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La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
Tine HORSESHOE.
oD>Nne as-s chsr~ Assissa ~ lssh
80 es,I 0eisiNs-

oD>Nne as-s chsr@ Assiesa ~ lssA
cd Evil seirits-
In Morocco iron is considered Q
great protection against demens,
vho are the hAeal representatives.,
after ~, Of the hostile spirits |;
hence it is usual 10 place = knife or
dagger under q sick mans pillsw,
his illness Icing. of eo9rse. sttribut-
ed to demoniscal posssssion- In In
dis the mourner Who performs the
Necessary but Somewhat dangerous
duty Of putting ire into the aA.ad
mans mouth carries key or -
knife in his hand 10 keep s6 ths
evil spirits. In short . bit Of ison y
. very useful thing TO hare about
you st any time if YOU desire to e.
cape the unfavorstle attention Of the
ghosts, the trolls. the fairies and the
demousgenerally. Thisis good reason
for tuying pocketknife. 1t IA also
. reason for mailing up horseshoe.
~kut Shy . horseshoe in psrticu-
lar" YOU ask. more than any other
0dd piece of iron:" Well, primarily
the good luck depends more upon
the iron ss iron than on the special
shape or function of the hOrseshSs
q q horseshoe.
But there are also MANY reasons
vky the supertition should happen
10 M itself more particularly upon
.korxeShoas. We must remember that
n Europe 1t least it is the cattle,
ths horsss and the domestic bessts
IA general that are specially liable
to the hostile attacks of the little
people" Therefore the elves and
trolls are most likely to I've dreaded
on farms or in the country, where
horses and cattle most do eongre-
gate. Now, il you want TO nail up
bit Of iron. - . protection against
tie kery darts of the evil ones on
your stALlss or COW houses, which u
the place where one oftenest sees
them. nothing is more likely to come
hsndy to your purpose than . cast
hogssshos. Bssldes it has obvious
espgruity for the place and object,
and it san readily be picked up in
the road almost anywhere. Fur
thermore, it is provided beforehand
with convenient holes, by means Of
which you can readily hang it up,
sither ever your own house door or
over your sheds and stables. These
various advantages Of chespness.
go. sad seadinss for fxing vould
hosA,givsu the horseshoe fair start
in lie. il is believed. o. = charm
against fairies, trolls and evil spir-
its generally, even without any 9th.
-es -s.d more special sdvsntsseA-
Cornhill Magazine.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
ms eaAce.s svsPexoeRs.
Clover Rvss BY Which Wsiliastsa's
Avtsaroph Was oseured.

Toward the latter years Of the
Duke of Wellington's life it WAS
next to impossible to coax or whee-
die his autograph out of him. All
the stratsgems used TO get q reply
from him 10 letters failed. He either
did not answer them At all or di-
rected his private secretary to do SO,
and thus the famous signature Of
wellington" became 4 rarity high
ly priced BY collectors.
.Apropos of this London Answers
tells of a London lady who had an
album garnished with the auto
graphs of most of the great men Of
the day, but wanted that Of the
great captain" She mentioned her
distress TO a friend, . certain Mr.. H.,
and few days after he, TO her great
surprise and pleasure, brought her
note from the hand of the victor
of Waterloo. 1t ran thus:
Field Marshal the Duke OF Wellington
never ordered pair of braces OF Aessrs-
simpkin, IL =. n. the Duke Of weiiins-
ton had ordered the articles. he could not
forget 1t. F. ~. the Duke Of Wellington
always pays for his braces
This WAS = very odd document for
. lady's album. but its authenticity
was undoubted, and it therefore
found the best place in the interest
ing collection. The way in which
this singular note WAS elected WAS
this:
Mr.. II. filled up one Of the bank
ruptcy court forms and signed it.
informing the duke that in winding
up the affairs Of Messrs. Simpkin he
(the assignee) found on their books
the sum Of Us. I'd. due by his grace
for a pair of braces. which he re-
quested the duke would Immediately
pay or have paid. Mr.. HIS ruse was
founded on pure fiction, but it sue
ceeded
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
- chssssvI esIessA -Ossssa.


Ths visitor in the south vas Of
fssisg HE synpsthiss to the old col
ored 4arsss.
.lts . shame, uncle" said the
visitor, "thst the congregation
sAsall dsep buttons in the plsts
when you uere collecting your cal
sry."
dat dosn mAttsh, sah," replied
the old man, with . luminous ssnila.
"Ah kin uss dem on dat old Psih -
trousers de kernsl glib me-
well, they dropped nails in the
plate also"
Just what l need, sab. Yo' ses.
Aim guine to build . eohn HOUSE,
On Ah'll need de nails to drive in Dc
aliA0lss-"
But the lead nickels. What are
ysu going to do with them, throw
them svsy:"
NO, sab. Ah'm, guine 10 naks
sinkers fob NAH fishin' lines. Glory
hsllsluyah ."-Chicaso News.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
AMls Wslse.

