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The Dickinson press., 1901-03-23
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sLSWELs MAlADlES.
EsLrt4.Hte,t 30 LYssPtrgHtHS l&T}s'fe2A tssf
erooaouA Stones That Are Subject -
0araova

4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EEgdfr9fIsSHIa TEtfeRaA r-AL- El[
kresae1A Stones THAT gArs. Subject g
SERIOUS Changer.
The ,d%ecoloration Of precious stones
when they have been exposed to the
air for q long time Is considered q Of
the most frequent. maladies. Among
the colored stones, the emeralds, rubies
and sapphires are those which remain
intact best. Nevertheless they are not
exempt from changes, as has been
proved by many experiments recently
made in Paris. Two rubies Of the same
size and shade were kept for two years,
one in a showcase and the other away
from all light. At the end of this term
a comparison revealed that the first
had become somewhat lighter in color.
The influence of light makes itself
felt more plainly on topazes and gar
nets. The garnet turns much paler in
a short time, while the topaz assumes
q darker shade and even loses the bril-
uancy possessed by, 1t when, freshly
cut. r
The most sensitive stone in this re-
spect is the opal. This stone draws it's
marvellous rainbow reflections from
numerous little clefts which allow the
light to pass and reflect 1t in different
directions. Often the opal stands the
m%anipulations of cutting and polishing
well, and all of a sudden it splits. It
suffers always by xcess of heat. Ow-
ing to its chemical composition it is
sensitive to all the changes Of tempera-
ture.
:, = liz deteriorate very. easily. In the
ley are transformed into a piece
ne. Placed in contact with an acid,
roo behave as lime or marble would
49,, r the same conditions. 1t some
- happens that during the work, If
and touching them Is very sweaty,
lose their luster. or break, being
ia liked by the! acid of the perspira.
assS Since pearls are composed of concen-
trio layers Of mother of pearl, 1t is
sometimes possible to repair them by
taking OF the outer layer, but this
operation is extremely. difficult and
delicate. II the interior colors are in
jured there is no remedy.
Diamonds are less sensitive; still it
10 not prudent, to take them too near
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NOTICE OF WHEN TIME FOR RK-
nNNFprTnN W.T.

]. ;. T1NGLE,s. 4o
corporate Seal.] City Aud tor.
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10 Membrane. Restores tho
Large Jye, 50 cents Of
Trial Size, 10 cents by;mail.
IS Warren Street New York
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Et0FnaJ Vigilance 70 mo prS00
OF q beautiful complexion

puf1heS and lnVgo-
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
nourishes the
and keeps the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
DON'T WANT TO.

There's lazy little sprite that takes su,
prerne delight sfi
In spoihng children's faces. Deary mel
Such tiresone, tfresome elf. I've wished
often TO myself
He was out Of sight forever at the bot
tom Of the sea.
Just look at Freddy's lips when asked to
pick up chips
Or rock the nttle sister, Baby Grace.
4 Don't Want To-. Chats his name) be-
gins his little game.
And you'd hardly know twas Freddys
pretty face.
How quick his ugly mask, though twas an
~ easy task,
Slipped DER little Ellenss face to-day.
When mamma kindly said Please,
daughtert bring my thread;
Twill take you but a moment from your
play
y II Don't Want To-" There he goes whin-
ing always through his nose,
Spelling all the lovely faces. Deary me.
The smiles he puts to rout, and the dimples,
I've no doubt
II they were drops Of water, would al
most fiji the sea.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
Distribution of Bibles.

Heavier than the entire popula-
fion Of Liverpool are the 1g5, ,00o, GOO
copies Of the Scrip ptures distributed
during the nineteenth century by lie
British and Foreign Bible society.
They weighed about sO, roo tons.
It's transport this nount tain Of Bibles
D train IS miles long, drawn By $50 lo-
eonlotives, would be neeessary Tbs
area Of printed pages would furnish
standing room for twice is many per-
sons as are now living through the
world f all these Bibles were made
into i single volume the book would
.be 2o2 feet high as high IS the Lon
don monument I40 feet vide, and
~ feet thick each page would weigh
SO tons, and to urn one Of them over
would take fhe strength i Of 200 men
Hor 40 horses. Further, Ile Bibles
would make 4 columns each ii.
high as Noun Everest l2e, 900 ieet1 j.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
ONE. DOLLAR PER Y EA r.
THROWING OLD SHOES.
Peculiar Phase Of Wedding Custom u
1-... Southern France.

