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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-31
THE RECENT WRECKS
The STEAMSHIP BARIousENANp CAR
GO WILL BE SAVED.
Crowds Viewing the Virginia Beach WRECK.
Three Disasters Within week-Tbs
Dead cffhe Observation-Disclosures
Especial teIerram 70 The pIspa,ch.I

toPoIai teiegram 10 the Dlspatcn.l
NoEroLE, March 3O.-Yesterdsy morning
tho Merritt Wrecking Company's steamer
J. D.Jones and the barge Haggorty left here
for Hatters Inlet to assist in saving the
British steamship Bariqueen. which went
ashore at that point on Saturday. The
ships loaded with cotton and bound from
Galveston to Newport News. She is close
in shore and lying easy and the engineer
reports her tight. 1t is believed both the
ship and cargo will be saved. The wreck
ing steamer Victoria Peed and barge Sey-
mour being in the vicinity at once went TO
work on her, and the Jones carried down
additional pumps and apparatus. The
weather on the coast to-day Is favorable,
but the sea continues very high. The cap
tain and crew are on board the Bariqueen
and she flies the Spanish flag. Her cargo
consists OF 900 bales of cotton and large
quantity Of cotton-seed and oil-cake, etc.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
DROPPING WOOL.

A correspondent desires to know what
makes sheep drop their wool in winter
sometimes. The most prevalent cause is
too warm quarters. I have seen a bunch
Of sheep shut in a tight room for the
purpose of raising winter lambs, and
shearing was neglected. By spring more
than half of the wool had dropped, and
they looked more ragged than the pro-
verbal street arab. Sheep are sensitive
to storms and cold winds, and should be
protected from them. Sheltered from
these is all the housing they require.
The coolest nights of winter, if stiIl and
it does not snow, they choose to lie out
in the open. A shed fully boarded on
three sides, and four or five feet up on
the other, that there may be no draft OF
air, makes the most suitable quarters.
Another cause Of the wool falling is
feeding a too heavy grain ration at the
commencement of grain feeding. Here
great caution should be observed. They
should be seasoned into it gradually be
fore full feeding is entered upon.-Na.
tionGl StockmGn.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
Curative Use Of Charcoal.

The Boston Journal Of Commerce dis
courses thus on the uses of charcoal:
Besides being valuable as fuel, it has
other uses which make it one of the
most serviceable OF articles. When laid
fat, while cold, on a burn, it causes the
pain to abate; by leaving it on for an
hour, the burn seems almost healed
when the wound is superficial. Tainted
meat surrounded with it is sweetened.
strewn over heaps Of decomposed pelts
or over dead animals, charcoal prevents
unpleasant odors. Foul water is purified
by it. 1t is a great disinfectant, and
sweetens offensive air if placed in shall,
low trays around apartments. 1t is SO
yerv porous that it absorbs and condenses
gases rapidly. One cubic inch of fresh
charcoal will absorb nearly one hundred
inches of gaseous ammonia. Charcoal
forms an excellent poultice for malignant
wounds and sores. In cases of what Is
called proud flesh it is invaluable. 1t gives
no disagreeable odor, corrodes no metal,
hurts no texture, Injuries no color, IS a
simple and safe sweetener and dlslnfec-
tant. A t%easpoonful of charcoal in half
a glass of water often relieves sick head
ache. It absorbs the gases and relieves
the distended stomach, pressing against
the nerves which extend from the stom'
ach to the head.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
,atarrh are chill, trenors, in cattle arched

