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The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
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Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor Author and Manufacturer. he
is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No rs West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Seven rooms are economically tuck
ed away within the four walls and
roof of the house illustrated in the
design here shown. This house is
built on the story and a half plan. is
% feet 6 inches wide and SO feet long
on the ground. without measuring the
porches.
This is an economical way to build
a medium-sized house, because YOU
get the roof space for the upper
rooms-space that is very often just
thrown away on an attic. The upper
bedrooms fit into the gables, and the
clothes closets fit in between the bed
rooms End the lower part Of the roof;
so there is no waste space at all. and
you get square ceilings, too-or near
ly so.
1t depends a good deal on climate
whether you want a house built like
this, or whether you want TO elevate
the roof clear above the upper rooms.
In some hot valleys where the sun
seems to beat down a little hotter
each day during the summer, a higher
roof might be an advantage; but on
the northern hills where few really
hot days are known and where the
flights are usually cool. this style OF
house is just about as comfortable as
any In the summer time, and II is a
great deal warmer and more 'cozy in
winter. Our northern climate seems
to have a good deal more winter than
summer; in fact a good many of the
northern states get six or seven
months winter. and the balance Of
the year is largely divided up between
cloudy days and cool weather.
1t is to settle such questions that
house plans are for. If a person has
a plain, straightforward plan of a
house. with the size plainly given and
the shape and the size of the rooms
properly designated. he can study it
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30

the parrot achieved fame. A regi-
mental band engaged by the burgo-
master to serenade the former presi-
dent started to play in front of the
American legation. The parrot seem
ed to take this as a challenge and
Immediately entered into such a noise
making competition that he got into
the newspapers.
Crown Prince Leopold read about 1t
and straightaway developed great In
terest In the feathered diplomat
Learning this, Minister Bryan sent the
parrot to the crown prince as a pres
ent. For a few days It was treated
as an honored guest at the royal pal
ace at Laeken, hanging in King Al
bert's study. but became so talkative
and 80 often interrupted the royal
councils that 1t was consigned to
Prince Leopold's playroom. After a
time the prince tired of the pet and
then 1t was sent to his grandmother.
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PARROT IS TERROR
IN BELGIAN PALACE
Repeats Everything He Hears,
and Always, of Course, at
the Wrong Time.
GIFT FROM AMERICAN
- Initiates the Voice of the Countess Of
Flanders Exactly and often Issues
Orders Which Seem to Come d.
rectIy From Her.

Brussels.-Among the pets OF King
Alberts mother the countess Of
Flanders. is a parrot, which is the ter
ror of the household. 1t is a male
Polly" a remarkable talker with an
extensive vocabulary, a great memory
and unusual powers Of mimicry. He
repeats everything he hears, always,
Of course. at the wrong moment.
Sometimes he is banished from the
countess apartments. Then those
who are near him talk in whispers or
On their fingers (an art the parrot has
lot yet acquired); otherwise when he
went back to his place near the coun-
less he would reel off every word he
had heard in the exact tone OF the
speaker, with dire results, as has oft
IN happened.
He initiates the voice of the coun-
tess of Flanders exactly and often is
sues orders which seem to come from
her. throwing everything into confu-
sion.
The other day, when a new foreign
minister called for his first visit and
was being conducted into the salon, he
heard what seemed to be most uncom-
plimentary things said in the coun-
tess voice about himself and his
country. He started back in indigna-
ton.
Take no notice." remarked the Of
fetal who was escorting him. 1T Is
only that blessed parrot"
In explanation of the chatter that
startled an envoy 1t may be noted
that this bird has had a diplomatic
career Charles Page Evans got it in
Rio Janeiro. 10 years ago, when
American minister to Brazil, kept 1t
in the legation at Berne when he was
transferred to Switzerland, carried it
to Portugal and brought it here two
years ago when he was promoted to
this post.
When Colonel Roosevelt came here
in 1910 on his way home from Africa
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Veterans Advice.

