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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
Making Sugar In Japan.

As a consequence of the increasing
demand for superior grades Of sugar
IN Japan, attention is being turned
toward improving the very primitive
methods of crushing now employed
at Tainan, and turning out d cleane.
and higher grade sugar, says the
Engineer. As first step in this di-
reetion four iron mills-crushers
were introduced during the year to
replace old stone crushers, but as the
same motive power bullocks il
used as before, this improvement is
limited only to the extraction of q
larger percentage Of juice, and the
quality Of the sugar produced remains
much the same.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
THIS AND THAT.

Sugar cane can be made from the
sap Of nearly 200 different kinds Of
trees.
The rtimber Of the North Pacific
coast has wonderful strength and
bridge builders are using it more and
more every year.
A petroleum motor fishing boat.
capable Of doing nine knots an hour.
IS the latest addition to the Ostend
fishing feet.
According to the new Scottish cen
slls Glasgow has s6o 44223 inhabitants,
Edinburgh BIC. .419, Dundee 160, ,s1l
and Aberdeen I553 10s Lanarkshire,
] which includes Glasgow, contains
,S3ss ,843 ef Seotland's populat on Of
4,471 ,e57.
Nine. Robins Word Of Honor
Free Loan Office fq literary men
| has come to grief. No interest was
charged and no security required.
Writers were ready enough to borrow,
but the repay were SO small that
| after two years experience Nine.
Robin has closed the office.
Antonio Vario's painting IN
Christ 5 hospital to commemorate ssthe
founding Of the royal mathematical
scholarship BY King Charles III, one
Of the largest pictures in the world,
was recently taken down to be cleaned.
It weighs two and a half tons and is
81 feet long by 16 feet high.
London is variable term, its
boundaries being different for differ
emf administrative bodies. Greater
London, the district under the met
ropolitan and city police, has d popu-
lation of (, 81, ,784 according to the
new census, an increase Of a61 ,552
since 1891. The district Ii made up
by adding to the London of the ad-
mlnistratlVe county i popnlous sub
urbs which between them have z, ,o42,-
750 inhabitants.
A pound of camel coal Is q lump
about the size Of d man. fist. Out Of
this dyes can be distilled sufficient to-
color the following lengths Of flannel,
three-quarters Of yard wide: Five
feet Of yellow, three and one half feet
Of scarlet, two feet Of violet, two
inches Of orange, four inches Of tur-
key red and eight inches Of Magenta.
By ludieIous blendings you can ob-
tain 16 distinct yellow colors, II or.
ange, 30 red, Is blue, I green and
8 violet, IN al, 50 tseparate tints.
These eolors are made from the waste
left over after the gas has been ex-
tracted.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
THE DOCTOR WAS THERE.
and He Raised the Fee on His Stingy
Patient.


The sheriff Of very rich but
rather mean, consulted a clever local
doctor, who had made diseases Of the
eye his special study, concerning his
sight.
After a careful examination the
doctor said q cataract was forming,
and there would have I'd be an opera
ton.
Expensive 2? asked the sheriff.
Twenty guineas. was the answer.
Must think it oYer, : said the
sheriff.
Three months afterwards the sber-
if went BY appointment to be oper-
ated on By celebrated London spe-
eialist 125 miles away Now, it so
happened that the specialist was i'll,
and had to telegraph for a substitute.
Judge of the sheriff surprise when,
the door Of the operating room being
opened, he found himself face to face
with his own local doctorl
It was too late to retreat, however,
and the operation was performed.
cur fee" asked the sheriff.
{ Forty guineasF was the quiet an
sWer. london Tit Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
THE HAND OF MAN.
Is Most Skillful Between Thirty ana
Enrtg Years of Age.

