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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Luminous Sea Grabs.

One of the marine curiosities recently
fshed from the bottom of the Indian
ocean by a dredging vessel in the en-
ploy of the Calcutta Society OF Natural
History was a mammoth sea crab which
continually emitted q bright, white
light, similar to that seen in the spas
modic flashes of phosphorescent lumin-
osity kindled by our common glow
worms. The oddity was captured in
the daytime, and placed in a large tank,
nothing peculiar except its immense
size being noticeable In the broad glare
Of the tropical sun. At night how
ever, when i i was pftchy darkness, the
crab surprised the naturalists by light
ngup the tank so that Al the othersea
creatures, great and small, could be
plainly seen. Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
RusslA's aDlsPENsARY" SYSTEM
Monopoly OF the Sale of Spirits by the

Monopoly OF the Sale of Spirits by the
Crown.
The extent of the system Of monop-
oily of the sale of spirits by the crown
in Russia is described by our consul
/ general at st. Petersburg in his last re-
! port. The system was first introduced
/ in 1898 in the provinces. Of Perm, Ufa,
Orenburg and Samara, and was extend
ed from July i, 1896. to Bessarabia, Vos-
/ hynia, Ekaterinoslav, Kieff, PodoIia,
Poltava, the Taurida, Kherson and
Tchernigov. To these provinces the
system has been applied, with some
| notifications, which local peculiarities
and conditions have neeessitated. The
| notifications consist principally in the
acquisition by the government of corn
brandy from small brandy distillers.
whereas in the four eastern provinces
such purchases were confined to large
distilleries. Moreover. brandy distilled
| from grain and potatoes will be ae-
quired by the government in preference
to that obtained from the residue OF
sugar made of beetroet, the brandy dis
titled from which has peculiar taste,
which renders it rather unpalatable.
It would appear that the sale Of Scotch
and Irish whisky, gin, rum, Hqueurs
and other spirituous drinks, excepting
wine, beer, porter and mead, comes un-
der the operation of the new liquor
sale monopoly law and that it will rest
with the ministers of finance and the
interior to issue or withhold licenses
for the sale of these to private individ1l-
ais. The ordinary corn brandy, or
vodka, Of the country in its various
forms is, under the new regulations,
sold from shops and depots maintained
by the government, which, however, as
in the case of spirituous drinks of for
eign origin, reserves to itself the right
of allowing private dealers, such as gro
GERS, etc, to sell vodka, and the right of
doing so will be granted only to persons
who may be considered thoroughly
trustworthy. From July i, 1897, the
monopoly will be extended to the prov
inees of wilma, Vitebsk, Korno, Minsk,
Moghilef and smolensk, and from JAM
nary i, 1898, a further extension of the
system will embrace the provinces of |
st. Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskov, 0lo-
netsk and Kharkoff TT is too early |
yet to form a positive Judgment |
the monopoly Of the sale of |
spirituous beverages by the government
has answered financially all expecta-
tons. But the first essay in it's appli-
cation to four Of the eastern provinces
OF the empire has proved so satisfac-
tory in general effect as to justify the
gradual extension of the system to other
parts OF the empire. This gradual ex-
tension is now in progress. =" London
Times 3...14z...
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
FAT FOLK TURN soMERsAuLTs.

