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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

DIED-At J O'Clock, Friday
morning at the residence of her
father, VIM. eraser, Willie Belle
louise, aged 3 months and 2.s days.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

Miss Clye Mudd left yesterday
for Clinton, La, where she will
spend a couple of months at the
home of her friend, Miss Florence
Chase.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04
COnStable'S Sale.

In accOrda nee with parish stock law and
by virtue of the power in me vested Ivy law,
have taken possession of, and will sell to
the last and highest bidder for cash, at my
residence in the 9TH ward, between legal
hours, on
Saturday, June IL, 1895.
the following property to-wit:
Two small black cows.
E. CoMEAUx, Constable 9TH ward.
May 28, 1898.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

Miss Rose DeBlanc, Of New
iberia, is spending some time in
Lafayette. She is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. B. J. Pe!lerin.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

Buy your family meal, hominy,
chicken feed and shelled corn at the
Pelican Gfist Mill, near the depot.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cath artic. Ioc.
or 25c. If c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists
refund money.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04
Taken Up.

Taken Up.
One so.rel horse, with while forehead,
and lower part of hind leg white. Owner
can have same by proving property AMI
paying costs. JAMES ASDRus.
Lafayette, La, May 20, 1898.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04

Louis Olivier, Of New Orleans,
visited Lafayette during the week
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04
COnStable'S Sale.

BY virtue of the authority in me vested
by the parish stock law, I. the undersigned
constable of the first ward, have taken into
my possession and will sell to the last and
highest bidder, for cash in Scott, between
legal sale hours, on
Saturday, June II, 1898,
the following described property:
One horse.
a. CIAIssON, Constable 1st ward.
June q, 1898.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-06-04
Constable Sale.

Constable Sale.
In accordance with the parish stock law
aud by virtue of the authority in me vested
by law, l have taken possession of, and
will sell, for cash, to the last and highest
bidder, at Judge LeBlapc's office in the
4th ward, between legal sale hours on
Saturday, June 4, 1898,
the following to-wit:
One bay mare.
F. BoUDREAux, Constable 4th ward.
May II, 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
KANSAS NEWS.
MennOnites From Kansas LO-
Gated in Texas
Pleased With Their New LO-
cation and the Weather.
FAT GIRL EXHIBITED.
Abilene Citizens Pay 10 Cents
Each to View Her.
Usage and Franklin Counties
War Over Fees.

Hillsboro, Feb. 4.-Judge A During.
a prominent merchant of this place is
in Texas in the interest of the Men
MONTE colonies of Kansas, viewing the
scene of the home selected for Kansas
members to move to.
Today a letter was received from him
1t says in part:
My first visit was to the Memo colony,
renamed (from thompson by our peo-
pie after the formula of our church,
Memo Simon who gathered our peo-
pie together in Holland at the same
time that Luther f1Ourished. At the
farming town of Memo, on the Houston
and Texas Central railway, our people
largely from Kansas) now number
about 12O. They have bought lands
very cheap and near markets. Most
of them have lands broken and homes
already. Their preacher, Rev. H. A.
KOehn, local agent, has just built
barn 2Ox32 feet, two stories, and an ad-
ditiOn 14X20, the material of which cost
$62.45, including the hardware. Good
water is easily obtained at from 20 to 50
feet, as the settlement is on a graded
road soon to be paved. Good markets
for all the people can raise are assured.
I next went to the Westfield colony,
sixteen miles north of houston. Here
I found the prairies dotted over with
new houses, much of the sod turned
over, gardens planted and our people
there well pleased with Texas, and very
hopeful of the future. Near Crosby,
the new Oregon colony has just been
started. Rev. Joseph Schrag of Kan
sas has purchased large tract and
the new people from Oregon and South
Dakota will soon be there. This land
is good quality, some timber.
MY next visit was to the Fort Bend
colony, about eight miles south of
Rosenberg and Richmond. Each one
seems to feel as though he had the
choicest piece of land, and all are we'll
located. Some there are breaking 40
to 100 acres each of the rich prairie.
to put in cotton the first year and orch
ards, melons and vegetables. The
grasses will also be cultivated.
I'VE saw this county when it had just
had an unusual amount of rain, and
found none of the people complaining,
was put in good condition for the crops.
Now in this month of January, when
their former homes are covered with
ice and snow, they are putting in gar
dens and planting orchards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
AS TO STAGE MORALS.

