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The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
annaranr RoftomIass PIT.

A bottomless pit has been found in
the mountains Of Huaialai, back Of
Kailua. It is about four feet in diam
etef. This pit IL peculiar from the
fact that it sucks in the air with re.
markable force. Piece of paper placed
over the mouth do not float gently
dewh, but are suddenly drawn in and
disappear with startling rap1dity. The
air rushing into the pit can be dis
tinctly felt by people standing on the
edge. There has been no attempt
made thus far to reach the bottom Of
the pit Of to determine Its character.
Strange sounds are heard iii Honau-
nau. Every night the inhabitants OF
that section distinctly hear a noise
similar to the blowing Of a deep
steamship whistle. Nobody has been
able to discover any cause for it and
considerable anxiety is felt by the SUI
perstitious. The noise is heard for
about five seconds and then subsidies
for a space Of about ten minutes and
then resumes for another five seconds.
Honolulu correspondence In San
Francisco Call.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
The Sinners Balance Account.

John Harvey Treat, who has given
largely to Harvard College library, and
whose villa de St. Prize on Lake
Cupsuptic, in Maine, is the show place
of the Rangeley region, vas formerl!
in business in Lawrence, Mass.
One of the firms customers, a paint
er. had contracted a debt which ran
| along for a year or more without any
| signs of being %1iquidated. Several dun
| ming letters failed to bring about a set
| Element. One day while glancing over
the religious notices in a local paper
| Mr.. Treat saw something which gave
him an inspiration, whereupon he sa'
down and wrote then following mis-
sive to the debtor:
"Mr. -: My Dear Sir-l see IL
the local press that you are to deliver
an address en- Friday evening befort
the Y. M. C. A., on The Sinners Bal
arced Account l inclose yours, as
vet unbalanced, and trust that | may
have the pleasure of attending YOU
lecture. Yours truly"
A check came by the next mail
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
MARI etinc. Potato CrOvE.

In line with the classic case Of the
oyster shippers, cited by President
Hadley of Yale University in his book
on Railroad Transportation, is the case
Of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President futile Of the
Boston & Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. Nothing could better show how
a railroad works for the interest of
the localities which 1t serves.
A main dependence of the farmers OF
the Aroostook region is the potato
crop. aggregating annually eight to
ten million bushels which find a mar
kct largely in Boston and the adjacent
thickly settled regions of New Eng
land. The competition of cheap water
transportation from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these pota-
toes always at a very low level.
Potatoes are also a considerable u t
put of the truck farms of Michigan,
their normal market being obtained III
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other communities of that region.
Not many years ago favorins sun and
rains brought Il tremendous yield OF
potatoes from the Michigan fields. at
normal rates and prices there would
have been a glut of the customary Ear
kets and the potatoes would have rot
ted on the farms. To help tie potato
a.. ,,;IvoolS frnn, AIipnIp4I
made unprecedentedly low rates OH
notatoes to every reachable market,
eyen carrying them in large quantities
10 a place SO remote as Boston. Inc
Aroostook growers had to reduce Inc
rrice ON their potatoes and even then
| could not dispose of them unless lhe
| Boston & Maine Railroad u us
alrnady low rate, which it did. 10y
means Of these low rates, making pos
sibIc low prices, the potato crops %
| hotb Michigan and Maine were hnails
| marketed. Everybody cats potatoes
and that year everybody hau al 'n'
notatoes lie wanted.
while The Michigan railroads mace
rates that would have been fuillo"s y
the railroads, had they been appiiee !,
tho movement of all potatoes at ~
times, to all places. they helped 'neil
nalrons to find markets for them: Luz
Roston & Maine Railroad suffered IL oe
crease in its revenue from potatoes
Int it enabled the Aroostook 1arhnel
f. market their crop and thereby L
ab+ain money which they spent 10
fbo varied supplies which the ran
roads brought to them. II the hlahin'
Of rates were subject to Governments
adjustment such radical anu plomp
Zion could never have been taken
hecause it is we'll established that IL
rate he once reduced by a railfoa'
company 1t cannot be restortu nrooed
The red tape of Governmental proceo 70
,me. If the Michigan railroads ~" ~
poston s. Maine Railroad mad pee,
subjected to Governments nra,' ,'ao,
n.y. would have felt obliged 70 heel
IN their rates as do the ralaaoaas =, =
lance and England and Germans ~ =
',ar governmental hE,itafion anu =
~ ~ notatoes rot.-Exehange.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
Have Too May Potatoes.

