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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
Words Came By Accident

''Hurrah!' It used to be
'Hurray!" and the cry is as old
as England. 1t is the battle cry
OF the old Morse vikings us they
swept down to burn and murder
among the peaceful British.
''Tur aiev' was their war cry,
which means Thor aid!"-an
appeal for help to Thor, the god
of battles, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Its all humbugH' Perhaps
it is. Humbug is the Irish
''uim bog" pronounced hum
bug, meaning bogus money.
King James II coined worthless
money from his mint at Dublin,
his 2O-shilling piece being worth
two-pence. The people called it
'uim bog
1t was ROman gentleman of
1000 years ago who first asked
where the shoe pinches. He
had just divorced his wife and
his friends wanted to know what
was the matter with the woman.
They declared she was good and
pretty. Now said the hus-
band, taking off his shoe, isn't
that a nice shoe? It's a good
shoe, ch? A pretty shoe, Ell:
A new shoe, eh: And none of
you can tell where it pincheS
me-
Before you can say Jack
Robinson arose from the be-
havior of one John Robinson.
He was a fool. He was in such
a hurry when he called on his
friends, that he would be off be-
fore he had well knocked at the
door.
There they go, -skel-
teri" That phrase was coined at
the defeat of the Spanish Ar
mazda. The great fleet of the
Spanish invasion was driven by
storm and stress of the English
attack north of the Helder river
and south to the Skelder river
the Scheldt.
Do you know why a share is
called push?" This is not a
riddle, but just an example of
how words get twisted. The
ancient Latin word for Il hare
was ''lepus.'' The Norman
knights who came over with
William the Conquernr pro-
nounced the word lie puss. -
The puss he remains today.
600 to Halifax!'' That town
was a place of special terror Tor
rOgueS, because of the first rude
guillotine invented there by Man
naye for chOpping off felons'
heads. Halifax law was that the
criminal ''should be condemned
first, and inquired upon after -
Coventry had a queer law in old
times, by which mono but free
men of the city could practice a
trade there. Strangers were
starved out. Hence the phrase
for shutting u man out of human
company sent to Coventry.
"Spick and span" comes from
the ''spikes'' and "spanners''-
the hooks and stretcherS for
stretching cloth new from the
loom.
To ''dun' a man for debt
comes from the memory of Joe
Dun. bailiff of Lincoln, who was
so keen a collector that his name
has became a prOverb.
'NewS' is a queer word-the
initials of north, east, west, south
which appeared on the earliest
journals as Il sign that informal
ton was to be had here from the
four quarters of the world. The
sign was N EW S and gave us
our word "news.''
just Look at Her.
| Whence came that srrlghtly step, fault
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
J. r. Oomenqeaux,
FIRE
INSURANCE..
Oil Land for Sale!
2O-arpent Tract.

Situated about II acres
from the Moresi Oil Well.
Land is free from mortgage
or lease. For further in J.
formation apply to
IRWIN MOUTON, Lafayette, La,
Aug. 2;-It.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
SheriH'S Sale.

Marie Selma Roy, widow, VS.. Lillian PARCEL,
minor; G. II. Mouton, curator ad hoe.
Parish of Lafayette, 18th Judicial Dis
trict, State of Louisiana, No. 4SI4.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
Royal Perquisites.

The King of England has the
right by statute to the head of
every whale caught on the coasts
of his kingdom. The tail is to go
to the queen, that her wardrobe
shall be furnished with whale
bone. The king is also entitled
every sturgeon brought to land
in the United Kingdom, and
should receive, too, every year,
from divers persons, a table
cloth worth 3 shillings, two white
doves two white hares. a cataDult,
a pound of cumin seed, a horse
and halter, a pair of scarlet hose,
a nightcap, falcon, two knives, a
lance worth 2 shillings' and Il
silver needle from his tailor.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30

