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Griggs courier., 1898-12-15

lily, the remains of Bishop Claggett and
those of his wife had been translated
from the family burial place to Mount
Saint Albans within the cathedral close,
and with reverend care were to be
placed in the vault beneath the cham
eel which had been specially prepared
as a temporary resting place for the
caskets. When the cathedral is COM
pleted it is the purpose to place the re-
mains of Bishop Claggett in hand
somely carved tomb, surmounted by an
effigy of the bishop in the chancel.
The clergy and descendants of Bishop
Claggett signed the burial record in
the parish register. A notable feature
of the service was the fact that the
book from which Bishop Satterlee read
the service was the same that had been
used by Bishop Claggett, and was pub
lished in the last century.
When it was decided to divide the
diocese of Maryland and the District
of Columbia into two sections an or
Ranization known as the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of st.
Peter and st. Paul was formed, and a
board of trustees named. with Rt.
Rev. DR.. William Paret, bishop of the
combined diocese, at its head. DR..
George w. Douglas. who was chosen
dean of the new parish: DR.. Randolph
H. McKim and DR.. Mackay-Smith. three
well-known ministers in this city. and
Gen. Casson, Col. A. T. Britton, Col.
Wilson. and eight other laymen. COM
pleted this board.
1t was decided to have plans drawn
at once for the proposed cathedral, and
DIR. Douglas, Col. Britton and Col. Will
son were selected as building COM
mittee. To avoid the delays and an
noyances Of tedious competition. the
committee agreed upon Ernest Fiagg,
of New York. as their architect. and he
was asked to submit two sets of plans,
one for Gothic cathedral and one in
the Renaissance style.
The two plans were submitted in due
time, and the building committee were
unanimously in favor of the Renais-
sance style of architecture. The mat
ter was laid before the bishop, and he
added his approval to that of DR.. Doug
las and his associates.
When the matter came up before the
board OF trustees, however. strong OPP
position was encountered from few of
the board. DR.. Smith. DR.. McKi,r and
1ne of the laymen were strongly in
favor of the Gothic design. They were
voted down. however, by twelve to
Griggs courier., 1898-12-15

Woman Jumps lnt0 q Well.
Franklin. ILL.,, Dec. 9.-Mrs. John
Mann committed suicide by jumping
into a well.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-15

the length. The extreme length will
be 272 feet, and the extreme breadth
will be 200 feet. The inside of the
cathedral will be built in cruciform, of
course, and the dimensions of the in
terror are 224 by 176 feet. The rotunda
in the center will be 20s feet in height,
while the lantern inside will hang 1856
feet from the floor of the church.
A better idea of the size of the struc.
ture may, perhaps, be had from the
statement that more than $500 people
will be able to see and hear the bishop
under the great roof. This is in ex-
cess of the seating capacity of tho
enormous Madison square garden at
New York. The cathedral will be
about the same size, though much
higher and more massive than the gar.
den.
The entrance to the new cathedral
will be most imposing. The western
front will have great niche about so
feet in diameter, its vauited roof be-
ing liued with beautiful mosaics and
supported by series of Corinthian coll
LmnA. The interior of the main struc-
ture will be lighted chiefly from three
great semieircular stained glass win.
dows in the transepts and nave. There
will also be IL windows in the drum
of the dome, which will light the up
per part of the rotunda.
The altar will stand in the center of
the apse, with semicircular window
pierced in the vault directly over it,
which, though not visible from che
body of the church, will throw q bright
light upon the altar. At the end Of
the nave pediment will be provided
for groups of statuary representing
Christ in Mercy, while at either side
of the great niche there will be smaller
inches for statues of St. Peter and ST.
Paul.
Under the main dome, on the outside
of the structure, will be series of coi-
umns, each bearing a statue of re-
roic proportions. These statues will
represent the IL apostles and the IL
children of Jacob. The entire inside
of the church, except in . few places
where mosaics will be used. will be
decorated in fresco. SMITH D. FRY.
. e, Alasy
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BURNED THEIR WRAPs

While the W. R. c. and G. A. R.
were giving banquet and ball in the
armory, gasoline stove in the kitchen
exploded, burning large number of la
and in the parlor adjoining. The dam
age to the building is about $I5o. The
value Of the wraps destroyed is about
$5oo.-Edward Riley pleaded guilty in
the district court yesterday to the
charge of assault with intent to kill
He shot and wounded Adam Geddes at
Grandin last Sunday.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-15
Alasy

Gladys-What's become Of Mabel?
Belle-she's Joined the great ma
jority.
Gladys-iou don't mean to say she.
dead?
l,e.:e-Oh, mol. Marrieda a nan name ed
Smith.--N. Y. journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-12-15
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
STANDS BY THE N. D. N. G.

