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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05

The beautiful weather now
prevailing affords a fine Oppor-
tunity for raising the crossing
between Rigues' corner and
MOutOn Bros. so that next time
it rains people can cross with.
out wading in water.
The Council has recently ad
ded considerable lot of shells
to the main street. Smelling the
street has cost first and last g
considerable amount of money
wonder if it wouldn't be econ
omy to pave it!
The rainy spell has caused the
grass to grow rapidly----it is nj
very high yet, but dose O.
scythe blade, hoe or lawr
mower at this time could be ad
ministered with good effect.
Work on the two new schoo
buildings is going forward a.
rapidly as possible and the con
tractors are making an effort t.
finish by the first of Septem Der
No meeting of the City Coun
Gil was held Monday night a:
Monday was legal holiday. be
ing Confederate Memorial Day
A meeting will be held at 8 p. N
tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
The Cooking of I'D.

There Is no reason In the world why
men, whether average men or men of
genius, should despise the cooking OF
their food. They never show, or are
required to show, the same contempt
toward any other art. and on no other
Is their mental calm more completely
dependent. An i'll fitting coat is a
worry, but not such Il worry as dinners
perpetually i'll dressed. TO many men,
and especially TO men whose work Is
sedentary or whose brains are fully
taxed, food which Is at once light and
nourishing Is an absolute necessity if
they are to exert their highest powers.
and food OF Gut kind is obtainablc
only by care in selecting meats and
good cooking when they are selected.
A man should not thin! too much of
his dinner or devote too much time to
prepare lion for 1t or enjoy il too vis-
bly, when It has arrived. for all those
are animal pcculiarties. But to re-
main content with bad food. when u
little more thought or carefnlness or
criticism would procure ii in state ut
to be eaten. Is only what Scotchmen
Used to describe as "a wasting of the
malrcies,"-London Spectator.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
JURY HARsHLY TREATED.

As q result OF the treatment ac-
corded to the unfortunate MEN com.
PEELED to do jury duty in the muir.
der trial of Harry X. Thaw, II Will
be harder tltn ever In the future
10 fiji jury box in New York City
The attitude taken by the State
toward Jurors In this trial has been
nothing short of disgraceful. Men
who have been forced to serve on
this Jury have been treated more
AS though THEY themselves were
charged with murder than as though
they were TO i,Sss upon the inno-
eence or guilt OF the accused
AZ soon as II juror was accepted
by the attorneys for both sides ne
VAS placed In close confinement.
From the minute of his acceptance
he juror has been under the con.
stant espionage of n court officer,
mas been prevented from reading
letters or newspapers, until every
line ir them has first been passed.
upon by an official. and he has been
compelled to forego communication,
even with business associates or
family On each adjournment o:
court the Jurors have been marched
from the court room to hotel, under
hhavy guard of officers, ms though
they were members OF chain gang,
and. still. under guard. they have
been confined TO special quarters
engaged for them until time to 20
back to court again the next morn.
ing.
In the meantime, however, the
Judge presiding Mt the trial has
without restriction, gone from the
court room at the end of each days
proceedings, has dned with family
or friends. in public or private as
he saw IT., and has had no inter
ference with his private life. The
time spent in court comprised his
business hours and he spent his
other time just as would any other
professional or business man after
his days work was done. The
Jurors, all business or professional
men. during the entire time have
been cooped up and herded together
like prisoners
1t Is hard to see why man, of
sufficiently clean repute to act as
Juror. should not be permitted
to spend time outside the court
room In a normal manner, just as
the judge is permitted to spend his
time. If this were permitted
there would be far lass trou
bile In securing Jurors. AS 1t Is one
does not wonder that New Yorr
men fight as they do against being
called upon for jury duty.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
KNOCKERS 70 THE REAR.

