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The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

In rows and in a standing position, In
voluntarily suggests Dlckens's SMILES OF
the collins in Undertaken Sowerberry's
shop, standing on end in the night ''llke
high-shouldered ghosts with their hands
In their pockets" Like most of the
marine birds the legs are set far back,
the feet being intended for diving and
wading rather than for walking. Where
as the gulls swoop noisily around when
visitors land on the island, the guile
mots, pufins and auks all adopt q per
pendicular position and preserve most
ludicrous gravity. Their sharply con
t%rasting black and white plumage lends
additional comicality to their appearance,
and they look like nothing so much as q
row of society dudes and Washers, with
claw-hammer coats and white vests,
criticizing a debutante.
It is a curious circumstance about the
annual importation of the eggs of the
murre and its kindred, that the taste OF
consumers becomes stated. In the abstract
these eggs are very cheap and contain an
immense amount of nutritious matter in
a small compass. But the rank, tshy
taste cannot be hanished by the highest
culinary skill, and the inference is that
the bulk OF the eggs that find their way
into the market are put to some use of
which the public is not aware. Certainly
very few indeed are consumed as ordinary
eggs are consumed, eve in the poorest
San Francisco homes. Meanwhile the
d~epopulation of the rookeries proceeds
year after year, absolutely unchecked by
Federal or State legislation.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

In the North american Reoiep, apropos
Of the question of the ACCESSIBILITY of
parents providing dowries for their
daughters, it is said ssThe father who
gives his children q loving, sensible
mother, who provides them with a COM
Portable home, and who educates fully
all their special faculties, and teaches
them the cunning in their ten fingers,
dowers his daughters far better than Il
he gave them money. He has funded
for them q provision that neither a bad
husband nor an evil fate can squander.
He has done his full duty, and every
good girl win be thankful to accept It. u
The announcement that the Duke of
Mecklenburg-SQ1a werin wanted Prince
Bismarck for President of his Council
of State was sufficient to prompt EN-
peror William to abandon a pleasure trip
TO Cannes. Now comes the news that
the people of Bavaria decidedly object
to Q review of their army by the German
Emperor, although that army is an in
tegral part of the defense Of the Empire.
On the horizon of Germany signs are
abundant, observes the st. Louis Star
Sayings, that the Bismarckian fabric Of
C~onfederated States under Imperial rule
is not so solid as it was on a certain
day in March, 1890, when its founder
was asked to step down and out.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

Captain s. s. Leach, Of the Missis.
sippi River Commission, says that it has
been estimated by skillful engineers that
$40, ooO, 900 would pay for a levee sys-
TEN on the Mississippi River, that, if
properly watched and maintained, would
be safe against flood. The cost OF
maintenance to nation and State he esti-
mated at less than 81, 900 600 per an
mum. The effect of such a system, he
said, would be TO revolutionize the car,
rying trade of the river, and redeem 3d..
900 square miles Of the finest agricultural
land.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21
ssThe extent Of the influence of irri.

HThe extent of the influence of irri-
eating enterprises on the future Of Cali.
fornia agriculture may be inferred, "
opines the San Francisco Chronicle,
ssfrom the magnitude Of some Of the
companies formed to build dams and
supply water. The Bear Valley Irriga-
don Company, which has been incor-
porated with a capital stock of o.. 0oo,-
900, when its new dam, which is in
tended to supplement the one already
built, IL completed, will be able to supply
water to a district containing $40, 900
acres Of she choicest fruit land In
southern California. The number Of
engineering we.ks Of this character is in.
creasing 20 rapidly IN this State that we
may fairly assume that California in .
very few years will rival India in her
facilities for irrigation
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

Statistics show that at the present
time in the United States there are en-.
gagged in different ~employments twenty.
TX women to every 100 men. In Phila-
delphia the proportion is fifty to 100.
Half a century ago there were in Massa.
chusetts only seven occupations open to
women Now there are 2S4. Twenty
two leading cities in the country show
342 occupations in which women fine
employment.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

j. Scott Kettle, librarian Of the ROYAL
Geographical Society, London, in his
article about Africa in Sori5nsy,
says: s'In the final scramble for Africa.
Great Britain has managed to appropriate
. very satisfactory share. South Of the
zarnbesi she has obtained nearly all that
g worth having, and here we see in the
making what In the future may prob
ably become . great English-apeaking
nation or confederation. In the center
Df the continent, again, thanks to the
public spirit Of Sir William Mackinnon,
her dominion extends over those great
lakes which give origin to the Nile, and
the magnificent plateaus with their
splendid populations around them. Ga
the other eide she has command of the
Niger and the thickly populated and
half-civilized countries to which that
river gives access. England is supreme
IN Egypt, and viii probably let no other
gain = footing in those upper Nile
countries which are at present terrorizel
over BY the Mahdi. The history Of
Central Africa may only now be- said to
hare begun. The problem here Is very
dsaerent from that which has had to be
aaced ~ America, ii Australia, and even
Y Asiai What will be the final outcome
Of Il aIl Who can tsu3n
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21
l.

