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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18
SHERlFF's SALE.
HOWARD o L
vs.
MELVILLE LAND Co.

Nas IS405. 18th Judicial District Court,
Parish OF St. Landry, La.
BY virtue or q writ OF seizure and sale.
issued out Of the Hon. 18th Judicial District
= Court, In and for the parish or ST. Landry,
in the above entitled and numbered suit,
alld " me directed have seized and in
compliance with q nnal judgment enderea
signed on November 18th, 1903, by the
said Court, In snit No.. 1854 entitled Melville
Aand co. VS.. III, y. Swords, Sheriff. ct al,
dlssolytng the injunction therein sued out
aud ordering me to proceed with the sale of
gn9 property seized by me IN the e~xecutory
proceedings Instituted by Howard Cole In
Originally ordered therein, Will
01er for sale, for cash. at public auction, to
khe last and highest bidder, at the front
d0or OF the Court House OF st. Landry par
Ashs in 0pelousass Las. IN
Saturday, Jan. 10, 1910,
at ii o'clock a. M. the following described
property, t0-wlt:
The Southeast quarter of southwesst quar-
ter lSeA OF sWL] of section ni1llteen 1871
containing forty and 1900 I40.15l acres, and
the east half of northwest quarter les Of
invita-, northeast quarter OF southwest
quarter tneM OF swk], and the west half of
southeast quarter [WEa of seikl of section
twenty fouTal24ls containing two hundred
androne ond 17-100 1901. ny acres, In town
ship six t6i south, range seven 90 east, con-
tatning in the aggregate two hundred n
AQEL +olG alN 8&-AUV 464l.5SR hCEGSs west nail
uIeast half of section eleven (wls of ELI sof
sec. 40 lin township five (l south range
seven ~ east, containing one hundred n
stxty-one nj 1000 t16i.16I acres. Twenty
E20l acres International east half fe1Al of sec.
tion seventeen tl7l township I'VE l5l range
SEVENTH cast, southeast quarter of south
west quarter iseA of SWAT OF sectiontWenty
lone i~21tl,sand twenty;l2Gil acres of the west
side of north half OF northwest quarter of
section twenty-five H22R, in township six lt5t
south range seven lFi eas3s northeast quar-
ter OF ~sOutheast quarttr lneA OF saAI of sec
Zion thirteen lI13N; northwest quarter OF
northeast quarter lnW4 Of neMHOf section
fourteen lf4fi; south half of southeast quar-
ter lsBS of seiaH of section twenty It20H; north
east quarter or southeast quarter llneA Of
seMHo of section twenty l20t; east half of
northwest quarter iIeHz of nWMl OF section
SIX i6B, and northeast quarter of southwest
quarter hneA of SWAT Of section six t6f In
township six R6t range seven HHE east.
North half Of northwest quarter ln4 OF
nyMi of section five i5H, township seven nan
south range seven l7Ieast.
Containing four hundred and efght-tWo
enc 4S-l0J le82. 4a3i acers, more or less, and
containing in the aggregate eight hundred
and eighty-fo our and $500 1884 .a6iI acres,
more or less.
Terms-Cash.
dec1i.bs MI. SWORDS. SheriG.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18
NOTICE.

Seated bids for the Fiscal Agency of the
Parish Board of school Directors OF the
Parish OF st. Landry, beginning February
10Th. 1910 md ending February 10th, 1911,
VII be received from the banks OF ST.
Landry Parish from Monday December 2Oth.
fss III T4lursddy. January 6th. 1910.
All bids mast be sealed, addressed 70 G..
H. Fh 9mipSau, Sec'y. 0pelouaas, La, and
be endorsed ttBid For Fiscal Agency
CD. THOMPSON. secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18

and have the advantage Of selecting from
pay your railroad fare for round trip.
Merchants named below, and see that
finished, present this check to the Rapides
below will cash same after banking
at least, part Of your fare will be
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18
Notice.

