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Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Truck Growers Organize.

Crowiey.-The Acadia Parish Truck
Growers Association was organized
here under the auspices of the Crowley
board of trade. About thirty farmers
were present.
The association will meet at the city
hall in Crowley every Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Professor G. T. Tic
bout of the State University delivered
an address on trucking which aroused
enthusiasm. Addresses were delivered
by Professor Ouereau and Professor
Jenkins of the Louisiana rice expert
ment s~sation. Professor TiebOut, who
is an authority on truck growing for
market, advised the farmers of Acadia
parish to engage in the growing of veg
etahles for shipment to market. He ex-
pressed the opinion that adequate drain,
ing can be secured and ample transpor-
tation facilities. Twelve of the farm
ers present agreed to plant two acres
each of potatoes for shipment, and it is
estimated that fully fifty acres will be
planted in this immediate vicinity for
shipment in the spring. Cahbages and
and other vegetables will be planted for
market. The truck growers a~ssocia.
ton has the support of the banks and
merchants of Crowley. and has aroused
unusual interest among the farmers.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
1866 GO DOWN TO DEATH
One Man Aboard French Ship Gen.
Chanzy Saved.

Palma. Island of Majorca.--Driven
helplcssly from her course in one of
the widest storms that has swept the
Mediterranean sea Tor forty years, the
French Transatlantic Steamship Com.
pany's steamer General Chanzy crashed
at full speed, in the dead of night, on
the trcachcrous reefs near the Island of
Min0rca, and all but one Of the 151 souls
Oh board persisted.
The sole survivor IS an Algerian GUS
toms official, Marcel Rodcl, who was
rescued by u fisherman and who lies in
the hospital at Ciudadela, raving, as a
result of the tortures through which he
has passed, and unable to give an &C.
count of the disaster.
In the ships company there were 81
passengers, Of whom 80 were in the first
cabin. The crew numbered 70. 1t is
not thought any Americans were aboard
the liner.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Whipping Pest for TramDs.

Melville. This place has been intcst.
r' with tramps for the last two months.
IN" town officials have arrestc, them
amt worked them on the streets, but
TINS dIt not seem to have the desired
erect t" keep them ont. One morning,
az foilrcman Darnall was coming on
duty, his attention wa called to smoke
coming from 4 box car stanGirr near
the depot. He found a hobo %sittirg bv
q lire that he had made on the floor Of
IN" box car. warming himself. He was
arrested and brought before the MAYOR,
VINO lined him s.. and, in default Of
payment, twenty Iashes to be admin
istered by Policeman DarnaH in the
presence o. tn" court. The tramv in
sisted that he would rather work on
IN" street, but was informcd he had no
choIr" IN this matter, amt was given
me twenty lashes an leScortcd ONT Of
the town limits. On account Of the
numerous hurg'aries of late and thc in.
fest'ncnt of tramps, the town authori-
ties have elected a night marshal to do
duty in til" business section.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Miss Morris Addresses Normal AInn,n

Miss Agnes Morris, state organizer
OF the Louisiana Improvement League.
arrived in the Capital City recently
ana delivered a talk to the members
of the State Normal School Alumni As.
soclatIon, which held a meeting to ar.
range for the entertainment of the nor.
ma graduates in Baton Rouge during
the meeting of the State Teachers A..
sociation.
Miss Morris has just returned from 4
trip through East Feliciana and West
fellclana parishes, where she organized
several school Improvement leagues.
Within the next few days she win leave
on a trip up the Ferriday branch of the
Texas and Pacific road, and after this
Will probably 90 into Livingston parish,
where she has been invited bv the
school authorities to assist in the lCar1e
organization.
The headquarters of the state or.
GAMER have been moved to Baton
Rouge, and all of Miss Morris work
viii be conducted from here in the FIJI.
ture.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Will Drain Ten Thousand Acres,

'iouma.-The large dredge ~excavat-
ing n canal from the Prairie drainage
district into Bayou Terrebonne is near.
ing the latter stream, being within
about three arpents. The canal back Of
the dredge is carrying a body of water
seven feet above the Bayou Terrebonne,
and within two weeks the last barrier
will be removed and will pour into the
T~errebonne. The canal will drain a
large body of agricultural land, com,
prising about ten thousand acres,
which lies in immediate proximity to
Houma. Already applications are be.
ing received to purchase tracts of this
land by thrifty farmers. After com,
pIeting the canal to Bayou T%errebonne
the aredge will go to Canal B%elanger
and continue the canal already started
by the Prairie drainage district at Bar,
rows Barataria canal up toward
Houma.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Cotton Acreage Eaduced

