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Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Fiuurehead Graces Capitot.

Baton Rouge.-The handsome brass
ornament and tigurehead formerly on
the battlcship Louisiana, which was
presented to the state Of Louisiana
by the navy department, arrived in
Baton Rouge and has been placed in
the Capitol building. It weighs 1900
pounds and was packed in five
crates. The tigureheads have been
ordered removed from the ships OF
the navy, it having been found that
they. act as a target for gunnerS OF
opposing fleets in time Of naval en-
gagements. The Louisiana figure.
head will be placed eithet in the ro'
tnnda of the capitol Or III one of the
houses of the general assembly.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
LOUISIANA STATE
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
A DIVERSITY OF CROPS AND IN
PROVED METHODS OF FARM
ING IN VOGUE.
TRADE AT HOME THE MOTTO
Local Products Are Given Preference
at Stores-Dairy Business and Oth-
er Livestock Pursuits Growing
Items Of General Interest to All.

Manstield.-That diversified farm
ing is a well established policy among
the agricultural classes Of De Soto
| parish is an assured !aCt. To verify
this truth it is only necessary to COLI
| verse with the farmers, and the re-
| suits are also TO be seen on every
hand. If you step into a grocery
store in Mansfield and ask for molas-
SEES, a De Soto product will be hand
ed out to you, and upon inquiry you
| will learn that ten times as much
syrup is shipped out Of the parish as
is shipped i'll. A few years since
homemade syrup was an unknown
thing. If you ask for potatoes you
| will get those raised right here, and
inquiry will show that many more are
shipped to the northern cities early
in the spring than are shipped here.
If YOU want canned goods they will
hand out SoOOoOoOOoooooo shrdlu hrd
hand out goods put up at Benson,
La, or by the j. G.. Graham canning
factory near Mansfield. The princi-
| pal output of both these concerns Is
canned tomatoes, pears and berries,
but they are extending their capac-
ity, and a good season Tor fruit and
| gardens will see this business large
ly extended. The Graham company
puts up a preserve that is made OF
watermelon rind in homemade cane
syrup without any sugar extracted,
and it is a delicious preserve.
Then the dairy business in several
| parts of the parish has practically
superseded the cotton farm, and some
! of the most successful Gairies in the
| south are to be found near Stone
wall, the business increasing rapidly,
and the parish has more thorough
bred Jersey cattle than any parish in
the state. The raising Of fine horses
is receiving much attention, and
brood mares are being substituted
for mules on many of the smaller
farms. 1t is almost a weekly occur
renee to see carloads uf fat cattle
shipped to New Orleans and other
markets, and the small experiments
this year make it certain that rice
can be grown proftably or all the
bottom lands, and it will be planted
on a large scale next year. Take all
these facts, and remember that the
hill farmers can make cotton in spite
of the boil weevil, and everything
looks encouraging for the farmer in
this section, and most of these splen-
did results and brighter prospects are
to be attributed to the scare given
the people by the appearance of the
boil weevil. The outlook is anything
but dark, and it seems that fate is
helping those that help themselves
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
POINTE-ALAHACHE LA. SATURDAY,, SEPTEMBER Is, 1909.
Tax for Drainage Canal.

St. Martinville.-This town has jus,
witnessed the greatest demonstration
ever seen in this histOri" place. The
occasion was an election to levy a
tax for the construction Of the navi
gable drainage canal from s.. Mar
1lnylllc 10 the A1chafal2Ea, and Was
celebrated in magnificent style. A,
an early hour the t;fc alarm awoke
the people to look upon the opening
of a beautiful day, a day destined tG
make history for this section, and to
usher in an era of prosperity yet un.
dreamed of by the most enthusiastic.
The day was declared 4 legal h0li
day, the banks and all the stores
were closed, giving to all the people
the opportunity Of helping to make
the day a glorious one. By the al
most continued sound Of music the
voters east their ballots don progress
and prosperity for the making OF a
new town of Old st, AIarlln\ilIe.
The tax is carried by a heavy ma,
jority. a - cent tax was voted by
the planters living on the east side
of the Teche, and a I u mill tax by
so people living in the same district
With over $4,000 majority in assess
ment and Is votes AHEAD, the naviga'
ton is now assured. With the taxes
carried in the First and Second
wards, and with the big majority in
this cleo. :on, the people can look
proudly to the time when this town
will be only four hours distant b!
water from the Plaquemine locks. All
honor is due to ihe best citizens anC
to the encouragement OF the ladies.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
COLUMBUS MIFfED AT TAFT
Nav Petition Him Not to Even Pass
Through City.

