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The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
AUTHORS Mistakes
Cory Ia Corrected


"MoSS authors are furfoSDA e The
bare suggestion Of editing their
manuscripts" said a man who used
to be a reader in a big publishing
house, nut you would be surprised at
the ludicrous blunders made by the
best Of them. When a writer is Access
sible, the usual plan is to mark the
bad breaks on the proof slips and
send them to him with a discreet note
requesting a correction, but when a
house is getting out a book in a hurry,
or when the author is abroad, this is
often impossible, and then the situa-
ton becomes very ticklish. I re-
member, for instance, I was once
reading the proofs of a novel by n
of u best-known and crankiest
women writer's. She was away on a
visit to Mexico, and had left strict
orders to follow copy to the letter.
In n Of her early chapters the hero
was shaving himself after a long
hunting trip, and was exactly half
through when interrupted by the sud
den arrival Of the villain. A stormy
scene followed, and eventually all
hands adjourned to a fashionable ball.
The authoress evidently forgot that
her man was still half shaved, and I
took the liberty of finishing the job.
When she saw the book she was very
because I had interpolated
or nine words, and ! swore !
would again play the barber to
save anybody's reputation. Another
writer for whom we got out q story
made n Of his characters empty his
revolver at a ~retreating burglar, and
moment later sent two bullets
crashing through a window to show a
rival how quick he was on the trig-
ger. | called his attention to the in
pistol, and he never spoke
me afterward. In an earlier novel
by the same man, you will find refer
ence to the hero's dark, smooth-shav-
en- face and on the very next page he
'twirling his mustache.' I noticed it
In proof, but remembered my expert
ence with the woman and let it go. 1t
Is q common thing for writer's to To-
cate well-known streets, parks, art
galleries and monuments In the wrong
and they make the sun rise and
set at all points Of the compass. We
had to delay a book for a whole sea-
son nee because the author located
The Windward Islands off the coast of
South Carolina, and then went away
Japan before anybody discovered
The mistake. To make the correction
involved changing the whole action of
story, which, of course, nobody
Jared to do."-New Orleans Tines
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
The chacrna Hahnnn.

Two officers escaping from Pretoria
were about to cross a river, when they
saw on the opposite. bank a troop OF
balloons coming down to drink
They were SO sensible of the danger OF
irritating these beasts, or of making the
troop utter their barks and yelps oil
alarm, that they remained for two
hours up to their necks in water until
the troop retired. Some surprise was
expressed that the officers should pay
regard to "a troop of monkeys" Any
one who shares this feeling may see
at the Zoo, probably for the first time
in Is years, a full-grown male Chac-
ma. A soldier writing home from the
front described a locust as something
between a bird and a fly" This bab.
DON is something between a monkey
and a boar" Its head, shoulders
tusks and muscles show immense
strength, and it's size is greater thar
the measurements given in a recent
work on South African mammals. It ii
three feet eight inches long from the
moss to the end of the body, and wheE
it stands upright it's head is four feet
four inches from the ground. The ba.
boons have maintained their place il
South Africa against illl enemies, in.
GLIDING man, and are likely to do sc
for some years to coEua.-The LondoI
Spectator.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
THE IRAscl6LE SECRETARY.
Confusion in the Department on AccouE
of His Deafness.

