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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21
What A Boy Said About
Raging Hogs.

Every boy and girl in the Mon.
roe District should read this let
ter and study it. If Otis Woods
in the hills around Dodson can
do this, what cannot the boys and
girls of this section accomplish
when they once set themselves to
the task. Every boy and girl
who takes up this hog industry is
a patriot. Let's keep the $751;
900. 90 at home and send the boys
and girls to college, to make
better citizens, to build up the
home industry and to make this
a model farming section.
Every boy and girl should read
this letter.
Baton Rouge, La.
March 18th, 1913.
Prof. II. NJ. Cottrell, Agricultural
Commissioner, Rock Island Lines,
Chicago Illinois.
Dear Professor Cottrell:
Professor
Balls has just returned to the Of.
flee from a visit to Dodson and
makes the following report on the
work done by Otis Woods, a pu-
pill of the Dodson Agricultural
School ond a member of the boys,
hog club. The record that this
boy has made will, perhaps, serve
as an incentive to other boys and
girls belonging to the clubs.
On last year this boy bought a
gilt for ten dollars. He raised
his pig according to instructions
and exhibited her at both the
Parish and State fairs. At Dod-
son, where the parish fair was
held, he won sweepstakes over
both men and boys.
He exhibited his page along
with 96 others from different
parts of the State and won first
prize. At both fairs he won
sixty-fye dollars in cash. He
was offered at this time seventy
dollars for his gilt. Since that
time out Of only one litter he has
sold seventy dollars and fifty cent
worth of registered pigs. He
has left on hand out of the litter,
two pigs worth ten dollars each.
In addition to the premiums he
received at the fairs he has re-
ceived two pigs from the Fort
Worth Stock Yords worth twenty
five dollars. Thus making two
hundred fifty seven dollars and
fifty cents gross.
Professor Horton, the Agricul-
turist at the Dodson Agricultural
School has ninteen boys who own
registered pigs. Professor Hor-
ton has a large hog club enrolled
in Vim parish Monroe News
Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Krotz, OF
Krotz Springs, arrived on Tues
day evening to spend a few days
here as the guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Chachere.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21

FURNISHED ROOMS-I have
several rooms suitable for light
house keeping or single dodgers
for rent. Apply to
MRS. M. M. HAYS
or G. {. HAYS.
403 Court St. Opelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21

Piles Cured in s to II Days
o cYSr sa1IrHggist win refund money If PAzo
Bliud pi.Sataii s to cure any case Of Itching,
The g.. Dieeoing or Protruding Piles IN s to II DAYS.
: lsss application gives Ease and Rest. IA.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Plonsky, of
Washington, were here on Sun
day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21
Taken Up.

By the undersigned, at Cataro, La,
one beef, color brown. Has been in
the neighborhood about 6 years.
randed thus:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-21

The owner can obtain property by
paying all costs.
ROsEMoND SOYLEAU, JR.,
june | 23t Cataro, La.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
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the two cities, but pOints-the spi-
der's thread in the center Of the
transit telescopes.
Standard time is reckoned by
even hour meridians. From the
120th degree, or eighth-hour me-
ridian, west of Greenwich. through
the western portion of California
and over the Pacific TO the 1SOth
degree, or twelfth-hour circle, is
four hours. But Manila is still far
Their west Of the twelfth-hour circle
by four hours standard. or eight
hours east of Greenwich. There
fore it is a. m. standard on We'd
nesday at the instant that is is
noon in San Francisco, standard,
on Tuesday. And eight hours east
from Greenwich is four hours west
of the 1SOth degree. And that is
the time distance of Manila from
both important points.
Always the earth rOtates from
west to east. generating real time.
This causes The sun to appear to
move westward t. e.. the day
moves to the west Simply because
we see the sun. its motion has ever
been used to measure time, before
accurate stellar astronomy Then
the earth must rotate during six
teen more hours to bring the day
from noon on Tuesday to T a. m. on
"Wednesday in San Francisco.
Lolrc Observatory. cal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
"And He Found a Crooked Sixpence'
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

favor for, ON, 7 1.,.-
orito rorrot ~. Nv anu can
bo is ~ no.. 'i,,' . ..n Inougn
tbano,t -. oo' lnlhg'
gloom OF the wardan,s rro Nv 6 go
for the Crooked ,rar 80 49,
from his cell Poor tr,inr I'm,
want IN tan, sbo,,t -.
things and STRAIGHT noo,,,o 80
suppoee
p,4 l.. 5.
,.a, ra ''' - ne ; crooked
49,, ''I ''''e' man. born so
,i.. ''' 1''' 80 as long as he
l oont think the Crooked Man
likes straight money or honest
prosperity. I believe he'd rather
cheat someone out Of 800 than
earn $1,000 fairly and honestly.
mats how he is made. He isn't
sorry for what he did that got
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

