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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
SCHOOL BOARD.
Sid 81 Il Il y tiOnal Bank as
Depository of Funds Only One
Received and Accepted
superintendent Instructed to See
Council of Lafayette and Other
Incorporated Towns of Parish
for Appropriations.
LAFAYETTE. La. February l, 1908.

Lafayette. La, February l, 1908.
The Board of School Directors Of
Lafayette parish met at the office OF
the superintendent at Lafayette, La,
IN February |, 1908, with the follow
ing .7embers present: DR.. N. 2. Moss,
president, Alex Delhomme, Jasper
Spell, Dr. G. A. Martin, Arthur Co.
meaux, J. II. Bernard. A. ID. VerrOt
and Alcide Judice.
The minutes of October and Nov.
s, 1907, were read and adopted.
On petition of Alex NJ. BrOussard
and others the Board authorized an
exchange of the present Alex Nj.
Broussard school site for one adjoin-
ing of equal size.
Mr.. J. D. Hebert appeared before
the Board and asked for readjust-
ment of his rent of school lands in
the fourth ward in view of some four
teen acres being low land and not cul-
tivable, it being shown that former
superintendent, l.. j. Alleman, had
agreed 10 and approved the request.
The following resolution was adopted:
By DR.. Martin: Resolved that Mr..
Arthur Comeaux be appointed to de-
| termine how many acres OF the school
| land rented for 1907 and 1908 by j. d.
Hebert are low and unfit for cultiva-
| tion and that tine president be author.
lied on the finding of Mr.. Comeaux to
| give said Hebert a credit on his 1907
and 1908 rent notes of $3.50 per acrt
of nOn-cultivable land.
! The selection of depository for the
school funds in accordance with Law
was brought up and the following bic
was read, being the ouAy one received
| tO-wit
Lafayette, La, Jan. 30, 1908.
! To the Board of School Directors o.
the Parish of Lafayette:
In response to your call for bid:
from banks for the custody of thu
school funds. we beg to submit thu
following proposition:
4, If you will designate the Firs
National Bank of Lafayette as th'
depository of the school funds we viii
j agree to loan. money to the Pa-isl
School Board at the rate of eight pc
cent a year and will furnish securit,
| for the funds in our custody as re
quired by law.
ter of accommodation to you and witt
the UNDERSTANDING UHdO 1uO OIL OIL sc
ment is to remain in force only durin!
the term of Office of the present admin
istratiOn.
We do not feel justified in payinl
interest on the school funds of thi
parish for the reason that the Onl.
time there are any funds to the credi
of the Schol Board is at season o
the year when our bank has a grea
deal of idle money on hand.
Yours truly,
S. r. PARKERSON,
Cashier
i By Mr.. Bernard: Resolved tina
the offer of the First National Banl
be accepted, that said bank be electe'
and designated as the depository o
the funds of the Board, and that it,
bond be fixed at the amount fixed b.
law.
The superintendent reported that il
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
". N. HOBBS APPOINTED
GENERAL Superintendent
To Succeed e. B. Cushing Who
Has Been Assigned to Other
Duties With Headquar.
ters at Houston.

Houston. Tex, Feb. "a
circular issued by Thornwell
Fay, general manager OF the
Hartman lines in Louisiana, and
approved by E. H. Hartman. an
nounces the appointment of w.
M. Hobbs, as general superinten-
dent, with headquarters in New
Orleans, vice E. B. Cushing, as
signed to other duties.
In connection with the circu-
lar Mr.. Fay issues the following
statement:
''Mr. Gushing has been as
signed to responsible and i'm
portant duties coming directly
under my supervision. No
more important piece of con-
struction work has ever been un-
dertaken by the company than
the building of the line between
Lafayette and Baton Rouge, and
it is necessary to have a first
class construction engineer in
charge of this work, reporting
directly to the general manager.
Mr.. Cushing has a well-deserved
reputation as a thorough rail
road man and is widely and
favorably known as such.
He has also been chairman
of one of the important com
mittees aud of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers for {
number of years, and his work
and reputation in this connection
is generally known. The change
is one particularly pleasing tt
Mr.. Cushing, as it has never
been practicable for his family t.
reside with him in New Orleans
and his new duties will eliminate
this disagreeable feature, as hi'
headquarters under the new ar
rangement will be in Houston
where Mr.. Gushing lived for
number o. years and where his
friends are legion"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

