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The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
TIME LOST IN LIFE.
Three-EIghths of Ones Existence 10
Practically Lost.

~~
II read the estimate prepared re-
Gently by the British Government with
reference to longevity among men in
the army" said a gentleman recently
who is fond of mathematics, land |
do not care how much men may figure
on the lengthening of life's average
the fact is, a fellow doesn't live SO
long after all. Life is very short when
We come to think of it. It is. indeed,
q ftful fever, to borrow the smile OF
the poet, and the distance between the
cradle and the tomb is the span OF
ones hand. How much of a mans
life is devoted to the actual work Of
accomplishing whatever his highest
aim may be? Did you ever think about
figuring on this problem? l have, be-
cause, l guess, | happen to have a
penchant for mathematics. But it Is
interesting for other reasons. OF
course, q fellow does nothing until af-
ter his twenty-irst birthday. He must
attain his majority before he enters
upon the serious duties of life. Be-
fore this time he is passing the pre-
paratory stages of life, and, theoreti-
! cally,s is equipping himself for its seri-
Gus battles. Fifty years is the life
of the average man, although life's
general average figures ffWn to a
point much below this.
Give the average man thirty Years
beyond the period when he becomes of
age. l guess it would be safe to as
sumo, even in this rushing age, that
the average man will spend one hour
and thirty minutes in eating, allowing
for the time it takes him to go to and
from his meals and in preparing for
the table. We might safely figure that
he spends an average of one hour and
thirty minutes out Of every twenty
four in other minor ways-in exchang-
ing pleasantries with his friends and
chatting on topics unrelated to his
business, in winding his watch and in
| other indulgences Of all innocent and
harmless kind. This would make a
total of nine hours out Of every TWEEN
ty-four that a man spends in doing
things that are unrelated, in a strict
! sense, to his business. This amounts
to three-eighths of the life that is be-
fore him. He has thirty years in which
to do his work. He would devote eleV-
en- years and three months to sleep
and to other things, as indicated, and
would have nineteen years and nine
months in which to do his little do.
Twenty years looks like a good bit
of-time, but, when we come to this
fearful thing Of living for a purpose,
expecting to endear ourselves to our
co~untrymen and to accumulate a little
money besides, the time does not seem
long. The time is really much shorter
than this when we allow for Sundays
and social gatherings and prayer
meetings and things of that sort, but
as these functions do not figure in
every mans life 1 have left them out
philadelphia Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
OF CREDIT,
Reasons Why They Are Better Than
|. Cash or Bills of EXCHANGE.

One Of the most interesting features
OF the business substitute for actual
money, and a substitute that is used
by nearly every transatlantic traveller,
Is the letter of credit.
To illustrate a typical case. let US
introduce Mr.. Jones. He decides that
ne would like to spend a year in travel
and, after mapping out an itinerary,
ne makes an estimate Of the amount
OF money it will be necessary for him
to spend. He fixes the amount, say,
at $4,000. The average traveller does
not care to load himself down with
any such sum, because, IN addition to
the inconvenience Of handling it, he
makes himself a possible target for
thieves, in case they learn Of his pos
sessions. He can, of course, divide
this sum into smaller amounts by
drawing bills of exchange, payable on
certain banks in certain cities through
gu the world, but the letter of credit
affords a much more simple and salts
factory method of keeping himself sup
piled with funds.
After arranging his itinerary and
satisfying himself that he can afford
to expend the amount he has estimat-
ed the trip will cost him Mr.. Jones
betakes himself to a banking house
in this city which issues letters of
credit and obtains such a document.
1t is usually a large folder. On the
first page Is an engraved letter Of
introduction. The banker addressing
his correspondents in whatever part
OF the world they may be, begins by
formally taking the liberty, etc."
OF introducing Mr.. Jones, and certify
ing that his credit is equal to the sum
OF $4,000. At the foot of the page
Mr.. Jones signs his name.
Another page of the document is
ruled off into spaces in which are to
be filled the various amounts drawn.
Still another page is devoted to a list
of banks in different cities and towns
in the world at which such a letter
will be honored. This letter is not
merely an assurance that Mr.. Jones is
good" for the amount named, but
that he is a proper person, from a So
cial point of view, to receive such a
letter. This is one of the old-fash-
toned features of banking, which is
not based entirely on a dollar-and-
cents basis.
Mr.. Jones must furnish assurances
to the banking house, in case he is
personally u~nacquainted with any of
the persons conducting it. that he is
not only financially sound, but socially
so; otherwise the letter is refused him.
He can buy a bill Of exchange on the
basis of dollars and cents, but not a
letter of credit. With this letter of
credit Mr.. Jones may travel to any
part of the civilized world without
taking with him a cent of money, and
always feel sure that his financial
wants. within the limits of the sum
named therein, will be supplied. Be-
fore leaving he must place under the
the control of the banking house the
amount named in the letter, either in
cash Of it's financial equivalent.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Service Among the Manx.

