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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23
A eAOGERE0 WITNESS.
She Was Troubled at First, But Finally
Told Her Story.

She Was Troubled First. But (100uY
Told Her story.
your honor, I have a witness in the
next room who is able and ready to
prove an alibi for this man." said the
attorney for the defense eagerly.
Very well, bring him in" COM
rnanded the judge. --
Its a woman, your HONOR
''Well, we'll, bring her in.'
but, your honor, I can not have the
counsel for the prosecution badger my
witness. She is a very respectable per-
son. and has never been in a court of
justice before
Bring her i'm
The woma was brought in. and duly
| sworn. and told to relate what she
knew, and to remember that she was
under oath. She was short and red
faced. and began volubly.
You see. jedge. it was this way.
sed to my darter, SEE -
stop, stop. You are only to make
| n plain statement. Where was the
prisoner when you first saw him?"
''That's what ] getting at
sez to my darter, SEE -
Never mind what you said to your
daughter. What day of the month
was it that you last saw the man now
on trial.
81 guess I ought ter know. It was
the day our folks went to county
! meetin.'.
''But what day of the month, and
what day of the week was that?"
''Same day l made Almy's new sage
green gown"
"Woman,'' exclaimed the counsel for
| the prosecution, You evidently don't
know anything about this case. You
are excused"
81 dunno as I've done anything to
be excused for. 1 only wanted to tell
"Why don't you answer plain ques-
ton? You are trif1inp with the court;
mo l amt, nuther. What question
hev you got?''
''Can you tell the day~of the month
| upon which you last saw the prisoner"
Eyes, it's the 18th. sartin sure.'
"Fifteenth of what?'
''This month";
''Why, that is to-day"
faint secin' him no1v?'
"Lool< here" said the wrathy attor.
ney. rising and pointing a long. lea7
finger at the witness. you ought to t.
able to answer a simple question, q
woman of your age
'Jcdge." said the witness. facing
round upon the judicial char, 81 ask
the purtcction of this coort. I didn't
come here to be insulted. First he
called me woman, then he talks a bout
my age. faint fair, jedge, and amt
agoin' to tell all I know while he's in
the room"
Thare was laugh at the expense OF
| the attorney, and by dint of much
soothing the good woman was at last
induced to tell all she xnew.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23

down In Hath ana ne SAID you were nOC
on speaking terms"
did hep snid the young fellow;
''then I suppose we are not.
Ds"Surely the trouble has not arisen
out of your marriage?' said; ''fathers
no longer impose their choice upon
their sons or daughters"
"\Vell, the fact is" snid Ned Hem
shaw, whom had known since he was
a child, II don't think l want to talk
about IT,"
But / am anxious that you should.
You were honest Tom Henshaw's only
son; you lived with him, shared his
professional business, and he and You
were What one likes to see SO much in
father and son-chums, companions.
friends"
Eyes. that is so.'' said Ned. "Won't
you smoke? My wife has gone to an
at home She will return very soon.
1 hope, and then we are going to drive
to Richmond to dinner. Will you join
us?"
THANK you, cannot" replied.
lighting a cigar, and waiting for Ned
to talk.
He was a successful architect, had in
heritcd a moderate fortune, and he and
his father together owned considerable
property in the western city.
Who was your wife, Ned?''
"A widow" he replied.
'Indeed! Well, old Weller warned
,.s against them, but I have known
come very charming widows"
My wife very charming
widow" said Ned, land is very charm
ing wife; but must tell you all about
it?''
81 think So Your father was so reti-
cent that the business strikes me as
mysterious, and l want to know with
whom am to be friends, with father
or with son."
'.Oh with BOTH" said Ned, "though I
auppose he will never forgive me-"
"You speak regretfully."
lit was like this, you see," said Ned.
"when my poor mot her died my father
was inconsolable, at least for a whole
year; said he could no longer live in
the house, must leave it., the associa-
tons were too much for him, and SO
on. felt a good deal like TINT too un
til father engaged a housekeeper, aud
the management of the place began to
assume its old complete style, a place
for every thing and everything in its
place, nice breakfasts, good dinners,
servants we'll under commando: in
short. the house what it had previous
ly been-a model establishment. Then
we both settled down again, and began
to find cOnSola ton in our sorrow, and
something like compensation in our
admirably managed establishment /
say ours, you know, because l had new
err left home except to serve my arti-
cles. and for the reason that l was
practically joint controller with my
father.
Her name was Sinclair, this model
housekeeper, Mrs. Arl<ell Sinclair.
MY father heard of her through a
friend. She was only two and thirty
Her husband had died two years after
their marriage, leaving her a beggarly
fifty pounds year: she had been
obliged to take a situation as a house
keeper, and she had left it, not because
she was proud, but because she could
not put up with the naughty manners
and superior airs OF her mistress
lady of title, by the way.
Mrs Sinclair had herself been
very we'll brought up, could sing
and play the piano, was we'll read. and
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23
SOON FORGOTTEN.