to make engagements with him
to lecture in their parishes. and
Lafayette was fortunate enough
to be among the first. He will
give two days to Lafayette, two
to LafOurche and two to Iber.
Vile. The lectures will be illus
trated with stereopticon views
and will be entirely free and for
the benefit of the movement for
better country schools and more
beautiful school decorations.
grounds and surroundings.
The New Department, or
School of Telegraphy, has grown
rapidly and will shortly require
additional space and more than
two dozen sets of instruments
are required during each of the
seven periods OF the day.
President Stephens is pre-.
pairing his biennial report in
which the principal recommen
dation is to be for the establish.
ment of a new State Norma
School in consolidation with the
Southwestern Louisiana Indus
trial Institute. changing thu
name of the Institute from its
present form to South Louisiana
Normal and Industrial School.
The day for the annual NEE
of the Interscholastic Athletic
and Oratorical Contest of South
west Louisiana had to be changed
from April II to April 25 on &C
count of a conflict with the date.
of the State Teachers Associa
ton.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

White Pine Expectorant is one
of the guaranteed cures for
Coughs and Colds. We have
two sizes 25 cents and so cents
bottles at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
NUMBER II.
superintendent for action.

superintendent for action.
On motion, the superintendent and
teachers were directed to prohibit the
letting loose of stock of all deScriP-
tion in the school yards of the pariS,
and were ordered to report all Viola
tiOns to the Board.
The superintendent was directed TO
enforce the rule that all teachers must
be at their schOOlhouses on school
days 30 minutes before the opening OF
school in the morning.
A communication from the local
trustees of the Pilette school was lai'l
before the board and discussed where-
upon Mr.. J. H. Bernard was authOa-
lied to sell the old Pilette school
house if satisfactory price wB
offered. and to set aside for fence
for said school as much of the pre-
ceeds of the sale as might be neces-
sary.
The superintendent reported that
the principal of bonds Nos. / to .,
series A, together with interest on All
| bonds sold to January Is, 1908, haiti
been paid on that date by warrant
drawn against the Special School tax
acconnt and that the balance to tho
credit of said account had been trans
ferred to the General fund for build
purposes.
The superintendent also reported
that all school lands had been rentdl
to date. excepting lot No. B. frat
ward lots Nos. I, Q. 13. II, Is, See
ond Ward: and DeClouet woodland,
Third Ward. Warrants were ordereh
issued refunding erroneous and double
poll taxes to Julien Martin, Antoine
Suites. Ludovic Billeaud and Robert
| White.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
w. ]. Avery. Supt. Conference
Baton Rouge. ..............S Is %
w. j. Avery. kilograms, Nov.
and December. %
w. j. Avery, postage and sta
t1Onery ........... If 70
w. j. Avery, express. ...... -
Lafayette Advertiser. ....... 10 90
A. Judice Il Son, hardware and
sundrleS 81 14
Marcel MelancOn. assessing
polls. .............. -. -. 225 a
V. l.. Roy. Superintendent
Conference. w
Billeaud Lumber Co., Simon
, SchOOl .............. 20 ID
Billeaud Lumber Co., Verot
; school 49,. -. 16 IS
Billeaud Lumber Co., Youngs-
vile school. ....... ......... los ID
Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co.,
brushes ...... .......... 21 30
Jerome Mouton, passing sale
5 and record. G. Burke, 80. -. 3 90
} American Seating Co., maps,
and globes. ......... ..... 80 90
$ Moss Pharmacy. hectOgraph
and stationery =. -. 7 30
, Lacoste Hardware Co., harness
and hardware. e.............. 81 %
J. c. Shay. building, contract $40 90
Caxton Co., boards, Verot
} school. ........... -. q 50
3 Caxton Co.. boards, Pilette
school. ....... -. Al o.
] Chenille Jine. repairing trans
: fer. ................ z %
Aaron Hoffpauir, repairing
transfer. ........... ............ 70
Other bills were referred to the see
retary and assistant secretary to be
checked.
r No further business offering, the
{. Board adjourned.
D N. p. MOSS, President.
v. L. ROY. Secretary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

