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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
oPELOUsAs, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY., JULY 1897

and it want no trouble for him to froth
and foam at the mouth like man in the
last agonies of death, whilst every mus
Gle in his body quivered and jerked like
his time had come.
And now, white people, you never
saw such another scatteration and con.
fusionment as we had right herewith
the screamin amongst the women and
the men stampedin with the general e1-
eitement. I screamed for more room
and fresh air, but by this time we had
room and fresh air a plenty and to
spare.
Hits nothin but q fit, ladies and
gentlemen" says I-"nothin but it
which he takes one every time he gifts
too hot since he got bit by a mad dog
last fall.''
The mad dog part was new wrinl$s
of my own, but Andy he caught on
quick as lightnin and snapped and
snarled to beat sixbits whilst the wou-
en- broke out IN q fresh place and took
another spell of screamin.
Before you could say scat with your
mouth open there was three or four
empty seats around, and Is or 20 diff
ferent men run to the cooler to fetch
some water. But Andy was up to snuff
and at the sight of water he set in to
yelpin and barlsin and had three more
hard spasms. When the last fit wore
off I got another man to help me and
we picked up Andy and gently laid him
on seat. Then set down by him
and took his head in my lap. One good
lady sent me her bottle of es1nellin
draps,'' and another kind-hearted old
soul, which had hid herself behind some
trunks in the baggage car, sent me her
turkey tail fan to fan the pore feller''
with. So with plenty Of room and fresh
air, Andy soon cooled off and settled
down and got as still and snug as a
tabby cat in the meal barrel.
eff I didn't cook that crowd to q
cracklin then three aces wouldn't beat
two pair" says Andy, as we left the
cars. And the band played ssDixie."
RUFUS SANDERS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Protection, according to the new
formula, IS relied upon to put revenue
into private pockets. and internal taxa
ton to make good the shortage in the
vaults of the treasury Philadelphia
Record.
The agricultural department is
out with O brochure on the yellow
billed cuckoo This is "a handsome rec
ognition Of the assistance Mr.. Clcve-
lands friends rendered during last
years campaign.-N. x. Journal.
The disposition to take part in the
high tariff grabin order that every sec
ton may share the plumber is called
growth of protection sentiment. 1t is
the sort of growth that will prove fatal
to the whole scheme of robbery.-St.
Louis POST Dispatch.
Strange to say, no member OF the
senate proposes to clear its reputation
by proposing an inquiry. Senator Hoar,
who upholds the contention that the
senate has not degenerated, ought to
be among the first to ask for an inquiry
or at least for a coat of whitewash.-
Baltimore.
There is only one thing that
stands between this country and re-
viyal of prosperity. It is the United
States senate, which, taking care of the
interests of the sugar trust and other
private concerns, commits the govern
ment to continued bankruptcy and the
people to prolonged poverty. IN. x.
Press (Rep.).
The American people consume an
nualiy about 2.o0o, 900 tons of sugar, for
which they pay, approximately, $780,
900 1000. IF the high duties proposed
in either the house or the senate bin
should be adopted are the words OF
Senator AIdrich, the annual cost o1
sugar to consumers would be more than
sl60, ,ooo, 600" That's the proposition il
its baldest terms and in his own lam
guageSt. Paul Globe.
Dingley's claim that his tariff bill
was intended to increase the revenue
was SO palpably false that even the re
publicans of the senate finance com
rnittee were compelled 70 expose it ane
to offer 500 amendments to preventth
government from going into bank
ruptcy. The senate amendments show
that the Dingley bill is intended to in
crease the revenue, but not the TeEenu,
AZ the government Louisville Post.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
PROGRESS IN SURGERY.
A New French Method which May DO
Away with Amputatfon.

Away with Anputatfon.
A new method due to DIR. Reclus was
recently described before the French
congress of surgery, by which, it is
claimed, large proportion Of limbs
now amputated can be saved. Whatever
the extent OF gravity of the LESSONS, DR..
Reclus does not amputate the injured
limb, but wraps it in antiseptic sub
stances, by an embalming process, leav-
ing nature to separate the dead from
the living tissues. This method is less
fatal than surgical exaresis, and pre-
serves for the patient, If not the entire
Eab, much larger part than amputa-
ton would have left.
After the skin has been washed and
cleansed from all fatty substances by
ether, jet of hot water so to 62 degrees
C. Gao to IA degrees). but not higher,
is used to irrigate all the injured sur.
faces and penetrate the hollows and de-
tacfed parts Of the wound. This re-
moves clots and washes away foreign
bodies, together with micro organisms.
At this temperature hot water is anti.
septic; it is hemostatic 6iood-stanch-
ing), and helps to compensate for the
loss of heat from bleeding. Results
obtained are said to be remarkable
Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
GREATEST OF TUNNELS.
II Is TO Connect Scotland with the
North OF Ireland.

