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The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
The scavenger of the Yeldt.

The vulture is the scavenger of the
veldt. Throughout South Africa he is
found. Go anywhere you like on the
veldt, and sooner or later-and in all
probability the former-you will find
him.
His quickness Of eye is simply
astounding. An OK falls out of the
team, evidently i'll. He Is out-spanned
from his yoke fellow, and he goes
down to the spruit, or stream. The
sky above and away to the horizon on
all sides is absolutely clear and cloud
less.
Hardly has the breath left the body
OF the poor OK, when you may OBJ
serve far away, far away up in the
sky a tiny black speck, then another
and another and another, until there
are twenty Of them. Gradually they
get larger and larger, circling round in
ever diminishing circles all the while
they descend.
An hour afterward there is nothing
in the spruit but a bundle of bleached
white bones that might have been
there for months. The sky is clear
and %speckless again. The vultures
have scavenged the veldt.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
Something About Trees.

The stems of trees have provision
for a symmetrical arrangement OF
branches, the nodes or points where
the buds are produced, being placed
at regular intervals. This tendency
toward symmetry Is, however, inter.
fered with by several disturbing
causes, internal and external. The
most important of the former Is the
varying degree Of vigor in the buds,
which behave like distinct plants,
some Of them growing into strong
branches, while others produce com
p~aratively small shoots.
Even If all buds were of equal vital
ity, regularity would not result. MANY
OF the buds and tender shoots are de-
voured. by birds, insects or squirrels.
When of larger size, branches are of
ten torn away by high winds, blasted
by lightning, or broken off by acct
dent. A tree will sometimes grow
into an irregular form through the
pressure Of prevailing winds. This
irregularity has also it's use. In a
gale of wind it will be observed that
the branches sway In all directions,
and the various movements counter
balance each other. If the branches
We're arranged with perfect regularity
they would all sway together, and the
leverage would be so great that the
tree might often be uprooted or broken
off short.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

1t used to be that the mere fact
of having written a book was sufi-
Gent to confer distinction upon a man,
and to know that d person had rot
into print was to be conscious OF d Ger.
tain awe for that individual. But now
people first ask what kind of a book
and what is the nature of the print
for which the author il responsible.
and they decline to turn their heads
to gaze at literary mediocrity. A little
pallor in the face and a few ink stains
on the fingers are no longer accepted
as the indications OF greatness, and
there seems to be q feaction in favor
OF sunburn and earth stains. The man
who digs and grows brown seems
never to be working in vain, but he
who grows wan In the production
OF shortlivel literature is n pathetic
ally iner cti4e Ggure. remarks the
Chicago Tribune.
&Ne
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

A collection of artists called Yeggs
or Yeggsmen is described by the Gin.
cinnati Enquirer. The Yeggs I'D.
peared after the disarmament Of the
Coxey Army in 1894. They work in
bands OF i've or Elk. Their speciality
is cracking safes with nitroglycerine
and they are willing to give a really
able explosion for the sake OF a few
dollars. Occasionally they descend to
burglary or rise to highway robbery.
They call nlt~rOglycerine "soup," "oir'
or grease" an informer a "snitch."
a prison a dump" a newspaper ac-
count Of their performances a shawl
out an apprentice Yegg a gay cat"
win the philologists be good enough
TO give the origin OF the term "Yegg?s
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

It u Q fine thing to develop the
body. 1t fig even a finer thing to de-
velop the hind. but the great value
comes In the fact that athletics de-
velop the character, and this is what
counts. Whatever may be said of
university men who have done their
duty In the crew, or the eleven or the
nine, those men must necessarily have
practiced the rugged virtues of cour-
age. resolution, determination, the
power OF acting In conjunction with
others, resolution to act as gentlemen,
and often, what is more important,
to act as men. 1t is these qualities
which make athletes 80 invaluable.
opines Professor Eliot, of Harvard
University.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

