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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15
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FLOWERS FOR PROFIT

uses as table decorations, social func-
tons end gifts; while the flowers
grown during the spring and summer
by both professional and home grow
er are mostly for an entirely different
purpose. These are used chiefly for
funerals, or, at least, must be such
in color that, if not otherwise dis
neral purposes.
il is the hardy plants Of perennials
that offer the best opportunity to the
home grower.
Among the first of these that the
spring brings are such flowers as daft
fodils, narcissi and jonquils. Only
the choicest named varieties of bulbs
should be purchased.
Remember always that you are
sending flowers to the wholesale deal
ers, and your success in that compe-
tition depends not so much on the
number of flowers you produce as on
their size and perfection and the
length of stem OF each individual
blossom.
In starting a new bed the bulbs
should be set out, not in the spring
but in autumn. In the north they are
set out as early as September or Oc-
tober, while in the south November
is not too late.
The roots must have time to make
good growth before cold weather
sets in.-New Idea Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Pleasant Work by Which Women
With Gift May Make a
Nice Living.
ALWAYS A STEADY DEMAND
Professional Competition Need Not
Keep the Home Grower Out Of
the Market-Hardy Plants or
Perennials Give Best OPP
portunitY.

Raising flowers is quite as much
an Unborn gift as writing poetry. Some
women know intuitively how to moth
er plants SO as to bring them to a
perfect bloom. The purpose of this
article is to show such women how
to use their gift as means Of earn
ing money. The market is waiting
and their success depends directly
upon their ability TO produce a supe-
rior grade of blossom.
Each city of size contains two class
es of f1orists-wholesal and retail
The Wholesale dealer buys flowers
in quantities direct from the growers
and it is from his warehouse that
merchants largely buy their supplies.
The pleasantest way for the grower
to dispose of flowers is to ship direct
to some wholesale firm.
The florists, in their turn, classify
growers as the professionalism is,
the men who raise flowers under glass
surrounded by the most approved sci
entiflc conditions. and the home
grower.
The wholesale florists throw the
weight of their approval into the bal.
ance of the professional grower. But
where the home grower raises flowers
that are equally good in quality, or,
as sometimes happens, better than
those of the professional, she is gra-
ciously admitted among florists on an
equal footing.
The point, then, is not to attempt
flowers with which you cannot sue
cessf3lIy compete; carnations, for in
stance.
The home growers success lies with
such hardy perennials as jonquils.
daffodils, narcissi, lilies of the valley.
English violets, peonies and others of
this class. If she is skillful and sue
cessful in floral culture she can also
attempt asters and sweet peas, though
these are more difficult
The flowers grown by professionals
for winter sale are intended for such
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

crowd took up the chorus: Gray!
Gray! why do you stay away?"
Some of my scouts returned with
the news that nc trace of Uncle Peter
could be found, and l began to wonder
what would happen if the crowd call
ed upon me to produce him.
Half-past eight and no Candidates.
The crowd had its kidding clothes on
by this time, and Bunch was handed
some pretty lively language, but he
was game to the finish, that boy was!
At nine o'clock the crowd had
thinned out to such an extent that the
referee got up and went home. Gabe
Malone arose to address what was
left of the audience, but before he
served a half-portion of bad grammar
somebody in the front line pointed a
toy pistol at him, and he did a back
flip off the platform and hiked for
home.
After that there was nothing doing.
At $50 only a few night-hawks re-
NAMED of the once great audience
The representatives and committees
on the platform dwindled away until
finally nobody was left save Bunch
and l.
l looked over at Bunch from time to
time and he looked over at me. but we
never cracked smile.
At 10 o'clock we still sat there, but
L., \ Oh Oh
At 1910 the audience consisted of
one sea-going hack, with both horse
and driver asleep.
The hack didn't seem to care what
happened.
At 1915 we arose. handed each
other the laugh and went home.
The joint debate was a fizzle, but I
had a shade the best of it.
found Aunt Martha and Clara j. In
tears when l reached the villa.
Poor Uncle Peter!" sobbed Clara
j.; ooh, where is he? where is he?"
He's been assassinated, know 1t, I"
Aunt Martha sobbed back "Oh, that
he had never gone into politics."
| succeeded in calming them after
time, and by dint of much question
| ing learned that two strangers had
called to see Uncle Peter on very
urgent business at about 7:15, and
that the trio had started OFF hurriedly
| in the direction of the river road.
| Hank. Barney Doolin and / eft once
| took a lantern and followed the trail.
| About a mile from the villa on the
1 bank of the river is a big ice-house.
and as we approached 1t We heard the
most unearthly yelling, swearing and
kicking of boards.
Sure, it sounds like the ould man
whin he's excited" cried Barney as
we unbolted the door.
1t was Uncle Peter who stood be
fore US, sad spectacle in the Ian
terms light.
The villains!" he shouted; "oh,
John, my boy. I'm so glad to see you!
/ The villains, they lured me down here
with a lying story that l could see
Bunch jefferson teaching a lot of
Italian fioaters how to vote!"
/ leaned against the ice-house and
nearly choked
When they got me here they bolt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
The Duty of Prevention.

