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The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
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NaNOr Catfsry has received a
letter from the father Of James Bir-
ney or Birna, who died on the train
between Lafayette and Crowley a
few days ago. The unfortunate
,nan', real name was James Birney
which, coupled with the fact that in
one Of the letters found on his per-
son he was informed by his sister
that he could return to his home at
North Warren, Pa, and that the Of
iiccrs would not modest him, led to
to belief that he had been a fugitive
from Justice. In his letter to Mayor
Canery the father Of the man says
that he was not fugitive, but while
at school his mind was affected by
overs;udy and he imagined that he
was being pursued by enc
mics. Some time ago he wrote
home requesting his parents to adj
dress his letters to "James Berney"
and to omit the family name, "Slav=
en-"
The father feelinsly refers to the
blasted career of his son. He says
that he began life with brilliant pros
poets, having graduated from Allie
shany College,, at Meadville, Pa,
and adopted the profession of civil
engineering. After graduating he
went to Butte City, Montana, and
was employed there two or three
years by a mining company. He
then travelled throughout the West,
finally drifting South. At the break
ing out of the war he wrote to his
mother that he thought of enlisting,
but he did not. He subsequently
wrote from Lake Charles, expressing
desire to return home and his broth
er, Fred Saven, offered to send him
some money to pay for ticket, if
he would let him know where to
send it.
Mayor Caffery has, in compliance
with requests made by Mr.. Slaven,
sent to the family everything found
on the body. He has also marked
the grave in the event that the rela-
tives decide to convey the remains
home at any future time.
See the pretty and comfortable
carriages at Leopold Lacoste's.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
ABOUZ Il HIGH LICENSE.

Under the new constitution the
Police Jury and City Council are
empowered to fix the liquor Ii
see fit. We understand that the
Pelice Jury will, at its next meeting,
consider the question of high IL
cense.
Ii the license is to be raised it
should be placed at figures high
enough to accomplish the end de
sircd-lessen the liquor evil and IN
crease the revenues from tn at source.
There is in this parish number
cf small erogsnops which cause a
great deal of trouble. If high IL
cense will close these it will have
done much to be thankful for.
The criminal history of all par
ishes shows that large percentage
Of the crimes of violent character
owe their origin to strong drink
sold in many instances at barrooms
in isolated localities, where there is
little or no police protection. 1t is
generally in these places that men
imbibe too freely of alcoholic bev-
crages and break the criminal laws.
1t is generally conceded that pro
hib,tion, even in Kansas, does not
prohibit. Therefore, to reduce the
quantity Of liquor consumed is the
wisest, as it is the only practical, So
luton of this vexing question. The
most uncomprOmising opponent of
prohibition or high license will agree
that the world would be better
if there were no whiskey distilled,
but as whiskey will continue to be
made and as it will always be in,
possible to stop the evil altogether,
opportunities for doing mischief.
\ high license will tend to con
centrate the liquor trade in the
towns where the police is better and
men do not enj joy the unrestrained
freedom that they do in the rural
districts.
From financial standpoint the
change will be beneficial. The pub
lie revenues from that source will
undoubtedly be increased, and it is
certain that the criminal expenses
will be reduced.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

F. M. Welch was in Lafayette
Wednesday distributing advertising
matter and attending to other bus
mess in connection with the Alex
andria Fair. Mr.. Welch informed
US that Misses Anna Williams and
Mamie Rogan, of our town, have
consented to enter a contest for
prize offered by the Fair Associa-
ton to the two young ladies receiving
the most votes. The parishes of
Lafayette, Iberia, Calcasieu, Cad
do, St. Landry, Avoyelles and Qua
chita will each be represented in the
contest by two young ladies. Each
vote costs one dime and the two
contestants receiving the largest
number of votes will be presented
with a ticket to Toronto, Canada,
with stop-over privileges at St.
Louis, Niagra Falls, Cleveland and
other points of interest. All their
sleeping and hotel fare will he paid
as we'll as the expenses of chap
eron who will be selected by them.
The contest will be conducted un-
der the personal surveillance of
Senator Seip, Of Alexandria. The
utmost secrecy will be maintained
in regard to the vote and nothing
will be known until the time comes
to do the counting.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
A New Firm.

