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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
4 BATTLE IN MID-AIR.

Cne day the cat was trotting out to-
ward the barn. carrying in her teeth a
piece Of meat for her young. 4 bald
eagle. whicle lad been in the habit Of
hoyering over the place, suddenly de-
sconded upon pussy and Whirled her up
ward in q vertical fight, The path Of
asceut, to the eye CT . spectator, watch
ing the scene, was clearly indicated by
loose feathers violently tossed from the
point Of combat
In the time the struggling pair attained
i giddy eEliaence, and came 10 q stand
still in the sky. The eagles wings lad
dropped. Now and then he had given
plain evidence of pain and terror. yet rot
once did his awful grip appear TO relax.
At length q descent was begun at q ra-
pidity which every moment increased,
and the two animals struck the ground at
the very point where they had drst en-
countored each other, but the eagle was
dead, and pussy as soon as she felt terra
frma beneath her feet, shot away FOR the
barn, still carrying her bit of meat
Investigation showed that the cat had
cut the eagles throat and SO lacerated his
breast that bis body was literally laid
open. After his death in mid-air, how
ever, she had been too clever to relax her
hold and thus fall to the ground but had
let her enemy serve as a parachute to ease
the descent. At last account pussy was
none the worse for her grial fight ard
battle. Union Point Bee
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
E;gl, License sIhat Is tua Price
BE A. ]. WATERn0UsE


What is the price Of human life,
Withits boundless power to will and do,
TIC gain the summit through earnest strife,
Aud ever the way Of right pursue?
What is the price Of it's countless dreams.
It's days when hopes bright sunlight
gleams,
And the rumseller says: ''Tofurther my
schemes,
bid one thousand doilars?'
What is the price Of the boy who stands
Noble and fair as q god OF old,
Reaching to life his innocent hands,
Dreaming the dream that lips ,le' e, told ?
What is his price, kind father, say?
What is bis price, fond mother, ! pray
But the rnnseller says; TO make Ein
my prey,
/ bid onc thousand dollarst"
What is the price of tic daughter who
leans
On the arm which supports her, noble
and fair,
a being Of beauty ono Of earth 3 queens,
Pure IS Il lily, glorious AMI rare?
What is her price? O1, asls Of thy heart,
Parent who loves her, whoever thou 4rtf
But the s;lsnseiler says; For her, in my
Ecrt,
bid one thousand dollars!'
What is the price Of the men sank low.
Fallen and lost ere the day IS lore2
The staggering wrecks who come and 80?
The wnmea, oacc pure whom row you
shun?
What IS the price Of the boys who fell
Gartelng their hopes Of heaven foc
heil2
And the ruuseller says; ITO lure them
vel
| gave one thousand dollars!"
The Voice.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
ViCTORIA's NARROW ESCAPE

q
OTTAWA, February Ami interea
ing incident is related in connecticut
with the career Of the late Mr.. Vernon
Smith, G. E., who died here last week
Early in the hfties, previous to com
ing to Canada, Mr.. Smith was divi7,
sional superintendent on one Of the
great English railways. Her majesty
the queen, on her visits to and from
Scotland FOR many years has almost
invariably travelled by this railway
and extraordinary precausions were,
taken by the officials to insure the
safety Of the sovereign. It was the
e,,suln On the road with which Mr..
Smith was connected for each divisioll-s
al superintendent to take an engine
and run over his own division ahead
OF the royal train to see that no obs
tructions were on the track. Mr..
Smiths division had been reached,
and in due course he proceeded ahead
OF her lnaieStY's train to see that all
was safe. Arrived at the end of his.
run, he waited Il little while for the
royal train to appear, and as the min
utes slipped By and the train was
overdue Mr.. Smith became anxious
and decided to run back.
Entering one of the many long tun-
nels in the Derbyshire district, Mr..
Smith discovered the queens train at
d standstill about the centre Of the
tunnel, the locomotive having broken
down. Her majesty's party and the
train hands were paralyzed with fear.
Ahead everything was all right, but
any moment q train might dash up
from the rear. Mr.. Smiths arrival
gave hope to the party, and he prompt
ly suggested to the prince consort that
her majesty should mount into the
cab Of the pilot and be quickly placed,
out Of danger When the queen.
heard the proposal she declined to
desert her maids and party. Prince.
Aibert's entreaties were unavailing.
Her majesty could NOT be induced to-
le;sye the train. II
Mr.. Smith had meanwhile sent men
back towards the entrance Of the tnn-
mel, and instructed them to- plaeeE
three fog signals at interyas on ths
rails to warn any incoming l,ail, ssie,-s
mailing by lamp being out Of the
question owing to the dense smoke.
The pilot was connected with I'M.
broken down locomotive; and an efsss
fort was made to drag the royal train
out, but the little engine could not
stir q wheel: there Was nothing for III
but to wait. Presently "crack" went
the first signal, and the rumbling Of II
train was heard. A minute or two
later second report following, and
the rulnbling noise increasing. If
the third torpedo did not explode,
nothing could save the royal train.
The third fog signal was heard, and
the party was safe. The big freight.
ran back TO the next station, and the.
royal train soon emerged from the
tunnel. Particulars Of the incident
were suppressed, and the English pub
lie never knew Of the narroV escape
Of their queen.
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T'Ot5ce.

