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Canadian newspapers find consider
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Canadian newspapers find consider
able satisfaction ii the alleged fact that
Tint there are proportionately more
Americans ia Canada than there
are Canadians in The United States.
They Sly there Is ono American immi-
grant to every 68 Canadians now in the
Dominion, and one Canadian immigrant
to every 10 Of the population Of the re-
public. sBut,H says the Boston Jour
hal, ssthere is another way of looking at
the matter which is far from gratifying
to Canadian pride. Eight hundred
thousand Canadians, or almost one-sixth
Of the present population Of the Domin-
ion, and many of them the best and most
enterprising Of her people, have left
their native land to better thcir for
tunes ii the United States, while only
so, 600 Of the 90, 900, 900 Americans, Of
cne-seven hundred and fiftieth includ-
Ing all tho dishonest bInk Cashiers and
doodle Aldermen, have been induced for
one reason or another to settle in
EanadakH
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Locks aud ht..s.

The oldest substitute for lock and
key is the latch and bolt, snd the latter
have been used from the dawn of the
most primitive civilization 10 the present
day. At . very carly slate-perhaps
three thousand years ago--tRe wooden
latch was made more secure by intro
ducing a sort of wooden lever, with
notches to raiseothe latch. This lever
is the Oldest shape of the key, and was
thrust in the lock sideways. In later
times it was made of iron, and still con-
tinues to be used in out-of- the. way
places all wei the world-in Scandi-
nayia, Russia, Germany, in upper
Egypt, in South America, and probably
in CIR own country. The wooden lock
held its own through classic and Byzan-
tine times, but the keys were made Of
iron or bronze.
Roman and Byzantine keys Of the
simplest shapes, but specimens with ar
tistically decorated bows are also found,
and the miniature keys Roman ladies
used for their jewel easkets were of ex-
quisite workmanship. Locks made Of
metal were first introduced during the
Gothic period, and artistic door mount
ings in the shape of ornamental hinges,
lock plates, etc, became general. The
i-ntricacies OF the inner lock were carried
to the highest perfection, innumerable
notches being cut il the bit 20 guard
against the wiles of the medieval bur
glar. The same style OF keys continued
through Romantic times
ID the Renaissance period keys be-
came real Jewels Of iron. Busts, mono
grams, ~eoronets, etc, werc set ii lace
work Of tracsry or enriched with deli
cate acanthns foliage, which caused the
bows Of some Of those keys 10 rival the
most delicate iewelry. The guile
ehures of their shafts and tho compIl-
cation oE their ward, correspond to this
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T~rascuelo, the fayorite ''espada" of
the Madrid bull fight patrons, was gored
BY 8 bull in q fight recently, and very
seriously wounded. He dispatched the
animal while impaled ON its horns. Af-
tor the performance 30, 600 people sur
rounded the favorite's house and clam
ored for q sight of him. Finally they
compromised on q committee to visit his
room and report his condition, and on
being ieassured, departed, havingpre-
viously formed in lines and left cards
for him. Over II, 900 cards were thus
left, the names including grandees, dep
uties and cabinet ministers. This incl
dent illustrates the hold bull fights have
upon tile people Of Spain.
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Chinese Journals.

In San Francisco there are four jour
mails regularly published in Chinese
characters. These appear weekly, and
have a circulation of $500. According
to the Chinese method . good printer
can print 400 sheets a day. Five days,
work are required to get out an
edition Of 1000 copies. The journals
are printed with black ink upon single
sheets Of white paper, except on the
Chinese New Year, when the printing Is
done with red ink Of upon red paper.
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Laura Yaecned. Too.

"Laura," said the young man de-
spairingly, II know it is growing late,
but this may be the last evening I shall
ever see you. 10 there is n hope for
me, Laura-if your answer this night is
a final one-there is no happiness for me
in this world except in the grave. Wide
and deep it yawns before me, but I fear
it not. 1t yawns-"
so dol, George, so do l." said
Laura, wearily.-[Chicago Tribune.
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a Hasn.o,oma Prisoner.

Travelling man, ! suppose sira' he
said, as Central Hudson train pulled
out of the Harlem tunnel, bound north.
mo, sir" replied tho passenger adj
dressed, II hold . governmental posi-.
tion.o
al, yes, bound for Albany, I sop.
poser
NO, sir, I'm bound for Sing Sing J
-EEpoch.
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Afreae the Dnal.

