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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

Senator Werman, and the vice
president to sustain his claim;
he detailed what he termed the
low plane upon W h i c h
Ransdell had pitched the cam
paign and ridiculed his preten-
sions to work accomplished by
the latter with reference to
| waterways, cattle tick appropria-
tions, ETC.; he charged that Rams
dell had written letters all over
the State, inquiring which would
be the point of least resistance,
Foster or Sanders, and that at
the Battle Of Monroe, he had
dickered with the Bosses, and
held a conference with the Gov
ernor, relative to his running for
Governor, his determination to
enter the gubernatorial lists hav-
I ing been. estopped by Michel's
announcement; that he was prac-
tically a candidate for Governor
and Senator at the same time.
He said that Ransdells Com
mittee assignments were inferior
to any other Louisiana Congress
man, leaving the inference that
Ransdell was without influence
at Washington; he admitted that
Ransdell had labored for his con-
stituents hard and faithfully, but
arrogated to himself a credit for
measures that belonged to the
entire delegation.
He said that failure to re-elect
MIN W 4 i d diiiscrediiitt him at
Washington, and jeopardize the
interests of this section; that it
was an unWise policy to change
a Representative or Senator at
frequent intervals; that in the
East, as in Maine, they remained
for life; that Senator Frye told
him before his death that he
never worried about his election,
that it came as a matter OF
C ours e, and hence the
power of the East in Congress
sional circles, and per contra the
lack Of influence of Southern
Legislators, changed at frequent
intervals.
The band, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Skyles, held the au-
dience down until $50, when the
speaking began. The Senator
spoke for nearly two hours. The
ladies, as usual, graced the oc-
casion. and received the grateful
thanks of the distinguished
Senator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
GOVERNOR JARED !
SANDERS SENATOR
lAL CAMPAIGN.

There is no more indefatigable
and effective campaigner in the
state than Governor Jared 7.
Sanders, and his canvass in con-
nection with his candidacy for
the United States Senate has now
reached into practically every
portion of Louisiana. Governor
Sanders has a strong claim on the
people of the state, and particu-
larly on the people of New Orleans
which should not be forgotten or
overlooked, although he makes no
mention Of it in his addresses
from the hustings. Something
over a year ago he was elected to
the Senate in succession to the
late lamented Samuel Douglas
McEnery, but when it was repre-
sented to him that his qualifying
and service at Washington would
deprive the Panama Exposition
enterprise, in which the whole
state and particularly this city
were deeply interested, of his
valuable aid, he unselfishly relin-
quished cherished ambition.
This act on Governor Sanders
part ought to entitle him to the
unqualified support of every gen
erous minded Louisianian, and
the people of New Orleans in par
ticuIar should feel in duty bound
to support him in his effort to Sc
cure the prize which he generous
ly reIinquished some time back
at their request and in their in
terest.
In the sugar and rice sections
of the state Governor Sanders
has made an eloquent and effect
i've plea for support. He has pro-
missed to use every tof which
he is capable in protecting the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
PENNSYL IN
SPECT PROPERTY IN
this PARISH.
Are Loud i'm Their Praise of
This Section and Are De-
lighted with the Weather.

A party of gentlemen from
Pennsylvania, including Messrs.
F. S. Foehring, J. A. Steff1er,
w. A. McClymonds and W. j.
Wright, visited their Nanjemoy
Plantation in this parish last
Saturday and Sunday. Some
twelve hundred acres are planted
in paper shell pecans on this
place located some four miles
east of Washington, and they
express themselves as we |
pleased with the prospects Of
their young pecan trees. These
gentlemen were loud in their
praise of this section and enjoyed
the fine weather we were then
having, The party left for
Brownsville, Tex, where they
also own property.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
The p.zaar on The 10th.

Tho Fancy Work Bazaar for
tba hanafif of the Catholic
Church CHI Bell Fund which t h e
6aunhtors T.,ut 1t Of Isabella are pre-
pari6o, n6 pt' for Dec. 10th, gives prom
isa sattlfs nf beinp III 4 most interesting
s0e and 0s successful affair. A d e
from the features o. .l,asa1 lnterest es 70 70
grown people, the the pfeTSoee ? TSoee.Hd o5 !
Pockets will prove q gfeat snow snow
for the children. mag imagine, , boys
and girls, all that those hosf.;HS wonder, der
full pockets must contain; I \ Inc
doors will be open at t h r e e
o'clock in the afternoon SO as to
sae S.a.oT This &c Old Lady and inspect
the the contents of her pockets,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
LUDOVIC FONTENOT
SERIOUSLY ILL.
Stricken in New Orleans Last
Mouday.-.-Latest Reports De-
clare that He Will Recover.

