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The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
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DURING 1897-.ITS SEvENTY-FIFTH YEAR.
1t will publish several series of important articles
that will be contributed by eminent men of various
evangeli al denominations, notably:
Samuel W. Dixie, LID, Secretary National Di-
vorcs Reform League.
Merrill Edward Gates, LID, President Am
herst College
]. H. W. Stuckenberg, d d.
Daniel Dorchester, d d.
Charles Twing, ID, President Western Re-
serve University.
Washington GLADDEN., DID.
Professor j.. o Murray, D D., Yi;e-Presidspt
Princeton Seminary.
Rev. J. Munro Gibson, D D.
Bishop John F. Hurst, D. d.
President Valentine. D D., Theological Seminary,
Gettysburg.
Theodore L. Cuyler, D d.
Rev. George M Stone, D. d
As a matter of course, every eminent Baptist
teacher and scholar will be represented in The Ex-
AMINER during ISo7-as most have been during 1896
presenting to The ExAMINER readers their best
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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
A TRUE MAN.

To The Lafayette Gazette:
The death of anyone always throws over
us a veil of sadness, but how much deeper is
the veil when the death the passing away
of friend. 1t was indeed with profound
sorrow that 1 heard of the death of Mr..
Chas. A. Thomas, of St. Martinville, which
sad event occurred last Friday. 1t my
good fortune to know Mr.. Thomas for sew
eral years, and while the editor of The
Gazette has paid tribute to this good man
in a eulogun,, beautiful as it is true, feel
that if do not give some expressions to his
worth I will not be following the dictates of
friendship.
Mr.. Thomas possessed all of those attri-
butes that go to make up a man. He YVES
broad minded, honest, kind and charitable.
When say broad minded I mean all that
the word implies. He had firm convictions
of his own, expressing them with tina,
bravery that was characteristic of the man,
but not with that ybigotry which is begotten
of narrow mindetncss. lie gave every one
the right to his opinions and views, and
credited every man with honest convictions.
He was honest in every detail of life, and
in nothing more honest than in his duty
toward his fellow He was kind to
1t was part of his nature to be kind and
gentle. His charity was that charity which
ST. Paul called love. 1t was not a boastel
charity that gave aims for name, but he
was charitable for its own sake, and in
nothing was it strongly exhibited in
that broadest sense, charity for another's
faults.
Mr.. Thomas had lived a life of usefulness
on the principle that every one is in the
world for a purpose. and that purpose is to
do all the good he can. His duty well
done and he sleep in peace and content
ment.
After the dust and the noonday heat,
1 he rain is sweet:
And after the work in the furrowed field,
The autumn yield.
And sweet is sleep to the tired eyes
When the daylight dies.
But when the heart is weary and oppressed.
And longs for rest,
Then s*eeter far is that sumber deep,
The brother of sleep.
A FRIEND.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The extraordinary case of Retta McCabe,
a beautiful blue-eyed golden haired child of
four years, who has pronounced suicidal and
homicidal tendencies, is puzzling the nedi-
cal fraternity of Troy, n. Y. and vicinity.
The child is female Jekyll and Hyde.
From pretty smiling child she is trans
formed in an instant into uncomfortable
little demon. While in this mood she fatally
injured her infant brother several weeks
ago. She seized the helpless babe and
hurled it to the floor. Then She sprang
upon the babe and beat it with all her
might. The infant died a week later. And
when Retta heard that her baby brother was
dead she chuckled. A Troy special of Sun
day says; yesterday afternoon this strange
child was found at the union station, many
blocks from home. She insisted upon sittn :
the railroad tracks infront of approaching
trains. Passengers waiting in the station saw
her peril and several women nearly tainted.
The child was dragged from the track. She
screamed, bit and fought. The policeman
who had her in his arms had to put her down
more than once, for fear she would seriously
disfgure his face. At the second precinct
station house it was found necessary to place
the child in cell. Behind the massive bars
she ravcd and tore madly at her beautiful
blonde locks. In short time the paroxysm
of rage passed away, and she became a
sunny little creature.''
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

typ In many cases the shotgun
quarantine of the rural districts is
not bit worse.
Because the people of the country
would not permit unrestricted rail
way traffic with New Orleans they
were held up as long-haired galoots.
And simply because there had
been four cases of yellow fever at
Franklin citizens of that town who
wished to go North had the greatest
difficulty in obtaining the permission
of the New Orleans board of health
to pass through the city in a coach
with all the doors and windows
Theoretically closed. Had it not
been for the sensible advice of DR..
Olliphant perhaps the Franklin train
would not have been allowed to run
through the city under any circum-
stances. Had some country board
acted in this manner it would have
been heralded to the world as an
aggregation of fools.
The country people may have
acted hastily and without reason
during the present crisis but their
censors should try to be more just
and impartial.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
LAST GAME
Of the Season Will be Played To-
morrow at the Park.

