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The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12
From a Farm TO a Peerage.

From a small farm on the North Dl-
kota prairies to q fine old English estate
and a seat in the house of lords is q long
step, but James s. Sinclair, of Dakota,
Nelson County, North Dakota, has made
the stride. The Sinclairs were distantly
related to George Phillips Alexander,
Earl of Caithness, but 50 light was the
tie of kindship that no one in the family
expected to profit by it. James Sinclair
emigrated and purchased a tract of land
about four miles from DakGta, in that
State, stocked it and bent every energy
toward improving his little estate. He
called the place "Berriedale," an old
family name and the title bestowed by
courtesy upon the eldest son of the Earl
Of Caithness.
By a strange fatality all the people be-
tween him and the title died. Either he
had been extremely careless or his friends
and the family solicitor had an exceeding
ty contracted idea of the area of the
northwest, and the letters were simply
addressed to flames S. Sinclair, Berrle-
Gale Farm, near Dakota One after
another of the communications found its
way to the dead letter office at Washing
ton, and five months were spent by the
department officials in discovering the
right address of the mar for whom the
letters were intended. Tracers were sent
out in every city and village in Mime.
sofa, Nebraska and Dakota, and finally
the lost heir was located.-Ne1 Or{ean!
Picayuno.
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Al Human Footprint in a Stone.

on May IS, 1882, Mr.. John B. Wig
gins, OF Waverly, N. j., while searching
for chronological specimens on top Of Blue
Mountain, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
discovered what is now believed to be
the earliest trace Of man in America. II
il q piece Of stone composed OF meta
morphic lime, about nine and a hall
inches thick, nine inches long, four
inches wide, and weighs six pounds. n
the solid rock IS the perfect impression
Of the rigat foot Of a man. The foot
print is seven and q half inches long,
three aud i half inches wide Gro the
ball Of the foot and three inches wide
one-half the distance from the small toe
10 the heel. The pint i about . hall
inch deep, aud distinctly shows the toes,
1--WE in number, the whole being a per-
feet impression Of d shapely foot. Wht
wa this early American, and II what
ace Of the world did be step on thai
piece Of soft clay which has now beer
transformed into I solid rock2-a Lou
RspabIss,
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lie Likes @ Hermit Life.

A few miles from York, Penn, but in
q very secluded mountain glen, lives aud
has lived for twenty-one years one Joel
Strong. He is sixty-two years old,
healthy aud remarkably active, and all
the rocky and wooded tract he calls
ssStrong's Park" bears curious evidence
of his handiwork. The stones are piled
in curious cairns, the rocks dressed in
fanciful but picturesque masonry, and
the trees are trimmed to a wild, roman
tic taste.
He is a hermit but does not hate his
kind. Indeed, he is rather pleasant to
the few who visit him, and is fond of
showing his remarkable agility in climb
ing. In winter he occupies a rude hut,
in summer he lives entirely cut Of doors.
He sleeps on a bare board laid on top of
a bench, which in turn is laid on other,
till his couch is raised to a perilous dis
lance from the ground. His only drink
is water, his food is principally of the
products of his garden. Once a week he
takes a thorough bath in a mountain
stream, and is far from being a dis
agreeable object, as are many hermits.
Many years ago he loved and married.
His wife died, and he abandoned society
to live alone IN the woods. He bought
fifteen acres of this wild land for atrihe,
and in time Lecame SO weaned from So
cial life that for twenty years he has not
known of any occurrence in the great
world, but of late visitors have begun
to intrude on him and try to interest
him in the rest of mankind. = Brooklyn
{C,t;sen
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Tie Umbrellas History.

