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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

Mr.. snaggs-My dear has Mrs. Penn
retained that book we lent her a
month ago? ,.,r-----.. -,-- =--,---e
Mrs. Snaggs--No. must ask her fcr
it.
well. hereafter We lend her nothing
but the eat. Plttaburg Chronicle Tel'
egraph.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11
Different.

President CT the French Court-YoA
declare this on your honor as gentle
man?
French Ot,icer-N-no, monsieur lie
president! As an officer of lie grando
armeel philadelphia North American.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11
Two NV Cn.n. Sunday.

Jackson, Miss, Oct .. Two new
cas- . Of yellow fever We're announced IN
Jackson Sunday, hut no deaths,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

Key West, Flar, Oct .. There were
@5 new cases of yellow fever reported
Sunday and two deaths,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

Anna-She's awfully afraid Of cows.
Ahne-No wonder She's got tho
hay fever-Kansos City Indeyenaest
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

amount 60 $4,000
Other arrests win follow.
1t is now he ieved only II lives were
lost in the accident to the Scotsman.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

A genial disposition is like the sun
shine.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-10-11

The highest munhood lies IN dispo.
siuon. not in mere lntelect..-H. w,
Beecher
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

One day there came to Squan Creek a
stranger whom everybody got on to
at once as Philadelphia lawyer There
was great excitement right away. and
when he was seen taIkin' TO Deacon
Spooner, and putin out across the
marsh it was Suspected that he was
there to buy up land for new railroad.
He wasn't, however. He took the dea-
con down to his room at the hotel and
said:
.You declare that you are Richard
Colfax spooner, do you p
II dew" says the deacon.
s.Your wife is named Mary, and you
used to live in New Hampshire2''
jess So
.'And did you ever shut your wife up
down cellar because she burned the po-
tatoes for dinner ?''
What's that got to do with the
case ?" asks the deacon, who was guilty
but didn't like to own up.
sIt's to make sure you are the right
man. Did you shut her up and box her
ears afterwards 2"
ssYes, did, but she deserved it. =
Then the staangsr told the deacon
that he was heir to $50, 900, and that the
papers and the money would be along
in about week. He explained that a
Californian named Spooner had died
and eft.eyery New Hampshire spooner
legacy. When the deacon went home
he was walking on air. He met Dan
Phillips and Lucius Jones on the way,
but had become so stuck up all at once
over that $50, 900 that he wouldn' t speak
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
IS
Jep Jones Tells Hozu Society
Was All Busted To

haugh htinesssof her nature suddenly de-
veloped. When Mrs. Renfew, who was
her next door neigh Dor, climbed upon
the back fence to- ask if she was goin'
to set emptins that day. Mrs. Honeywell
glared at her for a long minute and
replied:
II servant girl is out to--day. When
she returns will tell her you desire to,
see heri
eAnd what's the matter with you?'.
asked the astonisheds Mrs. Renfew.
Person, please goaWayl Really, but
lit is so embarrassing to be addressed.
by the common herd that shall ask
Col. LongweH to remove to New York
at once!''
John siekles' wife had been prepar-
ing for a birthday party for weeks.
and all the elite were to be there. John
wasn't one of those called in by the
lawyer, and all who were decided that
itwould not be proper form'' for them
to attend. When regrets began pour
ing IN Mrs. Sickles put on her sun BON
net and went over to see Mrs. Shoe
maker. She ran into the kitchen with
out knocking, and had begun making
inquiries, when s.the lady" stopped her
with wave of the hand and asked:
'.Will you have the kindness to give
me your name and address r.
Why, LIN Mrs, siekles, of course.
Have you gone erazy9"
Mrs. sicklese Spelled with a big s.
presume? Later in the day, Mrs.
sickles, will drop you note and If I
find that can do any thing for the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
1t pleased the 5ali1llg
che Strangers Eminent Proved to Be an Hetests
able Heverase 10 Fiis Eost.
By III. QBAD.

