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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-08-04

Take the case Of cotton and cot
ton seed. In the studies of Oklahoma
cotton marketing made by the Uni
| ted States Department of Agriculture,
| it was found that farmers had prices
cut on all grades below middling,
| but received practically no advance
for grades above middling. Prof.
| Barrow reported last year in the Pro-
gressivc Farmer that the cooperative
| cotton marketing association at Scott,
Ark, made profits on cotton ranging
from $3.50 to s. bale and cleared
| 81 ton on cotton seed. Similarly
j. Il. Green tells our readers that cot
ton growers by pooling their cotton
seed have recently received 2,lOO
pounds Of meal for each ton Of seed.
As to Pulling Fodder.
There are many reasons why rod-
der should not be pulled:
|. Ii cuts the corn yield. Carefully
conducted tests by a number of
Southern experiment stations have
conCluSiyely shown that fodder pull
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acre. Every farmer who pulls fod-
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-08-04
HAITIEN PRISONERS EXECUTED.
Execution of 100 Followed by killing.
OF the President.

Port Au Prince, Haiti, July 27.-A
revolution more terrible in the toll
thus far taken than any even in the
days Of Nord Alexis, famed out in
the Haitien capital to-day. 1t was
an off-ShOot Of the movement to the
north, where the adhcrentS Of DR..
Rosalve Bobb, twice expelled from
Haiti, have been striving for several
months to break the power Of the
llaitien President, Gen. Villbrum Gil
laumc.
One hundred and sixty men, in
Guiding a former President Of Haiti,
Gen. OreSteS Xamor, were executed
by order Of Gen. Oscar, Governor of
Port Au Prince.
President Guillame and the men,
bcrS OF his family have taken refuge
in the French legation. an attack
upon which has been threatened. the
Presidents palace has been partly
destroyed after an attack Of several
hours, and the revOlutionsts are in
possession Of the city. How many
persons have been killed cannot yet
be learned
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-08-04
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29

The farmer ought to be the
best educated man in bis commu.
nifty. He needs to know . thou
sand secrets of soil and atmos-
phers, of seeds and growing
plants, ofssunshine and rain, OF
feed aud fertilissr, of the various
branches of engineering and the
mechanical arts. Agriculture 10
and ought to DO Louisians's great.
est industry. 1t follows then thst
that the foremost duty of the
State, 10 to provide for their chill
drzn the best there 10 10 the line
Of education suited to rural pur-
soits. South western dsvslopmsnt
! bureau.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29

