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ron MIS-. LOUIS FARLEY.

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A graceful compliment to Mrs. Louis
Farley, the guest of Mrs. Harrison
Stuart Matthews, was the bridge party
given by Mrs. John c. Carmichael yes
terday morning a her pretty home on
Twelfth street.
The color chosen for the decorative
scheme was pink, carnations making
the room in which the guests played
bright with their dainty tint.
The prizes were exceptionally pretty.
The first, a bit OF embroidered lingerie,
was awarded to Mrs. FRANK Crockard
but presented graciously by her to the
especial guest, Mrs. Farley. The sec
ond prize, a pair of handsome blue silk
hose, was won by Mrs. Henry B. Gray.
A luncheon followed tho games al
the small tables where the following
ladies were gathered: Mrs. Agnes Han.
lsinson, Mrs. Seymour Perkins, Mrs
Horace Hall. Miss Corinne Chisholm
Mrs. Fred Dow, Miss Nan Skinner o.
Boston, Mrs. A. l.. Fulenwider Mrs.
Henry b. Gray, Mrs. Vernon Badham
Mrs. Henry Badham, Mrs. Frank La
throp. Mrs. Frank Crockard, Mrs. WebY
Crawford, AIRS Matthews and the guest
of honor Mrs Farley
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For WAS. LOTUS cUDDy

Mrs. Lotus Cuddy. who has been the
central figure in so many delightful lit
tie gatherings since she came down from
Cleveland to visit her daughter, Mrs.
James Mercer Barnett. was gracefully
complimented yesterday afternoon by
Mrs William A. Chenoweth. Mrs. Cheno-
weth invited small party OF friends to
meet her in her pretty apartments at
the Margaret and in her usual sweet,
bright little manner made the hour a
perfect one for the little coterie. Mrs.
Cuddy is a woman Of much charm, and
her winsome personality has made fsf her
q large number of friends in society dur
ing this. her first, visit.
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of the post-Lenten affairs promises to be
It's gayest and neS er probably IN the his
tory of Birmingham society has .Aere
been as ga2 an event as this will prove.
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THE JOLLY GIRLS

Miss Elizabeth Locke was hostess yes
terday to the jolly Girls, coterie of
young folks, who meet on alternate Satur-
DAYS for games and luncheon at the
home of some member.
Luncheon was served at table embel-
lished with clusters of pink asters. which
made a handsome centerpiece and filled
the small baskets placed as favors at each
plate. The place cards were decorated
with pink asters and bore the names of
little Misses Margaret Evans. Alice Bowie,
Gussie Grower, Marguerite King, Emily
Harrison. Margaret Bradshaw, Blair Ma
son, Lillian Powell. Carolyn Rosenstihl,
Joe Dougiess Williams, Elizabeth Locke.
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MRS. WILLIAM l. GRUBB
HOSTESS FOR VISITING GIRLS

In compliment to Mrs. William 5. Lo-
vell's house guests, Miss stiles and
Miss Underwood, Mrs. William |. Grub
extended the hospitality of her home
yesterday to a number of girl friends
at valentine bridge party.
The Grub residence was lovely with
It's crimson decorations, hearts sugges-
live of st. Valentines day, making a
graceful decoration augmented by clus-
ters of red carnations. Cupids also
were prominent in the decorative
scheme and apparent in the salad and
ice courses, which followed the games.
The prizes, which were unusually
handsome, included silver bodkin set
drawn as consolation from red hearts !;
silver candlestick and a set of gold
pins.
Mrs. Grub was pretty hostess in a
gown of black crepe meteor frightened
with a corsage bouquet of red geran-
iums. The two guests Of honor We're
also gowned in becoming afternoon
toilettes.
The invited guests included Miss
Katherine stiles, Miss Beatrice Under
wood, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Sc
rena Kirkpatrick, Miss Mary Camp
bell, Miss Virginia Means, Miss Mar
lorle Wealth erly, Miss Berry Lathrop,
Miss Lillian Moore, Miss Mabel Moore,
Miss I4ucil Moore, Miss Bessie McCros-
sin, Miss Florence McCrossin. Miss Emee
McCrossin, Miss Elizabeth Dearborn.
Miss Mary Miles OF Virginia, Miss Mar
garet Terrell, Miss Agnes Terrell, Miss
Lucy Lamb, Miss Mary Hover, Miss
Margaret Latady, Miss Adele Bowman,
Miss Marion Robinson, Miss Julia Car
ney, Miss Lenore ONeall,. Miss Myrtle
Miles, Miss Maybelle Roden and 9TH
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BoYD-sMITH

Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Smith invite
you to the marriage Of their daughter,
Corrie c., to Mr.. Robert Plat Boyd
on Wednesday afternoon. February 16, at
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FOR MISS KATE LANE

In compliment to Miss Katie Lane. who
will become the bride OF Mr.. Michel Cox
well tomorrow, Miss Tallulah Knauf en-
tertained a number of friends yester-
day at afternoon tea.
The residence WAS adorned for the oc-
casion in carnations and spring blossoms,
which made an elRective pink and white
combination. the wedding color5.
The coffec table IN the dining roolns
which 90 pretty With IT, floral decerA-
fion. rac pfeetded oyer hY Wxn R0hmf,
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dialects of her own figure without the
use of pads" or forms. discovered
happy combination Of tissue-b building
elements that increased her bustLsome
four inches, made her arms round ana
shapely and her neck ana shoulders
nlI,mp and symmetrical.
This prescription of DR.. Catherine
KeIly's is a real discovery on far DIFF
.ferent lines from the ordinary ngure
developing treatment, ana this explains
its almost uniform success
DR.. Kelly not only gained beautiful!
form by her own prescription, but used
II successfully with many OF her
patients. Women, this isa- personal
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pom above and 1Oc
SOC treatment will
In plain package.
KELLY MEDICAL
G, Buffalo, n X
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message from q pny-
| stefan of your own
sex, and all we ask Is
the opportunity TO
sh ow you, without
any expense on your
part, that DR.. KoIlys
Form Developer Will
give you a perfect
figure, beautiful com-
plexion and improve
the general health.
| Send the little couI
| for expenses, ana q
be mailed at once
Write US today. DIR.
| Co.. Dept. 206
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

The Rivers and Harbors committee
of congress has passed favorab.y on the
Sc ction of TIE rivers aid harbcrs bill
allotlng four millions of collars to the
Mississippi River from Caro- to The
Head of the Passes, which is double the
usual appropriation. 1t is said that a
large amount CT work in revetting
caving hanks will be done by the Mis-
sissippi River Commission.
Warm times seem in store for Sec
rotary Ballinger if the charges Of Con-
gresham Hitchcock of Nebraska are
prcbed to the limit and substsntiated
by the house committee having the
matter in hand.
TIE Mississippi state legislature has
voted three millions of dollars for the
use of tie rubic schools CT the state
for the next two years.
The senatorial deadlock IN MISSISSIPPI
still continues, with Vardaman leading
Che list.
Senior Joachim Nabuco. the Brazil
ian Amhass ador to the United States
died in Washington, DC. on tanusr.
II, at the age Of SIXTY. HE remain
viii probably be sent 10 Ryakl in q
American warskip.
Il is being planned at Keokak, Iowa
IA DIN the Mississippi Rvs. with q II
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

Be it further resolved etc; that the
Assessor of the Parish of Plaquemines,
Hon. Marc Ccgnevich, be requested to
make separate rolls for that part Of
the Parish of Plaquemines embraced
within the limits of this district and to
extend SAID taxes on said assessment
rolls for the year 1910 and the Sheriff
and Ex-oficio Tax Collector of the Par
ish of Plaquemines, Hon. F. c. Movers,
be and is hereby authorized and re-
quired to collect said taxes in same
manner as other State taxes are COL
lected, and that he notify common car
riers Of the provisions of section II of
1902.
On motion of Com. Hingle, duly Sec
onded the Board adjourned.
EMILE A. SCHAYOT.
Secretary Board of Commits
sioners of the Plaquemines
Parish East Bank Levee
District.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

