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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
SEN. ". J. BURKE
Replies to Edgar n. Farrars Com
ment on Archbishop Blenk's Let
ter Against Tax Amendment.

New Iberia. La, Oct. %, 1912.
To the Editor of the Times-Democrat
Mr.. Edgar H. Farrar, in his commu-
nication to the press bearing upon the
circular letter Of the archbishop of
New Orleans and the bishop of Alex
andria, directing their clergy to use
all their influence to defeat the tax
amendment says that ut is an Off
cial document issued ex cathedra, with
all the power and authority of the Ro-
man CatholicHierarchy behind it, ad-
dressed to the whole Catholic clergy
in Louisiana on Sunday, Oct. q. and
therefore brought to the attention of
all Catholic laymen as made part OF
the services of their church"
He declares this to be "a practical
command to all laymen to obey the
voice of the church, and to vote down
the whole reform amendment" etc..
He concludes this proposition with
the statement: This letter is based
upon the church maxim, Roma ipsa
locuta est; causa est finita.' Rome
herelf has spoken; the case is at an
end
NV eminent friend is in error in as
suming for one moment, that when
an archbishop, bishop or priest ven
lures to leave the domain of the
church to enter that of politics or
statecraft, he may ever assume to
say, Roma ipsa locuta est; causa est
finita." Loyal Catholics listen to the
voice of their ministers in matters OF
religion-but no self-respecting Catho-
lie will submit to the stigma that he
must hearken, even self-contained
and patient, to the intrusion into his
political or civil life Of any mandate
Of any priestly power
The people of the State of Louisi-
ana are engrossed in the considera-
ton of the most vital question of re-
vision of her taxing system. Her peo,
pie are considering the question from
favorable and unfavorable viewpoints,
but determining for the State a State
issue. Catholics by. the thousands
honestly favor the Amendments pro-
Catholics by the thousands
honestly oppose it. Each individual
must settle the problem as a citizen
and not as churchman. That any
archbishop bishop or priest, should
deem it proper to enter the political
arena, and use the pulpit as his TO.
rum. IL q matter which he may know
how to- reconcile with his sense Of du
|ty and 1propriety. and Of the regard
yk1eh he should have for the rights
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Arrangements have been made with
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for wire connection and orerar
tor to receive the full and complete
returns Of the National Election from
all over the United States on Tues
day, November 9Th, at the Century
Club rooms.
Everybody vii be admitted upon
payment of SOC, this to defray the e.
pense of the service and refresh
ments. For tickets and further IN
formation. see Geo. H. DeClouet.
1929 2t.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Leaving for local taxation 1,306.583
Present 10 mill levy thereon
plus n mill road and Is
mill confederate veterans
makes rate Off, 01545
Revenue of ...........-.. ........ 20,186
Loss to city....-......$5, Jap
The loss shown to the city of La
fayette is only apparent and not act
ual, because there is an amendment
to tie Constitution submitted with
others proposing change of system,
which guarantees to towns and cities
any loss from their revenues, based
on their income for either the year
1911 or 1912, whichever produced
more revenues to them respectively;
that in case the new system gives
them less revenue than either Of
those years, the State will refund
them the difference-this guarantee
to extend to the year 1920.
Again, even the segregated proper
ties, such as railways, banks, etc, are
subject to local taxation whenever a
local special tax is levied for a fixed
period for local purposes, such for in
stance, as the building of a court
house, or other public Improvement,
Now, whilst the " mill road tax
and Is mill veteran tax may not be
properly added to the rate for local
revenues, because another amend
.ment submitted proposes to
raise the Is mill veteran tax to one
mill tax, which will be levied on the
segregated properties for State reve-
nue. and which will bring the rate up
to the constitutional limitation of six
mills, however it will be source of
revenue levied on segregated proper
ty which will inure to the benefit of
our local veterans.
Autos are partly segregated for
State revenue, that is they come un-
der jurisdiction of State levy, but one
half is remitted to the local sub-di-
vision, from which they are taxed. |
have added the rate of n mill road
and is mill veteran tax, which are
State taxes together with the general
5 mill State tax to the local rate, as
the three rates total less rate than
the constitutional imitation of 6 mills.
Now as to railways, their depot and
section house grounds and buildings
are included in the assessment of
their trackage.
The Assessment Roll for 1911.
Assessment Of L. w. r. R. as fol-
lows:
"1O.S7 miles of main track at $17,-
500 per mile. this to include the value
of all buildings on the right of way
not herein separately assessed
Other railway assessments read
the same:
This assessment is sent by the
Railroad Commission to the local as
SCISSOR and must be carried on roll as
given.
Hence if the section house grounds
and buildings, and the depot grounds
and buildings can be separated from
the segregation as real estate the 10
cal assessment will be increased by
that amount.
Data and figures taken from assess
ment roll of 1911.
respectfully,
R. B. MARTIN.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

