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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
WITNESS OVERTHROW OF DEVILS
crowds Flock to Peculiar Church
Ceremony in Spain.

AT San Mateos, a village Of the
spanish Levant, the annual fair for
driving out devils has just been held,
tens OF thousands of peasants attend
ing the weird ceremonies. The little
cnurch, lost in the desert village, has
an ancient chapel, famous for it's
facilities for extricating devils from
the human frame.
When the time for the fair arrives
the possessed" flock thither in large
numbers from all parts of Spain. This
year the greater part of the devil rid
ueh' asking for relief, were ~epileptics
ana semlidiots. Then there were a
great number of small children af1ict-
ed with st. Vitus dance, hysteria.
nervousness and similar ailments.
tradition at the village church has
lt that those possessed usually har-
Dor seven devils. This multiplicity of
satans, say the Spaniards, makes it
impossible to cure the afflicted per.
sons by. medicine, since the fallen
angels suck up every drop of medi-
cine that is swallowed by the sufferer.
tIdUltlOn mas 1t that
demons leave the human body only
by the finger tips. Hence at the an
nual fair cords with slip knots were
fastened to the fingers and toes of the
possessed. These were operated by
a monk while the exercise was 90.
ing on. Most of the children cried
bitterly, though the pain caused was
not necessarily great. This was taken
as an Indication of the demons un-
willingness to leave their hiding
places.
During the exercises the possessed
ones wore no clothes whatever. as the
might cling to such. AS soon
a knot became loose and slipped
frop the finger all witnesses sent up
a hallelujah, being convinced that one
oevll at least had departed his earth
~ residence. When all the fingers
ana toes were free from cords the ex.
was carried in triumph
around the church and outside and all
rusned to embrace and kiss him. or
her, while congratulating the indiyid-
uai on being free from lemons and
seven deathly sins.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
Constable Sale.
Silvan Somers VS.. Albert Baker.
State Of Louisiana, Parish
Of Lafayette, La, Sec
ond Justice Court,
No. o.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue Of a writ of fieri facias issued
by the Hon. Alfred D. Breaux. jus
tice of the peace of the SECOND ward
of the parish OF Lafayette, La, in
favor of Silvan Somers and agains,
Albert Baker, and to me directed, !
NJ sell to the highest bidder for cash
between the legal sale hours at the
Office Of said justice on
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1909,
the following described property to
wit:
Twenty sacks OF rough rice, seized
Is the property Of said Albert Baker
and now in my possession.
ALBERT BONN,
Constable 2nd Ward.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
Both Doing Their DUTY.

"A Womans-repoFter attached to a
Men, Xork~ .pawspaper~vas- once sent
to obtaip an Interview" with the late
Bishop Potter. She made an appoint.
ment by telephone, says the New
York Times, but on account of other
engagements, was unable to be on
time. However, when she arrived. she
found the bishop ready to. receive her.
He cordially invited her to be seated.
and inquired Al to the exact nature
OF the desired Information.
Then in a clear, direct manner he
dictated his statement. After the re-
porter had finished writing, she cour-
teously offered to read what she had
written. The bishop insisted that he
knew that it was correct, and allowed
1t to go without hearing it.
AS she rose to take her leave. she
sand, g%raciously:
i thank you very much, and ap-
preciate how much It means for a
busy person like yourself to give your
time to reporters"
Patting her on the shoulder in a
fatherly manner. Bishop Potter re-
piled
My dear woman, we are both earn
ing our living."-Youth's Companion, y
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
CONSTABLE SALE.
1lara Benoit wife and etc. VS.. Denbo
y & Nicholson Co., Ltd, Justice of
the Peace Court, Third Ward
Lafayette Parish, LOuisi-
ana, No. 81.

