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The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
ceaI fer the knoI rnrr.

The collier Caesar VIII leave Hampton
Roads about March i for La Gusyrs.
venezueis. to coal the cruiser Washing
ton, on which Secretary of State Knox
win do that part Of his cruising on the
Atlantic side of the Latin America The
Washington is expected at la Guayra
about March -. The Caesar will also
coal the Washington upon her arrival
At Guantanamo. Cuba. about April 8
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Col. cr.mpton TO He Retired.

Preliminary orders were issued by the
War Department yesterday for re-
tirement on account OF reaching the max
inum age OF Col l. ". Champion,
Army Medical Corps He was given
leave until May & the date OF his re-
ttrement- Col Champion was born In
Maryland in las, and appointed to the
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
"YE 0LDE FoLKES CONCERTO. :
Music of By-Eone Days. Also
"woridiye songEes" Are Heard.

"Woridiye SonEEes' Are Heard.
large audience greeted the soloIsts
and choir Of the First Congregational
Church last night in their "Grande Con-
certe OF Musick" in "Ye Fyrste Con.
sresational Bigge Bricke Meetinge
House. at We Cross Roades Of G street
and Tenth Lane
The programme consisted OF "Sonsgss
OF ~Ye olde Folkes,'' 'GodIe Tunes"
'Woridiye Songges,' "Ye olde Tyne
Anthemes,' Singing Skewl Rounds
''Worldlye Duett." My Grandma's Ad-
vice" verye worldlye) "Ye Anvil Choir
usse,' and MY Country, 'Tis OF Thee.
The Programme contained an invitation
TO the audience to join in the last song.
phrased as follows: This will be ye
last tune, and soc manye OF We goode
people In We congregation as have been
blessed with lungses and can singge
without danger toe they're neighbors are
invited toe rise upp and joyne in this
tune"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Ffom ths GresnIIlIe Is. cl Nevs.
From The Houston Poe,.N
GettipE the sign. wired.

Prom the Houston Post,
The ground hog saw his shadow. and
thus prophesied six more weeks OF win
ter. but we observe that a great many
men In Houston prefer TO accept the tes-
timony OF the book beer signs that spring
has came, as they say In Charlotte.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Honor for Ne,r Jer.c,.

From the Newark Star
Mr.. Justice Pituey Is a cIassnate of
Gov. Wilson and perhaps Princeton. -.
will conclude that it has had glory enough
Tor one year.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON.

From the Emin Advertiser.
According to the Washington papers,
the streets of the Capital City are fun
of slush. Kansas City Journal says IL
is. probably Democratic reform oratory
overflowing the halls OF Congress
From the Houston Post.
There is a movement In Washington
TO erect a monument TO the memory of
John Greenleaf Whittier. II this move
ment viii lag until We get a Democratic
administration installed in Washington,
perhaps We may be able TO plug it for
all time.
Prem the PHILADELPHIA Times.
other cities have recognized the mani
fold advantages of shade trees. Wash
ington, for instance, would lose a great
part of its beauty IL the splendid old
trees were cut down.
From the Oklahoma City Times
The Ohio State Journal says that the
supreme test of the Taft smile, whether
IL will come of or not. would come IL
the President would have TO ride in the
around Washington with Col.
Roosevelt on March 4. 1915.
From the Cleveland Leader
Perhaps President Taft believes in
omens and perhaps he does not. Tennis
Is superseding golf in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
pEpARTrye FEBRuARY.

The 18th. the final day.
Is fiying fast -
The month Is. speeding on Its way
At last.
No bard would halt the loom OF time
Which spins its web
It was too hard to md a rhyme
For Feb.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
BACK TO BALTIMORE" ("
From the Atlanta Constitution.

Prom the Atlanta Constitution.
Calling II The June-julep convention"
Will increase the crowds on the rush for
Baltimore
From the Louisville Courier-JounaI.
Baltimore boasts that whisky is sold
at 10 cents a drink IN the MonumentaI
City. And quality and price account for
the large number OF rye faces in Balti-
more?
From the GreenvilIe Is. c. News
Baltimore claims TO furnish the cheap
est funerals in the country, but a man
can bury himself in PnIIadeIphla Tor
nothing.
From the Houston Post.
II has been impossIoIe 20 get our an
ucIpauons OF the BaIumore convention
beyond the stage OF Maryland fried cnick-
ems. Eastern Shore strawberries, and
crab fake salad. Still, that Is a pretty
good sign that our man Is going to be
nominated.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
An Important Guest,

That banquet tonight can't get along
without me-"
You have a very good opinion Of your
self. Billed for a speech?'
mo; ! was invited to listen"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Uncle Pennywise say.t
All Alike.

