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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
LEASE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the Board of School Di-
rectOrs on August %, 1907. | will offer
for lease all the public school lands
of the parish on
SATURDAY. OCT. %, 1907,
at 10 a. M, at the court house, Lafay-
cite. La, as follows:
In the second ward for a period of
three years., Sec. Ii II. 10 s. Il. , f. in
tracts of 40 SIG acres at a minimum of
two dollars and a half per acre for
the higher lands and at a minimum of
one dollar per acre for the lower lands
In the first ward for a period of
three years. Sec. Ii II. S. K. ) E.. in
tracts of 80 acres, a minimum of two
dollars and a half for the west half of
the section and a minimum of one dol
lar per acre for the east half.
In eighth ward. six acres of public
school land situated west of John
Whittington's place or the public
road. Minimum bid to be three dol
lars and fifty cents per acr
Also tract of wood land near p. L.
DeClouet's place in the third ward.
All lessees will be required to fur
nish two solvent endOrsers On their
notes on the day the lands are leased.
otherwise the lease will not be binding
an the Board. Notes will be made
payable October %, 1908, 1909. 1910.
Respectively.
J. E. MARTIN. Treasurer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
CHEAP RAILROAD RATES.

On account of Houston Texas Car
nival at Houston, Texas, Nov. I to 9
inclusive, round trip tickets will be
sold for $50, or sale Nov. ) to 9 in
elusive, good until Nov. 10.
On account of the same Carnival
tickets will be sold Lafayette to Hous-
tor on Nov. ) and Nov. s. at rate of
1925, tickets sold on 9TH will be good
for return on the 9Th, 9Th, or eth.
Tickets sold on the Sth will be good
returning on the Sth, 9th. or 10th.
Parties purchasing tickets on the 9TH,
or Sth will have to leave Lafayette on
rain ) at go on dates mentioned.
On account of st Martin Parish
Fair at BreauX Bridge October % to
y. round trip tickets will be sold for
Sl.20, tickets on sale Oct. - to -,
final return limit Oct. IS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01

Dane presented herself at the doctors
office and read and chatted till he took
her home in his buggy. Mr.. Dane
grew better rapidly, and two weeks
from the first day of his illness went
back to the store. That night he
told Bessie that he thought their
Gorst trouble was over and he wasn't
likely to lose anything. But he
thought. as she had engaged to do
so, she would better read for the doc
tor till the month was OUT.
At the end of that time Bessie found
herself not only in better health and
spirits, but she had learned to love
the fresh sweet morning. and found
that she could not give up her early
walks. In these she was often join
ed by Mrs. Watson, who, being a
woman, told the secret at last, but she
did it in her W pleasant way, SO
that Bessie laughed with the others
at the little woman's strategem.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
Additional School Lands to Lease.

In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the Board of School Direc-
tors on August %. 1907, l will offer
for lease all the public school lands
of the Parish on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %, 1907.
at 10 A. NJ. at The Courthouse, La
fayette, La, as follows:
In the Fourth Ward, for a period
of n year, Sec. Is, 7. IL S, R 3 f..
in tracts of "a : acres each. known as
lots 2. 4. s. Q, 13. and half of lot 10.
All lessees will be required to furn-
ish two solvent endorsers on their
notes on the day the lands are leased,
otherwise the lease will not be binding
on the Board. Notes will be made
payable October %, 1908.
j. E. Martin, Treasurer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
LINGERING COLD.
WithstOOd Other Treatment But
Quickly Cured by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

Last winter | caught a very severe
cold which fingered for weeks" say
j. U~rquhart, of Zephyr, Ontario.
MY cough was very dry and harsh.
The local dealer recommended Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and gaur-
anteed it. so [ gave it a trial. One
small bottle of it cured me. | believe
C~hamberlain's Cough Remedy to be
the best | have ever used" This
remedy is for sale by all Druggist.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
PROCLAMATION.
Ort = \ ID lQNI

