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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
ELECTRIC HAIRCUT.
Paris Has a shop in which Tonsorias
Operations Are Performed I'm
Unique Way.

An electrical barber's shop is one of
the latest attractions Of Paris. This
does not mean simply that motors are
used for driving fans and the estab"
lishnnent lighted by an electrical cur
rent, but that hair is curled, cut and
dried by electricity, and many other
things done through it's agency. Hair
cutting in this Partisan establishment
is done with an electric cutting comb,
which, because of its simplicity and the
desterity with which it may be used,
must soon become widely employed.
This comb looks like any ordinary one,
except that thin wire is stretched
above the upper portion Of the teeth
along the handle. The wire is connect.
ed electrically with a storage battery.
When the battery is connected the WIRE
becomes red-hot. Therefore when this
comb is passed through the hair the
latter is burned off by the red-hot wire.
The whole operation is 80 rapid that a
heavy head of hair may be clipped in a
few minutes. Not only this, but the
ends of the hair cannot bleed, SO that
the benefit of singeing is part of the
operation. Hair which has been sham'
pooed is dried very quickly by means
Of electric fans, facial inperfections
are removed with electric needles, and
it is understood that the owner OF the
shop is patenting an electric motor
like device which will be used in place
of the hands for shampooing.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15

premacy. They are OF Aryan STOCK,
whittier than the Hindus, and desplse al
arts save that of war. The rel1glon On
the different tribes varies between
Buddhism and BrahminisTu, but not
much Of what we call civilization is to
be found there. The capital city is
Kathmandu, where the rajah Or king
lives in a queer palace made up OF
large number of small pagodas, kur-
rounded by shrines erected to the HIN
du gods. These are often smeared with
the blood of the sacrifices brought to
the gods, giving a most savage appear
ance to the palace environs.
OF course this rajah is too young
now to do the actual ruling, which is
in the hands of his chief minister, but
the power of the ruler is absolute, and
he can order life or death for anyone
who displeases him. The people are SO
afraid of foreign influences that they
will not permit Europeans to even en-
ter their dominions, SO it has been Inn
possible to survey the country and as
certain the height of the mountains,
which tower thousands of feet in air.
The Chepangs, one of the tribes, live
in a savage state in huts made OF
branches and eat wild fruits or the ami
mails that they hunt. Another tribe, the
Mechs, is famous for its beautiful wom-
en-, who are in such great demand that
their parents are enriched by the prices
paid for them, for wives are openly
bought by the highest bidder. The
Tibetan lamas have made many con-
verts in Nepal and have. great
Buddhist temple three miles from the
city. Sumshere Jung is king over many
thousands. of human beings, but any
little American boy will have much
more that is worth living for than he.---
CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15

are heated by having heat developing
wire mounted on them in coating OF
enamel. This enamel becomes hot upon
connecting the wire with the circuit
which is led to the blades thorugh coli
lector rings on the shaft of the fan
A form of heater is also made to be
applied to the ordinary ceiling fan so
much in use, and ceiling fan is also
constructed in which the blades them
selves are heated.
These fans are provided for any cir
cult, direct or alternating, and OF
any required voltage. They are also
designed to be used as cooling fans; to
employ them as such the heating switch
is closed and the fan is rum at higher
speed than for heating.
The fan heater thus becomes fan
cooler, and may be employed to blow
hot or cold" the year round, dual
function which, while not commended
in individuals, may fairly be claimed
to be of the most meritorious character
in this inanimate form, and one likely
!, to win for this invention great popu'
larity.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
- ra.r ~. Hnye 20 live.

There is very simple rule for finding
the average number of years which
persons of any age may expect to live.
If the present age be deducted from
so. two-thirds of the remainder is the
answer required, This result is not
absolutely accurate, but it is near
enough. For instance, man aged 20
might, by this rule, expect to live 40
wears longer, which is just what tbs
latest actuarial tables give At 40
the expectation of life works out at
nearly 27 years, while the tables give
it as more than % years. At 90 the
above rule allows Just over 13 years,
and the table shows little less.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
II Consists In the Acceptance of the
Talent and the Tasks God
Has Appointed.

