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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16

the total cost of tuition and cost of
transfer hire amount to more per pupil
than that of the average for the parish
the community would pay the differ
ence.
Mr.. Ernest Guilbeau reported that
he had secured a bid to owe the
school building on the Carencro
school ground and to remove another
small building from the ground for the
sum of $3.50 and another for 5000. He
advised that the bid for 5000 be &C
cepted. The president and Mr.. Gull
beau we're appointed a committee to
contract for the removal Of the two
buildings.
Moved by Mr.. Buchanan, seconded
by Mr.. o. F. Comeaux and carried,
that a committee of three, composed Of
President F. r. Tolson, Supt. E.. l..
Wright and n other to be appointed
by the president, be and are hereby
appointed to check out the retiring
secretary-treasurer, w. j. Avery, and
to issue him a quietus.
Moved by o. F. Comeaux, seconded
by Thomas Hutchinson and carried,
that notes for the rent of school land
in the fourth ward be made payable
November Is instead of October %
each year.
Moved by J. C. Buchanan, seconded
by Thomas Hutchinson and unani-
mously carried, that all teachers who
shall attend a summer normal school
in Louisiana for a period of nine weeks
during the summer Of this year, earn
ing a certificate of credit, and return
ing to this parish to teach, shall re-
ceive an increase of five dollars a
month.
Moved by ]. N. Breaux, seconded by
Ernest Guilbeau and carried, the sum
of $75 vas appropriated to defray the
expenses of the Superintendent to the
Superintendent Convention in Chi
cago the latter part of February, 1903.
The Board ordered the schools
closed April l and 2, 1909, to allow the
teachers of the parish to attend the
State Teachers Association in Alex
andria.
The following bills were approved:
eraser Bros, stove pipe, etc...$ LIS
w. J.. Avery, postage. ........ 6.56
Ed Melancon, repairing transfer 400
Lafayette Advertiser, printing. 800
Joe >Romires, schol registers. 3.75
Gustave Boulanger, repair'g els
terms IL. IS
Billeaud Lumber COL umber... ISL
The Board was adjourned.
F. R. TOLSON, President.
w. ]. AVERY, Secretary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
BOLD ROBBERY.
Two Negroes Hold Up Engineer
ellis When Returning to Camp
at Gravel Pit.

Saturday night as Ewing ellis, q
civil engineer employed at the Gravel
Pit, on the Baton Rouge branch, was
returning to camp along the track,
he vas held up and robbed by two
bold negro highwaymen. One of the
men held . pistol to Mr.. Gillis' head
while the other riaed his pockets OF
several dollars in change. In the
struggle Mr.. ellis hit one of his as
sailapts, but the rascsls escaped With
out leaving anything that might lead
10 their Identification.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
Sheriff's Sale.

Mrs. Alcide Alleman VS.. Lucy Breaux
widow, ETC., ct alS.-18th Judicial
District Court of Louisiana,
Parish of Lafayette, No.
1929.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued by the Honorable 18th ID
dicial District Court in and for the
parish of Lafayette, La, in the above
entitled and numbered cause, l have
seized and taken into my possession
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton to the last and highest bidder
at the front door of the court house
between legal sale hours ON
Saturday, March s, 1909,
for cash to satisfy judgment and costs
in the above entitled and numbered
cause, the following described prop
erty to-wit:
One certain lot Of ground situated
in the Vordenbaumen addition in the
town of Lafayette, La, with all i'm
provements thereon and thereuntO be-
longing, same being numbered twelve
Of block four of said addition, meas
uring fifty feet front by the depth of
one hundred and four feet, and is
bounded north by lot number one,
south by West Third avenue. east by
Delord street and west by lot num-
Der eleven of said block four.
LOUIS LACOSTE,
Sheriff Of Lafayette Parish.
Feb. omar. 6.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
FARMERS SOCIAL CLUB.

Last Saturday another social club
was organized under the style of the
Farmers Social Club, for the devel-
opment OF its members along scien-
tiic, social and literary lines. Al
bert Theall was elected president, O.
Trahan. vice president; Dolce Brous-
sard' secretary and treasurer. The
governing board is composed of
Messrs. Thos. Sellers, Lucas Breaux,
Ulvsse Broussard, Faustin Vincent
and Adrien Theall. 1t is understood
that the Club will rent q building.
near the court house.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
Don't Be Irritable.

