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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
Mexico to Have Fish csnneries.

A plan which is receiving govern
ment sanction Ill Mexico il for the
establishment at NazatlaE Of large
packery and cannery for the preserra-
ton Of shrirnps ard fish, writes . cor
respondent IN the New York Post.
Fish Of fine grade abound IN the Wa
|ters Of sinaloa and Topic, but there
is no way Of preserving them, and con
sequently there 10 only a local demand
for them Its thought that the es-
tablishment Of 4 thorough equipped
modern packing house will enable
this country 10 compete with the
United States in The foreign sale Of
many kinds of fish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
WESTERN COLOGNE HABIT.
New York Barber Says 1t IS Commoa
to Occidental Business Men.

a
to Occidental Business Men.
An officer Of one Of New York's
national banks who IS somewhat of q
martinez IN business matters and very
persistent ii following up an idea had
occasion recently to look up a west
ern financier, says the New York
Times. That the maj existed be was
certain, but IN some way or another
he had become mysterious because
his actual personality and financial
dealings had nevsr been completely
established. The bank officer sum-
moned half a dozen employees Of the
bank to clear up the affair and ascer-
tanned that a yellow ticket re-
quest to bankers agency to do de-
tectiVe work in the casehad been
sent ont. The reply established the
mysterious fnancler as solvent andof
good habits This Gid not satisfy the
bank officer. Calling to him a clerk
who had seen the man, he questioned
him about the minutest details of his
appearance. Finally he asked: Did
You smell him q
Smell hi1nl' exclaimed the clerk.
mo, sir.
Didn't detect any odor of cologne
about him?o
.Gologne2 No, SIR
ou can CO..
Then, turning to visitor Whoas
face betrayed amazement at the last
inquiry, the bank offieersaid: That's
. new one to you It's Just this: I
know the man exists, but I'm not sure
yet i he's western banking hustler,
and I was fishing after one general
characteristic Of that lot. You can
test it yourself. Go to the Waldorf
and get IN with a lot Of western fnan-
ciers and promoters who are little
verdant as to occidental ways. The
first one that takes out his handker-
chief will make the air reek of cologne
IN nine cases out of ten. In theother
case it will be patchouli or musk.
They don't use women,s perfumes.
It's just cologne or the ranker odors
] have named. They don'tknoW that
the business men Of the east don't use
perfumes, but they are conscious that
how shall I put it? Well, that the
great west lagsin the matter of toilet
advancement, and self-conseiousness
and a desire to be in the syim impels
them to resort to perfumes. They
need two or three visits to the metrop-
oils to learn that they are violating
good taste. Some Of them get mani
cured. But that's another story, and
Haven't time to-day to telIit. South
erners don't make such mistakes un-
less they come from the iungles."
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
A HORSES SENSE.
4 Lama Animal Goes Directly to Black
smith for Relief.

SmIln 10I RelleI.
A remarkable instance Of equine
sagaeity was exhibited recently which
j. testified to by several reliable Wit
nesses Thomas Drummond, a
teamster Of Janasville, Wis, as related
By the Gazette Of that city, owns q
horse which has been afflicted with
lameness for two or three#eeks. One
morning Mr.. Drummond turned him
out upon the common, hoping that
fresh air and exercise would benefit
the animal. Upon gaining his liber-
IL the crippled horse hobbled along
on three legs direct to the blacksmith
shop Of William Eager, entered the
shoeing department. and stood there,
holding up his injured foot, with his
head turned and his eyesintelligentlY
fixed upon Mr.. Eager. This peculiar
act upon the part Of the animal at
tracted Mr.. Eager's attention and in
Hduced him to examine the foot held
invitingly up for inspection. The re-
suit Of the examination was the dis
covery Of a long nail driven into the
frog, the cause of the lameness, which.
Mr.. Eager removed. Mr.. Drummond
generally had his horses shod at
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
NOT ALL INJURIOUS.
Interesting Information Abont the MI
crobes That Inhabit the Human BODY.