that has any real signigcance in
it.
Ages Of Animals.
Elephants live 100 years and
upward: rhinOcerOS, 20: camel,
100: lion, % to 20: tigers, leo
pards, jaguars and hyenas lin
continement), about 25, beaver,
so: deer, 20: fox, II to 10: lamaS,
10: channels, %: monkeys and
balloons, IS to IS: hare, 8: SPUR
rel, Z: rabbit, Z: swine, %: stag,
under 80: horse, 30: ass, 30:
sheep. under 10: COW, 20: OK, 30;
swan, parrots and ravens, POO:
eagle, 100: geese, so: hens, and
pigeons, 10 to IS: hawk, 30 to 40:
crane, "a: blackbird, 10 to II:
peacock, 20: pelican, 40 to 80;
thrush, 3 to 10: wren, , to B.:
nightingale, 10: blackcap, -:
innet, IA to %: goldtinch. 20 to
"a: redbreast, 10 to 10: skylarl<,
10 to II: tidark, : to 6: haftinch,
20 to "a: starting, 10 to -: carp,
60 to $50: pike, 30 to 40: salmon,
IS: Goldfish, II to II: eel, TO-:
crocodile, 100: tortoise: 100 to
200: whale, estimated, 1000:
queen bees live + years, drone +
months, worker bees months.
Truthful Tommy.
Tommy, how did you get all
the back of your neck sunburnt:'
'Pullin weeds in the garden. -
But your hair is all wet. my son. :"
That's perSpiratiOn. Your
vest is wrong side out, too. -
Put it on that way a-purpose. -
And how does it happen,
Tommy, dear, that you have got
Johnny HOward's trousers On?'
Tommy latter Il long pauSe(-
Mother. l cannot tell a lie! I've
been a-swimmin'.
Compensation Of Teachers.
Times Democrat.
Prof. White. Republican candi-
date for superintendent of public
instruction in Missouri, says
there are 10000 school teachers
in that State and their average
compensation is less than 5000 a
year. Noting that statement,
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
remarks: ''Teaching school in
in this State pays an average Of
less than 81 a week Out of this
sum teachers are required to pay
their own expenses to the annual
county institutes. All but a
few hundred of those 10000
teachers are employed in the
rural districts. In the cities.
notably in Kansas City and ST.
Louis. teachers salries are about
as they are in Eastern cities and
the cost of living is somewhat
less. In no section or State is
the compensation of public school
teachers as high as Justice re-
quireS and expediency impera-
lively calls for. The law of
trade-the relation between de-
mand and supply not be
too strictly followed in regula-
ting the salaries of teachers.
The interests of the public-the
present and future welfare of
the States -are best served by
getting the best service and
paying a good price for it. Ig-
nOrance and incOmpetency do
incalculable harm when they
constitute a teachers equipment.
A State gislature-almOst any
State legiSlatue-hab itually en-
plOys large number Of super
fuOuS dOOr-keeperS, messengers,
and other stipendiaries and pays
them extravaga But when
teachers are wanted-and es-
pecially female teachers-the
cheeseparing begins. Missouri il
no worse in this respect than
several other States. There is
need of reform all along the lines,
including the District of Column
bia, where the compensation of
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA,
BRANCH NO. 7o2 meets Ist and sd Sum
days after high mass, at Home Fire Co. hall.
Address Robi. II. Broussard, Secretary,
Lafayette, La.
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
meets Ist Saturday of each month, at court
house. a.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30

Prejean & Leblanc sell trunks
trunks, trunks, cheap, cheap,
cheap.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
ol0nSky Bros.

Representing Two OF the Largest
Tailoring Firms in tn" United States
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30

