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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
FRISCO WITHDRAWS
SUIT FOR FIVE Mill TAX
Attorney Guilbeau Removes All Obstacles for
the Voting Of A FlVe-MIlI Tax
FOR A Sewerage SYSTEM
Now Believed that the People In the District
viii Not Hesitate TO Vote the Tax for
Much Needed improvement.

The Colorado Southern, New Or.
leans & Pacific Railroad, through
their local attorney, Hon. Dudley L
Guilbeau, formally withdrew THEN
suit against the City Of Opelousas
last Wednesday, at the morning ses.
sion of the District Court.
In 1905 a tax Of FIVE mills was
voted by the people within the cor
porate limits of the city Of Opelou-
sas, as bonus to the Colorado
Southern, New Orleans & Pacific
Railroad Co. The ordinance levy
ing the tax carried with it a stipula-
tion that the road should be built
and in running order within twelve
months of the date on which the
bonus was voted. When the road
bed was practically completed, and
rails laid to within a few hundred
yards of the Atchafalaya river at
Latannier, and just as the company
had started the building Of their
gigantic bridge across the Atchafa-
laya, high water came on. Notwith-
standing this, the railroad continued
work, at double expense, in an en-
deayor to complete the bridge and
cross over to the other side, where a
strip of a few miles only was neces-
sary to connect the two ends, in
time within the contract.
But work as persistently and intel
ligently as they did, accomplished
very little. The turbulent Atchafa-
laya was angry and pillar after
pillar Of the big bridge was swept
away. The road did not come within
the scope of its contract by nearly
two years, and the city refused to
pay the tax levied. The road sued
for the tax, and the matter has been
in court ever since. The road is now
in full operation great trans
continental line.
A week ago Mr.. Dudley L. Gull
beau, the local attorney of the road,
submitted a proposition to the city
council, to the effect that if the tax
payers of a certain prescribed dis
trict would agree to levy upon them
selves a tax Of 5 mills (the railroad
tax levy for sewerage the railroad
would abandon its suit against the
city.
But the trial Of the case had been
fixed for last Wednesday, and when
Mr.. Guilbeau saw that trial would
be forced by the attorneys for the
city, he abandoned the case. 7 did
not want any long-draWn-out litiga-
tion about this matter, and as my
clients had assured me that they
were in earnest in wanting the five
mill tax in litigation devoted to sew
erage in 0pelousas, | did not see my
way clear to pursue any other course
but that Of abandonment of the suit, "
said Mr.. Guilbeau. In that way the
people will see that the road is anxious
to back its proposition, as it aban-
lons the suit even before the cleo
lion is ordered"
The proposed district is bounded
on the north by the Colorado South
ern, New Orleans & Pacific Railroad,
on the south by Jefferson street, on
the east by Lombard street, and on
The west by the Southern Pacific.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
Chachere-Deiean

Oh Saturday evening last, at {
o'clock, Mr.. Leon Chachere and Miss
Carmen Dejean were quietly married
at the home Of the brides parents, at
Mallet, Rev. Father Engberink otti-
ciating.
The groom, who is connected with
the Pacific Express Co. Is an ex-
empIary young man. highly esteemed
in the community. The bride n the
attractive daughter of Mr.. Edmond
F. Dejean. They viii make Opelou-
sas their home.
The Clarioa joins their hosts Of
friends in extendidg congratulations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
Fine Horses

The handsome bay mare, Bonnie's
Parole. owned and sold in 0pelousas,
by Dr.. ]. A. Hass, goes to DR.. D. s.
Perkins, of Sulphur, La, price
$4,000. 0pelousas is fast becom-
ing the Lexington Of Louisiana. 1t
is now the home ef Onwards, Graf
tons, billions, Patchen Wilkes. Pa
roles, and many others az fine as any
in the world.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
Daughters Meeting To- Day

The first regular meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy took
place last Saturday, at the home Of
the President, Mrs. Mary Mayer, and
very important business was transact
ed.
The next meeting will be held at
the courthouse today, at $50 p. m.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
The Big Trade Edition.

