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Stockholders Notice.

0pelousas, La, May 18th, 1903.
Inaccordance with Article I'VE, paragraph
ons. or the Charter of the Saint Landry Cot
ton OIL Company, as amended June 8. 1901,
notice Is hereby given that the annual cleo
tRon of seven stockholders to serve as a
Board of Directors for the term OF n year,
AWasl be heldat the office OF the said COM
.pany In the City of 0pelousas, on Monday,
JuneT, 1909, between the hours Of O'Clock
al IA. and O'Clock pm.
j. II. NORMAN, President.
simay22.3t a.. II. stage. Sec'ty-Treasurer.
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these brutes had been partly eaten;
ne thought at the time By other by.
enas. as It vas stu too dark % make
out tracks. We ZANE to the concur
sion we had made idiots Of ourselves,
and had been shooting all night at
hyenas, and we did not feel any the
better when our friends came back
from their night ct the village and
told us we had probably frightened
every hon out Of the country by our
"hnmhardment.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-05
Oddities In Punctuation.

Massachusetts, has a law, known sf
the semicolon law under which 3
misplaced semicolon regulates the
liquor traffic ii the city 81 Boston.
But this Is not q circumstance to an
omitted comma as instanced in the
following act of the last Legislature
Of Massachusetts: Whoever operates
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SALE.
ESTATE OF ALIDIA sOILEAU, decd wife
OF Wesley Budden.
M. 6351. Probate DOCKET, District Court,
Parish of st. landry, La.

No. 687l, Probate DOCKET, District Court,
Parish of st. Landry, La.
Byyfrtue ofan order Of the Hon. ~. 2 Ed
wards acting Judge OF the 18th judicial DIST.
Court. bearing date May is, 1903, IN ana
for the Parish Of st, Iandry, 5Iats ~
Louisiana, there win be solo az puDHg a "
fgon. 20 M last and highest bidder Dy tne
undersigned administrator or any uul3
duaIiaed auctioneeT, atfront 1901 q C9uIl
House In 0pelousas, ST. LahdFy "a
ism, La, on
SATURDAY,, jane 20, 1909,
All o.cloeK &. M, the following described
property. belonging to the ABOVE estaUe'
to-wit
A certain tract of land with all the
nmifdinps and improvements thereon con
TesnIng efphfy acres, situated at Palmettos
pevisb III ST. Landry, int bounded north ny
Eands of Pierre Dnrousseaus south by Iands
Of Edward Alcotte formerly MORAN asd a
east BY Theodore Cannon ormerIy LeonaFu
formerly Woodward White and GO.
A certain tract OF land with an tne
buildings and improvements thereon, az
the same place and containing Two nunaIsu
ard one acres, ounued north py lanas
owners unknown, south by the pupac Toau
leading from Palmetto to terTy
ana Bayou Tapa, east by landso OF Ihomas
Olaycomb n west by lands OF ernest SOL
leau. d ~
same place, with all improvements, con,
tanning one hundred and one acres, pouDusS
north by Powell heirs, south by lands on
Marffn GutIlory and Paul Murphy, east ~
M. o.. Linter and Rideau Bros. q west ny
JIM. Rideau. uo,,nd
situated at Palmetto, La, penn me
nregent store building and residence q
wesley Rndden. with all the buildings ana
S-narrnyements thereon, 1T is norm
nv Sand Pit, south by the Texas q 6ac1uc
railroad and depot, east by " w B0agni!
and west by Mrs. Salle HAWKINS anu panu
Pit. These four above pieces OF Iopsr
were acquired by Wesley Buduen from Ell
nest SOileau April Is, 1893, See act NO. 45O8S.
8. tract Of land situated In the parish
0f gf. landry. containing one nundIeg anu
Tvventy+three acres, more or less, lying
about halt mile west of Palmetto, La, VIII
safIt buildings and improvements thereon
and belonging thereto, and bounded as 1ol-
sovgsgon me North by property of Shirk, on
Fhe east by estate of Mary Rideau, On the
south by II. &P. railroad and west py prop
arfv of Mrs. Eallie Hawkins Being the same
fNgf wesley sudden acquired from ernest
sOlIeau Jan. II, 1906. See act No. 5bS28.
&. A certain tractOf woodland measuring
three hundred and twenty acres ah9 h D9sI u
fhe northeast quarter and the north nalI OF
the south half of sec enc Q} Up As roe Ia.
Mer. Being the same that was acquired py
Wesley Builder from Ernest Souelu On Ihe
26th oil June, 1907. See act No. 6ll29.
A. "A tract of land measuring Two nun
bred and 6fty-6ye acres, ana INC norm
bg Frlth heirs, south by Pierre
and e. GOnucheaux. east by Ernest Soileau
and west by W, W. B0agnt. Being the same
that Wesley Budden acquired from GrtsWoid
heirs Feb. III, 1897. See act No. 4Ol4s.
CHARLES f. B0AGNI,
may22-6t Administrator.
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Whipping Post at Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge. May 2e-Eugene
Pool, Lawrence McLane, Abraham
Lincoln and William Thomas, negro
boys we're whipped in Che jail yard
to-day on the order OF Judge Jones.
They bad been stealing fruit from
some Of the stands ID the city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-05

