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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
due time win universal recognition for

due time win universal recognition for
itself.
Its situation is favorable fer such
result, for who that attended the
worlds fair has forgotten la Rabida,"
the reproduction of the convent at Pa
los, Spain, where Columbus took ref
uge and where his plans for sailing
westward were matured2 In 1898 the
relics of the past, so generously loaned
to the exposition, were guarded by reg
ular soldiers of the United States army.
Now its treasures, though incompara-
bly, more valuable, need no such attend
ance. DR.. Emma Ne. Moore, the resident
physician. assisted by Mrs, Ida =. King
and other CHEEKY nurses, are warding
small inmates need dread.
The building is situated on small
promontory extending into Lake
Michigan, and here, during the most
suffoca ting weathe., pure, invigorat-
ing air may be found. All poor, sick
children are welcomed. : The mother
or some responsible person comes
with them and remains to be taught
how to take care of them. The hours
are from $3.50 a. m. to p. m. The sick
child is examined by a physician, and
food, or, If necessary, medicine is
given. In many cases bath seems
of first Importance. and If this is not
too radically in opposition to the
mothers principles, is promptly ad-
ministered Some of the older chill
dren object vigorously to such an
unheard-o- proceeding and the moth
ers themselves often appear panic
stricken, but when the ordeal is over
the change for the better is SO appar-
ent that the maternal heart is filled
with pride. and. after few days, the
patient makes his appearance in a
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
GLASSES SHOULD BE BATHED.
0ptician Says Many Supposed Cases
of Failing Eyestght Are Due to
Dirty SpectacIes.

Half the people who wear glasses
and complain that their sight is grad
ually diminishing owe the idea to dir
ty glasses" remarked an optician to
a Chicago Tribune man. ''Spectacies
and eye glasses are as much benefited
by bath now and then as people are.
1t is strange how many people there
are who think that by wiping their
glasses now and then they keep them
clean. The fact is they want bath
just as frequently as does human
being.
You see. it is this way. The face,
and especially the eyes, is all the time
giving off fine yapor. This clings
to the glasses and the dust collects on
them. As soon as they become clean
that is, apparently clean-fhe wearer
is satisfied. So the process goes on.
But while wiping the glasses cleanses
them and is necessary. a bath is also
'equired. Every time the glasses are
wiped a fine film of dirt is left on them
and this gradually accumulates and no
wiping will clean it off. In time this
coating gets quite thick enough 10 blur
the vision, even though, at a glance,
the glasses may appear clean. When
this occurs the sight is diminished aud
they come to me, or some other opti-
clan. What they ought to have done
was to give the glasses bath in warm
water, well scrubbing them with a
small tooth brush and soap, and after
wards wipe them. This should first
be done with chamois leather and then
with tissue paper. to polish them
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
About shoes.

The style of wearing extremely man
nish shoes with clumsy soles is some-
what counteracted by the very femi-
nine looking slippers that are being
brought out, the toes of which are
gradually growing more pointed and
invariably have the tall French heel.
The Louis Quinze heel and high flap
with buckles and rather large bows are
the favorite. The pretty notion of hav-
ing the heels and velvet bows in colors
to match the dinner gowns has received
the stamp of general following.-De-
reit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08

