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The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
FORESTS DUE TO THE FOGG.
Peculiar Conditions Found to Exist
the CONGO Valley.

the Congo Valley.
A peculiar climatic feature exists
in the southern part Of the Congo val
ley for 10 degrees south CT the equa
tor The rivers and lakes are fount
to be bordered with q dense vegeta
ton, which extends cut from the wa
ter a distance prOportioncd to the eX
tent of the water surface. Adiacen'
hills and mountains are often covered
with dense vegetation on one sid
and are bare on the other. Beyond
this bordering vegetation there are
plains, almost treeless or with small
scrub growth and thin grass.
The explanation is given as fol
lows: From May to October there /!
a dry season, with hot days and fair
ly cool nights (often so degrees Fair
-enheit.)' The evaporation of the day
time is followed by condensation int
fog at night. This fog noistens tn
country adjacent to the water SUI
faces and causes a lu1uriant growth
OF vegetation. The morning wind;
blow the fog against the exposed side
of hills and mountains and up the val
leys of tributary streams. Whereve
the fog is not carried the country i
dry.
The natives reflect this character
istic of their hills by shaving off tlei
hair from II side of their heads
Dense forests are found where tn
fogs prevail, while out CT range O
this moisture there is only q sparsD
vegetation.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
NERVOUSNESS AND
WEAKNESS CURED
BY PE.Ru.NA,

Miss Sadie Robinson, 4 Rand street,
Maiden, Mass, writes:
"Peruna was recommended to me about
a year ago as an excellent remedy for the
troubles peculiar to our sex, and as | found
that ali that was said Of this medicine was
true, | am pleased to endorse it.
II BEGAN o as, it about seue,,
months ago for are tEnesS aud uerr-
BUSINESS, caused from ocerWos.!c and
steep!essftess, and found that in d
feU days L began to groW strong. ma
appetite increased and L began ia
steep better, consequently my nerv-
passed array and III ueak-
ness IN tie petoic organs soon dis
appeared ana 4 have been acelI
and strong cUer sfnce.n
Address DIR. S. B. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus
o., for free medical advice. All CORES:
pondence strictly confidential
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Streets Of the WcrId,

"The highest street in the world
said a globe trotter, "is Main street
In Denver. The richest is Fifth ave
nue. in New York. The widest is Mar
ket street in Philadelphia. The short
est is the Rue Bile in Paris; this
street is only twenty feet long.
"The dirtiest street is Tchang-tsi
in Nankin. The cleanest is the Vie
CASTLE in Seville. The most aristo
cratic is Grosvenor place, London
The most beautiful is the Avenue des
Champs Elysees, Paris.
The narrowest street is Via Sol, Ha
vana, which has a width of forty-twt
inches. The ugliest street is consid
cred by many foreign artists ane
architects to be u Broadway, with
it's s~kyscrapers."
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The odor CT the sassafras tea cir
culates around the private Office of
Acting Secretary Adee in the state de-
partment, Washington, these days.
Two months in the year Mr.. Adee
drinks tea, but in March and April
he brews s~assafras by way of spring
medicine. He has a tiny brewing out
fit tucked away in his desk and when
the thirst m upon him he boils
a little water and makes him a cup of
tea. And no matter what weighty in
ternational problem is under discus
sion Mr.. Adee sets it aside for a few
minutes when the time for such re-
freshment arrives.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
FOOD IN SERMONS.
Feed the Dominic Right and the Sermons
Are Brilliant.

