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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

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Railway company reports for March:
1915. Changes
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Court Of Appeals Calendar.
ALBANY, May 3,A'ourt Of Appeals cal
endar for Tuesday, May Mos, $50. So,
1856, 33I, $40. 3ti. az and 3at,
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TRE HAM SL!CER
BY FRANK FlLsoN.

If anybody had told Jimmy Byrne
five weeks before that on a certain
day in summer he would be lying in
q French trench among the men of
the Foreign legion and aiming his rifle
at the periscope of a German sergeant,
he would have laughed. Yet such had
happened. Caught in France on the
outbreak of the war, while on his way
home after a years tour on his
wealthy fathers money, he had sim
ply gone to see the fun. He thought
it would be a matter Of a month or
two. So did many then.
The mail from home had been first
angry and pleading, then resigned.
His father, whose big house on Fifth
avenue seemed strangely empty, tried
to get Jimmy out through the Ameri-
a ambassador, But Jimmy was OBJ
durate; he liked his taste of var
IF you could only be here" his sis
ter Mary had written. "Katz, the deli
catessen man, who hurried off to Ger
many when war was declared, has in
herited ten thousand dollars, and his
wife is frantic about him. The flowers
are prettier than ever this year. Our
new automobile is a dandy. ]"
whats that?" asked Jimmy, as his
~neighbor, interrupting his reading,
whispered something. He was a gi-
gantic Turk named Crusoe, a sample
Of the miscellaneous population of
that daredevil brigade, the Foreign
legion. Going to have a hit at the
Bches?"
The Turk nodded. I'm half an
hour" he said. Orders are to have
~bayonets fixed and a hundred rounds
extra in our belts. Seel There's our
artillery startsl"
1t was Jimmy's first chance. Of see
ing anything but trench service. In.
stantly the letter was thrust into his
pocket and forgotten. He moistened
his lips; he felt a strange exultation,
mixed with-not exactly fear, but
something that made his flesh insensi-
tive and his hands clammy.
The artillery had opened a deafen,
ing attack. The shells, whistling over
head without cessation, filled the air
with sound. Lines of smoke rose
from the German trenches. It seemed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-10-22

The Lexington Historical So
ciety is in receipt of some inter
esting papers given by Frank
Bowman. Among these papers
is the minutes of a meeting held
in Lexington in 1861, just after
South Carolina seeded form the
Union. The meeting was adj
dressed by SAINT. L. Sawyer, T.
7. Crittenden, w. S. Fields,
Henry Neil and S. l. Sharp. The
resolutions adopted are interest
ing in the light of subsequent
events. The public ought to get
the habit of turning over such
papers to the Historical Society.
They may be valuable some day.
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LlFEBOAT MADE OF PAPER
Invention Of Japanese That Should Be
Of Great Value in the Event
Of Shipwreck.

