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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

The writer was requested tt
edit the Clarion for this week.
Its readers will have to overlook
his shortcomings. w tn t h {
Court Of Appeals to look after,
his private affairs somewhat dis
ordered from playing politics for
a month, a sick son and other
demands made upon him, he has
been bereft of the, attack of
scabies scribendi" which Alex
Robertson attributes him.
He desires, however, to thank
the good people of old st. Ian
dry for their manifestation of
confidence in sending him to the
Legislature without opposition,
where he hopes to be able to
serve them SO as to leave them
without regret for having Sc
lected him for the Office. When
ever he shall be stricken with
the attack which Mr.. Robertson
states overcomes him from time
to time, he is going to give the
readers of this paper his views
without reserve. Holding office
ought not to disqualify the occu-
pant from having an opinion
upon public questions, and if he
has, he ought freely express S.
these. No one (but a political
coward should hesitate to let
the people know where he stands
upon any question agitating the
public mind. He may be wrong
in his conclusions, but his can
dour will attract rather than re-
pei his constituents.
If any question presents itself,
in the General Assembly for dis
cussion, I am going to be found
voting upon one side or the
other. You will not find me re-
corded Not voting" l am go
ing to be present at every roll
call. and am going to vote AYE"
or Nay as my name is called.
No lodging, no ducking. Bet
;er a representative voting as he
believes right, than a QUICKER, a
lodger. / am going to vote al
Ways, and hope to be able to
i've you, my fellow citizens 70
It. Landry, a sufficient reason s
or saving voted as | did. !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
Lewis

LeWisburg, La, Sept. g.
Miss Martha Lavergne enter.
tanned a few Of her friends last
Friday evening in honor Of her
guest, Miss Clothilde Meaux, a
charming young lady of Grow.
ley. Different games were in
dulged in to the delight Of all.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess and the
guests departed at a very late
hour p~roclaiming Miss Lavergne
the Queen Of entertainers"
Those present were Misses Clo-
thilde Meaux, Lorena Chachere,
Josephine Liable, Lilly Andrus
and Martha Lavergne; Messrs.
Rodney Chachere. Walter Hunt,
Ferdie and Charles Lavergne.
The LeWisburg ball a m
crossed bats with the Sunset
team on the latter's diamond last.
Sunday, defeating them IL to 0.
With proper support, Bourque
for the locals, gave up but one
hit, while his team mates found
Dardeap for 16. Not one man
for Sunset crosred second base
in the entire game
A good shower fell here Tues
day which was needed for the
potatoes and pastures. =
The rice crop is being har-
vested very rapidly, likewise the
cotton crop, up-to-date. Several
cars of each have been shipped
to different points and more is
coming in every day. |
The O. G. Depot here was
opened on the first with Mr.. H. !
T.. Weber, a very courteous
nan, as agent. This move by
The railroad people gives Lewis
ourg first aid in making her one
the best shipping points on
he line.
R. Lee Mills returned from al,
business trip to Crowley Tues
lay. +,
Chas. Bourque, ST., and Leo /
ard Bourque, were in Opelou- !
as on business Tuesday.
Mrs. George Chaehere re- i
urned to her home in Opelousas 5
after a few days visit .
nth her brother, Visca De La :
ne, and family.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
wholly or partially converting a

wholly or partially converting a
jury term into a non-jury term,
or vice versa.
Whenever the day for opening
Court falls in a legal holiday,
Court will convene instead on the
first legal day following.
Thus done and signed in Cham
bers at Opelousas, La, on this
Both. day of August, A. D., 1918.
B. III. PAVY.
Judge 10th. Judicial District Of
Louisiana.
Filed Aug. 80, 1918.
LAsTRAPEs, JR.
Clerk.
A true copy,
H E N LASTRAPES, JR.
Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

Since Boobies return from Mis-
sissippi, the good old town Of Opelou-
sas has eaten, drunk and breathed
Bobbie. He is the Board of Trade,
the annual parish fair, the condition
of the cotton crop, the levee system
and the corn and tomato clubs of st.
Landry. Even Sheriff Marion Seward,
FOR the first time in his genial and
spectacular career, is away back in
the dust behind the distance pole
Lake Charles American Prees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
F. G.. Shute Druggist
Deserve Praise

F. C. Shute, druggist deserves
praise from Opelousas people for
introducing here the simple buck
thorn bark and glycerine mix
ture, known as Adler-i-ka. This
simple German remedy first be-
came famous by curing appendi-
citis and it has now been discov-
cred that A SINGLE DOSE re-
lieves sour stomach, gas on the
stomach and constipation IN
STANTLY. It's quick action is
a big surprise to people,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
For The SICkfOom.

