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The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

At the New York State Assembly Of
Mothers. a prominent New York doctor
toldthe 500 women prescntthathealthy
American women were sc rare as TO be
almost extinct.
This seems to be a sweeping state
ment of the condition of American
Yet how many do you know
who are perfectly well and do not have
some trouble arising from a derange-
ment of the female organism which
manifests itself in headaches, back
aches. nervousness, that bearlng-doWn
feeling, painful or irregular menstrual
ton, leucorrhra, displacement OF the
uterus, ovarian trouble, Indigestion or
sleeplessness? There is a tried and
true remedy for all these ailments.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable ON
pound has restored more American
women to health than all other RENE
dies in the world. 1t regulates
| strengthens and ures diseases OF the
female organism as nothing else can
For thirty years it has been curing
the worst forms Of female com
plants.
Such testimony as the following
should be convincing.
Mrs. T. G.. NllladSen, OF manning
Ia, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinklam:- $50
Il can truly say that you have saved my III
and cannot express my gratitude to you IL
words. For two years 1spent lots Of none,
in doctoriny without any benefit for mon
strual Irregularities and I had given Up al
hopes of ever being well again, but wa
ners,aded to try Lydia E. PinhtamLs Eege
table Compound ard three bottles have re
stored me to perfect health. Had it not bee.
for you would have been in my gray
to-day
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Took Their Mother at Her Word.

In every family there are family
Jokes on some member of the family
and often they are better than the
professional ones you hear. Here is
q time honored one in the family OF
Mrs. John J. ingalls,.
At the dinner table n day Mrs,
ingalls, dropped a little gravy on the
front of her dress. One of her daugh'
tiers called. her attention to it. Mrs
Ingalls, said: my dear, I knew the
spot was there. You need not have
troubled yourself to call the attention
of other people at the table to it. L
the spot annoys you, you may leave
the table," And the next time Mrs
ingalls, dropped something on thu
front of her dress all her children go
up and marched away from the ia
Bile. The event has passed into thu
family joke book.-Atchison Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Nerds of Love,

Do you know a heart thai hunsers
For a word of love and cheer?
There are many such about Us;
It na be that one is near.
Look around YOU. If you find it,
Speak the word that's needed SO,
And your own heart may be strengthene'
BY the help that you Eestow.
It may be that some one falters
On the brink OF sin and wrong,
And a word from you might save him,
Help to make the tempted strong.
Look about o o my sister.
What a sin is yours ard mine,
If we see that help is needed
And we give no friendly sign.
Never think kim words are wasted,
Bread on waters cast are they,
And it may he we shall find them
Coming pack to US some day.
Coming back when sadly needed,
In a time of sore distress;
So, my friend. let's give them freely:
Gift and giver God will bless.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
SWIMMING A GOOD EXERCISE.
Tests Show II Makes Greatest In
crease in Red Blood Cornuscles.

Tests Show It Makes Greatest In
crease in Red Blood corpuscles.
A series Of experiments conducted
by DR.. Philip B. Hawk, demonstration
OF Physiological chemistry at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, has proved
that swimming is the most beneficial
exercise.
AS described by the Worlds Work.
DR.. Hawk visited the dressing rooms
at the athletic field and Immediately
before each athlete left for his exer'
else drew blood from him b. means
of the regularly prepared sterile
needle. Then when the athlete re.
turned to the dressing room after run.
ming, jumping, pole-vaulting or engag.
ing in water polo the needle would
again be brought into play and a sec.
ond sample Of blood drawn.
Analysis of the blood to discover
how far each exercise increased the
number Of red corpuscles showed that
water polo and other forms OF swim.
ming resulted in the largest increase,
The swimming exercises were thus
shown to be the most benefcials fol-
the greater the number of red cor
puscles the richor is the blood. Swim
ming resulted in an average increase
of 81 per cent, as against = per cent
for the next best exercise-short-dis
lance running.
After one Of these examinations dur
ing the athletic season, while the mer
were in the pink of condition an(
exerting themselves to the utmost, DR.
Hawk found the following results, IL
round numbers, from the count Of the
blood c%orpuscles: Percentage OF gair
after the 100-yard dash, %; 120-yart
hurdles, 21.5; half-mile run, IS; mile
run, IA; two-mile run, 8; broad jump
six jumps, Is; three minute water polk
game, II.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Attorneys Services Valuable.

