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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23

chiIds and of Rhodes has been amply
demonstrated in the years that the
monopoly has existed.
The De Beers company is to-day one
Of the wealthiest and best paying
properties in the world. It's profits
are said to be larger than those of any
ether concern on earth, with the sin
gle exception of the company owning
1he Suez canal and a few small con-
Germs of which the world seldom
hears.
The American consul general for
South Africa, stationed at Cape Town,
paid visit TO Kimberley just short
time before the breaking out of hos
tilities between the English and the
Beers. OF these vast mines he says:
some slight idea of the immensity
OF the De Beers company may be
gained from the statement that 1t oc-
cnpies 100000 acres of land, but even
that item can convey but a small idea.
The company employs $4,000 natives
and $4,000 whites; consumes each
month in the compounds in which the
enc nployes are confined from the time
4bey. enter the company's service un-
ii they leave it, or at least for the
time of their contract with the COM
! pany, $4,000 pounds of mutton and
sla. 600 pounds of beef. The company
turns out 22O, 900 carats of diamonds
each month; uses 5000 tons of coal a
tsay, has 1000 horses and mules, $4,000
stations of the best breeds and 200
brood mares.
''The shops connected with the
| mines for the repair Of machinery
are the equal in size of some of the
immense harvester works Of America,
1T operates an ice plant from which
The town of Kimberley is supplied
Nth ice and cold storage, and three
mere such plants are now being built
tor The company by American firms.
ls.A dynamite plant is also being built
ID America to be set up by the com
Iany in Kimberley. There are 15e
miles of parrow-gauge railroad in and
faseuHd the mines
70 corporation in the world does
more. for It's employees than the De
Beers company. Among other things
h haa ngiis the villare Of EenilBorsh,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
THE DIAMOND MINES
OF KIMBERLY BE-,
of the South African Cor
poration Which Cecil Rhodes
Directs and Controls.

covering 500 acres and occupied by
500 employees at nominal rents
Throughout the city water and light
are supplied free to employees, and
there is a club house, library, read.
ing rooms, athletic grounds and veg,
etable gardens with vines and fruits
of all kinds.
'tThere is nothing shout the mines
SO interesting as the compounds fol
the native employees. On the foul
sides of a large square are erected
one-story buildings Of corrugated
iron, opening to the center of the
square. They are divided into rooms
which hold 90 people who sleep IN
hunks three high. Within each com,
pound is store, which supplies ths
natives with all the food. clothes, etc.
they need at very reasonable prices
In the center of the square is a large
swimming pool, which is wen patron
lied. Adjacent to the compound is q
hospital, in which medical attend
ance, nurses and food are supplied
free to the sick or injured. Extend
ing over the whole inclosure, which
occupies several acres, is wire net
ting to prevent the throwing over o.
diamonds inclosed in tin cans, etc.
as was once done. Outside the com
pound, and ten feet from it, is !;
| barbed wire fence, ten feet high, will
IA strands of wire. An underground
passage leads to the mine shaft ant
| the men are examined as they return
| from work.
1.-The natives are under contract 70
six months, and receive froms24 to Y
cents a day. They are not allowet
to leave the compounds during tn
time of their contract. No liquor i
furnished them. They are happy an,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
,s making another brilliant
IN the Operation the United States Played Prominent Part
Of Which But Little Has Been Told.

same feet was making another brilliant
page in the history Of our navy.
English commissioners were quarrel
ing with the Chinese government, and
the treacherous Chinese officials did
notcare to distinguish between the flags
of the two countries. At two differ
ent times American vesse ere fired
upon by the forts at Can and then
it seemed to the America commander
that it was time to teacl he Chinese
needed lesson. Commodore Armstrong,
then in command of the Asiatic station,
ordered Capt. Foote, of the Portsmouth,
to destroy the forts. There were MANY
difficulties in the way of executing such
an order, but American naval COM
handlers had long since learned to obey
without question and to surmount all
difficulties. The forts, mounting 166
iuns, were taken with terrible loss of
fe to the Chinese garrison. While the
hort war, lasting but some three days,
nd which was never officially recog-
zed by either country, taught the
ieded lesson, it passed almost wholly
tfs3iiOllCGl III ILLS anu ID AOH
mentioned by but few historians.
Our career in Japan is better known.
| In this country all that the world has
gained by the opening of the now profit
| able commerce with the mikado's en-
pire is due to the efforts of the United
States. During our efforts to open the
doors of Japanese ports we had no
pirates to deal with, but we did have
an even more superstitious people than
| the Chinese. The commercial treaty
with Japan. which opened her ports to
| the commerce of the world, to which
| Commissioner Harris secured the jap
anese signatures on July 90, 1858,
| opened revolution in Japan that ragged
/ at the same time our civil war was at
| tracing our whole attention at home.
An incident of that war was the bril-
! liant dash of the American man-of-war
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
T NV A QUARTER of century
4 INV Cecil Rhodes has grown

