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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
IS CRAPS.~

The churches of the United States
have taken 1.60o Chinese into mem
bership.
The $4,000 German Baptists in the
United States gave last year $50, 600
to missions.
In Russia servants kiss their mis-
tress' hands both as morning and eve
ming greetings.
The population of the earth at the
time of Emperor Augustus is estimated
at 100000. It is now estimated TO
be&about $780, 900.
Thogh ninety years old. Maj. S. B.
Phinney, founder and editor Of the
Barnstab1e (Mass9 Patriot, still con-
tinues active work on that paper.
She (having nothing else to say)-
It's funny how we ever came to think
SO much of each other. He-Funny?
It's positively ridiculous. = Boston
Transcript.
In China there is no regular stand
ard OF distance. A Chinese mile may
be from a quarter of an English mile
to mile and three-quavters, according
to the province.
Senator Hanna is the owner of the
manuscript from which General Grant
made his speech at Warren in the Gar
field campaign. 1t was gift from
Grant to the senator.
The annual earnings in Australia per
head is estimated at f43 and odd,
against s32 in the United Kingdom, f27
in the United States, f26 in Canada and
Holland and f25 In France.
Isabella Harvey Horton, a fourteen
year-old colored girl, is conducting a
revival in Philadelphia. She says she
was converted, and stopped SHINING in
New Jersey City, in February of 1896,
at IL o'clock in the morning.
The sailor is lighted on his way
round the world by 335 lighthouses,
of which number, fifty-siX are scatter
ed round England's rocky coast, some
of the lights being SO powerful that
they are visible twenty miles out at
sea.
OF Colonel Roosevelt's Lowell In
stitute lectures, Governor Wolcott, Of
Massachusetts, said the other day:
."They are interesting because the
speaker both makes and writes history.
There are always men to do one, but
rarely those who do both"
A verger was asked by the Bishop of
Wakefield If he noticed that the people
availed themselves of the open church
door to pray privately. Eyes, my
lord replied the verger. ST ketched
two of 'em at it only t'other day.
London News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
Kiuea by Eiec.ricty.

Dallas Texas. January 4-Onc of the
most singular deaths from electricity
ever recorded occurred here today.
August RosenfieId. after having POO
volts shot through him from Il live
wire, lived twenty minutes, entirel!
conscious, talked nationally and freely
and expired before medical aid could
reach him. -Rosentield was emDto! ed
Il Hneman by the Standard Light.
and Power company of Dallas. He
and other Hnelnen were stretching q
Wire near the Episcopal college il! the
eastern suburb of the city. Iosen
field, by accident caught hold OF one
of two live electric light wires strung
on the poles he was working on. He
uttered n cry of pain. fell into tile
network of miscellaneous wires and
was frightfully burned. particularly
i'll the palms of the hands, before he
was removed to the ground. His
forehead, neck and left side of the
face were badly disco1ored.
AS soon It's he was stretched oct up
on the ground, the unlucky linenan be-
gan to talk with his comrades. He
said he realized that lie was dying,
that he felt kindly toward all of them
and said goodbye to each.
Tears rolled down the checks of the
roughly clad workingmen as they gaZ-
ed upon their comrade and hoped, ill
seponse to their telephone call, that
medical aid would arrive from the
city in time to save him 1t was more
than two miles to the nearest Doctors
office, however. and Rosenfeld expired
shortly before physicians reached him,
and twenty minutes from the tiEie he
grasped the fatal wire.
Just before he died Rosenfield stated
that he had relatives in San Antonio
and Il brother in Dallas and gave ines
Sages to be delivered to them. He
also dictated instructions as to What
he desired i'll the way OF funera! ccrc-
monies
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
WHY7

Why isn't a wrinkle nick Of time?
Why isn't pony of brandy a fiery
steed?
Why does lawsuit invariably wear
out at the pockets first?
Why does the walking delegate u.s.
ually ride in parlor car?
Why shouldn't a wheel-barrow como
under the head of garden truck?
Why isn't it superstitious to pick up
pins at the end Of bowling alley?
Why are the affairs of others al
ways SO interesting to most people?
Why would the average man rather
be charged with malice than with
making blunder?
Why does the man who reiterates
with emphasis that he will never do
thing always do it If you give him
time enough Chicago News
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
A successful Hoid-Uc.

