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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21
The corn lice is iniuring th

The corn lice is inluring the
crop in many sections OF the parish.
There is no known way of exter-
minating these pests here, but is
seems Co us that they should not
be harder to get rid of than the
catterpiIlars, and that the problem
should have ere this been solved
by the State agricultural doctors.
My little son had an attack of
whooping cough and was threaten-
ed with pneumonia /; but for Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy we would
have had a serious time of it. 1T
also saved him from several severe
attacks of croup.-H. ]. Strickland,
editor orld-Herald, Fair Haven,
Washington. For sale at Mason's
Drug Store.
We are told the corn crop in
some sections of the parish will be
a total failure-that it is dead now.
The farmers who sold their last
years crop on the prospects, bright
some weeks ago, of this years crop,
will find themselves in q pretty
bad fix-and we learn that this is
the case in many sections. The
old story about ono bird in the
hand and two in the bush applies
admirably in this case.
M. Vilaseca and P. J. Lefebre
OF Opelousas, La, arrived In Biloxi
Sunday TO spend the summer
months, and are the guest Of the
Magnolia hotel. The visitors were
taken out yesterday and broken In
to the fascinating sport of reeling
in speckled trout. After three doz-
en- had been caught the enthusias-
tic sportsmen stopped keeping
count.-Biloxi Daily Herald, June
10th.
Miss Florence Newman, who
has been a great sufferer from mus
.cular rheumatism, says Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is the only reme-
DIV that affords her relief. Miss
Newman is a much respected resi-
dent of the village OF Gray, n. Y,
and makes this statement for the
benefit of others similarly afflicted.
This liniment is for sale by Mason's
Drugstore. .5E
Saturday was teachers pay
day-but my! how reduced was
the representation OF bills for pay
ment." Only the teachers Of the
lucky second ward presented them
selves nc the cashiers desk--seven
In number, against l0s when all
schools were running; $21o paid
against $1,000 when all schools
were running. It reminded us Of
the brave remnants Of once for
nidable army, reduced in number
but yet glorious. But we think We
can see rift In the cloud, that win
soon put this army Of noble fight
ers In the field to renew the battle
against ignorance and illiteracy.
The battle, we think, will last long
er this year-that Is we hope so.
-Biliousness is condition char
acterized by disturbances of the
digestive organs. The stomach is
.debilitated, the liver torpid, the
bowels constipated. There is a
loathing OF food, pains in the bow
els, dizziness, coated tongue and
vomiting, first of the undigested
or partly digested food and then of
bile. ChanlberlaIn's Stomach and
Liver Tablets allay the disturb
ances Of the stomach and create a
healthy appetite. They also tone
up the liver 70 q healthy action
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21

There will be meeting of the
Board of Trade, on Wednesday
evening, June 25, at $3.50, to consi-
der three great questions concerns
ing the welfare OF Opelousas. All
members are respectfully requested
to be present.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21

pi0dSSQ WtGN enb ESSulUe EUE sale
by Mason's Drugstore.
Our esteemed friend, JOS. Bor-
delon, the hardest-Working man in
Vile Platte prairie, met with a
painful, and nearly fatal, accident,
last Monday evening. He is the
manager of two big rice farms,
located about nine miles apart, one
owned by himself and the other
jointly by himself and Hon. e. B.
Dnbuisson, of our town. Tt was at
the latter farm that the accident
happened. Something got wrong
down In the pit of the deep well,
and he went down the ladder to
remedy it. The ladder was wet
and slippery, and he missed his foot
ing and fell. In falling he caught
the swift revolving shaft, aud was
spun around at q lively gait until
the engine could be stopped. He
was severely Injured, his back and
abdoman suffering the worse. He
was brought home In q hack, suffer-
ing agonies, and medical assistance
at once summoned, DIR. e. Thomp-
SON responded. The last news was
that he was doing well, and that
no serious result was expected.
alt is with q good deal of pleas
5ure and satisfaction that I recon-
mend Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy" says Drug
.gist A. w. Sawtelle, Of Hartford,
Conn. "a lady customer, seeing
the remedy exposed for sale on my
show case, said TO me: 4 really be-
lieve that medicine saved my life
the past summer while at the
shore,' and she became so enthusi-
astic over its merits that at once
made up my mind TO recommend it
In the future. Recently q gentle
man came into my store SO over
come with collie pains that he sank
at once TO the floor. I gave him q
dose of this remedy which helped
him. T repeated the dose and in
fifteen minutes he left my store
smilingly informing me that he
felt as we'll as ever.n Sold by Ma.
sons Drugstore.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21
CHERIFF's SALE.
THos. SCOTT ADAMS vs.. HOMERE E.
JOUBERT.

