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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
Remedy for scoveheel TFos,f,

When food seorches in he kettle. the
latter seems ruined beyond redemption,
but q possible remedy is to take the
kettle at once from the fire and Sit it
IN q pan of cold water This treatment,
oddly enough will nine times out of ten
remove the burned taste entiraly.--N.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
A TEST of asethol.

Mrs. Uldtynaes lese. new notions
about feeding babies nothing but steril..
lied milk and boiled water are all non
sense. They make . heap Of work all
for nothing. Ihad i babies and / ought
to know something about IT, The Old
sways5are good enough.
Young MotherA1sd did your children
NIL grow up TO ma aturity?
Mrs. oldtymes51lHo Of them did
Harlem, Life
we have often noticed that silence
u the worst sFeenen yoa can rise VIXEN
Serson Is trying aia,ss.ss sSeu.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
Up-to-Date Philosophy.

A girls idea of a pretty wedding dress
is. one that cannot possibly be of any use
to q woman after she has married.
If we had 10 wait until woman lifted
Fer veil in order to kiss her we woult,
lose an appetite aud wouldn't kiss her
at all s##
When people talk gossip at u church
society meeting they do it with many
EXPLANATIONS of pity and regret, 5us
they talk ut , just the same.
Times have changed. A few years
ago, when q man sat up and talked
politics hiswomen folks looked at eaci,
other as much as to say: isn't he
sfnart2" Now when he talks politic.
they interrupt and contradict him and
talk politics themselves.
The greatest man in the world is the
plain, plug man, who pays his debts.
supports his family fairly well and
meyer Ioesany hing. remarkable These
remarkable men. who are thorough Z
breds for time and then rob all their
friends, are to be avoided -Atchison
Globe.
There never get was an architect
On Garth who planned d house that
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

ftF s4 4 n ~
"A tariff for revenue for monopo-
lies is about the Mckinley idea.--St.
Louis Dispatch.
Fortunately for Boss Hanna, his
ambition to get into the senate is not
hampered by the necessity Of being
elected by q vote Of the people Of his
statc.-St. Louis Republic.
McKinley's cabinet will be one of
second-raters. No man with position
and reputation to sustain will go into
it willingly. If any of them are forced
into it, they will get out before the end
of the term. There is danger ahead,
and there is not one of them who can
fail to see the red hght.--St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
1t is said to be the intention OF
the committee on ways and means, now
working on new tariff bill, to keep the
results of their deliberations secret
until they are presented to the next con-
gress. The hearings" though, may
give the matter away on the principle
that man is known BY the company ha
keeps. Cincinnati Enquirer.
D Inconsisteney was never the bug.
bear of the republican party. At this
time contradictions between their
promises and performances are worry
iLg them less than ever. Harirg sc.
cured power by d fight on the currency
issue. they propose to call an extra ses-
sion OF congress. not to reform the cur
rency, but TO enact a higher tariff. AM
other Inconsistency In their attitude Ii
the ground on which they argue for
higher tarif-to raise prices. Yet ths
effect Of the former MI Kinley tariff was
asserted by them to have been lows
prices. Kansas City Tirnes,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
Tho ROYAL Eoad q.

Struggling Author-Why, De Poesy,
how prosperousyou look! Was your last
book of poems success?
{ DE Poesy-No-o, can't say that it was.
Published a popular novel, per-
Eaps?'
NO. Et
"Ah, then you have written play. I
have always held that playWriting,
while not the highest form of art. was
nevertheless
Il have written no play
'You haven't? Where did these fine
clothes coma from :? How did you pay
for that handsome tuTnout?" ?"
tI have abandoned literature and am
peddling c1ams'-S. T. Weekly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27
TWIN RELICS OF BARBARlsM.
Protection and the Gold Standard foster
Trusts and Reduce Wages.