! The actual amount Of dexterity Ii
| the human hand has been measured
With more or less accuracy, and Its
! value in mechanical employmenta
traced from youth to age The high
period Of skill and endurance, the
Family Doctor says, Is from 30 TO
40, the hand after that beginning to
lose its muscular delieacy and is sup
pleness.
After 40 the muscles do not re-
spond nearly as readily and certainly
ito the orders Of the brain, ard the
| quality and anantiitt Of the work done
begin to fall oh. While man ii es-
peeially fine health, and one especial
u dextrous, can often keep up his de-
gree Of skill long past the age Of 40,
such man is an exception. This COM
paratiyely early aging Of the hand is
an interesting and remarkable fact,
as it is after 40, as a rule, that care
fully used brain becomes the most val
liable.
The scale Of wages in the button
trade, for example, is q good indica-
tion of this tendency Of the hand to
grow old 50 early in life. At his very
best, in his prime. skillful button
maker can make {, ,240 ivory butfonsa d
day on his lathe. For this be receives
As shillings week. At As years Of
age it IS only the exceptional man who
can make more than % shillings q
week. When the workman is SIS years
Of age he can seldom make more than
20 shillings, this providing that he
still enjoys sound health.
Of course, this IS only the case in
the trades where one hand IS used con
tinually and Systematically. In nfarm-
ing or the seafaring life, or some other
vocation IN which the energy is more
equally distributed over the entire
body, the hand does not lose its cum
ming 50 early Oftentimes it retains
its skill until the faculties generally
commence to give va london
Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
SNAKES IN PLASTER.
National Museum at Washington Has q
Satisfactory Collection.

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2 may ssesloii y, Tug museum ss'
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IN aAe .shahes eaiiipitsa lnefe, q Tue
" asllnslon seual, az nol olse =
81A1ne, e fun. Ihs5 are coullselleil
piesealiiie4is N1eusll1 u i'aassel' 1u'
90 o'eiliy WFoagns as frequently toue-
eelye. Inc coioflng ana eohlhg ore
feansllc. Inc EXHIBITS o. pecuaia1
insslese = Nashins loAialls als sllpss
Tasls ihaas t'e1ies y s,se = 'lAs
DastIlct q oolunno1a' naiy ianu ana
lfg1nia. from the alstflcs laers 7 9
org Pilot SNAKE long, thieA anu neai-
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gophef snake q tIe Iaf south. iaen
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
A VAST TONNAGE.
Ships That Were Launched from British
Shipyards Last Year.

According to statistics issued BY
Lloyd's Register, during 1900, exclu-
sire of Warships, 692 vessels Of / ,44422,-
III tons gross viz, 664 steamers Of
], 49,. 500 tons, and rs sailing vessels
of s, 81 tons have been launehedin
the United Kin gdom The warships
launched at both government and pri-
|Vate yards amount to 29, OF o8,364
tons displacement I. The total output
Of the United Kingdom for the year
has, therefore, been ri vessels, Of
1,51o, ,s35tons. lie tonnag launched
in 1893 and 1899 was less by 4, 900
tons'and 10000 tons, respectively,
than that launched III 1900. As re-
CARDS war vessels, the figures for / 900
are less than those for 1899 by 1oo,-
600 tons.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
TIT FOR TAT.
Tale Showing How Even the Truth Cas
Sometimes Be Misleading.

\ s13
II speaking Of the Massac achusetts
Dental society recently President FL
rner Il. Capen, Of Tufts college, ex-
planned his ignorance Of technical
dental nomenclature, and expressed
the hope that il, on this account, he
made 4 poor speech. II would not be
assumed that he Away made poor
speeches In making this point be
told i nautical story
The mate Of d certain schooner, 7
he said, was in the habit Of drinking
more than was good for him zone
occasion, after he had recovered
from All unusually severe attack Of IN
toxieatIon, he was looking over the log
and found that the captain had IN
scribed therein on q certain date:
Mate drunk. The mate promptly
went to the captain and asked Wig
such statement had been written
down. It's true, isn't it asked the
captain es, said the mate Then
let it stand, said The captain.
A few days later the captain, IN
looking over the log, found this IN
scriptIon: Captain sober. He sum
moned The mate and asked him what
he meant b taking such q liberty.
It's true, isn't ii asked the mate.
Z es, said the captain, but Then
let it stand, said the mate Bosscn
Herald.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
VOL. XI.-NO. "A.
THE pIsoeEpIENT CHICK.


A mother hen went out to walk
And took her chicks along;
And as they walked she softly cIucked
TO them this warning song:
. Cluck, cIuck. cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck:
Look out, look out, look out
Be sure you keep quite close to me
For foxes are about!"
% Who is afraid?" one chicken said,
Poor foolish little thtngg
" Why should we be forever kept
Under our mothers wing?
I'm going to hide and have some fun.
While you arc all away,
In this tall grass, a lovely place
To skulk about and play
But, oh. alas and lackaday!
How can I ever tell
The cruel fate that swift and sure
This foolish chick befell?
A fox was lying there In wait,
Within the tall, rank swale;
And of that chicken soon was left
Scarce naugtt to tell the tale.
Dear reader in this chickens fate,
A moral you will find.
When older heads sage counsel give
Tis always safe to mind.
VIII S. Gidley, in Farm Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
Sumatra Widows.

