the reca
The Lower Coast Gazette along ttwas up"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY their su
THE LOWER COAST GAZETTE CO. TheF. C. MEVERS, President; S. B.. MEVERS, Secretary. banquel
POINTE-A-LA-HACHE, LOUISIANA. tion the
" OFFICIAL ORGAN OF to the t
PLAQUEMINES PARISH POLICE JURY, ' made al
PLAQUEMINES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, mattert'JpAQUEMINES PARISH EAST BANK LEVEE DISTRICT, people'(RAND PRAIRIE LEVEE DISTRICT,... ershamLAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT, the insIBURAs LEVEE DISTRICT
TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE;
Entered at the Pointe-a-la-Hache, Post Office as second class Thmail matter
...... ........... -some n
SATURDAY MAY 22, 1909. lands c... .--- - iers the
The Philippine Rice Invrkaasin.Under the caption of "The Pudding Industry Menance," the ribeen c
Manila Times of Mar. 23, grows facetious over the efforts made by the sta
the rice producers of the United States to resist the possible tide i
of free rice.froi the Philippines. The brilliant editors of the Ma-I .iei
nila Times liay be as facetious as they please, but they perhaps The insc- 5c5ely appreciate their wn .capacity in the way of rice produc- efforttion. When the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty came in force in 1875, found
the production of ugar in that country was ' but some 50,00( orn Ea75,000 tons. This iithin the limits of this generation, andthe that tHawaiian Islands are now producing some 450,000 long tons of Provibsggars annually, having increased their output in these few years o the
thusd enoppqusly . I ffteesIn. lgke manner, then, the production of rice, in Hawaii was i i
very small. There were many Chinese, hgwever," in Hawaii andl iten
they weredargely, interested in rice culture and with the .free en-
trance of their rice into the United States the culture beganrto in.. sin,crease apidly,., As incident of the rice industry there, the.Hawaii- cultivans imported rice from she Far East for their o~wn uses, an: .their Longdomestic production was shipped to the United states to secure the from
advantage qf such free admission there, a•d the ends of the re- will i
ciprocity treaty were defeated: n just this way. 5 . ... .. 500 a
The facts of the ease are that the Philippines have a vast ter- one 2
ritry, suitable, f9r ,rie growing. The fact that it can be produced galld
there has.been demonstrated probably centuries ago and if the feet
?,ilippires are going to have any material advantage in the the I
United States, it.is a comparatively simple matter for capitalists, suits
or others interested, to avail of the teeming millions of population that
in the Philippines and to'there secure from their two crops a year but 1of rice, enough to flood the markets of the United States and to ly hidestroy the domestic rice industry. A stope wall ought to be visi- in L
ble to the average observer so that he can steer clear of it and not milli
butt directly into it, as would seemingly be suggested by the Ma- daynila Times in its humorous reference to our fears as to .the de- way
velopment of a Philippine rice industry, whereas they now claim thenone exists. The Manila Times admits the imports of rice to the ther
extent of 150 millions of pesos, or over 60 millions of dollars gold, Sun
per annum, and the moment the Philippinos find they can produce lean
,, this rice at home and get a cent a pound higher for it in the United an.~States, they would certainly endeavor to supply the market of the Lov
. United States, and perhaps even for as far as was alleged in some carcases in Hawaii, buy, as now, the Indo-Chinese rice referred to, rice
. and run it.into the United States as of native Philippine or Hawaii- and
an production. The Philippines can produce rice just as cheaply as spriIndo-China, and will do it whenever the venture promises a profit, sol