Every actor on the stage is now busy
castigating Clement Scott because he
criticized the morals of stage people.
And yet Scott expressed a sentiment
which millions of people really enter
tain toward the stage. The front of
SCOTS offending was that the morals
of stage people are worse than those of
people in any other profession. This
is rather sweeping. There are
UnquestiOnably many actors and ac-
tresses whose conduct in their relations
with the opposite sex is as exemplary
as the best in other walks of life, but
many influences of stage life on actor or
actress are bad. While they may re-
main undehled, the temptations are
unusually everweighted. The dice are
loaded.
As the stage is today. there is scarce
~ play or a farce, or vaudeville or
any form of performance that has not
some suggestiveness or foul reference
IN it, inserted on purpose to provide the
laughter of the more vulgar portions
Of the audience. One can never be sure
any more when he goes to the theater
that something disreputable will not be
said on the stage. This is not so much
due to the author of the play or farce
as it is to the actors themselves who
intersperse these doubtful bon mots
through their lines. The inference is
that they live in such an atmosphere of
nastiness that they imagine all the rest
of the fever district of the large cit
funny to them is funny to everybody,
but it isn't.
1t will be of no use for actors to
shrek that they are pure, and that
Clement Scott is a base traducer as
long as they continue to fling foul jokes
and double entendre from the stage at
their audiences. Women who play
parts which involve the display of their
lingerie or who sing songs that indicate
that they are bright and shining stars
Of the fever district of the large cit
les, or women who kick six feet high
or do the split act" or appear in plays
like 1.-The CIemenceau Case and Or
ange Blossoms or retail the adven-
lures of creatures Whose Golden Hair
Was Hanging Down Their Backs with
smirks and nOds-none of these women
will be regarded as models OF purity no
matter how much the "profesh'' may
rave, and denounce Clement Scott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
PRIDE OF ANCESTRY.

The action of Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt and her sisters in the "Order Of the
Crown" in taking steps to place on rec
ord those evidences which will distin-
guish them from the common herd
must commend itself to all admirers of
blue blood and aristocratic lineage This
is a matter that should have been at
tended to long ago. If it had been neg
1ected and permitted to go at loose ends
much longer the time might have ar
rived when it would have been difficult
to tell who the real American nobility
are.
There should now be established a
register in which may be recorded the
genealogy of the distinguished members
of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt's class.
Doubtless this will be attended to also
in due time. Future generations turn
ing its pages may read entries some
thing like this:
Hilda Oppenheimer (52S5) sire Herr
mann Knickerbocker, dam Gretchen
Won Bibber by imp. Nick Gugenheimer
a lineaI descendant of King Sauerkraut.
And this:
Olga Ryewhiski (6394)sire Junibolosld
dam Duchess Sawalogoff a descendant
in a straight line from Catherine, en-
press of Russia.
Iteli Monk (7863) sir Orgando Grin
dero, dam Concertina TambOurinO by
Imp. Coalminero a direct descendant
of Nero, emperor of Rome.
We Americans may be a little late
in starting but we can soon show the
rest of the world, including the MARI
boroughs and the Castellanes that we
are not so slow after all We not only
have descendants of most of the kings
and emperors of Europe but we lay
exclusive claim to the only living
branches Of the families of King Philip
and King POwhattan of America May
continued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
DEFENDS SILVER MEN.
Adoption of Jones' History for Texas
School Use to Be Fought.

