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The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

Hide and seek is another popular
sport. The boy who is sit'' doesn't cover
his face while the other boys are hiding
themselves, and those who are sought
make no effort to conceal themselves.
They are found BY the sense of touch
after A search that seems as hopeless to
the locker on as the finding Of a needle
in a haystaek.
Tag and skipping the rope are played
the same way that seeing persons are ac-
customed to play them, and barring the
accidental knocks the players getthey are
highly enjoyed.
The girls find pleasure in walking
around their yard and talking and in
skipping the rope and playing tag. How
ever, IN this yard the sports are gentler
and knocks and bruises are the exception
and not the rule.
The older boys take their exercise IN
walking or in the gymnasium. You,
would be surprised to know how wonder
fully well some blind persons can pilot
themselves around this busy town. There
are students in this Institution who walk
for miles around the city, board street
cars. cross crowded streets, ride on the
elevated roads and ferries and even
make short journeys into the country al
most as well as if they were gifted with
eyesight.
One of the former students goes every
day from New Jersey, where he lives, to
Harlem and also to Columbia College on
foot and without a guide, and sometimes
when he has time he walks down town
on the crowded West Side with no more
fear of accident than he would have IN
his own room.
In the gymnasium the would-be athlete
confines himself to dumbbell exercises,
swinging the clubs and work on the bars,
pulIeys and swing. He can never box OF
fence, of course, but he frequently be
comes an expert wrestler.
AS I have explained before, there mus
be a certain amount of education before
a blind child car enjoy indoor sports
The first step in this training is learning
to read and write.
Superintendent Wait says that Will
the old alphabet was IN use MOI more thas
one person out of ten could read without
great difficulty. This state OF affairs LEI
to the creation of the present point al
nhabet. The letters are made of points
and a page of a book does not look TN
ike a page written in the Morse tele
graphic alphabet.
This alphabet is very easily learned an
not easily forgotten. Some OF the boy
IN the institution have been known {
memorize it in less than an hour Of study
The capital letters are derived from til
small letters by afixing to each OF thel
as many points as will form a new cha,
acter, four points in length, in the 10
) lowing manner
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
lowing manner

First-When the letter ends with a
point in the upper row, as IN the letter
.ss . add the sufix in the lower row.
seeond-When the small letter ends
with a point in the lower row, as IN &C.
or in both upper and lower rows, as IN
ia. 4 add the suffix in the upper row.
The writing tablet and guide are in
geniously devised, and consist OF 9
wooden frame lined with punetured
brass. Over this frame the writing pa
per, a sheet of heavy brown paper, il
nlaced. and over that TIE guide IS fas-
tened. This is made of brass, in which
the word constitution" has been written,
+ rather p~unctured with a small awl OF
STYLE, which is the blind writer's pen.
The writing is done from right to left.
When a sheet Of paper is turned over
the reader can easily feel the points that
have been made with the tips Of his fin
gers, and the writing is as plain to him
as print is to us. With a little practice
the blind become wonderfully expert,
not only in reading but writing, and a
bright student can make notes of a lee
luxe W1BA Ills udCIluO dIuIOSL 90 16k1NAJ
as a reporter can with his pencil.
This same system in the main has
been adapted by Superintendent Wait
for the notation of music. But writing
music is much more difficult than writ
ing letters. A great many new eharac-
tiers have TO be used to indicate the notes
and their time value.
In studying music the pupil is trained
BY ear at first. The difference in the
notes and their time, the fats and sharps,
rests and intervals, are all mastered be-
fore the work of reading and writing
music Is taken up. After that the task
is not SO hard as it looks. When q blind
person comes across a new piece OF music
he must learn it note BY note. There il
no such thing as playing at sight, d
course, and the work is very slow, but /
can be accomplished, and among the pu,
pills in the advanced classes there are sew.
era1 boys who can master a new and diff
fcult selection almost as rapidly as some
boys can who are gifted with seeing
eyes.
In the chapel the Herald artist foune
one Of the advanced pupils studying !,
new composition for the organ. Hi
right hand he used instead of his eyes
feeling the sheet Of music that lay besid,
him, while with his left hand he playet
the various notes until be had memories
them.
There is a peculiar printing establish
ment in this city where very little inI
and hardly any type, as most printer
know type are used. Il is here that tn
music books and the school books 70
the blind are printed. There are squar,
blocks with points On them to correspont
with the points Id letters that are used
which take the place 81 on1non type
These are set up from the copy ami
printed on heavy paper. This paper j
afterward vanished so that the point
Rill not be worn down By constant use
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

