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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
LOUISIANA
FINE STOCK FARM.
Near Brousard of Geo. Ma!agare G.
Sons Shows Possibilities of Indus
try in This Parish.

A visit to the fine stock farm of
! Messrs. Geo. Malagarie & Sons, near
Broussard, was quite a revelation of
the possibilities of this business in
| Lafayette parish. For years past Mr..
| Malagarie has given almost exclusive
! attention to breeding fine pigs and
| fine chickens and his success has
demonstrated conclusively that this in
dustry can be made both pleasant and
profitable. On this beautiful farm may
be found every convenience for hand
ling the stock and carrying on the
business. Fine ranges and plenty of
water form essential features. The
place is well stocked with pigs and also
with chickens, principally barred Ply
mouth Rocks, that Messrs Malagarie
have found best adapted for meat as
well as eggs. William and Winfield,
Mr.. Malagarie's sons, kindly explained
all about the stock, care, feeding, etc,
and are evidently taking the keenest
interest and pleasure in conducting a
business that not only requires con-
slant attention, but demands studious
application and intelligent supervision.
The young men stated that they would
not exchange their work for any other
business or proposition, and not only
because it paid well, but mainly be-
cause of the pleasure and satisfaction
it afforded them. 1t was evident. how
ever, that this business, as true of all
others, must be studied and given
strict and intelligent attention or else
failure is sure to follow. Neglect here
as elsewhere brings certain ruin and
disaster
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hours and half hours, and is an ingen.
ious contrivance. 1t reflects credit up-
on the good Father who is not only
administering most acceptably to the
spiritual needs of his people, but is
doing much to beautify the town and
to advance it's material welfare.
Mayor R. U. Bernard and the city
fathers are contemplating the installa-
tion of waterworks system for pro-
lection against fire. Many residents
have put down deep wells, finding at
100 feet the finest water for all pur-
poses, it's purity and brightness being
very remark able. Mayor Bernard,
thinks too great depth not good and
maintains that 100 feet will develop
the best water all over this section.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
CADDo GAS
PIPE LINE.
Delegates Meet in Convention at Ope
Iousas Wednesday in Interest of
Pipe Line.
PIPE LINE CO., WILL CONSIDER
PROPOSITION OF THIS SECTION.
Another Meeting Will Be Held in a.
fayette April 81, to Discuss the
Matter.

The proposition to secure the laying
of gas pipe line from the Caddo oil
fields by way of Alexandria, Opelou
saS Lafayette and the towns along the
Teche has been agitated, and We'd
nesday evening delegates from New
Iberia, Jeanerette. st. Martinville
Broussard, and Lafayette met in con-
vention at Opelousas to concert efforts
Mouton had appointed the entire
council and Messrs. J. A. Roy, A. NJ.
Martin, and J. P. Colomb delegates
but only the Mayor and Representa-
tive Mouton attended. About a dozen
or more of delegates were present and
organized by electing John w. Lewis
President; F. V. Mouton, vice-presi-
dent from Lafayette, and one vice
president from each town represent
ed. Mr.. Jacobs was elected secretary
and treasurer. Permanent organiza-
tion was effected and the president
and all the vice-presidents constituted
an executive committee
A letter was read from Mr.. Haas,
who represented the pipe line people,
giving assurance that the PROPOSE
tion would be considered if sufficient
gas would be contracted for by the
towns and manufacturing interests
along the proposed route. 1t was re-
solved to meet again at Lafayette
April 21 and further consider the plan
One Of the greatest, if not the chief
cause for lack Of industrial enterprise
throughout this country is absence Of
cheap fuel and If gas can be piped
from the Caddo fields and furnished
cheap, great revolution will inevi-
tably result in the development of
this country.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Gand Jury Makes Partial Report Find
ing TWenty-three True Bills and
Seventeen Not True.

