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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
Lake Charles Fire
Does $4,000 Damage

Lake Charles, La, Dec. 20
Fire originating at midnight last
nightin a repair shop in the rear
of Richard & Daigle'e clothing
store, in Ryan street inflicted
losses aggreQating SIS. 900, and,
fora time, threatend the destruc-
ton of the entire block. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but
incendiarism is suspected, as the
rear doors were found open and
there had been no fire about the
place. Richard & Daigle's stock
was a total loss, covered by in
surance amosting to SIC, 600.
Hollins Brothers store was dam
aged by water to the extent of
$1,000. Loss on the building,
owned by L. Kaufman, was
$1,000. A half dozen offices on
the secene floor were bnrned out.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
MANY FARMERS UNDER
TAKING The CULTURE
OF PECANS.

With some farmers netting
more than $500 an acre from
their pecan orchards, northern
Louisiana is boasting the largest
crop of the delicious nut in hen
history. The CROP is also the
most profitable one thas has ever
been gathered, because the fine
paper shell pecans, which are
grown to perfection in Louisiana,
are selling at fancy prices. Sc
lected pecans, for planting pur-
poses, bring even more than the
highest figure.
Thousands of farmers are I'M
dertaking the culture of pecans,
according to the report Of the
state agricultural experiment
station at Baton Rouge.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
RURAL SCHOOLS 0 +
STATE LEADERS
IN The SOUTH

General Secretary Bourland OF
the Peabody Board has just com
pIete d an inspection Of the rura
schools of Louisiana, in company
with Prof. G. ]. Brown, State
Rural School Inspector. Mr..
BourIand says that Louisiana
stands at the head of the South
ern States consolidated rural
schools development and en-
ploys more men than any other
State for such schools. He was
much impressed with the work
done in the rural school, and
spoke in the highest terms of its
accomplishments.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
Plantation Lands Are Not for
State.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 3d.
The discovery that 80 acres OF
land, in1the heart of Monticello
plantation, one Of the largest
properties owned by the Board
of Control, does not belong to
the State of Louisiana, but to
the United States government,
has perturbed the State author
tiles.
The discovery was made dur
ing the negotiations for the
quarter of a million loan author
lied by the last session of the
General Assembly. A bill will
probably be introduced in Con
gress to quiet the States title to
the land.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
Council Proceedings.
Opelousas, La, Dec. %, 1912.
To the Members of the Board of

To the Members of the Board OF
Aldermen of the City OF
Opelousas, La.
gentlemen: You are hereby
notified that there will be a meet
ing of your Hon. Board this
Saturday evening, December
i28th, 1912, at 400 O'Clock, p. M,
for the purpose of acting on ap-
plications for saloon permits for
the year 1913; and for the further
purpose of authorizing the ap-
pointment Of a committee to con-
fer with the Police Jury with
reference to the drainage OF the
water from parish roads through
the city.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. stage, City
Clerk.
Received the above notice on
the 18th day of Dec, 1912, and
on the same day and date | no
titled all the members of the
Board of Aldermen in person.
C. L. HAYES,
Marshal.
Opelousas, La, Dec. 18th, 1912.
The Board of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call; pres
ent E. L. Loeb, Mayor, presid-
ing: Aldermen Shaw, Danel, and
Bowden.
There being a quorum present
the meeting was called to order.
On motion Of Mr.. Daniel, duly
seconded and carried, the follow
ing saloon permits for the year
1918 were granted:
Ben Donate, colored saloon. !
James Polite, colored saloon.
M. Fl. Green, colored saloon.
Benz. Green, colored saloon.
Wyble & Budd, white saloon.
Leon Pitre, white saloon.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the Mayor, DR.. J. A.
Haas, E. NJ. Boagni, Y. Andre
pont and J. j. Naf, be appointed
committee to confer with the
Police Jury at their next regular
meeting for the purpose of de-
some means to divert the
unnecessarily drained
through the City from the north
portion of the ward. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen was adjourned sub
ject to call.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. stage, City
Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
Working ON Survey
For Traction Lines