Protection and the Gold Standard foster
Trusts and Reduce Wages.
The hopes of higher duties under the
incoming republican administration is
| nerving the manufacturers to combine
and raise. prices Of products and lower
the wage rate. In addition to the new
life given to the old trusts organized
under the Mckinley robber tariff law,
number of new combinations are
already formed since the election or
are in course of incubation. This is
on the line of what is known as re-
publican protection to American la
bor." Now, if the goldite party is
not the father of trusts, and il the cap
italistic combines have no reason to
expect aid from the Mckinley admin
istration, why is it that there is now,
in every Industrial line, a marked ac-
tiyity in the organization and reorgan-
ization of unlawful eombines2 A new
cordage trust has already been formed;
a sandstone combine has been organ
lied; the print paper manufacturers
have arrived at an agreement. to pool
interests; the window glass trust has
4 sIeorBa1Mzeus IN stronger anu more
dangerous form than ever; the lock-
makers trust is in the field with an
advance in price of 25 per cent, and
combinations big and little are enter
ing into the spirit of plumber that has
been given new life byrepublican sue
cess. But wages ah, we'll, that is an-
other matter. The gold standard must
necessarily produce reduction in
wages, or, what is the same thing. d
lessening of the opportunities to labor,
with the corresponding result Of sew
eral men looking for one job. Great
is protection and the gold standard
Il the. country don't get its surfeit Of /
these .ttwin. relics Of barbarism" be-
fore 1900, the State Register win have
missed its guess. Illinois State Reg
lister.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27

here never yet YEAS al architect
On Garth who planned d house that
5sssdsi' cost more than the cstinass
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27

''You SWeren out here that evening
last summer when some Of the BOYS
dared me to try to ride wheel? / for
got who all were there, hut Il turned the.
laugh. 7 jumped on that wheel, rode
down the street, turned aroiAad aas3s
came shacl Withous d yabble.'s'
why, when did ,yoa learnesE
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02

immense gorges referred to abose. and
the bridge was called Cabin John
BRIDGE" because it spanned and to-day
spans the great rnsine, at whose mouth
the stranger built his cabin and made
his home.
That is the history of the origin OF
the name of the bridge which is the
largest singlearch span in the world.
Its diameter is 22O feet, counting it a.
the segment of circle. 1t is marvel
Of engineering skill. Poor old Cabin
John never dreamed that he would
leave his fictitious name to all future
generations. else he might have given
his real name. unless he had ample rea-
sons for carrying that name to the
grave with him. They say that he used
to spend great deal of time in coon
hunting, and that during his latter
years he wore no other clothing than
the skin and furs of domestic animals.
There is prosperous restaurant
close to the bridge, and thousands OF
pe ople go there on pleasure bent. For
many years it was pleasure drive;
then the bicycles came and young peo'
ple wheeled there, and now the electric
cars carry numberless pleasure seekers
to the bridge. The restaurant does .
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02
CABIN JOHNS BRIDGE.

they were out hunting, that his name
was "Cabin john" OF course it was
simply his conceit to give the people
o iuIler name than "John." and they
always afterward referred to him as
"Cabin John" His place was located
near the river, at the mouth Of great
gorge with towering hills surrounding
it. There is until this day no better To-
Crtion on the upper Potomac for fish
ing and hunting. In those days the
man was opulcnt in all that was needed
for gaine food. Whether he had u
fortune concealed about his place or
not nobody knew, and nobody ever
tried to find out. He always had
money when he came to town to buy
supplies. He was Oh good terms with
the Indians, and he did not fear ma-
rauders. because he surrounded hiin-
sell with dogs. who loved him and
wntched his place by night and by day.
Well, whoever he was, he died without
revealing his identity, and he is remem-
bered as "Cabin john" and SO he will
live In local history. Time passed on,
and long after he was gone there grew
up here city. the capital Of republic.
Modern Improvements came with popu-
lation, and it became necessary to build
. reservoir and aqueduct to supply the
city with water. More than ten miles
west Of Georgetown the civil engineers
went TO build reservoir; and the wa
ter supply was taken from the Potomac,
pear thp Great falls. In order to bring
the water to the city II became neces-
cary to build great bridge across ths
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02
The Returned klondikcr.

Eyes, George she said, as she fondly
gazed upon the bearded face of the wan
derer, I'VE have been very poor since
You went away"
We'll change all that now, little
woman" said the smiling miner. "but
here. I'm as hungry as wolf. Where
is.the dinner?"
"Alas, George" she answered, Il have
no money to buy the necessary ingre-
dents
mo money!" he echoed. Here
where are your scissors?"
With steady fingers he rapidly
shipped of his luxuriant beard.
MY darling" he said, as he handed
her the whiskers, run with these 70
the nearest bank. Properly washed
they ought to clear up cool $500 in tl'c
yellow dust. An<i-wait, my darling.
this afternoon I will take a bath, ana
II the debris doesn't yieli . couple o
thousand I'm bowling kycts. "--Ceve'
laud Plain Dealer.
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02

Teacher--What b . pedestrian?
Johnny Squanch-A feller that gets
rSr over by bicycle, ma'asn.-JudgA
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02
President Of the U. g., Abraham Lincoln.
Secretary OF War. Simon Cameron,