District court, Judge Campbell pre-
siding, has been in session since last
| Monday but outside Of the Grand
Jury room little business OF any i'm
portance has been transacted. On
Tuesday Judge Campbell sentenced
| Clovis Boudoin to pay fine of $3.50
or serve six months in Jail for carry
| ing concealed weapons Thos. Rochon,
larceny, six months in Jail; Lucien
Faulk, malicious mischief, SO and cost
or fifteen days in Jail. The case of
Eugene Trahan vs. Pierre ID. Trahan
and others, involving about twenty-five
acres of land and boundary lines, was
tried and a new survey ordered re-
turnable in thirty days. This suit has
been pending about six years and
has gone to the circuit court three
times.
Wednesday the court passed SEN
tence as follows: Thos Casey and
ThOs. Tuite, assault, three months in
jail; Leonce Robson, refusing to work
on public road IS, cost and road tax.
or in default, 10 days in jail; Adam
Morris, larceny, three months in jail:
Emile DesomeauX, incest, plead gull
ty; Avariste Stephens and Alphe Ira
han, criminal knowledge of female un-
der age, plead guilty.
The Grand Jury through it's fore
man, A. E. Mouton, submitted a par
tial report yesterday morning return
ing twenty-three true bills and seven
teen not truebills. The following are
the truebills: Walter Griffin, assault;
Jean Tourneau, criminal knowledge of
female under age; Daniel Trahan, bur-
glary; Edward Dominique, obtaining
goods under false pretenses; Edward
Dominique, larceny; Adam Speek, ar
son; Adam Speek, selling refreshments
without license; York Washington.
murder; William Bill, disturbing peace
on road; Louis Smalley, blackmail;
Joseph Gresham, obtaing money under
false pretenses; Valsin Dugas, horse
riding; Ovey Harmon, cutting and
stabbing; Anna Moore and Louise
Roudreaux, larceny; Marie Penack,
larceny; Jacob Dugas, assault with
dangerous weapon; HanoreJoe. larce-
ny; Joseph Neville, larceny; Octave
Delhomme, disturbing peaceable as
sembly; Ovey Harmon, cutting and
stabbing to kill.
The following not true bills were re-
turned: Jules Simon, hunting without
license; Adam Newguber, violating Ia
Dor contract; John Guidry, slarder:
Edmond Living, murder; Robe.t Du-
hon, horse stealing; A. E. Wagner Sian
der; John BOudreaux, enticing labor
away; Simon Magloire, assault with
dangerous weapon; Henry Rochon, car
rying concealed weapon; Elinor Frank
carnal knowledge with female under
age; Joseph Martel, larceny; Alex Her
nandez. slander; Walter Francois, lar
ceny; Volney Foreman, larceny: VIM.
Bill resisting an officer; Hebrard |
Broussard and others, stabbing to kill; |
Clinton Campbell, using obscene Ian
guage.
The Grand Jury will continue it's in
vestigations and probably submit f.
nal report Saturday. Court adjourn
ed yesterday until Saturday morning.
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Who solved RUger's puzzle?
Notice.

Parties desiring electric lights
should put in their application to the
undersigned as soon as possible. There
have been a limited number Of lights
disconnected since Feb 8, these and
all lights cut out hereafter will be Civ
en- to applicants in the order of the
dates of their applications.
CHAS. J. MULLER.
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Mass Next Sunday.

Father Teurlings requests us to
state that there will be a mass at six
o'clock next Sunday morning so that
those who wish to take in the ex-
cursion on that day, can attend mass
before leaving. There will also be
masses at Z, 8 and $3.50 o'clock
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
Who solved Ruger's puzzle?

Mrs. Placide Breaux, of Lake
Charles, came Tuesday to spend some
time with relatives in Lafayette.
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Notice.

The moving pictures at the Jeffer4
son theater will be suspended tonight
on account of it being Good Friday.
Who solved Ruger's puzzle?
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Swansdown prepared -four for fancy
cake baking in the home at Roy &
Mouton's, phone SO.
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Lost.

Between L. F. Bellemin's store and
the Catholic church, gold broach with
cross and twelve opals on cross Find
er return to this Office and receive re-
ward
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For Rent.

