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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
An EXPERT ACCOUNTANT.
ssgHsss Ont Time When Women WIN
Entirely Displace Men.

An expert accountant in govern
nent employ and q represe sentative ID
congress were discussing ii one Of the
uptown hotels this morning 6 the pro-
portion Of female employees ID the ex-
ecnfire departments ID Washing gten.
The accountant | stated that at the
rate Of the present increase Of female
employees tile date when they would
entirely displace the men could easily
be figured, and, furthermore, that the
result would not be merely one OBJ
stainable on paper, but would prove an
actuality If the ratio Of increase was
to be maintained bile it true
That such 4 reversal Of things would
seem odd, the real conclusion, like
the result Of sum ii mathematics,
would be Inevitable if the increase
grows proportionately as the years
advance Fortunately for the mel, he
sale, the date was somewhat remote,
but, as figures are supposed not to err,l
il was sure if eonditio ions remained I'M
changed.
The representative said that he
doubted the accuracy Of the account
ants conclusion
viii prove It to you, I, said the ac~
countant.
In 1862 Salmon T. Chase, then
secretary Of fthe treasury ppointed six
women clerks in the Office Of the regis
trar of the treasury, under Francis ..
Spinner In the 81 years following
up to 1893 there were appointed 5, ,637
woman clerks, and during the past
eight years, Of the !, 1000 appointees
2, 900 have been Wornen, making to-
tai Of !, ,63 4 woman employees out Of 4
total force Of about %, ,oo0. exclusive
Of the census employes, Of whom the
majority are women In 8 years,
therefore, the force of ladies has in
creased from six to one-third of the to-
talof all employees.
Proceeding with these figures as
d basis, and they are accurate, tits easy
to figure the date when the last man
will retire Id favor of the last woman.
he question becomes simply one
of percentages. I'd 1861 all of the ex-
ecsltiye employees we're men. In 1893,
OF the total number, II ,3oA, there
were 5,6Fs7 females or d percent age Of
332a E the percentage Of increase IN
81 years is nearly 33 per cent, at the
same ratio IN 81 years. il will have I'M
creased to 100 per cent, and the last
man saIutes the last woman in 1860,
and that year, If these caleulat ions are
realized, will be q memorable one in
the history of the rise and fall Of the
nlaIe Government clerk y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Petroleum in Canada.

The production Of petroleum Ii
Canada is practically u confnadas pres
ent to the ecounties Of Lambton, Kent,
and Boutwell,, ID the sonthWestern
part of the province Of Ontario. The
town 81 petrolia. ii Lambton county,
is the center Of the prin neipal district
sof production, while the work Of re-
fning is carried on in sarnia, aboutI4
miles distant, the crude oil being
pumped through pipes 10 the refn-
cries 81 this Ontario oil district
there are aboutg 900 iii Wellsin oper-
alton, and the averag sc monthly yield
IS nearly st, 900 barrels.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
a RAZoR-BACKss SENSE.
One Case, at Least. il Which Hog
Was Not Stupid.

azas w - 4tWA ss@ts kSAs&s
While dogs have been celebrated
for sernihnman infe lligence, and cat
tie have been known to eyince some
practical und nding, il Is sur
prise to discover something Ike the
intelli igenee ID al animal whose stu-
pidity has given occasion for proy-
.erb, says Our Animal Friends. Not
long ago one Of the razor-back swine
indigenous to the south made an es-
say on the fence Of j place nearby. It
had been the site Of D sawnin and the
fence was built of waste boards re-
naming after the removal of the
Works. The boar commenced lis at-
tack at the end of the board part oI
the fence By sWaying sideWise as far AZ
possible without losing balance, and
then hurting his bulk against the
board as close as be could to the post.
He had apparentl s decided that draw
ing ont the nails would be the far
easier manner Of entrance.
he force of impact was really
formidable, and the watchers of his
movements were not q little fearful of
his success. After several attempts,
he desisted, but went grunfing along
the fence as i examining the quality
Of the lumber until split plank was
found. y sharp crack followed the
throwing Of himself against this. He
returned to the charge again and
again until the barrier was removed,
when, with satisfied grunt and q
squeal Of irritation to bis numerous
family, bis long bristly snout ap-
peared through the opening
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Australia,s vast Coal Supple.

