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st the BEST PAINT! The *AMERICAN, At L. C. DUCHAMP. Notice. Notice. Conformably to Article No. !50 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, notice is hereby given that, a bill will to Introduced during the present session of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, after due advertiement, pro viding for the establishment of a water level for Spanish Lake or Lake Tasee, in Iberia and St. Martln parishes, and the protecion and care of the said lake; al. so providing penalties for the interfer once with the water level when once 'established; also providing for the me. thod and manner of establishing the water level thereof. May 21. 1904 PS O E1WTUaR BUSINESS COLLEGEB. Sew Orlans, La. Opes Etirn Year. HBs the Finest Bsiness College Building In tbe Unltel States. Bas superior facilities and *equlpments ; has unequalled Hligh-Orade, Practical 'ourses in Bustlnes and In ahorthand, and his sn unexcelled faculty. Complete College Bank and Busietness Oms. Always in advasee of the "up-to-dates." Beware of mattenng courses. The cheap t1 is not thelbest.-Tho best s the cheapest Only School with Actual Store aed Actual Money, in which Students Keep the Books and Salance the Cash. Personal Instructton to Every Student. No Charliatsalr. No M iarepresentatioa. Graduates Hold Iwading Positions and are to General Demand. Students Aided to Poslitils. Business Me supplied with competent Bookkeepers and . }orthaln Writers. Write for Circulars Address, O0O. SO .LK & SOWS CONVENT OF MERCY St. 'lartinville, La. This Institute offers superior advantages to Pi aents desirous of giving their children a solic sad refined education. TERMS OF TUITION, MUSIC, ETC., MODERATE. For purtienlars apply to SISTERS OF TIERCY. Nothing has ever equalled it. Nothing can ever surpass it. Dr. King's New Discovery A Perfect For All Throat and Cure: Lung Troubles. Money back If t as. Trial ettles free. T "S DAILV. SUNDAY on MIWEEKLY TATES WILL CIVE YOU All the Latest News FROM EVERYWHERE. THE STATES Il the Leading Democratic Paper of the South... Pull mssociated Press Dispatches, All the Latest in Politics, Daily Stock and Market Reportfa, up till closing of Dxohangss. SpMecial Da ly Oommercial column, Ihllivered at tear I'oastoltea DAILY AND SUNDOAY STATES, I year, '700; 6 moso., $3.60 3 mos. 01.76; I me, $0.6. SUDiY STAIfES. 16 to 20 pa.es 1 year, *1O S'il-kTHM KLY STATES, p .ir ':o! Every Wednesday and ;·,uday. 1:)40opiesn a y*ear ,or $1.00 D!3. JLY STATES "v* O. LAWnS. LA. I -- so ,, 50 VEAW A nyodmef ill Z rted weekmly, Larea e'. onof an aurte ournanls Termse a four monthskSL eopldbysnuaew a. Ilgll & Co.-,,--. Ne w Yor mnOsmoe. r m Sle t.b WBo slstoen D.jer Why Not Brand them? Donaldsonville Chief. and Representative Marks, of As sumption, are accredited with ha ving given notice of intention to introduce bills amending the re gistration law in such manner as to require each citizen to declare his politics when he applies to be registered as a voter. If a provi sion of this kind can he given the force of law we suggest that our democratic solons go a step fur ther and make it obligatory for the citizens to wear a tag, or a li cense-collar, or an ear-ring, or some such device, to advertise to the world which party owns him. If he happens to affiliate with the dominant faction of the democra tic party, a ring in the nose will perhaps be the most appropriate form of badge he can wear, since it will posses the double signifi cance of indicating that he be longs to a ring and is willing to be led around by the nose. On second thought, considering the movable and destructible char acter of the devices suggested, it might be better to brand the voter at once so that there could be no possible question or dispute as to his ownership. Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quan tity is constantly coming in. decla ring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds to be uneqaled. A recent expres sion from T. J. McFarland, Ben torville, Va., serves as example. He writes: "I had Bronchitis for three years and doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me." Equally effec tive in curing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consumption, Pneumo nia and Grip. Guaranteed by T. J. Labbe druggist. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50c, and $1,00. NOT NECESSARY. The People. The friends of a democratic form of government in Louisiana, who had hoped to see this legislature enter into the work of re-establish ing .the elective system in place of the appointive, which has created an oligarchy, were disappointed by Governor Blanchard's sugges tion to refer the entire matter to a special committee. Though they are known to every intelligent American, it would be quite possible for such a commit tee to wasteso much time in the consideration of principles bf gov ernment which were bequeathed to the American people by the fa thers, that nothing would result at that time. There is not a man with ordina ry intelligence who 'cannot see what is democratic and what is un democratic in the government of Louisiana. Bills should be introduced with out delay providing for the elec tion of the asseesors, the school boards, etc., in order that the pub lic may know the pretenses upon which it is desired to have these offices remain appointive, and, notwithstanding, keep them as democratic paraphernalia. Louisiana was never so glorious, happy and prosperous, as in the days when she enjoyed truly dem ocraticgovernment. Noquestions __ __ __ _ __ _ r_ " e. R UE BW D I sa U 1.. LeJD . T Formula tells the story: Grove's Chronic Chill Caure Not a poit miedu.: a t his n kuous Mid4, i l a pitsm at ts te, nmaI d Fluid Etract PERUVIAN BARK Fuid Extrac POPLAR BARK Fluid Extract BLACK ROOT Fluid Eract PRICKLY ASH BAR Faid ERtract DOG WOOD BARK Fluid Extract SARSAPARLLA It Cures the Chills that other Chill Tonics Don't Care. SBest General Toic. No No Pay. Pri50c. arose then about the assessments ge which were made by an elected go o, assessor who was responsible to Ls- the people-not to the Governor. eca a,_ The valuation of pr6perty in the pe to country parishes is by several dii re- millions greater than was that of fit as the entire state in 1880, and it nil ire must be admitted that the rise in it be assessments is largely due to in- Nt vi- creases ii, the valuation of the same is he property. If the rate of taxation by our was being lowered corresponding- de or- ly, this important matter to the me for people would not give so much dii li- concern, nor exercise the political tic or power it does. The steady in- ab to crease in the assessments there i. fore has been accompanied by a es' the steady increase in State, munici- wi ra- pal, parish, and levee district tax- th rill ation, and yet, the revenues barely go ate sufficed to meet the requirements ae of the State. It would be bad lif ifi- enough if the increase applied on- mi be- ly to the State tax, but it lifts the re be tax all along the line. fof Since the Assessors were given g superior powers over the Boards ar- of Review, and considering their by it function as registrars of voters, it Tb ter is easy to perceive how these offi- an be cere appointed by the Governor De as exercise the two most important dit powers over the people-the tax -- ing power and the power to regu- im late the suffrage. tir so. Much of a similar nature can be on :la- said of the school board, who are o°' for also a product of the appointive ee Ids system. We trust that the delay in the ge on- introduction of the bills that the )le. mass of the people are awaiting an for with far more than ordinary inter- t the est will not continue longer. ed. In all cases of appointive offices, so g's made so by ordinary statute, the Re ,lee bills should make them elective in c0- November next, regardless of the oat pressure to keep them as they are 3 no- running this administration, the in T. Legislature will lay itself liable to is lee the charge that it Is helping to mi 00. pay off campaign debts, if not pro- Be mise, should it fail to take deci- M sive action asthis session. ye _rm ot hrm Thrown From a Wagon. si Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown are from his wagon and severely bruised. sh- He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm of of freely and says it is the best liniment he pr ed ever used. Mr. Babcock is a well known sc ed citizen of North Plain, Conn. There is tri nothing equal to Pain Balm for sprains p es- and bruises. It will effect a cure in a one third the time required by other treatment. ir sale by T. J. Labbe. m[ 'ry A Step in the Right Direction. er b Thibodmm sentianl. it- Our merchants show signs of ba be new life, an awakening as it were, )v- to present conditions surrounding se! ed them. There was an important be fa- meeting of merchants held last an It Wednesday night to consider mat- tb ters of importance to the mercan. La a- tile fraternity. lic ee That is as it should be. Our th n- merchants and business men all in of have certain interests in common, pr and there should be more esprit se b- de corps among them than