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"What Every Woman Knows"
225 THIRD STREET ý ý<" ft - }ý1 BATON ROUGE, LA
Historical Items Culled
From Home and Abroad
Taxes were once paid the parish of
East Baton Rouge in aligator skins.
This privilege was granted to en
courage the destruction of the rep
tiles whose depredations caused great
loss to early settlers in cattle and
hogs.
Coon skins were passed from hand
to hand as currency at one time and
there is a record in the office of the
Clerk of Court showing that a lot of
ground at the corner of what is now
Church and Convention streets was
sold for 200 coon skins.
The first good roads movement in I
this section was about 1847, when a l
corporation was formed to cause a
plank road from Baton Rouge to i
M.linton to-be Fonitructed. The proj- .1
ect was entered upon in a spirit of t
intense enthusiasm and six miles of a t
Ssmooth bridge like plank road com- t
pleted, then as either sufficient money I
was not forthcoming or enthusiasm I
died out the work was suspended. c
Up to the time of the Civil war the s
completed portion was yet in good s
condition but neglect and passage of v
heavy guns and army wagons ruined (I
it beyond repair. I
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-The first attempt at forming an a
agricultural society in this parish was 1
made in 1834. A charter was obtain- n
ed and a society formed largely ti
through the efforts of Judge Charles h
Tessier. The society existed for h
some years and during its life several h
fairs were held among which was a t
State fair reported by newspapers of A
the period as a grand and successful I
affair. U
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At one time during the early life v
of Baton Rouge a street or alley ran (
from Main to North streets through t
the center of the square between La- t
fayette and Front streets and it was 1
crowded by bar rooms, gambling c
shops and dance houses and patron- r
ized principally by flat boat and raft
rum and troops generally. That was
said to be the wickedest spot, with
the exception of "Natchez under the
hill" along the entire Mississippi riv
er. It was destroyed with several
other blocks, during the gieat con
flagration of the early "forties" and
the street closed for evermore.
The first newspaper published in
Baton Rouge, the Gazette, was issued
in 1817. It was an eight colmun,
four page paper in French and Eng
lish and was first owned by Stephen
Henderson who was succeeded by a
Mr. Heuston, a spicy writer, who was
killed in a duel which grew out of an
editorial in which bitter personalities
were indulged. Among later editors
were John R. Dufrocq who sold out
to become Mayor, T. B. Thorp, por
trait painter and author of Tom Owen
the Bee Hunter and the artist who
painted the portrait of General Tay
lor which for years occupied a place
on the walls of the House of Repre
sentatives. He also painted battle
scenes of the Mexican war, some of
which are in the library of the L. S.
U. Thorpe was succeeded by Philip
Hickey Morgan, who held down the
editorial chair for a few months only
when he was called to other duties.
Mr. James. 'Gayle, a young lawyer,
managed the editorial department un
til the ancient journal passed into the
hands of McWhorter who after a
heated political campaign in which
he represented the Whig party sold
the paper and printery to Mr. Geo.
A .Pike who consolidated it with the
Daily Comet. It' thereafter appeared
under the hyphenated title of "Ga
zette and Comet." The twin papers
were published regularly during the
Civil war and until 1868 when publica
tion was suspended, owing to hard
times accompanying reconstruction.
The Gazette was published- continu
ously for seventy-one years without
missing a single issue.
Items of Local Interest
REST ROOM
The following is the report read by
the Rest Foom delegate, Mrs. Elmo
Badley, in Hammond, 6th District
Convention, March 30.
Baton Rouge, La., March 29, '22.
To the President and Members of the
Federation of the Sixth District:
The Rest Room at No. 550 Lafa
yette street continues to furnish a
place of rest and comfort to the weary
and out-of-town shoppers; those wait
ing to fill appointments with physi
cians, dentists or eye, ear, nose and
throat specialists and to visitors wish
ing to refresh themselves.
The Exchange department carries
its usual assortment of hand-made
articles for sale and the cafeterai for
working girls serves the same whole
some and well prepared noon meal for
26c.
"Aunt Kate, " Mrs. Temple, our
matron, is still with us, guarding,
managing and financing household
conditions. The Rest Room is meet
ing its original obligations and serv
ing in a capacity that no other insti
tution does in the City of Baton
Rouge.
------"Say it with Subscriptions
"Say it with Subscriptions."
THE LITTLE TOWN OF DIXIE.
A recent drive up to thue thriving
Itown of Dixie in North Baton Rouge,
convinced us that this is one of the
busiest and most progre3sive little
cities in this vicinity. One is struck
with the autos and other conveyances
standing around whils the the stores
are crowded with people who reside
in the neighborhood, taking advant
age of the prices of goods offered in
"the stores, which are up to date, car
rying a large stock of the best goods
I in the maket. The Dixie Mercantile
"Company carries a stock of the best
dry goods, hardware, groceries, tires,
setc., and Mr. M. Grumbach,)the genial
manager, is extremely popular with
all classes.
A lot has been purchased to house
the fire apparatus, the equipments
have all been received and soon Dixie
will boast of a first class fire depart
ment.
