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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11

NO. 648s, Probate Docket, 18th judicial Dis
tffct Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
BY virtue of an order of the Hon. b. 81.
Paw Judge of the 10th Judicial District
of Louisiana, dated Feb. 8, 1911, IN
and for the parish OF st. Landry, there will
be sold AT public auction to the last and
highest bidder. for cash, By the undersign-
ed joint dRtfve testamentary executors, or
amy duly qualified auctioneeT of this parish
ait the front door OF the courthouse In Opel
0ugass on
Saturday, Mar. I8, 1911,
at I'LL O'Clock b. m, the following described
properly, belonging to the above estate,
tO-Wft:
list. One hundred and forty-eight tl4st
acres Of prairie land, situated In the Mallet
section OF ST. Landry parish. La and ina
provements thereon, bounded on the north
by property of Mcbride, south by property
ofs Bellard. east by same, and west by prop
eTty OF Veazte.
I'd. Acertatn tract of woodland, situated
In the parish of st. Landry. La, near the
property Just above described, containing
thirty three (33l acres, and bonded north
by property of Haas, south by game, east
by property Of Guillory and west by same
~Terms-Oash.
LOUIS MAYER,
THOMAS o. TODD,
Joint Datfve Testamentary Executors.
sbi1-6t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11

HS. lSzAZ, ol4L6enLn JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court St. Landry Parish, La.
By virtue of a writ of seizure ana sale
issued out of the Hon. the 18th Judicial
District Court of the State of Louisiana, IN
and for the Parish of st. Landry. In the
above numbered and entitled suit, and TO
me directed, I have seized and will offer
for sale, for cash, at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, at the front door
of the o House of st. Landry Parish. al
0pelousas, La on
Saturday, April 1, 1911.
at II O'Clock q. M. the following described
property to.Wit:
The place known as the Moss and Glow
place, situated on Petit Prairie Bayou in
the Parish ofSt. Landry State OF Louisiana.
and bounded on the North by the estate d
T.W. Cason. on the south by the estate of
Moss, on the west by the estate OF Joe
Valery, n on the east by the property al
unknown parties, and containing two hun.
acres, more or less.
Terms-Cash.
feo25-6t NIL. SWORDS. Sheriff
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
Notice.

AS Captain OF Co. h, Twenty .efshtb
Louisiana Regiment. Thomas Brigade +
will take pleasure In signing ali paper
necessary TO procure pensions for any
Jennie deserving same
feb25.4t If. e. LYONS, Crowley, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11

Nu. 1o5fgs loIh JUDICIAL District Court
Parish OF st. Landry, La.
BY virtue OF q Judgment of partition,
signed Feb. ID, 1911, by The Hon. b. Ell. Pavy.
Judge OF the 18th Judicial District
Court. of Louisiana, in and for the parish Of
Of ST. Landry, rendered in the above en-.
titled q numbered cause there will re sold
az public auction, to the last and highest
BIDDER by the undersigned a~uctioneer, at
the front door of the Courthouse In OPEL
cnsass La, on
Saturday, March rs, 1911,
at IL O'Clock a. m. the following described
property to.wit:
The northeast quarter and south half of
northwest quarter and north half of south.
west quarter of section one, township four
south. range three east Louisiana Meridian,
containing three hundred and twenty
acres with ali the buildings and improve.
menfs thereon. being the same property
acquired by Alex Bowman partly from Leon
WolEag appears by Act 2o305 Recorded in
Conveyance Book X No. 2 page 47&, partly
from Joachim Ortego and others as ap-
pears by Act 20304 duly recorded In same
book page 7Ss and partly from r.. M. Dupla-
chain as appears by Act No. 1888 duly re-
corded IN Conveyance Book x No. 2 pages
81 and 80 OF the Recorders once of this
parish.
Terms-Cash on day OF sale.
feble-8t j. K.PAVY, A~uctioneer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
Build Up the Soil.