:
There is d vast coal suppl IA AUS
iralia which IS almost Inworked as
Jet; the total product IS 50 far about q
million tons, and the larger part Of
thisoutput has been from the province
Of New South Wales The resources
of Victoria appear TO be vastly
greater Tie Iatrobe valley pro-
duces Ignite o good quality
and the supply is estimated at
81, ,o00, ,ooo, 900 tons. Shafts which
have been sunk reveal beds 200 feet IN
thickness. H has been found that
the 4 AUSTRALIAN Ignite Was superior to
the German il quality and il also
leaves less ash.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Al CONS QUEER HISTORY.
Haw Restaurant Man Avoided Trouhlai
with Rival.


There IS prop Ietor Of 4 popular
cafe ii d downtown cross street who
guards as bis chiefest treasure q worn
and battered coin which was struck
from The mint III 1863, says The New
York Mail and Express The coin Is
only j 25-eent piece, but It IS safe to-
say that sS25 could not buy It, and the
reason Why Is this:
NJ hen the owner Of the coin opened
his cafe shortly after the war, he chose
good location, and hisfact, coupled
with his own vigorous personality. j.
brought him d hourish ing trade. His
business grew 50 II that another
cafe was opened By 4 rival directly
across the street. The newcomer an
nouneed that he was after i part Of
the trade IL the neigh borhood, and
that, what was rlore, he was going to
get it. His attitude was distinctly de-
FAINT, and the Gust oners Of the estab-
lisfed cafe Wagged their heads sol
emnIy and said that trouble was brew
ing.
On the day that the new cafe was
opened d crowd of idlers filed the
place and waited for something to
happen They were not disapp pointed,
for II the middle Of the morning in
strolled the restanrateur from across
the street, and threw 4 shining quar-
ter on the bar, he asked his rival to
have something to drink. Sothe men
drank, while the crowd gaped and
wondered who would strike the first
blow Butno blows were struck On
the contrary, during the afternoon
/ the owner Of the new cafe took the
same coin which his rival had used IN
the morning, and, walking across the
street, treated Ia turn.
The operations was repeated the
next day and every dag for 80 years.
Meantime, the piece Of money grew
worn and old, and the two men grew
worn and old, too At last the proprii-
Ietor Of the newer cate dded, and the
Iother man was the chief monrner at
his funeral, and when it was all over
| he put the battered quarter ina safe
place and vowed never TO part with il
this side Of the line separating him
from one who had been both his rival
/ and his friend.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
EXTREMES.
A little girl not long ago,
When the ground was chill and white with

A little girl not long ago.
When the ground was chill and white with
snow,
Put on:
"A tam-o' -shanteT on her head,
A muf and a pair of mittens red,
A. n1tifaer round her chin and throat,
And down TO her toes q big. long coat:
For the snow blew here and the snow blew
there,
And into her face and into her hair;
But the little girl benea th the cap,
And the rxaufier, TnIttens, rnun and wrap.
Said: ] dress like this In a big snewst orm,
For when It IS cold want 30 be warm
But now
This same little girl on summers day,
When the flowers bloom and the fields are
gay.
Puts on:
A short white dress with little blue bows
: With her fair pink cheeks Ike the fair pink
rose,
And her curls are tucked On her head with
care,
And her dimpled arms ard her neck are
bare;
And the daisies nod In her daisy chain
And the roses droop for the want Of rain;
But this little girl with the ribbon bows,
And twinkling eyes where the laughter
grows
Says: II dress like this, and fan I hold,
For when IT is warm ] want TO be cold
--Mantrose q Moses in St Nicholas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
THE WALKING LEAF FERN.
Wonderful Plant That Crows ID Vicinity
of Louisville.

of Louisville.
The walking leaf fern is well named
from the fact that II NOT only roots
from the apex Of its leaves and really
takes one Or more steps, but, TO use
"a expressive slang phrase, II literally
swalks all over the rock or tree
trunk upon which yon may chance II
find it..
remember once trying 70 describe
the walking leaf fern to i blind rnan,
After telling him how its leaves were
entire, and, beginning 81 II tile broad
At the chase, fapered down 20 ! very fine
point 1t tie apex, where II rooted and
sent up another entire plant, / said:
It viii DO this until Il has walked two
or three
yes, be interrupted two 81
three yards =
Oh, no, J, : said, feeling rather dis
appointed that he expected 10 much,
fW0 or three
OH, yes, / know, be said, ID vsry
corsiiiatory tone, two on three feets' r
Hardly, said, il i most crest
fallen way Only until il has taken
two or three steps
We'll, Z be said, ii . very disap-
pointed tsne, as If be wondered Wig
/ thought It was 81 int erestiing Il thai
was all it could do. It just takes
two or three steps then r
And while I had to acknowledge To
the blind man that this was I'll, / am
more than sure that to you who can
see, it will seem very wonderful that
it should root and grow III this way.
There are surely notmany plants that
doit, and feel certain that this is the
only fern Its also an evergreen
fern, and one We can find ID great
abundance in all limestone countries,
and very abundantIy around Louis
vile, especially about the Jacob park
knobs. It lends itself beautifully to
home cultivation, and I often wonder
why II is not used more byourartists.
With the rocks upon which L grows,
it would make 4 charming water color
OF black and white study, and i would
surely lend itself very gracefully to
china decorations, and would be 4 very
unusual study Louisville Courier
journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
HOW TO PROPOSE
Well Arranged Plans Not Always Car
ried 0ut at FatefuI Moment

