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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Leo Grevemberg vs.. Pauline
Broussard. No. IL, 1877.

Under and bv virtue of an order of
seizure and sale issued out of the Hon.
orable 23rd Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana. in the above numbered and
entitled suit, and TO me detected, have
seized and will offer for sale, for cash. at
the court house. in front of the ST Mary
Bank & Trust Company building, in the
town of Franklin, La Parish of st.
Mary, TO the last and highest bidder. on
SATURDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF
MAY, A. D., 1908,
between the hours of II O'Clock a. M,
and 4 O'Clock p. m, the following de-
scribed property, io-wit:
A certain house and lot near the town
of Jeanerette measuring one hundred
and forty-fonr feet front, by two hum
dred feet in depth more or less: bounded
north by Mrs. NJ. +. Grevemberg, east
by Brown. south by Mrs. NJ. E. Grevem-
berg and west by lane dividing the
Parish Of Iberia and ST. Mary together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon situated.
JOHN b. SANDERS, Sheriff.
Sheriff Office. Parish of St. Mary, La.
March 9th. 1908.
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-CHARTER Of
THE FOURTH WARD CLUB.
State of Louisiana,
Parish IF ST Mary

Before me, Isaac S. Wooster. a
Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified. within and for the Par
ish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana.
personally came and appeared the
undersigned citizens of the Parish of
st. Mary, La. and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, who declared unto me,
Notary. that they have organized,
and by these presents do organize
themselves and all persons who may
hereafter become associated with
them. into corporation and body
polite in law. for social and literary
purposes. and in accordance with the
provisions of the laws of this State
affecting such corporations, have
adopted, and do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing Charter. to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be THE FOURTH WARD
CLUB" and its domicile shall be at
Centreville, in the Parish of st Mary.
Louisiana, and all legal process shall
be served on the President, and IN his
absence on the Vice-President.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation are the cultivation and
promotion of literature and science
and the encouragement and proper
amusement and social relations and
intercourse among its members.
And to effect these objects and pur-
poses. the said corporation shall have,
possess. enjoy and exercise all the
rights. powers and privileges of
corporate body for the term and pc
riod of ninety mine (99) years from the
date OF this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The business affairs of this cOrpor-
alton shall be governed by a Board
of Directors to be composed of tbs
President, Vice-President, Secretary
Treasurer, and two other members of
the corporation to be elected by the
members of the corporation.
The officers and directors of this
corporation shall be elected annually
at a meeting held for that purpose on
the second Sunday in January of each
year, notice Of which meeting will be
given by printed or written notices
mailed to each member of the corpOr-
alton ten days prior thereto, by the
ecretary-Treasurer, or other officer
of the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall
consist of Sosthene Dugas, President:
Walter f. Senette, Vice President:
William F. Senette, Secretary-Treas-
urer: Robert Boudreaux aud f. J.
Devillier. who have been chosen TO
serve during the current year and until
their successors have been elected.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation is authorized and
empowered to lease, purchase, convey,
hold and mortgage such real estate
and other property in the Parish of
st. Mary as may be deemed necessary
for the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
4 may adopt bylaws, rules and reg
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piete title thereto. and with full authority
to do and perform all acts necessary or
useful and proper to fully and completely
liquidate and distribute the proceeds. if
any. among the stockholders
ARTICLE VI.
No StOckhoider shall ever be liable or re-
sponslble for any o. the contracts or faults
Of this corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the Company or
the sh; res owned by him; nor shall any
informality in the organization have the
effect of rendering this charter null, or
exposing a stakeholder to any liability be-
yond the amount of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my office, in
the town of Franklin. Parish of st. Mary.
Louisiana. on the 2Sth day of December.
1907, in the presence of X. X. Cooke and
Louis j. Martel, two competent witnesses
who sign these presents with said appear
ers and me, said Notary, after due reading
of the whole.
Witnesses: (SiyneG:)
K. X. COOKE. ALFRED PECOT.
LOUIS J. MARTEL. ID. CAFFERY, JR.,
j. D. BROUSSARD,
F. G. MARSH.
j. SULLY MARIEL,
ARTHUR MARTEL.
j.. .. PECOr, Notary Public,
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State of Louisiana,
Do ~

