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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22
OK PUsL/C SCHOOLS.

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Last Friday the public schools Of
Lafayette parish closed "a ten
months session, having opened
Sept. 10, 1894. There are ai-
together some 20 white schools en-
ploying "a teachers and while the
actual enrolment of pupils cannot
be stated JNet here, there. has been
an unprecedented increase during
the last sholast,c year. While the
Board, ably assisted by the Police
Jury, has provided new school
houses and more and bett r accom-
modations, still the capacity of the
schools in several instances has
been taxed to the utmost extent.
The efficiency of the schools we are
happy to state has shared in the on
ward and upward movement in
educational affairs and while this
department has been seriously
h ndicappcd by various and un-
avoidable causes yet we feel conf
dent that much has been accom-
plished. Able and conscientious
teachers alone should be employed
and every effort made to bring the
entire system to high state of per-
lection. The officers in charge will
certainly do all in their power and
if sincerely seconded by TIE school
patrons the coming scholastic year
will be marked by considerable
progress. The wonder is not that
so little has been accomplished,
but that so much has been done
with SO little. Not one cent of To-
cal school tax is levied outside of
the regular poll tax of 81 per cap
tia. The Board owing to the lib
eral appropriations made by the
Police Jury has been enabled to do
a great deal, but with:increased ex-
penditures incidental to increased
demands of the system, the time
will soon come-if it is not already
at hand-when direct local taxation
will be the only means of maintain
ing the schools in proper state of
People who ride in
palace cars and who build a
$4,000 Jail for the accommodation
Of miserable set of criminals,
should not hesitate 20 exPend a few
thousand dollars in the education
Of their children into whose hands
soon will be committed the destiny
Of this great nation. This is not
The highest nor purest motive to be
but it will suffice, we
nope, to impress our readers with
he Importance of additional inter
EST in matter SO vital. Let the
people bestir themselves to renewed
activity in furnishing the sinews of
var and soon Lafayette will forge
ahead and be in line with its more
fortunate sister parishes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

Now that A. w. Cockerton, Ma
jor Burke's first lieutenant, has re-
turned to New Orleans to stand
TRIAL, the public may be treated to
real sensations in connection with
Burke's big steal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

The States and other gold papers
are indignant because the ward
bosses figured at the meeting in
New Orleans last week, but they
seem to think that Henry Clay
Warmoth is good enough to be-
long to the .'Sound Money"
League.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

1t is strange how some preachers
delight in lying about President
Cleveland. AS soon as one lie is ex-
ploded there hobs up another So
called minister with new false
hood.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

The man who votes for licen Sc
has no good reason to complain If
tramps, Paupers, criminals and
maniacs. These are the legitimate
fruits of his vote. People.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

Republican and popu1ist dema-
gogues may howl as muchly as
they can, but our people know
that to the Democratic party alone
must the people now look for saliva
zion from negro domination
Shreveport Progress
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22
Notice.

Notice.
found roaming i'll my pasture small
brown Creole pony which I had bargaincd
of about a year ago to some Jypsies. Owner
can secure same by proving ownership and
paying costs. JAcQuES CuAlssoN.
May rs, 1885,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22

As party, the Populists would
never consent to Africanizing our
State, but there be among them
some who SO hate the Democratic
party that they would risk anything
to bring about its overthrow
Shreveport Progress. -
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-22
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coNpye FED sy rHx .LArAyErrE VIC. T. y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20

Presence Of mind is courage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20


Is it not humiliating to an Ameri.
can citizen to be forced to acknowl.
edge that politics." in which il is
the highest duty Of every good and
true citizen to take an active part.
have by our system Of elections and
campaigns, become so vile and nasty
that to charge a man with being !
politician is to insult him, to rep
resent him as the munipulator Of bal-
lot boz suffers, perjurers and hood
lums, and that every reputable bust
ness man in the community will in
dignantly declare on any occasion
that he is no politician. aud viii not
soil his hands with or waste his t;mo
in politics.
This is at the bottom ofaali thu
lawlessness in our midst, and il ws
hope to re-establish the reign Of Law
we must also establish the reign of
at least reasonable degree Of hon.
esty in politics. IN. O. States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20

