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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-30
Rural and High Schools

Rosa, La, April IS.
Editor st. Landry Clarion:
In your issue of April 8, 1910,
noticed in the proceedings Of the
School that to Mr.. Hawkins motion
to close all graded and ungraded
schools May 20, 1910; High Schools
operated until June II, 1910, Mr..
Boudreau voted mo" and explained By
saying that he does not believe It
possible to operate the high school
nine months without invading the
funds Of the next session, and fur
Their because be does not believe that
the other schools should be discrimi-
mated against in favor Of the high
schools. Mr.. Bondreau is cor
rect in his opinion, and | am satisfied
they cannot do so.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the case Of s. O. Andrus VS.. st.
Landry School Board has settled such
matters once and for all times.
Therefore | suggest to all country
schools that they take this matter
under careful consideration. / will be
be glad to meet one or more local
trustees from each rural school il
0pelousas at such a time that may
Be set aside conveniently for all pa
irons of country schools. It behooves
US to look after the welfare Of the
education of our children, SO kindly
take hold Of this matter and
not allow others to reap what
you have soWn for the good of your
~posterity. Speak at once. | will
give you a few pointers from the
State School laws.
Restrietio 5: Page 43, No. 81:
School Fund, Page III, No. 129; APP
portionment. Page IA, No. 81; case
of Andrus VS.. Board of Directors
Parish Of St. Landry, vol 108 La.
Ref, Page 1856.
Yours Truly,
7. A HICKS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-30
Melville HAS A FIRE.
SlrangeFs's Hotel and Three Other Buildings
Destroyed. Loss About $1,000.

Melville, La, April 25.-Fire broke
out in the old Strangers Hotel last
night, destroying the building and
contents, many Of the boarders losing
all their effects. The fire was famed
BY a high wind from the north, and
soon spread TO the surrounding build
ings, destroying four buildings alto
gether, and entailing q loss OF about
$4,000, with little insurance,
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BoARD OF DIRECTORS.
RAYMOND BREAUX, President,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
RAYMOND BREAUX, President,
.. G. LAWLER, yiee-President,
AARON JACOBS, Score. and Treas.
Ell. BODEMUBLER, JNo. w. LEWIS.
oHclsl journal of the Parish Of ST. Landry.
GzaciaI Jors OF the Parish School Board
ofcial Jeu. ] Of the City OF opeloa as
official Journal Of the town Of Sun ct.
official Journal Of the toWu Of Melville,
RI Of SUBSCRIPTION
One Year 100
SIX Months 80
INYARa III CASH IN ADVANCE.
ALL PosToFFICE. EXPRESS AND BANK
MONEY ORDERS, CHECKS, DRAFTS,
ETC, FOE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND AD-
VgRTIsEMEHTs MUST BE MADE PAY.
ARLE TO THE ORDER OF THE ST.
LANDRY CLARION, OR TO THE BUsI.
NESS MANAGER.
entered at the Post once at Opelousas,
La. as ~second-cIass matter.
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ID come Hooking in BY the first OF the
week. Losses will be paid with even
less than the usual delay and the
work Of rebuilding the burned dis
trict will be in progress almost be-
fore the losses have been fully rec
koned,
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white as a ghost. wringing her hands
and staring at the awful object.
"Oh. why does not the Virgin help
me? Why is not a miracle per
formed?" she whispered, hoarsely.
Listen, my friend" she cried. grasp
ing Hardy by the arm conyulsively,
could you not shoot so far? Gould
you not put him out of his Misery
This is no place for you." said
Hardy, come away. Come inside"
IL will go and pray for him." she
murmured. letting the American lead
her toward the cabin door. IL have a
sacred icon with me. / will promise
the Virgin half my fortune II she will
save him!"
And now an idea occurred to Hardy.
the application of a desperate remedy
for a desperate case. He had under.
stood nothing Of the words that had
passed between the captain and she
crew, though there was no possibility
OF mistaking their import. Why should
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screamed imprecations at those fiends,
engaged there in their horrid work.
One of the crew. mounting a coil OF
rope. addressed a few impassioned
remarks to his brethren, crying:
Come on, brothers. let us save poor
Stenka or die with hint"
Every member Of the little band
shouted:
I'VE will save him or die with
him!"-and in a moment more al
would have been over the rail, had
not the old general drawn his revol.
yer and leaped before them, crying in
a voice OF thunder:
stop! The first man who attempts
TO leave the boat I will shoot through
the head!"-and so great was their
habitual respect for authority, that
they paused and regarded him in
dumb amazement
What. my children" he said,
would ye fall into Chinese trap?