Memphis, Tenn, January "A spe-
cial to the Commercial Appeal from
Mansfield, Mo-, says: %
The ninth and first successful at
tempt at train robbery on the line of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem.
phiS railroad occurred last night at
500 o'clock. Mt McComb, a small STA
tion, one cf the robbers got aboard the
westbound train at Norwood.N the iii st
station east of Macomb. paying his fare
to Macomb and compelling the train to
stop there. 1t was Immediately board
ed by five or six masked men. who Gov
cred all the members of The train crew
w4sh Wirchesters anu receivers, ami
compelled tile engineer ana fireman -ttj
cut loose from the remainder of the
train. The mail, baggage and express
cars were then run up The line .aD1ut
two miles and stepped in Il lonely. cui,
where Engineer Culieniler was placed
in front of the robbers and forced to
break open the door of the express car,
after which he was placed in front
of the foremost robber. and together
they entered the express car, covering
Southern Express Messenger Newton
and Bags.i gen:a S:eLen with their
pistols ana forcing them to adjourIi
to the out side of the car. They then
proceeded to dynamite the tllro. 9Th
safe. Tw., charges Of dynamite were
used. completely demo1iShing Tie DIR
;.laI. proof safe of the SC.ltheIn Tx
press company and playing havoc with
the car and contents.
1t is not known now much money and
yalt!a bles was secured, as the safe
blown open was Il through safe. be-
ing opened only at Il few Of the most
Important towns along the line be
tween Memphis and Kansas City.
Everything was taken from it. ard III
is safe TO say GIey were we'll paid for
their trouble. The fuT-ssT--safe, which
contained all the local money picked Up
was not .moIeSted.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

The United States of Brazil came
into existence on November 15, 1883.
The day is holiday, of course. in the
southern republic. and this year 1t was
a particularly joyous one, because the
American battleships Oregon and Iowa
stopped at Rio de Janeiro on their way
TO Manila. and helped celebrate. That
was natural, graceful and polite thing
to do. In an emergency Brazil sold the
,aew Orleans and other good ships co
this country, and did not try to take
advantages; she was consp1cuousiy
friendly in various ways, while some
other South American republicss were
snarIing at their big neiShbor lana
longing to bite. Moreover, battleshfps
are never better employed than when
they serve as the medium Of courte-
sizes that tend to cement friendship
with such brave wise, progressive
people as the Brazilians.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
!. Laws Police win ASK For.

Fort Worth, Texas, January 4.--Chief
OF Police Rea yesterday mailed 70 al
chiefs of police and city nlarshals i'll
tie state report cs the proceediD gs%of
the executive committee of the city
narslrals and chiefs of police of Texas.
The report in part -: The question
of jurisdiction of the city cour,s was
passed upon and after due delibera-
ton this matter was respectfully re
ferred ito THE city attorneys who re
Gently met in Fort Worth and the
members of this organization are. in
str,pcted to prevail upon The represent
tatives of their respective districts to
remedy this evil by giving the city at
torneys their unapimous support.
1.-The cha irman was instructed to pre-
sent to the legislature through the rep
resenta tive of his district bill to
amend the present state law governing
pawn, shops, secondhand dealers and
junk houses.
1.-The secretary was instructed to fsIr-
nish the president with a copy of the
vagrancy billyas presented to the fast
t.-iy to take up anu pass said bill as
originally presented.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

To WOO a woman properly q man
must first win her.
Love is like a butterfy-it was prob
ably a lot more comfortable when IT
was worm
whether she is in love or her stomach
Is out of order.
The average woman doesn't want
her husband to be just; what she wants
is for him to love her.
A man without any religion at all
may not be manly, but woman with
out. any religion at all isn't even femi-
nine.
If there are women who can make
fool of every man, there are other
women who can make man OF every
fool
At the age of Is man must be
either engaged or married, or else the
women begin to wonder why he does
MT behave himself.
To be fascinating to a young man
not in love; to be fascinating to an old
man she must never admit that she is.
Before a man falls In love he won
ders how a woman would suit him for
wife; after he falls in love he Won
ders how he would suit woman for
a husband.
The best imitation OF a woman hur-
rying through some shopping in de-
partment store is cat for about five
minutes after she has lit with all four
feet on hot stove by mistake.-New
York Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
COL. MABRY DYING
a COMPLICATION OF PNEUMO-
MIA AND MENINGITIS,

