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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

of very effective teaching, but
/ find here a tendency on the
part of some pupils TO ask the
same questions oyer and over
each re-occurring day, and
many of them with no reference
either to the lesson in hand nor
for the purpose of gaining gen
eral knowledge.
For instance: What time is
it! What day of the week is it,
Did you speak TO me! May |
find out the lesson! Shall we
do thus and so todayl And
these, after lessons have been
assigned and definite directions
have been given in regard to
future work.
Is this condition general, or
is it confined only to a few of
our schools | am inclined to
think it is the result of past
teaching, aud have met it with
that same persistent effort pre-
Yiously referred to.
Occasionally questions have
been ignored altogether on my
part, and | found this gave
them food for reflection. This
is not considered a correct me-
thod, however, simply a subter-
fuge when all other arts of the
profession seem exhausted.
These aimless questions on
the part of the pupils are
largely due to inattention, and
that in turn to defective home
training, coupled with.unprofes-
sional work in the class room.
Some are due to constitutional
weakness, while still others to
various unexplained causes.
The fact remains that this
form Of inattention confronts
us, being one of the worst evils
to eradicate. There is a deep
psychological reason why we
should have the pupils atten-
ton at all hazards, but which
we shall not stop to discuss at
this point, but rather how we
may solve the problem for the
benefit of the child.
Sometimes grading them in
the one particular has resulted
well. Granting special privi-
'leges for studied attention, and
by this Is meant a conscious
effort of the pupil to correct
the abuse.
/ turn now TO that question OF
devotion To the school home,
that seems so lamentably absent
from the older pupils of our
schools. 1t is a very easy mat
ter to gain and hold the love
and esteem of children who are
born and live in the same place
all the years Of their youth, at
tending the same school until
they are graduated. 1t is n sad
commentary on this fact, when
they are rs transient and evan
/ escent III their school life as
they are found IN these western
towns. Here today and vanish.
ed tomorrow sum up the epi-
tome of their school existence,
1 You will readily see how much
energy the teacher must waste
along this line of work, which
is ultimately lost rs far rs ap-
parent results are concerned.
| recall in the life of sue
cessful teacher, who had work.
ed up through the different
\ grades until she had become one
of the instructors in the higl
school, and being further re.
warded with the principalshiI
of a ward school in another
part Of the town, what genuin,
sorrow was manifested by th,
students IN her department ovel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

THE oldest rat in the barn is
not the one who has the longest
foil
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

Just try lOr. box Of Casrarsts
the finest liver and bowel regulates
ever made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

THE highest compliment some
people can pay you is to ignore
Won
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You who want typewriter letts
heads can find something al this a
fee that will surely please you. Onlr
the best paper used.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14
unIted States court Coz Ise7.
TIME TABLE.
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe RsIIws,

SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 4:lo a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express 5:2O .. m.
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 1885 a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express ll:4O am
I.R. MASON, Ticket Agt.
w. s. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14
For Rent.

Good three room house n
rent. Apply to Spragins & Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

The Tuxedo Junior cigar
makes you happy for . cents.
Try one at Frame, Green & Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

Soothing for burns, scalds, chapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts
and sores. Instant relief for piles,
stops pain at once. These are the
virtues of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salves. Frame, Green & Co.
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ARDMORE. SUNDAY, FEB. a.
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Sick Headache.

Is cured, no matter how bad you
have it. The most obstinate cases
are cured with Philips Liver Hust-
ler. Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-14

md all men carry to their graves?
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
THE BONDS
The Supreme Court Decides
the Act of the Legisla-
lature is not Legal.
An Amendment to the
Charter of the Town
-. May Be Necessary.

