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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
PRESS COMMENTS.

Secretary Ager and Mark Hanna
have occasion to congratulate each 9TH
er on their new coats of whitewash.-
Illinois State Register.
The Fifty-ffth congress had
three sessions; and even then couldn't
recall the foremost issue in the cam
paign Of 1896.-Detroit Free Press.
let us quit all this hypocrisy
about the P philippines being forced on.
us by Providence, and TED the plain
truth that we are wrestling sovereign
ty from the natives by the ronclad and
the eight-inch gun dianapolis Sem
tinel. I:
Many republican journals show
that they are oJltgroWing DingIey isns,
Possibly their course is not Influenced
so mneh because they are enamared Of
La partial oEsentire abandonment of the
traditional party doctrine as il is by
the evidence .that@a radical chang is in-
evitab1e and that party expediency de-
tmands submission. But whether re-
turning reason is forced or not, it still
I is returning reason and must be ae-
copied as encouraging Sioux City
Tribune.
ITO compare the comparatively
smooth. sailing career of Mr.. Mckinley
during less than single year of his
term with all the long years of strife
and struggle, hope and despair, and the
EIreachery of supposed friends and sup
porfefs Inexperienced by Washington
ind Abraham Lincolns the disappoint-
ments over defeat in battle. the nagging
4 of inffuential personages Of unbalanced
minds and unreasonable views as to
Ipo1iey, and at last the agony even athe
bloody sweat endured by Lincoln in
his martyrdom, is like exhibiting clay
IN competition with marble. Mr. Nc
KinIey Is coming in for altogether too
aafsch admiration.St. Paul Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

had found all of the sfoHce 20 hestrutt-
ful and honest, he was at a loss to make
a selection, but it finally occurred to
S him to watch She office clocks. In the
course ofa week he found that many OF
his faithful employees began to make
sneak for the door at $3.50, and that
when-the hands denoted full six o'clock
there was stampede like herd of
steers. One evening only young book
keeper was left at his desk, when the
hour arrived He toiled on 7as il he
meant I'd stay. all night. When he, had
put In Is minutes over time the mer-
chant entered the office and asked:
: Williams why are you NOT out on
your bike the same as the others 2S
Because. sir, these bills should be
mailed tonight to hit the. Boston boat
was the reply. s.
@But If there was any loss you would
not, suffer-
IS .sRrit yoa would. sir, and tits my yduty
30 prevent loss to you"
'fhen the merchants eyes filed with
tears, and he took the young man into
.edIss y sFsi1ip and made millionaire of
Eim. His faithful employe had lin
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

gered to write letter to his girl, In
stead ofsmaking out lssforfhey house,
but the principle was just the same. It
is the employe that puts in half an
hoursovertime almost every day in the
week who is sure to attract attention
and die rich.
THE STORY OF THE POT OF GOLD.
farmer who was grubbing out a
stump in his field unearthed a large
iron pot filed to the brim with gold
pieces. He brought a horse blanket
and poured the treasure upon it, and
his son William danced around the
.glittering heap and cried. out:
Say, dad, old Croesus couldn't hold
a candle to thisl We-are rich enough
to smoke cigars and have creases in
our trousers all the rest of our born
days!o
sAh! my son, but it is not our
money. .f'replied the father. 'sThis treas
ure was probably buried here by Capt.
Kidd, and as an honest man / can
not use enough to buy a. plug of to-
DotSOs oAI tlAC SO4lAoi AuhV Y
up the captains heirs and turn 1t over"
When the treasure was carried, to the.
house the farmers wife wept tears of
joy and began to plan how best they
could use it. The farmer returned the
same answer as to his son, and added:
~ have gone bare-footed and bare
headed have worked early and late
have toiled in heat and cold, and /
have been so hungry that toad-stools
have tasted like oysters, but in all this
4 have never forgotten my honor
Should I use enough Of this money to
buy, q sticking plaster for Bills sore
heel could never again hold up my
head among honest nen.'
The wife. and son raised a great hull
labaloo, but the farmer was firm That
same evening 4 stranger came along
with q horse and buggy, and halting at
the farmhouse, called out:
Does josiah sehernerhnrn live
here" s.
He do replied the farmer.
Is he an honest man? 2"
He are" -
'Then let him give up the treasure he.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
The separation OF Cream.