Lake Charles, La, Dec. 30.
The engineering corps surveying
the route for the traction lines OF
the Louisiana Traction and Power
Company is headed for Lake
Charles. To-day they are near
Scott, this side of Lafayette, and
will complete the survey OF the
line as fast as it can be done.
The survey of the Abbeville line
has been completed. From LAT
ayette the line follows the north
side of the Southern Pacific
through well-settled communities
now without shipping facilities,
making such detours as are
necessary to reach the towns.
The company already has pur-
chased ten acres of land adjoining
Lafayette, where its power
houses and shops will be located.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
LA. CONVICTS PLANT
1900 ACRES OF CANE

a
Baton Rouge, Dec. 28.-Six-
teen hundred acres of cane has
been planted on Angola convict
farm by the state board of con-
troll. Mis- required 800 tons of
cane, which cost the state about
$40, 600 This acreage should
produce a crop which next year
will keep the state refinery busy.
The best evening ties are those
that keep a man at home after
dark.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04

Dlu you ever LlllIlh VI INV
Louisiana compares with her sis
ter states in point Of fertility OF
soil and our many other rich re-
sources? How often was heard,
during the session of the Baptist
state convention here last week,
the remarks of visitors from
other states, Louisiana is the
greatest state in the south for
wealth-producing and varied re-
sources and industries.
In a speech before that con-
vention DR.. Graves, who travels
all over the south every year,
said: Louisiana has the most
fertile soil of any state in the
south, except started to say
Texas, but | will not except even
that great empire state, with its
widespread area of fertile SOIL
Besides this, we have the
largest sulphur mine in the world
and the state is one of the largest
petroleum producers on the
globe, while it stands in the front
rank for the production of salt
and is also one of the greatest,
If not the greatest lumber state
in the Union; has the largest area
of oyster beds and waters for
fresh and salt water fishing and
has one of the most equable
Nov add to all this the fact
hat we can produce such variety
# crops. vegetables and fruits
md that it is SO well adapted to
he raising of stock and poultry.
Louisiana is, indeed, a great
tate, and it has for its neighbors
Their great states. Through this
7onderful country will soon flow
he strongest tide of commerce
nd travel the world has ever !
pouring through the Pan
ma canal from the Orient and up
ne Father Of Waters to,the Great /.
axes andout into the north and
est, then back again through
lie same channel. Are we
lady for this wonderful epoch
the history of America?"-
uston Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-04
Merchants and Farmers Bank,
MELVILLE, LA.

Report furnished to the State Examiner &C Banks by
the above Bank at the close of business on Dec.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
YOUTH AND WAR.

Our own civil war was fought Dy youngsters, gaining the physique or maturity upon the weary march, com- ing into their manhood upon the field of battle. The youth of Russia and Japan was drawn upon to settle the dispute between the robbers of third nations lands. Scarce half the soldiers of the Balkan allies, it is said, had down upon their cheeks, and in Mexico the guerrilla warfare is carried on by boys who in more ad- yanced country would be in school It is probably true that since the days when entire nations made pro- fession of fighting, lived by conquest and prospered by the loot they took, war has been duty always assigned to striplings.
 If youth made war. there would be less of gross immortality about it. But youth is only the pawns of the fighting, only the creatures to be shot down to be laid ol en to the sins and temptations that trail in the wake of armies. It has not always been re- alized how little part the fighters of any war have with it's contriving. But that realization must come home to a nation which takes account of the loss of it's vi1ility through war, the sacrifice of it's adventurous spirit, which in other directions might have wrought quite wonderful things.
 Perhaps in this new way we have of looking at the rising generation as the best asset of a country the world will think more of the wastes of war, more of the damage it does to itself. Through that might come the uni versal peace we pray for.-Toiedo Blade.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPENSATION.

The greatest service that the pub lie ever gets usually comes to it free. Now this statement may not meet with the ideas of many people, but it is true to great extent. In eve ry city and town in the country are men to be found who give hours, days, weeks and years to doing things for the public for which they receive no compensation. In every public affair or enterprise of whatever kind some good citizen always comes to the front and gives the best there is in him and receives nothing in return, and indeed would accept nothing if it was offered Whenever there is a great job to be done. either in town or in the country, call for help is always responded to by someone with a higher consciousness of what con-
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stitutes duty and what the real personal recompense is.
Memory.
"CIItOJy. (By George Fitch.)


