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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03

matter. from advertisements OF soap to
f.rturrs or reforms
Many foreign kilograms are printed ~
these papers and whore John Chiuaman
i've tears ago Thought the world was lar
be- now considers II q globe and is Setting
a fairly reliable estimate Of what the act
uul foreign field looks Ike All This as
SKIS me Chinese government 10 holding
dowa IT. population aud preventing mas
saeres Of foreigners
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03

nee Of several favored journals the Chi
usse imperial government viii collect
subscriptions and forward them 10 the
head of1ces Of these daily pspers-
The yicercyg. who are the real repre-
sentstiyes ~ the Emperor 80 far ss The
n1s "a cement Of the common people -
concerned. are now active 10 dtEtnpnt-
ing newspapers and even have public
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03
ole Newer Chinese Journalism.

readers hired by the state who read
aloud to Zig crowds Of Chinese. who are
unable 20 read the papers for Themselves
The fact that the written aud spoken
languages OF China are two different
tongues makes the position o. the public
reader Of the greatest importance.
The Chinese papers are IN two forms.
enc printed on very thin paper Ike the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03

success financially II Is now about four
years old and created profound sensa-
tiou when II was originated.
Much Of the success Of the newspa pers
In China must be assigned 70 the aid
given them Of late years BY the suthori-
ctsa. The government AFFORDS eVsry pos
sfL3e assistance and convenience for tue
distribution Of Chinese papers, and 10 the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03

and pressneu and In the Chinese iap-
gnnge.
10 Picking. the national capital Of the
Chinese Empire. there Is now daily
paper. owned. managed and edited ~
women and printed iD the exclusive IN
terest az the feminine section Of the
Chinese population. IL has proved ex
tremeIy popular. and Il SAID to be q big
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-03

italian Countics and sicily, the
Island Kingdom, Where Quake.
Fire and Flood Have Wrought
she Greatest Catastrophe Of
Modern History - The Cities.
Towns. Villages and Whole
Sections which Were Virtually
Wiped Out.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
JUDGE WANTS PEOPLE
TO HEAR HIS CHARGE.
Judge o'Esil InEliss IS Eahg Psepla Is Gan
Creed II Cearihousa % Attend.
ms STRUCTIONS TO OR. JURY.
On oeiabsr lih.4aaa si lAa sirongss, Bodies
sflaqulsllars EvaF BFaWn lns.
Landry Purlsh.

You may tell the people for me
that / would Ike as many Of them as
possible tc be in the courthouse on
October 18th, on the day Oh which
| viii charge the Grand jury said
Judge 0'Neill of st. Mary parish, now
acting Judge Of ST. Landry, last Sat
urday TO q Clarion man. Il desire
that as many as can dc so hear my
charge to the Grand Jury
Judge 0'NeilI was here ii connec-
tion with the trouble then pending at
Port Barre, growing out Of rights-of-
way for the Welch road.
His Honor is especially gratifed at
the fact that he learns that the Grand
Jury drawn and which will serve un-
der him, is one Of the very best ever
drawn IN st. Landry. "0f course,
like every Judge should feel, remark
ed Judge 0'Neill, II am anxious to
get through with as much business in
the shortest time as IS possible, and
to do this Il is necessary to have good,
active officers and honest, working
jurors. and ! am gratiiad to know
that the Grand Jury drawn ID made
up Of good material. I am anxious
to do justice ali around.
The Grand Jury will be sworn in on
the 18th, and Immediately proceed
TO business. On the 18th the frst
week Of she petit jury will be ushered
il, when The trial Of criminal cases
viii be begun. The petit jury viii
continue three weeks, ending with
the week ending November 1st, maxi
ing four weeks criminal court IN ali
one week Of grand jury and three
weeks Of petit jury.
This viii be the first term Of crimi-
nal court in over a year, the two last
i1ries having been dismissed, one on
account of one of the Jury commis-
sioners being a government gin in
speetor, and the other term having
failed oh account Of the illness Of
Judge ". G. Perrault, who has been
ever since unable to hold court.
The criminal docket is necessarily
crowded, and there is no hope Of GO
ing through it IN the short space of
three weeks.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
HORSES FOR The RACES.
Entries iar Faces oR ecisbar ss and Oh ln.
aIeate ! successful Mastiag.


