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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Demand OF Administrative
Succession Of 1sham S. Brown
Parish Of Lafayette, 18th Judi -
cial District of Louis
iana-2IOo.

Whereas Silas Hoffpauir, residing in the
parish OF Lafayette, has made application to
De appointed administrator of the afore-
said estate.
Now, therefore, all persons are hereby
warned and notified to file their opposition
to the application in writing with the clerk
OF court, at his Office IN the town of La
fayette, ten days after the first notice hereof.
otherwise the said applicant will be named
and appointed as such administrator as re-
CURED by law and in accordance with law
Witness my hand, this 9Th day of Decem-
Der, 1899. ED G. VOORHEES,.
Clerk of District Court.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit G. b. Stead
man of Newark, Mich, in the Civil
War. It. caused horrible Ulcers
that no treatment helped fol 20
wears. The Bncklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises,
Burns. Bolls. Felons, Corns. Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth.
rs cts. box Cure guaranteed.
Solid BIZ VIM. Clegg druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
DSbS' Lecture.

Mr.. Eugene V. Debs, the sreal
labor angita1or and lecturer, will
deliver a lecture in Latayette, Jan.
26, on the subject: .'Llberty and
Labor" Mr.. +. &. lriary has just
received letter from l.. W. Rogers,
maLager of Debs' iec.uring tour,
giving assurance that Mr.. Debs
will certainly be here on the date
Indicated. Further notice on the
subject will be given next week.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Sherifs Sale.
Octave P. Guilbeau VS.. Marie
Brasseux ct als.-Parish of La
fayette, 18TH Judicial Dis
trict Court of Louis
iana-No. ALAS.

By virtue of writ of fila issued by the
Honorable 18th Judicial District Court of
the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in
and for the parish of Lafayette, and to me
directed, the undersigned sheriff of said
parish, have seized and taken into my pos
session and will sell for cash to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door of the
COURT house in the town of Lafayette. be-
tween legal sale hours, on
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

The public is invited to the
Christmas exercises to be given at
the Presbyterian church, Monday
evening, Dec. IS, at 7 O'Clock. In
connection with the Christmas tree
a cantata, "Santa Claus Dream, -
will be rendered by the children.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

A Merry Christmas and A Happy
New Year
We wish to all our friends aud
patrons. TO them are due great
thanks for an increased business
over all previous years. Next year
we will try to do even better in
prices and thus merit even larger
patronage. PHILIP WERLE1N,
OI4-616, Canal ST.,
New Orleans, La
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Rev. !. II. Reams.

I
in these columns Rev. Reams, who
has served as pastor OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Lafayette
for the past four years has accord
ing to he regulations governing the
| itineracy of the Methodist min
istry, been transferred to White
castle some twenty. miles below
Baton Rouge on the Mississippi
river. In obedience TO the decision
| of the conference Rev. Reams and
family left last Monday for his new
field of labor. A number of friends
accompanied their beloved pastor
to the train and with sad hearts bid
him farewell and Godspeed. Rev.
Reams and family have endeared
themselves to the people of the en-
tire community irrespective Of creed
commanding the respect and ad-
miration of all for the unustenta-
tious purity and simplicity Of their
Christian characters. With ever a
kind word for the sad and afflicted,
hearts overlooking with kindness
for all Gods creatures and, espe-
cially for poor erring humanity,
Rev. Reames and family have set
an example of practical Christian.
ity worthy of all imitation.
While his private life has exhib-
tied SO many traits of true manhood
and noble generosity, Rev. Ream's
terial functions has been no less
Ccmmendabie and deserves most
favorable mention. ihe church
mem bership under his efficient pas
institution may nov ue .nnsidered
upon the most substantial bias SIS,
since it's organizations, nulner-
lcally and financially; and
under his wise energetic manage
ment the congregation now wor
ship in a beautiful and commodiuus
edifiCe, an ornament 10 the city aud
a source of pardonabIe pride TO ,,.e
mem bershlp. The structure must
ever stand as monument to the
interchangeable zeal and perseverance
of this devoted and self sacriiicrns
pastor. In addition 10 the church
Rev. Reames secured the donation
of Il fine lot from Mrs. NJ f.
Girard, devout member OF MS
congregation, and erected tnereun
mainly through MS own workman
ship, a roomy and extremely COM
Portable parsonage, fitted and fin
lshed in artistic style. The actual
value of the improvements men
toned may not be less than $4,000,
but dollars and cents can never
measure the good accomplished by
this unasuming Christian man.
The impetus impaired to Chris
tlan work along various lines, spiri-
tual and temporal, VIII no DOUBT
rebound in the future to far greater
result, than may at present DC IN
dicated. The Gazette would heart
lily join In bidding Godspeed to
Rev. Reames anG family ami wish
them abundant success In ;nclr new
field of labor
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Saturday., Dec. 23, 1899.