ssHaDpiness comes through quiet &C
ceptance of the talent, temperament
and task that God hath appointed. In
able to add one cubit to the stature, or
make one hair white or black, man is
also impotent to alter his birth-gifts,"
writes Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, pas
tor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, on
''rhe Secrets of a Happy Lite, III the
Ladies Home journal. Through
heredity our fathers chose the life WORK
for us, and try as we may we cannot
alter their choice, though we can break
our hearts. To-day one part OF society
is making itself miserable through an
overestimate of great deeds and an ag-
onizing desire to do striking things.
Yet struggling and agonizing never did
ANYTHING worth while. The first sign
Of a great piece of work is the ease and
swiftness with which it was done by
him appointed for the task. Another
part of society destroys happiness by
Understanding small deeds and du-
ties. Gods mountains are not made OUT
of huge chunks of granite, but out OF
minute flakes of mica. Size has nothing
to do with the valued work, and man
cannot be happy until he surrenders ms
will and cheerfully accepts the one tai
ent, or two, or ten, counting it honor
enough to do his appointed work more
perfectly than any other can possibly
do it. We do not need great and splen-
did things, but that common things
shall be lifted up and illuminated by
quiet and beautiful spirit. One OF the
secrets of happiness is found in the ha.
bitual emphasis of pleasant things ano
the persistent casting aside OF all ma
j lipn alemenfS.n
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
OPELOUsAs, La. SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1899.
HEATER AND COOLER.
An Electric Fan That Blows Warm Ia
the wintt and Cold During
the Dog Days.

The ventila9ing fan for use in the
torrid periods of the summer is famil-
lar to almost everybody, and its service
is greatly appreciated by everyone who
has felt it's cooling currents OF atmos-
phere. There has recently been in
vented new device which closely re-
sembles the ventilating fan. It is like
the ventilator placed in the wall OF
room, but instead of cooling it heats
room. By this process of heating the
atmosphere in room is kept through
out the dimensions of the chamber
more evenly heated than by any other
known process. 1t is an electric ar
rangement and avery clever one.
This heater consists of wire resist
ance, in which the heat is generated.
1t is put into or out of use by simply
closing or opening the special switch
provided for this purpose, and located
in the heating-web.
Another form of fan-heater is ar
ranged so that the blades of the tan
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
A BREAST OF VEAL.
This Article Tells Exactly How 1t
Should be Prepared and How
TO stuff and Roast 1T.

In the spring, when lamb and veal
are in season, they are not only the
cheapest but the most wholesome OF
flesh food. Heavy beef and mutton,
which are in prime condition for tood
in cold weather, when they can be hung
until they are tender, begin to pail
upon the appetite in spring A lighter
and more easily digested meat is de-
manded. Veal comes first into season
to meet this demand, and young lamb a
little later. The acid vegetables, fruits
and sauces for meats which are SO ap-
petizing at this season are demanded
when these easily digested young
meats are served. Thus the convention
al diet of the spring months, and the
one which is the easiest to procure, may
be readily proved to be the most whole
some for the season.
The breast of veal is the cheapest por-
ton of the animal. The large proper
ton of the bones are in a seInihardeneo
state, when they can be softened by
cooking. The hard bones of the breast
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
smooth regular Surface.

The peculiar feature OF a ROAD
grader is that it cuts away the dirt nj
the side of the road, and draws i'd mp
into the middle, thus producing a ditch
Ut each side and slope in each dires-
ton from the center. At the same time
t will cut away the dirt to just the
proper depth and no deeper. In fiaix
particular, its work differs from thai
accomplished by the use of plosss, slssas-
lis or hand scrapers. The road grsasef
aayes a smooth, regular surface, gis
ng the road the proper contour. As3ISf
,r gravel road can be put into s.'sss5
..ent shape by running the grader rp.
peatedly over it. Care should be asasssss.
irst to remove the brush and rnbbassa
from the side of the road, that faass
grader may not carry it into the tzar-
lied roadway.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
MAKING REAL PEARLS.
A Method of Manufacturing Them mt
q Trifing Cost Has just Been
Discovered.