HE best piece Of
lion tracking / ever
saw lasted ave full
hours and is so
memorable In sew
eral respects that I
purpose to use it as
an introduction to
that general method
OF lion hunting.
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Perils OF the Man Eater.

My Grst experience In tracking lions
was early In 1892, and the night be-
fore was rather an exciting one. After
hunting elephants unsuccessfully for
about a month, ne were on our way
south, when ne arrived one day at
some villages where the natives had
been very much bothered BY Ave lions
which were said 10 be still in the
neighborhood. A girl had been killed
two days before, and an enormous
amount of damage had been done
among the sheep and cattle. The first
day We camped there two Of our party
had shooting zerebas made at the VII
Eage to which the Hons generally
came. and just before sunset they
went on there.
I tied up our two donkeys just out.
side the camp, on the chance that the
lions might come and look us up. Just
after dark We were having dinner IN
the tent when there was 4 acUMa out
side, and II wal evident that some
thing was attacking our donkeys. 1t
was pitch dark. and We nred several
shots lii the direction OF the sound
before we discovered that the attack
ing beasts were hyenas. We did not
mind having q donkey killed instan-
taneously BY i lion, but we had not
bargained for the poor beasts getting
mauied by hyenas. so taking a lamp
we went out to see what had hap.
pened. My donkey had got on with
q nasty bite in the hollow Of the hind
leg above the hook, and we had him
taken into the camp at once. Tas
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any public w 2
out under the 49,
lessIy Of Vhils
safety II s
asserted thaf
can 30 rs
The influence &
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Miss 2. D. g. Mizzi one Of the
most accomplished and energetic of
orr public school teachers ii now en-
ioying a short vacation visiting
friends at Henry.
Burreli Garstens of Opelousas. ar
rived here last week to take charge
of the General saw mill at Hancker.
He is 81 experienced saw mill man
and viii 20 doubt give satisfaction.
-AbbeyilIe MeridionaI.
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haps I had moro Oh my hands than /
could manage alone.
After 4 track os about an hour ma
came IL sight Of two or three hig
thfcksts Of ssirginss bushes surrounded
BY open msmosa scrub and ~intersected
BY narrow paths. Ny second shlkari
&C that time vas 8 very tall fellow.
called Jana, With enormous feet Sow.
eRal times during the track Abdnliah
had turned round te pitch into him Sog
making such q noiae, and now he cor
nded g me that "Jama walk ali same
cow and that VIZ had better leave
him behind here VITA che pony md
boy, es she lions were sure 10 be in
the place In front az as. Knowing
nothihg about rs / MTeed aud went
on with AhduIiah. We were walking
quietly along the outside os one 81 tbs
thiekets when Ahdullah suddenly
clutchsd me by tbs egm ana pointed
towards q tree standing On ths edge
~of she bush yards OF. The tree was
divided into two towards the bottom.
and the sun wal Ehrewing the shaaow
Of 8 bush on the ground inside tha
hollow.
This vas where Abdullah vas potnk.
ms. getting more excited but I could
make out nothing at All, until q great
yellow beast moved sudasnly out Of
the shadow and sllnped away on the
far side. I hred from the hip, letting
OF both barrels into the tree. We
rushed reuRd To the ether side Of the
thickes just IN time b : a ans
10ness como out. I could not ret !
clear shot 1t oAee, and when l dad.
after running some distance, l waa
shaking 50 that I csuld net get on her
at all. aad missed. She kept Iebbing
along just ahead. every new and 9hem5
stepping 10 look around and show hsR
teeth at Us. Each time she stopped
! shot. but 50 badly that ! wasted
seven bullets at different ranges
wttkeus Eouching her. The nrss sir
did not cen 10 annoy her az an. but
the last hit the ground just under her
teeth. and aither the bullet 30 close.
frightened her or i stone hit her. for
bA@ hRE41B oM VIII shRkl and
a0urish of her tail and, putting % the
pass, il : minute Or two ran clean
away from us. I was terribly dlsap-
pointed and annoyed with myself, and
& hought ot couzae. that everything
Miss 2. D. g. Mizzi one Of the
most accomplished and energetic Of
onr nrhIic sehanI tnaehnrs II INV an
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lcopgrIahs. -

