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The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
De Trop.

When he entered the Art Gallery
somehow Percy felt Immediately that
he was out of place.
He was naturally discounted at the
presence of SO many patronesses. lie
had counted only on two and there
were twenty or thirty Of them.
Percy felt for his butterfly tie. He
also had on a sack coat, though it
was four in the afternoon. He car
ried a soft hat. Poor Percy!
He stood idly by and heard the con-
versation for a while, and then beat
his breast in silent misery. Could it
be that at such a social function his
presence had been secretly noticed.
He felt much ashamed.
1T is true" said Percy, as he stole
away in secret, that l painted the
principal picture in the collection
yet why should I, a mere artist, be at
ease in such a gathering?'-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
LIGHTING LORE
kcETILENE Ex ELS AS AN lLLV'
MiNkMT.

Gas For Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cities and Large Towns, Now In Cen
e:al Use In the Country.
The satisfactory lighting of suburban
and country homes requires that the
g used shall be Convenient, saTe.
economical and furnish a brilliant, PEN
etrating, effu!gent light.
Everybody admits that these are not
the characteristics Of the candle or
kerosene lamp, which, formerly, were
the only feasible mean OF producing
light for domestic use in the rural dis
tricts.
For generations there was a crying
need. a yearning for something better,
which was not satisfied. \ few years
ago deliverance caine il the shape OF
the chemical compound. Calcium Car
bide, from which, by the simple appil-
cation of water. the gas Acetylene is
derived. Acetylene meets all the re-
quirements fully and admirably and IS
being generally used.
Common lime and carbon in the form
of coke or coal are the raw materials
which, fused in an intensely heated
furnace, make Calcium Carbide, and
there is no difficulty in obtaining it i'll
any part of the country.
The machine into which the Calcium
Carbide is fed and from which the
A~cetylene is distributed through the
building to be lighted. is but little iarS-
er than a thirty-galion milk can, anu
of the same general form. 1t is easily
and cheaply installed, either III the cell
lar or in an o%utbuilding.
The light from burning Acetylene is
exquisite. and lighting experts agree
that it surpasses all other known illu-
minants. It does not faint the air nor
strain the eyes, and is not objection
able in any respect. Every up-to-date
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetyiene light.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
DelinhtfuI a

Professor Albert Hem. the well
known geologist and Alp:n:st of Zu-
rich, has just described, at a meet
ing of the Swiss Alpine Club, the
sensations which he experienceI
while falling from a precipice On the
Saentis Alps.
He was not troubled in his breath.
ing, and felt none OF the paralyzing
terror which so often oyerwhelms
men when face to face with some
sudden and awful catastrophe. He
felt tranquil, but endowed with an IN
usual mental activity; varied
thoughts and ideas flashed rapidly
through his brain, and a thousand
lo~ng-forgotten incidents of his past
life came pleasantly to his memory.
Then came q sound of soft and
soothing music, and at the instant
that he knew that he had struck thu
ground he lost consciousness abso-
lutely without pain or the slightest
sensation Of shock.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Fighting.

What Is needed in military as well
s Industrial warfare is science, said
lord Roberts at a recent meeting OF
the London Chamber of Commerce.
Great Bri ain could not be successful
against an enemy of anything like
equal strength, because she has failed
to appreciate the value Of modern
science In warfare.
LESS attention should be paid he
said, ITO such trivial matters as the
shapes of headdresses or the cuts OF
jackets, and more given to the science
OF actual fighting. The japanese a
been successful because OF their
scientific spirit, and it was becoming
palmer every day that intellectual eff
cheney is a truer safeguard of a No
ton than physical strength.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