You cannot thoroughly separate
cream from milk if the separator is not
run at full speed. Cream for consumers
should be pasteurized. This kind of
cream will appear to be thin. but it
should be sold by the Babcoek test.
Cream should be sold for one cent for
every per cent. of butter fat IN the
cream. Parchment paper wet in cold
water will draw the color from the but.
ter. Washing butter in salt water is
simply throwing away salt. Casein will
coagulate at 80 degrees. and it is safe to
pour hot water into the cream and
make white specks in the butter. Ru-
raj New Yorker.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

BROAD T1RES ON NCURtED SURF ACE.
is so soft that the broad-tired wagon
sinks into the ground to any consid-
cradle extent the draft is SO heavy
that hauling is almost impossible.
On roadbeds which have curved
surface. as shown in the accompanying
illustration, broad tires are a disad-
vantage, as only the inner surface
touches the edge of the road, and the
leverage produces greater friction at
a than would be caused by the. use of
narrow tires. The wider the tire the
more friction, and the harder the load
pulls. This principle also applies to
roads that are full of stones and upon
roads which have frozen and uneven
surfaces. Roads which slope to one
side or the other cause the same diff
Guilty. This applies to roads about a
farm, and where the land is hilly the.
objection is more pronounced. Of
course the increased leverage is not SO
perceptible unless the surface of the
ground is hard. Just how much differ
ence:in draft there is between wagons
With narraws tires and those with
never been accurately determined, but
it is considerable. - Orange Judd
Farmer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
WATER IN ABUNDANCE
1T Is Absolutely Essential TO fhs
Highest and Most Perfect Milk
Production.

An abundant supply of water, easily
obtained whenever the COW wants it,
is necessary tlo4he highest milk produe4
tion, About ST per cent. Of milk is wa-
ter. and Iffsthe cost's $ supply OF water
lis limited the milk yielded is proper
tionately reduced It pays to furnish
pure, palatable water summer and win
ter, so that the COW will drink large
quantities, as, within reasonable limits,
an increase in water consumption
brings an increase in the milk yield.
some dairymen are obliged to water
their cows in summer from artificial
ponds. When this is the case the pond
should befenced and the water drawn
off into a trough by a pipe controlled
by float valve, SO that the trough will
always be full OF clean water. When
cows are allowed tos stand in q pond
the water becomes indescribably filthy
and the cows will not drink enough TO
maintain full milk yield. Such water
is liable to tafnt the milk, and some Of
the filth which collects on the cows
body while standing in the water is
very apt to fall into the pail at milking.
This summer we saw dairy cows drink
ing from ponds in which they stood
and in which pigs wallowed. Milk from
single herd of cows watered in this
way might taint the entire product Of
creamery.
In winter dairy cows which have poor
shelter and are obliged to drink ice
water from creek dread the chill and
often do not drink as much water as
needed. It will often pay to warm the
water, using one Of the cheap heaters
on the market.
On stormy days if cows are exposed
while drinking the milk yield will be
reduced sometimes as much as 25 per
cent, and when the weather is bad IL
will pay either to have the watering
trough under a shed or else carry wa
ter to the cows and let them stay in
the stable.
There are devices on the Harket
which keep supply of water constant
ly before cows in the stable, and tests
made with these devices show that
when used the milk yield is increased
over that given by any other method OF
watering.-Wester Plowman.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

THE STORY OF THE PIN.

One day an excellent young man of
irreproachable family started out to
strike q job. He tramped from bank
TO bank, and from store to store, and
the inevitable answer was:
Iou have fine shape and good
set of teeth, but the western boom has
fallen fat and business. has been
knocked higher than a kitel'
When he had finished with the banks
and stores this excellent. young man
was somewhat tired out, but nota bit
discouraged. He knew that if worse
came to worse he could edit a newspa-
per or jump in and play ''Ham1etp He
started in and applied at all the car
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Testing the Lungs.