me cotton acreage in East Baton
Rouge IS going to be cut in half. com
pared to what was placed last wear. Tn
= . there was a reduction in the acre.
age out what acreage there was planted
the farmers had such poor success. rails
ing about one-fourth of a bale TO the
acre, that they have all practically de.
clded to cut the acreage about in half
TINS year. There will be much better
cultivation. The farmers are learning
how to fight the weevil. They are fol-.
LOWING this wear the method of intense
cultivation. What acreage will be
planted will be thoroughly cultivated,
with the result that it is expected that
as large a crop will be raised this wear
on half the acreage as was raised last
year. The farmers are now at work in
the field. Much Of the ground has been
broken. Under the new cultural svs.
rem, which is the only system so far
found by which the cotton can he
grown in spite of the wecvil, the plant.
ing Will begin just as soon rs the ground
IS warm enough to terminate the seed
ana the weather is enough advanced to
make safe against a late frost.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Big Land Deals Recorded.

Monroe.-Two big land deeds were
filed for record here, a%ggregating some.
thing over $50 600. Both transfers were
made by the Bonair Planting Company,
limited. The larger Of the two sales
was that Of lngleside plantation to
Victor G. Barringer. The place con.
tains l,lOO.4l acres Of land. and the
consideration was $50 an acre, or a total
of q little above $4,000. On this plan
tation IS probably the finset country
residence in this part of the state.
The other transfer was to r. NJ.
Parker. He bought what is known as
the old Limerick place, which was the
property of the Bonair Planting Com
pany. limited. This place contains
60l.43 acres, and it was sold at $50 per
acre. to.alling something over 100000.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
PEARY MADE BEAR ADMIRAL
Hale Bill Passed by senate-House
Will Concur.

Observation-Disclosures to the high
rank of rear admiral as one of the hon.
ors to be bestowed upon Commander
Robert E. Pcary, [. S. n, for his achieve
mcnt in discovering the north pole, re.
ceivcd the Endorsement OF the senate on
Wednesday. The Hale bill adding pcary'a
name to the list of rear admirals in the
navy and providing his immediate retire.
mcnt with the highest pay received by
one of that rank, was favorahly reported
by the committee on naval affairs and
was passed almost Immediately without
debate or comment.
\. similar measure offered in the house
by Representative Allen of Maine was
followed to the navy department by
Chairman Foss of the navy committee,
who stated that he expected it would be
approved by the department and that he
would then urge its passage by the house
as fitting recognition Of the work of Com
mandcr Peary.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
NATCHITOCHES STATE NORMAL
CELEBRATION IS PLANNED.
Silver anniversary Viii Prove a Nota-
BE Event IN History Of This
Growing Institution.

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mnnt'r., ,... h.lI :, remuneration ,.;.L
The foronroniao crlr,rgt;on ur th. tv,.
ty.ffth .rrivrryv, of IN, state NOR
NAL s,.looI arJ w,. -trn,IrI nv i,~..
number If representative citizens The
mrc,:,, uo, :, b,,. o.. ,,.,r+ 80 h.,
two comni,tc.s or fpan,n ,nI cnter.
t,inmro, ,o,,:r,oJ ., ~. t,rmor ,,.,t
inc r.. r.nor. 81 .ho .omm;,,o.,
wa, b;obI, s.,;.go.,or ,bo Goon.o
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tio, which . ..o,rod w;+ha,. -, ~
fart ttn ,o,,,o ro,,i;}, r,s,oriirr ,,J
tbc ~comm;t+n. ~ o,or,, ,mopt w;.h
t,,o;r s,y, oonr.., -. IL. ,,.., nt;.h
- ,ho ,u;.., $780,. ,.,
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.vo~vo,o ,na o., hahn. ,a,roI ,no,w
mod,.;or gor uoro .h',r -no ~,.;.;,,rv
rho ,ooo.or lo, ., 49,. .o ,,,.i,,
of ,ao J..n anI o.hum 'la.ar, ,,r.ain;n.
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r. L,,J to ,ol,L,a.;, tu -, f,u
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Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
BILL CARRYING $42, 355,276 IS
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Projects Already Under Improvement
Aggregate 1852, Ol7,4OO-Other
Projects Garry $S7, 548, 800.

