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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-10-06
JIM WAS WELL AHEAD,

He Had Saved Himself Much Trouble by
Seeking n Damp Spot.
A young man stood at the foot of
Griswold street gazing steadily into the
river, when a policeman who happened
along inquired:
Hooking for anything particular out
there?'
''Nell, no. replied the gazer. II was
just a-thinkin'. 1t is almost three wears
ago to a day since my brother Jim was
drowned right here.
And you thought you might sec his
hat floating around?"
'Oh, no. 1 was thinkin' how curiors
1T all came about. Jim went right off
the wharf here. They said he lust gave
one yell before he struck the water
1T was a case of suicide, then?-'
Straight case You see, Jim and me
were both in love with the same girl
Jim was the best looking, but 1 had the
most land"
And the girl preferred you?"
She did. Jim and me didn't have no
fuss about it, but soon as he found
out how things was he come into De-
troit and walked down here and iumped
off. Poor old Jim.''
Ihere are many sad things IN our
lives" said the policeman, as he tappcd
the head of pile with his baton.
You bet, and this is one of them
though Jim can't complaint
complain of what?''
Why, he suicided beca use he couldn't
git the girl. and now I want to suicide |
because 1 did git her. On the whole. |
think Jim is about a year and a half
q head of me.'-Detroit Free Press
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holding me down, and although it was
scorching hot day, I was soon as
cold as if 1 had been lying in an ice.
box. The centipede would crawl up
my arm to where my shirt sleeve was
rolled up, then crawl all around the
arm, back to the wrist, and then up
again. He must have made the cir
cult twenty times, and the strain on
my nerves was telling on me fast. It
seemed to me that 1t bad been hours
since 1 avolxe, and knew that could
not stand the strain much longer.
Suddenly a new danger appeared
before my staring eyes. 1 heard a
rustlinR oe1eaves. and a moment later a
huge. brown bear, Raunt and hungry
looking, walked out of the busheS md
came straight toward me. My rifle
was lying on the ground within easy
reach Of my right hand, but to move
that arm ever SO little would invite the
deadly sting of the centipede on the
instant, and the bear was SO close it
was doubtful If I could get a shot At
him anyway.
'"Then I gave myself mp for good,
and MALT closing my eyes l tried to
think OF prayer to say. The bear
walked straight up to me. aud begin
Ming at my feet began to smell and
push me with his nose. The csnt.peds
raw the ttav sesslsk, md ssswaed
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1.-The person whose grief is mani
tested IN violent paroNyisms is fortu-
nate, said DIR. l.. j. Wilton. II have
never known case where there were
loud cries. wailing, and moa ming tina t
did not soon recover completely. One
of the first patients I ever had was {,
young man who had met with an acct
dent. He died within an hour. and the
grief OF his young widow was most dis
tress1ng to those present. 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that we could
restrain her from throwing herself
upon his coffin in the grave, but in two
months she was married again and
seemed to be perfectly happy. Grief
that can not be thrown off by out
ward manifesto tions is what tells
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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THE USE OF SOAPS.
How the Skin Is Injured by the Chsa NJ
Kinds.

| W." 'he Skt Is injured by the Chea peF
| Kinds
Even in perfect health. the skin may
| be said to be one of the most sensitive
| IF the bodily tissues. and when it is
! naturally irritable and harsh it is liza
Ole to be seriously affected by the SIM
olest of external influences.
The skin is roughly divided into two
ayers; the deeper one. or the true skin.
being the vital portion. and for the
most part responsible for the health of
The whole structures: while the exter-
nal layer is more of the nature of horn,
Ind serves as Il protection for the It's
sues underneath.
The natural function Of the true skin
which is to eNcrete the Precipitation,
lends, in normal con ditions, to lubri-
:ate this horny epidermis, as it is
called, and to keep it always soft and
somewhat moist.
The perspiration is, in the main. COM
posed OF watery and fatty sweat; and
IN determining the suitability of any
cleansing medium. it is it's relation to
THESE substances more than anything
else that we have to study.
Soap, as we all know, is made by the
action of alkalies, like potash and soda,
upon fats There is generally, even in
the best of soap, greater or less
amount of alkali above that required
to transform the fat into soap. 1t is
this free alkali tina becomes prejudicial
to the skin, as it not only acts as an ir-
rltant, but combines with and removes
the fatty sweat. by its continued ac-
ton the skin is rendered harsh and dry
We may guard against the danger
which may attend, in some cases at
least, the free use of soap in either of
two Hvays-by limiting ourselves to
articles made by reputable firms, or by
using soap which has an excess Of
fatty matter in its composition, like
that known as castle"
Cheap soaps, while they may appear
Ill right to the sense of sight and small,
are generally perfumed highly to hide.
the presence of free alkali, and their.
is always to be discouraged.-Yout :
Companion.
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QUALIFIED TO ACT AS JUDGE
a western Hunn0rlst Who Decided n Case
In Favor Of Buffalo BAH.