LAFAYETTE TEAM.
Matth cSSs, center field, captain;
Mouton, first base;
Heath, short stop;
Mudd, left field;
Marsh, second base;
Nickerson. third base;
Richard, catcher;
Hamilton, right field;
Meche, pitcher.
PIIErrE TEAM.
Liable, pitcher;
o. Comeaux. catcher;
Broussard, first base, captain;
d. Comeaux, second base;
Meaux, third base;
r. Comeaux, short stop;
+. Meaux, right field;
Langfinais, center field;
Olivier, left field.
Umpire, DIR. Girard.
The above named teams, in
the described order, will line
up for the last and decisive game of
series of three, for the champion
ship of Lafayette parish. The
Dixies have won one game and the
Unions were victorious on last
Sunday, making the series as it now
stands a tie. The last game will be
played tomorrow at the Oak Ave-
nue. Park to decide the champion
ship. The Dixies will put forth
their strongest possible team for
the occasion, and the name OF
the Unions is sufficient guarantee
for splendid diamond battle.
Managers Pellerln and Broussard
have completed all arrangements
for the game and it promises to be
the base ball event of the season.
DR.. F. E. Glrard has consented to
serve as umpire which assumes fair
and intelligent decisions.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
In MenlOrilll1l.

III
At meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the bank of St. Martin
vile, held October IS, 1897,
Messrs. L. J. Gardemal, Albert
Bienvenu and F. +. Guilbeau were
appointed as a committee to draft
appropriate resolutions on the
death of G. A. Thomas.
Whereas it has pleased our divine
Master in His all wise DEGREES, that
our friend and fellow-worker, G..
\. Thomas, should appear before
Him for his final reward and,
whereas, it is meet and proper that
we should by some testimonial
recognize his faithful services to the
institution, and his precious friend
ship to each and every member of
this board, therefore,
Resolved, That this organiza-
ton has by his death, lost an in
valuable assistant, and that his
memory will be held always in kind
remembrance.
Resolved, That we extend to the
family of our departed friend, ex-
pressions of deepest sympathy. re-
mind them that earth has no sorrow
that heaven cannot heal.
Resolved, That these resolu-
tons be spread upon our minute
book, copy published in the local
paper, and a copy transmitted to
the bereaved family..
l.. ]. CARDINAL,
ALBERT BlENvENu,
+. L. GCILEEAU.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
Electric BitterS.

Electric Bitters is medicine
suited for any season but perhaps
more generally needed when the
languid, exhausted feeling prevails,
when the liver is torpid and sluggish
tive is felt. A prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act mole surely in
from the malarial poison. Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
soc. and $500 per bottle at VIM.
Clegg's. Drug Store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Mrs. E. Derbest, the talented
music teacher, assisted by her
scholars, will give a vocal and in
strumental concert at Falk's hall,
on Saturday the 9th of November.
Mrs. Derbest had intended to give
the entertainment on the ed of
October, and she was compelled to
postpone iton account of the yellow
fever, but the postponement has
given her more time to prepare her
scholars for the concert and it is
safe to say that the public will be
the gamer for the delay. After the
entertainment an opportunity to
enjoy themselves will be afforded to
those who desire to dance. There
will be one price of admission for
everybody-25 cents. The music
for the dance will be played by the
Duhon string band.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
SPEAK K/NDZ or THE
OLD TO wv.

In the present unfortunate con-
di.ion in which the people of New
Orleans find themselves on account
of the prevalence in their midst of
yellow fever, they are not only de-
serving of the sympathy of the peo-
pie of the country parishes but they
are entitled to their help.
The Gazette regrets to see that in
some quarters there is disposition
to show spirit of hostility toward
New Orleans. Several country
papers have overleaped the bounds
of legitimate criticism and have as
sailed the authorities and the mer-
chants of the Crescent City in a
most violent and vindictive style.
There are men in New Orleans
who would be willing to expose the
whole country to the visitation of
any infectious disease tor the paltry
consideration of little trade, but
persons of that ilk are found in all
communicating and small.
But TO charge that the people of
New Orleans would be willing to
become parties to any cold-blooded
scheme that would spread a deadly
pestilence throughout the country
for the sake of very questionable
commercial advantage, is to be
guilty of an objectionable indiscre-
ton.
The people of that grand old
town have upon many occasions in
the past shown of what stuff they
are made. Their glorious history
in war and in peace should pre-
clude from the mind of any one the
thought that in the present crisis
they will be willing to stoop to
means so villainous and contempti-
BILE.
Whenever the people of the coun-
try were in need, New Orleans ex-
tended help to them with a cheerful
heart and a lavish hand. No call
made to her for aid ever remained
unanswered. Why not now speak
kindly of her? She is making a
noble fight unparalleled in the his
tory Of epedemics, and we repeat,
she not only deserves our sympathy
but she is entitled to our help.
Give the old town her dues, gen
tlemen of the country press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
NO. 35.
Latest Reports.