T. D. Shea, an attorney of Nanti.
coke, Pa, has just returned victor in
a curious suit against the Susquehan.
ma Coal company. He sued for $4,000
fer legal services during the great
coal strike of two years ago. The
company, a part of the Pennsylvania
railroad system, was unwilling to pay
more than $500, claiming that was
ample payment for the service rend
cred. Mr.. Shea is over six feet tai
and built proport:onately. 1t was
held by the counsel that his presence
alone among the strikers kept then
from harming the company's proper
ty. The jury took the same view ane
awarded him $500.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Contest of Smelling Powers.

A new game for long evenings has
been devised and tried by an English
house party. 1t is a contest of smell.
ing powers. Numbered programs and
numbered bottles contain essence
of cloves, gin, eucalyptus, sherry and
other groceries. The game is to iden'
tify these. And the difficulty Of dis
tinction has occurred to many men
who have tried the decanters with
the nose in the hope Of deciding
whether it is brandy or whisky. In
! this particular effort to recapture
| sense in which the dog masters man
kind a woman won.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
RaR,s This,S
ROWta II1fk.
We offer One HundredsDollars ReHardi3:

We offer One HundredDollars Reward -:
any case OF Cstarrl that cannot be cured 81
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEYA Co, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known FL.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe hin
perfectly honorable in all business transac'
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by theitirn.
WEST Il TRUAx, wholesale. Druggists, To-
ledo, o, E&
WALD1se, E1SxAN & MARVIN, WEo!esale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarra Curei is takaa Internally AZ
Ing directly upon the blood and m~ucoussur-
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent fres.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by al! Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills foc constipation.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

A. c. SPRAGUF. anu sofhe'ins
was unable even to ride in a car. MY
condition was critical when I sent for
Doan's Kidney Pills. 1 used three
boxes and they cured me. Now [ can
go anywhere and do as much as any
body. 1 sleep well and feel no dis
comfort at all"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, 80 cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

l1S-TldS lS q COli6St euutdtloA ShH
oh, yes; he plays football, golf and
he's a crackajack at tennis.-Yonker:
Statesman.
Gerald.-Mamma, can you change Il
cents for me? Mother.-How do you
wish it changed, dear? Gerald.-lnto q
quarterback.
Lady-Oh, that big dog isn't the one
| advertised for. My dog was a llttl9
fox-terrier. Boy-Yes'm. Your dogs il:
side O. dis one!-Puck.
Suitor-I came to ask your daughters
hand. Father-Can you support he1
auto in the manner to which it has
been accustomed?-New York Sun.
Mayme-What a gossip Mrs. Gadby
is! Edith-Yes, indeed. | never tell
her anything without finding out that
she has already told it herself.-Phli'
adelphia Bulletin.
Giles-So you've got a place in thai
banking house? l suppose it was be-
cause you knew the president? Harris
Partly that, and partly because he dlq
not know me.-Boston Transcript.
Seedy Stranger-Excuse, me, sir, but
can you change a dollar for me? HUI
manitarian-Why, yes. Seedy Strang'
erSThanks. And now will you kindly
tell me where l a get the dollar
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"That Mrs. Snaggs is too much OF a
a%ristycrat fur me to mlngle WIG.
"How's that?" "She was knocked down
by a pushcart and she had it put into
de paper dat she "a hit by an auter'
mobile."-Detroit Free Press.
Rimer-"Do you really prefer tc
have long poel1s sent in to you rather
than short ones?" Editor-"Yes. MheI
they re long, you see, l don't have tt
think up any other C for reject
ing them."-Philadelphia Press.
Misunderstanding again, Willie
Didn't l tell you to stop and coun'
one hundred whenever you were an
gry?" Willie-"But it didn't do an.
good, ma. Look what the Jones DO.
did while l counted!"-Harper's Ba
Ear.
81 don't believe the woman who re
Gently moved into the fiat across tn
hall is any better than she shoul'
be-" remarked Mrs. Naggsby. 70
course not, my DEAR" rejoined Naggs
by, who ever heard of a N tina
was?'-St. Louis Star.
He (reading about the latest societ
wedding)--''They have a lot to sa
about what the bride wears, but the
have nothing to say about the poo
brideeroom." She-"They have n
need to, because it is a well-knoW
fact that he usually wears a Worrle
look."-Boston Globe.
Madame Tin a busy street in Paris
-"Oh, M. rAgent, is it true that it
dangerous to stand with the foot o
the electric tramline?" M. pAgent-
mo. madame, it is not dangerous S
long as you do not stand with on
foot on the line and the other on I'd
overhead wire."-Pick Me Up.
Mrs. Tittle-'Wasn't it disgracef'
the way those women talked durin
the play last night?" Mrs. Tattle-
well, l should say SO. Sarah Snoo
ms vas trying to tell me the fuss
the Brindles family, and those tW
women made such a clatter l couldn
hear more than half she said
Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

