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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-18
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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-18

Your family from all troubles but it vii.
keep them from having nothing else
Think this over and realize what it means.
National Life Insurance Co. Of Vermont
(Mutual) ORGANIZED in II 30. s. s. Bal.
lard, General Agent, N. B. Ballard. Local
Agent, Rooms and 8, Miles Block. BAR
Vermont,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
Every Paretic Has His Sign,

"See that man ahead Of us?" in
quired a prominent Washington physi-
clan Of a reporter as they were walk
ing down f street this morning.
"Well, he has got the sign"
A young man about thirty just ahead
was pointed out by the physician. He
appeared In average normal health,
though slight In form. AS he turned
his head his eyes were deep and sunk
en- and his features drawn and pinched.
Watch him." continued the physi-
clan, "and see If you can detect the
Sign for he il a sufferer from paresis
and all paretics have a sign peculiar
to each individual. Don't you observe
that motion? No! Well, every few
minutes you will see him wiggle nerv-
ously the first three fingers of his right
hand, as the arm is extended at his
side. and then quickly raise the same
hand and tap or rub his right cheek
with a little tattoo with the same fin
gers in the same place on the same
cheek always.
Never will he vary this motion, and
he win repeat this one 500 times a day.
He viii always do it when he thinks
others are observing him, and, as we
overtake and pass him, you will notice
that he will at once detect my glance
and will repeat the sign again spas
medically.
Every paretic has a sign different
from every other victim of this pecu-
liar and usually fatal disease. With
some it will be the mumbling In an un-
dertone or aloud Of a certain word or
phrase. Others will have a motion
such as rubbing an ear. touching or
tapping the face in one way or In one
particular spot. Some will draw the
muscles Of the face In an odd and dis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, while I knew of
paretfc who would move the scalp
backward and forward in a n
observable with monkeys."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Two young people of Jersey City,
desiring to marry and not having
enough money, have entered into an
agreement, which was duly drawn up
before a Justice of the Peace, to con-
tribute weekly to the raising of a fund
Of $500. If in two years the sum
shall not have been completed the idea
OF marriage is to be forever aban-
doned. 1t is provided that the woman
Is to contribute $40 a week and the
man only S.. This is not because his
incidental expenses will be greater
than those of the woman during the
two years, but because he is making
only $40 a week, while she makes $14.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

The practice Of raising heavy build.
lngs by means of jackscrews has beer
In vogue in this country for many
PEARS, but has never been initiated by
Europeans until recently, and only
then when ar Austrian who had re.
sided In this country several yeara
prompted d resort TO 1t. No one win
.etort that Americans are equally slow
70 adopt foreign practices that have
had their usefulness demonstrated.
Perhaps this difference in methods
may explain why the United States is
making such astonishing Industrial
progress. It certainly makes clear one
fact, and that il that IL Europeans
Travelled as much In this country as
Americans do in theirs, and at the
lame time observed as closely here as
our people 20 when abroad. there
you'd be less talk os yankee insenu.
lty' and q larger exhibition Of thl
duality IN other lands.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
First Canaua AIKEN.

The first censu of the United States
! taken the first Monday in August, 1890,
showed the population Of the Is states
then existing and Of the unorganized
territory, to be. in the aggregate, g.
929, PA. The total area Of settlement
at that time was 239, 935 square miles,
as against 1912 100 years later.
The population was distributed al
most entirely on the Atlantic seaboard,
extending from the eastern boundary
line Of Maine nearly to Florida, and In
the region known as the Atlantic plain.
Only a very small portion Of the inhab-
itants of the United States, not, in
deed, more than 5 per cent, were found
west of the system Of the Appalachian
mountains. The densest settlement
was in eastern Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut and about New
York City.
From the first United States census
to the 18th, a period of 100 years,
the population of the United
States grew from 3,929,214 to e.
622, ESQ, while the century witnessed
such an immense spread of settlement
that the original 239, 935 square miles
Of the Union increased to 1,947 ,280, and
an average in density of 32.16 to the
square mile obtained. The unsettled
area within the United States is now
probably less than 10, 900 square miles.
Philadelphia North American.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
Measuring a areteor,s Flight.

