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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Tho Popular Bond.

There are in round numbers 5000,
more bondholders than soldiers en-
gagged in the present war. From the
ad5utant generals Office we get the
statement OF enlisted men and officers
at 254.473. From the secretary of thu
treasury we learn that the first 5000. .
100000 in bonds of the war loan, for
which 81 100000 was offered, will
be distributed among 100000 subscrib-
ers. No subscriptions above $4,5oD
has received an allotment. From this
figure the subscriptions run down to
$50, the average allotment being $67d.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Insurance In Germanx.

Under the system of insurance ia
augurated by the German government
there are now 1865, 100 persons en-
ployed in industry and agricultu, 3
who are insured against accident Du,-
ing 1886 compensation was paid 80
S5,272 wcTkmen and their families.
Since the coming into operation of the
law making provision against old age
and invalidity pensions have been pad
to $1,000 persons. During 1896 the
number Of pensions granted was 81
964. of which 25.402 were for old age
and 0,562 for invalidity.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Prizes for Railroad Inventions.
The German Railway Union has
made its quadrennia1 Offering to in
ventors, which will doubtless again
stimulate American ingenuity. This
Offering is of prizes of $1,000, 1920.
$500. $3.50, and $50 each for inventions
and Improvements in railroad con-
struction and machinery, and in rail-
road management. The three first
prizes are for inventions and improve
ments affecting rolling stock and .ts
maintenance, and the fourth and two
of $50 each are for Improvements In
administration and operation. The
competition will close on July Is, 1899,
and the proposed new methods must
be tried previously with success on
a standard railroad.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Cost Of Railway Mail Service.
1t is not unnatural that there should
have been an increase each year in
the gross amount paid railways by
the postofnce for the transportation of
mail matter, but the amount has grown
from $19,524.959 in 1888 to S33. SIG, 521
in 1897. The average annual cost per
mile has also steadily increased, the
figures during each year having been:
1883, 1852 cents; 1889, 1889 cents: 1890,
1854 cents; 1891, 11.O1 cents; 1892. 11.31
cents; 1888, 11.43 cents; 1894, 11.4S
cents: 1885, 11.6s cents; 1896, 1905
cents. and in 1897, 1910 cents. The
present rate is the highest since tbs
war.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Prusslan State Itnllw avs.

The net earnings of the Prussian
state railways for the year 1897 were
500, seo. geo marks (S11S, o27, e76). or 7.1s
per cent on the invested capital
against 46e 1856 marks ($111, 1885,
SD. or ga per cent during the prev
ious year. The surplus accruing to
the government was 60. 761 $50 marks
(S15. 1901, greater than the budget
estimate. The Prussian government
pays to the holders of bonds (give..
to former proprietcrs OF the railways>
Interest at az per cent. The net earn.
ings in 1897 CT 7.15 per cent thus nnear
an actual profit CT 3.65 per cent.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Mosquitoes.

Bombay Guardian. July 10.
The following tip is for those who
are worried by those very trouble
some creatures, mosquitoes
ttThrow bit of alum, about the
OF water, and wet the hands and
face and any exposed parts lightly
with it. Not a mosquito will ap-
proach you. They hum about a
little and disappear. 1 never had
any occasion to use mosquito cur
tain, and am glad to think that 1
can perhaps benefit others Gravel
ers in particularly by this little bit
of informant
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Women know more about clothes
in general than men. We have our
strongest friends among the gentle
sex. They endorse the BUCK
SKIN BREECHES because they
know they are the best; because the
buttons stay on and the seams don t
rip. Our pants wear well, fit we'll
and look neat
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One'small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou-
bles, removes gravel, cures diabetes. seminal
emission, weak and lame back, rheumatism
and all Irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and women. Regu-
Iates trouble in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of 81. One small bottle is two months
treatment, and will cure any case above
mentioned. E. w. HALL,
Sole Manufacturer, P. o. Box 2IS,
Waco, Texas.
For sale by VIM CIegg.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Sheriff'S Sale
First National Bank of Lafayette
VS.. Allie J. Sprole, Paul Castel
and Thomas Mouton. "
Sherif'S Sale
No. o5 1-3i Justices Court, Par
ish of Lafayette, Louisiana.