The recent riots in Innsbruck did
not last long because the Italian gov
eminent, which knows that it cannot
have the Tyrol, was moderate in it's
remonstrances; and the Austrian au-
thorities do not like demonstrations
N which the students hurrah for Ger
many and sing the aWaeh! am Rhein."
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

cines to cure my
kidneys. / do not
think that any
man ever suf-
fercd as I did
and lived. The
pain in my back
was so bad tnat
could not sleep
at night. | could
not ride a horse,
and sometimes
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
All Due Precautions Taken.

Nervous Old Lady ION seventh floor
of hoteD-"Do you know what precau-
tons the proprietor of the hotel has
taken against fire.
Porter-t''Yes, mum; he has the place
inshoored for twice wot lis WORTH
Pittsburg Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
The First White House.

The residence OF Daniel larke Gus
it's, first husband Of Martha DandridSe,
was called the White House. George
Washington lived there for 4 short
time litter their marriage, and from it
the White House at Washington was
named.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
WITH A STOCK P

It was a proud and happy day
When Russell Crane Salvini Gray
Joined a flock
Of actor folk, a real stock troupe;
Yes, he was taken in the group
With the stock.
They started west without delay,
And Russell Crane Salvini Gray
Wore O frock-
A lovely coat-with conscious air,
Rejoicing greatly to be there
With the stock.
They busted out neal Santa Fe
And Russell Crane Salvini Gray,
Who couldn't hook
His clothes at anything like par,
Came home inside 4 cattle car
With the stock.
Louisville CotWicT-J0Whdl.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
RAW ITCHING ECZEMA
Elotches on Hands, Ears and Ankles Lor
Three Years-Instant Relief and
Speedy Cure by Cuticura.

':Ihanks to Cuticura l am now rid CT
that fearful pest, weeping eczema, for the
first time in three years. 1t first appeared
on luy hand, a little pimple, growing into
several b!otches, and then on my ears and
ankles. They were exceedingly pa'ntI..
itching, and always raw. After the il'st
DAVIS treatment with Cuticura Soap, ONT.
ment and Pills, there was very little OF
the burning and itching, and the cure now
seems to be complete. (Signed) 5. D.
Hege, Passenger Agent Is & o. Il H.
WASHINGTON, d. c.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Doesn't Want TO Die.

DR.. Abdul Hikmet, a Turkish resi-
dent in Paris, has been requested by
the Turkish embassy to return within
twenty days to Constantinople, where
an order for his execution awaits him.
The doctor recently published a vio-
lently-worded pamphlet charging the
sultan with responsibility for the
massacre of non-Mussulmans in the
Turkish empire. He has appealed to
the French government for protection.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
az ~ 81 00l 0

Homebuilder Yellow Dent Corn grows
like a weed and yields from l57 to 2G
bushels and more per acre! It's the big
gest yielder on eartht
Salzer's Speltz, Beardless Barley, Maca-
roni Wheat, Pea Dat, Billion Dollar Grass
and Earliest Cane are money makers fol
you, Mr.. Farmer.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
| Crosse, Wis, and receive their big catalog
and lots of farm seed samples. la. c. IL
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

salzer's New National Oats yielded i
Mich, 240 bu., in Mo-, 255 bu., in N. D.
80 bu., and in 80 other states from Isl
to 800 bu. per acre. Now this Dat if gen
orally grown in 1905, will add millions Q
bushels to the yield and millions Of dol
lars TO the farmers nursei
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy-Cures
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption ana
all throat and lung troubles. AT druSgists'
25c.. Soc. and $1.00 per bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Mrs. Winslow's r,oothing Syrup forchtldre1
teething, soften he gums, reduceslnlamm2-
ton, allays pain ,cur'!'wind collie, 25c.abottls
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Over l3,O00, 900 persons are enrolled IN
the Sunday-sGhools OF the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

