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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

Marriage in such
cases is not only desirable. but is
in a very high degree beneficial.
Where either of the old people
have sufficient property to afford
them a livelihood they can live
together far more happily and
contentedly than in the un-
welcome homes of their children.
Old people ought not to part
with their homes or their prop
erty. They ought not to give it
to their children until after their
death. They ought not to give
up their own homes to live with
their children. But as long as
is possible to keep house them.
selves and to live in their own
homes they ought to do so.
And if there must be a living to-
gether the children should live
with the old people and not the
old people with the children, and
the old people should control
their own home and property.
We would do injustice to many
affectionate and humane persons
if we should assert that these
conditions generally obtain.
But we do not. We only say
that they frequently do, and alas!
alas! how frequently!
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

their children were nur-
tured during their years of help
lessness and immaturity. And
now that conditions are reversed
they feel that their children owe
to them, in their old age child
the same care and solicl-
tude that they received from
their parents. But alas! how
frequently are they dissapoin-
ted? And how often are their
declining and helpless years
clothed with sorrow and suffer
ings and keen notifications!
How often do they look forward
to death as a happy release from
their burdensOme and almost in
tolerable situation?
Is it to be wondered at that
old persons seek to relieve the
situation by marriage? The
longing for companionship ap'
pertains to old people as well as
to young. And it is frequently
the case that old people find that
mutual companionship in mar
riage that is almost entirely de
MED them in the homes of theil
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

of the house lest there might
be an intrusion upon company
and they should have to De
introduced as "my father" or
my mother"
And then the old fashioned
WAYS. the old fashioned clothes
and the old -fashiOned way OF
talking are a source of great an
noyance. Apologies have to be
constantly made because moth
r." will persist in pouring out
rer coffee in the saucer and IN
flowing it to cool it, and be-
ause father" will persist IN
eating with his knife and in max
ing a noise in eating soup OF
iIinking tea.
There are only a few OF the
| thousand ways that old people
IRE made to feel not only neglec'
but their open and positive NAL
treatment. They keenly fee
the lack of paternal love on tn
part of their children and the.
contrast it with the tender, low
ling and solicitous care will
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

Assembly calling for an appro-
prlation sufficient to build post
once buildings at Franklin and
Lafayette. and also for a fund
sumcient to survey the inter
coastal canal from Morgan City
TO New Orleans with a view to
it's extension.
Coming thus early in the new
session carries with it the con-
vlctfon he has learned by expert
ence; Don't put off till to.mor-
row what can be done to-day
Whether Mr.. Broussard sue
ceeds in getting Congress u
grant appropriations suficien-
tor all three purposes or whether
he is cut off with only one, til.
motif is unchanged. the framing
and introduction OF the bill being
all that he can do until it goe
to committee, and later, if acted
upon favorably in committee, to
argue it's merits upon the floor
OF the House.
We may Judge from past ex
periences in this line that the
Congressman will meet witt
more or less success. His effOr'
is responsible for this city hav
ing a cOmmOdiOus and handsome
postofice, and like effort in tn
matter of appropriations To-
canal surveys and improvement
il too fresh in the public mine
to need rehearsing here.
While it may be and probabl.
will be, late in the post-holllda!
0ession, before Congress VII
take up the matter. it is almos
safe to say that Lafayette an
Franklin will in due time hav
poetofice buildings commensul
, ate with their commercial IN
: portance. and that we will sOOne
or later see the mooted intel
Goa stall canal question favorabl
acted upon by Congress.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
Pay your poll tax NOW. Dom
wait, it il only II days to Jan.

