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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

Of the Confederacy whose dust
sleeps in yonder city of the dead
by the graves Of others not SO dis
tinRuished, but just as brave and
loyal. 1t is passing strange that
this old town which gave such
good account of itself should at
this late day prove recreant to its
duty. 1t is sad. 1t was pathetic
scene to behold handful of these
old men--some OF whom are tottering
toward their eternal home-brought
together by the memories of the
past. seemingly unnoticed by those
who owe them SO much. Even the |
fair sex-the daughters and grand
daughters of the women who stood
by the Southern flag with such
zeal and devotion-did not care
enough for the old soldiers or for
principle whose justice has never
been questioned, to 60 to the re-
union and by their cooperation
make the veterans feel that defeat
had not dimmed the glory of their
deeds and that though conquered,
the bonnie blue flag represented a
: principle which though crushed by
brutal force, was still adhered 20
with undiminished ardor."
/ The old gentleman stopped
e while, filled his corn-cob pipe and
r resumed the thread of his CONVEX
a sion where he had left it. With
n lust a bit of-sarcasm he added:
t "But, perhaps l am an old fogy.
o AS the smart chaps would say, q
: am talking through my hat These
e materialistic people laugh at senti
ment. They make fun of every
e thing which elevates man above
" the brute. They are the 'swells,
y part their hair in the middle ant
y wear eye glasses and tooth-p'c'
j. shoes. To them Miles latest de
re sign for a military uniform is infin
al itely more important than the vic
re tories of Jackson and Gordon.
E. don't mean to say that all who di'
a not attend the reunion belong t
H. the class of freaks which l hav
d. lust described. Oh no! Not S
bad, but you may write it down
CHI your paper that the behavior {
n our people in being so consP
no cuously absent from last Saturday
no meeting, portends no good. 1t vi
Mt be a sad day for the South whs
,or her people will cease to teach the
TX. children to admire the Confedera
me soldier, to honor the 'lost caus
lly and to claim the glory Of the Sout
On. ern army as :heir most precious
n v heritauce."
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27
THE EAIZ URE OF JUSTICE.

Commenting upon some edi-
torlal expressions of The Gazette
the very able New Orleans Plea
yune gives the following as one of
the causes responsible for the fire.
ouent failures of the courts to pun
ish crime:
1t will always be found that the greatest
difficulty in securing the judicial punish
ment of criminals charged with capital
crimes occurs in those communities where
the carrying of concealed deadly weapons
is habitual with great numbers OF the Peo-
pie. Not only do people thus come to dis
regard the law and resort to private means
for securing vindication, advancement or
revenge, but the citizen who habitually car
ries deadly weapon cannot help looking
forward to the time when he will be per
suaded driven to use it, and he will HIM
self have to face jury. With such a pros
pect almos, constantly before him, it is DIFF
fcult for person under such conditions 10
favor the extreme penalty of the law upon
any other person.
No doubt our contemporary is
correct that the common practice
of carrying deadly weapons is a
great obstacle in the way of far
administration of our criminal laws.
The statute Furnishing those who
carry concealed weapons is not Sc
we're enough or the sentences i'm
posed by the judges upon this class
Of violators are too light. So lone
as men are permitted to make walk
ing arsenals of themselves, no ade
quate protection to human life viii
be possible. But there is anothe
and a greater evil which Influential
papers like the Picayune should tr.
to eradicate from our system.
We mean the loose way in which
the pardoning power has exercised
its functions in this State for
number of years:t mo one vii
question the wisdom and prophet
of being merciful where mercy
deserved, but everybody know
that the pardoning of criminals i
this State has been carried on wit
reckless disregard for the cause {
Justice and the welfare of society
Far be it from our purpose to with
hold the hand of mercy and syn
patty from some unfortunate wretc
Who has been adequately punishe
~ m Si1ne or from some innoceI
T. yh0 hss bssa wronefui
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

