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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
oPELoUsAs BOY TELLS
OF LIFE LOVER THERE"
Stanley Guedry Writes Home and
Says Things are Not So
Bad After All

When Uncle Sam declared war on
Germany, Stanley ]. Guedry was
running an automobile in the local
transfer business. Gifted with a
big lot of mechanical knowledge, he
Immediately saw his chance to make
good and at the same time serve his
country. He Immediately volunteer.
ed and was located for quite a long
time as a mechanic at the aviation
field neal Fort Worth, Texas. Later
he vas transferred to other places
and then was sent across, stopping
for a time in England. Now he is
in France, and this week his moth
er, Mrs. Noah J.. Guedry, received
the following letter from him:
June 4th, 1918.
France.
Mrs. Noah J. Guedry,
Dear Mother:
| I'm going to drop you a few lines,
if only to let you know am well.
1 visited a church Sunday before
last, went to high-mass which was at
ten thirty. We are all getting
along very well especially myself,
since, / am able to speak French.
| have met quite a few very nice
people, who invite me to their
homes, where l have spent comfort
able afternoons. Well mother, l
have cen what the trenches look
like. ! went up to the second line of
trenches a few days ago. We could
see the German trenches which were
a short distance from where we
We're. OF course things were very
dry, there wasn't any mud and
water in them, everything was cutie
dusty. Once in a while we would
see a little dust and dirty sptattcr-
ing about that was caused by the
shells from artillery.
Things are not as bad as / e x
pected to find them. Some of the
boys have regular homes built in
the side Of the entertainments; they
seem to- be fairly comfortable at the
time. | am nov in my little dog
tent as we call them, / don't know
the real name, it's the kind we car
ry on our backs. They are built to
accommodate two men, each man
half a tent, but happen to
have a whole tent to myself, they
are very comfortable and easy to
about. 1t is now dark, so /
I'M writing by a candle light. OF
curse we have to sit down when
We enter III tents as they are not
all enough to stand in them.
We received some Red Cross bags
few days ago; this is some of the
| received in it. Besides
here was chewing gum, soap, to-
acco, cigarettes, post cards, en-
elopes, shoe strings and a number
t other articles. which came in very
andy. We certainly can thank the
ed Cross and a number of other
examinations, such a S Our Boys
obacco Fund in France, for we
ften receive packages which come
handy and just about the time we
eed them. {
How are all the children and Dad? :
i've them my best regards. Hoping !
, hear from you, real soon, dear !
1 remain, I
Your loving son,
STANLEY. J
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
Tie auAalas That Dsas EOs Aetoct Ma ,,s.s

Because OF its tonic snd laxative effect. IAxA.
Quinine and does not cause ueryonanesa -.
ringing IN head. Remember the fun name and
look foS the signature Of Z. w, GROVE. soe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

FOR sALE-second hand counters
and second hand shelves and show
windows and store doors. Apply to
L. L. DANIEL,
lune-29-tf Opelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

The Strong Withstand the Hit !
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and ycuns.r Is,
who are weak, will be strengthened and ena
60 through the depressing heat of summer M
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill T0NIG. Il ma
and enriches the blood and builds pthew hoes.
tenn. You can soon feel its Strenathening, Irys
ating Effect. Coo.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
-666 cures Bilious Fever.
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
ESTATE OF HENDERSON BARNES
AND WIFE

No. $3.50, Probate Docket, Sixteenth
Judicial District Court, Parish
of st. Landry, La.
Whereas, Joseph, Gardiner, has ap.
piled to be appointed administrator
of the above numbered and entitled
estate,
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
any and all interested parties to
show cause, if any they can or have,
in writing in this office within ten
days of the first publication hereof,
why the prayer of the said petitioner
should not be granted.
BY order of said court, dated June
20, 1918.
HENRY LAsTRAPEs,. JR.,
july CIT Clerk of Court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic

destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted
TO the blood by the Malaria Mosquito, Price Soc.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

FOR sALE-2oo bushels of first
class corn. Apply to
ALBERT MOURET.
Jun-29-tf Opelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

june-29-tf
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
MAKES SACRIFICE FOR SONS
Spirit Of seIf-DeniaI Shown by Little
New York Jew as Beautiful as
Il 10 Rare.

