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scfkglEIcA aD INDUSTRIAL.

Lenenhock and humboldt both say
that a single pound of the finest spider
webs would reach around the world.
Some English reporters now take
notes at night by the light of a tiny
incandescent lamp attached to the
waistcoat.
Some interesting Investigations
have been made on the green color for
which some Italian cheeses are so re-
markable. This color is not, as has
sometimes been supposed, due to the
action of bacteria, but is G conse-I
quence of the presence of copper in.
the cheese.
The world contains at least four
mountains composed of almost solid
iron ore. One is the iron mountain
of Missouri, another in Mexico, an
other in India, and a fourth in that
region of Africa explored by Stanley.
and there have been reports of such q
mountain existing in Siberia.
Insect life in the Arctic regions is
very limited. and to insure their at.
traction n of tbs genus geum Ia:
]rosaceous plant from Alaska has a
row of large petals. This plant, also
the geum novale, is utterly unable to-
fertllize itself, and demands insectl
help, as in the skunk cabbage. All,
Arctic flowers are very large in COM,
parison with the plants bearing them.
Unbreakable mirrors are now being
made by putting a coat of quicksilver
on the back of a thin sheet of cellu-|
loid, instead of on glass. By laying
a second sheet over the coating a.
double mirror may be obtained. Com;
mon c~elluloid is highly indammable,!
one of its Ingredients being gun cot
ton. But it is alleged that a way has;
been found to overcome this objection'
by introducing a small proportion of
some other substance into the CONS
position. !
The late Alvin Clark, of Cambridge
port, Mass, discovered in 1852 that
the star Sirius had a far less brilliant
companion. Continued observation
for nearly thirty years proved that
this second body revolved around th1
first one in an elliptioal orbit, IA
distance nearly as great as the planet
Neptune from the sun. But in 1906
the companion disappeared from view,'
having reached a point in its track So
nearly in line with Sirius that its faint
light was overwhelmed by the dazzling;
effulgence of the dog star. During
the last six years it has travelled far:
enough to become visible once more
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It is said that one of the candidates
sfor the mayoralty of the city of Toledo,
Ohio, S. M. Jones, is a remarkable
man. Politically he is very much like
Hazen S. Pingree, but has more of
the spirit Of Mazzini and of the Chris.
tian Socialists then the well. known
Mayor of Detroit and Governor of
Michigan. It is said in the New York
Independent that he is one of the few
men in the oil business who have
eluded the Standard Oil Monopoly,
and at the same time managed to make
a good deal of money; in fact, by an
invention which made him independ-
eat, he has been fortunate enough to
set up a little monopoly of his OWL.
In his factory the only rule for the
guidance Of his employees is the Golden
Rule, which he has posted up. and
which, moreover, he lives up to him.
self. He is accustomed to pay all his
men more than the market rate of
wages. and does all sorts of extra
things for them, taking them OF *
cursions on holiday and giving them
social pleasures of various kinds.
Once he was visited by the leaders Of
the local union in the trade pursued
by his workers, and having his atten-
tion called to the fact that none of his
men had joined the union, he at once
subscribed for as many copies of the
trades union paper as he had men,
and had a copy handed to each one
every week with his pay. Mr.. Jones
has been deeply affected by the writ
ings Of Ruskin and Mazzini and their
American sympathizers, and is pos
sessed yas, the idea that those Wilt
believe Er Me doctrines and preach
thqasatcet ito do their best to prsotice
tim. IL fact, he is a dangerous
manm the best sense of the word"
and If he receives the election some
very interesting results may be ex-
pected to follow.
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This Cow Dieted on Nails.

n. 81. Reynolds, of F~actorville,
Penn, a few days ago sold a COW to q
butcher, who killed it for beef. When
dressing the carcass he noticed
something very hard in the
stomach, and, upon investigation,
SSound over q quart of assorted
nASIls, from a stub OF a horse nail to q
tens enny nail. Strange as it may
appsE, the COW never suffered any in
coE5senience from the nails being IN
her stomach.
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The Reading of a Good Book.

