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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
Sheiled corn for sale at Tanners.
Children Engage in a Good Cause

Children Engage in a Good Cause.
1t is announced that number Of
the children of the town, ranging in
age from 7 to IL years, are prepar-
ing to give a benefit for the Home
Charity Association. The pro-
gram will consist of vocal and in
strumental music, Rotations and
dialogues. In their effort to help
the worthy cause of charity these
little men and women are deserving
of the highest praise and encourage
ment, and The Gazette hopes that
sscrowded house" will greet the
happy little faces at the rising OF
the curtain.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
A SYRUP MILL
Is u New Industry to be Started
Near the Town Of Lafay cite.

Some days ago Mr.. Alfred He
bert, Of Lafayette, bought the To-
rian plantation, on Pin Hook lane.
Mr.. Hebert has since sold half of
the place to Mr.. Desire Hebert, of
Lake Arthur. 1t is the intention Of
these gentlemen to go into the man
ufacture of syrup on large scale.
they will put up a syrup mill with a
daily capacity of about twenty five
barrels. Should the venture prove
successful it is the intention 20 in
crease the capacity of the mill.
Louisiana syrup is the best made.
1t is unquestionably superior to any
other served In the hotels and res
taurants throughout the country, and
it is not surprising that the demand
for it is growing larger every year.
Whenever shipped to the North it
has gwen the utmost satisfaction.
1t seems strange that notwithstand-
ing the superiority of the home pro-
du let retail dealers have been com .
PEELED to get their supply of syrup
from the Eastern States, and that
right here in the very sugar bowl of
Louisiana the people have often been
obliged to use the unpalatable stuff
manufactured and canned by our
more enterprising Yankee friends
and labeled syrup. If there is one
thing shat should be made in Louis
home consumption.
The Gazette is pleased to note the
establishment of this new industry
in this vicinity, and hopes that it
will prove great success.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
Church Notices.
METHODIST CHURCH.

c. G. Wier, pastor. Preaching
every Sunday at II a. m. and 1890
p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Ep-
worth League, Sunday evening GAS.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday 1890 p.
m. Song service, Friday 1890 p. M.
Rev. T. K. Fauntleroy will occupy
the pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday, at the morning and evening
services,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
Butcher-MOutOn.

Miss Aida Mouton and Mr.. Frank
Butcher were married at the Catholic church
in Carencro Wednesday evening. After the
ceremony at the church the friends of the
young couple, who very popular, Assem-.
bled at the home of the brides father, Mr..
+. E. Mouton, where most enjoyable recep-
ton was held. Che popularity of the con-
tracing parties shown by the many
handsome presents of which they were the
recipients.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

The attention of teachers is
called to Superintendent Wallis
notice in another column of a va
cancy to be filled in the Lafayette
High School, Miss Lizzie Mudd
having rendered her resign alton as
second assistant, to take effect Feb.
Is.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

For family use in numberless
WAYS Billiards. Snow Liniment is a
useful and valuable remedy. Price,
IS and so cents. For sale by Lafa-
yette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
\ PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION
The First National Bank of La.
fayette Elects Officers-Brief
Review of the Banks
History by Presi-
dent Moss.

