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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07

Mrs. Mason was lingering one of the
pamphlets with pardonable pride when
the door bell rang and the secretary Of
the society entered, prepared for work.
Have they Gomez" she asked, anxious
ly. The president nodded towards the
pile. The secretary took one up "Oh,
how pretty they are! They WAL be
quite irresistible
The rest Of the board entered shortly
in groups of twos and threes, and at
last all were settled down to work ear
nestly in directing the envelopes. The
sound Of many pens scratching away
iFerrily was broken only now and then
by laughing remark or spicy bit of
personality.
Mrs. Melrose Montagu? Hint" ex-
claimed one. s'Must bea pretty stirring
appeal to move her"
Better sprinkle some grated onions
in to draw her tears laughed an
other.
Mrs. Bemas Burns" said the secre-
tary. ''Oh, what's the use? We've sent
her appeals every year, and we have
never got one cent from her, though
she's as rich as Cr9sus''
Ientally the president corrected:
aBut not this appeal
why, yes" some one answered. eve
really should send her bill for post
age, we have wasted so many stamps on
her.
The afternoon passed by, interrupted
only by the appearance of the little
maid with bread and butter and tea.
tfThere's one thing, !. remarked the pres
ident, with sigh Of satisfaction: "I'm
sure there are no mistakes. IF there's
one thing hate more than another it's
typographical errors. To begin with,
there's no excuse for them. as skillful
proof-reader should correct them. And,
besides, there's something SO cruel, SO
irrevoca Bile, about them
Yes chirned in the treasurer; sno
amount Of apologizing can ever make
up for them
81 see you have Miss Srnythe with the
final e, said the vice president The
president smiled her ercontentmeht.
.And Mrs. Zerbolotzki will smile with
pleasure to see herself sore once correct
IL spelled, said scme one.
That's worth about $50 to us alone"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.
Something About the Military Sssten
of New South Wales.

Something About tFac Military Ssaten
of New South Wales.
New South Wales was garrisoned by
British troops from its foundation il
17Ss until 1870, when they were with.
drawn, says at Australian correspond,
ent. In the following year colonial
/ regulars were raised and consisted of
one battery of artillery and two com
panies of infantry; the latter were dis
! banded III 1872. In 1876 the artillery
was increased by u second, in 1877 by a
| third, and in 1890 by a fourth (depot)
battery. 1t now consists of one field
battery, fully equipped with guns and
horses, and three garrison batteries.
Men between the ages of IS and 40 are
enlisted for five years and may reen-
gage for two OF five years.
A gunner's pay is IS. 3D.. per diem. in
addition to free rations of bread, meat
and groceries, free kit on joining. uni
form, barrack accommodation, fuel and
light and medical attendance. Special
rates of working pay are given, as also
increased rate of pay on gagement-
Rewards are given for good conduct,
as in the imperial service, but no PEN
sions. Each noncommissioned officer.
trumpeter and gunner, on reenlisting
for further period Of five years, is al
lowed to supply deficiencies in kit.
The standard height has been reduced
to five feet eight inches. There is also
corps of permanent submarine miners,
each receiving As. per day Members
Of the permanent force before being
permitted to marry must have served
three years, been Of good character for
two years and have e 10 in the savings
bank
The first volunteer force was enrolled
in Sydney in 1854 and consisted cf one
battery of artillery, one troop of cav
airy, and six companies of infantry.
numbering between 300 and 4G0, but
practically ceased to exist in 1856. In
1860 a second volunteer force was en-
rolled, consisting in the first instance
OF two batteries of artillery in Sydney
and one battery in Newcastle; one troop
OF mounted rifles and 40 companies of
rifles in Sydney and suburbs, and six
companies of rifles in the country dis
tricts, numbering 1,ea6 OF all ranks.
The mounted rifles ceased to exist in
1862, but in 1867 four batteries of artil-
lery were raised in Sydney, and the sew
eral companies of Sydney and suburban
rifles were reorgranizetB and for1aed
into two regiments. Toward the close
OF 1867 the Legislature passed an act Of
parliament, which authorized the issue
of grants Of land. as part payment, to
all such volunteers as served confinu-.l
ously and efficiently for a period OF i've
years. In 1874. however, it was deemed
expedient to discontinue these Grants.
During the period Of their currency the
annual numerical strength of the vol-
unteer force had been raised to 1884 of
all ranks.
At the suggestion of Sir W. Jervois
and Maj. Gen. Richardson, G. B., the
volunteer forces were again reorgan-
lied in 1873. Philadelphia Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
WON HIS CASE.
a PhfIadelphia Lawyers Idea nj
Thrift and How 1T Worked

