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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14
ARRESTED SUSPECTS
Precaution Taken by Sheriff
Lac0ste and Town Marshals
to Protect Town.
Against Crooks on Circus Day
With Result That no Rob-
berries Occurred.

Sunday morning Sheriff La
coste and Marshals Chargois and
Veazey arrested six suspects
who we're following Ringing
Bros show and gave them
lodgings in Jail until Monday
morning when all we're released
with the admonition to leave
town within an hour. All the
men arrested were pointed out
to the officers by Detective
White. an employee of the show,
as a gang following the circus.
but not connected with it. Two
of the suspects were arrested at
the Gordon by Sheriff Lacoste.
Deputy Broussard and Mr.. VIM.
Campbell, and were supposed to
be dangerous pick-pOckets.
During the parade Sheriff La
cOste saw a negro with his
hands in another negro's pocket
near the depot. He grabbed
him and started up the street
with him intending to send him
to Jail in charge of the first
officer he found. At Pellerin's
corner the negro broke loose and
ran towards the power house.
Sheriff Lacoste pursued him,
calling on him to halt. AS he
saw the negro would get away
he shot him in the leg breaking
it. He sent the negro to the
Charity hospital IN New Orleans
for treatment.
Reports of robbery and
pocket picking had come from
Crowley, New Iberia and other
places where Ringing Bros. ex-
hibited and the arrest of these
suspects was q precautionary
measure on the part of the Off
GERS. And as a further precau-
ton Officers Chargois and
Veazey stood close to the ticket
wagon both afternoon and even
ing in citizens clothes watching
for pick.pockets and thieves, but
none tried to operate. AS a re-
suit of the effective work of the
officers Lafayette was one town
where the gang did not get in
their work.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14

Meantime the fire occurred and
the express company forced his
bondsmen the National Security
Co., to pay losses amounting to
something oyer 5000. They de-
manded reimbursement, and he
refused. The Security Com
pany has been dunning him ever
since. and the charge of embez-
element is a move to force him to
pay. He offered to pay them.
through protesting he was under
no obligation to do so. in Install
ments. but this was not salts
factory.
Mr.. Wells consented to 90
back with out requistion papers
and in company with Sheriff
Lewis left Thursday afternoon.
During his stay in Lafayette
he won a number of friends who
sympatihze with him and his
family in this unfortunate occur
renee and trust that he will have
no difficulty in establishing his
innocence.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14
List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for in the
post-ofice for the week
ending Nov. 10, 1906:
GENTLEMEN.
VIM. G. Adams.
Willie Alamant.
Pat Bryan.
Benoit Begneaux.
Adam Bumard.
Harry Costa.
ErniOs B. Ellenja.
George Clifford.
Chas. GOtroux.
Joseph Hillman.
Clarence Johnson.
Wallace c. Mills.
A. F. Morrison.
Thos. H. Magill.
James Simmons.
V. w. Walker.
Eugene Young.
LADIES.
Mary ArsenO.
Ella Brimer.
Mary Brown.
Eva Dumon.
Flora Hening.
Miss Lorraine Houston.
Mrs. FlOssie Hudson.
Mrs. LOula Leblanc.
Alic1 Pierre.
Miss L. A. Reading.
Miss Mai Simkins.
FOREIGN.
Frank Hemdville.
These letters will be sent to
the dead letter Office Nov.
"a, 1906. if not delivered before.
In calling for the above, please
say Advertised" giving date of
list.
j. r. DOMENGEAUX,
Postmaster.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14

ReIensine Just . Trihe.
Uncle John-So you don't like your
teacher, Tommy?
Tommy (savagely)-No. I don't. l
wisht he was at the bottom of the
sea-!
Uncle JOhn-Oh, come, now, Tom
my! That's too much to say.
Tommy-Well l wisht he was at
the bottom Of Jones' mill pond, then.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14

You get quality, full measure
and exactly what you buy when
you order groceries from Nor
gan & Debaillon.
Whether you want shoes, cloth.
ing. dry goods or anything else
in the wearing line, we have it
and at prices to suit.-Levy Bros.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-14

If you want a pleasant drive
try one of our teams. ---ClauSen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
"NAPoLEoN."