u
crobes That Inhabit the Human Body.
Many varieties Of microbes lbae-
terra inhabit the human body, which
suits them SO well that they never
leave 1t Of their own accord. These
microbes are, IS it were, aliens to the
aody, for the newborn child is per
feetly free Of them; bur il takes them
only a few hours to settle themselves
on the baby's epidermis and the mu-
eolls membranes, whittier they are in
trodueed BY The sir and the water.
They then migrate into the interior
Of the body, where they thrive and
multiply, especially ID the hot sea-
son. Not ali Of these microbes, Of
which to-day so varieties are known,
are injurious; some are even believed
I to exercise useful functions in the
body At any rate, the number Of
disease producing microbes is rela-
lively small If we consider theinfnite
number Of individuals It has been
found that The cavities Of the mouth
contain no less than 80 varieties,
which either make this part of the
body their permanent home or thence
pass through the aIimentary canal IN
TO the stomach and the intestines. Al
though certain bacteria are destroyed
by the gastric aeid, there are neverthe-
less found IN the stomach about 30
varieties. Ihsy are most numerous
in the iHtestines. TIE question as to
whether or rot these microbes are
fayoring digestion is still unsettled,
but il has been established that GER
tain intestinal microbes produce poi
sonous substances calculated to orig
mate various diseases. Besides the
normal microbe vegetation found in
the healthy human body there are oc-
easionally also discovered foreign
pathogerie microbes, the originators
Of specific diseases, such as cholera,
typhus, etc; and It is believed with
some good reason that, at least in in
diVidual eases, the propagation Of
these foreign intruders IS largely
checked by the normal microbes. {.
Z. Tribune.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
! A SAVING INVESTMENT.
Good Story Of the Eccentric Judge Grover.
of New York.

Good Story Of the Eccentric Judge Grover.
of New York.
Among the members Of the court
| Of appeals when that body was first
elected By the people at d spring cleo
tion in 1870 was Judge Martin
Grover, quaint and curious old man,
Whose eccentrielties attracted atten-
tion wherever he was known, but
whose robust mind, judicial fairness
and intellectual capacity compelled
respect. That he was an exceedingly
l#odd old fellow may Be gathered from
the following anecdote Of him.
When I was d young man. he
| said, s. used to take the Gospel Her
aid and Evangelical Magazine, as it
was called, It. was published ii
Utica and was edited By Rev. A. B.
Grosh, assisted By Rev. Dolphus Skin
ner That paper saved me hundreds
| of dollars. .
HoW% he was asked.
I'll tell you,o = answered the Judge.
Up at Angelica, Allegany county,
where / lire, the Methodists, the
Presbyterians and the Baptists used
to get up frequent reyivals Of reli-
gion. They weren't satisfied to have
a nice revival among themselves
they wanted to getme in. When they
found they couldn't, they insisted
that ! should help pay the expenses
of converting the other sinners.
There 5 where the Herald came IN. 7
could see 'em coming toward my Of
flee way up the street. And then I'd
get out my Universalist papers, and
when q party Of 'em entered I'd ap-
pear to be very much engrossed IN
stndying my Herald. Good morn
ing, Brother Grover, they'd say.
Then I'd look up IN apparent sur
prise and return their greetln, still
holdin onto my UniFersalist paper.
You oughter see the looks Of those
good deacons. They'd hem and haW
and glance about my office, and final.
y go away without asking me to sub
scribe. If one was bolder than the.
Others and demanded subscription,
! shut him up pretty quick by offerin'
to lend him some back Numbers of
my Universalist Herald. But you
don't believe that stuff !? he'd say, sad
II No; not exactly, I'd answer him;
only I'm doubtin' ID my mind II it
amt true. Good mornin' Brother
Grover, he'd say, and go out. And
when he'd gone I'd put up my papers
and buckle down to law again until
the next deacon came. It saved ME
hundreds Of dollars chuckled the
judge, ssand it only cost one dollar d
year. Utiea~ Observer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
A WARTIME INCIDENT.
showinz Friendly Terms Of Besisged AMI
Besiegsrs at Mafeking.

showiny Friendly Terms of Besisged AMI
Besiegsrs at Mateking.
During the siege of Mafeking the
trenches had grown very close to each
other; IN fact, SO near that converse
tons could be shouted across the IN
tervening space. An Englishman
called out:
Hey! I say, one Of you Beers
stand up and I'll take photograph
Of you
Have you got a camera p came
back the reply, in good English.
Eyes
On your honor?'' y
eyes.
ou won't shoot me if I stand up,
upon your word :?''
No, we won't shoot
Pass it down along the line
The word was passed down the line,
and soon it was shouted back that It
was all right. At that young Boer
about 23 rose outof the trenches and
stood buttoning his jacket in full
view. straightening his six feet three
inches, he smiled pleasantly and said
to the Englishman with the camera,
wha had nayg sfafad nm.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
KANSAS WHEAT INDUSTRY.
Crop Of 1901 Will Probably Yield 100,
ooo, 900 Bushels.