A pump may be connected with q
very deep we'll of very good water, and
yet need a pitcher of water to be
brought from another source to be
pouredin at the top before it can work.
So with the mind, sometimes. The
reading OF a good book helps it into
summing order
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A Peculiar COMPLAINT.

Duke George, Of SAKE. Meiningen,
who 3 year ago met with d serious &C.
cident IN Italy. has in consequence
become the victim of q peculiar com.
plant. His hearing has been partially
destroyed in-such a manner that he
hears some notes higher, others lower,
than they really are. Music of every
kind. therefore, has become torture to
him. as It seems to him horribly dis.
cordant. The physicians say that this
can never be cured. Chic ago Record.
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MY FIRST PATIENT.
BY MARC BOYEN.

A been a week in nv
new apartment. A week
"a short time-and yet
it seemed in the retro
spect like an endless
succession of days, each
one of which contained
the dreams and hopes OF
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
,OPELOUsAs, LOUISIANA

President Sharpless, of Haverfori
College, thinks there is room in the
United States for O frst-rate small
college.
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The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the COM
bined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"Ghe st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 50 a year.
TUE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
ish OF st. Landry is therefore tn.
cheapest,
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The lesal bushel OF the United Btaees
sonts.as 77,e274 pounds of wster.
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OpelOuSaS Courier

VPS1Vuouo ~uI III
Is the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of its
ability.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

OrHIoH OF Sr. LANDPY HOMESTEAD AND2
LOAN ASSOCIATION,
O~pELoUsAS, Sept. 10Th, 1888. ,
The undersigned Is authorized by the
Board of Directors Of the St. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
offer to its members loans at eight per
eentum. For particulars apply to
e. D EsTILETTE,
President st. Landry Ii. & L.. Assn.
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= "SAo w O0o 0AO AOpou W eicoHS Uub
the picture of a dismal attic room, of
- dead child, and a humble, devout
woman would not let me rest, any
mdsse than the torturing recollection
ofmy own part in that scene.
EARLY the next morning an old col
Leu 9 friend came to see me DIS he was
passing through the city. He dragged
me through the crowded streets, to the
museums, to all sorts of restaurants, and
complained of my lack Of spirits. I
pleaded a headache, and so escaped
going to see a popular play at the
theater. Tired and exhausted, I went
at last alone to my room. As I passed
q florists brilliantly lighted windows,
I stepped in and bought a costly white
camellia and some fragrant v~iolets.
climbed the five flights to the
home OF the poor woman. I found
the attic room unlocked. It was dim
~ lighted; q small coffin stood in the
middle of the bare room, and the child
lay there in a white shroud. The rib
bon from the hat~on the wall had been
worked over into two little bows; a
myrtle wreath rested on the fair hair,
and the geranium blossoms were scat
tered over the body. On the table
near by IVES u lamp, and the open
hymn book was beside it.
! laid the beautiful white blossom in
the stiff little hand and fastened a
bunch of violets on the breast of the
silent sleeper; then I looked at the
open book. II JOY to depart"-the
old hymn that / had learned at school
and half forgotten:
"To my lear ones who grIeve,
Do not mourn for me now;
This Inst message I leave,
To Gods will you must bow"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25

New York. Feb. 24.-The Havana
correspondent of the Times, writing
under date of Feb. 20. says:
General Lee today. in discussing his
course in connection with the arrest
of Americans, said:
- am under orders from Washing
ton, and 1 must obey instructions from
headquarters. The department au-
thorizes me to act in a certain way,
and l but carry out my orders.
came here unprejudiced and deter
mined to form my opinions by what
came directly under my observations
From the moment 1 landed, my
American blood began to boil and if 1
stay here much longer and am forced
to witness all the indignities heaped
upon my countrymen without restraint
it will literally all boil away. They
trample on our flag, hiss us on the
streets. Americans are murdered,
robbed and imprisoned; indignities are
heaped upon our women and every
atrocity conceivable for a Spaniard to
put on Americans is thrust upon u.s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
Might Have Been Worse.