: as it would with the free entrance of their rice into the Uriited
SStates. . prer----Ivz had
-• o~'cl c1g The.Laws.of The Country. oc
President Roosevelt deserves commendation for 'his inaugura-
tion of the proseeution against the various trusts of the country
. "and'while some of his opponents may think that he was making a
grand stand play and was not sufficiently serious in his prosecu-
tions, as evidenced by the way they dragged their %weary length B
S along, still.the prosecutions have been inaugurated and what re-BRo
suits have been realized are very satisfactory so far as they go. r
< U. S. Attorney deneral Wickersham, the chief law officer of the
present administration, at the dinner given in his honor in ro
New York some weeks ago, seems to be hesitating somewhat as to ahis course, or the course of the administration in the future inthese prosecutions. He indicates that the methods which wereh
: necessary to waken the business community to a recognition of the to
I existence and vitality of the antitrust laws are no longer essential. ati
SThe business community has awakened and they now know that Hi
the antitrust laws amre in existence and Mr. Wickersham indicates
that in order to impress the merits or demerits of the situation P
apona the business world at large it was necessary to inaugurate e
Sthese proceedings, but in making that assertion he seems to indi- e
"reate that he thinks that the prosecutions that have already been o
ingaro rated was sufficient to hold the various offenders against the t
law in terrorem Is it were, and prevent any further offenses on MItpart. In faect, he went so far as to have said that some suits n
nstitute48' an4 ion e prosecutions leun without sufficient jn
* t ation na thoutaddquate cause. He says, further, that tl
(6iiW •iderftions Mdfound to exist the preseit adminis- *
11. T t';ae Mtit raw sui.S 60 di.mi.' prose"utions,
such ae ctioi! must iot be taken as any evidence of an inten-
* 'ktoal don the tI.0ors&$ ~d' imnpartial enforcement of the
tar Wiekersham seems to be hedging on rather anpe1
e~ jta iu~ heq. If we recaghe facts' cirr~cty, adme whni e'rs:d hi urpentine Trust have been sentenced to ' 'iprisonient
tbiite lat t lfew weekslr and certainly illegal combinatios are•rl as.fgeneraally over the country that the old fasiioned
ipiptition that was considered the life of trade and whlerein the'
tgs would ,the one to suriveC theless fiAt going to the wallK
belen condemined as a destrutelv4 and inexpedient method. Id• rheindate thathelawgt iedered.1y the jidges of the
of @als in New York ii•t tlobaeeo' ease, is too drastic
g tidnksthat conres may soI3 n e act as toemnitbs provisions the ordinary a rh ar the c
.. i.. r oP lALtTHY USINEUSsPfl & while still affe-
Sprohibiting the creation of those far reaching moniopolies,lkam believed to be incompatible with the wholesome welfare
oi h ress of the republic. In these words Secretary Wicker-
i5i ~ away the whdole case. He seemingly reiterates what
i• said smoa• years ago; that there wee go4 trusts and.a.id that te bad ones should be eliminated. 'Who on
Se .~ts~Ve between these beneAqiqnt tiyuqtq'nd malig-a.dLos d •s lp knows. . Shall it be SJcnmaar Wicker-
" a •gem tolhave cold feet as to his future prouecu-
ftbii 89 far as we know, practically evpy trustr tahe i:bllss the boycott o(ar as it is practicable
itself more harm than al r seeming advantage itS4u4 baoit. The boycott'i s a blow in the back,
.. t ista ~equ, stand up, opep jghtSbr y istlen th•e butchers in the
.topseorb thi asS~.an r &15 ith
PARISH NEWS.this
Ste. Sophie. toMiss Estelle and Birdie Perez of St. cati
Bernard and Miss Laura Hingle of St. sIiRosalie, visited in Ste. Sophie last T'iTuesday with Miss Alice Dobson. A lose
party of' the young people took the nar- clui
