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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
Il H4PPY TOETN.

There is town in Bavaria, on
the river Main, by the name of
Klingenberg, which would be the
very place for tax resisters to move
TO, for taxes of all kinds, State and
municipal, are absolutely unknown
there. To be a citizen of Klinber-
ger is not only an honor, but profit
able, pecupiarily: The town is the
lucky possessor of some quaries
that have lately become very valua-
BILE and which return it such rich
revenues as to make taxes altogether
unnecessary and to leave hand
some balance in the village treasury
this year: This balance is divided
about Christmas among the bur
Cheers. when every KlingenPerger
receives the handsome sum of fas
as a present from the town, while
every Child attending school receives
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
TT OUGHT TO PAY

III O0O7Z 4 - IN r.
Farming, like every other indus
dry, to be profitable, must be done
well, says an authority on the sub
ject. Lazy, slovenly men can be
found in all vocation, and they are
the men who never make success in
any line, are always pessimists, and
can never see any good in doing any
thing well. There are plenty of
farmers, good men, too, if we are
to speak of them morally and So
cially, who are 50 loose in their bus
mess relations that they are always
a century behind the times
Many husbandmen who have
started in life with nothing but am
bition and determination, while
others have failed with many supe-
rior advantages in a financial way,
have made their fortune. 1t takes
brains to manage farm right. A
farmer should make a study of the
adaptability of the soil which he
cultivates, always planting that
which the soil will produce best
without robbing it of its strength
and fertility. A little shrewd man.
agement is often better than a years
1ah0r
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
ROBER MAR TIN ESQ.

The Gazette was pleased to learn
recently, that Mr.. Robert Martin,
of St. Martinsville, is an applicant
for the position of Naval Officer at
the port of New Orleans, and judg-
ing from the names of those endor-
sing his claims his chances may be
considered very good.
We know Mr.. Martin to be a gen
tleman of fine legal attainments a
sagacious financier; thoroughly up
right in his relations with his fellow
men; and possessed of every requi-
site to perform the duties pertaining
tQ the office. to which he aspires, in
an entirely satisfactory manner to
the general government.
The Gazette wishes him good
luck
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

q doll, hobbyhorse or box of toys.
A few weeks ago, the burghers of
Klingenberg thought IL necessary to
erect brigde over the rifer Main.
1t was an expensive luxury costing
$50, 900, but not a cent of tax had
to be assessed to build it. The
money was paid out by the town,
without the citizens contributing a
cent, and in order that the latter
might feel happy over the event, a
a considerable amount of money
was divided among them, children
as well as adults.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
II RAILROAD BUTT FOT$5.

II RAILROAD Built FOT$5.
An Austin (Texas) letter says that
from South Texas came a man who
built 600 miles of railroad with a
S. bill and faith, and the bill was a
borrowed one. He moved up from
Corpus Cristi to San Antonio with
all his possessions heaped up on a
two-wheeled cart. He got a char
ter to build a railroad from San An
tonic to Arkansas. He graded a
mile of it, throwing good deal
more than one shovel of dirt with
his own hands.
The receiver of another road
loaned this interchangeable builder
enough old rails for track. In the
distant part of the State was pur-
chased an engine which had been
condemned six years before and
sent to the shops to be wrecked for
iron. Two old cars were picked
up somewhere else at bargain.
And that old engine, drawing those
On engine and cars in bold lettering
was painted in lamp-black: rs. and
A. p"
With one mile of old rail track
and with the equipment of the old
engine and the two old cars Uriah
Lott started the Arkansas Pass sys-
tenn. There has been some tall f.
in the history of railroad
in this country, but there
isn't anything which, for daz cling
pluck, quite approaches the
story of the building of this six
miles of road in South
Texas.
To the one mile of track three
were added-three miles miles by a
dicker of some secondhand rails
which street car company had
bought from a narrow guage COM
pany. On this basis credit trade
was made with Pennsylvania roll
ing mill for ten miles of rails.
When they arrived there was MT
enough money in the treasury to
pay the freight.
But it was got somehow. Ten
miles of track gave the foun-
dation for bonds, which built 4e
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
1T REAL BAD MAN. {"