London Feb. 24-The Daily News
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Canea, giving a vivid description of
the burning of the governors palace
there today.
Vice-AdmiraI Canevaro of the Italian
squadron. who is in command of the
United Naval forces in Cretan waters,
resided in the palace. which was
guarded by strong force of Italian
sailors. The energetic efforts of the
British marines, who form part of the
foreign force occupying the town.
which were continued for three hours,
alone saved the thickly populated dis
tricts in which the palace was located
from destruction Detachments of
sailors from the warships in the harbor
were landed and rendered valuable aid
in fighting the flames.
The fire destroyed the last vestige
of the machinery of the Turkish gov
ernment. All of the records were con-
sumed, as we'll as contracts and hnan-
cial, legal and municipal documents.
While the palace was burning the
moslem rabble set fire to several
houses in the town and suburbs. The
Montenegrin police, who patrolled the
town, extinguished these fires when it
was possible for them to do so. but
three large houses belonging to Chris
tian merchants who were absent, were
destroyed. The moslems are much ex-
cited. and more incendiarism is ex-
pected In the event of the setting on
fire of several buildings in different
sections at the same time the force of
sailors and marines now in town
would be insufficient to cope with the
fires. The representatives of the pow
ers, it is stated. will not attempt to
fulfill their engagements to preserve
the safety of the town. They will pro-
tect the Turks and Turkish property
and will neglect the Christians and
their belongings. No strong efforts
were made to save the three houses
before mentioned and in view of this
apathy it would not be surprising if
the moslems should begin course of
destruction of the property
Of absentees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
A Bluff From Turkey.

London, Feb. 24.-The Standard to-
morrow viii publish a Constantinople
dispatch stating it is reported that at
the council held at the Yildiz palace
yesterday, il was decided to make
preparat tons for the eventual advance
upon Athens of three columns, COM
prising six divisions of infantry A
note 70 the Greek government would
precede the advance, demanding the
evacuation OF Crete within a certain
period, and threatening if this demand
was not complied with, the Ottoman
troops would cross the frontier
The dispatch also says that the min
lister of marine has pledged his word
that he would have 13 warships ready
for action within a week. Military
preparations are being pushed with I'M
paralleled activity. Reports from
various sources state that energetic
preparations are being carried on day
and night, although many of the in
structions issued are impossible of ex-
ecution, and an ugly feeling of unrest
prevails.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
Union Pacific Officials Ready to
flake the Transfer.
GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS
ORDER MAY COME AT THE LAST
MINUTE.
Jimmy Dixon Is Now Making Up the
Salt Lake Party For the Big Fight
at Carson-The Southern Pacific
and Central Pacific.

The Union Pacific officials are all
waiting for the word, and as soon as
it comes, are ready to turn over the
Short Line to the new company.
1t was confidently expected that At
torney Zera Snow would find Judge
Sanborn in his district yesterday and
have the date of the transfer fixed
at once, but no word was received. so
that if the turnover is to be made
at the close of business for this month,
IT will require some great hustling at
the last minute and much executive
ability to have everything in shape
The thing can be done in a couple
of days. on pinch. but that is a very
short time in which to segregate and
turn over great system like the Short
Line. even with the preparations that
have been made.
There is much talk of appointments
and headquarters, but it is all prema-
ture. The officials who will attend to
that have no authority to take the
matter up yet, nor have they even
to rent room or buy desk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
NEWSPAPER MEN DINE.
Send Mckinley an Invitation and He
Replies With TaffY.