In spite of the fact that 5,207,824
bushels of potatoes we're shipped out
of the potato fields of Aroostook from
August, 1904, to March, 1905, an in
crease of IA per cent over the same
period in 1904, hundreds Of thou
sands of bushels yet remain in the
hands of the growers. These will be
made into starch at ruinous prices II
order to prevent absolute loss. Kno2
county has been drawn Oh to supply
coopers to make the barrels for ship
ping this unexpected starch product
and many are forsaking the lime casl
county for a short sojourn in the gar
den of New England.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
Music.

r,,o Iarys have an old tradition Inat "he
the world was done, ras+inp He
"a Cod from His work was reSthns,
$50 called to Him. one BY oHe.1s and
nha shining troops of the anstls' o1
ihe sbauine the wonder ous hot
rrha Master asked Of lis seLNalito -"
- thew OF the vision thousht-
80 white angel, dreaming oer the
marvel before him spread, .oa ,;s
pan+ low in humble ebeisance, iiiteu hAs
voice, and said: ,ro,se from
aone thing only is lacking
:, IN. sn,na of a hallelu.>h by the great
creation sung.
60 God created music-the voices oi iana
- t n song OF the stars revolving IN
one vast harmony. - from the
mt Of the deep uprising, out -
etner of the destined ages thrilled
through the frmament.
r,,,ara among the valleys. the
20 nn,,rmur OF wind-swept mn.
Tbe seas and the bird-thr,iied
utter their voices Waters. echoes OF
songs OF stars ana OF W".s
rsa y ,nica Of primeval nature praislng
Him
49, tha Instruments men have IasAaomeo
since time and the "oiau
young .r nc metal anc
| with gifted fingers giving tne
~. h,,nran voice translating tne
souls wild Joy and pam. hay.
rra.a svveIled the undyfng paean. nav
raised b immortal stTaln'
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
In the course OF a talk on the life of

In the course OF a talk on the life OF
David Brairard at ~Longmeadow the
story Of his expulsion from Yale col
lege came out. Brainard lived in the
time of the evangelist, Jonathan Ed
wards, and 'the great awakening"
with which both men were identified.
Brainard entered Yale In 1888 and
was expelled In his junior year after
being found guilty on the charge Of
having given currency to the state.
ment that a certain tutor had no more
religion than a chair.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

above all, a women who has had
more experience IN treating female ills
than any living person..
Over Cne hundred thousand cases of
fepAle diseases come before Mrs. Pink
lam every year, some personally,
Others by mail, and this has been 70
ing ON for twenty years, day after day.
Surely women are wise in seeking
advice from q woman of such expert
ence, especially VIXEN it is absolutely
free.
Mrs. Pinkham never violates the con-
fidence of women, and every testimo-
NAL letter published is done SO with
the written consent or request OF the
writer, in order that other sick women
MAJ be benefited as they have been.
Mrs. Fred Seydel. of 412 North 54th
Street, West Philadelphia, Pa, writes:
Dear Mrs. pinkham:-
year agoI wrote you a letter asking
advr,e, as had female ills and could not
csrry a child to maturity. I received your
Kind letter of instructions and followed your
sdvice. l am not only a well woman in con-
sequence, but have a beautiful baby girl. 1
wish every suffering woman in the land would
write you for advice, as you have done so
much for me-"
Just as surely as Mrs. Seydel was
cured, will Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cure every
woman suffering from any form of
female Ills.
No other medicine in all the world
has such a record of cures of female
troubles as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Therefore no
prudent woman will accept any substi-
tute which druggist may offer.
If you are sick, write Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for special advice. It is
free and always helpful.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

The Hon. Edward Atkinson boldly
renews his assertion that $65 a year
is enough for a woman to dress on.
But if any woman in the United
States dresses on that sun there is
only one reason for it. thinks the
New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
LASTING RELIEF,

MY nightly rest was broken, owing
to irregular action of the kidneys. I
was suffering intensely from severe
pains in the small Of my back and
through, the kidneys and annoyed by
painful passages Of abnormal secre-
tons. No amount of doctoring relieved
this condition. l took Doan's Kidney
Pills and experienced quick and lasting
relief. Doan.s Kidney Pills will prove
q blessing to all sufferers from kidney
disorders who will give them a fair
trial"
FesterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price SO cents per box.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
Postal Cards Of Peat.

