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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-14
High school commencement nt.

High school G0annemc enae Et.
The graduating exercises of the
st. Landry High School were held
in the Sandoz Opera House last
Friday night. The evenings exer-
cises terminated a seven months
session Of hat. excellent institu-
ton, which now ranks with the
best schools of It's kind in he State.
The graduating class numbered
nineteen, the largest graduating
class in the history Of the school
and one that would compare favor
ably with any graduating class of
any institution Of it's kind. There
were thirteen "sweet girls gradu-
ates" (and the term admirably suit
ed the class of 1909 and six fine,
promising boys. They presented
an inspiring scene ON the atage,
and one could not but feel his heart
swell i'm exultation at the sight,
and his native pride actually stand
on tip-toes. They were pretty girls
and handsome boys, and we all
felt proud of them-proud of them
and proud of our cultured, historic
old town, and the st. Landry High
School.
OF the nineteen, there were elev-
an country children-children liv-
ing out side of Opelonsas. The
yaiedictorian and salutatorian are
both from the country, aud we take
occasion here to remark that there
lis considerable opposition in the
country to the country wards aid
ing the st. Landry High School.
The exercises were pleasantly
short. The essays and addresses
were short and to the point-terse
and sweet. Had the exercises been
prolonged the audience would have
suffered greatly, as. the hall was
crowded, jammed, and the heat In
tense. 1t was the largest crowd
ever seen in that hall.
The programme was admirably
rendered, as follows:
Salutatory, Gilbert Fontenot.
Lacks Mazurka, Miss Veazie.
ESSAY, aEducation" Miss Bertha
MIarnhinveg.
.ttEhe Drummer's Dream," Miss
tRoss Bodemuller.
Recitation, "Onward and Home
ward Bound" Miss Fannie McSpad-
.den.
Vocal duet, Miss Bertha Morn
lhinveg and Hardy Bercier.
NaIedictory, Miss Jennie Call
Iouet.
Address to graduates, Hon Gil
bert L.. Dupre.
Leybedles 5th Nocturne, Miss
Ethel Dapre.
Prof. Prescott, aud the audience.
Were somewhat disappointed al
Ae absence OF the STATE ouperih'
tea dent Calhoun, VINO was 70 pe
heae for the occasion. ne was .ah,
en- sick OH bis way mere, ana wireo
that he could not fill the engage.
lnent. Hon. d. Lee Iarlaho' Whe
was 60 award 1he 'hsaais, Was aise
unable GO atteha, auu ..'1' 0a'
devoivea on fro'' f'ssso's'
Inc meoals given "n. n a.,a
The %. Landry olaaaoh rolu
Medal, Tor deomeery4''e'' 'o1
tenot.
MISS Netea ?. hl.sei,' o,o - W
'most efncieno anu aese1 ssu'y popa =,
lar teacnefs ~ .ho seAAoo' So
following medais:
Literature, to Miss Gaoriei Mizzl
Rhetoric, TO Mr.. A. Is. Childs; spell
inc. to Miss Jennie Caillonet.
-, ,,,,ot;on ~ tho eyer.
AZ 'ne so .os ,.,,
'cises MISS Gspriei MlAzi, on penai'
,of the class, presented pretty
muahraIla 10 Prof. Prescott, as a
at;on and esteem
seaAa'i1 " - r,a.,,o po,1e
fhs sgradusStss Wssle. : .ahnio Ds.-s
TAanff2 ELLEN hGIIY
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-14

B. T. Perley, the GlnWrlgnt,
will be in st. Landry this summer,
and will be prepared to do all work
given him In bis line, ie7
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-06-14

