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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
PARISH BANKS ARE
STILL SHOWING UP
REMARKABLY WELL
Every One is Keeping Up With the
Procession Refleeting Finan-
ciaI Condition of Country
.
ST. LANDRY STATE STARTS
a SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Institutions Did Much in Aiding War
Activities and Pushed sale of
Liberty Bonds and War Saw
Ings Stamps, Etc.
ST. LANDRY STATE STARTS
a SAVINGS DEPARTMENT

The Clarion prints today the call
statements of eight OF the banks 6f
this parish-the st. Landry State, the
Peoples State, the Opelousas Nation
al, the Planters Bank and Trust Com.
pany, all of Opelousas; and in addi-
tion thereto the statements OF the
following banks outside OF Opelon-
sas: Washington State, Washington.
La; Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Melville; Bank Of Sunset, Sunset
La; and Bank OF Arnaudyille, AT
naudyille, La.
These statements speak for them
selves, and as we are not an ez-
pert in the matter OF figures, yet We
believe that anyone can figure for
himself that each OF these banks ia
in flourishing condition and re-
fleets in great measure the financial
resources and independence Of the
territory served by them
Millions OF dollars have been ltd
posted in these institutions withts
the last year, the flood OF wealth CON.
ing from the saleof bumper crops al
high,water prices. In great measure
this added wealth az the people haB
been deposited III the banks and
much OF 1t was used in the purchase
of Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps druing the several campaigns
in the interest Of these government
securities. The banks, be II said ko
their credit. did their full share sn
both buying bonds and stamps and
urging people in this section to d0
likewise. For their action they are
one and all to be commended.
At the rate OF progress marked by
the banks, II the pace is kept up in
the future as In the past, we are due
in the course OF time to have sey
real "million.dollar banks" in our
midst.
st. Landry parish pears unique
position in the states financial cir
cles, in that we are more pIentifuIly
supplied with banking institutions
than any other parish in the state,
the parish OF Orleans excepted. We
boast Of ten banks and that is Just
a few more than any other parish IN
the state can claim. we believe. II
there wasn't necessity for this mum
ber they wouldn't be here, Their
presence attests the need Of that
number and it is certain that each
one il 5 ervingits customers In the
very best manner possible.
The st. Landry State Bank, Oldest
Of the parish banks, has recently
opened a savings department and is
paying four per cent interest on all
accounts deposited in this end Of the
business. 20 regular advertise
ment OF the ST. Landry, appearing tn
The Clarion. is changed this issue
and we call tie attention Of our
readers to the new ad.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
HON. JOHN N. oGE HOLDS
A RESPONSIBLE POSITION
.
Grand coteau Giant Representative
OF the United States
Labor Bureau

The Clarion is pleased to announce
that its old friend, Hon John NJ
oge of Grand Coteau, former mem.
Der or the Louisiana legislature, has
been appointed a representative OF
the United Sattes labor bureau.
John is good man for the job
He has had world OF experience IN
farming and handling labor and viii
fill the governments requirement.
to gnat's heel.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
cAzENAvE-LoNe

Married. at the Catholic presby'
terry in this city, on Wednesday
morning, July 10. Mr. Joseph Gaze
nave of west Baton Rouge to Miss
G. Long of Melville, Rev. Father
Wagemans officiating. The groom
has numerous friends in the state
while the bride is one of the most
esteemed young ladies OF Melville.
The Clarion joins in with the many
friends of the happy couple in wish
ing them "bon voyage" on the stream
of life.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Mrs. John ]. Healey left last
Thursday for New Orleans where she
will be the guest of her son and
daughter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. W. J..
Healey.
Misses Eugene and Eleanor Le-
cog. attractive daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad LecoQ OF New Roads,
Pofnte Coupee parish, La. arrived
here the other day over the Gulf
Coast Lines and are the guests Of
Miss Vivian Cain. at the latter's
country home near Leon7flie. They
win remain here sons time.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
ST. LANDRY TAX ROLLS TO
BE REVIEWED ON JULY 2s
State Board Of Affairs Has Fixed
That Date to Go Over Parish's
Assessment List