The Manila correspondent oi the Min
neapolis Journal has the following to
say OF North Dakota troops:
First North Dakotas are still enjoy.
ing life at Manila. and are, on the whole.
doing pretty we'll. There has been no
serious illness among the men of this
regiment since we landed, and the only
death SO far was a case of accidental
shooting OF private by a member OF
his own company. There is good deal
OF malarial fever but the cases are most
OF very mild form. Our surgeon,
Major Pease, is faithful, conscientious
official, who looks after every detail
which will in any way affect the health
of the men of this command.
Our quarters were very crowded up
to about two weeks ago, but at that date
Companies B and HI were transferred
from the bamboo barracks just opposite
the Castle Malate to two residences near
the Malate Fort, which they are now
guarding. About the same date, Com
panies D and K were each moved into
separate quarters-before that time
Companies K and c occupying one bar
rack and Companies D and [ another.
The change is adding much to the COM
fort OF the boys, and is heartily appre-
ciated.
Our rations are very good, Lieuten-
ant Berg, the regimental quartermaster
and commissary. attending strictly to
his business and looking to see that
the kitchens are we'll supplied with edi-
bles.
We get fresh beef six out of every
ten days, and dessicated onions and po-
tatoes, properly treated. are almost as
good as the fresh vegetables. Canned
tomatoes are an ever welcome article of
diet, and of good bread we have any
amount Judicious expenditure of the
company funds also procures many lit
tie articles of relish which do much to
relieve the monotony of army fare.
The men and officers of the regiment
were all we'll pleased by the action of
General Miller of Jamestown in refus-
ing to grant commissions to officers
of new militia companies in towns
where the old organizations had gone
to the front We are all going to stay
in the national guard after we get home
and help put the national guard of the
state of North Dakota in better shape
than ever it was before: 81.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
A Serf's FOrethOu-ht.

Count S~cheremetef, an immensely
wealthy and powerful Russian noble
who lived in the early part of this cen.
tury, had among his serfs a man named
Schalouchine, who had amassed
an enormous fortune. He had offered
as much as $3.50, 600 for his freedom,
but in vain. One day s~cheremetef
gave a dinner-party, and to his disgust
there were no oysters to begin the
banquet with. ''They were not to be
hid at any price," r%epliedthe steward.
At that moment the Schalouchine was
ashered in among the guests, and
scheremetef bullied him as usual.
"Your freedom" he yelled, "you can
not have it if you offered a million of
roubles. A million, pshaw! a few doz-
en- oysters would be worth more to ma
at this moment" "Do 1 understand.
then, my lord, that you would grant
me my freedom if I procured them
for you?" EYES," was the answer.
Schalouchine had brought a barrel of
oysters having heard of the dinner.
The deed of freedom was immediately
signed. Schalouchine took his place
among the guests, and his descendants
are not only the wealthiest bankers in
Russia, but were ennobled about q
quarter of a century ago.-London H.
Illustrated News.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
A Plea for the BuIldop.

No member of the canine family has
been more per%sistently maligned than
the bulldog. Writers who have nc
intimate knowledge of the dog and his
attributes have described him as stu
pldly f%erocious; and illustrators have
pictured him as a sort of semi-wild
beast, till the general public has come
to look upon him as dangerous.
Give a dog a bad name'' is an old
saw, and perhaps a true one, but when
it is applied to the bulldog it is mani
testify unjust. Writers, too, have fall
en- into grave error in claiming hat
the bulldog is deficient not only in af-
lection, but in intelligence.
No greater proof of the falsity of the
latter could be given than was wit
messed ct the late Westminster Ken
mel clubs dog show, when Colonel
Shuts exhibited his trained dogs. with
the bulldog Nick performing all sorts
OF wonderful feats, especially that of
walking a tight rope, and, when in the
centre OF it, turning round and retrac-
ing his steps, amid the applause of AZ
admiring audience.
S~tonehenge, who is considered n
Of the greatest of canine scientists.
claims that the bulldogs brain is rela-
lively larger than that of the spaniel.
dog is generally considered to
be the most intelligent of the canine
ace, while the bulldogs affection is
lever to be doubted. Outing.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