As~~@~s@~~~s>e-s~e~ ~s>s-H
AT the little town of Wheatley the
druggist made me up a Hniment for a
sprained ankle, and there was enough
hartshorn in it to raise a blister.
had nearly a pint Of it left as ! went
up the mountain, and it was packed
away against a future contingency.
a week later put in d couple Of days
at the cabin Of a mountaineer; and
coming back one day after visit toa
cave, I found the man and his wife and
five. children all seated around the door
and waiting for me. They were all
looking very serious. even to the young
est child, and as came up the man
said:
This boy Joseph found that bottle
o. yours and took a nip. Then Of co'se
the rest. of 'em he'd to hey nip. The
old woman she cotched 'em at it, and
bein' the stuff tasted 50 peartly, she
took a nip herself. It wasn't sich a
very big nip, but she's powerfully
ashamed of bein' tempted. Z
ssWhere is. the bottle r. asked, won
dering if any Of them had really tasted
of the fiery contents.
'sAnd now this is, where come in,
replied the. man. 'sThe old woman was
nippin' as come along up, and she had
sich al grin on her face. that ! says:
What You got there, and where did
you git it .
It's sunthin to make your ha r curl.
and the children found it, says she.
s.Then she handed ii over and !
nipped. Then the children begun howl
in fur more, an let 'em hev q taste all
round Then / sorter felt dry in the
throat, and IL
..But have you drank II all up?" ]
asked.
ITO the last drop. sab, and when |
was smellin' Of the bottle 1t fell and
broke. I'm ashamed to look you in the
face, sab, but mebbe that coon-slSin out
there on the smoke-house doah will
even us up. :
l looked from one to the other, Won
dering that they We're not rolling on
the ground in agony, but there had
been no i'll effect told the man II was
all right, and he needn' t worry about
the. pay; and as he euffed the children
off the step and filed his pipe for
smoke, he reached out o hand to me
and whispered;
eThem's the words of white man,
them is. That was powerful good
stutf, sah-neyer seen none to come up
to ii, and befo' you go away you write
down the name Of It and I'll git bot
lie fur myself Land, sab, but It do
prevent a man from thinlsin' he is pore
and downtrodd den and the hull world ~
Iagin him!p
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
TaIlesf OF III Trees.

Z
In New South Wales, Victoria, and
Tasmania grows a species of gum tree
Eucalyptus amygdalina is its scientific
name which, Sir f. Won Mueller says,
probably represents 3the tallest of all
trees of the globe. The 1oftiest speci-
men of this tree yet measured towers
to the height Of Al feet. A PROSTATE
tree, measured in Victoria, was 420 feet
long, and the distance from the roots
to the lowest branch was 295 feet. At
that point the trunk was four feet in di-
ameter and se0 feet from the butt the
diameter was still three feet. The
wood of the tree is hard and of good
quality; it grows quickly and yields a
great quantity of volatile oil from
its leaves, which are very abundant.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

she has never entered The room. 1 DO
it myself, or I did, until Wan saw NE,
and took the work out of my hands.
What did Abby do, before ] came ?''5
"Well, she pretty much ran the
house, that is a fact. and I was too lazy
to keep her in order I'm too lazy to
discharge her now.
They are all pretty much of a much
ness Mr.. BingFnm eSpatiated, un-
comfortably. They all make point.
| the American ones, Of sitting at meals
with you, or being asked to. Ifyou had
thought to ask Abby to sit down with
you to luncheon, sometimes, when you
were. alone, that would have made it
al right. Now she Ninks you set your
self above her, viii jAh The more yeu are
the less she'll aeknSwledge it, of course,
She's on her ear, now, about some
trifle. / suspect you are q bit too par
tieular about trifes. Young house
keepers are apt to be. know she
slams around the house as if she'd been
brought up IN a boiler-shop, but she.
has her good points. You'll get used
to her"
ssThere seems to be no question of
her getting used to me- said Faith.
with rising temper. "If she makes any
distinction at all between us, it's en-
tirely in favor of herself. And, father,
I'm ashamed to have such a looking
woman about the house, SO frightful-
ly dressed, and so made up. Why. she
doesn't look respectable!p
Mr.. Bingham smiled a siekly smile,
"Oh, well, that's her little privilege, to
fix herself up TO suit herself don't
admire all that powder and paint. but
she does. and it's her own face"
"But there are such nice-looking
girls at Wallace,"' Faith pleaded.
you've never tried anybody but Abby,
have you? She has been here too long,
and it's hard for me to begin with a
woman who has never had mistress
80 she gives me to understand. OF
course we can't discuss it.tonight, but
dc. think about it, father"
Mr.. Bingham promised to. think about
it. AS Faith closed the door, he took
up his newspaper with a sigh, but
threw it down again e1nphatically on
hearing the brassy tones of Abby,
talking loudly as she entered the dim
ing-room by way Of the back hall. Mr..
bingham got upon his feet, and fed
from the wrath to come.
"He was in here. l heard them talk
ing il bet they were talking me over.=
Perhaps he's stepped into her room.
Set down. and FL see;"' Miss Steers said
briskly. A young man with a hard but
not dissipated face, with his hat well
planted on the back of his head, had
followed her into the room.
ITO BE Continued
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
THE ORANGE BLOSSOM.