Dallas, Tex.,Feb. 4.-The state text book
board will meet at Austin February II, to
complete the list of works to be used in
the public schools of Texas. One of the
books for which adoption by the board is
being sought is Jones School History of
the United States" This work was writ
ten especially for work in the south by
J. William Jones, who was chaplain of
the Army of Northern Virginia during
the latter part of the civil war. 1t has
been recommended for use in the schools
of the south by dozens of ex-COnfederate
camps, and until a few days ago it was
thought that the text book board would
readily recommend its use in the state
schools.
1t now transpires that the free silver
Democracy of the state, or part of it,
at least, will fight the adoption of the
book to the uttermOst- The books enc
mics state that Jones was a Cleveland
Democrat, and that he showed fragrant
craftsmanship in the paragraphs treating of
the efforts in congress to demOnetize sill
yer and the course of President Cleveland
during the big Chicago strike The Ian
guage concerning the strike that is OBJ
jected to is follows:
THE resolutions adopted by the United
States senate, approving the course of
President Cleveland in sending troops to
Chicago against the protest of the gov
ernOr of Illinois, which were introduced
by our manned lion, Senator Daniel of
Virginia, and advocated by the chivalric
Gordon of Georgia, echoed the sentiments
of our South land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
HELPED BY HAYEMEYER.
he Practically Gives a $4,000 Mort
gage to a Greenwich Church.

Greenwich, Conn, Feb. Although the
Hberality of Henry o. Havemeyer, the
sugar magnate, the Presbyterian church
of Greenwich has new lease of life.
The society owned a beautiful gothic
stone church and parsonage in the fash
iOnable part of Greenwich. Mr.. Have
meyer. who, through the influence of Rev,
DR.. Wills, the late pastor, had rendered
the church financial aid. held a mortgage
for $4,000 on this property, but for two
years no interest had been paid to him,
and when DR.. Wills asked the Westminster
presbytery to be relieved from his duties
here because he had become discouraged
over the condition of the affairs of the
church, it was thought that the church
would be abandoned. The presbytery,
however, favors a young minister named
Jackson. He and Mr.. Havemeyer told the
members to go TO work and see what
they could do Young Mr.. Jackson has
met with success, and the promise of its
continuance is SO encouraging that Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
TWO COUNTIES AZ wAR.
Usage and Franklin Have Differences
Over Prisoners Board Bill

Ottawa, Feb. 4-There is trouble be-
tween the respective boards of Franklin
and Usage county. On account of the
unsafe condition of the Usage Jail it
has been a custom for the officials Of
that county to send important prisoners
here for safe keeping, the customary
rate of payment in such case being so
cents per day for each prisoner, 40
cents Of which goes to the sheriff.
Recently Usage county has manifest
ed an indispOsitiOn to pay these
amounts. In one case, the last but
one, the Franklin county board apprO-
priated the amount due Sheriff Church,
and then sent a bill for the whole
amount to Usage; it was turned down.
In the next, and last case, the home
board declined to pay Sheriff Church.
but instructed him to send in 2 bin for
the full amount, some $42. The Usage
peaple sent him a draft for has inal-
vidual share, $2S, but held out the bal
lance. 1t is claimed by Usage that there
is a sum due them from Franklin for
repairs made on the joint bridge across
creek ITO, near this county but within
the Usage line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
SUIT AGAINST STAMPS KING
Detroit Woman Claims $4,000 for
Confiscation of Husbands Estate.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. AIRS. NJ. a.
Cheek, sister of Rev. Daniel F. Bradley.
of Grand Rapids, is suing the King of
Siam to recover $4,000 damages for the
seizure of the estate of her husband by
the Siamese government eight years ago.
Mr.. Cheek was at that time govern
ment contractor. He was an extensive
grants. and employed several hundred ma
tives and 200 elephants in his lumber
eraI vessels, and was considered an inf1u-
entail resident of the country. In some
way he incurred the displeasure of the
king who, it is said, at the first oppor-
tunity confiscated the entire estate of the
contractor. alleging failure of fulfillment
of contract with the government. Mr..
Cheek died of broken heart. The claim
is being pushed before a board of arbitra-
ton at Bangkok this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
HUNG 100 FEET IN AIR.
Farmer Blown Off of Wagon on
Cleveland ViaducE

Cleveland, O., Feb. 4.-John Burns,
Parma farmer had a thrilling experience
today that he will not soon forget Burns
came into town with a load of hay. He
was on his way across the big central via
duct during the blizzard when a gust of
wind caught his load and toppled it over;
The wagon overturned and the hay lodged
against the railing of the bridge, but
Burns was thrown over the railing. He
chung to the reins and saved his life.
The roadway of the bridge at that point
is 100 feet above the ground and Burns
hung suspended by the relns OF ms horses
wagon was lodged in such a way that the
horses could not get away. Soon after
the accident occurred a street car came
along and the passengers and car men
extricated Burns from his perilouS predic-
ament He was badly frightened and
could scarcely walk or talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
BLUNDER COST MILLIONS.
Great Flood in Yazoo Country Ca sed
by Error in Engineering.