We copy the subjoined from the
Chicago Blade, and If any of our
readers can recall the event and
know the details of this alleged in
cident, The Gazette would be
pleased to have them contribute
same to its columns:
cat Opelousas you may hear even
yet of certain noted character
whom we will call La Bleu. whose
reign was not SO long back but what
many men can still remember it.
La Bleu was a man of great stature,
a perfect shot with rifle or revolver,
and totally devoid of personal fear.
He had been known to shoot ne
gro dead because the latter did not
take his hat off to him upon the
road. He rode about the country
and did as he liked. He married
any women he chose, and if the
wife of any man struck his fancy
he would impudently call and ask
for her.
Judge Martel, a man noted for his
courage and determination, had &C.
casion to call a session of his court
for a certain day. LaBleu sent
word that court could not sit.
Judge Martel sent word that court
would sit Just the same. La Bleu
returned his compliments, and said
that if court did sit that day he
would be on hand and would then
and there kill the Judge presiding.
Judge Martel replied courteously
that he would be at home on the
bench then and there and would be
pleased to receive NJ. Lableu's call.
When the day came round court
did sit, and Judge Martel was on the
bench. La Bleu entered the court
room and walked boldly down in
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
II GILL;.

ITOf. Knapp mas C4lleO the Sugar
Cane and Rice Growers Convention
for the Third Congressional District
to assemble in New Iberia, on June
10th. Up to date, our people have
taken but little interest in this move
as the date of the convention had
not been published.
This convention is to formulate
a plan of action and a mode of pro-
cedure, to protect the great sugar
interest of Louisiana. 1t will tabu-
late a statement of the growth of
sugar under the bounty system; of
its great ramifcations, of the number
of persons interested in its culture,
the capital involved, the quantity
and cost of machinery that is pur-
chased from the North and which
issued in its production, of the
stock that is bought and raised and
generally of the great importance
of the industry.
elf the bounty is repealed and
the tax is taken off sugar the indus
try in this State will be ruined. 1t
is unnecessary to say that thousands
of our people are interested in this
matter, and that some measure of
protection is necessary to maintain
and to foster the industry.
'3The plans of the promoters of
the convention look to the sending
of committee of prominent
planters, we'll versed - all that per-
tains to the culture, development
and importance, to Washington
when Congress meets to present our
statement and to urge our claims
for protection of some kind. The
committe will resist the repeal
of the bounty or insist upon the
substitution of a revenue tariff.
Is is believed that the statement
that is to be issued will attract the
attention of Northern manufac-
turers and business men to the i'm
portance and wide ramifications of
the sugar industry and that North
ern business assistance will be OBJ
tanned.
All sugar planters, as we'll as rice
planters, are invited to be present
at the meeting, which is to be abso-
lutely non-political in character,
and which Prof. Knapp says is sole
ly for the good of the State and its
most important ally
Iberian.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

accounts fairly. for every previous gift is
Offset somewhere in the book of life with
worthless one. She sometimes seems par
tial in the distribution of her favors, but
presume they are dispensed according to
some inamutable law which our minds can
not comprehend; but which, If correctly un-
derstood, would probably appear just.
Boys, I am sorry for you, of but cannot
Alp yna, I could probably be of service to
5on In the way of advice but never offer
that, unsolicited. FELIX.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
MUST BE PRESER PED.
The purity of the ballot box mus,

The purity of the ballot box must
be preserved at all Hazards; our
constitutional liberties depend upon
its preservation from all encroach-
ments that has tendency to weak
en- or place in jeopardy its sacred
ness, and no punishment, in our
judgment, can be too severe for
those who would use it illegally.
In the last municipal election, we
understand, two tickets folded to-
gether were taken from the box dur
ing the count, and the commission
ers doubtless considering their func
sions purely ministerial counted
both. Again, it is alleged, that at
least two illegal votes were cast.
The Gazette cares not to enter
into a long disquisition upon the
enormity of the offense of illegal
voting, but wishes to be placed on
record as entertaining the hope that
any one convicted of such infrac-
tions be given the full penalty of the
law, so that he may have ample
time to ruminate over the evil of
his ways, and trust he will learn
that the ballot-box is the palladium
of our liberties, and that desecrat-
ing hands must not be laid upon it.
1t is an outrageous shame the
manner in which the Southern Paci-
fic railroad officials treat the people
of st. Martinsville. The policy
adopted of compelling people to
wait at Cade. where there are no
.conveniences, not even a sitting
room, over an hour, must tend to
not only divert people, but trade
from the town. The people of the
town should get together and pro-
fest vigorously against the contin-
uance Of the present inconvenient
order of things, and keep everlast-
ingly kicking until the evil disap-
pears.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

front of the bench. A word and
his hand sought his weapon. At
that instant-bang! bang!-two
bullets struck him and he fell dead.
Judge Martel had men posted to up-
hold the dignity of the law. They
obeyed heir instructions to the let
ter. This ended the La Bleu dy-
nasty. Judge Martel is alive to-
day.
Nudge Martel has been dead
some six or seven years.-Ed]
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
Journal of Education,
Boston, Mass.