NV A QUARTER of a century
II I'M Cecil Rhodes has grown
II Il " from poor boy to one OF
the weaIthiest, if not the wealthiest,
individuals in the world. To-day 1T
would probably be impossible for
Rhodes to give even a reasonable estl-
mate of his wealth, and it is Kimber-
lev diamonds that have made him the
man of wealth that he is. He has
money invested in many African
schemes, in railroads. in telegraphs,
in colonies, in every big scheme which
South Africa has produced in the
time in which Rhodes has been num-
bered among it's inhabitants, but all
of these have merely afforded him the
means of spending part OF his enor-
nous income from the Kimberley
mines.
It is related of Rhodes that when
the reaction came after the boom at
Kimberley he bought all the shares
and property that his then limited
capital would permit. Then he con-
ceiyed the idea of forming a great
corporation that would control the
price of diamonds by limiting the out
put. To carry ont such an ambitious
scheme he needed funds, and without
the least hesitation he sought the
Rothschilds, laid his plans before
them, told them the vast amount he
needed to carry out the project and
demanded an immediate answer to his
proposal The great fnanciers were
so impressed with the then young
man that they advanced the money
he desired, the mammoth De Beers
company was formed and Ceci
Rhodes was made the managing di
rector for life with salary of $3.50, ,0ot
per year. The wisdom of the Roths
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
sc,ence 81 wtnter Fsedinw.

Feed the cattle, dairy cows and all.
plenty Of good fodder; it is roughage
without a superior in the fodder king
dom, and the finer the better. Grass il
short now and winter feeding will be in
augurated at once. Remember. the mod
ern live stock grower feeds for a pur-
pose; ii be is preparing animals for beef
he feeds rations that will fatten: if for
milk he gives milk-prodncing diet; II
for bone and muscle he metes out clover
hay. bran, oats and the like. Let ns
have good reason for feeding certain
rations, and better results will come
from efforts In this direetion.-Farm
ers' Voica
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
MILK CAN SUPPORT.
A Device which Is Not Only VERY
Simp1e, But Keeps Ont Dust and
Dirt E1ectuaIiy.

It is frequently q question what to
do with cans when not in use. What
ever plan is decided on, it must pro
vide that they shall be upside down
In nearly vertical position, in order
that they shall thoroughly drain
Sometimes stick is laid alongside .
fence and the cans are turned upon
this, leaning against the fence. When
placed SO near the ground the wind
and rains carry dust and dirt into the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23

Teacher-Now, little girl, I have told
the class about the wicked place being
paved with good intentions. Now, what
do you suppose Heaven is paved witha
Little Girl with a delightful recoi-
lection of fresh-air picnic) = Ham
sandwiches. bananas an pie.-HarIem
Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
a oueer Lot,

Stranger have heard that you have
a good many queer people in this town.
Citizen-As odd lot as you'd find
in years travel. They are queer set
the whole of 'em, outside my family.
And my wife is almost as bad as the
others; but then, you know, she wasn't
originally of my family. - Boston
Transcript
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
A Catastrophe.

She made some angel food for him
At night he was to come;
In rushed some dansels. fair and slim.
And did not leave crumb.
Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
why He Refrained.