AhrAAG ana HOW 1t Worked.
| Over in Philadelphia dwelt young
law student who fell in love just as he
was about to be admitted to practice
Ihe girls father also belonged to the
| profession and was reckoned pretty
smart. The old fellow gave a partial
consent to the young mans pleadings,
but he concluded to try the student to
see 1t he was worthy to be his son-in-
law. So he said:
The case of Blank against Blank
| has been on the calendar several years,
1t has been tried appealed, decision re-
Versed, tried again and comes up again
! foI. argument at the next general term.
l am counsel for the plaintiff. / have
had the case four years, but now I turn
1t over to you. Here are the papers.
See what you can dc"
Ihe young man took the papers and
went to work with vim born of love
for Ii he won the case would he not
also win bride? AT last life seemed to
him worth the living. He studied the
case thoroughly. He consulted the au-
thorities and was loaded and primed for
brilliant argument when the court
convened. He made his plea and won
the case without any trouble
With heart overfowing with ioy
he returned to his prospective father-in-
law and, slapping down the papers, he
exclaimed:
See here, sir! The case is won,
These are the proofs, What you tried
for years to do I have accomplished at
a single term of court. Now, NAV
have your duaghter?'
The old fellow looked up with a smile /
upon his face as he replied:
4 think you a fool and you can't
have my daughter. But / will Just give
you little gratuitous advice: It is true
[ had the ease four years without win
ming it, and it Is also true that made
thousands of dollars out of it. But YOU
have gone and settled it, and what have
you made? About $50. No. sir. YOU
can't have my daughterln Y. Jour-
nal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
TIE KITCHEN RANGE.
Points TO Be ohseryed when Purchaa

ing One.
/ AS matter of fact the modern kitcI-
en- range is clumsy is unsatisfactory, is,
sometimes, even cracked, but it is never
nalign. Treat it well, give itproper at
tention, keeping it clean inside and
| out, and take the trouble etounderstand
that construction, and, unless it is at
tached to the wrong kind Of chimney,
| it wiz do its work fairly we'll.
The first point to be considered in the
management Of the range is the selec-
| ton of it. The more expensive are the
| best without doubt because made OF
better and more durable materials, and
| yet one of the cheaper and lighter
makes, not the cheapest and fimsiest.
| is often very satisfactory If carefully
| handled, and it is doubtful whether in
view of the improvements which are
and will be made from year to year it
is better to put a large sum into a range
or to pay less price and renew the
tool more frequently. Onprincipla this
is a bad plan, but there are occasions
when a bad plan becomes good one.
The two main points to be consid-
cred when purchasing a range are the
size of the fire-box, and of the oven;
the fre-bex should be comparatively
small, the oven comparatively large, so
usigg as little fuel us possible and Sc
curing the greatest results The small
fre-box may be objected to as exciud-
ing the idea of maintaining the kitchen
fire during the night. But the kitchen
fire should not be maintained; an old
fire means cool oven, and ihe wear
and tear of the excessive raking and
shaking necessitated by the old fire is
bad for the range, worse than the, fre-
euent and excessive variation of tenn
perature, which the frequently renewed
fire involves
Then there should always be damp
sr near or in the pipe; but the absence
of this is not irremediable, as one can
usually be inserted at small expense.
Without the pipe damper much fuel
must BE wasted; as the oven danper
only slightly yeheeksthe suction through
the stove, its main Office being to cur Off
direct communication with the pipe
and so force the heated gases to travel
through the hues around the oven,
heating the oven in their passage, a
rapid formation of gases and their rap
id passage around the oven securing a
very hot Washing gton Home Mag
aZine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
His sad E,x5

Yes, sir, / repeat that in my opinion
Jonathan Doxey is a ruined man, and
that he is merely keeping up appear
ances in order to try to find some way
of getting out of his present difIieul.
ties
You surprise me! What has led
you to this conclusion?''
asked him for his daughters hand
In marriage yesterday, and he gave his
consent without q inurmnr. What
would you do if you were in my place,
run away or stay here and try to live
1t down ?''-CleEeland Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
CnuIdn.f nna Thanr

IF a man should undertake to kiss
yon by force, 7 he remarked, after look
ing at her both admiringly and thought
fully for some time, what would yol
do2''
What con1d / dog' she returned.
Tn no Hercules
And tits On record that she didn't do
q thing. Chicago Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
Humor in His Hood.

