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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-02
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! Local Items
2 Brief Mention OF Local and Personal
Happenings Of The Week.

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Z. Brief Mention OF Local and Personal II
Happenings Of The Week. X
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Mrs. NJ. Bateman spent Mon
day here.
Del0s R. Johnson is in Coving''
ton this week.
S. II. Burris has returned from
Mineral Wells, Texas.
Mr.. Abner Magee was a Boga.
lusa visitor yesterday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Johnson on Thursday, a boy.
Hog Cholera Serum can be
had at the DENMAN DRUG STORE.
Miss Mittie Fortinberry visit
ed her people out from Magnolia
last week.
Mrs. Girls River and little son
from Lake Charles are visiting
Mrs. M. Bateman.
Miss Bessie OFT of Clifton was
guest of Mrs. L. H. Magee Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Webster Schilling re-.
turned from a pleasant visit with
relatives in Mt. Herman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Vol Brock.
are attending the State Pess AS.
ISOLATION held at Alexandria.
TIC. Sheridan, who has been
attending the Industrial School
at Ruston came home Saturday.
GAY.OLA is a vast improve.
ment. You will like it from the
first taste, and it helps, never
harms.
Miss Mamie Bickham of Rich
ardson, is the guest of her aunt
Mrs. Frank Brown in North
Franklinton.
Fred Bateman. Dan Graves,
and Zeke Darlington attended
the State Rally at Baton Rouge
last Friday and Saturday.
Our store IS not the largest in
Washington Parish, but our
goods and prices are right. Try
us. Boston Store.
Mss w. E. Hunter of James
town. Miss. and Mrs Louise
Mathews of Pine Bluff, Ark, are
the guests of Mrs w. J. Dobson.
LOST: A silver purse, sup.
posed to have fallen from buggy
between the Court House and
River Bridge.
Mrs. J. G. Denman.
After printing our first side
which contained the N. O. G. N.
r. r. advertisement we received
some changes in the schedule.
The corrected time table appears
on this page.
The latest advises from the
bedside Of Adolphus Pierce in
New Orleans are that he is now
entirely out Of danger and slowly
but surely regaining strength.
The fever has entirely left him
and be is able to sit up q short
tune each day.
The election for municipal
officers Of the town of Franklin.
ton will take place next Monday,
May 2, 1912, when q Mayor and
i've Alderman are 70 be elected.
Mr.. Robert Darlington the pres.
emit incumbent, has no opposition
as mayor, SO viii again serve the
town another year. Five alder.
men are to he elected and there
are eight candidates. n follows
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-02

SLate OF Louisiana.
Parish of Washington:
I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and cor
rect list of Grand Jurors, drawn
for the May term of Court, 1912,
and according to law.
GWEN under my hand and seal
officially, this goth day OF April,
1912. NJ. A. THlGPEN,
SEAL Clerk of Court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
WATERBURY.

William Ferris, ir., has returned to
bis work in the Drew Daniel shed.
DIR. c. NJ. Bugbee was called to White
River Junction yesterday by the serious
illness of his mother.
Leonard Tierney and Miss Agnes Hart,
both of Waterbury, We're married the
arst of the week by Rev. d. Il. Cof-
ley.
Mrs Warren of Batchelder street is in
/ serious condition at the Mary Fetch
VI hospital, Burlington, where she went
Tor treatment.
Miss 'Terrice Foss cut her foot so bad
" while choppng wood in the yard as
10 necessitate her staying at home for a
few days.
Through special arrangement with the
manager of the Majestic theatre in Bur
lington, George II. Wilder has been able
TO secure the services of Miss Marion
Jordan. the wonderful fiutist, for the
concert here next Monday evening. This
Is rare chance to hear some fine tall
ent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24

Moth Balls Zoe per lb. 3 lbs. for ..... 25c
camnbor Gum. per or. - s.
Cedarine IN large boxes .. zoe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
Gentlemen:

Montpelier, VT, July q, 1911.
r. c. Bowers Granite Co..
Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
SOUTH RYEGATE.