A Sad Comment Upon the Death Of
Napoleon Eonnparte.
The vanity of human endeavor, when
it is directed toward the attainment OF
selfish ends, was never better illus
trated than by the manner in which
the news of the death of Napoleon
Bonaparte at St. Helena was received
in Paris. Napoleon had been the mas.
ter Of Europe; he had reached the
height of human glory, and in France.
and particularly in Paris, all things
had conferred around his name.
Quite recently the memoirs of Louis
Anne Martin, a French man of letters
of the early part of the present CEN
fury. and an acute observer of men and
affairs in his time, have been published
in Paris for the first time. In them.
under date of July 6, 1921, occurs note
which shows what the name of the
emperor Napoleon" had become at
that time.
'I;onaparte is dead" says Martin.
land the news is repeated coldly and
forgotten, and people go on to talk Of
other things. I wished particularly to
know what effect this news would
have upon the people. 1 passed the
Palais-Royal A public crier called
Here's your account of the death o.
Bona parte!
''This cry, which it seemed must
have appalled, Europe, was without eff
feet; no one listened. There was not a
purchaser OF the mans wares; every.
one was indifferent.
81 entered several cafes, and found
the same difference-Coldness every
where; no ones intelligence was
touched. 1 can not answer for the
hearts, but this man had inspired
more of astonishment than of love.
I'm one cafe l heard people talking
about his death, and then they went
on to talk about the censorship law.
which is discussed so much to-day, and
which will be forgotten tomorrow.
And this is glory!'-Youth's Com
panion.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23
To Make the Job Complete.

Il wish you would see what is the
matter with this said the customer,
handing his watch across the show
case. 1T has stopped. Perhaps there's
a hair tangled up in the balance
Wheel
The ieweler opened it. screwed his
eyeglass into place, and made the GUS
ton1a ry horrible grimace at the help.
less watch.
of EN-
''Well, give it a shampoo.''-ChicaRo
Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23

was in every way an admirable house
wife. A friend advised her that she
was Just the woman my father wan ted,
and my father, having been introduced
to her. came to the same conclusion.
Mrs. Sinclair became more and more
the mistress of the house, and the friend
of tho heads thereof. my father and L.
When the Italian opera came to Bath
my father suggested that we should
Etale.sa boz and give Mrs. Sinclair a
pleasant evening; it would, he said, be
some compensation for the treatment
she had received at the hands of a GER
tain lady of title. I seconded him
heartily in every little plan ior Mrs.
Sinclair's happiness. She was invalu-
able to US; and We were both sincere
in trying to make her understand tina
we were grateful. As time went on I
found myself getting home at unusual
hours. laying. traps to catch Mrs Sin
clair for a gossip. In the midst OF my
| work her face would come into my
mind; it was a cheerful bright face q
cou bin ation OF beauty and intellectual
tty; somehow she didn't look a bit like
widow: snd yet there WA glance In
bar eyes pew aad then that -wes!s
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23

The cruel injustice wounded her to
the quick, but she repressed the words
of protest that rose to her lips She
was patient. Suddenly. however. the
storm that had been gathering in hex
heart broke in an uncomfortable tenn.
pest. She shrieked aloud. play ball!"
she yelled. She had paid fifty cents
admission. and, while she was disposed
to endure much in silence, when the
center-felder walked in to make a kick
to the umpire she rebelled.-Detroit
Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23
A DELIGHTFUL WOMAN.
ax JOSEPH HATror.

kCopyr;rht, 1894, by the Author.1
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23

Smartie-Which would you rather
he, the fool you look, or the fool you
are2
Quette-Really, I am SO dis satisfied
with myself, don't You know, that I'd
rather be the sirapls idiot that you a re-
-.Deeroit Free Press.
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the younE fell
low, II don t
X no w that !
have had what
you would call
a quarrel with
my father.
And yet you
have 1ef t h i 8
roof, where you
were SO happy.
and 1 find you
here in London;
while I m e {
70 ur her
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-23
lightly Sarcastic.

slightly Sarcastic.
Ehe-Of what are you thinkingS
Ee--Noth:ng.
Observation-Disclosures
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
The Hayaiian: Investigation.