row gauge line for M nsecour and after ia visit and a croquet game returnd, a gjoined by Miss Hill. Later the visitors mocrossed the river to return to their ?aihomes. Master. Foster Dobson went theto Pointe-a-la-Hache on Tuesday to 1attend a funeral. Miss Marguerite shiHill from Monsecour, visited Mrs. Dob- Bo
son's family Thursday. has
Mr. Clinton, from the North, was in asPhoenix Wednesday evening on business sit
connected with a dredge, which he has falcontracted to build. ' Mr. Kern of New Al
Orleans, spent part of the day Monday wi
at Mr. Leopold's. Mr. Felix LaFrance, pyMiss Emma LaFrance and MasterPan we
LaFrance, visited the Phoenix school on3 Friday. . Mr. Dolese, of Burbridge wast in this place on business Saturday eve-
t hing. The copioud rain on Sundaynibrining'thougl inmch needed and ap- m
preciated, broke into many 'pla•a' for,pleasuse tris and visit. Mis` Emma biLaFrlhce, returned to the city Sotr-e day,'aft r visit of some wenks herewith her brothers fUilily. Judge A,Leopold; ins t to New brleans Sunday
mornig to'ittend the' grduating recep,8tlbp of his niece, Mise Edith Leopold, s
it who grjduated from Neircomb thisa week.Id Mrs David Dobson and son Eddie,
e went to St. Bernard Mouly morningfor an all day visit, returing in theevening. Little Chas. ' blee thas sauR-ciently recovered-from his late painful
ie injury, to resume attendance at Echool,i• Mtis Nellie LaFrance retuned homeSa'urtlay, from the ft; ,where shehadattetled school during the' winter.
Nero.Mr. Jules Savoie, manager of Union 1
Plantation, went to thei'ity -on bunessSaturday, returning Monday` morningl
t Memrs Bernar had Frank Caz s,ad visited the gay Crescent City durinton the later part of last week. ,We under-g.. stand that the "wedding bells" will
soon be t'nging in the Vazalas famil1 .Miss Ver sief, teacher 6f •,avoie's' school, vi • rinds )N'ew p)rleans,st last Saturday. Mr. Cha. Dragon; ofble Myrtle Gkove, was the guest of Mr.
it BernarBi~aeda tl, Sunday, Mr. DavidSavole, returned to his lhome after avear ejoryibls t t of t~ o days in thehtCreeet city. Jde niai Hingle,he waint abi town las't weel while on-a
S twor of te'pajt sh, eolctint for theLower btast m•.eporti ̀ •Do.
SBertrandville. 41.E
The first car load of cucumbers from secthis place met a good demand at $2.50 472to $2.75 per bushel. r The present indi-cations are that there will be heavy 271shipments for the next two weeks. on seeTuesday, May 18, there Were four car 76loads shipped to western markets ex- tiaclusive'of' what left for New Orleans. el
The merry 1akei f this place gave ja grand picnic Sunday and it proved a Bemost delightful affair in every way, no lrain nor dust to lessen the godl timethey were having.
The beautiful home of our distingui-shed and noted dentist, Dr. EdwardRodrigues, is completed. The Doctor fohas spared no lator in.making his home r
n as commodious and attractive as poe- in,s sible. He is expecting to move his us family into it in the next week or two. sv All of his Bertrandville friends join in dey wishing him. and his ftap ly.any. hap- p,, py years in their ne home .at Green- ji wood. , '.In . -- U
Pointe-a-la-tiache. bThe staunci' gas 'lauigh Standard,
Spassed upls.t *eaekto have final equip- hments rnade #vr er'tradeon a .Lower1r, Coist. We ere pleased to .d e n ii
ia board Capt. Oscar Buras, owner, Eu- IBr- gene De~a.ha~ ' Mahuel Buras, Hon. ii
Joseph Betard, John C. DeArmas Sr,. ,Land lo0hh'Angelo.
The Staindrd-1f -fi rst class freightand passeiiger launcl" t wp equipped
" for the purpose for which te was built.Mr. Paul Guenii, ha'sthe'honor of beingthe desigrer and builder and should be
ie, ighly complimented on his work, The c0 Gazette wishes the Standard success..
The friends of the Gazette will be
lgld to learn that Mrs. Frank Martin,has returned to her home and is doingnicely. The Gazette wishes her a speedyarecovery to her formier self.