To ascertain the state of the lungs
a person should draw in as much breath
ass as ca Ii be done eonTenf ntly hen
eountas long as possible in slow and
audible voice without drawing in more
breath. Note carefully the number Of
seconds In consumptiYes fllesatinie
does not exceed ten, and frequently is
less than six seconds. In pneumonia
and pleurisy it ranges from four to
nine seconds. If the lungs are sound
the time will range from 20 to 35 see
onds. To expand the lungs go into the
outer air, stand erect, throw the head
and shoulders back and draw the air
through the nostrils as much as possd-
BILE, Having filled the lungs; raise the
arms, still extended, and suck in the
air. When you have thus forced the
arms backward, with the chest open,
change the process by which you draw
in your breath until the lungs are
semptied By this process several times
| q. day The hest will be enlarged, the
lungs will have better play and con-
sumption may be warded off. ff.-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
NaY york Sugar Beets.

The number of analyses Of sugar beets
made BY t1IesNeW Y ork agricultural ex-
.tsi psr riinlent Station during the, season OF
1888 IS 34ss. This number includes beets
srrogn under the direction Of this sta
ton and from seed which is furnished;
also samples sent from the commissions
er of agriculture, representing beets
grown under the SPECIAL caresof his de-
partneTlt. The results of this years
observations appear to be fairly satis-
factory. The average percentage Of
sugar IN the .beets as determined from
a43 samples Is 14.2, with a.s.coefflcient
of piIrfty of IS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
A pisngrecslasle wreteh.

! eyes said thu Isa3y who was making
her first call, 'yc ~ little boy looks very
much like his mamma"
'Oh, do you think so?" the new neigh
Dor returned; 'I'm so glad. Ny hus~
band always insists that the dear little
fellow looks justlike his papa,
sOh, well, men are so eeoncefted, Fou
know @
'.But this isn't conceit. It's just ANA
tural desire to be disagreeable.
'sWhy, i don't understand. !"
t'You see, little Jack papa was one of
the first men from whom | ever was di-
vorced ."-C Chicago Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
culture Of cauriaower.

Cauliflover ought to receive similar
treatment to cabbage, except that it re-.
.aliires an extra rich soil, an occasional
application of liquid manure and fre-
auent watering, especially when head-
ing. Early sorts in this latitude are
mostly soWn III hot beds, transplanted
once before setting in open ground and
finally transp1anted before the middle
OF April in rich, deeply worked soil, two
feet BY IS inches apart. Late sorts are
sown and cultivated like late cabbage.
When heading tie the top leaves to-
gether to protect from exposure to the
sun
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

penter and blacksmith shops in town.
Then he offeredsto dig in the sewers or
shovel sand. As a last resort, he of
fered his services to a push-cart man..
but owing to the hard times he was
told that there was no push for him.
After seven. days or steady tramping up
and down the streets, and when he had
about made up his mind to GO to Eu-.
rope for the summer, this excellent
oung man turned into Chestnut street
from Jay. AS he did soehe'noticed
brass pin lying on the sidewalk. Sew
eral pedes trians had stubbed their toes
against it or stepped over it,, and no
body had thought it worth picking up.
Our excellent young man had no sooner
discovered the pin, however, than he
swooped down omit with great celerity,
'fslad shs had scarealy y stuck it in his coat
when a very grave looking man accostr
ed him with: e - =
young man, you called at my office,
four days ago and applied for a job"
Yes, sir; did, 80 ~
81 told you that had 13 extra clerks
to spare, owing to the falling off of
business, and advised you to start
chicken farm up in Connecticut. Was
that pin you picked up p??''
''It was# sir.'
"Ts it. a habit .of yours to go around
picking up pins?"
s ct is. l also pick up tooth-picks';
shirt buttons, shingle nails and other
stray articles"
Young man. come with me-. have
a place for you at, $25. Per week, and if
you continue to pick up. things and be
ambitious you shall some day be my.
partner" -
And we all know how the excellent
young man made one cork do for the
mucilage and ink bottle in the office
and at the end of 20, years owned the.
business ana was worth SIS ,000, coo.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
TRAFFIC HAMPERED.
Good Roads sermons Taken at Ram Ram
DOM from a Number OF Illinois
Local Newspapers.