Apple water is a refreshing drink
for an invalid. 1t can be made with
either baked or raw apples, the for
mer to be preferred when time is
short, especially il the apples are
baked and in readiness. They should
be sour and when cold should be
immersed in boiling water to cover
them. Let them stand until cool.
then strain and pweeten to taste.
For the liquor made from raw aP-
piles three or four juicy sour apples
Of fine favor should be pared and
sliced. Pour over them too cupfak
Of boiling water and let them stand
three hours. Strain. sweeten and add
. small piece Of ice. A pleasant
flavor is added il the rind Of lem
On 10 MIXED with the slices Of apple.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
Kas~- p4s-- n w..,I D.

The simplicity Of children y
sometimes hard to fathosn. In the
follo~ing case, for instance. report
ed BY an exchange Was the boys in
neceDce real or affected. He bad
brought home his monthly school
report, which made . poor showing.
This is very unsatisfactory, " said
kn father o. he looked it over. Il
en- sot at ell pleased With IL"
Il knew Yea veulAa't be,v e.
ssere1 the little boy. Il tsld the
teacher -, but she saiA sAe couIdaV
ehan1e it,
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
osssss ~ Me pss~s;ss~.

In the Boer war q British privste
made q gallant rescue. He dashed
across an open space swept by bull
lets and, lifting q wounded con-
rsde in his arms, carried him to
shelter. The colonel Who witnessed
tie deed praised the soldier and ted
him ks voald be recoamen.led fes
. Victoria cross. Later on the sol
der vas sslsting the inci4snt To ~
comrades: ~Hs said ssmsthiae shs1t
the Victoria cruss. l didn't thsak
ANYTHING about the victoria cross.
What I know 10 that ! wasn't going
to leave Robinson lying oct thsss
With ell the csopsny's tebscce IN
his haverssck."
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
a csass;suaisus Tsnasa

~wsnted. cockrssches in lasuE
10 unknswn - - sodver-
tisement in American papsss. but
il is said to Be not unfamiliar in
Eagland- Its mystesious meaning
svss made evMent IN - sdvertise-
ment in . Wimble<los paper.
Wanted. 10000 eeekrseehes y
. tsus4 vhs sKrusd to 66ss -
ps0D6 sssi1uDre IN - - sDuli-
tisA - Il vss vixen he tsok it.
The tenant vDa esAh9 - -
EsssnI fuIfuDsnt e - esu1snGe
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a oitoaoo etub.

Some time ago . curious club Wa
formed in London. 1t vas called
the Silance club. Its DenberShip
vss linised to tss. oil Of whom vsrs
ssasoa ticket holders on . lopd0a
Suburban railway, and the subscriP-
tion vas sixpence weekly. 1t vas
established simply and solely to En-
able the members 10 read the paPss
on the vsy 70 town, the only occar
sion during the day on which the
club met. The revenue derived
from sshsciptioas wss hssded 70
the guard every Saturday nAorAiaG
and in consideration of this he made
. point Of rsserving Q carriage fer
the member.
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o. 0~velI>l

First CcmeSiian-Did you score .
HIT With your new speciality,
Secoad CoMelian-N1 I. Why,
tAe ssdieeee gnsea vith sPsa .sesth-
- vso8R Rfsse I .vos kan
ahsUsgk
pipt CuOukAn-Wo11ful, y
= ssa1sa ~ - n1iD An1isaO
yovns - eoc9.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
oe;e;aes Aierm ctsshs.

Mr.. Rockhill in his ''Diary Of Q
Journey Through Mongolia and
Tihst" mentioss . curiossly isgea-
ious device employed by Mongoliaa
letter carriers.
These carriers make very long
journeys on foot and within . tins
which allows tlssm only the briefest
intervals for IN occasional nap. To
insure themselves against oversleep.
Ing. therefore, they tie . piece OF
jsss stick To one Of their thumbs,
hsht it anA lie dsva to rest. Wh0
the stick burns down to the hesh
the pain svakens them, and they
resume their journey.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
- - oaA

