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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25

waters of the James river from
the yards of the Newpart news
Ship Building company, after be-
ing christened Texas" It was
the infant battleship of the Unitd
States navy, but the largest and
most powerful war vessel in the
world. The launching was de-
clared to have been an engineer
ing feat never before accomplish
ad
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
The Great Texas

Newport News. Va, May Is. =
With a precision and smothness
declared by experts never before
to have been equalled, more than
eleven thousand tons of steel was
given life today as a battleship
glided along gracefully into the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
State Tax Sales.
OF MOVABLE AID ENJOYABLE
PROPERTY AND NOTICE 70
MORTGAGE CREDITORS.
The State of Louisiana VS.. Delinquent
Tax Debters, Parish of st.
Landry.

By virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, / will sell at the
principal front door of the courthouse,
in which the civil district court of said
parish is held, within the legal hours
for judicial sales, beginning at IL o'clock
a. m. on
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
Saturday, June l, 1912,

and continuing on each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, movable
and immovable property on which taxes
Parish of st. Landry and levee district,
to enforce collection of taxes assessed
in the year 1911, together with the inter-
est thereon from the 3lst day of Decem-
Der, 1911, at the rate of 2 per cent per
month until paid, and all costs. The
names of said delinquent taxpayers,
the amount of taxes due by each or the
assessment of said year, and the nova
BILE and immovabIe property assessed to
each to be offered for sale as follows,
to-Wit:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
FLED FROM PRESENT DANGER
So Many "Don'ts" 10 Observe ma
Unfortunate Man Gave Up
the Game.

II Is good to have the Official a.
surance that there is no danger .
health in using public telephones. ~
my part, / never thought there vas
In point of fact, ] never thought aoo-'
1t at ALL Life is too short for al these
precautions.
/ knew a man some years ago VIZ
was haunted by the idea that s0'ne
thing of an unpleasant nature EoS''
some day happen TO him. He vas
anxious to stave Of the unEhO'4
event that he had a list OF pre'aS
tons printed, framed. and hung UP
his bedroom.
When he left home he took thia U
nament with him. I can't remetnV-
many of the maxims. but here are
few:
Never ride In a cab. The cuFh'o"
are full of germs.
Never eat q tomato. You may ;"
cancer.
Never eat an oyster. You may 3"
typhoid fever.
never run lOT q u dlu-
Of heart disease
Never smoke. You may get sI''
er's heart
Never drink milk. You ma!
consumption.
Never drink port You may
govt N
Never eat veal. You may gel 'N
gestion.
Never walk under O ladder.
thing may fall on you ..ss
Never leave of your thick 60
until July. You may get pneu, =.
Never read In bed. You NAY
jure your eyesight- "a
That man got paler and palei ~,
thinner and thinner. Il the a
list of rules literally worried niI a
death. The dangers OF living nm
numerous that the poor reno"
mitted suicide-Sketch-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

cret connection With the battery Trust
the mere danger vas there that the
secret would become public property
vent down TO Handsykes' ofacs
AZ the end OF ten days association
with Vaudeville
mir. Handsykes.- I said. will you
give me = list OF the names Of the
men Who knew Of Clarenoe's little af-
fair with the Battery Trust"
Certainly" said he Here they
are: Dawson. the president: James.
the first vicepresident, and old Davis.
tbe cashier. Davis served a year IN
jail: he's an old retainer Of the family.
as you might put II, The ether two
have had their mouths stopped with
a wad OF bills large enough TO keep
even Wall street fnanciers silent
lis there any one else who might
by any chance know OF this affair"
None"
Then one of these gentlemen Is
behind young Mandeville's artistic let
ter" said l. Vaudeville hasn't the
heart TO hurt q flea He would rather
sldIEc IMAM steal Il CenI-IOr himself
Are these other men friends OF yours.
Mr. Handsykes?",
Why do you ask"
Because it's probably one OF them
that We will have to put the screws
on"
They are all friends OF mine" said
he. The best friends in the world
And the tighter you put the screws
on, Cornell. the better I'll be pleased
no matter how dear the friend. Is
that quite clear?"
Thank YOU" / said.
And / don't care how you get the
screws on, either" said he. as he
bowed me out.
A few days work on the part of 9TH
er men Of the agency showed me that
Of the trio in question Davis was in
England, James in a sanitarium in
South Carolina, and Dawson living In
retirement in his country home up
the Hudson. So | began to watch Wal
ter Vaudeville again. By watching
him, l don't mean that / watched only
his person. | watched everything
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
His head hung down on his ches[