Essex, and Delaney streets are the
heart of the great many-tongued city
which lives over near East river
the Ghetto. The streets are always
crOwded-crowded with bearded men,
old women with shawls and sheitels.
eager dark-eyed children; handsome
girls. and young men clothed in the
East sides version Of what Fifth ave.
nue. wears.
On the corner year in and year out
is little Galician jew: His small
shrunken face is smeared dark by the
stubble of q sparse beard; his fiat lit.
tie derby Is pushed down over his
ears; his clothes are mere covering.
For years he has been peddling the
large salt pretzels which are strung
on sticks and stand upright from his
basket.
He never tries to force a sale. He
never solicits patronage. He lives in
little room over small bakery. He
speaks very little EngliSh-and yet in
a large Eastern college there are two
of his sons being educated so that they
will not have to live the life of drudg.
cry the father has led. And the
wOrld-weary little father is paying the
bills by self-denial.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
Wood withstands ouakes.

The ability of wood construction to
resist severe shocks and strains again
was demonstrated in the earthquake
that destroyed Hemet and San Jacinto,
CAL, few days ago. Telegraphic re-
ports from Hemet say that "the Vos-
burg hotel, frame structure, with
stood the shock, while its brick neigh
bors fell fiat"
Lumbermen point out that there is
nothing peculiar in this. On account
Of the toughness of it's fiber and its
resiliency, wood can stand many a
twist and jar before it breaks or loses
Its shape. A wooden building will
"give" without injury to itself and then
resume it's original shape. At the
worst, in case Of an unusually severe
earthquake shock, it might be twisted
out of shape a little but would not
crumble or collapse. Brick buildings.
on the other hand, have no elasticity.
The brick and mortar Of which they
are constructed are brittle, when COM
pared with wood.
The reports from California, the lum-
bermen declare, merely go to empha-
size the ACCESSIBILITY Of building Of
wood in districts subject to earthquake
shock.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
Patriotic Mother cannx.

When, few months ago, one of our
troop ships was torpedoed there were,
Of course, many worried mothers. One
of them received a cable message tell
ing her of her sons rescue, and was
naturally much relieved. But this cable
was followed almost Immediately by
another asking for money by cable.
The mother of this lad was rather
puzzled by the message. as she could
not tell If it was genuine or not. She
did not wish to risk sending a com.
paratively large amount of money to
an imposter, SO she hit on the plan
Of sending return message asking
the sender of the first cable to cable
the name Of the family's two dogs;
names which would only be known to
member Of the family.
The answer with the right names
came at once, and the son received
the money. He has been Boosting of
bis mothers cleverness ever since.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
GIRLS TO RAISE PIGS
There Are 500 Young People Enrolled
In Contest.

There Are 500 Young People Enrolled
In Contest.
Seven girls will raise thoroughbred
9lgs this year in Tuscarawas county,
D.. to compete In state and county
contests. Five hundred boys and girls
are enrolled in corn. pig, poultry, cloth
Ing and food clubs under the supervis-
lon Of Miss Minnie Porter. county lead
'ef Of boys and girls club work.
Poultry raisers already have set s.
80 purebred eggs for Matching. The
seven girls who will raise pigs are
Thelma Shoemaker Of Tuscarawas.
Phyllis Hoopengarner and Grace Nc.
Cullough Of Winfield, Margaret Schlem-
mer Of Strasburg, Mary Streb and Mary
Lieser Of Parrall and Zelda Wiegand Of
Sugar creek township.
These girls will try to bring the pig
raising championship of thu state to
this county. Two years ago thu HAM
pion pig grower in Ohio was girl. It
was said her success was due to the
fact that she gave her pig bath once
q week.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
War Strain Causes Nerve Shock,
The term shell shock has misled
many persons to believe that it is due
Took the biscuit.


