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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
"What Might Have Been"

Congressman Livingston of Georgia was
recently asked: ''What, in your judgment,
would have been the effect on the country
had the principal decision of the supreme
administration?'' He replied: 'sPolitical
and commercial revolution and chaos. The
republican party would have been discred-
tied, the credit of the government would
have been seriously impaired, great business
interests would have been either crushed or
crippled beyond repair; in fact, a blow
would have been delivered at our institu-
tons which would have startled the civilized
world. "-Minneapolis Tribune.
If we assume that Congressman
Livingston is correct in his concur
s1ons-and he is not far wrong in
some of his statements-we can be-
gin to appreciate the reckless and
desperate policies of the admins
tration that brought us close to
such dangerous conditions, and
from which we have only been
saved by an utter disregard of the
long settled law of the land by the
supreme court.
1t was because the anti-imperial-
lists, or anti-expansionists, saw
whittier we were drifting, if we once
incorporated into our Union these
new island possessions, that the op-
position to the Administrations
policy was so vigorous, aside from
the question Of moral right. We
had no ground for assuming that
! the highest court in the land would
reverse itself and rePudiate the con-
stitution, of which it is the chief
defender, simply to meet the exl-
gencies to which desperate political
gamesters had reduced US. Nor
had the administration any right to
believe, in the light of legal pre-
cedents, that the seemingly fixed
law of the country would be oblig-
ingly set aside. by great and theo-
retically independent court, to res
cue a crlminally aggressive party
from the consequences of Its own
reckless course.
These evils depicted by Mr.. Ii
vingston were braved and, indeed,
courted, by the party in power.
| with utter 1nOlnefenCe 10 the wei
fare of the great mass of American
citizens.
But, as it is, we have jumped
from the frying pan into the fire
To avoid the chaotic conditions
possibly toreseen by the court, we
have had to limit the sphere of GU
constitutional government and ere
ate for the republic the power ane
!, discretion of an absolutism. W.
have had to abandon the principle
on which we won our own indie
pendence and founded our system
of government. We have indorset
career of conquest and invites
further aggression. In other words
! we have seen the republic save
from certain grave evils and EN-
} barrassment only By erecting an
! other kind of government on tn
old foundations.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Notice.

To the Taxpayers of Lafayette Parish,
La. Take notice that the listing of the
property has been completed, and the esti-
mated valuation made therein by the assessor
in accordance with law. and that the said
lis, shall be exposed in the Office of the assess
for inspection and correction, for a term
of twenty days, beginning on June 10, 1901,
next after the ten days required for notice
herein provided shall have expired.
A. NJ. MARTIN, Assessor.
Assessors Office, Lafayette, La. May 90,
1901.
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Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
LAND OFFICE AT NEW Or
LEANS Ia NAV L. 1901

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
LAND OFFICE AT NEW Or =
LEANS, La, May 4. 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten
ton to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore Ed G. VOORHEES,, Clerk of District Court
a, Lafayette, Louisiana, on June 2S, 1901,
viz: Parcella Pellerin, H. E., No. I62oI, for
the n u of N 4, Sec. Fl, T. 10, S. r.,
E.. La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land viz:
William Duval, of Lafayette Parish,
louisiana.
Alcide Welturner, of Lafayette parish,
louisiana.
Jules Darcourt. of Lafayette parish,
Louisiana.
Sevenne Squire, of Lafayette parish,
Louisiana.
WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Bank Dividend Notice.

AT regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the First National Bank of La
fayette held the 4th instant, a semi-annual
dividend of five per cent. was declared, pay
able July 1, 1901; and five thousand dollars
was added to surplus.
S. X. PARKINSON, Cashier.
Lafayette, La, June IL, 1901.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Notice

In accordance with resolution adopted
by the City Council, am prepared to col
lect all taxes and licenses due to the town of
Lafayette.
Office at City Hall. from a. IN. to IL IN.
CHAS. DEBAILLon,
Collector.
Lafayette La, June 6, 1901.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Stray Mule.

