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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

OHicial sales-9O Home Tel. pfd. at $57 80; 20
40 at $57.62; Home first refunding bond at
SS52c; 10 Amalgamated. OIL at S91; 20 do at
S9O.75; 20 Associated Oil at s37. rs; $3.50 Globe
900 do at 201sc; 10 Union Oil at s105; IS do at
SlO5 121a; 10 do at S1O525 81 do at $105 371k; 10
Union Provident at $103 70; $500 Central Oil
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
FINANCIAL

- Los ANGELES, Feb. 26-Bank clearings were
S227O. .6O35 ST. against ST. 44S 63s 81 for the corre-
spondlng date last year, increase of 1921, :
Soo'o4. Following is a comparative statement:
1909 1908 1907
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2s.-Fonowipg were
NEW YORK CURB

Special service to The Herald by B. f. Tay-
lor s24 Citizens National Bank building mem
ber Los-Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock ex-
change.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Following were the
opening and closing bids today:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
MINING QUOTATIONS

Yesterdays quotations OF the Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange were:
California
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27

Special service tc The Herald by Dick Bros.
& Co., members New York Stock exchange.
Bradbury building, Los Angeles.
BOSTON E,ah -Eollnurine rrnnr tho cInr-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
New York Bonds
,RK. Feb. 26.-Following were the

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros
& Co., members New York Stock exchange
Bradbury building, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
coMsTocK MINING STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by B. f. Tay-
lor 524 Citizens National Bank building. men,
Der Los Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock ex-
change.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
Bonds
DAILY MINING CALL

Official sales-1500 Johnnie Mining and Mill |
ing Co. at 1Sc; 500 Goldield Cons. at SS.O21a
Listed Stocks
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
& Co members Chicago Board of Trade, Brad
bury building, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
MANHATT
BOSTON COPPER MARKET

Eagle Nest.... 6lRound Mtn..... Sc
Nevada Hills. .1371E 145lCoalition ....... Al
P Silver PIX. 20 S0
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
Retail Prices

Following prices for leading articles Of
consumption prevail at the Los Angeles
nforeS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27

CALIFORNIA
EENW TER nTErHPTCT-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24
NOTICE..

All parties indebted on their
Stock and Shares to the Bull
ding and Loan Association of
St. Martinville, now in liqui-
dation, are requested to come
and settle at once.
f. N. RESWEBER.
Receiver.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24
CPD Rather Die, Doctor.

CPD Rather Die, Doctor,
than have my feet cut off," said NJ. l..
Bingham, of PrinceviIle. ILL.,. but you'll
die from gangrene (Which had eaten
away eight toes) if you don't, said all
doctors. Instead he used Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve till wholly cured. 1t cures of
Eczema. Fever Sores. Boils. Burns and
Piles astOund the world. 25c at T. j.
Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24

Mrs. B. L. Durand, wife of b.
L. Durand, the popular conductor
of our branch train, who was sick
for several weeks, is we'll enough
to be out visiting relatives and
friends. She came here to visit
her brother, Postmaster r. J. Bien-
venu and from here went to New
Iberia to visit her sou, W. j. Du.
rand.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24

Sheriff Broussard said before
the Police Jury at its last meeting
that he thought it necessary to
keep guards at the Jail to guard
Joe Anselmo accused of the mur-
der of the unknown Italian. We
cannot agree with the Sheriff
neither with the Police Jury in so
wasting the public money. An
selmo is locked in the steele cage
and should be considered safe. If
this man is convicted and takes
appeal to the Supreme Court and
the Board of Pardons and remains
in Jail two years before he is exc
cuted, if convicted to that degree;
will the Sheriff and the Police Ju-
ry keep guards that will cost in all
more than $14O0 per year? If the
steele cage is not safe the Police
Jury wasted the public money
when they paid nearly six thou
sand dollars for this cage. If this
Jail is not safe to keep one igno-
rant Dago, it should be torn down
and replaced by one that will not
require expensive watching.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24