FITS nermanently cured. No fits or nervcis
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kliue's Great
NerveRestore-, $2trial bottleandtreatise freq
DR.. r, H, KLINE. Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phiia., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Forty per cent. of the people OF London
attend public worship.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

To euro a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature is on box. 25c.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Itch cured in 80 minutes By Woolford,S
Sanitary Lotion. Never Fails. Sold by al
druggists, ST.. Mail orders promptly filled
by Dr.. E. Detchon, Charlottesville, Ind
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Two Thousand vessels Of all descriptions
disappear evei year.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Piso's Cure cal >ot be too highly spokeno ,:
rs cough cure.-,.N. OBE1ES, 322 Ihlri
Az nue, N, minneapolis, MIMI, Jan. 4, lo)J'
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Itching. Blind sB!eeding or lrotradlag
Piles. Druggist will refund money if l'aZo
Ointment fails to cure in 6 to IA days. SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

The cholera is !pw almost extinct il
Turkish territory.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
TORTURtNC PAIN.

Half This Mans SuGSerings Would Have
Killed Many q Person, But Doan's
Kidney Pills Cured Him..
A. C. Sprague, stock dealer, of Nor
Eal, ILL.,, writes: For two whole years
T was doing nothing but buying medl-
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

The woman inventor is broadening hes
Geld of labor.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Brazil's foreign funded debt exceeds $-3o,
0O0, 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15
Millions In GafE.

OF 400 earthquakes that occur every
year in Japan, fifty are noticeable.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

The Chicago Chronicle wants to
know what is the "b2st way TO s.eep.
In a good bed.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

He-Has he a college education? She
oh, yes; he plays football, golf and
he's a crackajack at tennis.-YonkerS
Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Lady-Oh, that big dog isn't the one
l advertised for. My dog was a llttl9
foX-terrier. Boy-Yes'm. Your dogs IT.
side O. dis Onet-Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-04-15

Gerald.-Mamma, can you change Il
cents for me? Mother.-How do you
wish it changed, dear? Gerald.-lnto q
quarterback.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
BISMARCK IRRIGATION ::
PROJECT

Continued from Page H.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
aAsssSs,p
SE%S

In speaking of the governments
irrigation plans in the west the New
York Tribune says: "The financial
feature of the reclamation work OF
the national government has been
somewhat misunderstood. 1t has been
thought that the eastern farmer was
going to be taxed, indirectly if not
directly, for the benefit of his western
competitor. Well, that superstition is
entirely groundless. The money with
which the redemption of worthless
lands is to be effected is loan, and is
derived from the sale of public land in
the states and territories in which the
improvements are to be made. Up to
the present time about $25, 10000 has
accumulated, and the fund will natur-
ally continue to grow as time passes.
Repayment in ten annual installments
by the owners of the land to which a
water supply is furnished by the gov
eminent will leave the money avail
able for repeated use in the future,
and as far as practicable the expendi-
ture in each political division will be
made proportionate to the receipts
from that one state or territory. It is
hard to conceive of more equitable
arrangement
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

A man never loves a woman so well
as when he has been able to come to
her rescue.-Alice Woods Ullman.
The man with an opinion is Stunned
rs though he carried about him the
germs of infectious disease.-Alfred
Sutro. >r .s y ri.
never can make out why those can
did people who always say what they
think have such unpleasant thoughts.
Sarah Grand
Unless man believes in himself he
may as well be buried Immediately
for all the work he Is. going to do In
the world. Sidney Allnutt.
The man who hopes for nothing will
generally attempt nothing. "Tomor-
row" should always fling Its light OF
promise upon today" Rev. Siias Il.
Hooking. Il
Since the garden Of Eden men have
taken q good deal mo- pleasure In lay
In blame on thar wives than In layin'
blame on the devil. Ellen Glasgow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.
His First and Last Experience In
Tracing a Crime.