AT a special meeting held last
Tuesday the newly elected board Of
directors of the First National Bank
of Lafayette organized for the man
agement of the bank during the en-
suing year by eiectIng N. p. Moss
president, ]. G.. Parkerson vice
president, S r. Parkerson cashier,
F V. Mouton assistant cashier, G. d.
Caffery attorney, and Judge O. 6.
Nj Outon notary.
In a brief review of the history of
the bank on this occasion, President
Moss said in part: ''This~ insti,n-
ton first opened Its doors tor bust
ness on the 9th day Of Septem Der,
1901, under the title Of the Peoples
State Bank, with a capital stock of
Se5, 900, of which only Sass was
then paid up. Four years later Gin
1869 the infant bank was converted
into a national banking association,
to secure to it's customers and the
public the wellknown advantages
guaranteed by the national banking
laws of the United States.
s'The institution successfully over
came the adverse conditions that all
pioneer banks commonly encounter
during the early years Of their career,
and has gradually developed into
one of the most stalwart country
financial institutions in the State.
"The unbroken record Of pros
perity of this bank during the one
decade OF it's existence is best told
by the unbiased figures that have
kept a faithful account of its bust
ness year by year."
President Moss then read state
ment prepared from the books of the
IN stitution showing the steady growth
of the business until the deposits,
starting with De ember 81, 1891, at
SIG, 151.o7, had crept up to sag, :
767. 6S ON December 81, 1900, and
| the resources OF the bank from a
modest beginning Of s55,5S4.77 on
December 81, 1891, now rolled up
| to the handsome figure OF $685.
o7I.75.
| Continuing along the same line,
the president said: 'sAn increase OF
over 1900 per cent in deposits and
| nearly 1000 per cent. in resources IN
less than ten years is a record OF
which tits institution may we'll feel
| viii
greater eloquence than words OF the
remarkable success that has ATTENDED
the business career of this bank.
ssSince 1891 we lave seen the
ment on the one preceding it. This
uninterrupted record Of successful
effort is not the result alone Of the
work Of those in the immediate
charge of the affairs of the bank
but represents the interested CO op
Grafton Of officers, directors and Gus
TONERS, to each of whom is due thi
acknowledgement"
President Moss concluded his re
marks with the statement that neve
in the history Of Lafayette have tn
prospects for business been SO en-
couraging as at this time, and n
gave the assurance that in the future
as in the past, the First Nationa
Bank would be an important facto
in the commercial life Of this section
Of the country.
Timothy hay for sale at Tanners
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Mr.. Ed Vordenbaumen,f ormerl '
of this town, but now of Shreve-
port, was in Lafayette this week on
yard. Mr.. Vordenbaumen was
pleased to note the manv evidences
of pr ogress in Lafayette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
Notice.

Notice.
Teachers DESTROYS of applying for
the position of second assistant in
the Lafayette High School will take
notice that a competitive examina-
ton will be held for that purpose
Thursday, Jan. 81, 1901, at 3
O'Clock p. m. at the Lafayette
Primary School.
H. G. WALLIS, Superintendent.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
For Table Use.

Fine wines always on hand at Pei
lerin Bros Sold in any quantities.
Ring up phone 81. and your order
will be promptly filled and delivered
at home. I-Io-4t
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
SShlitZ

Is the name of the beer that has
made Milwaukee famous and Pelle-
rim Bros bar popular. 1t is reputed
to be the purest beer that was ever
brewed. Sold by Pellerin Bros. At
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Many of the blotches, pimples
and other affections Of the skin are
caused by the failure of the liver
and Kidneys to cast off impurities,
which remair. in the system. Herb
me will stimulate the liver and kid
neys, and cleanse the system of all
impurities. Price, SO cents. For
sale by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19
MURRAY Hill

Is the name of a famous whisky,
pronounced the best by judges
throughout the country. That is
the reason Pellerin Bros. sell this
celebrated brand Of whisky, at their
saloon near the Southern Pacific
depot. .l-1o-4t
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

For the best and freshest Of gro
ceries, delivered to any part of town,
go to A. Prudhom.ne & Co., near
Veazey's Bakery.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. +. N. Blake, with their little
son, James, and Miss Mary Litteil, left here
Monday for Orange, Texas, to visit rela
tiveS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Quality and not quantity makes
DeWitt's Little Early Risers such
valuable little liver pills. For sale
by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Don't neglect to attend to that
insurance business. Phone or write
to Felix Mouton and he will call on
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Mrs. Pea-sall, of Corsicana, Texas, was a
guest of Mrs. Hahn at the Crescent hotel
thiS
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Bob Richard, of Crowley, was in
Lafayette Tuesday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-19

Fresh vaccine virus at the Moss
Pharmacy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
Indians Salvation Is Work.

