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Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01
SATURDAY, JANUARY !. 1910.
Our Anniversary.

WITH this issue the LOWER COAST NAzEllh
completes the first year Of its lie anu eh'eiS
into the second. We have entered upon inc
rn;ss;on Of making our people think better OF
themselves and Of their surroundings ana 70
lhetter appreciate the magnificent opportunities
that our Empire Parish offers to all who 1--we IN
II The REGENCY Of the great September storm
has left it's impression upon our people ana II
will take quite a time for it to wear away. Inc
disaster fell upon them most heavily. fof1o,
nate it is for US all that such storms as tf'at u
September 90, 1909, are very lntreQuent'
Good lands throughout the country every
where are becoming better appreciated year ny
vear Hundreds of land buyers have had their
attention called to the cheap lands OF the Lower
Coast. A very considerable speculative move
ment has occurred in our sea marsh lano' ou'
the wealth Of our country thus Tar lies IN our 90
called high lands, those that are above the tlde
water level. With about two hundred miles OF
coast line on the Mississippi River, one hundred
miles on each Of the banks, we have an area Oh
country unsurpassed by any on earth, so 1ar as
fertility of the soil is concerned and one where
in the rainfall and sunshine are so promo1'e u
vegetation that our chief trouble thus tar has
heen to suppress the prolific growth OF grass
that the outside world would say should make
no rich. while we there resident, complain that
it makes us poor on account OF the immense
musntity of labor required for its suppression
We shall learn in the course OF time now TO
handle these lands and the luXurlant grass crops
with which we are so fortunately supplled Will
nroduce thousands of hogs and cattle within a
few years and when it comes to garden crops
with the fine culture necessary therefor, our
gardeners ind no difficulty whatever in keeping
the grass suppressed for their garden cultures
We especially regret the occurrence OF oul
great September storm from the fact that 1t de'
layed the good roads movement in our parish
that is sure to come at no remote date. II W.
had good shell roads for fifty or seventy-tlv
miles down on each side of the river our countr,
would be fairly inundated with visitors anxiou
TO look into cur semi-tropical surroundings an
anxious to invest where they could find salts
factory opportunities. This development lie
before US. THE LOWER COAST GAZETTE WI
organized to take up this work in an earnest an
effective manner and will hope to do more goo
than ever in the present, the second year OF II
growth. We shall hope year by year to gain
strength and influence and in the mean time as
the earnest cooperation with US IN the work
which we are engaged l. of everyone who has II
welfare of the Parish of Plaquemines at hear
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01

1T The hone Of her sister Mr5. @.Arey
+. Movers.
Mr.. ord Mrs. ". 4. Nayors and
children aro the guests Of .Mc:. -
Viewers where they vii. re,naiH Until
after New Year.
Among the many business vlal1o;a N
our town this week were, MeSsrs. L.
CazaIas Of Nero; A. Joseph CT i.ty
Price; y. ~Treadaway q City Price; n,
Walter Of bohemia "Nd T.. "A''SEHs
of Union Settlement.
Dr, H. J.. EaI!owa made q flying Trip
through cur town for the purpose Ct
viewing one Andy Peterson who aiei
in his tent while in the em2.oy o.
scnayot and Movers. The cause OF III"
death is unknown.
, Mrs. 3. A. Favret, after spending
quite al enjoyable stay at TIE home OF
n flrs, G. Fa ,ret, returned to her hone
IL, New Orleans on Tuesday.
Hon. Simon Leopold was a business
visitor in our town on Wednesday.
judge and Mrs. r. Emrne! Hing e
d went to New Orleans Tuesday where
e thew will remain until after Ne" Year
d "a quests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Borne.
A party was given at the home OF
= Mr., and Mrs. Joe Miller on Chr'stFhSs
owe. The house was beautifully deco
e rated with moss. ferns end towers
A monograph furnished the music lo'
a large crowd.
Miss Esther Martin Of Pointc"'-'a
Yache spent the Christmas hoilaaJ'
wish her cousin Ruth Hingle at Nero
no Mr.. Clark Cosse went to New O7!ean
he Sunday.
a Mr.. Albert Miller of New Or'eanf
's- after spending the holidays with re-;
ng t;ves here returned to New Orlean
OF where he is employed.
es-, -, ma
nj Mr.. Marc Cognevich visited cur ll''
burg on Thursday, after an absence {
several weeks.
" The GAZETTE wishes all ITS rcsdeFS
happy and prosperous New Year.
Of Same peop!e stir up trouble, then
D. off and leave it. The farmer VINO .
tempts to farm double acres IS SUIT
r.. I'M trouble for himself that he cam
90 off and leave. A great many faI'
Mr ers suffer from trying to &c 100 HUH
h;s suffer in more ways than one.
n Are YOU planning to build a n
houuse this fall? Don't make II I
large. Many houses are SO large u
the women folks are kept scraboihs
9lo' GOOD share Of the tine. Large e'o'
rim for all practical purposes out no 'A's
gent should be the rule.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01

