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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
Use Of Poison in War.

The use Of. poison in war was
once considered not only per-
missible, but commendable, and
was defended by no less an authority
than Wolf. There are reported in
stances Of wells, springs, ponds and
streams being poisoned as a military
measure. Even in our own time in
stances are numerous of the inten-
tional deflelnent Of drinking water
supplies by throwing bodies of ami
mails into the stream or pond.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
A CURIOUS BELIEF.
Noted French Scientist Thinks Animala
Superior to Men.

That quadrupeds are in almost all
respects superior to human beings is
the decided opinion Of DR.. Ph. Mare
chal, a French scientist. who has been
studying animals closely for some
years, and who has now written a
book, in which he eulogizes them,
and especially the large quadrrpeds,
as the lords of creation.
Naturally the book, in which ami
mails are placed on a pinnacle to which
poor human beings may not aspire,
is calling forth much criticism, not
all of which is favorable. Thus one
critic says: "Dr. Marechal is one of
the most feryent champions of the
Society fer the Protection of AMI
mails, which means that he is sorely
afflicted by a disease the symptoms
Of which may be seen in anyone who
takes delight in belittling men and
spends most of his time in studying
and caring for animals"
According to DR.. Marechal there
are various striking proofs of mans
inferiority to other living creatures,
the most notable evidence being the
fact that man holds himself habit
ually in an unnatural position, where
as animals obey a natural law and con-
sequently enjoy constant good health.
In other words, he maintains that the
horizontal position Of the body is the
only one which admits Of a free cir
eulation Of the blood and he claims
that human beings would be much
more fortunate if they could go on
all fours. At the same time, remarks
the New York Herald, he fails.to ac-
count for the fact that man, weak as
he is, lives, as a rule, three or four
times as long as that vigorous animal,
the horse.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
CRUEL.
Ambition Of Aspiring Young Artist Gets
Rather Rough Slap.

The following story is told of a
Bingley artist:
His indulgent friends had praised
his attempts at painting and draw
ing to such an extent that the youth
really imagined himself to be an ar
tist. His wealthy friends even
bought his pictures for considerable
sums of money! to encourage him.
as they said.
Recently, in walking along the
Strand inLondon, he was much de-
lighted at seeing one Of his pictures
finely framed in dealers window, es-
pecially as he was walking with pref
ty lady before whom he wished to
appear in the best possible light.
Calling the attention Of the fairy
to the picture, he said:
Pardon me, but | have some Curl
osity to know how my pictures stand
commercially
And the two entered the shop.
"lIy good man, saidhetothek keep
er Of it, what is the price Of that pic
ture in the window there?'
Three shillings
.Great Scott cried the artist, re-
eoiling.
The shopman, thinking the exela-
nation to be one Of surprise at the
high price, added:
sNell, it includes the framel-
London Tit-Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23

court. To get away frem the sight
of all this, he left his kingdom aud
wandered away to live IL the woods
and worship Pan, the field god.
Now Pan had formed himself a
pipe of reeds, and he was proud of his
skill in making music. Day after day
he had blown on his pipes, until lie
really thought he could play very
well, even better than the great
Apollo could do with his Tyre. At
last, in his conceit, he challenged
Apollo to try which ct them could
play the better, The mountain god,
Tmolus, was to be the Judge; and as
he took his seat he cleared away all
the trees that had groWn over his
ears, so that he could hear every note.
Pan played his pipes softly and
sweetly, and his simple music seemed
to him to be perfect Next Apollo
rose and stood there, waiting, with
his purple robe sweeping the ground
at his feet, and wreath of laurel
leaves upon his beautiful yellow hair.
The judge turned to look at him.
Then, holding his ieweled Tyre in his
left hand, Apollo drew his right
thumb across the strings. Full and
rich and clear the grand music rang
out, and every hearer was glad at the
sound.
The judge and those who listened,
all but Midas, declared that Apollo's
music was grander and sweeter. But
Midas, loyal to his god, Pan, refused
to agree with them. Apollo, great
sun god that he was, grew angry at
this obstinate mortal who scorned
his playing, and at last he said that
such stupid ears ought no longer to
be allowed to have the human shape.
Poor Midas. His new trouble was
nearly as bad as his old one had been.
His ears grew longer and longer; gray
hairs sprang out upon them, and they
became movable, until he had pair
Of ears just exactly like those Of an
ass.
The poor king was much ashamed
Of this addition to his head. No one
could look at him without laughing
and asking him where his ears came
from. This annoyed him, until at
last he happened to think that he
could cover the ears mp by wearing a
great purple turban. he put it on at
once; and if kept the secret from
every one but his hairdresser Midas
forbade the man. on pain Of death, to
mention the matter, and, for a time,
the fellow dared not speak Of it.
Then, when he could keep still no
longer, he went quite away into the
meadow, dug a hole III the ground
and whispered the story into the hole.
He covered it up tight; but it was
of no use to do that. BY and by, q
bed of reeds sprang up above the hole
and, as soon as they were full grown,
they began to move in the breeze and
to whisper the story to each other
Many years have passed; but the
reeds are still there, whispering over
and over the story of King Midas
Whoever passes by can hear them
Boston Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
UNIQUE sWINDLING SCHEME.
Something New Recently Worked Upon
Minneapolis Messenger Company.