IN every heart some seed of goodness grows,
In every path some bud Of beauty springs,
In every sky some rainbow color CLOVIS.
In every hedge some woodland warbler
sings;
And he who in life's largess hath no part
Hides deep an ivied ruin in his heart.
Mrs.. II. A. B. Kelly, IN Frank Leslte's
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

In the death of Baron Hausmann,
Paris loses the architect who, with the
assistance of Napoleon Ill, made her SO
beautiful. 1t cost great deal of money,
remarks the Cincinnati Enquirer, but in
the long run it paid.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21

There are 5000 indians still living on
reservations in New York. They are civ.
ilized, well educated and never give
anybody any trouble. The same is true
of the Cherokees in the Indian Territory.
The Indians of the Northwest and ia,
Southwest give us more trouble than all
of the others. :
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21
0PELoUSAS,

Lniperor William of Germany Is said
q be working on a project to secure
the disarmament of all the nations of
Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-21
CPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsA9, ST. LANDRY PA RISE. La

This Institution is ndenonEluational. urae.
tical and progressive. Discipline firm ana
based on sound principles ennobling& and ID.
veloping character, Honor and self respeet
promoted, Methods of training and culturss
thorough. Tee. curriculum prepares tbs,
pupil for University or practical life. Ger.
~tiflcates and Diplomas conf FRED. Buil1ine,
comfortable and comm odious. Patronasss
solicited. For further particulars applv B.
MRS. NJ. ~. HAYES, PRINCIPAL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
The NEWFOUNDLAND QUESTION.
\" Purpose to Coerce the Colony-statu.
of the Case

y" purpose to Coerce the CoIony-Statu.
of the Case.
LONDON, March 25-The Hon w TT
ohieh' In receiving deputation of mer.
ehants and Others Interested in New
iouh dland, repudiated In behalf of tho
government any purpose to coerce that
colony We are bound by treaties he
SAID, and when the other party holds
views on the subject OF the treaty engage.
ments so strongly as France does there is
no other alternative from arbitration but
war. If the Observation-Disclosures think tho
'crhls OF arbitration injurious, the gov
ernment is ready to, hear their views. but
~ must be remembered that the conditions
We're lmparte to the colony before being
agreed To by the imperial government
Modus Vivendi Necessary.
referring TO the necessity of n modus
nFehoi IN view of the approach of the
nshlng season, Smith said that a most
ihhanmatory document had been circu.
'aCed on the west coast OF Newfoundland,
document which was likely to serious
> Ihiptrii The peace of the empire. This
showed the urgency OF the case, md the
uanger TO which the colony was exposed
py resistance to an arrangement directed
soieiy TO securing thu interests of the
Newfoundlanders. The imperial party
must insure the performance of treaty
ooiiSations by the local legislature
What the Row Is About.
NorE.-Ihe issue in this matter is as
!oIo"S: Inc coonists demand that the
French colony of lobster fishermen be
eJected. But the French lobster fishers
have peaceful occupancy guaranteed to
them by tue English under the treaty OF
1903, which was signed at Paris. Salisbury
holds that the responsibility of the gov
eminent .or the Observance OF the
treaty Is not removed by the fact
OF England having granted self-govern-
ing powers 10 the colony 1t is also
IN honor bound to go TO war to defend the
coionists IN case they should be attacked
oF france, or any other country The
only alternative would be to surrender
all claim to connection with the island,
out even that would not cancel its obliga-
ZION TO France under the treaty. unless
She latter power should consent to have it
abrogated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS

Ex-senator Matthews is now said to he
candidate for governor of Illinois.
BY the closing of the mines at Butte.
mont, over 1000 men are thrown out OF
work
Charles +. Chickering, the well-known
piano manufacturer, died in New Yor
Monday night
Railway employees at Omaha, Neb., are
organizing and expect to become power
ful in the near future
A servant at the home of Millionaire
Perrien, the Detroit man who was recently
kidnapped, has disappeared.
At Milwaukee at meeting of ministers
strong resolutions were adopted protest
ing against the opening of the World
fair on Sunday
The director of the Pasteur institute at
New York, reports that of the S2S persons
treated for dog and cats bites last year,
not one died of hydrophobia
The fast express on the Louisville a d
Nashville railway ran off the track near
Louisville Monday night fatally injurinC
one passenger and seriously iniuring
others.
Edward Bryant wanted to sit in" a
little game at Houston. Tex, Monday,
and upon objection being made drove II
siX-inch knife blade into the DIRECTORS
heart.
hustim, Germany, offers / 900 thale,s
reward for the arrest of a Jack the Rip
per" who has attempted to murder five
women of ill-fame in that city since Sep
mber last
jury was obtained at Washington
City Tuesday to try kincaid for the muir
der OF Congressman Taulbee, of Ken
lucky. The district attorney made his
opening address, and the court adjourned
heavy snow storm prevailed through
out Colorado Monday. Railway men say
they never saw so much snow on the
mountains before, and when the spring
thaw begins serious washouts are eX-
peCted.
A committee of colored gentlemen
called on President Harrison Monday
and asked that they be given representa-
ton at the coming fair. They also desire
that a colored man be placed on the bench
of the federal judiciary.
The census officials have issued a bull.
letin giving n history of the coal produ ct
in the states west of the Mississippi river
The product in 1880 is shown to have
been ass, 1924 short tons, while in 1882 Il;
had in creased to lG, 067, 500 short tons
One hundred families were evicted from
their homes in the island of Lewis in the
Hebrides, to make a deer preserve. Mon
day they took forcible possession of their
old farms. and announced that they will
resist by force any attempt to again evict
them.
Particulars of the horrible massacre of
nearly 300 people by the governor of the
province of Belanona, in the island of Mad
agascar. have been receiv ed. The gov o.
ernor and his brother, who was thought to
have instigated the terrible deed have both
been executed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25

NEW YORK, March PA number of
aaNan contract lahorers We're captured
|5terday by customs inspectors on the
7smer California. When the vessel ar.
Vel at her dock the inspectors saw lot
men standing about her decks dressed
>e sailors, but doing no work Their
hEcoAs were aroused, and they deter
med to watch the vessel. Shortly after
an the officers saw the supposed sailors
wing they vessel and arrested them The
aa..aus said they came here to work in
" " lumber yard of George Ulling at New
rt1.eA, Conn. They had been promised
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
sIichigan After Jay Could.

LANSING, Mich, March 25-The house
committee on state affairs has agreed to
report n bill fixing prices for telegraph
messages ~ 20 cents for ten words, and l
cent for each additional word The fish
committee will report in favor of turning
over the state whitefsh hatcheries to the
United States. The senate yesterday
passed the uniform textbooks bill to 90
into effect II June, 1892, the books to be
printed only in English. Towns of over
5000 population are excepted. The house
has appointed committees to investigate
the alleged bribery in the senate and also
the charges against Friedlander
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
SNOT A VAIN MAN,
1T Still He is Very Much
Pulled Up.
~proUs AFFLICTION AT GOTHAM.

# the Mans Ribs Punctures His
Ing. and Makes n Balloon of Him
:. oId Woman Hoards $4,000, and
,.,yc, IL for u Giddy Girl to Squander
irving Oh SO in Cash Per Year-A
.orbid En.lishmau in Search of Fatal
disasters.
yrw YORK. March 25 There is a queer
.,Hcsl case at Gouverneur hospital 1t
that Of a man who at noon Monday
~si,bed about 1870 pounds. and for IA r
:, If hi, size was much emaciated 80.
,,o,k i.onday night he was so puff d
]. ,7a. he looked as if he weighed twice
much Ii took che hospital surgeons
,cr and hour to convince his daughters
IA, th- man was really their father. Ar
as cause of this transformation. The
,sim Of this initiation in size is Paul
.cbein, German laborer, ~ years old.
While at work Monday on pile of tim
srsome of the boards fell upon him.
Taking his ribs. One of the broken
.N penetrated his lungs, letting the air
M anu iubp tue blSSuG uIueT the SIX
his caused a general putting out of the
din all over his body, until he was totally
recognizable.
His Chances of Recovery
AZ Gouyerneur hospital, where he was
uyen directly after the accident, the doc
rr, say they have only had one case like
before. but the man after a few DAYS
-.nmad hi normal shape and size and
n vel. But Shonbejn has swelled ont OF
|lw0porrions. Ills daughters were told
eta, accident to their father aud went To
he hospital to see him, but when the at
|Raiant- pointed out the man as their
parent they were in search OF, they re
-~i to believe what was told them, As
b Shonbeiu's chances for recovery the
i0ctor, say If he does not have congestion
tthe lungs he will recover aud gradu-
ly grow smaller until he gets down to
IS natural size. They consider the case
most interesting one
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.


