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one vote for each share Of stock register
ed in his name. and may vote by proxy.
ARTICLE v.
The Board Of Directors shall have pow
er to Gil vacancies in their number eau
sed by death. resignation or otherwise.
from among the stockholders Of this Cor
poration. The said Board shall have full
control of the property Of this Company.
and shall 80 conduct, manage. and use
the same as in their discretion they
deem fit and that is cOnsiste ut with the
objects of this Company or the welfare
of the same. 1t may adopt such rules
and regulations as the affairs Of the Cor
poration may require. employ such ser
vice. Clerks, or other Agents as it may
appear desirable, to fix and determine
the salaries of officers aud other ell
ployees herein provided for.
ARTICLE vi.
This Charter may be changed. or amen
ded, the stock increased or decreased or
the Corporation dissolved at General
meeting or the Stockholders convened
for the purpose with the assent OF three
fOurths of the entire stock issue whether
present or represented at such meeting.
Thirty days prior notice Of such meeting
shall be given in any newspaper pub
lished in St. Martin Parish. La. Notice
shall likewise be given in writing. In
case of dissolution Of this Corporation,
the Liquidation of the affairs shall be
conducted by three Commissioners selec-
ted from the Stockholders al a meeting
called for that purpose as above set forth
in this Article. Said Commissioners
shall remain in office until the final Ii
quotation. In case Of the death Of one
or more Of such Commissioners. the sur
vivors shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stockholders of this Corporation
shall be liable for the contracts or faults
thereof in any further sum than the un-
paid balance due the Company Oh the
shares Of stock subscribed or owned by
him; nor shall any informally in organ
izatiOn have the effect Of rendering this
Charter or Of exposing Stockholders to
any liability beyond the unpaid balance,
il any, Of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my Office at
Breaux Bridge, La, in the presence Of
Messrs. 4. Lassalle and d. O. Lasalle
competent witnesses. who have signed
these presents with the parties aud me
Notary. after reading Of the whole.
4. GuidrOz
Jas. w. Counts
d. P. Martin
W. H. Mackenzie
&C. Martin.
Witnesses
Il. Lassalle
D. o. Lassalle.
A. +. DOMENGEAUx,
Clerk Of Court, Ex OfficiO Notary Public
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State Of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin,

BY virtue of a writ of f.ri facias,
issued In the above entitled and num-
brred suit. dated June the 18th 1908.
and to i've directed by this Honorable
Nineteenth Judicial District Court in
aud iOr the Parish Of st. Martin, State
Of Louisiana.
have seized and will proceed to sell
ut public auction to the last and high.
est bidder, at the front door Of the Court
House in the Town Of st. Martinville,
Oh
Saturday August 18th 1908,
the following described property, to.wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in the
Parish Of st. Martin. State Of Louisiana.
measuring seventeen and % superficial
arpents. bounded North by land Of DR..
u. W. Martin, East by land Ut Oscar
Che'allier and Lastrappes. South by
land Of Berthelmy HrbeIt and West by
Public Road and land of + c. Roger.
Seized to satisfy judgment rendered
III our 18th Judicial District Court iu
the Parish Of St. Martin dated May 10th
lSOS, for the sum OF Three Hundred aud
Fifty Dollars. with interest at the rate
OF . per centum per arnum.
Terms and cOnditiOns-Cash.
Sheriffs office this 18th day Of July
A ID. 1908. E.A. BROT'SSARn
Sheii i'll.
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Sherif's Sale.
BANK OF ARNAUDVILLE
DR.. G. ". MARTIN.
No. 1922

18th Judicial District Court,
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AhIlC4E Nv.
The Corporate powers Of this Company
shall b. vested in and exercised by a
Board Of Five Directors; three Of whom
shall constitute quorum for the tran
sactiOn Of business. and their decisions
shall be valid corporate acts. There shall
be elected from these a President, aud a
Secretary aud Treasurer. The Board Of
Directors shall be elected Oh the First
Monday Of January Of each year. Until
the election Of nineteen hundred and
nine, the following shall constitute the
first Board Of Directors: Evans Guidroz.
and D. P. Martin. aud ". II Mackenzie and
James W. Counts aud Claude C. Martin
aud until such time Evans GuidrOz shall
be- President and Claude C. Martic Vice
President and W. H. Mackenzie Secreta.
ry aud d. P. Martin shall be Treasurer
aud James W. Counts Manager. At every
election and meeting Of Stockholders,
each stakeholder shall be entitled to
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Saturday the 18th day Of
August 1905,

