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Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-01-26

ing a soul to things which have none
The triumph Of womans charm Is III
that work Only 4 woman knows how to
put into 4 home that inlefnable some
thing whose virtue has made the poet
say. Tie house top rejoices and is
glad They say there are no such
things as fairies or that there are
fairies 10 Dnger. but they know not
what they say The original Of the
fairies sung by poets was found and IS
still among those amiable mortals who
knead bread with energy. mend rents
with clleerfalness. nurse the sick witt.
smiles. put wi1c.sery into a ribbon and
genius into q stew.
It is indisoutable that the culture Of
the fine arts has something refining
about it ana that our thoughts and
acts are IN The end impregnateA with
that which st,'iises or, eyes But tie
exercise Of the arts and the coaeenDia-
tion Of the.w products are restricted
PRIVILEGES. II is not given to eyery. one
T., possess. to comprehend or to create
lslle things. Yet there is il kind Of
niinisteling beauty which may make
its way everywhere the beauty which
springs from the hanGs of our wives
and daughters. Without it what is
the most richly decorated house? A
lead dwelling place With it the bar
est home has life and brightness.
Among the forces capable of trans
forming the will and increasing happi-
ness there is perhaps none in more
universal use than this beauty It
knows how to shape itself by means
of the crudest tools in the midst of
the greatest difficulties When the
dwelling is cramped, the purse limited,
the table modest, a woman who has
the gift finds 4 way to make order,
fitness and convenience reign in her
house She puts care and art into
everything she undertakes To do well
what one has to do is not in her eyes
the privilege of the rich. but the right
of all. That is her aim, and she knows
attractiveness that the dwellings of
princes. If everything is left ito mer-
cenaries. cannot possess.
Thus understood life quickly shows
itself rich in hidden beauties. in at
fractions and satsfactions close at
hand. To be oneself. to realize in ones
natural place the Kind of beauty which
is fitting there-this is the ideal How
the mission of woman broadens and
deepeils in significance when it is sum-
med mp in this: 10 put soul into the
inanimate and to give to this gracious
spirit of things those subtle and win
some outward manifestations to which
the most british of human beings is
sensible. Is not this better than to
covet what one has not and to give
oneself up TO longings for poor i'm
itation of others finery?
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
Scott Notes..

Scott Notes.
Misses Nita and Octave Cayret
returned home after . few weeks visit
to Jennings.
Miss Lucille Morvant left Saturday
for Egan.
Mr.. A. C. Boudreaux, of Mermen-
teau, made q short visit to relatives
Sunday.
Mrs. Louis Butcher and family
visited friends in Scott Saturday.
Bennette Duhon made q flying trip
to Crowley.
Rev. Father Chasles of Lafayette
was in Scott during the week.
Miss Fanny Morvant returned from
Egan Sunday.
Mrs. Antoine Hebert was in town
Saturday on business.
Miss Annie T. Bell went to Lafa-
yette Saturday.
Mrs. E. Dugas was visiting relatives
in Scott Sunday.
Miss Josephine Guidry and Miss
Philomene Judice returned from
Breaux Bridge Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkens made . visit
to relatives in Scott Sunday.
Nj. Wilson Broussard and Elfege
Peltier left Scott to take their new
home at Leesburg.
MI. Dudley Richard is visiting the
Scott people where he expects to
remain for the holidays.
Scott school will be closed for two
weeks, one week for the Christmas
holidays and the following week the
teachers will be attending the institute
in Lafayette. Both teachers and
pupils are in . good humor, however,
- they expect to enter the new build
ing when they return.
Who says A. Judice is not . friend
Of the children. Think of the hours
Of solid comfort they will get from the
now desks to be purchased with the
ave hundred dollars he gave the
Scott school.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
Wcrkinn II Africa

