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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05
A MARKET HOUSE.
The Plan Proposed by the Signal
For Crowley May be
Good One.


That Lafayette needs a public
market all sensible people will ad
nit, and that it is high time that it
should have one is equally true.
The Gazette stated some time ago
that the people of Lafayette could
not very we'll afford to continue
much longer under the present sys-
tenn. The progressive town Of
Crowley is up-to-date in various
ways, but like her bigger sister, La
fayette, she has no market house.
The Signal, with characteristic en-
ergy, is trying to impress upon the
public mind the necessity of a
market house, and speaking of this
matter in its last issue it says:
"The different markets here and
there in OR town are as far apart
in localities as they are in the
quality OF meats they keep. With
the size and population of Crowley
we should have = central market
house, both as a source of conven-
fence, as stimulus to legitimate
competition, as we'll as to incite our
market men TO give US better
grade Of meat and at cheaper prices.
'sWhat, with building water
works, electric lights and other
necessary expenses, the Town
Council cannot afford now to put
up town market house. But in
dividuals can do it, and upon a
very safe and simple plan, namely
LetFone or more persons construct
a building of sufficient size to en-
brace, say, half dozen stalls of
good size to be rented to all market
men, whether for meats, fish, fruits
or vegetables. All of these things
will be sold under one roof, and
the purchaser for the days supplies
has only to step from one stall to
out running all over town to fill out
his order. The parties who erect
this building could sell it to the
Town Council for stipulated price,
and in payment the Council pass an
ordinance establishing scale Of
rental for the stalls, collectible
daily or weekly, said rentals to be
paid over to the vendors of the mark
ct house until the purchase price OF
the building was finally paid, then
the title of the property to become
fully vested in the town. This is
the method that has been success
fully followed in other towns and to
the satisfaction of all parties. To
exemplify, say that a market house
has been built and an act of sale
passed to the town. The Town
Council then passes an ordinance
requiring all markets to be con-
Quoted in the stalls of this building;
and fixes the rates of daily, weekly
or monthly rental to be paid for the
use of said stalls, the same to be
paid to the original vendor of the
building. Such a building under
such regulations should pay not less
than $50, and perhaps $50 per
month, according to the number OF
stalls occupied. If we arc not mis-
taken the town of Opelousas con
structed her market house, very
neat and commodious one, upon
this plan and that it has been bring
ing the town S1eoo or $500 renal
for several years past. a good
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05

Cool summer shirts, white and
colored at 50 cents, IS cents and
81. Low quarter and other light
weight shoes in the latest shapes
for men, at popular prices, at Moss
Bros. s. Co.'S.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05
Farmers Institute.

Major J. G.. Lee, State commits
sloner of agriculture, was in Lafa-
yette Thursday for the purpose of
making arrangements to hold a
farmers institute in Lafayette. AZ
ter a conference with the Police
Jury it was decided to hold the
meeting or institute on the 18th
of June and to have it. Jointly with
the Summer Normal now in session.
Major Lee informed The Gazette
that probably Hon. Jno. Dymond
and Prof. Caldwell would be here
on that day to deliver addresses on
subjects of vital interest to the
farmers. Messrs. Alfred Hebert
and r. G. Gre;g have been ap-
pointed a committee 70 make suit
able arrangement: fc- the meeting.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05

On Monday night, June I, the
sisters OF Mount Carmel convent
will give an ENTERTAINMENT, to which
an admission price OF Z cents will
be charged. There will be no re-
served seats.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05

A matinee will be given to-mor-
row on the convent grounds for the
benefit of the excursionists and all
others who will attend. Refresh
ments will be served. Admission
to the matinee will be IS cents.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05

It is to be hoped that all the
merchants doing business in this
town will agree 70 close their stores
at O'Clock. Those who refuse to
join this movement 'yi?i certainly
not increase their popularity anong
the fa1r-minded people Of the town.
Of course a man has legal right
to remain open as long a. he sees
fit, but The Gazette believes that
unity of action in :h,. naacer will
rebound to the benefit OF I'll con-
cerned.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-06-05

