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GROCERs.

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ANTRIM, Z. w. & SONS. 1871 Cary;
WILLIAMS. r. +. Co, li3 and III > l4tn.
CHRISTIAN, J. ID. & r. s., Co., liO' H.
wEisIGER G. DAVE, lol S Fourteenth.
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WOOdenWare.

Cedar Tubs. electric hoops .......... 81
Wdsn-BOArdS ......... ....'...........
3-string Brooms. extra heayy........ 10
flpIe rams ..-..-..+ -s.s.s....s+...... -
Wood-Rim Sifters ............ ........
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BAKER.
BAKING POWDER.

BRIGGS. L D.. AZ E. Broad.
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LEATHER AND FINDINGS.

WOODWARD & SON, 800 S. Ninth.
MONTAGUE MFG. CO., Ninth and Arch.
+. SITTERDING, st. James street be-
tween Leigh and Jackson.
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EEHIILIEENbs
TRAyERs. S. w. & CO.. 1921 Cary.
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Draws from
Treasury

10 the above statement l have given
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us Work IN THE CHAIR.
JOB is-2 10 was appointed professor OF
philosophy and modern literature IN
ArHoch College, Ohio. where he remained
four years. in 1876 he resigned the posi-
Ton % accept an instructorship in htera-
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MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL w'Ks
COFFEE. r. w. MACHINE CO.. sOS cary
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WINE MERCHANTS.
NOTICE.

RICHMOND cEDAR-woRKs.
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BANKS (sAvINGs)

UNION BANK or RICHMOND, 1ioi
Main
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MERCHANDISE BROKERS.

UNION BROKERAGE CO., 10 8. 18th.
SMITH, X. NJ, d CO. Is S. 18th.
The age-herald., 1897-11-06

seen My opinion that the trade should hg stopped had the more weight because {, 1 was ale to say. "Gen. G.arit and evsry genIal officer whom ] have seen hopes 1t will be doneo
 The result Of our saoqlferena-s was that on March S1, 1863, MT. Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring all commercial intercourse with the states in insuree- tion unlawful. exc pt when carried on according to the regulations prescribed by the secretary of the treasury These regulations Mir. Chase prepared at once. At ths same time Mir Lincoln issued his proclamation MT. Stanton issued an or der forb,dding officora and all other members of the army to have anything to do with fine trade. Tn spite of all thess regulations, howevor, and tie mod ifioa ions of thsm which sxpe. e.aence brought, there was, throughout the war, mere CT less difficulty over cotton trad ing.
 Special Commissioner in Grants Army a
 From Washington I went back to New York. I had not been there long before Mir. Stanton sent for me to com4 to Washington. IIe wanted some cne to go to Grants army, h. safd, to report daily to him the military proceedings, and to give such information as would enabre MT. Lincoln and him to settle tn :ir minds as to Grant, about whom, at that din'a, theGe were many doubts, and against whom there was some complaint.
 win you go?" Mir. Stanton asI.d.
 Yes" I said.
 Very well,' he repli d. "The ostensi- ble function I shall give you will be that of special commissfonsr of the war de- partment to investigate the pay depart m5nt in western armies, but your real duty will be to report to me every day what you sse''
 l at once started for Memphis, going by way of Cairo and Columbus. I sent my first dispatch to the war department from Columbus, on March 20. It was sent by a secret cypher furnished by the war department, which I used myself for throughout the war I was my own cipher clerk. The ordinary method at the various headquarters was for the sender to write out the dispatch in full, after which it was translated from plain
The age-herald., 1897-11-06