In p1esaisg befese the ksuse Of
Lord eae dAv Mr.. Scsst, sfses~asd
1Icsd Ehlos. haPps.ed to cay in -
brcsd screAt:
~In Plsan Eaglsh, mas losdA," ,"
upoa which ene ef the lords Fenafk-
ed.
~ln pssia Scsteh, yeu .ssa, Ar.
Ssstt" AsA the PssoPt sAvscsss
i0tastly ssjsinsd:
~Nse ns11R. in p2sn .ssaD0
ssDse, ~ issd, - tAs1is ehAanD
n . haQ1~
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
eAusa,sa;ea Q 0l.sesA

Wns-What - meant, John, BY
the Phrase carrying Goals to Nev-
easGls."
aHushas6-lt = . metsPhor, ~
dsas, slsvAg TIE doiag Of some
thiag that y unnscssssfy.
wife-I don't e1sctly understand.
Give ne on liustration-e familiof
HuslssA-wsu, II ] we're to brinS
ysu ksos . bsek entitled "Hov -
Tslk, !" tAat .vssA - earTying coa1s
- Newcastle!
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
A-0uuinlw.

0nyly-Rlsile, 81 nsa! Yss
- - - n . hrUUn stsay.
NYogy-Oh, kslss. f~s ! -
Yss - - vils-s1bsa - - SOP
q ~ Uu6uf ~ Gumseking - ]
enn't 49, U1n1 = -.
CAm0ly = Has, hsss . dDf.
11esbs sA1sD Aslp - - -
Asp,.y-TAnnb- o. - I -
- -. 1t - enh1nU -
0noua-N1n1q1pnn RsuA
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
SsA..;s ehs~ss.s~s's ovssss.

A typical old French Csasaiaa
~h,sbi0nt" named Champagne and
we'll known fsmiliarly ss ~Johnnis
Champagne" lived in Hsverhin
s~rse years ago. One morning hs
entered the grocery etore where -
usually tss.iesi and in respoaee to IL
pleasant greeting Of the propri<tss
delivered himself Of the following:
-Aessin' - essA darn See here
Tor got YOU charge INV wife for tvo
pound of batter yet she sever es<f 2
Ba gs-h, dAt's darn peer bxttSB
Herah-
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
ovs~ n Duunu

-Judes-Yeu ssy the psissoes -
- up 90 the common. What v0U
Ais enAt vse2s - ysa.
Ce1plainast-He I'D. Fl -
es~F<neA 10 rs4sess yss - kia1ly
.s1ssaAe yssf Aiei1a1 eatrumieiu~
JaW-ffsaDss. ysu ere ssuo1ne-
- - z6a DmslD ~ 49, -
lsey ssa - tUOsy ygss1 ~ -
- - A11n1A-Duoo H.
La Junta tribune., 1906-02-21
0a1y . e0oesei0

He Cn the cessersssssy)-Whe
did yeu led me on to . prepossl u
ysu lnew3sA 10 refuDe Re:
SAeNYeu Do Ne . great iajae-
ties. Whst have I dsse TO aAks
yss tAiak loved ysu,
He-Is every valts With sthss
sea yea, hspt The. sslesst - Arais
length, bet vb0 salasiag viii -
YOU lsssA yssr hssd On ~ shsul-
der ssA bss nsslDsst carry ~
She-That vss - keep nv ~
- the 1sss - you voslan't esp -
~ tc0.-Nev Yssk Weekly.
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~ Nsspo0i~

Aseua-1 kssr yssr - . go
n Sse-s G1sansy 0ssss- =
~ DD0R-Ies. - G1nfsaA
sAie I" 0UR
AssS-&nass1, .UAst - -
AsoVe
Ypl UuuDR1ntS ~ ~ -
pAs1sU.aqAhsssSoO--sAos
~ Suunle . ~ - ssseh0
sisA - 60s asaiag gokaA
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-05-30
GOOD ROADS
DEMONSTRATION
Visited by Mayor and Mem
bers of City Council and
All Are Well Pleased
With Work.

In response to an invitation to
the mayor and City Council from
Mr.. Harrison in charge of the
good roads demonstration in
front of the Industrial Institute.
Mayor G. O. Mouton and DR.. Fl
E. Girard. c. d. BOudreaux, Fe-
liX VOORHEES, and P. Krauss of the
Council visited the model road
yesterday. All expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with
the work, and Mayor Mouton said
that he believed the demOnstra-
tion would create sentiment for
good roads and show their impOr-
tance. He also said that every
thing considered, he believed
money to have been spent justifi-
ably.
The object lesson dirt and shell
roads are about completed and
are most certainly an attractive
piece of work and they give prom
ise of winning many converts to
good roads.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-05-30
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE
Announcements of Dates for
Events of the Closing Ex-
erciSeS.