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leans, or Kenneth Baillio, Opelou-
sas, La. mh30 Y. w. BoAGNI.
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Liver Tablets. Every box guaran-
teed. Price, 25s. For sale by Ma
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LosT-On Friday night, June s,
a solid gold bracelet, between Jacos'
newsstand and Mrs. Auguste perro-
din's corner. Anyone finding same
and returning to the undersigned,
at Lassalle q Desmarais' store will
be rewarded. u, MIzzIE,
WAsTEDTo rent . house vita
8 rooms, kitchen and dining.
Apply at this Office, ie-A
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Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22

sion of school is the highest ever known in the history of the school, and now numbers 500, or five-sixths of the entire number of children of school age.
 Examinations which have been con- ducted this week show satisfactory progress among nearly all the pupils, and a large percentage of them will be promoted to higher grades. Mon th' ly reports and promotion cards will be issued Friday morning, May g, 1902. All pupils who have been ab- sent during the last month will loose their standing, and will be compelled to take written examinations next fall before being admitted to any grade whatever. This will be done as matter of justice, and means of protection to those who have been faithful in their attendance and dil- igent in their work to the end.
 Prof. Ernest Cole who has made a very efficient and popular teacher in the fourth and fifth grades at the Central school, will leave for his home in Winchester Kentucky, Saturday morning and the best wishes of the people of Globe go with him on his long journey. Prof Cole expects to attend the New York medical college next fall, and we venture the pre- diction that he will lose none of the popularity as physician that has at tended him as successful teacher.
 Mir. w. II. Dunham has been re- elected janitor at the Central school, aud the board is fortunate in being able to secure his services for another year.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22

this week. The first night will be given up entirely to representatives from the intermediate grades, and a very interesting program has been prepared for this occasion by the committee of teachers appointed for this purpose,
 The second night will bo devoted to the exercises of the graduating classes in the Grammar school and the Com mercial school. President A. J. Mathews of the Arizona Normal school at Tempe will address the peo- pie of Globe on this occasion, and those who go out to hear him may expect a rare intellectual treat.
 On account of the lengthening of the High school course to four years, there will be no High school graduates at this session. The members of the present junior class who will probably graduate next year are Misses Elsie Ferguson, Theresa Haley and Messrs Fred Jones and Frank Langan.
 The assignment of teachers for next year has been announced as follows {:
 Prof. Jas. T. Hefy, of Oklahoma University, principal of the Cen raj school
 Miss Annie Maud Horde of the Texas State Normal, principal of the North Side school.
 Mrs Mary II. Nichols of the Pueblo High school and the Colorado Normal, principal of the South Side school.
 Mise Augusta Commentz of the Wis, consin University, fourth and frsh grades.
 Miss EIuise Oliver of the New York Normal and Oswego college, third grade.
 Miss Lulu Wingar of the Arizona Normal school, first and second grades.
 Prof Hletley will have charge of the sixth and seventh grades at the Gen. tral school The ninth, tenth and eleventh grades will be assigned to Superintendent Wilkinson, and the eighth grade will be divided be- tween Miss Oliver and Prof Hefley.
 All of the new teachers have had long and successful experience in teaching and we may expect our next session of school to be one of unusual profit and interest.
 Miss Julia Melton, the popular and successful principal of the North Side school, resigned her position last week, and it is with deep regret that the board parts with her services Miss Annie Maud Horde, a successful teacher Of many years experience iu the public schools Of fHilsboro, Texas. was elected to till the vacancy. She comes highly recommended and is strongly endorsed by Messrs. Porter and suilenberger of the Bank of Globe.
 The enrolment Of the present scs-
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22

The Bisbee Review has been en- larged to eight pages, a change made necessary by its growing advertising patronage and increased news service. fheIReview is now ohe of the very best daily newspapers published in Arizona, and Is published iu to su where people appreciate a good paper and support it liborally, which, unfor- tunately is not the case in some other Arizona towns with which We are ac- quainted.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22
LIBERTY AND LICENSE.