What are you doing in the way
Of preparation for the Spring
Garden? We have received all OF
our Bulk Garden seeds, and will
be glad to give you prices and
any other information you may
need. Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

The public is hereby notified not to
negotiate certain mortgage note sub
scribed by Auguston Roy for the sum
Of three hundred dollars made to the
order OF John Fickerson, dated Feb.
IL, 1907 and payable on Feb. IA, 1905
or one year after that date. Said
note being paraphed for further identi-
fication by Charles D. Caffery, Notary
public. This note has either been
mislaid or destroyed.
Heirs of John Nickerson's Estate.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Notice.

The members of the Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
are hereby notified to meet at
the court house at Lafayette, La,
on Saturday. February 8, 1908,
at IL o'clock m.
J. 0. BROUSSARD.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

WOOD FOR SALE-Good, dry
stove wood, delivered to any
part of town. Lafayette Steam
Laundry, Phone 346.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07
Very truly yours,
CROW GIRARD,
JOHN L. KENNEDY.

After full discussion of the sub
ject matter of the letter the following
resolution was adopted, to-wit:
BY Mr.. Bernard: Resolved that the
above communication be hereby re-
ferred to Pres. Moss and Supt. Roy to
investigate and ascertain the rights of
the School Board in the premises and
to report to the Board at its next
meeting.
On motion, the bill of Architect
Montague for plans and specifications
was referred to the president and
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

Other bills were referred to the see
retary and assistant secretary to be
checked.
No further business offering, the
Board adjourned.
N. p. MOSS, President.
v. L. ROY. Secretary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-17
MEMS $1,000 suits

lust speciai-Fancy all wool cheylots. also
plain and fancy thibets, single and dou-
BILE breasted styles; 40 patterns to Sc
iect from; strong lined; sizes 81 to ~
In regular and QE OF
stouts at .................. VOsOl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-17

Quicky-ether by selling in bulk, or by selling to
individual customers at the cheapest prices ever
heard Of to the people Of this section of the coun-
try. This immense stock of merchandise must be
disposed Of The panic has hit us. 1t is ground
hog case, and prefer to sell our stock at ridicu-
louS prices in order to meet our obligations. It's
our loss; your gain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-17
MEMS OVERCOATS

Made of the most reliable Lowell wool ker.
sey and positively worth CC co
$500; sale price ............ DOsOJ
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-24
BIG ADVANTAGE GAINED.

Perhaps the most important single
incident of the past week has been
the negotiations between Secretary
Taft and First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock Not many days
ago one big factor in the Cortelyou
boom was won over, when Internal
Revenue Commissioner John G. Ca
pers, National Committeeman from
South Carolina and, by virtue of his
official position, a great power over a
throughout the South, was won over.
Mr.. Capers was a Hanna man in the
olden days. Then he espoused the
cause of Vice President Fairbanks;
then the cause of Secretary Cortelyou.
But of late he became ambitious for
an appointment as judge on the court
Of claims bench here in the District of
Columbia. 1t is a nice life position
with a salary of $4,000 per annum
Whether it had any connection with
his support of Presidential candidates
can not be said with any particularly
but about the same time that this
ambition became prominent, Mr.. Ca
pers went over, sadd1ebags and
breeches. to the Taft cause. Thus a
strong Southern Cortelyou prop was
appropriated.
Right on the heels of that Mr.. Hitch
Continued on Page Three.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-24
TAFT BOOM GAINING
IN REPUTED STRENGTH
Strenuous Personal Campaign by Secretary of
War---Some Checks Anticipated =
Naval EmbrogIio.