At this drug store you will FIND
a splendid stock of sickroom
necessities-ice bags, bed pans,
syringes, etc. etc. = all most
moderately priced.
We also have a splendid pre-
scription department fully stock
ed with fresh, pure drugs where
competent, expert pharmacists
compound and where substitu-
ton is Never practised.
If there's illness in your home,
permit us to aid you for our
drugs and supplies are of the
best and reasonably priced.
SHUTES DRUG STORE
RExALL STORE
Ope1ousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
Bankruptcy Notice.
In the District Court of the
United States for the West
ern District of Lou
isiana.
In the matter of Mason Nc.
Bride, Bankrupt.
No. 966, In Bankruptcy.

The creditors of Mason Mcbride of
IOpelousas, Louisiana, in the Parish of
St. Landry and District aforesaid, a
Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day Of August, A. D., 1918, the said
Mason Mcbride was adiudicated Bank
rupt, and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at the office of
the undersigned, in Lake Charles, La,
on the 18th day Of September, A. D.,
1913, at II o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time the said creditors may at
tend, prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the Bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
GEORGES. TAYLOR,
Referee.
Lake Charles, La, Sept. 1st, 1918.
sed 6 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

To run a country newspaper one
should have the constitution of a
long-eared mule, the nerve Of Teddy
Roosevelt, the self-control Of the
accent martyrs, the capacity of a
bookkeeper for detail, the ability to
stand Off the bill collector cob
pipe a pair of shears, a paste pot, a
high school edudation and a railroad
pass. With all these qualification,
as the late lamented Bill Nye would
say, fair time may be made no a
gentle grade"
Florida Parishes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

No. 1884, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Judicial
District Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale Is
sued out of the Honorable 18th Judiciar
District Court, in and for the parish of st.
Landry, In the above entitled n num-
bered suit, and to me directed, I have seized
and will offer for sale, for cash, ar public
| auction. to the last n highest bidder, at
the front door Of the courthouse OF st.
Landry Parish, at Opelousas, La, on
Saturday, Sept. 20, 1918,
property, to-W1t:
7 American mules now at Euntce, La,
in the possession of J. Nv. White; also six
work oxen now at Dixons Mill, near Pal
metto, La.
Terms. Cash, to pay and satisfy the sum
of $lS9o.04.
NJ. L. SWORDS,
sep 6 st Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
BEST AND CHEAPEST.

For Constipation. Biliousness, Head
ACHE, Royaiine Liver Regulator is best
and cheapest. Is cents. Money back
plan.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

Mrs. Emma Pefferkon is in Franklin
visiting her daughter Mrs. F. R.
Blakesley.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
Notice.

Anyone finding cattle with either 0
these brands
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
SHERIFF'S SALE.
LYMAN-WHITE GRO. CO., LTD,
VS..

No. 1884, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Judicial
District Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
0 Al

Please notify
QUIRK G LASTRAPES,
Washington, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06
Lost, Stfayed or Stolen

from my premises in the city of Opel
ousas on Sept. 3rd. a well bred pointer
bitch, five months old, answers to name
OF Ethel. Heavy set with long ears
and well marked. A liberal reward,
return to,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-09-06

snsseed at the Post once at 0~pelousas
La. as second class matter.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