Not enough attention is given
to the improvement of our farm
land. The soil of a farm is like
a bank account to the owner. #
he adds fertility to it, he can
draw more heavily upon it and
thus make larger crops. If he
allows it to run down, he cannot
expect more from it than from
an empty bank account. The
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash
lin his soil are what counts. All
soils contain relatively large
amounts Of these plant foods,
but not always in a soluble form;
and unless plant food is dissolved,
it is not available to plants.
Probably the most important
thing that has to do with in
creasing the fertility of land, is
vegetable matter, which is called
hurnus when undergoing decom-
position. The addition of humus
to the soil, either by blowing
under green manure crops or by
applying barnyard manure, in
creases the fertility of a soil
directly and indirectly. It not
only supplies nitrogen and other
plant food, but it is a powerful
agent in breaking down soil
particles and rendering the food
which they contain available to
the crops.
The best means of building
up soils are the Incorporation of
humus by blowing under such
crops as coWpeas and velvet
beans; the practice of crop rota-
tons of approved types; the
keeping Of live stock and the
application of their manure to
the land; deep blowing, whereby
the plant roots have a larger
soil area from which to draw
food; and the application Of COM
mercial plant food, mainly phos-
phorus. Few general farmers
can afford not to employ each of
these FIVE methods to build up
their land. Dept. Agricultural
Extensinn, Louisiana State Uni
versity.
TsnInwnA Tooahnrcs Fmc4sfu%n
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
Colored Teachers Institute

COEUTOU I0aCu0FS 4HsgaGuG6e
The fifth meeting of the Col
ored Teachers Institute will be
held at the Public School, Ope-
lousas, La, on Saturday, March
is, 1911, at 1890 a. m.
PROGRAM
/. Opening Exercises. L.
McGaffey.
Z. Roll call, quotations.
8. How to study, chaps. Sand
w. w. Solete.
4. Song, The Public School,
p. Fl. Nash, Composers.
s.. Civics and health, chaps.
N731-A. E. Hicks.
6. Arithmetic, denominate
numbers. E. Lowe.
Z. Algebra, factoring f II y
explained and discussed
F. Mack.
8. General discussion on
DUTY Of teachers towards
each other"
9. Criticisms.
10. Assignments and adjourn
ment:
JOS. H. AUGUSTUS,
Conductor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
. HERIFF'S SALE.
FERDINAND GUMBEL
versus
EUGENE M0NTHETL, ct al.

o. 1929, Sixteenth Judicial District
Court ST. Landry Parish, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF DAVID Z. o d

no. 6a8s, Probate Docket. 18th Judicial Dis.
trfct Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
DARTITIoN SALE.
AGNES BOWMAN. wife
CHERRY BowmaN, wife. ct ais.

No. 1870, 18th Judicial District Court.
Parish of St. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-11
NOTICE.
TO NONRESIDENT AND UNKNOWN DE-
LINQUENT TAXPAYERS, PARISH
OF ST. LANDRY.

O~pelousas, La, March 6, 1911.
The following named non-resldents
whose posfonice address is unknown and
unknown owners, are hereby notified q
the State and Parish taxes ON the properly
described below, as per assessment rolls !0r
the year indicated, are now due and deltn-
quent since January 1, 1911, and same must
be paid, with cost int penalties, or Sat0
property will be sold according TO law:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
GRIZZLY BEAR AND BUFFALO

While It isn't likely that the grizzly
bear will ever become extinct. ne mas
all the same, come to be something
Of a rarity in many Of his original
haunts, and the hunter seeking sport
with him now must journey into the
Businesses Of the far Sierras M
Coast Range mountains or into the
wilderness Of the British provinces OF
the northwest
In former days, when. the hunter
and the ranchman had only their
double barreled guns, the grizzly had
little fear OF them. But when the re-
peating guns and the rest OF the de-
s~troyers began to confront him he
gradually but reluctantly fell away
from the pleasant %borderland and
sought safety in the deepest isolation.
When there were buffaloes on the
plains the grizzly bears were keen
and persistent hunters Of them. A
herd Of buffaloes on its journey sell
dom escaped attack from grizzlies all
along the line. When a grizzly and a
buffalo came to battle there a sure
to be a savage test. although It never
lasted long. the buffalo being the van.
quished.
Confronted by a bear a buffalo bull
would invariably charge furiously
Upon its big and ugly foe. This was
as the bear expected. He waited.
erect on his launches, the onset OF
the buffalo. As the latter rushed for
ward with lowered head and was al
most upon the bear the bear would
throw itself to one side with astonish'
ing quickness and at the same time
deliver a blow with one Of his power.
full paws that seldom failed to break
his antagonists neck. It sometimes
happened. though. that a bull was
young and agile enough to await this
blow long enough to give in turn a
deadly thrust Of his horn into the
bears side. making combat a mutual
slaughter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29