Ii Is TO Connect Scotland with the
North OF ireland.
It is said that the British government
is considering a plan for the greatest
submarine tunnel ever attempted. tits.
to connect a point in Scotland just north
of Point Patrick with a point in Ire
land west of Carrickfergus. The esti-
mated cost is $35,oo0,oo0 The plan is
being submitted by a syndicate. 1t is
argued that the traffic would more than
pay handsome rate Of interest on the
investment. This would require a net
profit of So, 100 900 a year. Other plans
to connect the divided parts Of Great
Britain have been considered imprac-
ticable because Of the nature of the
current at the points proposed. But
the present plan is considered by many
to be feasible and the commercial eye
Of the English nation is not likely to
allow the plan to fail If good financial
results can be hoped for. On basis OF
miles, the new route would be longer
than by sea voyage. But It would be
available in all kinds of weather, while
the Irish sea is at no time placid body
Of water. Further, it is much easier TO
ship goods by rail than by water. There
Is a great saving Of time in loading and
unloading. Many of the railroad lines
Of England and Scotland run direct TO
Point Patrick and others could easily
be extended. A great infusion of COM
mercial energy, which is now conspicu-
ously lacking, would be given to Ire
land The methods of tunnel building
in use at the present day have made
such an enterprise possible and com
raratiyely easy
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10

around my share if everything comes
plum handy and convenient. But
don't hunger and thirst and pant for
the fruit of the vine like 1 use to back
there in my boyhood days. Sometimes
I do raley wish that ] could git as
hungry and eat as much, and then feel
as snug and comfortable and happy
about it as did when / was nothin but
plain and healthy human boy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
SENATOR JONES.
The West Has strong and Able
Defender.

Defender.
It happens fortunately for the west
ern states that, in the closing discus
sion of the pending tariff bill, west
ern senator happens to hold the bal
ance of power. More opportune, still,
it happens that fortunes selection in
this instance Is man Of rare indiVidu-
ality. Inasmuch as McKinley's admin
istration, in stolid forgetfulness Of the.
calamity that the Mckinley tariff of
1890 brought upon the party, has never
theless resolved to force q high pro-
tectiye tariff upon the country, there
is nothing inconsistent in the efforts
of the advocates of the tariff for rev
enue to obtain in behalf of the sec
tions they respectively represent the,
largest possible share of the inevitable
imposition.
The eastern manufacturers had
things pretty much their own way I'M IN
der the bill as it was passed by the
house. Very positive discrimination
against the farming interests OF the
country was conspicuous characfer1s-l
tic of the Dingley bill as it came to the
senate. Raw ma aterials, as, for instance,
wool and hides, and productions such
as citrus fruits, were awarded but
scant recognition. Especially were the
producers of the lower grades OF wool
and the producers of hides delivered
over to the mercy Of the New England
manufacturers. The home producers In
these articles could not compete with
| the volume Of trade from the steppes
of Asia and the 1lanos of South Ameri-
ca. Nevertheless the manufacturers
from these materials were enormously
| protected.
This was the aspect of the tariff bill,
| in which particulars it was but slightly
modified in the senate committee until
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, came to the
| rescue Fortunately, as stated, he holds
| the balance Of power, and is tn noWise
| backward in exercising his prerogative
| In favor Of extending protection rs we'll
| to the producer as to the manufactHr-
er. The senator's demands in this di-
rection will largely increase the duty
/ upon the lower grades of wool, upon.
/ hides, upon lead ore, upon beet sugar
/ and upon citrus fruits and bottled
| olives.
Upon these latter items Senator.
Jones came to- the aid Of Senator'S White
and Perkins and practically secured BY
i the force Of circumstances what the
latter would probably have failed to.
obtain as matter Of simple justice. It
is very gratifying to have the assur-.
ance now that if high tariff must be
/ the policy of the country it will not be
4 q purely sectional affair, with Ca.ifor-
nia excluded. II los Angeles Herald
notwithstanding the fact thatthe
4 borag trade is practically in the hands
OF a monopoly and enjoys tariff Of
Il 621a per cent, Senator Aldrich has in
creased the Dingley schedule on that
article by more than doubling the pro-
| posed tariff Of 80 per cent. This will
produce q revenue Of ab6nt $180,o0o,
which, instead of cheapening the prod
uct to the consumers, will swell the
q profits of the trust Chicago Chron-
icle.
Mr.. Dingley may find before
many years that he unwittingly did
great work for free trade by demon
|, strating the wrongs and injustice Ct =
protective tart louisville Dispatek
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
nydar,,at PRAYER wheels.

