Thibodaux commercial journal., April 27, 1910, English, Image 2

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THE COMMERCIAL MM
published evekt Wednesday.
THIBODAUX,
LOUISIANA
0. N. DU PRE, Publisher & Prop.
PER YEA Ii IN ADVANCE ? l0 °
Post Oüiee at
second class
Entered at the
Thibodaux, La. as
matter.
Correspondence on subfects of
general interest solicited.
To insure notice of their com
inuuications, writers must furnish
their real name.
Land Congress.
There was held in the central
part of this state last week a
farm and land congress. The
importance and far reaching ef
fect of such a congress had
never dawned upon us, and we
are sure any intelligent man who
has never stopped to look into
the matter might reach the con
elusion that it was something
held simply to gather people to
gether for the purpose of making
them spend money for the bene
fit of the town in which the con
ventiou was held. If any one has
any such ideas they had better
dispel them once and for all for
such is not the case.
We accidentally had occasion
to see the exhibits offered at this
congress, which was held in Al
exandria last Wednesday and
Thursday and when we say we
were paralyzed and amazed at
what we saw we are only mildy
expressing our utter astonish
ment. The courthouse, a magni
ficent modern building, had its
lower flower and porches conver
ted into a veritable central mar.
ket. One found in the building,in
corridors after corridors, devo
ted exclusively to stalls or stands
what one would find in any mar
ket place. On these stands were
found exhibjts of what the sur
rounding country could do and
was doing. There were the dif
feront flowers in bloom, grown
in this state, presided over by
ladies and gentlemen; there were
vines and shrubberies, vegetable
and fruit of all kinds, from the
straw berry ou the bush, with
the soil still clinging to the roosts
to the strawberry in the crates
and boxes, the artichoke on the
bush and the artichoke piled up
in baskets, fresh onions, all sizes
and varieties, onions with the
greens artistically arranged,
sweet pens, in the hull and with
out, carrots, turnips, tomatoes,
almost every v.-getaVIo imagin
able. The fruits were there, pea
ches, oranges, apples, and tin
fruits that are now out of season
were preserved und elegantly dis
played in jars. The birds and
wild fowels after having been
carefully prepared by the tax
idermist, were on exhibition in
glass cases, the fish arranged
so as to display and appear neat
were given their share of space
What could not be exhibited in
any line was photographed and
accompanied with accurate data
and some one was present to offer
any explanation or accept any
suggestion. On the outside of
the building, horses, mules, hogs
fowels, principally chickens,for m
ed the display, while tons of all
the hays grown in this state, par
ticularlyin that section, was ther e
to greet the visitor in bales. Th e
industries were represented also
. all the different canneries in that
section from cane syrup to truck
ing had exhibits doing them ere
dit. Lumber in all the uses t<
which it is put from house hold
articles to sewer pipes of wood,
samples of wooden pipes that
had been taken from the ground
in New Orleans in 1849 were be
ing looked over by the visitors
Visitors from all over the country
were attracted there and were not
only viewing but informing them
selves, supplying themselves with
literature and taking their own
notes on what they saw there, as
well as in the town. A model farm,
in the lobby of one of the hotels,
with the residence,the grass to grow,
the soil to be found, the wells,
barnsiand all accessories on a farm,
including miniature windmill; the
system of drainage and plowing
and cultivating was exepmlified in
a model farm built on two tables
covering a space of about 60 square
feet in centre cf the lobby.
The above is simply illustrative
of what can be done to develop and
bulid up any town and its surround
ing territory. It goes to show that
the people can do something, that
they possess a progressive spirit
and last but not least, it creates
that rivalary that forces better re
sults and makes the land yield the
best that is in it. It encourages
farming in a scientific manner, for
the reason that the man with the
poor yield, the man with the poor
products, the man with the indif
ferent product will learn the proper
method from the successful method.
Another matter that it brought to
mind was our contention that pa
lish fairs are the proper things.
