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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12

Us AsS Out i0bO tuc COun-
try and place few car loads of
plood meal. Strive for higher prices
1 all along the line and wire us At once
when you can place ten Thousand
frozen butts.''
! Yes, life on the road is one lone
sweet dream. Many persons fire..
quently remarked to me: you are
certainly to be envied. It is SO EASY
to sell meat and what pleasure it
must be to travel for big eorpor-
ation."
! The idea seems universally prev
alent that selling the products Of a
large packing corporation, like those
OF Armour or Swift, require little or
no ability and that orders are fairly
nred at the salesman's head. There
could be no more erroneous impress
sion than this or that there is no
competition. As a instance take the
route from Chicago to Louisville XIV
along the line of the Monon road
Swift, Armour, Morris, Hammond
hlngan OF Indianapolis, and two or
three Cincinnati packers have rem.
resenatlves on this territory. In
small Indiana city of about ten tbons-
and there were eight meat salesmen
taking orders on the same dav A
route statesmen for Swift sells all the
usual meats and cuts, also soaps but.
ter and butterine; hams and bacon
poultry in season, cold storage eggs.
and all kinds of fertilizersand s,ock
foods. Goods are sold on ten DAVIS
credit the statesmen collecting.
Each statesmen has a train schkd-
ule to make and this requires prompt
and rapid movement in every town
1t means on entering store or meat
market to be able to tell about what.
the dealer needs for the coming week.
10 collect the previous weeks in
voice while Miss Old Maid is buying
two cents worth of salt and cake of
Swift's Pride soap. YES man. this
s the fellow who sells me nv meat
md soap. Now you tell him inst
low tough that steak was you had
asst week." Gracious me- Anttera
he lady, why really l buy all my
neat here and it seems to be GETTING
ougher every week." Mr.. Dealer
i've Miss slice of our tender
DIN and charge it to Swift, and I
ee you need two sides of beef
wo hundred lbs. pork tenderloins
en- sides OF premium bacon, bar
Ell OF ten cent hams and twenty-five
oxes OF Swift's Pride. Good day."
lake ten or fifteen stores like this
two hours and catch your train
II the next town. As matter of
'ct the best beef in the world is
1lpped from Chicago. but like all
ommodites, there are different
rades of quality. In the case of
le dealer quoted who plays off a
ssatisfied customer on the sales
an. this dealer was buying six cents
eef and would pay no more. This
cans that the salesman selected six
mt beef in the meat warehouse
course it was COW and an old
e. AT seven and one half or sew
and three fourths prime beef from
'lcago is the finest in the land.
present this grade of meat sells
about twelve cents.
Now in view of all of these yarI.
duties where is the chance to visit
ug and department stores to-
| toilet soap and. washing powder,
ng with fifty other meat statesmen
ave my sample perfumed soaps to
cook and mattresses in the hash
Uses through my territory as
be for'something fit to eat. In fact
'und pocket full of Swift's soaps
r1c0fr1 CO.. ~.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12

Your parole violator is rat; and
deserves about as much considera-
ton,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12
TO INMATES.


Of
in
All comply with this order whether sending
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12
CHURCH NOTICE

Service Prison Chapel o'clock Sunday morning
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