Announcement has been made that
on Tuesday, July %, the state board
OF affairs will review the state as
sessments of the parish of st. Ian
dry. This important work will take
place at Baton Rouge, at the office
of the board, in the capitol building.
1t is expected that many interested
persons from the parish viii be on
hand on the specified occasion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Mrs. John DeBlieux and little
son have gone to Waveland, Miss,
where they viii ocupy their summer
home.
Mrs. J. Holbrook and Mrs. Con-
rad of New Iberia are visiting rela-
tives in this city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Mr. and Mrs. A. Moresi and little
son and Misses Pearl and Rose Cha
chere were Crescent City visitors the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Hanks Of
Port Barre were Monday visitors 10
Opelousas
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

long delay in shipments. The Clar-
lon invites its readers to visit this
office and watch the new machine
In operation after its installation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Miss Mac Rivet OF Plaquemine is
the guest at the home Of Mr.. and
s9sl Igss9 t9tfs
Ms. r. Rivet.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
TROTZKY THE MAN.

He is tall, strong, angular; his
appearance as well as his speech
gives the impression of boldness and
vigor. His voice is high tenor ring
ing with mettle. And even in his
quiet moments he resembles COM
pressed spring.
He is always on the aggressive. He
is full of passion-that white-haired,
vibrating mental passion that char
acterizes the intellectual Jew. On the
platform, as well as in private life,
he bears an air of peculiar impor-
tance, an indefinable something that
says very distinctly: "Here is a man
who knows his value and feels him.
self chosen for superior aims" Yet
Trotzky is not imposing. He is
modest. He is detached. Back in
the depths of his dark eyes there is
a lingering sadness.-Asia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
GIRLS AND BOYS CLOTHING.
Simplicity Should Rule Even in Gar
ments for "Dress-Up" Occasions
Wartime Economy Necessary.

For "dress-up" occasions the girls
will require two or more sets of lin
gerie underwear. notes correspond
ent. This should be simply made to.
save time in making and laundering.
Trimmings may be simple homemade
edgingS, feather stitching, rick-rack
braid or one of the durable torchon
or cluny edges. Sunday frocks will be
of white and may be of poplin or CAB
erdine in the severer one-piece styles,
or of muslin in a softer design showing
gathers and frills.
The "dress-up" needs of the boy or
seven and over are fully met by two
piece suit of Canadian tweed, with hat
or cap to match. Shirt waists or shirts
of striped madras are worn with this
suit. The younger boys Sunday" suit
can be a Shirt-waist one, the panta-
looms, which button to the waist, be-
Ing made of either washable materially
or serge. He will need a separate coat.
Wartime economy will suggest that
as many as possible of these garments
be made from secondhand material
Inc iHulSpeHSuDIe S"ShleESodl may uS
fashioned from a discarded grOwn-up
one by redying and cutting it over
Boys shirt waists may be made from
the best parts of mems discarded
shirts, which are usually of excellent
material. A woman's cloth skirt will
make Knockers for the small boy or
boomers or skirt fGr the girl.
In buying new MAJ erials avoid loose
colors. Lavenders, greens and blues
cannot be relied upon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
HOW THEY HELP TO WIN WAR
Country's Youngsters More Than "Do.
ing Their Bit" for the Country
We All Love.

More than 100000 boys and girls
were reached through club work last
year, according to a compilation re.
Gently made by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, which super
vises this work in cooperation with
the State Agricultural colleges. OF
this number approximately $4,000
made complete reports, which show
that they produced and conserved
products amounting to $10000,000. In
the 33 Northern and Western states
$4,000 boys and girls were enrolled,
OF this number 160,625 had reported
products valued at $3,700,000. In the
South there were 115,745 boys enrolled
in the regular work, who produced
products valued at $4,500,000, and a.
306 girls who produced and conserved
products valued at $1,500,000. In the
emergency club work in the South the
club leaders reached over 100000 boys
and approximately 100000 girls who
produced and conserved products val
ued at more than $4,000,000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
Retween Air Raids.