To Receive She EIxcl2-csorists,
Editor Wali1c OF chs Eo1ma
Times requests The ca,et.: 20 pub
lish the following:
The program of arrangements FOR
the reception and entertain -I:ent of
the excursioaists to arrive Il Sou-
ma June 27, from Lafayette and
other points will be as fellows:
The Independent Brass Band of
Houma will meet. the excu:sionists
on the arrival Of tks train, and
escort them to the courthouse
square where platform for dancing
will be erected, also refreshments
of all kinds will be served at rea-
sonable rates. The Independent
Brass Band of Houma will give
free Musical Concert from the
Pavilion at about $3.50 O'Clock in
the afternoon, especially in honor
of the ladies and gentlemen partici-
pating in the amusements of the day.
The age-herald., 1897-11-23

even Issues a decree twice a year to En- dicate upon what day the winter hat shall be changed for the summer straw, and vice Versa.
 Madame Wu has the little feet which characterize the women of southern China, and of which the minister, de- spite his enlightenment, seems not lit tie proud. The custom of binding the feet of ladies does not prevail in the northern part of the empire, which ac- counts for the fact that the feet of Madame Yang Yu, the preceding minis ter's wife, were not thus deformed. It is all mere mattsr of fashlon, but has such a tremendous hold upon the women where 1t prevails that no headway can seem to be made against it. The only influence that has evsr amounted to anything in this direction is that ex- erted by the Catholic missionaries As a reward for their pains, however, they have been called upon to provide hus- bands for their followers, whose large feet have made them undesirable parties in their own circle.
 ssWomsn whose feet have been thus bound have literally no leg development wear bandages for life as a support, and Che foot and limb are quite too unsight- ly in appearance to be exposed to view over the bandages they wear little socks and the tiny embroidered shoes which are made in the house by maid or friend Madame Wu's garments are all made in her own home by the tailor which MT. Wu brought to America with him"
The age-herald., 1897-11-23
Hall Gaines Opinion of
 Woman and Her PitifuI Position

Hall Gains, who has not superior as a writer of intense, realistic, modern fiction, has been asked the question, Are you in sympathy with what is known as the woman movement" In the Humanitarian for October thsre is published his reply to tLrs pertinent in- quiry, propounded by an enterprising in- terviewier:
 T have long had a very deep sympa- thy with ths better part of it. Indeed, it would be very hard for me to say how deeply I feel that the position which woman has so long held is an unjust and cruel and mongtrous one. Even religion itself seems to h|ave been the open ene- my of woman, and Christianity after nineteen hundred years has not im- proved upon the tyranny of the old Jew Ash law, although Jesus was the great =st friend and champion of woman that the world has ever known. Down to very recent years, even in England, the posi- tion of woman has bsen on of the gross est injustice. Even when the queen came to the throne, wonans position in England was that of honorable servltude. If sine married, the law regarded her as one with h:r husband; if unmarried, she was still gTown-up Infant in swaddlng clothes. In short, woman's place in England wals almost entirely dependent upon her agreeableness and usefuln5ss to man. Fer many centuries there had been no idea in the heads of legislators that shs posse'ssed any legsl light except those of marrying and giving in mar riage, and ruling over the cooking and the nursery. Of course there was no conscious cruelty in all this and it was probably based on a theory of the utter helplessnsss of woman to take care of herself in any circumstances, the old idea of her ineapacity for business and fhe general inferiority of her talents. An this Is changed As I took occasion to say at tn ladies dinner of the New Vaga bond club, the idea of tine legal sub ordination of the one sex to the other died hard and it would be amusing If it were worth while to say how hard
 You do not ssem to be terrified with the idea of finding women in parliament. or yet in the pulpit, CT perhaps even in tale cabinet?'
 T am by mo means terrified by the prospect of any of these things, and yet I doubt if many of them Will come to pass. Woman is not often endowed with the faculties of a leadsr though she has extrao1 dinary executive power. Thtsre- fore, do not look to see women in ad- ministrative positions, but I do exp: ct to find them in executive positions of great importance and truSt.'
The age-herald., 1897-11-23

 TnHrgham. She is wen known in At 1anta, and as the guest Of Mss Martha Boynton last winter won many frish1ds who will be interested in lsarnlng of the engag agsmeht.
 Mr. Haskell is well worthy his lovely bride, but his and her friends are na- gretting that 1ar-away Honduras. where are centered Mr. Haskell's business dn- terests. will be their futugls home.
 Next Friday MT. Pasehal Shook will take party composed of a dozen of his gentlemen friends in a private car to Mississippi, where they will spend ssv- eral days hunting.
 MT. and Mrs. M. R. Simmons have is- sued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Maude Morelle, to MT. John Randolph Hornaday, Sunday. Nov. IS, at 4:S0 o'clock, Central Presbyterian church, this city. MT Hornaday is a young newspaper writer, and is worthy of the attractive young girl whom he will so soon wed.
 MT. Hanson, of Montgomery, who spent Sunday in the city with friends. returned to his home yesterday afternoon.
The age-herald., 1897-11-23
Chinese Ambassador Wu
 And His Royal Wife

