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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21
OLDEST PERSON in
GRAND C0TfAU DEAD
Mrs. Theogene Hebert Ex-
pires At the Ripe Old
Age Of 81 Years.

Grand Coteau, Feb. 19.-Mrs,
Theogene Hebert, 81 years old,
the oldest person in Grand Co
teau, died here Tuesday evening
at 6:45 O'Clock at the residence
of her only child Mrs. Frank G.
Brinkhaus. !,
She was born in Bellevue near
Opelousas on Sept. 20, 1926, and
was a very devout Catholic. Be
ing a resident of Grand Coteau
for many years she was well
liked by all.
Besides her daughter, Mrs.
Brinkhaus, she leaves one sis
ter, Mrs. Mentor Andrus of 0pe-
lQusas who is 81 years old, Is
grandchildren, Is great grand
children, two nephews, three
nleces ana several grand nleces
and grand nephews.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day evening at the Sacred Heart
Church. Although the weather
was bad a good crowd attended.
he'services. Rev. j. P. Moore,
S. j., officiated and preached a
beautiful sermon. The pail
bearers were: Hebert F. Rich
ard of Opelousas, James Richard
of Jennings, Mentor Richard of
Grand Coteau, John G. Barry of
Lafayette, grandsons of the de-
ceased; August Brinkhaus of
Sunset and A. l. Andrus Of Ope-
lousas. Interment was made in
the Catholic cemetery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21

nesday to spend Carnival in
New Orleans.
Judge Arthur Simon of Ope-
lousas was in town Sunday.
Miss Alice Petitin is visiting
relatives in New Orleans.
Miss Zita Smith is visiting
friends at Abbeville.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21

WANTED two or three boarders
in private family; good location,
q blocks from Court House.
Terms reasonable. Apply, or
address this Office. feb 81
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21

Grand total.---,..t$99, 969 q
Balance on hand February LIST,
Ia, 4 II
A true statement.
HOWARD B.. GIST, Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21

Amount paid by Auditor, in
ferest on bonds..
Assessors Commissions.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21
.Semi-AnnuaI Statement.

Red River, Atehafalaya & Bayou
Boeuf Levee District covering the per-
iod from August LIST, 1918, to February
LIST, 1914, as required by Act No. 46 of
1892.
Cash on hand August LIST,
1918 81 09 81
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
|Daysey Mayme
and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARsIDE.
KIT SEE" said Mrs. Lvsander John
Appleton, looking up from her

. II
Appleton, looking up from her
newspa per, that it is grow
Ing custom to have every member OF
a family talk into a phonograph that
the record may be used to comfort
the family when that member Has
Gone Up Yonder."
Lysander John grunted, which is
husbands way of making answer.
TT is a pretty CUSTOM" unused his
wife. "Think what it would mean to
us after you are gone to turn a crank
and hear the sound of a voice that is
stilled.''
Lysander Johns grunt this time
was louder and more expressive of
disgust.
You have always been such a good
husband and father; you have such
noble heart, such great intelligence;
you-" a pause, while she leaned over
and patted him fondly on the cheek,
ARE such a handsome man."
This time the grunt expressed
neither disgust nor disapproval.
Let me have a record made of your
dear voice to comfort us when you
are gone. Let me select something
for you to say which will be charac-
teristic of you as we, your loved ones,
hIOW YOU pSSl
There was no grunt this time, but
a happy, childlike smile
1t might be good idea Lysander
John admitted, with his wife's hand
fondling him under the chin; he
| would send for a man to come UP
with a record making machine next
day, and in the meanwhile he would
pick out something to, say.
He picked up a volume OF Tehny-
son. mo, not that" objected his wife.
"Ah, perhaps l will find a sentiment
more like me in Byron. or Poe, or
Shakespeare" he said, getting down
their works from the library shelves
| Something noble, grand. heroic, ten
| der; something that will sound just
like me-
1T is not in any book" replied his
wife, that you will find the senti-
! ment that will remind us of you most
vividly 1t is written here-on my
beart."
Lysander John looked pleased. No
doubt his wife was about to recall
some beautiful sentiment that had
originated in his massive brain, some
gem he had sent forth, and then for
gotten, just as the truly great will.
What is it?' he asked.
1T is so like you," replied Mrs. APP
pleton, the tears coming to her eyes in
anticipation of the time when her
widowed heart would be thrilled by
hearing her husbands voice again. ut
is this, which you always say when
you give me money:
MAKE THAT GO AS FAR AS
YOU CAM"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