The race meet at the Wsllior Track
on October "a and 50 promises To be-
q whooping success, If indications
count for anything
The entries of horses haa been sur
prising even to the management, and
it is now clear that every race viii
be filed with exceptional timber.
Some horses have already arrived.
The Haines Brothers, Of Rayne, are
here with their string. D. I. Case,
Of Jennings, IS expected today with
his horses, as also DR.. F. BOYD, Of
Lafayette, and John Clay Of Sunset.
All these gentlemen have entered
several horses.
Capt. ]. ]. Thompson has also en-
tered several De his crack horses.
Withal, the races on the q and Sd
viii be an exhibition Of splendid
horse flesh.
The entire string of horses that
will take part in tie races win be
paraded on the occasion of the
Knights Of Columbus parade to-mor-
row.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
ALL READY FOR BIG
SHOW TOMORROW !.
Hsglailesai Display q HadsFn Aulsnahllss,
Coming Fram Many Parts ai ne stals
KNIGHTS OF c. GALA DAT
kaFas CFaWa Expected "a me Cily Oh EKeaB.
slsRs.Paraaa EllI fern ii Hen Bugls
Pllea..Ths Rssls.

All is in readiness for the open-air
entertainment which has been ID
course Of preparation by the local X.
OF G. for the past six weeks, and
which win take pEace here On Sunday
afternoon at | o'clock at the Wal
lior track. No efforts have been
spared to make the event success
from every point Of view, and It ii
confidently expected that the railroads
win bring to this city The largest
number Of people ever assembled here,
and that the people from the sur
rounding country viii come III large
numbers to attend the show, she
greatest thing Of the kind ever at
tempted ID this section.
The large number Of automibles
which have promised to come aila
make a display worth coming niles
TO witness, and the Tournament, for
many years a favorite sport ia this
part of the country, will doubtless
be enjoyed by all. Owners Of Gne
horses win place their fayorites Oh
exhibition, and 1t is believed that this
feature Of the days program viii
prove most interesting to many.
The parade to take place at Ia
o'clock from the Morgan depot viii
be an unique affair ii which the Tour
nament riders and tho automibles will
hold FIRST places. The excellent
Church Point Brass Band win furnish
music.
The route of the X. Of G. parade
on next Sunday at u O'clock, win be
as follows: The procession win form
at the Mel Durio place near the Diet
lien e Jacobs warehouse ana upon
the arrival Of the excursion trains
via the Morgan Railroad will moYe To
the station Of that company to the
corner Of Railroad Avenue and Belle
vua street, down Bellevue to Court
street, up Court To Grolee street,
down Grolee to Main street, down
Main to Landry street. down Landry
to Wallior Bros. Park, where the en-
tertainment will take place.
The entertainment will begin with
the Tournament, ii which number
of weII-known men win participate,
all il mysterious garb, 50 that no ono
will be known until the contest il
closed. The winner of the tourna
ment viii be priviledged to crown TIE
Queen at the ball to take place at the
Auditorium on Monday night, and
prizes will BE- awarded to the success
ful contestants.
The auto races win be participated
I'M by twenty-five or thirty automobiles
from Lafayette, Crowley, Broussafd
ST. Martin, New iberia and Jaanerebte
and other cities, and will be khs
grandest display of these modern
machines ever assembled Ia this State
outside Of New Orleans.
The exhibition horse races and con-
tests viii conclude the events.
Admission to the Park: soc and
25c; 10 the Ball. SOC.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
RAILROAD INJUNCTION
EsH lheFis.RoFi BsFra Road Essauaiqrs m
slruelEans ln the Wag ag Ialunesten.

There was quite furry at Port
Barre last week, over tie matter of
the progress Of the grading of The
track Of the New Ibaria-port Barre
road, which was obstructed by an It'll
junction granted By Judge O'NeiI
inhibiting the land owners from STOP
ping tbs grading. gnlgs 0iNeilI,
however, last Saturday dissolved the
injunction, holding that it was im-
proyidently issued, and permitted the
land owners 10 apply 70 the court for
relief.
During the life Of the first iniune
ton, il Il reported that the land own
ers armed themselves to forcibly pre-
vent the road from continuing the
grading over their lands,
Through an an1icable compromise
with land owners, il Is now an
nounced that all distinctions to ths
grading of The road to intersect the
Colorado Southern have been re-
moved, and that grading to that
point Ii now iii progress
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
FARMERS TO MEET
81. Landry Educational and ca-OpeFalIys UnIoz
for Thursday, SEPT. 50.

