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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
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ROMANCE OF A CENTURY.

rSs,,ass. Once Ruskin's Wife,
-' ,seas. Death from Kisses.
uh,. tha ,yorld has discovered of the
u.s - ra5v AFi1Iaia. whose death fol-
,aa ,.e .aon of+ar The recent demise OF
~. i.shand nraves again the time,
- 40 4z,,,sn, that the truthful ro-l5
.anaas - everyday life are stranger by
....~ sa@.s.a ~ ths foncies Of fiction. Even death
.saa,s 80. ,ee baen brought to the once beau.
.tse ..s,,, naS Honan nan through the kisses she
..as .Aaa - +ha Ems Of the great painter
- -, aring of an 1ncurabie. con-
saa.o.s I +broat disease II she knew, but;
- M s,d not mat every caress meant
80, - her death. :
=. -. st3,no climax and termin-i
IA. - > +ale a wondrous love. 10 the
storv Of the life OF John Millais; the
l storv ~ +he ss,Iendid self-abnegaaion Of
Saroic soSss the loye-life Of John
NS,,lais and Eunha,nia Chalmers Ruskin,
as 4ba na;nter first knew the woman
-nbo 1vas ~ he fhe guiding star of his
| daat,nv-
i a. iris lime John Millais. q young
,sinter az nrom;se. and at that time q
I SfSnirfa of RuSEiDs8 EchO0ls 9OuE0t
/ puakin,s acquaintance. The art critic
recoonized Millais, talent. at once be-
came his friend and often was his host.
MiIlaig was about four-and-twenty
1vban he f1rst saw Mrs. Ruskin, and he
was one Of the handsomest men that
eyer lived.
The Young wife. as she first appeared
10 Miliais. was also vision of beauty,
grace and purity. To his dying day
4 N,lla,s repeated times without number
! tbat in no other woman had he ever
found so perfect an incarnation Of love-
1,ness. The Young painter, with the
keen. unerrina ewes of love, OWNED. her
nnhann;ness. Ruskin's temperament
and that of his wife were radically op-
7o.ad
THE nic.ure Of .sThe Huguenot Lovers
was at this time first contemplated and
afterward executed. with Mrs. Ruskin
at her husbands. suggestion, posing for
| the figure of the woman. John Ruskin
silent and taciturn. studied the paint.
4 inp. ssrhe Hueuenot Lovers" What be
bad not aean In the ewes of the liyina
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
OPELOUsAs, La SATURDAY, MARCH 5. 1898 81
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HUMOROUS.

-aAh," said the salmon, shuddering-
", as he slipped back into the river, =
really feel uncanny." - Indianapolis
Journal.
-.sNo man ebber loses lis ambition
completely" said Uncle Eben. Ell ne
gifts whah he can't be muffin but nul--
sance, he takes pride in seein' how big
specimen he kin make hisse1.---
Washington Star.
"A Charitable Theory.-"Mamma,
guess know why Mr.. Bunsby sits In
the front row at tine theater. why,
my dear?" $50 everybody can see that
he's got little hair left behind.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 8z
Financial Recreation. IT thor
oughly enjoy looking at the advertising
pages after the holidays ars over"
"Any special reason p Eyes; here and
there see something my wife didn't
&c Chicago Record.
How can you say such cruel things
of your antagonists in debate" she In
quired reproachfully OF the statesman.
yaoh," was the reply, "that's easy
enough. keep scrapbook, and when
my own ideas give out I go to that. ."-
Washington Star. -
Mrs. Jones. Did your husband die
happy?" Widow Brown-"oh, yes;
Just before he died he cried out ecstat-
ically: 7 see a great light and then
added, softly: 7 think I'm going where
they give better gas, and passed smik
ingly away" Judge.
-aBy the way, majah, how much did
the cunnel get fined for knocking thai
fellow down with his fst2" THE cEp.
mel was not fined at all, sab. he escaped
punishment on the ground OF tempo
rary insanity. sab, as he had gun IL
his pocket at the time OF the trogbls.'
-Tndianapolis journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
EVERYDAY PERlLS.
Careless Mothers Sometimes Res
RnonaihIe for AccidcMtas