| cheered us up, too. 1t has been SO
strange-all this journey-every day
taking us farther away from home'
and the trying to choke down the
homaeickn,ss-an-" She broke off
short with gratitude and tears shifting
in her eyes.
There was just time for Hester to
take the little brown hand in hers
and press it close, when the two men
came back.
The man with the STOPPING shoulders
and the flush on eithet cheek went up
| close to the little woman with the
bright, eager eyes.
"NVell, little woman, are you most
ready?" he said, patting her shoulder.
you've had a fine rest, haven't you?"
He coughed sharply as he spoke, but
she smiled up at him brightly that he
might not know how much more it
| racked her chest than his.
you'd better get On your bonnet,
little woman" he said; otis time we
were going. I don't know how we're
to thank you and your wife, Mr.. Gill
bert, for all you have done for us, but
we feel it, sir, we feel it."
at wasn't anything at all" John
protested. ut has done us good to
have you here"
Hester and the little young wife
went into the tiny bedroom together.
iThe wind had stopped it's maddening
song outside, and the air was clear
again from its burden Of dust. The
furniture would have to be busted for
the third time that day, but the
thought brought no scowl to her fore
head now. The little traveller pinned
on the rusty black hat, and turned
to hold out both hands impulsiyely to
Hester. ''Thank you again." she said;
and then, in a whisper, Colorado is
a wonderful place, isn't it? Haven't
you heard about the way people get
cured ~there-people just as bad off
as George, or worse? You feel sure
it'll do him good, don't you?"
She searched Testers face as il to
read her fate there. 1t was hard to
meet the girlish eyes.
"I've never been farther West than
this myself" she said, "but everyone
says it's q wonderful climate in Colo
RADIO for people with trouble with their
lungs. I'm so glad you are going
there, and when he's grown we'll and
strong you'll be coming back to see
u.s."
The delight Of that possible future
was in the young wife's eyes. If he
only does!!" she said. "Oh, if he only |
does.D'
There were hearty handclasps ex-
changed a few minutes later. Then
the prairie schooner" with its freight
Of human love and anxieties, rolled
slowly away. The two left behind in
the little sod house stood long at the
window-till the wagon was seer a
dark blot above the sharp horizon.
With a quick, impulslve movement,
hand stole into her husbands.
slow good you are!!" she said, al-
most solemnly. "And while 1 have
you, why do l care about other things?
Did you think I would really go East
without you? Why, John, I couldn't
bear it, away from you"
Far off in the big wagon q little
woman sat With her round cheek
pressed against q shabby coat-sleeve,
and the cry Of her heart was like that
of Hester's. what are other things"
she was whispering, while I have
you, dearT-Youth's Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

Every man who embarks In bust,
hess has a choice between two desti-
ni~es-Obscurity OF publicity. If he
shall refuse to advertise few persons
will know Of him, few will buy of
him, and his business will sink into
desuetude. On the other hand, if he
shall advertise persistently and in
good taste he will become widely
known and the number of his custom
ers will constantly increase, claims
the Philadelphia Record. The wiser
choice is obvious.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

Women In different parts of the
country have been burned to death
as the result Of the use of. gasoline
for renovating purposes. Some time.
perhaps. it may occur to the authori.
ties that the loss of life and property
involved in the use of gasoline ID
hardly balanced by the saving of
money achieved by cleaning a few
pairs Of dirty kid gloves or securing
last years -undershirts. When that
conclusion is reached the sale of gaso.
line viii be forbidden along with other
deadly compounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

Submarine torpedo boats are taken
quite seriously by the French Gov
ernmcnt, which now has three in run-
ming order and has contracted for five
more, to be driven by liquid air mo-
tors. Fifty hours is to be the period
Of submerslon for these latter craft.
and IL they should turn out well, the
great navies Of the world would be
seriously menaced with RELOCATION to
the scrap heap.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
How Sound Travels.