We had once a prairie dog whom
we named Napoleon, on account of his
extraordinary energy, courage and
acuteness. We had a pair of them,
the other being Josephine; but there
was nothing remarkable about her.
Napoleon was fat little fellow, but
exceedingly strong and brave.
We had caught young woodchuck.
1t was old enough to have all the un-
daunted ferocity of it's species: and,
indeed, it was already nearly three
times the size of Napoleon. The
woodchuck had been left out in
the sitting room where it had
retreated into the unused fire.
place, and sat, glaring furiously
at every one who approached. and
keeping its mouth wide open, except
when, from time to time, 1t would
close it with fearful snap, loudly
grinding its teeth together in a way
peculiar to woodchucks. Some one
brought In Napoleon, and, to my hor-
TOR, set him down on the floor. |
was for snatching him up, feeling
sure that the woodchuck would make
an end of him; but my father said:
LET them be. We can interfere In
time" Napoleon, after investigating
other parts of the room, trotted to-
ward the fireplace. The woodchuck
drew himself up and opened his mouth
as wide as 1t would go, while his
eyes cleaned with fury; and / held
my breath in terror for my pet, who
walked up to him, seemingly greatly
interested. Napoleon never paused an
instant, but proceeded to examine the
woodchuck's wide-open mouth, thrust
ing his whole muzzle inside it, and
then actually putting out his little pink
tongue and sampling the roof of the
woodchucks mouth Every moment
thought: Nov, now 1t will be all
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
ODDS AND ENDS.

The tiirt loves to captivate, but cam
tivates not to love-
1t doesn't take criminal lawyers long
to become case-hardened
Too many of our coming men never
get any farther than the background
Every man knows some other man
whose funeral he would like to at
tend.
After marriage many a girl dis.
covers that she trified with the wrong
man. "A0Ae
Some womens idea of economy ia
TO spend less money for food and more
for clothes.
Certain men make a speciality of
manufacturing promises on which they
hope to raise money
Rather than pass through a gate the
average boy Will go out of his way to
It's a waist of time to pray for the
heather II you are not on speaking
terms with your neighbor.
A man is like razor; he must be
completely strapped once in awhile in
order to show how sharp he is
People wouldn't lie half as much if
they ought to-
When a woman has an ideal hus-
band 1t Is only a dream
It's mighty interesting what a lot
of kissing little mouth can do.
Because man gets damned by
everybody doesn't necessarily mean he
is fitted for public life.
Oilt way " COHNiHCe n woman YOU
think she is pretty is to convince her
you think her friends aren't.
1t seems to make a man awful rest
less to get married
It's terrible easy to dream you are
making money.
A woman would have more faith in
her husband If nobody else did
Men would take lot more vacations
If their wives didn't go with them
The nearest the average man comes
to being happy is to dodge unhappi-
ness
Only the survivors believe in the sur
vival of the fittest.
The poor we have always with us
especially poor excuses
Enthusiasm sets the pace, but com
mon sense wins in a walk
Perseverance works wonders. but il
can't convert bad eggs into chickens
1t is easy for a man to behave after
he breaks into the has-been class
You have to keep pumping a steady
stream of favors into gratitude 20
keep 1t alive.
When a mans business isn't going
right. his wife wants him to call the
doctor or go to church more regularly
You would think 1t would make a
woman ashamed to figure how many
boxes of good cigars spring bonnet
costs
A bridal couple can lose lot OF
money getting wedding presents for
which they will have to give better
ones.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
FARMING AS A BUSINESS.
Changes That Have Been Wrought /
Rural Industrial Life.

