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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01

renee sliding as swiftly after him. Both
landed with mighty splashcs and loud
screeches in the tank of water!
Bert struck in sitting position and
went down entirely beneath the water,
while Lawrence went in only up to his
ears.
The ground sloped n little away from
the tank; and, as the boys had boil,
landed heavily on the side of the tank
next to the slope, they overthrow thu.
big receptacle and were swept ont on
the ground in one mighty wave that
buried them beneath it for an instant.
All this made great deal of noise,
Lights appeared suddenly in the house
and Mr.. Trask came quickly to tho
kitchen door.
''Who's that? What's the trouble out
here? ?" he asked, sharply. ANSWER me
quickly, or I'll shoot!'
His wife and Aunt Abbie stood be-
hind him, holding lamps and wrapped
in bedclothes and peering out into the
darkness. Aunt Abbie really looked
frightened.
'It's-only-us!" gasped Bert, still
ejecting water from his mouth, while
his teeth chartered.
'Us!' repeated Mr.. Trasl< "Wcll,
who's us? and what->vhy, if it isn't
Bert and Lawrence!"
why, they are dripping wet all
overt" cried Mrs. Trask
'Why, boys!" exclaimed Aunt 1Abbie.
what does it all mean % demanded
Mr.. Trask, in 4 tone that admitted of
nothing but the simple truth in reply.
Why-we-we-w to scare
auntie." said Lawrence, with chattering
teeth, land we fell into the rain water
barrel!''
WANTED to scare me? cried Aunt
Abbie. 'Well, that's great way to do
ito go to Plunging into a tank of ice
cold water with your clothes on at al
most midnight. But am scared
scared most to death lest you take u
dreadful cold! Get out of those wet
clothes and into bed just as soon as
ever you can. while mix you up a hot
drink. Wanted to scare me! Humph!''
But we did scare you, after all >" said
the boys; and to this assertion they
chung ever afterward.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
FASHIONS TICKLE FANCY.
What 1t L. Dccreed Fair Women Shall
Wear.

The popularity of self-.olored cloth
dresses remains unimpaired, and it is
no wonder, since the material lends it.
self TO most kinds of trimming, and is
| always in excellent taste.
A becoming costume has d very full
plated front, with collar of white chit
fon, and an ecru sailor collar, with very
broad squared ends, and bands of ccru
on either side of the pelissc, which
seem like a continuance of the collar.
Scrupulously dainty housckeepers are
now revcrting to the old-f;Sllioned GUS
tom of folding away sprigs of lavender
among the linen in their presses. Deli
cate muslins and silks are folded away
in lavender, the sprigs of which may be
easily grown in any garden.
An odd invention tends to do away
with the danger of losing ones wrap
when hung up at a re4kaurant or even
in n dressing-room. It ls in the form of
!. self-locking hook, which must be
opened with key to release the gar
ment. 1t is an English device, and
should fill long-felt1vant.
Some of the newest ribbons are woven
in patterns called thA''Spanish" or
gypsy. The brilliant naixtures chiefly
prevail. These ribbons are decidedly
fashionable, but scarcely pretty; the
devices and colorings ate very gay, but
Cru(ler ana more STRIKING tnan the
dainty Dresden and Pompadour rib
bons.
Chinchilla will be one of the most
fashionable furs of the winter. The
fact has already raised the price of it
considerably. Some women prefer
.:hinchilla to all other fur, because, as
alleged, it is impossible to successfully
initiate it. Therefore, it can never be
common
beautiful new collarette and ruche
is made of fine, shining silk, soft
texture as chiffon in the richest black
pissed and then box-plaitcd. 1t is COM
posed of three collars, each one n trifle
narrower than the other, and the whole
is finished off by large ruche that
reaches above the ears and ncstles into
the hair in the most fascinating way.
Two long stole ends of black sa tin rib
bon hang down in front.
The very large loops and bows SO long
attached to the neckbands of our gowns
are discarded by fashion leaders, al
though still very popular with the ma
jority of well-dressed women. The
stock tie. with ends falling either from
the back or directly under the chin,
replaces, with the former minority, q
fashion that has maintained for long
time an extraordinary Popularity.-N.l
Y. Post.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
Easily ARRANGED.

