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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
THIS AND THAT.

The battleship Oregon has made
more long voyages than any other
United States vessel.
A recent tabulation made by .
Swiss economist puts the aggregate
savings deposits Of European conn-
tries at more than $9, 900, 600, 900 in
the summer Of the year 1900.
Gum drops are made by letting fall
from a mechanical device large drops
of an already prepared sirup; the
drops are permitted to fall upon
starch, where they dry without losing
their peculiar form.
In Piazza della Signorina, at Flor
ence, a circular bronze tablet has been
placed in memory Of sayonarola, on
the exact spot where, four centuries
ago, the great Dominican reylyalist
was hanged and burnt.
a few years ago the Russian mer-
chant marine consisted Of a few steam
|ers and about 200 Finnish sailing ships
in the Baltic wood trade; to-day more
than $3.50 steamships (including
river steamers are flying the Russian
flag.
Tests made in Boston prove that
wood pavements radiate more heat
than any other kind. The time Of the
experiments was the early afternoon,
with the thermometer at 98 IN the
shade The average temperature was
124ll for the wood pavement, 115 for
granite blocks, 113 for asphalt and
1924 for macadam.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
a Painstsking Man.


For little things as well as big ones.
Abram S. Hewitt Is one Of the most
painstaking Of the prominent men.
4 reporter had occasion to visit Mr..
Hewitt q number of times, and each
day sent IN his card. One day, when
he had similarly announced himself,
Mr.. Hewitt came downstairs holding
j little package tied neatly with 8
rubber band. Here are all the cards
you sent me during the past month
or 10, z he said, they are Of no use ID
me, and thought you mightuse them
igain. 50 | gathered them up for you,
md here they are. I Tribune.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
PRINCESS VICTORIA.
She Is an Expert Bookbindar and capi,
tai Nurse.

tai Nurse.
There is little truth in the many
stories that are told about Princess
Victoria in the London correspond
ence of the American newspapers.
Just before we sailed from New York,
says w. E. Curtis, writing to the Chi
cago Record Herald, from London,
a sensational dispatch was pub
lished about distressing ner-
vous malady from which she
was said to be suffering, which
science could palliate but could
not cure. I am told by the very best
of authority that there is not the
slightest foundation for the report.
The princess il IN excellent health,
has q strong constitution, takes q
great deal of outdoor exercise and is
living an active, busy and use6ul life.
Her fad is bookbinding. She has 4
workshop at Marlborough house and
another at Windsor, which has re
Gently been equipped with the very
best apparatus Of that trade. Nobody
seems to know how she happened to
adopt that particular hobby, but her
work may be found in the South Ken
sington museum among other exam
Eples Of the art. Last year at an exhi-
bition Of fine bindings several beau
tiful book covers were exhibited in
the name Of Miss Matthews" They
were greatly admired by the public,
were favorably noticed by the CON
noiseurs and received several prizes
entirely on their merit, for nobody
knew who Miss Matthews" was un-
til the managers of the exhibition
were notified that the prizes awarded
to her should be sent to Princess Vic
toria.
II is odd that they did not suspect
her, because she adopted that nom-de-
plume three years ago, when she took
a course in nursing. She became in
terested in nursing during the illness
of her brother, the duke Of Clarence,
and was in a London hospital for sew
eral months with other young women,
to whom her identity was unknown.
She lived with them and worked with
them, passed her examinations with
them, and twas not until she received
her certificate that they knew their
associate was a princess Of the reign
ing house When the South African
was broke out she was determined te
go with the army as nurse, and vol
unteered her services, but her propo-
sition was recently vetoed by her
grandmother, the late Queen Victoria,
although it is said that her father,
then prince Of Wales, was inclined to
favor the plan.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
THE COMMERCIAL SCORED.
Incident il Which Car window Fig.
ures Prominently.

/
ures Prominently.
Disagreeable Passenger Ito COM
mereial traveller sitting By open win
dow Excuse me, sir, but that open
window is very annoying.
Commercial Traveller pleasantly
Pm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll
have to grin and bear it.
D. PI wish you would close It,
sir.
G. Would like to accommodate
ron, but / cam t.
D. PDo you refuse to close that
window, sir?
G. tt ! certainly do.
D. .P.Ifyou don't 'tcloseit I will.
G. TIL bet you won t.
d. PIfI I go over there I will.
G. Il give you odds you won I.
D. PHI ask you once more, sir,
will you close that window?
G. E No, sir; ! will not.
D. P. (getting on his feet Then !
will, sir.
G. tt would Ike to see You do
it.
D. 2. lplacing his hands on the OBJ
ieetionable window I'll show you
whether / will or NOT. sir.
G. Z. as disagreeable passenger
tugs at window Why don't you
close it?
D. r lgetting red In the face 1t
appears TO bestuck
G. Tot course, it is. I tried to
close it before you came IN.
And then the disagreeable passen-
ger felt foolish, and the other passen-
gers chuckled audibly.London Tit
Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
MADAME MELBA,s VISITORS.
The Great singer Wants Only Clever
People About Her.