Novelty II seems to be one.of the dis
tingllishing features Of present-day
enterprise, and the enterprise Of
the thief is. never behind the times in
this respect. Indeed, it has been said,
and said truly, times without number,
that thesame amount of ingenuity ex-
ercised by the dishonest to enable
them to prey upon society would
bring them far greater monetary re-
turns il extended along other lines.
This little reflection, says the Min
neapolis Times, has been inspired by
the latest of novelties in the line Of
.'bunko games. The first introduc-
ton Of the scheme here was its sue
cessful operation On a local nessen-
ger company few days ago.
Some one rang up by telephoneand
ordered that a messenger be sent to
the Metropolitan theater to purchase
three seats for the evening perform
anee, two of them to be left at the box
Office for "Mr. Something and the
other taken to the Minneapolis club,
where @Mr Something would re-
ceiye It and pay the full charges.
A boy was sent to the theater, and
the purchase made as directed, but
when lie went TO the Minneapolis club
MIR Something could not be found.
A little later, however, the messen-
ger company was called up BY tele-
phone again and .chastised because the
boy had not brought the ticket TO the
Minneapolis club, as sdirected.
The boy made another visit to the
club, only to fail a second time to find
Mr. Something" there. AlittIe later
the company sent him back to the
ticket office to return the tickets and
withdraw the deposit, but the ticket
seller told him ''NIr. Something had
Just been there and said lie could not
use. the two tickets that evening, and
TO him had been refunded" the pHr-
chase price.
The messenger company is still
looking for sAIr. Something, who
may be best identified by his voice, as
far. Nc fde f.ofnna11y.s lynoU1e 1eares IF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
In Solitary eonflnem mt.

There are nows16 prisoners in soli-
tary confinement in the Massachu-
setts state prison at GharlestoWn, the
most dangerous Of the lot being Jesse
.Poinerog, THE boy murderer He
is constantly laying plans to escape
and keeps the guards ever onsthe alert
to ihwart them. lie once pulled
down the ventilator over his cell door
and made d saw Of a portion Of the
material Then the place was vailed
up and fresh air Introduced into his
cell IN other ways. He has now been
imprisoned On life sentenee27 years.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
Disposing Of Hearts by viii.


1t was q common thing IN olden
days for testator to dispose Of his
heart by will. Edward I. left direc-
tions for the burial of his heart in the
Holy Land 1.-The famous earl Of Mil
lent and Leicester, who fourished In
the early part Of the twelfth century,
bequeathed his heart to hospital at
Brockley, where he desired it to be
preserved in salt; a sister-in-law Of
Henry Ill, who died at Berkhalnp-
stead in 1889, ordered her heart to be
sent in a silver cup to The abbot Of
Tewkesburv, who was enjoined to
bury it before thehigh altar. Inmod-
ern times such testamentary direc-
tions have been extremely rare. The
late marquis of Butte, whose relatives
have gone to Palestine to fulfill his
desire for the interment Of his heart
on the Mount of Olives, is the only
testater in recent years who has ex-
pressed such wish. A gentleman
Of the name of Whitehead. who died
towards the close. Of the last century,
bequeathed his heart to Lord lie
Despenoer, Ito be deposited in his
mausoleum at West Nycombe, and
his strange bequest was carried out
with much solemnity.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
London,a Urban Trafae.

The tramways, omnibuses and un-
.derground railways in and around
London, within d radius OF i've miles,
carry ead. year about 81, ,o0o, 900 pas
sengers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
No Substitutes Yet Found.