state of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Having read the foreeHlng charter Of the
st, Mary Hardware Co., Ltd. and finding
the objects and purposes therein legal and
in no manner contrary to or in violation of
the laws and constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, | hereby approve the said
Charter, or Act Of Incorporation.
In evidence whereof witness my off cial
signature at Franklin, Louisiana, on this
2Sth, Dec. 1907.
(Signed) W. K WILSON,
District Attorney 23rd. Judicial District,
Parish st. Mary, La.
l. Wilbur II. Kramer, Clerk 23rd Judicial
District Court, st. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
and eX-Offico Recorder thereof, do hereav
certify that the above and foregoing is
true and correct copy of the Act Of In
corporation of the st. Mary Hardware
Company Ltd. rs on file and of record in
my office in Book "a of Mortgages, page
No. 1897, inscribed therein of date March
11th. 1908.
In evidence whereof witness my official
signature and seal this 11th day Of March,
1868.
WILBUR H KRAMER,
Clerk OF Court.
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NO. S.

I ulatlons. and alter, amend or abrogate
,he same at its pleasure. except as
hereinafter provided. and generally
possess such powers as are incident to
corporation. and necessary to carry
OUT the purposes for which it is or
ganiZed.
ARTICLE V.
Ihe Board OF Directors shall have
power 10 regulate the manner of as
sessing and collecting such initiation
lees. dues, and fines as may be pre-
scr1bed by the bylaws or authorized
by this corporation
ARTICLE VI.
NO member OF this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
the debts, contracts. or obligations or
faults OF this corporation beyond the
amount OF any dues or assessments
which he may owe for the current year.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
regular or special meeting called for
that purpose after fifteen days notice
by mail to each member, by vote of
twO-thirds of all the members present
at such meeting: and this corporation
may be dissolved at a special meeting
held for that purpose after thirty days
notice mailed to each member, by an
officer OF the corporation, 10y a two
thirds vote of all the members of this
to be cast either in person
or by written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation by limitation or;otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed by the
board of directors for that purpose
In testimony whereof the said parties
have hereto affixed their signatures,
together with me, Notary.- and SUBJ
scribing two competent witnesses on
this tenth day of March A. D. 1908
q fter due reading
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u.J
Alb w Ettienne P B Unsworth
Gus Nltter N j SimOneauX
John NJ Unsworth Alb Stansbury :
M G Fernandez A J Hebert
Aurellian Robichaux
A l. Chauvin. N F Fernandez
H p Robichaux N Alleman
Alex Dugas W E Senette
VIM Weigmann Robt J Boudreaux
w Senette Clay Aucoin
F J Devillier Theo Aucoin
Witnesses:
GUSS. HEBERT,
ADAM CHAUVIN.
ISAAC S. WOOSTER,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary.
Having examined the foregoing
charter and finding that the purposes
and objects of the corporation as
specified in the said act are legal and
that none of the provisions therein are
contrary to law, l hereby approve
the same this 18th. day of March A.
D., 1908.
(Signed) w. K. WILSON.
Dist. Atty.
Clerk Office,
St Mary Parish, Louisiana,
|. J. Wood Chadwick, Deputy Clerk
of the 23rd. Judicial District Court in
and for the Parish of st. Mary, State
of Louisiana, and Ext -Officio Recorder
thereof, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is true and
correct copy of the Original Charter,
now on file and of record in my Office.
recorded in Book 81 of Mortgages at
Entry No 33,337 of Date
March 10th, 1908.
In evidence whereof witness my Of
fetal signature and the impress of the
seal of my Office, this 10Th day OF
March A. D., 1908.
j WOOD CHADWICK,
Dy. Clerk y Ex-Ofticio Recorder.
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is taken into consideration by some persons The
young man, probably, was sorry for the abrupt
termination of his friendship with the young lady,
but perhaps 1t was for the best That was his
version OF 1t, anyhow.
Most English speaking nations celebrate Christ
maside just as we Americans do but each has Its
little selfmade variation In Italy they celebrate
with grand dance, as rule and they take great
pains to be attired in gaudy ralment The Danish
very deliberate about their Christmas festvi-
ties and great fetes and gifts the order of the
day. The Swiss are fervent in their worship OF
the Saviour on that day and the little children
dressed for gala affairs parade the streets in or.
der that their parents may look at them and com.
pare them with the kids next door"
Many persons who have read much history and
who have been able to persuade themselves that
the present century is all wrong as to the date
OF the birth of Christ skeptica as to whether
We should observe the sacred day when we do
Estimates as to when Christ was born extend
clear from June to January 26.
Prior to the fourth century Christmas was not
observed on December 25, for there period
of uniformity in observing the day among the
early churches. The skeptica persons who have
studied the thing from end to end say that
December 20 It rained in Judea and then attention
is called to the Biblical statement that shepherds
were watching their fiocks when Christ was born
Now how could they watch their focks when 1t
was raining? is the argument of the unbelievers
that December 25 is the correct day of feast
One person who is not skeptical declared that
perhaps they didn't have sense enough to come in
out of the rain in those days. But of course that
is argument. The chances are the calendars
have been changed much that the original
December %, II hunted down, would be found
flirting with May l. OF course the correct day
upon which to worship has much to do with the
feeling of Christians in the matter but at the
same time, II the event is properly observed the
time of observance is but detail
Many good churchmen who seldom attend
church Sundays find Christmas an excellent
day to attend church because II only falls Sun.
day in years and 1t doesn't break In
on their weekly holiday morning nap.
Millions of dollars spent every year in every
country of the globe for presents. II is declared
In mercantile circles that the United States In
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his folks are coming and to go out to
meet them" he explained to the men
standing near. Otherwise the poor
fellow may have a surprise he won't
like on Christmas day"
To the stage drivers dismay there
was no answer to his call Fathers
cabin in the Sierras was evidently de-
serted.
See here" said he to a friend, you
call Brown up in half an hour and tell
him that his wife and daughter are
on the trail"
THE wires are down." declared
big man who came in at that moment
from outside. mo use trying to tele-
phone"
With fear for the safety OF his pas
sengers, the stage driver drove down
the trail to the valley.
In the meantime the two plodded
along on the sure footed burros, call
Ing merrily to each other as they
passed the well-known landmarks.
On and on, up and up they toiled.
the snow falling faster and faster, the
wind more furious every minute. One
mile, two miles. BY that time the
snow blinded them and but for the
faithful burros they could not have
kept the trail. 1t grew colder and
colder, and the short afternoon was
ended. That meant sudden darkness
among those solemn, snow clad peaks.
1t meant too, that mother and Nina
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-12-26
Long a Temperance Worker.

