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VOLUME XLV. LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1910'. NUMBER 68.
NOW IS TH AV LOCKED IN L TYETTEI
PHONE 239 J A S. P . BU O UO PHO
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE STATE
Large Demand for Creole Mammy
Rice Cook Books-New Boat
on the Mermentau.
BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW CAD
DO OIL FIELD.
To Grow Trees-Woman 108 ears Old
-Sponsor for the Confeder
ate Camps.
Manager Gueydan of Crowley is
daily receiving many demands for the
famous "Creole Mammy Rice Cook
Books" from all parts of the country.
A St. Louis man asks for 500 books
to be distributed in railroad offices,
that the travelling public might get an
idea of what rice eating really means.
A Chicago firm has written the Rice
Association asking for 20,000 rice
slips.
D. LeBlanc has purchased a new
boat to operat,3 between Estherwood,
Mermentau and the Gulf of Mexico
for pleasure parties and home seekers.
Arrangements are being made in the
Fifth Ward Road Tax District of Ack
dia parish to entertain Gov. J. Y. San
ders some time in April. A big barbe
cue will be a feature.
The negro minstrel show scheduled
to take place at Sugar's Theater Eas
ter Sunday night at Monroe, was call
ed off by the management, after a del
egation of litizens had called and ex
pressed their disapproval of having a
negro show in the opera house.
The Merhants and Planters Bank
has been organized at Lockport with a
capital stock of $25,000, divided into
600 shares of $50 each. President, J.
Fored.
Governor Sanders, since his return,
has been busy superintending the re
pairs being made to the State Capitol
and personally inspeting the work
done recently on all state institutions
as a result of damage done by the
storm of last September. The im
provements will hardly fall upon the
~eople of thd state, for the reason
that the state has recently received
from .the national government the
price of the State Quarantine Station,
valued at $100,000, and'that amount, itf
selected for that purpose, will just
cover the $100,000 appropriation au
thorized by the. State Board of Liqui
dation for repairs to state institutions
as a result 'of the recent storm.
Several men of Abbeville are pre
paring to grow the camphor tree on
an exteiislve scale, with a view of
testing its commercial value, The Jap
ianese variety grows luxuriantly here,
,'iq s a beautiful evergreen, perfectly
.hariy. and is now in full bloom, its
tiny, white floweis being delicately fra
Church Point claims a negro woman
iiwho I$s 108 tears of age. Her name
-': Susan Lejerne, and she remembers
;distinctly the "Jackson war,: as- she
calls it, referring to the war of 1812.
A. 'bapter of the Order of the East
ui0tr has been organized at Crow
:ýy wit a large membership. Bome
umetbers' of the Louisiana lodge away
fro, Crowley attended the ceremo
After the meeting .a supper was
f - AlIce essums, daughter of
hl.ia and Mrs. Davis Sesaum, has
' *a'.elected :by General Shafer as
for the Louisiana ' Confeder
#at the Mobile Reunion.
~veopp nta are now promised
ew' portio of the l Caddo oil
adross and near the Texas
b ttin, jmprtinz 2,400 bar
, , D: : CWhew; a blt'older
SR $a- hajstreori ed
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PETER PAN
Society Ladies' Minstrel to Be Given
for Benefit of the Ladies of the
Episcopal Guild.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
have engaged Miss J. Pearle Rogers,
of Indiana, to present her clever and
original arrangement of minstrelsy,
Peter Pan.
Miss Rogers comes to them highly
recommended from Jackson and
Greenville, Miss., Pine Bluff and Hele
na, Ark., Ruston, La., and other neigh
boring cities where she has delighted
packed houses with her society at
traction, Peter Pan. The cast of ladies
has already been secured and Miss
Rogers has her rehersals in progress
every day at the Jefferson. The cast
consists of all ladies who will appear
incognito in the roles of Peter Pan,
as comedians, jig dancers, ballad and
comic opera singers and interlocutors,
who make up the circle of minstre'
sy. The opening scene is an evenir.g
lawn fete in which Peter Pan royally
entertains a company of theatrical
stars. The scenic effects of the open
ing will be gorgeous, from the fact
that handsome and talented ladies
will appear in elaborate evening dress
es. The cast being all ladies not only
attracts, but adds a world of curiosity
to the coming event.
