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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Gen. John Coppinger died in Wash
ington on the 4th inst of pneumonia.
He had brilliant war record and was
son-in-law of the late James G.
Blaine.
Refusing to be drawn into the Cook
Peary North pole controversy, the
state department declined request
that it cable American Minister Egan
at Copenhagen to request of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen permission to
examine the records of DR.. Frederick
A. Cook when they are submitted to
that institution.
The question of granting naturaliza.
ton to Turkish subjects is for the
determination of competent courts
This is the attitude of the state de-
partment as defined in a statement
just issued. and is taken to indicate
that the department is now prepared
to accept without question the con
clusion of the bureau of naturalization
of the department of commerce and
labor that Turkish subjects are not
entitled to naturalization.
That approximately 25 per cent. OF
the deaths of persons whose occupa
tons expose them to dust are due to
tuberculosis is disclosed in bulletin
prepared at the bureau of labor by
Frederick l.. Hoffman.
At the College Park aviation field
on the Sd inst. Lieuts. Humphreys
and Foulois OF the signal corps re
NAMED in the air 61A minutes and
in doing SO exceeded all endurance
records made by any of the pupils Of
the Wright brothers In this country
AS a two-man flight it was but 10 Ia
minutes short Of the longest previous
record made by Wilbur Wright
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

That Panama earthquake was only
little one. 1t caused some apprc-
hension. but apparently did no dam
age. The canal at Panama was un-
dertaken in the full knowledge that
the region is In the earthquake belt,
but also with the conviction that less
danger is to be apprehended there
than would have threatened had the
United States adhered to the Nicar-
aqua route. for the Nicaragua route
is much longer, and the longer the
route the greater the liability to In
Jury OF the canal by earthquakes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

An expert in the difficult art of ex.
terminating mosquitoes claims at last
to have found an easy way. AS their
breeding places are In swampy lands
or In stagnant water and the season
for their breeding is in April and
May, permanganate of potash scat
tered over these places will be an ef-
fective destroyer. He claims that
two applications will do the work. 1t
is little late for the present sea-
son. but there ought to be demand
for the mosquito exterminator in New
Jersey next spring.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

recruit in New York who openly
cursed the army and the American
flag and who asserted he had entered
the United States service merely for
money and graft. was court-martialed
and sent to prison for several years.
The country has no more use for trail
tors in these days than in the times
Of Benedict Arnold. and such an Of
fense is severely punished because it
strikes at the very root Of our nation
al life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

The national game of baseball is
constantly achieving new triumphs. A
match was played In Berlin recently
for the benefit of the American wo-
mans club. and was dignified by some
unusual features The mines were
headed respectively by Count Won
Bernstorff. the German ambassador
TO the United States. and Capt. Heath
of the British embassy. while the re-
naming players were chosen from the
United States embassy and from the
American colony in the German cap
ital.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

There is an impression among many
people that Americans are not law.
abiding nation. But we observe that
whenever the 18th of September
comes along straw hats are removed
from the urban population as IL by
magic II makes little difference
whether the weather. is hot or not.
says the New York Post. The 18th OF
September may be hotter than the
18th of August, but public opinion,
which is the basis of morality and of
law, ordains that on this particular
day the straw hat must go.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

American torpedo boats and torpe-
do-boat destroyers are showing ca
pacity for speed that is not likely to
be excelled anywhere. The torpedo
boat destroyer Flusser recently made
something like 33 knots an hour. and
now another new craft. the Reid, re-
ports having made S4.54S knots. These
little hornets of the sea" show they
can fly swiftly as well as sting sharply.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

OF the imported bathtubs of Chill
during 1908 Germany supplied As per
cent. England 3S per cent, and the
United States only 15 per cent 1t
would seem that by little trade dill.
gence the cleanliness of our South
American brethren might be brought
nsarsr to our own prosperity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

