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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23

DEAR SIR
| am in receipt Of letter from DR..
Fred J Mayer Of your parish informing
me Of the success Of your initial Fair,
ard Of The arrangements made affecting
its further organization. The object of
this letter to you is 10 assure you as
Chairman and the gentlemen of the
Committee, and citizens and farmers Of
Lafayette Parish. OF the desire Of this
Department to cooperate with ynn in
whatever way it can to further the or.
ganization of this Parish Fair and its
allied agricultural and other industrial
interests cf the Parish
note from the Doctors letter that the
first Monday in December has been ma
med by soa Committee for their meet
regret to say that it will We impossible
for me 10 he there on that date. as ! viii
be absent from the State at the Charles
ton, S. c.. Exposition. experimenting
the installation Of the La State Exhibit
there. which Exposition opens ON the
Dec 1st This. regret very much be-
cause it will give me pleasure to meet
You gentlemen, and endeavor to assist
and offer whatever encouragement | can
to further the work IN hand II a later
date were named say, Jan. or Feb
woald m Ike it Il point to be prcsen, with
y"n However, am not willing to j:o-
pardize the success of your frs meeting.
uni. IS there might be 20 Vi reasons for
that rostpolement. | do not think ii
wise TO do 50 | find that il is always
better To act upon this or any other pro-
position while the public mind il inter
ested and alive Il is needless. for me to
say anything Of the value of Parish
Agricultural Fails. My public ut,erances
on this proposition are well known. 1t
is my firm conviction that such move
me,'s are TO the people instructive and
interesting, and the agricultural and in
:iustrial interests are developed by such
oryanizntions.
In The Northern part of The State
where these Parish Agricultural Fairs
have been held for the past several wears
great progress has already been made i :,
all lines Of agricultural products. cspe-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23
What The Fire Taught.

The fire last week demonstrated
two things. First, that Lafayette
has a fire department equal to any.
Their splendid work in saving the
Nicholson building could not be
excelled even by the paid fire de-
partment of New Orleans; and
second, that the fire department
has not sufficient hose. There
should be enough hose to equip
four companies. and the reels pla-
ced III four different sections of the
town, SO that a fire could be reach
ed with tie very least delay. 1t
has been suggested also that a
number Of neighbors should club
in and provide for their own pro-
teclion sufficient length of hose,
provided the city tailed TO Duy
more hose. This is certainly
good idea and could be carried out
with little expense to each.
The promptitude and efficiency
Of the fire department at the Yea
zey fire has proven SO conclusi-
vely the thorough protection Of
the town against fire, that it be-
hooves the Business Men League
to lay the facts before the insurance
companies, and make an effort to
have the present highrates lowered
to correspond with those OF other
towns.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23

cislly so il tha III ,,',:r nf hrec.lia, fr'
iaisjag '>thsttri ljTe s'eCii. hors. 6, mule
hogs cattle ma. sheep /. Dcpar'mel.
is anxious fitt This wn1k shnuId tax
hold of III. people of Southwest la
also Of he Knowledge and conditions
exs. in !ha part of The Stale / knoW
Of no parish Of more congeniil footirE
then LAFAYETTE. The recent action o
the people wi Ii reference TO the Indrs
trial chool known of ul men Thi-
argues HAL the people are alive to any
movement 'ha' has for its object tho
progress and development of the com
muni'y |. therefore. sincerely ,rgsg
shat ut,r friends aud al friends Of this
institution will come together and ap
point tine TO take such steps as viii
lead iitis matt r to success
Where Parish Fairs IRE hume. on
enough pau is on foot to organize thesa
Into District Fairs, and this will be tt
line uf work ihruue hout the State bring
lug the Parish Fairs together into l.
District Fair. and ultimately the Dstric.
Fairs to result into a grand State Fair
With the assurance that this Depart.
men, will cooperate to its fullest extent.
AMI with the hope of your early meeting
aud Organization, am,
Very truly yours.
j. G LEE.
Commissioner
Z S.-Pense ccnm.nd me- whenever
| can be Of service to you whalever, Let
me know if this is any interest there to
carry forward this institution which
will mean IN lah to the d-vel ,pm nj of
that part of . IT great commonwealth.
The announcement that GeMsy
Bros Famo,,. Shows are soon to ex-
hibit iii this city has d TO numerous
inquiries. about the d. tails A. is the
c,st m Of the Gendry Bros Shows.
their entire outfit will be brought to
this city for exhibition. All of the
numerous features will he seen in tho
street parade and the many new acts
aud ani,nal-addtd this season will all
appear in the daily program gwen by
these animal cslehruies. E:ery:hing
pertaining to G+ndry Bios Show, afe
as usual fi,s'-class. The tents are
wa,er,aonf, the seats are ih- hest, the
most polite attendants aud all the ac-
ce>sores Of hr~t-rla.s show are given
with his attract II. They will ex-
h;bi' in this city, two performances
afternoon and night. Thursday Nov.
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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23
Thanksgiving Service at the
Methodist Church,