Ii Sumatra the wind decides the
length Of time q widow should remain
single. Just after her husbands 8
death She plant ! flagstaff at her door,
upon which a flag IS raised While
the flag remains untorn By The wind,
the etiquette of su1aatra forbids her
to narrs, but at the first rent, how
ever tiny, she can lay aside her weeds,
assume her most beVitehing smile
and accept the first man Wn1 presents
himself ].
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
AN ENGLISH JOKE.
Why Mrs. Wise Had Fish for NearIy
Every Meal.

sheI can't make out how It is
that Mrs. Wise has fish for nearly ev-
cry meal. It cant be for eeonomy's
sake, for she must be fairly well of. !.
Heshe has large family Of I'M
married daughters, you know.
She don't be mast and say
something about girls and their
brains; thatsso Ole.
He Oh, no, ] hadn't the slightest
intention Of doing 50.
She Well. Can't you teIImes
HeI don't know, / m sure, unless
it's because fish are rich ii phos-
phorals.
sheI don't see what that has to.
do with it.
Heerhaps not, but still it's good
for making matches. london King.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
- - ~ -ss5sslI-l
Anaesthefics.

Concerning the relative value Of
anaesthetics, the Albany Medical An
mails q be danger rate begins to
increase aftertfle thirtieth year I'M
der ehloreforn, but with ether 1t re-
mains constant until after the fiftiefh
year Apparently none Of The mix
iure of ether Or cIlIoroform give such
satisfactory results as ether alone.
Nitrous oxide With OF without 81 ygen
shows the lowest percentage Of COM
plications The fnaI conclusions Of
the naesthetie committee Of the Brit
ish Medical association Is that the
most important factor is the skill Of
the anaesthefist. and that to insure
the best results he must be one Of large
experience and good ind dgment.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
Six Men

Sixty years ago six young men Of
Bloomington joined together ths
First Presbyterian church of that.
town One day last week the same SIX
|gat down to q dinner ii the Newark
home Of one of their number MARI
w Ball wasthe host. The guests Wers
Ira Campbell, Joseph Cakes, John
Oakes, Nathaniel Baldwin and John
Tobin The combined ages Of the six
figure Up 512 years, making their
average age more than 85 years Tbs
youngest Of she SIX Is SO.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
THE DUCK KING OF THE zoo.
Lords It Over His Fellow Quacks in TRULY
human Fashion.

4 Human Fashion.
ssThe snakehouse IS al object Of
scnriosity to people, and the birdhouse
Iattraets ! fair share Of visitors, said
lone Of the keepers Of the Bronx zoe
Ito a New = ork World reporter, but
4 strange thing is that the most Ia
miliar sightout here is the most pop
Iular.
That is the inelosare where ordi-
mary ducks are kept. Itisa sight that
may be seen ii almost any barn yard,
There IS nothing unusual or wonder
Iful about il. And yet there IS COM
stantly throng Of delighted lockers
on watching every movement Of these
most common Of fowls.
Neither are The ducks insensible
70 the attention they attract. There
IS one pompons old fellow who par
lticularly enjoys it. He Is a sort OF
leader, and he gets his followers out
and, heading the procession, sails
round and round on the little stream,
and woe to the duck that dares to
break ranks. He is sonndly thrashed
for his disobedienee as soon as night
comes.
The leader would think ii beneath
his dignity to stop the parade to adj
minister corporal punishment to one
Iof his soldiers, but be never forgets
the offense and only bides bis time
to administer reprimand that is se-
we're enough to prevent g. arepetition Of
the offense.
Another queer thing in this duck
colony IS that this same cid Canadian
|chap Is the absolute mastero of Tile lit
tie house that is bnilt on the islandin
| the center Of their domaln. Hs
proudly waddles around ii, goes up
and peers iii, and makes 4 thorough
inspection Of il morning and evening.
But not one of the Others dares SO
much as put its foot on that island.
The car of the duck pond fre-
lquently elects to sun himself there IL
solitary state, and the Others viii
swim up to the edge Of the water and
there will be great quacking, but
none of them makes any effort 10 land-
Perhaps they are asking for an invita-
tion that they don't get.
He also settles all the rrels il
the family, and when tWo ducks BET
Fin q fight over particularly choices
tid-bit lie has no hesita ton IN calmly
approp opriating the tempting norsel.
i have never seen anything resist
his authority but once The brave
one was i common Old gray goose of
the female persuasion. She had
family Of goslings about which she
was very solicifolls One day the ty-
rant came along and gave one Of them
q spiteful peck IN passing. She saw
it, and she didn't wait d minute. She
jumped On him, and pecked and
scratched and tapped her wings and
rolled over and over in the dirt with
him.
He finally managed to shake her
of, and without appearing 70 he aware
of her existence sailed off with great
dignity
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
4 Summer Admoniti on.

