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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
Gbe Nem-21otk Tribune.
INDAY. JULY ., 1899.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

Mr.. William Ernest Henley begins in the cur
rent number of The Pail Mall Magazine
series of brief papers which is, we believe 10
be Indefinitely continued "EX lADrlS IS the
general title of this new department. Inc
first paper deals with the enterprise oil Inc
Daily Telegraph in publishing collection Oi
works boldly described as the Hundred Best
Books. Mr.. Henley finds many things in the
collection which he would incOntincntly dis
miss The omissions excite him TO even more
contcmptuous wrath. one of his fayortes aiter
another he finds has been ignored. and as most
Of them are also indubitIblc classics his rage
reaches the explosive point. The unhappy edl-
tor and his assistants are satlrcally abused,
and the whole dreadful business is aScribed TO
the Office Boy. The hum0r in this criticism
lies in its tritcncSs. and in its illustration OF
the calm way in which "A man Will deny TO
others what he demands for himself as right
We suppose that Mr.. Henley would not consider
that there was any parallel at all between
"The Daily Tclcgraph's' anthology of novels
and other works and his own anthology of
verse But the parallel is there. AntholoGiSts
should remember the prOvcrb about the pro-
pensity that should not be INDUCED when one
Is living in glass house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
A VISION or ST. GEORGE.
by EMILE yEEHAEREN.

by EMILE yEEHAEREN
ST George descends
ping All my voices cf hope, ring or,
Ring forth in me
Beneath fresh boughs Of greenery,
Down radiant pathways. full of SUM-
Ye elints Of silvcUy mica. be
BRIGHT isy amid my stones-and We
White pebbles that the waters streW,
Omen vour owes i'm my hrooklets, through
The watery lids that cover you;
Landscape 81 gushing springs ana sum-
with gold that quivers on misty biue'
Landscape that dwels in me. hold thou
The mirror now
To the fiery nj yhts that flaming roll =,
OF the great st. George toward my soul!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

The enthusiasm and liberality which marked
the recent sale in London of the Wright coIec-
ton of DickenSiana contain n lesson for our
lattcr-dav Iawgycrs in literary matters. They
tell us Dickens had no art and If they condo
scpnd 10 endure him at all it is only TO patron
iZc him inSuffcrably. Art. we are told, is all
that counts This may he true That great art
alone cnlurCS forever IS indeed. commonplace
OF criticism. But this latest testimony to the
hold which Dickens has upon the English
speaking races is Il welcome reminder or the
fact that besides art there are other qualities
that count Genius sometimes seems to have
an arr of it's own: at all events. the forms in
which il manGcSts itself promise to endure
despite their departure from accepted canons.
The reason is plain in the case of Dickens. He
was no artist in the common understanding OF
the term but he had human nature in album
dance. sympathy. manlincSs all the qualities
with which so many Of our artists think we
ought to dispense so long rs we cultivate our
style AMI dcblsc our morals. II is wholesome
thing when the noble authors Of the past are
now and then hOnOrcd in some special way. II
offers the crushing answer that is needed for
the discontinue of those nnumcrIbc hangers
on of literature who are pcrpetually talking
about their art" There is art and there is art
Theirs is not the kind that counts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

The small Eovclist and poet we have always
with us. and his cheerful. foolish. harmless
ways will doubtless give the world mild amuse-
mCnt throughout the generations. To argue
with him is hopeless where his work is con
ccrncd That he knows 10 be mastery. We
would not disturb his fond illusion. But we
deem it public duty TO warn the small poet
or the small novelist that in on" particular
he is trying uEduly the patience of his readers.
We may leave uncut the pages Of his Works"
We cannot once We have unsuspcctingly
opened Il popular magazine escape the impact
upon the brain of his appealing image. If il
were a reasonable image. like unto that by
which the ordinary member of human society
is content To be represented. would not
mind. That kind Of portrait is easily forgot
ten. But the photograph prepared with special
reference 10 the subjects conception of what
poet or novelist ought to be is Il fcarS0mc,
terrible thing. Once seen il hauntS the mem
DRY like Il nightmare. There is the dreamy
portrait careless. artistic. Subtly audaciOus.
There is the tense" kind in which the author
is thoughtful and tragic. revolving colossal ideas
in his mind in spite of the wOrld-wcarincSS that
is pressing down upon him. The first of these
portraits suggests Il sentimental affabty. The
Trl"i,. one seems 10 warn mere mOrtalS that
they break in upon his ruminatiOnS ut their
uCrl Then there i the brisk. buSnrSSlike
portrait. trimming over with wha; the sitter is
pleased To regard a unconccrn. and there is
the portrait jorular. agonizng in its inhuman
smile. All these are, Of course. character
istc" Equally, of course they are fatuouS and
absurd
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