President r. Lee Mills, OF the Sc.
Landry Farmers Educational and Co
Operative Union, was III Opelousas
Thursday, having just cotton out Of
bed from spell Of sickness.
He wishes us to remind the far
msrs of the parish that The regular
meeting Of the Union will be held al
Prairie Ronda on next Thursday, Sep
tember 80, and desires that al locals
send as strong a delegation as pos
sible.
ME. Mills recently returned from
Minden. where a meeting Of the Exc
cutive Committee Of the State Union
vas held. Nothing uf great import
ance vas transacted, and the matter
of State headquarters for the Union
was deferred until later date
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
SILVER SERVICE FOR "OPE-
LOISAS' Is SELECTED
Win Consist q i silver Coffee ssl..Pressnta.
tlaa 10 Be Mads in Baton Rouge Oct. II.

Last Tuesday the committee repre-
senting the citizens of Opelousas,
having ii charge the preliminaries to
the presentation Of silver service
to the "gunboat1 40pelousas, pur-
chased the service and it is an ele-
giant one.
The presentation is made in appre-
ciation of the naming, by the Louisi-
ana Oyster Commission, of one Of its pa
troll boats Opelousas.g
The service win consist of a coffee
set. The coffee pot has a capacity
Of 1 5-8 pints and is 10 5-8 inches
high. The sugar bowl is Of the same
size. and the cream bowl is Of ~
pint capacity. The waiter is Is
inches long. The design is beauti-
full of The Louis XIV. style. Ii costs
$188.
The service was bought Of Jeweler
Frank ]. Dietlein, he being the low
est bidder.
The presentation will be made at
Batoa Rouge on October 17th, on
which occasion the entire Mosquito
Fleet" Of the Oyster Commission will
be present.
The committee went beyond the
subscription il hand, but it is ex-
pected that there viii be no trouble
ID raising The deficit.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
THE STORM HERE.

The hurricane blew in this section
at the rate Of about sixty niles an
hour.
The elements began looking ugly
early Monday morning, when d stiff
wind set up at eight o'clock. Heark-
ening to the danger signals sent out
by the weather bureau, people braced
themselves up for the storm that it
was said would reach here late in the
evening.
ALI day the rain poured down, and
the wind increased IN velocity. To-
ward 8 o'clock in the evening the
wind had increased To velocity of
twenty miles, and at seven o'clock
the storm was on in all its fury.
The epex, however, did not reach
here until eight o'clock, when the
wind attained its highest velocity.
From that hour until ten o'clock
there was intense suspense. Trees
fell with crash, the wind moaned
and frail houses shook like they would
at any minute be torn asunder BIZ the
angry wind. People sat up and many
held themselves in readiness to brave
the wind, should the house show
signs of dissolution. But II any
houses were wrecked in this parish,
we have not heard Of it in fact it is
certain that no house of any sub
stantial size suffered 10 the least.
The electric lights plant in Opel
ousas was Immediately suspended, for
fear Of injury to people by live wires
and the darkness added to the in
tensity of the greWsomeness Of the
picture. The wind shrieked in dark
ness. and the mother and children
gathered round the mantel on which
was the lighted candle, shedding its
Pickering light, while the father
watched with anxiety the elements on
the outside, listened for the first
signal of immediate danger ii order
to get bis wards out to safety.
Crash! would come j limb of i tree,
or tree itseR; it would CRATE against
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
FOUR CARS OF SYRUP CANS
largest Consignment sf syrup Cars Ever
Broaghlt0 lhls sseilan ComIag.

Mr. q Cliff Allen, secretary and
treasurer Of the DietIein & Jacobs
Grocery Co, vent to New Orleans
last Saturday and completed arrange
ments for the consignment Of four
solid car loads of syrup cans to Be
shipped to bis firm here
This Is doubtless the largest con
snent of this character ever sent
to Southwest Louisiana.
These cars will run from two gal
Ion containers 10 five gallons, and
will car $4,000 gallons Of syrup.
They have all been placed With farm
ers Of ST. Landry and Acadia.
ANof which shows that the farmer
SIS looking beyond the old one-crop
method.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
St. LANDRY BOY CLIMB
ING BUSINESS LADDER.
c. 6. BarFy, Bern and RsIssd lnGrana Caleau
App0Inisa IL Trustaa PasitIsn.
began CAREER As CLERK
n RalEroaa oiiiss, aaa has Just Resigned
Poslllsn 81 Secretary ana auaItar
Of Hartman llRe.

