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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

dogs make their headquarters In the barn or sta
BILE or in some one Of the outbudngs, but in
creasing number OF country gentlemen have TAX
en- to providing dog houses OF greater or less pre-
tentions and on the estates OF some wealthy Amer
leans such as j. Pierpont Morgan there are ken
nels that cost q good deal more than the barn OF
che average prosperous farmer.
The bulldog Is famous a watch dog the
farm and there are many farms all up and down
the land where of these pugnacious beasts Is
considered Indispensable However, the seem.
Ing inability OF many bulldog TO distinguish be-
tween friend and foe has put the clan In bad favor
on many farm where there are numerous unex
pected callers where summer boarders from
The city are included in the household in vaca.
Jon season. The smaller dogs such as the Boston
and fox terriers the black and tans, etc. well
represented the farms Such dogs are more
dependable than some OF the heavier species for
duty watch dogs inside dwellings farm build
ings and II the canine family becomes too nu
merous 1t is usually easy to idn market in the
city for the surplus. the city folks being partial
to these small dogs. One thing that the farm
dogs have had to learn OF late years is respect
for the automobiles that whiz past at scandA ous
speed. Not few valuable dogs were killed on
the rural roads ere the meaning OF the new men.
ace was learned
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24
The Man in the Engine Room

A proposition having been made
chat the Oregon should lead the pro
cession OF vessels that shall open the
Panama canal. some ono writes to a
New York paper that the commander
Of the Oregon on her famous circum.
navigation Of the western hemisphere
should not be forgotten This Is well
ss far az II goes. but n honor is 20
DO given where honor is due q does
not 90 far enough, The achievement
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

OF the oregon was mainly a matter Of
steam engineering. and n the captain
shall be bonOred. shall the chief en-.
gineer be forgotten? We regret 10
say that We do not remember his
name. and We fear no one else does
but II was the chief engineer who
kept those machines working In such
perfect order that after making an
astonishing voyage the oregon was
able 10 SIC The feet Oh Santiago. and
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

tsss leading part IN the battle with
out an Overhauling. In those days.
too. the engineers we're specially edu.
Gated for their work and for no other
work: they we're not line ofhcers de-
tailed for duty In the engine room.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

When Rubeustein was travelling
through the United States upon q
concert tour. Il CHANGED that Barnum's
circus followed exactly the same route
chosen by the great Russian On one
occasion when the train VA oiled
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

with snake charmcrs. acrobats. clowns
and the like. the brakeman. noticini
Rubenstein's remarkable appearances
asked him. DO you belong 70 thi
shOw7" Turning his ieonine heal
with a savage shake, HubsnsteiI
nsrceiy grovisd out: sir. am tn,
show"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24
KILL ela Eaala.

Near Washington, Mo-, an eagle
measuring more than ok feet from
tip TO tip OF wing was shot while
carrying on a 12-pound pig. Tbs
farmer had missed several small pigs
and lambs and IL now satisfied that
the eagle carried them on.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

Machine clippers are rapidly taking
the place Of hand shears. as they do
the work more quickly and with less
liberation OF the animals skin. On
the large sheep ranches of the west
a number OF sheep-shearing machines
are run from shaft propelled by an
electric motor or gasoline engine.
Smaller machines are also made
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

or steepness and shortness. with weak.
ness of muscle. Such conformation
tends to slouchiness in gait and often
is associated with sickle" hooks. The
draft Group should be smooth, of fair
length, and neither too steep nor per.
fectly level.
The thighs from the hips down to
the stiles should be strong. muscular.
wide and long.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

conscious a prominent place should
be accorded to the farm dog."-or
probably 1t would be better to say the
farm dogs, for it is rather unusual for
farmer TO have only one canine
helper and he may possess half a
dozen. without giving any more
thought to the subject than the aver
age city man would have to bestow
upon one small four-footed servitor.
For all that the busy and preoccu-
pied farmer accepts the presence OF
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24
Aioy Wasn't Slow.

