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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-16
Proceedings Board of Aldermen
Melville.
Melville, La. March 5, 1912.

Melville, La, March 5, 1912.
Regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen Of the town of Mel
vile, La, held on the above date
His Honor, Mayor L. J. Williams,
presiding, and the following
members were present: G.. w.
Stone, E. G. Richard, H. S. JOS
eph and C. B. McNeill. Absent:
w. F. Brown.
Minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Report of Marshal Lud Darnal
was read and approved as fol-
lows:
24-'12 Mary Holden, not guilty.
|24-'12 Lenard Steward, fined
$500, cost $1.00.
Report of E. j.. Leblanc, Tax
Collector, was read and approved
as follows:
Regular taxes collected
for 1911 IS II 80
Special taxes.collected for
1911 rs 95
sundry account for 1912 8 so
Licenses for 1912 235 So
Total turned over to
treasurer -S347 Oh
Report of town treasurer John
Mangiaracina was read and ap-
proved as follows:
Feb Is, 1912, due from
NJ. & f. Bank 1898 II
Regular taxes 1911 II 80
Special taxes 1911 IS 95
|Sundry Account 1911 SO
Licenses 1912 25 SO
Fines collected by Mar
shall 9 100
Interest on daily balances
with NJ. & f. Bank
for February 81
Vouchers paid S151 "a
Balance in M. &
F. Bank 1913 03
Total 1890 OF $3.50 OF
The following bills were read
and approved and vouchers or
dered issued in full payment OF
same.
Bill of Marshal Lud Darnall:
To one months salary $45 90
To one half of fines 90
To Sam Lushuta for dray-
To John Humpries, board
ing prisoner 30
Lock for school house %
Globe and Mantle for
school house &C. w.
Stone) so
Total sol O5
Bill of E. ]. Leblanc, Clerk
and Tax Collector:
To one months salary S 2 SO
Recording two trials 90
5 per cent for collecting
$347 % II 81
Stamps 81
Total 22 Be
Bill of Mayor L. j. Williams:
Salary one month S16 7G
Bill of w. T. Smith:
For grading street near
church 81 5t
Bill Of C. w. Stone:
June 20, 1911, nails Zoe,
one wheel barrow 81 Is So As
July q, 1911, nails SOC, oil
30c, / Dbl of lime ST. Is 255
Nov. %, 1911, bricks So Is,
heater So, nails SC (jail) 10 2(
Dec. 4, 1911, oil 30c, lamp
large brass 81 l3t
Feb. 8, 1911. spikes 30c,
nails 10c Al
Total -$16 81
The bill of Nick Luizza fol
working on street in front of hi;
place of business was tabled.
Bids for town ditching was
then opened.
Melville, La, Mar. 5, 1912.
To the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen:
will cut one ditch from pub
lie road to Bushy Bayou and vii
take up all bridges and put then
back for the sum of 81 80 PEI
acre with specifications fur
nished. E. f. JOHNSON.
Moved by H. S. Joseph ant
seconded by E. G. Richard ant
carried, That bids be accepted
and referred to the Street Com
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-16
PUBLIC SALE.
sixteenth (ls, school section.

BY virtue of the power vested In me by
law, and by virtue of orders issued by the
of louisiana, dated at Baton Rouge, Ia,
on the 18th day of Septelaber, 1911, and II
me directed, | will offer 70 sale, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
under The provision of Act No. l6S of 1894, at
the front door of the Court House, In the
City Of Opelousas, at II o'clock a. IN. on
-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
new AUTO HEADLIGHT.
srherieal Electric Lamp That Produces
Powerful Light.

