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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Orjoln Of Salt In Ocean.

The origin Of the salt in the sea ID
usually attributed to the constant
washing Of salts from the land by
rain and rivers, and the gradual de-
posting Of them in the sea, through
evaporation. In every 100 parts Of
sea water there are about two and
one-half parts of salt. It has been
computed that there are $500, 600
cubic miles Of rock salt in the oceans,
IAN times the bulk of the continent
Of Europe above high-water mark.
The Atlantic Ii much saltier than the
other oceans. Prot. Alexander Woei-
kow. of st. Petersburg, believes that
this 10 due to the large amount Of
water vapor that 10 carried onto the
continents bordering this ocean.
which are comparatively low where
they front the sea.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Dou True to Trust.

The Olympia Serenade pavilion at
Nottingham. England, having been
broken into three times of late, the
proprietor procured an Airedale ter
rier. Early the other morning. IS a
boy dropped over the fence, the dog
seized him by the trousers and held
him till the arrival of the Waterman.
who handed him owe to the police.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Fitting a Cork

If a cork is too large for the bottle
in which you wish to use it, lay 1t on
its si'e, anC with a little board or
ruler roll it under all the pressure
you can put OF it, says an exchange.
1t will be elongated to fit in a very
few minutes.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
THE TAX EMIT
One of a Series of Seven Articles by
Percy Saint of the Franklin Bar

Percy Saint of the Franklin Bar
The power t tax is the dangerous
power vested in the government.
While this danger is not much to be
feared ordinarily, it turks in the very
important and necessary power of
taxation. THE power to a is the
power to destroy"
The proposed tax amendment to
the Constitution more nearly to
relieving the dangerous element and
70 the equalization of assessments
and taxes, than any plan ever propos-
ed TO any state. It's segregation tea-
ture weakens the general centralized
power of imposing tribute upon the
people, and m very near to CIV
ing what we all clamor for-local
self government in the most impor-
tant affairs which the people must
recognize and handle for themselves
that of local taxation. Selfishness
dominates most of us in u dealings
with the government; the average
tax payer worries very little about
what money he pays into the public
treasury when he knows 1t will stay
At home and will be spent upon what
concerns him at home; but he takes
small interest in what the general
state government is doing, and he
hates to see money turned In to the
Tax Collector, sent off for almost
foreign purposes.
Segregation OF taxable property to
the different divisions of the state
means. that whatever money is need
ed to run the state will be secured
from sources not Immediately affect
ing the parish or the town: it means
the same thing with reference to the
towns and parishes; and the latter is
at liberty, without asking h state,
To raise or reduce the amount collec-
ted through taxes. The different par
ishes know their needs and should be
in a position to answer those needs
without interference from higher
sources.
There will, of course, be property
in the parishes and towns which will
be segregated to the state for taxable
purposes, but it would be unreason-
able to expect all institutions, espe-
cially those which get their existence
and authority and power from the
state, to be left free from taxation
merely because they happen to be To-
Gated in a particular town or parish.
where they apparently seem to be-
town and get their police and other
protection from the parish or town in
which they are located. Segregation
means more to the local self-govern-
ment than to the state, as any change
from the old, or present plan, would
be better for them. And as to the
state, it is very evident that some
plan of assessment and taxation must
be devised to meet the increasing de-
mands of the state, and to satisfy
advanced modern conditions and GER
tainly, some plan must be devised by
which the state can meet its heavy
obligations. The Board of Equiliza-
tion is a failure in this state just as
It has been a failure in other states,
while the Tax Commission and the
segregation plan have been satisfac-
tory wherever tried
A careful reading of the proposed
amendment will be convincing to al
most any one who will interest him.
self to that extent.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
True Charity.

Thinkers Of the most different
schools and sects would probably
agree that true charity demands Of
US money, but also something more
fee Of time and thought.-Sif Leslie
Stephen.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24

You al depend on good service
and good medicines when you have
Jour prescriptions filled At the Lafar
yette Drug Store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24

One dozen visiting cards for Is
cents, 2 dozen for IS cents, either
script or old English. Give W your
order.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Subscribe for The Advertiser
Notice.

