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. PERSONAL BUT POLITE. .1 4. 44 Trimble Garner came up for a, short stay. Miss :Mamic Butler is in New Or leans; Miss Mlag Whicher has returned from New Orleans. a e John T. Barrow made a Sunday visit to friends here. K. C. Smith spent last Friday af- i ternoon at the capital. p Miss Maude Weber is nowi the guest of Mrs. W. T. Forrester. n Mr. Bob Daniel, of Atherton, La., came down for his sister's wedding. G Mrs. A. Schlesinger went to New n Orleans, last Friday, for a short stay. Mr. Fritz Bond, of New York, has been the guest of Mr. Sam Rosen thal. . t Miss Mamie Butler has returned from a pleasant week in New Or leans. Miss Kate Burd was the guest of tY Mrs. R. Tempel for some days this week. w Mrs. Fish Carney is at her coun- te ty home again after visiting in Mis seippli. J. R. Leake, of New Orleans, was here to look after his place near Wakefield. ec Mrs. E. L. Newsham and her son, er Joe, spent Saturday afternoon in Ba ton Rouge. The Sassoni family returned Thurs- ch day night from their sad errand to gr New Orleans. Miss Louise Butler is in New Or- W leans for a short stay before going , on to North Carolina. ` Miss Hilda Simmons returned to Wilhelm Sunday night after spend- izl ing the week-end at home. ha Miss Evie Converse, of St. Fran- ed elsville, was a welcome guest of Mrs. be Robt. Connell, last Saturday. at Miss Georgia Best will go to Mar- of di Gras, Supt. Hendon teaching in th her place for a day or two. Fi Miss Mary Muse came up for the Carney-Ard wedding, last week, be ing the guest of Mrs. J. Ligon. gii Miss Bertha Schneider left Fri day for New Orleans coming va here for the Smith-Tempel wedding. Miss Irene Wills is in New Or- ca leans for the carnival. Her guest, roe Miss Nora Johnson, of that city has coi-luded her visit, and returned an with her. stE A. W. Ard left Tuesday afternoon da for Baton Rouge, where he has a po- m sition. Mr. Ard is a man of many yo, fine qualities, and it is regretted to ha lose him even temporarily fromme among us. wh Mrs. Rosa Stewart Hamilton con eludes a visit of some weeks here thE with relatives and friends, returning a to New Iberia, where she has agui good millinery business established. gri Mrs. Hamilton spent a day or two at vei Fairview before leaving. The second primary in this parish Mr is confined to the fifth ward, where er John F. Autsen and Lovic P. Wright e will contest for police juror. Thedei election papers are being got ready ref In this Offiece. ur eni Mr. I. W. Petty has moved to the foi place occupied by Joe Rosenthal last year. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenthal are in again in their own cozy cottage in lini the suburbs. nal Disecting worms in lab. this week. hoi ao making pIctures of 'em. Th we HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. The Joint program of the two lit erary socileties Friday afternoon pre sented a mock trial in court for mIrder. The young folk were quite gre tP in their several roles, Jim Stir liH'8 "oyez" being realistic, and 4 the trial in general, correct as to details, and very amusing. 4 Miss Irene Wadsworth entertained Saturday evening, at her home nearha ln Park, complimentary to Miss Ed Mamtie Daniel. 12, Mr. an4 Mrs. Jos. Stern, Mr. Abe Md Miss Freda Stern, accompanied Mr. G. M. Stern to New Orleans for the reception in honor of his en gagement to Miss Birdye Rosenthal da of that city. The handsome home ofrec Mrs. Rosenthal in St. Charles Ave !1e was open all Sunday afternoon ed: to an immense throng of callers, Do nnbering over 300. Conspicu- Ba 9O8 among these were many mem- Le bers of lhe We:st Feliciana colony hel U~W e.dent in the city of flowers. rel The entire lower floor was beautilful 17 decorated, and refreshments boun- ca t aly served. Miss Freda Stern - PiD till after carnival the guest SMrs. and Miss Rosenthal. of lIly congratulatory telegrams we D ? lenit the young couple from soi + CHURCH NOTICES. +i GRACE CHURCH. Rev. Alvin W. Skardon, Rector. Quinquagesima Sunday Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.; Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11 