"A girl can throw a kiss straight
enough.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29

There Is a deal of sameness about
nfe."
Cheer up. Read some jokes"
Il have just been reading some jokes.
That is what prompted my first remark"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Perhap. Ju.t .. WelI.

Going TO make a garden this spring."
No; my wife persuaded me to put the
money into her hat"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Coy springtime.

The time grows ripe for bards to pipe
A song of spring.
But spring. alack, is hanging back
The pesky thing.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
4 slight Mistake.

This drama has very little plot. 1
can't seem to follow it,
We are attending a vaudeville per-
formance, old man; not a drama"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Very Wrong.

Married only three weeks and want a
drvorce?'
MY husband deceived me shamefully."
About his income?"
'Oh, no.
In what way:''
He led me TO believe that he played a
good game of bridge"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
From the Cleveland Leader,

Perhaps President TAFT believes in
omcns and perhaps he does not Tennis
Is superseding golf In Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
February 20 I'm Hi.tory.

February .. 1755-Dr. Johnson, at a
tea party, drinks eighteen cups of tea.
February .. lI77-Richard the Lion
hearted, single-handed. puts to flight 400
elephants.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20

The Missouri Experiment Sta
ton has been raising hogs on To-
rage crops. The result of three
years work shows that an acre
Of alfalfa is worth for pork-mak-
ing, S45.8 81; an acre of red clover
S334.3 SO; an acre Of bluegrass,
SIS 8. When fed In dry lots it
it required 5.11 pounds of grain
to produce a pound of pork.
When the hogs were pastured
the average amount of grain re-
CURED for a pound Of pork was
8. 40 pounds. The grain ration
in each case was made up SO as
to give, in connection with the
forage crop, a WeIlbalanced ra-
ton.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20

then be scattered over the pota-
toes to fill up all the small spaces
between the potatoes and to
cover them in such a manner as
to leave only about one third of
each potato exposed to the light.
BY occasional sprinkling they
should be kept moist, but not
wet.
TN about twelve days they
will be sufficiently sprouted.
The second trouble with the
Fall potato is very easily over
come by soaking the seed pota-
toes in a solution made of one
pint formalin to thirty gallons Of
water. The seed should be allow
ed to soak two hours in the solu-
ton before planting, As for the
soil I would recommend any piece
of good sandy loan, in fact, /
have found the lands of st. Mar
tin Parish very good for Irish
patatoes and especially those
lands that are subject to over
flows. As we must force the Fall
potatoes to make a rapid growth
so as to mature before frost I
would recommend the following
culture for them: AS early as
convenient the lard should be
plowed as deep as the nature of
the soil permits and worked FREE
quently to destroy all grass or
weeds. The land should then be
bedded in three or four feet rows
and allowed to remain that way
for a few days to allow the soil
to settle. About two weeks be-
fore planting open a furroW IN
the rows and apply a good dust
ing of well rooted stable manure
or about five hundred pounds Of
commercial fertilizer containing
about 8 per cent phosphoric acid,
a per cent nitrogen and 10 per
cent potash. IF commercial fer
tilizer is used care should be
taken to mix it well with the soil
as the fertilizer viii injure the
seed if it comes in direct contact
with it. The small potatoes
should always be planted whole
and not covered with more than.
four inches of dirt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
some EXPEasE.

The Democratic Convention at
Baltimore cost considerable mon
ey. Here are some of the items
of expense: s112, 900 raised by
and on convention
1926, 400 estimated amount spent
by delegates and alternates: 81,
500, 600 estimated amount spent
by visitors to Baltimore. Add
to this amount spent by candi-
dates to secure nomination. offer
by Wilson, a banker, to
pay expense of all delegates for
Wilson remaining over after
Monday July 1st. railroad fare,
and money spent in literature,
buttons, etc, quite fortune will
be evident.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
A Strange Fatality.

