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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
SOUTH HIGH.
Tillie Will, Reporter.

Monday evening at o'clock, the fifteenth annual
commencement of the South high school held. The
exercises in the Swedish Tabernacle opened after
the lis graduates had entered with the invocation by
Rev. G. 81. Gamble
Then followed the sa1utatory, 'The Brook the
River, - by Martha May Brinsmaid. Howard Williams
masterful review Of the 'FLfe of Benjamin
lin, and Gertrude Swnburne who tied with Miss Brins
maid for second honors charmed the audience with her
essay nature about us entitled cat Our Own Doors'
Bertha Bessie Sanford well known in South high circles
for her evolutionary talents proved her along other
Lines in her remarkable essay Search the Scriptures
Following this, the South high orchestra, under the
leadership of Charles Eisler played Smes and Caress
es'' George Hawthorne Gamble delivered his strong
and wewritten essay 'The Service Of the Cartoon
Miss Sgne Holmboe, in pleasing all her own
uttered her Complaint of Enthusiast and Walter
Stenvg with his violin solo entirely captvated the audi
An Grafton, Henry Cay' by Sol F1igeman,
well received and the program of essays concluded
by the vaedictory, tMeandering in Meter by Title
WILL in which the length Of varied to suit the
1engthening life and graver responsibilities of the
Miss Fannie FGgelman, in behalf of The Jour
presented the Journal medal and the exercises
brought close with the presentation of diplomas by
DR.. G. NJ Jordan and the class of 06 became part Of
the alumni
The class of &c. in order to beautfy the South high
building and set example to future classes has de-
eided to decorate a class memorial. and B
have been handsomely decorated previous
and it hoped that the practice will be followed by
ing classes until the entire building has been made
garden Of beauty.
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MOTLEY.
Kathleen Flynn, Reporter.


About sixty boys from the Motley school, accom-
panied by Mr. Rapeer the principal took long tramp
few days down the west side of the Mississippi river
below Minnehaha Falls They discovered many interest
ing points about the former bed of the river where
haha creek They then ate their lunches which they had
played game of baseball, practced rifle shooting and
two and half feet, taken Of the children while out
training in front of the school, copy hung in the
school and one in DR.. Jordan's Office.
Some beautiful and instructive stereoscopic views
Japan, its people, army and industries given May
II at Bethany Presbyterian church by Professor H. O.
Pettis The school purchased hundred twenty
views and three stereoscopes for school with the
proceeds
second entertainment given May %. The
ladies' Of of the G. A B. circles presented the school
with large flag. Little Helen Cornell recited and
violin solo given by Lorraine Pearson. Nh. Haring
ton Beard lectured cart Means of Expression
Some beautiful stereoscopc views of the great
ings shown and explained
The children of II, K, L and J had surprise
parties their teachers last week. They spent very
pleasant afternoons.
Monday the entire school surprised Mr. Rapeer on
the school grounds delightful time spent playing
games, which followed by lunch.
Mr.. Rapeer sent letter Of farewell to the children
wishing them pleasant vacation. Another letter. thank
ing the parents for their cooperation in the work this
term was copied and taken home by the children
third letter sent to all the teachers
Motley school closed very successful year, SO per
cent of the children having passed this term examna
ton.
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distant thunder they die away into the deepest bass
The first few notes somewhat resemble the below of
times, afttr which the voice is sunk key
and number of quick, short at length followed
by rapid coughing notes. deep powerful that they
to vibrate thru the earth. -..z.
t'Upon occasions says Sir Samuel 1T have
lions close to when have had opportunity
Of shooting and they have invariably passed without
the slightest signs Of angry feeling. we'll remember
at the close of long march, halted beneath large
tree, which considered would agreeable shade
for our tent gave my rifle to servant who deposited
against the tree preparatory to dismountng when
a honess emerged from the bushes and walked
cernedly thru party, within only few feet of the
startled horses She disappeared without having
descended to increase her pace. ---..-.vI
Wild Tigers Tame
Sir Samuel says, eve know very little Of the tiger
from the specimen in geological gardens. Such
specimen affords poor example Of the grand animal in
its native ungles whose muscles almost ponderous in
their development from the continual exertion in mighty
rambes long distances and in mortal struggles when
wrestling with its prey. wellfed tiger is by
slim figure but the contrary is exceedingly bulky
broad the shoulders back oin extraordi
nary grth Of limbs especially the wrist
The muscles tough and hard and there two pc
euar bones unattached the skeleton frame these
situated of either shoulder apparently to af
ford extra cohesion Of the parts resulting in additional
strength when striking blow wrestling with heavy
animal
ttAbout nine years ago there wellknown cattle
killing tiger at place called Bhundra, in the Jubbulpur
Of five hundred of the natives cattle This was pc
culiary large tiger, but harmless that it
regarded merely in the hight Of cattle litter and neither
woman child dreaded its appearance The natives
sured that during fourteen it had been the
object of pursuit both by officers civilians by
their shkaris but the tiger possessed
quite impossible to destroy it. They assured that the
tiger frequently met by the natives and that it
yariably passed them friendly manner, without the
slightest of hostility but that took
bullock in the most regular every fourth
day varied its attentions and having killed few
head of cattle belonging to village it would change
the locality for week two and take toll from those
within radius Of four FIVE miles always returning
to the haunts and occupying laying in the
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CALHOUN.
Hylda Pellatt, Reporter

