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The Washington herald., 1911-10-06
A Womnn's convention.

Now do you understand the issues
thoroughly. Mabel"
Oh. yes; I watch that woman in the
purple hohbe Every time she stands up
| vote ave"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-06

Evidently arbitration cannot be made
general without a fight
The Washington herald., 1911-10-06

II is no great wonder that scorchinE
automobiles sometimes catch afire.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-06
Uncle Walt Says Today:

The winter will make trip this in nlaudln frenzy
and then all will have grip, hroa and inf1uenz
The blizzard will bizzlng FORTH with
oo1,,,o rude shocking and all the storm
HOOhHS kings of the north will shake their ICY BAN
FOhWAND ners. And then alas. poor weary soul you'll
suffer dire emotions when buying clothes and
buying COAL and buying drugs and poons Memnk see you IN
street. icy pavenen totter and long bask summers
heat ply your patent hear you mutter Can
be that sadly ghng when beezes baked the ea
happy frying? And did meath the golden skies,
unvexed by and heaters heap mactons the flies and
damn the meek moskeeters? Oh wfing whkers say you
then, King Winter is hummer! My heart will nee know joy
again until it's cooked summer!
cOpyrshta . Adams, WALT MASON
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

Miss Maggie Patterson, in the
prime of life, died at the home of
her brother, Mr.. John Patterson,
IN st. Martin parish, Oh Tuesday
August Sth. Miss Patterson WAS
stricken with parslyses from which
she died. She was buried in New
Iberia, in the Protestant cemetery.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19
Seemed To Give Him New Stomach.

II suffered intensely after eating and
no medicine or treatment tried seemed
to do any good" writes II. NJ. Youngpe-
tiers. Editor of The Sun. Lake View, o..
THE first few doses of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets gave me sur
prisiDg relief and the second bottle
seemed to give me new stomach and
perfectly good health" For sale by all
druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19
NOTICE.

| have on my place red male hog
about one year old. since February, mar
ked Oh the right ear with small cut.
Owner can recover same by proving his
proprtay and paying costs.
July 10. NOEL PIERRE
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

A we'll known Des MOines woman af-
ter suffering for two days from bowel
complaint, was cured by one does of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy. For sale by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19
SHERIFFS SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
Breaux Bridge Bank
vs.
Marie Idalie Castillo
No. 1882
State OF Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
18th Judicial District Court
BY virtue of writ Of seizure and sale
issued out Of the 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the Parish of st. Mar
tin, State OF Louisiana, In the above en-
titled and numbered suit, dated this 2nd
day of August 1911.
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder at the front door Of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours in
the Town Of st. Martinville on
Saturday the 10th day Sept.
1911.
the following described properly TO- wit:
One half Of that certain tract of land
with all the improvements thereon and
appurtenances thereto belonging. situa-
ted in the Parish Of st. Martin. State Of
Louisiana. containing l05 arpents.
bounded as follows; Oh the North by
property Of Demas Thibodeaux, South
by that Of Treville ThibOdeaux heirs,
East by Public Road aud West by pro-
porty Of Omer LatiOlais.
Seized to satisfy the above writ.
Terms and cOnditiOns-cash.
Sheriffs office this 9Th day Of August
A. ID. 1911.
A. +. BROUSSARD, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

This season corn for sale in bar.
rel at Laizaire Bisnvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

BY virtue Of u writ of f-fa. issued
out Of the 10Th Judicial District Court,
in and for the Parish Of st. Martin,
State Of Louisiana. dated this 23rd of
March 1911.
have seized, and will proceed to sell
at public auction, to the last and high
sst bidder. ut the front door Of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours, in
st. Martinville, on
Saturday the 2nd day of Sept.
1911
the following described property tO-wit:
The undivided n plus undivided Is
the undivided n Of 70 superficial
arpents Of the land situated in the
9Th Ward Of the Parish of st. Martin of
La, bounded on the North by property
Of K. B. wilkins, South by that of
AdeOdade Marks, East by Bayou Teche
and West by VIM. Smith & ais. and all
and singular the buildings and other
improvements thereon erected aud ap-
purtenances thereto belonging.
Seized to satisfy said above writ.
Terms and cOnditions-Cash.
Sheriff's Office this Goth day of JULY
A. ID. 1911.
A. Z. BROUSSARD. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19
School Board Report.