A conscientious, Woodworking ana
eminently successful clergyman writer
Il am glad to bear testimony TO tL~
pleasure and increased measure OF
efficiency and health that have come 10
me from adopting Grape-Nuts food az
one of my articles of diet.
For several years | was much DIS
tressed during the early Part OF eaci
day by indigestion. Ny ~breakfast,
usually consisting of eatmeaa milk and
eggs, seemed to turn sour ard faiied
10 digest. After dinner the headache
and other symptoms following the
breakfast would wear away, only TO re-
turn, however, next morning.
Having heard of Grape-Nuts food,
finally concluded to give it a fair tria..
4 quit the use of oatmeal and eggs, ana
made my breakfasts Of Grape-Nuts,
cream, toast and Postum. lie fesait
was surprising in improved health ana
total absence of the distress that had,
for so long a time, followed the morn
ing meal. My digestion became
MUiCC IHUEp SutiSitItoly thS
ceased, and the old feeling OF energy
returned, Since That time, four years
ago, / have always lad Grapc-Nuts
food on my breakfast table.
4 was delighted to fiIid :tise. tiiat
whereas before | began to use rape
Nuts food I was quite nervous ana pc
came easily wearied in the Work q
preparing ermon and In study, q
marked improvement IN this respect re
suited from the change in my diet. !
am convinced that Grape-Nuss foot
produced this result and helped me to q
sturdy condition of mental and physical
strength.
81 have known several persons Who
were formerly troubled rs was, ana
who have been helped us ! have Deeh'
by the use of Grape-Nuts eaod, on my
Recommendation, among whom may ne
mentioned the Rev. - now g MIS-
sionary to China Name given ~
Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's Il reason"
Read the little book, THE Road 20
NellYille," In each pkg.
HWE"rG
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
PEDDLlNG HER OWN PUPS,
Newfoundland Dog Carries Basket ii
Which OFFSPRING Are for Sale,

Newfoundland Dog Carries Basket in
Which Offspring Are for Sale.
Many compassionate persons have
sympathized with a mother who for
several days has walked the business
districts soliciting purchasers for her
offspring. The mother Is a big New.
~foundland dog. She carries three
handsome puppies in a basket plac'
arded For Sale" and proudly
marches along the street, following
the Footsteps of her owner. Her fond
interest in the puppies welfare gives
a pathetic touch to the method of her
master in attempting to dispose OF
them.
When people stop to examine the
puppies the proud mother sets the
basket down gently and caresses the
trio. Il know 1t seems tough to have
her peddling the pups" exclaimed the
owner to a tender-hearted on-looker,
but they're not all for sale. I'm keep
ing one for her.'-Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Candle Shot Through Board.

Concerning the shooting of a car
die through a board, a correspondent
writes: I'VE selected a weather
beaten pine-fence board as a target
and loaded the gun with three drains
of black powder, followed by an Or
binary 'stearine' candle, which fitted
tightly. The candle passed through.
making a clear-cut hole, and buried
itself in the sand back of the target
The candle, while somewhat torn:
was still far from shs p~eless."
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Kidney Pills l told
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved me OF kid
ney trouble, dis
posed Of q lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the Shout
der blades. During
the interval which
has elapsed | have
had occasion to re-
sort to Doan's Kid
ney Pills when l
noticed warnings of
an attack On e0ch
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Luck Of a Crocodile.

A crocodile, 5 feet in length from
tip to tail, was caught in the upper
reaches of the Singapore river some
days ago.
The superstitious coolies declared
the saurian to be the god of the
river" and after painting some sac,
red Chinese characters on its back
with white RANT, they put 1t back
into the river to the accompaniment
Of much cracker 1ring-South China
Post,
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
an attack. On

and every occasion the results obtained
were just as satisfactory as when the
pills were first brought to my notice.
| just as emphatically endorse the
preparation to-day as l did over two
years ago."
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price 80 cents per box
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
sixty Years In Business

Simon w. Smaller, the oldest iyory
worker, lives at I%Voryton, Conn. Mr..
Smaller is in his 18th year, and from
the time he was 10 until the present
day has been connected with the ivory
business.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
The Five Rows

T. D.. Meador writes: Have five children
and under no circumstance would I be
without DR.. Biggers' Huckleberry Cordial in
my house, especially during the fruit sea.
son. The result in its use is very CRAFTY.
ing. FOR az stomach and bowel troubles.
sold by all Druggists, % and soc. bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
MAKING SEA SALT.

Great Industry Carried On IN Can
fornia.
Twenty Dutch Windmills ana W.
rn;nese pumps raise 100000 gallons OF
brine each minute. How the
tion process in carried on:
The great natural deposits OF rock
alt found lii various localities IN the
= region west Of the Rocky Noun
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

A Connecticut woman killed herself be-
cause the weather was bad.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

am sure Pi5o's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THOMAS Rob-
ERTs, Maple St., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethins, soften the gums. reduces infamma-
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
AL DIN. OUi,

Veteran Joshua Heller, of FOG South
Walnut street, Urbana, Ill, says: "In
the fall of 1899, after taking Doan's
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Wanted PaiIbearers Paio,

The will of Catherine MCGOWAN OF
Baltimore, Md, offered for probate il
the orphans court, provides that the
six men who shall be asked to serve
as her p~allbearers shall be paid $?
apiece for so acting.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Sassafras Tea His Tonic.