work, l feel safe in saying, commensu-
rate with the skill of the operator.
This camera takes twenty-five pictures
upon a film five-eighth inch wide, made
by cutting a conveniently wide corn
mercial film into strips. This stripping
process has to be done in the dark
room. and is best accomplished by u.s.
ing a sharp knife, cutting against
glass, the knife being guided by a me-
tallic-edged rule.
It may not be out Of place to say
right here that my best negatives were
obtained by using q weak developer
and by suspending the film in a red
bottle, which allowed me to view the
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Tired, nervous and irritable, the
mother is unfit to care for her chill
dren, and hercondition ruins the child's
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed, as
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache, headache, bearing-down pains or
displacement. making life a burden.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for this
condition. It strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements and Irregularities. .
Such testimony as the following
should convince women of its value:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham .
"Iwant to tell you how much good Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done me.
/ suffered for eight years with ovarian
troubles. | was nervous, tired and IT.
ritable, and it did not seem as thought could
stand it any longer, as I had five children to
care for. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was recommended and it has en-,
tirely cured me. Icannot thank you enough
for your letter Of advice and for what Lydia
E. Pinkhamis Vegetable Compound has done
for me.-Mrs. PHI. Hoffman, 100 Himrod
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y"
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women
free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
GET POWER.
rhe supp,r comes From FOOD.

If we get power from food. why no
strive to get al the power we can.
That is only possible by use OF skiiful-
III selected food that exactly fits tie
requirements OF the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not a good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs | suf-
fered g~rievously for a long time from
stomach troubles" writes a lady from
d little town in Missouri.
1T seemed as if J would never be
able to find ont the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that I could eat would stay on my
stomach. Every attempt gave me,
heartburn and filed my stomach with
gas. / got thinner and thinner until |
literally became d living skeleton, and
in time was compelled to keep TO my
bed.
VA few months ago I Was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that I have kept up its use ever since
/ was surprised at the ease with which
I digested it. 1t proved to be just
what I needed. All my unpleasant
symptoms, the heartburn, the Undated
feeling which gave me SO much pain
disappeared. Ny weight gradually
increased from 9S to 1I6 lbs, M figure
rounded out, my strength came back.
ana am now able to do my house
work and enjoy it. The Grape-Nuts
food did it, Name given BY Postum
CO, BatfIe Creek, Mich.
d fen days trial win show any q
some facts about food
saThera,s 4 reason
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Pay Days In Norway.

In Norway on pay days saloons are
closed and savings banks open I'M
til midnight. Servant girls hire tor
half a year at a time by contract
at public registry offices. There Is a
telegraph box on every street car.
One writes the message, puts on the
right number of stamps, and drops 1t
in the box. Farmers can borrow
money from the government at three
per cent. There are practically no
illiterates. The average wage earn
ings are $3S a year. There are more
reindeer than horses, more sheep
than cows.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Protection Tor Ruins.
Great Britain's government has {

Great Britain's government has de-
cidea to'secure and protect for the
nation the ancient ramparts erected
by Edward I. around the town Of Ber-
wtck-on-Tweel. These RUNS are Of
great ANTIQUARIAN ard historical
value. They form one Of the most In
teresting monuments Of the bitter
strife that existed for centuries be-
tween England and Scotland, as they
are situated right on the border. The
walls include the old bell tower from
which a faring beacon gave warning
% the English farmers Of the ap-
proach of the bands of narauding
Scots,-New York Close.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Miniature CAMERAS.

Most of us have seen small cameras,
says a writer in the Scientific Amerl-
can. In fact, comparatively small ones
are to be found upon the market.
Upon close examination, however, we
find that the smallest boX-camera tltted
with finder, shutter, stops and dla-
phragh is rather cumbersome to carry
in the pocket. If it were no quite nee
essnry to have q finder and the rest OF
the accessories. we would probably
have little difficulty in locating some
very small cameras of the pin-llole
type. which make very unsatisfactory
instruments for anything but expert
ment.
Referring to the illustration, we have
two cameras photographed upon a
mans hand. so as to show their rela-
five sizes. The smallest one in the
ricture. the outside measurements OF
which are one and one-fourth inch by
one and one-fourth inch by Il ana
three-fourth inch, requires only a brief
description, as it is merely a single
exposure camera, having few of the
necessary features that go to make
up the practical instrument. This little
camera will take a picture three-fourth
inch by tllree-fourth inch, and is pro-
vided with a disk shutter set for in
Simultaneous exposures.
The larger camera shown in the pho
tograph is quite complete in every
Detail, and is capable of turning out
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Profits in Begging.