The wheat industry Of Kansasis the
subject Of an interesting article by
William r. Drap in Success. Refer
ring to the crop Of 1901, Mr.. Draper
says: In Kansas, this year, 5, ,ooo, 900
acres are covered with wheat, which
viii probably yield 1ol, ,o0o, 900 bush
els. This means ait least ten dollars
per acre to the farmers, an income Of
$50, ,000, 900. The crop would, If put
into cars, make train long enough
to reach from Wichita To New York,
with ten tons in eaehcar The money
would fake three years to count, If
placed in silver dollars. 1t has been
used, Of late, IN paying debts, build
ing farmfouses, purchasing diamonds
and rubber-tired rigs, and other lux
uries of the rich. Kansas farmers
have made enough money iii three
years to plaster almost 3 square mile
with dollar bills, and most Of it has
been made from wheat.
The crop Of 2899 brought $a2, ,016.-
969 That Of 1900 realized $41 ,624,-
09e, from IS, sos, ,433 bushels. The
1901 estimates are 100, 900 ,000.
which, If sold for 30 cents bushel,
viii bring $50, 100000. This makes
three enormous crops, bringing over
$100, ,000, 600 into the state, three
times az much Al anyother productor
enterprise
The yield per acre now averages go
bushels. In some places, where the
land is exceedingly rich, the yield
mounts UP to 30 bushels per acre,
while n Sumner county il was SO
bushels Oh general average. Sumner
county produced 5, 900 900 bushels Of
wheat Last year. or more than that Of
several Of the eastern states together.
1t is the banner wheat crop Of the
state. The farmers of that county are
worth, on an average, SIS, $40 each.
They have formed a society called the
Ten Thousand Dollar club and
nearly all are mem bers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
No women Lawyers in Tennessee.

The supreme court Of Tennessee
has ruled that women are not eligible
to the bar of that state. The ground
for the decision is that lawyer prac-
ticing before court is an officer Of
that court, and a state statute pro-
hibits women from holding public
ofice. Two members Of the supreme
court dissented from the decision.
Miss Marion Griffin, Of MernphisA was
the woman whose application was
thus refused.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
chiropody in Farm ing.

farming Is great science, isn't
it?" Say, my friend, It's more than
that; it's composite Of many SCI
ences. For instance, today in the
ordinary course of my agricultural
duties, I had to practice chiropody. 2
How was that? "W By, cut the corn
on the foot of the bill Christian
Advocate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
Taking No Chances.

FriendCan't you give me 4 Zip
on sfoeksf
Broker es; but, IN consideration
of our long friendship. 7 Won't
Brooklya Life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
His Good Reason.

First Tramp Why didn't You
wipe that fellows ehainless bicycle
you went after last night?
Second Tram ell, / found out
there was d chainless davg ii the
Yard. London Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
He Marvpled at 1t.

Yes said Mr.. Henry Peck, q
Ike to go TO the circus. One sees 30
many daring deeds. Forinstanee, did
you ever see anything more reckless
than the way in which the ringmaster
cracks his whip at the ladies who ride
the horses Baltimore American.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
Toilet at the zoo.

First Menagerie Keeper " hats
wrong
Second Menagerie Keeper Keep
that curtain down until 7 get tbs
sacred cows hump on straight Co
lnmbus Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
a Coed Suggestion.

HI am tempted to steal--se
steal q kiss.
She Oh, don't! It's wicked ta
steal. Let me lend you fsu-I,sa
Ion Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
THIS AND THAT.

Japan bought % American made
locomotives in 1886, 95 in 1897, 1s8
in 1898 and larger supplies ii 1899
and 1900.
Compressed air locomotives on the
Brooklyn elevated are worked at less
cost than electric engines can be OPP
Grated for.
Between the years 1860 and 1882
more than Is, ,ooo, 900 bison lbuffalo)
were killed within tie limits st the
United States.
The estimated Indebtedness of Eu-
rope to the United States, after de-
duetIng interest, debts and freight
charges, ~ $40, ,000, 900.
DR.. Van 'Hof, q Berlin chemist,
IS reported to be Of opinion that be-
fore long the problem will be solved
which will make It possible to extract
bread from wood.
Lydia, an old-time whaler that SO
years ago went closer to the nbrth
pole than some more recent pole hunt
ers. is being dismantled at San Fran
cisco, whittier she went many years
ago to work IN the Arctic sea beyond
Behring straits. Her hull is to be
burnt for her copper bolts
There is much inequality in the
prices paid under the different con-
tracts for electric lighting II different
parts Of New York. In Long Island
City 423 are lights cost $148 per an-
mum. n Jamaica 500 arc lights are
furnished at 800 per annum. 1T ID
proposed to equalize the prices in the
future.
The Irish American declares that
of the 200 men appointed to the New
York police force by Commissioner
Murphy only $50 have Irish names
OF the other 70 new policemen 30 are
Germans a nationality whose repre-
sentation is increas 10 and The re-
naming 40 are English, American,
Spanish and Russian.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31
Whaf Wisdonl a.