The United States is now regarded
as the leading dairy country of the
world. In 1889 the annual value of
our dairy products was estimated to
exceed $4oo, 900, 900, and the value of
the mich COWS about 1910, 600, 900.
There are about II, 200, 900 cows in
this country, or one to every four in
h%abitants; n COW, however, furnishes
the milk, butter and cheese for more
than four persons, as large quantities
OF u dairy products are exported.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

"Ah! And then you went to the
other woman and told her of YOU
love, and she spurned you."
"No, / did not tell her. Indeed, ]
was determined that she should not
know"
She looked at him searchingly.
"You killed my sister, but you are
more of a man than I thought"
He smiled sadly. "a man is always
OF less of a man than a woman
Thinks"
eff you hold so poor an opinion of
women, [ don't see how you could
love one" 4.
II don't see, either"
"Fool!'' she said.
eyes; Tn a man."
She smiled at him, and then after a
silence she said:
"Do~y you intend to tell the woman
of your love?'
"No."
eff you do, and she loves you, [
will shoot you again"
THAT'S consoling."
"Ihen let it console you. @nt
really [ am sorry for you-for you.s
weakness. You ought ito have had
more strength than to let that other
woman-and 1 know she is as1ight-
win your love. You ought to have
known that she was playing with
you"
treason addresses thebrain, but it
cannot reach the heart. I told you
that l fought
eyes, 1 know" And after a long
silence she said: II wish you would
tell me the name of that woman"
Laura Hoytt."
She sprang to her feet with a cry,
and a nurse ran into the room. She
found the visitor on her knees by the
bedside. "Leave u.s." the man said,
and the nurse withdrew. He put his
hand on her head, and she sobbed
under his touch. "And that was the
reason [ could not keep faith with
her" he said. ''You set my soul on
fire, and in the flames I could see your
smile" She caught his hand, and it
was wet with tears. "And for that
love I was willing to de-" he said,
unable now to see her, kueeling beside
him, but feeling the warm tears upon
lis hand.
ooh, don't-don't say thatr she
'obbed. 'In my despair I hated you
'ecause I loved you 500
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
INTEREST IN FORESTRY.
What Andover, Mass, Is Today and What
st, John, N. b., Has Done.

What AndOver, Mass, Is Today and wins
st. John, n. B., Has Done.
A communication in a journal thati
published in the interests of f~orestr,
shows that increased attention is be
ing paid to that subject in many part
of the country. The writer, who is
woman, tells how the citizens of thu
town of Andover, Mass, have raise,
two-thirds of the $4,000 needed to buy
a beautiful stretch of woodland which
compris, IS a part of Indian Ridge, or
the edge Of the town. The Ridge is
the natural pleasure park of the mill
people, and OF the woodland in ques.
ton there are oaks, chestnuts, hem.
locks and naples, besides some mag,
niticent white pines. A year ago ii
was learned that the pines were to be
sold for lumber, and a movement was
begun to secure the woodland for for
estry and park purposes:
"The thought of its possibilities
the writer explains, s.'did not come at
once, but it came very soon. 1t oc-
Cured to some of us that since all in
~terested wished tHe woodland kept in
isf natural beaut the only are being
to Snaasfe75forest in its highest perfec-
ton, it might be-aade a useful object
lesson to the owners of small wood
lands, and to the boys and girls in
schools, giving them a knowledge they
have, as yet, nc means of obtaining,
and developing an increasing interest
III forest preservation.
The town of st. Johns, New Bruins
wick, has carried out a similar under
taking in its vicinity. Paths and
roads have been cut through a charm
ing stretch of woodland, and the re-
is a park in which the natural pre-
and the views that are af-
forded, outside of the park, are of the
most delightful character. There are
towns and villages in European coun-
having forests in their immedi-
ate vicinity, where the same thing can
seen, and it would be possible in
our own state to bring about equally
beneficial results in many places. The
money to be had by cutting down the
'green-robed senator's of mighty.
is as nothing when compared
With the sense of beauty that would
'e developed by maintaining them in
iolate. -Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