That the good. roads fad has more
of a foundation than have many OF the
roads themselves, is apparent to any
one who is in a position to read the par
pers Of the land. From the local papers
Of a single state dllinois) where roads
are about as they are in many other
states--we CLEAN the. following: At
Chandlerville, "The roads are SO rough
the doctors are talsins, the train when
they can to go TO see their patients, and
when that is not convenient, they
walk At Pleasantyiew "the warm
weather stopped the wood haulers.
owing to bad roads At Jacksonville lie
news agent announces that son and
after January Is, the delivery Of Sum.
day papers will be discontinued on all
streets not paved, until the conditions
of the roads improve. At Plymouth
Coal is again in demand by many OF
our people. The roads have been so
lseverlasting muddy, the haulers OF coal
from the ridge could not .~et in with a
load" a Bloomington papez vs.; In
most towns of central Illinois, grain
hauling is suspended until the roads
are better. - etc.
Now.allof the foregoing wonld lead one
to infer that the goesl roads movement
has more back of it than "a mere hand
| full of bfcyelists, who want farmers to
build good roads, so that cycling may
be enjoyed by those city fellows. :
| 1T is gra#ifying to know that even the
farmers are. now looking at the question
in the he right light, and are showing dis
i'posifion to work hand in hand with
cyclists for the benefit and betfermend
/ of all concerned - Good Roads.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
AUTOMATIC sTANCHIoN.
A Most Excellent and Safe Device
for Cattle That Have Not
Been Dehorned.

The pieces A and B are the movable
parts, the first closed and the other
open. The narrow strips I, III, each
OF which is two inches wide and three
quarters of an inch thick, represent the
apparatus by which the stanehions are
operated. The pieces ] and III are
and connecfeu through iasl srl -faa
bolts, that at g being fitted with block
against which the upright A is to play
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Western Enterprise.

Stranger lin Dugout City, Kan.)--ft
doesn't seem as If this place could have.
o,0Oo population, as you report.
Resident-7VaI1 it ain't got quite that
much ordinarily. You see we took+tiae
census the day the circus was in town.
IN. Y. Weekly. ..
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
The Last straw.

Museum Manager-De snake charm
er's gotter stop drinkin' 4
Assistant Wot's de matter2
NJ. Mile had 'em de other day, an
went troo' his whole performance wild
cut his real one in his hands. N. X
journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Great WORLD Drnma.

All the worlds a stage and al the people
are butsactors;e
AS Shakespeare says they aret
And. furthermore, each person ln ms nessAs
of hearts is
. Convinced that he's star
cleveland Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
couvei,ience.

We've had weather from the Klondike,
where the biting blizzard flies,
And it won't be many months before we
pant meath troplc skies
So where's the use of travel? !? We can stay
at home and walk
While any style of weather Is delivered at
the gate.
Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
nIalsinr n sure Thfng of 1t.

s.I was just paying q BET, papa, ex-
planned the young woman who had been
caught indulging IN oscula tory exer-
aeises. II bet him kiss.
s'And what did he bet
sA-a-another kiss, was the hesitat-
ing reply Chicago Times Herald
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Hopes Handiworh

Hope painted pictures marvelously fair,
And made my dwelling rich beyond COM
pare:
But, while dreamed and dreamed, Time
crept about,
And all Hopes handiwork he blotted out'
Town Topics.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Her Raror, eser spoiIed.

Mrs. Riggs Why do. you dislike Dr..
Curem?
Mrs. Muggs--He cured my husbands
rheumatism, SO he can n ever ten when
it is going to rain, upd last week
spoiled a brand-new hat.-Stray sto-
ries.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
From the Nursery.

Dude (posing for bold, bad man y
How does water taste, Miss Belasys
Miss Belasy You don't mean to say
they've brought you up all this time on
milk ?-HarIem Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
A Clear Case.

Managing Editor hat new report
er is. crazy.
4 Exchange Editor What did he do?
Managing Editor Tried to gain ad-
Inittance to q house by repre- ese nfIng
himself as a book agent. Broo oklyn
Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Al MATTER OF HABIT.

