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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
Marconi Produces Proof.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Mr. Marconi, on his return voyage from
England, has endeavored TO furnish addi-
tional proof Of the effectiveness OF his
system OF wireless telegraphy by main
tanning communication with the Cornwall
station for 100 miles across the Atlantic
Messages. he says. were received By the
Philadelphia at that distance and ticks
were recorded at a distance of 1900 miles
That the experiemnt was limited at that
point was due to the fact that the instrtl-
ments upon the steamship were not OF equal
strength to those in Cornwall With as
costly and powerful an installation upon
the Philadelphia there rs at POldhu
there is every reason 10 believe, Mr. Mar
conf thinks, that wireless communication
could have been maintained all the way
across The results attained. however at
tested by the officers OF the liner. offer
very substantial proof in support OF Mr.
Marconi's claim 10 have received "A signal
from Cornwall i'm Newfoundland II would
be indsputable If an installation sufficient
ly powerful were established upon a steam
ship which could maintain connection with
the Poldhu station from shore 10 shore.
This, II would appear. would be the nat
ural manner OF evolution toward a trans
atlantic system. But. since the inventor
Is positive that he has already received
signals cross the ocean. his determination
20 proceed with the greater project viii be
adjudged the better and the result will be
keenly awaited
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
In THE EAST AGAIN.
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of the crowd. urged him to appear upon
the platform and make a brief address.
At this juneture a former bugler in the
German army appeared at the rear of the
car He gave his name as Peter Karpp,
of this city, and informed the secret-service
detectives that he had served directly I'M
der the prince for a long time on a Ger
man man-Of-war. Send him in" said
Prince Henry, when informed of the mans
presence. The prince recognized him i'm
mediately and there was an enthusiastic
Thanksgiving Prince Henry inquired into
many details of his life since he had served
upon his ship. and the conversation lasted
for several minutes.
Prince Henry then stepped out upon the
car platform. Cheer after cheer rang out
from the crowd, followed by, calls for a
speech. The prince smiled and bowed. but
pointed TO his throat and remarked that he
was too hoarse TO attempt to deliver a
speech.
After stop of fifteen minutes the train
pulled out for the East at 9:25 followed by
tremendous cheers from the crowd. which
the prince acknowledged by repeatedly
bowling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06

others in authority have had misgivings
that some Polish fanatic in Chicago
wrought up over the conflicts and national
feeling in Polish Prussia, might attempt
something violent.
immensely increased i'm Germany by the
impression he has made upon the Ameri-
cans. His behavior in the United States is
happily adapted to the character Of the
Americans. After his return home the
prince probably will be intrusted with
larger share in public affairs. the impress
sion being that Emperor William will find
something else Of first Importance for him
to do
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
CRUSH AT ROCHESTER,.
Part of the Programme Spoiled by
the Crowd-PIenty of Red Fire.

ROCHESTER,, y. Y, March 5.-Fully 90
600 people crowded the train shed and the
depot Of the New York Central road and
additional thousands lined the tracks FOR
blocks east and west Of the station or had
positions OF vantage on roofs and in win
dOws OF tall buildings when at S:25 o'clock
the arrival Of Prince Henrys special train
at the city line was announced by the fir
ing OF q bomb a the end of the train house
Immediately red fire burst forth on the
tops OF hundreds Of buildings saarchliehts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06

BERLIN. March 5.-Relief is felt here
that the tour of Prince Henry through the
United States is now drawing to close
without any untoward incident for, not
withstanding Emperor Williams entire
confidence as to the safety of Prince Henry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
Victim of Hard Coal Gas.

OCONOMOWOC. Wis March 5-The
bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McIaugh-
lin and Mrs. Margaret McDermott all GA
people. were found in the Mclaughlin
home late this afternoon A hard coal
stove door was open. showing death by
asphyxiGtion.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

ibid you ever stand looking at q
piece Of electrical machinery, or a wire
you knew was charged with a heavy
current, and experienced a strong de"
sire to touch it?' asked a well-known
electrician of a group of friends.
well, that is one of the most pecu-
liar things about electricity, and one
I have never heard explained. 1t is
a fact, nevertheless, that almost every
one, on seeing some bit Of electrical
apparatus exposed % view, wants to
put a finger on it TO see il 1t is loaded
Time and time again / have heard
people say they have had a desire
more or less strong to touch these
electric switches in buildings lighted
by electricity. There they are on the
wall, within easy reach, innocent
enough to all outward appearances.
Every one knows there is danger In
the touch and turns away, but the de-
sire is thee. just the same. You
would think, however, that men who
work with electricity and know it's
dangers would train themselves to
overcome this strange attraction. But
| have known instances where cleo
tricians have had to actually turn and
run from a machine to prevent giving
way to this peculiar influence"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
DELAREY THE eoER eAYARn.
Opposed War but Has Prolonged Ii by
His Bravery.

