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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
TEASIN.

Thar's cradle up in tn attic room.
A wee little thing what rocks,
An they're allus tryin' ter make me b'lieye
I slept onct in that box
But tell EN-, w en- they're yarnin' how
'T wuz such a little brat:
"Oh, no, guess yer dom fool me
] wasn't no kid like that
An then they got some clo'es-Gee whizl
Long skirts an caps an bibs,
An shoes what look like leather bags;
An they say they amt no fibs
Wen they tell me wore those things onct:
But jes' say: "oh, seatl
I dunno. O. course, but I'm purity shore
/ wasn't no kid like that
But tn worstest is tn photographs;
Two months, three months, an hve; k
Th' awfullest lookin' they could find,
TIL humbliest kid alive.
An wen ma shows tn boys they laugh
Till they don't know Whar they're at;
But tell 'em mas jes teasin me
I wasn't no kid like that.
Truman Roberts Andrews, In Lippin-
colts.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16

Ironsidesl Surely thou hast done
enough,
And further, because thou lowest
me not. z
And 50 / did not, and thinking
that / did not, changed my mind.
With that Mistress Della Fairfax
held ont both little hands to me very
prettily, smiling through a mist Of
tears. God knows 7 longed to take
her at her word, but / only said:
Nay, sweet; It's love I would have,
notgratitude. Send to me, if ever
thou knowest thy heart for sure; till
then and always I am thy faithful
lover.
So I took heart Of grace and kissed
her on the lips. Then I got to horse
and rode off to Cromwell and the
wars.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
AN AERIAL WORKMAN. !.
Greasing Swaying Cables Above Car
quinez Straits.

:
Greasing swaying Cables Above Car
quinez Straits.
A feat Of aerial work that ranks
with the greatest performances Of
the world athletes is going on just
now over Carquinez straits, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. Otto Vii
son, German rigger, is engaged II
greasing the cables Of the Bay Coun-
ties Power company, which stretch
across the straits at an average Of
500 feet from theWater. Mounted on
a little three by fifteen platform, that
sWays with every wind Of the upper
air, and runs along cable that seems
pathetically small to support & hui
man life, this daring workman has
toiled every dayforth elastmonth. On
pure facts it would seem to exceed the
nerviest feats Of the world 5 tightrope
walkers and steeplejacks. The men
who cross Niagara falls ona tightrope
have this III their fayorthey are on
the rope for only few minutes and
they are never at more than short
distance from land and less than so
feet above the water. The steeple-
jacks, whose performances in the
great cities never fail to draw crowd
work lashed substantial structure.
which is very little influenced BY the
winds. Moreover, it is d tradition OF
the trade that few men among them
can work when the steeple is rocking,
though ever 50 little, through he IN
huence Of a high wind. Now, the
average height at which Wilson works
is about 25O to 800 feet from the SUR
face Of the water below him. In most.
of his work he is at least half mile
from the tower from which he makes
his start, and which represents dry
land to him, and he stays with has
work about eight hours a day with
Iout once coming to landing. be-.
sides and this is the most wonderful
part of the performance the cable
on which he operates continually
sWaying IN the wind, and his
narrow platform is 80 fastened
that it svays from side ID side.
with the motion, in the fashion of.
a rocking chair fastened to rope by
the extreme upper end Of is back,
On these facts it looks as though Otto
Wilson had the records Of the Niagara
falls walkers and the steeplejacks
beaten by many notehes.
The masts Of the Iallest ships that
pass to and from their way to Port
Costa mills pass more than 100 feet.
below his aerial perch. From The Port
Costa shore he appears as alittles speck
against the blue kyno more than.
an eagle Or hawk.
When he draws in toward one end
II 4
or the other of his slack rope he can
be seen leaning this way Or that from
his platform, reaching ont to right
and left for a better hold on the cables,
throwing leg over the edge Of the.
platform when that is necessary to.
his work, Or sitting for rest On the
edge Of low platform that surrounds
his car, with half his Dody hanging
over the hundred yards Of sheerspace
below. Itisza sight that few persons.
can view without d shndder, but Viii
son seems TO mind itno more than
painter minds an ordinary seafold .
paltry 90 feet from the surface.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
In Northern Lafitudes.

