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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

There live peculiarly sensitive Wet
termenschen" weather men(, whose
whole nervous system iss affected by
thuAderstorms. On these tea, coffee
and tobacco. taken during q thunder
storm, act with extraordinary force,
and the most moderate dose Of alco-
hos, which in clear weather would
have no effect, produces violent axft,-
tiOn, and even temporary paralysis.
A second type Of weather man is
the Asnow man." well known to nerve
specialists Shortly before a snowfall
their eating, feeding and sleeping sre
entirely deranged; and they are thus
able to predict a snowfall more surely
than can meteorologist with an his
Instruments. "Snow men" are rarer
than thunderstorm men," Both
quickly recover from the weather e.
fects, and even feel better than they
did before.
In addition to weather, man reacts
to an enormous number of external
stimuli, some of which are far OF, in
tangible and even concealed frcun the
senses Light has precisely the same
attractive effect on men as it has on
Insects. The word "moonstruck- is
not figure Of speech, but a reality.
Moonlight has a marked effect upon
sleepers, and is the main cause of
somnambulism. The changes Of the
moon produce precise organic effects
upon certain lower animals; and man
is also liable to be moonstruck.
Water, though, at distance and I'm
visible, affects the nervous system and
makes some men conscious Of its ef-
fects. Hence the "divining-Fods is a
reality. The underground water real
~ does cause nervous twitchings of
the water-seeker's hands. and this sets
the rod oscilalting. In the same way
OWNERS Of hidden coal. ore and other
mineral treasures are quite honest. ut
Is established that there exist sensi-
tive men, whose psychieal condition
is affected by the composition of the
soil underneath, though of this COM
position they have no knowledge"
And even astrology has a basis of
truth. The changes Of the earth in
Its relation to the consultations in
volve changes of gravitation (which
causes nervous disturbances and thus
operate on the BRAIN" In a scientific
sense no man is therefore Independent
OF the stars and planets.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

At the time of finding the fossil Mr..
Woolley considered it nothing more
than stone of unusual form and
structure, and took it home to his
children, who have called it their In
dian doll baby. The features in the
fossil are very distinct. the mouth be-
ing especially large in proportion to
the other features.
Dr. Curlette said in discussing the
fossil:
This fossil was found in a stream,
and the action of the water upon it I'M
doubtedly accounts for the reduced
size, and to some extent the deface-
ment of the features.
'Tn studying the fossil remains of
this human skull wondered whether
the person upon whose shoulders once
rested this head was not killed by
blow of war club In the hands OF
some warlike enemy ages ago, for
noticed upon the side of the head an
indentation as though a blow had been
struck there which broke the skull"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
BOIL WEEvIL INFESTED AREA
Limit OF Spread of Insect In Alabama
Now Definitely Established
Where Line Runs.

The limit Of spread for the Next
can cotton boil weevil in Alabama
for 1911 has now been definitely es
tablished. The weevil line runs from
about Columbus. Miss, through Mem
phfs, Pfckens county; thence I'm a
southeasterly direction west of and
close to- Gainesville and Epes and
through Coatopa in Sumter county.
through Myrtlewood and Hampton ir
Marengo county: east of Bethel. VIII
cox county. through Monroe, Monroe
county. to Repton. Conecuif county:
thence through Pollard i'm Escambia
county and directly south to- the gulf
through Santa Rosa county, Fla.
The Alabama quarantine regula-
lions apply to the entire weevii i'm
tested area and also to a safety
zone twenty miles in width imnue-
diately outside of and adjoining the
weevil infested area in Alabama or
other state. This line is not likely
to move until after August 1, 1912.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