MAYNARD Ellis has commenced work
for George Dunnett.
Frank Rosa is moving into the house
which he purchased of Ira Weleh.
Charles Eliason and Hilbert Samuel
son were in Barre the first of the week.
Fred Mason of Topsham is working
for Ralph Whitehill in his blacksmith
shop.
John McKennon's people are moving
into the tenement recently vacated by
L. I. Bailey,
Mr.. and Mrs Linwood Taplin visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Tap
lin, the past week.
The railroad bridge in the village
which was damaged by ice at the time
OF the high water, is being repaired.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Whitehill, who has been i'll, threat
ened with pneumonia, is some better.
Laura Waldron from South Newbury is
caring for it.
In spite Of the rain Monday evening,
a goodly number attended the enter
tainment given by the intermediate and
grammar departments of the village
school. The pupils did great credit to
their teachers by the excellent manner
in which the program was carried out.
The annual convention Of Caledonia
county w. C. I. u. was held in this
place Tuesday and Wednesday. Not
only the members of the local union
but others, who attended the splendid
meetings, received great inspiration for
the temperance work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
Foot Agony Vanishes
No Matter How Sore or Painful Your
Feet, You can Dance With Joy
Right After Rubbing on EGO.

: Don't feel blue and gloomy; good
comfortable feet are easy to get. Ask
the Red Cross Pharmacy for Is cent
jar of EGO a really refined ointment,
sold on money back plan.
Then rub it on those sore, tired, ten
der, burning, sweaty feet and the mis-
cry will diappear like magic.
Nothing on earth so good for corns,
bunions, callouses, rough, Mapped or
itching skin, and chilblains. Mail or
ders filled by Eco Chemical CO., Roch-
ester, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
What Texans Admire.

is hearty, vigorous life, according TO
Hugh Tallman of San Antonio I'VE
find" he writes, that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and energy
into a person. Wife and | believe they
are the best made" Excellent for stom-
ach, liver or kidney troubles. 25 cents at
Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24

Joseph Gay. The new shop viii en-
deavor to please all customers and
call from every horse and wagon owner
is solicited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24

The graphite in OTLDAG is dehocculat-
ed, that is. sub-divided to molecular fine
ness. in which state it will pass freely
through standard filter paper. When
mixed with motor oil, the tiny particles
are carried into the crank bearings and
to the cylinder walls and piston rings,
where they form a film, providing these
parts with more perfect fit than it
i possible to secure through machin
ing. The friction and noise in the bear
mgs is greatly reduced, while the fit in
the walls and rings increases compress
sion (9.6 more official test and accom-
plishes thorough and complete wiping
down of the oil with the down stroke
of the piston. Less oil in the explosion
chamber means FREEDOM from car
bon and consequent spark plug, pre-igni-
ton and valve troubles.
Try this in your cylinder oil and save
at least one-half oil consumption, in
crease your power 90 per cent and do
away with spark plug troubles.
Montpelier, VT, July q, 1911.
r. c. Bowers Granite Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.
Gentlemen:
We are using .Atchnson's 0ildag in
our f. NJ. f. 80 and are pleased to say
we are getting very satisfactory results
from same. With the ordinary oil as
previously used. we could not get over
200 miles per gallon of oil, but by mix
ing the oiidag with it we find that we
get considerably in excess of 600 miles
per gallon. At the same time it seems
to greatly improve the operation OF the
engine. eliminating smoke and also
greatly increasing the hill climbing ca
pacity of the machine.
Very truly yours.
II. d. Larabee, General Manager
Consolidated Lighting Co.
Montpelier, VT, July 2s, 1911.
The r. c. Bowers Granite Go.
Gentlemen:
take pleasure in recommending the
graphite as manufactured by the Atchin-
SON Oildag Co., and handled by you. /
find that used with the cylinder oil. ac-
cording to directions, it increases COM
preston and lessons spark plug troubles.
Also the gear" and cup grease gives
excellent satisfaction.
Yours truly,
X. L. Cleaves.
Montpelier, VT, July %, 1911.
n. C. Bowers Granite Co.,
Montpelier, VT.
Gentlemen:
I have been using your Oildag on my
touring car for two months and can say
that it is all you claim for it. / use
only about one-half the oil that | did
before and my engine runs better, and
it has a better compression. In fact |
can see a decided improvement all
around. In short, it is all right.
Any owner of motor car makes a
mistake if they do not use it.
Very truly yours,
ID. W. Edison.
R. C. Bowers Granite Co.
AGENTS, MONTPELIER
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
EAST MONTPELIER.

