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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24

tical experience with SO much of the
goods that you carry, I could add my
knowledge to what You had told me,
and so my orders grew amazingly.
Mr.. Wilson was enthusiastic over his
wife's success, and as he praised her un-
stintedly, the thought went through
his mind that when a rosy little woman,
with bright eyes and dimpfe-cleft chin.
held the order book, a merchant would
need some of the adamant in his ma
ture to keep his orders from growing.
During the weeks that he was com
fined to the house, Mrs. Wilson came
and went over his route, with the result
that when he could take his place again,
| the fra for which he worked sent an
offer of steady employment to M. A..
| Wilson, the noncommittal name that
Mr.. Wilson's supply had signed to her
orders, with the astonishing informa-
| ton that she was lust the kind OF a
man they had been wanting"
Did she go? No; because, you see,
this happened in real life, where duty
and poetic justice do not go hand in
| hand. She went back to her home and
babies, to the remodeling of old clothes,
and the cooking of groceries instead of
the selling of them.
II might be able to hire housekeep-
er," said she, "but never a mother, nor
| an economizer. 1T takes business judg-
ment.so be a housekeeper, wife, mother,
nurse, dressnaker, and general econ-
oInizer, all in one, just as it does to run
government, or to sell groceries"
You're right, Chick said Mr.. Will
son, approvingly, ''and great deal
more. i think, for here is housekeeper
who can sell groceries, and here is a
salesman who couldn't be housekeep-
er. And YOU deserve salary for your
work, Just as do for mine, so here
after, half the income of this family is
4 your own, and I'm ashamed that had
to be brought to a proper sense of the
value of your work by such an eNperi-
ence as this, though / must say that
deserved it all. =
1 Which was great deal for Mr.. Will
son to say, and, altogether, quite the
most satisfactory thing, also, from Mrs.
/ Wilson's point of view Woman's Jour-
/ nal.
The longest time during which a
note has remained outside the Bank OF
England is III years. It was fors 25,
and it is computed that the compound
interest during that long period
amounted to no less thar ( 5000.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
THE ISSUE is FREE SILVER.
A severe Lesson In Gold MonometnI.
lism for the People.


Iism for the People.
What do the republicans mean when
they talk about sound money ?" They
mean gold, and nothing but gold. How
do they propose to getwhat they want?
BY retiring the greenbacks, which bear
no interest, and substituting for them
a currency founded on interest-bearing
bonds.
What object has the republican party
IN view in retiring the greenbacks :?
They desire to reward the plutocrats
and bondholders for their services in
the last presidential campaign. By is
suing bonds bearing interest they give
the spectators chance to make money
at the expense of the people.
The plain people of the United States,
who pay their taxes and work for q
living, when they get a chance to do SO,
are not going to be satisfied with the
..sound money policy of the admins
tration. Ehey do not believe in the
issuing of interest-bearing bonds in
time Of peace; they do not believe in
striking out of use e-half of the hard
money in this country; they do not
believe IN destroying the value OF sill
yer and in making all debts payable in
gold.
On the other hand, the honest, indus
trious and suffering people of this coun-
try have with them an object lesson
which teaches more eloquently than
words the truth that a monometallic
gold currency is a curse to the nation.
They have seen their property SO re
dueed in value that those who were
once we'll -to-do are now poor, and those
who were once comfortable are now in
actual distress. They insist that this
government shall cease to legislafe IN
the interests of money sharks and
bondholders and shall turn its. atfen.
| ton to the betterment of the condition
Isof those who are the bone and sineuoi
the nation.
If the present admit nistration deotsne
TO do what the people demand, its leass
| OF life will be no longer than the tins
required to make legal change. There
lis no hope that the people will receive
any consideration from republicans;
therefore democrats must organize fol-
success in 1898 and& sweeping nationa
victory on the silver issue in 1s9o.--Ghi
cago Dispatch.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
MADE LEARNED BY LAW
Rebuke Administered BY the vetera