The Clarion's mammoth Trade
Edition will appear on or about
November 18th.
Il was originally intendedsto..
issue it in October but itsgos
too big to carry out The origi-
nal intention.
Orders for space and for ex-
ira copies, are coming in every
day.
Il will be a bumper edition.
Here is request for a copy
of the Edition, which has lust
reached US. 1t shows that even
in the big city Of the Lone Star
State it is known thlt the
Clarion is about to get out a
Trade Edition.
Houston, Tex, Oct. I8. 1910.
st. Landry Clarion, Opelousas.
I want copy Of the Trade
Edition Of the Clarion, and
would thank you to send me
one when it is issued. I en-
close so cents, and if there IS
further charge, advise me and
| will remit promptly.
Very truly,
'Pi HONEY,
"623 Chronicle Building.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
FRISCO farmers TRAIN
COMING NEXT MONTH
VIII Be In OpsIOusas on Thursday and Friday,
November Third and Fourth.
MR.. WHITE WANTS EXHIBITS
Big Roads Agricultural Commissioner De.
sIres that ST. Landry Parish Be ven
Represented.

"The Frisco is proud Of the
products of the soil in your
territory, and is anxious that
your wonderland be made known
throughout the United States.
am glad that l will be with
you again on the Sd and 18th Of
November, and | want you to
impress upon the farmers and
business men-upon all of your
people-that want a good ex-
hibit to carry off with me to
the fairs to be held in other
States this Fall. IF. S. White,
Agricultural Commissioner Fris-
CO Railroad.
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tUontinned on page i've
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(Continued On page four)
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
rae CMRIOR'S CIiIF,

That u has lager circulation than III
the newspapers published In the DaR.
lSh combined; and as slaFge q circulation
as any Weekly published ln The State,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

One who rode over tie table laads
south of Ovid year ago and thsa vas
to 20 over the same territory NOW vsuld
hardly believe that it was the aame
land. A few homestead cabins tAsn
dotted the prairie and a little land in
cultivation, but it is all changed, every
where as far as the eye can see new
homes are built or being built, every
one is hustling to get as much land 10
cultivation this year rs possible. 1t
isn't a question of simply complying
with the the homestead law but it u a
hustle to see how many acres Of oats,
wheat. corn, spuds and speltz they can
get in. One of the most noticeable i'm
provements is the home of Blaine Can
nady, short time ago this Was claim
shanty, now he has his farm fenced,
his yard fenced with woven wire,
buildings have been built, = cistern
made and everything is as spick and
span as the labor for home can make
it. His garden is furnishing and if
nothing happens between this and fail
he will have not only fire home but
bumper crop of grain and vegetables.
The roads over the table lands are
being put on section lines and instead
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
Can Show You.
To the rit-Advocate:

10 Jne IYlL-AuNoCdte.
In your write-up of the valveless,
Fearless and waterless motor of the
wonderfully simple, simply wonderful
JONI auto, say that we will prove by
actual demonstration that our car has
more speed, more power and better
cooling system than any other car man.
ufactured for anywhere near the price,
and to prove our cooling system cor
rect will place our bare hand on the ex-
haust pipe, close to the cylinder, after
making a run-which test we defy the
representative of any other car to
make. Our engine is cooled ON EXTE-
RIOR by air from fan, THE INTE-
RIOR by air and gasoline vapor which
passes around the piston. and has
proven to be more cooling than either
air or water, thereby eliminating I'M
necessary weight and many troubles Of
the water cooling system. Our engine
has only THREE WORKING PARTS
and is two-cycle motor-or, in other
words. has an impulse at every revolu-
ton of the crankshaft. A three-cylin-
der JONI car has as much or MORE
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
Waeon for Sale.

A. ]. Brundage has a good Moline
wagon for sale cheap.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

Canvass shoes for SOC is going some
at The Ovid Stores Co.
Several from Ovid attended the can
tata Queen Esther" in Julesburg
Tuesday evening.
Chick food, ground bone and poultry
supplies at The Ovid Stores Co.
H. j. Erickson returned to Ovid Mon
day after weeks absence at Denver,
Sterling and other points.
A carload of lumber for the new beet
dump was unloaded at Ovid Saturday.
Messrs. Claude and Lee Mechanics
were in the vicinity of Sterling looking
up homesteads on Saturday.
The fanciest line of dress shirts and
hose at The Ovid Stores Co.
A number of Julesburg people were
in Ovid Tuesday attending the Jules
burg Irrigation District election.
N. A. Chase who moved onto the
north table land this spring tells us he
has over fifty acres of corn up. That
speaks well for the hustling qualities of
Mr.. Chase.
After very successful week writ
ing life insurance for the Colorado Ma
tional Life Insurance Co., Mr.. A. j..
Brodie left for his home in Denver by
motor Sunday morning.
A great deal of interest is already be-
ing manifested by farmers and others
in the county fair. Now is the time
for everyone to commence to prepare
for this event. Everybody help little.
The strawberry social given by the
Epworth League last Friday night was
well attended. Nearly two crates of
strawberries were consumed and the
exchequer was correspondingiy in
creased.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

