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The Cypress Island Drainage

he cypress Island Drainage
There seems to be some differ
ence of opinion concerning the
Cypress Island drainage, which
may cause the defeat of this i'm
portant project. This would be
unfortunate il it was to happen,
and the dissatisfaction with some
seems sospronounced as to cause
great apprehension.
We understand that each undi-
vidual has his opinion and his
ways, and some time it is difficult
to overcome thege, but in all mat
tiers it is almost impossible to have
a unanimous approval or to have
all opinions run in the same chan
mel. But in a matter of such vast
Importance, it seems to us that it
would be easy to bring all those
interested to cast aside their little
objections and come together in a
broadminded way, and with that
public spirit which is necessary to
advance the interest of q commu-
nifty, and make the people of that
particular section prosperous and
happy.
Cypress Island is the garden
spot of Louisiana, if properly
drained, it produces more and the
best cotton grown in the state, and
produces other crops abundently.
in dry seasons. when we have a
wet season, the crops are hardly
worth cultivation, this shows that
drainage is the all important q ues-
ton with the people of that Sec
ton, and for this reason, every eff
fort should be made to have the
residents of that section cast aside
their little differences of opinion
and come to some understanding,
and by all means vote in favor of
tho tax; the main, and only thing
for them is to obtain the drainage,
and every one of them should make
it duty to see that the tax is car
ried. They cannot dispute over a
matter which is af such great con-
Germ to that entire section.
We trust that they will serious
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To Get Started.

Thousands of young men and
women Of good ability of the best
character, honest in every way, de-
sire to get a foothold in the bust
ness world, but cannot get a posi-
ton; they cannot do the work the
business world wants done keep
books. do stepographic work, write
a good business hand, figure &C
curately aud rapidly, fill out notes,
drafts, checks, mortgages, etc. A
course of Bookkeeping, Shorthand
or T+legraphy in the Tyler Com
mercial College of Tyler, Texas,
will supply this missing link and
give you a start into the business
world, and make sure your future
success.
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FOR SALE.

1876 arpents Of land adjoining town on
the Railroad. near the derrick. with all
the improvements that belongs to the
plantation. everything il in good shape.
For further information address to
NICOLAS SEIBER,
July IA. st. Martinville, La.
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In Great Demand.

The demand for Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy here has
been so great that have scarcely been
able to keep it In stock. 1t has cured
cases of dysentery here when all other
remedies.-Frank Jones, Pikeville, Ind.
This remedy is for sale by T. j. Liable.
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10Th Judicial District Court,
MAY & ELLIS
vs.
ABRAHAM ASHY,

By virtue Of writ Of fieri facias issu-
ell in the above entitled and numbered
suit. dated July 3Oth 1905 and to me d.
rected by the Honorable Nineteenth Ju-
dicial District Court, in aud for the Pa
IRISH Of st. Martin.
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder. at the Court House door. In the
Town Of st. MaFtinville. between the le-
gal sale hours, on
Saturday September IS, 1906
the following described property. to.wit
A certain tract Of land situated in st.
Martin parish, without improvements,
containing thirty arpents more or less,
bounded north by land of Louis Cham.
peau. south by that of Philias Gath, East.
by that Of Dumas Bernard, and west BY
that of Chas MOlbert.
2nd. A certain tract of land In the
Parish Of st. Martin, with the buildings
and improvements thereon and thereto
belonging. bounded north by land Of
Louis Champeau, south by Public Rosd
or Sidney Molbert, east by Abraham As
by and west by Mrs. HypOlits Chatai-
gnier. containing seventeen U7) superb
cial arpents.
Seized to satisfy said above mentioned
writ.
Terms CASH.
Sheriff's office this 8th day Of August
1906.
JOSEPH PELLERIN,
Sheriff.
lfalfo Hov AZ - D.~-.,
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No. 1OO07,
GAAR SCOTT & CO.,
EDGAR MARIN & AIS.

BY virtue of writ OF fieri -facfas Issued
ID the above numbered entitled suit and
to me directed by the Hon. 10Th judicial
District Court for the Parish of st. Mar
tin, dated this 18th day Of July, A. d.
1906.
have seized and will proceed TO sell
at public auction TO the last and highest
bidder at the Court House door in the
town OF st. MartIDville, betwuen the le-
gal sBle hours on
Thursday Aug. 23rd, 1906.
the following described property tO-wit:
One Gaar Scott trasher. One wind
stacker with all fixtures appurtenancs
AMI outfit.
Sold TO satisfy said above writ.
Terms and conditions: Twelve months
credit the purchaser to furnish good and
joint security for amount Of the price Of
adjudication.
Shrriff's office this 9th day Of August
A. ID. 1906.
JOS. PELLERIN, Sheriff.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin,
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10Th Judicial District Court,
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin,
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SHERIFFS SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin,
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The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