A paper lifeboat that can be packed
away in the space of about one cubic
foot, but that, when inflated, is sea.
worthy and durable, is the invention
Of a retired admiral of the Japanese
navy, says Tit-Bits.
The boat is constructed from the
Japanese paper called hasikirazu,
which is treated chemically to make it
waterproof. The paper comes from
the mulberry tree. It is unusually
durable and possesses great strength
when the stresses are in the direction
Of the fiber.
A thin sheet OF paper that is strong
when stressed in any direction is
made by FASTING together two sheets
with the ibers crossing at right an
giles. The first boat that the admiral
made was merely a kind Of large pill
low with a depression in the center,
the whole being inflated with air. Be-
cause Of the ease with which D
car be punctured, 1t was necessary to
change the method Of construction, so
several pipe-like bags we're made and
placed side by side in the form Of a
raft, and that raft finally modified to
a craft something like a boat in shape.
The result is a life-saving craft al.
most immune to wreck. for even II
one or two Of the pipes are punctured
or broken, the boat is still buoyant
enough to be seaworthy.
Owing to its strength and lightness,
and its waterproof qualities, the hashi-
kirazu paper is evidently adapted to
a wide range Of uses, among which are
the making Of coverings for aeroplane
wings and for dirigible balloons
Youths Companion.
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An English gentleman lately took a
small wasps' nest, about the size Of
IN apple, and, after supplying its in.
mates, placed It in a large cage inside
Of his house, leaving an opening for
egress through the wall, according to
in exchange. Here the nest was en-
larged to a foot in diameter. holding
thousands Of wasps. He was able nov
TO watch their movements, and he not
cd one new fact-nameIy, their syste-
matte attention to ventilation.
In hot weather from four to six
wasps were continually stationed at
the place OF egrees, ana while leaving
space for entrance or exit, they Great
cd 4 steady current OF fresh air BY the
exceedingly rapid motion OF their
wings. After o long course Of this vig-
orous exercise. the ventilators were re-
heved BY other waspa. During cool
weather only two wasps at a time we're
usually thus engaged.
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Instantly an inferno OF Ftre was
Opened Upon the Advancing Legion
as il the whole face of the earth was
being blown away.
Now, boys!" came down the line.
Jimmy waited. The whistle sounded,
and instantly he was upon his feet
and running like mad against the
enemy.
A line OF men, extending as far as
the eye could reach, hurled themselves
upon the devastated rifle pits. At first,
while their own shells continued to
shrek over them, they seemed unop.
posed. Then, when they we're with.
in a hundred yards, the Smelling
ceased.
Instantly an inferno of fire was
opened upon the advancing legion.
Men dropped by scores. To take the
hostile lines was futile. The high shell
explosives had failed to shake the mo.
rale Of the German forces, though It
had knocked their intrenchments
about their ears.
They would not retreat-it is moi
the tradition of the Foreign legion t.
retire. But, riddled and confused, the
whole line doubled upon itself and dis
solved into little groups and clusters
It edged sidewise along the German
front and sought the shelter OF one
or two unchanged houses that had
escaped the hostile artillery.
From among these q hundred Ger.
mans leaped forward to meet the ap.
preaching DICTIONARIES. A hand-to-hand
fight followed, Jimmy found himself
engaged with a huge fellow, wearing
a tattered helmet whose spike
emerged through its khaki covering.
The fellow disappeared suddenly, and
he found himself jabbing viciously al
the air.
Suddenly a shot was fired at him
from an old barn. It grazed his cheek.
and Jimmy rushed into the barn.
It was half full Of moldy hay. a
German was upon the other side Of
the central mass, Round and round
the hay they lodged, Jimmy after the
German, then tho German after Jimmy.
each trying to get a point Of vantage
from which to shoot down the other.
Painting, exhausted, they halted, one
on either side OF the haystack Jimmy
waited, Presently he saw the rifle
barrel Of the German begin to pro.
frude through a loosepart Of the stack.
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Quietly he lodged, and the discharge
Of the powder blackened his tunic as
the bullet sped across the barn and
buried itself in the opposite wall.
With a yell. the German sprang
round the stack. Jimmy was waiting
for that. He let his dubbed rife fall.
The German started back, but It
struck him on the foot, and he howled
with pain as he retired into the OBJ
security the other side Of the hay.
They waited. Night was already
falling, the sounds of the fighting be-
came less audible. 1t was quite dark
inside the barn. Jimmy listened as a
cat listens for a mouse. Suddenly the
German called from behind the hay:
"Kamerad! Pardon! Surrender to
me and you shall not be harmed You
see, my friend, we shall wait here all
night unless you surrender"
That's all very WELL" answered
Jimmy, but suppose you surrender to
me-"
I'VE r not allowed to surrender"
answered the German plaintively.
you had better surrender. Think 1t
over! | viii wait ten minutesl"
Jimmy could see the tip Of the Ger
mans bayonet. 1t was moving, not
up and down, but backward and for.
ward in a manner which seemed
somehow familiar to Jimmy. The
movements were unconscious, and It
was evident that the fellow was labor
ing under strong emotion.
He spoke again. Suppose we both
come out into the OPEN" he said. Il
shall count a hundred. While l am
counting you will turn your back and
walk away. When l have finished
counting a hundred l win call, and we
will both fire"
Nothing doing" said Jimmy.
The German uttered an oath and
leaped from behind the haystack. jim
my was just in time to parry the lev
eled blade. He struck 1t up and drew
back for a lunge. Then he looked into
his opponents face, and the recogni-
ton a mutual.
"Katz! The dellcatessen mani" he
cried.
Jimmy ~Penderby!" cried Katz.
Gosh! What are you doing here, Mr..
Penderby?"
"oh, just looking round" said jim
my. Say, | knew it was you, Katz,
from the way you used that bayonet.
Are you going to surrender"
Il daren't," said Katz. my wife
said l must bring back an iron cross"
Your wife is crazy because you've
inherited ten thousand dollars" said
Jimmy, "and-"
"What?" yelled Katz. 1T must be
my uncle Simon. Inever thought he'd
last out the year. Mr.. Penderby, take
me to your camp, and hurry! Hurry,
and don't let any of those shells hit
me before l see the color of it,"
Safe in the camp Of the legionaries,
KATE recovered all his animation.
Mr.. Penderby," he implored. you
didn't tell me how you knew it was me
behind the hay. BY my bayonet, you
know
"oh yes" said Jimmy. Il suppose
3 man gets the tricks Of his trade.
KATE. You see, a bayonet isn't for
using like a ham-slicing machine"
Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
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The Grand Prize for s%tupidity.

lnt Il lllAN AUA R'NfJ
From the St. Louis Republic. !,
If a grand prize were offered
for the stupidest political pro-
bosal ever made to the eternal
gullible, it would go, without
fail, to the Republican leader
who is chiefly responsible for the
campaign to induce men to "vote
Cor prosperity" by voting for a
protective tariff.
The only thing a protective
tariff can do is to keep foreign
products out of the United
States. This is what these ia
natics want to do. And our
bankers and fnanciers are just
now at their wits end to devise
means to keep prices up and
business normal in the
United State, in view of the
fact that while the foreign
demand for American pro-
ducts is greater than ever, for
eign surplus production has so
far fallen off on account Of the
war that the foreigner has moth
ing to send us in return, and is
compelled either to pay us out of
his constantly decreasing hoard
of cash, or get us to give him
credit. That 5OO,OOO,OOO An
glo-French war loan which we
have had so much trouble to
raise is simply extending credit
for $500, 100000 to England and
France, when under normal cir
cumstances, they would have
sent us goods to that amount to
pay for what we send them. We
are confronted with the most
serious international trade
crisis in our history, and it is a
crisis arising solely out of the
fact that the foreigner cannot
furnish, and we cannot get, the
amount of foreign goods neces-
sary to normal and natural
trade.
To propose to cure business
disorganization which has arisen
from such a cause by imposing a
protective tariff and still further
reducing the amount of foreign
shipments to this country is like
proposing to cure suffocation by
a tight band around the throat.
To-day, with American bank
ers, merchants, manufacturers
and statesmen racking their
brains to prevent irreparable
harm to our commerce and in
dustry through the Collapse of
values which threatens because
our customers overseas haven't
anything to trade us for what
they want, a set of political lead
ers who propose to lead us "back
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to prosperity by making it still
harder for foreign goods to be
sent to us to pay what the
moneyless foreigners owes us
ought to be examined for soften
ing of the brain.
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Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA . O r

Mrs. L. w. Page returned We'd
nesday after a visit here with
her son, Bulah Page.
Your coal goes a long way
when burned in Coles Hot Blast
They are fuel savers.
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Central College.

The second concert of the fac
ulty series of the Central College
Conservatory of Music will be
given in Murrell Auditorium
Monday night, October Is. The
public is cordially invited.
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Nc G A D

Our showing of New Fall Dress Goods
and Silks is complete, consisting of Serges,
Tatfeta Poplins, Pebble Cloths, Gabardines,
Broad Cloths, Whip Cords, Roman Stripes,
etc, in Wool Goods. In Silks, Taffetas, Peau
De Sole, Fables, Poplins, Pekin Stripes,
Plaids, eros De Londre, Georgette Crepes,
Crepe De Chene.
AI-over Embroidered Nets, Black All
over Laces, Black La Tosca Net, Black Lace
Flouncing, etc. With our superb stock and
other good stocks in town to select from, and
up-to-date dress-makers and a first class
sewing school to aid you, you cannot make a
mistake by buying here. Investigate. Come
and let us show you.
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Nicholas Haerle went to Sc
dalia Tuesday morning to attend
a meeting of the Oldest German
Settlers of the Country.
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Mrs. S. Sellers, Jr., went to
Kansas City Monday, where
she attended a meeting Of the
Kansas City Musical Club.
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THE SANITARY BAKE SHOP
| carry the Snowflake Wrap
ped Bread, Venviena Bread, Rye
Bread, Whole Wheat Bread and
the Twin LOaves. / also have
the Jelly ROD, MarshmaIlOw Roll
and Carmel Roll. Every thing
is new and up-tO-date. l solicit
your patronage. My Wagon
makes daily trips to town.
A. C. MEIERER.
Phone S99
7-12O-tf.
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Miss Kate Riley and little sis
ter, Miss Rosa, and Miss Jewel
Hudgens spent Sunday at Well
ington.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-06-19
WHAT THE EDITOR
SAYS.