FeopIe ADoUI deI.
It is the privilege Of great singer
to have strict rules which her friends
break at the risk of her displeasure.
Nine. Nellie Melba IS considered
among artists and audience as most
amiable woman; one not given to the
absurdlties that are INDUCED in BY
many great artists. She and Miss FL
len Terry are entirely normal. They
do not impose many penalties upon
the public because Of too high q value
they place upon themselves
Nine. Melba enjoys meeting her
friends in the most simple way. She
does not hedge herself about with
guards to keep people from her.
When she sings Id Philadelphia, for
instance, she visits a friend instead
Of staying at a hotel, and it IS at her
suggestion that several women drop in
in the evening to play seVen-handed
eucher with her. She and her hostess
are both fond Of this game, and at it
Mime. Melba is an expert, having luck
and skill both on her side.
Therefore, says the Saturday Even
ing Post, a recent injunction Of hers
is Of much interest. In Paris she met
an American millionaire who is on
the shady side of SO and has great
charm of manner and q good sense
Of humor. He asked Nine. Melba for
the privilege Of bringing to see her
one or two 2 Philadelphia friends, who
were staying inParis. Sheturned and
said very earnestly:
Now, Mr.. do you really
want to be a good friend Of mine? II
you do, I want you to keep absolutely
these rules that I have given to my
best friends, to be observed, during
my stay here. If you will promise,
can trust You and then you can bring
anyone whom you wish, who aceords
with these rules. Remember them
well or write them down:
q don't want to meet any young
man. / don't want to meet any poor
man. I don't want to meet any stu
pid man. / don't want to meet many
women; and / don't want to meet
any who are not lovely, and well
dressed, and brilliant"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS.
THAT Are Very Confusing to English
Readers Explanation Is Simple.

Readers Explanation Is Simple.
The apparently diserepant statis-
tics Of the population Of the chief cit
iesof Japan, 80 opuzzling to foreigners,
are readily explained, according to the
Chicago Record Herald. Inthe case
Of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, thereara
two political entities bearing those
names. There are, for instance,
Tokyo Fn' and Tokyo sShi,
Kyoto Flu and a Kyoto 1slli, and
Osaka sFuD and an Osaka Shi." !"
Moreover, there Is also b Hyogo or
Kobe aShia as we'll q Hyogo 4 Ken. "
Now ken, or prefecture, as well az
sFu, il Of very vide extent, includ-
ing not merely suburban districts, but
(in the case Of Tokyo, at Ieast) outly-
ing islands in the Pacific ocean A
sShi, . however, is only the city prop
er, and, like both 1Fuv and Ken 2
is only a political, not geographical
term IT is, therefore, very important,
ID speaking of Tokyo, to distinguish
between the nFu' and the SSH. z
Tokyo Flu. has Z, OF, ,697 and Tokyo
ssShiv 4 .425. 1856.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
A LITTLE WORKER.

Bweet summer breeze, so soft and low,
That swings my hammock to and fro,
You're such busy little thing.
I wonder you have time to sing.
You carry all the winged seeds
From wild flowers and from blooming
weeds,
And plant your gardens fresh and fair
Along the roadside everywhere.
You fan the little pale, sick boy.
You make the small leaves dance for joy.
From piny needles bristllng sharp
You form soft aeolian harp.
You help the little clouds to make
Their journeys over land and lake:
You rock the orioles nest, and keep
Her downy babies fast asleep.
You bring a lesson, too, for me,
For am quite ashamed to see
How you are tolling far and near
While am idly swinging here.
And II little summer breeze
Can do such useful things as these,
There surely NUT be something, too.
Even for little boy to do.
--Zoeth Rowland, In Youths Companion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24