Careless Mothers Sometimes Res
sponsibIe for Accidents.
We are not altogether unconscious OF
the perils of every day; we pause amid
its hurry and noise, sometimes long
enough to wonder that we live, when
there are SO many ways to die.
Modern invention, while it devises
wav to save us time and labor, multi
plies at the same time these perils, fills
the hospitals with its victims and puts
a new weapon In the hands Of death.
Al workman who safely threads his
way through maze Of whirling ma
chinery thousand times is caught at
last in a moment of carelessnessi the
mill girls hair or dress touches buzz
zing wheel, and; we shudder at thought
of the result; the business man who
has stepped from the moving trolley
scar more times than he could count is
hurled into the gutter unconscious and
dying, or may step too late, trip and
fall before II some day, to be crushed
In an instant.
Even though reasonable amount OF
caution be always observed, the conoi-
tions of industry would still expose the
worker to constant risk. The sailor
slips from the rigging, the carpenter
and the painter fall from their insecure
positions, the trainman jumps too late,
a falling mass of coal buries the miner
and q uuarryman is smashed under de-
4 seending rock.
Such eases might be recounted by
thousands. Few people can look back
without recalling some narrow escape
from death; danger Turks In whatever
path we may choose; vet the fact cam
| not shape our feeling of security.
If every person by thoughtfuHy con-
sidering his own peculiar dangers
would more fully realize the perils that
come each day many might be avoided.
In the kitchen careless movement
may bring woeful consequences.
Any doctor could give score OF in
stances-a face disfgured by painful
burns, a hand badly cut, helpless Grip,
| pie, moaning over the careless step on
the stairs, and q strained back and use
less body because the heavy weight wa'
lifted once too often.
Careless mothers are many times re
sponsible for accidents that befall help
less children. Most amusements haFs
their accompanying perils, and we car
afford to do nothing heedlessly.
| The wide-awake individual whose
mind instead of wandering into ths
past orr exploring the future is fxee
upon the work he attempts to perform
is far safer than the careless one wht
invites accident by inattention ane
thoughtlessness.-E Everywhere.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
FAcToRY-MAoE PALMS.
Aaanufactory ofssArtfacial Plants IN
New York CITY 4.

Manufactory ofssArtfacial Plants IN
New York CITY 8s4s5
This is the age OF things artificial. A
palm manufacturer has recently opened
a salesroom on upper Broadway, and q
huge sign lower down on the same thor
oughfare notifies the mob that another
store OF the same sort will SOON be
ready for business. The artificial tree
industry Is comparatively new and It
must be profitable. AL over town one
sees counterfeits. Many OF the large
stores, and most Of the more prominent
hotels of this city including some OF
those that are most tasteful IN their
decorations, now have huge palm trees
in their halls or entrances. and even IN
private houses 1t is not uncommon 20
find plants with removable leaves. Inc me.
prepared palms, such as are used To-
day, are infinitely more real In appear
ance than the, old artificial plants Of 2
few years ago. Many are SO close 10
their resemblance to the live plant that
II is hard to detect them as limitations
without close scrutiny. The leaves are
real leaves, and not constructed out OF
,enamaled tin, Hike the old kind, and the
fiber on the trunk is real fiber. 1t Is
only on approaching them and exam
.ining them that the leaves are seen 70
be painted and the stalks inserted into'
but not growing out Of. the stem. The
price of the manufactured article varies
from so cents to $25 for the ordinary
snecfmens. but some of the larger and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
DETECTED A SIMILARITY.
.ssss,a5s
1T Sounded Like the Same Old stor1

ri sounded Like the Same Ola story
to Him.
"WeIl," remarked the man who is all
ways full Of adventure in his conversa-
ton, but who never leaves home, "1'm
going"
"Where?" inquired his next door
gneighbor.
10 the Klondike. I'm going next
spring.
4 "Are your"
"Yes. You can stand back and as
sumo an attitude Of Indifference now If
you like. But the timell come when
EyouW wish that my efforts to fire you
with enthusiasm and persuade you to
come along had succeeded"
"MaybeI will"
"The troubleis that you haven 7 taken
pains to look into the thing. You have
gotten 80 completely into rut that
you are afraid to step out and do some
thing that will require you TO face a
change of ofconditions.s IL
"How do you know 1t win be any
change Of conditions?"
Haven't you read the reports?
Haven't you seen the accounts from re-
Issponsible people OF the strange and
| picturesque scenes and adventures and
the vIcissitudes of fortune to be met
| with there?''
Possibly you're right in looking at
the subject that way. But have read
every thing about Alaska I could get
hold Of. AS far as can make 1t all out,
some people are having enough to eat
ssand some are going hungrys some are
working for what they get and others
are trying to obtain 1t by all kinds Of
skin games; some are going to stick II
out where they are and others are going
to move along and see II they can't find
some place that will be more comforta-
Bile. Some are getting rich fast, Others
are going ahead and saying nothing
about failure, and some are lying down
and giving up completely. Maybe it's
all different up there, as you say. but e
me- 1t soundsa great deal Hike the same
II old orysss-Washinpto Star,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
THE DRAMA AND LITERATURE.
Dtf7erence Between spoken Wand
written Literature.