The Lower Coast Gazette
PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
The Lower Coast Gazette GO.
= r MEYERS S. 5. MEYERS,
President. Ne1''S"''
Pointeea-ia-Hache Louisiana.
OPTICAL ORGAN Or
P]lAqyEMlNES5 ras!sH g FoI19E f RoAFD.
Dr. .o,1r,rSspa pA2Tsu EAST BANK IEvEE DISTRICT,
LAKE B0RGNE BASIN LEVEE DlsTRlcE'
GRAND PRAIRIE LEvEG DISTRICT.
BURAs LEvEE DISTRICT.
TERMS:-ONE DOLLAR Per YEAR IN ADVANCE
Entered at the. Pointe-a-la-ftache fosto'''ee 40
Second Class Mail Matter.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01
POinte=a=la=hacre

Farewell old 1909 and Welcome 1910.
Circulars from the parish superln-
tendent's Office are ready to be sent
out instructing the teachers to hoid
special flag exercises on Jan. 7, l9lo'
as Jan. 8, the anniversary OF the bat
tie OF New Orleans falls on Saturday
In the schools where no flag IS had
special exercises could be held to tn
end that steps could be taken go tina
every school in the parish will be abb
in tie future to open the daily schoo
exercises by hosting cod Glory" O.
high 50 chat loyalty to cur coantf
will be taught 70 the little men and lit
tie women Of our parish.
Mr., Albert Miller after spending 8
enjoyable Xmas week at the home 9
his parents, returned to New orseaH
on Wednesday to resume work.
Miss ]. Ward Gum spent thFstia'
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01

On Saturday, Dec. 2, 1903, ats
o'clock ?. N. aged SO years. Pauline A.
Ronouillo, wife Of the late h;polit"
tIc Richie, native Of PlaQuemines par
/ :sh, and a resident Of this city for tie
mas, fourteen years. Irtrrment was
made in Greenwood Cemetery.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-01

The hone Of her sister Mr3. Sabre;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

In what he is now working at, or there
is no evidence that he wants to adj
vance or is worthy OF being advanced.
The man who hangs back from dong
the best he can every day, Will never
be advanced, and 1t Is his own fault.
Every man who Ia looking for advance
ment must do his part to get It. he
must not put In his time thinking up
some imaginary excuse to make him.
self mad, and tell himself he Is getting
the worst Of 1t. The party who docs
that Is simply working confidence
game on himself. He Is making MIN
self dissatisfied, and the chances are
that If he will get to work and DO MS
part for himself, his family and his en-
ployer he will go right ahead,
The men who are going up from inc
bottom, are the ones who always dld
a little more than was expected OF
them. The man who tries to DO as III
tie as he can for days work, Is SIM
ply viewing life from the drudgery
side OF 1t, and work to him is drudgery
and he breads It, as does lazy horse
that has to be constantly whipped.
The man who tries to do his WORK
better each day, and tries to DO 2 llttle
more, enjoys his occupation and can
work at a high speed for hours after
the fellow who is just putting IN tne
time. has given out
Every man, to get advanced, mas gov
to show that he is worthy OF advance.
ment. The higher he goes the harder
he has to work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