G. A. Pillsbury, the millionaire miller
of Minneapolis, says that the price Of
wheat reached its bottom figure the last
gear. The increase Of population in the
United States and throughout the world,
with the increased demand for wheat
Hour and the exhaustion Of the surplus q
former yelrs, has made frner prices pos
sible. He believes that in the next five
years the mill, Of Minneapolis viii grind
more -four at 81 abushel than under.
1.-THE advance in civilization be said.
stcreates a greater demand for better food
Black bread gives away to wheat bread.
This is the case the world over
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

When William e. Story, of Syracuse.
N. r., was fifteen years old his uncle,
Franklin Subway, promised him $4,000 if
he would neither drink, smoke, play
cards nor play billiards until he was
swenty-one years old. Story observed
the conditions rigidly. He died soon
after reaching his majority, and as his
uncle refused to pay the $4,000 story's
heirs brought suit to recover the money
with interest. The case has been taken
TO the Supreme Court.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

In China, where everything is contrary
to Western ideas, poverty has a greater
practical power than in any country II
the world. The Chinese Times, Of Tien
Tsin, says that everything may be for
given in China to a poor official. Pow
erty is considered a test of probity, ar
influence which owes much of its strength
to the attachment of the people to every
ma who comes unspotted through thu
. temptation of Chinese oficia
life.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

Philadelphia's new City Hall is n OF
the largest, if not the largest, building
Of its kind in the world, covering a space
of 40 by 4s6 feet, and overlapping
eyery other structure that man has built
except the Eiffel tower and the Washing
ton monument, falling short of the
latter's $50 feet by thirty-two inches.
t. has $40 rooms on fourteen and a hal
acres OF floor space. The main structure
is 12s feet high.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
A Fatal Cat Bite.

A story comes from Rufin, N. c., OF
the fatal effects of a bite from a cat.
David Stokes, eolored, was trying to
drive a house cat out of a room with o
stick, when the beast suddenly became
enraged, and, flying at the man, seized
his arm. So deeply were the teeth bur-
ried in the flesh that it was necessary to
sever the head to get rid of the animal.
Stokes became i'll, and though he did not
exhibit any signs of hydrophobia, he
died within twenty-four hours,-Nea
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

Sweden is not an o~vercroWded coun.

Sweden 10 not an OV6fcIoWuou Coun-
try. On the contrary, it j. more
thinly settled than some Of oue States.
Combined with Norway it is the largest
country in Europe, except Russia. There
isplenty Of room for the people; but they
do not care to stay there. They prefer
to emigrate to our Northwest, with a soil
and resources inferior to some portions,
81 least. Of their native kingdom. The
New York Press exclaims: It is an OK.
traordinary spectacle--this Swedish en-
qration-far different in motive and
character from any other that seeks our
shores.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
In China there is now, according 4
Intelligent estimates, one missionary Il
about every $780, 900 people.

An old duck hunter of Savannah says
hat a fight of duck coming south one
Law. If followed by other fights in the
,ame direction days or weeks afterward,
will not vary to exceed twenty-five feet
from the path Of the ducks which have
preceded them, and they will alight il
almost the exact spot where preceding
FIGHTS have settled.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently built and refuynished
I'll shsoughout, my Barber Shop ] am
naw pnspared, with increased facilities. %
sarve eae public In Hrst-ciass skyle 2q my
cor gnarterp between Brand and&HoEiaE6yA
GEsvfng, Hair Cutting, Shampooipgs -.
aaze 6 Che highest style Of the Ay& eve
@s o cell. E. A BODEMDLLMh-
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gUowN DRoPERTY EoR GALE
i OWE i RoPERTA OR 0A8

A CENTRALLY In ated and Desirable
- seand On Main street, OpelaS5Sae,
- 81 building suitable for ressds5es
- arnnn store. heiGg the property nexefe
- pgsSaEace. This property VIII % 500
ssrk Saaap Tor cash, or halt cash and halaAcs
- - d ct purchaser. Apply TO Mira
8znunaS. buprs.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
opnzovsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La.