At various times attempts have oeen
made to manufacture genuine dla-
1nonds and other precious stones, but
the cost of manufacture has IN eachcase
proved so great that up to the present
fine no such diamonds have been placed
on the market. This statement, OF
course, does not apply to the manu-
facture of artificial precious stones
which seems to be thriving at present.
judging from a recent cable dlsptacn
to the New York Herald, which told
how artificial diamonds and ruoles are
being manufactured in Euorpe.
The point of interest just now IS the
fact that a method of manufacturing
genuine pearls at a trifiing cost mas
lust been discovered. Manufacture
however, is hardly the right word' 1or
it is nature herself which does almost
the whole business. A natural pearl,
we know. is formed through the IN
trusion of foreign body into the shell
of a mussel.
The sea mussel is popularly supposed
to have monopoly of this business
but this Is an - SCI leiiA
of river mussels, technically known as
Margaritana margaritifera, also pro-
duces beautiful pearls.
The attention of French naturalist
M. Boutan, professor at the sorbonne,
was recently drawn to this fact, and
he at once conceived the idea OF pro-
ducing pearls by means OF these river
mussels. His first step was to prepare
sort of oyster bed for the propaga-
ton of the mussels, after which he be-
gan to aid nature in her work OF max
ing pearls. In each shell he bored 9
small hole, and thorugh it he intro
duced tiny bit of mother-of-peari into
the body of the fish.
His work was now complete, and al
! he had to do was to wait until nature
had completed the process. That h'
| will in time reap a rich harvest seem:
TO be the general opinion among nat
uralists. By the way, this method Q
| manufacturing pearls is not new. a
the Chinese are said to have practiset
/ i& for centuries.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
OLD-FAsHIONED GAME.
For Little Men and Women to- Play
After the Birthday Feast Has
T Been Eaten.
.----4---

After the goodies had been eaten, all
the French crackers pulled with snap,
and the boy and girl guests at birth
day party are growing tired Ct new
fashioned amusements, here's some
thing to play-an old-fashioned game
called "the flour and the ring.
This is the way youdo it. soInebody
must mold in coffee cup a mound Of
-four. 1t only takes little practice to
turn the shape out perfectly upon a
plate. When the mound is formed
drop into the center OF 1t some little
gift-a ring, pretty pin or airy s1s.ail
article boy or girl would fancy.
Whoever starts the game must take
knife and cut through the mou1, to
the plate. Each one in the circle re-
peats this until the lucky boy or glsi
comes across the hidden prize, when ha
or she must pick it out with the teeth.
The houry nose, e,gcheesks and chin OF
the prize winner look enough like a
clowns after this last proceeding to
amuse whole roomful # merry chill
dreu
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15

where Ruth spent all her waxing hours
it was very lively and entertaining.
Such running about and ordering and
packing as there wast Mattresses, PHI
lows and blankets We're sstrewn Overtime
hoor; dishes, clothing and provisions lt9i =
were being packed into bamboo bas-e
kets. In the open space before the
house, below the high yeranda, four big
Elephants leisurely broke up ana
chewed long, juicy banana stalks, max
fng a great rustling noise as they swept
the broad leaves over the ground BY
and by the hubbub on the veFanda
sIl1ieted down. The filed baskets were
fastened two by two, one on each end
of short pole; this pole was holsfed
over a mans shoulder, and off he trot-
ted with his load.
Down among the elephants was a.
great shouting and groaning and
straining. The elephants were made
to kneel down while the heavy how
dahs, or. elephant saddles, were put in
r,lace ON their backs Two of the how
dahs were packed with bedding, two
folding chairs, a coop of chickens,
stone water filter, cans of kerosene
whatever could not be put into the bam-
boo. baskets. The third elephant was
led up to the first landing of the long
fight of yeranda stairs, and Ruth's
mamma stepped upon chair, then on
the stair railing and then on the ele-
plants head, whence it was. easy to
each the. seat of the howdah. Papa
made the passage to the howdah more
quickly and with less trepidation. Last
", dear DIR. McGilvarys who was speed
ing the expedition. handed. the by
over to papa, and chorus of 3 y al noy
pidoy" went upfrom an admitting crovse'
assembled below. The procession moved
ont of the gate, the brass BELLS at the
elephants necks Ginning melodiously,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
WHEN TEDDY SMITH.