Oct. ,, \. d. 1907.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
yette-Otfice of the Supervisors of
Election of Lafayette Parish. La.
BY virtue of the law and in accord
ance with our official duty. we hereby
proclaim the result of the special cleo
ton held in the fourth ward of Lafa-
yette Parish, Louisiana, on Monday.
Sept. 30. 1907. on the question of sub
hitting to the property tax payers of
said fourth ward the levying of a spec
ial tax of five mills on the dollar per
annum upon all property in said
fourth ward of Lafayette Parish. for
a period OF ten years of as much OF
said five mills as may be necessary to
raise during each year, begin
ming with the year 1909, and EXTEND
ing to and including the year 1918, the
sum of two thousand dollars per year.
thus aggregrating the sum of twenty
thousand dollars. in favor and in aid
of the New Iberia. st Martin and
Northern Railroad Company:
Total number of votes cast in favor
of the levy of special
TAX -. -..--... .---. al
Total amount. . q. ....... S95. 4S0
Total number OF votes cast
against said special tax 50
Total amount. .415
Majority in number of prop
erty tan payers in favor of
the levy of said special
X.......... ...... ....... IL
Majority in value of property
taxpayers in favor or said
levy of said special tax....S5l.0 65
The majority in number and value
of the property taxpayers of said
fourth ward of Lafayette parish hav-
ing voted at said special election in
favor of the levy of said special tax
in aid and in favor of the New Iberia,
St. Martin. and Northern Railroad
Company, w hereby declare the said
tax carried and legally adopted.
II. II. HOHORST, President.
NJ. MELANCON, Assessor.
Witnesses: j. A. Villien, Chas. j.
Muller, A. Olivier.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
She Knew II.

my dear" said the head of the
house, looking over his morning paper
at his better half, there is a crisis
coming in China
Il know it, she mcaned. Susan
has left only half a dozen pieces whcic
cut of Cur new dincar sct"-Ealti
mora N~Hea-,ccn.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-01
PROCLAMATION.

October ,, A. D. 1907.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
yette-Otfice of the Supervisors of
Election of Lafayette parish, La.
BY virtue of the law and in accord
ance with our official duty. we hereby
proclaim the result of the special cleo
ton held in the fifth ward of Lafa-
yette parish. Louisiana. on Monday,
Sept. 30, 1907, on the question of sub
uniting to the PROPERTY taxpayers of
said fifth ward the ievying of a spec
ial tax of five mills on the dollar per
annum upon all property in said fifth
ward of Lafayette parish, for a per-
iOd of ten years, of as much of said
Eve mills as may be necessary to
raise during each year, beginning with
the year 1909, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1918. the sum of two
thousand dollars per year, thus ag-
gregating the sum of twenty thousand
dollars. in favor and in aid of the New
Iberia. St. Martin and Northern Rail
road Company:
Total number of votes cast
in favor of the levy OF
special TAX. b
Total amount .S16l, pit Sc
Total number of votes EAST
against said special tax 81
Total amount ....... ....$ 37.027.50
Majority in number of property
tax payers in favor of
said special tax ....... "a
Majority in value of prop
erty tax payers in favor
of said levy of said
special tax. ......S124. 100. l6
The majority in number and value
of the property taxpayers of said fifth
ward of Lafayette parish having voted
at said special election in favor of the
levy of said special tax il aid and in
favor of the New Iberia, ST. Martin
and Northern Railroad Company, we
hereby declare the said tax carried
and legally adopted.
H. FL. HOHORST. President.
M. MELANCON, Assessor.
! Witnesses: j. A. Villien, Chas. j.
Muller, A Olivier.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Written by Jesse +. MdHcson

