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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

Editor Clarion-AlIoW me a little
space to call the attention of the
powers that be to the fact that the
ordinance prohibiting walking on the
grass il the public square is becom-
ing quite a dead letter. The ladies'
of the Civic League have gone to-
considerable trouble and expense to
place this square in decent condition,
and It looks like q shame to permit
it to be defaced by f~ootpaths ia every
direction. The unsightiy barricades
(which do no eood) should be re-
moved and the ordinance should be
strictly enforced Don't YOU think
so2 OBSERVER.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

We received, il the past few
days, two superbly Illustrated book.
lets, issued BY Mr.. ii. Winsberg. The
enterprising Landry street clothiar.
One advertisers Hart, SchafFner b
Marx, and the other RosewaId & Wei.
both clothiers. Me-. Winsberg il qs
ting ont some high-class advertising,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27
He Didn't Have A Dollar.

He didn't have d dollar, he didn't
have a dime; his clothes and shoes
as though they had served
their time. He didn't try TO kill him-
self to dodgh misfortune's whacks.
Instead he got some ashes and he
filed Eve dozen sacks. Then next
he begged a dollar. In the paper
in the morn be advertised tin polish
that would put the sun TO scorn. He
kept on advertising and just now,
suffice TO say, he's out ii California
at his cottage on the bay.-Mecca
Herald.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

Hon. Fred Grace, Register Of
the State Land Office, and his daught
er and Hon. Paul Capdeviel lie, State
Auditor, and son, spent Tuesday night
with Hon. Yves Andrepont, ii Ope-
lousas, returning from the laying Of
the corner stone Of the st. Charles
Cole pc at Grand Coteau.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27
GUILTY; SENTENCED
Three Prisoners RscaiEe forms 1T THE Bands
Of Judge edwards Saturday nst.

Three prisoners desiring to enter
pleas of guilty were brought before
Judge Edwards last Saturday, and
after duly entering their pleas, wers
sentenced as follows:
VIM. Brown, horse stealing. sem
fenced to four years ID the State
penitentiary. Brown is i small black
negro, who stole Dir. Ben Guilheans
horse ID Sunset and sold 1t To Mr. Z.
T. Blacksher in 0pelousas.
Jos. Castillo, colored, petty la
ceny, six months IN parish jail.
Anton Swason, larceny, Six months
ii parish jail. Was0n Is b white
man-a young man about twenty
five years Of age-with poetic locks
and 8 pale, wan face. He stols SIS
worth of jeWelry from 8 peddlar iii.
Melville, and was Immediately appre
hended BY Deputy Sheriff Swords,
who happened to be III that town All
the time, and promptly confessed.
He refused to tell anything Of bis
past Of of his family. He was d
stranger ID Melville and said be stole
the jeWelry to sell enough of il To.
not something to eat, ID hs was
hungry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

NE. Editor: The question Dc edu.
cation Is one of paramount import
ance. ALI are agrssd as tothak. But
ID . 3-mill tax for 20 years necessary
or even advisable at this time? That
question should be carefully locked
into before fastening upon ua such Il
tax for such q length of time. Two
mills for FIVE or ten years would ba
ample for present needs, I think.
In the course of q few years more
taxes could be voted If necessary
We need another school building nov,
but it need not cast $4,000 81 $40,
600. Al school building that would
cost $4,000 OF less would answer
present needs and would remove the
congestion at the High School. IL
properly located il would also afford
to all residents south be Landry
street advantages that NEST Of those
who live north of that street have
enjoyed for years. Those who have
been deprived Of such advantages for
all these years are surely entitled
TO them now. An expenditure of
5000 or less will answer for some
years 10 come. Then, n conditions
justify it, let us have d $4,000 Of.
S75, 600 building. Our people cannot
stand much more taxation nov, and
the town taxes will surely be raised
two OF three mills next Year
EDUC 10N
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
OWEN DILLARD BURNED
NOMlNI GROVE