When Teddy Smith first put on pants,
He felt so very grand
He wouldn't mind his mother,
Or he wouldn't hold her hand. ~
But on the street he walked ahead,
And tried to whistle some
He thought perhaps he'd go. to war,
And fire an awful gun.
He wouldn't ride his hobby-horse,
He called Jack Spratt "a fib.'
He sat at.meals in fathers chair,
And scorned his gingham bib.
His mother mustn't spread his bread
Nor cut things on his plate; -,
She mustn't say: mo more, my dear!
No matter what he ate.
She mustn't kiss him when he fell
And bumped him on the stones,
And she must say: Dear sir" just as
She did to Mr. Jones! M
So hard to please this gentleman
His loving mother tried,
1t quite enlarged his dignity,
And swelled his lofty pride. IL.
And all was brave, and all was well,
Until that mother said,
At eight O'Clock: "Of course, dear sir,
You'll go alone to bed!'
All, would you have me say what then
Befeql the great big man?
For If you undertake to guess
/ hardly think you can!
He turned the corners of his mouth
Most fearfully awry,
& He rubbed his grown-up fist awhile
Across his grown-up eye,
Then burying in his mothers lap
Both pride and manly joy,
He said in just the littlest voice:
IT guess I'm just boy!"
-Catharine Young Glen, in Youths Com
panion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
NEPAL'S YOUNG KING.
Vhia Asfatic Boy Has Vast Army OK
Seasoned Warriors at His -
Beck and Call.

sumshere Jung is the name OF the
young king of Nepal, one OF the stran-
gest governments and countries IN the
world. 1t lies between Thibet and In
dia, and contains the highest noun
tains of the loftiest of the earths
ranges, the Himalayas. This little king
has 100000 of the best warriors in the
continent of Asia at his back, and it is
therefore easy for him to command the
respect of all the neighboring tribes
and governments. Even the English
remain on friendly terms with him and
hire some of his soldiers to help them
conquer the Hindus.
The people of Nepal are strange
mixture of races.
The ruling tribes are the Ghoorkas,
whose prowess has given them the SUI
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
Evtdence Of Indigesttor,.

Coldness of feet and limbs is almost
Invariably an evidence of indigestion.
The coldness is due not to the weakness
of the heart or feebieness of circulation,
as is generally supposed, but to the
contraction of the small arteries, pre-
venting blood from entering the parts.
There is generally an irritation Of the
abdominal sympathetic nerve centers
which control the circulation OF the
lower extremities. This difficulty in not
to be removed by exercise or by any spe-
cial application to the limbs, but by re-
moval of the causes Of irritation. This
may be prolapsed stomach or chronic
indigestion. Hot and cold footbaths
are valuable. These act not simply
on the feet and limbs, but by reflex
action affect beneficially the abdominal
sympathetic centers, which are in a
diseased condition.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
A MOURNING LAMP.
An Eccentric nit of Furnishing De.
signed for New York so-
ctety Woman's Room.

In search for fashion novelties your
correspondent. has come across a most
uninue bit of furniture. 1t is in the
shape of mourning lamp. In the New
York home of well-known society
matron whose sister died abroad few
years ago there is a room furnished IN
remembrance of the deceased relative.
Everything in the room is black, save
the carpet, which was made to order,
and has violet background with black
flowers standing out upon it in somber
relief. The furniture is OF richly carved
ebony. The curtains of black satin
brbcade, and all the ornaments are
black.
But the oldest bit of decoration yet
is the lamp-the only light-produclng
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
prettx Window HanaInss.

White muslin curtains for windows
will be much used this year in summer
houses. The frilled border is out of
fashion and an embroidered open work
edge is in vogue. That this launders
more easily than the frilled edge may
be one secret of its popularity. These
curtains with the fiat open-work bor-
der and an embroidered design scat
tered over the surface may be bought
for a very small sum. The new dotted
Swiss curtaiiss with a sealloped edge
are extremely dainty and pretty for
summer draperies. The dot is large
enough to be conspicuous.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
Make Your own Perfume.