The attitude of our government to-
ward the Indian in allowing him in
idleness to follow his own untrammel-
ed will on. the reservation, is a relic Of
the old French and Spanish original
discoveries. Are these wards of the
government never to have homes, but
be always condemned to tribal rela-
tons Are they to never know the
mental. upli fitting of 9, wife's hands, but
be always fated to, burden bearing
squaw life? Some day statesman
will arise and point the way for these
aboriginal Americans to become men
and women among us, and truly citi-
zens Of our states. Until that time
until Indians are alienated from
their savage surroundings their treat
ment is a proposition not reached by
any pink-tea standard of ethics.-Na
tional Magazine. hi =" a IT.. ..:,#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
Nor &c CO ding
4 Famous Monuments Thai
Haze We,Oer Been Prop
erl.V Constructed.

We i've In a half made world So
1t ever has been since the Tower of
Babel was left unconpl eted, and SO
1t Will be, no doubt, to the end Of time
In our hurry to begin things we forget
to finish them, and all over the world
today the Great Unfinished stares us
in the face some big thing waiting its
completion, says a writer in New York
Press. # 5t 5sE 81 "A &. n "
There is the Washington monument,
that giant obelisk rising up from the
low flats back of the white house.
Every one is familiar with it's present
appearance, but few people remember
how it was originally designed to look
This tribute Of a grateful nation to.
the father of his country was begun
in 1S48, and has never been completed
according to the original designs.
Probably it never will be. It was hard
work to get it as near completion as
1t is. When the monument was started
all the rulers Of the world sent blocks
Of marble to be placed in the interior
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
Seattle Cemetery.

Seattle has secured ownership of
tract Of 100 acres. with view to con-
Quoting municipal cemetery, in imi-
tation of a-project successfully car
ried out in Cleveland. There a level,
finely Situated tract of land has been
acquired by the municipality, and bur-
ia1 plots are sold without regard to To-
cation at the uniform price of rs cents
per square foot. This price includes
the actual maintenance Of the lot at
the expense Of the city in perpetuity.
The maintenance includes grass seed,
sowing, moving and general caretak-
ing. Flowers and shrubs, when re-
quired, are, Of course, charged addi-
tionally. The purpose is to defeat
speculation in land for burial places,
and to insure perpetual care of the
graves. In Cleveland the enterprise is
self-supporting, although the charges
are very low. = -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

ago. Nobody seems to care now Wheth-
5er it is ever completed or not. After
the lapse of half a century patriotism
is not easily transmitted into money.
The Iron Duke. however, no doubt
sleeps very soundly without his eques-i
trian statue perched above him.
London is IN a much more half
made state than New York any way,
and evidences of incompl eteness meet
one Oh every hand, although your true
Briton is never tired of talking about
British "thoroug hness.' y An empty
pedestal in Trafalgar square stands
proclaiming daily to a wond ering world
that England has now no hero to-
stand with Nelson, Gordon, Napier,
Havelock and George w! Save the
mark! And will somebody put a
clock in ST. Paul's tower, which was
evidently designed for one, and place
the statues on the pedestals along
Blackfriars Bridge, as was orinally in
tended? Then there is Westminster
Abbey, which was meant to have a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

The busy bee at best gets a day off
about as seldom as a country. boy in
haying time, but the modern apiarist
has contrived to make her even more
industrious than she is when left to
herself. The orchards of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys bios
som some months before the southern
sage brush. The bee-farmer., there
fore, carts his bees about from place
to place as the seasons advance. and
thus, by keeping them busy nine
months Of the, year, gets three crops of
honey. The difficulty of moving bees
during the active season is overcome
by travelling at night. AS the bees
help to pollenize the flowers and thus
produce superior fruit, the owners of
the orchards regard them with, favor.
In results the plan is even better than
that of the enterprising farmer who
crossed his bees with flrefiies SO that
they could work nights.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
Z As Good as a Corkscrew.

No doubt you have found yourself in
the predicament of having forgotten
the corkscrew, and you are out in the
fields trying to get a draught from a
cold bottle. Here is new and sim
pie way to overcome the difficulty, the
invention of which is to be accredited
to a convivial young scientist. Hold
the neck of the bottle firmly in your
right hand and with your left hold a
hand kerchief against the trunk Of a
tree. Now with a quick blow hit the
side of the tree covered with the
handkerchief. The cork will immedi-
ately fly out. Then turn the bottle up.
ward so the fluid will not flow out after
the cork. @s E ....>. # z5s .s.%
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
D q rs

leonfine himself to ST. PauPs and works
pf g Kindred charac ter; most assuredly4
ne was profoundly ignorant Of the
seharacter and merits of the produc-
ltio q to which he presu1np ously ap-5
piled the epithet if Gothic crinkle-
crank le' a ''S sss vi S35s
The first church was built on the site
Eof the present abbey IN 1874 AZ. D. and
Eso, with rebuilding, tearing down and
adding to, the work Of the making OF
|W1estmin mister Abbey has been going on
forsl a years and the edifice is still
Iincso con etc. So lit will, In all prob
ability, always remain, chief among
the the worlds Great u Unfinished.
Nv thin tll NJ the Enclosure Of the Alham-
bra at Granada stands the unfinished
palace OF Charles L Of Spain, a struc-
ture which the monarch fondly inn
iag1ned would outvie the palace Of the
Moorish b, kings to which it stands adj
ljacent. Charles died before the build
ing was completed, and there it stands
to-day after the centuries have swept
by, still incomplete.
Near London stands modern exam
pie OF unfinished things, It is the So
called Wembley tower, which its pro-
jector designed to be $50 feet higher
than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It was
to cost $1,000,000. The lower platform
is all that has ever been built of the
structure. This lower platform occu-
pies the same space as st. pPaul's
Cathedral So the list might be
stretched out. Nearly every one will
remember something to add to it. But
these few examples cited show what
half-made world this is after all.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

bic portion Of the choir itself, a small
portion OF the TRANSCRIPTS and probably
the chapter house. The nave thus be-
gun was carried forward further il
the reign Of Edward r, and gradually
finished fin with other portions Of the edi-3
flee in the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries, and the grand close Of the
whole work took place In the reign Of
Henry VII. by the erection Of the
chapel .El which bears that monarch's
name. The great central tower and
the western towers were, however, still
8ulnbuilt, although the work had been ii
progress for three centuries. Knight
says It he great central tower and
the Western towers were still unbuilt.s
and SO to this time the former re-
mains: the latter have been added to
by the arch itect Of st. Paul's il style
that makes us regret that he did not
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
HAYCOCKs OF SALT.

At salton in southern California, ex-
lists basin Of land between 200 and
300 feet below sea level About 1000
acres Of the depressed area are COW
cred with a deposit of salt which G. f..
Holden describes in the Scientific Am
erican as one of the sights of Califor-
MIA. The salt is first thrown into
ridges by peculiarly shaped plow,
drawn by a dummy engine with cables,
and then is piled into conical heaps
before being carried to the drying:
house and crushing mill. The expanse
looks like field of snow. About
1000 tons Of salt are removed each
year, but the supply is perennially re-
newed by the deposits OF salt springs
which flow into the basin. In June
the temperature Of the air reaches $50
degrees, and only Indian workmen can
withstand the heat and glare.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
spire, and the much-discussed marble
arch, which was designed to have a
statue on top Of it. '=ss.-
And Westminster Abbey Also. Z

arch, which was designed to have a
statue on top Of it. ..5. f.. 5&.2s ,s.@
And Westminster Abbey Also. |
The abbey is perhaps the most wide.
~ known specimen of an uncompleted
edif1ce in the world Wherever the
English tongue is spoken ''the abbey
makes us we;;" yet it never has been
finished and probably never will be.
The disastrous attempt at completing
it made by Sir Christopher Wren when
he put up the two incongruous square
towers on the west front is a we'll
known architectural crime, the results
of which are enough to frighten off
any other architect from trying his
hand on the ancient edifice. The ex-
listing abbey is, in a great degree, the
BUILDING erected by Henry III. after he
had pulled down most Of the Con-
fessor's building. It was Henry who
erected the chapel of the Confessor
which forms the rounded end Of the
choir, or the apsis of the building, the
four chapels in the ambulatory that
extend around the. choir, a considera-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