1t is calculated that 1000 persont
make a living in London by begging,
and that their average income
amounts to about S~1,500,000 a year.
Last year 1895 persons were arrest
ed for begging in the streets, Of whom
more than 1,5G0 were sentenced to
terms of Imprisonment varying from
one week to three months. Many Of
these objects of charity were found
in possession of sums of money, and
even of bank-5ooks showing very
'>.ndsome deposits.-Chicago Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Dvinn Made Easv.

One of the modern schemes of ply.
steal Development that has won favor
is a systematic method Of breathing.
A certain inquirer who was interested
In the principles Of this system re-
Gently wrote to one of it's professors
for a descriptive pamphlet. One of
the rules on the first page read as
follows:
AFTER the morning bath take a
deep breath, retain it as long as pos
sible, then slowly expire"
He decided not to try the system.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Cheap Nitrogen.

It is reported, says the Engineering
and Mining Journal, that by the Esch-
weiler-Woltereek process fer taking
nitrogen from the air a ten Of amnon-
ium sulphate can be made at e cost
Of less than half the present price.
Prof. Wilhelm Eschweiler is in the
Technical High School Of Hanover,
and H. c.. Wiltereek is a Londoner.
The process is described as follows:
A current Of air mixed with steam is
nassed over a mass Of burning peat.
Part Of the nitrogen CT the air unites
with nascent hydrogen from the
steam, forming ammonia, which is
then absorbed by %sulDhuric acid.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
HOW 10 Pillow q Field.

In blowing a field. many persons
make the mistake Of blowing Sound
and round it in the same old way,
year after year, until on all sides OF
the field there forms a ridge or nigh
bank near the fence. The proper way
is to pIow a field with a back furroW,
one side at a time and all around the
feld.-Country Life in America.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
The Richest Language.

The English language, according toa
German statistician who has mad q
study of the comparative wealth OF
languages, heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary OF 2GO.ooo WORDS
German comes next with $4,000, ltal-
ian with $4,000, French with 5o'ooo'
Turkish with 22,5OO and Spanish with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Romance of immigration.

The p~leasantest Ellis Island report OF
the wear is that of the 223 marriages
which took place at the station IN the
six mounths ending June 30. This ID
a gain of twenty-three over the CORE
spending period of last year. Inc
brides were girls whose lovers a
come across first to prepare the way
for them.-New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
HOW, INDEED

Father-WeIl, Julia, if I allow young
Smithers to become my son-in-law do
you suppose he will be willing to
work and support you?
Ju.ia-Oh, papa. how can he when
ne mas promised to do nothing but
think Of me all TIE time?
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

film during the developing process by
holding the bottle up to the sunlight.
The fixing, too, vas conveniently per-
formed in a wide-mouthed bottle. The
hypo bottle need not be colored.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
BUT HE MUST BE MUZzLED.

Twill a lonely dog follow your"
asked a college professor testing his
students. A lonely dog will follow
anybody: the read test is, will a dog
that is not lonely make friends with
you? II he will, there is hope for
you.-Phtladelphia Inquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Mothers Are Helped
THEIR HEALTH RESTORED
Happiness of Thousands OF Homes Qua
to Lydia G. Finsham's Vegetable Gem
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's Advice.

A devoted mother seems to listen to
every call of duty excepting the su-
preme one that tells her to guard her
health, and before she realizes it some
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness and
irritabiiity take the place Of happi-
ness and amiah;litY.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Attention was invited the other day
to a stork, kept in London as O pet,
which moves about on one real and
one wooden leg as readily as though
both legs were natural. ReVerting to
the matter, here now is a sketch of
that wonderful leg. When storkie
dies the leg may be placed in some mu-
scum as a model of one of NatNr@F
WAYS Of doing things.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
DISFIGUhING HUMOR
Brushed Scales From Face Like Powder
Doctor Said Indy Would Ee Disfigured
or L~!fe-Cuticura Works onder

Il suffered with eczema all over my
body. My face was covered; my eyebrows
came out. | had tried three Doctors, but
did net get any better. l then went to
...o:her doctor. He thought iii, G:e
would be marked for life, but my brother
in-Iaw told me to get Cuticura. | washed
with Cuticura Soap, applied Cuticura ONT,
ment, and took Cuticura Resolvent as dl,
recteI. | could brush the scales of my
face like powder. Now my face is just as
clean as it ever was.-Airs. Emma White,
GAL Cherrier Pace, Camden, N j., ApriI
u. 'O5."
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