disappearin' over the open range with
19 Of about the incest pieces O. horse
flesh a enterprisin' horse thief ever
rounded up.
Now its just here where the all
fred astonishin' hatcher O. Bill
showed itself. illhad his good clean
start with that haul, and known his
country as he did, we all allowed he
could have frozen onto that horse
meat and given them p'liee merry
chase for their money, and. even then
mebbe never'Ye been rounded up.
<But when Bill gets across the line
he comes troopin' up to rancher
most pious with his convoy o trap
pins and pranein' Arabs, lookin I'M
common like d circus percussion. Bill
gives this rancher five dollars to keep
them horses till Corporal Cotton or
the Canadian government or somebody
or other wakes up and sends after 'em,
remarkin' to the raneher while sodoin'
that them mounted p'liee ought to
know better'n leave horse-fesh like
that lyin' round loose on the prairie
temptin the poor Indian.
1 reckonyou won't find that little
chapel meetin' O. poor Bills and his
elopin with them 19 p'liee horses in
any of the official reports to the COM
missioner, for, after all, I allow a cor
porals only human, same as you and
met! Town and Country.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
Prince Napoleon.

A friend who has recently seen the
head Of the house Of Bonaparte.
Prince Napoleon, as he il now called,
IN Brussels, describes him as very
handsome man. He is tall and veil
made, the upper part Of the face being
astonishingly like that Of Napoleon
I, whereas the lover, with its sweep
ing mustache, bears strong resen-
hlance to the princes grandfather,
Victor Emmanuel TT. Prince Ma
poleon, who is d student, speaks Eng
lish, Italian and German With remark
sble ausney. {
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
A SOLEMN AFFAIR.
Amusing Description Of ons Of Wasap
ington,s Stato Dinnars.

A&sAS41E SE5SLllpAkUA SA VIZ Vs5 " as Sa9Y
ington,s stato Dinners
William FL. Egle, of Harrisburg,
Pa, has an interesting manuscript
letter written By his great-grand-
father, William Maclay, who repre-
sented Pennsylvania in the first sem
ate Of the United States, says w. e.
Curtis, in the Chicago Record Her
aid. It gives an amusing description
Of d state dinner at the executive man-
sion when. George Washington was
president and New York city was the
leapital of the United States. Mr..
Maelay says:
The company were President
Iand Mrs. Washington, Vice President
and Mrs. Adams, the governor and his
wife, Mr.. Jay and wife, Mr., Langdon
and wife, Mr.. Dalton and lady, per-
haps his wife, and Mr. Smith, Basset,
myself, Lear and Lewis, the presi-
dents two secretaries. The president
and Mrs. Washington sat opposite
each other, IN the middle Of the table.
The two secretaries, one at each end.
It was q great dinner, and the best
Of the kind that ever T was at. The
room, however was disagreeably
warm First was soup; fish, roasted
and boiled; meats, game, fowl, etc.
This was the dinner. The middle OF
the table was garnished ID the usual
tasty way. with small images, flowers
(artifcial), etc. The desserts were,
first, apple pie, puddings, etc; then
iced creams, puddings, etc; then wa
termelon, muskmelon, apples,
peaches, nuts.
1t was the most solemn dinner
that ever I sat at. Not healthdrank,
scarcely word said until the cloth
was taken away Then the president,
taking d glass OF wine, with great
formality, drank to the health oi
every individual round the table.
Everybody initiated him, charged
glasses, and such a buzz Of health, SIT,
and health, madam, and thank you,
sir, and thank you, madam, neverhad
I heard before. Indeed, / had liked
to have been thrown out in The hur-
~, but I got little winein my glass
I and passed IN the ceremony.
The ladies sat good while, and
the bottles passed about, but there
was dead silence almost. Mrs. Wash
ington at last withdrew the ladies'.
I expected the men would not remains
but the same stiffness remained. The
president told Of q New England
clergyman, who had lost wig and
hat III passing river called Brunks.
He smiled and everybody else laughed.
He now and then said sentence or
| two on some common subject, and
what be said was not anliss. There
| was Mr.. Smith, who mentioned how
Homer described Aeneas leaving his
wife and carrying his father ont 81
burning Troy. He had heard some-
body e supposed witty On the subs
| ject, but If be had read ii he would
have said Virgil. The president kept
fork in his hand when the cloth was
taken away. T thought for the pur.
! pose Of picking nuts. He ate not
nuts, but played with 1t. striking on
the edge Of the table with it. We did
not sit long after the ladies retired.
The president rose, went upstairs to
drink coffee, the company followed.
took my hat and came home.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
FauIts ii People We Dislake.

It Is surprising what faults We can
find with a person as soon as NE don't
like him ashing:aa qa.) Demo-
crat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-08-24
But Hs Keeps stilI About II.

