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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
FIGUREHEADs OF SHIPS.
The chinaman Paints an Eye on til,
Prov of His Junk.

The Chinaman paints an eye on
the PROV of his boat, saEs Good Words.
This eye plays the part Of the look
out man: thus collisions are prevent
ed. 1t has been suggested that this
is the primal form from which the.
European fgurehead vas svolyed.
John Chinannan does not appear to
have cultivated to any great extent
the taste for going down to the sea
IN ships; that would account for the
elementary character of the Chinese
fgurehead. The fgurehead OF the
New Zealanaer, on the other hand,
IS nost elaborate. Capt. Cook found
them already addicted to lions heads.
This is curious, because there were
no lions in New Zealand at any time,
50 far as he knew Probably they
were eopyists and the original was q
fgarehead from a wreck Of a sixteenth
or seventeenth century vessel. All
that time almost al the European
navies affected a lions head Some
Of these old boats had q fgurehead
not only on the true PROV, but Sec
ond on the false, Or inner PROV. The
Sovereign Of the Seas, built for
Charles 4, had on the true PROV .
figure Of King Edgar on horseback;
beneath The horse feet were the seven
petty Saxon kings subject to his sway.
On the false PROV was q Cupid riding
upon lion. Heyweod, who designed
the second fgurehead, explains that
il was meant tosy ynbolize the Higher
Power whose majesty IS oFer all and
rules all his work Nor were the
proHs Of these old vessels the only
part decorated. The parts Of thieves
sci known as the acat heads " and the
knight heads derive their names
from The carvings Of helmed knights
and eats heads with which they were
once adorned.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
Solar Heat ana BUTTERFLIES.

Prof. standfuss, of Zurich, has
been studying the effects Of solar heat
and temperature on butterflies. Mora
than 40, 900 butterflies were subject
ed to close examination. Some de-
grees more or less change the nature.
and looks 50 much that they take on
every appearance Of having bees
born III d warmer Or colder climate.
On one occasion, ii being very cold.
in Switzerland, a butterfly common
there suddenly began to look like
butterfly from Lapland. Others sub
jected to higher solar temperature
changed and looked Like butterflies
from Corsica or Syria.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
CARELESS PATRONS.
Lose Considerable Small Changs ss
new York Street Cars.

New York Street Cars.
Have you any idea how muck
money is lost IN the street cars of this
town. asked Metropolitan
street railway conductor of
New York reporter the other
day after he had picked up
4 dime and slowed it il ali inside
pocket. Well, there's i lot Of it, and
no one knows it better than we CON
|duetors. Hunting for COINS on the
bottom Of my car is one Of the regular
gratis, and any other conductor who
has been IN the business long enough
to get bis eyes open i on the sallas
lay
.ast year made up my mind III
put away every cent found II my car
IN an old iron bank / had at home for
the benefit Of ny youngsters ! kept
slowing the coins away and at the end
Of the year / had $6.o7 OF course,
that's not barrelful of money, but
it's a right nice pickup for con-
duetor The biggest find made that
year was q 50-cent piece. From that
the coins ran all the way down to .
cent. In the winter time the pickings
are especially good, for then everyone
has on gloves, and coins slip from
the fingers to the floor without the
owners knowing it. The only way
to be sure you have all the money
is to pick up the gratings on the floor.
{ do that every night as regularly as
I eat my supper.
Now, I've figured it, out that II
I find SIX dollars il one year it's very
likely that other conductors average
somewhere near that sum, maybs
more, maybe less. There are several
thousand conductors in Greater New
York, so that It's safe to say that at
least $4,000 or sac, 900 is annually
dribbled onto the floors OF street cars
| by the passengers. I'd this estimate
/ don't include large sums, which are
sometimes lost IN wallets and purses.
A conductor is expected to turn these
lin at the office, and about all Of them
do. But the nickels ard dimes and
4 \ =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
He Iiyd
JOHN DRYDEN
re Poet.
BORN 1881 DIED 100.
Glorious John

On the opposite side Of the streets
the building ID which Charles Lamb
went to school The room, be said,
6 looked into a dark, discolored, dingy
garden, and here from pothooksand
hangers he tells us that be advanced
to such proficiency ID penmanship
that be was entitled 10 copy the motto,
s Art Improves a Natnre, 10 the salts
faction of lis teacher.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
THE LONDON OF DICKENS.
old Landmarks Of the British Capital
Slowly Disappearing.