l have moved into my new store
building, opposite the post Office, and
wish to thank the public for their lib
eral patronage in the past and solicit
a continuance In the fstdre. l have
just received large and complete a.
sortment Of fall and winter goods.
which vii offer at very close prices.
NOSE, LEVY.
The Blue Enamel Front.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Car of Bulk Arkansas Apples.
Will be on the S. P. track near the
depot the last of this week and next
week. For sale in any quantities at
prices.
w. L. STOKES.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Order coal 70 b delivered IN 0oe
ssabee o. October and save monsy.
q. ?. Upton, pheae 10.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

For the best blue and white enam-
elware see us.-Denbo & Nicholson
Co. Ltd,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
TAX EEF0RM
Deputy Assessor Martin Tells How II
viii Affect Lafayette City and
Parish.
Editor Lafayette Advertiser:

Editor Lafayette Advertiser:
At the instance of some friends
nave made an abstract from the as
sessment roll for the year 1911, and
on that basis have made a compar-
assessment and taxation and the pro-
posed system of segregation, and how
the two systems affect the revenues
and income received by the parish
and city of Lafayette respectively. as
follows:
PARISH.
Total assessment parish in
1911, exclusive of city Of
Lafayette ............ ............$3.13S,312
Ten mill levy thereon yield
ed revenue of ....-..-..-... 81 1888
Withdrawn from parish as
sessment by segregation
for State purposes.
Railways Qess real es-
tate) 49,. .-.-......-.$481,996
Banks Cess real es-
tate) ---..-->---.-. 6O,SO7
Oil factories, pipe lines, etc..
less real estate) 10000
NPublic service, corporation,
telephone, telegraph, ETC.,
less real estate 49, 38,607
Total segregated $621,41 621,41O
Leaving as sources for To-
cal taxation and revenue 2,516,902
Ten mill present rate plus,
State mill and confed
crate veterans Is mill,
good roads IA mill makes
rate O1545 on...$2,516,902
Produce revenue ON. 1886
Making gain of ........-..........- 1903
How affecting City of Lafayette.
Total assessment city of La
fayette 1911 ............. 1852, 1903
Present 10 mill levy there
on .......... ...-....-. ..---- 25,32S
Withdrawn from City by segregation
for State purposes.
Railways, less real estate 978,062
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

For Sale.
Oranges $1.OO q hundred.
#. GEO. w. BEADLE.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
PARISH.

Total assessment parish in
1911, exclusive of city of
Lafayette ............ ..............$3, ,13S,3 ,311
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14
NOTICE

All persons indebted to the estate
of Pietro Gallo please call and set
tie the same at once, and all parties
having claims against said estate
will please present them. duly veri-
fed, for payment, to the undersig-
ed administrator, at the Office Of
sperry and sperry. In the Empire
building, Clarksburg, West vlr-
giaia.
PIETRo THO,
administrator of the estate of Pietro
Gallo, deceased.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

ing the winter months. 1t took lot
of scheming in those days to make
both ends meet, and the Webb family
pulled together to that end.
Our first house was built Of native
lumber fro malg onthe walnut he
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

said. ut was but shanty. but 1t was
pretty good for those days. The next
winter we hauled lumber from Newton
to enlarge It."
That is how E. Webb came to Kan.
sas. and tells something Of why he
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

came. why he stayed was because he
liked it better the longer he made the
state his home, and he never expects
to leave 1t until he goes to answer tina.
last long call that romes to All In dus
time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

to be the very best in the whole Union.
Part Of the time he taught school dur
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

sian Sage is the
best, most invigorat,
ing and refined prep,
aration you ev ell
used. your money
will be willingly re
funded.
A large bottle
costs but so cents al
h elp,ful druggists
everywhere. TIL {
girl with the auburn
hair is on every bot.
tie.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14
NATIVE

Continued from page two)
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
A Wonderful Paintinn.