And now, after all these years,
"Jchn" the hermit, the mysterious
mum with the guns, dogs. raccoons, fish
snd guitar, is perpctuated in enduring
stone, In the greatest single-span
bridge Of the world, but We know not
his name. His cabin is obliterated, but
his assumed name Of "Cabin John"
still lives. SMITH d. FRY.
The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02

WARRINGTON AQUEDUCr,
Begun A. D. 1861. President of the u. g.,
Franklin Pierce. Secretary Of War.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25
VENERABLE CUMBERLAND

The thriving town OF Cum berIona is
one hundred and fifty years old on Wed
nesdsy, and the folks up there are going
to celebrate, as they have a good riyht In
DO. Cumberland was one of the 6ve
Rhode Island towns rscsived from Massa-
chussl,s by royal decree, and its name,
Attieboro Gore, was changed in honor Of
WILLIAM Duke OF Cumberland. II is
hno name and fine town. Duke VIII
LIAM wasa gallant Englishman,a younger
son OF GEORGE ii. who commanded n,
Fontenoy aud at Culloden and was the
able diplomat soldier who concluded with
the DUO DE RIcHELIKU, the Erepcb
commander, the convention of KIoster.
Zeven, by the terms of which the Han.
overian army was dispersed In 1867. Bris-
tol' Warren, Little Compton and Tiver.
ton, all came into Rhode Island under the
decree with Cumberland and these town,
also are 1bo years old with Cum berland.
on Wednesday.
In the oil Gays Cum berIand eave
promise Of being an important civ.
Cumterlano Hill was center Of learning
ana the canal and stage coach contributed
70 a development that tho railroad mas
since diverted to woonsocket. Psr, Of
1um mberland's territory has gone to swell
"oonsocket, too. But 1t is still thriv.
ng community aud ranks a. a leader
mong the industrial and agricultural
own communities OF the State.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

THE fertile fancy of author FRAME y
STOCKTON never conceived character OF
more pecuIisr inieres, that that II the late
Mrs. ELIJAH CARSON of Ansmosa, Iowa.
who had passion for the blue sea. and
upon coming into possession of means TO
indulge the passion, proceeded to spend
her life on the ocean by travelling back and
forth Up IN an Atlantic liner. For 30 years
sne mas been going to Europe and back,
trip after trip, and Is said to have crossed
the big pond $50 times. The sick ness that
resulted fatally was contracted on her last
sea voyage and indeed II would have been
hard for sickness or anything else to
catch her of the water.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

Yesterday DIR. HENRY BARNARD OF
Hartford, Conn.,. reached bis eiehty-sec-
ond year. Today his town will honor him
with program OF public exercises in
which, OF course, the schools and the
school children will participate.
In the history Of the American public
schools the name OF this venerable educs-
tor will stand alongside that OF BoRAcp
MANN. Receiving his early education in
the public schools of his day lie has been
q conspicuous leader in the Development
ofeducation in this country, as based upon
the great system OF free education. His
first activities were in the State Of his
birth and where ne now make, his
home and his trst important service was
the Introduction OF u till, OF which he So.
cured the passage in the ConnecIicot
legislature, "for the better supervision
OF the Common Schools In TINT
w. ohHcT LIZ. BARNARD'S
supervision was held the first teach
ers' institute. That was in 1sa5
II was la 1s45 that DR.. BARNARD
came to RHODE Island and was placed in
executive charge OF the public schools
ofthis State, being tho first commission.
er, or agent, ns the ONCE wos then called.
and remaining in the po,ition until Is4e
during which time he rendered iuyalu.
able service to the educational .ys.em OF
The State. Later he returned 10 Connecti.
cuf,and hllsd similar Office there, thence
deparling to become Chancellor OF the
University OF Wisconsin and aglin Prcsi-
lent OF ST. Johns college in Annapolis.
Upon the establishment OF tho Office OF
United States Commi'sioner OF Education.
le was app iuted TO it ana thus reached
he climax of his distingnisned career.
te was the founder and for many years Inc
ditor OF the American Journal OF Educa.
ion.
The tribute that bis native town pays
him today will find an echo in the
carts of American citizens generally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25
DEATH NOTICES.