Nine men out of ten who are in
public life are arrant demagogues
they think OF their own selfish aspi-
rations first, and care little for the
consciousness, so long as fhey can
ride on top. These men do not seek
to lead and instruct the people; they
are arrant moral towards, and they
straddle the fence until they see
which way popular opinion or the
popular craze is going, whereupon
they chit dirt" on that side and pro-
test with all the power Of their recre-
ant lungs and all the clamor Of their
cowardly tongues that that is the
right way; that all who oppose the
movement are traitors to the people,
are enemies of their liberties and are
seeking to ruin the country. This
is the impulse Of miserable humanity
that accounts SO often for SO many
really able men being found arraying
the people against sound principles
against their own best interests and
seeking to ride them to the devil so
long as they themselves are the
riders.-N. @. States,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20
IN JUNE.

All ! luscious June, you sealed nay fate
With your soft perfumes and your balmy al r
You witched away my bachelor heart,
You-and that maiden fair!
Can ever forget her winsome face,
With its pretty flush and its roseate hse?
Can 1 ever forget that kiss stole :
All, me! Who could Could you!
Over the prairie SO broad and green
Under the Western starlight sky
We wandered together that soft June night,
With never watcher by.
And the plover piped his merriest notes
And the whipporwill tuned its sweetest lay.
While the yellow daisies nodded their heads
As she stole my heart away.
Chicago Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20

&
A HALT SHOULD Be CALLED.-The
Raleigh IN. Co. News and Observer
says: IT the country ever loses its
independence, it will be more attrib-
utable to the decisions Of the federal
judiciary than to any other cause. II
may always be expected that the leg
islatiSe and executive departments
will take to them as much power as
the courts will permit. They ought
to be the bulwarks against centraliza-
tioD, aud when such men as the late
Walter G. Gresham were on tho
bench the people had as much chance
as corporations and the advocates on
Capitalization. The judiciary is tho
heart of the federal system. There
are many excellent men on the bench,
but htterly the decisions tend too
much to Capitalization and to enlarge
corporate rights. A halt should b
called.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20
NO. II.

come the destruction Of the thin Is
which it has done so much to est.t-
lish. The catastrophe might be do
layed, but it could not be ayerted -
All the ingenuity of man would lie
unequal to the task Of arresting tho
decay thus introduced, and iinal col
lapse would come in spite Of every
effort to supply the place Of the dis
carded assurance Of safety and welfa, Q.
The amusement Of doing without
religion has been tried in a number
of instances, and has invariably prov
ed to be a failure. Christianity is an
Indispensable part Of the system Of
civilization. In the case Of this nation
particularly, it is a source Of infinite
profit, an essential agency Of social
and political order and progress. III
We love our country we will love re-
ligious influence" !" declares Archbish-
op Ryan. There can be no true
American patriotism where Christian
ity is held in disrespect; and all good
citizens should govern themselves &C.
cordingly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20
BENTON, La, THURSDAY, JUNE 90 1895

Lao ACaSu0u LIS COuCluStOuS u0 Ctu
work intelligently and successfully.
If he is a foolish man-and most
of us are foolish in this respect-he
neither knows much about the mate
rial in bis own soul, with which he is
to do his work, nor the plan accord
ing to which he is to shape his life,
and as a consequence has no def
niteness of purpose and wastes his
energies, for if he begins with igno-
rance he is apt to end with disap-
pointment.
See the wrecked lives scattered
along the shores of time! What
more pathetic picture can be conceiv-
ed than that of man who has made
the worst of himself? His early
hopes and ambitions, like the timbers
of stranded vessel, lie bleaching in
the sun The waves that break on
the beach sound like dirge, and you
can hear in the air the tolling of bells.
Why has this misfortune befallen {?
In most cases because he had no high
aim, and was governed by impulse
rather than conviction. If he had
known himself more accurately his
life would not be the tragedy it is.
What can we do, then, to keep
ourselves from making these fatal
mistakese Here is a very practical
question. The clergy will tell you
to "get religion But religion is
not thing to be plucked from tree
like peaches. True, you must have
religion. but where is it and what is
it?
A very simple rule will unfold the
great secret. Acquire the habit of
self-communion, and everything else
will follow Spend thirty minutes
every day in the silence of your own
chamber, talking to your soul about
the great concerns of life, and it will
not be long before you have God to
keep you company. Quiet, restful
contemplation is more magical than
magic itself. 1t is utterly impossible
for man to think about himself for
half an hour without becoming
ashamed of himself, and shame after
a little will transmute itself into res
olution. Look over your purposes
and motives critically and impartially;
shut out the world and unfold your
self to yourself. Examine your hopes
and fears, coming to a deliberate
judgment concerning their value, and
you will find sooner or later that in
visible beings "who walk the earth
both when we wake and when we
sleep" are your welcome companions
There is nothing so nearly omnipo.
tent, so transfguring, nothing that
can SO quickly bring you self-control,
contentment and the consciousness
of Gods presence in your life as
quiet self examination in solitude
you will find it Jacobs ladder up
which you daily climb to heaven
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20
Commune With Yourself.