The following items and statistics OF
interest are taken from the Annual re
port of the School Superintendent-Trea-
surer of this parish for the year begin
ming Aug. l. 1910 aud ending July 81,
1911. the entire report Of twenty pages
is too long for publication but any de-
tails of individuals schools etc., can be
obtained by calling at the superinten-
dents office. The itemized statement
below is further itemized in detail as
per bills and voucher checks Oh file i'll
the superintendent office.
The report shows substantial growth
in our public schools and is as follows:
RECEIPTS:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

Average salary of teachers (white
female) Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Average salary c0lored teachers
fmale). NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
Average salary colOred teachers
(fsmale). 1929
Average salary of white teachers
in parish Doth malo and female). a53.12
Average salary of colOred teachers
(bOth male and female. ........ 3I.6ls
Average salary paid rural teach
ers (white male). ................ HIS
Average salary paid rural teach
ers (white female) ................ 1921
White Enrolment: Total number
children enrolled during year (IIigh
School grades, Is, 8. 10 and l1th) IS
boys. and 81 girls-TOtal 1876 in II. S.
dept.
Total No. pupils in elementary grades
l-7th grades 1l50 boys and 1860 girls.
Total 22OO in elementary grades (white)
Total enrolment of white pupils 1885
COlored enrOllment-309 boys and
4l6 girls. Total 725
Total enrolment Of children
In parish ..................... 5000.
Average Attendance (white) ii. S. grades
46 boys. 81 girD total. 81
Elementary (while) ............. 1926
Total white 1I23
Average attendance (cOlored) 1870
boys and 2l4 girls-total. ........ 1874
Total average attendance Doth. 1917
Per cent Of educable children enrolled,
based Oh 1911 enumeration (white) 43
Per cent of educable children enrolled
Oh 1911 enumeration (colored) IL
Per cent of children attending school
based Oh enrolment (white) 70 and CO.
lOred IS per cent.
Average monthly cost of each child bas-
ed on average attendance white $2.75.
cOlOred $40.
Average monthly cost of each child bas-
ed on enrolment, white $l.67, cOlOred
$l.40.
No. wagOnnettes in parish in use 4
Average cost per month operating
Observation-Disclosures. 1873 30
Average number of children tran
spOrted per months in | wagOnette 81
Average cost per month. per child
$50
No. children transported in wagon
nettss. .................. SO
Value Of new building erected past year
s2l.S0447.
Value of equipment added $2.926.23.
There are in the parish schools, 2l7l |
volumes of books. valued at $l3Ol. about |
,Oo feet hylOplate blackboard. 1900 feet
aud 300 feet cloth, 1877
louble desks, and l3il single desks,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-08-19

Value of equipment added $2.926.23.
There are i'll the parish schools, 2l7l
volumes of books. valued at $l3Ol. ABOUT
500 feet hyloplate blackboard. 300 feet
composition. and 300 feet cloth, 1877
double desks, and 13il single desks,
others home made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
RELIABLE POINTS ON
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

HOW TO SHAMPOO-Get an original
package OF canthrox and dissolve one tea
spoonful in "a cup OF hot water; then .up
briskly as you pour little at tiine Oh t,ie
scalp This creates a wealth or rlch, SOON
ing. cleansing lather that loosens ana as
solves every particle of dust and dandruH
After rinsing, the hair DRIES quICky anu
evenly and the scalp Is imnaculately clean.
Continued using restores the natuIdl coioI
and softness TO the hair and encourages an
abundant and healthy growth.
THIS REMOVES HAIRS-Apply paste
made with powdered delatone ana Wdltf "
the hairs not wanted. and after Two or
three minutes rub IL off, WASH the sklh anu
the hairs will have vanished. DfusBlsts
charge a dollar for an original ohe-ouhSe
package Of delatone. but 1t never ldHs 10 uo
WHEN YOU ARE run DoWN''-Loss
of weight and appetite, nervousness or "A
muddy" complexion indicate pioCa us
orders. A reliable tonic ana oIuS d DuIIJSl
Is easily prepared at little cost py ulssoiN.
ing A haf-cupful sugar into ohe-hdl pm
alcohol. then adding one ounce hairshe anu
hot water 10 make full quart. Inc gHSc
is "A tablespoonful before ehS" ,nrtigcs tha
body against disease. restores hed'tn anu
energy and gives you Soou aPPctllv, -, Is
well as increases weight " - 49, any ~,
fine for those who are run GOWN or
VII NJ AGE-MARKs APPEAR-The
g, cret of "A Youthful. satlny co1hPIeAloh Is
z plain rPhi iii''S>
a.. :. A. no stirring two teaspoonfuls
e gMcer, nad IN halfpint hot water; then add
Ing four ounces spurmax, Apply yr, the y 10 10
ton sparngly to face hef few AMI Tines saI using dng
r la tSn slsIn of impurities. banishes lines
and oiiiness and makes a rough ,S sSln soft
and Telvety continued ns5g 1nSI i6 s,S
youthful charm end emoeiH an idt,o 10 any
,,, p Hdetected when on and docs not rub
OF nor SPOT like powder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
sect will be THE Fight for Pure FOOD
u-Lo ,ouo,.,s.. c.,urdav Ifd9A Pen