the following described property tO-wit:
All the rights. title and interest of Ju-
liza Alexandra. In aud to that certain
tract OF land. situated In the Parish Of
st. Martin, State OF Louisiana. Contain
Ing Seventy arpents in superficial area,
with all the improvements thereon,
bounded North by land of d. II. Bernard
Il ais. South by land Of Jean Louis Ca
Diet. East by land of Mrs. L. NJ. Roger
Il ais, and West by land of Louis Jour-
net, acquired by her from K. e. Roger &
Son.
Seized to satisfy judgment render
ed in our 18th Judicial District Court In
and for the Parish Of st. Martin, dated
May 18th 1873. for the SUN of Two Hun.
dred and Fifty-twO Dollars and 8 cents,
with interest at the rate Of 8 Der cen.
tum per annnm.
Terms and conditions Cash.
Sheriff's Office this 18th day of July A.
p. 1908. A. 4. BROUSSARD,
Sheriff.
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PARTITION SALE.
ISlDORE MICHEL s. AIS -.
AUGUSTIN ROY.
18th Judicial District Court
No lO2O5
st. Martin Parish. Louisiana.

By virtue Of Il judgment OF Coart. issu.
I'd In above matter. dated May 8. 1903.
aud to me directed by the aforesaid
Court. will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder at
the Court House door at st. Martinville,
La, on
SATURDAY THE LIST Of AUGUST 1905
between legal sale hours. for the par
tition and settlement Of accounts b.
tween the joint owners, as stipulated In
said judgment. the following described
property. viz:
That certain lot Of ground situated in
st. Martin parish. La, at La POinte.
containing three fourth 6 a Of an ar
penis in superficial area. bounded north
by land Of Albin Ducrest. south by land
Of Joseph Broussard. East By Bayou
Teclls and west by land of Auze Hebert.
together Herewith the improvements
thereon consisting mainly Of the bull
dings aud machinery Of and accessories
Tor cotton gin, grist mill. rice mill
and sugar mill. engine. boiler etc. aud
such pullrys as may be attached TO said
lot.
Teruls CASH ON THE SPOT.
Sheriff's Office this 10th day of June
1908. A. E. BROUSSARD, Sheriff.,
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Fresh new home made hay at
Laizaire Bienvenu feed store.
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HARTFORD COLLEGB
OPENS ITS TWENTY.EIGHT SESSION
NY1 AUGUST "a, 1908. gY

With its large and increasing faeili.
ties and its University trained faculty.
Hartford College offers advantage not to
be found elsewhere at small cost. Ths
cost Of board and tuition per year varise
from $l2O to $50; while those who do
light housekeeping the cost varies from
$50 to SO per year.
Special attention is given to French
students who desire to learn to speak
and write correctly the English Ian.
guage. Glasses are not over crowded:
hence students get individual help which
they could not get in large institutions.
For catalogues and information address,
Pres. L. N. Gray
HARTFORD. KY
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Sherih's Sale.
Sherih's Sale.
BANK OF ARNAUDvILLE
JULIA ALEXANDRA.
No. 1928,
ka % Do ~ q
No. 1929,
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of St. Martin.
10Th Judicial District Court.

By virtue OF a writ Of fieri facias,
issued In the above entitled and mum
bered suit. dated June 26th 1908. and to
me directed by the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court. In and for the Parish OF
st. Martin. State Of Louisiana.
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder at the front door OF the Court
House In the Town Of st. Martinville, on
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-06-19
Scott Notes.

Maple Camp No. 455, w. 0. w.
held a special meeting Tuesday
evening and obligated four
members into the mysteries of
of our grand ~fraternal order.
The work was accomplished
through the earnest efforts of
District Manager A. O. Patu-
reau of Alexandria, who deliver
ed a splendid talk on the good of
the order. A splendid banquet
was given in honor of Sow. Pat
ureau, which was highly appre-
ciated by every member present.
It was an event which will long
be remembered. The camp is
gradually growing and promises
to be one of the many prosper
GUS camps of the State.
Many of our people attended
court this week at Lafayette.
Several of our farmers have
sold their cotton which they held
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-06-19
" SMALL FIRES.