Messrs. Holt & Carter have
opened store next to the post
office. These gentlemen are ex-
perienced and successful merchants
and are in every way equipped to
meet all competition. Like all
successful business men they be-
lieve in the efficacy of printers ink
and will always have something to
say to the public through the col
umns of The Gazette. Read their
elsewhere in this
paper.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Death OF an Old Citize IL.

Mr.. Louis Roger, one of the old
est and best known citizens Of the
Sixth ward, died last Tuesday at
the age of 80 years. Mr.. Roger
leaves a widow Of the same age,
nine children, seventy-two grand
children and forty-nine greatgrand-
children. He was married sixty
years ago. Mr.. Roger was man
Of great frmness of. character and
was universally respected.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

We are authorized to state that
the high school, under Prof. Le-
Rosen, and the primary school,
under Prof. Simmons, will be
opened Monday, September S..
In reply to a number of inquiries
The Gazette will state that it has
been unable to ascertain when the
public schools will be opened in
the different wards of the parish.
The board will meet Monday and
the matter will then be decided.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

The Five O'Clock Tea Club.
/ In last Sundays Picayune Dor
othy Dix gives the following inter
esting sketch of the Five O'clock
Tea Club of Lafayette:
"P1obably there does not exis t
within the bounds Of the State a
feminine organization more hap
PLY organized and more success
fully carried out than the Five
O'clock Tea Club, Of Lafayette.
Combining social, literary, artistic
and charitable features, the club
has extended its beneficient inf1u-
ences along the channels mapped
out, and has Lroven successful be-
yond the most sanguine hopes of
it's promoters. Every move has
been forward, and marked i'm
provement has been the outcome of
each meeting.
"The club was organized on
March 2, 1896, through the able
and wise direction of Mrs. T. M.
Biossat, who became its first Presi-
dent. Mrs. Biossat's efforts were
ably seconded by Mrs. N. p. Moss,
as vice-president; Miss Lea Gladu,
secretary, and Miss Stella Trahan,
treasurer. The prime mover and
chief spirit of this vigorous young
club, however,, was Mrs. Il. NJ.
Biossat, whose intellectual attain
ments, indomitable energy and un-
usual tact have contributed in a
great measure to the success which
has crowned the work of the club.
Mrs. Biossat is the wife of Mr.. I.
NJ. Biossat, and daughter of DR..
r. Rushing, of Alexandria, and
has been a resident of Lafayette for
only six years, but despite domes-
tic duties, has been closely 1denti-
fed with the social and intellectual
life Of the place. Mrs. Bios was
succeeded as president bv Miss
Clye Mudd, who is a young woman
Of great culture and brightness. who
graduated with distinguished no
at Silliman Female College: at
Clinton, La. where she was vale
dictorian of her class, and who is
admirably fitted to advance the
clubs best inte, est.
.:rhe Five O'clock Tea Club was
an outgrowth of desire to bring
the women Of the town into closer
and pieasanter social relations, and
as women are never SO happy as
when they are doing good, to this
was added bit OF philanthropy Of
4 peculiarly delicate and gentle ma
ture, and it was decided to impose
small due on each member, the
money thus accruing to be used in
relieving the wants of some less
fortunate sister. The members
meet once week at each others
house, Il light repast is served: and
the time devoted to a discussion of
some literary topic, reading, recita-
ton, music, or some game devised
by the young people who belong to
the club. Once month the club
meets to transact business, adopt
measures for the good of the or
ganization, and consider the philan-
thropic matters they have in hand,
which are carried out in accordance
with the biblical injunction of Sc
crecy. The meetings each week are
almost in the nature Of family
gathering, and are a source of con-
tinual delight to the members. The
club is prosperous and progressive,
and many, besides its members,
have reason to bless the Five
O'clock Tea Club.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Two Millions a Year.

