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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
A STOLEN KISS.
Dn chaillu, the Venerable Explorer and
Writer, was the Offender.

Paul B. du Chaillu was stopping
not long since at the home of a life
long friend whose pretty daughter
had lately made her debut. There
were q number Of guests about the
rooms, but happening upon his beau
tiful young hostess momentarilT
alone and unconeerned1y humming:
An a laddfe brave he'd be,
Who to touch my lips would dare,
deity accepted theehallenge, as smight
d man old enough to be her grandfa-
ther, and who had carried her IN his
arms since the sWaddling clothes age.
But the tall beauty rose in apparent
wrath and towering above the humil-
lated little man delivered declara-
ton ofindependenee, and scathing re-
buke that brought sauntering guests
upon the scene.
How dare you,v concluded the
glowing grin. du Chaillu had
never seen her look so beautiful
how dare you, Paul du Chaillu, take
advantage Of my helplessness to steal
a kiss from me!!''
Then, with inimitable grace, sink
ing upon her knees SO that her rose
bud Of mouth was just temptingly
below the old travellers, she demand
ed with bewitching smile: Paul du
Chail1u, put it backr'
But the adventurous traveller was
SO ratified by this time that the mat
ter Of restitution was an awkward
one-N. Y. Times.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
THE GAME DIDN'T WORK
The Old Mans Imitation Of the On.
stinate Father Act.

have come, sir, to ask you for
your daughters hand, = said a Brock.
lesby young man, boldly.
And suppose | refuse it r ques-
toned the old man.
Then, sir replied the applicant,
I'VE will abide BY your decision.
At this the old gentleman started
violently
on will not elopeso lie asked.
e, sir, We Willnot Weknow too
well what i due to d ia ali affair ii
this description. Custom puts csr-
tain obligations upon youin tile way
OF providing proper wedding, and
ifsyou think you can escape BY giv-
ing an imitation Of the obstinate Ia
thera act you are mistaken
. oiledp sighed the old man, as
ne thought Of the cost of the wedding.
:. axe her, my boy, and be happy
London Answers. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
/ Why Passengers stand.

President Vreeland, Of the Metro
polltan street railroad Of New Z ork
city, tells Why New Yorkers must
stand up in the street cars or go afooE
at certain hours Of the day. The
oVeresoWding of cars, be says, ais due
70 the peculiar geograp phical forma-
ton Of Manhattan Travel ii tie
rush hours is all in one direction. It
is an actual fact that il every Iineal
foot Of track IN this city was file.
with cars placed bumper To bumper
their seating capacity would NOT ae-
ooranodate tWo-thirds of the peopse
who Wish to travel up-town betwesa
Eve and six o'clack At night
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
A COSTLY CEREMONY.
Much Good Money Spent on the Corona
tion of Kings.

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The most expensive coronation
that ever took place, says London An
sWers, was that Of the present car
of Russia. Upwards Of e., ,ooo, 900
was expended by the government
alone, and fully another s1 ,o00, 600
by the public authorities of various
Russian towns The representatives
of other powers wed with each other
IN lavish outlays, and, counting the
sums spent by private persons, the
coronation Of Nicholas II. cannot
have cost much less than e5 ,000, 600.
s The coronation of Czar Nicholas
/. was also very expensive affair.
The then duke Of Devonshire was
the British representative, and spent
fully ESQ., 900 Of his own money in
connection with it.
The coronation Of Georve I v was
the most expensive Of any English
monarch, and this only cost e2, ,5o0,-
900. Of this amount, f25 900 was
expended on the coronation robe, and
e45, 900 on the crown.
The cost Of the coronation OF
George III. did not amount to half
that of the coronation Of George w.
William ~. had a profound dislike
to pomp and pageantry, and on his
accession expressed desire that the
coronation ceremonies should be
made as simple and Inexpensive Al
they could be- The whole cost Of the
coronation amounted to only ESQ.,
900.
The coronation Of Queen Victoria
cost ETC, 900.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
THE sssoAKER.
A Character Who Gets Business for the
Pawnbrokers.