The crops of this parish have
not been affected by the recent
cold spells, except that they have
not grown as fast as they should
at this time, but they look good
and healthy, and as soon as we
have some good, warm sunshine,
they will catch up the lost time.
The corn crop will be large one
in this parish, the largest perhaps
made.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24


The Breaux Bridge town elec-
tion Tuesday proved a complete
victory for the Domengeaux tick
ct, as the whole ticket was elected
from Mayor to Constable, by a
majority Of eleven votes. The op-
position figured that Mayor Do
mengeaux would be defeated by
forty votes and the ticket by twen-
ty-fve votes. The result of this
election proves how uncertain are
the political calculations. The
promises of voters is just as un.
certain and unreliable. The re-
suit of this election is a great vic
tory for the Domengeaux ticket
and sad disappointment for the
Morrow side who were apparently
sure of electing every candidate on
their ticket.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-24

L. MARTINVILLE, La, APRIL "A, 1909.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
Intoxicating Drinks.

''We have 5000 intoxicating drinks in America" said a temperance lee turer. That, 1 believe. is the record.
 Expert as our metropolitan bar tenders are, they have none of them mastered the entire American drink question, and they would throw up their wet hands if a man asked for a bak-no-m -shalO, a caSasha. sam, a larangina or even a mescal.
 You see, all the races that compose America introduce here the drinks of their old homes. Bak-no-ma-shaloa and sam are oriental cordials, sweet and perfumed and nasty, that our soldiers and sailors learned to like in the Philippines.
 "A larangina is slightly acid drink from South America. It Is mixture of the leaves. flowers and fruit of tropical plants-orange, banana, lime, pineapple. lemon, chocolate. mango, guava, tamarind and I don't know what.
 'Mescal is a Mexican abomination made of the cactus. It goes down like a bunch of cactus thOrns.
 A casasha is powerful sugar cane rum that the Jamaicans distill illicitly. For cent you can buy a pint, though half a pint is quite sufficient. ."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
a Queer Fish.

In European fresh water is to be found a very large siluroid known as the wells. Its head is large. broad and depressed, fully as long as the trunk itself. while the tail Is compressed and longer than the head and trunk together. The entire fish is destitute of scales and covered with a smooth slippery skin like an eel. The snout is very short. the mouth broad, with the lower jaw longer and very exten- sible. There are six barbels around the mouth. two of which. situated on each side of the upper jaw before the eye, are very long. extending near!5 to the tail. The other four arc much shorter and arranged in pairs on th? CEiI. Owing to its poor eyeSi-ht u"d sluggish movements thp wells N:cC,d be badly handicapped in the race of life if not for these bIrSelS especially those of the upper jaw. which can he moved voluntarily in every direction. In moving leiSurcly about the fish uses them constantly in feeling its way. and at the same time they serve to at tract other fishes, which mistake them for worms. When the wells perceives its prey close enough to be seized it makes dart and rarely fails to cap ture it.-New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13