Upon his return from Washington,
where he had been in the Interests
of the Exposition appropriation, Pres
ident Harry ST. George Tucker,
is quoted as saying: Now is the
time for everybody in Norfolk, Ports.
mouth Newport News and surroun /,
ing territory to get a shoulder under
the wheel and push, and the Expo.
sltton will be q most magnificent
success. There is now no place for
knockers. They have been done
away with"
That is advice that should ne
needed by every resident of the
peninsula, Put away your ham.
riers; cease singing the anvil song,
don't knock. Instead make your.
sfif member Of the Boosters
~ afffff "a iltf4 rettl4N .ss .s ~ II.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

club. Never fa:l to say good
word for the Exposition and New.
port News in particular. Your chances
to help the city from now on are
unbounded. You have friends in the
North, South and West that you
are writing To enthusiastically an!
1t Is an easy matter to add n few
words telling them why Newport
News is the best city in which to
make their headquarters while at
the Exposition.
Let the Knockers club OF Newport
News disband ut once
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
Tricks of the Types.

lnughable error occurred In one OF
the large publishing houses number
OF years ago. y poet had sent In n
manuscript in which was the line. "See
the pale martyr III n sheet OF ire" The
reputation OF the writer was nearly
ruined when the work came out with
the line, See the pale martyr with his
shirt on fire."
When favorite speaker rose and
was greeted with thunde:ous applause
his party paper came out and said.
The vast cohcoursc rent the mir with
their snouta."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

the telephone, has in u current mag
azine an article on airship. II SUI.
jcct he has taken great interes.
In the nast few years. DR.. Bell
believes, as did 1.ilenthal and Lang.
ley, that better results can be OBJ
tanned with the aeroplane than with
gas bags, but he has evidently gone
further than anyone else in the
development of the principle or t-e
former device. In his article Prof
Bell shows that 1t is feasible to dis.
pensa with the horizonaI tops O,
his cells and TO rely for suppor.,
III tho air on the open VS.. whlca
resemble pairs of wings both in ap.
pearance and in effect. Something
is sacrificed in lifting power by this
modification, but n gain in steadi.
ness Is insured. Inasmuch as the
ordinary aeroplane is rather unsta
BILE, and hence could easily be cap.
sized by gust Of wind, Professor
Bell now expresses an emphatic
preference for kite in which there
are no horizontal surfaces whats,.
ever.
An airship such as Professor BaH
has In mind must be kept in mo
ton In order to escape falling. For
most of his experiments hitherto
1t has been immaterial whether his
models were pulled or pushed, AMI
he has usually found it convenient
to pull them. or, in other words
to fly them as kites In actual
service, however. 1t will be necess.
airy to use propellers and some kird
OF engine. He has considered the
evolution of his highly original type
of aeroplane more important than
anything else, but he has Of late
given attention to the matter o..
providing suitable motive macnn.
cry.
Prof, Bell is not ready jus. yet
to take the public IN his confidence
about the Roadway he Is making
but it is an interesting fact that
the great inventor has taken In
interest in the problems of aerial
navigation and there will be grea:
eagerncss to learn whether Iii; ef-
forts will achieve rs great result
as has followed his principal re-
seafchcs. Such a thing is far from
being impossible.
1t was nothing but wonderfully good
luck that fearful calamity did
not overtake the Congressional lin
Tied which, had a dead engineer at
its throttle, while it rushed through
philadelphia at a terrific speed In
New York state bill is now before
the legislature making 1t crimI-
nal offense to use the type of To-
connective known as the Mother
HUBBARD" on which the engineer is
in cab I'LL by himself 1t wouli
seem that If ether states had SUCH a
law, there would be one less dan
der OF big railroad accidents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
In a New Light.

Fair Vlsitor-So you have really de.
cided not to sell your house? Fair
ilostess-'fas. You see. we placed tho
matter In the hands of II real estate
agent. After reading his lovely adver.
tsement of our property neither John
nor myself could think OF parting will,
such wonderful s-,d perfect home
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
NEGROES SWEAR THEY
DID NOT DO SHOOTING
Former Members Of TWsR|y-FIfh
Infantry Trying TO Make Out
a Case for Themselves.
clII0Iuc cDlpIT lc cru cnpINfp
GUIDING SPIRIT IS SEN. FORAKER
Ohio Man Takes Dig at Booker
T. Washington for His Activity
in a Buckeye State Appointment
One Witness Says Shooting Was
Done BY ereasers and Cowboys.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb =
Five witnesses were examined to-
day In the Brownsville inquiry De-
fore the Senate committee on mill
tary affairs. All were members of
the Company d, of tie discharged
battalion of negro soldiers except
the las, OH the stand, former Ser
geant Luther II. Thornton, OF Com
pany b. He testified that when
aroused by the firing on the night
of August 18th that when aroused
by the firing on the night Of Aug
ust 18th he was under the Impress
lon that the barracks were being
fired upon by people of the town
and that similar opinion was ex-
pressed by other members of his
company.
He said the reports of fire arms
sounded to him like revolvers and
shot guns. He told of the call TO
arms and OF the inspections, of hear
ing that Company C's gun racks
had been broken
He was cross examined sharply
about the possibility OF a soldier
getting out of tie reservation in
the night without being detected
and said this could be done, but
he did not think tie man could
get his arms and gee out
1t was pointed ou1 that the men
already had ammunition and the
witness replied that this ammuni-
ton had to be accounted for at
inspection and If any were used
the loss would be discovered. He
said he had not heard that bullets
from any army ammunition had
been found in the town until after
the arrival of Major Blocksom to
make an inspection for the War De-
partment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
Not CheuD,