Those fiends there are crucifying poor
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he not again take advantage OF his IL.
norance OF Russian and act on his
own initiative? While the generals
back was turned. Hardy walked to the
prov and dropped over the side upon
a bit OF hard sand. Then, rife in
hand, he ran straight toward the Man.
churian shore. FLASHING through the
shallow water that flew about him in
a spray. Men shouted after him from
the Pushkin. He paid no attention.
but ran on, his eyes fixed on the cross
and the burden that II bore. Once he
stepped into a channel where the wa.
ter was up to his armpits and running
so swiftly that 1t nearly swept him
from his feet, but he struggled
through and dashed on again.
A dozen or more Chinese came out
OF the forest and regarded him in
wonder. Then, raising rifles, they
took deliberate aim and commenced
to shoot. the bullets striking about
him in the water. One, that hit sew.
eral rods ahead of him, skipped"
like a child's pebble and passed close
to him. And still Hardy ran on. his
eyes fixed on the man on the cross.
He could see the features now. but
could not recognize them. they were
so distorted with agony. The head
was moving slowly from side to side.
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Stenka that we should lose our wits
and plunge into the water. when they
will kill us one by one. We must be
bravel II is harder to stand here and
watch a comrade in torture than to
die with him. Do you suppose that II
there were the least chance of saving
him | would hold you back? Is there
here any man who will accuse me of
cowardice? No! If you go, II is | who
should lead you. But | tell you We
could do nothing for poor Stenka, and
that we should all be killed. Let us
rather pray for divine help and that
the Virgin will relieve his sufferings.
The time will surely come, In Gods
good providence, for your revenge,
and promise that you shall feed 1t
fat"
Even as he spoke. the cross was
heaved on high. and Stenka loomed
upon 1t, very large and plain. in the
light Of the sun, shining on the white
stretch of sand. The general was
standing with his back against the
rail, the pistol in his hand. His voice
had been tender. but his eye was
stern and there was that in his man
ner which suggested accustomed com
mand and the prestige sf dozen ia
nous battles.
1t was a critical moment, during
which the fate Of all on board was at
stake.
For 10, 20 seconds. for half minute.
the men stood. grasping their weap-
ons, their muscles rigid, in various at
titudes of men about to rush into the
fight; and then the general conquered
Several dropped their rifles Gathering
to the deck, and covered their faces
with their hands, sobbing. Some fell
on their knees and prayed, while 9TH
ers, with pale faces and set teeth, re-
sumed 'he tasks on which they had
been engaged.
The Chinese, having finished what
they had to do, retired into the cover
of the woods, leaving that awful thing
there in the light.
Hardy turned away. his teeth chat
teripg. sick, giddy with horror. His
eyes fell on the Princess Romanovna,
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SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy. a fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth. was Tilted
by girl and sent by a friend TO take
charge of an American Trading Company
store In Russia. On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed TO
90 together to Russia. Because OF sus-
piciou- circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps Of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless. on train
be met Aisome Sano, daughter OF Jap
merchant In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures Of forts. proving him to be a
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Rus.
ala on g steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward- He was rescued by
Russian steamer. On reaching Vladi-
yostok he was we'll treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. Hardy boarded vessel for
Amur. Hardy showed the princess his
expertness as a rifle shot The steamer
was stranded. The princess and her
maid were attacked by Chinese. Hardy
eaved their lives The princess thanked
Hardy for his heroism Manchurians
fired upon the craft. Hardy slew their
chief. Burning arrows were hurled upon
Me Pushlxin's decks. An attempt was
made to board the vessel.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hard Shot.

The number of Chinese who
emerged from the forest was surpris.
ing. There must have been 100 OF
them, at least 20 of whom were
mounted. There could be no further
doubt as to their purpose in thus tor.
turing Stenka, openly end in full sight
Of the Pushkin, They hoped that his
comrades, maddened by the sight
would rush to his aid Immediately. or
would fall into the trap later. beliey.
ing that the Chinese had gone away
and left him there to suffer. So
great was their astonishment now.
when they realized that only one per.
son was coming to Stenka's rescue.
that they ceased shooting and stood
staring in wonder. And still Hardy
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him, when Romanoff kicked him In
the face. knocking him backward
and, snatching a gun from one of the
Bouriats. pinned the man writing to
the deck. So firmly was the steel
blade imbedded in the planking that
the combined efforts Of two men
we're needed to pull It out again.
The fight was over. There was no
further danger of the Chinese return
ing to the attack that night, II at all.