collected for December. Of this sum
So. 1895 2 was credited to the general
school fund and IS, $685.. 20 to the special
school districts. There are eighteen
school districts in the parish that have
voted a special tax for local school hur-
poses. The state appropriation fer the
last quarter has not been received, and
when it is the school officers OF this
parish will be in good shape. 1t was
announced that DeSoto parish has a
larger number of approved high schools
than any parish in the State having
passed Calcasieu, that was even with 1t
last. There are only eighty eight ap-
proved high schools in the State, of
which DeSoto has five. In addition to
the regular appropriation each Of these
high schools will receive $500 dollars out
of a special fund set aside by the State
for that purpose. 1t was intended by
the Legislature that each school have
$500, but the number has increased to
such an extent that each will have only
$500 this year, unless the next Legis'
lature should make good the deficiency.
With this splendid showing as to the
public schools, the fact that the Mans
field Female College and the Keatchie
Female College are located. in the par
ish, puts DeSoto a long way ahead OF
any country parish in the State. Pic
ayune.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

Political matters are waxing hot IN
England in the present campaign and
interested parties have reached the
state of fist fights.
Washington reports are to the effect
that the Republic Of Mexico desired to
assume a p~rotectorate over Central
America, but that when Special Am
bassador Creel made the proposition to
Secretary Knox it was promptly turned
down.
Central Americans are reported as
opposed to Madriz as president of Mic
aragua and say his administration is
simply a continuation of Zelaya's poll
cies.
The British government will contri-
butte 500, 600 towards the necessary
5000, 900 to equip a South Pole expedi'
ton to be headed by Capt. Robert +.
Scott, who commanded the British Ant
artic expedition in 10000. 1t is also
stated that Lieutenant H. Shackleton,
who has succeeded in getting nearer
the South pole than any other explorer
will make another attempt to reach hi!
goal.
The Nicaraguan troubles, in spite Of
the elimination of Zelaya, continue tt
brew, with indications that Genera
Estrada will eventually be Recognized
as president Of Nicaragua, instead 0
Madriz, who is now e~ndeavoring 10 no..
down that Office.
Ex-President Zelaya of Nicaragua
who recently took refuge in the re
public of Mexico, leased a house j
Mexico City on Jan. II, and intende
bringing his family to TIE MeXlca
capital to live, but the press dispatche
Of January l6, announce that zelay
will sail for Belgium as soon as he ca
perfect his plans, where he will joi
Mrs. Zelaya, who will 60 direct fro'
Managua, Nicaragua, to Brussels wEic
is her old home.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22
FOREIGN EWS

Political matters are waxing hot In
England in the present campaign anc
interested parties have reached the
state of fist fights.
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struct him to collect same.

BY Mr.. WaltZer, duly SecCnQeu, Oe IL
recorded by the Board of Commission
ers for the Grand Prairie Levee Dist
rict that in accordance with sec. 9, Act
"a, approved July 4, 1898, a local as
sessment, or forced contribution of Sl.O0
on each and every arpent front of land
within the district facing the Missis-
sippi River ard $4,000 per mile Of all
standard railroad within this district be
levied for 1910.
Be it further recorded that the Sec
rotary notify the assessor of the levy
of said tax and instruct him to extend
same on the assessment roll and that
the Secretary likewise notify the tax
collector of this district Of the levy Of
said tax and instruct him to collect
same.
By Mr.. Walter, duly seconded, be it
resolved by the Board of Commission
ers for the Grand Prairie Levee District
that in accordance with Sec. 10 of Act
"A approved July d, 1898, in order to
locate, construct and repair the levees
Of this district as to prevent disastrous
floods there be and is hereby levied for
the year 1910, a special assessment or
forced contribution of Is cts. per bale
cotton, 10 cts. per Dbl. sugar. S cts. per
ton sugar cane, 7 ~ cts. per Dbl. syrup
5 cts. per Dbl. molassses, 5 cts.
per Dbl. rough rice or its equiv
alent quantity, 3 cts. on each barrel Of
oysters gathered from the waters with
in the limits Of the district, 8 cts. each
Dbl. of e~sculents, 5 cts. on each Dbl. OF
oranges or its equivalent quantity, said
produce with the exception of oysters
t being produced in saia district upor
lands subject to taxation under the pro
] visions of this act.
. Be it further resolved that the Tax
, collector Of the parish be notified b!
the Secretary of the levy of the sai(
special assessment or forced contribu
8 ton on produce and that all common
carriers engaged in business in this dis
8 trict where oysters are transported b.
j. notified of the provision of sec. IL, o
iActM of 1908, and furnished with
COPY of said section of said Act.
On motion Of Mr.. Walter, duly sec
!; onded,
Be it resolved that Mr.. Brophy sen
!, the names and the amount of take
=, owed by de%linquents to the Attorne
' of this Board and that he be authorize
y to collect same.
= On motion of Mr.. Brophy, seconde
by Mr.. Walter, considering the fae
- of the existing contract between tn
Board and the Lower Coast Gazett
# for the publication of this Boards pr
% ceedings and that under all circun
al stances a laborer is worthy of his hir'
ID It is resolved that the communicate
If of the Plsquemires Protector be la
d on the table. "r.,. ,
Bids were approved and meeting a
a. journed. .. .f..
On motion OF Com. Louderboug
j., dliy seconded, the Beard adjourned.
"a NJ. DAVID HASPEL.
~ Secretary. Board Of Commi
90 s~ioners for the Grand Pralz
~, Levee District.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22
Proceedings of The Board OF Com
m%issioners for The Grand

