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The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
CENTRAL NEW YORK VALLEYS.
A Region Upon Which Nature Has PIT
Her Gentler Touches.

a ASCS1Ou OpOn w nICh nature mas FC
Her Gentler Touches.
There is a great variety in the
appearance Of the valleys of centra,
New York. The touch Of nature is
gentle in the Mohawk, Susquehanna
Unadilla, and Chenango valleys
Throughout theG ring the notes OF
the gentler birds, the meadow lark
the oriole and bobolink, and the robin.
On the other hand. those streams
which enter the country from the
north bring in their noisy chatterine
remembrances of mountain gorges
waterfalls, and wild forest lands.
About the headwaters Of the West
Canada, the East Canada, and the
Sacondaga eagles soar, looms Shrek,
wild ducks rear their young, and
hawks and blue herons prey. These
w1lds form safe retreats for the deer
and the bear, while in the wide
cleared valleys Of the Mohawk and
the susquehannS the fox and the
w~oodchuck maintain themselves with
great difficulty. In the north also the
amber waters Of the woodstreams,
flowing beneath spruce, pine and hem
lock, TEEN with game fish unlike those
OF the central part Of the State.
The Mohawk starts with an i'm
petuosity that has brought to it's
banks factories, shops, traders, and
many signs which indicate the hustling
spirit Of the American age. But be-
tween these busy places along it's
margin they grow corr and wheat,
n life Is a pastoral existence.
FENCED farm lands meet the city
streets and stretch away along the
valleys, tufted with NAPLES and elms
to the hill-tops.
Forty miles south, getting It's source
In Otsego Lake, In a basin in the spur
OF the Catskills, Is the Susquehanna,
the settings Of whose valley breathe
rorgetfulness and comfort. At Oneon-
ia Is the site Of the old Indian village
klipnookie-Indian orchards and
council grounds and cemetery. The
highways along the Susquehanna
wine beneath the shade of the hills,
and are lined with chestnut frees,
through which there are pretty vistas.
On the hill beyond Cassville in
Oneida County two brooks have their
origin, not 100 feet apart. One steals
through the grass to the northward
to the Sauquoit valley, to the Mohawk
and to the Hudson, and on to the
ocean. The other winds easily through
the farm lands to the southwark, to
the Unadilla, and on to the Susque.
hanna. The Unadilla flows through
a luxuriant valley, often set with f1ow-
ing willows, lofty elms, and mighty
naples. Rushes and long grass fringe
the river; lily-pads sprinkle it's sur
face. There is an absence of factories,
and the scattered houses Of a few
towns indicate the slumberous spell
which has fallen over the valley.
The beauties OF the Chenango lie
amid hills. The channel of the stream
IL dark with the shadow Of willows
and alders. The scenes are quiet, al
though the river turns many Wheels
New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
Floral Designs Oh Table Linen.

An entirely new touch in patterns
for table linen is the introduction of
the roots of the plants in the floral
designs. Far from being unsightly,
they are 20 artistic, mingled with the
plant and it's blossoms, as to be ex-
tremely effective rs we'll as novel.
Fancy g. decorative poppy pattern on
t44e finest quality damask SO arranged
as to appear as if growing from fib-
rous roots down near the border, then
the blossoming plants stretch toward
the centre. where they form a circle
around the centrepiece.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
To Keep Steel Clean.

The best treatment for wrought
steel, which has a knack of growing
gray, l~ustreless and Unlocking, Is to
first wash it very clean with a stiff
brush and ammonia soap suds. rinse
well, dry, by heat iff->ossible, then oil
plentifully with sweet -, and dust
thickly with powdered ldiokllme. Let
the lime stay on two days, the brusN
it off with a clean, very stiff y. ,sh.
Polish with a softer brush, and rub
with cloths until the lustre comes out.
By leaving the lime on, iron and steel
may be kept from rust almost indie
finitelv.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
TIE FLYING MACHINE.
1ts Limitations ana Also It's Possibilfs