Peculiar Phase Of Wedding Custom u
Southern France
The custom Of throwing an old
shoe afterthe welded couple for luck
Is . remarkably Wid espread one, butit
| is not always as pleasant a feature Of
the ceremony as one has come to I'M
agine, begana q young lawyer Of this
city who has a penehant for folk lores
says the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat. 'he other day I ran across .
curious custom which is said to pre-
vail tosome extent even yetin villages
Of southern France. It's this way:
Afterthe ceremony the bride Is ESCORT
ed to her new home by her girl friends
and left alone; the young husband,
also IN the hands ofhis friends, is next
led TO q point 4 couple ofhundred feet
from the dwelling, where d halt is
made There thegirPs rejected suit
Or, if there be such d one, arms hirn-
self with an old sabot, Or wooden shoe,
while the groom, dacking his lead,
makes dash for1the house. The dis
gruntled suitor throws as hard and as
true as possible, and the crowd cheers
or derides according to the success Of
the shot. A wooden shoe il. q formid-
able missile in the hands Of an angry
swain, and husband is justified in
having some misg wings as he sees his
defeated rival practieing up ii anticii-
patton Of the wedding day. Just
think, though, how great d relief it
would be even Id this count try 10 take
aeraekat the fellow who had done JJfou
out Of your best girI, without having
the police step III, Over there the
custom has Wid meaning IT Sig
nifes that the last ill-feeling IS thus
thrown away, and it is the depth Of
disgrace for the man who has thrown
the shoe to harbor any further malice
against the Young col1pl e.'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
NO LAUGHING MATTER.
Boat Captain Has an Odd Experience
During d Fog.

During d Fog. s5
An amusing meid dent IS related By
the commander Of o1ae Of The finest
liners running 70 the Cape He was
once sfeaning down the channel when
thick fog came on. At such times
he never leaves the bridge, and keeps
on sounding the fog horn himself
On this occasion, after sounding
the signal, he heard a fog-horn ii re-
ply right ahead He turned the ships
head q point to avoid collision, and
then sounded again. Again the re-
ply came Bo-o-o-o' : right ahead as
before.
The vessels head was put back to
the same position as at first, and once
more thefog horn was sounded. Still
the reply came as before right ahead:
& SBo-o-o-o.
was very strange I could not
make tout, said the captain, telling
the yarn tried again; still the
same Bo-o-o-o ii ight ahead. a feeI-
ing of superstition began ID creep
over me, and 4 was giving myself d
mental shake to pull myself together,
when the lookout man forward called
out: It's the old coo, sir
And SO IN truth it wasthe mich
COW kept On the fore for the
use Of the ship. She no doubt took
the bo-o-o-ing Of the signal for the
cry Of q companion IN distress, and
gave q pat hetic response Icould
not help laughing, added The e.
tain, but II was no laughing matter
at the time. London Tit Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
Lightning Ere Ks.

The well known French astrono.
1ner and writer, ii. Camille Ma1n-
marion, says Electricity, has for
some time been ma KIM i i special study
of the effects of lightning Oh met,
animals and other objects, anein or
der TO illustrate The freakish conduct
of lightning he recently told some
stories which seem incredibl Thus
he tells Of Two peasants who were pre-
pairing To eat breakfast when sud den-
Ill of the dishes we're thrown Oh
the ground, the bread, cheese and
fruit vanished from the table and
they themselves were covered with
straw On another occasion man,
walking through Nantes, was envel-
oped id lightning, yet was hat in-
jured When BE reached home, how
ever, and opened his purse, which had
contained two pieces Of silver and one
of gold, He found that the gold piece
had vanished and that iii its place was
asilyer piece The lightning had, in
faet, pierced through THE leather of
the purse and had covered the gold
piece with coating Of silver taken
from the ether two pieees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
A FINE CATCH.
fisherman who Had Reason to Regret
Deception he Practiced

