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pie and white mahogany are the popular
fittings for the staterooms. On large
yacht several rooms will be arranged en-
suite. A yachtsman who has family
will have several rooms near each other
for his children. and In the suite will be
room for the nurses and the governess and
a nursery For the owners wife there vii!
be n stateroom, room for her maid and
a boudoir, and for the owner himself there
will be .tnteroom with an Office or den.
The drawing room on good-sized yacht
is the most artistic room on the ship, and
on visiting it one could well imagine that
he is in some handsome house on shore:
Tete-a-, etes, divans dainty chairs, cabi-
nets for bric-a-brac. handsome porcelains.
lamps, pictures on the walls ard an open
fireplace, with every article chosen with
good taste, are arranged, not onlyto please
the eye, but for the comfort of the guests.
In the music room piano and an organ are
70 be found, while all over the ship are cut
flowers and rare plants.
Guests no longer sleep in berth on such
yachts ne are now being built. The state
rooms have finely carved bedsteads of ma
hogany, bird s-eye maple or some other
rare and expensive wood The mattresses
are often pneumatic. Dainty draperies
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through pipes that have been heated, and
so no matter If it is hot or cold the tempera-
ture of the interior of these vessels can be
regulat ed to suit the wants Of the passengers.
There are many other little comforts
that the electric current furnishes. In the
staterooms occupied by women there are
electric curling-irons. Call bells are found
everywhere, so that a servant is always at
hand when wanted.
1t used to be rather annoying to have the
dynamos running while the yachts were at
anchor in order to keep the electric lights
and fans going, but this annoyance has
been overcome by the Use of the storage
battery While the yacht is under way
the sound of the dynamo is drowned by
the noise of the engines. and electricity is
being stored up for use when the yacht
comes TO anchor. The electric launches
which are carried on the davits Of modern
boats are all connected with the dynamo
during the daytime and they are fully
charged and ready for Use a.s soon as the
yacht reaches port.
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and at the end of the season everything
has TO be slowed away for the winter.
All these will bring the owners bill to
at least s25 900 before he has spent cent
for himself or his guests. The expenses
aft are regulated by the amount Of enter
tanning that the owner does. He may
prefer to cruise quietly with his family
or one or two guests, and then his expenses
will be moderate or he may like to enter
tain on lavish scale, have crowd with
him all the time and have gay times. and
then his expenses will be heavy.
yacht Of the size Of the Electra, ownef
bv Commodore Gerry, costs about s60, 900
for the season. The Electra is 1877 feet
long. There are many steamers in the
New York Yacht Club feet that cost their
owners 500, 600 a year. and not few that
cost considerably more than that.
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captain will get salary OF about $500.
and draw their salaries whether the yacht
is in commission or laid up. The chief
engineer OF good sized yacht also is paid
by the year, and his salary will be about
$1,000. The first mate will get about 800
a month and the second mate about $50.
The second engineer also will get Sl00
month and the third engineer about SIS
month. The seamen firemen and oilers
are paid $50 a month, two stewards will
get $50 month each and the cooks salary
will depend on the Amount OF entertaining
the owner does Two hundred dollars a
month for good cook is fair salary and
500 a month for the second cook.
On some yachts-large ones-there will
be a baker. For yacht in commission
three months this will make the salary
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witness the contests between the Reliance,
Columbia and Constitution for the honor
of defending the famous trophy against
Sir Thomes Lipton's Shamrock Ill. BY
the end of August or the beginning of Sep
tember the yachts will go out Of commits
sion. This makes just three months,
that the biggest of the yachts will be in
commission. Many of the smaller ones are
in use for a month or six weeks longer;
A few yachts, such as the Varuna and
Niagara, are in commission about nine
months in the year, their owners being
fond of taking long cruises in foreign waters.
The Aztec and the Pantooset have started
for cruise in European waters, and will
be in commission more than three months.
On a steamer of about 200 feet in length
there will be crew OF forty men. The
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roll 80 s,4e5. The men have to be fed. and .
fair estimate OF the cost Of feeding ehe
crew is so cents a day for each man. which
will make the total for three months o. 800
Coal is another expensive item, and of
course this cost is regulated by the amount
Of steaming the yacht does. For a vessel
Of say 200 feet in length s20O0. is kair
estimate for the coal bill for thestime IL is
in commission Each sailor, fireman and
officer on board has to have uniforms, tvo
with caps, shoes. oilskins and souwesters.
will cost another 81 600. :,
The Yacht will have to be thoroughly
overhaued before it goes into commission
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in his small steamer it was expected that
he w uld have to put up with Inconvenience
and he was willing to do so because of the
re he enjoyed. Nowadays there are no
inconveniances on lnc de N steamer:
in fact tlcy are more @ INFO tally fitted
than the fin'st o. the ocean at 'am'rs A
modern yacht Is fitted Wi the best bal
anced engl so that the vibration is
ie.uccd to minimum A dynamo furn-
ishes electric light and the electric current
is also used to run fans that circulate
air that has been drawn through ice-cooled
pipes and so make the temperature more
bearat lie even in the hottest climates
Should the yacht be making voyage in