The Supreme Court has decided
that the Legislative act authorizing
the town of Lafayette to issue bonds
is unconstitutional. This decision
will naturally cause delay in the
building of the waterworks and
electric light plants. When the
act was passed by the Legislature
and Contractor Ferguson's attorneys
questioned its validity some emin-
ent lawyers expressed the opinion
that it was constitutional while
other attorneys of equal promin-
ence did not think it would stand
the judicial test. But the City
Council wisely concluded to APP
peal to the courts for light. Now
that it is settled that the Legislature
had no constitutional power to
confer upon the town the authority
to issue bonds, it will be in order
to adopt other means by which the
desired end can be attained. There
seems to be no dotbt that the peo-
pie can amend the icharter of the
town, authorizing the City Council
to issue bonds. Should this be
done it will not be necessary to
apply to the Legislature or to
any other body for permis-
sion or authority. The town of
Franklin being confronted with the
same condition of affairs shat exists
here, held an election at which an
amendment to the charter was sub
mitted to popular vote. The de-
cision OF the Supreme Court having
established the illegally of the
bonds the best way out of the tenn
porary embarrassment seems to be
an amendment to the charter, by
which the town will DC clothed with
the authority to issue bonds for the
purpose of building the proposed
plants.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
IN A FEW LINES
The Gazette Correspondent
Tersely Tells the News at
Ridge.

w. R. Foote called on your
scribe Tuesday.
DR.. A. o. Clark visited Rayne
one day last week.
A. Cummings and E. c. Denison
took a trip to Rayne Tuesday.
A barrel of corn is equivalent to
a dollar in this section.
Augustus Perry went to Crowley
Wednesday to purchase seed rice.
Fair weather during the past week
and the farmers made use of it.
The little child of Mr.. Elijah
Spell was quite severely burned the
other day by accidently coming
in contact with a hot stove.
Among those who attended
church at Bethel Sunday from this
vicinity we've: Misses Eta Spell,
Ida Martell, Mary Spell; Messrs.
Oron Clark, Hampton Perry, JOS
Hohpauir, Adam Foreman, Jr.
.. G. p.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
The GrandeSt Remedy.

Mr.. X. b. Greeve, merchant, of
Chilhowie, Va, certifies that he
had consumption, was given up to
die, sought all medical treatment
that money could procure, tried all
cough remedies he could hear of,
but got no relief; spent many nights
sitting up in chair; was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery,
and was cured by use of two bot
ties. For aststhree years has been
attending to business, and says DR..
Kings New Discovery is the grand
est remedy ever made, as 1t has
done so much for him and also for
others in his community. DR..
Kings New Discovery is guaranteed
for coughs, colds and consumption.
1t don't fail. Trial bottles free at
VIM. Clegg's drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
A BASE BALL CLUB
Will be Organized and interest,"
ing Games Will be Played
this Season.

Quite a number of base ball
amateurs and players assembled at
the Oak Avenue Park Sunday even
ing: a very interesting practice
game was played by two picked
mines, the score standing 14to g,
according to Scorer Ambrose Mou
toms tallies and Umpire Lee
Walkers decisions. Some of the
old players showed up in good form
and the younger ones gave promise
to develop near to the professional
mark. Another practice game will
be played next Sunday at 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon, when a club will
be organized. No admission will
be charged t., see this game and an
invitation is extended to everyone.
The following young men have
signed the roll and will do all they
can to make the Lafayette Club a
winner during the season: William
Mcpherson. John Sirey, William
eraser, Adam Otto. John eraser,
Lewis Mcbride, Jim Alpha, Andrew
Mcbride, Jake Weigle, Andrew
Prudhomme, Jim Marsh, Derrick
Palmer, Davis Church, Sterling
Mudd, Jos. Boulder, Frank Perry,
Alley Sprole, Alick Duhon, Ovey
Herpin, August Vigneaux, John T..
Broussard.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to
know that the very best medicine
for restoring the tired-out nervous
system to healthy vigo1 is Electric
Bitters. This medicine is purely
vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve centers in the stomach,
gently stimulates the liver and kid
neys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appe-
tite, aids digestion, and is pro-
nounced by those who have tried it
as the very best blood purifier and
nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for soc
or $500 per bottle at VIM. Clegg's
drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
A HynnOtfSt.