Americans pride themselves on this being free country; that it's govern ment Is the best in the world, and its people the most enlightened and pros porous. In general sense this is all true We have republican form of governments which since 1t was Cstab- lislfed has been a model for all other peoples desiring tO throw off the yoke of monarchical or dospotic rule, and to secure the blessings of liberty and popular government. Yet, every citi- zen who has the intelligence and iude- pendence to think for himself, knows very well that our laws and the rules of society to which We are expected to conform are far from perfect, as they are the creation of the human intellect (which is falable) guided by the ex- perience, preiudices or seliinterest of the most numerous or most active class.
 Therefore, the degree of liberty the people of the pation, of any section or community enjoy, depends largely up on the prevailing opinions of what is deemed laudable or blameable, and these opinions are sometimes erron- eous and very often questionable We may have good laws on our statute books, but laws are abortiye if they are not supported by a. healthy public opinion and executed by honest and fearless public officers
 We admit foreigners, with few re- strictious, to come into the country and enjoy all the priveleges which we us citizens possess, while they may continue, at their own pleas ures, subjects of another govern meut, and not iu sympathy with our laws or customs. They may become so numerous in community as to ex- ert pronounced influence upon public opinion and even override the wishes and established customs of the citizen people. Very often they come from a country where the populace is kept un- der restraint, and being ignorant of our constitution and our laws, many of them interpret liberty to mean license, and are encouraged by demegogues and irresponsible persons among our own people to violate the very princi. ples of liberty and the law itself.
 The only remedy for such a deplor able condition of affairs is for the in- tel igent and well-meaning citizens to assert themselves /; to frown upon every attempt at coercion to insist upon the enforcement of law, aud stand reso lntely together for the protection of each other and insist that every indi vidual be supported in the enjoyment of those privileges and rights which the constitution and the laws vonch- safe to him. Otherwise our republican government is A failure and our boasted liberty mockery.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22

Word comes from northern Arizona to the effect that strong effort Is be- ing made to spring rift in the Wilson forces. but thus far the democracy stands solid for Wilson. It is also re- ported that Maricopa county is for Wilson. If this be SO it would seem that General J. Frank Wilson will be the next democratic nominee for con gress in Arizona. Arizona Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22
Representative P0DeI Of GII0 County.

Delegate Mark Smith, by the ad- vice of his physician, has left Washing ton for Cynthiana, Kentucky, where he will take q much needed rest at the home of his brother, and we hope he will be restored to health.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22
THE SCHOOL NEWS

Closing Exercises Tonight and Tomorrow Night. Assignment of Teachers for Next Year.
 (Communicated) The closing exercising of the public schools will be held at the Globe Opera house on Thursday night of
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

they look. prick your hand with
one, and all your skill cannot save
your life. The marurn tree grows no.
where but among the Bojesmen, the
little men of South Africa 1t looks
like your elm, but it has many thorns.
It's leaves are the homes of the grub
that builds houses like the silkworm.
When we want poison for our arrows
We take a grub between thumb and
finger, and make it shed it's greenish
fluids upon the ivory head of the
shaft. That is all. The marurn grub
is death. How does the victim lie,
eh? He writhes in agony. He be-
comes giant in his madness. He has
few lucid intervals. 1t is terrible, no,
ho!"
was holding one of the arrows in
my hands
What do you call your poison?" I
asked looking up into his face, which
had the leer of a fiend incarnate.
"K'aa, answered the little man, with
laugh. Some people call it N'gwa,
but K'aa is it's name"
l was calm now.
And it's antidote?' | said.
1--WE seldom tell that it has one,"
grinned the stranger. Put I'll tell
you, doctor. The antiiote is 'Kala
haetlwe, the product of small plant
that in our country beats little star.
shaped flowers"
The man on the pallet allowed his
gaze to wander from my face to the
arrows. He seemed to be rejoicing
in spirit over some stirring event.
"Your lost arrow is in my Office" !
said, fixing my eyes on the man. 81
took the ivory head from Brant Duri-
wages back. I now know why he
wrote 'K'aa, K'aa!' on the wall and
died crying 'Kala haetlwe.'
The man from South Africa fell
back, and regarded me with gaping
mouth
"Why didn't he let me alone in my
love AFFAIR."" he exclaimed. | told
him that if he took Nina away from
me, I'd follow him all over the world
with my arrow tipped with K'aa. He
would not take my warning, and
was forced to keep my word. Did he
die hard, doctor?"
The next day l wrote Steve Morgan
down in Shropshire all about my
startling discovery, and when | sent
an officer to look after my patient he
was found to have gasheJ his throat
with one of his own arrows. and in
an hour was dead. In course of time.
| am pleased to relate, Steve and An
nie became man and wife, but | am
told that for many years on the wall
of certain room in Shropshire was
to be seen this singular thrilling in
scription:
K'AA.-K'AA-K'AA!"-The Home
MAGAZINE
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13
THE VANISHING LOBSTER.