Agitation ress m
French mliitasy
sneot. fsr 90
asked for Az M
100000 t. suP ,.sa
omcers. which 81
slncs ls7s. sl
grade IL stass g
had u make
she neataaan
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night when we got there, and did not
follow up our camels till the next day.
1 have described this track rather as
length because 1t is 3 good example Of
many similar days.
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Stories About People

4, iron club dinner in Washington. stood
up for the senate.
You'd think. the way the senate 10
blamed for everything" he said. ina,
il had supernatural powers.
"A crowd OF farmers were Knocking
the senate one market day last month.
when an old fellow OF only one horse.
power brain hustled into their midst.
well. byes. said he. what's the
senate up To now
( Why, amt ye heerd. Zachary"
said young farmer. winking at the
others. The senate's went and passed
bill addin' two extry months TO the
winter
Zachary struck his forehead with
his remittened fist
DO tell he groaned. Gosh durn
the luck. An here am | clean out o
| fodder. Washington Star.
Find a Friend In the Court.
Justice Harlan. OF the supreme
court. was on circuit in West Virginia
some years ago. when there was triei
before him a case In which principal
counsel was lawyer whose head was
quite devoid OF hair.
The day was cold and damp and the
room in which the sitting was had
was badly heated. 1t was not long be-
fore counsel had begun his argument
that he said:
Your honor. | must pause long
enough 10 request that the window op-
posite be closed more tightly. | feel
the draft on my head"
The court sympathizes with you"
solemnly assented Mr.. Harlan: The
court has the same kind of head
New York World
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EDITORIALS 81 Tht PEOPLE.
Defends Trinity Parish.

To the Editor OF The Times As
,oval son OF Trinity parish
must protest against the malicious ana
IGNORANT attack upon Trinity parish ny
one who processes to be co-"orhti
~ tho cause OF christian religion anu
renorted in your columns OF Ihurs-
day last. IL. .ho nm.
The critic. unable to resist the OPP
nortunitv TO gain a little notoriety py
,oining In the popular hue and cry
aoainst corporate wealth. has faiien
mon a press report OF resolution IT.
troduced In the New YORK assehoi.
and has used 1t in a most unpleasant
way. ,,ror,ntIv
The resolution has been prompt.
,oneIched and. IL Rev Mr.. Fixes wonic
road more widely he would De III,
formed that Trinity corporation issued
:, short while ago carefully prepared
.tatement setting forth the exact con
1,t,on OF the finances OF the PARISH
This report was given vide puoiiciy
In the New York papers and copy
OF the report was mailed TO every
Eniscopal clergyman in the Unite
states.
Now that Trinity parish. after yeas
NJ dienif,ed silence and In the face OF
outrageous SANDER, has replied TO the
velping pack and has shown Its myth
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More can truthfully be said TO the
praise OF the worthless, the pilgrims.
whose names We honor. than there is
time TO express. OF whom could H.
more truly lie said. that they builded
better than they knew" Who sup
poses that they ever dreamed of the
noble republic whose germ and prin.
ciples they bore in the hold OF the
Mayfiower? They were simply duti-
ful servants OF the Most High. not
architects OF theft own fortunes. and.
like Abraham, they obeyed the voice
OF God and went out not knowing
whittier they went. that they might
inherit a land which he should af-
terward give them. Had they been
mindful OF that country whence they
came out, they might have had oppor-
tunity To return. but now they sought
better country. and God gave them
one which far surpassed their
thoughts.
remember to have read that, years
after It's completion. Gen. Jackson ;
campaign at New Orleans was sharply
criticised in congress aud Judge Doug
las In 4 mastery speech vindicated II.
AfteIward meeting The Judge. the gen
eral cordially thanked him and said. /
always knew that | was right In what
did at New Orleans, but | never
knew why was right until | read
your speech The remark may
awaken a smile. but there is some
thing deeply philosophical in H. The
thinker must come after the actor TO
interpret his conduct for him. AS
the master takes up some rude melody
~ tae troubadour and sets II To music.
s. thinkers have To set TO logic the
deeds of the worlds great actors. In
stinct is greater than reason because II
r. ads the mind OF God. yet knows Il
not. IL was divine instinct that
guided the helm OF the Mayhower and
IL was divine instinct which guided
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"Jacqueline. Jacqueline, what are
you saying?" he cried.
How a Maids Love Began.

