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Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

1t is a cheap concoction and fraud, intended
to deceive the people. OF course, when a
remedy has been before the public so long, has
been prescribed and used by the best doctors
and in all the prominent hospitals, and has
carried the blessing Of health into so many
thousands Of homes as DuHy's Pure Malt
Whiskey has, limitations arc bound to arise.
BIZ khey can initiate the botts and label enJ--ae
one can initiate The contents,
DuHy's Pure Malt Whiskey is an absolutely
pure distilation of matted grain; great care
being used to have every kernel thoroughly
Imalted, thus destroying the germ and producing
"A predigested liquid food in the form of malt
essence, which is the most effective tonic stim-
ulant and invigorator known to science; softened
by warmth and moisture, its palatability. and
freedom from injurious substances render It so
lfiiat II can be retained by the most sensitive
stomach. y A7.t 5y.s>- 4iAfes
II Any firm that win sen imitation or substitution,
goods will sell impure goods. The firm thafi is
dishonest in one thing would not hesitate TO ba
dishonest in another. Whenever you see iuita.
ifion and substitution goods offered for sale by
frm, beware of anything and everything put mn
ehy that firm. You endanger your own life and
the lives of your family and friends by dealing
with them, ps4namfgc.cb e7l ebie e
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27
RAILROAD NOTES

Brakeman r. Mcdonald has resign
ed his position with the Santa Fe at
this place and has gone to Colorado,
where he will seek employment
H. P. 'Fitzmorris. freight inspector
for the Santa Fe Railway with head
quarters at Ration was in the city yes
terday attending to his official duties.
Engine No. O54 passed through this
city yesterday, dead in train from the
San Marcial division en- route to the
Topeka shops for general overhaul
ing.
The produce train which runs as
No. 80 arrived in the city last night
and the local meat dealers were busy
busy today unloading their supply OF
fresh meats.
The many friends of Conductor
Flanagan will be pleased to learn
he is resting easy today and that the
injured foot is getting along as well
as lcan be expected.
Conductor L. d. Ieeper, though
still nursing badly bruised finger,
was able to be around yesterday, but
is not in any shape Yet to take up
his strenuous labors.
Fireman F. J. Niles of the Ration di-
vision was compelled to lay down the
scoop here yesterday on account OF
sickness and dead-headed back to Ra-
ton yesterday afternoon.
Conductor e. D. Blair Of the second
district is taking a layoff at this end
of the road for change. Conductor
Schempp will handle the trains in
place of Conductor Blair.
General Manager j. 3. Hurley OF
the Santa Fe system denies officially
that ne intends to resign from the
Santa Fe to become president OF the
Frisco-Rock island systems.
Passenger engine No. 1914 which
broke frame recently at Lamy, was
sent to the La Junta shops today
for, repairs. Engineer Warner had
charge Of the engine from this point
to Ration. I'd rsass LII
Machfnist frank Hackett was call
ed home suddenly yesterday afternoon
on account Of the sickness Of his baby.
He returned to work today, the In
fant having recovered somewhat from
its sick spell. gsyaq
Engineer Arthur Lowe has been as
signed to engine No. 1925 in passenger
service until his regular engine, No.
1914 returns from the La Junta shops,
where it has been sent for repairs to
a broheA frame. f,,s
Conductor Schempp and crew load
ed fifteen cars of cattle out Of the
local yards yesterday and Conductor
Maitland and crew loaded out seven
cars. These cattle are befpg shipped
to eastern markets. .assf
Brakeman G. A. Taylor who has
been in the freight service on the
second district for some weeks past
mas resigned his position here. He de-
parted this afternoon for California
points, where he expects to locate.
B. F. Manager superintendent Of the
Harvey eating house system on the
Belen cutoff, passed through the city
yesterday from Chicago, en- route to
Belen. Mr.. Manger was accompanied
by his private secretary, R. g. Davis.
Conductor Prichett who has Just re
turned from a trip to Fort Madison
Ia, has reported for duty again and
Is working in place Of passenger con
ductor Fugate who was not feeling
wen enough yesterday to go out OF
his run. .tts.
Engineer Jack Lowe who has beer
handling engine No. 1926 In the pass
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27
Methodist Minister Recommends
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera
and Dlarrhoea Remedy.

