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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31

duced here are unsurpassed,
while thousands of crates of de.
licious vegetables are shipped to
other States.
Lee county. wet, has some
orange groves, but few as COM
pared with US. 1t has some
cattle, some vegetables and
much whiskey. It's business
output is much less than that of
De Soto. Does that look like
destruction of business inter-
ests." or that whisky makes
business for a community"
Whisky interests have repeat.
edly tried to capture De Soto
county, but have always failed
ANONYMOUSLY, while in the wet
and dry" election. held a year
ago in Lee county, the dry
people lost by only three votes.
They expect to carry the next
election when prohibition shall
be the issue.
De Soto, dry" has eight
banks. with capital and surplus
of $500. 900. while Lee county,
wet. has two banks. with cap
ital and surplus of 100000. Our
people do not spend their money
in saloons, hence have money to
place to their credit in our banks.
Now let as compare the county
seats. Arcadia, dry" versus
Fort Meyers. wet. Their
population as per census reports
were as follows:
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
Times-DemOcrat.

Times-DemOcrat.
That Archbishop Blenk is contem-
plating a great moral movement, in
which he expects to lead the Catholic
element in this city, was made plain
in most eloquent address delivered
by him in st. Alphonsus' Hall yester-
day morning to several hundred men
representing the st. Vincent de Paul
Society and the Total Abstinence
League. The address was of q pOliti-
co-religious nature. and while the
archbishop was careful to say moth
ing that might be used to partisan ad-
vantage in the coming campaign, in
which moral issues will be involved,
he took firm stand for civic right
eousness, and pointed out the way for
Catholics to follow. He made clear
the position of the Catholic Church
with regard to total abstinence, which
he himself now practices, and said
that while the doctrine of the church
was against only the abuse of drink,
he thought, personally, that total alb.
stinence was a splendid thing. 1t was
then that he stated that he contem.
plated moral movement in this di'
rection, and would call upon Catho'
lies to follow him.
The meeting of mem yesterday a
which Archbishop Blenk was thu
guest of honor was the quarterly com
munion of the Society of st. Vincen
de Paul, the membership of which em
braces every Catholic parish in thu
city The members of the Total Alb
stinence League of st. Alphonsus par
ish were the guests, on this occasion
OF the Vincentians, some of whom alst
belong to the League. While it i
known that the St. Vincent de Pau
Society dispenses thousands of dol
lars yearly in charity, nothing o
what they do is ever published to tn
world. They believe in the scriptura
injunction, which says that the righ
hand must not know what the lef
hand doeth. No reporters were in
| vited to be present yesterday in thei
professional capacity, but individua
members of the society and of tn
league we're very willing to tell of tn
splendid address made by the arch
bishop, one of them declaring that !
was the greatest speech that Arch
bishop Blenk had ever delivered.
The address was received with tn
widest enthusiasm by those presen
at the meeting, and at its conclusion
the archbishop was given perfec
ovation. It was evident from th
manner il which his words were re
ceived that he had touched upon Q sub
lject Of burning Importance, and tha
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31

Punta Gorda and Wanchula. ]
wish to compare this dry
county with Lee county, a wet
county to the south of US. Lee
county has but one town of i'm.
portance, Fort Meyers, establish
ed prior to the Seminole war,
when it was an army post.
The population of the two
counties were as follows:
United States Census 1900
De Soto county 8047, Lee county
3O71.
State Census 19O5-De Soto
county 12.446, Lee county 1861
Thus we see at a glance that
the percentage of increase in the
dry county is so per cent, as
against about 30 per cent for the
wet" county. Does this look
like destruction of business in
terests?" or does it verify the
whisky mans claim that liquor
makes business for a commun'
ity?"
De Soto county, dry has fal
greater business interests. The
cattle kings of South Florids
nearly all live in De Soto county
Then it is one of the largest, il
not the largest, orange producing
counties of the State. Phos
phate is shipped in large quaint
ties to many portions of the
globe. Our fishing interests are
as are our turpentine and nava
supplies. The pineapples pro
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
GREAT MORAL MOVEMENT
PLANNED BY ARCHBISHOP
In an Address in ST. Alphonsus Hall His Grace Declares
That He Favors Total Abstinence Although the Church
Only Forbds the Abuse of Drink-Address is Re-
ceived With Greatest Enthusiasm and Speaker
Receives Ovation.