Aug. 2S-4,.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27

Continued on Page -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27

Mr.. Breckons is accompanied also by
Miss Sackett, who will act as fis sec
retary. The coming of Mr.. Breckons
does not affect the status of Mr..
Dunno, excepting that he is no longer
Acting United States Attorney" He
still retains his commission as Assist
ant United States Attorney by virtue
of the appointment made by Attorney
General Knox, while Mr.. Baird was in
office.
Mr.. Breckons is to remain at the Ha-
waiian for the present. He has quite
a large number of friends in the city,
the wyoming delegation in Honolulu
being quite strong. He is still quite
a young man, and made decidedly IA
vorable impression upon the Federal
court officials yesterday. Years ago
he was a printer, but he gave up that
art when he was twenty-five, TO take
up the practice of law, in which he
gained an enviable reputation at Chey
eune. from which place he was ap-
pointed District Attorney for Hawaii.
fTe IS also a former resident of Wash
ington. and is a graduate of George
town University in that city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
GEN. EAGAN HALLENGED.
Former Uormissafy General Eas
Trouble With Col. Harlow.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. loving
to a misunderstanding in Guaymas,
Mexico, Two Americans became involv-
ed in a quarrel that is said to have
led to a challenge to meet upon the
field of honor. One was Gen. Charles
P. Eagan, who came into prominence
through the army beef investigation;
the other, Col. Willis P. Harlow, of No
gales, and an attorney with a national
reputation.
Eagan, who has been representing
W. c. Greene in his legal contest re-
garding the Cobre Grande copper
mines of Mexico, met Harlow at the
hotel. The two, so the story goes, had
a warm dispute. Later, it is alleged,
Harlow penned a challenge that was
handed to Eagan. Developments are
awaited by the American colony upon
the return of Harlow, who is reported
in conference with Greene at Cananea.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
MAJOR ROBINSON
Is IN HONOLULU
On His Way to Manila Where
tie Has Been AS
signed.

Among the notables on the transport
Warren are Major and Mrs. Robinson,
who are en- route to Manila, where the
Major has been recently assigned to
duty. Major and Mrs. Robinson have
a host of friends in Honolulu. and
they were heartily greeted yesterday
on their temperance. Major Robin
son is accompanied by his clerical force
of three young men,
Captain Cannon, u. s. A. is the new
quartermaster of the Warren. He
formerly occupied the same position
on the Sherman, but. as the latter is
undergoing extensive repairs, he was
assigned to the Warren for the present
trip.
health of the transport, is not new to
Honolulu. He was for a year and a
half attached to the transport Han
cock. and was with that vessel when
the Forty-fourth Regiment was on
board. at the time the Hancock was
thrown open for a reception to the
and was also aboard
when the Philippine Commission was
taken to Manila. Surgeon McVane is
one of the most popular men on the
Warren.
who has been attached TO the Warren
making his last trip in the vessel. On
it's return to San Francisco he will be
out of the service.
Second officer Dow of the Warren
was formerly captain of the Coast
ship Pathfinder, and was in
of the vessel when she Wis
ted Honolulu more than a year ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
A GREAT DISCOVERY.
One That Nay RevolutlonIzs the
Worlds Motive Power.

NEW YORK, February ia cable
to the Sun from London says; Asser-
tions have been made in the press in
the past few DAYS that a new valve
mechanism, which has been test
ed on the Great Northern Rail-
way, will reduce coal consump-
ton forty per cent, and that a To-
comotive thus fitted and with 40
pounds of steam will do more work
than the ordinary one with 210 pounds.
The president of the road told the
stockholders yesterday that its impor-
tance was probably exaggerated.
1t may be added here that another
invention, which is really epoch-mak-
ing. was recently perfected and will be
81 on announced. 1t has been tested
by the highest authorities, who affirm
that ii will revolutionize the motive
power of the world. 1t cannot be de-
scribed now, but it comes from Ger
many.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
SEVENTY-FN TREES
GIVEN TO HAWAII
Secretary Wilson'S Method to En-.
courage Observance Of
Arbor Day.

When Arbor day comes around next
April, Hawaii will be the recipient of
seventy-five beautiful shade trees, es-
pecially adapted to this climate, the
gift of the Department of Agriculture
at Washington. Secretary Wilson has
planned for this year an entirely new
departure in the encouragement of tree
planting, supplementary to the regular
annual distribution of seeds, by the
aid of Congressman.
In April the department will assign
to each Senator. Representative and
Delegate, seventy-five shade trees.
Care is to be taken that the trees
shall be varieties suited to the eli
mate or region where they are to be
set out, and they are to be forwarded
to their respective new homes.
1t is not known yet whether any
word has been received from Delegate
Wilcox, but it is expected the trees will
be Forthcoming in a few weeks. AS
the school children do more planting
on Arbor days than others, the proba-
bilities are that the duty of planting
Secretary Wilson's trees will be as
signed to the schools of the Terri
tory.
Arbor day is a day set apart by most
States and Territories for the volun-
tary planting of trees by the people.
The object is to encourage the plant
ing of trees and to stimulate public
interest in forestry. The Importance
of the day has been greatly increased
by interesting the children of the pub
lie schools in its observance. The day
is made a school holiday. and special
and often elaborate programs of ex-
ercises are carried out. Arbor day
was inaugurated by the Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture, which, in
1874, recommended that the second
Wednesday in April of each year be
dedicated to the work of planting trees.
Since then most of the States and Ter
ritories have followed the custom, Ha-
waii observing it with the rest.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27