Washington, y. C:~-Waterway prof
ects throughout the country, at the cost
Of ~S42,355.216, OF which $7,20G,43O is for
continuing contracts, are approved for
in the rivers and harOors appropriation
bill, which was reported to the house
Friday by the committee on rivers and
harbors.
The $1,000, 900 outside the cash APP
preparation is for expenditures which
may hereafter be made under the con-
tlnulng contracts system. The bill is
theoretically an annual budget, although
no regular rivers and harbors bill has
been reported since that approved on
March 2, 1907.
All the projects already under i'm
ProSement aggregate $252,o17,40o, in
GLIDING the Mississippi river from Cairo
to the head of the passes. There are
further projects favorably reported by
the engineers, but not yet adopted by
congress, amounting to $S7,54s, 600, or a
total of $3.50, 5G6 200, including the prof.
ects provided for under the present bill,
which would leave $291, 100000 yet M
acted upon, if congress adopts the pres
ent measure.
The total amount required to complete
adopted projects, except the Mississippi
river, foots up $70,S29, 100, and for the
Mississippi river S17,5o1 $50 from the
mouth of the Missouri to the mouth of
the Ohio, S1S,50O 900 thence to st. Paul
and $59,550 from st. Paul to Minneap-
oils.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
NEW YORK BRIDE SCANDAL
Albany Trembles at Extent of the
Investigation.

Albany, y. Y.-The two elements
startlinglv fraught with dynamic forces
that may blow the lid of Of the Aids
Conger scandal iii spite Of the manifest
disposition of the senate to hold it down,
will be developed early in the second
week of the inquiry.
One of these will afford Governor
Hughes an opportunity to demand that
the legislature as a whole make a search
ing inquiry into the rumor that are now
filling the air of Albany regarding the
manner in which the state government
has been shamelessly used by a %coteric
Of powerful politicians in the matter of
the acquisition of lands for the enlarge
ment of the forest reserve domain.
The other will point to the fact that
at least one of the men who shared in the
profits Of the rapacious bridge trusts
debauchery of the legislature in 1901, as
testified to by Senator Ben y. Conger and
Deacon Hi" Moe, is still alive and that
if the names of the two dead men ac-
cused of taking Il bride to perpetrate the
outrage are to be brought out the name
of this live MAJ also will be exposed.
1t is realized, of course, that if the
suppressed names should pop out a vcrit-
able Pandora's box would be opened and
a flock of evils OF long standing in state
affairs would escape to shame some men
of high repute. Counsel for Aid, are
awaiting the fight sign of the Conger
counsel of an intention to expose these
men, while the latter are equally as
anxious to learn if it is the purpose Of
the prosecution to make the exposure.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Sherman as College President

The life Of General William T. Sbar.
maj as a college president will be writ.
ten by Walter L. Fleming of the chair
OF history of the Louisiana State Uni.
verslty, General Sherman, before the
war, was president of the Louisiana
State University, at that time known
as the Louisiana Seminary. He was
the first president of the institution.
and he resigned as its head to take IN
arms against the south when the war
was declared. There has been little
written about this phase of General
sherman $ life, and title is generally
known. DR.. Flcmming has gotten his
material from the records of the uni.
Verslty, the Sherman family and the
war department.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
A Polish MARRIAGE.

A polish couple came before a
tice Of the peace TO be married. =
young man handed him the MARI
license and the pair stood up Def
him.
Join hands," said the Justice Of
peace.
They did so. and the justice loo
at the document, which authorized |
to unite in marriage ZachareW
P~erczynski and LoekOwarda Jeulin
"Ahcm!" he said. "Zacha-h'I
h'm-ski, do you take this woma
etc.
Yes, sir" responded the yov
man.
"Leo-hm-ah-ski, do you {;
this man to be- etc.
Yes. sir replied the woman.
Then | pronounce you man ;
wife," said the justice, glad to t
something he could pronounce, Ian
heartily congratulate you both on h
ing reduced those two names to on
-Lippincott's Magazine.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
HARVARD AND C0NFEDERACY
College Is Torn Over Plan to Honor
Southern Heroes.

Cambridge, Mass.-A memorial to the
son of Harvard who fought and died in
the cause of the Confederacy is pro-
posed as a solution of the controversy
which has been raging among the under
graduates over the question of allowing
the names of the Confederate dead to be
placed in Memorial Hall at Cambridge.
Letters bearing on both sides of the
question have been printed in the college
daily newspaper and the official organ
of the alumni has come out squarely
against the proposition to admit Confed-
crate names to the roll of honor in Me-
mortal Hall.
As Il measure of compromise it is now
suggested that a separate memorial to
Haryard's dead Confederate soas be erect
ed either in Cambridge or south of Ma
son and Diyon's line.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Miles of Canal Comnteted.