catarrh are chill, tremors, in cattle arched
back, d~ullness, dry nose, tender spine,
hot ears and horns at the roots; the pulse
is more rapid than natural, and che
breathing q~uickened; then follows cough
and uco secretion, as seen IN the
eyes and nose, at first thin and watery,
becoming thicker and yellowish; the eye
lids look swollen and puffy; the visible
mucous membranes are redder, and a
tenacious discharge o o becomes more
or less abundant. All the signs of weak
ness become more manifest-dullness,
fever, mucous discharge, rough coat, loss
of appetite, constipation, loss Of flesh, or
in the milch cow, great decrease OF milk.
Horses cough more than cattle because
they are compelled to exercise more.
Fowl sneeze and look dull. The mex
perienced call simple catarrh roup. But
simple catarrh or cold in not roup, but
if neglected it may become contagious.
The treatment is simple, and may be
summed up in goodnursing. Good nursing
may be shown by placing the animals af-
u1S1Cd LIZ aiJf WalnS "SAL~FOheAAobCa
shelter. Cattle and horses should be
blanketed and given warm faxseed tea,
in which a t~easpoonful Of aromatic spirits
of ammonia or an ounce of sweet spirits
of inter is mixed night and morning. Six
ounces of linseed oil may be given to
cattle, and to horses a small ball of aIoes.
! Pigs may have the faxseedtea in milk in
which half of the quantity of either of the
spiritsabove advised may be given. Stables,
pens and hen-houses should be kept clean.
The diet should consist of bran mashes,
cruel linseed tea and boiled roots-beets,
mangels, carrots or potatoes. For fowls,
stale bread soaked in hot milk, in which
a teaspoonful Of red pepper is mixed,
should be given night and morning.
american Agrieulturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
A Rain Of Mamma.

The sudden appearance upon the
ground of a considerable supply OF an
edible substance astonished certain peo-
ple of Asiatic Turkey one day last August.
It came during a heavy fall of rain be.
tween Merdin and Diarbekir, and covered
n circular area some six or eight miles In
circumference. Some of it was gathered
up and made into bread, which was OF
good taste and very digestible. speci-
mems of the substance have since been
submitted to ~botanists, who find that 1t
is in form of small grains, yellow outside
and white and mealy inside, and that il
is a lichen known to occur in some OF the
arid regions of Western Asia. 1t is sup,
posed that the grains were drawn up in
q water spout and transported by the
wind at a considerable height in the at,
mosphere. A French traveller has re
ported that a similar fall of this licher
occurred in many parts Of Persia in 1873
when it covered the ground to the deptl
of nearly an inch, and was eaten by AMI
mails and collected by the inhabitants
MANY other falls are said to have beer
mentioned.-TTenton (N. ~ American
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
- 81 DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

&
Common colds are very frequent among U.s
.attle. horses, sheep and SWINE. In
sever s shown BY the dizziness q tne AZ
feetad animals, which to an ordinary or
server would be the first symptom no
s sasa Poultry are equally liable e
s,ss After the fever and dizziness the
oo,ah Il tne most prominent sign o. al
.ssnt, To the professional man ana e
n 1sa r,ore close observer the mucous
saan,hrane OF the eyes and nose are ss ~
mea1 - I'd, The eye weeps ana rs
= r,,ns.n The tendency Of Irritation
4 M mucous membranes e 20 pas'
goSsuard. When it reaches the fauce'
L 4 commonly called sore =
.sach;na the larsnx il Is termed lar5 e,
FL q. also, On its descent lnls =
srarsh;aI tubes through which fne q
saa(ses the lungs ii is termed proncnl''s
rssarrh. Of cold, Is far more common !.
fbe damp, cool seasons offne spIlhg ~ 81
checked pe~rspiration q consag,o W.,
Therefor work horses and ken are m no.
l;abio Is il from becoming challe sl,' als.
sweatina. The prominent symptoms !
=
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
4 Mammoth Tree.

There IS an enormous tree in the ocmul-
nee River swamp, near Abbeyille. that
rivals the famous giants of the Cali.
fornia forest. The tree is of the tupelo
gum variety, and towers above the sur
rounding forest Of immense oaks. 10 u
evidently Of great age, and doubtless
was inhabited BY the Indians in the pre-
historic age Of this country. The tree
q hollow at the base with an aperture
large enough to admit a tall man. The
hollow extends upward for q distance OF
fifteen feet, affording space enough Tor
two stories. The hollow at the base Is
twelve feet in diameter.-AbbeOiM lGa.)
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