In the Wiertz gallery in Brussels is
wonderful painting, dating from the
time of Waterloo. called Napoleon In
He'll 1t represents the great marshal
with folded arms aud face UnmOvpd
descending slowly To the land Of the
shades. Before him. filling all the
background of the picture with every
expression of cuUnteHance. are the
men sent before him by the UHbridIed
ambition of Napoleon. Three millions
and seventy thousand there were in all
so history tells us more than half Of
them Frenchmcu. They are not all
shown in the picture. They are only
hinted at. And behind the millions
shown or hintcd at are the millions on
millions of men who might have been
and are uot-the huge widening wedge
of the possible descendants of the men
who fell in battle
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
CORDED A CROCODILE.
How Malay Servant Turned a Greedy
Water Devil Into a Trussed
Up Mummy

1t is known that crocodile will
sometimes leave a river stocked with
food, explore for miles AN unsuitable
tributary. then wander inland until it
finds pool.
In this way three crocodiles once
found their way to TAPPING lake. in
the Malay peninsula. SO long as they
confined their attention to the fish and
an occasional duck no one objected to
their presence. but when one of them
began to take sheep off the bank as
they came down to drink it was felt
that the Saurians ought to be exter-
minated. and an EngliShman and his
servant made the attempt
Obtaining d dUguut they uaddIed
into deep water. The servant was
already barefoot. and the Englishman
himself took off shoes and stockings,
so that his bare feet might have as
good hold as possible on the smooth
bottom of the canoe. 4 bait was at
tached &" heavy rattan. and soon a
tug and plunge Indicated that the
crocodile was fast to one end. Im-
mediately the canoe began to move
through the water After "a DrOtracted
struggle the EngIi~hman managed to
get the crocodile within n few wards
Of the canoe. At one moment the oDen
jaws would surge out Of the broken
water and snap together in unpleasant
proximity 20 the mems legs: the next
moment the heavy tail would swing
free Of the water and with the weight
OF a falling pole would hit the side Of
the canoe a blow that made it Shfver.
As the crocodile Surged close TO the
canoe and the open mouth appeared
above the water the servant SIipDed a
moose of stout cord over the upper Jaw
and pulled il tight some six inches be
hind the point Of its nostrilS. Then.
with quick turn of his wrist. he slip
ped the slack Of the cord round under
the lower jaw. He drew the cord
tight, and the teeth of each jaw press
ed home into the sockets of the other.
The servant now graSped the point OF
the long, narrow head with one hand
and with the other rapidly wound the
cord round the cIinched mouth.
Another moose was slipped over a
fore leg. 1t pulled the leg up to the
animals side. The servant slipped the
line over the creatures back and
caught up the other fore leg. Then he
noOsed and tied together the hind legs
The effect he had achieved was won
derful. In few minutes he had
transformed ravening water devil
into trussed up mummy, and his only
weapon had been three pieces of boz
cord.
The beast was afterward dispatched.
and the servant received the govern
ment reward.-Harper's Weekly
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
"CROSSING THE BAR"
@it Came In a Moment" Said Tenny-
son of His Great Song.

~it Came In a Moment" Said Tenny-
son of His Great Song.
Parallel to the thoughts on immor-
tality and the hereafter as DR.. Lowry
expressed them is Lord Alfred Tenny-
sons noble death song, Crossing the
Bar" One Of the three greatest death
songs ever written. it comes to us as a
sublime prayer, a humble petition. a
sacred belief Of a great man.
1t was while crossing the SOlent with
his son Hallam late one October's aft
ernoOn that the words came to the
mind of the poet, who had just recov-
cred from siege Of sickness. Reach
ing his home, he at once sat down
and penned the lines. Showing the
poem to his son, he declared, 1T came
in a moment" Three years after the
birth Of the lines Sir Alfred passed
away, but the prayer he uttered on
tAat memorable afternoon remains a
Gtting memorial not only 10 the Eng
lish poet laureate, but to the memory
Of those who have gone before us and
who helped to lay the foundation Of
our liberal faith and liberal education.
In it are blended the unfaltering trust
and belief of all humanity.
The last lone man on this terrestrial
sphere will utter no grander words
when be sets sail to seas unknown
than those dropped as faiths anchor
by the silent man Of the yester age:
l hope TO see H. Pilot face to face
When 1 have crossed the bar.
Songs Inspired by Sorrow" George
Leon Earney. in National Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
DYNAMITE.
IT Was Quite a Puzzle Even to Its In
Ventor Before He Learned
to Control IL.