Miss Alma Hingle, is spe ndng sometinmein our town, ith guest of Mr. andMrs. . Emmet Hingle.
Messrs. Landry,,ceabier, and Bucher,ion bookkeeper for the People's. Bankas of New Orleams wefe inour town Sunrg1 day,the ueests of i.H4n Jas. Wilkinson.as, The planters in our seelon, were all
ag smiles on Sunday morning, owing toer- the light shower that fell here Saturdaywill night, doing much good to the ice ropsill. that were sadlyin nee# of rain. Of
e's course, oar. crops as re ps our. flowerMU, galdens and esteri coild $and a greatof deal more rain than" e light' showerMr. that fellhere Sat5a y pight, but theavid old saying is "every little bit helpl&"er a Judge -Z fne,acconmipaied by Mess•s
the Felix'Sor e sad UJ.iLe~ris4sme fromgle, New Orleas Saturday evening, in hisom a trim little lli•nch "Nora". Judge
the iingle&i bodat 6f haV~ig on. of' thenicest and fastedit 6 on the river,
and that is saying something.Miss Mabel Borne and Mrs U. J. Free
Lewis, after spending a very pleasantvisit of one week at the hdme of theirsister, Mrs. R. Emmet Hingle,returnedto their homes in New Oreans last
Sunday, 1ANOTHER OLD LANDMARK DISAPPEARS.
Mrs. Stefano Carlo, better known as
Mrs. Estevette, died last Tuesday morn-
ing after a brief illness. Mrs.'Estevettecame to this parish in 1844, with her pghusband, whodeparted from this lifesame sixteen years ago. She always Flled the life of a recluse and never Cctroubled over tife caies and worries ofher neighbors, consequently she miadefew friends and in her last illness,' few 0of her neighbors knew that the end
was so near. Her remains were takenSto New Orle s, by her nephew EugeneSimon,for interpnent, which took placein the St. Louis cemetery,
Proceedings of the Board of omin-
e missioners for the Lake Borgnef Basin Levee District.
0 New Orleans La., April 23, 1909.h The Board of Cgmmissioners for the E
Lake Borgne Ba~tn Levee District metthis day in speiae session with the fol-
0 lowing members present, John Dymond,is President, Cpmmissioners Bourg and
is Jonah and Attorney John Dymond Jr.
n President Dymond stated the objectof the meeting to be to consider a com-munication firm Mr. J. F: Miller
IS through hi! representative Mr. eginal
in Dykers, ant requested the Secretary toDr read the said comimunication;.,8 iq~lows: t
New Orleans, April 23, 1909.The Board, of Commissioners ,for the
Lake Borgne Basin Levee tistrict,)l- Godchaux Building, City. i
in Dear S rsir-! beg herewith to advise
you of my esire to avail of the bptiongranted to me by X dqur ioai .4 e-
cember 19, 1903. to u se a 12, -2cents per acre th folloying derbed
ye property, provided I sustained and jaid
li, all expenses, incident to havisi the
[)() title to this property vested in you.I beg to advise you that the Regster
of the State Land Office has deeded to
ng your Board the following describedr" lands, which had been approved to the
)pe State of Louisiana by the Secretary of
Its, the Interior of the United States through
nt- efforts of counsel employed by me.