every tax payer of the Town of St.
Martinville, Louisiana, entitled to
vote at said Special election under
the Constitution and laws of this
State and upon which the voter
shall have endorsed or caused to be
endorsed his name and property to
be voted before depostiing the same
in the ballot box.
Section 5. Be it further. ordain-
ed, that this ordinance be publish
ed in the Official Journal of the
Town of st. Martinville, Louisiana,
during thirty clear days previous
to the date of said election and
that this ordinance take effect from
and after it's passage and promul
CATION.
Thus done, read, adopted ane
signed and seal affixed in open ses
sion at St. Martinaille, Louisiana
this 9th day of August A. D. 1912
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor,
SIDNEY E. DELAHOUssAYE, Sec
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Iphis j. Fournet, Mrs. L. A. de
Laureal, Geo. J. Olivier, T. Bien-
venu, j. H. Duchamp, Dan W.
VOORHEES,, Mrs. E. A. Duchamp per
j. H. .Duchamp, Mrs. Jules Gui-
dry, L. V. Simon, R. Martin, Jules
Delahoussaye, M. l.. Broussard,
E. A. Davis, f. Guidroz, Mrs. j. K.
Olivier per j. r. Olivier, G. b. De-
lahoussaye, Mrs. j. s. Martin, Mrs.
A. Gernaud. Edwin DeIahoussaye,
ST., E. A. Maraist, James Simon,
Geo. Knight, Chas. Gutekunst,
Cab. Bienvenu, o. o. Gutekunst,
Robert Thomas, A. A. Clement,
Albert Daspit, Miss Bernadette
Bienvenu, Louis A. Resweber, AID.
Resweber, Mrs. j. H. Bienvenu,
st. M. Fournet. Scott Kelso, P. j.
Gary, Mrs. Rose Broussard, Mrs.
P. Pavia, j. o. Hebert Aug. Gle
ment, A. L. Domengeaux, Robert
Halphen, Ed. Bulliard, Luke b.
min, Mrs. Luke BONN E. E. Sou
lier. Joseph Braussard, L. j. Gar
DENIAL. Nj. Ducrest. l.. +. Greig
p. A. Bienvenu, L. G. Olivier, Jas
j. Martin, Albert G. Olivier, A. G
Gauthier, Mrs. Felix Potter, L
Bienvenu, w. H. Cozine, A. L
Durand, Geo. S. Eastin, P. j
Fleming, G. M. Olivier. Hampton
Steen, Ernest Beslin, G. o. Brous
sard, M. d. Guidry, Evalthur Bo
min, D. E. Duchamp, Mrs. Sosepl
Keller, Arthur Theriot, Mrs. AL
fred Fuselier, Mrs. j. H. Duchaml
per j. H. Duchamp, j. r. Olivier
Chas Theriot, Mrs A l. Domengeax
, State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Martin
l, L G. Guidry, Assessor of 81
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Martin Parish, Louisiana, do here
by certify that two-thirds of the
signers of the foregoing peritition
are tax payers within the Corpo-
rate Limits of the Town of st.
Martinvile, Louisiana.
Witness my hand officially this
9th day of August A. d. 1912.
L. G. GUIDRY,
Assessor, St. Martin Parish, La.
MIR. Evans GuidrOz presented a petit
ton signed by property owners within
three hundred feet of the proposed lOca-
ton to conduct white bar-rOOm.
On motion of P. j. Gary aud seconded
by L. ]. Duchamp that Mr.. Evan GuidrOz
be granted a permit to conduct bar
room for white patrons.
The motion was put to vote and I'M
animOusly carried.
The below ordinance was moved by j.
H. Duchamp and duly seconded by L. ].
Duchamp, put to a vote and unanimous
ly carried.
Be it ordained bv the Mayor and C0un.
Gil in special session this 9th day OF
August 1912.
That 1t is made obligatory to property
owners or those leasing same to keep the
grass on their sidewalks and yards cut
down and when sweeping into the street
that said sweeping be completely burned
or removed FROM the street, and that q
failure to comply with the provisions of
this ordinance, will subject the offender
to arrest and the imposition of fine Of
from $lOO to $500 or to from one to Eve
days imprisonment; or both at the des-
.cretOn of the Mayor. Any ordinances in
c ,nflict with this ordinance BE- and are
hereby repealed.
Moved by J. H. Duchamp and seconded
by r. j. Guirard the meeting adjourned
until Tuesday Aug. l3. 1912.
ALBERT BIENyENU. Mayor.
| SIDNEY Il. DDLAHOUssE. Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17
AN ORDINANCE.

