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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
BOWsER'S TROUSERS.
He BUYS A NEW PAIR, AND THEY
DON'T SUIT HIM.
First the Pattern Isn't Right, Then They
Are Out of Proportion, and Mrs. Bowser
Has to Stand the Brunt of 1t All.
ICopyright, 1893, by Charles B. Lewis

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Has to Stand the Brunt of 1t All.
copyright, 1898, by Charles B. Lewisl
When Mrs. Bowser opened the package
and discovered new pair of summer
trousers for Mr.. Bowser she traightway
began to brace herself for the inevitable,
and to also rejoice and be thankful that he
had not ordered a whole suit at the same
time. 1t was not until after dinner that
evening, and after she had observed that he
was in an unusually pleasant mood, that
she casually observed:
by the way, the tailor sent home new
pair of trousers for you this afternoon
that is, suppose they are for you.
did. ehs Let's see how they look.
happened to see the pattern in his window,
and took fancy to il How do you like
it?''
Its very handsome pattern, and the
material seems to be excellent. What's
the matter?"
by the great horn spoon and General
Jacksonp' shouted Mr.. Bowser as he held
the garment at arms length, but that
human hyena has changed patterns on mel"
That's hardly possible. When did you
select then?"
"Four or five nights ago."
BY electric light, then. OF course they
wouldn't look quite the same by daylight.
but certainly admire your taste. You
never selected more''--
IF he has changed on me, I'll hunt him
to his grayel' interrupted Mr.. Bowser. 81
never selected that pattern-neyerl Why,
woman, I'd be ashamed to be found dead
with those things on! The coroner's jury
would take me for bunko man or a horse
jockey! Tomorrow there will be a dead
tailor in this town, and don't you forget
itp'
He may have sent the wrong bundle,
you know" pleaded Mrs. Bowser My
dressmaker did that last week, you remem-
Der. You'd better run up stairs and try
them on anyway. Why, they are yours,
of course Here's your name written ON the
waistband." !"
'I'll try them on" replied Mr.. Bowser
as he held them in different positions, but
woe unto that son of the goose if he has
tried any gum game on mes
He disappeared up stairs, and during the
next five minutes Mrs. Bowser got the
baby out of the room, set the chairs back
against the wall and made other preparar
tions for the coming hurricane. She was
trying to still her bounding heart when
Mr.. Bowser softly entered the room. He
had his coat and vest off and was in his
stocking feet. He was as pale as dead
man, and his eyes had 1G candle power
blaze in them. Only once before had she
ever seen him look that way, and that was
after trying for half an hour to button
No. Is collar around a No. II neck.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
WOMEN SHED TEARS.
ANOTHER TURBULENT MEETING OF
THE LADY MANAGERS.

Mrs. BALI Preferred Charges Against
Mrs. Meredith Which Caused a Sem
sation-No Indictments For the Cold
Storage Fire-Louisiana Day.
CHICAGO, Aug. s.-The board of lady
managers INDUCED in another decid-
edly unpleasant wrangle at their meet
ing. It lasted about two hours and
during that time many unpleasant and
disagreeable things were said, tears
We're shed and many of the ladies gave
vent to their feelings by kissing and
uttering strange noises.
The trouble was over charges pre-
ferred by Mrs. Ballot Delaware against
Mrs. Meredith. Mrs. Meredith is chair
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
A Farmer nrownetl To- Pool.

GREENvILLE, Tex, Aug. s.-W. Fl.
Lewis, farmer living about one mile
east of Caddo Mills, was drownd. He
had started ont hunting and in passing
pool went in bathing. He was a very
good swimmer, but when about the
center of the pool he was seized with
cramps and drowned.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
shot While Trying to Escape.