Melville, La. Dec. Is, 1909.
In accordance with Article 5. OF its Chart.
eli. & meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Merchants q Farmers Bank, of Melville
will he held al its oAice In Melville, Tues
day January Itch. 1910. between the hours
TO L 81, m. and 3 p. M. for the election OF
Dr4ctnrs tn servH during the ensuing year.
JOHN MhNGIARACINA, JR.,
.deesg.At Cashier.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF oEcILrA YOUNG

-
N 6066. Probate Docket, 10th Judicial
DISTRICT Qour Parish OF SC, Landry, La.
~ virtue or an order OF the Hon. Chas.
y. uPNeill. Acting Judge OF 18th Judicial
district Court, in and for the parish OF
Saint Landry, State OF Louisiana.
1there VIII b. sold at public auction, for
tcash to the last ana highest bidder, by the
aplEtiprsigned administrator or any duly
quaiii1ed ~auctioneer of this parish, at the
llhst residence of deceased. in o~pelousas, on
Saturday, Feb. ~ 1910.
at IL o clock a. m, the following described
movable property belonging to said estate.
Acertain lot or parcel of ground together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated In The city OF Opelousas,
la. bounded north by property OF Henry
Thomas, south BY property of Claiborne
Hughes; east by Market street n west by
bayou lesson.
Delivery to he made Feb. 18th.
Tern1s-Cash.
ANTOINE PALLET,
decllt9 Nat. Tutor,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18

1sO9O, 18th Judicial District Court.
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-18

ga. 1906. 18th judicial District Court,
Parish OF st. Landry, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
Tn Build Thls Year.

The Presbyterian congregation decided
 unanimously on Sunday to go ahead with the erection of their new church to be built on the corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street diagonally across from the city hall The structure is to be of stone brick and slate, of the Elizabethan style of architecture, and will be one of the handsomest buildings in the city when completed. It will cost s2o0OO. The ses- sion and board of deacons were named as building committee. Rev. l. F. Swal- low is chairman of the committee, w. r. Gum secretary. James B. Morton treas urer and the following members of the two boards: G. H. Stevenson, C. L. odelb L. o. smith, J. G. Clotfelter, J. F. Mac Emerson, George Houston. W. H. Dennis, George D. Waller and R. L. Cotfelter. Arrangements were made at joint meet ing this evening to proceed with the work which will be rushed during the spring and summer. SO the building will be ready by autumn.
 Architect Breeding of Birmingham sub rntted the plans that were adopted by the congregation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
OUTLINE DUTIES
 OF NEW OFFICIALS

The duties of the general bookkeeper, David stanton. who was recently elect ed to the newly created office, have been designated as follows:
 l. To issue all permits for plumbing work
 2. To issue all inspection receipts for plumbing work.
 B. To issue all street permits for excava- tions in streets and measuring paving that is cut and taken up account of said per nit
 4 To issue building permits.
 5. To issue electricians permits.
 6. To issue meter inspectors permits. T.. To issue all free permits for excava- tions and to notify the street commissions CT of same.
 8. To write up and keep all records of the sanitary sewers as turned over from city engineers office.
 9. To take complaints and refer same to proper officials and see that same is given attention.
 10. To receive all plumbing inspection return slips and keep same posted in ledger of all inspections made by the inspectors until work is complete.
 Il. To see that all ditches and bad holes are fixed when same Is caused from is- suing the above permits.
 12. To make weekly statements to the city auditor of all charges against plumb CTS and electricians and keep accounts of same.
 IS. And any other duty that the Mayor may direct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
NEW LIQUOR BILL
 FOR NEW JERSEY

Trenton, N. J., January 1s.-The excise committee, appointed by Judge Fort a year ago, today submitted to the eover- nor draft of the proposed law to take the place of the present ruling on the liquor question. It contemplated a. com plete revision of the present liquor laws of the state. 1t provides, first of all for the election of excise boards. the boards to be chosen at special elections and the license to be divided into five classes.
 Class A, retail; class B, wholesale; class c, beer bottlers license; class D, license for the selling of liquor on cars or steam boats; class B. license for clubs to sell to members only
 The bill limits the number of license places to one for every 800 inhabitants. but this is not to operate against the re- moval of existing licenses
 The selling of liquor on Sunday under all circumstances, is absolutely prohibited under the proposed law and retail places may only sell between midnight and a. m., where they have a special license for that purpose.
 The special feature of the bill is that bartenders shall be registered. The power to revoke licenses is vested In the county court. The bill also prohibits brewers and wholesale liquor dealers being directly or indirectly interest in any licenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