Much enthusiasm is expressed by
the members of the cast and they all
approve of the clever and artistic ar
rangement of the production. It is a
great s.clety event, and the entire list
of ladies in the cast will be announced
later. Miss Rogers has played to the
S. R. O. sign in the numerous cities
where she has staged Peter Pan. And
the amusement-loving public may pre
pare to be well entertained here. And
the ladies of the Guild should be con
gratulated on securing so able an
artist as Miss Rogers, who has a rep
utation as an artist and successful
professional in amateur theatricals.
Thursday, April 7, has been set for the
presentation of the production, which
will take place at the Jefferson Thea
tre.
viduals and local merchants, making
a total of about $1500 worth of furs
from Baldwin. Several trappers are
making arrangements to trap on a
large scale, and no doubt the ship
ments will be much larger next sea
son.
The five men that were poisoned
by eating hogshead cheese at Goodbee,
near Covington, are all doing better
and are on the way to recovery.
A. Capon, the Belgian, who pur
chased 7500 acres of marsh lands
southwest of Gueydan, after a week
spent on the lands says he
is more than pleased with the
proposition. He will go to Europe
within the next few weeks, where ne
expects to make arrangements to take
over some 50,000 acres more of the
lands in that section.'
While helping. unload logs at the
rollway at NibletJe Bluff, near Stark,
Fred Hooper, a brakemnan on the
Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railway,
was caught under some logsand crush
ed to death. Three heavy logs rolleid
over his body. He,;leaves a widow on
ly seventeen years old, who is criti
cally fll from the shock of his sudden
death.
Judge Ellis, of Amite City, being
suddenly called to Hamnmond on ac
count of the serious illness of his
mother4tn-law, the jury impaneled to
try M. Gulledge, the negro :who killed,
another at- Pontchatoula last, fall, went
out on the river on a fishing expedi
tion to while away the time.
Welsh, which has just suffered from
at disastrous conflagration has pass'ed
a building law prohibiting the erection
of frame buildings in the'business dis
trict.
" Simpkin -Beed Received.
Th Peoples Cotton Oil Co. have
reeeived thelt car of Simpklns Cotton
aed from North Carolia and are now
filling orders.
Wok Pogresing.
bontrac or Van ' i ing good
gres . the anoe tt ry
Ceo. The brick worl e phas
th6 .tory san fsi derable ad
race h. beef fade o the second
BROUSSARD'S PLAN.
For Congress to Introduce the African
Hippotamus in Southern Louis
iana Has Objections.
Hon. Robert F. Brotssard has offer
ed a resolution in Congress for the
government to introduce the hippota
mus, whose native heath is Africa,
into Southern Louisiana- to eat the
water lilie that obstruct the streams
and at the same time furnish meat.
A staff special to the Times-Demo
crat, March 27, from Washington,
says, in regard to Mr. Broussard's
resolution:
"Although thus far only praise has
been given to the Broussard proposal
to have wild animals imported from
Africa with a view to propagation and
possibly their domestication here, the
other side of the matter is cropping
out in the discussion going on here.
Attention has been called .to the fact
that the hippotamus is said to be able
to smell a rice field ten miles away,
and, having smelled it, to make imme
diate progress toward it with a view
to varying his diet. It is suggested
that he might not like the water hya
cinth as well as the rice in Louisiana.
"Another suggestion with regard to
the four or five-ton meat food animal
concerns the problem of getting a fat
hippo to a slaughter house. Out in
Africa, where the population is not so
dense as to call for the establishment
of packing establishments, the man
who bags a hippo carts away as much
of the meat as he can and cures some
of it, his operation being about as eco
nomical as was the slaughtering of
buffalo. Some persons cured part of
the buffalo meat, but most of them
cut the juicy steaks and allowed the
wolves to have the rest.
"According to Col. Roosevelt, Ed
gar Beecher Bronson and other writ
ers, hippotami are very shy. That
raises the query as to whether hippos
and steamboats in hyainth4nfested
streams would not be incompatible;
in other words, if there were any nav
igation would the hippos stay on the
job or would they be scared away by
the sternwheelers."
The Two Old Codgers Again.
Fuddy--"So you've taken to wearing
L cord on your glasses." Duddy-"Yes,
bhat's my spec-tackle."'-Boston Tran
script.
"The Texas."
I have just openel a short order
lunch stand in the building next, to
the Pelican Furniture Co. store, and
am now ready to serve you with hot
lunches from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. The
name of my restaurant will be "The
TexasJE
Soliciting your patronage, I am,
Respectfully,
R. V. JOFFRION.
Big Sale of Potatoes.
