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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20
NEWTOWN

The executive committee of the Mems Literary club have postponed their monthly meeting from Tuesday. Feb. 21 to. Feb 28. Out of courtesy to the Ladies White Minstrels who will appear at the Town hall on the 21st.
 The prospects for the entertainment of the Ladies' White Minstrels to be given at the Town hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, are a crowded house. The curtain will rise without fail promptly at S:15. All are requested to be seated before the hour named for the benefit of the entertainers as we'll as the audience. An effort will be made to provide seats for all.
 Trinity Notes-Rev. J. H. George took his text from Jeremiah A, the subject being "How to Make Lent a Spiritual Blessing" The woman's Au- xiliary will meet at the Rectory. We'd nesday at 2:30 instead of Thursday. Friday, St. Matthias Day, Holy Com rnunion will be celebrated for the sick in private.
 St. Roses Notes-A months mind Requiem High Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at a. m. for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Henry Slater. A sol emn High Mass will be celebrated wednesday morning at g in honor of the Silver Jubilee of Sister Mary Columba and Sister Mary Alphonsus
 The marriage of Miss Mary Carrier and Bernard Hart will be soiemnized Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at St. Roses church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20

druggists, the serving of meals at restaurants and the hire of livery. Pray, what more can the public want on Sunday? The Women's Improvement Associa- : ton has been in session this after. noon at the library.
 Next Thursday Dr. J. H. McArdle and wife will leave for Bermuda to be gone a fortnight.
 John H. Quinlan has been in town inspecting factories in the matter of the employment of women, girls and boys.
 Col and Mrs. John N. Partridge have gone on six weeks trip to Cali fornia.
 Next Thursday Mrs. Ambrose s, Hurlbutt will entertain the Current Events Club.
 J. 6. AIvord and wife have gone on a six weeks trip to Florida.
 Owing to the cold weather and tho ice in the river, it is noticed that the smelt are not running in such num- bers as usual. Usually there is pretty good fishing at this time of the year. but seasons change, and this year there is a little delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20
BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM,
 SLEEPLESSNESS

Result from disordered kidneys Foley Kidney Pills have helped oth- Miller, syracuse, N. Y., says: "For long time I suffered with kidney trouble and rheumatism. I had sev- ere backaches and felt all played out. After taking two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills my backache is gone and where I used to lie awake with rheumatic pains I now sleep in com fort Foley Kidney Pills did won- derful things for me-" Try them now. F. B. Brill and Curtis Phar- macy $13 s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20

Foley Kidney Pills are a reliable remedy for backache, rheuma tisrn and urinary Irregularities. They are tonic in action, quick in results and afford a prompt relief from all kidney dis orders. F. B. Brill and Curtis Phar- macy. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20
REMEMBER THE NAME

Foley's Honey and Tar for all cough, and colds, for croup, bronchitis hoarseness and for racking Ia grippe coughs. No opiates. Refuse substi
 tutes. F. B. Brill and Curtis Phar
 macy. *13t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20

New and smart is the bar-shaped top to hairpins. A barette comes to match.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22
RICE FARMERS MEETING CALLED
Organization to Protect the Industry
Will be Perfected.

