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Kt seems that the movement against
the smoke nuisance in London begar
more than 600 years ago, and was co
incident with the discovery of coal il
the north Of England. It appears that
the coal smoke caused no immediate
annoyance to the inhabitants Of Lon.
don, but a 'smoke acta was passed
about the time of Edward I. in. order
that knights OF the shire" might suf.
fer no injury to their health while at.
tending to their duties during the sit.
tings of Parliament. Since the first
smoke act the London Council has
adopted many laws and regulations
for abating the smoke evil Under the
last smoke act Of Parliament, passed
In 1891, 1t is made an offense to use a
furnace, on premises devoted to trade
purposes, SO constructed as not TO pre-
vent smoke. The public health author.
tiles r empowered to enforce this
act, but as 1t does not apply to private
houses the sources Of a good portion OF
the smoke that beclouds London arc
not reached.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
CHARCOAL AGE OF IRON MAKING.
Magazine.

why Russia Lays Behind in Steel anG
Fig Iron.
Though Russia has almost mex
haustible resources in iron ore, the
country is not yet able to produce al
the iron required by the home indus
tries. Business interests complain
that metal and machinery manufac
turers are embarrassed because sc
much iron and steel must still be i'm
ported. Economists say the country
can never attain industrial independ'
ence till it can make all the iron and
steel it needs.
A scientific commission, which has
inquired into the causes for the slow
development of iron production in the
Urals, has just reported that the III
dustry %languishes ON account of anti:
quated methods. Wood is the fuel
used and as the forests have beeal
felled far and wide around the smelt-
ers it is difficult to bring ore and fuel
together. There are no railroads,
horses being still employed to carry
ore and fuel. Consequently, though
wages In Russia are extensively low;
it costs o to produce pig iron
III the Urals than in the United
States, where the ore is carried 800
to 1000 miles to the coke furnaces and
smelters OF Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Forty million acres of forest Ian Is
allotted by the government to the
iron industries of the Urals are still
intact in the provinces of Perm and
Ufa. In the opinion of the commits
sion railroads should at once be
built to connect the shelters with
the forests, where large charcoal burn
ing should be developed with a view
entirely to supplant wood as fuel. In'
provements iii processes OF pig iron
manufacture. long ago adopted by
western nations, are also suggested.
The commission believes that the an
nual output of pig iron in the Trials,
now about G45, 900 tons a year, may
readily be increased to five, times the
quantity and that the prices of iron
and steel, now artificially high; may
be so greatly reduced that there will
be no market in Russia for impor-
tations.
SO the Urals may be advanced to
the charcoal age of iron making. The
fuel used in making nine-tentns of
u pig iron is coke, as this country
discarded charcoal many years ago.
New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

you, doctor. The antiiote is 'Kala
haetlwe,' the product of a small plant
that in our country beats little star
shaped fawers,"
Tie man on it's PALLET allowed his
gaze to wander from my face to the
arrows. He seemed to be rejoicing
in spirit over some stirring event.
Your lost arrow is in my office" |
said, fixing my eyes on the man. i
took the ivory head from Brant Duri-
wages back. l now know why he
wrote k'aa, K'aa!' on the wall and
died crying 'Kala haetlwe.'"
The man from South Africa fell
back, and regarded me with gaping
mouth.
"Why didn't lie let me alone in my
love AFFAIR."" he exclaimed. | told
him that if he took Nina away from
me, I'd follow him all over the world
with my arrow tipped with K'aa. He
would not take my warning, and l
was forced to keep my word. Did he
die hard, doctor?"
The next day l wrote Steve Morgan
down in Shropshire all about my
startling discovery, and when | sent
an officer to look after my patient he
was found to have gashei his throat
with one of his own arrows, and in
an hour was dead. In course OF time,
I am pleased I'd relate; Steve and An
rie beca~ MAI and wife, but l am
told tat for many years on the wall
of a Certain room in Shropshire was
10 be seen this singular. thrilling In
s%cription:
K'AA!-KAA-K'AA!"-Th Home
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