One small mare mule, dun color, with
black stripes the shoulders, found in my
pastures. Owner can secure same by paying
cost and proving ownership. See brand at
The Gazette office.
JASPER SPELL,
May ID, 1901. Indian Bayou.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Taken Up.

One small hog on my place near Ridge.
Owner can secure same by paying cost and
proving ownership.
HUGH WAGNER,
May 7. 1901. Ridge p. o., La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
General Insurance.

Life: Equitable of the United
States.
Accident: Employers Liability
Assurance Co.
Boiler: Hartford Steam Boiler
Insurance and Inspection Co.
Tornado: Home Insurance Co.
Of N. Y.
Surety Bond: American Surety
Co. of New York.
Rent: Home Ins. Co. Of N. Y.
Fire: Liverpool & London
Globe; Royal Exchange; Royal Of
Liverpool; North British and Mer-
camille; Greenwich of New York;
German American Of New YORK;
Lancashire OF Manchester; Penn
sylvania of Philadelphia; National
of Hartford, Conn.,; Mechanics and
I raiders of New Orleans.
S. r. PATTERSON, Agent.
FELIX MOUTON, Solicitor.
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DR. j. l.. Duhart,

practitioner in the State rs years and
in LAFAYETTE parish IS years. Specialties:
Chronic Bronchites, Catarrh, Liver and Kid
ney diseases. New treatment for ConsumP-
tives external and INTERNALLY also for deaf
ness.
Consultations from 8 to ~ m I.
and from to ID. III.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15

May II-IQOI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
UMBRELLAS IN THE SLOT.
Street Car Cracks and Many
Are Ruined.

"When I say that one-half the UNI
brellas and canes that have to go to
the ash heap or the umbrella hospital
meet their fate in the slots of the car
tracks I am not putting the percent
age a bit too high" said the motor
man, according to the New York Sun.
''It is surprising how careless people
are in this respect.
I MANY times day do see them go
trailing umbrellas along after them or
jabbing them down against the pave
ment, where the points are sure to
stick if there is crevice big enough
to hold them. The electric slots being
more capacious than any other riffs
in the streets, they naturally bite of
more umbrella tips.
"Many an accident that is averted
by the traditional hairs breadth is due
to the futile efforts of the owner to
save his precious stick or umbrella. It
matters not how close the car may be
upon him, he takes chances on his life
and stops long enough to give a final
wrench to his endangered property.
Sometimes he saves it, but more
often it snaps asunder and is either
ruined irreparably or is laid up for re-
pairs. # I was running this town I
think should put up signs at inter
walls Of every 100 feet bidding people
Beware Of the SLOT The public might
not profit by the warning, but I'd make
the experiment, anyway.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
DON'T BE A PORCHER.
Name for Women and Girls who Con-
stantly Frequent the Hotel or
Cottage Porch.

At every summer hotel there is to be
seen an army of women and girls who
have been named "porchers." Don't be
"porcher," even though you have to
spend your holidays at hotel. The
"porcher"-well, she sits on the porch.
That's all, says Ada C. Sweet, in Wom-
ans Home Companion. Perhaps she
crochets idly, or dawdles over bit
of lace or muslin which she misnames
her work. dressed up and ready for
inspection morn, noon and night, the
"porcher" sits and rocks in her chair,
meanwhile gossiping over the really
live people who come and go between
her and the rest of the world. My
dear girls, run about on the grass, in
the woods, along the country roads,
,afoot, awheel or on horseback; row on
lakes, drift on streams and rivers, dip
in the salt sea; camp in the pine woods;
rejoice in the natural life of the farm;
Journey the world round, or stay in
the sugar-camp cabin with a jolly par
ty of friends, and be happy in what
ever you do, finding change, exercise,
happy companionship and rest; but
never, never be : .'porcher!"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
HEAT STOPS WATCHES.
A Dealer Reports That High Temper.
allure Brings Epidemic of Broken
Mainsprings.