LAFATErTE, Jan. 18th, 1890.
AL parties who have paid a Poll Tax,
through erroneous ssessnlent, are hereby
dotifed that the undersigned, commit
tee appointed by the School Board Of this
parish, will entertain all claims for re.
imbursement on every Tuesday md Fri
day of every week, until the tilsse Hatur
day Of April, 1850, at the School Board
Room, Court House, between the hours
df 10 D. m. and 12 M, and from 3 to
P. a. G. q: BRADLEY,
ORTHER g. MOUTON.
Committee.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
People Wonder

{HIHEN they find how rapidly health
w is restored by taking Ayers Sar-
saparilla. The reason is that this
preparation contains only the purest
and most powerful Alternatives and
tonics. To thousands yearly it proves
yeritable elixir of life.
Mrs. Jos. Lake, Brockway Centre,
Mich, writes oliver complaint and
indigestion made my life a burden
and came near ending my existence.
For more than four years suffered un-
told agony. I was reduced almost to
. skeleton, and hardly had strength to
drag myself about. All kinds Of food
distressed me, and only the most deli
cate could be digested at all. Within
the time mentioned several physicians
treated me without giving relief. Moth
ing that 1 took seemed to do any per-
manent good until I began the use Of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which has pro-
duced wonderful results. Soon after
commencing to take the sarsaparilla l
could see an
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
CENSUS DIE, I zsl{tr rs.

As far as the appointments Of census
supervisors is concerned, it is aow dis
covered that The first district viii in
Glade eighteen parishes, the second
fourteen, the third fifteen, and the
fourth thirteen, the SIX Congressional
districts being consolidated into four,
Under these circumstances Colonel
Wright is cut out, not being able to
leave to 60 to the others. A Mr..
While has been recommended for the
second. sad l,:r. Peterson Tor the
fourth district.
Gen, George 8aldy's district, tie
fist, has been apportioned the parish
es ot: Ascension, East Eatcn Rouge,
East Felicjana, Jefferson. Lafourche,
Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines,
St. Bernard, St, Charles, St. Holeua,
st. James, St. John the Baptist, St.
Tamnaay, Tangipahoa, Ietrebonue,
and Washington.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

That there is nothing new under
the sun is shown by the unearthing III
Kahun, Egypt, Of will which is
1000 years old. t is 50 euriously
modern in form that it might almost
Be granted probate to-day The testa-
tor, who was q priest, devised his en-
tire estate to his wife. This Is the
first recognition o. she power Of women
to acquire and exeaeise rishta Of prop
|erty.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
Lawrence Ameri san: Singleton (Wh

Lawrence American: Singleton (Who
has been away for two years)-1 haven't !
seen you with Miss Blanks since, my re-
turn. Do you see much Of her now2
Benedict lsorrowfully) No; ! don't see
her very often Z thought you and she
were engaged. Did she break it of?"
We were married Z
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

A Naples correspondent writes thatI
terrible storm in the province 81
Gatania was marked BY strange phe-
nomenon. Near San Matteo 1 rent
was formed in the earth from north tozE
south nearly a mile long, 8 feet vitls s.
and from s to so feet deep.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

One Of our contemp poraries,1 ii No. q
ting the successful career of 1 yener. ype.ss
able man who had just died ina laine.
makes the startling statement that
0he was born without . doll Il nm
pocket. Holy Family 3 u
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

