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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07

The science Of modern anthropogra-
ply is constantly increasing its re-
sources by Introducing new measure
mcnts of various parts of the body. par
ticularly among the criminal class. The
measurement of the hand and fingers
is now considered of vast Importance in
esta blishing personal identity 1t is
certainly curious, in view of this fact.
to know that I, similar process has been
in vogue among savage tribes, who
thus recognize their friends and foes.
Capt. Cupet reports that the inha bitants
of southern Anam place a thin balnboo
rod between the middle finger and the
ring finger of strangers who invade
their territory, on when they mark by
notchcs the distance from nail to the
first phi alanN and all succeeding ones.
This bamboo rod is preserved. Every
stranger is compelled to submit to this
measurement. When they return after
a protracted absence the rod is applied
as mentioned, and their identity estab-
lishcd as friend, newcomer or a
foe. Capt. Cupet, on his returns to
Anam, was always remeasured. He
says that a similar method is practiced
in the Laos provinces.-St. Louis Post
DISPATCH.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
OUR PETTY OFFICIALS.
Ono OF the Ways by Which Some of ThoD
Abuse Their Authority.

The offices of policeman, constable
and justice are popularity supposed to
signify a desire ON the part of the pub
lie to have the laws of the land de-
Gently observed. To this end efforts
sh ould be made to secure as in
cumbents for these offices men pos
sessing at least a reasonable amount
of common sense. Instead of this,
however, the conduct of some of these
people is such as to awaken a suspicion
that their chief aim and object is to
display their petty authority. 1t seems
absolutely necessary to them to bluster
and storm, to use Il club or sometimes
a revolver as a means of intimidation.
The newer they are to the business
the greater spectacles they make
of themselves, and the more to be pitied
is the unfortunate who chances to fall
into their clutches. Well is it for him
if he escapes with a whole skull and
unfractured bones. No matter what
the offense or who the victim may be,
no officer should be allowed to do any
thing that might by any possibility
work injury to the person under arrest.
only where the person to be taken into
custody violently resists arrest, and
where it is necessary to use force to Sc
cure him. Mere remonstrance or a re-
fusal to go should never be made the
excuse for blows. In an event of this
6OTC inc OII1CeT IS always .dDlc, IL nc
choose to do SO, to summon necessary
help and effect the arrest without clu b.
bling.
A great many police officers seem. to
think themselves authorized to be
Judge, jury and counsel, and to hold
within their own persons the right to
enforce what penalties this curious
process of reasoning may suggest to
them as proper. 1t is quite time that
some attention was given to educating
those who have the appointing power,
up to pitch where they would take
measures to suppress this very grave
abuse. If Il few men were made ex-
amples of for using their club too free
ly, the effect on the remainder of the
force would be somewhat discouraging
to this practice, and in time we might
hope to have-guardians of the peace
as some one has ofacetiously called
them who are not more dangerous to
the community than the actual GRIM
inals themselves.-N.Y Y. Ledger.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
ESCAPING TORTURE.
How n Prisoners Presence OF Mind Saved
Him Many Painful Hours.

How n Prisoners Presence OF Mind Saved
Him Many Painful Hours.
During Gen. Clusters attacks on
Black Kettles camp during one of the
United States Indian wars, some of
the prisoners, taking advantage of the
thick brush, broke through the line of
the troops, and escaped to the prairie.
Maj. Elliott, calling some of his men
to follow, dashed off in pursuit of the
fugitives. Not one of the nineteen
cavalry1nen was ever again seen alive
by a white man.
Intent on his purpose. and not sus-
pecting the vicinity of other camps,
Maj. Elliott found his little party sur
rounded by an overwhelming horde of
Indians.
Dismounting, loosing their horses
and forming in a circle, the little band
of twenty brave men prepared to sell
their lives as dearly as possible. In
less than twenty minutes every man
but one was dead.
Wounded in several places, his am
munition expended, Scrgt-- Maj. Ken
ncdy stood alone. sab Der in hand.
No shot was fired at him, no effort
was made to kill him, but several of
the Indians approached him with hands
thrust out. saying: ''How? Howe
Too we'll he knew the meaning Of
this kindly demonstration. He was to
be reserved for all the horrors of the
torture.
He saw that his only hope of escaping
torture was in SO cxaspera ting the In
dams that they would kill him.
Seeming to surrender, he advanced
toward the chief. They approached
each other, hands extended. Quick as
thought Kennedy's sword passed
through the chiefs body. One instant
of terrified surprise on the part of the
Indians: the next, twenty bullet-holcs
in Kennedy's body. The merciful death
had come to him.-Yanl1ee Blade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
THE DELICIOUS PEACH.
Few People Know How Serve 1t L
Should he Served.

