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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-06
Menu of Chicken Pie Supper.

Mems annual supper, First Baptist
church. Tuesday, April Q;
Chicken Pie. Mashed Potato.
Bread and Butter Pickles.
Assorted Cake Coffee.
From $50 to 7 p. m. Tickets, 25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-06

w. Fl. Messer, carpenter, builder and
slate roofer, 1913 Orange street, telephone
35l-M. First-class workmen furnished
by the day or hour.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
ODENBURG CREVASSE IN
UNDATES SBIGTERRITORY
Break Came Unexpectedly, and It Is Believed That
Lives Were Lost by the Onrusl
of Water

The serious break far ST. Landry
tory occurred at the Alto evee 0denburg twenty miles
from Melville the Atchafalaya River Sunday morning
rushed its flood of water Big Cane Palmetto Melville
Morrow Port Barre Waxia and absolutely inundated the Bayou
swamps and it's feared that people have persistent
refused heed the warning government officers leave have
been drowned.
This is the third break this the Atchafalaya The
people had been expecting break point but the Alto
levee was thought to be strong and secure
Alto plantation, opposite the crevasse owned by DR.
don Morgan
The thousand feet wide There hope
of closing it.
Water Melville three feet deep high places and twelve
feet in the low places.
The situation considered by knowing extremely
serious
there will be no June crest.
Back water, however is rising alarming rate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
Company e. Returns.

Co. c., Louisiana State Militia,
stationed at Melville for the past
six weeks, returned to 0pelousas
Thursday morning.
The soldier boys had a perilous
ride, coming through the sWamps
from 5Ielville to Port Barre in a
boat. They first tried to come
by way of the lakes, but the
lilies forced them back. and they
came along the O. Gee right-of-
way.
It took them eighteen hours to
make their way from Melville to
Port Barre, a distance of sixteen
miles.
There was no longer any use
for them at Melville, and, fa-
tigued by long service, the boys
were glad to return home.
They are, however, ready to
return to the scene of distress
whenever called upon.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
SIMON Sicily.

Mr.. Simon Sicily, elected
Alderman from the Third Ward
of Opelousas, is one of this city's
energetic and promising young
men.
His motto is sturdy honesty,
and if he does for the town what
he has done for himself, he will
make a valuable member of the
Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Sicily was born and raised
in St. Landry parish. Born in
1883, he lived with his parents
near Opelousas. He attended
the public schools of the neigh
borhood, and pursued the life of
a planter during his b O Y
h o o d. He was then en-
ployed by Mr.. v. H. Sibille, in
the saWmill business, after which
he took the management of a
cotton business and gin at Opel
ousas for his uncle, Mr.. Sibille.
In 1907 he married Miss Mallet,
of Arnaudville, and became a
permanent resident Of this city.
The gin of which he was mana
ger was destroyed by fire, and
he was employed by the firm of
Hyman Hitler & Co. as a cotton
buyer, and is now one of its
trusted employees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
COMP ANY c. MILITIAMEN
HAVE A NARROW
ESCAPE.
Carried Under Texas 4 Pacific
Bridge at Melville, aud Re
main Three Hours Hang
ing to Limbs.

A daring exploit of two mem
bers of Company c., of Opelou-
sas, at Melville, came near caus-
ing the death Of the dare-devils.
Harry Garland and Theo
Lewis, on last Tuesday, be-
thought to take a ride on the
swirling waters of the Atchafa-
Iaya in a 'dugout,, and as the
frail boat struck the bridge of
the Texas & Pacific, well under
water, to hoist themselves unto
it and wade in a foot of water on
the track, and then join the
company at the depot.
The perogue went down the
angry waters like if shot from a
gun.
The bridge was reached. Both
grabbed the low beams. They
tried to swing themselves unto
the bridge. The swift current
carried them under the bridge.
They emerged forty feet on the
other side. Lewis swan to a
projecting stump; Garland to
tree.
For three hours they remained
there, their companions being.
ignorant of their plight until in
formed by a worker on the
bridge gang.
They were Immediately rescued
by a boat sent by Capt. Littell,
and brought into camp wet and
and wiser.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
BOB BROUSSARD WON'T
QUIT RACE FOR
CONGRESS.
Senator from Louisiana Pays
No Regard to Wishes Of Mem
bers Of the Legislature.