When people buy, try, and buy again, it
means they're satisfied. The people of the
United States now buyifg CascaretS
Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million
boxes year and it will be three million be-
fore New Years. 1t means merit proved.
that Cascarets are the most delightful bowel
regulator, for everybody the year round.
guaranteed.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Mr.. Bagnal's no

Mr.. BagnaPs horse became
frightened last Sunday morning
and proceeded to tear everything to
pieces. The vehicle to which the
horse was hitched was badly dam
aged and Mr.. Bagnal was severely
bruised about the face and body.
He sustained no serious injuries,
however.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Yellow Fever at Franklin

Recent news is not of the most
encouraging. While the informa-
ton is not from an official source
we have it on pretty good authority
that three more suspicious cases
were reported yesterday morning.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Want Il Ira nlXVay.

\ number of farmers living in
Mr.. O. Bertrand's neighbour ood
last met Sunday for the purpose
of taking steps toward the construc-
ton Of a tramway from the refinery
to that section of the parish with a
view of encouraging the cultivation
of cane. Mr.. Hechinger, repre-
senting the refinery, was present
and made certain propositions to
the farmers. Nothing definite was
done. but we understand that an
other meeting will be held to-mor-
row and some practical plan may
be agreed upon.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

The contract for the building OF
the new bank has been given to the
wcll-known contractor from New
Iberia, w. H. Daily. The build
ing will be a two story, brick struct-
ure and will be thoroughly modern
in construction and appearance.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Henry Gerac will leave in a few
days for New Orleans where he will

Henry Gerac will leave in few
days for New Orleans where he will
enter into a partnership with Mr..
Bertrand Adler in general commits
sion business. The firms name
will be Adler & Gerac and besides
the commission business it will carry
large stock of groceries for the
wholesale and retail trade. Mr..
Gerac is a young man of business
qualifications and thoroughly equip
ped by experience and education
for a successful career in the COM
mercial world. The firm will soli-
cit consignments and Mr.. Gerac
desires to call the attention of his
friends to this fact. The Gazette
bespeaks much prosperity for the
new firm.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

Joe Wheeler had a good word for
the Cubans, good word for Shafter
and good word for everybody.
The gallant old Confederate is too
brave and magnanimous to detract
from the glory of other men.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

The Enterprise is the name of
a new paper just started at Wash
ington by Jas. w. Callahan. 1t is
neat, we'll printed and ably edited,
and deserves to succeed.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

The entertainment last Saturday
night given by the ladies of the
Episcopal church to raise money
for the building fund was very we'll
patron:zed by the people of the
town, over. SIS having been netted.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

Superintendent Latiolais requests
The Gazette to state that there will he
meeting of the School Board
Monday, Sept. S. All the men,
bers are urged to be present.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Will not be Mustered Out.

Instead Of being mustered out as
was previously announced, the La
fayette boys will be granted fur
Tough Of thirty days with pay in
advance. Whether they will be
discharged at the end Of the furlough
it is impossible to say. It may be
that the administrati fears a
hitch in the peace negotiations and
has concluded not to let the boys
go until the treaty has been finally
agreed upon by the two countries.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

The baseball game last Sunday
between the Lafayette and Rayne
boys resulted in a score Of ID to g
in favor of the home team.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

If Mastic Mixed Paint don't give
you satisfaction as first class
paint, you get your money back.
That's fair. Sold by Moss s. Co.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

Before the war we were told that
the Cubans were all clever fellows
and ought to have thei: independ-
ence. 1t was said they were sorcly
oppressed and that the United
States had to go to war to free the
Cuban patriots. Now it's all changed.
They tell us now that these self-same
Cub ans, who were so highly praised
before the war, are unworthy of en-
joying independence and unfit to
govern themselves. The American
people are not after the island; oh,
no!
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03
Married

Mr.. William Lena, of Lafayette,
and Miss Ophelia Richard, of Sa-
bine Pass, Tex, were married last
Wednesday at the latter place.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

Moss & Co. have menced re-
ceiving their new stock of fall. AMI
winter goods. They mean to be
actively Gin the swim," and will
have many good things to share
with their friends and customers.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

lO Mrs Ernest Constantin will have
a conmodious dwelling built on the
lot near the courthouse.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

When merchant has good hon
est article to sell, he likes critical
customers, particular people, for
whom only the best is good enough.
That's the way we feel. The BUCK
SKIN BREECHES arc so good, so
strong at every point, that we like to
sell them to people who appreciate
a good pair of pants. We make
these pants with the idea of pleasing
the most particular buyers, then W.
please everybody. We guarantee
the fit and stitching.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