ject viii be The Fight for Pure Food'
The following Saturday Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. of the Children's Court, Denver
will talk on Big Crooks and Little Crooks.
Miss Jane Adams. OF Hull House. Chicago:
Miss Agnes Repplier. OF Philadelphia, and
Augustus Thomas will discuss The stage
Child and the Law" from different points OF
view.
The league will celebrate the tooth annI-
versary OF the birth Of Dickens on Febru-
airy with lecture in Carnegie Hall by
Alfred Tennyson Dickens. his eldest sur
viving son Miss Ethel Arnold. niece OF
Matthew Arnold ard sister Of Mrs. Hum
phry Ward. will talk on THE Citizenship
of Women" at one Of the Saturday morn
ing lectures. other visitors from Europe
will be Mrs Margaret L. Woods. an Eng
fish author: Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst.
lea der of the London Ethical Society: John
Cowper POwys, of Cambridge University;
Ashton Jonson. q London musician; Mrs.
Jonson. a novelist; n. Snowden Ward. or
London. and II. T. Berlage, Of Amsterdam.
Other lecturers during the year Will he
Miss Beatrice Forbes Robertson. DR.. Henry
Caroline Bartlett Crane. William T. Boran.
Senator from Idaho, and Edward 5. Gurus,
author OF THE American Indian. courses
Of lectures will be given by Edward How
ard Griggs on The Poetry and Philosophy
OF Tennyson.' William Norman Guthfis'
Louis Kaufman Anspacher, Charles Hdeo-
lin and Miss Georgina Roberts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
Seen in the Shops

Boxes of corks in assorted sizes for
household use are cents each. There are
about thirty corks in box.
For 50 cents can be bought paper doll
a little girl-with skirts, waists and hats.
with which. bY using different conbina-
lions, twenty-four changes OF costumes can
be arranged The doll is given unusual So
lidity by little blocks at her back and
strong wire that holds her in an upright
position. and her skirts are made or cloth
instead of paper Ten cents will buy a
pretty little baby doll with four costumes
six different heads and costumes to match
all beautifully colored and embossed
a dolls bathtub will be enjoyed BIZ ths
child who owns a waterproof doll A tub
fit for the most luxurious dolly can be
bought for 81 49, II Is white enamel inside
and pink decorated with gold on the out
side. and Is fifteen inches long At the bot@
tom.
A gas burner which can be substituted for
the alcohol lamp under the chafng dish
when preferred can be bought for 81 SO. This
material is nickel plate OF copper.
The vogue Of black and white. which IS
amazingly persistent, is responsible for the
addition of black tips to white fox An
animal shaped scarf of this white fur with
its slight interrningiing Of black can be-
bought for 500 50 and n1uff to match for
sl35.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07

Extremely pretty are some imported ma
uaIade or condensed milk jars OF ivory
tinted porcelain decorated with festoons Oh
flowers in Louis XIV style. They haVo
nickel covers and spoons and In Size iai &c
enough to hold the contents OF the oruiiia's
Tar IN which ones marmalade comes iio''
the grocer cost 66 cents each. A s''ia''ei
size Is a cents a relish dish In the sdii'0
.tvle hut a little broader and snaiio"ef
and without the spoon is Al cents
dovtce for removing cream from the Top
of a milk bottle can be bought Tor % cents
II is OF nickel and can be easily kept iii
maculately clean.
Iravnensiye and attractive are the asoes-
,os match safes which come In nunlper VI
e,vIes both for hanging on the wall OF SET
.,n, an a shelf or table. For the wall there
Go Main little obong box with cover
,rada heavy enough by its asbestos lining
TO insure it's always shutting ITSELF anu q
uire ARRANGEMENT at the back by which II
NAV he hung from two hooks. with
hr,ss finish this shape is 10 cents ana IN
bronze or nickel 10 cents, Those Tor the
fable are rounded and much broader at
the bottom than at the top. Their shape,
with their weight reduces the likelihood OF
their being upset to minimum. Ihey
have a brass rim at the bottom and top,
with a sanded surface between on Whicn
matches can be scratched. These come In
two sizes at q and 10 cents respectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
81 News Of |ntGrGSt a.
~ to WI mGn "
WOMEN TO WAYLAY VOTERS
Suffrage Party Plans Busy Day
Political Union Will Be Quiet.

