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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
Wedding Bells.
CAIRE..JONES.

Beautiful Cards are out an
nouncing the approaching mar
riage Of Miss Annette Jones,
winsome daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Barthelmy Jones to Mr.,
Sidney Jean Baptiste Caire, dis
tinguished and popular young
son of MIR. and Mrs. Etienne ].
Caire of Edgard, this parish.
The happy and notable event
to take place on Thursday morn-
ing, October 28th., at half past
nine, at the st. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, Edgard, La,
LIE Meschac6be thanks Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Barthelmy Jones for
their kind and gracious invita-
ton to be present on this notable
day, and join the large circle OF
/ friends of the prospective con
tracing parties in wishing them
many hearty and sincere good
wishes for a long, happy and
prosperous voyage on the matri
monisl sea.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
Hon. zenOn MONTE.
Candidate For Member Of the Police
Jury.

1t affords us pleasure to an
nounce the name of HON. ZE-
NON MONTE as the Berthelot
Candidate for Member of the
Police Jury from the Sixth Ward
of this parish.
Mr.. Montz enjoys the honor
and distinction of being a very
highly esteemed and popular
citizen ofGaryville. He is a CO.
owner of the big Mercantile
firm of z. Montz & Company,
and has the proud distinction of
being a director of the Gary
State Bank.
Mr.. Montz is well-known
throughout St. John and neigh
boring parishes and undoubtedly
needs no special introduction to
the public.
He is a native of this parish, at
fable, sccommodatfnga nd at all
times willing, and ready to dc
whatever act will tend to increase
the progress and interest Of his
native parish. D.
MIR. Montz has never occupied
political office of any kind and
his host of friends, we hope, will
rally to his support and no doubt
will elect him as Member of the
Police Jury from the Sixth Ware
of this parish.
Mr.. Montz takes pleasure il
announcing that he is affiliated
with the Berthelot Faction.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23

ther than, if there had been
mistakes made by the pre-
sent State administration, he
Mr.. Parker, was estopped
from offering criticism as: he
more than any other man,
had been responsible for Gov
ernor Halls election.
at is true that l have re-
ferred to certain matters that
arose during the present ad-
ministration, to-Wlt:~ the
bond sale, the fiscal agency,
and the proposed Constitu-
tional Convention.
While Governor Hall and [
have voted alike on many
different questions that have
come before the Board OF
Liquidation, L and other
boards, we took a different
view OF the foregoing mat
ters, and as they were OF
great public concern, [ had
a perfect right to defend the
position | took on them. This
necessarily carried with 1tan
argument against the posi-
t1on which he assumed.
"Governor Hall did not
hesitate to criticize the San
ders Democratic admin1stra-
ton and he was not a mem
Der of any OF the Sanders
boards where their views
lcould clash, and where he
/ had his own course to defend.
The disrupting influences
lin the Democratic party can
not be found in what [ am
| doing or saying. but will be
found (1) IN the intemperate
remarks of Democrats like
Mr.. wilkinson, ~ in the
untimely attempt to inject
the question of Statewide
prohibition into the. cam
paign, and (3) in Republican
:: Progressive newspapers like
| the Times Picayune and the
New Orleans Item, that pre-
tending to be democratic,
! abuse Democratic candidates
FOR governor, and, at the
isame time search the whole
earth for arguments with
(which to give aid and COM
fort to the enemy, the Repu-
blican- Progressive eandi.
Idate."
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
A Joke With A Moral.

In the initial number of the
L.G. H. s. Gleanings, Of Reserve
a monthly journal devoted to the
interests of the Leon Godchaux
High School, uLder the caption OF
Jokes we read:
Teacher (to a class in all grades)-
who is the Governor of
louisiana"
Little Boy (waving his hand
excitedly) 81 know. It's Mr.. Paul
Berthelot. :" This little boy who,
no doubt, is in the primary grades
has not studied History and has
not learned Of our 'illustrious'
Governor at Baton Rouge, but
has probably heard what Sheriff
Berthelot has done for the public
schools of this parish, hence his
enthusiastio-~nd innocent little
mistake.
Mr.. Berthelot has done more
for our schools than has the
Governor of the State, because
he has reduced the revenues OF
his office when he insisted in
having an election called for a 2
mill special tax to build our school
houses instead of permitting the
Police Jury to increase the tax
rate 2 mills which would have
netted about $4,000 per year and
the sheriff would have collected
! his commission thereon.
His disinterested sacrifice fol
| the benefit of our public schools
is known to the people of st.
John
Figure two mills additional OF
our assessment for ten years anC
you will arrive at the commission
(which MIR. Berthelot would have
collected and which he has con
tributed to the public schoo
fund.
The special tax being voted
bonds were issued and our beau
tiful school buildings erected a
once, whereas an additional 2
mill tax for the purpose woult
have taken Is or 20 years to do
so.
/ The Joke referred to. appear
ing in school publication, nj
doubt, emanated from creative
mind devoid of political rancun'
otherwise the monthly would fal
short of the lofty ideals which it
promoters had in view.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
-Four Years In Prison.

Denied relief by the United
States Supreme Court, 2O-year-
old Dora Muff implicated in the
shooting of Miller Delhaye two
years ago, will begin serving
her four year sentence. This she
would have dane months ago,
but her attorneys, it is said, pre-
vailed upon her to await the ap-
,,eals being taken in her case.
James Duval, the girls step
father, who was convicted of
murder without capital punish
ment, has also lost in the higher
courts and will begin his life term.
!. .Th.. verdict of guilty was return
! ed December 2, 1913, after a sen
sational trial lasting two weeks.
The manslaughter findings again
ST Dora Muff, in view of the al
| Ie ged provocation for the shoot
| in.y, was a universal surprise.
/ On October Is, two years ago,
IDelhaye was shot down in a pub
| lie thoroughfare of Crowley. The
firing was done from a buggy
occupie ed by Duval and his step
daughter.
| Atthe joint trial the following
month the girl tried to take the
blame for the killing. declaring
THAT it was she who fired the fat
al shots at her truant lover The
! prosecution succeeded in conVinc
ing the jury that Duval handled
: the gun. 1t was generally beIiev.
ed at the time of the trial thai
Duyal did the shooting and his
stepdaughter manufactured evi.
!, dence in the belief that she woule
|, g0free.
It is rumored that Mr.. Gabrie
lC. B. Webre will make the rae
] for Member of the Parish Com
| Imittee. Mr.. Webre is affiliate,
!, with the Hart-Millet- Monteguj
!. !, Faction.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
Politics In st. John.

Fire has been placed under the
old st. John political kettle and
things are beginning to get real
hot.
Many prominent gentlemen
have filed their notification
of Candidacy, some of them
making their initial bow in the
political circle of this parish,
while others are old and quite
experienced in the game.
AS we have repeatedly stated
things look mighty bright for
our popular and distinguished
Sheriff. Hon. Paul Berthelot and
his strong string of Winners,
and when the result of January's S
election is announced it will not
surprise us to hear a complete
| Victory and Vindication pro,
5, claimed for the Berthelot Faction
! The Berthelot slate comprises
| the best brand to be procured
and long before the election il
will be no longer a question o.
Victory, buta question of MajG
rity.
The strong listof Candidaie'
will appear in our next issue.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
First Barrel New La.
Syrup Is Sold

The first barrel of the new
Louisiana syrup was market
ed Tuesday afternoon. It
was shipped by Picard and
,Geismer, ofthe Sweet Home
Plantation, Ascension Parish
to 7. A. Dumaine, and was
sold byT.J. Daquin to Penick
and Ford for 81 a gallon.
It was classed as "strict
prime -
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23
Wilkinson Raped Hard By
Pleasant
Candidate Would Protect Democracy
From 'Disrl ptiag' Remarks of Critic

from 'DISrl pIIF9 KenlaEAS vi CTItiC
Horace Wilkinson's attempt
to read Col. Ruffin @. Pleas
ant, candidate for governor
out of lhe Democratic party,
will not deter Col. Pleasant
in his efforts to protect Demo
cracy from such "disrupt1ng
remarks and untimelY issues
manufactured by Mr.. Wllkln
son and other within the
party" and against the
attacks of the Republican
Progressives from without.
The decision was announc
ed Monday night by Col.
Pleasant in the opening
paragraph of his reply to MIR
Wilkinson's statement OF Sun
day morning that the candl-
date for Governor has unjust
ly criticized the Hall adj
ministrat1On.
To men like Mr.. wilkinson,
newspapers like the Times
Picayune and the Item, and
the untimely injection of the
Statewide prohibition ques-
ton into the campaign, Col
Pleasant attributes the dis
ruptlng influences which have
arisen within the ranks oil
the Democrats.
When Col Pleasant com
pleted his reply to Mr.. Wllk1n
son Monday night, he turned
his attention to the Item,
and wrote to that newspaper
a communication, literally
sprinkled with /" the short
and ugly accusing it of mis-
stating the facts concerning
the continuance Monday OF
the American Sugar Refining
| Company custer suits, and
denouncing it as a paper
! which invariably distorts
truth to serve its own pur-
poses,
| Here's Reply Of
Col. Pleasant.
Col. Peasants reply to Mr.
wilkinson follows:
The right and authorit,
assumed by Mr.. Horace
Wilkinson to read me out o
1.-THE Democratic party will
not cause me to relax nv ef
forts one whit in attemptiLs
20 preserve it from his disrup
ing remarks, and the untim
lly issues manufactured b,
himself and others within tn
party, nor in defending it O
every stump of the State
against the attacks of tn
Republican-Pr Progressives
from without.
"Mr. Parker has been d,
nounclng the Democratic pa
ty, of which he has long bee
; a prominent member until r,
Gently. My answer to hi
has been that the darkest pc
iod of L-ouisiana's histor
was VIXEN the Republican pc
Ity, the parent of the Progre
sive, was in control of Il
State, that it threw us bae
many years and left us sta;
: gerlug under a great deb
and tried to pile still more /
ion US; that it tried to MAJ
the negro equal in every W.
and that | would by far pr
fer to bear aloft the par
banners of Jefferson and ia
son and Cleveland and "
| NT. II NJ
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-23

/ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Il 90 A Year, Payable i'm Advance.
Entered as second-class matteTFe Feb-
/ ruary 10th 1914, at the Post-Ohice at
Lucy, La, under the Act OF March
s, 1879,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31
continually asking: How? &C. F.
Hunt.
NO BAN ON MUNITIONS

NJ J. B. asks: why not practice
what we preach instead of straining
every nerve to supply the different
nations Cbarring Germany with war
suppHes?"
The answer is: Because Germany
has been preparing for over 40 years
in militaTism of soldiers and war
supplies and other nations have not
to the same extent. If every nation
on the face of the earth had followed
Germany's example we would have
had far more hell on earth than we
now have, because making every boy
a soldier and concentrating the in
ventive genius of mankind on devilish
engines of war simply makes human
beings monsters instead of loving
men and women. My forbears were
German, but the developments of
German militarism as shown by this
war upon character are anything but
worthy of emulation l know the
qualities of character developed in
England, France, Russian and Italy
fall far short of being ideal and yet
ctb d uCuLIdl JuG -LlluJdIlSul VI GGI-
many is something so abhoTrent to
me and its fruits so cruel that all
Germany stands for in science, art,
music and general advancement does
not compensate for its terrible effect
upon the heart and mind of the
whole world. We see the newspapers
of this country demanding we spend
about $1O0, 100000 a year for national
security. In a few years this will be
q doubled. All because of Germany's
example. Rather let the military
prepared nations trample us under
foot than constantly think of human
beings who happen to be born in an
other country as enemies. Now I do
not want to meet force with force,
but the cry of Germans against the
allies getting munitions of war when
Germany is fully supplied by reason
of her military policy is similar to the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31
cLAIRVoYANT TRUST INVEs-

Observation-Disclosures by the articles
we read in your publication that you
are fearless in giving all sides to
questions being ventilated through
the press. would it not be well to give
the public little light relative to the
so-caIIed power and influence Of
these swindIers on trial that is being
hid by the reports of how it was car
ried to such a successful issue fnan-
ciaIly.
All through the scheme there has
been one important feature that the
press has kept under cover. 1t is the
fact that the press received large
sums of this money that overly cred
ulous paid to the "clairVOyants.
They opened their columns to these
fakirs and took their il-gOtten lJCTa
as long as the game worked without
interference. They aided and abetted
the scheme, well knowing or, at least,
they should have known by the
amount of space used and the prices
paid for it that no fair and honest
deal of this character is possible at
any time in any community II
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

bates on the oil they shipped on the
railroads, but they got rebates on all
the oil shipped by their competitors.
OF course, they crushed their compe-
titOrs. Likewise with Germany and
her enemies. If the allies cannot get
supplies from other countries they
need waste no time in sUTTendering
to Germany. The sooner the better.
And for good measure the United
States may just as well save them
selves a future war by including
themselves in the surrender. Eng
fish navalism is a menace to man
kind, but it's domination of the mind
of the world is small compared with
German militarism. Self-gOvernment
will solve question of navalism and
miIitarism and bring people together
instead of making them enemies. For
the present, however, munitions Of
war must be open for those attacked
to buy in any part Of the world for
the purpose of defense.-M. L.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Pennington Milling Company
Completely Destroyed
BY Fire