cognizance Of this shameful condi.
ton; for, unless ] am sadly mistaken,
the Plimsoll mark Of the boat on
which / rode was far under water
and one of these fine days there will
be @ horrible accident to the world.
wide shame Of the American flag.
At this critical time there is danger
that such abuses of the American
name may injure the future Of Ameri-
can capital even as the Infamous
American railway concession In China
brought the nation into a dlsrepute
there from which 1t has only Of late
been recovering. America asks moth.
ing of Turkey except opportunity to
do legitimate business, and to be good
neighbors. The American government
should be at pains to e that al
American representatives shall be
worthy Of the flag that they fly.
Copyright, 1s11. by Joseph B. Bowles.l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
FAMOUS ORANGE TREE

In a garden at Riverdale, Cal. IL
treasured perhaps the most valuable
and noteworthy Of trees In the United
States. It Ia the orange tree brought
from Brazil In 1874 by the depart.
ment Of agriculture. and from which,
by budding. all the navel orange trees
in California r descended. To this
tree are traced orange groves now val.
asd at millions Of dollars and II was
sAs esgsnains Of q great industry CIV
lns sofk to buNr-~@s ~ s~h~".scSs q.
F~-GA TO~as and even cities have
spruns 0p from the yield Of this tree
whose fruit o goes to practically all
the great markets Of the world.
When the tree was transplanted to
It's present site. President Roosevelt
attended the ceremony Its first fruit
borne thereafter was. In consequence,
sent TO him. and his letter, acknowl.
edging receipt. was carefully pre-.
served close by, together with a photo.
graph Of the replanting OF the tree.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
WOODEN E AS A BEEHIVE

The only living human beehive. who
carries q swarm Of trained bees with
him everywhere he goes. was on ex-
hibition at the county jail at Cleve.
land. o.. the other day. Mark o. Den.
nison Is the man who owns the bees.
The hive Is in his wooden leg. Two
deputy sheriffs found him sleeping In
a park. When they attempted 10 ar.
rest him he turned the whole swarm
OF bees upon them. although they are
tame and harmless when their owner
tells them to be. They are trained to
use their singers only when Dennison
considers his peace Is threatened. The
deputies, after considerable coaxing.
got Mark to call Of the bees. and
one BY they returned to the hive
through small holes which act as en-
frances to the interior Of the false leg.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29

Message which he desired me to con
Fey to the American business men.
A Governors Invitation.
This district alone needs an in.
vestment OF FIVE hundred million
francs OF foreign capital. We are now
having drawn specifications Of a vast
irrigation project for this great Gill
clan plain. shall be glad to let you
have, and TO send to any interested
and responsible persons In America,
detailed information such as would be
necessary to make bids. Americans
are familiar with irrigation work and
skilled in this department of engineer
ing; so we should be very glad to have
responsible firms seek this contract
and I could assure them that there
will be no difficulty about the neces-
sary government concession.
"Here In the city of Adana we need
to install an electric lighting plant, a
tramway system. a water system, q
telephone system, and q sewage sys-
TEN. All these public utilities are
open to foreign capital with a good
return and abundant security assured.
mot only will Adana, which has
sixty thousand inhabitants, grow to q
much larger city, with the advent Of
the Bagdad railway and the develop
ment Of our agricultural and cotton
industry, but to the east Of us on the
Chilean plain there should be another
city. II is bound to come. With 1t
will come all kinds Of opportunities for
capital. / should be glad II you would
extend this invitation to interested
Americans.
"1n the way OF general trade, there
Is an almost unlimited field here. For
a few years past we have imported
every year a number Of modern agri-
cultural machines, costing as high rs
$4,000 a piece. These came from EnAr
land. yet we know that America Is
the home OF modern harvest machin-
cry. Why do not your manufacturers
send out agents Into all this agricul-
tural country, or ecure native agents
In order to promote their business"
The governor went on to talk of the
changed which brings In the
new fashions Of the western style,
making a market for American shoes,
American collars and neckties, Amer.
can clothes, American tools and many
of the accessories of western life. Tho
general commission merchant should
do as thriving n business as the capt.
talist in these regions where once the
Persians and Greeks and Romans and
Crusaders and Arabs fought historic
battles.
Where Americans Blush For the Flag.
Levantines are keener to see the
advantages Of trading out here NJ
Americans than are Americans them.
selves. There have opened in this
country some schemes which Ameri-
can resident In this part Of the world
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29