Public notice is hereby given that
under and by virtue of a writ of tieri
facias, issued by Hon. O. +. Gull
beau. Justice Of the peace in and for
the third ward of Lafayette parish.
La. in the above entitled and number
ed cause of Clara Benoit wife of Jos.
Keller VS.. DenbO & Nicholson Co.,
Ltd. of the docket of said court, and to
me addressed, l, the undersigned cons
table of the third ward of the parish of
Lafayette, Louisiana, have. seized and
taken into my possession and will
offer for sale and sell, for cash, to the
last and highest bidder at the front
door of the court house in the town of
lafayette, between legal sale hours, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909,
the following described property, be-
longing to said ~defendent, tO-wit:
Lots eleven (lD, twelve (12), thirteen
(l3), and fourteen (14) OF block ten (10)
in the Mudd addition in the town of
Lafayette, Louisiana, less those por-
tons sold to Armand Lanclo by Act
dated Oct. I, 1907: said lots being con-
tiguons and are bounded north by
Sampson avenues: South by portions of
lots sold as aforesaid: easterly by lot
No. 10 and westerly Dudley by avenue,
acquired from Vordenbaumen Lumber
Co., Ltd, by Act 81, 800 of clerks
Office, Lafayette, parish: said portions
herein seized measuring 100 feet front
collectively by IS feet in depth in par
alel lines.
To pay and satisfy a judgment in
said cause for costs. Subject to APP
-praisement.
Lafayette, La, Dec. 81, 1908.
+. M. LATIOLAIS.
Constable, Third Ward,
Lafayette, Parish, La
Dec. PLAN. 30. 100.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
SHERIFF SALE.
CASTOR Francez VS.. John Henry
18th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, Par
ish of Lafayette,
No, 4814.

BY virtue of q writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Hon. Eighteenth Ju-
dicalD District Court in and for the par
ish OF Lafayette, La, in the above en-
titled and numbered cause, bearing
date Dec. 81, 1898, / have seized and
taken into my possession and will
offer for sale ct public auction TO
the last and highest bidder It the
front door of the court house between
legal sale hours on
Saturday. Jan. Is, 1909,
for cash to satisfy judgment and
cost In the following described prop
erty, to wit:
One sorrel horse, one surrey, one
black mule, one brown mule, one
brown horse with white forehead, one
moving machine.
r. M. LATIOLAIS,
Depty. Sheriff, Lafayette Parish, La.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
White Deer and a Black Fox,

Something unusual in the animal
kingdom has just been killed by
Prince Edward hunters and brought
home. 1t is a deer pure white In color,
save for two small black spots back
OF its ears. The animal is a fine look.
ing stag and weighs about 200 pounds.
1t has a magnificent pair of antlers.
The hunters were reticent as to
which member of the camp captured
this very unusual species, but It is
understood that Grant Sprague of Big
Island was the lucky shot. The ami
NAL was found in~the northern part
OF Hastings or Lennox and Addington.
Another unusual kill made by one of
the hunters was a black fox, now a
very rare animal, whose skin is very
valuable.-Picton Correspondence To-
ronto Globe. :
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
A Simple Remedy.

Editorial omniscjence no longer ex
lists in the big city papers. The sew
eral departments require specialists
to take charge Of them, and woe to
the man who steps out of his own
narrow field. Not long ago the won.
an who conducted the page devoted ia
feminine interests was sick, and a
young man, a reporter, was called in
to try his hand.
He soon distinguished himself. A
letter came in inquiring how grease
might best be removed from soup. He
read 1t hurriedly, noticing only that
1t was an inquiry for the removal of
grease. This was his answer:
Soak a soft cloth in gasoline, and
rub gently till the grease is eradi.
cated.'-Youth's Companion.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
A Point Spoiled.

Why" shouted the orator, pointing
to the national ensign, why, l ask
you, does that flag hang there? /
repeat, what Is the reason that that
flag is displayed upon these walls?"
As an answer seemed to be ex-
pected, the janitor rose ~uneasily and
explained: THE fact is, they wouldn't
let me drive nails anywhere else for
fear of cracking the plaster"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
Explaining Il.

ALTHOUGH my father Is an invalid.
said Miss Howell. The takes a deep
interest In my musical education. He
always encourages me to practice my
Ringing at home even when he's in
greatest PAIN"
WELL" replied Miss Cutting, they
do say that one may be made to for
get . great pain By . greater one."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
She Was Next.