Attorney VIM. Campbell will
build at an early date a new law
Office.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

We are authorized to announce
that
F. - HON, OVERTON CADE
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for railroad commits
sion for this district.
The Lafayette gazette., 1898-09-03

See the pretty and comfortable
carriages at Leopold Lacoste's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15

1t was in 1913 when the London
Times said: "The fact seems to be
too clerly established that the Ameri-
cans have some superior mode of firing,
and we cannot be too a2x;ously en-
ployed in discovering to what circum-
stance that superiority is owing" 1t
is in 1898 when the LonGon Spectator
remarks: THE lesson Of all our con-
iicts with America was fiat the Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors shot markedly
better than our own and won astonish-
ing victories. It looks as if the old
lesson holds good to-day" 1t was be-
cause the Confederate cruiser Alabama
was largely manned by British sailors
that the superior gunnery ofthe Ameri-
can crew of the Kearsarge won the
naval duel ffthe coast of France. We
don't wish to crow over our very at
fectionate British cousins, but it is
we'll to remind them that our part in
the proposed international friendship
will include sure eye that can send
to its mark with unerring certainty
either thirteenth inch projectile or a
nickel-tipped bullet, says the New
York Mail and EXPRESS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15

'It was the morning after the battle
of Lexington that Mrs. Pond, the wife
of Colonel Pond, of West Dedham,
was greatly astonished at seeing q
company of about one hundred men
stop in front of her house. She soon
discovered that they we're totally ex-
hausted, having marched all night,
and that on empty stomachs.
''They were in'great haste for some
thing to eat, but Mrs. Pond, not hav-
ing expected them, was totally unpre-
pared. With woman's wit, however,
she rose to meet the emergency. With
the aid of woman and hired man
she filled an enormous kettle full OF
water and placed it over the fire tc
boil, so that she might make some
hasty pudding.
There was store not far of, and
here some of the soldiers helped them.
selves to earthen dishes and pewter
spoons, while others milked Mrs.
Ponds ten COWS and still others stirred
the pudding. The two servants mean.
while collected all the milk available
around the neiShborhood. Within an
hour the meal was served and the SOL
diers, refreshed and cheered, march
ing on to their destination. New
York Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15

We do not hear much about the
bicycle as a war adjunct in Cuba.
There we're few wheels used by in
vidual officers at the beginning Of
operations around Santiago, but the
roads were soon so cut up by the az
tillary and Army wagons that bicy-
cling was ippractibable. Doubtless
there are conditions when the bicycle
can be made extremely useful in army
operations, but unless the conditions
are exceptionally favorable the wheel
is likely to be disappointing to those
who have been prophesying such great
things for it, is the opinion OF the
Boston Transcript.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15

A matchmaker of Lincoln, ILL.,, has
just completed one of the largest
globes ever made, which he intends to
exhibit at the coming Paris Exposi-
ton. 1t is about fifteen feet in cir
cumference, and has occupied $500
hours of the watchmaker's time. The
maps and ALIASES employed in setting
forth the geographical details which it
presents cost $780, 1t shows noun
tain ranges anG river courses, the
tracks of ocean cables and ocean cur
rents, sailing ship routes, as we'll as
every railroad and canal of any i'm
portance which exists in the world.
It's owner hopes to sell it to some
great library or museum.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15

The authorities of Toledo, Ohio,
have given to a company the right to
run "rail-wagous" on the street car
tracks. These wagons are constructed
with a double set of wheels, and can
be drawn on ordinary roads or on
street car tracks, the shifting from one
set of wheels to the other and the
mounting on the rails or the dis
mounting therefrom being quick and
easy. The farmers can load these
wagons and drive them to the trolley
line. where motor car will pick them
up, one after another, and haul them
to the city. As this is to be done al
most wholly during the night time it
will interfere little with city traffic.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15
when Life Changes.