A farm laborer named William Col
lett was brought up at Peel, Isle OF
Man. before Deemster Moore, and
charged under the provision of a
Manx statute Of 1865 that he refused
to complete his year of service for
which he engaged fifth his master. The
penalty provided by statute is that the
servant be kept in prison and allowed
one cake and a cup of water per day
until he returns to service. In this
case Co1lett disputed that he had
engaged to work for a year, and the
Deemster, saying he was not satisfied
that Co1lett had so engaged, discharg-
ed him.-London Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Wbv he Preferred yyuenon

who is your %favorite composer"
inquired the visitor. Il s'pose vo,,
mean c~lassical?" responded Mr.. Chm.
rocks. Certainly" Wagner" was
The answer Gimme Wagner. Soma
of these ether music writer's start IN
with a tune, but as soon as you got
your foot going steady in time to II
they break off in a way that pretty
near sprains your ankle. But Wae-
ner never fools you. He plays fair
You knLw from the beginning thar
vou amt going to find anything, and
you might as well go to sleep Or read
IT, advertisements in the program"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

In more than three thousand schools
in Great Britain the boys are studying
text books on Canada which set forth
her history, explain her system of gov
eminent and lay stress upon her
natural resources. These books are
supplied free by the Dominion, and
Lord Strathcona, Canada's high com.
missioner to the mother country, will
give valuable medals next spring to
the scholars who pass the best exam,
nations on them. The laudable aim
of Strathcona and his countrymen is
to impress British youth with the ad.
vantages of the Dominion as a field
for emigration.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

days Ia bed with intense pain and sui
aefins. I was under the physicians
care for over year without any relief,
when nay attention was called to Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound by
several of our Mormon women who
had been cured through its use.
! began its systematic use and i'm
proved gradually in health, and after
The use Of six bottles my health was
completely restored, and for over two
years I have had neither ache or pain.
You have o truly wonderful remedy for
women. Very sincerely yours, MRS.
HUI.DA JAKEMAN, Salt Lake City, Utah"
5000 forfeit II abovs Testimonial is not genuine.
just as surely as Mrs. Jake
man was cured just SO surely will
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cure every woman
suffering from any form Of f.
male ills.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

A writer in Blackwood's Magazine
mentions as an incident Of life in Lab
rador the burial of a live pet in a
barrel under the November snow. The
wner Of the animal, a black bear, by
the way, dug up the barrel twice dur
irg the winter, but did not awaken the
occupant, who a permitted to sleep
on till May. alternating pets give no
trouble to their owners or to others,
and are happy in their repose. A bar.
rel may thus be the abode of greater
felicity than is to be found in a palace.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Tab On Storms From the Far FSorth
west.

The Toronto Meteorological Office
received it's first regular report from
Dawson, Y. T. The weather az the
mining capital was fine, with a maxi.
mum of four degrees above zero and
a minimum of zero.
Dawson is the most northwesserly
observation point reporting to Toronto,
and it is expected that the news from
the Klondike will assist the weather
man in Queens Park In predicting
storms from that quarter. Another
Western office will shortly be opened
at Port Simpson, on the Pacifc.--To-
ronto Mail and Empire.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The French Academy has h0nored
itself by awarding a prize oc 1000
francs to Cecile Morand. Mile. Mo,
rand is a seamstress, dwarf and a
cripple. But she has supported a par.
alytic father and ten brothers and sis.
ters-one of the brothers being an in.
valid. Virtue, Of course, is its own re
ward, and n who has so much Of it
az Mile. Morand Is incomparably rich
--rich in fine qualities Of industry, IN,
selfshness, affection. But 1t is pleas,
ant to hear of public recognition &c,
conpanied by a substantial offering
in cold cash. The money may tighten
this poor girls labors for a season.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
She wants to Help the Homeless.