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In the neighborhoods where pawn
shops abound the ssoaker flourishes.
The soal1er acts as niddleman be-
tween the pawnbroker and his Gus
TONERS.
People employ me (said he not be-
cause they are ashamed to be seen
going into a paWnshop themselves,
but because ] can get more for the
goods than they can. There's an art
in paWning a coat OF ring, just the
same as IN everything else.
I've known people to go into a
paWnshop with some old article to
pawn, and tolook the proprietor over
with supereilious air, as if they con-
sidered themselves far above him So
cially. Naturally, for sheer spite, he
offers them only about half as much
as they would get If they approached
him properly. Having had d wide
experience Of my own, ] know how to
avoid such difficulties. T am not SER
vile, but I am polite and respectful;
and, as those two qualities touch the
most generous chord il the brokers'
bosom, I get all | want on the prof
fered goods.
AS recompense for my services, /
charge my customers ten per cent.
commission. / have regular custom
srs, and, then, Of course, I do many
odd jobs. London Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
JUST A BOYS JOKE.
sehoolmaster Found Out Who Had Hand
in II

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The scholars Of Torquay school,
having a grievance against very un-
popular master, took their revenge
il the following manner:
At nine o'clock in the morning,
when the boys were assembled, a gong
was sounded, and the schoolmaster
in question used to come running
down the stairs, with his hand slid
ing on the banister-rail. Knowing
this, d number Of the more daring
scholars rubbed thick mixture Of
tar and grease upon the rail. Next
morning the school master came into.
the schoolroom with his hands COW
cred with tar and grease.
Boys, said he, il greatanger, sfif ST
you do not tell me who has had a hand
ii this, I win thrash everyone ID the
class!p'
No answer.
Boys said he, If anyone Of yon
will tell me who has had hand In
this 4 will give him half a crown, and
i he is notthe guilty party Twill not
punish him"
For some moments there was nore-
sponse. At last one Of the boys held
up his hand. There was consterna-
ton pictured upon the other scholars
faces. Oh, the sneak! # they had
him alone, what would they not do
to him! The master said:
Speak, boy; donot be afraid Of the
others!o
IF you please, SIR was the an
sWer, IF I tell you who has had a hand
in this, you will not punish me, and
you will give me half a croWn?o ~
8 Yes; that is the agreement"
Then, if you please, sir, I think
you havep said the boy, pointing to
the masters tarred fingers. London
Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
PROBLEMS THAT OPPRESSED.
Why the Vivacious Girl Is Seeking AA.
other Roommate. M

I led very strenuous life last
winter, said the yivacious girl in the
car. .I have thought as T never
thought before. ! even wore two
deep lines between my broWs in my
efforts to solve enigmas, and not to
appear at a disadvantage before my
roommate. My roommate was
studying Kindergarten and was deep
" interested il psychology
I on know that "tirne is the life
Of the soul, she said to me suddenly
one dav.
En- said I. sol come, now,
Edith, don't let's ask eonundrums, :
want to finish this book. f your must
think about riddles occupy yourself
with CIV ny is a mouse i spins r
Or something deep Of that sort, and
let one alone.
But, do you know, she was in ear
nest and she talked to mesabout time
being the life Of the soul until my
head sWirled and I had TO go and lie
down. This, however, was only the
beginning ofeyents. Now she would
ask me il / realized that thought was
superindueed BIZ feeling and anon
would declare that the soul manifests
itself through seeking itself.
Sometimes, just to show that Twas
not quite an idiot. 7 would take issue
with her on these important sub
jects and argue in series OF
dizzy circles until Ifelt that q
was in a labyrinth from which
/ could never be extricated by
my own efforts. But the student Of
psychology wouldn't become either
excited Or confused, but would argue
composedly until ! left the room IN
despair.
Next year, If / must have room
mate it's going to be some one who
reads The Duchess novels and thinks
Janice Meredith sweet. Ican't have
my young life wrecked on Iime is the
life of the soul problem now, can ] q
Baltimore News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
MUSIC AND a TIGER.
Certain Instruments Annoyed the Animal,
Others Pleased II.


A student of animal habits recently
made some interesting experiments
with music at the Zoo. A violin
player approached a sleeping tiger,
and at the sound Of the music the
tiger aWoke, and, raising its head
without moving its body, looked for
some time with fixed attention at the
player. It remained for awhile in
! fine attitude listening to The music,
and then, making peculiar sound
that in tiger language does duty for
purring, it lay down again and dozed.
The soft music was played on while
the great beast lay asiflulledto sleep.
The violin was then put aside for the
piccolo. At the firstnotesof the new
instrument the tiger sprang toits feet,
and rushed up and down the cage,
shaking its head and ears, and lashing
its tail from side to side As thenotes
became still louder and more piercing
the tiger bounded across the cage,
reared on IFS hind feet, and exhibited
the utmost displeasure.
The piccolo was stopped, and avery
soft air played upon the flute. The
difference in effect was seen at once.
The tiger ceased to rush about, and
the leaps subsidized to q gentle walk,
until the animal came to the bars, and,
standing still and quiet once more,
listened with pleasure to the music.
London Answers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
Forty Five Owners Of ! aoase !.

