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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
DO Insects Die of Cola9

The idea formerly prevailed among
all classes of persons that insects and
smaller animals were killed by frost.
Ice was, therefore, considered pure
product. 1t has been proven by ex-
periments that not only are very many
of the smaller creatures not seriously
affected by cold. but that they may re-
main for great length Of time frozen
solid and may thaw out without suffer
ing the slightest inconvenience. This
finally and effectually disposes of the
theory that ice or frozen products may
be free from dangerous elements.
some years ago an outbreak Of typhoid
fever followed the use OF ice from o
pond. which IL was supposed might
have been contaminated by fever
germs. There are many small crea-
lures, notably common earthworms.
that may be frozen until they viii
break In pieces, and yet recover theis
normal activity and functions. A DE-
gree far below freezing point 10 harm
less 10 many insects. This Is. OF course,
one of the provisions OF nature, as but
for il ponds and lakes might, during
extremely cold weather, be utterly
cleared OF living creaturessN. z.
Ledger.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
ON HIS NATIVE NERVE.
And Thereby Secured q Good business
Position.

~rhat was strange experience" ad.
mitted the travelling man when some
one had recalled the incident to him.
"1'll tell you on the level that it con-
verted me to the theory that there is
q destiny that shapes our end and that
the fellow who is willing to drifts not
such chump after all.
"As the boys say, was on my up
pers. No one questioned my ability
ON the road. / could sell goods to men
who had no real use for them, and you'll
admit that to be the supreme test Of
o drummer. If had one forte above
another, IL was that of selling stoves.
could get rid OF hard coal burner
in soft coal district and could place
consignment of wood stoves in the
middle of a prairie district.
"One morning walked up in the mod
ern Troy, of New York, without cent
and without job. To most men. the
situation would have been as cold as
o polar expedition, but, as intimated,
I'm a fatalist. After jollying the bar
tender for patriotic cocktail and the
barber for shave, went to the near
est stove factory. The clock struck
1G just as entered the place. Before
the handsome young man at the desk
could say word had told him that
was on time. think the remark was
the Inspiration of an extremity.
TtWe'll not stop to discuss teTmg at
this time he said. You have an hour
In which to catch train. Here's your
expense money. It Is new route, but
1t will serve to try you OUT was
knocked daffy, but took the money,
caught the train and sold stoves right
and left. In. a week I had letter froan
the house asking who ID de world !
was and where came from. The other
fellow, for whom was mistaken, had
shown up and claimed the. job, But
they told me to fire away, and they
raised my salary. I'm with ''em yet.
Detroit Free Press
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
FACTS FOR BACHELORS.
which Shew That They Should Get
Married nt Once.

Which Show That They Should Get
Married at Once.
Some curious figures have lately been
made public by celebrated Berlin ply
sician, which seem to point to the fact
preserve his health and strength he
ought to marry. These figures may
perhaps serve to make up the undecided
minds of young men who are hesitating
about taking the plunge into matri-
mony.
Among unmarried men between the
ages of 30 and As the death rate is e7
per cent. Among married men between
the same ages 1t is only Is per cent.
For 41abache1ors who live to be 40 years
of age, rs married men triumphantly
{ arrive at the same period. The differ
ence gets all the more marked as time
goes on.
Ats6o years of age there are only 90
bachelors to 4s married. men: at 10
there are II bachelors to 27 who are
married, and by the time they reach
90 the married men are three to one,
for there are nine Of them TO every
/ three bachelors. And yet, in the face
<of facts, like these, we still find men
daring to remain single.
It really is as much as their lives are
worth, II they only came to think Of
It. Men may talk of their lives being
shortened by domestic worries and
apxieties and cares, That is all rub
bish. Statistics must tell the truth,
and these statistics of the Berlin doctor
say thata man who is bachelor stands
in far greater risk of shortened span,
OF course, any wife can tell you she
knows where the secret lies.
Men who have somebody to look after
them, 10 feed them properly and see
that they change their wet boots and
come home at night at reasonable hours
these are the men who keep easily
well and live long.
The miserable bachelor who has no
one to care whether he lives on burned
mutton chops and sleeps In damp
sheets, whether he leaves his top
coat at home when he has had inhu-
enza or gets orerheated at cricket and
then lies full length an the wet grass
this is the man who defrauds the in
surance offices and goes down to an un-
timely graye.-Tit-Bits,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
CONTRASTING SLEEVES.
The Newest Frocks Have Sleeves
Different from the Bodice.