VIII rent my entire house furnished,
or will rent part for light housekeep-
ing, furnished.-Mrs. Julia HUFF,
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The cost of fuel, labor and mater
ial consumed by the street lighting
system, the fire service and lighting
and furnishing water to public build
ings are included in the current ex-
penses of the plant No allowance has
been made the special plant fund for
this service during the period covered
by this report, thereby making the cur
rent expenses Of the plant appear
large in proportion to the collections.
The column under the heading of
Arc Lamp represents the actual cost
to the plant of operating the present
street lighting system By charging
this amount as profit, or adding it
to the collections, We have
Grand total OF collections
................. 5 "a 4,63107
Arc lamp cost. t........ 4,O3O.21
Total S5S.661 %
Grand total of current eX-
penses ................$ 57,11017I
net prOnt. .............. 81 1,551.11
The $4,03021 represents the cost of
operating the present street lighting
system only, which was installed in
May 1907. No charge whatever is
made for the old system that was dis
continued at that time.
Viewing the results from the above
figures in another way, it may be said
that from October 1, 1905 until Beb-
ruary 1, 1909, all Of the public services
rendered by the plant, including street
lighting, fire service and water and
lights furnished to public buildings,
have cost the town the sum of $SSS.O7.
The items under the head of perma.
nent improvements represent expendi-
lures for the following:
One brick and cement fuel oil tank,
Electrical line from NJ. L. ct. R. R.
Cos track to the Industrial Institute;
Electric line from the plant to Con.
gresS and Madison streets; Electric !
line from Madison and no name
streets to st. John and Third avenue:
Electric line from Lee and Vermilion |
to Vermilion near the railroad;
Accessories for the new switch |
board;; Electrical instruments for !
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
A Needed Rain.

A heavy rain fell here Wednesday
night and was badly needed by the
farmers and to allay the dust.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
SUPT. MULLER
SUBMITS REPORTS.
On Water Works and Electric Liqh,
Plant From Oct. 1, 1905, to Feb.
/, 1909.
WITH A LIST OF PERMANENT I'M.
PROVEMENTS MADE.
During That Time the Town Was
Never in total Darkness One
Entire Night.

Supt. Chas. ]. Muller Of the Water
and Light plant has submitted de
tailed report of the current expenses.
permanent improvements, collections,
cost OF arc lights and price of oil for
each month from Oct |, 1905, to Feb.
l, 1909, giving profits and deficits for
each month. Below we print his sum-
mary and comment on and explanation
OF the report:
Grand total of cocllections
penses. ............. 55,51914
Grand total of collections
"a e21 NJ
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-09
Will Close To-day.

VIII VIOSe O.ody.
Moss & Co., will close their store to-
day on account of it's being Good Fri
day.
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Armour's sugar cured shoulders at
Roy & Mouton's, phone SO.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
ThE BRITISH MUSEUM.
This World Famed Place Owes Its Ex'
istence to a Lottery.

This World Famed Place Owes Its Elk
istence to a Lottery.
No city in the world offers more
curiosities for sightseers than Lon
don, though the places OF greatest
interest are miles apart, such as st.
Paul's cathedral and Westminster
abbey, the Guildhall and the par
lament buildings.
The British museum is in that
part of the capital known as
Bloomsbury, which at one time was
the abode of the elite, but now is
the boarding house district. This
institution is really the center OF
artistic interest, for it contains one
of the richest and most costly col
lections in the world.
1t is not generally Anown that
the institution owes its existence
to a lottery. The famous Sloane
collection, worth $1,000, 900, was Of
fered to the British government for
100000 in 1853, and parliament
voted that the sum should be raised
by lottery, under the auspices OF
the archbishop Of Canterbury, the
lord chancellor and the speaker OF
commons. This was done and the
required amount raised. Three 9TH
er costly collections were obtained
and transferred to the Montague
palace in Bloomsbury, which at that
time was situated on the outskirts
of London. Public interest had
been aroused, and from that time
on patriotic Britons have emptied
their priceless relics into the insti-
tuition.
The British museum has the
largest library in the world. 1t re-
quires forty-fve miles of shelving
to house it's books, and there is an
annual increase of 100000 vol
umes.
The library has a Chinese ency-
clopedia consisting of 5000 vol
umes and an endless amount of val
liable manuscripts. In 1907, when
for the first time in ffty-two years
there was a general housekeeping
in the palace, it took just six
months to do it, at a cost of $780,
000.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The Plants Eyes.

The eyes of plant are in the
leaf. The upper and lower sur
faces of leaves are covered by a
thin, transparent skin, which in
many cases can be peeled off easily.
When examined under the micro
scope this skin is seen to consist of
innumerable compartments, or cells,
many thousands of which are found
on single leaf. They contain a
clear, watery sap, and their shape
is such that they behave like or
binary convex or plano convex
lenses, the rays of light which fall
upon them being converged and
brought to a focus in the substance
of the leaf. According to Professor
Haberlandt, these cells enable the
plant to perceive the difference be-
tween light and dark and set up a
stimulus which results in the move
ment of the leaf into such a posi-
ton that it can obtain the maxi
mum amount Of light.
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FruitIess Effort.

