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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Mr.. Florent Sontag left Lafa-
yette Tuesday for the North to
take up an engagement with the
Grau Opera Company.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Thomas Deballion has gone to
attend Jefferson Collage, at Convent,
La
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Pineapple fruit iced at the Moss
Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Miss Emeranthe Domengeaux /.
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. ".
Mouton.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Father Baulard left few days ago
to accompany Lee DeLahoussaye
and VIM. Campbell, Jr., to Jefferson
College.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

All styles, all prices, all sizes
wagons and buggies. L. Lacoste.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

H. A. Eastin will do your work
promptly and we'll. For painting,
paper. hanging, ETC., get his prices.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

See H. A. Eastin for painting,
paper-hanging, marbling, etc.
The Gazette has been requested
to announce that there will be a
meeting at the Methodist church,
Monday (17th inst.) at 4 o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of re-organ-
izing the Protestant Cemetery AS
ISOLATION. All persons interested
in this laudable work are invited to
be present and participate in the re-
organization of the association on
an effective and lasting basis.
Mrs. Sidney Martin announces
to the public that she is ready to
take plain sewing consisting of
mems clothing and all other kind
of sewing, and that she will be in
Lafayette at Mrs. H. l.. Monnier's
twice a week, or will go at domicil
if necessary. Reference: Mrs. III. L..
Monnier.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Miss Zerelda Bailey has returned
from Biloxi.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Miss Cecilia Patout, of VacheFie,
and Mrs. Maggie Peterman. Of
Cypremort. we're the guests of Mrs.
T. p. Calllouet during the week.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

J. A. Roy, of New Orleans, is a
guest at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Bailey.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

WANTED--Men desiring work
in sugar house coming season. APP
ply Lafayette Sugar Refining Com
pany, Limited.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

We can write you a policy of in
surance on your 'scOtt0n" in one
minutes notice. Cor one, or as many
days as is desired, regardless as to
son, Agent; Felix Mouton, Solicitor.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15
Married..

Married..
Mr.. George Bryan and Miss
Anna Cormier were married last
Wednesday evening at the home of
the bride at Dnchamp by the Rev.
Father Maisonneuve of St. Martin
vile. The bride is the accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. Adolphe
Cormier, one of the best-known
planters of St. Martin parish, and
the groom is popular young man
in the employ of the Southern Pa
cific Company at this point.
The marriage ceremony was wit
messed by the intimate friends of
the young couple and members of
the families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are staying
at the home of Mr.. Emmanuel Pei
lerin in Lafayette. The Gazette
wishes them much happiness.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15
Rev w Miss Marie J0sse.
Alrs.H Mrs j. O. MSufon treasurer
Home Charity Association.
of Lafayette, La.

A local organization whose aim is to extend practi
that found to be deserving after
sonal investigation.
Contributions of money and donations of clothing
and of books magazines and other useful publications.
the association and the
public
Contribution boxes to receive donations OF money
located in the following places in town Post
Rigues First National Bank, Cot
taee Hotel Lafay Gardebled's drugstore
Donations of clothing will be received at the homes
of Mrs Edward Mouton ar Mrs. F. Demanade.
Donations of books magazines, etc, should be drop
ned into the box receptacle has been placed
the post office for that purpose.
The founders of association invite all chartably
disposed become regular members OF the
ganizato the only requirement. for membership being
tons FOR membership be addressed to The Score
tary Of Home Charity Association of Lafayette, LIZ =
II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS addressed to either the $50
ciety or the president Of the Association will
ceve prompt and courteous attention
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Wagons, wagons, at L. Lacoste's
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Onion Sets at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Grape-nuts at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

Creole Onion Sets, Silver Skin
Onion Sets, at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-15

CHAIES DEBAILLON IS AGENT FOR
THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY. OFFICE AT MOV
TONS LUMBER YARD. PHONE 4.
, 1900-07-09
BETS ON THE ELECTION
Mckinley Men Giving Odds Of 4 and
3 to l in New York.