The present fashion of shoes was intro
duced into England in 1853.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

dIioy tou dHd
make you irritable; you can't sleep,
you are unable to quietly and calmly
perform your daily tasks or care for
your children.
The relation of the nerves and gen
erative organs in women is SO close
that nine-tenths of the nervous pros
tration, nervous debility, the blues,
sleeplessness and nervous irritability
arise from some arrangement of the
organism which makes Her a
Fits of depressioI9 or restlessness and
i%rritability. Spirits easily affected. SO
that one minute she laughs, the next
minute weeps. Pain in the ovaries and
between the she ulders. Loss of voice;
nervous dyspe' STA. A tendency to cry
at the least pr vocation. All this points
to nervous pr 'stratlon.
Nothing wAl relieve this distressing
condition and prevent months of pros
tration and sui. aring S o surely as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
hrs. M. E. Shot ;ell, of 1O3 Flatbush
Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:
II cannot EXPIRE. the wonderful relief |
nave experienced tS taking Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable compound. | suffered for
a long tim with nervous prostratlon, BACK,
ache, headache, loss of appetite. could
not sleep and would walk the floor almost
every night.
II had three doctors and got no better, and
life was a burden. | WAS advised to try
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
AID it has worked wonders for me.
Il am q we'll woman, IN nervousness is all
gone and my friends soy l look ten years
younger"
Will not the volumes of letters from
women made strong by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound convince
all ONE of it's virtues? Surely you
cannot wish to remain sick and weak
aud discouraged, exhausted each day,
when you can be as easily cured as
other vomen
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foo:-Ease.
A powder. 1t rests tho feet. Cures Cor1,,
Bunions. ) Sollen, Soro, TO-, Catlous, Achin;
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allon'3
Foot Elso makes new ortlght shoes el5y. A.
all Druggists and Shoe stores, rs cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE,
Address, Allen s. Ol,nsted, Leroy, N. 7.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

ZONE TO MONTANA-A youth:nkinEo &C! arg-
ling loca in? S n Sc. in ia ins or f l inf -
y alton t. sol. dina e, prics'f farm Ia rh md n
Cue nen s to j me see e s.Wr,s I'd 70 grain ss,n-
pies al rel able .tatisti g. A dress, Jones * Kelly.
Iozcman. Mo lana. lietcren e-Cun'l Ma i Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

FITopermanentiy cured. No nts orncrvcus-
ness after first days uso Of Dr.. klinc's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trial bottleand treatise free
DR.. II. H. KLINE, Ltd. ,931 Arch St., Ihiia., Pa,
A London daily paper has opened a Joke
department.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

The baobab trees of Senegambia are
believed-to be the oldest living trees
on earth. Some scientists have put
the age of one of these trees at C000
wears.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
AN AWFUL SKIN NJ
Covered Head, Neck and tS-Suf-
fered Agony For Twenty-Five Years
Until Cured by Cuticura.

"For twenty five years ] suffered agony
from a terrible humor, completely covering
my head, neck and shoulders, diseharging
matter of such offensiveness to sight and
smell that | became an object OF dread. |
consulted the most able doctors far and
near, to no avail. Then l got Cuticura,
and in a surprisingly short time | was COM
pietely cured. 1 advise all those suffering
from skin humors to get Cuticura and end
their misery at once. S. 7. keyes, 140
Congress Street, Boston, Mass"
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
GREAT SUMNER DISCOUNT.