Different from the Bodice.
Many of the new frocks are having
sleeves quite different from the rest Of
the gown; a dark prune cloth, for in
stance, embroidered with black che
mile, has a belt and sleeves Of uncut
black and white checked velvet, q
ehoker of yellow moire having little
yellow wings about the ears.
A dark green cloth, braided with
black baby velvet ribbons about the
borders of the skirt and OF the draped
surplice bodice, was fetching with
sleeves of tartan velvet, and'a touch OF
chamois colored poplin in the small
square guimpe and choker.
A checked velvet In green and white
and black makes a beautiful toilet with
bends Of chinchilla outlining a slender
yest of yellow MORE and cream lace, the
fur extending down ona sidssof the
skirt after being looped oddly across
the foot OF the vest and fastened with
q silver buckle on the left hip, the
buckle at the same time draping the
skirt o bit, although displaying an
even edge at the hem.
Another checked velvet in dark blue
and dark greenland white was oddly
trimmed with double 1appets Of two
shades of lilac face cloth with brass
buttons, tucked vest and chemisette Of
white satin, and slender girdle Of
dark green velvet ribbon buckled with
brass.
Some fetching Boston women, at q
recent gat thering on the links OF coun-
try club. were nicely gowned in fau-
tumn walking suits-one innavy broad
cloth had long skirted Russian blouse
jacket embroidered with jet and black
silk braids, chemise of straw-colored
chiffon and cravat of white null with
cream lace ends, while the new walk
ing hat was Of gray felt with gray bird
and sweeping tails.
!. A navy and white striped poplin, the
white In hair lines and running about
the figure, had blue velvet sleeves and a
steel belt, the poplin having embroider-
les Of steel, the navy felt hat trimmed
with purple and gray velvet rosettes.
While hunting pink cloth waistcoat
with small brass buttons was displayed
In a mere line beneatha Russian blouse
OF gray poplin, the skirts long and fat,
the fronts crossed pouchily at the waist
line with q belt Of cut steel and jet, the
tops Of the straight fronts turning over
q bit naturally to show facing Of
black satin, a bit Of the pink waistcoat,
and a plastron and choker Of gray
moire inside black velvet lined Medici
of small proportions. This was charm
ingly finished with toque, of gray
satin antique, rucked and puckered
and swatheds III stunning folds, and
trimmed with a breast of a white gull
with long tails and sharp wings.-Bos-
ton Herald.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

--This-"The street contractor lost
his contract, didn't he?" That-"Ycs;
he wouldn't mend his ways" Cornell
Widow.
Little Elmer-"Pa, what does req
uiescat In pace mean?" Prot. Broad
head-"please stay dead, lis near
enough. Puck.
During q heavy rainstorm yester-
day afternoon lightning knocked hum
dreds of people right and left In this
city, but none was seriously hurt.-In-
diannpolis Journal.
Declaring Himself. .-"Do you like
the hat p as she turned It slowly ON the
pink tips Of her fingers. ''More than i
can tell; but I love Its darling little
owner" "How sweett It belongs to my
sister. I'll cali her."-Detroit Free
Press. ~
. No Wonder-s'What," asked the
British official, '.shall we do to the
Akhoond r. t.Swat himi = said the high
er official. 'sDo you think we khan r.
Certainly. Ameer trife." And then
the tribesmen ordered another revoiu-
tion.-Exchange,
Here isa retort which q dull" stu-
dent once made: Professor.Yo You
seem TO be very dull. When Alexander
the Great was your age he had already
conquered the world" student-'sWell,
you see, he had Aristotle for q teacher" !"
Chambers Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
IS IT PREJuDicE7
Marriage Is Happiest, 1t Is Claimed,
II the Wife De Senior.