CHICAGO March n
the quotations on the board of trade to-day
were follows: wheat-No. . March. opened
Sl.2o94, closed Sl0l7s, May. opened SLO5l1,
closed SLICES; July, opened SlD3l4, closed
Sl.U2. Corn-NO. . March. opened - closed
665sc; May, opened &C closed 6s3sc: July
opened Csc, closed G6'Sc Oats-No. . May
opened 56lac closed SOC; June. opened SC
closed 5ilac; July, opened 53lsc. 52Isc. Pork
March, opened =, closed Sl2O5; May.
opened $500, closed Sl2sO July, opened SIS 80
closed Sl262lS. Lard-March, opened
closed 6.72l5.
Live stock-Following Were the prices at
the Union stock yards: Hogs-Market opened
fairly active and firm: prices 2Jd3jc higher;
hight grades, Si3Jd4.75; rough packing. 81 400
455; mixed, 81 Jod4.so; heavy packing and
shipping iots, Si6Dd490; pigs, 81 5DD45O
Cattle-Trade brisk; beef cattle <3.S0d5 s.:
stocl1ers and feeders, S250r42j: cows and
bulls 81. 75Gi.50; calves. S2.2ls5J0 Sheep
Trade fairly active, S47jd5.G0; lambs, $50
600.
Produce: Butter Fancy separator, 29Lea
SDc per 10; fresh dairies 23G2Gc; packing
stock, ll0l3c. Eggs-Strictly fresh. &c per
doz. Dressed poultry Chickens, 9dl0c per
Id; ducks, Edl3c; turkeys, mixed lots, llGl3c;
geese 7G9c Potatoes-white rose. SlO70
Ito for seed; Hebron. SlG5GlO7; Peerless,
SL0oGl05. Sweet potatoes-Illinois Jerseys
s3OOG350 Cranberries and cherry.
Ss0o8s.5O per Dbl; bell and bugles. Ss.Oa9O
Apples Cooking, s3O0D4O0 per Dbl; eating;
S40aG5.O0; fancy varieties, s5OoG6O1
New York.
NEW YORK. March ~
wheat-No. red winter. Sllsjs cash: do
May, Sll3ss; do June, SLll5s. do July
SlO9lS Corn-No. mixed slLsc cash: do
May, &c; do July. 73ISc. Oats-Quict; No. .
mixed, 6OlsGGlc cash; do May, Gle; do Jnly,
595fc Rye-Nominal Barley-Nominal. Pork
Dull; mess. Sl2.OOdl2.JO for new. Lard
Quiet; May, $50; July Ss.I7.
Live Stock: Cattle-Market firm. but no
trading in beeves; dressed beef. steady;
native sides, 7Gs14c . rs. Sheep and Lambs
Very little trading; lambs, Sd5aG6s5 p
too ibs Hogs NominaHy steady; live hogs.
s. 40G395 - 100 fbs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25

MADISON, Wis, March 25.-Gov Peck
sent to the Legislature yesterday veto Of
the bill appropriating $50 500 to the veter-
ans home at Waupaca. The home is I'M
der control of the Grand Army of the
Republic, which established it several
years ago, but the state voted it $50, 900
two years ago, besides paying So per week
for each inmate maintained. The chief
objection raised by the governor was
that the institution is not under state
control. The house killed the bill reauir-
ing prison made goods to marked as such.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
VIII Not Mark Johnstou's Grave.

BALTIMORE, March 25-The remains o f
-. Joseph E. Johnston were placed in
= mausoleum in Green Mount yester
~. subsequently, they will be buried in
save which the general himself super
Tr 5 the construction of year ago.
1s'e mas been some talk of the Confed-
I'd C societies properly marking the grave
zen Johnston with handsome me
III ia, but meeting last night was at
--eu by but little encouragement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
CRAZY OR A BORN DEVIL.
Diaboiicai Cruelty of German Mt Al
fOnnn