f. ]. Gully has opened blacksmith
shop in the stand formerly occupied by
Evening star., 1912-09-05
NEW DETECTIVE STORY
Begins Serial Publication in Our
Sunday MagaZine.

Who wouldn't sit up nights to read a
slashing good detective story? Nobody
knows this liking of practically every
body better than our Sunday Magazine.
and SO it is constantly on the watch for
one good enough to honor its columns
Not often does such a one appear on the
market: but lately one has, and SO We
are taking a huge joy in beginning it in
our next number And it is by that
sterling and well known author. Gordon
Holmes, who achieved fame through such
works as "A Mysterious Disappearance. "
.'The De Borcy Affair." THE Late Ten
ant" and a lot more popular detective
and mystery fiction
We are not exaggerating when we boast
that this is just about the best story that
ever came from Mr. Holmes pen And
then 1t is all American. with American
characters and the places of action New
port, Providence, Palm Beach, Atlantic
City and other nearby places. The story
opens with Claude G. Waverton's wife
Doris. insisting that the divorce proceed
ings go on, notwithstanding that her hus-
band had just been in serious auto
mobile accident; and then, strangely,
have lost his old riotous ways and to
have become sober. respectable citizen.
There was something mysterious about
the completes Transformation of the man
which his friends couldn't understand
tthis. by the way, is. the. crux of the
story. and makes dandy puzzle run
ming all through it). Also, strangely. one
of the first acts upon his return to the
north was Waverton's sudden rescue of
his own child from drowning. And then
the husband of woman with whom he
had been unduly friendly was discovered
poisoned in derelict boat This brought
the detectives into the case with a ven
geance-two as human. interesting and
| 1rna c1n he
fact or fiction. This tale will run through
ten issues. accompanied by pictures from
the brush of Howard Giles. one of the
prominent American illustrators
Evening star., 1912-09-05

everything. The secret Of happiness, she
said, was a large family. They had eight
fine children. A testimonial was read
from an eX-Mayor of Derby.
Finally Mr.. Gibbons, on behalf Of the
bacon. derided the apparent happiness OF
the couple.
4 believe in pauca verba few words),
he said. 'in speaking of the bacon. Let
us come from the myths of Homer to the
home of the Smiths
He tried to show years of patient walt
ing by Mrs. Smith for her husband to
come home from his committee meetings,
and drew a picture of Mr.. Smith starting
out night after night to smoking con-
certs His vitriolic talk availed nothing;
the jury took one last look at Mrs. Smith 8
gentle. smiling face. and returned ver-
dict for the claimants without leaving the
box.
Equally successful was the claim of
Mr.. and Mrs. Butcher of Tilty, Essex,
who have had no cross words in twenty
years.
Why" cried their counsel, ''for six
and a half years Mr.. Butcher lived next
door to Mrs. Butchers mother. l VEN
ture to state that this case transcends in
evidence that of any other claim We have
heard
Evening star., 1912-09-05
Claims the Bacon.