"This weatheris hot enough to stop
a clock" growled the fat man, as he
got in range with the electric fan, says
the Philadelphia Record. ut is, and it
does" replied the jewelry store sales
man, who was his vis-a-vis at lunch.
ct stops watches, too"
II haven't worn my watch for week,
so you can't prove it by me-" said the
fat man. when I. discard my vest I
discard my watch. It's lying in my bu-
reau drawer, and it hasn't been going
for a week" :..-,...>. i. -
= II don't mean that" said the jewelry
store clerk. II honestly mean that ex-
cessively hot weather such as this
stops watches that are kept wound
up aud are supposed to be in good rum
ming order. During the last three days
at least so people have brought their
watches into our store because they
have stopped. In nearlyeyery instance
it was found that the handspring was
broken. The head Of our watch de-:
partment told me this morning that it
was always SO when the temperature
got up around the hundred mark and
stayed there for: severaldays. Only he
said he had never known SO many in.
stances OF as st the present time
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
CARE OF THE HANDS.
10 Make Red, Wrinkled Members
Plump and Smooth Requires
Lots OF Hard Work.

TO whiten red, wrinkled hands and
make themplump and smooth is work
Of time. When young women or those
of IS complain of such hands the cir
culation is the fault and must be slim
ulated. Very hot baths for the entire
body are the best treatment not only
for reddish hands, but for red noses
and swollen lips. Yet hot water is
such difficult luxury to obtain even
in smart houses that it is always rec
commended with uncertainty, like
voyage to the Azores or a winter in
Bermuda. Between the economics of
the kitchen fire and the impossibilities
of heating water by electric light or
by fancy gas stoves, we will have to
depend upon public baths for cleans
ing and taking cold on the way home,
as most people do who use them.
Friction, however, is matter of
coarse towel and brisk, dry rubbing.
Gymnastics and health movements
combine with the towel exercise, for
few manuals bring muscles into play
in such variety of ways as the daily
rub down with a big brown length of
Turkish toweling. Taken by the ends
and sawed across the shoulders, up
and down the arms, trunk and legs,
rubbing lightly and swiftly until the
skin is all aglow, the towel rubs away
the dead particles and brings the
blood into play. The feet should have
special friction to keep them warm.
Women who have cold feet in girl
hood are apt to have red, thin hands
and faces later in life. Special treat
ment for the hands requires daily ap-
plication. Soak them at night in a
basin of hot soapsuds with a spoonful
of sweet oil stirred in. Then the oily
water is rubbed off, and the back of
each hand gently and swiftly rubbed
with good pomade, working it into
the knuckles. Next open and shut the
hands so to 100 times, counting the
motions once by the clock and timing
them by it afterward instead of count
ing. The hands begin to improve un-
der the friction very soon. Finally, on
going to bed, rub The hands generous
ly with good pomade, putting plenty
on the finger tips, if the nails are brit
tie, or draw on easy-ftting gloves.
Thick joints and knobby knuckles re-
quire treatmen which only skilled
specialist knows how to apply.-Chi-
cago American.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
ICES SERVED IN ROSES.
Taste Better from Such a Pretty Re.
ceptacle, the Making of Which
In Here Described. -

A hostess need not wholly depend on
the caterer for attractive devices in
the serving of food, especially creams
and sherbets. a little ingenuity and
dizziness of hand sometimes go great
ways. There is no prettier or more ar
tistic way Of serving ices than in
homemade shells in the form of roses
American Beauties preferably, al
though those OF different colors are
scarcely less attractive. and for a
large entertainment lend variety of
hue.
The making of the paper shell is
very simple matter. Select thin
edged drinking glass and cut out of
heavy unruled writing paper circu-
lar piece about half an inch larger than
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28

king when his character and DISPOSE
ton changed radically. He was no
longer anybody's chum-he was
everybody's sovereign. He ceased to
be a patron of the turf, stopped gam
bling, resented familiarity and re-
established customs which his ven
cradle mother had permitted to pass
into what Grover Cleveland would
have called "innocuous desuetude."
Instead of Undertaking." royalty, he
issued edicts recalling to life usages
which had been forgotten even by the
heads of the various red-tape depart
ments of court officialdom.
Yet, in spite of these reactionary
measures, his majesty is more popu-
lar than ever before; and this only
goes to show that the masses are not
only fond of display, but that the
divinity that doth hedge king" still
is tangible something in the public
mind. Many a revolution has been
avoided in past ages by royal display.
By the same means dissatisfaction has
been changed into alteration. When
the present German emperor assembled
the throne, he was not popular mon
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
THE KINGS CHAMPION.