the views SO eloquently expressed met
with the warmest approval of the best
Catholic element of the city.
AS he was now speaking to men
who were already practical Catholics,
who did not need any special exhorta-
tion to go to church, to obey the laws
of God and to love their fellow-men
he spoke to them of their duty as citi-
zens. A man, he said, might be the
best kind of Catholic; might per-
form all the duties that the church
prescribed for the faithful. and yet be
recreant to his duties as citizen.
Every Catholic owed duty not only
to- God, but to his fellow-men and to
his country. 1t was the duty of all good
Catholics to work for the uplifting of
humanity, for the moral advancement
of the city, of the state and of the
country. He earnestly desired, he
said, TO bring all Catholics to prop
er understanding of their duty as
citizens. 1t was Catholics duty to
compel morality as a citizen, and to
use his political activities for that
purpose. The speaker then dwelt up
, on morality in general, the blessings
that flowed to community or city
where morality was not only respect
ed, but upheld by the united action OF
the consciences of virtuous and en-
lightened people. In eloquent words
he pictured the degradation that re-
suits from lax standard of morality,
of the evil consequences that flow
therefrom and its effects upon society
in general. He spoke also of private
morality as exemplified in the lives oi
those occupying high place or Office,
and who should be held to q strict &C.
count for any violation of the great
principals of justice and honor.
/; Coming then to some of the moral
i issues of the day. the archbishop tool
in the question of total abstinence and
said that while the doctrine of the
church on this point was to prevent
the abuse and not the use of drink
he himself believed that total |absti
nence was thing to be warmly com
mended. He indirectly touched upor
other questions Of the day, and sale
that he wanted the support of al
Catholics in a great moral movement
that he contemplated starting some
time in the near future.
An address by one of the Redemp'
torist fathers followed that of the
archbishop, to the effect that the st:
Vincent de Paul Society and the TOtal
/ Abstinence League were naturally al
lied to each other, since drink was the
cause of most of the poverty and dis
tress which the Vincentians were call.
ed upon to relieve.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31

United States Census 1900
Arcadia, dry" 799; Fort Mey.
ers wet 943.
State Census 1906 Arcadia,
dry" 1857; Fort Meyers, wet"
1925.
See the difference! In the
year 1900 the wet" town was
the larger by 144 souls, yet only
five years later, when the State
census was taken, the dry"
town was the larger by 1872 per.
sons, or a dry" gain of 276.
Does this show destruction of
business interests or substan-
tiate the whisky mans claim
that whiskey makes business
for q town."
OF the forty-six counties Of
Florida, forty are dry" The
wet" counties are those in
which are situated the larger
cities. Most of these forty dry"
counties have been dry" for
years, and they are well content
to remain so. Their people are
prosperous and happy, a desir.
able class of immigrants are
coming into them, and we look
forward to the day when the
dram shop will be thrust from
the State.
J. M. WEEKS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
SuPT, ASWELL
HAS RESIGNED.
Retires from Head of Schools to
Accept Presidency of State
Normal School at Natchi-
tOcheS.