Aged ilnsband-You arc going to
ruin me with your extravaganza. You
don't need that cape any more than n
eat needs two tails. How often have
l told you never to buy anything be-
cause 1t is cheap? Young Wife with
on air of one who has got the better OF
the argument But 1t was not cheap
1t cost 10 guincas. London Fun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

The promoters of the plan 10
nave n great industrial peace reign
over the land deserve great praise
Tor the work they are doing to
accomplish t.seir purpose. 1t. how.
ever, seems doomed to failure. Il
is dream OF the socialistic order
and will never be realized till the
millenum has arrived.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

1t will certainly be fine thns
~hen the Stars and Stripes are
floating over the biggest and hes
oattleships in the world. but then
1t Is right that the greatest all
best country should have such u
lighting machine on the ocean
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
Ifec Wuy.

What's the re4son you never plt
things in their plca=s:" asked the irate
and methodical h':*band. "why. bc.
cause" replied hIi olsy going wife, II
want them where eau find them"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

Without discussing the merits of
the case, 1t is & cause of congra1-
nlation that the williamsburg mud
die is at end. Tie whole affair was
hardly to the credit of the State or
the authorities OF the institution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
Frazer on Stand Again.

Sergeant Frazer was recalled and
he corrected his testimony of yes
terday by saying that he had sur
rendered his ammunition at Fort
Reno instead of at Fort Brown. He
said he had noticed his error in a
newspaper report of the proceed
ings.
The next witness called for by
Senator Foraker was Winter Wash.
ington. and Senator Overman asked
if he said Booker Washington. No"
said MIR. Foraker" Booker Washing
ton is too busy attending to his
senatorial duties to come here"
lie referred to the interest of
Booker T. Washington in the ques.
ton of having negro appointed to
Federal position in Ohio, patron
age which has been regarded as
belonging to the senator's from Ohio
slames Greasers and Cowboys.
There was NOTHING unusual in Win
ter Washington's testimony. He
was member of Company d, and
his story was not unlike those told
by his former comrades. His idea
OF the Brownsville ARRAY. however,
was that Mexican Greasers." and
Texas cowboys" had done the shoot
Ing in order to make trouble for
the negro soldiers. rhe other wit
nesses were Sergeant Reese, who
was called for cross examination,
and Corporal a. H. Lockout. Moth
ing OF importance was brought out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

My body's old, but that's not NV
sauit- am not to blame for nm old
Ioody, but would be to blame for an
old snnl.-Delnnd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

Thank yon, dear Episcopal bish-
ops for the splendid free advertise
ment you gave the Exposition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS


Many western statesmen made
their fundamental mistake regarding
me land frauds when they assumed
that the law was not intended to he
enforced-Detroit News.
But possibly Senator Beycridge re-
CARDS the subsequent fate of his child
labor I'LL as negligible on the whole
as compared with the more important
achievement of pulling off three
days speech in face of all obstacles.
Indianapolis Star.
Jeii Davis farewell message to the
ARKANSAS legislature consisted of 49,.
200 words, If his speeches in the
senate are no longer. he may get
himself classed as the Congressional
Records pert paragrapher.-Wosh.
ington Post.
/. Federal officials at Chicago are
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

Peary says the ice1crgs Will always
make 1t difficult to explore the polar
seas. Peary should name his next
vessel the Fairbanks. A boat with
that sort Of name would chase the Ice
bergs away.-Houston Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