the dress uniform Of the ships on.
GERS, but they have distorted It so that
the blue field is larger than the red
and white stripes aad instead Of hav.
ing the field filled with stars, there ap-
pears upon It the white Greek cross.
Most Of the men in the company are
Greeks and thus they are flying the
Greek flag in defiance Of all response.
billty. They escape all the taxes
that they would have to pay to the
Turkish government nor r they sub
ject to inspection by any Turkish Of
fetal.
Cattle in Passenger Places.
It would be well II they were. When
went aboard the New Jersey" she
was loaded with cargo and well down
to the water line. Then there were
later taken on 1900 sheep and goats.
lifted aboard In punches by their hind
legs, and thrown scrambling upon the
decks. These were given the space
that ordinarily goes to second class
and deck passengers. They ere
crowded In so that there was not room
to walk among them. Incidentally.
they were not given food or water in
the SO hours that l knew them to be
aboard. T~hirty-one head Of cattle
were also driven on to the upper deck.
A car load of melons were piled high
among the life boats.
Over and beyond all these. spraw.
ling wherever they could make q
space, were two hundred deck passen-
gers. chiefly pilgrims to Mecca whose
prayers and pistols made them eve
more picturesque than the goats. ]
could not find a life preserver on the
boat, though ] searched. AZ for the
life boats, some Of them were occu.
pied by the pilgrims who conducted
their household arrangements therein.
Passengers on the Bridge.
The advent Of o first class passen.
ger on this line was evidently unusual.
Absolutely no space is provided on
deck for first class passengers but ]
was invited to share the captains
bridge. 1t is no exaggeration to state
that the filth on deck was from hall
an inch to two inches thick. On the
bridge I was often left In u%ndisputed
possession, no officer being present.
A horribly dirty Greek stood at the
wheel.
/ could not find any sign of captains
license, pilots license or any other of.
fetal papers on the boat. In the cabin
there is q handsome ikon before which
burns a light. Nobody on the boat
speaks English, except one mate who
appeared near the end Of the voyage
and was able to ask to have his pic
ture taken.
And that Is the American Line"
Its use Of the flag could have been
made possible only by some sort of
Official dereliction or connivance. The
government cannot too quickly take
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29

The world famous st. Agnes light.
house. the Oldest lighthouse in exist.
ence, the guardian Of the Settles, was
finally shut down recently and the
light extinguished. after continuous
service since 1880. when the pres.
snt tower was erected by Capt. Hugh
TIL and Capt. Symon Bayly. Previous
to this time an iron cresset burning
coal marked the approach to the dan.
gerous channels amid the rocks sur.
rounding the Settles, so the presence
Of q lighthouse on this spot extends
back even to earlier times than 1880.
The Trinity board decided, however,
that the old st. Agnes light was too ex
travagant to work. In spite Of the fact
that its continuous and faithful serv
Ice had probably saved many hun.
dreds of ships from getting too near
TO the dreaded rocks which abound
around the island. They have. there
fore. erected q modern iron automatic
lighthouse on the neighboring island Of
st. Mary's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29

think call for vigorous investigation
by the government. The flag is fly
Ing over enterprises which are not
conducted in American fashion, and
which briug into %disrepute the good
name Of the nation.
Most conspicuous among these, and
OF especial interest to Americans just
now, because OF the shipping subsidy
agitation Is an American Line" Of
steamers which II to Mediterranean
ports, flying the American flag. 1t GER
tainly looks good 10 an American to
SEQ the Stars and Stripes flying on
the stern of q vessel Of some kind
until he examines the kind Of vessel
and the story behind 1t. The Ameri.
can Line has q fleet Of nearly q dozen
ships, bearing names Of states. ! know
most about the New Jersey" for on
her l made a neyer-to-be-repeated voy-
age across the Mediterranean.
As far as | can gather from various
sources, the company which owns the
ships nominally has the majority o.
Its stock in the hands Of q Greek mer.
chant Of Smyrna. who went to Amer
lea and became a n%aturalized citizen,
and returned here for the purpose OF
getting the advantages of American
citizenship. He Is the nominal chief
stakeholder in the American Line, In
an leo company and a cinemetograph
show, and other enterprises that are
opening under the American flag,
American protection releases them
from all obligation to the Turkish law.
by reason Of the capitulations in
force here every American enterprise
Is free from Turkish supervision and
an INSCRIPTIONS person or persons, as
may readily be seen, can greatly abuse
the rights Of American citizenship.
What the Flag Covers.
In the case of this American Line"
which is a scandal throughout the LIE.
want, the company ostensibly secured
American registration about a year
ago in order to escape the Turkish Law
whereby its ships could be used for
the transport of troops. Critics say
that this is the same company that
previously ran the ships, but simply
under another and an American name
They fly the flag over their Offices and
over the ships; but / venture to say
that there are not FIVE persons in the
whole outfit who could tell whether
Grover Cleveland was a brand Of po
tato or the president OF the United
States.
They use the American shield or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
Another Blow at the Novelist,