Marriage Is Happiest, It Is Claimed,
II the Wife De Senior.
Everyone has his own idea as to what
will constitute happy marriage, but
there is. one point on which nearly all
agh--the wife must not be older than
the husband, Is the conclusion of a
writer.
People who look complacently on the
spectacle of o girl Of 1e or IS marrying
q man twice her age are ready to de-
clare 1t q proclamation of the marriage
altar If the bride is few years older
than the bridegroom. It would be curl
Gus study In sociology to trace this
prejudice to its source. A prejudice it
undoubtedly is, for some Of the happiest
marriages known to theworld have been
those in which the wife was the older OF
the two.
Everyone who knows bis Boswell
knows the extraordinary devotion of
johnson to the fat, ugly widow, whose
manners were execrable and who was
nearly twice his age, so the spitefui biog-
raphers say. He knows. too, how happy
sTetty" made Pohnson, and what q grief
her deathswas. to the great man.
The marriage of Margaret Fuller and
Count d'Ossoli was brilliant success
in point OF happiness, though sadly
brief. Margaret was seven years older
than her husband, and refused him sew
eral times on this ground, but his devo-
ton and persistencye oyerca me her re-
iuctance, and the result of the marriage
fulfilled her dream of such happiness.
It 10 said that all who saw them to-
gether were struck by the loverlike
1ondness and exquisite Difference Of
Is'0ssoli's manner toward ahe plain
New England woman seven years his
senior, whose only attraction, appar-
oatly, was her great intellect. Mrs.
Story says Of him: 'sNo service was too
trivial, no sacrifice too great. When she
s.il .AdAu1sea her and watched over
her with the tenderness of woman.
Such tender, unselfish love have rare
ly seen. 1t made green her days and
gave her an expression OF peace and
serenity which before was stranger to
her"
sd tsraeh ifesEas his senior, yet the
marriage was notably happy ONE
Philadelphia Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
AN ORDINANCE.

Mr.. Manuel offered the following
amendments to the road ordinances.
which was unanimously adopted, as
follows:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry, in regular ses-
sion convened, That Section Sixteen
(l6) Of road ordinances adopted March
2, 1887, be amended and re-ordained 80 as
to read, as follows:
Section 16. Belt further ordained. ETC..
That Road overseers shall not be allow
ed any compensation for the number of
days the road hands are required to
work, but they shall be allowed thesum
of $l.50 Zone dollar and fifty cents) per
day for each days extra work, and no
compensation shall be allowed for noti-
flying the hands. That all road over
seers shall receive the same per diem
and mileage as witnesses for each and
every day they are summoned before
the police jury. 1t shall be the duty OF
each overseer to summon all male per-
sons from the age Of eighteen to fifty,
except such as may be exempt from
public service by the Legislature of this
State, or by the police jury, to meet at
such places and times as to them, the
said oyerseers, shall seem convenient,
with the necessary tools, for the repair
ing or making OF the public, roa1 or
roads under their charge; and whoever,
without legal excIse, orphysical disabi-a
Hty certified to by some licensed physi-
clan practicing In this parish, shall, up
OIL such summons, refuse or neglect TO
attend, with the tools designated, and do
their duty either in person or by send
ing in their place, and to be accepted by
the overseer of the roads, an efficient
hand not subject to be called to work on
the public roads, shall pay a fine of five !
dollars and costs of court said fine to be
recovered by civil suit before any Ma
gistrate having jurisdiction Of the per-
son offending in the name of the Police
Jury on the relation of the Road Over
seer and in the event that said fine md
costs are not paid in full within twenty
four hours ssom the finality of the judg-
ment imposing same, the person or per-
sons offending shall be prosecuted by
Indictment or Information in the name
of the State, and upon trial and eonvic-
tion Of such neglect or failure to pay
such fine and costs, the said person or
persons offending shall pay q fine of not
less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less
than ten or more than ninety days, or
both at the discretion Of the court; pro-
vided, that such prosecution before the
District Court shall be no bar to the re-
covery of the Judgment of the Magis-
trate's Court by writ of f-fa, which may
proceed concurrently with such prose-
cution before the District Court.
Provided, That any person so sum-
moned shall be excused from road duty,
upon payment to the road oyerseer by
whom he may be summoned, ,of the sum
of $l.00 Zone dollar) for each day he may
be SO summoned, said sum to be pay
able within the 24 hours next after the
summons may be served upon him,
otherwise the penalty provided herein
shall be enforced against him; said sum,
when so paid over TO the overseer, by
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR.
He Was Waiting to See What morS
Trouble Life Contains