Fisherman Who Had Reason to Regret
Deception He Practiced
4 city gentleman returning from
an unsuccessful fishing expedition
encountered On his way j professional
angler.
How do you do z" said the former;
s rejoice to see that you have been
more successful than I. Would YOU,
for consideration, part with q few
Of your fish, that I may not return
70 my family empty handed ?''
The professional angler said lie
would, and the city gentleman went
On his way with all the trout caught
hy his more successful acquaintance.
He met, q little later on, another
gentleman, who eyed his fish, and
stopped 10 speak to him.
Did You catch those fish yourself y
he said.
The city gentleman said { es, !, and.
asserted, moreover that be was.
ashamed to take home 50 few, sa aying
that his usual catch was much larger.
Indeed said the other, then
come with me, for 1 am an officer, and
have for 8 long time been lying IN
wait for men who catch trout out Of
season.
Whereunon he took him before i
Justice Of the peace, who fined him
two pounds London Tit Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
STOLEN THUNDER
Mceateheon and the Would- Be Wift,
After Dinner Speaker.

Aa'el- Dannsl speaSe1
Mf, aeorge barr aies salfcheen, who
has written I'3ela g eaptlVat1 ting story e
Glaasfark = enoug e of 9 Journalist
g nasenaa many experiences, ana
some g them 3 allaaaslIa 8. e1nee af g dln-
|.Iler he responded to the toast: Al A
y oman s smlie, g1Nlng hastily
Written s'ls Pug of verse to SUIT ne locea-
Islon ana the "a dles. AInon 8 the
guests was 9 man froln 9 2 adlolnlng
elty, and So mneh Washe deilghfed
WIN ne Tespen s. le asked q e. :.
acoufeneon 70 WTatE q on tlae BACK sl''li
oI an enVelope e'1or him
IeR months later lr. NC m
Eeflson affentl s. e 1aaA 80 ner Il'a
party ~ 9 CITY not farfronl I'af tte,
ana among me guests was the man
VINO .nad admired the response N .V-
erytnsng was informal and = was not
long before one of the ladies' called
TOE Ioasfs, Inc sad nllrer as ne may
lIspe called, was the hrst one urged to
say something nice. tie arose and
profuseiy apologlzed Tor what ne was
about to perpetrate, admitting that
he had Written some verses hiarrledly
for . g little affair tina = dld6 not come.
on pIt = the others would promise 70.
throw no plates he would give e
Toast 20 q WolnaIlss smile. Forget
ful that the man who wrote them vas
present, ne reelted the verses gallant
~, and then modestly sat down, with
an uncertain sort Of applause as ms.
reeompense.
suddenly fne man Tenlem bered
sifat me Writer o. the verses was SIT
ing directly opposite, and be began
1o Turn g iiery reg, = e lost ms power
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
Young Choir Singers.

Grace church, New York, boasts
of the Youngest choir singers in the
world. Every Sunday afternoon i
chorus Of baby girls takes part il the
service. The youngest two Of this
band are only four years old hardly
abIesfo walk, and yet they chant IN
perfect unison, clearly and distinctly.
Each small girl wears d full white
apron and closely fitting baby cap.
and they are picturesque lot.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
TOO MAN X BOOKS
The Average Life Of the Average Nova
Steadily Declining.