Every man knows worse Of himself
than Of Others Chicago Daily News
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18

reflection of which is seen in increased dealings
in the hard coal stocks the Stock Exchange.
The Reading shares strong features in the
noteworthy advances. the position of the
Reading company is unusually strong and the
prospects are that the common stock will be on
a dividend basis at remote period. Erie COM
mon is also in line for investment honors New
York Ontario and Western stock is another
anthracite coal security that ought to be
watched.
In the industrial list there signs in the
week of coming good demand for the better
class of issues Active buying reported in
Sugar Refining. Amalgamated Copper. the Steel
shares and American Car and Foundry Sc
curities There also active inquiry for
Pressed Steel Car stocks. The demand for new
railway equipment extremely heavy, and all
the car building companies have enough work
on hand to keep their plants busy for many
months to come without single new order
American railways will be in the market with
heavy orders for new equipment for the next
twelve months, while the demand for new cars
will insure dividends on the shares of the vari-
GUS stocks for years to come.
The Bank of England made no change IN its
discount rate in the week, but open market
quotations were slightly higher General finan-
cal conditions abroad appear to be improving.
The large gold exports from the United States
and the knowledge that this country spare
the metal without disarranging its own finances
have created more hopeful feeling in foreign
hnancia. circles.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
THE LONDON SECURITIES MARKET

London, Nov. lin spite of various hanneniro.
following which rise in Stock Exchange ouot.
tions was confidently predicted he condition or
affairs at the end of the week has not u,ateriaI1
improved Neither the Northern Pacific nor the
Franco-Turksh settlements the cheerful speeches
of Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Brodrick nor the ,.c,
of serious news from South Africa, served TO i'm
part the promised upward movement on the r,,,
chanse. Up to the present time the cable advices
have failed to satisfy operators to exactly what
the Northern Pacific settlement means and the
published details had rather depressing effect
American securities closed the week decidedly off
all around.
Critics point out that the continued gold ship
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
GERMAN FINANCE AND TRADE.

Rerlin Nov 1.-THE redemption OF NortheEH
Pacific stock by the Northern Securities Company
and the iron report both American matters were
subjects of foremost interest the Boerse during
the last week In its financial article the hreuz
Zeitung' says the influence of the New-fork STOCK
Exchange and the United States generally continues
to be very strongly felt here An advance In New
York quotations this paper says, regularly causes
a corresponding rise in Berlin the following oay'
and Berlin obediently bulls the market when New
York realizes The 'Kreuz Zeituns does not con-
cider this fact as indicative of German economic
dependence upon the United States; this already
exists But" concludes the paper in question:
..the American danger draws nearer.
The redemption of Northern Pacific preferred at
par caused considerable disappointment among
German speculators. who expected this redemption
to be effected at rs General regret is expressed at
the disappearance of Northern Pacific preferredS
from the German market as this stock has always
been one of the active securities on the Ber-
lin and Frankfort BOerSeS.
Strong American iron impaired strength to Ger
man irons during the week notwithstanding re-
ports the effect that domestic conditions in IRON
continue bad The "Frankfurter Zeitung,' speak
ing of iron. says:
The danger of American competition in the Ger
man iron market is rapidly growing. OF course.
the American demand is at present so strong that
the time is probably distant when the United
States will throw her products not only upon the
ton in Germany
The temper of the Boerse during the last week
was markedly better, although transactions re-
manned light All departments show gains, partcu-
larly irons and bank shares The @ rise In the lat
ment has completed the bill reforming the Boerse
American reports which caused the shorts to
Rises during the the last week in irons AVERAGED ls
Siegen furnaces have reduced the price of pudding
iron on, from ON 50 marks to 60 marks a ton ~
rate of foreign exchange is firm.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18

r,ents from the United states Indicate thal Ne"
vl,.e resources are decidedly strained. consider
ing the magnitude of the various financial proJects
foot in Wall Street; consequently the members oi
the Iondon Stock Exchange are 1ncnneo 10 nG i've
off rather than stake any tiils upon
American boom. .u,.+ int, Lon
s.s ( "a aInnlations The rumors of stringent anu
,r,,st measures which would break up many VI
tba existing combinations result In the fresIueIt
rneesage being awaited here with keenest ahNieIyy
T., the mean while money is by no means plentl.u'
ni.an,rt rates were steady. The actual transac-
tions on the Stock Exchange were inslsniIIcaI.:. II:
II. uoIs rai1s were dead and mining shares almost
II decned fractonally Industrials generally SUI
$50 in sympathy with the tobacco war which Is
daily assuming more bitter aspect
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those of a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
Mexican National Railroad Co. Readiustment.
TO ALL HOLDERS OF BONDS AND STOCK OF THE
MEXICAN NATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANY:

o gSdN SsondM
Of the
notice tina the Plan
DECLARED OPERATIVE.
o o ysh4b
bu
only pamsad
pny,ina o odauh
New York.
New
BROTHERS. London
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18