The special report of the aericul
tural department, Washington, tina
Austria-H Hungary from being a grea
grain-exporting country is becomins
On importing nation, is another as
surance that the American farmer !,
going to get better prices for farm
produce during the next few years.
The empire has ranked fifth amono
wheat producers, coming after the
United States, Russia, France and
British India; but it's tendency is to a
smaller production year after year.
MI. Frank III. Hitchcock, chief of the
section OF foreign markets in the de-
partment. who has made a careful
study Of the Imatter, says that the
acreage is steadily diminishing, while
the consumptive requirements Of the
country are increasing. This applies
also TO the milling industry. The
mills OF Buda-Pesth are said to be the
finest and largest in the world, and
hitherto have exported q great part Of
their output. The annual average
Tor the i've years, 18S6-9O, was 1,775,-
s27 barrels. but for 1891-95 the an
nual exports amounted to but $780,
YGE8@ 4Hs -. Ek%.E - i
667 barrels. The grain which Austria
imports has heretofore been almost
entirely from ~Roumania, serria and
husala, but the cessation Of exports
removes that much Of competing sun.
piiessfron the worlds markets aud the
Importing nstsoas.os which va ars the
lssatsaf. must saap tho bsaeata
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

The Chicago Times Herald phil.
osophizes as follows: 1t was LONG
since acknowledged that "care killed
a cot" and that worry Stays its tens OF
thousands where work kills its hun
dreds. Science comes to the defence
of his philosophy and produces actual
proof that worry kills as certainly. il
not as suddenly, as typhoid or scarlet
OF yellow fever, and that many a dis.
ease that is attached to some other
vital organ originates in the brain.
Occasional anxiety OF care and trouble
at intervals may do little harm. But
incessant worry, disturbing the brain
cells from day to day and week to
week, will ~injure the brain beyond
repair. The brain being the nutritiye
centre of the body is thus unable to
nurture the other organs some Of
which will give way, and the victim,
though said to die of heart disease OF
lung trouble or disorder of the liver.
is, as a matter of fact, killed by worry.
So, if the brain is exposed to that re.
iterated hammering of an unpleasant
fear it will finally succumb, and the
human structure which it inhabits
will tumble into ruins. The micro
scope is even able to detect this de.
generation of the brain cells from
week to week. Don't worry.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

Says the Louisville Conrier-Journal;
"A late phase of New York journal.
ism is the publication of twelve tele-
graphed interviews with murderers
all over the country as to the guilt or
innocence OF Martin Thorn and Mrs.
Mack. A SPECIMEN interview is with
Lizzie Wong,a st. Louie white woman
who married a Chinese gambler, and
Killed another woman through
jealousy. This may be considered as
going to extremes, but the readers of
the New York papers must be in
structed at any cost"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
GOOD ROADS.
A Talk About Them by Railroad Presi-
lent Baldwin

"A Talk About Them by Railroad Presi
dent Baldwin.
President William H. Baldwin O
the Long Island railroad delivered .
short address at the recent annua
meeting of the Brooklyn Good Roads
association, a society which has now
broadened its scope to include all
Long Island.
Mr.. Baldwin first spoke of the good
roads of 20O0 years ago in Italy, il
Greece and in South America, a.
shown by the ruins there. The Ap.
plan Way was used today, and need.
ed only occasional repairs. While in
Great Britain and France during the
summerhe noticed macadamized roads
IN every country district. He saw
miles Of them in Scotland far from n
house. At intervals he saw stones
piled up for repairs when needed.
In England and Scotland, even
IN the thinly settled parts of the
country, there were no such roads
as those comprising 80 per cent. of
the roads in this country, The ques-
ton OF securing them here was merely
one OF organization and how to get as
many miles of good roals built as
possible. He was sorry to say
that macadamized roads in this state
and Long Island were often of in
ferlor construction, with light founda-
tons. This class Of roads abroad was
from Is inches to three feet thick. It
was unwise economy to build roads
that would last only four or five years.
The influence of good roads on the
business of a community was most
striking. That village or city from
which good roads radiated was usu.
prosperous in business. Hehoped
to see sample roads constructed on
Long Island, and the railroad com.
.any would cooperate in any way to
make them. The macadam roads
very dusty at times. It was
proposed to lay the dust on the Long
Island railroad next year with crude
oil, and he believed it could be done
macadam roads. He appealed to
MEMBERS of the association to get as
many new members as possible. 1t
would be a service to the public as
veil as to themselves.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
PRoPITIATINc THE DEMONS,
Strange Chinese Ceremonial on a Junk il
San Francisco Bay.