! 2
It will sadden many young authors
to learn that the average life Of the
average novel is stead i j eclinin &.
few years ago. says the London Ex-
press, It struggled On for IL months;
then it dwindled to nine. Now IL
ages at three months, and perishes Of
ssenile decay at six. And yet THE I'M
lconscionable public growls ii I'D I'M
fortunate author il be produces more
than one book a year. The other day
d well known thing artist ii
fiction was accused Of having pub
lished nine books last year, and he re-
torted, more ii sorrow than ii an ger,
that ssiit was only FIVE.
f this sort Of thin goes on ne shall
have to Limit the output OF books by
legal enactments. There will bealit-
erary Vehmg geriehss to sit IN Judgment
on manuscript which the publishers
have accepted, and decide Whethera i
book is to be allowed 10 appeal If fit
/ is allowed 70 appear its writer Will
rllffie il IN Rotten Row with the best
of us; II il il not allowed fo appear he
will seek the seelusIon which the
Workhouse grants and break casual
stones in the casual ward. heard
fI4a III II II ss IN = =, Il s. 8,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
PICKED WRONG MAN.


ss0n a trip from Chicago to New
York IN the summer Of '96, said an
official Of the secret service Whd
spends a good deal Of his time rail,
Il was struck BIZ the comfortable,
groomed and experienced traveller
look ef the man whose chair was di-
rectly across the aisle from mine. He
was a quietly but perfectly dressed
man Of 45 or SO, with a close-shayen,
ruddy countenance of certain pleas
ing Milesian characteristics, shreWd,
smiling gray eyes and 4 very content
ed, amiable expression He had a
great stack Of papers and magazines,
many Of them Enrop a. pub blications,
around his chair, and he was skim
ming them in an idle sort Of way,
when faultlessly dressed young fell
low Of 30 Or 50 made his appearance
at the door leading into the smoking
compartment and surveyed thefaees
of the men intlae car The comfort
able-looking man across the aisle
from me raised his eyes and shot d
quick glance at the young fellow, and
then went on with the perusaI Of the
magazine iii his hand. Presently fhe
young fellow strolled down the aisle,
stopped 1t my chair, and addressed
me pleasant ] and scourteous1y.
81 trying 10 get up a BIT Of 8
game of penny-ante to while away the
time, he said. Care to Sit ii? I've
got one player, and need . couple
more
6 Casino and old maid are my
games, said ], employing my stock
lie for such occasions. 4 don't know
one poker hand from another
The young chap smiled pleasantly.
and remarked that he guessed I was
just as well off that + didn't, and then
turned and addressed the man across
the aisle. The comfortable looking
manlooked up at him and smiled and
said:
Well, i doh't mind. However,
I'm interested 6n the outcome Of a
story I'm reading justnow. Startfhe
game going, and get the other fellow
you're hunting for, and I'll join you
presently
SI'lhe comfortable-looking man
stretched his arms and yawned after
awhile, and went into The smoking
compartment. So did I, to smoke,
and to look on atthegame.
The young fellow and an older
man, also faultlessly logged, were al-
ready playing, although they looked
to be somewhat bored, Their faces
lighted up, however, when the COM
fortable-looking man joined them,
and they produced ! new pack, made 1
the limit five cents, dished out dol
lars worth Of whites and blues all
around, and started Id.
They played On for All hour OF 80
whom 1nelden.. Inc hands al
sloulo Nele vsr5 oaa' & game ofdIVes
ceile' ii,lilt' even on tram, where time
lialiss = s. heasy Y Z pretty STUPID.
lush: y eAelalnled fhe young g man
VINO haa slnVated aile comfortable
iooklng man in, after they had been
Playing iof suite aWhlle, lets chuck
some aeslon lnto fnls. What's the
matter wllh Qollar limit
NoW, ! had been waiting for the
young man e ma 50 me such sugges-
ton, as bet 4 cost ne i whole lot |
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
WELL-DREssED BEGGARs.
The Kind That appeal for Help in !
Great City.