winter or in some cool climate. the air
that i, circulated by the fans is drawn
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Of silk screen the dazzling glare Of outside
lights by day, and glass globes OF delicate
tints make the effect pleasing by night
Each sleeping room has a bathroom adjoin,-
ing, and not or cold fresh or salt water is
supplied to the bath for Use on Just turning
the tap,
1t costs a fortune to build and equip
one OF these floating palaces, and 1t takes
what many would consider a fortune 10
run ono during the short period 1t s in
commission each season. The yachting
sea son opens each year about Memorial
Day. This yesr it opens little earlier
because the America s Cup races are TO be
sailed in August and yachtsmen want to
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2s5 feet on the water line. She is owned
by James Gordon Bennett, but is seldom
seen in these waters. The Margarita.
owned by Anthony j. Drexel, is 323 feet
over all and p? feet on the water line. She
was chartered recently by President Schwab
of the United States Steel Corporation and
was used by him in an extensive cruise in
the Mediterranean last winter Eugene
Higgins Varuna is another of the large
steamers, and these were all built abroad
OF the American built yachts. A. c. Bur-
RACES Aztec, built from designs 10y Gardner
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600 each and which cost more to run each
year than some of the smaller of the ocean
steamers. The largest vessel in the pleasure
feet is the Valiant, owned by w, X. Wander
bt, This boat is 332 feet over all, POI feet
inches on the water line, 80 feet inches
beam and 20 feet 0 inches depth OF hold.
Her gross tonnage is ,s23.23 She is driven
by twin screws with two triple expansion
engines. 1t takes a crew of about sixty
men to run this yacht and her fittings are
most l,xuriant,
Next to the Valiant in size comes the
Lysstrata, which is 3li feet over all and
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and designed by Gardner Cox, rank
among the hanosomest.
Probably the most luxuriously fitted
vessel ever built in this country is the Aztec.
This yacht is now cruising in European
waters and is bound TO attract considerable
attention wherever she goes. She Is a
beautifully fitted vessel, finished very
artisticaly. There is no ost tentatious dis
play about her fittings The interior wood
work is mahogany, and the upholsterings
are rich and in keeping with the rest of
the vessel
Some years ago when yachtsman crused
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in the spring. All the woodwork will
have to be scraped. painted and vanished.
The sides of the yacht will have to be re-
painted and the vessel put on the dry
dock to be cleaned. The engines are to be
thoroughly overhauled, and there are
hundred and one things that an engineer
can find to be repaired. New wheels and
new boilers have TO be put in at regular
intervals. Sails, awnings, deck chairs.
waste. tools for the crew and many other
things will be needed before the yacht will
be ready, and the stewards will find that
china, glass, linen, and many other articles
for use in the owners quarters are wanted
ing, vanishing and overhauling to be
done to keep the yacht in first-class shape ,
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Some wears ago it was the custom of
wealthy Americans to go to Britain TO have
steam yachts designed and built, and there
are many vessels enrolled in the fleet of the
New York Yacht Club that were constructed
on the other side of the water. American
designers and builders, however, have
made such progress during the last Few
wears that the best appointed, most hand
somely fitted and furnished and the best
constructed steam yachts in the world
are now built in American yards. 1t was
the custom to go to British designer have
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When making long voyages the question
Of fresh meats and vegetables used to be
constant worry to good steward and not a
little annoyance to the owner. Now yachts
are fitted with ice-making machines. Some
of the yachts, such as the Aztec and Mona I,
can make nine or ten tons Of ice day. A
cold storage room is built on board and pro-
visions that will last for months if wanted,
can ,e carried. Salt meats and canned
vegetables and fruits are not wanted on a
modern yacht that is properly equipped.
Evaporating and dstilling plants are also
put on the up-to steam yacht, and the
water question consequently never causes
any worry.
When bicycles were popular it was no
uncommon sight to see launch put ashore
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plate glass, and, II desired, can he lowered
so that there is always plenty of cool air
Sideboards and bu!fets finish the furnish
ings OF the saloon. A buffers pantry is
usually between the saloon and the gal
ley. Galleys are put on the deck in
stead Of below. and thus all thesmell OF
the chefs work does not get into the
sleeping apartments. At the after end OF
this deckhouse there Ia a social hall. or
a music room, and this is usually finished
in some light wood, with draperies in keep
ing The smoking room is often on the
upper deck, and there mahogany or dark
oak is popular.
On the main deck are the sleeping or
state rooms, the drawing room and the
ladies' saloon. Satinwood, hutternut, ma
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the hull and engines built in a British yard
and the interior decorations done by French
and Italian workmen. Now all the work
is done in an American yard. and the naval
architects have made such strides that
they not only design the hull, engine and
interior arrangements. but attend to the
decorations. fittings and furnishings also.
A big steam yacht is luxury that only
the very wealthy can offord. There are
several vessels In the fleet Of the New York
Yacht Club that cost from $500, 600 to 81 900
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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
FAVORS STATE PRI NJ AIRY.
j Judge M0iitOn Says 1t Is the
Most Democratic Method to
Nominate u Ticket.