Cares Sick Headache, cures Tndiges-
ton, cures Costiveneas, cures Torpid Liv-
or, cures Jaundi2e Sugar coated, pleas
ant, prompt and reliable Price 25c. Sold
81 Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
Euporsg rsgs

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, yoS=must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for,it
daily, and mourning because they find
il not. Thousands upon thousands Of
dollars arc span5 annually By our peo'
pie IN tho hope they may attain this
booG. And YET It may be had by all,
We guarantee chat Electric Bitters. il
used according to directions and the
use persisted IN, vii bring you Good
Digestion and GUST she demon Dys
pepsia and install instead Eupepsy,
We recommend Electric Bitters Tor
Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at soc.
and s'.oo per bottle by Wm. CIegg.
Druggist.
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Ear. ,SMLR.

One lot Of ground iii Mills addition. ii,
the town of Lafayette Terms reasonable.
Apply to A. G GUILBEAU,
Feb. 2S, 1880. Carencro, La,
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Do not suffer ignorance in your
family, when you can subscribe to that
Great Educator, the Modern aswspa-
per. Tie Times Democrat is the
Best. Il has, the largest circulation.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
THE BEGINNING OF SOME THIN Gs

Envelopes we're first used in 1889.
The first steel pen was made IN 1890.
The first air pump was made in 1860.
The first lucifer match was made in
1929.
The first iron steamship was built II
1880.
Ships were first copper bottomed' in
.I7s3.
The first use of d locomotive was in
1919.
The first steamboat Piled the Hudson
IN 1857
1896 1927.
The first newspaper advertisement ap-
peared in 1862.
The first watches were made in Nurem-
burg in 1477.
The first sawmaker' anvil was brought
TO American in 1819.-NeV York Mai.
and Express.
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Cheap Lumber. !: !.

PINE PLANK "a $40 per NJ.
Cypress s @ ID
Shingles q s1.25 per NJ.
Full assortment Of cypress and pine
lumber rough and dressed, doors,
sash, !, blinds, etc, at reduced prices
MOSS LUMBER YARD.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

When subscribing for q newspaper get
the best, The Times Democrat of New
Orleans Daily and Weekly. It has the
largest circulation.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01

The best Whis key, now in the mar
ket, is Paducah Club, for sale at John
O,. Mouton' s.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-03-01
Improvement

IN my condition, my appetite began to
-aturn and with it came the ability to
digest all the food taken, my strength
improved each day, and after q few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, I found myself a we'll
woman, able to attend to all household
duties. The medicine has given me d
new lease Of life, and cannot thank
you too much"
"We, the undersigned, citizens Of
Brockway Centre, Mich, hereby certify
that the above statement, made by
Mrs. Lake, is true in every particular
and entitled to full credence." O. P.
Chamberlain, G. ". Waring, c. a.
Wells, Druggist.
my brother, in England, was, for a
long time, unable to attend to his occu-
patton, by reason of sores on his foot.
/ sent him Ayers Almanac and the tes-
timonials it contained induced him to
try Ayers Sarsaparilla. After using it
little while, he was cured, and is now
q well man, working in 4 sugar mill
at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. -
A. AtteWell, Sharbot Lake, Ontario.
Ayers SarsapaEiIIa,
PREPARED Bv
Dr.. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bot.les,s5. Worth ss botsss-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25
W1eckeTs ofRIghPTIces.

low tho edgo Of tho dock It was held
up4by some cloats. These cables are so
heavy that man can lift only about
two feet OF one.
Then he had the three hundred naked
negroes brought back on deck and each
ono's wrists crossed and tied fast They
were then placed among tho gnnwnles,
facing outward and leaning over, and a
strong cord fastened the hands OF each
one TO this heavy iron cable just below
them on the outside.
Then the captain waited tho result Of
tho race He had on every stitch Of
canvas his poles could carry. II he could
run till dark no hoped to dodge the
steamer and bo out OF sight before an
other day. But the sun did not go down
fast enough and the steamer camo on
too fast There was at last no hopo Of
escape. Tho crew stood ready with
axes; the captain raised his hand. and
In an instant every cleat was knocked
loose; there was for an instant fringe
OF six hundred black heels in the air,
and cable and negroes were COMO TO tho
bottom.
Commodore Maury says the pressure
OF water at great depths is such that
fishes can not go there to devour and
chemical decomposition can not take
place. So those negroes arc down there
yet still tied in circle 10 that iron
cable, with their heads down and their
heels up, in the eternal stiffness of
those depths. As soon as tho man-of-
war camc up lieutenant boarded tho
siavor and found plenty OF signs of me-
groes. but not a single slave. And the
captain was not arrested,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25
ELECTRICAL VISION.