Is II well to marry the woman yoL
rescue from drowning? the New York
Evening Mail asks. The suit for Dr.
vorce for 'incompatibility Of tempera-
ment." filed at Reno by a woman
whom her husband had plucked from
the sea at Asbury Park six years be-
fore, intlmates that II is not well.
But wherefore? The reasons are
triple: ID People do not like to live
In constant presence Of some one to
whom they are under so heavy debt
(2) Lifelong content in double har
ness should rest on congenial tenn
peraments, not on some romantic
stunt. (3) Such marriages are usual.
ly between the summer man and the
summer girl, and therefore do not
envisage LIES realities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
GREEN WATER" OF THE NILE

The green water" of the Nile Is
quite a different thing from the green
water of the ocean. About April Is.
the Nile begins its annual rise and a
month later the effect is felt at Khar-
toum. A very curious phenomenon
accompanies this increase in the ap.
pearance of green water"
For a long time 1t was believed that
the color came from the swamps OF
the upper Nile lying isolated and stag.
nan under the tropical sun and pol
luting the waters with decaying vege.
table matter. With the spring rise this
fetid water was supposed TO be swept
into the streams to make It's appear.
ance In Egypt.
Within recent times. however, this
theory has been abandoned. Now we
are advised the green water ia caused
by the presence Of innumsrable mum.
bers of microscopic algae. offensive to
the taste and smell. They originate
away up in the tributaries and are
carried to the Nile. where under the
hot sun and in the clear water they In.
eas with amazing rapidity. forming
columns from $50 to 500 miles in
length.
The weeds continue to grow. die and
decay until the turbid food waters put
them to an end. for they cannot exist
except In clear water.
Offensive as In some respects the
green water is, 1t Is hailed with de.
light by the Egyptians. since its ap.
pearance is a sign Of the real food
time and the close of the water
famine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
Then Pa Grew Reflective.

The Smiths had invited a guest to
dinner. AS the last course was
reached little Willie. who had been
closely watching the guest almost cor.
tinually during the meal. looked over
at him once more and said:
"You haven't changed a bit since
you started eating, have you. Mr.. Cur.
tis?"
why. no." laughed the visitor.
why do you ask that question:"
Because" b!urted out Willie, con
fused by a pair Of eyes focused en-
him, because ] heard pa say you'd
make a big hog Of yourself as soou
as you got your eyes ON the beef"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
HUGE GERMAN HOUSE REYS

The present German house key could
be used as a weapon of attack and de-
tense besides serving its original pur-
pose. It weighs on an average about
one-eighth of a pound. and as each per.
SON entitled to carry a house and CORR
dor key has nearly q quarter Of .
pound OF soft iron in his pocket It Is
conservatively estimated that the
amount Of iron In circulation In Ger.
many In the pockets Of the men and In
the handbags of the women amounts 70
1895 tons. besides an additional $500
o n Of keys to interior Of German
AOmea
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
ROOSTER WHIPS A HAWK

Paul e. Gerard Of Bowling Green,
KY, went to his farm recently and
while walking over his place he saw a
chicken hawk fly to the ground and
catch a chicken. One Of Mr.. Gerar6's
flne game ROSTERS saw its companion
in trouble and ran to its assistance,
fighting the hawk. which later let 20
the chicken and saved its life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-29
LONGEST TRAIN EVER SEEN

A cantaloup train. believed to DO
the longest the world has ever seen.
passed through Tuscon. Aris.. recently
from the imperial valley. The train
consisted Of 1870 cars. was one and one
half miles In length. and contained
more than 100000 cantaloups.