Doetor-Haye you been taking any
medicine?
Patient-Yes. sir I have been taking
medicine for week back.
Tut. man, there's nothing the mat
ter with your back; you hare hnmor Ia
your blood. Tie Waterbury
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
with REGISTRATIONS.

'I'rn always willing to work. said
the tramp.
BE careful" cautioned the philan-
thropic citizen, who hated lie.
II repeat, said the tramp, with SIM
pie dignity, that am always ready
to work-when there IS nothing to bs
done" Chicago Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
Where the Leak Came In.

Say, Joe, how'd yer like ter try one
of 'em ere summer sotels where they
gives yer ice cream reg'1ar every day??''
"Awh! Git along with YER
.Fact--and walters ter hand it ter
year.
Ugh. walters. / jist knowed they
wur too burned mean ter let yer help
yerself - Brooklyn Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
Serving Cherries.

At suburban luncheon the other day
the artistic serving of a cherry course
was especially noted. They were hand
ed round 8emptingly piled with their
own leaves in a graceful wicker basket.
As each guest attempted to take some
she found that little bunches of them
on their stems had beeu separately tied
to small twigs taken from the cherry
tree. The dark red aud so-called
white cherry with its vivid scarlet
blush were intertningled with admir-
able effect, and their service III this
manner permitted the nibbling of the
fruit from the ste1ps without touch
ing them with the fingers. This is q
pretty device Of them for IN al-fresco
luncheon or tea. The cherries are wound
on tie twigs in bunches Of four or five
with green twine or fine wire, the
punches repeated until the little twig
is nearly covered, leaving enough of it
only for bandle.-N Y Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
No Wonder.

T understand that Jones has hard
time getting along. with his wife"
How that9''
shey ride tandem, and the madam
weighs 25o pounds Plli1adelr5ia a Call.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
USES FOR CHERRY PITS
Italians Gather Them to Make Medi.
cine and Newsboys to Gamble

| AeatlhHs Gathcr AneIn TO Make Med1s
cine and Newsboys to Gamble.
Since cherries have become chear
enough to be handled by the push-car1
| peddlers number of Italians have
been picking up the pits thrown away
on the streets by cherry-eaters. A
diIninutive Italian girl is the most per,
sistent worker Of the kind seen here,
abouts. She appears at the entrance
| to the Brooklyn bridge soon after noon
and few cherry pits round there escape
| getting into the wooden box she car
ries under her arm. A bridge police
man stopped the girl a few days ago and
asked her what she was going to do
with the cherry pits
Make medicine" she replied.
What kind of medicine?' asked the
copper.
No speak English" said the girl, as
she went on gathering the pits
That's always the way with them
Eyetalians, said the policeman to a
bystander IF you ask them ques-
ton they'll give you Knockout blow
by telling you they can't talk the
langWidge."
Park row is fertile hunting ground
for the pit gatherers, and the guam
tlty OF pits that can be gathered in few
hours is surprising. With box or a
bag in which to carry the pits the pick
ers work along the streets where the
cherry push-carts are stationed. They
scour the cutters and roadways, and
seem to be oblivious to everything but
what they are seeking. Cable cars and
trucks have no terrors for them.
BESIDES the use made of the pits as
medicine, the newsboys gather them to
play with. They play a sort of marble
game with the pits, but it is not d pop
uiaf game, because cherry pits are easy
to obtain. Two players take part in
the game. Each player furnishes a pit,
and the players alternately take the
TWO pits IN one hand, shake them and
drop them on the ground. Then the
player lays the index finger Of one hand
on the ground between the pits and
with one of his other fingers drives ono
pit toward the other. If he hits it he
wins. Ii he misses the other PLAYER
wins. The stakes are the pits used in
playing.-N. Y. Sun.
0ncle Sans Great Land pogsessioos.
The area of the United States is OPS
600 square miles; with Alaska it is 3.6oa-
$50 square miles, equal to the area of
all Europe, with Italy and Turkey =ex-
cepted. Texas, its largest state, is 212
times the size of Rhode Island. Texas
might invite every man, woman and
child now living in the world to settle
within its territory, offering each in
dlVldnaf plot of ground 495a feet by
le0 feet. The state would not be really |
crowded, for each individual would |
have four times the space taken BY
each person in New York city. Eng-
land, Ireland. Scotland, Wales, italy |
and Portugal could be transplantet1 20 I
Texas and there would still be room for
D good-sized promenade made where |
curious Americans could walk while |
studying this bit of Europe. Three of
the cattle ranches of Texas cover as
much territory as the Sandwich islands. /.
which we were to annex four years ago.
William George Jordan, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
frnsrna Tnaaf..

