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Evening journal., 1913-01-31

$1.S9 PLAID
BLANKETS, S1.45
They are soft,
warm Blankets in at
tractive colorings,
and are full, large
size. We've sold a
couple Of hundred
this season at Si.S9.
and will close out the
remainder at only
$l.45 a pair.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-12-27
HUSTLING
FOR next SEASON
Old Fashioned Manner OF
Farming Disappearing
Around OpeIousas

The old fashioned manner of
farming, when the times were
goodand this country was moth
ing but a luxurious garden, is
fast disappearing around Ope-
lousas. The farmers here are
daily becoming convinced that
there is no money in farming, if
they have to do like their ances-
tors did, in years gone by, when
they owned hundreds of acres of
land and had scores Of negro
families to till the soil and work
but a few months out of the
year.
Many progressive farmers in
this parish are busy at present
preparing for the planting sea-
son, which does not come before
two or three months yet. But
when the time comes to plant
cotton or tIeir corn the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-12-27

lands will be in good shape and
their chances for making a good
crop will be greater than the
chances Of the man who is TAX
ing life easy these winter
months.
Dat patches are seen every
where, and other winter plants
are in abundance in st. Landry.
Many men have been converted
into progressive and industrious
farmers in this grand old parish
since last Christmas and it is. to
be hoped that many more will
join these when the next Christ
mas is at hand. No time is lost,
nowadays, in St. Landry, in
preparing the land as it should
for the coming planting season,
and when every farmer will pre-
pare his cotton, corn, potato, Or
hay lands this country will pro
duce larger crops than at pres
ent.
The st. Landry farmers, who
were backward for many years,
are daily becoming more and
more progressive, and it is only a
question of a few years, before
this parish will have a lot of the
most progressive farmers in the
United States. When that time
comes this country will be more
prosperous than it has ever been.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-12-27

RI is hereby given that |
WHITE will apply to the Mayor and
Board of Alermen of the City
of Opelousas for a license to operate a
saloon for colored people, for the year
of 1914, in the Northern portion of the
City of Opelousas on North Market
Street, on my property in the North
eastern portion of the block bounded
on the North by WestWego Street,
South by Lincoln Street, East by Mar
ketStreet, West by Plaisance Street.
JOS. TRAPANY.
dec 13-4t.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-12-27
Public Auction.

For Rent 3 f. % : 5 5fs@' I, n s$ : :;
Opelousas, on the Bellevue road, con-
sisting of 46 acres of open land, one
residence and three tenant houses.
About 20 acres of said plantation is in
second year cane stubble. For particu-
lars apply to Arthur Veltin, or Littell
and LaWler, Opelousas, La.
Dec 20-2t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-12-27

Do away with constipation by using
LII. VEL. LAX at Shute's Drug Store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
New Variety OF Corn

Billings, Sept. S.-Three stocks of
corn each bearing II fully developed
ears and the yield from which is es-
timated at IS bushels per acre are on
exhibition at the chamber of COM
merce from the field of j. T. Thur
mOnd, a farmer near Waco.
The remarkable product is the re-
suit Of cross breeding between white
flint and Minnesota No. Is yellow
dent orn for three successive years.
Mr.. Thurdmal's method is to plant
alternate rows of white flint and the
seed from the previous years crop.
At the proper time the tassels are cut
from the former and the hybrid is al
lowed to do the fertilizing. The pro.
duct now is an ear almost golden
in color, nearly twice the size Of the
original parent ears and remarkably
prolific. 1t is believe! to be perfectly
adapted to the Montana climate and
seasons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
Kaiser Climbs on Water Wagon