Ih6 regeneration oI lIonQoii y Gust
ing the sacrifice Of many interesting
and historical building, asserts W y.
Curtis, in the Chicago Record Her
aid. Fifteen or 20 years ago it was
fashionable for Americans and other
visitors to make what were called
Dickens Tours about the city. Ia
l special omnibus the party would be
conducted BY d guide to the old build
ings and scenes made famous and ia
niliar in the novels Of Dickens. There
was also Dickens Guide to London,
Or it might have been called a Guide
to the London Of Dickens, for it was.
prepared BY son Of the great novelist
and located nearly every place de-
seribed By him IN the city and its sub
urbs. Those excursions, however,
have been abandoned, and the guide.
book is practically useless, because
nearly all the buildings described have.
been torn away and new modern strnc-
tures erected upon the ground on
which they stood.
The Black Bull Inn, the last Of the
ancient taverns in. Holborn, where
Dickens laid the scene Of the expert
ences Of sairy Camp and Betsy Prig,
is advertised for sale and will soon be
pulled down. II is afne old structure
Of the sixteenth century, built around
q court and entered through marrow
passage from HoIborn. The effigy Of
q black buli, which has stood for 200
years upon q bracket above the win
dows Of The second story On the Hol-
born front, is still to be seen by every
passer- by and will be missed more than
ever By those who are sentimental,
because It Is the last Of the Dickens
monuments in that part Of the city.
Another historical landmark, the
Maggie and Stump Inn, in Fetter
Lane, is also to come down. This
building il not only associated with
Charles Dickens, but has been the
scene Of many tragic events II Eng
lish history. Three centuries ago IL
was one of the farorite resorts of the
literary men Of London. It was erect
ed in 1906, and being in the neighbor-
hood of the printing offices and the
law courts, and a convenient distance
from Somerset house and parliament,
it was 4 fayorite rendezvous Of poll
ticians and eourtiers.
On the second foor Of this inn, in
q front room whose windows over
look Fefter Lane, was concoeted
what is known IN history asfhe Waller
plot, suggested by Edmund Waller,
the poet, and bis brofher-in- Law, Ma
thaniel Tempkins, to seize PYnn and
the Puritan lord mayor, to capture
the tower and the outWorks of Lon
don, and restore King Charles to the
throne.
just below the Magpie and Stump
few years ago was torn bowman old
house which had d tablet ii its wall
bearing this inscription:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
THE POET IBSEN.s !
His Brain Never at Rest During Hi,
Waking Hours.

z e
The trouble is brain trouble, and
when one considers Ibsen 5 snanner Of
living, one is surprised that it did not
manifest itself before. / should say
that his brain was never resting IN
his waking hours. When not reading
or writing, he was cogitating; one
had but to watch him, as have done
for hours together at the Grand ho-
tel ia Ghristiania, to be convinced OF
that. He likes to be IN the midst Of
crowds, and yetapart from them. He
spent most Of his day in the reading
room Of the hotel, yet rarely, if ever,
was seen to exchange word with any
body. There he used to sit, needless
of the stares of the curious, with his
bottle of beer and his measure Of
aquaYitae d kind Of Norwegian bran
dy favored with anise-seed-befo
him, taking alternate sips, his broWs
Wrinkled and his eye lost to allaround
him. SO, also, ii his hygienie peram-
bulations Of the Karl Johann's Gade,
the principal street, his brain was SO
constantly at work that he did not
observe one out of every ten Of the
eeremonious bows with which the
passers-by greeted him. This gave
offense to none, and II strangers
thought him bit Of a bear, those.
who knew his character rejoiced, rath-
er, to think that q new masterpiece
was under way.
The unfortunate news, however,
which has reached US shows that this
Ruddha-like, self-eoneentration, this
cerebral egotisn, are against the laws.
Of nature, and lead, also, to disaster.
A little society, some domestic joys
and cares, would have made Ibsen's
life q happier one, and have spared
it to the world for longer time. No
one will be more distressed at Ibsen's
illness than King Oscar Of Sweden.
Much as he dislikes Ghristiania and
contact with the NorWegians, who
have 90 little loyalty for or sympathy
with him, he always looked forward
to the periodical visits to the capital
of Norway, imposed on him by the
constitution, for the pleasure Of re-
eeiving Ibsen to dinner. En- the kings
presence, and perhaps III the kings
presence alone, did Ibsen cast off his
glacial reserve and show himself one
Of the most fascinating takers IN the
world. Such is the description of him
which was given to me by a lady--a
musician Of great talent, who lives ii
Christiania, and who is d friend Of
the kings has frequently been
a guest at the palace dinners When Ib-
sen has been present. I can quite be-
iieyeit, for I have heard Ibsen's dangh-
Ter, young Nine. Bjornson, converse,
and can fancy her fathers manner
when charmed into expansiveness
BY that most delightful Of hosts, King
Oscar Of Sweden. Bosten Tran
script.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
Marriage Days u Italy.

