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Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
EOIEYS ORINOLAXKIIvE
Mr.. Franklin B. ThibO-
dauX.
Lafourche Drug Store.

Mr.. Franklin B. Thibodaux died
Monday morning at 10 o'clock after
a long spell of sickness. Deceased
was 81 years, II m ,nths, and IA
days, and was membor Of one OF
the most highly esteemed and wide
" krown families in this section.
He left two brothers, Bannon Thlbo
daux of Schriever and CASTOR Thibo
daux of this place, also two
sisters, Mrs. Tucker of Houma,
and Mrs. E. W.Blake ofThibodanx,
with whom he has made his home for
: a number of years. Funeral took
8 ddplace Tuesday at $3.50 P. NJ, servi-
! ces at st. Joseph Catholic Church.
He was a lineal descendant OF
Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, founder
of this town. He was endowed
with talent for music common in
his family, but rare in itself. His
preferred instrument was the flute.
Had he cared he could have secured
excellent positions in some OF the
best orchestras in America, notably
in the French Opera Orchestra o
New Orleans where it was said thai
he repeatedly refused engagements
wears back. Whenever it was known
that he would render a selection OF
his favorite instrument the audience
eagerly waited for it as one OF th'
features of the program.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Tributes To
Chief Justice,
Picayune last week copied warm tributes
paid Chief Justice by Washington
Tines.
Memory one OF his remarkable qualities
and his decision in Income Tax case was
notable.
Roosevelt also praises Chief Justice and
PRESIDENT Taft for appointing him to
the oface.

Last weeks Picayune gave a
reprint from the Washington
Times which pays u high tribute
to Chisf Justice White, who was
last Monday appointed Chief JUS
tice of the United States Su-
preme Court, and whose appoint
ment the Senate confirmed unan
imously. The Times is quoted as
saying: "Of all the officials who
walk in Washington the new
chief justice is the most renowned
He never seems to tire. He has
a beaten track and this track is
the White House ellipse, acourse
about three quarters of mile
around. Most any afternoon
when the weather permits, the
iurist can be found circling the
ellipse, always unaccompanled,
and walking it sometimes for two
and three hours at time.
Zone of the most remarkable
of all his qualities is his fine mem
ory. He seldom refers to a note
in delivering an opinion and has
been known to express the judg-
ment of the court for more than
an hour without pause or refe-
renee or manuscript. This at
tribute was first impressed upon
the other justices and the bar in
the income tax case, in which
he was chosen by his associates,
30 deliver the dissenting opinion.
It was long and intricate, cited
many authorities, but he laid
down the manuscript and dell
verod it as ii making an. argu-
ment, becoming very much
wrought up over it, repeatedly
pounding his desk and imprrs.
sing every one with the belief
that he believed what he said
and he wanted his hearers to
know it.
Roosevelt at banquet in Con
necticut in proposing toast
said he proposed toast to "Pre.
sident Taft and second TO that
learned Chief Justice White
Continuing he said" 1t seems to
me that nothing could'be better
augury of the future of this coun
try than that Republican pre-
sident should appoint an ex-Cor
federate of opposite politica
faith chief justice of the United
States and receive the unanimous
applause of his countrymen".
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
The Bank Of Thibodaux

The new Southern Pacific line
from Lafayette to Baton Rouge has
been completed shortening the dis
tance between Lafayette and New
Orleans something like seventy
miles. This new stretch will con-
st;tute the main line and the present
main line passing at Schriever viii
in time become a branch and our
branch will then be a leaf. All
Texas and California trains will be
run from New Orleans by way OF
Baton Rouge where in time all cros-
sings will be made thence to Lafa-
yette, cutting out all territory be-
tween New Orleans and Lafayette.
The new court house in the
new parish of La Sale was ded'-
Gated Tuesday of last week, a
great mum Der of the state officers
being present to participate and
make speeches. The Governor
however being called to Washing
ton was not present.
The sale of hunting licenses lr
this State for the month of No
vem Der this year totailec
$22,8 ,869.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