The Times Democrat correspondent called
upon Judge Julian Mouton, member of the
Democratic State Central Committee from
Lafayette parish, for an expression of his
views on the proper method of nominating
a State ticket. Judge Mouton said:
II have always been in favor of primaries
for the nomination of Democratic candi
dates. l believe that primary is the best
method to secure honest and free expires
sion of the popular will.
..In my opinion direct primary is the
most Democratic method to select a State
ticket, as the citizen votes directly for the
candidate of his choice. In convention
he mus, express his will through delegate.
fail to SEE the wisdom or necessity of en-
pioying political agent when the voter is
competent to act for himself. / believe
that the Democrats can be fully trusted to
select their State well their district and
parochial tickets. In this State n Demo
cratic nomination is equivalent to an cleo
ton, and l, therefore, think tina: candidates
for Governor and other State officers can
very we'll undergo the trouble of a campaign
before the Democracy
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
HYMENEAI.
Pnrter-NIOlltOn.

Miss Blanche Mouton, dalgh =
ter of Mr.. J. D. MoutOn, and Mr..
II. A. Porter were married
Saturday evening at the Catho-
lie church by Rev. Father Cam
biaire in the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives.
Mr.. A. S. Foote acted as grooms-
man and Miss Irma VOORHEES,
was idesmaid. After the
ceremony a reception was held
at the home of the brides
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter left Sun
day to spend a few days at
Slidell, Mr.. Porter's former
home. They will leave in few
days for Victoria, Texas, where
they will make their home.
They carry with them the best
wishes of their many friends in
Lafayette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
FIVE TO ON;
In Favor of Lafayette il thu
Score of Sundays Game.

Lafayette and Pillete played a
hot game last Sunday. 1t
Pillette lost out it was not
because it didn't put up good
fight. But Him., Lafayette's
new pitcher, was too much
for the visitors. His balls were
too hard to hit. His variety
of curves confused the ordi-
narily good batters of the Pilette
team. The clever manner in
which they we're famed out
discouraged the tossers from
Pillette, but they rallied after
the third inning and allowed no
more runs. In all except the
third inning frSt-class ball was
played. Features of the game
were Labbe's catch in the field
and Hinz's pitching. AS usual
Alpha did fine work. The bat
ting of the Lafayette team was
unusually good. Broussard
tried hard to save the day for
Pillette, but lack OF support IN
the third inning was impossible
to overcome. The following is
the score by innings:
| Lafayette-O 0 ) 0 0 o . %
Pillettc- 90 0 0 . o . o.
The lineup was: Lafayette
Suarez, G. f.; Schuling, b.
Shows, c.: Liable, +. f.: Meaux
f. b.: Peck, b.: Alpha, $. s.
Montgomery, !. f.: HIM, p
Pillette -FOreman, $. s.; e.
Broussard, p, O. Comeaux, G..
E. Langlinais. e. f.; r. Langli
nais 2 b.. H. Comeaux, h.; j
Broussard l.. f.; A. Meaux 3 b..
j. G. BrOussard, l. +.
Lafayette will play Jeanerette
Sunday and Monday at the
Lafayette Base Ball Park.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
Too Many Dogs.