Difference Between SpOken SRnu
Written Literature.
The painters have long protested
against amy Judgment OF their work in
accordance with the principles OF an
other art, and at last they have succeed
ed In convincing the more open-ninded
IL us that what is OF prime Importance
In picture is the way In which It Is
painted, and that ITS merely literary
merit Is quite secondary. They are not
unreasonable when they insist that the
chief duty Of a picture Is to represent
visible world, and not to point moral
or adorn tale, axd thatsin the apprer7
citation OF picture we must first weigh
all Of its pictorial beauty. Nor are the
sculptors asking too much when In
statue they want us to consider chiefly
Its plastic beauty.
Now, the orator and the dramatist
ask for themselves what has been grant
ed the painter and the sculptor--they
request that an Grafton or q drama
shall be judged not as literature only,
but In accordance with the principles
Of is own art. And here the literary
critic is even less willing 70 yield. He
may acknowledge his own ignoran&
OF perspective and Of pigments, Of COM
position and OF modelling; he may con-
iess that here the painter and the
sculptor have him at q disadvantages,
but he Is not ready to admit that he
liz not to apply his own standards to the
works Of the orator and OF the dra-
matist. On the contrary, he maintains
that the speech and the play, IL they be-
long to literature atall, are by that very
fact, absolutely within the province Of
the literary critic. Ife cannot see why
| that which the orator and dramatist
may write is not to be read and criti-
cised exactly as that which Is written
by The novelist and the essayist and the
poet. Indeed, 1t In almost a misrepre-
sentation Of the literary critics atti-
tude to suggest that he has need to
maintain this position, for II is rarely
even hinted to him that be Is not fully
justified In employing the same tests In
every department OF literature.
Yet nothing ought to be clearer than
| the distinction between the written
| word and the spoken - between the
/ literature which is addressed to the
eye alone and that which Is intended
primarily for the ear, and only second
| arily for the eye. it Is the difference
between words written once for all and
words flrst spoken and then written
or. at least written 80 that they may b
spoken. When this distinction Is seiset
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
The Moreen Petticoat.


9 Undoubtedly the very highest point
of extravagance has been reached In
pstticoat-making by trimming, those
of silk having lace and chiffon founces,
with narrow bands Of fur. But while
extrayagance rushes to- one extreme,
solid common sense has brought us a
new and excellent moreen for UNDER
skirt fabracation that is as thick and
soft as satin and Is charmingly decora-
ted in all the best plaid combinations.
For walking Its advantages are mani
fold, and, as itscomes In double width, it
can be cut on the new pattern. That is,
with but two seams, running down
either hip. The shape of this skirt de-
mands that It be cut crosswise of the
material, and because Of its peculiar
shape 1t fits as snug as yoke about the
hips, but flares comfortably and grace
fulfysat the foot Such a moreen skirt
stands the hardest wear and Is trimmed
usually with fiounces Of It's own goods
or plaid silk. Chicago Times-Herald.
norkDsnsasona-- y ear UuwhoIesome
=. Pork Is the source Of trichina; for
this reason it should be cooked thor
oughly. Hogs are almost always fat
tened so as to be actually diseased be-
fore killing, and we find here also q
common source of tuberculosis; 1t Is
also generally believed that pork-eating
is a common source of scrofula. I cer-
tainly know that persons who indulge
freely in pork have very unhealthy.
rough and easily irritated skins. Veal
{equally iHdigestible with pork) may
not contain the dangerous germs Of the
mature OK; the fbers however, Is dense
and difIicult Of digestion. Unless II be
thoroughly boiled and chopped rather
Are It had better not be eaten ut all. It
should never, IN der amy circumstances.
be given to children Mrs. s. T. Rorer,
In Ladies' Home Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
Oatmeal with Apple.

Cold oatmeal which has been LEFT over
may be made into an appetizing dish by
nnolding in alternate layers with nicely
steamed tart apples, sprlnkled lightly
with sugar. Other cooked fruits, such
as cherries, evaporated peaches and ap-
ricots. may be used in the same way
Good Health.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
5 EAm Expelltenf Amemdmens.