On Tuesday about noon a kitch
en- iue of the house occupied by
Mrs. Long On VermiliOn street
in Mouton addition caught fire,
but was extingui>hed with buck
cts of water. On Wednesday
about 10 a. 10. another alarm was
sounded; this time it was a hue
of the restaurant run by a color
ed woman named Celeste Brown
also in the MOutOn addition.
The fire vas put out with buck
cts of water before the depart.
mems. which responded prompt.
ly as usual, could reach the
place. Both fires again illustra-
ted the need for a fire alarm sys-
TEN so that fire can be promptly
located and reached.
Mt. Carmel Academy.
The closing exercises of M.
Carmel Academy will take place
on Wednesday, June "a.
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back in the cotton warehouse
here for the past eight months,
and received a fair price for it,
the staple being well preserved,
while others sold at smaller fig
ures, owing to the bad condition
of their cotton.
Master Bertram Patureau was
a guest of Mr.. and Mas. Joe Lam
dry Tuesday and Wednesday and
attended the W. q. w. banquet.
Several of our people antici'
pate visiting Alexandria for the
grand Fourth of July celebration
to be held there.
Mr.. Henry MOrningveg, of
Opelousas, was a business visitor
here this week.
The cotton in this section
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promises to yield a fine crop this
year, and our farmers r ex'
pecting fine prices for same.
Rev. Father Detchemendy Wis
tied Crowley Tuesday on bust
ness.
Blackberry picking is all the
rage here. Many of our farm
ers are putting them up for their
winter delicacies.
A delightful dance was
given by the young society gen
tlemen last night, and quite a
crowd of young people enjoyed
themselves dancing until a late
hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Landry are
home again after spending Is
days with relatives at West
Baton Rouge and West Lake.
BERTHE.
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Judge RObira Announces,

The Advertiser has been au-
thOrized to present the name of
John j. Robira, Of Arcadia, as a
candidate for the office of district
attorney for the Eighteenth Ju-
dicial district, consisting of the
parishes of Arcadia and Lafa-
yette. his candidacy being sub
ject to the approval of the Demo-
cratic primary.
The Crowley Signal gives the
following interesting sketch of
Mr.. Robira:
John J. Robira has been a resi-
dent of Crowley since 1895 and
his record is we'll known to the
citizens of Crowley and the
parish. His life has been a
struggle from early childhood
against poverty and adversely.
At the tender age of eleven,
when most boys r enjoying the
golden days of childhood, young
Robira started out in the world
not only to make his own way
but to support his mother and
little brothers and sisters. He
was errand boy, bakers assis-
tant, clerk and driver of an ice
wagon. Occasionally he found
time to 90 to night school and
thus he picked up the foundation
of an education. The struggle
was a hard and bitter one. but
the boys heart was stout and in
the right place, for he never for
got the mother at home and the
little brothers and sisters de.
pendent upon him.
In 1899, when Robira was just
of age he made up his mind to
study law. He had no money to
20 to law school, for the neces-
sites of the mother and little
ones had made it impossible to
save much. But that did not de-
ter him from trying to fit him
self for the bar. Hon. Phillip S.
Pugh and Thomas r.. Smith offer
ed TO become his preceptors and
he was soon Immersed in Black
stone and Coke. But it was a
hard struggle for not only did he
have to devote himself closely to
law study to compete in the flu.
tire with university bred law
yers, but he had to have the
wherewithal to eat and sleep and
buy clothes.
Many a night the young stu
dent went hungry to bed and
awoke in the morning with not
even a crust in sight for break
fast. On one such occasion Jos.
Blum offered him a job as book
keeper. It meant food, clothes,
. comfortable room and COMPARE
tive ease. But it also meant
quitting the study of law, and
the boy bravely refused.
In 1901 Mr.. Robira was admit
ted TO the bar and has practiced
& the Acadia bar since that time.
He has had valuable experience
"a 1. criminal lawyer to fit him
Tar the position to which he as
rirea. His record as a lawyer
~ as ! citizen is too well known
8 require comment.
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Supt. Avery's House Burned.

