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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
Tho LARGEST Clock.

tU0 1AtSSSS OsSN~s
The largest clock in the world has
recently been added to the wondrous
sights of New York. the Giant City.
While this clock-a real o~ld-fashioned
Seth Thomas, is q faithful timepiece
to the people Of New York. yet it is
located on the factory Of Colgate 4
Co. at Jersey City. N. J. In this 1t
has the distinction of serving the peo-
DIE of two states. The tourist from
across the ocean will find the hour OF
his return clearly set before him as he
passes up the North river to his land
ing place. The small office boy OF the
downtown section may peep out Of
the windows, across into another
state. to learn when quitting time
comes around.
The dial of this gigantic clock Will
be forty feet six inches in diameter
and will be made of yellow pine
boards six inches wide. spaced three
inches apart. The minute hand meas
ures 20 feet from the end OF the hui
to the tip, and weighs. with the coun
ter balance, $40 pounds. The hour
! hand is is feet in length and weighs
500 pounds without the counter bal
ance. The numerals on the dial Ar
| i've feet high and 30 inches wide
| The speed Of the hour hand measures
| three feet ten inches In width. while
| that Of the minute hand 10 two fee
| eleven inches. The point OF the min
| ute hand travels every minute q
inches. while in q week it cover
three and %two-thirds miles.-Bennet
Chapple, in National Magazine.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07

LIZ L ~ SANfNSC
daughter. Miss Mamie, left We'd
nesday to spend a month in Gov
ington with DR.. and Mrs. P. M.
Girard.
Our claret phosphate is delic.
ious. try a glass.-Moss Phar.'
macy.
Mrs. A. G. Kennedy, of Luf.
kin, Texas and Mrs. r. A. Ken
nedy and little daughter. Evelyn,
lefs Thursday afternoon to
spend a few days in OpelOusas.
The kind of Rye Bread you
like, at Laurent's Bakery, near
depot.
Emilien Arceneaux, of Caren'
Gro. paid our Office a welcome
visit yeste rday.
When you want groceries
| phone up PAS and tell me yOu-
wants.-F. O. BrOussard.
Rene Where went to Carencro
Tuesday to visit relatives.
Ring up when you want gro
| corios phone 183.-Rernard &
Meaux.
Miss Sarah Scally, who has
been visiting Mrs. J. R. Jean
mard left Tuesday to visit
friends in New Iberia; after
which she will return to Biloxi,
Miss.
There will be q low rate excursion
from Lafayette to Galveston on Aug
8, and return on regular trains. or
Aug. 9, 10 and IL, rate to Houston
S3.S Galveston 400. Train will
leave Lafayette at 600 .. m.
G.. J. Abbadie. of CarencrO,
was a visitor to Lafayette Tues
day.
The Falk Mercantile Co. art
prepared to take charge o
funerals and attend to all grave
yard work. A fine rubber.tiret
ihearse in stock.
Mrs. G. q. Miller and Mr.. 'Eu
gene Miller have returned from
New Orleans, where they spen
several days.
-WANTED-Agreeable coupl
to board-Apply this office.
t r. F. Hoffpauir, of the secon'
ward, paid US an appreciated ca
yesterday.
:. Try our chocolate ice.crear
soda-its fine.-MosA Pharmacy
!, Jos. B. Dugas and AdelbeI
Breaux, of Scott, paid our of6c
an agreeable call yesterday.
' C. n. Wagner, of the secon
ward, paid our Office a welcom
visit yesterday.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
Three Miles Of seats.

Placed end to end, the tiers Of seats
in the monster stadium in which the
Olympic games are to be held in Lon
don this summer would make q line
more than three miles in length. The
framework for the seats is construct
ed Of steel, with timber platforms
capable Of holding 10000 chairs. The
steel weighs more than 400 tons, and
there are 10000 cubic feet Of timber.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
The Usual Treatment.