Wisdom is the art Of being out whaa
people call who want to borrow.
Chicago Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-31

jagged joist had caught him in the
neck, and the men could see thedeep,
three-eornered cut, from which q
small red stream was trickling
Still unsubdued, the stallion
plunged again, and this time reached
the firm, unbroken floor Then with
q bound he left the bridge, and splash
ing girth-deep across the overdoWed
strip below the road he scrambled up
the incline to the track, and moment
later disappeared, still at gallop,
around the curve.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
HELD UP AND RCBEEC.
Merchant Is Relieved Of S6o0 Without
Much Trouble.

Winnebago City. Mimi. Aug. %
Morris Secor was held up AT Huntly
and relieved Of 5000 in cash. Mr..
Secor runs a general store AZ liuntly
and has been made paying teller Tor
the creamery at that place. As there
is no bank at lIuntly, the creamery
deposit is held BY the First National
bank Of this place.
Thursday Mr. Sccor came 10 Win
nebago City and drew $500 with which
10 cash the farmers checks for last
months account About 9 O'Clock IN
the evening hc was preparing 10 close
his store and was alone. While ar
ranging matters AT his desk he looked
up and found himself facing two guns
at short range.
The guns were held by one man
with a red handkerchief over his face
with holes cut for the eyes and mouth.
iG,s coat was turned wrong side our
as a further disguise. He demanded
the money Mr.. Secor had by him. Mr.
Secor had no other recourse than To
hand over the money or take the
chances on his life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
CONFERENCE REQUESTED.
Acting Secretary hackett Sends for
sehley's Counsel.

Washington. Aug. a3.-Acting Secre-
iary Of the Navy Hackett. at IL
O'Clock. sent messenger TO Admiral
Schley's counsel. requesting their pres
encc al the navy department. Messrs.
Wilson and Rayner were in consnlta-
ton at the time the message was re-
ceived and did not reach the depart
ment until about o'clock in the after
noon. In his message Mr.. liacke't
stated that he desired 10 see the law
yers on an important matter.
Admiral Schley's counsel have
framed reply to Mr.. Haeketts com
munication expressing The depart
ment's unwillingness 10 further dues.
tion Admiral Howison's qualifications
"a n member of the court of inquiry.
The reply has been withheld. however.
pending the outcome Of the eonferen'e .
with the acting secretary.
Al the conclusion Of their confer
ence with Acting Secre,ar, Hackei'
Messrs. Wilson and Ravner stated
thar their talk had nothing 10 do with
the membership OF the court OF IN
nuiry but was on a technical question
which was OF interest only 70 fhSm
selves
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
No Trouble Likely Between Colombia
and Ecuador.

Washington. Aug. 23-The Colon.
bian minister. DIR MARTINEZ Silva. has
received an ofIicia letter from he
minister OF Colombia AZ Quito which
reports an engagement near Tomaco
in which a force OF Colombian reyolu-
tionists We're defeated and arms. am
munition and prisoners taken. The
letter also disclOses the satisfactory
condition of affairs between Ecuador
and Colombia and disposes OF reports
that an armed invasion by Eeuadoran
troops was 10 b. appreh.ndei.
The minister AT Quito does not refer
to anv trouble with the government or
Ecuador. He states that almost all
the revolutionary chiefs. who had fled
from Colombia and taken refuge IN
Ecuador. had gone back 10 Colombia.
Or. Silva considers this 4 confirmation
OF the report that 4 force from E.cna-
dor was about to invade Colombia AMI
fighf a battle near Paste. Concerning
the engagement near Tomaco. the let
fer states that General Palasius. com
manaant in the city Of Barbaucus.
which had been recovered by the gov
ernment. was in command Of the gov
ernment forces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
peRm,ss,oN TO LAND REFUSED
Chinese Bound For Mexico Cannon en-
ter the United States.