II you are factory owner, it is Just
as much your duty to arrange health
full and safe conditions for your ten
or your ten hundred employees as IL
you or your daughter or your wife or
your son were working among them.
The laws laxity cannot continue to
furnish excuses for constituencies
men who jeopardize the lives of their
employes-the lives of shoppers-t
lives of theatergoers and moving pic
ture spectators.
The man who complies with the fire
regulations to ell superficial intents.
and yet In his heart knows that there
is still danger In the event of panic or
fre-that man, IL such an affair does
occur, is in his heart a murderer. He
cannot eyade the responsibility to
himself. and the knowledge of it will
weigh on him until his last, uneasy
moments.
Progress is abandoning the negative
fight and seeking methods of preven-
ton. 1t is no longer a sign Of great
wisdom to lock the stable after the
horse has been ,stolen.-Julian Harris
In Uncle Remus' Home Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

who had an abdominal tumor which
was found to weigh over eighty
pounds after its removal while the
patient herself scaled only some sixty.
four pounds. When she was recover
ing from the anaesthetic she Is said
TO have remarked family to the sur-
geon that she might die happy if she
was sure that he would save the
growth This is as remarkable an
instance Of wit and humor in our pro
fessional archives as l can recall 8,
the noment-"-SeE York Medics4
Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
TRUTH NOT SET OUT
STATISTICS AS TO INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS MISLEADING.
Vital Factor, the Number of Persons
Employed in Vacations Dealt With,
a Most Serious Omission.

Perhaps it was to be expected
from its source; bat It is worth MOTTO
ing that the stats s.cs reported as
presented to the national convention
of the Association of Manufacturers
claiming that industrial accidents are
far more frequent in farming than in
iron and steel or mining. are decided
entire omission of one factor.
The report states the showing to
be that 40 per celt of the accidents
occurred in agriculture, per cent
in iron and steel trades and in build
ing operations, and So per cent. in
mining. We are not informed what
authority collected the returns, but
the statement reveals the omission to
give the number of persons engaged
in the various occupations
By the census of 1900-we do not
think that the statistics on this point
are yet published in the census re-
turns of 1910-there were 10,3S1 900
persons engaged In agricultural pur-
suits; 100000 iron and steel workers
classified as such by the census, and
$4,000 if machinists and blacksmiths
are included; 100000 in the build
ing trades; and $4,000 miners and
quarrynlen. 1t is thus seen that while
there were five times as many acci-
dents in farming IS in the iron and
steel industry, the population in agri-
culture was nearly "a times greater,
or the rate of accidents, in proper
ton to population, was over six times
as great in the iron and steel industry.
The same decidedly altered showing
will appear in the other trades. In
the building trades the rate in ratio
to population is about twice as great
and in mining some four times more
than in agriculture.
1t is undoubtedly true that the in
creased use of agricultural machin-
cry increases accidents in farming
The figures in 1910 may therefore
change there ratios But we venture
the prediction that the change will
not show the claim made in this re-
port to be Pittsburg Dis
patch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
LAW IS NOT POPULAR

