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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
oPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA SATURDAY, DECEMBER g. 1896

"Yep. Wuss'n ever, this time. Even
tells me, awhile ago, he wish't I'd git
out an leave i'm alone"
I'D do it, then" said the landlord,
warmly. 'Tafn't right FIR you t give
up all these yere New Years COINS on
jes' t. watch him."
Pinkham shook his head again.
~ got charge t. keep" he quoted,
somewhat uncertainty. "F'r three Sc
ceedin' year, Birch, I've KEEP this yere
New Years vigil Z keep tn iedge firm
doin' 'isself any harm in one o. them
blue spells; an Ipropose to keep them
wigils jest S long IS e has them SPELLS =
Hunter shook his head deprecatingly.
He could not understand why John
should give UP his enjoyment of the sea.
son to watch another who had annual
"blue spells .'Ef e wants t. git away
with 'iIaself John can't help it-none
whatever" he reasoned. But be knew
there was no use arguing with the con-
stable, who, as matter of fact, got
not little mournful satisfaction out
of his martyrdom.
Hes wuss'n ever, this time,' he
repeated. "sets by tn hour starin' at
ncthin' an mutterin', then gifts up an
goes walkin', walkin' up an down an
Inntterin' some more. Tn goin' t.
watch i'm t'-night eff e likes it r not.
Say, tell tn women t put up is supper
in a basket, an I'll take it when / go
back. Th' judge hain't ct all day.
As Pinkham approached the Office
with Braden's supper, he almost col
lided with the station agent, who, coat
less and hatless, was running madly VI,
the street.
Hurry he painted. Get the doc
tor, quick! Get
Here, what's up?" demanded Pink
ham.
wild engine comm down from Hill
ton-just got word. No. 4 already left
Cbapelle-sent Jim to flag 'er, but no
use-they're bound to meet about here.
# it WASH t for them cars" The agent
pointed with a sob toward line Of box
cars on the side track-"we might save
EN-. But It was all over SO
quickly that none of the citizens had
time to reach the scene of the collision
before it occurred. The tagged ex-
press halted and had started to back te,
Chapelle, but it was too late. The wild
engine bore down upon it too swiftly.
Fortunately, no one was killed, de-
spite the completeness of the wreck,
md but few persons We're injured
These were at once taken to houses
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
TASTED a WEEK FoR Il pRltNl.
How a Chicago Boy Secured Rucia@
Coveted Instrument.

R0w a Chicago Boy Secured b @ueia@
Coveted Instrument.
One OF Chicago's s prominent lasvs eTs
I has boy of about eight years of age
who yearned nightly fora drum. He
asked his father one Sunday evening
to buy him one Of these instruments OF
torture and the father, who plays flse
fiddle trippingly to such tunes Us
Money Musk Leather Breeehes,
"The Devils Dream" and The Irish
Washerwoman," shuddered ait tho
thought of rival
So he told the boy that he could not
nfford to buy a drum for him; that
drums cost money, and that he needed
money to buy the boy things to eat..
The boy said: IF don eat, eanI have
the drum 2" The fond parent, seeing q.
einch for himself, agreed cheerfully to-
this proposition, making it q week s fast
for the coveted drum.
When hs came home one night
his wife and her mother ca me to him
in alarm. The boy had positively res
fused to eat bite Of food all day,
Something must be done or he would
fall sick. The father grinned a littls
at the story, but said: oh, be win eat
tomorrow.
Tomorrow came, tho lawyer went to
his office, returned home, md Still The
boy tasted. His mother had gotteullinl
to the table, but he had utterly re-
fused to eat. The mother and grand
mother besought the husband and fa-
ther to buy the drum and stop the fast.
The lawyer said: .syvait another day
he won't go without his meals another
day.
The third day passed, and ON his re
turn home the mother and grandnotsl
er were mp in arms. They had offered
the boy drum themselves, but he
had refused their offer, relying only on
his papa's promise. He had not.aeateIa
anything, but was pale and deter
mined. The lawyer took him and said
Now, for the rest Of the week geu "a
have q saucer of oatmeal In the morn
ing or piece of bread and butter and
nothing else for the rest Of The day.
Which will you have RI
The boy decided on oatmeal and Ias.
ed out according to the revised prul,0
sition. He now drums sigorousl5 ans
artistiealIy. He can aeconp
tune played on piano er y ioE5ff and GET
new frflIs from eaesl parade he wit
nesses. tit was drum d bust th
him, and he is slftlsF u ing Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
80
TIE FARM'S FERTILITY.