ried Ont at FatefuI Moment.
srnythe was about to propose ta
the girl Of his choice, and was trying
to decide how he should do First
be thought Of the knightly proposal,
ID The sty yle Of the middle ages
By my halidome, fair maid, say
thou wilt be Inine, and the holy friar
shall unite Us ere another sun gilds
the turrets Of yonder castI r
Then he considered the theatrical
style:
hare long loved you ii secret,
je-u-wil and though ! am not rich, /
can offer you the true and unselfish
devotion Of sny whole la a-a-r-r-t' f.
He thought perhaps the easy con
versational style might do:
Well, AliciaI mag call you
Alicia, naayn't ] everyone thinks
ne are going to be married Suppose
We do get married, just to stop 'e1n
thinking Y
But when the fatefnl moment ar
rived he did It something like this:
Alieia excuse the IA
nliliariIy, but will youer
Oh, by Jove-
And then she came to The rescue,
and said:
That'n DO, Tommy, my boy. It's
all serene, and ( know the old people
will be delighted. I,ondop An
sWers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Who Wrote Shakespeare?

T has been argued thai Shake
speare could not have written the
PLAYS attributed to him, because nons
Of bis manuscripts survive Joseph
Jefferson remarks that none pf the
plays Survive IN Bacon s handwriting,
and If nobody wrote them We not
only lose our Shak Ieare, but Mr..
DonneIIy didn'g saye bis Bacon. :
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
psopge Away from Home.

Ii Europe ten out of every ], 900
people are lining out Of their own
country. IN Arnerisa 187 8 out Of every
,Oo0, While 500 ont Of every I, 600
Australians were born ID some other
part of the world
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
ANIMALS In JAPANESE ART.
Many Notabls Pictures Turned Out ~
ss This prorrassiYe People.

This Progressive People.
In portraits of people taken read
ing or writing aletter fayorite pesel
Ia crane almost invariably appears
cranes being trained b the japanese
TO play the part ofcaEFier pigeons. OF
course, says Our Animal Friends,
far more bulky CORES spondenee can
/ be infrusted to them, and one Of the
most charming sights the country of-
fers is the arrival or departure ofsuch
feathered postmen. The white swal-
lows of children's portraits are to be
accounted for By a tine-honored ma
tive custom AT the doors Of thetenn-
pies always Sit old crones with cages
containing these binds, and it il tha
children J delight to spend their
pocket money ID buying swallows.
which they Immediately set free
Hokusal, greatest of Ill Japanese
artists, IS famed for his animal jokes.
One Of his finest pictures represents
D swallow surprised b. mole eanegg~
ing from the ground at its feet. In
the outstretched wings and attitude
Of the bird, 50 well pressing sur
prise and alarm, there ii irresistible
drollery But Hokusal was also ! mas
ter Of pathos, and some of his little
sparroWs shiFering il the snow bring
tears to the eyes.
Sosen, another master of the last
century, Is celebrated for bis mimi
table monkeys. The Monkey Is in
deed 4 favorite subject with both an-
cient and modern Japanese artists.
In all conceivable attitudes he con-
stantly figures ii embroid deries, cary-
inggs and paintings In ivory carvings
he often covers eyes, ears and mouth
with his paws, and b Little net =
Or umbrella handle, may TINS serve to
remind one that evil should not BE-
looked upon, listened To, or speksn.
The tiger,in popularity as subject,
ranks next to the monkey and these
artists excel Id depict ting his 1.-the
power. A wonderful medallion Of
tigers ornamenting the entrance of
one Of the Niikko te1aples Is 50 carved
that the grain and knots eli The wood
give the etfectof stripes and thick vel
lvety fur. At Mike may also Be seen
| the carved Likeness Of white cat
which has attained almost world wide
fame. AIaryelonsly Ifelike iteersain-
II is, and the natives declare that
| when storm is appfoa oachin i Winks
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Tc Please i oman.

pleases d woman immensely to
have her nsighbors tell her that the
child hsr child plays with puts him
u e his naagh tineas Atehisoa
Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
hydrogen in the Air.

