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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
Water Coolers, Ice Cream
Freezers, Lawn Mowers-La-
coste Hardware Co., Ltd.
Always Keeps ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy IN His House.

I'VE would not be without Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t is kept
on hand continually in our home"
says W. w. Kearney. editor of the
Independent, Lowry City, Mo. That
is just what every family should do.
When kept at hand ready for instant
use, a cold may be checked at the out
set and cured in much less time than
after it has become settled in the
system. This remedy is also without
a peer for Group in children, and will
prevent the attack when given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough appears, which
can only be done when the remedy is
kept at hand. For sale by all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
A RAILROAD TO EUNICE
NEEDED.

The effort being made by New
Iberia, St. Martinville and other
towns to secure a competing road.
is another reminder to us that
if we want our town to keep
growing we must go and
do likewise" before we find our
selves with curtailed trade terri
tory. The tax exemption on
railroads will shortly expire and
the time to begin working for
another railroad is now.
In our opinion the proper move
for Lafayette is to build to
Eunice where connection will be
made with the Rock Island and
Colorado Southern thus secur-
ing an east and west line and
also a north and south line. The
road would be less than
forty miles in length and would
add q valuable trade territory to
this city.
We would suggest that a meet
ing Of the business men of the
town be called to discuss the
matter and take action.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
4 F.vorite Remedy for Babies.

It's pleasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy a favOrite with the mothers of
small children. It quickly cures their
coughs and colds and prevents any
danger of pneumonia or other serious
consequences. It not only cures
Group, but when given as soon as the
croupy cough appears will prevent the
attack. For sale by all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
The Second State Health Co,

The Second State Health Con.
ference, under the auspices of
the La. State Board of Health
will be held at Opelousas May 2,
3 and 4. A number of interest
ing and instructive papers will
be read and also legislation rel
alive to public health and santa
ton will be discussed and draft
ed for presentation TO the legis-
lature in 1908.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
A o Suggestion.
Communicated. J

Lafayette. La, April 3, 1907.
Dear Mr.. Editor
Ehe meeting here in convention
of Che Louisiana Editors on April
80. May l, and End may mean a
great deal for Lafayette. The
gentlemen having in charge the
reception and entertainment of
the Editors are meeting, I be-
lieve, with success in the way OF
finances. etc., and it is a foregone
conclusion that these gentlemen.
(the town committed if given the
proper support. will give the
newspaper people "A royal re-
ception."
Your humble servant wishes
to make q suggestion that will
not only help make a good show.
ing for our town on the above
mentioned occasion, but would
also be a pleasing sight at all
times for our people.
I propose, Mr.. Editor. thai
every property owner within the
corporate limits, during this
month, cut the grass nicely ani
neatly around his premises, an6
also in the bitches, and white
wash the fences. out-houses, etc
This would cost very little ant
the benefits would be numerous
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
ALEXANDRIA AND JACKSON
Struck BY a Cyclone Saturday.
Several Killed and Great
Property Damage.

A destructive cyclone struck
Alexandria between l and 2 a. m.
Saturday killing four people and
injuring many others. The
property damage was great.
The same cyclone also killed
several people at Jackson and
badly wrecked the Insane Asy-
lum, the damage to which is
estimated at 500, 900.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10

I promise to have this done about
nv little home if | have to do it
myself between office hours.
Yours for a clean town,
CLEANUP.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
ARE STARVING TO DEATH.
Hundreds of Thousands of Poor
Human Beings.
Hudd!sd Together n China Suffering
From Ravages of Awful Famine.
Every One Should Send Aid.
Times.

