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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20
THE CENTURY CLUB.
It's First Anniversary Celebrat ed by
an Elegant Banquet at the
Crescent Hotel.

hourishing organizations of it's kind
to be found in the State. This
town needed social club for a
long time and it is no wonder that
the Century increased SO rapidly in
popularity, The success achieved
by the promoters of the Century
Club has surpassed the most san
guine, expectations and if we are
permitted to judge the future by the
past it will not be long before Lafa
yette will be able to boast of a
strictly up-to date club, possessing
every improvement necessary to
the pleasure and comfort of Its
guests. In its well furnished apart
ments are a fine piano, pool and
billiard tables, chess and checker
boards. For the benefit Of those
who wish to read there is a variety
of papers and magazines. The
members are determined to make
the club first class in every particu-
lar and The Gazette entertains no
doubt that they will succeed. The
present officers of the club are:
President, DR.. +. f. Girard, vice
president, Hon. VIM. Campbell;
secretary, DR.. H. a. 1rion; treas
urer, Mr.. Jno. O. Mouton; govern
ing board, +. NJ. Biossat, J. G.
Nickerson, H. A. Vandercruyssen.
The banquet given on the thir-
teenth, at the Crescent Hotel, by
the Century Club to celebrate its
first anniversary, was indeed a re-
cherche affair.
Promptly at 9:5o O'Clock inspir-
Ing strains Of music issued forth
from the lower corridor and the
guests marched down the winding
stairs to the spacious dining-room,
which had been artistically deco
rateti with F1ora's fairest offerings.
The table, arranged in horse-sh oe
. shape, was in itself mute toast to
the Century Club.
Efficient walters served an ele-
giant supper Of twelve courses and
sixty covers. Toasts were called
for and appropriately responded to
by Drs. Irion, Girard, Martin and
Mouton, Messrs. G. O. Mouton,
Crow Girard, John Kennedy and
Prof. Trudeau.
The reception committee was as
follows: Mines. Nickerson and
Smelly; Misses Louise Owens,
Bessie Cornay, Clye Mudd; Messrs.
Nickerson, Clegg, Girard and 1rion.
Too much praise cannot be given
the members of the Century Club,
also MIR. and Mrs. Hahn for the
admirable manner in which the
whole affair was conducted.
And though the banquet is now
linked by the guests in their chain
of yesterdays, it has not sunk into
oblivion for
''You may break, you may shattcr, the vase
if you will,
But the scent of the roses will cling round
it sti1t.''
Those present on this delightful
occasion were: Mines. Biossat, S.
r. Parkerson, G. NJ. Parkerson, N.
p. Moss, e.. Girard, J. Davidson,
J. Nickerson. J. o. Mouton, F.
Mouton, w. Mouton, c. X. Darl-
ing, vandercruyssen, Tolson, I. A.
Broussard, J. Hahn, Smelly of
Alexandria; Misses G. Cayret, S.
Hopkins, L. Owens, L. and G..
Mndd, Viola Kelly, Bessie Cornay,
NJ. Weir, Louisa Tolson, Nj. Littell,
II. Trahan, Goldenberg; Messrs.
F. E. Giraid, H. Irion, b. Clegg,
g. Martin f. Mouton, w. Mouton,
w. Campbell, J. Thompson, Leo
Judice, N. P. Moss, r. NJ. Biossat,
Chas. NJ. Parkerson, S. II. Parker
son, H. Vandercruyssen, J. c.
tJiickersons, Felix Mouton. C.. X.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Buy your mating, window shades
and curtain poles from Mouton &
Hopkins.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Ladies' and gentlemen's fine UNI
brellas to be had at Leon Plonsky's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Fresh shredded cod fish at Moss
Bros. & Cos. Makes such nice
Goldfish balls.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Felix +. VOORHEES, new residence
is nearly completed,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