The passenger list of the water wa
gon has been increased by the ad-
dition of one of the worlds most dis
tinguished citizens, the same being
the kaiser. The ruler of the Teu-
tons is reported to have foresworn
the beverage which made the Father
land famous and to have eschewed ev-
en- the draughts of Renish which
were one wont to quench the imper-
ial thirst of the Hollenzollerns. En-
peror William has not only climbed
upon the wagon but has firmly plant
ed himself on one of the front seats.
taking his place close to u own
apostle of grape juice.
The kaiser has never been known
as an over-ardent advocate of the ma
tional beverage, nor has he looked
too long upon the wine when it was
red. But until the last few weeks it
has been generally understood that he
was not adverse to a foaming stein,
a modest glass of the worlds ancient
beverage or a nip" of honest German
schnapps. 1t is true that during the
past year or so he has been qualify
ing for a position as national lectur-
er for the German temperance move
ment, but he has preached abstinence
and has protested against "guzzling''
rather than sought the leadership of
the "wasserverein." The spectacle of
his imperial highness throwing away
his mugs, bottles and decanters, re
tanning only the water carafe, there
fore, is one that cannot pass with
out wide comment, and the 'drys'
may be congratulated on the acces
sion to their ranks of the most illus
trious Of the worlds citizens.-Kan
a City Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
The Farmer and the Store Girl

The agricultural department is re-
sponsible for the statement that the
average income of the American farm
err is $644.4O.
This accuracy is convincing. We be-
lieved it to be $644.5O; possibly $645,
but the forty cents convinces us of
the accuracy of the agricultural de.
partment.
We have recently been informed
that no girl in cities employed in de-
partment stores can keep soul and
body together on less than $12 a
week. Twelve times fifty-two is eX-
actly $642, SO the farmer, who works
sixteen hours a day, gets only $20.4O
more than the girl in the store who
is not permitted to work more than
eight hours.
When these facts and figures are
scattered abroad through the agricul.
tural press, there will be a perfect eX-
odus from the farm to the city. The
plow will be left in the furrow and
the corn standing in the field. while
a rush may be made to the depart
ment stores, applying for situations,
where the minimum wage is 1924.
The only way to prevent the aban-
.dOnment of all farms is to provide a
pension for all farmers. Certainly he
who feeds us all is entitled to a pen
sion.-Louisyille Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
Find the Good in People

A contributor to the American Mag
azine says:
IF there isn't some good in every
one what are they here for?
"Anybody can point out anybody
else's bad qualities. If you want to
distinguish yourself go around point
ing out good qualities.
"Pick out the mar whom everybody
dislikes. Select the one you feel
could best be spared from your office,
from your circle of acquaintances,
from the community in which you
live. Ask yourself if there isn't some
thing good about him.
Put him on a mental ~dissecting ia
BILE. Cut him to pieces and see what's
in him. Remember-you are looking
for the good. Throw away the bad IN
him and forget it. Make a list of his
good qualities. 1t will surprise you
how many you can find.
1.-THE next time you hear him crltl-
cized. tell the people the things you
know about him-the good things. You
will at least be different and you'll find
that IL ices you more good than 1t
does him.
"How would you feel if you knew
that people whenever they talked
about you talked only about what was
bad in you. You know it's there, plen-
ty of it, but you'd rather not have 1t
talked about. It's much nicer to have
only your good points discussed.
"There r mighty few people in the
world W. can't say something good
about if we try. The trouble is, we
don't try.
"And yet, the more good you FIND
in other people the more other people
will find good in you.
women, too, can make this expert
ment."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHoUTEAu COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1913.
HIGH LAND FARMERS

The west has always been noted
for the faculty of correctly naming
streams, localities, occupations n
ever people in a fashion that the
name would mean some thing, and be
indicative of the thing or person 1t
was intended to describe. This trait
is being illustrated in connection with
the occupation of farming in this state
without irrigation, says the Helena
Record.
Several years ago the term "dry
land" farmer came into use, as de-
scribing those who raised crops on
lands that were not under a ditch. 1t
did not fit exactly, because the term
was taken by many to mean that a
dry land farmer was one who farmed
land which was without water, either
by irrigation or rainfall. AS the av-
erage precipitation in the state runs
from II to Is inches in different Sec
lions, the term dry land" farmer was
not generally accepted as being des-
criptive of the peaple who did not
have an irrigation system.
Az d SCSSlOu vi NY 1/uI1u Iall1I4S
congress held several years ago IN
Billings, the attempt was made to
change "dry land" farming into "scl-
entific farming" 1t did not succeed
officially, but that term has been more
or less generally adopted. But the
term scientific farming" has not
made a hit with Montana people, and
is not used except among the experts
and those who have made a study
rather than a business of growing
crops without irrigation.
But Montana has at last found a
name that fills the bill, and the visitor
in northern Montana will find it gen
orally in use. 1t is High Landers."
Just now it is used as two words, but
with the growth in use it will soon
become one word, and those who farm
without irrigation will in a short time
become known as "Highlanders."
The term is peculiarly appropriate,
because as a rule the non-irrigated
farms are those that are situated on
the bench, or higher lands, where 1t
is not possible to carry water for IT.
rigation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10