'sWhat made you take all that inn
pudence from that fellow?" asked the
friendly passenger of the conductor.
s'Why, he didn't even pay his fare
That's it, said the conductor. If
he had paid his fare, I'd have broken
his head; but he's riding on pass, and
maybe he has pull. Harlem Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Cruel ReyenEe,,. y,

First Bootblack- You had row with
Nibsey, Billy?
Second Bootblack-Yes, and I'm
goin' ter have my revenge, too.
F. B.-Goin' to fight him?
S. B.-Naw, I'm goin' to stand aside
of him when he's shinin' gent. and
when he's finished I'm goin' to say:
..Shine, .Tit-Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Asking Too Much.

ST wish,'' said the irritable man as he
pushed the book away, .that this au-
thor would try new vein.
ssHe writes dialect very well.
Il suppose so. But I'd like to see him
make departure. I'd like to have him
attempt an imitation of the style OF 9
refined, educated and grammatical gen.
tleman. Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
SUPPORT FOR MILK CAN.

mouth of the. cans, IT a rack As made.
to hold them, it usually has a Slated
floor, and the rim of the can resting
on this soon rusts out. k
All this trouble is obviated by using
the device shown in the illustration,
as the can is supported by one handle.
Fig. / shows q section of the side OF
a building, or tight board fence with
can in position, and to the right the
support, which il simply two strips OF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
A marveioua Man.

.Marrelous man that Simpson. tell
you, he's regular wonder"
.I never fkewHhe did anything great
sYou didn't ehe Why, he succeeded
in holding a charity fair that cleared
expenses. s.'-Brooklyn Lie.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
THE Exact Date.

Young Addlepate-Aw, do you think
that an astrologer, by being told the
date Of me birth, could tell me when
me mifohtunes were to begin?
Old Grufficus Possibly not, but he
could tell you when your parents mis-
fortunes began.-N. Y. World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
The Annuai ouession.

Mrs. Cobwigger-I think Freddie has
something to say to you. my dear.
Cobwigger-I know what it is. The
young rascal always comes to me about
this time of the year and says he would
rather go to work than attend school
another year.-N. 7. World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
simply HAD to Do 1t.

Tommie- Mamma, see where sister
struck me.
Mamma-Did you strike your broth
er, Tillie?
81 couldn't help it, mamma"
Couldn't help it, child?'
''No; you see, we were playing house,
and Tommie was papa, and was you
and Tommie. did something told him
rot to do."-Y onkers Statesman.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Innocence.

'.0f course we have to pay more foI
coal now than we did month or two
ago. said Mrs. Chngwater, ''but we
ought not to mind that. / suppose it
means that they have been raising the
poor coal miners wages
Samantha, remarked Mr.. Chug-
water, looking at her over his glasses,
you are too good for this wicked
world. Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Not a Bargain.

Don't you think" remarked the
bankrupt lord to his American wife,
sthat you ought to call me 'dearT
.'Yes, suppose ] ought" she replied.
"for you certainly are not cheap at any
price.'-Chicago Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Getting Even with Her.

She wished to break it to him gently.
sI have decided" she said, Ito return
your ring"
He, however, was resourcefnl man,
who did not believe in letting woman
get the better of him.
'.You needn't bother he replied. Il
buy them by the dozen. ''-C Chicago Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Bright Roy.

Some one took Charley up and asked
him if he wasn't papa's boy. He an
swered: YES"
"And your mammals boy, too?"
'.Yes,'' replied Charley.
swell, how can you be papa's boy and
mammals both at the same time?"
.Oh,a replied Charlie, quite indiffer-
emily, ''can't wagon have two horses
Boston Traveller.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Not Dfsputing 1t.

"Anybod who knows enough, said
Mr.. Spifins, team learn something from
anybody else, however ignorant the lat
ter may be"
.'That is true" asserted Mrs. Spifins,
cheerfuIly. Now, can occasionally
learn something from you." Pitts
burgh Chronic1e-Teleg
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
..rr,a snuI. rrI,h Rst.- Ete.

He Ito hi,nselfl--She hates re or she
would not be so cold aud IistaEt.
Size ito hcrselfl-ne docen't care foE
me one bit, or he wouldn'f sit wsE oil
in corner ike that.-S. \. Eeekly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
One Exception,

The Philosophical young man
should begin at the bottom and work
his way up.
The Youth can't very well do that
I am apprenticed to wen digger. SaD
Francisco Examiner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Very DangerauA

Madge-Why do You say it isn't sale
10 marry poor man?
DoIly-Because if you find you've
aaatie mistake you haven't the money
10 procure divorce. 1eWn Topics.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
what she saId.