4eS 1IimAt0 G3onS ana Also Its P0sgibllfa
ties.
We can already calculate approx.
mately the proportions, the strength
and weight. the supporting efficiency.
the speed. and the power required for
a projected flying machine, 80 as to
Judge OF the practicability of a design.
Indeed, the mathematics OF the subject
have been SO far evolved that engi-
neering computations may eventually
displace vague speculation in the do
main Of aerial navigation.
But after tie problem has been
worked out to a mechanical success,
the commercial uses of aerial appar-
atus will be small. The limitations
Of the balloon have already been men
toned; such craft will be slew, fratl,
and very costly. We are now sufi-
GENTLY advanced in the design of fly
ing machines to perceive some Of their
limitations. They will be compare
lively small and cranky. require much
power, carry little extra weight and
depend for their effective speed on
each Journey, whether they go against
the wind or with it, SO that they can
not compete with existing modes Of
transportation in cheapness or in car
rying capacity. 1t is true that high
speeds may be attained. and this may
serve In war, in exploration, perhaps
In mail transportation, and in sport:
but the loads will be very small, and
the expenses will be great.
But flying machines will develop
new uses Of their own; and as man
kind has always been benefited by
the Introduction Of new and faster
modes Of transportation, we may hope
that successful aerial navigation will
spread civilization, knit the nations
closer together. make all regions &C
cessible. and perhaps so eQualize the
hazards Of a as to abolish it alto
gether, thus bringing about the pre-
die.ed era Of universal peace and good
will,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

have been selling Perfumes for the past
. nonthA ! make them myself at home and
ssIl TO friends aad aetehbors. Have made
SIl0. Every one buys q bottle. For 600.
worth OF material I make Perfume that
would sell for 90 in drug stores. ! also sold l9s
formulas for making perfume ct 01.00 each.
! arsl made 1t for my WI use only, but
ne curiosity Of friends g to where I pro-
cured such exquisite odors, prompted mo to
ssiik. clear from 92s to COS per wsek. /
90 NOT canvass, people come and send to me
!er the perfumes. Any Intelligent person can
90 % we'll 10 ] do. For 40. Ia stamps I will
send you the formula fer making all kinds OF
Perfumes and q sample bottle prepaid. I
w also help You get started In the business.
MAarHA E~sAMo1s, No. IL 8. Vandeventer Az
snus. st Louis, No.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

BY local applications rs they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There h only one
way to cure deafness, md That IL by constitu-
ticasl remedies. Deafness 10 caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of ths
Jon have Q ~ruu.bling sound or imusrfecthsar-
ms, and when il ia entirely closed Deafness IL
the result, and unless ths Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will BIS destroyed forever.
Nine cases ont Of ten are causad by eatarrh,
which is nothing but IN iRAamsd condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We win give Ons Hundred Dollars for any
case oil Desfnsss (caused by catarrh), that can
not be curedby Halls Casarrh Cure. Circulars
sent free. T. J.. CznNEY d Co., Toledo. D. =
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
Oussn Never Ds.esrasa Ola csssAsu.

0usen Never paseardsd Ola czeshsn.
The sorting ana arranging OF the
personal effects OF the late Queen
Victoria was q tremendous task. aavs
n London correspondent. One pecn-
liaRity Of her majesty was never To
discard any dress, mantle. hat or hon.
INST which she had eyer worn. and her
wardrobe might well have been con-
sidered the most complete record OF
the fashion Of the last 60 years in ex-
istencs. Another fancy of Queen VIC
toria was TO have everything In dunli-
cate; two hats, two cloaks, etc.. were
always ordered. Her majesty had n
wonderful collection of lace, but this
ia not to be compared with the collec.
ton of the Queen Dowager Of Italv.
said to be the best in the world
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
Promotion for nraverv

Word reaches us al a small band Of soldiers
who held at bay a largo number of Filipinos
for over two hours until assistance arrived.
thereby saving an important point from cap.
ture. For their bravery they were oil given
promotion. To BIS brave it is necessary to
have strong nerves and a good digestion. If
your stomach is weak and you suffer from
Indigestion, heartburn, bslohfng. mess
or insomnia you should try Hostetter's Stom-
ash R;ttara. It will cure Won
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