Boston, Mass,
months. Many Of she ahlest educators in the coun-
try are regular contributors to its columns !. ha:
teacher. Of all grades It's departments every
branch Of educational work.
four page supplement to the JOURNAL Is pub
lished monthly. containing the New York State Uni
form Examination Questions and Answers.
TDuAT TDrD For as cents stamps saken we
AN!AA NAF will send the JouEHAL for two
months postpaid. Sample copy freeze.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.

EAotogra ply - q wonderful art. 1nIo0.
nile az g may seem, ltIe now possible ~ the
o10 OF tho camc90 70 000W too. 0s1a0v09SSS0sss
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
lIav> you seen \ copy OF the
ROCKY MOUNTAIN nEWs7

The weekly News 10 the SILVER EDUCATOR q the
world. Every number will contain insornaation
the silver question: This 10 the veal question the
age . she taInsr. she n.nus.e.arss: the stock
sesese 70 the family wellselectsd miscellany: ilins-
ssated es0eIes. and many oehe. features Send
Tvs NRws Denver. Col.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

Thcy vvIM send twelve Colunbja Photos
ya!ae q 90 ana The Weekly Free Rree. one
sabinet or card photograph with order.
)slr roaoors had better send for q sample
COPY of The Free Press ana learn the par.
tjc0Iars Of this rema fkable oner which
thousands arc taking advantage OF.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
DR.. I. B. Hopkins

Having returned to Lafayette, of
fers his professional services to the
citizens of this place and the sur
rounding country
Office at former residence, and at
night and at night at Kennedy's old
residence.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-11-04

= Geinfe California WeiB 4. @eine
BEL 2oui8 &%unfel.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-11-04
2.22a.672.

DieSe 3abI iteut bic 4njatI ppn TlaSGeF Ear, peltt
ppn Or. Rings yNeuer Gntpefuns fur E bp.nbfu6t,
Gutter unb GrfdItunaA in ben Der. gtaaten rcm Mdrl
1891 bis gum MdrS 1892 ~rerfauft pprben fnb. 3pel
wteiOnen, tiuettnnssri asntIne sIran5is tanienes isHs,
1inb iebe einjige htefer Sldi6en purbe unter Der Ga
rantie ~perfauft, bab has @eIb burdferfdttet rhrbe
ireun has Mitttel fetne befriebtseneeu 6einltdte e%rbteler
lite. Das Gebeimnib btefes GrfcIses 1T letdt ents
but. Gs enitdui@t Niemduten uuc SHERMAN fam
f& baranf rerlahens ais ouf bas befte Wftttel sesen Sus
TEN. ErtdItunsen n. {. 70. Yrets so Gents uub $l.00.
BIZ bqten bpr& bic San GnsOniO DRUG 6Ompanp.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-11-04

Merfwiroige @itterun9sz
err 6einungen 1at man in bieiem
Sabre IN NriSona beoba6tet. Sin in.
9ebeurer Gegenfall, mie man i'm BORT
ieit Der eriten anlieOelung bon MeiBen
nod nidt erlebt, berrl6te felt Mtitte
Mai. Sn ben gebirsssescnoen eir9e1
fait tastd9li6 @emitter nieoer, pielfad
besleitet non beftigen Stiirmet1. Die
V19e, Tliilie uno Salldle i'm mittleren
nno iiioli6en ari5ona lino bis gum
ueberlaufe uoa unO an man6en Stels
len bat man Odmme baren ul1o anbere
goriidtsmaBreseln treffen miiiieu. SIM
Salts unb i'm @ila<Tbale liro bereits
bier Grnten alfalfa ein9e6eimit uno bie
fiinfte lit nabe5u l6nittretf. Die Ser
iters uno Wei5enernte bat au6erorSents
LID e~r9iebige Relultate er9eben. 8or
eini9en Sabren MAJ ser Yiebitauo auf
ben Nan6eS iibersroB ulb bic Iiebs
5ii6ter e~rlttten, al8 Elm paar trodene
CONNER fol9ten, l6were Yerluite, 10
oaB iie bic GowboDs nit gro6en 6eerOer
mad benz Sioromeiten ldidten. 6eute
1T oas BiHels@ras in ben bergigerl
@e9enoen bon 3ebn 3oll bis brei .Sn6
bod ipdbreno bic beriibtisten n@uiten"
NIT laftt9em @riin bebedt linb. Inter
Der 9o9flutb baben idlnmtlide Gilens
babtetl. i1amentli6 aber Die fablide
Pacifebabn, i6weren S9aoen eelitten
nnO bic Boit aus benz Often peripatete
li9 mebr fuie eiumal iiber eine ISOLDE
Glte aniieoler ieben in bieien &ittc,
rungSeri6einun9en Die Yorboten eineS
blei6en6en 8e6iefS Der atmoipbdrildel
Serbdltniiie ari5onas. uuO bebauptfn,
baB bic Gage Der @iiite seSdblt iino.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-11-04