The Acadian Club will in few
short weeks or less be no more.
It has served it's usefulness aud
is now about TO be absorbed by
the Young Men Benevolent As
sociation of Lafourche, an asso-
citation that has been monu
ment to tine town, credit to the
people Of this parish and god
send to many homes. The Aca-
dian is to lose it's identity and
the Y. M. B. A. in absor bing the
younger organization will include
the features of both forganiza-
tions, the social features of the
Acadian and it's own praise
worthy benevolent features. By
the merger Thibodaux will in all
proba biiity have one of the most
commodious and elegant clubs
in the State outside of New Or
leans. Meetings were held last
Sunday by both organizations
and from all reports the merger
will be affected at an early date.
The building at the corner of
Green and Market Streets,
diagonally opposite the court
house, will be converted into a
modern club room and the Aca-
dian will transfer all of it's para.
pherhalia and fixtures which il
now has in the Hoffman building
in Jackson Street, as that histo-
ric building in which the people
of the Bayou entertained the
great Statesman, Henry Clay,
when he was a candidate for the
presidency of the Uuited States,
Is fast going to ruin and can not
serve the purposes Of a club, un.
less it be remodelled. 1t is to
be regretted that the patriotic
sentiment of our people should
allow this historic building todis
appear in time.
The Acadian Club was charte-
red in 1903, changing the name
it had previously borne, The Cy-
cling club, which it had enjoyed
! since 1894, when it was started
by bicycle owners with a month
ly fee of ten cents, with no regu-
lar meeting place. In time its
laws were so modified that all
who owned an interest, then
those who could ride and finally
any one could join. 1t in time
became the pride Of this town
and served it to many a good pur
pose. To-day it does the best
thing possible by merging with
the most su bstantial organization
of the town. aud while uufortu-
nately loosing It's own identity
seeks oblivion in doing a good
turn for the town.
The Young Men Benevolent
Association organised in 1867, sur
viving the ravages of time, spe-
denies and all else, lives to day
grander and nobler than ever and
is too we'll known to require en-
comiums at our humble hands,
as it is known to all
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Those Who Come and Go

Mrs. Francis L. Knobloch spent
the week end in Baton Rouge with
relatives.
Mr.. Godfrey Fey is visiting
his father and mother after an
absence of several months.
Miss Hazel Toups is home spend
ing the holiday season with her pa
rents having returned from the Ursu
line Convent last Monday with her
father, Mr.. o. J. Toups, who was
visitor to New Orleans that day.
Mr.. John B. Taylor, life long
resident of this community left last
Monday with his family to take up
his residence in New Orleans. Mr..
Taylor is operating transfer line
from the StockLanding in st.Bernard
Parish to some point in the interior
of the same parish connecting with
the street car line making several
trips day. His paper. the La
fourche Comet, will in the future be
under the management of Mr.. A. ].
Long, who is sufficiently experien-
eed in the business to assure the
papers being under good care. We
trust the change will mean much to
Mr.. Taylor and that his brightest
anticipations may be realized.
Mr.. J. M. Level was visitor to
New Orleans last Monday.
] Rev. Father A. Simon was a visi
tor here to attend the funeral of Mr..
Franklin Thibodaux.
Mrssrs. Clarence Bourg, Fer1.
Torres, Francis Lejeune are here
ifrom Jefferson College to spend
the holiday season with their folks.
pav vour 1910 mill tax.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
For Sale.