They are telling the story in London
that the impossible American in Paris
alighted at a hotel to find it absolutely
full.
II have nothing" expostulated the
host, almost tearfully, nothing. The
first floor is taken by the king of the
Ostenders, the queen of Montegaria &C.
cupies the second, the duke of Cotton
opolis-is sharing the third floor with
the Caliph of Port Said and the crown
prince of Nova Esperanza is sleeping
on the billiard table. AS for myself,
have to make up a bed in the Office, and
there only remains the chamber of my
daughter. OF course
els that your daughter ?'' interrupted
the American, pointing to the young
lady at the desk.
eyes, sir"
'.Al right; I'll marry her after
lunch" And. giving his valise to the
speechless boniface, he added: Snow.
you can take my baggage up to our
room."-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01

In the Memories of the Russian &C.
ographical society has just been pub
lished an important catalogue of earth
quakes that have occurred in China,
Siberia, Central Asia and Russia, and
other places. The catalogue contains
list of about 2,4OO separate earth
qual<es, which occurred in $50 different
localities, from 500 b. c. till A. ID. 1857.
Out of them, TO took place in China,
$40 in East Siberia, SO in West Siberia,
2O2 in Central Asia, $50 in Caucasia, 12l
in Asia Minor and North Persia, and
1SS in European Russia. The frequency
Of earthquakes may be represented as
having been $40 in each 100 years in
Caucasia, $40 in China, 900 in East ST.
IBERIA and Turlzestan. 1913 in Middle and
South Russia, and 10 only in North
Russia, Finland and the Baltic prov
inces. AS to their frequency during
the different seasons of the year, the
figures show that, while in Siberia and
Central Asia earthquakes are more fire.
Quent in autumn and winter than in
spring and summer, the proportion is
reversed for China aud Caucasia.-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
WATER AND GOLD.

The Simple Process By Which Millions OF
Dollars Arc Annually Galnod.
1t is not generally known, even in
California, that millions of dollars are
looking quartz by the flowing of water
over huge piles of broken rocks that
contain tn precious metal. The proc
ess of robbing the earth of it's gold has
now been reduced to such a fine point
that the gentle flowing of water over
the ore CLEANS it of its golden treasures.
and this works we'll in cases where the
old chloride and other methods are not
SO useful.
gold <.froI1ss Hes of mineral-bearinR
quartz is changed with a simple chemi-
cal. which hts the potency to dissolve
gold and hold it in solution. The spark
ling liquid, which flows over hundreds
of tons of quartz, trickles through the
mines and seeks its level, laden with
gold, Is charged with a deadly poison,
cyandine of potassium, a drug which
ferrets out the minutest particles Of tho
yellowish metal, and dissolves them
and brings the precious burden to tho
watts for conversion into refined gold
again.
The cyanide process is as noiseless
and unerring as the laws of gravita-
ton. The method is based on the fact
that even a very weak solution of cya-
hide of potassium dissolves gold and sill
yer, forming, respectively, auro-pot-
assic cyanide and argento-potassic cya-
hide. The solution is separated from
the solid material, and the gold and sill
YER are precipitated in metallic form.
During the last five years the process
has been introduced into almost every
gold field in California and elsewhere,
and more than $4,000, 900 has been re-
covered by the gentle flowing of waters
charged with the magical chemical.
Precipitation is effected by the use 81
fine pieces Of zinc, SO arranged that
when the rich waters flow over them
the fine gold clusters in rich deposits
over the zinc, for which 1T has All
affinity. The gold deposits itself in
the form of fine dust on the plates OF
journal of Commerce.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
Music and Religion.

It was a remark of. Mendelssohn that
there are two subjects which are too
sacred for discussion-religion anG,
thorough-bass. Religion and music arc
not only alike sacred, but they touch at
20 many points that they can hardly be
separated, and in their higher ranges
they melt into one. There are DECEASED
forms of music that have no suggestion
of religion, and there are debased re-
ligions that do not call for music; but
when each is worthy of it's name they
pass into each other as by creative
afinity.-T. T. Munger, in Century.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
SOARING AUNT Able.
BY j. L. HARBOUR.