Children's Day service will be held at
Barratt's Chapel on Sunday, June lst, in
the afternoon at O'Clock. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend and partake
of the interesting exercises that will be
rendered BY the children and older ones
on that occasion.
VIM. +. ScanlOn, one of our bright,
Young, good looking agriculturists, is
contemplating clearing a cool $50 on one
and half acre of peas that he has nearly
ready for the market.
Henry Macklin, who resides on a nicely
located farm close to town, claims to be
the champion strawberry grower i'll this
hundred, as he sold last Monday from
one acre of berries forty-nine crates, and
he claims that that days sale would not
near be his largest He ships all his her
ries TO Boston, and claims that he gets
fancy prices all the time. Having done
so well with his berries this season, he
intends to put out ten acres next year, as
he thinks he has discovered the secret Of
making strawberries grow very large; and
that is what makes his berries bring such
fancy prices.
Brinkley Macklin, who has been can
vasing through Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia for a large picture house of New
Orleans, has returned home for few
days.
Willis Johnson, who owns the smart
little boat, Dorothy" is chartered to
take a crowd to Woodland Beach next
Sunday for the day.
Jack Wilcutts will have dance in the
Johnson Casino in the evening Of Decor
alton Day. Everybody who enjoys dane
ing will have an opportunity, as he will
have some special music. St. Paul.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
rhe Solo.

He during a numberi-I don't care
much for this solo. She-SolO' Can't
you see that there are two ladies sing
ing? He Yes. but one hasn't any
voice.-Boston Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
ReauIt d &c Researehee.

investigator What IN your opinion.
Is the secret Of good roads?
Downstate Channeur-Tbe secret Of
good roads is to find en- Chicago
Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
DAzED The MOROS
Sights the Sultan's Suit Saw on
Board the Charleston.
FUN IN FRAMING A TREATY.

General Bates Had a Sort of Circus on
His Hands While Negotiating With
the Filipino Potentate For the Trans
fer of the Islands to Uncle Sam.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16

ht;ed with oil plants. II Is believed that oil
VIII be the naval fuel OF tho future. Rus
sias new Eunboats 50 constructed and
inc probability liz that similar arrangements
WIZ be Installed In certain vessels Of our
navy. II this is so II viii ciye a big market
70 the Mexico OF the future, and also to our
OH hcids In California and elsewhere.
According to the estimates OF the United
states Geological Survey have a possible
tuel oil supply In our territory amount
Ing 10 ten billion barrels, and the minimum
supply nj California alone Is estimated by
the scientists AT iiVe billion barrels II IN
sald mat tttee and 'one-half barrels of Cali
tone OF coal. so you something of
me enormous wealth which is still stored
away under Upcie Sans feet
IN ADDITION is the enormous oil territory
mere, which some OF the visionary estirnate
VIII soon have capacity OF half million
barrels or oil per day. l understand that
there arc enormous fields of fuel oil on the
coast OF Colombia. which are now being pro-
spected; ON my way To Panama last year,
! Travelled with California oil man who
owned something like 5000 acres OF such
lana near Cartegena- YOU see there is
some fuel left for mankind. In addition
to the fast-disappearing supplies OF wood and
As to the present oil product of the world
II Is now more than three hundred million
barrels per anuuIn and OF .his the United
states Is producing mpre than two hundred
mhiions. Russia takes out something like
seNentE millions. the Dutch East Indies
about eleven millions, and In 1911 Mexico
produced more tharn any country escept IN.
probably approaimated twenty-Sv. million
barrels. and. have said the OUTPUT az
the present iS abo;l, 5000 barrels per da, :.
Copyright. 1918. by Frank q. CarpenterD
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~ ~ @ house has been hull" It"

