St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-11-07


ily." her husband rejoined. aThat's
fact. But when he got home he didn't
hev no more ter say. Ef lle'd been
like most O. the men folks nowadays,
the furst thing he'd of dome wound of
been to find fault with the way the
1fatted calf was cooked. w ashington
Star.
SEVEN MILES OF SOLDIERS.
Impressiveness or the Recent Review ut
& Goerltt7.
The Germans know how to make q
good show with troops At the recent
maneuyers at Goerlitz $4,000 men, 1000
horses and 400 guns were in action. The
line was seven miles long. These sol
diers are trained to the higheHt point,
and the spectacle was a brilliant one.
It was intended to impress the people
ut home with the strength of the gov
eminent, and those outside are sup
posed to learn from it what sort of enc
mics they would meet if war should
arise. Germany is on a splendid war
footing. The young emperor is a sol
dier. BY his energy and restless moving
all over the empire he shows his sub
jects what deep interest he takes in
the army, as well as in other branches
of his government. The czar, of course,
kept his eyes open during his trip
through Germany.
From one point of view the withdraw
ing Of over 4o0, 600 men from productive
operations might seem d useless fax on
the people, but standing army is, OF
course. a necessity for Germany. There
is not the slightest hope that the dream
of those who are anxious that the great
nations of Europe shall break up their
armed camps and sell their ships Of
war viii ever be realized. The ambi-
tion of the rulers and the jealousy OF
the people are too powerful forces for
that to take place. There is far more
probability that the armamentss Of the
nations that are likely to come into eol-
lision will be increased rather than re-
duced. =3 IL 81 .s
Germany in reality seems not to suffer
greatly from the heavy charge of s,ls-
tanning 50 many men, Germany is no
longer an agricultural nation. She has
become very important factor in the
manufacturing world--so important,
indeed, as a study of her exports will
show. that England is watching her.
progress in manufaeturin with jealous
eyes Germany's foreign trade. is stead
ily increasing, and in some important
branches she has q monopoly. German
Work1nen lack some or the aliickness
and the inventive skill that character
ize# the American skilled mechanic, but
they make up for these in thoroughness
and eSaetness in their work They may
exhibit more slowness in reaehing their
point, but they accomplish in their way
what they undertake, The love of cnun-t
.trysis very strong among the Germans
The nation. is welded together to-day as
powerfully as it ever was. If q rsar
should arise the people would stand to-
gether as solidly as they have ever done.
But there is no Indication tina war IS
near.-Bai itimore American.
"A Fireproof Tree.
In a government report from Co1om-
bia appears the description ofsa tree,
known as the chaparro, which possesses
theproperty Of being freproof. It Crews
on the evast plains of Colombia and the
north ofsSouth b America called saVannas,
extensive districts which are parcheds
with heat except during the rainy sea-
son, It has long been the custom to
clear the ground for the new regetation
which springs up SO l1xuriantly on
these plains after the rainy season by
means of fire; and such fires, miles in
extent. kindled by the herdsmen, de-.
stroy everything in the shape Of vegeta-
wives to afford welcome shade in an
almost freeless region. It Is q small
tree, seldom growing to more than 20
feet IN height, with a girth Of about
three feet. and it owes its protection
from fire to the nature of its hard, thick
bark The bark lies on the trunk in
loose layers, which do not readily con-
duct heat to the more delicate parts
of the structure. Its a general idea
among the natives that this tree grows
only where gold is abund ant in the soil.
below. That it is common in alriferous
districts is indisputable, but there Is
no ground for supposing that II does
not grow elsewhere Chambers Jour~
nal 81 a. s4 IA
II and the .sFour Hunared.'''.
How old is that lady 9''
rs she married 2 22''
How much family ?'.''4
She is very beautiful. What did It
cost her
What salary does her husband re-
ceive2
When Is his pay daya''
Does he gamble
Does he own or rent his house,
II observe that he is boWlegged.
What is the cause of II PA AtIan ta Con.
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