Elsewhere in this paper will be found a notice of a rice meet
ing to be held in Opelousas, at the Court House, on Saturday alter
only to the rice planter but to the bankers and merchants as well;
in fact, the industry is in such a condition that we all know that
~somathing must be done to bring it back, and put it on a paying
basis.
explanation and remedy given; also every detail will be gone into
that will show what the Southern Rice Growers Association has
already accomplished and what they intend to do
The only remedy now is the plan of the Southern Rice Grow
sentative, and they will show how the Association will dictate the
prices for the coming season; and by restoring confidence, we will
then get what is rightfully ours for the coming crop.
This meeting is of greatimportance, and 1t liz earnestly hoped
that every rice farmer in the parish will be present at the meeting
as at that time the local manager for the Association will be Sc
lected by the farmers themselves for this district, and consider
able other business of the utmost Importance to the rice farmer
will be transacted.
There is every reason to believe that if the rice farmers in
dorse the Association they will better their condition. Every far
mer in this locality knows that conditions are about as bad at pre-
sent as they well can be, and that If matters keep going on as they
are, it will not be long before the growing OF rice will be an indust-
ry of the past in our section.
The Clarion hopes that the farmers of parish will take a SEN
sble view of this matter and give it their careful consideration.
The same and sensible marketing of their crops is a matter which
should lie close to the heart of every farmer, and he should be
marketing conditions. While the Clarion will not undertake to
say the Southern Rice Growers Association will prove a panacea
for all the evils of present besettng the rough rice market, it will
undertake to say that if the farmers in this locality will get togeth-
er and stick together as the other portions of the rice belt have
done already, that they will have taken along step in the direction
of the needed relief. 6# #### .###.#
Come out to the meeting, whether you intend to join the As
ISOLATION or not; you owe it to yourself it you are a rice farmer to
get all the information you can as to the best methods of market
ing your rice, and the Southern Rice Growers Association as the
endorsement and active support of the majority of the rice far
mers in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, and what
they have seen fit to endorse, we can, at least, well afford to con-
slider. No matter what you are doing on the above date, It's very
essential that you come to this meeting and help US give one united
effort for the success of the rice industry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22
Notice..

The O'Gee will sell tickets tt
the following points at reduced
rates from Opelousas, Louisiana
To Confederate Reunion al
Little Rock, Ark, May 14-15-1e
and IL, 1911, for $7.3 for the
round trip, good for return until
May %, 1911.
To Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, Jacksonville, Florida, May
14-15 and 16, 1911 for $2 80 for
the round trip, good for return
until May 31st, 1911.
To Annual Session, Eastern
Star, New Orleans, La, May IL,
1911, for fare and one third plus
twenty-five cents for the round
trip, good for return until May
%, 1911.
To Grand Council for Louisiana
and Mississippi, United CONNER
cial Travellers, New Orleans, La,
May IS, 1911, for one fare plus
twenty-five cents for the round
trip, good for return May %,
1911. For further information
call on local Agent.
J. w. JORDAN
apl22 G. T. & P. A.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22

home use and in the canning of
them for the home and market.
At the proper time, the man
ayers will visit each school rep
resented in the clubs, equipped
with a canning outfit, and teach
the girls the process of canning.
This work should prove remuner-
alive to the girls, and assist very
materially in the solution of the
problem of community Gamer
les, Heretofore such canneries
have.been failures almost without
exception.
The girls clubs have thus far
been quite as favorably received
as have the boys agricultural
clubs. On every hand there is
felt the need of a more practical
training for the girls who are to
be charged with the responsible
tiles of presiding over our farm
homes and of some knowledge of
the principles Of domestic
science. It is needless to add.
that the girls clubs seek to min
lister to the needs of rural COM
munities and not to the girls of
the cities, whose privilege tmay
never be to rear a family under
the wholesome influence of an
independent farm home. Nor
must uniformed critics assume
that the duties imposed upon the
girls are mental. The organiza-
lions are wholly voluntary, and
are instituted solely to afford the
girls a training Of which they
would otherwise be deprived. ~
Agricultural Extension,
State University.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22
Girls Tome Making Clubs.

In several parishes of Louis
lana there has been undertaken
the formation Of clubs among
the girls Of the public schools.
for the purpose Of promoting the
home-making spirit along adj
vanced lines. What the boys
corn and pig clubs are doing in
the way Of training our farmer
boys for a more intelligent and
more prosperous agricultural ca
reer, will likewise be accomplish
ed in equipping the girls for q
happier and more efficient ser
vice in the home. Little does, or
can the girl obtain, from the pub
lie schools that is Of direct as
sistance in making the home
brighter or more attractive in in
surfing the adoption of sanitary
measures, in producing attrac-
tive and well-ftting garments, in
making the home garden more
serviceable and profitable, and in
managing the operations Of the
home with more ability and econ
omy. These are the leading OBJ
iects held in view by those who
are fostering the organization of
the girls clubs.
At this writing girls clubs, OF
one type or another, have been
formed in Calcasieu, Avoyelles,
Bienville, Caldwell and one or
two other parishes. The Calcas-
leu Girls Home Economic Club
was organized last February by
Miss Elizabeth Kelley, of the
Lafayette Industrial Institute,
under the direction of Superin-
tendent John McNeese. This
club is the largest in the State,
having a membership of more
than 500. It's scope covers sew
ing and cooking, and contests
will be held in the fall at which
the garments and dishes pre-
pared by the girls will be exhi-
bited and judged. The clubs in
Caldwell and Bienville parishes
have been organized along the
same lines; and the Avoyelles {
club restricts its activities toseW- J
ing work. The Caldwell club,
under the management of Super !
intendent E. H. Turner, was or
gained by Miss Helen Graham :
of the Industrial Institute at !
Ruston. i
Besides the home economic |
clubs formed in Caldwell and J
parishes, there have
been organized girls canning :
clubs under the direction Of the
D. S. Demonstration Work. The )
purpose of these clubs is to give
training to the girls in /
The growing of vegetables for
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22