Columbus, Ga.-Angered because Pres
ident Taft, after promising to stop here
for several hours in November, has
broken his promise and now proposes to
pass through without stopping, the peo-
pie are talking of getting up a petit
ton requesting the president not to come
here al all. Conservative citizens, while
deeply r~e,enting the action of the pres
idcnt in breaking his promise, are oppO-
ing the petition movement, as they say
it would be an insult to the Office OF
the president. 1t is probable that these
citizens who respect the presidents Of
fee will be able to prevent the petit
ton bcin. forwarded to Mr.. TAFT.
The people. however, feel 50 bitterly
about Mr.. Taft's action that they would
rejoice to hear he has decided not to
come to Columbus.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

and SO feet wide at the top. and the
average depth of the water is ten
feet. The capacity is 1900 cubic feet
Of water a second. After the water
leaves the west portal of the tunnel
it is conducted through IL miles of
canal to the Uncompahgre. There is
a drop of PA feet in this distance, and
this great fall will be utilized for ere.
ating power. A series of concrete
drops has been constructed and the
immense body of water rushing over
them is capable of generating at least
10000 horse power which will be util.
lied in lighting the entire Uncompah.
gre valley by electricity.
The cost Of the tunnel and distrib'
uting canals is over 5 5 1000, 900, and
perpetual water rights will be sold ia
actual settlers at about $35 an acre.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
PRESIDENT OPENS
GUNN|S0N BORE
Taft Lets Waters Flow Into Un-
compahgre Valley.
BIG PROJECT IS COMPLETED
Mountain Ridge Pierced by the GOV
eminent in Order to lrrigate
Beautiful, But Semi-Arid
Tract in Colorado.

Montrose, Col, Sept, 23.-PreSident
Taft, standing at the west portal OF
the great G~unniSon river tunnel a
little before five o'clock this afternoon.
pulled a lever, and with a mighty rush
the waters of the river six miles away
poured into the Uncomp;ahgre valley
in a life-giVing food.
Thousands of men and women who
a moment before had stood in silent
I'VE burst forth in wild cheering, can
non which had been captured by Col
orad0 troops in Manila roared a salute,
and brass bands added their patriotic
music to the clamOr.
Mighty Proect Completed.
Thus was tittingly signalized the
completion Of the GunnisOn river tun-
mel, the first project undertaken by
the United States government re-
clamation service. Work on the pro
ject was begun four and a half years
ago and had progressed steadily ever
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Ask Longer School Term.

Covington.-The town council met
in regular session and took up quite
4 number OF important matters,
among them the extension OF the
school term from six to nine months.
A large delegation of ladies, accom-.
panied by several gentlemen, was
present in the interest OF a longer
school term land laid a numerously
signed petition before the council
asking for the appropriation of about
$1,000 for this purpose. Action on
the petition was deferred.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
A New One About Napoleon.

A new story about Napoleon is
necessarily doubtful; the probability
is that it is simply so old that it has
been forgotten. However. here is one
that Arthur M. Chuquet prints in
L'Opinion as never before published.
Il relates to Napoleon and Bluecher.
The emperor received the general at
the castle of ~Finkenstein, while he was
preparing for the siege of Danzig. He
drew him to a window in an upper
story and paid him compliments on his
military gifts. and B%luecher. going
away delighted, described the inter
view to his a~ide-de-camp. What a
chance you missed!' exclaimed the
latter.
You might have changed the whole
course of history"
How"
why, you might have thrown him
out of the window"
"Confound it," replied Bluecher. 80
l might! If only l had thought Of it."
New York Evening Post.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Oil Walls,

The Standard Oil Company's real
estate holdings in Bayonne, N. j.,
where its largest oil refining plant in
the east is situated, have been in.
creased from $1,000 900, the value
fixed upon them in 1908 for taxation
to $l3, 600, 600. The company is ap-
pealing against the increases fixed
upon the realty by the Hudson county
board Of equalization.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Baton Rouge Park Site.

Baton Rouge.-In its plans for the
city beautllul as we'll as the city
prosperous Baton Rouge has found
that she may already possess clear
title to 100 acres of excellent and
available park site land just adjoin-
ing the city limits to the south. This
land was bought and donated COndi-
tionally TO the Louisiana State uni
versity twenty-odd years ago, and Dis
trict Attorney Hubert N. Wax has is
sued a letter declaring that l.. S. U.
has never used this land in accord
ance with the conditions and that
hence the city may now enter into
possession without legal process.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Oil Company Files Suit.

