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The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
Family on a Pullman.

A Guthrie taan, tired and sleepy, en-
tered an ~eastlbound ChoctaW passenger
on the Texi4 Panhandle last Friday
night and liked for a lower berth in
the Pullmah The porter told him ths
there was IIthing left except an uppeSe
berth, and, 1.-THE traveller craWled in,
kicking an. lgrumbling. Late at night
after ever body was asleep the train
stopped al b water tank. In pulling
away the brennan failed to lift the
spout which poured forth a deluge OF
water as fle Pullman went by. The
windows were open and a food of WE
ter dashed into every lower berth ne}
to the tank. Men and women sprans
from their berths drenched to the skin
and in CONSERVATION 90 to the cause.
Many bel4eved that the train had go1s.
through q bridge into a river. Water
was an inch deep on the Pullman floor.
The Guthrie man, snug and dry in his
uncomfortable upper berth thanked his
stars and laughed at the circus.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
soUsA's RAGTIME TALK.
Says syneopation Is poetry to His ID
ucated Ears.

Says syncopation Is poetry to His ID
ucated Ears.
"Ragtime will never die. AS long as
Faust is sung ragtime will be played
said Philip Sousa M day recently. He
was standing in the lobby of the Audi
forum Hotel. Near by, says the Chi
cago Chronicle was a group OF women
admiring his every gesture.
"Ragtime a fad?" he asked, and
there was surprise in his voice. Rag
time will never die" The composer
ficked a speck Of dust from his coat
and the women murmured: How love-
ly."
"It is easier to express the feeling
Of the people in ragtime than in any
form Of music. What are the things
most written about in music?" The
composer stopped to knock the ashes
from his vest, and the women u
INJURED: "Divine!"
Poets write Of father, mother and
sweetheart" he continued. "Ragtime
must have been invented to tell that
those words mean Ragtime is not
modern. Bach wrote ragtime." Mr..
Sousa's right hand dropped to his side.
Then it was gently raised until it rest
ed in his trousers pocket. "D1vlnely
graceful" said the women.
you know the origin Of ragtime?
No? Well, in the olden days when the
lords invited the peasants to feasts in
celebration Of some great event there
was always dancing. The musicians
took their places and the master OF
ceremonies waived his insignia OF au-
thority. Then when the musicians
struck up the music, the master of
ceremonies shouted: Now rag!' And
they ragged They have been Raging
We since"
The composerem employed the free-arm
movement in extracting a cigar from
his pocket and the match did not sput-
ter "Magniicently graceful" the
women said.
"Ragtime will be played thousands
of years from now. We made a hit in
Europe by playing ragtime. We played
Smoky Moke' for King Edward.
'Fine!' he said. Then he clapped his
hands and asked for a repetition, "Ex-
traordinary!' he said when we finish
ed. That ought to keep the people
over here from opposing it. The En-
peror of Germany also thought rag
time very fine. The Gar of Russia
was just as pleased. In fact, they all
liked it.
The composer placed his right foot
thr%e inches in front OF his left and
placed his left hand over his hip.
wonderful" echoed the women.
There is q possibility Of ragtime be-
ing oyerdone at present" he continued
Zone selection makes a hit. Composb
ers. Immediately attempt to initiate y
The result is one good number AID
scores that are insunerably bad. Uut
after a while the bad will sink to4he
bottom and the good, clever bits will
float on top to amuse people in the
centuries to come. You cal SCI for
me that I think clever ragtime p gen.
uine music, and will never die, ut will
be more thought of by the g~enoFations
that are co come"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Mrs. GEORGE WALLACE, Jr.,
of Elmira, N. Y, wife Of
George Wallace, broker, Of
West Wateer Street and living
at 667 Baldwin Street, says:
"In March, 1897. I was cured
of kidney and bladder trouble
by Doan's Kidney Pills. My
physician said at that time that
my life could be saved only
by an operation. Night after
night / had been kept awake
for hours at a time with ter
rible pain in my back, and the
secretions from the kidneys
were in as bad q state as pos
sible. I suffered with hemor-
rhages frequently and was in
a weak state Four boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and I now gladly reendorse the
remedy, because during the
time which has since elapsed,
nearly seven years, I have never
had the slightest sign Of q
return of the trouble"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
WHAT sIcK KIDNEYS CAUSE

