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and told me I ustn't take him out of
the barn. Mex day one of the boys
said he had doahat could lick mine.
told him it WASH So but didn't dare
to let mine fight. hen he told me j
was afraid, and dass,t and kept it up
until / got mad and s,ldn.t stand #.
so went home and s. Rill and met
this other boy back of tlnll;a ninp min.
and we had the blame64 doc figbt
anybody ever heard of. &c dog W..
killed, and that settled i for na
Father heard about it, and eaxe me
licking that III remember Z live ~
be hundred years old.
Then the story teller leans ii. and
laughs until he aches. He is a,,al1r
proud that he was an '.ornery" bozyho
fought bulldogs and disobeyeeb;s
parents. Isn't it fact?
Did you ever hear man say: u
tell you I had lots of fun when + W
d boy. / always obeyed my father an
mother and kept my clothes clean an
learned Scripture verses and went t
bed at sundown. All, those were happ
days"
You don't hear that kind of talk,
you? It is sad but true that most pet
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

Tess be repealed as soon as the present
generation of boys grows up. Within
the past four years the curfew law has
spread throughout the western states.
And what is this law? A bell rings at
nine o'clock, and Immediately every boy
under certain age usually 14) must
60 home and 60 to bed Think OF il!
Nine o'clock! Why, ut this time Of the
year, darkness is just beginning to set
tie down at nine o'clock.
The purpose of this law is To compel
boy to have all Of his fun in broad day
light, so that people may see him. No
more moonlight excursions, no more
putting s.tick-tacks" on windows, no
more sitting in the darkness to tell
ghost stories, no more climbing over
the back fences to sample the early
fruit, no more 'jack-o.lanterns.s' =
What dreary memories of childhood
these curfew children will hayei The
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

grown; more of it is suitable for graz
ing purposes chiefly; more is woodland
and forests, valuable chiefly for the tim
Der on it; another percentage is noun
famous and valuable only for the min
erals which it may contain, and very
large percentage is desert land, prac-
tically devoid of vegetation of any kind.
Irrigation possibilities may in time
make much Of this desert land valuable
for both grazing and agricultural pur-
poses. Results of this kind are being
obtained each year in the western
states, but it is limited by the supply OF
water obtainable, and the water supply
is insufficient to reclaim all of the land
Of this character.
Much Of this desert land contains all
of the elements of fertility excepting
water, and when the day comes when
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AeasaeAaaeAaaeaS

man brought up under the eurfew sys-
tenn will never be permitted to lean
back in his chair and say: Bill do you
remember the night we went down to
old man Judson's melon patch and the
dog got after us and you fell in the
ditch? Didn't we have a let of fun that
night All, those were re- n, ! ;appy days
BIl.
It's remarkable fact that nine out
of ten are rather proud Of the fact that
they were bad boys. OF course, these
men don't blow about it when their
own children are around, but you take
one Of them when he Is in company Of
his friends, and note how proudly he
relates his adventures as bad boy.
''I'll tell you, when was about 13, i
was a holy terror he will say. Il
owned bulldog thai could lick any
thing in the neighborhood, and used
to take him around with me, looking for
a fight. He chewed up SO many dogs
that the neighbors complained TO my
father, SO father chained up the dog,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01
81 La, SATURDAY, July /, 1899.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
UsT think of : farm of s7a. .ee5, 600

UsT think of farm of 573, ,995, ,ooo
II acres. 1t is almost too big to inn
W agine anything like the extent
of it, and yet that is the size of Uncle
Sans garden patch which he is offer
ing to give away in small sections to
worthy applicants.
In other words, the public domain of
the United States, fhgland that is open
to settlement, amounts to the enor-
nous acreage of 573, 1895, 900 aeres. More
than 30 per cent. of the entire territory
of the nation is still unclaimed by set
tiers and the title for this vast terri
tory still remains with the general gov
ernment. This is exclusive of the land
reserved for the Indians, for forests,
for reservoir sites, for military pur-
poses and for national parks. In all of
these there are 145, ,122, 900 acres, much
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01
D Honest FnAka In awesaem

In certain parts Of Sweden. where tha
most absolute confdence ii reEosad iii
the honesty Of the people, very In
formal postal system IL il vogue. An
the mail steamer reaches landing
place man goes ashore with the let
ters, which he places Ia an unlocked
box on the pier. Then the passsr-by
who expects letter opens the box,
turns over The letters and selects Ma
own, unquesffoned by anyons
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01
Ho DIAMONDS ARE ..NIppED,,
Have a Handy Little Instru-
u That Makes the steaI-
Ing EASY.