Prairie Levee District.
Pte-a-la- Hache, La. Jan. 3. 10.
The Board of Commissioners fer. the
Grand Prairie Levee District met this
day with the following members pres
ent: I. L. Haspel, Thos. Brophy, Mar
Gus Walter, Atty. John Dymond Jr.,
Secretary M. David Haspel and In
spector Henritzy. Absent: James
Edgecomb and Engineer Monget.
On motion of Mr.. Brophy, duly Sec
onded, the minutes of ell meetings, at
said places and on said dates, were rati-
fled and approved.
Presidene l, L. Haspel stated there
was no report to make to the Board
except the issuing Of vouchers to the
various employees.
The Secretary reported a balance on
hand to the credit of the district of
$780, SO. The disbursements of warrants
Nos. lOS4-10G6, were approved OF.
Inspector Henritzy reported that he
had replaced all rain wash and has dug
oft and filled in al! muskrat and other
holes in the district, moved levees
wherever necessary and levee is now
clear of weeds and in fairly good shape.
lie further reports that in about two
. weeks he will complete all new revtt-
ments as good as old. The New Canal
Levee will be completed this week, the
, other levees under contract by the State
arr progressing slowly, this Que in
!, great part to weather conditions and
scarcity of labor. Your Inspector rec
ommends that 2 additional stations Of
t revetment be erected at New Canal.
On motion, duly seconded, recon-
mendations for two stations Of revet-
, ment was favorably acted upon.
= The communications from Gov. Sar:-
ders and Atty. General Guion were
4 read and filed. The communications
of Ford, Bacon and Davis and the
. Plaquemines Protector were read and
: fled.
, On motion Of Mr.. Brophy, duly sec
onded, .,A.
G Be it resolved by the Board Ct
Commissioners for the Grand Trsirie
Levee District, that in accordance
y with Sec. 8 of Act "a approved July 4
d 1898. for the purpose Of providing {
: revenue to carry CIT the object con
t.mplated by said act there be and !:
!. hereby levied for the year 1919, upol
; all property in the Grand Prairie Leve'
Diatrict subject to taxation for leve'
= purposes, a district tax Of 10 mills Of
g the dollar Of its assessed valuation.
- Be it further resolved that the Secr,'
tsry of the Board notify the assesso
of this parish to extend said tax on hi
i. rolls and to make q separate roll TO
III that part of the Parish of Plaquemine
as included in this district and that tn
or Secretary shall notify the %tax-collecto
ut OF said 10 mills district land tax and in
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22
STATE NEWS.