Tho Latest Cure for Obesity Set Forth st,y
London Paper.
CorpuIence Is a subject concerning
which the average doctor has many
questions to answer Hardly d day
passes without the query: oh, doctor,
what shall I do? I am growing SO
stout =
In reply to the soft-repaafed question.
one says Carlsbad 2 another hide i
wheel" while the. third suggests sgfae
nauseous compound, or, perhaps, star
yation. The latter process is always
i sure means of reducing corpuleney
Day after day elaborate accounts OF
new streatments' for obesity are de-
tailed in both medical and lay journals.
Some of these are not without their good
points, while others are positively dan-
gerous. Atall event is, the great ma jor-
ity Of the "cures" requires such On,
amount of persistence and self4leniai
that the cases to which they prove bene-
fetal are not very numerous.
Messages and various movements,
when performed iin d systematic man
ner, have always been highly rated In
the treatment Of obesity. Sweden
fwhere the massage and the movement
cures originatedl has been the home of
the cures. for many years.
The London Graphic is responsible
for q report of the latest remedy for
corpulency. The remedy, which is sim
plicity itself, requires in the main that
the sufferer shall turn sornersaults;;
how many and how often the fsraphic'a
report does not say.
The principle may be i goodone. To
those, however, who contemplate an
early trial Of the remedy IT may be weP
to point out an element Of danger; that
is, appendicitis, IN the production Of
which this new treatment may be an
Important factor. Several observers oe
repufe have called the ait tention of med
ica1 men to the fact that people who In
dulge In gyninastie exercises, such as
Jumping, football, work upon the traI,.
.eze or bar are particularly liable TO tho
disease mentioned 7. World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Country Gentleman.
Am Anecdote Of Cbief Baron Polo,

&Ah AnecQUGG Oh SnleI baron POLLOCK
The effort being made in certain
quarters to persuade a judge to resign
his appointment brings to mind an an
ecdote told of Baron Pollock when he
was Chief Baron Pollock. On one
occasion some one limited retirement
pretty broadly to the baron, entirely
with a view, the person urged, to the
prpIongation OF such valuable life.
As soon as he sawlthe drift Of the speak
er's remarks the old man rose, and with
his grim, dry gravity said: "WiIl you
dance with me?. Naturally, the we'll
wishersteod. .aghast at the chief baron's
strange request but the latter, who
prided himself particularly upon his
sturdy legs, began to- scaper about with
youthful vivacity. Seeing his visitor
standing surprised. the baron tripped
up to him and said: We'll, if you won't
dance with me, will you box with ME ~
and squaring up 10 him. half IN jest
and half in earnest, literally boxed the
gentleman ont of the rooom. After
that the old chief baron had no more
visitors anSiously inquiring after his
health and Suggesting retirement t.
Westminster Gazette.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
WORK THAT GOES BEGGING.
Employment offered Idle HEN Whts
Meets witt, Little Accordance, 54ss5

Employment offered Idle HEN Which
Meets with Little Acceptance.
It is asserted in some quarters that
Chicago has at present large number
of unemployed men. While this isznot
improbable, as business has been ex-
Fceedingly dull during the summer, yet
the following experiment would in
dicate that many might be earning a
/ living who are NOW d burden to them
selves and their friends:
/ On arecent Monday there was group
of kmen on t.he fifth floor of Dearborn
sb'Hset office building. They had come
| in answer TO an advertisement and were
admitted one after another into the of
fee of a manufacturing firm in good
standing. One by one they came out,
also, and, passed to the elevator, sew
|. era1 as they went making some jeer:
or fippant remark to those that were
still waiting. When all were gone a
reporter who had witnessed the scene
called in to investigate.
TIM perfectly sick of it, was the
managers observation, after prelim-
mary talk. "This is the fourth Mon
day I have tested crowd of employ
menf seekers, about 40 each time, and
as yet we have only got five men at
work. I started over dozen Of them,
but all have since dropped out but these
five, though we have nice work and good
compensation for at least go. The man
handling our goods can make money.
From $40 to $40 a week can certainly be
made on It, even wi ttih an al loWance for
hard times, and yet men who are sup
posed to be famishing for work are
either unfit for this or will not hang on
TO it,"
Perhaps you are trying to engage
superior class Of men? r.
No, certainly not; we are simply
trying to get clean, intelligent men, who
can talk American speech and be or
dinari1y polite. WhenI finally send
men out, using my best judgment in
their selection, 1t is fact that about
one out of five are all that win sue
cess.
The fact is that a majority Of the
men are too lazy. They want to earn
livelihood by the smallest possible out
lay of effort. They think there should
be easy and short ways to result, and
If such are not provided they will make
them SO anyway. The average idle man /
is also an intractable man. He is not |
willing to follow the inst truetions of |
others, even though years Of expert
ence crowned by success have given |
them the right to instruct and direct.
The poorest stick you meet wants to Be
an officer the day he enlists. = Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
WIT AND WISDOM.