Nearly all Of Norway and Sweden
are in the same latitude as Alaska. St.
Petersburg, Stockholm and Chris
tiania are all in j higherlatitude then
either Sitka or Juneau. Iceland sus-
tains It's hardy population in a region
similar to that around Cape Nome,
and IN about the same latitude.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
THE EARLY BIRD.
Tommy's Original and Literal Interpre.
tation of an Old Proyerb.

A Tiverton seholmaster has con-
eluded that it Is not safe to teach
proverbs to very young children.
Now, boys, always remember, !"
said he one day, that It is the early
bird that catches the worm.
Next morning small boy taed the
line with tear-stained cheeks.
What's the matter, Tonmy?'
asked the master.
SSPlease, sir, you said it was the
early bird that catches the worm. !"
Yes
aWell, fathers thrashed me Z
what for, my boy:?''
Cos, sir, I let or canary ou' early.
this morning, and it's never come
back with the Wormr London
Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
The Largest Book.

What is said to be the largest book
III the world has been made by firm
in Sioux Falls. s, D. The book weighs
1s1 pounds. It was built as a curiosi-
ty and viii BE used to register the
names ef visitors to the state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
An Ancient sey the.

An Egyptian scythe dug up on the
banks of the Nile in 1890 is exhibited
among the antiquities in the private
museum Of Flinders Petrie, London.
The shaft of the Instrument is ofWood
set with row of fine flint saws,
which are securely cemented in q
groove This discovery answers the
oft-asked question: How did the
stone age man harvest his crops?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
The Difference.

Ever notice that when a man fa1ks
his wife puts down her dishcloth to
listen, but that when a woman talks
her husband puts his news spaper alt,
tie nearer to his face !? Atchison
Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
THE CRY OF THE HUcKsTER
Appeals in a Novel Manner to This
Writer.

Speaking Of the sounds Of a ciiy,"
said studious young man to New
! Orleans Times Democrat reporter, Il
have found the cry Of the huckster
to be rather insteresting study, and
I have wondered If these crying fel-
lows impress other men as they i'm
press me. There is a world Of hui
manity in the way they call out what
ever wares they have to sell. They
seem to represent all the tempera-
ments Of humanity, all the passions
and all the varying impulses. There
| is the comical huckster, whose very
voice seems to carry with it all the
elements Of the jest. It is a sort of
rollicking, ringing comicality, and
one will almost burst into laughter on
hearing it. The sound is distinctive
in its humorousness, and really the
fellow does convert fun into capital,
and no doubt his whole business de-.
! pends on the way he calls out to his
customers. It is stock and trade and
all things else with him. Then there
/ is the serio-comic fellow, whose yell
ing is sort Of mock jesting, some
what after the whistle of the grave
| yard. But in this case, too, there
seems to be a sort of capital in the
voice Of the man, and his sales no.
doubt depend much upon the waysin.
which he calls out to his customers.
There is the melodramatic huckster,
whose cry partales somewhat of barn
storming and things Of that sort.
There is the deep-lunged groan which
sounds somewhat like the last sad
gurgle Of some soul which is passing
swiftly into the silence. Again one
may hear the soft, plaintivecry which
seems to indicate that the fellows
goods were about to perish before he
could sell them. May be 50, too. May
be his greens are about to Wither and
grow rusty, and the other things Of his
stock in trade may be about to pass
beyond the selling stage. At any
rate the cry would seem to say So.
There is another cry, sharp, shrill
shrek, like unto the crack Of doom,
carrying with it somewhat Of def
ance, someWhatof desperation and ut.
ter dare-devilness, if I may say it..
This is the intimidating cry, and
| the fellow goes at it.in way to pro-
duces the best results. Thus runneth
/ the cry of the hnckster, and it COW.
ers all the ranges Of sound and all.
the variant moods Of human nature.
The cry that will appeal to one man
will not reach another. Different
methods Of crying out ones wares will
reach different men. These awful
sounds, which go shrieking into ones
ears, or slip into them, according to
| its kind, seem TO be among the neees-
sary noises Of the modern city. They
fhave always been since men began
Ito gather in cities, and since one part
Of the human family began 70 depend
upon the other for at least a portion
Eof its sustenance. It may rouse one
from ones slumber, when the eyelids
are heaviest, but this becomes neees-
sary in the course Of human trade.
Moral, as George Adee would put it:
IF you want the huekster's truck
You must hear the huckster's cry, and
in the quiet of the morning, too,
when your ear hangs heavily on the
pillow
/ An Ancient Sevfhe
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
English Language "a Mexico..

