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Full of Tragic Meaning are these lines from J. H. Simmons of Casey, Is. Think what might have resulted from his terrible cough if he had not taken the medicine about which he writes: "I had a fearful cough, that dis tnrbed my night's rest. I tried everything, but nothing would re lieve it, until I took Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which com pletely cured me." Instantly re lieves and permanently ceres all throat and long diseases; prevents grip and pneumonia. At T. J. Labbe druggist; guaranteed; 50c and $1.00, Trial bottle free. Cement Concrete For Dwell ings. r.o .Md i..n. Cement stone or concrete houses are being built on farms for dwell ings. A five-room house with three closets and a pantry coset Oscar Booth, .a Nebraska farmer, only $700. He declares that the same house would cost at least 41200 if built in the usual way of lumber. The Nebraska Farmer shows a neat photo of this modest dwelling, which suggests that many of our farm people may soon live in grey stone houses which cost less than dressed lamber af fairs to which we have so long been aooustomed, but in reality are little better than cardboard truotores. Mr. Booth tells of the construe tion of his dwelling, the mold deo signed by him to form the blocks, molding and curing the blocks, ete. "I ordered a car load (seventy. ive barels) of Portland cement, from which I paid $179, delivered at a switeh about two miles from our bome. Then we hauled sand to the brn, stored the cement in one of the stalls, made a platform mn which to mix the mand and ce meet, cleared the lower part of the barn, and leveled the dirt loor; thee we laid skids on which to cure the blocks. "To avoid the expease of an iron machiae, I made one of two-inch planks large enough to make four blocks at a time, each block 8 by 18 by 3 inches, less I of an inoh of both height and length to al low for mortar joints. This ma. chine has hinged sides and ends, which look together with latches. Pieces of boards (palates) are pla ced in the bottom of each mold and the sides and ends closed rea dy for use. "We use the following process in mixing and making the blocks: Spread the equivalent of five bags of sand on the mixing board and sift over this one baeg of cement; then shovel it beck and forth till an even color is obtained. Then, while one boy sprinkles water on, one or two shovel the mixture till it is well dampened all through so that when tamped into the molds and troweled, the moisture will show a little on top. A few trials will enable one to get it just right. The tamping should be thorough, all corners tamped in solid. Then the molds are opened and the blocks, on the palates, carried to the skids where they are left till the next day; then sprinkle them with water. After two days on the skids they may be removed from the palates and stacked on. der cover from son and wind, and for four or five days given all the water they will take each day. "I hired a stone mason to lay up the walls. We did nearly all the carpenter work ourselves except making the door and window frames, putting the cornice on and, with some help, the shingles. We utilised the air-space between the wall for window weighs. With the seventy-five barrels of cement we built the house, made a cave OS 9 feet by 13 feet, porch floor and hi abt steps, a walk to the cob and coal- w ible house, and had six barrels left." in the Mr. Booth plastered the walls hi tee: himself. He claims that such a at dis- house is dry and warm in winter B ied and cool in summer. 9 Farm and Banch is now satisfied qi that we are ready to improve on hi ion, the "block built" style for dwell- B om. ings and to adopt the simpler plan O re- used by the Romans of pouring to all the concrete into the wall spaces ft onts marked by wooden or metal boxes di or troughs. In this way a house li 50e may be built much more rapidly ' and with lees labor than is requi- a red by the block system. Foun- oc dations for sky-scrapers are now w e so constructed and are considered gl the most permanent to be had. ci Thus in a short time we will re- e1 ses duoee the need for lun mber employ- is rell- ed in the usual frame work and with render the house more comforta cost ble, less dangerous in case of fire ner, and certainly more durable in all the other respects b east pi y of Don't Borrow Trouble. mer It is a bad habit to borrow any. JO lest thing, but the worst thing you can P1 ghat possibly borrow, is trouble. When con sick, sore, heavy, weary and worn- le ihob out by the pains and poisons of f- dyspepsia, biliousness, Bright di- vi ong sease, and similar internal dis. Is lity orders, don't sit down and brood over your symptoms, but fy for st relief to Electric Bitters. Here n- you will find sure and permanent a d- forgetfulness of all your trouble, e1 ek, and your body will not be bar- It ' dened by a load of debt disease. At Labbee's drug store. Price 50c. t- Guaranteed. rd HOTIEL DIHNOHAUD, T rom ------ and Gorser Osroadelet and Perdido 8treets. i NEW ORLEANS. a0h American & European Plan. f or; OITRAILLY LOATED t to All Modern Improvements. a RATEB IODEBATE. at ron tie ch JUsTIrm . DENUCHAUD. PDOPBI'TOR. h( arby Town Council. 