CsnfusEoH in the Department on Account
of His Deafness.
There was a remarkable mix-up II
the corridor of the state. war ant
navy departments last week that in
Volyed a messenger, an electric bel
and an assistant secretary. The assis'
tant secretary in question is an exceed
ingly able official, but very deaf and
somewhat irascible. The messenger IL
a model of devotion to his chief and
thoroughly Injured to his ways, while
the electric bell is just a plain electric
bell and nothing more. To understand
the situation thoroughly one must I'M
derstand that the ordinary solid doors
to the secretary's Offices are reinforced
on the outside by Venetian Stat doors
which may be locked from the inside,
denying access to the room although
the inner door is still open.
On the morning in question the cleo
trio bell started with a few short,
sharp rattles to call the messenger.
Then the staccato rings grew into a
long roll as though a drummer were
endeavoring to beat up a whole army
from its midnight slumber. Finally
the bell got tired and took a rest.
Then it started again and rang as
though the wires had got crossed and
never intended to untangle themselves.
Meanwhile the messenger, ordinarily
attentive to his official duties, sat
quietly outside of the door with n
foot on the table and his napkin spread
out on his lap, eating his lunch. One
might have imagined that he had
caught his chiefs oral affection, but
this vas not the case. Several diplo-
mats passing down the corridor toward
Secretary Hays Office took in the
scene with wondering glances, smiled
and passed N. Half a dozen messen-
gers and as many newspaper men, at
tracted by the racket, stopped to in
Quire what was the matter and why
the ordinarily attentive messenger did
not answer the bell. He explained be-
tween mouthfuls of sandwich that
some time previously his chief in a fit
Of temper at being interrupted on some
important work, had dashed out from
his desk, locked the slat door on the
inside, and going back to his desk had
promptly forgotten about the occur
renee and was at that moment using
untold volts Of good government cleo
tricity in trying to call his messenger.
The door was locked, the messenger
was on the outside, and the under Sec
rotary was too deaf to hear any knock
ing or rafting of the knob Of the door.
This comedy of errors continued for
about Is minutes. when the mes
senger was struck by a brilliant idea.
He doubled up a large blue sheet of
blottong paper, stuck it through the
Stats of the door and w~igwagged vio-
lently to his impatient chief on thu
inside. The under secretary caught
the signal of distress. there was a
creak and a rattle as a swing chair
shot half across the room and the
sound of Language" on the inside as
the irate official rushed across the
room to unlock the door. What hap
pened to the messenger when he got
on the inside no n waited to see.-
Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
London Jack.

In a quiet part Of southeastern Lon
don there is what is known as the IL.
and S. w. Railway Orphanage." In
this home there are $50 children
whose fathers have died in the SER
vice of the London and Southwestern
railway. Eight thousand dollars must
be found each year to meet the ex-
pense Of feeding, clothing. and edu-
eating these boys and girls. Among
the friends of the charity there is one
who gives his time so willingly to the
work of securing the means to carry
on the enterprise that he has become
famous. His name is London Jack.
London Jack is only a dog. but he
has many times collected the money
which has bought food and clothing
for these fatherless little ones. He
is provided with a brass collecting
box, which is strapped on his back,
and he looks not unlike a small pack
horse as he makes his way through
the crowded streets Of London.
Since he began the work of collect
ing, Jack has returned over $500. In
one month he secured $50 for his lit
tie friends. and on the one afternoon
which is called record day." he re-
turned with $40 in his little knapsack.
But all work and no play would
make Jack a dull dog, SO he has his
time for sport. He is what is known
as a retriever. a breed OF dogs which
have been trained in swimming and.
recovering things from the water. AT.
ter his days work Jack is taken down
to the wharf by the river Thames
and is allowed to splash in the water
to his hearts content. 1t is a pleasant
sight to see him swim far tut in the
river among the barges, grasp a stick
which has been tossed there. and re.
turn and lay it at the feet of his
master. This he does as faithfully as
he brings back his daily contribution
for the children of the orphanage.-
Our Animal Friends.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The big guns are ahead once more
in the unending struggle between Inn
movable body and irresistible force
which naval experts carry on the world
over. Uncle Sans latest 12-inch
naval gun develops the amazing
muzzle velocity Of 1854 feet per second,
and its 850-pound steel p~rojectile
could be sent smashing through any
protective armor yet put on a battle
ship. The gun will do the work Of
destruction sure enough; the only diff
Guilty with these steel-belted monsters
is the hitting OF the mark. Hundreds
Of 2-inch shot and shell were sent hurl-
ing at the Spanish foe on land and
sea during the recent petty war with
Spain; but it has not been recorded
that a single one OF these huge meg
sengers Of death reached it's mark.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The value Of q Newspaper as IN
advertising medium consists in
Its circulation.
When you can secure the conn.'
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it 10 money
eavedi
"GErhe st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the 3D. of
March, 1894, with " The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 q year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best psper in the empire Par.
Esh Of 81 Landry Ii therefore ths
Aeanege
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
KNOWN AS A SMART INDIAN.
Maska's Greatest Chief Uses English
and Wears a White Shirt.