proper condition, for all are encour.
aged to come daily until the little
ones are 1ully recovered. So long as
there is plenty of room without
crowding ont baby, older children
are allowed to attend their mothers.
It is by no means only the very poor
who avail themselves of the adyant-
ages of this sanitarium. Nice little
mothers with the cleanest of children
go out to La Rabida, as well as those
who are able to pay for the privilege.
A free omnibus runs on the nour and
half-hour from Sixty-fourth street and
Stony Island avenue, in which any
one may ride. II he chooses, one may
deposit small sum in the box near
the driver, but no charge is made.
For mothers who are unable to pay
car-fare, street car tickets are pro-
vided. They are expected to carry
their own luncheons, but hot coffee is
furnished for all. In eases of dess itu-
ton, the entire luncheon is given.
They are encouraged to pay a little il
possible, that their self-respeet may
be maintained or stimulated. But
there ere many pitiful cases of abso-
lutte want.
On the second floor very sick pa
tients may be wheeled or carried
around in the corridor from which
may be seen the courtyard, bright
with flowers. From the corridor a
large room opens which is utilized as
a hospital in serious cases. While
the children are supposed to return
home at five o'clock, it would be dan
gerous for some of them to bear the
journey, and poor air and food at
its end. These are kept in the lit
tie white beds under the care of the
physician and trained nurses until
well enough to go with their moth
ers. Many lives have been saved in
this way.
Different clubs have furnished
rooms and generous donations have
been made. But a certain number OF
ladies have banded together and made
themselves responsible for expenses.
They have fitted up .sLa Rabida," the
use of which was granted them BY
the park board. The work is great
one and, strange as it may seem, in
ducing needy mothers to bring their
children is no small part Of it.
From seven until nine every morn
ing many mothers find their way to
Trinity Diet Kitchen for Infants, on
Wallace street, near Thirty second.
This was recently established for the
purpose of furnishing daily supply of
proper food for babies. Each is ex-
amined by the physician of the insti-
tuition, its food prescribed, and it is
expected that the child will be
brought every day that the officials
may judge whether it thriyes prop
erly. When necessary, baths are
given. Food for "a hours is placed
in a jar which is packed in large
pail of ice to be taken away by the
mother. All who can do SO pay ten
cents. Those unable to pay receive
the food free of charge. Constantly
increasing numbers are availing them
selves of the opportunity thus offered
for improving the health OF their lit-
tie ones. EDWARD JULIAN.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
oLD-TIME BASEBALL TRICKS.
The Pitcher Had Gum ON the Ball and
the Shortstop FIy-Paper
Glove.

You may talk about the sweeping
|curves and the parabolic shoots of pres
ent-day baseball pitchers" said the fat
man who was at one time mascot for
the Lightfoot Lilies of Jones county, re-
lates the Chicago Inter Ocean, ..but
there isn't one of 'em that could have
held a candle TO old Dean Braley the
last season that he did the .wirling for
the famous Ringtail Roarers. He d
probably be in the business now II the
Lightfoot Lilies hadn't exposed his
tricky methods in their annual game
with the Roarers that summer. The
funny part of it was that the season
before he couldn't pitch anything but
a straight ball, and even the high
school teams used to touch him up for
a dozen hits or so every game. As for
US, we smothered him.
"But the very next season he b1os-
somed out with those wonderful curves.
Why, visitor to town said thai in one
game he saw Braley pitch an outeurye
so close to the plate that the batter
struck at it.. The ball kept right on
curying until it came around toward
first base and caught the runner nap
ping. The next ball pitched was an in
shoot which not only drew another
strike on the batter, but which curved
around to third base and caught a
runner there. The catcher, according
to the visitors story, wasn't really
needed, but played in the field, just to
fiji out the batting list
well, of course, we put all such talk
as this down as hot-air fund contribu-
tions, but we knew that there must
be some foundation in the reports that
Braley was pitching very slick ball
And right We were. When the big
game came along he put it all over us,
and for eight innings not one OF us
touched first except the first
baseman when he was in the
field. Bill Thompson, Home-Run
Hawkins, and even Capt. Siugger
Burrows himself were all at Braleyia
mercy. They struck at outs they
couldn't reach; they let ms go by that
shot over the plate-in. fact, they did
everything but connect with the ball
Then came the fatal exposure in the
ninth. Little Sammie Salmon, the first
man up for us. fell fat on his face 10
dodge the first ball pitched, but il
curved square over the rubber for
strike. The next one was one of Bra
Iey's slow change balls, and Sammie
held his bat out to bunt. Thud! You
can ina gine his surprise when he start
ed for the first to find the ball stuck fast
to the end of his bat. Dean Braley
made a rush for him, but the boys held
him back, and the secret was out. The
Roarers' pitcher had been sticking
chewing gum on the ball, and the ex-
ira twist obtainable made his wonder
full curves possible. The umpire, Of
course, forfeited the game to the Lilies,
nine to nothing. But that wasn't the
end. The Roarers had discovered that
Capt Slugger Burrows wore fy-paper
mitt at shortstop. and although the
most ignorant child knows that fly
paper is made for catching flies, the
umpire gave the game to them also.
making the score tie, nine to nins-
What followed is best left untold. As
the Jones County Courier said, it wac
a game Of .forfeits with the kissing left
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08