siDie. from among the membership of
the corn clubs. 1t will be all right,
especially for the larger boys. to con-
tinue the corn work and at the same
time take up the cotton.
The members of the cotton clubs
VIII be expected to work at least two
acres. Thus practically every boy
VIII grow enough seed cotton to make
bale. The boy is advancing in this
work and Is more capable of handling
a larger amount Of land. Likewise
ne must have enough cotton 80 that 1t
can be ginned separately and two
acres Is emphasized as the basis for
the work This plan will also have a
tendency to classify the work The
boy who has time and strength to
work but one acre should be a men,
Der OF the corn club only.
1t is not SO important that q large
number of boys be enrolled the first
year.. but 1t is exceedingly Important
that every boys crop shall be a first
class demonstration. BY doing the
same kind. of intelligent, persistent
work which has been done I'm the corn
clubs. the boy can grow a large yield
OF improved cotton at a.good profit In
the worst infested boil weevil sec.
lions. Boys in Louisiana and Texas
have already done this.
1t is expected also that the boys
N these clubs will study cotton.grad-
ng and Standardization, so that they
VIII be able to classify and market
heir crops intelligently
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
RECALLS BUSY CANAL DAYS
Quaint Phases of an Old Canal Boat
mans Many Unique Experiences
Up the SchuylkiIi Valley.

Auburn, Pa.-Boating on the Schuyl-
kill, canal continued this winter for a
longer period than some of the very
Oldest canal boatmen can remember.
At least this is what Capt Henry Rep
pert, a retired boatman, says, and he
ought to know, for he served 40 years
as boatman, and cultivated some Pc
culiar traits. He recalls incidents
that occurred on the Schuylkill canal
when there were 1920 boats plying be-
tween Port Clinton and Philadelphia,
and when $500 men earned a liveli-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
SKULL USED FOR PLAYTHING
Physician Finds Youngsters Playing
With Fossil Supposed to Be Ten
Thousand Years Old.

Monticello, N. Y.-While making a
professional call at the home of Will
liam Woolley here the other day DR..
James F. Curlette found the Woolley
children playing with the fossil of a
human skull which had become petri-
fled. Mr.. Woolley said the fossil had
come from Great Neck, Long Island.
and was picked up by him in stream
which flows through his farm there.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Capt. Henry Reppert.

hood as boatmen, towpath walkers and
assistants; while today there are only
80 boats In service on this, one of the
few canals in this state still used for
freight purposes.
Although Capt Reppert was not
then employed as a canal boatman. he
easily remembers when, in 1S49, the
first steam barge called Experiment"
came all the way from Wilmington,
Del, through the Delaware river, and
thence piled through the waters of the
Schuylkill to the coal regions. carry
ing on the return trip lis tons of coal.
He remembers when the first large
steam barge. known in 1852 as the
Daniel P. Shenfelder. was built at
Reading and carried coal down the
Schuylkill into the Union canal, and
finally found its course all the way to
Albany, N. Y. This boat. had a ca
pacity Of 152 tons.
He also recalls the packet boats
that carried passengers from Reading
to Philadelphia and return. They left
Reading at 4 o'clock every morning
and arrived in Philadelphia at 6
o'clock In the evening. There was a
relay Of horses every 10 or IL miles.
The boats were known as the Planet
and the Swan. A year later, in 1S47,
other packet boats were put in serv-
ice, carrying both freight and pas
sengers.
When Capt. Reppert started his life |
as tow-path trotter, the smaller canal |
boats were still In use-boats 10 feet |
wide, 40 feet long and carrying from
rs to 80 tons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
BODY IS BAROMETER
SpecuIations Regarding Effects
of Surroundings Upon Nan.
German Professors Paper, Entitled
THE Geopsychic Phenomena" Has
Made Great Stir in European
Scientific Circles.

Berlin.-Prof. w. Hellpach, of
Karlsruhe, has published the results
of the first all-round inquiry ever
made into the problem: '.How<far are
the brain and temperament of man
dependent upon natural surround
ings?"
His report, entitled 1.-The Geopsychic
PHENOMENA" has made great stir in
scientific circles, owing to the bold
theses of the professor, who depicts
humanity as a mere vitalized barom-
eter, which reacts necessarily to the
stimulus of external forces, but has
little independent control over its
own movements.
Landscape, says Hellpach, is of in
finitely greater Importance than eli
mate in forming national character.
The idea that climate - more import
ant is a delusion. I'm the United
States the fantastic mountain world
of the great west will in time create
a different and much more imaginative
race than that which exists in the
level east and south. At present
Americas population is too much in
state of fiux to allow of this difference
being determined, but the change is
going on" America will thus in the
future have two populations of entire
ly different psychical inclinations and
characteristics.
Professor Hellpach gives a whole
series Of facts to show man In his
capacity a. barometer. His activities
depend upon weather fluctuations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