4 mob Regular meeting of the Town Council til al- held this 4th day of Oct. 1905. de na- ORDINANCE: we ds, On motion of O. P. Reeweber, duly so- m es. conded by L. . Gary. the following Or- tb - dinanees was put to a vote and unani measolv adopted: ld Be it, and it is hereby ordained that bi ea- no vehile of any kind Carriage, Carts, th Bieyeles, or Automobiles, shall be allow. in, go ed to travel within the Corporate limits i .of this Town at a higher sped than 10 miles an boar under penalty of a fine of age five dollars for the first offense. Te f ad dollars for the second offense, and tooen to nt;days Jalil nla default of payment of fie. th till Be it further ordained that before turn ti e lot any corner from one street to ano other, all automobiles shall slack its on, sped blow its born, bell or whistle at till least three times before startlnrg to turn rel so any such corner, withnlo the Corporate op Ids limits of St. Martlaille, under a penal- pa ill tv of live Dollars for the first eass. It als Ten Dollars for the secood offense, sad ten days Jall in default of payment. d ht. Be it further ordainaed that it shall be tic gb, the duty of the Polile to arrest and re- sit en portt at once to the Mayor any perso no he violating the above ordinances. b 0 Approved this 4th day of Oetober A. D. ill H. P. Fournet. G. M. GOry, be cm Mayor. See. fee on mi 'ed KILLmO COUCH W Lu Auo CURE Tms LUNC8 od lIa be T D r.Kingr's I New Discovery h Ue OSU PTIOS Pr .e i iPt FOR *H and sc &1.s ful SOLDS Frce Trial. p1 d, Surest and Quckest care or a. dei TB T OAT and LUNG TROUD. 35, or B ONEu RAC.E me be wi] th OGt your ets, Bra., Cows sad Hay t from Bisuvemu's. Free deflery. we The cotton in the seed market ad here this past week has been some wl- what below the market price rul ing in other places. The price ills here was $27 per thousand pounds, a at Parks it was $26,50, at Breaux ter Bridge $30 and at Broussard $30. We are informed that a large ied quantity of cotton that should on have come to this place, went to Ill. Breaux Bridge and Broussard. Ian One load of cotton weighing two ing thousand pounds brought $6 more see for the load which is quite an in. - tee ducement to the farmer to go a - see little further to sell his product. ily We cannot see why there is such ni. a large difference in the price of an-. otton, unless some people are ow working for money and others for red glory. But whatever may be the ad. cause or the reason for the differ re ence, the planters are always look ny- ing for the highest market. and Pi- Paul Chretien ire Bt. Martisvillk all Dear Sir: The Fair Ground buildings, Cobleskill, N Y, were painted Devoe last year. Two other-paint agents said the oy. job would take 150 gallons (their :an price was 15 cents less a gallon). jen It took 115. We saved 'em at - M. least $140 on paint and labor. of The American House, Tanners di- villqN Y, was painted two coats is. last year; not Devoe. lod Mr Charles Haner, across the for street, put-on one coat Devoe. ere Mr Wiltse (American House) is Bat sorry be didn't paint Devoe. Han era one cost was better that Wi or- Itee's two. se. Depends on the paint. Oc. Yours truly F W Davos & Co - 76 T. J. Labbe sells our paint. The Wages of Sin is Death. A tragic commentary on the in evitible consequences of sin was forisbed in the press of this week when a self-confessed murderer of thirty years ago took his own life and left a note telling of his crime and of the punishment and execu tion of another man for the deed be had committed. Thirty years ago this human fiend had murder ed a young girl and escaped detec el tion. He saw another man con. demned and exeunted and himself went scat free. He came west, - married and determined to forget )r- the past and live a decent life, but the memory of his crime haunted at him; the constant fear of detection, te, the ghostly thoughts of two souls 'w- into eternity by him tortured his 1 mind. Settlers from his old Ohio of home eame to his new home, and ,o for fear of detection he ran away on to Death valley in California, there to live in despair and isola ire tion until his own deed caused him to raise his hand against himeelt at This is as dramatic a picture of rn retribution and of the inexorable ute operation ef the moral law of com l' pensation as has ever been seen. It might form the basis of a pow erful tragedy for the stage or fie k tion. It represents the man who r- sius. There is no escape from it, 0 no avenue of relief; nothing left Sbut confession and a free con science, nothing to do but stand r before one's fellow-mea, self-con. e. fessed and in a true light, or oom mit snicide, and "suicide," said Webster, "is confession." Why, then, does not all of civi lized mankind recognise this re leotoes decree of fate and escape the misery and remorse of an igno minous lfWe and death by resisting sin? Tie question has never been folly hbswered. It is as old as Pharaoh and yet as young as the deedof today. It is as old as hu mawnature, ann the final answer wil never he given until men are my n.de over again into a new life. ever News. For Sale 800 arpents. (I.awree Plaatae@. awar rýflMaey) In lots of 40 arpents. I. cash balance easy terms. Address ROBERT MARTIN, St. Martlnvlle, La, Do you ever think how sate your money is in a | bank? It has every possible protection against fire and thet The money that you carry about with you or that you leave at home is not safe. Open an account to-day. sI,oo starts you. We pay 3 per cent interest, CALL AND GET A STEEL BANK. Bank of St. Martinville. IF YOU WANT FIRST CLASS W Soo aTO . . . CEHATR ERY STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE. 8BAMPOO - - - - - . R 8SA FOAM - - - - iC I HAIR CUT ANY STYLE - - loI 8HAVING - - - - - HAIR BINGEING - - - - s ' ALL WOt 1 QUARAI Tl E ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. CHARLES GUIRARD, BAKERYI ARKES BEST BREAD WITH BEST FLOUR. cam Orders received for any kind of Bread. BREAD DELIVERED AT RESIDENCE SEND IN YOUR ORDER & GET THE BEST. LOW RATES CALIFORNIA One-Way Colonist Tickets WILL BL ON SAL DAILY VIA Southern Paciie ;C uou ' SIaset SUlNS. SBEPTEIBER 15 TO OCTOBER 31, 1905, INCLUDIED. IRa mscdmlj of Pollmam Tourilt C(ar mad dhr Iafortmtioe. See mmesst raDream apat, or writ, to 1 L. BAITTUBB. G. . A., M. L. aL W. B., NElW ORLEANS D. P. BTUIR. 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