Mrs. C. C. Saunders has returned to
Ovid after week spent at Fort Nor
gan.
Mr.. E. X. Shoemaker and family now
occupy the cottage just vacated by Lee
Mechanics.
The little daughters of F. l.. Smith
are now taking piano lessons of Miss
Leota Saunders.
Nj. Howard Yates has been visiting
at his old home in Missouri, but re-
turned to Ovid Monday accompanied by
his mother.
Mr.. Lee Mechanics has accepted a
position on the farm of j. H. Parker,
Jr., south of Ovid and moved his family
there on Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
Is the Best
Cure For Political Evils.


LEGISLATIVE reform has things accomplish We
u must do away with INFLUENCE AND "INFLOO-
~ ENCE" Perhaps you think those words merely
pronounced differently and the thing Not at ALL
Influence be Legitimate though seldom is; be the
influence friendship of money But nAooence" of much
more simple gni6cance pressure frompractcaly
order of-THE BOSS.
CORRUPTION MATCHED CORNERS AND EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES WE CAN DO AWAY WITH IT sv
LETTING LIGHT MAKING ALL COMMITTEE MEET.
The Importance of publicity preventive and cure for cor
ption When the New York reporters
of the fire insurance investigation
os congratulate You're much responsible
The victory simply the result of excellent team
work. What would investigation have amounted to You hadn't
given PUBLICITY you did, The witnesses examined
sweed questions afraid They didn't
fear me representative the sovereignty of the but
as the REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PAPERS,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
Picnicked in the Grove Near
Chappell.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Saunders and
Miss Leota, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Tib-
balls and Messrs. c. A. Shroads, c. j.
and r. J. Dobell and Master Charles,
spent Decoration Day in the grove on
Lodge Pole creek a couple of miles
south of Chappell. This is an ideal
grove for a picnic-plenty of shade and
water, with as beautiful surroundings
as is to be found in northeastern Colo
RADIO. The wonder is some one has not
made this into pleasure resort.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
Keep a Written Account
Of all Your Expenditures

You know from experience 1t is hard to
save from your earnings it can be done
if YOU set your heart and head in that dlrec-
ton. The only way to do it is to keep an
account of what you earn and what you spehd.
The simplest way to keep this record is to
have bank acknowledgment your money
with this bank and pay all bills by check.
Your bank book and returned checks are the
record you want-they will tell the story OF
YOUR money both earned and spent.
Now would be the proper time to begin.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
and Christianity
Are Closely Connected.
BY JOHN MITCHELL. Labor Leade

ABOR needs the support the church III order t" get ecogn
| ton in other quarters
~ IN TRUE SENSE IS PRACTICAL CHRIS
rANTv DISCIPLES WERE FISHERMEN AND
eARmeRs Lowty PEASANTS. HE CHOSE TO
CAST THOSE WHO EARNED THEIR BREAD BY
SWEAT esows. COMFORTING THEM AND TEACH
ING THEM HOW TO IMPROVE CONDITION. THE LABOR
MOVEMENT MAKES PROMISE TO THOSE WHO JOIN
Of there doubt that unionsm has its EVILS No
evils But, nasmuch the labor
movement primarily Christian movement MOVEMENT FOR
THE BETTERMENT OF THE MASSES physically and econom
icaly and morally should join heartily in effort TO
PROMOTE THE GOOD in unonism and ERADICATE The
EVIL cooperation of real lator
unionist in the coun1ry
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

Rev. Eaton left on No. Is Monday
morn ny to bring his family to his new
work in Sedgwick county. In his char
acteristic way he announced that when
We saw q train from the west with an
extla coach attached we would know
they had all arrived. We believe
everyone will welcome Rev. Eaton and
family to Sedgwick county.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
The Ovid State Bank
Ovid, Colorado

