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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
rsse sa.sssas Haesee asrls.s< & Tile
Weeks

Z $ =. =
Without wanting to appear
overly persistent, We will again
ask aUncle Meln to attend to the
grass on the courthouse square.
Just think, @Uncle MeI,' about all
those pretty girls that cross the
pathways ON the square, being
compelled to lift their feet like
trained circus horses, to avoid dis
astrous results to their shoes and
skirts. But, perhaps, @Uncle Mel.
You are an admirer of pretty
hosiery-anyway, fix 1t up with
the girls, and trim that grass down,
LATER-Since the above was put
In type, .Uneie Mal' has done the
righteous thing-trinlned the court
squares wiliskers.
1t is given out that Capt. A. D
Stewart will soon receive his com.
mission as Major of one OF the
State BattaIlons, probably OF the
First Infantry of Louisiana, form
erly under command Of Major
Stubs, now Colonel. Capt. Stewart
is held In high esteem by the mill.
tary branch of the State govern.
ment, and his promotion has been
rapid and nattering. Go right up
Cap.
Emile Elias desires to an
nouncs TO thu public that he re.
ceIyes daily fresi, fish, crabs ant
oysters--the best the market nj
furds. Bucket oysters, two dozen
for Ii cents; fish, 10 cents pei
pound; fried nysfers, per dozen, q
cents, oyster loaf. 2a cents. Der
tina 'phOna 120.
4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
zaaepe nssenl Flrr Department.

A@seepe msi emG Fire DeRsRrfme mt.
Messrs. Lassalle & Desmarais, j.
IL r. Landau and IL. T.. Veazie have
organized fire company Of their
own, and the other day received
the necessary hose (l50 feet) and
duly elected Mr.. J.. l.assalle chief
Of the private department. The
purpose, of course, is to protect
their respective properties, which
are adjoining, or, as far as that is
concerned, any property in the
tolls of the fire fiend.
This is a splendid idea, and other
business places should follow the
example. While we have one OF
the best town fire departments in
the State, backed up by splendid
waterworks system, still 1t is true
that owing to the fact that it is
strictly a volunteer fire depart
ment, it is not supposed that the
firemen, no matter how willing,
should be up at all times of night,
awaiting the fire alarm. Hence
these private lines of hose are ex-
ceedingly useful in keeping down
the firs until the regular depart
ment arrives on the scene.
The Lassalle & Desmarais. Lam
dau- -Veazie Fire Department have
obtained permission from the town
authorities to use the hydrants,
with the understanding, however,
that everything Is to be turned
over to the regular fire department
when it reaches the scene.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
Plimy Hardy Esercaes-.

The death of this splendid young
man, j,lst budding out into man
hood. j,st on the Threshold OF a
succt ssful worldly career, full oil
ambition, thu prideo fond parents,
the friend and admired of all who
knew him, tbs boon companion OF
every young man in town, is one
| OF the saddest events that has ever
occurred here; and the universal
mouraing aud sympathy demon
strated by the large number OF
people who gathered at the train To
await the body, and accompany 1T
TO the church, and thence to its
marble home, must be at least
a solace to the broken hearts OF the
relatives. It showed that Hardy
was loved, not only by the dear
ones at home, but by the eommu-
nifty at large. It showed the dis
tressed father and mother that the
pains and trials necessarily Incl
denf to raising a boy to the age of
lg years, had not been in vain
that their boy was favorite with
all classes.
The body was met at the depot
by the Improved Order of Red
Men, in full regalia, and accompa-
MED to its last resting place.
Piiny Hardy Bercier was born in
Opeiousas on February 9th, 1885.
He is the eldest son of DIR. A. j !.
B4rcier and Eleanor Hardy. He
graduated with honnrs at the st.
Landry High School in June 1902.
He ut once entered the Baltimore
College of Dental Surgery, and
having already learned by expe-
rience the rudimentary points in
Dentistry in his fathers Office here,
soon went to the front In his class.
He was about to graduate when
tho fatal typhoid fever took him
off.
His mother was at his bedside
several days preceding, and at his
death, which occurred on Friday,
October Z, 1904. His father arrived
too late for the final moment.
The interment took place from
the Catholic Church on Tuesday,
October Ii.
The bereayed family have our
heartfelt sympathy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
Amendments TO the Charter OF the Ope,ou.
sas. Gulf k Northeastern Hallway Com
pany Adopted at q Meeting OF Stock
holders held Tuesday Oct, 4. 1874,