Saps the Life of the Com mander of the
First Texas voIunteers-Ki1ed by Eiec-
tricity-Danas Lineman Met Horrible
Death While at Work.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

Do YOU think that nothing is nap
pening because you do not see your
self grow or hear the whir OF the ma
chinery? All great things gro"
noiSelesSly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

The north pole is like woInans
pocket-we all know where II shouiu
be. but no one can find it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

Havana, January 4.-Colonel Mabry
of the First Texas is dying. 1t IS
thought of climatic fever. His case
was pronounced hopeless this morn
ing. At 10 o'clock this evening he
was still alive but his condition is
very low.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

was pronounced hopeless this morn
ing. At 10 o'clock this evening he
was still alive but his condition is
very low.
Havana, January 4.-Colonel w. II.
AIabry, of the First Texas regiment,
is dying of eerebro-spinal meningitis,
with which he was attacked on Sat
urday last. At "a consultation of sur
Seons at the Quemados camp, where
the colonel is being cared for, hope
of his recovery was given UP. Col
oneI Mabry was recommended by
Generals Lee and INeifer n few days
army.
Austin. Texas. January 4.-GovernOf
Culberson today wired General Lee
that while he feels all possible is be
ing done for Colonel Mabry, yet his
deep concern for him prompts tue sug-
gestion of extraordinary efforts. To-
night he received the following cai1lc-
gram from General Eitzhugh Lee:
To Culberson, Governor. Austin:
Havana, January 4.-Colonel Ntabry,
First Texas. developed conditions be-
fore coming here which have rtsulred
in u complication of penumon;a and
meningitis. Chances of recovery most
unfavorable. Lee,
Major General Commanding
Subsequently the following was re-
ceived:
Havana, January T. NIabry very
TolD
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

In expressing himself to the voters
the candidate should prepay the treisns
If he expects to get there.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
Dwyer, Lieutenant Colonel.

TeXarkana, Texas. January Airs.
w. Fl. Mabry. wife of Colonel w. H.
Mabry, who has been in TeXarkan:l for
the past two months visiting her faith
err, Major A. G. Allen, received u Je!e-
gram tliis morning from Governor
Culberson notifying her of the sci ions
illness of Colonel Mabry at Havana.
Mrs. AIabry is making hurried pre-
parations to leave for Havana at once
to be at his bedside.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07

.sM' stands for Matrimony. 1nvert
it and we have .tW." which stands for
War. Enough said.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
Fastest Time Ever Made.

Chicago, January 4.-The eastbound
fast mail train on the Burlington road
which left Council Bluffs Monday night
and arrived in Chicago yesterday morn
ing broke, according to the Burlington
officials, all fast records between the
two cities. The distance between
Council Bluffs and Chicago by the Bur-
lington road is 5OO.6 miles; the train
covered this distance, including stops
which amounted to 80 1-2 INMATES, in
563 minutes. The actual running time,
excluding the stops, wos 5E3 IL min-
uteS. The schedule shows some I'M
usually fast bursts of speed. From
Burlington to Chicago, a distance of
2O6 miles, the run was made in 21:s
minutes, including all stops. Thirteen
minutes were required for stops, ana
taking these out the showing is that
the actual running time for the 20j
miles was 200 miGsttes, an average of
considerable over a mile minute.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-07
JUST FOR FUN.

Here's another sign of hard win
ter" What is it?'' 'tThe holes in
the doughnuts are smaller than usual"
'sDaubstick burned up all his water
color paintings" ''Why?" Couldn't
sell them because the water wasn't
boiled"
II understand that she had an uncle
who committed suicide" well, yes,
you might call it that. He stole a
horse out in Arizona
He-what lovely flowers. Do you
know, they remind me of you. She
Why, they are artificial. He-Yes, I
know, but 1T requires close eXamina-
ton to detect it.
Suitor-Your daughter, sir, is the
light of my existence. Her Father
Oh, that's it,, Ell? I've often wondered
how you could ever see her, with the
gas turned so low.
do you believe that poets are
born?'' asked the caller. mot now"
replied the editor, as he glanced to-
ward the waste basket, although 1
believe a few were born in former
centuries"
Rural Aunt-And what do you work
at when you are at home? City Ne
phew-Why, attend school. I'm
studying for a doctor. Rural Aunt
Do tell! Amt the doctor able to do
his own studying?
Mrs. Browne: Yes, we used to let
Tommy sit on the dictionary when he
took his piano lesson, but his father
put a stop to it," Mrs. Greene-"Why
so? 'Fraid it would hurt the book ?"
mo; it was too much like punning;
playing on words, you know. Boston
Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25