In the official announcement of the
purposes Of the m~agnidcently endowed
Carnegie institution it is. stated that
one among its aims will be "to discov.
CT the exceptional man In every de.
partment Of study, whenever and
wherever found, and enable him by
financial aid to make the work for
which he seems specially designed his
life work" 1t win be a difficult task
TO find this exceptional man In. every
department of study, far more difficult
than to provide him with financial aid,
but the ambition is noble and common.
dable, and the world will hope it may
be splendldly successful
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

From sources that are ordinarily
trustworthy 1t Is learned that land asi
tation In Ireland has lately assumed q
more serious appearance than at any
time since the agrarian troubles of the
eighties. The centre Of the present un.
rest is Connaught, where the tenants
of several large estates are making de.
mands which their landlords reject as
altogether unreasonable. They demand
that the lands be sold to them, and that
pending the sale the rents should be
reduced 6s. Sd. In the pound, which is
practically a third. The refusal OF the
landlords to accede to this demand
has led to the refusal of the tenants te
pay any rent whatever. The Govern
ment is already at work suppressine
meetings Of ~disaffected tenants, anf
the latter OF their side have once more
Get the boycott at work. The landlords
say that the present terms under which
land sales to tenants are negotiated
are rainous to the vendors. and unless
the Government makes some changes
In the laws England may expect t.
have q revival Of the old agrarian trau
blas IN the very near future.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

Certain Gamers who "tin" tomatoes
are talking OF a new trust with mill.
TONS OF capital. Where is Sergeant
Buzfuz? Where are Dodson & Fogg!
Are MI. Pickwick and Mr.. Perker,
Wrinkle, Tupman and the other mem
0ers Of the Pickwick Club in COURT
iHtChops and tomato saucer And Mrs.
Bardell? Have the Wellers vanished!
"a tomato trust at last! The world has
been waiting for a combination of that
sort ever since Charles Dickens wrote
khe 'Pickwick Papers"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
Fire Signals.

At q meeting of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July 8,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and a Code of Signals was
adopted in order To facilitate the loca-
ton of fires In the future. The towh
was divided as follows:
District No. ALL that portion OF
kwn bounded north by Bellevue
street, west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the 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
tioa line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-TLe portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by cor
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district III which the
fire is locatel, followed by a rapid
alarm. same to be repeated until gen
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm. and repeat,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town Of
Washington, La, in the square bound
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Eyes and
Dupre. Frame building made Of
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 2Ox30 feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part oash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier office, Ope-
lousas, La. tt
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

The value Of a newspaper as ON
advertising medium consists in
It's circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
sayedl
"TIhe st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the 3D. of
March, 1894, with +" The Opelou.
vas Courier" The Advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to 50 q year.
THE COURIER being BY oddsl
the best paper in the empire Par
Gsh OF st. Landry Ia tharsfora the
ahAaMAg9
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
ACADEMY
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

OPELOuSAS, LA.
Baasr tho Direction Of the Sisters 1szasaas@
Of Holy Gross.
Offers to young ladies every taoatis
for acquiring q thorough christian o.
ucation. Constant attention Is paid "
home and social culture. Lessons ore
given in music, painting and oshss
useful arts. The siEters also asvs
charge of the boys school. The ccuFss
o. instruction is two-fold-PEeparatoE!
and Commercial. French Ii taught u
the two courses. For particulars, so'
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
Town Residences For Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Ops-
lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, peeans, etc., about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, Q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, s rooms, four
freplaces, out-buildings, etc., all IN
der good fence. Will be sold cheap for
cash, or part cash and balance on time
TO suit. Apply Of this oales. u
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

~
According to the chief OF lie United
States Weather Bureau the three
problems to be solved III. connection
with wireless telegraphy to make it
successfully operative are, first, the
perfection Of d more powerful and
economical transmitter than the one
nos used, in which the energy Of
radiation viii be largely increased;
second. the invention Of q more deli
cate receiver which will not depend
on an imperfect and variable contact,
like the receivers employed il the
present systems, and, third. the dis
covery Of a system Of ~seleetive tele.
graphy by which messages may be
differentiated SO that only the receiver
dor which q message is intended shall
receive Il. Theoretically the Inter
problem has been solved, although the
theory has not vet been practically al.
plled and demonstrated. The other
kvFo problems are also claimed Is BE-
fairy On the way to solution. atates
ae ser gEaas!see ChFpaicis,
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alph Record.