s. W. BRECKONS, of Wyoming.
81 was sworn in by Judge Estee
yesterday afternoon, as United
States District Attorney for Hawaii.
Mr. Breckons. accompanied by his wife
and child, arrived yesterday morning
on the transport Warren, and has
taken up temporary quarters at the
Hawaiian Hotel.
Mr.. Breckons did not appear in court
until after noon. though a special ad-
jOurnment was taken to II o'clock at
the morning session in anticipation of
his coming. He appeared at 2 o'clock,
however. and was presented to the
court by Mr.. Dunno, Immediately TAX
ing the oath of office, which was ad
ministered by Judge Estee.
Mr.. Breckons Immediately took hold
of his new official duties. and spent
the afternoon with Mr.. Dunno in going
over the work of the office. To an
Advertiser reporter yesterday Mr..
Breckons said that he intended to start
in Immediately. but that he would
make no changes of any kind, as he
was well satisfied with the way the
Office had been conducted. Mr. Breoll-
ons stated that the trip down had
been exceedingly rough, but still was
very pleasant. as he had many friends
among the army officers on board
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
Fear Volcano Eruption

CHILPANCINGO. Mex. Feb. 15.-Great
alarm prevails here. as well as in Chilapl
and TixtIa. at the discovery Of volcanic
smoke issuing from the openings in the
summit of Temalacatlalco. on the road
between this city and Chilapa. Residents
of the town named threaten TO migrate
10 distant parts. so alarmed are they at
this new indication of subterranean dis
turbance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
Fresh Revolt IN Congo

ANTWERP, Feb. ia steamer sr-ir
ing here from the Congo reports tiiat
fresh revolt recently occurred in ta
Wells district and that Batatela reae-
have been annthilated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
Plague in the Punisb.

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from La
hore says that under the new regime Of
noD-fntervention the plague IS ravagiug
the Punjab and 1000 deaths are occurring
daily.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
sharp Retorta.

Lord Chief Justice Kenyon, whose
parsimony was well known, lived in a
large, gloomy house in Lincoln's Inn
liclds. OF this house Jekyll observed
that all the year round it is Lent in
the kitchen and Passion week in the
parlcr." At this some one said that
though the fire was dull In the kitchen
CRATE the spits were bright. "It Is quite
irrelevant" said Jekyll, ''to talk about
sfits, for nothing turns on them" On
the same lord buying a secondhand
suit of clothes and finding a pocket
handkerchief left in q pocket Jekyll
declared 1t was the very first he ever
had. :
To Welsh judge notorious for his
great greed Of Office and his want of
personal cleanliness, complaining to
Jekyll as to his being neglected, the
latter said in his most amiable tones:
my dear sir, you have asked the min
lister for almost everything. Why don't
you ask him for piece Of soap and a
nailbrush T-Gentleman's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
Wearing out fine Nerxe..

Many people wear themselves out
needlessly. Their conscience is a ty-
rant An exaggerated sense of duty,
says the London Doctor, leads many
person to anxious, ceaseless activity,
to be constantly doing something, over
punctual, never idle second of time,
scorn to rest. Such are in unconscious
nerve tension. They say they have no
time to rest, they have so much to do,
not thinking they are rapidly uniting
themselves for probably what would
have been their best and greatest work
in after years. Self control of nerve
force is the great lesson of health, and
therefore of life itself. To understand
how to relax is to understand how to
strengthen nerves. Hearty laughter is
a source of relaxation, as are also all
high thoughts, as those of hope, beau
ty, trust or love. Relaxation Is found
in diversion.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
The English Pheasant.