Heat one pint Of milk. Stir into it
one large tablespoonful -four. wet witt,
a little cold milk. Add q good-sized
piece Of butter and one cupfui of cream
or milk. Place on back side Of stove
to keep warm. While cooking stir it
often to keep it free from Jumps and
have IT creamy. Then toast nicely some.
bread, dip into the cream put into a
dish. and when there is sufficient toast
pour the cream over it-Ladies, World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-08-07
Run Pudding.

Ihree-quarters Of a pound of honr.
the same of sugar. a quarter Of d poents
OF butter, five eggs, the white and
yolks beaten separately, one teaspoon
ful OF soda and a teacupfGl Of sour
cream. Beat the cream Of tartar and
soda into the cream until 1t froths.
cream the butter. mix ell together and
balSe.--e5ood housekeeping.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
DIED.

ROBERTSON Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1897,
Christina Roberts, aged 10 years.
Funeral services at the residence OF her
son, Mr.. Nathaniel Roberts, No. 6S Ocean
avenue, on Thursday, Oct. d. at 2. M.
Friends are invited.
Interment at convenience of family.
HESLIN-At his late residence, No. 125
Pavonia avenue, on Wednesday, Oct.
90 1897 James, beloved husband or
Margaret Heslin, nee Hartigan.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
WHELAN-On Wednesday, Oct 20, 1897,
Mrs. Alice Whelan, nee Clutterbuck,
aged 3S years.
Funeral from st. Mary's Church, on
Friday, Oct. % at 10 A. NJ, where
high mass will be offered for the happy
repose of her soul. Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited.
DULS-On Wednesday, October 20, 1897,
John Frederick Duls, beloved brother
of William Duls, aged years and
months.
Relatives and friends, also members of
the Young Mems Lutheran Association OF
ST. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Church. are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral at the residence of his uncle,
Henry Hintemann, No. 25S Grove street,
on Sunday, October q, at 1:s0 p. M.
HENDRICKS-O Wednesday, October 20,
1897, Elizabeth daughter of the late
Timothy and Mary Hendricks.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of her brother-in-law, Peter
Muliigan, No. 210 Ninth street, on Friday,
october %, at two p. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
AFRIDIS FORCES GATHER
Dargai Ridge Carried With
Difficulty by the English
London Disquieted.
TBy Cable to The Associated Press I


LONDON, Oct. 21, 1S97-The staunch
resistance of the insurgent tribesmen
when the British forces stormed and
eventually carried the Dargai Ridge of
the Samana Range, yesterday afternoon,
as detailed last night to the Associated
Press in dispatches from Fort Lockhart,
via Simla, and the apparently heavy losses
Of the British, are facts which are viewed
with serious misgivings in London to-
day.
The insurgents were evidently in great
force. for in addition to being able to
make stubborn stand against the Brit
ish advance they had contingent of
1900 men to spare for fianking move
ment. Not any of the stories of this
fierce engagement suggest any demorali-
zation of the enemy who retired in good
order and proceeded to construct fresh
defensive works on the adjacent hills,
showing that Afridiland will probably
have to be conquered yard by yard.
The news of the massing of the Afridis
in the Sampagha Pass and the report that
they are erecting strong fortifcations
there is also most disquieting.
The newspapers have criticized the plan
q q campaign which apparently necessi-
tates capturing the same ground twice, as
the Dargai Ridge which was carried on
Monday only to be left for the tribeSmen
to reoccupy on Tuesday. But. it appears
that the British force which first cap
tured the Ridge was not provided with
commissariat supplies and the difficulties
of forwarding them from the base were
inSurmountable
killed or wounded in the storming of the
Dargari Ridge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
JACKASS DINGLEY.