This is thrilling and true story of
two women who kept "posto di con-
forto" at Treviso, Italy, for travelling
sick and wounded soldiers:
Having done some very good ter
rorizing by the six o'clock raids, the
Huns kept them up. 1t was such a
pestiferOus nuisance, because we were
always in the middle of cooking the
evening meal! With your soldier cook
and servant safe down in the cellar,
it becomes your pleasing duty to run
out between raids to stir the soup or
put another stick of wood on the fire.
With shrapnel falling all around, it
is not altogether wise to go with I'M
covered head. We had given our two
helmets to American ambulance driv-
ers and were without any, so l was
obliged to wear a granite saucepan on
my head for these stirring parties. 1t
was not our custom TO go into refuge.
We claimed to those who expOstulated
that during the raids was when we
were the most needed.-Red Cross
Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
PLEASANT WAY ALWAYS BEST
Nothing Ever Lost by Effort to Take
Sting Out of Request That Must
Be Refused.

Do you know how to take the sting
out of anything unpleasant you have
to do? 1t is good plan to learn how
to do this.
"She said she couldn't do it, but you
know how Effie would say such.a thing
She tries so hard to make everybody
feel pleasant. Now, when 1 say no,
people understand that I mean no."
Marcia looked as wei pleased with
herself as if she had announced a more
amlable characteristic. She was girl
with a peculiarly blunt md uncOm-
promising manner. If she refused re-
quest, her refusal was as downright as
blow. 1t was never softcnCd by any
little phrase suggesting regret. And
Marcia was so well satisfied with her
self that she felt something like con-
tempt for the way Efle took the sting
out of saying no, and made the people
to whom she refused n favor as CRATE
full as If she had granted it.
The girl who starts TO so through
life with her elbows out is going to
find the road hard to travel. IL she
prides herself on being blunt and out
spoken, she may need to use that as
consolation for her sore heart many a
time. 1t pays to maze even refusal
pleasant. 1t pays to take out the sting
whenever possible, and drop in the
honey. One who starts out as Marcia
did, priding herself on being blunt. and
contemptuous OF the little courtesies.
is likely to come to old age friendless
and embittered. Learn TO be pleasant
and take out the sting.---Exchange.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
RECRUIT BALKS AT THE JOB
Declared He Had Only Agreed to Get
Kaiser and Couldn't Take On
Whole Germany.

''ATe You willing to go across and
f. mt the GermanH? asked an inter-
Viewer in the mastering Office in Tor
'.rr cafeteria No, = Of young florida
H"gro ut Camp Dix, whose personnel
ord lie WIS completing, the query
y ing one OF the formal questions put
y every rCCruit.
"Ah don't know bout dat, boss"
'aswercd tie cDi0red boy. "Ah thought
!lI irs' wunteG ne to 90 get the
'.1is2r. Ein a-haukerin' to fix that ole
q, = Face, but does yuh mean yuh
w;ut Ele TO lick TIA whole gang?"
p IL interviewer explained the situa-
..On. che young 'ucgro'S home board
'.ad i3ld him they were going to send
h,Ia Ia Europe to "gct the kaiser" and
lie came to camp thinking it was a
sing c-handed JOB. His face frightened
when he found that in his personal
part he would have the backing of
several million allies.
The personnel QUESTIONABLE made
out in the mastering office brings some
amazing answers from the southern
negroes recently brought there for
training. One couldn't remember where
his father was born.
swell, was he born In the United
States?" asked the interviewer. "No,
indeed, sub, no indeedy!" replied the
recruit. 'He was born in Virginny"
The same recruit wanted to show
that he could qualify under every ques-
ton. "Are you a member of any lodge
or fraternity?" was a query put to
him. Good Lawd, boss, should say
/ was! Use a pallbearer."
New uniforms are being issued to
these Florida recruits and they are
the proudest soldiers In the camp.
They have taken to the military game
like ducks to water, and officers are
amazed at the cleverness they are
showing in learning drill orders in ele-
mentary army work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
ELECTRICITY GAINS IN JAPAN
Abundance Of Streams Makes Power
Cheap, and Big Industry Is
Being Built Up. 10y,

Because of the high price of kero.
sene electri light is coming into
general use in Japan, according to
Y. Sinjo, a director of the Tokyo
Electric company, who is in Seattle.
He says that an abundance Of water
power makes electric light and power
very cheap commodity, and every
town with population of 1000, or
even less, has its electric light plant.
GIN most instances the plants are
owned by the municipality and the
service is furnished to the consumers
at COST" he said. "As Japan is a
mountainous country, there are
many small rivers with swift cur
rents and waterfalls suitable for
hydro-electric plants. Within the
last few years the number of cleo.
tricity consumers has been increus-
ing about 20 per cont each year. The
high ocean freight rates have made
kerosene too expensive for general
use for lighting purposes.
'Since the war began Japan has
built up a big industry in manufac-
turing chemicals that formerly came
from Germany. Hydro-electric pow
er is used in the process"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
Good Business.