You can find an up-to date lady's
shirt waist at Leon Plonsky's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Nouton & Hopkins have received
lot of nice mating, window
shades and curtain poles. Get
their prices.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-20

Mouton & Hopkins have received
a full line of lawns which they are
selling at low figures.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

After various investigations and
tests of aluminium for mechanical
purposes, says the Engineering Maya
zine, aluminium bronze is found USE
less for bearings, valves, ETC., on &C
count of the rapid wearing away, but
has proved useful for various parts of
machines where fric ton is not an i'm
portant factor, and also OF course,
where light weight is an object. Fur
niture made of this material shows
decidedly too little resistance, requir-
ing also frequent repainting. Alumi :
mum exhibits, furthermore, but slight
resistance to sea water, thus making
it useless for the walls of vessels. 1t
is believed. however, that a ten per
cent. aluminium bronze stands fair
chance of being employed somewhat
freely as soon as the price of the arti-
Gle can bereduced sufficiently to APP
proach the value of cast steel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Receivers of Stolen Wheels.

Now that the bicycle season has be-
gun again the important question
arises, What is to be done about the re-
ceivers of stolen wheels? This industry
has fourished since the cycling pastime
became popular. 1t is an old maxim
that there would be no thieves if there
were no receivers. Tt applies especially
to the present case 1t is very simple
matter to mount bicycle that has been
left on the sidewalk and ride off on it.
The mere fact of an individual career
ing down the street does not raise sus-
picions, as would the appearance of a
person running away with bullying
sack over his shoulders or an eight day
clock in his arms. In this way the thing
stolen is of positive assistance instead of
positive Inconvenience to the thief. But
soon comes i'll the difficulty of disposing
of the booty. It is necessary to get rid
of it at once. Many cases have been
known where persons have professed to
having had no suspicious when a 500
wheel was offered to them for, say, $15
or $40. And yet they ought to have sus-
pected at once that there was something
wrong. This sort of receivers of stolen
goods ought to be dealt with vigorously.
New York Sun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Weak constitutions that

Weak constitutions that cannot
stand great amount of vigorous
bathing will find an excellent use for
the flesh brush in taking what might
be called dry bath. There are sea-
sons when, from having a cold or
some other ailment, one becomes par
ticularly sensitive, and at such times a
brisk brushing with good flesh brush
will do much toward keeping the skin
clean and smooth and the flesh firm,
and may with advantage, take the
place, say, every morning, of the
regular daily bath. But the dry bath
is only for unusual occasions, the
proper use of the flesh brush being as
an adjunct to the bath, not as sub
stitute for it.-N. Y. Ledger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Bicycles to Be Carried as Baggage.

The most important victory which
has been scored by the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen for a long time was that
recorded recently when the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company agreed with
Chief Consul Boyle of the Pennsylvania
division to carry wheels as baggage free
of charge on all of their lines in and out
of Pennsylvania. This is something
which the Pennsylvania division and
Chief Consul Boyle have been trying to
bring about for Il long WHILE but have
heretofore been unsuccessful, but the
railroad company has now agreed to
make no further charge, and the new
rule will go into effect as soon as orders
can be issued to its employees.
In number of states bills have been
passed through the legislatures COM
polling railroad companies to carry BIZ
cycles free, and such has been proposed
in Pennsylvania, but as the Pennsyl-
vania road is the only one which has
made charges for wheels in this state
such action will scarcely be necessary on
the part of the Pennsylvania division at
present. -Chicago Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
The Worlds Fly Casters to Meet.

The Chicago Fly Casting club is ar
ranging to hold worlds fly casting
tournament during the summer, in
which teams from all parts of the world
will compete. Valuable prizes will be
offered, and it is expected that these
will be sufficient inducement to draw
the best anglers of America and Great
Britain to the city to strive for the
championship The details have not
been arranged, but the tournament will
probably include, among other events,
casting with five ounce rods, single
handed fly casting, switch fly casting,
minnow casting for black bass, striped
bass casting with both light and heavy
rods and fly casting for black bass. Reu
ben G. Leonard, r. B. Lawrence, III. W.
Halves, E. G. Sturges, w Fl. Wood and
James L. Breese, as well as other prom
inent experts, are expected. Chicago
Times Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Sportinr Notes.