FOR SALE-One good saddle
and driving horse, 5 years old, at
a bargain; weighs 1850 lbs. APP
ply tow P. Baldridge, Barbreck,
La. apr. Z At.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22

trfct Court, Parish OF g. Landry, a.
BY virtue OF an order OF the Hon. b. II.
Pavy, Judge OF the 18th judicial District
st. Landry, there will be sold at public
auction. to the last and highest bidder by
the undersigned auctioneer at the last
~residenceof the deceased in Eunice, on
Saturday, April 20, 1911,
at IL O'Clock a. H.. the following described
property, to-wit:
/, Two certain lots of ground situated In
EEnice, La, better described as being lots
Nos. n ~ and two ~ In block thirty
seven (3T) In original plat of the town of
Eunice, La together with all tire build.
ings and improvements thereon.
q. Two certain lots OF ground, situated in
original plat of Eunice, La, being des-
cribed as lots &c. i've 81 and n g six t6) ia
block number forty six, vacant lots.
8. Ole lot of household furniture and
kitchen utensils,
4. On cow and calf.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The movable efec-s to be sold for cash,
and the real estate to be sole On the follow
ing terms and conditions, to-Wft: One
third cash, and the baldnce Oh q credit of
n n two years; the credit portion of
aid sale to be evidenced by notes of the
purchaser to his own order and by him In
dorsed, bearing eight per cent interest per
annum from the date of adjudication until
paid, secured by special mortgage and ven
doris lien and privilege Oh the property
sold, and all the usual security clauses in
GLIDING ten per centattorney s fees in event
of suit.
EDWARD DARDEAU,
mar2S-6t ~Auctioneer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22

The owner is hereby notified TO come
forward, property. pay cost IN tax
animal away OSMAIN AGUILLARD,
,macii25-4t ~ChRtaiRnier, La.f
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF MAR MARTEL.

No. 64s1, Probate Docket. 18th Judicial Dis.
trtct Court. Parish Of g.. Landry, La.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04

masonry, Joliet stone, 8 feet thick
From the top Of the masonry the col
umn was constructed of brick, be-
ginning with a thickness of feet
3 inches at the base and gradually
reducing, by successive stops, to 1
foot 1 inch at the bottom Of the CAPT.
tol, the ornate cap of the tower where
stands the observation platform. The
diameter of the base of the column
the masonry works Al feet
Between the standpipe and the COL
umn on the inside is space of 2 feet
8 inches, and in this space was built
a spiral stairway, winding around the
pipe and leading to the observation
platform on the capitol. The height
of the capitol is 10 feet inches.
From this point thousands of persons
who were willing to brave the fatigue
of climbing the narrow spiral stair
way have had fine view of the city
and the surrounding country The to-
tai cost of the old water tower was
$45,644. And the city considered it
a good investment. -.ez.a.
When the tower was completed the
citizens of st. Louis regarded it as a
monument Of civic enterprise to be
proud of, but few realized the real
merit of the structure as a splendid
example Of good engineering and ar
chiteetural beauty.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04
WONDERFUL MEXICAN ESTATE
Great Farm Which Is Said to Have
No Equal in Size and
.. H.. Value. ..T-