The authorities have been obliged
to inaugurate a veritable campaign
to bring home to the minds OF the
workmen the advantages which they
might derive from the law, and to
persuade them to fill up the forms OF
application. In Paris the last few
days of delay brought in a certain
number of applications, which rose
from 10000 to something above 20
600; but there should have been 200,-
900, according to certain statistics.
In the provinces workmea seem to
have been equally Indifferent At
Auxerre not a single application has
been made At Montpelier, where
5000 forms were distributed, only
735 have been properly filled. At
Epinal only 200 out Of a possible
5000 responded. About 100 replied
at Moulins out of some 5000, and in
other places the workmen not only
declined to answer. but held indigna-
ton meetings againsf the law. At
Treignac some 20 wcfkmen walked
in body TO the Marie and burned
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
HOME IS ALWAYS BEST
PAYS TO PLAY FAIR
Fact Worker Will Do Well to Re-
member in His Dealings With
His Employer.

When the problem of making good"
has been solved so that losing one po-
sition only means getting another i'm
mediately and that fret or fear is past,
the greatest problem for me is that of
being fair to both my employer and
my fellow workers.
We are hired-and paid at least
the market price-for doing certain
work. We are units of whole, cogs
in a machine, the workings and profits
Of which have been carefully esti
mated and worked out to the smallest
fraction Inattention, careless work,
or ineficiency all contribute to the
clogging of this machinery, how much
or how little our restricted range of
vision makes it impossible for us to
estimate. How far is one justified in
shielding honest, striving, incompe
tent employees, for whom your soul
is wrung with pity. when their mis-
takes may mean loss of money and
prestige to the firm?
Fear of unkind criticism from a mis-
understanding of motives deferred me
for a long time from doing what
seemed right-the talking it over with
the incompetent and then taking the
case to the boss and telling him the
truth, and that does not mean telling
everything but enlisting his sym
pathy. The problem is not solved al
together, but good success has at
tended the effort, for not one has been
let out until a transfer, or more su-
pervision, or various expedients have
been tested. We are all human, and
an employer will do much when con-
WINGED you are not trying to work
m.-Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

men," he began, as he took an old
letter from his coat pocket, 81 have
just received a note from Mr.. William
Gray IN which he states that an ex-
tremely important call over the long
distance telephone will detain him at
home for a few minutes. In the
meantime permit me to suggest that
the Hon. Peter Grant open the de-
bate"
Bunch sat down amid great APP
plause and loud cries of Grant! Go
at him, Grant," filled the air.
Then | saw my chance.
The Opposition had dropped it's
guard and now to land a jolt.
Mr.. Chairman and ladies and gen
tlemen,' / began when silence was re-
stored, 1--WE accept without hesitation
the excuse put forth by the Hon.
William Gray's spokesman l am en-
powered to state that In Difference to
the opposing Candidates maturer
years and grayer hairs the Hon. Peter
Grant will not put in an appearance
on this platform until the Hon Will
lam Gray is first seen and honored by
his townspeople"
A thunderous burst of applause
went up and Bunch nearly tainted
| sent four OF our committee out to
head off Uncle Peter and explain mat
ters, and when | turned around Bunch
and some of his friends had disap-
peared.
Presently the crowd began to get
impatient and cat-calls filled the air.
There wasn't anybody on the plat
form with nerve enough to get up and
tear off speech. so we had to sit
there and look foolish.
Bunch was back in ten minutes look
ing very pale and excited, while the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Mother Might Detect 1t.

She and her husband were on their
wedding trip, and they had Just
reached Philadelphia. In the station
she drew him in the direction of the
telegraph office.
Il promised mother I'd wire her
when we got here" she said, land
where we are going next"
"All right" the bridegroom mur.
INJURED, reaching for a telegraph blank
and scribbling hurriedly. Flows
this?"
The bride took the paper and read
it slowly.
Are in Philadelphia. Bellevue
Stratford. Atlantic City on Monday
VIII write.-Ethel.''
That's fine" she applauded him
You make them up beautifully.
never could" She reached for a pen
and another sheet of paper.
81 must copy it now" she explained
I'VE could never send 1t this way
You see. mother knows that isn't my
writing"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