The whistle of a locomotive is heard
33OO yards through the air, the noise
OF the railway train $500, the report of
a rifle and the bark of a dog 1909
yards, an orchestra or the roll of Il
drum 1000 yards, the human voice
reaches to 4 distance of 1000 yards.
the ~croaking of frogs 500 yards. the
chirping of crickets 800 yards. Dis
tinct speaking is heard in the air above
to Il distance of COO yards; from above
1t has a range of only 100 yards down
ward.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

In the whirl of war news foreign
items Of peaceful interest get over
looked. Let it not be forgotten, how
ever, that henceforth IN E%nglishman
can marry his deceased wife's sister
by meeting her for that purpose in
one of the British colonies or depend
cncies. The marriage win be valid
In England itself, though it would not
be lawful IL contracted there. Com
promise is the essence of statesman
'shiD.'
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

Some of the Western newspapers
are %ridiculing the order for q course
Of agricultural instruction in the pub
lie schools on the ground that the av-
crage Kansas boy and girl know more
about practical farming than the av-
erage pedagogue could find out in ten
vanrC
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

1t has been discovered that the field
on which Caesar did up Pompey is
sixty miles from the place which has
long been celebrated as the battle
ground. Every once in n while we
have to revise both history and Sc
ocraDhy,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

Funerals on the installment plan
are now among the attractions Of
fered in Chicago. Most people would
prefer to have the affair over at once
and done with.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19

OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

OPELOuSAS, La.
Under the Direction Of the Sisters Nariapitss
Of Holy Cross.
O6ers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian cd.
ucation. Constant attention is paid 90
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The ~sigters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
O. instruction ia two-fold-Pseparatory
and Commercial. French is Taught in
the two courses. For partioulars,-sd id.
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
wo.nan,a Use oftha Mails.

The average woman has nm idea
that the government ought TO LIT her
send anything by mail from a Jelly
roll to O guinea nig.-New York Press,
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
:.1>AKE

Though fearful storms have swept in wrath Perhance thou many times hast failed,
About thy tolsome, rugged patti, Some weakness ver teep prevailed,
lAd thou hast ofttnmes been least down And thou hast fahered in the strife
And soed mnayed by fortunes frown, And sadly rud thy bihed life;
faint not, but bavey bear thy part Though great thy grief and keen thy pain
10 fhow man: one more take heart. y weary one take heart again.
The storm is follower by the calm, Dwell not upon thy mournul past. EN
And winters gales by arso balm, Arise, ant for the right stand fast;
night gives plc to sun-brght day; Be strong n brave fold not thy hands,
let hope still cheer thee on thy way, For thee still flow l9s golden sands;
III cloud still shines thu. sun, 10 better things sweet voices call
OF untlh thy work is dQne. And God in love rues over all.
John Allen GuHord, in Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-10-19
Banding sqharsly and Incorporating
IL upon the Democratic
PlatfoPgs tho

The value Of a newspaper as On
advertising medium consists IL
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved
"TThe st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the 80 o.
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
vas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increasea
while the price of subscription
has been reduced to 81 q year;
TIE COURIER being by odas
the best paper in the empire fa1
leh OF st. Landry 10 therefore os
shAanast.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
CONSERVATION
IN NEW YORK
INCREASED SALARY BILL UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL.
CITY OFFICIALS IN A PANIC
CITY WILL SAVE MANY MILL
IONS YEARLY-WoRKM
AND GRAFTERS LOSE.

New York, Feb. 2S.--More than $780,
100000 may be saved to this city by a
decision of the court OF appeals in the
case of Contractor William j. Rogers,
who refused to pay the prevailing rate
Of wages. AS interpreted by municipal
experts, this decision means not only
that the prevailing rate of wages fixed
by law has received it's death blow, but
that all acts forcing the-city to pay it's
employees prescribed salaries are uncon-
stitutional
The question has also been raised that
this decision affects the constitutional
ity OF the recent police laws, which
abolished the old board and under which
Commissioner Murphy was named last
week.
If held that the decision means that
the legislatures cannot fix salaries of
city employees, the Davis law increasing
salaries of teachers S5OC0,000 will be
void. 1t will affect also the salaries of
all policemen, tiremen and about half
the employees in the department of street
cleaning.
There was CONSERVATION in all city de-
partments when the decision became
known. Comptroller Coler said:
1T is the most sweeping decision tina
has ever been rendered in regard to the
city,"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
IRON PRICES ON A BOOM.
Great Combine Stimulates Demand for
All Their Prdouct.