Il have used Chamberlain's Collie,
holera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
everal years for diarrhoea. consid-
er it the best remedy have ever tried
for that trouble, bought a bottle
1t few days ago from our drug
gist, Mr.. r. R. Brooks. shall ever
be glad to speak word in it's praise
when ! have the opportunity. Rev.
]. D. Knapp, Pastor M. e. church.
Miles Grove, Pa. Sold by all dealers
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27
Forced Into Exise

WIN. Upchurch of Glenn Oak, Okla,
was an exile from home. Mountain air
he thought, would cure fr4ghtful
lungracking cough that had defied all
remedies for, two. years. After six
months he returned, death dogging his
steps. Then began to use DR.. Kings
New Discovery" he writes, land af-
ter taking six bottles am as we'll as
ever.p It saves thousands yearly
from desperate lung diseases. Infai'
lible for coughs and colds, it dispels
hoarseness and sore throats Cures
grip, bronchitis. hemorrhages, asthma,
Group, whaOping cough. SOC and s1.00,
trial bottle free, guaranteed by all
druggists.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

KTR. q. w. WOODBURY., Rogers,
lVl Ohio, formerly Captain and Center
Of the Hiram College Basket Ball
Team, writes:
"There are times in the life Of every
student when excessive study and too
close confinement and attention to the
object in view will tell on your health.
81 have found that when body and
mind alike are weary and refuse to
work, few doses of Peruna restore
lost strength and invigorate YOU
quicker and more permanently than
anything know.
at gives you nerves of iron and mus
cles of steel, and assists the mental
activities together with the physical to
9 wonderful degree"
I Mr.. Fred L. Hebard, Twelfth and
Grand Aves., Kansas City, Mo-, says:
GPeruna will cure catarrh, and as q
tonic it has no equal"
or Pe-ru-na In Tablet Form.
For two years DR.. Hartman and his
assistants have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
liquid medicines can now secure PERU
ma tablets, which represent the solid
medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
ny case Of kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach Of medf-
cine. Cures backache and irregulari-
ties that II neglected might result In
Bright's disease or diabetes. Red
Cross Drug Co. and o. G. Schaefer.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27
Pe-ru-na In Tablet Form.
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.

You probably won't need a very
large tombstone to record your good
deeds. aw sla
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

I And there are probably lot of good
people in this world who do not look
the part.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

If you are good for the price the
doctor doesn't hesitate to pronounce
it appendicitis.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27

Nothing makes man so sore as
having to pay his wifes beard when
she visits her friends.
Las Vegas optic., 1909-11-27
Beware, wv; l',l, Of limitations.
Cheap Substitutes and
HJust AS Good As.

Unscrupuous deals mindful only Of profit and caring
nothing for the health of their patrons, offering for
sale low-grade. impure whiskey, which they tell you
''good as DuAy's.''a s a4o3 ssw o-a.a
saY Eisa cheap concocion and fraud, intended
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

HE accompanying back yard scene
by Mrs. Neva Straus, S06 West
u Avenue 81, strikingly illustrates
the rapid and praseworthy achieve
ment of the aims of a Highland Park
league of home beautifiers, believers in
an attractive back yard. Some two
years ago this spot in the rear of
house which became her home, Mrs.
Straus found barren and uninviting,
with no shrub or tree, no flower or vine.
Nature is kind to the hand that ca
resses her in Southern California! She
blossoms forth in thousand charms of
beauty and fragrance, of form and col
or. What a transformation in two short
years from unsightly barrenness to
a bower of refreshing flowers and foil
age! Does this not encourage every
owner of an ugly back yard to do like
wise? This should be, and is so rec
ognized by this group of home lovers in
Highland Park, as of much Importance,
if not more, to the householder than
the front yard, as it is private to the
family, and should be something to be
enjoyed rather than hidden and
ashamed of. There is no excuse in
Southern California for an unattractive
back yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

IOHN DREW will follow his niece,
Miss Ethel Barrymore, at the Ma
- son opera house. opening tomor-
row night for a weeks engagement in
Jack Straw" a comedy by w. Somer-
set Vaughan, who also wrote Lady
Frederick" in which Miss Barrymore
appears. In this piece Mr.. Drew
has the role of an eccentric
Pomeranian prince, who is of an ad-
venturesome disposition and has tried
his hand at various trades and occu-
pations in all parts of the world. When
the play begins he is waiter in a
fashionable London hotel. During the
first act, however, he resumes his name
and title in order to WOO a pretty girl
who has attracted his attention and
at the same time to teach her snob-
bish mother a lesson in good manners.
Miss Rose Coghlan has the role of the
snobbish mother, and has made a big
hit in it. Miss Helen Freeman ap-
pears as the pretty daughter. Thine
play is said to be one of the best that
Mr.. Drew has presented in recent
years, and in New York it was re-
garded as the comedy hit of the sea-
son.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
SATlATED WITH TALK

Quinn-Dinny, ye ought to come over
to our house some night an hear me
daughter Della play the violin; she
fairly makes it talk, bedad!
Flynn (nervously)-Thin it's home I'll
shtay! 'Tis only a wake ago 1 got
rid iv a phonygraft we've had since
Christmas, glory be!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
A Remarkable Play.