On Monday night the flour
and grain mil owned by the
Pennington Milling Company
was completely destroyed hy
lire which originated IN the
boiler room of the building.
The loss is estimated at about
fi2 100000 with no insurance.
About 1000 bushels of wheat,
900 bushels Of oats, consider
able quantity of corn and flour.
There was no chance 20 save
the building as the flames had
gained considerable Roadway
when the tire was discovered.
The Company WAS composed OF
a number of the citizcns in aud
around Pennington. The loss
It's great to the stock holders
aud the town and community
as well Pennington Gap sun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Finds No
Remedy Equal
To Tanlac.
William II Howard Says He
Tried Everything Else
Without Help.

Louisville, KY, Sept. eth
Wllliam 1t Howard, who lives
42j West Jefferson street.
here, ana US widely known as
AN ADVERTISING man, is one of
THOSE who declares ho has been
greatly benefited by rnulnc.
the premier preparation.
"i'or "a long time, he said
recently II suffered from a
cutarrhnl affection of the
stomach aud / meyer have
found any thing which did me
SD much good as Tanlac. HAD
used pretty nearly everything
before my friends recommended
Ianlac TO me 10 helped me
almost at once, aud am glad
90 offer public testimony TO its
vnIue
Chrome catarrh, which Affects
the mucus membranes, is one
OF the most prevalent and dis
tressing mnladics known. lrhe
trouble us almost universal.
Offensive breath. coughing,
nervousness, sneezing. head
aches, poor digestion, loss of
appetite, unsound sleep and
susceptibility TO colds are
among the results from the
malady
Fanlac has proved Of special
value III the treatment Of ca
tarrhal troubles Hundreds
have testified TO the good il has
done them 1t is now being
sold in Big Stone Gap at the
Mutual Drug Company, and in
Norton Va, at the Norton Drug
Company
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08

Ny g Avoritt. who has a
position with the Stonega Coke
md Coal Company, and Miss
lielle Lyons of Osaka, lett
saturday morning for Bristol,
whore they were married Miss
Hannah kihler and Wade Tate.
chapcroncd by Mrs Cubinc.
accompanied them TO Bristol
Aftcr a bridal tour the happy
couple Will make their home at
Osaka.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Camping Party.

Mr. and Mrs Villas Wells,
Mr. and Mrs Forest kcunedy
Mr., and Mrs Win Jones, Miss
Nettie Willis, Authur Crawford,
Martin and Alphonso Wells,
Sam Jones, VIII CULLEN, Miss
Rose Hamilton and brother,
Robert Hamilton, and j. NJ.
Cooper OF Middlcsboru, com
posed MERRY camping party
Tor tine week end Mt Camp
Cuba on WAllin's Ridge. "a few
miles from thu Gap. near NJ v
Vets iarm Although IT.
poured ram part OF The time
they were there they say they
hnd one ui the best Times of
theIr lives
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08

There is more Catarrh ia this section OF
Tho country than AN other diseases put
together. nnd until the last few years
WAS suppressed to be incurable For
local disease ana prescribed local RENE
dies, and by Consistently falling 70 cure
with local treatment. pronounced /; Incur
Ahle- science has proven CataErh To- bs n
constitutional disease. and therefore re-
qiifcs constitutional treatment Halls
,9t1frh Cure, manufactured by X. 8.
cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio. Ia the only
constitutional cure ON the market Il q
taken Internally. IL acts directly oil the
hlood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
ihey oner one hundred dollars for any
and testimonials.
Addressi p j. CHENEY A co. Toledo, o.
SOFA by Druggists. lie.
FAKE HAIRS Family Pins TOR soaasipatioo.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
WISE COUNTY, VA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1915.

mo-; be reviewed This, tits understood.
is likewise the opinion of the Attorney
General
Judge skccn further advised the
S~rl To proccol at once with the taxes
for 1873 and not too consider at All the
question of back take, until the appeal
Is heard from 1t is understood that the
Board viii follow his advice iu this par
ticulnr
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08

Miss Jane Austin, who with
her parents, Congressman and
Mrs. Is. w Austin, recently
returned from a visit to the
Hawaiian Islands, to China and
Japan, the California exposition
and other places of interest, is
making a visit with Miss jamie
Slemp here before returning to
her home near Knoxville.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Wise County
Fair.

ON Sept o. 81 and % the
second Misc Comfy Fair win
be held at the Fair grounds nj
Wise We fully realize tbat h
lis "A bit hard to yet some far
mers To bring their families
some of theirhest farm products
and stock and come 10 tho Fair
Some may be asking themselves
the question, WHY Should 90
to the Fair
Answer list Because the
Fair was ORGANIZED torncourapc
agriculture throuybout thc
County.
2nd. Tho Fair educational
Nou see at the Fair AN kinds of
people. all kinds of animals. an
kinds of improved machinery
ana an kinds of amuseinents
You viii soc what others who
know regard as first class
animals aud farm products
You viii sco other people aniov.
ing themselves and learn 10 gct
more out of life. Your boys
and girls viii see these things
and have % long start on thoir
parents in developing ihe farm.
3rd An of us who work ass
we should mood rest We
should leave cares and Worries
behind foradny or so aud enjoy
life. You can do better work
and work with better spirit for
The neNt year Don't leave
your wife behind if YOU have to
make her come She works
much harder than You and
needs the change Moro A day
90 the Far VIII give her new
life for the coming year
ith. You will meet OF u
friends and make new ones
2th There viii be present
an oyer mo state ana otaor
y l,o,.. O y, oy Your COUNTY
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Rock Party in Honor of
Miss Hannah AlSover.

Mrs r. b Asover enter
tanned q few Young boys and
girls i,t her hnmr Friday evon-
ing from eighl-thirty To eleven
with Rock. n honor of her
Nwce, Miss Hannah Alsover,
Who left Monday for her new
home in Charlotte, N. G.
Miss Hannah Alsover and
Rufus Petit won the first
prizes, the girls prize being Il
pretty little cut glass trinket
case. The BOBBY prizes were
won by Miss Mary Blair Martin
and Carl Baker.
Delicious ice cream and cake
and candy was served late in
the evening to the young guests
who were;
Misses Roland Wells, Francis
Long, Adelaide Petit, Brnce
Skeen, Hannah Alsover, Mary
Blair and Lucille Martin The
boys were. Rufus Petit. Frank
Parks, Carl Baker, Reginald
and Clifford Smith, Edward
William and Gordon Goodloe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
Wedding Invitation.

The following invitation has
been received by large number
of the people in the Gap and
surrounding community
Mr. and Mn. T. f Khlcr
invite you To he present
at the marriage of their daughter
Nina
f0
Mr. W Fink Comann
high noon
Wednesday September the fifteenth
Ono thousand nine hundred and i0eon
First Presbyterian Church
Stonega, Virginia
~ Home
after October first
Hazard, Ky
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08

Mrs. J. c. Thomas has gone
to Big Stone Gap Va, to be the
guest of Mrs. O. |. Wade, ,Jr.,
and Mrs. w. NJ. GRADER before
returning her home at Carol
ton, George. Bristol Herald
Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08

Couley f. Reason, of Bristol.
passed through the Gap Friday
evening on his way to East
ern Kentucky, where he has
accepted an important position
with the Eastern kentucky
Electric Company. Mr.. Reason
will visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. IL. g. G.. Reason, in Lee
County, before going to Ken
lucky.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-09-08
HEAVY MOVEMENT
OF COAL EXPECTED.

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M ''''' ''' ''''lN''lns steamships more
~ &c 10y '", ,p' 'Ns' year or SO,
4, go, w N''''n nave hoen extreme
.rho initial .,,,,n.., .,.,,,
10 is being made bv Nh. S,on.,-, on
and Coal COMPANY inc to nm. say,n
uah Electric COMPANY All Savannah
Ga ana pendinr delivery off its v,tor
transportation mcliti, tho s,on.yo
Company lns contracted the water
movement of the Shipment toraer,rt AZ
Company, Savannah Ga Tho barge.
for The transportation of Tins co,l have
just arrived by tho u, Jacob p,nl~eu
Laryesi IN yirr;n;, u;.,a.
..,
' 'V''''4" NoNc Nhd Coal Com
' '7 'h' 'ltR''t proincer OF
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