In proportion as the life in crowded
cities becomes more irksome under
the autocratic Nominations of JAM
tors and cooks, the life of those who
till the fields becomes more attrac
tive. 1t has not been many years since
the farmer was considered an object
of commiseration. His lot was Ger
tainly a hard one compared with tia.
of the pampered son of Incidence who
lived in a steam-heated fiat. The farm
er of other days was obliged to work
from the first glow of the morning
until long after dark, and his reward
was comparatively slight. Once or
twice year he went to town
which meant that he visited the
largest municipality in his 1eighbor
mood. There he saw little to interes!
him and he was usually well content
to return to the farm and again take
up the burdens of daily toll.
To-day there are comparatively few
farmers in the United States who are
not in close touch with the outside
world. The telephone and the rural
mail delivery have connected thous
ands and thousands of farms with
the great cities. Cooperative cream.
cries and elevators have made the
farmer an Independent business agent
He no longer depends upon the
word of the crossroads storekeepel
for the prices of his produce. His
daily paper and his telephone
make the worlds market matter Of
close familiarity. His roads are kept
in better condition than ever before
and if he has no automobile he has al
least better horses and vehicles than
his fathers.
The farmers of the present day
are business men. They keep accounts
and are systematic in their atfals
They have been taught much by lae
experiment stations that dot the map
and crop rotation is a universal
study. Fertilization is considered al
essential concomitant of farming
nowadays, and economy OF time
space. and energy is a matter o.
awakening interest. Agricultural cu,
leges have no lack of attendance, anu
farming is more of a business tnal
ever before. The farmer Of to-day eau
we'll feel sorry for the average eV
dweller who is a victum OF dai'
drudgery in the employ of some QUE
else and is never able to take an III
dependent breath.
Improved machinery, trolley ca,''
and scientific methods have given Wv
farmer a dignity he never OeiO..
possessed. The better business n,S.
he is the better farmer he IS. NV
lettering of the ruralist's condluOs
should prove a powerful argulea'
in support of the dictum, BACK
the farm kansas City Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
rrnLlc GENERAL LAWS.

Of one and one-half per centurl. upon the
annual gross receipts of earnings Of
all electric. construction ana gas com
nanies incorporated under any general
or special law of this State and do
ng business therein: and every guan0.
phosphate or fertilizer company in
COrpOrated by or under the laws of
any other State. Territory. District of
Columbia or foreign country and doing
business in this State; if any such
railroad company has part of it's road
in this State and part thereof in
another State or States. such company
shall return a statement of its gross
receipts over its whole line of road.
together with statement of the whole
length of its line and the length OF
its line in this State, and such COM
pany shall pay to the State at the said
rates hereinbefore prescribed upon
such proportion of its gross earnings
as the length of its line in this State
bears to the whole length of its line:
and similar statements shall be made
by each oil pipe line company. and
each sleeping car. parlor car. express
or transportation company telephone
or telegraph or cable company. so that
the proportion of the said gross earn
lngs or the said companies respective
~. ACQUIRING, coming from their bust
ness within this State. may be accu-
rately ascertained. or said statement
may be made in any other mode salts
factory 10 and required by the State
Tax Commissioner: the said gross re-
ceipts taxes shall be due and payable
IT the treasury on or before the first
day of July in each year. All the pro-
visions and requirements of this sec
ton shall be in force and applied to
AZ corporations Of a like kind to those
above enumerated which are doing
business in this State, and which are
incorporated by or under the laws of
any other state. district. territory or
foreign country. Every un-incorpora-
ted association. partnership or individual
engaged IN any one or more of the above
specially enumerated branches of BUSH
ness in this State. except guano. phos-
phate and fertilizer companies. shall
be subject to said gross receipts tax.
and shall comply with all the provi-
sions of this Article with reference
thereto as fully as if such association.
partnership or individual was a cor
poration
Section .. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April 5. 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH.
President of Senate
CARVILLE d. BENSON.
Speaker of House of Delegates
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04

1t is conceded by all his cohtemp !,
oraries that Lincoln was tne oes' ~ ~
round jury lawyer of his day IL ~
nois. Undoubtedly his knowledge
human nature played an impor'4u
part in his success. He posses'''
another quality, however, wnlcl !, !
almost, if not quite, as essential -
jury work, and that is clearnes. nj n,
simplicity Of statement. = :,
logical mind marsnaled facts IN sa ~,
orderly sequence, and he interpis ~.
them in such simple Language, =.
a child could follow him through !.
most complicated cause, and MS lu, i
recital of issues mad the force u u
gument.-From Frederick iiV ~
Hills Lincoln the Lawyer III :
Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
THE STORY nF A HERO.