He Was Waiting to See What More
Trouble Life Contains.
"Yes," said tall sallow-faced, mel
ancholy looking man, attired In thin
pair OF trousers, fall oyercoat, pair
OF dilapidated shoes and last years
derby hat, ave never had anything
but bad luck. I've worked hard all
my life and only made bare living.
My health broke down years ago; most
of my friends. have died of or moved
west. I've got literary and artistic
tastes and can't crafty them. Every
thing I undertake to do is a failure,
and don't seem to be of any use in
this world.'
"ITave you no friends with political
influence enough to get some kind of an
easy job for your" inquired a we'll
dressed and prosperous-looking man.
sIEe tried that" said the miserable
man. shaking his head. Every time !
get a position a political landslide
comes along. and I get thrown out of
the snap"
"Why didn't you open an intelligence
Office or start real estate agency 2"
asked man in fur cap and heavy
ulster. 'That sort OF business doesn't
require much capital"
''I've tried 'em both, my friends. Got
burnt out in the first business and a
partner ran off with the profits in the
other. No use.n
'Ever try canvassing?" inquired an
other sympathetic acquaintance.
"Yes; often. Had good suit OF
clothes, Ike yours ruined In that bust
ness by d vicious dog. Thrown down
stairs once or twice. No, use, man-Tm
not in 1t. LastweeR my pet parrot died.
yesterday morning lost quarter, and
to-day I've got an earache. That's The
way 1t always goes. If it isn't one trou-
BILE It's another. There's only one thing
that keeps me from committing suicide
and ending the whole wretched busi-
ness"
whats that?' "7~
Curiosity to know what blamed mis-
fortune is going to happen to me next. |"
Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
A PERFECT FLOOR COVERING.

Mating in Both Winter and Summer
AEsvers All AIineQuirements.
(, If only all housekeepers knew the
value and comfort of mating, how
much worry and work would be saved,
how many dull houses would look
cherry II you own your home and have
haASlwoD fDcrs thank kindly destiny
and dlshiss heguhjea. Buff yeu lIse
inaa rshtea house, Sr &annot afford.
hard f6ors, Il, for any reason, youarea
considering the subject of floor cover
ings, pause long before passing over the
advantages of matting. & At Is elsan.,
fresh and easily cared FOR. 1t is per-
feet floor covering in summer and an
excellent background for rugs. in win
,ter-from theschsapestto tae'richest -
adding To- the cheerfulness of room,
yielding all accumulated dust to light
brushing, possessing ssssess
every advantage that q floor covering
can have, with no disadvantages. In
making a move or reftting a house
everys9ars af itssarsbs uttlizsdN Ifls
easil TED ssbx soap and dsast ssaS
terri and can be matched or pfeced, us
ing the whole or parts in two rooms to
make one good. compe rnon. Last
ly, IL is cheap, its growing popularity
having SO encouraged Its manufacture
or imRarta ton that IT. is to be had al
most everywhere in great variety at
moderate cost. To sum up its merits,
mating gives a house q fresh, clean
feeling, n sense of cheerfulness that no
other floor covering gives. Its soft, new
coverings make it available in the most
carefully studied color schemes; II Is
pleasant to walk upon, is practical
protest against dust and microbes, Is,
In fact, both wholesome and satis-
factory.-Philadelphia Times.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
PERSONAL AND lMpERsoNAl..