schools, and the establishment of
these tiny experiment stations would
serve a double purpose.
There is no reason why farming
should not be made as attractive as
any other work. The term "Rube"
as applied to the farmer is rapidly dis
appearing, and it is now becoming
generally recognized that the farmer
is the most Independent being in the
world. And the quicker W. teach the
boys this fact, the quicker the state
will reap the benefit. And there is
no better place to begin than in the
rural schools.-Helent Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
TEACH BOYS TO FARM

Teaching practical farming to boys
in the rural schools is by no a
IN innovation in the educational
world, but it is a new thing in Mon
tana, and may prove of tremendous
Importance in the development of this
great state.
The trustees of a rural school two
and a half miles from Billings have
applied to the state land office for
20 acres Of ground upon which to
locate a school house. They propose
to devote the entire plot of land to
agriculture and to make 1t the most
ideal little farm in the entire state.
rudiments Of farming and will be
given practical instruction in tilling
the soil, raising wheat, alfalfa, breed
ing stock and growing sugar beets.
Who knows but that this may not
have sounded the keynote in the more
rapid development Of the agricultural
resources of the state? 1t is to the
boys in the rural districts that we
must look for our future farmers, and
ii a keen interest in farming can be
aroused in the youth of the state by
teaching them scientific methods of
agriculture, they will be much more
likely to remain on the farm, and
follow that as a future vocation.
Montana is destined to be an agri-
cultural state which is indicated by
the increased acreage in grain, and
the increased production as shown by
the latest report of Commissioner of
Agriculture Kennedy. In time, the
forests will be gone, and the lumber
industry will lag as a result. But
as long as scientific methods are ap-
piled to the enrichment of land, farm
ing will continue.
But the problem is to keep the boys
interested in farming, and it is only
by making the work attractive that
this can be accomplished. The time
to do this is when the boy is in the
formative period, and by establishing
tiny experiment farms in the rural
schools, he will be instructed in sci
entific methods of farming at a time
IA ~ AAAO WHICH, Allo Al1lclCSI Is uOSt
easily aroused.
Montana has an ocean of land, and
there is no reason, at least for many
years to come, why rural schools
should not be erected on a plot of
ground large enough to do the very
thing that the trustees of the rural
school in Yellowstone county are do.
ing. In that way, interest in farming
among boys would be aroused all over
the state, and within a few years
there would be thrown into the agri.
cultural breach an army Of young
men who know how to farm right.
The instruction received on these lit
tie experiment farms could, and no
doubt would be, supplemented by ad-
ditional training in the agricultural
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10

Helena, Sept. Cone of the richest
strikes made in recent years near Hell
n is reported on the Franklin mine,
in the Scratch Gravel hills. The mine
is under bond and lease to Col Thorn
as Cruise, who has had a large force
at work developing it. At a depth or
200 feet a lead seven feet wide mas
been encountered. Thirty-fve inches
runs very high and over four feet Is
good shipping ore. The ore is a steel
galena and runs close to $1,000 a ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
ConaratuIates Chouteau County

Residents, especially the farmers of
Chouteau county, are jubilant over
the outlook for an extensive system
of road building in their county. The
commissioners have recently pur-
chased two big tractors and several
road machines at an approximate ex-
pense of $4,000, and will set a pace
in the good roads movement that will
make neighboring counties almost
wish that they were back again under
the old mother county's wing. Our
congratulations to old Chouteau coun.
ty, for her enterprising board of COM
m~issioners, and for her population
which is ready to back them up in
their good work.-Havre Promoter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
Personal Inspection.