An Intr,eate Apparatus Proposed with
1his Object In Wow.
IL is said TO bn possible that modern
electricians may succeed in construct.
ing dovice that will do for the sense
OF sight what the telephone does for the
lcnse OF bearing, but the prospects for
such an achievement arc not particular
iy bright Tho possibility has been
demonstrated, experimentally, but the
practical difficulties in tho way OF car
ryipg oat-the idea arc worry great 1t is
weu known that certain salts OF copper
and silver for example, generate cleo
trio currents whom exposed to the light;
and, conversely, electric currents will
produce in these salt, changes corre-
spending TO those made by light.
IL strongly-illuminatcd object Is
rleced In front Of a transmittor covered
with such q salt electrical currents
Will be generated which wit vary In
according. to tho intonsity OF
thp lightfelling, on different parts OF
the surface. II, now, these various
currents wero carried 10 receiver sim
liar to tho transmittsr thoy would pro-
ducc on Its surface changes like those
wrought by liaht on tho surface OF the
transmitter. According to tho Elcctri-
cal World, an apparatus has been pro-
posed based upon the property peculiar
to solenium that its electrical assist
ance changes tho intensity OF light.
For transmitter the selcnlum cells are
arranged in squares like acheckerboard.
The greater the number the more ell
Client would the apparatus be. Each Of
these Is connected with an electro
magnet in the receiver The latter is
composed of mirror constructed ofthin
s,r,us OF steel, to each OF which several
Of tho electro-magnets are attached. A
strongly illuminated body being placed
in front OF the silenium trahsmittor, the
electrical resistance OF tho various cells
varies according TO the intensity OF the
light, in the case of tho salts of cop
per and silver. The various currents
affect tho electromagnetic In different
degrees, the result being that the strips
OF stool arc bent irregularly, turn
ing the mirror into On aggregation
OF surfaces, very slightly warped,
which will throw an image on a
screen. The main difficulty in tho
way of tho realization Of such an idea.
as seeing by electricity lies in the neccs- !
sary complexity Of an apparatus which |
shall enable innumerable points in the
transmitters and receivers to be actu-
ated simultaneously in perfect inde-
pendence, and also in perfect corre-
spondonce; but 1t is quito possible that
urther experiment will bring into
actual use what might bo something
moro than a mere plaything In de-
fensivo war n telescope OF indefinite
length would certainly be OF value.
With buried wires and concealed visors
a General might watch Ms adversary's
at times when this would
mean victory instead Of dofeat--Iron.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25
PHANTOM MOUNTAIN.
A Peculiar atmospheric EGoct Som

A Peculiar Atmospheric Effoct Somo-
es,oa, -, times Seen st Sea.
Clustered about the capstan they were
telling about John Muir's experience on
theigreat South Domc OF Yosemite dur
ing a snow-siorm. when, alone there,
impressed with all the vastnoss OF the
place, he saw giant image in the
clouds like tho wrath OF the valleys
god, veering and advancing as II in
menace 1t was told how Muir finally
ascertained that the image was merely
his own reflection on tho snow cloud--a
duplicate OF the world-famous specter OF
the Brockcn. Then up spoke Mayor
John X. Glascock of Oakland and said;
Have any OF you seen the Phantom
mountain-tho peak in the ocean?"
Though there were many in that COM
pany who had seen all sorts OF things,
from crawling vipors to pink monkeys
with sca-grcen' appendages, mono could
say tnat he had ever seen the Phantom
mountain. SO the mavor went on:
II have often been on Mount Dialto-
in fact, have camped thore season
after season. have viewed tho sun
rise and set from perch upon tho sum-
init time and time again; but only once
had the pleasure of beholding tho
ghost-lilke peak. One morning, however,
after had climbed the grade in order to
see the signal-service men who were
formerly stationed there flash their
heliograph signals across to an eminence
the other side OF Truckee and then over
TOT Mount St Helena. / was told to
turn my eyes 10 tho sea. You know it
Is q fact that on o clear day person
can secs more country from the summit
OF Diablo than from any other eminence
in tho world. The great central valley
spreads out on one side. ell the lesser
hills, generally shrouded in fog, are
beneath you, and of to the west dim
pies the blue Pacific. WE'LL ihis morn
ing could hardly bellows my eyes.
Right up from tho bottom OF the deep
rose great mountain-solid, majestic
and empurpled. For long time be-
lioved that it was the product of somo
drastic lift Of pent volcanic fires'--the
growth of night But as studied 1t
saw that IL was the exact counterpart
OF the double cone OF Diablo--a phantom
OF the sea. BY the peculiar reflective
and refractive condition OF tho atmos-
phere tho mountain was maao to APP
poar rs wave-washod crag. As tho
sun rose all its apparent stability van
ished and 1t dissolved into thin air. I
tried for tho sight again and again, but
the atmospheric conditions were mover
favorable. Evor aftcrward tho ocean
stretched away unruflind and romote. "
San Francisco Examiner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25
oune,FoaM. CHARACTERS.
An Outline sl d. nIsreslypAle orl .. a