TIE Iu,icumbe prevaricating and
Debating society wss In session, and
all was proceeding peacefully and har.
moniously. till the rat-story man
spoke.
"Some people," he said, "consider
the rat hasn't got much sense; but
they're wrong. For instance, once
saw a mother place her year-old babe
In front Of the cottage to sun himself,
and. to keep his spirits up. she gave
the little chap big feeding bottle Of
milk. AS watched I saw q rat creep
up to the child. and my heart was in
my mouth. I feared for the baby, But
bless you, the rat was only >tter the
milk! He just slipped the at out
Of the child's mouth and into lis own.
and then thoughtfully put the end Of
his tail into the child's mouth BY way
Of a comf0rter!"
With a great sigh the president
handed him the biscuit. Tit.
Bits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
LITERARY FOLK KEEP BUSY
Gnsllsh and American Men Of Lsttara
Faithfully "Doins Their Bit. o
Help Win War.

Here Is some gossip about literary
folk ~ condensed BY q New York
writer:
"Rudyard Npling is doing his BIT
as director Of propaganda in England.
Phyllis Bottome. author Of The Dark
Tower and other novels. is now Mrs.
Forbes Dennis. wife Of an officer in
the British army. A one-story adobe
shack in Austin, Tex. the home of
o. Henry's now famous journalistic
venture The Rolling Stone,' was re-
Gently demolished to make way for
modern progress in the shape Of tele-
phone building. Five stories by John
Galsw0rthy, who recently refused the
honor Of knighth0Od offered him by
the British government, have been pub
ltshed under the title of Five Tales
I would rather entrust the moral char
acter of my boy to the camps than to
any college or university know says
Joseph H. Odell in The New Spirit of
the New Army a recently published
book describing the life at the camps
and the effects of military training on
our young men. The Hundred Best
Gaps is the felicitous title Sir James
Barrie gave to his letter calling upon
authors and book collectors to make
one marked gap each in their shelves
for the benefit Of the British Red
Cross. Barrie himself gave the orig.
inal manuscript of The Little Minis
ter"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
HUNTERS DISCOVER LAKE
Il Was in Their County but They
Never Heard Of Il.

e Was in Their County but They
Never Heard Of Il.
The Salina Gun club has found a
large lake near Salina, Kan, for the
fall and spring hunting seasons. and
has leased the property for term of
years as private reserve
The lake is in the southern part of
the county, and many of. tie old-time
hunters never knew Of it's existence
until this spring. The lake covers 80
acres, and when it has been improved.
including large dam, the surface
covered with water Will be about 40
acres. On one side of the lake there
is sandy beach with the water run
ming from shallow to deep water and
It may be made bathing place.
It is also filled with fish Of several
varieties. Lumber is now being
shipped to the place for house which
will be erected at once. The Gun club
will have the exclusive use Of the
property.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
PROBABLY SET HIM THINKING
Reply Of War Department otiseial "a
Slaeker's Request Might Almost
Be Called caustic.

The following letter, addressed to q
certain brassch of the war department,
and dated from a town somewhere in
the West, arrived in Washington few
days ago:
Dear Sirs: am young man whe
would like to get into the fray against
the kaiser and his hordes. I am twen-
ty-one years Of age, Of splendid ply.
stque. being i've feet and ten inches
in height. I weigh about $50 pounds,
am quite an athlete and a. graduate Of
the local high school. Together with
these qualifications, I have had con-
siderable experience In. business. hav.
Ing managed for. some time various
automobile agencies. I am quite IA.
miliar with many kinds Of automobiles.
II would like position in some
branch Of the war department as .
typewriter and stenographer."
The officer to whom this letter came
for reply has seen considerable &C.
tive service. not only in this war, but
In others. He notified his stenographer
that he would write q personal answer
to the young man who desired war
service. A portion Of his letter was a.
follows:
"YOung man, your letter has been
received In this Office, and am writing
you q personal letter. It will be short
and to the point. have a son. He 10
just your age. height and weight. He
has splendid education and has been
considered quite an athlete. You have
the advantage Of him in business; he
has never had any business experience.
MY son Is In France-where you
should be-"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
SAYS ANT IS "cHUcKLEHEAY'
Swedish Naturalist Now Comes For.
ward to Destroy Insects Lone-Es-
tabIished Good Reputation.

