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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
NOAH AND THE FLOOD
AND THE REGISTRATION"

For many years before the flood,
Noah went around preaching and
warning the people, day by day, of the
coming Of the great catastrophe tina:
was to depopulate the earth; bu: no
one paid any attention To what he
said. Some slyly smiled and tapped
their foreheads. Others said the good
old man was a "lime-lighter," and
still others wanted to know what bug
was under the chip.
The weather was clear and no signs
OF storms appeared in the heavens.
Flowers bloomed, the sun was shining
and all seemed well. So the people
kept on about their business and paid
no attention to Noah. "Oh, why both.
err they said, I'VE haze no time"
One night great clouds covered the
sky and a fearful tempest arose. The
flood gates of the heavens we're OPP
ened and the rain poured upon the
earth until all of its surface was COW
cred to a great depth, and all living
things were destroyed save Noah and
his and those creatures which he had
taken into the Ark, and upon the face
of the troubled waters floated the
Ark, and loug into the silent night
would the good old man sit and smoke
his pipe and ponder why the people
would not heed his warning, and ex-
claim: "oh, poor mortals, how We
make this earth bitter for each other"
Noah was called a prophet bu pro-
phecy is not necessarily or essential
ly prediction. Prophetic inspiration
is not a gift of foresight, but of moral
insight. Our leaders of today as well
as those of yore have the gift of moral
insight. They see the future. They,
like Noah of old, are, day after day,
warning US of the coming of "a flood
May be not a flood of water but a
OF tyranny. Let us heed them.
Let US beware that in u time, his
tory repeat not myself, as it is SO
wont to do.
Let US all go and register. Each one.
Everyone.
E, NJ. BoAGNI, Chairman,
St. Landry Parish Council of Defense.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
LET SWEET POTATOES
MATURE BEFORE DIGGING

To keep sweet potatoes in good
condition they must be (1) well ma.
tured before digging, ~ carefully
handled, 81 wei itlal or cured
after being put il tas h, use, and
~ kept at a uniform temperature
after they are cured.
The grower a Judge when his
sweet potatoes are ripe by breaking
or cutting n of them and leaving
it exposed to the air for a few min.
utes. The cut or broken surface
dries if it is mature, but the surface
remains moist If it is not ready to
be dug.
The second essential, careful hand.
ling, should be observed in digging.
gathering, hauling and unloading.
Sweet potatoes should be sorted in
tn efieid and gathered in padded bas-
kets or boxes to prevent bruising or
breaking the skin. The baskets or
boxes should be loaded on he
hauled to the storage house and the
potatoes carefully placed in the bins.
When they are hauled very far, q
wagon with bolster springs should be
Used. Sweet potatoes should v be
thrown from one row to another, load
loosely in a wagon body. or hauled
n bags. because either ii these pe.
ices will hruise hem and afford an
opportunity for disease to enter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
YOUNG WOMEN ARE
URGED TO ENROLL

Beginning on July 20 and contin-
uing throughout the week, the cam
paign to enroll twenty-five thou
sand young women. between the
ages Of nineteen and thirty-five, in
the Student Nurse Reserve viii be
on. st. Landry's qoota is seven. The
enrolment will take place in the
Federal Building, Mrs. ]. P. Saizan,
of the Woman's Council of Defense,
having the work In charge. She will
be assiaed by a trained nurse. 1t is
hoped that the young ladies Of our
parish will take advantage of this OPP
p~ortunity to assist their country.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
LOCAL BAPTIsTs HOLD
TENT REVIVAL MEETING

For the past ten days a revival has
been under way oy the members OF the
local Baptist Church. The day serv-
ices are held in the church and at
night the meetings take place under
the big tent erected on the vacant lot
on Market street. Large congregations
are in evidence and the meetings will
continue for some time. Rev. Garner.
pastor Of the church, has here assist-
ing him in the services DR.. G. = Per
ryman, evangelist of Texarkana, Ark.
The singing is being conducted Yspder
the leadership ofB. M. simms OFF Pine
vile, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
NOTICE or BIOS