The closing exercises of the
Industrial Institute will be held
from Saturday, June %, to
Tuesday, June 26. Right Rev.
Bishop Davis Sessums will
preach the. commencement SER
mon Sunday afternoon, June
"A and Hon. Walter J. Burke will
deliver the annual address to the
graduates Tuesday morning,
June 26. The annual contest in
debate for the Julian MOutOn
gold medal will be held Saturday
night, the 23rd, by the two liter
ary societies in joint session.
The annual public inspection of
the schools work for the year
will take place Monday, the 25th,
at 10 a. m. Competitive COM
pany drill will be contested by
the four cadet companies Mon
day morning at 9o'clock and bat
TALON drill and dress parade will
take place the same day at 5 D.
m. The graduating classes and
the Society of the Alumni will
render joint program Monday
night, the 25th. after which the
Alumni will give its annual ban
quet to the new members. The
Board of Trustees will hold it's
annual meeting Monday, June
25, at 2:3O p. m. The exercises
of graduation will take place
Tuesday morning, the Goth,
when large class representing
all departments will take their
diplomas. The J. A. Martin, the
Grow Girard and the Julian Mou-
ton medals will be awarded at
this time.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-05-30
Jos. L. Breaux, a Syrian,
Murdered in His Bed
Monday Morning
About 3 o'clock.
Deed Supposed to Have Been
Done by a RObber or Being
Discovered in the Room.
Sheriff LacOste States He Has Suf-
ficient Evidence Against Negro
Now in Jail to Take Him Be.
lieve He Has the Muir
derer.

Between three and four o clock
Monday morning one of the
most horrible murders known in
the history of this city occurred.
the victim being JosephL. Breaux,
a Syrian. The evidence in pos
session of the officers point to
robbery as the motive.
The murdered man was quiet
and peaceful citizen,and was en-
gagged in the business of taking
orders for enlarging pictures.
His home was a small cottage
with two front rooms with a hall
between, opening into the dining
room just back of it. on Dudley
street in the Mudd addition.
Mr.. Breaux and his little baby
and wife slept in the room to the
right as you enter the house.
At 3:15 a. m. Mrs, Breaux' S
screams awoke her neighbOrs,
who coming to her assistance,
found her husband lying on the
floor dead with a terrible cash in
the side of his head extending
from the left cheek bone across
the head just above the ear. The
officers were at once notified and
Sheriff LacOste was soon on the
scene, and promptly instituted a
search for clue to the perpe-
traitor of the terrible deed. He
Immediately notified the neigh
boring towns and made an effort
to get blood hounds, but none
were close enough to be of any
service.
The investigation made by the
sheriff and coroner seems to es-
tablish the fact that Mr.. Breaux
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Died

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Adams
have the sincere sympathy of the
community in the loss of their
dear little baby, Alice Doris
which occurred Saturday. May
26. at 2.2O p. m, aged 4 months
and 13 days. Funeral services
were held at ST. Johns Catholic
Church Sunday at 4 p. M, which
were largely attended.
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girl in Opelousas Saturday.
Deputy Broussard went to Ope-
lousas yesterday to investigate.
Sheriff LacOSte states that he
has sufficient evidence in his
possession now to make him be-
lieve positively that he has the
murderer in this negro Dave
Howard.
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schools became a matter of ne
cessity because of lack of money.
The schools of YOungSville,
CarencrO, BrOuSsard and Scott
will close the last of June. and
the country schools in the begin
ming of September.
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was awakened by some noise and
had just sat up in the bed, when
the intruder struck him with the
blade of an axe, the blow being
struck downward and in such
way as to knock him to the floor.
Death was practically instant
aneOus. Blood stains on the
floor across tho hall into the
next room and on the window.
show that the murderer was
barefOoted and escaped that way,
Nothing was taken as far as is
known, out it seems certain that
robbery was the motive and that
the murder was the result of his
being discovered.
The testimony given by Mrs.
Breaux before the corOner'S jury
was to the effect that she was
awakened at 3:15 a. m. by hear
ing something fall. She heard
heavy breathing, then some one
put his hands upon her face.
She thought at first it was her
husband, but soon found out
otherwise, being held through
the mosquito bar. She cried out
to turn her loose, when the per-
son turned and ran out through
the hall into the other room,
raised the sash and jumped out.
The lamp was burning brightly.
but could not tell if it was a
white man or negro. She noticed
he wore black coat and black
hat. She got up and saw her
husband on the floor with the
axe in his head, which she re-
moved. She screamed for help
to Mr.. J. F. Keller, her neighbor
who went for the officers. Mr..
Andre Hebert was the first Off
Ger to enter the house.
Monday morning about $50
o'clock word was received from
Scott that strange negro with
blood on his clothes had been ar
rested. Deputy Sheriff Saul
Broussard at once went for him.
During the day a white man was
also arrested. but later was re-
leased.
The negro arrested at Scott
gave the the name of Dave How
ard. He is tall and slim and
about twenty-five years old.
He confessed to criminal as
sault upon IA year old cOlOred
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-05-30
SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY.
Concert at Jefferson Theatre to
be given by Pupils Thursday
Night. Promotions Fri.