Chief Johnson, of the Taku tribe,
sne of the most famous Indians in
Alaska, has been visiting friends in
Salem, Ore. He has under his charge
5000 to 5000 Indians, and they look
to him as their ruler. He has six or
seven large stores, located at Dyea,
Juneau and other points, and practi-
cally controls the trade with his peo-
pie. Every three years Chief john
son has a big potlach, at which time
be gives away thousands Of blankets
and other things useful to members Of
his tribe. He had a potlatch in 1896,
and it cost him $4,000, and the one
held last year was almost as expensive.
There are other Indian chiefs in
Alaska, but none who have as num-
erous dependents as Johnson. There
are probably twenty chiefs in all, the
next in point of number of followers
below him having about 5000. One Of
these chiefs is to give a big potlatch
to his people this year, and so Chief
Johnson, the principal business man
IF the Indians Of that northern coun-
try, has come down to make special
purchases of blankets and other ar
ticles suitable for the extraordinary
occasion.
It has been the custom of the chief
to come to Salem annually to make
his purchases from the Thomas Kay
Woollen Mill Company, but they were
unable to fill his order for 5000 blank
Its, as they only had about 500 pairs
on hand. These he took and the re-
mainder will be sent later.
Chief johnson has some members Of
his tribe in the Chemawa Indian
School, and he will visit that institu-
ton before he returns to his home in
Alaska. The representative Of our
northernmost possession is not salts
ded with some of the laws which have
been made at Washington to govern
the Indians. He bitterly opposes the
en~croachment Of the white man, and
says that the game is disappearing
from the hunting grounds, and the fish
longer swarm the streams as in
years gone by. Hunting and fishing
are the only occupations of his peo-
pie, and he sees, at no distant date,
these will be destroyed and they will
be sunk deeper into poverty and want
than they are at the present time.
While speaking Of the condition of his
people he showed a sincere interest in
their welfare and q determination to
10 everything in his power to add to
their comfort and happiness. He says
The chiefs of the white men rule only
for money, but he rules his people
without charge, and that they obey
him and love him because he is good
and just to them. He says the whisky
business in Alaska is detrimental to
he Indians, and he would like to see
he prohibition law enforced.
Chief Johnson dresses well, wearing
white shirt and high collar, and he
las the appearance Of an intelligent
nan. He speaks fair English and is
! close observer and a shrewd business
nan. He is a man Of great wealth,
probably n of the richest in Alaska,
Ind lives in the finest house in any
# the northern cities. He has ruled
lis tribe since the death of his father,
which occurred in 1880. He is about
fifty years of age and is strong and
lealthy, enjoying the best of health
Philadelphia North American.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
tnrthe Smart Sat

The rooster looked at the hen with
his head very. much on one side.
And you say" he said, that you
have already raised four large fami-
lies this season? Really. I can't ac-
count foa IT,
1t ID easily accounted for said the
ben, haughtily; II belong to the smart
set.71 sleyelan6 PLAIN Dealer.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The University club Of Baltimore,
a capital OF gastronomy, the other day
treated itself to a muskrat supper.
The muskrat is much priced by the
French-Canadians, we believe. and by
a number Of Americans, but his merits
as food are too little known in the
United States. The, University club
steward served him IN the Maryland
style, stewed in his own gravy; in the
New Jersey style. which offers him
up whole; and in the Virginia style,
which splits and broils him. Accord
ing to the Baltimore Sun "the muskrat
was declared by those present to be a
most toothsome d~elicacy. almost. If
not quite, equal to the diamondback
terrapin and much superior to the
rabbit"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