A strange fatality seems to
overhang the seat in the National
convention to which Congressman
Wickliffe was elected from the
Sixth District. III. Wicklife
met a tragic death a few days
thereafter. A controversy arose
between the two alternates as to
which should succeed him. The
right Of E. P. Major of Point
Goupee was finally determined
and on Wednesday Mr.. Major
dropped d.-Lake Charles
American Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
Meeting Of High School gom-
mIttee and Notice Of E al
0naInnsas a LIE a.

OpelOHsas, Las 4 alY 9f 1919.
The Opeiousas High SCHOOL lfIding
Committee met at the Office at tbs
=SellooI Board for o-Fgantzaffsa ard.
starting the preliminary sfeSs 4srards
the securing AT Il site for our e4Item-
plated new school ~oQildfng.
On motion Of Mr.. Charles Yentra. Or.
q. "a. HAAS was elected Chairman oE the
Committee.
On motion Of Dr.. Ghas. Il. Boagni. G
j Thompson was elected Secretary.
On motion OF Mayor Loeb, III. Ehas.
IT. Boag1i was elected Niea-ChaiEmans
On motion Of Mr.. III. H. Mornhfnveg,
II was resolved that this Committee nd
Yertise for offers and propositions for d
school sites said offers to contain the
quantity of tbs ground, tlle location dr.
the ground and tke price asked.
Tt Is stipulated that no bid for less
fhar whole block OF ground, ID the
50 Sa1enf of u block Of ground will be
re,elged IT must also lie stipulated sn
The offer whether the offer III made ID
include The improvements, or whether
The improvements Will Be reserved Ind
moved of the land by tile vendor. All
bids must be made III writing af1sa adj
dressed TO E.Jy Thompson. Secretary
aIl lave endorsed or the enVeT0ae
s.QffeF OF size fnr High SehoYt KuiIa-
ing" Bids viii pc received until six
.g5tl0ek II. M.,July Z4fhs l9I2, and W8Ii
sfe opened and considered Ivy the G9sns
mittse attiss school B9sfa effire af ss:f
o'clock Az. NJ, Monday, dttfE zath. i8t7.
fi4ss Committee IL sHr the rfgilt t0
reject .luy or all bits
JOHN A. HAA~, Chairman.
q, i. THOMPSON, Senref.rv.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
THE FALL IRISH POTATO.

Prof. P. L. Guilbeau, Of st.
Martinville, who is counted the
best agriculturist in that section
of the country, has an interest
article in last weeks St. Martins
Messenger, on Fall Irish potatoes.
It will be noticed that he lays
stress anthe adaptabi1ity of over
flowed lands for the culture of
Irish potatoes, and this crop may
prove a means for the sufferers
of the late food to recoup par
tally their losses.
The article follows:
THE fancy prices now being
brought by Irish potatoes should
stimulate our planters indevotfng
a large acreage to this crop this
Fall. The great drawbacks to
the Fall crop of potatoes have
always benn the difficulty of OBJ
tanning a good stand and the ten
dency Of Fall potatoes being af-
ficted with the scab. Both of
these difficulties have, however,
been removed, and there is no
reason why we should not raise
as many potatoes in the Fall as
in the Spring. The first and
most important consideration is
obtaining a good stand. 70 do
this the potatoes must be sprout
ed before being planted. The
sprouting is very easily done by
following the plan here outlined.
Small potatoes ranging in size
from a good sized marble to q
pigeons egg should be saved
from the Spring crop Of Triumph
or Early Rose potatoes. IN the
first part Of July these small
potatoes should be spread in
a cool, airy. place in such a
manner that the tubers should
not come in contact one with an
Fine moist dirt should
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
Farm And The Home
From The Progressive
Farmer.

One queer idea rather preva-
lent in the South is that when a
farm implement fails to good
work on some mans farm, it is
the fault of the machine. Now
a little thought should convince
anyone that nine times outof ten
it must be the fault of the man.
All farm implements are not per-
feet, of course, and no one of
them is likely to be best under
all conditions; but it needs only a
moments reflection to convince
a man who thinks, no one can
afford to make and sell amachine
that will do good work If given
a fair chance-certainly no man
or firm with a large investment
of capital or with a reputation to
lose, or make, can afford to do
SO. have seen men harrow
their corn and drag out a lot of
it, but it wasn't the harroWs
fault. 1t was because the land
had been poorly prepared, be-
cause the harrow teeth were not
properly set, andHbecause the
driver did not know his business.
land prepared as it should be
I can run a harrow all day and
not pull up enough corn for any
one to notice it at all two days
later. The man who does not
get good results with any stand
and farm implement should first
of all make sure that he is hand
ling it properly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
Crons Fine Aronnd Ennica.