In Spite of All Efforts the Dearth StiD
Continues.
The annual report of a dearth in
lobster fisheries has made its appear
ance reinforced by the United States
fish commissioner who reports that
each year it becomes more difficult tC
obtain lobster eggs along the New
England coast. This decrease is most
noticeable south of Cape Cod. Meas
ures for the protection or ostensibly
designed for the protection of lobster
fisheries are an established feature OF
annual legislation on the North At
lantic seaboard. In 1899 the Maine
Legislature reduced the penalty for the
taking of short Holsters from IS tc
81 and New York diminished the pen.
atty in the same year. In 1900 Massa
chusetts adopted law prohibiting
Holsters from being caught in the
waters within or adjacent to that state
by any one not having been resident
of it for one year, and the same leSfs-
lature made it unlawful to sell, or tC
have on hand, a lobster of less thar
10 IL inches long. Virginia adopted
law authorizing the board of fish
cries, on petition of so citizens, to lay
off shoals or rocks for crabbin
grounds, and South Carolina adopte,
a statute for regulating the catch, sale
export and canning of clans, oysters
and Holsters. The two states which
have adopted the most comprehensive
and stringent methods for the regula.
ton of deep water fisheries are Mary
land and New Jersey. Massachusetts
and Virginia have followed, while Ne'
York and Connecticut have fewer
though New York is the great lobste
consuming constituency of the Unite
States and probably of the world.
Although 60,000,000 lobster egg
were planted in New England wate
the lobster dearth still continues i
consequence of a constantly enlargiI
demand High prices are the rule an
recourse has been had to the waite
of the Pacific coast as q source of az
ditional supply and the propagate
of Holsters there is said to have bee
attended thus far with great success
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13
The Longest Stone Arch Bridge.

The work upon the great stone arch
bridge whicn is being erected by the
Pennsylvania railroad across the Sus-
quehanna river at Rockville, about i've
miles above Harrisburg, is rapidly
nearing completion. The masonry
work of the bridge, consisting of As
70-foot spans, has been completed, and
asphalt covering over the arches.
When this is completed the work of
filing in, grading and ballasting will
be begun and the four tracks put down.
Work upon this, the longest stone
arch railroad bridge in the world, was
Philadelphia Record
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13
HUMOROUS.

Sillicus-All the worlds a stage.
Cynicus-And all the men and women
merely kickers.
Blobbs-How did your friend, the
weather prophet, lose all his money?
Slobbs-Betting on his own predic-
tions.
Nell-She's so deceitful! Don't you
think so? Belle-Well, certainly hate
to have to listen to her "voice of con-
science
Mrs. Muggins-Mrs. Bjones is al
ways having trouble with her SER
wants. Mrs. Buggins-Yes; they either
refuse to stay or refuse to go.
Mr.. Botts-I think, my dear, l have
at last found the key to success Mrs.
Botts-Well, just as like as not you'll
not be able to find the keyhole.
Her little boy has such manly way
about him." "Yes, 1 noticed when I
was there the other day that he found
fault with what they had to eat"
There is always room at the top"
said the Good Adviser. Indeed, yes"
answered the Unfortunate Person, "but
the elevator is not always running"
Hook-Bjones is the most melan-
choly fellow | know. Nye-That's
right. He proposed to a girl once by
asking her how she would like to be
his widow.
''Is he a golf enthusiast" "Oh, no.
He pretends to be, but he isn't" How
do you know?" why, he gives Up
playing when the thermometer gets
down to zero"
HE never washes his hands" Non
sense!" mo; it's a fact Then he's
a crank, eh?" Not at all. He says
it would take too long He employs
200 in his mill"
Tommy-Pop, a husband and wife
are one, aren't they? Tommy's Pop
So we are told, my son. Tommy
Then it doesn't always take two to
make a quarrel, does it?
Con- c. Tedbore-Really, I'm getting
to be very absent minded of late. Miss
Kostique-I can hardly believe THAI.
An absent-minded man is one who for
gets himself, is he not?
Photographer-Look pleasant gen.
eral. Remember this picture is for
your friends. The General-A soldier
should have no friends, sir This pic
ture is for my enemies to look at.
Teacher-Why were you not at
school yesterday? Willie Green-It
was my birthday. Teacher-I don't
stay home on my birthday. Willie
Green-Well, l guess you've got used
to EN-.
Miss Upton-Did you tell him that |
was not at home? New Servant-Yes,
mum; but he didn't seem to believe
me, bein' as I'm a stranger Mebby
you'd better go, down and tell MIN
yourself, mum.
This is tough luck" said Ham,
rlournfully, as he leaned out over the
side of the ark. Whats wrong now?"
queried Shem. why, all this water
to fish in" repliel Ham, 'and only two
fishin' worms on board"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13
THE MYSTIC kINSHIP.