The head OF woman's college in
Massachusetts holds the theory that a
woman's beauty should be developed
before her brains. It Is a sensible re-
version to old principles to begin any
building by a sound foundation to
make the edifce all the stronger at
the top.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

With food prices still soaring, the
housekeeper now has problems to
solve OF Just as great Importance as
those statesmen are called on to
wrestle with.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

The Japanese have added course
Of courtship to the curriculum of the
girls schools in japan. They might
as well establish an institution OF in
struction teaching ducks how to swim.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

The arrest and fining of Chicago
chauffeur for letting the engine of his
car run" for an hour while he waited
for a patron calls attention to noise
nuisance with which the authorities
have been slow to deal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

The glaciers in New York have or
ganized a union. But that is one
which will probably be easy to
break up.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

Terrific and fatal storms on land
and sea prove that man has not yet
made complete conquest of the forces
of nature.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

No hurry about that smoked glass.
HalIey's comet viii not be visible to
the naked eye till next spring. Query
Can an eye clothed in sooty glass be
called 'naked?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

Americans invented the steamship,
the telegraph. the telephone. the cleo
trio light and the reaper. Then an
American spoiled 1t all by inventins
the phonograph.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

According to figures compiled yes
terday by Secretary of State James 3.
Pearce, the receipts of his office for
last month, s22.14S.70. we're nearly
double what they were for the same
month year ago. The payment OF
flat taxes by several corporations ac-
counts for part of the increase.
The farmers Of Sunflower valley in
Las Animas county turned their at
tention to raising beans. This years
crop, which has just been harvested
and is being threshed, will net them
about s25.000. This is the largest
bean crop ever harvested in the state.
Because of the short life Of wooden
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

Thanksgiving isn't SO far ahead but
you can smell mince pie and cram
berry sauce coming down the pike.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11
Weld County Statistics.

Greeley.-County Assessor A. R..
FLETCHER has estimated the taxes in
Weld county to be collected from va
rious corporations, including rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone COM
panies, at $119,1S2.77. This tax will
be paid for the year 1909 in the year
1910. The railroad alone will pay s15,-
900 more taxes than ever before for
one year and other corporations are
assessed in proportion.
The assessed valuation of the coun-
ty is s16.O00,OO0. of which 100000 is
represented by the assessments of cor
porations. There are 10 more school
districts in the county than in 1900.
Nine years ago there were seven in
corporated towns in the county. Now
there are Is. Then there were 5000
taxpayers. while now there are 10000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

earth they and that the laws have not
changed since they scared aloft.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-11

Thanks are due to Columbus for
discovering US.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
ORGANIZATION FOR The
SALE OF CANE SYRUP
alexandria Gentleman Writes 10 the Clarion.
Outlining BIS Plan to Form Association.
THE UNIFORM MANUFACTURE
Of Syrup as TO Grade and Packing, Together
With Marketing system. Essential to
Success Ii that Line.


Mr.. A. G. Hargis, of Alexandra,
was in 0pelousas Friday and satur-
day, talking Irish potato and sugar
cane. He came here with Mi.
Heydan, who is lecturing throughout
the Irish potato districts on "spuds"
and their culture.
Mr.. Hargis has had much expert
ence in marketing pure cane syrnp,
and he believes the industry for this
country holds out great promise. He
is Of the firm opinion, however, that
more uniform manufacture, grade,
packing and marketing is essential to
success.
He writes US from Alexandra as
follows:
Alexandra, April 26. 1909.
The Clarion.-A large number of
growers and manufacturers Of pure
cane syrup have expressed a desire
to organize an association for faciii-
Eating the uniform manufacture, as
to grade and packing, together with
a better marketing system, Of pure
cane syrup-that is, having It abso-
lutely free from lime, soda or sui
phur fumes, none of which is neces-
sary to the manufacture Of this
product.
MANY people complain Of not hav-
ing 3 market for this kind Of syrup.
There is a wide market if gone about
properly.
4 have sold quite a lot of SYRUP
during the past six years, and recent
y have been on an extended trip sell
ing some and inquiring into the prop
er method OF handling TINS very I'M
portant branch Of our industries
We must adopt something Of a stan
dard Of manufacture and a market
ing system. To do this requires tina
we have a meeting Of those interest
ed and adopt some general plan.
would like to hear from all those in
terested, and at . near date will cal
a meeting and go into a general OF
ganization looking to the ends out
lined above.
please write me at once.
A. II. HARGIS,n
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01