Strange Chinese Ceremonial on a Junk il
San Francisco Bay.
Many Celestials gathered recently a.
Oceanic wharf to see the high priest.
Whan I'll, and his attendant a%colytes,
embark on the Junk Fung-Hi.
At l O'Clock the joss, Kwong Coon,
was brought onto the wharf in a hack,
accompanied by Whan I'll and eight
attendants, all in full canonicals. Plat.
ter after platter of sweetmeats and
delicacies dear to the Monaghan palate
followed the joss along the wharf, to
the incessant squealing Of a reed in
strument, played by one of the ioss's
attendants.
Following the sweetmeats came
bearers carrying huge plates, on which
were varlons roast pigs, ducks and
sundry vegetables. The ducks were
the strangest items of the collection.
They were placed on the dishes in all
attitudes some as if attempting to fly.
and others resting in a dignifed man
ner on one leg.
At last, however, the procession was
in order, and a move was made toward
the junk, the joss in the lead. When
the end Of the wharf was reached, at
a signal from Whan III, the idol was
lifted on to the junk and placed
against the mast, on which it leaned
with a wabble in its legs suggestive of
locomotor ataxia after three years of a
sitting posture. Punk sticks were at
once lighted and placed at the feet of
the joss, and the roasts and dessert
were then-very carefully this time
carried on board. Enormous bundles
OF prayer papers completed the junk's
cargo, and, after a large table had
been fixed up as an altar and a few
prayers had been said, the high priest
ordered the ropes to be cast off and
the Fung Hi foated out into the bay.
The vessel was gaudily decorated with
lanterns, tinsel and colored cloth, and
appeared to be worthy of the honor of
carrying such a dreadful divinity as
Coon.
The junk sailed out for about a
quarter Of mile, and then the priests
began casting their bread on the
waters, believing that it would be
swallowed by the evil spirits, of whom
Coon is king, and so deter
hem from eating up all the flesh.
tow.s, ducks, pigs and rice were
thrown to these demons amid a deaf
'ning din of eymbals and drums, and
he wondering Chinese on the wharf
lid obeisance to their deity which was
tut on the water. At 4 o'clock the
unk returned, and the priests and
heir altar servants repaired to the
oss house on Pine street, where they
onducted the closing services of the
wong Coon festival, which will be
celebrated again three years hence ,
an Francisco Chronicle. {
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

The Atkinson KAN Globe says
that Cup in Hiawatha the curfew will
be rung twice-at 5 o'clock to call the
women home from card parties to get
supper and at s o'clock for all the chill
dren to scamper home. This is not a
bad idea, and Atchison should adopt
it. If the whistle can be used but
once aday, then let it be blown at s
o'clock for the card-playing women.
The women need a curfew worse than
the children. They neglect no duties.
BY all means, blow the curfew ct s."
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
IN OUR DAILY PATH.

Say not, "Were l that man. or this,
] would create a world of bliss
For some one. l would upward lift
The saddest heart. and bring a gift
And lay it down at weary feet.
Oh. | would live to make life sweet
TO such as in their sharp distress
Have said, Life is all bitterness"
Whate'er we are. whate' er our place,
Gods gifts to us-His gifts of grace
We may with all the suffering share.
Till faces smile with answered PRAYER.
Our very presence virtue hath
For those who daily cross our path,
If eyes are kind and hearts are true,
We can all blessed, good things do.
We need not reach out hands afar,
But drop u blessings where we are.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02
An Artistic Gayel,

Miss Blanche Dillaye, president Of
the Plastic club of Philadelphia, has s
most unique gavel with which to call
to order these first meetings of the
new, ambitious art club Of women
Miss Dillaye's W clever hands fash.
lonedt the gavel, which is of burnt wood
with a conventional design in rose
leaves running over the entire surface
around the ends of the gavel runs the
cleverly chosen quotation: 'Lend ME
your ears"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

Russia is strengthening her forces
in the North Pacific, as she did during
the Chinese war. Russia means to
control the destinies of northeast
Asia. If Germany shall stay in China
1t will be because Russian policy per-
mits it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

A specimen of German architectural
and business solidity is afforded by
the fact that In Nuremburg there are
houses still in good order which we've
erected IN 1880, and that in the same
town a firm has been engaged in man
~usaeturlng harmonicas since 1860. sixty
years before the settlement in Nav
England. ~"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

The use of petroleum is becoming
common in China. AS a result lamps
and oil stoves are being imported
heavily. Most of them come from
Japan and Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-02

Boston is to have a restaurant run
on strictly vegetarian principles.
There are said to be over a hundred
persons in the city who never eat meat
from choice.