They had been taught a terrible les
son, though with considerable cost,
il must be confessed, to the defenders.
One of the Bouriats was dead, cleft
deeply at the base of the neck from
a blow with two-handed sword.
Smulders was wounded in the head
by a cash that caused the blood to
flow over his cheek. His clothing was
copiously stained. Romanoff, it was
found. too. had received a thrust in
the leg, of which he made light, but
which was bleeding profusely. The
general ordered him bslow.
While the men were washing down
the decks. Hardy went into the
passage leading to the cabins. He
wished to reload his rife, and pos
sibly get little sleep. He wondered
how the princess had Jared during
these terrible moments of uproar and
carnage.
Her cabin door was open and he
saw her within, comforting her maid
and Smulders' Julia, both OF whom
were in Mysteries. The two girls,
clssped in each others arms, were
lying on a berth, with a blanket
drawn over their heads, sobbing and
praying.
I'VE have driven them of, madame"
announced Hardy. Il think there is
no further cause of apprehension at
present" The princess, leaning over
the girls, pulled the blanket from
their heads. and made them under
stand that the enemy had fed.
Il had no fears of the result" she
said, simply, with such heroes on
board" Her face was pale, but 1t
flushed and her eyes flashed as she
cried "Oh, why am not a man, that
| might have helped you?"
You have helped us a thousand
times more by giving us such a cause
to fight for" replied Hardy, earnestly.
You are good at making pretty
speeches to women" said a sneering
Yoice behind him. 81 must tell her
highness of the effect which they
produced in Japan"
Hardy turned and bsheld Boris Ro-
manor towering in the passage be-
hind him.
But he is wounded, my brave
Boris." cried the princess. as Roman
of entered the room, limping painful
Iy. AS the princess sprang anxiously
10 her cousins side and assisted him
TO a couch, Hardy turned away and
went to his cabin.
She had not been able to under
stand her cousins remark. reflected |
Hardy, as he had made it in English |
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stretch Of yellow water, cleaning
like gold in the bright rays OF the
early light. and, farther away. the
dark green of the interminable ST.
berian forests. II was a peaceful
scene. with nothing in II suggestive OF
the dreadful conflict Of the night. The
corpses of the slain we're even now
miles below. floating on and on by
Cossack villages and stretches OF
Manchurian woodland. proclaiming
with mute tongue that another con.
fiict had taken place between the
Slav and the Mongol, and with the
usual result Hardy went on deck and
there beheld a solemn and affecting
scene. The dead Bouriat lay on a bier
improvised Of two benches, with a
cross on his breast. The general, the
princess with her maid, and his com.
rades, with uncovered heads, stood
by, while the captain read the burial
service. All were weeping.
The simple service finished. the
dead soldier, just as he was, in his
high boots and faded, blood-stained
uniform, and with the rude wooden
cross tied to his breast, was lifted
and consigned tenderly to the water,
to float on and on in tireless but
vain pursuit of those other corpses,
some of which he himself had sent on
their long, sad journey to the sea.
Hardy saluted the princess gravely.
and would have passed her by, but
she detained him.
Have you noticed" she asked,
that the forests are on fire! He
looked. It was true A dense cloud
of smoke was rolling up from be-
hind a long ridge that ran parallel
with the river, but no fame could be
seen as yet. Half an hour later the
wind shifted and blew directly from
the fire, bringing the acrid smell of
smoke to the nostrils of the people
quarantined on the Pushkin. The fire
columns were evidently advancing up
the hill. for soon trees began to burst
into flame here and there along its
crest.
And now the Manchurians appeared
again. on their own side of the river,
as before. They could be plainly seen,
as the distance was in reality not
great, and their dark forms stood out
against the strip of white
sand that stretched between the
woods and the river. They we're ma
king preparations of some kind. The
general brought his field-glass and
studied them carefully. There was
no doubt that they were digging
hole, but for what purpose, it was i'm
possible to tell.
The Chinese did not leave their i'm
tentions long in doubt, for they
brought a huge cross out from the
shadows of the forest, and a strug
Cling prisoner, whom they cast down
on the earth and proceeded to nail to
the cross. The general turned to
Hardy with white, drawn face.
"Stenka!" he groaned.
Yes, there was no doubt OF II. Tho
unfortunate Pugachei had been cap |
tured and was now being crucifed In |
plain sight of his comrades. The eff |
feet upon the latter. as soon as they |
wEB indescribable. |
They seized their rifles, they shook
lmpotent fists at the shore and
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CHAPTER XVII.