arch. He was antagonized in parlia-
ment and out of it. The people called
him young and inexperienced; the
nobility cold and unreliable. He made
few bellicose speeches and ar
ranged succession of gorgeous
pageants. Wherever he appeared he
was it," and very soon the factions
which had abused him most became
his blindest admirers.
Whether the cratic William gave
his British uncle . few private lessons
in statecraft, as some waspish writer's
have had the hardihood to assert, will
probably never be known. Certain it
is, however, that King Edward has
succeeded in winningovert to his side the
high aristocracy and the middle-class
nonconformists, two elements which.
no longer than year or two ago.
pronounced him unfit to succeed the
good Victoria as ruler of great Chris
tian nation. = - >-..~~ ~ ga
Although the coronation of the king
will not take place until next June. it
is the paramount topic of oonyersa-
ton in the English metropolis; and
everybody seems to delight that the
celebration is to he conducted upon
scale Of magnifcence unparalleled in
modern history. The costermongers
seem TO be quite as joyful over the
coming event as the aristocratic ladies
who will participate in the services
ct Westminster abbey. It is to be an
all-around "by-the-grace-of-God' at
fair, in which everybody can take
part-the nobility by exhibiting rare
family jewels, the rabble by shouting,
and rich Americans by paying exor-
sbitant prices for windows along the
line sf the royal procession.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
HOW TO MAKE THE SHELLS.

the opening in the glass and mold the
shell over the top. This is very easily
done by having round piece of thick
cardboard the size of the opening, put
ting the palm of the hand over the
glass and pressing the cardboard down
while you mold the edges of the paper
with your thumb and fingers. By turn
ing the glass with your other hand
backward and forward you can very
easily press the paper into the re-
quired shape.
Let the glass set on its bottom with
the paper shell covering it, cut guam
tity of rose leaves out of crepe or plain
tissue paper of the desired color, and
with little flour paste and small
brush touch the lower edges of the
rose petals and stick them on the pa
per shell, putting the first row around
the edges and the second around the
bottom of the shell.
1t is a good plan to have several
drinking glasses, and when the paper
shell is drying on one to mold a new
one on another glass. By doing this
the shells retain their shape better
and you can progress more rapidly
with the work.
When the petals have dried suffi-
GENTLY to hold tight to the paper she'll
they can be slightly curled by run
ming them between knife blade and
your thumb until they take on quite a
natural appearance Gig. ~.
To further carry out the pretty con-
ceit that one is eating cream from the
heart of rose, spray of atural rose
leaves may be laid on the plate and
the rose set amidst the leaves, or if
these are not obtainable artificial
leaves of green crepe paper may be
used with artistic effect If the cream
be delicately favored with rose the
conceit is all the more realistic.
Either white or pink cream is Pretty
for white or pink roses, while lemon
cream or lemon and orange sherbet
may be used with good effect in yellow
roses.
These shells should be lined with
confectioner's oiled paper. Cut out
cliculai piece little larger than that
used for the shell, mold it also oTer the
drinking glass, and it will fit very neat
ly within it.
These Innings can be easily lifted out
OF the shells after the cream has been
served in them and fresh Innings put
in, so that the roses can be used for
several occasions.
When cream is to be served in these
shells it should be made quite hard and
taken out in little pyramids, by using
molds, such as are kept by confection-
ers. If these cannot be had, two large
spoonfuls of cream pressed together
will make very nice-looking pyramid.
Ices thus served become a pleasure
to the eye as we'll as to the palate
Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
EDWARD Is POPULAR
All Glasses. Of English Society
Adore Their New King.
Was . Bon vivant as Prince of Wales,
But Now IL Sober and Sedate-
His Coronation to Occur
Next June.
Especial London Letter.1