20 Num- want Helen to marry a business
man. She's going 10 get all my money.
AlgJ--Thst's grand What business would you
ike TO set me up In ?-Pbiadelphia Bulletin
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

Dairy Farming In Arkansas.
Dairy farming in Arkansas In at.
tracing wide attention and Is growing
very rapidly
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

a dog on the farm has a bearing on
the case. AS sheep dog or indeed
for any duty in connection with
"minding the stock" there is no dog
TO compare with the faithful collie.
And the collie is mighty fine all
around dog, too. Proverbially good.
tempered and gentle and possessing
the highest order of intelligence. he
justifies by the possession OF good
qualities his handsome appearance
And finally, be it said in his favor
that II a farmer desires to establish
a canine colony for profit there is no
class OF dogs that will sell more
readily or bring better prices than
the collies.
The old-fashioned Newfoundland
dogs that were once the favorite
playfellows of the tots on the farms
seems TO have disappeared for the
most part In their place we now
have the Great Danes and the rough
and smooth-coated st. Bernards. The
latter, slow and ponderous in move
lnent, will put up with any amount
of pulling and pummeling by child
ish hands and they are usually very
saleable dog II pure-blooded. Hounde
of one kind or another are to be
found on many American farms and
so likewise are hunting dogs, such az
pointers, particularly in districts
where the farmers have the time and
the inclination to so out after small
game IN season. On most farms thf
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

"Tbst poor man has just buried b
fourth wife"
Why De- you call him poor? n b
q believes b sEpeusivs funsralsf"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

ONG familiarity induces
the average farmer to be-
stow nary a second
thought upon many a fac
tor in farm life that he
would discover, when he
was suddenly deprived OF
1t, plays a most important
part In the routine OF
rural existence. Among
these things animate and
tnanimate Of whose influ-
ence We are so dimly
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-24

MS faVorite dog so much as n matter
oil course it is noticeable that the
favored animal seems to have some
mission as mans best friend" that
requires his presence on all occasions.
certainly a trip to town would be in
complete without Rover romping
along, barking teasingly and swapping
playfully at the patient Dobbin or
leaning out OF the tonneau to bav nj
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
SEN. FOSTER SPEAKS
ON next WEDNESDAY,
THE 29TH.

Senator Murphy J. Foster has
caused to be announced that he
will address the voters of this
city on next Wednesday night at
8 o'clock. and doubtless many of
our people will come out to listen
to the speech which the distin-
guished gentleman will deliver
on that occasion.
Opelousas is one of the few
places the Senator has so far held
meetings in to advocate his can
didacy for reelection, and as it
is the custom of our people to
give respectful attention to the
addresses of all candidates, many
will probably attend his meeting
and hear what he has to say.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Reclamation of Wet Lands In
Louisiana.

The editor of h e Manufac-
turers Record, Baltimore, in an
interview in 1908 said t h a
more important t h an t h e
a tion p lans in the
semi-arid West was the reclalna-
ton of wet prairies of over
flowed la n d rather t h a n
swamps" in Louisiana. Since
that time the work of ditehing
and draining has gone on SO per-
sistently that these lands are
worth from 500 to $500 per acre.
In this region now peopled with
twenty-five or thirty thousand,
the Southern Pacific Railroad re-
fused to build a station twenty
years ago, regarding the land as
worthless and the country unfit
for settlers. That same road
annually hauls rice out of the
district bv thousands of carloads,
and towns are building up from
a few hundreds to 10000 an d
1900 population.
The Illinois Central Railroad is
awaking to the realization that
it also runs, in Louisiana and
Mississippi, through like regions,
where land reclamation offers a
great field for the capitalist and
the farmer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
The Weather and Crops

After a delightful week of fine
weather, rain fell here and
throughout this section on Thurs
day, effectually laying the dust.
On Thursday night the wind
shifted to the north and it has
been growing colder ever since,
but the temperature is excellent
and the weather fair.
Much cane remains in the fields
yet; many farmers having taken
the advice given recently to
windrow their cane, but little
harm will result now if a freeze
comes. The cry is general along
all railroads in the cane section
that sufficient cars cannot be had
to ship the cane, but it is hoped
that little will be lost. The price
is good.
Cotton has advanced but little
in price but the prospect is that
it will go up a little higher be-
fore long.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Bertrand Andrep0nt.