II y =
A Pretty Legend which Comes from
Spain.
Like all familiar customs whose
origin is lost in antiquity, the wearing
Of orange blossoms at a wedding is ae-
counted for in various ways. Among
other stories is the following pretty
legend from Spain:
An African king presented a Suanish
king with a magnificent orange tree,
whose creamy waxy blossoms and won-
derful fragrance excited the admira-
tion of the whole court. Many begged
in vain for a branch Of the plant, but a
foreign ambassador was tormented by
the desire to introduce so great a Curl
osity to- his native land. He used every
possible means, fair or foul, to accom-
.plish his purpose, but all his efforts
coming to naught, he gave up in de-
spair.
The fair daughter Of the court gar
dener was loved by a young artisan.
but lacked the dot which the family
considered necessary in a bride. One
day, CHANGING to break off spray of
orange blossoms, the gardener thought
lessly gave it to his daughter.
Seeing the coveted prize in the girls
hair the willy ambassador offered her "a
sum sufficient for the desired. doWry,
provided she give him the branch and
say nothing about@it. Her marriage
was was soon celebrated, and on her way to
the altar, in grateful remembrance of
the source of all her happiness, she Sc.
scretly broke off another bit of the
lucky tree to adorn her hais,
Whether the poor court garl3 ger lost
his head in consequence of his daugh-
ter's treachery the legend does not
state, but many lands now know the
wonderful tree, and ever since that
wedding day orange blossoms have been
considered a fitting adornment for a
bride Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
Fad a Roaring Old Cine
Hnd his Crawling Companion lUas much Inter
sstsd In I5ls Experiences.
Copyright. 1883. BY IA. QUAD.


One could tell that he was a good
hearted man by a glance at his face.
He seemed to think the old lady who
had a seat all BY herself in the passeh-
ger coach must be lonesome, and SO he
sat down beside her and soon struck
up d conversation. In a casual sort Of
way he mentioned that he had been IN
Europe, and she said:
.slvhy, you must have crossed tho
ocean to go to Europe 2"
Yes'rn, did.
s.And You were out Of sightsof land
half the time, I s'pose r.
.About fve-sixths Of the time.8 s
ma'am.'
aeWaIl,. { declar'l i never got out q
sight o. land In all my life, and
rever mean to. sspose the waves
run mountains high, didn't they z"
ts..'Yes, saw some pretty big waves.
ssAnd there was d roarin' as il hull
drove Of cattle was bellerir' at once?
I had a brother cross Lake Erie onse,
and he said the roarin' almost skeart
Linn to death. IT jest reared and roared
and roared, and he thought OF every
mean thing he had ever done. pore
1t was the same with yon R"
sssI hadn't great deal to think Of in
that direction, he replied, with a
laugh. '.The ocean Id grand sight in
q storm"
eyes, i've heard it was. I'm allus
thankful that our orchard amt out IN
| the ocean. If 1T was we'd have nuthin'
but wind-fall apples. SO the waves
| Jest roar and roar. and roar, do they?
| fl should stick my head into an
empty bar'l and let some one drum on
tie outside with an ax-helye, would
that be as loud as the roar OF the
sea
Hardly, ma'am.'
@Jest goes right in for q reg'la roar-
in old time, Ell? T s'pose II beats q
circus lion all to pieces. How long does
the roarin keep up r.
For days and days, sometimes
How hewtifu1l Dye know, like
to go to bed and hear things roar2 If
/ had my way about It I'd have Samuel
pound ON big bass drunleyery night
till + fell asleep. Did the roarin' seem
to soothe your nerves, same as catnip
tea?r
Really, ma'am, but j have forgot.
ten 2 replied the traveller,
You orter have remembered. Could
you hear the dinner-horn blow above
| the roarin' r.
Il think SO. ]"
4Pm glad 81 that When one is payin
for his board he shouldn't miss any
meals. 4 missed two IN sandusky once,
but they put. sem right IN the bill jest
1.-The same. / told EN- what ! thought
Of EN-. but it didn't do any good So
she roared and paved and bellered like
forty oxen, did she ?"
Yes, there was a roaring
.WalI, I'm glad to hear It, fur l do
like little excitement, and now. az
you've told me all you know and I
want to do leetle thinkin', you may
20 back to. Your seat. II was kind o.
yon, and I'm much obIeegedI
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
4t.rAKE IT Sir. YOU SEEM 10 DOUBT NY INTEGRITY

