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Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-28
Verses.

/ am monarch of all ! survey,
My right there is zone to dispute;
From the center all round to the sea
l am lord of the fowl and the brute.
O solitude where are the charms
That sages have seen in thy face?
Better dwell in the midst of alarms
Than reign in this horrible place.
| am out of humanity's reach,
/ must finish my journey alone,
Never hear the sweet music Of speech.
start at the sound 0 fmy own.
The beasts that roam over the plain,
My form with indifference see;
They are so u%nacquainted with man,
Their tameness is shocking to me.
Society, friendship, and love,
Diyinely bestowed upon man,
Oh, had ! the wings Of dove,
How soon would | taste you again!
My sorrows | then might assuage
In the ways of religion and truth,
Might learn from the wisdom Of age,
And be cheered by the sallies Of youth.
Religion! what treasures untold
Resides in that heavenly word!
More precious than silver and gold;
Or all that this earth can afford;
But the sound Of the church-going bell
These valleys and rocks never heard,
Never sighed at the sound of a knell,
Or sighed when a sabbath appeared.
Ye winds, that have made me your sport,
Convey to this desolate shore
Some cordial endearing report
OF a land | shall visit no more.
My friends, do they now and then send
A wish or a thought after me-?
@ tell me | yet have a friend,
Though q friend / am never to see.
How feet is q glance Of the mind!
Compared with the speed Of it's flight,
The tempest itself Tags behind,
And the swift-winged arrows Of light.
When | think Of my own native land,
In a moment ! seem to be there;
But alas recollection at hand
Soon hurries me back to despair.
But the seafowl is gone to her nest,
The beast is laid down in his liar;
Even here is a haven of rest,
And | to my cabin repair.
There's mercy in every place,
And mercy, encouraging thought!
Gives even affection a grace,
And reconciles man to his lot.
Alexander Selkirk.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-28
WOODWARD, WIGHT & co, LTD.
Phone Main 462

The Open Day and Night House.
Biggest General Supply House in the
South. Everything in Hardware,
Ship Chandlery, Mill Supplies. and
Groceries. Full and Complete Line.
Of Game Traps, Paints, Loaded
Shells, Cutlery and Stoves. Motor
Boat Specialties, Gas and Gasoline
Engines, Batteries, etc. Travelling
Representative :. = :: = =:
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-28
OFFICIAL REeisyaR
PARISH oFFlcERA