Commune With Yourself.
From the New York Herald
Enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut the door.-Matthew
vi, 6.
Very few men put themselves under
microscope and look at their souls
with the sharp eye of critical analy-
sis.
Self-examination is a prime duty,
but duty which we either neglect
altogether or perform with reluc-
tance.
The consequence is that a great
many of us have yet to make our
own acquaintance.
To use blundering bit of rhetoric
in order to illustrate this statement,
our estimate of ourselves is so differ
ent from what we really are that we
could pass ourselves on the highway
without nod of recognition.
II we knew ourselves thoroughly
we should work with more economy
of energy and far better purpose.
IT we knew what we are best adapt
ed to do, and had an inventory of
the mental and moral material in our
p ,ssession to do it with, there would
be fewer sighs and less heart break
ing.
Calm, quiet, relentless self-exami-
nation, however, is the most irksome
task which we ever set ourselves, and
we gladly avail ourselves of every
excuse to avoid it.
The simple truth is we have lurk-
ing suspicion that we are not as large
oras faithful or as strong Or as noble
as we like to think ourselves, and we
rather fear to look into the matter lest
our suspicious should be corroborat-
ed.
We enjoy the aattery or the i'm
pulsiye praise of our friends and try
to persuade ourselves that the praise
or the fattery is deserved.
In a word, it is a universal fault
that we prefer to see ourselves
through maginfying glass, and have
no desire to know the exact truth.
When a contractor undertakes to
build house his first business is to
find out whether the necessary tim
ber and stone are within reach. He
has the plan of the house always in
mind, and SO knows what he must do
and what he has to do it with. Each
of his laborers has tool chest, and
if any one should apply for work not
having the proper tools, or not know
ing how to use them, he would be
treated with scornful contempt. In
practical life, when one wishes to
earn his living, he must know his
trade and have at hand the instru-
ments which alone can make him an
available artisan Nothing could be
more absurd than for man to apply
for work as a carpenter or mason who
was ignorant of his ability to do what
he is to be paid wages for doing.
The same rule applies when we are
engaged in building a character.
The wise man is student. He knows
what elements go to make up char
acter, and whether he is in possession
of those elements, or, if not, whether
it is possible to develop them, and
whether character is worth the sac
rifces which must be made in order
to construct it. All this self-exami-
nation is his equipment, and when he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20


Once Week, published at Vose-
burg, Miss, under the caption Of
"True and Brave Women" says:
To be able to look cheerful and
hopeful through clouds OF poverty
and distress is an accomplishment
bestowed BY nature upon every true
and brave woman, and, no matter
how poor or humble her home may
be, the magic power OF smiles eau
brighten it's shadows and tighten it,
cares. Upon the troubled mind Of /
feeling husband a wife's smile falls
like q sunbeam on flower. And ho !
much more beautiful it makes tI,s
face that wears it than q frown!-
When q wife and mother, forgetting
sorrows and hardships, smiles away
her tears, there is loveliness in tho
act that speaks to a mans heart mors
eloquently than words.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-06-20