New York, July S.-Wall streets bet
ting odds on the result Of the coming
presidential race are at present 4 and 3
to l on Mckinley. The first really big
bet that has beer located was made be-
tween Jacob Field, a stock exchange
trader, and C. A. Starbuck, president Of
the New York Air Brake company, the
former putting $2O,O 900 on Mckinley to
the l%atter's $1,000 on Bryan. This bet
was offered and taken in public Thurs
day evening, but some doubts were ex-
pressed in Wall street as to its sinceri-
ty. Mr.. Field was at Saratoga yester-
day and Mr.. Starbuck could lot be
found at his office.
Several small bets have been made on
the stock exchange, some at 4 to l and
others at 8 to /. There was consider
able Mckinley money offered yesterday
afternoon at 3 to /, but larger odds
were demanded by the Bryan men. 1t
was said that Edward Wasserlan had
placed a bet of $4,000 against SO, 900,
but this could not be confirmed.
, 1900-07-09
RUMoRED CONSOLIDATION.
OF Union Pacific, Alton and Kansas
City Southern.

Chicago, July S.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say:
1t is now reported that the Chicago
& Alton, the Kansas City Southern and
the Union Pacific systems are to be
amalgamated and placed under one
management. Stewart Knott, who re-
Gently resigned the vice presidency of
the Plant system, it is said, has been
elected a vice president of the Alton
consolidated systems instead Of the AL
ton alone. This position, it is further
rumored, will be only a temporary one,
and before New Years he will be eleva-
ted to the Office of president of the
Hartman roads, President FELTON, of
the Alton, going 10 New York to as
sumo the Office of chairman of the
board Of directors of the three COM
panies. Mr.. FELTON, has been in New
York for some time comforting with
Mr.. Hartman.
The coming together of the three
roads named will give the system
through lines from Chicago to Port
land, Ore, and to Port Arthur, on the
Gulf of Mexico.
, 1900-07-09
GETTING OUT OF TROUBLE.
Thirty-Nine Railroad R~eceiverships
Ended in the Year.

Washington. July S.-The statistical
report of the Interstate Commerce
commission for the year ended June 30,
1899, shows that the number Of rail-
ways in the hands Of receivers on that
date was II, a net decrease of 90 as COM
pared with June 80, 1898. The number
of roads placed in the hands Of re-
ceivers during the year was 16, and the
number removed from their manage
ment was 80.
June 80, 1899, the total single track
mileage in the United States was 1885,
294, an increase for the year Of 1888.
This increase is greater than for any
year since 1898. The aggregate length
of mileage, including tracks Of all
kinds, was 1854.
There were SO, 702 locomotives in ser
vice at the end of the year, or 469 more
than for the year ended June 80, 1898.
The total number Of cars Of all classes
in the service was 1,375,916, an increase
Of 4 1912.
The number OF persons employed on
railroads was 92s, 1924, an increase for
the year of 54,466.
The amount of railway capital out
standing was 81, O33 1854 1898, or a capt.
I~talization of s60,554 per mile of line.
1.-The amount of capital stock paying no
dividend was 1925, 500, ISL, or 1899 per
cent of the total amount outstanding,
and the amount Of funded debt, exclud-
ing equipment trust obligations which
paid no interest was $572, 410, TAG.
The number Of passengers carried
during the year was 523, 176 sos, an in
crease for the year of %, los 1927.
The number of tons of freight carried
was $50, 1863 1888, an increase Of so. 49,
I276.
The gross earnings of the roads were
81, 313, 31O,61S, an increase over the pre-
vious year Of $63, 2S4,497.
The operating expenses are shown
to have been 1856, 96s, 999, an increase of
$3S, 995, S25.
The amount Of dividends declared
during the year was $111 ,0S9, 1886.
The total number Of casualties to per-
sons on account of railway accidents
was 81, TAB, the number Of persons killed
being 7,125 and the number injured A.
62O. The number Of ems killed
during the year was 239, an increase Of
Is, and the number injured 3,442, an in
crease Of 497, or one passenger was
killed for every PISS, 023 carried and
one injured for every ISL, 1893 carried.
or railway employees 2,210 were killed
and 34,923 injured during the year.
, 1900-07-09
A GOOD COrGH MEDICINE.

Many thousands have been restored
to health and happiness by the use OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. II af-
ficted with any throat or lung trouble
give it a trial, for it is certain to prove
beneficial. Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years have
yielded to this remedy and perfect
health been restored. Cases that
seemed hopeless. that the climate OF
famous health resorts failed to benefit,
have been permanently cured by is
use. For sale by F., II. Eggleston.
, 1900-07-09
GETTING READY 10 MOVE.