ISIS ABB1E TRASH
was q short. bust
ling little elderly
! trc1nEn with a de-
termined air, and
was known to pos
scss great force of
Oh o<o- Sho
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01

CHI ara cter. She
was visiting at her brothers house in
the country, and had been untvise
enough to boast, in the presence of he1
two nephewe, Bert and Lawrence, that
| she "wnsn't afraid of anything" And
her courage to n test.
This was with her full knowledge;
.Ac had said that they might do so il
| they were willing to suffer the conse.
quenccs. They had laughed heartily
| Mt this, and declared themselves quite
| willing to run all risks.
Aunt Abbie's list of brave deeds in
cluded IN actual encounter with n bur
Elar found under her bed. She had on
| this occasion produced a little pocket
pistol from her bureau drawer and kept
| the man q prisoner under the bed until
help came In response to her calls, and
he was captured. So the boys gave up
trying to hide under her bed and pre-
tend that they were burglars.
She had once killed large rattle
snake at a picnic, when every other
woman present was screa ming or faint
ing. Snakes were therefore of no use.
Moreover, she would go long dis
tances alone on the darkest night; she
would go down cellar or up into the
attic Mt midnight without a light and
without fear. She had been known to
walk through n burying ground alone
ut IL o'clock on a dark and stormy
night.
She had once slept alone in a house
which was reported to be haunted, and
had come forth in the morning declar-
ing that she had ''slept like a top
She was not afraid even of a mouse
I:ert and Lawrence felt that they would
have to exercise all their ingenuity to
get up anything that would startle
Aunt Abbie.
But at last they hit upon plan.
Their aunt had lived all of her life in a
city, seldom Visiting the country. She
knew almost nothing at all about coun-
try sports. Some grotesque thing that
she had never seen might brighten her.
1t was in the fall of the year, and
Bert and Lawrence finally decided to
try the effect of a pumpkin ghost
on Miss Abbie. A pumpkin ghost,''
sometimes called a jack-o-lantern, is
pumpkin followed out, with holes to
represent eyes, nose and grinning
mouth cut in one side of it. When a
lighted candle is placed inside a pump
ain cut in this way, and the pumpkin is
fastened to the end of long pole, the
effect is startling enough on dark
night.
And the night was as clark Us stack
of black cats" when Bert and Lawrence
prepared to sally forth with their
pumpkin ghost. They proposed to
hoist it before Miss Abbie's window,
and then make all sorts of dismal
noises. They were quite sure she had
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01
Oscillation for Palsy

People afflicted with shaking palsy
are greatly relieved by travelling long
journeys in fast trains. The greater
the oscillation the better they are. DR..
Charcot, noticing this, has had a chair
made to which rapid side-to-sitie
movement ia given by electricity. Tho
effect is to give q healthy man nausea.
but palsied patient enjoys it, and
after quarter OF an hour in it il q Diff
ferent man. He stretches his limbs.
loses fatigue and enjoys a good nights
rest afterwards.-Chicsg Inter Ooean,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01

Shakespeare says we are creatures
that look before and after; the more
surprising that we 30 not look round
little and sec what is passing under
our very eyes.-Carlyle.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-01

never seen a pumpkin ghost, and prob
ably she had never heard of one.
They slyly got the pumpkin ready
In the barn in the afternoon. In the
evening they went to their room, and
ostensibly to bed. as usual, at half past
nine. No one in the house knew of
their plan but themselves, and they pro-
posed to slip out of their room and out
OF the house without arousing anyone.
The roof Of . shed kitchen sIoped
from the .indow-sills of their room to
within. about nine feet of the ground
They decided to climb quietly out of a
window. slip down over the kitchen
roof to the caves. and drop lightly to the
ground. Then they would get the
pumpkin from its place of concealment,
light the candle, and. as Bert said. '.the
fun would Begin
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
Bad Wreck on the Fitchburg.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, April 1.-Two
freight trains on the Fitchburg road col
lded head on near here yesterday after
noon. Both engines were wrecked and
eight freight cars demolished, while "
eral were derailed. None of either train
crew was injured, all jumping just before
the engines met. The blame for the acct
dent is said to be due to a Telegram nc
blunder. The trains We're going at about
10 miles an hour speed. A passenger
train, which was passing, being due here
at Alp, had a narrow escape from derail-
ment, several steps on the coaches being
carried away and windows smashed by
projecting pieces of freight cars coming in
contact with them.
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Terrible Double Fatality.