you saying?" he cried.
How a Maids Love Began.
You seem pleased" she said In
surprise, looking at him with hope
growing in her eyes. "Oh. I'm SO
glad"
Pleased" Andre exclaimed, "Oi
course I'm pleased. How could help
| being pleased? But | can't believe IT,
Tell me. how did ii happen? Since
, when?"
Since last year, on the fifteenth OF
June. at precisely 10 minutes past :,
Jacqueline replied promptly.
Andre laughed at her vigorous as
sertion and the exactness with which
she fixed the time. Jacqueline turned
on him with reproach in her tone.
Where were you. last year on the
fifteenth OF June at precisely 10 min
utes past 80" she demanded
Il haven't the vaguest notion" he
replied.
You were at the cross roads, in
the Forest OF Argues, sitting in pud-
die OF water; that's where you were.
Jacqueline spoke with emphatic con
viction, and Andre. laughing. threw
! up his hands in resignation.
Il wasn't" he protested, but any
way II was how do you know
! Il was there" she said.
YOU"
Jacqueline nodded her pretty head.
Il was there, in a corner under a
| tree" she said. II was reading away
reading one of Ernies articles-so,
OF course, was gazing of into space.
"All OF a sudden | saw YOU You
came riding along with the most self
satisfied, impertinent expression, How
| Il annoyed me. | thought. What a
silly fool, I'd give anything to have
him down there al my feet.
Hardly had | felt the wish when
your horse stumbled. and over you
went and fell-fell at my feet, just
as I had wished. You lost your bal
ance. your hat, and your impertinence
all together They lay around you in
ruins.
When / saw your silly look OF dis
may. | realized that you weren't con
ceited at all. And you attracted me
so much that | ran away as fast as
could. without helping you. Oh, An
Dire, put on that expression you wore
! in the puddle"
Couldn't Tell Anyone but Him.
| She turned to him with humorous
pleading Andre gasped again. with
dlsmay at the extraordinary request
and Jacqueline cried with joy.
That's IL, That's almost it,
He laughed at her absurdity, and
made further efforts TO find out her
little heart secret.
What happened next" he asked.
II went straight home" Jacqueline
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CHAPTER v.-(continued.)
11HE seemed intensely interested
IL in his answer. Andre. embar-
YI raised. explained lamely:

1.-THE seemed intensely interested
hi in his answer. Andre. emoar-
l. III raised. explained lamely:
nj "Oh-er-rye such a lot 10
do: letters TO write. But why
do you refuse?'
i've very serious reason" Jacque'
line said seriously. But it's too short
10 tell YOU"
She looked entrancingly pretty in
her light outdoor frock. with her blue
eyes. ripping hair and sunny smile.
Andre looked at her admiringly whlle
he laughed al Ter seriousness.
You funny little thing" he said.
60 on. tell me-"
I'm In love" Jacqueline said.
Andre laughed aloud at her as he
exclaimed:
A baby like you Where is the
object OF your affections? AT school?
"Oh. no." Jacqueline protested, he
long past that. AT least. not SO very
long" she said. looking at him laugh,
ing. But. in any case. he's dream
Andre was still laughing at her. as
she stood demurely by the table where
the marquise had been sitting
You don't say So" he said. Really
I'm getting curious 10 see THIS dream.
You'd like TO see him." Jacque'
line asked seriously.
Yes"
You're sure you'd like TO see him ??
Yes. Jacqueline; certain"
Jacuueline impulsively snatched the
marouise's hand mirror from the Ia
Bile and held IL before Andres aston
ished face.
Then. look she said.
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the footsteps OF the pilgrims To Ply
mouth Rock and IL Is tor us TO exult In
the clear reasonableness OF what they
did.
In another sense. these forefathers
were great thinkers. for they thought
Gods thoughts after him. careless or
the contradictions which those
thoughts might bring 10 our human
logic. This was their intellectual
heroism that they believed God.
though they thereby made every man
liar. II is the fashion nowadays To
admire the puritan aud decry puritan
ism. But Il was the doctrine that
made the man and not the man the
doctrine. Iron in the thinkers brain
is just AS needful If he Is 10 grasp and
master the dark problems OF the uni
verse as iron In the blacksmith's blood
Is needed II he Is To WELD and mold
he iron bar which he holds in his
hand. And our Puritan fathers had
the iron from the hills OF eternal truth
so wrought into their blood that they
sent down a current OF stalwart con-
victions which score OF generations
have not outgrown.
May this be the lesson which we
gain from them-that fidelity to God 10
the surest way OF fidelity 10 man. Inc
truest humanity Is that which Is born
OF the truest divinity. And therefore
IL We would realize the prayer OF
George Fox, the quaker. that OF being
baptized into sense OF all conditions.
let MS know that we must be baptized
into Gods truth as we'll as into Gods
love. This. then, shall be my closing
sentiment: The pilgrim fathers. az
they are marching on year by year IN
the culture and wealth and greatness
which their sons have wrought out
after them. may the pilgrim sons fall
back year by year upon the piety and
virtue and conscience which their fatn'
els wrought out before them.
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CHAPTER VI.
The PROPOSAL Of Jacqueline.