Finland, since it was torn from
Sweden in 1909 by Russia, has been a
Russian principally, enjoying a large
measure Of home rule. The Gar, IN
der the title Of Grand Duke, is their
Prince. and they have been his most
progressive. enlightened and valuable
subjects. They have made their own
laws in their Diet and have obeyed
them. They have had popular gov
eminent based or a suffrage nearly
universal, and have made great strides
forward in wealth, education and ciyili-
cation, until to-day through their own
efforts, they compare favorably in gen.
eral we'll being, prosperity and happi-
ness with any people on the continent.
OF the Russians, e~ighty-seven per
cent. are illiterates, against one per
cent. for TIP Firms. They hare fur
nished an admirable example o. indus.
trial, sociH and political capacity, and
their inplhdiug fate has e1citls the
sympathy of the civilized world and
horrife the Finnish people.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

Louisiana and Mississippi together
furnish nearly all the cane sugar pro.
duced in the United States, and in
Louisiana, at least, sugar growing is
the principal industry of the people.
Now, however, that Hawaii and Porto
Rico have been annexed to the United
States and closer trade relations are
certain to exist between this country
and Cuba, sugar growers in the lower
Mississippi Valley are destined to en-
counter sharper competition than they
hsve had heretofore, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Estab.
lishment Of cotton mills in that section
viii open new avenues Of employment
Tor capital and labor and greatly lessen
the tendency 0 the increased compe.
tition IN sugar growing to reduce the
prosperity Of the people as . whole.
Cotton manufacturing, too, will bring
other industries in its train, Just as
has been the case ID Southern States
along theAtlantic Coast. 1T viii teach
the importance Of industrial OVERSIZE
- A=EaET ~ &4fgaE##a A
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

The Philadelphia Press computes
that the capitalization of all the trusts
organized in this country in the last
fifteen months reaches the enormous
total Of 81, 1856, 900, 900. In other
words this il two-thirds as large as the
cost of the Civil War, and is one-third
greater than the greatest debt the
United States ever owed. The manu-
facturers Of the country in 1890 had a
total capital of Sc, 139, 397, 1856. The
trusts only include a small share of the
total manufactures, yet their capital is
now two-thirds as large as the total
sum invested in all establishments
making anything in all the land, and
more trusts are being organized daily.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

Some idea of the difficulty of COM
m~unicating with Samoa is to be had
from G inspection of ocean distances.
From San Francisco to Honolulu the
distance is 21OO miles; from Honolulu
to Samoac2250 miles; from San Fran
cisco to GAmoa by direct route, AGO;
from Ssrpsa to: 4yeckland, New zea-
land, tho nearest TELEGRAPH station, it
is 1880. Under present conditions as
much or more time is required for a
voyage from San Francisco to Homo
lulu O. from the latter place to Samoa
than for a trip to Europe, though the
distance from New York to Liverpool
is about 5000 miles. When the Pacific
cable is laid, it will be tapped for con-
nection with Samoa.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

An English woman, Mrs. Rogers,
stewardess of the steamer Stella, has
won for herself q name and place
amongthe worlds HEROES and martyrs.
When the boat went on the rocks in
the English Channel and was fast sink
ing, she first coolly and courageously
assisted the women passengers to put
on life preservers and having helped
them into the boats, she refused to fol-
low them for fear Of overcrowding the
already dangerously laden craft. And
so, remaining with the steamer, she
sunk when the latter broke up and
was never 9 q again. The memorial
which the English people are going to
erect to her memory will be one in
which America would be honored by
being asked to join.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