KIDNEY CoMPLAINTs.-D la-
betes, Bright's Disease, Infiam-
nation OF tho Kidneys Kidneys j, DDToPsy
Swelling of the limbs or body,
incessant pains in the back or
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. - In
fammation of the bladder, in
famed passages, pain in passing
urine. incontinenee of urine, toe
much or too little urine.
URIc ACID TROUBLES
Rheumatism, Gravel, Gout,
Gail Stones. Lumbago.
NERVE TRoUBLEs.-N Neural
sia. Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
SIeeplessness, Melancholia.
MANY other disorders are
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. Thi:
remedy has cured every com
plant recorded above, and ovel
10000 testimonials prove it
surprising merit.
so cents per box, OF all deal
ers. or mailed on receipt o.
price, by addressing Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Z.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
THOUGHT THE BUSINESS GOOD.
Fisherman Would Like to Be Bishop
HCoauitator.D

Fisherman Would Like to Be Bishop
"Coaaitator."
Two veteran fishermen were dis.
GUESSING the many Improvements
which have been made at Seal Har,
Dor mount Desert) in the last ten
years, when one of them observed in
his quaint down-east draWl:.
'gThst's a powful handsome dwell
lin the preacher from Pennsylvania
hes built on Purses HILL"
He afn't . preacher" responded
his feTloW-craftsman. Hes what they
call a bishop coagitator."
"A bishop coagitator? What sort
81 a trades that? Anything like a
walkin' delegit?"
81 dino. I'm sure. ] only know that's
what they say he is-b.shop coagi-
tator-s
@Waa,s after a moments ponder
ing, Eovfy enuneiated the first speak
OF, whatever Z Ia, t must BIO heaps
better.n macErel1n-1easteyays when
The aah.r scarae es they be this year.
Ef i wus q young man ! d'nD but I'd
learn c~pagitatorin' myself
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and intel
~lectual needs of the charges committed to
their care, but they also minister to their
bodily needs. =.
With so many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have found
Peruna a never failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
htates. A recommend recently received
from a Catholic institution in Detroit,
Mich, reads as follows:
DR.. s. b. Hartman, ColHm bias, Ohio j.:
Dear Str:-"Ihe youmg gtrL rrho
used The Pesuna Uas suT'ertngJrO
Jary1egitis, and loss of Votce. The
result of The treatpaes st aUas most
satisfactory. ShefoW1sd great relief,
aud after further use OF the medi-
ctme eee hope to be able to say she is
entirely CURED. "-SisteTs OF Charity
The young girl was under the care of the
Sisters of Charity, and used Peruna for ca
tarrh of the throat with good results, az
the above letter t~estifies.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
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Chs Has Reformed.

He was deep in his paper and didn't
want to be interrupted, but, Of course
she didn't care anything about that.
did you read about the young cou
pie that went through the marriage
ceremony just for a joker" she asked
"No," he replied. What Of lit"
"Why, after it was all over they dis
covered that 1t wasn't q joke at ALL
ooh, every I who tackles the mar
rage question finds that out"
He was interrupted again for 6
f1l1 hon.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

practically all the German plate inn
porte are now also u%nsilvered. In
1900 which is the last year concerning
which the government has published
mirror statistics, the imports of pol
ished and silEered imports to the
United States amounted in value to
but about $4,000. The polished and
unsilvered amounted to but 3226,295.-
Philadelphia Record
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
49,
neakh Too Expensive.