This Institution Is undenominationals prasso
acl and progressive: DiSc1p ahl nt and " da-
ssssea;or ~horneser. Honor and self respect
vse9aasa Methods Of training and culture
thorough. Toe curriculum pTepares d the
s.sudi 9or University or practical lie; Ger:
adcasss and Diplomas conferred, 8aIldings
comfortable and comm odloas; ra aao, e
solicited For further 70 aHpay W
We Feb 2-tf
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

A Finland newspaper mentions a curl.
BUS stone in the northern part of that
country, which serves the people instead
of a barometer. This stone, which they
call aIlmakiur,' ! turns black, or blackish
gray, when foul weather is approaching.
fine weather has the effect Of turning it
almost white. The Firms regard the
stone with superstitions reverence, but
the scientists say that its changes ii color
are due TO salts contained in its COM
position.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
A. ?. Mcneil,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,
opET.oyrsAs. LOUISIANA.

UFELUUGAHy LUUIS7AN a.
Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur
sashed for all manner of buildings, on the
most reasonable terAE. Contracts taken tor
an ktHsds OF work, in brick, iron, stone aIld
VOID. Material furnished for repairs end
c~ongtxucsden IL desired. Plantation and
eountEy work attended 30 with dispatch. Al
SfSsk NsetsElass and satisfaction. guaranteed
ngSsra ai1sss9Ya 20 T. o. Box OF Vim recsv
ITrrank s. Hon. 3666
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

The Emperor William Is ons Of shs
finest chess players ID Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

The first English book was written b
Sir John MandeviIle IN 1865.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Baron Rothschild.

The attention of those who contem-
plate breeding horses is called to the
advertisement OF NJ. Polk which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue. The
fact that there is no money in breed
ing common scrub stock is becoming
more and more apparent, and the time
has come when high grade of horses
finds a ready sale at remunerative
prices, while common stock will net
pay the cost OF shipping. The stallion
Baron Rothschild is an imported horse
OF fine form and action, and comes as
near being perfect as any animal in
the county; and when it is considered
that the Cleveland Bay is one of the
most popular breeds Of horses extant,
it does not require any great amount
OF sagacity to determine that his pro-
geney viii be especially valuable.
The public is cordially invited to call
and examine this horse and his pedi-
gree which is unexceptional.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Important Notice.

All citizens of Lamoille and Pleas
ant valleys who are interested in the
use Of water for beneficial purposes
are hereby notified to meet at the
Lamoille School House on Wednes-
day, April 2, 1890, at o'clock p. NJ,
to discuss the matter of the suit re-
Gently instituted in Humboldt county
to determine the priorlties Of water
rights on the Humboldt and it's
tributaries. A full attendance Is
especially desired,
CITIZENS.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Sister Rose Gertrude.

DR.. Whitney, Of Honolulu, states
that Sister Rose Gertrude, the Eng
lish girl who was anxious to nurse
lepers at Molokai, will not become an
exile in the leper settlement. The
settlement OF Molokai is in charge of
the Sisters Of the Sacred Heart, and
as Sister Rose Gertrude belongs to
another order she could not be ad-
mitted. She is therefore in Kaliki
a receiving station for lepers or those
supposed to have contracted the dis
ease; where they are cared for until
it is determined what their ailment
really is.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Live And Let Live.

Those who desire fresh Groceries
and Provisions, as we'll as Glassware,
Queensware, ETC., should not fail to
examine my stock and prices before
purchasing.
Apenny saved is asgood az penny
earned and you can save money by pur.
chasing goods at home. / carry a
large stock Of seasonsble goods and
will sell at Live and Let Live prices.
2-18 III. CHASE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Indurated Fibre Ware.

The attention Of the public is di-
rected to my new stock of Tubs,
Buckets, Basins, ETC., manufactured
from Indurated Wood Fibre, pressed
out in one piece, without seams or
hoops. 1t is light and durable, will
not shrink or swell, will not faint any
kind of liquid and bids fair to super
cede tin and wooden ware. Call and
examine it.
II. CHASE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28

Children's Winter Caps for %
cents, at Rosenstock's,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Dental Notice

Dental Notice.
G. HAMILTON, DENTIST,
Will remain afew days at the Depot
Hotel, Room 40.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Undertaking..