Both Mary Queen of Scots and George
III were buried at midnight.
Gunpowder dates from A. D. 346,
while smokeless %gunpowder dates back
to 1845.
There is a quick silver mine in Peru
48O feet deep. In this abyss are
streets, squares, and a chapel where
religious worship is held.
A farmer in Lorain county, Ohio,
hung himself recently because a guam.
tity of money which he had buried in
his cellar hal been ruined by mould.
One of the oldest birds in the world
died not long sipce. 1t was a parrot
belonging to the Prince of Wales md
had lived, it was declared, 125 vars.
Two Kentucky farmers in -buggy
were killed by a train .-lt4cn smashed
the buggy but ditrfmSo5tt injure the horse
that was pulling it nor the horse the
men were leading behind it.
A fsherman's trawling net brought
up recently, near Carlingford Tough,
lfelanu, q lou OF law documents mis-
sing in Irish Chancery cases. Though
much damaged, the papers could be
read.
In Fiji there is a curious sea worm
which arrives in myriads on the coast
on a certain day. The waters are SO
full of them as to resemble vermicilli
soup. After laying their eggs moth
ing is left of them but empty skins.
Mammoth Cave is located in Ed
mondson county, KY. 1t was discov.
cred in 1899 by a Mr.. Hutchins while
in pursuit of a bear. It's extreme ex-
tent is less than ten miles, and the
combined length of all the accessible
avenues is possibly $50 miles.
The smallest perfect watch ever
made is owned by a Russian princess.
1t was first placed in an exquisite gold
case, covered with the most minute
but literally perfect Vatican scenes
in enamel; then at the princess's de-
sire the works were removed and
placed inside a splendid diamond,
scarcely two-ffths of On inch in diam
eter.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30
ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

OpELOUSAS, LA.
Under the Direction Of the Sisters Msriaaitss
Of holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough Christian ed
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture. Lessons sra
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
OF instruction is two-fold-Pseparatory
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, sd-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30
ERiTONS WHO BAR ENGLISH.

Thousands of Native inhabitants Cant
Speak Their Own Language.
Not everybody is aware of the fact
that o very considerable percentage of
the ~native-born inhabitants of the
British Isles cannot speak English.
In Wales, according to statistics, there
are 500, O36 persons who speak only
Welsh. Again, in the Highlands of
Scotland, Gaelic is the c%olloluial Ian
guage of 43, 1873 persons, who are able
to speak nothing else. In Ireland
80, 121 sons of Erin eau speak only
in Erse, the native Irish tongue.
That Erse is being displaced by the
tongue of the sister isle is made evil
dent by the fact that Rev. Joseph
Bosworth, writing in 1S4s, gave Irish
as the commonly spoken tongue Of
nearly 5000, 900 Inhabitants. At that
time Welsh was spoken by 1000, 900
persons,
Strangely enough, while in Wales
fewer people speak both English and
Welsh than Welsh alone, in Scotland
almost five times as many people use
UOel IHuS uuEcS dS tLOSt WHO SPEAK
Gaelic only, and in Ireland the pro-
portion is still greater, being twenty
speaking both to one who is able to
speak Irish only.
Manx is spoken in the Isle of Man.
The population of the island is So, 59e.
The people are of Celtic extraction,
with an intermixture of Norwegian.
The island was under the rule of Nor
way from $40 to 1868 A. d. Both
Manx and English are used in the pro-
mitigation Of any new law in the
island.
The Channel Islands have q popr-
lation of about 80, 600, and the Ian
guage spoken is French. Thus six
languages are used in the British Isles.
There is, it may be mentioned, a Gel
tic dialect spoken in Brittany called
Armorican, or Breton. It is largely
OF the nature of Welsh, and is the
last member of the Celtic group, five
of which are mentioned above.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30
OpelOusaS Courier

Opelousas Courier
II the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of It's
ability.
The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure tho com.
bined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"1The St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with "Ths Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of substitution
has been reduced to So a year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
lsh of St. Landry is therefore tn.
rhnanAc<
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

Wakefield, Mass, which has q popu.
of 1000, sheltered and fed 1852
tramps in 1898, and the authorities
have decided to make special prepare
tons for the entertainment Of such
guests in the future. The Town Coun'
Gil has voted to appropriate $3.50 for
the erection of a weIl.ventilated tramp
Heterogeneous" two miles from the
residence section, and those who may
apply for aid will be obliged to walk
out to headquarters, where they will
be allowed to break stone in payment
for meals and lodging.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