As in most other things. the Woman
Suffrage party and the Womans Poht'ca'
Union differ in their plans for Election
Day. Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch, head OF
the union. said yesterday not member or
that organization would show her nose on
the street to-day in her suffrage capacity.
ut is the mems policy" Mrs. Blateh OBJ
served, ito refrain from anything that
could possibly cause a riot or trouble Of any
sort on Election Day Men wouldn't have
street meetings to-day Why should we'
No: we'll just stay quietly at home
The Woman Suffrage party, on the other
hand, will go out in large battalions 10 sell
1.-THE Woman Voter" to every man voter
they can catch. Without looking to cause
riots, they purpose to press just as close
TO the polling booths as the law allows on
thoroughfares like 18th street and Broad
way they will do as the newsboys' organl-
cation does-station sellers at regular In
tervals, so that II a man gets by one he
will inevitably fall to the second, or II not
to her to the third
The party was considerably annoyed yes
terday at Mrs Batch for her criticism Of
it's policy In withholding names OF candi-
dates who have signed a pledge to try TO
get the suffrage bill to the voters She
might have communicated with us instead
Of writing to the papers," said one. she
Just wants to make trouble" Mrs Jean
Nelson Penfield, city chairman, had nothing
to say Mrs. Blatchs letter would not
influence me one way or the other" she
observed I'VE are not ready to give out
the names of the nominees who signed the
pledge"
If Louis Cuviller, Democratic candidate
in the 3Oth Assembly District, is showed
under at the polls to-day he needn't blame
the women The suffragists have been
working against him, but the women
school teachers have been working for him.
The suffragists say they don't see how the
teachers can do it,
School teachers" Mrs. Blatch said yes
terday, ARE civil servants. Partisan poll
tics and school teaching have nothing In
common. The children in a public school
represent all political parties-Democradc'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
soYER's DIRECTIONS FOR PAPER
BAG COOKING EPIToMlzED.

Select a bag that fits the food 10 be
cooked. Grease bag we'll on inside. ex-
cept in case Of vegetables or when water
is TO be added. When food is seasoned
and otherwise prepared place in bag,
fold mouth of bag two or three times
and fasten with a wire paper clip. Also
fold and clip corners OF bag to make it
At food snugly. II bag leaks in cooking
do not transfer food TO a new bag.
Simply put the bag within another.
Place bag I'm oven (gas, coal or oiD on
grid shelves or wire broilers, never on
solid shelves. Place seam side UP al
ways. Do not move or open bags when
once placed for cooking. Put roasts and
entrees on lower shelf. fish on the mid
is most intense. Have oven hot goo
degrees Fahr) by lighting the gas eight
minutes before putting In bag. then
slack heat one-third to one-half as soon
as the bag corners turn brown. Do not
let bag touch sides of oven or the gas
flames. Adhere TO time given In recipes,
then food will be well cooked.
Take up bag by slipping the lid of a
tin pot underneath 1t. To secure gravy,
let out water, etc, stick a pinhole in
bottom of bag and drain over a dish.
Except in case Of pies, no dish should
be used In paper bag cooking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
a DAILY HINT By S0YER
Some Breakfast Dishes Which
May Be Cooked in Paper Bags.