ed TO be disturbed by malice and envy
and hatred and nearly every other bad
passion
Nevertheless. she was a general IA
vorite, for not only was she applaud
ed before she did anything, but every
times very silly, was accompanied by
great deal of laughter. and every
thing she sang, though her voice was
, no great matter. was followed by a
chorus Of applause.
Seeing this, and feeling that her
appearance had caused a flutter of
interest in the box behind me, l
laughed and applauoed also, in ac-
| cordance with the plan had prepared
for myself, of sharing my husbands s
pleasures and entering into his life,
although at the bottom of my heart |
really thought the joy was not very
! joyful or the mirth very merry.
This went on for nearly an hour,
and then a strange thing happened. ]
! was leaning forward on the velvet
barrier of the box i'm front of me,
| laughing and clapping my hands with
| the rest when all at once | became
aware that the lady had wheeled
about, and, walking down the stage in
! the direction of our box, was looking
/ boldly back at me.
! could not at first believe it to be
SO, and even now | can not say
| whether IT was something in her face,
or something whispered mt my back
which flashed it upon my mind that
| this was the woman my husband
, ought to have married. the woman
whose place ! had taken, the woman
of the foolscap document and the let
ters in the purple ribbon.
After that | could play my poor lit
tie part no longer, and, though / con-
tinued to lean on tine yellow velvet of
the barrier in front Of me, | dropped
| my eyes as often as that woman was
on the stage. and hoped and prayed
Tor the end of the performance.
It came at length with crash of
| instruments and voices, and a few
minutes afterward my husband and
| were in the cab on oW way back to
the hote
was choking with mingled anger
/ and shame-anger at my husband for
permitting me TO come to a place in
| which | could be exposed to a public
dUlOnt from MS cast on mistress,
shame at the memory of the pitiful
! scheme for entering into his life
which had fallen 10 such a welter OF
wreck and ruin.
But my husband himself was only
choking with laughter.
1T was as good as play" he said
too, Did YOU see how she looked al
anything funnier in the whole course
of inf life.
That served him. repeated agaiT
| and again, until we reached the hotel
when he ordered a bottle of wine tC
be sent upstairs. and then shook with
| suppressed laughter as we went uI
! in the lift.
Coming to our floor | turned to-
ward my bedroom, wishing to bC
| alone with my outraged feelings, but
my husband drew me into one OF oul
/ sitting rooms, telling me he haC
| something to say.
He put me to sit in an armchair
| threw of his overcoat, lit a cigar
| cite. as well as he could for the
] spurts and gusts of his laughter, and
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Easily Done.

Horace was a very enthusiastic
hockey player, and his enthusia SIN, as
often happens, had developed in an
extraordinary way since he had beAn
elected captain of the team.
One afternoon he was talking to his
sisters best friend, Lucy, and holding
forth on the merits of various players
and the prospects of the season in
general.
by the way" he said, do you re-
member that friend of mine who had
tea with us last Sunday?"
You mean Bob Johnson, don't you?
Yes: ] remember him"
well, he's going to be our best man
soon!"
"Oh, Horacei How sweet of you to
think of proposing like that!'' an
swered she, as her head drooped on
his shoulder.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