Down the west the daylight dies,
Twilight brings a timid star,
Sleep steals into baby eyes,
Bright as sunlit waters are;
Little dainty baby prayers
DrowsiIy foatup ia Heaven.
Sweet goodnights come down The stail
While the solemn clock declares
It is seven.
Little garments lay away,
Little shoes, in comic file,
Till another happy day
Wakes each baby sleeper's smile.
Glides the hour with flying feet
There's a goodby at the gate
Wellknown footsteps, firm and feet,
Tread adown the dark'ning street
just at eight.
Busy, tired mother hands
Help the time creep slowly past;
Little buttons, little bands,
Little seams made firm and fast.
One by one the minutes go,
Marching as in solemn line;
Sure was never clock SO slow,
Counting grudgingly and low,
Only nine?
Pleasant book and easy chair
Sweet companionship invite;
Other cenes and fancies fair,
Rise unbidden to the sight.
Noble thoughts from other hearts
Wake up better hopes for men,
All unnoticed time departs,
Even the old clock, seeming, starts,
Striking ten.
At the gate the winds of night
Toy amid the trembling leaves,
flushed to breaths as soft and light
As the sigh of one who grieves;
And beneath the gems that glow
Calmly on the breast of heaven,
Footsteps tramping to and fro,
Like a great wave come and go,
Till eleven.
And ON many a thresholds shore
Breaks the wave in driftings dear,
But q weary half hour more
Flow and ebb still finds me here
List'ning to my hearts quick beat,
Till its echoes, tremblingly,
Deepen into footsteps feet,
Coming up the darkened street,
Home to me.
Mclean, in Good Housekeeping
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Providing for tue Future,