AT the Westminster county court
the other day il transpired, with ref.
erence to the sale of d house at Fleet,
IN Hampshire, that it was owned By
no fewer than AS persons, and when
the sale was arranged it became nee
essary to forward the document to
Rome, New Zealand, South Africa
and several other parts Of the world.
Altogether the sale took IL month.
to complete from the date of the COM
tract to purchase.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
GINSENG.
Chinese Pay Fancy Prices for Root That
Is Useless to Us.

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Among the odd vegetable exhibi-
lions in the Horticulture building,
writes Herbert shearer, We find this
oddity that the mountaineers Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee have been hunt
ling for generations under the name
of Sang. So thoroughly and per-
sistently have these easy going, lanky.
American hunters INDUCED in this
exciting sport that they have secured
Iabout all the Sang that they can
find. This is not to be wondered at
when we consider that in the wild
state it takes from five to eight years
to grow root that one Of these fel-
lows will dig up IN about one minute
and that the farther destructive.
methods Of digging up young roots
| that have not sufficiently matnred to.
bear seed is universally praeticed, and
that when the seed is mafured it re-
quires year and d half to germinate.
Apparently nature has thrown num-
Der Of safeguards about the orer-pro-
duction Of this unsaYory product
with undue preeaution.
Another popularity about ginseng
is the lack Of any mortal use for it, 50
far as we know. Americans SO far
have never been able to discover any
valuable qualities belonging to the
plant though it is worth in the open
market five or six dollars per pound.
The only sale for it is among the
Chinese, and they persistently and
positively refuse to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth, as to what they 10 with it; but
this probably concerns us very little
so long as they are willing to pay
the price and increase our foreign
exports to the amount Of several hun
dred thousand dollars per annum.
Owing to the difficulty Of propagat-
ing the plant, it has only been recently
grown artifcially, and not now to
any great extent, owing to the long
wait from the time Of planting the
seed to the maturity Of the root.
Young America would rather grow
two crops in year Of some other
product than to wait seven or eight
years for one crop Of ginseng. There
are gardens, however, at Rose Hill,
New York, that are apparently MAX
ing a success Of this long-draWn-out
proposition, as this plant is now bring
ing them a good deal Of money, which
illustrates the old saying, aall things
come to him who waits
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
COULDN'T WAIT FOR PLANS.
Hard-Headed Bridge Builder Was GOOD
Emergency Man.

HARD headed Eridge Builder was Good
Emergency Man.
a bridge on western railway In
America had been washed away, AMI
it was necessary to replace it with .
temporary structure.
The chief engineer and his star
were ordered in hot haste to the place,
q draughting room was established il
an adjoining station, and the seems
became one Of great activity.
Two days later came the general
manager to add more pressure to the
already tense situation. Alighting
from his private car, he encountered
the master bridge builder.
The latter was type evolved by the
railroad situation Of the last genera
ton heavy handed, hard Of head,
with some knowledge Of books, and
a vast experience
John said the manager, and the
words quiyered with energy, Il want
this job rushed. Every hours delay
costs the company money Have Jon
got the engineers plans for the new
bridge?o Y
Colonel = said the old man (the
general manager Of an American rail-
way never ranks lower than colonel.
Colonel, / don't know whether the
engineer has got the picture drawed
yet Or not, but the bridge is up and
the trains are passing over il Lon
don Tit Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
WHY HE WAS THERE.
Mysterious Looking Stranger Didn't
Relish Curiosity Of Natives.