A certain venerable citizen of a
Pennsylvania city entertains no
high esteem of his eldest daughters
musical abilities.
There being a guest one evening,
the old gentleman was, to his dis
gust, compelled to spend an entire
evening in the "parlor," while his
daughter accomplished her whole
repertory for the edifcation of the
stranger.
"Ah," said the latter, turning to
the old man when one selection had
been achieved, ''there are some
songs that will never die"
"You're right" growled the old
man. 'My daughter puts in good
deal of her time trying to kill 'em,
but unavailingly, sir, unavailingly!'
-Harper's Weekly.
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pointment at 9 O'Clock. 1 can't put it
off, and 1 can't bear to leave you like
this. That's right! Try to smile and
tell me it's all nonsense"
'Its-it's all nonsense" she qua
vered piteously.
But after he left her he was not so
sure Of the nonsense theory. Why
should Edith call herself wicked? Was
it only the effect Of religious excite
ment or was 1t anything tangible? He
recalled the fact that John Dent had
talked to Edith quite good deal Of
late whenever they had been out to-
gether. Could it be that her fancy
had turned that way? Arthur turned
cold with horror.
AS iii luck would have It he met
John Dent In the street.
"Hello! Changed your mind about
the club" called out the unconscious
object Of his wrath.
mo, confound Il, and won't change
itr' snapped Arthur. "Can't you take
mans word for it that he knows his
own mfndY'
"Whew-ee-eer' whiStled Dent.
whats the matter with you, old
man? Want to take my head Off"
But Arthur was off, muttering in
audibly, 'tPd do it for s cents!"
Meanwhile Edith knew that she had
made disclosure inevitable, and she
despairingly prepared herself for the
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sacrifice. Arthur came home in the
evening, pale and ferocious Of mood,
to find her sitting In an armchair
looking equally pale, clad in long
white tea gown, her hair parted over
her ears. her eyes strained and visit
full.
She looked up piteously, but Arthur
did not SMILE He set his teeth hard,
drew up chair and sat down in front
Of her with stern and tragic mien.
Edith" he said, what is the mean
ing Of all this despair, Of your self ac-
cusation? / have been thinking Of 1t
all day. I have been a wretched man.
I am determined now to sift this thing
to the bottomr'
She broke down and sobbed, but he
did not wayer. 9a
"You have called yourself wicked
woman" he proceeded sternly, "and
here and now you must tell me why!'
She clasped her hands hard together
and drew in her breath. The moment
had come.
"-Lhaye-deceive your she gasp
ed.
His face whitened, and terrible look
came into his eyes.
Deceived meY he repeated mechan-
ically. "1lfo7s. tto
Eyes. Oh, you'll never forgive mel
You bought the hat. You made sac.
rifice. That horrid John Dent said
you wouldn't Join the club"
Hat! Horrid! What was this7 A
strange revulsion Of feeling came over
him.
"You don't like John Dent~ he in.
terrupted. with seeming irrelevance.
II never liked him! i don't see why
you do. He doesn't like me, know.
He talks to me, but he makes fun OF
me. ] deceived you about the hat. ]
changed the one you bought for mew
"You did ? = So the mistake wasn't
theirs? But what does that matter
Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you that had rejected your
choice! Oh, Arthur, when you thought
you were pleasing me! But couldn't.
lit didn't match my suit. And-a
smaller one seemed better. You know
the hats this year are But, oh, /
deceived you! I've destroyed your
love for mev'
Arthur had been walking up and
down. trying to control feeling of
mingled anger and relief. To think
that he had suffered 80 all day for
nothing! And she had made herself
ill for nothing! But now, at her last
words, he turned and took her in his
arms.
"Oh, Edith, you dear, foolish little
girlv' he cried. You don't know what
you've put me through. accusing your
self for nothing
"For nothingw Her tone was tragic,
but thrills Of bliss were running all
over her.
GAS If cared about the hat. only so
you were pleased" he said. IF you'd
told me / would have had it ex-
changed gladly. didn't like it much
myself, but the girl said 1t was just
the thing, and supposed the hats this
year were all monstrosities and 1t
couldn't be helped. Was this all your
trOubleY"
~ should think 1t was enough! I
did deceive you. I thought
II know what you thought, foolish
child. But you don't know what
Well, new mind. Now you'll sleep
well tonight and wear the hat tomor-
row-ehw
"Of course / WILL" she answered
happily. II don't deserve it, butt
really is a perfect dear, you know,
Arthur And so are you!"
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The Almost
Tragic Tale of
AnEaSterHat
Blu MARION c. SMITH
Copyright, 1908, by M. C. Smith