shesI'Ye bought ai new whiss
fab1e, DEAR Well, now you've
g9t something to talk about y. Yonk~
5era Statesman.
Reciprocity II you have a million
you can get INTO the four hundred 2
Yes, and if you have four hundred, you
are likely to stay IN the million. p-Har-
lem Life. a
Postponed. ''Then they didn't
start on the honeymoon that nighlss r.
No. It was after three o'clock, and
they had TO wait until the next day TO
get her fathers check cashed. - Brook
lyn Lie. ssz.ss
Husband-..T There was something
about Miss Browns singing tonight
that I liked. Wife-'Indeed? What
could ithave been ?'' H husband There
was very little Of H. Il London Figaro.
! s = HeeI m waiting for the interest
ing woman of 30 that the novelists talk
about she-s'NNell, you won't find her
in Vienna. All the women here UNDERGO
are not over az. Illustrated Bits.
Il DE Witte-"H How IN the world did
you happen to get married ~ Mrs.
Black-Jo Jones-"By a phenomenal com
hinatione of circumstances. He and I
and his family and my family were will
Truth.
Never Wholly Free" Jibway's wife
seems to have him pretty well under
control" !" Eyes; the only time ,Iibway
is not under the Influence of his wife
is when he is under the influence Of
liquor" --Indianapolis Journal.
"A New Departure. Mrs. Digby has
a husband that really thinks some
think of her. s'What has he done 2"
why, instead of betting to win hat
for himself on the election, he bet
new bonnet for his wife"-C Chicago
Record.
His Wife's mill linery bill slipped
from his nerre1ess fingers. The conse-
quences of your extravaganza = he sol
emnly exclaimed, .'be upon your own
head.'' They were, with the exception
of Thursday afternoons, when the cook
went out.-Detroit Tribune.
. Mr.. Poeticus (Who for the last half
hour has been reading his latest epic
poem )-s'WeIl, my dear, how do you
think It goes?" Mrs. Poetieus (who has
been gazing into the glass in an alb
manner ''Well, I'm afraid it's |
a little loose on the shoulder u Harper's /
Hazar.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Floating Metals.

IT q small rod Of iro1ia straight
piece OF wire, for instance be creased,
II can be made TO float on water, The
grease apparently prevents the break
ing OF the surface OF the water. and tho
iron lies Graded ii d Slight depression,
or trough. Recently DIR. A. Nc. Mayer,
exper;i ;inaenting with rods and rings Of
iron, til, copper, brass, platinum, alu-
minimum, German silver, etc, found that
all metals, even the densest, will float
on water when their surfaces are cheEn-
fcally clean. A perfectly clean piece
of copper or platinum wire, for IN
stance, forms q trough for itself on the
surface of water just as If ii were
CREASED. The same is true of small
rod Of glass. Dr.. Mayer believes the
floating Is due 10 a film Of air condensed
on the surface Of the glass on metal.
because If the rodsbe heated to redness,
and as soon as II cools be placed on wa
ter II will sink; but II IL he exposed to
fhe air for d short time III viii Hoe fss~
Youth Companion,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Burning of the Peggy stewart.