Shreveport Times.
In spite of all that has been
said upon the subject, very few
people in the United States ap
preciate the terrible destitutiOn
now prevailing in the Chinese
Empire Rev. James H. Taylor,
pastor of the Central Presby-
terrain Church of Washington, has
prepared a leaflet for general
distribution, showing the terri
BILE conditions prevailing in that
PARKWAY country. The North
Kingsu province. covering anarea
of 10000 square miles, with a
population of from twelve to fiji
teen millions. was so flooded
with rains last summer that the
crops were ruined and the popu-
latiOn dependent upon the fruit
of the fields was reduced to star
walton. The Great Plain in the
northwestern part of China is
about 700 miles long by from 800
to 400 miles in width, and in
cludes, in whole or in part. six
provinces of the empire. It's
population is something over
us, 200. 900. Incessant rains re-
suited in almost the complete
destruction of the crops in this
part of the empire, and millions
of people, as many millions in
fact as tile entire population of
the United States, r starving
to death and are crying out to
the world for help. In Mr.. Tay-
lor's leaflet the story is told of
one camp in which 100000 absOl-
utely destitute wretches are
huddled together, and to. the
horrors of famine are being ad-
ded the terrors of pestilence.
Many contributions have been
made in aid of these people. and
in the month of April a United
States army transport, filed with
a cargo of American foodstuffs,
will sail from San. Francisco to
but it will take many
shiploads of provisions to save
the starving. and it is the duty
of all men and women in this
world of abundance to contribute
something to the relief Of the
perish1ng people Of China. Says
Mr.. Taylor in his appeal:
"A few cents will provide for
a 4 family for a day. A dollar or
less may save a life. Have you
done anything for starving
Chinas Will you save one life?
We must act quickly All
amounts promptly forwarded.
Everything must be done by
May L."
It is a personal matter. The
appeal is made directly to every
one who has sympathy Tor the
suffering. We have been send
missionaries to China for
many years to convert the peo-
Die of that country to the. Chris
tan faith. one of the cardinal
teachings of which is, Il was an
hungered and We gave ne meat
Contributions made through MI.
Taylor in Washington or through
the Red Cross in Charleston, will
assist in relieving the fearful
conditions prevailing in China.
The necessity is immediate. the
cause is urgent.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-10
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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22

tie that are thrown on the markets
of the country each year, nor the
average weights of the same, but es-
timating the number at 100000
(Which is perhaps close estimate),
and the average weights at 1000
pounds, we can approximate pretty
clearly the annual loss, and from it
draw some idea as to what we are
missing by Our negligence in not
keping abreast of the times. But to
do this we must examine the market
reports of the country.
These reports show that the spread
at this time in prices between prime
and common steers is three cents per
pound-live weight-or $50 on a
thousand pound animal, and that the
spread between good and common is
one cent per pound, making diff
ference of $40 on thousand pound
steer, and if we adopt this as the av-
erage difference between Our cattle
as they are, and what they should
be, it shows an annual loss of $780,
100000!
But this estimate is thought to be
too conservative. At the auction sale
of show cattle at the International
at Chicago, in December, last, the
spread in the prices of these cattle
was sixty-two cents per 100 on foot
the Angus bringing $3.50 and the
Shorthorns and Herefords $500 and
if that was true as to show cattle,
we may expect a much greater differ
ence between Our very common cat
tie and those that are much improved
From these facts it is clear that
the question is not whether our farm
ers can afford to improve their cat
tie, but the question is, Can they af-
ford not to improve them? And
this question runs with every line
Of improvement. Can we, as farm
ers, afford to lag behind in anything
that will add to our incomes and
happiness? 1t is false economy and
a near-sighted policy for us to re-
fuse to add to our farms anything,
whether it be seed, implement or
animal, that will increase our pros
poets Of success.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22
Can Farmers Afford to
Improve Their Cattle?

This question is asked by the Pro-
gressive Farmer, if called upon to
answer it, we should say that no
farmer could afford not to improve
his cattle as rapidly as possible. The
Progressive Farmer says:
We frequently hear some of our
wealthiest farmers saying: "I can't
afford this, and I can't afford that"
and some say, "I can't afford to i'm
prove my live stock and others say,
ct can't afford to improve my field
Seeds" and SO it goes, and as a class,
we keep along in the old rut and let
all other pursuits outstrip us in the
race for afauence and ease. It has
been more than one hundred years
since improved cattle were first
brought to our shores, and at this
time it is estimated that there is only
one purebred COW brute in the United
States to every one hundred and
thirty-seven head, all told. This is a
record that should make every
mothers son of us blush for shame
We grow1 because other pursuits
are outstripping ours, and NOPE
around, or meet at the crossroads
and bemoan to each other our condi-
tions in life. We forget that while
we are content to make very feeble
efforts-and in many instances no eff
forts at ALTO improve our facilities
in %h0c
engaged in other pursuits seize every
opportunity to supply the latest and
best improvements to their lines of
endeavor This is strikingly illus
trated in the manufacturing enter
prises of the country, to which we as
farmers may turn for an object les
son. If those engaged in these en-
terprises had been as Indifferent to
improvements as we farmers are as.
a class, it is almost certain that we
would now be using home made or
handmade goods like our ancestors
did century ago.
1t is estimated that there are now
100000 head of cattle in the
United States, $4,000 of which are
pure-bred.- This shows that there are
oo,4oo,ooo head that range from
common to the lowest scalawags and
nondescripts, and the difference be-
tween the value of these cattle and
the value of good to choice cattle
represents practically clear loss to
our farmers and range men on the
cattle that are now in existence; and
when we remember that this has
been going on from year to year for
a century and will continue to go on
for some time to come, figures are
almost inadequate to express the loss.
We have no way by which we can
determine the exact number of cat
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22
Some Fruits of St. Lucie
County.
By A. Lamont.