a Western Hulnorist Who noc,haa . Ca.
In Favor of Buffalo ban.
Buffalo Bill once gave a show in Car
son City, New, and on the openins
night the house was packed to thu
doors. The audience, however, wen,
away dissatisfied because Mr.. Cody him
self did not appear. The celebrated
cowboy, when the time came for him
TO startle the audience with his deeds
OF daring was not to be found. So the
good people of Carson dubbed the show
a fake" and after the first night only
few attended. Charles E. Locke, the
manager of the show. brought suit
against Buffalo Bill to recover
ton in Carson, for the residents OF
that town knew very little. of the mer-
its of Thespians of any kind, and there
were few, If any, who could honestly
tell whether or not it was more graft
Tying to the audience for an intoxi-
Gated actor to appear on the stage and
make Il fool of himself, or remain be-
hind the scenes in the arms of Nor
Pheus. The judge of the court did not
like to decide the case between Messrs.
Locke and Cody, and it was impossible
to find a jury with sufficient intelli-
gence to understand the matter FL
nally it was agreed to let Sam Davis
decide the case. So the sage bush hui
morist was brought before the tribunal
and was closely questioned by the
judge, who wanted to see how much
Mr. Davis knew about the drama
Have you ever been in a theater.
Mr.. Davis?" asked the judge.
Eyes, SIR.
DO you think that you can tell the
difference between a man who is intox-
lcated and a man who is sober?''
Most assuredly," answered Mr..
Davis
did you ever hear of a theate,
where the play drew largely on the
first night and continued to draw
largely during the run of the plav?"
Yes. sir
''Where?''
In London. 1t was tragedy"
who wrote it?:'
civilian Shakespeare
Now, Mr.. Davis, did you ever hear
OF a theater where the play drew
largely on the first night and ONLY
eight or ten people on every night
Yes, SIR
"Where?"
In London. It was tragedy also"
And who wrote that tragedy?''
Il did,
Mr.. Davis was unanimously selected |
o decide the suit, which he did in !
avor of Buffalo Bill.-San Francisco
News Letter.
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forgot to grab my gun as 1 rose. and
when l got on my feet the bear was SO
| close did not have time to stoop and
get It, In fact, it was only by quick
leap to one side that l escaped the
clutch OF the grizzly he rose on his
| hind feet and made lunge at me will,
paws outstretched and mouth wide
| open.
| AS leaped aside and faced about /
! caught sight of the painted face of a
| Misunderstanding Crow Indian who
stood. rifle in hand, not less than thirty
yards away. The Indian was EVIDENT
ly not aware of my presence until I
Jumped up from the ground. and had
his rifle raised for a shot at the bear.
He was SO startled by my sudden APP
pearance that he lowered his rifle and,
instead Of taking shot at me. ran
away as fast as he could go.
II gave a sigh of relief now that I
had only one enemy to fight instead Of
three. But was not yet out of dam
ger by any means. The pain of his
wound made the bear frantic. Growl-
ing furiously, he turned and made an
other rush for me. He was now be-
tween me and my rifle, and my only
weapon was a long hunting knife
which carried in Ely belt. CHANGING
back over my shoulder for a second, I
discovered another and serious danger
was within twenty feet of the bank
OF the ravine, which was directly be-
hind me. 4 stumble or slip of the foot
would carry me over the brink which