The ant has been greatly overrated.
In the opinion of Rich Eye, a Swedish
naturalist. Solomon set the fashion
with his famous admOnition to the
sluggard, and the ant has been living
under false pretenses ever since. For,
as matter Of fact. 1t is hopeless
chucklehead. and to consider its ways
Is no way to become wise.
Mark Twain arrived at this c0nclu-
sion many years ago. and science now
Joins hands with him In the person Of
Mr.. Eye. who publishes the results of
series Of experiments with ants. He
disposes first of the Insects supposed
uncanny power to recognize other ten
ants of its own anthill. Mr.. Eye wash
ed ants In ether, dipped them in liquid
gained by pressing a number Of ants
from another hill, and put them back
among their own friends. who prompt
ly fell upon them and elected them.
He took ants so times larger than the
Inhabitants Of q certain anthill, wash
ed them and treated them in liquid
pressed from ants of that hill, and
then placed them in it. The Lilliputian
insects did not recognize the giants as
invaders. Mr.. Eye concludes, there
fore, that the supposed remarkably
sharp recognitional powers Of the in
sects are simply matter of scent and
inherited reflexes.
Ants removed from familiar paths
blunder blindly along, with no sense
Of distance or direction. until they
strike a trail made by themselves or
other ants. In many tests made by
Mr.. Eye the insects disclosed mo more
Intelligence than is to be found in the
digestive processes of human beings"
In other words, he found nearly all
their acts are but movements by re.
fexes. unconnected with intelligence
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
Unfortunate Seconds"

One Of the superstitions of En-.
peror William II relates to the III" In
his title. He fears that some time he
may be compelled to share the fate
of other Seconds" of whom a long
list could be easily compiled from the
pages Of European history.
Among few Of the unfortunates
was Richard II and Edward II, Ma
poleon II, Louis II of Bavaria, Alex
ander II and Mich ,las II Of Russia
md Abdul Hamid II Of Turkey.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
aoun without a Peer.

What the Scientific American calls
"a gun without a peer" is the new
$40 millimeter mobile howitzer built
by the Creusot works for the French
army. It is mounted on a railroad
carriage and fires shell 20.47 inches
in diameter. 1t is fort wrecker, and
one shell from it is said to have suf-
feed to reduce Fort Malmaison, on
which the Germans had spent so much
time and labor. to pile Of dust and
debris.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
FAMILY IN SIX WARS
Some Member Has Served the United
States In Each One

states In Each One,
When F. Levi Dees, aged fifty. en-.
listed recently in the engineering
corps in st. Louis, a record of 40
years was perfected, member of the
Dees family having served in eyery
one Of the six wars in which the Unit
ed States has participated.
His great-grandfather served IN the
Revolution, furnishing his own rife.
clothing, etc. His father, Justice
J. n. Dees of Edwardsville enlisted
for the Civil war at the age of four.
teen.
Levi Dees is an expert engineer, and
bis age, which in other branches
would be considered a drawback. was
regarded as an asset. After passing
the examination he was sent to
Wilmington, Del.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18