calves injured by being fed too much
skim milk than there are by not hav
Ing enough. Four quarts at feed
twice per day is sufficient for the
average sized calf for the first month
Add spoonful of ground flaxseed to
each feed and teach the calf to eat a
little corn meal as soon as possible.
Corn is the most economical food to
balance a ration containing SO much
skim milk.
At the Indiana experiment station,
in Bulletin No. AZ, a record of work
is given to show the relative cost OF
calves grown on skim milk and on
whole milk. The skim milk calves
cost less than four cents per pound
and the whole-milk calves cost ten
cents per pound, and the calves fed
skim milk make as good growth as
the ones fed whole milk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
To Ban Campaign Cigar.

Chicago.-Miss Lucy Page CASTOR,
head of the AntfCigarette league, has
appealed to the health committee of
the council to make 1t misdemeanor
for political candidates to pass the
campaign cigar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

may save trouble. 1t is better thar
locking a wheel with chain for it does
the wheel no damage. An iron shoe
is fastened to chain long enough to
let wheel ride on shoe. When at bot
tom of hill back off and hang shoe on
hook.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Bantams As Watch Dogs"

half dozen bantam hens and a
well-bred rooster will protect the
poultry yard from cats. dogs and even
rats almost as well as dog. They
are brave and spunky and will permit
nothing dangerous to approach their
premises.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
WAGON BRAKEIS BENEFICIAL
Continuance Used by City Transfers
Comes In Handy When Negp-
tiating Any Steep Hin.

When hauling hay or big loads,
which prevent use Of brake lever
and hills must be reckoned with such
a continuance as city teamsters use
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Dream Came True,

p Rockford, nl.-Glenn Stockman
dreamed that his stepfather, Sol
Hayes. shot and killed himself. Next
day he received message that in
formed him his dream had come true.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
The Car.

Knicker-Thought Jones bought a
runabout.
Bocker-Yes, but after the bills
came in he called it runup.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Many fiowery speech has been
nipped in the bud BY nonapprecia-
tive audience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

:, Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Vross Ball Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Your druggist will refund money II PAZO OINY-
MkNT falls to cure any case OF Itching. Blin4
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Sad MEETING.

Il think we met at this cafe last
winter. Your overcoat is very familiar
to me-"
But didn't own it then"
No; but did!"-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
Do not grippe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Few people would jump at conclu-
sions II they could see their finish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
A SCARCITY OF FIRE WOOD.
With Immense Forests In Plain View, 0BRIGu-
SaS Experiences Near Famine.

Opelousas has been, for many
weeks, on the verge of a wood
famine, due to the impossible
condition of the roads.
With black-fringed forests but
a mile distance, many an inhab-
liant of Opelousas had to trim or
even cut down precious trees in
order to get wood: and the trees
in the yards of negro tenants
massacre. Late in the
night the darkey's ak could be
heard chopping away at limbs
or trees.
Fences also suffered at the
hands of negroes.
A negro is not a particular
being when he's cold. and the
intrinsic value of the fuel he
uses does not haunt his sleep.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
Union Bank And Trust Co
Elects Officers.

At the annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Union Bank
and Trust Co, of 0pelousas, La,
held on Jan. 9th, 1912, the fol-
lowing directors were unani-
mously reelected to serve for
the ensuing year, viz:
DIR. j. p. Saizan, Yves Andre
pont, Oscar Dardeau, VIM. j.
Sandoz, Z. j. Dossn1ann, Jno. P.
Boagni, Lionel Bienvenu, M. T..
Swords, G. Fl. Cretin, Chas. A..
0'Neill, DR.. G. Richard, Ernar
Andrepont.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors, held the same dag,
the following officers were una1i-
mously reelected to serve for the
ensuing year, viz:
J. P, Saizan. President; ]. ].
Perrodin, Cashier, Yves Andre
pont, President; Geo. Vid-
rine. Asst. Cashier; w. A. Hays,
Book keeper: @. Dardeau, End
Vice President; W. ]. Sandoz,
Trust Officer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
THE HOOKWORM LIKES
LOUISIANA PEOPLE
The Boz Who Hands Out ''That Tired Feeling
Is Here In Abundance.
EXPERT VISITS OPELOUSAS
VIII Begin Clinical Examination Of 81, Landry
Shortly. --724g Cases In State Treated
In Five MORthS.