Shreveport.-The Louisiana Oil
company has filed suit against Asses
sor S. @. Hollingsworth, the police
jury and the board of reviewers, to
prevent collection of taxes on count
less acres of land, according to the
present assessment, which describes
the property as "oil land" though oil
has not been discovered thereon. Pc.
titioners seek a reduction of assess.
ment from between fifty and one hun
dred dollars to not exceeding five dol.
lars an acre, for second-class land.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
A Million for Good Roads.

Baton Rouge.-To the present time
$75O,OOO has been contracted to be
spent by nine parishes Of the sixty
in Louisiana on good roads" Six
more have taken the first steps to-
ward making appropriations and are
expected to bring the total for the
fifteen to nearly a round million dol
lars.
Forty-five parishes remain in which
the propaganda is to be urged, but
three-quarters Of a million sure in
one-fourth of the parishes has result,
ed from a six months campaign.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Three Eurn in Explosion

Lafayette.-As Mrs. Walter Talbot
was attempting to light a fire in a
stove with coal oil the caE exploded
and the lady was severely burned
about the face and hands. Mr.. Tai
bot and his sister, Miss Thibadoux,
in trying to %extinguish the flames
were both burned about the arms and
hands. DR.. G. A. Martin was called
and, while Mrs. Talbot is suffering
great pain, her injuries are not seri-
Gus. An alarm of fire was turned in,
but the flames from the explosion
were quickly put out before any DAM
age resulted.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
True Americans Organize.

Rome, Ga.-Itome will be the ma
tional headquarters of a new order,
known as The Order Of True Americans,
which has as its object the settlement of
the race problem, by the deportation of
the negroes. Rev. J. B. Lamb, the
founder of the True Americans and ma
tional president, has arranged for the
publication of a weekly paper to set
forth the principles of the order.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

since. Together with its main and
distributing canals, the tunnel will ir-
rigate 100000 acres of land in a val
ley naturally one Of the most fertile
in Colorado, but which has been semi
arid because Of the annual summer
droughts and the %inadequacy of the
Uncompahgre river.
This day of the opening of the tun.
mel was made the chief day of the
Western Slope fair, now being held
here. All the morning special trains
kept coming in, from various parts
Of the state, and at 1890 there was a
parade of the visitors. Early in the
afternoon the explosion of a bomb
told the people that the special train
bearing President Taft and other gov
eminent officials had entered the city
limits. A second bomb announced his
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Veteran Killed by Train.

St. James.-Eugene Schexnaydre
was struck by a passenger train at
the st. James station and killed. Mr..
Schexnaydre was 50 years and Z
months old and one of the best known
and most highly respected citizens
of this parish and a gallant Confed'
| crate veteran, he having served three
years and four months in the Civil
war as a member of Colonel Belle
sOuer'S artillery.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

others, and this evening speeches were
delivered by a number Of Well-knOWn
COlOradOanS, the celebration winding
up with an illuminated parade and py-
rOtechniC display.
First Of the big government recla.
nation projects to be undertaken, the
Gunnison river tunnel has been n OF
the most difficult to carry through.
The ample waters OF the GunAlson
flow through narrow valleys insult,
ed to agriculture or through deep,
rocky canyons, while only a few
miles to the west the lovely Uncom,
pahgre valley has been suffering for
water. The Gunnison, descending in
ever deepening gorges, finally plungea
into the Black canyon, II of the most
magnificent mountain gOrges in the
world. This unpromising spot was Sc
lected as the starting point OF the
tunnel. Brave engineers lowered
themselves into the Black canyon at
points where the granite walls rise
almost perpendicularly hundreds OF
feet. and after their surveys were com
pleted active work was started on the
immense project.
At great expense and under enor'
nous difficulties, a wagon road was
built to the east portal of the tun'
mel. 1t is Is miles long. and. climb
ing the granite ridge between the
canyon and the ~Uncompahgre valley
descends the rocky wall on shelf
work
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Treasure Hunters Busy.

C0vington.-G. C. Allexiuc came to
this city recently and as result OF
his visit the treasure hunters have
been very busy on his property at
t he confluence of the Abita and the
Bogue Falaya Rivers. They make
nightly excursions to the place and
have dug great holes IN the earth
in a fruitless hunt for gold. Devin'
ing rods, peach limbs and other con-
trivances are used in an effort to
locate the treasure.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
GIRL K CONFESSION.
Swore Falsely in Evidence Which Con
victed Man to 20 Years.