An old woman walked into a bank
In Inverness. threw down her deposit
book and said she wished to draw all
her money. Having got It, she retired
to a corner of the room and counted
1t. She then marched up to the teller
and exclaimed: AYE. thatll doe. ma
man: jist pit it back again. | only
wanted to see II it was a richt"-
Dundee News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
ialty at the RIVER PRESS Office.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
COBB VETERANS NOT
IN FAVOR OF PLAN TO
AID GENERAL SICKLES

Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet is in re-
ceipt of a communication from the
Confederate veterans of Marietta,
camp No. 1853. saying that they are not
in sympathy with her proposed plan to
assist General Sickles. The communi-
cation, which is signed officially by ].
Gid Morris, commander, and Elan
Christian, adjutant, says, in part:
Many followers of General Long
street, at Gettysburg and in other bat
ties, live in Cobb county. 1t is true
that they are manned but not so rag
ged now as then. Rich in love for their
gallant old leader and the cause that
he and they fought for, they wish to
tell the widow that they are unwilling
to help Daniel. even though he be cast
In the den in New York, where they
think he so richly deserves to be-"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
FIRE WIPES OUT
TOURIST HOTEL
Wealthy Guests Have Marrow
Escapes When Fashionable
Aiken Hosiery Burns.

AIKEN. s. c., Feb. 3.-Many wealthy
winter tourists today are being cared
for in private homes here, others have
gone to hotels in Augusta and some
have left for their homes in the North.
following a $250,000 fire that yesterday
destroyed the Park in the Pines tour
tst hotel here. The handsome 177-room
three story building is mass of ruins.
Many thousand dollars of the loss
was suffered by guests, whose cloth
ing, jewelry and other personal prop
number Of guests had narrow escapes.
The fire burned so rapidly guests had
little chance to save their belongings.
The fire originated in a store room in
the basement, directly at the foot of
the elevator shaft, the flames fed by
the draft, mounting quickly through
the aperture and spreading quickly.
AS soon as the alarm was sounded
through the hotel, the guests poured
franticaily from the building. They
saved nothing except such small things
as were in reach as they fed to the
halls, only to be turned back by the
black volume Of suffocating smoke to
the fire escapes.
Guests Heavy Losers.
Mrs. John w. Nary and her two
daughters. Of Trenton, n. j., left on a
dressing table more than 81, 900 worth
Of jewelry.
c. j. MacSoud and his sister, Miss C.
MacSoud, Syrians, from New York, had
on display in one Of the upper rooms
more than $4,000 worth of rugs, laces
and fancy goods, which were de-
stroyed.
An aged New Yorker, Mr.. Open
heimsr. was rescued from a second
story window by Theodore Price and
S. s. Price, of New York, who found a
ladder and went to his assistance.
Colonel A. e. Dick, manager of the
hotel, was overcome by the dense
smoke. when he rushed into the base
ment as soon as the fire was discov-
cred, and would have suffocated had
not help reached him. He was dragged
out in a semi conscious state.
In the Office safe, deposited by
guests, were several thousand dollars
but so rapid was the spread of the
| flames that, although the safe was
open, the clerks could not save the
money ten minutes after the fire was
| discovered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
Of US.
MENACE REVISION
Democratic Congress Finds
Itself Face to Face With
Revenue Problem.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Confronted
with the problem of raising at least
one-third of billion dollars year out
of customs revenues, the Democrats OF
the house ways and means committee
got down to work today in executive
session to prepare a general plan OF
tariff revision.
Before the committee can decide the
details of revising each schedule, gen
eral program must be agreed upon as to
how the 1890, 100000 or more must be
apportioned among the several SEIZED.
ules. Members of the committee ad-
mitted the task was largely mathemat-
ical problem. and that 1t might be neces-
sary to collect in the aggregate from
customs duties more than is collected
undert he Payne Aldrich bill.
If the plans of Chairman Underwood
be followed, hardly an import of any
kind will escape a small tax, excepting
food.
The Democratic policy will be, it was
stated, to levy a tax on practically
everything, but to reduce the tariff
enough in all cases to give the foreign
manufacturer a chance to compete or
even terms in this country with the
American manufacturer. 1t is expected
that the bill will be completed about
March Is.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
II DRUNK POLICEMEN
WORSTED WHEN THEY
BEGIN FIGHT ATDANCE