Collinston.-The Coulee drainage ca,
nal has been completed for more than
a mile through the farm of Mr.. Sivley,
The dredge boat has crossed the Patton
slough and is neal the center of the
farm of Mr.. W. B. Heily, and is pro.
crossing at the rate OF 500 feet every
twen:y-four hours, as the work is car.
ried on night and day. This large
drainage canal will do a large amount
of good to the farms of this drainage
district. 1t will bring about a new
era for the farmers, and will reclaim
thousands of acres Of land.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
ClEAR-HEADED
Head Bookkeeper Must be Reliable

The chief bookkeeper in a large bJ
ness house in one of our great We
ern cities speaks OF the harm cof
did for him:
MY wife and I drank our first d
OF Postum a little over two years a.
and VIC have used it ever since, to 1
entire exclusion of tea and coffee.
happened in this way:
About three and a half years a
/ had an attack of pneumonia, viii
left a memcnto in the shape of dysp,
STA, or rather, to speak more correct
neuralgia o. the stomach. My cup
cheer had always been coffee or t,
but became convinced, after a tin
that tley aggravated my stomach tr(
bic. happened to mention the M
ter to my grocer one day and he 81
gested that | give Postum a trial.
Next day it came, but the cook ma
the mistake of not boiling it suficie|
", and We did not like it much. I'll
was, however, soon remedied, and nd
we like it so much that we will new
change back. Postum. being a fo
beverage instead OF a drug. has be
the means of curing my stomach trd
bic, ] verify believe, for ! am a vi
man today and have used no 9th
remedy.
My work as chief b%Ookkeeper in d
Co.'S branch house here is of a yc
combining nature. During my coffd
drinking days l was subject to ne1
BUSINESS and the blues il addition
my sick spells. These haze left Il
since began using Postum and | Cd
conscientiously recommend it to tho
whose work confines them to lo]
hours of severe mental exertiOn."
"There's a Reason
Look in pkgs. for the little boo
THE Road to Wellville.'
Ever read the above. letter. nd
n appear from time to time. Tn
interest.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Government Jobs Go Begging.

Observation-Disclosures the general idea
that government JOBS are hard to obtain,
Uncle Sam just nov is having difficulty
in finding men to fill them. The civil
service commission is finding it espe.
cially difficult to get men stenogvapllers.
There are plenty of women candidates.
but the commission wants men. The ex.
aminations have been pared down to the
limit in the hope OF getting more' appli.
cants, but still there is a dearth of men
for the places, which pay we'll and Of
fer good opportunities for promotions.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
FAv0RS LOCAL OPTION
BRYAN SAYS COUNTY Is THE
REAL UNIT.
People Should Have Voice IN Deter
mining the System OF Eesu!ut-
Ing Liquor Traffic.

-
''h'3'''' Nvo'-". ). ''HA.' has '"h''
""' N"!''"''n ioT COUNTY "I'hn III Nr'
''"'"". u" '"N'~ 4 step III a''"n"" at
'"'H ""' ''F'"''> h't'"t''"'.| ht'i:' "i-
''' "5''f nom ''' ''I''' Interests
NV ,'''""' '' ''H>' = "''' |" "'"'"rl
P"'''''' ana u prevent the mt"'!iG"nt
"'"N'"'r'''" 81 P'!'''' questions.
The liquor interests, he declares, made
themselves odiou~ at the last Session of
'h' .\'ofa>Na legislature by preventing
lle SUBMISSION OF the initiative ana REFER
'hu''h'. Nr. bryan declares III" right Of
me government t" regulate 'hr >at" OF
hqR"r cannot be d"nird, and the right to
max the county the unit ol regulation
Is just as Pf"in.
The statement IN part is as follows:
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
Cannot Sell Colored Vinegar.

Little Rock, Ark.-In an opinion hand
ed down by Acknowledgement Norwood
he holds that it is a violation of the Ar.
kansas pure food law to sell vinegar that
is artificially colored. He also holds it
a violation of the law for any person to
manufacture or for any person to sell or
offer for sale any vinegars made from
materials especially chosen to impart a
color and taste similar to that of cider
vinegar unless the package is distinctly
marked by a label which states the true
nature of the article.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
A Scandal.

The guests at the southern resort
are noticeably perturbed.
"They will cast odium upon the
hitherto good name of the place." they
complain.
"Who will?' we ask.
That couple at the end OF the
piazza. 1t is Mr.. and Mrs. Gayleigh.
and they are carrying on the most
desperate Of tirtatiOns. when the
Judge is still considering their suit
for divorce. 0, why can they not con
slider L feelings and wait until they
are no longer married persons"
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
STAMP NO MORE ENVELOPES.
Government Will Stop Accommodating
Business Men.