Che Foo, July 7, via Shanghai, July
S.-The Nashville, Captain Rodgers
commanding, will proceed tomorrow
morning to aid the Oregon. The Ore
gon is still at Shang Shan, in the Mao
Tau group. A diver is patching the
rents and the pumps are keeping the
water down. She expects to leave in
three days for the government docks
in Kura, Japan.
, 1900-07-09
BOERS TREkkING.
Skirmishes Reported, in Which the
British Claim Victory.

London, July 9.-The Times Lour-
EMO Marques correspondent says, IN
der date Of July 7:
A general movement of Boer set
tiers into Gazaland, Portuguese terri
tory, seems to be in contemplation. AL
ready large herds have been driven
welcome the movement.
The Beers Intellectually attacked Gen
|eral Buffers escort between Stander-
ton and Heidelberg, Saturday, as he
was returning from a visit to Lord Rob-
erts.
The Beers attacked the Ficksburg
garrison at midnight Tuesday, but we're
driven off after As minutes fighting.
General Brabant. July 5, occupied Dern-
berg, between Senekal and Winburg
which served as a base for bands as
sailing conveys. Colonel MahOn of
General Hutton's mounted troops, July
6 and 7, engaged 5000 Beers east of
Broukers Spruit and drove them off
The British casualties numbered SO.
Commandant Limmer tried to recap
Iture Ru%sterburg. July 3, but was driv-
en- back.
Thirty-four of Strathcona's horse
under Lieutenant Anderson were at
tackled nv 900 Roers cast of Standerton
July 6. The British soon took posses
sion Of a kopje, upon which they sue
cessfully withstood the attacks OF the
enemy.
, 1900-07-09
". \. FRAzEE,
Proprietor.

1t was plainly manifest in the repub-
lican national convention that the party
is determined that two great national
undertakings shall be inaugurated be-
fore the close of the first Mckinley ad-
ministration. They are: The restor-
alton of American ships to our foreign
carrying trade and the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal.
, 1900-07-09
TROOPS FOR CHINA
NEARLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND
WILL BE THERE IN A
FEW WEEKS.
A More Hopeful Feeling for the Safe
ty of the Foreigners in Picking is
Apparent-Consuls at Shanghai
Report. That They Were Safe on
July Fourth.

Washington, d. c., July S.-An al
lied force of nearly 1000 men will be
in China within a few weeks. These
figures are larger than those given yes
terday, but are based on better infor-
nation, which has just reached here.
The allies at Taku and Tien-Tsin
now number about $4,000 men. The
reinforcements under orders consist Of
19, 900 Japanese troops, 5000 Germans,
10, 900 Russians, 1000 Americans, TO-
900 British, 5000 French and 1900 Ital-
ians. =
A. slightly more hopeful feeling for
the safety of the legationers in Picking
is apparent in official circles tonight.
London, July 9, 2:45 a. m.-The for
eign consuls at Shanghai met July Z
and officially announced that the lega-
lions at Picking were safe July 4.
The foregoing statement, read with
Consul Warren's dispatch to the for
eign Office Sunday, makes it possible
to believe that the legations will hold
out for a number Of days yet. Having
fought to a standstill the first out
bursts of fanatical fury. it is believed
that something may intervene to save
them. The news, after the sinister ru-
mors of the last ten days, is enough
upon which to build up hopes.
London, July 9.-The consuls at
Shanghai report that the Picking lega-
lions we're safe July 4, and that the
Chinese had ceased their attacks. The
only fear felt, according to the reports
Of the consuls, was regarding the food
supply.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Express, telegraphing Sunday at $40
p. M, throws doubt upon British Con-
sui Warren's information that the lega-
lions at Picking were safe July 8. He
rays:
Tao Tai Sheng now admits that
there was an error in his communica-
, 1900-07-09

1t has been demonstrated by expert
ence that consumption can be prevent
ed by the early use of One Minute
Cough Cure. This is the favorite rem
edy for coughs, colds, Group, asthma,
grippe and all throat and lung troubles.
Cures quickly. A. II. Cordiner.
, 1900-07-09
r e. n.

has taken advantage of the celebration
week to visit her mother and children
at Denver, after which time she will
still teach music, in Laramie. She
has quite a number Of friends and pu-
pills who will be glad to see her back.
, 1900-07-09

When you want a modern, up-to-date
physic try Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect. Price, Is cents.
Samples free at F. H. Eggleston's drug
store.
, 1900-07-09

Hats, caps, gloves, shoes and other
goods too numerous to mention, at Mrs.
George H. Hunts, mex to the Popular
market.
, 1900-07-09
FINE HAIR GOODS.