The last bulletin received by DR..
Trahan from DR.. Olliphant reads:
"Last "a hours ending p. m.
(Thursday) IS new cases and 8
deaths; total cases, 1886; total
deaths, 164; recoveries 683; cases
unter treatment, $780,"
One new case announced from
Baton Rouge makes total of FIVE
cases and one death in that city.
From Franklin and Patterson
there is no authentic information,
but two or three new cases are re-
ported from the former place. At
other points outside this State the
fever appears on the wane.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

A gentle man in Texas writes to a
friend in Lafayette that since the
stopping of the mails he stmisses
The Gazette more than he does
the Picayune." We are in doubt as
to whether this was intended to be
compliment to The Gazette or
reflection on the Pic
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Mrs. VIM. Bailey extends an in
vitation to the ladies of this town
and vicinity 10 visit her store. She
has nice line of millinery, con-
sisting of all the latest styles.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The Mutual, Liverpool and
London and Globe, British Amer
lea, Phoenix, Mechanics and Ira
ders, London and Lancashire, are
among the companies represented
by Felix Mouton.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

If you want large, luscious
steak tomorrow morning, Greig &
Sprole is the place to get it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

4. Joe Leblanc of Brou ssard-was in
Lafayette this week on business.
Mr.. Leblanc informed The Gazette
that trade in his section is not very
brisk, due no doubt to the low
price of cotton.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Quarantine will not prevent Moss
& Mouton from supplying the de-
mand for lumber at lowest prices
from the large stock they have on
hand.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The Mutual, Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe, British America,
Phoenix, Mechanics and Traders,
London and Lancashire, are
among the companies represented
by Felix Mouton.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Greig & Sprole will slaughter for
to- orrow's sale COW that has
been fattened with cotton-seed meal
at the Lafayette Oil Mill.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The people of Waxia in St.
Landry have decided to allow the
mail to be carried through that
place and the mail traffic between
Opelousass and non. infected towns
has been resumed. -....
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

If the ladies of Lafayette need
anything in the millinery line they
would do we'll to visit Mrs. Balley's
store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The Florence wagon IS the best
and cheapest on the~market. Call
at the Moss & Mouton Lumber
Yard and inspect the assortment on
hand. ~~H
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

We employ the best OF watch
makers and you can rest assured
your watches will give you perfect
satisfaction. T. NJ. Biossat, jew
eler.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
NEE TING or E4CHERS.
The meeting of the Southern Ed

ucatiOnal Association to be held in
New Orleans, December 20 and
81, inclusive, promises to be one of
the largest and most important
educational gatherings ever con-
vened. The brainiest men and
women of our land will be present
to discuss questions Of peculiar and
vital importance to the school in
terests of the South. Unity of
purpose, uniformity of organiza-
ticn, correlation of studies,. and
many other subjects will receive
definite consideration. 1t is hoped
that every Southern educator able
to attend, will come and be one of
this Grand Council of Education
which will have in view the adj
vancement of Southern educational
conditions.
The State of Louisiana, through
it's State Teachers Association;
New Orleans, through it's city Off
Gals, its board of school directors,
600 or more public school teachers,
extend to every Southern teacher
and friend of Southern education
the heartiest and most cordial in
vitation to be present. No better
opportunity to visit the metropolis
of the South will ever be presented,
visit that can be made the event
of life time.
New Orleans with the many his
toric memories of French and
Spanish colonial days clinging
about its quaint gn-looking
streets, its amusement-loving popu
lation, its hospitable and cultivated
people, its many features of COM
mercial, educational, and historical
interests, possesses peculiar fasci-
nation over the minds of intelligent
tourists, thousands of whom jour
ney southwark every winter.
Local arrangements for the re-
ception and entertainment of visit
ing teachers and their friends are
already in an advanced stage of
completion. Pledges of the very
cured, hotel and boarding house
rates will be most moderate and
will be carefully arranged for by a
special local committee. Enjoy
able excursions to the jetties at the
mouth Of the Mississippi, to sugar
plantations, which will then be in
full operation, and to various
points of interest in and about New
Orleans will be organized. No
pains will be spared to make the
visit a pleasant one. The exer-
cises of the Southern Educational
Association will certainly make it
very profitable one. Full and fur
Their information of the meeting
may be secured from the office of
the local committee Of arrange
ments. The following are the ex-
charge the arrangements for the
convention:
N. J. Shwartz, chairman execu-
tive committee; Capt. +. ]. Wood
wal ~ AhoANS, AAOA. -. iAOA
ance, hall and place of meeting;
c. A. Farwell, reception; F. +.
Hansell, excursions; Miss Maroon
Brown, information and CORES
pondence; Henry E. Chambers,
press, printing and advertising;
Hon. Warren Easton, hotels; w.
w. Woodward, on school exhibits;
A. +. Moss, transportation; !. H.
Dader, music; Ed Curtis, decora
ton; John r. Commit, general Sec
rotary executive council.
All inquiries must be addressed to
Headquarters Executive Council,
6Ia Gimp street, New Orleans.
There Is full assortment of
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