No one knows whether the umbrella
was originally used as a defence against
rain or a screen from the sun, but it
seems probable that the first umbrellas
were sunshades. II countries where very
little clothing is worn rain does not make
much difference, but the sun is a power.
Why shouldn't the palm leaf be the first
sunshade, with its ribs and handles to
order2 1t hints at the umbrella as we'll
as the fan. Travellers among the Amos
of Japan often make temporary sunshades
of gigantic dock leaves, which are some
times six feet high, large enough for an
account of CULVER. The umbrella has
a very great antiquity. The word itself
means a ''little shadow" showing that
it was named for It's protection from the
sun in this case. Horace says. "Amon9
the military standards the sun beholds an
Egyptian canopy"
On coins in the rock carvings of the
a~ncients the umbrella often shows It's
familiar form. This goes to prove that
Jonas Hanway did not invent the UNI
brella. but he saw the value of the East
ern sunshade, and soon it became the
fashion to carry this useful article. There
must be great difference been the Sn-
brella of the eighteenth century and the
modern steel-ribbed, ~silk-covered, slep-
der article which is regarded as a mis-
fortune to get wet. The desideratum at
present Is a portable umbrella. There is
a fortune for the man who invents a
really good umbrella which can be slowed
in IA valise or trunk. There is an I'M
patented Corean umbrella that may fill
the bill. When it begins to rain the
picturesque and stately Corean swell
reaches into his sleeve and produces a
folded, oiled-paper affair resembling a
fan. This is spread and set over the hat
like an extinguisher, and is kept in place
by two strings held under the chin. 1t
is not very large, but anything That will
cover a Corean hat will keep the raiD
from a Corean.-Irisb Times.
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WISE WORDS.
We are martyrs to our own faults.

We are martyrs to II own faults.
White hairs are like the sea foam which
caps the waves after a storm.
The man who "would'n't do a thing
for the world" is frequently found doing
it for himself.
The vulnerable point of ones character
is much more speedily discovered by u
interiors than by our equals.
We NAV give a man credit for his
good intentions, bat he can't get cash
for them unless they are backed by
deeds.
The man of one idea may be a bore,
while the man with none is that delight
full acquaintance who allows you to 90
all the talking yourself.
An animal when it is sick Graves for
solitude: whereas the huma1-belng, on
the contrary, is only Happy waen he can
make his guiferings public.
Every single action of our life carries
in its train either a reward or a punish
ment, however little disposed we are to
admit that such is the case.
The true tgrand-dame' displays the
same manners in her toilet room as IN
her salons, and the anne courtesy towards
her servants as towards her guests.
Nervous force is an awfuliy queer
thing. The man whose nerves would
not quail at the ramping OF a lion IS all
broken up at the nervousness OF a woman
who has no nerves an all.
The world does not forgive US either
our talents or our successes, nor our mar
rage, nor our friendships, nor our future.
The only thing which is looked upon
with indulgence is u death.
The man who has forgotten his grand
fathers first name may look with con
tent upon the pride of long descent but
it is hard to say just how his great
grandfather looks down upon him.
There is a kind of close relationship
between all those who are suffering from
some sorrow or other. If we are II
mourning we feel somehow Or otael
drawn to every black dress we meet.
When for a short time one is deprivec
of pleasure, one no longer feels the long
ing thereafter; and even if she does a
length knock at our door, we open l
with fear and trembling, 6reading tina
it may be sorrow in disguise.
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Distant Sounds Focused by Sails.

1t is a well-established fact that the
widespread sails of a ship, waen rem
dered concave by a gentle breeze, are
most excellent conductors of sound.
The celebrated Dir. Arnott relates the
following circumstance as a practical
proof OF this assertion:
A ship was once sailing along the
coast of Brazil, far out Of sight of laud.
Suddenly several of the crew, while
walking along the deck, noticed that
when passing and repassing a particular
spot they always heard with great dis
tinctness the sound of bells Ginning
sweet music, as though being Iung but
a short distance away. Dum5founded
by this phenomenon, they quickly com
municated the discovery to their mates,
but none of them were able to solve the
enigma as to the origin Of these seem
ingly mysterious sounds.
Several months aftcrwara, upon re-
turning td Brazil, some Of the ~listeaers
deterninEl to satisfy their curiosity, Ac-
cordingly, they mentioned the eirean.
stance to theirIriends and were informed
that at the time when the sounds were
heard the bells in the Cathedral at San
Salvador, on the coast, had been ringing
to celebrate a feast held in honor o. one
of the saints. Their sound, wonderful
to relate, favored by q gentle. steady
breeze, had travelled q distance of up
ward of 100 miles orer the smooth water
and had been brought to a focus !y the
sails at the particular locality In which
the sweet sounds were first heard.
This is but one of several instances OF
a similar kind, t~ruthwosthy authorities
claiming that it has oftened happened
under somewhat similar circumstance.
Detroit Free Press.
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TOughness OF Cottonwood.