Opposed war but Has Prolonged 1t by
His Bravery.
It is not generally known that De-
larey, the Boer leader who rushed the
British rear guard at Vlakfontein,
and thereby precipitated a sharp and
bloody engagement, was n OF the
few conspicuous Beers who opposed
the sending of an ultimatum to Eng
land. He neither liked nor trusted
Kruger, says the Brooklyn Eagle, and
during his eleven years OF service in
the volksraad he invariably discour-
aged any policy calculated to provoke
friction between the two dominant
races of South Africa. His service in
the field has been marked by energy,
skill and judgment and by powers OF
recuperation which are simply won
derful when one considers the vigor
and effectiveness of his attacks at
Vlakfontein in connection with his
disastrous defeat some months ago at
the hands OF General Darlington. He
has suffered privations innumerable
during the progress OF a war OF which
he did not approve, and his personal
sacrifices have included the loss of, a
cherished son, who fell when Methuen
forced the passage Of the Modder.
"Are you badly hurt, my boy?' De-
larey is reported to have asked as the
wounded lad was being carried to an
ambulance.
Yes, / believe | am going to die"
"Good-by. my boy"
"Good-by, father" And Delarey
went back to the firing line and the
boy was carried to the field hospital,
where he died an hour later. The in
cident, as above detafssd, may or may
not be true, but it Id certainly char
acteristic OF the stern. silent ma who
fought Kruger and Krugerlem In the
volksraad Tor more than q decade with,
cut onee engaging IN debate. And to
his eternal credit stands the fact that
of all the Eoer leaders he alone has
refused to impress into his service
men who have taken the oath Of neu.
trali.y. Desarsy Is the Bayard Of the
Transyaal. Without fear and without
sepFoach,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
TEETH NOT CARED FOR.
Varying Temperature 10 What Cracks the
Enamel.

Varying Temperature Is What Cracks the
Enamel.
People are showing a disposition
now to neglect their teeth" said a well
known New Orleans dentist, land it is
really surprising, too, when we con-
slider the usefulness Of these members
and the vast bearing they have on
health and the splendid ornaments
they are to physical beauty. Bad teeth
generally mean poor digestion, some
times no digestion at all. Food can
not be properly masticated with bad
teeth, and the man who has a bad set
of teeth is forced to swallow his food
in great solid chunks, and thus his
digestive capacity is overtaxed.
I'm spite of the progress made in
dentistry, and in spite Of the vast SER
vice the profession has been to the
human family in the matter of pre-
serving the teeth and in rebuilding
those decayed frequently beyond use
f~ulness, the fact remains that the hu-
man tooth is on the downward trend.
There is, of course, a reason for this.
Varying temperature is the chief thing
operating against the ~soundness of
the tooth. Too much heat and too
much cold r very injurious. The
temperature of the tooth should re-
main as nearly normal as possible. We
will put the question alphabetically.
Suppose the normal temperature of a
tooth is 80, and this is a reasonable
supposition. Hot coffee, hot soups and
hot food and hot drinks generally, will
represent anaverage temperature much
above this. Now the enamel of the
tooth, the thin, glossy covering on the
outside which gives the healthy tooth
the polish of ivory, is very delicate.
A temperature at variance with the
normal temperature of the tooth is
very injurious to this enamel. But we
wal take the other extreme, where
the temperature is much below the
normal temperature OF the tooth. Take
ices and iced drinks, and we will say
that they represent a temperature OF
81 degrees. This, of course, is an ap-
Proclamation. But in any event we
have a temperature at variance with
the normal temperature Of the tooth.
Necessarily this will have a bad effect
on the tooth. The effect Of it is, in the
frs. place, to crack the enamel Of the
tooth, and SO ultimately impair the
nerves running up into this part Of
the head. We find q simple and IA
miliar illustration of this in a sensa-
ton common to o great many persons.
Many persons in eating ices have ex-
perienced a painful sensation, appar-
emily in the temples. This is felt more
keenly in the temple nerves because
of the sensitiveness of these nerves.
These, of course, are merely examples
of the things that are working against
the soundness of the human tooth.
There are many other practices equal
Iy as potent in impairing the sound
ness Of these useful members, and in
injuring the nerves that thread this
portion of the human head."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