II the PsodGetive Power of the Farm De.
terIorates heavy Loss Must Ensuc.
The cost OF improvements is IS the first
consideration. It is the aim Of every
farmer to make his farm better, as it
is well known that as the fertility OF
the soil passes away the value of the
farm decreases The farmers Of to-
day are better educated than their
fathers, as they have the aid Of expert
ment stations and cheaper sources of
literatur relating te agriculture, and
they arc adeptiag The suggestions
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
HERE AND THERE.

Sheep growers Eave it in their
power to increase the demand for mutt
ton by improving It's quality. Make
it so good that people will hare IT.
one doesn't have to become a fam
eier in order to hare good fowls. A
flock Of ti1oroug hbreds costno more To
hatch and keep than do lot Of scrub b
hens, and the income from them ii
double or more.
"a superb hog feed. for any ago
and almost any condition, says an sx-
change, is corn, wheat and oats of
equal parts, coarseIg chopped ard fed
any way the hogs like it--cooked os
raw. soaked or dry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
a Curious Superstition.

In Scotland there Is q superstition
that the complexion of the first caller
on New Years day indicates the good
or ill-fortune to befall the house during
the following year. If the caller is q
blonde, the indication is favorable for
good luck: if q brunette. the contrary.
So much confidence is placed in The in.
dication by some persons that families
have been known to have a blonde ready
at the door to walk In the mement after
the cIoelS strikes 1a.-ssts Louis Globe
Democrat
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26

near the track, to be cared for, while
the rest went to the Hotel Hunter.
Will Braden, stalking gloomiiy up and
down the floor OF the room occupied
jointly by himself and Pinkham, heard
not a sound, until the door was sud-
denly thrown open and Pinkham and
some one else entered, supporting an
elderly man who had been cut about the
head. Behind them came two or three
other persons, and one of these, pretty
young woman, halted just-at the tllresh-
old with wild cry:
.Will:"
'sMadge!'
Then she tainted in his arms, and all
was confusion for time.
'sTell We what" chuckled John Pink
ham to his crony, Hunter, as they sat
by the stove in the hotel office the next
night recounting the events of the pre-
vious evening, but We jest ought t.
sec how chirked up tn iedge is! Say,
twas better'n d play. In we comes, car
ryin' III OF gent, tn gyurl an 'er ma
right behind, an tn iedge turns on us
oil of a suddent like ed bite our heads
of. Then tn gyurl an him both
screeches, an she falls over onto is
neck like she was there t stay an she
Is SO t speak.
.sTe see. it was girl-tronble, Jest like
1 allus allowed. TIL iedge. he was ieal-
ous. an, one night, when he thinks e
sees another feller maxim love to or,
he up an slides. 'thout sayin' word.
Come to find ont, twas 'er cousin I'll
felier was maxim love to, an they gifts
married later. Wa-ai." be concluded,
in d contented voice, Tim glad them
wigils is over, an / en- go an shake a |
foot wi th rest of We next year. Them |
gigils o. mine was Il sore trial, Birch. a |
sore trial |
Down at the little shack WIN and |
Madge. hand in hand, with the old |
folks looking on approving1y, had kept
lhean own New Year vigil, just SIS they
lad expected to Go on that night gone
~.
LESTER EETeHIIM
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26

gay
The old. old year and I.
NOW, In the hush of midnight. silently
1t comes and softly whispers unto me:
'Good-by. good d-by.''
Old year. 50 many blessings you have
brought:
So many glad, sweet lessons you have
taught;
And yet SO much of pain!
Days, both OF JOY and grief, you gave to
Sweet songs of interviewer harmony.
With many a minor strain.
Old year, could recall so many day
You gladly gave. would mot haste to say
Sweet words I left unsald
But what aVails it now that should weep?
Since those they would have gladdened are
asleep
IN cities of the dead!
Old year viii be strong; will not grieye;
But In the silence of the past will leave
Every regret and tear;
And looking upward, trustingly will say:
tod give me strength and hope for every
Within the glad new year.
For ere the shadows Of the night are flown;
glefore me stands hopeful, radiant one
So both smile and sigh
While welcoming the year so glad ard new;
And. looking backward, whisper unto you:
Old year, good-by, good-by.''
Alice j. Cleator, in Housekeeper.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
An Arabian ProVerIs.