A curious mental experience sometimes
comes to us. 1t is as il We were taken up
on to high hill from which We can survey
nil the surrounding country. No longer
down on the road along which we have been
walking, we are so far above 1t that we see
it in changed light. Things assume new
proportions and We discern their relative
value with wonderful clearness in this purer
atmosphere. How small really are some OF
the OBJ ,taces, some Of the barriers, which
troubled us so long! And other land
marks. which we have heretofore thought OF
little value. we now see are ofthe greatest con-
sequence. 1t may be some great sorrow or
some great shock which has put US on this
mental elevation. 1t may be separation
from one we love which has opened our eyes
to this wonderful inward seeing. Whatever
was the cause. the changed new aspect
of the chances and changes and condi-
tions of life is something We can never
forget or ignore. We may go back to
the iog-trot Of everyday existence. but
our whole point OF view of life and its joys
and sorrows has changed. Our body per-
forms its daily functions-the eating and
drinking, and working. and marrying, and
giving in marriage so on as before. Our
mind sits in its new conditions, and with
startled. opened eyes reads the wonderful
meanings written under the daily show
sits and reads and wonders 81 its former
blindness. -Harper's Bazaar.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15
Saved by His Suspenders.

Few men have faced death in more
awful form than E. F. Pope, of Nc
Lean, ILL.,, who has just reached
Baldas, Alaska, from trip up the
Low River. In company with a party
of United States soldiers Pope at
tempted to run the rapids of the river
on raft. For some miles the stream
passes between cliffs 1900 feet high
and runs like a mill race.
In one of the rips the raft over
turned and Pope and his companions
were thrown into the icy water. An
eddy carried Pope to little shelf in
the rocky cliff upon which he clamb-
cred. The ledge was only about one
foot wide and five feet long. There,
for two days, he crouched, thrashing
his arms and kicking his legs to keep
from freezing.
On the morning Of the third day he
noticed clump of bushes few feet
above him. Knotting his suspenders
into rope he managed to climb to it.
Then slowly, using bushes, his i'm
provised rope and every crevice his
hands or feet could find, he crawled
to the top. The next day he reached
Baldes and found the soldiers, whom
he supposed to be dead, safe. They
had been carried further down to a
beach.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15
Pluck of a Man-o'-War Lad.

Not long after the United States
cruiser Atlanta went into commission
an apprentice boy who had been
dubbed by his companions the man
o'-war equivalent OF natural born
fool put the whole pack of them into
the shade by a sudden exhibition of
nerve. A guns crew, including several
of the boys, and this slOw-witted boy
in particular, were engaged in breaking
out one of the after magazines. Two
of the men were down in the magazine
and fastened cans of powder to the hoist
hook, ,Iand the rest of the gang were at
the lead of the magazine hatch hand
ling the ammunition as it came up.
The Atlanta wasn't fitted with electric
lights at that time, and the gunner's
mate in charge of the job swung a
closed lantern in his hand at the head
of the hatch. He was swinging it
somewhat carelessly when the lantern
struck against one of the sides of the
hatch, and the lamp, already loosened,
fell from the lantern down the hatch
way. 1t fell squarely on the top OF a
can of powder-a twenty-five pound
can. The men down in the magazine
had gone way forward to get another
can of powder, and they weren't on
hand to pick the lamp off the powder
can and extinguished it. The heavy
headed apprentice boy was at the top
of the hatch, though, and he was the
only one of the gang who wasn't para
lived with fear. While all of the
others stood waiting for the ship to go
into the air, he slid down the hoist
chain like a cat descending from tree.
He grabbed the lamp, the wick of
which, still 'ablaze, was heating the
iron can, and blew 1t out. Then he
clutched the handle of the powder
can with one hand, took firm hold
on the hoist cham with the other, and
yelled:
''Shoot me up ont O. this, you fel-
lows above there, quick"
The lad with the can of powder in
his hani was at the top of the hatch
in no time. He ran for the poop as
soon as he made the spar deck, and
chucked the can, the lid of which was
hot from the wick of the lantern lamp,
over the side into the water. The lad
certainly saved his ship from being
blown up. The skipper didn't pun
ish the boy for wasting Government
ammunition, as may be takea for
granted. Instead, he commended the
lad so highly in letter to the depart
ment that the boy received special
letter of praise from the Secretary OF
the Navy.