In the wreck Of personal myth and
fable and legend. let MS at least be
thankful that King Alfred's cakes sur.
viye, observes the New York Evening
Post. Sir Frederick Pollock's recent
lecture on liking Alfred in Fact an6
Fiction destroyed many a legendary
addition to real history. The visit Il
the Danish camp In disguise; the hang,
ing up of gold bracelets on the high.
way; Alfred's introduction Of trial BIZ
jury; bis anticipation of the Domegday
survey-al went by the board, and hid
foundation OF the University OF or.
ford was set down as d tale, in Rishor
sstubb's words. foolish and dishon.
est" But the cakes are stir LETT burn.
ing! OF their story. the learned lectur.
e said: 1T seems to have been cur.
rent within D century after AIfred's
death. It u not improbable, It does
not seem to belong to the class Of sto.
raes ted II many places Of many PEG.
plas but there 10 nc apparent motifs
fos f6 invention, For these csssA
xssasslaR, many thaukal
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
Privileges OF Prisoners.

Prisoners at Leayenworth, Kan, are
allowed to wear mustaches and
boards, il they choose, and their hair
is not kept very short. They can re-
ceive letters at any time, and they are
allowed to write to their relatives once
in two weeks. On Saturday the wards
en- holds a little court, when he re-
ceives thirty or forty requests and
complaints from the prisoners or from
their friends. Odd and interesting
some of these requests are. Here 10 a
man who asks the privilege OF writing
an extra letter. Here is another who
has not heard from his wife in months
and he wants the warden to write her
and assure her that he is well. Here
is o man who had Sc when committed
and be wishes to send 1t to his family.
Here is q man in great seriousness of
mind who demands to knew how II is
that Mccain, who was pvt In With
himself IL 20 be discharged On the
day before aud saying that be wtahsa
10 go out at the same ysuss.-chggleA
y, skianeg. y 4estea 6Dsald
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

The opportunities Of DR.. Stearns for
q study Of the tendencies Of insanity
are not SO great as are those OF alien
lists who have charge Of the large hos.
pitfalls for the insane, but he is more
Industrious in recording his observa.
lions than are other specialists. He ID
the head OF a retreat for the insane in
Connecticut. It is the opinion OF DIR
SteaFns that the more acute forms oil
insanity are declining In frequency
while the cases OF melancholia are In.
creasing. He finds that in general
paresia the extravaganza Of deIusion
which was formerly characteristic OF
the disease has been greatly modified
In recent years. That melancholia
with q tendency to suicide has become
mor common IL indicated by the
greater frequency than formerly OF
suicide. Perhaps this is q natural re
suit OF the almost universal ambition
for wealth and the high nervous ten,
sion which is inseparabie from specu'
lation.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

Professor Bailey, OF Cornell Uniyer.
sity, In the Educational Review, re-
Gently urged the need of special farm
training schools. He says that we
have been training leaders. but what
we want now is trained followers.
Professor Bailey says that we have
still a great field unoccupied-or nearly
so; that while we are educating the
young and rising generation, we are
doing very little to inspire those who
must occupy the field for the next
quarter Of q century. '"The work Of
widest influence must be that of an
extension character; including nature
study movements, reading courses.
~itinerant schools. short winter courses
and the like; only the few will go
further and higher" The plan pro-
posed is to distribute educative in1u-
ences rather than to concenter them
In special localities.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
PEARLS or THOUGHT.