It was a few minutes before @dinner
when little Fred inquired:
"Mamma, have / been bad today"
Yes, Freddie; very bad indeed"
"Do you think you will send me to
bed without any support"
81 have a great mind to-"
"Well, mamma, | wish you would
let mo know now SO that / can tell how
much dinner to cal. ''-[MercEant Trav-
eler.
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The bobolink is a favorite field song
ster in u Northern States, but when
he goes southwark he changes his name
to creed bird and strice bird" and
puts on a most rapacious, vicious and
destructive character. Ia turn, he be
comes the target of pot-hunters, by
whom millions are destroyed for table
use. The bobolink, transferred to the
South, lives d%aintily on the rice fields,
and this industry is actually crippled by
these birds, which appear in innumer-
able hosts at seed planting and again at
harvest time. No n would imagine
that our we'll favored "Robert O. Lin
coln'' comes to us from a most fearful
raid on rice, and departs from us with
the same evil intent. The rice crop by
the last census wal valued at SO, COZ, 900,
the product being ITO, 900, 600 pounds.
The loss by the rice birds is estimated
at 20, 900, 600 annually. Thousands of
men and boys are employed to shoot
these trcsplssers, and the rice fields are
Swallowed by a "sulphurous canopy" as
if some grand battle vas in progress.
Individual losses are often fifty per
cent. of the CROP, and from five to ten
dollars an acre is not uncommon. The
flight of these birds is always in the
night. They appear in the sping in the
last half of April, and return punctually
in South Carolina on the 21st of August
and the two or three days following.
scientific American.
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A Dakota prairie fire recently jumped
Cannon Ball River at a point where it is
100 feet from bank to bank. Several
thrifty Indians on the Sioux Reservation
who are farming lost their stacks and
ether property. One Indian named
Shoot the Eaemy had his children
buried under d platform supported by
poles. The fire took this platform and
burned the bodies.
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The Rev. ]. D. Brown, a successful
revivalist of Illinois, a soldier who lost
an arm in the civil war, was granted
about q year ago a pension and received
about $1,000, which he is using to build
and maintain churches in the district
where he resides.
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The iron railroad bridge across the
Missouri riveE-afsw miles below Kansas
City is about completed. It is one of
the big bridges of the world. 1t is
1892 feet long, weighs 81, 275 tons,S is so
feet above high water, and its towers
are 200 feet high.
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Isaac Clark, who since 1884 has been
an inmate of the New Haven almshouse,
is dying of old age, having lived one
hundred and nine years. He was born
at Montauk Point, Long Island, and in
early life was d Nantucket sailor.
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tones, q long absence OIL our pro1OeE
in-law from home, the dogs set up
wild howl all around the grounds. W
sank, almost stupeied, absolutely dis
mayed, to tho floor. We looked at eacl
other. Speech did not prevail, ant
while the nocturnal chorus without wa'
of more than anEif majesty, we coule
see through the chinks of our rough
fashioned mountain home the forms o.
men emerging from the bush. This, o.
course, was a moment of terror to us all
and the white of the gauze curtains
freshly washed, was black in comparison
to the pallor on my sisters faces, good
souls as all of thsmRuawere, and are.
What should we do?. How. should W.
acta Whittier tiy2
During this sufficiently sensational
period of my life the incessant barking
went on, when suddenly there was {
much more terrifying incident. The
dogs became still. What did it mean
"They are throttling the dogsl' my
sister Maddie said. "Oh! what shall
we do2"
Then I said: "Ill whistle like q
man! make believe l am q man, tool
this response with a bravado meant
to inspire my sisters with courage
enough to straighten cut their exceed
ingly timber members.
What did I do2 started the tune OF
"O.d Bob White" and not having the
largest mouth south of Mason's and
Dixon's line, my nervous quicker even
made me smile as / surveyed myself 10
the mirror opposite, yet l bugled with
true masculine vigor the lines:
sold Bob White,
Do your dogs bitea
No! They don't,
But they bark all night"
which / thought would be appropriate
to the occasion. While Keeling off this
mir with consequential audacity, Maddie
heard one of the would be robbers and
assassins say:
"Why, he must be home. Somebody
has lied to us"-meaning u protector,
whom all of the men feared as much as
they respcc ed him.
kept up this whistling-I am afraid
to say exactly how long, but it must
have been for nearly half an hour; and
sure it is that I almost completely ex-
hausted my repertoire of songs of the
period, put a heavy drain on my facial
muscles, my courage, and my physique
too.
But the bandit-herd outside, I knew,
believed me to be a man, expert as | was
at the art, and before my powers gave
way, I couldsee them by the moonlight
retreating behind the f~ast-decaying
shrubbery, for it wa then October.
We were then safe! The dogs reopcned
their wild war cry when released from
whatever restraint they werels under;
their chains clanked in the Iidnight
air; the bushes rustled with hasly foot
steps, and out of the gloom I saw
approaching a well-known form, ,%areless
Of all danger, and knowing lille the
terror in which we had lived.
As | look over that terrible Tennsssee
night, when desperate men were intent
on piilage aad murder, 9and think it
was my whistling which averted disas-
ter and crime, I I'm impelled to cult
vate the accomplishment ever to the
hfyror of my friends and neighbors;
4 y whenever I an left in a country
dusc, isolated from convenient protec-
.uten, or see an unusually hungry tramp
'qp'p se only occupation is shoveling
snoy in mid August, lat once get be-
hind the shutters and whistle with stem
arian notes. Let all unprotected wo-
men gogand do likewise. Frank Les
lies. yoi
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"0ne more sign of the economies of
progress, " says the New York Times, lis
that it is contemplated to make wax
candles out of sugar cane. It yields
cerosine which has a high melting
noint ~
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A RIACK.
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

A centr , ly located and desirable business
stan on M in street, Opelousas, consis ing
of building su table for residence AMI smap
store, and adjoining a bakery, being the
prope: ty next to the pc t.ot me- ca Inns 81 p beEf
"a h and balance orJterms to suit pu C laser.
Aup'y at this office or to Ms. Edmoni G.
~ March 26-'S7
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3. MARTEL. by. Clerk Q Notary Publ

Real Estate Agent, Opelousas. La
NKYILL give special attention to the purchase az
wv sale of lands in the parish of st. Landry. o sns~y
sieu, Cameron and Lafayette (Attakrnasl, 70 the ~ IL
OF homesteads and procuring patents for same, u" "
al matters concerning lanuA, Car.
References-Hon Geo. W. Hudspet9, IL. li.,sts
land. Atty, l.. 1. Tanssy. Atty, b ID. Estlle.,s'
Hon. B.. a. Martel and DC Chachere. clerk OF coai'.
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Corsfderaole Indignation appears TO have been
aroused IN the breasts Of certain senators by the
occurrences on the floor OF the senate the other
day while Mr.. voorhees, was making his speech in
support OF the Presidents message Mr. Cham
beriain, the British representative on the Inter-
national Fisheries Commission entered the cham
Der under the privilege accorded to members OF
foreign legislative bodies and numbero OF senators
from the republican side left their seats and went
over 70 pay their respects 10 MIN. The group made
a good deal OF noise, seriously interrupting the
orator and calling FORTH two or three times an ad-
monitory rap from President Ingalls, gavel The
incident occasiOned some remark at the time both
on the floor and in the galleries, but Mr. voorhees,
himself did not understand what was going on
Now, IL appears. he is considerably incensed, and
directs his rebuke at Mr. Chamberlain more than
az anyone else
It would. doubtless, have been better If Mr.
Chamberlain had Indicated by his manner that he
did not care 10 talk, but wished to listen TO the
speech which was then In progress; but, after ALL
he was not nearly so much 10 blame for what oc-
CURED as the Senators who crowded about him
and tuned a parliamentary session into q per
soual reception. IL was not a courteous act on
their part, especially in view OF the respectful
attention paid by the Indiana senator and most OF
his party associates TO sOpponent from Ohio who
had preceded him But, more than that it placed
Mr.. Chamberlain In a false position. AS their
guest, ne was hardly at liberty to suggest their
retirement To one Of the cloak-rooms nor could he
by any direct act or speech remind them that they
were guilty OF rudenesa- II Mr.. voorhees, takes
occasion TO say anything In public about the &C.
eurrence, he VIII do better to give some OF his
brother senators drubbing than to castigate the
English visitor alone for an offense In which, at
the worst, he was only a sharer.
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UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT.
This department IL Offering exceptional bar.
n ~. SKI asSss
ns Gsnsoa Tu: oboo. dark
colorinu.
REDUCED FROM $50 10 2Dc PER YD.
5O-inch Spun silk Petit Points 9 rich combi-
niture coverings.
REDUCED FROM se2s TO q. SO PER YARD.
5O-inch Cross Stripe Curtain silks in Q hand
REPteFb IRON i: y IS q PEE YARD,
REDUCED FROM s. TO % EACH.
Internationally the greatest bargains in COW
ruRcoMAN CURTAINS REDUCED.
The lower prices make these the best bargains
get offered in Turcomans.
1898 rar'cmAn' for q.
zig +. 30
The latter are figured all over.
EXTRA VALUE IN WHITE AND ECRU NOTING
HAM LACE CURTAINS.
Attention il called to our last purchase. the
curtains being h.ndsomer than any heretofore
shown at these prices.
100 pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains IN white
and ecru, new patterns, 81 yards, long "a
inches wide, heavy quality, and worth %.
ONLY 81 PER PAIR.
so pairs Fine Ecru nottingham Lace Curtains.
in pretty Brussel effects
ONLY a PER PAIR.
$50 pair: EcrS Nottinshsmv lace Lace Curtains
giving them q real lace eject.
ONLY g. PER PAIR.
Tourth floor; two elevators.)
WOODWARD LOrH9oP.
Corner llth and sta NV
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Txy.xrr WrAR DEPARTMENT.

NFANTg w EAR DEfAh1MENT.
This department is thoroughly stocked with
Infants wearing Apparel and is conveniently
loo ated in the parlors on second Aoor-out Of
the way Of the passing crowd-where baby can
try on the new things If necessary.
We mention the following specials:
Infants Gilbert's Flannel wrappers. silk
bound. % each.
Infants 0iibsrt's Flannel Wrapper. front and
hack shirred at the waist: slaborately festheg
stitched; neck nnishsd with silk ribbon bow.
Only 81. 80 each.
Infants Gilbert's Flannsl Short Skirt hand.
smbroidsred in Six ol.25 and d. so each.
Infsnts 0ilbert's Flannel Barrow Costs. stlk-
stitched. 75c. and q each.
Infantz' 0iibert's Tlsnpsl Long Skirts, silk
stitched. Only q each.
Finer Skirts. silk-embroideesd. ct el68. %
end e226 sach.
Infanss' K0is worsssd shirss. 80 ana 7ss.
each.
Infsnts' Csshmsrs Mother Hubbard Long
CloakA silk embroidered oapea ESQ. oz.s0
apd Is each
Chiidrens Canton Flannel Night Dnwsss. IN
dnA Only 60c. psr pair.
Infants Split Zephyr 6acQues. shell stitch
ChslArsa,s Rins Nuaain NieAt Drawers. as.
20. 80. 75c. and q Per pair.
foooesm Cspa for Ladies. Aisss and
Childrn; Ill eolora
ONLY 75c EACH.
Childssn's Lawn 0rstchan Aprona. tucked
vsiek Antahed With Hamburg. % snd 76c eaah.
Chiidrsa.s Hapd-knit Worried Drawer Lag-
sins q spA o138 pr psir.
<oeeopl door: through 70 amsx.,
WOODWARD LorHRoP,
Cor. 1lth sad I 81 M.
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GRrAr Iurrs PuncH.ss

GRrAr LINEN PuncuAsn
Al An additional attraction to our Grand
Eighth Annual January SALE We have Just
Porta ths fol owing unprecedented bargains in
Table Damaaks. which we secured q the lowest
prices thee Qualitiss have ever known 70 have
ss So SsT Ths Oss s;s oSs large and viii
5 PIECES 62-INCA CREAM DAMAsKS,
Never before sold for leas than 5Sc,
ONLY so CENTS PER YARD
10 PIECES 6s-INCH BLEkCHED GERMAN
DAMA6KS,
Never before sold for lees than 75c.
ONLY IS CENTS PER YARD.
10 PIECES e4-INcH WASHED GERMAN
DAMAsKs
Never before sold for less than 7sc.,
ONLY 60 CENTS PER YARD.
% PIECES 64.LNCH BLEACHED DoUBEE-
SATIN DAMAsKS.
fore sold for less than 81,
ss PIECES e SHSf siE Ea fAsP SouBrx
SATIN DAMAsK.
In variety OF neat handsome ptterns. Never
before sold for less than &1.25.
Is p1EcEssS S 7sr Il ZEE EX HAk GER
NAN LINEN DOUBLE DAMAsKS,
sans aa oa ana
ONLY CLIPS PER YARD.
proprietor. Of Hotels. Be.rding Houses, Res
ply Of Table Dsmask. e lower prices than these
cannot posstbiy prevail els where, nor viii we
Be able to duplicate the goods At these low
(sscond Aoor)
WOODWARD 4 LOTHRoP,
Cor. 1lth and f sta NV.
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GsAxp Coxr1xuAr1ox SALE

LADIES FINE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
Every ssrmentis made in . thorough manner
from the most reliable brands Of blesched Mus
Inns. such e the ,.Devol Holly Tree" Fruit
proved principles. entirely nni.hed. and repre-
q quality, durability, and good work that can
be secured for the price.
100 DOZEN
FINE MUSLIN CORSET COVERS
high and low neck.
ONLY 12Hc. EACH.
100 DOZEN
soUARE-NECK MUSLIN CORSET COVERS.
trimmed with Linen Lace.
ONLY csc. EACH.
90 DOZEN
sQuARE-NECK MUSLIN CHEaISES,
Caubric Rufie sround Neck and Sleeves,
ONLY csc. EACH.
50 DOZEN PAIRS
FINE MUSLIN DRAWERS,
wide hem, three tucks above. full cut,
ONLY 25c. PER PAIR.
SO DOZEN
FINE MUSLIN HUBBARD GOWNS,
Cambria Rnflle around Neck and Sleeves,
ONLY soc. EACH.
We make speciality Of
LACE-TRIMMED BRIDAL SETS.
of which We are showing an elegant line
WOODWARD LOTHROP,
Cor lith and sta, q w.
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IL January We took stock and found we pos
sessed $4,000 worth Of Housekeeping Goods,
$4,000 worth of Upholstery Goods, Gil, 500 worth
Boys Clothing. When the inventory was taken we
also found the sales have been large but the profits
too small Since We are in business for profit and
not glory, and since our older departments demand
more space. we have concluded to close out Shove
mentioned departments. WE REGRET IT. We feel
like the man who is to lose limb. But we will be
manly. The trying ordeal shall be gone through
quickly The price Of each article is plainly marked
thereon. To remark s5550O worth Of goods IL
big task-and We will make IL an unneces-
sary WE OFFER 20 PER CENT DIS
COUNT OFF MARKED PRICES OF EVERY
ARTICLE You viii appreciate this when We re-
mind you the goods were selected by competent
buyers from the leading manufacturer, and were
bought for cash. and that they were marked ct small
profit Twenty Per cent OF such prices means you are
offered goods at SO per cent below prices usually
quoted. We would make the pALAIs ROYAL depot
for every requirement. during this great sale
hence. the very great reductions In prices in other
departments, list of which you may notice in other
column We think this announces the most sweeping
closins-out Sale ever advertised in the columns o.
The Star