Should he Served.
There are but few people who know
how to serve peaches and cream in
manner worthy of that luscious lux
ury,' observed a lady the other evening
at a restaurant where the fruit had
been pla ccd before her in an altogether
unattractive style. Let me tell you
she continued, 'how to present the
fruit in manner fit for the gods. TO
begin with. take two three large
freeSt one peaches. yellow ones fair and
smooth. for each guest whom you eX-
pect to serve. Place them in a vessel
and pour very hot water upon them
until they are entirely covered. Let
them remain in the scalding water for
half three-quarters of IA minute
and then pour a covering Of cold water
large cOcOanut.
After they have stood in the cooling
bath ten or fifteen minutes lift them
out one by one and remove the skin,
which can be done with surprising ease
by starting it with a knife and pulling
it gently with the fingers. one does
in pccling tomatoes after similar
treatment. The only difference is that
the skin comes off peaches more easily
than it does off tomatoes. When the
skins are removed put the peaches into
:. large earthen dish, being careful to
pile them on top of one another as lit
tie as possible, and place the vessel in
the refrigerator. Ten minutes before
it is time to serve them lift them care
fully. one at time, into a large cut
glass dish-a salad bowl will answer
capitally-and cover them over with
finely-chopped ice. At the table the
hostess is to serve them in fat plates
not in small, deep dishes-and for each
person there must be a fork and
small fruit knife, with which the pits
can be removed easily and without any
'mussiness.' Served in this way and
with fine sugar and a cut-glass pitcher
filed with rich, golden cream. a dish
of peaches becomes beautiful, luscious,
melting dream. Over such a dainty one
may reverently thank nature for pal
ates and Heaven for peaches."-N. Y
Herald.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
DRESSING FOR THE RIDE.
Neat and Com Portable Costumes for Equoo.
trienneS.

triennes.
The materials used in the making Of
wonen's riding habits are broad and
-cvert cloths, and, especially for sum-
yer wear, lightweight serges. The
1colors are black, blue, gray, brown in
-aArk and tan shades, and only very oc-
aasionally the hue which was once the
most fashiona ble-dark green. Habits
are made this season usually in but
two pieces-jacl<et and sl<irt-eques-
trienne tights having to a great extent
replaced the riding trousers once so
generally worn. The waist is what is
known as the English cut: round,
short basque with coat back
not position - and with plain
jacket Or cutaway front. Double
breasted effects are used quite
as often as single. Innings are of silk,
farmers satin or dress lining. The
buttons are always specially manu-
fActured from the cloth of which the
ha bit is made, with horn or leather
hacks and edges. A tiny pocket for
tue hunting watch and handkerchief is
found on the lower left-hand side of
tue front of the basque. Adjusta BILE
dicl<ies, and cuffs which button to the
jacket with tiny fiat pearl buttons, are
sometimes used. They are made of
some contrasting color, hunting pink
u rich, light red-being the favorite
Shade. Skirts are made much shorter
o: late than in former years, and this
seasons styles show no change in the
sensible alteration. For a skirt
t" be the correct length it
should just escape the ground
when the wearer is standing, or
should reach the tip of the boot on the
outer limb when she is in the saddle.
comfortable summer habit consists
Of serge riding shirt and blazer worn
with a silk Shirt-waist.
While the absolutely proper head
piece for a riding costume in the ladies'
beaver, or high hat. there are many
other more comfortable and equally
becoming styles of headgear that claim
recognition. Caps made in one or in
fonr sections. with round visor or
peaked front, soft felt SLOUGH hats, En-
glish derbys or s1nall-brimmed sailor
hats, in white, black or dark blue. are
all appropriate. A veil should always
be worn with the riding costume.
pain tulle or net veil, reaching
to the tip of the nose, is considered
the correct thing. The prcttiest wells,
however, those made from two
yards of white gauze. They are fas-
tened with one end to the back of the
hat, brought around over the brim and
face, and. crossing at the back, wound
tightly around the neck.
n four-buttoned glove of heavy kid,
in tan mode shades similar in style
to gentlcman's walking glove. is the
most comfortable for riding. Soft
Russia leather gloves made with an
elastic at the inside Of the wrists, with
gore inserted at the outer seam,
to form gauntlet ARC preferred to the
stiff gauntlets formerly worn. High
boots made Of kangaroo finest calf
skin are the most fashionable tor rid
ing wear: but any tlat-hccled, easy
shoe, with stiff ankle support, is, how
ever, all that is necessary Ladies'
Homo journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
Weighing the Guests.