Somehow or other. stories told by
lawyers have a better flavor than
others, even II (as is often the easel
they are not so screamingly funny as
the thing the fellow looks as IL he
was saying in the moving picture
show: A member of the Nisi Prius
club sprung this one the other night:
Il remember once, in the early glory
Of my new dignity as a Judge, | got a
case for an opinion. The solicitor
thought It was a simple case, or he
wouldn't have sent II to me. |
thought so. too. With the touching con-
fidence of the amateur, ! took my
pen In hand and began:
81 am clearly of the opinion"
"A fellow member of the bench was
looking over my shoulder and at this
point he interrupted me-
Dear young colleague, says he
don't say that. Never write down
that you are clearly of any opinion on
point of law. The Deity couldn't be
that-otherwise, we should have nc
profession. Remember. the most you
can hope to discover is the preponder
ance of TIE doubt cleveland PLAN
Dealer.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
Wealth In BULGARIA.,

Wealth is more evenly distributed
in Bulgaria than In any other Euro
pean state. Poverty, according to Ed
ward Dicey, does not exist among the
Bulgarians." In the towns there are
individual cases of destitution, owing
to drink and misconduct, but these
cases are few and Insignificant. There
is no need to make any public provi-
sion for the relief Of the poor; there
is no question Of the conflicting in.
terest Of workmen and employers;
strikes and trade unions are alike un
known. Bulgaria. as at present con.
stituted, approaches as closely as ia
consistent with the imperfection OF
all human institutions to the ideal
state of our latter day social reform
ers. in which there are to be no poor
and no rich, no privileged class and
no social distinctions.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
Champlon Runaway.

Chicago.-Raymond Williams, IL
years old. 16 Elizabeth street. re-
garded by the police as the champion
boy runaway, was reported the other
day as being missing for the seven.
ty-eighth time in the past four years.
Mrs. Marie Williams. mother Of the
boy, went to the South Clark street
station and asked the police to search
for the boy. When years old the
boy ran away from home, and since
then he has been reported missing so
often that he is now known to almost
every policeman in Chicago.
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Would Find Out for Him.

Everett Shinn, the painter and wit
of New York, scored of an enemy at
a tea at Sherry's.
To this enemy. himself a painter of
the Bouguereau school. Mr.. Shinn
said:
How many pictures have you
painted in the course Of your long
and honorable careerr
. Il haven't the least idea." was the
reply.
Mr.. Shinn laughed maliciously.
Some day. then" he said. I'll
them"
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
TO WEAR LIZARD NEWEST FAD
They Crawl Around Society
Women's Necks.

London.-The fad Of several years
ago Of women wearing chameleons is
coming in again, with the lizard for
the wriggly pet. Live lizards have
been sold by hundreds In London this
year. Many varieties of small green
horned gallotts, great spotted eye dal-
matians and Austrian blue throated
and spotted eye dalmatians are the
most popular.
The creatures of IL to Is inches
long and have a gold collar around
the neck and a chain They crawl
over the front Of the dress and around
the neck and are sometimes worn as
a live bracelet.
They are handled over water until
they get used to being fondled and
learn not to bite. They are fed on
live worms and are kept in a glass
case when not worn. They need moth
ing more than worms and a glass Of
water.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
RAGGED BEGGAR WAS
HER LONG LOST SON
Kansan Who Had Mysteriously
Disappeared Came to Moth
er's Home in Daze.

Pratt, Kan.-Thomas Stubblefield,
who mysteriously disappeared from
this city in April, 1910. has been found.
Stubblefield was a car repairer in the
Rock Island shops here. At the time
of his disappearance he was holding
down a claim i'm Oklahoma near Tex
homa. In April, 1910, he took ten
day lay-off and started for his claim.
He got as far as Guymon, where he
stayed all night with his brother-in
law. He took freight train for Tex
homa the next morning.
That was the last seen of him by
his family until a few days ago, when
he came to his mothers front door in
Mcdowell, Mo-, and asked for some
thing to eat The mother recognized
her son, but saw that he did not
know her. She called Stubblefield' g
wife, who was living with a brother.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30

Almost every woman likes a front
hall with an open stair. This seems
to be the most suitable entrance end
the most satisfactory way of going
upstairs. Other arrangements have
been tried repeatedly; but builders
have never found a satisfactory sub
stitute for front hall and a stair OF
this kind. 1t lands far enough back
upstairs to leave room for a good bed
room i'll the front part of the house.
and it does not spoil any room either
upstairs or down.
A house of this style lends itself
easily as part of plan Of outside
decoration. There is more in this
than most people realize. A homo
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
CATCH 21,750 FISH IN A DAY
Six Japanese Make Fine YeIIowtaiI
Haul on Hook and Line at
Santa Monica, Cal.