Bob Broussard is a candidate
for Congress to succeed himself.
His opponent is Hon. Henri
Gueydan, Good Government can
didate for Lieutenant Governor,
defeated in the primaries by Tom
Barrett, candidate of the Regu-
lars.
In the same primary at which
the Hon. Henri Gueydan was de-
feated for Lieutenant Governor,
Robert Broussard cousin Bob)
was elected as Senator from
Louisiana.
But there are yet two years
intervening between the time of
Broussard taking his seat in the
Senate, and the time at which
his term as Congressman from
the Third District expires.
Bob doesn't t like to be out of a
Job for two years, and at the
urgent solicitation of many
friends, z has concluded to serve
another term in Congress, il his
hitherto good constituents viii
elect him.
And Gueydan objected, and
said in public print that he didn t
give a durn who ran he himself
was candidate.
And the Legislature large
membership of it asked Bob not
to run against Henri, but Bob
answered in severe tones that he
did not give a durn if Henri was
a candidate or not, and that he
worried less about the members
of the Legislature mixing up in
his business.
So Cousin Bob and Monsieur
Henri are III the pit.
In Memory If DR.. James o Hay
Farewell, dear Doctor, sweet be
thy rest,
Weary with years and worn with
pain;
Farewell, till in some happy
place
We shall behold thy face again;
'Tis ours 10 miss thee all our
years,
And tender memories Of thee
keep;
Thine in The Lord has rest for
thee,
He giveth his beloved sleep
a FRIEND.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25

Mr.. John E. Daley will serve
as a member of the Police Jury
for a third term.
Mr.. Daley is classed by his
colleagues as an 'insurgent. =
The truth of the matter is that
he fights, and fights hard, any
measure which he considers
inimical to the general good.
Mr.. Daley was born near
Columbus, Miss, Oct. 5, 1856.
He attended the schools Of Colum-
bus until the age Of Is, when his
family moved to Bellevue, st.
Landry parish. Mr.. Daley lived
in the Bellevue country and
farmed until 1886. He then
bought the place near Sunset,
where he is now living, and en-
gagged in farming, stock raising
and fancy poultry.
Mr.. Daley lived in Opelousas
in 1873, and attended school at
what was then known as Frank
lin College. Parson" Frazee
was his teacher.
In 1880 Mr.. Daley married
Eleanor Mills, daughter of DR..
Jno. C. Mills. From this union
there were born seven children;
all now living.
In 1896 he married a second
time Cecilina Devalcourt, and
from this union eight children
were born.
Mr.. Daley has attended every
meeting of the Police Jury since
he has been a member the past
eight years.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
TWO WEEKS MISSION
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
Eminent Pulpit Orators to Be here 10 speak
On Interesting Subjects.
70 BEGIN TOMORROW, 18TH.
The Morning Sermon, al 9 O'clock. to BIZ ID
French, aud the Evening Sermon. al
7:SO O'clock, 10 English.