Mother Stewart, who died recently, was 80
years old. She devoted her life to the temperance
canse. Mrs. Stewart established the first w. c. T.
U. in Ohio at Osborn in 1873. In 1876 she visited
England and organized the first w. c. T. U. in that
country Following the civil war she lectured ex
tensvely in the southern states on behalf of the
war sufferers.
Five years ago Mother" Stewart became inter
ested in the teaching of Alexander Dowie and
visited Zion City where she remained one year
since which time she lived with friends at Hicks
vile, Until Ave years ago she resided in Spring
field o. where she led in many temperance cru
sades Scarcely woman In America could boast
of the praise from pulpit and press like Mother"
Stewart.
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Christmastide axioms of that kind which are used
and misused toward the end Of the year. That
first saying has been cleverly shifted about In
this Manner 1T is not the gift, but the price
which the gver putteth into the gift"
The proper Christmas spirit told from the
pulpit is far from that which many follow out In
selecting presents. Mother countries exhibit less
interest in costly gifts than does America Travel
ers in countries OF the old world have been sur
prised at the great number of Christmas presents
which are home.manufactured Several weeks be
fore the glad event, the families sit themselves
down In their rooms and start secretly, work upon
the Christmas gifts. In the country districts Of GER
tain parts of America this custom is still retained
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Sees Great Future For Siberia.