Santa Monica, Cal.-All records for
the number Of fish caught one day at
this beach were broken when 21,750
yellowtail were caught at the long
wharf by six Japanese fishermen with
ordinary hook and line tackle.
Three schools Of yellowtail swan to
the wharf early and remained all day.
The Japanese fishermen, who made
the catch from boats. were exhausted
from landing the fish when evening
came, and their arms were numb.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30

the ground in any kind of order. or
leave the planting to some handy man
of all work. To be satisfactory, you
must study the design of the house as
well as the shape. size. and location
Of the lot; and you must buy plants
and trees that are suitable to the soil,
to the climate. and to your own taste
1t pays we'll to give careful atten-
tion to the preparation of the soil.
You cannot grow any kind of vege-
tation satisfactorily on poor soil It
does not cost a great deal to haul In
good soil sufficient to cover the whole
lot a foot deep; or this may not be
necessary. A mixture Of good soil,
we'll rotted manure, and commercial
fertilizer, will usually tone up almost
any lot so that stuff planted will give
good results.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
Few Moose In Maine.

Hunters and game wardens say that
moose are scarcer this year than they
were last. II a man gets a bull this
year, he will have to travel some,
and then the chances are it will be
the guide that does the shooting. The
law has probably protected the moose
in Maine, but the numbering opera
tions have hindered them and they
have gone out of the state into New
Brunswick.-Aroosto Pioneer.
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
The Barefoot Dancer.

Oscar Hammerstein was talking
theatrical gossip at an actresses tea
in New York
'Isadore Duncan, the lovely bare.
foot dancer, has bought, l see, a
chateau in France" said a pretty
soubrette.
Mr. Hammerstein smiled.
There, ladies!" he said. See
what can be done by saving ones
money instead Of squandering it all
on silk stockingsj"
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30

does not consist merely of a house.
The surroundings have great deal
to do with a persons comfort. You
want shade trees, but you don't want
too much shade. You want flowers.
shrubbery, and climbing vines; and.
of course. you must have a place for
them and have them in their right
places. You cannot buy a miscel-
laneous assortment of such things
from a nursery, and stick them in
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30
The Kickoff.

With bated breath the mother
rushed across the football field to the
emergency hospital.
What tidings," she faltered, "of my
SOM"
They looked upon her with compass.
sion.
We'll, you see," explained the cap.
tain of the team, "he lost his head
when we tried the flying wedge"
Shriekinig wildly, she sank to the
floor.
They told me it was only broken
arm"
The Madison journal., 1912-11-30

over and decide at leisure about these
different points. An economy in build
ing may not be an economy in after
years. 1t is sometimes better to In
crease the purchase price mortgage
sufficiently to cover certain extra
costs, in order to have the house as
you want It; because. under satisfac-
tory conditions, the increased enjoy
ment in occupying the house Is worth
a good deal more than the additional
interest. However, each person must
decide such questions for himself
There is a good deal in the looks OF
a house. In these modern times. It is
not necessary to build a slab-sided
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look "yust One

Chicago.-Alderman J. A. Richar.
took .just one drink" after the coun-
ell meeting was over When he a~oke
he was ~shy' $1,000 worth of dia-
monds
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-14