Diaboiicai Cruelty of German Mt Al
toona, Pa.
ALTOONA, Pa, March 25. Saturday last
Christian Iceberg, middle-,ced German
went TO the house of John Smidthuber on
Fourth avenue, this city, and after play.
ing with the children while caught up a
oyear-oid son and seated him on the ton
Oh red hot stove. The child's screams
Drought the mother to its rescue, but it
was badly burned, pieces of flesh sticking
10 the stove. Iceberg escaped and was
not seen until yesterday morning when he
siipped into the house and again caught
the child and attempted to repeat the
cruel act of Saturday. A neighborcame 10
the rescue and Leiberg WAS cantnred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25

In tie train
of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what it
does. 1t prevents and cures
by removing the cause. 1t
invigorates the liver, purifcs
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves d.
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
of health. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint" Scrofula,
or any blood-taint it's a posi-
tive remedy. 1t acts as no
other medicine does. For that
reason, it's sold as no other
medicine is. It's guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the
money is refunded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
A Seaman Drowned.

LONG BRANCH, \. j., March 25.-The
brig Joseph Barrigan, from Jamaica, W.
l.. for Havre, with logwood, went on the
beach during a dense fog. Two seamen
Jumped overheard and one, Thomas Law
son, was drowned The other man was
rescued Capt. Layons says the vesse! Is
half century old and unseaworthy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
New Mode Of EIectinr Electors

LINCOLN, Neb., March 25-In his in
augural address Governor Boyd recon-
mended the passage of "A bill providing
that presidential electors be chosen one
from each district and two at large Such
a bill was introduced in the house and
passed that body yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
Petition Against SUNDAY Papers

D'sloN' March "a petition pre-
'., ,1' oy the Rev. Joseph Cook and other
;,l- members of the Massachusetts
,,,.I union against the publica-
be- a'iu sale of Sunday newspapers has
s,t.S Ss ~ TO the Legislature. The petition
gs r. mat there is no good reasons why
aon ryII"I''hlng of newspapers on Sunday
gs,a receive discrimination from the
hbo'er any other form of business or
~ carried on on the Lords dav
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
E.;ected a Ni,c-Hour Day Bill.

! CONCORD Mass, March ga favora-
BILE report of the committee on labor on
the bill making nine hours a days work
was rejected by IA viva voce vote in the
house Yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
The Weather We MAY Exneci

WAsHINGToN CITY March 25.-The foIowin ?
are the weather indications for twenty four
hours from p m. yesterday: For Illinois
Generally fair weather; light rains in south
ern portion; warmer by Wednesday night
northeasterly winds. For Indiana-Fair.
slightly cooler weather; northeasterly winds.
For Lower Michigan-Fair, warmer weather
by Wednesday night; northeasterly winds
For Upper Michigan and Wisconsin-Fair,
warmer weather; northerly winds. For Iowa
Light snow; warmer by Wednesday night;
northeasterly winds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
Would Steal Rather Than Buv.
HAS A MORBID TASTE.
Engiishman Who Is Looking for
Fatal Disasters


LONDON. March % The Italian news
lpers publish story of the travels of an
Eglishman named William Hasterland.
Flo has frequently been mentioned in
Fmerican and British papers as a mono.
flniac on the subject of witnessing fatal
fc.dents A few days ago Hasterland ar
ted at Mosbach, in Baden, an hour after
+ occurrence of railway accident in
Flich number of persons were killed
hld injured.
Cried Over His Disappointment.
Upon learning of the disaster he burst
Eto tears. eclaring that i'll luck con-
|antly pursued him. Upon being ques-
3ned he explained that he had been
|aveling necessarily for seven years in
De hope of witnessing disaster attended
r loss of life, but had never been able to
FATTY his desire. He finally regained
F. composure, and upon learning that
|ldslides and washuuts We're prevalent
7 Italy started at once for Milan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
Smith and Pritchard to Fight

NEW YORK, March ga special cable
to The Police Gazette states that Jean
Smith and Ted Pritchard each posted elUJ
yesterday to fight for $500 n side and The
championship of England Pritchard l.
the llghtest pugilist since Tom Sayres'
time to fight for the cha mpionship.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25
noss,,t Like Kputsford's Bill.

LONDON, March 25.-Sir Charles Dixie
has expressed the opinion that the Knuts-
ford bill is a grave mistake on the part of
the government, aud that it is an ex-
tremely bad precedent. inasmuch as ID
tends, especially in the case of Australia,
to the disintegration of the empire and
the ultimate loss of its colonies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-25

COLUMBUS, O., March 25-The bill pro-
hibiting the bringing of detectives into
the state to do police or military duty,
known as the ''anti-Pinkerton" bill, which
recently passed the house, was defeated in
the senate Yesterday.