Spherical Electric Lamp That Produces
Powerful Light.
A new headlight fer the use Of
motorists has recently been shown ut
Rrcdford, England. 1t is nama ed tie
diva from its similarity to u Divers
Leaddress, and its use is to he extend
ed to apply to signaling searchlights
for the army and navy. Patents have
been granted in England. France,
Germany and the United States. The
headlight is spherical in shape, divid-
ed into two halves vertically. The
front half has a double convex lens in
the center. The back half has four
similar lenses, at the top, bottom and
on either side. The interior Is nickel
plated, and for Illuminating purposes
electricity is used. A bulb is placed
in the exact center of the sphere,
which. on being illuminated, becomes
q bali Of light. The rays from the
four back lenses are directed on to
four circular mirrors focused so as to
obtain the maximum of light at an
angle to throw the beams forward in
a straight line parallel with that Of the
front lens or otherwise. as desired.
The lamp Is held in position by n
special hinged gate or frame in from.
Of the radiator.
The special advantages claimed are
that five times more light can be oh
tanned from any given illuminant.
there Is no glare as a driver approaches
and draws to II side to pass. econo-
my of upkeep owing to there being
only one single electric bulb Of small
power, and the penetrative power Of
the light is unsurpassed for driving
through fog.-Consular Report.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Time SianaIs by Wireless.

Since May %, 1910, the observatory
Of Paris has utilized the wireless sta
ton on the Eiffel tower for sending a
daily time signal at midnight. AS
France has now adopted Greenwich
time, it Is probable that the hour of
this signal will be changed from mid
night to 11:45 p. m, in order to avoid
confusion with the signal sent at mid
night, Greenwich time, by the wireless
station at Norddeich, Germany. The
latter is communicated by the German
naval observatory at Wilhelmshaven.
Since Nov. p, 1910, a second time sig
nal has been sent from the Eiffel tower
daily, except Sundays and holidays, at
II a. M, a more convenient hour for
many purposes than midnight. Lastly,
the observatory of Rio de Janeiro is
preparing to follow the example of the
French and German institutions. and
will shortly communicate the time to
the world by wireless telegraphy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

Photo by American Press Association.
MAINE MONUMENT.
Isaac Hull and the frigate Constitution
delivered before the New York Society of
the Order Of Founders and Patriots of
America, Oct. Is, 1910.
Sheet containing the signatures Of the
committee, the sculptor n the architect.
New York daily papers Of Feb. IA, 1872.
The monument as finally designed
will include a pylon forty-four feet
high, topped by a bronze group cast
from the guns recovered from the sunk
en- Maine and representing Columbia
Triumphant. AS this group will be
thirteen feet high, the height of the
monument will reach ifty-seven feet.
The architect has designed also, facades
and a system of marble trimmings to
the monument.
At one side Of the base of the monu-
ment there will be a group represent
ing Courage Awaiting the Flight of
Peace;" at the other will be a group
representing "Justice, Having lntrust-
ed Her Sword to the Genius Of War to
Execute Her Mandates. Receives II
Again at His Hands. While History
Records Its Deeds" The first grouI
will bear the inscription ITO the Val
liant Seamen Who Perished In the
Maine. by Fate Unwarncd, In Dealt
Unafraid;" the other, ""To the Freemel
Who Died In the War With Spain Tina
Others Might Be Free"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
TESTING STEEL CABLES.
Chains Subjected to Great Stresses t:
Prove Strength.

The great steel cables which are es-
sential parts of the outfit Of the great
ships of today must be as nearly per-
feet as the art of man can make them.
One weak spot in Il cable may mean
the loss of a great ship worth millions.
so before being used every n Of the
great chain cables used in the navy or
merchant service is carefully tested.
The apparatus employed is a most in
geniousN me-.
The cable is laid in a sort Of long
trough, n end being fastened to an
enormous steel hawser, which is passed
around Il revolving drum. the other at
tacled to a hydraulic ram.
The machinery is worked from an
adjoining building, no one being allow,
ed in the cable shed while the testing
Is in progress. If Il chain does break
under the terrific strain to which it is
subjected it simply smashes everything
near it and may bring the whole roof
down.
The operator in the next room has
| before him an ordinary looking pair of
%scales,S but the small weights which he
places upon it represent as many tons
as they actually weigh pounds.
While the weights go into the scales
a loud creaking and grooming is heard
through the thick partition as the sew
enty-eight foot length of cable, which
is the amount tested at one time
stretches under the enormous pressure
A new cable stretches about two inch
es, an old II a good deal more.
The ordinary cable of steel two anG
to a pull of Over eighty tons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
THE EGoTIsT.
YIDY she was jist that sot
On Ephram ~that-well. I dunno,
- She'd have more than likely got

