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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
BROUSSkRD NEWS.

The following attended the Memo
mortal services of the Woodmen of the
World in New iberia, Sunday: Mr..
Geo. Malagarie, Jno. w. Faulk, DR..
Stromer, G. L. Liable, o. Dubois, d.
Dubois, j. w. Malagarie, Felix Girou-
ard J. J. Guilliot, E.S. Landry, Lucien
Duhon, Willie Duhon, Rodolph Ber-
nard, Adrien Fabre, Frank Delana, Gil
bert Parent, Ovey Breaux, Albert Oil
vier and Mr.. Fink.
Miss Lucie Triche left for her home
in Geismar, Monday morning.
The teachers and school children en-
joyed an outing Saturday at Girouard' S
Springs near Bayou Tortue. All had
a delightful time.
Broussard ball team beat Great
Scott by IL to Sunday.
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TEACHERS At The
SUMMER NORMAL
Hold Social Function at Institute A.
ditorium Saturia. Nisi't and Fen
der Entertaining Program.
MAYOR MARTIN EXPRESSED COR.
DIAl WELCOME TO TEACHERS.
Some Entertainment Will Be Provided
Every Saturday Night-Pubic
is Invited.

Saturday evening the teachers at
tending the Summer Normal school
held a very interesting literary and
musical function in the auditorium OF
the Industrial Institute. 1t had been in
tended to make the occasion social
affair in order that the people Of the
town might get acquainted with the STU
dents at the school, but through some
oversight or mistake few responded
to the invitation sent out at late
hour. However, those who were
present enjoyed the we'll rendered
program very much and had the
pleasure of forming many pleasant
acquaintainces. DR.. Stephens in
troduced the exercises by formally
welcoming the teachers on behalf of
the Institute and expressed his ap-
probation of the splendid body of
cultured and intelligent young men
and women attending the school in
order to fit themselves for the high
and noble calling of training the
minds and hearts of children. DR..
Stephens also explained that he had
failed to get the announcement out
in time to reach the people of the
town and this accounted for their
absence. Miss Ethel Nicholson sang
a song very sweetly and was followed
by Mayor Martin who gave the
teachers a most cordial welcome and
excused the apparent Indifference of
the people on the ground that few if
any kew of the meeting. A song by
Miss Ballantine closed the literary
program, after which the teachers
and visitors spent d social half hour
most pleasantly. DR.. Stepeens an
nounced that every Saturday evening
during the school term there would
be some kind of entertainment pro-
vided, to which the public is cordially
invited.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
MILTON ITEMS.

The Hunter Canal Pumping Plant
closed down Saturday afternoon on ac
count of salt water in Vermilion Ba
you.
Messrs. A. B. and w. Daniels went
over to Crowley Sunday to be gone for
few days.
Charles Pellerin and Dudley Co
meaux, of Yongsville, We're pleasant
visitors to Milton on Sunday last.
The community was visited by good
rains during the past week and we
notice a great Improvement in the
crops.
MIR. Oden Hebert of this place will
open a private school here on Mon
day.
Mr. Wilfred Landry, of Broussard,
visited Milton during the week.
Mr.. Alpha Bourque is attending the
Summer Normal at Lafayette
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels made alying
trip to Abbeville Thursday in their
gasoline launch
Mr.. Perrin. the government lecturer
met several of the farmers in the
school building Sunday and made an
interesting talk on the boil weevil
question.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
RAILROAD MEETING
AT DUAON SCHOOL
Farmers OF Eigth Ward Sign Petition
to Present to Police Jury to Call q,
Election, =.
WANT A RAILROAD BUILT FROM
MAURICE TO LAFAYETTE.
Three Mill Tax Proposed Favor Of Eu.
nice, Lafayette and AbceviIe Rail-
road for Ten Years.