&c AEEK F-|E" ~ * EETD TrH.AIa ELhIH4
Woekine In Africa
Assy0oAgSo1Sfl engineer named Fr
had . thrilling experience while supe-
intending part of the construction I,
the great bridge over the Zambezi ri,
er at Victoria falls, Africa. He had e.
scended to the waters edge and to a
sist him to ascend a rope was throw
to him. As he was being drawn y
ward the rope was dragged through
huge, greasy fungus. Both the ro'
and the young engineers hands !,
came fabricated. He began to s"
and then lost his grip entirely. =
slid rapidly down the entire length
the rope. eighty feet, and then tive
feet through the air beyond.
would have been dashed to pieces
he bottom Of the precipice had {:
fork of a tree not caught him and h.
him. Here he was rescued with mn"
difficulty. No bones were brolt
Even this experience did not eau
Engineer Fox to lose his nerve. for !
holds the distinction of being the fl
man to be carried across TIE river i,
the first cable slung, mailing the 4!
In a basket.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

Don't neglect to pay your poll
tax, only a few days left. And
remember, unless you pay before
Dec. 81, you disfranchise your
self for two years.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

Currants, cranberries, and all
kinds of Xmas groceries at Nor
gan & DebaillOn.
Meal, grits, feed oats, wheat
bran, timothy. alfalfa and prai-
RE hay, neutriline and other
feedstuffs at Ramsay & Upton's.
Pittsburg Lump Coal and ash
stove wood, at Aymar Guidry's,
Phone No. 66.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

At the Moss Pharmacy is q
very special attraction in Dolls.
Their line this season is larger
and better than any previous
year. They have cut the prices
at least so per cent lower than
ever before. They have Dolls
with Bisque Heads, with Hinge
Joints, from Is cents to $3.50.
The regular price is so cents to
$500.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

xfren for
fN6GsS&pIosi6n Of . large lamp
used BY Mr.. Bsrnes, Who WAS work
ing In the old st. Julien store build.
ing. The flames were soon exiting
uished by, the crowd that had as
sembled.
Mrs. Julien Comeaux died Sunday
night after a long illness.
Mr.. Marcia; Fable has been very
sick for several weeks.
Mrs. Belizare Broussard is very
sick.
The school children have received
their piano and feel very happy over
it. The piano was purchased in New
Orleans and is "a very nice one.
There will be IA Christmas tree at
the school house Friday morning.
The carpenters and brick masons
have begun work on the new bank
which. when completed, will be q very
nice building.
Mr.. Aurelien Olivier was in BrOus-
sard on business Saturday.
The barber shop is being fitted up
with new furniture and presents a
very neat appearance. The two
young men in charge, Albert Olivier
and Kossuth Langlinais, are both
nice young men and seems to know
their business. xxx,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

She neither screamed nor smiled
nor child me then,
But brushed her cheek like
thistledoWn,
And then Z tiny. childish froWn
Came 'tWixt her broWs. "At1sStl"
cried she. "Oh. BEN.
SloWest Of menl"
No ear but mine heard that i'm.
perious blame.
The crowd had passed. We
twain stood there
In perfect bliss. without care.
And Ger and DER / breathed her
perfumed name
o Rose a6amel
The Joy bells rams. The old year
crept away.
kusty and youno the new year
stood,
Allow with promise. life ana
blood.
All, never was such night or holt
For Ill they sayl
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
A Compromise.

~ VOUUpT OWJ8es
PA" said young Roxley. get me an
automobile, will you?"
"See here!" grOwled old Roxley.
TITS time you stopped asking me to
buy you things. Why don't you pad
die your own cancer"
"All right, pa. Never mind the auto.
Get me the canoe"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
- - coneinnsd e
e tie e., r. -. 49,

~ - Piss. aa,ss.
bread9
Before hs could decide three youths
appeared around the corner Of the
arst tent and they surrounded the
wagon. Bah knew a a glance they
were city men and OF her own class.
Her modish shoes and skirt. belt, sill.
e bag, etc., were covered by the
dust robe. The white shirt waist,
pink sunbonnet and yellow hrsids
could clearly belong to Minna Heimer
in their estimation, ard she w:s
quite enjoying the situa.i ion. returning
their chafing good naturally. respond
ing in fairly good German to their
queries in that larguage. Suddenly
another nal appeared UPON the
scene Bab's heart gave a great leap
and she caught her breath sharply. as
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

A dainty silk shawl, just the
thing to use for an evening wrap,
at the Specially Store.
Christmas shoppers will find
ct our store. q very large variety
of useful presents for every
member of the family from father
and mother to the baby-Levy
Bros.
TOYS! o DOLLS! All
kinds Of interesting toys and q
charming line Of dolls at For.
tunes Book and News Stand.
A nice selection Of toys and
dolls, moderate in price at w. D.
SINNERS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! All kinds

