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The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

been ransacked for garments and
utensils and appliances of wal and
peace to show the growth IN the
matter of dress and all affairs
connected with actual life. Thetribes,
whose beginning nobody knows, have
sent tents and pottery which might be
mistaken for relics of the Pharoahs.
Brown descendants of some Oriental
band contribute from distant S1tka
and Mexico images and monuments
cut with strange hieroglyphics and
bronze utensils which show q skill
worthy modern handicraft. Recent
races send peace pipes and crude
dresses and weird combinations IN
ivory, all helping to unravei the
science of nan
The American Indian receives much
attention, with several sections de-
voted to his rise and fall. 1t is quite
probable that the best collection III
this line is the one made by d. B.
Over. Of Kansas City, who was for
many wears a Government agent.
The sides of the pavilion are hung
with mats and beds made Of round
| sticks braided with rough ropes and
great stretches of gay feathers for
chieftsins' heads. In the cases are
| relics SO rare they have no com
mercial value. The most elaborate
one is a solid silver pipe presented by
| Major Harrison to the Shawneweest
tribe. General Washington gave
White Swan, a Wea leader, an equally
valuable token of good friendship, l
is a medal presented in 1895. othel
cases are crowded with implement:
and war machines and costumes o
by great warriors and brave bucks
Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
SELECT SIFTINGS.
American hay is wanted in Europ'

American hay is wanted in Europe.
A Boston housewife utilized hail
stones to freeze four quarts of ice
cream.
At Northampton, Mass, there is a
we'll 300 feet deep, that is perfectly
dry at the bottom.
A Gagged canary in New London,
Conn, after watching the antics of D
free crow, committed suicide.
A "gatored mule as they say in
Florida, is d mule driven insane from
looking down On alligator's throat.
A heifer, with a name and tail that
resemble those of a horse, is a mon
strosity to be found on the farm of E.
A. Pixley, at South Norwalk, Conn.
In saving q log at Beaver Dam Mills,
in Burke County, Georgia, q snake,
was found in o knothole, which, whe1
the tree was standing, was fifty-two
feet from the ground.
The Egyptians had four distinct
methods Of writing-the hieroglyphic.
hieratic, enchorial and Coptic. Hero
plyphic style was in vogue at least
1000 years before Christ.
The heaven of the Eskimos is @ land
Of warm sunshine, with glowing fires
overhung with pots of boiling whales
blubber and easeful couches OF fur
scattered here and there.
In various times and places the
pansy has been styled by the follow
ing epithets: Herb trinity from its
three c~oIors), Love-and-idle, Kiss-me-
ere-I-rise, Jump-up-and-kiss-me and
Observation-Disclosures.
In Machyn's Diary, entry of March
3D.. 1857, is found the following
stSeen q shoemaker soundly thrashed
at Cheapside So-day by order of the
bailiff for making a high-priced boot
Of q cheap quality of leather"
The frock coat is unquestionably an
English invention, and it's first record
ed appearance is in 1910, in the reign
of Henry VIII. It is described as 'a
coat of velvet somewhat shaped like a
frock, embroidered all over with fatted
gold OF damasks.
A seven-year-old child fell into an
old we'll more than thirty feet deep at
Far Rockaway, Long Island, and es-
capped with only a few bruises. The
water at the bottom reached to he1
waist, in which she stoodfo more than
an hour before being missed and res
cued.
Glare May Kivian, an infant child
born at Leominster, Mass, May Goth,
has the distinction of having been
photographed seven minutes after
birth. This is a development of the
snapshot idea in photography such aE
is likely to appeal to the heart Of
every fond mother.
The fishermen on the Maine coast
are slaughtering many seals in these
days. They receive from the State a
bounty for every n killed. Although
they are not fur-bearing animals their
skins have some value. The Treasurer
of North Haven paid bounties or
forty-eight seals that we're brought il
several days ago by two Indians.
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Preserving WaInuts.