Dynamite is a Greek word for pow
der. Its chemical name is nitroglycerin.
Ii was discovered in a laboratory in
Paris by A. SObrero in 1S4T. Sobrero
escaped death a hundred times by the
closest margin and was never able to
learn how TO handle the explosive with
any safety
About 1855 Alfred Nobel, a Swedish
engineer, learned how to explode the
liquid by detonation. Nobel Bros. of
Hamburg that wear sent a young man
to America to introduce its use TO min
ers. He met with no success, and a
tin can of the liquid left by him in a
New York hotel when thrown into the
street wrecked the hotel. .injuring
many and causing the neighborhood to
rain glass.
1t was known commercially at this
stage as "glOnion" and blew up by ac-
Cident West Indies packet at Colon.
killing fifty people and destroying
/ property worth Il million dollars. Then
/ its use was prohibited by law. 1t will
burn at certain temperatures if the
quantity is small. When exploded it
instantly expands 10000 times; the
gases require 10000 times the space
Of the liquid.
At last Nobel learned 10 SoOthe and
quiet the liquid by causing ii to be alb
sOrbed in infuSOrial earth. 1t was this
preparation that in 1866 was called dy-
Mantle by NoJeL When it eXplOdes
the force plunges first downward and
then rebounds upward. Unless cOnfin-
ed it has little tendency to lateral pres
sure. This is one OF its great peculiar
iles.-LOuisyille Courier-JournaL
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Northwest Cafe

Northwest Cafe,
Regular Board-$II per month.
Half month-$6.oo.
Regular breakfast-2o cents.
Regular dinner-25 cents.
Big special Sunday dinner-35 cents.
The aSsove are the popular prices at
the NcrthWtst Cafe, nth and You
Streets Northwest, on the Boulevard.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
A Primitive View of the RuIlfrou

= FrImItIVe view OF the BuIIfrog-
The frogs in America, it must here
be observed, make a most singular
noise. some Of them being absolutely
ly that il is difficult AT times to tell
whether the sound proceeds from a
calf or a frog. | have more than once
been deceived 10y the noise when walk
ing i'm meadow. These last frogs are
called bullfrogS. They mostly keep in
pairs and are never found but where
there is good water Their bodies are
from -four to seven inches long. and
their legs are i'm proportion. They are
extremely active and take prodigiouS
lCaps.-Frum 3n Old Book Of Travels
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

O. Department of Literary Training
l. Department of Industries
g. Extension Home Classes
There special Scholarships for deserving vcrnc - -
"og en- IN ne departments of Theology and Religious Training
eH summer School and Chauauqua will open July 1912
For further information and catalogue address
PRESIDENT JAMES E. SHEPARD
Durham, N. c. f.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

Cured by that wonderful remedy
Elixir Babek. Once used, nothing else
will be even considered. 1t removes
the strongest and most obstinate Fc-
vers-
81 have used Elixir Babek' for past
eight years as preventative and cure
for Malaria I take pleasure in rec
ommending it to my friends-P a.
Simnson, w y. Tel Co, Washington.
D. C FagEW
Elixir Babek so cents, all druggists or
kloCZeWsId & Co., Washington, d. c,
and LaGrippe.
Rapidly disappear on using Elixib Ba-
bek, a preventative for all Malarial
DiSeases.
q recommend Elixir Babek' TO all
sufferers of Malaria and Chills Have
suffered for several years, have tried
everything. but failed. until ! came
across your wonderful medicine. Can
truly say it has cured me. George
Inscoe. Company @, 4th Battalion.
Elixir Babek 50 cents, all druggists or
Kloczewski & Co., Washington, d. c.
For Malaria, Chills, Fever.
Colds and La Grippe take Elixir Ba-
bek, a preventative against Miasmatic
Fever. and remedy for all Malarial
Fevers-
| have used Elixir Babek' for four
years for Malaria, and found it all that
is claimed for it, Without it | would
+ obliged to change my residence, as
can not take quinine in any of its
forms. y Middleton, Four-Mile-
Run, Va
Elixir Babek so cents, all druggists or
Kloczewski & Co., Washington, D. G
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