Last Monday Officer, Hebert
killed a dog which had been bit
ten by mad dog. Officer He
bert informed The Gazette that
while only IS dogs wear collars
bought from the town, three or
four hundred can be found for
which no collars have been Sc
cured. Nearly all the negro
families own dogs which are
keptinside when the dogkiller is
around. Officer Hebert believes
that a tax levied on all dogs
would have a tendency to re-
duce the canine population.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
MAN(:IED by CARS.
The Horrible Fate of &. &. Com
way on Louisiana Western.

G.. G.. Conway, a brakeman on
the Louisiana Western, fell off
a train near DuSOn Tuesday
night and was killed. His body
was horribly mangled. When
the train reached Rayne conway
was found to be missing and
a search resulted in the dis
covery of his body a short dis
lance from DusOn. Shortly
before leaving Lafayette Con
way was seen in an intoxicated
condition and it is believed that
he slept on the train and while
sleeping fell between the moving
cars. The unfortunate man had
a wife and two child rem in
Houston. The railroad men at
this point took charge of the
body and had it embalmed at
Vigneaux'S It was subsequent
ly sent to Houston for burial.
Conway was young man.
Just say Clark. That means
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
Public. School Notice.
VOLUME X].
House FurnisherS.

In conformity with the requirements OF
law, official notice is hereby given that the
next regular examination of applicants for
certificates teach in the public schools OF
Louisiana will he hell On or before the 2I>t
day of August, 1905.
Attention is also called to the fact that no
persons can be lawfully appointed I" teach
in this State unless that person Is III posses
sion Of an une pred cettircaie I" teach.
Further attention is called to the tol!o~'ns
regulations adopted hy the Scho": Board OF
Lafayette parish on July II. 1909:
G) Principals Of Central Graded Schools
must be in possession of Firs, Grade Cer.ih
Gates.
(e) Principals of Primary Schools must
hold crrthcate not lower Than the second
grade.
The appointment of such teachers as are
eligible will probably be ma,!c in a few days,
aud the appointment of teachers for the pr'-
mary schools will probably be deferred t" a
date after the August examination.
For further information apply in person I"
l.. J. ALLEMAS,
Parish Superintendent
Lafayette, La. June Fl, 1903. ~.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
LpSter-McBrille.

Mr.. Abbey Lester and Miss
COrnelia Mcbride were united
in marriage Wednesday evening
at the Catholic church, Rev.
Father Cam biaire officiating.
The bride is a daughter of the
late G. G.. Mcbride and the
groom is a well-knOwn young
man of this town. He is in the
employ of the Southern Pacific
Company.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
The Doctors Meet.

The Parish Medical Associa-
ton held a meeting Saturday
for the purpose Of providing for
the proper entertainment of the
State Medical Association which
is to hold it's next annual session
in Lafayette. Dr.. j. 2. Francez
presided over the meeting and
Dr.. F. E. Girard acted as
secretary. Drs TolsOn, r. e..
Girard, j. F.. Mouton and Mayer
were appointed as com mittees
to cooperate with the people OF
the town and to call upon the
Council, Police Jury and Busl-
ness Mems AssOcia ton with a
view of making the necessary
arrangements to receive and
entertain the State association.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
A NEW OIL FIELD
Which Promises to Develop into
one of the Greatest in
the World.