About sixty farmers of the eighth
ward met at the Duhon school house
| Sunday to hear the report of a COM
| mittee appointed at a previous meet
ing to draw up petition to present to
the Police Jury asking for an election
TO be called to take the sense of the
| property owners on voting a tax in
aid of railroad from Maurice to La
fayette. There were also present from
this city, c. D. Caffrey, F. V. Mouton,
b. G. VOORHEES,. CO. Mouton, Albert
Trahan, NJ. Patin, r. H Broussard and
w. A. LeRosen.
The meeting was called to order bv
President John Wilmington, who brief
ly explained the object of the meet
ing. Messrs F. V. Mouton E. G. Voor.
HES. c. 0. Mouton Albert Trahan and
DR.. Villien of Maurice were called
upon to address the meeting The ad-
dresses were all in French. The speak
ers explained the great benefits of hay-
ing proper transportation facilities and
the absolute necessity of having a rail-
road to make it profitable to raise
cane, potatoes or truck, both in hand
ling their products and securing a
market. The talks were all practical
and presented the question in a plain
and convincing manner
Mr.. Caffery read the petition and
then after discussion as to the amount
of tax to be levied, it was decided to
make the tax three mills for ten years.
limiting the amount for the ten years
to $4,000, the tax to be discontinued
when that amount should be raised.
The tax to be voted is in favor of the
Eunice, Lafayette and Abbeville Rail-
road, and proviso was inserted that
if the road was not built within GER
tain specified time the tax was to be
refunded to the tax payers.
Those present were invited to sign
the petition and the following signed:
John Wilmington, Jack Breaux. Gus
h"'S AdhoA, lduLiu DuHOH. OuoZlIu0
Dronet, Ignace Monte, Ant. Broussard,
Martial Duhon, Jean L. Hebert. C. A.
Breaux, Numa B. Breaux, Antoine d.
Trahan, Octave Bertrand, Aug. Ar
mould, Pierre Breaux, Leon Lagnaux,
Leopold Pierret, Vital Arnould. John
Landry. Hilaire Monte. Pierre Monte,
Ernest Cormier, Klebert Dronette. AL
bert Duhon, Edouard Allemand, Gus
tave j. Boulanger, Demaire Duhon.
Eloi Broussard, William Knight. He
brard Allemond, j. NJ. Broussard, Mrs.
Martin Broussard by J. M. Broussard.
Jean Guillote. J. B. Guidry, Jules M.
Broussard, Luke Duhon, Emile Simon.
Benz. D. Broussard, William Duhon.
Eraste Trahan, Armand Martin, Ellie
Alleman, Mrs. Simon Cormier by
Pierre Cormier, Mrs. Onezime Trahan
by Cypriem D. Trahan. John Trahan.
Eugena Leblanc.
The sentiment in the ward seems
strong in favor of the tax and the in
dications are that it will be carried by
a large majority.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08

crop was sold for. We can raise in
the South as great a variety of all
crops, vegetables and fruits and as
good quality and quantity as can be
grown in any section of the world
The one crop idea system will as
surely impoverish the land as the
snow will melt under the burning rays
of tropical sun, or that water will
freeze in mid-winter in the artic reg
ions. On the other hand an intelligent
system of diversification and rotation
of crops, in connection with livestock
raising, will make our lands richer
and put more money into our pockets
by producing larger yields. No sys-
tenn Of agriculture which does not
give first attention to the maintain
ance Of solid fertility can be perman-
emily profitable, and no system which
does not include stock raising can do
this. The southern farmer can raise
horses, mules, cows and other live
stock much cheaper than the North.
We have the advantage Of mild win
ters and can have green pastures for
live stock the entire winter, which
they cannot have in the north. 1t is
said by experienced stock raisers that
a mule can be raised to maturity for
the cost of $50. We are paying $3.50
for good mules. Why not raise the
mule and save 5000? The authorities
on hog raising in the South say by
having the proper pastures for our
hogs say that we can raise pork at a
cost of from 2 IL to cents per pound
when the average price we pay for
Western bacon is about IL IL cents
pound. We of the South are not
farmers, we are one idea crop peo-
pie. II we ever prosper as we should
we must diversity. No agricultural
country can prosper for any length Of
CONTINUED on page four).
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
noney for Schools.

The State Department Of Education
has just made the June apportion-
ment of funds to the various parishes
and Lafa yette has been awarded
S2,S24.C0 This sum however has al
ready been pledged by the Board
for money borrowed to pay teachers.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
Base Ball.

Carencro defeated Church Point Il
to 2 Sunday. Battery: Comeaux and
Francez for Carencro and r. David
and r. Frankies for Church Point.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08

Get Me Be Your Taiior."-Muller.
Ring up 239 and have our wagon
call for your suit to be cleaned and
pressed, or your hat cleaned and
blocked. LET me be your tailor
Muller.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08

mis- success in the last state primary.
Thus Bailey could speak as pio-
neer in reform and as martyr of the
New Orleans organization power.
Both are powerful arguments to
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
ROBERT c. WIcKrIFFE.