The jury in the case of Henry Singleton vs. Southern Railway company, on trial before Judge A. O.. Lane in the circuit court yesterday morning, rendered a judgment for $500, In the case of M. V. Thornton vs. T. c. King, a consent judg- ment for $1G0 was rendered.
 Judge Aston, who is holding court for Judge A. A Coleman, did not get into his docket yesterday A majority of the cases were either continued or dismissed.
 In the first division of the city court the case of B. B. Conner vs. Montgomery Advertiser Publishing company consumed the entire day.
 In the second division of the city court the case of J. w. Taylor vs. Western Union Telegraph company is on trial.
 In the third division of the city court, Judge Nesmith presiding, the case of J. D. Keith vs Birmingham Fire Brick com pany is on trial In the case of Emma McNeal vs Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company a consent judgment for s450 was rendered. In the case of Ionnie c. Harmon vs Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company a con- sent judgment for $50 was rendered.
 Joe Vim, colored has filed suit in the city court against the Register Publishing company, claiming 5000 damages for al legged libel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
TO THE EDITOR,
Moral Cowardice.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 Tn vour issue of January r, under the heading Ruined by Dissipation" F. Moore. a young white man, was charged at Anniston with being drunk and asleep in A. public place. He confessed his guilt, in both cases, saying it was drinking liouor that had brought him to his pres ent shameful condition.
 Temperance folk will doubtless find in the above powerful lesson. Prohibition ists will make it a text for appeals to close saloons And yet this mans logic was wrong as to the cause of his trouble It was not whisky's fault. It was his fault,
 Whisky does not hurt the man who does not drink it. Saloons never ruin men who do not voluntarily visit them. Gam bling hells never swallow up the wages of men who do not gamble.
 If this mans trouble was brought on by whisky it was because he was a moral coward. Every saloon in the world might be burned or destroyed but men of this stamp would find some other way to get drink or some other means of wrecking their lives.
 Liquor has its evils saloons have their crimes But all the Carrie Nations, all the prohibition laws, can never keep moral towards in the straight path. Yours truly,
 HY ALBERT. R1rnnfro 1R 1Q0Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Wm. H. Carney.

William H. Carney, attorney 35 years of age. late of this city, died in Albu- querque, N. M, Saturday. January 16 1909. He was a graduate of the law de- partment of the University of Georgia and had practiced in Birmingham for several years
 By his genial manner and affable dis position. well as other sterling quail ities, he had during his stay here attached to himself many warm personal friends, who will learn of his death with sorrow He was possessed in an eminent degree of the true Irish wit, but never used it ex- cept to cheer or amuse. He was com pelled to give up his residence here and a bright prospect in his profession four years ago, and go away in search of health, which he never found. In all his affliction We are informed that he main tained a cheerful address and disposition entertained no thought of bitterness or disappointment.
 He leaves a devoted mother and one brother at Newport, Vt, his boyhood home, to whom condolence is extended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
HEAVY LOSS BY
 FIRE IN MOBILE. Spring Hill College Suffers
 from Great Disaster PRICELESS VOLUMES LOST Students of the Institution Fight the Flames ManfuIly, But Are on- able to Save But Part of
 the Building.
PRICELESS VOLUMES LOST