some other fashion spending money
and time in a perfectly useless fash
ion. l began to ape his ways and
soon Mr. Vaudeville and myself were
on fairly good terms. That is, we Of
fered one another drinks whenever we
met, and he invited me upstairs to be
! trimmed by the same gang of poker
sharps that had been getting his
money for the last month. In spite
Of the mans absolute uselessness 1t
was impossible not to like him. The
more 1 studied him the less could I
fancy him colGbloodedly proposing to
ruin q bosom friend In order to get
even so large a sum as 100000.
''Mandeville isn't the evil genius In
this proposition" was my decision
after associating with him for a
week" There is somebody else who
is driving him to it,
There was nothing about the young
fellow that made any other theory
possible. He was too careless, and
too honorable, in an easy-going sort
OF way, to rob friend to satisfy his
own needs. I could picture him be
| coming a hobo and a bum through
| careless habits; and I believe he would
have done that before he would go to
the length of blackmail
began to look for another party to
the job. This made the task all the
more delicate, because the more peo.
pie to know Clarence Handsykes' Sc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

FOR absolute integrity. let the Tat
terry Trust scandal become kno~n. a1d
that power would he gone. or greatly
diminished And Mr. Walter aande-
vile had the power 10 make this
known. and was apparently deter
mined 10 use II. And my Job was 10
make this impossible. Delicate, II
Vaudeville even SO much as got a
suspicion that he was being shadowed
he would as likely as not spill the
eggs.
Ny first move was TO discover all
that ! could concerning the young
man in question / found that he was
one OF a type quite common In New
York, but rare in other parts OF the
couEtry-the young man who has
squandered every cent of his fortune
but who manages TO keep up appear
ances, no one knows how. Mande-
Vile had run through several hundred
thousands OF dollars-al the way
through II was common knowledge
that he was dead broke, yet he was
living in a suite at the LeGros hotel
IN manner IndL no Small income
could have supported. He went around
! In his accustomed circle and among
his old acquaintances apparently the
same as ever His fortune was gone,
and everybody knew It, but he GER
tainly did manage to keep up his
end in great fashion He must be get
ting money In some way. | reasoned
that 1t might be a good thing first Of
all to find out how he was getting It,
went up to the LeGros hotel and
engaged a suite of rooms as near to
Mandevilles as | could and began to
make myself part Of the hotels bar
room and club life. / reasoned that
Vaudeville would be the sort Of
young man who would be found vast
ing his time in the way so popular
among certain hotel jewellers of Man
haitian, and | was not mistaken. He
spent little time in his rooms. When
he wasn't in the barroom he was play
ing poker in one of the many high
staked games that always run in this
hotel, or was dining and winning some
body In one of the restaurants, or In
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

that might ctdcern him or his affairs.
including everybody that called on
him, every letter or note that he re-
ceived, every telephone call that he
answered. Naturally I didn't do all
this myself, but from the minute this
espionage was established I knew
what Vaudeville was doing about as
move without my knowing where or
why. Therefore when he made a bur-
ried trip to Dawson's place up the
river 1t wasn't remarkable that knew
he did 1t in answer to q peremptory
call from Dawson. And Dawson's tele-
phone call didn't surprise me. either:
for I had been looking up Mr. Daw-
son.
Vaudeville went up on the New
York Central to New Rochelle, where
an automobile was waiting for him.
Dawson wasn't In the automobile at
the station; he stopped it and got in
when the car had gone out of town
about five miles. You See, Cluffer, my
partner, had taken the place of Daw-
sons regular chauffeur, who had been
taken suddenly I'LL two days previous
after Cluffer had shown him a roll
of bills. So Clutter got all that passed
between Dawson and Vaudeville on
the road up to the Dawson house. And
that was enough to give me the lead
I sought % work on.
'Well," Dawson said as he climbed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

them in the mirror In front of him.
WELL" said Dawson, you'll get me
that money-or you'll never see your
wife"
That was the story that l got from
Clutter that evening. By piecing it
out with what I learned from Mande-
ville's friends found that the young
fellow had married a poor girl while
he was at college, that she had left
him because Of his habits, that he had
been decent for FIVE years, trying to
md the wife and boy, and then had
got careless through losing hope. Daw.
sons hold on him was the strongest
In the world; 1t was the only thing
that would have made him do what
ne was doing. 1t was his only hold
on life; it was life itself to him. this
hope that some day he would see his
family
thought the thing over for a long
time. 1 knew it would be next to an
impossible task to find the woman.
Dawson wouldn't have left any loose
threads by which she might be traced.
L knew OF no way in which Dawson
might Dc scared of the Job. thought
OF Handsykes. 1t was best to 20 be-
lore MIN and tell him all that knew.
ala. He listened, and as he heard
OF Dawson's perf1dy his face changed
az 1 never had seen q face chan.
before All the geniality-almost All
mo civiization-left 1t. I wouldn't
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

