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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-16
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MASONIC
Hope Lodge No. AS. F. Il A. NJ.
Meets first and third Friday of each
month in Masonic Hall corner Ver-
million and Monroe. c. D. Caffery,
w. NJ: L. O. Emes, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1AS.
Lafayette Lodge No. 81 K. of p
Meets every Thursday night in Castle
Hall over The Advertiser Office
VermiliOn street. c. F. Melchert,
G. c; Geo. w. Knapp, K. of r. and
S.
Section 1886, Endowment Rank
Henry GankerdOrf. President: Joe p.
('clomb, Secretary.
UNITED wORKMEN'
Ideal Lodge, No. p, A. o. U. w.
Meets first Wednesday of each
month in Hall over The Advertiser
Office, c. o. MoutOn, NJ. WI. +.
Allingham.
ORDER RAILWAY CLERKS OF AMERICA.
Lafayette, La, Local, No. Oh
Meets over The Advertiser Office first
and third Saturday of each month at
8 p m. p. b. TOrian, C. G.: b.
Dauterive, r. c. and c.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAIN
MEN.
Morgan Lodge, No. 317-Meets
every Monday at 7::W D. M. at K.
of z. half shove The Advertiser Office.
A. J. C0musy Master: E. ChargOis,
V. Master: L. Neveu, Secretary: c. F..
Harnisch, Ffnancier; A. J. Sprole,
Collector: D. Church, Journal Agent.
a. j. Coumes. Chairman Grievance
Committee.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Lafayette Lodge, No. 3l94-Meets
End Tuesday of each month, at X of
H. hall. The following officers were
elected. ]. F. MOutOn, dictator: Alfred
Hebert, vice dictator: w. f. Adams,
assistant dictator: c. d. Caffery, past
dictator: A. T.. Mouton, financial re-
porter; F. c. TRAY, reporter: H. c..
Sales, Chaplin: Albert DelahOussaye,
guide: B. Miller, guardian: G. Schmu-
len. sentinel: B. Brieter, treasurer.
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN,
Alibamas Tribe, No. 5S,-Meets
every EIlOav dU s.""V F. liz III l "
hall. L. F. Guerre, P. S.: G. j.
Young, S: Dr. H. p. Beeler. S. s:
l. E. Bendel, j. s; j. O.. Herpin, c. of
r: Galbert Comeaux, X. of w.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIRE
Camelia Lodge, No. 653-Meets first
four Saturdays each month at X. of
p. Hall. at $50 p. m. W. H. Kimmer,
Master: J. B. Milan, Vice Master:
Ed Mouton, Secretary: q. II.
Munger. Collector: w. H. Kimmer,
chairman Local Protective Board
LADIES AUXILIARY b. r. T.
Mispah Lodge No. @.-Meets
second and fourth Thursdays, X. p.
Hall at 2 p. m. Mrs. w. D. Swift,
mistress: Mrs o. T. Ford, secretary.
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Division 3S:3-Meet every Friday at
1880 D. M. at K. of p. Hall. H. d.
French, c. c.; J. J. Vanderlinden.
See. and Treas.
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SCHOOLS.

South West Louisiana Industrial
Institute, DR.. E. L. Stephens, Presi-
dent. corner Johnston avenue and
industrial street.
Lafayette High School. public, w.
J. Avery, principal, Buchanan street
between Second street and Hopkins
venue
Lafayette Primary School, public,
Miss Fadra Holmes, principal, Main
street between Johnston and Lee
avenues,
Home Institute, r. c. Greig, prin-
cipal, st. John street, near VermiliOn.
Mt. Carmel Convent, Mother Zita,
superior, square bounded by Lafay-
cite. Convent and Madison streets.
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DIRECTORY.


CATHOLIC CHURCH-St. John ave.
nue.. end of Main street. Mass at 1870
and $3.50 a. m. and vespers at 4 p. m.
every Sunday. Mass at 6::N .. m.
on week days. Rev. f. Forge Rector.
HURCH-COrne Lincoln
avenue and Garfield street. Sunday
school every SUNDAY morning at 10
O'Clock. Services every second and
fourth Sunday in each month at 400
D, IN. Rector. Rev. c. c. Kramer.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUrH-COrner Congress and Wash
ingtOn streets. Services every Sum
day, morning at IL o'clock and night
at 8. Sunday school 1000 o. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at 1870. Epworth League, Sunday
evening at 1870. Rev. J. D. Harper
Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHCRCH:-Bucha-
nan street between Congress and Gar
field streets. Services first and third
Sundays each month at IL q. m. and
8 D. m. Sunday school 10 y. IN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Rev F. E. Rogers, pastor.
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TOWN ~OFFiCFRS.