Begin the day right; don't start 4
quarrel b claiming ii breakfast that
you sleep In the hottest room in the
house. Atchison Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
UNRAVELTNG A MYSTERY.
Editor and Artist Find Their Pretty
Romance Spoiled.

6umangs SpoMea.
Richard Watson Glider Is an en-
thusiastie lover Of the delightful
Berkshire region Of western Massa-
ehusetts, and has summer home
there. He. loves to climb the hills,
to driVeabout the charming roads, to
fish IN the waters.
With q close friend, a Well-known
New York artist, he set out one day
for an all-day drive. Both were en-
traneed by the scenery and delighted
By the succession OF fine homes, old
and new, that they passed.
Suddenly, says the Philadelphia
Post, the artist and Mr. Glider uttered
an involuntary cry Of pleasure, for
there right in front Of them, as they
rounded bend, was a delightful old
home. Its pillared doorway, its fan
shaped window, It's gamhrel roof, its
picturesque gables, It's quaint old
fashioned air, were very charming,
and upon it was sign: Torrent 2
The two men left the buggy and
stepped toward the house. It was
empty, but through the narrow slit
ted windows at either side Of the door
the author and artist glanced They
saw a big grandfather's clock at the
turn Of the broad stairway; they saw
an antique chair in the hall.
What a delightful find!!a cried the
artist.
What a charming mystery z ex-
claimed Mr.. Glider.
A man sauntered up from the field.
He was the caretaker. Would you
like to look through the house" he
asked.
Nothing would please the two men
better, and the door was forthwith
unlocked.
Through room after room they
walked. In one place stood an ample
corner cupboard; in another an an
tique sideboard; here was q great
carved claWfoot sofa; there was d
table with claw and ball legs; upstairs
was q huge canopied four post bed
with other old-fashioned furniture.
In short, the entire house was fur
nished in colonial style.
A dream Of beauty said the
artist.
How strange it seemed. What
mystery, what romance, perhaps even
what tragedy, lay beyond it all! Here.
IN this ancient house were all the an
Gent furnishings untouched, ii spite
Of the keen search for such things by.
the myriad lovers Of old-fashioned
furniture and the dealers whose agents
go everywhere. Undoubtedly there
must be some strange and striking
story toexplain it all
They sought out the earetaker.
!. What old family has lived here for
all these generations? How does it
happen that everything has remained
untouched Why is the old house at
last without tenant, and Why is It
f4,F =
offered toany stranger e
The questions Of the two men came
eager and swift. The caretaker was
puzzled for d few moments, and then
said:
Oh, ] see what you mean. Why,
this house was bought BY Mr..
q secondhand furniture dealer Of
New ! ork, and he has fixed it up here,
Just to rent It, with things he sent up
from his shop.
The author and the artist slowly
retreated TO their vehicle and drove
away without word.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
Foolishaess.

Men don't get on the limb Of ! tres
and cut the limb oil every day, but
they do things equally as foolish.
Agehison Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03
Insldious.

The insidious banana peel causes
Elae downfall Of many good man
Chicago Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-03

Avarice sometimes miscaIeulaIes
and always deeeives. chicago Daily
News
Daily camera., 1901-06-04
SPECIAL SALE
OF Muslin Underwear at
The Peoples Store.