No matter what aiis on, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until yous
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help nature.
eurs You without . grippe or pain. produos
easy natural movements, cost you just Id
oants to start getting your health back. Cas-
eARETs Candy Catharsic. tho genuine, put 10
N metal boxes, eTsry tablet has G.. G.. G.
stamped on II. Beware Of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Professor Strandfuss, of Zurich. has
discovered that changes of tempera-
ture produce marked effects of trans
formation In butterflies. In his experi.
ihehts he examined owe 40, 1000 of the
little creatures. Specimens from the
tropics We're turned to the like of
those from the arctics by cold, and
vice versa. Some new varieties were
formed.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Mr.. Misunderstanding Syrup for children
teeshing, softan the gums, reduces infamna.
tion. Allays pain, curss wind collie. 25a q bott, q
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Piso's Cure 10 the best medicine we ever used
for ell affections Of throat and lunss.-WM.
Q. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind. Fob. 10, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Each psckago OF pUrNAA FADELEss DYz
colors more goods than any other dye and
colora them hattor too. Sold by all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Idleness is q disease with some people
and lis contagious at that.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

There is quite a difference between IN
airship and an heirship.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

FTTspermanensl y CURED. No Cts or nervous.
ness atscr frat days use of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Ga trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.. B. Il. KLINE, Ltd, e8l Arch ST., phila. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

A fellow may have clocks in his stock
ings and still never be on time.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Ihe fishes Of America north of the
lsehnu OF Panama, as listed by Jor.
uah and Evermann, embrace three
elasses' thirty orders, 225 families.
III genera, 1886 sub-genera, 1862
species and 1873 sub-species,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Inc numerous islands of the pata.
gonna Archipelago are covered with
evergreen forests capable of supply
ing immense quantities of valuable
tiinoer' while the mountain ranges
being Of the same geological forma.
tlon as those of Chile and Peru, are
probably rich in mineral resources.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

There are now forty-nine agricul-
tural experiment stations in the United
states. The number of chemists en-
ployed in these stations is 157; the
lumber OF hbotanists is fifty, and the
number of entomologists forty-two.
Other branches of science also are
represented at the stations, though
the number of such employees is less
than that of the botanists and ento-
moloSists.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

The fellow who negsects golf to attend
to business can never hope to be much OF
0 player.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Edward VII. wears a No. 7 hat, EN-.
peror William a 6h.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
Doaeneuu Caunot ne Cwrsa

4 woman may be hard of hearing and
still not be deaf to fattery.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
Reas For tlna mawala

Perhaps the reason Ajax defed the light.
ming was because he had no mother-in-law
to practice on.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04
A Chance 90 make money.

i woman nsvsr quarres with herself
unlesa az q last resource.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Waves passing the breakwater at
P~eterhead, North Britain, during q re-
cent gale Of fifty to ninety miles an
hour were twenty-five and one-half
feet above still water level, and it is
estimated that the crests were forty
feet above the troughs. The wave
period was from three to seventeen
seconds, and the length of the waves
was between five hundred and seven
hundred feet. Though exceeding other
estimates Of high waves, these meas
urements seem to be the most accurate
yet made. =
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

Mr.. r. II. Yapp, an English natural
ist who has recently explored the
mountain ranges Of the Malay PENN
sula, reports the hitherto little known
fact that in several species of bamboo
the hollow intern6des-the parts of the
stems between the %joints-are stored
with large quantities Of naturally
filtered water. The knowledge Of this
fact might be Of great service in an
emergency. Mr.. Yapp also discovered
two species OF ferns, growing on trees,
whose thick, fieshy stems are filed
with galleries tunneled by ants, the
ferns thus forming living nests for the
ants.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-04