One OF the things that appear to
have been settled by the Boer war Ia
the disappearance from the British
army OF the organization known as
the army corps. 1t is stated authorl.
tattvely that the division is the largest
tactical unit that can be conveniently
employed in the field. The army corns
sent to South Africa went to pieces
Immediately after it landed, and all
subsequent reinforcements went out
as divisions, and General Roberts
worked with the divisional unit
throughout. However much the corps
organization may be adapted 80 Euro
pean warfare, it has no place in such
wars as Great Britain usually wages.
With the disappearance OF the army
corps. corps troops viii 60, and the
divisions will have their own small
proportion OF cavalry and artillery. The
cavalry and artillery win then have
their own groupings according to Gle
cumstancas.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The successful test of an airshfp
In Germany is to be followed by a
severe trial Of the capability of the
Holland boat. The Ju.es-Vernesque
craft is to cross the ocean as soon as
the weather gets rough enough to
make her show what she can do. It
looks as If quite a variety Of means
OF travel might be afforded to Eu.
ropean travellers Of the twentieth
century.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The thousands of sardine and other
tin boxes that are thrown away every
month form the basis Of an industry
which has reached vast proportions.
These refuse tins are stamped my ma
chinery into tin soldiers. and sold SO
cheaply that the poorest children can
posses them; yet the manufacturer
makes a fair profit, which he could
not do II he used new material.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

American exports in New Zealand
are rapidly increasing, specially hard
ware. The American firms have wise
ly adopted the plan. which lies at the
base of all successful export trade. of
supplying what the colonies desire and
not trying to force on them whatever
the manufacturers wish to sell.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

To be n~aturaliZed in Great Britain
al alien must have lived there for at
least five years. or have served the
Crown for a like period; and he must
continue to reside in the British iuris-
diction unless he continue in the gov
eminent service in a foreign country.
A n~aturalized citizen has all the "po-
litical and other rights. powers and
privileges" to which a native born
Briton is entitled, and is subject to the
same obligations as is the latter.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

An American girl employed in n
Of the departments of the Paris Ex-
position received lit proposals of
marriage from men of fourteen differ.
nationalities. The American girl Is II
demand wherever she Is.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
oPELoUsAs, f. LOUISIANA.

After all. even IL the French solved
the problem Of getting into England.
they would still be confronted with
the other one-how to stay there.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

A dispatch from London intimates
that the British are becoming recon
ciled to American meat. and no longer
demand that it shall be imposed upon
them under the guise Of a product of
the United Kingdom. Some preju-
dices are hard to break down but it
will be admitted they are all liable to
succumb to reason and other allure
ments when we find John Bull virtual
ly surrendering the idea that there is
no meat like "the beef of old Eng
land"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The Oregon's great trip around the
Horn cost $47.987 and $50.226 for coal.
1t was we'll worth the price, seeing
that it proved what our ships could do
In the matter of distance.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

There is a whole sermon on the lit
tleness Of greatness in the fact that
the Autocrat Of all the Russians vas
doWned by o circumstance so small az
o n!crobe.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Inventor Tesla u that he
will establish communication with the
inhabitants Of Mars. 1t should be II
derstood, however, that messages will
be subject to delay in transmission.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

It was at first seedless oranges. Now
it is seedless apples. Well, it is a sat
~isfaction to know that some things
cannot be reduced to a seedless condi-
ton, among them the great American
pumpkin.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Oklahoma's career Is a territory,
which will be only ten OF eleven years,
is not quite SO short as that of Cali
fornia, which was knocking for admis-
sion as a state before the politicians
had time to organize it as a territory,
or as that of. the republic Of Texas,
which entered as a state without pass
ing through the territorial stage. 1t
will be shorter, however, than that of
most Of the territories. This is a dis
.tinction for Oklahoma which carries a
good deal Of significance with it.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Experiments are to be conducted in
Connecticut to determine the relative
nutritive values Of various foods. There
are enough men willing to eat without
working to make the selection of sub
jects an easy matter.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Kruger's prediction, derided when It
was made, that the price to be paid for
the extinction Of the Dutch republics
World stagger humanity, has been full
filled.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

In every county in the state Of Ohio
there is an agricultural society, formed
for the purpose of holding a county
fair Any citizen Of the county pur-
chasing a season ticket to the fair is a
member of the society. The county
society selects delegates to the state
association and the state association
elects the board Of agriculture, which
manages the agricultural affairs of the
state, including the state fair, and also
chooses the secretary or commissioner
of agriculture.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