To SO great an extent have the Japan
csc adopted European methods and
models that an enterprising Buddhist
has adapted the bicycle to serve the
needs of the praying wheel as used by
Tie followers of his creed. Instead of
attaching the written prayer to the
customary wheel, which is generally
turned by convenient stream OF run
ming water, the new vogue is to fix the
prayer to the hub Of the bicycle wheel,
Sc that the faster the rider can pedal
the better he can pray. Although there
appears to be a spice of sacrilege in the
practice, It is apparently catching on.
for rumor has it that American firms
are already preparing machines with
Buddhist collects embossed on the
tires. 50 that The bicycle viii become
an instrument of pleasure and prayer
book combined.
Bob Fitzsimmons wanted to make .
y ~, r.f,+ fsuT1fay. 01It Of hfahongy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10

w AN ~"
and constant and
feryent the aver
age American boy
loves the red and
juicy fruits of the
watermelon vine. /
don't to say have
any serious objec-
tions to watermel-
ons now, and can
most IN generally
1,r,o~e nlsY,,l1 n,1
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
The Time to Have Fits.

Ihe Time 10 HAVE bits.
Every time go to town here of late
I hear people tall1in about the big show
which is now goin on over in Tennessee.
Do you know I would love the best in
the world to see the sights of that show
il / was already there-if didn't have
to take no long trips gwine and comm.
But the longer live the more want
to hang around and keep in sight of
the home base, and the more hate to
strike crowd and git myself into a
am-partieular in hot weather when
man needs all the fresh air he can find
and but precious few clothes.
Clean on down to my dyin day will
recollect what come to pass oncst upon
time when me and Andy Lucas took
up q notion that we mought as well go
to Montgomery and take in the Fourth
Of July joilifcation. twas scorchin
hot day, and when we got on the rail-
road train it did look to me like every
body and all their kinnery had took up
the same notion-that they mought as
well go to Montgomery that day and
join the iubilation. Every car was
packed and iammed and crowded to the
guards. Ne and Andy wedged our way
to the inside and then stood there
packed in with the mob like so many
| sardines.
Now in the main time Andy had went
ahead and tanked up for the special oe-
.casion. And havin bit off several large
plugs of white ink" !" he was hotter than
fox, to hear him tell it. He stood there
| for 80 or 40 miles / reckon, steamin and
| BLOWN and sweatin like a free niger on
election day. But finally at last he
| turned and said to me, says he, in low
| whisper:
tsRufc, if there is anything in my
feelins blamed If we haven't took the
wrong train, and instid of goin to Mont
| gomery we are on our way to that on
pleasant country where they tell me
| all liars and fddlers and horse traders
go, and where they don't wear over
coats nor shovel any snow to speak of.
III be eternalIy battersmashed and
gormed up if Il can stand this any
longer. Somebody win have to make
room and give me seat to set doWnin.
You recoIlect.what the Good Book says
about q time for everything. It IS my
time to have fit. Iruther hate to do it,
Rufe, but let me tell you jest simply
| cant stand the jam. When take the fit
4 YOU must stay with me and make out
like it aiTt. the first time. Scream for
more room and fresh air and put me
] on. q seat as soon as you can. Now watch
'em scatter.
Then Andy rolled his eyes way back
in his head and took on dead set gaze
for all the world like dying calf,
groaned and reeled and fell in 9 ht-
| He was always spittin cotton, anyhow,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
work of n Pearl Diver.

A pearl diver counts It good days
work if he collects anything over 200
pairs Of shells. Sometimes as many ss
1000 have been found.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10
STORIES AND SKETCHES.
Life as They Live It irI the Rocky
Creek Country.
The Plain American Boy and the
Watermelon Vine-"The Most PO-
Attest Man"-The Time to
Have Fits.

Hit is one of the most strangest
things in the round discovered world
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10

Bob Fitzsimmons wanted To make
heavyweight fighter out Of Mahoney,
the giant pitcher Of the Bostons.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-07-10

MIR Dingley may find before
many years that he unwittingly did 9
great work for free trade by demon
strating the wrongs and injustice Ct =
protective tariff Louisville Dispatch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
FUNERAL OF GENERAL DUANE.