Nov. 2S. 1901. at "a. m.
Song Nearer my God TO Thee.
Invocatiou.
President Roosevell's Proclamation
read by Judge Conrad Debailon.
America,
Scripture Lessons.
Governors H card, Proclamation read
by Judge Parkerson.
Thanksgiving address BY Juo. L. Ken
nedy, Esq.
Solo Mrs. Grow Girard.
Song, Lead Kindly Light.
Thank offeri. 6 Tor Superannuatel
Preachers, their wives, widows o,
orphans.
D K aud Benediction.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23
I,lJ nG ; :,
OF any quality or quantity at
E, H. VORDENBAUMEN.
cHILDREN's DAY.

Thursday, Nov 2Slb, is show day
at Lafayette.
We are 10 have the best tented ex.
hibiLion that ever visited eur city
Gently Brothers. Big Tented Animal
Show comes with more trained ele-
phants, ponies monkeys, dngs and
other animals wtre ever ,oge her befo-
re.A whole trainlood. This is the largest
show Of its kind in the world, aud the
most interesting exhibition ever wit
messed under canvas, The prices for
this section Of the country have been
reduced to suit the. times, You Gu
take your whole family for q little
money and give them treat never to
be forgotten. Come to town early and
see the grand free street parade. over
one half mile long, given precisely at
| o'clock, Free elephant aud pony
rides given TO all children: Two exhi
billions daily, rain Or shine, under onr
perfectly waterproof tent. Remember
the date. Thursday Nov 28;h.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1901-11-23

Baton Pnugr Nnv g. 1901.
DR.. Armand Nnrtia.
Chairman On Organic ton
Lafayette PARISH -:,sr' Fa'r.
Lafayette, La
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
The New Ground for Divorce

Our legislature now in session Ia,
enacted a law, which has been an.
proved by the governor, that fou,
years of incura bic insanity shall be a
ground for divorce.
The law is based on common se7se
1T is equitable, just and right, and
during the earlier stages of the pass-
age of the bill it gave almost univer-
sal satisfaction.
The living and the healthy have
rights, or should have under the law
as well as the diseased and the Gy-
ing.
Marriage is a civil contract. and
where one of the parties thereto.
from any cause, fail to carry out their
portion thereof, the contract is equita-
bly, null aud void as to the other party
thereto.
But about the time the bill passed
both houses of the legislature some
one happened to remember that Flag
ler's wife was demented and FOR MANY
years has heen an inmate of an asy-
lum for the insane.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

MIR. Thomas X. Spencer one of the
Oldest and most prominent citizens
of Tampa, died Monday afternoon. In
the early days he was printer and
journalist; was soldier in the civil
war, eight years sheriff, and was port
collector under President Clevels nd
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
FRANK HARRIS, Editor.
LOCAL pIsPENsaRy BILL.

Two state dispensary bills have been
introduced i'm the Florida legislature,
but what progress they are making
we have not been able TO ascertain.
For fear either of these bills will fail
of enactment, and believing it is easier
to pass local bills than general ones, a
number of the most prominent citi.
zens of Ocala of both sexes have in
. terested themselves in framing local
dispensary bill and have forwarded
the same to Hon. w. Il. Zewadski for
introduction.
The bill is fashioned somewhat after
the South Carolina law, puts the sale
of liquors under the control of COM
mission, prescribes that the sales shall
be in sealed packages and not less
than one pint sold to any one person
and the same not to be drunk on the
premises, that the dispensaries must
close at six o'clock, they are not to be
kept open on any election day, or the
day preceding and the day following
an election, nor are they TO be open on
Sundays. One half of the revenue
derived from the sales is to 90 into
the school treasury.
With some notifications the bill
ought to become very popular one.
Its promoters have made thorough |
canvass of the measure and say the |
sentiment is very strong in its favor.
In some towns i'm Alabama and some |
other states these loca! dispensary
laws are in operation, and the results
are said to be in every way satisfac-
tory, and are becoming more and more
popular wherever tried.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