5;,,,are speak of crook 'nippiag'
..;sassI.. lr. J, stud, we use the word adj
80 ..r4,sa q central station detec-
faa+ naar,E q case of idle slang. In
- - ,.sa- = u the words used in a
aar,e deves and police officers
;da. ~ -wha+ i expressing the exact
noe+ os : nea.,Ia thaeean to illustrate than
AZ Y,hrala - Take, for instance,
that's all right IT, ''i',ohu. l,o"
hundred or more ~ thei : ? Z
monds may be stois i sNlllen uss,z.
elew as to the pai ua ~
operation. But whef el,io.' -
some crook has 'niler eoia siial
know exactly how heSa Il slrh' we
fair sort of lead to wok on. nav : q
To nip a spark msns to-
diamond from mak shirt
The phrase originatedsn the ST oet.
the instrument used bAhe thief. y
raonds lost in this wal are not {
screwed or pulled oufrom q shin
front, as some people bekye. The dia
mend nipper carries smll instrumen
made like d pair of nipps. 1t can b
carried between the fngfs and KEEP
concealed in that way, am has littl
cup into which the diamod falls whe.
cut from the gold mounting When tn
nipper sees a stone that peases hi
fancy, he simply slips his lAle instru
yneTst to She front. josf1es hi shove
past his victim, perhaps cur# him 70
'treading on his toes and hEing dis
tracted his attention, slips he han
close to his bosom. A simple 4EnoTe.
pressure of the finger, the ship Jaw
clutch the shank of the pin or sid, tb
diamond drops into the cup-likrecer
tacle, and the nipper is gone Sdis III
| diamond. Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01
Tramp and MilIionafre

Mayor Jones, OF Toledo, O., in re-
cent article takes the ground that ths
idle tramp and the idle millionaire
should each contribute to the welfare
Of the country. He thinks that the
capitalist should invest some OF his
money IN road building and the idle
vagabond should contribute some oa
his time and strength. These services,
in his opinion, would be as patriotic
and as worthy Of the love Of men as TO
risk ones life in battle.
Don't get your COWS into tho habit og
eating while heinG mixed
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01
MUsHRooMs OUTDOORS.
How Profitable Crop Can BE Raised
Outside Both in the Spring
and Aufumn

First dig out q trench five feet wids
and "a to 16 inches deep, sloping to-
wards the center. Mix together manure
and soil, and form a bed in the trench
high enough to be nine inches above the
level when well tramped down. The
shelter is formed with three by four
hemloeK for q span roof, allowing the
north side rafter to overlap the south
eight inches. The lengthwise boards
overlap like shingle roof to turn wa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

Tom Dick Say. old man, ca4i yss give.
an example Of an irresistible forcs ,seet-
ing an irnmoyable body?
Hardy Upton tsadly} Can ii? You
bet. Miss 6otroS' father seys 1 eaa.t
marry her until I pay my debts; a,,; I
cant pay my debts until marry he,I
Puck.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

boy is put under microscope and
picked to pieces as if he were six
legged beetle. The boy is helpless. He
cannot resist.
There seems to be a very general de-
sire TO convert the boy into an angel.
These educational reformers seem 10
forget that nature intended a boy to be
a boy and not parlor ornament.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

ONE should organ
ize a Society for
the Preseryat i o n
of the Liberties
and Privileges of
the Small Boy. The
small boy is now
the rioti4a Of the
experimenting re-
former and the
fool law-tin k e r {.
Learned educators
and bald-head e d
theorists are cali
ing conventions at
which the small
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

But ali Of these vast tracts OF land 81
,,at adaDted TO productive uses. Som
Of IT is good agricultural land, upor
which crops Of al kinds might b
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-01

south. The following table shows the
land open to settlement in each of the
astates of the union, and the percentage
OF the area of the entire country:
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 26.-The
government officials here discredt the
statement in the above dispatch that
the foreign warships are dlsembarkiug
troops at Manila. Spanish sources 81
information respecting affairs In the
Philippine Islands, they say. are not to
be relied upon rs the press and the peo-
pie Of Spain do not hesitate TO circulate
statements in!mical TO the interests OF
this country.
Secretary Alger was shown the dis
patch tonight and without entering in
10 n discussion of II. simply said lie had
heard no news Of that sort. Such Of the
dispatches reaching the war department
to-day from General Otis that were
made public were confined Ia routine
matters. while Secretary Long said t.
night he had not word from Admiral
Dewey during the entire day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
INSURANCE MATTERS.
New York Liic In tho Lcad--An FIX.
ccllcnt Report to BIO Followed by q
y I.atft i|a.3. .t