H. have you heard from the old
goat.-
No sald Vaudeville Not .
word"
Well" continued Dawson. anETtly.
you write him another letter tonight
and give him Just another week TO
come across II he doesn't give up
you give the story to the public
But. Dawson" protested Maade
Vile: 81 which Dawson said: Either
that or-you know what happens You
w!ll never. never know where your
wife Is living"
Vaudeville almost choked At this
Great heavens. Dawson" he pleaded.
how can . human being have such
O stone for q heart as you have. You
know that there is Just one thing In
this world that makes me want TO
live: that's TO see my wife and son
Just once more-iust once And you
happen TO have found where they are
living"
And hidden 50 that you never VIII
find them" sneered Dawson. She left
you because of your drinking at eol-
lege. Vaudeville. She thinks you're
still the half-crazy booze-nghter you
were then. She's bringing the boy up
TO forget you. She's afraid you'll
turn up-as you used TO be-"
And you know that I'm decent
now; that I'd be a man II could
find them and work for them. and
you won't tell me" said Vaudeville
Il ought 10 kill you. Dawson"
Then you never would find them.
would you. Manville?" laughed the
old man. NO: you know the only
way 10 get in touch with them is TO
get this 100000 for me that ] need
TO keep myself from disgrace. And
that's TO be got through Handsykes-
the old brute. Well. you'll get it TO-
me, don't fear, my boy. | know old
Handsykes; he'll give II TO you"
But he wouldn't give ii to you.
would he?" asked Vaudeville. He'd
have yon killed first, wouldn't he,
Dawson"
Dawson paled little at this. Cluf-
fer told me later. He was watching
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
Almost the Same.

II was a local concert, ana :" IN.
swells of the neighborhood hAu ~.
ed out. The second turn ,,,gs
Pipeclay Cramon, and he had 20 - >,
number OF songs for the eo'lO-. all.
the company. But that was ~ ~ nrc
Mr.. Cramon was also OF anp''
portions. .fsshscn-
"My dear" exclaimed one a. pipe
able" to her friend, "hash n,,ory.-
clay Cramon an extensive rep that"
"wel, / shouldn't like TO Sc. 10
said her friend, "but he cer'A
getting rather fat!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
s..s hsed to 7e~s H. "a,

have ifsea TO a~< H.
a. that mcnsnt f@sz-
Al right Corasn- 49,,
dore good sob. Nsw - '.tr,
me and EEL sa % tA-a ,sss- a
MT. nG~soc. al; osss
shaN never tc-r~. -. -..
pawsons hotD@ E-e So. =
zykcs' eig ;ca-,sx ca q, 'it
tains pGlie4 do~z az So 7'
lights turned OF lie 49,. $3.50
word daTtaE tho ~Aols .-s-
sat and looked StralxA, a., 81"
with that Ugly. Sc; cra-e.,.-- n
lace. and no more =7r~=~-. a
him that = Eravsn l-zzr~ r., ''s
GOT into tho or~u coa-.-, F'
Rochelle he cTd~res; -. 60.
ed up and The lights ,z-r~s -
were near na~soa's h---a 49,
we rolled M he t-ivcsay as...-.. 50
Handsykes sad gr4~r p
and entered he house
He seemed perfectly a: 49,.
Send FOR DAWSON :. 49,.
butler We Vea; tato -
room and waited. st2r1.sz
Dawson camc IN and s...-s. H.
face 10 face Nth Hants-t.s -
expression had 10; change =
erl seconds. long ugly sr-.-s, -
faced one another. And Iaat-~ -,
Ike a boy before an aas-y -a-...
You cur" said Haa1srt., s.
whisper. SO It IS you. is e., e., -,
who made the ManGcy!Ge A-r a..
that letter."
Dawson never spoke ve-t p,
head hung down on his chcs, 49,,
under lip was trembling
Dawson" came Hau4sykes. -.
more like rasp from some r-s-s,.
ical instrument than a humaa ro.rs
Yes. sir" said Dawson, ce-,.r p,
life Yes. sir"
Go abroad. Dawson" h.sses u.,4
sykes Hide yourself away 49,.
you can't be found l, you're 80.
finding distance in another vel
lawson, Il
"Yes. cir" whImpcred Darso,
trembling 'I'n 20. Mr. HandJta
you'll never hear OF me again as ~
as / live"
cor after" said Handsykes
"Or after" repeated Dawson. q-.,.
humbly.
And that was all had TO DO "a
the Handsykes blackmail case
never found out what Haudsytr.
would say to Dawson-wbat be vo.4
have done II he saw him again
Don't worry about IT," said he a.
fee manager. Il told you Hanalks4
was rame to remember And Law.
son knew it better than did
But how could Handsykes pa.
such a secret in my hands so care
lessly?" l asked. How did be krov
/ might not use IL some time"
TRY It," grinned the manage
"You saw what happened 10 Davsot'
Later on | happened to do sno,ks'
small job for Handsykes. ne, "
Vaudeville in the office. He vaE oss
of Handsykes' trusted men. Az 70
had his family back in New Yo't So
him.
How In the world can that IA
Handsykes do these things" tsts.
the manager after this visit
Il do not know" said he Moody
does, guess. That's wha, makes II
, Handsykes."
| was rather proud Of my Te'E
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