safe; for hadn't she, In fashion, con
jured me out Of Mr.. Dingley's protec'
ton? Her powers of persuasion
was that which was her magic! Thus
far father was the only one who
seemed untouched by IT. Even had
felt the pressure OF 1t. Those appeals
she had made when she begged me to
remember how Johnny Montgomery
had implored me, as she said, with his
look, to be silent they had nearly UNI
done me-. and still they haunted me.
"But don't believe he wanted 1t, I
don't believe he would do anything 80
cowardly! and I know / do not want
him at that price" This last reflection
Of mine astonished myself. What could
I have meant by that? Oh, Of course.
that / did not want him released at
that price! But was 1t probable that
whether he were released or con-
victed 1t would be in any way for my
happiness? Suppose, with her dark
power, she was going to be the en-
chantress tomorrow. Was she again GO
ing to scatter, in some unforeseen and
uncombatible way, all my testimony.
and triumphantly see the prisoner &C
quilted. Ought to be glad that he
would be free? All, that was the
strange part Of it! For 1t appeared to
me that in such an acquittal there
would be something doubly guilty:
something that would send him out Of
the court under a deeper shadow than
ever he had found In prison; something
that would pledge him to her forever.
It was that last thought Of all could
least endure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
WHY he WAS THANKFUL.

Alan had played the entire day with
Little Brother without an impatient
word. After saying his customary
prayer that night his mother sug-
gested that he add, Il thank God was
not impatient with Little Brother to-
day" This he did with much fervency
after which he remarked that there
were some other things he would like
to thank God for, and forthwith he
closed his eyes and said:
II thank God l offered my candy to
father before taking any myself.
II thank God offered my candy to
mother before taking any myself
II thank God offered my candy to
Little Brother before taking any N.Y.
self.
"And thank God there was some
left."-Lippincott's Magazine. II
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

saw only the faces OF the lawyers, d
the clerk, Of the Judge. and these 81
seemed without any feeling, as II thel
we're not people at all.
J found myself standing In front Of
the railing, and two men were facing
me, one the clerk OF the court. whowaa
holding an open book. / had an impress.
sion that they were speaking to me,
still in those monotonous artificial
voices, as II they were not saying any.
thing with human meaning In It.. and
while they spoke they held their hands
up, palm out, and / held mine. The
next thing l knew was mounting into
the little raised and railed-in seat on
the left hand OF the Judges desk.
ITO be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
EpDYv,LLE.

Mrs. Addie Fausnauxh Ii enjoying
visit from her cousin Mrs. Wallerickl
Of Richland.
w. A. Torrsy who recently resigned
his position as manager Of tho electric
light plant at Eddyville has accepted
q position at Avooa. la. and Nddyy1lle
regrets to lose another rood family BY
the removal OF Mr.. and Mira Torroy to
their new home.
Mrs. Chas. Poss who has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. n. Spencer II
Abba stopped or on her way home 70
Pella and visited her EddyviIlo friends
Tuesday.
VIM. O'Brysn who moved to Kahoka
Mo-. short time ago Is visiting HE
old friends in Dddyville
Mr.. and MrA Jas. Watkins lett for
Chicago Tor q short visit with their
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Torrey and chill
dren and Mrs. L. A. Rowe went to
Ottumwa Tuesday to visit relatives.
Miss Madonna Scott was also an OF
tumwa visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. r. shahan and baby
OF Hammond, Ind, and Mr.. aud Mrs.
~. w. Shahan Of Abba are the guests
Of Mrs M. e. Bell and DR.. and MrA
Shahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward OF near
Buxton transacted business IN Eddy
There was family reunion at the
Milt Pickerell home Tuesday in honor
Of Mrs. s.. L. Dunkin who IL visiting
relatives in this vicinity from Har-
risonviile, No: also for Mr.. ana Mrs.
John Brunt who expect to move to
Moulton soon to make their home. The
followfnv were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Milt Pickerell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Townsley. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hobson,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
rHE DAWSON MEETING.