POWER than a six-cylinder car of any
other make.
These wonderful cars must be seen
to be appreciated. and they will be here
in few days.
Any one intending to buy an auto
may send word to F. L. SMITH of
Ovid, Colorado, and a demonstration
will be given.
F. L. SMITH, Agent.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

All directors of the school districts of
Sedgwick county are hereby called to
meet at the Office of the County Super
intendent of Schools at the courthouse
in Julesburg at o'clock on Saturday,
J Ine 4, for the purpose of electing a
member of the County High School
Board. ELMA o. LAW,
County Superintendent.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

of one feeling that they are travelling
over a prairie they feel that they are
d wing through a country with a great
future.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

When in need of nurse address Mrs.
L. Muncie, Sedgwick. Colo, or call at
my home five miles south of Sedgwick.
Twenty We rs experience.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02
The Time Of Church Services
ChanRed.

In the future the preaching service
for Ovid will be every other Sunday
evening. This was decided upon by a
vote of the congregation on last SUM-
day night. By the way this was the
largest congregation that has ever
gathered in Ovid and the service was
fully appreciated. Rev. Eaton is GER
tainly forceful interesting speaker
and believe he will build up a fine
congregation both in Ovid and Sedg-
,x,ick
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-02

Tailormade suits for SIP to $35 at
The Ovid Stores Co.
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ed, however. in the Valentine day mail.
Either the identity of the sender is
kept a profound secret or is indicated
only by tiny initials. which are of no
possible benefit in tracing the origin
of the missive. Consequently there is
nothing for the dead letter officials to
do but to either destroy these dere-
licts of the Valentine day mails, or,
II they be deemed of sufficient value,
to set them aside to be disposed of at
the annual auction sale at which
Uncle Sam sells to the highest bid
ders all the unclaimed articles found
in the mails.
incidentally it may be noted that 1t
is very seldom that any person ever
writes to the postoffice department to
inquire regarding valentines that have
gone astray. Many people make in
quiries from time to time with refer
ence to packages which have failed to
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sages hidden in its depths.
Transformation pictures consisting of crude draw
ings in ink or at best more less artistic render
ing in water color, preceded by many years the trans
formation valentines that introduced by the
Germans. once the manufactured valentine became
established institution In these old valentines of the
before and after" order favorte subject that
of bachelor sitting dsconsolate and alone in his
cherries home. Upon lifting a flap of cardboard
there disclosed by way of contrast the happiness
and contentment that might be his in a home pre-
sided by devoted wife.
One of the valentines of this class in the Baer
collection seems at first glance nothing than a
commonplace representation of the exterior of q
church. but shifting Of the displays the inte-
rior of the church with the bride groom man.
maid Of honor and other attendants The best part of
the scheme is that the young lady-her Flora
who sent this keepsake century ago to the
trouble to duly label each person represented in the
enhancing scene that the recipient presumably had
advance information to all the details of his wed
ding.
Some idea of the extent which the custom of ex.
changing valentines carried is indicated by the
number of different designs shown Baer col
lection above mentioned After about 1880 the practice
of preparing valentines at first hand gone
rapidly into decay and the last of the valentine writer's
bears date Of the year mentioned Following this the
manufactured valentines increased rapidly in and
preensions From the lace paper CONNECTIONS, which
gradual evolution-and which, by the way have
remained perennally popular until the present time
the development turned to the production of silk
satin valentines beautifully ornamented in water color
A glance through the art gallery of old valentines
gives clear and accurate idea of the various changes
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tines in America, and indeed the most notable private
or public collection of the kind In the world is the
erty of Mr. Frank House Baer, welknown resident Of
Raer who has had the indulge his unique fad
has covered all quarters of the globe in his search This
snecimens in his old gallery and many of his prizes
have cost him pretty penny.
Anedating an forms of manufactured valentines
the valentine writers"-books of specially prepared
verses and sentiments designed for the Of SWANS
and maidens of a century and half who must
needs prepare their valentines These first aids to
the sentimenally inclined that have been preserved in
the Baer collection have such suggestive titles as The
Rower of Cupid" 1.-The School of Love- THE Ladies'