he went to visit Miss Mayling with the more or less peremptory request that she bake him fruit cake.
 Going to have q tea party. Bobby" she asked gayly. But Bobby shook his head Solemnly and declined to be drawn into trivial conversation.
 Il want 1t for some lonesome one who doesn't get nice cake" he con- descended at last. examining Miss Mayling Shrewdly as he spoke.
 If you don't tell me who 1t Is l won't bake it for you" she leased. an ticipating the revelation of some new love affair. Bobby was as popular as he was ficllle. and Miss Mayling. hard ened by experience with the young man, supposed that only the power of love could have induced him to foreGC the eating of her cake the day before.
 Have I got to?" he asked anXiouSly fearful that premature eXplanatio might destroy the success of the al duction.
 "Certainly." insisted Miss Maylir" Bobby was dismayed. But the cak must be secured at all hazards.
 It's for Mir. Brant." he explained He said if you baked him frC cake he'd come with his pony and h, Ill the chiefs on the head with a tom myh0wk and carry you off and make you bake cake for him all the rest of your lie. You'll have to live in tent &"d cook with hot stones instead Of T Cas ran-N. and-and-anyhow. he S;tvS he'll do it if you tempt him with fruit cake"
 Miss Mayling leaned over and kissed the earnest little face.
 ''I think" she said softly, that I'll bake two little cakes next week. Bob by, so that you and your friend shall each have one"
 Bobby looked into the serene face. he had never seen there before-a ten der curve to the even lips. a new light in the brown eyes that made them glow and sparkle and film with tears by turns.
 He had always thought Miss May ling almost as pretty as his mother, but now he was disloyal for a mo- ment and thought she was more beau tiful than anybody he had ever seen. His moist little fingers clasped her slim. cool hand. and he looked up into her starry eyes.
 'T wish l was big enough to duct you" he said enviously. 'I bet Mir, Brant wouldn't get that cake"
 Alice Mayling bent over and pinched his chubby checks
 Bobby. my dear, you remind me O. a certain little god without whose aid Lochinvar himself would have failed"
 And then she looked up suddenly to see passing her window n tall, straight figure. with his glance firmly fixed ahead.
 "Of course he wouldn't be so or dinary as to stare in here" she said softly. But he's the sort who'll find a way-and I don't think I'll make it very hard for him.
 Bobby cuddled closer to her soft. silken frock.
 What makes grownups say things that don't tell anything?" he demand ed. But she did not answer.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
Her Summary Method of snappins
 Official Red Tape.

When Florence Nightingale came, tn' stantly a new intelligence. instinct with pity, aflame with energy. fertile with womauly invcntlor~swept through the Scutari hospital. Clumsy male de- vices were dismiSscd. almost with gesture. into space. Dirt became a crime. fresh air and clean linen. sweet food and soft hacds a picty. X great kitchen was vrgaEiZcd which provided well cooked ford fer thousand men. Washing was u lust art in the hospital but this haud of women created, us with n breath. great laundry. and Il strange cleanliness Crcpt along the walls and the beds of tho hospital. In their warfare with disease and pain these women showed resolution Rs high as the men of their race showed against the gray coated hattalions of Iakerman or In the frozen trenches be- fore Schastopol. Muddle headed maio routine was swept ruthlessly aside,
 If the comu.issarlat failed to supply requisites. Florence Nightingale, who had great funds at her disposal, in- stantly provided them herself, md the heavy footed officials found the swift feet of these women outrunning them tn every path of help and pity. Only one flash of anger Is reported to have broken the serene calm which served as mask for the steel-like and reso- mte will of Florence Nightingale. Some stores had arrived from Eng land: sick men were languishing for them. But routine required that they should be inspected by a board before being issued. and the board, moving with heavy footed slowness, had not completed its work when night fell The stores were, therefore. with ofli. cial phlegm. locked up and their use denied to the sick. Between the needs of hundreds of sick men and the com forts they required was tho locked door, the symbol of red tape. Florence Nightingale called a couple of order lies, walked to the door and quietly ordered them to burst 1t open and the stores. to be distributed!-Cornhi Mag aZine.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
Arbor and Bird Day

By proclamation of the governor tomorrow has been designated as Arbor and Bird Day. The proclamation further contains the recommendation that on that day the planting of trees and shrubs be general, and requests that the school children receive special in- struction in the importance of our forests, in kindness to beast and bird, and in all the pleasant ways of nature. Public sentiment is against the man with gun and the woodman with an axe, also against the careless individual who kindles forest fires. Respect for birds and trees is increasing, and it is being evidenced in self restraint and a greater kindliness.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
Mail Carriers Cape.