The Figure on the Cross.
When Hardy awoke in the morning,
the sun was shining against his open
cabin window. He looked out9and saw
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TRICKY BEGGARS

Partisan beggars have been known to
90 far beyond a sham fight with a dog
in the gutter for crust. Maxine de
Camp has recorded how, on an August
Sunday in 1857. at an hour when the
quays were crowded. a shabby man ut
tered cry of despair and threw him
self into the Seine near the Pont d
/ Alma. He had sunk twice when i
man in workmen : clothes plungd IN.
swan after him and effected an appar-
entity difficult rescue. As the crowd
surrounded the two on the bank. the
rescued one slowly came to. reproach-
ed the rescuer fer saving a hopeless,
voorhees, man. who had not eaten for
three days. and rrs to rush off again,
CRYING. Let me de-" The rescuer
pulled out half a franc. saying. ''Take
this; | shall only have to 90 without
dinner today and, Of course, the
crowd literally followed suit But the
skeptical police Swallowed the two. saw
them count up the spoiIs in a tavern.
and presently arrested the two ex-con-
victs, dead drunk.-London Chronicle.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE

NIPPON MARU, Jap. ;. :, from :. t.
for Hon, Jan. IS.
NJIA\T, Am ok, Iosselvn, from Hon.
for KaanapaIi, Jan. l4.
OCEANIA VANCE, Am. schr., ar. TT.
Townsend from Hilo, Dee. 10.
OLYMPIC, Am. Blk, ar. HiIo from Port
Ludlow, Jan. ,.
O. NJ KELLOGG. Am. schr., ar. Pa
peete from s f, Oct 81.
PLEIADES, Am. S. s, ar. s. F. from
Hilo, Nov. IS.
f. 2. RITHET, Am. hk., Drew, from
Hon. for :. F, Jan. 10.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr., Ander-
son, ar. Port Townsend from Hon,
Jan. 10
ROBERT SEARLES, Am. sch. Pitz
from Everett for san Pedro. Dec. 10
ROBERT r. HIND, Am. schr., from
Redondo for Port Townsend. Dee. g.
hOSECRANS. Am. ). 5, from Hon. for
Gaviota.
f. W. BARTLETT. Am. schr., from S.
F. for Papeete, Oct. IS.
SANTA MARIA. Am. 5. S, from Port
San Luis for Hon, Jan. 16.
SANTA RITA, Am. s. S, from Hon
for Kahului, Jan. 16.
s. c. ALLEN, Am. schr,, ar. Eureka
from Honolulu, Dee. 81
SELJA, Nor. S. S, ar. Port Townsend
from Hon. Jan. s.
$. G. WILDER, Am. bk., from Hon
for Mahukona, Jan. 10.
SHERIDAN, I. S. A. T., ar. S. f, from
Hon, Jan. II.
SIBERIA, Am. S. s, ar. S. F. from
Hon, Jan. IS.
ST. KATHERINE, Am. bk., ar. Hilc
from S. F.. Dec. IS.
SOPHIE CHRISTENSEN. Am. schr.
from Grays Harbor for s. F, Dee. 6
SO1A MARU, Jap. 5. S, ar. Hon. from
Lobitos. Jan. l..
SWANLEY, Br. S. s., ar. Brisbane from
Hon., Jan. +.
TENYO MARU, Jap. S. s, ar. Yoke
| hama from Hon, Jan. IA.
TEXAN, Am. s. s, from New Yorf
| for Puerto Mexico, Nov. 20.
I. P. EMIGH. Am. bkt.. Irsen, from
Eureka for Guaymas, Dec. Il.
! THOMAS, I. s. 4. T., from Hon. 70,
Manila. Jan. 10.
| EENNACHAR. s, s, from Samaran!
for Newcastle. Nov. Is.
VIRGINIAN, Am. S. s, from Hi1o TO
| Salina Cruz, Jan. y.
WASHTENAW, Am. s. S.. from PIT
San Luis for s. F., Dec T.
WILHELMINA, Am. S. s, from New
port News for s. F. and Hon., Dec
| ". II. MARSTON, Am. schr., ar. Re
dondo from Hilo, Jan. s.
, W, H. SMITH. Am. bktn., ar. Sal
Pedro from Astoria, Dec Is.
WM. P. FRYE, Am. sp., from N. Y
for Hon. Aug 81.
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INWARD.

Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-*8:36 a. m, 5.3@
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mil and
Pearl City-T7:46 a. m, $3.50 a. m,
*l0:3s a. M, LAO p. m, *4.31 ?. m,
*5:3l p. m, *7:30 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa-
$3.50 a m. and 1871 p. N.