Mr.. J. D. Bertrand, Jr., and
Miss Clothilde Andrepont, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emar
Andrepont, were married at the
Catholic Church here on Tuerday
of this week, at one o'clock IN
the afternoon, Rev. J. Engberink
performing the ceremony. Miss
Annie Reed was the bridesmaid
and Mr.. Raoul Andrepont was
the groomsman. After the cere-
mony at the Church the couple
returned to the home of the
brides parents in Prairie Ronde
where a reception was held.
The Clarion extends congratu-
lations to the contracting parties
and wishes them a long and hap
py life,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Notice of Examination for
Police Jury Scholarship.

The committee appointed by
the Police Jury to conduct a COM
petitive examination for a girls
scholarship at the Southwest In
dustrial or the State Normal has
been fixed for Saturday, Decem-
ber 10Th, at 9 o'clock, at the St.
Landry High School.
The examination will be on the
following subjects:
Arithmetic. Nicholson S School
Arithmetic.
Algebra. Nicholson's School
Algebra, to simple quadratics.
Spelling. Mayne's Business
Speller.
History. Evans Essential
Facts in u. S. History.
Geography. -Frye's Higher
Geography.
English. = Formal Grammar,
Grammatical Analysis, and Com
position.
Application must be made to
the Clerk of the Police Jury prior
to the day of the examination.
w. B. PRESCOTT,
A. B. PAVY,
c. J. THOMPSON,
Committee.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
The Price of Rough Rice.
League.

Crowley, La, Nov. "a. The
Southern Rice Growers AS
sociation has announced that,
effective December /, the price
of rough rice will be raised to
the following nainimums: for
Honduras and Japan rice: No. /,
So. so; No. 2, $3.50; No. 3, So. .05;
No. 4, So. 70; No. IS, $2.35; No. e,
So. 2.15. These prices are for the
barrel of 162 pounds, Honduras
to cup 40 pounds and Japan "A
pounds.
The rice market has, accord
ing to the best authorities,
Stacked off only temporarily, the
mills having enough rough for
present requirements and ais
much as they can afford to carry.
With about one-third of the rice
year gone, it is estimated that
more than sixty per cent of the
visible supply has been sold, and
a large percentage of this has
gone into consumption, the stocks
on hand in the mills and in the
secondary markets being no
heavier now than usual at this
season. It is generally believed
that the mills will not begin
again to buy heavily until the
rrncnnt cJ111YaIvY nf ,.ntIcy11 hoe I,oav
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
SUPREME KNIGHT OF THE
KNIGHTS OF co.
LUMBUS.

Hon. James A. Flaherty, the
Supreme Knight of the fraterna
order known as the Knights OF
Columbus, arrived here on Fri
day morning, the oath inst, and
was met at the railroad station
by committee of local Knights.
State Deputy Paul Leche, OF
Donaldsonville, accompanied the
Supreme Knight, and these dis
tinguished gentlemen were the
guests of the local council until
this morning, when they depart
ed for other cities, where Mr..
Flaherty will also make an off
cial visit to the councils located
there.
Every attention possible was
shown these prominent officials
OF the order by the members
here, and they were taken for a
tour of our little city and the
surrounding country in automo-
biles during the day. At night
a reception and supper was ten
dered them and a large number
was present to assist in making
the welcome as hospitable and
pleasant as possible. Several
delegations of knights from 9TH
er councils were here and were
also the guests of the local mem
bers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
District Court at VILE Platte.

Judge Pavy, District Attorney
Garland and a number of law
yers from here have been hold
ing court at Vile Platte again
this week. Several criminal
cases have been disposed of and
it is expected that the Judge will
be occupied there during the next
week also. Some civil business
has been disposed of during the
past week also, but it has been a
criminal term, cases of that char
acter being given the right OF
way.
The fine courthouse now being
erected at Vile Platte is p r O.
crossing nicely and it is expected
that it will be ready for occu-
pancy early next year. Con-
tractor Charles Stewart has been
pressing the work as much as
possible and hopes to complete
it on time. When COM
pleted, the courthouse will be one
of the finest in the State.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
The Enmiee Comedy Go.