Md. My option is to purchase these landsat 121-2 cents per acre, but consideringthe fact that Act 215 of 1908, while not
ur- affecting our contract already made
rise and existing, nevertheless, fixes the
ent minimum price at 25 cents per acre,
ich I agree that the price to be paid youshall be 25 cents per acre, the addition-al 12 1-2 cents, while not obligatory,
Or- being in the nature of an evidence of
,hes good faith on my part. Be
the I desire the $200.00 which I have on land,
by deposit with you to go against the pur- herelchase price of these lands. and 1
no The area and description of the lands shallater is as follows:- 25 ce
ally Certain tracts of land, together with of tk
af it all the improvements thereon, and all missthe rights, ways, priveleges, servitudes Leveand advantages thereunto belonging, or sign
aY in any wise appertaining and designat landS-ed as follows:- shos
p in In Township 14 South, Range l3 East, and
South Eastern District of 'Louisiana, imbi
East of the Mississippi River, to-wit: whaSection 25, 33763 acres, section 26, dit
41.25 acres, section 27, 272.10 acres, o nfrom section 28, 425.35 acres, section 29, inds5 472.69 acres, section 30, 742.88 acres,nd- section 31, 134.01 acres, section 43*,
heavy 271.17 acres, section 44, 645.05 acres, to
. a section 46, 541.92 acres, section 46, 423. bor car 76 acres, section 58, 41395 acres, sec-
Sex- tion 59, 274.00 acres, section 61, 119.73
lens. aeres. Total 5,115.49 sacres. to
gave All situated in the Parishes of St. e
ved a Bernard and Plaquemines. or one or i
y, no both of said Parishes.Stime Yours truly, Bo
J. F. MILLER.tingui per..Reginald Dykers.
4lwwd Whereas the Board of Commissioners fol
Doctor for the Lake Borgne Basin Levee Dis- Di
Shome trict by resolution adopted at its meet-
a poe ing held December 19th, 1908, granted pye his unto John F. Miller, of Springfield, IlL,
r two an option to purchrse the hereinafter
join in described property which option had
. hap previously existed in favor of AlbertGreen- Estopinol and which said option has
been renewed from time to time and
the deposit of $200 securing same hasbeen held by this Board.Ti
ndard, And whereas, tip said Join ~ 1. M4cpr
Sequip- hap paid illexyense s inlept' go the J-
wer surveying of said lands and the obtain-
e) tn ing of title thereto by the said Levee a
r, Eu- Board ir. furthiekr'ahce of the said exist-
Hon. ing contist betwe~ei this Board and the
- Sr,, said John F. Miller, and title is now
vested in this Board.
freight On ~notion ofCommissionerJonah dulylsecondndby Commissioner Bourg. i wy
s re~bivrd by the Board of CommissionSbUit. ers'a~r the Lake Borgne Bain Levee uld be Distict that John Dynmond, Presidentl of this Board be and he is hereby au-
thorized in the furtherance and di-.charge of the option heretofe gp•anted r
will be t sel to the said John F. 'iller the a
Kartin, following described lands in Townshipa doing 14.S. I R. 18 EB, District of LMiqMiana, i
speedy East of the Missiassppi River, 'io-wtt-
Secton 25 887.88 cres. sectihn26, 41.Ig 0om 25 acres, section 21,22.10 acres, sec.Mr. ami ti $8,'425. a•res, section 29, 472.69
acrap, sectiop 30 642.88 acres, sectionIBher, 81, 134,01 acseres, section 43, 271,17 acres,
s Buik section 44, 645.05 acres, section 45,
wn Sn 641.92 acseres, section 46, 432.76 acres,
ilio l. section 58, 4138.95 acres, section 59,
were all 294.00 acres, section 61, 119.78 sacre..
owing to Total, 5,115.49 acres.aturday All situated in the Parish of St. Ber-
i ecrops nird andPlaquemines or one or both of
ain . . Of the said parishes.i flower And being the bame property acqui-dagrest ed by the Board of Cmmissioners for
Sshower the Lakei orgne Basi, Levee District
b ut the from te ia te of'lMikiiana by deed ofit hlpt" the Rlter of the State Land ofice,
byMesss for the State of LaUisias dated 22da .se from of April 1~09, registord in the Convey-
, in his ance Ofti for'the Parish of St. Bet
Judge nard in Bool 421 fblio ~1 etc., and in the
s of the Conveyance Ofice 'for tn- Parirh of: r folio 8.5.. s. .3 REt C
Freel Freet Free! Freer Free! Freel
Louis Leonhard & SonLOtISA AND DAUPHINE STREETS.
