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The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
CHEF OF POLICE SAVED,

Newberry, S. CIV. q. Harris, Chic.
of Police Of Newberry, says: II suf
fered for a number of years will
kidney complaint. There was a dull
aching across the small of my back
that was worse at night and made ma
feel miserable all the time. The kidney
secretions were dark and full Of sedi
ment, and lack Of cohEel compelled
me to rise a number of times during
the night. Between this annoyance
and the backache it was impossible
for me to get much sleep and my
health was being undermined. I tried
Q number of remedies, but nothing
helped me until I got Doan's kidney
Pills. The use Of this remedy accord
ing to directions promptly brought
about a change for the better. After
using two boxes the backache all left
me, the kidney ]secretions cleared up
and the action Of the kidneys became
normal"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Chief Harris
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold by all dealers; price, fifty cents
per box.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
THEORY or KANSAS RAIN.
Professor Snow Takes Issue With
Old Idea.

The theory that the rainfall Of
Kansas depends largely upon the
snowfall in the Rocky Mountains Of
Colorado Is not supported by DR.. F.
H. Snow, of the University Of Kan
as, who believes that the rains Of
Kansas are caused by winds from the
Gulf of Mexico.
DR.. Snow, who has studied the
weather of Kansas for th~irtyseven
years. supports his theory by argu-
ment, which In the result Of hard
study and close observation. The
Weather Bureau recently sent out
warning to persons in eastern Colo
RADIO and parts of Nebraska, stating
that on account of q deficiency in the
snowfall in the mountains last winter
the supply of water in the Platte
River for irrigation will be exhausted
prematurely. This has called atten.
ton to the theory which attributes
the rainfall of Kansas to melting
SHOWS in the Rockies.
According to this theory, an ex-
| cessive snowfall in the mountains Is
| followed by IN abundant rainfall in
Kansas the following season, while a
deficiency of snowfall indicates the
probability of a serious deficiency in
rainfall. In talking of the question
DR.. Snow said:
notwithstanding the deficiency Of
snow in the Rocky Mountain region
last winter, the rainfall Of Kansas in
March and April greatly exceeded
the normal amount and furnished a
sufficient refutation of the theory that
Kansas rainfall depends upon the
mountain snow. The most probable
source of the moisture which pro-
duces the Kansas rainfall is the Gulf
of Mexico. The prevailing winds OF
Kansas in the latter part of spring,
the entire Bummer and the first half
of autumn are from the south and
southwest"
DR.. Shows theory is that the winds
of Western Kansas come from across
the hot, sandy country of New Mexico
and western Texas, and that the
winds Of eastern Kansas blow over
central and northern Texas, central
Oklahoma, and, after crossing Kan
sas. take a northwestern course
through southeastern Nebraska
northwestern Missouri and over Iowa
This territory is in the rain belt.' and
is not subject to dry seasons Is in
western Kansas and dry, hot winds
from the far Southwest pass, These
dry winds, after their course oVeI
New Mexico and western Texas
cross western Kansas and pursue
course further east in Nebraska thar
in Kanas and then into the Dakotas
New York Telegram.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

to be capsized from q small boat,
but under ordinary conditions there
Is no reason why a fatal result should
follow. From an experience Of over
twenty years with canoes | can say
without any fear of contradiction,
because it Is frequently proved at
our club house. that one Of the light
est canoes that can be built Is amply
able to support a large sized heavy
man, even when filled with water.
Nay, more than this, l have seen one
of the very lightest canoes. when
filled with water, support three
adults, and at the Brooklyn Canoe
Club, on Gravesend Bay, it is n of
the usual exercises to capsize a ca
noe, and then have as many as pos
sible get inside of it and e how
many it will float before sinking.
AS soon al the cano capsiZes the
thing to do, without getting excited,
Is to right her. Of course she will
be full of water. Do not attempt to
get any Of the water out, because this
is generally impossible, but climb
over either the side or the end, and
when you do this the chances are
that she will sink under the water,
but as she feels the weight of your
body tightening she will rise to the
surface, and it Is then for you to lie
down in the boat, resting your head
IN {ha +huyorf np fkn arnccnioan fn,
ward the end, where you can remain
until picked up. The fact that your
arm Or arms may be put out OF the
water, SO that you can wave to per
sons on the shore or on passing boats,
will not materially affect the fota'
ton of your boat. Not only one
I person a do this, but two.
If any one has a chance and doubts
this statement, let him try it the
next time he goes in bathing, be
cause / have never yet seen a boat,
not even a canvas covered canoe
which are so very lightly built, that
would not do this. Never have
heard Of a person being drowned
from a canoe where he has attempt
ed to follow such suggestions as the
above. On many occasions q fatal re
suit has come from attempting to
| reach the shore by leaving the boat
and swimming.-Robert J. Wilkin
President Board of Governors, Amer
lean Canoe Association, in the New
| York Harald,
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ToRPEDoEs ARE NOT NEW.
Chinese Used the Explosive Mere
Six Hundred Years Ago.