An Outline Of the iiIerogiyphlo oris Ia oi
So the system. t+
Tho cnnciform or arrow.shnpod char.
actor Is as conventional and unintelll.
giblc as tho later Chinese, but patient
labor has quito recently enabled schol.
ars to trace the hierogiyphic origin OF
the system. Tho arrow form Is duo to
tho shape OF the wooden style used 10
impress tho figures on unbaked clay.
On tho Oldest Babyl9nian icxts and on
the stono statucs of Tell Tow this ar.
row form OF the strokes Is no longer to
be noted. and indeed tho casual obscrv.
or would never suppose those carly
characters TO have any connection with
tho later cuneiform. connection which
Is, however. established by study OF in
tcrmcdiate forms beyond any possiblli.
ty OF doubt
Tho cuneiform system was not tho In
vcntion or eithor Assyrians or Baby
lonians Sir Henry Rawlinson discoy-
cred. some forty years ago that an
other race speaking quite another Ian.
guage. orginated the civilization OF
Mesopotama. Like his other discov-
cries, and like all great discoveries
OF science. this result was fercely
called into question. Like all other
truths II = has In, tho end prevailed.
Biiinguai fefts. billngual syllabiries.
frosh records in the same ancient
tongue not discovered when he reached
his conclusions, have set tho matter at
rost In tho minds OF all but worry few
OF tho older antagonistA
Tho race so recovered from their
monumental records was not OF the
Semitic group; itsllanguage was not In
fecfed, but tlonaP or'aggi utinay
tive, and akin p the TnflSDAfopgol
languages ~ 'onr own sday, Ibis
stage OF language. as already rob
served, 10 that which always accom-
panios early hieroglyphlo writing. Tho
word-roots OF tho old -AklSad ian--as his
languages tsy xenoraflyG callea+wcro.,
mdhosylfablcs easily adapted 70 repro.
sentation by single emblems. Whom
used them either a. pictures or sound
signs, there came TO bc double devoi-
opment
On tho ono hand tho old Akkadian /,
sound survived; on tho other, the Ak-
kadian picture received new sound by
translation into another language, and
rs tho old Akkadians themselves ap-
piled moro than one namo to each en-
blem, the final complex result in Assy-
rian was sometimes to give eight or ten !
sounds to ono sign, while, on tho other
hand, more than one sign might stand
for any one sound. : Edinburgh Review.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25

''The fashion OF wearing WOO lon shoes
is growing into favor in this country as
we'll as in England" said San FRAN
cisco shoe dealer yesterday By tho aid
of machinery q really neat and COM
Portable shoe can bc made so stylishly
that no young woman need be ashamed
to wear 1t for the street The tradi-
tional wooden shoe which wo ali hRvo
read about was q clumsy hand made im-.
plement OF Inconvenience ana noise.
But now, when d dainty maid trips
along tho strcot OF pretty msuntain
town. with her little tro,teri clicking
on the pavement 1t makjs many fool
ish young heart beat warmly. Tie use
OF wooden shoes with fresh clean straw
in them, on tho stage, at charch fairs
and bazaar entertainments has popular
lied them, and now. in many OF the
sweet little villages in England. Ian
cashire lassics who do not work In Sac
tories patter along the. stroobs In tho
tiniest OF quaint wooden foos.gear. and
no well-bred young lover hesitstes to
kiss their rosy checks because Of III
San Francisco Examiner. ~