The automobile owners Of the parish
Of Iberviile have organized a club to
promote good roads.
Rice farmers around Crowley, La,
are considering experimentation In
broom corn as a Investigation crop
for rice lands, the short crop of broom
corn in the western states turning
their attention thereto.
The Pontchotoula Truck Growers
Association met on January Is, and ar
ranged for the three hundred members
of the association to attend the meet
ing of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in New Orleans on the 20.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the public school text book
question will hold a public meeting in
Baton Rouge on,Jan, rs, at which time
an invitation is extended to the public
and to the press to appear before the
committee and give whatever informa-
ton may be had fer or against the
change in the school books Of the state.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
decided that the Tulane lease Of the
Baronne Street property is legal and
that the board Of administrators had
full power to dispose of the properly.
Judge Breaux, chief justice, dissents
in this opinion.
Moving picture men are in New Dr.
leans and will photograph local attrac-
tons, including the carnival parades,
and many of the beautiful spots sur
rounding the city, as well as some OF
the industries tributary to the city,
among which is included the oyster in
dustry. all of which will urcoubtedly
do much to advertise New Orleans anc
louisiana among the other cities ane
states of the union.
The Louisiana State Supreme Cour'
!, has held that the child labor law bar:
children from the stage in this state
The Crpheum theater management II
: New Orleans has offered to give a the
A alter party to the successful competl
: t.rs in the spelling contests to be he'll
: in the city elementary schools.
The rice acreage Of the parish o
East Carroll, from present indications
: will be considerably increased this year
e This parish was ranked fourth in tn
d rice production of the state last SCI
e sen.
A large increase in the strawberr
S acreage around Amite City is reporte
{ and it is further stated that the straw
e berry crop looks extremely promising
The sweet tooth Of Lake Charlie
Di must needs 90 unsatisfed in the future
& unless consumers have the foresight I
provide candy on Saturdays, as Jude
y. Overton classes the Sunday sale {
6 candy along with that of tobacco ar
~ cigars as a violation of the Sunday Law
's DeSoto is Banner School Parisi
h Mansfield. La, Jan. 1.-THE paris
superintendent of public education ";
in town yesterday and the tax collects
: raid over to him SIS, 1876. O8 the amour
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

enforced concrete dam OF $500 feet in
length and thirty seven feet in height.
IT, cost is estimated at SIS, 900, 600 ard
II is said that this will be furnished by
private enterprise.
J. Zacharie Hardee, assistant engl-
neer Of New Orleans, and brother OF
Gitv Engineer William J. Hardee, COM
mitted suicide on January II.
Vital Tuiagne, who confessed to m
be2zling $40, 900 from the city treasury
of New Orleans, for which sum the city
was reimbursed by Tujague's brother,
was found not guilty by the jury try
ing the case.
The Orleans cotton press on New
I Levee and Hunter Streets, NV Or
leans, caught fire last week, n cot
tor shed burning, involving a loss Of
I $50, coo.
A big cypress mill is being built by
the ChaImette Cypress Company just
back of Friscoville. in the upper limits
of the parish of st. Bernard.
The first ripe strawberries of the
season were brought into Hammond,
the center Of the Louisiana strawberry
district, on January II. The berries
were grown by a Hungarian farmer.
The Louisiana State Board of Health
will u DR.. H. C. Irion, late president
of that board, for S43l.3l, which it is
alleged is due the Board from DR.. lrlon'
Carl Bortuna, who murdered George
Knecht, a New Orleans baker, last fal
was hanged in the New Orleans parish
prison on January Is.
The farmer boys of the parish of St
Landry will organize into a corn club
each member to raise at least an acre
of corn the coming season. 1t is ex
pected that several hundred boys will b.
enrolled.
Missouri Scorns tire fiOOkWOrm
Governor Hadley's fit refusal to ap
point Missouri delegates to the hook
worm convention which meets in AT
=. lanta Jan. IS, and his equally fiat re
fusal to invite the antihookwormites t
hold their next annual session in ST
t Louis, will be %applauded by a self re
: spection constituency within the stat
and by all outside Missouri who regar
e self respect as deserving of admiration
g Missouri neither denies nor attirms tn
hookworm. The diagnosis OF lazlnes
{ in Alabama and Georgia and Florida
f she neither disputes nor indorses. lie
attitude has more of sentiment tina
, Of science about it. TO her the hoci
worm is Of no more practical lmpcr
ance than the jabberwock or the sacre
. gnu, or the king Of Slams pet whit
elephant. She is too busy deve!oEln
mines, making the most out of farm
y nuStling to buy OF sell goods, to Was'
i energy on the causes and cure OF laz
> ness. The attitude Of Missouri is tt
altitude OF most of the Northern Stat
-, a.so, There Can be no Missouri con
promise as to the extension OF hoo|
:, wormism into free territory. -3roos
In Eagle.