auf rhbrenSe @eife i9iste
in Detroit, Mti6., Elm arlner 8leiltifts
bdnoler Namens Nell9 cine arnle alte
franfe Wittpe Dor Dem Yer1ungern,
BITE er aaf i6musi9en Sunpeu in einem
fablen, %balbounfeln 3immer liegeiio
aitraf. Gr idlug III oenlelbeu 5auie
III einer fleiiiefi Dobeufammer iein
Domi5il auf, faufte BON Ieireu poar
iauer ner6tenteu Gent8 Der franfen Srau
oas uotboirftigite @iien uuo reinigte
baS Simmer. Die Sade pur6e our1
6eH Dausinipeftor Der armeaperipals
tuug nnterbreitet.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1893-11-04
araft nnb @efunnheit.

ggenn etc nt6t trdfis unb ppbl fhbIeu, 70 perfu6sr
sic electric 8ttterS. Wenn ste bic v&rippe" seSfpdhI
Bat, psriuGen sic Glcctric 8ttters. DIES Mittei pirf
btreft ani bic ssber, auf ben Wasen nnb auf bic Rieren,
~selmdsis bu erfhaen. Renn Ste an nerpbiem Ropf-
reb leiben, perben sic bur4 &Iectrte 8ttters fbned,
unb baurrnbe abthlfe finbeu. Gtne grpbes 8laiGe wtrt
Gle baron uber3eusen, bab hte8 bd8 MtttPl III, ipeIhes
Sic sebrauhen. Grobe Elafden fur nur 80 Gents In
ser @pctbete BON Gbolpb Dreis, 1brmpicn & Go. ~
kabeu.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
THE TIME HAS COME FOR CHARITY.