and the gain continued until 1t reached
100000 barrels, after which 1t sub
sided to IS present flow, which 1t has
kept up for three years The we'll has
a pressure Of over 500 pounds TO the
square inch and IS now controlled by
eight-inch pipes which carry II OF 10
the tanks.
This is said TO be the largest oil we'll
of history. The Lucas gusher at
Spindlctop. Texas. flowed as, 900 har-
rcis day for a day or two and the
production Of some OF the Russian
wells Is reported at slightly over 1907
600 barrels, but none has approached
the yield of big gusher No. 4.
Great Subterrnncnn OH Lake.
The Portrero del Llano, or big
gusher, is supposed to have tapped a
mighty subterranean lake of oil which
lies something like 1000 feet below
the surface of the earth and is capped
by solid shell of stone 800 feet
thick. This stone shell does not re-
quire iron casing. and 1t so protects
the reservoir that the top can never
cave in.
This is said to be the first we'll of the
kind which has ever tapped lake of
petroleum beneath a solid rock cap
ping. All the great wells of Russia
and California have been in dirt lorna
ton. and they have had trouble
with cave-ins, fires and other handi-
caps before they could be controlled
and their flow cared for. This was
the case with the Don Bocas we'll.
which, as | have written, caught fire
and was destroyed also by the salt
water rushing in. Even should the
big gusher take fire it would form
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only a thin column of fame. which
could be extinguishcd above the sur
face and the flow of oil preserved
The big gusher is supposed TO come
from an entirely different field than
the Don Rocas and there appears to
he no connection between the giant
reservoir which feeds II and that
which supplies the Don Socas The
pressure of the lake must be enor-
nous. as may he seen when IL is re-
mcmbered that 1t threw column of
heavy crude oil as big around as a
nail keg more than 300 feet into the
air.
Streams of Gold.
Oil wells like these are very streams
of gold. I am told that the oil as il
comes forth is worth here in the stor-
age tanks about IS cents a barrel AT
30 cents n barrel. the big gushcr. IL
II could be allowed to flow at its full
capacity. would realize $4,000 a day.
or more than so.T0O every hour. or be-
tween $40 and $50 every minute. day
and night all the year through That
is ono kind of gold that OH mother
earth is now splitting out In this part
OF the world 1t Is pity that the big
gusher belongs to the British.
This same Pearson Company has
large interests all over Mexico. 1t
has oil wells on the lsthmus OF Te-
huantepec, and II pumps that oil TO
its refinery at Minatitlan. where there
is "A branch of the Tehuantepec Ma
tional Railway. That oil is intended
for the export trade, its situation Civ
ing 1T easy access to the Pacifc ports
through Salina Cruz, while tank
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
MALVERN HILL
ispcciai 10 The r.m,,.p,.r,,c,

lSpcciai 70 The Times Dispatch,
Malvern I'M. Va. March !5-The Ladies.
AID Society Of MISSIONER church met Fri.
day at Neston the home OF Mrs. + g
Harrison Among other business before
the society was tho plan employ carmen
ters 10 begin extensive repairs for the
rchtoration OF historic westover Church
After the business meeting was ove-
luncheon was served by Tire hostess Among
those present were tie rec-or. Rev. Joseph
D Baker: Mesdames Baker. Edward g
Harrison. May r. Bell John NJ Gill
Thomas p Harrison. Herbert s Saunders,
Mrs. Barnes; Misses Mabel and Edith
Baker. Mamie Ruffin, Elizabeth Carter and
Emily Harrison
Mrs. Hugh I. Harrison has returned home
from visit 10 her brother, Thomas Dutro.
Mrs. Garter Wexford. of sabin. Hall. who
has been the guest OF ger sister. Mrs A
RI Drewry. at Edgewood left FOR Rich
mond on Saturday
Mr. and Mrs Z A. Saunders of Rieh-
mond. hive isen spending several days at
Ruckland Stock Farms, as the guests OF
their son. +. q. Saunders III
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Turner were in
Richmond this week.
], !, Clark. J; II. Gin. H: s, Saunders
and Louis II. Adams spent Wednesday in
Richmcnd. They made the trip In Mr.
Saunders's automobile
littlebery 4. Marsden and his son. Ed
ward. are in Richmond this week busi-
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BOWLING GREEN

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch,
bowling Green, Va. March 15.-Miss Pa,tye
GARY after spending some time With Miss
Annie NJ. White at the Old Mansion hns
returned 10 he! home in Richmond
Mr and Mrs. e. NJ. Skfnker. OF Moss
Neck spent part ot this week With Nr
and Mrs. j. l. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Allen. OF Richmond.
s IPei seTerai days this week with Mr. and
hrs. William q. cosill. who ha. been v.,,,
ms her daughter. Mrs. w 81 Cobb a. r;siis
Church. has returned home
MISS Gregory. OF New Ken; County has
returned home after visiting Mrs. j. L.
Mr.. Nell!. Dillon has returned 10 her
nome In Charlotte County after spending
Ennis. A@'
Mrs.. Walter Wilson is visiting at Atlantic
Miss Rena Wright, OF Norfolk. spen, sew
eraI days here this week at the home OF
Mrs. Columbia Ennis. and returned home
Thursday taking her mother. Mrs sue
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Cassiano wells, which nre now send
barrels daily.

