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The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27

tusks, while foxes, dogs and other car.
nivorous animals gnawed away the
flesh. As soon Us tie Governor ef The
province learned that the carcass hae
been found, he protected it until the
arrival of the st. Petersburg expedi-
ton. The carcass was partly buried
in ice and partly in sand and gravel,
and was SO covered with earth that
it did not thaw at all.
DR.. Herr began his excavations from
the front, and found the fore legs wide.
ly spread and bent at the wrist, and
the hind legs turned forward under
the body. The mouth was filled with
grass, and the well preserved tongue
was hanging out of the mouth. The
| chest cavity of the animal was full Of
clotted blood, and it has been conclud.
| ed that the animal fell into a hole, and,
while striving to escape. burst a blood
vessel near the heart. 1t has been as.
certained that the ice surrounding the
carcass was not Of a river or lake, but
was formed from compacted snow,
and 1t is concluded that the mammoth,
| while grazing over a meadow which
| formed the thin covering of a glacier,
ELL into some crevasse that was hid.
den by the loose earth, and persisted
at M
The remains, which have now been
mounted in the Geological Museum Of
st. Petersburg. show the animal as he
died and was found. The frozen skin
has been carefully prepared, the skel.
eton and all the soft spots that could
be saved have been taken from the
skin and preserved separately. The
skin Of the head and ears, which had
been destroyed, has been copied from
the specimen obtained from Siberia
about 100 years ago, but, apart from
the head, the skin Is nearly perfect,
and it was found necessary only to add
In one of two places wool and hair
from other specimens. 1t is to be
noted that the tail was well pre-
served, and that it bears at the tin
the tassel of long black hair. The
mammoth Is a young male and not a
large one.
The discovery and subsequent in
spection of this specimen at the Zoo
logical Museum at st. Petersburg has
led the director, DR.. salensky, to make
a careful scientific investigation of
this specimen, as well as to show all
that is possible of it. He studies
will be published in the series of mem
oirs which will appear from time to
time: the ~irst-that dealing with the
okeleton-havfng already been issued.
Unfortunately, these memoirs are writ.
ten In Russian.
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Oocupations end Longevity.

With regard to the occupations which
insure longevity, it is the universal tes.
timony that clergymen reach the high.
est age. being close run by gardeners
and vine-dressers. Ordinary agrichl-
tural laborers, although their occupa.
ton is SO largely in the open air. are
not conspicuous as long-lfvers, except in
France, Sweden and England. People
working with wood are longer lived than
those whose occupations are with met.
ais, and both attain a higher g than
textile workers and workers in chem
zeal industries. The shortest-liyed peo.
pie are miners, except in England
where the superior mining regulations
and admir@ble sanitary arrangements
have a beneficial effect. In England
and Norway sailors live to 3 far
greater age than in Germany and
France.-Tit-Bits.
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PIT BROW GIRLS.
Women Who Handle Coal at the
English Mines.

Pit brow girls are among the most re
markable women workers in the coun'
try. says the London Sphere. They
work as hard as men and almost like
men do they dress.
Very few pit brow girls are found in
Britain outside Lancashire, and 5OO
Of them find employment at the coal
mines, which are so numerous in the
busy centres of that country. Their
work lies on the pit brow-at the sur
face and not down below.
Once women were employed in the
coal seams, this being at the time
young children also worked in those
dark depths of the earth; but in 1912,
In the face Of great opposition from
colliery owners, an act was passed pro-
hibiting women and children from be-
ing employed below the surface in coal
mines.
At present thefduties of he pit brow
lasses consist il dealing with the coal
rs it comes up the shaft to the pit head.
When the cage reaches the top the
girls haul out the wagons, which con-
tain several hundredweight of coal
each, and run them on rails to a sort
Of tipping machine, which shoots the
coal down below to the screen or rid
ding machine.
This is a sort of iron slide, several
yards long, with holes through which
the coal drops at various stages into
trucks waiting beneath. 1t is jerked
about by steam power, and the coal
moves downward while the girls, sta
toned alongside, pick out the rubbish.
T. is dusty work.
Among the other duties Of the "pit
broo girls'-that is the Lancashire pro-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
The Baby Turtle.