Mira. Enpeck lreading1 Another
mysterious suicide unknown man
throws himself from cliff.
Mr.. Enpeck (though htiessly 1-Bet his.
wife was at the bottom Of it. fs
"Sir-r-r!"
1 (Hurrled1y) or The cNf. my love;
not the suicide. .n-lTit-Bifs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
ON tY,e same Asassion.

The Judge-Look here. Cephas, what
were you doing prowling around my
henhouse last night at such late hour?
Cephas-Who, me?
Eyes, you"
''Oh, come to reckerleck now, was
jes' arter dat Henery of mine, but ]
couldn't find him, 50 I LEI. What you
doin' out dar so late, Mars John p
"0h. was looking after that hennery
OF mine. too. ."-Up-fo-Date.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
CHARGED Her AEfnd.

Mildred-So yon and Fred Burwick
are engaged? Thought you said Q few
weeks ago you wouldn't have him II he
were she last man on earth?
Jessie-I know did, but they say that
frankie Jones and Gertrude Mills are
both crazy fer him Chicago Evening
News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
MULES AS TiMEkEEPERs.
Refuse to Work When Their Trick

hGG09@ 10 N&OEk SH0GM fkM&&E @1aSS
ON the Towpnth Is Done.
It was just before the canal was
closed. Snow covered the towpath that
was marked only by the broad-soled
shoes OF the driver and the marrow
hoofs OF the three gaunt mules that
sleepily stretched In their collars with
the weight of the sodden towline and
the two boats dragging behind In the
dirty water of the canal.
1t was just before seven o'clock In the
morning and the sun had just come
enough way from across the sea to
climb up part way on the big globe
and cast pale gray light over the
awakening city. Laborers and shop
girls were hurrying to work, shivering
In the chill air that marked the sudden
appearance ofwinter.
On the bridge crossing the canal at
the weighlock two men stood watching
the approaching boats, and yawning
and stretching in contemplation OF an.
other days work. One was q canal em-
pioye.
.see those sleepy mules,p said he, az
he stretched himself again sympathet-
icaliy. See that clock over there In
the tower OF the railroad station across
the river. Two minutes of seven. Bet
you those mules will give the time first
before the whistle blows. They're great
on time. Know it better'n you do. Just
watch.
4 The three gaunt beasts with their
ears Tapping in apparent forgetfulness
were urged into trot over the bridge
and the two men lodged the towline
that slipped over the bridge railing to
the other side OF the canal.
It was one minute of seven. The
mules stopped on the towpath. 5
AL three loudly brayed and the cho.
rus OF s.Enh hows' awoke the sleeping
people along the canal bank for hun
dred of yards. And then the whistles
In all tho factories sent out steam Into
the cold air and In tones shrill and
somber sounded the beginning OF the
days work. S
'sWot tell you? Them mules bea'
'em out by a minute" remarked the
canal employe leaning on the railing oi
the bridge. 'They won't SO no further
They know it's time for feed and rest
See the boatman. They're goin' to taks
a snub and pnt on anew team" III
Lines were thrown and in few min
utes the canal boats were tied fast t
| the bank. Three detected looking
mules, still munching wisp Of hay
| scrarnhfed mn fhe panpplank. and fhei,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
Afrcan Rfreaiea.

In some parts of Central and South
Africa single freely gives 50 much
light that II. Eliminates whole room.
The British residents catch them in
order 10 find the matchbox or lamp
Cincinnati Enquirer,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
A New Opsate.

There grows In South Arizona o weed
that Ia used by the natives for smoking.
1t is one OF the most powerful and dan
Rerous opiates known. Its use in mild
dorm produces the greatest hilarity and
exhilaration OF spiritss. In larger auan-s
titles and at latersstageg the user be-
comes ugly and unmanageable. Mixed
with tobacco the Mexicans reEel in it.
il Ia 30 seductive that II Is smuggled
into prisons, and the authorities have
har6 worE to keep w out VI the bands
of 4he eoRyIcts. Saturated with this
drug they sorget al of She Ills and cares
of life, are reckelsA aid pugnaeious,
and will fight on the smallest provoca-
tion, or on no provocation at all. This
weed Is called mariGuana. at is eulti-
va<ed By the MeMcans, andsthe natfses
of south Arizona, and is quite profit
able article of barter. For 1t, as for
opium and liquarss the deyotee will sac
.rifice his last dollar. It's use long con-
tinued undermines the constitution,
and produces condition bordering en-
idiocy. The habit once acquired is al
most impossible to break up, and the
victim finds 1t necessary to increase the
amount until an incredible quantity
can beseensnmed.<NssY Ledger.
IL
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
\ chansse sserysfsas ss.