Tudovic Fontenot, assistant to
TRAVELLING Auditor Smith, went
to New Otleans last Nor day
NIGHT and was found in an un-
conscious condition on the street 81; re e
late that night, having. fallen
while on his way to his hotel
from the depot. He was taken
to the Hospital where it was a dis
from ,1raemia and his condition
was 50 o. serious that his brother,
Darius Fontenot, of this city,
was telearaphed for. Mr.; Fon-
tenot 1rS zen rertsnrned home on Thurs
day sft4rnoon and reports that
his brother is much better s,dea,,asI1' and
he hopes for his early recovery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
ELKS WILL HOLD THEIR
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Tomorrow Evening and An IntereslInq
Programme Will Be Rendered.
LOCAL ORDER VERY ACTIVE
Preparing for Their Annual Christmas Tree
and A Street FaIr.--WlII Remodel
Their Home.

Opelousas Lodge, No. 1913, B.
P. 0. E., will hold their annual
Memorial Service on tomorrow,
Sunday, Dec. Sd, at $3.50 o. m.
at Whic., time those who attend
are expected to be in their seats,
as the programme will begin
promptly at that hour. An in
teresting order of exercises has
been prepared, including musi-
cal and vocal numbers, some of
the best local talent having con-
sented to lend their assistance.
These include Misses Melanie
Jagou, Marie Meginley and Erin
Blacksher, a nd Messrs. Chas.
Sandoz and Louis White. Rev.
/. T. Reames will make the open
ing prayer. The General Memo
rial Address will be delivered by
P. T. Ogden, Esq.,, of Crowley
Lodge, No. 745, and the Special
Memorial to Our A b S e n t
Brothers" will be delivered by
D. L. Guilbeau, ESQ.,, of t h e
local Lodge. Thanatopsis will
be recited by Mr.. NJ a r s h a |
Thompson.
The Memorial Committee is
composed of Fred. Hollier, Chair
man, Eddie Durio and M. Wins
berg. Frank Dinmick is the
present exalted ruler.
Opel0usas Lodge of Elks,
already famous as entertainers,
have introduced Ladies' Night,
which will be a feature Of the
seasons entertainments. Next
Tuesday night q big bird supper
will be the attraction, and this
will be followed by others.
The Christmas Tree Committee
is working hard on their annual
Christmas cele bration. They in
tend to have a larger and finer
tree than ever before and will
be enabled to entertain many
more of the little folks.
At the last meeting the Elks,
Commercial Club was organized
for the purpose Of having a
street fair. The public will be
notified further as to the details
and date of this interesting
event. ;
The present membership of
the local Lodge now includes
about one hundred and forty, in
Guiding several new members re-
Gently added. There are several
prospective members in sight
and the Bills are busy in
their efforts on this line. The
committee in charge of remodel
ing their home, with Club fea-
lures, is hard at work and some
thing interesting is in store.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Have You Registered?

Those who were properly reg
istered already need not register
anew; but those who were not
registered previously, or those
who have changed their resi-
dence, must register again. The
time to do that is almost up. Are
YOU one of those who should see
the Registrar You will find
him at the points named in his
official notice in this issue.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
A White Man Hanged for
Killing Negroes.

For the murder of a negro
woman and her daughter near
Kingsland, Ga, for the purpose
of robbery, }. A. Oberry, a white
man, was hanged at St. Mary's
Ca, on Nov. q. This is said to be
the firstsswhite man to be hung in
Geo1 gia for the killing of a negro.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Services at the Methodist
Church.

The pastor of the Methodist
Church will hold the last ser
vices for the conference year, on
Sunday, Dec. 3rd. The subject
at 11:O0 O'Clock will be, ''The
Value of the Human Soul. D
Matt. 1926.
Members and fri5nds are cor
daily invited to attend these
services.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Pay Your Poll Tax.

