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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
THE Law or FINDING.
Finders Title Perfect Except against
the True Owner.

the True Owner.
Here is some information which
may be useful to our young readers.
The law of finding is this:
The finder has clear titleagainst
all the world but the owner, and the
proprietor Of q coach or railway ear
or ship has no right to demand any
thing which nay have been found
upon his property Or premises. Such
proprietors may make regulations
with regard to found property with
their employees, but they cannot bind
the public"
The law was declared By the high
est court more than 100 years ago, Id
which the facts were these:
A person found q wallet containing
some money on shop floor He re-
turned it to the shopkeeper to b. re-
turned to the owner. After three
years, during which the owner did not
call for his property, the finder de-
manded the wallet and money from
the shopkeeper. The latter refused
to deliver them up on the ground that
they were found % his premises. The
finder then sued the shopkeeper, and
it was held, as above set forth, that
against all the world but the true
owner the title Of the finder is per
feet Golden DAYS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
The Lilac.

The common lilac, which is known
to botanists as syringa vulgaris, has
been in cultivation for over 300 years,
and its native home is said to be on
the mountainous regions of central
Europe, from Piedmont To Hungary,
whence II was introduced to cuItiVa-
ton III 1897. Botanists recognize
about IL species of lilacs, foundin 4
Wild state, and these are native from
southwestern Europe through central
Asia and the Hinalayas to Mon golia,
northern China and j span None d
The species i I native of the American
continent.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
VOL. XI.NO. ~.
The WAY OF JOY.


Locking on the failing flowers,
Shabby white and rusty red,
Done with suns and winds and showers
"Thats the way Of joy he said.
But she laughed and touched his hand:
Dear, you do not understand.
ssseetD he cried, and took a rose.
Ruinous but hoping on:
sJust breath, and SOFT goesi
There's joy of our life gone
Yet she laughed and touched his hand:
"Dear, you do not understand
Haif-impatient with his love,
Half-inclined to draw her nigh,
Once again he sought TO prove
BY bloom that joy must die
But she laughed and stayed his hand:
sDear, you do not understand.
And she caught the rose from him,
Ere the petals fell apart.
Gazed on II with eyes grown dim,
Took It safely to her heart
Sighed-then laughed and caught his hand;
'Dear, now won't you understand?
~. j. Bell. in London Madame.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
TELLS HOW IT WAS DONE.

Prisoner Who Became Interested ia Get.
ting the Facts Straight.
It is not often that the prisoner IN
the dock deliberately gives himself
away, but at least one case is on rec
ord IN which the temptation was too
strong The man was being tried for
attempted murder, and the lawyers
were hotly Wrangling about the var
IN which the pistol must have been
fred.
The prosecution would have it that
the prisoner was on horseback at the
time Of The occurrence, and that he
held the pistol with his left hand.
But the defending counsel obstinately
maintained that the pistol was fired
from within a house.
The accused had shufled very un-
easily in his seat during the discus
sion Of this point, and finally he broke
IN with the remark:
You're both Of you wrong, and
I'm blessed If I don't tell you 'ow it
was, seeing that I did It an oughter
know, It warnt done with no pistol,
nor on no horseback, nor in any room.
] was in a field, and ] steadied an old
double barrel gun on stump and
blazed away An now that points
settled ! hope the court will give me
credit for telling the truth. z
The court did giVe him the credit
be wanted, but it also gave him ten
years imprisonment. London Tit
Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
The American Beauty Rose.

The American beauty is strictly
q hothouse rose and requires consid-
erahle skill to grow its blooms to the
wonderful perfection with long stems.
The large blooms are at the expense
of many Others that have been dis
budded to secure the few specimens.
The universal demand for them also
has much to do with good prices.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
HIGH PRICES FOR PAINTINGS.
Some Big Figures Quoted at Recent
London Sale. .

