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The herald., 1894-04-26
Two Lives saved,

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas OF Junction CITY. Ill.
was told by her doctors she had consum ptiori
aud that there was no hope for her, but two
bottles Of DR.. Kings New Discovery Complete
ly cured her and she says 1t saved her life Mr.
Thos. Eggers, l3e Florida street, San Francisco,
sumption, tried without result everything
else, then bought one bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery and in two weeks was cured He is
nsturally thankful. 1t Is such results, OF which
these ale samples that prove the wonderful
efficacy OF this medicine In coughs and colds
Free trial bottle at @. f. Heinzeman's drug
store, 22S North Main street Regular size,
The herald., 1894-04-26

Buokingham's dye for the whiskers is the
best, handiest, safest, surest, cleanest, m osr
economical and satisfactory dye ever in.
EantaA- His the Gestsrnegie sA@AaisA
The herald., 1894-04-26

Horse blankets and lap robes. Foy'e old reli.
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The herald., 1894-04-26


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DIR. WONG, 713 South Main ST., Los Angeles
The herald., 1894-04-26

1sE-'KU1I4A4 NLUBs
AN open meeting OF the Fortnightly
siuo was held last evening in the vestry
tne Universalist church, Mr.. Coleman
presiding. The programme was ia
sharge of Prof. McUlatchie. Papers
we're read by DR.. Elias Smith and Prof.
hcCiatchie, the former taking aa his
IuoJect The Relation OF the Brain to thu
body and the latter Mushrooms. both
iying much general information and
Being listened to with close attention.
a poem. Spinning WhAals. Nv DIR.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

familiar steps would sound upon the
wooden floors where the footballs
had echoed that where like the sweet
est of music to her listening ears.
Next week it would be all gone-the
threshold she Had crossed a radiant
bride, the old cradle where she had
rocked her babies to sleep, the very
graveyard on the little hill where rest
ed those she had loved most on earth !!
The slow tears splashed upon her pur-
pie calico apron and her chest heaved
with stifed sobs, Suddenly there was
a cry from the outer room:
"Mother! Oh, mothers! What is
this?"9
1t was Zed's voice, but so altered
that she hardly recognized it for his
own. Startled, stumbling, half-blind-
ed still with the half-shed tears, she.
reached his side and stood bewildered,
half terrified, half expecting she knew
not what, as he held out to hes with
trembling fingers q roll of strange,
stained, huttering paper. There were
more upon the table--piles and piles
more within the works of the old
timepiece, closely rolled and packed.
She raised her wondering eyes to Zed-
ekiah's transformed face and stared
wonderstruck at the light in his
sparkling eyes.
"Mother, oh, mother! don't you
see?" he cried ;"don'ty you understand?
They're bills - notes greenbecks.
There must be Thousands of them
packed close and hard. It's Uncle
zedekiah's fortune! my legacy-hid-
den away all these years until some
one should set the pure old0clock true
to time again and find their reward.
There there!" He caught her thin
form in his hands as she reeled for
ward, and knelt by her side as he laid
her gently in her chair. "Mother,
dear! look up. Joy doesn't kill.
Think of it; think what it will do.
Thessdear old farm is all our own still,
and that beast of a mortgage can so
and we can do all the land needs and
make the place the best in the old
county, and school for the little girls,
and clothes and help for you, and
books for us all-oh, mother, mother"
He broke down in his wild excite.
ment and choked as he began to laugh,
almost Historically.
"The grocery store can sweep it.
SELF" he said. "And we'll buy the
dear old clock a crown of gold.
Mother, dear, aren't you glad you
didn't let the peddler have it for 50?
Heaven bless Uncle Zedekiah and his
eight-day clock, say Il" o
And SO, in the depths of her re-
morseful heart, Widow Barnes said,
too.-Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
SELECT SIFTINGS.