: Hylda Pellatt, Reporter.
The memorial presented by the graduating class
hangs the landing Of the south stairs. very
beautiful facsimile Of the mural painting Of JUSTICE
by Edwin Blashfed in the Appellate Court building
New York. H. $685. zss-*
afternoon, June g. held in the upper hail. and the
following program given Welcome, Lawrence Daven-
IN Trovatore Dorothy Gilbert and Alice Berry p: reci
tation, ttMr Hoptoad" Bessie Lawrence; recitation,
tWork Worship, Blanche Chrysler; recitation, cop
the class; recitation, tKneeDeep in june Charles
Bateman; song stsomebody," Ethel spangler, Mable
Golden Windows Ruth Kerrdge; song 1.-THE Ris-
ing of the by the class; farewell and presentation
Of memorial Catherine Mclean; poem, The Builders,
by the class.
D and e rooms had a very enjoyable outing at Min
nehaha Tuesday afternoon June 5. room, with their
teacher, Miss Ashton, photographed It Calhoun
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same jungle. I informed that everybody that had
gone after it had obtained a shot, but it always
missed''
Notwithstanding these gloomy predictions Samuel
did it:
Great Shadowy Form.
AT this moment raised my eyes and saw, thru
the Intervening leafess of bushes upon opposite
SLOPE dim outline of enormous tiger Slowly and
seathily the shadowy form advanced along
the SLOPE exactly crossing line of sight. This
the beast that had escaped long, and could not help
thinking that would risk the shot in its
present position, when the bullet must hundred
twigs before it could reach the mark and thus would
yards distant, and, atho the bushes all eafess,
there exception which lay in the direct path
the tiger taking, little upon my right This
very dense and large green bush, called karoonda.
ct resolved to wait Therefore, resting my left elbow
upon knee, covered the shoulder of the
of the heaters heard distinctly. Several times
the tiger stopped and turned its head to sten then
disappeared from view behind the dense the
karoonda bush So long time elapsed that afraid
the tiger had turned straight up the hill in direct line
with the bush, and thus become lost to sight.
1T had almost to this conclusion, when a mag
nfcent head projected from the dark green bush
bright light of the open space Presently it emerged
splendid formand walked slowly the open space
At the moment touched the trigger the tiger
that might have been heard mile distant it seized
small tree within its and then fell backwards It
gave roll down the slope and then lay motionless"
. Sir Samue's of the elephant is novel and
instructive:
The Elephant overrated.
''The elephant u.s. in my opinion, over-rated can
be educated to perform certain acts but would
volunteer his services There elephant that
who would spontaneously interfere his
from drowning from attack. While condemning this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