City of Mexico.-The splendid es
tate OF Don Luis Terrazas, in the
state of Chihuahua, Mexico, is prob
ably without equal. Terrazas is said
to own the greatest farm in the world
His estate includes 100000 acres of
fertile land and extends $50 miles
east and west and 200 miles north and
south. On its mountains and through
its valleys roam over 100000 cattle.
100000 sheep and 100000 horses
these being tended by an army Of e.
600 horsemen, herdsmen and shep-
herds and hunters. Each year at least
10000 head of cattle and 100 o0o
sheep are slaughtered, dressed and
packed, this ranch being the only one
in the world which maintains its own
slaughtering and packing plant.
On this gigantic estate are five res
ervoirs, which cost 100000, and 200
wells, which cost over another $500
900. Don Luis Terrazas is a scienti-
fic farmer, and raises every kind of
grain in his great fields. His home
stead is described as the finest farm.
house in existence. It is capable OF
accommodating 500 guests at time.
and was erected at an expense of 81
100000. It is a yeritable country pal
ace. On the homestead alone are
employed over 100 male servants.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04
ZELAYA WAS BRUTAL SLAYER
Uncle Sam Now Ready to Punish Ex
President of Nicaragua If
He's Caught. b. -

Washlngton.-The United States de-
partment of state has a secret report
which places an entirely new light on
the execution Of Leroy Cannon and
Leonard Gross, who were shot upon
the orders of former President Jose
santos zelaya during the recent re-
beilion in Nicaragua.
. AS a result of this report the de-
posed President Zelaya, now at large
IN Europe, if captured and brought
back to NICARAGUA, may be treated as
a murderer, and a vigorous lesson
given the warning Central American
republics relative to the rights OF
American citizens. +.:&
r The general impression had been
that Gross and. Cannon were caught
within the lines of the enemy and were
treated as spies, in accordance with the
laws of war. This sentiment was
heightened by misleading newspaper
reports and by the statement of one OF
the victims, that ''it is the fortune OF
war"
On the contrary, 1t appears that
Gross and Cannon were captured while
asleep, that they were not spying, that
The Appeal., 1911-03-04
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS SATURDAY, MARCH 4 1911
WHERE FIGHT RACED
Trask Rock Marks Historic Maine
battle-ground.
Was the Landing Place of American
Troops and Is Named for a
~ Drummer in the War
of 1912 -.

Portland, Me.-Popular as a sum
mer resort, and teenaing with inter
esting bits of historical notes, border
ing on Penobscot bay waters, is the
little town of Castine, Me. It was
once surrounded by water, by reason
of the trenches dug by the British
while the territory was in their hands
in. 1912, but it is now part of the
mainland. .@s 49,.
The town has relics and historical
bits of interest. forts Of French, Brit
ish and American build, and an old
blockhouse, all of v,hich interest the
historian. One of the most interest
ing of these old sites is "Trasll rock" ,"
once called "Hinckleys rock" 1t IS
situated on the western shore. 1t was
the landing place of the Americans
at the. time of the Penobscot expedi-
tion, when they made an attempt to
secure possession Of the island.
Trask rock is of q peculiar white
ness. 1t is large and snowy, made
conspicuous by background of bowl
'ders and a precipice. 1t is situated
about halfway between the point
where the blcckhouse was located dur
ing the war, and the present site of
the lighthouse on Dyce's Head. This
side of the island being weakly pro-
tected in 1912, the Americans were
enabled to make a successful landing.
The landing took place on the night
of July 2S. The weather was damp,
and a slight swell tossed the vessels
as they moored along the coastline
just beyond the reach of the British
musketry on shore. About three
o'clock in the morning preparations
were made for a landing. In the
screen of a low-hanging fog about 400
marines and militia landed on and
near the Trask rock.
A section Of the landing force was
under command of Captain Hinckley,
who, landing on the Trask rock as the
British opened fire, urged his men on
up the steep bank. He was killed in
the rush by shot fired from a force
of the enemy on the rock which long
bore his name. AS "Hincl1ley rock
it was known until after years, when
a Mr.. Trask, who was a drummer in
the American ranks, visited the town.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04
THE OLD CUMBERLAND ROAD
1t Is Now Proposed to Reconstruct
the Famous Pike, Nearly 800
Miles in Length.