NIHnEsN!S King n;. Ed dY: VII ! iva, was
he was considered the most
democratic prince in Europe. Why,
it would be hard to say. The people
of England, as well as the masses of
OF other countries, raise up idols
sometimes because they are too stupid
to comprehend the motives of their
so-called superiors, at other times for
the sole purpose of knocking them
down.
AS prince of Wales, the reigning
British sovereign, who, by the grace
of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, is soon to
be made British emperor" was a lib
eral patron of the turf-an institution
far dearer to the average cockney
than the established church. He ap-
Peared in person at every meet of inn
portance, his horses contested for
purses and his representatives were
central figures in the betting ring.
Among his associates he was noted as
= gambler of nerve, and scandal ven
tured to assert that young and in
experienced men with money in their
purses were plucked like geese in the
august circles patronized by the
prince. His love for beautiful women
was proverbial, not only at home, but
also in Paris and Homburg. Had he
belonged to somewhatlow stratum
of society he would have been called
sport and rake, but being heir pre-
sumptive to the throne, the syoophants
who surrounded him dubbed him
perfect gentleman and prince of good
fellows"
But the transition from second i'd
die to first violin wrought a change
in Albert Edward which frightened his
old intimates and filled the hearts of
the old-fashioned aristocracy with
Joy. Hardly had he been proclaimed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-28
FAMED ECHOES OF AMERICA,
Phenomenal Reverberations In Well.
known Buildings and Out-of-
Door Spots i'm This Country.

In this country there are many
well-known buildings noted for their
echoes, and of these perhaps none
is more remarkable than. the tab.
ernacle in Salt Lake City. When this
hall is empty and quiet, the ring OF
pin falling on the floor can be heard
from all points and even the feeble
rasping sound produced by rubbing the
hands together is perfectly audible
from one end of the building to the
other, says Pearson's Magazine.
"A better known, but really less won.
derful, example of audibility within
a building is found in the national hal
OF statuary in the capitol at Wash.
ington. The phenomena manifested
here, which are genuine and interest.
ing enough, have been somewhat over.
stated. l have spent long morning
in this hall studying the matter crit.
lcally and having obtained due permits
sion have questioned the various
groups of visitors while being placed
in chosen positions by the guides tc
hear the marvellous reverberation of
| sound.
The guides certainly make the most
of their opportunities for impressine
visitors-but when guide retreats
to distance to whisper you may oh.
serve on approaching him with due
caution that his whisper is of the
"stage whisper" sort and calculated
to carry with great distinctness I'm.
| der any conditions. The chief acousti-
cal peculiarities of the chamber are
clearly due to the fact that the roof,
which is partly domed, is not SYM
'metrical with respect to the floor, so
| that complex reverberation is the
consequence.
| Natural echoes unsurpa ssed in Won
derful effect are not far to seek in
America. Probably Irish Killarney
itself does not hide away more strik-
| ing echoes than Turk within the ia.
nous Colorado canyon, and it would
| be rash to assert that these are quite
the most wonderful to be found
among the rocky retreats of the far
west.
Deep ravines being the recognized
haunt of echoes, it may be taken for
granted that many exist in the great
gorge of Niagara, and anyone journey
ing to the falls by this approach will
be we'll rewarded by stopping at In.
spiration point, walking forward to
the edge of the cliff, and here wait
ing till the first train, on nearing the
level crossing, blows its whistle. All
the deep glen takes up and carries
| on the warning shrek.
The musical chord blown so con-
stantay by railway engines often
meets with beautiful response from
| the surrounding country. This is very
| noticeable round the lake of Geneva,
Wis, when the listener is standing
on high ground and trains are thread
ing their way through the woodland
below. These effects are due to the
nearness of extensive pine forests to
the railroad tracks.
Many who visited Wadesboro, N. c.,
to observe the total eclipse of the
sun from the observation station there
last year noticed that the organ-like
piping of the trains, when two miles
distant in the broad, wooded valley
below, would give place, without sensi-
BILE break, to an echoing reply, which
slowly and softly died away like the
wild ,,otac If sonoo ;oro p+ IN horr