Several houses were burned near here
the past week, attributed to the dry.
windy weather. In most cases the men
folks were absent from their homes.
No insurance. Loss estimated at over
thousand dollars.
1t was very gratifying to the writer
recently while in company with "Sel-
dom" to hear him speak so highly of
the dear old CITIZENS Editor. w.
Med. Lee. feel he is worthy of ali
comments of the highest nature. Nav
ne long live TO advocate the side OF
justice and right, as / believe he ever
aims to do.
Miss Florrie Zones, of Warsaw. and
Mr.. Andrew Judson Stephens. of Wash
Ington, were married at Gotham Park
church near Warsaw September st bv
Rev. q. M. Connelley. They left next
morning for Baltimore and other places
OF interest. They will reside in Wash
ington.
The factory here is overrun with
tomatoes; keeping everybody they can
get, busy. Really this is a busy time.
The housewives are busy canning and
preserving fruits for family use.
Messrs. A. b.. K. E., and ]. A.
Coates went to Colonial Beach, on a
pleasurlng trip recently.
The farmers here are busy saving
their fodder, hauling tomatoes. etc. -
Best wishes to CITIZENS Editor.
readers. and all. K. d. G.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
Friday, September 10, 1909
GREAT DOINGS.

Within the last week great do.
ings went on in, above and on land
and water. September LIST DIR
Cook announced that he had dis
covered the North Pole (as re
corded in our last issue); to bt
followed in five days by record
OF similar triumph by Lieut.
Peary, both Americans: thai
same week august 2O Henri,
Farman went up in his aeroplane
remaining in the air over three
and-a-quarter hours. and flying
lis miles; the next day Glenn H
Curtiss flew about twelve-and-a
halfmiles in less than Is minutes
on August Both the submarine
boat Narwhal made a record
breaking speed and time of i'm.
mersion greater than ever before
attained; and the steamer Lusi.
tania broke all Atlantic records,
crossing the ocean i'm 1 DAYS, II
hours and 42 minutes, an aver.
age OF nearly 26 knots an hour.
Next?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
CRISP NEWS.

Latest reports from the flooded dis
trict of Mexico report the deaths al
5000.
A lighted cigarette accidentally drop.
ped In box of fuses hurled IL men to
death and injured many more at Key
West, Fla.
Five hundred dollars In notes without
a line to Indicate the name of the send
er was received at the State auditors
office. The letter came from a man
who in March sent similar amount to
the conscience fund. -
The State Corporation Commission
has granted charter to the Newport
News and Yorktown Railway Corpora
ton. which proposes to build a steam
road from Newport News to Yorktown.
a distance of about twenty miles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
Mr.. CURLETT REPLIES.
EDITOR VIRGINIA CITIZEN.

EDITOR VIRGINIA CITIZEN:
wish to reiterate that mailed Mr..
Chinn list of gentlemen to represent
me in the primarylin Richmond Co.. and
further was assured by him that there
would be Mann-Curlett Judge at each
precinct. How well that promise was
kept he and the judges appointed know.
Whether the letter ever reached Mr..
Chinn or not, I am powerless to say.
except to take.his word for (which !
do. felt hurt in not receiving any
reply to my letter.
Now, as to rejecting upon judges:
such thing was never contemplated;
but 1t seems reasonable If Mr.. Wexford
friends should lay such stress upon two
out Of three judges in Lancaster ough,
at least to have had one out of three in
Richmond county. The more high-toned
and influential the Judge the more the
influence he would exert, and still could
be perfectly fir.
AS to DR.. Middleton, Mr.. Chinn heard
the gentleman make his assertion al
Sharps as to Republicans voting, as
also did Hon. Jno. M. Lyellat Farnham,
The Doctor went further and stated al
Wharton Grove, after the primary. he
still believed Republican could vote ir
the primary under pledge to support
the nominee. ~.
But We will see how near Mann will
come topolling the late primary vote in
Richmond county, It is up to you. gen.
tlemep. Don't begin to shrink" now.
JNo. CuRLETT.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
THE OYSTER QUESTION.
Newport News Iimes-HeraId. /,