IAN frritated skin makes an irrfta-
BILE person, and an irritable person
gathers much trouble unto himself or
herself, as the case may be. Moral:
Use Hunts Cure, n box Of which is
absolute and unqualiiedly guaran-
teed to cure any form Of skin trouble.
Any kind of itching known il relieved
II once and one box cures"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
ut Knocks the Itch"

1t may not cure all your ills, but it
does cure n Of the worst. 1t cures
any form of itch ever known-no mat
ter what it's called, where the sensa-
ton is Itch" 1t knocks it. Eczema,
ringworms, are cured by one box. It's
guaranteed, and its name is Hunts
Cure.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS Meeting.
Custody of Funds Awarded Both Banks
Bertrand School Patrons Want
Transfers Continued.
COMMITTEE TO CHECK OUT AND
GIVE SUPT. AVERY QUIETUS.
Teachers Who Attend and Get Certifi-
Gates from Summer Normals to Re-
ceive S. Advance in Salary.
Lafayette, La, Feb. 10, 1909.

LaIayeCto, La, req. 10, ISVS-
The parish Beard of School Direct
ors met in special session today with
the following members present: DR..
F. R. Tolson, president; Messrs. Maui
rice Sonnier, Thomas Hutchinson, J.
C. Buchanan, Ernest Guilbeau, o. F.
Comeaux and Gustave Boulanger.
Mr.. ]. N. Breaux, recently appointed
by the Governor to succeed j.. H. Ber-
nard, resigned, from the fifth ward,
vas also present, having been duly
qualified. Absent:Dr. A. j. Comeaux.
The minutes of the meeting of Jan.
2, and Jan. %, 1909, were read and
adopted, corrections being duly insert
ed.
The following scommunication from
the Lafayette Democrat was read:
Lafayette, La, Feb. 8, 1909.
Prof. w. J. Avery, City.
Dear Sir: AS per proceedings of the
Parish School Board duly printed in
the official journal of hat Board, the
Board is to advertise for bids for the
keeping of the Boards funds, said
call for bids were not published in the
Democrat, which paper is the official
Of your Board, and l am advised by
my attorney that same is illegal for
the reason that it was not published
in said Democrat. l am writing this
only as a reminder and also to- inform
you that l am going to present a bill
for the work as per contract recently
entered into between said Board and
the Democrat.
Yours truly,
R. H. BROUSSARD.
Editor and Manager.
&C to DR.. F. R. Tolson, Pres.
Hon. Charles o. Mouton, president of
the Bank Of Lafayette, appeared and
asked that the Bank of Lafayette be
made the depository for at least one
half the funds of the Board.
The following sealed bid was re-
ceived from the First National Bank:
Lafayette, La, Feb. IL, 1909.
To the Board Of School Directors OF
Lafayette Parish:
Gentlemen:-In response to your
Advertisement for sealed proposals for
the custody Of the school funds during
your administration, l beg to state the
First National Bank would be pleased
to act as the fiscal agent Of the
School Board. and would furnish the
security for the funds prescribed by
law.
We do not offer to pay any interest
on the school funds because in our
past experience as the depository Of
the funds we have found that the
treasury Of the School Board is al
ways empty during the only season Of
the year when money would be Of
value to the bank.
Yours respectfully,
s. R. PATTERSON,
Cashier.
Moved by ]. N. Breaux, seconded by
Custaye Boulanger and carried. that
the funds Of the Board be equally d.
vtded between the two banks.
a committee from the Bertrand
school, headed BY Mr.. Octave Ber-
trand. appeared to ask that the trans
~ running q The Bertrand sehool
49, f&Asnna frne6 Bnrfrnnd Ia IAfn-)
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession Of MeIanie Jean Meen in
Community With Sosthene Duhon,
Deceased, 18th Judicial District
Court, Lafayette Parish,
La, No. 1852.
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2-9-1moT.
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Lost.

Ladies' gold watch with picture Of
gentleman in back, and with pin. Be
lieved to have been lost near SINNERS
store. Finder will receive reward by
returning to this Office. -.
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Rest and Sleep.