Bids will be received for taki1s
and reconstructing, on the proa
mated by the City OF Opelousass
ored school purposes, the ma
ing Of the old st. Landry Hill
situated in the City Of o.
Building to be rebuilt on hs
the building to be taken dow
the ceiling to be lowered aid
made smaller.
Particulars can be had b
to Superintendent w. BspFss
must be sealed and address
B. Prescott, Opelousas, La, Il
ed IBID for taking down add
structing old school building
A certified check for 3 Der
amount must accompany eae
posal ais a guarantee that I'LL
viii sign the contract and exs
bond within five days after
ceiVed notice Of the acceptaaes
bid. 3
All bids tS be in the hands
Prescott, Sapt., not later
r. "a. on Monday
1918.
Respeca
w. B. PREsg0H
july 20-2t Chairman Conf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

Teachers Examinations will be-
held on July 29-30-31 for white appli.
cants, and on August 1-2-8, 1918 for
negroes. On August 9Th another OPP
p%ortunity will be given the teachers
of the State to submit papers upon
books for the Reading Course.
These examinations upon the books
important value to teachers, as an
OF the Reading Course now have an
institute credit. earned by passing an
examination upon two books OF the
Reading Course, may be used to ex.
tend a teachers certificate one year.
and has the value Of s.5 per cent
upon an examination for q teachers
in the rating of high school teach.
certificate and the value Of one hour
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids will be receives
Mayors office until Tuesday
gust 8, 1918, at II o'clock y
be opened at the regular mseh
the Board of Aldermen, 70 bs
that date, for the constrac1
sidewalks around the CAV
according to plans and speclses
on file in the office Of the GiQ
neer. A certificate Of indscl
issued by the City, payable Us
LIST. 1920 ana bearing five II
interest from its date, y g y
cepted in payment Of the arcls
AL rights reserved to
and all bids.
july 13-4t M. HALPHEN A
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

concludes to make his readers come
across with more money for sub.
seription. In the case of the Opelou-
sas papers, however, it had to be
done and it is really remarkable that
the increase did not go into effect
long before October.
1t is useless and foolish for sub.
cribers to advance the idea that he.
cause they a secure a city i,aper
for less than the new price IF the
O~pelousas papers that that is a
good a why we should not 20
up. The weekly editions of the
city papers are made up of matter
that has already appeared in the
daily editions and cost practically
nothing so far as composition is con-
cerned is new. Besides, city papers
never figure on making anything on
their circulation. In fact, they are
well satisfied if the circulation pays
the cost of the paper and base prof
It's on the income from advertising.
And as they get a high rate for their
advertising they can well afford to
lose slightly on the circulation.
On the other hand, the country
papers circulation is restricted to q
limited field and few week
lies ever reach a circulation OF over
thousand copies. And as adj
vertisfng rates r almost exclusively
based on circulation, the uninSormed
reader can appreciate the fact that
he advertising rate naturally ia not
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
CONTRIBUTED

! "A horse q be led to water but
can not be made to drink"
Those charged with carrying into
effect the war measures necessary for
our national preservation and success
in the present worldwide war can on
ly do their part of the work. With
the people must rest the burden of
making the measures effective and
without their cooperation the most In
telligent, efficient and Industrious Of
ficers are -~powerless. Lack of co-ope-
ration by the people was even a hand
leap to Jesus Christ for we read In the
Bible the following: And He did not
many mighty works there because OF
their unbelief."
st. Matthew relates that when the
Christ came to his own country He
taught them" but they responded by
asking rs this not the carpenters
SOM" '"And they were offended in
Him." This occasion was made mem
CRADLE by the Christ uttering words
which since have become a household
saying: "A prophet is not without
honor saw in his own country and in
his own house"
Jesus taught these people but they
believed not. He did His part but
they refused to do theirs. Their CO
operation was necessary to the sue
ess OF the All-Powerful and not even
He could succeed without their CO.
operation. He could teach them but
He could not make them believe. He
could lead the horse to water but He
could not make him drink. It is to-
day as it raj then. Our leaders pos
sessed of the vantage ground of knowl-
edge adopt measures seen by them to
be necessary. They teaih but we be-
lieve not. They ask, we respond not.
Il failure and disaster come, we in jus
tice to them will have to say, "And
did not many mighty works there
because Of their unbelfef."
Once upon the edge of a desert .
a watch tower and in it a watch
man, true and tried. One day he cried !
loud and long, the warning cry. The !
Arabs were fast approaching
but the people in the streets looking
across the deserts waste could see
naught on the horizon and they heed /
cd him not until the robbers fell upon
them and all were slain. The good
had done his duty but he
could not make the people do theirs.
From his high tower the range of his
vision was far greater than theirs
1e could see that which was invisible
o them but the demagogues among
he people said "My eyes are as good
IS any mans. | see no one approach
ng. / am from Missouri. / believe
,nly what | see. Why should this
be able to see more than
We do? Should we admit the supe-
of his eyesight."
No, the watchman's eyesight was DO
than theirs but the accident of
lis position gave him a far greater
ange Of vision. He could cry out the
Farming but it rested with the people
0 avail themselves OF it.
Let us believe, let US heed the watch
1an's cry.
The measure being now carried out
! the registration beginning Saturday, !
9th. Our leaders say it is neces- !
airy for the good of all. Therefore, S,
It US register, one and all. !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