the forms. At Havre meetings were
held to protest against the law. At
Poitiers. on the other hand, the pre-
feet has ordered the mayor to jnscribe
the workmen whether they would or
not, and compel them to accept the
law
AS far as can be judged the work.
men object to contributing any share
whatever to the general fund They
want the state to insure them a
gratuitous pension or none at all. AS
the law now stands, it seems that
man must contribute s T. (s1 COZ a
year. his employer contributes an
equal sum. and the state adds a
third. The workmen argue. or have
at least been made to believe. that
not only viii they have to contribute
their share, but that their employers
will deduct the same amount from
their wages. In consequence, trades
unions nearly all over the country.
have started an agitation against the
law The worknIen have been per
suaded that 1t is only a trap for
zhem, and that they will never see
sheir pensions. This accounts for the
bad reception OF the law on the part
Of the workmen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

war is over let me be among the first
to congratulate Urcle Peter and you
1t may interest you to know that in
spite of defeat Mr.. Gray has expressed
himself as being well pleased with my
work during the campaign. His ap-
prevail will take the form of a wedding
in January, and on that occasion Alice
and l will be the Candidates. l for
give you everything including MY
Advice to Society" but do tell ne
where you found that chauffeur who
insisted upon giving Uncle William SO
much fresh air. l feel sure that
Uncle Peters trip to the ice-house will
be forgotten in his triumphal process.
sion to the Mayors Office.
Sincerely yours,
Bunch Jefferson.
"Umph!" said Uncle Peter, 81 al,
ways did like that boy, Bunch!"
He's the real goods" l agreed
81 wonder what III wear at the
wedding" unused Peaches.
Copyright by G. W. Dillingham; Coz
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Properly Thankful.

Clark Howell of Atlanta tells of
the sad case of an elderly darky in
Georgia, charged with the theft Of
some chickens. The negro had the
misfortune to be defende1 b. a young
and inexperienced attorney, although
1t is doubtful whether any one could
have secured his acQuittal the com
mission of the crime having been
proved beyond al doubt. The darby
received a pretty severe sentence.
Thank yo' sah," said he cheerfuly,
addressing the Judge when the SEN
tence had been pronounced. Oats
mighty hard, sab, but it amt any
thing what 1 expected. l thought,
sab, date between my character and
dat speech of my lawyer dat you'd
hang me, shore!'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

ed the door on me-" Uncle Peter
stormed, and they told me. tho VII
lains, not to describe anything might
see here in my speeches against the
Opposition. How could see any
thing in this damn old ice-house?'
When | tcld him about the joint de-
bate and Of the non-appearance of
the Hon. William Gray he Gained
down at once.
What do you suppose kept old Bill
Gray away?" Uncle Peter asked, as
we walked up the road.
"You can search me, Uncle Peter"
said as we reached the fence by the
road Just as an automobile came
ehuck-chucking painfully along
We waited in the darkness to let
it go by,
AS it passed we saw an agitated old
gentleman in the rear seat. tuning
and fretting and urging the chauffeur
to hurry on, but to all the cd mans
pleadings the chauffeur replied stolid-
ly. I'm dom the best / can! the Bub-
ble's bust
OH noble stranger! What would
have been our finish without you?
Great Scott" exclaimed Uncle
Peter as the machine toiled slowly by,
its old Bill Gray, or his ghost!"
Then l exploded and for five min
utes l rolled around on the grass to-
the amazement of the puzzled Uncle
Peter.
Though | don't pretend to UNDER
stand the ms and outs of politics, ;"
Uncle Peter said when we finally
reached home, still I've got pretty
sharp eye, and I'm not going to ask
for any particulars as to why old Bill
Gray was in our new automobile, but
| would like to shake your hand,
joint
Then we held family reunion and
Uncle Peter showed us how he would
have lit into Uncle William at the pub
lie square-if he hadn't been locked
up in the ice-house.
The next day it happened. don't
know whether is was Uncle Peters
popularity or his check book or my
speech at the joint debate-but, any
way, he was elected by a tidy ma
jority, and he was the happiest old
soul In sixty-four States.
In the midst of our rejoicings that
Tuesday evening a messenger brought
me note. I Rad it to our assem-
bled friends to the accompaniment of
much applause:
Ruraldene, Tuesday.
My dear John: Now that the cruel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Music Teachers Protest.