BENNETT-In this city, Jan. "a. Elipbalet n
W., son of Henry !. and Ruth b. Bennett
aged months and y days
Funeral on Tuesday, Jan. % at 9:3D O'Clock
a. m. from bis parents residence IfO Burn.
side street. Relatives and friends are invifcd
family ''''
BO URN-In Bristol r. L., Sunday, Jan. "a.
1917, Emma Willard Downes, wife OF Rob.
ert Z, Bourn, in the S5th year of her age
Funeral at 63 Charles Field street, at i2
venience of family.
BRADFoRD-In this city, Jan. e3. Jennie
W, wife of Edward +. Bradford, and
daughter OF Harriet N. and tho late Thom
as w. ID. Huling aged - years.
Funeral at her late resi- ience, POI Carnentsr
street, "Wednesday, Jan. q, at ~ O'clock m
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
without further notice.
COLVIN-In North Scituate. Jan. % Solo.
mon " Colvin. age 65 years.
CHACE-In Pawtuxet, Jan. %, Guilford W.
Chace, aged ~ years.
Funeral private.
DEAN-In Fall River. Jan. %. George w
DVan' aged al years, months and 10
Funeral services ut his late residence. Soo
kock street, ON Tuesday at o'clock. Rola.
uves ana friends are invited to attend
DODGE-In this city, Jan. %. Horny +, sor
OF william T. and Susan NJ Dodge, aged so
years. ="
Funeral services Tuesday. Jan. %, at pm.
from the roslsence OF his brother irwin "
Dodge, 05 Wilson street. Relatives ,nd
friends are invited TO attend.
LlNDQuIsT-In this city. Jan. -, Gustaf
Lindquist.
Funeral from his late residence. 30 seaman
street, on Tuesday, Jan. -, NJ 2 p. m. Rela.
tiyes and friends are invited to attend.
PkikCE-ln Baltimore. Md, Jan. y, Mary
Jane Cole Ppircs, cid, 80 daughter ~ |
Thomas and Mary Ann Peirco.
In Pawtuxet, Jan. "A. Abhv
wife OF the late stephen /. Tnurber. aged |
90 years. ~"
rITUs-1n PawtuclSct Jan. "a, Susan G.. III, |
tus. wife OF James IA. Titus, aged "a wears
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

Inc fourth In the scrics % Great Personal
Events in the beautiful Ladies' Home Jour.
mai Tor February, tells about "whon Ko,suth
hode Up Broadway" The writer is Pnrlte
uodwin' who knows how to describe 40 pio.
'ure-que an event effectively. Mr.. Gibson .
s.u'y OF Dickens characters-is "swivcllcr and
'ne "aichlonoss." Other features of tr,at
"''Iactvcnes2 are charming sketch OF love
1"hIhg IN Mexico, tho story OF "A Page M
'iie Berlin Court" xPresidqa, Harrison =
account OF the work and workings of Con.
gress and stories by Miss wilkins and o,beys
wsiie Herbert d. Wards serial ripens splond.
iuiy and the departments ovcrfcyy with tho
GOOD thinss that each month must be- watched
TOT win accruing interest by the thousands
OF readers of this attractive periodical
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

BORON Is to have an exhibition Of tbs art.
and crafts. representing the appIics tion
OF art to industry and comprising manu-.
fsctured articles and original designs fer
the same Such shows are popular and
successful in England but we believe the
Boston entsrprss is the first of the kind
to te planned in this country. There ia
no better town in the land for 1t, than
Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25
Qua little neighbor, paU,uck.t No.,

OUR little neighbor, Pawtucket, must
have grown several inches yesterday w hen
the first sunday newspaper ever pu blished
In that town sppesrsd, in twenty-pare
issue OF our esteemed contum porary, The
Fest, with distinctly metropolitan air
eoout II and thoroughly up-to-date IN
9 eef'4rsTnsfft. tuder f,s present
management Tho Pest has eli m bed toward
The tep r,und of Rhode Island journsli.m
and the sprearnncc Of its Sunday i.sus
again CEN nonsirates spiri. of hustle and
knoN'how that promise, abundant sue.
ccss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

Harper's Magazine, porhaps tho stn,e,io,,
OF current periodicals, Is rich and beautiful
In pictures FOR the February number and
fetching in reading matter Mr.. Richard
Harding Davis tells perhaps the las, story o.,
the coronation OF tho Gar, and IL il al,out ,Io
best In respect 10 interesting telling and ,ho
proportioning Of the information 70 give the
readcr clear picture of about the most SIN.
pondous spectacle that the world eyer b,a 90
look at and hear about. Mr.. Davis has ,ho
art OF telling big story in way 10 mako ,,s
readers fcol its Importance and impressive
ness. The Awakening Of a Nation is N re-
markably fascinating and comprehonsivo
sketch devoted to tho MeSican Republic ne
Oharlos =. Lummis, the frst-o a sorio,. We be.
hevc by this bright observer. Other feo.
tures of more than ordinarily informing oual.
ity are "Lincoln's Home Life in Washington :,
'Hygea in Manhattan" "Architecture aud
Modern Life" Composers and Artiste.,,
nnd Mr. Bigelow's fourth paper on tho
White Mans Africa" which latter deaIs
with the Orange Free State Du Mauri.r's
novel continues and there are cap,tai sbor,
stories hy Octave Thanet. John ] A Ro.b.
GU and others with fund of poetry as nraise.
worthy as usual with Harpers high STANDARD
ana the good things IN the regular denart. |
nenis. Throughout II T. a handsome. whole
'omc' entertaining number. ~ Harper's nj \
ways is-though each month it seem, TO be |
more So"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25