Cnssiano wells, which nre now send
barrels daily.
already been sunk. In many places
oil has been struck at 400 or 500 feet,
but tho best wells are much deeper.
and the great gushers have come
from depth Of $500 or 1000 feet
Big Mexican Gushcrs.
Take, for instance, gushc- No. a..
or the Potrcro del Llano No. 4, witch
has capacity of 10000 barrels 4 day
That we'll belongs To the Pearson
syndicate, and l have just had Il talk
with one of the engineers who has to
do with its working. The hole was
bored 'ir," years ago. Whri tlu -,
vas s.:uck |, burst fo> rh in = l.tent
stream whi'h rose to Il height OF eco
Cot. and it continued 10 spout for
more than three months before il
could he controlled. During shat time
1t was pouring forth petroleum at the
r:it" of 5000 barrels an hour. and It
c"rrre,t she whole country with OIL
1t fllou tho rivers an.. lakes and con
taminated the stream Thousands of
cattle were lost from the fact that the
oil covered their grazing places and
they could not get fresh water. Acres
of oil flowed out to the sea. and the
Mexican gulf had a coating oil for 800
miles along this part OF its coast.
Lake of OIL.
In their efforts to save the oil the
Pearsons dug lake or reservoir COW
ering several acres and ran the pctro-
leum into il. The lake had n CAPACITY
of over 100000 barrels, and it took
just twentyeight days to fill it, That
lake is still full OF oil. and there are
guards who watch II day and night for
fear of fire. The vegetation about the
shores has been cut back To dis
lance OF 500 feet. and electric lights
are kept burning every night to aid
In guarding the oil. I am told that
the oil is fast deteriorating. Some OF
1t is cakinG, and it is questionable
whether it will be worth great deal
when the time comes for 1t to be ex-
ported or sent to the refineries
The great Gushcr is now under con
troll. The engineers succeeded in
putting on caps after this flow OF
three months. and it is now connected
with pipe line which carries it off
to the tanks and the coast.
An OIL Flame Two Thousand Feet
High.
Another enormous Susher was tho
Dos Eocas, near the mouth OF the san
Geronimo River. siXty-seven miles
south of here. This was struck ut
1,SOO feet on the 4th of July. 1910. and
II produced the greatest fireworks
that have ever been seen on Indepen-
deice Day. me oil came forth at the
rate of about 1000 barrels an hour al
most Immediately. and caught fire
from the boiler OF one OF the engines.
II then sent up an enormous column
OF smoke and flame. which reached IL
is said, height of 1000 feet. the flame
measuring from forty to seventy-fve
feet In width. That flame lasted for
over two months. and at night 1t could
be seen for more than 200 miles away
on the Mexican gulf illn,oipa 4 Il
the whole country, and newspapers
could easily be read at midnight at a
distance of seventeen miles away II
has been estimated that something like
"A hundred thousand barrels of oil were
consumed before the fire was put out
An enormous amount of money was
spent In the efforts TO shut off this
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Don Bocas we'll. The owners tried
everything to cXtinguish the flames,
but IL was only when the salt water
of some suhtcrranean channel broke
through that they were chokcd. This
water became mixed with the oil and
ruined the we'll am told the oil
still flows and that there Is n lake of
oil and water there which is hot now
although the fire itself has disap-
pearcd. The mixture is valuelcss.
Another we'll is the Casiana we'll,
which produces $4,000 barrels IA day.
and scattered over the field arc other
wells which are running from 500 TO
1900 barrels a day.
These are not fairy stories I have
before mo a report of the United
States geological survey as tn the big
gusher OF 10000 barrels daily capa-
city. II Was drilled under the super
vision OF Or. G. w. Hayes. who form
crly belonged to the survey, and he
had left the discouraged drillers two
days before IL was struck, for a trip
into tho country. AS he went away
on his mule he told them that they
would probably reach = oil within
twelve feet Or more He had only
gone nifty miles and the drill had gone
down seven feet when the oil and gas
threw the tools out of the we'll and ii
began 10 flow at a 10,OoO-barrel rate.
II steadily increased Within twenty
four hours the flow was 10000 barrels.
The next day 1t was 10000 barrels.