The residence of Supt. w. J.
Avery burned yesterday about
noon while Mr.. Avery was in
town attending the Cook trial.
The fire originated from the
kitchen fue. All the furniture
except what was in the kitchen
was saved. The house was in
Sured.
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The cotton in this section
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Veteran Sailor Now Retired.

Rear Admiral Henry s. Lyon. hero
of the Samoan disaster in 1889, vic
tim of three wrecks, and veteran Of the
civil and Spanish wars. was recently
retired and settled down to hum
drum life in the little village OF Paris.
Me. The law says that the retiring
age in the navy is 81, though phys
ically the admiral is as good as ever.
and has as fine stock Of nautical
knowledge and experience as any man
living. When given shore duty 1t was
largely as an ordnance officer or In
spector of ordnance, torpedoes and
small arms. regarding which he IL q
recognized expert
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Pointing a Moral.

sonny" said Uncle Eben, did you
ever watch one o dishere little tug
boats come snortin' along takin' kyah
of great big ocean liner?"
"Yaas, indeed answered Pick
aninny Jim.
'An' did you ever see one er desc
'lectric motors pick up handsome.
shiny locomotive an drag it frou de
Baltimo' tunnel?"
Lots O. times"
AN did you ever see a quiet oil
knee-sprung white hoss pullin help
less automobile to town."
'I sho' has"
"Well, sonny. denis all to remind
you dat no matter how big or impor-
tant an stylish you gifts, dar amt
no tellin' when you may need help
FUN somebody dat don seem to cut
no figure wuf mentionin'."
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
WENT TOO FAR INTO FUTURE
Fortune TeIer's Last Words Caused
Quick Change of Opinion.

You are going to be married with
in year." said the fortune teller who
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
The young lady heaved a glad sigh.
you will go to Europe on your
wedding trip"
The beautiful girl drew two or three
glad sighs and murmured: j
Go on, please"
He will be rather tall and he will
have dark hair"
The girl trembled with joy. She
had been skeptical when she sat
down. Now she was convinced that
the fortune teller was blessed with
second sight.
is that all?" she asked.
you will have plenty of money, and
you will live in another city"
Il am sure it must be George" said
the girl, forgetting in her joy that
she was speaking out loud. do you
see anything else in my hand?"
The fortune teller looked again and
studied the lines carefully.
Yes" she said at length, you will
have six children, and
Il believe you are regular fraud"
angrily declared the young lady as
she picked up her gloves and hastily
departed.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
PLACES PATIENCE ABOVE ALL.
Supreme Quality in Good Wife, Ac-
cordng to This Writer.

Patience is the supreme quality of a,
good wife.
When humanity shall have evolved.
perfect race of men there will. be
less need of this virtue in women
Now it is chief of the indispensable
qualities. For the Notwithstanding
wife must inevitably learn that she"
has married an imperfect creature,
many degrees below the god of her girl
ish fancy. And for the facing of this
unwelcome fact she requires abundant
patience.
Woman's most blessed work in the
world is the long, long task of foster
ing the blossoms and ripening the
fruit of character in the young. For
this there is need of a patience half
divine.
you are growing to have the look
in your face that mother has. You
don't look like us boys any more,'
said a boy to his sister. That new
look which the boy noted but could
not name was patience. There is
scarcely wifely virtue but by over
indulgence may become defect. Yet
no wife has ever had too large stock
of patience. The patient wife for
gives her husbands ill-humors. She
discounts his failures and exaggerates =
his successes.-Chicago American.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
First to Use Sewing Machine.

Miss Elizabeth NJ. Kilbourn, said to
be the first woman who ever took a
stitch on sewing machine, is now
living at Winsted, Conn. She was
teaching in Hartford when she called
one day at the workshop of Elias
Howe to see the new invention which
she had heard talked about.
Howe received her cordially, and
after explaining the working of the
machine asked her if she would care
to try how it would work. She was
delighted at the idea, but felt some
timidity on account of her total ig-
norance of machinery. After being
assured by Howe that the mechanism
Of his invention was not so delicate
as she imagined she took her seat and
ran up short seam. When she got
up from the machine he said to her:
You are the first woman in this
world who ever took a stitch ON
sewing machine"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Wanted to Know.