ION behalf Of Derbyshire.'' he said In
loud voice. 81 beg to make claim for
the bacon.
Mr. Mackenzie. as Cupid's counsel
opened the case for the Smiths He spoke
in tender. romantic accents of their bliss
full life, and all the time Mr.. Smith, a
iolIv-faced north-countryman, sat by the
side of his wife.
There was something very gentle and
sweet about her expression. She knew
it was all Joke. but 1t was pretty
sentimental joke that had something OF
sadness behind it's laughter.
You felt that her heart would nave
been broken il they could not prove tneir
claim to the fitch.
"A bare outline of this case would oe
an Ilian in a nutshell" shouted Mr.:
Mackenzie in fine frenzy; IAN Iian OF
faithful love.
April 3. 1888. after two years of WOO
ing. Mr. Smith seriously, yet Joyously
linked his name with that of the Charm
ing Iadv who is his wife. 1t was on one
of those heavenly days that never die
The jurywomen drooped their eyes
sympathetically at the jurymen.
Mr.. Mackenzie sketched the career OF
Mr.. Smith from schoolmaster to bar
ber's shop and finally to postmaster ana
town councillor.
Mr.. smith," he said. with dramatic
gesture. does not carry a latchkey; he
always gives way to his wife: he goes
to hazaars committee meetings and
smoking concerts but always returns at
10 pm. ~
whether that is turning-out time for the
locality?'
Evening star., 1912-09-05

Mrs. Smith corroborated her husbands
evidence with q shy, smiling YES" in
Evening star., 1912-09-05
A Family Scrap.

| From the Boston Transcript
Pouting Wife-You knew before you
married me that couldn't cook
Hub-Yes. but / didn't know that 1t
was impossible for you to learn.
Evening star., 1912-09-05

The funeral of Miss Violet Kemp. who.
with her companion, Miss Annie Dicker-
son, was drowned when bathing In Jones
creek, near Princess Anne, Md. Monday
afternoon. took place Wednesday in Prin-
cess Anne
Evening star., 1912-09-05
IN COURT Of LOVE
Fitch of Bacon Prize for
StrifeIess Marriage Life.
QUAINT CUSTOM OBSERVED
Solemn Ceremony With Counsel En-.
gagged and Judge on Bench.
TESTIMONY HEARD BY JURY
Forty Claimant Couples at Opening
ofTrial-But Two Get
the Reward.
QUAINT CUSTOM OBSERVED
TESTIMONY HEARD BY JURY

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUNMOW. England. September 2.-An-
other page has been added to the history
of Dunmow-a page that Is full of the
quaint flavor of the ancient days when
the cou:t Of love held its own and claim
ants came to ask for the Dunmow fitch
of bacon as a reward for a strifeless
married life.
This ceremony of the fitch has it's
roots in the historic past. So today we
have made a merry festival, with morris
| dancers from Thaxted footing It with
| jingling anklets over the meadows, and
pageantry that carried us back through
the yeoman days Of England to the far
epoch of the twelfth century.
Though the whole thing is an amiable
joke, carried through with a pleasant
burlesque, it holds behind 1t something
that touches human nature deeply. The
court of love is the answer to the divorce
commission.
Hither came couples who have lived to-
gether in years of welded happiness.
with never a cloud or a tear to shadow
| the perfection of their married lives.
They came unashamed, proud to glory
in the sugary felicity of their homes.
Thus for the court there were forty
| claimant couples. but after weeks of pa
| tient inquiry the number was narrowed
| down to two.
Evening star., 1912-09-05

Lowest ever quoted by this house for goods OF sni
Linen and Ratne Suits Silk Dresses
Evening star., 1912-09-05