Six Hundred Years Ago.
Tive torpedo is not a modern tnyen,
ton, as the majority Of people sup
pose. It, like many other devices OF
which civilized nations beast, Is hoary
with age. The invention of gunpow,
der by the Chinese sever centuries
& commonly attributed to the Con
fucians, has been disputed. and the
credit for the discovery has been Civ
en- by various authorities to the
Greeks or Romans.
C~ombustibles like naphtha, to which
class Greek FIRE belongs, were in use
in the armies of the Califs, and were
COMPOUNDED with explosives. Marcus
Graecus seems to have had a recipe
for making g%unpowder from saltpeter
coal and sulphur. and his career has
been placed as early as the ninth cen
fury: but 1t would be more correct
to place his life in the middle Of thf
thirteenth. A critical sitting Of the
whole evidence leads to the conclu
sion that saltpeter was first known II
| China, but not before the middle o.
the twelfth century.
In the successful defense of the Chi
nese city Piauking against the Mon
| gols, explosives, blasting bodies ant
rockets were employed against thu
enemy, and some diagrams exis
which show the form in which these
| explosives were used.
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Not In the Same cIaaa.

yerestchagin, the famous painter Of
var scenes, who lost his life On the
battleship Petropavlovsk, had MANY
curious experiences in this country.
One day at an exhibition Of his paint
ings q rich broker said to him:
what is the lowest price you will
take for that %picture2"
sNot a penny less than $S,eoe." re-
piled the Russian artist.
"oh. I say, MI. W." protested the
broker, "you can't expect to get SO
much for your pictures as If you had
been dead for several centuries, like
Michael Angelo and that class of can.
vas decorators!"-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
Trains Kittens to Pose.

Down in Monroe, Mo, says the Chi
cage Tribune, Is q woman who owns
a gallery and conducts afphotographic
business in all OF its features. but
she has found time totmake no less
than $50 negatives Of cats and kit
tens. The people Of the Missouri
town says she breeds, trains and pets
the feline tribe for no other purpose
than to secure good pictures. She
trains them into all kinds of pastures
and mischief until she has won q
name that Is known in many Miss1ss'
ippi towns. A Plymouth Qnd.) wo-
mar photographer likes to get a dog
with a gritty face, and she has sew
eral pictures as the result OF her Ell
fnrt
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WHAT TO DO WHEN cAPsIzED.
Valuable Suggestions Given Those
Who Go Out In Canoes.

At this season of the year, when
the weather begins to become warm
and many persons go out on the wa
ter in small boats, and especially IN
canoes. reports of accidents from
drowning will begin to be heard. IN
fact. they have already begun, two
cases having been cited recently. ID
one Of them a young man and a young
woman were out padding in q canoe,
which capsized, and after the young
man had held the young woman until
he was exhausted and had let go o.
her and she was drowned. In the
other " yonng men were In a boat
which capsized, and one OF them, pc,
ueying he could swim to the shore,
left the boat which had been sup
porting him, but on the way became
exhausted and sank.
The causes of most accidents are
ignorance and -care1essness. IL per
son is acquainted with the tools ne
uses Oh the conditions surrounding
him. Id many cases no serious result
would come from q temporary ais
arrangement of the plans
II is unnIeasant and quite serious
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
FAD FOR RARvAs POTTERY.
oddly Constructed Utensils That Ar
i'm Current Demand,