Amendments to the Charter OF the Ope,ou-
sas, Gulf l. Northeas asfern halfway Com
pany Adopted at Meeting OF stock
holders held Tuesday OCT, 4, issA.
Amendment No. 1. The shares OF the
capital stock OF this company shall be
Twenty-Five dollars each, Instead OF one
hundred dollars each.
Amendment No. Q. Certificates of the
capital stock shall be Issued to the taxpay-
ers who pay taxes 10 afa OF 8 constructor 3, 81
them fur said purpose, or to the tiarisfefees
of the receipts for such taxes. upon presen-
tatton of sufficient amount to constitute
sliare of he ca pitai stock, provided that
tine tax receipts be presented TO the secre-
tary Oh this company to be converted into
stock By the flrst day of april OF the year
following the date at Maiea tnsy oeca,ne me
eeipts may be tras erred by tis eniofst-
ment OF he name II noidfr IN ne tack Ct
the rice ps, afsu provitieu that no transfer
or ass. gt.1sieatt or such faA aeceipt$. or OF
the capital stock, shall be male TO any
non competing railroad s.0rppratf. u. va.
rectly or indirectly. and an, sues transfer
or assignment. II nsi.sie, snail y. isu, and
amendment ma. 8. ill faxsg In aid OF
construction OF this fsftsih ~ sfiaii
be deposited rs cpliectea Ia sDnls so4ssdf
banking ur 1 rust cs,as lsaily ptyista interest
ON deposits, 10 Dse designated By the Board
of DIrrctufs, and tla tIor.Ia uf the taxes
rafsssl In I he nrst p0iire Jssr ~ al the
parish OF st. Landry sssah ne paid q this
corporations Until the cas...4.s So. ri that
portion of fIae lire eDnnectfns Uielnnsas
with the Texas 4 Pacific ka .lroad, ~ saalle
other raiIrurd p.. raileling that raslss. and
provided that no portion of the taxes levied
afag collected In any other Matd or wards
shall be paid 10 this corporation until the
completion OF the aoad through such ward
fiaer that the taxes paid Dy ihs taxiaYssffs
e poaa sas slssIi hi M aa TsIbTnsd HE aaasasa.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22

event Of the adoption Of said Act
333 Of 1904.
Therefore, BE- Il resolved by the
state board of education, That In
event Of the adoption Of sail Act
3s3 OF 1904, the state board Of edu-
cation hereby directs that all mon.
| eys deposited with the state treas
urer to the credit Of the state board
of education by virtue OF the pro-
ceeds accruing from the sale Of
| said bonds under Act 81 OF 1904,
shall be distributed by said state
treasurer to the several parishes II.
| the state I'm proportion TO the num-
bar of children therein between
the ages of 6 and is years; and,
the amount thus aeeruing to the
parishes shall be deposited with
the parish Ireasurers TO the credit
of the several parish school boards;
and further, that the said parish
school boards are hereby directed
and authorized to draw upon their.
said credit TO the full amount
thereof, for the purpose of aequii-
ing school sites, and the purchase
and erection of school houses and
buildings and their equipment, In
aid of the states system of public
education within their respective
parishes.
Resolved. That the state super
lntendent of education is hereby
en- powered to extend valid teach
er's certificates of all teachers here
after (tl,ey applying 20 hiHl1 at-
tending the States Summer schotl
as follows:
lst. Teachers who at the time
of attending the State Summer
school, hold first grade certificates
and who shall attend any one of
the States Summer school fpr
term of twenty days or more shall
have his or her certificate extended
for a term OF one year.
End. Teachers who at the time
OF attending the States Summer
schools, hDld second grade certifi.
Gates, and who shall attend ally
one of the States Summer schools
for 4 term of twenty days or more
shall have his or her certificate ex-
tended for a term of six months.
3rti. Teachers who at the TIME
OF attending the States Sumnler
schools hold third grade eertif
cate Cor prospective teachers with
no certificate and who shall a.
tend any one OF the States Sun
nlsr schools Tor term or twenty
days or more, shall not have his or
her certificate extended, but shall
DE HJtOMSs1 q GAEd10S uE IL pS1s#4 SEfa =
at such time thereafter as he or
she may apply for second grade
certificate, or Is per cent sat such
time thereafter as he or she may
apply for first grade certificate.
Tte sa.sss.s Haope Hss.ls.s< & Tile
Ssorsxs
Are now prsp,.4ti to 1lanafac-
ture first class bricks, tiles and
huli-nose bricks. We now have
new kilns and new machinery,
and the clay is absolutely first
class.
# you need bricks of any des-
cription, give US trial and you
will be satisfied.
MRs. H. L. BIDsTRup,
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O0THGHs. Parfies having claims
against the estate OF Daliennrt
DuplecIein will please present them
either to IL. B. Dabuisson, Attorney mt
Law. 0peIousas. La. or 70 Edward nar-
dean, Notary Public, Eunlee, In, olh-22t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22

ocIa-2f
N0.ras.E.
once Opelousas. Gulf and Northeastern
Hallway Company.