Free Boat and Railroad Tran'dportation.
Freight Prepaid. New Methods; New Ideas.
Come to New Orleans and return without
One Cent Of Expense To You.On all purchases of $25.00 and over we wili
pay both your freight charges nhd passage
way by either Railroad or Boat, between
BURAS ANI NEW ORLEANSEnabling '8ft tb get your goods to your
hous ••Abdily free of any charges and
Visit New ifleans Without One Cswof cost to you. We have one of the fIfMF
and most complete lines of mercha0dist' ill
: the dity. We NHae sepirdte and distinct
e :partnridts of :-: :-: :-i i: :-:
Ilothih~, flats, ShOe, M•t-tings, Carpits and Shades,
Meillii•iy, Lry Goods 4
he Facy Goods andtJee•ery:
of Each department by itself a store. We payigh freight charges on every purchase from $5.00
nds upward ...... ....... .......
ing
2Louis Leonhard & SonLOUISA AND DAUPHINE STREETS.Dry,
Be it further resolved that .these Cubi
lands.in consideration of, the option Miss
heretofore granted and now existing of
and the written offer of J. F. Miller, Lou
shall be sold at the price and sum of folli
25 cents per acre, it being a condition T
of this sale that the said Board of Com- 1-2,missioner3 for the Lake Borgne Basin 20 2
Levee District sells, transfers and as- Toi
signs to the said purchaser the said 1-4
lands without warranty and if the title seeashould be subsequently declared null sec
and void, the said Board shall not re- S.
imburse to the said purchaser any sum reawhatsoever and with the further con- W.
ditions that the said purchaser shall in To,
no manner interfere with the oyster sec
industry in the waters on which they sec
may border and that title is herein given 1-2and received only to the lands and nut of
to the water bottoms existing m the A
above enumerated sections. spiBe is further resolved, that the said hu
President be and is hereby authorized an
to sign the necessary act of sale con- pr
veying title to the said property to the we
r said John F. Miller. all
There being nofurther business theBoard adjourned.
FERNANDO ESTOPINOL.," Secretary Board of Commissioners
I for the Lake Borgne Basin LeveeDistrict
d Proceedingsof The Board of Com- w
.' missioners of The Buras d
Levee District.Buras, P. O., La., April 20, 1909.
A special session of the Board ofCommissioners for the Buras Leve
District was held in Buns, La., o
r lowng members preseit; Piesident
he J. B. Fasterling, (omnniissioners H.
in- Kamlah, F. H. Giordano, F. K. Blaise,
and F. M. Stockfleth.. The minutes of the meeting of April nhe 20, 1909, was read and o'ted.
oresident J. B. Faster mii stalted thatthe object of calling this special meet-
ly ing was for the purpose of eonsutingthe members of the $oard in regar to
_ the bids ghat yere receiyed by him Sat-
t, rday May 8, 1909, for the plowing of
ent the different sectiqns of this district.
Resolution by H ,Camlah, duly sec-lis. onded by F. H. Giordano, that all bids
Sreceived by this Board for the s\owing
the of the different sections of this district
hip be rejected on account of being too
n, high, and that mowing be done by the
Board under the' spperviiyon of the
foreqmen of the:' differen sectons of
this distrt.' ".esolu~tori by Mr.F. K. Blaise, duly
ion seonded; that tlis Board adjourn to itsnext regular meeting day.
S3, CLEE BALLAY,45, Secretary,
rea,
Notice is Hereby Given to All
Whom it May Concern,
3er- In accordance with section 13 of Act
m of 277 of 1908, that the gndeasigned ate
the owners of the " follo.wng decr0ibed
ui- property: part of which was for many
for years owned by Octave Bsrrois.
irict That said premises have been posted
d of by signs, conspico'uly warning against
lice, bhunting on said premises, and hunting
dar jnd shooting, u well astrespassing on
vtey- said premises is hreby prohibited, no-
Be tice of this fact being given by publj-
a th cation in the oficial jourinal of'the Pars
Sof ish of Plaquemines in' which said lands
etc. si* Sted. 85S1 d i pCie lca'ted in
Cubitts Gap an the East Bank of theMississippi River, South of main passof said gap, and North of Pas aLoutre, and are more fully described as
follows:-Township 20 S., R. 19 E. See. 25, E.