IOW N VOUNCII.
Regular meeting first Monday of
each month at Town Hall.
COuncilmen: JnO. o. MOutOn, A.
f.. MOutOn, Geo. A. DeBlanc, Felix
Demanade, NJ. ROsenfeld, H. l..
FOntenOt. d. V. Gardebled.
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WHOLESALE GROCERIES.
Merchants Wholesale Grocer Co.
Ltd, corner Buchanan and Second
street. Telephone 21O.
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BARBER SHOPS.
The Crown Shaving ParlOrs, Gabriel
s. Taylor, p~roprietors, Lincoln ave-
nue. near depot.
Central Barber Shop, NJ. A. Har-
groder proprietor, at junction
of Jefferson and Pierce streets.
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BAKERY.

BICYCLES AND BICYCLES SUN
DRIES AND REPAIR RHOP.
A. j. Bonnet, between Madison and
Lafayette streets INT block north of
Congress street. Telephone 186.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.

President. DeClOuet
Vice President. .......E G.. VOORHEES,
Felix Mouton
Chief. E. MOutOn
Assistant Chief......Dr G. A. Martin
HOME FIRE CO.
Truck House on Congress street
rear of MOutOn Bros. store.
President. O. MOutOn
Vice President. Joe DucOte
Fin. Secretary........Feli VOORHEES,
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ATTORNEYS

ATTORNEYS
Ralph Elliott Office east side of court
house square.
VIM. Campbell. office west side of
court house square, Telephones 9.
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Official Directory.
Z. s. Senator. ........S d. McFcnerv
NJ. j. Foster.
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LAFAYETTE BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, IS A CITY o $500 1AB1TAVr
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Located on the Southern Pacific Railroad IA miles west of New Orleans in the Cae Cotton
If division ofthe Southern Pacific Railroads and the trminus OF the Alexandria ancha is hn
and growing city and an educational center The following business houses are rcomnended
reliable and worthy of your patronage:
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CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.

Emes and Alexander, Office on Grant
avenue between Lincoln avenue and
Third street.
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MILLING. GRAIN AND FEED.
Magnolia Mills, Ltd. Buchanan
street, near power house. Telephone
%.
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DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES
L. F. Rigues, corner Lincoln avenue
and Cypress streets. Telephone 1O4.
DRY GOODS. CLOTHING AND
GROCERIES.
MOutOn Bros. corner Pierce and Con-
gress street. Telephone 80.
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND
SHOES.
Levy Bros. corner VermiliOn and
Madison streets. Telephone S6-2.
Gus Schmulen, corner Pierce and Con-
gress streets. Telephone 6.
DRUGGISTS.
Lafayette Drug Co. Vermilion street,
near Madison. Telephone S6-4
FARM IMPLEMENTS, BUGGIES
AND VEHICLES.
DenbO-NichOlsOn. Co.. Id, Lincoln
avenue, between Vine and Cypress
streets. Telephone 40.
FURNITURE.
Pellerin and DeClOuet, jefferson
street. near Vermilion. Telephone %.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
The Red Store, L. F. Sales, proprie-
tor, cOrner VermiliOn and LAFAYETTE
streets. Telephone II.
L. F. Bellemin, corner Lincoln ave-
nue. and Orange streets. Telephone
1877.
GROCERIES AND CROCKERY.
Morgan 4 DeBaillOn. corner Vcrmil-
ion and Lee avenue. Telephone 81.
Prudhomme & McFaddin, Lincoln
avenue. Telephone 81.
HARDWARE, WAGONS AND
BUGGIES.
LacOste Hardware Co., Ltd. Madison
street between Main and VermiliOn.
Telephone 126.
HOTEL.
Cottage Hotel, cOrne Vermilion and
Jefferson street. Telephone ZIG.
INSURANCE.
ParkersOn and MOutOn, fire, life. and
accident insurance, VermiliOn be-
tween Jefferson and Madison streets.
LIVERY, SALE AND FEED
STABLES.
Gus Landry, corner Lincoln avenue
n Vine streets. Telephone 55.
Martin & Rogers, north side of court
house square. Telephone 8.
LUMBER YRAD.
VOrdenbaumen Lumber Co., Ltd. O.
Is. Hopkins, manager, Hopkins
/ avenue near power house.
MATTRESS FACTORY.
ILafa yptta M0ffroSS EactOrv ooruoS
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LIVERY, SALE AND FEED
STABLES,
Gus Landry, corner Lincoln avenue
and Vine streets. Telephone IS.
Martin & Rogers, north side of court
nous square. Telephone 8.
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MEAT MARKETS.
Gray & Miller, Pierce street near
Congress.
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MATTRESS FACTORY.