It seems to be natural Tor resi-
dents of Florida, who come from the
North, to long for some of the fruits
that grow in their native home, and
which cannot be successfully raised
in South Florida.
The great length of Florida, from
north to south, makes it possible to
raise a greater variety Of fruit in this
than in any other state in the Union,
unless it may be California, but we
will only mention those fruits that
succeed in this 1oca1ity-St Lucie
county.
On account of not having period
of frost and snow, it is difficult to
know just when to begin, as straw
berries fruit from December to July,
and the citrus fruits hang on the
trees for months. But we will begin
with the mulberry, as the tree is prac-
tically dormant for several weeks
previous to fruiting. 1t bears most
luscious berries, equal to any of the
blackberries of the Northern states,
and remain in fruit for several weeks,
an ordinary tree bearing bushels of
fruit.
Then come pineapples,. the "fruit
for at least two months, and some
years continuously, hte year round.
These are followed by peaches,
figs, plums, grapes of various sorts,
and guavas in almost endless variety
The common jelly guava, being
raised mostly from seed, seldom pro-
duces two bushes that bear fruit ex-
actly alike, ranging from pure white
seed pulp to deep purple, and from
sweet to the acidity of vinegar. Out
of over fifty bushes that fruited last
year on my place, there were not
two alike. Add to these the straw
berry guava and the Chinese Or
Cattley, which bear all the year
round, and you have variety OF
delicacies. And yet there are some
Of the most delicious fruits to come.
Mangoes, Of which you may eat
dozen as large as a goose egg, and
wish you had as many more; pers1rn-
mons as large as a mans list, mellow
enough to eat with a spoon, but too
rich to eat much of at one time; the
pomegranate Of ancient history;
several varieties Of bananas and the.
avacado pear; besides citrus fruits
in the way of mandarins, tangerines,
and almost every variety of orange
known; grapefruit, lemons, lines,
and in addition to all, those delicious
little Kumquats, which make such
fine preserves, and are SO nice to eat
out of the hand
AS some of the above fruits are in
season for six months or more, |
have not tried to mention them in
order as they ripen, but have merely
tried to show what an endless variety
we have. to take the place of the
few we left behind
White City, Fla
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22
The Torrens System Ex-
planned.
planned.

A growing interest is being mani
tested throughout the State favorable
to the adoption of an improved system
Of registering land titles, and it is
hoped the Legislature now in session
will enact law providing for some
thing better than is now on the statute
books. AS a suggestion in that di-
rection we give place to the following
from Mr.. w. A. Montgomery in the
Progressive Farmer:
Under the Torrens law the owner
of real. estate who might be desirous
to put it in such a shape that he
could easily and promptly sell it, would
have the right (not compelled to do
so) to file a petition to have his
property registered by the State. This
petition is filed before court which
has been created for the purpose, con-
sisting of a judge, an examiner of
titles and a register OF titles. The law
can be made to embrace the whole
State, or can be made to take effect
only in certain counties or cities. The
court could sit at stated periods, in
certain cities or towns, and adjourn
to the several counties as convenience
might require, or it might send its
examiners of title into the several
counties to Investigate titles and to
report the results to the court
Upon the application being filed it
is referred to the examiner of titles,
who inquiries into and examines and
passes upon the title; and if it is his
Judgment that the proper title is in
the claimant, he gives a public notice
to that effect. A notice is also per-
sonally served upon every one who
appears to have Or to claim an inter
est in the land In cases where such
persons cannot be found and where,
therefore, personal notice cannot be
given, notice is given by publication
All owners of adj dining lands are noti-
fed also. If no objection is made
within reasonable time-say sixty or
ninety days-a certificate of owner
ship and guaranty OF title is issued.
Upon that being done the register
in the county where the land is situ-
ated opens a separate account in his
office for the right or title in and to
the property, which is bound into a
book OF records and a duplicate cer-
tihcate lis given to the owner There
is space left for placing on the cer-
tifcate description of the property
and Of any charges or encumbrances
to which the land is subject, or may
be subjected, in the future The owner
then holds a certificate of title from
the State.
1t is to be borne in mind that this
certificate is not deed, is not paper
writing which is only evidence of title,
is not a mere notice to subsequent
purchasers and creditors of a claim to
the property, but it is certificate
from the State of the claimants abb
solute ownership of that particular
piece or parcel OF land beyond per-
adventure. The State has examined
the title and passed upon it, and the
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22