The anniversary of the burning of the
ship Peggy Stewart, caused by the An
napolis patriots on October 10, I TIA, was
well chosen by Maryland society
formed to perpetuate memories of the
revolution for its annual meeting this
year. The historical event is eclipsed
in celebrity by the Boston tea party,
but is yet worth noting, as it expressed
the indignation OF the Marylanders,
who, on the arrival Of the ship with a
cargo that included II packages of tea
that had paid the tax, forced its owner
to burn both the cargo and the ship
Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
America NAV have an onnorf,,nit

America may have an opportunity
to see the Red Nun Of Paris, Louise
Michel. She has been urged to come to
this county and lecture. She fs.expected
to preach anarchistic doctrines.
Edouard A. Martel, q bright young
| lawyer of Paris, has started a new sci
ence. He calls it speleologie, or the sci
ence OF, caves. He intends to conduct 4
systematic exploration Of carerns.
The Bay View Reading eircle is
likely to become a western rival of
Chautauqua. From its local Michigan
circles it has spread until in the class
of 1900, now forming, 15 states are rep
resented.
The celebrated collection Of books
made by the late DR.. William r. Will
,liams, OF New York. is now being sold
at auction. It contains 10000 volumes.
including the greatest collection of Bap-
tist and Anabaptist historical works II
the country.
1t is strange that the critics have
as yet failed to come forth with COM
plete keys" to the originals of the
PoaAeAStt1 Sh1I4 aStSIss III MES. WarQtS
Sir George Tressady.'' The only at
tempt of the kind is a meek suggestion
in a London periodical to the effect
that Lord Fontenoy sometimes sug-
gests the late Lord Randolph Churchill
and sometimes Lord Harrington.
The malady of the old Creek chief,
Isparhecher, who did so much to keep
the Creeks within bounds after the civil
war, viii awaken much interest in civ
ilized circles. He is seriously Ill at his
home. on Salt creek with snakes and
terrapin." The Indian medicine man
says the snakes have yielded to his medi-
cine, but he has not yet reached the
terrapin.
Augustus Thomas, the drarnatist,
lives in one of the handsomest villas in
the old Huguenot Park district of New
Rochelle, with spacious grounds and an
extensive view of Westchester hill and
dale from the piazzas. Tt is furnished
uniquely and richly, and its appearance
inside and out gives misleading i'm
preston that Mr.. Thomas is a man Of
leisure.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Tho nicyole as Z Smuggling Medium.

Long before the cycle boom was at
its height, remarked a custom house
officer to the writer, we fully expected
that these machines would be used for
smuggling. AT the same time, we had
no idea of the number of people who
would attempt this form of sharp prac-
tice. You see, the rates for carrying
cycles are now so low that grea tnuna-
Der of cyclists take their machines
over to the continent with them, and
ON the return journey fill the pneu-
matte tires with tobacco, small bottles
OF perfume, lace, cigars, and even TASKS
OF spirits specially made. When steam
ers arrive from the continent, and there
are number Of bicycles on board, we
adopt q very simple plan ofinspection,
but one, which requires some practice
and experience before it can be relied
upon. We do not uGscrew the air-tube.
nor, OF course, do we cut the tire. We
simply cause the wheel to revoIve sharp
ly, and then listen attentiyely.-Tit-
Rite
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
10 TALK 70 EVERYBODY.
Deaf Mntes Want the sign Languags
Made ConpuIsory.