More than 100000 persons emigrated from Eu'
ropean Russia to Siberia in 1907 Vice-Consul Chan.
Ter of Dalny reports, and Of this record breaking
number fewer than ever before returned to their
homes Every colonst arriving in Siberia receives
81 acres of land free, paying taxes the first
three and only half the regular taxes the next
three.
Siberia imports s1O,OOO,OOO worth of goods by
caravan from China annually, almost entirely tea,
while Siberia exports to China only s75O,O00 worth
OF articles annually and many of these originate In
European Russia.
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were thoroughly frightened They
couldn't talk except to urge the burros
on. The wind took their breath.
1--WE won't be Christmas presents,
I'm afraid" sobbed Nina, through
chattering teeth.
Say your prayers" suggested moth
er, ut is all we can do now"
They had long since dropped the
reips and trusted the burros to choose
their own way. Mother recalled story
after story OF men who had persisted
on those mountain trails and she
blamed herself for ever attempting
such journey. Suddenly a welcome
sight appeared before the struggling
travellers.
"The lights of Mr.. Deans cabin"
exclaimed Nina. ooh, mother! We
have reached Mr.. Deans ranch and
we're still alive! Tomorrow we'll
see father!"
A funny thing then happened. Both
burros began to bray. Mother and
Nina laughed and cried at the sound.
Instantly the signal was answered.
Robert Dean flung open the cabin
door and in food Of light beheld his
visitors.
well, well, WE'LL" he exclaimed.
Who told you that we're having a
Christmas dinner here this evening.
turkey and all? Why, Miss Nina, your
father is or was at the tablet"
The next thing Nina knew she was
In her fathers arms and mother was
removing her wraps.
Are we frozen or anything, moth
err" asked the child.
mo we're all right and so are the
burros," was the reply.
"Oh, how glad everybody Isl" the
little girl exclaimed. And I'm hungry
-and-and father, we're your Christ
mas presents!"
Father, for some reason couldn't say
thank YOU" but didn't speak of re-
turning the precious gifts and II is
doubtful II anywhere in the valley be-
low there was such happiness as filled
the mountain cabin that Christmas
eve.
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ZREE EnS CHILD [1GNZS IN RHR.S
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the beauty OF that little game is
the uncertainty attending the possibility of the
woman being dislodged and second, the uncertain.
" as to whether the less favored of the family
circle will draw any presents from the treasure
store beneath the skirts OF the woman
Christmas, OF course Is observed only I'm Chris.
uah countries but some heather, In fact nearly
all of them, have one day or another on which
TO receive and send presents to their friends and
others who are not friends. In countries ruled
by absolute monarchies the rulers are sometimes
afraid to open their gift receptaces for the rea.
son that oftentimes reasonable persons inclose
fancy little bombs not marked in the invoice or
course such undesirable persons do not have any
more Christmases to celebrate, affairs being ar.
ranged In that manner IL they are caught
While the Christmas idea is practically the
same In most countries OF the globe which oh.
the day, there is great variety OF presents
and certain nations desire for gifts made in
wide variance TO that which the next door neigh.
Dor believes in. Germans as rule give the chill.
dren presents, most of which are made In this
country, while Americans are always particular
about buying the babies toys marked made in
Germany
Frenthman told clever little story at a
Christmas banquet in Raris year ago which ran
along on that line He was enamoured with
beautiful young lady whose home on Rue de
Boulevarde. She of artistic taste so he stud
led her desire In painting creations for three
weeks before Christmas. AT last he came to the
conclusion that probably oil painting by
noted French artist might please her. He took
special pains to hunt out store where he might
procure one, He did and put several weeks
salary into the gift.
He had 1t delivered Christmas morning and re-
ceived cordial note of thanks from the young
lady, who unfortunately had not thought to pur
CHASE anything for him. This of course, en-
barrassing to both parties, but that evening while
fonding the creation in his presence she hap
pened to scan the back of the portrait 1t said:
Made in Hoboken, N, j." She was in the midst
of thanks and an embarrassing explanation OF
why she hadn't sent him a present, when she
noticed the blrthmark of the oil painting She
stopped and they haven't spoken to each other
SINCE according to the story
All OF which goes to show that the value of a
gift more than the spirit which the gyer exhibits
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proportion to population is the biggest
national distributor of gifts.
There are many concerns in Ger
many, England and France which con-
fine themselves exclusively to the manu-.
facture of gifts such as are exchanged
only during the celebration of the
birth of Christ Besides being a holi.
day which should be devoted to worship
of Jesus Christ, II is a day which is
looked forward to by merchants as a
big source of profit
In other countries. as in America,
there are many small Christmas TRACE
dies enacted because of the dislike
which some folks take to gifts and be.
cause of the thoughtlessness of others
in emitting some of their friends. Some
make 1t a rule, and advertise it well,
that they have decided to confine gifts
to the immediate family circle, so that
none will take offense IL they receive
no gifts from their hitherto cherished
friends. OF course the ones who are
notified of the change in the routine
are careful to scratch OFF the names Of
the friends who have eliminated them
so that when Christmas comes there Is
no needless embarrassment.
The poets once sang: 1T is not the
gift, but the spirit of the giver," and
also Don't look a gift horse in the
month" There are dozens of little
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festive occasion People begin buy
ing presents week before; they pre-.
sent them Christmas morning and the
next day return to work, the entire
affair forgotten until the following
brings the season around again.
Not so In the countries across the
water. They observe every tradition
In the mother lands; they plan for
weeks and the festivities which mark
the birth of Jesus Christ are carried
on for week or more. The Christ.
mas tree In Germany is allowed to
remain decorated far into the next
year, extending over period of sew.
eral months
Unique ceremonies grace the Danish
French, Swiss and Scotch Christmas
celebrations and that which the leu.
tons foster have been handed down
from ages. In Mexico one of the treas
ured customs Is the breaking OF the
Plnata, a tradition being connected
with the little ceremony which ushers
In Christmas day. A queerly con.
structed efiigy of woman Is hung
up In corner of a room and a child
blindfolded, armed with a stick, pro.
ceeds to dislodge the old woman from
her position close to the ceiling. When
the feat is accomplished the presents
contained under the covering of the
dress OF the figure are distributed.
Of ,haa
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AsN2sAshsgssessa
Why She Stood There.