His First and Last Experience In
Tracing a Crime.
81 never attempted the Sherlock
Holmes business but once" said
Blythe, land although ran down the
| person was after the results were not
at all pleasant. One morning missed
| scarfpin, a single pearl, worth about
$50. valued it more for it's associa-
tions than almost anything else had.
decided to say nothing about it to my
| wife, because things of that sort al
ways upset her. She suspects the serv-
ants and does not hesitate to let them.
see it. Advertising reward brought
no results. One morning nearly two
years after the pin was lost saw it in
the window Of pawnshop not three
blocks from my home. knew the po-
lice captain of the precinct and induced
him to send one Of his ward men with
me to the pawnshop. Matters were
soon explained. I was able to prove
my ownership Of the pin. The pawn
broker consulted his books.
"That pin," he said, twas brought
here by woman who regularly pawns
things here on commission. It is bust,
ness. the same as shopping on commits
sion. Many persons, especially WON
en-, who find it necessary to raise lit
tie money in hurry, are afraid to go
In person to the pawnshop.
HE gave me the name and address
Of the woman who pawned my pin, and
looked her up. Il don't want to make
any trouble for you,' said, but that
pin was stolen. Just take me to the
person who gave it to you to pawn.
| and you'll not be the loser
"She complied willingly. She said
she was sent for by woman who had
read her advertisement and was given
the pin to pawn in the usual course of
business. She got $40 for it, and after
deducting her commission had paid the
money over to her customer and given
her the ticket She went to the pawn
shop nearest the house to save time,
Not until we were at my own doorstep
did I realize where the woman was
taking me.
EDO you mean to say that you got
the pin in this houseY inquired.
Certainly she replied. 1T was
given to me by tall woman with red
hair. If she still lives here should
know her in a minute
"That will do said. Here Is S.
for your trouble. I shall be obliged by
your not mentioning this incident to
| anybody
''The woman she had described was
my wife. We had bad quarter of an
hour. She had pawned the pin to get
money for rascallion of a brother,
who had since fled to Canada. He stole
the ticket from her and had evidently
been unable to sell it before he skipped.
And the poor woman had been living in
mental torture for months because she
was afraid to tell me. That experience
cured me of hankering for the detec-
! tive business. New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
A Few PaIindromes.

1T is fascinating occupation" said
philologist, ito search the language
for palindromes, A palindrome is a
word that reads the same backward as
forward. Rotator, for instance, is a
palindrome. Several hundreds of these
strange words are tabulated, and new
ones are continually turning up in the
English tongue. If you can find one
send it to the Palindrome society of
New York. ... 49,. .s...
II can rattle Off extempore dozen or
two palindromes. Thus:
"Bab, refer, bib, Anna, tot, bob, peep,
civic, toot, dad, madam, deed, pup, del
fed, sees, dewed, tat, did, shahs, eve,
reviver, eve, rotator. cog, pop, gig,
gag, redder, level, noon, Otto. sexes."-
Philadelphia Bulletin. '.%
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
ANCIENT SIGNALING.
The Method Invented by the Grecian
General Eneas.

The Method Invented by the Greclan
General Eneas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans
practiced telegraphy with the help of
pots filed with straw and twigs satu-
rated in oil, which, being placed in
rows, expressed certain letters accord
ing to the order In which they were
lighted. But the only one Of their con-
trivances that merits a detailed de-
scription was that invented by a Gre
clan general named Eneas, who -four
ished in the time Of Aristotle, intended
for communication between the gen.
erals Of an army.
1t consisted Of two exactly similar
earthen vessels filed with water, each
provided with cock that would dis
charge an equal quantity of water in a
given time, SO that the whole or any
part Of the contents would escape in
precisely the same period from both
vessels. t.
On the surface Of each f1oated a piece
Of cork supporting an upright marked
into divisions, each division having a
certain sentence inscribed upon It.
One of the vessels was placed at each
station, aud when either party desired
to communicate he lighted a torch,
which he hela aloft until the others did
the same. as sign that he was all at
tention. 49,
On the sender Of the message lower.
ing OF extinguishing his torch each
party Immediately opened the cork of
his vessel and SO left it until the send
er relighted his torch, when it was at
once closed.
The receiver then read the sentence
on the division Of the upright that was
level with the mouth of the vessel and
which, If everything had been executed
with exactness, corresponded with that
Of the sender and conveyed the desired
tnformation.-Spare Moments.