II have the consent Of NJ. Capendas,
Open, or I viii have to break the
door,"
NJ. Eousard opened it. Auatole
showed him the paper and going to
the door of Nicette's called out:
cousin, rise, dress yourself quickly,
and come down."
Some minutes after, Nicette, fresh rs
the dawn, came into the little parlor.
"What is the matter?" she inquired.
"The matter IT," answered N. Bou-
sard, "that your cousin is crazy"
eff that be so there is at any rate
method in my Madness" exclaimed
Anatole. This very night, my dear
cousin, l have achieved two things. NJ.
Capendac has renowned his claim to
your hand, and your excellent guardian
consents that you shall marry whom
you please"
REALLY and truly, my guardian, am I
free to marry Anatole?"
"Ha!" exclaimed Anatole.
"Then, 1 love you, my cousin
At that moment Anatole felt his
heart beat rapidly. Was it by reason
of the pleasure which the unexpected
avowal of Nicette had caused him?
Was it the pang predicted by Dr.. Bar
dais? Was it death?
"Wretch that I ami exclaimed the
poor fellow. "The cup of happiness
is at my lips, and | am going to die
without tasting it."
Then feverishly taking Nicette's
hand he told her all; how lie had re-
ceiyed the letter which contained the
flower whose fragrance he had inhaled
and of the p%rognostic of DR.. Bardais;
how he had made his will in her favor,
the steps he had subsequently taken,
and the success with which his efforts
had been crowned.
"And now," sighed he, II must
die"
"But it is impossible, said Nicette;
''the doctor is deceived. Who is hep
"a man who is never wrong in his
diagnosis, Nicette--Dr. Bardais."
"Bardais, Bardais!" cried NJ. Bou-
sard suddenly, bursting out laughing.
"Hear what the morning paper says:
":The learned DR.. Bariais has just been
suddenly stricken with mental alienation.
The mania from which he suffers Is OF a sci
entiflc character. 1t is we'll known that the
doctor made a special study of poisonous
substances. He believes now that all whom
he meets are poisoned and endeavors to per-
suade them that such is the case. He was
at night to the madhouse.'"
"Nicette!'
"Anatole!"
The young couple had rushed into
each others arms and were locked in a
fond embrace.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30
THE FLOWER OF DEATH.
A Night of Despair and its Joyful Morning.
BY j. F. DAVIDSON,
BY j. F. DAVIDSON,

"We'll see about that. And now
that you are acquainted with my
answer | will not detain you longer"
"That is not altogether polite. But
I anu as good-humored as l am tena-
cious. NJ. Pousard. I am not offended
at your procedure, and I will remain"
"Remain if you like. I consider
you as gone, and l will not converse
further with you."
And NJ. Bousarl turned toward the
wal, g%rumbling. did one ever see the
like to disturb a peaceful man, to
rouse him from his sleep, for the pur-
posi- of listening to such nonsense"
Suddenly NJ. Bousard made a
bound from his bed.
Anatole had taken up one of the
tro 7,bones Of the professor, into which
he blew with might and main, madly
NOTING the slide. Internal sounds
we've emitted by the instrument.
shy cherished trombone, given me
by my pupils! Leave the instrument
alone, monsieur"
IMonsieur," said Anatole, ",you
consider me as departed. l consider
you as absent, and 1 am amusing my
seE while waiting for your return.
I'm pa! Um-pa! What dulcet mel
odvr'
You will cause me to receive notice
to leave the house. My neighbors
will not tolerate the trombone after
midnight"
"Then all I can say is they have no
love OF music in their souls. Z-z-z-z!
Wow! Tootle-too! Um-pa! Um-pa!"
"Stop, for mercy's sake"
do you consent, then?"
"To what?"
"To give up the marriage"
But monsieur, I can't do it.
"Then, um-pa!"
IN. Capendac is terrible man. If
| affront him thus he will kill me-"
"Does that reason influence you?"
Eyes, and others besides"
"In that case leave all to me. Only
swear to me that if I obtain the con-
sent of M. Capendac to the breaking
Of the match my cousin shall be free"
"Yes, monsieur, she shall be Free"
"Brayo. I have your word. Permit
me to retire. But where does this
Capendac liye?"
Number 100, Rue des Deux- Epees."
Il will go there. Good-by.'
Gas for you," thought NJ. Bousard,
"you are putting your head in the
lions mouth, and you will be taught
a lesson that you deserve to learn"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

II is stated that certain of the Eu-
ropean Powers fear us as trade rivals.
They would be comparatively happy
If that was the only way they feared
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

The board Of control has under con-
sideration the question Of selling the
states cotton now on hand. The board
finally decided to leave the matter in
the hands Of the warden Of t~hepeniten-
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-30