It is said that walnuts can be kept
any length of time if they undergo the
following process: They should be
mt into q barrel arrangement, run by
steam engine, and thoroughly
washed, after which they are put into
the gmudge-house and sulphured.
After that they are put into drawers
over a regulated temperature and kept
for 4 certain time, and when removed
can at once be sacked and shipped to
the market. The nut is bright and
acknowledging, the meat thorough
u seasoned and will not turn rancid.
New York World.
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A Wonderful Cloak.

Among the articles disposed Of at
the recent sale of the curiosities col
leeted by the Earl of Dunmore during
his explorations in Chinese Turkestan,
the Pamirs and Central Asia, was a
cloak formed of the skins of TAI
Chinese wild ducks threats. It was
made by a native OF Chinese Tartary,
who was occupied for twelve years in
the collection of the skins. -Philadel-
phia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
COOL cHURN1Na IN THE MORNING.

On hot days, it is a good plan to
have the churning ready the first thing
in the morning, Set one of the men
or boys at it before breakfast, and see
how much better it is to get it out of
the way before the sun gets very high.
Always throw a handful, or more, of
salt into the churn when the cream be-
gins to granulate. It assists in the
separation of the butter, and the but
termilk will draw off much more free
". Keep the temperature at sixty
degrees, using ice in small Jumps to
accomplish the desired result. Neg
lect to do this, will surely spoil the
butter. American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
unxUse This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. ~
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Che
new for the last 15 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any oollga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
wA11 ING KrNSAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, OHIO.
Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur,
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

Missionary work in Siam is now
chiefly in the hands of the Presbyterian
Board, which commenced its work
there in 1910. Twenty years Of labor
were expended before a single convert
was won from Buddhism to Christian
49,
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Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns iron Bitters. which enr ches
the blood. tones the nerves, aids digestion:
Acts like a charm on persons in general i'll
health, giving new energy and strength.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

The first great oil we'll was at Oil
Creek, Penn. 1t gave 1000 gallons a
day,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
We Cure IL Hpture

No matter of how long standing. Write
Ir free treatise, testimonials, ETC., to 8. J.
hollensworth & Co, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
Price 81; by mail, $1.15.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

Returns from school elections in
Kansas show an increase of nearly 100
per cent. in the vote cast by women.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
A Bullet Proof Uniform.

The proposed new uniform of bullet
proof cloth for use in the Austrian
Army will look like this. The so-called
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

For Dyspepsia, INDIGESTION and Stomach DIS
orders, u; I Browns Iron Bitters-the Pest
Tonic. 1t rebuilds the B;ood and stFtnstne r
the muscles. A splendid medicine lot w ak
and debilitated persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

Beecham's Pills instead of sloshy mineral
waters. Beecham's-no others. Is cts. q box
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

PETROLEUM has been struck at Neodesha,
Kansas.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

A FEMININE colored dentist has come to
the front in Texas.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

The Egyptian artists knew nothing
Of perspective, chiaroscuro of COM
position,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

0EE-THIRD of the California fruit ranches
are either owned or managed by women
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

Princess Louise, in the studies that
have resulted in the production Of the
Queens statue at Kensington, had the
assistance of Miss Henrietta Montalba,
y talented Canadian woman.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04
August.
FlOWep"

liam ready to testify under oath
that if ii had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago l was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. / employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that I had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything / ate distressed me so
that | had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it." LORENZO F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
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CevIon has cinnamon plantations
covering 36. 900 acres.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-04

There are 465, 900 school children in
England's metropolis.
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Horse OWE R

ought to think enough OF
his animal to wish 10 he
able t. care for it properly
in health and sickness. It's
money out of his pock II
he does not. TO accnm pIlsh
This result we Offer our
One Hundred Pag9 IL
Illustrated HORSE took
Itr2 5 cent. Itlpach, YOU
TO pick out a good Hos'
know imp %TfecLtun. and SO
guard against fraud de-
frtt disease and fleet a
cure when same Is posi-
Bile; tell the age by the
teeth; what to call the
different parts OF III" anl-
nal; how to shoe n Horse
properly, etc. etc.
All this and other val
nahle Information can be
o',ta ned Ey re adm" our
O.,r IIuHdf, Page t,lns-
,tatcd Horse Book which
W. viii forward, post paid
on receipt of price IN
Unrsn ia TOO good a friend
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,odide potassium. sarsap Irilla or Hot Springs fail, we
enaTanftee a crre-and our Magic Cyphilene Is the only
thing that will cure permanently. POSITIVE PROOF Se~
sealed. free. COOK REMEDY Co.. Chicago Ill.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
CLEAR THE SIDEWALKS.
The Mechanics Institute Complains
of the Builders, EXCHANGE.