! ROBERT l. WlLkLlFFE.
Robert C. Wickliffe, on the othe
hand, would come with laurels of rea
victory on his brow, laurels wo1
| against the embattled forces of the
/ court house" influence in two-third
of the parishes of his district. agains
the city and parish administrations Of
Baton Rouge, against the Iberville
Parish organization and the st. Tam
many administrative influence.
Able workers, in the absence oi
Governor Sanders, used the influence
of the name of the State administra
tion against him, though Governor
/ Sanders declared while he might have
his personal preference as Governor
he was hands off"
Wickliffe is actually the first non
administration candidate for so high
an Office as Congressman who has
been elected in the lower five districts
of Louisiana in many years.
His campaign was watched with
| statewide interest. and he came to
his victory with perhaps fewer ene-
! mics than any man who has in recent
years won such a hard-fought politi-
! cal battle.
THE FORM SHEET.
Wicklffe, Bailey and Dupre are all
three young men: all three country
born and bred.
All three are lawyers.
Wickliffe and Dupre are college
graduates who have enjoyed the ad-
vantages Of means
Bailey is largely selfeducated.
Wickliffe and Dupre perhaps pos
sess the more polished manners of
public address. Bailey is a stump
orator Of proven force
Both Bailey and Wickliffe are re-
markable man-to-man campaigners,
Bailey with the more aggressive per-
sonality, Wickliffe with an engaging
friendliness difficult to resist.
Few men would be found to say
that any one of the three would fail
to do his own thinking, but the young
Speaker has had the disciplinary
training that might be held in the
country have rendered him too sus-
ceptible to "city organization in
fluence."
Wickliffe in Congress and Dupre as
Speaker, could afford to await easy
opportunity, but Baily perhaps knows
that the Martyr of yesterday is soon
forgotten.
These three. or any two of them, or
any one would lend an element of
free lance hardihood to a statewide
campaign unique in Louisiana poll
tics.
OF the three, Wickliffe is perhaps
the least likely to run: Dupre perhaps
the most certain; while Bailey de-
clares: I'm on the side lines and,
anyway, might be dead by 1912 !"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
RELIC OF ST. FRANCIS
SAVED TO POSTERITY
Convent of Damien Came Near
Being DESTROYED

"A writer in French contemporary
points out that it was owing to the
generosity of the late Lord Ripon that
the most interesting of the relics of
st. Francis-the convent of Damien at
Assisi-was saved from spoliation.
Many pious legends are associated with
the church and convent which ST.
Francis restored 1t was here that st.
Claire with her sister Agnes and COM
panions came when prompted by the
example of st. Francis to lead a life of
poverty and self-sacrifice. and 1t was
here that the dead body of the "Sera-
phic Saint" was brought so that the
nuns might have a last look at their
beloved founder.
How Lord Ripon came to the rescue
of the ancient church was in this way.
Owing to the Italian law OF 1866 for
the suppression OF religious orders.
the church was threatened with de-
struction, or at least proclamation.
About this time Lord Ripon was re-
turning from India, having some time
previously adopted Roman Catholicism.
and he happened to pass through
Assist He bought the convent for a
moderate sum and handed 1t over 10 its
former owners. the Franciscans.
Afterwards, at considerable expense.
he restored the venerable edffice. A
fact commemorated in a Latin inscrip-
ton on the outer wall, where Lord
Ripon's coat of arms may still be seen
side by side with the modest Fran
ciscan emblem.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
PLEADS FOR AID TO REV.
ENUE CUTTER ACADEMY
Arundel Cove School Declared
to Need improvements