=
No. 1881, 10th Judicial District Court. Parish
of 81. Landry, La.
BY virtue OF writ OF seizure and sale is.
sued out of the Hon. 18th Judicial Dist Court
in and for the parish OF st. Landry. in the
above entitled and numbered suit. and TO
me directed, I have seized and win proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door OF the
courthouse at 0pelousas. on
Saturday, july b, 1902,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following des.
cribed property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land, containing twelve
arpents, with the buildings and Improve
ments thereon, situated at Piaisance, par
isf of st. Landry. bounded north By the
PoireE Plantation and the public road lead
ing from the 0pelousas and Vile Platte
road to the Poiret bridge. east by the Poiret
Plantation and Gabriel Rogers, south by
Gabriel Rogers and the OpeIousas and VilIe
Platte road. and west by 0peIousas and
Vile Platte road.
TermS-CaSh.
NJ L SWORDS,
maysl st Sheriff. st. Landry Parish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21
The Hsice Crop.

Unless there is rain ia the next
few days, the rice crop of this State
will be shorter than people not In
touch with the awful condition OF
the crop now anticipate.
AS an example, we reproduce the
following specials in the Pieayune
OF the 18th:
Jennings, La, june H.-The
continued dry weather is causing
no little uneasiness among the
canal men. Reports from Lake
Arthur to-day state that the lake
is rapidly becoming brackish, and
In number of instances the canal
men have been compelled to stop
pumping. Unless rain falls within
the next week the prospects are
very poor for anything like half
crop"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21

aAbbeville, La, June l7.-Salt
water in Vermilion bayou Is threat.
ening the rice in this parish. Some
of the pumps here had to shut
down on account of it, and unless
a rain comes soon the rice crop
will prove failure In this parish
The continued drought is getting
to be a serious problem. A prom
inent citizen stated to-day that IN
less it rained within q week or SO
the corn crop would be lost.o
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21
Notice, ,

lMnfsra There IS In my pasture, at
s1@ass>s Port Barre, one red beef. 3 or
a fence breaker, and unless the owner
aomes forward. prove property and pay all
costs. said animal wifi be disposed OF &C.
cordiHg to law. JOS. p SAIZAN,
ae5.5t opelcusas, la
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-21

and regulate the bowels. Try them
and you are certain to be much
pleased with the result. For sale
by Mason's Drugstore.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
FAvoRS PROBATION.
Gov. Miss, In His Message, VIII Adj
vocntc Less severity for First
Offenders.

Saginaw, Dec. s.--Goy Bliss is busy
with his annual message. In discuss
ing the document he said that he would
undoubtedly recommend a probation
law similar TO that now in force in
New York and Massachusetts. The
governor believes this law would large
ly improve the condition Of first Of
tenders, who fall into the clutches Of
the law, rather through their own
carelessness than their disregard for
il. lie favors scheme Of county
agents, to watch over such first Of
tenders as seem entitled To leniency.
The governor also said that he ia
vored increasing the entrance age for
children at the Coldwater school from
IL 20 II years, and also the admittance
Of crippled children.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
I PRINTED in A PRISON.
conviets In the Marquette Peniteu-
tiary Publish "a Paper Called
"Progress."

Marquette, Dee. s.-The prisoners at
the state penitentiary here have en-
barked in the newspaper business. A
periodical that will be issued monthly
has been started, and the first number
shows that there is considerable
editorial talent within the prison walls.
The title OF the paper is Progress"
All the work Of publication, editorially
and mechanically, is done by convicts.
The publication consists of eight pages,
advertisements are there. The paper
is issued free 10 the inmates, but TO
others the price is so cents annually.
The articles range from the grave TO
the gay. and the editor frequently
wakes facetious.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
THE LAND OFFICE.
Annual Report of Comm ssioner
wildly Presents some Very
Interesting StatIstics.