Some Big Figures Quoted at Recent
London Sale
Among high prices for paintings
obtained at recent London sales the
following are noticeable: A Hob
bema landscape brought s4s, s,o35,
within 81, 900 Of the record price paid
fora Hobbema in England. Romneys
Mrs. Dorothy Champion Crespigny''
brought S28, 500; Z Gainsborough's
Mrs. Hallaln,. !. SIS, ,345; j. Russell's
Mrs. Elizabeth Currie, a pastel, $7,-
$40; Sir ]. Reynolds Mrs Willett, "
Sc, 500; Murillo, portrait of himself,
s13, 800; Wander Halst, portraitof Ad-
miral de Hochepied, s., ,975; T. Gains
borough, portrait of Isaac Sequeira,
81, 900; Sir Fl. Raeburn, Susanna
Morrison" Sd, $50; + de Mabnse, por-
trait Of Jacqueline de Bourgogne,
s12,260; Sir J. Reynolds, portrait Of
John Masters, $s,175; Andrea So
lario, @The Annunciation, !, SO 900:
Velasques, head Of Philip W, 10
inches BY Is inches, $780, and five
tiny Watercolors by Sir John MiIais,
My First Sermon, !, q My Second Ser
mon,a z saThe Order Of Release, . The
Prescribed RoyaIist and ssThe Hu.
guenot, the last five By three inches.
So, $50.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20


the best, though I did not know this
till afterwards. She refused my offer
to mail it
Z suppose you would like to apply
the bellows to It, wouldn't youg she
asked, with seorn.
ss0h, no. Truly. I wish you may
be successful, said T Send your
manuscript and let us be happy once
more"
In the weeks that followed / was
sorry for Elizabeth Anna, and / tried
to show her / was. Ibid not track in
any mud, nor forget to provide kind
ling, coal and water for the kitchen.
In numberIess little ways again won
her good opinion of me.
At first SO confident was she that
one of the prizes would be hers that
she spent a snug little sum Of money
she had laid away for the sole purpose
Of taking the children with her to visit
a beloved sister in a distant state. A
new carpet replaced the one IN the
sitting-room, and many little orna-
ments found their way into various
parts of the house The most expen-
sive article bought at this time was a
handsome bookcase and writing desk
combined / have often secretly
wondered if Elizabeth Anna hoped
she would eventually write books to
Iadorn those shelves.
I'llreplace the money, John, when
I hear from my story, she said, and !
did not have the heart to deny her.
But the days stretched into weeks.
and I noticed that as hope began to-
die in Elizabeth Anna's heart, she
toiled the harder beyond her.
strength, { knew, and finally was.
Iobliged to call a halt. Work and pay
I in the shop had been on the increase
| and on the day that hereturned man
useript came I had the pleasure, at
Fthe same time, of handing Elizabeth
Anna check on the bank for 800.
Tears sprang to her eyes, and with
out word she left the room, return
ing with an armful Of manuscripts
neatly and closely written.
Come with me. john = she said
followed / wondering.
She led the way out Of the house,
across the garden and into the shop,
then turning, she said: tSI'm going to
| do as You said. { am going to apply
the bellows.
Don't oil. I did not mean it lit
orally"
But / mean It literally, = and, suit
ing the action to her words, she
stepped to the forge.
Wait moment, = said |. sIfyou
will burn them, let me use their heat
| in making you little keepsake {
threw on little coal and she laid the
precious manuscripts on top. Itook
| 4 small bit Of iron, and, heating it,
soon beat it into the shape of little
anchor.
That means the ship 5 1atrest after
the storm, doesn't it" said she, smil-
ing.
It hangs inst over themantelin il our
little sitting-room, and Elizabeth
Anna says when she is tempted to be )
big simpleton she looks at the anchor
and It restrains her. Sunny South.
s5S
HIGH PRICES FOR PAINTINGS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
Reverses the Order.

Some things 80 without sa ng. but
tie bore usually say without goiag
Chicago Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
SURROUNDED BY DANGER.
Crew on Lightship OF Cape Ratteras
FACE Death Daily.