Polite Valentine Writer "The Satirical Valentine Writ
err" and "Rhapsodies for Gentlemen Who Wish to Ad
dress Ladies in Sonnets"
The Oldest and valuable valentines in existence
those in the Baer collection are believed to be the
only ones of the kind extantare the cut paper vaen-
tines These are carefully folded and delcately cut with
saw.tooth edges the love token OF this KIND
heing so arranged that its unfolding discoses con-
tinuous succession of penned sentiments One of these
cut naner Valentines bearing the date 1880 is formed
from sheet of paper about the size of adys hand
terchef folded into squares of about four inches 1t
was originally sealed with the representation of heart
Particularly quaint conceits In the line or oldtme
valentines found in this collection are those which rep
reeent in each instance either single Hover or cus-
TOR NJ CAV poses fashioned from tissue paper somewhat
IN the order of modern artificial flowers However,
bese ancient counterfeit blooms were so slit into lattice
e neshes that the pulling Of attached thread VIII
nonse ench flower to unfold disclosing sentimental mes
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reach the proper destination, bue are
parently the senders of valentines
either do not know that their tokens
have failed to fulfill their mission or-
else accept the loss philosophbcaIFy.
For the imaginative person there In
opportunity for speculation as to how
many romances have been nipped In
the early stages because of the vaIea-
tines that never came Finally, ono
more cause of the straying of yalen-
tines In the mail is found in the uys-
merous attempts to send such souve-
Mrs through the mails with INSULT
cient postage. Many little folks. for.
instance, seem to be under the, I'm.
preston that valentine In O sealed
envelope will be carried for one cent
instead of two cents. If the envelope
bears the address of the sender 1t can
be returned for more postage, but. Us
above explained, such clew is seldom
given In the case of valentines anG
when the valentine is forwarded to-
Its destination postage due" the per
son to whom 1t Is ddressed-perhaps
suspecting its contents-often refuses
to receive 1t and then, of necessity. r.
is turned over TO the dead letter oftfcue
The dead letter Office, the final resS
ing place of the unidentified vaIes-
tines, is very busy institution. Some
thing like seven million pieces of Icge
mail are every year sent to this instE-
tuition to be examined and its experts
or blind readers" are wonderfully
skillful in deciphering the true meaEa
ing of incorrect and misspelled tx
scriptions that would prove absolutely
battling to any ordinary individual. Al,
the dead letter office Uncle Sam main
tains perhaps the oldest museum In
the world-a collection of the queer
things that have been found in the
mails. Much money is found in the
letters that go astray 1t totals as
much as $4,000 year in coin and
currency, to say nothing of an aggre-
gate of about a million dollars year
! in checks, drafts and currency
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the senders rather than to any inetil-
cheney on the part of the postal au-
thorities. Nevertheless, when one
pauses to consider the characteristics
of the extra mail that floods the postal
routes in mid-February it does not
seem so strange that a larger share
Of 1t misses it's destination than would
be the case with an equal volume OF
holiday mail at other seasons of the
year
The most common cause of failure
on the part of the postofiice officials
to deliver mail is found in the pres
ence on the puzzling pieces of mail
matter of illegible. incorrect or INSULT
Client addresses. Such faulty mail
matter is numerous enough at all
seasons of the year and 1t is easy to
understand that it reaches food tide
along about Valentine day In the
hrst place many of the persons who
4 send valentines wish to use every pre-
caution to conceal from the recipient
the origin of the remembrance. To
that end they attempt to disguise
their handwriting and resort to other
eXpedients, all of which make for
nlegible addresses. At valentine time
700, many little folks patronize the
malls on their own initiative and
some OF these youngsters are far from
skilled in penmanship.
TO this same infuence-th contri
buttons OF the juvenile portion of the
Vommunity-is to be attributed the un
usual proportion of incorrectly anC
''ueQuately addressed pieces of mai
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that accumulate in all of our post
Offices at the valentine festival. In
innumerable instances youngsters
send particularly the com
ic variety-to persons whose initials
they do not know and regarding even
the spelling of whose names they are
in ignorance. Similarly there is often
a woeful lack OF detail in the ad-
dresses embodied in these hazy in
scrlptions. All these Irregularities
make for difficulty in delivering the
mail on st. Valentines day. Some of
the bafiing products of the instinct OF
mischief the letter carriers or local
postofTice officials are able to decipher
and deliver to their proper destina'
lions, but many of these mysterious
souvenirs must needs be sent to the