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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04
4 VERY BUSY CONCERN.
louisiana Subscription Agency, Located In
OpelOHsas, Reaching Out for TEsds.

TITS busy times now" said the
Secretary Of the Jacobs News Depot
Co, which concern has the distinc-
tion Of being the Louisiana Subserip-
tfon Agency, which numbers it's Gus
toners, according to the Secretary,
from Canada to the Gulf.
TITS lots Of work and worry to
keep track of all of the subscriptions
that come in, to answer inquiries,
quote prices on special lists and TO
Daeiffy some inpatient subscriber in
some distant part Of the State" con
tinued the Secretary, "but we never
tire Of doing anything that shall
serve to make our service to our
customers more perfect and salts
factory. Receipt of order is acknow-
lodged the same day as received, and
all Inquiries are answered promptly,
This has to be done in order TO keep
up with the large volume Of nail
that arrives on each train, and that's
several times a day now, Mr.. Editor,
for 0peIousas, you know, has railroad
and mail facilities second to none in
the country.
All subscriptions are forwarded to
cur New York Clearing House every
Monday morning, except subscrip-
lions to dailies and weeklles, which
receive prompt attention every morn
ing, thus assuring our subscribers no
unnecessary delay in receipt Of their
copies. This is appreciated too and
the number of complaints as to non
receipt Of magazines has been re-
duced to a minimum.
This season we have handled
orders ranging from SOC to several
hundred dollars and this too when
the season has just opened.
we are beginning to attract the
attention Of some of the big institu-
lions in the State, too, and have been
favored with some nice orders from
some of them. No order is too big
for us and mona go small but what it
doesn't receive the same careful at
tention. This i'd nothing of course to
boast Of, for careful attention is due
every order that comes into any bust
ness establishment, no matter how
small,
We are becoming better known
every year, too, due to u extensive
advertising. We do believe in Print
ers' Ink, Mr.. Editor, and we have
had our name in more newspapers
and periodicals the past year than
ever before. Some Of our city mer-
chants would have to stop kicking
about dull times and hire more help
Il they would only get busy and get
me spicy ads in the columns Of the
wspapers.
Nov don't bink, sir, that the
magazine subscrF6t ion business is the
only business that we do in all parts
III the Country, for it is not, we have
several men on the road at present
that sell nothing but subscription
By subscription books we
p:ean Books o. Easy Terms We
ii d position % supply response
hle parties with any set of books adj
gerfised or that is not advertised, snd
let them pay a little each month,
thus enabling those Of moderate
means to enjoy TIE same good read
ing al those who ars well-to-do.
YDu may be surprised to know that
ef 81 The standard Borksge have
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04

sold so far this season, that 80 per
cent has been Shakespeare's works.
This we think is due partly to the
fact that the country is becoming
more educated and cares more for
good substantial literature and part
II to the beautiful editions in which
we have this authors works"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04
Just Delighted.

Londiana, British East Africa, Nov.
30.-Col. Roosevelt, Kermit Roose-
yelt, Edmund Heller, and Leslie Tarle-
ton arrived here today from Guas
Inghisu Plateau.
All are ia splendid health, and Col.
Roosevelt is greatly elated over his
hunt on the plateau.
Among the sights he witnessed
was a display of lion killing with
spears by Mahdi warriors.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04

NOTICE OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF ARMANTINE CHARIOT.
~, Probate Docket, District Court
Parish of St. Landry, La.

No. -, Probate Docket, District Court.
Parish of St. Landry, La.
Whereas, Moses Dorsey, Administrator of
the above namedestate, files a final tabieau
Of classification OF debts and distribution of
funds of said estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the homologation of
lame;
And whereas, prayer eff said petition has
been granted by an order OF court bearing
date, -
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to
all parties interested to make opposition to
said tableau to file same II writing in my
office, within the time required by law why
and confirmed.
YvESANDREPONT.
nov2T-2t CLERK OF Court
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04

catered at the Post omc at o]pelousas,
La. as second class matter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04
A BIG BEAR HUNT
Dr.. Webb is Organizing one to Take Place
SAAB

Dr.. H. G. Webb is organizing q
bear hunt, which will take place in
about two weeks in the Atehafalaya
smamps. About q dozen Crowley
sportsmen will participate and the hunt
will be Joined by Sportsmen from
several Of the surrounding parishes
II is expected that fully forty pepleo
will make up.-Grovley Signal
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04
Trespase Notice.