The funeral Of General James c. Duane, presi-
dent Of the Aqueduct Beard was held at noon
Yesterday at the Church Of the Incarnation, Mad-
son-aye. and Thirty -ffth-st. The rector, the Rev
W NJ Grosvenor conducted the services. The hon.
orary pallbearers included two OF General Duane
colleagues in the AQueduct Board j. J. Tucker and
Henry w Cannon and Corporation Counsel Fran.
els VI. Scott, who was formerly member Of the
present absent from the city The other pail;
Fitz John Porter and Colonel d. p Heap. OF the
Engineer Corps. The widow not able to be
present, but the sons. James Duane and DR.. Alex
ander Duane there.
Among others present were Colonel Gillespie
Major A NJ. Miller Colonel Alexander Piper
Colonel f. r. Warner, Colonel Philip Schuyler,
Henry w Norton. General Charles W. T. Coils.
Chief Engineer Fteley and General Edward w.
Serrell
The body was incnerated at the Fresh Pond
Crematory yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
DIED..

,cr-r.Rrts-On THURSDAY. November II. lsyi 5iHa ,
AZ WaIsntine wife OF Philip f. Areuaflus 81 anu
neth ~ The late Samuel Morgan Valentine N q
t,,nersI services her late residence NJ "a "e'' ~
- saturday afternoon at d ciooN' an ,so-
,.wrpAt Hampstead Long Island, November To- ise'
BAhEim Euornblover Webb wife Of J: Byron Baker and
.aioi,.,e ~ the late Dr. Edwin Webb . ,.oo
sarces at her late residence, on friday al o'oc
O'Clock =, - v-......v No
,pooKs-At Asbury Park, y. j., on Wsdnesaay' NO
bhOhar IN 1891 Alfred II. Brooks, aged OF years
ana friends invited u atteno tne iu"e,a
n.rr,ces at the Peddie Memorial Cnurch 6toaa anu
Fulton ais Newark. y. j., on SATURDAY al ii III.
n.vrNPoRT-At New-Rochele y. T. on Iuesaay'
Sovenbsr o Gideon Williams davenport assu - Seei.
Funeral servlces at Trinity c IN "' ~
dan November ID. at o CLOCK. mia. ,.o,.. .a,o,r
gay 49,, yovr the remains at Parish House. acJon-
,nn mo church from ! 10 O'Clock
Interrient private. ,,. A.,
npoNyNE-At Colchester. Conn. on W ednesday. NOV.
~ ,s0e the Rev Thomas stafford browne. - D.. OF
~ h"sh Brookyn ~ y. In the 10Th year or ns age
q, a rom Trinity Church, Portland Conn., on FRIDAY
sa central Depot at II a. m: returning train
arrives II New-York at 10 p. H.
Providence papers please COPY
sons OF the RevOIutlOn; ANN
omoA n, mo secretary, i48 Broadway thoom %Oe,
o'Oe - 49, Nsw-York, November ~. 1871
y,.b regret announcement Is made OF ths deeth OF
thIs Rev. Thomas Stanofd browne
~ D. on November IL Funeral q rofanp' s0nn,, NO
'e TIlPPTF!DERIcK $. KALAMAZOO. President
Niiit.ry order Of Foreign Wars OF the U =. New
~ W. @rss n1erv-Notce Is hereby given q the death
-" rmnsnion the Rev r. Stafford browne - D hrst
~ Of the order Colchester Conn., on Wednes-
day. November ~ aoBr. WEBB MORGAN. SECRETARY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE MEETS.
AN ENpnAvoR TO SOLVE THE HOME MISSION
PROBLEM OF THE CHURCH.

AN ENprAvoR TO SOLVE THE HOME MISSION
PROBLEM OF THE CHURCH.
indianapolis. Nov. 1.-THE special committee Of
fifteen appointed by the last General Assembly Of
the Presbyterian Church Of the United States or
America met IN It's first session at the Denson Ho-
tel this morning DR.. Withrow. OF Chicago. Is
chairman The committee is to endeavor TO solve
the home mission problem of the Church and report
Its solution 10 the next General Assembly The
members Of the committee express themselves gem
orally as being Of the opinion that a compromise
will be made between the National and the state
plan of control of the homo missions The state
plan Is better known as the Indiana plan because
1t was founded in this State. Governor Mount, the
Indiana representative on the committee. was one
Of the three men who originated the plan. The
Central States representatives VIII favor the reen-
ton of the Indiana plan and say that they know
a majority Of the members of the committee
in sympathy with 1t. They have fortified them
selves with facts and figures taken from the
Church's reports under the TWO plans. showing the
Increased good results that have come from The use
OF the pan The members OF the committee
believe that an agreement will be reached, but the
friends OF the State plan firm. and are pre-
pared to make a min )riy report 10 the General
Assembly IN the compromise" offered Is not
satisfactory 10 tnem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
FUNERAL or ADMIRAL RHIND.