Deaf Mntes Want the Sign Language
| Made Compulsory.
People who are$prone to use SYM
| pathetic remarks in speaking of deaff
/ mutes may be very much surprised to
know that it will not be a great while
before these mutes are looked upon ais
Il very fortunate class of people. In
deed, there Is d serious thosght Of eona-
pelling everybody in the land to learn
the language of the deaf. It's a strange
language, too, about which the ordi-
nary citizen understands very little,
even though he believes he knows so
much. I'VE
There is o wide difference between
the sign language and the manual al
phabet. The latter, which IS more or
less familiar to many people, is mere.
" the 26 letters OF the alphabet ex-
pressed by the fingers instead Of writ
ten on paper or spoken orally.
The sign language is a much more
complicated affair and its mastery en-
tails great deal more study and prac-
tice than the average citizen cares to-
expend for that purpose. But it is
the simple manual that the National
Association of the Deaf is elideayoring
to have made a compulsory part OF the
education of every man, woman and
child in the country.
The argument used in favor of such
legislation by the national committee
men who are lobbying for the bill is
that it will benefit in countless ways
the million or more deaf people insthe
United States without in any way en-
croaching upon the time or comforts
of the other millions who are In pos
session OF their hearing.
Just ow the efforts OF the association
are being directed toward securing the
Introduction Of the manual alphabet
into every school booll, and it's being
made as much a part of the curriculum
as geography or arithmetic. Children
are quick to learn it, they say, and by
devoting a few minutes each day to its
study under q competent teacher may
become proficient in its use in short
space Of time.
As an incentive to the learning of the
dl lRAauSt Dy dlaitas lut 253 3stsSuS1ktNi1A
makes it known that all It's members
will hereafter give preference in all
cases to merchants who are able to
talk to them in their own language.
This rule will not be. confined to the
deaf only, but to all members Of their
families and to as many friends and
acquaintances as the afflicted ones may
be able to influence. As this fact has
already been made known to merchants
in many sections, the more progressive
among them have begun to learn to
talk on their fingers. and it is not an
thing in the west, where
the movement started, to see a digTi-
fed business man praetieifg the new
language with some equally up-to-aate
acquaintance whom he has met ON his
way downtown to business.
The custom, it is expected, will soon
reach New York to mike the elevated
trains and surface ears inproTnptu
school rooms for. the study of the LAM
guaga of the deaf.-N. y. Herald,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
DANGERS in YOUR !. HOUSE,
Take Proper Precaution to Preserve the
-. Health of Your Family.

Take Proper Precaution to Preserve the
Health of Your Family. .sss "
In autumn the week after the break
ing up of the first hard frests generally
witnesses an epidemic Of such aff1ic-
tions; warm weather has returned
after the double windows have already
been closed TOO oftennaiI ed DOWN and
the microbes join in the Thanksgiving
hallelujahs. But the miracle of the In
dian summer cannot last forever, and
TO all city dwellers who have eyes to
see and ears to hear the p1ainest hints
of nature the cool November wind could
be made to bring all the relief it has.
brought to the suffererssof theschill-s
land-ague regions
Let the Amalekites worship the Cod
dess of Health on mountain tops and
save expenses and your life together
by establishing a homemade refriger-
alton camp. Cover your catarrh pa
tients as warm as they ikesix quilts
II three are not enough-but turn their
faces to the open window, and rely
upon It that they can breathe air of
any temperature on the mild side of
zero not only with absolute irnpunitv
but with beneficial results unattaina-
bic by drug methods.
From sunset to SIX a. m. also yen-
tilate your parlors and dining rooms;
at dawn close the windows, stir the
fires till the thermometer in the center
OF the room has risen to 10 degrees:
then sprinkle hot shovel with pinch
ct incense Or fumigating powder tam
other inexpensive lung baIn) and ring
the breakfast bell.
Your neighbors may stare, or try to
stare, at your proceedings, but whi,s
their eyes are almost blind with ca
tarrh your family will enjoy the light
OF sanitary Goshen, and recover COM
pletely about a week before the end OF |
the surrounding lung epidemic The
Family Doctor, n Chaufauquan.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
Cold Catsup.

Take one-half peck Of ripe tomatoes,
peel them and Semove all seeds and cut
! In small pieces put into d coarse cheese
cloth bag and let It hang and drainover
night. The next morning chop four
onions, two red peppers, two green
peppers. two roots OF horse rat1ish
! (grated1, one-haf teaeupful OF salt, one
teacupful Of mustard seed, two scant
feaspoonfta1s Ct black pepper, one ounce
OF celery seed, one teaspoonful whole
cloves, one teaspoonful ground mace.
two scant teaspoonfuls Of ground cin-
nanon, one feacupfuI Of sugar, one
quart OF good cider vinegar. Nix ali
with the tomatoes, bottle and cork well.
This makes d delicious cold catsnp.
Boston Budget,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
misunderstood Her Meaning.