meant q. fall of one hundred feet, to
strike on a mass of rock below.
AS the bear rushed at me the Sec
ond time again spranR to one side
and escaped him by only few inches
had drawn my knife, but | knew
that If L had closed with him he could |
tear me to pieces before I could reach
mob
LAS lodged about plan of escape
suddenly occurred to me. 1t was a
desperate chance, but my situation |
was desperate. and by this time it. was
plain that the bullet from the gun of l
the Indian he'd not reached a vital
Of hard fighting yet.
''As lodged about to avoid the saw
ago PUSHES of the animal I kept get |
ting nearer the brink of the ravine.
Finally 1 stock on the very edge of 1t,
with the bear facing me, twenty feet
away. Again he rose on his hind feet
and came to ME with vicious RrowI |
stood still until l could almost feel
his hot breath in my face. Then duck
ing to avoid his outstretched foreleRs
sPrang quickly to one side.
my plan of escape was a success.
The momentum of the big brute was
such that he could not stop in time
AAo AO plunged neAOlOnR over the
bank and went tumbling to the bot
ON OF the ravine. heard him strike
the rocks a hundred feet below with a
,hud, and then rs I realized that l was
afe dropped to the ground as limp
IS a wet rag. l was as weak as a baby
rom the effects of the strain on my
nerves. and it WIS nearly an hour be-
ore was strong enough to pick up
ny rifle and start baclS to camp.
with two OF my companions to help ,
&C went UP tho raviue the next day
nd secured the hide Of the bear. ~
h 1s0His 0lebe.D eeeeyat,
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| around on the under side of my arm
and stopped. Every instant expected
to feel the sharp sting of the insect,
and 1 was trying to nerve myself MP
and let the bear finish mo in short
order. rather than suffer tho torture OF
the slower death.
But the bear looked me over,
pushed my arms and legs about and
licked my face; still the centipede did
not move. The bear stood there for
several minutes, it seemed to me, but
at last appeared to make up his mind
me to the coyotes. Then he turned
and numbered off in the same direction
from which he had come.
but the deadly centipede was still
on my arm, and by this time was so
weak as to be in danger of rolling
warning of a new danger gave nv
nerves another shock.
1.-The bear had gone less than fifty
feet away when I heard the sharp
crack of a rifle on the other side of
me. heard the hiss of bullet as it
flew over me and saw a bunch of fur
fly from the side of the bear. The AMI
NAL had been hit just back of the left
shoulder, but the bullet did not even
KNOCK MN down. With a grovvl of
rage the big shaggy monster turned
and came toward me with a rush.
IL was certain that the shot had
been fred by an Indian, and if there
was any faint hope of escape lingering
In my breast before, it rapidly van
ished. The centipede had been startled
by the shot and was now running
down my bare arm. There I was. with
The deadly insect on my bare flesh, an
and wounded bear coming at |
ne from one side, and an Indian on
the other side of me ready to shoot mo |
Town the moment 1 raised my head
II quickly made up my mind that if
ny time had come had rather be shot
oy the Indian or torn to pieces bv the
bear than to be stung to death by the ;
e ntipede. With a bound I sprang to
ny feet, and to my intense relief the
e ntipede dropped from my arm to the
'round without singing me- But
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Large and Small Matters,