then, standing back to the fireplace,
coat tail over his arm, he told me
the cause of his merriment.
81 don't mind telling you that was
Lena" he said. The good looking
girl in the scarlet dress and the big
diamonds. She spotted me the mo-
ment she stepped on to the stage.
Must have guessed who you were,
too. Did yo usee how she looked at
you? Thought l had brought you
there to walk over her. I'm sure she
did"
There was another guest of laugh
ter and then
Shed been going about saying
had married an old trump for the
| sake of her fortune and when she
saw that you could wipe her off the
face of the earth without a gown
that was worth wearing, she was
| ready to die with fury"
There was another gust of laugh
ter through the smoke that was
squirting from his mouth and then
And you, too, my dear! Laughing
and applauding, She thought YOU
were trying to crow over her! On her
| own particular barn door, too! Upon
my soul, it was too amusing I
wonder she didn't throw something
at you. She's like that when she's
in her tantrums''
The waiter came in with the wine
and my husband poured out a glass
! for me.
Have a drink No? We'll, here's
| to your health. my dear, I
can't get over it, ! really cant. Le-
mas too funny for anything Why.
what else do you think she's been
saying? She's been saying I'll come
| back to her yet. Yes, I'll give him
six months to come crawling back tn
me- she said to Eastcliff and Vivian
and some of the other fellows at the
| club. Wonder If she thinks so now?
| wonder?"
He threw away his cigarette drank
| another glass of the wine. came close
up to me and said in lower tone,
| which made my skin creep as with
| cold:
Whether she's right or wrong de-
pends on you, though
"On me?''
why, yes, of course. That's only
natural. One may have all the good =
will in the world, but a mans a man.
YOU know"
| felt my Inns quiVering with anger
and in an effort to control myself 1
rose to go, but my husband drew me
back into my chair and sat on the
arm of it.
Don't go vet. BY the way, dear
J I've never thanked you for the beau
| tiful flowers with which you decorated
| my room this morning. Charming
But l always knew you would soon
come round to It."
Come round to what?" I said. but
II was just as if somebody else wer6
speaking.
You know, OF course YOU know.
| When that simple old priest proposed
that ridiculous compact | agreed. but
| knew quite we'll that it would soon
break down. Not on my siCe. though.
Why should it? A man can afford to
wait. But l felt sure you would soon
tire of your resistance. And you have.
haven't YOU? Oh, I'm not blind. I've
seen what's been going on, though
I've said nothing about it
To Be Continued Ta.rnorraN~.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Thought Her Beautiful.

Nor did the performers impress me.
for, though when the curtain rose,
disclosing the stage fun of people,
chiefly girls. in delicate and beautiful
toilets, | thought | had never before
seen SO many lovely and happy faCes.
After a while when the faces fell in ~
repose. | thought Icy We're not really
lovely and not really happy; but hard
and strained and painful, as if life had
been very cruel
And, above all. / was not impress ed
by the play, for | thought, in my ig-
norance of such productions, that |
had never heard anything SO frivol-
Gus and foolish. and more than once |
found myself wondering whether my
good nuns. if they could have been
present, would not have concluded
that the whole company had taken
leave of their senses
There was. however one thing
which did impress me, and that was
the leading actor. ii was a woman.
and when she first came on the stage
thought l had never in my life seen
anybody SO beautiful, with her lovely
soft round figure, her black eyes. her
red lips. her pearly White teeth, and a
smile so sunny that it had the effect
Of making everybody in the audience
smile with her
But the strange thing was-I could
not account for it-that after a few
minutes l thought her extremely
ugly and repellant. for her face seem
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
My Honeymoon
FORTY SECOND CHAPTER.

NEVERTHELESS next day
y found myself taking my nus
bands side against myself
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
FoRTY-THIRD CHAPTER.

Z HAD seen enough of London by
this time TO know that the dresses
which had been made for me az
home were by no means the mode;
but after | had put on the fitting
OF my simple quakerlike costumes
with string of the family pearls
about my neck and another about my
head. not all the teaching Of the good
women of the convent could prevent
me from thinking that my husband
and his friends would have no reason
to be ashamed of me.
We were a party of six in all.
whereof / was the only woman and
we occupied a large box on the first
tier near the stage, a position of
prominence which caused me GER
tain embarras sment when. as hap
pened at one moment of indefinable
misery, the opera glasses of the peo-
pie in the dress circle stalls were
turned in our direction.
! can not say that the theater i'm
pressed me. Certainly the building it
self did not do so, although it was
beattifully decorated in white and
gold, for | had seen the churches OF
Rome, and in my eyes they We're much
more gorgeous.
Neither did the audience impress
me, for though | had never before
seen so many well-dressed people in
one place, | thought too many of the
men. when past middle life, seemed
fat and overfed. and too many of the
women. with their plump arms anc
bare shoulders, looked as If they
thought of nothing but what TO eat
and what n pt1t
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

with her. He gets $95 a month
and | get $50, and / am the last
daughter left at home.
INDECISION.
1t would indicate a greater spirit of
fairness to the man if you had settled
this point before your engagement
was three years old.
If you love each other. love that
has stood a long test, you will never
be happy if you do not marry him,
and when a man and wife love each
other all problems of relatives settle
themselves.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