George White, the pitcher who signed
to play with St. Louis and mysteriously
disappeared from that city, arrived re-
Gently at his home in Albany.
Steve O'Donnell says that he can beat
Joe Choynski. They are both clever.
Billy Murphy has funked out of his
boxing match with Austin Rice.
Philadelphia oarsmen have indicated
a desire to row in the Harlem regatta
on Memorial day.
Commodore George Gould of the At
lantic Yacht club has appointed Thomas
L. Watson feet captain and Wishner r.
Townsend feet surgeon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Calvin P. Church's Will.

GTATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT or On
- LEANS, SIS. In Probate Court, held AZ
Newport, in and for said District, on the eth
day of May, A. ID. 1897. -
An instrument purporting to he the last Will
and Testament OF Calvin p. Church, late OF
Greensboro, in said district, deceased, being
presented to the Court by l., a. Jackson the
executor therein named, for Probate,
IL is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at "a
session of said Court to be held at the once OF
the nth day OF June A. ID. 1897, and show cause
if any they may have, against the Probate OF
said will: For which purpose IL is further or
dered. that a copy OF the record OF this order
be published three weeks successfully In the
previous TO said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest.
2l-23 +. r. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

An apparatus has been devised for
measuring the duration of a flash of
lightning. Inside a camera there is a
small carrier, which holds the sensi-
tive plate. This is caused to revolve
very rapidly. When the flash is photo
graphed thereon it will describe a
curve making certain number of
revolutions round the center of the
plate. AS the number of revolutions
per second is accurately known, the
number of revolutions on the plate
will give the exact part of second
the lightning flash has lasted.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

The president has made a FORUM
ate appointment in DR.. James b.
Angel, president of the University of
Michigan, as minister plenipotentiary
to Turkey. His scholarship, expert
ence in foreign affairs, and Christian
life will give him character, dignity
and power in the Moslem dominion.
We have reason now to hope that the
persecution against our missionaries
and the Christian work in Turkey will
be stopped, and the government fore
ed to recompense the American mis-
sions for the great loss of property
and lives in the country of the Sultan.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

The sin that looks the safest is the
surest to kill.
1t takes very little money to make
Gods man rich.
The religion that has no JOY in it has
no power in it.
Wine in the home and club house
helps the wine room.
The wider the Bible is opened the
harder it strikes at sin.
If the devil didn't teach men how
to make rum, who did?
1t is more important to bear good
fruit than much fruit.
There is no such thing as commit
ting one sin and stopping there.
The devil is seldom a Iooser when
the preacher gets an easy place.
If the gossip would think more, her
tongue would get more rest.
When the home is what it should
be, the brotheI will be impossible.
When the devil goes to church, he
doesn't always take back seat.
If some women did not drink wine,
some men would not drink whisky.
The way to be happy today is to
trust God to take care of tomorrow.
There are many people who under
take to be religious without the help
of Christ.
The shiftless man is always away
from home when a good opportunity
knocks.
Having inaugural and charity balls
makes it the more easy to have dance
houses.
An hour spent in bad company will
give the devil a grip on you all the
rest of your life.
Unless praying is done on praying
ground, it is folly to expect that it
will be answered.
The man who can pay his debts and
won't stands recorded as a thief on
the books kept above.
The Christian has no business in any
business that makes him take a step
away from Christ.
Without the power to deceive, the
devil would never have been able to
get foothold in this world.
Whenever the sons of God come to-
gether, the devil has urgent business
close to where they meet.
If no gaming were done in social
and family circles, it may be that
there would be no gambling bells.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
THE ARENA OF SPORT.