 Memory is a sort of mental glue, by which facts are stuck to the brain. Some facts stick much more readily than others. Almost everyone remem- bers the date of Washington's birth day. Yet most men only remember their wives birthdays with great eff fort, some weeks after said birthdays have passed on.
 Memory is very useful, because it T. lieves a man from the job of learn ing everything he knows fresh each morning. Some men have such good memories that they can rise. go to work and proceed through the entire day without being obliged to learn a single new fact.
 Some men are able to memorize whole chapters of the Bible at a sin gle reading. Others do not even re- member who was the author of this great work, but when asked what Zimmerman's batting average was in the year 1907, they reply accurately and without hesitation.
 Many a college professor can re- member the date of everything inn portant that has happened up to 1900. But in order to make him remember to bring home a pound of butter his wife would have to carve memor- andum on his skull.
 The human brain is capable of re- membering vast array of facts at one time However, a great many peo- pie do not use much common sense in selecting these facts. Often man will have upwards of 11,OO0 funn! stories alphabetically arranged in his memory, but would have to be prompt ed ten times in order to recite the ten commandments.
 Moreover, many young man who has won the valedictory in college by remembering the contents of a wagon load of ext books, has been removed from job after job with great vigor afterward, because he could not remember what the boss told him to do next.
 Memory is fine thing, but wher it isn't harnessed it is as useless as an Arabian horse without bridle. Many men go sadly through life re- membering a vast quantity of facts which they have no use for, and for getting to call up the bank before cashing check for a total stranger. We should strive to so live that our debtors will remember us while we are alive, and our creditors will ter we have passed on.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1913.
KEYSTONE AND MOOSERS.

During the primary elections ot 1912 in Pennsylvania for delegates to the Republican national convention the bull moosers, in electing an oV- erwhelming majority of the delegates for Colonel Roosevelt, elected full state committee which was run in the interest of Col. Roosevelt, carrying the electoral vote for him by a large plurality. This was part of the glory of the pull moosers for 1912.
 At the statewide primary elections held September 16 last there were no members of the bull moose party elected to the state committee from eighteen of the fifty senatorial dis tricts of the state. A meeting of the state committee of the bull moose party, as we'll as of the Republican state committee, was called to con- vene in Harrisburg on September 50 for the purpose of organizing, as re- uuired under the statewide primary act; but as there was no IneetihS oi the bull moose state committee on that date, the bull moose party of Pennsylvania will go out of existence.
 In the meantime, the Republican state committee met, with every member present or represented, and organized under the law, the transfer of power passing without a hitch or murmur from the Hon. Bill Flinn of Pittsburg, by a vote of eighty-nine to seven, to Senator PenrOse.
 And thus was recorded the gloom of defeat, demoralization and death of the bull moose party of Pennsylvan- ia.-New York Sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
WaIdron House Was Sold Today.

The Waldron house, on Reservation avenue, was sold today by George Robbins, the administrator of the es- tate and was purchased by Mrs. A. Burr, for $4SO. The personal effects brought $17210 to the estate. The diamond brings in large part of that sum as it sold for S75 and the watch worn by the old man brought $29. The sale brought in more than will be needed to pay all the expen ses of the burial.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
Weather Report.
THE TIDES.
Friday, November IA.