William H. Carpenter of Bristol has been granted patent on letter car rler's cape, which is designed to keep the letter carrier dry in wet waether and warm in cold weather.
 The peculiar advantage of the cape is that it contains an isiuglass window in the front. thus enabling the carrier to look over the mail under the cape without getting it all wet. The cape is made with an opening for the neck and two slits for the arm to extend through when needed.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
POINTERS

Many varieties of dressy coats as we'll as Rengo belt corsets are advertised by k. F. Hunt & Company. See adv.
 All sorts of porch furniture advertised this week by Bullock S Felten.
 Hatch 6 Dewey have blue serge suits that do not fade. See their adv.
 Hammocks are needed now. See Parsons & Sons adv.
 The Bridgeport Produce Company want live poultry. See adv.
 First-class meat and flour is advertised by NJ. c. Dean & Sons of Falls Village.
 See all the good things advertised this week by A. ]. Wigglesworth X Co.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13

"I noticed. Ella. that you were cat Ing your pudding far too fast There was once little boy who chokej through doing that-before he had fin- ished his pudding even"
 And what did they do with the rest of the pudding he left, aunty g'-Lon- don Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
LEGAL NOTICES

nISTRICT OF SHARON ss. Probate li Courl May 9th, 1909.
 Estate uf Jane Bullions late of sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of sharon hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attcsted, within said time, will be dcharred u recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc re- quested to make immediate payment to
 LIZZIE BULL1oNs, E5ccutrix, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
I lIsTRICT OF SHARON ss., Probate

RESTRICT OF SHARON ss., Probate ' Court, May 3d. la09.
 Estate of Hattie K. Dakin late of the Town of sharon in said district deceased. The Court of Probate for the district of sharon hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present. their accounts. properly attcSted, within said time, will be debarrCd n recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc re- qucsted to make immediate payment to
 CHARLES B DAK1N, }1sxo,,,.,..
 HAROLD B. DAktN. ' sharon, Conn,
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
Too Bad.

Some men have a good start i life"
 every true" Tt Is different with me, however" How diffcrentT" Mine vas stop"
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
NOTICE

Whereas my wife, Helen Cahill. has this day left my he'd and board I hereby forbid anyone trusting her on my account. Dated at sharon, Conn, this 10th day uf Nav. lEO9.
 ANDREW CAHILL
Arizona republican., 1909-12-09
WHY GERMANY SPENDS
 so MUCH FOR DEFENSE

Occupying the greater portion of litical respects. the most unfavor- ably located country in the world Nowhere protected by such natural boundaries as large rivers or high mountain ranges. which would block the way of enemies. but easily ac- cessible and vulnerable on all sides, Germany has been. since remotest times, the object of hostile assaults For period of 100 years the Ger man tribes were compelled to defend their independence from the Romans. writes Rudolf Cronau in the Decem- Der McClures. Later came the hor- rible invasion by the Huns; the piracies by the Northmen; the rre- quent attacks by the Magyars. Mon gols and Turks During the thirty years war Germany served as the battle-ground for Spanish. Swedish. Italian and Hungarian troops, who reduced the population from 17.000.000 to 4.000,000 and made the country an almost uninhabitable desert. In Sax ony, during the two years 1881 and 1632, 943.000 persons were killed or swept away by sickness. In Wurtem- berg over 500.O00 lost their lives and eight cities. 45 towns. 65 churches and 36,000 houses were burned. The Palatinate, having at that time a population of 5O0.O0O. suffered a loss of 457.0OO. and in some parts of Thuringa more, than % per cent of the population perished. The seven teenth and eighteenth centuries brought the frequent raids by the French, who left the ruins of hun dreds of beautiful castles on the Rhine, Moselle and Neckar as last ing monuments of their visits. The beginning of the nineteenth century saw the onslaught of that monstrous adventurer Napoleon l.. by whom Germany was humiliated as never be- fore The imperial mantle was torn into shreds and stamped into the dust The German kingdoms and states were given by Napoleon as presents to his relatives and favor ties, who made the German cities ring with their gay life.
 Would any nation ignore the les sons taught by such an unhappy. ter rihla nast1
Arizona republican., 1909-12-09
CHRISTENING THE BABY.