English into the agreed cipher by tele- graph operator or clerk, retained for that exclusive purpose, who understood it, and by another translated back again at the other end of the line. So what ever military secret was transmitted was at the mercy always of at least two outside persons, besides running the gauntlet of other prying eyes. Dispatch es written ia complex cipher codes were often difficult to unravel, unless trans mitted by the operator with the greatest precision. A wrong word sometimes de- stroyed the sense of the entire dispatch, and important movements were delayed athereby. This explains the oft-repeated T do not understand your telegram" found in the official correspondence of the war period.
 I have, since the war, become familiar with a great many ciphers. but I never than that used in my messages to MT. Stanton.
 Only Once Deciphe-ed
 The only message sent by this cipher to be translated by an outsider on the route, so far as I know, was that one of D. m.,' Sept. 20, 1863, in which I re- ported the Union defeat at Chicka- mauga. Gen. R. S. Granger, who was then at Nashville, was at the telegraph office waiting for news when my dis patch passed through. The operator guessed out the dispatch, as he after ward confessed, and it was passed around Nashville. The agent of the Associated Press at Louisville sent out a private printed circular, quoting me as an authority for reporting the bat tie as total defeat, and in Cincinnati Horace Maynard repeated, the same day of the battle, the entire second sentence of the dispatch, "Chickamauga is as fa- tai name in our history as Bull Run"
 This premature disclosure to the pub lie of what was only the truth, well known at the front, caused a great deal of trouble. I immediately set on foot an investigation to discover who had pene- trated our cipher code, and soon arrived at a satisfactory understanding of the matter, of which Mr. Stanton was duly informed. No blame could attach to me, as was manifest upon the inquiry; nev- ertheless, the sensation resulted in eon- siderable annoyance along the line from | Chattanooga to Washington. I suggest | ed to MT. Stanton the advisability of concocting new and more difficult | cipher; but it was never changed, so far 1 as I now remember.
The age-herald., 1897-11-06
MRS. WlNSLoWs SOOTHING SYRUP

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS, AL LAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure ana ask for Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
NEED LUCRE
To Buy Suits. Etc.-Dixie Base
Ball Club Organized.

The leading base ball sport in
Lafayette sends us the following:
Dear Gazette:-Say to your en-
lishtened readers that we cannot
succeed without their generous sup
port. We are playing for glory,
but we need cash for suits, balls,
CLUBS, masks and printing. APP
peal to thu m for an enlargement of
their hearts and purse strings and
make any suggestion in your gilt
edged Gazette. You have my full
and official permission to make
some lucrc flow into our Golfers.
The Dixie Base Ball Club was
organized at the Oak Avenue Park
last Sunday. The following are
the players: Jim Marsh, c.;
Felix Mouton, s. S. and captain;
VIM. eraser, f. b.; Adam Otto,
S. b.; Paul Castel, t. b.; Philip
Mouton, r. f.; John eraser, c. f.;
Lewis Mcbride, l. f. The boys are
out selling tickets for a match game
to be played between the Dixie and
the So. Pac. Clubs Sunday evening,
May 9.
A practice game will be played
Sunday evening, May I, after
which the second nine or Junior
Club will be organized and the
names of the players announced
later.
The Dixies would like to hear
from the Breaux Bridge, St. Mar
tin, Pilette, Rayne, and Crowley
clubs, through their manager, F. v.
Mouton, Lafayette, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
THE COMMITTEE
Appointed by the School Board
Meets and Prepares to Re-
ceivo the Teachers.

The committee appo1ted by the
School Board and composed of
Superintendent Latiolais, Prof. c.
F. Trudeau, Messrs. VIM. Clegg,
Chas. O. Mouton and DR.. N. P.
Moss met at the courthouse last
Saturday to make the necessary
arrangements for the reception of
teachers who will attend the Sum
mer normal to convene in this town
on May 80. Mr.. Ed G.. VOORHEES,
is also a member of the committee,
but he could not be present at the
meeting owing to official duties
which called him elsewhere.
The School Board of the parish
has appropriated the sum of
5000. 90 to defray the expenses in
Cured by the holding of the Nor
NAL here. The Board also ap-
pointed the above named gentle
ments be made for the meeting of
the teachers. The members of the
committee have already gone to
work and The Gazette is pleased to
see that through their efforts the
town will show itself fully capable
Of properly entertaining the teachers
who'w attend the Institute. Al
ready Superintendent Latiolais has
received information that the par
ishes of Calcasieu, Acadia and Ibe-
ria will be we'll represented,
as considerable number of
teachers from those parishes have
expressed tteir intention Of being
our guests.
Prof. Hines, one Of the ablest
public educators in the State, will
be conductor Of the Institute and
will be assisted by an able faculty.
The day sessions will be held in the
High School building and several
night meetings will take place at
Falk's Opera House.. a musical
program will be arranged princi-
l,ally for the night SEES sions and it is
understood that some of the local
talent will contribute their valuable
concourse.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
THEY DIDN'T
Register and it is Not Likely They
Will.