Rome, Ga.-Declaring that she was
driven by the lash of conscience to tell
the truth after having perjured herself
on the witness stand. resulting in the
conviction of Jack Worthington, a Bar.
tow county farmer, to twenty years in
the Penitentiary on the charge of Grim
inal assault, Rosa Elrod, the alleged vic
tim, made a sensational affidavit in
which she says her story OF the assault.
was pure fabrication.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Carnations Go to Sleep.

Florists often suffer losses through
a habit carnations have Of sometimes
going to- sleep" and never opening
again. A series of experiments made
in the Hull botanical laboratory and
described in the Botanical Gazette
makes it seem probable that this
sleep is caused by the effect of H.
Eliminating gas, to which, even in very
small quantities, these flowers are
surprisingly sensitive.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

to withstand the wear of ages. All
the fumes, culverts, division gates,
drops and other work along the lines
Of the main canals are built of steel
and concrete.
There is no dam across the Black
canyon at the point where the river is
turned into the tunnel. Instead of
this, the tunnel itself taps the river
from beneath it's granite bed. BY
this plan neither floods nor slack Wa.
ter can prevent the tunnel taking
from the river all the water needed.
Has Immnse Capacity.
A few statistics of this tremendous
project are worth setting forth. The
tunnel IS $4,000 feet long, and II by
10 feet inside measurement. The main
canal is 80 feet wide at the bottom
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
GOVERNORS URGE IS CENTS
Sanders, Donaghey, Brown and
Wilson Will Cooperate.

Baton Rouge, La.--A majority OF the
governors of the Southern states nave
according to the correspondence received
at the executive Office, acted t~avorAhly
| upon the suggestion OF toy. sanders
that the governors of the South urge the
| colt on farmers to hold their cotton iol
| IS cents. Following AZ" some OF the
| letters received by Gov. Sanders:
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Bishop Ward Paralyzed.

Tokio.-Bishop Seth Ward, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is
still reported to be in a precarious con.
dition. He is afflicted with paralysis Of
his entire left side, and remains in a
semi-comatose state. His son is with
him.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. ii. 1909.

Little Rock. Ark, Sept. ii. 1909.
J. Y. Sanders, Governor OF Louisiana,
Baton Rouge, La:
NV Dear Governor-I shall look care.
full into the situation in this State, and
if | feel that the situation i@istltics it.,
will be glad to issue a similar state
ment. &. W. DONAGHEl, Governor.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
frankfort, KY.

Frankfort, KY.
My Dear GOVERNOR am in full SYM
pathy with the thought which prompted
YOU to write me on the subject suggest
ing q similar statement to the cotton
growers of Kentucky.
There is hardly any cotton grown in
Kentucky, as far as am advised. If
Kentucky grew any apprcciab}e amount
of cotton, ! should consider the sugges'
ton a very valuable one.
A, +. WILSON.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Bore Built for All Time.

simultaneously work was begun at
each end of the tunnel and at a point
several thousand feet from the west
end, where a shaft vas sunk. AS fast
as the tunnel was driven through the
shale and solid rock, it was timbered.
and then the heavy timbers We're
covered with imperviOus cement. This
gives a tunnel of solid concrete built
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

Jackson, Miss.
Dear GOVERNOR think the suggestion
is a good one, and will probably follow
your lead in publicly recommending its
| ADOPTION. +. T. NOEL, Governor.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25
Augusta, Ga.

Augusta, Ea.
My Dear GOVERNOR think your
! views are fine, and shall be pleased to
| give consideration to the suggestions you
| have made.
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

Teach Children to Swim. e
Last year more than 1000 children
were taught to swim at the London
public schools.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-25

Dobson-Can your daughter play the
piano?
Sububs (wearily)-I don't know
whether she can or not, but she does.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
ELKS' MINSTRELS
TO
BEGIN SUNDAY
Musical Features to be in Charge Of
Henry E. Reilly and William S.
Weidenhammer.