The republican campaign III ~
tumwa was given an suspicious open
ing In the speech at the Grand opera
house last night by Congressman DaW-
son OF the second Iowa district. For
= snrst meeting it was unusually sue.
| cassf,ll: The first floor OF the opera
,,hanaa WA comfortably filed and there
were many II the balcony. It was an
audience OF voters, and there were
,raany young men there who Will be
nrst voters this fall. /.
Mr.. Dawspn's speech maae 9
marked Impression. As speaker ~
has an easy, conversational style tna'
fs effective and convincing ne ap-
peals direct to the convictions.
Congressman Dawson made It plain
that there is no substantial dinerence
among the great mass OF republican
voters on the principles OF their party.
He made It equally plain that there ls
4 wide difference between the pr1ncl-
Mes Of the republican and the demo
cratic parties. He brought home 10
his audience IN a manor that was
strikingly convincing the necessity
81 electing republican house this fali'
The chaos that would come with q
democratic house was not over drawn.
sOnly the. angels in heaven he said
scouid answer the question OF what
the democrats would do If they con-
trollAd the next house" That they
vo,,M strive to strike down the policy
81 protection. however, he declared 70
be certain, and in this connection ne
read the repeated statements OF Champ
Glarn. in which that gentleman, who
would be the leader II the democrats
gained control, declared that he was
z tree trader and rejoiced in the fact.
EVERY voter should read Congress-
man l)aweon's speech in today's issue
e the Courier. It contains important
truths that should be recalled TO the
attention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
a POSER FOR THE PREACHER.

"A clergyman who enjoyed the sub.
stantial benefits OF fine farm was
slightly taken down on one occasion
by his Irish plowman who was sitting
on his plow in the wheat field. The
reverend gentleman, being an econ.
omist said with great seriousness:
John. wouldn't 1t be good plan for
you to have a pair Of pruning shears
here and be cutting few brushes
along the fence while the horses are
resting a short time?"
John considered a moment and then
said:
Look herei wouldn't 1t be we'll
sir, for you to have a tub OF potatoes
in thespulpit and while they were sing.
ing to peel 'em awhile to be ready for
the pot ?"San Francisco Chronicle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

The Sioux City Journal refers to
Col. Roosevelt as "the best individual
source OF good copy in this or any
other age The Des Moines News
pays it's respects to the colonel In the
following editorial paragraphs:
even horseman who can tame
bucking bronchos won't get far astride
OF a fence
cts bad combination when =
statesman has cold feet and q hot
head, all at the same time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
! FATHER VAUeHAN's MESSAGE.

& FATHER VAUGHAN's MESSAGE.
Father. Bernard Vaughan, the Eng
lish Jesuit, who has returned home
after q visit in this country, gives the
following as message to the Amer
lean people in aL.ondon interview:
II should like to say to the politi-
clans that they should live above the
snow line; refuse to be dragged
down into the mud.
"To welded folk / would say live up
to your marriage vows and prepare TO
rock the cradle for many years TO
come.
ITO the merchant i would say: Live
on the level with your sample and
shun dishonesty as you do the shoddy.
ITO the clerk would say: Live be-
low your income and stand In the rear
OF your feelings and fancies.
ITO all would say: Run up your
stars into the clean, crisp and sunny
armament and let your stripes be felt
by any man who does your country
wrong by defying the laws OF Goa
and the fatherland."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
a SATURDAY. SERMON.

No boy or man ever advanced his
position in life by doing as little as he
could and hold his job. The person
who gets advanced has to show that
he is worthy Of 1t. He has to do his
work q little better or faster than
those around him, or there is no rea-
son for advs -c.ment- One must excel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

The conservation Of natural re.
sources and other questions Of a prac.
tical and moral nature in this cam.
paign are important. But they are not
SO important as this q-:estion- ARE we
going to continue the policy Of foster.
ing American industries and Ameri-
can labor; are we going to continue
the present conditions that give job
to every man who wants to work?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
/, ARoR HERE AND ABROAD.

Samuel Gompers, president or the
American Federation Of Labor mace
an extended trip through Europe to
study the labor conditions IN that
country SO that he could make 9 truth
full comparison OF the conditions OF
the working people in Europe ana
America. The book which he has writ
ten, entitled Labor in Europe ana
America, sets forth some very inter
sesting facts and makes some very
plain statements regarding wages and
the cost of living in the two coun-
tries. Mr. Gompers states that living
is cheaper to the wage worker IN
Europe only because he does without
what in America soon becomes q
necessity for him If he lives ike MS
neighbor. He says:
Meat is usually from % to 1000
higher in price in Europe than IN the
United States"
my facts indicate that the wages
in America in many trades are at least
double those paid abroad"
AS to cost OF living Mr.. Gompers
says, IF the Immigrant to the United
States is willing to continue living at
the same level he was obliged to &C
cept in his native land, he can DO u
for the same money"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
No ABANDONED FARMS.