Wednesday J. C. Nickerson, sales
agent for the Truck Growers' Associa
tion, bought from Hamilton Derouen
near Youngsville 2000 barrels of sweet
potatoes for shipment.
David ML Tombs, of Alexandria,
came Wednesday to spend a day or
two visiting friends.
Insurance Agency.
R. C. Greig has taken over the in
surance and rental business of L. D.
Nickerson and is located in the office
of J. C. Nickerson in the Gorgon Ho
tel building. We commend Mr. Greig
to the public as worthy of all -confi
dence. He will devote his entire at
tention to the business and we pre
dict for him a liberal share of the
public patronage.
Ready Now
To fix electric fans. Don't wait u=
til the hot weather, but let me fix
your fan now.
J. C. BERTRANbD.
Mrs. E. V. Barry and little daugh
ter, of Grand Coteau, spent Wednes
day here as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Barry.
Woodmen's Circle Bail.
The Easter Monday ball given by
the Woodmen's Circle 'at' Armory
Hail was a big sucess. A large crowd
'Was present and greatly enoyed .the
plea~ures of dancing to the excellent
ausic provided. The grand march was
led b Mir (frank Meyers, Jr., and Miss
Me iltba' Millen. During the evening
the ies ofthe Circle served refresh
tiuti.; Which were: generously pur
dcikedL Aboout $7d was made net.
.tom'
ANSE LA BUTTE
Work in Field Continuing-Wells Go
ing Down-To Redeem Abandoned
Wells-Material Sold.
Work at Anse la Butte is still con
tinuing. The J. Y. S. Well No. 2 and
the Zeigler-Rason well are both pro
gressing and good results are expect
ed. The Lake Oil Company, as soon
as necessary material is received, will
try to redeem abandoned wells and al
so bore other wells in the near future.
At the sale at the oil field last Sat
urday Mr. Robert Martin bought all
of the good and valuable machinery,
while strangers bought the rest.
The Anse la Butte field is undoubt
eedly a rich oil field and a time is sure
to come when its full value will be de
veloped.
Cause and Effect.
The Federal grand jury at Chicago
is investigating the charge that the
packers of the country are in a con
spiracy, and have been for many years
past, to keep down the prices paid to
farmers for their live stock, while at
the same time boosting prices of
dressed meats to the consumer. Pub
licists who believe the charge to be
true have expressed the opinion that
the double-pointed operation accounts
for the startling phenomenon of farms
being abandoned at a time when hog
raising, in theory, is the most profit
able operation on earth.
Another Pecan Nursery.
Messrs. O. B. Hopkins, F. K. Hop
kins, A. B. Denbo, W. M. Ellison,'F.
O. Broussard and Rev. J. I. Ken
drick have formed a partnership to
grow paper shell pecan trees for the
market. A tract of ten arpents has
been secured on the Joe Breaux place
about two miles from town, and al
ready four and a half arpen'ts have
been planted in paper shell pecan
seed. Mr. Ellison will have the active
management of the nursery.
Dissolved .Partnership.
The partnership existing between
'R. A. Voorhies and W. E. LeBlanc un
der the name of the Voorhies Shor
Co., has been dissolved, the business
being continued by Mr. Voorhies.
Fred S. McEwen
will be at the race track in Lafayette
on Fridays and Saturdays. Those
desiring to use him see Dr. Franklin
Boyd.
Already Here.
The editor of a metropolitan jour
nal was lunching the other day with
friends in Boston when some one be
gan talking shop. "Do you suppose,"
asked this" individual, 'solemnly. "that
the time will come when poetry will
cease to be written?" "It's here now,"
promptly replied the editor.
Gladstone's Testimony.
During the last years I was in par
liament I came in contact with 60
master minds, and all But five of them,
were Christians.-Gladstone.
R. P. Howell, of Lake Arthur, was
in town Wednesday shaking hands
with old friends.
Neatly Put.
"I suppose," says the Philosopher of
Polly, "that my uncles, the pawn
brokers, might be referred to as 'busi
ness relations.' "
ONE FARE FOR
The Round Trip
To Lafayette
Saturday, Apr. 9.
The Industrial Institute and the
High Schools of Lake Charles, Jen
nings, Crowley, Rayne, St. Martin
ville, Breaux Bridge, Abbeville, New
Iberia, Franklin, Patterson and Mor
gan City.