The directors of the Mechanics Insti-
tute held meeting in executive session
last night. They engaged Professor Bar
nard of the Lick Observatory to deliver a
lecture during the winter at date to be
arranged hereafter.
a petition signed by the POst-street
storekeepers was presented, asking the
Builders Exchange TO keep its members
from blocking the streets. The same OBJ
jection, formerly made by those doing
business near Pine and Montgomery
streets, was developed against the habit of
members of the exchange who congregate
in front of their office. 1t was stated that
lady members of The institute had made
several complaints. and that fewer women
came to the library since the exchange
was established across the street.
The president and secretary were in
structed to sign the petition to the ex-
change, and it was also resolved to ask the
Chief of Police to keep the sidewalks
clear, with special reference to Post street,
between Kearny and Montgomery.
An increase in the membership Of sixty
names was reported by the librarian.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
ELECTRIC POSSIBILITIES.
Science Has Many Things Yet in
Store for the Mysterious Fluid.

Washington Star
DasnIte the opinion of Edison who
seems convinced that the application ol
electricity has almost reached It's limit
there are indications that the suDtIe nuio
will come to be OF practical use In ways as
vetundreamed Of Recent development 10
which the public generally seems TO pay
but little attention, support very strongly
the view that wonders are not llkely soon
to cease. At the congress of electricians
recently in session in Chicago, Professor
w. n. Preece, who has charge OF the Eng.
lish Governmental telegraph ana electrIcaI
system, declared in unquallned .terlns
his belief that electrical communication
without the aid of wires would soon De
common.
The statement is less surprising tnan
most people would imagine. Tor in tnIs
country there have been many successIul
experiments in which WonuerluI lnuuc-
tive power was made apparent-E0taoly
in the feat of teegraphing TO and from
rapidly moving trans-but so lar as She
art of signaling through space by means
of ELECTROMAGNETIC vibrations (oI winch
Professor Preece talked has not been sue
cessfully accomplished on this slde OF the
Atlantic.
Hardly less noticeable than Professor
Preece's predictions were those of Pro-
fessor SyIvanus p Thompson of England,
who discussed Ocean Telephoning." Pro
fessor Thompson seems to be perfectly
satisfied that within little while conver-
sation will be as easily conducted between
Washington and London as now Is be-
tween Washington and Chicago. The pro-
fessOr's conclusions seem TO have been
much more than merely OpinionatIve; he
demonstrated the feasibility of his PROPOSE
tion TO the satisfaction of a critical cleo
callY educated audience.
simultaneously with these important an
nouncements comes evidence that there
has been invented a DYNAMO which will
bring about a considerable reduction in
the cost of electric lighting, and from
three or four scientists of worldwide
repute we receive confident assurances
that within the next decade safe and
swift aerial motor will be in sue
cessful operation. Already has The
trolley streetcar motOr-Once deemed
wonderful-been ecliDsed by more modern
specimens of electrical engineering that
are rs far in advance of their ancient pro-
genitor as the locomotive of to-day is supe-
rior TO George Stepnenson's Rocket" In
view of these facts it may seem to some
people as though Solomon was trifie pre-
mature when he declared that there was
nothing new under the sun.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