were forty-eight hours in every one of
the seven days the Secretary would
still have plenty of political and de-
partmental work to do.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
Massachusetts, Drys Gain

BOSTON, Dec New Bedford and Marlboro voted
today in favor of closing the saloons The feature Of
the municipal elections held of the thirty three
cities of the state the campaign against nocense
in the two places named and in Northampton and Fitch
burg The two latter Cities however, voted to continue
the sale Of liquor but by reduced majority: Waltham
and Quincy strong no-cense centers, repeated last
years verdict today Pittseld again voted for license
In Marlboro license majority of 531 last year
turned into majority Of 300 for nolicense New Bed
ford which voted in favor of liquor selling in 1907 by
less than 100 votes went dry'' today by 1874 majority
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
Don't Advertise Liquors

DOl AuVCl IlSC LIN uO1S
What magazines do you read in your homer Are you
interested in keeping from your children advertising
pages which filled with arguments why people should
use this that brand of beer liquor? Brewers
now uniting in paying for space to be filed with
sons why people should drink beer. Do you want to
take into your home magazine that WILL in its adver
Using pages any of its pages, educate your boys to
drink9
There plenty Of good magazines that do not
accept any advertising matter pertaining ntoxicat
ing liquors. A writer in the Sunday School Times made
list Of sixty of the leading secular weekly and
monthly magazines and the editors publish
ers asking whether their respective periodicals accept
ed refused such advertising matter. Forty of them
promptly answered that such matter admitted
their columns.
Forty Out of Sixty
Here the forty:
All Story McClure's Magazine
American Boy Modern Priscilla
American Magazine Munsey rs Magazine
Arena New Idea Woman's Maya
Argosy zine
Century New England Magazine
Circle Ocean
Golfers Outlook
Country Life in America Railroad Mans Magazine
Current Literature Review Of Reviews
Delneator Saturday Evening Post
Designer Scrap Book
Everybody Magazine st. Nicholas
Garden Magazine Suburban Life
Good Housekeeping Success Magazine
Eousekeeper Uncle Remuss Magazine
Housewife Woman s Home Companion
Ladies Home Journal Woman Magazine
Ladies World World Today
Literary Digest Youths Companion
Living Age
It Is Good Showing
Forty out of sixty is pretty good showing-just two
thirds be exact If Christian people and antsaloon
people will exercise discrimination in the interest of the
boys and girls it won't be long that any reputable maya
zine can afford to print such advertising matter.
1t takes nerve for the publisher of periodical to
reject this kind Of matter. Everybodys Magazine
fused 100000 worth of such patronage in year.
The Literary Digest sacrifices $4,000 year in this
WAY The American Magazine declined $50 600 worth of
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE

magazines at ALL In the nearly sixty per cent
of dry magazines he has wide field for selection.
He may present to each member OF his family, no
matter what the age sex, variety Of TASTE maya
zines that refuse to lend themselves as the medium
to introduce into the family habits other than good
''The high character Of the dry magazines is to
be noted No charge Of inferiority be brought
against them. class represented by such papers
as comprise the published list may justly claim to
offer everything that stands for excellence.
ut is worth noting, too, that the dry policy pre-
walls in magazines predominated by masculine inter-
ests and masculine affairs. The Saturday Evening
Post, Golfers, Everybody's, The American Maya
zine, Success, and others like them, deal largely
with men s affairs and men s interests Yet alcoholic
advertising is rigidly excluded from their colu-
umns as from the columns Of the Ladies Home Jour-
nal the Housewife or the Woman s Home Com
panion.
Some Missionary Work
''In this list Of forty the names Of some old
favorites fail to appear. An examination Of their
advertising sections will probably tell the reason
why. The minority report-the report Of the twenty
not named-reveals that some of our oldest friends
among periodical publications still admit liquor adj
vertisements.
"It is suggested that every interested person
satisfy himself concerning the position of any maya
zine, either by examining the advertising section Of
that magazine, or by addressing courteous question
(stamped and addressed envelope enclosed for re-
ply to the editor Of the publication Courtesy is
the unfailing characteristic of an editor, and no
editor will commit the dscourtesy Of ignoring your
stamped and addressed envelope. Several EDITORS
in the minority of twenty reported that they had
not yet made up their minds, did not yet see
their way clear or had adopted no set rule A
courteous question, accompanied by an expression
of your principles and preferences might help
some Of these periodicals to a settled position
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-12
RISKS LIFE TO
Save HIS WIFE.
TWO SQUARE FEET OF CUTICLE
REMOVED AND GRATED
ON SUFFERER.