Do Won contemplate taking vaca-
tiony If 30, before making your ar
engagements, call on the agent of the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad and see what
low rates he can make you to all prom
lnent summer resorts. Summer tourist
tickets will be Oh sale from now until
September Both. limited to October 81,
1880.
Chronicle Ala, Healing Springs,
Ala. Blount Springs, Ala, Stafford
Springs. Miss, Gibson Wells, Tenn,
Arundel Lithia Springs, Miss, Coopers
Well, Miss. Bailey sprints, Ala, Point
Cless and other Mobile Bay resorts are
reached by the Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad.
In some cases there is a pleasant ride
through the country after leaving the
train. before you reach the resort, and
in others short steamer trip. These
are all well known resorts, and have
been patronized literally for number
of years by the best people in the
Southern States. All of those points
have good hotel accommodations. and
are becoming more popular every year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25
plies Cured.

pv usipg Smiths Snre Kidney Cure
has made radical cure for me, slf'
fered severely from bleeding piles sew
r,,t..n years. and although tried every
well recommended remedy. failed 10
receive any relief other than the most
Temporary. Finally commenced the
use Of yonr medicine, aud very short
course Of treatment with II has cured
4. LEHMANMe nllis, 1.lD.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25

TIE following young men were
recommended AS officers to Secy. of
War Root by Gov. McLaurin: Maj.
l.. p. Porter Jr., Lieut.. W. K. Utter
back. Lieut.. Knapp: lst Reg. Capt.
Ellis Cromwell, Adjt. j. NJ. Jayne,
I'd Reg. Lieut.. Cullen Mitchell, Sd
Reg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25

The Delta Clay Mfg, Co. Of Green
wood Miss, are in position to give Plan.
tiers and Others up and down the Yazoo
and Tallahatclne rivers better brick at
lower prices than they have ever had
Their kilns are located right on the
bank of the river where they can load
directly into boat Or barge without
hauling or rehauling, and they propose
to give tteir customers the full benefit
.of all these advantages. Write to them
or call upon T. J Harvey, Secretary
and manager for prices
james X. Vardaman returned Satur-
day aud left Monday for jackson.
Mr.. Frank Jones was In the city
Wednesday on business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25
u11fs IRE the /
Judges Of n
Druggists E 's,"s: u, r.

Tue best kind in sickness. Their
shelves and cases are recommends.
t'ons OF different kinds. The seven
named below are always found on the
shelves of every first class drug store.
For Chiiis and Fever
They will recommend Cbi,ton's ch,I,
cure rs the best Inn
ror Broken Down Constitution
Iake ChIiton's Improved Iron Tonic
1t makes health. ''''''
For the Blood
chilton's Improved SarsaparilIa. stops
bolis and skin diseases. '''
For Constipatiou--
take WiikinsOn's Vegetable Liver puIs.
None are better. '''
For Sprains and Bruises
Call for Wiikinson's Oriental or Chill.
TONS Arnica Eminent
For Toothache
MI ,,., on the Dentist. but II not there try
Wilkinsoh's Toothncle stopper.
Buciianan's Quinine Horse o. Cattle Pew
ders. Makes them sleek and fat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-25

Stop thst hasiiag oough with VIII
kinson's cough talasn.
Iron County register., 1899-03-02
TRAINING A BULL CALF.
How to Make the Young Creature
Become Accustomed to Control
and Being Controlled.