The discovery of oil on Atcha-
falaya river, in ST. Martin parish,
would seem to confirm the Opin-
ion expressed by a scientist
thirty years ago that under this
section of Louisiana lies a vast
lake of oil. The Atchafalaya
Oil Company-of which Robert
Martin, Dr.. Joseph Martin, Geo.
Knight, A. Goulas, Geo. Shell
burne, Scott Kelso and Dick
Davis of st. Martinville, are
mem bers-has just found un-
mistakable evidence of the
existence of a great field of oil
along the Atchafalaya river.
At a depth of about $50 feet
oil in large quantities was
found by the drillers, Messrs.
Jones and Fletcher. The oil
is of a good grade, as was shown
by an analysis made by a COM
petent chemist. The company
owns 5000 acres of land, in the
CiAo % "'~AA
field. The wells are in the
center of the Atchafalaya cy-
press swamps which have al
ready contributed millions to
the wealth of the State. But it
we are permitted to Judge from
the present outlook, these great
cypress forests, out of which
fortunes have been made, will
yield still more abundantly from
their subterranean wealth.
This new oil field is about
twenty-five miles from the
Placquemine Locks. Being
along the Atchafalaya river the
shipping facilities are excep-
tional. Within 4 radius of 800
acres signs of gas can be seen
everywhere. Gas, which causes
the bubbling of a small stream,
first attracted the attention of
oil men. This peculiarly has
been observed since many years.
Oats, corn. hay, bran and all
kinds Of feed stuff at Magnolia
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
\ GOAT
PLAYS an Important Part in Il
Happy Incident.

Friday night when the Sontag
Band was having it's weekly con-
cert at Parkinson grove, the
musicians and audience were
very much surprised and some
what mystified by the appear
ance of three gentlemen and a
goat. There was nothing strange
about the presence of the three
gentlemen, but no one under
stood the mission of the goat,
until Mr.. J. G.. Daspit, the able
Young lawyer of Breaux Bridge.
stepped up and, in well-worded
talk, explained the purpose of
their visit and the meaning of
the goats presence in such dis
tinguished company. He said
that he and the other gentle
men, Messrs. Champagne and
Orillon, had been delegated by
the people of Breaux Bridge to
present to the Sontag Band q
goat which was in a very quail
fed to serve as a mascot for
that excellent organization. Mr..
Daspit made an appropriate
speech, thanking the Sontag
Band for their valuable co-opera-
ton at a festival given by the fire
department of Breaux Bridge
on the 18th of July. The band
thanked the donors for the
unique gift and promised to
take good care Of it. The goat
is no ordinary animal. He is
unusually pretty. and is noted
for his appetite as was shown
by the Industrious manner IN
which he ate the ribbons that he
was decorated with. He bears
his new honors with becoming
dignity. DR.. Girard has taken
charge of him.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
For Use of the Post ONCE.

For Use of the Post once.
The Post Office Department will lease
covering FIVE years suitable apartment for
use of the post office a, Lafayette, La, sub
iect to form of lease approved by the Post
mas!er General
The lessor will provide sufficient number
of lock boxes, lock drawers, etc, to meet
public needs, ais" such furniture, mailing
table distributing case, etc, as may he re-
ouir, d, a safe or vault, together with ne
cessary heating, lighting, water, etc, making
the room satisfactory for the said "thce and
keeping same in good repair; he will also
supply additional boxes, ETC., as the needs
of the service may require.
Blanks On which to submit bids Will he
furnished by me on application, at the al
dress given below.
Very respectfully,
NJ. NJ. WARREN,
Post Office Inspector,
uly lI-3t. Ne" or'e'"s' Id
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
PSYCHOLOGICAL.

Dan Meyer, Il young man VINO
possessed the esteem and friend
ship Of Il large number OF peo-
pie, died at the Touro Infirmary
in New Orleans Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. Meyer was 20 years
of age. He came here from New
Orleans about two years ago.
His remains were inferred in the
Jewish cemetery Tuesday after
noon.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
DOunellgeauN-Durand.

Mr.. lack DOmengeaux and
Miss Amenthe Durand were
married at the Catholic church
Tuesday evening by Rev.
Father Cam biaire. Friends and
relatives of the young couple
were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Domengeaux will make their
home in Lafayette where they
have a host of friends who wish
them much happiness.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
New Brick Building.

Rene DelhOmme and Pierre
Gerac will put up a one-story
brick building on their lot at the
corner of Lincoln and Grant
avenues. The intention is to
make a foundation which will
permit the building of an
additional story should it be-
come necessary. The new
building will measure 4Ox6O.
It will be used by Prudhomme
& Delhomme for a drugs tore
and grocery.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-25
Just say ''Clark''. That means
first class photography.
CDt1ttbrSsSS wins.

The suit of D. B. Hudson VS..
The Lafayette Compress and
Storage Company has been
decided in favor of the defendant
by Judge DebaillOn. Tie suit
was for the recovery of the
alleged loss of seven bales Of
cotton, shipped from Eola to New
Orleans, with stopover at this
point to be compressed.