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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25

Mrs. w. F. Melton and her
nephew, Mr.. Richard Miller left
yesterday for Oxford. Ga. Mrs.
MeltOn'S home. Mr.. Miller will
enter Emory College there.
All of our bulk garden seeds
are strictly fresh and guaranteed
Moss Pharmacy.
Mr.. j. r. Keller who has been
visiting his sister Mrs. G. G..
Miller for the past two weeks.
returned to New Orleans yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Leichem
and children. of Cuautla, Next
co, are visiting his brother-in
law. Mr.. VIM. eraser and family.
Let US figure with you for a
life policy in the Equitable of
New York.
The Equitable pays annual div
idends on all it's policies.
The Equitable's assets are over
1927 900. 900.
The Equitable's surplus to
policy holders is over $40, 900. 600.
PARKINSON & MOUTON
Insurance Agency, Est. 1897.
H. Barrel representing the
Third Annual District Fair of
J>anerettec called on US yesterday.
He was here in the interest of
the Fair.
Miss Nora Darby left Satur
day for Oak Ridge to be with her
brother. Dr.. J. ". Darby, who is
seriously sick.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
NEGRO BURGLAR
CAUGHT MONDAY.

Yesterday morning about 3 O'Clock
Officer Campbell noticed a negro in
front of the residence occupied by Mr..
Dave Schwartz. He approached the
negro to find out what he was doing
there at that time OF the night, when
the negro ran After repeatedly call
ing on him to halt, the officer fired
three times at the fleeing man but
missed. Officer Erwin Mouton. who
had just ridden up to the city hall, at
once hurried to the spot and MIR.
called to him the direction the negro
was running. He followed and
caught up with the negro as he turned
around Levy's old corne He called
repeatedly to the negro to Stop, but he
paid no attention. He then shot, and
as the negro jumped over "a fence near
the LacOste Hardw are Co. store he
shot again, and the negro fell in the
yard. He called assistance and car
ried the negro to the city hall. DR..
A. X. Trahan was summoned and at
tended to the wounded man. The ball
passed through the upper part OF the
leg making a dangerous wound. The
negro was placed in Jail. A number
of sto.en goods were found on the
negro and he confessed that he and a
partner had entered several houses.
He says that at the time Mr.. Campbell
approached him, his pal was in the
Schwartz yard or in the house, and
that his pal was armed. Officers in
neighboring towns have been notified
to watch out for the negroes pal.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
The Wife's Morning Glory.

A writer in an exchange says: "The
finest compliment l have ever heard
told to a woman was by her husband.
and he said, in speaking Of her: We
always think Of her rs . morning
glory, because she looks 10 bright
and CHEEKY and pretty ct the breakfast
table
How many breakfast tables are
presided over by women who make no
effort to be dainty!-and there are q
great number who are at once untidy
and even ~uncleanly to look at.
"The claim that household duties
keep women from looking well In the
morning is easily disproved, for in
many . household where the woman
gives q helping hand in the kitchen a
big apron will thoroughly protect her
dress, and then. too, cooking. unless
one makes 1t 20. 10 never dirty work.
THAT woman commits an error who
looks uncared for and badly dressed
In the mornins. The other woman
who wears any old thing to the break
fast table. IL also making . mistake
for that Is the time when the men
Of the household ought to nee
woman at her best, and not specially
rely on her appearance in the evening
when tho soft and charitable light q
the gas will hide many defects"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
Notice.

Our patrons are requested to
notify US promptly should any
of their buildings, upon which
we have insurance, becomes va
cant for a period exceeding ten
days.
PARKINSON 4 MOUTON,
Insurance Agency.
IA ct. Established in. 1897
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
Society,".

Thursday evening a crowd of
young people gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Delahoussaye and spent the
evening most enjoyable in play
ing games and dancing The
pleasure of the occasion was also
added to by delightful piano
solos by Miss Louisiana Hpbert,
violin selection by Mr.. Paul
Sales, accompanied by Miss
Hebnrt, and songs by Miss Alice
Campbell and Lloyd DplahouS
sage. Dainty refreshments were
served by little Misses Annie
Amy Sales and Rowena Della
houssaye. Those present were:
Misses Louisiana Hebert of New
Orleans. Amynthe Dupre of Ope.
lousas. Alice Campbell, Marie
Louise Mouton, Yolande Mouton,
Paola DelahOussaye. MeSSrs Dan
Mouton, Warren Domengeaux,
Charles Debaillon, Maxim Guild.
ry, Frank Meyers, Paul Sales.
Paul Mouton, Lloyd and Lillian
Delahoussaye.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
Demand of Administration.
Succession of Shirley F. Lacour,
1886, 18th Judicial District
of Louisiana, Parish of
Lafayette.