Science and progress have dona
away with many old time notions. but
wenotice that hot water and mustard
have lost none Of their prestige,A At
Gibson Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-23
Generous to a Fault

That man is generous to fault
who never correets it.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
New PaynesVilIe.

NEW PAYNESVIII-E Mimi, May %.
--(Special.)-Ra n fell in this section dur
ing the greater part of yesterday and
last night. This rain was much needed
anG will do an immense amount of good.
Corn planting is done and the earlier
sown felds are beginning to show the
growing corn. Prof. b. J. Buckland. SUI
Per.ntendenr Of the village schools of this
place. has resigned his position and will
accept the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Nor
ris schools to which lie WAS elected u
few days ago. Memorial Sunday will be
observed by the G. A. r. post of this
place. There will be union memorial
services at thers Methodist church, at
which service the G. A. R. post and the
w r. =. will attend in a body. The Me
mortal day sermon Will be preached by
the Rev. G. W. 3. Smell, pastor of the
Methodist church. A number of improve
ments are contemplated at KorCnis Park
on Lake Kor0nis this season. r. p. Gil
bert will build a large cottage for his
own use. The PipestOne colony as it is
called, party composed Of about fifteen
gentlemen from Pipestone are commence
ing the erection of a large building in
the nature of a club house. A. F. Knebel
will also build two cottages upon the
ground recently purchased by him. The
cottages to be built by Mr., Knebel will
be unique, in that they will be built of
cedar logs, just as the timber comes from
the woods.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
TRAVELLING MN At Play
.. c. II. DELEGATES AT FARGO
PARADED TO THE MEMBER
OF SIX HUNDRED
MILL CITY LODGE LARGEST
St. Paul lis Second on the List, and
Fargo Is Third in Numbers
Among Towns of Three
States

FARGO, n. D, May 25.-(Spec; al 1.-The
both l'HkOtas concluded TWO days
pleasant grand council session here to-
night by attending the performance of
Nathan I.a.e IN a boy. The last bust
ness session was held iii the forenoon
when strong resolutions lndorsing Past
Grand Councillor Klencgii were adopted
plans taken to assess ms mbers fifty ceEtS
per capita to raise d lie -manent enter
tainmcnt fund and 10 present banner to
the ccuaci. having the largest percentage
of membership at the neat annual meet
ing. A committee was appointed to de-
wise new bylaws and report at the next
meeting. A cup was offered by Col. r. j.
WOODS for the best drilled team CT sixteen
or more men at the next grand council,
and the St. Paul council rendered a gOli
del fer the member getting the largest
number Of initiates during the year.
Just he fore the close OF tie session fifteen
new candidates We're initiated by tie
grand council officers with impressive
ceremonies In membership Minneapolis
was 70; n to be first, st. Paul second AMI
Fargo third. The parade through Fargo
ard MOOrGCad was the first part Of the
afternoon programme. Nearly 600 mem-
bers PARTICIPATED and marched to the
music OF Fargo Cass, Iton, Grand Forks
AMI Dul It'll Third regiment bands
Mayor Johnson was grand marshal an /
the line Of march wound ur in the park
where a programme Of athletic sports
was CpjcNtd by members and ladies'
Twenty-Five prizes were presented By
wholesalers and jobDerS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
ATROCITIES OF THE FILIPIN0s.
Prisoners Tortured to Death with
Fiendish Ingenuity

WASHINGTON May 25.-Ofhcial papers
received at the war department from the
Philippines give details of many horrible
crimes committed in the islands, for
viii n the perpetrators were tried before
military commissions convened from time
to time Many of them. for savage cruel-
ty and pure wantoIress are unsurra ssed.
A native named Flores. I'D detachment
of about sixty FiIipinOs on 81 piratiCal
raid upon the Pucbla or Irocin in Sorso-
gon TO plunder a colCTy of peaceful Chi
nese merchants. They met with no OPP
position yet nevertheless hacked to death
three ipoffensiVe Cinnamon. assaulted
another Sc murderUusly as To cause hin
to lose his left eye and arm and carried
off for ransom three other Cinnamon, a
native and d Spaniard. Flores was sem
fenced TO be hanged
A native captain of insurgents in the
army of the famous AiejarGrino seized a
Filipino in the full vigor of life anu mad
him buried alive.
A native policeman on duty in the
pueb:a Of Misamis on Mndinao island
was seized by a band of natives tied TO
a post and beaten with q gun. lie was
then taken out on the highway, where
his assailants finished him with bolOs
and pinned on him a paper bearing this
inscription
''Countrymen: Don't initiate me for
am an Amcricanista and have talked
with the Americans"
Cne victim was made to stand on the
brink of grave dug for him and there
stabbed to death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
Pennington.