At a congress of German music
teachers in Berlin ea earnest protest
was raised against what was called
"scavenger or gutter music" Accord
ing to the principal speaker. this class
of music takes the form of operettas
of degrading and silly character.
1T is art said the speaker, which
degrades composer, executants, and
those who hear the music and think
of the words sung to the most popu-
lar airs of this school. Alone and di-
vorced from their catchy melodies, no
sane man would willingly utter the
inanities contained in them"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

vously, and was using my sleeve to
hold fine bundle of laughs.
l knew. within few miles. where
Uncle William was about this time,
but why did Uncle Peter delay his
entrance?
Eight o'clock came and the vast as
senblage was called to order by
Squire Thompson, whose duty 1t was
to introduce the opposing candidates
and start the battle.
The Squire made his little speech
and sat down amid great applause.
Then silence fell and everybody
looked at everybody else uneasily.
Where were the two Principals?
| knew that Uncle William was
about two miles further away than he
was the last time | thought of him,
but where was Uncle Peter?
Presently when the TENSION became
almost unbearable Bunch Jefferson
arose and made the bun Of his life.
Mr.. Chairman. ladies and gentle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
FRENCH Wo7KMEN LoATH TO
ACCEPT INSURANCE. IDEA.
Seems to Have Wrong Co ception OF
the Working II the Statute
Trade Unions Agitating.

While England viii be debating
David Lloyd-George's scheme OF in
surance for wcrkingmen, the new
French law covering the subject will
go into effect This will be on July
3. and the law requires that for two
months prior to that date workmen
and workwomen make formal appli-
cation for the benefits of the inAur-
ance. The local authorities Of each
town. village and commune have sup
piled the prospective benehciaries
With blank slips Of paper. which they
are to fill out and hand in The re-
suit has been most extraordinary
There have been few applications.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Tn. s.cnnd plmenslon.

It was on a little branch railway
in a southern state that the New
England woman ventured to refer to
the high rates. 1T seems to me five
cents a mile is extortion," she said.
with frankness. to her southern cou-
sin.
Its a big lot of money to pay II
you think of 1t by the mile" said
the southerner. In her soft drawl;
but you just think how cheap 1t Is
By the hour, Cousin Annie-only
about thirty-f1ve cents" - Youths
Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Market Hogs Much Lighter.

The average weight of hogs market
ed in recent years Is much lighter
than in former years; In the decade
1s70-1879 the average weight of hogs
killed during the winter months In
western packing centers was abo-t
275 pounds; in the decade 1SSO-1S89
about PSI pounds; ia the decade 1890
1899 about 239 pounds, and in the
past decade 19OO-19O9 about 219
pounds. In other words, hogs mar
keted between 30 and 40 years ago
averaged one-fourth heavier than
those marketed in recent years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
News Nuggets.

A new motor horn changes its tone
at the will of the chauffeur by slight
ly changing the position of the bulb.
In 1860 the state of Minnesota had
a population of 10000. and not foot
of railroad within its borders
There are 2,20S industrial railroads
in this country, most of which are op-
Grated in connection with Industrial
plants and do not accept outside bust
ness.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13
Ancient Church Custom.

At the Parish Church. Cnard. Som
erset. the other morning. at the con-
clusion of the hymn before the ser
mon. Prebsndary Farrer remained
standing at the entrance to the chan
eel while a sergeant of police marched
through the center aisle carrying one
Of the curious old borough maces and
an official leaking document. which
he Dig presented to the vicar. and
Without waiting for / to be opened re
armed to the wesi, entrance The
lear then entered che pulpit. opened
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-13

tbs envelope. read the contents to
himself and proceeded with the SER
mon This document was the official
notification given TO the vicar that
the town council had elected a church
warden for the ensuing yesr-s privi-
lege which. according TO an ancient
custom. the council possess-London
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