The new chinese ambassador at Wash ington bears the abbreviated, unmu- sical name of Wu. But he is far broader and more expanded in h.s views of many
 public questions than would be expect ed from one who is afflicted with such a family cognomen, and who has seen
The age-herald., 1897-11-23

Miss Julia Gilbreath ....... ...... Miss Mary Sanford, Fayette. ... Miss Susie Sanford, F'ayette... =. Miss Marie Ne1son... ... =. ... =. Miss Julia V. Goodloe, Tuscumbia .. Mrs. Arvis Henderson, Bessemer.... Mrs J. L. Hagler, Warrior... ..... Miss Annie Penitecost, Gadsden..... Miss Ada Pope, Gadsden... ... ... Miss Callie Pat; son. ... =. =. ... Mrs. T. o. Williams, Bessemer. .. Miss Mary Cahalan... ... =. ..... Miss Bettie Forman, Sprngville.. .. Miss Evalyn Usllham, Carrollton.... Miss Nina Hood ...................... Miss Emma Herbert, Montevallo.... Miss Lena Mclrrow. Pratt Mines,.... Miss Taylor Grimes. ... ... ...... Miss Mary Clare Milner... ... .... Miss Nell Arnold. ... ...... ..... .... Miss Margaret Hamilton... =. ..a Miss A. R. KloS. ...... .... ... , Miss Josephine Schoolar.. =. ...... Miss Leila Fletcher, Gadsden. Miss Gertrude Ehrman. :. ... .... ... Miss Lillian Roden... =. =. =. .. Ms. W. A. Porter. :. ... =. ... ... Miss LuTa Morrow. w.................... Miss Edna Bush. Montevallo... .., Miss Kate Camel, Montevallo... ... Miss Erline Crittenden.. =. ..... Miss Kate Earle. ... ... Miss Berte E. Hays. .. .
 1iAoo 1T iDliiSiio AloiNJ, OdopcIsss Miss Lucy Hagood. ...... =. ... ... Miss Florie Kyle, GadEden.... ... =. Miss Gay Long, Jasper. =. ... ... Miss Loula Moore, McCalla.. ...., Miss Mattie McDavid, Florence. .... Miss Varina Newton... ...... =. ... Miss Mamie Pearson... =. ...... Miss Daisy Ramsey. =. =. .... Miss Emma Reid..... ... ... ... ... Miss Lucille Smith,. ...~... Miss Wilma Saunders, Monteyallo.. Miss Bertha Woodward, Bessemer.. Miss Blanche Bowdry, Jasper ..... .. Miss Hallan Harris ...... .... ...... Miss Willie Shepard, Jasper ..... .s Mrs. H. H. Sinnige...... :. .. eco. Miss Kate Trainer, Pratt City.... Miss G. W. Williams. ...... .. q. .... Miss Annie Mae Gaines. .,r... a. ... Miss Mary P. Johnston. :. ... ..... Miss Daisy Jordan, Ishkooda.. ... Miss Mona Wells, Mont vallo.. ... Miss Jamie MacLeEter. er............... Miss Gertie Neightar..
 'IOtal ........ ...... s.......s......-.5, b, J6
The age-herald., 1897-11-23

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 COLO, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The age-herald., 1897-11-23
HAS GONE TO BALTIMORE.
Mrs. Gov Johnston Will Enter Johns Hospital to
 Receive Treatment.

Gov Johnston has gone to Baltimore accompanied by Mrs Johnston who will enter Johns hospital.
 Mrs. Johnston has been i'll for some time. The governor has been kept in Birmingham much of the time on her ac- count.
 Mrs. Johnston has numerous friends lthroughout Alabama and the south who trust that she will be restored to health by her sojourn in Baltimore.
The age-herald., 1897-11-23
MRS. WlNsLoWs SOOTHING SYRUP

Total ...... ...... ...............5.ss sss
The Washington bee., 1897-08-28

WANTED.-Refned, energstic ladies
as agents for good-selling b0let arti-
cles. Must be we'll recommended.
Apply between the hours of 9 a. m.
and6 p. m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
II Florida Avenue n. w.
The Washington bee., 1897-08-28
THEY SAY.