Him. was reading in the paper to-
day where enc of these food cranks
says that a couple can live comforta-
bly, on three dollars a week. Do you
think that possible?
Hcr-No, Archibald, do not. But
Ill be a SITTER % you.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12

New goods, everything fresh,
at the new grocery store of Roy
q MOutOn, opposite old post
office. Phone SO. Orders de.
livered to all parts of town.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-01-12
Loves Awakening.

TIN almost surs the count ID n
love with me-" excitely exclaimed the
0rst heireos
What makes you think sol" n
CURED the other.
He asked me today how much I
~ worth
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Taft A Friend
PRESIDENT OF ALL THE PEG
PLEA GREAT SPEECH TO
COLORED AMERICANS.
Special to the Washington Post.

special to the washington Post.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. r. Mr.. Taft,
speaking before the colored Young
Mems Christian Association here
this afternoon, made it plain that he
was to be the Negro's as well as the
white mans President.
"The idea that the South can af-
ford" said Mr.. Taft, "to have the
Negroes transplanted to some other
country to me always sounded like a
PIKE. They tried that down in Mis-
Ssissippi and they were going to
Iaove them not out of the country to
frica but only across the river, and
hey had riot. OF course, that is
bsurd.
"But if the Negro would be re-
llected, he must make himself worthy
I'll respect. He must cultivate those
t rtues of providence, of industry, of
] lift, which will make him respected
4 h a laborer, as farmer, as a skilled
: tchanic, as a man contributing to
/ wealth of the community in which
! II lives, and without whose aid the
: Humiliation Of that wealth is inn
= gsible.
'T want to add that I always want
{ say before a colored audience that
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Aid Liberia
PRESIDENT ASKS CONGREe
TO AUTHORIZE COMMIS- /
CTON
Would Send Three Americans
Black Republic, at Cost of $2o,oof
to Help Government.


Black Republic, at Cost of $4,000
to Help Government.
President Roosevelt transmitd
to Congress last week, with his
provaI, a letter from Secretary 4
State Root asking that authority :
given for the appointment of cor
mission of three Americans to go )
Liberia and assist that republic
strengthening its hold on the rein
of government. The President in hi
Endorsement of the proposition ask
for an appropriation of $4,000 70
the payment of the expenses of tn
commission.
The Presidents message on tn
subject is as follows:
81 very earnestly hope that tn
recommendation of the Secretary c
State will be approved and tha
Congress will grant the appropriate
of $4,000 to pay the expenses Of
commission which shall go to Libel
ia to examine into the situation, cor
fer with the officers of the Liberia
government and with the represer
tatives of other governments actua
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30
Mr.. Tai

AAACSN pOpGAui iii
zen of the United STATE erica's
great statesman, our owned
king, for whom we wish a scessful
administration and seco term" !"
by the famous DR.. Walker, own as
the "Black Spurgeon."
DIR. Walker painted a bright pres
ent and a brighter future for the Ne
groes of Georgia, who owned, he
said, a million acres of land in the
State and paid taxes on $50, 900
worth of property.
This report Mr.. Taft regarded as
most encouraging.
He dwelt at length upon the ad-
vantages of Young Mems Christian
Association work to bring about this
condition, and illustrated his point
by picturing the temptations and de-
preston OF Americans in the Philip
pines, and the help which the asso-
ciation was rendering there to afford
wholesome ways of entertainment for
tne leisure hours.
Religious federation Proved.
II was his belief that the Young
Mems Christian Association haC
brought about in this country more
tolerance among various religion.
denominations AS an example O
this he made a detailed explanation
of the situation this government
found itself in with respect to the
friars' lands in the Philippines, bu
parenthetically remarked before pro
ceeding:
81 think a pretty good example o
this tolerance is the fact that I an
elected President of the UniteC
States" Concurrence, he said, hat
been obtained from body of clergy
men representing the various denom
nations, that no protest would b.
made by them when the government
should take up with the Pope the ne
gotiations necessary to acquire titlt
to these lands. Their purchase, fol
$1,000, 900, he said, had saved wha
would have been a bloody revolution
in the Philippines, which would have
cost this government millions in
money and many lives.
Forty years ago." Mr.. Taft said
1t would have been impossible Il
have obtained tins concurrence
! There would have arisen among the
denominations an objection to it or
the ground that it was recognition
of the Roman Catholic Church, which
was contrary to our traditions"
| After he had described the indorse-
ment of the Young Mems Christian
Association work on the Isthmus OF
Panama, where four great clubs are
running, each under the direction OF
an experienced Young Mems Chris
tian Association secretary, paid by
the government where ten or a doz-
en- ministers are also employed by the
government, with a plan indorsed to
establish two or three more clubs, Mr..
Taft remarked:
If Fetched for Good Cause.
1T is possible that we will be
charged with having filched that mon
ey from the public treasury. But if
we have, we have accomplished a
good work with it. l think also the
expenditure could be defended on
strictly legal grounds.
eve have entered the Isthmus OF
Panama and introduced there some
10000 souls. Unless we take espec-
iaI pains to have their morality look
ed after, unless we furnish ministers,
churches, and Christian clubs, we are
going to have such saturnalia OF
evils. such decentralization that we
will never build the canal. Hence, If
we are to be impeached for spending
that money, it will be in a good
cause"
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30