New York Life In tho Lcad-An Ex.
cciicnt Report to bo Followed by q
New Policy. q
ALBANY. y. Y, Feb. oe.-The insur-
ance reports filed with Insurance Su-
perintcndent Payn are being tabulated
for reference to the legislature. The
year 1898 for the fire and marine COM.
panies shows an Improvement over
1897. The total premium receipts were
sl2S. 40. Paid for losses. si5,15S,-
S6l 1S. Paid for taxes. s3,9l6.44 96. To-
tai disbursements. s132,S3S.97S i35.
Il The life companies statements show
that there has been large Increase
over 1897. The New York Life leads
In new business paid for during the
year with 13.i7i policies, insuring sl52.-
O93.369. and new premiums OF $6,064.499.
The Mutual Life reports 51,7S5 policies,
insuring Sis, 7S0,0SS. and new premiums
OF s5.146.5i9. The Equitable Life 4, ,0SO
policies, insuring $l2l, ,26L516. and new
premiums OF $4,4s6.6J4. The war stamp
tax to the government on the new busi-
ness Of these three great companies will
eyr"ed s35e.068
The New York Life has filed With Su-
penntendent Payn a new form OF poll
cy, which Is made absolutely non-for-
feitable and incontestible from date OF
issue. II is based OH per cent
interest earning assumption. and the
department experts state that II Is the
most liberal policy contract ever issued
by any company. 1t Is expected 10 ere
ate an upheaval in Insurance methods.
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ROTH DISCARDED
Burke and Dcllcnbaugh Found Chilly
by Court.

Burke and dDcllcnbaugh Found Chilly
by Court.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. 2s.-State
Senator Vernon H. Burke was yester-
day found guilty In the circuit court OF
the first specification in the charges
brought against him. Burke was
charged In the first, specification with
being engaged by Judge Dellenbaugh
as attorney In the Manning alienation
case. and as such attorney with extort-
Ing $4,000 from "Jaue Doe In settle
ment OF the case. Judge Caldwell read
the findings Of the court.
''As the evidence stands before this
court" he said. I'VE find that Judge Del
lcnbaugh and Vernon II. Burke were
jointly the attorneys of NettIe A. Man.
ming during the acts complained of In
the first specification. We previously
found that Judge Dellenbaugh received
sl,100, one-thlrd of the fees paid In the
Manning case. and that the weight of
the evidence shows that Dellenbaugh
participated in the management Of the
Manning case up TO the time OF the di-
vision OF the fees.
Our conclusions" said Judge Cald-
well. 'is that Mr.. Burke is guilty as
charged III the hrSt Speeiftcation-tin-
professional conduct involving moral
turpltude."
Judge Caldwell said the evidence
showed that Mrs. Manning should not
have been given divorce.
The court then declared the sentence
In both cases to be dIsbarment.
Judge Dellenbaugh canScontinue to
act as Judge of the common pleas court
unless the Legislature should remove
him by impeachment proceedings.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27

CINCINNATI, O.. Feb. e6.-N ma
tional organization of the Union Re-
form party will be made at a national
conference OF the amalgamated ele-
meats here on Wednesday and Thurs
day OF this week. Secretary NJ. 4.
Neff. of the Ohio committee. says there
will be over thousand delegates pycs-
ent from the different states represent
ing silver Republicans. Populls,s. So
cial Labor party. Liberty party and
others. especially those favoring direct
legislation. any person committed to
the referendum principle of direct eGls-
lation, any person committed to the
national conference. There will be 4
meeting Tomorrow night OF the ma
tional executive committee to select a
temporary chairman and make other
arrangements FOR the conference.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS.
Senator EIllins' Dinner in Honor of
Senat0r-clect and Mrs. \. B. Scott.
Legislators and Other Visitors TO
the Capital.