| =
Dupuis. 9 same, v road 4 81 =
Fournst A v % acres N Road. Q
Guilbesu, 9 Dupuis, " road 865
Guidry Calix 20 acres Guidry,
. same, Q same, " same
q Dupuis, Q Same, q Guidry, "
came 6.15
Guidroz Fondal IS acres road.
. Fanguy. Stanford, " Guidry
1O7O
Guidroz Mrs L A - 30 acres o
road, 9 Guidry. 9 Guilbsau. " Gui
dry $40
~Guidry Trsville 2 acres q Du.
puts, Q ssms,'s Bernard. " self LOO
I Guidry Adam 8 acres n Caller,
Q ssme, 9 Vus, " same 365
Guidry Henry lot u Vendor. .
Blanc, 9 Same, W Vendor 2.85
-en Mistric, e Hardy, . Willis, v
Hardy 1856.
Leblanc Juberty 36 acres o Pa
tin. Courvills, Q Pstin. " Chrs-
ten 6 IS
Lormxnd Joseph 30 acres q Lor
msnd, Martin, . Huron, W Mar
tin 3.65
Martin d P "a acres Lsstrs-
pes. . Bank. . road, " Tech- TO
Martin Ben Eat 4 acres Me-
laucou, . Courvllls, 8 Hebsrt, "
MslancOn LOS.
Martin d P 16 acres n Arnaud,
Q Semere, 8 Roy, W road 3 90
Mslancou Adelin Mrs. 30 acres
u road, .. road, Q Mslsncou, " self
o road, ~ Mslancou. 8 Courville,
W Huval 9.25
Mslaucon Ignace = 80 acres
road, . Ssmers, 9 Dupuis, W Me-
lancon 81 IS
Nassans Maris-3O acres Mas.
; ;S = . o.l'''' same " Angelic
Nassena EuIalie Mrs-12 acres
u Martin h falls, = Dsvillisr, road,
" Tschs S9f
Taylor Emils-28 acres q Road,
. Taylor, . same, road IL 30
| Chsvslisr Plscide Mrs 81 acres
u Provost, . Robichesux, . He
bert, " Cadet 2175
Daucst Antoine Est 20 acres q
Cadet, Q Chsvallier, sSsusgal, "
1 Gourmet Joseph 40 acres q Gull
bean, Duplchln, Roger. v same
q Roger, Q Dupl sciu, 9 same. "
Rogers 1886
Patt Oscar "a acres a Huron, Q
Bernard. 9 same, " Egby 935 s
/ FIFTH WARD wHITE-wEsT.
I Hardy CASTOR & Colo acres n
Hardy & ais, e Portage, Q Thibo-
deaux, " Willis LOO
| Mcbride p WI saw mill and
lumber situated in the 9Th ward
l785 as
FIFTH WARD COLORED-wEsT.
| Narcisse Charles IS acres u Sss-
sour, . Teche, Roy, " same 1855
NON RESIDENTS CORPORATION ST.
NON RESIDENTS CORPORATION
i BREAUX BRIDGE-wEST
| Bsrsgeris Maurice lot nDoirOD,
Q Techs, Roy, " road
| n Domsngesux. Hollisr,
Martin ct, W road $50 30
!; Nassans u lot q Canal. Z Teche,
8 Cody, " street l9 40
NON RESIDENTS EAST.
}, Browusll q Il 488 acres 3 " l 4
sec 20 Q Q IA sec 80 n IA Of u Z
IA sec 81 W l 4 of ssc 81 W Of
Cross Bayou IL sr IL $27. II
Billeaud Hebsrt & ais 240 acre,
} q IA sec 81 t9sr7s. D! of 4
W IA sec 80 To lOsr $l3.4l
Central Hard wood Lumber Ct
!. 1918 lots l, 2, 3. 4. 5, 6t9s re =
Lots 3. 20. 30. 81. 80, 80, "a. 81
9 1886 aud 10, 4 sec ~ secs 81, 81
aud 81 II l 4 sec 70 s / 4 sec u
, lots !, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, sec ~ sec Y;
v lots l aud 2 all in t8s Ssx2l34 o.
Dupsrier Gabriel "a acres . /,
,.c Or - IN q a a. IN
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29