Friday, November IA. High tide 12xgS a. m., 11:43 a. Ill. Low tide 536 a. m., 6:39 p. m.
 Saturday, November 15. High tide 1:OS :. m., 12:14 D. m Low tide 6:06 a. m., 7:17 ?. III.
 Sunday, November 16. High tide 1:46 a. m., 12:47 p. Ill. Low tide 6:41 a. m., 7:57 p. m.
 Monday, November 17. High tide. 2:27 a. m., 1:2S p. m. Low tide 7:23 a. m., S:41 p. m.
 Tuesday, November 1e. High tide 3:17 a. m., PIP p. m. Low tide 8:n a. m., 9:30 p. m.
 Wednesday, November 19. High tide 4:16 a. m., 3:04 p. Ill. Low tide 9:O6 a. m, 10:27 p. m.
 Thursday, November 20. High tide 5:20 a. m., 4:17 p. m. Low tide 1O:24 a. m., 11:29 p. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14

TERMS.
 Daily Prospector.
 By carrier, per month .......$ l.O0 By Mail, per annum ..:.......$ .$l0.0O
 The Weekly Miner. By carrier, per month ........ AUG By mail, per annum ......... $3.OO The Daily Prospeetor and Weekly Miner, by carrier, to one address, per month ................... .$l.25 The Daily Prospettor and weekly Miner by mail to one address only per year ............ .S1z.oo Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
 Phone 152. Advertising Rates on Application.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
Schedule of the Dona1dson.

The following schedule for the launch Lieut.. c. V. Donaldson" will
 take effect today All orders to the contrary are revoked. Daily, Saturday and Sunday except
 ed: Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 8:15 a.
 m. and 1:15 p. m. Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. m., 2 p. m and 5:3O p. m.
 Tuesdays: Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 8:15 a.
 m., 1:15 p. m. and p. m.
 Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. m., ? p. m. and 5:30 p. m. Saturdays: Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 115 D.. m. and D. m. Leave Valdez, Alaska, 400 p. m
 and 1O:30 p. m.
 There will be no trips for the launch on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month, these days being us
 ed to clean boilers. Special trips or cancelling of the
 above will be made without notice only to meet exigencies of the ser vice. By order of Lieut.. Col. O'Neil. R. G. SHERRARD,
 Second Lieut. 30th Infantry, Quar- ternlaSter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
The Memo,

Memo Corsets are made over the living figure and are anatomically correct. Tehre can be no pressure at any point if the correct Memo model is selected and worn. Private room for fitting. At E. WINTERS, the Ladies' Furnisher.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the members of the Valdez Volunteer Fire Depart ment and all Valdez citizens, who, by their prompt work, aided us in sav- ing much of our stock from being damaged by the water and prevented the complete loss of our building.
 THE EXCHANGE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14
Friday, November 21.

Friday, November 21. High tide 6:24 q. m., 5:44 D. m. Low tide 11:57 a. m.
 Saturday, November p. High tide 7:21 a. m., 7:16 p. m. Low tide 12:36 a. m., 1:30 D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-11-14

Cable Office Hours. Week days 9 a. m. to 9 D. III. Sundays and holidays to 10 a. m. and to 6 p. m.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
WOOD ASHES AS A FERTILIZER
W. A. worsham, Professor chemistr

w. A. Worsham, Professor Chemistry.
Inquiry-What is the value in fer
tilizer terms, of ton of wood ashes?
Ashes from hard woods are more
valuable than those from pine or soft
woods. On the hardwood basis the
potash in wood ashes runs from to
per cent. and amount of potash in
a ton would be worth from SO to 81.
small amount of phosphOric acid is
to be found and the amount in ton
of wood ashes will be about 81. The
largest fertilizer element is the lime,
running from 40 to so percent. or 600
or more pounds to the ton of ashes.
The lime is to be estimated terms of
burnt lime and what it costs a neigh
borhood in freight as well as original
cost when laid down in the communi-
ty where the wood ashes are to be es-
timated The value of the lime might
be SIS or S. to ton of wood ashes.
Wood ashes would, therefore, be
worth about IS or $40 ton as ferti-
lizer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
FARMERS TOOLS: THEIR COST.
L. c. Hart, Professor of Farm
Mechanics