LAFAYETTE Mattress Factory, corner
Buchanan street and Garfield alley.
Telephone 1913.
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John Blunt, corner Monroe and
yermilion streets. Telephone oil.
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HOTEL.

INSURANCE.
Patterson and MOuton, fire. life, and
accident insurance. VermiliOn be-
tween Jefferson and Madison streets.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-04

The householder may awake at
night. to hear trampling on the top
OF his premises, TO find that an air
schooner, driven out of her course,
has struck on his frowning chimney,
and the the survivors are dashed to
his good tin roof. stamping melan-
choly holes into it as they shout for
Succor.
The Marine Courts will become
Airline Courts, TO sit on the new Ad-
miralty cases, such as the amount of
damages to be awarded to the master
or an airship because his vessel. struck
house whose owner had failed to
display the proper riding lights Or
HORSEPOWER may sue because q
skipper has permitted his vessel to
go adrift and smash his windows.
There viii be fine salvage cases that
will keep the courts and the lawyers
fat for generations. Men will catch
a.rships that have been abandoned
in a storm, and, tying them up to
their front door-steps, will hold them
for heavy salvage. OF course the
marine insurance swindler will scut-
tie airships as he does WATERSHEDS, he
will simply scuttle the gas reservoirs
of the motor instead of the hull
The question of collecting port
charges and customs duties will set
the whole world by the ears. The
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-04

Short-sighted persons have said that
the airship would surely bring univer-
sal peace because it would render all
present great land and naval arma-
ments useless. They point out that an
airship could hover over a fleet. army
camp or city at a hight so great that
cannon could hardly reach IL with any
chance for hit. and drop terrific ex-
plosives to -destrop everything in a
great radius.
That Is true. But these reasoners
forget that the other fellow could do
the same. And Furthermore. even in
land nations can own airship fleets so
they will add just so much more to the
ornaments af the earth. In addition
airships will not be nearly SO dear
as steel armor battleships. and fourth
and tifth-rate powers will enter the
great game of world-poker, where
in every player takes care TO be well
heeled."
\ Temptation to War.
Therefore the airship will be a con-
slant temptation to pugnacious or
avaricious nations to make war. And
quite without this stimulus the &C.
casion for quarrels will be vastly in
creased by the new vessel When men
get dominion of the air their interests
will conflict in hundreds of different
ways. There Will be no artificial geo.
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since. once they rise a mile or more
above the ground, the curvature OF the
earth will not limit the range of vi
sion.
Perhaps the warship of the sky will
use radium or some even more Won
derfuf element still to be discovered,
for its fighting.
Men viii invent and find all the
necessary things. as they have always
managed to invent and find what they
Eeeded. Does anybody believe that
they are going 10 miss the chance to
use the fruits of their ingenuity?
New weapons, new explosives, a
weird and wonderful theater of war.
with ranges beyond the imagination of
men of to-day-where will the white
dove of peace be in airship year?
The Poor Average Person.
Now what viii that useful and
worthy and universally ignored crea-
ture, the Average Person. get out of
It?
If a naval engagement suddenly
breaks loose over the place where he
lives, he won't even have the mourn
full pleasure of seeing what hits him.
The spectacle of battle will not be for
him. It will be too high up. But
the projectiles that go wild and ev-
erything that is smashed up there will
fall down on him with simple direct
ness.
His life insurance premiums viii
jump with a mighty jump. No in
surance company will fail to take ac-
count Of the new risks. If the Aver
age Person doesn't fall out of an air
ship himself somebody else Will. and
the somebody else Will. OF course, drop
on him as he walks respectfully on
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mates of one of the Scotch poor houses
she quietly told the collector that she
would be always happy to contribute
If there was a guarantee that hus-
bands and wives were allowed to share
the same table on Christmas day. The
collector could give no such guafan-
tee and had to go away without any
assistance.
Mrs. Bradley Martin and Lady Cra-
ven have always responded to such
charitable appeals literally, but il
would appear that Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin, Jr., prefers to support places like
Nazareth House, where old married
couples are allowed to enjoy each 9TH
er's society within stipulated hours
She will not be found among those
who indulge I'm indiscriminate aims
giving which has been denounced as
"demoralizing luxury"
Lord Fairfax to Become Plain "SIr.~
Lord Fairfax, the representative OF
that Maryland family which has long
held a Scotch peerage, is looking for
ward with pleasant anticipations to
his speedy return TO the land Of his
birth where he will be able to assume
once more the simple dignity of a
plain American citizen. who recognizes
to the full his obligations to make a
living for himself. His business mis-
sion, in connection with some Ameri-
can banking institution. has been far
from successful, ] am told. The fault
was probably none of his, for money
is scarce in these days and British
capitalists are very shy of making
foreign investments. Apparently those
who sent him here thought that his
title would attract people to the
scheme he represented. If anything
1t has had quite the contrary effect.
So many scandals have resulted OF
late years between the association OF
coronets and commercial ventures
that the public generally refuses to
bite at the company promoters hook
when II is baited with a peerage. For
his title Lord Fairfax really seems. 10
care not jot. He has so long lived
I'm America as plain Albert Kirby
Fairfax hat he has no notion how TO
assume the airs that are here sup
posed to be the appropriate and nee
essary accompaniment OF IL. He pre-
fers Mr." to MY Lord" but people
have insisted on giving him the fun
benefit OF his title. AZ the swell func-
tlons. which he found II impossible 10
shrk he always looked bored and
much out OF his natural element
among those with whom fashionable
frivolity constituted the chief busi-
ness Of life.
A cynical critic Of our arlstocracy
has remarked that II n great pity
Lord Fairfax cannot take back with
him a ship load Of young Titled oilers
that IN America they might undergo
transforms ton into useful wage
earnerr like himself Lord FairfaK'n
Visits 40 England seem associated with
failures When al che peers % the
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AMERICANS DOINGS
IN OLD ENGLAND
J. VAN ALIENS RUSHT0N HALL.
LORD FAIRFAX TO RETURN TO
THIS COUNTRY AND BECOME
A "NR."