Centerville, Sept. ga delicate sur
gical operation was performed here
Sunday at the Centerville hospital, by
DR.. c. s. James of this city, and DR..
l.. d. James of Fairfield, whereby over
two square feet OF skin was taken
from the body of w. H. Watkins Of
Breckenridge, Mo-, and placed on the
body Of his wife, who was severely
burned by gasoline explosion two
weeks ago BY the operation 1t is
hoped to save the life of Mrs. Wat
lSins, who has been in the hospital
here for two weeks, lowering between
life and death.
Already evidences of improvement
are noted and the husband is suffer.
ing little Ill effects from the opera
ton, and will be able to return to his
home this evening. Both were put
under the influence of gas and the
operation required two hours. Many
local physicians were deeply interest
ed in the operation, it being one of
the few where so much cuticle is
taken from one person and grated to
that Of another.
1T is claimed by the surgeons that
the operation will save the life of the
wife and cause little i'll effects to the
husband She was burned by gaso.
line explosion in their home in Breck-
inridge two weeks ago, some several
gallons Of the fluid having been spill
ed in the house, and when Mrs. Wat
kins started to light fire to prepare
the morning meal the explosion oc-
CURED.
She was blown through a panel of a
door, where her husband found her
when he rushed to the house. after
hearing the explosion 1t may be nee
essary to make further operations. as
fully one-third of the surface Of her
body is burned
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-12
FIVE YEARS AGO AND NOW.

On July /, 1903, Congressman Rob
ert Cousins in addressing the Repub-
mean state convention at Des Moines
made speech which is worth while
reproducing now. Mr.. Cousins said:
s L remember seven years ago when
went through the city hall building
at Chicago, witnessed a sight that
exemplified the usual results of Dem
ocratic tariff tinkering.. Men of re-
spectacle appearance were sleeping
upon hard stone floors of that vast
and cherries building and elsewhere
in that great city. Hundreds could
not find where to lay their heads, and
on that very day of the same year
nearly five thousand men were fed in
that city by charity and in every city
IN America where industries were
lule and furnaces were cold, thou
SANDS begged for bread and sought
Tor hooks and corners out of doors to
rest the idle trampings of a weary
day. All. my fellow citizens, as nv
irish friend said Thin were the DAYS
OF reform In striking contrast with
all OF that, only few months ago I
was in the same city of Chicago and
a grand parade was in progress. More
than 10000 well dressed, well
fed men with joyful faces
and banners flying marched
through the richly decorated streets
and countless bands dispensed sweet
music and happy children filled with
melody cheered and cheered that peer
less pageantry Of prosperous toll. II
was Labor day And it was labor's
vast restored and Furnishing process
sion exemplifying to happy country
the doctrine of days work for every
man who wants to labor. Better con
tlnuo to march in thrift. our fellow
citizeDs, than to sleep hungry on the
stone floor Of reform"
Mr.. Cousins speech was made at
time when the results of what he
termed the Democratic tariff tinker
Ing" We're fresh in the minds of the
people. Since then there has been a
period of prosperity and the public
mind has been diverted, in measure.
from these troublous times referred
to by Mr.. Cousins, diverted to the ex-
tent ttat Mr.. Bryan believes the peo-
pie have forgotten. At any rate Mr..
Bryan is again abroad in the land ad
Vocatlng more of Democratic tariff
tinkering, therefore what Mr.. Cousins
said five years ago fits the present sit
uation so well as to warrant second
reading