Question: would like to invest
from $50 to SIS in farm tools. Can
I get anything like a complete OUTFIT
for that and what would you recon-
mend2
A very satisfactory outfit of farm
tools can be purchased for the sums
mentioned. A list of such tools and
the price of each is herewith given:
bottle machine oil, 10c; small
oil can,5c; l leather punch, soc; L
riviting machine, soc; crow bar, 10
lbs. COO; 1 center punch, loo; draw
ink knife, 6Oc: mounted ball bear
ing grindstone, $3.50; l No. 80 black
smith wise, $500; oil stone, soc;
No. iron jack plane, $500; paint
brush. Csc; 12-in. ratchet brace
s1.75: / 1-4-in. auger bit, zoe; 1 5-16-
in. auger bit, 20c; 1 7-f6-in. anger Dit
zoe: 1 1-2-in. auger bit, Csc; 1A5-8-fn.
auger bit. soc; 3-4-in. auger bit, 3Oc;
II Sc handsaw, $3.50; 1 % handsaW'
eOc. l compass saw, Csc; l 1000 Sin
pliers. soc; l Gin. champion screw
driver. 35c; Hills plastering trowel,
soc. 2 steel wedges, 40c; 1 scytne
stone. sc; l Sin. rg1. wrench, 40c; i
alligator wrench, 25c; 1 paint brush,
15c. l No. 81 saw set. soc; / axe han
die, 9Oc; l boys axe, 75c; cold CHS
ell, zoe; l 3-4-in. chisel, soc; lin.
chisel, CSC; dbl. set Gin. wood tao
kle blocks, $3.50; I pair timers SHIPS,
S1OO. No. IA steel square, 75c; 1
ball pleine hammer, 75c; l nail ham
mer, 75c; l 1O-in. Stillson pipe
wrench. s1.25; 1 No. 3S6 cross cut saw
and handle, $500; l Ratchet, 75c; l
belt punch, 1Oc; 2 boxes coppered
rivit and burs, zoe; 2 boxes tubular
rivets, 1Oc; / pair B. S. nippers, 75c;
sledge and handle. 75c; 1porta bic
forge, $500; l 100 lb. semi-steel an
vii. $500; / No. 1O1 post drill. $500;
l set drill bits, 3-16 to "a, $500; 1
farmers rivet set, soc; 1 lin. anger
bit, 40c
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
NTexicans Must Wear Trousers.

China is not the only country which
is dabbling in sumptuary laws. Many
of the lower agricultural class in the
neighborhhood of some Mexican cit
les have been fond of sporting the
flowing cotton neither garments of
pajama cut but these have now been
banned by police edict. All persons
of the male sex henceforth must wear
trousers. Any men found by the po-
lice on the streets without these ar
ticles of attire will be sent to the
police station, where they will be rea
tanned until they provide themselves
with the necessary garments. To
avoid unnecessary detentions and diff
ficulties which might arise from in
ability of men to obtain trousers in
a short time due to stores being clos
ed or to their inability to pay the
price asked, each police station has
been given a supply of trousers which
will be sold to needy persons at the
rate of so centavos a pair.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
WILSON KEEPs HANDS OFF.

The news that Woodrow Wilson
would not enter into the Bryan plan
for the overthrow of the seniority
plan in the senate means probably
that the president-eiect cannot AFFORD
to 90 into a contest at the opening
of congress when he has so much at
stake.
There is another contest brewing
over the organization of the house
according to the Washington cores
Dondents The Northern democrats
who for the first time are in the ma
iority in the lower house of congress,
may protest against Southern senior
ity and ascendancy in the house COM
mittees. Southern men, on account
of their long service, will inherit the
chairmanships and important places
upon the leading committees. The
ways and means committee OF the
house, which is the committee on
committees, is virtually self-perpetu-
ating, and has the power of appoint
ment of the different members. There
is some opposition just here on the
part of Northern democrats and the
identical war on seniority promises
to crop out in the house.
Under these conditions it is not
to be wondered at that President Will
son declines to be a participant, even
a referee. in a war over the organiza-
ton of the house and senate. He has
enough ahead of him outside and it
is possible he will advise that these
parliamentary problems be treated
with tact and compromise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17

The wedding bells are to ring ere
long for a ceremony in which the
widow of ex-President Grover CleYe-
land will be the bride. A Princeton
professor, one DR.. Preston, has so
won her esteem and affection that she
is willing to depart with the distin-
qpished and historic name as the
woman who was the one true love-
the only wife, of the great president
Let us hope that the new experience
NAV hold real happiness for her.