August the revenue cutter service
of the United States celebrated the one
hufdred and nineteenth anniversary Of
its establishment. Commenting on the
birthday the Baltimore Sun makes a
plea for more adequate training
school for officers of the service at
Arundel Cove, Nd, that would be to
the revenue marine what Annapolis is
to the navy" Says the Sun: "BaIti-
more takes peculiar pride. in her rev
enue cutter service. because here at
Arundel Cove, Nd. is located its train
ing station, where the young officers
are prepared for the service. and this
is the headquarters for this navy of the
treasury. From this school these spIerl-
did young officers-picked men who are
selected only after difficult physical
and mental examination-are sent out
TO their posts in all the seven seas. The
government should reward their eff
cheney by providing for them at Arun-
del Cove handsome station"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

greater number of persons were
employed in the mining industry last
year than in any recent previous year.
While there was a general Industrial
depression in 1908, this increase of
miners would seem to indicate that
when times are bad certain persons
seek work in the mines who under nor
NAL circumstances would find 1t else
where.
The accidents last year were greater
in the Lancashire mines than in any
previous year for the last five years. No
fewer than 206 persons lost their lives,
a against an average annual mortality
of 140 in recent years. This large loss
of life was represented, it is true, in
great measure by a single colliery ac-
cident, but, nevertheless, it shows the
precsrious calling of those engaged in
the coal mining industry. There were
7.2S deaths in Lancashire in 1908 for
each 1000, 900 tons of coal mined, as
against the general average for the
United Kingdom for the same period
of 4 9 deaths.
There is a relief society in Lanca :
shire for the benefit of miners, their
widows, and children. This society has
been in existence for SO years, and
during that time il has dealt with 2,9S5
deaths from accident and paid out in
connection with the same $143,642. 1t
has relieved 100000 cases of temporary
disa ablement and 5,405 cases of perma-
nent disability. at a cost of $3.1S5, 800.
So hazardous is the employment of the
miner that last Year "a per cent of the
Lancashire colliers received injuries
requiring medical attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
INDIAN LEGEND TOLD
IN BEAUTIFUL STAMFORD
Poetic Story Clinging to Mount
Utsayantha's Lofty Peak

MANY wears ago Stamford. Conn, was
a little Indian village, and the slopes
of Mount Utsay antha were streaKeo
with Indian trails, describes the New
still covered with the forest primevai
when the first white settlers from
Stamford made their way to the head
waters of the Delaware.
While the settlement was still young
and the sturdy pioneer was still strug-
Cling for existence, there arose
strange legend that has continued to
hover over Mount Utsayantha and the
silvery lake at its foot. Utsayanthus
was the daughter of the chieftain OF
the Indian tribe which occupied the re-
gion. She was wooed and won by a
white man. A babe was born to the
couple. The chieftain in d Jury buried
his tomahawk in the white mans
brains; then he threw the child into
the lake. The mother, in her birch
canoe, rowed to the spot and plunged
after the babe. Then the chief. in
distress, took his daughters body from
the lake to the top of the mountain,
where, beneath lonely mound, she
reposes to this day.
The Indians were gradually driven
out and Stamford became white set
tlement. The forests began to disap-
pear. and in the clearinss log huts
sprang up, and soon a little yillags
stood on the famous backgrounds of
the Indians and tories.
Stamford has been a summer resort
for a little more than 90 years. DR..
S. E. Churchill, who had conducted a
boarding school on the heights of the
village, was the promoter of the first
hotel. Oters followed. There are now
a score of large hotels and many small
er ones. The streets are bordered with
lawns and overarched by rows of ma
jestic NAPLES. There are miles of
bluestone sidewalks, water and sewer
system, electric and gas lights and 9TH
er attributes of a thriving vacation
goal.
Utsayantha's crest, 1866 feet above
tide. is reached by good carria ge
road. 1t has an observatory from which
10000 square miles OF territory, in
cluding 80 prominent peaks and por-
tions of four states. may be seen. with
the cities of Albany and Schenectady in
the distance. One mile east of the
village is Bear creek. which empties in
the Schoharie, and within Is minutes
walk west is the source of streams
tributary to the Susquehanna. The
roads all about are excellent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
EXPLAINS COOL WAVES
FOUND ON CONTINENT
Writer Says They Coincide With
Anti=CycIone Zone