In 1901 instruction was being i'm.
parted in Guatemala In 1419 national
schools and seventy-twe private
schools. Some 56,S02 pupils attended
the national schools, of whom 27,455
were boys and 29,347 girls. The at.
tendance at private schools was 1902.
The appropriations for educational pur.
poses for the year amounted to $1,513,.
OK
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

! Year by year 1t is becoming more
and more clearly recognized that
Washington is the great show city of
the American continent. Whatever
BENDS to establish this status more
firmly Is a public benefit of national
concern and interest, thinks the Phila.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

The American continent expects to
Aave a canal very soon that will be
worthy of close telescopic study by
Saae civil engineers on Mars.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
QUAINT N CURIOUS.

A man should weigh 26 pounds for
every foot of his height.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

The skin of the muskox, which IS a
denizen of the Barren Grounds and
the Arctic region of Canada, has TAX
en- the place Of that of the extinct
buffalo for sleigh robes. 1t varies
in price from $50 to as low as SIS for
a poor article.
An immense geyAer has been discov-
cred in Rotomahona, New Zealand.
1t covers an area an acre in extent and
constantly throws columns of water to
vast heights, some of them ascending
300 feet, with clouds of steam which
go much higher.
The Iowa supreme court has again
fixed the limit of value that may he
placed on a mans leg at $4,000. In a
similar case some years ago the Iowa
supreme court decided that a verdict
for $12,0 900 vas excessive, and that it
should be cut down to $4,000.
Tie telephone exchange of Cleve-
land, O., has instituted an information
bureau, from which subscribers may
ask and receive whatever knowledge
they wish that can be supplied from
a large reference library. During the
six months of it's operation it is said
to have demonstrated it's value and to
be a pattern that might be followed in
other cities.
Seven miles west of Connellsville,
Pa, a portion of an Indian mound has
been uncovered and ~innumerable in
teresting relics have been found. A
baby's remains had a necklace of beads
made out OF curiously wrought deer
horns. Strangely-shaped pipes, many
arrow heads. sandstone wheels, which
are supposed to have been used by
the aborigines for the making of stone
implements; marine shells and many
other trinkets were also found.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

A New York assemb1yman has in
troduced in the legislature a bill max
ing it a misdemeanor to "firt on a
public thoroughfare."
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

Mozart holds the record of having
written 624 compositions:
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12
OPELOUSAS,

Opelousas Courier
& the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
1t will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of M
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

In 1882 the speed record on a high
bicycle was 20 miles in an hour and
IL minutes. Behind a motor PAGER a
rider has recently covered 40 miles in
an hour.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-12

Florida has had some little com
nlaint to make of the numerousness
5f tramps. It is one of the penalties
u q glorious climate,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
oRsA. DEMAND roa FEEDERS.
ssft Corn Leads to Large Purchasers
of Cattle at Stock Ypres.

OF Cattle AZ STOCK Yaroo.
Des Moines. Sept. 26.--Prese.t In
dications are that an unprecede.t ted
number Of cattle will be fed in Iowa
this year. This Is due to the fact
frosts have injured the corn and that
there Will be an extraordinary amount
of soft and unmarketable corn that
will be suitable only for feeding pu..
poses.
Farmers who heretofore have sold
the bulk OF their crop are buying cat
tie and reports received by their city
correspondents from country banks are
to the effect there Is an unprecedented
demand for money with which to buy
stock cattle and feeders. Reports
gathered through the railroads. as to
the destination and meaning Of un.
usually heavy shipments Of cattle into
the state are that they are being taken
into the country by farmers for feed.
ing soft corn.
Farmers are putting all the money
they can get hold OF into light cat,
tie and the markets through which the
bulk Of the supplies are secured are
commencing to show the effects OF the
extraordinary demand. At Sioux City,
market from which northwestern
Iowa and South Dakota cattle feeders
draw large portion Of their stock cat
tie, has been having record break.
ing run during the past few days.
Monday. day on which receipts are
generally light, $50 carloads Of cat.
tie containing over 5000 head, Ut
whom all but about 500 were feeding
stuff were received and the demand
was such that the run was we'll sold
out at the close and the prices ruled
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26