We were never so fully convinced
in this respect than since we were
fortunate in seeing the results pos
sible through these various displays.
We know that some people will de
cry the idea, for various reasons,
but principally because they did
not give the matter sufficient
thought !ind because they do not
ippreciate thö merits of trie parish ,
fair, not beinj,' familiar with the .
same, not being in a position to
know its results and effects.
Next
Legislature
Schools.
And
Among the man}'matters com
ing before the next Legislature will
be the question of appropriations,
and from predictions freely made
there will be quite a number. The
school, education, is going to de
mand quite an amdunt from the
lawmakers, but care should be ex
ercised in the distribution of funds
leas primary schools are not given
their just proportion. Higher edu
cation) all will admit, needs it, but
no portion of the educational sys
tem of the state is in mpr,e dire
need of it than is the primary
school, without which the greater
majority of the citizens would ac
quire nothing else. There are but
few people in comparison with the
population in every town and pa -
rish, as was recently stated by Prof.
Monaghan here in a recent lecture,
who are fortunate in receiving uni
versity educations.
Higher education is necessary,
hut to acquire it one must first re
ceive the primary teaching, without
prhniary schools of any kind the uni
versities would soon close, for pri
mary schools are but feeders to
higher institutions. There are
many however who are educated in.
private primary schools, but the
public schools furnish the greater
number and are entitled to the con
sideration due them. High schools
are all good and well in their plapes,
and it is well that all parishes
should have them. We believe a
high school spurs all other schools
on to a greater activity. The private
schools have their friendly rivalry
excited and they thus putfopth their
best efforts. Yet it would be bad
policy to appropriate too large an
amount exclusively for high schools
if the rudimentary and primary
schools must lose in the least
by the appropriation.
These ideas are brought home to
us by the recent action of the School !
Board Association of this state!
memorializing the General Assem-j
bly to appropriate two hundred
thousand dollars for high schools, j
The great majority of the parishes:
have recognized state high schools, j
While we understand that the pre-1
sent public school in town has ad- j
opted pratically the entire curricu- ;
lum of studies required in approved ;
high schools, having this session |
added a teacher of art and music,
something wanting before we took
up the fight, it is still not recognized
as such even if it has christened it
self high school and will not be re
cognized until the proper formali
ties are gone through; title of pro
perty transferred to the school
board, and the building and ap
purtenances, as well as all ap
pliances made to conform with the
regulations set down by the state
school board. Unless the appro
priation were made with the proviso
that all schools doing the work
would be entitled to a portion of
the appropriation it would inflict an
injury. Not one school in this pa
rish would get a cent split in a thou
sand part, yet we would be contri
buting with our taxes to the main
tenance and bettering of schools out
side of the parish. Now. if in this
appropriation somo schools other
than recognized state high schools
would get their apportionment it
would be fairer.
The other question affecting the
schools is the levying of special
t'axes. A bill will in all probability
be introduced to render it less dif
ficult to impose and levy a special
tax for school purposes. While
the present manner may be a bit in
convenient it is safe and the people
can not claim ignorance as to the
levy, but it can be so arranged that
it will be less difficult, and the
easy manner in which it is proposed
to allow the school boards in the
different parishes to levy the taxes
might easily be abused. Hence
this matter should be given proper
attention and present laws on the
subject should neither be modified,
appealed nor amended to the extent
of removing the safety that now sur
rounds these laws.
As to making the members of
the state school board elective,
see no objection to elec -
ting the members of the state
board. The argument advan
ced is that this would bring the
schools into politics, if this is
the case then we would like to
know what the condition is to
day. The school system of this
state, in its every branch, is
more in politics than any other
department over which the state
has any say so or control. The
educational system of the state
of Louisiana is absolutely, un
qualitiedly and without the sligli
test per adventure of a doubt
the most valuable political asset
the dominant party has ever had,
wili ever have or can hope to
have. From the fountain head
down to the teacher in the most
secluded and remote rural school
politics plays a part; it is all pull
and political influence first that
sets, the educational machinery s
of our state in motion, and occa
sionally merit and the best in
terests of education are consider
ed. Therefore, electing the state
board could do no\more harm
than is done education to-day.All
three of these question)
proper consideration.
deserve
THAÏ
DID YOb KNOW
There was not only frost in
the northern part of the state
last week but also in this section?