country clergyman relates the fol- lowing incident as being absolutely founded on fact.
 Having arrived (says he) at that point in the baptismal service where the infants name Is conferred. I said ::
 Name this child
 "Origin1l Story" said the sponsor nurse
 What do you sav?' I asked in sur prise.
 original Story" she repeated in clear. deliberate tones.
 It's very odd name. isn't it? Are you sure that you want him called bv the name of Original Story?" I querried
 Original Story - that's right" she declared
 ''Is it family name?" I persisted.
 Named after his uncle. sir" ex- plainef the woman in charge, getting red in the face.
 And so as original Story I christened that unoffending little fellow. It was some weeks after this event that I made the acquaintance of the said uncle-a farm laborer in another will lage-whose name was Reginald Story. London Telegraph.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-09

of the school will be out for practice next week to try to win places on the nine. The team will be coached by of athletics.
 In the games this year each nine will receive 50 per cent of the gross receipts. The visiting team will in all cases pay it's own expenses. Each nine will play two games with every other nine. which will make eight games for each team.
 Some slight changes may be made In the schedule as printed below. but in general the arrangement of dates and hines will stand.
 January 1-Phoenix High School at Indian School; Tempe High at Mesa.
 January 15-Phoenix High School at Normal: Mesa at Indian School.
 January 22-Indian School at Norm al: Tempe High at Phoenix High School.
 January 2s-Phoenix High School at Mesa; Normal at Tempe High.
 February 5-Indian School at Tempe High; Normal at Mesa.
 February 19-Indian School at Phoenix High, School: Mesa at Tempe High.
 February 22-Normal at Phoenix High School: Indian School at Mesa.
 March 5-Normal at Indian School; Phoenix High School at Tempe High.
 March 12-Mesa at Phoenix High School: Tempe High at Indian School.
 March 19-Tempe High at Indian School: Mesa at Normal
Arizona republican., 1909-12-09
CAN THE MISSISSIPPI BE
 IMPROVED7

Now that President Taft is voyaging on the Mississippi. as Roosevelt did before him, the inqury is pertinent whether the great river is capable of being made great deep water way. That President Taft has not answered such inquiry to himself. and that such inquiry is in his mind. is demonstrated by a sentence in his speech at Mem phis. He said: What is to be done cen be accomplished only by business methods. It can not be accomplished by enthusiasm. eloquence and wind"
 Is the Mississippi capable of such canalization as has been accomplished with the Rhine? Some eminent engin- eers doubt it's practicability. Among such are those who even assert that lateral canal all the way from Cairo to the gulf would be cheaper and more practicable than the canalization of the river channel itself. while they doubt whether any sort of dependable deep way can be kept open above the con- fluence of the Ohio. The Rhine stream is smaller than the Mississippi. but it is naturally and mainly a deep and quiet trough winding through or near Sttdl HIS, TiSlHb III lHt AipS. tiTcIing the Black Forest, piercing a mountain barrier from Mavence well nigh to Co., logne. crossing it's own delta only through the Netherlands.
 The character of the Mississippi is notoriously wayward, treacherous, giv- en to extremes. More water and less water within any year comes down it's course than is characteristic even of the Nile It works it's own obstruc- ton constantly and then bores its way out by new channels. It is as shallow as it is ,deep.
 Even if if can be demonstrated that traffic would seek a permanent deep waterway from the Twin Cities to New Orleans. from Pittsburg. Kansas City and Chicago to the gulf. is such chan mel geographical and engineering possibility? Before the nation gives the order. Full steam ahead" that question must be answered compre- hensively. adequately and certainly. The improvement of the river is great ly to be desired if the problem can be solved practically, but it will not be wise to rush into such improvement blindly. The country can not afford millions upon millions for river work except as it shall realize a result that will count.-Mississippi Journal.