ONCE Opelousas. Gulf and Northeastern
Hallway Company.
Opeiousas, la. Oct. 5, 1904
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
ttDelausas Gnlf and Northeastern Railway
Company, held at the Hook and Ladder Hal
at Upeluusas, La, at p. m.. Tuesday
Oct. 4, 1904, pursuant to published notice
duly given, In accoEdance with Article ~
of the charter, and also special written no
tfce given to each stockhulder, the sub.
Joined amendments to the charter of said
company were all unanimously adopted by
the vote of the stockholders at said meet
ing. and In obedience to the fnstruc. ions oi
tie stock holders at said meeting. hereby
proclaim the adoption of said amendments
and their Incorporation In the charter u.
part and parcel thereof.
THOs. H. LEWIS,
Chairman Meeting of stockholders.
GEO. 4. EDWARDS, Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
'R'aae Old Ama The new.

The work Of tearing down the
old shell called jail has actively
brggB, and HI two weeks IL j. be-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
White swasa s.asa .a,ls.y.

The White Swan Laundry began
operation on the 10Th, and is ready
to receive orders.
The plant has been thoroughly
renovated, and is in flrst-class con-
dition, turning out good work.
1t solicits orders OF all kinds
family and fancy, aud absolutely
guarantees the work.
Mr.. Carleton, the manager, has
secured the services of an expert
laundry man in the person of Mr.
r. C. Hyde, OF Birmingham, Ala.
who is here in charge of the plant
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-10-22
state Hoard zres.sas,ea~.

At a meeting of the state board
of education, recently held, the fol-
lowing resolutions OF general in
terest were introduced and adopted :
Whereas, AT the Congressional
election to be held on the first
Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904, there
will be submitted To the qualified
electors OF the state of Louisiana
for their approval OF rejection, Act
33 of 1904, same being an amend.
ment to Article 2G of the constItu-
tion relative to bonds in aid of the
states system Of 4tiucaition.
And whereas, BY Act 81 OF 1904
the proceeds TO b.. derived from
the safes of snels b.,nds are to be
depnsits.ti with the state treasurer
to the credit Of the state board oil
education.
a d Whereas, Said Act 81 ol
1914 further declares that the state
board Of education shall expend
The pree4rds Of the sale OF said
bontlS fsF I ,lf purpar i set forth in
the constitutional anisnaMeat Aei
33as Of l90D authorizing the issuing
of said bonds ani Il, accordance
with Article 24s of the cnnstitn,
fion, nn,l..r saci. rules, regulations
and conditions as may be fixed bs
the state board of education, MI d
which shall take effect In the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
THE RANK STATEMENT.

New York, April 23.-The statement
of averages Of the clearing house banks
Of this city for the week shows:
Loans. 81 GAG, 500: increase. $685.
Deposits, $11Os, 400; increase, s12,-
Circulation, s35,725,OOO; increase, s41O,-
500.
Legal tenders, $75,3s9,SoO; increase,
Specie, $23c,157,5 500; increase. sail
800.
Reserve, S311,547,sO0: increase, $685.
100
Reserve required, s277,3l3,6 600: in
crease. SS.064.0 C0.
Surplus, S34. 2O3. 700: increase. SO, S99, 100.
United States deposits, $486255,OI
increase, Sc. 902, $50.
The Financier this week says: The
striking features Of the New York as
ISOLATED banks last week were more
or less important gains in every item.
making new high records. The surplus
reserve was the highest Of the year,
which fact is important because of the
probability that the payment OF the
Panama canal money will. now that
the United States has secured a clear
title to the property, most likely soon
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. April 23.-Ideal weather in the
wheat fields today was coupled with
flood Of liquidation in the wheat pit,
causing net Losses Of 101ls cents in prices.
Provisions closed unchanged 10 cents
higher
The excellent weather in the southwest
caused an extremely weak opening in
wheat, the May option being down rs
10 pa cents at Sc to S7l4. July was off y
az TO =. at S31A 20 81 Almost everyone
who had any long wheat appeared 70 be
anxious TO sell. The greatest pressure
was on May. An effort TO liquldate hold
ings in that delivery started free selling
Of the more distant futures. resulting in
still further losses. May sold off 10 S54t
ard July to S3h cents. The decline was
ir fed by weakness IN all outside
= On the DreRk shorts began so
and offerings were absorbed so
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Hearing Defective.
CNew YORK Times0