Notice ia hereby gfEsn that hunting and
s~TesDassiRg on nay plantations In So LANDRY
Is strictly prohibited undaR penalty of the
law. JOHN r.. BOA9EL noy2T-5t
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
wau,s,,s "a Fooled aaain.

4 shepherd once, 70 prove the quick
ness Of his dog, which was lying be-
fore the FIRE in the house where we
were talking. said to me in the middle
OF sentence concerning something
else, .Tm thinking. sir. the cow IS IN
the potatoes
Though be purposely laid 10 stress
on these words and said them in
quiet, unconcerned tone Of voice, the
dog, which appeared to be asleep. inne-
diateiy jumped up and. leaping through
the open window. scrambled up to the
turf roof Of the house, from which be
could see the potato field. BE then,
not seeing the COW there, ran and look
ed into the barn where she was and.
finding that al was right. cane back
10 the house.
After q short time the shepherd said
the same words again, and the dog re-
peated his lookout, but on the false
alarm being the third time given the
dog got up and. wass!ng his tail. look
ed his master IN the face with so COM
ical On expression Of interrogation that
be could not help laughing aloud at
him. on which. with slight Srowl. he
laid himself down in his warm corner
with an offended air. as II determined
not 20 be made a fool Of asain.-Lon-
don Standard
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
BUENOs AIRES.
A City With All the Finish of Paris
or Berlin.

CT = CcfllN
Ru.pos Aires. Tie capital Of the Ar
sentinc Republic. is III S"Isic respects
the most cosmopolitan city in the
world. No important European nation
but has contributed is capital and lis
people 10 the up5uildin. OF this great
metropolis. Ii :iSo his the diStinc-
ton OF being the second city of Latin
population in the world. be!n. larger
than the largest cities IN Italy and
Spain.
There is perhaps no city which cX-
hibits :, greater variety OF pleasing
contemporary styles OK domestic ar
chitecturc. The city counci! tries to
encourage beautiful! huildin. By an
nually Offering :: gold medal TO the ar
chitect who is found 10 have planned
the most attractive facade and oy
freeing from the building tax the
building thus favored.
The outward aspect OF Bueoos Aires
is rather that Of European than OF
an American capital /, has all the
finish OF Paris or Berlin. The ab-
sencc Of the irregular sky line. caused
in North American cities BY the cX-
treme height Of some business build
incs as well rs the fact that he
ground Of the city IS quite uniiorin'r
built upon, even in the more outlyiH:
regions. keeps the city from present
;ns that unfinished appearance which
even our largest cities havc.-World
Today
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
SWISS TRAMPs FEW.
A Poor Place For the Man Who
Docsn'. Want 70 Work.

1OCSn : WIN ~ WV ~.
Switzerland is not place Tor tranps,
because the man out Of employment
and who makes no effort 70 find work
is not tolerated for I moment IN that
country. The district authorities viii!
secure him I job ii hard labor ard
little pay. and such an offer can be re-
fused only under the penalty OF going
to = penal workhouSe. These institu-
tons are under military discipline. the
work severe, the wages Z penny or
threepenee per day and release IS
granted only upon the advice OF those
in charge. No difficulty is experienced
in determining between bcGGarS and
unemployed. because al legitimate Ia
oorers have papers given them By the
district il which they live containing
information concerning the position
they have held.
In every part Of Switzerland are es-
tablished relief in kird" stations for
the exclusive use OF respectable u2en-
p!oyed. Only those are admitted who
have had regular work during the
previous three months and have been
ont Of employment for ct least five
days. These men must be on the LOOK
out for WORK and accept any situation
that Is offered. because the chronic
loafer is soon detected by the police
and his papers are marked so that ne
can never again seek refuge In q "sta'
on."-E1change.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
MANNING THE STATIONS.
Discipline Aboard Ship at Sea In
Tines Of Emergency.