The spread Of the English Language
among Mexicans is becoming more
pronounced year after year. This is
due TO constantly increasing trade re-
,lations with the United States.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
oats on the Boston Commons.

Oats are cultivated ia a corner oil
the Boston common, where graaa.
would not grow
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
willing But Useless.

Wedont think much Of wiling pee
pie who never aceomplish anything.
Atchison Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16
Fore ign Travel in Italy.

Italy income from foreign visitors
is estimated al SAG, ,000, 600 q year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-16

'sGood-by, Mistress Della Fairfax, 7
/ said, bowing low before her ere I
should walk out Of the great door,
.thou art safe for the present. Sir
John Ballington will trouble no more
defenseless women and Cromwell
hath set a watch on stainsby hall.
Good by and God keep thee."
Nay. Col. charleton, why wilt
thou go?a said Mistress Della very
low.
Because my work is not yet done, !"
7 answered.
From private to colonel Of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
GREATEST ROBBER ON EARTH.
The Liquor Traffic ArrniGBed and
Found to BE Greatest Foe to
Mankind.

The greatest robber on earth is that
which deprives us of the most precious
possession that man or woman can
have. And what is that? Is l. a we'll
filled pocketbook, or a good bank ac-
count? No, for some of the poorest,
most miserable souls on earth have
fat pocketbooks and healthy bank ac-
counts. Is it a luxurious home with
all the modern adornments? No, for
a gilded cage cannot make 4 happy
bird, and in the most sumptuous home
may dwell the most wretched of slaves
the slaves of vice and passion. Is it
fame, reputation, power, glory? No.
for the next wind of popular favor
may dash these baubles to the ground
and leave us reciting the lament which
Shakespeare puts into the mouth of
Cardinal Wolsey.
The most precious possession which
any man can have is his own true, in
dependent, selfrespecting manhood,
and the greatest robber on earth is
that which robs a man of that
The most precious possession which
any woman can have is her own true,
tender. virtuous womanhood, and the
greatest specific evil on earth is that
which deprives women of that.
Monopolies are an evil which Amer
lean people must grapple with; but
even if all that the most eloquent
calamity bowler" in the world has
said be true, what is it that the monop-
olies rob us Of? Money, goods, chat
Tels; but not manhood. All the mo-
nopOlies of all time can't rob one man
of his manhood or one woman of her
womanhood. Wall street can't do it;
a Chinese wall tariff can't do it. "a
mans a man for "a that" They may
rob him of his home, rob him of his
fair-weather friends, rob him of his
money and turn him out a beggar and
a tramp; but still ga mans a man for
a that" and if he stands by his own
manhood it will stand by him.
There is, however, a robber that
takes not only mems homes, their
farms, their bank accounts, their rep
utation and their friends. but their
manhood as we'll; which robs women
not only of all the beauties and com
forts of life, but of their womanhood
as well, and which robS innocent lit
tie children of their childhood before
they are out of their swaddling
clothes. Who is that robber? There
is hardly any reason to name him.
Describe him, and the civilized world
recognizes him at once as The Liquor
Tratiic-the greatest robber on earth.
There isn't a woe that all the other
robbers can infiCt that this chiefest
of robbers is not inficting to-day upon
unnumbered thousands; and, in addi-
ton, he is infiicting far worse woes
than any of the other robbers can in
tlict. He not only robs the people of
this land of over one billion dollars
year-equal to ST for every family
but there are two and a half millions
of men and women in this land who
have been robbed of their manhood
and womanhood, robbed of their lib
erty. robbed of their self-respect,
robbed of much of their ability as pro-
ducerS, and who are in a slavery worse
than African slavery ever was, and the
greatest robber on earth is irresponsible
for it.-Rey. John F. Hill. d. d.. in Pres
byterian Banner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
SALOON SMASHING.
Some SuppOsabIe Cases Which Put
Mrs. Nations Work in
New Light