WAsH1NeToS. Jan. The Senate
Committns on ccrsign Relations met
again to-day for the purpose Of con-
tinuiny tho Investigation into the
diplomatic relations Of this country
with Hawaii. Senator Morgan, Gray
and Frey were the only memb ers
present, and The proceedings were
strictly private. Tier. was but. one
witness before tho committee during
the forenoon, H. Jones, from Boston,
who was there for the purpose OF put
ting the conuittee in poss esaion OF
facts at his command concerning the
revolution of last January. aud the
relations Of this country to the Hawa-
ian government. Jones has .arle
business interests in the islands, and
he Was in Honolulu during tho revo-
luton. He WIS questioned closely
about the condition Of affairs proceed
ing the revolution, about the cLaruc-
ter OF Queen Liliuokalani's rule. and
her alleged iutention to subrert tho
constitution of the country, the rea-
son for the revolution aud the Efforts
on tn part of the Dole huEston
party to secure the disposition ur Lh.
Queen, and the formation OF the Pro-
visional Government with n view o
the annexation of the Isipuds TO the
United States. He was also required
TO tell the story of the revolution and
detail the part taken by the Uui:rd
States mariners IN the support of the
Provisional Government. Jones
proved strong advocate OF the All
nexation OF the islauds to the United
Staies, and "a slaunch supporter OF
the present government and opposed
TO that of the Queen. He is Of the
opinion that the resources of the is
lands are such as to render it IN the
advantage Of the United States TO
annex them and also regards the
islands as OF sLrategetic Importance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
FOREST AND GARDEN.
VENEzuELA .hoa mills trees.

VENEzuELA has milk trees
THERE are, thirty species Of tobacco.
PlAHTs placed under; blue glass will
starve, because they cannot absorb car
bonic acid from the atmosphere.
PRoF.- DoLLRv, of. the University of
Pennsylvania, has discovered that the
tlyrsus; carried, by sBacchus, wss tho
flower clustcr,of the date palm, .not .
fiji. Or pine cone as usually translated.
WILLIAM Il. SMITH, for many years
superintendent of the botanical gar
dens in Washington, has,;it is said, per-
sonally directed the planting of mora
than six million trees in different parts
of tho United States.
AZ Cologne there is rose tree which
is believed TO be three hundred years
old and has trunk of four feet in cir
cumiercncc. California has one at
Ventura which is now three feet in
circumference ut the ground. 1t was
only planted in. 1876 and now covers
two Thousand feet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
SMILES.

GENTLEMAN well, how did you
succeed in your new rolc?" Actress
81 don't know. I haven't read the
newspapers yet."-Schalz.
DAY-''What did Hicks say when his
wife called him crank" Weeks
Told her she was something of o
windlass hcrsclf."-N. Y. Herald.
BoB-"After all. it is the apparel
that makes the man. l often think as
] pass some poorly dressed fellow how
much am indebted to my clothes"
Harry - "And for them?" - Boston
Transcript.
GAUNT STRANGER-"Can you help-a
poor-fellow to stem the tide of starva-
tion?" Literary Man (bustling nround)
-"Certainly, my poor man! Here's a
copy Of Atkinson on Cheap Cookery
Take it, and may the Lord bless you"
Cleveland, Plaindealer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
The Most Patient Of People.

The other day IN Rochester, II. Y,
Hiss Hope, u school teacher in u
publics"hool in that city, in n moment
OF ,pussion called a pupil, boy six
years of age, thief in the presence
Of the other pupils. TIE other pupils
tainted the boys sister with the re-
mark. She WAS taken i'll with brain
fever and lied Her mother Ie out
of her mind in consequence If the
chiid's death. Miss Hope is pros
trated over the result of her words,
and. the moral is that schoo! teachers
ought to be the most patient OF ppo-
Pc and ought to control themselves
enough not to state some of the char.
arteristics OF their pup;ls. },.n.,,., (
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

A rHREE-ETED girl of rare beauty is
said to be coming sensation i'll Eu-
rope.
A WONDERFUL pig is owned by j. w.
Garrison, of Flat Creek, n. C. It has
two heads, two tails, three eyes and
Six legs.
At buchanan, Ga, w. A. Keith found
a stone of the blue flint variety in the
heart of solid pine tree.
A SHARK in Florida waters recently
undertook to swallow n four-hundrcd-
pound turtle, toll first, but after get
ting his. prey down as far as the for
ward flippcrs was obliged to disgorgo.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03