Weiss Filing cabinet (new)
$500.
Fine chapel Organ Qmported)
cost $500 new. Will sell for
$500.
Pony, broken to saddle or bug
gy.
2 No. 3 Oliver Typewriters at a
bargain.
New Gasoline Skiff Ut b. p.
engine) $500.
Joseph Fl. Price,
Lockport, La.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

civic pride will be taught the
people of the State of Louisiana
in an innovation about to be intro
duced by the State Board OF Edu
cation. State Superintendent
Harris has made known the fact
that he has secured funds from
a foreign source for the purpose
of identifying the grounds sur
rounding the public schools Of
this state. OF what the funds
consist and from what source de
MED is unknown, not peing given
by him. The trees, plants, and
grass to be used for the purpose
will be grown at the Louisiana
State University.
The move is a good one and
should be encouraged by all right
thinking citizens not only for the
public schools but for all pre-
misses surrounding educational
institutions, for the surroundings
of growing America can not be
beautified too much, for only by
so doing can civic pride ever be
brought home as forceably as it
should be. Beautifying the school
premises will inculcate civic pride
in the mind of the child, and
through him the mind of the pa
rent. to beautify all home surroun-
dings will be developed, after the
home all grounds surrounding pub
lie buildings.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Roth Drug Store
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Xmas Presents.

Fancy Packages of Candies in
Hurley's, Jacobs, and Fuerst and
Kraemer's. Swell line of Holiday
perfumes. Cigars,in Xmas Packages
Xmas Cards, Stickers, Tags and
Tree Decorations
PRICES VERY REASONABLE.
Don't Fail to see our Show Win
dows.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

We ask for share of your bank
ing business, offering in return the
services of safe, conservative in
stitution that will endeavor to
make the relation both pleasant
and satisfactory one.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
For Rent

The Morning Star Bakery, cor.
jackson & Il. r. Alley formerly
occupied by l.. P. Gande.
Auply to Timothe Austin.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Alexandria will next month vote
>on the commission form OF govern
iinent as proposed by a recent law
81, the General Assembly, which
form has been adopted in Shreve'
port and is working Satisfactorily
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Attorneys from this and Terrebonne pa
rish interested In the suit, which is the
land case much spoken OF for some
months.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Auptee A. Duet, who has been in city
only two years, from lower section OF
parish, puts an end to the work OF BAN
dit.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Notice

Hunting is positively prohibited
on Acadia Plantation.
w. HI. PRICE.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Violet Grove 90, WoOdmen Cir
Gle gives a dance on New Years
Eve at Odd Fellows Hall. Come
and dance the ola year out, and
the new year in.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

He throws revolver aside, boxes thlefs
hear and chases him, thereby attracting
dectiye who at first got all credit.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
DIR. F. v. Riviere
DENTIST,

Over Riviere's Hardware Store.
THIBoDAUx, La
Highest class service in Dentistry
Crown and Bridge Work and high
est grade plate work at lowest
prices.
Teeth positively extracted with
out pain by my new process.
A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD FOR MOTH.
Frs.
Mrs d. Gilkeson, 326 Ingles
! Ave, Youngstown, Ohio, gained
wisdom by experience. "My little
! girl had severe cold and coughed
almost continuously. My sister re-
commrndrd Folry's Honey and
Tar. The first dose | gave her re
lievet the Inflammation in her
throat and after using only one
bottle her throat aud lungs were
entirely free from Inflammation
Since then ! always keep bottle
of Fo!ry-s Honey and Tar in the
house. Accept no substitutes -
Lafourche Drug store.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Because of the enforcement OF the
culling rules adopted by the Oyster
Commission several oyster factories
in New Orleans will have to close
down.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

ANY BOY anxious to earn mo-
new can secure a position with me.
To my best boys l am going 10
give SAVINGS BANKS and cash
prizes. The werk is easy and
does not interfere with other du-
ties. Sidney J. Boudreaux rhibo-
daux La,
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

The plants, trees and grasses for doing
the work will be raised at the state
University. zs-.f
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Two Bodies
To Consolidate,
Acadian Club to be absorbed by the
Young Men benevolent Association Of
Lafourehe and continue as one organiza
tiOn.
The features of both to be preserved, the
members of the Acadian going over in a
body to the older organization.