Iikeep on hand a first quality stock of
Hair Switches, Curly Pompadours, Rat
Rolls" Wigs; make Switches from combings
and cut hair. Goods sent on approval. Cor
respondence solicited.
MRS. MINNIE SAPP,
1909 Ferguson st. Cheyenne, wyo
, 1900-07-09

DeWitt's Little Eearly Risers are IA
nous little pills for liver and bowel
troubles. Never grippe. A. H. Cordiner.
, 1900-07-09

ton to General Warren. The date of
the c%ourier's arrival at Chinen Flu was
July 8, which does not apply to his de-
parture from Picking. The journey
from Chinen Flu takes five days. The
courier, therefore, could not have left
Picking later than June %. The date
of the massacre there, as given by Chi
nese reports, was June 30 or July 1.
The courier mentioned in Consul War
ren's dispatch gives a strange picture,
says the Mails Shanghai correspond
ent, of how life ~jostles death in Picking.
Business apparently goes or as usual.
The shops and theaters are open and
the streets are full Of people. No i'm
perial troops except those Of General
Tung Fuah Slang took part in the fight
ing. The courier ever asserts positive
ly that provisions are being supplied
to the legations, but by whom he does
not say The Boxers and General Tung
Fuah Slang do not get along well. The
Boxers assert that they do all the fight
ing and the latter all the footing and
nothing else.
General Kwan XII, governor of Shan
Tung, the correspondent of the Mail
says, predicts that by July II the Box
ers will disband and negotiations will
be given for peace. Nevertheless. cir
cumstantial rumors of dark things to
come are in circulation.
, 1900-07-09

State and national mining laws At
fhe Republican office; 40 cents psr
cop1.
, 1900-07-09

Daily Republican only soc a month.
, 1900-07-09
"a Fah Outside Is
a Poor Substitute
For hzvard WORTH"

Good health. ineuardly. of
the kidneys, lfver and boveLs,
Is sure to come Hood Sar-
saparfUa Is promptly used.
This secures a fair outside, and q
consequent vigor in the frame. with the
glow of health on the cheek, good
appetite, perfect digestion, pure blood.
CatarYh 81 have had no return of the
eatarrh which troubled me for years, since
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me.n Mrs. Jox
MARTIN, Washington ST., Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Dyspepsia Complicated with liver
and kidney trouble, I suffered for years
with dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hoods
6~arsaparilla made me strong and hearty"
]. B. EAERroN, Main Street, Auburn, Me.
&odS S~MsqbmdAz
U5z2z5Eam
Hoods Pills cure liver Ills; the non-irritating and
enly cathartie to take with Hoods ssTsaparilla
, 1900-07-09

Washington, July St was learned
today that the several governments.
desiring an expression Of opinion as
to the number Of men required to es-
tablish order in China, recently asked
the admirals at Taku to make esti-
mates. The admirals consulted tQgeth-
er and the highest estimate seems to
have been made by a japanese officer,
who placed the number at between TO-
90 and 1907 900. The estimates of the
British, Russian and German officers
were smaller. AS to that made by Adj
miral Kempff, the authorities decline
to speak, but there is reason to believe
that it was slightly less than the lowest
figure of the Japanese commander.
1t may be that it is Admiral Kempff's
statement that has caused the officials
to hesitate to urge the dispatch Of
troops to Taku until the arrival Of the
Japanese division and the Ninth in
fantry, which will bring the fighting
strength of the allies to about As, 900
men.
One dispatch yesterday and one to-
day were received from Admiral
Kempff, but Acting Secretary Hackett
withholds them from the public. As
a result, speculation is rife today as to
their contents.
II Ia known that the dispatch yester-
day related to the situation at Tien-
|Tsin, though Mr.. Hackett declined to
discuss it in any way. 1t was stated,
however, that II was not important.
Mr.. Hackett further states that he is
willing to make public any facts con-
nected with the safety Of American
citizens in Picking, but he will not dis
close the policy of the administration,
or the purposes of the foreign admirals
at Taku.
, 1900-07-09

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills; the nonirritating and
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-21
NO PROFESSIONAL" CAN BE
FOUND.
The Board Of Health Looking For a
Man Who Knows How to Slaughter
Rodents Scientifically.