It was at Symphony Orchestra con-
cert conducted by Walter Damrosch.
The audience was anticipating an ex-
quisite rendition Of choice selections
from some famous composers, con-
spicuous among whom was Richard
Wagner, the opening number in this
instance being one of his compost.
tions. AS was usual. the leading per-
formers of the orchestra, as they ap-
peared upon the platform, was met
with enthusiastic applause, the climax
being reached with the appearance Of
Mr.. Damrosch himself.
When the excitement had somewhat
subsided and the concert was about to
begin, a well-dressed woman. seated
quite near the front, turned to the
woman beside her, and said in an
audible voice: Pardon me. but would
you kindly tell me which one is Wag-
ner?"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Great Forest Reserves of Nevada.

The national forest reserve in Ne
vada now reaches the enormous total
Of S,52S,479 acres. The total acreage
Of the state. including water surface,
is something over 100000. There
fore the forest reserve comprises
more than one acre in every ten. The
last reserve formed was the Las
Vegas National Forest, locally known
as Sheep Mountains. 1t covers an
area Of 1858 acres and is the eighth
to be formed in the state.
In addition to this the secretary Of
the interior has announced the with.
drawal Of 616,451 acres in White Pine
and Nye counties, to be added to the
national forest reserve, making total
of over 100000 acres that will have
been withdrawn in short time.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
NEvApAvILLE SCHOOL NOTES.

Eighth grade pupils have begun the
study of Civil Government. Townsend's
text book has been adopted as the most
suitable work for this class of pupils.
A sudden surprise was sprung recently
on the pupils of the Grammar grades,
by digging up samples of their writing
done year ago, and comparing it with
what each is able to do now. A year is
a very short period in a child's school
experience, yet some pupils could scarce
ly believe their own eyes when it came
to note the progress made in their writ
ing. One boy who had made exceptional
progress with the pen expressed his
satifaction thus: 81 guess have been
going some"
1t is surprising the number of poor
writers that leave the public schools.
No one would contend that good writing
is certificate of proof, as to ones char
.acter, or his ability to do things, but it
is certainly an objectionable excuse for
pupils to enter even the sixth grade un-
able to write legible hand. But reports
from Central City teachers tell us that
there are pupils registered in the High
school there who cannot write read
able hand. This is not only deplorable
but is the limit of neglect, of careless
ness, and of misdirected effort on the
part of him who finds himself slave to
such deficiency.
1t was clearly shown in last week s
discussion how futile would be any
teachers tactics to drive out of school
any pupil who happens to be irregular
in attendance. Since it can be done,
thanks to the laws for it, what plan
is left to the teachers that may be
used to better the attendance record?
Besides availing themselves Of the
legal power, it will have to be the
influence Of an all powerful personality
in the teacher, shot through and
through with tact, and that coupled
with set and determined desire to
get into closer working relations with
parents by visiting them in their homes
and finding out and seeing with them
the causes that produce the absentee
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
WHERE SYSTEM WAS At FAULT.
Inventor Had Not Reckoned with
Pullman Car Porter.

Il don't see," remarked the argu-
mentative young man who occupied
the best seat in the smoking compart-
ment of the Pullman, and who, as he
lighted fresh cigar, showed every in
dication of maintaining his strategic
advantage, why this company, in its
role of innkeeper isn't called upon to
look after mans valuables."
Every one was smoking busily, but
one or two of his near neighbors ap-
peared to hear him.
"As it is," the argumentative young
man continued, what happens? You
your vest pockets, roll up the vest and
put it under your pillow. There's
good chance of something coming out
and being overlooked OF course, if
there's an accident you have your
things handy-that is, if you think of
them at all. But if they were in
safe you or your representatives
would be much more sure to get
them. Hotels have to furnish such ac-
commodations, and why not the Pull
man people?"
There's only one objection to your
plan, young man." said a gruff indi-
vidual who had been attempting to
read-"only one"
What is it?" asked the argumenta-
tive young man.
THE trouble you would have the
next morning convincing the porter
that you hadn't made over your money
to him as a tip
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Boston Women Please Actress.

Sarah Bernhardt says some pleas
ant things about the Boston woman in
her Memories of My Life" She was
struck by the harmony and softness
OF their gestures and the Bostonian
race seemed to her the most refined
and mysterious of all American races.
The women adore music. the theater,
literature, painting and poetry" she
writes. They know everything and
understand everything. are chaste and
reserved and neither laugh nor talk
very loudly"