A Washington paper publishes this
advertisement:
A young lady with college education
would like position as private teacher
in some family without board or lodg-
ing.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

No matter what a1s you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without q grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
cARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has c. c. G.
stamped on 1t. Beware Of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Denmark leads the world in per
capita interest in agriculture. Each in
habitant has on an average a capital
of $585 invested in farming.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The metric system of weights and
measures was adopted by France in
1890, by Holland in 1916, by Belgium
in 1920, and by Sweden in 1889.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Ring Worm, BarAer's Itch, %Scaldhead, letter
and those itching skin troubles so unpleas-
ant and disgusting. Soc. a box by mail from
j. 7. Shuptrine, Savannah, &C., II your
druggist don't keep It.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

A Hungarian killed himself on his
wife's advice. And yet there are peo-
pie who claim that wor2en are losing
their influence in the home.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Although prices have fallen greatly
at Dawson, there is still no use for
five or ten cent pieces. The price of
a few articles only is so low as a
quarter of a dollar. The adage, Take
care of TIE pennies and the dollars
will take ca Of themselves" will thus
have little meaning to the two hun
dred children who are growing up in
that far northern city.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

A sea anemone taken from the Firth
of Forth in 1928 lived and fourished
in captivity until 1887.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Gold CounterfsltfnC.
success,

The gold used In color printing and on mir
ror and picture frames IS only an imitation.
1t Is made from bronze and spelter, and not
from the pure gold leaf. There is another ar
ttcle also very Initiated, andthat Is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the celebrated tam
lily remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia, congtt-
patton, biliousness, and liver and kidney
troubles. Beware OF couEterfeits when buy
Ing. The genuine must have our Private
Stamp over the neck OF tire bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Some people are too weak to turn over
q new leaf.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
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There are various ways of breaking
banks, but the burglarious route is not
tie most destructive of public conf
dsnce.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The fruit era in California did not begin
till 1919.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM TADE1Ess DYES.
Sold by all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Have you noticed an extra nickel in
your pocket? Director of the Mint
Rogers has reported. a net gain in the
per capita circulation of five cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The most extensive system of can
ais in the world is in the great plains
of China, which is fairly scanned with
canals.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
as a cough cure.-J. ". O'BgIEN, 322 Third
Avenue, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, ian. 6, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Mrs. Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamna-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc abottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

FITSpermanently cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
N~erveRestorer $2trfalbottle andtreatise free
Dr.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931Arch st. PAila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Pens Of hardened gueea percAa have
been repeatedly tiled in this country
and England. but have not met with
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

In Pari!g rag destroy each year food
worth $1,000, cD0, and the value of the
food d, Stroysd by these animals year
ly all iHer the world is estimated to
amoun4in the aggregate t~--s10, 000, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

There ere 29G life-saving stations along
the coasts of this country.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Cures Indtges
ton and Dyspepsia. At Druggists, 500.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

San Francisco's exports to China now
average over $400. 900 per month.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
&1nN Reward. GIOO.

,Tots of fellows have extravagant ideas
2Ioout everything except work.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

ApEfe growing in America began in
1910 only twenty years after the May
1luwer CAME. The first orchard was
on an island in Boston harbor. The
first nursery was set at Danvers by
Governor E.ndicCtt.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Insomnia may be only another name for
an accusing conscience.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Convicts may not be aristocrats, but
they are certainly exclusive.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The outcome of a marriage general
" depends upon the income,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Germany. in her hunt after the
causes leading UP to consumption, has
demonstrated that fifty per cent. OF
the cases in that county could be
traced to habitual breathing of dust
tainted with injurious substances. It
work considerable harm to the breath.
ing appsI atus Of the average indiVid
ual.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Not long since an interesting topic
of debate was started at the Diet O.
German Women, then sitting in FL
senach. The mover of the subject dis
cussed the common practice of women
Of running down as much as possible
the prices of the articles they pur
chased. WAS this" she asked, "ethi
cally defensible?" women rush from
shop to shop in order to purchase their
goods a few farthings cheaper, and
often under cost price, and in doing
SO they are quite ignorant of the fact
that wages have to be thereby dimin'
ished and the number of hours of Ia,
Dor heightened" She suggested also
that people have 10 idea of the misery
they cause to many small traders by
unpunctuality in the payment of small
accounts. Also that women who insist
Upon making their purchases late in
the evening do not seem to consider
that by doing SO they rob thousands OF
shop employees of the hours of repose
and recreation they greatly need. The
jIISi 1SSOlNSu W SSLu q pct1tICI W Lue
federal government Of Germany, beg.
girg that women inspectors of factor.
les should have an academic training,
putting them upon an intellectual
equality with male inspectors. and
that they should lie assisted by women
Of the factory class who have had
practical experience in the work in
question.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being Il con
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls CetarrhCure is taken inter-
nally, acting dircctlyupon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby Destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proPrietors have SO much faithin
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Te4terira cures Eczema.

Tea consumed in England is subject TO
q duty OF twelve cents per pound.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Best For the Bowels.