Canton. o.. Feb. 24.-Tonight a banquet
was given the newspaper correspondents
who have been in Canton during
and since the campaign. Major McKin-
ley, who was prevented by illness from
being present, sent the following auto
graph letter of regret:
Your kind invitation to be present at
your farewell dinner has been received;
but it is impossible for me for once to
comply with your wishes. Accept my
cordial regards. and earnest desire for
your present and future health, pros
perity and happiness; whatever have
been your embarrassments of the year,
during your campaign or after. since first
our acquaintance and association began,
cheerfuliY bear witness TO your uni
form consideration and courtesy, and
your great industry in the work
devolving upon you. The life of news
paper man is always busy. and l know.
you will make it useful and Tlevating. so
lar as in you lies. Wishing you a pleas
ant evening and believing you will carry
TO your homes many kind recollections of
Canton and her hospItable people, 1 am
Very truly yours.
civilian M'KINLET."
". A. Hanna sent the following tele-
gram:
Il offer the sentiment which requires
you all TO look at the gas light through
the bottom of your glasses:
ITO my co-workers and friends of the
press reward for ability and integrity
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
Signal Officers Predictions as
Regards the Ohio.
MANY PERSONS NEED HELP
RAILROADS ABANDON THE BIG
CINCINNATI STATION.
Reports of Loss of Life in the East
ern Kentucky Flood Continue to
Come In-At Barboursville, the
Cumberland Has Forced a Third
of the Population to Move Away.

Cincinnati, Feb. 24.-The Ohio river
is still rising at the rate of two inches
an hour which has been the rate for
the u hours preceding s o'clock to-
night. at which hour IS feet 5 inches
was the stage. Although the river is
falling at Pittsburg, it will take until
Friday or Saturday for the crest of
the rise to pass here under the most
favorable circumstances. The 60-foot
stage will be reached early tomorrow
morning. The chief signal service Of
ficer predicts that the 60-foot stage
viii be the limit. Other experienced
men say the water will go consider
ably higher than that. Merchants on
East Front street who would be driven
out by 62 feet are making no attempt
to move their goods. The gymnasium
grounds. the baseball park, the Lud
low Lagoon and Coney Island are all
more or less under water. The ex-
pensively constructed Gest street tun-
mel and bridge is being rapidly under
mined and is in great danger. All of
the railroads have now abandoned
Union Central station and are now
using a temporary depot at Eighth
charitable institution today for relief
on account of the high water driving
them from home. Dayton and Belle
vue on the Kentucky side have been
cut off from street car connection at
Newport and travel is now by fiat
boat. The western part of Newport is
suffering greatly. The police reported
at o'clock tonight that over 100 fam
lies had been driven from their homes
by the water. and that the 60-foot
stage expected by many would reach
as many more. The police force of
Newport is now largely occupied in
patrolling the submerged districts in
skiffs Public halls and churches may
be thrown open, but so far the suffer-
ers have all been taken care of.
At Riverside the town hall has been
opened for flood sufferers, but only a
few have asked for its shelter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
AFTER SUNSET.

One tremulous star above the deepening
west.
The splash of waves upon a quiet beach
A sleepy twitter from some hidden nest
Amidst the clustered ivy, out of reach.
The sheep-bell's tinkle from the daisied
leas:
The rhythmic fall of homeward-wend-
in. feet;
A wind that croors amongst the leafy
trees,
sweet.
A pale young moon. whose slender silver
bow
Creeps slowly up beyond the purple hill;
And seems to absorb the golden after
glow
Within the far horizon lingering still.
An open lattice and the scent of musk:
Then, through the slumbrous hush of
earth end sky,
A tender mothers voice that in the dusk
Sings to a babe some old world lullaby.
e. Matheson In San Francisco Call.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
TEE SALT LAKE HERALD. THURSDAY FEBRUARY U.s. 1897

was somewhat obscured by some signs,
but Fastening on he saw a man stand
ing on the sidewalk in front of the
place. The nightwatchman then tried
the door and found it unlocked. He
Immediately concluded that his sus-
PIGEONS that the place had been en-
tered and robbed were correct and he
started in pursuit of the man who
had been standing on the sidewalk,
but was now walking rapidly up Main
street. Mr.. Dobsoa- followed him as
far as South Temple street. where he
caught up with him and then discov-
cred that the person he pursued was
a former employee of the saloon
In view of this he made no arrest,
not knowing at the time whether any
money had been lost. This discovery
followed later. but as there was no
direct evidence against the man, moth
ing materialized during the day.
The thief had entered the saloon
from the wholesale department as the
door was unlocked. Everything but
the cash under the tumbler was I'M
disturbed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
A Tragedy of the Day.