IN ali parts Of New England and the
middle Atlantic states there are
ahandoned farms which were given up
hecanse the owners could not pay
tares and keep up repairs for what
thew could raise on them. These
farrns were titled for many years and
q many instances under the pest
methods known to farming at tnat
tima. But for fifty years and PROB
ahlv more than that the only way the
land could be made rich enough TO
raiaa any kind OF crop at all was by
fertilization. 'Guano u, has been useu
there as one means OF fertlhzing the
soil and in other instances d1nerent
Kinds OF manufactured fertilizer was
used. Some Of this fertilizer was scat
tered over the soil and some was
planted in the hill, just enough to FUR
nish5 life to the soil to allow the seed
Naturally the expense OF fertilizing
emf down the profit Of the crop in two
ways-by what the farmer had to pay
for fertilizer. and by the cost Of the
labor necessitated by its use.
To be sure the lands Of the middle
vest are much richer than those OF
the eastern states in the quality of the
soil. but it must be recognized that
there is limit to the life Of the soil
of even the prairie states. And the
rrairie states must profit by ex-
perience and see to it that the present
method OF depicting and robbing the
Soils not permitted to threaten Iowa
with the abandoned farm.
It has become recognized that farm
ing ia business that can be made
profitable or improbable just to the
extent that sound. up-to-date business
methods are employed The farmer
who avails himself Of the scientific
knowledge obtained from research and
experiments by the agricultural col
.leges and experiment stations is the
successful farmer. He Is successful
In getting the best out of his land.
and successful, too, In conserving the
soil In order that he may continue to
ret the best results and that future
generations may get the best results
from his land.
Scientific knowledge OF this char
acter IL being brought to the door OF
the farmer by the faculty on the
special soil train now making a tour
Of the Burlington lines in Iowa The
experts on this train are showing the
farmers the proper rotation Of crops
that will build up the soil and at the
same time will kill out or prevent a
certain type Of beetle that Is estimated
to have cost the state Of Iowa $40 ,000,-
900 last year. AS one Of the speakers
on this train explains, it is all right to
have perfect seed corn and all right
to increase and improve the dairy, but
these things will not profit IL we do
not sustain the soil. It is being brought
to the attention OF the Iowa farmer
that the corn crop and the dairy, as
well as all other farm operations,
must decline and be less valuable un-
less this soil subject is given prompt
and careful attention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
rhen Nc Woke In

Senator 0ailinger, In an address al
Concord. N. H.. said OF political OPP
ponent:
"IIe isn't half 30 well OF O. he
thinks he is. He'll wake up with a.
start one OF these days---like Mr.
Mwcett-
Mr.. Fawcett, entertaining an une1,
pected guest ct luncheon, said % they
sat down to the table:
My dear sir, viii you have some Of
the sliced bologna sausage, oror-'
His eyes darted frankly all over the
table, and he continued:
Or not Washington Star.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
Quotation Marks.

Senator Beveridge. In an after-dinnel
speech in Cleveland, said OF corrupt
politician:
THE mans excuse Is az absurd as
the excuse that certain minister OF.
fered on being convicted Of plagiarism.
!" Brethren said this minister. It
Is true that I occasionally borrow for
my sermons. but always acknowledge
the fact In the pulpit by raising two
fingers at the beginning and two at
the, end Of the borrowed matter, thus
indicating that It 10 quoted. st.
Louis Clobe-D Democrat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18

Paraphrasing Harace Greeleys
advice contemporary puts it this
way: go northwest, young man, and
burn up with the country"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

Rep. in Congress Sixth District
N. -. KENDALL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-18
JUDICIAL TICKET.

Second District
y. M. HUNTER.
G. w. VERMILlON
b. w. EICHELBERoER
D. M. ANDERSON
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CENTER TOWNSHIP.

= - I. . e. IT,. & ~
CENTER TOWNSHIP.
Justice Of the Peace
w. ]. BERRY
ED. #. JOHNSON.
Constable
CLARENCE A. CRAwLEY.
w. A. DERBY.
Trustee
G. M. BISSEIL
F. L. CANFIELD
G. 7. SMITH
Clerk
J. G. TAYLOR.
Assessor
]. r. KNOX.
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