and many of the other marvellous conlrlbu.
tions which his brain has given to civilian
ton.
EDISON A WONDERFUL BOY.
Young Edison was hardly out Of his
swadd1lng clothes before he began to show
,s%nr tam n preG S,s ,nd lie reno a,i nysryIhing
the historical and scientific works he conld
find. His head was enormously large. and
Mt the age, OF fourteen his fathers cap
would hardly go down over his expansive
brow. Ills mOthes was n former high
school teacher and she tutorei her son so
suesessfuIiy hat h" spent Sniy about three
everything, and when he came home a
physician told his father, Samuel Edison,
TO put the young man to work that his
mind might be diverted from his studies
and from books.
II wasn't long before young Edison was
given n job as n ncwshoy on n train run.
ming etwccn Detroit. and Port Huron. lie
started II little. slor" In Port Huron whcr"
bought from the farmers along the rail.
road.
MAKES 500 oN pArEns.
When the battle Of ri!'sbTrg Landlns
detroit were that Go.Odo had been Killed
and wounded. Young Edison usually sold
about forty papers on his trip, but he
knew he should have many more than that
on the day of the battle. IIo had money
enough TO buy 4uo. aud tn" owner of the
Detroit Free Press trusted him for 600
more. The cntrrprising youth induced n
telegraph operator To fash ia" news. along
enc line, knowing that everyone would want
n paper. III" result was that III" station
platforms were crowded with rngc, men and
women who wanted to get the rst news
from the front. lie sold every one of the
1000 papers at greatly Increased prices,
800, This awakened In him a desire to
become n telegraph operator. lie learned
Inc code and WORKED at Detroit, Memphis;
Union COMPANY. Finally he driftrd into
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

contributed more than any living man to
the advancement Of the human race. NH;
in enterprises made possible by his genius
md industry and hundreds Of thousands
which we might fever have known had It
not been for this wizard OF the twentieth
century.
Mr.. Edison and his works nrc powers In
the development Of the world which even
We OF the present century fan to give
nrc 80 amazingly wonderful our minds can
not grasp their Importance.
MS WORKS ALL ABOUT US.
! All about ny we behold the works OF this
great man. There IL the improved tcle
phone, the modern telegraph. the storage
battery, and last but not least the phonO-
,n1,lI, which ne invented aud gave TO the
world and which he controls silll because
he loves 1t best Of all his Inventions. This
which almost brcathcs, walks and thinks,
c,onfronts ns everywhere. The home Of to
day that does not possess nm Edison phone.
opportunity has been neglected or the home
so extremely poor That 1t cannot afford to
take even one slice of bread from the table
t%crtainmcnt. l mention this ns there Is Il
special free trial ofcr tor all honest PEG
pie who would like TO Try the Edison Ia
their homes. Read what the editor says
ON the back page.
In a few years the Edison phonogrnph
tniner. because Mr.. Edison's firm stand thrt
the profits ON this Instrument should be
cnt TO the very minimum has made It pos.
siblo for almost everybody TO enjoy tho
music of his photograph. Strang" as II
may seem, Mr.. Edison has cast most Of his
other inventions nslde-sold them outright
to companies which are now nannfactu ring
them. but he retains control OF nearly all
the stock IN his talking machine. bcca use
II Dleases him more than any other invcn.
ton he ever made.
ENJOYS MS " PHONOGRAPH.
Even now when he listens TO one Of his
Photographs he laughs as heartily as does
This IL one Of the boyish pcculiaritlcs Of
the great man. 1t wasn't long ngo that
he made the declaration that he wanted to
see II phonograph In every American home.
price down to the very lowest figure,
While his photograph was not by any
means his first great invention ] have men
TONED II first because Of the great attach
ment the inventor va w showed for this
Instrument. In speaking OF y to me one
day while We were sitting with the gray
said ~ love that instrument as much as
! could love n child Of my own. When
first 1t talked 1t gave me as much Joy. az
grow Year after Year with as much inter.
est as would watch the development Of
the brain of a son or u daughter.
Then there is the kl1etosecpe; What a
know the theory Of it's workings It doesn't
seem an impossible invention, but suppose
the plan had been given TO us In a dim
of the great Edlson's have grasped ~ This
machine Is another fayorite Of the wizards.
but he. has disposed Of II as he has dis
Inventions. such as the electric railroad,
the quadruplex telegraph, the electric fight,
the telephone t%ransmltter, the megaphone,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

THOMAS a. EDISON Az HE APPEARS TODAY
expended the most Of his ca rnings In egpcgi,
meniing with the end In view of inycnting
n better telegraph Instrument.
lie was offered II position at the tey Mt
500 a month. but he wanted more time to
work over his ideas and wouldn't accept
It, even though he was forced to sleep In
the park with n motifs crowd OF unem.
plOycd on several occasions.
OPPORTUNITY TO HIM.
The young man had plenty Of time on
his hands. md "ncn he was not studying
his Ia II formulated plans he was usually
In the Office Of the Gold 4. stock Company.
standing by one Of the tickers. taking III
the mechanism as n sponge absorbs water.
The gold fever was rampant. and the news
carried by the ticker was OF the greatest
Importance. One day. with a fash and n
sputter, the ticker stopped abruptly. The
entire New York service was tied up. Hun
dreds OF concerns began clamoring for a
restoration of service all at once. Each
one wanted n representative OF the company
10 come To- his Office at once and repair his
stalled ticker. The manager was helpless
and almost distracted.
II think l can fix your machine for
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Page Three