J. d. Scott, a colored hypnotist
who halls from Galveston, was in
Lafayette this week anxious TO per-
form some wonderful feats. The
Lake Charles Press is authority
for the statement that while in the
city the orther day the dusky
professor of hypnotism put a
young negro to sleep and kept
him sleeping exactly So hours.
Scott gave an exhibition at one of
the negro churches.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
The Round Cotton Bale.
Southern Farmer.

Southern Farmer.
The enormous loss incident to
the ordinary way of baling cotton,
while it seems largely unavoidable,
continues to attract attention and
to impress upon all thinking cotton
planters the imperative necessity Of
some Improvement, come along
what lines it may. At the recent
convention held at Waco, Texas,
the matter of the wastefulness Of
the present system was thoroughly
discussed and the infer iority of the
standard American package to the
competing Egyptian and India
bales was strongly brought out.
That a standard gin box should
be adopted seems to have been
generally assented to. The round
had it's friends who thought it
would be the best. The uniformity
of size and binding that would fol-
low its general adoption would ulti-
mately give it a standing in the
market not now possessed by the
average bale, and would prevent
the waste of repeating sampling.
Its compactness and regularity Of
pressure would keep fibre intact
and better, and would reduce to the
minimum the risk of damage by
water and dirt and loss by fire. It's
transportation would Cost less than
now, as would also the covering.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

Auf11O0r11on'S excursion to
Mexico.
The Southern Pacific has issued
an illustrated circular, giving the
itinerary of special train Of Pull
man Buffet sleepers which will leave
Houston on morning of April 16,
for City of Mexico, stopping at
points of interest en- route. The
return trip will be made via Tam
pico, thus enabling the tourists
to visit San Luis Potosi Monterey,
two of the principal cities in the
Republic. Round trip tickets for
regular trains also on sale April IS
and II from Houston, at rate of
$1,000 going and returning via Tor
reon, and s.. 90 higher for tickets
going or returning via Tampico.
Send for copy of illustrated
pamphlet to l.. J. Parks, a. C. p.
& T. A. Southern Pacific Co.,
Houston, Texas.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
Anew WORDS
From Progressive Firm
Who Will Speak to
the people
OF Lafayette Through the
Columns of The
Gazette.

On our fourth page appears the
half-Page announcement of Mistrot
Bros. s. Co. of New Iberia, a pro-
gressive and wide awake firm who
means business and wants every
body to know it.
The members of this firm are not
unknown in this section, having
spent their childhood and early
manhood in New Iberia, where
their father was successful mer-
chant in ante as we'll as bosf-bellum
days. The entire family went to
Texas many years ago and engaged
in the dry goods business. Energy
and fair dealing brought success;
and to-day this firm is one of the
largest dealers in dry goods in all
its branches in all the South.
They have an immense wholesale
house in Galveston from whence
they supply their large retail stores
situated at Houston, Marlin, Bryan,
Navasota, Mexia, Cuero, Hunts
vile, Brennan, Rockdale, Crock
EFT, Palestine, Bolton, La Grange,
and Waco, Texas.
We are told that the aggregate
sales of the retail houses is over
1000, 900 annually.
turers; they pay cash and discount
all bills, and when they receive a
consignment of goods, we can
readily believe that it comes to
them at as low price as it is posi-
BILE for such goods to be made.
They claim to retail goods at
wholesale prices, and they submit
small list of prices as a Sample Of
what they are doing. Read the
list carefully, make comparisons
and judge for yourself. Their
notices are, 'estrictly one Price"
and 'tsfof cash."
This firm opened its doors for
business in New Iberia on the 9th
of last June. They at once leaped
into popular favor, and now less
than one year since their advent to
this section, they are about to
move into larger quarters. The
new store which is being built
especially for them, is located on
Main street, few doors east of the
post Office. They expect to &C.
cupy it between May and 9. 1t
is a large building 60 feet wide by
100 feet long, giving 5000 square
feet of floor space. 1t will have
three large plate-glass show win
dows, and in every way is
modern building.
Our sister city is fortunate in
securing such a progressive firm.
Their success proves that the peo-
pie of Iberia, St. Martin and Yer
million parishes appreciate good
thing when they see it and always
'ttusA ii aloue."
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

DR.. w. ID. MORTON.
OF the Mississippi Synod,
Preaches at the Presby-
terrain Church..