IT is significant fact that with the
phenomenal increase IN the price OF
coffsns has come 4 marked ~Hdecrease
of mortality among local Chin se The
aatives just simply cannos anS5d % die
III the present undertaking es and
that's All there II to N5 hanshai
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
WM. q. NEreHBoRs, the well

known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville, Va, says .
"Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back, and
: have suffered off and on ever
since with a dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. It was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
if I sat down for any length OF
time it was hard for me to
arise. [ took two boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, and the
dull, disagreeable aching left
me-"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
TIE ORIGINAL +.
THE ONLY GENUINE.
TT r McCARyRR of 2O1

H. B. McCARvRR of 201
Cherry Street, Portland, Ore
gon, Inspector of freight cars
for the Transcontinental Com
pany, says: 81 used Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me
for months. / think q cold
was responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills rooted it out. 1t is several
months since I used them, and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
sunnesta . New Tonic.

supposin' come OF these neWsDa
Der fellsrs that know SO much about
women's half hose and peek-a-boc
waists-which isn't so-let up on
women's riggfngs q while and tell ua
why q ma wears a belt and suspend
.arg nd the same time to keep his
breeches son?-Kimball, 3. D., Graph
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
"Gassing" Trees.

"Gassing" trees to destroy insects
has become SO large a business in Cal
ifornia that a Los Angeles mar has
an outfit for it which cost $4,000
Tents are used to con1ne the gas tc
the trees and to protect the operators
r. -. Io-sIr rn,.rnie onid urhioh a.
liberated from a saucer at the trees
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
DOAN'S KIDNEY L
Plum Tree Was Sent Fer.

The other night the earth yawned In
Peter schlemmer's yard at Jackson.
Pa, and into the depths of North Me,
hanoy mine disappeared suddenly but
quietly the pride Of the village-a
plum tree In full bloom. The balance
Of the ground In the yard has yet
shown no signs of disturbance, though
1t is agreed that the flower bed may be
engulfed at any moment.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Longest Bridge In the Verdi
The longest bridge in the world la the
Lion Bridge. near Sangang, in China.
It extends i've and q quarter miles over
an arm Of the Yellow Sea, is sup
ported by 500 huge stone arches. The
roadway Isl seventy feet above the
water and is enclosed in an iron net
work.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

David Meekison. s.~4e@a~a4~s4sse~~$
DR.. Hartman, one Of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate Pc
runa. 1t was through his genius and per
severance that it was introduced TO the
medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of Tbs
Hartman Sapitarium, Columbus, O.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Contain MerenTys
al mercury will surely destroy the n OF
smell and completely derangefhe whole sys-
tenn when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicsaTas. as the damage they will do is ten fold
he good ron can possibly derive from
talSm. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
IN Il. u. Cheney b Co, Toledo o.. contains
.no mercury. and Ii taken internally, acting
.direstIy upon the blood and mucous surfaces
III the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Gurs
be sure you get the genuine. It u : n
far,alIv. snd made ii Toledo. Ohio, by i.
81 Gheney j Go. Testimonials free.
sold III Druggfssss price, 76c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills as theb best.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
silk From Woe

Yhe threads of silk naadS# rcm wood
III Germany have eightser strands. 4
sangTe one es which Is hsedly yisibla
Is fke naked ere, Real allk i two
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
riah washing in winter.

Ho~usekeepers naturally dread dish wash
inc In winter owing to the fact that it
ehans the hands and renders them hard and
rough. Much of the injury, however, re-
sulfs from the use Of impure soap. Ii Ivory
SOAP is used in washing dishes n the
hands are carefully rinsed and dried, they
VII not ehap.-ELEANoR r. Pt9KER.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Flowers That Can Be Distilled.
There are only two flowers that viii
withstand distillation-the rose and
the orange flower.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

a.. a. GREEs's sors, of Atlanta. Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In tne
world. See their liberal offer In advertise
mont in another column Of this paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly oxen OF
az a cough cure.-J. w. O'BR1EN. 3zz Inira
Avenue. N. Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan.6 Q. 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

More than 5000, 600 of the 1s,50o,Oo peo-
ple of Mexico do not work.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

A well equipped eye sanatorium will soon
be travelling through Egypt in a tent.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Ian ~ yaAk~A %A1
Gentlemen: Il
have used several !,
bottles of Peruna |
and feel greatly {
benefited thereby
from my catarrh {
of the head, and
feel encouraged to
believe that it's
continued use will
fully eradicate a
disease of thirty
years standing
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Old Sofas, Backs 1T Chairs, etc, can be
Owed with PUTNAM VADELEss DYES.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetbing, soften the gums, lnnemma-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

The total number of students at the Ger
man universities during the last summer
was A5, IT'S.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

India Possesses five universities, with l9s
affiliated colleges and 23,291 students.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23
Longeat BrIIge In the weird.