Nothing Is more terrible than active
lgnorance.-Goethe.
Music is the universal language OF
neutrality-suspicious..
Where there is no hope there can
be no endeavor.-Samuel Johnson.
One thorn of experience Is worth a
whole wilderness of warning.-Loweii.
All that is human must retrograde
If, it does not advance.-EdWard CID
bon.
He that Is good for making excuses
is seldom good for anything else
Franklin.
They are never alone that are &C
companied with noble thoughts.-Slr
Philip Sidney.
There is, however, a limit at which
fcrbearance ceases to be a virtue
Edmund Burke.
Genius at first is little more than
a great capacity for receiving disci-
plfne.-George Eliot.
Only man clogs his happiness with
care, destroying what is with thoughts
of what may be.-Drryden.
Make few explanations. The cnar-
acter that cannot defend itself Is MT
worth vindicating.-F. w. Robertsor
Talents are~ best nurtured in sost-
tude; character is best formed in tH3
stormy pillows of the world.-Goeth$
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
Fire Signals.

At a meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. I, held on July Q,
1901, the town was d vided into Fire
Districts and a Code OF Signals was
adopted in order to facilitate the loca,
ton of fres in the future. The town
was divided az follows:
District No. ALI that portion OF
tewn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. ALI that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street on
tho south: Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-The portion Of town
lying west OF Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
| t;oa line as the south and west boun.
Diary.
District No. 4-1Le portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COY
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
TO indicate the district in which the
FIRE is located, followed by q rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gem
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm b
aounded for District No. 8, first three
taps. one, two, three, followed by rap
| ia alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
THE oLo HIGH HAT.
By JOE LINCOLN.

Thrown out here ON the rubbish heap,
Dusty, battered and dented deep
STYLE, the pattern of 'ffty-three-
NV! old hat, you're a sight to see!
CIeanin' house and yer had ter go?
Well, that's material, don't yer know!
Hats and men, that have had their oays
Have ter git If they're in the way.
Changed q little we have, l swan!
Sence that night when l put yer on,
New and shiny and grand and tall,
And took her to the fancy ball
Mind the walk from the hall that night!
Moon a shinin' so big and bright,
And she sayin'-with arm in mine
How becomin' you are, and hne!
Hum-a-day! that was long ago,
Now she thinks you're a perfect show
And the children are latin at
Grandad here and his old high hat.
Time don't linger fer man ner tile,
Hats and heads they go out of style,
Have ter pass and make way ter new
That's as sartin fer me as you.
Come, old TELLER, I'll take yer IN,
Hang yer up on the nail agin;
For, though now we are worn and gray
We've been somebody, amt we, hey:
Saturday Evening Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

Low Wages Make Dangerous Servants.
Low wages make dangerous SER
wants. saying which the old bank
president sent for his paying teller,
who was locked up in a wire cage in
company with a million dollars in
bills, and raised his salary to SIS a
week" The novel which opens with
this sentence has been running as q
serial In the newspapers now these
$50 years, more or less. Sometimes 1t
ends with the flight Of the teller;
sometimes he is caught on the pier
or in the Grand Central station. The
bank president is still free, though
many of him and his shareholders are
poorer than they might have been but
for him and the teller. But the bank
president is not the only victim Of the
poorly paid man. MFR. Brodrick says
that he pays his clerks so i'll that they
steal his secrets. Some years ago a
poorly paid clerk in the French ma
rine bureau sold the plans of Toulon
to an American officer who bought
them to oblige an italian friend. And
now British workmeu who are paid
less than the market rate Of wages
have sold plans Of British torpedo
boats to the French. II a bank, or a
government. or any other dealer In la
Dor and fidelity wants as good as there
Is In the market, 1t must pay for it. Tf
John Bulls wages to torpedo boat
builders won't pay for the noontide
beer, the beer is going to be had some
how or other. even If the price must
be had by sending over to Paris for it,
and incidentally accompanying the or
der by a full set of drawings of a boat
intended for the destruction of French
men-of-war, but which may be used,
of course, for the construction of a
submarine vessel which will blow up
English men-of-war; SO / shall close
as / began, and accept as the truth the
unfolIowed dictum of the disappointed
bank president-"Low wages make
dangerous servants."-The Observer,
in Harper's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18
Bothered by Ha.nies'a Grave.