It's the l~unning expenses that count up
when o man owns an automobile.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Mrs. HULA JAKEMAN

Wife o. President Jakeman of
EldlAS Of tho MormeA Church,
fnlt Lake City, Utah, Recon-.
uaends Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Fer We.
Aaan's Periodic Pains.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
$1,000 for loo.

sE5EHR We WIah you 9 a. Vuk
t1lD great farm sceds, hence
.SF#E$ cffcr 10 send 10 farm seed
samples, containing Thousand
.H@&&eN Headed Kale, Teoslnte, Rape,
H Alfalfa, SPELLS, etc. tfully verb /
5000 to get q start) together win +
eur greateAtaiog, for loo postage.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

r"DEAB MRS. PNKHAM ,-Befera I
knew OF Lydia z. pinkhann's Veg.
efable Compound I dreaded the
approach Of the time for my menstrual
period, as 1t would mean q couple of
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Rromua lnermIe.

Most wonderful grass Of
TIE century. Produces 9 tons
Of hay and lots Snd lots OF
paaturage besides per acre.
Grows wherever soil In
found. Salzer's seed 10
warranted. That pays.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

tIAIVGI W IIUdI
yielded in so States laHtysaR
over 40 bua, per acre. We also
have tho celebrated Aacca.
r0nlW hcat, which yielded
gu our farms 63 bus. per acre.
That pays.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29

Greatest cereal feod On
eArth--So bus. grain and 4
tone magnificent hay per
acre. That nays.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-10-04

WHAT will be the largest or chard in the world will be located on the Frisco in Laclede county, Mo-, sixty miles east of Spring. field, says the Springdale News. It will consist of5, 1000 acres, 1000 of which will be in apples and 1000 in peaches. It will be owned by stock company :, known as The Frisco Orchard Company, of which Wm. Byard Craig. chancellor of Drake Uni- versity of Iowa, will be president. Other Iowa and Missouri gentle men of prominence are also inter- ested. The Frisco railroad com pany is taking an active interest in the success of the enterprise and have agreed to build a spur from the main line running en- tirely across the orchard, requir- ing more than three miles of track. Ware houses will be locat- ed at intervals from which fruit will be loaded into the cars. If a 5000 acre orchard will pay, a 40 or an 8O-acre orchard will pay. And if these gentlemen, who have gone into this enterprise simply as an investment can make money, why cannot the smaller grower make money? He can, and more on the amount invested than these gentlemen. Plant more orchards.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-10-04
Come to Carroll County.

Carroll county invites both the eastern and western resident. By her boundless resources and her unequaled opportunities she ex- tends her hand to the husband man to stop awhile, confident that he will never leave. To the Independent property owner she offers happy home, with good educational facilities and relig- ous advantages, and to the capi- talist she says we want your money at reasonable interest on golden securities; we want man. ufactories of all kinds and the other requisites of stable com monwealth that we may develop our great possibilities.
 Come to see the country and review the conditions for your self. Come at any time; come now, before we have recovered from the greatest drought in the country's history; don't wait for more favorable conditions, for the abundant harvest of farm products, and the fruit crop that never has been known to fail will surely convince you that this is essentially country of peace, prosperity and plenty. Drop in on us at any time-it don't mat ter, only come and get acquaint- ed. We extend general invi- tation to, all to come and help build up a country that is bound less in natural resources-a country where the zero point is rarely reached in winter and the fragrant mountain breezes fan you the summer through.
 The field is wide open with bus mess opportunities of every kind; :; you can scarcely think of an honorable avocation that will not yield profitable return.
 Come and taste the sweets of one Of the most healthful climates on earth. and drink of our spark ling waters. You will be pointed to 8 home and business where a handsome income will be assured.
 Carroll county $ one of the most heaIthful and happy places ander the sum- and for, enterprise and industry, Green Forest is the acknowledged metropolis.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-10-04

THERE may be some schemes by which experts may grow rich quicker, but there Is nothing surer of fabulous returns than the planting of apple and peach or chards in Carroll county, and this is an honorable avocation at which people of every walk of life can engage. Every dollar made by cultivating the soil is just so much wealth brought into existence. No one Is made poorer by your prosperity, but rather the business chances of those with whom you are as- sociated are increased.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-10-04
Prizes Won by Arkansas Apples.

It may be said that Arkansas apples are practically prize win ners wherever exhibited.
 A brief mention of our record on this score runs like this l:
 Atthe Worlds Fair Exposition, held at New Orleans in 1885, Ar kansas was awarded first prem ium for the best display in apples, peaches and pears, and carried 13 premiums on individual speci- mems.
 At Boston during the Pomo- logical Exposition, the first premium for excellence was again given to Arkansas.
 Again at San Fransisco in 1888, Arkansas carried off the first honors, and this too, over Cali fornia, the acknowledged fruit country of the world.
 And at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Arkansas carried off the "Sweep Stakes and seven other prem- iums of fruits, in competition With the world.
 At the, Cotton States and In- ternational Exposition held at Atlanta, Ga, in 1895, Arkansas was awarded first prize on fruit.