Alaska has only five miles Of standard
u railroad.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Germany has but 2lI7 miles OF electric
cor 1;nas
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

FITspermanentiy cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
EeryeRestorer. $2~triaIbottle and treatisefres
Dr-R .H. KLINE. Ltd, 951 Arch ST., Phila.,Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

The number Of recruits accepted for the
French Army is only 10000 Tor A9oa'
against 2333, 900 for 1893.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

lumbus, Ohio, for a free book written by
DIR. Hartman.
The following letter is from Congress-
man Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, O.:
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

Beware OF ointrnents For Catarrh That
Contain Meronrys
The Opelousas courier., 1904-01-23

um there are relics Of the very earliest
forms of mirrors. including those of
the Egyptians, which were of bronze
end which later came to be used by
me Greeks and Romans.
It is not difficult to imagine how
Easy it would be for any civilized man
In any age to conceive the idea OF
ZONE kind of mirror. All about us in
sature reflections Of ourselves are
. commo occurrence. indeed, history
xelIg us that even In civilized ages man
aas depended upon water as a mirror.
Although the industry of mirror max
sng upon an extensive scale is Of such
fecent origin, it did not. like SO maiy
industries Of that day. first assume
aroportions in America. To England
belongs the credit for this, and it
dates from 1873.
The imports Of plate glass for mir
rors from Europe have steadily de-
clined during the past few years,
which shows the progress that the
plate glass OF American manufacture
Is making. For more than 80 years
thu German looking glass plate and
the French MIRROR plate has figured
very noticeabIy smong the imports Of
glass to this glntry. Part Of this
same to cur sho Aunsilvered and part
silvered. For hs last half dozen
years the bulk all glass used for
mirrors in the SIted States has been
done In this &C sry. It Is said that
the French a@red product now
comes If rery Iall quantities and
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-20
THE GUATEMALAN ANTS.
The Involun tary Immigrants Justify all E,7z-
pectations

Washington, July 1.-THE effec-
tiveness of the Guatemalan ants in
checking the ravages of the boil wee
wills in the cotton fields has been test
ed and Mr.. Cook, the expert of the
department Of agriculture, in o tclc.
gram to Secretary Wilson to-day, an
nounces that the ants promptly de-
stroy the weevils and the Texas led
ants as well. The telegram, which
was the subject Of great satisfaction
to both Secretary Wilson and Or.
Galloway, the chief of the bureau of
plant industry, is dated Victoria,
Texas, and is as follows
"After four weeks Of captivity and
of sugar diet, the Guatemalan ants
promptly destroyed the Texas boil
weevils, also the Texas red ants, the
harmful species which it was feared
they might resemble.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-20
Error In Diagnosis.

Stories Of railroad accidents we're
being told at Tuxedo, says the New
York Tribune. Spencer Trask, bank
er and broker of New York said:
I'm certain railway collision one
OF the victims lay for long time on
his back across the ties. Finally two
men picked him up, carried him to the
station and placed him on the floor.
"'He'll lie easier here,' they said
till the doctor comes
''Tne doctor came in little later.
The poor chap is done for, I'm
afraid he said, glanoing at the pros
trate victim.
''Then he kuelt down, lifted one Of
the mans closed eyelids, and peered
into q dull, blank, unseeing, lifelesa
eye.
"'Yes, he's dead, all right. Take
him away said the doctor.
but the pale lips of the injured
man moved sligh.ly and feeble voice
murmured:
That was my glass eye, you
fool.
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The Engineers Story.