Cleveland, O., Feb 2S.-The Iron Trade
Review this week SAYS:
The coincidence of further awakening
in the market and the organization of
the worlds greatest industrial cOnsoli-
dation makes the past week a notable
one in the iron trace. Prices in nearly
every quarter of the market have ad-
vanccd and the United States Steel Cor
poratiOn begins it's life under cOndi-
tions that could scarcely be more ia
orable. barring the one drawback of
dwindling buying for export AS to the
policy of the new consolidation and it's
effect upon the iron industry, the trade
is all at sea.
Speculation as to what is ahead is
plentiful, but so far as the iron market
is concerned, what was said in this coll
ann one week ago may be repeated
the active buying movement is to be at
tributed to inherent conditions rather
than to the negotiations in New York.
Pig iron has made a further advance.
Bessemer iron is still in demand and
the sales have been made at prices rang
ing from $14 to $l4.50 in the past week.
On early delivery metal $l4.75 has been
touched and some furnaces have then
figures at SIS in view There is very
little Bessemer iron to be had for de-
livery before July 1 and after it's re-
markabe advance the market is very
firm. Gray forge is also very strong
Sales have been made at S12.25 at val
ley furnaces and $3.50 is now the mini
mum quotation. Producers of foundry
iron in central western districts have
felt the effect of the government in mill
and steel works grades to a greater ex-
tent than furnaces in the east and
south. But the latter are asking 25c
to SOC a ton more for foundry grades,
while some valley producers have ad-
vanced their prices IS cents in the past
two weeks on foundry iron for delivery
before July l. Bar iron has advanced 81
a ton and is now 50 at $145 at Ma
noning valley mills. Steel bars range
from l.35 to $1.45 in Pittsburg, accord
ing TO the condition Of the seller. A
notable order booked at Pittsburg the
past week is for forty thousand tons
for shipment to Ecuador. Conditions
throughout the market are stronger than
at any time in a twelve month and the
wise heads in the grade are already
sounding caution. Ore prices, con-
trary to report. have not yet been es-
tablishad for 1901, though it is prob
able the matter will come up before
the middle of March.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
FIND NO MORE BODIES.
Dangerous Work of Rescuers at the
Diamondville Mine.

Salt Lake. Utah. Feb. 2S.-A special
to the Deseret News. from Diamond
vile. Wyo.. says:
Contrary to expectations, no r.ore
bodies have been recovered since the first
eight We're taken out yesterday. The
various shifts are working in the mine
and every foot of the seventh level has
been searched for bodies. This after
noon an effort will be made to break
through the stopping to the sixth en-
try, where the eighteen bodies are en-
tombed. When this break is made the
hazardous work of the men will COM
mence, for there is always danger of
explosion of generated gases. 1t is
thought that the fire is practically out.
Superintendent Sheldon expressed the
opinion to-day that the bodies in the
sixth level would not be recovered be-
fore Saturday. Inquest on the dead min
ers will be held this afternoon, but in
yestigation as to the cause of the fire
will not begin until next week.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
STEEL COMPANY OFFICERS.
Carnegie Interests Get Large Share Of
the Plums.

New York Feb. 2S.-A news aSsocia.
tion of this cIJ says today:
1t is practically settled that President
SchWab of the Carnegie Steel company,
will be selected as president of the
United States Steel Corporation and
there is Semi-ofiiCial authority for the
statement that Elbert III. Gary, presi-
dent of the Federal Steel company, will
be named for the Craftsmanship of the
executive committee. Until today it was
generally believed that II. c. Frick
would be placed at the head of this
committee but the change in pro-
gramme is said to be due partly to Mr..
Tricks statements to friends that his
other interests would not allow him to
give sufficient time to the duties of that
important position 1t appears to be
settled that f. T. F. LOVejOy of the Car
negie company will be secretary of the
combined company.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
BANKRUPT DUKE
LOST HIS DOGS
VULGAR TRADEsMAN HELD THE
PUGs FOR DEBT-DUKE
HADN'T A CENT.