The remarkable feature of play
wright Eugene Walters success with
bis great play THE Wolf" is that II
Is melodrama- not the dynamite
article in which the gallery gods de-
light, but real, life-like reflex Of
realpeople though still melodrama,
Broadway has never been inclined to
accept works Of the melodramatic
variety, but ''THE WOLF" compelled
its attention by pure dramatic and
literary worth, and before they knew
1t, the Broadwayites were, fguratively
on the backs of the chairs engrossed
IN its absorbing scenes. This great
success, now on its second tour after
lts metropolitan run, win be the at.
traction at Sandoz Opera House.
November 18th.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
SALE OF LOTS AT Law
TELL A STUNNING
SUCCESS.

The sale of town lots at Lawtell
last Wednesday was a sumner, sur
prising even the promoters.
Every lot, over one hundred IN
number, was sold, at what is consid-
cred good prices. A lot minute
fell under the auctioneer's hammer.
The total amount realized from The
sale was $500.
The sale was under the auspices Of
the st. Landry Townsite Co., and was
conducted by Auctioneer H. 3. Es-
forge and Mr.. James ]. Lewis.
Quite crowd left 0pelousas on the
l.59 Frisco, returning the same
evening. The Breaux Bridge Band
accompanied the 0pelouseans there,
having come here that evening BY
team.
Lawtell is prettily situated, on the
Frisco railroad, and although yet il
its infancy, is a promising youth, sc
they say.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
GRAND JURY IS CALLED
IN SPECIAL SESSION
Judge O'EeilI COnVenes Grand InquIsIiOrs,
just Adjourned Last Week.
FOR The PUBLIC INTEREST
Says BIS HonoF.THO Important Gases Are
Being InVestigated...WiEI be
Short Session.

Whereas, it is considered neces-
sary to the public interests, and for
the investigation of cases which
have occurred since the recent session
of the Grand Jury;
Therefore be it ordered, that the
Grand Jury of the parish of St. Lam
dry convene and hold a special ses-
sion at the courthouse, in 0pelousas
on the 29th day Of October, 1909, at
8 o'clock a. m"
This was the order of acting Judge
0'Neill, issued Wednesday of this
week. OF course it is accompanied
by the usual order to the clerk of
court to summons the Grand Jury.
The order created some consterna-
tion, however. It was confined to
the blind tiger people-and the sup
position that His Honor had got wind
of more violations of the prohibition
law, and was determined to break up
the practice was at once agreed upon
in the general mind.
But that this was not the purpose
Of the court was shown by the charge
Of Judge O'Neill, delivered to the
Grand Jury yesterday morning. His
Honor said that there had been quite
a deal of speculation on the part Of
the people as to his object in calling
the Inquisitors together; but, said
he, he was prompted solely by the
occurrence of four serious affairs since
the adjournment of the Grand Jury,
and he desired that they be investi-
gated, and the parties either indicted
or turned loose. He wanted the IN
nocent turned out Of Jail, and the
guilty punished.
The Grand Jury will not remain in
session long, foreman Thompson hop
ing to adjourn to-day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
mr.. PRICE MAKING GOOD. :
Two First Shows OF the Season At Local Play
house Are EIrstGIass.

Il the first shows Of the season at
the Sandoz Opera House are critirions
of what is to follow, 0pelousas may
fiatter itself that it has Mr.. 7. E.
Price and his son, Richard, as man
ayers.
The World and A Woman, played
last week, and again When His
Wife's Away" played last Monday,
were both frst-class productions. and
the Clarion is glad to be able to say
that both were we'll patronized.
The Messrs. Price have just taken
charge of the opera house as man
ayers and are demonstrating that
they know something about the show
business. The elder Mr.. Price was
connected with the Shreveport opera
house.
Mr.. Price is delighted with the ex-
cellent behavior Of OpeIousas audi
ences, and desires US to thank them
for thus assisting him in conducting
the house successfully.
The Wolf" by Eugene Walter.
author Of paid in FulP and The
Easiest Way" will be presented al
Sandoz Opera House, November Is
| Il is a drama Of the Canadian Hudson
Bay territory. The hero is a French.
Canadian, who undertakes a vendetta
against man who ruined and caused
| the death Of his half-sister. He fndi
him in the person Of a civil engineel
from the States, who is scheming fol
| she possession of Hilda, the very cir
upon whom he has set his own heart
The engineer has the young Woman''
father, an old Scotch trader. on hi
side, but the hero succeeds in carry
ing her off after q fight, and in tht
closing act kills his rival in a sensa
tional duel. The play was produces
with much success at the Lyric thea
tire, New York. The principal charac
ter, the Freneh-Canadian, will b
played by Mr.. Andrew Robson.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
NAN KILLS BROTHER
N-LAH AT PALMETTO
Shoots Him Three Times. Dead Man was
Sixty Tears Old, and Unarmad.
TROUBLE OVER A TRlFLE
QuarFeIed Over the Payment Of A Boeior's
Bill fer A SlsieF.In.LaW.. Han In
jail.