e ace QSdln Ian -
The most arduous and the most
dangerous duty performed BY en-
ployes Of the United States govern
ment IS that Of the officers and crew Of
the lightship on the Diamond Shoals,
which extend about 13 miles into the.
ocean off Cape HatteTas, directly IN
the path of vessels bound between the
northern and southern ports Of the
United States, the West Indies and
South America. This region, says
William e. Curtis, in the Chicago Rec
ord Herald, is known as the grave
yard Of the Atlantic" because Of the
many ships that have gone down
there, and the hundreds Of lives and
the millions Of dollars worth Of yes
|sels and cargoes that have been lost
there. Its the most dangerous place
for navigation in the entire Atlantic,
for there the northeast and the north
west winds meet and combine their
forces, while frequent fogs, cross cur
rents, under currents and shifting
sands add tothe dangers. BY 9 glance
at the map it will be noticed that the
continent projects intothesea and the
shoals extend SO far from the land
that shippers are compelled to stand
out and increase the length Of their
voyage to escape them.
Being 13 miles from land light
house on the shore would be useless,
but it is necessary to keep some sign
to warn ships of the shoals, and the
task Of furnishing it has given the
government more trouble and anxiety
than any other problem. The va
rious attempts to solve it furnish the
most interesting and exciting chap
| ter in the history of the lighthouse
service. Il has seemed sif the storm
dragon was determined to maintain
and defend the evil reputation Of the
place. A lightship is kept there con-
stantly. There are two vessels built
especially for this purpose. They
carry crews Of IA officers and men
| q captain, mate, engineer, cook and
| ten sailors. The captain receives q
salary Of 800 a month, the engineer
$50, the mate SIS and the men $40 a
month, as compensation for perpetual
imprisonment within hulk that is
continually tossing about on the
waves and in constant danger Of being
run into by other vessels IN fog or
blown ashore in q gale. These men
look death in the face daily, but their
isolation and idleness are more difficult
to endure than the dangers to which
they are exposed. Imagine men who
live in a gale Of wind all their lives.
They cannot stand it more than three
months at a time. If they were con-
fined on the boat much longer they
would probably go crazy
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-20
Never Boasts Of II.

Haman IS truly benevolent he nevea
boasts of Chicago Daily NeWs.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
Upton HINTS At COMING AGAIN
HE GIVES A DINNER FOR HIS SAILORS AND
PRAISES SHAMROCK. WATSON
AND SYCAMORE

Sir Thomas Upton last night gave dinner for
Porto Rico. the three vessels which composed his
feet through the yacht races, at the Marlborough
Hotel last night. There about one hundred
Jolly tars seated around the board when Sir Thomas
Upton arrived accompanied by Watson, Ratsey
and his private secretary, Mr.. Westwood
AS Sir Thomas took his seat at the head Of the
table the band struck up Here Comes Sailor"
and simultaneously the diners arose and cheered
heartily AS the din subsided Sir Thomas arose
Better luck next time" the toast he pro
posed. In a little speech he said:
need not say / am delighted to see you all so
Jolly, And there is really no reason why you
should not happy, for while did not lift the
Cup got fairly and squarey licked. You did
your best and do more. Captain Syca-
more ought to be proud of his crew. and the crew
OF the Shamrock ought 70 be proud OF captain
Sycamore. i am proud of you all II l should de
eide again 10 race, ! Would not change single
man. provided you would all be willing to go with
me. Captain Sycamore is good a skipper ever
stepped a boats deck. and the crew is as good
any that manned racing yacht.
thank you for what you have done Tor me. You
for Il moment lett your post OF duty. Your
conduct has been such make you a credit
your country and for this also thank you most
sincerely. boys.
The Shamrock is good any boat ahoat- De
signer Watson deserves all credit for the thought
and the skill he has laid down in its construction
But the best OF boats needs little luck, and while
there plenty of luck about that day did not
to any Of II.
don't want to appear having monopoly
Cup challeng ging If any Britisher chooses to chal
ienee for that Cup he viii have my support
But If none other comes along will give the mat
ter very serious consideration, and If cam
start those screw nails which seem mold tnat
Cup down so securely.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
A FIGHT IN B4T4NGAS.
WITH INSURG RGENTS-LIEUTENANT
BEAU KILLED.

Manila, Oct. 10.-A detachment of the 2lst
Company of Macabes to-day encountered large
force of insurgents near Lipa, Province Of Ba-
tangas. Lieutenant Beau. of the Macabes, was
killed, and of the force wounded The
enemy was strongly intrenched. After two
hours fighting the Americans retreated to
await reinforcements. The insurgents num-
bered over three hundred, were armed with
Remington and Mauser rifles, and apparently
had plenty of ammunition
Mr.. Martin teacher at Mauban. was capt
Ured by insurgents while visiting neighbor-
ing town under escort of native police. The
next day his captors, relenting, tied him in a
hammock and carried him TO point within
mile of the town and released him, saying he
was non-combatant.
The entire police force of Catanag, Province of
Tayabas, numbering eleven, have been carried
off by insurgents. armed only with bolos Pre-
sumably the police made no resistance, though
they well armed with carbines and re-
volVers.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11