Cottonwood, which grows ~a5aaIantls
on the banks Of many Southern streams,
Is coming into use for boxmaking. II.
lisa very tough wood, as shown by a
remarkable test made at Memphis. Al
concern there made Il order for d Cali
fornia express company a dozsn boxes
for conveying treasure across the contin-
emit. These we're packed solidly and
then dropped from q height. Boxes Of
other woods were destroyed, but those
of cottonwood were only slightly injured
~ the twisting, but otherwise were not
damagsd.-QhicGgo TINES,
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but historical fact. These horses are
never harnesssed, and the owner, having
no idea Of his value, and knowing moth
ing of the treatment such spirited, intel
lagent animals require neglected him, un-
til under these new and sad conditions
the horse refused his food, pinned, and
died, possibly Of h~omesickness. How
ever, his progeny shows the Arabian
blood in the finest and fastest trotters in
America, but he was the only horse aver
in this country born a thoroughbred
Arab. '-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

Cleared dlcdy
all the troubles and ailments that
make woman's life a burden to her.
She's relieved, cured, and restored,
with Dir. Piercc's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. Periodical pains, weak back,
bearing down sensations, nervous
~prostration, all "female complaints"
are cured by it. 1t improves di-
gestion, enriches the blood, lispels
aches and pains, brings refreshing
sleep, and restores health and
strength.
It's a powerful general, as we'll as
uterine, tonic and neryine, imparting
vigor and strength to the entire sys-
TEN. Contains no alcohol to inebri-
ate 10 syrup OIL sugar to derange
digestion a legitimate medicine
not a bererage.
If you're a tired. nervous, or suf-
fering woman, then the "Eavorite
Prescription" IS the only medicine
that's guarontesa, in every case, to
bring you help. If it doesn't give
you satisfaction, you have your
money back.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

The National japanese gambling
game is harra, or sfower." The cards
are forty-eight oblong slips of paste
board, divided into twelve series, each
representing a month. Six players,
with four cards each, play a sort of
combination of casino, euchre and poker.
The kitty gets ten per cent. of each pool
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12
ONE ENJOYS

ONB ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken it is pleasant
and refreshingt to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eAectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs ID the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial mi h
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made IL
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale In 600
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
Rists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
Wishes to try it, Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP Co
SAN s~RAR0isoO. OIL
ssgs8NtIs. ~. kEW ron. ~
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Thirty four Stories Tall.

This is a picture of the proposed tallest
building in the world, which it is pro-
posed to erect in Chicago. It is to be
the temple of the Illinois Odd Fellows
and an office building besides. The
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

The old German Lutheran Church at
Waldoboro, Me-, has stood $50 years,
and there has never been a collection
taken up within its walls.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

PREPARATIONS are being made for a series
of naval manoeuvres of the New England
coast to test the value OF our ships in actual
war.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

FITS stopped free by Dr.. KLINE's GR8AT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. TREATISE and s. trial bottle
free. DR.. Kline. e1 Arch St.. Phila.. Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

]. A. johnson, Medina, N. VS. says; Halls
Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Eu8g1ste
76e.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12
Out Of Sorts

Describes & feeling peculiar 10 persons Of d~yspeptic
tendency, or caused Nv change uf climate, season or
H. me stomach ii out of order. the head aches Or
does not feel rlsht.
The Nerves
resaa strained ID their utznost, the mind II confused
sna irritable. This condition finds an excellent
corrective ID Hoods sarsaparilla. which, by is
F~sguaating and toning powers. soon
Restores Harmony
hsas sssssrn, end givss stseassh Of mind, nerves
mi pady. Nh ID sure 70 get
FOOLS
aich Ii ourasiTs DoWsx d Fesuliar % Issslf.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

LIZ you would be correct In p~ronounctng
Manitoba accent the last syllable.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12
A Throat
and Lung
Specially.