Do as you think is best anG
nothing more.
The people who think they are
wise are some times fools.
Ohio will fool the politicians.
Senator Hanna never loses a
battle,
Do You know it all?
IT so You should not tell it.
The democratic party in Balti-
more is offering no inducements
to the negro.
Don't fish unless you have good
1t is a good fisherman who knows
the condition of the water.
Secretary Perkins knows a thing
or two.
he who laughs best often laughs
last.
The tables turn some times.
The wicked man is not ALWAYS
the worst man.
Kind hearts are often found in
bad men.
Do as you think best and moth.
ing more.
The truth should be told ALWAYS,
A few District changes will be
made shortly.
Blessed is he who expects nothing. |
DO you walt recognition
If so indorse good men.
The dissatisfied republicans will |
hold convention.
There are judges who need re.
forming.
The world is full of trouble.
Don't tell all you know as YOU
may not tell the same thing the
second time.
A good liar must have a good
memory.
be careful how you talk, you
may make mistake.
Be truthful and just.
The colored brother has a lot to
do.
Private secretary Perkins knows
his business. !
In union there is strength.
The democratic party is begging
Tor the colored vote.
The Cleveland Gazette man is ,
kicking.
He will continue to kick until ,
IL h.,ls linsIj,u..
What has become of the original
Mckinley man ?
l he world is so bad that every
Jack has become gentleman and
every gentleman jack.
Judge Pugh of the police trial
board takes no foolishness.
The District wants suffrage.
Give us the right to vote and we
will be satisfied.
Col. Jim Hill who has been
watching other peoples business :
has allowed his own to go to waste.
The place he wanted will 90 to
some white man.
The Col. is in the soup. ]
The ditch we dig for others often
catches US.
A just man is an honest man.
The BEE is the peoples paper.
We often ask others to do what
We would not do ourselves.
We often do more for others
than what We will do for ourselves.
There are two sides to all ques-
ions.
The colored democrats in office Y
have turned republicans. /
The BEE is the peoples paper.
1t is the man who tells the truth
hat succeeds. r
Treachery can never win.
viii the negro ever be an in
dependent? R
The President will return soon.
Until he does read The BEE and
'e happy. NJ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
TIE LITTLE BROKEN VASE.
ny MARSHALL GRAVES.

Susan Harrrove was no longer young
now. and even her best friends from
childhood had never accused her OF being
pretty. Her hair was already white and
there was an everyday look OF care upon
the plain face. But there was not VII
lager who did not stoutly declare that
In It's very plalnness It was attractive.
The gosslps OF the village even said they
had seen people from foreign parts turn
and look a second time upon the slight
figure as she tripped along the village
road. Well. there was a smile upon the
lips; n smile In the deep, hazel eyes that
made her almost young, II there were
not with them linked n tired, earnest
look OF waiting, which seemed to ask a
question, and which made one feel that
he wanted to stop and answer II.
Time was when this staid village In
which she lived spent whole days IN
guessing at what Susan Hargrove was
doing now, and what she would do next.
Sunday morning, before services began,
was a favorite time for the pious females
Of the village 10 talk this harmless SPIN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
EngIand's Builder I'm benin.

philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Recent developments go TO prove that
the massacre of the British trading ex-
pedition to Benin was the result OF q
blunder-a blunder inexplcable in its
sheer stupidity. Think Of sending a
practically unsrmed force Of nine Euro
peans. and some 800 Kroomen and ma
tive carriers into n country whose KING
was openly hostile TO all oyertures from
Furopeansi The expedition that started
from Bonny on January lst to negotiate
a trade agreement with King ODDah'
well knew that worthys reputation Tor
all that was blood-thlrsty and inhuman;
vet the expedition was bent on peace
mission, ana hence it purposely re-
Trained from properly arming Itself
The Kroomen and native carriers were
not provided with guns, ana even the
Englishmen. six OF whom were In the
government service, carried no rifles. II
10 significant that the two who es-
caped-Nr. Locke, the District Commis-
sioner. and Captain Boisra gon-carried
pfstols. The latter Is an old African
campaigner and the two probably owe
their lives TO his experience IN the ATT
can bush. During the Nile Expedition
Of lSSi-'S5 he won the medal ana clasp
and Khedive's star for his galiantry
since 1894 he has been in COMMAND OF
the Constabulary of the Niger-Coast
Protectorate. How so experienced
bush-hghter could have allowed himseii
10 be involved in so manifestly hazardous
an undertaking IS past explanation.
1t IS announced that King Obbah IS 10
be disciplined, and that already a punt
tive expedition IS forming on the coast
TO drive the horrible old wretch out OF
mis- walled "city of blood" where human
sacrifices are OF almost daily occurrence.
Not even the redoubtable Labouchere.
famous for his opposition 10 England $
conquest of uncvllized black men, OBJ
iects TO the proposed vping out OF OBJ
nah. None Of the "Little-Englande
raises his voice against the project. Ana
how could any one? Obbah's ohlitera-
ton will make for the good OF humanity,
and. at the same time, VIII add very
rich country 10 the empire While OBJ
bah Is well provided with arms and am
munition. II is not probable that his sub
iugation will be a hard task, for he has
not many fighting men, and all the neigh
boring tribes hate him heartily. His Is
full-blooded negro tribe, a pagan,
acknowledging people, and not nearly
so well disciplined I'm fighting as the
tribes further up the Niger basin. tribes
with a large infusion OF Hamitic blood
in their veins, akin 10 the Tauregs, who
are giving the French so much trouble 10
the northward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31