Look at that boy" l exclaimed.
Sherlock Holmes keen gaze fol.
lowed my own.
The urchin now sketched in pencil
on the drawing-room wall. Now ne
carved his name on the piano. Anon,
laughing lightly, he spilled milk on .
Louis Seize fauteuil.
in heavens name" cried.
Calm yourself, my dear Watson"
Sherlock Holmes interrupted. There
is no need for interference here. Do
you not understand? That villa has
been rented furnished for the season."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
Problem In Political Economy.

"It's no use," said the young man
with heavy-rimmed eyeglasses. I
can't get this political economy
straight"
.What's the trouble?" asked the
professor.
II can't discover whether q lot OF
people go broke because We have hard
times or whether we have hard times
because q lot Of people 60 broke"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
10 the Public.

l am not now, o have beer for
the past ten months, connected with
the restaurant business conducted In
my building bought of Mrs. l.. Do
mengeaux.
A, II. ANGEL OZ.
Lafayette, la, July i90S,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
tn. coat Of BEING Presented.

The average cost Of being presented
ne King Edwards court Of . lady OF
nod position varies from f20O to
e2sO. On one occasion . lady paid
ss D for q court costume and $50
for . bouquet, and 500 wa the cost
Of ! lace hapdkerchief. In fact, the
presentation outht Of . rich American
bride cost over $4,000.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
Con,,abI. sale.

Vordenhaumen Lumber Co.. Ltd, vs..
J. b, Eabin, No. 24-rhird JUS
tees Court, in and for The
Parish of Lafayette, Louis
lana.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
SEEK TO REDUCE DEATH RATE.
New Workers VIII show Evils OF
Congestion of Population.


New York. Jan. 10.-A large number of
societies and individuals have founded a
"committe on congestion of population in
New York for the purpose Of making an
exhibition which shall arouse attention TO
the evils brought about by conditions sug-
gested by the committees name The
committee is made UP of about 80 men
and women prominent in charity and So
eial reform work.
Dr. W. Fl. Guilfoy. chief Of the bureau
of vital statistics of the board of health,
has prepared for the Medical Record a
paper on the death rate of the city as
affected by the cosmopolitan character OF
its population, which will be the basis of
one of the important discussions at the
conference to be held in connection with
the exhibition.
The exhibition will be made In the
Museum Of Natural History building.
commencing March 9, will have the 60.
operation OF a number of associations and
municipal departments. including the
board Of health, and the department of
charities,
In the Introduction TO the statistical
portion of his paper. DR.. Guilfoy says:
In a community of g.. eco it is reason
able 10 suppose that the presence Of I, 750,-
eco foreign born citizens would sppre-
Gladly affect the death rate Of the COM
munity, especially when we consider that
the language, customs, habits and en-
vironments of fully 50 per cent are so
dissimilar in all respects 10 the requisites
established by the authorities for the
making Of a sanitary number Of the body
polite"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
LIFE OF AGED WOMAN CLOSES
Mrs. Frances Troman Jones Passe;
Away at B Street Residence.
Bern Ina Birmingham. England. in
ISIS. and Remembered the Birth
of King Edward.

Funeral services for Mrs, Frances Tro-
man Jones. who died yesterday morning
al o'clock, after an illness of about ten
DAYS. will be held from the family resi-
dence l3s street northeast. this after
noon az O'Clock.
Rev Samuel II. Woodrow. pastor OF
the First Congregational Church, viii
conduct the services. The pallbearers
have not yet been selected, but they will
be chosen from among old friends of the
deceased. The remains will be inferred in
Congressional Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones had lived on Capitol Hill
ever since she came 10 this city in 1879
She was born In Birmingham, England.
in 1878, and came to this country about
thirty years later. in company with her
husband. John Jones. For thirty years
before coming TO this city she lived in
ST Charles. H.. where she has many
friends.
Her husband died fifty years ago ieav-
ing her with one son. David T. Jones. who
was principal clerk In the I.ife-saving
Service in the Treasury Department for
number of years until his death four
teen years ago.
Mrs Jones told interesting anecdotes
OF Queen Victoria. whom she often saw
in the streets OF London, and recalled the
proclaiming Of the birth Of the Prince OF
Wales now King Edward
She is survived by a number Of nieces
and nephews in England, and two grand
sons. Sidney F. and Wilbur T. Jones' Of
this CITY
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
Ne1p Coat Models.