A4N OhDlN anvil
An ordinance ordering special
election in the Town of st. Mar
Parish of st. Martin, State
of Louisiana, upon the petition OF
more than one third of the proper
ty tax payers of said Town entitled
to vote, requesting the same to
take the sense of the property tax
payers of said Town OH the pro-
position of granting to the Louisi-
ana Electric Railway and Power
Company tax of three and one
half mills per annum for a maxi
mum period of ten years (lO) be-
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, provided that the total
amount to be levied and realized
from said tax by the Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com
pany shall not exceed the sum of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($l5,-
OOOOO) and the said three and one
half mill tax shall cease and ter
inmate whenever the said amount
of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($l5,-
OOO.OO) shall have been realized
and turned over to the said LOU
isiana Electric Railway and Power
Company, under the terms and
subject to the limitations placed in
the petition for said election.
WHEREAS, a petition having
been received from the property
tax payers residing in the Town OF
st. Martinville, Louisiana, entitled
to vote at special elections called
according to law to levy special
taxes in aid of railway enterprises
as is provided in Article 27O OF
the Constitution, Act POP of 1895
Act % of 1904 and Act 43 of 1910
and said petition having been sign
ed by a number of property tax
payers residing in said Town ant
qualified to participate in sait
election in excess of one third il
number as was ascertained by al
examination of the said petition
and the assessment rolls of sale
Town for the year 1912 and the
words and terms of said petition
as well as the signatures thereto
annxed are as follows
To The Honorable Mayor and TIN
City Council of the Torn O
], st. Martinrille, Parish of st
Martin.
We, the undersigned propert.
taxpayers of the town of st. Mar
. tinville, Parish of st. Martin, Stat
of Louisiana, and entitled to vot,
therein on the proposition herein
after mentioned, respectfully peti
ton and memorabilia your Honor
BILE Body to order special election
according to law of the propert.
taxpayers of the town of st. Mar
tinville, State of Louisiana, emit
J; tied to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana
the object and purpose of sucl
election being for the purpose o
levying tax to realize the sum o
Fifteen thousand ($l5,OOO.0O) dol
lars, said amount of SIS, 10000 Il
be raised by the levy and imposi
ton of a tax of three and one-hal
(3A) mills per snnum for a maxi
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Y
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, all in aid of The Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Co.,
provided that the total amount to
be levied shall not exceed the sum
of Sl5, 100000, and the said three
and one half mill tax shall cease
and terminate whenever the said
amount of Sl5,OO0.OO shall have
been realized and turned over to
the said Louisiana Electric Rail-
way and Power Company; said tax
of three and one half mills to be
thus levied and collected for the
benefit and aid of said Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com
pany as a consideration and in
ducement for said Company to do
and perform all of the following,
to-wit 4:
First:-The said Louisiana Elec-
trio Railway and Power Company
shall construct and operate an
Electric Interurban Railway Line
from Lafayette, La, to st. Martin
vile, La, thence to New Iberia,
La, or from New Iberia to st.
Martinville.
Second:-The said Electric Rail-
way shall be built and completed
as line independent of the South
ern Pacific Railroad or any line
owned or operated by the South
ern Pacific Company.
Third: - The said Interurban
Electric Railway line shall be CON-
pleted on or before the first day of
June 1911, between the points
hereinabove recited, provided, that
any delays not caused by the fault
or negligence of said Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com
pany in the nature of strikes. pa
MICS, failure of manufactures to de
g liver materials. or sub-contractors
to complete work on contract time
q litigation of any character retard
ing the construction of said rail
I way, and any unforeseen circum
stances beyond the control of sait
1 Company, then there shall be ad
ded to the periods hereinabove il
r this ordinance stated, a further de
4 lay equal to the time during whic]
n construction or operation of sal
railway was thus retarded or de
2 layed.
v Fourth: - The said Louisian
f Electric Railway and Power Com
d pany shall operate and maintai
d from the First day of June, 1914,
Al daily Electric Interurban Passel
S ger Express and Freight servic
# between the points hereinabov
!, named, operating at least one ca
}: each way every two hours betwee
J. 6 a. m. and s p. m.
Y Fifth: - The said tax not to b
Il levied or collected nor the annus
d amounts herein provided for b
n paid to the said Louisiana Electri
II Railway and Power Company III
N til the said Electric Interurba
d line shall have been built and i
% operation and the other condition
m hereinabove set forth shall hay
20 been complied with.
Albert Bienvenu, Mrs. j. A. Gu'
,e rim, j. B. Ferran, Mrs. A. V. Elem
,fI ing, Frank T. Guilbeau, Albel
Z Greig, r. j. Bienvenu, R. G. Cru
rard. Mrs. j. B. Ferran, Mrs. Au.
" Guirard, J. r. Bienvenu, A. {
r. Goulas, j. A. Guerin, A. G. Brou
BE- sard, f. N. Resweber, Mrs. Claud
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17
Town Council Proceedings.
st. Martinville, La. Aug. 8. 1912