a. in.; Evening Pray er, and Address, 7:30 p. m. Ash Wednesday--Holy Communion 7:30 a. m.; Morning Prayer and Pen itential. Office, 10 a. m.; Vespers, 5 p. m. Saturday, St. Mathias, Holy Com munion, 9 a. m. There will be daily services in Grace church during Lent, in the morning at 9 o'clock and in the ev ening at 5 o'clock. CATHOLIC SERVICES. In the Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday, the 21st, of Feb., there will be Maas and distribution of the ashes at 9 o'clock a. m. METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. S. L. Riggs, Pastor. The pastor preaches at Wilhelm in the morning and in town at night. The Home Mission Society meets with Miss Raynham next Tuesday af ternoon. SMITH-TEMPEL WEDDING. A large number of friends gather ed in Grace Church, Wednesday ev ening to witness the marriage of Mr. ' illiam McKowen Smith and Miss Mabel Ross Tempel, second daugh ter of Mr. John Q. Tempel. The chancel was tastefully adorned with greenery in vine and plant, while ever the spot where the final vows were exchanged were two symbolic I wedding rings tied together with white ribbon. When Mrs. O. Leonard, the organ izt, sounded the wedding march, the handsome young bridegroom appear ed from the vestry-room with his . best man, Mr. Graham Tempel, and at the same moment, the great doors E of the church were thrown open and I the bride's party entered the edifice N First appeared the bride's sister and r bridesmaid, Miss Anna D. Tempel, t walking alone, followed by the maid c of honor, Miss Elvira Tempel. Both I girls wore sweet and dainty gowns of N white lingerie cloth, elaborated with val lace, over slips of primrose satin, with girdles of the same shade. They carried sheaf bouquets of yellow roess and asparagus fern. The bride and her father came next and moved forward to the chancel steps. The young bride wore the daintiest of dainty gowns, girlishly made of white lingerie cloth with yoke and bertha of real lace, the handiwork of her aunt and second mother, Mrs. Rosina Tempel, with whom the two older sisters have made their home since the death of their own mother. The bride carried i bouquet of snowdrops and aspara- ii gus ferns, and about her fell the graoeful fleecy folds of her bridal veil of illusion. After the ceremony at the church, a reception was held at the home of ir. and Mrs. J. Q. Tempel-the Mey ·r Hotel-to which relatives and a very few friends were informally bid- P len. The bride's cake on being cut e refused to give up its prophetic treas- g ires to the few unmarried folk pres ant, excepting that Mr. F. E. Farr round the piece of silver presaging e wealth. A pleasant time was spent s an congratulations and other friend iness. Mr. and Mrs. Smith then went to their own home in Ferdi iand St., where they will enjoy lousekeeping _.by their own fireside. The only guests from a distance • ere Miss Kate Burd, of Clinton, nd Miss Bertha Schneider, of New t 3)rleans. The latter was particularly o itylish and handsome in a gown of 4, Alack and white striped silk with green trimmings. ) ABSENT FRIENDS. b g'4444+H+S4*++++++++++++++4 ti It is pleasant to hear that in the c aappy home ofMr. and Mrs. George t Edward French, at Statesville, N. C., a m little sister arrived Monday, Feb. h 12, to keep the little brother company t, e JUNIOR AUXILIARY MEETING. Ii The Junior Auxiliary met Wednes- a lay afternoon at the home of the di- s rector, Miss Pillet. q The following officers were elect ed: Mise Pillet, director; Miss Leon r Doherty, president; Miss Eleanor g Barrow, secretary. Miss Amy L~eake was unaniinously elected to s her fourth year as corresponding sec retary and treasurer. The Auxiliary will hold its annual 2 candy sale on Mardt Gras Day. Willis Daniel shipped 2 carloads ± of sweet potatoes to Texas, this 1 week, making his 45th for the sea son. Nor has he beehn the only ship per. HOWELL-NEWSHAM WEDDING. ' Capt. Garnett C. Howell and Mrs. Lena Weber Newsham were mar ried at two o'clock Thursday after noon, Feb. 15, the Rev. Henry Van Grinsven officiating. The ceremony day took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis T. Forrester, the latter being a sister of the bride. The mar riage was witnessed by only a few of the nearest relatives, and was stu diedly simple and quiet. The bride ' looked her handsome, vivacious lit tle self in a chic tailor suit of the new whipcord shade with a becom ing hat. She was given in marriage by her manly young son, J. P. New sham, Jr. Capt. Howell had as his best man, Mr. Kemp C. Smith. Af ter the ceremony, refreshments were served in the dining-room from a ta ble, beautifully adorned with white re flowers and maiden-hair fern. The happy couple's health was drunk in punch and champagne, after which they took their departure on the af ternoon train, ostensibly for New Or leans, but after the wise way of mod ern married lovers, kept their plans to themselves. They did not escape a plentiful shower of rice from friends, who hastily gathered at the L. R. & N. station, as the news rap idly spread through town that the match so long guessed at was indeed an accomplished fact. Both Capt. and Mrs. Howell are ps prominent socially, and their union , is a subject of affectionate interest to a large circle of friends, who h wish for them all happiness and le prosperity. Their plans are as yet ,s somewhat undecided, but they will :c probably live at Afton Villa, his home h for the present. It is not known when they will return from their trip. 1 e Sympathy is felt for Mrs. Sam Vin r- ci, Miss Mary Sansoni and Messrs. s Joe, Tony and Frank Sansoni in the d death of their mother, Mrs. Sarina s Sansoni, who died in New Orleans, d Feb. 14, at 3 p. m. Her children e were summoned to her bedside a d number of days ago. She was a na , tive of Italy. Her children have be d come good American citizens and are 1 h highly esteemed in St. Francisville, f where they have many friends. h MARYMAN-DANIEL WEDDING. At high noon, Wednesday, the day of St. Valentine, Mr. Walter S. t Maryman and Miss Mamie Daniel were married at Elm Park, the home t of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I M. J. Daniel. The marriage wash wit nessed only by near relatives and ( close friends of the young couple, and even this limitation made the wedding guests large in number. The home was tastefully decorated, but nothing ornate was attempted, al though as an only daughter the fam- a ily love is centered upon the bride. 2 SThe ceremony was performed by the t pastor, Rev. S. L. Riggs. The bride a wore a navy blue tailored suit with , a becoming hat to match. After the ceremony, an elegant dinner was served. The young cou- a - ple received a large number of pres- f ents not to mention innumerable E . good wishes from the friends with .whom they are so justly popular. SThey will reside with the bride's par- s Sents, who could not otherwise con- s tsent to give up, not even to the de- s . voted lover to whon she has pled 1ged her bridal troth. CARNEY-ARD WEDDING. Mr. Louis L. Carney and Miss Jii hia Ard were the principals in a beau- A tiful wedding at Elm Park, the home 4 of the bride, Sunday evening, Feb. b 4, the Rev.. S. L. Riggs performing the ceremony. The house was deco- p rated with garlands of green in whici crimson camellias were lnterwoven skillfully. A large white wedding bell was suspended in the center of the green and red embowered recep tlon room, and under it, the youngl couple stood to exchange their mart- a tal vows. Mr. Feltus Ard was best t man and Miss Avis Carney, maid of ( - honor. The bride wore a lovely cos F tume of very sheerest white swiss, y elaborated with bell-shaped medal lions of lace in the panels. A vell of illusion floated about her. The - maid of honor wore pineapple tis - sue over pink silk and carried a bou- t quet of pink flowers and ferns. The color scheme in the dining- ] Sroom decorations was pink and r green, and was also carried out in th e dainties served. Mrs. Ard was as-1 sisted in receiving by Mmes. j. F. Ard, Jr., and J. R. Ard, Misses Muse, Pigott, and Simmons. Many useful 1 2nd beautiful gifts spoke eloquently 1 of loving thought for the young cou ple's future life together. They loft] s next day for their home near Rogil s