An arabian proysrn runs fls
knows NOT, and knows not that IA
knows not. Is fool--sF,pn him: 10
knows not. and knows hat he kisoses
not, is humble teach Ilirss Who knows
but knows not that he I'D osss, ii aaaeep
wake him Who knows, ana knows
that he knows, Is wise follow lin IS
Cincinnati Enquirer
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26

"It's too bad said Willie Wishing.
ton, "that the good old custom of maxi
ing calls on New Years day is slowly
but surely dying out
DO you like the practice?n
:.'Verwy much. When you eawn't
think of anything else, you can say.
Happy New Year, and it's the only time
when evah feel weally at home as a
conrersationalist." Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
HOW 70 STAND.
Advice TO Singers who Want to Use Thsis
yoices Freely. s

AWShce 70 SiHSeEB ~ no w ant TO Use X11S1R
Voices Freely.
The personal bearing sof d singer ii
a legitimate subject for criticism, and
many are the precepts Id the books Of
ancient singing teachers eoncerning
the carriage of the body. You ask
'sHow should singer stand2n Let us
listen to the wisdom of thesancien ts...
Do you think that tic position of he.
chest, and even the. legs, has moi thingto
do with the emission Of tones2 YOU.
think as one devoid Of understand dfing
Let us first summon fiiatisbatt tista
Mancini (1716-1s00y as a wifness
treat my pupils as though 4 were "A !
dancing master. 81 call them before
me, one by one, and say: My son,
mark me well. Raise YOUR head, blttt
do not incline ii forward or bach rsi IS
hold it naturally in such q way that
the muscles of the throat will remain
supple. If you lean your head for- ]
ward those muscles will be stretched
painfully; if you lean it backward the /
tension will be seyerer.' = Again IN
eini says: Vocal faults are not She
only ones that should be corrected
in singer. The faults Of another kind
are a bad position of the mouth, knit
ting the brows, rolling the eyes, twist
ing the neck-and. in fact. the whole
body" Lamperti, the elder, declares
that the singer should stand like b
soldier-body upright ors the hips.
shoulders in the back grcApd, arms
hanging naturally, elbows near the
body, heels Joined, toes out. Theirs
are teachers who should heed vel tho
words OF Tosi: ssLet him never suffer
the scholar to hold the music paper
in singing before his face, both that
the sound OF the voice may not lie ob.
structed anSl to prevent him from being
bashful.a And ii was Tosi who, over
q century ago, gave this counsel TO S
pupils: when he. studies his lessons,
at home, let him sometimes sing bea
fore a looking glass, NOT To be enaInored
of his own person, but to avoid those
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26
MS Family s. pins.

SotI Aristocrat tfse found "a =
your unily come over With lise Con
querorM
Social Demoexa xat-s essaIle oytssa.
aaoase City segysaaz
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-26

/ WAS a Jolly house-
party at Cliveden
during the holi-
days that winter.
Cliveden was not
an ancestral hall.
It was merely the
cnllntry-seat Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30