Acadian Club passes out o9 existence by
the merger-both associations held
meetings last Sunday for that purpose.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

The sheriff and district attorney
at Lake Charles exchanged hard
blows in an encounter last week and
it was only through the intercession
of friends that the sheriff was pre-
vented from pulling out his gun on
the district attorney.
1t appears from press reports
that many of the signatures OF repu
. table citizens of New Orleans as
king the Senate to confirm the ap.
pointment of Owens on the New Ol
sleans School Board were forgeries
as the people contend they did no'
sign.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Pay your poll tax now.

New Orleans won first blood in
the Panama Exposition fight by
having the matter referred to the
and action will not be
taken one way or the other before
January 18th. The Californians
had hoped to have the matter set
tied before the holidays.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Did you pay your poll tax !!

Time for payment of poll tax is
short, shorter than one imagines.
1t therefore behooves all good citi-
zens to get busy and see that every
white man of age does pay. Ask
everybody: Have you paid your
poll tax!
All necessary ingredients to make
fruit cakes can be purchased al
Knobloch's confectionery.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
LafouTche Boy
Shows Courage.

In the recent street car hold ups In new
Orleans II boy from this parish SHOWS
remarkable courage.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Sports Made
To Halt

Acting governor paul Lambremont stops
cooking main and prize fight in monroe
and Jefferson.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Fight in Jefferson only postponed In the
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Two Parishes
Sue For Land,
Lafourche and Terrebonne join for the
purpose of instituting suit for fifty
thousand acres of land.

Suit instituted in the parish of TerrebOne
against the Terrebonne Land Company
last Tuesday.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Governor Sanders was reported
seriously indisposed at Washington
D. C. this week. The indisposition
was at first considered slight, but
later reports were to the effect that
it was somewhat serious.
Be live one-pay your poll tax!
Congressman Robert 9. Wickliffe
is reported as one of the latest pos
sibilities for GU bernatorial honors.
Any good man to break up the ring
system extant in this state.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Sheriffs at both places wired to stop
fights last Friday and the order is
.obeyed.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

A Grand Dance New Years Eve
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
State To
Teach Pride,
Civic pride will be taught In the puollc
schools of this state by an nnoVation
in beautifying grounds.

StateSuperintenden Harris secures Iunos Us
beautifying public school grounds.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
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. chc KIDNEYS AND BLAoof

Lafourche Drug Store.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Eat the best Taffy Candy made
For sale by Lafourche Drug Store
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Pay your 1910 poll tax.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

;ssTN i. i. s5ssE
fos 6Aexaeax KIDNEYS Ane BlAnnss
Lafourche Drug Store.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-15

packages up to the weight OF IL
pounds at the rate of II cents pound
from Great Britain and to transmit
them to any port of the United States,
while the extreme weight of any
package which can be mailed in the
United States is but four pounds
and the tate of postage charged on it
is Is cents a pound. Under this
peculiar condition of affairs, pack
age could be sent from London to
Seattle cheaper than from Seattle to
Kent; and moreover, package nearly
three times as large can be transmit
ted from England as from home.
"Fo1 many years there have been at
tempts annually to secure the parcels
post service in this country, but
without avail. A witty member of the
senate once said that there were three
strong and controlling reasons why the
United States cannot have a parcels
post service. When pressed for an
explanation he responded by giving
the names of the three great express
companies which practically control
led the handling and transmission of
parcels throughout the United States.
1t is hard to believe that those three
reasons should have as strong weight
now as they did at that time when
the president of one of those companies
was a controlling factor in the United
States senate.
arguments for a parcels post mod
eled on the British system are many
those against it few. The post office
department has favored it for years
and believes that it could be made a
revenue producer. The convenience
of the people demands it; but for
some reason it has been impossible to
secure congressional action on it,"
This is not the first nor the second
time this able journal has editorially
SPOKEN out on this vital question as
one of the stanch advocates of this re-
form and "there are Others
The individual, in any walk of life,
who imagines that only few obscure
persons are advocates of the parcels
post is very much mistaken. | have
lying before me as write list of the
leading members of the ''Postal Pro
gress League of California" ard l
select the names of a few of the stanct
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-15