We hear very much of the uncertain
temper of Jersey bulls. No doubt this
Is the inevitable result of bad training
or want of training, says an eN-
change The bull has never been sub
jected to control. He does not acquire
the confidence of his keeper and feeder,
and from the first the natural dispo-
sition is never checked or turned in the
way ii should go. By feeding by hand
from the first and afterwards tether-
ing in pasture when the first milk feed
ing has continued for two or three
months-and indeed if the season adj
mits of it when it is a month old-the
calf becomes used to control and sub
nits without opposition TO every wish
of the keeper. After grown 10 near
full age the training should be con-
tinued by giving him work to do. by
which subsection is fully confirmed.
3dleness is the parent of vice; and to
keep the young animal in this subject
i've state by work of some kind. if only
as an exercise, will confirm its DISPOSE
ton and prevent the resistance to con-
troll. which is the basis of a savage and
unruly habit afterwards. Indeed. train
ing-by which | mean the teaching and
forming of the disposition by practice
and kindness. with firmness always and
at times with discipline-shonld be the
rule with every animal on the farm.
Even fowls will be more useful and
more easily managed by this training
when they are young. learning to be
handled and to lose all fear of their
keepers
Iron County register., 1899-03-02
MARL AS A MANURE.
st F0rnas n Very Valuable Addition to
Our List of Natural
FertfIfxera.

A bulletin of the Virginia experiment.
station says: Marl is the name which
is applied to variety of earthly depos-
its of varying composition containing
considerable per cent. of carbonate OF
lime. 1t forms very valuable addition
10 our list of natural fertilizers While
its fertilizing value is increased very
largely by the percentage of phosphate
of lime, and OF potash, its chief con-
stituent is carbonate of lime, which
gives to it its main value. When APP
piled to the soil lime affects it in differ
ent ways and there are several points
TO be considered in its use. 1t may be
regarded somewhat as a direct plant
food, as well as chemical agent acting
upon the organic matter of the soil and
various mineral constituents of which
the soil is composed. Another impor-
tant property is the mechanical action
which it exerts upon the soil. If ap-
piled TO light sandy soil il makes it
less porous and less inclined to part
with its moisture. while on the other
hand, when applied TO wet, clayey
soil it tends to make it more porous and
more easily worked. Notwithstanding
the fact that large quantities of lime
are consumed by plants it is not usually
regarded as fertilizer TO be added to
the soil. for the reason that the soil is
usually abundantly supplied with it.
1t, however. has the power of making
available the compounds of potash and
soda from their insoluble com binations.
The former of these substances is GER
tainly of great Importance in the
growth of plants. Lime also decom-
poses organic matter in the soil and
renders it available for plant food.
Organic acids, such as humic, etc, tend
to be formed in lands which are very
rich in vegetable matter and these acids
in concentrated form are poisonous to
the growth of plants. The application
of lime to such soil not only corrects
this acidity but hberates large amount
of plant food. By lime is usually meant
the burnt limestone. Limestone and
mari contain calcium carbonate, which
is easily changed by burning to quick
lime or calcium oxide by the loss of
carbon dioxide gas. Is is, however. not
always best to do this for agricultural
purposes. as much labor and expense
are involved in the process
Iron County register., 1899-03-02
Lettuce Rot I'm Greenhou.e..

Lettuce rot in the greenhouse is
caused by a fungus which in infested
soils spreads over the surface and at
tacking the plants near the roots some
times cuts of the circulation ina single
night, causing their speedy death. The
only remedy is TO use steriiized soil.
that is, soil which has been fleated to
about 1se degrees. This should be
spread on top of the lettuce beds and
around the plants after setting two
inches deep. The germs of the blight
being all killed in this soil the disease
viii not get up through 10 akfack the
plants until they viii be ou.of the way.
Farm and Home.
Iron County register., 1899-03-02
The Evolution of the Steamship.

When it seemed that the limit had
about been reached with wrought iron
as the main reliance of the designer.
mild steel had been so perfected as
10 enable progress to be maintained.
The large boilers necessary to with
stand the high pressures and furnish
the power for high speeds would have
been impossible but for mild steel, and
the same thing is true of the moving
parts OF the eEginie. 1t may be noted
also that workmanship had improved.
and the use Of anti-friction metals for
bearings, combined with this improved
workmanship. enabled the high rota-
tional speeds to be carried out with
safety and reliability.
The machinery of Wampanoag. de-
signed in 1865, was so heavy that only
3-24 i. h. p. per ton of machinery was
obtained. The San Francisco. one of
the earliest of the modern cruisers OF
the United States navy in which aG-
vantage was taken of all the factors
fer reduction of weight. obtained 1868
i. b. p. per ton of Neutrality-suspicious.
modore G. W. Melville, L. s. ". in En-
eineering Magazine.