Boston, April about 5:l5 last ever
ing pedestrians hearing crash and cries
coming from the ground floor of the Reece
Button Hole Machine company building
on Harrison avenue, rushed in and saw IA
terrible sight Up the elevator we'll could
be seen the head of a man completely
severed from the body and wedged be-
tween the elevator and the level of the
fourth floor. Piteous means came from
below, and lying at the bottom of the
shaft was John Reece, owner of the build
ing. Mr.. Reece died at 11:40 There was
no witness to the accident, but John Wall
saw Mr.. Reece run to the elevator well TO
grasp the wire, and, with shrek, dash
to the bottom. 1t is supposed he saw the
workman caught above, and was going to
stop the elevator. The workman Is
thought to be John McGarg&. Mr.. Reece
was president of the Reece Button Hole
Machine company.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
IN A BAD POSITION
Settlers In Matabeleland at
Mercy Of Blacks.

Repulse of the White Forces Renders
the situation Extremely Critical-Raid-
ers Are In Full Control.
CAPE Town, April 1.-The news from
the seat of the outbreak in Matabeleland
increases in gravity, and details are coming
to hand of the failure of the forces dis
patched against the natives to gain any
substantial advantage over them. The re-
bellion is spreading, and the inadequacy
of the present force and equipment to
quell it is admitted.
1t is learned that five white men, in
Guiding Messrs. Cass, Handley and Bur-
ford have been murdered at hyatt Az
miles northeast of Buluwayo. patrol
force which was sent to the relief of lnyatl
found that the place was too hot to hold,
and they We're compelled to retreat.
f. G.. SOous, the great hunter and cam-
paigner, whose farm was attacked last
week and who led q raid into the Matoppo
hills. which threaten Buluwayo on the
east, has also retired from the hills. The
Matabeles are assembled there IN large
force, and are we'll victualled.
Solous did not retire without trying the
mettle of the black men, and in his light
with them two of his men were wounded,
while several of the Matabeles were killed,
After this Gifford's patrol was obliged to
evacuate the store he had been protecting
and to retreat.
The patrol at Gwelo has also been re-
pulsed and Captain Pocock wounded:
The driving in of these forces will leave
the country practically bare to raids by the
Matabeles, and increases the peril of set
tiers in the extreme.
The Rhodesia horse has been disbanded,
and the Buluwayo field force has been
substituted in the preparations which are
now being made for a two months cam
lpaign.
The force dispatched against the blacks
in the Matoppo hills reports that it is not
strong enough to dislodge them from
their position, and asks for reinforce
ments to accomplish that purpose
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
REED OR M'KINLEY.
New Hampshire Would BE Satisfied with
Either AS President


CONCORD, n. H.. April 1.-The Republl-
cans of the Granite state, as evidenced by
the state convention in Phenix hall, were
divided in their sentiment for IL presiden-
tial candidate. The platform was not so
strong in it's financial plank as that of it's
sister state Massachusetts-wh while the con
vention declared for both Thomas b. Reed
and William Mckinley, although electing
delegates to St Louis who are Reed men
first of all.
The convention quickly accomplished its
object by choosing Stephen 5. Jewett 81
Laconia, Frank 5. Streeter of Concord
Charles f. Means of Manchester and
James A. Wood of Acworth delegates to
ST. Louis.
Alternate delegates were elected as fol-
lows: G. A. Clark, Manchester; ;. II.
Gale, Exeter; o. G. Hack, Littleton; DeX-
ter Richards, Newport.
The only exciting incident was the Ell
fort of Colonel Rollins of Concord to Sc
cure as a substitute the Massachusetts
financial plank favoring bimetallism IN
stead of the one reported in the platform
by the committee on resolutions, which
resulted in vain.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03

MANCHESTER, N. H., March 3l.-Three
boys made a CHASTITY discovery near the
pine grove cemetery yesterday. They
stopped at an old barn just north of the
cemetery, on the Calf road and found
lying on the floor, rigid in death, the
partly decomposed body of an old man.
The body was but partially dressed, and
the presumption is that death resulted
from freezing. The body was that of
Ludwick Grimm, mysterious character,
who lived in the woods He had evil
IDENTIFY been dead over a month. On the
body was found considerable money and a
ticket for Germany.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
Shooting Scrape at Providence.