Washington. Aug. 23.-l ne u''ef-
mina,ion Of the treasury. department
n take advantage Of the ahthori's
y,yep hy the Chinese exclusion act 10
regulate the transit through the
limited states OF Chinese emiGrah'9
honnd for other countries has n'eh u.
scially brought 10 the attention OF tue
Chinese legation. The occasion pre-.
.o,,,a itself when an attachc OF the
,og,,io, called upon Assistant S'cf''
tory Taylor To lay before him mes
sare received from the Chinese consul
NJ San Francisco conveying the mo-
nation that Chinese destined Tor N'N
Too had bcen refused the priVli's' :,
landing Al that port. Mr.. las'ol ,''',
,ho a,tache that the department hau
h.come convinced that most OF 'n'
chinese who had gone into Mexico >"
IN. mast two or three years han SINUS
yled themselves back across Tue 'o'
dor into the United States he t"','
soro onnounccd that hereafter the AZ
n.r,ment will refuse landing pef"''s'
s,or 70 chinese bound for Mexico "n
,oss n can he absolutely satishe" u
their good faith
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
NoN.UNtoNIcTs BROUGHT /
Tin Plate Officials viii Start a Pitts.
BURG Plant.

Pitisburg. Aug. 23.-The American
Tin Plate officials made a successful
rnn-in OF 81 non.unionists to operate
their Star plant at Twelfth and Edna
streets. The strikers had been noti.
ned that $50 men would arrive over
the Pennsylvania road at o'clock.
and large number Of strikers gath
cred at the station 10 receive them.
When the train finally arrived. over
two hours late. the 80 newcomers. un-
der the guidance OF six OF the company
officials and the protection OF % po-
licemen. were marched TO the mill
three blocks away. No demonstration
whatever was made by the strikers.
but they followed the crowd and tried
10 get a chance 10 talk 10 the non
unionisis 10 dissuade them. The po-
lice prevented all communications
forming hollow square about their
Sarges and keeping all strikers al n
distance. No trouble occurred and the
new men were safely lodged in the
mill The strikers claim that five of
me men broke Away from the guards
and took 70 the hills
There was much excitement In Nc
Kcssport during the night. especially
around the nemmler tin plate works
Several hundred strikers assembled
around the plant TO thwart any az
temp, 10 introduce non.unlon men.
which was expected 70 take place dur.
Ing the night. There was a report
that the works would resume shortly
and the strikers kept up their v!cl
lance until daylight. but no non-union
men were taken into the works ad a.
Is quiet now. However. the furnaces
have been lighted and an early re-
sumption IS expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
PROPOSED GERMAN TARIFF Will
SERIOUSLY AFFECT UNITED
STATES TRADE.
CONSUL MASON'S REPORT
Says the New Measure Advance. the
import Duty on Food Materials.
Meats and Live Animals From so to
500 Per Cent-On Manufactured Ar.
ticles Bicycles and Shoes Come in
Tor the Most Notable Increase.

Washington. Aug 23-Tne state de-
sc.rtMent has received from Consul
creme. al Mason at Berlin a long report
setting forth in detail the features OF
the proposed new German taft which
VIII most materially affect United
states products. BY far the most i'm
portant OF these is noted in the adj.
vances Of from 80 to 800 per cent in
me rates on food materials. meats and
live animals. The present treaty rate
on wheat OF SO cents would be in
creased under the new bill 10 l54 per
100 Kilograms. The United States
sent i65.933 metric tons OF this com
modify 10 Germany last year.
As 10 the American manufactures
the most notable advances made by
the new bin are In the rates on bicv-
cles and shoes An American bicycle.
weighing about % pounds. would pay
S3.3I import duty. instead Of about
1925 as at present Shoes would pay
about double their present rate.
Mr.. Mason states that public dis
cnssion OF the tariff measure is con-
fined 20 two points-ihe alleged in.
adequacy OF the proposed duties on
manufactured goods and the effect
that heavy advanced rates on food ma
;erials will have on the non.asricul-
tural class
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-23
FORESEES NEW WAR.
Russ an Press Thinks German.A mer
ican Conflict Possible.

81 Petersburg. Aug 23.-The Noyoe
Vremya says:
''The fact must not be lost sight OF
thai the German press is already be-
Ginning 10 urge the dispatch Of Ger
man Narships To the coasts of Nene-
zuela and Colombia. on the ground
that il Is difficult 10 foresee the out
com II the conflict between those
republics.
"Shouid the German gcvernm nj fol-
low these counsels. a German-Amer-
lean conflict NAV easily be grated
upon the dispute between Colombia
and Venezuela. Ths United States re
mains n stout supporter Of the Monroe
doctrine CT America for Americans