mination 10 make my husband forget
the loss Of his mistress that ! had no
fear of his familiarities and no mis-
giviugs about his mistakes.
Az that was TO come later, with a
fresh access of revuison and disgust.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
o Advice to Lovelorn o
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
CERTAINLY NOT.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am is. and at party at
friends home | met d young man
about the same age. When l was
going home he asked to accom-
pany me. On the way he asked
me TO marry him. Should | con-
sent. as this 4 the first time ! met
him? TROUBLED.
A proposal on such a short ac-
quaintance is not complimentary tc
you. Tell him you are not to be mar
ried off hand like that; that the love
of every self-respectin. girl is some
thing to be worked for, waited for an6
won.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
WHO SUPPORTS YOU?

Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am a young man Of s and
have a stepfather He expects
me to stay in the house in the
evenings. After working all day.
l think l should have some liber-
ty. My grandfather was to take
me to Atlantic City, and my step
father said | could not go. | rode
over on my bicycle and told my
grandfather l could not go. When
my stepfather found out ] had
been over to tell my grandfather
he forbid me using my wheel
again. / could name many cases
where he has made life unbear-
able for me in the past nine
years, and it is almost impossi-
BILE to endure it much longer.
] told him I was gcing 10 go away
Rnd he said to go ahead.
REMINGTON.
IF you, at is. are dependent %
your stepfather. he has the right .
expect obedience from you Take m
advice, go away. Perhaps The ef
fort you will have to make to sup
port yourself win give you better un
derstanding of his motives and .
him.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
heWomanThou
GaveSt Me
9v HALL GAME.

Copyright. 1912. by Hearsts Magazine.
Copvright, 1918. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright I'm Great Britain. Copyright
1913 by J. h. Lippncott Company.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

" found myself taking my hus-
bands side against myself.
II he had sacrificed anything in or
der 10 marry me il was my duty to
make il up 10 him.
] resolved that ! should make 1t up
TO him. I would share in his pleas
ures and enter into his life | would
show him that a wife was something
other and better than any hired wo-
man in the world, and that when she
cast in her lot with her husband 1t
was for his own sake only and not
for anv fortune he could spend on
her.
yes. YES. that's what I'll do" ]
thought. and ] became more solici-
tous of my husbands happiness than
IL had really and truly loved him
A woman would smile at the efforts
which I made in my inexperience to
make my husband forget his cast-of
mistress. and indeed some of them
were very childish.
The first was a ridiculous failure.
NV husbands birthday was APP
preaching ami | wished to make hihl
n present. il was difficult TO know
what to select, for ! knew little o.
nothing Of his tastes or wants: but
walking one day IN street off OK
ford street ! saw, in the window OF
shop for the sale of objects of ec-
clesiastical vertu. among crosses ana
orucifxes and rosaries, little ivory
inkstand and paper holder, which was
surmounted by figure of the Virgin.
can not for the life of me con-
reive why ] thought this would be
suitable present for my husband
except that the face OF Our Lady
was so exqusitely feminine that II
seemed impossible that any man in
the world should not love her. But
however that might be, bought her,
and carrying her home in ~ cab, !
set her on my husbands desk with
out d word, end then stood by, like
the mother Of Moses, to watch the
result
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
VICE CAMPAIGN
rs DRIVING OUT
IMMORAL ALIENS
u ES<
Federal immigration Authori.
ties Have Results to Show
for Years Hard Work