All. Underdown Employment En-
porium. Reliable help furnished En-
ployment secured, I742 18th Street,
n. w. Phone North 864. Dec I-tf
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
DougIass DIRECTORY

There IS a new directory that is 10
be published by Miss Jeannett Carter.
Attorney L. NJ King is president Of
the company, Dr. Julia Fl. P. Cole
man is secretary, and Miss Jeanette
Carter is treasurer. This IS what the
colored people have been needing for
a number of years. This directory
will contain the names and residence
Of the colored people in this CITY and
their business.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Love Letter of q KaFfir.

mere II u lNdIll ioNe letter
Dear Miss f Naabeni-I have great con-
ndence IN numbering the width Of my
opinion that1 snail thank for kindness If
YOU Will give mo the privilege of lettering
with YOU concerning love as your most
winning face has drawn my serious at
tention To YOU and that I shall appreciate
YOU in anticipation Of an early reply and
also terminating tins with supreme Of
high enUnCiatiou SANIB0 .
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
For Sale ROSEMARY

Preparation TO straighten hair, guar
anteed to be harmless. Will not in
ju-e head or scalp. Continued appli-
cation II take kinl- out. Curly hair
will be made straight. Price, one
dollar
Address tire E.Ed.F. .SaIesCo.
THE BEE Office, Wash, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Not What She Meant

Dear teacher" wrote little Edith's
mother, please excuse Edith for not
coming to school yesterday. as she fell
in the gutter. BY doing the same YOU
will greatly oblige her mother
Youths Companion.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

He superior advantages for the training of Young men and women
III many departments of work
e ponoWlng departments are in successful operation.
l. Department Of Religious Training This department :
Intended especially for the training of NJ c. A Y w c A
Foreign Missionaries anu " ~ anu
2 Department of Theology
g. Commercial Department
Literary Department
). Department of Music
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
EIeotrio Iinht Gloh.s

Electric light globes may be cheaply
frosted OF colOred by dipping in a thin
solution of white shellac and alcohol,
10 which may be added any desired
dye.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
A. H. CooDer

Mr.. A. H. Cooper. whose advertise
ment appears in another column of
The Bee. IF you want frst-cIass
work done, don't fail 70 go to Coop
er's Read his announcement
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Achv feeling. pain in Limbs

faNI4y LCNILI45J poNItI IA LIII4Uo
and all MalarIOus Indications removed
by Elixir Babek, that we'll known rem
euv Tor all such diseases.
Il have taken up the three bottles of
your Elixir Babek,' and have not feii
So well and entirely free from pain in
limbs for five years. Please send me
on dozen more. Mrs. E. Higgins.
J. ck~Onville, FlA.
Elixir Babek so cents, all druggists Or
Kloczewski & Co., Washington, D. {,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

Returning to her home after attend
ing wedding at Mahanoy City, Mrs.
Derisabage found her three-year-old
daughter face downward in tub of
water. The child was unconscious
when the physician arrived, but her
life was saved.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
H. B. CLAFLIN
COMP ANY FAILS
BIGGEST MERCANTILE CRASH IN
THE coUNTRY'S HISTORY.
From 5000 To 5000 Banks All Over
The Country Form The Bulk
OF The company's
Creditors.

New York-The biggest mercantile
failure in the history Of the United
States was precipitated Thursday
when receivers we're appointed for
the II. B. Clafiin Company, of this city.
The company, 1t is estimated owes
more than $3O,0OO,O00, which at the
present time 1t is unable to pay. Its
assets are said to be $44,000.000.
John Claflin, head of the company
and its chief Individual stockholder,
is the owner of chain Of nearly 30
other dry goods enterprises through
out the country which are involved in
the failure. Receivers for several OF
these were named and similar action,
1t was announced, would be taken in
the case of the rest. Their business
will be continued under receivers
management until their financial af-
fairs have been adjusted.
From 5000 to 5000 banks in all
parts of the United States compose
the bulk of the Clafiin creditors. They
hold notes aggregating the major part
of the liabilities. These notes are
said to have been issued by the vari'
GUS Claflin stores, indorsed by II. B,
ClaAin Company, and the proceeds
used, when discounted. In financing
their needs.