DR.. B. Holly Smith, one Of Balti-
mere's. crack whist players, was at his
favorite game the other evening in a
private house Some 0fsthe guests did
rot know as much about whist as he.
His partner was a certain Mrs W,
whose knowledge Of the game was con-
fined to a few elementary principles.
Excuse me, Mrs. W" exclaimed
DR.. Smith, at the conclusion of hand
that his partner had PLAYED in a way
10 try his very soul, but I signaled
for trumps twice during that hand"
Did you2" she asked. tnnOcently.
why, I didn't hear YOU
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL


rapidly that a fair recovery was made.
MAY showed the great est advance, the
price soon reaching the opening nigh
figure. Prices fluctuaEed nervoUsiy dur
ing the letter part of the session. but the
market in general was inclined 10 remain
near the low level. The close was weak,
with July at SS3k. After May had sold up
close being ct h4MS7ss. a net loss OF ais
cents. Clearances OF wheat and -four
were equal to 112, 500 bushels. Primary re-
ccipts were z27. SO bushels. compared Win
si6.6O bushels a year ago. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF
ninety-siX cars against l36 cars last week
and $50 ears a year ago
The slump I'm wheat and improved
weather conditions caused a weak opening
in the corn pit, but in spite OF these adj
verse circumstances q firm undertOne was
manifested at times The market closed
steady al the decline. july opened IA IS
TO SsnI2 lower ar 418f to 4I7s, Seld between
419s and fNS. and closed Al 47si. May
ranged between AZ and 47&4. and closed at
"a Local receipts were III cars with
TIM Jy-fouI Of contr CT grade.
There was a comparatively firm market
IN oats, the buying being of good char
acter. After opening ,hGi2s to %sQl2 lower
AT 539s To S)S4. July ranged between 3912
and So. and closed at 1854 N555s. Local re-
ceipts werc fOrty-eight cars.
Provisions eased off some early in the
DAY Influenced by the weakness i'm grains.
but there was little product pressing rof
packers was sufficient to lift prices to a
slightly higher level. The market closed
steady with July pork unchanged at 1925.
July lard and ribs were each 2l=U5 cents
respectively
The leading futures ranged as follows.
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be made. Loans were expanded $l,l36,-
200 which amount was smaller than
was expected. The expansion proba bly,
reflects part of the corporation loans
which We're effected in the previous
week, and also some borrowing upon
siXty-day sterling collateral which has
been bought for investment prepara-
tory TO it's employment as a medium for
the transfer abroad of part of the Pan
anna canal money. Specie gain of So
1853, 100. cash, or S2.S23. 200 less than that
which was estimated from the trace
able movements of money during the
week, The discrepancy between tne
official and the estimated gain may De
accounted for by the bank average - $
tenn. Deposits Increased $f2.29b,OOO'
which amount was $4,000 less than
the sum of the gain in the loans and IN
cash. Therefore the statement does not
as closely balance as has been the case
in previous weeks: this. however, may
be due to the bank merger which be
came effective on Monday
The. required reserve was augmented
Sg.O64. goo. through the increase in de-
posits. deducting which sum from the
gain in cash left $6G99,5O0 as the in
crease in surplus reserve to S54, 2U3,' Oe.
the highest of the year. Computed
upon the basis of deposits less those OF
$50 2O5 500 public money. the surplus
is S48 255. 075. Public deposits showed d
gain of S13.S00 and circulation an
nounced S41O. 500 The daily average 81
bank clearings for the week was $lS4,-
600 900. or Sc, OOO. 600 less than in the pre-
Yious week-the cIearings in SATURDAY
rejecting Fridays business, were $lSO'-
SO, 297, or below the average.
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Reflsctions Of q Baehelor.