The London Times asks. did John
Smith marry?" Somebody by that
name must have-look at the results.
Cleveland Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

getting busy with the alien contract
labor law again. Foreigners must be
educated up to our American ideals.
In Europe an immigrant must prove
that he has Il job before he is ad-
mitted In this country If he has u
Job he is thrown out Only the Job.
less are MISUNDERSTANDING Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

True enough, if our administration
of the Philippines has convinced us
OF the present unfitncss of the Fill.
pinos for governing themselves. it
has convinced all mankind of our un.
fitness to govern them. They are
not at all an asset. They are alto.
gethcr a llablity-New York Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

The question is now presented
whether the appearance last week o.
paid advertisements of "airship en-
gines" Is to constitute history's evi
dence of the arrival of aerial naviga
tion.-Detroit News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

1t would never seem n real bargain
to n woman unless she had to get hei
clothes ripped off fighting through q
crpwu ~ tuy it.-New York Press,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

II is stated that the New York
street railways are preparing to in.
crease their carrying capacity by five
fold. 1t is hoped that this doesn't
mean merely the addition of lot of
extra straDs.-Cleyeland Plain Deal
err
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08

Federal officials at Chicago are
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
MISS PETERSEN
STOPS SUIT
She Sued n. c. LindIoff But
Got Nothing.
RECORD AGAINST HER
Case Looks Like An Attempt To
Exteri Money From a Well
Known Citizen.

The suit OF the woman calling her.
self "MIss oscsllne Petersen" against
II. G. Llndlofi has been settled, dis.
continued and Withdrawn by the plain
til
The woman Is said 10 be married
and 10 have served term on Black
wells island for disorderly conduct
From what is known OF her case
against Mr. Llndlon 1t looks merely
like an attempt to extort money from
him.
The woman's right name Is Mrs
Helmuth Moltke Hintze and Mr. Lind.
lor believes that she and her husband
together concocted the scheme to
blackmaIl him.
In Withdrawing her suit the woman
signs a release both as "Mlss Oscallne
Petersen" aud as "Mrs II. NJ. HIntze. ("
Mr. Lindlof states that he had ample
evidence 10 show up all his claims in
the case and that when the woman
found that her past record was likely
70 be shown up 10 court she was anx-
Ious TO drop the case and did so with.
out the payment OF q cent from him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
TON, VT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1907
BARRE WANTS BETTER SERVICE
fearing Before Railroad Commission Post
ponsd Until Friday.

Barre, Jan. 22.--At the request o.
o. w. Writer'S of ST Adams, attorney
for the Central Vermont Railway com
pany, the hearing To have been held il
the city court room here tomorrow by
the state railroad commission, TO hear
complaints regarding Barrels train
service, has been postponed until Fri.
day afternoon at ? o'clock, and may
be deferred until still later date. II
Is said to be the desire OF Genera
Manager G.. c. Jones OF 81 Albaus, TO
be present at the hearing and preyi
Gus engagement made IL impossible for
him to be present Wednesday.
II Is intlmated that an agreement
may be reached between the parties
concerned before the hearing, which
will be submitted TO the commission for
ratification. II is understood that the
railroad company has announced its
desire 20 accommodate the people Of
Barre.
j. w. Gordon has been retained TO
represent the Barre Merchants associ
alton and the Barre Manufacturers
association at the hearing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
STATE NEWS

The strike last week OF men eupio,.
ed at the Swift Ice shed 10 Newport for
an Increase 10 pay OF % cents a day
resulted 10 the granting OF their de-
mand.
Mrs w. NJ. Parker OF Clarendon
Springs believes that she has q record
lemon, native grown, from Vermont.
The fruit measures Is Inches, smallest
circumference, and weighs 20 ounces.
10 vas grown on = three years old tree
hardly foot tail.
Engineers and those people Interest,"
ed 10 the construction OF dan across
The Connecticut river ~ Bratlleboro
are psEzled over not striking rock bot.
tom after sinking shafts 20 and 80 feet.
The riff 10 the rock ut this point IL
said 10 be the only instance OF lie kind
10 the Connect icut valley.
Sheriff T.. Morrissey Of Stanford
arrested nj Paradise's hotel In that
town January ~, John Carrlngion OF
Boston who IL wanted 90 q charge OF
larceny. Darlington IL one Of party
Of logmen Who we're hired Ia Boston
recently by John kennsy, 4 contractor
sho 10 engaged on q lumber job ia
Somerset. January 10 the man vas
lifted out by the contractor q com.
olc,e ouidt Tor his work and after re-
ceislng the things promptly left, not
having worked an hour. he will be
held TO await the arrival OF officers
from WILMINGTON 10 which town he
will be tried.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
'IR ALEXANDER swETTENHAM.