"Wanted-A rat killer; must under
derstand his business thoroughlys
salary for the right man. Apply to the
Board of Health"
If there is professional rat killer in
Honolulu he had better interview DIR.
Wood at once. The Board of Health
is ready to go ahead with a campaign
against rodents, and would like to get
the services of a professional in rat kill
ing, but no such individual is to be
found. In fact, no one in this modern
community seems to know just what
a professional rat killer is.
The subject of rat killers was mem
toned to DR.. Wood yesterday and he
started as If he had heard an exciting
piece of news. DO you know any rat
killer in Honolulu" he exclaimed The
doctor looked disappointed when a neg
ative answer was given and he was
asked for information. IT don't know
what a professional rat killer is" he
said, except that he is a man who
kills rats. l don't know how it is DONE
They go into place and somehow or
other they get whole bags full of dead
rats. l suppose they attract them
somehow. We don't seem to have any
rat catcher here"
The Japanese are justly famed for
professional rat catchers, as it is in
Japan they are most employed. News
papers in the land of the Rising Sun
frequently use the term professional
rat killer" but they do not explain
how the killing is done Among local
japanese the same lack of information
seems to exist. The inevitable answer
that rat killer is a man who kills
rats is all the satisfaction to be OBJ
tanned, unless some well informed
little brown man will come to the front
and instruct an ignorant community
in the mysterious art of slaughtering
rodents.
John M. Melanphy, lookup keeper at
the police station, says he never saw
professional rat catchers except at the
docks in London. There he has seen
many of them. They wear a leather
strap over one shoulder, to which were
fastened brass rats, life-size, as sort
of badge of their profession. They
would take contracts for ridding ships
of rats for a lump sum for each ship.
They would come on board with large
number of hemispherical-shaped wire
traps and set these about in different
parts of the ship, catching the rats
alive, to be sold afterwards, it was
whispered. to the rat pits of the east
end. 1t seldom took more than a day
to rid a ship of rats. The rat catchers
would take their traps away, filled with
| live rats. How they got the rats to
go into their traps was a professional
secret, though it was currently under
stood they used anise seed.
These rat catchers, Melanphy says,
seemed to have a sort of hypnotic or
mesmeric power over the rats, and
could handle and control them as a
snake charmer does rattlesnakes and
cobras. Though they contracted to
rid a ship of rats and carried out
their contracts pretty effectively, IL
was understood that they always left
one or two pair of rats in the ship to
| insure another contract for themselves
or some brother rat catcher in the fu-
ture, an understood courtesy in the
nrofession.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-21
THE PEN|TENT SEANEN THE CLEVELAND ADRFT.
STRANGE EFFECTS OF A CON.
VERSION.
Got Religion At The Peniel Mission
But Lost It When He Saw His
Second Mate.

Douglass Robertson, second mate of
the bark Highlands, had an exciting ex-
perience at the Peniel Mission when
he came ashore the other night, and
says that he narrowly escaped being
murdered. One of the men who had
left the vessel and been converted
threw a bottle at his head, says tue
mate, and it whizzed past with speed
that was enough to have made the dose
a fatal one If the aim had been true.
1.-THE man went up there and got con-
verted" said Robertson, but 1 think
he was drunk when 1 saw him. 1 went
to the religious meeting and was on my
way out when the bottle was thrown.
Religion did not seem to make the man
any more gentle than he was before
conversion. AS 1 went down stairs he
stood at the top and he let the bottle
fly at me. 1t shot past my head and
was smashed on the sidewalk. Asked
If he had had any trouble with the man
on the voyage, the mate said Il made
him work"
The Peniel Mission is doing lot of
religious work among seamen. Meet
ings are held every night and on Sun
days the workers in the mission go on
the water front and on to vessels and
hold services. The bottle-throwing
convert was probably one of the
"grafters," who experience religion in
most ports they visit for the sake of
what they can get out of the mission
aries.