IT'S all there-every bit of it
in the Mother Goose book.
The little boy showed me the
pictures this very morning.
There was a crooked man and
he went a crooked mile" OF
course. he did, poor, crooked man,
he never could walk a straight
one to save his life. and he
found crooked six-pence"-
crooked, to be sure it was. If it
had been straight it would have
been in a good, sensible. straight
purse somewhere or in "a till or
anywhere else where the good,
straight money goes. And it lay
against a crooked stile"
He bought a crooked cat which
caught a crooked mouse''-that's
the only kind The poor, crooked
cat ever does think of catching.
And they all lived together in
the little crooked house'-poor
crooked things, poor warped.
twisted -out-of-honest proportion
creatures! I wonder if they
thought they were happy living
in their crooked way in the lit
tie crooked house?
I suppose so. l know crooked
man who's SO proud of being
crooked that he never lets you
forget it for one minute. He's
always talking about fools" and
easy marks" and something he
calls "come-ons" BY these names
he means, 1 have discovered. hon
est men and women who believe
what they are told unless they
have strong reasons for djsbeliey-
ing it.
He was rich when l first knew
the crooked man He lived in a
fine house in the fine part of a
fine city He had a stable fun Of
fine horses, two automobiles. a
French chef and little black
eyed wife who wore as many dia-
monds as a Hindco idol
He's poor now, the crooked man
oh, very poor. So POOR that he
can't even hire anyone TO send
special meals TO him at the prison
where he is. And the blacll-eyed
wife has run away with the chef.
And the crooked man is quite
alone, for all of the .eopIe who
nattered him and laughed at his
strange talk Of "come-ous" and
easy marks" are busy laughing
at the jokes Of the man who
bought the crooked mans house
the day he went to the peniten-
tiary.
went to see the Crooked Man
the other day. lie once did
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
Is the United States to Be Dis
graCed by Ill=Treatment of
Mrs. PankhurSt?
Such Woman Deserves Honor Warm Welcome and Thanks
for the Work She Has Done.

1t is scarcely beievable that any intelligent in the
United state out of public oceshould think of inter
ferng with Mrs Pankhurt free coming and going in this
country.
She is woman who has done nobly FOR WOMEN what
the who established this country did FOR MEN in 1776
The who established the United States Government
would permit the Government Of England to tax them
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
In opposing Engands attempt to infict taxation without
the right THE MEN of America killed thousands carry
ing a long
Government tax WOMEN WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
In a dignifed decent and humane manner than
usually adopt Mrs Pnhurs and her associates have protested
and fought against unjust treatment of by
Is there anything that to justify keeping her out of this
country treating her shamefuy with detention and
examination
We can tell the immigration authorities of the United States
that in years Pankhurst will be honored
among the useful courageous and admirable of human be
ngs-male female.
She shown noble purpose and determination and lofty
heroism.
She has done that which was absolutely necessary ENG
LAND nothing be accomplished unless the entire
peral government is influenced at
Mrs Pankhurs political agitator- and sup
posed political agtators contrary country
still SUPPOSED offer welcome the oppressed of other
lands.
Panhurs represents its nobest form protest against
tyranny and injustice She has done than any other
an living to improve human conditions due TO HER
COURAGE AND DEVOTION that women viii get every
where among civilized people the right and thus the OPP
portunity influence public affairs in private affairs the
actions of men.
Panhurst confers honor upon this country when
she here and the honor should be appreciated
If there any talk of OBTAINING her, questioning her
treating bruay ports which freely admit any kind
of debauched Russian Grand Duke European prosecutor
of the poor THERE SHOULD BE TEN THOUSAND AMERI-
HURST. AND TO SHOW THE AUTHORITIES WHAT THE
GOOD WOMEN OF AMERICA THINK OF HER
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