BY virtue of writ of fila issued by the
Third Justices Court in the above numbered
and entitled suit, I have seized and taken
into my possession and will sell, for cash,
to the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the courthouse, in the town of La
fayette, between legal hours, on
Saturday, Nov. >, 1898,
the following described property, to-wit:
All the rights title and inheritance in the
succession of Oscar J. Sprote AMI josephine
Ibert. his deceased father and mother.
ceased. per inventory thereof. No. zoos
of the Probate Docket, District Court, La
fayettc parish, La.
I. A. BRoUsSARD, Sheriff.
I-afayctte, La. Oct. 70, 1893.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

One CT tie provisions of the VIII
revenue law requires the coinage IT
1900 ,0GO silver dollars a month ont
of the bullion CT the treasury. The rs-
suits are that the minis at New
Orleans. Philadelphia and San Fran
cisco are working sixteen hours per
day and are unable, at present, to sup
ply the demand for other coin without
some delay.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

- q s0istces ~ ssc0ff option Intro
|duesd il our politics. No ssSn csn
foresee the end of the road upon
which the imperialists would thrust
the republic. It is not the road on
which the American pebble have
travelled thus far to prosperity aud
national greatness Boston Post.
Dem.
Among. other things that the
present administration will have to
stand inquiry into sooner or later is
the cause Of the recent Indian out
break in Minnesota. We pretty well
know the cause of the outbreak in
the War Department. Perhaps
there may have been some s.sound
business methods" in. the Interior
Department that wouldsrepayin invest
igation. Hitherto peaceable Chip
pewa Indians would not be liable to
Instruction without some reason that
it behooves the country to know
about. What a winter of scandal
and wrecked regulations we are
moving toward Washington Times,
Dem.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22


he iressmsk q W b here re next
day So Watson wrote s follows:
s.Messrs. syfk & Satin: will
you please send at once the Ave
yards of lining my wife purchased At
your store yesterday z Let me
see what you have written?'' said:
Mrs. Watson. 30, dear, she said,
after reading it, .tthat isn't half
positive aud definite enough
They'll pay no attention to that.
I'll sit down and write to them my
self. . And this was what she wrote:
esMessrs. Sylk & Satin: You will
remember that was in your store
at about 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing Cor it may have been as late as
1o:3o), and purchased five yards
of percaline for dress lining. One
of the salesladies at the lining
counter will remember about it.
The one bought it of was tall and
slender, with dark eyes, and 1 re-
member that she had on red silk
waist trimmed with black velvet,
and red and green plaid skirt
She will remember that purchased
the lining of her, and she promised
me that it would be sent sure to-
day. 1t has not come, and it would
not make any particular difference,
only that my dressmaker is coming
4. rH
need the lining the first thing, and
cannot go to work without it, and
her engagements are such that she
cannot come to me any day but day
after tomorrow and the next day,
SO if the lining should not come it
would put her back so that she
could not finish the dress, and /
cannot get her again for nearly a
and simply must have the
dress by the last of next week, and
I am too busy to come downtown
tomorrow and get the lining. The
saleslady I spoke of with the red
silk waist will be sure to remember
about it, and 1 told her just why
and when I wanted it, and she
promised me that it would be sure to
come. Of course it may come be-
fore you get this, and if SO it will be
all right, but simply must have it
before the dressmaker gets here, for
she will want to go to work on the
skirt first thing, and she cannot if
she does not have the lining. Please
send it right away. P. S.-Five
yards of percaline skirt lining at
So cents yard, bought of saleslady
in red silk waist and plaid skirt, to
be sent sure yesterday, and has not
come. Must have it to morrow.
tsThere," said Mrs. Watson, as she
folded the letter. tsThat will make
it all clear to them.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
A Sure Thing for You.