She said he talked just like book,
So his face wore fattered look
Until the compliment was null,
When she said: Il md reading duh. -
s-Chtcago Rsccy6
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
THANKSGIVING.

The pessin1ist may stfl1 be glad
When dinners served In joyial states
He may evolve some comment sad
Upon the turkeys hapiess fate.
Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
|. Wise Precnutfon,

He holds her hand for half an hour
While tender words they say,
For well he knows, thus in his power,
The piano she cannot play.
Judge
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
A Lovers uItfmatum.

.some other day." sweet Daphne sighed
t.TH tarry, listening, at thy side.
I Beware, sweet Daphne! This is true:
Some other day may not woo.
Chicago Daily Record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
Brlght Little savage..
Mnaerys.

last chapter Of up-to-date novel
sand Sd tley we're married ana Hresi
happily together, not being divorced
un;a the riddle Of the tkiIt: yeaA = =
Philadefi3his North Americas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
EnllY PrepnRea.

eDon't you dare kiss mel" she cried
warningly.
.sWhy, I wasn't thinking Of such .
thing" he said.
.sWel, { was" she replied, firmly
Philadelphia North American.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23

DR.. Young MY dear, your throat de-
mands better protection from the
draughts of the opera house.
Mrs. Young-Yes, darling; ! ought
to have three-rope pearl necklace for
such occasions.-Jewelers Weekly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
The Game of Lite.

Life is just poker game,
And often, in the rush.
A man is rated great and grand
BY standing pat upon hand
Containing four flush.
Chicago Times-Herald.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23

When we at Lest succeed
For self we credit claim;
But when we fail indeed
Our luck gets all the blame.
---Tu1Re.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23

| Wyoming into the fortified harbor Of
the rebels at Shimonoseki. Capt David
McDougal, commander OF the Wyoni-
ing. was in the Pacific in search Of the
| confederate privateer Shenandoah. lie
heard of the incidents transpiring II.
| Japan, including the firing OH an Amer
lean merchantman. the firing upon two
French warships and also one belong
| ing to the Dutch. Capt. McDougal de-
termined 10 take hand in the trouble
himself.
The channel into the harhor had been
carefully marked with buoys by Tie
rebels. who had then trained their guns
upon-it, and so they were practically IL
a position to destroy any vessel at
tempting to enter. But Capt. McDougal
did not choose to use the channel so
carefully marked out for him, but trust
| ed his boat among the rocks outside the
buoys and so avoided the shells from
| the batteries. In q short time he de-
| stroyed a part of the batteries of the
| rebels, disabled their meu-of-war in the
harbor. and escaped almost untouched.
1 but he had fitted new key 10 The locked
doors of the east.
The same history is true Of Ccrea.
where series of brilliant American n
victories opened the ports OF that coun-
| try to the trade of the world, and so it
is that America has played a prominent
part in opening the doors that she is
now insisting must be kept open.
DANIEL. CLEvERToN.
/ Bright Little SavRges.
! In the dedication OF his latest book
.Just about a Boy" published by Her
bert S. Stone Il Co. Chicago. W. S. Phil
lips says 10 the bo.ss:
i There are boys still in his old seeris'
of ours-happy, bright little sasages
| who have still te become civilized Il nd
flearn a language. Until then they viii
love the woods and the wilds ard be-
come friends with all the vast poFuia-
lion OF the wilderness, and so learn 1t.
secrets. Such Il boy is n safe hoy Il he
follow this natural bent, for sEere II
Enothing vicious about the wilderness.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-23
NATURE OF THE BEAST.

Guest Waiter. what about that ter
rapin I ordered?
Waiter-C Coming along slowly. sab.
Terrapin is pow'ful slow, yo' know.
ssh.-Cincinnat Commercial Tribune.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
$50 sets of teeth SIC. DR.. Wix.
SEVERELY INJURED.
MILO G.. VUCOVICH SUSTAINS INJU-
R1ES BY FALLING DOWN A
SHAFT.