the halls and alcove lights were imported
by Tiffany Of New York for this building
specially.
In woodwork. artistic finish, carving
and decorations for the interior no money
was spared, and the exterior shows for
expenditures. The dTst two stories are
carried up in fine cut stone with rub5le
finish, the third story is Of pressed Roman
brick and the fifth only of wood.
In the basement there are bathrooms,
servants bedrooms, sitting and dining
rooms, a kitchen, laundry, a storsroom,
a ciStern, and fuel and engine rooms. An
elevator runs from this floor to the attic
The first floor contains large hall, a
library, a dinner room, reception and
billiard rooms, alroves and vestibules.
Upstairs are five bedrooms finished in diff
ferent styles, bOudOrs. dressing rooms
and alcoves. The top floor has bedrooms,
dressibg-r0Oms and lavatories. All are
richly decorated, some in delicate tints
and others in warm eolOrs.
The lot on which the house is situated
has a frontage of 100 feet on Pacific avenue,
255 Oh Devisaderc street. and extends back
TO Broadway, affording an uDObstrucied
view Of the bay and the Golden Gate.
George A. Pope of Pope & Talbot is the
purchaser He married Miss Edith Taylor
a year ago and went to Europe with his
bride. Quite recently the couple returned
and became deslrous OF getting suitable
residence as soon as possible. They viii
soon move into their new home where many
brilliant society events may be looked for
this season.
The property stood in the name of Mrs.
Frances j. p. Moore, wife of a. ID. Moore,
who expended 100000 on it before she Sc
cured it as a gift.
Another large sale, which clearly indi-
cafes an Improvement in money and real
estate, was made yesterday by the same
firm.
George A. Pope sold the northwest GER
ner Of Broadway and Devisadero streets,
275 on the latter street, III en- Broadway
and 164 on Vallejo street, to man from
the interior who proposes 10 cree: severa!
handsome residences on his newly acquired
land. The price was S50,000
The morning call., 1893-09-20
PRANKS OF LIGHTNING.
Instances of Extraordinary Damage
Done by the Deadly Fluid.
" AoIIIIISIUH -NtWS
Lightning is as eccentric as It is mysteri-


Lightning is as eccentric as It is mysteri-
GUS There have been cases where persons
struck by lightning had small holes bored
in the skull, but otherwise they were not
marked. In other instances victims have
been sho ckingly burned or even dsmem-
bered or disemboweled. There have been
cases where a stroke Of lightning has cut
off a mans ear or shaved his hair and
beard clean and not hurt him in any other
way. The markings are often curious.
Blue is the common color, but they have
been red, green and black and occasionally
the whole body turns black. Several times
negroes who have been struck by lightning
have had their skins bleached in spots to
absolute whitenesS, The most notable in
stance of this sort occurred in Mobile, Ala,
June % of last year. A negro struck BY
lightning found after he had recovered
consciousness that he had one completely
white arm. The rest of the body was as
black as usual.
Blindness, deafness and total or partial
paralysis are frequent consequences of
lightning strokes. Sometimes the light
ming selects single object on a mans per-
son and assails that without apparently
touching the man himself. Coins bave
been melted until they stuck together in a
mans pocket, while he suffered no ill con-
SeQueuCeS. heYS, watches ana watch
chains, metal cartridges and eyeglass
frames have been more or les5 damaged.
while the persons who wore them were al
most uninjured. There have been MANY
cases where clothing has been almost de-
molished without injury to its wearer.
Iron tacks have been pulled out of shoes
and rubber boots have been DESTROYED fre-
quently. The brass eYelets were torn out
of Georgia mans shoes. but he felt only
slight and harmless shock. A hollow
|. tree in which hen was sitting on eggs was
struck and shivered TO splinters, but the
hen, although much scared, was unhurt,
and the eggs were unbrOken. There is no
record of balloon ever having been
struck in midair. In New York an electric
ball skipped into the corridor of the South
ern Hotel few years ago and rolled
around the floor, chasing guests until, ap-
parently tired of the sport, it went out
again and disappeared. Nobody was hurt.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
A REFORMED SPORT.
; r. q. Williams, the Welsh Evan
geiist, Arrives.