tt would seem, from a christian
point OF view, that such all affiictioi
would have gained for Mr.. Flagler III.
sympathy and commiserstion of al
our people.
But not so. lie was case in which
political claptrap would play part
II was ease in which, by disrrgard-
ing truth aud trampling under foot
the finer sensibilities of the soul, men
who for years had lain on the ocean
bed of ohscurity could rise TO the sur
face and blow like whales.
Every artifice that diabolical ineen-
uity could suggest has been resorted
to by Cheap-John politicians 10 belit-
tie this act of the legislature and to
blacken Mr.. Flagler's name and fame.
| Pressure was brought to bear on the
| governor to induce him To veto the
law, hut fortunately for Florida the
governor knew the pigmies by whom
he WAS assailed and approved the
measure.
Those ten-cent-a- bunch politicians
exhibited their wOeful ignorance of
the Bible, is, teachings and phraseOl.
ogy, by quoting in unison, what God
hath joined together let no man put
asunder," and applying it to this law.
To ascribe to God Almighty all the
marriages that occur i'm the country is
a libel on the character OF Jehovah
and is pitiful exhibition of ignor-
ance Of the teaching of Scripture.
But the capital stock i'm trade of
these defamers of private character
was, and is, that TO make a physical
infirmity ground for divorce is sac
religious and outrageous.
If these pious p souls are so shock.
ed because physical infirmity is a
ground for divorce, why have they
remained silent so long in regard to
the laws on this subject which have
been on our statute book for years?
The second ground for divorce as
laid down on our statute book is im-
potence, which is a physical infirm-
ity.
The fifth ground is violent tenn
per, which is a mental infirmity.
The sixth ground is drunkenness,
which is mental and physical dis /
ease.
These have been grounds of di-
vOrce for years, but not word has
been said against them, but these
Dne.hOrse politicians in their extreme
iesire to iDjure prominent citizen of
he state will seize on anything as a
DreteXt.
But their object is too apparent,
heir knowledge of the Bible too
mall and their vapOrings too trans.
parent for anyone to be deceived
hereby -Jno. NJ. Caldwell in Lake
Iity Index.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

Senator McLaurin's friends must at
least admit that it is queer sort of
democracy that meets with the hearty
Endorsement and encouragement of a
republican administration Atlanta
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
Cough, CouqIl,

Night and day, until the strength is
entirely exhausted, and that dreaded
word " Consumption" begins to be whis-
pered among friends. That's common
story, familiar to the people of every
town and village.
There's another story which ought to
be as widely known as the story of dis
ease, and that is the story of the cures
effected by the use of DR.. Picrce's Golden
Medical Discovery. Bronchitis, asthma,
obstinate, deep-seated coughs, bleeding
of the lungs, and other forms of disease
which affect the respiratory organs, are
permanently cured by the use of Golden
Medical Discovery.
rOnly for DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery / think would be in my grave to-dayp
writes Mr.. Moses Miles, of Hiliard, Uinta Co
wyoming. 81 had asthma so bad I could not
sleep at night and was compelled to give M
work. II affected my lungs so that coughed
all the time, both night and day. NY friends
all thought had consumption. MY wife in
sisted on my trying DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery which 1 did. / have taken four
pounds, thanks to DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send II
one-cent stamps for book in paper covers
or 81 stamps for cloth-bound. Address
sr. K. '. fierce, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

county TO represent large comraIJv of solii En-,
clal reputation; 1890 salary per wear. navab-
weekly; % per day absolutely sure aud ali ex.
commission; salary paid each Saturday ara ~
pTnse money advanced each week STAND-
hKD HOUSE, 354 DEARBORN ST.. CHICAGO
I-IS-IHt -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
JAcksoWvILLE's GREAT FIRE.