The announcement Of the res
lgnation of Hon. ]. B. Aswell,
State Superintendent of Educa,
ton, and his election to the pres
idency of the State Normal
School at Natchitoches Wednes.
day came as a surprise and has
caused somewhat of sensation
in educational circles over the
State.
Mr.. Aswell was elected super
intendent with Governor Blanch-
ard four years ago. He thor
oughly reorganized the school
system and during his admins
tration it has reached the highest
standard in its history. Toward
the close of his term, however,
Mr.. Aswell, whose work has at
tracted attention all over the
country, was invited to become
the president of the leading edu'
cational institution of Mississippi
and accepted. Such pressure
was brought to bear by the
school people throughout the
state and by Governor Blanchard
and other public men that he
finally withdrew his acceptance
Daring the last primary he was
nominated without opposition.
Nothing is known as to Mr.
Aswell's motives in making thu
change. The passage OF the
Marks bill providing for schoo
supervision has been consider
ably criticised, but whether OF
not that criticism has influence:
the superintendent may only b.
revealed when he makes a state
ment on the subject.
The Office of state superlntend
ent now pays $1,000 a year. bu,
an amendment is to be voted OF
in November increasing it Il
5000. The governor will fill tn
vacancy. Among those who's
names have been mentioned fol
the place is Senator J. Rusl
Wimberly, chairman OF the sen
ate committee on education.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
Notice..

Notice.
A meeting of Lafayette Council No.
1886, Knights of Columbus, will be
held Sunday, Aug. 2, at p. m.
F. v. MOUTON, F. S.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31

Try our chocolate ice.cream
soda-its fine. Moss Pharmacy,
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
Struck Water at New Prison.

After many trials and much trouble water has at last been encountered in the well on the prison grounds. At a depht of 70 feet they were forced to abandon the drilling machine on ac- count of the numerous bouIders which broke the drill point and wegded the casing. With the aid of convict labor an open well was sunk to a depth of Sl feet passing through the boulders and into a strata of sand at that depth which yields a good supply of excel lent water. Tine well will be drilled and cased for l50 feet more when it is expected the second strata of water will be encountered which will give g. sufficient supply for all the present needs. Captain Rynning is very much elated over the outlook at the pres ent and says the work, which has been delayed from the lack of water on the grounds, will now be pushed to rapid completion. Florence Blade.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
Resignation of Register Wakefield

It was made public yesterday that Lyman Wakefield, register of the land office, had tendered his resignation. It was no surprise to the friends of the register since he had privately stated as long as two months ago that he in tended to resign. No reason was given for his resignation except that he was weary of the position and desired to return to hls home at Tucson, says the Phoenix Republican.
 He has occupied the office for a little more than a year. his appoint ment following close upon the death of Receiver Milton Moore.
 It is stated that his successor will probably be Charles Arnold who had the endorsement of prominent Arizo- nians for the vacancy made by the death of Mir. Moore and moreover en- joyed the personal friendship of Sec retary Taft. MT. Arnold's application was forwarded by the way of Cicin- nati where it was to be strengthened by the endorsement of Charles P. Taft but by the time it had reached the de- psrtment the president, then at Oyster Bay, had ordered the appointment of Mir. Wakefield who had the support of United States Marshal Daniels.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
WHAT MINING MEANS TO PIMA.
Editor John E. Masee Writes Able
 Article on the Subject.

A recent issue of the Tucson Miner and Stockman contains an able ar ticle by John E Magee, it's editor. on mining in Pima county. The paper also publishes in full statement of the gross product for the year of 1907 of the mines and mining claims of Ari- zona, compiled from the verified state ment filed with the territorial au- ditor
 Editor Magee has secured statisti- cal data of the greatest importance to mining men of Pima county. Part of his article relating to Pima county is as follows:
 "Over 75 per cent of the produced wealth of PIma county comes from her mines. Less than 25 per cent comes from all other industries, while Tue son furnishes only 3 1-2 per cent. Business and professional men of Tue son read the statistical facts and real ize where your profits and fees come from"
 Quoting it's figures from the terri torial reports on the gross product for 1907 of Arizona mines, which is re- produced, the article continues: By tbis list it will be seen that Pima county returns show a gross income of S1.439.691. Add .S265. 900 more and we have $1.7O4.79l produced wealth from Pima county mines for 1907. Now, ti @ produced wealth from the soil, gross and manufactured, of Pima county for the year 1907 from all other resources is as follows: Live stock, Sl69. 900; dairy products, $87,. 900; farm products, S67, 900; veget- able gardens. S3O,OOO; fruits and honey. $15,OOO; poultry and eggs, $28, ,0OO; manufactured articles, $I2,- 900; ice. 51,OOO; other things not specified. $S.OO0; making altogether S512, ,OOU This, added to mineral product. gives 2.216. 69l as the whole produced wealth of Pima county for 1907. It will be seen that the mines give over three quarters of this pro- duction.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
EIkS Drilling Team.