FOR ALL SEWIN MAJ
CHINE Standard Goods
Only, Free catalogue to
Dealers. BlELOCk
MFG. CO., 9lJ Locus'
St. ST. LOUIS. MO.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22
Nervous Women
Their Sufforings Arc Usually
Due to Uterine Disorders
Perhaps UnsuoPected
A MEDICINE THAT CURES

, Can we dispute
the well known
thatAmericar
women are e
| How often do VIC
hear the express
sion, II am SO ner
Ivous. it seems as il
I should tly;' or.
Don't speak t.
me- Little things
annoy you and
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-22

A Pennsylvania man says that the worl
will last ONLY three wears.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

man, who, accompanied by his son, Wis
tied the land of the midnight sun. He
found the country very interesting, but
owing to limited time, did not have q
chance to see very much of 1t. He re-
marked, however,: HiThis is my first
visit to Norway, but I am bound to
make at least another one. l must see
more Of this country, with its unique
scenery-I am coming back, you can
depend on that.''
And, indeed, it would be hard to find
grander scenery or better place for
rest and recreation. Norway is a nat
ural sanatorium, where the overstrained
may find rest, whether you have over
exerted yourself in trying to corner the
wheat market, or are unstrung because
you happened to land in southern
Europe first, and for weeks have been
doing so many dozens Of old cathedrals,
museums and art galleries. When you
come to Norway you have chance to
rest, as the museums are few and the
cathedrals still fewer. There are few
art treasures, according to the European
standard. Regarding the sights of Nor
way, it may truthfully be said that
God made them all, man hardly any
thing.
; The ziegler Polar Expedition.
Mr.. ziegler is dead and gone, SO Is
the ship America, on board which Mr..
Fiala with his men went in search of
the north pole. The first Ziegler expe-
dition under the leadership of Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
HE WAS AN AMATEUR
Real Golfer Would Never Have Said
Shoot
Duluth News-Tribune.

Two little street arabs had been
pressed into service as caddies at the
Northland Country club links during
the recent sessions of the Minnesota
Golf association. They toiled YEARLY
over the course in the rear of their re-
spective principals for the greater part
of a day AS the sun wore westward
looks of disgust settled darker and
darker upon the small, unwashed faces.
Finally they met at a putting green.
Each, looked at the other as If some-
thihk which he could in nowise COM
prehend was. clouding his mind.
One Of the players, after an elab-
crate preparation, let drive at the
whited spheroid which lay upon the
tiny anthill He not only missed the
bali, but his club was demolished. He
stood perfectly still for a moment, re-
garding the havoc he had wrought with
deep displeasure. Then he Missed,
"Shoot.0
The lads could stand no more. Jaw,
come on, Bill said one. Let IS 90
downtown where the men isl" And
they went.
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fisheries, have also brought very good
returns this summer, and reports OF
good catches still come from the coast
districts around Christiansand. The sal
mon fisheries, which for years have
been on the decline, have also gone
above the expectation this season. SO
it may be truthfully said that Norway
has had very good year.
The Tourist Traffic.
Another item that every year be-
comes of greater and greater import
ance is the tourist traffic and what it
brings in good hard cash. This year
everybody felt sure that the number OF
visitors would be small, inasmuch as
war-talk filed the yellow journals, and
everything was uncertain. Nobody
knew exactly what the next day would
bring. Now that the tourist season IS
practically over, we may look back
upon the results.
That the Swedes stayed away is true
for only few of them came. But
their absence was more than counter
balanced by the influx of travellers OF
other nations. The Americans did not
fail to show up, and in greater numbers
than ever The Germans apparently
tried to make up for the absence Of the
kaiser, who owing to the, situation had
to give up this year his favorite Nor
way summer trip, which he has taken
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

that visit the island frequently. Dur
ing the summer season some OF the
great German tourist steamers from
Hamburg also call at the island, and,
Of course, they will always carry mail.
Take Care of Your Money.
About two years ago wrote to 7 h 9
Journal about a Norwegian postal
clerk who had rifled hundreds Of letters
from America, in a number Of which
t tHe' for 'G two years. It seems that
neither the well-meaning : people in
America nor all the postal clerks in
Norway became any wiser by the Incl
dent. They still send dollar notes in
closed in common letters and at least
| one postal clerk in Norway has been
onto the game for two years, and in
that period has rifled about 1900 let
| tiers and secured [ do not know how
many dollars. He admits having taken
out $50 from such letters the last week
he operated Now will people be good
and use postal money orders, bank
checks or any other safe method for
| transmitting money to their friends in
the old country? The clerk received a
sentence of three years imprisonment
Notable Norwegians Dead.
Two well-known Norwegians passed
away in August-Admiral lhlen ano
Director of Telegraphs Rasmussen. :
Admiral Nils Ihlen was born july IS
| 1924, at Holmestrand, where his father
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In II