PENNINGTON, May 25s-(Special)-
The commencement exercises of the
Pennington nigh school Will be held in
Music On June 3. The baccaIaureate ser
mon will he preached by Rev H. T. Ack-
The graduates are Charles Tierney, Carl
ton Ballard, Edmond lie Blond. Henry
Kloepping, Laura Clark and Ida Curry
John Buckley. a well known young man
Of this place. has passed a satisfactory
telegrapher's examination before the
Milwaukee railroad authorities and has
been given the position of night operator
at this place. The Philharmonic club will
give its second concert June II at Music
hall. Adam Weller, who was killed last
Sunday by a Great Western train at
Hampton, was buried Tuesday Mr.
Weller was a prosperous merchant of
Hampton Tor many years. Memorial day
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
CALLS / \ a)DEN INSULT
WHAT BRITISH REVIEW OF THE
WEEK SAYS OF CARNEGIE'S
LATEST CHIT
TALK OF YANKEE INVASION
st. james Gazette's Sarcastic Refer
ence to Forthcoming Corona
tiOn of J. PIerpont Nor
gan as King.

LONDON, May 25.-"We trust In Scot
fsh pride to rise in its wrath aga INST the
invasion of the almighty dollar" said the
Review of the Week, commenting on An
drew Carnegie's munificence to Scotlands
universities. MANY of the Oldest and
, best families in Scotland send their sons
to Scottish universities, where they pay
the fees, like the sons of their humblest
neighbOrs, neither more nor less 1t is
to be believed that this will continue if
the fees are paid for them by Mr.. Car
ne3ie. Imagine the Duke of Hamilton
Cameron of Lochiel or Macdonald of the
Isles. allowing his heir to get education
at the cost of an American ironmonger
We shall next hear Of some Chicago
pork packer proposing to buy up OK
ford and Cambridge, and debating terms
of admission and the subjects t. be
taught, of Boss Croker TO ming a
lobby to control the London university
with the object of intoxicating Tammany
principles in the mind of the rising gen
Grafton of Cockneys"
The ST. James Gazette In an editorial
headed ''The Anglo-Saxon Millennium, ."
commenting on a pess,mist's proposal
that Yankee Doodle" be made the ma
tionaI anthem; that the American Ian
guage be made compulsory in the schools,
and that the coronation of j. PierpOnt
Morgan be arranged for June or July
next, says:
But there is a bright side OF the
AmericaniZation of this insignificant
country 1t ought to make war impos-
sible. How can the patriotic American
suffer from Anglophobia when he loves
England so much that he wants to be
her owner? How could he sink merchant
ships in which his own money is invest
ed? War would ruin his industrial enter
prises, stage, press and locomotive COM
panies, philanthropic schemes aristoc-
racy race riding-in fact everything ex-
cept our agricultural, which has ceased
to exist"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
lie Sueur.

lie SUEUR. Mimi, May 25.-(Special)
German day observed by the local
lodge of St. Joseph. was a grand success.
About SEQ strangers were in the city. The
Monday Book club elected the following
officers a, their last regular meeting:
President, Mrs. A. E. Caldwell; secretary,
Miss Clara Parker; librarian, Mrs. H. G..
Smith; federation secretary, Mrs. H. +.
WeIs; committee on book purchases,
Mrs. A. Cox. Miss Edith Caldwell and
Mrs J. r. S Cosgrove. The delegates
to the state federation were instructed
to vote for the admission of colored
members. Through the efforts of the
Commercial club a monthly stock fair
will be held here Saturday, June s. and
the second Saturday of every month
thereafter A big time is being planned.
A spec al memorial service for the G. A.
r of this city viii be conducted in St
Annes Catholic church Sunday by Rev
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