The railways in Washington have
made rate of fare and third to the
state fair at North Yakima, September
26th to October 1st and all exhibits
are to be returned free.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-15
Horticulture

that we must use two sizes of boxes to
pack our apples is mistake. With
the use of the diagonal pack and the
regular pack we can neatly pack all
the apples we have in the same sized
box except those smaller than five
tier and such sizes we rarely pack at
all.
GOOD HIT FOR MR.. HUMPHREY.
am amazed to see what Congress-
man Humphrey says about the papers
that advocate the parcels post. In
answering some queries from Fred ".
LEWIS, secretary of the Washington
Grange, he uses this language: 81
trust that the time is not far distant
when it will not be to the financial ad-
vantage of the yellow journals to
vilify public men and institutions OF
the country confess to no small
surprise that such language should be
used by an intelligent congressman IN
referring to the papers of the country
that are urging the question of par
cells post upon our public men.
am not Congressman Humphrey s
enemy. | have voted for him right
here in his home city. L am surpris-
ed that Mr.. Humphrey does not know
that the farm papers of the United
States are practically unit in de-
handing the same kind of parcels
post enjoyed by nearly all the civiliz-
ed nations of the world, and am
more surprised, if he does not know
this. that he should refer to them as
"yellow journals. Very many OF
these farm papers come to The Ranch
office as exchanges and l know what L
am saying when I say that they are
united in making this demand. There
are hundreds of these papers publish
ed in the United States and they are
insistent in demanding that Congress
give US this much needed legislation.
Let it be borne in mind that the power
back of these farm papers is the
great mass of farmers in this country
who are calling for the parcels post.
1t will not do to pass by this mighty
mass of the American people with a
wave of the hand, a puff of scorn, or
a reference to "yellow journalism. -
Congressman Humphrey claims that
the mail service of this country is the
best in the world. In the main that
is true and the people demanding the
parcels post are not waging war
against our mail service in general
hut only our inferiority in the matter
of the parcels post. In that one par
ticular we are decidedly behind the
great nations of the world and the
man In congress who will deny this Is
Intentionally ignorant or he is acting
against light and that is worse than
Ignorance. | believe that our con-
gresham has spoken hastily and upon
mature consideration will reverse
himself,
Not only are the hundreds OF farm
papers of the country advocating this
much needed reform but many OF the
great dailies are with them. AS
write these lines the Daily Post Intel
ljgencer of Seattle, and the leading
Republican paper IN Mr.. Humphreys
district and in the state of Washing
.o, ~ Nov 30 1910 lies before me
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-15

advocates of this much needed re-
form: 'President Edward Berwick
of Pacific Grove; vice presidents,
Geo. G. Pardee, Oakland; Benz. lde
Wheeler, president University of
California;; David Starr Jordan,
president Stanford University; JOS
epb e. Stubs, president University
of Nevada; Elwood Cooper, Santa
Barbara; Hon. M. j. Daniels, River
side; Hon. Thos. Flint JI., HOLSTER.
l am not done with this matter nor
done with the Hon. W. e. Humphrey,
NJ c., from Seattle, WASH, and his
attitude towards the parcel post.
believe our friend Humphrey has been
misinformed and Will correct him
self. In our next issue will be given
a full account of the condition of the
fruit crop and the p1 aspects.
Grape culture in the state of Wash
ington is recognized in the premium
list and catalogue of the Washington
state fair, September Goth to October
1st, and beautiful trophy cup is to
be given the county making the best
display of grapes. This industry is
growing in certain sections of Wash
ington and promises to become I'M
portant. The state fair board is en-
deavoring to recognize every thriving
industry of the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-15
THE PARCELS POST

Assistant Postmaster Colkett shows
the curious working of our postal
laws in calling attention to the fact
that by the terms of the postal union
the United States is obliged to receive