now emerging the real estate market has
stown a stability which Is remark
able There have been no evidences
OF weakness, only stagnation, an absence
OF buyers. Those whose opinions in such
matters are worthy of respect regard the
present condition of the real estate market
as extremely promising, especially when
the general business situation Of the coun-
Try Is considered. They believe that there
are now Indications of a revival of inter
est on the part of investors in realty and
tnat during the next year and half
marked progress will be made toward the
restoration of activity in the market.
In the Burned District.
The buildings in the burned district on
Louisiana avenue are to be replaced. and a
number of contracts have been let for the
work Plans have been prepared by Robert
L. Fleming, architect, for the rebuilding of
Nos 929 and 931 for w. S. Cox, and stores
at Nos. 915 917 and 90 are also to be re-
built by James F. Waters, who has the
contract for that purpose. They will be
n ma Two stories, as before, and designed
Tor light mercantile business. The build
ing inspector has ordered that the avn
lrgs be entirely constructed of iron, and not
wood, as heretofore.
Some improvements.
A row of seven houses will be erected on
South Capitol and C streets, from plans
prepared by Geo. S. Cooper, architect. The
entire frontage is 126 feet, while the depth
IS sixty feet. The fronts Of the structures
Will be built Of buff brick and light stone
and the houses will be two stories in height.
A. .Muliet & Co., architects, have pre-
pared plans for eight two-story brick dwell
hEgs, to be erected for Charles E. Banes
on Elm street, LIE Droit Park. The entire
frontage is 12S feet
An addition will be built to the parsonage
OF ST. Augustfne's Church, 18th street be-
tween and NJ streets. from plans pre-
pared by Joseph G. johnson, architect
Inc structure will be three stories and a
basement, with frontage Of twenty-five
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LaCeS and ermbrOideries
THE BARRIERS. LITERATURE.
MIR. "fnshiD's Hints to Good Liter
AZURE COmmfttees


Rev. Albert E. W.nship In the Golden Rule
Is 1t because the patrons Of the barber
are ordinarily men that the literature of
his shop is so uniformly Of poor quality?
There is no other place where man of
clean thoughts is imposed upon by that
class of papers whose pictures, at least
are Illustrative of the latest and worst of
crimes. 1t would seem as II the circulation
OF these papers I'm these shops were sys-
tematically provided for. since neither the
proprietor nor tho workmen even in their
leisure moments, are seen to look at one
1 have known one barber that would not
have such a paper in his place, and SUBJ
scribed for an illustrated religious weekly
and Sunday school quarterly. The former
was looked over by everybody, and the
latter was used by some while waiting for
Next"
What effort of the Wo.aan's Christian
Temperance Union or of the Young Peo-
pies Society Of Chris tan Endeavor would
show greater return for the investment
than publication of barber shop litera-
turef Why does not some man Of wealth
who seeks the service of mankind rather
than monument, provide for every one of
these shops that will exclude tinted and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
A New Printing Process.

From the London Chronicle
Perhaps the most remarkable process on
view at the Royal Society's reception was
that for producing illustrated magazines
and newspapers entirely by photography.
dispensing with engravings and ''half-tone"
blocks, and even with Typography. Rscls
of sensitized paper rush through machinery
which may be compared in principle with
the modern rotary web printing presses.
In place Of topographic cylinders YOU have
cylinders Of transparent negative" Ulu-
minated from the inside, which print" the
sehSltlzed paper with great rapidity as 1t
passes round them. Thence the web passes
through developing and fixing" baths,
and finally energies in cut sheets ready for
binding. The letter press is even set up
photographically by a kind of typesettiag
machine, so as to produce a negative OF
each line automatically. Ii is said that a
popular Illustrated monthly will. in all prob
ability, be produced by this method before
long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30

From the Louisville Post.
good story Is being told on one of
Louisviile's most prominent homeopathic
physicians. Several days ago a young wo-
man called at his office, and, after dis
coursing on all the topics of interest of the
day, settled down to tell him her ailments
Among other things, she said she was
The physician prepared a little hottie of
pills and gave them to her, with minutet
directions as to how they should be taken
The woman again began to talk, and after
many vain efforts to get her out she
1t, when she turned and said: "Oh, doctor.
what shall do If these pills do not cnre
me?" Take the corkv' he retorted: "tbev
tell me that's good for sinking feeling"
private office.
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You have to accept hose values
on hearsay, because one out of a
hundred don't know fast dyes-fne
threads or proper shapes. Put your
confidence in us, like hundreds of
others have done, and you won't
buy amiss-for what we sell we war
rant. Little lower prices to win YOU
for Monday.
All our ladies', Mems and >Chihdrcn's
regular l.i9c. Fast Black, Tan and Bal
briegan Hose, for this day,
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bargains i'm black goods

Black is perpetually fashiona-
bic. The designers won't allow it
to drop out of popularity. Hand
somer goods this season than ever
before, and lower prices. Lower
here because of our methods of buy
ing. When we say black we mean
it-and you needn't doubt the quail
ity.
These few prices ought to throng the
long counter Monday given to their sell
ing:
Black Atwood Chalis or Albatross
usual 5Oc. sort, for
$50. yard.
Black Figured Mohair-the usua! 89c
quality, for
&c. yard.
40-inch Fine High-flnish Plain Black
Mohair, our TIC. quality, for
SIC. yard.
48inch An-wcol Imported Serges-sold
everywhere for 5Oc., to go at
38c. yard.
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ST. COrsetS, 63c. pair.