Beginning tomorrow, Pente-
cost Sunday, at High Mass, a
two weeks Mission will be inau-
gurated at ST, Landry's Catho-
lie Church, 0pelousas.
Two brilliant pulpit orators,
Rev. Father VIM. Power, S. j.,
and Rev. Father E. Cummings.
S. j., will speak at two periods
in the morning at 8 o'clock in
French, and in the evening at
7:30 o'clock in English.
The order of exercises on week
days follows:
6 a. M, Mass, followed by
short instruction in English.
9 a. M, Mass, followed by ser
mon in French.
8 p. m, Children's Mission.
5 p. M, Way of the Cross.
7::30 p. m, Rosary. English
sermon and benediction.
The subjects for the first week
are:
Sunday, High Mass, The
Mission and How to Profit BIZ
It, Fir. Power.
Sunday, 7::30 p. m, The End
and Purpose Of Human Life,
Fir. Power.
Monday, The Closing Scene
in Human Life" FIR. Cummings.
Tuesday, The Parable Of the
Rich Glutton and Lazarus, /" Fr.
Power.
Wednesday, The Sinner Be-
fore the Tribunal of His Sover-
eign Judge, " FIR. Cummings.
Thursday, Sin, the Sovereign
Evil, " Fr Power.
Friday, The Final Doom of
the hnpenitent Sinner
Power.
Saturday No evening services
Reserved for conf
Sunday nae
The Practical and the Nonnffla
Catholic, " Fr. Cummings.
Sunday, 7::30 D. M, Why Do
Catholics Confess Their Sins to
A Priest, Fir. Power.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
THE AIRDOnE UNDER new
MANAGEMENT. FINE
PICTURES.

Mr.. leopold Wyble has as
sumed the management of the
Airdome, and promises the
best pictures the market affords. =
Mr.. Wyble is young and ener-
getic, and it is honestly believed
by those who know him that he
will furnish the public with
splendid amusement.
The place, open to the zephyrs
Of nature. is ideal for summer
recreation. and there seems no
cause to apprehend the failure
of Mr.. Wybie to successfully man
age it.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
OPELOUSAS WINS SIG.
nal VICTORY OVER
RAYNE..

Last Sunday afternoon, the
Rayne and Opelousas baseball
teams met for the second time
this season, on the Rayne dia-
mond, with victory resulting to
the Opelousas visitors by a score
of 5 to 2.
About a hundred local fans ac-
companied the team to Rayne on
a special train of the @. G. & N.
E. Ry., and were repaid for
their invasion by seeing a fine,
fast, snappy game of ball.
The Roman multitude of Rayne
were out in nun b ers and
crowded the grand-stand a n d
bleachers, drawn to the scene of
the crime by the full assurance
that there would be another
slaughter Of the Opelousas team.
But history failed to repeat itself
this time, for the Opelousas team
that administered defeat to the
team of Rayne was not the mex
.perienced and unorganized ag-
gregation that received a drub-
bing a few weeks ago, but a real
baseball team.
Toby" Veltin's pitching was
easily the feature of the game,
and was only equaled by his SEN
sational home run in the seventh
inning.
Indian Charley" Dejean did
the receiving for Opalousas, and
helped to cinch the victory for
the locals by splendid playing,
and a line of buzzing talk that
had the Rayneites spell-bound.
Armand Dejean was another
who put every bit of vim and
speed into his playing and de-
serves credit for increasing the
club percentage.
And BILL" Stewart, at first,
played like a professional.
AS before stated, Opelousas
now has a real baseball team,
and everyone Of its players de-
serves credit for last Sundays $
work.
They have delivered. !" And
it's up to Opelousas fans to en-
courage them, for the season is
young, and believe muh, as
Coach Joe Williamson says, the
coming games look like easy
pickings.
Too bad that those provincial
natives of Rayne were disap-
pointed after all their perpara-
tions and plans for slaughter.
They had Il brass band on hand,
drilled to play the Funeral March
for the benefit Of the 0pelousas
team after they had been beaten.
But where was that band who
so vauntingingly sWore2"
From all appearances. as the
train bearing the victorious Ope-
lousas team pulled out, that band
was swearing, not yauntingly.
but like the rest of the Rayne
fans il front of the postoffice,
sadly and wonderingly, thinking
that of all sad words of tongue
or pen, it might have been. /"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
Few People Left In Melville.