DR.. b. Nj. Palmer, the eminent
divine, in his address at the I'M
yelling of DR.. Markham's monu-
menr made the following significant
utterance: "The old republic is
gone. The empire has come. !"
The doctor IS a close observer and
an able man and he has no douo'
been thinking about the policy Of
the imperialisls.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

but we believe that only |
where merited should pardons be
granted.
ffThe Board Of Pardons, and the
executive who. generally acts upon
the recommendation of the board,
are not alone to blame in this mat
ter. The governor grants the par
don at the request OF the board
which is composed of the lieuten-
ent-governor, attorney-general and
presiding judge of the court before
which the conviction was had. The
board is often induced to recon-
mend clemency by the petitions
from the homes Of the convicted
persons These petitions are gen
orally signed by the most reputable
citizens Of the community, for It is
we'll known that few men have the
courage and backbone to refuse to
aff1x their signatures to docu-
ment of this kind particularly when
presented to them by a relative OF
the one asking for clemency. The
same influences which are used &c
obtain the signatures of the citizen:
are employed to get the officers o.
the court to sign the petition ans
often members of the jury are Pur
suaded to join in the appeal for
: pardon. In this cases it can H.
seen how hard il would be for tn
Board to refuse to recommend
. pardon in the face of the petition
l conveying the seemingly earnes
{ and urgent entreaties of those VIII
: are in a position to know the Gil
cumstances of the crime and tn
s character Of the prisoner.
. Any convicted lerson who's
Y family influence is worth fe
a votes and who has enough none
to employ counsel, stands a vel
e good chance to get out of the pen
a Tertiary, no matter how guilty |
e NAV be. The Gazette has sever
IF cases in mind where pardons we
,e granted, though absolutely und
re served. This we believe, has
r most demoralizing effect and is c:
n culated to greatly cripple the
ne min,stration of justice.
n. tlThere seems to be too mu
a sympathy for criminals in this cou
cy try, particularly for that class W
ed have money and influence and W
IS can control votes. There Is
he much trouble to convict the pc
in friendless fellow, white or Ola'
al and when convicted he has no {
A to plead his case and genera
lot serves out his time in pris
ath What is needed is a sound, heat
in public opinion which will in
ton upon the infection of condign p
md ishment on all offenders, regard
are of their social, financial or poliii
new standing.94
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

CARENCRO,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ..-.....-... LA.
Dealer in Groceries, Hides, Wool,
rallow. Beeswax, Moss and all
kinds OF country produce.
Will take subscriptions at the
post Office for the Times Democrat,
Picayune, L'Abeille, New York
World and all other newspapers and
periodicals in the United States.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27
fixed at five thousand

treasurer was fixed at five thousand
dollars each.
There being no further business
the Council adjourned to meet the
first Monday in June.
r. F.. GIRARD,
Acting Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

You cannot accomplish any work
or business unless you feel we'll. If
you feel "Used Up-Tired Out, "
take DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver
NJ edicine
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

Gen. John McGrath, is making
extensive preparations to issue
souvenir edition of the Baton Rouge
Truth in honor Of the reunion OF
veterans which will be held at the
capital on July and 4. The
paper will contain some very inter-
esting historical information con-
corning the part taken BY the
Louisiana soldiers in the civil war.
Gen. McGrath's experience as a
newspaperman and his intimacy
with the events which transpireC
during the great struggle for seces
sion are a guarantee that all thu
matter which will he published il
the special edition will be of val
liable and authentic character.
better man for this work could no
be easily found. Gen. McGrat
has been industriously engaged i
the work of making the Bato
Rouge meeting memorable one an
we hope that the veterans who al
able to be present will do so. The
could not have selected a bette
place to meet than Baton Roug'
where they are sure of cordi
and hospital treatment, for Bate
Rougeans are adopts in the art
entertaining.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

Some one said that The Gazette
is crazy on the Industrial School
question. Perhaps SO. Our critic
doubtlessly enjoys absolute immu-
n;ty from such an untoward predi
cament, for the barrenness of his
mind affords him ample protection.
Without ideas one can not be crazy
and ideas, like nature, abhor a
vacuum.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

Whether it is the politicians who
have corrupted the people or the
people who have corrupted the pol
iticians is debatable questions in
the minds of many earnest folk.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27

The fight in St. Mary appears to
be between the friends Of Gov.
Foster and those of Senator Caffery
Should Senator McEnery be found
among Gov. Fosters supporters
and Senator Caffery in the ranks OF
his opponents, the student of poll
tics will be afforded some food for
thought.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