Il. 6. Williams, the We lsh evangelist
reformed drunkard, gambler, prize fighter
and aii-around sport, is at the Occidental
Mr.. Williams is a man 81 years of age, and
until years ago, when he was converted
while serving a sentence in the New Jer-
sey State prison, was well known ia East
ern sporting circles. He was born at
CarDarvon, Wales. in 1929. His father
was drunkard and blasphemer, anc early
the boy fell in love with the Intoxicating
bowl.
IL lS43 he ran away from nome and emf
grated to America. landing in New York.
He found employment as a hotel porter
and soon became a frequenter of gambling
houses. Later on he became a companion
of John Morrsey, Harry Cleveland and
Joe Hall, the latter the wel-known dive
keeper and owner Of several fast horses.
He sat at the first table on the opening
night of John Morrisey's Washington
gambling house. Among others Of his
friends with whom in early days he spent
his time, prominent then in gambling cir
cles. and MANY Of whom have since passed
away. were B0bbie Banks, brother of
General Banks; Louis Burrell of Boston ::
Bill Mead. brother Of Jim Mead, the the
atrical manager, and many others. In
Longs dive. corner Chatham and Pearl
streets, in New York. IN 1850 he fought
his first priz fight, putting Mike Trainer.
the then lightweight champion OF New
York State, 20 sleep in few rounds.
Finding sporting life growing irksome,
in 1853, at the Boston Athen&um, then
The morning call., 1893-09-20
THE GOLDEN WEST
California's Night at the
Pavilion.
Why the Bears Were Not in the Pro.
Cessior-TO-Night the Japanese
WIFI Make a Show.

It was Golden West night at the Me-
chanics' Pavilion last night, and the usual
good attendance was increased by several
hundred people who wished to see the
programme prepared by the Native Sous
and Native Daughters of the Golden
West.
feature of the ceremonies was to have
been the presence in the parade of two
large bears, which Mr.. Kreling had kindly
rendered for the occasion. But the ex
pressman who had contracted to bring the
bears in from the park became frightened
when ne thought of the many things that
might happen to him in case his load
should see fit 10 become aggre ssive, so he
threw up the contract. and that feature of
the show had TO be omitted.
A pleasing feature of the grand march
was the California float. carried bv
eighteen uniformed mem bers of Hes perian
PaTlor. \. s. q. w. Miss May Jennings
represented California. In the Golden
West booth number of young ladies, in
costume, dispensed a variety of articles.
useful and ornamental, and entertained
the many visitors who crowded in to con-
gratulate the different ladies on the sue
cess of the evenings entertainment. The
following programme was rendered during
the course of the evening:
soprano soio..-..-. Mrs. Winters
CIuO swinging Z. p bernhard
soprano SoIo- Io-.....--.....,... Miss Alma Bergund
song. Dan Narde
Gorhet SOLO Miss May Cook
Recitation. "Califor1ia'
...,....,........ Mrs. Charles Freeman johnson
Grand march Of the nations
Grand chorus 600 voices), "Hurrah for Cali.
: -.
Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West
Booth.
Some vaDdals robbed the Hindoo booth
of some valuable articles Monday night
In future Watchman will he kant n tho
building at night. Tonight will be dedi-
Gated TO Japan, and the ladies in charge
of the japanese booth are making prepar-
ations for an elaborate entertainment
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Society Notes.

The wedding of Miss Annie Holling and
William j. Horstmann will take place this
evening at the residence of the brides
mother. 900 Larkin street.
Mrs. Lillian Plunkett and Ernest NJ.
Ferguson will be united in marriage al
2:3O o'clock this afternoon in the parlors
of the First Pres sbyterian Church in Oak
land.
The wedding of Miss Rose Haberlan Of
West Berkeley and Hugh 3. Lyons of this
city will take place today.
The Western Addition Literary and So
cial Club will give its regular monthly
entertainment this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Minerva Circle, Companions OF the For
est, will give ball this evening at Califor-
MIA Hall. $40 Bush street.
The Varsovienne Club will give its
twenty. sixth party this evening at Social
Hall, 102 O'Farrell street.
Irvine's dancing classes will give a
maple sugar party at Academy Hall, 927
Mission street, this evening.