According to DR.. Joseph, there
are but about two hundred peo-
pie left in the town Of Melville,
and no women nor children.
The highest spot in the town
is now three feet under water,
and the low portion ten feet.
Some of the houses in the low
portion are about to float away.
These are mostly small houses.
But the water from the Mo-
reauvilIe and Odeenburg crevas-
ses supplemented by the rain wat
er, have about done their worst, =
said DR.. Joseph. The fall in
the river is a barometer TO better
conditions there. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25

Two hundred children will re-
ceive First Communion at the
Catholic Church tomorrow,
after High Mass.
Rev. Fr. Engberink viii adj
minister the holy sacrement con-
firming them in the faith of the
Catholic church.
This is the largest class to re
ceive First Communion for many
years, and a large crowd is ex-
pected to be in attendance.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
OpeIonsas HeatIuualters

Opeloasas is the headquarters
of the Government relief work
extending throughout the dan
ger district from Alexandria to
Morgan City. Capt. Edward
Bennett is in charge, and has
several Lieutenants under him.
First Lieutenant Crane h a s
charge of the district rom 0pe-
lousas to Alexandria, and Lieu
tenant Edwards Of the territory
from 0pelousas to Morgan City.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
TRAGIC END OF The
LIFE OF A GOOD man
DR.. James 0. Ray Commits suicide In Eunlce,
After UnagaiIing Efforts TO Procure Drugs Here
HE IMAGINED HE WAS ILL
Afflicted With Malignant Cancer of the
Threat Was Deliberate In Plan TO
Take Ills Life.

DIR. James O.. Ray, esteemed
by the entire community; good
kind, charitable, by his oWr
hand ''shuf1ed off the morta
coils" near Eunice Tuesday eve
ming at 4 o'clock.
The black nightmare of de.
spond brooding over ply
sical trouble caused this gooc
man to himself blow out the
light of his own life.
He imagined he was afflicted
with malignant cancer of the
throat. He saw a life of suffer,
ing before him, with a torturing
ebbing away of vitality and the
final end wrapped in misery.
Physicians say that it was
more imagination than reality,
but as DR.. Ray was a physician
himself, perhaps he knew bis
ailment, and the seriousness
thereof.
Real or imaginary, DR.. James
@. Ray has gone to the final
judgment seat, a suicide.
How 1t Happened.
DR.. Ray was by nature of a
serious, melancholy disposition.
He looked upon things in life by
darkness. Five days before he
took his life, he drank heavily.
He attempted to obtain poison
in the drugstores Of Opelousas.
but was refused. Friends re-
with him at night, be-
cause they feared his mental
condition, intensified by drink,
might lead him to do something
rash.
Tuesday morning he went to
Eunice, where his brother, DR..
W. H. Ray, lives.
DR.. w. Fl. Ray did not know
Of his attempts to commit suicide
here, and he kept no watch over
him.
Soon after his arrival in Eunice
he had his brothers ggy
and the negro yard boy
drive him to town. There he
purchased morphine, and had the
boy to drive him to a negro cabin
on the Savola Gournay p a c e.
He told the boy that he wanted
to rest a while, and went into
the cabin. The driver waited
for about thirty minutes, n d
then, becoming uneasy, went
into the cabin, and found DR..
Ray PROSTATE on the floor, in an
unconscious condition.
He hurried to DR.. Willie Rays,
and told him of the fact. DR..
Ray, DIR. Stagg, and others,
were soon on the scene, and the
unconscious man was taken to
the residence of Mr.. Savola Gour-
nay, and all medical assistance
rendered, but he died ten min
ltes after he had reached the
house.
The remains were brought to
Tuesday evening, and
buried with Masonic honors in
the Protestant Cemetery We'd
nesday at 4:30 O. clock.
DR.. Ray was born December,
1856, making him 55 years, A
and % days at the time
0f his death. He was born and
reared in Opelousas, and re-
eeiVed his literary eduction in its
schools. In 1885 he graduated
from Louisville Medical College,
Louisville, KY, and located here
IN the practice of his profession,
succeeding his venerable father,
DR.. James Ray.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
The Way Daring Fellows Save
Cattle.