Sonnette Dollar Corsets are
never sold under price. The Son
nette' makers dictate this price. The
largest retailers in this city pay 75c.
pair for them in large quantities.
We buy them so as to sell them for
o3c. pair. We allow no manufac-
turer to dictate prices to us.
eth st. store
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DEMANDS GRAY's MILLIONS.
Miss Weston of Duluth Declares She
WINS His Wife.

Wns His Wife.
A special from Duluth, Mimi. says:
Miss Katherine Weston startled the heirs
of Richard Gray, the millionaire lumber
man and capitalist Of this city, who died at
the home of his brother in Boston about
month ago, by declaring that she and the
dead millionaire were married in Hudson,
Wis, six years ago.
Her family is prominently connected in
the eastern states. She says the marriage
between herself and Gray was private, and
has since been kept a secret.
AS the most painstaking search has failed
to reveal a will, she will, she says, demand
the entire estate as provided by the Mime
sofa statutes in case the marriage can be
established.
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One mating price

that will show you clearly how
we are selling mattings.
The quality of Fine China Mat
ting for which the furniture stores
ask you 20 and 25c. yard here at
&C. yard.
9TH ST. annexed floor
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HOTEL GUESTS IN PANIC.

A Small Fire Created n Good Deal NJ
Alarm.
A fire which in itself amounted to very
little created something of panic among
the guests Of the Wellington Hotel In Chi
cago Thursday night. There was at no
time any danger. but number of the serv-
ants became frightened and ran out on the
roof looking for safety
NUMBER or guests ran from their rooms
without waiting TO dress, but were soon in
duced to return. The hotel suffered dam.
age to the extent of $1,000
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conspiracy against the government has
been discovered at Cuzco, Peru, and sew
eral arrests have been made. Advices
received from Bolivia say that trouble
Is feared in the republic In view of the mani
fest frauds of the government and the re-
suit of the elections, which were tharehv
effected, and undoubtedly favored CoIons1
Pando, just elected president of Bolivia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
GOLDENBERG'S, s sas s, Seventh Street.
OUR new ar1meXeS are readVo
YOU'RE cordially invited here.

Next
so low that they surely bring
New departments
merchandise
A new elevator added
be made before this what
meverb eensh
prices
gains i'm this department. beginning
Shall the It
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prmfers' rna, dee ftfffe eesoos
master Of aooertisins,, saps:
il is efaimee for fee 1n9as8inytoa
Star ane proBaBfp fruf8fuRRp
Claimed, 18af no offer newspaper
tn fife country goes info 50 farss
a percentage Of off fee eouses
toifetn a raoius Of ftpenfp miHes
from f6e office Of publication.
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vICTORIA's BRIDGE DISASTER.
Work of RescuinG the Bodies Has
Been Completed.

Been Completed.
The work OF rescue at the scene of the
recent bridge disaster at Victoria, B. c.,
mas been completed when the last Of
tne bodies was recovered by divers.
Inc death roll includes fifty-five names and
1t Is feared that two or three strangers NAV
yet be missing. Evidence Is accumu,at,ne
showing grave negligence on the part of the
civic authorities, they having been warned
the day before the accident that the bridge
couIu not mold Yesterday afternoon was
given up to the funerals of the victin,s
The coroner opened his inquest yester
day into the causes of the disaster. The
number OF wounded, as far as asccrtafned
is between twenty-five and thirty
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tainted publications some such clean and
Mholesome literature Harpers Weekly
The Youths Companion. the Golden Rule
or The War Cry? 1t would be no slight
thlng TO transform from darkness to light
The influence of the waiting time of The
pafner shop by replacing impurity with
purity, the false with the true