chinery will do the work more effec-
lively and more cheaply. In Japan
much the same methods prevailed un-
til recent years. OF course, it will be
a long time before these methods will
be obsolete in domestic use. The
farmer who raises his own rice will con-
tinue to clean it in his own house in
this way, perhaps for generations to
come. But the people in the large
towns and cities, who have to buy, will
in time learn that it is not econom-
icaI nor necessary for them to buy
three or four pounds of clay with every
hundredweight of rice.
Now that we have our rice we must
get it ready for eating. The typical
celestial appreciates the Importance Of
this more keenly than anything else.
Every Chinese OF both sexes knows how
to do it. It takes at least one hour.
You miss you servant or workman at
about II o'clock. He returns in leis-
urely manner at about one p. m. or
later. E#
"Why did you leave your work so
ear1y?"
II went to cook my rice"
The chair coolies put in an appear
ance at about $40 a. m. instead OF
seven. as was agreed the night before.
"Why are you an hour and half
4ste?"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
THEY ALL EAT RICE.
Everything in China Depends on
the Price of This Cereal.
Crude Methods of Preparation-How
the Grain Ia AduIferated by
Dishonest Dealers-AnnuaI
Consumption.
Especial Hinghua (china) Letter.l

MSN F THE cereals in. China rice is
N far in the lead in Importance
e ~ over all but the northern prov
inces. The price of labor and of nearly
everything else depends largely upon
the price of this great staple. When
the crop is short there is a famine, when
there is famine there is often re-
bellion more or less formidable. So
important is this that even the corrupt
government understands the necessity
of having government warehouses in
which to store grain in order to pre-
vent the rich dealers from running up
the price in times of scarcity. Several
times recently the Hinghua prefect
has attempted to regulate the price of
rice by proclamation, though with
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
The First step.

What we want to do," said one of
the sbenighted nations wise cid men,
is TO get civilized
st know" answered the chief; "but
how shall we go about it?"
We'll, I suppose the first step is TO
quit killing people by hand and learn
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
Cause ana Effect.

Mrs, Richmond-They say brain work
is more fatiguing than any other kind
of work.
Mrs. Bronxborough-I quite believe
it. Whenever my husband has to work
late at the Office he is sure to have
headache next norning.-N. 7. Jour
nal
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
Where She Is Wtse.

why. do you consider woman more
intelligent than man?'
Because she has sense enough not
to show al that she disbeEeYes, Chi.
cago Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
Arousinr Him.

Mrs. Dimpleton-It is time to give
the baby his milk and the dear httle
! soul is asleep. want him to wake
naturally.
Dimpleton-That's easy. III snore
/ q few times.-Puck
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
a-~s.-~----------~"-a-
BOOSTERS Must BE Licensed.

The board of health of Hoboken. n.
r., has made an ordinance requiring
people who keep growing cocks in their
backyards TO pay dollar license fee
for each. This Is in the interest Of
peace and quiet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
Rall Told.

Physician-Here is your bill, Mr.
Jones.
Jones-I am just beginning to real
ize how sick was.Harpes's Bazar.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-09-08
NATURALLY.