This dramatic aggregation
from our sister town of Eunice
gave a performance here on last
Monday night, and was favored
by an excellent attendance.
While the form of dramatic ART
in which our neighbors are en-
gagged is not of the highest order,
minstrelsy. the performance was
very good of its kind and was
much appreciated by all who wit
messed it. The singing was ex-
cellent, the quartette composed
of Messrs. H. C. VOORHEES,, W. T.
Glow, P. ]. Voorhies and K. c..
Banfeld, rendering some good
selections. The individual solos
of these gentlemen were also
good. Messers, P. J. and H. c..
Voorhies were really fine as end
men and delighted the audience
with their clever acts and songs.
The band was good and discours-
ed some fine music.
The visitors left for home the
same night well pleased with
their trip here and took with them
a substantial amount as evidence
that they had been well received
by our people.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
A CALLED MEETING
OF THE PROGRESSIVE
LEAGUE ON NOV. q

/
There will be a meeting OF the
Opelousas Progressive League
on next Monday. November q,
1911, at the courthouse ats p. III.
for the purpose of electing offl-
GERS for the ensuing year; all
members are expected to be pre-
sent, also all other good citizens
who have the welfare of 0pe-
loasas at heart, our city cannot
afford to be without a good wide
awake Progressive League, more
so now than ever, and we want
all the new members possible.
Let everybody put their shoulder
to the wheel and our city will
continue to prosper. / have
served almost continuously as
president for fifteen years and
now that my business requires
all attention, it will be impos-
sible for me to do justice to the
position. Therefore ] must ask
my friends to not consider me as
candidate for reelection for un-
der no consideration could I ae-
cept any position that I could not
do justice to.
Most sincerely,
A. j.. BERCIER.
President Opelousas Progressive
League.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Brooks---Roos.

Miss Olga Roos, the elder
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas
Roos, of this city, and Thomas
B. Brooks, of New Orleans, were
married in that city last Thurs
day week. The news came here
by telephone from the young
lady who was spending a few
weeks in the city with relatives,
and was something of a surprise
to both relatives and friends,
though it was known that the
young people contemplated TAX
ing this step. They will reside
in N ew Orleans where Mr..
Brooks is employed. We extend
our best wishes to the young
people.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
new ORLEANS ENTERTAINED
THE AMERICAN BANKERS
ASSOCIATION This WEEK.

| New Orleans has been enter.
tanning the American Bankers
Association this week, the an
nual convention of that great Or
ganization being held there all
week. Matters of much import
ance to the banking and financial
interests of the country were dis
cussed, and some of these mat
ters are of vital interest to the
public at large since they per-
tain to the money and credit sys-
TENS of the nation. The Ma
tional Monetary Commission has
taken part in the deliberations of
the convention and Chairman
Aldrich is present in person to
aid in bringing about a satisfac-
tory solution of some of the
great financial questions which
are pressing for attention. His
report was adopted by the execu-
tive committee and was later
taken up by the convention and
approved.
The visit of these men from
every every section of the United
States to New Orleans and Louis
lana will doubtless prove of in
estimable advantage to our peo-
pie. Much interest is being ex-
pressed by them in the soil, eli
mate, waterways, and other ma
tural resources of the state, and
the progress of her people, evil
denced by the activity in rail-
roads and manufacturing enter
prises and in the financial and
business affairs of the state gen.
orally, is attracting most favor
able notice.
Several of our local banks are
represented at the convention
and it is proper that they should
be, as this section of the state is
entitled to some of the benefits
which are sure to come, if we
only show that we too are inter-
ested in capital and immigration.
Among the delegates from here
we note: DR.. ]. A. Haas and L.
T, Castillo, Of st. Landry State
Bank; William ]. Sandoz, of the
Union Bank and Trust Co.; L. J.
Larcade and Samuel Haas, Peo-
pies State Bank; L. S. Haas,
Vile Platte State Bank, and
Leon Wolff, Washington State
Bank.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Fire Alarms.

An alarm of fire was turned in
last Tuesday at one o'clock from
the residence of Willie Gilven in
the southern end of Union street,
the kitchen fue having been dis
covered to be on fire. By the
time the fire department. arrived,
which it promptly did, the fire
had been extinguished.
The residence of David Roos in
Main Street, corner of Vine,
caught fire on Friday night, but
no material damage was done.
The fire is supposed to h e
originated from a defective cleo
tric wire.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
Dejean-De Blanc.