At Sandringham the prince of Wales
has established the custom of weighing
the coming and parting guests. At the
first convenient opportunity. after
being shown to his bedroom, the guest
is weighed, the entry made in q book,
and he is weighed again on the morn
ing of his departure. The book in
which the record is kept is a bulky vol
ume. Among other signatures is that
of "SalisburS," with the portentious
announcements following that on his
last visit to Sandrinsham the premier
weighed over eighteen stone.
News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
eEREeR,nE BROWNS TELEGRAM
When III cures I'll, -.


As 1t often will.
lis not always . homeopa tllic pill.
o"t a dose, sometimes. that will cure or kill
How the fatcs did frown
On percgrinc Brown,
Iho WretchcGcst man in Mradowtown!
When he went to buy,
Tho price was high:
when he went TO sell, the price went down.
lis Pipe wont out, while his chimney smoked;
His wen ran dry. though his hay was soaked
II wouldn't hevc been SO hard TO bear
II his placid wife had borne her share
~ Tor tunes tricks in her own domain;
But her butter "camc.'' and tho kindly rain
Fell only on her scrried box.
aer pansy beds, and her starry rhlox;
Though the chimney smoked, her bread was
Her ranks Of milk pans silver bright;
.a1,, she always sung tic same old song:
It's all your fault taat things go wrong!"'
At lat one day.
Agatc gave way,
ana the cows broke loose in n wild foray
On his neighbours cornheld Hip. hoorayi
II tho Sast straw breaks the comeTs back,
IweZc strange, indeed, If so huge o pack
Did not break down
Poor 1'ercErinc Brown.
from his wtfe's shriu tongue ana his nogh-
He fed: but the omniprescnt wire,
That probes tho world with its points OF fire.
Pierced to his hiding place 1t said:
Your wife is dyingt' Homo he sped,
Forgetting the ills that he had ncd,
Like gnAtStfnEs healed a month ago,
In the terrible woe
THAT frozc his heart like o shroud OF SNOW
At the we'll known farm,
The angry neighbor touched his arm,
As he growled: Now pay me for my corn.
That your cows cstroyed!" With . fash OF
Brown flung him his duo Now tell me, man,
Docs my wife yet live?" The churl began.
with Shane-f1uShed check, to make reply:
II had never heard She was like to diei
who told you?'-A patter OF little feet
Cut short his words. No sound moro sweet
Is heard in Heaven With sobs of joy
Ihe Father clasped to his heart his boy.
Though the rain still soaks
His hay and his rye;
Though his chimney smokes,
And his we'll runs dry:
Though the price is high
When he goes to buy
And Is low his we'll
When he goes sell;
Though his hired man will run away
On tho very morn of n hayinG day:
houGh his cows prefer green corn to hay,
ITS all your fault that things go wrong;''
Though tho fates still frown
Gin . minor way)
Yet Pcrcgrlne Brown
Is blithc and gay
In tact, as all his neighbors say,
He's the happiest man in Meadowtown.
Edward Payson Jackson, in Youths Com
paufOu
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
PjTA AND POINT.