A shave at Patureau's can not
fail to suit the most fastidious.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The bicycle races at Oak Ave
nue. Park tomorrow will be well
worth seeing.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

There IS a full assortment of
staple and fancy groceries, at Moss
Bros. & Co.'s and the prices are
the lowest in town.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Delicious table butter 80 cents a
pound, at Moss Bros. s. Cos.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Go to, Oak Avenue Park to-mor-
row if you wish to see the most ex;
citing game of ball of the season.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

A cartoon in Wednesdays States
illustrating "Jack Frost and Freight
in the same plight" was rather
rough on our neighbor, Rayre.
Whether or not Rayne has covered
itself all over with glory by its
rigid quarantine regulations, it has
certainly made a name for itself.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Wesemploy the best of watch
makers and you can rest assured
your watches will give you perfect
satisfaction. t. NJ. Biossat, jew
eler.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
UNJUST CRITICISMS
THE CITY PRESS.

The New Orleans Papersrhave
been unnecessarily severe OBJ the
country people because the latter
employed the shotgun methods of
quarantine to protect themselves
against yellow fever.
When the fever broke out in New
Orleans the people in the country
parishes felt that something had to
be done to keep it out. The only
available means was that used for
merly. What else could they have
done7
No one had yet proposed the
plan of fumigation and detention
now in operation at Waggaman un-
der the surveillance of the United
States Marine Hospital Service.
The people remembered the desc
lation caused by former epidemics
of yellow fever and they we're natur
ally greatly alarmed at the prospects
Of = repetition of those dreadful
times. Had practical and safe plan
been presented to them at the out
set we believe that a great deal of
trouble would have been avoided.
AS rational beings they would have
listened to reason and common
sense, and we would not have wit
messed complete Paralyzation of
trade which was the result of the
cessation Of commercial relations
with the outside world. OF course
there are communities that are still
unreasonable and stubborn, but we
feel assured that when the absolute
efficacy of scientific methods will
have beens demonstrated to them
they will be glad to abandon the
unsatisfactory shotgun quarantine
to adopt safer and intelligent means
to protect themselves against the
snvasion of Yellow Jack. But,
the people are not all scientists
s,and philosophers and have to I've
educated before they can be pur-
suaded to relinquish what they are
acquainted with for something they
know very little about. That they
have not kept up with the progress
of sanitary science is MOTTO be won
lered at, and perhaps they should
not be too severely censured for
their ignorance in this matter.
There may be some excuse for their
lack Of information on this subject,
for those who know it all are some
times at fault tn EN- selves, and it is
not surprising that the masses
should be slow to understand it ALL
Speaking of those physicians who
predicted what was going to hap
pen, but who totally failed to
prophesy correctly, the Times
Democrat says: "And the one re-
suit to which we are driven by the
apparently capricious vagaries of
the fever is, that nobody knows the
first thing about it, its Atad-zs or its
methods. The connoisseur is just
as much at sea as is the professed
ignoramus."
The report of the prevalence of
yellow fever in New Orleans struck
the people like bomshell. They
did not think of DR.. Carriers fumi-
cation camp, as the name of that
esteemed gentleman had not even
been mentioned, but they took i'm
mediate steps to protect themselves
and their families against what they
knew, from experience, to be
visitations far more dreadful than
war! And who will dare blame
them for it? "a
And pray tell us where is the
consistency of the New Orleans
papefs in calling us "crazy, coun-
try FOOLS" because we had recourse
to the shotgun quarantine in the
absence of something better. Is
y
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Should you need pair of shoes
call at Mouton & Hopkins and buy
just what you want.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Glass lamps complete, IS cents,
at Moss Bros. & Cos. All kinds
Of lamps at equally low prices.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

The last game Of baseball of, the
season will be played tomorrow at
the park. ss-~ s@Es