Eggs and Tomatoes.-Butter a bag thick
~: put into it half a pint OF tomato catsup
and butter the size of a walnut. Cook in
a hot oven ten minutes. Cut square
from the centre of the bag; break into II,
ono at time, four eggs. Cook for three
or four minutes Dish up. Cut away all
the top NJ the bag and serve.
Kippered Mackerel with Fine Herbs-Cut
qalt macksrel into hllets. lay them in a
deep earthen dish and cover with boiling
wafer. Leave in water half minute Take
out. wipe dry dust with coarse black pep
per and put on top OF each fillet half a
teaspoonful OF minced parsley and chives
or onion ana q bit Of butter the size
of n small walnut. Grease q bag well,
nut in the hlets; seal and cook for twenty
minutes in a hot oven. Serve hot. with
brown bread and butter
Marechal OF Lobster and Eggs.-Talse the
white and claw meat Of a lobster. chop il
email and set aside. Rub the brown meat
sr,ootb in a basin with bit of butter and
GOOD dust Of white pepper. Add gradu-
III, half a bottle Of tomato caisup. Work
an yyeu together. Put into a bag four
.Iices of bacon. DO not seal the bag. Cook
a., hscon four minutes then take out. and
-, ,r the lobster and tomato mixture;
roa, and cook for eight minutes Cut open
- bag an top put in the white meat and
-. hot for four or five minutes. Lower
,,o GAS very much for this last cooking
,no white meat must get only very hot, as
ooottng toughens IT. Serve in a very hot
,,e,, garnishod with the slices Of bacon
rgos a Ia Tripe.rRub together an ounce
80 nutter and an ounce Of -four; cook
18th in half a pint Of milk which has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07

Republican. fusion. The teacher Of these
children has no right to work for one of
these parties"
No matter how the election goes. the
Woman's Political Union will have a jubi-
lee supper and experience meeting 10 cele-
brate on Friday evening, November II. at
the Pabst Grecian Garden. No. 2Js West
18th street. If their enemies triumph, they
still have the work they have done to cele-
brate. The union will also hold rummage
sale at the Harlem headquarters, No. 1895
Madison avenue. next Saturday, from 10
o'clock a. m. to 10 p. m.
The Woman Suffrage party announces
that fifteen thousand flags have been sold
for Flag Day. which is to-day. II the
women who purchased the flags keep their
word fifteen thousand Votes for women
flags will futter in the breeze from fifteen
thousand windows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07
rorty Golfers Play in Tourney
Over EngIeWood Links.
MRS. HERz0G WINS PRIZE
captures Medal Play Handicap,
While Mrs. Lefferts Has
Best Gross Score.

=. defiance Of the rain which fell most OF
-. time. more than forty women Compel
a IN the last one-day golf tournament of
-. season over the links OF the Englewood
country Club yesterday. Conditions. how
'.r were not bad for scoring, as the
....ns always true, were more attractive
~, ever The eighteen-hole medal play
,.,8icap unearthed a new prize winner in
80 T. Herzog. OF the Fairview Coun-
-. club who returned card of 1OS-1S-eo.
o,lv one contestant. Mrs. S. f. Lefferts,
..,.cseded in turning the course better than
"a the former Englewood champion max
80 o. This won the gross score prize
--.ssnted by the Women's Metropolitan
ro,f Association. Ill health has kept Mrs.
y.Serts off the links great deal during
80 last two years. consequently her sue
-. was all the more popular Going out
Nrs Iefferts had trouble at the fourth,
COR sixth and seventh holes, where she
...unulated a total OF rs strokes, which
LILY accounts for her SO on the first half.
:, e q trife easier coming come. and Mrs
r.se-ts. putting steadily, succeeded In
,.k,ng the inward nine in As. her card
-sading as follows:
AZ, $. F. Lefferts Englewood:
. Out .......,..ss 81 g5 6 800
Mrs ". j. Faith. OF Wykagyl. took lO7
D., 90 around. notwithstanding 2 at the
s,tsenth hole. Mrs. n. p. Rogers, OF Bal
,rsrol made the circuit in l0l. after miss
,,g countless" puts. oddly enough, Mrs.
? Krug and her daughter, Louise. returned
the same gross score, 1Oi.
Coiucident with the medal play affair was
bogie competition. the same scores count
,ng. AS is customary. golfers were allowed
,bree-ouarters Of their medal play allow
snces. Miss G.. Pickhardt. Of the home
club. went round in 106. and her handicap
Of 9 strokes enabled her TO finish all square
with the Colonel" Later on, most of the
women trooped out for the putting competi-
tion. twice around the nine-hole putting cir
cult. This resulted in Miss Louise Krug
winning first prize with a score Of 40, a
stroke better than Mrs. T. Nelson, OF
Hackensack, and Mrs Lefferts. AS the
last named had already won something, the
second putting prize went to Mrs. Nelson.
This was the last one-day tournament of
the season. There had been some talk Of
bringing another of at the Wykagyl Coun-
Try Club. but the fear OF running into bad
weather has caused the club to hold off
until the spring
The scores in yesterdays handicaps were
as follows: