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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1891-10-24
Public Safe.

Property of Antoino Greig. minor issue Of
the marriage of Melissa Moss. deceased, AID
Sidney Greig.
NOTICE il hereby given that by virtue OF
IN All o,der issued out OF the Hon. the 25th
Judicial District Court of the State of Lou
isiana. bolding sessions in aud for the parish
Of Lafayette. dated the 7th day of October
1891. BY virtue also out Of commission
issued out Of said Court. based upon said or
der and directed TO me. the undersigned
Sheriff will sell at Public Auction, to the
highest bidder. on
Saturday the 14th dag Of November,
1891, between legal sale hours, At the Court
House in the town Of Lafayette, the follow.
ing described property. :o-wit:
One certain tract of land situated on Cote
Gelee.in this parish, containing fifty acres.
being the southern portion of the east third
of the north half of section five in town
ship eleven, South of Range Eve East.
TEENS AND CONDITIONS
One-third of the price OF adjudication caah
on the day Of sale, aud the balance, in one
and two years from date thereof, in equal
aDnnnl iustalments and with eight pc r cent
per annum interest from date of ale. with
special mortgage and vendors privilege re-
served 10 secure the payment Of the credit
portion Of the purchase price and the purcba-
ser Ut purchasers to furnish their p!omissor
notes with mortgage for the credit portion q
the purchase, and made payable to Sidney
Greig, natural tutor Of said minor.
I. A. BROUSsARD.
Oct 10. 1891. Sheriff.
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A Wonder Worker.
Mr.. Frank Huffman. a

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man
of Burlington, Ohio, states thathe had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to get around.
They pronounced his case to be Con
sumption and incurable. He was per-
suaded to t,y DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds and at that time was not able to
walk across the street without resting.
He found before he had Used half a
dollar bottle, that he was much better;
he continued to use it and is to day
enjoying good health. If you have
any Throat, Lung or Chest. Trouble
try it. We guarantee satisfaction.
Trial bottles free at VIM. Clegg's
Drug Store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1891-10-24

"Do you love the Lord?" was the
way nicely dressed lady interroga-
ted crippled Jack Richards, the color
ed bootblack, at the corner of Sixth
street and the Avenue. Jack is near
ly devoid Of legs, says the Washing
ton Post, both limbs having been shot
away. in the fight at Petersburg,
where Jack, most likely against his
will, WIS OH the Conferate side.
"Yes, missus; I does luy' the Lord, Z
said the bootblack, with emphasis,
and the lady dropped a bright quar-
ter into his outstretched hands, not
waiting to hear his voluble thanks.
"You can't tell anything Of dar-
keys age by his face : said gentle
man standing near. Jack must be
over 20 years old, he has a ay-haired
son, yet the father, to u casual obser..
ver, wouldn't appear much past ~
He served Virginia master. Mr..
Taliaferro, during the Mexican war
He was also at one time the property
of the famous Carolinian, John Y
Calhoun.
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Public NNIe.

Succession Of Elize Hebert, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
IN An order issued out of the Hon. the 25th
Judicial District Court Of the State of Lou
isiana. holding sessions in and for the parish
Of Lafayette, dated the oath day Of September
1891. By virtue also out of a commission
issued out of said Court. based upon said or
der and directed 10 me. the undersigned
Administrative, will sell at Public Auction.
to the highest bidder. on d,
Saturday the 31st day of October,
1891, between legal sale hours, at the last
residence OF deceased, the following described
property, belonging 10 said succession. to-wit:
Fifty arpents of land Of Lot No. |. Of the
Inventory o. said succession, said Lot No. I
containg 200 arpents and bounded north by
land Of Flanders, south by land Of Adrien
David, east by land Of Jean Bourque and
west by Francois Hebert; the said fifty ar
pents shall have a front Of fourteen arpents
on the East, adjoining the property Of Jean
Bourque, by a depth Of three aud half (3t)
|arpents.
Terms Cash.
NATHELIA BoUDKEAUX.
Sent. 1921. Administrative.
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Gouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Powder.

Gouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Powder.
Gouaux's Anti-Asthmatic Mixture
gThe mixture will relieve almost any
cough by taking q few doses according
to directions.
GouAux's CELEBRATED PILE OINTMENT,
For the cure of Piles.
Directions: Apply on the piles . or 3
times day. when there is much inf1am-
nation cold baths twice day are indica-
ted, also keep the bowels open by Sed-
litz Powder twice week. Price 81.
Gouaux's Anti Periodic and Tonic
for the sure cure Of all n1alarial fevers.
intermittent fever. or fever and ague,
chill fever, remittent fever, and all the
fevcrs arising from miasmatic sources.
Gouaux' French Ringworm Ointment
and Solntion-lFor the cure Of ringworm
and diseases of the skin.)
WANTED-The names of all persons
troubled with asthma or any cough. Sam
pies and book will be mailed free.
F. GoUAUx, Houma, La.
These remedies are guaranteed to cure
the diseases for which they are recom-
mended for and nothing else; in case OF
non-success money will be refunded.
Kept by GERAc BROTHERS,
Lafayette. La.
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The Greatest Strike.

Among the great strikes that Of DR..
Miles in discovering his New Heart
Cure has proven itself to be one Of the
most important. The demand for it
has become astonishing. Already the
treatment Of heart disease is being re-
volutionized, ard many unexpected
cures effected. 1t soon relieves short
breath, futtering. pains in the side,
arm, shoulder, weak and hungry spells,
oppression, swelling. of the ankles,
smothering and heart dropsy. DR..
Miles book on Heart and Nervous
Diseases, free. The unequaled New
Heart Cure is sold and guaranteed at
VIM. Clegg's Drug store, also his Res
torative Nervine for headache, fits,
sprees, hot flashes, nervous chills, OPT
um habit, etc.
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During my last visit to England,
says writer in the illustrated Amer
ican, the Queen visited Derby to open
a charitable institution, and, to shew
her appreciation Of courtesies, knigh-
ed the Mayor, very worthy man
who was married to 4 very worthy wo-
man. The royal party, in the course
Of events, registered in the visitors
book of the town hall-a clean page
being headed:
"V;ctoria.a'.s
Beneath this the wife Of Henry ofs
Battenberg, who was in the party,
signed herself
Beatrice"
The Mayoress, whose turn was q,
sign next, caused gasp Of astonish-
ment from the royal party. She ner-
vously nibbed her pen for moment
deeply lost in thought, and then vrotess
"Jane." /.
She evidently thought that May.
or's wife, and especially one whossi
husband had just been hit . clip ~
the shoulder with a sword, Yas enti-|
tied to due Difference, and perhaps not
so far removed from the privileges cfS
the great ones who had signed betuke|
/ her asg5
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A dilapidated- looking specimen of
humanity approached weltdressed
business man on Montague street yes
terday, says the Brooklyn Citizen, and
requested the loan of 10 cents. He
was accommodated, and then the we'll
dressed man inquired:
"You have seen better days, pre-
sume?"
'.No, sir, l haven't"
"Probably been suffering from some
incurable disease all your life?"
"No, sir. On the contrary, T have
never been sick IN my life
"May5e your happy home was bro
ken up by some good-leoking scoun-
drel, and you are searching for him?'
''Nope; never had happy home
'.Is it possible that there are no ro-
mantle incidents connected with your
career?"
sNope-not one. I've never work.
ed day in my life, and probably
never will. AS long as / can gel
some good natured duffer like you to
give me the necessary I don't have tc
work"
And the gentleman who had never
worked made his exit in the direction
Of a nearby saloon.
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Yesterday was the twenty-elghts an
niyersary Of tie battle Of Chickamau-
ga, saws the birmingham Age-Herald.s
Speaking Of that desperate struggle.
an old soldier said: ''On the evening
before the battle / saw Federal sol
dier STOPPING and in the act OF firing
his rifle. He had balanced himself
in a squatting attitude, his rifle had
been brought to a level With his taco
and his finger was on the trigger, hnt
before he could fire cannon ball
took off the top of his head and the
trigger was never pulled. Strange to
say, the soldier did not fall but kept
his position, his rifle upheld, his sight
less eyes staring along the. shining
barrel, his fingers ON the. trigger
This position the dead man kept
throughout the night, and on the
morang when the entire battle began
he was still there, as immoyable as ifs
cut of marble. We went and exa-s
mined him closely. One half of bis
brain lay in its natural position, the
other half was in the soldiers hat ten
feet away. His eyes were still wide
open, his rifle still at aim. He had
not moved a muscle" The speaker
was Officer McCollum of the Birming-
ham police force.
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The best Whiskey, now In mar
ket, is Paducah Club, for sale at John
@. Mouton's.


The St. Paul Globe relates how one
day, when Daily, the turfman, known
fanliliarly as "Father Bill" was scald-
ing favorite horses hoofs, and un-
derdone Anglomaniac sentimentalist
came along and complained it was
cruelty to animals" The anecdote
continues: "Young man, you are full
of prunes. That water is not too hot.
Eli bet you SO that / can hold my
foot in it for five minutes without a
murmur.' The dude took $40 Of his
roll and laid it down on the straw, and
Bill Daley put double eagle on it
to hold it down, and stuck his artif-
cial leg in the tub. At the end Of
Ave minutes the young nan walked
away disgusted, and as DAILY folded
up the bill and returned the double
eagle to its place in the purse. a little
colored boy who had been on the
verge Of an explosion while the bet
was being decided, said: For the
Lords sake, Mas DAILY, why didn't
you bet him more than $40 when you
knowed you had dead sure thing?'
Twan't no cinch,' said .Bilp DAILY,
and twenty is all I'll bet on my
memory; it's getting SO uncertain o1
late years. S'posin' I'd forgotten and
stuck the wrong leg in the tub?'
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Private John Allen of Mississippi

Private John Allen of Mississippi
is by all odds the best story-teller in
the House, says the Washington STIR,
and, although he seldom laughs at his
at his own stories, no one enjoys the
hearing more than he does the telling.
Unlike a good many story:tellers,
Allen enjoys one at his own expense,
and in his large repertory he has a
number. Here is one that he tells
which has never been in print: Allen
was engaged as counsel in case by
an old farmer down in Mississippi,
and when the case came up for trial
he failed to put in an appearance.
The lawyer on the other side was un-
willing, however to take any advan-
tage Of the Tupelo statesman, and at
his suggestion the Judge continued
the case till the next term, with a eau
ton to Aliens client to be sure to
have that gentleman on hand. The
next term arrived, and the case in due
order was called, but still Mr.. Allen
did not put in an appearance. The
old farmer said Allen was in town,
and at the suggestion of the opposing
counsel the Court agreed to pass the
case informally and take i. up later
in the day, while the unfortunate eli
ent went out to hunt his derelict coun-
sci. He spent the morning in earnest
pursuit of Allen, but that gentleman
could not be found, and when the
case was called again judgement by
default was taken against Aliens eli
ent. Scarcely had the decree been
granted when the missing lawyer
made his appearance. 1t seems that
Mr.. Allen had been travelling the
night before or had been up with a
few friends, but at any rate he did
not retire before late and had spent
the morning in the arms of Morpheus
recruiting his exhausted faculties.
Informed of the situation he at once
proceeded to make various motions
to set aside the judgement, new trial,
eIc.-puI lAe SoulI w "ie4 'Ai,i AZ
every motion and he was obliged to
retire discounted.
"Look here, john" said the old
farmer as they retired from the court
room, II have been chasing around
town all morning for you and couldn't
fnd you until too late. You are just
like an old gray horse my father used
to have when | was boy"
"How's that?' asked Allen.
"Well, you see that old gray was a
devil of horse. He was always get
ting out Of the lot, and every time he
got out all hands on the place had to
/ turn out and chase him. He was all
Ito catch, and when you caught
him he wasn't worth a -."
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Public Safe.
Of Alcine Brou .sard, deceas

Succession Of Alcine Brou .sard, deceased.
NO 1882.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue OF
IN Mn order issued out Of the Hon. the 25th
Judi cial District Court of the State Of Lou
isiana. holding sessions in and for the parish
OF Lafayette, dated the sth day of October,
1891. BY virtue also out Of a commission
issued ort of said Court. based upon said or
der and directed to me. the undersigned
Sheriff. will sell at Public Auction to the
highest bidder,
Saturday, the 14th day Of November,
1891. between legal sale hours, at the Court
House in the town Of Lafayette, the follow
ing described property, belonging to said
succession. to-wit:
One certain tract of land in Iberia parish,
at pltce called Fansse Pointe, in the 4th
Ward, containing (s7 $4,000 Thirty y-seven
5O-l0O arpenta, more or less, aud bounded
north by Ed. Broussard. on the south by
Henry Pllet. on the east by Z. Landry aud
west by J. Jones.
One old house.
TERMs-Cash.
la, BROUSSARD.
Oct. 10, 1891. Sheriff.
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TAMEsPIDERS.