With regard to the cool temperature
experienced generally on the continent
during the month of June, writer in
a French contemporary says that these
summer "cold waves always coincide
with certain state of the atmosphere
characterized by the presence of an
anti-cyclone in the west of Europe.
with low pressure systems lying over
the continent. In these conditions cold
winds blow between northwest and
northeast, and the sun is usually hid
den behind the clouds. The duration
of the cold period, of course, depends
on the persistence of this atmospheric
condition, and it is not known what
gives rise to the condition or what
causes it to disappear.
1t is thought by some people. on
account of these periodical cold sum-
mers, that the climate of Europe is
becoming colder There is, however, no
ground for this belief. Cold summers
have happened in past ages, and will
no doubt continue to recur. For eX-
ample. it is recorded that the year $40
was particularly cold and wet. and
most of the crops perished. The excess
sive cold and rain in the summers of
1893 and 1914 caused a famine In
1151 rain fell in France almost con-
tinuously from the end of June to the
middle of August. and very little fruit
arrived at maturity.
The years 1919. 1915, 1923 and 1872
also suffered from cold and wet sum-
mers. In 1872 several persons accused
of having provoked an inclement sum-
mer by the practice of sorcery were
burned to death. The years 1896, 1889,
1871 and 1857 were very cold in June,
and cold summers were likewise ex-
perienced in 1909, 1872, 1913 and 1916.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
PLEA FOR WORLDS
END UNANSWERED
Triune Immersionists Spend the
Night in Prayer and Are
Disappointed

WEST DUxBURY. Mass, Sept 25.-
20 Lord. don't disappoint u.s. prayed
the Triune Immersionists at intervals
during the meeting which they held
throughout last night at The Bethel
their building opposite the chapel at
Ashdod. but their prayers remain un-
answered today. for the world is still
intact
While there was no note of real wav-
ering among the members of the Latter
Reign of the Apostolic church, there
was tendency among some of them
today to intimate that published stories
concerning the time set for the end of
the world were not exactly in ac-
cordance with their beliefs and that
they would not be surprised IL ii were
delayed.
large proportion of the elect
nevertheless remained firm. Most of
the believers refused to agree to the
possibility of the failure of the
prophecy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
ITALY PROTECTS ART
TREASURES AND ANTIQUES
New Law Provides Supervision
of Objects of Interest

The new law for the preservation of
antiquities and art treasures in Italy
is comprehensive and stringent. says
the London Globe. It's scope includes
all movable and immovable objects Of
historic, archaeological, chronological,
or artistic interest, including manu-
scripts, prints and coins.
None of these objects may be alienat-
ed by the state or any other public or
ecclesiastical body whatsoever. but the
local authorities, parish priests and
governors of public institutions must
send in list of all such things in their
possession or under their control.
Should the ministry of education,
acting on the advice OF the superior
council for antiquities and fine arts,
consider that such objects are insecure,
II may either order their transport to
some public museum or have them re-
paired in case of need, at the expense
of their owners
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
INn[R|TS LARGE
FORTUNE FROM WIFE
Nearly Quarter of a Million Dol
lars Bequeathed to Young
Physician at Honolulu
Especial Correspondence of The Call

Especial Correspondence of The Call
the late Mrs. Nellie White Brincker-
hoff has been admitted to probate, the
inventory of the estate showing that
the young husband inherits in stocks,
bonds and property $22s.o0o With the
exception of a few requests amount
ing to $4,000, the husband. Doc
tor Brinckerhof, is sole legatee. The
estate consists of property in Hawaii
valued at $4,000, municipal and rail-
road bonds in eastern corporations VAL
ued at $1,000, stocks valued at $23,-
eco and a seventh interest in the firm
of Nelson d. White & Sons of Winch
endon, Mass, valued at $4,000.
FEDERAL PHYSICIAN
The heir to this wealth came to
Honolulu four years ago as the federal
physician in charge of the work of
leprosy investigation, meeting his fu-
ture wife here while she was on a
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. r. Castle.
He was married two years ago, the
young wife dying in childbirth short
time ago. her infant son surviving her.
Since her death, Doctor Brinckerhoff
has resigned his position.
WIFE WAS NEW YORK BELLE
aAt the time OIL the marriage the Sun
day supplements gave weird accounts
of the life led here by Brinckerhoff
which life was supposed to be shared by
his bride, who was a famous New York
society belle. According to these
stories the young woman was going
to live among the lepers and devote
her life TO working for them side by
side with her husband AS matter
of fact daring her short married life
the young bride never once went near
the leper settlement and &c was not
expected that she ever should She
lived in luxury in Honolulu, living the
same society life she had always lived
There was no criticism of this nor any
grounds for any criticism.
There was. however, criticism in
plenty for Doctor Brinckerhoff, espe-
clally among the Hawaiians, and most
especially among the Hawaiian lepers.
1t was said that he was not particu-
larly enthusiastic in the study of lep-
rosy.
Although the federal leprosarium,
built at cost of 100000, has been
completed some months, as yet not a
patient has been admitted