Tales of heroism and skill come
from the Palmetto section of
St. Landry, a section which was
surprised by the waters from
the crevasse at Odenburg, which
swept there almost unaware.
They had been warned, but
had paid no attention, and when
the onrush of angry water came,
filling the sWamps, many cattle
were out fighting the flood, some
marooned on knolls, and others
swimming trying to get to dry
land.
The owners went out on horse
back, swan the horses until the
horses become so fatigued that
there was danger of their sink
ing, and then leashed their head
above water, to a limb, and the
men themselves swan to the cat
tie, and drove them out. When
there was an evidence of stam-
pede among the cattle, the daring
fellows would skeet" water in
their faces and bring them into
line. 'Skeet' is a term used by
them to mean dsshing water
with their hands IN the faces of
the frightened stock.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
A Splendid Committee.

Your local relief committee
having charge of the issuing of
rations is perfect in its work, )"
said Capt. Bennett, head of the
relief work for the Gulf district.
Messrs. ]. G. Lawler, J. P.
Trosclair and Sidney L. Hebrard
have been the moving spirits in
the work, and their painstaking
efforts are appreciated by the
Government officials and the
refugees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
Marshall Donates to Flood Suf

IBTbFBs
DR.. H. S, Joseph, one of the
gallant fighters on the Melville
levees, is in receipt of a telegram
from Marshall, Texas, advising
him that the citizens Of that
town have donated three hun
dred dollars, to be applied in the
relief of the flood sufferers at
Melville.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25

Besides these, there are sew
eral Sargeants and Corporals do
ing work at different points,
under charge of Capt. Bennett.
Negro Happiness. .
o, well, il could be worser, !"
exclaimed q typical African
oman, as she sat On the iron
seats on the courthouse square
Tuesday, having just arrived
from Palmetto, near which place
she had been picked. ike a null
berry, from the limb Of a tree.
De Lawd gabe US de Yankees
% feed us callud foxes, and de
good Lawd and de Yankees will
see dat we neber starve. z
She was offered a position a
minute after, to cook for a white
family. Use so 'sperated I
jest can't wurk. Mr.. Sidney
Hebrard and Mr.. Trosclair sed
dey'd feed me. Dey is de Yam
kee officers here. /"
But when Mr.. Sidney Hebrard
and Mr.. Trosclair, who distribute
the rations, got the history Of
Virginia's case Of distress, they
promptly told her that she had to
go to work or get no rations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
Palmetto SeetIen Under water

Palmetto 6eefiDn Under water.
Fifty people, mostly negroes,
arrived in OpeIousas Tuesday
evening. from the Palmetto sec
ton.
They had persistently refused
to leave the threatened country.
and it was only when the water
drove them out that they fled for
the highlands.
They were promptly taken care
of by the local committee.
One negress vas yet drenched
with water, she having to wade
some three hun ed yards to a
knoll, where shA was rescued by
government skffs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
No Work. Ne od

The dictum Of the local relief
committee, supported in its action
by the Government officials here,
is that the able bodied men Of
the refugees who are offered
work and refuse to accept it, are
cut off from receiving rations.
Another class that is cut off
are the ones owning farms and
homes and stock. One negro
from the Palmetto section who
owned two plantations and a
hundred head of cattle applied
for rations.
He was turned down.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
The ST. landry Clarion is The Official Jour
nal Of every public body In fh8 paFishs Pol
ice jury, School Board, LsVea heard, Mlnls
ciplaiIGS Of iOpeIOaSaS, Pert Barre and MelVlll8
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-01