Some one with an eye to business
has had the good idea of establishing,
outside a munition factory in Great
Britain, milliner's shop with the lat
est in hats and blouses for girls. After
long hours of work, it is easy to i'm
agine how attractive such shop win
dow would appear to the girls; the
difficulty is, probably, to find sufficient
shop attendants at the busy hours to
sell hats and blouses to eager buyers.
The idea is the same. Of course, as
the tuck shop outside the school gates
Christian Science Monitor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
WRITERS TRAVEL HARD ROAD
Even the Best Generally Have to Wait
Long Before Their Work Is Read
and Appreciated.

Magazine articles submitted for
publication are commonly referred
to professional readers for approval.
Most of them suffer from eye-strain
and avoid all unnecessary labor.
They give preference to known
writers. An unknown one is very
fortunate to get his story read at
all. Generally he must wait until
chance leads to the reading of his
story. Many of the professional
readers also suffer from literary
dyspepsia and do not know a really
good story when they see it. O..
Henry, Morgan Robertson and many
others of our best story writers, in
Guiding Edgar Allan Poe, nearly
starved to death while magazines
kept returning their manuscripts
unread, with polite notes of declina-
ton. Presently accident caused one
story of o. Henry to be published
because there happened to be little
copy of known writer's on hand. I'M
emediately the reading public recog-
-nized it's merit. From that time for
several years after there was a
story from o. Henry in every maya
zine in the country every month.
People wondered how any living
man could be so prolific, but Sidney
Porter was merely unloading two
trunkfuls of declined manuscripts
upon publishers who had previously
burned them down.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25

1t is possible to have pretty shoes
at small expense to match light
dresses, writes q correspondent. Shoes
of delicate colors are hard to find ant
always expensive. One girl wanted q
pair of light gray shoes and this is
how she managed: She had pair OF
white canvas shoes which were some
what soiled. She first scrubbed them
with good white soap and water, using
a small brush, then drying them in the
sunshine. She then mixed little black
and white oil paint until the desired
gray shade was obtained. This she
mixed in cup half full of turpentine.
Very little paint is needed. Just
enough to color the canvas. Brush the
liquid over the shoes with q small
paint brush and you will be surprised
to find how nice they look. They dry
with no streaks. Match them in rib
bon for ties. OF course any colors
may be made to match any gown. The
artists paint is not expensive, the
black and white are only few cents
q tube EACH
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
BARNUM NOT FIRST IN FIELD
French Surgeon, Centuries Ago, Proved
Himself Genius In the Art Of
"Humbuggery."

On January II, 1913, some ma
sons were digging near the ruins of
the castle near Dauphine, Upper
Burgundy, in field which by tradi-
ton has long been called the Giants
field. At depth of 10 feet they dis
covered a brick tomb, 80 feet long,
IL feet broad and 8 feet high, bear
ing the inscription, "Theutobochus
Rex" Within was a giant skeleton,
rs feet 6 inches in length, 10 feet
across the shoulders and feet from
the breastbone to the backbone. The
teeth were about the size of an ox's
foot, and the shinbone measured A
feet. Some of the bones were car
ried to Paris and placed on exhibit
ton. They spoke for themselves, toll
disastrous result, as will be seen
With regard to the story, Parisians
had to depend upon the word of the
self-alleged organizer Of that party
of masons. He was a surgeon named
Muzerein. His ingenuity and energy
in advertising himself and his giant
indicate that he was the Barnum of
his day. Both the pleasure-seeking
and the scientific world were excited
over the wonderful discovery. Thou
sands focked to see the bones. Doc
tor Muzerein was on the high road to
fortune when one day an anatomist
announced that the skeleton of King
Theutobochus was nothing mora
than a part of the fossil remains Of
an elephant. --v~, i'... H's.4 ',e.=-,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
FAIR WARNING.

care you going to take any sum,
mer boarders this year?"
eff any come along, I'll take EN-"
said Mr.. Cobbles, "but one thing has
got to be distinctly understood"
"Yes?"
''Ife an my hired man are goin'
to be powerful busy this summer.
There amt goin' to be but one call
for breakfast, an that will be at 4 a.
m."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
WHERE THE DIFFICULTY LIES.