to 'em. The next man to be called in
by the lawyer was Moses Longwell, and
he said to him:
"You bear out the description fairly
well, but / must be dead sure. The
Moses Longwell want is a good deal
Of liar
MY reputation as liar is A ]" re-
piled Moses with proper pride.
sand he never gives cent to the
church" ].
That's me agin.
"And his wife is always borrowing OF
the neighbors and never paying back
That's my wife's way. .
ST think you are the man" says the
stranger, "but must ask another ques-
ton or two. II you found a wallet in
the road would you say anything about
II
..Not a blamed word, !. replies Moses,
DO you believe in rubbing soap on
,your chi1dren's bread to make it go
farther ?'' s. S
."Im doin' it almost every day.
1T hen can no longer doubt that you
are the man. A rich widow who died
in Philadelphia a few months ago left
$4,000 to be divided among the two
meanest men in New Jersey. You surely
are one Of them, and I'll have the pa
pers made out in few days. !"
Moses went up the main street with
his hat on his ear, and when Henry
johnson met him and dunned him for
dollar he had borrowed a year be-
fore, the happy man pulled it out and
flung ii. down and haughti1y replied;
2.eTake it, sir-take it. You seem to
doubt my integrity, and If don't ap-
pear to know you as / whirl by in my
carriage next week you can guess the
reason why!"
Then the lawyer sent for Joel Shoe
maker, Tom Bishop, Ehenezer Wilkins
and Aaron Graham, one at time, and
all were put through the mill. He
made Joel own up that8he'd rather lie
than eat; Tom squirmed around for
awhile and then agreed TO pay $12
doctor bill he'd been owing for u
years; Ebenezer acknowledged that he
often licked his children just to hear
em heller, and Aaron Graham con-
fessed to throwing old hats and boots
into neighbor's well. Each was told
that there WAS q fortune comirg to
him, and each one went out upon the
street to hold his head so mighty high
that he couldn't see common folks.
Durins the two days the lawyer was in
town he had about 20 Of the leadin'
citizens Of Squan Creek before him,
but. his labors begun to bear fruit long
before he left us. AS soon as Deacon
Spooner got home and told his wife of
the legacy up went hernose. Mrs. Har--
per came in to borrow few clothes
pins and to say to her that her boy
Robert had cut. his finger on an old tin
can, but the Deacon's wife looked at
her with pound Of ice II either eye
and said:
Il think You have made a mistake
in the house-and in the person--ah b.
AS lady am not interested in
cIothespins and tin cans Z
Moses sLongwell's wife hadn' sec
ond dress to her back. and she used
to go barefoot three months ID the
year. but when Noses got home and
told her Of the ecmina fortune the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

charity mentioned / will have Judge
Shoemaker inclose his check. You Twill
excuse me If wish you good morning.
The birthday party was killed dead
ser'n door-nail, and thus began So
eial upheaval and warfare, which
pulled up Squan Creek society by the
very roots. Inside of week not a man
would lend another fshhook or a
chaw of tobacco, and not woman
would lend fatiron or a washboarG.
Deacon Spooner and the rest of 2eni
who were to get fortunes didn't stick
together and organize an uppererust,
as might have been anticipated. They
cut one another, same as they cut the
common folks, being enyious and jeal-
ous-minded, and even when the Dea-
con and Moses Longwell fell into the
same mud.hole together they wouiGn't T
speak. Three social clubs were broken
up, the Thursday evening prayer-meetr
ings had to be abandoned, and so many
children were taken out of school that
the teachers were given vacation.
After month had passed and noth-
ing more was heard of the lawyerfclks
began to smell a rat. It was hard
blow to those who had counted on
riches, and everybody was SO mad that
It took six months to patch things up.
To this day there is still a feelin'. At
the last town election, when Joel Shoe
maker ran for village president, he. was
KNITTED" by IL Of his own party to get
even for the way he had swelled
around, and few weeks ago, when
Deacon Spooner tried to buy a new
church bell BY popular subscription. it
was Steven Bol1ister who killed the
project in the bud by sayin':
Tn agin it. When the deacon
thought he was goin' to be miIlyon-
aire he tried to git law passed to
make me move my hog-pen, and ain 7
one O. the kind as furgets or furgiyes!' Z
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
The Youngest was the E,aest.

curious legal point was decided in.
the reign of Elizabeth-at least, SO
the story goes. 4 country gentleman
bequeathed his estate to his eldest son.
and ten pounds to the youngest. HI
had only two sons, who were twins.
The first born claimed the estate, hut
it seemed that he had been round the
world with Drake, and so had lost a
day on the voyage. Hence, the lawyers
sly rogues assured him that his.
brothers claim was the best; and the
adyenturer acauiescing in the decision
eparted on his travels with the ten
pounds II bis pseket.-ssstt. Louis Globe
Democrat
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
At 1T Again.