transaction in which you cannot lose is
sure thing. Biliousness, sick headache.
furred tongue, fever, piles and thousand
other ills are caused by constipation and
sluggish liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic,
the wonderful new liver stimulant and intes-
final tonic are by all druggists guaranteed
to cure money refunded. G. G.. G.
sure thing. Try box to-day; 10, IS, 50
cents. Sample and booklet free.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy Cath
artic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
Stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn
Pnrities from the body Begin to-day to
Danish pmples, boils, biotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
g'sts, satisfaction guaranteed, 10, IS, so
cents.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Electric Lighting In Lonao,

The borough Of Shoreditch in Lon
don has made a profit on the first
years working OF its electric lighting
plant, and it is proposed to reduce the
rate of Sd per unit ed less than is
charged by the company that supplies
the city, to 4d. Ellington has just fin
ished it's second year of the expert
ment, with a net profit of "a ,432.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Two M / q Year.

When people buy, try. and buy again, =
means theysre satisfied. ne people 81 tins
United States are now buying Cascarets
Candy Cathartic Il the rate OF two million
boxes year and Il will be three million be-
fore New Years. It means merit proved.
that Cascarets are the most delightful bowel
regulator, for everybody the year round.
All druggists 10, IS, 50 cents a box, cure
guaranteed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Hall 6 Burdin's Saw Mill De-
StrOyed by Fire.

St. Martinville, La, Oct. 10
At 1890 O'Clock to-day fire broke
out in the saw mill belonging to
Hall & Burdin. In less than IS
minutes the saw mill and shingle-
room were in ashes, before the fire
engine could reach the spot. 1t
was dinner time when the fire broke
out and most of the bands were
still there, but the wind was SO
strong that the fire could not be
controlled. The fire originated
estim ated at $4,000 covered by
$780, 900 insurance.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Underxround Railway In Berlin.
It has been decided to construct an
underground railway in Berlin, and the
city assumes control Of the construc-
ton. The funds necessary, LOG, ZOO, 900
marks. will be raised by loan.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
READ THIS.

READ THIS.
Opelousas, January ~, 1898.
This is TO certify that I have used Halls
Great Discovery, of Waco, Texas, for kid
uey and bladder troubles, and can truth
fully say that it gave good satisfaction.
WsR COCHRAN City Clerk
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Moss & Co. report a lively de-
mand for window glass since the
North winds have commenced
blowing. They keep all sizes of
window glass in stock for immediate
delivery.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
rho wae.r Isoatmau.

The insect known as the water
boatman has regular pair OF oars,
his legs being used as such. He swims
on his back, as in that position there
n less resistance ~ his proe-~ee
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
REAL ESTATE
Collections and Labor
Bureau, General Agen-
CIV and Information.

All kinds OF properly, LOIS Oougnt OF
changed, sugar and cotton plantation, cattle
ranch, land, lots, residences, hotel, horses,
mules, jacks, cattle, carriages. machinery,
AMBROSE MOUTON,
~ lafayette. La.
The grandest bargain of 1898, 2eoo
acres well improved for 100000, $e.o5
per acre.
RECENTLY LISTED.
Full blooded Jersey cows and calves.
American horses and mules.
For Rent-A farm of SO arpents, ~
mile from town.
Applicants SIS book-kcepers, clerks and
laborers.
Three acres sugar cane.
A rich farm, all in cultivation. abundance
of fruit and game and 80 miles free range
on the gulf in Cameron parish.
Carriages and caus.
One steam. engine 20 horse power with
One sugar mill, 3 rollers, 22xI8, in
d GU BILE gear; two rollers solid.
Five acres most desrably improved and
we'll situated, near town.
A plantation of 3o4 acres, all fenced in,
in cultivation, residence 3ox3o, sheds, etc.
Seven tenant houses all improved and valua-
Dir. IS acres of good cane, lare and fine
cotton and corn crops and other valuable at
tachments. Near railroad station. Very val
the place.
Eight acres in Vermilion parish near the
Lafayette line; fenced; rich land for sugar
cotton and corn. Near Zenon Landry.
Hundred and forty-six acres woodland on
Lake Martin, ST. Martin parish.
An IS horse power boiler and IL horse
power engine.
Large business houses to rent.
A billiard table Axo, dozen cues, rack
and two SETS of balls.
A fine farm of 50 arpents, miles from
town; large residence, barn. tenant house
and other improvements; variety of fine
fruit trees, acres of first year cane stubbies.
a farm of 40 acres, we'll improved and
80 miles of free range, abundance of fruits,
plenty of game all the year. Situated on
the gulf Cameron parish, La.
Sixteen horse-power and eng inc in good
order and cheap.
Upper story of large store on Lincoln
Avenue.
Eighteen horse hover boiler and IL horse
power engine in good order.
Three valuable adjoining lots on Lincoln
Ave, in McComos addition.
Eighty arpents good cypress swanlPs, and
some high land, all heavily timbered. near
Breaux Bridge, in ST. Martin parish.
A No. Jersey COW.
Call for What you need OF
want to know.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
AS Clear as Mud.