Eastern Star Elects Officers.
A regular meeting Of the East
ern Star was held last Monday
night and the following officers
were. elected: Mrs. II. Jagou.
Worthy Matron; Mrs. W. J.
Avery. Associate Matron; Mr..
c. W. Breeding, Worthy Patron;
Mr.. S. J. Delmouley, Secretary;
Mr.. s. B. Kahn. Treasurer; Mrs.
N. Abramson, Conductress
Mrs. s. B. Kahn. Associate Con
ductress; Mr.. O. B. Hopkins,
chaplain; Mrs. Leon Plonsky
Warder; Mr.. N. Abramson
Sentinel Mrs. NJ. Rosenfeld
Adah; Mrs. Nose Levy. Ruth
Mrs.. Gus Schmulen, Esther
Mrs. J. G. Reeves, Martha
mrs. O. b. Hopkins. Elects
later the election q delightful
turkey supper was partsken Of
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

Meeting was held by Cherry Camp
~. W. o. W. Carencro, La. After
having gone through The regular
,-a,r,ceedings and the initiating Of four
Ikhw members, q fine turkey and
t&chon-de-lait and Nuns Extra Dry
|nmpsgne was served. After the
Dcting . French address was made
II Go. ]. Melchior. followed BY
Ing addresses by District Organic
"a. O. Patureau and Sow. 8. ].
g6teaux. Quartet singing by thu
i~ofsersign was also highly appre.
eaned. -
Clerk
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

W1MObSSe lNVSSos
Dk. ]. "A. villien made q flying
o3p to Abbeville last week.
The friends Of Mr.. Laurent
WI, the mail carrier. are glad
Is re him back from New Or
leans. MI. Vial went to New
Orleans on account of his i'll
'4eslth: he is feeling much better.
Nj. j. s. Brown, the popular
,af0ceryman, was in town Tues
d6y and as usual was enjoying
eQsd spirits.
a heavy rain fell Tuesday and
4. viii hinder the farmers in the
te2d1.
Alr. Ernest Nc Donald, son Of
O5srles Mcdonald. Is back from
= rolling and reports having
~ = good money.
M: I. A. Sweeney. principal
n the Maurice School, in com
my with his sister. Miss Hattie
vent 20 Indian Bayou Saturday
Tbs people Of Vermilion have
sH-<ZL- ~ khaSv
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
Mass Needing Saturday.

Mass M0otjmG Sott1r0oy.
The local school trustees who
met on the is called q mass
meeting at the court house TO-
morrow, Dec 81, to consider the
matter of revenues for the
school. Everybody interested
in the scools is urged to attend
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
Handsome caleadars.

We acknowledge with thanks
the gift of q handsome calendar
from the Lacoste Hardware Co.,
one from A. e. Mouton, lumber,
and one from Nickerson Bro,
insurance.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

p9oo1y g 1Imo bosoeo Chstetmas.
L il only . few days before
Christmas, but Is only 9 little
drainage and . load or two Of dirt
Il I'll that il necessary to fix that
alley By. Bill Lewis place, there
Is plenty Of time to put it in fine
condition as . Xmas present to
the large number Of people who
ind it the shortest way down
town." Here's your chance to
pla0 Santa Claus, Mr.. Street
COMMITTEES.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