II believe that you call your horse 3
cob. Mr.. spatts?"
"Yes, Mr.. Spudds."
"Cornfed, I presume ?"-Town Top
les.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
Buckinshalnl Bits.

SHDRPARDS, VA, April 1O.-Specfal.-
Cards are out announcing the nlarriaG
Of Miss Ellie Hooper to Mr.. TEntlie Hol-
man, of Gainesville. at her mothers,
Mrs. Powell Hooper, near this place,
April 18th. at 10 o'clock
The farmers are we'll advanced with
their work. though the season ls unusual
" late. A gentleman remarked yesterday
that this was the Only 9th of April he
could recall that he DID not hear whip
poor-wills and see the dogv God blossom
It is cold enough now for a big fire. There
is great cry about scarcity OF labor; the
negro can't be had.
Mrs. Daniel Pollard, who has been crdti-
cally i'll for the last month. is much bet
ter.
MIR. Jack. Hooper is quite sick.
The grip and pneumonia are prevailing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
MYSTIC KNIGHTS.
Third Annual Session in Roanoke.
Next Place of NJ Letting.

ROANOKE, VA. April 10-Specia1.-se-
lect Council, A. o. K. of NJ. c. of Viz
ginia, are holding their third annual ses-
sion in Roanoke. a number Of delegates
from various sections of the State are
here. mostly from the southwest.
The following officers were elected to-
night: Select Chaplain, J.. NJ. Keister;
Select Commander, w. H. Peters; Select
Commander, T. NJ. Beamer; Select
Marshal, w. A. Bagby: Select Secretary
and Corresponding Scribe. DR.. G. B.
vogel; Select Treasurer, H. l. Carroll.
Select Inside Guard, w. E. Bricker: Select
Outside Guard, S. E. Gray: Trustee. e.
NJ. Gross.
The installation Of officers will take place
Tomorrow night at Assembly Hall. Roam
oke was chosen as the next place of meet
ing. In April 1901. Or. G. 3. Vogel was
elected a delegate to the Supreme Castle
in Harrisburg, Pa. next year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
COTTON MARKETS.