The president of the Chamber of
Commerce of Newport News has re-
ceived the following letter from Mr..
w. Mcdonald Lee, Commissioner of
Fisheries:
DEAR SIR: see by the newspapers
your Chamber has been agitating the
subject of abolishing the Baylor Sur
vey, and has been addressed along this
line by Mr.. Armstrong and others.
Coupled with the speeches were some
structures upon the Commission of
Fisheries. The tone of the press would
lead ore to believe that the Chamber of
Commerce has been so impressed by
these exparte views it will likely urge
the next Legislature to follow them out.
1t strikes me that your body could
hardly go before the Legislature forti-
fled with only one view of the great
oyster problem. In fairness to itself.
| do not see how the Chamber can stop
Its ears to the tongers' side of the ques-
ton, to say nothing of emitting views
that might have been presented by the
oyster officials, who should land l believe
are) absolutely conservative, taking
sides with neither of the extremists.
ignoring the many-time criticisms on
the Commission of Fisheries. | would
have been glad, had it been agreeable
to the Chamber, to arrange date on
which to present the views of nv COM
mission, and more than glad il it could
have been at a time when Mr.. Arm
strong was presenting his views.
Very truly yours.
w. MCDONALD LEE.
Commissioner of Fisheries for Va.
lrvington, Va. Aug. 20.
The Chamber of Commerce is en-
deavoring to gain information on this
important subject and to that end in
vited Mr.. Richard Armstrong of Hamp-
ton to address the body at its last meet.
Ing. This invitation was entirely vol.
untary, without hint or suggestion, OF
course, from Mr.. Armstrong or any OF
his friends. When the invitation was
extended Mr.. Armstrong said that he
would accept provided it should be made
clear that he would speak by request OF
the board of directors and not as a
volunteer. And in his address. he en-
phasized the fact that he was not criti-
cising the Commission of Fisheries or
the Commissioner of Fisheries, but the
system. The fault, said he, was in the
law and not in the manner of its
execution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10

Stock has never been finer than at pre-
ent. the country is prosperous. which
means the people have money. and the
weather is cool-the kind that is needed
for an active market. The wholesale
New York City trade is in an envisble
position. . At Crisfield, Md, the
season looks good to both the oystermen
and packers. The bottoms are filed
with stock Of exceptional quality and
size, which means an unusual catch
throughout the season. There is every
indication that prices will be good.
= The Chesapeake Bay oysters and the
bivalves found in the waters adjacent
to same. have worldwide reputation,
and are considered the best produced in
the United States.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
FISH AND 0f5TfS NOTES

Great quantities of Potomac oysters
are arriving in Baltimore.
Oysters dropped to so and 60 cents in
Baltimore Wednesday, owing to exces.
sive supply.
A meeting. called by Hon. j. N.
Stubs, was held at Gloucester Monday
(courtday) last to discuss oyster legis.
lation.
Oyster longing season opened in
Maryland and the Potomac river Sep
TENDER LIST. In Virginia waters the
season begins September 18th.
A clammer in the mouth of Pianka-
tank thought he would also take some
oysters. Inspector Christian was ION
TO him., and he passed up fine.
The Oyster Packers & Planters Assn
will hold meeting at Cape Charles Sep
ember ID. l0a. m. Capt. j. C. Robin
son. of Hampton. President, has issued
the call.
The Chincoteague oystermen have
about finished the summer hauling of
their barrel stock. The quantity is the
largest for years. and the condition for
the season very good. The catching of
seed oysters for planting begins with
September. -Onancock Corr. in Times
Dispatch.
w. Med. Lee. President of our Board
Of Fisheries. and Secretary Matthews
were recently in Norfolk. Speaking of
the Nanaemond and James rivers. in
which the survey has been made, they
say the work will be finished in Septem-
Der. DIR. Moore has had able assistance
from our Board.-The Oysterman.
Though the oyster season is net vet
In full swing, and viii not be until the
public beds open on the 18th, several
thousand bushels have been brought to
Norfolk by sloops and bugeyes from
the James and Rappahannock rivers
within the past four days. and the
market is unusually good. Hot
weather and salty water on the beds
during the summer have caused the
oystermen to predict that the quality
of the natural oysters will be splendid,
and all that the tongers are looking for
is short rainy spell to make the shell
fruit fat and delicious. The oys-
tiers brought in yesterday brought from
20 to 80 cents per bushel. and retailed
for 1920 per gallon. The price will
probably remain about the same until
after the 18th, but by October LIST it |
Will De down to 40 and 35 cents a hushel, |
Norfolk Virginisn Pilot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
STR. WESTMORELAND DAMAGED,