Don't you think" suggested a
young man to his partner at a dance,
that we should move farther up the
room out OF the draught?"
"oh, well, II you like" replied the
girl, snappishly.
It was only when they moved away
that the youth noticed that they had
been beneath large bunch Of mis-
tietoe.
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N&sR&2 @agsAsS&
A Useless Present.

A Useless Present.
Aunt-Yes, Johnny. Santa Claus
brought you baby brother.
Johnny-Great Scot! Another pres.
ent that amt any use
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+ AN American, who
had not seen much
of the world. should
awake on Christmas
morn while a German,
French, English, Ital-
ian, Swiss or Danish
Christmas celebration
was in progress In his
vicinity, he would mag
ine himself within the
exclusive confines of a
home for the mentally
incompetent.
The American Christ.
INNS Is "A mnttpr.Of.fnct
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now had been falling In
the mountains many days
before Christmas. Down
in the sunbright valley
mother and little Nina
gazed up at the shining
peaks and were home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-04
TRIPLE PLAY MADE
IN AMATEUR GAME
Engman Spears Liner and Retires
Runners at Second and Third
Cross Ccuntrys Defeat Eiks.

A triple play was the feature of the
game between the Elks and Cross
Countrys at the Watch Tower 3dia
mond yesterday morning. After cr-
roTs. largely due to rough grounds.
mad put three Elks on base and one
of them home in the first inning. Eng
man, the opposing shortstop, speared
q liner from Adams bat one handed,
touched second and retired the other
runner at third. The Cross Conntrys
won, to ?, Humes. newcomer,
pitched a nice game for the winners.
Score:
Cross Countrys .:o0O202O4 C 4
Elks ............1 90 l 90 0-2--3
Batteries = Humes and, Miller;
Hampton, And arson and Salzma,in.
The Cross Conntrys wil-play a
Davenport team at the Island City
park next Sunday