liovlle. Mrs. W. T, Forrester entertained at 500 yestelrday afternoon. THE INDIVIDUALITy OF THE TEACHER. s. ,r- Occasionally, even in the editor's r- limited social relaxation, she hears n it spoken of as a joke that the daily ly marking, or in fact any special sys Id tem of marking by the teachers is ,r not insisted upon by "the powers r- that be" over them, for fear it may W be a restraint upon the individuality i- of the teacher! And this is said in le all apparent seriousness-although Ca t- to said that he did not see how one e augur could look in the face of an 1- other augur without laughing. If Ca 'e to lived in Louisiana to-day he would ý- substitute Mr. Aswell's word, "edu s cationist," for augur. The "educa "- tionists" must exercise strong self e control in not laughing at themselves L- when they talk of not suppressing t e individuality of the teacher, when e they know that the constant tenden Scy is to make the manner of teach hling entirely uniform, and if a teach er shows any individuality, or better, originality, any superintendent will not shield the teacher if her meth s ods are criticized, but will say sneer-. e ingly as the writer has heard fre-, I quently: "That is her way. She was not taught to do that way." The whole system of teaching isi Procrus tean. If a teacher in method is too long they cut her down to fit, and t if too short, she must submit to stretching. The just right kind are those who best imitate the methods i approved by the Louisiana Procrus tes. Individuality! Well if the "ed I ucationists" don't laugh, neither do L their victims the teachers, but every I body else does. Another form of the same joke was offered by the parish superintendent . when he gravely adduced for the edi fication of the School Board, the opir ions of fellow "educationists" as to the propriety of marking pupils daily. For all of them echoed the expected "No." It reminded the irreverent who cannot be persuaded that the educationists know it all, of a form er instance when interested judges did not recuse themselves. In like manner these "educationists" are united by a strange telepathy. If you step on the toe of one in West Feliciana a squeal is heard in North Louisiana, and as surely as you tweak an ear in the country, a growl proceeds from Baton Rouge. What evidence then can there be of a free opinion when the caucus has already taken action? And these people talk of the indi viduality of the teacher! They have not even a saving sense of humor. SUCCESSION OF MRS. MARY J. WEST, DECEASED. $tatp of Louisiana, Parish of Welt Feliclana, 24th Jud. Dist. Colurt. By virtue of a commission to me directed by the Hon. the Judge of the 24th Jud. Dist. Court in the above en titled Succession, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, on the pre mises of the late Mrs. Mary J. West, in the 9th ward of said parish on Saturday, March 23, 1912, at the hour of 11 o'clock a. m., the following property belonging to saidl Succession, to-wit: 11 head of cattle. One lot of household furniture con sisting of tables, chairs, beds, wash stands, etc.; 1 carriage, 1 piano, 1 sewing machine, 1 lot silver ware. Also a certain piece of real estate with all buildings and improvements* thereon, situated in the 9th ward of the Parish of West Felirciana, con taining three hundred and one (301) acres more or less, bounded N. by Mrs. N. Richardson, E. by estate of Maryman, S. by lands of estate of Win. Hartson, W. by P. S. Johnson, being the late residence of deceased. Terms of sale-Cash, with bene- C fit of appraisement. J3. H. CLACK, Sheriff. MUZZLE THE DOG8. The Town Council met in called session Tuesday night and passed an ordinance au~horizing the marshal to shoot all dogs running cat large on the streets of Jackson. The above paragraph from our Fe ticiana Record should act as a sug gestion to the home town councils. As a precautionary measure it is be yond criticism. It is wrong to watt mtUi urged to action b" actual disas ter. No dogs muzzled or unmuzzled are allowed on the streets of Baton Rouge. In his biennial report to tihe Legis lature, State SUpt. Harris will recom mend an elective