The centenary OF John Wesley's death was
celebrated with appropriate ceremonies by
Methodist churches generally throughout
Europe and America, and the life and work
Of the apostle OF Methodism were eulogized
by Tie ministers in their sermons.
In London, England, a statue erected in
Iii honor. was unveiled, in the presence Of
d large number of people, in front OF the City
Road Chapel, the headquarters of the
Wesleyans. The Rev. Frederick William
Earrar, Archdeacon Of Westminster, took
part in the ceremonies attending the unveil-
dng Of the statue, and afterward, with Sir
Robert N. Fowler, one of the members of
Parliament for London City, addressed
/ meeting in the City Road Chapel, ex-
soling the virtues Of Wesley. Arch
deacon Farrar delivered a long and e.o-
quent eulogy of John Wesley, in the course
81 which he said that he regretted, as q
Churchman, that the Church, 100 years ago,
had not the wisdom to assimilate with the
mighty enthusiasm which gave momentum
to the Wesleyan movement. 1t seemed,
said the Archdeacon, shocking and dis
graceful in Christians. bound by a CONF
anon Christianity, to treat each other with
mutual GOODNESS. John Wesley himself, he
added, set an example of splendid tolerance.
The Archdeacon, in conclusion, reminded the
congregation OF the words Of William Penn,
that the humble, meek, merciful and Just are
all of one religion, and will SO recognize one
smother when in another world, with the
mask of.
III New York City a number of clergy.
men connected with the Methodist churches
assembled at the Methodist Book Concern to
celebrate the one hundredth anni-
versary in an appropriate manner.
Rev. DIR. s. Parsons presided at the
meeting, which opened with prayer at Ii
O'Clock, the hour that John Wesley expired.
Rev. DIR. John Atkinson, OF Jersey City, de-
sivered an address, after which Rev. DIR.
George Lansing Taylor read a poem On this
death OF Wesley. Rev. DR.. Edwin Wilson,
of the Reformed Episcopal Church, pre-.
sented an autograph letter written by the
reformer in ITO.
In Boston, Mass, services in eommemora.
don Of the one hnndredth anniversary OF the
famous theologian and reyiyalist, were
held in Wesleyan Hall. The exercises
were under the auspices OF tbs Methods
preachers meeting, Rev. w. n. Brodbeck,
10. d.. presiding. After devotional exercises
Rev. II. G. Sheldon, ID. D., of the Boston
University School Of Theology, and DR..
Daniel Steele addressed the gathering or
Wesley,s life and work.
In Philadelphia, Penn, tho Tooth anniyer
sary was celebrated by an experience meet
ing OF the Methodist ministers of the city
There were d large number of ministers an
layn1en present at the meeting, and ths
anniversary of the death of the great foundel
of their church was marked by most interest
ing services.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
John Wesley,s Career.

John Wesley, the founder of the Metho-
dist Church, was born at Epsworth, in Eng.
land, june II, 1703; graduated at Oxford
VITA distinction; became O deacon IN
HRS, q Fellow of Lincoln's College IN
1728. and was ordained a priestof the Church
Of England in I72S. He became deeply I'M
pressed with the necessity for changes and
Esforms IN religious matters, and at ox;
others who from their devotion were termed
n aerision. ssMethodists' and the 'ffodly
Club.n John Wesley adopted habits OF great
austerity. and studied and tasted to such an
extent that he seriously injured his health.
ia 1785 he went with his brother, Charles
Wesley, to Georgia as a missionary 70 she
indians. During the voyage he became ac-
auainted with d number OF Morayians
With whom he subsequently, co
operated. Returning to Europe, ne
visited Count Z~inzendorf at Herrphut 10
1788. but, owing to some difference, sepa'
rated from the Morayians in l74o; Prior ~ u
open air. and at Bristol, England, had laic
Me foundation of the MathodisS Church
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
TRANSFORMING ONIONS.

Raising large onions by transplanting
the small seedlings has lately been rec
commended as a new and improved
method, writes a Kansas doctor. While
This plan has not generally been adopted,
1T has been my custom for thirty years,
where ! grew from the seed, to trans
plant. The onion has so much vitality
that it is a real pleasure to see the little
thing straighten up and grow on. ]
transplant any time after they get to the
size of a small wheat straw. 1t ID al
most impossible to SOW onion seed with
put getting it many times too thick; and
Dne hand will transplant as much ground
rs two hands will thin out if they do il
properly.-American AgriouHurist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
rsa wonderful 4chaageable Flower

During the summer Of 1890 the bot
an;sts made d wonderful discovery u
Tehuantepec, Mexico, having established
tha fact beyond i doubt that the native
ssl,;ntan has 4 flower that changes Its
color three or more times each day when
he weather IS favorable. In the morn.
mo Il i white; at noon It has changed
g ! deep red Il night It i blue. = !
ayen claimed that some individual trees
q this species have q flower Ina
chances to many intermediate hues dur
bo,,ra ont Of the twenty-four, from Il
d IL, that this rarity gives
ont ! perfume.-sy. Louis Rpuolse.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
THE FARM AND r D
o AND GROWTH.