RebulSe Administered by the Veteran
to the New Officers of the Court.
In the territorial days, before Iowa
had attained the dignity and prestige
of statehood, when the population con-
sisted almost entirely of pioneers and
Indians, and the territory was yer-
liable terra incognita to the far east,
there was heard in the United States
district court noteworthy bit OF gem
tlemanly sarcasm, well worthy of rep
etition.
Gilman Folsom, of the Iowa City bar,
wit, scholar and yeritable old-school
gentleman, had occasion to try case
in that court before q judge confess
edly young in years and professional
experience, who had secured the place
because of political influence rather
than ON account of his eminent fitness
for the judicial ernine- Opposed to
Folsom in the case was the United
States district attorney, who, like the
Judge, had been appointed for political
reasons instead of his ability.
During the trial of the case Folsom,
with true professional courtesy and po7
liteness, continually referred to and
addressed the district attorney as smy
learned opponent" !" The judge was also
characterized as the Learned court.
The district attorney, fully conscious
Of his own shortcomings, and realiz-
ing the little claim he had to the adjec-
tive, felt instinctively that he was be-
ing made a subject of ridicule. He
| fdgeted around until 1t seemed to him
| that patience had ceased to be virtue,
and then appealed to the court, ask
| ing that Mr. Folsom be required to de-
sist in his persistent sarcastic refer
ences to him as my learned opponent.
When informed by the court that his
sarcasm was unnecessary and uncalled
| for. Folsom looked up with a well-af-
fected air of surprise and said, with the
inimitabie accent and grace of the old
school gentleman:
'I sahcastic? Your honor, did not
realize that was sahcastic. 4 said he
was leahned, and he certainly is
He then proceeded with his argu-
1 ment as though nothing had happened,
4 continually referring to the district at
torney and the judge as learned. The
/ Judge soon interrupted him, and adj
1 rninistered a stern rebuke for his per-
/ sistent sarcasm. telling him it must
4 cease.
Folsom protested, saying:
ssBut, your honor, simply said ne
was learned, and insist that he is.
He then turned to fhe United States
statutes and read to the court the
statute providing for the appointment
of men who shall be learned in the law
as Judges and attorneys Of the district
courts.
! Closing his book and removing his
/ glasses, he continued: So, your honor
you see that he is learned: not in the
sense yorlr honor is learned, not in the
4 sense + try to be learned, but from tke
fact, your honor, that he is made learn,
/ ed by act of congress."
No further objection was made to ~
sarcasm Chicago Times-H Herald.
Alexander Jacobs. the original Mr.
Isaacs, of Marion Crawford's novel. ha.
a grea t reputation as a prophet. He ha'
lately declared that Queen Victoria vii
1 live until 1911. that the prince Of Wales
stwill die IN 1907. and that Sir William
j Harcours viii become prime minister 2
1893
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
Lice on Young Turkeys.

Asa rule itmay be said that three
fourths of the ailments of the poultry
yard are due to lice. This is partieu-
larly true Of young turkeys. If they
can be kept free from lice they will
grow with great rapidity; but as soon
as they are attacked by lice they COM
mence to droop and soon die. a casual
examination fails to place the cause, and
the 'turkeyman" is considerably mysti-
fed. 1t is the little, almost invisible,
gray lice-frequently found on the
head-that create all the trouble. A
little lard or sweet oil will cure the
complaint, and should be at once
taken in hand. Examine your tur.
keys. Dampness is the next great det-
riment, and is '.sure DEATH to all
young turkeys; when lice is an accom-
paniment, the vitality of the young
turkeys is SO lessened that they quick
ly succumb.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
,Fnsre Your Choice.

The gold republicans say that what
we need TO secure prosperity is higher
tariff, gathering in of the green
backs and ultimately their cancellation
i'm brief, more taxes and less money.
The international agreement republic
an says that we must have more tari d a
and also international bimetallism -
il we can get it. The gold democrat
!. IN that all we need is less money; in
other words. that the greenbacks and
treasury notes should be destroyed, and
the finances of the country turned over
to the banks. The genuine American
himetalIist- the genuine democrat
says that what we nefd above all other
things is more money, through the op-
Grafton of the free coinage of both sill
yer and gold Which viii yoI, take as
a primary proposition, leaving other
reforms to be considered in the light Of
future events aud conditions illinois
State Register.
MIR. Wanamaker claims that he
is not laying aside his republieanism
but that the republican party is laying
aside its regard for public sentiment
This is about the situation, and the
main point to be made against Mr.. Wan
amaker is that he has Travelled ever 9
| procrastinating route In arriving al
this decision concerning one of the re
publican palty's old tricks ~. ], Jour
nal
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
The Melon Loase.