It is an ascertained fact that spiders
Discriminate between friend and foe.
They recognize friend. One lady
has succeeded SO we'll in tanning spi-
ders that they come down to be fed
whenever she, enters the room. DR..
Mochken of Leipsic relates that at
one time he noticed in his anteroom,
in a dark corner, a large spiders web,
in which the owner and builder sat in
his nest opening early and late watch
ing for food. DR.. Moschken soon be-
gan to feed him daily with flies, lay
ing them down by his door with a
pair of pincers. At first the spider
was shy, afraid of the pincers, DR..
Moschken concluded, and declined to
accept the proffered tid-bit. But af-
ter while he gained in confidence,
took the flies out Of the pincers, and
spun over them, one by one to hold
them till he could ,devour them.
Sometimes he did this SO slightly that
they disentangled themselves and got
away. At last one day when the spi-
der was particularly ravenous, DR..
Moschken began teasing it: as soon as
it got hold of the insect he. pulled it
back with the, pincers. It took this
exceedingly Ill the: first time; however
as the fly was finally left with it, the
indignant spider managed to forgive
him, but when later he took the fly
quite away, their friendship was des-
troyed forever. On the following day
it treated the offered flies with con-
tempt and would not move, and on
the third day it had disappeared from
its abode altogether.
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The paragraph in the Bal = % O
Sun entitled s.Must Wear Co ss|
minds reader Of that famous &
and wit, Judge Pettigrew, who - - n y
the bar of South Carolina Iaall
ago. A Judge had issued "a ~: 81
that all attorneys appearing ii y M ss
court should wear black coa a| n
trousers" His Honor, with frosi n f1TGs3! s%
visage accosted him IN
"Mr. Pettigrew,. do you k1os v l - b
that you are trarsgressing = nnos
tive order Of this cuhrt!
I'm what way, may i plsa g g
Honor? s|ss5s;
"The order says you shsll " q
coat and trousers Z yelled t1e E. 81
Il have black coat and : III II
replied the Wit.
.sRut,p roared the .Judg "a sg
der means black coat and blse 81
ers. ssz ss
II don't read it So 7 repl; = Z q
grew. 1t also says tie ses y
arms should wear = cock kel ~ i
sword. / see the cooked l D
don't see any "cocke 8 s1oril
There was no further iudicii i1f1fIss ssl
nent on the nankeens s|5s|
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HIDDEN RIVERS OF FLORIDA

Until about twenty years ago the
vast grassy plain lying between
Gainesville and Micanopy, and known
as Payne's prairie, was one of the
most noted localities in Florida.
Stretching fifteen miles from east to
west and six from north to south it pre-
sented grand and beautiful spectacle
when waving with green grass and
herbage. The old Indian chief, King
Payne, had his headquarters in the
neighbcrhood of it, and it became
known by that name. But in 1871,
during violent storm of several days
duration, the subterranean outlet to
the waters Of the prairie, known as the
grea. sink, became clogged with moss
and other debris that drifted into it.
Then the water rose over the prairie
to a depth Of from three to twenty
feet, and for twenty years the prairie
remained a lake.
Such phenomena are not rare in
Florida, and they prove that the SUBJ
terranean features of the State are
even more remarkable than those of
the surface. Let a tourist travel from
Mariana to Gainesville, and thence
to Brooksville, and he. could not fail
to be convinced that that portion Of
the State at least has an extensive
system Of underground WATERWAYS.
Through those bottomless, well-like
holes at Silver Springs one looks down
into subterranean river. "The
Devils Hopper" and Devils Punch
Bowl" and thousands Of other depres-
sions or "sinks' are caused by the
cave-in of the earth or soft rock that
spanned some hidden river or creek.
The outlets of some of these under
ground streams have been found OFF
the coast, the fresh water boiling up
out Of the sea.-Jacksonville Times
| Union.
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That the United States is able to
give q home to several hundreds Of
thousands cf settlers in the Southern
States is shown in the last report Of
the Commissioner Of the United States
Land Office. OF lalls belonging to
the United States there remains un-
sold: In Alabama 947 $40 acres;
ii Arkansas 4 ,998, ,308 acres; in Flor
ida 8, ,408, ,281; il, Louisiana ], ,243, 118
acres; in Mississippi b201 $50 acres.
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STATE or LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE.

o5th .JudsrioI District Court.
aA7HEREAS Norbert Morvant. of the par
w ilh Of Lafayette, has filed 10 said court
q petition praying to be appointed admins
traitor Of the succession Of Melanie Brons-
sard, his deceased wife.
Any person intending to make opposition
to said appointment will file the same in said
court 10 the Nown Of Lafayette, within ten
DAYS from th{ publication of this notice, 9TH
erwise said appointment will be made.
Given under my official signature in the
town Of Lafayette, this 9th day Of October,
A. D., 1891.
Clerk of Court.
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Mr.. F.. GouAux, Houma, La.