The duckling will eat twice as much
food as the chick, but it will also weigh
more than twice as much in two months.
1t is not the amount of food eaten that
regulates the expense, but the ratio Of
gain in proportion to the amount fed.
1t matters not how much is consumed,
provided you have a corresponding
growth and increase of weight. Feed the
duckling heavily and force them
Fd4m and Flreside.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
Let's reason together.

Here's a firm, one Of the
largest the country over, the
world over; it has grown, step
by step, through the years to
greatness-and it sells patent
medicines ugh
THAT'S enough -
Wait a little
This firm pays the news
papers good money (expen-
sive work, this advertising! y
to tell the people that they
have faith in what they sell,
50 mnch falth that if they can't
benefit or cure they don't want
your money. Their guarantee
IS not indefinite and relative,
but Meh5slle and adsohnte-if
the medicine doesn't help,
your money is san aA.
Suppose every sick man
and every feeble woman tried
these medicines and found
them worthless, who would be
the loser, you or they?
The medicines are Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverY," for blood diseases,
and his "Favorite Prescrip-
tion," for woman's peculiar ills.
If they help toward health,
they cost $I.oo a bottle
each! If they don't, they
| cast motkzne
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taxing Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY q Co, Props, Toledo, o.,
We, the undersigned, have known l; ).
sarfacflv honorable in all business transac-
lions. and financially able to carry out anyob-
iiSations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Ioie-
WAIDiNe. KINNAN 81 MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
FaSes IF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
ONTR ENTOX5

: OC@ 5A&IO S
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsi taken il is pleasant
and r~efreshingto the taste, and acts
gentlyye promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels eelds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitusl
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and so
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the moss
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
raend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro
cure il promptly for any one who
wishes TO try H. Do not accept
any substitute. F.
CALIFORNIA w syrup CO.
SAN FRARotsoe. CAL
s9UyevHGE, ~ sE~ Eosk. Rs
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

MANY persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns IRON BIT
teps rehuiIds the system, aids digestion, re-
moves excess Of bile, and cures malaria. A
snIendid tonic for women and children.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

LADIES needing a tonic, or Children m .no
want building up, should take 5ro"ns a ,Ip
Riffers. II is pleasant to take, cures Malaria'
Tndipestion .B~iliousness and Liver Complaints
makes the Blood rich and pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

FITS stopped free by Dr.. K1INE's GREAT
NrRyH No Fits after first days
nsa. Marvellous cures. Treatise and ~ trtal
bottle free. DR.. Kline DBL Arch ST.. Phha- IA
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Sunday is the favorite wedding day IN
i ENGLAND.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Bride the appetite with reason and say
be stomach.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
HAW,a This e

To change the name and not the letter liz
.h,.npe for worse and not for better.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
now 70 B WEEDS.

One important point IN keeping q farm
clear from weeds is to see that these
germs are not imported in purchased
seeds. Weeds are often introduced by
the farmers own animals. Horses that
have been fed at the town stables, and
cattle that have been allowed to forage
on the highways, may each be the means
of bringing obnoxious weeds onto the
farm. For the hoed crops clean cultiva-
ton is the antidote. Cut the weeds Off
1t the surface of the ground at time when
they are at their best, that is at the time
Of towering, and before the seed has
grown sufficient to terminate. This IS
the best method of dealing with seeds
where they have become a pest IN
meadows and pastures. In the latter
sheep are very efficient weed destroyers
as they will browse closely many varieties
| that cattle will not touch.
In some countries it is said there are
| fields entirely free from weeds, owing to
very high cultivation and careful selec-
lion of seeds and Such results
are not to be expected in this country,
and we shall continue to have weeds as
! heretofore, but they al be kept IN such
subsection as to reduce their injurious
effects to a minimum. Where they serve
no better use, they at least give evidence
Of the soils fertility. Unless rich ground
is closely covered with useful plants 1t Is
o,,ite certain to produce weeds. Nothing
surnasses clover for smothering weeds.
FL own thickly, and stock IS kept Oh
from it after the moving, SO that som
Of the seed from the second crop will DC
scattered, it will gain complete posses
sion of the field, to the exclusion O
weeds.-Nea York World.
AN EASY WAY TO RAISE swEET-BRrAR
Speaking to an old gardener the othel
day. who had a quantity of the hips OF
his sweet-brier bushes, we suggested t.
him the ACCESSIBILITY Of raising a quantity
Of young plants from the seed. e
stated that he very much wished to q
70. to have them for young hedge plants
but has not been very successful 80 laf
and finds them hard to yegetate.
Our suggestion to him was to take 10
bins. wash out the seed from Inc PUP
HEN mix them with sand In a snallo,
har and bury the whole in the grouno
Int 50 that they could be frozen through !,
n this 6 the outer coating Of g
aeads never becomes dry, which is e
reason they are often 50 long IN comm
m when spring comes, n be.ol
veaetation starts too much, select q PIE
If sandy soil, bring to q fine tlltn as :
oav other crop, then sow the seeds
rows a-out two inches below the so
Cover in and well firm the SOIL ana, 9
Word for it, there will be no troae
raisine gweet-briar plants.
THOSE having but q few seeos anu =
convenience Of a greenhouse may SOW
: nofs at once, and they will come
. r;ght in the spring, when sneg may
nlsnted out of doors.
This charming sweet-scentea pan.
7 not half enough grown. the Irasral
hat distills from the leaves on 9 Iho
s.,mmer evening is delightful, md an
sam;niscence Of ours. It is also a peae
= MI object when . flower, 70 say noun
: - oranae.scarlet fruit in the fall 9
= oaray pinter.-Praaiie Farmer.
- @FS 49,
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