To THE EDITOR oF the SuS-Sr! Mr.. s. B.
Bryan. In last sundays SUS. attacks Dr. Saw
age III particular aud Unitarian, Ia general Tor
what he terms their IurousIsteucy. but ms
premises are altogether wrong.
He begins Ny asserting that Unitarians have
'em phatlcally renouneed Christianity May
ask wnere ha got this lnlormationf Unitar-
lana. however. have never reuounced Chris
tianity What they do renouace IL the orthodox,
Adultoratod version ol Christianity. which can
no more De compared with pure Christianity.
as taught by JssuS. than the feoOe flicker OF
candle can DO compared TO tho glorious eiiul-
gence oil the sun.
lhey not on!y refer to Jesus IA terms OF un-
squallei adOruton." but they also Iuel u love
Tor Jesus tuc man that cannot be surpassed by
those orthodox woish'ppers Of Jesus the God.
and they honor Jesus the martyr more than
they do any other spirit IN the worlds history.
30 lar a. the alleged Inconsistency OF AIR.
Savage in calling his church the Church OF
the Messiah ID concerned. We believe W. have
perfect right u cal Jesus u Messiah" Is
not the doctrine he teaches one that, followed,
will save mankind from evilt Can no not then
be alluded to as Messiah 'or saviour"H
Unitarlans believe thar the Christian Bible is
tho hnsst book OF its kind IN the history OF the
world. the finest religious literature that the
world has ever known. When Unitarian
minister breaches sermon from q text in tho
Bible. he Is doing what a lecturer would do.
were he to take. Tor instance. Gen. Grants great
saying. Let Us have peace" and with that a.
Accumulation or starting point, deliver a dis
courss on the bene tcsnt influence OF universal
peace on the character OF individuals on the
commercial benefits to be- derived from same,
and the like myself have heard many Unita-
ran sermons preached. with Ave minutes
reading from the works OF some great philoso-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

A Question. rs to Churchsoinx.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sr: In August.
1889. arrived at the Grand Central Station
very early on weekday morning and walked
UP tho avenue to 81 latrlck's Cathedral. In
the south transept where mass was being said
found congregation Of some three hundred
people. anu about hundred com munions were
made. Then | went down to ST lgnatius
Episcopal Church. iu Forusth street. in time
Tor the ha past seven mass. and found there
about nifty people. anu some fifteen or twenty
communious were made. st. Ignatius parish
has. should think. barely u tenth the mum Der
OF CONFERENCE.-The that the cathedral has.
Does not this seem to show that those
churches where u more definite and stringent
faith is taught are not suffering from the de-
cline IN church att>udancc' Does IL not seem
that hn earaesi belief IN tho real objective
rrc-eGce OF the UoIy anu blood ~ Christ on
the altar Is powerIu III agent IN bringing people
To worship before tue aithry
Where are the members OF 1T. Georges. or
Grace, or the fiitn Avenue presUyIsrian
Church. at o'clock VI u winters morning.!
Nov. 10. CouSrKI PARsoS
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Two Minds Changed.
From lnsprri.

From 4nfprrt.
A young couple IN a Lancashire village had
been counting for several years. Tho young
man one day said to the woman:
sail, Gamma marry thee"
"How's that 2" asked she.
I've changed my mind. said no.
We'll. III tel you what we'll do, said she.
III folk know that rs thee M has given me up,
Ishanne be able to get another chnp. hut II
they think that I've given you up then can
get another char 50 we'll have banns pub
llshed. aad when the wedding day comes the
pnrson will say 10 thee: wilt thou have this
woman to be thy welded wife ~ and tina must
say. I win And when he says to me: Wit
thou have this man To be thy welded hus-
band D | shall say. I Wilma
The lay came. and when the mister said :
wilt thou have this woman 10 be thy wooded
wife the man answered;
Then tho parson said In the woman:
wit thou have this man to bs thy welded
hpshandiS" And abe said
Why" said the Young man furiously. you
Fl Know that, 4" .aid .hs young woman. but
I've changed my mind since"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
COLD sTORiGE ~ DHELLINGS,
RefrtEerntors In Some Apartment Houses
Now Cooled Without Ice.


What is practically cold storage on a small scale
Is now provided in some Of the more expensive
apartment houses, in which the rcirigcrators are
cooled without tho Use OF Ice by means Of a re-
migrating plant set up on the promises as part
OF the OUTFIT like for instance the steam hea ting
and the electric light appliances. i'y the cNpan.
sion OF ammonia in this rcirgcrnting apparatus
be desired From the tank supply pipe runs up
through the building. with takeon for each
refrigerator. In each refrigerator there is a coil
Of pipe, against the side or tho back. resembling
steam radiator. I he cooled brine passes
through tho coil, and the temperature in the 70,
irgerators can be kept at any degree desired
II Is possible for the tenant TO turn and off the
cold in such a refrigerator. az he would the heat
In steam or hot. water pipes.
The actual cost Of cooling such rcfri-erators Ia
now rather more than that OF ice in them: the
advantages OF the method arc colder and more
uniform temperature. tho saving Of spacc. tho
avoidance Of dripping in carving ice to and from
the refrigerator, a dry cold and the general con
vcnicnce of II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