Swiss Ribbed Underwear.
Another department which we shall
discontinue-so take your choice OF
our entire high-grade stock at one
half price.
5Oc Vests. 25c. 75c Vests. SIC. Sl.oO
Vests. SOC.
s1oO Union Suits. soc. $50 Union
Suits, N.25. Etc, etc.
Tables and Tables of Laces.
LACES AT Re YARD.
LACES AT a5c YARD.
LACES AT 55c YARD.
LACES AT sac YARD
Regular prices from - TO 100 per
cent more than clearance figures.
ALL PARASOLS
At prices which will pay you to keep
for a year.
ALI. $3.50, $500 AND $50 LINEN,
SILK AND MOURNING PARA o,sc
ALL 800 AND 500 PoNGEE.
EMBROIDERED LINEN AND 81 a-
MOI RNING PARASOLS...... T'o
ALL 500 AND $3.50 HAND-EM-
BROIDERED LINEN AND c, co
PONGEE PARASOLS.. S..........
ALL CHILDREN PARAS0LS.
WERE sl.e0. si.2o AND $50. '-o-
CHOICE. E.....-......... ...............
Pretty Neckwear for Little.
&c Collars, Waist Sets. Collars with
Four-in-Hands. Jahots. Silk Turn
over Collars and Colored Lace 100
Stocks. Observation-Disclosures. lOS
SOC LACE-TRIMMED NET col
LARS, Coat Sets, Jabots. Lace Stocks
Choice o ce.''.'i.''...... D'o'le.eu 25c
15c VENISE LACE DUTCH col
Choice. Choice. :" DAINTY patterns soc
Evening star., 1912-09-05
Cupid's Courthouse Crowded.

| The great white tent which served as
| Cupid's courthouse was crowded with
! people, who gladly paid their shillings
| and half crowns to hear the tale of faith
full love. A wonderful and solemn place.
this court of love. The public sat on
wooden benches. with green turf for their
| carpet A high platform faced them like
| a stage.
| The air was odorous with the scent of
bacon. A subtle, alluring aroma crept
| invitingly toward the noses Of all. The
people inhaled deep breaths Of satisfac-
tion and approval, and looked upward to
| where, on each side of the crimson dra-
peries of the judges seat, hung two gold
en-brown sides of bacon. These were the
famous flitches-tone poems in russet and
gOld-Such bacon as one seldom sees.
whose rashers can only magnify the
| pleasure of the matrimonial breakfast.
Red rosettes famed on the f1itches.
At last the solemn moment came. Six
bashful maidens in white and six eX-
| tremely self-conscious young men filed
across the stage to the jury box. They
were the spinsters and bachelors who.
since they were heart whole. could deliver
| their verdict without bias. though, to be
sure, after the tales of love were told
and the six white-robed lasses turned to
the six lads to discuss the verdict one
might have heard signing and seen a
futtering of eyelids that meant much to
the keen observer.
The clerk Of assiZes, a gentle-faced
man. took his seat in front of the judge $
bench. where shield Haunted hitch OF
bacon rampant. Then the portly usher
entered with Silence for my lord the
Judge of this ancient and modern court. "
| A. f. Floyd, the judge. in his wig and
crimson and fur robes, walked gravely
to the dais, followed by counsel for the
claimants, T. V. Mackenzie, and counsel
for the fitch, L. Gibbons.
The clerk of assizes read out the charter
of the court, and up jumped Mr.. Harry
Smith.
Evening star., 1912-09-05
Other Side Heard.

