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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
pKuNKEN NEGRO. REGULARS.
Rescued Prisoner and Defied
the Officers.

Little Rock, Jan GA special
Ark, says: "There PASSED through
Texarkana to day eight train loads
of negro soldiers, 1900 in number,
composing the Tenth United States
Cavalry. en- route to San Antonio.
When they arrived here they were a
drunken mob, and an effort was
made by them to tear up the town.
A number Of the colored soldiers
sort and started to run the place
at the point of loaded rifles. Con
stable ames Rochelle was notified
and rushing to the place, he saw
them coming from the house, where
they had broken up the furniture.
A chase for the cars resulted and
just as they reached them, Rochelle
captured the leader of the gang.
AS soon as he did SO hundred
rifles were leveled at him, and every
negro loaded his gun. Every car
window~held a drunken negro with
cooked rifle, and after the guns
had been stuck in the off face,
the negro escaped INTO the cars.
The news spread and every off
in Texarkana and hundreds of citi-
zens focked around the negro sol
diers, who seemed anxious for
trouble. County Attorney Horace
Vaughn placed himself in communi-
cation with the governor, and as
a result the trains were held here
for seven hours. The negroes
wanted were kept in car with an
armed guard outside. The trains
were surrounded by irate Texarkan-
ians, who were supplied with dyna-
mite, ready to send the entire horde
to destruction. The negroes
learned of this, and finally agreed
to hand over the guilty ones upon
identification, but as this was i'm
possible, no arrests were made.
Cool heads prevented more serious
trouble"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

IN the United States.
Wath the exception of the phenom-
epai record breaking fiscal year OF
1893, the fiscal year of 1878, ended
June 30, is the biggest on record for
the cigar industry, says the Tobacco
Journal. An increase at once of over
half billion. or. to be exact. $511,132,-
$50. in the cigar production, after five
years Of stagnation and actual retro
gression, is an event to be marked.
The total production Of the fiscal year
falls short only about oo,O00,O00 of the
phenomenal total production Of the
fiscal year 1923, but this shortage
will be more than wiped out and the
5000. 100000 iSure reached If the pres
ent fiscal year keeps pace with the
increase made in the last over the pre-
ceding. There was but one month in
the entire fiscal year that shows a
decreased output against the CORE
spending month of the previous year,
and that was July. But with August
the increase commenced and Jumped
right up to $4,000, 900. And II kept
on jumping right along every month
down to the very last. June last. when
the increase amounted to SO. ,ouO.
June's increase, big as 1t was. was not
the record-breaker Of the year. It was
the month Of April that broke the rec
ord with an increase Of 205, 00o, 900.
Truly April last was the banner month
for the industry, the biggest single
month on record; its unparalleled In
crease Of 2o5. 900 900 surpasses the en-
tire increase of many a year before.
The profits did not come solely from
the increased business. although they
must have been considerable from this
source alone. They came in a large,
and probably the largest, part from
change in the material of cigars, which
was forced on manufacturers by the
unhappy conditions which prevailed in
Cuba, and finally led to the war with
Spain. But to Judge from the enor-
mousiy increased consumption, this
change must have just suited the
taste of the smokers. The fiscal year
OF 1918 will, therefore. be long re-
membered as the second biggest and
one OF he most profitable years in the
history Of the cigar industry.
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a Peculiarly of Lake Superior.

It is very frequently the case that
persons who are drowned rise to the
surface within a short time, but 1t is
said, and the tradition runs back to the
days of the earliest settlers. that who
ever goes down to death in the wat
ers of this great lake must remain
there forever. There is no record Of
a body rising once it has reached the
rock-covered bottom of this large sheet
of water. Several reasons are assigned
for this fact, none of which, however,
have any real scientific basis. It is
claimed that the water Is so cold that
gases do not generate In { bodies of
the dead; other say that the forms set
tie among the rocks and are held fast
by under currents. Be that as 1t may.
Lake Superior never gives up its dead.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
ROYVILLE ITEMS.
GATHERED AND REPORTED BY
THE GAZETTE'S CORE
SPONDENT.

The farmers of this section have
stopped planting cane on account OF
bad weather.
Weddings are quite frequent here
these days.
Hon. o. Cade went to New
Iberia this week to attend to railroad
business.
Mr.. P. R Roy has been elected
manager of the Royville Theatrical
troupe, with Mr.. c. S. Young as
assistant We feel sure that under
the able management of these gentle
men the troupe will meet with great
success.
Miss Marjorie Cade has returned
home from New Orleans, where she
has been attending school
Mr.. J. D. Young, of Patterson,
who has been spending several days
in our town, has returned home &C
companied by his brother, DR.. N.
D. Young
Mr. c. S. Cade seems to take a
great interest in Royville of late.
We would like to have an explans
ton.
There will be an open meeting of
the Royville Dramatic Society on
Feb. 10. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Mr.. G. S. Young took in the show
at Lafayette Sunday.
Mr.. R. E. Cunningham, of Caren
GRO, was in our town Sunday and
reported the roads as being in an
excellent condition.
Messrs. c. 1. Young and ]. d.
Hunter made business trip to La
fayette Saturday.
Cup
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

SHE BOUGHT THE PORTRAIT.
Said It Was "a Poor Likeness. but tho
Artist Convinced Rer
The story goes the rounds that
Chartran, the eminent Paris painter.
was lately commissioned to paint the
portrait Of the Countess de K. who
some years ago was a famous beauty.
but who is now nearer her f1ftfeth than
her fortieth year. She wished the por-
trait to be exhibited in this year salon
and gave the artist endless trouble
over it's details. When IL was finished.
however, she declared that she could
not recognize her own likeness. The
painter said that she need not take
the picture If she did not think it
faithful one, and it remained III his
atelier as his own unscld property.
Meanwhile. he was determined to have
his revenge The cruel artist thinned
the hair to semi-baldness and placed
in one of her hands two long tresses
of false hair. Upon the table at her
side, which he had changed into q toilet
table, were arranged number of bot
ties, labeled respectively Milk OF Lii
ies,'' Beauty Water" etc. The lady,
informed of the outrage, called and
protested that such treatment was in
famous. You have really no COM
plant, madam said the artist. You
have already declared that the pic
ture is in no sense a portrait of your
self. accept your opinion, and, as
/ cannot afford to lose SO much time,
1 have treated 1t as a fantasia and as
such 1 shall introduce it to the public
rs The Coquette Of Fifty Years.
What" exclaimed she; you mean
to exhibit 1t 90 Certainty" The lady
Immediately surrendered aud handed
the artist his check.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
pva1ED a BIO EXPERIMENT..
Greater New York viowed from .
G0orgla atandpoint.

Greater New York VtOwod from .
Georgia standpoint.
We have never been able to see
what good was to be accom- plished by
the formation Of Greater New York,
observes the Atlanta Journal. How the
cause OF good municipal government
was to be promoted by this consolida-
ton OF several cities into one we
could not comprehend. One OF the
main arguments in favor of 1t has al
ready been Knocked in the head. 1t
was claimed that 1t would be hnan-
cially economical to combine these
separate municipalities and yet the ex-
penses of the government of Greater
New York for the first year Of it's ex-
istence will be $1,000, 900 greater than
the aggregate expenditures for the
last year Of the cities which compose
it. Municipal government in this
country has, as a rule. been con-
spicuous failure. 1t has often been in
competent, disgraceful and corrupt
Both New York and Brooklyn have
had bitter experience with rings and
few administrations of either city
have been free from scandal. NOW
that they and several smaller cities
have been amalgamated the tempta-
tfons to rascality and the difficulties
Of government have been increased
largely. There are more fat prizes 70
be contended for and the spoals OF
offices have SO Increased in bulk that
there is more reason than ever before
for the formation of rings to take
them in. No city was ever great mere
ly because it had a great population
Picking, with its millions OF people,
has less influence on the world and Is
less respectable than Atlanta. with It's
100 600 Inhabitants If Greater New
York has any excuse for being. we
have never been able to discover II.
and we predict that its people Will
soon become very tired of their big ex-
nar.fment
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Texas Has More of Them Than Has
ANY Other State.

Texas Has More of Them Than Has
ANY Other State
Confederate veterans are most nu-
merous in che state of Texas, which
has sc. 7e1 of them. Three other states
have pretty nearly the same number
each-that is. Virginia 49.713, Georgia
47,osO, and North Carolina 43,e47.
Further. there are $4,000 reported from
Alabama, 80 POI from Arkansas. 23.650
from Mississippi. 23.e5o from South
Carolina, and 1853 from Missouri.
There are in the whole country 1,O34,-
o7S surviving United States soldiers.
sailors and marines of the civil war,
and 145,359 widows of such. or these
94.s per cent are white and So per cent
are colored; 1911 per cent OF them
are native and 1000 are foreigners.
Confederate soldiers, sailors and ma
rines number $4,000, and their wild
ows 6O,564. AS may be supposed, the
number of colored persons among
these is exceedingly small. OF less than
J. per cent There are in Missouri "a
colored confederate veterans, compared
to Ease union soldiers of that race
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
Substieute for Paper.

AS paper Is being used to make a
great many articles hitherto con-
structed of metal. French genius
now proposes to turn about and con-
struct paper Of aluminium for the pro
duction of books. He points out that
it is already possible to roll the metal
into sheets fourth ousandths of an
inch in thickness, in which form IL
weighs less than certain papers. and
by the adoption of suitable machinery
these sheets can be made thinner still.
when they can be used for the manu-
facture of books for the metal will not
oxidize and is practically fireproof and
waterproof and indestructible by
worms.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
WEEKLY BUDGET
OF NEWS FROM BROUSSARD
AND VICINITY WRITTEN FOR
OUR READERS.

MIR. A. Estorge, the popular
wholesale druggist of New Iberia,
was in town lately, on one of his
business rounds. Of course.
Our courteous post master, MIR.
r. u Bernard. was visitor to
New Iberia lately
Last week we had the pleasure to
grasp the warm hand of Mr.. Henry
Fournet, Of ST. Martinvilie. who
had come over on business con-
nected with the Fournet, Gary &
Co. bar-room. He at one time
kept a store here and it was with
sad hearts that we saw him and his
partner. Mr.. Louis Gary, leave our
community Call again, Henry,
and stay longer, next time
We were pleased to note in the
last issue of your valuable contem
porary, The Advertiser, that it, too,
had secured the services of a cor
respondent But. from the first
paragraph. the correspondent, we
are led to understand, believed Mr..
l.. F. ST Julien, of this town, was
u.s. This was a sad mistake, in
deed And, were we in Mr.. St.
| Julien's place, we would refute the
gentleman's information. Indeed,
we see why The Advertisers cores
pendent struck at Mr. ST. Julien.
! because we know who that cores
pondent of The Advertiser isl But
he ought to be sure the iron is not
shot" before he grabs at it. We
cannot see why Mr.. ST. Julien was
suspected. for we certainly do not
see what is suspicious about him.
At any rate, you ought to be sure
you aim at the right man, or, in
stead of being in the right, you may
find Yourself in a hotter and worse
hole than you can find in the public
roads, and, the Lord knows that's
saying great deal.
Our good friend and ex-fellow-
tnwnsman, Mr. Hnsvilie Fournet,
passed through town last Sunday en-
route to Lafayette.
Mr.. Ed Estorge combined bust
ness and pI. assure in a trip to New
iberia lately.
Mr. &. S. Young, of Royville,
was a visitor here this week.
MIR f. A. Gauthier visited Lafa-
yette again last Sunday.
MIR. l.. F. St. Julien was in town
this morning again. This is the
third Saturday he goes to Lafayette
within the last IN nth. He claims
these visits are to- be attributed to
business But we have our doubts.
HoRATIUS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

There is at present :. .Iig strike In
progress in the build NJ industry IN
Paris. Thousands of mn are out of
work The strikers have interfered
forcibly with those men who desired
to work. and the result is that the mil
itary have been called ucon to protect
them. The result is {. highly serious
state Of affairs and an explosion NAV
occur at any moment.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
Big Gam0.

A gentleman was one day having
walk down a lane with a gun in his
hand to see what he could shoot. While
he was going down he met little
school boy and said to him: rs there
ANYTHING to shoot down here, my little
boy ?" Yes" said the boy, there's
the school master coming over the
hill Tit Bits.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

Mastic Mixed Paint is certain to
give satisfa ction and is moderate in
price. Try 1T once and you will
never use any other kind. At Moss
& Cos
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
NOtice.

The public hereby notified that the
co-partnershiP of Mouton & Hopkins is dis
solved this day by mutual consent, o. B..
Hopkins retiring and Jules J. Mouton re-
Stunning the business.
JULES J. MoUToN,
o. B. HOPKINS.
Lafayette, La, Jan. 81, 1890.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

Rev. Hugh Miller will preach to-
morrow at the Presbyterian church.
He will preach at II O'Clock a. m.
and 8 p. m.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
Lost !!

Lost between Prot. Greig's school and my
home, on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, a
small gold chain bracelet. Finder will be
suitably rewarded on returning same to me.
CHAS. d. CAFFERY.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04

E. p Harper. King. Miss. writes:
Have used DR.. M. A SJrnnsens
Liver Medicine IA years for Dis
tressing Dyspepsia accompanying
Rheumatism and Bowel -oubles.
II find Il milder and snrer in acrion
than Zeilin's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-04
Good Place for .Iotaups

Vood FIHce st5r -fO'6uDN-
Tientsin and other Chinese cities,
have no lights at piG,i's eXcep: sucf,
ls come from private h M,.see
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23
ACWORTH.

Editors Journal-Since | have
been taken to task in the Post for
little item about vacant houses
in Acworth by GA Citizen" who
confesses himself "Loafer and
Restless Street-walker," | wish to
say in reply that | am surprised
that he should deny the fact.
Now, if he will just use about five
minutes of his idle time" and
peep in every door on Main street
he will find six vacant stores on
that street alone. The vacant
houses are all here. Facts are
stubborn things and cannot be
changed, though they are often
disagreeable. Now it is not the
intention of the writer to iniure
our noble town, for we own prop
erty both in and near the city. 1t
has always been our home and here
we expect to die. What Acworth
needs is several more manufacto-
ries to give employment to her
idle citizens" and the young
men growing up to take their
places, and not ''false newspaper
adverments," and then these
empty houses would be filed
Again, this idle "Citizen" says
that there is not much capital
here. Now, this is Islander pure
and simple, for there is not a
town the size of Acworth reethe
State that represents more wealth
than ours. What we need is for
all to get together and push and
the wheels will roll. In conclu-
sion we wish to say if a correspon-
dent can't speak the truth he had
better not say anything.
We are sorry to inform our
readers that Mr.. Len Nichols was
killed Saturday afternoon by a
falling tree, which had lodged and
in trying to get it down it fell and
killed him.
Mr.. A. J. Clark of Acworth was
married to Miss Matte Badgett of
Atlanta at the residence of Mr..
W. K. Treadwell.
Mr.. FELTON, Westbrock was mar
RED Wednesday week to Miss Mat
tie Tanner near this place.
Cliff McEver left last week for
Florida.
Mr.. Howell Kitchens baby was
buried at New Hope, Saturday.
The family have our sympathy.
We hear that Bud House has
made his appearance in Dallas.
Texas, borrowed some money and
skipped again. OBSERVER.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23
DR.. II. v. REYNOLDS,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN.

WHEN not engaged elsewhere may be found
during the day at his office, up stairs. In Nc
Square, and at night at mis- residence on Powder
Springs street. Marietta, Ga. Telephone No. II.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23
UPSHAW.

Died-Mr. w. A. Petty, after
an Illness of nearly two weeks of
typhoid fever, died last Friday,
February II. Mr.. Petty was 50
years of age, and a consistent
member of the Baptist church at
Lost Mountain. He was all affec-
tionate husband. a kind father
and an obliging neighbor The
funeral services were ably con-
Quoted by Rev. David Wright, af-
ter which the body was laid to
rest in the cemetery at this place.
He leaves a wife and five sons to
mourn the loss of a good husband
and father. His death has cast a
gloom over the entire community.
He will be greatly missed. We
sympathize with the bereaved ones.
Mr.. w N Edwards has little
daughter very sick at this writing.
Miss May Sharpe spent last
week with her homefolks in Wa
lesca.
There was no school here last
week on account of the weather
being SO bad.
We regret TO learn that Uncle
Henry Kemp and wife are quite
sick.
Miss Mamie Griggs spent last
week at home.
Mrs. Margaret Harris and son,
of Atlanta; attended the funeral
of her brother, Mr.. w. A. Petty,
at this place Saturday.
Miss Mollie Edwards has re-
turned home after spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. Hard:
age, near Kennesaw.
Miss Angelina Wilson, of Pauld-
ing county, is spending few days
with her sister, Mrs. Petty.
Mr., Al Grigg says that the
:cold Saturday" we hear spoken
of took place the Goth day of Feb
ruary, 1885, and the next coolest
day was February IA, 1916. The
biggest sleet fell on that day that
has ever fallen. He says that the
cold Saturday was really colder
than the recent cold weather, but
didn't last SO long. He says the
recent cold spell was the longest
spell of bitter cold weather that
he has experienced during the Sc
years of his life. He can remem-
Der exactly the date of the cold
Saturday. He lived in Henry
county at that time. He says he
threw some boiling water in the
| air and it fell to the ground ice
on the cold Saturday. RUBY.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23
WILEYS.

J L Wylie had a cow to freeze
to death.
D G Handy had the misfortune
to get his left ear frozen off last
week while hunting in the snow.
He says it gives him a great deal
of pain. Tie them up next time,
Davie, and they won't freeze.
Croft Reed had the misfortune
to lose his ppcketbook last week
containing his last summers fish
hooks and two or three dollars of
this winters money.
Say, what about the young man
that was introduced to young
lady and called her by his own
name?
Harvie Mayes has caught 10
rabbits in trap this winter.
Mrs. ID b Henderson was on the
sick list last week.
Quite crowd of wood haulers
were in town last Thursday; guess
the sitter was scraping the bottom
of the barrel, that caused them to
wade through mud and snow ankle
deep.
The following is certainly good
tonic for any one who proposes to
spend the golden moments of life
in idle and hurtful gossip: Take
a grain of falsehood, handful of
run-about, a sprig of herb of back
bite, teaspoonful of don't you
tell it, six drachms of malice and
a few drops of envy. Stir well,
and let it simmer for an hour,
then add a little discomfort and
jealousy; strain through thin
white cloth; cork in bottle of
malevolence and hang on skein
of street yarn. Shake occasional
ly for a few days and it will be
ready for use. Take a drop before
going out to walk and you will
succeed.
The person who smiles is the
one men and women love.
Mrs. d c Handy was on the
sick list last week. She was taken
with severe pain in her head.
We hope for her a speeds recovery.
BEULAH.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23
LOST MOUNTAIN.

Since the cold weather has pass
ed and the losses counted up. we
find considerable damage from
the hard freeze. Many report
having lost their sweet potatoes,
good deal of canned fruit froze
and burst the cans, one family re-
port having lost II cans, eggs
Jared no better, chickens and pigs
were among the losses, all kind
of stock suffered. One good ma
tured fellow tied a quilt around
his milch COW to keep her warm,
and she got frightened at the COW
erlng and went across the field
with her tail and quilt high III the
air.
A young lady complains to us
it was very cold sitting in the cor
ner ''the cold Sunday night. "
Now, X. Y. H., you should not
have stayed so late. "A word to
the wise is sufficient. -
The fruit crop is damaged but
can't tell to what extent.
1t comes to us that Mrs. Amor
says If she can't get the hens to
set she will set rooster. She
means to have chickens for the
picnic at all hazards.
The woodman's ak continues to
clear away the forest. Il! few
years the hills will be bare and
naked and timber will be scarce
object, even for frewood.
The beautiful weather Sunday
gave opportunity for large num-
Der to attend the singing Sunday
afternoon.
Road Commissioners that could
devise some plan to keep the
roads in passable condition
during the continued rains would
make an enyiable reputation. No
dirt roads, it matters not how
we'll they are worked, if they are
travelled regular, cannot be kept
in good condition with so much
rain.
No blowing or preparation for
the crops has been made yet.
One day during the snow, w,
d. Paris had returned from hunt
ing, and he saw some enc in front
of his gate stopped over as if ty-
ing his shoe. Thinking it was
some of his neighbors- who him
come to go hunting with him.
Warner stepped up behind him
and intended to push him over in
the snow. The stranger had dis
covered him before he had ended
his joke and was badly frightened
when he saw Mr.. p. slipping on
him with his gun. Warner saws
he was surprised and frightened
equally as bad as the stranger
when he discovered the mistake.
ALLEN.