The Lafayette Presbyterian
church, has, within the last eight
days. been blessed by the presence
and work of distinguished divine.
w. D. Morton, D. d., the eloquent
evangelist from the Mississippi
Synod, held regular meetings twice
a day, much to the edifcation and
enlightenment of this congregation
as well as those of other kindred
denominations. This gifted man of
God pleaded in most eloquent and
persuasive terms to all Christians to
live in accord with the sacred
teachings of their churches. The
different themes dwelt upon by DR..
Morton were treated with surprising
zeal, erudition and eloquence.
Last Sunday upon the subject of
the ten commandments he was
manifestly clear, explicit and i'm
pressive. He showed in what man
ner they are violated and the i'm
possibility of sinful man to live
without their violatlon-as the vio-
lation Of one embraces that of the
whole decalogue. And here he
spoke with special emphasis on the
POWER of God-saving grace to pro-
cure and insure salvation to man.
The gift of the Holy Spirit to man
and His influence as guide and
comforter was a theme that he
strongly and happily dwelt upon.
There were many other themes
drawn from the holy scriptures
equally solemn and impressive. and
handled by DR.. Morton with equal
effectiveness.
The eloquent and forcible SER
mons of this distinguished clergy
man will be of signal and lasting
benefit to those who heard them.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

Changes and improvements on
every side, and T. NJ. Biossat is
behind in none. He has recently
seen fit to make change in his
repair department and has secured
the services of Mr.. D. Gordon
Hall, late of Houston, Texas, who
is capable and skilled workman.
So if any one in this town or sur
rounding country has any watches
that fails to give satisfaction, T..
NJ. Biossat's is the place to call.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
New Buildings.

Several new buildings are going
up in Lafayette. Mr.. w. H. Daily
of New Iberia has begun the cree
ton of two pretty residences for
Messrs. S. R. Parkerson and Chas
NJ. Parkerson and Contractor b.
F. Anderson is supervising the
building of a handsome dwelling for
Mr.. Antoine Deffez. Mr.. E. NJ
Thompson, of Duson, will soon be-
gin work on an office for DR.. Percy
NJ. Girard.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
1T Was Not DominiSk.

A trio of peripatetics appeared
before the mayor last Monday on a
charge Of being suspicious and dan
gerous. AS O'Malley was the name
of one of them, the mayor did not
think it safe to release him without
further Investigation, but as the poor
fellow assured him that he was not
Dominick O'Malley and that he was
not even remotely connected with
the editor Of the Item, he was lib
Grated.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

If the press cease to laud candi-
dates because they are candidates
and will promptly and fearlessly re-
fuse to assist by encon1ums and
senseless adulations, such as editors
know to be unworthy; if it will be
true to its own great mission in as
sorting and defending the best in
terests of the people, a mighty rev
olution can be effected in a short
time. The Progress has taken the
proper stand and we join in the de-
sirable work and hope the entire
press of Louisiana will do likewise.
-Opelousas Courier.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

If we made common pants we
might sell more for little while
until people found out about them
AS il is, we make the best jeans
pants made, and selling long enough
to people to have faith in them.
The BUCSKIN BRECEHES
wear longer, fit better than any
jeans pants made by anyone, any
where.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
PAID HER FARE.
The Railroad Agent at New Iberia
Went to the Assistance of a
Little Orphan Girl.