Turtles lay their eggs in the sand
and let the sun hatch them out. They
do not lay them ail in one place, pHpb-
ably because they think it safer tc
scatter them. Then, even though he
be stolen or broken, the others Jay
escape. The mother turtle covers
them all carefully up, one after an
other, with o thin sprinkling OF sand,
and then apparently never gives them
another thought, considering her ma.
ternal duty done. Certain it is, that
she has never been discovered going
near these egg babies again, and when
they hatch at last the tiny, soft-backed
creatures at once begin crssRline
around in search Of flies and other
food as independently rs IL there were
no such thing 30 . mother i'm the
world.
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| what % new q very important industry
Of the South and which is seriously
threatened by the loose methods FOL
lowed at present. 1t is the custom TO
cut a boy or pocket in the base OF the
tree and the sap rum into this from
the scarifed surface just above It.
The cutting of the tree in the manner
has a serious effect on the life OF 1ne
tree. 1t opens up avenues for process
of decay and weakens the tr1nk so
that 1t is more liable to fall through
the action Of lightning or wind.
DR.. Hertz's method utilizes an
earthen cup, which is hung on the
tree by a nail and into this the flow"
sap is directed by means of two
troughs Of galvanized iron. This saves
the trees and increases the product by
about seventy-fve per cent. The quail
ity Of the product is also said to be
greatly improved.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
The New st. Peters,
burg Mammoth

Frequent reference has been made in
Forest and Stream to the carcass OF
the mammoth discovered in Siberia
some years ago, and from time to
time we have noted the progress OF the
expedition, organized by the st. Pet
ersburg Imperial Academy and led by
DR.. Otto Herr, which set out for the
scene of the discovery with the pur-
pose Of securing the carcass and trans
porting it to st. Petersburg.
It will be remembered that the nam.
moth was found on the banks Of the
River Beresowka, a tributary of the
Kolyma, in the Province of Yakutsk.
after a landslide, which entirely ex-
posed the great head. soon after Its
discovery the inhabitants of the vii
lage near by took away n of the
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
FLESH AND BLOOD PARADOX.
The Feur-Footed Animal Which lays
Eggs.

btE0 WITT 1tsbtts0 ttb S&yS
Eggs.
The arrival OF a pair Of Echidnas
from Australia at the London Zoolog-
.tcai Gardens has attracted o great deal
of attention, and for weeks after their
being placed on exhibition these little
animfsss were the centre Of attraction.
The Washington Post calls attention
to theSia8ct that the United States gov
ernmerA I.has been in possession of q
pair Of etese animals for i've a year,
and theifApresence in the Geological
Garden ataWashington has excited lit
tie or no Attention. Indeed, the Guinea
pigs, in a Gge near that of the Echid-
mas. attract a great deal more atten-
ton from THU visitors at the garden.
The Echid las are the most curious
members of hhe animal kingdom in a
great many respects. They are man.
mails and lay Eggs, which, after being
deposited, are Married around in a
pouch until thu young have been
Matched and have developed to q point
where they are strong enough to take
care OF themselves to some extent.
The hind legs are turned backward,
which is to facilitate the animals pas
sage through the ground. His fest
and legs seem to be especially adapted
for this purpose, and 1t Is said that
the Echidna can burrow through the
ground faster than an able-bodied man
with a spade can dig him out. 1t has
a spiny covered body, greatly resem.
bling the porcupine, and in its native
country lives on the ants. but it will
have nothing to do with the ants OF
this country. for the reaso that the
latter contain the disagreeable formio
acid. The Echidna has no teeth, but
Is supplied with q long snout with
which.it cleans out the passages of the
ant-hills which 1t may come across in
Its travels.
At the Washington Zoo. says the
Post, most people pass them by with
the remark @Porcupine!" or Must be
a hedgehog" and thus the most re-
markable animals in the Zoo, animals
that are mammals and yet lay eggs;
animals equipped with spurs, and yet
unable to defend themselves: four.
footed beasts that walk forward and
backward OF one and the same time:
animals, sans dents. and yet lacking a
bill: creatures which beyond q doubt
are the greatest paradox in the animal
kingdom, are passed by unnoticed ow.
ing to ignorance on the part OF the
public and their own utterly unattrac.
tive appearance.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
LOUTgrARA
Fire Signals.

Al y msssing Of Hope Hook and
ladder Co. No. !, held on July 0,
aeol, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code OF Signals wal
eaoptsd In order 10 facilitate the loca-
ZION Of Ares In Che future. The town
was divided 40 fellows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
sswn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
sown bounded by Bellevue street or
the south, Union street on the west.
md corporation line On the north and
cash
District No. 3-Theportion Of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
zion line 40 the south and west boun.
dairy.
District No. A-The 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
10 indicate the district in which the
are ID located, followed by . rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
s9al alarm is given.
10 illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. o. first three
caps, one, two, three, followed by rap.
q alarn. sud repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
FOR SALE.