Mr.. Wilson, Of Mi Ter County, passed,
,o;,y west. this week, with 2l5 head Of
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

40 acres u land for flUV. NAN, NJ"
this look a little suspiciVns After
,a,m . cook comes eeSt. VINO will /
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

they discovered tina, il ~as Van Crewson'
None other. And the little bird sat on
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Presbyterian church,
missed by a host Of
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

member OF the
and CHI. will be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
vox PopULI.
CITY COUNCILS ACTION
REGARDING LEE SQUARE

Editor Pensacola Journal:
Referring to the action of the city
council. as published in the Pensacola
Journal of February %. relative to the
request of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy for an appropriation "for
placing Lee Square in condition" it
would seem that the committee
in charge of this request, as well as
the other members Of the council, was
of the opirion that the Daughters were
asking for aid in a private enterprise,
while in fact, Lee Square Is city prop
erty, and on former occasions the city
council willingly accepted the assist
ance of the Daughters in caring for
the square, and made appropriations
to be used by the Daughters in helping
to do so.
For the year Just passed the Daugh-
tiers have paid from their own funds.
man TO keep the square in order, and
with their cwn hands have done much
to beautify this, the most attractive
public square in the city. The Daugh-
tiers simply wish it to De known thar
they undertook this work to aid IN the
much needed beautifying of the city,
and are seeking no personal considera-
tons.
If it is a bad precedent to aid citi-
zens in such public work as this,
where can voluntary effort find vent,
without doing all and letting the coun-
Gil go free?
ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Public Men and Measures
Discussed By Press.


the figures, and a summary Of them,
showing the lawyers and legal firms
employed and the amounts paid each.
This is sufficiently itemized. in a
certain sense and shows who got the
money, but it does not show the ser.
vices rendered for the money nor
satisfy the taxpayers who furnished
1t that there was any occasion to pay
out such large fees for the legal ex-
penses OF the board Lawyers have
an inyeterate habit of charging right
up to the limit, and nobody blames
them If the other fellow Is willing to
pay; but in this case, the other fell
low happens to be the people of Flor
ida, represented by their accredited
agent, the Board of Internal Improve
ments, and they want to know what
heavy litigation and other expenditure
OF legal lore and skill called for the
fat fees paid out in two years by the
board They have right to know.
The Pensacola Journal, always tenn
perate, thoughtful and conservative,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Escarnbia County Can
Raise Sun1atra Tobacco.

IN the second Sectl0n OF Ine
Journal to-day appears an illustrated
descriptive write-up of the tobacco In
dustry in Gadsden county and of the
tremendous profits which are flowing
into the pockets of the tobacco grow.
ers there.
The article is an instructive one and
viii repay, we think, careful perusal
by everyone who is interested in Flor
ida's development and particularly by
those who believe, as The Journal
does. that Florida's greatest riches
must be dug out of the soil.
They are raising Sumatra tobacco in
Gadsden county at great profit, and
the people of Gadsden county are get
ting rich from the industry.
Lands that five years ago sold for
80 cents and 81 per acre within five
miles of Quincy cannot to-day be pur-
chased for $50 an acre. Improved
lands can hardly be had at any price.
There is no more cheap land in Gads-
den county, because land that yields a
profit of from 800 to $1,000 per acre
does not need to he cneap-it has
passed the cheap stage.
Escambia county can do exactly
what Gadsden county is doing. Escam-
bia county can produce Sumatra to
bacco the equal of that raised in Gads-
den. Escambia can raise the price of
her cheap lands, just as Gadsden has
done. Escambia county farmers can
get rich raising tobacco, and those who
are not farmers can become farmers
and get rich with the rest.
Pensacola's back country" about
which so much has been said, can be
made resource for the Deep Water
City and Pensacola will reap the ad
vantage which always comes to city
whose agricultural environment is
productive and has been developed
The business interests Of Pensacola
and the farmers OF Escambia county
are respectfully invited TO consider
the proposition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
THE CREAM or GOOD WHISTLES
DON CARLOS WHiskEY. CALL
FOR IT AT THE MERCHANTS
BAR.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Pursuant 10 a resolution passed by
the City Council, the public is hereby
notified that the ordinance providing
for the paving and improvement of GER
tain streets OF the city, is now in the
hands of the ordinance and engrossins
committee. and anyone wishing ID
learn the provisions OF the ordinance
and the streets that are to be paved,
are invited to appear before this coni-
mittee at any time anc enter objec-
tons IL they have any.
CHAS. H. BLISS,
3snar3ts. Mayor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Lamar on the Lobbyists.