1y appreciate what a truly wonder
full medicine it is. The delicious
sensations of healing, easing, clear
ing, strength-gathering and recover
ing are unknown joys. For Ger
man Syrup we do not ask easy cases,
Sugar and water may smooth a
throat or stopa tickling-for a while.
This is as far as the ordinary cough
medicine goes. Boschee's German
Syrup is a discovery, a great Throat
and Lung Specially. Where tor
years there have been sensitlveless,
pain, coughing, splitting, he1norr-
hage, voice failure, weakness, slip
ping down hill, where doctors and
medicine and advice have been swat
lowed and followed to the guilt OF
despair, where there's the sickenlng
conviction that all is over and the
end is inevitable, there we place
German Syrup. It cures. You are
a live man yet if you take it. %
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

but differing on either side. To the
scholar learned in cabalistic lore these
,ierogIyphics are easily read, for, be
ing with the father and mother, they
,Iicate the ancestors for many genera
lions back. Should any one buy a horse
so marked, in America or elsewhere, he
will behold a thoroughbred Arab, but
without these marks he is not one.s
stHave any Arab horses ever found
tae way to America2"
81 have never known or heard OF but
one, and he belonged to the AbdalIa
family. He came from Morocco, how or
By whom imported is not known, bus it
is supposed that the vessel on which he
came bad been abandoned at sea, aud
that it dFifted on the shores Of Long
Island. That he belonged to a fishermen
there who allowed him to starve to death
On thar Iolg, sandy coass bsea.lss lis
could not break him TO harness IS d sad
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

II AFFLICTED with sore eyes use Dr.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-water.D Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12

plans call for t~hirty-four stories-twenty
in the main part of the building and
fourteen ia the tower. It will be $50
feet tall and III by 2l0 feet on the
ground.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-12
German


Those who have not
used Boschee's Ger
man Syrup for some
severe and chronic
trouble ofthe Throat
and Lungs can hard
The morning call., 1891-03-02

5000 rented easo9s d ~ ROOMS 93is g ahL
East, 25612 Sixth st. mr2 81
4 CHANCET TO BORROW MONEY on YOUR SILL
: L Verware IS offered to-day at tire Collateral
Bank, 10 Grant ave. mr. Market ST. jals BOW Mo
The morning call., 1891-03-02
PUNIsnMENT on SOLDIERS.
Orders Regulating Sentences Imposed by
rn..r--n F,rA:n1

Orders Regulating Sentences Imposed by
CouIt-Martial.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The President
has issued a general order fixing the
maximum Iiudt for iha punishment of en-
listed soldiers in time ofpeace Tor al crimes
and o1euses within the Jurisdiction of a
eourt-martiaL The regulations contemplate
a uniform degree OF punishment throughout
the service and the inhibition of excessive
sentences BY. e0nft-martIaL The seyerest
penalty prescribed is ten years imprison-
inent, and tiis caa. be imposed only IN
cases OF nnnsisuEht6r. and assault wi.A ~
teut>tO kill. The GREATEST puni1 hlee5lt lot
dessrtiop is imprl snmca3 for rYo years,
which, however, may he imposed only Tor
desertian IN the presenc3'0t 40 indian out
break or other trouble, when tue act is
Joined 10 by tWO DrHOr9 soldiers IN tls exc
cution OF a conspiracy. The punishment
for ordinary cases 81 df.sGrsion IS Jw5 and a
half years imPTisonment Win cae year
added for each previous C0ayi5tioa OF Tie
same offeuss. DeSertsrs WHO surrender
cannot be imprisoned for longer period
than ten months. Ihe order was issued ~
the instance of Secretary Proctor and isiu-
tended as an act OF justice % the scseieFs,
who have repeatedly complained II neiine
discrimination in the matter Of punishment
under the present system.
The morning call., 1891-03-02

house and lot on San Antonio avenue.
near Twenty-first street, to William HOl-
iingDerry, and also contracts to build
houses on Clinton and Eighteenth streets.
Mareuse q Renmel have sold two lots
ana contracted to build houses at cost OF
in 0akland. They report Things very lively.
Han % Poole report the sale IT the north
east corner of Buena Vista avenue and Oak
street, le0z ~, 1T $500
The morning call., 1891-03-02