Having purchased OF Brown & Hos
kins their interest in the Undertake
ing business, I am now prepared to at
tend to all calls in that line. will
also attend to the repairing and up
holstering Of Furniture, etc. Shop
on Commercial street, next door Is
Brown & HOskins' old stand.
6-5 n. f. PETERSON.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Wanted.

A middle aged lady to wait on table
at the Palisade Hotel, Pslisade, Ne
vada. For further particulars ad.
dress,
e. M. BAUM,
Palisade,
Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Gophers and Ground Squirrels.

These pests should be looked after
and destroyed as early in the Spring
as possible. A full supply OF tho
poisons generally used for their de-
struction, including Moore's Celebrat-
ed Squirrel Poison, may be found and
procured at Muller's Drug Store. 3m
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Special Meeting.

There will be a special meeting of
Elko Lodge No. Is, X. of p, at Castle
Hall tonight at Z o'clock sharp, for
work in the Third Degree. All
Knights in good standing are request
Ell to attend.
BY order Of
j. b. ABEL,
&C.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Live And Let Live.

Those who desire to purchase the
best quality Of Groceries and Pro
visions are referred to the above re-
liable house where fair dealing and
courteous treatment is the rule.
Glassware, Tinware, Stoneware, Nails
etc. always in stock.
IL H.CHAsE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28

Hotel, Room 40.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
Books,

Also full line Of Variety Goods.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
SALMAGUNDI.


Commissioner Rigsby is out again
having recovered from his recent ILL
ness.
Division Superintendent Myrick
was passenger on to-day west bound
train.
P. Sheedy, Master Mechanic Of the
Central Pacific at Carlin, was in town
this morning.
The people of Lamoille are re-
quested to meet at the school house
next Wednesday. See notice.
Snow glasses, eye protectors, COM
passes, specs, eye glasses and a full
assortment OF optical goods at
Mullers. 3m
Charles Nofsinger's mother lett to-
day for her home in Winnemucca, as
Charley is now considered out of
danger.
The Ohio river reached 50 feet 2
inches at Cincinnati on Wednesday
and then commenced receding. All
further danger is thought to be past.
a clergyman preached on the sub
ject, "Why Lazarus was a beggar,"
and the Lakeview, Or, Examiner VEN
lures the assestion that perhaps he
didn't advertise.
A. G. Dawley received dispatch
last evening from Mrs. Dawley an
nouncing that she arrived safe at
Minneapolis at 7:15 Wednesday even
ing, having made the trip in 70 hours.
Henry Voigt, of Lamoille. was in
town last night. The people Of the
county are taking steps to establish
their rights to the use of the waters
Of the Humboldt and it's tributaries.
Henry Nofsinger, Deputy Sheriff of,
Humboldt county, came up last even
ing for the purpose of serving sum-
mons on defendants in the great
water suit instituted by P. N. Marker
ct al. .,.........,..... 49,.
Mr.. Sturgeon and his sister, rels-
tives Of Myron Pixley, arrived from
California last evening and went out
to Lamoille to-day on a visit. Mr..
Spurgeon rays he was never outside of
Californiauntil yesterday.
The Government timber suits in
the Circuit Court at Carson against
all but the Eureka and Palisade Rail
road Company, and the Eureka Con.
and Richmond. Con. Mining Com
panies, have been dismissed and the
wood released.
1t is customary for a wealthy man
to be spoken of as zone who can
draw his check for Million" The
editor OF the INDEPENDENT would find
no difficulty in drawing his check for
a million, but he would doubtless find
much difficulty in getting the said
check cashed.
w. T. ONeil and j. B. Hall, of
Wells, we're in town yesterday. Con-
stable Hall brought down five pris-
oners who are hold to appear before
the Grand Jury, being charged with
violating the laws Of the State OF Ne
vada by burglarizing q car Of the
Central Pacific Railroad.
Treasurer Morgan purchased bale
OF California hay yesterday in the
center Of which he found rock
which weighed about 80 pounds. OF
course it was mistake in those who
baled the hay, as small pebbles are
liable to be pitched into the press un-
noticed. No Californian would be
guilty of putting rock into q bale
of hay to increase it's weight.
Robert Skaggs, of Pleasant Valley,
Al. Griswold, OF Lamoille, and VIM.
Griswold, Of Griswold Brothers, Ruby
Valley, were in town last nipht
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-28
WAX GOODS ChRE DIAMOND s
ELKO, NEVADA.
Hides and PeItrics.