Whereas; Anna Dubernard. resid-
ing in the parish of Lafayette has
made application to be appointed ad-
ministratrix of the aforesaid estate.
Now, therefore, all persons are
hereby warned and notified to file
their opposition to the application in
writing with the clerk Of court at his
office in the town of Lafayette, ten
days after the first notice hereof,
otherwise the said applicant will he
named and appointed as such admins
tratrix as required by law and in &C
cOrdance with law.
Witness my hand this 9Th day OF
August, 1908.
j. GILBERT ST. JULIEN,
8.l4-28. Clerk of Court.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
Notice to Teachers.

An extra examination for irst, Sec
ond and third grade teachers will be
held at the high school building in
on August y and %.
An examination for certificates OF
to appointment as parish
superinten1e dent will oe held at the high
school in Lafayette on August 20,
1908. Also, the same examin alton
will be given at the Office of the State
Superintendent On the same day.
w. j. AVERY,
Parish Superintendent
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
mai n-SIiNG PLACE READY.
-r:neas c. Wright, Eccentric Bach
e!~r, Now Calmly Waits for End.


e!.r, Now Calmly Waits for End.
Now that he has the whiskers on
his monument brushed straight, his
tomb well stocked with wil.sAy and
cigars and a proper inscription craven
on the granite, Phineas Gardner
Wright, Putnam's richest and oldest
bachelor, says he can contemplate
the end with calmness and satisfac-
ton.
Mr.. Wright 10 70 years old. and
worth something over 5000, 00O. accord
ing to a Waterbury Conn dispatch.
This sum, he says. he has accumulated
by strict attention to details. not try
ing to know too much and consistent
ly s%uspecting all women. Following
out the program which has made him
successful. Mr.. Wright has superin-
tended the erection Of his own mon
ument, and he has inscribed thereon:
Going; but know not where" Under
this the more definite information:
Never beat by man, but by woman"
The Wright monument is the show
place of the Putnam cemetery. 1t il q
solid granite block bearing on it's top
. bust Of the man who is to lie under
It. The bust is . faithful likeness.
even to the stone whiskers now
trimmed in goatee fashion. The
sculptor who did the work was an IT.
responsible person with effeminate
ideas. He parted Mr.. Wright's whis
kers at the middle in his original
work. This made Mr.. Wright angry,
and he paid another sculptor $500
to brush out the stone whiskers
straights This work brought the
total price up to $500. but Mr.
Wright didn't care.
In the tomb near by Mr.. Wright haa
placed ample supplies Of whisky and
cigars.
Il don't want the boys who are bury
ing me to feel too badly" he ex
planned. Il want them to have . little
something to keep them cheerful. No
body can say I'm stingy." He has
also engaged the Putnam Silver Cor
net band to play at his funeral.
MI. Wright's Going, but know
not where" has stirred up a lot o.
trouble. particularly among theolo
gians. some Of whom have written hin
abusive letters. He IL still hale an(
hearty.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
ADMINISTRATORS Sale
Succession OF Louisiana Tor Louise,
Castillo, No. 2614-l8th Judicial
District Court of Louisiana,
Parish of Lafayette.

Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of an order and q commits
sion from the. Honorable the Judge of
the 18th Judicial District Court OF
Louisiana, parish OF Lafayette, dated
August Ii, 1908, in the matter OF the
succession of Louisiana Tor LOuise)
Castillo, No 26l4 of the probate dock
ct of the said court, / will sell for cash
to pay the debts of the succession, to
the last and highest bidder at public
auction according to law, at the front
door of the court house OF Lafayette
between legal sale hours, on
Tuesday, August %. 1908.
the following described property, to-
wit:
1. One certain lot Of ground. stu
ated in the Doucet & Trahan add:tlon
to the city OF Lafayette, Louisiana.
parish Of Lafayette, and being 10!
numbered six of Block I'D" OF SAID
addition; having q front OF nifty. feel
on Avenue "B" by a depth OF one
hundred feet, and is bounded on the
north by Avenue "B", south by lot
25. east by lot Z, and west by lot ., all
Of said addition.
2. One certain lot OF ground, STU
ated in the Doucet & Trahan addition
to the city of Lafayette, parish OF La
fayette. Louisiana, and being lot num-
bered three of said addition in BLOCK
"D' thereof, together with all the i'm
movements and buildings thereon
having a front of fifty feet by . depth
Of one hundred feet. bounded on the
north by Avenue "B", south by LOT
q. east by lot 4, and west by lots
and 2, all of said addition.
ISAAC B. BENDEL,
| Aur. 18-21-25. Administrator.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
No Golden View.