In a dense fog Wednesday morning
the Chesapeake Line steamer Atlanta
rammed the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway steamer Westmore-
land. just below Fort Carroll. The At
ianta was uninjured. The Westmore-
land sustained damages amidships
amounting to about $1,000. Both ves-
sells continued on their way. AS both
vessels were going slowly. the collision
was slight to what it might have been.
The Atlanta's nose rammed the West
moreland just aft of her starboard
wheelhouse, smashing in her heavy
guard,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10

TUE fact that there We're over
seventy-three thousand votes
polled in the recent primary will
take the wind out OF the sails of
the Republican braggarts who
are claiming that thirty thousand
stay-at-homes augured well for
the vote to be polled by that
party in November. The Demo
cratic nominees are assured oil
seventy-three thousand votes
and each Democrat should do his
part to make it more-while the
Republicans cannot reasonably
hopefo over fifty thousand, anC
IL strong probability of less.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
PEARY GETS THE POLE.
Within Five Days From Cooks An.
nOuncement Comes News OF
Another Discovery.

Strange coincident that, after four
centuries of struggle two Americans
should announce within q week of each
other that each had reached the North
Pole.
Lieut.. Peary's messages on Monday
were brief: "Stars and Stripes nailed
to the North Pole; Have made good
at last; ~ have the Pole April G.
Q9O9).
When he gets lower into civilization
We shall know more of his feat,
LATER: Via Baltimore yesterday
morning:-The following message was
received here Wednesday:
Indian Harbor. Labrador (by wireless
Cape Ray. N. F.). Sept. 81 have
nailed the Stars and Stripes to the
North Pole. This is. authoritative and
correct.
Cooks story should not be taken too
seriously. The two Eskimoes who ac-
companied say he went no distance
north, and not out of sight of land.
Other members of the tribe corroborate
their story. PEARY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
NORTH POLE DISCOVERED.
American the First TO Reach the
Coveted Goal