While it may be said with good
reason that railroad corporations
have no souls it must not be in
ferred from that generally accepted
truth that railroad men have no
hope of a future existence. EN-
ployes of railway companies are
very often wrongfully accused of
being unkind and discourteous.
While this charge is wellfounded
in some cases in others it is abso-
lutely unjust and undeserved.
Last Monday when the west
bound train stopped at New Iberia
small crowd of people was no.
ticed standing near the gateman
who was handed the following
paper by a little girl who was &C
companied by an elderly looking
lady:
To Conductors, Zrainwen and Sta
<fon agents:
This is Lena Story, an orphan
child from Abbeville, La. She is
coming to this station (Arcadia,
La.) via. Alexandra and Shreve-
port. La. Please give her special
care and attention on train and at
transfer points, and oblige yours
truly, etc. S. c.. BOYD,
Arcadia, La.
AS the poor little girl had no
ticket and depended upon this
paper to carry her through, she was
denied admission by the gateman
who was only performing his duty
as he understood it, and the unfor-
tunate child was about to be left at
New Iberia. Some good-hearted
man Offer ed to take charge of her
and was walking away with her, but
when Mr. A. c. Pickett, the rail-
road agent at New Iberia, was told
of the inability of the friendless lit
tie stranger to continue her journey
to where she expected to meet some
relatives, he Immediately bought a
ticket for her. The face Of the
little girl Frightened up and the two
tears which had moistened her ruby
cheeks soon gave place to a smile OF
contentment and happiness.
The child was Helped aboard the
car and when the train left the
station She was in charge
of the lady who had kindly
consented to take care OF
her and see that no harm befel
her.
To The Gazette reporter the lady
said that Lena Story was from
few days ago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
Will Lecture.

Hon. Chas. A. Badeaux, presi-
dent of the State Council of Catho-
lie Knights of America, will de-
liver lecture at Falk's hall, at
O'Clock p. M, on Wednesday, April
IS, 1897. No admission will be
charged, and a cordial invitation is
extended to all to be present., par
ticularly to the ladies.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
The Blanc Brothers.

Send us your address, accompa-
MED by IS cents and you will re-
ceive copy of ella Vie, lie Crime
ct les Confessions des Freres
Blanc" This pamphlet was written
by the young murderers who gave
the manuscript to Mr.. Thomas
Mouton after having attached their
signatures to it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
Rayne'S New Ginnery.

Rayne's New Ginnery.
Rayne will soon boast of one of
the finest cotton ginning plants ever
erected in this section. 1t will be
owned and oper ated by the Rayne
Ginning Company, limited, and is
equipped with the Smith Sons
pneumatic system, using three
seventy-saw gins. 1t is to be
built on new ideas and far in adj
vance of the old way of ginning
cotton. The plant will be COM
pleted in about thirty days, after
which time Chappuis & St. John,
of Rayne, La, agents for the Smith
system, will take pleasure in show
ing it to persons interested, and
if you contemplate buying new
gig or gin plant aud are unable to
call in person, a letter of inquiry
will bring you full information.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17
Fresh stock of groceries for len
at Mouton & Hopkins.
II. DDS. Good Work.

A neatly gotten-up pamphlet is
sued by the Times shows
the good work done by that jour
nal in securing relief for the drouth
sufferers of North Louisiana. The
I'D. has labored zealously and in
telligently in behalf of the drouth-
striker people and it deserves much
credit for the good it has accom-
plished. Under the head Of sstotal
contributions to the Times Demo
Gratis drouth sufferers fund" the
following appears:
From The 1'imes-Democrat 500 90
From The Times-Democrat (gro-
ceries purchased, not in cash
totals) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100 90
From The Times -Denocrat(e expense
incurred, not included in cash
totals) .>.....- ...................- 3S7 so
From Few Orleans proper. .-.-.~$4,44S 50
Afgters.....-.- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AIS "a
Country Parishes -.-..-.-......... 1867 60
g Mississippi LAOS IS
" Other States $50 Is
Total Cash Receipts go S1s,445 ID
This is in addition to contributions of
provisions estimated at $4,000 in value,
freight contributed BY steamers and rail-
roads 5000, and clothing.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

Send IS cents to The G azette and
you will receive by mail one copy
of ''La Vie, lie Crime ct les Confess
sions des Freres Blanc, written by
themselves. :.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-17

If any one has a watch that fails
to give satisfaction, he should take
it to T. M. Biossat. He employs
skilled workmen.