In Italy Sundays are usually pre-
ferred for marriages when the prinr
cipals have never been married before.
Widows, however, respect an old els
tom by marrying Oh Saturdays
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-17
The Best Inssructar.

It is not the teacher who carries the
most books who s APT to be the best
instruct ashington ia Dem.
ocras.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

One of the many striking and
touching incidents occurring at
Buffalo was the nesting between the
President and Mrs Mckinley for the
first tine after the assault. The
dispatches report that Mrs Mckinley
took a seat at the bedside and held
the Presidents hand The distin
guished sufferer looked into the face
OF his good wife and said in low
t,ne, 1--WE must hear up; it will he
better for US both. With tears
streaming down Ter cheeks, Mrs
Mckinley notdsd assent,
There is a depth of lahos IN this
little incident that must appeal force
folly to those who appreciate the
strength of the ties that bind a good
husband to good wife.
There may be some people VINO
have no iGea of the thoughts that
we're passing through the minos OF
this couple al that moment. There
are. however, many Others who can
imagine what these thoughts we're.
There, on the bed of pein. lay the
strong, powerful man. BY has side sat
the fragile woman, whose physical
weakness has been for so many years,
| the subject of this husband tehuer
solicitune. In an humble way they
began life together. Two little graves
hal they for common interest 10
prosperity ana in adversely they bad
stood together. participating equally
in the joys and sharing equally in
the sorrows of life. Tia wife had
shared in the great houors that had
come to her husband, and now, when
tie very summit of political ambition
had been reslhed and political honors
| had bee ome so common that the
conyenien ces of quiet, DOMESTIC life
we're logged for by the woman, in
order, as she often expressed it, that
she might have her husband to her.
self, the bullet of an assassin had
done the work that threatened to
blast the highest ambition of this
woman's life.
| There is nothing 10 all this world
more beautiful than happy marriage.
There is in all this world nothing
mere inspiring. nothing more encour-
aging than the devotion and love
that abourds bet Seen thousands of
men and women; devotion and love
which we're exemplified in the rela.
tions that existed between the late
president and his wife.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
How Mckinley Became a Mason.

President Mckinley became a Mason
uuder perhaps the NEST unusual
circum STAG ces on record. His entrance
in the great secret order was an
incident of the war between the
states and was very unique. 1t care
near ths close of the memorable
civil strife, while Mr. Mckinley was
in the Federal amy with the rank of
major Tire young officer from Ohio
YVES stationed at Winchester, Va,
where he was locstsd at hospital
for Confederate wounded. In making
the roupus one afternoon with the
regimentel surg ,on, Major Mckinley
noticed that the surgeon was on
friendly terms With several of the
southern prisoners and that be
frequently gave them money. TIE
interest of the future president was
aroused, ard when the opportunity
presented itself he asked the reason
for this UNUSUAL cordiality. The
surgeon told him that they were
brother Masons and the maior met
this information with the wish tn
become a member of a fraternity on
which neither prison lars nor rank cl
Office had the slightest effect. The
desire of young Mckinley wss made
known to The officers of Hiram lodge,
No 22l, of Winchester, and on the
night of May l, 1863, at 40 O'Clock
be presep ted himself for initiation,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
Holland Queens Speech.