Eunice, La. July 15.-Crops
in the vicinity Of Euniee are look
ing fine. Showers almost daily.
The acreage in corn and cotton
is about the same as last year.
Old farmers predict a better corn
crop this season than we have
had in years. There is a slight
increase in acreage in rice and
the crop is looking exceptionally
regardless of adverse
conditions during the
season.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20

The slogan for progressive
Southern farmers must be,
More and Better Livestock. /"
But good live stock cannot be
had without plenty of feeds and
a knowledge on the part of the
farmers Of how to feed. We can
raise the feeds, but many farmer
has yet to learn how to feed for
best results. Here's a great
opportunity for the young
farmer who is willing to think
and investigate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20

What will prevent or destroy
the blight on pear trees3 The
only thing that can be done is to
watch the trees and on the first
appearance Of blight cut out
ahead Of it into a sound wood.
Then keep trees in grass, and
cut the grass frequently and put
it under the trees as a mulch.
Trees growing rapidly in eulti-
waited land blight far more than
trees in grass. No spraying
will have any effect on it, but
the blighted wood should all be
burnt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF MRS. AUGUsTEIG
CAHANN.
No. G508, Probate Docket, District Court
Parish Of ST. Landry, La.


BY virtue Of an order of the Hon. b.
HI. Pavy, Judge of the 18th Judicial Dis
triet Court of Louisiana, in and for the
parish of ST. Landry, there will be sold
at public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, by H. &. Estorge, testament
airy executor, or any duly qualified
auctioneer, at the last residence Of the
deceased, in the city OF Opelousas, St.
Landry parish, La, on
Saturday, July 10th, 1917,
at II o'clock a.. M, the following DIES.
cribed property, to-Wit:
The last residence of deceased, situr
ated in the city of 0pelousas, Louisi-
ana, containing eight and 93-t00 arpents
withbuildings and improvements there
on, bounded north by Miss Mathilde
Cahanin ct ais, east by Market street,
west by Bayou lesson and south by Il.
j. Dossmann and others, being sans
property which deceased acauiredfrom
the estate of Phelonise Wable on the
18th day OF August, 1884.
Also a lot of household goods.
Terms-Cash.
HENRY E. EST0RGE,
jef5-6t Testamenfary Executor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
zenO for DlndFuff

You viii be Surprised to See
How Quickly it Disappears,
No more dirty coats from
dandruf heads. Zemo stops
dandruff. Apply it any time
with tips of fingers. No smell,
no smear. Zemo sinks into the
pores, makes the scalp healthy,
mikes the hair fine and glossy.
Zemo is prepared by e. w.
Rose Medicine Co., St. Louis,
Mo-, and is regularly sold BY all
druggists at 81 per bottle. But
to enable You to make q test and
prove what it will do for YOU,
get a 5 cent trial bottle fully
guaranteed OF your money back
at Shutes Drug Store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
TAX DIFFERENCES
 SETTLED AT CENTRE

Centre, July 14-(special)- )-The com missioner's court has spent most of the week settling issues between the county tax commission and tax payers. At a former term the commissioner turned in- to the court raises aggregating over s3o0,O00, covering about 1900 cases. Some 300 of these were docketed or set for hearing at this term. Some were settled by agreement some made no defense and in others the court granted raises, .mak- ing of the three classes 15S cases in which raises were made, amounting to S3S555 The remainder of the eases dock eted were dismissed
 The tax commissioner accepts the re- suit under protest and expresses the opinion that the state tax commission will take more vigorous action when they have time to visit the county.
 Of escaped taxes the commissioner has turned in assessments amounting to sl0,694 and these cases will be settled at the August term.
 The teachers institute for this county will be held at the high school building the fourth week fin July, conducted by Prof. R. E. Sessions, superintendent of. Huntsville city schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
TO FILL VACANCIES
 ON COUNTY BOARD