firm during the day. On the same
day South Omaha handled over $500
stockers and feeders, and Chicago up.
wards of 10000. The runs at kansal
City and St. Louis, depending upoA
Missouri for their markets, were very
much lighter, due to the fact the corn
crop in those states was not materially
injured by frosts and the usual amount
will be marketable. But the runs Of
Monday were only an index to what
has been going on at the markets
named for the last week and Of what
the inquiry for cars and to commission
merchants indicate will be going IN
for some days to come Stock cattle
from Kansas. Indian Territory, south.
ern Nebraska and Missouri are being
hurried to the markets in the corn
belt and all records for receipts, even
the extraordinary high marks reached
in 1898, have been broken.
Thousands Of the cattle sold have
been consigned to small stations III
Iowa and South Dakota, and especially
in the districts where the damage to
corn was heaviest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
PROFIT OF OVER $4,000.
Secretary Simpson to Make Such Re-
mort for State Fair.

Secretary Simpson to Make Such Re.
port for State Fair.
Des Moines, Sept. 24.-Secretary
Simpson of the state agricultural de-
partment stated yesterday that c. y.
Cameron OF Alta, member Of the aud
lting committee. will be here today
for the purpose of checking over the
bills of expense for the state fair OF
1902. J. w. Wadsworth of Algona, an
other member Of the committee, look.
ed over the bills when here some ten
days ago and as soon as Mr.. Cameron
and the third member, Mr.. Brown.
have completed the inspection, Mr..
Simpson will draw up financial
statement showing just exactly what
the state fair cost. what the receipts
were and what sum was earned. Mr..
Simpson said he was anxious to get
out his report as soon as possible, for
it will show that Iowa's fair this year
earned something like $4,000 above
expenses. A report has just been re-
ceived at Mr.. Simpsons office from
the Wisconsin fair of this year show
ing profits for this falls exhibition Of
$500. and as Iowa's fair earned over
five times that amount the showing
is something for the whole state to be
proud of.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26

Commencing September ! and con-
tinuing until October 81, 1902, sec
ond-class one-way colonist tickets
will be sold by the Chicago, MilWau-
kee & st. Paul R'y from Chicago to
ill points in Montana, Idaho, Utah,
California, Washington, Oregon, Brit
ish Columbia and intermediate points
at greatly reduced rates. Choice Of
routes Via st. Paul or via Omaha.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul R'y is the route Of the United
States Government fast mail trains
between Chicago, ST. Paul and Mime
apoIis, and Of the Pioneer Limited.
the famous train Of the world.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
R'y, or address r. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, Chicsgo. 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
FORGER PLEADS GUILTY.
Fled to the West, but Returned Think.
ina He Was Safe.

.
West Union, Sept. 25.-Prominent
among the criminal cases on the dock.
ct for the term of the district court
held here by Judge Hobson during the
past two weeks was that of the state
VS.. L. ]. Barnes on two indictments
for forgery, one a note Of $4,000 held
by the bank at Arlington and the
other a note for $4,000 held by the
Aetna State bank at Oelwein. These
indictments were seven years old. and
it is not probable had Barnes remained
in the west that an effort would have
been xaade to bring him back for trial.
But he concluded few weeks ago
that the clouds had all rolled by and
that he might safely return to the
old home. When the case against
him was called he pleaded guilty. He
has not yet been sentenced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26

fluids the weakening drain Of their
discharge 10 prevented.
The medical profession is just begin
ming to awaken to the fact that chronic
catarrh especially systemic cstarrh, will
soon produce condition so nearly re-
sembling nervous prostration that il Is
very difficult to tell ono from the other.
Peruna cures these cases without
fail.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable Nd
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President n
The Hartman Sanitarfum, COlum bus, @.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
Had Crazy SPELLS.