CONTEST FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
in Athletics, Oratory and Vocal Music.
Track Meet, 2 p. m.; Oratory and
Music, 7:30 p. m.
Admission to each. .......... 50 Cents
Seats on Main Grand Stand 25 cents
extra; Seats on "'Bleachers" Grand
Stand Free.
-THREE SPECIAL EXCURSION
TRALNS FOR HOME
As far as Vinton, Morgan City
Washington -will leave Lafayette
at, 11 p. mi, Saturday.
TO NEWSPAPER OW NES
We have just bought out the Lafayette
Democrat, which was established here
three years ago, all the presses, material,
etc. being bought brand new, and we are
offering all the contents of the plant at a
BIG
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1 2 H. P. Fairbanks Gasoline Engine.
Steam Fixtures, Pulleys, Shafts and Belts.
1 12x18 C. & P. Job Press with long fountain
1 26 in. C. & P. Paper Cutter.
1 Franklin Perforator.
1 No. 6 Acme Stapler.
Type, Galleys, Stone, Leads, Slugs, Cases,
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This is your opportunity to add some
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ILAFAYETTE ADVERTISER.
LA'.,X i
Is the Robin a Game Bird?
Is the robin a game bird that
should be killed and eaten, or is it a
valuable insetivorous bird that should
be protected at all seasons.?
This. is a question which the next
General Assembly will have to solve,
and our readers are asked to consider
its. importance in an agricultural way.
Dr. T. S. Palmer, in charge of the
Game Conservation division of the Bi
ological Survey of the Department of
Agriculture, in answer to inquiries
from Frank M. Miller, of the Louis
iana Game Commission, quotes an au
thority who gives the results of his
observations at Abbeville, La., under
date of Feb. of this year as follows:
"I collected 12 robins near here yes
terday and got the following results
from an examination of their gizzards:
8 had eaten nothing but insects; the
other four had taken respectivelf 95,
80, 65 and 0 per cent of insects and
other invertebrates. The insects in
elude gradshoppers, bugs, beetles, beet
le larvae (wire worms and others).
caterpillars, including cutworms. On
the basis of the 18 stomachs I have
examined this month. I consider the
robin essentially an insectivorous bird
in Louisiana in February."
"The shooting of so beneficial a
bird should by no means be allowed."
The same authority above quoted
under date of Feb. 12, from Long
Bridge, La.. wrote Dr. Palmer:
"I shot six robins today; 4 in a
hackberr: tree and 2 on the ground.
Three of these six birds had eaten in
sects, including larvae of crane flies,
which are sometimes known as leather
jackets. These larvae feed on the
roots or grasses, Inctuding grain
crops and other plants and ar,;
sometimes quite injurious. Each
of the three birds had eaten
one or more specimens of leaf
beetle .a plant feeder and injurious."
These facts bearing the stamp of the
Federal government through a conser
vation worker as widely known as Dr.
Palmer, are entitled to serious consid
eration of the farmers and planters of
the state.
All for General Good.
By working for the good of all, we
work for the good of ourselves. We
only succeed as we work for the good
,f the whole.
Robbery Reported.
Late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Robt.
Meyers reported to the sheriff's office
the robbery from her home of a gold
watch, and chain with .a turquoise
slide, a gold locket and chain, a ruby
ring, a pair of ruby ear rings, two
diamond ring and forty-five cents. A
young man by the name of Charles
Scott, about 22 years old who was
boarding with- Mr. and Mrs. My ors
is believed by Mrs. Myers to have
taken the missing articles. Yester.
day afternoon Sheriff Lacoste endeav.
ored to find Scott and telephoned
neighboring towns; but up to our go
ing to press was unable to locate him.
Remember that 'when you want
good grocries promptly and at the
lowest prevailing prices, ring up
Meaux Bros., phone 183.
Lafayette, Building
Association
A. B. Denbo, President. T. M. Biossat,Jr., Secty
A. 1. LeBlanc. Vice-Pres. S. R. Parkerson. Treas
Established Feb. 12, 1900.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100.000.00.
I' TO
LOAN. /
CUT OUT THE RENT.
When you get the house paid for,
you'll have something which will al
ways be a valuable asset.
You Can Easily (let Started
on the paying for a hcme by coming
here for your information. We will
help you as much as possible, and it
won't inconvenience you on our plan.
LAFAYETTE BUIL0116 ASSOCIATION,
LAFAYETTE, LA.