Would you like to hear the story Of
hero?
1t was just 632 years ago that the
bravest of brave Scottish Kings was
born You have all heard his name.
1t was Robert Bruce.
He was descended from Robert de
Bruis, a Norman Knight who went
with William the Conqueror to Eng
land in 1866, and who founded the il
lustrious family of Bruce, famous in
Scottish history.
They were all fighters; of course
Robert Bruce was trained as soldier
and spent his life battling for his
country. None of his family and few
heroes equaled him in bravery.
When Bruce was only % years old
he was head of large army, and
joined the Scottish leaders in arms
against England for the independence
of their country. He became one of
the four regents of the Scottish King
dom and was crowned King of Scot
land at Scone on March 81, 1906.
Then began the fierce struggle of
the Scotch against the English. Bruce
was at first overcome and his es-
tates confscated, and he was forced
to retire to the mountain wilderness
for refuge. But two years later, he
had rescued the whole of Scotland
from the English, and taken posses
sion of the Isle of Man. Though the
English tried hard they could not
GUST the Scotsmen and the independ-
ence of Bruce and his Kingdom were
recognized at the treaty of March 4,
1928.
The greatest battle fought by Bruce
was that of Barmockburn, near Stirl-
ing Castle, when the English army
of 10000 men We're totally routed by
the Scotch numbering 10000 and 49,
900 camp-followers. The loss of the
Scotch is said to have been only
5000; while the English left 10000
dead upon the field.
A beautiful monument to Robert
Bruce stands today upon a high bluff
overlooking the old battlefield which
is now covered by well kept villages
and farms, with the winding Forth
flowing between. The tourist may see
the Bore stone" where Bruce plant
ed his standard on that eventful day,
June "a, 1874.
A pretty story is told of Robert
Bruce who in a time of distress and
weakness took refuge in a cave. Worn
with fighting and fasting, he fell
asleep. When he awoke. still some
what discouraged, he noticed a spider
that was busy at work spinning web
at the opening of the cave. The en-
ergy and industry of the busy little
weaver impressed and touched him.
He arose with fresh courage, reunited
his brave scattered forces and went
on to victory Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
LINcoLN's FAIRNESS.
proved by the Fact That He Never
MADE an Enemy in His Profession.

Proved by the Fact That He Never
Made an Enemy in His Profession.
Lincoln not only spoke a language
which jurors could understand hit be
also took them into his confidence
ana made them feel, as one of mis-
contemporaries says, that he and tbav
were trying the case together He
was likewise continually the friend of
the court who thought it would he
only fair" to let in this. or "onlv
right that that should be conceded !"
ana who "reckoned he must be wrong .
wnen the court overruled him hut
who, nevertheless, took a ouiet and
tactful exception whenever the occa-
sion required it.
Now about the time he had nrac.
tlced through three-quarters Of tna
case in this way" observes Leonard
SWEET, "his adversary would wake
up to find himself beaten. He was az
wise as a serpent in the trial az =
case, and what he so blandly gave
away was only what he couldn't keen ),
0f course these comments wsra
merely intended to emphasize the sact
tAat Lincoln did not try both sid,ss
y ms cases, as some Of his eulogists
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04