no such construction on II and they were the
beat judges OF His words aud meaning, Matt.
Kill. 11.16-17l ALPHA MI.
BnooxLrr. Nov ..
Another Correspondent o. the Same
Subject.
To THE EpIron OF THE sur-Stri Tenth
New Jersey" should rene ber that Christ was
looked upon By His disciples Tall Of whom were
JewsL and By His followers In general at this
period. as tho Incarnation OF the promised
Messiah. Now, this Messiah. 10 conformity
with all the ancient prophecies OF the jewish
seers. was to 10 . Hebrew OF the Hebrews"
Of tho tribe OF Judah aud the House Of David.
The Jew OF those days believed himself to be
OF u race set apart By God for this divine mani
festation OF His favor. and he looked for the
advent OF the long promised Messiah a. the
particular Saviour and King Of a peculiar peo-
pie. The disciples undoubtedly had this idea
deeply rooted In their hearts, and 1t would
have been direct denial. In their eyes. Of His
owr Messianic mission for Christ to admit that
He was sent to any one but to the lost sheep
OF the House Of Israel"
II 10 clearly shown all through the Gospels By
Christ's own words that His mission prior 10
the resurrection was only to the Jew. and In no.
wise to the Gentle. as for instance. In His
commands to His disciples to 60 not to the
Gentiles, nor yet to the Samaritans, but to tho
jews. Matt. Z. So. Had he taken any other
attit ude, and announced In the early days OF
His teaching the universality Of His m ission.
the jew would Inevitably have reasoned Thou
art not the true Messiah. for Thou preachsst
the Gospel to the Gcntiles and Samaritans.
Our Messiah was promised By the Prophets
to the jews. not to the Gentiles." 1t was only
after His resurrection that this Limitation was
danp al AyaA frnry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
&lasun& Ramlin
Pianos

New York, Nov. 9Th. 1892
MASON & HAMLN Co,
Gentlemen:
| wish to express to you my great
delight and satisfaction with the Mason 4
Hamn upright piano which am now using
In my house. The instrument Is most salts
factory; its tone being sympathetic and re-
markedly full for an upright. even resembling
that Of a Small Grand, while It's action responds
to any demand made upon II.
! congratulate you on manufacturing so
fine piano-it is unsurpassed so far as
know
Yours very truly.
ISigneiD EMIL PAUR'
Such testimony renders these instruments at
least worthy of the inspection of every
intending purchaser.
Catalogues mailed on application.
3 and S West 18th St. New York.
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pher In place Of Biblical text simply be-
cause a sermon 10 preached from n Biblical
text 1t does not follow that the preacher admits
the infzllibility OF the Bible.
DO far a. the singing OF Easter hymns 10 oon-
cerned. Unitnrians are not inconsistent. for
they believe that Jesus rose from the dead I
they also believe that Mr.. bryan will rise. that
all mankind will rice tn higher sphere Of life
after death. In short, they believe In the i'm
mortality Of the soul aud on Easter. taking
Jesus as a symbol. they give expression TO this
belief
For the benefit OF Mr.. Bryan and others who
seem to have a wrong i'm preston OF the funda-
mental principles OF Unitarianism. I will give
the following. taken from a small card. circu-
lated In Unitarian Sunday schools. which
seems to me to sum up the entire Unitarian
belief: The Fatberhood OF God the Brother
hood OF Man the Leadership Of Jesus: Saliva
tion by Character; the Progress OF Mank Ind
onward and upward forever"
New YORK. Nov. Is. H. NATHAN.
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Nevertheless, thi. is only an ante-chAnber.
The cell o' ana Is sort OF tomb in the furthcss
night In one Of the walls IS The hole made by the
Able 10 communicate with Dantes SURE enough,
there is the hok What son Of the South ever
taule pro; Of the power for realization that popu
lar rork possesses And the cell Of Dantos can
a my story all Tie m1rc terrifying. because tho
military rnginCcrS walled ur tn door 10 that IL -
"Dsnics, innics.- cried one NJ the pilgrims
who wanlci 10 play TIE practical Joker But be
5 az not DO TeI HIS yo'ee was nimGst ;rem-
would not have been Al all as,onished How ad-
nhrahlc and touching Is he creative power Of
According to the serious ar-hroloSis,s. among
whom is ". Esrrsrandicu. the famo ar. hi''c,
tn,re scrr really EIson.rs in that horr.t.s ss'e
NnrN~illcs who wa ARRESTED on tn ohArg. ~
having spoken disrrspeclfully Of Cardinal Rich
slieu. lie died There Of Starvation and jean
Paul, a sailp5 VITO struck bis cor nhndcr died
th.rc in l779. after thirty onc. y,nrs captivity.
orally buried alive. that ir.rir,d Dumas Today
for cvcrvl ody it Is the PRISON of hama; and tho
ir,sCrtptons are ,hcr,, 70 ctrtiy 10 Ne eSst'rco
graphic monuments constitute The met authentic
fGHrcc OF his,"ry' W.II the erigrarh Of The
lived. Can ros,c1t, ask for anythirE. NOR,
III. old guide. Grosson, who was probably tho
Frs ; -Iier, is H. hoIo SAD he made by Mt
Fara with FISH tonc-
AMI so at IN" Pr Scnt time Fhra and Dant,s
really live, few y"as ago an Italian kissed
thc stones a. Ncse cells and wcpt Doubtless
Il was wh,lc reading Nonte-I risto tina, this son
81 IN" Peninsula had his nrSt dreams ~ the free
dom 90 his Co''ntr,; for IN" Arhc FAra was sent
to N" chateau ~ according to INC 'ancy n tho
rororrc,r 'or having taken in again The rlar ~
Bo--a TNo mar no rould IrcAtc "rch legend
wa certainly no ord nary r'rsCr. There is only
or" wr.Lr p"r'srs vNo shar"S his lOry, Rahc-
lals r'lr n SAINTS ~ Touranr will show Won TO-
dnv IN MI ri0"s7oSs the localities which Gar
gar'u1 iovcl % haunt
In tNi,linc 81 all th"se things I returned with
III crowd lack 10 IN" So amer. The captain
god nd TRAGIC OH 10 rnCl; That's Ti' oulrn,'
salt hr. "whorc Isutcs Ia nicd after his cscno~-
| rluSt confess mat hs ! write | really believe
Nlat Lhc story Of MnncC risto is all PERFECTLY trua
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
PILGRIMS TO CHATEAU DIFF.
BELIETERs IN 4 REAL MONTE Cnrsro
CROWD 4 NTEAMROAI