1-2, sec. 36, all, sec. 35, alu. Towghip20 S., R. 20 E. See. 31, all, see. .2 all.
Township 21 S., R. 19 E. Sec. 1, N. W.
1-4 and W. 1-2 o; S. E 14. Sec. 2 a11,
sec. 3 E. l.i-'c. 10 all, sec, 11 all,Bec. ),s isec. 13 all, sec. 15 N. 14,
8. E. 1-4 and fractional S. W. 14 inrear of Riter lots, sec. 23 all, sec. 2$
W. 1-2, N. 1-2 of N. E. 1-4, see. 25 allTownship. 21 S., R. 20 E. Sec. 6 all,
see. 7 all, sec. 18 all, sec. 17 W. 1-2,sec. 19 all, sec. 20 N. E. 1-4, sec. 30 S.
1-2. All in the South Eastern Distaietof Louisianr, East of River.
All hunters and trappers are very re-
spectfully requested to refrain from
hunting or trespassing on said property
I and notice is further given that said. premises are in charge of com p ipt
! wardens who are instructed to reprt
all violations of the law.SDELTB DUCK CLUB;WM. B. GRANT.
Secretary;JAS. G. TIMOLAT,
Trustee.
Normal Pupils Return.Some of Plaquemines fair daughters
* who intend entering upon the ardera
duties of the teaching profession, hvtreturned home from the State Nor•alSchool, at Natchitoehes, La,, to enjoy a
well earned vacation, They are 104.lanche Cgnvich, daughter of IB and rs.. M.i. C0gnavidl, ie
to spa of Buisa, Iq 1ine en-I- lie,'of Jestats' Beind atid tle
it con, o' Concession.
The writer gathers, from the "Pot-' pourri," the Normal's well-oltted aii
nual, that these four young ladies have
taken an active interest in all tirancheq
at of the Normal's work a d, in view of
the fact ti at"three of te numribr are
beginners, tieo teoord they iaye ?tab:.
Ig lished for themselves, shdild not only
be a source of pride and satisfacti~. p
t- theim fortunate parents but also to th
people of the parish at large, smong
whom it is hoped the Normal's dsIeg
ds Lion will be doubled next session.
ng Sale of St. Car Plantatl .et St, Clair La.,
oo Editor Lower CoaS, e`te.he The bt. Clair pilantation, for mera
he than sixty years the property of the
of Garr family, has at last changed hands.
Our estQemed friend Mr. 1. S. Lothrop
ly being the present o~wnr. We are glyd,
its to note that he secured a splendid bs•'
gain, and he bas our best wisheb fore
profitable returns in his latest venture.ry, Yours respectfully,
LOUIS)E M. STRACK.
All Notice
kct No trespassing allowed on our proal
a re erty. LAUBSADE BROS.bed _------
ny Why Newspapers Lie.
."What makes you newspapers tellted so many lies?" asked a rather incon-
inst sideratwd Peorian of a newspaper manriin g the other day, say. the Peoria (Ohio)
0n Hersaid-Transcript. "Because we have
no- tr: get most of our information fromnIbb- liais," was the jolting reply.
d Best paper in Plaquemines Parish-.. .. `••••• t:' • tt;i Cf~..
the recalcitrant butchers ot of business. This hasbeen done all and
along the line by various trusts. Even the sugar trust at one time Mi
was gpwilling to sell sugars in the West to houses that were buy- visit
their supplies in New Orleans during the active sugar season here. sister
The Attorney General indicated further, in his speech' at the to the
banquet that the present administration now has under considera- Sund
tion the submission to the next congress two proposed amendments ANOT
to the trust laws. This statement seems to have been deliberately Mrs.