The Haleiwa Limited, two hour
train (only frst-cIass tickets honored)
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at SIS
a. m; returning. arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
Daily Tex. Sunday. SUNDAY Only
. G. Z. DENTSON, +. G. SMITH.
Superintendent. G. 7 4 T. A
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PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
NJ. n 5. 5. Hilonian, from San Fran
cisco.
Str Claudine, from Maui ports and
HiIo, a. II.
DEPARTED.
Blk. Andrew Welch, Kelly, for San
Francisco possibly ?. NJ.
DUE TODAY.
P. N. :. 5. Mancburia, from Yoke
hama, q. III.
SAIL TODAY.
Str. CIaudine, for Maui ports and
Hilo, ) ?. m.
DUE SATURDAY.
Str. Mauna Kea from Hilo and way
ports.
SAIL TOMORROW.
2. NJ. s. :. Manchuria for San Fran
cisco, 7. N.
DUE SUNDAY.
Ger. 5. :. Cleveland, from Yokohama,
a. N.
All :. 5. Neyadan, from san Fran
cisco.
All. s. :. GIissourian, from Seattle.
DUE MONDAY.
jap. $. S. Manshu NIaru from Japan
ports, a. N.
SAIL MONDAY.
H.-A. $. :. Cleveland for San Fran
cisco, ) I. N.
DUE TUESDAY.
Tx. K. ;. s. Nippon Maru from San
Francisco, a. III.
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.
Per :. S. Hilonian, from San Fran
| cisco January 20.-W. Earle and wife
! Andrew Davidson, T. w Jameson, Mrs
| II. Hitchcock. IL. A. Pearce, DR.. and
Mrs. L. McMahon, Fred s. ochoup, Mrs
/ John Silva, J. N. DuckWorth. X. J
| Reehan, J. Mcneil, Mr. and Mrs
! Charles Dinner, ]. Harty, J. Silva, Y
y. NeweIil J. Zubik.
| Per str Claudine. from Hawaii anc
Maui ports, January GO. W. Carr
| Mrs. Julia Bush, l.. Aaron, c. 0 'SulIi
| van. Ed. Lyons. Miss A. Johnson. Mrs
! :. 3. Holland Mrs. Waterman and tive
children, H. :. Hagerup, J. Spencer, 5
| L, Taylor, Mr. Funaoka, c. Moltens anl
wife. Mr. Namakaokalani, J. X. Ma
lima, NJ. Kilagawa, All Parn, J. K
Manase. wife and child; Mrs. N. Lang
81, Mrs X Iopeau, Mrs. d. n. Opunui
Mrs. L. Holiona. ?. n, Kahokuolun@
and wife, H. p. Baldwin. 5. Weinz
hemer, Mrs. K. Leong, X. Maiima Kan
| Young. Miss II. ] Alexander, f. kruse
!! X. J. Zedivitz. j. Card, J. Yamanak5
! and 81 deck
Departed.
Per str W. g. Hall, for Kauai ports
Jan. 20.-Miss NJ. Biggart, Mrs. Wede
meyer, Mrs Christian.
Booked to Depart.
Per str Claudiae, for Maui and Tia
waii ports. todav,-Mrs. Z, ~choItz
| Mrs. ". II. Abbey. ". II. Abbey.
Per 0. :. $. Alameda. for San Fran
cisco. Feb. 2.-1iss Mark, Mrs \
| Ellison. \. 7. Ormshv, Mrs. Ormsby
/ Chaunccy Dewey. Mrs. Dewey. II. I
Moore. Mrs Moore, Mrs. 4. +. Dixon
Mr. ana Mrs. Gcrmain. c. w Brown
/ Mrs Brown, Miss Y. MacGregor. Mrs
F.. NacGregor Miss l.. A. Williams
Rev. We~tervelt, Mrs. Gross. Mis-
, Gross, G, Douglas Jones, Y Bucbner
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MARINE REPORT.
BY Merchants Exchange.

Thursday, January %, 1910.
san Frarcisco-Sailcd, Jan. 10, 5. 5.
Columbian. for Seattle.
KahuIui-S Sailed, Jan. 70, bktn. Ma
kawel for Port Townsend.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Buford, ar. S. T. from Hon, Oct. Is.
Dix, from Hon. for Manila, Dee. IS.
logan from Manila for Hon, Jan. j.
Thomas from Hon. for Manila. Jan. II
Sheridan, ar. S. T. from Hon, Jan. Il