= Florida's beautiful metropolis wa:
swept almost out of existence by q
cyclone of fire last Friday.
The rapidity with which the flames
spread and the amount of damage
done in so short a time beat all records
The fire originated from a spark
falling on the moss drying shed OF
Cleveland's fiber factory at 1890, p.
M, and in exactly seven hours from
that time nearly the whole city were
only smoking embers.
Some idea of the intenseness of the
heat may be gathered from the fact
that the Gardner building, supposed
to have been fire-proof, and one Of the
biggest buildings in the city, was just
eleven minutes in burning.
Smaller buildings were consumed
almost in the twinkling of an eye.
Trunks taken from the hotels and
placed in the middle OF Hemming
park were dried to powder without
ever igniting and snakes along the
river wharves were burned to death
before they could swim out into the
stream.
The fairest portion of the city was
laid waste.
The Windsor, st. James, Placide,
United States, Albemarle and other
hotels were destroyed; every church
in the city, save one, met a like fate,
and the convent and schools were all
consumed.
One hundred and forty blocks are
in ashes.
The loss is estima ted to exceed fif-
teen millions; ten thousand people
are left homeless; many destitute, and
five Were discovered to have persisted |
in the flames, among whom was Col.
Harry ID. Bonnetheau, one of the
most popular men in the city.
The people of the country did not
wait for an appeal for help before do
mating money and supplies to relieve
i'm m cd q ta wants
Governor Jennings at once wired
$4,000 as the states contribution,
and the mayors, aldermen and boards
of trade in many towns of the state
followed the example. and
many individual subscriptions we've
wired to the proper authorities, Mr..
Fiagler heading the list with S., 900 and
5000 more if necessary; New York
started $4,000 supply
train, Atlanta, Savannah, Tampa. and
other cities are doing likewise on a
smaller scale.
Ocala sent in a contribution an.
preaching seven hundred dollars, and
this liberolity is only a fair index to
that shown in all parts of the coun.
try.
The brave hearted citizens of Jack.
'onville are not discouraged, and on
he old ruins will build a more sub
tantial, beautiful and enduring city
han the one just sacritie to the god
# flames.
The Gardner building will be inn
nediately regretted and will be an
light instead of a six story building
before. The proprietors of the n
Windsor will build a handsomer hotel 6
han the one destroyed. The Metrop. p
lis will be housed in a four.story 81
uilding. The Hubbard, Baldwin.
nd other buildings will be at once re-. -
uilt. MIR. c. 0. Livingston who lost ef
n buildings, estimated to be worth 81
$1,000 without a cent of insurance, OF
rs already begun rebuilding, and his D,
'ample will set the pace and be fol- M
wed by others, and in a fortnight co
jacksonville will be the city of the W
eatest activity in the south. W.
God bless and prosper her brave ali
arted people. Di
DO
po
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

Inc young man who wants TO marry
happily should pick out good mother
and marry one of her daughteIs-any
one will do said the late Phil Armour
That's right. There's nothing in this
world so good as good mother.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

The Nashville Banner says Texas is
intoxicated with oil. If il had been
generally known that it was that sort
of Gil the state couldn't have held the
prosrectors by this time.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

Pneumonia follows la grippe, hnt
never follows the use of Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar, the great throat and lung
remedy. Anti Monopoly Drug
Store. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

The Rev. Or. Parkhurst complains
that he is not treated well by the
newspapers. This is base ingratitude
coming as 1t does from a man who has
received more free advertising than
any man in Atlanta .Jour.
nal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
GENTLEMEN. Get the New Novel discovery
Pig % N NIL. K
IMlEGTInN

lures .'onorThoea and elect in one TO four DAVIS
Its action is magical Prevents stricfure All
complete To be carried in vest pocket SIRE
preventative. Sent by mall in PLAN packaoe
prenald on receipt of price. 81 per box. three
l0r $3.50 Anti Monopoly Drug Store OcaIa Fla
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10
Growth of Divorces in the United
States,