Washington, Feb. 4.-The appalling
loss of life by floods in the Yazoo cOun-
try last year, the destruction of per-
sonal property valued at more than
$15,O00000 and the incalculable losses to
realty and business interests are now
attributed to a stupendous engineering
blunder.
The department of agriculture has
issued a report on the Mississippi floods
of 1897, in which it is pointed out that
in the attempt to save from flood and
render habitable about 5000 square
miles of land in the st. Francis bot
toms more than 1000 square miles of
cultivated lands in the Yazoo bottoms
below were overlooked.
The expenditure of the Mississippi
river commission to improve the land
in the St. Francis bottoms was more
than $500, 600.
S. G. Emery, signal observer at Mem
phiS, in a report to the department of
agriculture, says that before a COM
parisOn can be made between the flood
of 1897 and those which have occurred
in former years it was necessary to
take into account the changed .cond1-
lions which have resulted from the con-
StructiOn of the Arkansas leVeeS."
He then reviews in detail the work
done for the St. Francis district and
concludes:
The effect of leveeing the west bank
of the Mississippi in front of the St
Francis bottoms is to compel the water
to pass down the Mississippi from Cairo
to Helena
Representative Catchings of NIissis-
sippi when shown the bulletin of the
weather bureau, said:
''Of course, if you raise levees along
the river the water will rise above them.
The people of Arkansas built leVees
along the St. Francis bottoms, and the
people of Mississippi were obliged to
build their levees higher.
1.-THE Arkansas leveeS were built in
part by private capital. You can scarce
ly blame the people of Arkansas for
protecting themselves. I have received
no complaint from any district about
the St. Francis levees."
There seems to be little room for
doubt that if the St. Francis levees
had not broken in places the disasters
in the lower country would have been
much greater than they were.
The St. Francis levees are as yet in
complete. There are in places now D $50
$40 cubic yards of earth. This has been
put there by the United States and by
the private citizens and state govern
ments of Missouri and Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
OLD SETTLERS ARCH.
Wichita Citizens Will Erect One to
Cost 81, 400 at Riverside Park.

Wichita, Feb. 4-The arch to old set
tiers to be erected over the entrance
to the new Riverside park will be put
up at the east end of Oak street bridge
and will cost 81 400. Work is to begin
the first of March. The superstructure
will be solid white stone and will cost
about $500. The foundation is to be
deep laid and of the sOlidest dimensions
and will cost nearly $500.
The arch will be SO feet to the top of
the column and will have finish spheres
four feet in height so that it will make
the entire height 40 feet. 1t will be
seven feet wide and four feet deep. In
the center of the arch will be the figures
1885, and on each side will run the let
ters of the words, "Old Settlers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

Marriage will often sober a man who
is intoxicated with love.
A teacher who uses the rod is apt to
make his pupils smart.
Love may laugh at Iocksmiths, but it
never giggles at the plumber.
Some men are like silver plated knives
they look bright, but are usually dull.
i
It is said that a Connecticut factory
turns out 5000 rolling pins daily, and
yet some people wonder our bachelors
don't marry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
FINNEY COUNTY POULTRY.
First Annual Chicken Show in Pro
gress at Garden City.