No Golden View.
She (sentimentally)-Wfn you love
ne when I'm old?
He (practioally)-That 4 something
70 decide by grav matter.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
Personals.

Mrs. r. A. Kennedy and little
daughter. Evelyn, left Sunday
for Jennings and will leave there
with Mrs. A. G. Kennedy for
Lufkin, Texas, to spend a while.
See Upton for new oats and
alfalfa or any kind of feed stuffs.
Phone 1872.
Mrs. A. T.. Young and daugh
ter, Miss Amy, have returned
from q pleasant visit to Rayne.
Ring up when you want gro
ceries. Phone 183.-Bernard &
Meaux.
Mrs. Bradt and daughter,
Flavilla, have returned to Atlanta
after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives.
Have your prescriptions filed
at the Lafayette Drug Store,
only best of medicines used.
Mrs. j. L. Cunningham and
children, who have been visiting
relatives in Duson, have return
ed home, accompanied by Miss
Maydelle Mouton, who will be
her guest for a while.
Everything in summer wear
AT COST, and we offer you an
elegant line to select FROM
Kahn's.
Mrs. II. Barranger left Mon
day for Carencro to spend q few
days with relatives.
The Falk Mercantile Go. are
prepared to take charge oil
funerals and attend to all grave
yard work. A fine rubber-tired
hearse 10 stock.
During the months of August
and September you can safely
plant the following seeds: bush
beans, peas, radishes. carrots,
.beets, roquette, parsley, lettuce
endive, turnips, cauliaower. mus
hard, onion sets, spinach and cab
bage. We have all of the above
seeds in bulk. yon get more fol
your money and we guarantee
the seed to grow Moss Phar
macy.
Mrs. F. o. Allen and baby,
who have been visiting Mrs. J,
e. Trahan, returned to New Or
leans Saturday, accompanied BY
Mrs. A. Cornay and little Scud
day.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25
TO the. COTTON
FARMERS AND OTHERS

eCCe faflSn, 1 consider IL my
duty to make the following re-
port on the present and future
situation.
The crop OF corn is better than
the average for the last tiv.-
years, due collectively to
better seeds, better cultiva
ton and better care of
the soil. Still there is much
more room for improvement in
the part visited than | am afraid
the farmers would hardly be
lieve.
The next two or three years
will prove that there is not ore
acre of drained land that will not
produce fifty buslel: of shelled
corn.
The crop of cotton was a very
promising one, but has certainly
suffered to some extent. The
only loss that we can figure out
is in the percentage of bottom
bolls that will rot. What blooms
have been spoiled for fructitica
ton will be regained with two
weeks good weather. What will
not be recovered is the loss by
lack of drainage, the cotton that
is scalded, the amount of which
| cannot approximate.
This is for this season, but
means a great deal for the next
crops, with the boil weevil to
contend with.
The farmers IN this parish, in
general, have been able to appre.
ciate the difference between the
old degenerated cotton seeds and
the selected, early varieties
planted to-day, and would be in a
good position to make a recuper-
tive crop of cotton under boil
weevil conditions. with the help
of the proper fertilization and
more rapid and better cultiva.
ton.
Unfortunately, in the general
ity of land. the altogether lack of
drainage prevents those two
great items, necessary to sue
cess in the future.
Drainage is the first step to
take. as l have brought forward
at my first visit in 1905. and have
repeated since, and we will never
have too much of it. In the dry
est year, we will be benefited
as much as in a wet season by
the deepening of the soil avail.
able to the plant roots.
l recognize that a system of
drainage cannot be established
by any single farmer, or even by
an association of farmers in a
small section. and that some
authority will have to be used to
give good results.
Many of the difficulties would
be overcome by first deepening
and cleaning the natural drains
|(coulees) that are all blocked.
and could be reopened at very
little expense, considering the
benefit resulting. Once. this
done, each farmer individually
would see that the connection
[could be easily made by cross
canals, bitches and water fur
rows, that is outlets.
find chat in general the pe0-
pie are willing to tax themselves
for a period of years, provided
they could be sure that the
money would be spent wisely.
This is not only the salvation
this district, but the only way to
ameliorate the situation of the
people. financially and physic.
ally.
The United States Department
of Agriculture. who has employ
ed me ir the Farmers Co oper'
alive Demonstration, and whose
efforts have been appreciated
will do all possible to increase
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25