A movement is on foot to have a
high school building in Dixie and
-plans are being made to establish
same. The school at Istrouma has at
present 600 pupils, and it is deemed
necessary to build another school
which would be used as a high school,
while the Istrouma school would be
for the primary grades.
The citizens of this progressive lit
tle city are up-to-date and take a
great civic pride in their neighbor
hood, which soon will be an import
ant centre in that section.
MISS VALLIE M. SEITZ
WINS PRIZE OF $200
Miss Vallie M. Seitz won the first
prize in a contest given by the Bank
er's Supply Co. of Chicago for the
best six advertisements printed in
local papers to advertise the Super
Safety bank checks. Miss Seitz rep
resented the Louisiana National
Bank and won ove rall contestants in
the United States.
Miss Seitz is considered one of the
brainiest women in Baton Rouge and
has been a successful winner in many
contests.
Baton Rouge is proud of her and
congratulates her upon her latest
success in winning the reward of
$200.
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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.
Court Marie Louise No. 60, Catho
lic Daughters of America is making
headway with great rapidity. In the
fifteen years of the organization of
this Court many deeds, tho' seeming
ly small, aggregate a total of which
the Court is indeed proud. This
great order underlies Unity and Char
ity, and towards these ends does
each member strive in all . nelt
to reach. Opportunities are always
affording further, charitable work,
though hardships and difficulties are
involved in such proceedings. Sub
stantial contributions are, from time
to time, being made by the enthusi
astic members who are ever ready
and willing to give their time, as
well as a portion of their earnings to
contribute to causes which the Court
is always ready to assist.
The membership of the Catholic
Daughters of America is greatly in
creasing by the steadfast and earnest
work and kindly cooperation of the
membership at large.
There is a social side of the Order
of the Catholic Daughters of Ameri
ca, of course religion being its in
centive motive. Plans are always be
ing made to increase social activities
among the members, for the spirit of
good-fellowship must prevail among
the Sisters of any Order. Budgets
are made at the beginning of each
year, so each 'ionth has some spe
cial work which must be performed.
Committees are being chosen from
time to time and new thoughts are
forever being sought which affords
new inspirations for the betterment
of Catholic Womanhood.
During the period of each year
several initiations are held. The ini
tiations have been a marked success,
for each new member feels great
pride in being permitted to be a part
of the Court, so with each additional
initiation the Court feels as if she
has greatly succeeded in creating and
promoting spirits worthy of the or
ganization of the Catholic Daughters
of America.
Wanted--Moonlight and Zephyr..
Dan Cupid shows signs of being af
flicted with the hook-worm. There
are in the United States about ten
million unmarried males above the
age of twenty; and half as many fe
males. We need more spring climate
in which "a young man's fancy light
ly turns to thoughts of live."
ri )) FRANK&B/TO
"Straw K Wties
We Have One Here That Will Fit Your Head, Taste and Pocket ook! Look Over the New Straw Novelty in
Grey. Our Windows and Shelves Are Brim Full. Make Your C ice of a
DUNLAP
CLEANING HINTS.
Call upon your grocer or druggist
to see what cleaners he offers you to
make work easier, but remember to
use these sparingly if you would save
the finish on your belongings.
Carpets and rugs may be beaten
and washed. In the stiff ones be
careful not to wet enough to soak up
the glue backs in which case they will
not lie smooth. It is better to make
a soap jelly rather than to use the
cake of soap as the latter is likely to
streak the rug. Rinse it off and
wipe dry after you have cleaned a
small portion, before you proceed
with the rest of it.
To re-oil your dust cloth use the
lighter weight mineral oil, or motor
oil. Pour some into a can, put the
cloth in, and cover, leaving it two
days until it has absorbed and equal
ized the oil. Such cloths are com
bustible. Keep in ventilated places,
or better yet, in a non-burnable con
t tainer.
o Your leather bottom chairs need a
o few drops of castor oil rubbed in and
e wiped off the leather to keep it from
becoming too dry and cracking.
r If a crust of lime hardens on the
e porcelains in the bath room, this
P may be removed by muriatic acid.
1 Pour it drop by drop, over the spot
e and remove the lime with eloth-cov
e ered stick. Do not let the muriatic
Sacid stand on the porcelain lest it
Ieat into the ware. Use generous
Sfloods of water to wash away the
muriatic acid as it is not good for
the pipes nor the porcelain if left
a standing in them.
r If the burners of the gas stove be
Scome clogged, they should be taken
. out, brushed, placed in a large pan
- and boiled in water containing lIe.
,Then rinse, wipe, place back in stove
- and dry by lighting the gas.
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WORD TO THE WISE.
Fine checked gingham makes pret
ty draperies for bedrooms, and kitch
en windows.
To eliminate the petticoat from the
Swardrobe, sew ruffles about the knee
t of each bloomer leg. Let them drop
Sthe length of the skirt.
Thele is nothing more practical and
t labor saving nor nobbier looking than
the black dress for the small miss.
Black taffeta for best and sateen for
every day. Colored bindings, ap
t pliques or yarn designs may add the
color touch to brighten.
HAPP THOUGHT.
Not: We are set-let's go!
. But: We are set-let's sit!
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