Mysterious Looking Stranger Didn't
Relish Curiosity Of Natives
The other day a mysterious-look-
ing stranger appeared in Omerschans,
q small town IN Holland, and re-
manned five days without the inhabi-
tants finding out his name, where
he came from, or his business.
At last the general agitation grew to
such pitch that some one volun-
#teered TO interview the stranger ii
the public veal. Approaching the
taeiturn visitor, the interviewer re-
marked.
Fine day, sir
Is it z. said the stranger, dnbi-
ously
Going tostay lon ii these parts y
Just two days, two hours and 81
minutes longer, replied the other,
consulting his watch and tins
table.
hen may --aheIl may
/ ask what your business i? persisted
the man, as the crowd gathered up
closer.
Well, / don't wish it generally
known, Z replied the stranger, conf
dentially, but I'm q Russian nihilist.
You don't mean it?' gasped the
interviewer.
Tact replied the man, mourn-
fully.
sBut-er-what brings you here2:"
asked the inquisitive questioner.
{ v ell, you see,I was captured il
st. Petersburg last month, and yon
know how severe the governments Ii
on nihilists, don't you?.
oh !yes of course; go on z
sWell, they sentenced me TO 90
years in Siberia or . week in 0mar-
schans, and I was fool enough u
choose Omerschans z
And with sigh the man driftedin
to dinner London Tit Bits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
An Elizabethan Gun.

An Elizabethan cup, parcel gilt, Of
the year 1877, eight inches high, was
sold II London lately for 81, ,68Y, Or at
the rate Of 1926 an ounce. AT the
same time an old Irish potato ring,
u inches N diameter, was sold for
s167, and William III. plain tank
ard for SS21.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
Needs Of Merchants.

Some merchants need larger quar-.
ters, Whileothers need more quarters.
Ghicag go Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
Looks Without Seeing.

A wise man shuts bis eye when be
looks at woman : faults. chicago
Daily News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-09-21
Good Thing TO Abolish.

Better have no luck than bad luck.
Chicago Daily News.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
REPORTS FLUSH BUSINESS.
Buying Of Railroad Supplies a
Prominent Feature,
CORN AND WHEAT EXPORTS,

New York, Dec, 9,--R, q, Dun e.
Co. q weekly review Of trade says
A general advance In the price Of pig
iron fails TO produce accumulation Of
supplies, Steel mills are seeking ma
terial urgently, and Bessemcr pig for
prompt delivery at Pittsburg Is not
available below siO5O, Large sales Of
forge and foundry iron are reported at
further advance, and southern iron In
the Chicago market Is also higher,
Buying Of railroad supplies is the most
urgent feature; rails, cars, engines,
structural material for bridges and
shop equipments, all being wanted
much earlier than they can be deliver
ed, In general lines the movement Is
scarcely less active, and at present the
business in 1892 appears limited by
facilities, but 1t is probable that pro-
ducing capacity will be greatly en-
iarged,
Shoe shops at the east are fully en-
ploycd, while western producers were
never before so actively engaged,
Another high record OF the season
was established by corn, not alone be.
cause OF speculative operations, al
though these were most aggressive at
the west, Even at the recent level Of
prices, which surpassed all high points
In about 10 years, 1t has proved futile
TO undertake commitments on the
short side Of the market, Domestic
requirements alone provide the hlement
Of strength, for outside buying Is only
about 10 per cent of the business In
previous years Atlantic exports for
the week were 59s,l19 bushels against
357O, ,G95 last year
Receipts come forward slowly,
despite the attractive prices for the
week, amounting to only 2,?0s,9TO
bushels, against 1886, $40 last year,
Wheat also held firmly, closing the
week more than ic above the price n
year ago, which is most satisfactory, in
view Of the vast increase in yield.
Receipts at the interior are liberal,
O,9so,d43 bushels against 1901 ,79s last
year; but the gain in foreign buying Is
still the feature, exports from all ports
of the United States in Ave days aggre'
eating 3,375,sl0 bushels, compared
with 9,s3O,O7O year ago,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
NInnt Not MIN lIolItlon.

Washington, Dee, 3,--President
Roosevelt has served personal notice
ON his appointees, who have visited the
White House, that they were not to let
politics enter into their administration
in any way, and that they were not to
use the prestige of their offices to run
party affairs; and he had rather pithy
messages sent 10 certain oillceholders
IN the west, including Colorado remind
ing them that 1t WINS the presidents
desire that they divorce their political
and their official characters entirely.
This was equivalent 10 notifying them
that II they refused 10 do what the
president thought right, he would try
10 find officers whose views on ethical
questions were more in accord with his
own
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
A Clcreyman's Discovery.