The man who loses most is the one
who tries to keep all he gets-Ran's
Horn.
-Contentment is the feeling that YOU
arc better off than your neighbour
Puck.
--Contentment is better than riches.~
but takes about the same amount OF
money for one as the other.-Inter-
Ocean.
-N1isfortunes.-Kate fell in
love and married him. Hattie-''Mia-
fortunes never come Singly. Detroit
Free Press.
During the preserving season the
housewife realizes that one essential OF
the occupation is to preserve her equa-
ninity--Boston Courier.
If you want to please an ordinary
man call him good-looking; if you want
to pleas Sc a very homely man call him
handsome. Boston Transcript.
Talking about the enjoyment of
riches, the boy with fifty cents in his
pocket when the circus comes to town
can give points to the millionaire.
-Papa-"Do you say grace at the
seminary?'' Product of Modern Educe-
tion-"Certainly. I never heard of
more than one pronunciation. '-Truth.
1t is interesting to see how sorry
the man who went to the country for
a vacation and the man who stald at
home are for each other.-\Vashingt
Star.
The cobbler who posts sign.
''Shoes mended while you wait, casts
an involuntary reflection on the pros
perity of all his customers.-Somervi
Journal.
Miss Whacker-''Do you consider it
a sign of weakness in man to weep, Mr.
Factor?" Mr.. Factor-"'That depends
upon who is playing the piano.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-Johnny-''Doy you own q circus all
of your own?" Mr.. Slimpurse-'.So.
Why?' ''Sister said she didn't believe
you could keep the wolf from the door
for a week '-Inter-Ocean.
They call love the tender passion"
said the young man who had just &C
quired another sister, ''but it strikes
me that it is about as tough as posi-
BILE. "-Indiana polls journal.
When a man dies they call it heart
failure. When a newspaper dies they
say it is busted, though in both cases
it is the want of circulation that caused
the charlottesville Breeze.
I'VE hear a great deal about the
seven ages of man, but no one ever al
ludes to the seven ages of woman
what is the reason?' ''Gallantry, my
boy, gallantry. "--Boston Gazette.
An Opportunity--He- suppose
Chicago girls all wanted to marry the
duke of Varagua?'' She-''Well-er-
he's married Already He-''That's
nothing, he was in Chicago, wasn't hep
Truth.
Ills Relatives
The sluSgard declined to go
TO the anti because. as he said
The ant isn't in it ut all. you know
He'd go to the uncle. instead.
Detroit Free Press.
Lord D'Nasse-''Ycu have no mar
riage settlements in this state. hear?"
Miss Harcourt-''No, but we have some
thing far BETTER Lord D'Masse-"Aw
-what?" Miss Harcourt-''Alim ony."
Vogue.
New Rcporter-''You cut my col
u1nn article on drinking water to half
4 dozen lines. What was the reason?"
City Editor-.'Thought You wanted it
that way" New Reporter-''The dick
ems you did. Why?" City Editor
You had it headed Boil Before Us
ing" boiled it all l knew how and
still you kick. buffalo Courier.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
DUE TO ALCHEMY.

The Discovery OF a Way to Make Porce-
lain Almost Accident.
Although porcelain was known to
both the Chinese and Japanese for ages
it was not introduced into Europe until
he beginning of the eighteenth CEN
tury, when John Bottcher, a native of
SchIaiz in Voightland, was the first to
make it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
a Tale Of Several Cities

''Let's go out and see them play base.
ba ii this afternoon
81 don't known anything about the
game"
80. that's all right. You'll be in
good company. Neither does the hons
club. "-Washington Star.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
ONLY One Didn't Know,

BillSins Suffering from a heavy cold)
II met forty-five different acquaint-
ances this morning, and just forty-four
of them told me of some sure cure for
a cold.
Wife-Didn't the forty-fifth offer any
advice?
Isill<ins-No. He had cold himself.
N. Y. Weekly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07

First Boy don't think much OF
those worl<in' mems unions-
Second Boy-Why not?
First Boy-Th' house and sign paint
ers had big meetin' yesterday, an
passed hull lot of resolutions, an
they didn't once resolve not to pnint
any more keep OF The Gras" signs.S
Good News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07
An Object in View.

He-She says she likes to have me
call on her.
she is trying to hurry uP?-Brooklyn
Lite,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-07

Extentsof the Great Irnlnig ration from the
North.

ExtentsOf the Great I'm lniE TIA ton from the
North.
There are in New England at least
500. 900 French Canadians, some Of them
born in Canada of Frcnch-Canadian
parents, and some born in the United
States. In work entitled LES Cana
diens-Francais de Ia Nouvelle Angle
terrc," Father Hamon gives the num-
Der of French-Canadian Catholics in
New England in 1891 as :;O3. 6:59-a bout
one-third of the total Catholic popu1a-
ton of the six states. AS these statis-
tics are collected by the church for its
own purpose, they are probably nearly
accurate. The book, it should be
stated. was written for the purpose of
enforcing upon the people who had
quilted their native parishes the duty
Of remaining faithful to their church,
and of preserving their language. and
their royal love at least for the country
of their ancestors.
In addition to the French Canadians
who had settled in New England, Fa-
Their Hamon says there are about l00.-
900 other French Canadians in tho
northern part of the state of New
York and the diocesscs of Syracuse and
Albany. An interesting nd important
fact is also mentioned by the reverend
writer in connection with the French
Canadians who are in New England.
He points out that most of the English
speaking kOman SathOllcS are con-
ccntrated in certain great cities of the
east, like Boston, where alone there are
$50, 900 Catholics: while the Canadians,
on the contrary, for the most part es-
tablish themselves in the small manu-
featuring towns. and they already have
a ma jority in several Of them. Henry
LOOMS Nelson, in Harper's Magazine
Nothing New In 1t.
Il spent half the afternoon the
other day. said Mrs. Billtops, ''tryin-
to match Il wooden dress of my daugh-
ter's in silk, and the nearest 1 could
come to it was at least two shades too
dark; but that didn't disturb my
daughter bit: she simply spread it
out next day in the sun and faded it to
a perfect match. She was inclined to
take great credit to herself for this.
for she thought it an original
idea, as indeed it was with her; hut I
explained to her that it was very, very
old: that had myself done the same
thing with faded bingham dress, for
instance, for which I desired to make a
new waist a new pair of sleeves;
that l had taken n new piece of the
same materirl and washed it and hung
it out in the sun, and haG repeated
this process until the new material
was faded to match the old; that in
fact this is one of those discoveries
that people simply keep on making
over and over again. N. Y. S"n.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-09