Probable Erect Of the Struggle in South Da-
kota on Universal Suffrage

Probable EneeE Of the struggle IN south Da-
kota on Univsrsal Suffrage.
WASHINGTON. March AT the e7ening
session of the W0men's Right Conyen-
ton, held Yesterday. Miss Dickinson,
Chairman OF tie Committee on Petitions,
submitted a report recording the efforts
the past year in interesting organized voters
in the proposed amendment 20 the National
Constitution extending the rigat 81 suffrage
to women. Correspondence was had with
trade and labor assemblies, Knights of
Labor Farmers Alliance, Ameriean FEEDER
alton Of Labor. many GsanG Army posts
and the National Council II Ministers.
All these organizations Endorsed the propo-
sition except the ministers. who declined TO
act on the ground that it aid not concern
them: The organizations mentioned were
supplied With petitions to Congress and re-
turned them with 1,ets.e90 signatures. Miss
Dickinson said that rom the present out
look there is nc Doubt they will secure the
signatures Of at least ,w0 millions OF voters
10 tile petition. i1ng set of resolutions
were passed CO. latng the Suffragists
on the victory achieved Il Wyoming and the
partial 'li~t - her States, and ,slra,-
| ing the nrganlZatlOatc TeEssN0st dae strehu-
| nus efforts
The morning call., 1891-03-02

The Report or tbs Naval Estimates Gets the
Secretary Into Trouble.

BrRIIN. March Emperor William IS
Greatly displeas ID with the recent speech
made by the Sgaretalyoi the COMMITTEES on
Naval Estimatts S. The Secretary on Wednes-
fav last was qit9ted as declaring 1t impera-
live that Germs " SHOULD have a hrst-class
navy or uons BE SAID money was neces-
S,,,sf,,, fhe PROBABILITY Of an attack on Ger-
r,sng 6y Fraace and Russia. lie made
of6er statements which he asked the som-
vaittee 10 keep secret. Is was believed, how.
ever. that they related 70 the metned, 49,. o.
~, ~ ~ lsnrIanA or Italy was to hold H.
Frepeb Nayr in check in the Mpditerraneah
is now ramored that as a result OF THESE
utterances. the iadiscreet Secretary mas
hnen rallied upOn % resign.
The morning call., 1891-03-02
LoDGING-HoUsEs FOR SALE.

$1,000 P ma Io4 CASH; 4 great BARGAIN;
rooms; clearing T4Oo per month over expenses; FUR
niture good thruughouta anu is worth Sg1Oo: sell
lag on account Of III health: long lease. Apply X
KENNY, - hearny ST.. fell II
GJOOO CLEARING $3.50 PER MONTH. MF.
u lUUV. chanics' fodging-hoase Of SO rooms N 81
BY owner; who. is also owner of the pronerfv. she
has Kept II IS wears and can retire from bust
ness with fortune Apply X. KEN NY. % Kearny.tt
Q.1OOO GREAT BARGAIN: 20 ROOMS;
DlOuV. Mission ST.: clears $40 n month; kent
by present owner years" IIEALY. 1904 Market. 1T
u tOO. and Mission SIS; clearing SIS Ter
month; positive bargain HEALY, 1904 Market Its
SII00 HOUSE HOUSE 20 ROOMS; NEWLY FUR
= - W. nlshed; all fun; clearing over 500 a
month; sickness cause OF SALE part cash. 81 Huat
ST, of Third, near Howard mr. SIS
GSk0 LoDGING-noUSE 10 ROOMS;. ALL
fe9ted reasons for selling, parties going
4 CHANCETO HORIZON MONEY on YOUR SILL
-; \ verware is offered to-day at tire Collateral
6ank, 10 Grant ave- mr. Market St. jazz sow Mo
GS00N CASH, BALANCE MONTHLY ONE
NOOOO OF the best-paying boardng-houses in
the city; 80 rooms. alluewy furnished; now clear
ing 5000 per month rooms all fun: long lease; fine
location; elevator: opportunity given for ful inves-
t1gation. FORSYTH q CO.. 1875 Montgomery st. .
Room IS. mrl It
ELEGANT NEW BAY-wINDOw HOUSE OF 10
i ~ newly furnished rooms; sunny side. 6; +.
WINS, IoO NJ SSloh 81. mrl Us
I oDGING-HoUSE: IA ROOMS: ALI FULL;
II very cheat So Sixth 81. Ie96 1t
G1S0n 20 ROOMS; ALI filled. ga FOL
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