Few escape those miseries Of winter
"a bad cold, q distressing cough.
Many remedies are recommended, but
q one quickest and best of all IS
simmons Cough Syrup. Soothing
and healing to the lungs and bronchial
passages, 1t stops the cough 1T once
ond etves you welcome rent and peace
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-16
Notice.

No hunting allowed on st. Clair
plantation under penalty of the law.
P. L. DeCLOUET.
2-9-1moT.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14

challenged and its blum called by the
decision denying that its franchise in
cluded the right toydistribute and sell
power.
It goes without saying that these
two conflicting decisions can hardly
stand as they are, and that the street
railway company has no more claim
to q power franchise In the streets
of Omaha than has the electric light
ing company. Because these two cor
porations have teen illegally using the
streets without a franchise can give
them no prescriptive rights which
would be equivalent to q franchise.
II either. or both Of them, want to
use the streets of Omaha for the pur-
pose of transmitting and selling cleo
trio power they should make applica-
ton for a franchise Tor that purpose,
under stipulated conditions and terms,
and go through the regular form Of
submitting the same for ratification
as the charter requires. It behooves
the city to assert It's rights against
both Of these corporations through the
opening which they themselves have
given by their own greedy quarrel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

The initials v. d. B., on the Lincoln pen
MES, the issue Of which has now been
suspended, a waggish telegraph operator
suggests, might stand for Virtually dead
broke"
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Wright of Iowa proposes an exhibit and
demonstration Of impure foods in place OF
the pure food shows that have been popular
for several years.
out and rescued a man bather taken with
cramps. 1t turns out she is also a society
belle, a leader among women turner's"
and the cashier of her fathers safe fac
tory.
DR.. Susan Hayhurst, a pioneer among
women physicians in Philadelphia, died
at Woman's hospital. after an illness OF
four days. DR.. Hayhurst. who was in her
eighty-ninth year, came Of an old Quaker
family.
DIR. Roberts suggestion, in 1881, Of sew
ing Wounds Of the heart was received as
a joke. Dr. REIN Of Germany, in 1897, got
the first recovery from heart wound. Al
together there have been sixteen such OPP
er%ations, with seven amazing recoveries.
President Taft has accepted an Invitation
to be the guest of a Fat Mems club at
Portland, Me. There are 400 of the heftlest
citizens Of New England members OF the
organization. Precautions are being taken
to prevent Portland slipping into CascO
Bay when that aggregation gets togeth-,
with Mr., Taft.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
Bank Directors.

Comptroller Murray has classified
the replies received from the $4,000
directors of national banks to whom
he recently addressed inquiries regard
ing what they knew of the loans and
discounts made by bank officers, the
signatures and collateral of borrowers
and the habits of employees. AS he
knew beforehand they would, many of
the answers show a lamentable lack
of close information On these vitality
important points. The answers of
many directors show that they leave
all details of management to presi-
dents and cashiers. The comptroller
will make two classes Of banks, the
good" and the "mismanaged" banks.
The former will be subject to two ex-
four. AS 500 as the "mismanaged"
banks comply with the requirements
they will be placed in the good" class.
Comptroller Murray's action will ac-
complish good results, but an unin-
formed public might exaggerate the
danger of the carelessness Of a con-
siderable proportion of directors, who
are not, though possibly they should
be, expert bank officers. There is a
material difference in ways of doing
banking business. For example, in New
York and the other very large cities
loans are made almost exclusively on
collateral. The quality of judgment
required is that affecting the value Of
the property represented by the Sc
curities. 1t is a different kind Of judg-
ment from that called upon when the
loans are of the ordinary commercial
class and the valuation is that of the
solvency and habits of individuals. In
all cases the bulk Of hourly transac-
lions must be carried on by the cashier
or his assistants. No regulations can
enable a good bank to dispense with
the personal equation of the cashiers
department. A first-rate cashier makes
a good bank in nine cases out of ten.
Stockholders will always have the Gus
tomary reasons for choosing directors
capital, influence on loans, capacity
to attract accounts and so forth.
While all this is true, every improve.
ment the comptroller can make will
be for the good of banking, the de.
velopment Of deposits and the enlarge.
ment of available capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
Irony.