=
An ugly husband makes a faithful
one.
4 man can get a great reputation
with a woman by opening a telegram
just az If il wouldn't bite.
The only way to get a boy to take
castor oil cheerfuny is TO give him the
choice OF that or Sunday school.
No woman can wear another woman 5
rubbera without pretending that she
has To slide along ON her feet to keep
them from falling off.
What q woman likes about buying a
thing on the iCstallment plan is that
if she died before it was paid up she
would be that much money in
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call nominal. no loans Time loans. easy,
sixty days. pa; ninety days. 2is; six
months, 2lzG3% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4G4t5 per cent
Sterling exchange slightly easier with
actual business in bankers bills az fSl .
d4.S7.30 for demand and at 4S1.25d !. 80 %
for sixty davs: posted rates 4.S6 and Ass
d4SSl5; commercial bills, 4Si12Q4S5.
Bar silver. 55A-
Mexican dollars, 45le.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds finn
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Coffee and Sugar.

quiet: No 7 invoice, rs; mild, steady;
Cordova, 1908. The market for coffee
futures opened steady at unchanged
with featureless early news There was
some further switching from May to the
later positions, but this was consummated
without any change in prices and the
market was generally featureless. Sales
were reported Of .. 80 bags. including
May at 5.906I5.95; June at 6.l5Q6.2o; Sep
ten1ber 6.40d6. IS; October, 6. 50; November,
SIS: December, 6.70d615.
Sugar-Raw. steady: fair refining, 3is;
centrifugal. 95-test. 1872; molasses SUI
gar, 27s: refined, quiet; No. ,, 40; No. Z,
AS: No s. 40; No g Ais: No. TO- 4.l0;
No. II 405: No Z, 4G0; No. Is. 3.95; No.
"A, $50; confectioners' \, 40; mould, 5.05;
cut loaf $40: crushed. $40; powdered, 4SO;
granuIated 20. cubes, 495.
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Two Cranks.

..Hotchliss is quite absorbed in the
Russo-Japanese war, isn't he? re
marked Jenkins.
.tAbSorbed ." sneered Bleeeher- Hes
positively nutty on the subject. Can
think of anything else. Why, 90 you
know. he really doesn't seem TO realize
thar the baseball season is approach
In
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OGDEN AND RETURN S1.OO
Via Rio Grande, April "a.

Special train leaves Salt Lake $50 a.
m. Returning leaves Ogden 9 p. m,
Kolitz Famous Candies distributed free
10 ladies on the train. A splendid OUT
ing for everybody
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Wheelmen. Attention!

The annual meeting of the Wheel
mems Protective association viii be
held on Monday, April %. at p. m.
Business of Importance. 32S So. Main
street
c. L. BERRY, Prest.
W. T. HOPKINS, Secy.
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Metal Markets.

New York. April 23.-There was little
doing in any of the local metal stocks TO-
dav although the undertone ruled gener-
aIlv firm, with the exception of tin. in
which there was n moderate disposition
to sell Spot tin, 27.9Oq2S.10; April, 27.S71s
m2S.1O.
Copper-Lake. 15.25d13. 62I2: electroIytic,
1312lad1225 casting. 12.S7l.d13.l2l2.
Spelter. b20Gf5.25.
Lead, A.60d4.65-
Iron quiet and firm: nominally I'M
changed. - .-.a.IA
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A saw-Edged Collar

Will take an hour or two from bust
ness day. and more or less skin or your
neck. You eliminate all this by send
ing your linen TO US
TROY LAUNDRY,
16e Main Street
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Striking Designs

In new neClSWear in champa gnes,
greens and browns: four-in-hands in
various widths. and all the new twills.
rumchundaa and other fashionable
silks for spring.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
166 Main Street
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Omaha. April 3.-CattIe-Receipts 2Oo;
market nominally steady. Native steers.
3.75d515: cows and heifers, 3.0Od4.D;
stOCkeTs and feeders, 2.75d4.1O.
HOgS-Receipts. 800; market steady.
Heavy. 4S21Rm4.90: mixed. 4.S0G4. S2I2; light.
4. 7OG4.S5; pigs 4.O0d460; bulk of sales, 40
G4S2i2.
Sheep-Receipts. $50: market stronger
Western yearlings, 475d5.25; wethers. $50
d5.20; ewes 425u5.O0; common and stock
ers, S.00H500; lambs. 575d6.65.
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American Wall Paper Co., 6 E. Sd So.
Artistic Picture Framing; cheap and
good; SOC up.
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IOTS.

fore May so. r. D. Shay p. o. box
1463, city.
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Butter and Eggs.

New York, April -Butter-Creamer
14G33iL.
Eggs-Firm; western firsts, 1872.