In another column OF this issue will
be found a Communication from Mr..
Bourgeois, the present Superintendent
Of public education in this parish. in
answer to Sheriff Berthelot's article
appearing in our issue OF June 5th. 1915.
We have always entertained the very
highest regard for Superintendent
Bourgeois, but 8e are inclined to view
his article and this whole matter now
being disputed through tbs paper as
more politics, than We beIievs the
Sheriff has made in the long years that
we have known him to be IN politics.
Let Us admit that the Sheriff. in a
supposed friendly interview with Super
iutendent Bourgeois. and in confiden
tial statement did mention OF a certain
reconciliation which was about to taks
place between some Of Mr.. Bourgeois
friends, as clearly appears IN the article,
was il right and was it fair for Superin-
tendsnt Bourgeois to appear at a meet
ing Of Sheriff Berthelot's political
enemies at Reserve. and divulge at that
political gathering what had been said
and what had taken place between him
and Mr. Berthelot. in q personal and
private interview
With all due respect to our young
school head, and in justice to our Sheriff
we wish to voice the sentiments Of our
people when We say that politics was
playing the leading part on that day.
What we find most amusing and
ridiculous is that the bright little son Of
st, James parish should propose to the
School Board that in as much as he was
a failure and in other words not com.
potent as Superintendent. that the pre-
sent members Of the School Board should
resign together with him.
REMEMBER Mr. BOURGEOIS
yon are at she Head Of the Board but
The Board is elected By the Voice Of the
Majority THE PEOPLE.
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must be put out to accomplish
this end-have I not the same
right to demand their withdrawal
on the same ground. Will not the
public answer this2 Again I say
I am not making political
harvest for any one.
lam not fighting to oust Mr..
Berthelot but l shall fight him
back for my own vindication when
ever he shall fight me. Can he say
thas he has not on his word as
a gentleman fought me at any
turn either directly or indirectly?
Let him answer. | am not seek
ing trouble. I wish to avoid it but
will not back out in any fight
when I am sure of the justice of
my position. WhatI say above OF
my interview with the sheriff I
say to be the truth and I trust
Mr.. Berthelot will not deem it
necessary to contradict the ac-
curacy of my language.
(Signedl L. J. Bourgeois.
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Whenever this matter will come
up. am satisfied that the police
jury of this parish will give this
contract of building good roads,
to responsible party, who will
be in a position to furnish a sol
vent bond, and that the good
roads will be kept out of politics
and graft. I mention this because
this is the bone of contention in
many places where good roads are
being built, and a great deal of
dissatisfaction in regard to the ex
traVagance and waste of money.
Respectfully,
(Signe6 Paul Berthelot.
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R. N. D. Service

We have received the fol-
lowing communication from
Hon. Il. Garland Dupre, and
publish It with comment:
New Orleans, La,
June 9th. 1915
The MEscHAcEBE,
Lucy, la.
Dear Sir:
/ am informed BY the Post
master General that it IS
within his power to make
substantial extensions Of
Run al Mail Delivery Service.
through the development Of
existing routes or the estab-
iislament OF new ones. I wish
you would give publicity TO
this fact in your columns and
ask any Of your readers u no
areinterested IN the subject
to communicate with me at
.304 Hennen Annex New
Orleans, La. ! shall be glad
TO act upon any suggestion
that may be made.
Very truly yours,
i. GARLAND DupRE.
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Proceedings fthe Police Jury
OF THE
Parish Of ST. John the Baptist.
JUNE 10th, 1915,