49, VIVA ia kAE
ness with which heat penetrates the
soil has been made in Australia by
Sir Charles Todd. In a hot wave last
ing from the seventh to the eighteenth
OF February, the temperature vas
above 100 degrees on five DAYS and
above ninety degrees on ten days. On
the eighth the temperature at the Ade-
Elaide observatory was 71.5 degrees
three feet below the surface, and 67.5
degrees at eight feet. On the eigh-
teenth the readings We're 1876 degrees
and 6S.4 degrees, respectively, an in
crease in the ten hot days Of only 81
degrees and O.9 degrees.
The balloonist has long used hydro.
gen to enable him to ascend into the
upper region1 of air, and now efforts
are being made to furnish him with
oxygen, to prevent asphyxiation when
lie has risen too high to breathe with
ease. The use of oxygen carried In
rubber bags for this purpose has not
proved satisfactory, and the French
sayant, L. Cailletet, proposes to sub
stitute liquid oxygen, contained in a
small bottle and allowed to vaporize
as needed. The oxygen is breathed by
means of a mask fitting over the nose
and mouth, and the apparatus ia SO
arranged that air, in any desired pro-
portion, a be admitted at the same
time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16
FROM MISS HELEN GOULD TO
THE STATE NORMAL COLLEGE
Twtsaandsome Copies of Well Known Paint
ings by Alma Tadema Presented
to the Institute

Greensboro, N. c., March 15.-(Special.)
The State Normal and Industrial Col
lege has just received from Miss Helen
Miller Gould two very handsome copies
of we'll known paintings by Lawrence
Alma Tadema, THE Coliseum and
Reading from Homer" The latter pic
ture is among the greatest works of the
artist, who is Dutchman by birth and
education, although a naturalized Brit
ish subject.
Today the following letter was re-
ceived from Miss Gould
Dear Doctor McIver:-I have taken the
liberty of sending to the Normal and In
dustrial College in your care two copies of
Alma Tademas paintings, and / hope the
girls will enjoy these picturesque
glimpses of life in Olden times
Our visit to your school will always
be pleasant memory and am glad that
you invited us to make it. My only re-
greet is that | could not adequately OK
press my appreciation of the cordial well
come the students gave me and make
nice address when they were in the as
sembly room, but the gift of words has
been denied me.
with kind regards for all met at the
institution, l remain,
Sincerely.
HELEN MILLER GOULD"
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4 J:

Mrs. s. c. Vann, of Franklinton, Is
a guest at the Marlborough.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hay. of Allan
ia, are registered at the Marlborough
Mrs Margaret Busbee Shipp return
ed yesterday morning from Lincolnton.
Mrs W. E. Jones and children Left
yesterday morning for Washington, N. c..
The Ola Podrida Club will meet with
Mrs Womack Tuesday afternoon at 4:30.
Mr.. and Mrs C. C. Hillyer, of New
port News, are stopping at the Var
borough
Mrs. Mary Grimes Smith left yester-
day morning for Grimesland, to visit
her mother.
The Kenntniss Book Club will meet
with Miss Sadie Root tomorrow (Monday)
at y o'clock.
Miss Amy B. Merritt, of Wilmington
is the guest of Miss Jennie Powell, on
Hillsboro street.
Mrs. S. ]. Ludy, of Hamlet, who has
been visiting friends in the city, returned
home yesterday morning.
Mrs. Faison, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Marion Butler, has
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Drewry have
returned from Richmond, Va, where
they have spent several days.
Mrs Wiseman, of Columbus, Ohio, is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Charles VIII
liam Burkett, on Maiden Lane.
Mrs, E. NJ. Love, of Hamlet, came
in yesterday morning and is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Bolivar Starke.
O.
terday to Mr.. w. A. Bridgers and Miss
Gabrella Nipper, of Wake county.
Miss Hester Beasley, who has been
spending the winter in Granville county.
returned to the city yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Herring of Clinton, formerly
Miss Hattie Marsh, is visiting her father,
Mr. George w. Marsh. on North Blount
street.
Mrs R. E. Royal Misses winfred
and Elizabeth Royal and Mr.. w. l..
Royal of Wake Forest, are at the Var
borough.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Wilson, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilson and Miss Eleanor Will
son, of Philadelphia, are registered at
the Marlborough.
Miss Martha Haywood and Miss Mary
Wl0Qor Bryan went TO MllIDGOOk yeSISI-
day morning to one of Mrs. Gertrude
fuckers delightful little luncheons.
Miss Kate Skies a student of Peace
Institute, left yesterday afternoon for
Durham, where she will meet her mother
and father, and together they will visit
the Charleston Exposition.
DIR. and Mr.. G. G. Kelly and little
daughter, who has been spending several
several weeks here, and Mr.. l. H. Taylor
left last night for Asheville, from where
they will go to their home in Evans
vile, Ind.
Miss Margaret Strudwick, who has
been the guest of Mrs. E. II. Baker,
corner of Mcdowell and Edenton streets,
is now visiting her sister, Miss Nan
Strudwiek at Mrs. brakes, corner of
Hargett and Mcdowell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16
The Embroidery Club.