The latest novelty in stationery Is
postal cards made from peat. They
are made in the mills at Celbridge,
County Kildare, Ireland, where an
American has established papermaking
from the peat Of the famous bog of
Allen.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
Didn't Mind.

ri suppose, Jerry" said the eminent
statesman, looking through his peck
etbook for a e dollar bill, like a
lot of other folks nowadays, you
would rather have clean money!"
ooh, that's all right, Senator" said
the cabman, "I don't care how you
made your money"
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
IULAhE UNIVERSITY Of LA.
NEW ORLEANS.

Full courses In Languages, Sciences, En-
cheering, Law, Medicine. Splendid de-
partment for women in Newcomb College.
Tulane makes leaders in all vocations. It's
facilities for instruction in Engineering are
unsurpassed. Unexcelle1 opportunities for
the study of Sugar Oh, m;stry. Many schol-
arships in the academic department. Ex-
4penses low. Board and accommodations in
uolmitories AZ low rat s. Next session
begins October 1st. send for catalogue.
Address,
TIVE REGISTRAR. Gibson Hall.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
MOTIFS AND

II t said that tawning is most
healthful exercise, remarks the Chi
cago News. Now we know what the
magazine poetry departments are for.
Their main purpose is not literary
but therapeutic,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Dynamite and other explosives
should be shipped by railroads under
restrictions which will make CHASTITY
accidents like that at Harrisburg, Pa,
a practical impossibility, declares the
New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
An Ex-Chief Justices Opinion.

Judge o. E. Lochrane, of Georgia, In q
letter to DR.. Biggcrs, states that he never
suffers himself to be without a bottle of DR.
Biggers' Huckleberry Cordial for the relief
of all bowel troubles, Dyscntery, D%iarrhoea,
0tc.
Sold by all Druggists, % and 50e. bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

One size smaller after using Aliens Foo.-
Ease, a powder. # makes tight or new shoe,
Easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating. aching
all druggists and shoe stores. a5c. Don,t a..
cept any substitute. THAI package FnEE by
mail. Address, Allen 3. Olmsted, LEROY. NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

sFTSperm*nert'v cured. No fits ornervonv-
Sess a.ter first dav'shs o'Dr. Kline's Scat
crest s2triaI bottleand treatise ,rae
Dr. Il. h kl1NE, Ltd. ,931 Arch ST.. PhiIa, Pa
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Mrs: Winslow's $ Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlns, softenthe gu ms reduces infamma.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

The cost of the worlds wars since tn,
Crimean war has been $l2, 263, O0O, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

tisos Cure is the best medicine we ever use |
lor all affections OF throat and lun,s.-Wm.
y. ENDsLEY, Vanhureh, Ind, Feb. 10, 1909.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
f.aitaS Can Wear Sb,..

telephen. statiehs. '''-''
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

135 prisons. "N'
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
UNSlGHTLY BALD SPOT
Caused by Sores on Neck-Merciless Itch
ing For Two Years Made Him Wild
-AnOther Cure by CutIcura.

-AnULnef cure hy CUtltura.
For two years my neck was covered
with sores. the humor spreading to my
hair, which fell out, leaving an unsightly
bald spot, and the soreness, inflammation
and merciless itching made me wild.
Friends advised Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment, and after a few applications the tor.
ment subsidized, to my great JOY. The sores
soon disappeared, and my hair grew again,
as thick and healthy as ever. | shall al
ways recommend Cuticura. (Signed) II.
J.. Spalding, 104 W 10th st., N. Y. City,"
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Colorado is to have another forest re
serve Of l,Ol4, 926 acres.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Itch cured in 80 minut " by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion, Never Tails. Sold hy all
dsruggi, ts, 81. Mail orders promptly filled
by DIR. Is. Detchon. Charlottesville, Ind.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

The horse supply Of the world is abou,
$4,000, 900 animals.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Indianians spent $6,00O,o00 a year
attempting to cure themselves, and
only o%ne-fourt:l Of that amount to prc-
vent disease. We don't seem to take
much stock any more in the old
adage about the ounce Of prevention
and pound of cure, asserts the Column
b:a City Commercial-Mail.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE,
Women Obtain Mrs. pinkham,s
Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands to Ha.st,,
How Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound Cured hrs. Fred Seydel,