The new coats show a greater variety
Of models than do skirts There is the
natty little semi-ftting hip length. so be-
coming 20 short figures; the trim, trig.
military coat, and the smart. Well-ntting
cutaway wraps. 10 say nothing Of the
modified Prince Chap, the three-ausrter-
length. snug-looking, tight-ftting, and
buttoned the whole way. and the same
model with the long vest. TO choose from.
The first three mentioned, however, are
those most in favor at the moment.
The striped is liked best made in the
hip or half-length designs. senii-htting
and suggesting jauntiness. There is
something girlish and chic about such
models especially when beautifully
tailored.
The military coat must be made from
plain materials, stripes not lending them
selves successfully 20 this style OF coat
and. besides, the meaning would be lost
were other than plain cloth used.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

The accession Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad to the ranks of those industrial
corporations which pension their super
animated employees has a double signifi-
canoe. in that the road has had retire
ment fund for years, and has now
changed ii 10 an outright pension system.
There are now more than a hundred large
employers Of men in the United States
who have established a pension fund for
their superannuated help. On the face
Of the latter it would appear that the
movement which started several years
ago 10 take care Of the aged employe
rather than to turn him adrift into a
world OF want indicates the development
OF a better spirit on the part Of en-
ployers toward their help. But it is point
Cd out that IN reality Il is only the appli-
cation Of a well-fouuded principle. and
that the most heartless employer in the
world finds il 10 his material advantage
10 provide for his men in their old age
Therefore, while the world looks on and
applauds the corporations for their hu-
manitarian work. those who are scquaint-
t1 Will Ai4f AitAt4 - lltH ANsAFtAt0 A'A A
know that the industrial pension is the
outgrowth OF experiments. which, when
il comes TO a final analysis, have shown
it to be a highly profitable investment
The Grand Trunk used TO have q re-
tirement fund, which was contributed by
the employees themselves. in the shape OF
monthly deductions from their salaries
It was one Of the pioneers in this line Of
helpfulness toward employees. Another
was the Baltimore and Ohio. These
activities have served we'll their purposes.
and have proved 10 the roads conducting
them the economic justification of the
old-age pension. There has not been 4
single retirement experiment made by a
railroad that has not proved success
The fact that some roads are now going
from retirement FUNDS 10 pensions Is
demonstrating that the pension system,
where the railroad or other employer
contributes the whole retired pay, is to
be preferred 20 the retirement system,
where the employees contribute the funds
for their on retirement Il has found
proof in experience. AS industrial pen
sions are almost sure to force the govern
ment into the granting OF civil pensions,
so have industrial retirement funds
blazed the way fov the industrial pen
sions
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

/ her children. and Katherine moved about
the room softly. putting it tidy.
She picked up the iace gown from the
| floor; she laid it and the magnificent wrap
on the couch
The fire lit up the room with a warm,
ruddy glow. Katherine put some more
Goals on noiselessly. BY the freight she
saw the scattered Jewels and gathered
them together; then she put the letters
in a pile, with Col. Landings az the
bottom.
When ali was done she paused and
listened quite a long time.
Mrs. Lsncing never moved, she had
fallen asleep.
poor creaturer said Katherine to her
self.
She stole softly away, but the room
upstairs had such desolate look she
could not stay in It; so, as sleep was i'm
possible now. she dressed quickly, and
went back to Mrs. Landings room. still
in the same soft way
Il NAV be Of some use" she said.
She sat in the chair by the fire. and she
watched the bed 1t gave her "A sense Of
extraordinary gladness to see those three
so closely together; in this moment she
seemed 10 share in their union; she ceased
to be a stranger.
To BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
For Young Boys.