Of dolls, pretty ones. sweet ones,
neat ones, long ones, short ones,
cute ones, good ones, just the
ones TO suit your baby girl-at
Tie Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

|FkWW ~ !
Now. tell me-" he said stsrnIy, 'what
this means."
she bent her head over the box of
bread.
So he. Rob Booth. had also ned
from the scenes Of their former hap
piness! In her confusion. the dust
robe dropped ~ she half rose to take
out the bread.
"Whew! Minna IL up to date"
laughed one Of the men. spying the
shining Oxfords.
Bah kept the sunbonnet lowered.
and resolved to disguise her voice
should 1t be necessary to speak In TIE
transaction OF the business.
How much for the brod, MinnaS"
asked one Of them coming up close
to the wagon.
Der pig lofes list sieben cents, der
leetle lofes. four cents, der cakes ten
cents der dozen. un der pies. ten
cents"
A shout Of laughter went up It her
transition from perfect English to the
broken German.
"Oh, Minna, you're . darling. How
much for . kiss?"
The sunbonnet was raised now, and
caution lost In anger. Two blazing
eyes looked straight 1t the offender.
Biz! The loaf Of bread she was hold
ing smote him sharply across the
cheek, and she drove away without
waiting for the purchaser to be made.
Sounds Of laughter, cries Of Good
for you, Billy. You got what was
coming, all right" fell upon her
ears. Once out Of the woods, she had
to slacken her pace. - there was .
narrow place to turn. She heard the
sound Of some one running swiftly
behind her. She urged anew the
horse.
"wait. Bab!" commanded q n
loved voice.
Another instant and he had sprung
into the wagon and sat beside her.
BAD o mp here"
She obeyed denantly.
Now. tell me-" he said sternly,
what this means"
Il really seemed good to hear again
the imperious voice and commanding
WY che had % resented IN days gone
BY.
'The baker let me ride with him."
she said meekly, @and I put On his
daughters sunbonnet and braided my
hair 70 please him. He II mp q the
Arot farmhouse on the hin buying .
COW, and I oBered 70 come down hare
and deliver the bread. I didn't know
It was Z crowd Of men. He said
FOLKS
She had never before c~ondescsnded
70 make explanations upon demand.
and the young tyrant was quite moIli-
1ed.
-oh. ven. Bab! take Of that SUM-
bonnetl"
ehe ut immovable.
"please. Bsb!"
oAe took It az demurely and DON
ned her hat: then essayed TO put up
The braids.
moi. he said. II IKE them. I
never NV your hair down before.
You ara Z vofitable Gretchen. Bah,
ten me, Why did yoa come down here
IN the countTyr"
r doat know. I had to do some
thing. I was-unhappy-
'Bah darling!"
mol" che cried. warding Oh IN
approaching nm. why did you
|eoGnof
because / heard you. were hsre.".
Bab now reined up It the harm
house and the baker and farmer came
out cf the barnyare.
Ron got out and went up to the
bokof.
= thought I'd come up and sse
|H We could have your whole stock.
Those fellows can't eat enough 70
satisfy them.
The bargain Was closed and the
eup1s handed over 70 him. TAsa he
Fepproaehod TIE 1rnes.
Let - take your horBD ard bags
nv ~ ne reoG q ~ ~. Wi:enR9~
resr 80 ~ elrnef.
u1nee - ~
-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

President White Of Colby. Mass.
was making IN appeal for donations to
the college. and in the course Of his re-
marks cited the case Of . wealthy gen.
tleman in the west to whom such an
appeal was not made In vain.
Il spoke Of his boyhood days in Wa
terville." said President White: II re-
called the dear old landmarks he knew
so well. and ~ I spoke Of the college
on the dear old Kennebec he made out
. check, while tears ran down his
cheeks. l tell you. gentlemen, he was
touched" And President White. not
AZ we'll versed in the slang Of the day
As in the management Of an institu-
tjon Of learning. stood amazed ct the
ripples Of merriment which followed
his tale Of pathos.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
THE DlkEls