DR.. A. J. Azar, of the Louisi.
ana State Board of Health, spent
several days in Opelousas this
week, making a cursory exami
nation VI the hookworm situa-
ton here.
He will return in a week Oh
50. and will make a clinical eX.
animation of the parish St. Ian
dry.
DIR. Azar has an idea that St.
Landry will develop a large per-
centage of the parasite that pro-
duces that tired feeling. "
A total of 7249 cases of hook
worm have been treated by the
five officers Of the State Hook
worm Commission, since the
latter part of July, when the
commission first began it's work;
23, 598 people having been ex-
amined clinically while 5598 re-
eeIved microscopic examination.
Dispensaries have been estab-
lished in FIVE parishes, Lincoln,
Bienville, Union, St. Tamnany
and Washington. A dispensary
system is being established also
ID Caddo parish. All arrange
ments are ready for an instalIa-
ton of dispensaries in More
house, Jackson and Tangipahoa.
Vernon stands in line after
those. The disease is slight in
Lafayette, st. Mary, Vermilion
and Acadia, and the situation is
wen in hand by local physicians
Of those parishes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
GEN. ]. j. THOMPSON
LOSES VERY LITTLE
CANE.
WindroWed Early, and Saved
the Great Portion
OF His Crop.

Gen. ]. j. Thompson, living
near Opelousas, and one of the
crack farmers and stock raisers
| of this country, saved most Of
his hundred acres of cane, anc
came out at the big end Of the
horn Notwithstanding the de.
structive weather conditions.
The General tells us that as
soon as he shifted weather from
afar, . like unto the manner q
Warhorse shifts battle from
afar, /" he turned all hands into
Windrowing, hiring all the labor
he could, until his field presented
the appearance Of a Durbar cele-
bration.
In the meantime he got busy
with the refinery men, and went
there himself to see about his
cars, ard he tells us he had very
little trouble on that score.
Of the hundred acres he lost
about the equivalent of six
acres.
Of caurse it must be under
stood that it is not every farmer
who is equipped as thoroughly as
Mr.. Thompson, or who has
the labor as accessible, but ne
vertheless there is an element in
the makeup of the General that
usually wins out in the long run,
and that winning element is con-
yeyed in his remark: 4 spared
no expense, and did not wait un-
til the freeze had killed my cane
before beginning to save it.
He said that he had gone to the
expense Of raising the cane, and
he did not want to run any chance
of losing it.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
P R 0 N lent CITIZEN
MEETS WITH RAIL
ROAD ACCIDENT
Damon Bertrand Loses
Left Leg and Has Narrow
Escape from Death.

Mr.. Damon Bertrand, a promi-
nent citizen of the Mallet section
of this parish, and ex-police
juror sfrom the eighth ward, lost
his left leg and had a narrow es-
cape for his life in a train acci-
dent last Saturday night.
Mr.. Bertrand was returning
from Eunice, where he had at
tended the Michel meeting. As
he went to get off the Frisco
train at LaWtell, from which
place he goes home by team, he
slipped on the slippery train steps
just as the train was starting.
He held on to the railing for
a while in an effort to regain his
equilibrium, but lost his hold and
went under the train. His son,
who in the meantime had secured
a hold under his fathers arms,
by a desperate pull, pre-
vented his father from being cut
in two, but his left leg was not
cleared Of the track and the
wheels passed over it.
He was taken to 0pelousas on
the same train, and Drs. B. A.
Littell and G. W. Martin ampu-
tated the leg just below the knee.
He is at his brother-in-law's
house. Mr.. E. Fusilier, in Ope-
lousas.
His condition yesterday even
ing was not reassuring.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
new MOVING PICTURE
SHOW At THE SAN
DOz OPERA HOUSE.
Messrs. Armas Duri0 and jonas
RO0s to Open the Place
Tonight.