For boys from twelve 20 sixteen there
are the long Overcoats reaching below the
knee. made Up in rough plaid material Of
mixed WOTsted.
Most Of these are double breasted. but
there is an attractive new model in the
gle-breasted style
The three buttons that fasten this coat
down the front are not concealed by the
usual 'fy-piece," containing the button
holes. but they fasten through TO button
holes made IN the other side of the coat.
The pockets at the side have an up
ward slant and the turned-back cuffs are
sewed fat TO the sleeves.
With the Norfolk jackets the jockey
cap is worn. but when ii comes to the
long coat, like the one described above,
a round soft felt seems more fitting.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
BAPTIZED IN FREEZING WATER
Five Converts Immersed in Creek
Full of Floating Ice.

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Hagerstown, Md, Jan. 10-With the
temperature below freezing, the ground
covered with snow, and the stream fun
Of floating ice FIVE persons were this az
ternoon baptized in the creek, this county.
by Rev. l. Hall. pastor of the Progressive
Brethren Church. Several Of those hap
tiZed suffered severely from the cold.
A pr0tracted meeting is in progress at
the church. and so far there have been
eleven converts including the five i'm
meTsed to-day
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

Experiments have been made to show
that good business policy dictates a pen
sion system on the part Of large employ
| ers Of labor. and that no money is spent
| 20 better advantage than that which goes
out in this way There IS one thing
especially that q pension fund has been
found 10 do. 1t prevents strikes. The
man who has been in the service Of a
company for fifteen years or more and
has a life pension ahead of him when
he reaches that age where he can no
longer toll, vrl hardly be induced TO
lightly lay aside his work for a strike
which would cut him off from the hope
Of the bounty OF his employer later on.
There is always in every shop which has
an old-age pension enough men taking
this view of the matter 10 make a strike
practically impossible. In many other
ways the pension has been found to be
a great promoter of harmony faithful
ness, industry, and good work, and the
reports of those corporations which have
established industrial pensions indicate
that they have been an excellent invest
ment
The retirement fund with which the in
dustrial pension movement in America
started wss maintained by contributions
Of portions Of the salaries and wages Of
employees. This generally amounted TO
from to per cent OF the monthly pay.
The age limit was fixed mostly at seven
", though in many cases the date of
retirement was placed at sixty-fye. The
retired pay usually amounted to about
20 per cent of the average pay during
the ten years next preceding retirement
Thus man who in active work drew
$500 a year for ten years would be en-
titled to a pension of $500 a year. The
conditions under the pension system have
changed but little the age limit and the
ratio between active and retired pay.
There are two notifications Of the in
dustrial pension idea that have proved
successful They are the proft-sharing
principle and the arrangement whereby
employees can acquire stock. There are
number of profit-sharing establish
ments. Notable among these is the Proc
tor & Gamble plant at Ivorydale, Ohio.
Here practically every employee Is enti
tied to stated percentage Of the profits
Of the business. These profits are always
and the employees are encouraged to look
toward that time. Next 10 the mining in
dustry, soap making is one OF the least
attractive vocations in life, and the class
of people who follow it are not notable
for mental acUteness or the other quail
ties that characterize the skilled labOrer.
Yet the ofit-sharing experiment at
Ivorydale has about DOUBLED the earning
capacity of the average number or the
force and has made money for both the
employer and employe. BY encouraging
their force to lay aside their share I'm the
profits and live on their wages, the COM
pany has been able to see their super
animated employees pretty well fixed in
life.
The acquisition OF stock by employees
finds its best exposition in the United
States Steel Corporation. Here thousands
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
MAUD CONNIE ASKS DIVORCE.
Lawyer Argues Paris Court Erred In
Granting Her Separation Only,

Paris. Jan. 10-Mrs Mcbride known
better In New York as Maud Come. the
Irish Joan OF Are" has renewed in
court her effort 10 divorce Mai. John
Mcbride, who led the Irish Brigade in
the Boer army against the British. The
hearing Of her appeal began against the
decision Of the Paris court, rendered in
1905. which gave her only n separation
from Mai Mcbride.
The wife now seeks an absolute divorce
and the sole custody Of their young son.
The courts decision was based on the
ground that the parties TO the suit are
Irish. and that absolute divorce cannot
be had under the procedure of the French
courts.
Lawyer PoincaTe. for Mrs Mcbride.
argued that this legal point IS unsound
Lawyer Labor. who gained so great a
reputation in the Dreyfus case, appears
for Mai Mcbride
The hearing was not finished
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
NECKLACE FAD.