. = i -
NEW YORK, April 1o.-CoTTON.-spec-
ulatton in cotton futures continues to pc
restrained by fears OF mampulatlon. = ne
uncertainty Of investors was lntellslned
to-day by a lack of knowledge concerning
the acreage and an absence OF rel!aole
data bearing on the Texas food situation.
The market opened steady, Win prices
a To points 90 a9w e'te sns nSs unae
Quotation and reports from TINS sue .iial
the floods in the Southwest were creating
little damage to bottom cotton lanaS. 1n or
lowing the call, our market showed more
or less irreguEarity, and slowly sasseo
under scattering sales for both accounts.
But rally near midday carried prices up
ward 10 points on the more active posi-.
tons, the advance resulting from squirt
OF Wall Street buying.
With this demand satisfied however.
there was another relapse under local SELL
ing. and an almost total absepce OF
buyers.
Advices from Southern SPOT markets ct
crop centre indicated no immediate PROS
7,ect of material reduction in receipts. The
market here closed quiet. with prices 2
points higher to points lower
CoITON::.-s cotton, closed quiet ); and
steady; middling uplands. 9 SIS; 1niddiing
gulf. 40: sales. !, 1888 bales: .,,o -
cline. April es5: May, 9.35; June. s.3o:
July. 9.29; August $50: September. $40;
9stober ST. Tsya ear ss7 SOP Rec sapes
q o'I ~ "oiAootS' 40 So' > 49, >,'"''
Futures closed quiet; April. $40; May,
sas: June, sss July 80; August 80 20
rs: December, 7ss: January. 500; Feb
ruary, sol; March, sos.
GoTroN h1et n midi 9 Saes net sales
i ,7ss bales; Stock. lsi,sso bales:
ex rsa 'so Great Brtain Saes
France, 4.531 bales: to the Continent, 7,MO
bales; stock. 575, 49, bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 2SSG7 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 42.445 bales: to
France 1866 bales: to Continent, 8. $50
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
SsSs b nss eSRSF ce to Sfs9' ba He.a to
Continent, 2.250,164.
NEW ORLEANS. April 1o;-coT rIto -
J Jnie s.ss@s. 50: July, 9sas37; August,
7.S7G7.sS: November. 7.75G7.7S; December,
7.75n7.76 January, 7.76@I7S.
LIVERPOOL. April 1o.-coTroN.-spot
quiet, prices. 1-32 d. lower; American mid
ding fair S 223-32d.; god middlinS, ia. !;
mliddlins: 5 TSP; low middlins. o FIG; !;
good ordinary, sd; ordinary rSc lS-1ed
which 500 We're 500 for speculation ana
export. and included $500 American bales.
Receipts, 24.1OO bales, all American.
at the decline: American middling. l me-;
April. 5.20m5.21 sellers, April and May.
sir. buyers; May and June. 514Q2. l9
value; June and July. OF. value: July
September, 5.00d5.c1, byers: September and
October, AL, buyers; October and Novern-
Der, 4.31, sellers; November and December,
buyers; January and February, 42l@4.2,
sellers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
1JyEppOOT, Anrn O-COTrON,-Sp
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 1O.-FLOUR-Fairly
active on low-grade winters and winter
straights. but there was little call for
spring bakers or other spring wheat
brands.
RYE FLOUR-Slow.
CORNMEAL-Firm: yellow western, SOC;
city. SIC.
RYE-Dull.
BARLEY-Quiet.
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Spot quiet; No . red, 1880.
Options displayed firmness pretty much
ali day as a result of local covering, in
spired by bullsh gossip on the Govern
ment report, together with strong CONT
mental markets and good foreign buying;
closed firm at A@2ac. net advance; May
closed at 747sc.; July. 74Bc.: September,
74Hc.
CORN-Spot firm; No red, 47Ac. OPP
lions opened firm and later advanced on
light country offerings, a good specuia-
tive demand West and the strength IN
vanca; MaySclosed at 452sc.; July, 461sc.;
September. 4Gssc.
OATS-spot easier: No. .. 2SAc. OPP
lions inactive but steady; May closed at
CUT cG17r .MEATs--Firm: picked bellies,
s7.5O@S; picked shoulders. S6.75@7;
picked hams. $40 5o@lo:I9.. e. o.
Refined strong; Continent. S7.63: South
PORK-Strong:5 mess, S13.2oGl3.lo.
BUTTER-Steady; western creamery,
17@2Oc.; State dairy, e1SQ19c.
CHEESE-Weak; fancy large, white,
s12m12Ac.; fancy large colored, &c.; fan
cy small, white, 12ll@@12Ac.; fancy small,
colored 1S@131c.
EGGS-Firm; southern, at market, liz
S@121ac. 49,
L .5O;3 New York, $1.75; Long: Island, S1.5O
@1.75: j ersey sweets, S25O43.
a \ I.1s,~y1,s "a -
PETROLEuN1-Eas
ROSINLSteady.st
TURPENT1N e. firm "a u 57@5711S
CABBAGE steady; Long Island .ss4@6:
S tFREIGHTs TOSLIVERPoo Quiet.
ACOFFEE-Market%s for coffee uturess
opened quiet, with prices 5 to 10 points
higher on active general buying led by
shorts, prompt by firmness inss Euro
mean markets, smallesS Brazilian celptSs
than p looked q for, exc tionally heavy
warehouse deliveries 81 and the improve
smentS in spot demand. - Trading cont nued.
active all "a az, vii h the market showing
inherent strengt Partia lsreact1on
action resulted SIS from fucries of profit.
taking. The smarketsc oseds steady at un-.
changed pricesatos 5spoint ssadyance:ziIo-
staIa sales reached 600 ags,1ncndtng.
May. 20. s5; Jnlys :90;. september,s go 93e
S7 Jobbingssss q sna tSsteadA;;sCo r-
alS SITGRR1 strong fair refining,
a i516cf cent tfuEal, q 9S degrees.test.
q 7-16c.: molkSsesS sugar IL 81 refined
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
NEW Pu Bill BUILDING.
Bill Introduced fbrsthe Erection q
One at ChaElottesvillc.s
" ashins ton Bureau, The Times
No. SIS Fourteenth Street.