Suppose we carry to its logical con.
cluSion the following line of reason
ing:
First. \ gentleman passes along
dark street at night. He hears com
motion and excited voices as he APP
proacheS a residence. The window
shades are up, permitting him to get
glimpse inside of a brutal, fiendish
father holding a child in one hand
and an appraised Ratchet in the other,
as if to brain the little one The man
on the street hurries to the house,
batters down the door. which is
locked, stays the hand of the criminal
father, and saves the life of the child.
While breaking and entering a build
ing is a criminal offense in Iowa, as
it is in all other states, no court of
justice would convict the man who
committed the offense under such cir
cumstances.
Second. \ little child has gone out
of doors on bright summer day to
amuse himself with play. He wan
ders into the road The warm sun
shine weighs the little eyelids with
sleep and the child lies in the road,
dead to any danger that might befall
it. y runaway horse approaches. 1t
is seen that the animal is blind in
its madness and fright. 1t cannot be
stopped by ordinary means. 1t
threatens the life of the sleeping
child. \ man who is appraised of all
the danger shoots the horse. Destroy
ing the property of another in Iowa
is a criminal offense, and yet no
court of justice would award the own
er of the horse damages. Human life
is dearer than animal life. And are
not 100000 lives dearer than one life?
Why not apply this reasoning to the
saloon, which, though running legally,
takes the lives of so many of our
young ?"-AIrs. Ida w. Unruh, in
an Interview in Iowa Newspaper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
WHITE-PLUMEDARMY
Louisville Will Welcome 1t with
Genuine Hospitality.
Twenty-Eighth TrienniaI COncIave
of the knights TempIar of Amer
lea to Be Notable Social
and Masonic Event
Especial Louisville Ky) letter.

Especial Louisville (Ky) letter.
TIME twenty-eighth triennial con-
cIave of the Knights Templar of
America will be held in Louis
vile August - to 3OneXt. 1t will bring
together perhaps the largest number
of members of this great order-the
York branch of masonry-ever as
sembled. As the first meeting in the
new century the Louisville and Ken
lucky Knights have determined to
make it the most successful in other
ways than attendance in the history
of TemplariSm. They are backed by
an entertainment fund of 500. 900, one
fifth of which was subscribed by the
city council.
Louisville had a long and hard fight
covering a space of u years before
being allowed the honor of welcoming
the White-Plumed army, and only won
at Pittsburgh in 1895 by Il votes, de-
feating Milwaukee. 1t was at the
Smoky City conclave that Right Emf
nent Sir Charles c. Nogt, of the Falls
City, was chosen an officer of the
grand encampment, the national gov
erning body of Templary. He was
elected grand captain of the guard,
and although it will take Is or more
years for him to reach the highest po-
sition in the order, that of grand mas
ter, his home city considered the Sc
lection almost as great a reward as
in getting the next meeting of the
Knights. Mr.. Nogt was therefore
chosen president of the triennial com
mittee and chairman of the executive
committee, which have charge of the
preliminary work of the twenty-eighth
triennial.
One of his first appointments to
craftsmanship of standing commit
tee was Col. J. T. Gathright, as head
of the committee on hotels and ac-
commodations. In this capacity Col.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
BREVITIES.

Speaking of rum and civilization. il
seems to be fact that the elimination
of the bar would. in a sense at least.
leave very little of Enthusiastically Detroit
journal.
In southern France, where beer
costs 26 cents and milk Is cents a
quart, new wine has been lately on
sale in unlimited quantities at two
cents a quart
a recent order of the Belgium gov
eminent prohibits either the sale or
the drinking of intoXicants in the vi
entity of the chambers during the sit
tings of the legislature, and hereafter
the members will have to content
themselves with tea, coffee and the
like.
A celebrated physician says there
has been a great increase of juvenile
smoking in London, and other large
cities of England, and he favors par
liamentary dealing with this matter,
for he says that the use of tobacco
early in life must have disastrous ef-
feet on the longevity of the race.
Mrs. NJ. Deckard, of Elnora. Ind.
who objected to having her husband
conduct a saloon, visited his place of
business on February 26, armed with
a Ratchet, and completely demolished
1t. She has served notice on all the
other saloon men of Elnora to quit
the business or suffer the conse-
quenceS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09