MIR. Nocash-Nly neighbor, Mr.. Slim
purse, has built his fence six inches
over the line.
Lavyer-A small matter, which can
be AMIGA bly, arranged. Agree with him
to let the fence stand where it is until
necessary to rebuild, and then have it
put where it belongs. Five dollars.
please. Thanks. Good-day. Sir.
Mr.. Golde-Bullion - Good-rnorninp,
My neighbor, Mr.. Fatpurse, has built
his fence four inches over the line
LaSvyer-He has, eh? Well fix him.
Yes, Sir, I'll win that case for you if I
have to carry it to the supreme court.
yes, sim Y. Weekly
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summer vacations. Crowds of then
may be found every evening dur
ing the summer in the HOFFMAN
house cafe. There they meet Buffalo
Hoffman, Ed Stokes
| Five men who have grown up with
the far west from the days of the pio-
| neers were seated around a table In
the Hoffman cafe telling stories OF
their adventures in the days when
they fought Indians and grizzlies at
! every step they advanced toward tho
| Golden Gate.
] ~ had some pretty close calls in the
old days fighting Indians and bears
single-handed," said Col. Burrows, of
Montana, but once 1 was cornered by
a grizzly. centipede and a Crow In
dian, and getting out of that corner
had the closest shave of my life, I
guess. l was prospecting along the
foot OF the Rockies one summer away
back In the days when all the Indians
that were not on the warpath were
ready to scalp any white man who fell
into their hands. There were plenty
OF bears around. too, and as rule
none of the men in our party went
very Tar from camp alone,
one morning / started out to follow
up a small ravine that had discovered
the day before and along the anl<s of
which were some scant outcroppings
ming specimens Of rock that pushed
on, quite forgetful of time and dis
lance until a feeling of emptiness of
my stomach warned me that 1t was
noon. Then I made a note of nv sur
roundings. and found that was fully
ten miles from camp. I was on the
bank of the ravine which was more
than one hundred feet deep at that
point. All around there was sort of
stunted half-grovvn forest with plenty
of rocks and small caves-splendid
hiding places for bears and Indians 1 !
looked around very carefully and,
seeing nc sign of an enemy, decided |
to eat the cold dinner I had brought |
with me before starting back to camp. |
1T was a hot day, and when I had |
finished my dinner 1 was sleepy. I !
lay down in the shade of tree to take
D short nap. knowing that would
wake up in less than an hour which
would give me plenty of time to get
10 camp before dark. took off my
,oat and put it under my head, rolled
Up the sleeves-of my flannel shirt and
made myself as comfortable as possi-
Die. had been asleep probably fif-
cen minutes when peculiar tickling
sensation on my right arm caused me
o awake suddenly. Fortunately for
ne, did not spring up with start.
''Opening my eyes, / looked first at
ny arm where I had felt the tickling.
As did SO my heart stopped beating
or a minute. it seemed to me, and
cit a cold sweat starting out at every
our Halfway up my arm saw a ,
centipede crawling around
n the bare flesh. He was very vido !
wake, and it was evident that he was
here for business. The slightest
hove on my part would be the signing ,
f my death warrant.
~ could see the venomous insect g
'ithout even turning my eyeballs, and
lay perfectly still How 1 did it 1 | +
ont know. 1t seemed to me that +
here was ton of weight on my chest o
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The first annual Christian "a %
deavor convention ever held in CHI
was held in Shanghai, recently.
| Two thousand one hundred 81
| nlnety-fve Jews in the kin9dom
| Prussia became Christians from ISIS
| 1888. 80
! The Scandinavians Of this couutF1
possess ~ institutions for secondaS1g
and higher education, with S, 600 stu
dents. The value of the property II
| 81 $50, 900. y
| There are five governments univers
are forbidden to teach any religioue
doctrine, and have no care over tls8t
| morals of the students. ssS
"A Few years ago no man dare ridxs
through the streets of any CHILEAN ctr
on Good Friday. Even the cars WEI
not allowed torun. No sound of human
la Dor was permitted to disturb the RI:
ligiouS silence. ~
bishop Taylor tells of man cS5nsss
verified late IN life, who wante to mako
up for lost time -ande double the res
'nalnder of his life, soshe resolved to
support missionary to labor in tl,Ss
field while he labored at home.
The missionaries of Swedish socie.SS!
ties are publishing, at Kibunzi, on thu
congo, monthly paper in the FioteS
d1a1ect whose title means ''Messen0eAE.
OF Peace The paper costs twenf5
cents per year, and is printed in fixe :
hundred copies.
The highest cathedral +ox,,o, =, 49,
world-that of Ulm Minster-thougf
finished some years ago, has been hid
den by Scaffolding until recently. The
!ast portion OF the scaffolding has now :.
been removed, and the tower can at 3
last be seen in all it's beauty.
The board of education of the Press
byterian church has decided that il
must limit the probable number Of
under its care in colleges and :
during the coming season
to nine hundred, and can not promise
to give a larger sum than eighty dol
ars for the year. "a
1T is the fashion, II Francs for the. =
government to parcel .sce the, public s.
unds for the SUPPORT oi pubic svorss 4
hip From SIS, DOC, Oin to SIC, Gee, $50 are e
given the Catholics; the Prs,s4ssg y
stants receive about $3.50, 600. aE.,, Jews 6
bout $4,000 and the Mob 1te.rsaet!arsss 8
bout $50, OoO.-Missicrla1.y Review Ii
The queen of Italy recently sent to q
lev. Father Tonello, Of Galesburg, 81
H., a pair of heavy silver candlesticlxs
nd copy of a picture by Giotto of the
'irgin and Child. beautifully framed
n silver. Father Tonello is Of noble e
Italian family. and was childish play
late OF the queen. Not long ago he
'rote to her, asking some aid for his
'ission, and her gift was sent in reply
o his appeal.
Mrs. Charles Henrotin. the wife of
Chicago ba mixer. and herself a leader
society, recently addressed a social
tic meeting of over one Thousand men
nd women4t Kimball hall, Chicago,
pom the wrongs of women wage-ear-
rs ana the advantages of the eight
our law, recounting the results of her
in pr inting-offices,
and other places where
.e working-day was practically with
1T limit
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Household Economy,