YIDY she was jist that sot
On Ephram that-well, I dunno,
~ She'd have more than likely got
Him on the fly, as like as not.
You know how a story'n go.
When it's started. l declare.
It gathers somethin' everywhere!
Anyhow. folks here aver
That Lloyd set her cap for Eph
Spite of her old dads mo, sir!"
Mother was more tractabler
An limited that she'd jist as lief.
That's the way the stories go.
That, of course, don't make 'em so.
Well. they caterwauled some more
Till finally Eph disappeared.
Lidy moped an cried an fore
Long got work at Tubbses' store,
In Morgantown. an no n heerd
Where Eph went, an then. y see.
Things died down jist natcherly.
Well, along last May or June
Her father ven t. mill with Red
Hubbard's grist: come home at noon
Whistlin' a different tune.
He'd had a word from Lide. he said
'Goin' t marry some young gent
Fast becomin' prominent!"
well, yOu huOW ACI AttNLCA . way
So tickled that he liked t. died!
Told it everywhere. folks say.
Drove t. Hatche's Mill one day
T. tell his cousins folks OF Lide.
Meanwhile Lidy's mother she
Smiled list sort O. knowingly.
When they come-well, how he fret,
A-struttin' there, a regular chief
Bottlewasher! How he sweat!
Train come in, an the brakes was set
An the first ones off was Lide-an
Eph.
All dressed up an smilin', too,
Meanin' what o goin' t do"
Him? Provoked? Well, don't ask me!
But there was all the nayborhood
Lookin' on. How could he be?
"Your mothers Judgment" munlbles he
ION marryin' was allus good!'
I don't s'pose that he knows yit
Why we laffed so fit t. split!
Buffalo News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Life From Dead Material.

Evidence that living plants or ami
mails are still being produced from life
less materials is offered by a British
scientist. In experiments described at
the Royal institution the sterilized in
organic fluids with many precautions.
heating for five to twenty minutes rs
high as 175 degrees c., although bacte-
ria are destroyed at 55 degrees. The
fluid seemed unchanged after six or
seven months. Its sediment, however,
was found to contain microscopic or.
ganisms, and these We're proved to be
living by their great growth in a few
days in an incubator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
COLONEL ROOSEVELT AND HIS HAT.

COLONEL ROOSEVELT N HIS HAT.
country. An energetic, insistent CAM
paign will be conducted on both sides
and will extend into every state and
every district of the country. District,
state and national organizations will
be brought into cooperation. the con-
trolling idea being to crystalline public
sentiment into delegates.
The Roosevelt campaign organization
is made up as follows:
At the head of the national campaign
upon all political questions. Senator Jo-
seph Nj. Dixon of Montana.
At the head of all executive matters.
Alexander II. Revell. a wealthy furni-
ture manufacturer of Chicago.
At the head Of the administrative
committee that will control the finances
of the campaign, Truman H. Newber-
ry, a Detroit millionaire and former
secretary of the navy.
e. W. Sims, former United States
district attorney at Chicago, will be
the executive secretary.
The other members Of the executive
committee to act with Senator Dixon
are Frank Knox, chairman of the Re
publican state central committee OF
Michigan; William l.. Ward of New
York; Walter +. Brown. chairman OF
the Republican state central commit.
tee of Ohio: Cecil Lyon. national com.
mitteeman of Texas, and William
Finn of Pennsylvania.
Senator Dixon will make his head
quarters at Washington and Mr.. Knox
in Chicago. Mr.. Ward will direct the
fight in New York state and Senator
Finn in Pennsylvania. Headquar
tiers also will be opened in the soutt
shortly, and Cecil Lyon of Texas viii
lead the fight there. with the aid oil
National Committeeman White of Lou
isiana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Monument
to the
Names Dead
~OURTEEN years after the IL