It Is a great
satisfaction for a
woman TO feel that
she can write to
another her
the o private
and confidential
details about her
illness, and know
that her letter will
be seen Wy a wo-
man only, 9 wo-
man full OF gym
patty for her
sick sisters. and
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Three miles in eleven minutes was
the record made the other day by a
New York hospital a~mbulance-a
plain, ordinary, old-fashioned horse
ambulance into the bargain. And no.
body objected to the fast driving,
least of all the mar whose life Was
saved by it.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

Mr.. Carnegie provides q retiring
pension for every superannuated pro-
lessor in the county. Some OF our
readers will know SO much more
about this subject than we do that we
hesitate to express an opinion, but
we will mildly inquire whether what
is called academic freedom will in
any way be affected in the colleges
that accept Mr.. Carnegie's bounty
Will an invisible paddock be placed
upon the lips of every professor VINO
expects to take advantage OF THIS
wipdfall when his term OF service is
over. asks the Christian Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

The work Of the creative artist
author. musician, poet, painter, sculp'
n--brinss pleasure to him in the do
ing and pleasure to those who view
the finished product, philosophers the
New York Journal. Perhaps the work
of one who sits in a granite office on
New York's busiest street, diligently
rolling up more dollars and shreWdly
wrestling from others their opportunf-
Ties to work, except al hirelings, may
bring him pleasure, but what good
does it do the world? How ossifed
must be the brain that finds in this
money-makjng grind It's chief joy in
life! Small wonder that 1t turns to
Holy Writ for comforter in the vain
nope Of finding excuse.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19
MEnInAI DEPARTMENT,

v,TutsRs UNIVERSITY Or ou,s. .n 10th
hi ample laboratories and abundant hospital
materials are uneauallcd. Free access Is given
70 the great Charity Hospital with so PEGS ana
$4,000 patients annually. Special instruction. Is
given daily at the bedside of the SICK: Inc
next session begins October 18TH, Tvs Su
catalogue and rma address
fskDF. = = ~ IAIL t4E. NJ u, Dea7.
r %. 8rnwer 2GI. NEW La.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

There are three ways to learn the
value of a dollar, states the Troy
CNan.) Chief. The first is to spend
it and see what you get for it. The
second is to earn it and see what you
give for it. The third is to save 1t
and yearn for all the things it might
buy if you were weak enough to
| spend 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-08-19

The gold mining industry in South
Africa has at last fully recovered
from the effects of the war, states
the New York Tribune. The outDu'
from the Rand Is now greater thar
ever before Ill the history ct that
treasure land. 1t is to be expected
that the general prosperity of the
whole country will similarly increase
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-16
New COMMANDMENTS.

The following from AN exchange
will make good set Of rules to 60 by
during the present year.
1. Thou shalt not 90 away frem
home to do any trading, nor thy SON or
daughter.
ii. Thou shalt patronize thy home
merchants and thy home printer, for
yea, verify doth thy home printer
spread the glad tidings of thy goodness
and greatness and many will patronizs
thee.
I'LL Thou shalt employ thy home
mechanics, and thy home laundry that
they may not be driven from their
homes to find bread for their little ones.
Nv. Thou shalt not ask for credit as
goods cost much and the merchants
brain is hardened with bills. His child
rem ciamor daily for bread and his
wife abideth at home for lack of sue h
raimentas adorneth her sister, Blessed !.
yea, thrice blessed, 10 the man who pays
cash.
v. Thou shalt not ask for reduced
price on thine "infiuance," for guile
il in thy heart and the merchants
readeth 1t like an open book He
laugheth yon to scorn and shoute.h to
his clerks, "Ha, ha."
vi. Thon shalt do whatever lieth in
thy power to encourage and promote
the welfare of thine own town and
thine own people.
VII Thou shalt not suffer the
voice Of pride to overcome thee and
il other towns entice thee, consent
thou not for thou mayest be deceived.
VIII. Thou shalt spend thy earnings
at home that they may return from
whence they came and give nurish-
ment to such as may come after thee.
TX. Thou shalt not bear false wif.
ness against the town wherein thou
dwellest but speak well of it to all mon.
X. Thou shalt keep these command.
ments and teach them to thy children
even unto the third and fourth gener-
atoms that they mayl be made to
flourish and grow in plenty when
thou art laid to rest with thy fathers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-16
Good see1 Grain Special
to Arrive 11:2O a. m.
in this City and
the Professors
Will Talk
ON GOOD SEED WHEAT.
A Forty. five Minute Talk on this
Subject Which Will Take
Place at the Time Men,
toned in the Court
HOuse.-Farmers
Should Attend.