of their neafCS are Will 1lle r
scenes of the past and the com ;
panions of other years who have :
long ago passed away. Il
Lover and friends have been
taken from them, and their &C. =
o~uaintances laid in darkness. \
The forms they admired and low ;
ed are gone, the eyes that looked
into theirs with the tenderness ;
If affection are sightless, and the
voices that cheered and stirred
their souls have long since been
silent. Their early world OF
hope and joy. has become a desc
~lation, aud they sit in silence.
contemplating the ruin that has
been wrought. They are
Only waiting till the shadows
Are . little longer grown
TO pass on to the reunion that
awaits them and the glad greet
invs of those they love. Who
would not do what they can to
cheer the loneliness of the aged,
to smooth their pathway, and
comfort them in their declining
years?-Churchman.
Old people are to often negiec'
ted even by their own children.
It is not unfrequently the case
that parents have given their
property to their children to help
them along, and then when they
have no longer any property
Ithey are driven away from home
!, lby the coldness, neglect and in
: eratitude of their children often,
to suffer with poverty and neg
llect or to find . home in the poor
house. The children some
times affect to be leaders in
Isociety, and they find the old
T folks in the way with their old
fashioned notions. and they be
leone ashamed of them and wan
to get them out of the way. TIT
: grandchildren. oftentimes. d.
: not treat them with proper re
!, lspect and they are not repriman
7 ded for it by their parents, ant
: the old people are made to fee
THAT they are in the way and tina
their room would be preferabl
: to their company. We do NO
.say that this is always the case
{ 'or usually so, but that it otter
) times happens that parents ar
treated thus by their chiddre
and grandchildren. And whe
mot positively mistreated in ia
!. manner above indicated, they Al
ne9lected and left to themselve'
!. (which, doubtless, is felt By the
!. more keenly than . more ope
and undisguised method
~ Iaffront.
Being left largely to the1
!. selves by being withdrawn fro
IRE the activities Of life, and by T
tie death Of acquaintances OF the
irt own age, they have few, it an
nat but their own children wi
sre whom to converse and fro
Inc whom to receive information
to matters that interest and CO
Germ them.
wn These conditions largely 9
to tain where the parents resi-
Get with their children, or whe
either parent is dead and I
- suryiyof makes his or her ho1
per with the children.
.Oftentimes an old person
- shifted from one house to
soe other. according to agreemt
smone the children that "a
loae should keep the incumbrar
SozItne s. 8 time
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through. There IS nothing serious in the proposal except the achievement of the end in view and for that reason patriotic champions of representative government ought not to permit them selves to be fooled with this alleged movement in behalf of the people. It Is movement of an entirely different sort and bears about the same relation to the sovereignty of the people that our system of government does.
 In word the State of Connecticut is in no condition to consider the referen- dum, except in cases where it is pro- posed to alter the form of government as the constitution directs and sug- gests. When representative government is established here and the people have learned from experience what it is, then will be the time to consider whether we want to modify or extend it. In the
 meantime any movement other than the real one for representative govern
 ment ought to be defeated no matter
 how good 1t looks.
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Poverty Lane.

I've read quite number of essays of
 late On Homes of the Famous and Homes of
 the Great, The Bungalow fine of J. Willieboy
 Jones, The Radium Cottage of Mrs. Van The spanish Facade of A. Carnegie The Roman Insides of Horatius Briggs, We've pictures that give us an external
 view Of four-'leven- forty Fifth avenue; The roof of eleventeen Central Park
 West By picture and pen has been doubly On waterside bungalows houseboats
 galore we've papers and articles score upon
 score. But where is the wight who will show
 us the drear Facade of the tenement-also the rear, With fire escapes from the roof to the
 pave, That do double duty our humans to save, Affording from fire an iron retreat And making by night an escape rom the heat The Gardens Italian of Mrs. De Mum Are flair for to see in the midsummer sun,
 Yet less of humanity lies there foI me
 Than when in the tenement window From fragrant Queen Flora the tiniest crumb- A brave little spriglet of geranium! Iris pleasant to know that the chlld of the great Finds here in this world such happy estate; erty Lane Where thousands of mortals, in strug' gle and pain, Are gasping for air on tnls nrlgh | O what are the games that their little ones play? Aye, palace and mansion and rich gar den wall And heuseboat and bungalow, cottage and all, Are splendid possessions and worthy O text; | But here's to the fellow who comes along next And paints us the scenes, not or van ity Fair.
 But Poverty Lane with its touch O despair! For those who are dwelling in Vanit! l Fair Are past all our helping or generou care. Their worries and troubles we canno | relieve
 No matter what generous gifts we re 1 oeive-
 But what a relief to dire trouble am | pain
 If men knew the story of Povert, Lanei I-John Kendrick Bangs, in New Yorl Sun.
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HocH DEB ooNsrrruz1oNl

The latest plan of the federal govern ment to harness and drive the trusts by placing them in the hands of receivers appointed by the masters at Washing ton is being resisted by forces which still maintain respect for the consti- tuition. This time the masterful mind which controls us has business on it's hands before the receiver trick will be pulled off.
 When the New York Journal of Com merce gets excited it Is time for the rest of us to hold tight lest the rocking boat spill Us overheard, Says the Jour nal of Commerce of this receivershlp notion; "one thing Is certain. It is call culated to raise apprehension and alarm in widely extended business 'in- terests of the country. It will throw in- to doubt and confusion calculations for the future In matters in which great corporations are concerned, and they are so widely and deeply concerned in the larger industrial and commercial operations of the country that 1t may have paralyzihg effect upon activities, involving a large share of the capital and labor of the people Nobody car tell where the line is to be drawn or where the trust smashing process Is to stop"
 Suppose this is the result of thif
 newest cure-all for trusts, is it moi about time something real happened 1 just to awaken interest in the consti. tuition? It is still there where the ear ly statesmen put it, but of late 1t has
 been overlooked. Perhaps an object les
 son is demanded and perhaps 1t is al
 ready Who knows?
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AboNinarjs "The Queen of Table WIaters"