Early risers saw it on last Wed
nesday morning, and the ther
mometer said it was cool enough?
Frost is all right in winter, but
entirely disagreeable for man
and plant out of season?
In the absence of anything
else Haliey's comet must stand
the blame, no one else will?
The comet la coming closer and
closer to the earth every day,
and some people are getting bet
ter?
All those who owe us and have
not paid, had better be particular
|hat they pay up before May
18th? ■
If the end of the world comes
when the tail of the comet »»rush
es the earth, some will be in bad?
We advise ail delinquents to
pay up, because this one omis
sion may deny them the kingdom
of Heaven?
Even those who owe for pa pars
they read and do not pay for are
glialked up by the good angel?
If some prtdiction, equivalent to
the predictions that are made
now, were made every year, some
people would be good yearly?
If the predictions have a bad ef
fect on the superstitious, it has a
good effect on the bad?
Comets with all sorts of mis
fortunes as advance agents
might help the bill collectors?
This reminds one of how many
good people are afraid to die, and
yet they must not be told they
are no good?
When soqie oue is working and
makes more noise than is neces
sary you can put it down, there
is something doing?
The noise is simply keeping
pace with the temper and the
temper has the better of the
! work?
one tries to prevent the
. reat aa d m be
' • »
j
Just let such person!» alone
j and they will eventually run
down as. anything else and the
j no 'se will cease?
; The less attention paid to them,
; the quicker will they come to
| their senses and get over their
anger?
If business suits meant busi
nessall the time, m my society
bell« s would object to the full
husband
evenings
business
dress and tuxedo?
The lady who wins a
in a business suit nine
out of ten, will win a
husband?
Business suit wearers have
no: as much time as nine eve
nings out of ten to wear so
citttyclothes?
Roosevelt really is rapidly grow
ing to be entitled to the name he
acquired when President ?
A stick is always in the way and
very frequently forces
it is not wanted ?
itself where
The distinguished ex-president
seems to be a^out the same, is al*
ways in the way and really thinks
he is big ?
It is curious how some people
are collectors of curios and to what
extent they will go to collect them?
Collectors of curios are as a rule
also collectors of photographs,
strange to say ?
It may be that the photographs
that they do collect are those of
people so peculiar and freakish that
they consider them curios ?
Some people are fortunate in al
ways, having a cold in the head, for
without it they would indeed be
lonesome ?
Without a cold they have noth
j n g j n their heads but are frequent
ly not aware of it ?
They are fortunate after all in
having a cold, for they can really
fif
.
expeditions do
thing in their head 8 y
There are some things that are
thrown away which no one appre
ciates and there is no loss ?
If all hints that were thrown fell
on fertitle soil there would be bet
ter results in the world ?
About the only soil on which
hints flourish when thrown is the
soil of discontent and jealousy ?
Some people take everything to
be a hint and fail to understand
h^w it could be anything else ?
Some people who go on fishing
not have a good
time unless they have the proper
bait?
Unless they have just the
right bait they do not feel in proper
spirtä ?
Baits however are not used ex
culsively for calching fish, but they
ma ke fishing excursions successful,
according to some ?
gy bait is not only meant
worma , meat and fish catching
but beer, cocktails and
s t ra ights ?
Worms are used to catch fish
only,while liquor has too often been
used to catch succors ?
Both are floaters and it can easily
be understood how both require
bsût; although some what of a dif
ferent'&iötl ?
I YOUR BANKING ? >
g No matter how small,
|| No matter how large, \
THE BANK OF LAFNBHE !