Ffes'oehs o. tse Police JUsy.
J. b. Fastening. Buras p. 9.
Secretary OF NE Police M,
Luclen Caro-, Bertrandvillc, La.
Parish Treasurer,
Joseph Savoie, Nero P. o.
Sheriff.
Frank C. Movers, Pointe.ala.Hache.
Coroner.
DR.. II. L. Ballowe. Buras P. O.
Assessor.
Marc Cognevich, Nara 2. O.
Clerk Of Court
Ernest Albert, Pointe-ala.Hache.
Member Of The General Assembly.
Simon Leopold. Phenix P. o.
Police Jurors.
LIST Ward-l. S. Lathrop, Eng. Turn
End Ward-Adrien Leopold, Phenix
p. O.
Ord Ward-E. A. schayot. P~oiute-a.la.
Hache.
4th Ward-Thomas Brophy, Neptune
p. O.
5th Ward-Jos. Bernard, Venice P. O..
9th Ward-C. Grabcrt. Jesuits' Bend
p. o.
e%h yl:o,J- /
Sth Ward-Daye Withan. Diamond p.
O.
9th Ward-Dr. G. A. q. Hays. Happy
Jack P. O.
10th Ward--J. B. Fastening. Duras r.
@.
Parish Board Of Public. Education,
President. C. Dasmas, Buras r. O.
Secretary and Parish superintendent
..of Public Education,
J. C. Blanchard, Pointe-a-ls-Hache'
Members,
list Wayd-Jos. H. Meyer, Dalcour p.
O.
2nd ward-Wm. Dymond, Bslair r. o.
srd Ward-Jno. B. Hingle, P~ointc.a.la.
Hache.
lth Ward-G. W. Delesdernier. Pilot
Town
9Th Ward-MieSs childrcss. Triumph
p. @.
9Th Ward-EiM 0iordsno, Jesuits'
Bend r. O.
It'll Ward-Frank Gtordano. Jesuits'
Bend p. @.
9th Ward-W. ". Lemon. Junior r.
9Th Ward-Benj. Ballay.
10th Ward-F. C. DArmas. Buras r.
O.
LOCAL JUDICIARY.
Jcstices Of the Peace.
LIST Ward-E. ]. Rodriguez, Jr.
Ind Ward-Hy. Meyer. Bertrandyille.
Adrien Leopold. Phenix
p. @. )
3-A W'a.d-h r. Foltorelie, Peiate.a.
la.l:ache p. y.
'sA ware-a.e. y. pssssassn'es. Fl
let Town.
W. P. ssnnons. Port
Eads.
9TH Ward-Ernest Fellon. Venice.
9Th Ward--C. II. sarpy. Jesuits' Bend
P. @.
1th Ward-Clem L'Artiguc. Naomi 4.
O.
9Th W'ard-F. Il. o~rimshaw, Diamond.
r. O.
9Th Wasd-M. A Lyons, Home Place
r. O.
10Th Ward-Clovis HinSle.
censtables.
lst Ward-A. NJ. Miller, Dalcour r.
End W'ard-John Grabb, Jr., Bertrand.
villc'P. q.
Felix Lairancc, Phenix r.
Ord Ward-Ernest Dodsen.
18th Ward-James Kiger.
John Zettwock.
9Th Ward-Ere Jago, Venice P. O.
9Th Ward-Aug. E. Sarpy.
It'll Ward-clement L'Artigue. Jr..
Naomi r. o.
sth Ward-Thos. Nolan, IT,, Diamond
p. O.
9th Ward-Emile Martin.
10th Ward-philip Cognevich.
PARISH DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
chairman-John Dymond, Belair.
secretary-Jos. Savoie. Nero r. o.
Members.
list Wa:d-Alex Brandt.
.. Lasuo.
End Wards. Leopold. Phenix +. o.
lily. Meyer. Bertrandylle.
ard Ward-Joseph Savoie, Nero T. O..
Joseph Cosse, P~o!nte.a.la.
Hache.
4th Ward-T. Lobrano, Pilot Town r.
O.
3. J. Williams. Pilot
Town 2. O.
9TH Ward--Jos. Bernard, Venice Y. o.
Augustin A. Buras, Venice
p. O.
9Th Ward-C. Grabert. Jesuits' Bend
r. @.
CIR. Sarpy. Jesuits' Bend
p. q.
It'll Mard-R. E. Perez. Jesnits' Bend
r. O.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-28

where you may offer to the ped
dler who comes to your door
eggs in exchange for calico. The
trouble with the home worker
is that no matter how many eggs
she offers she gets the same
amount of calico. She may work
hard and long and wisely, she
has her living for her work. The
kind of living she gets depends
upon the skill and zeal and the
extent Of her husbands work,
not hers. Usually she gets some
thing else along with the living
that p~ays-sometimes she doesn't
Be that as it may, a certain share
lin the Independent spending of
}actual money enjoyed by her
husband will make a woman's
work, however hard, seem less
futile, more worth while; will
give her a feeling Of self-respect
land dignity that a supplicant for
funds can never possess.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-28
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1914.
Shell Road inspection.

Shell Road inspection.
On Wednesday Of last week, February Is.
State Highway Engineer Atkinson, State Engi-
neer Lombard, the advisory committee, of which
Mr.. John Dymond is the chairman, appointed
by the police jury to keep in hand the c%onstruc-
ton of the shell road and the recently formed
committee appointed by the police jury for de-
yising ways and means for the maintenance Of
the road. of which committee MI. Warren
Buckley is the chairman, met at Carnaervon
plantation and made a careful inspection of the
road from the parish upper line to the roads
terminus at the Court House. The Messrs.
Jahncke, who supplied the shells for the road,
and Mi. Garsaud the contractor, were of the
party, which included also Hon. Irving S..
Lothrop of the LIST ward, Judge Henry Meyer,
Hon. S. Leopold and Nh. William Dymond Of
the I'd. ward, Sheriff Movers and Hon. Emile
6chayot of the Sd. ward and Mr.. Oliver Livau-
dais Of St. Bernard Parish.
After the examination of the road the two
committees met in the police jury room in the
court house and Mr.. John Dymond was called
!. upon to preside. Messrs. Atkinson and Lom-
lizard, the state engineers, then expressed their
views as to the condition OF the road, about
which much complaint has been made. The
gist of their remarks was to the effect that the
road was nearly finished and that but 3 few
thousand dollars would complete it in accord.
ance with ali OF the conditions Of the contract,
which they said should be carefully adhered to
ard the road brought up to the full require
ments OF the contract.
The Messrs. Jahncke, who are largely in
terested in the work done by Mr. Garsaud the
contractor, were then called upon to express
their views concerning the situation and to in
dicate just what they desired in connection 8
with the prosecution Of the work to its final
$ completion. Owing to the near completion OF
the road and to the assurances Of the state en-
Gineers that the SIS, 900 held back and now in
reserve to incure the completion of the contract
would be- more than ample security to insure
tie completion of the work, the Messrs. Jahn-
cke asked to be relieved Of the $4,000 bond
that was now being carried as a guarantee for
the completion Of the work.
Under ali the circumstances Of the case, af-
tar careful discussion, the two committees in
joint session unanimously concludes to ask the
police jury to release the contractors from this
bond when the assurance of the district attor-
ney. taa legal counsel for the police jury, should
fad tat this release would in no wise imperil
any Of the other conditions Of the contract.
In addition TO this concession asked by the
Messrs. ,Jahncke. it vas stated bv them and in
fact assented to by practically all of those there
Y present, taa. II wou'u Dc uhicull 70 comple'e
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
HOCKEY RINK AT
 YALE READY SOON