tlucnce. In good truth, Cralley was the
ringleader in all the deviltries of the
town and had been so long in the habit
OF following every impulse, no matter
how mad, that lie enjoyed an almost
perfect immunity from condemnation,
ana, whatever his deeds, Rouen had
learned to say with n chuckle that 1t
was ''only Cralley Gray again."
Now and then he would spend sew
eral days in the offices Of Gray & Van
revel, attorneys and counselors at law,
wearing an air of unassailable virtue,
hough he did not far overstate the case
when he said. 'Tom does all the work
and gives me all the money not to
bother him when he's getting up n
case"
The working member Of the firm got
up cases to notable effect, and few law
yers in the state enjoyed having Tom
Vanrcvel on the other side. There was
nothing about him of the floridity prev
alent at that time; he wlthered Ora
tory" before the court; he was the foe
of jury pathos, and, despising noise
and the habitual voice dip ut the end
Of n sentence, was nevertheless ut
times an almost fearfully effective ora
tor. So by degrees the firm Of Gray
& Vanrevel, young as it was and In
spite of the idle apprentice, had grown
to be the most prosperous In the dis
trict. For this eminence Crailey was
never accused Of assuming the credit.
Nor did he ever miss an opportunity Of
making known how much he owed to
his partner. What he owed, In brief.
was everything. How well Vanrevel
worked was demonstrated every day,
but how hard he worked only Crailcy
knew. The latter had grown to depend
upon him for even his political beliefs
and lightly followed his partner into
abolitionism, though that was to risk
unpopularity, bitter hatred and worse.
Fortunately on certain occasions Van
revel had made himself, If not his
creed, respected, at least so far that
there was no longer danger Of mob
violence for an abolitionist in Rouen.
He was a cool headed young man or
dinarily and possessed OF an elusive
f~orcefulness not to be trifed with,
though he was a quiet man and had
what they called n Zine manner" and,
not in the latter, but in his dress, there
was an echo Of the beau, which afford
ed Mr.. Gray n point Of attack for sal
lies of wit.
(ro he Continued
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23
TO he Continued }
sTockMEN SEE PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Assures Visitors He 10 In
Sympathy With Cattle interests.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Congressman
Kinkaid presented to the president
and also to Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock, Henry Reynolds Of Chad.
ron and C. H. Cornell OF Valentine,
representing the Nebraska live stock
interests that is moving for a leasing
bill. They discussed the matter briefly
with the president and at more length
with the secretary. The president as.
sured them that he is fully in sympa-
thy with the attitude of the Nebraska
cattle interests, which is indeed the
attitude of stock interests generally
throughout the grazing country, in ad.
vocacy of a proper leasing bill. He
was not, of course, able to discuss de.
tails. He gave gratifying assurances
that his moral support will be with
the Nebraska men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

tesque black boxes. While she could
still see them 1t seemed to her that her
bail was not quite over, and she wish
ell to hold the least spcck of 1t as long
as she could. but when they had dis
appeared she faced the truth with a
deep sigh. The long, glorious night was
finished indeed.
What she needed now was another
girl. The two would have gone to Bet
tvs room and danced 1t all over again
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