you are Americans. TIE idea of
transplanting you is utterly absurd.
The on 20 YOU know is the Stars
az =ou gre of a race
II lives and
: their blood
will con-
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30

Continued on the 9Th page.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-30

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
THE THOUGHTFUL COW OWNER.

The thoughtful COW owner certain.
~ VIII not want to keep in his dairy
| herd any COW that does not show a
reasonably good profit. The man that
nnds out just exactly what each COW
is doing will not hesitate to dispose
OF every COW that is not paying for
what feed she is consuming, plus for
cost of caring for her and a reason
able per cent. of profit on the invest
ment.
must say that it is really aston
ishlng that after this matter has been
discussed at SO many different times
at different places for about the last
quarter Of century, that every in
VesuGatIon that is made by an ey-
pertinent station in any state shows
great percentage of dairy COWS that
do not pay any profit. Still it is well
known that dairymen do not beap
COWS for pleasure or health. The
TACT is they do not take time to Plan.
or pains to apply good business prin-
clples as they should do.
Inc thoughtful COW owner will not
be long delayed in discovering his
most profitable COWS and will only
use them in breeding for dairy pur.
poses. The dairy COW that does not
yield any profit should be prepared
for the beef market and sold at once.
She should not be bred and the own
er ought not to wait for her to dry
up at the end of her lactation, be-
cause if she is not giving any profit
what is the use of keeping her any
longer than is necessary to get her
in shape for the butcher.
1t is because dairymen do not act.
ually study out these COW problems
that there are in this country today
as many cows that are improbable |
10 the men that own and care for
them.-R. B. Rushing, in the Indiana
Farmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important ques-
ton of coffee, whether or not 1t is
really the hidden cause of physical
ais and approaching fixed disease,
one should make test of 10 days by
leaving of coffee entirely and using
weli-made Postum.
II relief follows you may know to
9. certainty that coffee has been your
vicious enemy OF course you can
take it back to your heart again, If
you like to keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered with
stomach trouble, nervousness and
terrible sick headaches ever since |
was little child, for my people were
always great coffee drinkers and let
us children have all we wanted.
got so / thought l could not live
without coffee, but l would not &C.
knowledge that 1t caused my suffer-
ing.
Then I read so many articles
about Postum that decided to give
It feir trial. l had not used it two
weeks in place of coffee until began
to feel like different person. The
headaches and nervousness disap-
peared, and whereas l used to be sick
two or three days out Of a week while
drinking coffee l am now we'll and
strong and sturdy seven days a week,
thanks to Postum.
II had been using Postum three
months and had never been sick a
day when l thought I would expert
ment and see IL it really was coffee
that caused the trouble, so I began to
drink coffee again. and inside of a
week had a sick spell. Twas 90 i'll
I was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause Of all my misery, and I
went back to Postum, with the result
that I was soon well and strong again
and determined to stick to Postum
and leave coffee alone in the future"
Read the little box, 1.-THE Road to
in pkgs. There's Rea-
son.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
they arc genuine, true, and full q
human interest.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
THE VALUE OF HORSES.