LISBON. N. D. May 25.-(special.)-
John Roddy, a well known veteran Of
the Civil war, who has been bed-ridden
and helpless with rheumatism for seven
teen years, and an inmate Of the Sol
diers' home at Lisbon for eight years, is
dead, aged sixty-nine. Comrade Roddy,
who was an Englshmen by hi tn, was a
member of Company G, Fiftieth regi-
ment. Wisconsin volunteer infantry. He
was an early settler at Grand Forks, n.
D., where hiss wife died, and was con-
nected with hotel at Tower City, n. D.,
twenty years ago. Deceased leaves two
sons and a daughter. One son lives in
ST. Paul and the other at Grand Forks,
N D.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

uons probably will result in a comuleso
GNi9IoIl u Inc revenue laws there as
"eli as important changes in the method
oil handling exports and imports.
~ REORGANIZATION consultation both
ne IaInlhg and Odelsthing have passed
the Dill providing for universal com
nIlaI Suffrage for men and giving the
sunfage to women paying taxes on the
minimum annual income of 800 kroner
IN rural districts, and 400 kroner in towns.
or owning property Jointly with their
comes.
IN Milwaukee, ,Wis.-The convention Of tho
United Switchmen Of North America IL
considering committee reports 1t was
decided that Switchmen's Journal will in
the future be issued from the national
Ht 1f, aLa fI The present headquar-
L6rs are located at Buffalo. and 1t is
likely that a resolution will be adoDted
making Buffalo the permanent headuilar-
ters of the union.
Chicago-George Adams, one Of the old
est and best known live stock commits
SION S, merchants IN the West, died at his
nome mere, aged seventy years. Mr..
ADAMS came from England, and was in
st.umental in establishing the stock
yards In this city forty years ago.
Columbus, O.-Gov. George X. Nash
and party arrived from San Francisco
where they participated in the launch
ing OF the batuleShip Ohio. Gov. Nash
appeared in rather ill-health and was
so lame that he had to be supported as
he walked to his carriage. He declared
/! however that he viii soon be- all right
Milwaukee, VISA majority Of the 80
patternmakerS Of Milwaukee q4it W0,k in
accordance with a notice given seyC"dI
days ago. The men demand an inCro >
OF 10 per cent in wages and a niu-- .,..
day. A representative of one Of ll- arg
est plants in the city said that the pat
te;nmakers would not be needed as long
as the machinistS were out
Friday night gave unanimous expression
Of opposition to the Plat amendment.
Should the Nationalist in the cOnstitu-
tional convention abide by the party dec
laratiOn, the vote on acceptance of the
amendment VIII be tie
Shamokln. PA Robertson & Co., op-
Grating the COrbin and Excelsior col
ICries, agreed to hereafter pay their
employees semi-monthly. wheTeupon tho
strike of 1000 men and boys was de-
clared off. The employees will resume
work on Monday.
Philadelphia - The French training
cruiser L'Estrees, which arrived here on
May 3, sailed today for ST. Pierre Mi
quelOn island, where she VIII await tho
arrival Of her commander, vino is now on
his way from France to Halifax, n S.
The vessel is in temporary charge Of
Capt. Moreau. The former commander
Of the D Estrees, Count de Ramay de
SUGny, who is in hospital suffering
from typhoid fever is improving.
Milwaukee, Wis.-The business of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers is confined to the work
of the various committees. A brief ses-
sion was held and an adjournment taken
Until Monday. a member Of the wage
committee said today that that body has
not yet completed it's report, and IL may
be Tuesday next before the result Of
their many conferences is presented to
the convention. The opinion gains in
strength that slight increase over last
years scale will be asked.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
GRANT LOSES HIS SUIT.
Cannot Collect on Winona & south
western Railway Bonds

WINONA. Mimi. May 25.-(SpeciaL)-
Judge Snow today filed a decision in
the case Of Donald Grant VS.. the w mona
& Southwestern Railway company.
suit To collect money alleg to be due
on railway bonds. The judge finds fO'
the defendant railway comg any. Thu
decision is quite sweeping. The agg. e.
gate amount due on the bonds Of the
road was 1854, 1855 ana when the read
was sold on mortgage foreclosure on
Sept. IS. 1894. for $500 0, the net pro-
Ceeds. $32l.SS7 ware divided pro rata
among the bondholders and the def en-
cy was $19g2, 1853. On account of the
bonds being so drawn that stockholders
Were not individually liable, it was Inn
possible TO collect any more on e
bonds and the present suit is like sew
eral others that have been tried before
in this respect. Judge snow holds that
the plaintiff is not entitled to recOve
from the defendant any sum whatever:
that recovery by the plaintiff in this ac-
ton, were the action otherwise n aim
tainable is barred by the statute of linn
itatiOnS