Auguste Fruge, sixty years of age
was shot and killed by his brother-in-
law, Loranzo, alias Behe, Meaux
about tWenty-one years Of age, on
last Saturday.
Meaux is in Jail here, and the
Grand Jury has probably indicted him
by this time, his case having come up
yesterday, at the special session Of
that body.
The shooting occurred at Sidney
Meats blacksmith shop, and there
were five white witnesses to the oc-
currence.
Old man Fruge was unarmed, and
this fact, taken together with the
age of the parties, makes the affair
an ugly one for the accused.
It seems that the two men had
agreed to pay Jointly a doctors bill,
contracted by sister-in-laW, each
paying $3.50 Of the S5 debt. Fruge
paid his portion, but Meaux did not.
Saturday they met at the blacksmith
shop, and a quarrel started, Fruge In
sisting that Meaux comply with the
agreement. Meaux abused Frage,
and the old man started to walk away.
Meanx called him back, saying that he
would not hurt him. When the old
man returned the quarrel was re-
neWed, and Meaux drew his pistol
Fruge grappled with him and held the
weapon, and the first shot went wild.
Meaux pulled the weapon away from
the old man, and shot him in the
abdomen. Fruge turned to walk
away, with his hand over the wound,
when Meaux shot him again.
Fruge died soon after.
The affair occasioned much excite
ment in that neighborhood. Fruge
was known as a peaceful man, while
his young assailant does not bear
such good reputation.
Meaux was promptly arrested, and
the crime which he committed fur
nished a share Of the cause for the
calling Of the Grand Jury together
in special session.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
mi BUT HOW tight
IS THE Lid down
y I,aaa O'EeiII Sitting On It...AlI Esar.Bssr
shops Close Wednesday.
Nothing DOING ANYWHERE
vr,Asut warning, All Beers Are Found Closed
:. ghat Happened, No One Gan Tell,
But It Has Happened.

# there ever was a strictly, parch-
ID drv town, Opelousas is that town
now ,.
INA there is not an oasis in the arid
desert. -
HI chat it has happened is true to
the notch.
Vas surprised to see the doors Of
every near-beer establishment in the
eity closed tight. Even the clerks
eo1ld not be seen around. The ha-
Mines. who were accustomed to irri-
gate on near-beer in the morning,
waited in vain for the portals to be
tbroWn open-but nay, Pauline, there
was nothing doing. All information
sought Of the keepers Of the estab-
lisbments was turned down cold, just
ID were the pitiful requests for
near-beer.
This concert Of action on the part
of The proprietors of the establish
ments occasioned much comment,
particularly concerning those who
had been recently indicted for violat-
inc the prohibition law. It was
taken as an evidence Of guilt on their
mart: but on the other hand the move
was heralded as vouchsafng that the
law would be respected, and there
fore commended.
OF course it is charged in some
quarters that the action of these men
was prompted BY the fear Of drastic
punishment, should they again come
before Judge O'NeilI for sentence on
4 charge of violating the prohibition
law others hail the action with de-
Iight, and believe that the men are
honest in motive and really intend to
obey the law, which the Grand Jury
has said they violated, and which
some Of them admitted by entering
pleas Of guilty.
Whatever the motive might be, the
word has been passed around that the
tiger is not performing at the old
stands.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
.DR. ". F. CLOPTON IS
DISCHARGED BY COURT
Judge Expresses Regret That He vas Pat to
the Humiliation Of Appearing In Court.
HE had REVENUE LICENSE
His Firm Had Ordered Case Of Malt Whisky
for DOcioF's sick Sen, and This
Brought on the Trouble.