Recent experiments made by M.
Gantier, Of Paris, have shown that
hydrogen Is d constant constituent of
the air to The extent Of tWo in Io, 600
parts BIZ volume.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Sug ar Eaters.

Tbs average English person eats
81 ounces Of sugar i week, al Italian
eats but four ounces, and q Spaniard
three eIEees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Hs Stood

stand corrected, 7 said the school
boy who didn't care 10 Sit down after
the teacher had chastiged him lsfili-
cago Daily d ews.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-06-22
Prevention.

An ounce of preFenficn il better
than 200 pound physician Chi
cagD Daily Ne essa
The Conservative, 1901-11-21

''The policy of protection will ultima
tely strangle ITSELF" predicts the Port
land Oregonian (Rep.) "The domestic
market will not suffice; the foreign mar
ket must be entered, and yet we shall
not be able to get the benefits of the for
eign market without free, or freer ex-
change. We cannot continue to sell
commodities abroad in large quantities
unless we consent to take commodities
from abroad in return. -
The Conservative, 1901-11-21
IN LITERARY FIELDS.
A New Oakland Poet.


Ambrose Bierce, the San Francisco
satirist, who praises so much more in
frequently than he condemns, that his
commendation is desired by all young
writers, sent to the Washington Post,
not very long ago, a poem written by
Mr. George Sterling, of this city Its
subject was Memorial Day, and it's
quality was so remarkable as to lead Mr..
Bierce to say of and it's writer:
George Sterling is a poet and a great
one-one may safely stake on that all
the reputation for literary Judgment
that one may hope to have. Not for a
weary space has any singer of English
struck and held higher, purer note
than he in these noble lines. Iwould
rather have written them than to have
written Lowell Commemoration Ode"
That readers of the Enquirer may
understand upon what Mr.. Bierce's
strong praise was based, the opening
stanzas of Mr.. Sterling's Memorial
Day." which is unquestionably a fine
piece of work, are given herewith
To each the city of his dreams,
Far lifts the purple of her walls,
And pure her domes eternal CLEAN
Above the promise of her halls.
Unto each soul her chosen ways
And travail upward from the night;
Enough, that from her dark of days
She have in quest the trusted light.
Tho in futility she hold
To heights eternally afar,
Eyes that the waited mornings gold
Bless never-she hath stood star
Weary the ways whereon we strive
To heirloom Of the ends of strife;
Saber and cannon, lance and gyve
Prepare the after-peace Of life
Irrevocable, fraught with dread,
The mandates of the cosmic plan
Await in traceries of red
The men that frame the House of Man.
Whereof as hold lies the stone,
Deep in obscurities of dust,
AS that whereby the years shall own
The far fulfillment of the Trust
(Ah, dream Of unavailing eyesl
All, glory of the lucent crossl
By hope foreseen on future skies
To hush the memory of loss!
The cannon take their pail of rust;
It's gentler harvests wait the sword;
The deep of wars recurrent lust
Submissive to deeper word.)
As..honored by that farther day
Shall be the warrior as the bard;
And equal, shall it's wisdom say,
The hands that build, the hands that guard.
And we, above the war-grown graves,
Stand conscious of their homage due.
We wonder where the cypress waves,
Sad for the dead we never knew
From whom we gather, in regret,
Tribute of unregretful BREATH
OF whom the panonlY we set
Evening journal., 1901-01-08
HE FOUGHT BOXERS
Is FARAWiY CHINA

Eastou. Md. Jan. William w.
Wyatt. son of lchn n. Wyatt, Of Tai
bot county. who enlisted last Spring in
the United States marine service and
was supposed to be dead has been
heard from. His ship was sent first
to the Philippines and then TO China,
and Is now back to the Philippines.
His brother, Charles p. Wyatt, has a
letter from him, written from Cavite,
Philippines and dated November 49,.
He says he was In two terrific battles,
one at Tien-tsin and the other at Pc
kin AT the former place he was the
next man to Captain Riley. who was
killed The company lost twelve killed
and twenty-eight wounded. He writes
that at plen-tsin they had money TO
burn" having captured a bank and
hauled the money away by carloads.
He got twelve silver bricks. which be
sold for Sl2 apiece. He is now engaged
In chasing the Filipinos and is classed
as sharpshooter lie seems to like
the service and gives no idea when he
will return home.
Evening journal., 1901-01-08
nmcers Were InstnIIed