would have us believe; bpf -
nately they nave been distort ~I'uita
an implication that he inar, INTO
tricks of the trade. and thar S u
parent fairness was NOTHING lS ap
than a device by which he lnra gS.''
unwary to destruction. u
Mr.. E. NJ. Prince, who Is no..
ing in Bloomington. ILL.,. and H !. ~
heard Lincoln try over bn., s@
cases of all sorts, is a comn 1'a'sa
authority on any question Of p', ~
kind, and mis- testimony is diroo, ~
convincing. "The truth is" Mr. p,, 'Aa
remarked while talking with tho a 4,s
er, that Mr.. Lincoln had go wv
for seeing the real point in q co.4
once, and aiming steadily at II ~.
the beginning of trial to tho ~.
The issue in most cases lies in wv wv
narrow compass, and the rasr
great lawyer disregards everv,h-
not directly tending to thai !
sue. The mediocre advocate l. -.
to miss the crucial noin, =
mis- case and is easily divo.,..
with minor matters, and when IL
eyes are opened he is usually AMOS
and always surprised. Mr.. Iinco,,
instinctively saw the kernel of oys.-
case at the outset, never lost yigb, :,
it, and never let it escape the inv
That was the only trick I ever c,n
him play"
But the best possible proof tb..
Mr.. Lincoln was an unusallv f.i,
practitioner and generous opponon,
is the fact that he made no enemia,
in the ranks of his profession an,
ing all his active and varied carao,
Forbearance is often mistaken IA,
timidity, and tact for weakness and
Lincoln's professional opponents mis-.
interpreted his attitude toward them.
but they were always speedily dist.
lusioned. Mr.. SWEET remarked tb.,
ANY one who took Lincoln for sim.
ple-minded man lin the courtroom
would very soon wake up on his oacE
in a ditch" and although he seldom
resorted to tongue flashing, and rarelv
displayed anger, there is abundant
evidence that no one ever attacked
him with impunity.-From Frederics
Trevor Hills Lincoln the LAWYER
in the Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
A HUMANE HUNTER.

In the northern part of Maine, fff-
teen miles from the nearest neighbor,
is a large and comfortable farm,
where the wild folk of the woods are
very happy because the. farmer who
lives there will not allow any bird
or beast to be killed on his property
The wild deer know they are safe
there, for nearly every afternoon
three or four would come out and
feed in a field near the house, and
we could go very near without fright
ening them.
The farmer has many sheep and
lambs, and carries salt to the pasture
for them every morning, and often at
nightfall he sees the deer at the
same place where salt was given to
the sheep.
He tells the story of hunter, who
came to his home one autumn to
kill deer, and when he found that
the farmer would net have them
killed on his farm he was anxious to
go farther on, so the farmer harness
ed horse to take him to Moose Riv-
er. AS they drove along they saw
deer feeding near the edge of the
wood; it lifted its graceful head and
came down within few feet of the
carriage, walking along and watch
ing the men with its beautiful, trust
full eyes.
"Why don't you shoot?" asked the
farmer. "You want to kill deer.
Shoot that deer!" replied the hunt
er. Il wouldn't hurt it for a thou
sand dollars! The man who would
shoot a creature like that would be
a villain"
This is one of the stories the farm
er likes to tell.-Our Dumb Animals.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04

THE LovELIEST THING ON
EARTH.
Once to large and busy town
A lot of wise men came,
So wise that to the simplest thing
They'd give a Latin name.
Students and scholars, great and
grave,
OF mighty fame and worth;
They met there to decide what is
The loveliest thing on earth.
For days and nights they did de-
bate.
Propounding theories deep;
(And by their speeches long and dull
Sent everyone to sleepD
With spectacles and microscopes,
And telescopes so high,
They tried to prove a thousand things.
Who understood? Not |.
Then. when a year had come and
gone,
And still with learned care,
They argued holly every day,
A little child came there.
One old professor, who was kind
On spite of too much Creek,
Caressed the child, and said, my
dear,
Perhaps you've what we seek!"
"The loveliest thing on EARTH" and
all
The others cried, who knows?"
The child said, why, I've got it
here."
And showed-a new-blown rose.
Dorothy NJ. S. Browne, in Lady's
Pictorial.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04

The prettiest watch cases lmas h.
able, in which gold is chieIly s sII
played, are those showing golu a ~
gree over dark red enamel, the ,'.,,.
appearing here and there as ulu w.,
ing the deliberately rich design. '.srr,
of other small watches have pa''s'II i
or conventional figures carried ~ MN
diamonds on the bright ana -
surface. -
Jerome K. Jerome the Ensi.0 .,rot
morist, declares that American n surse
is dying out. 1t all runs 70 =, are
play, he finds, and he lays TINS : ne
ly to the ~comic" supplement o Z
Sunday papers.