and is seldom to be found EXPOSED in tho one
afer dawn of day Turnout the entire night the elephant
Is 1eedng and it is curious to observe how particular
this animal is in the choice of food Most wild animals
possess certain amount of botanical knowledge which
full in its selection of suitable to its require
ments 1t is astonishing how few of the trees are
attractive to this animal Some tempting from their
foliage others from their bark such as the powerful
astrngent ctechu) from the roots and
several varieties from the wood which is eaten like the
sugarcane. sSE
Fivehfinute Shower Baths.
"Few animals suffer from the rays of the sun
than the elephant whose nature prompts it to seek the
deepest shade Its dark color and surface at
tract an amount Of heat which becomes almost nsuppor
able to the beast when forced carry heavy
during the hot in India Even without greater
weight than its rider the elephant exhibits signs Of dis
tress when marching after At such time it is dis
agreeable as the animal has peculiar habit of sucking
water thru the trunk from supply contained within the
stomach and this syrnges with great force between it's
forelegs and against its TANKS sides with the
elected spray rider receives portion of the fluid
in his face and the action is repeated every five min
utes .. or less, the operation is annoying"
Sir Samuel says that the elephant serves man thru
fear and not affection, but there is tmad'' elephant
which figures in his book .s..z-s.-s-ss-.~ r..
emo village was safe from the attack of this in
furiaed beast who tore down dwellings, ansacked
Of and killed unfortunate person who with
in it's reach There cruel love of homicide this
animal that has rarely been recorded Not only
attack villages in pursuit of forage but it particu
larry addicted to the destruction of lofty watching
places in the fields occupied nightly by the villagers
scare wild animals from their crops.
When An Elephant Is Mad
ttFrom such elevated posts the watchers yell and
scream turnout night to fghten the wild beasts
TO attack and tear down such posts the delight of
this boodthrsty elephant Instead of being scared by
the shouts Of the inmates it attracted by their cries.
and, in the dark upon them almost before
they aware of its presence
Sir Samuel has also hunted and slain the rhinoceros,
leopard hppopotamus and wild boar and in this country
he has laid low the grizzly bear and mountain lion We
may take pride in knowing that this great hunter
considers the grizzly worthy rank with the lion and
tiger Of the tropies.-Golden Days
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JEFFERSON.
Grace e. Matthews, Rept

Grace e. Matthews. Reporter.
The Jefferson school closed Friday with delightful
exercises In the intermediate department program
rendered before the united Mamie Halperin Of
TIE class, room gave her graduating recitation,
Rolo Learning to Dress much to the pleasure Of the
pupils.
The graduating and each had their
special exercises and then united to present the
nal, fine Office desk, which Miss Stah the principal,
accepted behalf of the board of education.
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WASHINGTON.
Bessie TanSey. Reporter.

WASHINGTON.
Bessie Fansey, Reporter.
The graduating pupils of room held their class day
exercises Wednesday afternoon June The program
sisted OF quotations and compositions the life of
coin Wilhelm Preus presented the memorials one a.
beautiful picture of the York Cathedral England and
the other the Milan Cathedral of Italy They were ae
eepted by Miss Stewart, the principal After the
cses grand march was held the second floor Sarah
the class PRESIDENT represented the Washington
school at the commencement exercises
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NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS

school before starting. The pupils chaper-
oned by Miss Crawford, their teacher.
Mr. Heeter visited the school Tuesday afternoon and
listened to very interesting civics meeting in room
Colonel Paul Kemerer gave very successful enter
tainment at the Lake Street Methodist church the
benefit of Calhoun school, was illustrated with songs
Stories recitaons, bugle calls and "reminiscences
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
WILD BEASTS AT HOME
Sir Samuel Baker Has Met Lions Who Pass Men with
No Show of Hostility or Fear