A house and lot In the town %
Washington, La, in the square bound
ID by oarriere, Wilkins. Ewes and
Duprs. Frame building made Of
ehoica cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 2Ox30 feet. Will bs
cold cheap for cash, or part cash and
halancs on time to suit. For partition.
lars apply at the Courier Office. Ope-
loraas, Liz. u
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
A PRESENT OF HIS INVENTION.
DR.. Hertz Refuses to Protect His Process,
of Tapping Pine Trees.

DR.. G. H. Hertz, an expert on the
subject of forestry and an attache of
the United States Bureau Of Forestry,
and whose new process of securing the
crude turpentine from the pine trees
has already been referred to in these
columns. has described the process in
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
A secure foundation.

The weekly that has the admirable
general news. literary and other fea-
lures of a d~rst-class Ready Print. such
as this concern furnishes, and pays
good attention to home news, ID built
on a secure foundation, and will not be
displaced by the daily.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27

full in a Government paper, which is
being distributed throughout the coun-
try. In this 1t is announced that the
doctor will not take out any patents on
the process, but win present it to the
world.
DR.. Hertz Is a Soutizarner and was
Hovad to take this step In order to save
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27

The birth rate In Berlin decreased
from. foEty-six per 1000 In 1876 to
twentyssevsn in 1902.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27

HOTEL ID
Oagondelet and Perdido Streets.
NEW ORLEANS.
American Plan 81. 90 and up per Day
GuF0pean Plan 90 and up per Day
DENEOHAUD s. SIEWERD.
August 18. 1909.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27

When you visit Crowley stop 81, che
HOTEL,
Opposite the Court HOUSE.
Board and Lodging by the Day,
Week and Month.
Prices Moderate
Ms DARDoMm MaaaseeA
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ACADEMY
OF EU-
IMMACULATE /; CONCEPTION,

VEG Ia
g2aer the Dizestioa Of he Sisters Haviaassa
Of Eely 0yoss.
oAsfs TO yeung ladies evsry faollity
for acquiring o thorough christian Cd
ucation. Constant attention Ia paid %
hone and social culture. Lessons are
given in nasie. painting and othas
useful arts. The sisters also hsya
charge Of the boys school. The ceuEsG
OF instruction In two-feld-PsepaRatOgy
ana Commercial. French Ia taagh 10
she two eesrsss. Fer particulars. ed
The Opelousas courier., 1904-02-27
Americans

Americans consume $4,000 0Oa
pounds of Chinese teas, 300. 900 Of
Japanese and AIT 1000, 900 Of n.
dian.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

The largest Methodist Church in Geor-
gia. calculated 20 use oyer one hundred
gallons of the usual kind OF mixed paint
10 painting their church.
They used only 32 gallons oftne Long
man x MARTINEZ Paint mixed with p
gallons OF hnseed OIL Actual cost of
paint made was less than 81 20 per gal
Ion.
Saved over eighty (SsO.OO dollars in
paint. and got a biz donation besides.
Every church viii be given a liberal
quantity whenever they paint
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons OF L. X ~ and three xal
Ions OF Linseed Oil mixed herewith.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold bv
L. ". Lane, williamsburg.
II. NJ. Clements. Lee Hall.
". X Branch. Toano.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

II YOU are d dyspeptic You owe 1t 70
yourself sud your friends % get well.
Dyspepsia annoys tie dyspePtic's
friends because his disease sours his
disposition as well as his stomsch. ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure will not only cure
dyspepsia. Indigestion and sour stom-
ach. but this pslatable. rccoustrucuve
tonic digestans strengthens tie whole
digestive apparstos. and sweetens the
lie as vel s. the stomach. When you
take Kodol Dyspeptio Cure theiood you
"a, is enjoyed. Il is disesied. assimi-
lated aud is properties appropriated 10y
the blood aud tissues Health IS the ie
suit. Sold by L. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
A REAL CYCLONE
STRUCK THE TOWN
TORE UP TREES AND uN-
ROOTED HOUSES.
CONSERVATION Prevailed for
Several Minutes.