TxoELsIoR LODGE. NO. A, 10 o. F., holds
Il its regular meetings IN Odd Fellows Hall,
at Centerv Vile. the FIRST and third Saturday even
ings of each month. All members in good stand
ing are invited to attend. by order of the N. G.
DANIEL JONES, Sec'y.
DIoNEER LODGE, NO ]. l. O. o. F.. holds its
L regular meetings in Odd Fellows Hall, Idaho
City, second and fourth Saturday evenings of each
month. All members in good standing are invited
INV. pUNToN. seo'y
D osE REBEKAH LODGE NO. is. 1. o. o. F.,
II holds its regular meetings IN Odd Fellows
Hall Idaho City, on the LIST and Sd Tuesday even
ings OF each month. All members in good stand
ing are invited to attend. By order of the N. G.
HANNAH SCHMIDT, Seo'y.
COVENANT LODGE, NO. 9, l. o. o. F., holds its
~ regular meetings in Masonic Hall, Placerville.
on the I'd and 4th Saturday evenings of each month
All members in good standing are invited to attend
By order of the N. G.
TDAHo CHAPTER, NO. /. II. A. NJ. holds its
L regular meetings in Masonic Hall. Idaho City.
on the Sd THURSDAY evening of each month. All
COMPANIONS in good standing invited to attend.
by order OF the H. P. JOSEPH TRAVIS, seoy.
DoIsE LODGE NO. Q, l. o. G. T., holds its
d regular meetings in Temperance Hall. Idaho
City. on "Wednesday evening of each week. All
members In good standing are invited tc attend
BY order of the G. I. IDA ToMPKINS, Seoy.
DLACER LODGE NO. 8. A F. "A. M, holds its
L regular meetings In each month In Masonic
Hall, Plaeerve. the Saturday on, or first satur-
day after, the full moon.
TUAHo LODGE NO. /, A. +. 4 A. NJ, holds its
i regular meetings in Masonic Hall. Idaho City,
ON the Sd Saturday of each month All members
In good standing are invited to attend BY order
Of the W. NJ. JAS. J. MARSK, Sec'y.
MIzPAH CHAPTER NO. s. o. E. s., holds its
lll regular meetings in Masonic Hall, Idaho City,
on the nrst Thursday evening of each month. All
members in good standing invited to attend.
BY order of 'he W. NJ. ROSE GARRECHT, seoy.
BANNER LODGE, NO. 10. A. o. U. W., holds
ID its regular meetings in Odd Fellow hall, Idaho
City, on the 4th Wednesday evening OF each month
By order Of the N. W. JOHN KENNALY,
Recorder
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-09

In the Behring Sea case Mr.. Car
ter argued Americas rights. From
beginning to end Carter spoke forty
hours. As he sat down Baron Cour-
Gel, President OF the Court, said: II
cannot refrain from thanking you,
sir, for your magnificent speech, which
has been characterized by loftiness OF
views well worthy Of this high Court. "
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-09

for that exception probably lies in his
inability to find Democrat possess
ing the peculiar qualifications needed
to perform the duties of Mr.. Adee,
the present Third Assistant.
Comptroller of Currency Eckels
has taken charge of his Office. He
good naturally confesses that he
knows nothing about banking, which
is the principal business with which
bis office has to deal, but says he in
tends that all of his subordinates
shall be banking experts. He doesn't
explain how he will select them with
out knowing anything about the bust
ness himself.