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Stories that elev-
en- Intoxicated policemen invaded Oak
Lawn, suburb, Saturday night, broke
up a community dance, engaged in a
fight with the town officials. in which
shots were exchanged, and that the po-
licemen were beaten and repulsed,
three losing their stars, were brought
to the attention of the civil service
commissioners today. The commission
ers promised thorough investigation.
The three policemen who lost their
stars are said also to have lost their
clubs and revolvers and to have been
severely handled by men in Oak Lawn
who Joined in the fight.
According to the story told by Oak
Lawn residents, the policemen mo-
tored out, spent much time drinking
and then entered the dance hall, saying
they wanted to look on. They, were
asked to leave. The fight followed. 1t
is asserted also that they insulted
women at the dance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
FORMER ALBANIAN DIES:
WIDOW TO RETURN HERE

RICHMOND. VA, Feb. S-Widowed
by the sudden death of her husband,
Clinton c. Whitlock, SO years old, who
was transferred to this city from At
lanta last year by the Western Union
Telegraph Company, with which he
was connected for many years, Mrs.
Julia Stein Whitlock says she will re-
turn to Atlanta to make that city her
home She and whitIock were mar
ried in Atlanta four years ago and
during their residence there made
their home at So Whitehall terrace.
She was a trained nurse before her
marriage.
Mrs. Whitlock found her husband
dead in bed at their home in this city
last Thursday night soon after he had
retired, apparently in the best of
health, death having been due to a
stroke OF apoplexy. He was buried
Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
ATLANTA RED MEMS
DRUM CORPS TO Go
TO THE INAUGURAL

The Red Mems famous drum corps,
which, on many occasions, has enliv-
ened public festivities and conventions
in Atlanta and throughout the South,
will be a red-shirted, red-capped fea-
ture of the inaugural parade in Wash
ington.
The drum corps is peculiarly an es-
sential part of such a patriotic line Of
march when it is remembered that the
Improved Order of Red Men is strictly
an American institution, having it's
origin before the Revolution, when the
pioneers of this country met in the
forests disguised as Indians and
planned to throw off the British yoke.
Later the same DISCUSSES were used
when the boycotted tea was dumped
into Boston harbor
The drum corps, by long practice, has
reached the acme of perfection in its
kind of music. The officers are ]. P.
Buchanan, president; M. U. Smith.
secretary, and w. r. Millican, treas
urer, James M. Wilson, of the Allan
ia National bank, is drum major.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
COLUMBUS PREPARING
FOR u. C.. T. CONVENTION

COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. 3.-The mem
bers of Georgia council, No. 2S7, United
Commercial Travellers, of the Georgia.
Florida division, are formulating plans
for the convention, which will meet in
Columbus May 1915.
The members of the finance commit
tee are J. T. Norman, w. D. Britt, Fell
der Pou, ]. P. Holmes, +. G, Power and
], r. Cargill, while the entertainment
committee consists of ]. NJ. Giddens, r.
l. Zacharias, l.. Z. Floyd, E. E. Lloyd
Benjamin Gerson, D. B. Meadows and
w. c. Thornton.
Fully 500 visitors are expected to at
tend the convention, and the members
of Georgia council are determined, il
possible, to make the convention q
greater success than that of 1912, which
met in Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
HOKE SMITH GIVES
HIGH SCHOOL PRIZE
FOR 4TH DISTRICT

WEST POINT, GA. Feb. 3.-Sen-
ator Hoke Smith has donated to the
Fourth Congressional District High
School association a loving cup, to be
awarded the school which at each an
nual meet scores the greatest number
of points. This cup is to be held by
the winning school until some other
institution of the district wins it.
Professor w. P. Thomas, of West
Point, president of the association.
wrote Senator Smith few days ago
requesting that he donate the cup A
reply came Immediately. saying that
he would do anything in his power to
create a deeper interest in the cause OF
education in Georgia. He commits
stoned Professor Thomas to purchase
the cup. The next annual meeting OF
the association will be held this year in
Buena Vista on April II and IL.