We will begin Monday our annual sale
Of ladies' and misses muslin underwear
tor which the people have been patiently
waiting. Our muslin underwear line
this year surpasses in variety and styles
any other year. Such = display Of
ladies' undergarments can no. be seen in
many larger city.
As to our prices. we need but say that
~e marked down our already low prices
fully one third and many to oae half.
I5c corset covers only 7c.
25c corset covers, nicely trimmed, I5c.
3Sc quality Of fne goods at 2ec.
soc and 6oc grades reduced to g and
39c.
soc ladies' gowns only 3sc.
75c night gowns go at 40.
81 quality 60 at g.
All our $3.50 gowns reduced to SI.Io
Ladies' drawers from I3c and up to our
75c. which 60 at Az.
75c ladies' fine underskirts 45c.
81 quality shirts 60 at sc.
Ladies' chemises from 72c. up.
Extra special One lot Of ladies
underskirts and drawers which are badly
soiled and odd garments. will be closed
out at nominal price. less than half Of
the cost of material. These lots are no,
large. so be on hand early and get your
FIRST choice.
THE PEOPLES STORE,
Bonlder's Great Bargain Store.
Daily camera., 1901-06-04
INDIAN WAR FEARED.
Arap pahoes Gosdsd by sheep Mes - -
Ugiy Mood.

Arspahoes Gosded by sheep Mes - -
Ugly Mood.
Lander. Wyo.. June 3-The expected
trouble bctween the whites and Indians
eroke out yesterday afternoon about
sixty five miles northeast Of Lander on
the reservation. An Indian claimed
hor Sc that sheep herder had and be.
cause the herdcr would not give the ami.
NAL up, fired two shots at him to enforce
his demands. The herder Immediately
pulled his gun and the battle began IN
earnest. Between thirty and forty shots
we're exchanged. when the In iiaa fell to
the ground shot through the heart. There
i. grea, excitement and trouble IS looked
for, a. the Arapahoes have been in
very ugly mood all spring. A number OF
sheepme n have leases on the reservation
and all have moved their camps close
together so as to support one another
should the Indians try to tax: revenge
on the whites for killing one Of their
tribe.
The berders are short OF ammunition
and are endeavoring to ob.Aiu = supply.
The Indians are reported to be arming
and donning their war paint and serious
trouble is expected. The man tina, did
the shooting vas an employe Of the firm
OF Madden. Woodruff & Merriam. and
they have leased a large par, Of the res
erva,ion for their herds. The nan that
did the killing has quit the country
Indian Agent Nickerson has forbidden
white men on the reservation until the
trouble is settled.
Daily camera., 1901-06-04
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT.
An Excellent Program Pisasss . Small
Audience.

An Excellent Program Plessss . Small
Audience.
The concert last evening was an
artistic success. but the audience was far
smaller than it should have been. and it
had the proveTbial coldness Of Boulder
audiences. Only after the first three
numbers was there any adequate
applause.
Mr. Houseley was the master Of the
organ in the very beautiful overture to
"Euryanthe." the first number on Il e
program, and the trio Immediately sue.
ceeding was exquisite. The playing Of
Mr. Apply was great treat. H. is artistic
and has very fine touch. and his inter
probation is all that one can desire. Mr.
Baker, with his violin IS an old friend,
and it was only regret he did not play
solo. Miss Brooks gave the group Of
songs, "For Thine Own Sake" and
"Mon Occur. Chante" with grace and
power, Her French pronunciation is
very fine. and the song is a lovely one.
The cello obliga,o added to the interest
and beauty of the first number, Mr.
Apply having the happy faculty Of being
an accompanis, Who does not obtrude
his instrument to the detriment OF the
singer. Mr. H. r. Baker was the
favorite Of the evening. No doubt his
youth had something 10 do With it, hut he
has wonderful voice and the prospect
OF doing grea. work. Even now he
sings with much feeling. and he has
good tone and breath control.
The second part OF the program was
perhaps more interesting than the first.
The "Romanza" by Mr. Housely, the
concert waltz and the very beautiful
duet gave great pleasure. The concert
reflected honor upon the commencement
work. and it is good thing for the town
that such music is given and that such
artists can be obtained so near Denver.
Daily camera., 1901-06-04
No Session
O| Congress
NO EXTRA SESSION.
The Cabinet, With Prssldsnt's Persssa,"s
n~e,ds. Que n Not Necessary.

The Cabinet, with PrssIdsnt's Psrsssai"n
Decides Que 10 Not Necsssary.
Washington. June At IS the deteTm
ined wish Of President Mckinley that
there be no extra session Of congress
1t is confidently believed that Attorney
General Knox and Secretary Root viii
ind some loop hole through which the
administration may avoid such step
President Mckinley has for the past few
days taken no par, in cabinet discussions
though his wishes in the matter are we'll
known.
Washington. June A-The cabinet this
morning finally decided that there wa'
no necessity Of calling an extra session
OF congress and at noon final statement
vas made to that effect.