The third and fourth essentials.
borough drying and a uniform tenn
perature, may be secured In q stor-
age house where artificial heat can be
Supplied. The house must be con-
structed in such a way that it can be
thoroughly ventilated when necessary
and yet be made nearly air-tights in
cold weather.-Extension Division,
Louisiana State University.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

ers.
After Jan. 1st. 1881. p,s
certificates. whether earns
animation or issued upOn /
or college diploma win s.
only upon the application 4 s.
school and institute cFsaR,,
three summer school crsa.
three institute credits, vi n:
mer school credit and tvo
credits; Cd two sumner
credits and one institute c,
earned within five years asts'
life OF the certificate. Th
ton applies not only to grad
institutions Of our state M
yates of Institutions ii Iii
states.
Respah
". 2. PREsMn
juy 1s-st Superina
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
LAWRENCE sANDoz ENLisTs
IN THE COAST ARTILLERY

Lawrence sandoz. only son Of At
torney and Mrs. w. j. sandoz, left
lasts Thursday for New Orlean
where he rendered his services to
the government, having volunteered
to join the coast artillery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
ANOTHER oPELousEAN HAS
ENLISTED I'M THE NAVY

Inadvertently The Clarion failed
to mention in 3 late issue the fact
that Charles Carlo had volunteered
in the navy. Young Carlo is a son
of our fellow townsman, Charles
Carlo, ST., and being Of a husky
build is certain to make good as one
of sUfcle Sans fighting iackies.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

work is apleasure. l tell all my friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me."-NELLIE B.
BRITTINGHAM, 500 Calverton Rd., Balti-
more, Md.
It is only natural for any roma 10
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
Will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
Tore submitting to such a trying ordeal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

-MlSS Lila PaVy ID spending
some time at Coopers Wells, Miss.
Miss Ida May Latil OF Baton
Rouge returned to her home Wed.
nesday, after a pleasant visit to
friends here.
Miss Aline Dezauche has re-
turned to her Melville home after a
visit to friends and relatives here.
Miss. Lena Bourdier is home at.
ter a Short stay with relatives and
friends in Rayne.
Miss Della Bourdier arrived here
Friday to spend the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bour.
der. Miss Della is attending school
in Baton Rouge.
Mrs. J. N. Brown OF Washington
attended a Red Cross meeting here
Tuesday.
Mrs. K. Lynch and Miss Kinda
Klaus OF Washington e in Ope.
lousas Monday.
Hon. Hugo Dore and wife of
Vile Platte were opelousas visitors
Tuesday.
Mr.. L. O. Williams Of Vieksburg,
Miss, was the guest OF his sister,
-Miss Lucy Gonsoulin, who is at
tending school in Baton Rouge, ar
rived home yesterday friday to
spend the weekend with home folks.
Mrs. Jos. Firnberg, this past week.
He departed on Wednesday for Alex
andria.
MI. Tom Firnberg left on We'd
nesday for Alexandria where he will
be the guest of relatives.
Mr.. Lionel Castillo left Wednes-
day for Norfolk, Va, where he will
report for service In the naval re-
serve, having enlisted recently in
this branch of the service.
Miss Leslie Nezat of Port Barre
was in Opelousas this week.
Hon. John w. Lewis and family
are at their summer home at Belle
Cheney.
Judge P. H. Singleton of Chicot
attended to business here during the
week.
Miss Nita Addison Of Rayne is
visiting relatives in Opelousas.
Mrs. Roger Rivet, Jr., after a
pleasant visit to relatives here left
for home in Plaquemine Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Deblanc Of Plaquemine
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. George Baquet Of Lafayette
visited opelousas friends Sunday.
Miss B. connely of Carencro
was in Opelousas Sunday.
Miss Pearl Lewis of Whiteville
visited friends here the past week.
Mrs. r. q. Fennel of Pot Barre
was an Opelousas visitor Wednes-
day.
Miss Cecile Wiggine of Vile
Platte visited friends here during
the week.
Mrs. Chachere and Miss Ruby
Thornton of Crowley were in this
city recently.
Miss Ruth vidonne left for
Plaquemine Sunday where she will
visit for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Skies are
visiting relatives in HOLIDAY. Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Barnett and
Nj. and Mrs. R. Perkins and children
and Miss NJ. Hollier have returned
from an extended trip through the
Lone Star State.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Desmarais
and child of Houston, Texas. spent
a few days here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Daniel spent
in VILE Platte.
Mrs. L. e. Littell and Mrs. G.
Cooke and children visited Alexan-
1ria the past week.
Mrs. NJ. s. Boagni and son
John, are guests Of friends in New
Orleans.
Mrs. Dr.) 6. Richard and
laughter Miss Anna Belle are
low at Coopers Wells, Miss.
Mrs. W. It. Smith of Melville is
in Opelousas.
Mayor Eagan OF Crowley vas a
prominent visitir here "Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis White is VISITING
in Grand Coteau.
DIR. Theo Littell Of Vile Platte
-. L--- "a
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
EoR SALE