Inc Police Jury met this day in
special session with the Hon. A. Las.
seigne in the chair and tho fond ing
members present.
Messrs. LeBrun, Nagel. Bourgeois,
Barre and SongY. Absent None.
The minutes Of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Nagel seconded by Mr.. bourgeois
Resolved that the President or soms
sne selected by him be and he is hereby
appointed to represent this parish at the
meeting Of the Mississippi River Con.
mission to be held at st. Louis on the
2lst. day Of June 1915
Roll called resulted as follows.
Yeas LeBrun, Nagel. Bourgeois. Barre
songy and I.asseigne Nays None
Moved BY Mr.. Barre. seconded. by
Hr. songy that the Police Jury ad.
journ to meet as board Of review.
Adopted.
The Jury met as board Of review
With all the members present.
Moved by Mr.. LeBrun. seconded hy
Mr.. songy that the assessment roll Of ]
she assessor be accepted as presented.
Roll called resulted as follows: Yeas
LeBrnn, Nagel, Bourgeois. Barre, Songy
nd Lasseigne.
There being 40 further business
on motion, duly seconded, the jury
adjourned
1 true copy:
4. BODIN. A. LAssETGNE,
Secretary President
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Position Wanted.

Experienced man Desire
position as Store Manager
or Clerk. % years experience
Moderate Salary to Begin.
References Exchanged .
Apply This Office.
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A COMMUNICATION.

/ Several prominent good roa,
boosters have asked thequestion
directly and indirectly what wa
my ideas and sentiments towards
the good roads proposition.
This good roads matter. is tn,
burning issue of the United States
and may say throughout tht
world.
1t is a progressive measure
going hand in hand with pro
gress, and no one is genius
enough. to stop it, if he wishes
to do SO.
As a tax payer. stand pat fol
good roads. Noone is more in
earnest, and my mind is being
eraved, to see good road built,
.in my own parish, on both sides
of the river. But first of all. ]
am for what is the best interests
Of the poor tax payers.
am looking towards decreas-
ing taxation and not increasing
it, if possible.
Like Governor Sanders we'll
stated, you cannot have a fine
dinner or wear fine clothes. I'M
less you buy and pay fol same.
I have d scheme in mind,
whereby good roads can be built
ia this parish, both sides Of the
river, without extra taxation, and
with less Il Of a amill. good roads
can be maintained after being
built.
We are now paying, approxima-
tely six to seven thousand dollars
a year to keep up a dirt road.
They are fine in good weather
but muddy in bad weather.
| don't believe, first of all, that
the good people who are signing
petition, should ask the police
jury to vote on good roads, just
at this time.
The tax payers of this parish.
should not be burdened with any
extra taxesof any kind for this
year.
III the first place, we have no
crop. there is agitation for war,
and the sugar proposition being a
serious one, which is far from be-
ing settled. in regard to tariff
question.
There is no more a doubt. that
we are going to have a new con-
and that constitution
will provide for a new system
of taxation; and will settle that
good roads propositio nonce for all
twill authorize the police jury
throughout the state to anticipate
road funds, and also empower the
police jury not only to anticipate
their good roads fund. but to is
sue bonds, without being neces-
sary to submit this proposition to
~ election
This being done, the police jury
0f this parish can anticipate. the
SIX 81 seven thousand dollars,
that they are spending for dirt
roads, say for q term of 10 to 10
years, and have all the money to-
build good reads, throughout
The parish without extra taxation
All tie ingenius proposition from
some responsible. would be poll
Eiran and Job hunters IS simply
perfluous. ia trying to ag.itate
md create 4 eEisln from one side
1f the river against the other
it IS the parish Of 81 job A.
i lefh er yoa are on the left bank,
iron tlle right bank i are sisters
And brothers Of tbs same mother
ana father whether We liVe Of
aie 81 ons side sr the Other One
side needs khe other ard should
work hand III hand, for the best
ID crest of All. unless a new con
] and some act of legisla
.ure 81 some j natlTe would devide
I'D make all parishes Oh one
ia ID ths
as have i little patience for
Few mon et the new con
Eion ske pIaee good roads
s sE
os d 0Gse s GOOD
John Is bel builf
IloU ma extra taxa
m w " ere TREY will