The funeral of Alexander Golden Kind rear-ao-
miral in the United States Navy. retired was he'd
at II 30 O'Clock yesterday In the Church OF zion
and ST. Timothy. in West FIFTY -seventh-st. Inc
Rev DR. Henry Lubbock conducted the services
The coffin was covered with a flag, ana the Al
mirars cap and sword lay oil IT. II was borne IN on
tho shoulders Of eight buejackets from the NAVY
vord urder the command OF Boatswain william
Manning ,,, o..,o,o,
q r. Thorn Colonel ]. II. Higbee, Pay Inspector
Arthur Burtis William G. Davies. T. w Markry
Charles c. Smith W. G. Boraem; Genera EhMato
n Terrell A T. Messenger Medical Director r; .
RoRert L s y. Admiral Braine. wilson Oe ney
ster Robert NJ Ferris. Major 4 NJ Miller W,Iham
The burial will be at Coldenham, seven miles
from NeWhurg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
DESERTED TRIBUTE TO COLONEL SMITH.
A SILVER LovING-CUP PRESENTED BY THE
sIXTY.NINTH REGIMENT IN RECOGNITION
OF HIS REORGANIZATION OF
THE COMMAND.

When the commissioned officers Of the 18th Regi
ment presented silver lovng-cup TO their com
mander Colonel George Moore Smith, on Thursday
evening they paid Well-deserved compliment to a
man who has shown himself TO be efficient off,
Ger and a successful organizer. man with less
executive ability would have failed in the difficult
task which confronted Colonel Smith when General
Fitzgerald placed him in temporary command Of
the disorganized ssh Battalion. The organization
had been torn by internal strife, contending fac
tons made good discipline impossible and many
officers of high rank in the National Guard advo-
Gated the dsbandment of the command, because
they feared that order could never be restored in
IT'S ranks Colonel Smith left his place as lieuten-
ant-colonel of the 7th Regiment and began the
process of reconstruction and Reorganization OF the
battalion, and within few weeks the change for
the better became apparent 10 all who were inter
ested in the subject. Fault-f finders and mischief
makers were dropped from the rolls, good men were
Induced 10 enlist a rivalry sprang up among tne
various company commanders as to VINO should
turn out the best company and slowly but surely
the 69th began TO mount In the estimauon OF me
better element OF the National Guard. and all
recognized the fact that the change was due TO
Colonel Smiths efforts
The battalion went TO camp the order for re-
organization was issued, and the officers OF the
command were thoroughly satisfied that their
work that his the only name mentioned wnen
the vote for colonel taken. The temporary
commander OF the 69th Battalion came back from
camp at the head Of the 69th Regiment as lts colo
nel and he was as proud of his command as the
men were of him. His labors in the interest OF the
regiment have never ceased, and the new armory
which will be built for the regiment viii be q
monument TO his energetic work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
LANES q. GARDINER.

James G. Gardiner died In his apartment. In the
Alpine at Thr,y-hsrd-s' and broadway yester-
day morning Mr. Gardiner horn AZ Clare
mont " n ,hirty-eiGht years ago. He was the
son 81 Colonel Alexander Gardiner and Mary &.
Cooper. lie graduated from Harvard and then
studied law AT the New-Y York Law school He had
been practising in this city for the last ten years
with Offices al No 100 Broadway. He was also
prominently identified with several railroads and
commercial enterprises. Colonel Alexander Gar
diner ~ the 18th New Hampshire. Mr.. Gardner =
father. under General Philip II sheridan.
and was killed I'm the late var near VIM hcslst
Mr. Gardiner was a member Of the Harvard Man
haitian 7 otug and Lawyers clubs. the Ith Reg-
rnent Veterans ABSORPTION: the American Geo ,1
ar,phical Socety the New York Driving Cluh: me
Euh,,rban DRIVING club ard he Algonquin club or
Boston. Mass. His funeral VIII be held a. me
ON Saturday at 2 u m The body Will he taken TO
Claremont y II, ard placed beside the bodies OF
his f1ther and moiher