Have you taken up your carpets this
spring." asked one neighbor of another.
''No I don't take them up. I've
reckoned it this way. Carpets will last
ten years, anyhow, if you lot 'ena alone;
but if cleaned and beat them nv back
wouldn't last more than two years.
I've decided to let the wear and tear
come on the carpets. "-Youth's Com
panion.
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Most Distant,

SticlSby-Who is your most distant
relative, Bill?
Bill Frayedout (who is known to
have relatives abroad) - My cousin,
John Welltodo, just across the street.
s~8oston Courier,
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An Unworthy Prosecutor.

The Justice-You are accused, Sam
DO, of stealing three chickens
Sambo-Jedge. your hohah, de man
dat calls dem old hens chickens, has
mighty tough conscience to appear in
court!-Truth
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Breaking the Record,

Small Brother (enthusiasticaly}-
Oh, grandma, Harry broke the record
at the college contest.
Grandma-Well, declare, that boy
is always breaking something. What
will it cost to fix it, or will he have to
get q new one?-Detroit Free Press.
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Knew His Dad.

Senator Grabb-Be very careful If
your associates. my son. A man is
known by the company he keeps
Son-And a senator is known by the
company that keeps him, amt he,
Papa?''-JudRe.
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A Record.

How are you getting along with
your new servant girl?'' asked the
caller.
"Our new servant gisl?" repeated the
hostess with some indignation in her
voice; why, she has been with us to-
four Observation-Disclosures Star.
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A Great Saving.

Have you saved anything in the
last year?" asked the irate father of
the prodigal son.
Yes, dad" said the prodigal. I've
saved my vermiform appendix
judge,
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-Sarah-'tShe's worth q million. and
just the right age for you." JERRY
Any girl worth q mill!on is the tight
Aso tor me-"
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H E w E A L.
thy mine own
ers, ranchmen
and politi-
clans of the
far west go to
New York to
spend he ir
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In Musical Circles,

Sharp-Was it grand opera You
heard?
F1atte-Blessed if know whether it
was grand, square, or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Free Press.
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Along the west coast of Africa
there are now about 225 churches 40 600
converts, 100, 900 adherents 500 schools.
40, 600 pupils. Thirty-five languages or
dialects have been mastered, and parts
of the bible and other books have been
printed in these languages, while it is
estimated that 5000, 600 OF the natives
have more az less knowledge OF the
Gespel ef Christ.
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The boy stood ON the burning deck;
He wouldn't stir an inch.
For he was writing ~ the are
For the Daily ENo6ln9 Olson.
HaSaAa -
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\ Hydrologic Character.

The young man had been telling the
girl Il lot of marvellous stories. which he
thought she was swallowing whole, un-
til she began to quiz him and queer his
yarns.
do you KNOW, she asked after she
had been making him feel silly for half
an hour. what neurological character
I represent?''
DIANA" he responded. anxious to
please.
No., she desente ''Orpheus.'
How Orpheus?" he inquired. "He
was man.
II know, but he played upon tn
Tyre. "-Detroit Free Press
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There is but one woman lawyer in
India. and that is Miss Sora BIZ. a
Parsee, who. after winning academic
honors in India, went to England, and
was successful student at Oxford,
where she was a protegee of the late
Prof. Jowett, the master of Balliol.
She worked in a solicitors Office in Lin
coin Inn after quitting Oxford, and
thus familiarized herself with a law
yer>s practical work. Miss Sorabji
took up the study of law from the de-
sire to help her countrywomen, whom
religion and custom alike forbid to re-
ceive legal advice from men; but. after
all. she has not yet been able to prac-
tlce law in India. She still believes it
her mission in life, however, and. pend
ing the opportunity, she has post at
Baroda as director of voDar's educa-
ton.