You can easily make a delicious yio-
let perfume for yourself by putting half
an ounce of orrfs root, broken into
small pieces, in a bottle with two
ounces of alcohol. Add to this bunch
of newly-picked yio1ets, cork and bottle
tightly and shake well. After it has
been standing four or five days, q few
drops on the handkerchief will leave
the scent of fresh violets Apropos of
perfume is the laundering of fine linen
and silk han6lkerchiefs. To obtain the
best results wash them in salt and wa
ter and iron while damp under a thin
cloth wet with perfume.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
MONEY WELL SPENT
Every Cent Paid for the Improvement
OF Roads Is Sure TO Pay n
E.nrge Diyidenl.

Z 4 81 IL w
The construction of good roads has
received wide attention in this country,
but as yet no practical system has been
devised by which any considerable
portion of our roads can be improved
The construction of good roads on any
except gravel soil is q costly business,
so expensive that the farmers simply
cannot bear the burden. 1t Eouln
amount to confiscation Of the farms Il
the burden were placed upon them, for
On black prairie soil, for instance, there
must be deep, solid foundation laid
Gravel on such soil will not stand. 10
will GO down out of sight during the
spring thaws. Where such roads exist
wide tires would go a long ways toward
preserving them, but it would be = long
time before everybody adopted wide
tires. But bad roads are very expensive
The wear and tear Of wagons, harness
ind horses which they entail amountto
many millions of dollars in a year, and
The farmer is shut out Of the market
and from all social intercourse with
neighbors frequently for long periods.
All this id a loss and serious ouse. Sc
serious that in many sections where
The conditions are all together favor
liable to road improvement theze
should be no negligence in this matter
70 one should object to the small oas-
Z lay necessary to make good service
,ble road when only a small outlay il
faeeded Every road should be made aa
good as it is possible to make it at raa-
sonable expense, for money thus ex-
pended will pay large dividend. d.-Ag~
| cicultural Epitomist.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15

cult problem is to obtain.the freedom OF
the little and ring fingers from the
movements of the middle finger.
When the anatomy Of the muscles OF
the hand is studied it will be found
that these fingers are connected cross
wise by tendons Of great strength,
which are the cause of their simulta-
neous movements and render indie
pendent motion almost impossible.
DR.. Rartaz, Of Paris, has undertaken
recently q number of operations on
the hands of pianists, successfully cut
ting the muscles Ca and b in the cut)
connecting these fingers, and giving
their hands a freedom of movement
which could not have been attained even
by the most persistent efforts in the
ordinary way. 1t appears that the
first operation of the kind was made
by Philadelphia. surgeon, a DIR. Forbes,
with whom the idea was original.
Many years ago Able List, the IA
nous virtuoso, had similar operation
performed, which went much further.
Ie had his hand split between all the
fingers as far as the first joint As a
result his stretch was greater than that
of any artist before or after him, per
mitting him to execute effects impos-
sible with Philadelphia Rec
ord.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
rattooing and snake Mites.

While scientific minds are discussing
the anti-toxin serum treatment of dis.
ease as if it were new thing, the peo-
pie of ancient Burmah are calling at
tention to the fact that for centuries
the material they have used in the
common custom of tattooing has been
an efficient anti-toxin for snake bites.
The tattooed Burmese regard The bites
of poisonous snakes as harmless. This,
at least, is the statement of a gentle
man from Burmah, who brings tes-
timony to bear in corroboration of his
singular statement.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
UPSET THE PRESIDENT.
How Van Buren Was Convinced TAssf
Better Roads Were Needed
I'm the West.

Dumping man in a mud puddle il
rather drastic way of changing hls
yet such was the means ny
which President Van Buren became q
convert to good-roads movement
started in Indiana away back In the
thirties. There had been considerable
protest against the eondition OF the
western highways, but Van Buren was
opposed to what he looked upon as a
needless expenditure of money in times
Of financial stress. Finally he de-
cided to make an investigation for hlH-
self, and planned a trip from Washing"
ton to st. Louis. The stage coach rum
between indianapolis and Terre Haute
was under the charge Of Whig named
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-07-15
The worId,s SEQ Languages.

Statistics gathered by French &c.
ologist show that $50 different Ian.
guages are used in the world now and
that these are subdivided into 5000 dia-
lects. Europe has 50 languages; Africa,
ia; Asia, 123, and America, AT. The
remaining III. belong to the large and
small islands Of the world, particularly
Of the south seas. Many of those islands
have their own distinctive language, al
though they are close to Others in many
instances.