West Pembroke, Me-, Sept. "a
The thirteen-year-old daughter of Mrs.
A. l.. Smith suffered with peculiar
affection which her mother describes
as follows:
1t is two years now since she was
nrst taken with crazy spells.
"They kept on coming at intervals
and could get nothing to do her any
good.
THE doctors gave ne no encourage.
ment They all said they could not
help her.
'The crazy spell would last about
nine days, then she would be we'll
about nine days, but would eat very
little and was very yellow. Even the
whites Of her eyes were yellow.
II heard that Dodds Kidney Pills
were great remedy for young girls
and decided to try them.
after taking one box she was COM
pletely restored and she has not had
one bad spell since OF course we con.
tinued to use the pills and she used
altogether five boxes last fall.
I'm March l thought I saw symp.
toms OF the spells again and got
six boxes of which she has taken
four, and is in splendid health.
Her case was certainly remark
able one and we are very thankful
to Dodd's Kidney Pills for the great
good they have done my daughter"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
vndl,puted for Hair . century.

UndIsputed for Half q Century.
II Is remarkable fact. which for
half century has not once been dis
puted, that 81. Jacobs Oh never fails
to euro shooting palms In the arms.
legs, sides, back or breast, or soreness
In any part OF the body.
It has for nifty years been guaran-
teed by the proprictors, st. Jacobs OIL.
Ltd, Baltimore, Nd. to promptly cure
hmenesA sciatica. rheumatism. lum-
bago, still and swollen joints, stiff
back, and all pains In the hips and
loins, strains. bruises. burns. scalds.
toothache. chilblains. and all aches
and pains.
st. Jacobs OH costs IS cts and 80
cts; sold wherever druggist is found.
ChAff and straw a1ways stack nm
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
LiNNiE HAGUEWoOD REPORT.
She is in School in Gary and Is Re

She Is Ia School in Gary and Is Re.
ported as Doing Well.
Des Moines, Sept 26.-The annual
report which State Printer Murphy
will make in regard to the special
fund for the education of Linnie
Haguewood, the deaf and blind Iowa
girl, is encouraging. She has spent
the past summer with her parents in
iowa, but is now at TIE school for
the blind at Gary under the care OF
Miss Donald, who has been her teach.
er from the first Miss Haguewood is
now studying history and language
and is capable of writing good essays,
She has become an adept in sewing.
There is a balance on hand Of $3.50 in
the special fund and Mr.. Murphy has
private fund Of $3.50 to draw on.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
We all know people who see things
from a certain view point .
Great Corn In Warren Co,

Indianola, Sept. 24.-Charles Peck,
living six miles northeast Of Indianola,
brought to this city for exhibition q,
stalk of corn l6 feet and 2 inches IN
height. The highest ear on the stalk
is nine fee from the ground. While
this stalk was unusually high, there
are whole fields Of corn which has
grown to an unusual height. It is a
serious problem with the farmers how
they will be able to gather their corn
with the ears so high on the stalk they
| cannot reach them.
A person who claims to be a doctor
and is not can cause a whole lot 3f
trouble. ~ s 5il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26
NOT GUILTY OF ENLIGHTENMENT,
Manager Thompson Of Whlttenore 81

Manager thompson OF WHIteeMoTe y
evator Company Is Released.
Algona, Sept. 26.-Manager Thomp.
son Of the Farmers Cooperative 81
evator company at Whittemore, who
was on trial here for seven days for
alleged embezzlement was discharged
by Judge Baltic. There seemed to be
no evidence of fraud, though the d.
rectors Of the company claimed that
the $4,000 shortage or loss In the
past two years was due to Thompsons
crookedness, yet they failed to show
any wrongful acts.