Lamar on the Lobbyists.
The Tribune is proud to note that
Florida's representatives and senators
rank among the foremost men of the
country in the introduction of reform
into Congress 1t speaks highly for
the civilization of our peninsula, when
it confers the honors of high Office
upon men of advanced thought. 1t
speaks well for these men themselves
who are not afraid to express their
opinion fearlessly, in the face OF sinis-
ter opposition.
Thursday last, Congressman Lamar
introduced bill in the lower house
which provides for the registration
with the secretary of the senate and
the clerk of the house Of all persons
employed for pecuniary considera-
ton to act as representative agents,
and stipulates that it shall be unlaw-
full for such persons to attempt to in
fiuence members OF congress other
wise than by appearing before regu-
lar committee in season" violators
of this law are made subject to a fine
of not less than $1,000 or to not over
six months Imprisonment
One of the most serious causes of
the failure of good laws to get through
legislative bodies as well as the pass
age of many bad laws, has been the
lobbies maintained by the hundreds
of interests which might be affected.
This has been especially true with re-
spect to the national legislature. Not
only have the capitol and the whole
of Washington been oyerrun during
each session by paid agents of this or
that home industry who have exerted
every means-often of the vilest char
Iacter- to debauck representatives
and senators, but even foreign govern
Iments have adopted the same tactics
to influence legislation that might
prove hostile to some political maneu-
yer on the national checker board in
which they might be concerned
Congressman Lamar's bill aims to
clarity the situation. To compel leg,
islative agents to come out in the
open To prevent undsrhand dealings
with individual members, by establish
ing the rule that these agents must
appear before committees to present
their arguments. 1t is a splendid plan
Its adoption by all legislative bodies
would be most 5alutary. 1t would ne
cessarily tend toward the production
of a much higher standard of political
morality and save many busy legisla-
tors much annoyance and loss of time,
by which their constituents would
profit. We only wish we could feel
that the good congressman's measure
would go through. One Of these days
NOT far distant-such law will
certainly be adopted, but we fear that
the time has not yet come However,
let us hope.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
The "Clean, Sweep" Idea
and the Coming Campaign,

The municipal campaign, with the
issues involved, as outlined al lass
Sundays Journal, has been variously
discussed during the past week and
indications from all sources are to the
effect that The Journals view of the
situation is in almost every respect
the correct one.
The clean sweep" idea seems to be
in the air. The public is disguised
with the turmoil and tuu.ult, the petty
wrangling and the personal differ
ences which have characterized the
administration of the present mayor
and council, and new zeal is the
watchword everywhere.
People do not relish the idea of hav
ing to choose between the mayor and
the counciEof having to endorse one
at the expense of the other or repu.
date one as a yindication of the othe,
they prefer a clean sweep, a clean
slate, and new order of things gen
orally. with the idea that order and
progress may somehow take the place
of disorder and dissention.
Whether or not the candidates will
appear who will make such consunl-
nation possible-whether the sentf.
ment that undoubtedly exists viii
crystalline around a clean sweep
tickets something that The Journal
does not pretend to know and viii net
attempt to predict.
But if those candidates do appear,
and if they are men whom the element
which is dissatisfied with both mayor
and council can unite on. their cleo
ton viii. in The Journals opinion, be
extremely probable.