Or all the men who have braved the dangers of
African and East India exploration more fully
combined the hunter and explorer than Sir Samuel Baker
Is an observer and lover of wild animals and his book
Wild Beasts and Their Ways is storehouse of in
terestlng and valuable information about them.
Sir Samuel considers the lion the monarch of wild
beasts. ~
There nothng'' he says, $50 beautiful or enioy-
able to my ears as the of lion upon still night
when everything is calm and sound dsturbs the soil
tude except the awenspiring notes. like the rumble of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

Rpathet1c character, we must ad-
nit that in the elephant the
power Of learning is extraordi-
nary, and that he can be edu-
Gated to perform wonders; but
such performances are only
wonderful as proving the neces-
sary force Of direction and guild
ance by a superior power, to
which the animal is amenable,
[ have had very many years. ex-
perienee with elephants, both
Asiatic and African, and, in my
opinion, they are naturally tim
id. This timidity is increased by
domestication, and it is difficult
to obtain an elephant sufficiently
stauneh to withstand the attack
Of any wild animal. They will
generally turn tail, and not only
retreat gracefully, but will run,
in a disgraeeful panic, to the
great danger of their riders,
should the locality be forest.
"The life of an elephant in
captivity is exactly opposed to
its natural habits. A wild In
dian e3eDhant 6roods thu COW
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-01-27

One hundred and fifty-two arpents In
superficial area, bounded North by road.
East by land of Aladdin Broussard. South
by lands of Lopez and others. and West
by land OF Mrs. Desdhnes; together with
this tract the improvements thereon.
Alb. Another trac: Of land situated In
the same Parish and locality. containing
sixty six9O- 100 superficial arpents, boun-
ded North by conventional Road. South
bp lands of Mrs. Gabriel DeBlanc and OF
Bienveuu Cor assigns). East by land Of
Mrs. Gabriel DsBlanc and West by lands
Of Mrs. G. Fuselisr and j. B. Daniel q.
5l-fo 1917. No 26O82.
9Th. Another tract Of land situated
in the same Parish and locality contain
ing thirty-five superficial area; bounded
North by land Of Daniel. South by land
o! Fuselier, East by land Of Mrs. Des'
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We have heard that Governor

We have heard that Governor
Blanchard would appoint Mr.. F. T.
Guilbeau as member of the Police
Jury to fill the vacancy caused by
Mr.. O. j. Durand who removed
from the ward. This is certainly
a good appointment, Mr.. Guilbeau
is a man of education, having large
interests in this town and parish,
being the Secretary and Treasurer
of the st. Martins Oil Works.
He is a man of business having all
the qualifications.
Last Saturday the stockholders
of the Commercial Bank reelected
the following board of directors:
7. j. Liable, James Simon. o. j.
Durand. ]. j. Burdin, o. P. Re-
sweber. b. L. Fournet, r. j. Bien-
venu, o. Badon and Geo. j. Oh
vier. The officers elected are: T.
j. Liable, President, janice ST.
mon, Vice President, j. G. Brous-
sard, Cashier, A. L. Durand, As
sistant Cashier.
If your fire insurance policy
is to expire soon let me know
about it, talk the matter over with
you, P. A. Bienvenu, Fire Insu-
rance Agent.
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Greater Than Anticipated

We are glad to note that the
Tyler Commercial College of Ty-
Ter, Texas, has been agreesbly sur
prised with their January opening.
During the first half of January.
they added to their already large
attendance, more than 100 new
students, coming from 10 differ
ent states. They have also been
pleasantly surprised by receiving
more calls from prominent bust
ness firms for their graduates than
they were able to supply. The
growth aud success of this institu-
ton is wonderful. It clearly de-
monstrates the great demand ID
business circles for thoroughly
trained young men and women.
They have in attendance cultur-
ed young ladies from some of our
very best homes, who realize the
necessity of commercial educa-
ton. There is an air of refine
ment to be found among the stu
dents of this institution that is
perhaps not found in any other
commercial school in the South.
In fact, it is the only commercial
school 30 far as we know that
gives speci al attention to the mo-
raj surroundings and training Of
it's students.
In their new and commodiohs
building with it's 10000 square
feet of floor space, they will be
able to accommodate 100 more stu
dents, which they fully expect to
enroll before the close of next
month. Texas and the entire
South should feel proud of this
institution. Notwithstanding its
great distance from Chicago, II
sent the largest delegation OF
teachers to the annual Convention
of Com mercial Educators of any
American business college.
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High School Notes.