craftsmanship is the derner meters" which means the
last and meanest Of occupations
This country still has who take public service ser
ousy and Mr. Bryan ONCE represents them poorly
as he represents the United States the Secretary State
office.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
You Really COULDN'T Imagine George
Washington inVaudeyiIle or Thomas
Jefferson YOdling.
And So You Can't Blame the Paris Temps for What Says
About Mr. Bryans Vaudeville Performances
Copyright, 1879

is pleasant for country be made ridiculous by
own citizens
But when the country is made ridiculous is we'll enough
to know it. and avoid such performances the future
We quote below the comment of LIE Temps the leading of
fetal newspaper of Paris upon the performances of Secre
tay of State who leaves interview with the japanese Ambas
sador fill engagement sandwiched
tween juggers and yoders.
The history of the United States would rather queery
learned that during the discussion Declaration
Independence Thomas Jefferson had left hurredy keep
date Oshkosh that Franklin said Excuse me-
am due at Hammerstein half an hour.
We need not complain Europe judges this country by
Secretary of to be
capable of representing the country.
This is what LIE Temps has to say:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

telescope, or meridian circle, IN
Greenwich. and as the immense
nautical as we'll as astronomical
literature of the world was then
based on this tiny spiders thread,
the astronomers at Washington,
and later everywhere where there
is an observatory. agreed to con
tinue the custom, they did not
change the grand fundamental base
or world standard meridian from
Greenwich to Washington.
So civilization now rests upon
piece of spiders thread one inch
long
Since - multiplied by 10 equals
$50, the entire number Of degrees
in a circle are included, all the
minutes and seconds, LAO and So
400.
Now when the precise center Of
the sun crosses the spiders thread
it is noon in Greenwich. But they
had trouble The orbit of the earth
is not round, the earth moves fast
on january >, and slow on July >.
and no two transtts are of the same
interval between And the orbit
of the earth is inclined to the
equator % II degrees nearly. an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
% g Longitude and Time
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

So the astronomers in Green
wich, now surrounded by London,
decided to make the civil day be-
Sin in the mid-Pacitic sea when the
sun was passing the 1SOth meridian
and low humans were awake while
high were asleep in London. whose
longitude is nothing Everybody
fell in with the idea at once of
having days begin when they slept
Let a ship be on its way from
Greenwich around the world,
journeying. like the star Of empire,
ever to the west. Then. when they
are approaching the 1SOth degree,
let the officials begin observing the
ships chronometer at, say, shortly
before even hour of 9 a. H., on De
cember 81. Let them keep their
eyes on the seconds hand until so.
10, 8. . and l second before 9. 1t
is still December 81, but when the
fraction of a second after Q a. m.
has been reached it becomes 9 a. m.
on New Years Day, january l.
The change is when the post
bearing the hands OF the chro-
nometer crosses the exact lS0th
deEree. measured either east or
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
Written for The Georgian
By DR.. G. H. PARKHURST

at the sacrifice of his own better
impulses.
If he has only himself to care
for, it may still be difficult for
him to decide what course to take,
but if he has a wife and children
dependent upon him the situation
becomes doUbly and trebly difficult.
Such a situation is one that tries
a mans soul, even tortures it. 1t
reduces it to a question of pocket
versus conscience, for when my
inquirer uses the word ideals"
he means simply the demand of
conscience.
SO that he might have put his
question in this shape-Shall
man ever go against his con
science? Which might still be put
in a yet more direct form: Ought
man ever to do what he ought
not TO do? Put in that way his
own moral sense will dispose of
the question without help from me
or from any enc else.
Just a word more. The situation
would, perhaps, be in some slight
degree modified if a man could
disobey his conscience without
damaging it. But he can not.
Every time it is violated it loses
some of its value as a guide and
monitor, Pricked too often. the
moral nerve ceases 10 respond.
Men and Ideals.
Also, the men who stand by their
ideals are the only ones that make
duty plain to the world and i'm
press the world With the moral
splendor Of doing always that
which is exactly right, the only
ones, therefore, that help to pro-
mote the worlds betterment and
uplift. It would be gratifying to
know what my correspondent con
cludes to do.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