Tomorrow night at the Jeffer-
son Theatre the town schools
will present a very entertaining
program. which will mark the
end of school after a very sue
cessful session of eight months.
Friday promotions will be made.
It was hoped that sufficient
funds would be available to con-
time at least a month longer,
but such could not be the case
and with regret the schools were
ordered closed.
In asking for an appropriation
for the schools the School Board
set the amount necessary at
81, 500, an amount estimated ne.
cessary because of the great in
crease in the cost of running the
schools occasioned by the large
attendance. The Council found
itself, owing to heavy quarantine
expenses, unable to appropriate
the amount asked for, but did
give $500, all they felt they
could give. Since then the Coun-
Gil has not been able to make any
additional appropriation and as
no funds were available from any
other source, the closing of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

lively. I should not even consider senti-
ment a factor. II is simply this: He has
lost his ship, and in all probability lost
his job, and SO far as his career on the
sea is concerned, he might as well Kill
himself as not"
"A steamship captain who wrecks his
vessel, said another steamship man.
must, of course. In event of his surviv-
ing the wreck. face a court of inquiry es-
tablished by his line, and in all probabili-
ty he must face a government court. Here
he must explain the causes of the disas-
ter in every detail, and If there be hint
of carelessness it is entirely probable that
his certificate will be taken from him.
That means that he loses his rank as cap.
tain and must begin all over again. Now,
beginning all over again has few allure
ments for a man already past middle life,
and the outlook Is dark indeed for him in
his profession, the only profession he
knows. You will rarely, if ever, hear of
captain killing himself where he can
present a clean bill of navigation to the
courts of inquiry. where the disaster was
due to contingencies beyond his control"
There Is no doubt that the law of the
ocean Is inexora BILE. 1t is a hard test by
which the ocean captain is tried. In no
other profession is a mistake in judgment
punished by penalties so severe. Perhaps
the steamship men are right in their ex-
PLANTATION of the frequent suicide of I'm
lucky commanders
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EX-
CURSIONS VIA. SOUTH
ERN RAILWAY

Southern Railway will sell
Christmas Holiday Excursion
tickets from all points on it's
line at one and one-third fare,
plus twenty five cents for the
round trip. Tickets on sale
Dec. 20, 81, %, %, "a, 25, 80 and
81, and Jan. list, limited for re-
turn Jan. 7th, 1907. For rates,
schedule and complete informa-
tion apply to M. H. Bone, D. P.
A., M. Coxwell, G. P. A., Morris
Hotel Building.
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hits the agent hardest. The total expense
must not exceed the loading of the first
years premiums. plus the mortality gains
of the first five years.
This will have different results in differ
ent companies. Averaged. it will amount
to a shrinkage of between one-fifth and
one-fourth of the agents commissions. In
other words, where an agent was getting
so per cent, or say commission of $50,
for bringing in a policy. he will get under
the new law $50 or $50.
Many other reforms also go into effect.
Companies must file with the state in
surance department full reports of their
condition and operations. Deferred divi-
dend policies can no longer be issued, and
the companies must stop pilng up their
contingency or surplus reserves. There
will be no more advances to agents, and
the amount of business taken by a com
pany in year must not exceed Sl5o,
100000
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lrvington IN. W Dispatch to the New
York Times.
Antonio Cussiamano, an Italian Iaborer
or this place. is in critical condition as
the result of eating part of porous pias-
ter About week ago Cussiamano com
planned of pain in his chest. lie weat
to bed, and DR.. l.. T. Smith was called tn
attend him. The physician prescribed a
powder. Mrs. Cussiamano went to lae
drug store to have it made up. After size
had gone the doctor advised his patient
TO use porous plaster. The Italian next
morning on his way to work bought A
plaster, but he did not know how to use
II. Finally he took one of the powders
his wife had bought for him, and tearing
OH the cloth covering of the plaste-.
sprinkled the powder over the face of the
plaster Then he tore off strip of the
plaster and ate it. Later in the day a
friend stopped him from repeating the
performance. That night he was taken
Violently Ill. His condition is still seri-
Gus.