American Mu1ti-MiIIionaire, Who
Intends to Become a British Sub
Ject, Busy Overhauling His New
English Residence-Mrs. spendcr-
Clay, william Waldorf Astor's
Newly Welded Daughter, Aston
fishes Her Friends by Her KnOwI-
edge of Lace and Exposes a
bradley Martins Practical Ideas
of Charity.
London, Dec. 3.-James Val Allen,
who intends to become a British sub
ject, is clearing out all the furniture
that remained in Rushton Hall, his
newly acquired mansion in Northamp-
tonshire. Secondhand furniture deal
ers from London and Birmingham
have been examining everything, from
pictures to tapestry, in the place dur
ing the last few days. 1t was general
ly believed that the new occupier would
retain some of the best of the furni-
'ure, but when the whole had been
catalogued he gave a wholesale order
NtN W. w NttdAtQ ouls ne AouitQ
that the furniture would not harmon
ne with the scheme of decoration
wnNh he means TO introduce so that
she nail Will be newly furnished from
nOor TO ceiling. He has expressed him
seh ready 70 spend half a million dol
.ars on structural alterations alone,
II understood in the neighbour
nood that there will be hardly any
tnins but the outer walls left when
snene alterations are complete. He Is
s.ihieeflng a number OF estimates and
.ks.iheationB, and Il h not anticipated
va ne VIII De able 20 take up his
k.rinanent residence there FOR another
NoI nine months An architect from
NeW York has been exDiorlnR fhe
mansion Tor the past fortnight and Il
.Yntiqfied most likely that the aifo-
ts,ens WI be carried out under bis
usttlepa, The builders 10 the neigh
ssfAooa o. keftsTiuG. which h me
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nearest town to the hall, are compet
ing keenly for the work because it is
understood that Mr.. Van Allen is a
most liberal and generous man to deal
with.
A Judge of Old Lace.
1t has just been discovered by her
friends that Mrs. Spencer-Clay is one
of the best judges of old lace in Eu-
rope. The dealers have known it for
a long time because she has frequent
ly exposed their impositions. Shortly
after the announcement of her engage
ment an American friend who knew
of Miss Astor's partiahty for speci-
mems of good old lace was enlarging
on the beauty of a sample which she
had just bought from dealer. It was
the lady's intention to present the
piece of lace to the bride as we'd
ding present. Miss Astor without a
moments hesitation, described the
sample as not lace at all, but a poor
German copy of genuine Irish de-
sign. The friend collapsed. She told
Miss Astor that she had paid an enor-
nous price for it. GO and get your
money back" said Miss Aston; IF the
dealer Is worth powder and shot he
will not hesitate; If ne is not, you can
consider your money lost"
Few people know how she obtained
her extraordinary knowledge Of lace.
She has paid frequent visits to Linz
erick, the center of the lace industry
in Ireland, and has sat for hours at
a time watching the girls in the con-
vent schools there while they were at
work. She has made some intricate
designs herself and II she were not
millionaire's daughter she could earn
a handsome living as a lace worker.
While she Is an expert in Irish lace,
Il would be difficult to deceive her in
SPANISH, Maltese, Egyptian or Arme-
MAN specimens. Her admiration for
Irish lace workers has caused her to
support the industry most generously
from time to time.
Mrs. BrndIey-Martin's Charity.
Following the example of Lady Cra-
ven. young Mrs. Bradley Martin has
already commenced 10 take an active