The Yale Observatory has recently
been equipped with a device for de.
termining the velocity of any meteors
whose trails are photographed. II
consists Of a bicycle wheel, carrying
on it's periphery a number OF Opaque
screens. so adjusted that on rotating
the wheel the lenses of the photo.
graphic cameras are obscured for def
mite intervals. BY employing two sets
Of apparatus at stations some distance
apart, in this instance nearly two
miles, sufficient data may be secured
to enable the speed to be calculated
In five instances the dedueed speeds
ranged from twenty to twenty-fou1
miles per second.
Tue wheel is revoIyed by means of a
small motor. making from thirty to
fifty revolutions per minute. The ex.
act number is automatically recorded
with great accuracy to permit of the
determination of it's speed.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
German DOCTOR Advocates Hot Baths.

German Doctor Advocates Hot Baths.
A German physician advocates in a
German paper the frequent taking Of
hot baths. These, he urges, r much
more healthful than the warm bath,
and certainly than the cold plunge,
which he thinks few systems car
stand. The water should be at a tenn
perature in the beginning Of 108 de-
grees Fahrenheit, this to be increased
until the water is as hot as can be
borne. The length of the first bath
should not be more than i've minutes,
and at no time should it be longer
than is agreeable with no sense Of dis
comfort apparent. The writer cites in
support of his theory the practice COM
mon in Japan among all classes Of its
people of taking these hot baths. The
porter walking along with his load and
fatigued to the point of exhaustion
drops it for 10 minutes while he takes
a hot bath at some public bathhouse.
He emerges refreshed and strength
ened, and goes his way rejoicing. The
writer considers that there is no dan
ger OF taking cold after a hot bath,
and does not even advocate the use Of
a cold shower to follow the bath. Hot
water ID known to be an excellent cos
metic for the face, and 1t is only fair
to assume that It's revival Of skin It's
sue Ii not confined to that part OF the
body.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

The Medical Press and Circular. OF
London, declares that the tendency to
obesity depends largely on racial and
Individual predisposition, but occupa.
ton and personal habits are also po-
;ent factors In determining this prone
aess to the deposition of fat In exces.
i've quantity. The multiplication o.
cheap modes Of transport %unQuestion.
ably fayors the tendency to obesity,
10 that with the rapid development OF
underground and above-groHnd cleo.
trio traction In London aud other
large cities the next generation must
be prepared for an evolution in thia
direction.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Paris now prefers to have its daily
bread made daily from -four from the
mill. After a time we may by the aid
IF our physicians and scientists catch
up to the early inhabitants Of the
United States, who pounded their own
sorn or wheat to -four as they needed
t for use. sometimes bending down a
lapling and tying a heavy stone to 1t
ind making it do the hardest part of
The work. Man seems to progress In
/ circle In q good many times.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
Henry D. LLOYD predicts that cite

Henry D, Lloyd predicts that cities
will eventually disappear and the
people be educated back to their old
home, the SOIL" Rider Haggard in.
forms the Londoners that "if the race
s to thrive and Britain remain mighty
h years to come, say goodbye to
towns and get back to the land, which
bred -Four fathers" It seems that the
native born Londoner becomes extinct
q the third generation. a fact which
ends point to Mr.. Haggard's warning.
Rum and poor food and the resulting
inaemia put the finishing touches on
degenerate families in short order.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

The flames seriously damage or ut
terly destroy a great mandatory, a
large store, a valuable public or bust
ness building, q handsome residence,
and the subtraction from the worlds
wealth is absolute. To say that the
immediate loser is recouped by his in
surance does not affect the main ques-
ton, since insurance companies must
recoup themselves from premiums, and
these are paid by the millions whose
property has escaped utter or partial
loss. The insurance companies are
clearing houses, states the M%inneapo-
lis Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

AS a nation we are becoming more
and more dependent upon unsettled
and undeveloped countries like Asia,
Africa and South America for raw ma
terials, and are rapidly invading the
worlds markets with the products Of
our industries, observes a writer In
the Chicago Record. During the last
ten years there has been a remarkable
change in Jul foreign trade; first, be-
cause we have commenced to supply
Dur own wants and are importing less
and less from the manufacturing ma
lions of Europe, and, second, because
we arr sending to foreign countries
our surplus manufactures, which were
formerly supplied by Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
supplied by Europe.