The leaf of the pineapple plant can
be wrought into a servi1eable cloth.
In India there is sbott one Protes-
pie.
The Israelites learned surveying
from the Egyptians, who had practiced
it for ages. 0
Roman school boys used a wax tab
let and pointed, stylus instead OF slate
and pencil
l. A farmer at Mason, Mich, has "a
dwarf pear tree that put out two sets
of leaves this season.
Some insurance companies will al
low the use of none but the old-fash-
| toned sulphur matches in the houses
they insure.
Bicycles for military couriers and
big dogs for sentries and ambulance
service are curious features OF the
tented field
Velvet is rarely used nowadays for
binding books, but it was a favorlte
material for hat purpose in the early
days of printing.
An apple tree, which is claimed to
have borne fruit for the last century
! and a quarter, is still in bearing in an
orchard near Lenoir, N. G.
The superiority of the soldiers OF the
French Revolution was partly due to
the introduction of a lighter musket
with a stock shaped like that now in
use. o
A curio dealer at Annoy. China, owns
a group of figures carved from gnarled
tea roots which stands nine feet high,
weighs 500 pounds and is valued at
$13O.
Sentiment is as old as anything else,
as is indicated by the discovery in
Egyptian tombs dating lack to B. G.
1000 of wedding rings engraved with a
heart and two olasped hands.
0 In Athens every citizen, under
severe penalties, was compelled to
teach his sons to read and to swim. If
he did not also fit them for some trade
they were not obliged to support him
in his old age.
When DR.. w. Seward Webb's new
home in the Adirondacks of New York
is completed it will have cost $780,.
600, and will probably be the finest
private residence in America. The
house, which is to be of granite, will
contain ITO rooms
Most of our perfumes come from
flowers or are made in imitation OF the
scents of flowers so altar Of roses, by
a common consent, ranks Mt the head
of the list of perfumes. Other prepare
lions from roses, too, hold a high place
and have long been esteemed.
Poisonous snakes are so numerous in
Venezuela that snake bite is almost as
common there as in India. But there
are fewer fatalities, for the natives
have discovered that a plant known as
the ocumillo. when powdered and APP
Piled to the wound, results in a cure
in almost every case.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
Wonderful Strength.

Po1ydamas, of Thessaiia, was a man
of extraordinary strength and stature.
As Hercules had done, he alone, with.
out arms, killed an enormous lion that
was devastating the valleys Of Mount
Olympus. With one hand Polydamas
could hold back a chariot drawn by
two horses. He could break the trunk
of q tree as any one would break a
small stick.
The King Of Persia, Darius l., wish
ing to witness the feats of this marvel
Gus man, called him TO his court; he
opposed to him three of the stateliest
men of his army. ,Polydamas killed
the three by simply giving theE a slap
on the ears; he was about to slap the
faces of a few more when the King,
satisfied, stopped him. One day he
seized a bull by one of his hind feet,
and the animal did not escape until it
had left its hoof in Polydamas's hand.
Like Milo, he died through over-conf-
dence in his strength. He attempted
to support a mass of rock that had
given way, but he got buried under it
and died.
Also in the sixteenth century there
lived another remarkably strong man,
a major, named Barsabas. One day he
took up an anvil weighing 500 pounds
and hid it under his cloaks. Often, to
amuse his comrades, he went through
the rife drill with a cannon. He could
crush between his fingers the limbs Of
big animals. One day, seeing q crowd
looking at an enormous dancing bear,
he Offered to wrestle with the animal.
The major threw the bear down sew
eral times, and, Judging it unworthy Of
further struggle, slew the animal with
his fist, and carried it away on his
shoulders, amid the cheers of the
crowd. Another day, seeing several
officers of his regiment surrounded by
an angry crowd, he ran to them, knock
ing people down right and left, as a
child does with a pack of cards. The
crowd, exasperated, turned round on
him, but. Selling two of his assailants,
one with each hand, he used them as
clubs on the crowd, who, astonished
at this extraordinary display OF
strength, quickly drew back. Oncehe
squeezed to pulp the hand of a man
who wanted to fight him.
Barsabas's sister was also remark
able for her strength. Some burglars
entered q convent where she was. She
threw one out of the window and
killed two others with a pillar she tore
down and used as a club.-New York
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
Relies of the Johnstown Flood.