went on strike because the rejection of a candidate was, as they held, unjust. Eventually seven students were ex- pelled, and four hundred, about half the whole number. were rusticated. Now the students are often not only contributors to but editors of newspa- pers. They are lads of southern blood and hot tempers, and modern enough to think that frock coats and gowns, oaths of allegiance, proctors, and the academic prison are not of the essence of a university. So they found political clubs and propose ed- ucational congresses, and sometimes openly declare themselves anarchists. Between them and their teachers there is little sympathy, while the govern ment of the day is generally on the side of the latter, who can be useful in elections Naturally, the students give vent to their excitement in de- monstratfons, and the immediate
 problem for the Portuguese govern
 ment seems to be the discovery of
 some measure of university reform
 which will diminish the proyocation.
 This is something like. stampeding a
 government is bigger sport than
 stampeding circus.
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ACOKSSIBEE.

Attentive Waiter-Feel like a cup of tea, sir?
 Irascible Customer-ADo I look like a cup of tea?--Harper's Weekly.
 Little wilIie-say, pa, what part of speech Is woman7
 Pa--Woman, my son, Is no part of speech; she's all of it.-Chicago News. Little Millie-Granddaa, what makes man always give woman diamond engagement ring?
 Grandfather-The wcTnan.-Pick Me Up.
 Do you believe that domestic argu- ments are at all convincing?" querled Younghub.
 Sure" replied Oldwed .'Hach of the parties to the argument Is fully con- vinced that tho other is wrong. ."-Chi- cago News.
 How brown you are, Miss Bosting You've been in the sun lately, haven't you?"
 How preposterous The sun fs not aceessible.to to us by any method of trav- | el. I've been in the suns rays, if | that's what you near" Philadelphia Press.
 Jimmy Jenkins (to new boy in neigh borhood)-What's yer old man do2 Whats he work at?
 Harold Harrington Qeftily)-He's on 1 the bench
 Jimmy Jenkins-Den he's wit some bush league, kid, fer dere aint no sich player in de National CT American!- ] Puck
 The animal trainer having been talk en suddenly i'll, his wife reported for duty in his stead.
 Have you ever had any experience in this line?" asked the owner of the circus and menagerie, with some doubt.
 Not just exactly in this llne," she said, "but my husband manages the 1 beasts all right, doesn't he?"
 He certainly does."
 Well, you ought to see how easy can manage him. Chicago Tribune.
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CANADIAN PATERNALISM.

Government regulation of railroads is now the conspicuous thing, and govern ment regulation of the production and sale of coal is forgotten, or, at least. not talked about in this country. But Canada has radically tackled the coal problem by the regulations which she has established 10 protect her Yukon coal fields. The lands cannot be bought outright, but can be leased for twenty one years, and no concession of more than four miles in it's greatest dimen- sion is to be granted on any terms. Nor can more than ten tons of coal for every acre be mined in any one year, on penalty of forfeiture of the lease. The government not only reserves the
 right to specify how much coal shall be produced and sold, but stipulates
 that the mining company shall sell coal at the mouth of the pit for not more
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FLATTERING.