W aSmnStonG Bureau, Inc Times
NO. SIS Fourteenth Street
WASHINGTON, April 1o.-Speciai.-
Representative Hay introduced bill to-
day to purchase a, site and providing for
the erection thereon OF a public building
to be used as courthouse and post
Office at Charlottesville, Va.,z and aDpro-,
priating 100000 therefor.
Senator Daniel introduced a bill to-day
to pay George w. Ayre. OF Virginia. s., sou,
the amount of a bond taken from MIN
by United States authorities In 1851 sss
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the Orange State Bank. Of
Orange, Va, to commence business as
national bank, with capital of $4,000
NJ G. Field is named as president
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission has announced that examinations
will be hello in all large Southern cities.
where there is a local board of hammers,
on April q, a and Is, for the position
of first-class craftsmen for marine work;
also examinations for mechanical drafts.
men.
From the eligibes resulting from the
examination, 5certifcation will be made to
the positions Of frst-class marine enEt-.
neerins craftsmen at the Newport News
sCVa.) Navy Yard, att salary of 50 per
diem.
The examination is open to all citizens
of Virginia.
Captain Lamb called at the Navy De-
partment to-day in company with two
tobacco merchants Of Richmond, to make
an effort to secure for them the contract
for furnishing the enlisted men of the
navy with plug tobacco. The Secretary
promised to consider the matter.
Representative RiXey returned to the
city to-day from LeesburS. Va.
These Virginia postnasters were APP
pointed to-day: George r. Tal!ey. Annex.
and Marquis L. Del. Cash. New Glasgow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
Breach or Promise.

BUCKINGHAM C. H.,f$V A. Aprtl ..
Special. LIN the County Court to-day the
case of the COMMONWEALTH against. NJ
.Tapscott was commenced. T1his is the
second trial Of this case, the former trial
having resulted in a hung jury
The case has excited unusual interest.
It being a prosecution for betrayal under
promise Of marriage. The counsel In the
case are Hon. n. D. Flood, sHobhouse
sPatteson and Camm Patteson, for the
accused, and p. w. HUBBARD and "A. s..
Han, Tor the Commonwealth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
serceant spencer's FuncraI.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, April 51O.-Spe-
cIal.-The funeral of the late Sergeant w.
=. Spencer took place at II o'clock to-day
from the Episcopal Church. The services
were performed by Revs. W. T. Roberts
and Il. B. Wharton.
The handsome casket was completely
covered with floral offerings, among them
a beautiful pillow, given by the city
through the Council. %
The pall-bearers were ole. friends OF the
deceased Committees from the Masonic
Lodge. of which Mr.. Spencer was mem
her. and the City Council. attended the
funeral. The interment was in Cedar
Grove Cemetery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-11
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, April o.-FLoUR-Qu
and unchanged.
7sSo Nay Sss seo! J ans A 7aa4&e.
Southern wheat, 70@74c.
CORN-Dull; spot, April and May, AK
Gi4Ac. Southern white corn, 45A@46Ac.
B OATS-Steady; No. 9 white, Bic: No.
mixed, 29c.
RYE-Dull No. . nearby. 54a55c.; No.
western, 5S@59c.
SUGAR-tirm and unchanged.
CHEESE-Firm and unchanged.
RIvfi2R-F'irm and unchanged.
EGGS-Firm and unchanged.