1t has been talked for some time that
the Milwaukee road would run ''gooG
seed" special, and arrangements were
recently perfected. This special will
arrived in Webster at 1890 on the
morning Of February 20, and the meet
ing will be held in the court room inn
mediately after the train arrives.
On the train will be Professor @. B.
Bull, Of the Minnesota experimental
station, Professor Boss, of the state
farm at st. Anthony Park, Minnesota.
Professor e. @. Chilcott, of the depart
ment of agronomy of the South Dakota
agricultural college at Brookings, and
A. w. Wheeler, botanist and entor-
mologist Of the South Dakota college.
At this point is the only stop between
Summit and Andover and the farmers
who can attend this meeting and listen
to the talk on good seed wheat varieties
and the Improvement of species. should
be present. The talk and discussion
will last Is minutes.
1t lie the plan of the promoters TO
have the meeting presided over by
some local man and 70 this end VIM
Sheelar has been selected and to
interest the farmers that the discussion
may continue ON this important qaes-
ten. The experts accompanying the
train viii illustrate their talks by charts
and photographs showing actual results
Of experiments. Comparison Of results
At experiment stations with results
obtained from practical work on the
farm will be invited. A quantity OF
printed matter covering the subject Of
good seed will be ON hand for distribu-
ton. tf N
The effect Of the visit of che special
viii be to draw ont information from
ever corner as to the quantity and quail
ity of the seed wheat on hand. Ifit in
found that there is seed wheat Of dea-
cient quality it win be reported to the
state investigators aud prompt relief
viii be forthcoming.
Farmers. this meeting 10 to help you.
Be in the conrt room at 1l:20a. m. of
Wednesday February %.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-16

cial bonds to limit their liabilities
was passed.
H b 30, defining swindler and
confidence man and providing pen
atty for the practice was passed.
H B 50, fixing the fee for pupils
outside of district attending public
schools at 81 per month was passed.
II B so, creating board of veter-
mary surgeons consisting Of the
stan !, veterinary and two others and
defining their duties, was read third
time. Rogde moved that H B 81,
be referred to committee of one,
with instructions to amend the same
by striking out all of section 5, and
by inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing. section 5. nothing in this
act shall prevent or prohibit any
persen from practicing veterinary
surgery, dentistry or medicine in the
State Of South Dakota. who shall
have practiced veterinary surgery,
dentistry or medicine for al least
FIVE years prior to the time Of TAX
ing effect OF this act. And any per-
son who has practiced veterinary
surgery, dentistry or medicine for at
least five years prior to the time of
taking effect of this act, shall be
entitled to receive from the board Of
veterinary surgeons certificate or
license to practice veterinary surg
cry, dentistry or medicine in the
State of South Dakota, on present.
ing TO said board his affidavit and
the affidavit of at least one other
person, stating the time, he, the
applicant for such license, has prac-
ticcd veterinary surgery, dentistry or
medicine, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Stokes moved that the bill be
referred to the committee on live
stock and the motion prevailed.
II B IS, providing for the test of
eyes and ears OF school children, was
read third time. Zafft moved the
bill. be indefinitely postponed, which
motion lost. the bill then passed by
a vote of 50 to 20.
X B 80, providing that the state
auditor shall include county finan-
cial statements in his annual report
and compelling county officials to
furnish him with necessary dates,
was read third time and passed.
III B 1l2, a bill for an act entitled
an act, to provide for a state food
and dairy department, to prevent
the adulteration, misbranding and
imitation of foods and beverages,
candies and condiments and regulat-
ing the manufacture and sale Of
dairy products, read third time and
passed.
Senate Wednesday.
The following bills introduced.
SB 1870, Payne, bill for an act
entitled an act to empower county