The irony of fate is again charac-
teristically illustrated by the decision
of Judge Estelle on the district bench
In favor of the contention Of the
street railway company that 1t has the
right to use the streets for transmits
sion and sale OF electric power, even
though 1t has no franchise for that
purpose. This decision is In sharp
contrast to the ruling of Judge Nun
ger OF the federal court that the cleo
trio lighting company, having no
franchise covering the transmission
and sale Of power. has no right to
use the streets for that purpose.
If this were purely a fight between
the electric lighting company. which
started It, and the street railway
company. which has opposed, it would
attract no public interest, because
neither Of them are entitled to popu-
lar sympathy. The electric lighting
company undertook to shut out the
street railway company from selling
power only TO find It's own rights
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14

TO men. The king does not die. When you
shall see me no longer at your head, you
will continue. as though 1 were alive. to
acclaim the legitimate and traditional Span
ish king. . II a true king were to
to apply these principles, relying
on the Spanish soldier, who is the first In
the world, and on this giant people, su-
perior to all by their courage, their con-
tempt of death and all material considera-
lions, then this people in a brief period
would be able to realize a policy the ain
of which would be to revive the old Spain
of the Catholic kings and Charles ""
A Zurich correspondent reports that an
exhibition has been opened there demon
stratlng the conditions under which the
Swiss poorer classes work and the wages
they earn. with special reference to the
sweating at home. These people, who
work In their own homes, number $50, 900,
three-fourths of whom are women and chill
dren. Their earnings are shockingly low
In some cases as little as 4 centimes an
hour are paid to straw workers; while the
average pay in other Industries is: silk
weavers, Z centimes ar hour; linen weavers,
IL centimes; glove makers, Il centimes;
wood carving, 81 centimes; watchmakers, Sc
centlmes. The exhibition also contains
models of the homes in which these peo-
pie work. showing the unhealthy conditions
and overcrowding. The promoters conf
IDENTIFY expect that the exhibition will stop
the sweating and put the law in motion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
BOUNTEOUs HARVEsTs.
Cheering Stimulate Trade
Currents.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Better than all the cheering assurances
OF finanoiers that prosperity is again at
hand, better than the reports OF great
activity in steel and iron and the OPP
timistic Indications regarding other indus
tries is the government crop report. A
bumper crop of corn and a bumper crop
of oats-record- breakers both-are prom
ised, and the wheat crop Is to be not
merely larger than was expected, but
larger than that OF last year. Concerning
winter wheat this is the final report.
Nothing can now materially affect that
crop, and the indicated yield is unexpect-
edly heavy. Perhaps the governments
figures are too hopeful. but they are borne
out by the information OF grain dealers.
Mr.. Patten of Chicago has turned bear,
because of the prospective abundance,
Spring wheat may still deteriorate. but
every day OF continued fine weather
strengthens the expectation OF a total
wheat crop many million bushe greater
than that OF last year. And It is needed,
for the supply to be carried over will
be exceptionally small. Corn and oats
are now so far advanced that the pros
pect OF an enormous yield of both is
fairly certain to be realized.
Big crops this year are Of great impor-
lance to the country. They are necessary
to that complete restoration OF prosperity
which now seems TO be In sight. More
than once in the history OF panics re-
cuperation such as is now going forward
on every hand has been checked by the
failure Of the harvests, and a period OF
depression has thus been extended to sew
eral years. No such circum-
stance Is likely to intervene this year. All
conditions conspire TO make TseOvsv easy
and swift
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
Forehanded.

The self-boasted scheme of local
democrats to cross over at the coming
primary into the republican column
on the wide open ballot and undertake
to nominate weak men to be beaten
in the subsequent election, is worthy
of its source. We have no doubt that
the democrats would, II they could.
pick the nominees on the republican
ticket with a view Of putting up the
most incompetent or vulnerable in
the list, in order to strengthen the
chances of the democratic nominees.
This is quite in line with the demo-
cratic pretense of nonpartisanship and
their bunco talk about voting for the
man and not the label. II the demo-
Gratis we're really honest and sincere
In their desire to sink partisanship
and support the best men, they would
cross Over in the primary, II at all, for
the purpose of helping the republicans
nominate their strongest candidates
instead of trying to foist the worst
ones on them.
The democratic cross-over scheme Is
forehanded in still another direction.
1t is notorious that there is no inter,
est on the democratic side Of the
primary, because the defeat Of the
democratic ticket is practically con.
coded in advance. When the counting
Of the votes discloses the fact thai
only a handful OF democrats have par
ticipated in the primary. while b.
comparison the republicans havt
manifested a fair degree OF interest
our democratic friends will immedi
ately proclaim that they voted in tn,
republican column and that this Il
the reaso for the dearth of demo
cratic votes.
A great scheme. cut not hard t,
see through.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
For Snnreme Indpe.