made and would suggest the possibility of a backing down in the ing a
matter of these antitrust prosecutions, which every friend of the came
people would sincerely deplore, Let us hope that Secretary Wick- husb
ersham spoke under the inspiration of the banquet and not under led
the inspiration of his chief. troulherfew
Rice in North Louisiana. . of 1The advent pt the boll weevil in North Louisiana is producing was
some novel conditions among the tillers of the soil in the alluvial tom
lands of that part of the state. It is generally known to our read- Sim
ers that a considerable quantity of land has been in rice culture in
Arkansas during recent years and the results are reported to have pro
been comparatively satisfactory. Now comes the news that the m
I rice acreage in East Corroll parish, the northmost river parish ofthe state, will this year reach about 9,000 acres. Some years ago
certain lands in that section had been put into Johnson grass, with T
a view of Utilizing the gtis for grazing and for forage for cattle. i
The improved prices for cotton led tb a change of plan and to low
efforts to extirpate the Johnson grass with rice culture: Now it is Pre
' found that rich culture itself can be made a very positive success Jorr in East Carroll parish and the 9,000 acres planted this season in
that cereal speak for themselvel. The Banner Democrat of Lake mu
Providenced in discussing the matter, speaks in enthusiastic terms thr
of the view bf the plantations axound the lake, where; within Dy
fifteen i~ ls fourteen pumping sations have been established for rep
Sirrigating tfe rice fields. Of these pumping or irrigating statibns, IT
te~i have beeni put iii this seasdn:I- in addition to the ric filatited roiund the like, Messrs 4ihol-
"' son, Amacker, Nelson;, Beard and Fbowler lave. iome 2 r0 acres iniicultivation on the iMver, oni the i)ottbrwoodn , ,ista; i;sna Vig, yt
Longw~d and Childs plantations. All of thlese will be i*rigited gr
from ,ib river. Below the towi of Lake Providenee Mr.'S.Ijeloi cee- will irrigate a large field firo6n Hagamian lake. Ilonneri pros. have pr
500 acres on Outpost; which will be irrigated by two deep wells, at
'r- one 260 feet deep whiicli on a ten houri test showed a flow of 2200 tit
ed gallohs per minute and the other, 12 inches in diameter and 500
he feet deep has not yet been tested. Various other rice fields along
he the line have gone into the culture and the expectation of good re- la
ts, suits seems to run high at the present time. We sincerely hope Son that these gentlemen will not be disappointed at the final results, l
tar but they must keep in mind the fact that in the past rice frequent- el
to ly has been'one of the most disappointing :crops .ever raised
si- in Louisiana. In August, 1888, a Louisiana rice crop of nearly at
iot million bags was estimated to be in the fields and oi a given Satur-
la- day in that month a meeting was held in New Orleans to devise a
de- ways and means for the purpose of carrying the rice, to prevent
um the glutting of the market and the sudden fall of prices which
the then always intervened with any large crop put on the market.
)Id, Sunday an enormous rain storm accured, the rainfall in New Or-
uce leans for August of that year reaching an aggregate of 22 inches
ated an•the rain of that Sunday reached some'7 or 10 inches on thethe Lower Coast, exceeding on one plantation over fourteen inches by
)me careful measurement and on Monday after the storm ther was no
to, rice problem to solve. The rice was blown down into the waterai- and before the water could be got off the rice it was generally
Sas sprouted and otherwise damaged and many thiousands of bags of it
ofit, sold at yary little.over a dollar a barrel.
ted The present area in Louisiana in rice bids fair to surpass any
previous record and let us hope that a good harvest season will -be
hadu and that the rice planters will be able to.secre 'their crop in"w ooaditir .and to maarket it .at fair prices.
Top Related