Don't neglect to pay your poll
tax before the end Of this month.
And, by the way, don't wait un-
til the last week Of the month to
pay it; If too many do that some
body is going to get left; perhaps
many will get left.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
The Coolest Weather for
November in Forty Years.

We have experienced very cold
weather this week, vera |
freezes having taken p a e
throughout this section, an d
probably throughout the State.
The weather bureau says that
we have experienced the coldest
November weather since it was
established forty years ago.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Pay Your Dollar, or You
Can't Vote.

No man subject to the Poll
Tax can vote in the January
Primaries unless he pays his Poll
Tax before Dec. 31st. Don't tput
1t off any longer, you have de-
layed, But Pay NOW!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Baptist Church

Services on Sunday, at 100
a. m. and 7::30 p. m. All of the
members are requested to be
present and the public is cor
daily invited.
MILTON HALL, Pastor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
The CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN BANKERS
A GREAT SUCCESS.
The Visitors Praise New Or
leans and Louisiana's
Resources.

What is conceded to be the
most successful and important
convention of tn e American
Bankers Association came to an
end in New Orleans last Friday.
The general results of the con-
vention which brought leading
bankers and financiers FIR o m
every section of this great coun-
try to our chief city will be very
beneficial. Considerable interest
was taken in the products and
climate of this section, but
the unparalleled natural resources,
the fine rivers, the fertile lands
of Louisiana, was a revelation to
many of those who spent the
week in New Orleans.
Many of the bankers already
knew something about the re-
sources Of the state and the com
mercial facilities of the city, but
a. gFa + y @ 48A&
there had been such q develop
ment and stirring I'D Of the sub
.ject Of lands and other natural
resources that even those who
had investigated the subject
when here before hardly realized
the progress that had been made
and those who learned Of it were
surprised.
AS to the entertainment of the
visitors, it had been divided
among various committees with
leading bank people composing
them and each looked after some
one feature, so that the arrange
nents were almost perfect and
were carried out without any
thing to mar the harmony Of the
whole. The visitors j Justly
praised the entertainment fea-
lures very much. The Clearing
house, which took charge for the
associated banks, had promised
that the bankers would be well
entertained and heartily received
in New Orleans, and the prom
ise was fulfilled.
Sol Wexler, who was one Of
the leaders in the affair, said
that the visiting bank people had
been much impressed, and he
felt that their visit would do a
great deal Of good, especially rB-
garding interest in real estate
and lands. Mr.. Wexler said that
considerable land b a d been
bought by visitors, mainly those
from Iowa and Montana
although he was not prepared to
state the tracts bought or the
names Of the buyers. He ad
mitted that he knew of the pur-
chase of Is, 900 to 20, ,DW acres Of
farm lands at from 81 to $40 per
acre. Regarding the cotton bill Of
lading scheme, he said that it had
been laid over without indorsD
ment, and he felt that those op-
posing it would now be able to
squelch it.
The Opelousas delegation vas
enthusiastic at t h e reception
given to the them BY the New
Orleans bankers and they say
that every feature of the enter
tainment provided was of the
highest order.
The delegation never forgot
their city and parish during the
several days they were in IT
tendance there, and lost no op-
& -,# e 4 II
portunity to speak a good word
for this section and its people
We are pleased to note that they
were sufficiently numerous and
aggressive to have attracted
some attention from the visitors.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
Proceedings Of the Board of
AldermHno

Opelousas, La, Nov. %, 1911.
To the Honorable Members of the
Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, La.
Gentlemen: You are hereby
notified that there will be a meet
ing of your Honorable Board this
Thursday, Nov. 23rd, 1911, at
400 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
Of receiving the report of the
committee appointed to borrow
$4,000. 90 for the Power Plant and
for the further purpose of con-
sidering and acting on any mat
ter of securing funds or ma
terial for the Power Plant.
M. HALPHEM, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. STAGG, Clerk.
Received the acove notice on
the 23rd day of Nov. 1911, and on
the same day and date I notified
all the members of the Board of
Aldeamen in person.
&. l.. HAYES, Marshal.
Opelousas, La, Nov. q, 1911.
The Board of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call. Pres
ent Halphen, Mayor, presiding;
Aldermen Danel, Dietlien, Loeb
and Larcade.
There being a quorum present
the meeting was called to order.
The committee appointed to
borrow 100000 for the Power
Plant, reported their failure to
secure said loan.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the report of the above
committee was received, and the
committee discharged.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the meeting of the Board
of Aldermen was adjourned SUBJ
iect to call.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest; J. B. A. STAGG, City
Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