Hides and Peitrics.
l will pay the highest price in cash
for all Kinds Of FuFs, Deer Skins, Uidea
and Sheep Pelts. Those having any
thing OF the kind to sell will do well
to give me call.
j. ALEXANDER
Elko, Dec, 20, 1889.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-26
PIEDMONT N D res.

The Oak City Manufacturing Com
pany, IL large clothing mandatory
at Raleigh made an assignment yes
ter,lay. The liabilities are placed at
S20. 900. The heaviest creditors are
+. Il IL. Fries, Salem
The lightning struck and burned a
barn near Salisbury. this week, be-
longing to Revenue Agent Wander
ford. Loss of forage, implements,
etc, will amount to 81 900 No in
Surilnce.
Cornelius White FIJI II feet from Il
roof in Greensboro Monday but is on
the road to recovery.
The Greensboro Patriot says that
it is reported there that melon train
on the r. & d. railroad ran over and
killed man and IA horse near Lin
wood, in Davidson county, last Sat
urday, and that some of the train
hands poured whiskey into the dead
mans mouth to make it appear that
he was drunk when killed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-26
Land Sale.

by VIRTUE OF TIE DEGREES OF THE
DSuperior Court of Surry county, we will sell
to the h ghest bidder, on the premises on Mon
day, 4th day of August, 1890, large quantity
of land in Surry county, on the Yadkin river,
known as the N. A. Boyden lands, formerly
known as the Surry home tract of the late
Hon. N. Boyden. These lands are situated in
the fork of the Yadkin and Little Yadkin riv
ers, near the foot of Bean shoals, about II miles
from Winston, and only about miles from the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad. The
Winston & Wilkesboro railroad is now running
through these lands, winch are reckoned to be
among the very best lands in the State for the
production of the finer qualities of tobacco, and
are also fine for grain, clover and grapes. There
are vast quantities of fine timber, and several
fine water powers.
These lands will be sold tracts to suit pur-
chasers, and for further information parties
will please call on apply to J. c. Buxton, at
Winston, N. c., who will show them plats of
the lal d..
These lands may be purchased at private
sale, if parti prefer. The title to these lands
has been settled recently by the Superior
Court of Surry county, and IS now perfect.
Terms: One third cash, and the balance in
six and nine months, with inter. st at per
cent, note and approved security.
J.W. MAUNEY,
j. C. BUXTON,
June rs, $780, Commissioners.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-26
Confederate Veterans Attention.

A meeting of Confederate veterans
will be held at Brnwn's Hall on July
4th, at p. m. Hon. c. B. Watson
will narrate the occurrences attend
ing the unwilling of the Lee monu-
ment at Richmodd, and other add
dresses will be made. All are request
ed to attend, as business of impor-
tance is to come up for discussion.
An opportunity will likewise be af-
forded all who have not done so to
enroll their names in the Forsyth
County Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation. County papers are request
ed to publish this notice of meeting
BY order of the executive committee
HI. Il. BAHNsON, Sec.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-26
Strayed.

On June oath, 1890, one bay mare
colt Is months old black name and
tail, any one taking up said colt will
be suitably rewarded by me. June
25th 1890. JOHN BOYER, Sheriff
We would call the special atten-
ton of our readers to the advertise
ment, in another column, of the Med
ical College of Virginia. This time
honored institution is now about to
enter upon it's semi-centennial session
with a corps af Instructors selected
from the best medical talent in the
State, and is equipped with all mod
ern scientific improvements for the
advancement and instruction of stu
dents. Those contemplating study
ing for the profession should patron
ize this home school.
The Madison papers say that
Messrs. Stiles, of Madison, have gone
over into Virginia to avoid arrest on
the grounds of intent to defraud cred
itors. Their suit against Messrs.
Breen & Feeley will be prosecuted,
however, by their lawyers. They
will simply fight the case ''from long
range"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-26
Watauga Hotel, Blowing Rock.

This well known hostelry is again
open to welcome its Summer guests.
1t promises to be even better this
year than usual. Both the proprie-
tors, Messrs Finley & Corpening, will
give it their personal oversight. The
fact that Col. Lewis S. Williams is
again selected us clerk means that
every guest will be the recipient of
personal kindness.
Four thousand feet above sea
Breezes cool as October blowing
How we mortals down here with the
thermometer 90 in the shade long to
sit at the feet of Grandfather