hereto- Vie c- fore prevadled. Narrow and sel- tie ol fish views should give way to fo b- broader and more progressive ones, ett n and more modern methods adop se ted. d, This desirable end can be sec- Col s cessfully brought about by unity the of action, animated unselfish, large botl s, and progressive ideas. it i ie There is no room for petty jea- is p n- loousies; there is ample scope for eve ER indilSi n,, ,n al as ..... .. ", is general movement forward inan- Ha d gurated by united effort. to It is a well recognized law of Ts. economics that the general pros. A Pr be perity of the community redounds al directly or indirectly to the bene- C of fit of every member of the commu- very it nity; and this is peculiarly true as for in it relates to' the mercantile class. The n- No other class in any community renl ne is as greatly and quickly affected Quel on by general prosperity or general issn g- depression; and, consequently, the ges be merchants of the community are p ch directly interested in the promo- read al tion of general prosperity, and the n- should act in unison to secure it. co e- They should come together and vol a establish an esprit de corps which T Di- will insure concert of action in all for ºx- things pertaining to the general to c Ily goo4. east its Let the fresh red blood of a new of ad life course and bound through the in- mercantile body of our town and in a he revivify and spur it to nobler ef- thu forts and grader achievements. untL en for i ds Deafness Cannot be Cured lsg by local applications as they cannot Fi reach the diseased portion of the ear. test it There is only one way to cure deafness, llle - and that is by constitutional remedies. COL or Deafness is caused by an Inflamed con- eeul ot dition of the mucous lining of the Ens- pro tachian Tube. When this tube la In son, flamed you have a rumbling sound or adds u- imperfect hearing, and when it is en- LIZ tirely closed, deafness is the result, and Ned be unless the inflammation can be taken Ire out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine eases out of ten are caused by Catarrh. which is nothing but an in- a he flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. be We will give One Huadred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) r- that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrb Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Bs, Sold by Druggist, 75c he Rail's Family Pills are the best. n St, .Martii.'s Schools. r That the educational wave sweep. he ing over this section of the State to is far-reaching is shown by the re to markable improvements in the . schools of our sister parish of St. ci- Martin. It has not been many years agtthat St. Martin, like the other parishes in Southwest Lou. isiana, was quite a distance in the roar of the educational progress Im of the time. The parish seat now he proudly boasts of a creditable high wn school under an able corps of is trained teachers who have accom 05 plished very much in the work of hr education. In the past few years, modern school-houses, have been erected in several of the rural .' wards, and a handseme school of building has but recently been e, completed in the Isle des Cypres og settlement. Local taxation has *nt been voted for in two wards, and lst an election has been ordered in a It- third. St. Martin is levying with -. Lafayetta in the great work of pub.. lic education. The managemet of or the schools of St. Martin has been I under the direction of T. J. Labbe, Spresident of the school board for i several years, and Dr. J.e t. Oli . vier has been performing the du Sties of superinfendent with ability o for the past few months. - Lafay. ette Gazette. No Competition. The uniform success of Cbamberlian's c- Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in y the relief and cure of bowel complaints e both in hebildren adl adulte has brought it into almost universal une. so that it I- ls practically without a rival, and as 0 everyone who has used it knows, with. yJ out an equal. For sale by T. J. Labbe. - Have You Heard of the Lion' Mouth ? THM OLD VENETIAN IDEA IS ADAPTED A PRORJBSIVE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MEET MODERN REQUIREMENTS. COLLIER'S WEEKLY is conducting - very novel and interesting competi for its readers each mouth. To en the contest all one has to do is to view the essues of COLLIER'S for the renoot month and answer mhe two or threr questions which are printed in I issue, giving such opinion and esuch so gestions as will aid in improving tsji paper. 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