oddly Constructed Utensils That Are
in Current Demand.
In the Island of Lewis, so well
known to all readers Of William
Blacks romance, Is the little village
Of Barvas, where two old women car,
ry On a rude pottery, for many years
unknown to any but their n~eighbors.
These, the only potters in the Scot
fish Highlands. have made their
coarse ware for village use and must
have been poorly paid, since the PEG
pie are badly off, and for many a
year now the crockery made in fac
tories has been p~rocurable even in the
Isle of Lewis. But a sportsman stay
ing in the neighborhood saw and fan
cied the pottery and Its makers enG
spread it's fame abroad and now tie
old women can scarcely supply it fast
enough. Formerly only craggans, a
rude sort of bowl to hold fish oil OF
milk, was made, but now to please
tourists and visitors strange and IN
couth tea services are turned out
The cups are not warranted to stand
straight or the saucers to maintain
their equilibrium, the teapot bulge:
and the sugar bowl looks tipsy, bu'
| they are queer, they are Of Barvas
and SO precious, the best Of all the!
keep the old women in comfort. Thest
| dishes are made from a local clay O
a smooth yellow. After being knead
ed it is shaped by hand, scraped will
a knife and dried for days in the sun
then fried among peats.-Springdel'
! Republican.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
FALL OF A GRIZZLY BEAR.
Without an Enstant's Warning Trac

Without an Instant's Warning Tract
able Beast Kills His Trainer.
Another distinct type of a zoo rogue
is the beast that goes wrong owing to
accidental temptation-like Shaggy,
an exceedingly intelligent, tractable
Rocky Mountain grizzly who reverted
to savagery and turned man-killer in
a twinkling, owing to the unfortunate
misstep and fall ct his trainer.
Shaggy vas a big, handsome. gray
old fellow, with a jungle-thick coat and
a numbering. awkward gait. and a fun
ny twinkle that made him particularly
adaptable for his part of clown in a
remarkably trained group of fourteen
bears. He had come under the hands
of his teacher when but g helpless
cub, had lost his liking for ca
resses, and, although the mightlest
beast in the collection, was least sus-
pected Of being dangerous. Once, when
a striped hyena hung to the ankle OF
his friend, he had run to the rescue,
and cut loose right and left with his
ponderous fore paws, and had bitten
and torn and mangled the ugly beast
to death before he could be beaten
off. Among his accomplishments were
that of turning admirably grotesque
somersaults and the more difficult feat
of balancing himself on his hind legs
on a three-feot wooden sphere.
Not a scratch or a scar had his
trainer to show for the years of work
he had put in with the bear. And yet
without an instant's warning, this
same beast attacked and injured his
master SO that, when rescued, he was
semi-demented, and SO d~readfully cu'
and lacerated that the surgeons de
cided it useless to try to save his life
NC Clura's MagaZine.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
Prescott was a "Mother,s Bow.

prescott was not only well born
hut happily born. His karedity was
rtca,y fitted to his problem of life.
RON his mother Governor Wolcott
Ihought he derived his "~unfailine
snirtts." In Pierce's Life Of Sumner
fhare Is a record of a conversation
i dinner, where Webster, Tfeknor,
snmner and Prescott we're present
amoug others. The talk turned on thu
question, what most vitality shaped
mems character and activities. Some
said one thing, some another. "Mr
Prescott declared that a mothers In.
duence was the most potent" He
was q living witness. All the &C.
counts which Ticknor piously gather.
ID from Salem contemporaries agree
that the boy William had his bright
yiyioity FROM his mother.-Rollo Or.
dan. in the March Atlantic.
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or;oiral Aphorlsns Of Today.