New York. Feb. 2S.-The Times says:
when the duke of Manchester sailed
for England he left behind two terriers
that he had intended to take with him.
'"The reason he did not carry them
with him. said a friend of the dogs
former owner. "was that he had not
paid for them. Mr.. Kelly of Boston,
who is a friend of mine. sold the terriers
to the duke last year. Manchester
promised to pay s1,500 for the pair. He
did not pay. So when Kelly heard the
duke was to sail he came to New York
But when he went to the hotel, the
duke was not at home However,
Kelly took his lawyer to the hotel and
lay in waiting for the duke. He found
him in the lobby.
''The duke said he had not the money
HIS father-in-law when asked 10 pay
the bill, refused to do so, SO The duke
had to let Kelly take the dogs"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
AFTER WATER COMPANY.
Claimant For Damages Will Not Win
Without Fight.
special to Inter Mountain.

Special to Inter Mountain.
Helena Mont. Feb. 2s.-The supreme
court to-day heard arguments on the
Helena Consolidated Water company
from a judgment of $1,250 damages in
favor of Lou M. Robinson due to her
horse breaking through an improperly
filed excavation in the street and run
ming away, throwing her out of the bug
gy and njuring ner. The company
c,aims the city is liable.
lack Wade, of Butte. knocked out Kid
Lee in a lively fight of eleven rounds
last night. Lee was almost counted out
in the second and eighth rounds, and
a left in the face finished him. Wade is
tc fight the winner of the fight between
Young Opie and Kid Oglesby, which
comes off Monday.
The Helena division of the state fish
and game association proposes a num-
Der of delegates from each division in
proportion to its membership. The Hell
ena division has sixty members, but
no more delegates to the state assoca-
ton than division of ten members.
The appeal of Philip Harrington, ct al
from an order of the Deer Lodge district
against Frank S. Smith, ct al. in which
q verdict of $l.OJ, damages was given
in the first trial, was argued to-day
Smith took lease on the Carbonate
Iiill claim, in Deer Lodge county, agree
ing to sink the shaft so feet deeper, but
did not, hence the suit
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
SENATOR EVARTS
DIES IN new YORK
AZ ED STATESMAN AND LAWYER
SUCCUMBS TO OLD AGE AT
LAST.

Sew York, Feb. 2S. - William NJ
+, arts died at his home in this city to-
d.. Mr.. Evarts was SO years old. His
death was caused by pneumonia. For
St eral years past he had beeen without
tie use Of his eyes ard was otherwise
So feeble that he was unable to leave
his home. Up to the time of death
H. was the nominal head of the law
filin of Evarts and Choates and Beaman
although for many years he had not been
in active practice.
soon after o'clock this morning Mr.
Eyarts suffered a relapse, which caused
him to sink rapidly. At 6 o'clock he
reiapsed into unconsciousness and grew
weaker and weaker until at 10 minutes
after 8 o'clock. without regaining con-
,,ciousness, he expired. From the time
he became unconscious the dying mans
Lyife and children were with him in the
room. There are four daughters ana
a like number of sons. The latter are
Allen, Sherman, Rev. DIR. Prescott and
Maxwell Evarts, and the daughters are
Miss Mary Evarts, Mrs. Beaman, Mrs
Tweed and Mrs. Scudder.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
A DISPLAY Of
FORCE NEEDED
IF WE INTEND TO HOLD THE
PHILIPPINES.
UNDERSTAND NOTHING ELSE
BUT SITUATION IS VASTLY I'M
PRovED-MUsT PASS BILL
OF RIGHTS.

New York, Feb. 2S.-President Jacob
G. Schurman, of Cornell University. ad-
dressed the members of the Phi Beta
Kappa alumni in New York last night
on the topic The Philippines. retro
Spect and a forecast"
Among other things he declared that
congress will be guilty of a criminal
act if it does not pass the bill defining
the rights of the Filipinos."
Speaking of the future of the Philip
pines, he said:
''rhe situation over there has i'm
proved wonderfully within the last three
months, and is continuing to improve.
General Macarthur has sent the most
encouraging reports and he is good
soldier and thoughtful man."
In conclusion he said:
1T is certain that we must maintain
large army in the Philippines and for
long time to come. The Filipinos must
be Impressed. They have no respect for
anything but force. They must be
either our partners or our proteges. 1t
is not question of holding on in the
Philippines, it is question of letting
go, and we cannot afford to let go.
Promises do not settle the policies of
nations and that applies to Cuba as
we'll as the Philippines"