It is always with a high degree d
pride that The Clarion notes the rise
Of a son of st. Landry, particularly
when that rise has been accomplished
By grit and merit.
Hence ii takes pleasure in noting
the recent promotion of Mr.. G. G
Barry, born and reared in Grand Go.
teau. a student Of the old st. Charles
College, and d son of Mr.. ]. j. Barry,
q highly esteemed citizen of Grand
Goteau.
Mr.. Barry left Grand Coteau IN 1892,
going to Texas to hew out his own
fortunes he is but 81 years Of age,
and that he should have been select
ed for The position which be ii now
to occupy speaks glowingIy Of bis
worth.
The following is taken from The
Houston Post Of September Is:
6. G. Barry, Secretary Of the
Houston and Texas Central and Au-
ditor of the Central East and West
lines, rendered his resignation to Off
Gals of the line yesterday to become
effective Oh September 80. Mr.. Barry
is one Of the Oldest employees Of the
roads, having seen service with the
affiliated Hartman lines in Texas for
the past eighteen years. He entered
the employ Of the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio road as clerk
eighteen years ago, gradually work
ing himself into higher positions with
the affiliated roads and at different
points Id Texas. His rise was steady
and in all branches of the operating
departments Of che roads he has been
well thought Of and considered the
most trusted Of employees. During
the time that G. H. Markham was at
the head of the Hartman Sunset Cen
tFal lines. occupying the same position
now held By ThornWell Fay, Mr.. Bar
n acted in the capacity of his chief
clerk. Mr.. Markham is now vice pres
ident Of the Guffey Oil company, with
which firm Air. Barry viii become
associated.
Mr. Barry stated yesterday that
he would enter On special duties with
the oil company and would probably
be located at Tulsa, Okla, and part
Of the time in Beaumont. Within a
few months he would be assigned
regular work with probable location
in Tulsa. Local officials Of the Cen
traI-East and West lines expressed
regret that Mr.. Barry was going to
leave the service, as he has always
been a favorite among officials and
brother employees alike.
His successor has not been named
and probably will not be until toward
the close Of the month. The matter
will be left to President &. S. Loyett
Of the central lines
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
THROUGH MAIL SERVICE
ON COL. SOUTHERN
Big head EIII ssgln csFEying .. 5. HaiI %
% Eew arlssns Haxt Msnaay.
n. 0. PAPERS HERE 1T 1855
Psstauslsr lsssslIs Hsllll srstsIsra Msl
ssFEles Extended oaEy vest d
0paIsasss.

Beginning next Monday, September
II, through mail service viii be run
on the Frisco.
Heretofore mail service has only
extended from 0pelousas west to
Houston. No mail from New Orleans
was received here, nor sent from
here. The same service as when the
Frisco made the Houston-0p 0pelousas
run only has been maintained, notwith-
standing that there was through
passenger and freight service to New
Orleans.
This new service will greatly facili-
tate mail communication, and viii be
particularly gratifying in respect to
getting the New Orleans papers.
They now reach here on the 2:5l via
Southern Pacific, and uuder the Frisco
service they viii reach here at Ill .55.
Postmaster Lassalle was notified
of the change, and he understands
that all Frisco trains viii carry mail.
The Frisco has been keeping up its
schedule splendidly for a new road.
Tuesday, however, the train from
New Orleans was "a hours late, due
to the storm.
Fishermen are complaining of ex-
cessive express rates on their para
phernalia, when going to The lakes
along the Frisco. They say that they
will be unable to stand the charges
on every piece Of baggage carried,
as it viii make Sunday outings cost
too much.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
FOR TRUCK
GROW ERS' ASOCIA-
ton.

Preparations are under way to fur
nish the members of the Southwest
Louisiana Truck Growers Association
with grand old time on October
5th, when picnic is planned to take
place at Mr.. B. r. Splane's Atwood
Plantation, near 0pelousas.
Members Of the Association and
specially invited guests will be present.
The occasion will Of course furnish
opportunity for The members Of the As
sociation to convoke ID regular meet
ing, which they will do.
It IS important at this time thas
the truck growers should get together
and compare notes, as ii were, on
last seasons truck crop, the first ax-
tensive truck crop ever raised IN st.
Landry. By intelligent discussion
they can find The weak spots, and de-
pise ways and means 20 strengthen
them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
LEO ST. CYR WORKS ON AN
IlIPUDENT LAFAYETTE NEGRO
Ex.epslausean and His Brolhef.ln-EaW Hssss.
Whlp Negro Hhs DrsW plssaI %
Hrs. 81. Cyr.