HARTsHoRNE, I. T., Aug. s-Deputy
United States Marshal William Ellis
with posse started from here in pur-
suit of horse thieves. They captured
Mart Harper and one of the force was
detailed to guard him. Harper at
tempted to escape and was shot through
the groin by the guard. The wound is
not mortal. Harper was taken to Fort
Smith
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
WE WALKED FORTH.

sudden and mighty yell rent the air, and
80 of that crowd surrounded US and howled
for russet shoes In one brief moment this
town and New York joined hands across
the 1000 miles of lake and plain and noun
tain. and the nineteenth century fled howl
Ing into the past. We are trying to hold
onrself down, being naturally of an enthu-
siastic and impulsive nature, but at this
writing the chances are 40 to that within
the next 10 days we shall walk the length
OF this town carrying cane and wearing a
linen collar with the real Fifth avenue pol
ish on it.
REGRETs Thursday evening last we
were to attend reception atthe adobe OF
Judge Pender and wife and lead the ger
man. We were just dressing for the at
fair, which of course no such galoot as our
esteemed eontemDorarv was invited to mix
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Mysteriously disappeared.

WABASH, Ind, Aug. s.-Robert
Smith, living near Rich Valley, this
county, has disappeared mysteriously.
Smith owned a piece of property in
Peru, which he sold for 5000. Of this
amount he gave S35 to his wife and paid
a small grocery bill, and without noti-
flying Mrs. Smith of mis- intentions left
the country. His wife fears he has
been foully dealt with She is left in
destitute circumstances.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
King-Alien Killing.

TExARKANA, Ark, Aug. 8. S.-County
Judge John j. King, who shot and fa-
tally wounded Editor Allen of the Inter
state News : riday night, had prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Haywood
and was admitted to bail in the sum of
$4,000, which was furnished The kill
ing is still the topic on the streets, sem
timent being divided. The funeral of
Captain Allen was one of the most
largely attended ever witnessed here.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
One Neiglnbor's Ignorance.

Mrs. Tightfst--Oh, we had the loveliest
arrangement at our church society last
week. Every woman contributed to the
missionary cause 81. which she earned her
self by hard work.
Mrs. Nextblock-How did you get yourss
Mrs. Tightfst-F From my husband.
Mrs. Nextblock-I shouldn't call that
earning it yourself by hard work.
Mrs. Tightfst- You don't know my hus-
band.-Troy Press
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
The Rapi,l current caurht Htm.

GREAT FALLS. Mont. Aug. 8.-City
Treasurer j. P. Elliott was drowned at
the Great Falls of the Missouri, 12
miles down the river. He had gone
there with pleasure party for days
outing, and with companion was
bathing in rapid water below the falls,
when he was seized by an undercurrent
and was lost before help could reach
him --
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Assault. aud Double Murder.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Aug. Sat Ell
Arroyo de las Utas, in the extreme
eastern part of the county, an old
woman, name unknown, was murdered,
together with an i1-year-old child
which was living with her. The child
was ravished before being killed. The
murderer also robbed the place. There
is no claw
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE DROWNED
An Excursion Boat Goes Down Off the
Coast of Wales


LONDON, Aug. 8.-News of sad ac-
cident to a party of excursionists was
received from Port Talbot, Wales
wenty-eight pleasure seekers from
Ystrad took a boat at Port Talbot and
in spite of repeated warnings of dam
ger the boat being overloaded. put into
Swansea bay. The rowers being mex
perienced, the boat became unmanage-
able and was carried into the breakers
A heavy sea struck the boat, causing
the occupants to rush to one side, when
she capsized and all were thrown into
the water. twenty-five, including
several women and children, were
drowned, and others were picked up by
the pilot boat. The man who had
charge of the boat and two assistants
swan ashore. The accident was wit
messed by hundreds on the shore, who
were powerless to re nder assistance.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
TOWN ON Fire

HARRINGTON, Del, Aug. 8. The town
of Snowhill, Nd, is on fire. Every in
dication is that it will be totally de-
stroyed. The fire department from
Salisbury, Nd. was called on and is all
ready to leave Salisbury, but there is
no locomotive there to haul the train.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Two engines have been sent from Will
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
A fiye-rhousand-Dollar shortage

KANSAS CITY. Aug. s.-An inyestiga-
ton by the assignees into the condition
of the Kansas City Safe Deposit and
Savings bank has developed the fact
that James F. Strahan, for many years
discount clerk of the institution. is
short in his accounts $4,000.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
A building Callapses.