Bill Flonoy and another negro
named White called at the registra-
ton Office Tuesday evening and ex-
pressed the wish of registering and
becoming voters under the new
election law. AS negroes have not
voted in this parish for several
years, the action of the dusky citi-
zens created some surprise and no
little comment at the courthouse.
But, Flonoy and White didn't reg
lister. After receiving intelligent
and pertinent answers to questions
propounded to Registrar Martin, they
wisely retraced their steps home
ward. Negroes would do we'll to think
much before making up their minds
to get back into politics. If The
Gazette is not very much mistaken,
the white people of this parish are
in no humcr to be annoyed BY ne
gro politicians.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
Lafayette's Progress and the
Municipal Election.

Municipal EioStiO:l.
To The Lafayette Gazette:
LAFAYETTE, L., April 90, 1901
A growth, not of the mushroom
variety, growth not SO slow,
either, and substantial growth,
that is the boast of Lafayette.
On every hand is seen the evil
dence of it. Important manufac-
turing industries, new commercial
houses, innumerable residences,
each year, all stand witness to the
healthy development of the town
and suburbs. The splendid water
works ard electric light system tn at
will come into existence at an early
date, now that the question of the
validity of the first bonds issued by
the town has been passed upon by
the Supreme Court, will mark
another important step in our ad-
vancement.
In view of the hattering record
Lafayette has been making of late
years it is all the mere necessary
that its citizens should exercise
calm and mature judgment in mat
tiers pertaining to the future up
building of the town. A single
step backward means great sacri-
fee Of vantage-ground, and we can
not afford to take any risk in that
direction. When the general well
fare is ,,n9er conSidera tion DersOna |
friendship and individual prefer
ences should yield to that more
weighty obligation of citizenship,
the public interest.
With the past for a safe and open
guide it ought to be possible to
steer clear of a threatening danger.
Every citizen and property-holder
having the true interest of Lafa-
yette at heart will surely vote,
Monday, for the municipal ticket
headed by the Hon. G. D. Caffery
for mayor. PRoPERTY-Ho1DER.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
A RETRACTlON.
Carel Wolff Says He Accused
DR.. Boagni of Forgery While
in Fit of Anger.

A special from Opelousas to the
Times says:
The sensation caused by the ar
rest Of DR.. Vincent Boagni, the
millionaire banker of this town, on
last Thursday, upon charge OF
forgery preferred by Carel Wolff, a
merchant, of Washington, La, was
brought to an abrupt climax to- day
by the filing in open court of the
following document:
"Opelousas, La, April IT, 1897.
ssTo Whom 1t May Concern:
clare that the affidavit which I
made against DR.. Vincent Boagni,
charging him with having forged
my name to an acknowledgment on
the reverse of a promissory note
signed in solido by me and Jacob
Plonsky to the order of said DR..
Boagni for S21o,5o, and dated
June FL, 1888, and payable six
months after date, was made in a
fit of anger, and has absolutely no
foundation in fact. The signature
alleged to have been forged is my
true, genuine signature. This
statement and retraction is made
voluntarily and Of my own notion,
and for the purpose of repairin g,
as far as I can, the injury that has
been done DR.. Boagni by the max
ing Of said affidavit and the publi-
cation thereof. And it is my wish
and earnest desire that the state
ment of retraction have as great
circulation and publicity as it is
possible to give it.
"CAREL WOIFE."
AS was stated in The Times De-
mocrat's report of the affair, the
charge was not believed by the
people, it appearing improbable
that a man of DR.. Boagni's wealth
and standing would resort to for
gerry to obtain money.
The day following his at, DIR.
Boagni's counsel, f. B. D4Iisson
and G. w. Duroy, asked for a pre-
liminary examination for their
client, ave ring that che was inno
cent of the said charge, and they
verify believed that the charge was
made out of pure malice and spite;
that however unfounied and how
ewes small the chance that any one
in the parish would believe the &C
cusation, he desired to have the
imputation removed from his good
name by as speedy a Judicial inves
tigation as it wat possible to get. "
The examination was, therefore,
set for the 2Cth instant, which,
however, will not be held in view
of the rctraction Of Wolff.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
KILLS HIMSELF.
A. c. POulet, a Prominent Citizen
of kayne, Commits Suicide.