Vigorous action on the part of In
spector Richard l.. Halsey In charge
OF the federal immigration station,
and his staff. notably Inspector Har-
~ B. Brown, has resulted in driving
out OF their business more than a
hundred alien women and men who
for the past year have been the OBJ
ject of a campaign under the federal
laws.
One year ago Inspector Halsey and
his associates began their campaign,
in which they have received strong
support from the commissioners
general of immigration in Washington
and from the secretary of labor, In
the course of this campaign they have
made SO arrests. Thirty-two have
been deported. At least 20 and prob
ably 30, all Japanese, have yoluntari-
ly hurried out of the country, con-
WINGED from the attitude of the feder-
al inspectors that they cannot con.
tinue their illicit traffic in Hawaii.
The campaign has included both
women of the underworld and men
who live off their earnings and who
deal in vice as business.
Many other cases are pending in
court, habeas corpus proceedings
having been instituted. =
Inspector Halsey pays the hearth
est praise to Inspector Brown, who
has been in active charge of the cam
paign. For months before the first
raids and arrests were made, Inspec-
tor Brown was familiarizing himself
with. conditions, particularly at Iwilei,
the focus of commercial vice Whole
sale arrests were first made and
since then Brown and others have
trailed down many an offender.
Inspector Brown declares that
much of the good results of the cam.
paign has been made possible by the
Honolulu police department, which
afforded him every cooperation. He
says particularly that Sergeant of De.
tectives sKellett has done splendid
work. 'Kellett has been out with me
many a night and all night" said
Brown today. He is energetic, fear
less and sincere in the work. He has
done more. to break up this traffic in
vice by aliens than perhaps any 9TH
er one man. He has not only fur
nished this department with valuable
information but has shown exception
al interest in seeing that the law is
enforced. Sergeant KelIett was as
signed to THE work. during. the alb.
sence of Captain J, McDuffie in the
Orient, l. believe, or when McDuffie
was busy on other work. The detec-
tive stat, including Detective Swift,
has been }bf great assistance to us. "
The effect of the. campaign has
reached far widen than the actual ar
rests. The. fear OF the law has been
shown all over the territory, say the
OFFICIALS. .'-.. ... -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
HARRIS
RETURNING FROM
WORK in JAPAN
CONTINUED from page one,

highly necessary to give more atten.
ton to the subject of religion and
morals. The effect of this confer,
ence on the people at large has been
that they have turned their attention
toward religion and the attendance at
the churches has increased"
bishop Harris went on 10 say that
it has been decided to hold the next
worlds Sunday school convention In
Toxic. which meeting will convene In
1916. He pointed out that during the
past several years the people Of both
Japan and Korea have taken a new
interest in religion and in the Chris.
tian movement. Relative to the work
in Korea, the bishop said that the
churches Of that country are very
prosperous and that the attendance is
increasing steadily, During the past
year, the Methodist mission has built
two hospitals. one at Kaiiu and the
other at Wonju. as we'll as establish
ing a number Of schools throughout
the country. 81
The bishop spoke in the highest
terms of those Japanese and Korean
young men who. having received their
education in Honolulu. have gone back
to their. native countries to preach
Christianity He was personal
friend of the late Japanese emperor,
Mutsuhito, and is intimately acquaint
ed with the GuIicks. The bishop win
leave Honolulu on the Manchurfa next
Tuesday and. during his stay in New
York, will attend the annual meeting
of the Methodist missionary bishops.
He is scheduled to deliver several ad,
dresses before his departure from this
city and viii speak in Central Union
church Sunday night at a joint
service. He delivered an address at
the Nuuanu street japanese church
last night. The bishop is well versed
in Japanese history and speaks the
language fluently.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
HUSBAND or MURDERED
WOMAN REFUSES TO TALK
or TRAGEDY OR PLANS

Charles w. stewait husband Of the
late Mrs. Stewart, who was shot and
killed by A. w. Wagner Wednesday
night, a tragedy which ended when
Wagner turned the weapon on him
self and committed suicide, arrived
this morning from Hilo, where he had
gone on business
He is registered at the Seaside ho-
tel, but how long he will remain there
or in the city Is not given out. His
plans for the immediate future are
not in such shape, 1t appears, as TO
be given out. He was seen this morn.
ing by a representative Of the Star.
Bulletin, but asked to be excused
from making q statement The ques-
ton, Of the custody Of the child left
by Mrs, Stewart was put to him, bun
he did not wish to reply TO it.. r.. :.
The coroneT's jury late yesterday
afternoon brought in its verdict. II
was death by murder in the case of
the woman. suicide in the case OF the
man. Several letters evidently ex-
changed between the two We're intro
duced, aEd tended to show that Wag.
ner was madIy in love with the wo-
man, and was determined not to lose
her. They also throw a doubt over
whether or not they were or had
been married, but were not sufficient
ly clear, did not touch the subject
with enough directness, to clear up
that question .entirely. .zs~-
Little Barbara, or Bubbles" the
3-year-oId laughter OF Mrs Stewart,
is at the Seaside, where tourists have
been watching out for her. .-...s
Stewart made a record trip from