On the occasion of bis death Rob
bins wrote a touching poem. IF
Dumb Brutes Could Pray" indeed
would the world have resounded with
prayers-if the poor, faithful dumb
brutes could weep there would have
been oceans Of tears shed.
Mans Observation-Disclosures
dumb beasts is one Of the crying dis
graces Of the age. The coward,
afraid Of an equal contest with man,
wreaks the promptings Of his craven
heart on the dumb beast. Indeed has
humanity lost a true friend in the
death of Geo. Z. Angel, the coward,
a relentless foe.
The poem follows:
No flags, half masted, droop to mark
his roaming;
No beat OF drums-no martial Dugles
blow;
No laundering guns shall speed the
brave souls homing;
No sob Of music-tremuIous and low.
But what a song would hush him
through the cleaning
IF brutes could know.
And there will be no shrouded ban
ners streaming,
When he goes by no troops shall line
the way.
clank of arms at rest-no sword
blades cleaning
May do him honor on his funeral day.
But what prayer would stir him
in his dreaming
IF brutes could pray.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
IF brutes could pray.
What the Progressive Farmer
Does.

He reads his agricultural paper
and studies the bulletins from the
state experimental station, and learns
what he can to help him in choosing
the crops best suited for his section.
He sends for the reports issued by
the Department of Agriculture, keep
ing informed on all those subjects
that relate to his business and from
the knowledge he gets from his own
experience he works ont a plan to
follow in his farming which, in the
end, makes him prosperous. His
~neighbors look upon him with curios-
ity. They wander what he wants
with these implements that have
never been tried in these parts be-
fore. MIR. Progressive Farmer will
lose his farm, il there is a mortgage
on il, as a result Of his cross notions.
The progressive farmer goes on
and plants crops Of various kinds,
and as q result he always has a va
riety Of products for sale. II a
drouth occurs, having learned how to
prepare the soil and how to cultivate
it properly, so as to conserve the
moisture, bis crops flourish, while
those that have not had proper at
tention are languishing and dying.
# there are excessive rains
the well informed man is ready with
proper drainage to carry it off. Will
proper drainage, the land will hole
needed moisture and not wash tht
soil.
Discuss the means Of progressive
farming, get your neighbor interest
ed in what we are striving for. W.
are told ii Scripture that no mar
worketh id himself.-Luke Hall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
dynamite Used by R~eVengeial Person 10 De-
ssFOy First Church Erected In Louisiana.
NO LIVES WERE LOST
Although there Vas 4 christening Party 10
Edlflce al the Tlme--Rlnd0Ws Wrecked
and Precious Music Destroyed.