Living in the state of Washington,
where streams are plentiful and nearly
every stream is full of trout, my bust
ness and my pleasure the past seven
years have led me to spend much time
"where the trout Turk, - and I have puz-
zled much over vexed questions of the
fly as lure Standing quietly for hours
at time in all sorts of waters and
weathers, I am convinced that the sight
of the trout, at least that of Salmo
mykiss, or cutthroat trout, is not keen.
It is my observation that trout, big and
little, will, when hungry, rise at almost
any small object that falls in the water,
like leaves, feathers, twigs, sand or ber-
ries.
In big clear pool have seen scores
dart from every corner to rise at fall
ing leaf, and the one nearest and chanc-
ing to get it would apparently suck it
in, then puff it out when he found out
what it was. Often I have thrown in
little pebbles the size of wheat and seen
fish rise at them. It has come to be my
theory that, just as bird or other OBJ
ject coming between the human eye and
the sun is seen in outline or in penum-
bra, SO will fish below the surface of
the water see any falling object and be
able to distinguish it only when in strik
ing distance. The fact that fish in an
unfished stream will strike bare hook,
as [ have often known of their doing,
seems to be an indication that the hun
CRY fish does not see or stop to see what
falls within striking distance.
On the other hand, can form no idea
why trout will prefer one lure to an
other. On one stream that have fished
more than any one else and on which
do not know that any one except a few
of my friends and myself have ever fish
ed with a fly find that professor as
dropper and governor as tail fly on a
No. hook are SO sure as to be almost
deadly. have tried every fly from black
gnat to white miller and red ibis with
less and less success. have tried grass
hoppers, worms, periwinkles, meat and
salmon eggs, which last are considered
so deadly as to be unsportsmanlike, and
yet at all seasons the professor and the
governor will do better than any of
them. Forest and Stream.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
Bucklens' Arnica Salve.

The Best Sa1ve in the world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chiib1ains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by H. G. Pierce.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

The Importation of foreign goods
in advance of the new tariff is on an
almost unprecedented scale. Last
week the imports at New York ag-
gregated SIS, 1882, 900 against $14, 1885,
900 the preceding week, and 1885,
900 in the corresponding week of
1896. The imports since Jan. amount
to $196, 900, 900, which is nearly $780,
100000 more than in the same period
last year. There was a big excess of
imports over exports last week. The
many importations explain in part
the recent shipment of $9,000,000 of
gold and it is possible that they may
force further shipments this week.
The clearing house statement shows
a decrease of Sc, SSS, 200 in legal ten
ders, explained by their use to OBJ
tain gold from the treasury.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

lungs is likely to transmit that weakness to
his children. But there is no reason in the
world why the weakness should be allowed
to develop.
Keep the lungs full of rich red, whole
some blood, and the weakness will disap-
pear. Decaying tissues will be thrown of,
and new material will be added until the
This is the thing that DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery does. This is what
makes it cure % per cent. of all cases of
consumption where it is taken according to
directions. 1t searches out disease germs,
wherever they may be in the body and
forces them out of the system. 1t supplies
the blood with rich, giving properties.
1t makes the appetite good, digestion per-
feet. Sold by all medicine dealers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
In view of the fact that there is an

In view of the fact that there is an
evident determination to better en-
force the liquor laws of Vermont in
many quarters of the State, the fire.
quent references by the State press
to the duty of town liquor agents is
both timely and directly to the point
We believe the sales at majority of
the town liquor agencies could be re-
stricted to a considerable extent with
beneficial results TO the temperance
cause A sale at a liquor agency for
any other purpose than as prescribed
by law is just as much a violation of
law as a sale ofliquor at saloon.
failure to use all reasonable precau-
ton and acquire the facts relating to
each sale as far as practicable is.prac-
able is a neglect of duty for which
the agent should be held responsible.
A state which supports as stringent
prohibitory liquor laws as Vermont,
should take the utmost precaution to
prevent violations by it's own agents.
Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