Agricultural publishers do not pose
as philanthropists and they do not
ask for support on charitable grounds.
They stand ready to deliver the goods
here and now, but the work they are
doing is broader and more lasting
than the ephemeral press of the day.
It is educational and permanent
Farm and Ranch.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-05-22

At the recent nut growers meeting
in Texas it was asserted that the com
mercial possibilities of nut growing
in that state are greater than those
of any other agricultural enterprise
and that an production of pecans
is an impossibility.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
A EAR CnY.

7 The election of Isaac Stephenson,
the richest ..nan in Wisconsin, to fill
the unexpt.ed term In the United
States Senate, made vacant by the
voluntary retirement Of Mr.. Spooner,
emphasizes the fact that Governor La
Toilette was in control of the situa-
ton. and that wealth was recognized
in the choice. Stephenson is seventy
eight years old. He Is without cXpr-
ttence In Legislative matters, save that
he served two or three terms in the
lower branch OF Congress u quarter
or century ago, and he Cid nothing
remarkable while in Washington. Like
others of his hind, he was anxious to
round Off an eventful business life with
n few years in the Senate for the
glory of the thing. Fortunately for Mr.
Stephenson, he will not be expected to
assert any sort OF leadership or take
an active part in the deliberations of
that body, and the country, therefore,
will feel less keenly the substitution
OF a slender reed for one Of the ablest
members ever elected by tho Republi-
cans, But certainly the Senate can
hope to gain nothing by the coming of
the rich man from the West
Having made the largest fortune in
his State on the buying and selling OF
lumber, MIR. Stephenson win naturally
desire to protect that industry in his
section and endcayor to prevent any
investigation OF tl.e so-called lumber
trust II is said that his platform in
cludes inheritance and income tax.
tariff revision and the election O!
United States Senators by direct vote
of the people, II that after condition
rreNailedHow some other Republican
might have been named as Spooner,s
successor. In the matter OF tariff re.
vision Mr. Stephenson stands with til,
Democrats, and is not in line with
lie policy III his party associates
La Toilette Is much of dcmngoeue
lie poses as q trus, buster, and al
the while Stephenson his tinanciaI
hacker, was king Of the lumber ,rus
in Wisconsin These and other ,hinpl
make his election grotcsque, although
II shows the decedence of tile Senate
and exhibits nAiti-mlllonairo wh,
cannot talk and whose sole aim WI
be 70 vote as La Toilette desires. II 4
indeed far cry from spooner i,
Stephenson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
MONDAY, MAY 20, 1907.
TIE CONFEDERATE coLoRs.


There was nothing impoliic, nor was
there any attempt to wave the bloody
shirt In this day of peace, when the
suggestion was made by the Mayor OF
Richmond that the Confederate colors
be Incorporated In the civic flag. II
was the right and proper thing to DO;
1t is right and proper that we of the
South should forever commemorate the
deeds of hcroism which marked the
terrific struggle for principle; it is
right, even now, that tho sons and
grandsons of Confederates should have
before their eyes the emblem which in
spired that feeling of patriotism, the
4 pride and admiration Of the civilized
I world.
Is it impolitic to paint the episode
of Confederate valor and glory, to
stimulate the youth Of our land, to
remind them OF the suffering and pri-
walton Of their people in u beleaguered
city for four long years?
1t may be said by the thrifty that
the war itself was impolitic, but the
men who fought it's battles were
moved by principle, not by policy, and
we of this generation would be con-
temptiblc in the eyes Of all the world
did we fear to preserve and display
the colors under which the Confed-
crates fought.
We might recount a thousand incl
dents that were impolitic; IL was not
polite for the Greeks to die ut Mara
thon, but they did, and the world knows
the thrill of battle there. The act of
the Council committee was rot differ
cent from that of memorial societies
which have erected monuments to Con-
tcderate heroes. Must we regard these
shafts Of stone and bronze as impo-
litic? Does it still stir the heart to
bitterness when the grizzled warriors
meet once Il year in friendly mingling,
to say farewell as the shadows of life
fall-when the long gray line grows
{ thin? Is the Forthcoming reunion In
Richmond impolitic?
The most impolitic thing that Rich
mond could do would be to haul down
the Confederate colors when they are
lifted up by her soldier-Mayor, who
followed and fought for them during
the four years struggle.
Such fears DO make us traitors"