Here was as delicate task as ever
I had faced. The name OF Handsykes
must be protected beyond all else. As
it stood now, 1t was power In New
York finance because Of its reputation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
on THE LABOR LAWS

Announcement Of its sixth annual
meeting, TO be held in Boston, Decem-
Der 27-2S, has just been issued from
It's headquarters in New York by the
American Association for Labor Legls-
latlon.
Topics to receive most attention in
the discussions this year are the
planks in the associations Immediate
Legislative program, Factory In
spoction and Labor Law Enforce
ment," is at the top Of the list, with
cone Day of Rest in Seven" "Protec-
ton Against Lead Poisoning" and
Qualification Of Industrial Injuries" "
as the proposals for uniform state leg
islatIon, The plan for congressional
! Legislation includes O new federal em-
Iploycs accident compensation law,
ard Oscar S. Strauss, former secre-
tary Of commerce, will lead the discus
sion.
Among the speakers at these ses-
sions will be John r. Commons, mem.
Der Of the Wisconsin Industrial COM
mission; John Fitch, author Of "Old
Age at Forty; Edward +. Brown, in
yestigator Of children in the night
messenger service; Robert Emmet
.Chaddock Of Columbia University,
Henry Sterling, prominent labor
leader Of Boston; and Charles Sum
rler Bird, who will speak on "An EN-
ployer's View of Factory Inspection. "
"The Minimum Wage" is the sub
jcct for point conference with the
American Economic Association, led
by Prof Henry r. Seager, of Colum-
bia university Among other topics to
be discussed are, Hours in Continu-
Gus Industries" by Mr. Charles NJ. Ca
bot, Of Boston; "Home Work." by
Miss Mary c. Wiggin; "Unemploy-
.ment' by Mr. William Hard; anl "Oc-
.cupational Diseases" by Dr. John b.
Andrews, Of New York, the secretary
Of the association.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

pleasant things that have come our
way we also make more pleasant and
better in His sight, by removing some
Of the worry and sorrow from the
life Of our less fortunate brother. A
day when with free hand and guile
less heart, we can share in a small
way OF our redundant surplus, some
thing with those in need, A day
when to the widows heart we may
bring sunshine and joy, and to her
eyes tears Of gladness, by providing
from our abundant cheer, for the help
less ones dependent on her.
A day, when business sefshness
forgotten, we may remember that we
owe something to humanity to our
race, to our people, to our towns
men, our friends, our neighbors and
our family Owe something? Yes, to
them we owe all-for without them
death in any form would be welcome.
SO here Is to our country's great day,
llumanlty's day and may you each
and all realize that full measure Of
happiness which comes only to him
who with cheerful heart and generous
hands makes others happy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27
GRANDMOTHER
USED SAGE TEA
To Darken the Hair and Restore Gray
and Faded Hair to Its Nat
ural Color.