"Old-Home week" meetings In New
Hampshire, in addition to cultivating
sentiment and good-fellowship, have
had a decidedly practical result. They
have been, according to a report of the
State Board of Agriculture, Of mate
rial aid in promoting the interests of
towns and the purchase of many es-
tates by former residents of New
Hampshire. The so-called abandoned
farms are much fewer In number. Re-
turns from 1876 towns show that S49
farms, or parts Of farms, are now
held as summer homes, being occupied
q part Of the year by about 1900 peo-
pie. Permanent improvements on
these farms since their purchase by
the present owners are estimated to
have cost nearly $2.000.000. This is
only one side OF the summer-home
business In New Hampshire, the impe.
tus given to it by "Old-Home week,
meetings having led to the erection of
new hotels and boarding houses. the
enlargement OF farmhouses for the en-.
tertainment OF summer guests. tho
betterment Of roads and a general FUR.
bishing Of rural surroundings.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

AS foreign nations become acQuaint.
ID with the numerous but modest mer-
It's Of the American mule his popular
ty increases. In 1899 fiscal year, the
:otal value of American mules ex-
ported to foreign countries was $516,
BOO. In the fiscal year of 1900 it was
&, 1919, 900, and as the American mule
becomes better known he gets to be
more in demand, and a larger foreign
trade in American mules seems to be
already foreshadowed.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
DANGER TO BRITISH TRADE,
ord RosebeEy Calls attention to Our
Formidable Colnpetition.

CVAAAANWSeO 0AAAkCSAaAVAs
At a meeting the rWolverhampton
Chamber Of Commerce ex-Prime Min
lister Rosebery made a speech in which
he dealt in a most serious strain with
the Industrial and commercial competi-
| ton by which Great Britain is faced.
He declared that the future is dark
and gloomy. It is difficulty, even un-
wise. to try to prophesy what 1t may
have dn store.
He was not alarmed, he said, by the
| constant piling up Of immense and
costly ornaments by Europe. They
rather tended toward peace than other
wise. The war he feared was not mill
tary. 1t was that great war Of trade
that was inevitably coming. and
which, so far as he could see, would
! be one of the greatest and most seri-
GUS with which Gerat Britain W had
to cope. <~2
While not putting other nations out
of the category, it was fE0m the Uni
ted States and Germany that the Brit.
ish had the most to fear. America,
with its almost incalculable resources
and the acuteness and enterprisins
spirit of its people, was the most for
midable of all competitors. The Ger
mans, although somewhat slow and
unwieldly, were scarcely inferior riv-
ais owing to their silent and persistent
methods and unconquerable spirit.
Lord Rosebery said one striking fea-
ture of the American competition was
that the great individual fortunes be-
ing made in the United States were not
employed, as they probably would be
in England, to enable their makers to
retire and enjoy social and other pleas
ures, but We're invested in great trusts
and syndicetes for concentrating at
tacks on British trade. The millions
so invested could be welded as engines
Of warfare in such irresistible form
rs to constitute a danger which the
British could not afford to ignore. If
one or two of the trusts combined for
the purpose Of competing with any
branch of British trade by underselling
they might obtain such a monopoly in
that branch as to almost drive Great
Britain out of the market.
After a further reference to Ger
many Lord Rosebery asked what
Great Britain was going to do to avoid
defeat. He, as a layman, hesitated to
attempt to answer, but If he did at
tempt to reply he would say that thu
remedy lay In education. He believed
that the British people were the best
raw material in the world, but he vas
convinced that their commercial men
required to be educated and trained
scientifically from bottom to top. Their
training now was both insufficient and
too insular. For instance. they did not
send their young lei abroad as others
did to learn methods of business and
manufacture. He suggested that the
Chambers Of Commerce consider the
question of devoting a certain sum
annually for travelling scholarships,
which, he was inclined to believe.
would yield fruit a hundredfold.
An official report shows that the i'm
ports of u~nwrought steel into the Uni
ted Kingdom in 1900 amounted to 17O,-
600 tons against 1900 tons In 1890.
The increase was mainly from the
United States, which sent 157, 900 tons.
The large imports are attributed to
the high price Of coal in Great Britain.
New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Unquestionably cheap fuel is a large
factor in American supremacy, thinks
the Pittsburg Dispatch. But the man
behind the machine is the most impor-
amt factor in the whole equation. The
educated. self-respecting, well paid
Rorkingman is responsible more than
anything else for putting American
products ahead in the markets. He
not only puts out his wares eheaply,
but weaving in his intelligence he
makes them adapted to their uses
he best.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Every farm should in reality be a
factory, and the chief end and aim of
every farmer should be to work the
product of the farm into perfectly
finished products before seeking a
market. Butter, eggs, wool and meat
upon this schedule will run
down or grow weaker in fertility.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