incorporated its duty is ito promote. encourage and
sustain, by all proper means absolute and unqual-
ifed loyalty the Government of the United
States, discountenance and rebuke, by moral
and social influences. all disoyalty 10 said gov
ernment. and every attempt gainst the integrity
of the nation"
In keeping with the terms of its Incorporation
the Union League Club last evening passed by
unanimous resolutions which called for the
appointment OF a committee Ito consider what
may be duty club. and what of usefulness
may be within our reach They added
Resolved, That the expressions and behavior OF
President Mckinley at the moment Of the as
sault and in the hour Of death to his country
and its people a legacy Of spirit and example that
hencefoTth Will adOrn its history ana continually
renew their higher feelings.
President Tappen deferred the appointment OF
the committee. which is consist of five members
and which probably will present report at the
next meeting OF the club. Mr. Bliss, having been
appointed a member of the memorial commute,
called to meet at Canton. Ohio, was absent from
the meeting last evening, but speeches on the reso
lutions were made by General Swayne and Colonel
McCcok
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
ITO HERE TOMORROW. 4
JAPANESE RESIDENTS PLAN TO ENTER
TAIN THE ORIENTAL STATESMAN

Marquis Ito, former Prime Minister of Japan
He has been making the land journey across the
continent 10y easy stages, stopping at Seattle
st. Paul and Chicago. He will probably remain
in this city for some time and arrangements are
being made by the Japanese residents to enter
tain him in a lavish manner
The health OF the marquis has been poor ever
since he resigned the Premiership and dissolved
his Cabinet. His physicians told him to travel
and he is following their advice. If the length
OF the statesman's visit in this city warrants
it the Japanese entertainment committee will
secure a private house for the use Of himself
and his suite. Otherwise they will have quarters
at the Waldorf-Astoria owing to the uncer-
tainty regarding the condition of Marquis Ito's
health, final arrangements for his entertainment
have been deferred until his arrival
\ dinner will be given in his honor by the
prominent japanese residents unless he express
es preference for a more informal kind Of
entertainment.
Although Marquis Ito has resigned all Of his
government offices, the local consulate has been
asked by the Japanese Foreign Office 10 look
after his entertainment. Acting Consul Tanaka
is working with committee Of members Of
the japanese Club. which has house at No
227 West Twenty-fifth-st. They have heard
that Ito's health is steadily improving, and nope
that he will feel able 10 enter into the festivities
which they are arranging. The marquis is sixty
one years old. This is his fourth visit TO the
-niF a
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
RrRI4L OP CONM4NDER WISE.

ANNAPOLIS Md. Oct. 10 (SpeciaD-The body of
Commander Frederick NJ Wise who died August
a. at the Naval Hospital, YokohOma, buried
at the Naval Cemetery this afternoon with mill
tary honors The funeral took place from st.
AIMS Church. the Rev. Joseph P. McComas OFF,
cfatfng The pabearers were: Commander c. f.
Colahan Commander George L. Dyer, Lieutenant
Commander ". s. Benson, Lieutenant Commander
T. b. Howard. Professor n. NJ. Terry and Profess
sor H. Marion. Commander Wise was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1867. He assigned
to duty at the Naval Academy in 1877 at the head
of the department of modern languages He LETT
a wife two daughters and two sons. One of his
sons is First Lieutenant Frederick NJ. Wise jr, Of
the Marine Corps.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
FRANCHISE T4X HEARING.
NEXT SESSION MAY END TAKING OF EvI-
DENCE.

Albany. Oct 10 (SpeciaD.-Ex-Judge Earl, of the
Court Of Appeals. listened TO further testimony as
referee to-day In the suit brought by various cor
porations of the State test the apprasements Of
corporation property made by the State Tax Com
mssoners when they put In operation the Fran
chise Tax law.
The State represented at to-days hearing by
Deputy Attorney General Cowan and ]. Newton
Fiero. and the corporations by Charles A Calm
and W. Fl. Page. Testimony received from
Colonel Timothy l. Williams. vice-president OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. in relation to
the value of the property of that company Mr.
Williams told about the taxes IL paid and other
points OF interest bearing upon its net income.
At the close of the hearing, the States attorneys
not being ready 10 proceed. adjournment
taken until October IS II is possible that the next
hearing will be the final hearing of evidence and
that then the argument of counsel will follow.
II is understood that ex-senator David B. Hill
will argue that the Franchise Tax Law is unconsti-
tutional All the corporations that have paid taxes
under the Franchise Tax law have done under
stipulation with Attorney General Davies that ii
the Franchise Tax law is declared unconstitutional
the taxes they have paid shall he returned them
Deputy Attorney General Cowan says that the sum
of 100000 is involved in th@ approaching decision
of the Court of Appeals the conStitutonaltty of
the Franchise Tax law.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION WORK.
FOUR BATrLEsHIPs AND FIVE CRUISERS NOT
YET BEGUN.