Friday afternoon at her residence on
North BioGnt street Mrs. TAFT Butler en-
tertainei the Embroidery Club. Among
those present We're Mrs. Brewer Mrs.
Stevens, Mrs Chamberlain, Mrs Burkett,
Mrs. Dick, Mrs. Potts, and Mrs. Wiseman,
of Ohio. Mrs. Chamberlain gave charm
ing reading from Chronicles of Aunt
Minervy Ann Mrs. Burkett and Mrs.
Butler rendered beautiful instrumental
solos. Refreshments of frappe and cake
were daintily served. The club will meet
with Mrs j. r. chamberlain on next Fri
day afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16
A Wonderful Memory.

We learn that young girl-not more
than fifteen or sixteen-of Columbus
county, has memory of extraordinary
power. She can read eight or ten pages
in a book and repeat it all. That re-
minds us of some Of The feats of Lord
Macaulay. When a boy of not more than
seven or eight (See Trevelyan life of
him) he read Scott's stirring poem of
"Marmion," and could repeat it we'll nigh
all. The young and gifted girl is also SUI
perior in her studies leading the others
We DO not feel at liberty 20 give her
Eame.-Wilmington Messenger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16

A firm OF book dealers in Toxic re-
Gently made an extensive inquiry of the
leading Japanese scholars for the pur-
pose of finding out what they considered
to be the masterpieces of European lit
erature of the nineteenth century. Ac-
cording to the London Times the follow
ing was the result of the canvass:
Replies from nearly eighty distin-
guished scholars are printed England
is a favored nation, but the number of
German works of learning selected is
very large If one book figures more
than another, it is Darwin's Origin OF
Species The teachings of COmte and
Spencer are recommended repeatedly.
and many books on Christianity are in
cluded. DR.. Takakusu, professor of com
parative philology in the Imperial Uni
versity, gives Sir Edwin Arnold's Light
Asia as the nineteenth century mas
terpiece in poetry while several other
professors prefer Tennysons In Memo
RAM Ruskin, Dickens and Carlyle are
among the best-known English prose
writer's. One scholars. Takakasu, who
has translated Ibsen into Japanese
gives a list of masterworks during the
latter part of the nineteenth century in
the following curious order l. Emile
zola: Lourdes' 3 Emile Zola Rome
3. Conan Doyle f. Edmund Gosse; 5. An
drew Lang; 6. Bret Harte; Z. Robert
Louis Stevenson; 8. George Meredith; g..
John Morley; TO- Walter Pater; II. Thos
Hardy; II. Henry James; IS. Ian Mac
laren'; IA. John RuslIin; Is. Stephen
Phillips; Is. Lord Tennyson; IT, Mark
Twain 3"
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CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT.
A Fine Recital to BE Givsn Shortly In Presby.
terrain Church.

congregation that overlooked the
church greeted the second of the series
Of concerts held yesterday afternoon in
st. Mary's Protestant Episcopal church,
Roland Park. All the standing room was
utilized and large number could not
gain admittance to the church. The or
ganist was Mr.. Robert Leroy Haslup, of
Brown Memorial church. Baltimore. His
playing was unusually fine, especially his
rendition of his own composition. Mr.
Haslnp will give one of his fine recitals
in Raleigh, March 18th at the opening
of the new organ of the Presbyterian
church. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16

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