Whenever few vines become badly
infested with the melon louse pull up
the plants and destroy or burn them;
kerosene emulsion will, of course, kill
all the lice it reaches, but, as the in
sect confines itself to the underside of
the leaves, it is for that reason difficult
to reach. In any case do not allow
the pest to gain a foothold. for that
will mean the end of the crop. AS
soon as the louise is noticed, and if
a good spray pump is not at hand, try
dusting thoroughly on the underside of
the leaves, as far as possible, with pure
hardwood ashes and fresh air-slalxed
lime, two parts of the former TO one of
the latter, well mixed together; dust
on in the morning while the dew is
present on the leaves. This is also an
excellent remedy for many soft insects,
as the cabbage and, caulifower worms
and others 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24

-Alexander Jacobs. the original Mr..
Isaacs, of Marion Crawford's novel. has
a great reputation as q prophet. Al has
lately declared that Queen Victoria viii
live until 1911, that the prince Of Wales
will die IN 1907. and that Sir William
Harcours viii become prime minister u
1893.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24
Pigs for Market and Us breeders,


A pig intended for a breeder should
not be fed along with those being fed
for market. Stock for the market
should be fed all they will digest, from
the time they are weaned until sold as
fat animals. Pigs for breeders and
cattle for milking should be fed moder-
ately, also the food should be that
which will produce muscle and bone in
place of fatan flesh, as is desired in the
instance. Show stock should be re-
jected for breeders as they are gener-
ally hard to keep in fair condition af-
ter having once been fattened to ex-
cess. They never make as prolific
breeders, nor yet do they last SO long.
The age to commence breeding for
sires, should be at eight months, and
sows from eight to IL. Better results
will be got at these ages than either
older or younger.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-24

The longest time during which.
note has remained outside the Bank Of
England is III years. It was fors 25,
and it is computed that the compound
interest during that long period
amounted to no less than { 5000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
Reduced Rates to Washington OH Account
OF the Inauguration via Penn
Sylyania Railroad.

For the benefit Of those who desire to at
tend the ceremonies incident to the inaugll.
ration OF Prcsident-clect Mckinley, tho Penn
sylyania Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets to Washington March /. ., 3 and 1,
valid to return from March to 8. at the
following rates:
From Philadelphia, $40; Harrisburg
':5.06: Wilmington, 5i.35; Baltimore u 60
and from all Other stations on The Pennsyi
Vania system at reduced rates.
This inauguration viii be II most interest
ing event. and will undOuht edly attract u
large number of people from every section of
tue country.
The magnificent facilities of the PennSyl-
vania Railroad make tins line the favoritr
route to the national capital at all times, and
its enormous equipment and splendid termi-
nal advantages at Washington make it es-
pecially popular on such occasions. 1.9-tt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
GRAINS OF COMFORT

If fortune doesn't smile on YOU
And trouble seems to pile on you
For all It's worth;
Don't think that you're the only wight
For whom event, don't comc just right
Upon this carth-
There are others,
Il luck has nausht to bring to you,
AID fate Goes not II thing to YOU.
And you are blue;
Just ponder DER some other wreck
Who stopped cyclone with his neck
Worse off than you
There are others,
II some one doesn't come to YOU
Tc pay certain sum 20 you.
Don't file kick;
For you IRE not the only guy
Who gets the ,lown-to. zero eve
That makes ice thick
There are others.
If maiden fair goes back Oh you.
And woe makes MI attack on Won
Till your broke up:
Remember, many a trusting lout
Has pulled the pipe till it went out.
And then woke up
There are others.
If she becomes n isis" to you,
And blows farewell kiss to you,
Just hold your ground;
Console yourself by thinking that
Your voice still penetrates your hat,
And look around
There are others.
Baltimore News.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
THE BICYCLE IN RELATION TO
HEALTH.

The greatest danger of bicycling, in conf
mon with other sports, results from the
strain which active exertion necessarily
brings upon the heart That all-important
organ tends, like other muscles, to lose
tenicity under the sedentarv conditions Of
the average life, anj readily becomes en-
barIassed ii asHel to perform an unusual
work, as any one who il not in training
can assure himself by climbing a flight of
stairs rapidly, or attempting to run few
hundred yards. Undo + such conditions til.
heart olsen doubles the frequency of its
beat in attempting to dispose of the in
creased Heed of blood that is driven into it
by muscular contraction With diseased
heart the strain thus imposed may be h,Z-
ar"ors. Several cases ale recorded where
a person with such heart has fallen dead
while riding a bicycle. But then thousands
OF other eases are recorded where persons
have Similarly fallen dead while riding in
carriages or while sitting in easy-ohaiIs at
home. 1t does not follow, presume, that
we must eschew easy chairs, carriages. and
bicycles, llut it does follow that any one
who has reasons to doubt the normality of
his heart nay wisely consult Il physician.
before deciding to undertake any active
eXeTtion, b cycling included.
Even the perfectly normal heart may
saIlrr permanent injury if subjected IT, Do
logged and excessive strain. This farr
should be lorne in mind by every novice in
bicycling, for it is peculiarly easy TO override
under the cNhiarating influence of this pas
time. Presently the heart gains tone and
strength, and is able to adapt itself to the
new conditions: but until time has been
,lven for this it is the part OF wisdom TO
proceed carefully, training on" gradually.
Furthermore the person who is wise will
use reasonable discretion as to the amount
OF eNertion he will undertake even when
thoroughly trained. As we have inherent
differences of strength, each one of us
should be IN somermeasure a law unto him
self as to how fast and how far he shall ride.
keeping well within the limits of his own
tren-th aud endurance, and remembering
that healthful fatigue is one thing. com
plete exhaustion quite another. The person
who rides for pleasure and health and uses
reasonable judgment will not feel Obliged
to cover ten miles in a half hour, or to
pedal up every hill that some one else has
manai ed to climb. Above all, he will
e-chew such insane and harmful perfor-
mances as century runs and similar at
tempts to cover distance for the mere sake
OF covering it regardless of consequences.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
In II Hurry.