In the manufacture of knives the di-
vision of labor has been carried to such
an extent that one knife is handled by
20 different artisans from the moment
the blade is forged until the instrument
is finished and ready for the market.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Don't thin your blood with sassairas or
poison it with bue-mass; but aid Nature by
using Dewitt's Little Early Risers the famous
little pills for constipation, biliousness and
stomach and liver troubles. They are purely
vegetable. III. G. Pierce, Barton; X. f. French
Glover; ID. w. Hildreth. Barton Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

"They are daudies" said Thos. Bowers, of
the Crockett, Texas, Enterprise, while writing
about DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the ia
nous little pills for sick headache and disoT-
ders of the stomach and liver. II. Q. Pierce,
Barton; ID. w. Hildreth, Barton Landing; r..
E. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

In Paris the streets and public
building are lighted with gas at cost,
and in ten years the city has received
$40, 200, 900 from the company furnish
ing gas. A public franchise in Paris
means something handsome for the
city treasury as matter of co urse.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of Mary j. Twomblv.

The undersigned, having been appoined
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District of
Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the estate of Mary J. Twombly,
late of Barton, in said district deceased, and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpos-
es aforesaid, at w. G. TwombIy's store in
Barton Landing, the 1st day of June
and 31st day of September, next, from one
O'Clock, p. m, until four O'Clock, p. M, each
of said days, and that months from the 31st
day of March A. D. 1897, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Barton, VT, this 9TH day of
May, A. d. 1897.
2022 s. z. WILEY, COMMISSIONERS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
There are now $1,000. 900 worth o

There are now $4,000, 900 worth of
one cent pieces in circulation, and
the call upon the mint is still for
more. Not all these cents are want
ed for the plate collection. 1t is one
cent Journalism more than anything
else which keeps the wheels turnin g
in the mint, az in the marts of trade.
PhiLUdeLpHiU Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
piles piles! itching Piles.

ymptoms--Moisture; intense itching and
singing; most at night; worse by scratching.
If allowed 10 continue tumors form. which
often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore.
Swayne's Ointment stops the itching and
for so cents. DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Don't neglect cough because the weather
is pleasant; before the next storm rolls
around it may develop into a serious difficult
ty beyond repair. One Minute Cough Cure is
easy TO take and will do what its name inn
plies. H. G. Pierce, Barton; ID. w Hildreth,
Barton Landing; r. r. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Obey my orders, said Pats English
master, if 1 order you to drive to the
bottomless pit. And sure and will,
your honor, answered Pat, but you
must excuse me if back We in.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
/. H. GLOVER

Makes the following offer for one month. be
ginning May 18th. One dozen Cabinet Pho
tographs for 81; but better ones for s2b0
Artistic Plateno, $500. This Is called the lat
est and most stylish picture now made.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
.How to Cure All skin Diseases. !,

Simply apply Swaynes Ointment. No In
terna1 medicine required. Cures letter, ecz-
ma, itch, all eruptions on the face, hands,
nose, ETC., leaving the skin clear, white and
healthy. It's great healing and curative pow
ers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggist for Swayne's Ointment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

1t only does a woman good to go
visiting when she comes back express
sing thankfulness that she is not mar
ried to her hostess husband.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Not only piles of the very worst kind can
be cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, but
eczema, scalds, burns, bruises boils, ulcers
and all other skin troubles can be instantly
relieved by the same remedy. H. G. Pierce,
Barton; d. w. Hildreth. Barton Landing; R.
E. French. Glover
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Some for ten, some for twentyand some for
thirty years have suffered from piles and
then have been quickly and permanently
the great remedy for piles and all forms OF
skin diseases. III. q. Pierce, Barton; ID. w.
Hildreth, Barton Landing; r. E. French,
Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

1t is because the devil has an angels
rope to masquerade in, that he gets