The following special from Lafa-
faYette win interest 0pelousas people
because Leo st. Cyr is an Opelouaaa
boy, now d prominent young lawyer
Of Lafayette:
Lafayette, La, Sept. 20.-A small
sensation occurred Saturday evening
near the Courthouse when Attorney
Leo st. Cyr and young Ben Clark adj
miniatered sound thrashing to Jack
Lando. d negro, who q few days ago
drew q gun on Mrs. st. Cyr and
young Clark while the latter were
out driving. hrs. St. Cyr and Mr.
Clark, her brother, we're out ID the
country when one Of the children be-
gan to CRY for 4 stalk Of sugar cane.
Clark got down and broke two stalks.
The negro suddenly appeared and
leveled ! shotgun On Mrs. ST Gyr and
child. The lady was greatly fright
ened, and called for her brother, who
was ordered BY the negro to hold bis
hands up. The negro then demanded
81 apiece fer The cane. and Mrs. st.
Cyr was compelled TO promise pay
merit III two days Oh pain of criminal
charges against Clark. Mr. ST. Cyr,
on being informed OF the circum-
stances. determined not to par the
money, and If opportunity presented
to give the impudent negro q sound
drubbing Saturday evening Lando
came 70 town To prefer charges
against Clark. but was attacked near
The Justices Office By Mr. st. Cyr and
Clark j crowd gathered, and sons
excitement prevailed for Whilt
owing to the stout defense made by
The negro, who welded j chair. Ths
white men used buggy whips, anl
soon PIT the negro to flight aftel
giving him 4 ehastisement he wil
not soon f0rget.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
FIGHT TO DEATH.
sls Fight Al FslF n Grand Prairie Last
Sluvdag Eight Ia which vile Platte
Eagrs Is Killed.

liara seems to be a rivalry be-
san negroes Of the Vile Platte
ion and those Of the Grand Prai-
@ section, and 1t is not infreuuent
they arbitrate their differences
Hish pistols and knives.
Last Saturday night was one of
o occasions when they met and
ght With the result that one is
sa ld seven are in jail here.
MARSHALL Thomas IS the dead one,
those charged with the killing,
% who are IN Jail here, are Marius
afan, Regil Gomeau, Henry Fonte-
Angelas Jack, Geo. Thomas,
tcana Tezeno and Jack Rose.
lacmas, the dead man, is from
stlls Platte, and went to d fair at
ad Prairie with his frst-cousin,
us E)uhon. II was not long ST.
Their arrival at the fair when
ssiness picked up" in the par
oE the street urchin. Duhon
Thomas we're on one side, and
irand Prairie negroes mentioned
tae other, Thomas was killed.
laion liked. The Grand Prai-
sgsoes claim that Duhon shot
ilsin, IN shooting at them.
il5ay Sheriff Swords, Coroner Lit
Jailer Doueet went to Grand
leaving here at II o'clock.
an Inquest was held, and ar
M followed.
e oiieers had a rough time Of it
p 0pelousas with their pris-
Monday night. They left i'll
orza, with the seven negroes in
~ All along the way they
arliy expected TO have their
upturned, but they landed
6 at about IL o'clock. They
the storm the entire way.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25

HAVOC WROUGHT BY
TROPICAL HURRICANE
Three States Wind-sWept, With Millions of Dollars
Property Loss and Fatalities Amounts
ing to Over Two Hundred

Three States Florida, Louisiana
and Mississippi were wind-sWept last
Monday By one of the seYerest hur-
hicanes known since 1893, when the
loss Of life at Grand Isle and Cheniere
Caminada staggered the world. But
while the loss Of life in Mondays
storm was not as great as ii 1893.
the property loss will overtop the
destruction Of that memorable storm.
Terrebonne parish IS heaviest hit by
the storm. There it is believed over
hundred persons lost their life.
The fishermen on the banks of the
many fishing streams Of that parish
were the most pathetic sufferers.
There the huts formerly occupied By
the fishermen and their families were
found splintered and PROSTATE, and
the erstWhiie inmates either scattered
on the storm beaten shore, or all
gone to their last account. In one
case 3 fisherman, his wife and bis
ten children all peaished.
In New Orleans the storm was
severe, and the property loss there
is heavy. Four lives we're lost.
DonaldsonVille and that vicinity
was next to Terrebonne parish which
it adjoins the most sorely stricken
section. Several lives we're lost there
and the cane crop damaged greatly.