Andre drew back aghast at the re-
Election OF his own face In the mirror
and stood in establishment. looking at
Jacqueline. He could not believe 1t
was other than a jest until he saw
her redden as she replaced the glass
on the table and turned from him. She
was thoroughly frightened and asham.
ed at what she had done.
oh, know | ought not to have
told YOU" she said in voice OF hum
BILE apology. 1T isn't ladylike-it isn't
even gentlemanly. But | don't know
how 10 hide my feelings" she went on
rebeliously II haven't any tact. IL
lust slipped out--because It's true-so
true. Anyhow. | can't help being in
love with you. SO please. please for
give me-
Andre looked with adoring eyes al
the beautiful child woman. STANDING
so humbly and almost in tears before
him. and felt sudden Joy in his heart
He wanted to catch her up IN hii
arms.
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From Another Point of View
'Rah for Inspector Burton.


We hope the FIRST robin has been duly c @ DID
And the worst of is 1t has to melt Oh. slush!
SNOWFALL the weather has thrown at all right
the East reported be
board and
An politics.
grounding credit for his good in
getting back into IL
onat
at
the which
not however that Bay City doesn't need it.
Harman s in This
I'm the ordering
be the
THE Devil
claim that through marriage has
from THE Devil" ~
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When the Doctors Turn Came.

When the Ooctor's urn Ssme.
PAT had had trouble with his eyes.
and a friend having advised him TO
consult an ocuist. he went a few days
ago 10 see DR.. W, a distinguished
snecialist. for relief On his arrival
Al the doctors office he found the
usual large number OF patients In the
Gnte.room awaiting attention. ana
though he was in great hurry he was
forced to wait several dreary hours
before his turn came de lost ara
fegained his temper several times III
the interim, but when all was over
and he found himself ont upon tro
otreet with the day half spent. indiS'
nation over the loss OF valuable time
was the predominant note in his feel
ings. 81
"put Ol had me revlnge," he ejacu-
lated with broad smile. as he told
his friend Mike about 1t afterwaro,
"Oi don't t'ink he'll keep me waioh
again loike thot."
"Phat did ye do to 'um! ASKED
Mike.
Sure an OF whit back tn next
day" said Pat "Oi got there al nome
bv the clock an livery tonne they SAID
twas me turn TO go In OF said Vi
wait an let some other felly have m"
place. ontil the clock sthruck twiive'
an thin Oi whit In. Well says ne
uhwat can OF do for yez this mornlh
pat? Nawthin'' says Oh. lookin' him
shouare I'm the eve as Oh turned on
me heels and lift the room. Bedad. vi
don't believe he knows yit what
stbrnck nm n'-Harper's Weekly.
"uneIe Joe" and the Senate.
c,aoter Cannon. al the recent Grid
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cal wealth to have dwindled to merely
enough to supply the expense OF its
vast charities. let us hope that the
voice OF malice and envy will be
Silenced.
IL Is painful to see a christian min
lister, IL not wilfully. yet blindly. set
ting aside as nothing the vast chart.
table work OF a great parish, Its hos.
iitals. its missions in the slums. its
voluntary support OF weakly churches
outside OF it's own parish; its thou
sand and one efforts for good In the
world, TO raise his voice with the popu-
lar detractors against the greatest in
stitution for christian good in the
United States.
w. HORATIO BROWNE,
Christ Church, Detroit
Feb. Is, 1908.