Will give it careful \
attention. This message f
applies to the men and |
women alike. i
OFFICERS :
A. J. Braud , President,
L. A. B louin, V-President.
fC, J. Braud, Cashier.
P. F. L|J sgendre. Asst. Cashier.
G eo. M. D elaune,Asst.Cashier"
CAPITAL & SURPLUS $135,000 00
1
L. C. Waterbury,
dealer in
Lumber, Paints, Oils, Lime and
Fire Bricks.
Cisterns Made to Order.
Cumberland 'Phone 111-2.
Local 'Phone 37.
I nvest
35 Cts
and
Save
$9.65
The
Shinola Set
Why not polish your own shoes with our waterproof
paste Shinola ?
Bootblack charges 10 cents. Shinola gives 100 shines
for 10 cents. *
With the Shinola polisher and dauber the task is an
easy ;<i;d pleasant one. Shinola gives a quick, brilliant
lustre. The shine is waterproof and permanent.
When shoes get dusty a few strokes with the polisher
restores the lustre. For home and office.
ELLIS BRAUD'S SONS.
MAIN STREET, THI&oDAVX.
ma
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TO CALIFORNIA
$32.15 from Thibodaux
One way colonist Tickets on
Sale March 1 to April 15, 1910 inc.
VIA
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Through Train Daily
Oil Burning Locomotive Pullman Tourist Sleepers
Chair Cars and Coaches Liberal Stopovers
Rate Per Berth in Tourist Sleeper, New Orleans to San Fran
isco $5.75.
Ask Your Agent for information and Literature, or write
D. A SBURY, D. P. A.
Lake Charles.
J. H. R. P arsons, Gl. P. A,
^ Nöw Orlea&tß
t FOR BEST BREEDING
CORIOL^NUS,
RECORD:—Pacing, 2:111-2. Trotting, 2:22 1-2.
on a one-naif mile Track.
Registered by American Trotting: Register
REGISTRATION NO. 36863.
Double Gälte d, Besides possessing a Running Walk Under 8addle.
1-4 Hands High, Mahogany Bey. Kindest and Finest that Ir»r
Came.
Standard Bred Stallion, foaled
1901, by Expedition, 14900; dam
Lucile Wand by Wilkes Boy,
3803; grandam Nelly H. by
Young Jim, 209, etc. See La
eile Wand. Bred by W. M.
Peak, Georgetown, Ky.
For further particulars, address or call on
Jos. Jeffries.
Stable opposite Frost's Lumber Tard, back of
Drexler Stables.
ROSE
COLD CREAM
Has no Superior
Few Equals . . .
For relieving Sunburn, Tan
Freckles, Chapped and Chafed
conditions of the Skin.
An Elegant Massage Cream.
Prepared by
LAFOURCHE DRUG STORE,
THIBODAUX.
LA.
SWEET TALK—Terse and Eloquent-
The most glittering exuberance of grandiloquent verbosity or
polysyllabic expatiation is not equal to its merest whisper.
When you spend Money for poor § When you spend Money for de
sweets, it says-"Farewell For- $ licious confection it says-"The
ever." $ taste will stay till you come
$ again."
Nuf Sed
Choicest Delicacies in the Line of Cakes Candies, Pies, etc.
Taste our Home made goods.
Knobloch's Confectionery,
GREEN STREET
GUET k SENAC CO., Ltd.
IMPORTERS
AND
Wholesale Liquor Merchants.
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SOLE AGENTS IN THE GULF STATES FOR
FISSE THIRION & CIE Black Seal Champagne .Reims.
J PLENAUD & CIE ». Clarets Bordeanx.
O. MALIFAUD ....Brandies Cognac.
TÎAMIREZ Y CIA Sherries and Ports Jerez.
J J. SAULNIER & CIE White Wines Bordeaux
CORNIBE PLENAÜD & CIE Cordials »....Bordeaux
418 Gravier Street,
Phone Main 2322- Y S3BW O RLE ANS, X«A.