state board of ed ucation one member from each con gressional district, and that this board shall administer all of the ed ucational institutions ofat the state. It would tend to giving a broaderl outlook on education in general, but such a board's duties would be very heavy, and would call for salaries, which fs possibly allowed for by Mr. Harris. . . LET GEORGE DO IT. The public school teachers not seeming to have enough to do, in the opinion of the benevolent (?) de spotism at Baton Rouge, blanks are now furnished them to fill out with various and sundry data concerning the age, nationality, etc. of each pu pil. These vital statistics are cer tainly important, and doubtless the teachers, in lieu of paid enumerators are best circumstanced to compile them.But this.doesn't alter the fact that all of these disagreeable jobs fall upon the teachers, young girls who for the most part should, be rest ing after school duties, rather than having any outside work to do. They are the present day exemplification of "Let George do it." RANSDELL'S YOUNG MANAGERS. The Picayune comments upon the youth of Congressman Ransdell's campaign manager in the recent race, Mr. J. S. Y. Fauntleroy and the latter's even more youthful assistant, Mr. Joseph Montgomery. The bril liant success with which their efforts were signalized is notable, as Mr. Ranadell had greater odds to contend with than any other candidate. He had no affiliations and took no con tributions to his expense fund, be sides running against supposedly the most astute politician in the State. Mr. Fauntleroy laid out plans for that campaign, and it is told, that Mr. Ransdell followed them. Mr. Fauntleroy is the son of the Rev. T. K. Fauntleroy, one of the most saint ly, yet virile of Methodist preachers, and one of the most well-known men of his denomination in the state. Mr. Montgonery is a nephew of Mr. Ransdell, and a student at Tulane Law School. Some of the best of the "Ransdell literature" came from his pen. One plamphlet was so par ticularly striking, that the present writer wished to know who got it up, and was amazed to find that not some old head and hand had done so, but the boyish, courteous young fellow, who helped to dispense the hospitalities and conduct the business at the Ransdell headquarters. WHAT EVERY BODY KNOWS. A fight has begun in the house of representatives to reduce the-du ty on imported sugars to a flat rate of one cent a pound, and the sugar industry in Louisiana is consequent ly threatened. Despite the big talk, every Louisiana congressman is ex pected to protect home interests, and woe be unto him, if he do not. This every body knows. Nor have we ever been able to see why since the party stands for taiff for revenue, a Louisiana industry should not re ceive incidental protection as well as another. Of course if that "pro gressive Democrat" J. Y. was in Congress, he would see the sugar interests beg in vain-nit. NOTICE. I am applying for a pardon. 2-17-imo. HENRY ROBINSON. DO YOU KNOW W HY I CAN'SELL SO CHEAP? I have no rent to pay, no clerks to hire, no taxes to meet, and no expense to live, I am in a position to sell my goods CHEAPER than any one else in this parish. I am the sole agent in this parish for the celebrated "Pontiac" Shoes, and I have a full carload of this splendid foot wear to arrive this week, and I am going to sell them at once at the lowest prices I have ever of fered Shoes. If my friends and customers want a bargain in good shoes, now is the time to buy. PETER TROCCHIANO, "The John Wannamaker of St. Francisville." Baton Rouge Sanitarium and Training School for Nurses. Young Ladies Wanted for; Training School. Apply at Once. WATCH FOR OUR GREAT Price Reducing Sale WHEN ALL OUR Ladies' Apparel, Men's Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Staple Articles, Gro ceries, etc., will be CUT ASTONISHINGLY IN PRICE. JOS. STERN "FOOT OF THE HILL," ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA. The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company Offers the most economical, attractive and up-to-date policy. Let me quote you rates. R. M. LEAKE - Local Agent.