Past Captain William Hahn last
evening installed the following officers
In Appomattox Comp No. q S. OF VI.
George w Gentien. captain; William
j. Gilllng. hrst lieutenant Joseph
peeney, second lieutenant; John M.
Patterson. William j. Ghling John
Heiman. camp council The following
staff was then appointed by the cap
tain and installed by Past Captain
William Hahn For chaplain. Cecil
G.. Hahn: first sergeant. Frank Ander-
son, uuartermaster-sergeant. Frank p.
Gentien; sergeant of guard. John M.
Patterson. color sergeant, Willard
Kirk: principal musician, w. ]. Hahn
corporal OF guard Irving Bennett;
camp guard. Walter Applegate; picket
guard. Harry Craig.
Evening journal., 1901-01-08
Concluded to-morrow)
Personally Conducted Tours vie 3. &
o T.. X.

Personally Conducted Tours yis .. &
. r. X.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company announces the following Per
sonally Conducted Tours for the season
of 1901:
Washington, ID. c.: Seven Tours will
leave Philadelphia and Wilmington as
follows. January ~. February q,
March a. March 81 April 4. April rs
and May . The rate from Whining
ton 10 Washington and return viii be
So which covers every expense, in-
Guiding transportation FOR the round
trip. transfers and two days board at
first-class hotels in Washington.
Tickets will be good TO return on any
train except the Royal Limited within
ten DAYS, including date if desired and
permit .stOD-over at Baltimore.
4 Old Point Comfort Va. Eight tours
1 viii leave Philadelphia and Whining
ton as follows: January %. February
Februaty %, March l6, March 80, April
: 13. Anil p and May II. The rate
from Wilmington to Old Point Comfort
and RETURN Will be S13. covering trans
portation for the round trip, transfer
at Washington, stateroom on steamer
Washington to Old Point. and one and
three-Quarter days board az the Hy
geia Hotel. Limit Of tickets, six days
with stcp-over privileges at Baltimor'
ana Washington.
Fer book Of Royal Bluo Line Tours
and defail.d information apply to u
: A. Mil1ar P1sscrrcr Agent Whining
ton Del.
Evening journal., 1901-01-08
Indrment rnr PlnintIn

In a suit Of James Irons. colored'
against John Lemon for cart hire' oe-
fore Magistrate Sasse last night YER
dict Of S7.31 was given in favor OF the
plaintiff
Evening journal., 1901-01-08

o eclipse all the coming
already reputation been
o popular and
viii sketches
Evening journal., 1901-01-08
THE HANDSOME COLOR SECTION

which will be further artstcally illustrated with
decorated in colors.
Everything possible to modern, 2Oth Centui
he Sunday Inquirer what it has always been in
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-05-10
Peoples Party Convention.

A delegate convention is hereby
called OF the populist and democratic
voters of Edwards county to meet at
the Court House in Kinsley on Satur-
day, May II, 1901, at 10 a. M, for the
purpose of electing seven delegates to
attend the judicial convention to be
held at Larned, Kansas. on May 14th,
1901. The basis of representation will
be one delegate for each ten votee, or
major fraction thereof, cast for the
Hon. Abe Frakes for secretary of
state at the last general election.
The following is the number of dele
gates each township is entitled to:
Kinsley 15, Trenton 4, Belpre 4,
Lincoln 3, Jackson 3, Logan 2, Brown
Is, Wayne 4, Franklin 7.
1t is recommended that the township
caucuses be held on Thursday, Nav
9Th, at 3 p. M, at the voting places
In each township, except when other
wise ordered by the township central
committeeman.
J. 1. BRELsFoRD, Chairman.
A. c. DYER, Secretary.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-05-10

About this time of the year teachers
receive hattering offers from publish
ing houses, and many are tempted to
buy prospectus and begin canvass
ing. Most of these houses hold out
the inducement of a regular salary
after a little preliminary work. The
writer has known large number of
persons who have gone into the book
business with the expectation of re-
ceiving a regular income, and has
tried it himself. He has yet to hear
of anyone who has received money
from a publishing house for selling
their goods. Nine-tenths of the y Dung
persons who undertake to sell books
throw>up the work in few days after
taking a few orders from their inti-
mate friends. To be successful book
agent one must be possessed OF a
large amount of nerve, ghbness and
tact. No one wants to buy snbscrip
tion books. No subscript on book is
worth the price asked for it. But the
business is highly profitable to the
and il they can secure
someone to take few orders in every
county in the United States they will
reap a golden harvest.
Advice to teachers who are thinking
of turning book agents: Wait till
next year.