NEW Orleans Plcayune.
Watson, says New York person
of experience, was sitting at his
desk one evening, when his wife
said: s.My dear, will you send a
note to Sylk & Satin and tell them
that I must have the FIVE yards Of
lining that bought there yesterday.
They said they'd send it right away,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

John A. Hunter, of Rayne, wa
in Lafayette Wednesday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

The Lafayette Board of Health
met Wednesday night and consid-
cred the advisability of acceding to
President Souchon's proposition to
raise all guarantees on Oct IS or
Nov. I. The Board decided not to
commit itself as to when it will
agree to raise the quarantine and SO
informed DR.. Souchon.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

John Comeaux and DR.. A. Mar
tin, of Breaux Bridge, were in Lafa-
yette Wednesday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

The many Lafayette friends of
Miss Florence Chase are pleased
to learn that she has received the
appointment as adjuster at the
United States Mint in New Orleans.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

Cotton buyers will be at Gerac's
gin to-day and will buy all the cot
ton for cash.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
THE
Louis Sicily, who had gone to
Sulphur Springs, CaIcasieu parish,
returned Wednesday much improved
in health.

Moss & Co. are Offering choice
line of winter dress goods for under
and over garments for ladies and
children.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

For Rent-A dwelling house in
the town of Lafayette. Apply at
this Office.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

The grandest bargain of 1898, 1900
acres well improved for $4,000. 90, 81 5
Arizona republican., 1898-06-04
HE HAD CUBAN EXPERIENCE.
Lieutenant a. F. Krohn Who Would
Enjoy More of It.

Lieutenant A. F. Krohn arrived in
the city from Tucson yesterday to see
Governor McCOrd with reference to
the organization OF the First Arizona
regiment Lieutenant Krohn is sup
ported by letters of recommendation
from tie leading men OF the southern
part OF the territory He comes of
military line His father, a German
officer. was killed in the Franco
Prussian war. Lieutenant krohn en-
/ tered a German military school, after
which he went into the German army
with the grade of ensign. He was
promoted to be second lieutenant As
there was little prospect of active SER
vice in the troops of the Fatherland
he procured his discharge from the
army, lived some time iii Africa and
came to the United States. He imme-
diateiy declared his intention of be-
coming q citizen, and being an ac-
complished civil and military engineer
and typographical draughtsman, he
took service with the government. He
was employed in the surveyor-gen-
erals Office at Tucson until year
ago last October, when he decided to
embark in the Cuban struggle. He
! joined the famous filibustering expedi-
L
finally succeeded in evading the watch
fitness of the United States >authori-
ties and reached Cuba with ammuni-
ton and supplies for the insurgents.
He visited Matanzas and stayed there
eleven days and was in Pinar del Rio
for very short time. On another
! trip the Three Friends was captured
and returned to Jacksonville, where
| the vessel was labeled and held il
1000 and the participants were tried
| for engaging in war with a friendly
power. But all that is a matter OF re-
cent history.
! Lieutenant krohn says he would pre-
fer to join an expedition to Cuba, for
he believes there will be hard fighting
there. Captain-General Blanco will
make a strong stand and he has been
greatly reinforced both before and
since the declaration of war. The
lieutenant hasn't a high opinion of the
insurgents. He does not thing their
entire force will exceed 5000 men, and
they are neither well trained nor well
Differed Lieutenant Krohn does not
think that climatic conditions in Cuba
at this time of the year would seri-
ously interfere with campaign. While
! there he took no special care of him
self, but he thinks his immunity from
illness was due in a great measure to
the regular use of nitro-muriatic acid
with whose beneficial properties he be-
came acquainted while living at Natal,
South Africa.
He has rather high opinion of the
Spanish soldiery, OF which the best
regiments have been kept in Spain.
He believes that considering that the
troops in Cuba have always been
badly fed and clothed and have not
been paid for fifteen months. they
have not made discreditable showing.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-04
THE HANSON CASE.
The Defendants Fate in the Hands of
the Jury Today.