Garden City, Feb. 4.-Finney county
is having the first exhibit of poultry,
County Poultry association. There are
60 entries of chickens and two of tur-
keys. John Shryder of Kildare, Ok, is
judge. Some pens score very high.
The exhibit continues four days, and
is visited by crowds of people and is
considered quite a. success for the first
effort. Some of dark Brahma and brown
Langshan hens weigh u to IA lbs. each
Among other attractions is a live eagle
captured here a few weeks ago, and a
pen of Belgian rabbits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
A MONSTER SLED.
Weighs Seven Tons and is Propelled
by Machinery.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. "A party of 81
from Stamford, Conn, have arrived here,
and have purchased the schooner Noon
light on which they will sail next Thurs
day for the mouth of the Copper river
They have with them a snow sled with
20 horse power engine. The sled weighs
about seven tons, and is propelled by
stern wheel fitted with spikes to catch in
the ice with paddles for snow.
Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to co our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West 9Th.
Subscribe for The State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
HARVESTING HUDSON ICE.
The Machinery Put in Operation
Speedily.

Hudson, N. Y, Feb. 4.-The annual har-
vesting of ice began this morning, with
every prospect of a big crop of most ex-
cellent quality. At midnight the houses
on the west bank of the Hudson river in
Athens started up steam and whistles
were blown, calling out all hands on the
field who desired employment
TapperS reported ten-inch ice last night,
and twelve inches is being cut in some
places this morning. There are fourteen
houses within radius of six miles in this
vicinity, with a total capacity of $4,000
ions and / 500 men will be emplOYed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
NOT SATISFIED.
The Ohio Supreme Judges Think That
Their Salaries Should be Increased.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. IA PROPOSE
ton to raise the salaries of the judges
of the supreme court will probably be
presented to the legislature at an early
date. The attorney general said that
the state bar association had recon-
mended an increase of salary. He cal
led attention to the fact that in u
leading states thes salaries Of the judges Of
only $4,000 is paid in Ohio In New
York the salary is S12, 00O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
EX-RAYS.

The meanest thief in Kansas has been
discovered. He stole the kerosene oil
stored for use in the M. E. church at
Centralia.-Atchison Champion.
The old girls have something to be
thankful for: when they were in their
prime, it was the fashion for the young
men to give all the big parties.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The christening of the battIeship
Kentucky with nice spring water is
enough to drive an old fashioned Ken
lucky colonel to drink-but not to wa
ter.-HutchinsOn News.
The New York sculptor who is going
to the Klondike to dig gold can occupy
his odd moments sculping a few Venus
de Nilos from the icebergs.
Republican.
News comes from far off San Francis
co that legal proceedings are about to be
brought to break the powder trust. Why
would not a few inches Of fuse and
torch be a quicker way?-LeaYenwor
Standard.
The latest news from Washington is
that Gen. Miles has ordered an entire
new uniform. War, indeed, is terrible
thing when viewed in its worst light
Wichita Eagle.
Andree's friends have given up. They
are saying nothing but good of him.
Wichita Eagle.
We have noticed that the man you
help the most is the first to turn against
yOu.-Arkansas City Traveller.
Business is unusually quiet in Kansas
City train robbery and only one muir
der reported esterday.-Chanute Trib-
une.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
TO Exhibit the Fat Girl.

Abilene, Feb. ALFRED ExIey of Clay
county. father of Miss May Exley, the
phenomenal fat girl, is in the city and
has arranged for an exhibition of Miss
May. Miss ExIey enjoys the distinction
of being the largest girl of her age in
the world, being years old, five feet
two inches tall. five feet waist measure
and weighing 272 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
WE PLEAD auTT.rY-

We are accused by the Capital of the
horrible crime of printing papers for the
purpose of selling them We fear we
shall have to confess to the charge. We
leave it to our morning friend to print
papers to adorn the pantry shelves.
Every paper issued from the Journal
press except those needed for fling, is
for sale at two cents piece or 6 papers
a. week for 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
BIG CATTLE TRANSACTION.
Indian Territory Parties Will Sell
5000 Head For 1925, 900.

Checotah. I. t. Feb. 4.-Gentry Hicks
and Keys Jr., sold through c. NJ. Keys &
Co. of the National Stockyards, St Louis,
to James and T. A. Parkinson of Wagon
en- I. T., 5000 head of ?. 8 and 4 year old
steers to be delivered April l, 1898.
The deal amounts to S225, 600, which is
the largest trade every made by local
dealers in the Indian Territory.