A Berlin professor has discovered
eight men with green hair in a body of
800 laborers who constantly handle
copper. AS the freak is a product of a
species of copper poisoning and takes
years of intimate association with the
metal to develop, it is scarcely worth
any woman's while to envy or to cult
yate.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

The public bath movement is spread
Ing. Worcester, Mass, New Haven,
Conn, st. Paul and Minneapolis,
Mimi, are all establishing municipal
bath houses. The one at Rochester, n.
Y, being %patronized by IN average of
over $50 persons daily since its opening,
the city has decided to build two more.
The estimated cost of running the
Rochester plant is $4,000.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

While New York State leads all
others in point of population, it is sew
enth In railroad mileage. Illinois, the
third commonwealth in population, is
the greatest railroad state, with nearly
1000 miles Of track. Pennsylvania is
second, both in population and In rail-
road mileage.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Thirty-two young people Of Liver
pool, England, contracted typhoid fe-
yer, all on the same day, from eating
ice cream. Young man, read this awful
experience to that girl Of yours when
she wants a dish Of ice cream, and you
have but nine cents and a suspender
button in your pocket.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Maine takes care Of her Indians, and
as a consequence they are on the in
crease. The Penobscot tribe, which
numbered 245 in 1880, is nov 400
strong. The state appropriates $4,000
annually for their benefit.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
VIZ. G. PERRAULVs
(Late Judge 18th judicial Dist
ATTLRNEY-AT-LAW,
oPELoUsAst Ia
Office over 81. Landry State Bank
WIN JOEL SANDOz.
Attorney at-laW and Notary Pubic
OPELOUsAs, La

0PELOUsAs, La
VIII practice in all Courts, Dsss,
and Federal, and before the Pssens s1a
Pension Offices at Washington, ".
Shorthand and Typewriting proisRay
and carefully done. 01aes over ~
Landry State Hank. Main SsfssA -
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
ACADEMY
OF TIE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

OPELOUSAS, LA.
Uaaer the Direction Of the Sisters GsEia2itaG
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian cd.
u~cation. Constant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The ~sisters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
o. instruction 10 two-fold-PSepsratory
and Commercial. French Ia taught in
the two courses. For particulars. .sd-
4ress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

A prisoner in the Ohio penitentiary
insisted on having his striped trousers
creased and had to be punished to
make him give up the idea. Ohio is
evidently determined to get on in the
world Of fashion as well as in the do
main of politics.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Speaking of fruit. Switzerland may
pc considered somewhat addicted to
the industry, inasmuch as she has S5.-
100000 trees under bearing and many
mislpl mere Under cultivation.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
- An9
ENVIRONMENTS


It has been discovered that German
carp become lake trout while being
transported to market.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

By the operation of a new law nearly
one thousand greengrocers, butchers
and poultry sellers in New Orleans are
forced to close their places OF business
permanently. The law in question pro-
hibits the establishment of a private
market within 5000 feet of a public
market, and was enacted in the in
terest OF the public market 1essees, in
order to increase the revenue to the
city. It has been tested and upheld in
the courts. The public markets now
have a monopoly, and food prices in
New Orleans will go up 10 or Is per
cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

In Holland a law making vaccina-
ton of school children compulsory
went into effect in 1873. Prior to that
time the average death rate from
smallpox was SO in every 100000. For
the ensuing sixteen years the average
was seven in 100000.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20

Denmark's trade with the United
States is growing rapidly, showing
record figures in 1900. Imports from
the United States have trebled since
1896, and now exceed 10000, 900. The
increasing commerce between the two
countries is inducing many Danish
Americans to return to Copenhagen to
represent American houses, and this il
doing much to introduce American
goods. AS a natural result, new ships
have been ordered for the American
trade.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-04-20
Proof OF Wornan,s sunerioritv,

Proof OF Superiority
The proof that a Woli an is superior
tc a man is that she d esn't look un
comfortable when sla4 Las got he
best clothes oa.-NeyF frk Press,