3
A north China paper says the quality
OF "nervelessness" Distinguishes. the
Chinaman from the Buropean: The
Chinaman can write all day. work all
day, stand in one position all day,
weave, beat gold. carve ivory. do in
fniteiy tedious jobs for ever and ever,
and discover no more weariness and
irritation than IL he were machine.
This quality appears in early life.
There are no restless. naughty boys In
China. They are all appallingly good,
and will plod away In school without
recesses or recreation Of any kind The
Chinaman can do without exercise.
Sport or play to him seems so much
waste labor he can sleep anywhere
amid rattling machinery. deafening up
roar, squaIling childrea, andquarreling
adults. He can sleep on the ground. on
a bed, on chair or In any position. =
N. Y. Ledger.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
old virginia oyster Sour.

Z -
Take two quarts ofgood oysters and
wash them through two waters. Strain
the liquor and add to 1t four blades Of
mace, some celery chopped fine, tea-
spoonful of black pepper, little cay.
enne pepper and salt II necessary. Let
it simmer over the fire FIVE minutes,
then add quarter Of pound Of butter
rubbed smooth with two tablespoonfuls
Of -four and three pints Of rich cream
and new milk, half and half. Let IL
come to a good boil, stirring all the
time, then put in the oysters and let
them boil up once; no more. or they will
shrivel up and be tough. Remove the
oysters, put them In tureen and pour
the soup over them.Good Housekeep.
sEEE s&sT+ ks55$s
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-05
FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW.

John Henry's Little scheme to Get
the Evening Paper.
She was the one who had the news
oaper; he was the one who wanted 1t.
sFaced two wives in court she read
from the headlines.
sWhat's that2" he demanded.
"Oh, it's an account of man who
laced two wives in court" she explained.
ssHis own wives?" he asked.
"Of course. He was bigam1st,
stupid, and he faced his wives in the
courtroom"
Lucky mani"
She looked at him sharply and was
on the point Of putting the paper down
TO argue the question with him, but she
caught his covetous glance in time and
changed her mind SO far as putting
down the paper was concerned.
"Do you mean that as a compliment
for women or as an insult to herP she
inquired.
'AIy dear, really have not gone SO
far as to analyze the remark" was his
cautious reply.
"Am I to infer that you consider a
man with two wives luckier than man
with one9"
'.No. for minute" he answered.
) Then he added with equal haste: That
would be practical recognition OF
polygamy."
'sThen you must mean that man who
has deceived -two confding women Is
lucky when he has an opportunity to
gloat over BOTH
"Well, should say not" he inter
rupted. aWhat I meant was that, II he
sshad to meet them, itswas mighty lucky
for him that the meeting took place In
court under the eye Of the law and the
restraining influence OF the officers. An
ordinarily brave and courageous man
viii meet one wife without hesitati ton
almost anywhere, but when 1t comes to
meeting two 1t seems Ike special
sdispensation Of Providence that it hap
|pened-
B "John Henryi"
|# She made motion toward, hins he
dodged. The paper slipped to the foor;
he got 1t. j
"My DEAR he said, as he settled back
In his chair and glanced over the head.
lines, "I apologize for anything I may
have said that sounded In the least like
reflection upon women"
Still, somehow she was not satisfied
It seemed to her that. perhaps, she had
been banboozled or something Chi
cago Post.
4
Old Virginia Oyster Sour.
| Take two quarts Of good oysters and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-12

CRATER srt thsr TO the lesser. while on
the other hand ths influences and con-
sequences of the struggle upon the in
ternal policy of the recognizing state.
which form important factors when the
recognition OF belligerency is concerned.
are secondary, If not rightly elimina-
bic factors when the real question is
whether the community claiming recog-
milton is or is not Independent beyond
peradventure
Nor from the standpoint of expedi-
ence do l think il would be wise or pru-
dent for this government to recognize
at the present time the independence
OF the so-called Cuban republic. Such
recognition is not necessary in order
TO enable the United States 10 inter-
vene and pacify the island. To commit
this country to the recognition of any
particular government in Cuba might
subject us to embarrassing conditions
OF international obligation toward the
organization so recognized. In case OF
intervention our conduct would be SUBJ
ject to the approval or disapproval OF
such government: We would be re-
quircd TO submit to its direction and tc
assume to it the mere relation of a
| friendly ally