Inc American explorer Cook. after
TWO years, on Wednesday of last week
reached civilization and wires the news
that his party reached the North pole
on Aprii2l. 1908. This was recorded in
our columns last Friday.
This event has set all the world aoog
Nothing has so completely occupied the
pubic stage for many years. After
prolonged fight against famine and
frost DR.. Fred A. Cook, of Brooklvn
has. according to his story, at last sue
ceeded in reaching the North Pole. A
new highway, with an interesting strip
OF animated nature, has at last been
explored. Big game haunts were 10.
Gated, which will delight the sportsman
and extend the Eskimo horizon. Land
has been discovered. upon which rest
the earth's northernmost rocks. A
triangle of 80, 900 square miles has been
cut out OF the terrestrial unknown.
Dr. Cooks narrative to the King of
Denmark and the scientists when he
landed Wednesday is reduced as follows:
The only witnesses had were two
Eskimos, certainly, but in all polar ex-
petitions observations have been made
by one man. l regard the Eskimo as
much more intelligent in finding posi-
lions than the white man in the Arctic.
These people as rule are not absolutely
ignorant. They know that the earth is
round. They have aname for the
pole, which they call the "Big Nail. -
concerning the ice around the pole.
so far as could see. it was slightly
more active than at one or two degrees
south. 1t drifted somewhat more To
the south and east. It's general char
acter is not very different from that AT
other places. We stayed around the
pole for two days making many obser-
vations. We planted the Stars ano
Stripes at the spot we believed to be
the pole. | placed small silk flag in 8
brass cylinder with my card and the
record of the journey with the date
The drift ice may carry the flag away
but to me that is a matter of indiffer
ence. l should have been very glad t.
have found land there.
am quite prepared to place my OBJ
servations before any geographical so
ciety in the world. think there is NJ
doubt about my obtaining AUTHORITATIVE.
recognition. l offer my observations tc
science the same as other men have
done, and accept the responsibility.
AS to the temperature at the pole.
1t was minus SO. / took about 4OC
photographs, one of which shows the
American flag flying. These as YET
have not been developed.
Questioned regarding his great speed,
DR.. Cook said: -
1.-The daily distance covered on the
northward trip was slightly less than
fifteen miles; on the southwark trip il
was ten miles. This is not an abnormal
distance for Eskimos on the ice. Thew
often travel fifty or sixty miles with
dogs. One of the greatest advantages
of our trip was that / did not take a
famine route. We had game for long
time. perhaps for hundred miles. We
fed our dogs well throughout the winter
In. Greenland. and ran them 400 miles.
giving them fresh meat every day. Thus
we brought them to the polar zone fat
and we'll. We had the best men and
the best dogs"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
WARsHIPS SALUTE MAURY.

just before 1t steamed from Hamp-
Roads yesterday morning. the cruiser
division was passed by the Virginia
oyster police boat Commodore Maury,
which was returning from Tappahan-
mock. where monument was unveiled
Wednesday. The Maury had some
Norfolk militiamen aboard and it saluted
the cruisers. The big wsrships replied
with salute. Newport News Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10

The last hope of the epicure
and the castiron-stomach man
is about 10 be dissipated. Pure
food scientists had left but little
for the seeker after health TO feed
upon. and corn bread-the solid.
healthy old standby of our ven
cradle forefathers-all though [
would stand the test. Within q
few days the doctors have dis
covered n new disease-pellagra.
so-called-produced by eating
corn bread, and within ten days
double that number ofcases have
been announced. All we can dc
now, since wheat and other things
are SD high, is to continue mine
ing mt our cornpone and await
death with rs much equanimitN
as possible, while our faces grow
wan and the eye becomes din
expecting any moment an an
nouncement that we have pei
Ia9,ra as n result. 1t is eitheI
this or to learn the art of livins
without eating. What matter,
1T if we die learning-like the ole
woman's cow-just so we learn
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10

WHEN he gets pushed to the
wall the editorial scribbler on the
n. N. News tries to>distract at
tention by bawling out that his
adversary is 'driven to a virtual
admission" On. B.-stereotyped
and copyrighted by the Montross
end of the n. N. News.) The CrTI.
ZEN admitted virtually nothingin
it's contention on the Richmond
county primary. We reproduced
facts, and not one of them
was controverted. If it wants
it's readers to know the truth OF
this matter we challenge ON
Warsaw contemporary to repnb.
fish it's editorial of August Doth
(and any other it desires) with
our reply of the 9th. The
truth should be interesting read
ing. That's all.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10
MARROW ESCAPE.

Perry Miller and brother. of Mathews,
left Norfolk Sunday afternoon in a
gasolene boat. bound to East river.
About o'clock while off York Spit the
boat it is supposed struck trap stake
and swamped. They made a raft out
of matches put on life preservers and
drifted with the ebb tide. which took
them to Back river. Perry reached the
shore and went to the light-keeper. who
went out about 100 yards from shore
and got the brother who was exhausted.
1t was between IL and o'clock at
night when they were rescued.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-10

A SINGLE robber held up a
Pennsylvania train and made
the hands carry the bullion to a
spot in the woods. When he bade
them adieu, he marched off with
a heavy sack of new pennies,
thinking them gold. His chagrin
has not been registered yet, as
he has not been located, but it is
said his disgust was chiefly
because the artists initials were
lacking.