n DWyer, e NdTCI0Sc, odIuc,
'Cap6cin 1875
Delahoussaye Derneville 6 acres
n Mitchell, e champagne, sNarcisse,
W Capucin LIS
Perioux Eugene 100 acres n
Guilbeaa. PeriOuX, 8 same, "
Perioux
n Malveaux, self, s Alanie, W
Guilbeau e.,
II Perioux, Same, S Same, W
Maraist
n Perioux, Potter, 8 same W
same 1880
Romero Paul "A acres n Landry,
e road, William, W G. Island 14.65
THIRD WARD COLORED-wEsT.s
simon Alphonse Ii acres Pc
tier, Teche, s Perioux; W Bulliard
Ats
skipper Augustin IL acres n
Babin, Road. s Babin, W Arce-
neaux Gas
FOURTH WARD wHITE-EAST.
Bulliard Edmond IA acres Part
of lot Z T 8sr7 e sos
Broussard Armand lots 9, 10, IL,
9. IL, IL, II, IA, Is, 16, 9, 10, IL,
IL. Ii, IA .
Is, 16, 9, 10, IL, IL, Ii. IA, Is,
16, IL and IL in Block IA and Is
east $40
Cartenas Eugene 6 acres n Cas-
tile, Q Road, Bienvenu, W Pei
lerin $50 ~.
Greene Alcibiade IL acres n
road, e Greene, s Noel, W road $50
xHeheEt Psyl, SO. acres 4 Thibo-
deaux, eAlexandre, 8 Champagne,
W same $50.
Kidder Ignace "a acres n HUI
val, e same, s--,w Landry
n Road, e Trahan, 8 Thibodeau,
W same
n Trahan, e Trahan, same, W
same l4.40
Leblanc Doralie, lots n Road, e
Rivoire, Vendor, W same 1.95
Thibodeaux Treville Heirs 444
n Thibodeaux, g same, Cham
payne W school land
n W. / sec T 9sr6e. e ! of
n / sec 10 sr6e
Lots 2, 4, 5, of sec 10 T 10 r G
e Frac of e ! of sec 10 I
9s re e $67.65
FOURTH WARD COLORED-EAsT.
Auguste Raphael 8 acres n Ba.
bin, road, 8 Castillo, W Teche 6.5E
Riggs Arthnr Mrs 66 acres n
Barrss, e Frederick, 8 Theriot, "
Babineaux 17.35
wiltz Lessin MIS- 26 acres n Ran.
sonet, 9 Thibodeaus, Rees, 4
Ransonet' $685.
FOURTH WARD WHITE WEST.
Domengeaux F A 200 acres 4
Aubry, e B. B. Lumber Co, same
W Vermillion 1850
Domengeaux F A 124 acres I
ThibOdeaux, e Bergeron, 8 Martin
W same
n Guilbesu, e Gaidry, Der
trand, W Zenon lS.45
Guilbeau p L " acres Dioron
e same d ais, Jean Louis, '
Patin
n self, e Charles, 8 Jean Louis
W Patin 24.8O
Martin ID p 4 acres n Daspit,
Corona, s Delany, W Pelletiere IL!
Perez Agar so acres N Dore,
Road, S Road, W stewart lilo
Patin CASTOR 10 acres II Road,
Stoute, s Road, W Road 1870
Periou Usville 30 acres n Road
e Breaux, Talley, W stewart 3.7I
Trahan Lastie 9 acres n Brous
sard, e Rood, s Guldry, W Road AZ
FOURTH WARD COLORED-wEST
Aleck Mary Mrs "a acres Nil
lien, e Aleck, s Thomas, W Neble
1885
FIFTH WARD WHITE-EABT
Angelic Audibert 20 acres,
Pub. land, e same, S Latiolais, '
same l.S5
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29


Laws of the State of Louisiana, |
will sell at the front door of the
Court House in which the Civil
District Court of said Parish is
held, within the legal hours for ju-
dicial sales beginning at IL o'clock
A. M. on
Saturday June I2th, 1915,
and continuing on each succeeding
day until said sales are completed,
all immovable property ON which
taxes are now due to the State of
Louisiana and the Parish of St.
Martin, La, to enforce collection
of taxes assessed in the year 1914
together with interest thereon from
the 3lst day of Decemberll914, at
the rate Of ten per cent per annum
until paid, and all costs.
CORPORATION OF ST. MARTINvILLE.
WHITE EAST.
Olrier, George-Lot Ii Block l
Liable add. .55c
CORPORATION OF ST. MARTINvILLE.
COLORED EAST.
Malveau, Joachim Lot n. Ray
mond, E. Pineaud st, s. Franz, w.
Raymond 1886
CORPORATION OF ST. MARTINvILLE,
WHITE WEST.
Barras, Robert-Lot N. Reswe-
Der, E. Madison st, s. Columbus
st, w. Bienvenu $5.95
Delahoussaye, Cesaire = Lot n.
Bienvenu, E BONN, s. Bridge st,
w. Beslin 1855
Ferran, j. B.-Lots N. Bienvenu,
E Pavia, s. Bridge st, w. Main st.
$500
Theriot, Arthur-LOt N. Bien-
venu, f same, S Hamilton str, w.
Lewis str, 1896
Theriot, Ambroise-Lot N Oil
vier, + Theatre str, S Lot "a w
Lot 30 1896
CORPORATION OF ST. MARTlNvILLE.
COLORED WEST.
Broussard, Burness-Lot n Bouc
Walt, E Main st. S Meslin, w Ham
lion street $5.2o
Houston, Albert Mrs - Lot N
Port st, Il Vivier, S Baptiste, W
johnson 1888
John Pierre Lot n Laurence, {
Eastin st, Randolph st, W Drake
$l.4O.
Riggs Amas-Lot N Delaune, (
Main st, s Bertrand, w Fuseliel
1888
Sanders Cyrus-Lot N Berard st
f Martin st, S Gary, w Martin
Lot N st. Martin st, + Gourmet
s Vavasseur, w Dautreuil. $l1.9(
CORPORATION OF BREAUX BRIDGE
Broussard Amand-LOts 9, 10. IL
IL, IL, ii and Is, Broussard Add
ton 6.O5
Huval Albert Lots l and
Block - Broussard addition 60;
Kidder Ignace- Lot N Hebert, /
Poydras st, S Avenue, w BrOus
sard
Lots 5, 6, Z, 8, 8, IL, IL, and 1.
Block - Broussard addition
Lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5. Z and 8 Bloc
20 BrOussard addition 1921
g Morrow r l. - Lots and
Block 3 Broussard sddition so
CORPORATION OF BREAUX BRIDGE
WEST.
Angelic Leed-Lot NBridge s,
f Street, s Guilbeau, w Angel
1850
Dupuis j Riot N Trahan, 4
Main st, 5 Thibodeaux, w Gull
beau 7.82 g1s.
Domengeaux F A Est = Lot ]
Pellerin. f Teche, S Corp. Limi
w Washington st
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29