one friend of mine, Mrs. T~anScr.., Va,
wasn't here because she is out OF tow.
but l 10 not imagine tlat you are :.
quirlng about women. You mean Wa,
every unmarried male idiot who coa!l
afford u swallowtailed coat ana II clean
pair of gloves cayorting about thu
place? Yes, miss, they were ali hetC
except two, and one of those Is Il fool.
the other q knave."
eagerly.
II rejoice to find them so rare in your
experienced he retorted. This one IL
out of town, though | have no doubt
you will see him sufficiently often when
he returns. His name is Crailey Gray,
If he remembers!'
"And the knaveT"
as One!" Carewe shut his teeth with
a venomous snap. and his whole face
redeemed suddenly. "Ill mention this
fellow once-now," he said, speaking
each word with emphasis. His name
Is Nanrevel. You see that gate, you
see the line of my property there. The
man himself as well as every other per-
son in the town remembers well that
the last time l spoke to him 1t was to
tell him that If he ever set foot on
ground of mine I'd shoot him down,
and he knows, and they all know, l
shall keep my word! Elsewhere | told
him that for the sake of public peace |
should ignore him. / do. You will see
him everywhere, but 1t will not be diff
ficult. No one will have the hardihood
to present him to my daughter. The
quarrel between u.s. Mr.. Carewe
broke off for Il moment, his hands
clinching the arms Of his chair, while
he swallowed with difficulty, as though
he choked upon some acrid bolus, and
he was so strongly agitated by his own
mention Of his enemy that he controlled
himself by a painful effort of his will.
The quarrel between us is political
ana personal. You will remember"
Il shall remember" she answered in
a rather frightened voice.
1t was long before she fell asleep. ~
alone must hover about the gates or
steal into your garden like a thief" the
incroyable had said. 'The last time l
spoke to him 1t was to tell him that If
he ever set foot on ground of mine I'd
shoot him down." had been her fathers
declaration. And Mr.. Carewe had spo-
ken with the most undeniable air of
meaning what he said. Yet she knew
that the %incroyable would come again.
Also, with hot cheeks pressed into
her pillow, Miss Betty had identified
the young man in the white hat, that
dark person whose hand she had far
too i~mpetuously seized in both Of hers.
Aha! 1t was this gentleman who look
&c into peoples eyes and stammered SO
sincerely over a pretty speech that you
almost believed him; it was he who
was to marry Fanchon Bareaud, IF he
remembers! No wonder Fanchon had
been In such a hurry to get him away,
IF he remembers!' Such was that
young mans character, was it? Miss
Carewe laughed aloud to her pillow,
for was n to guess the reason also
of his not having come to her ball
Had the poor man been commanded to
be 'out Of town.
Then, remembering the piquant and
generous face of Fanchon, Betty clinch'
ed her fingers tightly and crushed the
imp who had suggested the unworthy
thought, crushed him to a wretched
pulp and threw him out of the window
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23
HAPTER w.

CHAPTER Nv.
@V0F It be true that love Is the
IXI great incentive to the useless
lasnsS9 arts, the number Of gentle
lSsysEJ men who became poets for
the sake of Miss Betty Carewe need
not be considered extraordinary. OF
all that was written Of her dancing,
Tom Vanrevel's lines, 81 Danced With
Her Beneath the Lights (Which he GER
tainly had not done when he wrote
them, were perhaps next to Crailey
Gray's in merit, though Tom burned
his rhymes after reading them to Grail
ley.
AS Crailey Gray never danced with
Miss Carewe, 1t Is somewhat singular
that she should have been the inspira-
ton Of his swinging verses in waltz
measure, "Heartstrings on a VIOLIN"
violin had played for her dancing the
instrument should be shattered as wine
glasses are after II great toast. How
ever, no except the author himself
knew that Betty was the subject, for
Crailey certainly did not mention it to
Miss Bareaud nor to his best friend,
Nanrevel.
1t was to some degree n strange com
radeshlp between these two young men;
their tastes led them so often in oppo-
site directions. They had rooms to-
gethcr over their Offices in the "Madril-
Ion block" on Main street, and the
lights shone late from their windows
every night in the year. Sometimes
that would mean only that the two
friends were talking, for they never
reached "A silent intimacy, but, even
after several years of companionship,
were rarely seen together when not in
Interested, often eager, conversation,
so that people wondered what in the
world they still found to say to each
ing lamp mean that Tom sat alone,
with Il brief or a book, or woocd the
lorn hours with his magical guitar, for
he never went to bed until the other
came home. And if daylight came
without Crailey, Vanrevel would go out,
yawnlng nightly, to look for him, and
when there was no finding him Tom
would come back sleepless to the days
work.
To the vision of the lockers on in
Rouen, quiet souls who lowered along
the walls at merrymakings and cheer
fully counted themselves spectators at
the play, Crailey Gray held the center
Of the stage and was the chief come
dian Of the place. Wit, poet and scape-
grace, the small society sometimes
seemed the mere background set for
his performances, spectacles which he
also enjoyed, and from the best seat
in the house, for he was not content as
the actor, but must be the prince in the
box as well.
His friendship for Tom Vanrevel
was In a measure that of the vine for
the oak. He was full of leyities at
Toms expense, which the other bore
with a grin of sympathetic compre-
henslon or at long intervals returned
upon Crailey with devastating effect.
Vanrevel was the one steadying thing
In his life and Mt the same time the
only n of the young men upon whom
he did not have an almost mesmerlc In.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