A reaQ cyclone struck WiIliamshurs
shortly after one O'Clock Wednes-
dsy. FOR fsw minutes oons,eroation |
prevailed. children screamed and women
oried from fright The sky was dark and
snsry looking. The noise wasterrihc As
the cyclone swept across the town. car
rying trees. tin-roois. anG all manner ell
debris.
A portion % The roof OF Mr.. J.. II.
Ssvuour's house was blown Of. and
earned fully quarter # a mile away,
landing on the Courthouse Green. Il
was carried several hundred ieet IN the
So. passing over the tower oi Bruton
church.
Two large trees were blown down
near q Keeffe's stOrr. one landing il the
store door. another tel near Mr.. 3. +.
Wolfe's house. while third one fell on
the team attached 70 The ioe-wagou. The
team ran as tast as il oould. uutii u was
stopped by the wind.
A stable belonging 70 Mr.. X. T. Casey
was blown down. and q window 10 the
house of AR AIS Huudiey Was blown IN.
A portion OF The slate roof otthe parish
house was torn Of as wei as the slate
irom Nr K. T. Armisteads house.
Tops Of trees were wrencbed Of and
scattered ali over town. following ID,
track 90 the storm. East Duke OF
| Glouccstc- street was literally covered
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

The last german of the season was
given bv the "Twenty-one Club Nor
day night in the gymnasium. IL prov
ei an unusually enjoyable affair. Those
present were:
Miss Elizabeth Tyler with 4. X.
Nackrcth. Miss Narv Foster with !. :.
Wilson. Miss lanye Perkins with T.
ZONES. Miss Naymc Lewis with <. G
Wenrich. Miss Annie Barnes with
NJ. (. Barnes. Miss Zoda Kent with
Rob,. Henley. Miss Beulah Brooks With
&. c. Hankius. Miss Ida Henley with +
K. Hvnson. Miss Mary II. Spencer with
NJ. X. Morgan. Miss Martha Cloptor
with Z. O'keeffe. Miss Catharine Hen
ley with Joe Mead. Miss Edna Brooks
with Z. Il. Smith. Miss Mary b. Spen
Ger with ". Ncwcomb. Miss Elizabet Il
Mead with o. l.. Shewmake
The occasion was gracefully ohaPeror
ed bv Mrs. Geddy. Mrs. Barnes. Mrs
Spencer. Mrs. y. l.. Henley and Mrs.
Luck.
The stays were MessSs. Lloyd, Lynch
Holt. Ellis. Rawles. LaguDe.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

Fo- thc information 0t tbe pubilc We
refer % The law requiring The Edyertis-
irE IL some usWspspe- IL The towu OF
couutv a. ordinances granting lease 81
pubhc sroands franchises for street
railways etc The uorice must be given
10 he local paper for four consecutive
weeks. the parry who gets The tranrhiss
paying ezpens- Of sane. County Boards
G. >uprrviso-s must also pnllsa re-
ports 81 expenditures
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
Resolutions of Respect.

To the memory of De. Henry A. WISE. |
offered by Ir. .. U. A. NJ. Spottswood
Council No. 35. williamsburg. Virginia
Whereas. Almighty God in his wisdom
has seen ut to remove from among US
our brother. Or. Henry A. Wise. and
Whereas. we feel deeply the loss of such
a useful man. not only to our Council.
but TO the City and State as well. there
fore he il.
RESOLVED. First. That we as Coun-
Gil. bow in humble submission 20 the
will OF God. believing that He doeth all
thiugs wisely and well.
RESOLVED. second. That we commend
- all our brothers who are left 70 mourn
their loss. that undaunted spirit Of
fidelity &c duty which SO characterized
the lite ofour deceased brother as being
worthy OF their imitation. The angel of
death poised over him. and shook the
death-damp from his silvery wings, but
his spirit was borne away ON those
pinious. and carried back 70 God who
gave 1t.
RESOLVED. Third. That We extend TO
the bcreaved family. and many friends OF
our deceased brother our deepest SYM
/ pathy 10 this. their sad bereavement. and
| that each member of this Council be re-
quested TO wear the usual sign OF mourn
/ ink for period OF thirty days.
RESOLVED. Fourth. THAT a copy o.
these resolutions be sent the family. and
also published in the Virginia Gazette.
IAHES y. HILLMAN.
I. Y. NOREIS.
NoRVELLE l.. HENLEY.
Committee
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve gives
Instant relief from burns. cures cuts,
bruises. sores, eczema, letter and al
abrasions of the skin. In buying Witch
Hazel Salye il is only necessary 20 see
that you get the genuine DeNitts aud
d cure is certain. There are many cheap
counterieits on the market all OF which
ore worthless, and quite q few are dam
gerous. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye IS
PERFECTLY harmless and cures. sold by
l.. Henley
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