While workmen were taking sand
out of the river bed, near the stone
bridge, Johnstown, Penn, they found
the skeleton of a food victim. Some
valuable finds have been made, two of
them during the last t~weaty-four
hours. One man came upon a crock,
buried in the sand with it's cover on,
in which he found eighteen solid silver
spoons, twelve solid silver forks and a
heavy silver cup inlaid with gold.
Another found q package Of gold
eagles, mixed with some IS gold
pieces, in all $3.50, wrapped in what
was either q wooden cloth or an old
stocking, which vas rotted to a pulp
in most places. Three prospectors,
who have been digging in partnership,
have taken out spoons, forks, silver
ware, jewelry, vases, and, in several
instances, valuable unbroken cut glass
pieces, and have already sold more
than $500 worth of the stuff to dealers
in Pittsburg.
One Of the ghast1iest mementoes
which the finder is preserving as a
relic is a plain gold ring, close to the
frame Of most Of the hand from
which the flesh has long been gone,
the ring being kept on by the finger
being crooked and the joint not having
fallen apart at the angle. There are
three fingers on the hand left, eyi-
IDENTIFY those Of a lady, as the ring
would probably not have been worn BY
q child and the skeleton is too small
for a man.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20


The Atlanta Constitution says:
AFTER sixty years of restricted suf,
frage, Belgium, under her new consti-
%tntion, is about to try q startling ex-
pertinent. The new law gives a vote
to every male citizen who has reached
the age of twenty-five. Amarried man
who pays taxes, or q tax-paying bach
elor Of thirty-fve, is entitled to an ex.
ira vote. A third vote is given to a
citizen of Independent means, possess
ing a certificate of high education, or
who holds or has held a public Office OF
q certain rank. It is believed that
every husband will place his extra vote
at the disposal of his wife, thus indi-
rectly givingh her the elective franchise.
Under the new constitution the mum
Der Of votes in Belgium will leap from
$50, 900 to i, 200, 900. Awell-equipped
Belgian will now be able to cast a vote
on election day just after breakfast,
and If he feels greatly interested in the
campaign he can stick in another vote
ct dinner time, and still another on HE
way home to supper
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

A doleful report of Canadian immi-
grafton snd emigration has just eman-
ated from Ottawa. It practically
shows, says the New York News, that
the population of the country has not
only come to a halt, but that it is be-
ginning to retrograde. The depletion
results from two sources. Emigration
to the United States has been unusu-
ally heavy during the past year, and
immigration has been abnormally light.
The Canadian Government is hope
lessly in debt, and the people live in
perpetual tthard times because of ex-
cessive taxes and inability to market
their products in competition with the
United States. The only way out for
the Canadians is the way in.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
A Child's Presence of Mind.

During the Inventions Exhibition I
happened to be standing next to the
second in command Of the London Fire
Brigade, and he pointed out to me that
presence of mind was required in using
all these inventions, and that it was
rarely met with at fires. zone of the
few cases Of presence of mind that /
have met with" said my informant,
ssand the most extraordinary, was at a
big fire in a girls school. A number
jumped and we're lost, but n little
girl of ten took off her shoes and stock.
ings SO as to get a firm foothold and
stood on the window-sill till we rescued
her. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

American merchants and manuals
turers have . great deal to learn in the
matter Of exploiting their wares, AYERS
Frank Leslie's Weekly. They have
lost some important markets, notably
those Of South America, just because
they have failed to employ the means
Of success of which other countries
habitually avail themselves. In this
day Of sharp and vigorous competition
no business man can hold his own who
Eits down at home and does nothing to
familiarize himself with, and reach.
outlying markets. German and Eng
lish manufacturers afford an example
Of intelligent enterprise in this partic-
ular which is well worth emulation.
An illustration of this fact is afforded
by the action OF the German makers Of
machinery in recently deciding to send
expert engineers to foreign countries
10 study and report upon their wants
and needs IN order that German pro-
ducers may be able to adapt themselves
tc the requirements Of the markets and
develop . demand for their goods. It
IL By such methods as these that the
Germans have acquired 50 large q
share Of the trade 81 countries where
We ought 70 be masters Of the situa-
tion, and our people must wake up to
The facts of the case. and meet compe-
titors with their own weapons, if they
would not ~ driven from eYsry field
worth possessing.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

"GooD NIGHT, SWEETHEART"
''Good night, Sweetheart good night, Sweet.
hearth
In dimmed, blue eyes the bright tears start,
And little hands all p~leadingly
Dear hands Of love- reach out to me
Yet, in the darkness I depart
And answer not "Good night, Sweetheart r.
"Good night, Sweetheart, good nightr' 7
knew
That tears were in the eyes OF blue,
And that the lips yearned for the bliss
Of just one last forgiving kiss! E
For love is love. and hath no art
Safe only love. "Good night, Sweetheart t'
Good night! . + If we could only
know
The gentle hearts that love US;
The words that strike with shafts OF pain
Loves lips should kiss them back againl
! answer now, while hot tears start.
"Good night, Sweetheart good night, Sweet
heartr"
Frank L.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitu-
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