-A Announcement is made that the hockey game Scheduled between Yale and Princeton for January 28 will be the first played in Yale's new rink. Fully 125 workmen are employed in day and night shifts in the effort to complete the rink by that date. It may be Hopened for skaters the mid de of this week, out the SC ating ca- pacity will not be available till the day of the Tiger ice battle.
 The rink, which will sent 3, 200 peo- pie, will be the largest in New Eng land, outside the B Boston Arena, and outside of New York, except the St. Nicholas structure. Eight miles of anmo onia pipes are being used in the construction. There will be standing room for 1900 people. giving an al- 1owance for 1000 for the games. It is expected that both the Princeton and the Harvard matches will pack the rink.
 Under. Tom Towards coaching, Yale's hockey team has swung into shape and is regarded as again an in tercoIlegiate contender. The offense is particularly fast and, in Schiller, Yale claims to have the most reliable goal tender Of the league. Capt. Her. on, at point, and Gore, at cover point are the bulwark of the defense and Cores aggressive plays swing him of ten into the attack. Mcdonald, He ron's partner on the wings, Sweeney. rover and Ordway center, make up the strong combination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
VICTOR BALL IS
 SUBJECT OF KICK
Manufacturers Say Eastern Association Magnates In spired by Major
 Leagues.

The criticism that cropped out at the meeting of tn Eastern Associa- ton against the Victor ball., a Spring field product, brought some interest ing comment from Treasurer C.. B. Whitney The fault finding, he be- ieves, comes from one general source, organized baseball. It will be remem- bered that the Victor Sporting Goods Company of Springfield recently closed a contract with the Federal League to furnish it with Victor balls for term of years. Since that time fault finding has started in earnest and MT. Whit ney thinks that the powers-that-be are stirring up the trouble.
 There never has been any effort on the part of the Eastern Association sclubs,'' declared MT. Whitney, ito re- turn balls that were found to be un- satisfactory in any particular. We have always requested this and un- less we have a look at damaged goods we cannot see what the matter with it is.
 Most of the criticism I find has centered around New London. There hasAbeen an effort to create an i'm pression that records made with the Victor ball will not be accepted, but that is far from being the case" In- teresting developments in the present controversy are expected within a short time-Berkshire Eagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22

drawn up by some bonding company, is no longer allowed under the Ma tionaI Agreement. and instead, the S1,25O, or it's equivalent in some bank, must be placed in the hands of the presid ent.
 Manager zeller, of Pittsfe1d, comes forth with the suggestion that pos sibly Secretary Farrell will allow his league to follow the Canadian league, and instead each of the clubs place in the league treasury 10 per cent. of the gross receipts fmm ediately after each game. Teller points out that this worked very nicely in the Canadian league last year, and admits that some of the teams paid in as much as $1,- 800, while, the lowest was something like $500.
 Therein lies the discrepancy, the difference which the teams would pay into this fund Under this arrange ment Mir Teller says the league would soon have sinking fund or $10.O00, and there are others who like the scheme that point out that the big cit iest should do something to carry along the league.
 It would result in Hartford, New Haven and Springfield paying in a considerable sum of money, while the other five clubs shares would be very much less. Needless to say this does not appeal to the owners of the clubs in the big cities. They prefer. the posting of the $1.250 in cash or equiv alent,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
It's sAn Here
BROOKLYN MIGHT
 HAVE TWO TEAMS
International League Urged to Place Club There to Op-
 pose Federals.