Opelousas, La, Nov. 9th, 1911.
To the Members Of the Board of
Aldermen of the City Of
Opelousas, La:
Gentlemen: You are hereby
notified that there will be a meet
ing of your Honorable Board this
Monday evening, Nov. 9th,
1911, at 400 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of receiving the Annual Re-
port of J. B. A. Stagg, Cit y
Clerk, and the City Tax Roll; and
the report of J. J. Naff, City
Engineer, showing the estimate
of the property OF the Cumber-
land Telephone Company, West
ern Union Tel. Company and the
Railroad companies in the Sew
erage District.
L. L. DANIEL, Mayor Pro. tenn.
Attest: ]. B. A. STAGG, City
Clerk.
Received the above notice on
the 9th day of November, 1911,
and on the same day and date
notified all the members of the
Board of Aldermen in persons.
C, L. HAYES, Marshal.
Opelousas, La, Nov. 9th, 1911.
The Board of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call. Pres
ent: L. L. Danel. DietIein, Loeb,
Larcade and Blacksher.
All the members of the Board
of Aldermen being present the
meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Danel, Mayor Pro. Tenn, the
Mayor being absent on account
of illness.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

The 81 LANDRY Ga., Clarion !, gllbou,
assOt one Of the best sdItad nd prlntea
Wsskllss in ths whole ssuth.-IHrPIcsE
NEWSPAPER UKl0H.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
The 81. Landry Clarion is ihe OfEiEIal J0aFp
nal OF every public body 10 the parish, Puls
Ice Jury. School Beard, IaVee Board, Maals
ClpIatleS Of OPel0usaS, Sunset and RslVlils,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
Co-operation on the Coast.

The spirit of cooperation has
always been an element in the
upbuilding of California where
everybody believes in putting to-
gether instead of working criss-
cross as they do in this country.
Then farmers in the San Joaquin
valley owing 1920 acres have
thrown their holdings into one
big farm as a matter of economy
in the cost of question. Instead
of having ten farms, therefore,
each with a complement of
teams and men with a lot of ex-
pensive machinery, the big ranch
has been put under one %overseer,
and the saving in machinery,
horses and other incidentals is a
big item. A huge gasoline trac-'
tor was put to work and the land
was plowed and leveled. In the
almost exact middle of the big
alfalfa tract, at a point suff-
GENTLY elevated, a half-acre con-
crete lined reservoir was built and
from this leads one of the best
and most elaborate concrete pipe
systems of irrigation. Water can
be turned ON at almost any de-
sired. spot of the land through a
perfect maze of gates, and the.
five pumps, working all at once,
will furnish, over 1000 gallons of
water a minute. The system of
consolidation has proven an i'm
mense success and in the work
which has been done thus far, of
leveling and seeding the tract,
the saving has been several thou
sand dollars. The scheme mas the
advantage of both large and
small farming.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
Farm Notes.
for San Jose scale.

Spray for San Jose scale.
Progressive farmers have silos.
Barley is mostly sown on corn
stubble.
Flowing is hard wark, espec-
tally in stiff sod.
Peas put back the fertility that
the corn takes out.
Kafir corn is not as good for
laying hens as wheat is.
Keep the land constantly at
work growing some crop.
One of the very best feeds to
grow for sheep is fodder, corn.
Cows differ somewhat in the
amount or roughage they will
take.
The tractor is going to be the
newest and biggest help to the
farmer.
The month of June is the time
to prune for the growth Of fruit
spurs.
Apples, plums and cherries
should not be over three years old
for setting out.
Pigs need exercise, for their
sole purpose and use in life is to
produce muscle.
1t is better to buy feed and
keep the stock in the yards until
grass is abundant.
To prevent rabbits from gnaw.
ing the bark and limbs from
small apple trees, spray with
|soapsuds.
To be sweet and clean it is de
sirable that the cow stable be
whitewashed at least twice q
year.
There is no crop that a stock
feeded can grow that will make
as much feed as corn and peas Of
soybeans.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
PRACTICE OF DRY R
Principles Consist in Deep Plow-
ing and Thorough Pulverization
to Retain Winter Moisture.