With a brand-neW outfit, the
best of films, and a thoroughly
heated house, Messrs. Armas
Durio and Jonas Roos will open
a moving picture and vaudeville
show at the Sandoz Opera House
on Saturday night.
Mr.. Roos is the manager of
the Opera House, and Mr.. Durio
has been manager of the Bon
Ami moving picture show here
for many months. Both say
they will leave nothing undone
to make their place one of the
best in this section of the coun-
try.
Everything will be new and
nothing but approved pictures
will be shown.
Several times a week vaude-
vile will be added, without extra
charge.
The heating of the house will
be perfect, it, is assured. and
none need fear the cold weather.
We want to please the public,
and any suggestion from them
will be carried out to the best of
our ability" " said Mr.. Durio; to
which Roos added You bet,
old socks, we are the boys to
make them stand up and take
notice. !"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
WilfredJ. BOudreaux.

In it's proper place in this is
sue Of the Clarion will be found
the announcement Of Mr.. Viii
fred j. Boudreaux as a candidate
for Representative in the State
Legislature from ST. Landry
parish.
Mr.. Boudreaux is one of ST.
Landry's bright and progressive
young men, who would make an
ideal representative. He is
native born, received a splendid
education, and for many years
pursued the vocation of school
teacher, being at one time assist
ant principal of the st. Landry
High School here. He went to
the Philippines, and taug h t
school there for the u nit e d
States government. He is now
a merchant at Sunset. He rep
resents that ward on the Parish
School Board.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13
NOW AFTER DISFRAN-
CHISING DEMOCRATS.
The Plot to Disrupt the Democratic Party By the
Good Government League Thckening.-
Playing Bold Hand.

The leaders of the Democratic Good Government League
noted ex-Repubicans
The Republican daily paper in Democratic guise the
Times Democrat, is supporting the League
The organ of the Republican Party in Louisiana the
DOnadsOnville Chief is veiIed supporter Judge Hail.
Over ninety cent of the Republicans of the State
registered Democrats in order to for the League
The organizers of the Good Government League of Acadia
parish have filed suit dsfranchise 800 white Demo
cratic voters in that parish.
Isn't that sufficient proof that the so-caed Democratic
Good Government League of Louisiana is but stalking OK
of the Republican party?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-13

10! why, should they, at this late
hour, on the eve of the election,
butt in" into this campaign
and on their own initiation try
and tie up in a law suit eight
hundred known Democrats?
It is no wonder that Messrs.
Story & Pugh deny League con-
nection with this outrage.
It is no wonder that the Chair
man of the Acadia League deny
League connection with it.
When it was determined by
the League and Story & Pugh to
disfranchise these white Demo
Gratis, and thus further the plan
to destroy the regular Democra-
tic organization of this State
and make room to the public
crib for the Dukes Mixture"
forming the League, they did
not know that they were light
ing a fire destined to prove their
own destruction. They did not
know that from one end of the
State to the other they would
raise a whirlwind of indignation
and protest by all people who
hold the sacredness of human.
rights and fair play dear at
heart. And when they saw the
fire about to engulf them, the
League had to retreat and Story
& Pugh, like faithful servants,
had to bow their head and mount
the sacrifciai block.
The great majority of the peo-
pie, the press, the Democratic
Executive of Acadia parish and
the Governor Of the State have.
condemned the action in ques-
ton, but Messrs. Pugh e Story
have announced that they will
prosecute the suit to the bitter
end.
The petition in the suit alleges
that some eight hundred men in
Acadia parish did not comply
with the law in that they did not
fill out their blanks properly
when applying for registration
under the educational qualiica-
ton. When three hundred of
the suits were attempted to be
filed, Mr.. Gus. E. Fontenot,
Clerk Of Court Of Acadia, re-
fused to file them unless the ten
dollars required by law as a de
posit accompanied each suit. |
Messrs. Story & Pugh contend
that the law exelnpts suits of |
this nature from the $40 deposit. |
Mr.. Fontenot and his attorneys
think otherwise; SO if they are
light, it will cost these men
g. 900 to disfranchise eight hun
1red men.
Messrs. Story & Pugh threaten
% have Clerk Fontenot jailed
or contempt of Court, Judge
Campbell, the District Judge
here, and one of the most viru-
ent League men in the State,
laving signed each suit order
ng the Clerk to file them with
'ut deposit.
The litigation has attracted
statewide notoriety.