In order to offset any poEsf9l1e inva- sion of Brooklyn by outlaw leagues, a plan is on foot ito give Brooklyn baseball fans the national game every day during the summer months. This as to be brought about by installing one of the InternaItional League clubs in Brooklyn The move is sure sho be made next season if the Internattional league is able to get a lease on Wash zngfon Park, the old home of the Dodgers, or some other park within a shorit radius of the center of Brook 1yn
 This became known yesterday when President Barrow stated emphafi cally that there was possible chance of an Tnternat1o1la1 league club being placed in WaSf2ngshon MT. Barrow said that the VVasElington Americans i'll the baseball bill there to the sat- fsfactaon Of the fans, and that there IS really no patroanEe OF demand. for az1oit7rsr- club in. the Capitol City.
 Pn,esfden1z BaTTsa7Vs believes the time is ripe for Brooklyn to have baseball every day. He thinks New York and Brooklyn are like two different cities, and each conflicts with the other only in a slight degree except in an inter city series For this reason he would flavor an Interna1a6na1 teagt1e club in Brooklyn On many days when there is no game dIf Brooklyn the fans from there como to New York to see a game. and 1t doesn't make much dIf- ference whether 1t is the National oE the Annerican league playing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
BLAME DREYFUS
 FOR NEW LEAGUE
Federals Say He and Not Charley Murphy Is Re-
 SpOnSibIe.

Pittsburgh, Penn, jan. 22.-"Frank Chance is mistaken when ne says that Charles Murphy, the Cubs owner, Is responsible for the existence of the Federal league, said Secretary Will lifm T. Mccullough of the local Fed erals y14sferday.
 The responsibility rests principally on ei1e shoulders of Barney Dreyfuss, who refused to allow Ed Barrow to transfer the Jersey City team Of the InternationIal league to this city in 1912, when that official was anxious to do SO. and Garry Hermann was com placernt in the mat ter
 "In July, 1s12,' continued MT. Mo Cu1lough, Barrow, swl1o.s was then in New York, sent for me to call and see him. did so. He refused to- talk with me in his office, but convased with me over the phone from the Vic toria fotel where I was staying. MT Barrow wanted to trasrlfer either the Providence or Jersey City team to Pittsburgh
 Barrow and myself came to Pitts burgf and took, the matter up with Barney Drefuss, but the latter refused to countenance the idea. That, de- clared MT, Mccullough. lis how the Fedentad league came into existence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
MAX CAREY AND
 HENDRIX KICKING
Pittsburgh Stars Will Jump IF
 They Don't Get Increase.

Pittsburgh. Jan. 22-For afaxing his signature to a. contract with the Pitts burgh. Nat1ona1 league club for the baseball season of 1914, Claude Hen drdx, pitcher, demands a salary of ST. 800. For binding himself over to chase flies in bhe outfield during the same period of tinnes Max Carey in sists that he be remunerated to the extent of S6,500. Hendrix wired here yesterday, saying he has agreed to jump to the Federais-
 President Barney Dreyfuss yester- day ernphaltically turned down both players down.
 After estimating that Hendrix, on the strength of his performances last year, would be apt to pitch about 200 innings for the Pirates, the coming season, President Dreyfusts gave out the infornation thaH the salary de- nanded by the Kansas moundsn1an would mean no less than $37 50 per in ming as average pay.
 Ut is only from Manager Clarke that I learn what HemdrdK demands. said the local magnetic "Claude nev- e1. mentioned those figures or any oth- CT figures to me but he put the de- naand up to Manager Clarke when they met at Kansas City recently It's a wonder that he did not dernand F'red's farm At least he would have f1ad the same chance of getting 1t as he has of getting $7,500 from me.
 Tn this connection, 1t is interesting bc note that Carey considers tllnself to be worth more than FTrst f[Basernan Konetchy. for, in spite of 5bH the ru- mor4s that have been going around, it is known Hhtt KonIetchy signed a. Pittsburgh contract for exactly the same salary that he received from St. Louis last year. which was $6.0OO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
CHANNEL SIGNS
 WITH TANKS AND
 so DOES WARRIOR

Lester Channel, who is looked up- on to bolster up the outer works of the New York Yankees. yesterday sent in his signed contract ChanneIl is the youth who started to do wonders for George StaIlings in 1910, when he had the misfortune to break a leg, Later he was released to Indianapolis From Indianapolis Channel s1rifted to Denver, where he again broke his leg in 1912-
 However, Channel came back with a vengeance last season and was one of the most talked of players in the minor leagues He was a batting sem sation in Denver, and Farrell paid a stiff price for him when he purchased the player from the Western club. His batting average was .337, and he stole SS bases.
 Jack warhop, the little underha and delivery clerk of the Yankees. sent word to President Farrell yesterday that he had accepted the clubs terms. and would mail his signed contract to the clubs offices at once. Warhop will report to Coach Tom Daily at Hot Springs on February IS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
AUSTRALIA ANXIOUS
 FOR U. s. BOXERS