"A DVEhTISEMENTS and subscriptions for The Tribune
received at their Uptown Office No I242 Broadway.
"a uo"r horth "a 3lst-st until advertise
as received at the following branch Offices regular
9es until o'clock VIZ: 254 shave, =
en iSS othave. 12th-st.. Macys 6tf-avs
anu 11Inse. Ii2 Columbus 100
West f2dst.. 6th-aye F,aSt t4rr - 257
between Ith and sth aves i59 East 47th-st 1s
pclWeen 10Th and nth ave. near
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325 Blseckar-s: ~ 80 '' --' ~
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las; late. period. sns; Bid. A.s.d.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings of for
tv-nine railroads systems for the first week in
November or these forty-three return gains of
81 1873 81 131 per cent. and six return losses of
sa2 or 6s per cent The whole shows gain. of
81 IA 495 II per cent.
First in Nov
1901. 1900. Difference Pct
q companies. Slo14s525 ss.965.21s IacSllSSSH Isl
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOChS.

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highest
n
nj low n
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INT. Int
period. | Bid. IAskd.
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IIIigh Low. INov. 1s Nov. elCh'gs.l Sales.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18

~ oo/ WATER AND LIGHT BONDS
O/2 I'D 90 and dividend paying stocks "a
spccinity. Highest bank references send
Ii.t ROBT. f. STRAHORN, Spokane, Wash.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
Mexican National Railroad.


Company Jun
fha e Conpn t. FFughM
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY
AnsuchBo ondswiu.a o draw interest from nj a aid t
Mexican National Construction Company,
NovENdBE s1@1 HIXcHHA
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
To THE HOLDERS OF THE COLLATERAL
GOLD CERTIFICATES OF
The National Asphalt Company
AND OF COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
OF SAID COMPANY:

IF the call upon the holders q Collateral Ged
has been requested by the holders
of large Of Collateral Gold Certificates and
Of the Preferred and Common Stock 4 the National
Asphalt Company 10 act committee for the purpose
Of protecting their interests. and such committee 1
that rsaGiutr1ent of It's Affairs ana
securities shall b. found necessary speen prepare
plan such VIII fairly recognize the rights and equities
Of the different classes inpai-ns
the efficiency Of the constituent operating companies IL
terrupng unnecessarily the prosecution Of their business
Holders OF such certificates requested 70
DEPOSIT their securities with the EQUITABLE Trust
COMPANY at its Office. the BeZ Building IT the city
OF Philadelphia, with the GUARANTY TRUST con-
PANI Of New YoI its office. No 81 Nassau street en-
or before the 18th DAY or DECENBER 1901. subse-
designate special upon which deposits viii
De received Each Of the above named companies
VIII issue negotiable certificates Of DEPOSIT.
An aeree1ect has heen prepared and lodged with the
qepositarleS under tie which deposits will be
MADE which provides thar depGsitors who accept
an! pan whlch may he prepared presented by the con-
mlttee may withdraw their securities without any pay
opie OF the agreement be upon application 20
either OF the depdstaries
Dated Philadelphia Nov 18th 1901.
WILLIAM r. HARRITY.
". H. RUSHTON.
A. w. SEWAIL.
JOHN G. JOHNSON
1901 Chestnut St. PhadeIDhia
SHAPLEY & BALLARD
Land Title Building. Philadelphia
DAVIES. STONE & AUERRACH
- Nassau ST. New York
Counsel
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
GOOD DEMAND FOR STOCKS.

HEAVY GOLD EXPORTS DO NOT REDUCE
BANK HOLDINGS
EARNINGS.
The movements Of the chief active stocks and
bonds in the week shown in the following
tables:
STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Frederic H Hatch, No. 30 Broad-st)
New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
BANK EXCHANGES: SALES RECORDED

The bank exchanges of the New-York CLEARING
House and the stocks sold at the New-York Stock
Exchange last week and the same week of the nre
ceding two years compare as follows:
Nov. 16. Nov II 90 No, &c oo
Exchanges 81 7c4 AIS $50 ass 81 %. 60,
" seS S'iu 4'Soi'o'' eaao9I4 3.343 632