CCVXTHICH is the better thing
w to do, keep your posi-
ton or stand by your
ideals?"
That is the question sent me on
postal card by an anonymous
inquirer. The writer. whoever he
is, finds himself in a difficult spot
1t would be interesting to know
what that spot is. Perhaps he is
in position that pays well, but
that involves doing some kind Of
work that goes against his CON
science.
Pulled Two Ways.
1t may be that he has got to give
up his situation or work on Sun
day. He may possibly be on the
stan vi d new paper blloL Has d
different political faith from his.
own, so that he will be obliged to
get off of the paper or write in a
way that contradicts his prin-
ciDIes.
There have been, to my knowl-
edge, cases where a man brought
up in d barroom has learned to
hate the liquor business and is
ashamed to stand behind the bar,
but does not know how to do any
thing else.
Shall he throw up his place or
go on doing work that he has a
moral contempt for? Ny in
quirer's situation may not be
either of the ones just supposed,
but is probably more or less like
some one of them At any rate,
he is perplexed He is pulled in
two ways.
There is something he wants to
do that he is getting pretty we'll
paid for doing, but that he is doing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

As long he interests the wordhe world interested
in him.
No man occupy hfes stage for long if he uggles
WHISKEY CHARACTER AND MONEY together.
Sooner later he drops character and loses his money
He has only Whiskcv left
Then he is of no to the world AND OF NO USE TO
HIMSELF.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

This : hours Is minutes - sec
onds is that siyeu by the great
Ephemeris published four years in
advance by the United States Gov
eminent as computed by the staff
Of expert mathematicians in the
United States Naval Observatory.
And the hand of man hath not
produced anything with a greater
degree Of precision. This is time
absolute between a point in San
Francisco and a like point in Ma
Mia, not anywhere at random il
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

This cartoon needs but little explanation.
young starts life S stage in any kind of
he chooses to pick for himself.
Other acts have gone before hm-som good-some bad
1t up him to make his good he possibly
His audience IS the woodland every looking on
critic.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Hold Your SoryID Cattle.

Che Bnryau Of Animal industry
.,.'as,!traton issues the following
warming to cattle r~it:-s;
III ta- past twelve months buyers
from the middle west have taken
from lhat district thousands Of
animals, many Of which so to
The slaughter house, when they
should be retained for breeding
purposes. Some people of the
South seem glad that these cattle
are being shipped out, consider
that if the shortage Of cattle is such
as 10 cause buyers to come from
the far west TO buythese scrub cattle
for breeding purposes the chances
of Southern farmers refilling their
pastures with good cattle are
indeed small. From whence are
these good breeding cattle to
come at a reasonable price?
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Rain Prevents
Base Ball Game

There was 70 base ball game
here Sunday as was scheduled. A
heavy rain Just about the time for
the beginning Of the game visited
this vicinity and made the ground
SO wet that the games had to be
called off. There was to have been
a double header, Cubs VS.. Youngs-
vile, and the Tigers VS.. Milton.
There was quite a large crowd
to witness the two games, and
after all they were much disap-
pointed.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Large Acreage
is Not Used

The following has been given
out by the Lafayette Chamber of
Commerce:
Riding West from Lafayette to
Echo, on the Louisiana boundary,
rich grazing grounds for a thou-
sand herds of cattle are visible
from the car windows, but few
cattle.
Yet there were shipped from
this section this spring over four
thousand head via the Southern
Pacific alone, to one grazing county
in Texas. There they have been
turned loose on the range and in
the fall they will be shipped to the
Kansas City and St. Louis market,
butchered and processed and ship
ped back 70 Louisiana. Probably
some of the original owners will
buy beefsteaks from their carcasseS,
paying fancy prices therefor.
The district in question without
infringing on present crops, is
capable of supporting nearer for
hundred Thousand than four thou
sand, and there is sale for them at
excellent prices within three hun
dred miles of where they should
be grown.
Given capacity for production
and known market, what is needed
i'll some medium for bringing pro-
ducer and seller together, Other
communities have solved the pro-
blem by organizing developement
bureaus under trained management
to look after such general COM
murity interests. Washington,
the Canadian Northwest, Michigan,
and North Georgia are examples.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Interesting Ball Game.