Proposed the health Of his young hostess.
until noon, but she had only her father.
She found him contentedly smoking a
cigar upon the veranda. so she seated
herself timidly, nevertheless with a
hopeful glance at him, on the steps
at his feet, and as she did so he
looked down upon her with something
more akin to geniality than anything
she had ever seen in his eye before.
They did not know each other very
well, and she often doubted that they
would ever become intimate. This
morning, for the first time, she was
conscious Of a sense Of warmth and
gratitude toward him. The elaborate
fashion in which he had introduced her
to his friends made 1t appear possible
that he liked her, for he had forgotten
nothing, and to remember everything
in this case was to be lavish, which has
often the appearance of generosity.
And yet there had been a lack. Some
small thing she had missed, though she
was not entirely sure that she identl-
fed it. But the lack had not been In
her father or in anything he had done.
Then, too, there was something so IN
eXpectedly human and pleasant in his
not going to bed at once, but remain
ing to smoke ON the veranda at this
hour that she gave him credit for a lit
tie Of her own excitement, innocently
fancying that he also might feel the
| need Of a companion with whom to
talk over the brilliant passages Of the
night. And a moment ensued when
she debated taking his hand. She was
too soon glad that her intuition for
babe the demonstration.
1T was all so beautiful, papa" she
said timidly. Il have no way to tell
you how l thank YOU"
You may do that" he replied even
ly, with no ~unkindness, with no kind
ness either, in the level Of his tone,
"by never dancing again more than
twice with one man in one evening"
Il think / should much prefer not
myself" she returned, lifting her head
to face him gravely. 81 believe If ]
cared to dance more than once with
one l should like to dance all Of them
with him"
Mr.. Carewe frowned. 81 trust that
you discovered none last night whom
you wished to honor with your entire
programme"
"No," she laughed, mot last night
Her father tossed away his cigar alb,
ruptly. els 1t too much to hope" he
inquired, that when you discover q
gentleman with whom you desire to
waltz all night you will omit to men
ton the fact to himT"
There was a brief fash Of her eye
as she recalled her impulse to take his
hand, but she Immediately looked al
him with such complete seriousness
that he feared his irony had been
thrown away.
"Ill remember not to mention it,
she answered. "Ill tell him you TOLD
me not to-"
IL think you may retire now," SAID
Mr.. Carewe sharply.
She rose from the steps, went to tn,
door, then turned at the threshold
'NVere all your friends here, papa?"
"Do you think that every ninny who
gabbled in my house last night was my
frlendy' he said angrlly: There was
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

lie Immediately sncaked In by the
back way, for, in spite Of her victory,
she still felt u little sorry for poor
FanchOn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-23

S1Y0F 1t be true that love Is the
XII great incentive to the useless
7essseV arts, the number of gentle
xeysEJ men who became poets for
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MAY CONVICT THAW.
Jerome Confidently Expects Him to
Paw Penalty, It Is Said.

NEW YORK, December 2s.-The trial of
Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford
White will be the shortest of it's kind on
record in the criminal history of New
York. From the moment the trial is opened
in the latter part of next month there will
not be a second wasted by the prosecution.
An indication of how speedily Mr.. Jerome
means to dispose of the case Is the fact
that not more than half dozen witnesses
will be called in the direct examination by
the district attorney. If this number is ex-
ceeded it will be by not more than two wit
nesses, so that the total number called to
prove the killing of White will be no more
than eight. Apart from the public interest
in the case because of the prominence OF
the persons involved, 1t is exceedingly sim
pie and commonplace. 1t is one of those
case which almost try themselves, because
the facts are plain and beyond dispute.
There is question that Thaw killed
White, and no disputing the fact that the
killing was deliberate.
For reasons suggested, the direct exami-
will be brief and to the point. Mr. Jerome,
who will conduct the prosecution in person,
will proceed with the presentation of the
case against Thaw if that young man
were some obscure member of the commu-
nifty. The direct examination of witnesses
for the prosecution will take not more than
a single court day. The defense will natu-
rally take more time in cross examination,
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and it will be by this that the trial will be
heightened. What the line of defense will
be has not been made known by counsel
for Thaw, but whatever 1t may be, the
district attorney will combat every fact de-
veloped that conflicts with the story told to
the jury by the prosecutions witnesses.
In the cross-eXamnation Of witnesses will
come whatever sensations mark the trial.
If the defense sets up justification and re-
lies on the unwritten law to create a favor
able impression for Thaw, there promises
to be no end of sensational developments,
and from quarters that have hitherto been
overlooked in the rush of lurid details.
If, for instance, an attempt is made to
show that White annoyed Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw that he did anything that Harry
K. Thaw could properly construe an in
suit or annoyance to his wife. 1t is said
the prosecution is prepared to combat such
efforts in a way that will be decidedly SEN
Sational. 1t is said that the district attor-
ney has in his possession documentary
proof that Stanford White never did any
thing to annoy Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and
that the slain man certainly never gave
Thaw any cause whatever for killing him
under the unwritten law.
From the standpoint of the prosecution
the killing of Stanford White was nothing
more than a -blooded, deliberate muir
der, without cause or justification. and con-
fidence is expressed in the district attor-
ney's Office that .Thaw will be promptly
convicted of murder in the first degree.