Ouseu Wilhelmina Of Holland her
sell opered the States Geteral' DENY,
ering her own speech, and the speech
reform Of social conditions 10 respect
to the observance of the sabbath,
the restriction of public gambling
and drinking without interference
tation of agriculture in the govern
pent, the guarding against adultera :
ton of food, and the Improvement OF
the consular system, the queen haa
the welfare of tho poefle in moo;
Nor ere all these thirgs the WORK OF
her ministers. The young queen mas
a mind of her own, and hes deep
interest in ruling for the people
good, as tue head of selt-governiog
state.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

From the Philadelphia Record. }

From the Philadelphia hecota.
Modern assassins all belong to one
class. They are the mental and moral
decenerates of their generation, ana
their own innate depravity furnishes
a sufficient motive for their helllsh
deeds. If there we're no newspapers
of auy kind if political rivalry should
not exist: if socialism and anarchy
were unheard of; if there we're no
labor agitators and no trusts nor
millionsires. there would still he
Booths aud Guiteaus and Czolgosz. In
all age there have been assassins and
assassinations, and the present is no
exception to this rule. The problem
which presents itself for the author
tiles to solve is that of rendering
these unbalanced human monsters as
harmless as possible by isolation, con-
Element or other effective fgencies.
The entire suppression of newspapers,
political OF labor sgitators rich men
and corporations woGlu not diminish
the number of degenerat who are
ready to kill those in authority.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
DR.. En1nnons'

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Longest and most obstinate irregularities from
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il, effect upon the health. Sent by mail, securely
sealed, s. 90 Money letters should he registered.
DR.J.W EMMONS CO.. llO fremont ST., bosVoh'
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
BRYAN'S COMMENTS
ON THE GREAT CRIME.
mrs TRIBUTE rO THE DECEASED
PRESIDENT AS "A MAN

And IN. 8rauty Of Ills Home Lifeline
Lesson He Would Draw From inc
tragedy That Mets seventy Five
Million Hearts Into one.
From last weeks Commcner'
The terrible deed at Butfal,o'
rpdely breaklrg the ties of family
ara friendship and horrifyipg every
natriotic citizen, crowns most
rytraordinary life with halo that
cannot hut eyslt its Victims place
in the history, while hla biaVery
during the trying ordeil, his Forging
shirt and his fortitude in the nnai
hours give glimpses of his inner llfe
which nothing less tragic could nave
revealed. uo
But. ipexpressibly sad as IS TIE
death of Mckinley, the iliustrloL ; ;
citizen, it is the dsmnable MURDER VI
McKiLles, the President, that melt
sever ty.fse million hearts lhto OF
and brings a hush to the farm 'he
factory and the forum.
No one can estimate the fsr-reaching
effect of such an act that when LoH
casts gloom ever our laLd,
sbanes America in the eyes OF the
world it imrsirs her moral ptesllge
ard gives the eneni les of free govern,
ment chance to mock ut her. ana
it excites an Indignation which wh'ie
righteous in itself, may lead to acts
which will partake of the spirit oil
Law lessness,
As the Presidents death overwhelms
all in common responsibility, name
10 tn cn aypnDe the wrong done 10
tbs Presidert, his family and the
country, rs to make the executive
life secure without bringing lntecuf,
ity to freedom CT speech CT freedom OF
the press.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

Mr. James A Garfield, widow of the
President who was assassnated 10
1881, is Frustrated by the murder OF
President Mckinley, which was so
vivldly recalled her own deprivation
No one outside her own family IS
nermitted to see her, but her rela-
tiyes say her condition is not
serious. Recently she has not been
we'll, and the shock caused by the
crime at Buffalo has accentuated her
feeble condition.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

A despatch from Colombian
consuls announces that the second
Invading army, con ma1dsd by the
Venezuelan general, Divala, has been
decidedly defeated by the Colombian
government troops Oh the frontier,
A force of $50 Venezuelan reoylu
tionists from Trinidad Landed on the
Venezuelan coast Of tie GoaJlra
peninsula On Sept IA.
The Venezuelan regular troops
surprised the camp, and after brief
fight the revolutionists lied to the
mountains.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
Row Died with HydrophObia.