1t is estimated that in the world
there are fully 100000 Masons.--
What an army Of men this is, doing
good for the cause Of humanity!
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
PROBLEM TO SOLVE,
roma du Lac Council Struggling with the
sewerage Nuisance

beverage Nuisance
Fond du Lac. Wis, June 22.-ISpeci3I
Ne solution OF problem which has
confronted the common councils of tho
city fer several years is being attpmptnd
pF tHe mayor and aldermen of the pres
ehf year. For the past few wears The
sewerage question has been a rorr,Ieyipr
one ana owing 10 the financial phaSp of
any GHortS 10 remedy existing conditions
lhe aldermen have not been at all anxious
- ii'hle 'he matter. The main sewers
or the cIty empty into the east branch Of
me fond dU Lac river Tho water in
inns stream has been unusually low this
H'aN'1l dnd as tho summer advances there
ar. no hopes for Il rj>" in the water.
~ present tn" Forest street exit of tho
nam street sewer and the exit Of the
/ hlTd street sewer. which drains tho on
tire southeastern portion of the city are
out 9t water and the stencil omanatipg
from these exits is being seriously com
pLathtd Of and tn" conditions are men
ace 10 health
l'r r. E. Atkins as mayor of the
tlIN ana president of the board of health
mas started an active discussion in Tho
premises and has offered recommenda-
li"hS 10 the public Improvement commit
lee, which has been partially carried ont
ne river bed has been thoroughlv cleaned
or rubbish and other obstacles 10 tho
water now aud new channel has been
tN'dFattd. he mayor has suggested
mat dam he constructed with gates
the object IN Wow being the collection IF
water to hc used for flushing puruo.uS
| ms dam. 1t * recommended i, to ho
put a"ros" the river south of Forest
street. Some opposition to the plans of
"" mayor has been shown. the opinion
beng held that it is a matter Of but y
few years when the river VIII he entire
" dry after the usual spring frcShets,
ami that dam would he entirely uSrieSS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
SOLDIERS MASSACRED.
Bodies of Many SpaniardS Are
Nailed to Trees or the
Beach.

New York. June IA special 10 the
World from Boston SAYS that the steam
rr Brilahlirk. which has arrived from
'Eha. confirms the story of the massacre
d Spanish soldiers at $ama. Several #
ho SpHniarIS were killed and uuarterel
q nailed Ia trees near the beach and 9TH
were taken prisoners.
N.nvn that massacre 4 large Spanish ar.
uy. with headquarters AT Gihrara. some
'ttecn miles distant, y engaged in fight
M I'll" rebels i'm the vicinity of BARCLAY.
ten miles inland from Slml \ regiment
of soldiers Is stationed at S1ma at pcs
rnt and every vessel that enters tho har-
hor l. Uuw placed under the care of the
Spanish soldiers
deck of the Bridahurk durnS her stay
ia that port and watched every visitor
who came aboard the, ship The cargo
also WAS watched while II was being
shipped and care was tahrn that nobody
rsmc away on the vessel who did not
that soldiers have been stationed on the
RUdahNck. The vessel was thoroughly
searched on her arrival and every yes
sci that eut"rs the haroor from th'S out
viii toe treated in the same way None
Of the crew were allowed to 20 on shore
during the stay at Sdma except the cap
tain.
Another Expedition.
New York. lune II The Cuban rcyo-
Mrioui~rr, il Is said. are about Ia send an
other big expedition to the island This
one viii b" under IN" command of Col
Callaz-o and viii start from "A small
island n tho West iudivr, which i owned
10y an EnI,iehmJu. The latter Is IN SYM
patiy with the Cuban y1U~" TIN land
ing viii hr made in Nulta Ahajo. Al the
arms and ammunition have already been
sent to the island. With Calazco ro l5o
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
I\nIt TING INCENDIARIES.
SOME Insurance Officials Nav be
Drawn Into the Net at
New York.

York Iuno - Three indictments
i ty th" grand jury today
I'D members Of the gang of
hose operations were revealed
uur hr Samuel Mich. fire in
-.nt last week The mon in
George w Hot, fire Insurance
kappgi Eried.and, the shirt
I..Her who was member of tho
4 Cohen x Co, and Charles +.
rhn policeman who was formerly
far duty at the office Of The fire
All the indictments are for com
the inoendiary fire Of the shift
louis Gordon. Holt Is indict-
arson In tn" SECOND degree. Fried
ar arson in the third degree and
bribery IN taking money to sun
BIS knowledge of the work of the
E,m"nt was also found against
mher # the firm Of l.. Cohen &
auphcity. Ii is expected that
.-JI II taday's work before the
ary nnurh warrants viii be issued
rr~t nf other insurance men
aG clerks in the Offices of diff
insurance adiHsterS and for at
l1@l Insurance company official
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
PLOT AGAINST HAW All.
Federal Officers will Act on Re
ports from the Pacific
Coast.