Boxine. promoters of Australia are on the point of a war similar to that which threatens baseball in this coun- try. What is more, the rival factions. in order to outdo each other. are threatening to deplete America of all our top-notch boxers. William Howe, representing the Sydney arena. is al- ready on the way here to sign as many stars as possible and Snowy Ba- ker, representing the Rushcutters s Bay stadium, means to follow suit.
 There is said to be plenty of money behind the two promoters. ANstra- Hans are the most rabid fans in the world and turn out in immense num- bers whenever anything of real merit is staged. Hugh Mcintosh, who pro- noted the Burns-J ohnson match. made a fortune out of that one event.
 Since then, however, Australia hal suffered from a dearth of talent. A few English and American second rat CTS were the best they have had over there with the exception of Sam Lang ford, who had no one to give him a real battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
.kILLlFER GIVES BACK MONEY TO
 OUTLAW LEAGUE

Philadelphia, Jan. 22-Wf1liam F. Baker, president of the Philadelphia Nationals, who announced early yes sterday that Catcher William Killifer had signed with the Phillies, said last night that the young backstop would whatever action the Federal League might take to restrain him from play ing in Philadelphia.
 KiIlifer, who is considered one of the best backstops in the National League, affixed his signature to a Federal League contract in Chicago recently and even accepted advance money from President Weegman of the Chicago Club.
 @ President Bakers announcement that Killifer had agreed to return to the Phil1ies, was not made until after he had been apprised that the tout law organization had warned organ ized baseball to keep it's hand off the players that have already signed with the new league Mr. Baker yesterday afternoon gave out the following state cent:
 ttKillifer signed his contract for three years with the Philadelp phia Ma tional League Club yesterday evening, having consulted his lawyer, and also his father, who is a Probate Judge in Michigan He was advised that the Lajoie decision covered his case exact ly and that the Philadelphia National League club had prior claim to his services, and when this was pointed out to him without any further con sideration he signed his contract with us and returned to the Federal League the advance money he had received from them notifying them of his tion.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
IRA THOMAS LOST OUT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T
 CATCH A FOUL BALL

i 4 sa< . tEl
 Ira4H Thomas wo uld be enrolled in the baseball hall of fame as one of the greatest catcher in history except for his one weakness-he never could catch foul ball that was at all difn- cult. M
 The famous Athletic baekstop was born at BalIston Spa, N. Y, thirty three years ago to-day. In fact, he is the guy who put the Ball in Balls ton Tremendous applause.) Prior to his debut, BalIston Spa got onto the sporting page only by it's devotion to the noble art of cock-fghting. In the good old days that village was the scene of many notable mains in which the most ferocious and b1ood-thirsty fowls in America participated. Per haps that explains Ira's antipathy to fouls, which, in spite of his brilliance in other ways, long delayed his ap- pearance in the main show.
 Ira was little. saweI-on runt standing only six feet two inches in his hosiery when, at the age of twenty ford, in the Connecticut league Ev- cry time he went after 10 Il ny r 6 fell down, and Hartford decided he wouldn't do. Next year Ira tried again, and this time he was given a job. He caught ninety-four games for the Nut meg. State capital Tn 1908, and broke all records by catching four games in one day to decide the cham pionship.
 Next year Thomas went to Newark, in the Eastern League, but he was us- ed In only 8 few. games, and was then traded to Providence. The Saints needed a backstop, and Ira got regu- lar work during his two seasons with the Rhode Island city, swatting .311 the last year.
 Thomas broke into the big league with the New York Americans in 1906 and remained there until the close of 1907, without accomplishing anything particular to get himself into the lime light. In 1908 he went to Detroit, but Jennings got peevish over his stunt of falling on his back when try ing for foul. At the same time Ira's arm began toi go back on him, although he caught the only game in the worlds series which the Tigers annexed from the Cubs Jennings put Thomas on the market, and Con- nie Mack got him. Connie seldom gets stung, and he didn't in the deal whereby he acquired the lengthy, mus cular and quick-thinking- backstop. For time Thomas was the mainstay. of the Athletics behind the bat His few failings were more than compen-# sated for by his head work and his enthusiasm for winning, which have been of great assistance in helping the Athletics to five pvnhants.