Mr.. A. c. Poulet, aged about so
years and Canadian by birth,
committed suicide at his home in
Rayne at half past eight O'Clock
yesterday morning. He used re-
volver and shot himself through the
right ear, dying almost instantly.
On the margin of newspaper
which was in the room, the follow
ing words were written: "Life is
not worth living. May God for
give my sins and pardon my en-
emies."
1t appears that Mr.. Poulet at
tended to his duties in the morning
as he usually did and no one sus-
pected that anything was wrong.
MIR. Poulet was well-known Re-
publican politician, being an appli-
cant for the post-office at Rayne.
He was married man and the
father of several children. For a
number of years he was in the lum-
Der business and had been a resi-
dent of Rayne twelve or thirteen
wears
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
Tho Catholic KNIGHTS.

The postponed meeting of the
Catholic Knights will positively
take place Sunday evening, May z,
at Falk's Opera House. The we'll
known lecturer, Hon. Thomas A.
Badeaux, will begin to speak at s
o'clock. Addresses will be deli
vered also by Rev. e. Forge, spirit
ual director, and by Mr.. J. All
Mouton, president, of the local
branch. A musical program has
been arranged and the audience
will be entertained by the following
ladies and gentlemen: Nine. Der
bes, Misses Lea Gladu, Lucille Re-
villon, Estellc Gerac and Martha
Mouton and Messrs. Pierre Gerac,
H: A. Yandercruyssen, Henry
Gerac and F. v. Mouton. The
Catholic Knights request the Ga
zette to state that a cordial invita-
ton is extended to all, and, that
though the programme promises to
be highly entertaining, no admis-
sion will be charged.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
From Isle deS Cannes.

To The Lafayette Gazette:
Corn and cotton planting still
goes on despite the hard clods.
If talk counts for anything there
will be plenty of cotton made this
year and hauled to liking Cotton"
at Scott.
Miss M. Bagnal is progressing
nicely with her school in this
neighborhood. Both pupils and
patrons seem satisfied with her.
We only regret that the public
schools are so soon to close.
We heard that a picnic will be
given by the children of the Isle des
Cannes school. We cannot say
where.
What has become of Oberon and
his scientific letter on farming,
promised some months ago.
Mrs. Smith, of Rayne, is visiting
her son, Mr.. Burton Smith, this
week.
Mrs. Sevene Foreman, Of Lafa-
yette, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Girard Foreman, this week.
Stock water is drying up fast in
this neighborhood with the dry
north wind and warm sun, but the
water that is damned up on the
public road between Mr.. Oniel
Foreman's and Mr.. Jos. w. Brcus-
sard's plantation does not dry up
much, and Il he road is fast becom-
ing impossible and should be looked
after by the proper authorities, as
this is one of the most important
roads in this end of the parish, be-
ing the shortest way to the parish
seat.
Right you are, O. c. p, about
the hoodlums of your section, but
you might have added stealing
buggy whips to your accusations as
a minor part of their sport.
Some good detective should at
tend one protracted meeting a,
Indian Bayou. We think he could
do almost as much good to the
worshippers with his keen eye as a
minister in propoundlng Gods
truths. OF course, both minister
and detective would be necessary to
a successful meeting.
HAWK EYE.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
IN a. FEW LINES
The Gazette Correspondent
Tersely Tells the News at
Ridge.