Believing that Southern boys and girls
should have q knowledge Of Southern
men who have helped to place the name
of the South high in the esteem Of the
world. the Magnolia Literary Society has
taken up the study Of Famous Southern
ers. At recent meeting the following
program YVES rendered:
l. Talk on Southern Literature, Don
Register.
II. Life of Irwin Russell.
Allen Liable.
III. Why We Study Irwin Russell,
CASTOR Gueriniere.
Nv. Interpretation Of Russell's.
Fabiola Guirard.
v. Christmas Night in the Quarters.
(Cecile Beslin.
Cecile Durand,
Laurenza Gnirard.
Cameila Bienvenu.
vi. Piano Solo:-Helen Bienvenu.s
At the last regular meeting of the So
ciety the following was the order Of the
program:
/. Piano Solo.-Miss Emma Scott.
II. Life and Workes OF Henry Tim
rod. Fanny Kelso.
III. Lily ConfidaDta,
LeOnide Fournet.
w. Life Of Sidney Lsnier,
Lillian DeBlanc.
vi. Recitation-Babv Charlie,
Agnes Olivier.
VII. Song-May the Maiden.
V. Works of Sidney Lsnier,
Cecile Beslin.
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dunes; and west by Mrs. Fuselisr; tOge-
Their with the track Of land the improve
ments thereon. Together with said tract
Of land all the improvements thereon and
appurtenances thereto belongings
Five American mules. three creole
mules. two mares. one horse. three COWS.
one Jersey Bull. one heifsr. one buggy.
one Barouche. three Carts. one
moving: machine and hay rake. one
American Harrow and land Cultivator.
one harrows aud thirty arpents Of seed
cane.
To be excepted, one horse. one Derrick
and one scale.
Sold to satisfied said above writ.
Terms and conditions CASH.
Sheriff's Offie.,his 18th day Of January
A. d. 1906.
o. BADON, shefin.
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Study include All Regular Academic subjects sue. Eas; Ma"ss the
French
stsnogphy Te~dns Tssy Rair Ao
Turning Domestic
Mechanical
dior Work.
Libra
lCataos contain
E.L. sTEPHENs, President
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the following described property. to-wit:
1st. That certain tract Of land with
the Improvements thereon. containing
One hundred and thirty five arpents In
superficial area. situated in the Parish
Of st. Martin. State Of Louisiana. b0un-
ded North by lands of Edw. Washington.
South by land of j. F. Penne. and of
Guilbeau, and of Cade & Smedes Bros.
East by Southern Pacific r. r., and
West by land Of s. P. Daniel.
End. Another tract of land situated
in the same Parish and locality, contain.
ing fifteen arpents in superficial area.
bounded North by Road and lot above de.
scribed, Southeast by land Of Gabriel
Fuselier, East by Road aud Southwest by
land of L. Guilteau.
Bird. Another tract Of land situated IN
the same Parish and locality. containing
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Announcement.
We have just bought
the big Hardware store
OF Uncle Louis. We
cordially invite all the
old patrons and friends
OF the store as well as
the public in general to
give US a share of their
patronage.
YOU are welcome to
deposit your money
with us at any and all
times and we guaran-
tee full value in return.
We are always ready
to rectify all differences.
DuChamp Hardware Co.
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Supt. j. G. Daspit left this week
for Illinois, to attend the marriage
of his brother. Mr.. Oscar Daspit,
Jr., who marries a young lady
from that state.
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When you want pleasant laxative
take Chambsrlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. For sale by 7. j. Liable.