Mr.. F.. GoUAUx, Houma, La.
hereby declare that the Anti-Aeiky
matte Remedies prepared by yo1 hsyg
had marvellous effect on the hea1tl
my son. After having in vain tried 6exS
eral remedies during two years, hSSe
by the kindness of q friend (llf. i 0iaI
dous) procured your Remedies and
one single trial. my son has been kntix|
cured s.s e " "
With all my gratefplness, I feinai
Yours very truly,
EpaARD -RARoU1snS
General Merchandise So sss
PlaGuemine Brulee. r. o.. Acaa &
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FO1. NnzP.

Ia = VERY desirable place only about two
ena a.half miles from the town If I,a.
!, ,iaYette, on the road to Breasix Bridee
= anown as the Campbell plantation: there
l;,chan very nne, commodious residence,
h ontho,;s co1n n, mouse, stables and other
douses. Sa.dou There is fine orchard and
eaau eucn, besides number of valuable
"h,a SHu s.ees. There are fifty acres Of til
'ag,e ny. lana and twelve acres of woodland
Ice oooUV.OO; one-half cash; the bal
s"ce on very reasonable terms.
Apply to
.. MRS. j. M. MARTIN.
SP'' 40 u. On Place.
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Miles Nerve & Liver Pills.

Act on a new principle-regulatlng
the liver, stomach, and bowels through
the nerues. A new discovery. DR..
Miles Pills speedily cure biliousness,
bad taste, torpid liver, piles, constipa-.
ton. Unequaled for men, women. J.
and children. Smallest, mildest, SUI
rest! Samples free at VIM. Clegg's
drug store.
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LOST.

4 rorr Of three hundred dollars $500
drawn by John Nickerson, dated So,n ,ooo 9,
February. 1891, payable fen; ISL, loss,
bearing interest at the rate oi Q pc, - cer' ~
ner annum, and made payaDie 20 -. =
Nudd. wife of DR.. +. 5. Mudd. All per,
song are warned not to negot1aise. s.I1n,s I01 salu
note. -. :. = - -
0nnt 4 1891.
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Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW oRrr.xs.

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, Lx.,1
September 18th. ls9lA
NOTICE is hereby given that the FOLLOWING
named settler has filed notice of his in
ssn.ion to make final proof in support OF his
claim. and that said proof will be made before
sne Judge or in his absence the Clerk of the
Dlasr,ct Court at Lafayette, La, on Monday
October 26th. 1891, viz
FELIX DUHON,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1913. for
We N. ". / OF N. W. / Sec. 5, TIP. 10 S. r.
3 East. La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
nls continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton OF. said land, viz: Vileor Forman. Hines
For'nan, Fernest Fo.maa and VIM. Harson.
all OF Lafayette parish, Louisiana.
CHARLES G. PALFREY,
sept. ~, 1881. Register.
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Convent Of MT. Carmel.
Tulane University
OF LOUISIANA.

Tulane University embraces College. High
School. II. Sophie Eewcomb Memorial
College for Young Women. Law and
Medical Departments. The College has
foar parallel courses Classical. Litera-
~, Scientific. and Engineering. There
a also . special course of Eectrica. En-
sineering. Next Ancual Session Of the
Academioal Departments including the
II. Sophie Newcomb College, begins Oc-
sober lst. Law Department opens No
vemher 10th. Medical Department, Oc-
lober 18th
For specfal or general catalogues. apply to
the Secretary of the University, Tulane
WIN. PRESTON JOHNSON.
July Is, 1891. President.
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Pure Drugs and Reliable Medicine
at the Moss PHARMXcY.
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lsrge assortment of Eye Glasses
and ,Spcctncles at TIE Moss PHARMACY
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Everything keptin q first class Drug
Store can Be had at the Mcos PHAR
MACY.