Malachi Perry visited Rayne re-
Gently.
The irish potatoes give promise
of large yield.
A rain would be beneficial to the
growing crops.
Elias Spell took a trip to Rayne
one day last week.
Several Crowleyites were visiting
friends in this section Sunday.
Rev. S. S. Rogan delivered an
eloquent address to large congre-
CATION at the Indian Bayou church
Sunday.
Misses Annie Alexander, Laura
Hoffpauir and Henry Spell have
been distinguished during March
and April for excellence in studies
and department at the Indian
Bayou school.
A delightful social party was
given Monday night at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Perry. Those in at
tendance were: Misses Ruth Perry,
Eta Spell, Anita Breaux, Ella and
May Hofpauir; Messrs. Russell,
Ernest Spell, D. Harrington, Aron
Hoffpauir and Preston Stein of
Duson.
Some of the curious wanted to
know.1f the advance agent would
come on regular passenger train
or a special. We had rather think
he'll come on the ox-cart route
q q p
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
4 "Reminiscences.

Daily States.
a few days ago, in an obituary
of our old and honored friend,
General Eugene Waggaman, we
mentioned number Of brilliant
men with whom he was associated
when we first came to New Orleans.
There were one or two errors and
several omissions in that List which,
since it was an historic group of
Democrats, We should like to pre-
sent it as nearly accurate as posi-
bic after a lapse of twenty years.
At the time referred TO, General
Nichols was not in New Orlens,
but was an honored citizen of the
parish Of Ascen. ion. Among those
we neglected to mention in the list
was Hon. f. John Ellis, one of the
most brilliant men of his day, not
second sas an orator even to Robert
G.. Ingersoll. Then there was
Robert H. Mari, who was subse-
quently judge of the Criminal
Court; T. G. w. Ellis, brother of
T.. John, and now judge OF the Civil
Distrsct Court; that knightly gentle
man and rock ribbed Democrat,
John McEnery, then dcfacto Gov
ernor of Louisiana. There were
also DR.. Warren Stone, Jr.; Colonel
Adolph Chalaron: one Of the brav-
est of the brave; Mayor Ed. Austin,
famous for his intrepidlty on the
field of battle; Alfred Roman, SUBJ
sequently Judge Of the Criminal
District Court, and author Of the
Memories Of General Beauregard,
and General Beauregard himself
These are the chivalrous and bril-
liant men who, as we remarked,
DOM mated the Democratic patty of
this City. They certainly welded
great power. and, ruled with strong
hand. They did not constitute a
political Ring, however, such as
has so otter disgraced the Demo-
cratic party, but, centaintly, they
did constitute a political hiearchv,
of which New Orleans and the
State of Louisiana may we'll feel
proud.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01

Joe E. Mouton is agent for the
following papers: New Orleans
Times Democrat, States. Bee, Plea
yune; New York World, Journal,
Courier DIES Etats-Unis; Louisville
CONFECTIONERY; Houston Post;
Atlanta Constitution; Brann's Icon
oclast. Orders at catalogue prices
for all books sold by 'sLe Courier
des Etats- Unis."
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
I3ucklen'S Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
rs guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price
IS cents per box. For sale by VIM.
Clegg.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01

Send IS cents to The Gazette and
you will receive by mail one copy
Of ella Vie, lie Crime ct les Confes-
sions dies Frercs Blanc, written by
themselves.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
The Blanc Brothers.

Send us your address, accompa-
MED by IS cents and you will re-
ceive copy Of ELLA Vie. lie Crime
Blanc" This pamphlet was written
by the young murderers who gave
the manuscript to Mr.. Thomas
Mouton after having attached their
signatures to it.