Tines Of Emergency.
At 40 time IS the perfect orSaniZa-
ton aboard ship 80 well illustrated as
IN the tiyne OF an emergency. The
slightest scent Of danger in the wind
must find every man ready. And
every man IS ready. Ever man has
q number. Every man has " station.
4 bell tap may send your dining room
steward of at run just when he Is
serrin: your soup At the bel! tap he
Is no longer your steward. He Is
NO. 7S'' in the ships emergency or
canizat!on. and when be gets to bis
station he finds Nos 81, 40. 2;G. III.
24S and some others there TO act with
him like 4 machine. Aboard . big
ship there are sometimes rs many rs
sixty stations about the vessel. and at
the sound Of an alarm bell thirty sec
onds have not elapsed before every
mar has responded 10 his number at
his station AID is ready to act. &c fight
FIRE. TO man the lifeboats. or what not
Cp in the wheelhouSe IS further eX-
qualification Of what system will do.
Within reach Of the officers are
dozen contrivances OF machinery that
connect with every part Of the ship.
4 touch Of one lever closes n bulk
head in this or that compartment OF
the hold, g touch Of another mans al
emergency stations. lever here mans
lsfcboat so-and-so. and lever there
mans any one or all. Here is te!c-
phone. its wires extending to every
part Of the ship. and an officers voice
carried to distance station in the
bowels Of the ship IS so magnited
By mechanical means that 1t can be
heard twenty feet from the receiver
and fairly bellows its orders
4 sailor or steward never knows ut
what minute. day or night. he may be
called 70 his station. 1t the sound OF
the signal bell he must be at bis post
There is 4 drill Of some kind every
day aboard ship. but the mcn never
know whether they are running to
real fire or only 4 drill. Boats are IN
covered. falls overhauled. daries swung
out. Every boat must have its COM
pass, night signals. fresh water anc
provisions ready for immediate action.
From the chart room the captain can
start squad in the most remote part
Of the ship SIMPLY by pressing but
ton. and the flashing OF tiny electric
lights faithfully record how every de-
tail Of the drill IS being carried ont.
A chart gives the location OF ell bulk
heads. and . tiny light sparkles when
this or that water tight compartment
Is closed. In case Of collision every
buishead below the water line IS closed
By turn Of lover in the wheelhouse.
making the modern ship practically
unsinkable.-yanv vliet Aiding II Book
Keeper
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
THE PRICE OF GENIUS.
What is Means to Man to &c Pioneer
In Thought.

What Ie Means to Man to Be Pioneer
In Thought.
To be a pioneer IN thought Is to
stand alone with nature. not FOX few
minutes. bot for lie. The isolateness
If the few great minds Of each gen.
Grafton Of men IS utterly undrearned
ot, for want Of understanding. oy
those about them. Yet think what
I. IS to pass ones days in 4 thought
world where the thinker roans alone:
to srapple with problems the very
terms Of which are beyond ordinary
cenprehenSon and the solution appre-
ciate5 only in years TO come; to COD
template IN lonely ecstasy. after still
lonel.er despair, the revelation that
comes with months and more OF pom
derinS. When some one asked New
ton how he came to make his wonder
ful discoveries he replied. Simply by
always thinking about them" Consid-
er Kepler .oilins year after year fruit
iessly FOR some ratio that should Ink
the planets motions BY general law.
calculating assiduously and putting
hypothesis after hypothesis aside as be
found It would not work until sc last.
after almost inconcesvob!c toll. he bit
upon the one that would.
As Il this loneliness by nature were
not enough. It must needs be accen-
tuated by man. for he rises in such
cases IN CHORUS to condemn. Consider
Darwin. IN patient stady. testing tie
working out Of natural selection and
ed6;ns fact to fact. only to have the
whole denounced as -idiculously alb
surd. Think you the deannciations of
the raaster wkile living are wholly
compensated by the plardits after be
IS dead? The loneliness Of greatness
IS the pcice men oake the genius
pay 70. posthumous reaown.-Percsval
Lowe:! in Atlantic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
Handy With an Ak.