Lansing, Dec. SIN his annual re-
port, just completed, Land Commits
sioner Wildey says that at the begin
ming of the fiscal year the state held
4l9,04s acres Of land, 1l9 acres of part
paid lands and 1907 acres of swamp
homestead land were forfeited to the
state, 6,lS5 acres were decided by the
auditor general under the homestead
act, 1910 acres OF homestead lanus
reverted for noncompliance with the
requirements OF law, and 40 acres OF
land were patented by the general gov
eminent, making a total of 446,66i
acres. The state sold 33,40s acres of
land, licensed 374 acres OF swamp land,
disposed OF 1861 acres OF homestead
lands TO homesteaders and decided a.
749 acres to actual settlers. The total
number Of acres held by the state at
the close of the fiscal year was $685.
49S acres.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
ADMITS HIS GUILT.
Charles 10. Thompson Pleads GuiIfy
TO Attempted Bribery and
Is Fined $1,000.

Kalamazoo, Dec. l0.-Charles IL.
Thompson, of Chicago, i'm the circuit
court Tuesday afternoon, pleaded
guilty 10 charge OF attempting to
bride Wilbur ID. Snow, of Kalamazoo,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Thompson was before Judge Herbert
Winsor, of the Calhoun circuit, Sit
ting for Judge Adams, of the Kala-
mazoo circuit. Judge Winsor imme-
diately fined Thompson $1,000, which
was promptly paid, and the prisoner
was discharged. Thompson was UNI
accompanied by any of his Chicago
friends. Snow first met Thompson
through William ii. Turnecliffe, for
merly deputy food commissioners
for Michigan and later an agent for
the Hammond Packing company. 1t
was arranged that Snow was 10 get
a commission for aiding in sales OF
oleomargarinc. On January 6
Thompson went 10 Shows house and
on a basis of half a cent pound said
the sum due Snow was Sl26. He paid
Snow the money at once. Sheriff
Shipman, who was in an adjoining
room, arrested Thompson. Snow had
concealed i'm n closet witness who
took down in shorthand all the con-
versation that took place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
CAUSE SHADES IN WATER.
Varying Conditions That Determine
the Hue of Lakes aud
Rivers.

The varying shades which natural
water assume are due chiefly TO two
causes vegetable stain and suspend
ed matter. When the latter is pres
ent in appreciable quantity II causes
turbidity and is not n real pigment.
The true color or vegetable stain IS
greenish-yellow 10 reddish-brown and
Is due To decayed plant growth. The
suspended matter is generally min
eral and often contains iron. The
color acquired by water at the bot
tom of deep pond is largely due
to this cause, says a scientific eX-
change.
Experts have adopted method Of
stating the depth Of color in water
by comparison with a mixture Of
platinum and cobalt, the color pro-
duced by one part OF platinum To
1000, 900 parts OF water being taken
as the unit
Thus il has been shown that the
color of surface water depends both
on the character Of the neighboriuQ
vegetation and ON the time that the
MhitE ItlNNlnH III NOnlNfN WITH NJ.
Water near steep rocks, where there
are few trees, will generally be be-
low 20 units in color; steep wooded
or cultivated slopes give 20 10 50
units; similar but gcntler slopes
from Co 100 and swamp areas 100
TO 500 or even higher. Highly colored
waters arc more common in the
northern states than i'm the south.
Colored water Is gradually
blcached by sunlight. the action TAX
ing place chiefly within one foot OF
the surface The study OF color in
water is of commercial Importance
because most people object to
drinking brownish water. Hence, in
a town water supply the color muse
either be removed or it's formation
must be prevented. The latter IL
often the most economical thing 10
do and IL may be accomplished by
intercepting the water from the up
lands and leading IL into the streams
without letting Il pass through the
swamps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
&c CENTRIC RAILWAYS.
How Engineers Overcome DInictI
ties In Construction which Ap-|
pear InsurmountabIe.