10 1SGbd1u A6C1 14O4SUU4O.
Hon. F. w. Mondell, of New
castle, Wyo., the president of the
dry farming congress held at
Spokane, Washington, said: "Dry
farming in its narrower and more
restricted sense is applied to the
practice of agriculture and the
growth of crops in regions of linn
tied rainfall through conserva-
ton of the natural moisture. In
it's broader sense dry farming as
preached by this international
congress embraces the theory and
practice of scientific agriculture
through which all available plant
food is conserved and utilized in
such a manner as to produce the
best, the most certain and. most
continuous results"
The practical principles of dry
farming consist in deep blowing,
thorough pulverization of the
soil to a depth of six to eight
inches, as a deep, finely pulveriz-
ed soil will hold most all the win
ter moisture from rain and snow.
On the other hand, a rough, badly
plowed and narrowed land will
allow most of the rainfall to run
off the land and be lost to the
growing crop.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
.Tieing and Pruning Tomatoes.

The proper distance for toma-
toes to be tied to stakes is two
feet apart in the row. If you
plant more than n row, let the
rows be three feet apart. The
stakes should stand firmly in the
ground and be four or five feet
above the ground. Use a soft
string to tie them and do not
idraw very tight. Prune the
suckers off. The first cord should
be put around when the plants
are II to 16 inches high. 1t is a
good plan just after tieing the
first string to cut off other strings
the proper length, two or three
feet, and tie around the stake one
foot apart until the top is reach
ed. Then, as the tomatoes grow,
you will find it very easy to tie
them up as they reach the differ
ent strings. If the land is rich
and moisture plenty in July and
August, they will grow to the
top of seven-foot stakes. One
advantage in training to stakes
is that the fruit is kept off the
ground. Chickens do not trou-
bic them if they get into the gar
den. In a town garden, where
land is scarce, it is much more
satisfactory than letting them
spread on the ground. In prun-
ing, if there are two or three
stems about equal, leave them to
grow If there is only one, cut
off the suckers from that and let
it do its best.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
Turkey Production in United
States.

The census of 1910 shows that
with a little over 5000, 900 farms
in the United States, not much
over 100000 turkeys were pro-
duced. Among the states Taxes
leads, having produced almost
$4,000 turkeys. Following Taxes
came Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and
Indiana in the order named, 1t
may be remarked that Rhode Is
land produced 5000 turkeys and
of such good quality that the re
turns were nearly double the
amount of other states.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
A Page OF Interest to OR Farmer Friends.
HEREFoRDs WINS GRAzERs
Their Ability to Fatten on Grass
Diet is Characteristic Which
Appeals to ALI.

Diet is characteristic Wn1cn
Appeals to All.
There is no breed of cattle which
approaches the Hereford as graz
ers, and their ability to fatten on
a gress diet of their own cleaning
is a characteristic which appeals
to all who are looking for the most
economical method Of producing
beef.
Extremes of weather, which will
cause other cattle to seek shelter
or shade does not deter the Here
ford from eating his fill! and the
contrast after an unfavorable
season. between the Hereford and
other breeds is very marked,
writes August Haedecke in the
Northwestern Agriculturist.
The Hereford can be fattened
at any age with equal rapidity.
Whether baby beef or a more ma
ture product is desired the Here
ford will satisfactorily meet all
requirements.
The impressiveness Of the Here
ford sire, when on scrubs or ma
tive cattle, is a quality which re-
commends itself to breeders of
every section. The color, coat-and
markings are all ideal and all are
transmitted by the sire to his off
spring, making a uniform bunch
of animals which will instantly
attract the buyer.
No dollhouse pampering is re-
quisite to fit the Hereford steer
for market. There is nothing cap
ricious about his appetite and all
that is necessary is to give him a
chance at the feed trough.
The Hereford bull is of a mild,
even, temperament, not in the
least excitable or cross, yet never
overlooking an opportunity to in
crease the number of his offspring.
The cows are good mothers and
supply abundant milk for their
calves.