Hunting licenses have been receiv
ed and all those desiring licenses can
now be accommodated.
LOUIS LACOSTE, Sheriff.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
vENIRE.

List Of Grand Jurors Selected and List
Of Petit Jurors Drawn for Ser.
vice for the Session Of the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24

Subscribe for the TWice-a-week AZ
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-24
Eighteenth judicial District Court, In
and for Lafayette Parish, Louisi.
ana, Beginning, Monday, Oc-
tober 9TH, 1912.

List of Grand Jurors Selected for
week beginning Monday, October 7th,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03

The Difference in Ieebergs.-No two
icebergs appear to be exactly alike In
size and shape Some look for all the
world like Arabs tents as they glide
along and others like cliffs, castles
cathedrals, yachts. and occasionally
they resemble some we'll known AMI
NAL. Some Of the pinnacles of large
berg rise nearly thousand feet above
the water, while the base may occupy
an area of ten or twelve acres. Seen
through a powerful glass, one may de-
tect waterfalls upon these Islands OF
ice and all kinds Of arctic birds and
perhaps a few seals. Then the colors
are almost beyound description. The
stately pinnacles glisten In the sun
like powdered glass. At times the berg
is pure white; at others it looks green
ish.-Harold ]. Shepstone in st. Mich
olas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03
MEN AND WON EN-.
That ls the One Great and Pressing
Need of the Day.

Need of the Day.
| To the Officers and Members Of the
Farmers Union: The greatest assets
Of this country are not It's mighty
commerce, its wonderful acreage, or Its
gold mines. Supreme above all these
rise the assets Of manhood and woman
hood. And the boy and girl of today,
too often snubbed and too seldom stud
led, are the men and women of tomor-
row.
I speak advisedly when I say that
never In the history Of the republic
have opportunities been vaster or more
plentiful than they are in this year Of
say that the trusts" and commercial
ism have stified competition and muz-
zled opportunity.
The statement Is only q half truth.
I have been from one end Of the coun-
try to the other. have visited every
state. have studied conditions in.
practically every city Of Importance.
I have observed above and below the
surface in every line Of trade and in
dustry.
And, as result, am convinced that
the loudest cry today Is for men and
women-not just men and women but
men and women with trained ability
and character. Across the front of
every vocation Of moment, they ought
to erect in big letters the sign: Men.
and Women Wanted" 1t would be the
absolute truth, provided the men and
women were properly equipped to an
swer the advertisement.
Do not treat your boy or girl simply
as private possession, to be worked
In the fields when you need help, to be
yanked out Of school in their most re-
ceptive years in order that you may
squeeze a little money out Of the land.
Money won In this way IL the dearest
bought imaginable. Money, or advant-
age Of any sort, won at the expense Of
the men and women Of tomorrow, Is
blood money. Not only will the par
ents themselves pay for II some day.
but the penalty will also be visited up
on the republic in weakened citizen
ship, whether Of husbands or wives.
fathers or mothers.
The old fool adage runs. children
should be seen and not heard" 1t a
lie. They should be both seen and heard.
Seen with the eye Of loving. self-sac-
rificing intelligence. heard with the ear
with faculties keen enough to catch
the tramp Of posterity, as well as the
patter Of today. Unless we follow this
course we fail in the duties. not only
of parenthood, but equally Of common
American citizenship.
Charles 8. Barrett.
Union City, Ga, May LIST, 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03
pIseRUNTLeD HONESTY.
Il Fails to Measure Up to the Proper
Standard.