The De Beers mines in South Africa
employ 5000 whites, and from Is, 200
to 90, 900 Of the natives as laborers.
The natives will steal diamonds, and
no way had been ~discoveredto prevent
the thefts. Under the law the native
iaborers are kept in Enclosures called
compounds. They sell the diamonds
which they steal at a few shillings per
carat. They are purchased, although
the natives are ignorant Of the fact,
by agents Of the De Beers Company
and retured to the company. Within
the last two years, the company has
paid in this way So, 500, 900 for dia-
monds which had been stolen by the
-~ls-.. &&HH%&%%H #HE&@#
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
Typewriter letters have been
formally ruled out in legal evidence.

South Florida is a great country for
bees, according to the New York Post.
There is something in bloom for them
to feed on during the entire year.
They keep on laying up honey for the
winter that never comes. There is no
finer honey than that made from the
bloom of the palmetto and orange.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
ZEDEKIAH'S CLOCK.

rs an uncom-
monty q u e 9 :
W orldi" said
Zed b. He
/ e a n e d back
against the brok-
en- gate post and
stared hard at
the setting sun.
The agged-look
ing cornfelds
stretched DESC
1o4o11- w =, 81 bic
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

The French army ha, big plows to
throw up rifle pits quickly, and all the
European armies have bullet-proof
wagons for shsrpshooters.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
PENSION

EY ACT OF JUNE a. 1sso.-Psnsions soldiers aud sailors of the var of th
rebellion who served 80 days AMI were honoraby discharge from the Service and
drn, dependent parents, fathers and mothers. ALL pensions under this Act will
commence from the date off filing the formal application nftr the passag, of the
good unless fled in the Pension Burosu o. or after Juns a. 1890. Ciae of the
AD 0, If not in the form, substantially, prescribed by the Secretary. The rates:
child CT soil r under sixteen years: aud if The widow dies. the child OF children
can draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to any Fate from So to ss pr
may apply under this one, oa psnsioner under this one nay apply under 'othr
laws, but team draw only ne pension at tbs same time. This law requires in asel
~ An honorable discharge.
G9 That he served at least ninety days.
G0 A permanent physical or mental inability to earn a SUPPORT but not due
vicious habits. st need not have originated in the servneJ
CASE O. A WIDow-
C9 That he was honorably discharged.
GO Proof of death, but tit need not have been the results of his Army or
NDsThat the widow s "witheut other means of support than he, div
% That she married soldier prior to June ~, 1890, the date of the Act.
az Tha. ths soldier or sailor died of wound injury OF disease, which, In.
der prior prior 1S. would 1la have given him a pension"
10 That the mother or father Is at present dependent on her or hi. ow.
u. l.bor. or the contributions of others not legally bound for their sm,oor.
Tie benefits of the first section Oft the Act Of June 81, 1890, re not confaeed to
all parents where reasonable dependence has arise N account of the dsath O a
son WHO served, since said war; in behalf of the United States. as well as for dis
tblhis contracted before or snce discharged.
az That in case minor child is insane. idiohc or Other wise ne,manentlv
helilss. the pension shall continue during the period of such disability, and this
under tits or any py2 former nr r statute and such e p customs s b ne confluence ,e to os g,n d. a,
Of application therefor after passage of this Act.
The rMesa mi regulations OF the Department will govern all applicants ard
Under Act Of June 81, 1890, pension. arc gransd to, Soldiers and Sailors
W-NooTIcELDr. ". R. LaaIapes having recently been appoinea U. s
Examining Surgeon fer Pensions at pdousas, La, it is now Of special nt.rsl fr,
O insnts Of PENSIONS to come % me and make out their applications, to
III : c. b examined without having to sustain the expenses of goips .
Ne Orleans Tor medic examination, at which place they have heretofore beer
Il rgtrd to go. Z
HART II. SANDOZ,
W-0yFIoE With Hon. John NJ ogda, ossSusa. LouIana
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20
New Shaving Saloon.