~OURTEEN years after the de-
struction Of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor, and
thirteen after the inception of
the project to build a monument III
commemoration Of the 266 sailors who
persisted in the disaster, the corner
stone of the Maine monument was
laid recently at the Columbus circle
entrance to Central park. New York.
facing the Columbus monument. The
monument itself will be completed in
August. It will cost about $115,OOO.
most Of which was collected by popu-
lar subscription from more than 1000.
600 men, women and children.
Rear Admiral E. H. G. Leutze. U. S.
n, commandant Of the New York
navy yard, laid the cornerstone.
A metal box was sealed up in the
cornerstone containing the following:
Copy of Captain Charles D.. sigsbee's
personal narrative of the Maine disaster.
Annual report Of the chief of engineers.
1911, Appendix K, on the removal of the
wreck Of the battleship Maine.
Hearings on the disposition Of the Unit
cd States battleship Maine in Havana har-
Dor, Cuba. Message from the president Of
the United States transmitting the report
Of the naval court of inquiry upon the de-
struction Of the United States battleship
Maine in Havana harbor Feb. Is, 1898, to-
gether with testimony taken before the
court.
Two envelopes deposited by the archi-
toct.
One envelope deposited by the contract
ors.
Six United States coins. one of each de-
nomination.
Program Of the exercises in connection
with the laying Of the cornerstone.
History Of the Maine monument
Copy of an address by General James
Grant Wilson, d. c. L.. upon Commodore
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
A keyless Door Lock.

A foreigner has invented a keyless
lock, which requires neither key nor
keyhole. The lock is moved by the
knobs or buttons projecting at the
right hand side. 1t can be set in such
a way that only the members of the
house to which it belongs can unlock
it, and it is made in no fewer than
3S,OO5 combinations. 1t is unlocked by
pulling one or more Of the knobs up
ward q certain number Of times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
A Wise Plan.

1.-THE trouble with Whingley is that
he mistakes his opinions for establish
ed facts"
I'm afraid nearly everybody has
that weakness"
mot at all, my dear fellow. l never
permit an opinion of mine to interfere
with my better judgment."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

growing in certain parts of the island
which is dried and powdered by the
natives and used as a toothbrush.
The cleansing properties have been at.
tributed to the presence of saponin.
Pieces about four inches long are cut
of from the stems of the plants and
dried. When about to be used they
are moistened just like Jul own tooth.
brushes. and the teeth are rubbed
Herewith. In doing this the end of
the piece gets frayed out, giving it the
appearance Of a toothbrush. The plant
II also known and used on Jamaica is
land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
ksspina Dampness From Tools.

In most climates where excessive
dampness prevails. the manner in
which rust attacks edged tools is very
aggravating. 1t will be found that a
small open box Of unslaked lime. kept
in a corner Of the tool box or cabinet
and r%eplenished from time to time. will
absorb the excessive moisture aud keep
the tools in good condition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Too Late,

Clerk Ito applicant)-You say you are
entitled to a medal> for the war Of
1870? My dear sir. you are the nine
hundredth-thousandth who has applied
for it. and there were only two hum
dred and fifty thousand combatants in
the war altogether.-Pele Mele.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
OLD WHIPPING POST.
Relic Of a Custom Formerly In Vogue
In England.

Relic Of q CuStom Formerly In Vogue
In England.
The whipping post. long since abol.
ished in England, where it was fol-
many years a fixture Of the crimina'
administration, is still employed in this
country in the state of Delaware.
The whipping post herewith repro
duced is a combination Of whipping
post and the stocks or pillory. The lat
ter is used to admonish m%iscreants
whose acts do not call for the leather
strap. 1t is located at Havering-Atte
Bower, Essex, England. The elm tree
nearby is 800 years old.
The old English whipping post was
the theater Of medieval civilization. /
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

Magistrate-How did you manage to
extract the mans watch from his peck
ct when it was provided with a safety
catch?
Prisoner-EXcuse me, sir, that Is a
professional secret. I am willing to
teach you, however. for $1O.-New
York Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
The Misery of IL.