Baltimore, Md.-The old Cumber-
land road is attracting attention to it.
self in the various states through
which 1t passes and there is a grow
ing appreciation of its historical value
Some of the states have undertaken
more or less extensive repairs along
the ancient thoroughfare. Pennsyl-
vania is resurfacing her part of it and
many of the counties in Ohio and In
diana are doing what they can to
mend the great highway, which in it's
day was by far the most important
in this country. ..
1t has even been suggested that the
federal government might be persuad-
ed to cooperate with the states in
scheme for the reconstruction of the
famous pike all the way from Cumber-
land, Md, to it's western terminus at
st. Louis. Nearly 800 miles in length
and following an almost perfectly
straight course from Atlantic tidewa-
ter to the Mississippi river it would
furnish magnificent pathway for au.
tomobiles.
If this shall be accomplished the
old road will again become busy
thoroughfare. Taverns will omen
their hospitable doors at frequent in
tervals along it's length, as in the an
cient days, and the echoes of the hills
in the passes of the Allegheny noun
tains will be awakened by the cheer
.ful honking Of motor horns-just as
in former times they responded to the
merry footing Of the coach guards
trumpets. It would become the fash.
ion for automobile parties to do the
pike" the long straightaway stretches
of which would afford most attractive
opportunities for speeding, while a
trip over it in gasoline car might
well. be deemed worth taking for the
mere sake of the extraordinarily pic
turesque and beautiful scenery.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04
THE COURAGE OF LIFE.

The two virtues that help us along most in life
are trust and courage. Apart from the tragedies
invited by sin and violence and selfindulgence, a
large part of trouble comes from anxiety, dis
trust, apprehension. It was not all frivoity that
dictated the answer Of young girl, who, being
urged to prepare herself for profession or def
mite work. responded: I'm not going to look
ahead ard worry. can do lot of useful things:
can mend, and make salad, and amuse children.
and be patient and economical and help people to
enjoy themselves, and l don't believe nice girls
starve." Courage and faith are always assets.
Even If life goes back upon them and fails to come
to expectations, the practice of these virtues
Just that much to the good, and we have at least
not lived in the evil moment until it arriyed.-Har
per's Weekly
The Appeal., 1911-03-04

they had not attempted to blow up "a
bridge with dynamite as originally re-
ported, that they were shot upon the
direct order of Zelaya, that they were
given only farcical trial, and that
they were entitled to the ordinary
treatment of combatants captured in
war.
or the men who constituted the
court-martial, one is dead and the 9th
er has disappeared. Zelaya, the man
responsible, whose order resulted in
The death of the two oadventurousAmer-
leans, is marked man and may never
return to Nicaragua, nor to any portion
Of the world where the United States
has influence.
"Court-martial and shoot at once,'
was the first order given by Zelaya,
Ind when the court hesitated he finally
sent the order "shoot them imme-
diately." This last telegram now is
said to be in the hands of the govern
ment of the United States. The story
Is a recital of one of the most outra-
geous exhibitions Of high-handed pow
er ever known, even in the semi-bar-
barous Central American republic.
This is not the only evidence which
the state department has against the
deposed Nicaraguan tyrant. It is told
Of him that he exercised the absolute
power of Nero.
The present government of Mica
ragua has promised to make amends
to the relatives of Gross and Cannon
in the payment of money to their rela-
tives. But the American government
will not regard the ends of justice as
having been carried out, so long as
zelaya is at liberty.
The Appeal., 1911-03-04

He had played martial airs all through
the fight and the name was changed
to Trask rock in commemoration Of
his bravery. Trask at the time of the
war was a boy of eighteen, and long
after the war he visited the site of
the rock and the battle and told the
story. It is said that more han 100
lives were lost on the American side
in that fight out of about 400 engaged
In the year 1928 the Dyce's Head
lighthouse was built on the north side
of the entrance to the harbor, being
named after the first settler in that
part of the town. It was originally
built of wood and was very shabbily
constructed. It became so much in
need Of repairs and so unsafe that in
1858 It was torn down and another
one built in it's place. The head was
properly named for John Jacob Dyce.
who owned 1t in 1775.