CLINTON, Ia, Aug. s.-A s-story
brick building occupied by Ballar q
Seeber, agricultural implements, and
on the second and third floors of the
Biiou opera house. fell with tremend-
Gus crash. Workinen were busy about
the building but all escaped save one
man, who was slightly injured by fall
ing brick. The loss is sic, 600.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Two Men killed by AN Explosion.

VANDALIA, Ills, Aug. s.-Isaac How
ell and his son, William, run small
store and grist mill near Pittsburg,
eight miles southwest of here. They
had fred up to do some grinding when
suddenly the boi4er exploded with ter
rifle force, tearing the building to
pieces, killing Isaac, the father, and
sealding William SO badly that he cam
not ,.o1.n,,or
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Governor Costa Flees.

LONDON, Aug. s.--A dispatch from
Buenos Ayres states that Governor
Costa of the province of Buenos Ayres
has resigned and fled in disguise from
La Plata. In farewell message to the
legislature he charges the national gov
ernment with abetting the revolution
and conniving at supplying the rebels
with arms
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
A Good sirnile.

.sWhy do you use such peculiar termss"
asked q lawyers wife of her husband, who
had returned worn out by his days lahors.
..I don't see how you can have been work
ing all day like horse" Well, my dear"
he replied. 1--WE been drawing convey
ance all day, and if that isn't working like
q horse what is itS''-Green Bag
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Grasshoppers Stripping Fruit.

RAMSEY, Ills., Aug. s.-The grass
hoppers are making sad havoc among
the young fruit trees in this section,
stripping them entirely of leaves. Many
will die.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Faith IN George.

gorge washington" said Tommy, in
the course of his regular Friday compost
tion, was man who, If be pointed . gun
at a man and told the man it wasn't loaded.
the man would not get bit scared. New
York Evening Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
He Found It.

The This is one of the smart
est thieves known to the police. your honor.
The Judge Indeeds
The Policeman Yes, your honor. He ac-
tualIy found this woman's pocket and pick
ed it.-New York Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Emperor William Departs.

LONDON. Aug. s. Emperor William
left Cowas for Germany on the Hohen-
zollern.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Closed by Executions

HU9soN, Wis, Aug. s.--Executlons
of a Judgment for S1O0,0o0 closed the
Hudson Furniture company.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
EXHIBIT OF ARMoR, AUSTRIA SECTION
LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING.

man of the committee of awards, and
Mrs. Ball said whenever Mrs. Meredith
could not attend the committee meet
ings she would send her sister, who
had no connection whatever with the
Worlds fair. Mrs. Meredith denied
the charge. The meeting adjourned
without taking any action.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
AFTER GAME.

She Was Only a Lone Widder, but She
Plainly Meant business.
We had dinner at the Roaring Creek ho-
tel and were waiting for the stage horses to
Ie brought ont when q woman gailoped mn
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19

Subscription slK year in advance.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
Collection Agency.

BEN BLOOMFIELD,
Manager, United States Commissioner. and
Notary Public, Opelousas, La.
Accounts, Bills, Notes, Drafts, and other
evidences of debt collected promptly, in
the parishes of Acadia and St. Landry.
Charges moderate No collection, no COM
missions expected Business solicited.
mch4 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
No Indictments For the Fire.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-No true bills re-
suited from the investigation of the
Cold Storage warehouse fire and the
grand jury was discharged by Judge
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19

Subscription X a year, in advance.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19
sKErcH IN IAYENEsE YILLAGE.

SKETCH IN JAyENEsE VILLAGE
Clifford. Thus exoneration comes to
the four men held over at the inquest
D. H. Burnham, Fire Marshal Murphy,
John b. Skinner and Charles A. Nc
Donald
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-08-19

#EsoR SALE AT So PER ACRE
IL Large Tracts OF Land TRAVERsED
BY THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD, in the parish of st. Landry, between
Melville and Palmetto stations. These
lands have been recently surveyed and are
heavily tinabered with valuable cypress
and ash timber. Apply to the undersigned
at Opelousas, La. THOS. "a. LEWIS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
Don't Forget tho Drainage.

1t is essential that the roadway
should be properly constructed with
reference to grading and ditching or
drainage. This is accomplished by eX-
cavating deep bitches at each side Of
the roadway (where the road passes
through level land) and the construc-
ton at intervals Of wooden or stone
culverts or sideways, in order that
the surplus water may be turned aside
or conducted away from the roadbed.
When broken stone or cobblestone is
used as foundation, an excavation is
made in the center of the roadway be-
tween the two bitches to the depth of
several inches and as wide as may bo
required to build the road. This ex-
cavation is filled with broken stone or
cobblestone, with the addition OF sand
and gravel, and when the roadbed is
completed it shows gradually sloping
sides from the center each way to tho
bitches on the margin of the road. st.
Louis Republic
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
Proper Care of MILK.

The first essential after starting a
creamery is to teach patrons to take
care of the milk. All vessels should be
of tin. The milk should be cooled and
aerated after milking, to prevent sour
ing, as souring prevents the fat globules
from raising in gravity creaming, and
prevents the separator from doing it's
work. 1t should be set in cold water
in summer and kept from freezing in
winter. The milk cans should be
washed, scalded and set in the open air.
Defective milk should be returned to
the patron. Milk should be separated
at seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the less
milk taken with the fat the less loss
of the butter in the buttermilk.
SKINNED milk and buttermilk should
be tested every day to see if the sep
arators are doing their work, and to
see if the buttermaker is attending to
the ripening of his cream. The cream
should be cooled at once after separat-
inp
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
CHESTNUT TREES.
Farmers Who Plant Them VIII Not Re.
gret Their Enterprise.


Growing chestnuts is claiming a good
deal of attention from enterprising
cultivators throughout wide area of
our country, and experiments have
proved that it can be made profitable.
There are some difficulties attending
the establishment of a chestnut grove
or orchard, and like az other new lines
of work some things have yet to DO
learned Ivy further experience.
In the first place, chestnut trees are
difficult to transplant, and many of
them die the first season from the eff
fects of careless handling in trans
rsantng Their roots will not endure
any exposure or drying; therefore they
should if possible, be dug on damp or
rainy days and be well protected all the
time they are out of the ground, and
replanted with as little delay as possi-
BILE. In the next place chestnut trees
are difficult to graft successfully, and
in order to secure profitable trees it is
just as necessary to have grated chest
nuts as it is to have grated trees of ap-
pies, pears, or any other kind of fruit
Our best results in grating them have
been secured by cutting the gratis
early in the spring before the sap starts,
and keeping them dormant in an ice
house until the buds on the stocks are
we'll swollen, usually from the 18th TO
Goth of April in this latitude, then
graft the same as other fruit trees by
any of the usual methods of insertion.
In this way we can usually get about
25 per cent. to rs per cent. of the gratis
to grow; the proportion of success de-
pending a good deal upon the season
and condition of the weather.
AS most of the bearing chestnut trees
in this country are natural seedlings
| there are of course innumerable vari-
ties differing much in the essential
| qualities which make any fruit tree
valuable, viz, hardness and produc-
| tiveness of the tree, and size, appear
ance and quality of the fruit A few
| of the best varieties nave been selected
| by nurSerymen.-Garde
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
Easy to Make and Pretty.

A pair of blue denim curtains that Is
pretty has huge sprays of pink and
white apple blossoms, with stems in
brown and leaves in green, cut from
cretonne and pasted on with embroid-
erers' paste, then buttonholed with
short, far apart stitches done in appro-
pirate shades of crewels. The bios
SONS are grouped effectively, falling
from the upper right hand corner, with
petals dropped here and there below.
1t is finished with a three-inch hem,
feather stitched with alternate rows
and fringe also of these colors.-N. Y.
World
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
Tho Coloring of Butter.