Horses may not maintain the pres.
emit high prices, but it will be a long
time before they go out of fashion.
No doubt the motor class of vehicle
mas come to stay in some form or
other, but it is every bit as certain
that the youngest amongst us will
be pretty old men before the extinc-
ton of the horse. A good deal OF
water will run under the bridges be-
fore these days arrive, and mean.
while the date Of the latter will &c
postponed by our producing the class
OF horse that is wanted by the public,
and not delegating the work to for.
eign rivals.
1t is a fact that all mechanical
contrivances for transporting passen-
gers and freight increases the de-
mand for horses on the same prin.
ciple that a labor-saving machine in
factory increases labor because i.
requires an army of men to prepare
the raw material and to get it to the
machine. Railways must be fed with
freight. Each new line creates a de.
mand for more horses to haul the
stun from farms and factories to fill
the freight cars. Even the passenger
traffic demands the service of a great
many horses ITO haul the passengers
to and from the trains.
No horseman has even seriously
considered automobiles as Compel
tors in the horse business. So far
they have had very little influence
one way or the other. They have their
uses and limitations, they are valuable
in the right place. but horses will
continue doing business as formerly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
Population in Cuba.

In 1907 Cuba had a population OF
2,O4S,9S0, an increase of 80 percent
from 1899. Havana, the most thickly
populated province, has 53S,01O peo-
pie. Over one-half of the islands pop
ulation lives in the rural districts, the
1874 towns and cities containing 900.
600 inhabitants, or 43.9 percent of
the total population Havana the
largest city, has 297,159 people. There
are 1.074,SS2 males, and 974,O9S fe-
males; the average number to a fam
lily is slightly less than five, and an
average of 44,164 square miles allows
of an average of aga per square mile
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
HALL & RUCkcL, N. y. C,D
Makers of SOZODnNr
Shoots Plank 1hrouoh rr..


Each day brings to light some nv
freak of the tornado which caused
death and destruction in this pst
OF the State a few days ago.
AS an evidence OF the freakiA
force Of the wind big pine tree and
large plank on the property Of tho
Hon. S. NJ. Roberts, about twelve
miles from here, are now Joined as Il
done by an expert carpenter
Although the tree was large one,
the plank was picked up and driven
through. the centre as neatly as Il
shot from gun. Not only was the
plank shot through the tree, but /:
went through without tearing tia
tree
The plank was picked up in the
yard Of Mr.. Roberts's sawmill, and
other planks in the pile were not mo
Tested by the wind. So singular does
Mr.. Roberts consider this action Of
the tornado that he has posted a no
tice telling how the plank was driven
through the big pine, and ordering
that it shall not be cut down.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21

attention-feed them with Judgment
keep their quarters decently clean
and free from wetness-but hogs are
! hogs, and there is such a thing as
wasting too much time with them.
Never let the growth CT hogs he
checked. The cheapest gains in
weight are made when they keep in
creasins in weight from birth to the
block; and if one will manage we'll,
he need not spend much for feed to
do this.
The reason many hog raisers do
not make much money is that they
spend too much for feed. They
should grow most of it at home. ana
let the hogs do the harvesting. Hog
raising can be made expensive if L
man is used to do work hogs can 10.
Feeding SOW too much milll-pro
ducing feed before her pigs are Ola
enough to require so much milk may
cause congestion of milk in her I'd
der and give her piss the scours.
reed her rather lightly az first and
increase the amount as the pigs get
older.
Any Of the clovers. alfalfa, or vetch
combined with hog manure scattered
evenly over the land, as hogs do the
work, will certainly improve the |
land; and improving the soil is the |
problem the good farmer will con-
stantly keep before himself. There
on rests the kind of farming that en-
ables the farmer to jingle the coin in
MS pants.-Progressive Farmer.