Better q dinner OF herbs and con.
tentment than a stalled" auto in q
far country.
When an old maid frolics it is no
ehiId,s play.
IT'S an i'll wind that escapes from
the tire.
Despise not a small wound. an In
significant enemy or a pinhoie pune
ture.
a rolling stone gathers no moss.
but It loses rough corners, and vii
in time becomes a perfect sphsre.
The most careful hen can't find
things where she lays them.
No circus ii as big as it's painted
-Eyerybodyss Magazine.
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! MUCH GAME IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Country Is Full Of Caribou, Moose,
and Wild Duck.

and Wild Duck.
Warham Whitney, Of Rochester, N.
T.. was Gt the Holland house for a
day recently, at the end Of a hunting
trip Of several weeks in Newfound-
Land and New Brunswick, says the
New York Tribune. He was In the
Aoirondacks through August, and
when September opened he was of
for Newfoundland.
Plenty Of game and fsh-splendid
sport" was his comment on his ex-
p~erience in Newfoundland. Much OF
the country" said he, lis 9 marshy
plain, but there is plenty Of caribou.
I saw more than three hundred OF
them-twenty-eight in one herd-and
I brought some trophies OF my marks
manship and good fortune home with
me. Proof of the plentitEde of game
was the variety on n occasion in
our camp larder. We had black duck,
teal duck, caribou meat, and trout.
The big game in New Brunswick Is
moose. They come to the water night
and morning, and the quiet coVes,
where they can stand In the water
and nip the lily pads, is the place to
get at them unawares. I have the
head of one I shot. Of course. one
must endure some h%ardships on such
a trip, but when it Is all over the
mounted heads upon the wall at home
bring back the whole experience as a
pleasing "reminiscences. Up in New
f~oundland quiet water surfaces. lakes
and the like, are always 'steadies,
and the running streams are rapids,
while in New Brunswick the lakes
are dead water the streams are
quick water and a cove Is q DO
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
TULANE UNIVERSITY Of La,
E

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, En-
cheering, Law, Medicine. Splendid de-
Tulane makes leaders in oil vacations. 1ta
facilities for instructor in Engineering are
unsurpassed. Unexcelled opportunities fol
Che study Of Sugar Chemistry. Many schol-
arships In the academic department. Elk
psnses low. Board and accommodations In
dormisorics at low rates. Opportunities
Afforded academic students for self-heip.
Next session begins October LIST. Send So1
catalogue and illustrated circular. Address
TIE REGISTRAR, Gibson Hall.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

II Is we'll known that Japan is a
very small country as compared with
the Russian empire. Its area is 147'-
coo square miles, while Russia mas
5000, 900. In population the disparity
is much less, but still very great-44'-
600. 600 for Japan against 129,ooo'oeo
for the Russian Empire.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
our Life ssxing Service.

So effective Is the hfe-saving service
of the United States that from dlsas'
tiers to 24s docuRsented vessels on the
coast during the year. having 1885,
persons on board, only twenty lives
were lost, and of the $s.ooo.oe0 worth
of property put in jeopardy but q little
uega taan 100000 was lost.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
Beware OF Olntrnents For Casarra Thss
Contain Mercarys

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and Completely derange the whole sys-
tenn vixen entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. such articles should never, be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply,
sioians, as the damage they will do Is ten fola
to the good you can possibly derive from
then. Halls Oatarrh Cure. manufactured
BY r. J. Cheney b Co., Toledo. O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally. aSting
drectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of t system. In buying Halls Oatazrh Cure
be sure YOU get the genuine. 1t is taken u
ternaily: and made In Toledo, Ohio. by u.
J. Cheney d Co. Testimonials free;
Sold BY Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Taka Hall's Family Pills for constip4tt0n
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

Aston Gibson, one Of Andrew Jack
sons favorite jockeys, Is living quiet.
ly at CaleTa, Ala, having nearly
reached the age OF 11S years. He was
born July 4 1888, in South Carolina,
apd there Is documentary evidaaee ef
his great age. The old man still takes
much interest in racing matters with
Gibson is his wife, whom he naa Tfea
in 1922. She was hors. in 1875.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

Or. Parkhurssr attention mas been
alled to G morning newspaper account
of an interview with his dear old
friend, Thomas C. Plat, and p~articu-
larry to the senator's assertion, 81 am
In town for business and religion"
Then with a contemptuous snort:
why use eight words when six would
do? II Platt's going into religion it
must be for business"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
pRTNAU CoLLEGE-CoNsERvAToRY