"ReakhArs 4. Froelich, have recei ved
a oer load OF fresh Missouri older and
are now ready 70 supply tho srade.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03

WhoR you want fresh family gro
ooT'es. vegetables. candy, nuts. tobuu.
,P!sssy., 2 tpp g9 y bon crsishesd's.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03

HOOPS PILLS nre tho best nfter.dinneI
Pills, assist digestion. prevent constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-03
Middletonn. Pm. Anril u 1872,

Middletown, Pm, April Ia 1891
Mr.. NoBaaS L.qRrF, Dss Moines Ia.
DRAE S1R:- Please sond me four
dozen Kranso's Headache Capeuies.
They are the beat headache romedy
vs. eyes handled
You're,
JoHN W. STAHR
For sale by F., II, Muller. :
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
HATS
and CAPS.

Every head needs its covering especially this
time of year.
Good up-to-date headwear is the SIGN of a
good head. Then again there's no excuse for go-
ing bare headed wearing something out of
style, when you get the very latest things of us
at prices so low as to seem incredulous.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14

At $1S, $40, 500, $24 and $50, we show extr
fine garments in Imported WOrsteds, Cheviot
Kerseys, Meltons sc, cut in all the latest styles
Pooles, Paddocks, Bells sc. They'll cost 20
from So to So more outside our stores.
MEMS ULSTERS, all the new fabrics, su
perbly made, Al in every respect $500 t
$500.
Boys and Children's Overcoats, Refers an
listers, all sizes, from the little tot at to tn
hobby young man of 49, Many exclusive novel
ties to be found only with us, $1.O0 to $500.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
Mems
Furnishings.

If there is any one thing in which we take
esnecial pride it is in our Magnificent Stock OF
Mems Furnishings. 'ris the little things that
make the man well dressed. The Gloves, the
Cuffs the Collars, the Tie etc., all have thelr
place and without them you spoil an otherwise
neat appearance to- +rodo
with us and then you get the latest out too.
No out of date stock here.
NECKWEAR. in Puffs, Knots, fourth
uonds Rows etc An Immense Assortment all
25c to $3.50.
COLLARS and CUFFS. The celebrated
Barker Brandt acknowledged by all to DE the|
best made.
GLOVES and MITTENS. Leather raced,
Kid, Jersey and Fancy Knit, zoe TO sl'oo.
nuEN TuERE;S
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14

Our lines of Boys and Childrens Suits are
complete in every detail and judging from the
trade we have received on them this season we
believe that our efforts to supply the best goods
at the least money are thoroughly appreciated
BOYS SUITS, IA to 10 years, Single and
Double Breasted or Cutaway Sacks, Hand
some Patterns, Big Assortment, Good
Wearers, $3.50 to $500.
OHILDREN'S SUITS q piece, 4 to IA years.
Neat, Nobby Things, double seat and knees,
$1.00 to 5000.
SUITS, e piece, 10 to 16 years.
Coat, Vest and Short Pants $3.50 to $1,000.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
Mems Suits.

All Wool Suits in any Style de-
sired.
Single and Double Breasted, Round
and Square Out Sacks, extra long
Cutaway Sacks, Full Regent Frocks in
Worsteds, Cheviots, Cassimeres, NC.
Gives you selection from the same
tyles and Fabrics of better quality.
Most anything you may desire may be
found in this line and you'll be sur
prised at the fine qualities and excel
lent workmanship shown you.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
HATS

A good wool article at 25c
A better one at soc
Unfinished Furs at 75e
An Immense Line (soft or stiff at 81 90
Finer Grades (soft or stiff at $3.50 to 90
A full line of "Stetson's Goods
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-07