The insidous cheap silver dollar under
mined confidence until it had thrown a very
large part Of the laboring population OF
our city out Of employment. Many OF
these men are now confronted with the
approaching winter without work and
without means for SUPP orting their fami-
lies. Though it is The demGgOgue and
the cheap dollar that have done it. 1t is
nevertheless done, and the situation must
be met we fear there win be terrible
suffering and distress amongst our poor
people during the winter.
What is TO be done about it-Why, the
situation must be taken hold Of as strong
men deal with all difficulties, and treated
intclligently. firmly and cleritably. our
poor must not be allowed to suffer, let
the result be what 1t may. Richmond has
rarely ever been called on to make such
efforts as she Will have 10 make now.
and she has never been less able. thanks
70 the City Hall demogogues. TO respond.
But she must resi- ond. our poor must not
be allowed to suffer if it costs the last
cent that Richmond has.
|. But we must deal with the case in
telligently. Sporadic charity counts for
nothing. Money given to a beggar is mon
ey thrown away. 1t is worse than thrown
await is the breedeC Of beggars, loafers
and imposters But charity dealt out under
organized, humane and intelligent EFFORT
is as benign and comforting as the gentle
dew from heaven. We must provide a tho
roughly organized and equipped bureau OF
charity that must seek out those whose
priue restraints them from making their
situation known and all who need and
desire aid and We must see to It that
none OF our deserving poor people want
for food shelter, fire or clothing.
The city must provide all the money
that is necessary for this, but it must
be expended intenigently for the relief
Of suffering. and nov TO foster idlers.
This gives a fine opportunity for fur
nishing an object lesstn in The Times
philosophy regarding an 10 the moor
The Times will not agree to U.e city nav
ing one cent more to a iaborer than
that laborer can get from any other
employer. TO do so is TO waste the
public money. and turn the laborer into
a loafer But The Times will spend every
dollar that the city can raise TO relieve
her poor from suffering in case when
their unhappy lot is no fault Of their own.
but has been brought on them by the
pestiferous. poisonous demagogues who
foist themselves into public place. The
case is q most serious enc and must
be dealt with accordingly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1898.
FOURTEEN PAGES
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Pickett Camp, c. V, Central Hall.
Henrico Union Lodge. Masons, Masonic
Hall.
west End Lodge, L o. G. T., Clay-street
Baptist church.
Jefferson Castle. X. o. E., Jr. 0. q. A.
Ivanhoe Lodge X. Of p, Enetts Hall
Syracuse Lodge, X. Of p, Odd-Fellows
Hall.
JEFFERSON Lodge. !. o. o. F., odd-FenOws
Hall
Richmond Lodge. I. o. o. F.. Belvidere
Han.
Annowan Tribe. 1. o. r. NJ. Laube's Han.
Indlanola Tribe, l. o. r. NJ, Toney's
Hall.
Grey Eagle Tribe. 1. o. r. NJ, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ. Hall.
Richmond Paper Hangers Union. Eagle
Hail.
West End W. C. T. u, Y. NJ c. A. Par
Tor.
stonewsn Commandery, Golden Grail, No.
Ninth street.
East End Lodge. Golden Chain. Corcoran
Hall.
r. Z. Lee Council Jr. o. u. A. NJ, Jr.
o. u. A NJ. Hall
Patrick Henry Council, Jr. o, u. A. M,
Powhatan Hail..
Aurora Council, Jr. o. u A. NJ, Jr. O..
u. a. NJ. Hall.
Grace Court, Il. l.. OF A., Central Hail.
Virginia Lodge, Toni, Eletts Hall.
Rescue Lodge. /. O. G. T., Gatewood's
Hall.
Myrtle Temple. l. o. G. T.. Pine Street
Baptist church.
McGill Catholic Union, Cathedral Hail.
Carpenters Union, Concordia Hall.
Company e." First Regiment, Armory
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
THE TRUE Theory OF MONEY.

Senator Georges theory, which we dis
cussed yesterday, that cotton was going
TO be low because we are hereafter to
he on a gold basis. is entitled TO stH fur
ther discussion so far as paper currency
may be involved in It, II IS possible that
II we had no paper currency at all end
had 10 depend upon the precious metals
alone for money. we should find ourselves
pinched for want OF the standard Of val
ue. We put the case tentatively, because
paper currency except in a few very linz
tied localities. like Venice and Amster-
The Romans and Greeks do not seem to
have used II, it was certainly unknown
In Europe In the dark ages, and x has
only come into fun use in Europe and
America within the past one hundred
years. For many centuries. therefore.
within historical ken. the world managed
to get along with coin alone Tor money,
and it might be able to do so again; and
It may not be out OF place to suggest to
Senator George that products were any
thing but cheap during that period.
But II may be conceded that under
modern conditions, as now existing, paper
currency has become a necessity. 1t is
sim, however in order TO remark that II
is quite possible 30 have an abundant
paper currency without any bank or any
government Issuing a single promissory
note, thus: a citizen OF Richmond owns
several pieces OF very valuable property
in the choicest part OF the city OF Rich
mond. He is known as a thorough bush
ness man and OF the highest integrity
These facts give him high commercial
standing and the best credit at bank
The bank lends him $4,000 on his credit
In doing this II simply enters on its books
credit Of ttat much to his account. The
citizen writes his check on this sum and
hands II TO a person from whom he has
made purchase. This one deposits that
check In bank and writes checks on the
credit which he has thus received, and
these checks are deposited and become
the basis OF other checks; and so an elab-
~'~NS SSoNNh Va HdS grown up,
backed. not by money. but by the prop
erty which the depositors own and their
character for prompt and fair dealing.
Here. then. is state and condition OF
elaborate paper currency. and not bank
note or government note issued Money.
then. is not the thing upon which bust
ness rs done. Business is done upon the
credit which property and integrity OF
character give. That then, which is ne
cessary 10 business is not money. but con-
rdenee and valuable properly, with an
abundance OF conveniently located banks.
The insidious attack which free silver
was making on credit and confidence. hav-
ing now been met and defeated. conf
deaee win be IN a short time restored. 30
that We shall soon have both confidence