One important feature IN connection
with the conducting Of mining opera
tons IN Siberia is the aptitude OF the
Russian workman for the TX. Wood IS
SO plentiful in the country that min
Ing tinbers may be figured OF CT =
low rate. The current anecdo;e that Z
Russian workman will for . twenty
kopeck piece lay bis left hand. with
fingers spread. or board and with
full strength make an TX cut between
each finger cannot 5c vouchcd for. but
It IS certainly true that in pick timber.
ing IN bad ground. IN erecting bCi!G-
tngs, !oS cabins and all manner OF
wood joining the cQua! Of the Russian
peasant cannot be found. - London
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
How Rats Move Eggs

Strange as the story may appear OF
rats removing hens eggs from the
bottom to the top Of house by one
rat lying on his back and graspinS
tightly bis ovoid burden with his fore
paws while his coIn-t.ieS drag h.m
away by the tail, have no reason.
writes q naturalist, 70 d!sbe!!eve it. ]
have seen TWO rats accomplish the
feat from. stair to stair IN farm
house in BaaGshire. the first anxious
rodent pushing the egg up on Its hind
legs and the second assistant lifting
.t up with its fore legs. It was the
bcs, athletic feat ever witnessed.
but It s. not out Of the common. The
-at will extract the contents from
task OF Florence oil. dipping IN his
long tai! and repeating the naneuSeI
until he has consumed all'that can be
reached
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
BUSINESS BASEBALL.
Tho Advent Of Gate Receipts In the
Nsttona! Game

Tho Advent Of Gate Receipts In the
Nstiona! Game.
The professional. baseball! player. as
such. was unknown before the civil
war. One finds. indeed. signs in the
newspapers Of the period that our
sporting men" drew nc :ery sharp
line between the amateur and the oc-
casional professional. That perhaps
was only natural. Athletics were
new thing to Us. We had yet to learn
the dangers and the finer ethics OF
sport. For example. the first conren-
ton Of amateur clubs. held IN 1859.
felt called upon to pass rule against
paying players. There was no money
10 the game as y.t only glory. but Ger
tain rich nonplaying members OF the
fashionable clubs had begun to lure
stars from other clubs by offers OF
money or Jobs"
The foundation stone Of professional
baseball, however. was laid when the
Atlantics. the Eckfcrds, the Mutucis
ard the other crack teams Of BrooA-
lyn began playing on the old Union
grounds. This arena WIS 4 fenced
basin used In winter as q skating
rink. In 1862 the owners decided to
make It continuously profitable By
turning it into summer baseball park
Experiuentally they charged resu-
lar ten cent fee at the gate They
found that spectators were willing TO
pay even when they raised the price
to % cents. Half Of these fees went
to the ground owners and half to the
clubs. So came the appetite for gate
receipts. and business" had entered
the gane.-Col!iers Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
PIcKPocKETs.
Tho Kramer In Which the "pips" Do
Their Thievins Work.

The Kramer In Which the @pips" Do
Their Th;evins Work.
As usua! thing the pickpockets
vary their methods to suit circum-
stances. Only the lower grade dips
work in pairs. These arc the variety
who operate or street cars. elevated
station platforms and similar places
where they will find crowds OF pushing
people AID ut the same time have op-
portunic. to escape IL detected. One OF
the pair shoulders rictin, roughly
while the other does the work and
makes getaway" Arrests are frc-
quent. but convictions are rare. be-
cause the man captured seldom has
the loot.
Not but that the higher grade dips
work in such places. The difference is
that they work in groups and choose
tines when prosperous passengers Will
be in the majority. During the fash
ionable shopping hours and after the
theatcrs at night are considered h:r-
vest times. One method IS 10 block
the exit as the intended victims are
about TO alishc and in the jumble make
the touch" Provided the victim dis
covers bis loss within minute be is
too late. because the car or train has
sped on.
Last winter trio OF dips worked 4
clever method in Chicago. GarbinS
themselves in evening clothes. they
mingled in fashionable crowds in big
cafes. theater exits and railroad sta.
tons. One Of the party was always
hopelessly druna. and :he others. ap-
parent!y acting the part Of Satnaritans.
were hard put trying to keep him o:l
his feet. With nj! their care. however.
he would stumble occasionally and fal!
into groups Of ladies and gentlemen.
Invariably the sober companions had
apo!ogized and taken their charge
away before any one discovered the
loss of Observation-Disclosures Maya.
1fOa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
Human Heart as Power Engine.