"Do you object to having German
taught in the schools?"
81 don't exactly object" answered
the man of mild inclinations. "But
it doesn't seem exactly practical.
How is a student going to keep his
mind on his lesson instead of losing
his temper?"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
SPIRIT OF RESOLUTION.

"You don't complain about the
weather as much as you used to-"
"No," replied Mr.. Groucher !;
<'with friends an relatives lined up
against all kinds of war machinery
in France, I guess 1 can look little
thing like thermometer in the face
without f1inching."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25

This massive looking specimen of
man is big enough to take ones
breath away. The most recent jibe di-
rected at tall men, "Aw, you're too big
to fit in the trenches" is smashed to
smithereens, as this picture shows.
The "giant" is an italian colonel,
who is paying visit to the italian sec
tor in France. The Italians on the
western front have been giving good
account of themselves and are CO
operating with the French on this
front to stop the German drive just
started.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
DULL EVENING SOMEWHERE.

excuse this small box of bonbons
my first and only love. You know
Mr.. Hoover advocates the conserva-
ton of sweets"
81 agree with Mr.. Hoover"
patriotic girl"
"You get no kiss tonight. Day
ton Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
M EAN.

"What's this?" he asked.
"That's my war Bread" she re-
piled. "You know food will win the
war"
"This certainly would" he retort-
ed, eff you could find way to feed
it to the Germans"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
GOLF COAT COURSE.

Willis-Do you wear any insignia
on your golf coat?
Gillis-Yes. During the winter
the moths laid out a complete 49,
hole course on it.-Pittsburgh Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS.

Hub-Didn't l hear the cook call
you by your first name.
Wife-Don't say word. She only
does that when she's good natured.
Boston Transcript.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
CROPS AND POETRY.

''There's no such word as fall"
quoted the resolute citizen.
GIVE heard that" replied Farmer
Corntossel. 81 reckon the man who
said that never had to sit up watchin'
a young peach orchard"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-25
cRAzES.

"What has become of the dancing
craze ?"
at went like the roller-skating
craze and the bicycle craze. People
woke up and found they were over
working themselves"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-26
BAPTIST CHURCH

The subject at the Baptist chur
ch Sunday at eleven o clock IS
ssThe Hidden Life and the sub
ject for the evening service at :3O
is 1.-The Unhidden Christ =.
Everybody is invited to these
services and the young people
will enjoy them. Don't worry a
bout the heat. but come out and
listen You will forget the heat
and not suffer as much as at home
You will also hear the biggest Bar
fist preacher in the state-Thls
might be Of interest so tell every
! BODY. At the close Of Sunday cla'
ses there will be 4 talk on Nee
dies The girls should hear this
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-26

Mr.. Edgar Barley and daugh-
ters, Misses Sallie and Mamie, Of
Crowells, were in town yesterday
shopping.
The n. A. Riddick Motor Car
Co., is selling tractors nowadays
and unloading a Titan 1920 for
delivery to Mr.. Bob Everett.
Mrs. A. Mcdowell and house
guests motored over to Weldon
last evening partook Of supper
there, and returned later i'll the
evening.
Mr.. Walter White mOtored
from Edenton and took back his
family after they had visited
friends and relatives here for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Rawls, who
have been visiting Mrs. J. M. Leg
get, left for Edenton today tt
spend a few days with Mr.. ano
I Mrs. Walter White.
A rumor that started the peOpl'
! here that the Crown Prince an(
100000 Germans had been captu
ed in the pocket between Scissor
and Rheims turned out to be
jcotton exchange report.
A new 600 capacity gasolln
tank has been Installed by the \
A. Riddick Motor Car Co., tOgetE
er with new gasoline suppl
station.
Messrs Ivey Watson, {. 3. MI
Gwigan, J. R. Dickens, and J.
Thomas, Of Enfield, were over hel
for a few hours yesterday III COZ
{ nection with the Halifax War
, house at Enfield, in which they al
interested.