Mobile January 18.-The total loss in vo,ved in the fire this morning at Spring Hill college is estimated at T5,oOO' which includes the loss of the library and about half of its contents. The library was made LID of about 5000 volumes, some or them hundreds of years old, and me collection of manuscripts, many Of which antedated the discovery of printing. The greater portion of the institutions sc1- entifio apparatus was destroyed or dam aged through removal, adding several thousand dollars to the total loss The individual losses to the students total about s10oo.
 The fire started this morning at 6:2o o'clock and almost entirely destroyed the famous educational institution which is situated on top of high plateau, about seven miles from the city, with heavy
 loss. No loss of life followed the great fire wL was spectacular in many re- spects, as the buildings were at the mercy of the flames on account of the lack Of facilities for fighting fire. The college | was the oldest in the southern states and
 is known all over the United States, Flu
 rope and the Latin countries. Men Of i prominence in nearly every land have at tended the school. The loss on the build ings burned is partly covered by insur- ance in local and foreign companies The fire started in the chapel and is thought to have been caused by wires becoming crossed during the night from moving picture machine that had been in use yesterday evening. When the blaze was discovered the students were at the morning service, and together they fought the flames under the guidance of the teachers The Rev Father x. Twell- meyer president of the institution. was in command of the fre-hghting forces.
 The following buildings were destroyed
 College chapel exhibition hall, music room. college library, college museum, two dormitories, junior study, junior gym nasium and junior library.
 At the time the fire was discovered 325 students were assembled In the chapel at the morning service. John Brown, a young man whose home is in Louisiana. saw the blaze In an ante-room of the chapel. He gave the alarm and by cool ness on his part the students were enabled
 to file out of the chapel in perfect order. The contents of the various buildings, especially the museum, are priceless
 Prominent citizens on the ground sub 1 scribed the sum of $20,O0O to replace the burned buildings. E. S. Moran, a, stu I; dent from Indianapolis. Ind, was struck l in the head with a falling iron beam | but soon recovered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
Navy Yard for Texas,

Washington, January 18.-Three bills, having for their object the selection of a site for the establishment of a navy yard, dry dock and naval training sta- ton in Texas, were discussed today at a meeting of subcommittee of the House committee on naval affairs. The bill introduced by Representative Moore provides that the site shall be on or near Morgan's Point in San Jacnto Bay. The bill proposed by Representative Cooper provides for site on or near Sabine Pass, or the Neches or Sabine rivers. It is believed that the Texas represen- tatives will get together and introduce a sub-bill. The navy yard proposed would cost approximately $2,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
NEW APOSTLE OF
 THE SQUARE DEAL
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 --~-----~--~~------~->~--- ->~----~---------~--------- in the nearby lands which have remained under native rule. In Egypt. in the Philip pines, in Algiers. the native people have thriven under the rule of the foreigner, advancing as under no circumstances could they possibly have advanced If left to themselves, the increase in population going hand in hand with the increase in general well-being.
 Assimilation Is Best.
 Of course the best that can happen to any people that has not already a high civilization of its own is to assimilate and profit by American or European ideas, the ideas of civilization and Chris tianity. without submitting to alien con trol: but such control, in spite of all it's defects. is in a very large number of cases the prerequisite condition to the moral and material advance of the peoples who dwell in the darker corners of the earth. Where the control is exercised brutally; when it is made use of merely to exploit the natives, without regard to their physical or moral well-being. it should be unsparingly criticised, and there should be resolute insistence on amend ment and reform. But we must not be- cause of occasional wrongdoing bind our selves to the fact that on the whole the white administrator and the Christian missionary have exercised a profound and wholesome influence for good in sav- age regions
 Three Cases In Point.
 Let me illustrate what mean by partic- ularly alluding to three cases, Algiers, In- dia and the Philippines. The North Af- rican coast was a mere nest of pirates during the first decades of the nineteenth century. Punitive expeditions were sent against these pirates again and again, but they could not be permanently sup pressed by such expeditions, and all the great commercial nations were forced to pay them more or less thinly disguised tribute or blackmail The United States was among the number. It was the French conquest of Algiers which put a final stop to this blackmail; and it also put stop to the unspeakabe barbarism and cruelty inevitably attendant upon the slave-hunt- ing piracy of the dwellers in the inde- pendent North African states. In other words, the independence of these states was menace to every peaceful people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
OFFERS MORE BOOKS
 FOR THE LIBRARY