Human HeSFI as ROVER Engine.
A great physician once remarked
that, despite its comp!exity. there was
no organ OF the body reader to adapt
itself to circumstances or moro capa-
bic OF rcpayin= ordinary care than the
heart. This is very true. and an aD
probation OF that fact should cause Us
I'll th.. more carefully TO follow the
wise mans advice and TO keep our
hear. with MI diligence. When We
have regard 10 the tremendous work
the heart accomplishes We might we'll
with Wesley say. Strange that harp
Of = thousand strings should keep IL
tune so long" Estimated il scientific
fashion. mans hear in ;wcn.y-fouT
hours performs ~ amount Of work
which il represented by TIC energy de
manded Cor big lift would raise l2t
tons of weight one foot high. Such 4
calculation can be accurately deter.
mined by measuring the fo1ce cxDcnd-
cd II one beat or cycle Of Eovcmca:
OF the heart ard multiplying the shor,
work into that OF the day. Thus IL no
small degree docs the hearts labor
contribute 20 swell the big total Of the
energy the human engine expcnds
each day it lives.-New York World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
Ono Foe The Minister.

An ole miriseer II the south side Of
Glasgow who vas noted for his habit
Of dishios up old sermons again and
again was one day advertised TO
preach In o suburban church at the
anniversary service there. An old wo-
man who :n days gone by had sat un-
der his ministry. but who had now re-
moved from bis neishbo-hood. deter
mined to so II and hear him preach
On this particular occasion. After the
close OF the service she waited on the
clergyman, who greeted her cordially
and asked what she thought OF his dis
course. .:Eh. MAN." she replied can
d;dly. ATS u lang time SIN first
heard ye preach that yin. sir. and I'ye
beard ye at It guid wheen o times
SIN syae."
"Aye. Janet" said the minister.
@How often do ye think ye're heard It.
nap "Oh. abooe Z dizzcn O times.
SIR" she replied. An div ye mind st
90" said the minister ..tawecl. maybe
no. It a. SIR" 'Weel. see I'll need 70
preach It to We again, Janet" said the
minister. and Janet felt that she had
been sold for once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
Culinary Coursship.

Janet had nodded the domestic af-
fairs OF the family with whom she
lived for so many years that the news
OF her intended marriage had much
the effect Of an earthquake. Have
you and David been engaged lonS:
ycntured the mistress OF the house
hold.
..One week when next Sabbath
comes" stated Janet briefly.
"And-ard had you any thought OF
marrying before that" asked her mis-
tress.
Times ! had and times I had not
said the irrperturbable Janet, "aS any
person will. But month ago when
gave David wee bit Of the cake l'd
been making and he said to me. Janet.
hove you the recipe firm in your mind.
lass, so you could make It II Mrs.
1iann's book would be far from yoUr
reachr knew well the time Was draw.
ing short.
And wheo," said Janet, closing her
eyes 1T the recollection, Il said to him,
David. lad. the recipe IS copied in ::
little book Of M own and saw the
CLINT in his eye rcckoned 'twould DC
within the month he'd ask me-"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
Hiopo,s Mouth an Impressive Sight

Hiopo's Mouth an Impressive Sight
The hippopotamus is 4 sort OF float
Ing island which inhabitS the African
rivers. To see Z hippopotamus rise out
Of the water and go away is as discon-
certins to the tourist as it would be 20
see sand bar get out OF the Missouri
river and chase COW The hippo
life is too short to write his full name
is 4 big brother OF the pig. he
weighs FIVE tons. and ga-goylc IS
cute ard pretty beside him. Ee is fat
and aabby, covered with a reddish
skin adorned with bristles and has 4
broad, fat head rs wide rs Z dinner
table. The mouth Of the hippo is an
other Of natures African extrava-
sances. He has mouth enough to do
the eating for boys boarding school.
His jaws are very flexible. and those
who have gazed into the inner works
Of a hippo when ne has opened his
vast pink lined mouth. studded here
ans there with tusks that look Ike
broken of Grecian columns, have been
impressed with the sight. Golfers
Weekly.