--Ibsea has decided TO abandon Nor
way, and is going to Berlin to attend
the celebrations In commemoration Of
his birthday. Thereafter he will live in
Germany.
When President Mckinley returned
to the white house recently he found
that one of the alterations was the fit
ting out Of hitherto unused room as
smoking-room for him.
Count Badini, the Austrian premier,
has received special absolution for his
duel with the German nationalist, Wolff.
So says the yoce Cattolica, whose news
on such matters lis official.
Baron Won Ho1lenben, the new Ger
man ambassador to this country, is
criss-crossed from breastto crown with
scars inflicted in dueIs, 81 of which he
has fought. There Is saying In Ger
many that, while the baron is some
times marked by scar, his opponents
are often marked by o grave stone. Be-
sides his record as principal. he has APP
peared as second In IS affairs.
The Waterbury Americansays: "a
popular impression of Henry Watterson
is that he writes his editorials under the
inspiration of Kentucl1y's most famous
product. It is stated, on the contrary,
that when on duty he makes teetotalism
an undertaking rule, and has never used
tobacco in any form. When of duty,
and In hours OF social relaxation, he
drinks like Kentucky gentleman"
Miss Mark Twain is what the Paris
Figaro calls the daughter Of Samuel L.
Clemens, who Is studying music In
Vienna. It says: ''The very beautiful
voice of this young woman Of IS will
some day make her as fascinating ON
the stage Us her father is in letters"
This statement is particularly interest
ing in view of the fact that Miss Glenn
ems is not cultivating her voice but is
studying the piano.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
DISCOVERIES IN LEAP CASTLE

Eaeventh Century Staircase Found
sn am EARLY English Structure.
A Birr correspondent writes that q
series of interesting "fnds," just dis
covered in the historic Leap castle, have
The first and most important was an
eleventh century stone spiral stair
case springing from the first floor
aeyel and terminating. at the summit Of
the great tower, 100 feet high. This
relic OF remote past is in splendid
state of preservation. The finely cut
stone steps are laid with mathematical
accuracy and are large, like the pas
sage itself. The O'Carrolls, princes Of
Ely, whose chief stronghold this castle
was, were all big men-in fact, a race
OF giants-as the few relics of them ex-
tant attest. Hence the reason why
everything about the castle is large.
The second ''tind" ID an entrance to
the guardroom cut out Of the rock, and
which was up to the present believed to
be q mass of solid masonry. Here
numerous bones, coins OF the reign Of
Edward the Confessor and other relics
were found. Human bones in large
quantities, hints and spear heads were
also found in the extensive range Of
dungeons which have been brought to
light beneath the castle, these curious
prison-houses being Tock-hewn, and
their existence having been previously
unknown to the owner Of the castle and
lord of the soil, jena than C. Darby,
This gentleman is the descendant Of
the royal house of 0'Carrolls OF Ely,
whose family have remained in unin-
terrupted possession of the Leap for
many centuries.
The present owner, aided by Mis-.
Darby, has put into complete state Of
preservation the ancient chapel, an
apartment 2s feet. square and high,
which is on top of the tower, and here
has been discovered very large and
fine early English window, which from
Its great elevation commands view
embracing eight counties. A little be-
low this is remarkable room, which
none OF the servants will enter after
nightfall. It was the state bedroom of
one OF the princesses of Ely. who was
murdered six centuries ago by her lord,
and the solid oak floor retains the
bloodstaiRs OF the royal victim. This
part Of the building is reputed to be
haunted, and Mr.. and Mrs. Darby. who
do not believe In ghosts, admit that
they cannot account for the extraor-
dinary noises that occasionally come
from the death chamber OF the mtr-
.dered princess, and which make it
nearly impossible for them to retain
their female servants In their employ
ment.. The manifestations are reputcd
TO take the form of shrieks, which re-
sound and reverberate through the
building and set all the dogs In the
kennels whining and barking.-Leeds
Mercury.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12
cosTs or FOOTBALL.
College Warriors Know What Cats
and 1eufsea Mean.

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-02-12

szsssss. Doing the Right Thing. sz'
Some people are gifte edwith the pow-s
er Of doing she ,rightthingan In the right.
way and at the right time. They are
kind, gentle, sympathetic and re-
aponssy4. Thsy think OF others. They
anticipate danger and point 1t out
They are on the lookout for service and
ready to perform It. They make 1t
easier for those about them to be good
and to do good. They hesitate not to
lend helping hand at every oppor-
tunity. They speak the encouraging
word. They straighten out the tangles
that perplex and annoy companions.
They smooth rough places. They go
out of their way TO relieve distress Or
to supply need. In their presence the
day passes pleasantly. Away from them
things look drearier and burdens grow
heavier. Welcome and blessed are life's
helpers. Detroit Free Press.