fFrom the Evening Post" of Yesterday
Very naturally the Treasury officers,
according to press despatch this morn
ing are greatly pleased with the fact
that 1851, ,423 was returned in customs
revenue yesterday; return which is
the largest by more than 100000 re-
corded in any one day since the passage
of the Dingley BILL" This encourage
ment, we say. is natural; not less SO
when it is kept in mind that the customs
revenues of the day before were $193,-
SS2, which was about 100000 below
even the ruinous average since the Ding
ley bill passed into law. But Treasury
officers, according to the despatch, are
not only greatly pleased at yesterdays
receipts, but they are 'tconcinved that
the deficiency in the financial operations
of the year will not exceed the estimate
made at the time the tariff law was un-
der discussion" To this statement we
must take very positive exception; not
in behalf of export estimates generally,
but in justice to that master-expert,
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
What the Treasury officials mean by
limiting at deficiency which will not
exceed the estimates made in the con-
gressional discussion, no admirer of Mr..
Dingley's prophecies will understand
Every one knows that there is to be
no deficiency; that the Dingley tariff act
was constructed, in it's authors words of
March % last, "for the ends indicated
by the title; to wit, to provide addi-
tional revenue to carry on the govern
ment'' What this additional revenue
would be, the same enlightened States
man taught US. The committee esti-
mate, after making liberal reductions,
that for the first year, if the bill should
become a law by May l. the additional
revenue would reach $4,000, 000." The
bill was not passed, our readers will re-
call, until July 24. Mr.. Dingley having
meantime so far ''lnedged' as to de-
mand for every week or delay 4" a deduc
ton from one to two millions week-to
from his original estimate. However,
this deduction is easily made. Twelve
weeks delay at two millions a week-to
take Mr.. Dingley's outside hgure-is
$24,000,000 aggregate deduction from the
$75000,000 increase first predicted. In
short the positive stand of our eminent
expert, under the worst conditions, was
for a $51, 100000 surplus He has doubt
less "hedged'' again, as all optimist ex-
perts of the kind are in the habit of do
ing when confronted with actual facts.
Nevertheless, our problem, as our fiscal
oracle informed US, is to provide ade-
quate revenue from duties to carry on
the government. That we have solved
our problem no faithful protctionist is
permitted to doubt. BY all means, there
fore, seal the lips of Treasury under
strappers who observe maliciously, at
the close of the Washington despatch,
that ''the deficiency of the year will not
exceed $45, ,000, ,00O."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
WATER SPECIFICATIONS.

The resolution OF the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners requesting the
concurrence of the Board of Finance IN
the water specifications and the resolu-
ton to advertise the same for proposals
reached the Finance Board last night.
The Commissioners did not give the doeu-
ments any consideration, but referred
them to the Committee of the Whole.
The specifications are to be gone over
carefully by the Finance Commissioners.
When they have concluded their inves-
tigation they will meet with the Mayor
and Street and Water Commissioners ana
arrange plan TO proceed under. 1t is
reported that the specifications will be
concurred in by the Finance Commission
ers, as those gentlemen have the assur-
ance of c. c; vermeule that they are pre- pre-
pared in such way as TO insure the city
every possible protection. 1t has been
definitely settled to that the FINANCE Fin zee
inspection of the specifications in their
entirety. The officials expect to handle
the subject this time without hitch of
any kind arising.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
SILVER'S WATERLOO.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.]
LONDON, Oct. q, 1S97-Colonel John
Hay the United States Ambassador, and
the officials of the British Foreign Office
decline to furnish the press with the text
of Great Britain's reply to the sugges-
tions of the United States Monetary Com
missioners though the Foreign Office peo
pie say it's substance Is identical with
the Associated Press dispatches of Satur-
day last, giving the result of the meeting
of the British Cabinet, and that the COM
rnunication sent yesterday evening to the
Commissioners through the United States
Ambassador was practically a reitera-
ton of the statements on the subject al
ready made A similar reply has 2en
sent to the French Embassy.
The United States Commissioners recog-
nize that their mission has been unsuc-
cessful, though they will not admit it, as
the answer of Great Britain says that
country will be glad to receive other
propositions, and the Commissioners have
decided as matter of form, to return to
France and consult the French Govern
ment as to whether fresh proposals are
desirable But it is not expected that
anything will result from their visit to
France