The jewelers. are showing new way 10
wear a necklace. The first circle of it
is given to the couture instead OF the
neck After going once around. a loop
falls down and under the chin, like moth
ing so much as Tommy Atkins nose
strap. except this goes lower, quite below
the chin. The second loop falls lower
still. and the third and last to the waist.
This arrangement is trihe extreme.
however 10 tempt the conservative
dresser.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
Apnroves Recommendation

Commissioner West yesterday approved
the recommendation of Mai. Sylvester
that Capts. H. B. Elliott and J. f. Null
hall and Lieut.. J. L. Sprinkle be desig-
mated 10 act as members of the trial
board in taking additional testimony IN
the case pending against Private George
V. Johnson, of the Metropolitan police
force.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
ONE-PIECE DRESSES.

Many Of the new one-piece dresses for
children are made on the pattern OF the
sleeveless pinafore. The neck and arm
holes are laced with ribbons, and the
leather belt Is run through straps OF the
material. This style Of dress is worn over
a linen or lingerie waist.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
AFTER EATING ONIONS.

The lover OF onions who cannot re-
frain from her favorite dish even when
she is going into company should at least
try 20 remove the unpleasant odor.
If little parsley is ehewed or a glass
of milk drunk the unpleasant odor viii
generally not be noticeable.
Rinsing the mouth with myrrh and
water or allowing a charcoal tablet TO
dissolve on the tongue Is also helpful.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
Pun. Coz Feminine smokers.

1T is a common thing these days" said
the girl with the white teeth. TO find lit
tie eases OF cigarettes in the dressing
room of almost any of the cafes. The
maid gives you your match, accepts a
piece Of silver, offers you a comfortable
chaiT-and there you are"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

The princess model viii always be a
favorite with women of graceful figure.
for no other type of costume so we'll be-
comes them. The gown illustrated is
unique In that II has a five-gored plated
skirt, which is joined to the waist at the
back and sides under the belt, the prin-
cess effect being obtained by means of
the front panel, which extends from the
neck to the hem in an unbroken line.
and forms. in conjunction with the side
pleats, extending from the shoulders TO
the waist line. a triple box-pleat effect.
If the figure is full. it is suggested that
these side plaits be stitched to bust depth
only, so as 10 avoid a drawn effect. where
there. should be plenty Of space. The
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

plaits in the back of the waist are ar
ranged a little differently, the whole pro-
ducing the admirable effect of width at
the shoulders and slenderness at the
waist line that fashion demands The
sleeves may be in elbow length or ex-
tended to the wrists, as preferred To
make this eminently becoming dress In
the medium size requires 12s yards of
24-inch goods, taffeta or soft wool being
suitable materials. Five sizes. 80 to 40
inches bust measure
A pattern OF either may be obtained
by inclosing 10 cents in stamps and ad-
dressing Pattern Department. The Wash
ington Herald, 73l Fifteenth street north
west giving the number (2TS5) and size
wanted,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11
SAVES THE HEROINE.
ectatOr Gets Furious at the VII
Eaiu-NoS the Press AGENT

Iain-NOt the Press Agent.
Lynn. Mass. Jan. Injurious over the
treatment accorded by the villain "a the
heroine in a play at a local theater last
night, George Monroe jumped on the
stage. and after driving the actor who
played the part of the villain OF the
stage. seized the heroine in his arms and
declared he would defend her.
Stage hands attempted to drive Nun
roe from the stage. bat he seized a FIRE
ak and refused to leave until he was
oyeTpowered by six policemen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

of employees have been investing in the
stocks Of the corporation until they now
constitute the great majority Of the stock
holders, though, of course they do not
own the majority OF the stock It Is be-
lieved that by this method the employees
Of the company will be able 10 acCumu-
late enough to provide them a steady, if
small, income for their old age
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.