Algy Miss Cutting evideraly thinks
GholIy and / are fast friends.
Horace II HoW do you know?
AIgy Why, last night when she saw
US come il the room together she said:
Two souls with bnt q single thought L !"
How full Of sentinent she Brock
Iyn Life,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12
CHANGE TN FA RMER JOE
BY SHELDON Q. sroDnARD.

Maxim curious mottled patches on tn
And we were eatifl' bfeakfast--I was hun
cry as a bear t5gF :,
And a thinkfu, Of NV form crny, IN. ~
meadow oyerst11ere. -. !.
But Jennie wasn't eatin,: Just sat Their
sort O. still 4
"A piayin with teaspoon In the way tina
women WILL
And now and then saw her lookin' shyl,
UP at me
IN q Kind o. wistful fashion, when sh,
thought didn't see
X. a.s:,. q u
Aoa sse ! olliy hotlceo ~ a KING genera
rra. y = = a.s
sAxassa ~ sesla as1.atass gay - &. &c
--Aiia % 4 Hitisileu5 DFeaKtast ana was getttn
41u,,ae Up 1t Lo so !,t, -,
IL ashea Iie sohtiy' p, Cah WI
II guess i answered a ro,,eh1v for vo,, 500 r.
naiJ . mn - teA " y so0
"A big one--stwas FOR eraaa saea-ana an.
,.wa e,nr cnrst - y me s,,rl,,, ml,.; 80
80. 1s ps puyIn @ chEpets anu such
MA : tt,ss IL, IL tls se,.. z ails. G
sss+e irea,,l,, - .s,,1 80 tes =
yo wor,ar II nsep With ~ ya.,r not,on. o, ,,as
eae,s ~ stoT ,,,oS
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s,.t "A 1fos t+t,a dtsnY'
- : - = 80 ~ ssS.9s's 4 Nts
NV wi9a sJ,a 1aa,yad IN. A. ma IN s. ktnd n,
mute strrrriae.
Tier f1lo,Itl, 81 sort 81 trennt1ifn, and a errieved
iapt .,,o3 vard ~, or,v ,oo,sd
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vo, ssa sasS 49,, I,
~ w. . sa : Z aAe = sft
II hadn't son,ehny ssaroaa In haya tr,a.as =.
that cn,,Id 800. so ~ haNs - tiecss "a gu
Do sha.d ava Goa,a sod 9pa5 ayaa tha o,don
a.r,,ad = ha,a u, ~ ''te iiso
iit dld LOOK rather shabby, but viewed
@ st.cI sliisss WEI III SCOT scor fss -
tAiau Wouion I.oWn s Io ho,thlng as started
ior tlie corn
4 aiqs z Isfl JUST easy ana " seemed some
now 70 me
maxine music from Ihe ropins IN the sugar
maple tree.
AS !. cahuea s q Hoallh Gown Afos' naa a
with 11fd tte efes etaintiys = sssnsas stsaln
before ram.
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<A-1u siis etiSu ~ "liiseao, pu1 ieII . pit
~ ~ :, - ,aa.a q -, ~.
the corn
Inc corn corn was rank ana tnfiIsy' IL STOOD
even on the ground;
MOI a piece Knew couid peat II in all the |
country founa.
tAhd 4 stArtea up oid Bliiy ana commenced
&. xio,i 20 cuitavaIe,
3tA-chihkln nj now la Tush inihgs ana rWeFk I
poth nara ana iate.
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xxY.,,Id hAas1 asiI1se. ~ ~ ue
1o,er ssaea, aol - +hua,,sh q uas ei'e "tloie
,,,aa s,at IN A., 80 $50
inn i wav : . : '1ts
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Some iii are yvarA 1,nonstt,a lacs. far
me this made q strife:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-12

Snap apdragon is SO called in allusion
to the very singular shape Of the flower,
which, in popul ar fancy, is supposed to
resemble the jaws OF the tabled dragon.