Nest beautifully furnished school for girls
IN south. Altitude, 1900 feet. 220 boarders.
so new pianos; beautiful concert hall; pipe
organ; ane laboratories; boating on large
lake; gymnasium; out door games for exer-
else. Send for handsomest catalogue ever
Issued by q southern school. Address,
Brenau, Box X, GAINESVILLE, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
French Statesman Averse to Pom

Camille Pelletan, the French minis.
ter of marine, is noted as a typical bo-
hemian. He has spent a good part OF
his life In the Latin quarter, and even
now, though compelled to live in the
magnificent place of marine, he fre
quently entertains his bohemian
friends. Another notsd bohemian in
the French government is Tissier,
president Of the cabinet. Pelletan
and Tissier were chums at college
and are close friends now.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

FITS permanently cured. No fits orne-yous.
ness after first days use OF De. Kline's Great
NerveResterer, S2trialbottle andtreatise free
DR.. r. q. KLINE, Ltd, e31 Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

LIDO not believe Piso's Cure for Consunlp-
ton has aRe1ual for coughs and colds.--JoaS
F.BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, FEB. 10, l9eo'
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

when the bonds Of matrimony be
come frost-bitten It's hard Work to
thaw them out again.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
M1ssIesIppI sYNoDICAL COLLEGE,
HOLLY SPRINGS. MISS.

The most beautiful, hanaso rely equipped, up-
to-dAte college for young ladies in the state. Steam
III water conyeniepees. The highest aud healthiest
location between New 0rleans and Cairo, III.
Board sad tuition for entire session given q
limited number for $l44. 4l.
7. W. RAYMOND, President.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15

Gunnery practice at Newport has fright
ened away the fish.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-15
Japan vs.. Russia.

The mortality rate from cancer has
trebled in Germany since 1875.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-10
FLEET MAY PASS OUT;
THE PORTE CONSENTS

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1O-Ths
Russian government has obtained tho
consent OF Turkey 10 the passage
through the Dardaneiles OF the Russian
Black Sea squadron. consisting of four
battlcships and two cruisers.
The squadron viii take its departure
from the Black Sea within a short time
PARIS, June 1O.-The St Petersburg
correspondent Of the Petit Parisicp''
confirms the report that Russia has oh
tanned Turkeys permission for six YES
sells Of the Black Sea feet to pass rha
Dardanelles. but he ADDS that the per
mission was given on condition that
once the ships passed out they shouII
not return under any circumstances and
that no official destination should be
given to them until they had passed
through the strait
VIENNA. June 1O.-A dispatch to Die
Heit' from ConstantinOple says that the
Russian government secretly aitemprad
TO obtain the Porte's permission for tho
passage OF the Dardanelles by part OF
The Black Sea feet. The Sultan con
scnted on condition that Russia obtain
ed the agreement Of the other DOWcrs
signatory to the Berlin treaty.
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WEATHER REPORT.

5h0wcrr have continued iu New Eng
.ompanied by a decided fan ln tempera-
.ure. There were also local showers I'm
The Southern States. the lower lake re
zion. and general showers in the Slope
and central Rocky Mountain region and
.hc northern tier Of States west Of the
mountains.
The pressure Is generally above the
lormal. except in the South with mark
"a high areas over the extreme North
east and on the north Pacific coast
There viii De showers tonight I'm the
greater portion OF the middle and south
Atlantic states ard the southern portion
Il the east Gulf States lU the lower
axe region and Ohio valley the weather
Kill De generally fair.
Temperature Will rise during Satur-
saw
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-10
LEGATION HEARS
OF JAP VICTORY

The japanese legation today gave out
the following cablegram:
Tokyo, June 10
General Kuroki reports that de-
tachment Of our troops occupied Sal
machih on June Z.
Our casualties We're three men kill ii
and twenty-four men wounded The en-
emy left on the battlefield twenty-three
killed besides two officers and I'VE men
who We're made prisoners
General kurOkfS army. Co-Opera ting
with the forces that landed at Taku-
shan. occupied SiUruen, oIi June s. driv-
ing the enemy toward TOmucheng and
katping- The enemy consisted OF 4OrD
cavalry and six guns
our casualties were three men killed,
one Lieutenant. one sublieutcnant- and
tweuty-eight men slightly wounded %