n t i "a . AZ
Baldwin proved a failure, but Mr.. zieg-
Ter had made millions out Of baking
powder and he was bound to spend
some Of them on arctic explorations.
The return Of the Fala expedition, on
board the auxiliary steamer Terra
Nova was big event in this country,
where arctic explorations have always
been followed with. great interest ever
since since the days when e Nansen and syer-
The scientific results Of the two
years stay in the frozen north are
said to be satisfactory. But the record
for coming near the pole is far below
previous accomplishments. On Nov. 13,
1903, the America was crushed to pieces
by heavy ice, and finally disappeared,
together with a consid erable portion of
the provisions. Despite the numerous
attempts and the many hardships gone
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
ss.SITUA TON, NOT THE ONLY
TOPIC IN CHRLS7IANLA
Commercial and Industrial Activities Mouing For,uar
Without Much Friction Tourist 7raUel Better Than
EUer-Good Crops and Big Catch in the Fisheries Make
Outlook for Prosperity Good.
BY M. ALoER.

Christiania, Norway, Aug. 2S.-The
"situation has been-and still is
holding the center of the stage ever
since that memorable day, June Z. In
deed, the good people Of the northwest
may have begun to think that the peo-
pie Of this country have dropped every
thing else to watch the developments
Of the Situation. - Such is not the
case, however. Everything in the lines
of commerce and industries has been
going on as if nothing unusual had
taken place in the political world. That
not many new enterprises have been
started is, of course, true, but nobody
could expect that. =
The crop reports are very encourag-
ing. The rain so much needed came in
due time and was followed blythe proper
amount of sunshine. The farmers have,
therefore, every reason to be satisfied
with the yield, which is far above that
Of any of the last four or five years.
The fisheries, especially the mackere]
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was a shipowner. Besides his duties
as a naval officer, Admiral Ihlen took
an active part in affairs connected with
Norwegian shipping. Since 1866 he has
been the leading spirit in and chief
for Norsk Veritas, which CORE
ter. He died at the agesof 81 at Bore,
near Horton.
Jonas SEVERN Rasmussen was born
at Bergen in 1850. He is the man who
has brought the telegraph and tele-
phone system of Norway up to it's pres
emit high standard. Especially the Nor
wegian telephone system, which is one
Of the best, # not the very best, in the
of his energetic work. Mr.. Rasmussen
was a man who enjoyed the full con
fidence Of his fellow citizens and he
was time and again elected member Of
the Christiania city council.
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NEBRASKA WOMAN,.S STORY
OF ROYAL BIRTH AND RICHES
So Strange that the Authorities Place Her and Her Husband
in a Madhouse-PearLs Waist Indicate
Her Nobility.

Special to The journal.
Wakefield, Neb., Sept. 16.-Upon
string of ten pearls, worth $4,000,
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way will next year have a chance to
welcome her most famous tourist, En-
peror Wilhelm, once more.
Even at the present writing, many.
tourists may be seen on the streets OF
Christiania, and in the last week one
French and one English tourist steamer,
each having several hundred passengers
on board, have been visiting the port OF
Christiania.
On the best authority / learn that
the present season so far from being
failure, as was by many predicted, has
been as good, If not better, than any
previous tourist season the country ever
had.
What a stream Of travellers Norway
will have next year, because everybody
will want to have a look at the conn-
try where they can have such gen
tlemanly' revolution.
Minnesota has been fairly well repre-
sented among the travellers. BY. this
I do not mean Norwegian Americans,
who have been paying visit to the
cold country but real natives Of the
North Star state, who never had seen
Norway before. Among such visitors
was James 7. McCleary, the congress
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

regularly for the last fifteen years.
There is no sign, however, that Norway
does not still occupy a tender spot in
the emperor g heart. AS usual he has
this year sent his annual donation OF
1000 kroner for the restoration of the
old cathedral at Trondhjem, and when
he heard Of the engagement OF the
daughter Of the German consul at
Trondhjem, (the consul being Norwe-
gian citizen), he promptly sent 9 cable
The intended bride. Likewise when
the wife of the German consul (also
Norwegian) at Bergen died, he ordered
the German consul general at Chris
tiania to proceed to Bergen and be
present at the funeral as the represen-
tative Of the emperor, and on his bhaf
to place a beautiful wreath on her grave.
Thus, there is every Indication that Nor