CNE ON THE HOLD-UP MAN.
Said this person: No wonder / bubble
With mirth and with merriment
double.
Why he robbed NE as well as a
first-class hotel,
But 1 gave no tip for his trouble!'
Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Sioan's Liniment. the great antiseptic,
draws the poison from mosquito bites and
stings of all insects. It kills yellow fever
and malaria germs.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

IN the course of sixty-three yean
5000, 900 persons have been cared
for In the asylums for the homeless in
Berlin.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

FITspermanently cured. No fits Or nefyoas-
ness after first day 9 use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trial bottieand treatise free
Dr. 2 +. H KHfSE, Ltd. GG3311 AArehh S. Phila. IT
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

HISTORIC ST. JOHNS CHURCH IN WAsiHNtIUN'
TbiS Fnisconal church was built in 1876 and is popularity known Y ie
Presidents Church O. Church Of State from the fact nat SO many lfssr
donts have attended there. i tt Just across LaFayette square iloM Inc
White House. Though most unassuming as church edihces GO. us = Tue
most ristoeratic church at the National capital. In 1t a pew is spelaAy re-
served for the President and other sittngs are sold at high prices ov nc
tpn a majority Of the Presidents, however, have attended other cnurcnes
PRESIDENT Roosevelt goes to the modest little Grace Church, OF the reformed
denominations. =
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

do not psIevs Piso's Cure for Consume
tionhasane1uat for coughs and olds.--JoH
F.BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feosl5, l9o1.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Peru and Bolivia have the richest silver
mines in the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething .~softens thegums, reduces intla'nma-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind cole, 25c. 4 bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Japan is exporting cotton yarn at the
rate of SIS, 600, 900 a year.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
Draws the Poison

China is anxious to have a national an
them.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

Singers cannot sing so well after a fit of
anger.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21
MONEY S "F Is e. e: e, R M,s.

The viscar OF PortSea has no fewer
than fifteen curates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
rlrst creamery in Idaho.

rhe first creamery in the state was
..,oblished at Meridian in this county
=. 1897 It was a cooperative insti-
.utlon and soon fell into the hands of
a receiver.
7. p. Biddlck, the most successful
.oromery man in the state arrived in
5000 and purchased the Meridian es-
.obIishment, which he afterward con-
so,dated with the Boise creamery.
The daily output of the Meridian
nlant. when Mr.. Biddick became the
nwner. was 65 pounds Of butter per
dav. In two years he has increased
This to 500 pounds per day, and con-
tInued that output for two years.
In 1902 a man named Sweet came
IN and built a creamery at Caldwell.
The next year he secured the erection
NJ plants at Star, Nampa, Emmett,
WeIser Payette and Salubria OF
these only the Star, Nampa and Cald-
well plants are now running. During
the year 1902, the Star, Caldwell,
Nampa and Meridian plants Jointly
uroduced 10000 pounds of butter per
month, or nearly half a million
hounds during the year.-Boise Cap
ital News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Chief Joseph's Successor.

James Stewart, the well known Nez
perce Indian, was a visitor In the city
Yesterday from KooslSia. Mr.. Stewart
states that very little interest is be-
ing taken in the election of the sue
cessor to Chief Joseph, except among
the renegade element of the tribe.
'Under the laws of the country the
title of chief is of little significance,
said Mr.. Stewart yesterday, "and
there is no power acquired by the
title. 1t Is probable that the title will
be secured by some member of the
tribe, living on other reservations,
unless Mrs. Felix Corbet, sister of the
late Chief Joseph, intervenes in the
interest of some member of the tribe
living on this reservation. 1t is prob
able that the council will be attended
only by the renegade element of the
trlbe."-Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Irritation in Crook County

w. w. Brown of Fife, is at work on
an irrigation project which, when
completed, will bring a couple of
thousand acres lying east of Buck
mountain, under water. He is maxi
ing arrangements to begin work on
large scale early in the spring when
dam VIII be constructed to hold the
waters OF one of the neighboring
lakes ard drain it into another which
VIII be used for a storage reservoir.
The scope of the work is such as will
require many months to complete, but
when finished will be the means of
reclaiming some of the best land in
Southeastern Crook county. He ex-
poets to expend in the neighborhood
of $4,000 on the project.-Prineville
Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
MABEL PAGE MURDER TRIAL.
Trying to Fathom Famous Massa-
chusettS Mystery,