Whether or not Hanson, the slayer
of Carl Zeck. will know his fate to-
night will depend entirely upon the
celebrity with which the jury will make
up its mind, for the jury will Ger
tainly have the case before court ad-
journs this afternoon
The last evidence was put in late
yesterday evening, but SO far as the
volume OF it is concerned it might
have been done in half an hour in the
morning 1t consisted of another
part of the record in the Seass-Zech
litigation The prosecution scored
a point in getting in the testimony
of Judge Kibbey, the attorney for the
Zecks, that Carl Zeck when he OPP
posed the entrance of Miss Seass and
her workmen, was acting under the
advice of his attorney This opened
the way for the introduction of
showing that previous order of the
court had been interlined by some
body. 1t was also shown that the
court had stated that Carl Zeck in
his violation of an earlier order had
been only technically guilty of con-
tempt.
The greater part of the day was
taken up by discussions between the
attorneys regarding the admissibility
of this and other evidence tending to
lay bare the condition of Carl Zeck's
mind at the time he was standing off
Miss Seass and her crowd. H. L. Col
Inns, j. T. Hendrix and Miss Seass
were put on the stand by the defense,
Arizona republican., 1898-06-04
THE END OF PARKER
Train RObber end Murderer
Died Dissatisfied.
In an Address from fhe SCaffoid
He Believed the Punishment Too
Loose Fit for His Crime

Prescott, Ariz., June 3.-(Special.)-
The morning of the day set for the ex-
ecution of James Parker, train robbeI
and murderer, dawned warm and
bright. No unusual stir about the
court house conveyed to the casual OBJ
server that any extraordinary event
was pending. although the new en-
closure of rough pine boards adjoin-
ing might have limited OF something.
Early in the day. however, crowds
possessed with the morbid curiosity
always attendant upon sueh occasions
began to thrOlg the premises, increas-
ing as the time set for the execution
approached.
Sheriff Ruffner's instructions pro-
yided for the execution between the
hours Of 10 and 2, and with commen-
dab,e appreciation Of the proprieties
Of the occasion, he had his arrange
meDts completed. Parker spent
restless night, but in the waking hours
of his last day on earth, was more col
lected. He received the last rites Of
the church just before going to the
scafold This last structure was a
substantially constructed affair, the
well braced cross beam from which the
rope depended being painted black.
About 1915 Sheriff Rufner and his
deputies made a final inspection of
the platform. testing the rope and
satisfying themselves that the moose
would slip and hold properly. At
1925 Parker. attended by his spirit
ua1 adviser, Father Quetu. and under
the personal conduct of Sheriff Ruff
Rer and a deputy, left his cell and en-
tered the yard wherein the gallows
was erected He appeared remark
ably collected under the circumstances,
and remarked as his eyes fell upon the
scaffold, We'll. l see you have got it
painted black" As his attendants
turned his steps toward the stairs
leading to the platform, he said, Hold
on; let me see what this thing looks
like" and proceeded with much indif-
ference to inspect the under side OF
the trap, weight, etc. He walked up
the steps quietly between the sheriff
aad deputy and took his place at
once upon the trap, testing its stabll-
ity with a stamp or two OF his feet.
He was neatly dressed in black, with
white shirt, collar and black tie. He
nut aside the offer of assistance Of a
DEPUTY to remove light pair Of slip
pers fle wore. doing it himself-a sug-
eestiye action of one whose frequent
boast had been that he would die
with his boots on" He looked care
fully at the pinioning of his arms and