New Iberia, La, Nov. 19. AT
St. Peters Catholic Church here,
at 7:30 O'Clock yesterday evening
was celebrated the marriage of
Miss May DeBlanc, the charm
ing daughter of Leopold DeBlanc
of this city, to Charles Dejean,
of Port Barre. Rev. Father
Mourg officiating. Miss Sophie
DeBlanc, a sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, and Ernest
Lassalle, of Port Barre, acted as
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Dejean
after a bridal trip to San Antonio,
will make Port Barre their home.
Mr.. Dejean is a prominent mer-
chant of Port Barre.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
REV. LEANDER NJ. ROTH
LECTURED ON MON
DAY LAST.
Pastor Of the Catholic Church at Vaudeville,
Delivered Lecture Here In REGARD TO the
Federation Of CalhsIic Societies.

Rev. Leander M. Roth, pastor
of the Catholic church at Mande.
vile, came to this city on Monday
as the special representative OF
Archbishop James H. Blenk, OF
New Orleans, to deliver a lecture
here in regard to the Federation
of Catholic societies. A goodly
number was present to hear the
reverend gentlemen explain the
purposes and work of the fedora
ton, and being himself one of
the organizers of the state Fede-
tation ane coming as the dele
gate of the Archbishop, his lee
ture was all the more appreciated.
The purpose of the organiza-
ton in brief, is to secure the
union of all Catholic societies in
the state and United States into
federations to the end that cor
rect Catholic opinion be formed
among the laity and to see that
the rights of Catholic citizens
are safe-guarded and fostered.
No attempt is made or expected
to secure favors or privileges
from the government, whether
parochial, state or federal, but
it is the aim of the federation to
not only unity Catholics and to
stand for what is good and right
to themselves but to protect the
rights of the public generally
and to guard it against social
and moral evils.
The. motto of the federation is
God and Country, /" and it is
proposed to show by the work of
the organization that it is not
only religious but also patriotic.
The organization exists in almost
every state of the union and has
already accomplished much good.
The necessary steps to organ
ize a district federation was TAX
en- and committee will soon be
announced to take up this i'm
portant work.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
White man Held
UP BY negroes
Eddie Carriere, of Prairie
Basse, Robbed of Ten Dollars
Tuesday Night.

Eddie Carriere, of Prairie
Basse, was held-up by two
negro men on last Tuesday night
about 1920 o'clock at the corner
of Railroad Ave. and Grolee St.,
near the Office of Mr.. E. M. Boa
gni, in this city. The young
man was returning home at that
hour when he was stopped by
the two negroes who displayed a
revolver and forced him to sub
nit to his pockets being searched
for valuables. Ten dollars were
secured after which the negroes
escaped.
On the following day Officer
Horne arrested Henry Nicholas,
a young negro, and upon being
confronted by Carriere he identi-
fed him as one of his assailants.
The negro denied his guilt,
however, and says he will prove
that he was at another part of
the town when this offense was
committed. No inducements
were probably offered to the
prisoner in order to get him to
disclose his partner in the crime,
but he has so far refused to ad-
nit his own guilt or to say who
was with him when the robbery
took place.
Nicholas is locked up and fur
ther developments have not yet
been reported.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25
We Live on Water .

About thirty inches of rain, on
| the average, falls annually on
every foot of ground within the
United States. This is enough
to make ten Mississippi rivers:
enough to cover 200 States like
Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia one
foot deep.
What do we do with all the
water?
DR.. w. ]. Magee Of the Agri-
cultural Department gives some
amazing figures. He says that
every pound Of plant food we eat
has required 1000 pounds Of
water to make it. II you eat
four pounds Of vegetables today,
you have used up two tons of
water. A pound Of beef is equal
to from thirty to fifty tons of
water which the animal has con
sumed, directly or indirectly,
through its food.
Now you understand why far
sighted men are planning to save
and utilize all the water that falls
on the LAND, and even beginning
to dream of the time when science
will tackle the problem of fresh
ening the sea and turning that to
account in keeping us alive.
Shreveport Times.