Secondhand plano in first class
condition. Apply to Phone i7s. ope.
Iousas, La. july-27-tf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

fSA0AAGoS 0a10 44G&l1~
aches and every
month would have to
stay in bed o of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for q time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me TO
an operation.
My sister asked me
to try Lydia E. Pink
b a ms Vegetable
Compound before
c~onsenting t. a n
I took
FIVE bottles of it and
it has completely
cured me and nv
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
DOCTOR URGED
An OPERATION
Instead | took Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Neariy four years
suffered from organic troubles, ner-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

Drove & Tastegses cblll
destroys the malaRial germs which sae
to the blood BY the Malaria MosqsAA
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

6ss cures chills and Fevers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

$50 cures Malarial Fever.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27
Baton Rouge Business
College,
BATON ROUGE, LA. adv
oPELousAs PAPERS lNcREAsI
BATON ROUGE, LA.

Continued from Title Pase)
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

Sss cures Bilious Fever.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-22
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Open 10 Cents Higher
Than Last Week; Hogs 10
Gents Lower; Feeding
Sheep Higher.

Cattle-Receipts were fair this morn
ing. estimated at s75 cars OF cattle or
$500 head. Trade opened up in fairly
active fashion. prices strong to 15@25c
higher than last weeks close on the bulk
o: western steers Butcher stock was
rather slow to the packers but outsiders
bought a considerable amount at prices
anywhere from steady to 25c higher
Stockers and feeders ruled strong and
2SG SOC higher.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves, s17oo@1s25; good to choice
beeves, $15.25@1s50: fair to good beeves.
$1S25@15.Oo; common to fair beeves,
$9.00@1275; good to choice yearlings
s16.00@1750 fair to good yearings,
$12.00@155O common to fair yearings,
ss.50@11oo; choice to prime grass steers,
s1S.50@1450; fair to good grass beeves.
s11.00@13OO; common to fair grass
beeves. sS50610.50; Mexican beeves. $500
$1,000; good to choice heifers. $500
100; good to choice cows ss.00@10.25;
fair to good cows. s7.250S.0o: common
to fair cows, s560@7OO: prime feeders
s12. 00@13.5o; good to choice feeders.
1915 q II so; fair to good feeders, $500
$50; common to fair feeders, $1,000
$50; good to choice stockers, $4,000
1880; stock hefers, s6.5o@750; stock
cows. sS.25@75o; stock calves. $500
$50; veal calves. s6.0o0130O: bulls, stays.
etc, s7.50@950.
Hogs-Receipts today amounted to SO
loads, estimated at 400 head. The mar
ket opened at generally steady prices on
the best grades Of hogs, working to 1oc
lower and possibly more on the common
heavy packing grades Trade was very
uneven and sales scattered over a wide
range with probably as many loads at
$500 as there were at $3.50. Tops
went to $1715 with the long string at
$3.50 and 1850 and bulk of sales was
s16.50@17.oo. The general market is
steady to 10c lower
Sheep-There were Is loads of sheep re-
ported in today estimated at 1880 head.
Quality Of receipts was only fair and the
market rather slow in getting under way.
largely due to the late yarding of re-
ceipts Indications were for probably
steady market on fat lambs and steady to
higher on feeders.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
choice, s14.75@15.25; lambs, fair to good.
$13.00@14.75; lamb feeders, $1,000 @12.50;
yearlings, good to choice, s1000@11.00.;
yearlings. fair to good, ss.0o@1000: year.
ling feeders. s10.0o@1o.5O; wethers, fat,
$s.00@9.50 wether feeders. sS.0099.O0;
ewes good to choice, $7.5O@S0o; ewes.
fair to good. s7.o0@7.5o; eve feeders,
$6.0097.00.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-22
BASE BALL star
DIES LEADING
men IN BATTLE
Capt. Edward Grant, ex.ThIrd
BaSeman of Giants, Killed
in Fighting in the
Argonne.