New Orleans, April 25.-At 2:30
sharp this afternoon a d~eafening in
tonation, followed by black smoke
issuing from the openings Of the ca
thedral windows, was the first warn
ing given the inhabitants Of the
French quarters Of this city that a
Aiab0lical attempt had been made to
wreck with dynamite the old historic
SCI Louis Cathedral, facing Jackson
Square.
The explosion shook the neighbor-
sang buildings, including the first pre-
fciRct station, next door to it.
Two men and a woman rushed out
-of the binding smoke, che woman
carrying ii her arms and pressing
close to her bosom an infant child.
They were members of a christening
party, the only persons in the church
al The time, who were waiting for
Father Laval to christen the baby.
The woman was the Godmother Of
the child. The men were the father
and the Godfather.
The news spread throughout the
CITY like wildfre. The Cathedral
aYnamitedp ran the words with the
wings Of a cyclone. Citizens and
seoicemen docked to the scene.
Women shrieked, and men bit their
sips III anger. There would have
been All immediate lynching had the
cuiprits been caught.
New Orleans has not known such
an exciting day for many years.
Many feared that it was the work Of
the Black Hand. Whispers ran
around that the Priest had been
warned BIZ Black Hand letters. These
ramors have all been exploded, how
ever, and The theory that it is the
work of some revengeful workman,
who had been discharged BY the con
tractor Of some repairs going on on
the building, and who had told the
priest that he would get even with
the contractor for dismissing him is
accepted.
The State Of Louisiana has offered
q reward of $500, the city Of New
Orleans $3.50 and the knights of Co
lumbus 500, for the apprehension
of the perpetrator of the deed.
The dynamite exploded just as the
great cathedral bell chimed the hour
0f230. The damage is considerable
Windows were shattered, and a great
hole was torn in the choir room.
where the explosion occurred. A
discarded altar was torn to atoms
The grand organ was injured, anG
music, precious in value, some in
manuscript which it will be impossi.
bic to replace, was destroyed. The
floor has been torn and twisted on the
frst balcony and the wire has been
warped. The music room is an abso-
lutte wreck, the ceiling and boards
being splintered and cast about. The
Dlastered walls we're badly damaged
The damage will probably amount tt
5000.
Metallic sIugs such as are used by
Sicilians in the manufacture of death
dealing bombs were found embedded
III The flooring and in the wooden par.
tiGfon. showing that it was unmistak-
@
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
TO IMPROVE The LAWS
OF LOUISIANA
Bar Association to discuss Many Important
Subjects at Alexandria Convention
ON MAY THE 18TH AND 2gTH
"DiVorce Laws q IoulsIans," .'The Legal STA
nus Of Married women '.RIghts Of Hight.
mate Children" ETC.. to be discussed

Alexandra, La, April 28.-An-
nouncement has just been made of
the programme prepared for the con-
yention of the Louisiana Bar Associa-
ton which is to be held at alexandria
May % and 20.
The feature of the convention will
be a Symposium on code revision.
Practical results are expected to fol-
low the discussions and the broaden
ing of the scope Of the association
since a special effort has been made
to have the judges Of all Louisiana
courts as well as the practicing law
yers participate III the work Of the
convention. With this end in view,
the Bar Association, the Code Com
mission and Governor Sanders have
suggested to the judges of the State
the wisdom of adjourning their courts
during the meetings Of the conven-
ton, and a majority have already
agreed to do so.
At the suggestion of the Associa-
ton, the Code Commission submitted
subjects it deemed most worthy Of
study and discussion and the COM
mittee ii charge drew largely upon
these suggestions for its programme.
Some of the most learned and promi-
nent lawyers in the State will lead
the debates with short addresses.
Judge Eugene D. Saunders, Of New
Orleans, will discuss the question,
Should the laws requiring the con-
vocation Of family meetings for GER
tain purposes be repealed, and if SO
what other proceedings, if any, should
be substitutedT
Hon. j. 3. gheus, Of Monroe will
point out the laws that should be re-
quired to compel registry of changes
in the title to real estate, when the
title comes through a succession Oh
through the community.
Hon. Ell. Garland Dupre will discuss
the legal status of married women.
The enlargement OF contraction Of
the rights Of Legitimate children
will be discussed by Hon. B. H. Ran.
dolph Of Shreveport.
Hon. Joseph Blair of New Orleans
will talk on Louisiana's community
laws.
THE divorce law Of Louisiana" j
the subject allotted to Hon. N. Il
Carver of Natchitoches.
|. a paper prepared by the late Hon
e. Howard McCaleb on the subject
: Should the scope Of Transaction an,
: Compromise as fixed in the code b
enlarged, and if SO TO what extent?
, will be read by a friend Of Mr.. Nc
Calebs.
For the first time in the history 0
the association the regular electio
of officers will be held in connectio
with the convention.
Il is also proposed to submit to th
b convention an amendment to. th
4 charter SO as to increase the numbe
of Independents from one to foul
: TO be elected from the four Suprem
court districts of the State.
8 Especially low railroad rates hav
been obtained for The benefit Of thos
who wish to attend the convention
9 and it IS probable the gathering 3
d prominent lawyers and judges will b
the largest ever held in the State.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
ably a dynamite bomb that was used.
Several suspects have been arrested
but all subsequently released.
HTsTORY or CATHEDRAL.