oEUWAOE
When is the Council going to pub.
version of the late firsmen's scrapf
When 10 the Sunday Star going TO
make the nominations for the different
offices for the Republican party2
When is Mr.. Gawthrop going to he
succeeded by good Republican In
the Street and Sewer Com mission?
When is the postoffice going to be
run on civil service rulee2
! When will one of MIR. Dickey's rela.
tives be appointed to Office?
When will the Republican party
have two as smart politicians as John
4. Dickey and Patrick Neary?
When will certain men find out that
they can't run the Republican party in
Delaware?
1lWhen will tho cars run to Brandy
Summit camp?
When will Governor Bob make such
another speech as he made at New
Castle on Saturday last. Tho Cover
nor got stuck?
when will certain newspaper man
go fishing again and fall In and get a
ducking?
When will certain West side young
lady cease to sing and play the piano
after 10 o'clock every evening?
/ When will certain young married
man cease to take his wife and do star
gazing in Cool Spring Park2
When wlllthe workingmen OF our
city receive three dollars a day and
roost beef for days work?
When will tho tax payers bring In
the advanced valuation TO the REPuB-
LIcAN officer
When will the people cease to grum
BILE about the Street Car Conductors?
: When will tenants pay the rent and
cease mo wing out between two days?
When will the New Castle correspon-
dent cease making 30 much noise as
no did at the ball game on Saturday
last?
When will New Castles base ball
team have as large a crowd on the
grounds as they had on Saturday
last?
Whom will New Castle awake out OF
Its RIP Van Wrinkle sleep?
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-07
LiChtelSteil & Hart
228 Market Street.
State Convention
sOF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

He dquarters ofthe Republican STATED
Central Com, Wilmington. Del (
A State Convention of the Republican
party OF the state OF Delaware will be
held at Dover. Tuesday, August 2lst, A.
d., 1884, at IL o'clock Il. H., for the pur.
pose of nominating a candidate for Gov
lerDor and candidate for Representative
In Congress and Members of the State
Central Committee.
The Convention at lover will consist
of leo delegates apportioned among the
several districts of the state. az follows
AZ TO be chosen from tile mrs. district.
~ to be chosen from the second district.
40 to be chosen from the third district
~ to be chosen from the fourth district.
Said delegates to be apportioned among
the several subdivisions of each district
as heretofore.
And further, II ID ordered that the cleo
ton of deleRat es shall be rs follows.
The Republican District Committee
shall provide for the holding of an cleo
tlon at the usual place or places of voting
in the several subdivisions of the respec-
tive counties by providing an Inspector
and two Judges. The election shall be
held on Saturday. 18th day OF August,
A. d.. 1894. between the hours of and 0
?; milne polls TO be open continuously in
each subdivision for n period of not less
than two hours. providing. however. that
in the absence OF such provision for the
conducting of an election as are above
set forth. the Republican voters of the
district shall assemble at the usual vot-
ing place aud shall organize by elect
ing an inspector and two Judges.
Upon closing tho polls the judges shall
count the votes and make certificate OF
election IN duplicate. one OF which shall
be delivered 10 the delegates elected and
the other shall be mailed forthwith to
TO the Secretary OF the State Republican
Committee, Hotel Richardson. Dover,
Delaware.
At the election of delegates to the
state convention, Republicans. or those
pledgtng themselves to vote the Republic
cln ticket, only, ehnll be allowed to vote.
JAMES II. WILSON. Chairman.
HUGH c. BROWNE, Secretary. a4.3t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-07
SPECIAL MENTION.

Cupringand lseei,ins. In3 Y. second So
M. F. Davis. Jeweler, 0 E. end st.
Cupping & leeohin9. Pariser.sis Madison
American Laundry. COZ West Front st.
For first-olass dyeiug and securing
go to the Delaware Dye Works, 2lO
King street.
The best tea and coffee In the city at
hard times prices Mt 40I Delaware Ava
nue.. w. Is. Moore.
S. N. Smeltz Is selling four different
mems watermelons from Jersey.
DIR. SHINING White Pulmonlc Balsam,
the famous throat and lung remedy
and hypophosphate Or lung food. 500
king stI eet.
II you want to save money, go to
w. 8. Moore for your groceries ut 40l
Delaware Avenue; 1t Will pay you to
go there and buy ut hard times prices.
Go to J. II. Cleaver's. East Fourth
street, for Water Coolers. Refrigera-
tors aud Ice Cream Freezers.
James N. Young. job carpenter.
painter and roofer. 3l3 DUPONT street.
For watermelons. the finest in tho
market 90 to S. N Smeltz, Fourth st
between Market and King.
The finest and best wutermelons In
the city are for GALE by S. n. Smeltz
4th street between Market and King
DR.. Simms' Cholera Syrup. the great
and certain positive cure for dlarrh9a
lcholera morbus. cholera iffauLum
and summer diseases of children.
Save your babies with this famous
medicine. COG King street.
II you are going to the park or pic
Mo take box of those 40 cent caro-
mels for twenty cents. They are
wrapped and don't stick. Hollis go
Market street.
Go to S. N. Smeltz for all kinds Of
fruits and produce. wholesale or I've.
tail East 4th street. between King and
Market streets.