As the iron track is bound to for|
ii is not surprising that some lines
railway exist which are striking el
dence Of singularly bold conceptil
carried out in the face OF obstacl
which seemed almost insurmountabl
Sometimes, says the London GlolI
the route Of the future line lies acro|
u desert; then the great law Of II
compensation Of nature seems TO NAL
itself felt, for TO balance the savij
Of time and money, due TO the fact tn
long tunnels will not have 60 be Il
through hills or mountains, the en}
neers are confronted by the total 4
sence OF three essential elements
construction, namely, wood, iron al
water, which have 20 be transport
along the newly laid line as IL stretch
its low length across the desert.
Russia's Transcaspian railway, nd
know as the Central Asian railws|
was built under these conditions; tho
sands Of logs OF timber were need
and the region trayersed cannot bod
OF a single tree for more than
miles. This timber was required q
building the long bridge, two mi
in length, over the river Amu-Dar,
This bridge was always the weak pc
In that highly important railway,
il has been replaced recently by
stone bridge. Between Merv and Oh.
jul the line had 10 be carried on
shifting sands Ga feet deep. when
work is being carried on in such
gions the trains become little toy
ON wheels They are composed OF
storied wagons, which contain sled
ing accommodation butchers sta
canteens, grocery stores and forg
As the Transsiberian railway grew
length il was resolved by the auth
tiles that the workmen should nd
their own church car" A wagon y,
fitted up accordingly as a church, "
little peal Of bells in the alcove abb
the entrance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There is said TO he not a single house
in London which is more than 200
yards from pillar postbox.
It's proposed TO erect state GONZALES
cent homes in Austria for anaemic
children and those whose weakened
condition renders them liable TO con
sumption.
Night robberies have practically
ceased in the st. GILES suburb Of Brus-
sells since the local police began maxi
ing their nightly rounds accompanied
by watch dogs.
Water is SO scarce in the japanese
island of Oshima that il is the custom
OF the bride 90 take large tub Of
drinking water with her TO her new
home as a kind of dowry.
II is reported that the Russian min
lister OF the interior is considering n
project for Matchmaking the medical
profession, so that all doctors and
chemists would be state officials. A
commission has been appointed to col
lect information on the subject.
Six hundred children Of the poorest
class in Edinburgh have been washed
en- masse at the corporation baths.
Afterwards they were provided with
new clothes. One Of them was over
heard TO remark that they were good
clothes enough, but awfu' dear at the
price"
The smoke nuisance is moving even
the quiet soul Of the Austrian and half
OF Vienna is worried because the other
half is disfguring the city with the
thick clouds from the chimneys Of in
dustry. Several proposed bills have
been drawn up, and il is likely that in
a comparatively short time strong
effort will he made to have one or other
of these become a law.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13

People who have never tried IL do
not realize how hard IL is 20 stand
absolutely still and yet appear inter
ested and at ease. Artists models
succeed at it, especially those in Ita-
~, and will hold a pose, not too diff
fieult. for an hour. Actors, when they
group about the man in the center
OF the stage, who is enjoying all the
limelight-and how they hate them
for it-are required TO keep still, so
as not to distract attention from the
great mans sayings and motions, and
because they must group in such
way as to form a picture and keep il
till IL can be realized by the eyes
in front. But this enforced statu-
sequences is hard on the supes They
are not used to il. When they are
put under the strain, and when as
Roman warriors they must stand at
the back without winking while Bru-
tus or Nirginius or some other pom
derous person unbosoms himself re-
specting love or politics, they are in
small torture. One such, last sea-
son, who could no longer abide il to
listen TO the soliloquy by the head
man. pitched over on his face and
had TO be lugged out by the arms, TO
the spelling OF the scene.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
A TIMBER DEAL.
Michigan Capitalists Purchase big
Tract I'm Louisiana. and VIII
Erect Mammoth MIL.

Grand Rapids, Dec. s.-A syndicate
made up largely Of Michigan capital
lists has purchased tract Of cypress
timber land between New Orleans and
Hammond, La, with an estimated
stumpage Of 450,O00,o00 feet and will
organize a company to manufacture.
IL is proposed 10 erect mill costing
100000 at Manchac, on Lake Pont-
chartain. Among those interested
are; Thomas II. Logan and II. Lyon, OF
Chicago; John w. Rlodgett, Of Grand
Rapids; Danaher Bros, Of Ludington;
Bradford q Keet, Of New Orleans, and
W. r. LYON, OF Ludington.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
FEWER DEER KILLED.
Hunters Less Successful Than In the
senson OF I0O1-Number of
Deer Slain, $500.