There are people who think that cel-
oring butter is a fraud. We never
looked at it in that way. The con-
sumer wants yellow butter and as a
matter of fact he or she does not care
how it is made yellow. This was illus
trated some days since by lady friend
of ours in the city who told her milk
man that he need not leave her any
more milk or cream. Upon being asked
for the reason she told him that his
milk was good for nothing and that his
cream was not better than good milk
would be. He replied that he did not
put burnt sugar into his cream, where
upon the lady said: ''Well, if all cream
is naturally like yours propose to take
cream from some milllman who uses
burnt sugar or something else;" and
she meant it, too. She wanted more
color to the cream in some way.-Farm-
ers' Voice
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
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TELFoRD BEFORE wEDGING.

1t is then imperative to cut or fill, or
both, as may be found most eNpedient,
in order to give sufficient fall in the
cutters to carry the water to the near
est stream. Underdrains are also re-
quired in such places to relieve the
subsoil of water. This matter of secur-
ing dry foundation for the pave
ment is really the most important
end to be gained by grading, as the
pavement may be constructed and
permanently maintained on grades of
very inconvenient steepness, bnt if the
drainage is neglected the existence of
the pavement itself is imperiled
The total depth of pavement was
generally twelve inches. On some of
the roads the telford founda ion was
not laid under the entire width of the
pavement, but strip two feet wide on
each side consisted of macadam stone
only. Underdrains were laid wherever
required to relieve the subgrade of
water and to fit it for rolling and con-
solidation.
The telford foundation consist ed of
trap rock on most of the roads, hard
granulite or similar stone being used
on the others. The stones were of the
general wedge shape shown in the il
lustration, set on their bases and
placed side by side with their longest
dimensions transverse to the line of the
road
The stones were at least eight inches
deep, the base being from eight to
twelve inches in length and not less
than four inches in width. After a
sufficient length of this foundation had
been laid all projecting points of stone
were broken off with hammers, and
smaller stones, spalls and chips were
wedged and hammered into every OPEN
ing until the whole was made rigid
mass of stone. This process of KNAPP
ping was continued until all points
above grade We're broken off, the low
places filed with stone, and the telford
presented a sufficiently even surface at
the proper grade.
The foundation was then rolled thor
oughly, the roller used weighing at
least five tons. In the construction of
the latter roads n thin layer of clay
was spread over the tslford previous to
the rolling to prevent the screenings
(Which were to be applied later) from
sitting through the foundation, and
also to form cushion for the macadam
stone,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

LET no dead flowers remain on the
Towering plant.
CELERY delights in liquid manure. 1t
needs plenty of moisture.
REMOVE the suckers from the apple
trees. They ruin the trees.
SPINACH and kale should be covered
with light mulch when the ground
freezes in our northern climate.
IT is said that pulverized potash
placed in the runs will kill moles.
Open the runs, put in the potash and
cover with a stone.
PICK grapes three or four days before
packing, and see to it that nothing but
perfect fruit is packed. No matter how
large the crop is, take this precaution.
ONE of our horticulturists speaking
of black knot says that the Wash
ington, Bradshaw and Refine Claude
are the least subject to it, while the
Lombard, English Horse plum and
Magnum Bonum are more liable to the
black not-Farmers' Voice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23

deep thought. When had stated my
ease he directed me to repeat it, saying
that he had not been listening to me.
This refused to do, expressing regret
that had intruded upon him in a
matter that was largely personal, and
rose to leave.
AS reached the door Gen. Lee asked
me my name, saying he had not heard
it when | was introduced. / told him,
and he SAID he knew my family very
we'll He then insisted that l should
dine with him, saying that he would
like very much to have me. was
nothing but boy, and declined; but
was very much ashamed of myself aft
erward for being annoyed at his mat
tention, when he told me that he had
just received the intelligence that the
enemy had landed in force under Gen.
Mcclellan on the peninsula.
He then said that could not be held
technically-that the enemy did not
have my name as II prisoner of war on
parole of honor; "but they were kind
to you in sending you to private
house on account of your sickness, and
if were in your place ] should con
slider myself in honor bound to observe
the parole until the company is ex-
changed"
The last two years of the war spent
at Gen. Lees headquarters as captain
of n company of scouts, guides and
couriers in his body guard, and in all
that l had the privilege of seeing OF
him during those years the two things
that impressed me most in this first in
terview-his high sense of honor and
his deep though intelligent Christian
sentiment-shone conspicuous.-W. w.
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