The st. Louis Cathedral occupies
the site of the first church ever cree
ted in the great expanse known after
ward as the Louisiana Purchase. This
church was built by Bienville when
he laid out the city, in l718. It was
named ST. Louis. after the patron
saint of the then reigning monarch
of France. This primitive church
was destroyed by fire and a new
church was erected in 172l. This,
too, was burned to the ground in the
memorable confiagration of Good
Friday, 1888. As almost the entire
city was then consumed. the disaster
seemed TO preclude the possibility of
erecting a new church, when Don
Andres Almonaster y Roxas, a
wealthy Spanish nobleman, came to.
the rescue and erected at his own ex-
pense this cathedral church at a cost
Of $4,000, on condition that a mass
would be said in perpetuity every
Saturday evening for the repose Of
his soul. The foundations were laid
in 1892 and the building was prac-
tically complete in 1894. The design
was the usual Spanish style, with
three round towers in front, on which,
in 1874, low spires were erected af-
ter Latrobe's design. d belfry was
added in 1924. In 1861 the facade
was rebuilt and steepIes were raised
on the tower. The beautiful frescoes
in the interior we're executed BY the
famous painter, Humbrecht. The
large mural painting above the high
altar represents King Louis of
France proclaiming the ninth cru
SADIE" The statues which surround
the high altar are Faith, Hope and
Charity. On the left side of the
sanctuary is the archepiscopal throne,
surrounded BY the symbols of episco-
pal authority, the inter, the cross
and keys and the crozier. On the
walls Of the sanctuary appear many
tablets Inscribed to the memory Of
the dead bishops and archbishops of
New Orleans most of whom are
buried in the crypt beneath the grand
altar. Al reproduction Of the famous
grotto of Lourdes forms one of the
side affairs; the water which trickles
perpetually over the rocks is import
ed from the miraculous shrine of
France. The side chapel on the
north side is dedicated to the Sacred
Heart Of Jesus. Don Andres Almo-
master sleeps beneath a large slab in
the pavement beneath this altar. On
it are inscribed in Spanish his many
titles.
Notable events in the history Of
New Orleans have been linked with
the Cathedral, most important, per-
haps, of which was the solemn high
mass offered by Bishop Dubourg at
the request of Gen. jackson after his
famous victory on the plains Of Chal-
mette. It was attended by Gen.
Jackson and his army, and a solemn
tie Deum'' of thanksgiving was sung.
I'm 1893 the centennial of the Cathe-
dral was celebrated with great pomI
and ceremony, and in December, 1903.
was held in the Cathedral the re-
Egious services incident TO the Louis
lana Purchase Centennial Celebration
Few visitors of New Orleans have
missed a visit to the Cathedral, and
for more than a century it has beer
one of the principal show places Of
the city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
DUMB BRUTES' FRIEND
Robbins Magnificent Tribute 10 Gee. Z. Angel.
the Dumb BrHte's Friend.

Geo. 7. Angel, the venerable editor
of Our Dumb Animals who died in
his Massachusetts home last month,
was known throughout the country
as The Soldier Of Peace" and the
Guardian Angel of the Dumb Brute
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-01
Drought In Texas.

Owing to the long drought in far
western parts of Texas reports are
to the effect that hundreds of cattle
are dying on the ranges. The grass
has all been eaten and the plains for
miles appear as barren waste, no
rain having fallen for FIVE months in
some localities.