every tax payer of the Town of St.
Martinville, Louisiana, entitled to
vote at said Special election under
the Constitution and laws of this
State and upon which the voter
shall have endorsed or caused to be
endorsed his name and property to
be voted before depostiing the same
In the ballot box.
Section 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, that this ordinance be publish
ed i'll the Official journal of the
Town of st. Martinville, Louisiana,
during thirty clear days previous
to the date of said election and
that this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage and promul-
CATION.
Thus done, read, adopted and
signed and seal affixed in open SEES.
sion at st. Martinaille, Louisiana
this 9th day of August A. d. 1912
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor,
SIDNEY E. DELAHOUssAYE, Sec
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Martin Parish, Louisiana, do here
by certify that two-thirds of the
signers of the foregoing peritition
are tax payers within the Corpo-
rate Limits of the Town of st.
Martinville, Louisiana.
Witness my hand officially this
9th day of August A. d. 1912.
l.. G. GUIDRY,
Assessor, st. Martin Parish, La.
MIR. Evans Guidroz presented a petit
ton signed by property owners within
three hundred feet of the proposed lOca-
tiOn to conduct white bar-rOOm.
On motion Of P. j. Gary and seconded
by L. j. Duchamp that Mr.. Evan Guidroz
be granted a permit to conduct bar
room for white patrons.
The motion was put to vote and I'M
animOusly carried.
The below ordinance was moved by j.
H. Duchamp aud duly seconded by L. ].
Duchamp. put to vote and unanimous
ly carried.
Be it ordained bv the Mayor and COun-
Gil in special session this 9th day Of
August 1912.
That it il made obligatory to property
owners or those leasing same to keep the
grass on their sidewalks and yards cut
down and when sweeping into the street
that said sweeping be completely burned
or removed from the street, and that u
failure to comply with the provisions of
this ordinances, will subject che offender
to arrest and the imposition of fine Of
from $lOO to $500 Ut to from one to five
days imprisonment; or Doth ut the des-
cretOn Of the Mayor. Any ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Moved by J. H. Duchamp and seconded
by K. j. Guirard the meeting adjourned
until Tuesday Aug. I3. 1912.
ALBERT BIENyENU, Mayor.
! SIDNEY 4. DELAHOUssE. Secretary.
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Iphis j. Fournet, Mrs. L. A. de
Laureal, Geo. j. Olivier, T. Bien-
venu. j. H. Duchamp, Dan w.
VOORHEES,, Mrs. E. A. Duchamp per
j. H. Duchamp, Mrs. Jules Gui-
dry, L. V. Simon, R. Martin, Jules
Delahoussaye, M. l.. Broussard,
E. A. Davis, +. Guidroz, Mrs. j. r.
Olivier per j. r. Olivier, G. B. De-
lahoussaye, Mrs. j. S. Martin, Mrs.
A. Gernaud. Edwin Delahoussaye,
ST., E. A. Maraist, James simon,
Geo. Knight, Chas. Gutekunst,
Cab. Bienvenu, o. o. Gutekunst,
Robert Thomas, A. A. Clement,
Albert Daspit, Miss Bernadette
Bienvenu, Louis A. Resweber, AID
Resweber, Mrs. j. H. Bienvenu,
st. M. Fournet. Scott Kelso, p. j.
Gary, Mrs. Rose Broussard, Mrs
P. Pavia, j. o. Hebert Aug. Gle
ment, A. L. Domengeaux, Robert
Halphen, Ed. Bulliard, Luke b.
min, Mrs. Luke BONN E. 4. Sou.
lier. Joseph Braussard, L. j. Gar.
DENIAL, M. Ducrest, l.. E. Greig
p. A. Bienvenu, l.. G. Olivier, Jas
j. Martin, Albert &. Olivier, A. G.
Gauthier, Mrs. Felix Potter, l.
Bienvenu, w. H. Cozine, A. l.
Durand, Geo. s. Eastin, p. j
Fleming, G. M. Olivier. Hampton
Steen, Ernest Beslin, G. o. Brous
sard, M. d. Guidry, Evalthur Bo.
min, d. E. Duchamp, Mrs. Sosept
Keller, Arthur Theriot, Mrs. AL
fred Fuselier, Mrs. j. H. Duchamr
per j. H. Duchamp, j. 4. Olivier
Chas Theriot, Mrs A l. Domengeax
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Martin
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AN ORDINANCE.