A French writer Is advising his
sountrymen to take lessons in cable
cutting. He points out that in case Of
val the ocean cables would be Eng
and's vulnerable points, and that the
gentle art of severing them requires
ability which it would be too late to
acquire by the necessary practice
when the wal should have actually
broken out"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Another Paris journalist has been
wounded In q duel. It is noticeable
that no Paris journalist ever gets hurt
badly enough to J axe him quit writ
Ing. Perhaps there is something In
The code of honor which forbids the
wounding of an editor in such a way
rs may interfere with his holding q
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Some two or three years ago the Ne
vada Legislature passed a bill making
it lawful to shoot wild horses on the
ranges. AS a result some 5000 horses
were killed. Now there is a demand
for range horses, which the supply is
not sufficient to allow them to furnish,
and 1t is said that 5000 of them would
be worth at least S250,0OO now. They
are bewailing their shortsighted policy
Of destruction.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

The maritime provinces have decided
to leave the control of the Canadian
fisheries to the Dominion Government.
The method adopted will be to execute
a ten-year lease of all the rights OF the
provinces, under which the Dominion
Government will continue to exercise
all the control and authority it has en-
ioyed In the past.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Hugh NJ. Smith, United States Fish
Commission expert, declares that
among the fishery developments ear
nestly desired by many people, which
will not be achieved in the new cen
fury, is the homeless shad, and that
we shall have to content ourselves
with a fish that is already good enough
for mortal man.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Arizona newspapers declare that
Heer, antelope and mountain sheep will
soon be exterminated there unless i'm
mediate steps are taken for their pres
arvation.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

A public school principal in New
Orleans says that the ability to deci-
pher more or less obscure handwrit-
ing quickly and accurately is, in his
opinion, one Of the best possible tests
of general intelligence. He uses it
quite frequently in his school, without
letting the pupil suspect what he is
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Making fair allowances for the prob.
abilities of life the next rulers Of Eng
land, after Edward VII, will be King
George ", now Duke of Cornwall and
York, one or the other of his young
sons, and, in turn, some son or daugh-
ter Of n of these heirs.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
Feline of the Sum In MAY,

A total eclipse OF the sun viii take
place In May, but get 1t Ia not attract.
hug much attention on the part OF as.
tfonomers. The best place to make
observations Is In the Malay Archi.
pelago. which Is in the path Of totally.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

The value Of ~asnewspaper as On
Advertising medium consists in
Its circulation.
When You can secure the com.
bined circulation of two papers
for the price OF one, it is money
savedi
"The st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with " The Opelou.
Gas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 90 . wear,
TIE COURIER being by odds
the hast paper In the empire Par.
lah Of St. Landry 10 thageaors ths
ahaesasA
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
oPELoUsAs. LOUISIANA,

During the last year $500, 754,G GOT
letters and 507, SIS, 250 postal cards
were sent through the United States
,1oi1 f.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Do chicken hawks kill chickens?
Former Governor Click, of Kansas
says very emphatically that in his
opinion they do not.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

once. The Duke of Wellington, though
he could win at Waterloo, could not
see the good of the penny post.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

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Of Holy Gross.
Offers TO young ladies every facility
for acquiring q thorough christian cd
ucation. Constant attention is paid 70
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and otheE
useful arts. The ~sigters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
Of instruction 10 two-fold-PEeparatory
and Commercial. French Is Taught in
the two courses. For particulars, I'D
dreae SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
WIN JOEL SANDOZ,
Attorney at-LaW and Notary Pubic
oPELOUaAa, ~.

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The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

I A number of French aGtocrats have
roundly denounced Count Boni for i'm
peSiling their chances with other
American heiresses.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20

Opelousas Courier
e the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is ito welfare, and
il will ever be found defending
their rights with ell Of Its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-20
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-26
Increase Irri=
gable Land
The Reclamation Of Bench Lands VIII More Than
Double Our Population in
Two Years.

The value of real estate in any town city very large
ly fixed by the number of its inhabitants and the
its trade Double the population and the traffic realty
values will also doube-perhaps than double The
business of town is fixed by the population and industries
and production of the country Immediately tributary
a commercial center.
Emmett citizens must not rest until the bench lands adj
joining the town. under These lands under water
will bring hundreds of settlers Now what would be the
effect upon the town if the population and production should
be doubled increased say FIVE tmes9 No intelligent man
need be told the growth that would Emmett under
such conditions More business houses manufacturing en-
erprises and all that goes to make fourishng will be
added
The Iudex announced last week that effort was now
being made and actual work began the water over
acreage of dry bench land town. and it is to BIZ
hoped that the effort will be successful for the opportunity
for making homes these lands dry and barren
be opened to the people, and then population will in
crease industries will be established production will
be greater business will gain in volume and as conse-
quence Emmett will become a fourishing little city.