The minstrel committee of the
Bridgeport lodge of Elks met last night
and perfected arrangements for show
to be given at the Elks' Home on May
81 for members and families. The re-
hearsals will begin next Sunday. The
music will be under the direction of
Henry E. Reilly and William E. Weld
enham,ner. Following the show music
for dancing will be provided and a
collation. will be served.
A feature of the show will be the
splendid musical numbers which will
be provided Both Mr.. Reilly and Mr.
Weidenhammer are past masters in
providing the music for these shows.
Mr.. Reilly has just completed the ar
rangement of a splendid musical pro-
gram for a minstrel performance to be
given by Norwich lodge of Elks. The
committee in charge of the show to be
given by Bridgeport lodge is composed
of Henry E. Refill chairman, E. T.
Buckingham. Loren Delbridge, A. H
Garfield, and Edward MaG.gan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
A BAD SIGN
IF Your Hair Falls Out
When Combing the Hair

Falling hair means that the roo<s Of
the hair need Strengthening; they nee6
a tonic and they ought to have Il
mighty quick.
IF you will go to Leverty & Bro. they
will sell you a large bottle OF hair
tonic for so cents, that is guaranteed
to stop falling hair and itching Of the
scalp and cure dandruff in two weeks
or money back.
The name of this almost magical
preparation is Partisan Sage, and it
can now be obtained in nearly every
town of Importance in the United
States.
Beautiful women in the metropolis
are large users Of Parisian Sage, be-
cause they have learned that it makes
and keeps the hair soft, beautiful, 1us-
trous and Iuxuriant. Partisan Saga
is not sticky or greasy, and is the most
delightful hair dressing IN the world.
Fifty cents at Leverty & Bro, or dr.
rect, all charges prepaid. by the Amer.
lean makers, the Giroux Mfg. CO.,
Buffalo, N. z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07

Bridgeport; delegates to Salt Lake
City convention. Mrs. Abbie Connors
and Mrs. Mary E. Donovan, Bridge
port: Mrs Babbitt. New London; al
ternates. Mrs Prindle Mrs. Brannigan,
New Haven; Mrs. Lennon. New Lon
don.
THESE officers after the election were
installed by Past Commander Mrs
Adeline Wallenta. At the close OF the
afternoon session Mrs. Josephine
Downs of this city on behalf of the de-
partment presented Mrs. Elmira T.
BeIding the retiring president with
purse of money The morning session
was taken up with the reading of the
reports of the officers. After the SEES
sion the delegates were served with
supper by Lincoln Circle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
LIME COMPANY
MAY BE HEARD
Supreme Court 0Yerrnles Finding Of
Judge eager Against New Haven
Railroad Company.

Hartford, May 7.-At the close Of its
session yesterday, the Supreme court
rendered opinions in cases argued be-
fore it at it's recent term in Bridge
port.
Error is found in the suit Of the
Bethel & Redding Lime Company
against the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company, a Fair
field: county case. The company APP
pealed from an order of the Railroad
Commissioners and Judge eager in the
Superior court dismissed the appeal on
the ground that the appellant had no
right to take one. The order invOlv-
ed permitting the railroad company to
discontinue a section of one of it's lines
in Bethel in order to eliminate sixteen
grade crossings. The lime company,
on the plea that it's business would
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
LADIES OF G. A. R.

At the eighth annual convention OF
the Connecticut Ladies of the G. A. r.
held yesterday in G. A. r. hall the fol-
lowing officers WERE elected: President,
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Matthews, New Lon
don; senior vice president, Mrs.
Charles Curtis, Bridgeport; junior vice
president. Mrs. Mary M. Paul, New
Haven; secretary, Mrs. Gilron, New
Haven: treasurer, Mrs. Josephine
Downs. Bridgeport; chaplain. Mrs
Mary M. Smith. Bridgeport; delegate
at large to the Salt Lake City conven-
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Sears, Bridge
port: alternate. Mrs. NJ. z. FIR it's
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07
LOVING CUP FOR
HENRY OSBORNE

The members of the Algonquin Club
last evening presented Henry S. Os-
borne with a silver loving cup. as the
winner of the pool tournament finished
last February. The presentation was
made by President A. H. Billiard in
the presence of over fifty members of
the club. Mr.. Billiard thanked Mr..
Osborne for the spirit shown in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-07

suffer, appeared before the Railroad
Commissioners at the hearing but the
lower court held that the company had
no standing, as it owned no land adj
joining the crossings or the highways
affected by a change of grade. Chief
Justice Baldwin finds that as the lime
company is interested and was a party
to the hearing as shown by the. record
of the Railroad Commissioners, it has
the right Of appeal, and the motion to
dismiss is overruled.