peated every afternoon and night of
conclave week
Tuesday night the crowd will di-
vide between a reception at the Ma
sonic Widows and Orphans home, the
pioneer institution of the kind in the
United States, and a southern darby
entertainment at Confederate hall,
under the special supervision of Col.
VIII 5. Hays, the noted song writer.
The latter will show the colored man
IN every walk of life, from the rag
time artist to the 'nigger dude" On
Wednesday morning the competitive
drill will be held at Churchill Downs.
where the famous Kentucky Derby is
run every spring. This is the first Tenn
Plar competitive drill since the San
Francisco conclave in 1888. There will
be five handsome sterling silver tro-
phies awarded the successful con-
testants. One of these is offered TO the
best mounted commandery.
There will be a horse disDIay at tba
Jockey club grounds on Thursday and
frlday. Here will be shown the Ken
lucky king at home-on native turf
the trotter, the PAGER and the rum
ner in his best form. For this exc
hibit of the equine aristocracy of the
Blue Grass state all of the promi-
nent studs of the commonwealth will
be drawn on.
The grand ball will be the event
of Thursday night. 1t will be given
in the horse show building. which will
accommodate about $4,000 dancers
and spectators. No ball in recent
years An the south will compare with
what the Louisville Knights expect
to give. 1t will bring together the
cream of American citizenship and
the queens of American womanhood.
Other forms of entertainment are
being discussed. There will be quite
a number of private receptions. Pres
ident Mckinley, Rear Admiral Schley,
Speaker Henderson and Hon. James
D. Richardson are among the ma
tional characters that are expected,
all having promised to attend if pos
sible.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 will be
spent in Examinations and decora-
tons. Of the former there will be
about 80 arches, the main ones being
a quadruple and a floral Something
like 1000 palms and other growing
plants will be used on the floral arch.
while the quadruple will require 5000
incandescent lights, and cost $4,000.
FOnr pillars, probably at the intersec-
ton of Fourth and jefferson streets.
will hold up an immense dome, ON
which will revolve a massive cross
and crown. r. E HUGHES
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
How to Treat Your Guest

Remember, there is such a thing as
OVERRIDING the attention paid a guest.
Do not feel that you must be for
ever at her elbow; do not think
it necessary to plan something for
every minute of her day. Nothing is
more annoying. People, even when
they are visiting, like to have mo-
ments to themselves. They like to go
places where they feel at home. and
no woman feels at home if her host
ess is continually at her hand sug-
costing things for her amusement;
nor does it conduce to her comfort
if she feels that the whole household
has been turned upside down because
of her coming. - Alice l. Eaton, in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09

Gathright has received every delega-
ton of Templars that has visited
Louisville to secure quarters for the
conclave, and in this way has an &c
craftsmanship that extends in Tenn
plar circles into 50 states, this num-
Der of commemorative having ar
ranged to send large parties to the
triennial. At the present time Hi
nois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania
are prettily evenly matched in the
race for supremacy in largest state
representation.
Col. Gathright believes that Louis
vile is prepared to care for crowd
of 100000 during the triennial. There
are 30 hotels, $50 boarding houses, a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09
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S'H'Ns24zj\p7Ea
WOULD NOT GIVE HIM UP.
incident in brooklyn Police Court
Which showed Boy Had Right
stun in Him.

won le"'e NY ld'ner "hth ne
III trouole' l We pe'n Win MN since ne
leIl Hlo'Iier' ne uoie 'Ie oeSO he
Goulu lor me- ana l con / wan. TO leave
nm now your noIloI, Pl'"Se'
Inc pace was broohISn ponce
court me speaker boy oI H. tIleu
9"uSs ieo "liee'i"na'Fl9 ISd''ISl the
man III Ihe uoch, NhoSe MANU. treIll-
nilns more from uISSlPa' lon man eiilo-
'loIl' careSSeu 'lle Iau heau.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-09

he could decide upon a satisfactory
disposition of his case, and a specta-
tor in the court, man of means and
influence, came forward and agreed
to provide for the boy, and see that an
opportunity was given him to become
an honest and self-respecting citizen.
"He has the stuff in him for that, and
more he said
Here the story ends, so far as the
newspaper reports of it 90. but so far
as the actors in the tragedy are con-
cerned, it is far from ended. One can
not help hoping, not only that the
Spectator in the courtroom was right
in his estimate of the boys character.
but that sooner or later such a love
must have its influence on the poor
wretch of a father, and call him back
to the duties he has so long neglected.
youths Companion.