~ 7R. ARTHUR AVERY was in a
lNMl bad humor He glared suspi-
U~( ciously at his coffee, tasted it
as If he suspected it of being
poisoned, scowled viciously at his
boiled egg and pushed it from him.
Hard as a brickbat,'' he snapped.
"Can't you get a cook who can read
the clock?'
He was one of those men who are
always in a bad humOr when their
consciences are out of order He had
Just refused his wife the money for an
Easter hat, and she had borne the dis
appointment with becoming meekness.
She did not know the reason for the
refusal but he did, and that was the
trouble. He wanted to join another
club.
Mrs. Avery surmised that his con-
science was uneasy and took heart.
She hoped that he would come around.
There were still four days to spare,
and even If he did not come around
until after Easter she could bear it if
only the one hat she wanted had not
been sold in the interval. 1t was a
hat worth waiting for, and it matched
her new spring suit to perfection.
Nothing else would do. The hats
that year were monStrOsitieS. Mrs.
Avery was a woman of excellent taste
and knew what she wanted. She also
knew that her husband was very much
In love with her. Surely he would
come around!
He did not come entirely around that
day, however. He went SO far as to
telephone to his friend in the new
club, asking him not to propose his
name just yet. There was little IN
certainty. He would let him know in
a day or two. The next day at lunch
time he went uptown and flattened his
observation-disclosures one OF the
show windows at Mercer e Miners.
He couldn't remember the price she
had mentioned. Was 1t SIS or 500? Alb
surd, of course, but not extravagantly
high, as hats go. He would just go in
and price them.
''It must be blue, because she said 1t
matched her suit, and 1 know that's
blue,'' he said helplessly to the sales
woman.
"B1ue? Oh, we have a model hat in
blue" said that astute young person,
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AND THEY DON L EXCHANGE HATS!
going up to one of the many huge
glass cases which were dazzling the
bewildered eyes Of Mr.. Avery.
'"This is a Partisan hat" she said,
with a grand manner that disarmed
criticism. "And a wonderful bargain,
only $25v
Twenty-Five! Well, the dues and
initiation fee of the club would amount
to more than that. If Edith liked it
"Isn't ft-rather large" he faltered.
"I'm sure this is the right thing"
she said, with increased confidence.
II think 1 remember a lady of that
description admiring this hat and say
ing she might come back and buy it
If her husband was willing"
That didn't sound like, Edith, but it
furnished a clew, and Mr.. Arthur
Avery was tired and felt very helpless.
There really seemed nothing to do but
to order the hat sent home.
Mrs. Avery came in with a friend
that afternoon and saw the box, which
the maid had placed In the middle of
the bed.
Laura, look at thaty' she exclaimed
apprehensively. He's bought me a
hat-bought it himselfw
ooh, how 1ovely!' cried the friend.
81 don't know about that! I'm
afraid to look at it. There was just
one hat I wanted, and 1 never allow
any one, not even Arthur, to choose
for me-"
ooh, Edith, hurry and open it! I'm
sure it's all right. It's so good of him!
/ wish N.Y. But she stopped short
as Edith suddenly opened the box. and
stood transfixed in horror.
Laura Glenn, will you look at that!
And they t-exchange-hats!"
She slowly drew it from its tissue
paper wrappings and held it up in all
it's blue and pink radiance.
'1t-why, Edith" faltered Laura, 81
isn't so very bad. It's in the very lat
est style"
II wouldn't be found dead in it,
broke out Edith --latest style! Thi:
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PAVING Him Out.

A boy went into bakers shop
for a threepenny loaf. Thinking
that the loaf was rather small, he
remarked to the baker, smiling:
'"You have not weighed it."
ooh, you never mind that" said
the baker. ''It won't be so heavy
to carry
Gail right" said the boy, putting
twopence halfpenny on the counter
and walking to the door.
The baker called after him:
'Here, boy! | want another
halfpenny."
"Never mind that" said the boy.
'1t will be less for you to count. p
Illustrated Bits.