her mouth, and when j woman slniIe,
to herself she's planning something
and when woman is planning some
thing, look Quit
When she left that afternoon, the
Honorable Peter Hobb, following his
usual custom, arose from his desk and
bowed to her stiftiy.
Goodnight. Miss Wells" he said
sravely. just az he had done every
weekday night for four long years.
"Good night. Peter Prim. you stit
thing!" laughed Mabel Wells. as she
vanished through the door.
And he stood there In perplcxed
wonderment gazing at the door that
slammed behind her. until grin slow.
u spread over his sober face.
Sunny thing-a woman!" is what
he said. But what he thought was en-.
dresS different. II had to do with
what his private secretary might be
expected to do under q, given circum.
stance. Take kissing. for example.
But during the next afternoon the
Honorable Peter was out and his way.
ward nephew strolled into his uncle's
private Office.
"Hello. fair ons!" he greeted Mabel
tamiliarly.
I'm glad you're here. Billy" said
Mabel. do you know that your
uncle's been trying to get me to marry
Jour she laughed. "What do you
think Of that1"
"Honestlyr grinned Billy. II al.
ways was a lucky guy" And forth,
with he reached out and caught Mabel
3y the forearms.
Behave yourself, Billy" she was
laughing, when the door opened and
Peter Hobb entered.
Look here. Bill" he said, grimly, '.if
you must hug my private secretary,
kindly arrange to do 1t after office
hours"
Don't be foolish. Peter" said Ma.
bel. demurely. "He wasn't hugging me
at all. He was only trying to, the
fresh youngster. am perfectly able
70 take care Of myself as we'll as the
pr0prieties Of the office, thank you
Now. Billy" she said. squirting up her
fine eyes and facing the nephew de.
terminedly, "it's time you were help.
ing your Uncle Peter. You will re.
port to the foreman of the shipping
department at eight o'clock tomorrow
morning. Salary sixty dollars to start
"a month, that is. And no fooling,
understand me-"
"YOurs truly, boss" laughed Billy,
as he bowed low before going out the
door.
For moment the Honorable Peter
Hobb stared at his secretary in amaze.
ment, and then ut the letter she had
written to his nephew, the one he had
signed without reading.
Giles a good boy" she smiled, "only
you we're spelling him, Peter"
But Peter Hobb waved the subject
of his nephew impatiently, and stood
over his small secretary stiffly.
IA while ago, you know" he was
saying, awkwardly, II was-I guess
was Jealous of the cub, Mabel, dear
EI-"
II knew, Peter. III knew you
were" said Mabel Wells. Ahyly.
While from the door. where Billy
H0bb had returned to enter his blond
head for the last word, came q stern
voice:
look here, aunty! If you must
kiss my private uncle, kindly arrange
to do It after office hours"
And some such arrangements were
subsequently made.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-18
PARIS IS GAY
DESPITE War
Peeple Accept All Privations b
Cheerful Mood, Swiss
Writer Says
EVERY ONE SAVES Fooo
Posters Remind citIzsns That con,ar.
walton Will Hasten American
Army, by Reducing Cargo
Space In Shipping.

Berne.-The correspondent Of the
Berne Bund sends his paper q de.
scription Of life in Paris, which ts
published under the caption. "War
Life in France; Paris as It Eats md
Saves" The article says:
"Who would have thought possible
before the war a world city In exist
ence two days. march behind the bat
tie front? During the first war weeks.
after the governments departure to
Bordeaux, Paris had been somewhat
deserted. But since then everything
is back. The big hotels never did
better than just now. In the streets
there is traffic that has never been
beaten. The stranger notices the
many uniforms; he thinks the French
capital big army camp, where mill.
tary men from oil corners of the world
meet.
Used to Uniforms.
"The Partisan long ago became used
to the uniforms and forgot that once
there was time when women were
the only ones who added color to q
street scene. Man gets used to every
thing. After while one found the
dark streets quite natural. One paid
the high war prices without blinking.
One Submitted to the necessity Of a
sugar card and learned to get along
with a moderate coal supply in win.
ter.
Lately, however, the Partisan ex-
perienced things that reminded him Of
the war rather impressively. The
latest visit Of German airplanes 70.
suited in energetic measures for pro-
lection. At all the beautiful monu.
ments sand bags are piled high. On
many large buildings tablets ars
posted saying there is bombproof
cellar there and how many people IL
will shelter. When darkness appears
Paris wraps itself In a blue veil.
which is very becoming.
'The electric arc lights, the gas Ian
terms of all descriptions are painted
blue. In tram cars, in the subway, In
the suburban trains the light Is blue.
Brisk auto traffic is not without dan.
Ger under such circumstances.
Practice Economy.
Measures Of economy are now taken
up in earnest. Who wants to drink
sweet coffee In the cafe has to bring
his own sugar or be satisfied with the
saccharine tablet the waiter will hand
him. Cakes, pastry and candy are not
made any longer. Confectioners are
put entirely out Of business. The tea
houses. too, are In q bad fix. No more
sugar or sweetmeats, not even sand
witches, are to be had. And two francs
for such q cup Of tea Is q pretty good
price.
"The authorities figure everybody
will be sensible enough to see that
saving is the patriotic duty Of every
non-combatant. Clever posters tell the
people transportation of food takes up
cargo space that ought to be used for
American troops and war material. SO
every citizen can see he will hasten
the arrival of American help and thus
support the French poilu by his own
moderation and abstemiousnesa."