Miss F.-Why, what is the matter
with little Mabel? 5
Ethel (whose father has just made MS
third matrimonial venture oh, never
mind her. She always cries fhat,w way
when papa gets married Harlem Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Tun nf Kind.

Miss de Flirt-Yes, dear, you've just
given me my fifth engagement ring
Mr.. de Snap Capital! You're the
ninth girl TO whom 7 have presented It.
Jewellers Weekly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
pHE sroRY OF THE cLocK.

u A merchant who was growing old and
who had no near relatives, cast his eye
sover his many sFsployes. with ayiew to
selecting some one TO become q
Junior partner and thus relieve him Of
some of his cares and worries. As he
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
lIEjIz i lzk{7lizl5dIaE
Proud.

II tell YOU" said the proud father,
that's a mighty smart child Of mine.
Mighty smart
What has he been doing r.
Nothing in particular. Only he's nat
urally up to date. He takes to oat--
meal porridge as if he liked it, and
talks something that sounds for all
the world like Scotch dialect Wash
ington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
she Had the Price
SEEC StA 20 : :.
a;n 4bay nrafesfed thAt the duke

In vain they protested that the duke
was an adventurer or worse.
what" they finally exclaimed II
there were a price upon his head?
Beryl Aus der Wabash, the WIllful
heiress, only smiled.
sI have the priceI" she answered
them, in all confidence. Detroit Jour
nal
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
From new york.

"You had your burglar alarm taken
out 2"
..Yes, was tired of having the baby
sealked every time the house was broken
into. Town Topics.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Our burden Defined.

sWhat is meant by the white mans
burden, papa 2?
Killing off heather in order to re-
claim them. Detroit Free Press,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

aWhat do you -tn1nKs rapa asaf<eu
Jack if he expected to get any money
in marrying me.
ssWag Jack insulted 2?
ssInsulted? He told papa that a good
home was more Of an object to him
than wages. Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
That Explained 1t.

/ Teacher Come here, Tommy, and sit
down.
Tommy--Don't wan'ter. I'd rather
stand.
Teacher Why, how is that, Tommy? !?
TommyPa smashed his finger in
the door this morning and laughed
Harlem Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
A Clean RECORD,

AS you write, o bard inspired,
BY this simple rule be led;
Pen no lines which can't be pasted
On your tombstone when you're dead
-Chica pa Record
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
xUbv tbe Minister sighed

.Jinggo--What did the minister say
when the plate came up?
sHingso--He said he wouldn't mind 50
much If the buttons were all alike.
Syracuse Herald.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Cox,Inensation.

The car of the Russias, or; so they say,
Gets twenty-five thousand dollars day:
The writer of these lines doesn't get
THAT much, but he has more fun, you het
IL A. w. Bulletin.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
PA Gets Facetious.

ssWhat do youswant2' r.
s.Your daughters hand"
sCan't do it. Take her as a whole or
leave her. We don't do an installment
business here. ~ Harlem Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

Long ere the CHEEKY robin comes
With his vocal. vernal chats
Lo. here the bustling drummer drums
With women S new spring hats.
Puck e-Ss445s
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
The start.

The Moralist Man proposes and
The Married Yes, and that's where
the trouble begins.-N. Y. journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Life.
LA1Es
lass LOT of work to do.

An endless lot Of work to do,
Three meals day, some clothes, that's
all;
And when the toiiseme jouFn ney 9 through
S a hideous portrait on the wax.
Record. sass II
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
For the Nursery.

For the Nursery.
I I bought a little hobby horse
And 1t was dapple gray;
gave it to my baby boy
And then I heard him say:
"Oh, take away this foolish toy,
The horse has got to go--
An auto-solne thing s what ] want
AS you had ought to know"
-Chicaga Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15

Cyclist (making his willy Yes, and
1 wish my body to be cremated, and the
ashes to go towards making einder
path.-Ally Sloper.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-04-15
Guarantee Fulfilled.

Miss Hojack Ito the milkman @-Look
here, Mr.. Chawk, you warranted your
milk pure, yet the laetometer shows
water in it.
Mr.. Chawk- Well, ma'am, guaran-
tee that the lactometer shows that the
water is pure If. II says anything
about it--N. Y. World.