
en- forest of enormous trees.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-23
TEMPERANCE.
THE REAseN WY.

TIE REASON WHY.
There was an old woman, and what do you
Think
She had bread to eat. and milk to drink,
Clothes and home. and best of diet,
Vet she was sad, and couldn't be quiet.
She was sad in her heart over very bad laws,
And she worked night and day in the Tenn
perance cause.
IF they wouldn't make whisky and sell it,"
said she,
mot a leggar or drunkard abroad would I
see"