1hs Kind Inat appeal Tor Help ~
Great City.
Never before in the twenty years
have lived here were we SO pestered
By beggars as of late, said aBrooklyn
woman to q New York Sun writer
Yet their numbers do not surprise
me 50 much as their appearance.
They used to be q ragged and hun
gry-looking lot that passed from dool
to door. It is different nowadays
With but few options they are now
well washed, well fed, well spoken
and, especially, well dressed Three
such applicants came to my door
yesterday within q few minutes Of one
another. Had you met the three IN
ny parlor you would not have thought
them out of plaee.
The first was strapping young
fellow, quite good-look king, who wore
aneat business suit Of blue serge. Hia
linen was serupulously clean.
4 don't want anything Of any
kind, I said, when ! opened the door
and caught sight Of him, for j made
up my mind quickly that he must be
some kind Of agent.
But T do, be replied, eoolly. &
an IN serious distress and the smallest
help would be welcome. z
f There was something ii his voice
that made me slam the door without
waiting to hear more Some ten min
ntes later there came woman of
about 40 years, wearing large hat
full Of artificial flowers, a close-fft fftting,
tailor-made jacket and a black silk
skirt. don't think 4 have finer
skirt myself.
Whom do you want, madam? {
asked, thinking that she had rung the.
bell of the WRONG house,
Could you possibly let poor des-
olate woman with three fatherless.
children have quarter? she began.
Ora dime would do, If yon eannot af-
ford to give MOI
hat was enough of her. She
was hardly out of light when the bell
called me to the door again. Outside
stood an old man with white hair and
the loVehest Burnside de Whiskers, white
as pure snow On his head be had &
silk hat that shone ike a mirror. The.
rest Of his dress was in. keeping with
his hatan overcoat of modern eut,
gray creased trousers, drab-colored.
CATERS and patent leather shoes. L
caught q glimpse Of d brighs necktie
with searfpin between the white
spotless collar and the coal
For moment ] suspected him of
being our landlord, whom had never
seen. Deem my surprise when he.
opened up an attack on my pocket
book by saying
Madam, this is new to me, for +
was more fortunate once. Nov / am
poor and old and SO weak that / can
hardly stand On my legs. 70 appear
as a supplicant at other persons doors
is almost unbearable torture, but it is.
the only thing ( can do. ] hope You
will pardon me, madam, if / ask you
out Of the great kindness Of your heart
to let me have few coins as an assist
anee. You may be sure that your gen-
erosity will be repaid, Il not ii this
world SO in another.
Somehow, although + knew It was
foolish, I had become inclined fohelpg
him, but when he uttered those last
words my generous impulse took
fight.
The next thing expect to see is
q professional beggar driving up to
my doorin an automobile. 2
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
Scientific Accuracy.

Prot. s. T. Langley Is able 20 meas
ure q difference of temperature Of
nillionth Of degree b means
of an instrument Invented by him.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15
BREVITIEs OF FUN.

s He-I I want to know, once for all,
who IS master of this house 2 She
You'll be happier il you don't find
ont. London Tit-Bits.
Blobbs Hello, slobbs! What's
worrying you slobb m afraid
4 can't keep up my dues IN the Don +
Worry SOCIETY. = Phiiade1p 1phia Rec
ord.
When You is lucky said Uncle
Eben, adoan' brag. f you does you
is simply advertiser fob somebody To
come along an make trouble fob you. Z
ashingto Star.
Prisoner daiifffieult to.sea how
lean be i forger, your lord ship Why,
4 can't sign my own name Judge
sfs aaa are not harged with signing
your own nan1e. ! London Tit Bits.
Do you know, said Or. Tanques,
ssff for all the abuse heaped upon them,
some barkeepers take better care OF q
man than the man could Of himself
The other night wild buffalo came
sIorting IN and announced that He
wanted blood. The barkeeper didn't
think blood was good for him, so he
made him take water. Kansas City
Star.
Madam said the New York fiat
agent, angrily, I told you distinctly.
that no children were allowed here.
s But We have no children, sir, re-
Piled the tenant. Then how were
ait those holes banged into the plas-
teringa r. s1 guess, answered the
lady, innocently, we do il with our
elbows when We try to turn around. "
Kansas City Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-15

Many inferior men have Il hat most
good men lack IS Ira nee Afchi-
son Globe.