Best Cough Medicine for Children
When YOU buy q cough medicine ior
small childrsu sou want one 10 which
voc csr place implicit confidence You
want one that lot only relieves but
cures. You want one that II unques-
sionsbly harmless You want one TIA
one that j. pleasant . take CHAMBER.
ans Cough Remedy meets al OF these
conditions There l. nothing 30 good
Tor the coughs and colds incident 70
childhood. It il also = certain pfeven-
tive suc cure tor Group. and there IL no
danger Whatever from wbooPing cough
when il is given. ], hss been used IN
many epidemics Of that disease with per
sect success. Yor ssle by J. t. Stone.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
4 Cure for Headache.

ANY man. woman or child suffering
from headache. biliousness or dull
drowsy feeling should take one vr two
of DE W tits Little Early Riscrs nigh
and morning. These famous ht,le pills
are famous because they are a tonic a
well as pin. While they cleanse the
system they strengthen and rebuild by
their tonic effect upon the liver and
bowels. Sold 10y L. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

Edward Darlington Jones. sen Of
ProfW C Jones. oi this city. has been
appointed a cadet iu the United States
Revenue Service and VIII biz stationed ak
Portland. Maine The young man was
one Of the few IL a large class 70 pass
the civil service examination and was
.he only man from the South.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
AGreat Sensation.

There wss big sensation in Lees
willie. Ind. when ". II. Brown % that
place. who wss expected 70 die, had his
life saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery
TOR Consumption. he writes. Il en-
du. Ell insuhersble sgonies from Asth-
ma. but your New Discovery gave ne
immediate relief sud soon thereafter
effected d complete cure. " Similar cures
OF Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchl-
us sud Grip are nuncrous It's The
peerless remedy Tor al throat snd lung
troubles. Price soc and $l.OO. Guaran-
teed by L. Henley. druggist. Trial
bottles tree.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
Rolhhed the Grave.

A Startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver 81 Philadelphia. as fol-
lows: Il was in an awful condition.
Nv skin was almost yellow. eyes sunken,
tongue coated. pain continually IN back
and sideA no appetite. growing weaker
day by day. Three physicians had CIV,
cane up. Then Wa advised TO use
Electric Bitters; 70 my great JOY. the
frs, bottle made a decided improves
ment. continued their use for three
weeks and am now well man.
know they robbed the grave Of another
victim" No one should tail 10 try
them. Only 80 cents, guaranteed AZ l.
HenleY's drugstore.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
Public Invited.

The Williamsburg pudhc IS invited by
the (. C.. Branch of the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia Anrqui-
ties 20 attend the unveiliag 90 the Bur
CESS monument on THURSDAY. Nay 20,
atll 70. After the exercises are over.
the colonial Capital Branch will serve "A
lunch Co. their guests. an members of the
Association f1r the Preservation of VIZ
GINA Antiquities. az the parish house,
between the hours of 1 and 8. ~ writ
ten Invitations have been issued.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

ar Val Z stevens v Do a. long and
sbiv published The Clareuout Herald,
has sold he paper 70 Mr v X Huudiey
who assumed control last week. Editor
Stevens has worked hard Tor Cla-cmcus,
au6 has tuil, up q good local paper.
ar Huu6lsy promises &C improve The
herald Wc U-ish t.1 success
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
Field DaV.

Yesterday was the annual Field Day
at William and Mary. and lectures were
suspended The exercises began at 9
O'Clock and continued all day. There
was some pretty work done IN sever al
events. Several of the best athletes are
sick with The humps and could not
take part in The games.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21

The pleasant 20 take aud harmless
one Minute Cough Cure gives lmmedi-
ate relief IN all cases oi Cough, Group
aud LaGrippe because itdoes lot pass
Immediately into the stomach, but
taxes effect right AZ tie seat Of the
trouble. L draws out tie inflammation,
heals and soothes and cures permanent
" by enabling the lungs 20 contribute
pure lie-giving and DEMONSTRATING oxy-
gen 20 tile blood and Tissues. One
Minute Cough Cure is pleasant 20 take
and il is good alike Tor young and old
sold by L. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-05-21
Visit Our Town.

a party composed Of Major and Mrs
Hugh Cumming and Mrs. Frank Brown
90 old Point. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and
Mr.. Lucius Tuttle, president OF the Bos-
ton and Main K. K, and Mrs Tuttle
spent several hours here Monday.