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 2.-The case
of c. L. Tucker, the young Auburn
dale man charged with the murder of
Mabel Page, who was found stabbed
to death in her home at Weston on
March n last, was called for trial here
today. Owing to the mystery that sur
rounds the case and the large amount
of circumstantial evidence, it prom
ises to be one of the most notable
murder trials ever known in Massa-
chusetts courts.
A large number of famous hand
writing experts have been engaged
for both sides, which indicates that
one of the important points on which
the case hangs will be the scrap of
paper said to have been found in the
room where the girl was murdered
and other examples of handwriting
said to have been discovered in con-
nection with the affair. 1t is expect
ed that the trial will consume al
least four weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Illinois Poultry Show.

Peoria, ILL.,. Jan. 2.-The eleventh
annual exhibition of the Illinois State
Poultry Association is now open and
will be the center of interest among
poultry fanciers until 1t closes next
Saturday night. The largest display of
birds and pet stock in the associa-
tons history is offered. Nearly ev-
cry county in the state is represented,
and the competition among exhibitors
is lively. One of the most striking
features of the show is the exhibit of
fancy chickens, which contains nearly
1000 birds. Turkeys, geese, ducks,
pigeons, dogs and rabbits are also
shown in great numbers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Colored women's Club.

Ihe Colored Women's Athenian
ciuo @ was organized in Boise some
tinne ago. has an active membership
OF ABOUT 25. The officers are: Pres.
ident, Mrs. E. D. Washington; vice
president, Mrs. Joe Cotton; secretary,
MISS Florence Wilson; treasurer, Mrs,
y: o. Smith; corresponding secretary,
MISS Hattie Gudger; chaplain, Mrs,
N. M .. smith The club meets every
nrsuay evening at the home of
some of the members.
Their first public work was a ba-
zaar held recently in the g. A D
nail which closed with a turkev din
ner lasting from to s D. m. This
was followed by dance. Over 1k0
White people ate dinner and aided in
raising snug sum of money which
the club now has in its treasury
Boise Capital News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Cinnabar Mines Sold.

A local company has been organ
lied in this city for the purpose of
taking over the interest held by C. A.
Patterson in the Lookout cinnabar
mines. The latter formally transfer
red his entire stock, which amounted
to 100000 shares of the total of L.
100000, 1t is the Intention of the
new management to commence i'm
mediate work by putting on a small
force of men.-Prineville Review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
LIVE BIRD SHOW.
Several Thousand on Exhibition In
New York.

New York, Jan. S.-The 18th an
nual poultry show was opened today
in Madison Square Garden, under the
auspices of the New York Poultry,
Pigeon and Pet Stock association. All
the best birds of the country are here
gathered together. They make a to-
tai of several thousand and occupy
all of the floor space of the big gar
den. In nearly all classes of poultry
and pigeons the numbers are mater
tally increased over those Of former
shows. The features of particular
note include the incubators and
brooders, and the display of rabbits
and canaries. The exhibition will
continue through the rest of the
week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
AMONG THE EXCHANGES
OF THE INLAND EMPIRE

leeling of liberality-a desire to give
every miner a show for his white al
-actuates the mining population
~ .his region In the third place,
o,aim jumping is recreation dangerous
~ alNe TO life and limb. Fourthly, the
weather is usually anything but salu-
prlous on December 81 at midnight,
e" men care to make a snowshoe
Journey TO some wind-swept peak ton
where the mercury flirts outrageous
~ win the figures below Zero
sumpter Daily Miner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-03
Football ut Joseph.

The second game of football be-
tween Joseph and Lostine took place
on the latter's grounds last Friday
when Joseph met her first Waterloo.
Score, Lostine 10, Joseph 0.
The Enterprise Kangaroos met the
Joseph football team on the gridiron
last Monday, but neither team scored.
Joseph Herald.