After having accepted the sugges- tion of the Bisbee lodge of Elks to the effect that the lodges of this jurisdic- tion unite for a big turnout at the forthcoming grand meeting of the Elks iu Los Angeles, already the members have been busy securing signatures to arrangements to make the trip and join the uniform team.
 Something more than 40 of the membership have already signed the contracts and it is thought that by the time the team is ready to begin actual drill work, that there will be a hun dred in lIne.
 As soon es the uniforms arrive, the drilling will be begun under the di- rection ot a competent captain and the ambitions of the locals extend toward an effort to landing the first prize at the grand lodge.-Citizen.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
C & A. Starts New Furnace

As an evidence that the mining in dustrv in the Warren district contin. ues to grow, it was reported today that the Calumet & Arizona company had started new 5OO-ton furnace at the shelter in Douglas. This makes the second additional furnace put into commission by the O. & A. this year, says the Globe Silver Belt. Prior to last January this company had never operated more than four furnaces at one time and they were each of 300- ton capacity, while the new furnace just completed and put into commits sion is two fits larger in capacity.
 The Calumet & Arizona smelter has been the scene of a great deal of con- struction during the past year. Since the first of January @ new machine shop, a new blacksmith shop and the power house have been all completed and modern machinery has been in stalled in these buildings.
 According to the plans of enlarge meuC AC tnsS sDelCerJ aRreeu upon more than year ago, the original five furnaces which are of 300 ton capacity are all to be enlar ged and this work is to be the next undertaken by those having charge of the construction de- partment. Alter the original furnace is to be constructed and when this is all completed the total capacity of the plant will be no less than 5000 tons of ore daily.
 This plant, during the past six months, has been handling a large amount of ore from the Superior & Pittsburg properties. The starting of the new furnace today will probably mean a considerable increase in the output of copper for the month of Sep. tember over that of last month.
 The Calumet IE Arizona smelter has A record of production equal to any ever operated in the west. It was started in the fall of 1902 with two furnaces and has never been down be- cause of any reason, except perhaps one or two holidays during that time.
 The output of the Calumet x Arizo- ma for August was something over four million pounds of copper from five fur uacts.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
Eastern Manufacturers Favor Bryan.

"There are going to be some sur prisos in York State and the New Eng gland States when the fall elections come around" says o B. Blackburn, a soap and knit underwear manufac- turer of New York and Providence.
 Mir. Blackburn made this statement to the Washington correspondent for the Louisville Courier Journal. Then he added: ''I think you will find that after the votes are counted that MT. Bryan will be the man who will oc- cupy the White House, and not your friend Taft. There is e change of sen- timent throughout the northeast that will not down, and it is all for Bryan. The people there do not look upon Bryan as they did twelve years ago. If you notice. several of the papers that were antagopistic to Bryan are slowly but certainly turning to him. I am a Democrat, but voted for Roosev veit, and would do so again; but will not vote for his substitute, and that is the way many persons in that section of the country are talking. Many Re- publicans, business men-two of my partners. for instance-are going to vote for Bryan. One of them said a day or so ago that he though Taft would. in way carry out Roosovelt's ideas. but they were sure Bryan would carry all cf them out. They want cer- tain revisions in the tariff, and will get them if Bryan is elected. An other thing, they are tired of the Can elected it will in a measure mark the downfall of "Uncle Joe" as king in the House of Representatives. In the central part of New York State. which the Republicans have always considered strongly theirs. an under current is moving that broods ill for the candidate who does not work for the farmers and small man nufacturers' interests. In going through that sec ton of the State bankers, farmers and business men are discussing the issues and platform Mir. Bryan stands on, and all that 1 could bear was favor able. As have said. they do not dislike Mir. Taft personally, but they do not like the idea of his standing on Mir. Roosevelt's pins"
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
Wm. Lut,ey, the we'll known Tomb.