senator ElEinS' Dinner III Honor 0f
Senator-clcct and Mrs. y. B. Scott.
Legislators and Other Visitors to
the Capital.
Special Dispatch to the lntellIgence-.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 2G.-Sen-
ator and Mrs. Elkins gave an elaborate
dinner last evening In honor of Senator
elect and Mrs. y. B. Scott. Covers
were laid for twenty-five, and there
were present. besides Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott, Postmaster General and Mrs.
Smith; Senator and Mrs. Spooner: SEN
at6r and Mrs. Lindsay; Senator and
Mrs Piatt; Senator and Mrs. Gullom;
Representative and Mrs. Dovener; Rep
resentative and Mrs. Dayton: Represen-
tative Miller. Senutor-elect McComas,
Mrs. William Alden Smith and Mrs.
Swan, OF Maryland.
A good many West Nirginans are In
town to-day, including members OF the
state legislature, on their way TO their
homes.
among the SOlOnS were speaker Nc
Kinney. of Fairmont, and MesSrs. Beh-
rens. Mccoy and Connolly, OF Ohio
county; Delegate Brown and Mrs.
Brown, OF Hancock county. and Senu-
tor GetZendanner, of jefferson county.
Captain Bob" McNichol was with the
party. to see that no mishap befell the
collective and individual membership.
Delegate Connelly was very pleased
over the success of the cight-hour bill
al the late session OF the Legislature, a
measure which he championed
Messrs. Wilbur Davis, cashier Of the
First National Bank. OF Grafton; Ira
Robinson, prosecuting attorney of Tay-
ior county: George w. Child, OF Graf
ton. and George W. Adamson. OF Mouth
OF Seneca. are also in town. The firs,
two named left for home tonight.
Luther Raymond, of Clarksburg. hos
pital steward In the Second West Vir-
gInia regiment OF volunteers, was yes
tcrday given, n furlough OF thirty days,
upon the application OF Representative
Dovener. The authority for the fur
lough was sent from the war depart
ment by telegraph.
The National Exchange Bank, of
Wheeling. has been made United
States depository by Secretary Gage,
of the treasury department. The appIi-
cation had the endorsement and active
support OF Representative Dovener.
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MANILA, Feb. %. $50 p. m.--No such
emergency exists here as is represented
by reports circulated in the United
Statcs-and cabied back to Maniiu--to
the effect that Admiral Dewey has had
a collision of a forcible character with
the German naval commander.
Last night the rebels concentrated In
such numbers near the Chinese Gem
etcry that General Macarthur antic-
ipatcd an attack and asked for rein
forcements. Two companies OF the
Twenty-third regulars were sent 10
Caloocun and battalion OF the Twen-
tleth regulars to the cemetery at about
midnight But the expected attack was
not made. the rebels. after making a
great noise with bugie calls and ye(ls
OF "Viva Independence" and "Mueho
Malo Americanos." and firing volleys.
disappeared in the woods.
1t Is believed their leaders are getting
desperate and are attempting to force
the United States troops to make an
attack in the hope OF breaking through
-,
evidently are unwilling to be sacrificed
when facing the Americans. 1t Is just
possible, however, that they may be
goade6 into such move before more
relnforcements arrive.
All was quiet In this city last night.
According TO the adviccs brought this
morning by the steamer Neustra SEN
ora del Carmen whose arrival brought
the news that the American nag had
been raised over the island of Cebu. the
United States gunboat Petrol, Com
mander C. Cornwall, visited Cebu on
February 90. Commander Cornwell sent
an ultImatum ashore. declaring the
Intention Of the Americans to take pos
session peaceably II possible. by force
II necessary. The rebels Immediately
vacated, taking their guns to the hills.
A party OF marines and blue jackets
was landed and the American flag was
raised by them over the government
building. which they still occupied when
the Neustra Sonora del Carmen left.
A battalion of the Twentythird reg
ulars left for Cebu to-day by the United
States transport Pennsylvania. The
same steamer brought dispatches from
Brlgadier General Miller at 1loilo, to
Major General Otis, reporting that all
was quiet there, that there had been
no further fighting. that confidence had
been restored and business was being
generally resumed. General Miller
thinks It probable that the natives Will
soon be convinced OF the error of OPP
posing the inevitable and that the ex-
ample set by the inhabitants Of Negros
Is having It's effect among the other
Islands, which, though not entirely con-
WINGED, are, in General Miller's opinion.
open to reason.
All Is quiet this afternoon inside and
outside of Manila except near Caloo-
can. where the encmy's sharpshooters
continue 10 annoy our troops at COM
paratively close range. One man in the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers was killed
In Ariquina village. which was burned
last night, and four were wounded In
the skirmish, one of the Idaho. one of
the Minnesota and two of the Pennsyl.
raniu volunteer regiments.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
DOMlCILIARY VISITS