Reporter-It's a terrible sensation, Is
It not, Mrs. Yipperly, to be bound and
gagged?
Victim (of burglarious visitation)-
Why, it's simply awful, young man!
For more than half an hour I couldn't
talk a word!-Chicago Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Why She Left

WHY Vn5 Tut.
"The cook is going to quit" said
young Mrs. Torkins.
"What's the matter?' asked her hus-
band. Doesn't she like US"
YES; she's perfectly satisfied. But
her family doesn't approve Of the quail
ity Of what she brings home."-Wash.
ington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Rautime of Course,

"These porous plasters are some
thing new"
"As to how"
"After they have been used as plas-
tiers they may be put on the pianola
and will play a tune. We have bella
donna plasters comprising all the pop
ular airs."-LOuisyille Courier-JOurnal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Whv Pics Is Pius,

The Virginia m%ountaineer leaned
over his pig pen in a reverie.
"P-i-g, pig" he unused. "Gawd
Almighty saw you all eat once, an he
said, Pig, pig, you alrs name is goin'
ter be pig cause We eats jest edzactly
like one. '"-Lippincott's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
7. R. AND HIS HAT.
Pho Colonel Followed His Headpises
Into the Ring and the Battle 10 On.

Into the Ring and the Battle 10 On.
Tossing his hat into the ring and
quickly following it %thereinto. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt declared himself
an open candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination and the fight
for delegates to the convention to be
held at Chicago on June Is vas begun
forthwith.
The fight between President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt for the nomina-
ton promises to be one Of the most ex-
citing campaigns in the history Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
NATURAL TOOTHBRUSH.

Santo Domingo Natives Don't Have to
Buy tho Manufactured Ones.
There is little or no demand for man.
ufactured toothbrushes among the ma.
t1ves on the island of Santo Domingo.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

Vhey 90 not see
any necessity for
buying them when
they can gather
all the toothbrush
20 they require
along the country
roads. There is a
plant (GOuamia
y q n g
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Where the Scarcity L..

There may be a scarcity Of
$4,000 men, but our experience
is that there's a greater scarcity
of $4,000 jObs.-Detroit Free
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice.Pree. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWlNGEL,
Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04
TEACHER WANTED.

The undersigned trustees Of Old
Town school, District 40, township Z,
will receive applications for teacher
on or before the 18th day Of June,
1912. School runs seven or eight
months and salary $40 per month.
H. T. Fellers,
J. L. Fellers,
w. H. Sanders,
Silverstreet, S. c., Route 2.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04

Arnica Salve 1 hold, has everything
beat for burns" Right! also for bolls,
ulcers, sores, pimples, eczema, cuts,
sprains, bruises. Surest pile cure. 1t
subdues Inflammation, kills pain. On
" 25 cents at W. E. Pelham's.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04
A Great Building Falls

when its foundation is undermined,
and if the foundation Of health--good
attacked, quick collapse
follows. On the first signs Of indiges-
tion, DR.. Kings New Life Pills should
be taken to tone the stomach and reg
ulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Pleas.
ant, easy, safe and only rs cents at w.
z. Pelham's.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04

county of South Carolina. Vacant
Boyce scholarships, giving S10O year
and free tuition, open to competitive
examination in September.
Expenses reasonable. Terms and
catalogue on application. Write to
HARRISON RANDOLPH, President,
Charleston, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO-.
LIMA.

The University of South Carolina, a
frst-class college with courses in Law,
Engineering and Commerce and FL
nance Forty-three teachers scholar
ships worth s1OO in money and ex-
emption from fees. A rare chance for
an aspiring young man.
The health and morals of the stud
ents are the first care.
Enrolment 443 students.
Many improvements next session.
Entrance examinations will be held
at the court house on Friday, July H.
at o'clock.
For catalog write to
SC MITCHELL, President,
5-21-3t-1tw. Columbia, S. c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

I will make final settlement of the
estate of VIM. T. Foster, deceased, as
administrator, in the probate court for
Newberry County, S. c., at II o'clock
in the forenoon, on June %, 1912. All
nensons having claims against said
estate will present them duly attested
on or before that date.
- ). R. foster,
5-o8-A-1ty. Administrator.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04
1912

1886 1Slz
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
12sth Year Begins september "a.
Entrance examinations at all the
county seats on Friday, July 5, at 9
a. m.
It offers courses IN Ancient and
Modern Languages, Mathematics, His
tory Political Science, Debating,
Chemistry, Physics, Biology and En-
cheering.
Courses for B. A, and B. S. degree
with Engineering.
A free tuition scholarship to each
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04

Only Fire Hero
but the crowd cheered, as, with burned
hands, he held up a small round box,
"Fellows!" he shouted, 'this Bucklen's