The pheasant in England, if not ex-
actiy indigenous. is certainly effectual-
" Aaturalized and, though originally
from the Caucasus. may after a thou
sand or so years of acclimatization be
lo' krd upon as truly British Tradition
has 1t that the pheasant was brought
into Europe by the Argonauts 1t was
probably introduced into England by
the Romans. 1t certainly preceded the
Nermans. Peasant hen and peasant
cock appeared in King Harold's bill
of fare. Thomas Beckett is popularity
supposed to have dined off a pheasant
the day he was murdered.
In the time of Edward 1. the price of
a pheasant was fourpence, while wood
cock Gt makes ones mouth water)
were but farthings a pair. Two hun
dred years later pheasants had risen to
twelvepence apiece and woodcocks. to
penny, while snipes could still be
had at threepence dozen.
AS long ago as the time of Henry
VIII. the pheasant, as it still does, ap-
parently led to d "tip," though on a
somewhat lower scale than now. ERE
wardes for bryngyng Of p'sents" ap-
pears in L'Estrange's Household
Book" '1tm to Mr.. Asheley svnt for
bryngyng of fesaunt cooke and iii.
woodcocks We XvIIJth daye of Octo-
bre, in reward d."-Fortnightly Re
view.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
Medicine Bottle. a. Cod.

A lady missionary in Burma some
time ago gave the following account of
how she was the innocent cause of the
worship Of medicine bottles having
been Instituted. In one of her tours
she came upon village where cholera
was raging. Having with her a guam
tty of a famous pain killer, she went
from house to house administering the
remedy to those attacked and left a
number Of bottles to be used after she
had gone.
Returning to the village some months
subsequently she was met by the head
man of the community, who cheered
and delighted her by this intelligence:
Teacher, we have come over to your
side. The medicine did us so much
good that we have accepted your god"
Overjoyed ut this news, she was con-
Quoted to the house of her informant,
who, opening room, showed her the
pain killer bottles solemnly arranged
in a row upon the shelf, and before
them the whole company Immediately
Frustrated themselves in worship.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
Her Best Front,

1t was at Nantucket one summer that
city visitor learned a new way of
displaying ones personal adornments
during a call upon one of the native
Nantucketers. 1t was a nice old lady
who was entertaining the strangers,
and she was very anxious that they
should see everything to advantage
and that even she herself should make
as good an appearance as possible. Un-
fortunately she had not been forewarn-
ed of the visit and was not entirely
prepared for it.
"If 1 had only known you were COM
ing" she said apologetically, 81 should
have had on my best front. This is
only my second best, but you can see
the other when you go out. for l al
ways keep it in the front room.'
Surely enough, on taking their leave
the visitors were piloted through the
front room, and there in the inside of
the melodeon, when a heavy green ba-
rege veil was carefully lifted, nicely
waved hair piece was to be seen, the
hostess best 'front.'
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
old Moon Beliefs.

The health, growth and development
of children and animals were years ago
supposed to be influenced by the moon.
If the sign. was right at the time Of
birth, they would be well formed and
intellectual, but if it was wrong there
was no telling what sort of creatures
they would become. EveYy worthless
fellow, every dog, roofing hog, fence
jumping COW or kicking horse was be-
lieved to have been born under an IN
favorable phase of the queen of night.
Queer people or those who were Of
hateful disposition were children of
the dark moon, with the sign below the
heart.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
Equal to the occasion.

A man was once given large dog to
take care of by n friend who was go
ing abroad, but the dog annoyed him
by always sitting in his best arm
chair.
One day a splendid idea struck him.
He came into the room and found the
dog in his usual seat, so he walked up
to the window and called:
''Cats! Catsr,
Up jumped the dog and rushed to
the window, while the NAM went and
sat in his chair.
A few days later the dog walked into
the room while his master was sitting
in his armchair. Going up to the win
dow, he barked loudly.
The man got up to see what was the
matter, and the dog rushed and Sc
cured the chair
Amador ledger., 1902-03-07
Manx Servants.

Servants in the Isle Of Man who re-
fuse to complete the period Of service
for which they are engaged are liable
to curious punishment. In q case be-
fore the magistrate at Peel recently
William Corlett, a farm laborer, was
charged with refusing to carry out
his engagement. 1t was stated that the
penalty provided by statute of 1866
is that the servant is to be kept in
prison and allowed one cake and cup
of water per day until he returns to
service. Corlett was spared this pun
ishment, as the magistrate was salts
fled that he had not engaged to serve
a stated period