Ofthc Paris P0licc-liOuscs of Mem.
bcrs Of Royalist Party Invaded and
Many Documents Secured.
PARIS. Feb. 26:-In consequence of
the placarding throughout the city of
speeches of the Due dOrleans, the Or
leanist pretender. recently delivered at
San Reno. and the seizure OF scarfpIus
and medals bearing the pretender's por-
trait, the prefect of police was ordered
by the government to make strict in
reStigntlap into the recent proceedings
OF the Monarchlst party
Last evening the prefect commune
Gated the result OF his Inquiries to NJ.
Dupuy, premier and minister OF the In
terior, with the result that the minis
ter decided upon vigorous action.
AT midnight. NJ. Cochefort, chief Of
the secret police. was summoned to the
prefecture, and directed to prepare sew
enteen confidential letters and seven
teen warrants. which were handed to
seventeen police commissaries. author
izing n search of the residences OF sus-
poets. particularly NJ. Guerin, manager
Of the newspaper Antljuif: Messrs. De-
veauN. Buffet. Robert de Chavilly.
Thiebuuld De MonicOurt secretary to
the Due d'Orlcans, Dubuc, president OF
the Young Anti-Semltes, and Comte
Sabran de Poateves.
The confidential letters indicated
that the warrants aimed to discover the
existence OF any political action on the
part of the anii-Semitic league, or Its
relations with the RoyaIlst and Bona
partist committees or with other
leagues.
No Incident occurred In the course OF
the domicilary visits.
This morning, NJ. Buffet, who repre-
sents the Due dOrleuns, vigorously
protested against the violation Of his
domlcile. and declared that the ROYAL
ist party would always consplre, even If
threatened with imprisonment. Many
documents We're seized at NJ. Bufrets
residence.
Quantities Of prOpagandist pamphlets
and portraits OF the Due d'Orleans, a
list OF the members Of the ROyalist
committee and vOlumlnous correspond
cnce were seized at the Headquarters
of the Royaist committee, In the Fau-
borg St. IIonore. and at the residence
OF Comte Sabran de Pontevcs. The COM
missary who visited NJ. do Monicourt
surprised him just az he had returned
from Brussels with letters from the
Due d'Orleans. addressing q Royaist
parsonage, and instructions from the
pretendcr to his supporters. All these
were seized.
In consequence or an announcement
that demonstrations were intended to
be made at the Vendome column, thirty
agents OF the police were posted In the
vicinity to-day. About o'clock this
afternoon people began to arrive with
bouquets OF vIolets. Five. who threw
flowers within the railing surrounding
the column. We're promptly placed un-
der arrest. though released soon after
on giving their names and addresses to
the police, licnceforth demonstrators
Will be allowed TO promenade with en-
bems. but not to approach the column.
The Due d'Orlcars arrived In Turin
this evening from Brussels.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27

NEW YORK, Feb. &c. - William
Wayne Belvin was arrested In the Wal
dorf-Astorla late last night, charged
with threatening the life OF the Denver
millionaire, David II. Moffett, and also
with trying to dcfraud the hotel out OF
n bill for sl4S. He was held in $500 ball
In Il police court to-day. He was re-
turned to prison in default OF bail. Bel
vim Is Il well known figure about the
broadway hotels. He Is always well
dressed, and describes himself as II pro-
motcr. He asserts that Millionaire
Moffett owes him 100000. and 1t was
because OF Moffcits refusal to pay this
sum that Belvin threatened to kill him
on sight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
ARAIISTICE PROPOSED
Between Nicaragua Rebels and tho
Government Troops


MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Feb. 26, Via
GALVESTON, Texas-President Ze-
laya received last night dispatch from
Bluetields, via Greytowa, dated Febru-
airy %. and signed bs' Captain MUIR. of
the British cruiser Intrepid. and Com
mander +. NJ. Symonds. of the United
States eunboat Marietta. saying:
For humanitys sake and to spare
bloodshed we guarantee that the revo-
lutionists will dlsarm II You will guar
antee their lives and property and
maintain order at B.uehelds and the
existing treaties. On receiving your ap-
proving reply We will arrange an armls-
tice."
The following dispatch confirming
earlier reports has heep received from
General Estrada. one OF the government
commanders In the field: Il have taken
Aqua Caliente and am moving against
Rama Che point of insurGer: concen-
tratlon up Bluefields river. The rebels
are disbanding and retrcatIng into the
forest"