St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
THIS AND THAT.

i Australia has most sheep per head
Of the population, and servia anl
Roulnania have most pigs
Australia general atien abovs
sea level IS 790 feet only, the lneanIoi
the whole world being (, goo feet.
Although there are ii 900 acres
of orchards IN England yet they buy
100000 tons Of apples abroad IN q
year
In hospitals Of less than 100 beds
The death rate is g5 per 300 in those
Of over 200 beds i rises to so pei
eco,
England has d ,15D, ,ool j
year Scotland, rs, 0o0 serrnany,
3,239 900; Italy ,55go, coo France,
70a .O0o.
The United Z gdon1 produces 2e, I
100000 oysters year, France 3oo,-
900, ,00o, and the United States
/ 100000.
India absorbs gold and silver at the
rate Of &C, ,ooo, 900 sterling year.
| Most of this il hoarde Cd Of mad into
ornaments.
The grape has more 81 gar IN it than
| any other fruit, nearly Is parts in 100
being sugar The peach has least,
only / per cent.
British cattle increased last year
from s, 70 ~ 80 to |, ,8o5, no. Sheep,
on the other hand, decreased BY 700
600, and pigs By s5o, 900.
NEW STYLE OF BEGGING
Dodge Worked in Swell new York
Restaurant.
The greatest exhibition IF nerve
{ ever saw, = said the man who eats in
an uptown restaurant a good deal,
was put up the other night By d
friend Of mine who happened to dine
with me very unex xpeetedl and whom
/ never expect to see again.
He did not look like the genteeI
panhandler you meet On Fifth avenue
with q hard luck story and tale; Of
other days AS be walked into the
restaurant on Thlirt5 fourth street.
where { am dinin 6 no ont would have
thought that he vas going % 40 what
be did. His clothes, 10 Be SIRE, did
not fit the place, but they had been
good ones when they were new. He
was midd e-aged
was just prep parillg 8 to devour n1T
steak when he came rafh er hesifa tin O.
III toward nay table. BE reaehed
Il be pulled out Tie vacant chair op-.
posite me and sat down. Then / saw
him take up the card and Il oficed that
his fingers shook little, although be
had not been drinking moment
he touched me On the arm and ID
quiet voice said:
beg yoin pardon, but would It
be too much to ask you to buy me
something to ca .s''
For 8 minute didn't speak I
was 50 surprised at getting such d re-
quest ii the kind Of rest staurarlt t
was il that { diid1l'E know what Is do.
hen / looked down the aisle and saw
ny waiter heading for my table. the
usual slnirk on his ex pansive connte
nance.
Give your order quick, said, as
the waiter came up. Then I went on
with my dinner
Give me d beefsteak rare, fried
potatoes, lettuce, then some black cof-
fee and piece of mince pie, said my
guest, II 4 voice that seemed strange
.ly composed. After the waiter had
gone the man put down the dinner
card, Looked at me for moment land
said suppose you think ID d good
one, but m actually starving
haven't had thing to cal since yes
ferday noon I've begged borrowed
and been tempted to steal even to get
something to eat, but it was no use.
had fo do something o. go plumb
Il
crazy ou think it's funny, & know,
that struck this place, but # q have
struck 8 beef stew joint Or anything
under this itt's dollars 10 doughnuts
that the kind Of man that eats ID them
would have turned me down hard.
be man n as raTenously hungry.
Vhen he got through the platter was ]
as clean as I ever saw one. He never
tried to continue lie versation.
While the ter Va getting bis oof
fee / saw him figure up the price
{ going to Be s I.225, rs he said
ss knew If, said, and when
thought none was looking passed
The money under The table When lie /
got it he said thank you and / think
bis voice kind Of shook. He took the |
check from The waiter and without /
another word went out, payin 8 at the |
desk as he passed
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