Negaunee, Dec. SIT is the opin-
ion of those in position TO know that
was slaughtered this season than last
year in the upper peninsula. While
the deer were apparently more
plentiful than ever before, the alb
sence of snow proved a bar TO the
hunters. as the rustic of the fallen
foliage warned the game. Twelve
thousand and seyenty-two licenses
were issued in upper peninsula coun-
ties. A careful estimate of deer
killed is about $500.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
Debt settled ut Inst.

Marquette, Dec. s.-About ten
years prior To the death of President
George Washington, relative Of
Rev. J. NJ. Rogers, OF Marquette, en-
tered claim against the government
for the loss OF schooner seized for
naval purposes The claim was re-
Gently allowed and ordered paid. II
was divided among 300 or more heirs,
the share of each one being eight
dollars. George Washington died De
cember IA, 1899.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
Michigan Antiquities.

SaginayN Dee. 9.-H. II. Bril-, Of
this city, has consented to assist
Harlan /. Smith, formerly OF Sag
NAV, now of the American Museum
of Natural History, New York, after
the holidays, in the work ofpreserv-
ing and studying the antiquities OF
Michigan. Mr.. Smith writes that
the large piece OF copper found on
the Melon farm near Foster is very
valuable 60 science, and is the finest
copper specimen he knows OF from
lower Michigan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
DEMUoHNs BIG AND LITTL
They Are Made I'm Many Sizes and A
Used for a Great Many
Purposes.

"of course those giant demijoh|
of apparently two or three barr}
capacity that you see outside
liquor stores as signs" said n deaii
according TO the New York Sun, "a|
not real demijohns, the wicker VOL
being woven over a bottle-shap|
form of wood.
THE largest demijohn used hasI
capacity of five gallons. The SINAI
est contains one and a half ounc4
or less than gill. IL is used n
perfumery and sold for knickknacl|
Between the five-gallon and II
gill size, demijohns are made
many sizes, including quarts, pin
and half pints. In these small
dcmijohns there is considerai|
holiday trade.
"Demijohns are not very cost
anyway, but the very smallest a
the most expensive proportionatel
a gill demijohn sells for more thj
one that will hold half a gallon, II
simple reason being that the litd
one must be covered with care as
it's appearance, while in the largi
sizes the chief thing required is sen
iceability. So the basket work \
the very littlest demijohns may tai
more time and cost more for lab|
than that on demijohn some sill
larger.
"Probably the first idea of mol
people would be that the demijod
Is made solely TO contain liquor; al
very likely il is more used for tn
than for any other one purpose. III
demijohns are, in fact, used for ma
purposes.
They are used for vinegar and n
molasses, for perfumery and for ii
rum; for cordials and for extract
for essences and for waters, and
on, in housekeeping use, and in Il
drug and other trades.
almost all the demijohns used
this country are made here. thou
some are imported from Germa{
and France. From those countriI
also we get. containing drug / !
portations, some odd-shaped den
johns larger than any we use in II
country.
Here for instance is Friend
demiiohn that holds approximate
six and a half gallons. II is tall a !
of straight-sided, cylindrical for
and carried in n hamper-like out
basket, with two handles, one
either side at the top. This max
n nice-looking package and is han
TO lift and carry around, but ra
roads don't like TO handle wicke
covered bottles Of that sort on
count OF their liability TO break.
ION the other side they pack |
demiiohns like that with cork scraI
or scraps of sponge for their prots
tion in transportation. Our b
demijohns here, above Ave gallor
are made in the form OF what a
called box demijohns, the bottle
ing incased not in wicker work, b
in box, or wooden crate. Fl
that matter there are now ma
many box demiiohns OF smaller siz
ms well
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-13
win Celebrate Mt IshprmIng.

Ishpeming, Dee s.-ofiicials Of the
United States Steel corporation have
decided 10 hold celebration In Ish-
peming next June or July in honor OF
the first mining work done by the Lake
Superior Iron company 80 years ago.
The first ore was discovered before
that, but actual mining was not start
ed until 1853. All the prominent Off
Gals of the corporation will attend.