st. Martinville, La. Aug. 8. 1912.
The Mayor and Town Council Of the
Town of st. Worthwhile. met this day.
with Mayor Albert Bienvenu in the chair
and the following members present: P.
j. Gary. R. j. Guirard. L. J. Duchamp. j.
H. Duchamp. Absent. DIR. j. S. Martin.
The object OF the MEETING WIS then
explained by Mayor Bienvenu.
The below ordinance was moved 10y Mir.
J. H. Duchsmp and duly seconded by MIR.
L. J. Duchamp and carried by the fol-
lowing yeas and nays vote tO-wit:
Yeas J. ii. Duchamp. r. ]. Guirard, L.
]. Duchamp and P. J. Gary.
Nays. None.
The ordinance was then presented to
the Mayor for examination. and was re-
turned by him approved and signed.
Said ordinance reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE.
Section |. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and the Town Council of
the Town of st. Martinville, Lou
isiana, that a special election is
hereby called to be held in the
Town of st. Martinville, Louisiana,
within the hours fixed by law on
23rd day of September 1912, at
which election shall be submitted
to the property tax payers OF the
said Town who are entitled to vote
at said election under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State, the
question of levying on all taxable
property in the Town, of st. Mar
tinville, Louisiana, tax of three
and a half mills ON the dollar per
annum for a period of ten years in
aid of the Louisiana Electric Rail.
way and Power Company, a corpo.
ration organized and existing un-
der and by virtue of the laws Of
the State of Louisiana.
The said tax to be levied and col
lected according to law and con
formbly to the terms and conditions
and limitations recited in the here
in above petition, beginning in thu
year 1914 and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1923, or until thu
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollar
($l5,OOO.OO) shall have been col
lected and turned over to the Lou
isiana Electric and Railway ant
Power Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordain
ed, that said election shall be he'll
under the election laws of tn
State of Louisiana, and that tn
polling places at which the las
proceeding general election wa
held, to-wit: At the Court Hous
in the Town of st. Martinvillt
Louisiana, and that the form c
the ballot to be used at said elet
ton shall be the following:
FOR special tax of three and
half mills in favor of the Louisian
Electric Railway and Power Con
pany, beginning with the year 19l
and extending to and including til
year 1923. provided, that in cas-
the sum of Fifteen Thousand Do
lars Sl5,OOOOO) he collected an
turned over to said Company be
fore the expiration of ten year
that the said tax shall cease q
soon as this sum is collected an
turned over.
AGAINST a special tax of thre
and half mills in favor of til
Louisiana Electric Railway an
Power Company beginning wit
the year 1914 and extending
and including the year 1928 prov
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Martin.
/, L G. Guidry, Assessor of st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Flowers for Easter Brides

Now and then appears bride who, in order to be individual, dispenses with the traditional wedding bouquet and carries instead a small prayer book; but so beau tiful in it's suggestion is the bridal cluster of white flowers, that 1t is the usual cus- tom, and the prayer book only the excep- tion, with snowy wedding robes.
 Lilies of the valley are the brides own particular flower-even more particularly hers nowadays than the traditional orange blossom. Sometimes orange blossoms are added at the center of the great bouquet of valley lilies. Sometimes white bride S roses form the center. Sometimes orchids are used, if the bridegroom, who, of course, presents the wedding flowers, is able to give his florist carte blanche as far as expense is concerned.
 Two exquisite bridal bouquets of the shower type are always beautiful One of these bouquets is made entirely of the valley lilies combined with maiden hair fern, and the shower clusters fall around a. large, soft bow of white bride ribbon. The other bouquet is smaller-in the Empire style, with quaint satin paper frili back ing the bouquet. and a bunch of white roses at the center. A bridesmaids S bou- duet of pink unerrnet roses, carrNed in sheaf fahsion over one arm Is good taste The brides bouquet is invariably held in both hands, straight in front, like a nun
 The bride who has no heirloom lace veil may satisfy herself with the thought that this year tulle wedding wells are moro fashionable than those of lace. The tulle veil pictured is arranged very gracefully | in the new "bonnet" effect, with an orange blossom cabuchon over each ear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07