u
co',r'sAs' No. ;, Dsily ssesy PUBLISHING Co.
Bah sauntered dovn ne little zig.
rag path through the erchard to the
dust-white road.
Visiting on . faru = rather pleas
Ant, but It has it, drawbacks. One
gets no opportunity @ ride. The
horses work all day a1d ct night are
too tired to be hookedsup.' I'm going
to ask the very Art ~ that l meet
take me in"
The tinkling Of 1 I'm roused her
from her ruminationhs and loo. .-g
up. she saw . whltog eanvas-coyered
wagon coming. A. Fit came nearer.
she read: "A. HefnsG Fresh Baked
Goods.~
How odd!" she thnx1ht "A bak.
cry wagon in the cu1qtsylr
She stopped by II lpadside and
motioned to the ds1Vop 10 stop. A
ruddy-faced, throatSUHtokered OLD
man beamsd serens1y her.
"Ah! Vat you va11E
What have yoa $3.50 bread!"
Cakes und piee.~
Il will take half a$(nn cakes"
When the transoor 6fh had been
effected, Bah asksd - which way
he was going.
Rount init der 49, tots, und py
der rifsr rote. Yca ~ way al
ready yeti"
'sYes. that II nv Nay I ride
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

A full line of Gillet and Geraud
& Gle, can goods, at Rene Del
hOmme's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

Cholly-Why, what are you doing
with the engagement ring l gave your
sister?
Lillie--Oh, she lets me ear 1t
when de other fellers IL calm.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20
4 Collection u ldlets

a Collection q idiots.
Il want TO ask for the hand Of your
daughter in marriage" said the young
man.
You're m IDIOT" said the irate
father.
Il know It. But I didn't suppose
you'd object to another one in the
fAmily!r
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-12-20

just received a full line of
Rogers and Keen Kutter pocket
knives and scissors at Rene
DelhOmme's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
IocnI Neather Report.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day, S:0S a. m'
 Illustrated Sporting News at Pease, Lewis company's.
 Benoit Fontaine has sold the proper ty Nos. 172 and 174 Wolcott street to William J. Maher.
 The St. Johns and the Tigers, of the City Baseball league, will play at the savin Rock grounds this (saturday) afternoon.
 It is reported at the New Haven hos pital that Mrs. Mary Mitchell, who fell on the stairs in her home, 1S5 Putnam street. Thursday, fracturing her skull, will recover.
 To-day the deputy sheriffs of New Haven county will give 9 banquet to Sheriff Durham at the Ark. Among the invited guests is F. L. Averill, ot Branford, clerk of the court of common pleas.
 Local hunters are getting biz strings z --Ur birds from the marshes ard shores the blower, snipe and yellow legs pre- dominating. The marshes about East River, Milford and Stratford are favor ite shooting grounds.
 Rev. Father Curtin, of St. Lawrence's church, West Haven, is made benefi' ciary in the will of the late Rev. Tim othy M. O'Brien, of Thomaston. Fath- CT Curtin will receive all the books ir Father O'Brien's library of a theologi- cal characetr.
 A caucus of the voters of the West vile school district will be held at the Masonic hall, Westville, on Monday evening at o'clock for the purpose ot nominating three members of the board of education a collector, a treasurer clerk of the district, sexton and two auditors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
A DAYS JOURNEY IN ISLAND OF
 CRETE.