YET BEGUN
Washington, oct. l0.-Work on four hattleShips-
the Virginia. the Nebraska the New-JeTsey and
the Rhode Island-two armored cruisers-the South
Dakota and the California--and three protected
crusers-the St. Louis. the Milwaukee and the
Charleston-the contracts for which were let last
winter has not begun yet according the report
OF the Naval Bureau Of Construction. made public
to-day showing the progress of the work the
vessels of the navy.
The battleship Georgia, one Of those recently let,
stands at l per cent. OF the other ships OF this
class the Maine advanced points in September,
and now stands at 81 per cent of completion; the
Missouri has gone UP point 10 10 per cent, while
the Ohio stands at 43 per cent the same as on
September l.
cruisers per cent; the Pennsylvania, at
Cramps standing at 4 per cent, and the West
Virginia and the Maryland, at Newport News, are
marked at l per cent.
The Cleveland. at the Bath Iron Works. shows
the greatest advance in the protected cruiser class
being set down at 81 per cent. The Denver at
Neafe & Levys. is marked at 81 per cent; the Des
Moines. at Fore River, at 81 per cent; the Chatta
nooga Nxon's. at 46 per cent; the Galveston, at
Trgg's, at 40 per cent, and the Tacoma. at the
Union Iron Works, at 20 per cent.
The four monitors range from II TO 81 per cent
and the submarine boats from the Plunge 81
per cent to the Moccasin at So per cent. The tor
from g. per cent in the 0f the Strv-er- 10 %
per cent in the Bainbridge and the torpedo boatS
from % per in the case oI tht I.ngcv TO fS
per cent in the OF the StrinShara.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
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MAY HAVE TO GIVE Up TRIP.
MARQUIS ITO IS SUFFERING FROM HEART
TROUBLE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Oct. lO.-Stricken by recurrent affection
of the heart. a maady TO which he has long been
subject Marquis Ito former Premier OF Japan, Is
confined TO his room the Auditorium Annex, and
may be forced abandon his prospective tour OF
the United States His condition is such that his
attendants much distressed concerning him
All plans for the visit il Chicago were laid aside
and no arrangemtnts made for the continu-
ance of the Journey. +. Koyama the Marquis's
physician, announced tonight that the noblcman's
condition was less hopeful, than In the early part
OF the journey.
I'VE NAV be forced to return to Japan at any
time because OF his excellenCys health, and for
that reason we have made plans from day TO
day II was our hope that travel in this country
and in Europe would he of great benefit him. and
that a complete rest from cares of state would
give him the needed strength.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
DEMAND FOR GOOD BANK OFFICIALS

SECRETARY GAGE SAYS THAT HE COULD PLACE
TWENTY YOUNG MEN IN $4,000 POSITIONS.
Denver Oct. 1o--Lyman j. Gage. Secretary of
the Treasury. was the principal speaker al meet
ing of Denver banking employees here to institute
a branch Of the American Institution of Bank
Clerks Mr. Gage declared that the demand for
good bank officials is greater than the supply
Said Id:
If knew that you were capable, could take
twenty young men out Of your midst and place
YOU III positions in various parts of the country
which would pay you $4,000 year.
Fifty wears from nov The country Will have
population of 190 0G0,003 people, and the banking
business will increase proportlCnately
New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
J,rNTJ0yED ron COLUnBIA president

chicago. Oct 1o.-Professor George Edgar Win 2
cent of the University of Chicago, The Rec
ord-Herald" says is mentioned prominently for
president of Columbia University. to succeed Seth
Tow Professor Vincent OF the three
Leading educators considered for the presidency
~ Vale when Dr. A. I. Hadley finally
selected. He is a son Of Bishop Vincent Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. the founder of the
Chautaudua School, and was graduated at Yale
in 1885 with high honors.