SIR ALEXANDER swETTENHAM.
lsh authorities nevertheless are not
through with the matter. 70 far NJ the
governor II concerned. In his letter
Mr. Howard takes occasion 90 inform
this government that his maicsty's gov.
eminent u causing official inquiries O.
he made as 10 the authenticity Of the
letter credited o. the governor.
An interesting chapter was added a.
The case when IL became known that
on Jan. ~. after Admiral Davis aud
hls ships had sailed from Kingston
Brlgadlcr General Whit. commanding
he army Of picihcation In Cuba. on
the request Of the acting British min.
ister at Havana. transmitted through
Governor Magoon. had sent 90 Kings
ton i've hospital tents and nlcs. TWEEN.
weight wall tents and flies and hfty.
two conlcal wall tcuts all complete
These had been reported by the Brit
lsh authorities ~ urgently required.
Secretary Taft was prompt 70 give bis
approval upon his arrival here on Mon.
lay morning from South Carolina. and
Il IL understood that the tents are now
N their way 20 Kingston.
Vice Consul Orctt has reported an.
other shock yesterday In response
10 specific inquiries from the depart
ment no cable'i that Sperry. Burke.
Watson and wife Mrs. Case. Joseph
and Mary Eusincc Edwards and
laughter and Taylor we're all alive
The following cablcgram summarize
Ing tho situation In Jamaica as the 70
suit OF the earthquake was received
from Mr.. orett.
NO loss Of lie at any of the hotel.
NJ Montego Bay. Fort Antonio. interior
towns. Kuutsford Park. Constant
Springs or any other hotel except nj
the Myrtle Bank hotel. which wa.
completely wrecked Many deaths o.
CURED there. chiefly among the en-
ployees.
MANY bodies found In the cuisines.
portion of the city. which was dcyas
iatcd boy lire. were burned beyond rec
ignition
Consulate has opened Another
shock Tuesday afternoon. No damage
Trains arc now running Two pier.
were saved"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
THE EARTH
STILL ROCKS
Vice Consul Reports More
Earthquake Shocks.
COWS POLITE MESSAGE
Many Bodies Burned Beyond Re
cosnition-Gov Swetlenham
interviewed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--An express
sion Of gratitude from Governor SWEET.
ienham OF jamaica for the sympathy
and aid extended by the United States
TO the victims OF the disaster on that
island. the publication Of the text Of
a graceful note from Esme Howard,
the British charge here. conveying the
regrets Of Sir Edward Grey. the prln.
ripal secretary Of state. on account OF
The incident and a cablcd report from
American Vice Consul Orctt at Kings.
ton were among the developments In
The now famous controversy between
The governor and Rear Admiral Davis.
commanding the relief squadron which
went 10 the aid OF Kingston.
While Governor Swettenham's mes
cage after the disaster there Is couch.
Il In the most polite terms. the Brit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-23
VERDICT FOR
B. 0. BARBER
Awarded $4,000 And Costs
By The Jury.
FROM B. & NJ. RAILROAD.
Jury Returned Verdict This AZ
ternoon After Three Weeks
Trial.
FROM B. & M. RAILROAD.

The jury In the case OF Benjamin o.
Barber vs. the Boston & Maine rail
road at 40 this afternoon brought In
u verdict for the plaintiff to recover
$1,000 damages and costs OF prosecu'
ton.
The arguments in the case we're con-
cluded yesterday afternoon and when
court convened this morning Judge
Hall charged the jury which then re.
tired with the case. The jury came In
once and asked for Instructions, retir
ed fora short time aud returned with
the verdict.
The case OF John Casey vs. Arthur
Cakes was begun today. The suit is
replevin and involves four horses
claimed to be the properly Of Casey
aud alleged to have been taken from
his pasture by Cakes.
d. a GuiltInan and T. w. Moloney
appear for the plainiin and w. Is.
sheldon for the defendant.