Fredericksburg, lndo Dec. 2.-Ac-
cording to the positive declaration OF
Rev. l.. p. stevens Of this place, that
gentleman has found remedy for all
diseases Of the kidneys and urinary
organs. For years he suffered severely
with these complaints, incontinence Of
the urine, making life burden to him,
but he never ceased experimenting In
the hope that some day he would dis
cover remedy, After many failures
he has at last succeeded and is today
perfectly cured and well man, and
explains that his recovery Is due to the
use Of Dodd's Kidney Pills. This rem
edy has been successfully applied to
many cases Of Lame Back, Rheuma-
tism, Brlght's Disease Diabetes and
other Kidney Diseases and there seems
to be no case OF the kind that Dodd's
Kidney Pills will not cure, This Is the
only remedy that has ever cured
Bright's Disease
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

Wichita, Dee. 3.--'rhc Orient shops
site has been definitely located, the
ground purchased and paid for. James
Allison passed check of 81 900 to Colcr
Sim, who, as the agent Of parties in
Keene, New Hampshire, had charge OF
forty acres of land directly west Of the
Fair grounds and west Of the Arkansas
river 1t Is said that the site will not
cost the railroad company u cent, and
that it was n local syndicate who really
purchased the property, after first
making the deal with the Orient COM
pany to locate their shops there.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
ANOTABLE BALL GAME.


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Philadelphia, Dec. 3,--Probably the
most distinguished gathering that ever
witnessed football contest in this
country, and admittedly the greatest
crowd that ever entered the gates OF
Franklin field saw West Point defeat
Annapolis, by the score OF eleven
10 Ave. From the moment that Presi'
dent Roosevelt and hls party entered
the great amphithcotcr until half
an hour after the cessation OF hostili'
ties there was n continuous uproar
such as probably never has taken place
on any football field In the country
Even the President and several mcm-
bers Of his cabinet, worked up to n
nervous pitch by the excitement left
their seats Of the private boS which
had been set apart for their occupation
and took position on the sidclinc
benches which are usually used for
substitute players and conchcrs,
When Casad broke through the navy's
line and ran sixty.flyc yards the Prcsi'
dent jumped to his feet eXcitedly and
advanced toward the gridiron, but
returned TO his scat moment later
when the ball was put in play again,
Wichita, The Casad mentioned Is
from this city where his father resides,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05

San Francisco, Dec. 3.--The ferry
boats San Rafael and Sausclito collided
in the bay off Alcatraz island in dense
fog. This San Rafael had about 20C
passengers on board. 1t is thought
that most Of the passengers were saved,
and that the loss of life was not very
great. Many of the passengers escaped
in life preservers.
The San Rafael was struck amid
ships, sinking Immediately A large
number of passengers were rescued by
ropes from Alcatraz island.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
sInklnr of u RaIlrond bod.

A novel condition Of railroad engi-
neerng was presented recently by the
sinking Of the roadbcd on the Monon
railway, in Lake county, Illinois
About 800 feet Of bed settled, and In u
little over two months the depression
had reached an estimated depth Of 100
feet. For months the company has been
filling the hole, over 1900 carloads Of
rubble and timber having been dumped
in It, The bottom seems to have been
reached Exhaustion of natural gas
is said to have caused the pbenome'
nOn
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
Peace on tho I.thmus.

Washington, Dee. With the re-
storation Of order and open traffic upon
the lsthmus Of Panama it Is expected
that the navy department will be able
TO withdraw some Of the United States
warships now on duty in that quarter
and IL is probable that one ship will be
withdrawn on either side of the 18TH
mus. There will be no haste, however,
in reducing the naval strength, as the
officials feel that the surrender Of the
Liberals on the isthmus may not termi-
nate the entire struggle throughout
Colombia.
The country is so extensive and the
signs of unrest at interior points are SO
numerous that IL is believed that there
may be recurrence Of trouble on the
isthmus II the insurgents at other
points continue to show strength.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-05
Nnnnlcnn Turned rnIe.

In a recent magazine article Anton
von Werner speaks Of his famous
painting, representing the meeting OF
Bismarck and Napoleon on the Chaus-
see de Donchery Bismarck described
the scene to him minutely, mentioning
among other things one amusing de-
tail: Il stopped my horse to get off,
My revolver accidentally got between
my legs and hindered me in dismount-
Ing. ! seized It, and seeing this the
" . (Napoleon) turned pale as
chalk"