Miss Marie Steckler. after
having spent several pleasant
weeks with Miss Anna Cazeaux,
returned to her home in New
Iberia accompanied by her grand
father, Mr.. Gustave JUDGE.
international Stock Food three
feeds for one cent gives work
horses more strength, Csc a box
at the Moss Pharmacy.
Miss Eugenia Bradley arrived
in Lafayette Saturday from Ope-
lousas, where she had been
spending several days.
Mrs. Chas. May and children,
after having spent a month at the
home of her mother. Mrs. G. P.
Alpha, returned to their home in
Franklin Friday.
When you want groceries
phone up 245 and tell me your
wants.-F. o. Broussard.
Mrs. Paul Coussan aud chill
dren came over Friday from Car
encro and returned Sunday with
Mr.. Coussan, who had come to
spend the day here.
Paul Beraud returned Satur-
day from the border of New Mex
leo, where he spent some time
with Mr.. Norwood Satterneld's
family.
International Stock Food three
feeds for one cent? gives a CLASSY
coat and fine appearance, Csc a
box at the Moss Pharmacy.
Ben Schmalinski, Who has been con-
necsed with the Lafayette Cotton Com
press for Z number Of years. will be-
como manager Of the Compress on
Sept. 4, 20 succeed G. ". Breeding,
Who has sccepted : position in Cisco,
Tex. We extend him congratulations
on his promotion.
NEW HOTEL.
W. Wish 70 annonnce TO the general
|HM~ M 49, Z ---
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-25

Onion sets and shallOts at the
Moss Pharmacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-04
CRAZY NEGRESS TRIES TWICE
 TO BURN MONTGOMERY JAH.

Night Jailer McCord at an early hour yesterday morning while sitting Tn tne forward office of the new jail, was a very Alarmed voice to come back in- to the big steel cage on the lower noor at once. The negro was eVloently alarmed and Mir. Mccord needed no ssIonS %s ne O1 lett the onice and entered the great cake, he smelled smoke. and fhouaht. that some of his prisoners were niaking some sort of daring at tempt s SS HfEty s Faa the S1rnSe smoke grew denser. and at the farther end was almost suffocating.
 On arriving at the lower end or the corridor, 1t was found that Jossplnine spl ae fhe jail a few days ago, had piled her blankets in the middle of the floor to. gether with all of the bedding. and had seA are to the pie. Josepnl,ne p,ae cot as eententedly as you please. and upon eths arrival of the jafler called out, "oh. let her burn"
 Mir. McCord as soon as ne 1ound that the hfe was not a ruse for him 10 open the scage and be overpowered by several waiting negroes, entered the cage and easily put out the hre- Al . ter talking severely to the negress ana threatening her with all sorts Of pun ishrnent if she did@not behave herself in fine future, Mir. McCord once more returned to his office.
 In a few minutes he was again sum moned to find that Josephine had se- cured another blanket which she was burning in the same way. This time Mir McCord entered the cell with two of his trusties, and after sharp struggle lasting for. several minutes took away every infiamable thing from the cell, and searched the negress for any additional matches.
 On the first alarm MT McCord Knew that 1t was practically impossible for anyone to set fire to the new jail, as the floors and the walls are or con- crete. His one thought, as he ran back, was that some of the prisoners were trying to work game on nm. and as he opened the cage door would make a break for the keys and liber- ty. A.. s.,, also practically proof against accl- dents of this kind, but the ingenuity of prisoner is boundless, and MT, MO. Cord took no chances until he assured hivnself that the escape of any or ms nrisoners was impossible.
 IosephIne has given no trouble since the ire, but the question which the iaiIars are now trying to solve IS where she got the matches to kindle the Ire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-04
PARED VERY WELL
woRK or MrscELLANE0Us rNsU-
Accident. Burglary, Fidelity, Health, Disability, Plate Glass and steam
 Boiler Tnsurmnce Combines Make Money.