We don't suppose that the potent and grave senators at Hartford are very susceptible to flattery but perhaps they will feel pleased by the compliment paid them by the Hartford correspond ent of the New Haven Sunday Union. This acute observer sees in the action of the Senate in attaching the referen- dunn to the State bond-issue bill the ability and the disposition to appreciate and apply the wisdom of the peerless leader, the Hon. William Jennings Bryan. T can account" says the cor respondent, flor the remarkable change in Republican sentiment towards the referendum principle in no other way than by attributing 1t to the influence of MT, Bryan's address in the House of Representatives some months ago. That address will long be remembered It was lengthy but no one who heard 1t wished that 1t was shortened by a single sentence It was more than a political speech. It was magnificent oratlon on principles that are the very bedrock of Democracy. For weeks af- forwards favorable comments on 1t were heard from the Republican mem bers of the General Assembly. The ] Republicans who control the legislature have adopted the principle of the refer endum which Mir. Bryan so eloquently advocated then. and have applied 1t tc the solution of the financial problem which confronts them
 This is worthy tribute to Mir, Bryan's influence, and merited com
 plinent to the referendum senators. |
 they are getting up Into the lofty re-
 zion where MT. Bryan has long llveC
 they are to be envied.
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PORTUG UESE STUDEN1S' SPORT.

When the students of this country read about the performances of students in some other countries they can see what real student fun is. For instance, the recent political outbreak in Portugal is said to be largely, if not altogether, due to the dissatlsfac- ton of the students with the admin istration of the University of Coimbra. They accuse the faculty, especially in the law department, of inoapacity and dishonesty. Recently great excitement was caused by the suicide of one un- successful student. One of his as- sociates has published a pamphlet which has attracted much attention. As long ago as last April the students
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THE LAND OF THE FREE.

This Is a good country to be born in, a good country to emigrate to, and a good country to stay in. It Is also, true that in addition to the good folks who are born here many good folks come here. That is a remarkable story which comes from Boston. Among the gradu- ates from the grammar schools in Bos- ton the other day was f1fteen-year- old Jewish boy Saul Hornstein, who has been in this country less than twelve months. He was born in Kishi- neff, Russia, and could not speak 8 word of English when he began school last year. But he tackled the new lan- guage with such determination that he was soon promoted from one school to another, and will enter the high school in the fall.
 Just think for minute what thai ambitious and promising boys chances are in this good country compared witt what they were in Kishineff, where they massacre such boys when they take notion to. The land of the free! 1 We don't half appreciate it, and we art very careless about the way we treat its. inestimable rights and privileges and allow them to be treated. Ant
 what an extra villain a man is who
 while living in this good country, take
 advantage of its freedom to harm hi Jess able or more scrupulous fellow cit izens.
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Tho Duty of Legislators Is to I.exisIatc
(New London Day.

(New London Day.)
 Providing referendum to the en- tire voting population of the State to secure the passage of the bonding bill, carrying an appropriation of $6,500,- 900 for good roads State library and State arsenal, is an innovation in Con- necticut. In local measures the ref erendum is generally wise, but if made a policy in State legislation every disagreeable question which the Legislators wish to shirk will be put up to the voters to settle. The duty of legislators is to legislate.
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than s175 ton to actual settlers of the Yukon region.
 This is paternalism of pretty thor ough kind, and of a kind that will suit those who must buy coal in the Yukon region.
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In Boston the police are arresting men for betting on the ball games. Betting on the Boston ball games may be a crime. Betting on the New Ha- ven ball games wouldn't rise above idiocY.
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Some Strenuous Hay-pltchinr.
(Buffalo Commercial.l

(BuffaIo Commercially
 And, speaking of the Labors of Her cules and other Hero Stories. will not some adventurous reporter contribute to the gayety of nations, and keep the ball a-rolling, by asking Prof, Long what he thinks of the Presidents feat of pitching three tons of hay in for ty-five minutes with loss of only sev- en pounds In perspiration That was 8 good story and they could have proved 1t, too, if old John Burroughs had been there and asked to swear to 1t.
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A Massachusetts man says that he and his family have for years depended wholly on prayer for their food and clothing. And there are many loafers who haven't even taken the trouble to pray.
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When the island of Mauritlus was ceded to Great Britain in 1SlO there was big turtle in the court of the ar tillery barracks at Port Louis. The turtle Is still there, but now almost blind. It weighs $50 pounds, stands two feet high and is eight feet six inches long. It is said to be oyer 200 years old.
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Soon wen is leading Chinese revolu- tionists. It will not be surprising If that Wen is cut off soon.