Meanwhile Anatole fastened to the
address indicated. When he arrived
there it was 6 o'clock in the morning.
"Ting-a-ling-a-ling."
"Who is there?" said a deep voice
from within.
"Open. I am the bearer of a very
important message from NJ. Bousard."
He heard the noise of a safety chain
being displaced and Of a key with
which three locks were successfully
opened.
"Here is a man we'll defended"
thought Anatole.
Finally the door was opened. Ana-
tole found himself in the presence of
a gentleman with a large, curled mus
tache, who o a fencing costume as
his night-dress.
"Always ready, you see. It is my
invention"
The walls Of the ante chamber were
hidden by suits of armor. In the little
parlor into which Capendac conducted
his visitor he saw only weapons galore;
ataghans, poisoned arrows, sabres, one
md two-handed swords, pistols, ~lances;
there was plenty there to make a timid
heat quail.
"Bah," thought Anatole, "what do
I risk now? Two hours and q half at
the most. Here goes"
Monsieur" said Anatole, ''you are
going to marry Mile. Nicette?"
twas ,oone;o,D
monsieur, you shall not marry
her."
"Blood and thunder, and who will
hinder me?"
II will"
Capendac looked askance at Anatole,
who was not a large man, but who
seemed very determined.
"Ah, young man," said he, at length,
"you are lucky to find me in a pleas
ant humor. Profit by it. Do you
know that I have foughttwenty duels in
which I had the misfortune to slay five
of py adversaries and to wound the
other fifteen? Once more I warn you
to retire"
"Isee," replied Anatole, 'that o
are an adversary worthy of my steel,
and my desire increases to measure
swords with a man so redoubtable.
Let us see. Suppose we fight with
those two swords by the chimney, or
these cavalry sabres, or these-or
what do you say to these curved
ataghans. You don't decide? WHY do
you hesitate?"
II was thinking of your mother and
the grief your death would cause her."
II am an orphan. Do you prefer
the carbine, the pistol or the revolver"
young man,do not fool with these
firearms"
care you afraid? You tremble."
II t-emble? Nonsense, it is the
''Then either fight or renounce the
hand of Nicette."
II like your pluck. The brave
should always be in harmony with each
other. Doyou wish me to confess some
thing to you?"
"Out with it."
"For some time past I have wished
to free myself from this betrothal, but
| did not know how to go to work
about 1t. I would consent very willing
~ to what you desire of me, but YOU
must understand that I, Capendac, can
not have the air of yielding to threats.
Now you have menaced me-"
Il withdraw the menace"
"Then it is agreed"
will you write and sign your re-
linquishment of Nicette?"
Il have SO much sympathy for you
that [ can refuse you nothing"
Furnished with the precious paper.
hurried back to the residence
OF NJ. Rousard. He reached his door
at 8 o'clock.
"ring-a-ling-a-ling."
"Who is there?:"
"Anatole."
wrathfully..
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-25
A TERRIBLE CRIME.
A Negro Cut to Pieces and Burned
Alive, for Murder and Rape,
in Georgia.

One of the most fiendish crimes that
ever disgraced the human race, occur
red Sunday, in Georgia.
Sam Hose, negro, had been hunted
for ten days, for numbering Alfred
Crawford, a white man, and assaulting
his wife, near Newman, Georgia. He
was arrested Saturday, and taken to
Newman, where he was identified by
Mrs. Cranfords mother and sister.
A great mob took him from the jail
in broad day light, Sunday, took him a
mile and half from the town, stripped
him of his clothing, chained him to a
pine tree, cut off his ears, fingers and
other parts of his body, cut his body
with knives, poured coal oil over him,
and burned him to death! Then with
fiendishness that was never paralleled
among savages, they cut out his heart
and liver, and crushed his bones, for
relics, the crowd fighting one another
in the scramble for the CHASTITY souven-
irs!
Nothing so disgraceful to humanity
was ever chronicled. 1t is no wonder,
where the whites are such fiends incar-
nate, that the blacks should be SO
beastly.
Ex-Governor Atkinson, coming from
church, faced the mob and besought
them to let the law take its course, and
threatened to testify against them, but
they pushed him aside, some wanting
to shoot him. Judge Freeman, ex-Con-
gresham, also implored that the law
might be permitted to take it's course,
but the frenzied mob had lost it's rea-
son, and heard nothing but the cry for
blood.