After eulogizing Mr.. Smiths merits as
poet. a husband and father. Mr.. Mac
kenzie sat down. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
held hands. The fitch. it seemed. was
theirs. hut with a fearful frown Mr.. Glib
bons rose, and in a sepulchral voice that
rang out doom to perjurers ne saio:
appear for the bacon
Mr. Smith went into the witness Dox TO
face a terrible cross-examination
How do you account for Mrs. smith S
happiness" he was asked. Mr.. Smith
drew himself up proudly.
She's an optimist. he said When
it's raining, and the sky's as black as
thunder she can always see the sun shin
ing through"
"How SWEET murmured the jurywom-
en- The Judge made furious notes.
Mr. Smith admitted that he was pas
sionately fond of smoking, and gave it
up on his wedding day to please his wife.
But you smoke now" said counsel for
the bacon. How do you account for
Il started it to please my wife," said
Mr. Smith. Besides. lost a leg. and 1t
soothes my nerves. The claimant had
an answer for everything
Il understand Mrs. Smith doesn't al
low you a latchkey." beloved the coun-
| "You don't want g latchkey.' he added,
| waving a threatening forefinger. Con
fess it-you prefer to make Mrs. Smith
| sit up
| "She loves to sit up the husband re-
| torted. He admitted that he had to get
up each morning at o'clock to meet the
mail cart.
| Not female cart" observed the Judge
| Mr. Gibbons tactfully shrfeked with
laughter to get on the right side of the
| Judge.
| Have you ever said at am, oh,
bother the mail!' to Mrs. Smith?'
| Never" was the response.
! fhink Mrc Smith a canffya ting
| now as she was when you first saw herr
| More" replied this ideal husband.
| Mr.. Smith admitted that last year he
| and his wife took their vacations sepa-
1 rately. and counsel argued that this was
| an indication that the couple had enough
| of each other.
Shyly Says eyes"
Mrs. Smith corroborated her husbands
evidence with o shy, smiling Yes" In
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-13
SIR KNIGHTS TO
ATTEND CONCLAYf
NUMBER FROM CALUMET WILL
BE PRESENT AT TRiENNIAL
MEET AT DENVER Az
GUST u TO IS.

A delegation of copper country
Knights Templar will attend the thir-
ty-second triennial conclave To be held
at Denver from Aug. II 10 II. En-
tertainment features of an elaborate
nature are being prepared for the
visiting Knights. So thorough is the
Denver organization which has this
work in charge that even at this early
date plans are far beyond the tenta-
tive stage.
r. E. Sir George w Vallery. chair
man of the triennial comm ittec, has
gathered around him an active force
of subcommittee which has taken mold
of the many details OF the herculean
task of preparing for such an import.
ant national affair as the conclave In
a manner that assures visiting fratcrs
the time of their lives.
IL Jebel Temple the beautiful Ma-
sonic structure which stands on the
brow of Capitol Hill overlooking the
magnificent Rocky Mountains. has beer
engaged by Colorado Commandery No
for the entire week beginning August
II. where open house will be maintain
ed for visiting fraters.
Colorado Commandery No. %. o
Denver, has engaged the Broadway
Theater for the same purpose, aud. be
tween the two, visitors will be enter
tanned in regal splendor.
| Everybody i'm Denver Is looking for
ward with enthusiastic interest To tn
| conclave. This interest extends To eN
cry city town and hamlet in the state
for ii should be understood that ther
are many people in Colorado WHO cal
harlx back to the year 1892 when tn
knights Tcmplar met i'm Denver at on
of the most brilliant conclaves in tn
history of the Masonic Order. N
convention held i'm Denver since ha
eclipsed the splendOr Of that grca
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-13

event and Sir Knights throughout The
country who visited Denver on that
occasion talk about The hospitality OF
Colorado's capital city even today
whenever group OF them get toSeth-
err.
But Denver will make the second
visit of the knights TemPlar far
more brilliant eveat than tie first The
electrical illuminations at night viii
surpass anything heretofore seen i'm
this city. Denver is known far and
wide as the city Of Lights" but dur
ing the soiourn OF the remplars Don
yer Will be a Blaze Of Lights each
night. the decorative effect softcnod
here and there by colcr scheme that
win be artistic and beautiful.
The chairman Of the Electrical IL
Elimination Committee is Sir William
j. Barker. vice president Of the Den
yer Gas and Electric Light company
and he says the entire world viii nave
something To talk about when he gets
through with his lighting scheme for
Denver during Conclave Week.
\ handsome booklet showing many
scenic attractions OF Colorado, ard
beautiful and interesting scenes IN
Denver, has been published by the
triennial committee for distribution tc
the different communicates throughout
! the country.