Montgomery. July H-Connty boards of education have been called upon to fill vacancies caused by. failure of dis trict trustees 10 elect al the time set apart by the state department of educa- tion.
 State Superintendent of Education II. J. Wilingham Is sending letters to all county superintendents advising them that trustees must be selected and re- questing them to secure expressions of opinion from local people before making any selections.
 The superintendent says: "Notwth- standing the fact that general publicity was given the election on Saturday, July 6, lsl2, for district trustees, it seems that q number of districts failed to hold an election Where no election Was held or where persons ineligible to hold this office were selected 1t will be necessary for the county board of edu- cation to select trustees to fill such va cancies.
 'ln order to secure harmony, it might be well for the county board to secure some expression of opinion from the local people before making the Seec tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
WHAT SHALL WE DO .TOBE SAVED?" |SCRY Republicans Want to Go
 Home and Fix Fences VERY MUCH WORRIED 
 They Do Not Know Whether to Side
 With Taft or Roosevelt Forces and Want to Sound Constit-
 uency's Sentiment
VERY MUCH WORRIED
By C. E. STEWART

Washington, July 1I.-(Special.)- Congressman of the republican per suasion have a hunch that they cannot delay too long in Washington at this time. Whenever two or three of them get together the common burden of their talk is. What shall we do to be saved?' Anyone that can tell them for dead sure which way to jump now in order to land on the band wagon would certainly be conferring a great favor on these sorely perplexed states men if he would do so.
 They are not dead sure. hardly any Of them, whether Roosevelt or Taft is going 10 be the favorite candidate in their respective districts. If they just knew that, the answer would be easy, for they would know which way to line up. Even then, they admit that it Is going to be difficult enough for with any disaffection at all in the re- publican vote in many districts now represented by republican, demo- crat Is sure to win
 Many of them are hearing from home. The trouble Is, that they are hearing two sides at the same time and at this distance 1t is impossible for them to judge which side is likely to develop the most votes They want to wait and see for themselves, but unfortunately their constituency Is not disposed to wait; they want their leaders in Con- gress to show up"
 An early adjournment of Congress would be a godsend to men of this class. They want to get home so they can decide for themselves. Therefore, the democrats, who have not been slow to catch onto the situation, are per- fectly willing, nay anxious to try Arch bald now. They are perfectly willing to swelter here all summer if by so doing they can gain many seats in Congress.
 With this situation which undoubt- edly obtains with all of the western republican members staring them in the face, 1t is small wonder that some of them are freely predicting that the House will be overwhelmingly demo- cratic next year and the republican minority greatly reduced
 It can be safely stated that every effort will be made to postpone the trial of Judge Archibald until the next session of Congress, not for any partic- ular love anyone bears the judge-not at all-but on account of a yearning af- lection entertained by our esteemed re- publican statesmen for their own jobs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
LEVEE CONVENTION ID BE AT MEMPHIS Promises To Be Greatest Gatherings of It's Kind
 Yet Held

Memphis, July Special )-The levee convention to be held at Memphis September 24. 25 and 26, promises to be the greatest gathering of its kind ever gotten together in the Mississippi valley.
 President o. N. <illough of the Inter- state Levee association has received hundreds of letters from mayors of every. city and town along the Missis- sippi river between St. Louis and New Orleans in which they write that dele gates will be named to attend this meeting.
 Not only are residents directly along the river deeply interested in this con vention. but those living from 30 to 100 miles back have promised to be represented.
 President killough says that fully 10,000,0o0 people are concerned in con trolling the water in the Mississippi river. If they are not financially in terested, they are, on account of hu- manity believing it is time the men, women and children, living in what might be termed the flood zone, should receive ample assurances of protection against life and property.
 "The high water In April" says MT Killough, was the most severe this country has had to deal with. While some levees broke in many places after holding back the strain for days, 1t caused our levee association to believe that the present levees are entirely in- adequate to afford protection. How ever the resisting powers of them have demonstrated the feasibility of the sys- tenn. setting forth convincing fact that a higher and wider levee must be built with banquettos broader where 1t is necessary.
 Throughout the United States" says MT Killough. there comes inquiries concerning protection to this great delta country where lands are increas- ing in value every day and where ev- erything can be grown from cotton, corn and oats, 10 barley, sweet and Irish potatoes and broom corn.n
 All railroads entering Memphis have now agreed to allow q very low rate for this meeting and President Kil- Tough believes there will he at least 5000 people in Memphis on the dates mentioned