/
Alexandra, w Main st
Lot N Guidry, E. Same, S
Broussard. w r R 1910
Fourgeaux Louis DIR - Lot N
Cormier, E Main st, s Hebert, w
Berard st, $50
Guilbeau Arthur Dr-Lot n Gull
beau, E.Self, s Road, w Same
Lot N Guilbeau, E Begnsud, s
VanBuren st, w Main st
Lot N Thibodeaux, + Anders IN,
s Broussard. w Main st, 65.87
Geofroy Alphouse-Lot N Melan-
con. f Trahan, S Doiron, w Ber-
nsrd, 400
Kidder Ignace-Lot n Bridge, z
Thomas, S Breaux, W r r BAIT
Perioux Adelma-lot N Domen-
geaux, f same, S street, W Do
mengeaux 2.O5
Patin CASTOR Est-.N Lot 3, E
Berard st, S lot 5, W Doiron
lot IL lot 4 e Berard st, s lot Z, W
Doiron
lot n Bridge st, E Begnand, s
Guilbeau, W Hebert 1890
Roy Augustin Mrs-lot N r. r.
E street, Bergerie, W Berard st,
916
Steen Edwin - lot n street, E
Main street, s MelancOn, W Patin
1910
CORPORATION OF ARNAUDvILLE,
Lewis John W-lot n Catalpa st,
e Roy, street, W same 8 50
FIRST WARD WHITE
Lind George IL acres n Hamil-
ton, Landry, s Lenormand,Sw
Landry
n Road e Lenormand, road, W
same lilo
FIRST WARD COLORED
EAST.
Jones Isaac s acres n load, e
Charles, s Delahoussaye, W Charles
400 :
Lee Alexandra 8 acres n Lor-
mand, e Vendor, 8 Road, W Fran
co.'s 4.65
Mercier Victor lot n Road, e
Mercier, Resweber, W same 2.56
FIRST WARD wHITE-wEST
Delassus CASTOR Mrs n Liable,
e Delaloire, same, W road 1857
FIRST WARD COLORED-wEsT
Francise John 18 acres n King,
9 Teche, Segura, W Marsh 5.95
Jones Toussaint-lot n Road, e
Broussard Vendor. W same 1.85
Rochon Leon Heirs 10 acres n
Ashford, e Teche. 8 COndley, W
roBd 7.80
SECOND WARD EAST-wHITE
Ashley L G B 8 acres " of 9 "
/ sec "a 1Osr9e$
Crawson John Sra acres n Cor.
lime, Chene, s Case, W Carline
|1.9O
Case Mary 10 acres n Chenne, G
Marcelle, s Olivier, " Theriot 3.15
Carline Nose, IA acres n Carline
e Chene, Mendoza, W Carline 2.15
| Devillier j D-160 acres n e sec
5 IS S R E $3.50
Frederick Marie 412 acres Of
sec Is. 70, IA, brtween Alabama &
Bayou Desours 1921
Fournet A V 80 acres Und. 4
of n ] of sec "a II 8 S r sc $4.3s
| Guidroz Evans a. ais 10 acres
part sec IL TBS RISE $21.O(
| Monroe A Mrs-5O acres n Craw
son, B. Blanc, Lafontaine, "
same & ais 100
Mayor Therence-3O acles lot ;
sec 20 lots 6 and sec 20 Z Ia s
ID f S4.16
MussarWilliam-6 go acres all lane
in W ! sec "a and / sec % L!
sr 8 e. $3.50
Olivier Maurice IA acres lot
sketch annexed to act of partition
29146 SLIGO
Unknown, formerly belonging
, to Louis A. Broussard 100 acres
W / sec IS T los w9e 8.8'
Unknown 131 acres W IA o
W IA sec 1S IL sr9e
ii L.. q al 2 COO 81 n Ia q
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-29
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
DELINQUENT TAX DEB
TORS, ST. MARTIN PARISH.

By virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and
Laws of the State of Louisiana, l
will sell at the front door of the
Court House in which the Civil
District Court of said Parish is
held, within the legal hours for ju-
dicial sales beginning at IL o'clock
A. M. on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
cARL0TTA

Carlotta was little Italian girl, her
mother was dead and she lived with
her stepmother Her father had a
hurdy- gurdy, and every day he took
Carlotta with him to take the pennies,
for the hurdy -gurdy was old and not
in good tune, but Carlotta's bright
eyes and the curls got them many pen
mics. for she was very pretty when she
smiled.
But Carlotts was not happy: she
wanted yellow straw hat with red
roses on it, like Angela Beppis. She
did not want to wear the gay-colored
scarf. But her father Tony said MOI
and that was the cause of Carlotta S
unhappiness
She danced and played the tam
BOURNE, and one morning when she
went into a store to collect pennies a
gentleman gave her a nickel because
she smiled SO sweetly. Carlotta slipped
it into her pocket, and she smiled
many times the next two weeks, for
she was taking all the pennies she
could when Tony's eyes were hall
closed, and when she had enough
money she went to the little shop
around the corner and bought the hat
with red hoses.
She hid it in her bed. which was
in the corner of a dark room, and
the next Sunday she slyly took it out
and when she went to the park, pinned
it under her skirt, which was full and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
NEW SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
Enabling Acts OF Legislature Provide
for Them in Several Counties.

Charleston, w Va-During the last
three months eight new county and
district high schools have been es-
tablished in various parts of West
Virginia in accordance with enabling
acts passed at the last session of the
legislature. They are the Calhoun
county high school at Grantsville; the
Greenbank district high school at
Greenbank, in Pocahontas county; the
Magnolia district high school at Mat
eawan, in Mingo county; the Ceredo
district school at Buffalo in Wayne
county, the Sherman district high
school at Seth, in Boone county; the
Elk district high school at Elk Gar
den, in Mfngo county; the Clay dis
trict high school at Claybrooke, in
Monongalia county, and the Batelle
district high school at Blackville, in
Mingo county A school election will
be held in Buffalo district, Boone
county. August "a, and other districts
throughout the state will test the
sentiment of the voters before fall,
although election dates have not yet
been decided upon.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
SIxTY-FIRST CONFERENCE
Of the Methodist Protestant Church
at Grafton August 26th.

Parkersburg, w. Va. - Methodist
Professionals all over the state are &C.
lively preparing for the sixty-first an
nual conference of the denomination
which will be held in Grafton begin
ming August rs to remain in session
about week. The conference will be
presided over by its president, Rev. w.
H. Hart, of Jane Lew, Lewis county,
who has held the Office for two years.
AS 1t Is customary to retain a presid-
ing officer for two years only a very
spirited but friendly contest is now be-
ing waged by several of the ministers
of the more prominent churches of
the state aspiring to the honor.
The conference body will consist
of about two hundred delegates equal
ly divided among the ministers and
the laity of the church, Rev. ]. A.
Selby, pastor of Bethany church, and
E. w. Swami, representing Parkers-
burg.
The affairs of the denomination have
greatly prospered under the admins
tration of President Hart, there hav-
ing been more edifice building and ac-
cessions to the membership than at
any time in its history Bethany
church has been especially fortunate
under the pastorate of Mr.. Selby,
there having been a net gain in mem
bership of over one hundred during the
past year and the church has been
remodelled and beautified
Beside the two delegates several
others of the church will go to Graf
ton, and an effort will be made to
bring next years session to this city.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
Very Favorable Reports.