What good many persons Will consider one
OF the most interesting magazine articles re-
Gently published appears in Scribner's Maya
zine for February. 1t is u sketch and n de.
fence of Richard III, by that eminent stu
dent, defender OF the faithful and antagonist
OF humbug in whatever form, the Hon. Eenry
Cabot Lodge. Widely read, the article Is cal
cuiated TO dispose the average man TO here
after watch and listen to Shakespeare's trao
edy with much the sentiment that he has
when he is entertained by n modern blood
and thunder melodrama in popular priced
theater. Most OF US carry about an insti,c.
tive feeling that no monster on or of the
stage is really as black as the historian. the
police record, or the dramatSst paints him.
and while our modern day develops ap,lo.
eists for about every rascal of tradition from
Cain and Judas to Benedict Arnold. no harm
can be done by putting such characters in a
human light. and in the case of Richard, Sen.
ator Lodge appears to have the best end OF
the argument with the Pard of Avon. q
The second paper on tie conduct of great bust
nesses deals with the Great Hotel" II IL il.
lustrated from actusl scenes, but IL is safe Of
say that the actual scenes depicted will not
Do generally familiar, since they are taken
rom the innermost bowels Of the hostelry,
rather than from the places of marble tilinv
ana velvet carpets. They and the article are
highly interesting and informing. Artist
iibson furnishes his first article aud serie, of
pictures on London scenes and life, and about
qualiy vivid Is sketch OF the New York DO.
Ice courts. paper on an Italian artist
furnishes opportunity for charming pictures.
Mr. Davis novel grows in interest and there |
re some good specimens OF short fiction The |
rontispiece to the number, Scenes From |
treat Novels" by Mr. Abbey, illustrates a
hapter from "Ivanhoe'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

here Is pretty how-d'.do indeed.
Press and public have bern conrratuls,.
Ing the city Of Glafgow, Scotland. un,n
tne announcement that until further
notice that municipal city will be able n
Fot along without levying any taxes on
ner Citizens. because OF the eminent spc.
ces' OF her system OF public WORK. and
puoiic ownership Of trolley lines, electric
hghis, and ono thing and another and
right here In our micst, as It were. ON,
Goo Coo friends have been proupt 10 ss.
sure US tnst that is the way they nroposo,
70 DO II and IL II could b. done iu Glasgow
v could be done in Proyioenc,. etc .,o
out 1t now sppcars that the uls.gow
story must DO counted with that vas,
knowledge OF things which are not 90
In word, Glasgow citizens are tsxea an,
VIII Q ntinue to be taxed. The ipt.rs,,.
'ng and encouraging report so freely com.
nented upon, is denied from the c,,,
'banbsrs oy oae JOHN s. SAMUEL VIII,
writes "I have been requested by the
lord Provost to inform you that this
statement has no foundation in fact. and
hat, while the municipsI unasrtskins.
'oovs mentioned hare been eminen,lv
'aeesssfuI. there is no probability Of mi,
city being exempt from szstion.p
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

THE result Of the years OF litigation
over The Fayerwesther will again sug-
Rests that if,the very rich want to be sure
to hsve their wishes carried out it is lust
ss well to settle the requests while they
are alive, even at the risk of having some
OF tho immediate relatives apply for
guardian for their persons and estate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

TEE report OF the capture, looting and
burning Of the little Spanish gunboat,
Someta. reads like the story of the In.
cident Of the Gsspce IN our Rhode Island
waters and Is not the FIRST example from
which to draw Q parallel between the
warfare Of the Cuban patriots and AmerI-
can revolutionists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-25

SINCE oLNEy OF massachusetts, went in.
10 bis cabinet, President CLEVELAND
seems to have hsd good deal OF credit
lost, strsye1 or stolen, and has been sblo
10 dodge good denl of interesting con-
trovorsy SIS we'll.