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 Referring to tne enclosed article of MT. c. H. Bowling, dated January Is, in re- gard to donation of books to the public library, I wish to say that have recently talked with others along these lines, and intended making the same proposition; but MT. Bowling beat me to it."
 This fact, however will not prevent my making the same offer. and, at the proper time I will make a donation of certain volumes from my fathers private libra ry, and also from my own.
 After certain books have been read do not see any use in storing them, and by donating such books to public li- brary others may have the pleasure of reading. Of course, such books as are useful for constant reference should be retained, but the others could well be spared and their space filled with new works.
 I sincerely hope others will follow Mir Bowling's valuable suggestion and there by help in a good cause. Yours truly,
 H. F. WILSON, JR. p Brmin gham, January IS, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
BOTH JUDGES
 TO SIT TODAY

Judge Oscar R. Hundley opened the circuit and district federal courts yes terday morning. He received a telegram from Judge Jones stating that the Mont gomery judge would arrive here today, and asking that Judge Hundley adjourn the circuit court until today. After pass ing on the claims for the marshaPs of- flee and issuing two orders, Judge Hund- ley adjourned court.
 One of these orders suspended two months of the sentence against Willis Glenn of Huntsville for Illicit distilling, so that Glenn could return to his sick fam fly. The other order was in the case of James Mcconnell, summoning witnesses in the case before Commissioner Randolph in Anniston.
 During the next few weeks Judge Jones will try the circuit court docket and Judge Hundley will continue to hold the district court in his private chambers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
MORE MONEY ASKED
 FOR WAR PURPOSES

Washington. January 1s.-An increase of nearly s1O.0OOoOO is asked for in the estimates of the war department for the Notifications appropriation bill, which was taken up by the subcommittee of the House committee on appropriations today Of this amount sS,OOo,Ooo is wanted for Qualifications in the Philippine Islands and the estimates for armament of fortifi- cations is increased from $2,OOo,OO0 last year to over s40O0, GOO this year.
 The chief signal officer submits an esti- mate of s50O,Oo0 for military aeronautics, claiming that every first class power IS displaying unusual activity in applying aeronautics to the military service. The appropriation is desired to purchase and manufacture airships, aeroplanes and to provide suitable grounds and equipment Brigadier General Murray, chief of ar tillery appeared before the sub-commit- tee today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
STANDARD OIL
 SUIT COMES UP

Chicago, January 1s.-Frank B. Kellogg and Charles B. Morrison. special assist ants to Attorney General Bonaparte, who will represent the government in the talk ing of rebuttal testimony, beginning to- morrow before Examiner Franklin Ferris of the interstate commerce commission in the suit for the dissolution of the Stan- dard oil company, arrived here today. They immediately went into conference with several men who have been sub poenaed to appear before the examiner.
 It Is said that part of the testimony to be heard will be In rebuttal to that of John D. Rockefeller, given recently in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
Won Their Game.

Bessemer won hotly contested game Of basketball from the Auburn team at Au- burn on Saturday night last, the final score resulting r to IA in favor of Bes- semer. Captain Johnson of the Bessemer team lost a part of a tooth and Fred Bailey one of the players sustained confusion over an eye. With these little injuries the team came back safe and sound otherwise, although Auburn was very much disappointed that its team lost the game. Bessemer now enjoys the record of defeating Tulane University and the Alabama Polytechnic institute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19

and incidentally it meant dreadful wrong and injustice within the state themselves. Algiers is far better off in every way under French rule than it was 80 years ago, before the French came into the land and it is far better off in every way than is the neighboring state of Morocco at the present time; and this simply and solely because the neighboring state of Morocco continues to enjoy much the same kind of independent self-government that Algiers enjoyed until the French went there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-19
GEORGIA FARMER
 SHOT AND KILLED

Riedsville, Ga, January 1S.-Asa Round- tree, a well-known citizen was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by George Andrews. one of the most prominent and wealthy planters of Tattnall county. The men, it is stated, engaged in a contro- versy over an alleged account Andrews held against Roundtree. Hot words led to personal encounter following which Roundtree procured a shot gun and began firing at Andrews, who barricaded himself behind Roundtree's mule. The first shot fired by Roundtree struck the mile, killing it. Andrews then drew his pistol and shot Roundtree, killing him instantly.
 Andrews at once surrendered to the sheriff here