Three Trips Day to tho Famous Prison
The Cells of Dante. and the Abbe Fsris
Who Made the Hole In the wsIiS
Actual Prisoners who starved q,
Death and Inspired the Great Stow,
Mare lies Correspondence IN th Pari Temp.
lis true" | asked Of " Chanot, the Prestden,
Of the General Council Of Marseilles, that they
actually show the cells of Dantas and the Abb.
Faria Mt the Chateau d'If2'
Certainly, no doubt Of IT. replied II. Chanot
and everything that he added was enough to send
n fellow into profound rcvery. Tho next day
| took tho steamboat which goes throo times q
day to the Chateau d'N What an immenss
number Of readers Dumas still has! Tho big
boat was crowded. In the throng there were three
priests ono military man. n number Of English
men, knights Of the Legion Of Honor. workmcn
and business men. Tho trip lasted about half an
hour Everybody was serious and very properly,
when on a pilgrimage. Soon tho Chateau d II APP
penrcd. Upon an island Of about eight hundred
metres in circumference, entirely surrounded by
walls, stands the heavy building with its grca,
towers and square dungeon. There is somc,hing
imposing in The thing. which comes from tho
somewhat golden color Of the stones, tho very
henvneqs Of the nin%' and the abundance NJ the
solids over tho vOids a. an architect might say
II was never anything bu, State prison tho
Basfile -. the South, and Francis l. himself in
1921 laid the first stone Of IL Through personal
experience, he Was we'll mp in prisons
The cells open upon a snrt Of interior courtyard.
marrow and sombre Many are without windows:
some are ventnble dungeons below the surface Of
she exterior soil Three Of the largest and most
striking are IN the first door They are the cells
of the famous prisoners, the Iron Mask, who in
1886 taken thence 10 tic island Of Saints
Marguerite; Philippe Egallte the father Of Louis
Philippe, who was decapitated on Nov. a. 1793
and Mirabeau who was sent there by virtue OF .
!c.ns de on'hsf demanded by his father, after his
scparatOn from Mile de MnngnAns. . sensitive
woman. and abou, as incDnsuant as her inconsiAn,
husband
liut my companions paid little attention to these
cells They made a rush for q cell On the ground
Gnor. perfectly terrible In It's aspect with door
framed III iron. bolt that weighed at least twelve
pounds. and q little barred window After pass.
ing through that door We entered dry cave lighted
solely by q little lamp. I here is a notice ouisids
which reads as follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
EMIL PAUR

Conductor OF the New Yok Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orches-
ira, writes as follows regarding the