Milo G. Vucovich, a well known and
popular young man who is interested in
lease in the Excelsior lode claim in
the western portion of the city was Sc
verely injured about O'clock last even
ing. About that hour he started down
the mine to look at the sinking pump in
the shaft. While near the pump. rock
or wedge fell from near the surface and
struck him on the head, precipitatng
him to the bottom of the shaft. distance
of about IS feet. He struck on his head
and received three bad scalp wounds. He
was conscious when removed to the sur
face and few minutes later was taken
to Murray & Freund's hospital, where an
examination disclosed that he had re-
ceiVed a concussion of the brain.
He is suffering considerable pain, but
is resting much easier today and the ply
sicians in charge believe he will pull
through unless some unforeseen complica- :
tiOns set in.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
BROWN ACQUITTED.
HIS ATTACK ON w. A. CLARK NOT
CONSIDERED OBSCENE.

The trial of the case of the United
states against James Brown, charged
with having deposited obscene, lewd and
lascivious matter in the postoff1ce for
transmission through the mails, termi-
mated suddenly in the government court
last evening by Judge Knowles Instruct
ing the jury to acquit the defendant. The
acquittal was partly the result of an al
legation on the part of Browns attorneys
to the effect that the article published in
reference to Senator w. A. Clark, upon
which the charge was based, was not OBJ
scene; or at least the prosecution had not
proven it SO. When copy Of the paper
containing the article was offered in evil
dence an objection was made and an ar
Sument as to what constituted lewd,
lascivious and obscene matter followed.
In passing upon the objection the count
said the question of obscenity was one
upon which the jury could pass. but the
article was certainly not lascivious or
leWd. 1t was doubtful, he also said,
whether it had been shown positively that
Brown had mailed the paper containing
IT. There was not even any evidence to
show that Brown had written the article
and unless there was more proof he
would not allow the article to become a
part of the evidence
AS none was forthcoming Attorney
Campbell moved for a non-suit and the
jury was instructed to acquit.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
"THE STORY BEAUTIFUL"
FATHER MCORRY'S SPLENDID
LECTURE AT THE OPERA
HOUSE,

Father McCorry lectured to a large au-
dience at the opera house last night, his
subject being The Story Beautiful" 1t
was one of the most intellectual efforts
of that distinguished lecturer, the speak
er holding the audience spell-bound by
his flights of eloquence.
His descriptions of Chrst's life and
boyhood assisted by stereopticon views,
We're most graphic. He made several
telling hits with the audience, among
them being the one where the adultress
was brought before Christ for judgment.
The eloquent speaker criticized the COM
monty accepted doctrine that men and
women should be judged by different
standards, reaching climax in his elo-
quent preoration with the interrogation
lis there any gender in crime?''
Father McCorry was introduced to the
audience by State Senator Courtney
After the lecture the stereopticon was
again brought into action, displaying the
features of Pope Leo XIII. and other high
notables of the Catholic church. The
proceeds of the lecture will go to a fund
for the education of young men to the
priesthood.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
$40 sets of teeth SO. DR.. wix.
A PLACE OF RECREATION.

Crystal Springs has many desirable
points to parties or individuals looking
for recreation, pleasure or quiet rest.
First. the sleeping apartments for guests
are in a separate building with all mod
ern conveniences. In the cafe only the
best is served. and special care is given
to each guest as we'll as private parties.
at moderate rates. The water of the
springs is very soft and contains mineral
properties advanta geous to health and
complexion. A dance hall is furnished
free to private parties and meals on short
notice for same.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS co.
Five miles west of Butte.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
GIFT TO THE FIREMEN.

'rhe Firemen's disability fund was in
creased yesterday by $50 Th gift came
to Fire Chief Sanger from S. Robert Fair,
in generous appreciation of the firemen
in saving his residence from destruction
yesterday morning. Accompanying the
check was the following letter:
You are lot of heroes and your work
last night showed for itself-that you
fight fires and do not talk. My loss is
over $4,000, still l cannot overlook the
fact that only with your help could |
have saved my house. I thank you,
gentlemen, and accept this little gift
from one who appreciates your services. y