Is confidently expected that present re-
cords will be practically ,annihiated ana
"A wonderful new worlds record for one
mile established.
The weather is thus far TO blame for
tho postponemcnt OF this interesting
event. The ground having been frozen.
has remained In n rough and unsatis-
factory condition. and the crew OF the
septuplot are hardly 20 blame for not
Curing 10 risk. certainly their limbs,
and possibly their lives In a winter at
tempt TO break the record.
II has been demonstrated. however. by
the preliminary trials that better re-
suits are obtained from the machine
when Il Is ridden across the wind Than
under any other conditions. and Mr.
Maslin. who IL greatly interested In the
performances Of this machine, has Just
completed arrangements for the attempt
TO smash the record as soon as the
weather permits.
The tests which have already been
made have taken place on the Lakeside
Boulevard. n fine stretch OF road running
out OF Syracuse. and those interested In
the big machine and It's work are wei
satisfied with the showings thus far
made and are confident that when
forced along under the impulse OF n
favoring breeze and the fourteen muscu-
lar legs Of its riders. the machine VIII
cover a mile In less than minute.
It's riding crew is composed Of seven OF
the best known riders of the country.
The steorsman, William BeX, has al
ready had considerable experience with
the machine before the masts and sails
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
PhiladelphIa Reeord.l


a stuffed dog In a glass Casa COM
mon, ordinary street cur-adorns the pTl-
Yate apartments OF the proprietor or one
OF Philadelphia's largest hotels; There is
a rather curious story connected with the
defunct animal, which the hotel man tells
as follows: one day the cog came nosing
about the lobby, and, although elected
several times, always returned, evidently
In search Of the kitchen. Finally IN order
to get rid OF the eur. it was given a large
piece OF raw meat. Instead OF eating the
meat there the canine took the orering IN
lts mouth and went out into the street.
out OF sheer curiosity the hotel man fol-
lowed the animal and saw 1t take the
beef 10 another dog, which was crouching
behind step. The latter stood up on re-
ceiyirg the meat. and az ii did so held one
foot off the ground. II was discovered
that the second dog was lame.
While the crippled dog was eating its
meat the other stood guard to see that
there was no Interference. So IL came TO
pass that the proprietor took both dogs
into tho hotel and christened them Damon
and Pythias. Damon is the one In the
case. and Pythias still runs about, al
though old age is creeping on apace.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31

hear Alright? She knew all now. ana
the world seemed turning around az ahe
sank to the settee behind her. Ben'
August had been married twenty years
and these years she had waited. me
lines about the mouth deepened;
wearied look settled upon the face no"
grown suddenly pale and haggard
She was aroused by the kindly voice NJ
her side. saying: II am so sorry. rear
the little vase is broken too badly 10
mend again."
Eyes. yes" she said. and the iaaed
hands pressed hard over her poor heart.
as n TO still its very beatlngs; Il am
afraid II Is broken"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
,,,,,ionoire Attcmpts suicide.

SPRINGFIELD o.. January 3O.-Louis
c. Evans. the millionaire president OF the
A. {. Evans Manufacturing Company, re-
turned from New York this morning. re
went to his brother Georges room, in the
Arcade Hotel, and shot himself in the
forehead with a 32-calibre revolver. lie
had the weapon too close, and the ball
glanced upward under the skin. He was
not fatally hurt Evans and his wife have
been visiting in New York. but he return
ed home alone this morning. The cause
OF this attempt upon his life is unknown.