PROVIDENCE, March 30.-Whcn FraIsa
Maroni returned to his home in Eyra
street Saturday afternoon he learned that
Michael Delino, a rejected lover of his
wife's sister, had called at the house a
short time before and assaulted her Ma
roni Immediately started to find Delino
The men met in Eagle park, and it is al
legged that as Delino drew "A razor, Maron
fired three shots from his revolver, all
taking effect Delino is in critical con-
dition. Maroni surrendered himself.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
Russell For President.

Boston, March 30.-There are indica-
lions that at the coming Democratic state
convention to nominate delegates to the
Chicago convention the name of ex-Gov-
error Russell will be considered as a can
didate for the presidency. for among the
nomination papers filed according to the
caucus law are those of number of dele
cations pledged to support Mr.. Russell.
But these delegations have first to win in
the primaries to bring about the use of
Mr.. Russell's name in the convention.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
In Episcopalian Ranks.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, March 30.-Rev.
W. f. Cook, pastor of the Elm-street
Methodist church in this city, announced
last night his intention of resigning from
the Methodist ministry and taking orders
in the Episcopal church. He said he did
not believe in the policy of management
in the Methodist denomination. particu-
larry regarding the relation of the superior
officers TO the ministers and churches.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
swelling Pension Roll.

WASHINGTON, MARCH 2S.-The house
committee ON invalid pension yesterday
reported favorably Representative Crow
theirs bill extending the benefits Of the
pension laws to all the militia engaged in
the Civil War who served 30 days under
the direct authority Of the war department
or United States officers IL is estimated
that from l2,UOO to 1900 namfs viii he
added to the pension roll by this bill.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
Everhardt Whipped Leeds.

MAsPETH, l.. l., March 81. Jack Ever
hardt and Horace Leeds, the lightweights
who were to have been feature of Dan
Stuart's fistic carnival down south, met
last night at the Empire Athletic club
here. They We're scheduled for 25-round
contest. Devotees of the ring came ON
all points of the country to see the sport,
They crowded the arena till more than
5000 spectators were watching the contests.
Eyerhardt was somewhat the favorite in
the betting although Leeds had lots of
friends Evcrhardt won the bout in the
18th round
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
",ienera" Fitzgerald Locked Up.

LYNN, Mass, March 31.-"General' Nj.
d. Fitzgerald of Coxey army fame is again
in trouble. Last evening he was arrested
in West Lynn, charged with being drunk
and disorderly The general" persisted
in expounding socialism doctrines on the
highway, to the evident discomfort of
passers-by after having been warned so
desist by the officer, and, on his refusing,
he was sent to the police station.
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aB7Hj


Cattle-A fair supply # cattle put upoh the
mark I for b. eff: western and largely for eX-
port Market prices ON cattle show no change
from last week, not shade OF Improvement,
Ills bv exporters not over A. &C for anything
from the nor. h.
Fat hogs-Supply fair and prices steady at
4G4tac, 1--we weight, for western, anu &C.
dress ID weight, for western.
Mich cows-A little early in the season Tor
a good trade, later in April there VIII be more
inquiry than at the present time One good
assortment at prices ranging from $4,000.
Sheep-NOt a large run, and prices remain
unchanged. The export trade was hght,
owing to bad returns from Liverpool winch
at last accounts were sold at lc decline Inc
home trade should begin to revive.
Veal calves-Steady prices obtained. sup
ply not as heavy expected and butchers
were forced TO pay full prices ~
Live poultry-A few hundred ms at lO9llc
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03

Boston. April 1.-President Elliott of
the League of American Wheelmen an
nounces the reduction of the sanction fee
for open race meets from $40 to s., and s.
for each additional day. This fee WAS
raised from 81 by the national assembly.
The fee of S25 for national circuit race
meets re mains the same.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
Bondh olders Ready to Open Batteries.

MERIDEN, Conn, March 31.-At a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Meriden,
Waterbury and Connecticut River Rail
road company here, a demand was made
by the bondholders for the interest on the
$3.50, 900 first mortgage bonds. No money
was ready to pay the interest," and the
bondholders will at once begin proceed
ings to foreclose. The bonds were issued
in 1888, and are to run until 1925. They
are now held by the New England road.
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pren,rinp For summer Cruise.

AsHINGToN, March 2S.-The training
ship Essex arrived at Newport, k. l., yes
terday, from New York. and will be made
ready at once for cruise In European
waters this summer with crew OF naval
apprentices. She will leave Newport
ahout April l.