In 1870 81 per cent. of all marriages
in the United States ended in divorce
courts. In 1881 the percentage had
risen to As. In 1890 it was So, and in
1870 it was per cent. In other
words, the percentage of divorces to
marriages ina this country has more
than doubled since 1879.
The total number of divorced in the
United States for given year was
23,427. During the same year COLL
divorces were granted in all the world
outside of the Unit. d States. There
was an excess of 1861 divorces in this
country as compared with the remain.
der of the world. OF foreign coun-
tries the smallest number of divorces
in the given year was in Canada, where
only II were granted. Next to the
largest number was in France, with
6245 in the year. Germany was a
close second with only one hundred
less.
From a religious standpoint there
are about SO divorces to every 100000
Catholics, while divorces for the same
total among Professionals are 2S3.
More than 40 per cent of all divor-
ces granted in the United States is on
the ground of desertion, aud divorces
are five times as frequent in the CITY
as ia the country districts.
MIR. Thomas K. Spencer one of the
Oldest and most prominent citizens
of Tampa, died Monday afternoon. In
the early days he was printer and
journalist; was soldier in the civil |
war, eight years sheriff, and was port
collector under President Cleveland.
Science has found that rheumatism
is caused by uric acid in the blood.
This poison should he execrated by
the kidneys. No rheumatism with
healthy kidneys. Foley's Kidney
Cure always makes them well. Anti.
Monopoly Drug Store. m
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst COMPLAINS
that he is not treated well bv the
newspapers. This is base ingratitude
coming as 1t does from man who has
received more free advertising than
any man in America.-Atlanta Jour.
nal.
The young man who wants TO marry
happily should pick out good mother
and marry one of her daughteIs-anv
one will do said the late Phil Armour
That's right. There's nothing in this
world so good as Il good mother.
The Nashville Banner SAYS Texas is ,
intoxicated with oil. If il had been 8
known that it was tina. sort
of oil the state couldn't have held the ;
by this time.-Atlanta +,
Journal.
Pneumonia follows la CRIME bp, h
never follows the use of Foley's Hon. O
~ and Tar, the great throat and lunp |,
remedy. Anti = Monopoly Drug y
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-05-10

Science has found that rheumatism
is caused by uric acid in the blood.
This poison should he execrated by
the Kidneys. No rheumatism with
healthy kidneys. Foley's Kidney
Cure always makes them well. Anti
Monopoly Drug Store. M
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12
ASSASSIN Is
LEON C. ZOLGOSZ
SAYS HE is AN ANARCHIST IN
WRITTEN CONFESSION.
HAS NO SIGN OF INSANITY
Planned Deed Three Days Ago and
Bought Revolver in BuffaIo-In.
sists He Has No Confederate-Pat
erson Anarchists Drink Toasts to
Criminal and Celebrate.

Buffalo, Sept. Leon G. Zolgosz
the WOuld-be assassin of President
Mckinley, has signed confession in
which he states that he is an anarchi 1t
and became an enthusiastic member
Of that body through the influence of
Emma Goldman's writings and lee
lures. He denies having any confel-
crate and says he decided On the act
three days ago and bought a revolver
in Buffalo. Zolgosz does not appear
the last uneasy or penitent for his &C.
ton. He shows no sign of insanity.
Paterson Anarchists Pleased.
New York Sept. 7-As a whole, the
anarchist group of Paterson, N j., ex,
presses no regret at the shooting of the
president. On the contrary there
was a great gathering of members
last night and the would-bn assassin
of the president was toasted in beer
time and time again. They all deny
there is any truth to the report that
at any time Mckinley was included
in the plot to assassinate the heads of
nations. They claim the presidents
life was never declared forfeited by
them and that the work of yesterday
is that of another branch of the or.
ganization.
Others Suspected.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE opinion
of secret service officials here is that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12

Washington, Sept. THE opinion
If secret service officials here is that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12
PHOTOGRAPHERS IN
SESSION CHOOSE OFFICERS

st. Paul, Sept. 6.-The Northwest
ern Photographers yesterday elected
the following officers:
PRESIDENT. R. Snow. Mankato
Minnesota.
Vice Presidents-George Kraft. st.
Paul; J. B. Zweifel, Duluth.
Secretary-John Gunderson, Wi
mona.
Treasurer-W. S. Weeks, Litchfield.
Vice President-For North Dakota
j. A. Hubertz. Fargo; South
Dakota, A Stevens, Butler; Iowa, E.
W. Spur, DEBORAH; Wisconsin, o. G.
SWanetZ Mansion