All ordinance ordering a special
election in the Town of st. Mar
tinville, Parish of st. Martin, State
of Louisiana, upon the petition of
more than one third of the proper
ty tax payers of said Town entitled
to vote, requesting the same to
take the sense of the property tax
payers of said Town on the pro-
position of granting to the Louisi-
ana Electric Railway and Power
Company a tax of three and one
half mills per annum for maxi
mum period of ten years (lO) be-
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1873, provided that the total
amount to be levied and realized
from said tax by the Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com
pany shall not exceed the sum of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars (S15,-
OOO.OO) and the said three and one
half mill tax shall cease and ter
inmate whenever the said amount
of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($l5,-
OOO.OO) shall have been realized
and turned over to the said Lou
isiana Electric Railway and Power
Company, under the terms and
subject to the limitations placed in
the petition for said election.
WHEREAS, a petition having
been received from the property
tax payers residing in the Town of
st. Martinville, Louisiana, entitled
to vote at special elections called
according to law to levy special
taxes in aid of railway enterprises
as is provided in Article 27O of
the Constitution, Act POP of 1898,
Act % of 1904 and Act - of 1910;
and said petition having been sign
ed by number of property tax
payers residing in said Town and
qualified to participate in said
election in excess of one third in
number as was ascertained by all
examination of the said petition
and the assessment rolls of said
Town for the year 1912 and the
words and terms of said petition
as well as the signatures thereto
annxed are as follows
To The Honorable Mayor and the
City Council Of the I'o,on of
st. MartinUille, Parish of st.
Martin.
We, the undersigned property
taxpayers of the town Of st. Mar
tinville, Parish of St. Martin, State
of Louisiana, and entitled to vote
therein on the proposition herein
after mentioned, respectfully petit
ton and memorabilia your Honor
BILE Body to order special election
according to law of the property
taxpayers of the town of st. Mar
tinville, State of Louisiana, enti-
tied to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana;
the object and purpose of such
election being for the purpose of
levying a tax to realize the sum of
Fifteen thousand ($15, 100000 dol
lars, said amount of $15,O00.O0 to
be raised by the levy and imposi-
ton of tax of three and one-half
(34) mills per snnum for a maxi
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ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, all in aid of The Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Co.,
provided that the total amount to
be levied shall not exceed the sum
of $15, 10000, and the said three
and one half mill tax shall cease
and terminate whenever the said
amount of SI5,OOO.OO shall have
been realized and turned over to
the said Louisiana Electric Rail-
way and Power Company; said tax
of three and one half mills to be
thus levied and collected for the
benefit and aid of said Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com
pany as a consideration and in
ducement for said Company to do
and perform all of the following,
tO-wit
First:-The said Louisiana Elec-
trio Railway and Power Company
shall construct and operate an
Electric Interurban Railway Line
from Lafayette, La, to st. Martin
vile, La, thence to New Iberia,
La, or from New Iberia to St.
Martinville.
Second:-The said Electric Rail-
way shall be built and completed
as a line independent ofthe South
ern Pacific Railroad or any line
owned or operated by the South
ern Pacific Company.
Third: - The said Interurban
Electric Railway line shall be CON-
pleted OH or before the first day of
June 1914, between the points
hereinabove recited, provided, that
any delays not caused by the fault
or negligence of said Louisiana
Electric hallway and Power Com
pany in the nature of strikes, pa
MICS, failure of manufactures to de-
liver materials, or sub-contractors
to complete work OH contract time,
litigation of any character retard-
ing the construction of said rail
way, and any unforeseen circum-
stances beyond the control of said
Company, then there shall be adj
ded to the periods hereinabove in
this ordinance stated, further de-
lay equal to the time during which
construction or operation of said
railway was thus retarded or de-
layed.
| Fourth: - The said Louisiana
Electric Railway and Power Com.
pany shall operate and maintain
from the First day of June, 1914, a
daily Electric Interurban Passen-
ger Express and Freight service
between the points hereinabove
named, operating at least one car
each way every two hours between
6 a. m. and . p. m.
Fifth: - The said tax not to be
levied or collected nor the annual
amounts herein provided for be
paid to the said Louisiana Electric
Railway and Power Company un-
til the said Electric Interurban
line shall have been built and in
operation and the other conditions
hereinabove set forth shall have
been complied with.
Albert Bienvenu, Mrs. j. A. Cue
rim, j. B. Ferran, Mrs. A. V. Flem-
ing, Frank 7. Guilbeau, Albert
Greig, r. j. Bienvenu, R. G. Gui-
rard, Mrs. j. B. Ferran, Mrs. Aug.
Guirard T r. Bienyenu. A. G..