the following described property, to-wit:
certain tract of land containing ffty ar
penis with improvements, bounded north by
Noise Brasseux, south by Arcade Cormier
east by l.. Roger, west by E. Cormer; also
. certain tract of land containing "a suner
hcial arpents more or less with improve
ments, bounded north by w. c. Miller.
south by ]. Cormier. ct ais. east by A.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Will You Be Good?

Yes, if you VIII quit giving me
nasty medicine and get me one Of
DR.. Kings Chill Pads. If they fail
to cure we refund your money
500, 900 to back our guarantee
A sure preventative. If your
druggist does not keep them we will
mail you one on receipt IT price
SI.oo. The DIR. King Chill Pad
Co., Memphis, Tenn.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

BrasseauN. ct ais; and west by Thelismar
Cormier, ct ais; also ten head of horned
cattle, three head of horses, one mare, now
on plantation. and one wagon, one hack and
one cart. l. A. BROIrss.pD
Sheriff of Lafayette Parish.
Lafayette, La, Nov. IS, 1900.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

Our variety and assortment makes
the selection of appropriate gifts
both easy and perfectly satisfactory.
We have stock :hat contains
scores of articles suited to the needs
of everybody We will sell it at
prices everyone can afford to pay.
Mess PI1z-V1ev
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

The Federation Of Labor conven-
ton in session at Detroit, on Tues
day last declared themselves unani-
mously opposed to ..wars of con-
quest in Africa or the Philippines. -
The delegates present represented
PROBABLY 1900, 900 members. This
shows the widespread opposition of
the laboring classes to expansion;
and in case the Democrats insert an
anti-exPansion plank in their plat
form, as it is most probable they
will do, they will command a strong
vote among the working classes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

With all the bad weather we have
had rush at the Moss PHurzuaev
for Christmas presents This is
self evident that our prices aud
holiday goods suit the people.
Will you be in the crowd to visit us
to- day?
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

It's no joke. That hot coffee
and chocolate with whipped cream
that we are serving at the Moss
Pharmacy is just the thing when
you are out shopping.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

If YOU feel Dull, Languid, Broken
Down, Debilitated, have Weak
Stomach or Indigestion, use DR..
NJ. A. Summons Liver Meuicine
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

There will be services at the
Presbyterian church on next Sun
day at II O'Clock a. M, and at 7:so
p. m. All are invited to attend.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

A larges number of residences
have been erected in Lafayette dur
ing the past year, besides several
stores, and the building continues.
AT present there are are several
the supply Of houses for rent does
not meet the demand. LAFAYETTE
is growing rapidly and is now one
of the most substantial little towns
in the State
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Notice.

All teachers of Lafayette and Parish are
invited to call at the Moss Pharmacy and
get a nice new map of Louisiana FREE
of charge for use in the school.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23

For nice piece in sterling silver
such as spoons and forks, novelties,
etc, go at T. NJ. Biossat's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-12-23
Working Night and Day

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every pill
is sugar-coated globule of health,
that changes weakness into strength,
iistlessness into energy, brain flag
into mental power. They're won
derful In building up the health.
Only 2sC. per box Sold by VIM.
Clegg's drug store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
ALMONDS AND COCOANUTS.
CnIifOrnia's Large Production OF the
Former and FIOrida's of
the Latter.

There are, roughly speaking, 21,OOO,-
600 pounds of almonds consumed in the
United States each year, some eaten
with raisins, some used in the manu-
facture of candy, some ground for
cream and flavoring extracts, and some,
of an inferior quality, used for per-
fumery and soap. The state of Califor-
MIA produces about 100000 pounds of
almonds in year, or two-thirds of the
amount required for domestic con-
sumption, and the other almonds are
imported from European countries,
from which, until a few years ago, all
the almonds were sent. The figures of
almond importations for the fiscal
year 1898 show importations of about
100000 pounds. OF this amount $780,
600 came from Spain, 100000 from
Italy, chiefly Sicily, and the balance
from Greece and Portugal.
Cocoanuts to the value of about $780,
900 year are imported into the United
States from foreign countries or from
countries which were under foreign
jurisdiction at the time of the last an
nual treasury report. Before the begin
ming of the Cuban war for indepen-
dence the importation of cocoanuts
from Cuba into the United States was
to the value of about 100000 a year.
With the beginning of the war it de-
clined, and under the present tariff the
duty on cocoanuts further reduced the
importation from Cuba though large
increase in the shipments of cocoanuts
is expected this year under American
jurisdiction in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The competition of American with for
eign cocoanuts, the latter from the
West Indies and South American
states, has been more active in the
case of almonds for the reason that the
chief source of supply of American
cocoanuts is Florida, which is in closer
proximity to the New York market
The annual product of Florida cocoa
nuts amounts to about 1000, 900 pounds,
of the value of about $500, 900 year, and
the conditions as to almonds and cocoa
nuts are in this particular reversed
California produces just twice as many
almonds as are imported into the
United States, whereas Florida produces
just one-half as many cocoanuts as are
| mported.-Boston Transcript.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
DISORDERLY BUT MEMORABLE
A Dinner Party of Geniuses Where
Good Form Was Badly
Lacking.

There probably never was a table at
which the standard of talk was higher
than that around which sat Burke, DR..
Johnson, Goldsmith, Garrick and
other men of genius and learning. The
host, Sir Joshua Reynolds, the artist,
cared little for the cookery or the dishes
or the service.
There was, to quote the account Of
one who was often a guest, "a coarse,
inelegant plenty, without any regard
to order and arrangement. A table pre-
pared for seven or eight was often COM
PEELED to have about it Is or 16 guests.
When this pressing difficulty was over
come, deficiency of knives and forks,
plates and glasses succeeded. The at
tendance was in the same style"
Sir Joshua never minded what he ate
or drank, and never recommended the
fish or venison. He left every guest to
scramble for himself. But he was at
tentiye to what was said by any one of
the motley group, composed of peers,
bishops, physicians, lawyers, actors,
musicians, men of letters and members
of parliament. The singularity of the
service and the disorderly arrangement
of the table served to enhance the hilar-
ity of the guests. Even DR.. Johnson,
who appreciated a good dinner,
came there for good talk rather than
for what he might eat and drink.
At four o'clock precisely dinner was
served, whether two or three lords had
! arrived or not. But during those fes-
tive hours all the guests were all peers,
and were as disputatious and vehement
| in argument as lawyers in trial.
An anecdote, related by Northcote,
theartist, who was pupil of Sir Joshua,
shows how turbulent the guests often
were. Dunning, the eloquent and witty
lawyer, happened one day to be the
| first guest to arrive.
well, Sir Joshua" he asked, land
whom have you got to dine with you to-
day? The last time / dined at your
house The assembly was of such a sort
that / believe all the rest of the world
were at peace for that afternoon
Youths Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

"Then it must be Culverson's got
her." said Billings. That's just Gull
VERSIONS luck. He'd go up against a
church fair and come out ahead of the
game, that boy would"
They waited until past nine O'Clock
and Culverson didn't appear. Hallet
suggested that he might have persuade
ed the niece to elope with him and Bill
lings seemed to think that there was
something in the suggestion. Culver
son was undoubtedly the best-looking
man in the party.
Five minutes later the telephone bell
began to ring violently and Billings
went upstairs three steps at time to
answer it, When he came down he an
nounced that Culverson was in cell
at the Harrison street police station
and wanted bail.
81 don't know anything about the
circumstances" answered Billings, in
reply to the chorus of inquiries. They
say that he is charged with assault and
battery, that's all. I'll be back with
him in the course of an hour and he can
tell you all about it. You people might
as well go in to supper"
There was long rip in Culverson's
dress coat when Billings brought him
in and his shirt bosom was crumpled
and bore the dark imprint of fingers.
There was bright red patch under one
eye and the knuckles of his good right
hand were skinned. Billings piled the
damaged young man with oysters and
Roman punch and chicken mayonnaise
and things for some time before he
would permit the young man to answer
single question. Billings stood over
Culverson and patted his back while he
ate and drank in manner that was
highly provoking to his guests.
At last he was filed and refreshed
and Billings told him he might tell his
story.
"There isn't much to it, said Culver
son. "She was about the first to get
out of the first sleeper. but there was
quite little crowd by the time got up.
She wore some kind of a china-blue
figured dress of some kind of stuff.
don't know what it was, but it looked
all right-strictly-so much so that
noticed it before ! got to look 1t her
face. The face was the one you snJwed
us, Billings. Large, violet eyes, straight
nose and delicately chiseled lips, straw
berry and cream complexion and hair
rather inclined to red and lots of it,
piled up under one of the SWEETEST hats
you ever saw. She was leading some
kind of little dog. You didn't say any
thing about a dog, but didn't think
that cut any ice. Well sir, I'd just said:
I beg your PARDON when somebody
said: You scoundreln and grabbed me
by the collar and nearly jerked me off
my feet. He was a good husky fellow
about my own weight, should guess;
but he didn't have good staying quail
ties. / tried to explain, but he wouldn't
have it. He wanted to do all the talk
ing and wasn't going to confine himself
to language, so | had to let him have it.
Then when the police came up he had
the gall to say that I had insulted his
wife. Well, that's all there is to it. Only
I'm going to have some warm, rich
blood for this, and don't you over
look it."
1t was the next morning-Sunday
morning-that Billings received sec
ond telegram from his niece. 1t simply
said: "Missed train. VIII arrive to-
night ."-Chicaoo Daily Record
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
Meeting His Niece
Ey Kenneth F. Harris.
~ AZ az AZ az az M az M ~ NJ M n
THERE is something mysterious and

THERE is something mysterious and
awe-inspiring about telegram to
the average woman who has chosen a
domestic career. She can adapt herself
TO the telephone easily enough, and
after few weeks of use can call up the
butcher and order n small sirloin of
beef with entire unconcern and answer
a call with as little emotion as she would
go to the door in response to book
agents summons. But q telegram re-
mains to her dreadful bilious-hued
messenger of accident and sudden
death. to be received with fear and
trembling and sent only as last re-
sort at the suggestion of some reckless
man.
When, therefore, the boy handed one
to Mrs. Billings she at once began to
consider disastrous possibilities. 1t did
not lessen her anxiety that the message
was addressed to her husband or that
his English niece had said in her letter
from New York that she would tele-
graph when she started for Chicago.
Billings knocked the ash off his cigar
rs he took the telegram and opened the
envelope almost indifferently. 81 sup
pose it's from Alice,'' he said. After a
glance he added "Well, I'll-be-
darned! Look here, Ella, this is what
she says: viii arrive Saturday
night"
Mrs. Billings looked puzzled. 81 don't
see how that matters" she said. "We've
got her room all ready for her and there
isn't solitary thing to do. 1 wouldn't
care if she came tonight"
But where's she coming to? She
doesn't say word about it, and shell
have seventeen different kinds of fits il
were not there to meet her Not {
word about the road she's coming over
There's AZ different depots and 5Or
chances that I'd pick the wrong one
Wouldn't that chill the marrow in your
bones!"
81 don't suppose there's time Il
write?"
II hardly think there is. You see
this is Thursday now, and a lette,
wouldn't get to New York before Sat
nrday, so that it would be likely I,
miss her. Of course the letter would b
forwarded, but even then she woulc
probably get it too late to allow her t,
notify us in time
Il wish you wouldn't be so absurd,
said Mrs. Billings, severely
- could WIRE resumed Billings. 81
she hadn't forgotten to say what he
address was when she wrote. lsuppos
she thought that Tom being a forty
second cousin Of mine, would be sur
10 know it. She must have wanted t
economic on that telegram"
"You always tell me to leave out an
unnecessary words said Mrs. Billings
BE tcrse. Condense. Say wha
you've got to say and then stop. Wash
that what you told me when / tele
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
REAL BRAVERY,

You may talk of the heroes VINO nght WIN
the foe,
You may brag of the weed-hgnths men
with the hoe,
But drawer than all-for she isn't man
is small washerwoman called Mrs. Nc
Cam.
Six days in the week she stands over the
tubs,
Wearing out her frail knuckles with hard
est of rubs,
And ere she begins and long after she's
through
shes toiIing at home-as poor mothers
must dc.
Sly children-the smallest a babe In the
arms .
And a good-for-naught huspanu VINO oi'eA
alarms
Depend on her earnings that, however
small.
Must do for the house rent, food. clothing
and all.
Brave Mrs. Mccain! She gets tired. of
course;
Not as hard, but much harder she works
than a horse,
But she never complains, and with cheer
fulness tries
To hide what she suffers from everyone's
eyes.
Her CHEEKY good morning" and pleasant
good night
Sound always as If her whole lie was de-
light
But if you could hear her alsne on her
knees
Your tears would join hers-hold them
back as you please.
With fond mothers love and true moth
er's pride
She keeps her six children-so sadly de-
MED
The pleasures Of childhood-so tidy and
That ne'er are they shamed to go out and
be seen.
And her husband, cross lazy and loving his
beer,
Who fills her with dread and too often with
fear,
She manages so that her children are saved
From knowing that father" is basely de-
PRAYED.
Brave Mrs. MeCann! While she stands
at the tubs
Awearing her knuckles with hardest OF
rubs,
Six days in the week with no moments for
She sings-for she knows she Is doing her
best.
She thinks of her children, and then
through the steam
Bright hopes for their future loom up and
her dream
OF making them grow to be honest and true
inspires her courage and efforts anew.
In spite of her mental employment; in spite
OF heartaches and backaches she keeps up
the fight
And never complains-for she isn't man,
But only poor, humble, brave Mrs. Mccain.
When you brag of the heroes who shoot off
the gun,
When you shout for the man with the hoe
in the sun,
Just think of the woman who stands at the
tubs
And never complains of her hardest of rubs.
H c. Dodge, in Chicago Daily Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
In the above the term horses" is in

In the above the term horses" is in
tended to include ponies.
The count will be made of June l.,
1900, in order to permit harmonious
comparisons with the count of live
stock in 1890, which is recorded as of
June /.
All that is indicated in the above table
and all that the law requires may be Sc
cured if every related interest, begin
ming now, will work to that end. Di-
rector Merriam has suggested that the
best way to do this is for all concerned
to open and keep such books or ac-
counts as will enable them, on the ar
rival of the census enumerator, to an
swer his questions practically as above
indicated) promptly, fully and accur-
ately.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
LONGEVITY HINTS,

An important part of the primary in
heritance is good digestive and nutritive
power.
Temperance is necessary in the use
of the nutritive functions both in eating
and drinking and in regard to all kinds
OF food and drink.
The primary factor in long life con-
sists in an inherited durability; the
vital machinery is wound up TO go for a
given period, and but for accidents or
in spite of them it will go till the time
appointed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
Com on TrataS.

Sir Arthur Sullivan was once asked
where he was able to compose best, and
under what circumstances his ideas
flowed most freo,y. There is no place.
he said, where l have so many inspira-
lions as in railway carriage. There is
something in the rapidity of the mo-
ton. in the changing of the iron, and in
the wbirring of the wheels, which seems
10 excite the imagination aud supplies
material for a host of harmonies.''-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
The Distinction,

Il noticed remarked friend of the
orator, that in your speech on corrup-
ton in politics you used the phrase
pulling and hauling several times.
Isn't that a repetition? Don't the two
words mean the same thing?"
Not necessarily" replied the orator.
They have similar meanings, but they
are not Synonymous. Generally speak
ing, the stronger your pull the bigger
your haul. Get the idea ?"-Chicago
Tribune