HAVING recently built and refnrnished
Il throughout, my Barber Shop, | am
now prepared, with increased facilities,
toserve the public in First-Class Sly lie
my new quarters between Brand
sriarity's. Shaving, Ii ir Cutting.
shanpcoing. etc done iu the bighe't
style of the art. Give me q call
E. A. BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

There is a steady demand Tor wal
cut timber, and purchasers are scour.
ing the Atlantic coast region in search
of large trees. While metallic collins,
usually called caskets by the under
takers. have displaced walnut collins,
the wood is increasingly applied to
other uses. the trees are scarce in
most parts of the East, and many ars
~;ealously guarded against ak and saw.
Somebody has given something to
Pennsylvania and has succeeded in
arousing curiosity, relates the Chicago
Herald. At least he has filed in the
State Treasury a notice that a certsin
inspected sum has been deposited by
him with the Girard Trust Company.
OF Philadelphia, to the credit of the
State, with the stipulation that the
latter shall not be opened until the
year 1000.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-20

If SO, reduce your expenses by calling
at our Office and getting a membership
ticket in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27

A Home Run.

Belmont Bee
About twenty sports and ball Play.
els went out to kendalltown Sunday
to have social game of ball with the
club of that place. Some poor play
ing was done on both sides at The
start and the score ran up 70 - to -
at the end of the first half of the
sixth inning. At that critical
moment when Belmont was about to
swoop down upon the opposing forces
and claim the victory, the mayor of
Kendall appeared with blood in his
eye bid the crowd disperse He point
ed out to them how they were
violating the laws of the state. He
would not arbitrate bit, neither
would he bulge from his position
except to come closer. Finally he got
real mad and the quiet peacable ball
game looked more like the battle of
Bull Run-minus the battle, and with
the accent on the run.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
Found to be Insane,

Richland Republican,
The trial of Daniel Tracy, who
killed his father by shooting, in the
town of Akan last spring, occupied
the attention of the circuit court the
greater part of last week. The plea
of insanity was set up by the defense.
After very exhaustaive examination
of witnesses the case was given to the
jury on Saturday, who brought in &
verdict of insanity. Commitment
papers were made out and the defend
ant was taken to the state asylum by
Sheriff Mcky this morning. Mr..
Tracy was ably defended by +. w.
Burnham.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
Good Farm for Sale.

T HAVE for sale 900 acres ~ choice farm
i Ing lands, in the town ~ Kendall. Lafay
etc county: AZ Z very low price per acre
ow balance good farming land. All well
fenced and division fences. three and four
wires. Two fair farm houses; two rood
barns; large cattle shed for lJO cattle: good
FairbaDk stock scales. These lands are In Il
high stat. ~ cultivation. having been seed-
I'd and pastured for liz years. VIII sell all
or In tracts to suit purchasers small
amount down. balance on time III q per cent.
This Ii 4 good chance for the right man
N GKABER, Mineral Point W
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
License FIXED at SaD0.

Lancaster Teller,
An election was held in Lancaster
on Tuesday to determine what should
be the rate of liquor license to be paid
in this city annually for the next three
years. The result of the vote was 167
votes for $500 license; "a votes for
$3.50 license, and Is votes for 500
license.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
Your Blood is Your Life.

Without good blood coursing
through your veins you will soon look
wrinkled and dried up. A few doses
of Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker will soon change your whole
system, giving you healthy, fresh
and youthful appearance. Sold and
guaranteed by your popular druggist,
w. H. Prideaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
Is Your Hair Dry and Brittle,
Falling Out and Turning Gray?

These are only indications that the
follicles or roots Of the hair are get
ting weakened or diseased. Beggs'
Hair Remover will strengthen and in
vigorate the follicles and the hair will
regain its natural color and become
soft, glossy and healthy. Sold by W..
II. Prideaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
Death Of a Veteran.

Richland Republican
John Harris, an old resident of this
county, died at his home in the town
of Akan on Friday last, aged 68 years.
Mr.. Harris served in the 18th New
York cavalry during the war. He
came to this county soon after the
close of the war, where he has since
resided.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27
StOD that Cough

With Begg's Cherry Cough SyClp. 1t
is the most effective medicine ever put
on the market for all throat End lung
troubles. Plice 25, 50 and $500. w.
H, Prideaux your enterprising drug
rist keeps it.