The game between the Rice Cove
team and the Bayou Tigre team
Sunday, which was played in Rice
Cove resulted in a victory for the
Rice Cove team. This game was
started, and two innings played,
before the heavy rain. After the
rain stopped, the ground being
grassy, dsained off fast, the game
was finished and the players dis
played some record breaking slides,
and at the end of the nine innings,
the ground was very near dry and
a hot sun was shining. 1t is very
probable that the Rice Cove team
will be seen here at an early date,
using one of Our home teams for
their opponents. The Rice Cove
team still has its first game to lose.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Extracts From
School Report

AMONG TIE interesting items Of
the school report for Vermilion
parish are as follows:
Receipts of the year beginning
July 1,1912 and ending July l,19,5
were 500, 562.5S; disbursements
during the same period S58, AS. 81.
Of this amount teachers salaries
amounted to S4l ,10S.7O.
The average salaries were, white
male, S64 .2S; white feniale, s47. IS;
colored male, S31.25; colored fe
male, $4,000.
The enrolment of 2,521 white
boys, 2, 514 white girls; total colored,
769; average attendance white,
l, 100 boys and l, ,638 girls;
Educable children enrolled, 63
per cent white, SIS per cent color
ed. Number white educables il
parish, 9,OSO.
Cost per child based OH actual
attendance, white $2.17 per month;
colorcd S1.O6 per- month; cost
based Oh enrolment, per child per
month, white S1.13; colored, 79c.
Value of Houses, sites and
equipment owned by the school
board, Sl26, 900.
The rural school items show
that the cost per child per month,
based on enrolment is 99c; cost
based OH attendance is S1.38. The
cost for transportation i'll transfer
is S1,55.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Motor Car Now
Carries Mail

Beginning Tuesday morning of
this week, the motor car began
.sSxrying mail in and out of Alb
-beville, thus affording our citizen
and opportunity for much quicker
mail service, and gives us three
mails day instead of two as here
tofore.
The car takes the mail out in
the morning, and brings i'll the
mail in the evening. One can now
get mail off early in the day by
mailing it in the evening or even
at night. and those who have lock
boxes may get their mail III the
evening, as the post office will be
open until after the distribution of
the mail.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Biggest Catch
of the Season

One of the leading citizens OF
Abbeville, together with four
prominent citizens of Gueydan,
a merchant, a barber, and a mem
Der of the high school faculty, left
Gueydan Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock for Grand Chenier, where
they were scheduled to arrived at
9 o'clock.
The trip had been planned for
a week and great preparations had
been made. A good boat had been
secured and provisions put on
board.
The provisions consisted of one
pillow, one quilt, one AK, a few
bottles OF beer and six sandwiches.
The boat, the style of a skiff,
was somewhat slower than was
expected, and the mosquitoes
worse than usual.
The fisherman proved to be loyal
to the engine, staying all night
with it, and also the mosquitoes.
Our Abbeuille citizen was appoint
ed a committee of ore to take the
AK and cut the mosquitoes off of the
side of the boat as fast as they
would rivet they bills in.
The party arrived at Grand
Chenier at 5 a. m, and still
i'll good spirits, prepared to rig
up their fishing poles when, 10, to
their surprise, they had been for
gotten. Not one pole, hook nor line
did they have. They then went for a
swim, and as the six sandwiches
and beer had given out, they took
dinner at the Grand Chenier hotel.
After dinner they left, for
getting to have a lunch prepared.
They arrived in Gueydan that
night quite hungry after their
strenuous fishing trip. Over
seventy gallons of gasoline was
used on this trip.
Abbeville progress., 1913-07-05
Are Boosting
Southwest La.

The Lafayette Chamber Of Com
rerce is boastirg very extensively
for Southwest Louisiana, AMI Uant,
the corporation OF thc surround
ing parishes, and it is the intention
TO have, by the first Of August a
big, strong organization, repre-
senting all of Is, with 4 voice thai
all the world can and must hear.
At al early date, representatives
from the surrounding parishes will
be invited to meet at Lafayette for
the organization of bureau, the
principles of which shall be as
board and comprehensive as the
needs Of Ike people concerned.
There is 4 much needed boost
III Vernlilion parish and this op-
pOrtunity is well worth the inves-
tigatiOn, and any information re-
garding the organization of the
bureau may be had from the Big
Boost Bureau at Lafayette.
The object of the bureau is to
first get organized, and then adopt
plans whereby the whole of south
west Louisiana will be benefited.