If afflicted with sore eyes use LII. in9n
sons Eve watar. Druggist sell at 25e ST horti
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Live leisurely unless you are anxious
lie in 8 hurry.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
s4UyeHN9Es ~ sEw EoaK. Rs
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-21
FIFTH edition.
NIemorlaI serrIcna.

Thomas A. Smyth Post No. /, G. A,
II. held memorial services yesterday
Afternoon over those members OF the
Post who died during the past year.
The services commenced at o'clock
and were OF very impressive and in
character. Past Commander
Robert Liddell presided, and the room
was crowded with members and friends
of the post. The charter and desks of
the post were shrouded in mourning
and in front Of the altar sat live vacant
chairs one for each deceased comrade.
The chairs were heavily shrouded and
on each lay a beautiful wreath with the
word rest In purple immortelles. In
front OF the chairs stood five muskets
with bayonets, stacked aims. A se-
ilected choir rendered beautiful and ep-
propriate music. The names OF tho
deceased comrades were W. s. MuNair.
D ohm NJ Dunn VIM. Mcguire, Thomas
lDonnelly and comrade named Miller.
Past Department Commander,
Samuel Lewis the first speaker, paid q
glowing and eloquent tribute TO the
patriotism and bravery OF each and
lcommended the widows and children
OF the deceased to the members OF the
Grand Army. Past Department Chap
lain James Mccoy and Rev. G. f. Hem
drick OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church OF the Covenant also made i'm
lpressiye speeches.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-21
n. =. rreashsr...

Revs, John France, president; @. A.
Grise, secretary; Barrett, Wood. Hanna,
podd, Hardesty. Jewell, Williams,
Murray, Jacob Todd, Kershaw, avery,
MArtindale, Dill, Quigg, Kerns Riggs
Hubbard, VanBurkalow, Sanderson
Tompkinson, Rawlins. Ellxins, Thomas,
Mowbray, A. b. Prettyman, Stengle
and others were present at the M. T.
preachers meeting Monday morning.
Rev. Geo. E. Wood led devotlons
Rev. Lewis L. Barrett was critic. The
Temperance" committee reported
progress. The Relief Committee ha.
no report.
The question 'Is It right, under any
circumstances, to violate private con
iidencer was referred to Rev. j. ID. G.
Hanna. Rev. John II. Dill was excused
from taking his place on the program
DIR. Hamilton Of the N. Il. Conference
was introduced and having been askeC
by vote, addressed the meeting ant
read paper on ''Ihe Sustentatlon oi
Superannuated Members which wal
, discussed by Revs. Wood. Quigg, Han
ma, Hardcsty, Rawlins, Murray, Var
Burklalow, Prof. tioldey ct al. Itwa'
decided to continue this discussion
the first Monday in January.
DIR. Hamilton received vote o
thanks for his address, a circular con
! cerning which was distributed.
Adjourned with benediction Of Dr.
| Wood,