! Mrs. Hobleigh-No, indeed! i
wouldn't allow my husband TO employ
a woman typewriter under any circum-
stances.
Mrs. sarsfeld-Oh don't blame you..
As for me, of course, don't care. Be-
ing young and beautiful myself, have
no FEAR that my husband S love will get
away from nc Cleveland Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
anan q nasnnxsfnn

scrivener-I've just finished the novel
that will be the most talked-of book Of
the year. ID
Friend What makes you SO sure IT
viii be successful?
scriyenerW Why, I've got a title forit
that there are nine different way of
pronounefng!--p Puck.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
T.oIa him the Trutrr.

.That fortune teller said If paid her
sovereign she would reval to me why
I dom t grow rich 7 sf
Did you give it to her r.
Yes. and she told me had agreat'
weakness for throwing away money. =
-Tit-Bits. u
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

The woman who holds a mans heart in her
hands
Need mot be pretty nor possessed Of rich
She needn't wear clothes just teeming with
She needn't possess the first worldly vile,
Her eyes may be brown, her eyes may be
blue,
TO him she's a beauty away through ana
through
II she's true x. Z.
at's her soul that he cares for. her stead
sssss fast devotiens vi yas H
Herioye as unbounded, as free as theecean.
The touch Of her hands the glance Of her
The swift rush of color that comes when
he's night
The thousand and one little things she
can do
That .ss,s show him SO plainly right through and
That she's true
What does 1t matter If others are fairer?
She possesses a virtue that makes her far
Than professional beauties. coid-hearted
and vain s.s.asss.s
She would give him her ali and care not to
gain
Aught but a SMILE. a low 81 love you,"
which thrills her whole being away
through
For she's true
Days may be dark. days may be fair
IN sickness1in health, in joy, in despair.
She proves In each crisis that her love lis
real ~ aes
It si1inesson serenely, come woe or weal
The world counts for nothing. what can
1t do u Ees
Ii she belongs to him utterly ali through
and through
And is true?
Philadelphia Times.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
Al Question. j.

1T is a question to me- said the dem
tist, as be got up ID lie cold TO answer
.a cry from his baby, '.if a fellow makes
most noise when bis teeth are coming,
or when they are going. - on kers.
Statesman
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

get another kiss and tell her I'll be
there film aliyesand can get there; and
you will not be with mel
7 wouldn't put me fut on that road
again tonight for the kiss av peace in
Paradise" Mike drawied. =
Then i must go myself. Are you
siclS?s Are you afraid What's the mat
ter with you z. sl1onted Ioarcie.
I'm tfinkin' what size boots the
Mountain Lily wears. I bet she wears
thirteens, and the print av her fut is
studded wild nailsss ss ~ ~
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

III was 800 years ago ii Florence.
Italy, that ths FIRST grand opera was
produced
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04
THE TRUE WOMAN.

The woman who holds mans heart in her
hands
Need mot be pretty nor possessed of rich
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-02-04

would never have told her, they be-
lieved that they, who stood in the
aother's places bad no right to tell
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-28
Porac Captured After Fight
Lasting Half an Hour.
Americans Found the Town Entirely
Deserted Capt. Larsen Fired on,
BOmbardS Trenches at Paeto,

Manila, Sept. 2s.-10:10 a. m.-The
movement against Porac. about eight
miles from Bacolor. in Pampango pro-
vince, which began Wednesday and
continued today. is conducted person.
ally by Gen. Macarthur. Gen. Wheel
er with the Ninth regiment and a bat
terry is advancing by two roads. while
Gen. Wheaton. commanding the
Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments, is
moving to block the insurgents from
retreatng to the north. The Thirty
sixth regiment accompanies Gen. Mac
Arthur. Firing has begun near Ange-
les.
Two Filipino majors came TO the
American lines last night with mes
sages regarding the American prison.
ers. who were to arrive this morning.
They also requested permission for
Gen. Aleiandrino. one colonel and two
lieutenant -colonels 10 visit Gen .Otis.
They were refused entrance to the
American lines until noon Friday on
account OF todays fight, and Gen.
Aliandrino alone will be allowed to
visit Gen. Otis.