dereila her address and asked her to come to see her.
 I'm going away for two weeks Easter trip tomorrow" said the Beautiful Lady, but as soon as I return want you to come"
 Cinderella's heart was humping like a sledge hammer that night when she went home.
 T saw you talking to Mss Wealthy said Maudie. the Manicure Girl. as they sat together in our little Cinderella's room underneath the flickering gas jet. 'I dc her nails three times & week."
 Our little Cinderella had noticed the Beautiful Lady's highly polished nails.
 Maudie, if youll show me how to do my nails,' said our little Cinderella, 'Tll darn your stockings next week"
 Sure an I will" said the good hearted Maudie.
 Sunday I'll begin and shine your nails bit," said she, and then why don't you ask Gertie Perkins, the hair dresser on the floor below. to do your hair?''
 Our little Cinderella looked in the glass at her long, beautiful hair, so uncared for. and she thought how different it was iron, the Beautiful Lady's.
 I'll darn for Gerty, too," she said. and bade Maudie good night"
 And so she began to get ready for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Easter Music

Today is Easter Sundayi The churches will be full of people, who will be on hand with Joy and gladness to celebrate the glory of the occasion. Whether one goes to church or not, there is the Easter spirit in the air.
 It is the Squirt of Victory. Victory over death. Victory over the material. Victory over the power of darkness ana ignorance. Every Easter one feels the struggle little lighter, and the hope little firmer. and the way a little brighter, because to every heart there is an Easter. It does seem at times, perhaps, as though one's life was largely Good Friday, as though the sombre sadness of Lent were of unusual continuance; but yet, there comes the Easter at last, and the Ienten days are over.
 Eastertidei Victory. One thought which might be obtained from this Easter spirit as seen everywhere is this, that we must expect struggle. And that only through struggle can we even live. We have often heard that we must struggle in order to succeed.
 Yes, but we must do more, and we might as we'll recognize it and live up to it. We must struggle if we would live. And we must struggle against the powers of dark ness and of ignorance.
 We must struggle against the very forces which we would ordinarily think would be most favorable to us Man. you know, is the most savage of all animals, for he is the only one who lives on his kind. That bitter clan, the human," as Fiona Macleod expresses 1t, Is implacable. He will, for example, erect to the god Mammon high buildings beyond all sense or reason with inadequate fire protection. There he will compel for a small sum his own "kind' to work in imminent danger of the most cruel death, and then when the fire comes and hundreds of human beings are burned to death. who follows the matter up? Who takes the part of the people, the sons and daughters of man. kind? Who made possible the whole thing? Just as though Olga Nethersole had not played the Writing on the wall!" Oh. 1t was overdrawn and all that! Yes it was, perhaps, but was it not an ahoslute prophecy? And was not the prophecy full filled fortnight ago?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
An Easter Flair"

Members of a progressive church and Sunday school devised a plan for raising money at Easter season, which, although venture turned out very successfully It contains the germ of an idea for othel committees which, although good at car rying out a plan when presented, lach the power 10 originate.
 The event was heralded by green and white posters tackled up in public places and decorated in design of Easter lilies while invitations printed on white cards shaped in outline like the lovely blooms themselves, were sent to all church mem bers likely to be interested. Purchase of Q ticket costing but 25 cents admitted the buyer to the social event in the school hall, with refreshments and a souvenir. and adjoining this was the room where the lily fair was held, so that visitors passed easily from one to the other
 Both rooms were prettily trimmed with garlands of green and white tissue paper caught up at intervals with big punches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Easter

We hail with joy the Easter morn When everywhere on breezes borne, We catch the music of the bell Of Christ, our Risen Lord, to tell, But we, alasi too oft forget, What agony the Savior met The cup that to the dregs he drank, The cross of shame from which he shrank Gethsemane and Calvary,
 Or else there can no Easter be- And so with us If would rise From grave of sin to Faiths clear skies Through this experience we must 20, The struggle and the trial know, The cup of sorrow, pain or loss, The shame of failure; on our cross We, too. must die to self and pride, With Christ our Lord be crusified
 Gethsemane and Calvary,
 Or else there can on Easter be. But Easter, when it comes at last, Will more than make up for the past; The trial that we have gone through, A wondrous work for us will do; For when our selfishness and pride, We willingly have crucified, Then life in fullness we shall know And thus more like our Master grow This pledge to be of life to come The Easter of our heavenly home.
 Gethsemane and Calvary,
 Or else there could no Easter be-
 John E. Hurlsbut.