A sentimental correspondent OF
London Standard deplores the neg.
lected condition of "Hamlet's grave
at the Castle OF Cronberg, Elsinore,
and pathetically asks:
IF there is not a society in London
who would look into this matter, and
try to obtain from the King of Den
mark the necessary permission to
place Q suitable statue of Hamlet upon
the present mound. and to have the
fence and grass put into proper or,
der?"
Upon which the London Mail com.
ments that as the grave" was only
invented to attract tourists, and has
about as strong q claim to be the final
resting place OF Hamlet M Westnain,
ster Abbey has. It seems after all al
most au~psriuous to trouble the Kjua
es Denmark about the grass.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

. KID Lady-"Poor fellow, nave you
NJ no friends?" Hap H~aZard-"No,
mum; I hain't got nobody but rela-
liiyes."-Tit-Bits.
Tx poets lot indeed is not
A thankiess enc. The ranks
OF humble bards show yards and yards
OF stuff declined with thanks;
Philadelphia Record.
May-"Dces man belong to the ami
NAL Kingdom Fay-"To be sure.
Jack says I'm a perfect dear. and l
know he is a regular bear."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Come and sit down, Jimmy, and
grandma'l read to you about Bees and
Their Ways" "Oh, no, gra'ma! Jes,
read to me about bees. I know all
about their ways."-Puck.
She (which do you take after
your mother or your father" He
well, when I'm talking I'm more like
,other, and when I'm quiet I'm like
father."-Yonkers Statesman.
She-"Charlie is desperately IN love
with me. He says he could cover the
ground l stand on with kisses" He
"Oh, yes, 1 daresay he could! II he
had the time to s~pare."-Moonshine.
Zone half the world don't know
How the other half lives" | laugh
When | think this refers to the wife
In regard to her better half.
Harlem Life.
Hoax-"Those Keep OF the Grass
| signs must make Irish friends
mad" Joax-"Why?" Hoax BE
cause they're intended to prevent the
wearing of the green "-Philadelphia
Record.
"Wheww painted the hare. Il never
expected to get away from those dogs.
l tell you, I'm lucky" LOT course you
are replied the fox, land it's all due
to those rabbits feet you carry around
with you."-PhilsdeIphia Press.
1t isn't so hard to say "No!" as it is
To learn to determine the way it
| Had better be said to make folks under
stand
That that's what You mean when you
say it.
-EhlIaQelphla TFSss.
Doctor-"My dear young lady. you
are drinking unfltered water. which
swarms with animal organisms. You
| should have it boiled; that will kill
them" Patient-'Well, doctor, I think
| I'd soone be an aquarium than q GEM
tery.'-What to Eat.
Gentlemen of the jury" asked the
| clerk of the court, have you agreed
upon a verdict?' I'VE have" replied
the foreman. 1.-The verdict of the jury
is that the lawyers have mixed this
case up so that we don't know any
thing at all about it."-Tit-Bits.
| Beneath the spreading chestnut tree
the village blacksmith stood, a-shoeins
| Higgins old brown mule the best way
that he could. Beneath the spread
ing chestnut tree the mule. with smile
divine, still stood, the while the black
smith scared beyond the county line
Baltimore American.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

The value Of o Newspaper % an
advertising medium consists Id
its circulation.
When you can secure the COM
bined circulation OF two papers
for the prics Of one, it is meney
sayedi
1.-THE st. Landry Democrat "
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with +" The Opelou.
cas- Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 90 9 year.
THE COURIER being BY oddg
the best paper In the empire Par
ish of St. Landry Ii therefore t6s,
ahasnaM.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

"A novel way of administering JUS
tice and bestowing impartial punish
ment on juvenile offenders was shown
in a Chicago court the other day. Two
boys were on trial for fighting, accom-
panied by their respective mothers.
The Justice simply had the mothers
swap sons and then administer spank
ings. The punishment the urchins re-
ceived was vigorous.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

An attempt is being made in Eng
land to secure enough money for the
erection of a suitable monument to
Edward Edwards, the original pro-
moter Of the modern system Of free
public libraries. Edwards, who was
born in 1872, died in 1860 in extreme
poverty, and has been almost forgot
ten by the generation upon which his
labors conferred SO great a benefit.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-18

The fancy for bicycle races at ire
mendous speed, with motors to set the
pace, must die out within a few years
at most. Too many distressing acci'
dents have occurred since the danger
GUS machines were introduced. Sports
without serious menace to life or limb
are the only ones which the public will
sustain in the long run