"Yes, indeed, we have some queer
little incidents happen to US, said
the fat engineer. Queer things hap
pened TO me about year ago. You'd
think it queer for rough man like
me to cry for ten minutes, and nobody
hurt, either, would you? Well, did,
and can almost cry every time l think
of it.
II 0as running along one afternoon
pretty lively when l approached o lit
tic village where she track cuts
through the streets. / Stacked up o
little but was still making good speed,
when suddenly, about 20 rods ahead of
me, little girl not more than three
years old toddled onto the track. You
cant even imagine my feelings.
There was no way to spare her. 1t
was impossible to stop, or even slack
much, at that distance, as the train
was heavy and the grade descending.
In ten seconds it would have been all
over, and after reversing and applying
the brake, | shut my ewes. | didn't
want to see any more.
"As we slowed down my fireman
stuck his head out of the cab window
to see what Id stopped for, when he
laughed and shouted at me: Jim,
look here! looked, and there was a
big black Newfoundland dog holding
the little girl in his mouth, leisurely
walking toward the house where she
evidently belonged. She was kicking
end crying, 80 that I knew she WASH t
hurt, and the dog had saved her. My
fireman thought it funny, and kept
laughing, but I cried like woman.
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found that the animals operate ia a
most orderly manner"
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the pests that have inter
fered most largely with farming opera
tons IN this country, such as the po-
tato bug, one of the farmers bittcrest
foes; the snail, pest of green house
and garden; the thousand legged
worm, enemy OF most vegetables, and
especially of potatoes; the grasshop-
per, destroyer Of grain and grass, the
ant pest Of lawn and pantry, and the
locust, dread scourgc; the cut worm,
which eats all vegetables; the beetle,
ravager of garden and field; the cater
pillar, destroyer of trees, vines and
bushes, are being closely studied BY
oncle Sans department Of cntomolo
gy and a natural cure has been found
for many of them in the quail and the
common garden toad. The usefulness
of the toad, Uncle Sam declares, is in
direct ratio to his ugliness.
The amount Of devastating pests
these small nnimals can consume is
amazing and they have lately been
held in greater reverence by farmers,
big and little, professional aud anna
teur.
The ant, however, which is declared
to be natures own remedy for the
dread boil weevil scourge, will occupy
the front rank In Bugville and the
first place in the affections Of South
ern cotton growers, if his work justi-
tes advance ices.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-20
COSTS NOTHING UNLESS CURED.
A Fair Offer Made by Evans Pharma.
oy to all Sufferers from Catarrh.

Evans Pharmacy are selling H yomei
on plan that has caused consid derable
talk amongst their customers.
The plan is different from chat fol.
lowed by other remedies, but the rem.
edy itself is different also. This treat.
ment for the cure of catarrh has such
an unusual record Of cures to it's ored-
it that Evans Pharmacy offer to refund
the money If it does not give the de.
sired benefit. This is certainly one Of
the faitest offers that can be made.
and any one who has catarrh and does
not take advantage Of it ia doing him.
self or hersolf an injustice.
Do not suffer any longer with t;ok-
ling, smarting, burning, eye-watsring
troubles that afflict. those who have
ostarrh. Hyomei will cure you, but
If you should not find it adapted TO
your case Evans Pharmacy will return
your money.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-20
How Fast do Birds Fly ?

William W. Murphy, locomotive
engineer on the Burlington's fast ex-
press between Hannibal and St. Jos
eph, has been making observations on
the speed of various birds and insects.
Many birds, he says, make practice
Of flying beside OF in front Of his en-
gine, and when the weather is clear
and there is no wind he opens the
throttle and races with them.
He finds that chicken hawk and o
crow can make twenty-five miles an
hour. A turkey buzzard at che rate
Of twenty.one miles an hour. The
pigeon 10 one Of che fastest birds in
the United States. It makes O speed
OF offorty.six miles an hour with ease.
When chased by an eagle it can beat
the, Burlington's St. Louis express.
The Wild duck is travelling at the rate
OF forty'four miles an hour while the
hunter is pumping the contents of &
repeating gun at it. The blsokbird,
robin, dove and other small birds
travel at speed Of thirty-eight miles
an hour. The humming bird can, and
does excel speed Of mile per min.
ute. Murphy says that honey bee,
the other day, few in and out Of his
cab window while he was going at tho
rate Of sixty..hree miles an hour.
The performance lasted while the en-.
gine travelled q half mile.