Exchange: The man paced fiercely
while thunderous looks flashed from his
eyes.
To-day shall end it ALL" he, said
Somber and ominous was his voice.
He walked to the corner of the room
and determinedly lifted the cover from
the typewriter. But with the shock
there came startling change. a lever
fell out and ratified noisily TO the floor,
a post sagged and let the machine
sink at one corner. a few wires sifted
to the bottom and slid off the table,
there came a crunching, rasping, tink-
ling and a gradual sinking and the
machine collapsed with a quavering
shudder and toppled over inertly with a
somber bang.
Ills busted" said the man. and
anguish was reflected in his terror
staring eyes and taunt, whitened lips.
''Baffied.'
And he sunk modify and helplessly
into nearby chair.
But the heroic Cuban listening out
side gave a loud shout of victory,
waved his fatal screw driver above his
head and started on the jump for the
inSurgent camp.
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HRS. HAWLEY'S WILL.
Her Wealth Divided Among Rela-
tives and Charitable Institutions.


Baltimore. Feb. 24-The viii of the
late Mrs, Mary r. Hawley of Frank
lin county, Pa, has been filed for pro-
hate in the orphans court. It gives
500 600 TO charity and about $1,000
to relatives. The Hawley memorial
chapel at Monterey Springs. Pa. is be-
oueathed to the COngregau Onal Home
Missionary society of New York: S10,
GOO goes to the Woman's Educational
society of Colorado college. Colo. to
Droxide scholarships for girls: TO the
Philadelphia branch of the womans
hoard of missions and Woman's Home
Missionary union Of New Jersey $4,000
each. After providing for relatives and
baltimore charity institutions, Mrs.
Hawley gives the residue of the es-
tate to the following societies and cor
porations:
Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety OF the Congregational church:
American Missionary association of
the Congregational church; Congrega-
+ional Church Building society: trus-
tees of the Colorado college, Colorado.
in trust The income of one-haIf of
the portion going to the college is to
be used in scholarships for girls pre-
pairing for Christian work and is to
be designated the Wesley memorial
fund.
The other half shall be held as a
scholarship fund income to be loaned
70 deserving students without interest
when returned, TO be used TO endow
a "EIawley memorial library"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25

Washington, Feb. 24.-The appear
ance of William Jennings Bryan, the
Democratic nominee for president last
fall, upon the floor of the house, was
the most noticeable event of today's
session. He had the entree of the floor
as an ex-member and came into the
hall at 4:30 o'clock, about an hour after
has arrived in the city. His appear
ance evoked applause from many mem
bers, a few of whom gave vocal ex-
preston to their pleasure. From his
old seat, he responded to the greetings
of his friends and acquaintance, his
lace beaming with smiles. Among
them who shook hands was General
Grosvenor (Rep. Ohio, one of the most
prominent Republicans, who extended
a welcome to the late Democratic
leader. Before leaving the hall, Mr..
Bryan paid his respects to Speaker
Reed.
Nearly two hours were spent in the
discussion of a resolution recommended
by the committee on accounts, authoriz-
ing the preparation of a digest OF cleo
ton cases in the 53rd and 54th con-
crosses, to cost $500 and to be pre-
pared by the clerks of the committee
on elections. This was urged by the
chairman of the elections committee,
but was finally referred to the commit
tee on printing. The conference report
upon the bill which defines the rights
of purchasers of the property of the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company
was agreed to.
Mr.. Grout CRno. Vt.) presented the
report of the ecial committee ap-
pointed to investigate the management
of the Leavenworth soldiers home,
which was ordered printed.
a message was received from the
president transmitting the report OF
the joint commission appointed under
the agreement of the United States and
Great Britain in 1892 on the fisheries of
the waters contiguous to the United
States and Canada
The rest of the day was spent in con-
sideration and disposition of business
relating to the District of Columbia
The most important measure passed
was the senate bill making the Poto-
mac park out of Potomac fiats-land
reclaimed from the water in the PotO-
mac river.
At 5 o'clock the house adjourned.