The supreme test Of the statewide
direct primary in Nebraska will come
I'm the selection next Tuesday Of three
candidates for supreme Judge on the
republican ticket. For these three
places eight candidates have been en-
tered, and to vindicate the direct
primary It will devolve upon the rank
and file of the party to choose the
three who are best qualified and most
worthy. We say this is a supreme test
because in the present campaign the
candidates have appealed 90 the voters
individually and without combination
among themselves. Under h so-called
n~onpartisan law, now defunct, the
voters would have had to make this
choice once for all at the election In
November. and II they do not exercise
well their privilege in the impending
primary II will not argue for their
ability TO choose among a list OF names
without distinguishing designation on
the Official ballot at q regular election.
OF the eight candidates for the re-
publican nomination, three have had
experience as judges on the supreme
bench, where they have served credit
ably. Judge Barnes Is acting chief
Justice, having been elected six years
ago and now completing his first full
term. Judge Fawcett is sitting on the
bench as an appointee of Governor
Sheldon to fill one of the judgeships
created by the recently adopted con-
stitutional amendment. Judge Faw-
cett's ability was also recognized by
Governor S~hallenberger by his APP
pointment when he claimed the right
to fill the place on the enlarged bench.
Judge Fawcett had previously served
as supreme court commissioner and on
the district bench. Judge Sedgwick Is
the third candidate with a record Of
service on the supreme bench, to which
he was elected eight years ago, failing
of denomination two years ago.
OF the remaining candidates, two
have had experience as supreme court
commissioners, namely, Judge Calkins
anu JuuBS OuhhO. JAuBO CoihAup "oS
once elected a member Of the Board of
University Regents. Judge Duffie once
ran for congress in this district on the
democratic ticket and vas a candidate
for the republican nomination for su-
preme Judge four years g when
Judge Letton was nominated.
The three candidates who complete
the list are Judge Hamer, once on the
district bench, but best known as ar
aggressive general practitioner, figur-
ing largely in important criminal
cases; ]. E. Cobbey, who complies
Cobbey's Annotated Statutes, and John
o. Yeiser, who needs no introduction
With this enumeration the ordinary
voter, without personal acquaintance
with the candidates, will, at least, have
something for a guide. If a record Of
actual service on the bench is to con
troll he will have only three names tc
consider. If service as a supreme
court commissioner Is regarded al
equivalent to service as supreme judg,
he will have two more added names
, If among these competitors service OF
q the bench gives no advantage owe
= practice at the bar for this position
he will have all eight to pick from,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
DIsCIPLINING INSURGENTS.
Speaker Cannon shows HIS Hand in
Committee Assignments.
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~h'HA0
Minneapolis Journal.
The more Speaker Cannon tries TO dis
cipline the insurgents, the more insurgents
there will be. Men capable Of making a
winning run for q seat in congress are not
going to crouch and cover forever under
the lash Of a tyrant
The removal of several leading member
OF the hous from the ~chcalrmanships they
nave held is viewed everywhere as a
punishment to these men for having OPP
posed the reelection of the speaker. Mr..
Cannon thus emphasizes the objections to
his speakershIp rule In the house, and
warns the members Of what they may ex-
pect II they oppose the speakers will or
the speakers interests
Ordinarily, this might have the desired
effect, but the members of the house are
not children, to get jam II they are good,
or to be put to bed II they are bad. They
are representatives of constituencies They
have been sent to Washington. not to obey
the speaker. but 10 legislate for the coun-
try. The punishment of members for doing
their duty eonsclentiously will react on the
system that makes such punishment pos
sIble.
Speaker Cannon forfeited his right TO a
defense for fairness when he packed the
conference committee OF the house In the
interest of high duties.