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 2l.-(By AS
sociated Press)-Capt. Edward
Grant, former third baseman of the
New York National league club, and
attached to the Three Hundred Sew
enth infantry, was killed by a shell
while leading a unit to the aid of
the famous lost battalion" The
battalion was surrounded for five
days in the Argonne forest and Cap
tain Grant was killed during one OF
the attempts to reach it.
Grant first earned base ball hon
ors while at Harvard university,
where he was one of the best all
around players of his day. After
graduation he played with independ-
ent teams and later with the Jersey
City club of the International
league, From 1907 to 1909 he played
second base for the Philadelphia
Nationals and the following year he
was traded to Cincinnati. In 1918
he was purchased by the New York
Nationals and played third and
shortstop for the Giants until 1915
when he resigned to enter business.
At the outbreak of the war he en-
tered an officers training camp,
where he was graduated later with
high honors.
Grant is the first of the many ma
jor league base ball players in the
service to give his life for his coun-
try. He was born in Franklin,
Mass, in 1883.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-22
Monmouth Parks Defeat
Knights of Zion, rs to Q

The football game Sunday after
noon between the Monmouth Park
team and the Knights of Zion re-
suited in an overwhelming defeat
for the latter team, the score being
26 to 0 in favor OF the Parks. The
defeat of the lions is more notable
because of the fact that two weeks
ago the Parks asked them for q
game but were refused on the
grounds that they were not in a
class with the lions.
Line plunges and end runs were
the features of the Parks playing
throughout the game. They have
not been scored against this season,
and are looking for more games, es-
pecially with an out Of town high
school, to be played on Thanks
giving day. For information call
Frank Miller, 2242 Larimore avenue,
phone Colfax 1000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-22
Chicago Live Stock,

Chicago, Oct. Observation-Disclosures, 3d.
900 head: beef steers and better grades of
butcher cattle steady to strong; common
light kinds and Gamers slow to lower;
feeders mostly Csc higher; calves steady;
beef cattle good, choice and prime, S14.50
@1s.4O; common and medium, $4,000
1880; butchers stock, COWS and heifers,
$625@13.O0; Gamers and cutters, s575 @
SOS; stockers and feeders, good, choice
and fancy, ss.75@12.5o; inferior. common
and medium, s7.009s75; veal calves,
good and choice. $155o@16.oo; western
range. beef steers. $13.5o@1700; cows and
heifers. $s.25@12.25.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
closing fully 25c lower than Saturdays
average; in-between kinds as much as 25c
lower; butchers, $16.s5@1775: light. $3.50
@17.75; packing. $15.oo@1s.65; rough,
s145o@1b.oo: pigs. good to choice. $l4.oo
@150o.
Sheep and Lambs-Reoeipts, $4,000
head; lambs 25c to SOC higher; sheep
strong to Csc higher; lambs, choice and
prime, s15.75@16.Oo; medium and good,
s1400Q15.75; culls. ss00@l2.50; ewes.
choice and prime, $1o.oo@lo.25; medium
and good, ss.5o@1o.OO; culls. sS5o9L0o.