One of tho four children bitten by
a mad dog in Jersey City seven weeks
ago, died Friday at the New York
CITY hospital. After the children
we're bitten they seemed to recover
quickly and including John hazan
eight years old, had almost forgotten
the mishap. Tuesday, however, the
Kszan boy complained of feeling
unwell aud on Wednesday developed
symptoms Of hydrophobia. He vas
sent +, the hospital where after a
period of terrible agony all the most
acute symptoms of the disease pelne
shown he died. The other CD loren,
two boys and girl will probably DC
sent to the Pes.eur Institute.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

Through the recovery of 600, OOo
in cash and securities in Huntington,
W Va, the government authorities
now have in possession of about
$3.50, 900 of the funds embezzled by
Obeiin NJ C.rter, formerly captain OF
the United States engineer corps at
Savannah.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Sampson
have returned to tina Charleston
navy yard from Lake Sunapee, N ID.
The admiral has derived a great
deal of benefit from his soIourn III
New Hampshire.
Boston celebrated its 2Ilst anniver-
sary Wedr esday.
Sovereign grand lodge OF Odo
Fellovs has voted to allow copies OIL
the sercet work to be printed.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
REVIEW OF The WEEK.
OLD WORLD.
40 KILLED IN RAILWAY WRECK.
u,ch Man Offers 100000 Fiori"s u
Any One Rescuipg Him.

An express train collided with a
petrnleum train at Palota early sat
nruay morning. OF the 80 passengers
in TIE coaches of the express tram -
vera killed in addition to eight ran
way employees. Several persisted IN
the burning oil. ,a
1t is stated that wealthy Ror-
mnnian who was a passenger IN one
of the express coaches and had ms
lpps caught in the debris, offered
ono 600 tiurius to anyone who would
liberate hiu, even ny cutting OF MS
feet, 1t was impt ssible to do this ana
he was overwhelmed ty the flames
from the Gil.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

rr ,,e c,arn carefully. health perhaps their lives depend a4
,ouoa reruar mistake by giving thai
,,e old fashioned which racking and
ro ,neresore only unpleasant but dangerous.
not only laxative but contains valuable ton
entire system ana purify The blood An
No. % he given with safety young babies and VIII OFTEN relieve
relief experienced wAtn
with Whic OF
aciiy OF the bowels ana carries OUT t St
coated tongue any nl tNs
rod of invaluable
from Nassau Street New York
borns Chicago
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

Wiuford 4 Minney, IL, was killed
hy an electric car at North Monson
about o'clock Saturday evening.
He boarded the car to go to mopsor,
at his home, near the North Monson
switch, but in a short time stepped
out upon the running board to go
to another part of the car. he was
Knocked off and fell under the car,
aud the rear truck passed over and
crushed his head.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
To Appel to the Court OF Arb'trh'io"

A dssaptch from The Hague states
that Baron Won Lynden, the Duteh
minister of foreign affairs, has for'
warded to the legation ard memperS
of the council of the court OF ar,otra-
ton a COPY of the Boer appeal for
arbitration, with a notification that
he Intends to bring up the appeal fer
consideration at the first meeting OF
the council. The date Of the meeting
is not fixed
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
ANARCHIST MOST NOT
ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
Jodge HoIbrook VIII have No Spectac"-
lar Scenes Ina His Court.

lar Scenes Ina His Court
Johann Most, the editor of Frelhelt,
who was arrested at New York last
week on a charge of having published
a sed;tious article in his paper, was
arraigned Friday for pleading in the
court Of special sessions When asked
by Justice Holhrook if he had a
lawyer, Most replied that be had not
aud Furthermore that he believed ne
did rot need one. Il can defend
myself" he said. Il wish to plead
not guilty 1--WE will have no
spectacular work here said Justice
Holbronk, "your case will go over
and when it is called, you must be
accomuanied by counselor to appear
in your defense. " Most attempted TO
speak further, but vas instantly
siIenced and removed from the court
room. He is at liberty 90 $1,000 bill
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24
NEW WORLD.
MARQUIS ITO COMING.
Expscted at Seattle Early In October-
Has studied Finance in This Country.

MARQUIS Ito, the japanese soldier
and statesman, is on the way 10 Cne
United States for the double purpose
of meeting the President Ard otner
prominent Americans and OF beneflt.
Ing his health He will arrive at
Seattle, Wssh, about Oct 4, and after
a short stay in the Vest Will come
East. Years ago, when he was at
that time assistant nlnister OF
finance he came to the United States,
studied the American financial system
and upon his return to japan organ +,
lied its finance after the method
followed in this country.