Reports coming into the Offices
of the department of agriculture
from various places throughout the
state indicate that the wheat crop
this year will be the greatest in the
history of West Virginia. Howard E.
Williams, the commissioner of agricul-
ture, said that his department main
tains no statistical system by which
ii can be determined at this time Just
how great the crop will be, but already
he realizes that the yield will be ire
mendous, Favorable weather condi-
lions with an abundance of rain has
made the soil prolific this year, and
the farmers, knowing market condi-
tions TO be good and prices higher
than usual, made the most of their OPP
portunities by planting every acre of
wheat possible and giving it proper
care after it was planted
The apple crop, Mr. Williams said,
will be only about fifty or sixty per
cent this year of what it was last
The decline, he said, is due to the
fact that the vitality of many of the
trees was Slapped by an over-produc-
ton last season. The peach crop this
year measures up with the average
production of previous years, and the
corn and potato crops have been ex-
ceptionally good, according to the COM
missioner of agriculture.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
Arrests Show Decrease.

Fred o. Blue, state commissioner of
prohibition, has received reports from
all cities and towns in the state show
ing the effects of the first year Of pro.
hibition in West Virginia. Mr.. Blue
says that these statistics show that
prohibition has been more successful
in this state than in any other state in
which the ban on liquor has been tried.
Reports from 81 municipalities show
the following results: Total arrests
for the year ending June 30, 1914, 15,-
2O7; total arrests for the year ending
June 80, 1915 (the first prohibition
year,, 1871. For the year ending
June 80, 1914, there were 1926 arrest.
ed for drunkenness, and for the year
ending June 80, 1915, 2,772 were ar
rested for drunkenness. Thus, Mr..
Blue points out, there has been a de-
crease in crime of practically so per
cent Il regard this showing as Won
derful for the first year of prohibition, .
said Mr. Blue. There are many other
indications of the good prohibition has
done for West Virginia, but to put it
into absolute concrete form at this
time is impossible With another year
of prohibition We will show many
other good results. The figures have
given are absolutely correct and are
the reports of the different mayors
throughout the state"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17


out, and poor Carlotta fed from the
stage. The girl with whom she had
been staying proved friend, and Car
lotta did not return to Tony
About year after. when Carlotta
was making great deal of money
dancing, she went to her old home
and knocked at the door Her step
mother opened it. II have come to
help you if ! cam said Carlotta
Where is father" Just then Tony
came In. He looked at Carlotta. for
she had pretty hat with red roses
on it, but he did not speak to her.
Father | have brought you money
for new hurdy-gurdy," she said,
handing him a roll of bills. This
loosened his tongue, and he thanked
her and asked her what she was do
ing.
Il am dancing" answered Carlotta.
and | am going across the water to
dance in a big music hall, and I will
send you money every month. Father.
will you forgive me now?'
Yes" answered Tony, Il forgive
you, but don't like dat hat"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
MANY THOUSAND BOY SCOUTS
Membership Of More Than 100000
Shown by Recent Census-Every
State Has Representation.

A recent census of the Boy Scouts
shows a membership of more than
100000. There are $4,000 in New York,
10000 in Pennsylvania. Ohio, New
Jersey and Illinois have more than
5000 each. There is no state without
a representation. Even Alaska can
boast 80 Scouts. Hawaii has 140 and
Porto Rico 1875.
1t was only this last winter that
the Boy Scout movement could cele-
brate its fifth birthday. To acquire
strength in excess of 100000 in
FIVE years speaks for the popularity
of Scouting. 1t speaks also for its
intrinsic worth. If it were merely a
sport the movement might prove but
flash in the pan. 1t would enjoy its
little hour of prominence and disap-
pear But the Boy Scout movement
is destined to long career. Some
day there may be fewer boys out of
the Scout uniform than there are in it.