DR.. w. F. Clopton, President Of the
Police Jury of st. Landry parish, ap-
peared before His Honor, Judge
0'Neill. last Wednesday, to answer to
an Indictment by the Grand Jury
charging him with violating the pro-
hibition law, and after making a
statement, was promptly discharged
by the Court, the Judge expressing
regret that Dr.. Clopton was put to
the inconvenience and humiliation oc-
casioned by the Indictment.
The Indictment was returned by
reason Of the fact that the firm of
w. F. Clopton & Co, doing business
at Morrow, hold an internal revenue
license permitting it to sell liquor,
All of the indictments returned by
the Grand Jury recently were based
on the possession of internal revenue
licenses, the law holding such posses
sion prima facia evidence Of guilt
Of violating the State law against the
sale Of whiskeY without license, OF
in prohibition territory Of violating
the prohibition law.
DR.. Clopton explained that some
time ago a case Of malt whiskey was
ordered by his firm, to be used for a
sick son. The whisdey was ordered
from a drug house in New Orleans, at
the same time with bill Of drugs.
An internal revenve agent found this
out, and swooped down on DR.. Clop-
ton and made him take out license,
threatening prosecution if he did not
do so. It was held that the fact that
the firm bought the Whiskey, and that
it was used by a member of the firm,
made it a sale by the firm to that
member, and the act came under the
purview of the law. To avoid trouble
with Uncle Sam, the license was
bought, and the Doctors name fig
ured on the list procured by the
Grand Jury from the government
and he was indicted.
DR.. Clopton is one of the most
prominent men of his section, and
noted for his uprightness and regard
for the laws Of his country, and il
was known, even before he made the
explanation, that there was mistake
somewhere.
TWO MORE SIMILAR CASES.
Since the above, two more cases d
similar nature came up before the
District Court, and in both cases the
Judge expressed regret that the gen
tlemen were placed to the discomfort
of coming here to answer to an indict
ment.
Both cases are Of prominent mer
chants of Eunice Messrs. 0libt
Manuel and Louis Meyer.
In the case Of Mr.. Manuel, he or
dered Whiskey for own use, in tn,
case of Mr.. Meyer he ordered a cast
o.. beer for his own use in the nam,
of his firm.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
SPECIAL SESSION OF
The GRAND JURY is
SHORT LIVED.

The Grand Jury Of st. Landry,
called in special session for yesterday,
lived for one short day.
They met at 8 o'clock, and return
ed their findings at 4 o'clock. Three
indictments were returned.
Laurent Meaux, who killed his
brother-in-law at Palmetto last SAT-
urday, was indicted for murder.
Albert Horn was indicted for as
sault with intent to rape. He is un-
der age.
The only blind tiger case brought
/ in was against Bennie Green and
Warmoth Hardey, charged with run
ningastige at Latanier.
The Grand Jury made the follow
| ing report, which touches upon the
criticisms directed against its last re-
port on the race track affair:
I'VE noW ask the indulgence IT the
court that we may make special men-
tion of feature Of our last report,
which has been the subject of cone
siderable comment, and which, We
fear, has given some offense to the
Law and Order League. IL is this:
After careful investigation, we
condemned and deplored in unmistak-
able terms the conduct of two SO
called detectives, who had been
brought here, as We said, to pose az
exemplars of our morals.
we further expressed ourselves
as not sympathizing with these ad.
Yenturers, as we designated the SO
called detectives.
what we did and said was no
done nor said hastily, but advisedly
and we therefore do not wish to b
1 understood as retracting our state
ments.
/ At the same time, We wish to b
Just and fair to everyone, and b
avoid even the appearance of injust
lice, We now say that we did not in
| tend to criticize the honesty Of th
motives Of the Law and Order Leagu'
LIN bringing detectives here to ferre
out crimes. We deplored in stront
language and we still deplore th
mistake which was made in bringing
here, as detectives. two very nude
sirable citizens, who according t
our 6nding) we're willing to accep
bribes from the violabers Of the !
quor law, and betray their own en-
tployers.
! I'VE do not doubt that the mistak
made in employing these particula
, two men as detectives was an hone;
fI5onffnnet3 on page hvs1
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-30
nov IT'S POTATO WEEVIL
Police JufT Of Camsran Parish 0stFaeIzes
Potatoes from Certain Section.

According to the Jennings Times,
Cameron parish is fighting the potato
weeVii. For two or three years that
parish has been damaged By loss Of a
portion of the potato crop, and as the
pest seemed to be on the increase,
the police jury are taking d hand in
the matter. The police jury passed
an ordinance which prohibits che ship
ment Of potatoes into Leesburg OF
points west Of q line drawn through
Leesburg from points on the east o.
that line.
As potatoes come high, it is goot
policy to save the crop.