Seattle. Wash. June -. The Srhounl
q W Watson. which cleared from this
port ut the local customs othp,, last u;-ht
with 571.oao feet of lumber for Honolulu.
intends 10 take on field pieces. small arms
and ammunition off Cape TIatrrry. \
large shipment OF arms and ammunition
ht, been made to the sound by rail and
is now either stored or cached nj var,nU>
points along the sound in the vicinity of
Everett and Whatrom After the Wat.
son rounds Cape l'lattery il is said that
She will dump her big cargo of lumber
int the sea and large number Of small
Si"np> and SrhoourrS will sail soawrri
from near the points named. bringing the
new cargo. After the lumber cargo has
gone INTO the waves il Is said that she
viii head for Il small island in the lla
Wdllnn group which has been selected
and Il peculiarly adapted 10 thu landing
OF the contraband cargo. II her plans do
not ml>carry an in>urTrCtiou may hc tx
p"ctrd To follow.
y bold Schrm" Is SHjd to have been uu-
/ rarth"d 10y the government agents re
comfy. Il Is said that some San Fran
cisco shippers and 4 woman in Honolulu
who Is worth SOTO. 600 proposed fitting
uP Il schooner at this port with heavy
guns and small arms. and then u go To
small island in the Hawaiian group
and turtify themselves. 1t was cal"u-
lated that the strength of tho RovaIists
and the supposed allies of cNpurcn lii
Iu"kalami III San Francisco would great
!y help ont the scheme. II l. also ,aiId
certain man in this city, we'll known
for his lighting ability. was offered CON
mand of the expedition at a salary Of
$500 per month. II successful he was TO
have high position under the royal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
BIG DAY FOR HURLEY.
Fourth of July will he Celebrated In a
,Eitting Manner.

Hurey, Wis. June - Special -
Hurley is the town on the Gogebic range
that will celebrate the Fourth of July
Hurley never does things by halves and
will have the largest celebration ever
known on the range, several hundred dol
lars having been subscribed. Among
the sports that hay" been arranged will
be Il bicycle race. a game of ball. tribe
of 800 Indians with games common
among that tribe but interesting to 9th
crS. such aS Ia crosse squaw races
ETC. balloon ascension III from n which n i
at an altitude of 300 feet and a man
will drop at .30um feet. The best band
on the range VIII discourse sweet strains
throughout tn" day. \ grand display Of
fireworks in the evening and dance
given by the tiremen will wind up the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-29
\ oul~hl TRUST PROFITS.
..ar McNuta Reports that He
~ Made $500, 900 in Five
Months.
H.. June II Since he has

H.. June II Since he has
rgI af the Whisky trust. Re
NJ Militia has made profit of
aa,a according to his inventory of
tI.l in the United States court
amparcd with the inventory
rha condition Of the trust on
r. hen the concern went into
. 81 the court. At that time
rq~ / surplus of S1.200.0OO. The
r.N reports a surplus of 81 800
Ff report was filed at the request
r ~hoWaltcr 70 aid him in de
rhe character of the decree
rs the petition for sale of the
.a.n properties under the reorganiza
..ra.rrers bid. Gen. McNulta as
Ia his opinion the suits which
a.Iu I'm the court for the ac-
~ under the cattle feeding con
+.r additional compensation from
nr anl Norris and other suits on
i .unuoo bond issue and the excess
,.. purchase Of the Shufeldt and
,u9r- viii increase the assets in
4 af the receiver. The receiver
.nar au examination of the books
called large sums of money nor
a,r@mrd for and that as soon
u oct time he will bring other
alf.H ii the sums are recovered
ruar Increase the assets. 4 de-
H.n the court is not looked for
-. ii ,.iur>sI1V