rt,e ,nsurance companies, commonly known as "rnisceIlaueous, nad Msfs profitable year In Alabama n iset. iums collected In this State and ine actual losses paid shows Tn every ms of insurance a handsome profit.
 The aggregate excess or prem, pras over losses In the accident ousiness according to the figures of annual re ports just filed with the state lnsu, rance Department by practically .as ai
 the. companies doing 6nsineesase sie ae ih Ths rhs total of premiums collected hy twenIs accident companies was s21ibls.se while the aggregate 1osscs or the sau'e companies were $1o9, ,l95.97. The ratio of losses to premiums col lected in Alabama by eight companis, insurfng against burglary was still higher than that of the accident com. paIies The burglary premiums were $l2,s25.i9 were sustained, thus leaving Alabama operations. of sss,sss,7s.
 A still larger proportion ot ,i.s, psosts companies. The reports of four fidel- ity corporations thus far filed with the department show a total loss oi sfss ssa1s, o TSe SS ance in favor of the fidelity people was. therefore. sis.si3.ss.
 The reports of nine leading compa- premiums pren uDlns Of sssoss.sa to the credit of Alabama operations as against losses paid of s15.30s.sO. Here the balance for the companies was $23, ,754.62.
 The balance in favor of the liability insurance companies on Alabama bus mess shows a smaller ratio to prem iums than that of any other character of miscellaneous business. The total of liability premiums received by ten leading companies which have reported were $1S3,372.69. Against this amount should be placed losses of SlSl, ,l50.S1. thus making a balance of $s2,z2l.sz.
 It was smooth sailing, to, for the plate glass people. The results of op- eration of nine representative conpa- : nIes show premiums od s l4,gss;lS sS,a 3
 The reports of six steam boiler com parlies in Alabama last year show ag. gregate Preninms of sso.Szl;so aho ha cellaneous operations
 The results. however, for any single year in miscellaneous insurance opera | tions cannot be taken as the average. The flow of premiums is steady and | constant whereas the losses are trreg- l uIar and spasmodic. In this latter lies the vast difference between a life or | fire insurance business and a burglary | or plate glass line of insurance.
 Thus there may be twelve months ! of burglarious inactivity and then; sud denly, the thieves start an epidemic | which jars heavily on the companies which Insure against their coming | But the grim reaper comes every day 1 in every State to the ranks of Q large 1 life insurance company.
 There is an average, however. a bl- trary as if may be. on which miscci- | Ianeous rates are based. The time re, l duired for this average to be sustained I Is longer than the year. Neverthe eless there Is no growl coming from the 1 companies on last years outcome oi l business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-04
SERVICES WE'LL ATTENDED.
e,hr,.t,an Church's EvanseIIsts Arouse
 nIn.nla Lniarea1.

Much Interest.
 The largest crowd which as yet az az tended the services being E.s,t neId Snrnh py sne Rav A, E. Dubber and MT speigel, were present at the services last nlgnt when the evangelist took as the suo- feet of his address. Let not your talents remain idle. . ,..u,
 The preacher took ms h1N Lekt os r. ths talents, and applied the sayings or the Savior in a very apt manner to the ordinary business man or today. Taking the lives of people m general inc evangelist showed that no mater what are the talents men nay Ps. taients % to the best of their ability in fine service of God. As conss- nuance of so doing, they will be re- warded accordingly.
 'aThere Is just as great 2 reM|ara M talents as there is for the one who seemingly has been endowed with the -reatest number. The reward Is nos siyen for success only. but for faithrul endeavor. We are all given one talent in order that we may pc tested ana The evangelist then said that the att tempt which he at present was making toward the establishment of a church of his Faith and the work which ne would do in the future was but a test and that ultimate success could cona only through a faithful endeavor. and that with the first success would come more talents, and greater things accomplished. t
 The services will be held tonight in the auditorium at the usual time 7:30 o'clock All are invited to be present at these services, especially are those who belong to no church in the city. urged to come and hear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-04

garden need be German Garden and need have queen empress in it, for derive both pleasure and profit from it. We make plea for the Od time garden Every Southern home should have It need not be wholly the cuya ton vegetables The Od time gardens of fOrebes had also fruits and flowers
 We supply you with all of vegetable seed and many ees of flower seed You make garden both profitable and namentaI After few will become part of the home life Phone today for supply of Flower and Vegetable Seed Now the time to begin your garden.
 PHONE eo PHONE 3s