FOR RENT-Furnisnea rooms.
$40 East Lime street. near Lake
Norton. S-24-tf
FOR RENT-H Handsomely fur
nished room. New, with screens
and private bath. 1911 s. Florida
Ave. Phone ~ Red. lO.22-tf
FOR RENT-One nice furnishe !
room. Mrs. l.. A. Rennolds, corner
South Massachusetts and Cedar st
Slot:
TWO FURNISHED ROOMS-Tn
modern house Ala South New York
avenue. 9-2-u
FOR RENT--Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping, modern con-
reniences. Apply i2o S. Lake Ave
fhohe Il-nreen lo-29-1w
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
li"ht housekeeping. Mrs. l.. W. Var
nell, Lake Ave-, and Lime st.
l0-2S-4p
FOR RENT-Large store room.
with D large airy living rooms over.
head. Fine bus moss location. Phone
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le.30.2w
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-01
Had johnson Stunned,

Doctor Johnson and Macklin were
arguing literary question. when the
former quoted Greek. II don't under.
stand Greek" said Macklin. "The man
VINO presumeS 10 argue literature
sncn.c understand every language" re.
piled Johnson. severely. Whereupon
Macklin began Keeling off a string Of
tactic, and for once Johnson had
nothing to say.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-01
CABBAGE and collard plants. 100

I CABBAGE and collard plants, 100.
20 cents; 500, Is cents; 1000, $1.25.
q. Il. BRYANT. 10-o9-6p
Come In and select some OF our
crisp new books for boys, girls and
children before the lot is picked ove..
big shipment just received. Lake.
land Book Store. 7-24-tf
For FIRE. ACCIDENT, PLATE
GLASS, and STEAM BOILER IN
SuRANCE, see D. H. SLOAN. Pea.
cock building. Phone 342. 4-e-tf
Full line both Waterman Ideal
ard Parker Lucky Curve Fountain
fens at all times Lakeland Book
Store. 7.oa.,.
Bring US your pictures to frame.
Lakeland Book Store. 7-24-tf
WANTED-Two copies of the
Lakeland News for July &C. News Of
Ace.
TO THE PUBLIC
am handling daily the Apalachi.
cola select oyster. do not keen
them in tin, but in crooks, highly
iced in a porcelain refrigerator.
Cleaned daily. Phone 2sS and they
Will be delivered promptly with any
other groceries you may need
J. P. ROQUEMORE.
II YOU want to be the best dressed
foan in town. be sure to buy a Roya,
tailored suit. II 1t don't fit and |,
not perfect, don't take it.
80. MURRELL & SHARP
WANTED-Competent young lady
desires position as stenographer. An.
Wy 10 'hls once 9-24-tf.
NOTICE
To whom it may concern: F A.
Barhite is no longer connected with
this company.
BARHrTE HOTEL,
i"'Is-4 ". H. Barhite.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-01

roofs Neither should the brushing
he too vigorous. as one should be very
careful 10 avoid irritating the scalp
in any way
Oil should not be applied to the
scalp unless for the specific purpose
of removing encrusted dandruff, or for
some similar object. Then the oil can
be used. rubbing ~ much into tne
scalp - can be absorbed. and leaving
it on at least twelve hours. when II
should b shampooed out very thor
oughly. The best tonic is one that
does not contain either oil or glycer-
In, since neither Of these ia suitable
for continued use on the scalp. OIL
clogs the pores and prevents the very
results a tonic is supposed to accom-
plish; glycerin weakens the tissues II
used too constantly.
The hair should not be coiled on the
head nor tightly braided at night. IL
is an excellent plan to loosen the mar
for a few minutes two or three times
a week, allowing the sun to penetrate
through every part Of it. These dlrec'
items will answer for all ordinary
cases The frequency of the sham-
roo must be decided By the Individual
needs. In some cases once q week ID
none to ooften-in others once .
month may answer. If dry shampoo
seems desirable. be sure and avoid a
mixture containing orris root. as 1t Is
an active irritant to the scalp and .
frequent cause for dandruf.