Not thing that lives and moves
But the mystic kinshtp proves;
In the deep, the blue above.
All the mid-air ways alongv
Hark the same eternal song
Singing on the lips OF Love.
Purl OF stream and twirl Of leaf
Ihere the voice of Joy and grief,
Loves divine, undying art,
waving grass and swaying tree.
Swinging OF the star and sea
IT'S the beating of thy heart.
Thomas Hardy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

The temporary weakness of the
authorized legal authorities, when op
posed to reckless lawlessness, was
curiously illustrated recently at Pen.
tonville prison, in England. A con-
vict who managed to elude the war
ders, established himself on the roof
of the prison, and for thirty hours
baffled all attempts to dislodge him
Thousands of spectators showed their
sympathy for what was in the end
the under dog by giving him a time
ly warning of the movements of his
would-be captors Ladders placed
against the walls were promptly
thrown down by the occupant of the
roof. He collected a large pile of
states and hurled them at the heads
of the officers who attempted to scale
the ladders. The lame and impotent
conclusion was that he surrendered
for a mess of pottage. Hunger ac
complished more than the representa-
tives of organized society were able to
accomplish.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

The telegraph messengers Of Chi
cago have been inspired to speed and
activity by change in the method of
payment, from monthly wages to a
fixed fee of 1 1-2 cents per each mes
sage delivered during the day. Since
the new rule became effective, some of
the boys have been seen to run.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

Wireless telegraphy may yet rob
fog-bound coasts and the graveyards
of the deep of their haunting terrors.
1t may keep the ocean traveller in
touch with the worlds events. 1t
may be the means of saving vessels
from disaster and their passengers
from death.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

European governments are some-
times in doubt as to the exact purport
of the Monroe doctrine. They can al
ways get an efficial and authoritative
Interpretation by applying to the
United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

Now that petroleum has been dis
covered in Egypt, the phrase ''Egyp-
tian darkness" may become wholly
reminiscent.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

The supreme court of North Carroll.
ma in a recent decision held that as
a trolley car cannot go around We
hicle, wagon must turn out for a
car whether going in the same or oppo
site direction. Another reason that is
given for the superior rights of the
car is that the public demands it shall
travel at a greater speed than an or
mary vehicle. At crossings, how
ever the rights while not equal are
greater in the case of the wagon
than they are between corners. The
right is reserved for pedestrians, with
the exercise of reasonable care to
cross the track at any point that is
convenient.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

1t is very inconsequential town in.
deed that has not either homicide
mystery or an exposition on hand.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

A Chicago woman writes books in
her sleep, but the despatch doesn't
state whether they are sweet dreams
Or literary nightmares. e
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

That the world in general is ad
vancing toward temperance is the be.
lief of John G. Woolley, a prohibition
leader, who just has returned to his
home in Chicago from seven month 8
trip around the globe His expedition
was taken for the purpose of studying
the condition of the liquor traffic in
foreign lands. He addressed more
than 80 temperance meetings, speak
ing against rum in Australia, whiskey
in Scotland and kava in Honolulu. Mr..
Woolley says that among all the
greater nations | feel sure that Ameri
ca is at present the farthest advanced
In the struggle for prohibition"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

An industrial arbitration law, mod.
eled on the New Zealand plan, has
just been placed upon the statute
books of the commonwealth of Aus
tralia. 1t recognizes only registered
industrial unions of both employers
and employees. The president of the
court must be judge of the supreme
court. Every care has been taken to
dignified tribunal. Its powers are very
large and no appeal lies from its
decision. The compulsory provisions
of the New Zealand law are of course
retained.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-13

A Klondike baker who has bet
burned out three times and lost
whole cargo of coal has neverthelo
cleared $4,000 in three years.