Of the ornate, columnated structure
which was to surround the lower part
of the great shaft. The work of build
ing went on briskly at first, then lam
guished, and finally stopped entirely.
It was not until 1876 that work was
resumed upon the monument, and not
until 1884 that the shaft was finished.
All intention of completing the monu-
ment according to the original designs
seems to have. been abandoned, and
there it stands, towering aloft 555 feet
above the unfinished world. y .n... r
The Grant monument as designed by
Mr.. Duncan had imposing approaches,
with great flights of stairs leading
down to the river and many other &C
cessories Of which it is now bare. AS
1t is, the monument has an unfinished
look, and a glance at the original de-
signs will show how far from compile
ton this memorial to the great gen.
eral is and is probably destined to
remain. 5.@ .x-
Wellington's Tomb Unfinished. -
England was exceedingly grateful,
too, over Waterloo, and when Well
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

In the Interstate park, near Taylor's
Fields, Mimi, has been discovered a
singular group of giants kettles or
potholes, covering an area Of two or
three acres and ranging in diameter
from less than a foot to twenty-five
feet and in depth from one foot to
eighty-four feet. They have been
bored in exceedingly hard rock and in
many cases they are like wells in
shape, the ratio of width to depth
varying from / to 5 up to / to z. @1#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
Gen. Gordon's Bible.

In the corridors at Windsor stands
a little ebony pedestal, and on it a
splendid casket Of seventeenth century
Italian work, with sides of engraved
rock crystal. Within this gorgeous
setting lies wide open, on a satin
cushion, a little well-Worn book. 1t is
Gen. Gordon's Bible, and is. open at the
gospel according to ST. John. Below
a little plate bears an inscription re-
cording the fact that the Bible was
presented to her majesty by the sister
of Gen. Gordon after his death. This,
was one Of the most priced possessions
of Queen Victoria, and she never failed
to point 1t out to visitors.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

Half a century ago a thin stream of
Niagara Falls was first led aside to
turn grist mill. Today a larger
stream, which diminishes seriously the
amount Of water that passes over the
fall, furnishes almost half a million
horsepower. Father Hennepin was
doubtless the first white man to, see
the mighty cataract. What Father
lime will yet behold there passes all
computation. D.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14

There is great rejoicing among the
Norwegian advocates of the rights Of
women. 'The New Woman in Nor
way" says the Kleine zeitung, has
gained glorious victory For many
years the Norwegian "Feministen"
have been waging war against the use
OF the word s'obey'' in the marriage
service of the Norwegian church, and
their labors are at length crowned
with success, or at least with a par
tial success. The Staatsrath in Christi
ania has ruled that the use of the word
shall henceforth not be obligatory
upon the bride, but 'facultative.'' That
is to say, the bride is to be free either
to say that she will be faithful and
ooedient," or simply to say that she
will be faithful" >.r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-14
New Swiss Revolver.

Swiss military papers. speak in high
terms Of the new revolver which has
been adopted for the mounted troops
of the Swiss army, and which is the
invention Of two Berlin engineers.
The recoil on firing brings a fresh
cartridge from the magazine into the
barrel. The pistol weighs II pounds
IS ounces, and Its center OF gravity
lies Immediately over the hand of the.
5firer. The magazine carries eight
cartridges, and praeticed shots can fire
8A8 rounds in from % TO 80 seconds.
The caliber OF the weapon is .32
inches. and its range is given at 900
yards.
In the last forty years Great Britain
has produced 0,0oo, 900 tons Of steel, or
about one-third Of the world total
products. .5s8