Doctor-How is your brother, Miss
Cynthia?
Aunt Cynthia--He's worse thss mo cil-
ing, doctor--a lot worse
Doctor-Did you give him that medi-
cine as l directed-a teaspoonful every
hour?
Aunt Cynthia-No, doctor. 1 just
gave him the whole Iottle at once. He
wanted to hurry up and get well. SOS
to go to the pantomime tonight. Strand
Magazine
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
Free Information.

Messrs c. \. Snow * Co., Of Washing
ton, u. c., lawyers and agents for procur.
ing patents, will send free 70 any address
pamphlets with information about home
and foreign patents. caveats copyrights
trademarks, infringemcnts, design patents
abstracts of decisions, etc, as well as the
cost Of patents in the United States and
foreign countries.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
To Grow Teeth.

A Moscow dentist has solved tive
problem Of supplying the human mouth
with false teeth which will grow into
the gums rs firmly us natural ones Dr..
Zamcnsky has performed several sue
rCssfrl operations on dogs as we'll aS
human beings. The teeth arc made Of
Iutta pcrcha, porcelain or metal, us the
raSc may be.
Al The root Of the false tooth holes
IRE made Holes are also made upward
into the jaw. The tooth is then placed
IN 49, cavity. II 4 short time Il soft.
Lifted growth finds it, way from
= ';iput's jaw into The hul"S III liz"
tooth. This growth gradually hurdcns
and holds The tooth III position.
1t is stated that il docs not matter
whether the cavity il which ih' tooth
is to be placed is one rrom which rat.
ural tooth has been recently drawn OF
whether it has been healed fur some
gears. Moscow Letter.
James Crichton. better rcmcm'e1lr
rs the Admirable Crichton," col',
read, write and dispute i'll II dilfcrut
languages. II" was an expert sworuS.
man, civil and military engineer Il
mathematician, Il dramati&t. AMI al
though but % years old at the inc 81
his death he was the master Of all the
science and learning of hi, age.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

when you stepped on that gentleman
foot, Tommy, l hope you apologized?"
'Oh, yes, indeed l did," said Tommy,
land he gave me ten cents for being such
good boy"
"Did he? And what did you do them"
stepped on the other and apologized
again: but it didn't work.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Then, little wiley, you really suspect
me-"
His voice faltered. He sighed deeply
a"d buried his face in the pillow
Yes, | do; and with good reason!' she
replied, sternly.
"Ah! had always believed that | had
as good a wife as Caesar'sn'
SO you have haven't you?'
mo, dear; Caesars wife was above sus-
picion! Town Topics.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Woman of the World Ito youthful ad-
nirer You seem to know great deal
about married life. Ale you married?
Youthful Admircr with a blase air)-No,
but my father is
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Isn't it pity that so many Woiicf. e.
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They are to be sincerely pitied for
great majority ha ye in them the making Of
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crs. These cases become sadder still whc
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Philadelphia has just organized
Rainy Day club, with Mrs Helen NJ.
James as president, A skirt reaching 20
the boot tops has been adopted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

The quaking grass and sensitive plant
symbolic agitation, the peculiar habit
possessed by these of trembling at che
slightest touch having no doubt suggest
Cd the symbolism.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Michael Angelo seems to have believ-
ed that he received some of his most
noted inspirations in a dream or vision.
In one of his letters he alludes to the
statue Of Moses and intimates that the
idea came to him in dream.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Many have lived on pedestal who
will never have a statue when dead -
Beranger.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

Oni.T II days are required TO send a
letter from "" Ycrk to Brindisi, in
i'.'.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
SO Warren St., New York City

Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to
me. can emphasize his statement ut is
a positive cure for catarrh if used as direct
ed Key. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Cen
trGl Pres, Church. Helena, Mont.