A days ride in Crete leads you through every variety of scenery, from a fiat, treeless plain, past gray olive and dark green carob trees. over gently rising hills, and across chain of rug ged mountains, along dizzy heights be- meath which yawn deep ravines and gorges. Even in the interior the sea is seldom out of sight, and it's deep blue combined with the intense blue Of the sky forms a striking contrast to the violet shades of the mountains and the white cliffs along the shore. The
 vegetation, too, changes with the char acter of the land. In the fiat, sandy
 plains near the sea lie cultivated fields, where vegetables and grain grow lux uriantly as a result of careful tillage and a primitive system of irrigation from well sweeps. Often the foothills of the bare mountains abound in na- tural springs, and then the vegetation is almost tropical in it's luxuriance. Fig, orange, lemon and pomegranate trees interlace their branches. and by the edge of the streams the pink ole- anders make bowers of loYeliness.
 Higher up in the mountains are groves of oak, chestnut and plane, but the top of a Cretan mountain is almost
 bare, except for low, scraggy growth
 of carob trees, or, in the spring, when the rough hillsides are yelled in the misty lavender of the asphodel, To a
 lover of wild flowers the Cretan flora would be a deep source of delight.
 Great blue and pink anemones, scarlet poppies, wild gladioli, and later the flurylike myrtle blossoms and scores
 of other flowers make the journey a continual joy. Vineyards are found
 everywhere in Crete: in the low plains l by the sea, on the terraces of mountain
 valleys, and even up on the great
 plateau of the Kavousi mountain range,
 the highest point where the vine is
 cultivatd in this part of the world.
 A Cretan town is always situated on
 height, and 1t looks most attractive
 to see a white village crowning the
 summit of hill or nestling in dark
 mountain side; but, as you approach,
 the apparent whiteness grows darker and darker, and you find yourself rid 1 ing into a little town along narrow,
 tortuous alleys. with pigs and sheep
 and cattle getting in your way and all the inhabitants standing in the door,
 ways or on the housetops to greet you, I-Scrihner's Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09

was sent up to the room where the un- fortunate subject was excluded from the public view; but in less than two hours the rubbers were calling for more. Another and still another dur ing the next 12 hours was sent, and finally the report came back that the patient had finally recovered. For a second time the hypnotist rushed to the room, but the moment he entered the subject was again entranced. More champagne was sent, until the
 bill was even $2O0, but three hour:
 passed after the last and there was n' report. The, hypnotist, finally becom'
 ing anxious, mounted the steps, thi' time cautiously and found-all his friends, including the subject, hopeless ly drunk and snoring like so many Falstaffs.
 It developed afterward that the tele- phone call was not from the "profes- sors" but was turned in over local wire.-Kansas City Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
gne guanrua1 and Courier

BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. D CENTS WEEK. 50 GENTS 4 MONTE, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS. s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SMILE COPIES, 2 CENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09

that would frighten the average yacht man.
 The poet who wrote "A life on the ocean wave, a home on the rolling deep evidently had in mind change Of scene, of climate, of country and of occupation. It has the spice of varl- ety which makes the old salts love the life, even with all it's dangers and VI cissitudes. But a life on the rolling deep when secured to one spont by an !, immense anchor depriVes the crew or the lightship of almost all the charm there may be to sea life-except the i roll, and that they get adnauseam. One of the crew said that the vessel ''got so used to rolling that she would not stand up in the dry dock without extra prop and shores. l Unlike the location of other light ships, No. T hapens to be settled in a l place which is not a good fishing ground. The crew not only miss the diversion of catching fish, but their table lacks the many varieties of sea food found abundantly elsewhere. Dolphins are caught, but are not con- sidered good eating. Sharks are abun- dant and are sometimes hooked for sport. Turtles are often taken ard af- ford some variety inthe menu. Birds of any kind are rarely sen, unless blown that way by storm off shore.
 At the lighthouse on the shore mig ratory birds are often seen, and it is not uncommon to have them dash a. against the lantern when passing al night. For that reason the nlantel is composed of heavy plate glass set in iron frames. Even then a heavy duck flying at it's highest speed will sometimes break the glass and be killed by the blow.
 Taken in all it's aspects, the life of the crew of the lightship is extremely dull, dreary and montonous to an ex- hausting degree, making three months of it a serious strain on ones mental faculties. One old sailor who expert. enced said that if it were not for tn name of the thing he would prefer to be in the penitentiary. Fortunately the human system can often adapt itself to unnatural or disagreeable surroundings and endure great hard ships without special harm. Perhaps the crew of No. T is of that disposi tion.
 Some years ago an attempt was made to establish on lighthouse on the point of Diamond Shoal. The plar contemplated an imense iron or stee cylinder, which was to be fioated into position, filled with concrete and sunk into the sands until firm founda' tion was reached. The cylinder Wal made, but the shifting nature of tht bottom soon destroyed the work ant the hopes of the projectors before i was fairly started.
 It is the opinion of Capt. Tawes ot No. T and others we'll acquainted witt the nature of the Diamond Shoals tha a lighthouse on that treacherous bot
 tom is impossible. The great length o the shoal, stretching to the eastwar of the Cape, makes light there i'm { perative, hence the lightship.