interest I'm charitable institutions that
devote their efforts towards the relief
OF distress among INDECENT old people.
She has no sympathy with the English
poor house system by which old mar
ried couples are separated immediate
~ they become chargeable 20 the rate
payers. II has been the custom IN re-
cent years 10 solicit subscriptions from
wealthy people 20 provide some meas
ure OF Christmas cheer for the poor IN
the work houses.
Such "luxuries' can be obtained only
through voluntary support because the
government Will not sanction any eK-
ira expenditure that might Involve the
general rnte-payerf. when Miss P1ippa
was appealed 90, few weeks ago.
Cor q subscription 20 provide an en-.
teftainmfnt AZ Christmas Tor the M
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realm were being rounded up to grace
the coronation of King Edward VII
he crossed the Atlantic and had
costly set of peers robes made for
him, but the Kings illness and the
consequent postponement of the coro-
nation compelled his return to Ameri-
ca before he had had an opportunity
to make a public appearance in them.
And nothing could induce him to don
them in America.
How a Lieutenant Stirred Up n Din
ner.
Amusing stories will doubtless fol-
low the return Of the Olympia 10
America and be enjoyed as much as
they are in England when the expert
ences of the American visitors are be-
ing recounted. At the Pilgrims din
ner, Lieut.. lie Breton of Olympia was
determined, i'm spite OF British stiff
ness, to have a good time and cheer
lily took the seat placed for him at
table with four other young fellows.
No one spoke and the quietness some
what daunted him, but he determined
to thaw these Britishers. I'm Lieut..
lie Breton Of the Olympia" he re-
marked pleasantly nodding to them all.
"Oh," timidly tsntured one of his au-
ditors In an undertone. And the ST.
lence fell again deeper than ever. At
last lie Breton could stand 1t no long
er. We'll, now, say" he burst out,
IF we go on like this we shan't en-
JOY our dinner. Let us introduce our
selves to each other and have a good
time. Who are you?' he asked, turn
ing to the young man next him. This
one happened TO be the Master OF Kin
naird, the son Of Lord Kinnaird, and
thus breaking through the ice the
American visitor reused the whole Ia
bic and made jovial, merry party OF
II, instead OF dull set of silent diners.
Everywhere there is a great deal of
regret In society at the recall of the
Olympit' for interesting American Wis
itors always give occasion for smart
and piquant Entertaining.
Lady Mary
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From the Cornhill Magazine.
While many persons have known
Lincoln and Grant and a few were ac-
quainted with Washington and Lincoln,
so far as am aware, but one per-
son was ever born into this world who
knew the triumverate of uncrowned
American kings. That individual was
Horace Binney. leader of the Philadel-
phia bar, and among the foremost lead
ers of the profession throughout the
land, with whom / spent a memorable
hour In the year 1874. During that de-
lightful interview he stated that when
a youth his home was near President
Washingtons Philadelphia residence,
that he had met him almost daily for
several years, and that he frequently
held conversation with the general.
Mr.. Binney also mentioned the inter-
esting fact that he had been acquaint-
ed with every President of the Unit
ed States up to the time of Grant, dur
ing whose second administration he
passed away at the great age of nine
ty-fve. :. ,bi IhaIglG