Il Fails to Measure Up to the Proper
Standard.
There's no use being honest" said
the man in the smoking car as he
yiciously bit off the end Of his cigar,
applied a match and blew out a pun
Of smoke as If he hated It. ITS the
smooth rascal that gets there. III
you want to get on In this world you've
got to bluff. The fellows that do good
work are not the ones that get the
plums; it's the fellows that hand out
the 'coin.' Life's confidence game.
The bunco man is king"
This is here written down as
sample of about the worst sort Of In
fidelity. For the infidel that does the
real harm is the man who loses belief
in the value of being straight ciean'
true and kind.
You may doubt the new Jerusalem
and the bad place, you may be skep-
tic about the Jonah story and refuse
to have faith in Mrs. Eddy, Our Lady
of Lourdes and the Thirty-nine Ar
ticles and possibly worry along and
be tolerably decent sort Of person;
but II you fall into belief Of the om-
impotence of skull-duggery and blus-
| ter you are surely In bad way.
AS far back as Solomon those who
understood knew that the worst thing
that can happen to mean man.
cheat, thief or rogue, is to succeed.
The end of every hog is the slaugh-
ter house Sooner or later the butcher
gets him.
When toadying, trickery, and lying
get the prize away from you that Is
not the time to be disguised and say
things.
You don't understand. That Is the
time to laugh. Life would not De
funny IL virtue were always rewarded
at once. To see the jackdaw with pea
cock feathers stuck In its tail, to see
the peanut thinking he's a cocoanut,
to see the frog swelling up till he
thinks he is a cow-that Is the comedy
of existence It Is to laugh.
There was a deal Of philosophy In
the man in the story who was attacked
on the sidewalk by a drunken irish
man. who knocked him down ana
rolled him into the gutter, exclaim-
| ing: There! Lay there, ye dom
swede!" The man arose laughing.
As the Irishman passed on, wondering
and muttering the man still laughed.
Some one who had seen the occur
renee asked him what he was laugh
ing about.
"That's a good joke on that feller'"
said the man. "He thought ay bane
Swede, and ay bane Norwegian!
To be sure the rascal does succeed,
and too often. A man has his life 10
live. He has to keep face he Is not
ashamed to look at in the glass while
shaving. He has to have memory
that will let him sleep. He has to
keep a mouth fit to kiss his wife with.
And. most of all, he has to keep eyes
that are not afraid to look into the
eyes Of his children.
And still more, he wants to feel
good while he is doing 1t. The half OF
honesty is lost II 1t doesn't make you
happy.
Goodness with contentment Is
great gain," says the Bible.
Disgruntled goodness Is half rotten.
DR. Frank Crane, in Atlanta Jour-
nal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03
The NAPOLEON Parrot.

When Louis XVIII, after the de-
feat Of Napoleon at Waterloo, again
sought Paris, he followed in the wake
Of the Anglo German army. His clos
ed carriage was screened from obser-
walton by novel escort of baggage
wagons. Since the people had declar-
ed that they would not have this fat,
gouty, childish old Bourbon reign over
them, 1t was necessary to bring him
back secretly. lest he should be assas-
sinated or die through apprehension
Of murder, says the New York Press.
Thus journeying, the king Of France,
by the grace Of the allies, stopped one
night at the Chateau Of Ecouen, where
in Napoleon's time. the daughters OF
officers of the Legion Of Honor were
educated. The young ladies had been
sent to their homes. The matron had
also left. and thinking she would be
absent only few days had locked up
her parrot with a supply Of food in a
large closet.
Louis occupied the room vacated by
the matron, and in few minutes was
sound asleep. His attendants had left
him to prepare the night meal which.
he always ate whenever he awoke.
Suddenly he was aroused by some one
whispering close to his ear those hat
ed words, "Vive rempereur!" Startled
he would have risen but his size and
gout prevented. Again he heard ''Vive
lempereur." and then a chuckle. The
king trembled with rage at the audac-
ity of the mocking Napoleonist. "Vive
rempereur!" screamed the unknown,
and ended with an insulting "Ha, hal"
The king found a bell rope at the
head Of the bed and pulled 1t Justify.
The attendants rushed in and were
saluted with "Vive rempereur! Ha,
ha, hal" They looked under the bed
and behind the furniture-there was
nothing there. A curtain pulled aside
disclosed a locked door. Blows open
ed 1t and swinging in a cage was seen
an excited parrot. gleefully repeating.
"Vive rempereur." In a second his
neck was savagely twisted, and thus the
first victim of the second restoration
of the Bourbons was poor parrot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03
The Greedy Express Companies