Washington.-The government will
probably discontinue the practice of
printing stamped envelopes with the adj
dress of business firms in the corner.
1t is stated that the house committee
on postofticcs and postroads will include
in its regular appropriation bill for the
department a provision declaring that
the practice shall cease.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19
TO Expand Protective Organization,

According to letters received in tbs
city the Louisiana State Society for tho
prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, with
headquarters in New Orleans, afte,
many years of successful effort in ear.
rying out its work in that city, win
take up the work of a statewide organi.
cation of the cause and establish
branches of the organization in differ.
ent towns of the state. 1t is hoped ia
establish a society in every town in tina
state, an an organizer has been appoint,
ed to do this work.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-19

Fourteen hundred Louisiana state
convlcts have been enrolled in the Vol.
unteer Prison League, and 400 have
served their terms and been dis.
charged.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-25
MISSOURI Flat

Mrs. X, j. Kubli is on the sick list
with, a severe attack of la grippe.
Wood Jeter attended the shoot
ing match at Provolt Tuesday and
walked of with the principal prizes,
Miss Anna Stannard is visiting re-
latives in Grants Pass at this writ
ing,
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. T. Cook were In
Grants Pass Monday. They market
ed several fine Thanksgiving tur-
keys.
Found-on Applegate, near
mouth of Williams creek, a sack con-
tanning two fresh hog hides in care
of l.. c. Basye, who will be glad to
restore them to the owner II they
will kindly call for same.
A. W. Guthrie and ]. N. Butler
are in Grants Pass this Wednesday
on business.
John BOIL, sr,. was a Jacksonville
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs, e, j, Davidson has n severe
attack of la grippe.
The literary was we'll attended
last Saturday night, both Provolt
and Murphy were represented. The
question for next saturday night is:
Resolved, that Lee was better
general than Grant" Captains on
debate are Zern Kubli, affirmative,
and Reta Miller, negative There Is
also q good programme arranged
and fine time is assured.
Ed Boiling, of Foots creek, visited
friends here Sunday. U. r. STUNG.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-25
VAIL SUCCEEDS CLOWERY
AS HEAD OF WESTERN UNION

NEW YORK, Nov, 23.-The reslg-
nation of Robert C. Clowery as pre-
sident of the Western Union TeIe-
graph company was received at the
headquarters of the company here to.
day.
Theodore N. Vail, president OF the
American Telephone & Telegraph
company, was appointed to succeed
Clowery, the appointment to become
effective at once. !
Vail Is the originator of "the night
letter" service scheme.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-25

H. ], Biddle of Portland, was
transacting business here Wednes-
day.
A. n. Holman, of Portland, was in
the city Wednesday on business.
Mrs. ]. Harding, of Glendale, was
calling on friends in this city Tues
day.
Mrs. Lizzie Romero and son left
Wednesday morning for Nevada City.
CAL, TO spend the winter.
G. W. Miller and wife, of Galice,
were visiting friends and doing some
shopping in this city Tuesday.
Rev. Robert Mclean went to
Medford Wednesday morning to at
tend the funeral of one of the old
Oregon pioneers, Mr.. Gore, who died
at that place Tuesday. Mr.. Gore is
the father of George, John and Wal
ter Gore, all prominent residents of
Medford.
c. H. Hutchins, of Alameda, Cal,
was looking over business in this
city Tuesday.
Geo, Howland went to Medford on
a business trip Wednesday morning,
returning to this city in the evening.
Frank Johnston, of Provolt, was
shopping and attending to business
matters in this city Tuesday.
G. Karg was up from Leland Tues
day attending to business matters
and visiting friends.
G. B. Hawkins was in from the
Applegate country Tuesday, shaking
hands with friends and transacting
business.
Mrs. ]. T. Maxwell, of Glendale,
ping in this city Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. f. Hensley ana daughter,
Miss Tnez, have been spending the
past few days with friends in this
city and left Wednesday morning for
their home at Woodville.
o. +. Callison, and family. of Ash
land, were visiting with friends and
attending TO business in this city
Tuesday.
John Weeks, of Bremerton, Wash,
was looking after business in this
city Tuesday.
S. w. Sammons. of Portland, was
a Grants Pass business visitor Tues
day.
Isaac Best, of the Best-Fuller
Realty firm, went to San Francisco
Monday to spend several days on
business
F. H. Gardenhire went to Ash
land Tuesday to take charge OF the
switch train running between Ash
land and Grants Pass.
We carry nothing les than 90
year filled gold cases, No cheap
watches, and can sell you nice o
size lady's 20-year watch for from
$11 up. A fine line Of solid IA
karat gold watches, something that
any lady will feel proud of and will
last a lifetime, from $40 to 500, at
Letcher's Jewellery store, Front st.