stone resident, has gone to Sonora on a lost mine hunting expedition. He is to be joined across the line by a companion and together will endeavor to locate one of the lost Spanish mines of history. Tho many friends of MT. Lutley throughout the South west hope he will meet with success on his golden mission.
 Messrs. Glenn and Boxall have been awarded a contract by the Ray Con solidated Copper company to drive in 24O foot tunnel, south from the old shaft house. This tunnel will open a large body of sulphide ore penetrated by one of the bore holes recently put down by the company with one of their Keystone drilling ma chimes. The company is also constructing large coal bunking and making other improve ments indicative of an early resump ption of operations at both Ray and Kelvin. Belt
 It is rumored that 8 beer trust, covering Phoenix. Mesa and Tempe has been formed since Sunday closing went into effect. Since that time the price of beer has been advanced from 5 to 10 cents per glass. It seems that one of the East Tempe saloons refused to enter the combine to raise the price on beer, and continued to sell for } cents. When the stock on hand was exhausted and he went to the wholesalers at Phoenix for another supply, it is reported that he was in formed that unless he entered the combine he would have to go out of the business or at least would have to look elsewhere for his supply. The saloon keeper. being up against a hard proposition, advanced the price, but it seems that the matter has been brought to the attention of the Unit ets States district attorney.
 What with bellotas. (acorns), wild cherries, walnuts, and wild grapes in bountiful profussion in the Ohirica- huas this summer, neither man nor hog need go hungry here Many peo- pie gather walnuts and store then for winter use, and to small extent wild cherries and grapes are used here for cooking and canning purposes. Iu season, bellotas, the fruit of certain kind of oak tree. are eaten raw by those who like them. A large number of these acorn were gathered here last month by Mexicans, to be sold to the Mexican trade. These nuts, which re- sembie chinquepins though a little longer, possess a yellowish meat, which is often used by Mexicans as meal The bread made with it is said to be quite palatable. Hogs living on be- llotas and walnuts get fat-and in this respect it is said they are different from men. Our dissertation on man, the hog, and other things, is at an end.- Paradise, Record.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19
Victor Talking Machines.

We are wholesale and retail dealers for Mex ico for the Victor Talk ing Machines.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19

Our prices are the same as Chicago and New York. w hen you purchase your Ma chine and Records from us, we save you the Express Charges to Nogales.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19

Our new stock of Re- cords comprise ? over 1000, 10 and Is inch and a complete as- sortment of Red Seal.
The border vidette., 1908-09-19

Victors from $10.00 to $l00 % carried in stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-10

ton goods, and, as I have said before, they especially like our American sheet ing. Little stores are now springing up in the more thickly populated centers, and there are a score or so of such establish ments here and at Entebbe.,
 A New Civilization.
 Indeed. the British are gradually mak- ing a new nation of the Baganda. Only a few years ago these people were warning with their neghbors and enslaving the tribes about Mutesa had large army, and his predecessors had many wars. Justice was then practically unknown and human life was of no account. The peo- pie had no incentive to work. They lived upon the bananas which they grew in their gardens, they made their clothes from the bark of the fig tree and their houses came from the cane of the swamps nearby.
 To a large extent such conditions pre- vail today. but the people want bigger houses and better houses. They are be- ginning to use kerosene, and the huts of the chiefs are lighted by lamps. Some now have little patches of carpet and not a few are buying furniture. Our shoes and stockings are beginning to be worn, and the desire for all foreign things IS becoming an incentive to work So far this movement is slow, and the low wages, amounting to only or cents a day at