The Greedy Express Companies
The postmaster general has received a
number Of letters from interested peo-
pie in this country who advocated the
establishment Of a parcels post sys-
tenn similar to that in operation In
many European countries. but one that
has received considerable attention is
a note from a resident Of Arizona who
wishes a parcels post that he may ship
yearling heifers through the mails.
With the letter was copy OF sharp
note that had been sent by him to an
express company In which he protest.
ed against the greed Of that concern In
charging him $72.O5 for the shipment
Of a yearling calf from Minnesota to
his home in Phoenix.-Greenvilie
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03

The Kids View Of 1.-THE child
was put in the bathtub, but still she
continued to shrek. She was given
the floating soap and the bath brush
and a rubber elephant to play with
and was then left to herself. Yet she
hollered.
Then her mother called up to her:
Keep your mouth shut while you
are in the tub"
"Why?" insisted The voice.
you'll know why when you swal-
low a lot Of soapy water"
why can't 1 swallow soapy water?''
Kids are hopeless. almost, some
Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03

Sg The average excuse Is so thin
that even a blind man ought to see
through It,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt"

The president added: Now in the
exigency of his contest for the nomi-
nation, and with the purpose of ac-
centuating the supposed feeling Of the
farmers against me, he recants his
approval of the agreement on the
ground that it would not have been
square deal for the farmers, a cir
cumstance which he intimates escap-
ed him when he, in a desire to sup
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07

dicker with the Nampa people, nor vice
versa.
The Western Idaho Sugar company was
formed 20 build plant at Namps. and A
factory was built there. No factory was
built at Payette, as the beet crop did not
Justify the factory. The promoters Sc
cured a contract with the men behind
the Payette factory, agreeing 10 an In
definite postponement OF the building OF
the factory, after II was determined that
the crop was not a success.
Admits Profits.
During Mr. Hansen's testimony he said
that he had made Considerable proht
trading In Utah sugar stock.
lie said he talked with Cutler In the
fall OF 1909 about building a factory, and
asked Cutler to join with him in tho prof.
ect. He did not favor the project at
first. but asked Hansen to not promise
tile control 10 anyone else Hansen
agreed to say he would not part with
| control
They got together afterward on the
| matter, however, Hansen agreeing TO
take one-fourth OF the stock Hansen
| talked with the Blackfoot people and they
| intimated they would handle fourth OF
| the stock Issue They actually sub
scrlbed to S2500 worth. but paid for none
| Of II.
Contradictng the testimony Of David
] Fl. Biethan, Hansen said that he had
never contracted to build a sugar factory
! at Blackfoot. He made a contract With
| the Dyers for a mill at Idaho Falls for
| st60,000, the prepayment of which was
| $50 900
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
Narrow Escape in June.

at night military patrols marched about
thc streets.
Recruiting continued and II was feared
II the Liberals rise a long struggle Will
ensue Officials In the customs office
and the banks have remained safe. The
railway. however, has suffered.
Telegraphic communication with the
south Is entirely interrupted but remains
open TO Corinto and Blucfelds. Martial
law was proclaimed throughout tho re-
public on August 3
Demand Steamers.
SAN JUNAN DEL SUR, Mic, Aug. 6,
The American bluejackets and ma.
rines who were landed from the United
States gunboat Annapolis mt Corinto
Saturday and who are now in Managua
have ordered General Luis Mona, for.
mer minister OF war and now leader OF
the revolutionaries, to deliver up i'm
mediately the lake steamers owned By
the railroads which are run by an
American company.
George T, Weitzel, the United States
minister, has sent q note to Genera
| Mena advising him that tho United
| States government recognized only the
government of President Diaz.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
COLONEL WINS IN
KANSAS PRIMARIES

TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. 6.-Progressive-
Ism swept Kansas in the primary cleo
ton today. 1t whisked into nomination
as Republicans the eight presidential
electors who had declared allegiance TO
Theodore Roosevelt and on the face OF
returns up to midnight defeated Con-
gressman p. p. Campbell In his struggle
to retain his seat I'm congress. At that
hour H. NJ. Gray a progressive, had a
lead for the Republican nomination over
Campbell who has been q stanch sup
porter OF President Taft.
The contest FOR the seat In the United
States senate now held by Charles Cur
tls in which Curtis WAS opposed by Gov
ernor w. r Stubbs. is close and Will re-
ouire returns from distant western coun-
ties to decide. Both candidates claim
the nomination.
Congressman d. r. Anthony ran close
race with w I. Stewart. progressive. In
the First district and more fuller returns
are necessary to decide the winner, al
though Anthony appears in the lead.
Arthur Caper. publisher OF the Topeka
Capital was chosen the Republican nomi-
nee for governor by a large majority.
George H. Hodges Is leading for the
Democratic nomination with J. 3. Bill
lard the candidate who favored resub-
mission of the liquor question. his closest
opponent Other Democratic returns are
NOT available as the Republican ballots
were counted first,
Returns from tho Eighth district indi
cate the denomination OF Victor Murdock
IA, fot n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
BANK CLERKS ALERT
AT BOOSTING GAME

Practically every delegation of bankers
to the national convention Of the Ameri-
can Institute OF Banking to be held here
August II TO %. inclusive. Is preparing
TO bring along unique exhibits advertising
advices being received by the local com
mittee in charge of the convention plans.
The eV9re mezzanine floor Of the Hotel
Utah iG to be given over 10 these ex-
hibits many Of which will be extreme
ly interesting. Portland delegates will
bring with them Il great cake of ice IN
which, frozen in the very middle will be
"a Columbia river chinook salmon. The
fish will be eaten when the ice has melted
at one Of the luncheons or other dining
functions during the convention.
tertaining the visiting bankers are pro-
crossing rapidly III the hands OF local COM
mittees.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
Pennsylvania Situation.

Colonel Roosevelt said tonight:
/ have held conferences with Penn
sylvania people who have been ex-
tremely kind and said that they
would accept my wishes, We are to
run straight third party ticket In
Pennsylvania. or the Republican
electors three -fourths are Roosevelt
men and the proposal was that they
run on both tickets and give the cleo
toral vote TO whichever man got the
most To this 1 could not assent
Moreover, In Pennsylvania, under the
law, unlike Kansas. the names OF Taft
and Sherman go above the Republi-
can electors. This being the case.
felt that the Roosevelt electors should
not be In that column at ALL and.
moreover, under no circumstances
would l have consented that any man
who votes for me by any possibility
could have had his vote counted for
Mr.. Taft.
1 may add that while this was not
a consideration which weighed with
ME. 1t is nevertheless true that the
final court decision in the Kansas
cases might create n situation which
would have rendered IL out OF the
question to do what had been pro-
posed by Pennsylvania In any event.
So in Pennsylvania the progressive
electors Will go under the progressive
emblem on the Washington ticket and
IT Will be a straight~out third party
0Dlt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
NO More Guggenheim."

Over the Colorado delegation appea red
NO more Gusgenhefm."
AS this emblem appeared before the
platform Colonel Roosevelt turned and
waved toward 1t with a grin. Another
uprosr started A banner bea ring the
catch note from the speech of Senator
Beverdge yesterday, Pass prosperity
around" was roundly cheered
Someone threw the colonel a red ban
dana handkerchief and, standing ON the
platform, he led the mob IN a series OF
cheers. waving the handkerchief,
Colonel Roosevelt wore an ever broad
ening, characteristic smile as he turned
first in one direction and then another
acknowledging the greetings showered
upon him.
One of his visitors on the staga was
Gen. John III. Mcdowell, head of the T'en
nessee division of the United Confed >
crate veterans. The colonel said he boped
to bring the north and south together
Mrs. Roosevelt, clad in black appeared
in box to the left Of the platform. She
carried a red bandana handkerchief md
waved IL enthusiastically, Mrs Roosev cit
was accompanied by George Roosevelt
nephew Of the colonel
AS the Ohio delegation forced It's way
through the crowded aisles UP to tho plat
form one of the delegates yelled: Here's
Taft's own state"
A few minutes after Colonel Roosevelt
reached the Coliseum stage the vacant
spaces in the galleries quickly filled no
and standing room came to be at pre-
MUM. The hall held one of It's largest
crowds when eventually the colonel began
TO speak.