It is easier to preserve the color Of
the hair than to restore it, although 1t
is possible to do both, Our grand
mothers understood the secret They
made sage tea" and their dark,
glossy hair long after middle life was
due to this fact, Our mothers have
gray hairs before they are fifty, but
they are beginning to appreciate the
wisdom of our grandmothers in using
sage tea for their hair and are fast
following suit.
The present generation has the ad-
vantage of the past in that it can get
a ready-to-use preparation called Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy.
AS a scalp tonic and color restorer
this preparation is vastly superior to
the ordinary sage tea" made by our
grandmothers.
The growth and beauty Of the hair
depends on a healthy condition Of the
scalp. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy quickly kills the dandru0r
germs which rob the hair Of It's life,
ccior and lustre, makes the scalp
clean and healthy gives the hair
ST ength, color and beauty, and makes
it grow.
Get a frty-cent bottle from your
druggist today He will give your
money back if you are not satisfied
after fair trial. Agent, j. c. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27
SALEM TAKE NOTICE.

4 INDER the above caption the Ecu
u gene Register recently has tn
following;
The Registers fourteenth as
slstant day devil" who was quot
ed Sunday morning, is, Of course,
only hoax, but is there anything
Illogical in the statement that the
state capital ought to be moved
to Eugene? It's present location
is wocfully III chosen. It is off in
corner Of the state, and It is diff
hcult Of access to the greater
part Of Oregon
Eugene, ON the contrary, is re-
markably well located. 1t Is prac-
tically the center of the state, 80
far as population is concerned,
aud when the railroad lines that
are now building are completed,
II win be in direct and easy touch
with every county Eastern Ore
gon, southern Oregon and the
coast counties would be saved long
and clrcuitous travel.
In Skinner Butte park, Eugene
has the most beautiful and sight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

II you have things to give thanks
for pass II along by some little aid to-
morrow to those whose lines have
not fallen in pleasant places, Truly
at is more pleasant TO give than to
receive" and none in Salem should be
left with unpleasant memories of the
day, when one can get so much pleas
ure from tightening their burdens,
and making the day one Of real
Thanksgiving for them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

matter for the Registers story is but
a little pleasantly, and 1t Is probable
Salem will remain the capital Of our
great state long after the present gem
Grafton Of newspaper men is dead.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

Seattle claims to have been Jared
by an earthquake. Seattle may have
had a slight earthquake, but the horse
editor shutters when 1t comes to be-
lieylng that even an earthquake could
lar her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27
DIR. YUEN
Successor to DIR. Kun
THE CHINESE EXPERT
HERBALIST

To Whom 1t May Concern
Had suffered with chronic consti-
patton and stomach trouble for over
five years; was so weak at times |
could hardly walk; had lost thirty
pounds in weight spent hundreds
OF dollars for medicine and tried
doctor after doctor, and they all ut
terly failed to help me. l was Just
about ready to give up hopes when |
heard OF DR. Nueu's Chinese herbs.
After taking five weeks treatment /
was well and had gained eighteen
pounds in flesh.
Hoping this testimony win be read
and bo the means Of helping some
one else, | am, respectfully,
MRS L. W RACON.
Corner Grand Ave. and Morrison
St, r. Portland, Oregon.
BOW WO HERR co.
l67 High Street Salem. Oregon
Office upstairs, side entrance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

VIM l.. Cook, who was postmaster
at Neihart, Montana, writes: ~ rec
ommend Foley's Honey & Tar Com
pound to all my people, and they are
never disappointed with It, Foleys
Honey a Tar Compound for coughs
and colds gives the best possible re-
suits" Dr. Stone Drug store
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

Have you seen that Governor West
Of ours lately? lie is sure going some
At Seattle last Saturday he dlned with
200 girls, he and Governor-e Lis
ter, Of Washington, being the only dod-
gasted males present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

Capital Journal than anxious to It's subscribers the very
best carrier service possible II don't get your mG Just
Main 50 and will be sem you by special The
Capital wants all It's subscribers receive prompt
and efficient eryeyOur complaints registered this office will receive
careful attention
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27
A Musical Treat.

A great musical treat in store for
Salem in the Bergen-MaX trio, at the
Christian church tonight, The COM
pany is assured a full house, and that
in itself is an inspiration, so splen-
did evenings entertainment is yours
Tickets at the door at 7:45; curtain
S:15.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

Roosevelt is thankful that he got
more votes than Taft, Taft that Roose-
welt was beaten, and Wilson that he
was elected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-27

1t is difficult for a woman to enact
the dual role Of soul mate and help
mate.