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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19
DANGEROUS FCRM OF SPORT.
Bear an Ugly Customer to Deal With
at Close. Quarters.

Twice in my chase of bruin 1 have
made use of a bear spear as my
weapon of attack" writes Count Eric
Won Rosen, land l may take this op-
portunity to maintain that the use of a
spear entails no greater cruelty than
any other mode of attack, aid that
every hunter should be armed with
n in reserve. since these powerful
beasts have a vitality that triunphs
over a stray bullet or more, unless
lodged in a vital region; and when
wounded, their retaliation is redoubta-
BILE and easily fatal. In Karelia, Fin
land, the bear is yet regarded as q
noxious horror. The great black-haired
'slagbjorn,' or killing bear, is still ram
pant there, and a couple OF winters
back l was able to wreak justifiable
vengeance on some beasts that had
killed over a score of cows and nine
horses. News had been brought me
that some of these rascals were hiber-
mating on a small marsh-bound island.
I'VE found no difficulty in locating
their lair, and l took up my post at the
entrance to it, armed only with my
spear. / may explain that a bear
spear consists Of an ash staff some
two yards long and about a couple of
inches in diameter; there is a blade
of steel about twelve inches in length,
and the shaft Is c~opper-cased as a pre-
vention against the teeth of bruin. AS
soon as my gentleman appeared l tried
to stick him in the throat, but he par
ried adroitly and l missed; l made an
other lunge and succeeded in driving
my spear point through his breast.
He started roaring %furiously and
snapped at my copper-cased staff,
then made an attempt to strike at my
arm with his huge forepaw, so that l
might drop my weapon. The powerful
brute hung on to my spear at n end.
while ! as grimly held on at the other
copper plate and he started %shredding
the wood beneath. Strenuously 1
checked his further advances, and
gradually, for his wounds began to tell,
his resistance weakened, and he
dropped at last over the aperture of
his den.
II pulled out the spear, but 80 much
still remained in him that he seized
the blade and bit it with q force that
left deep indentations in the steel. Ny
companion then finished him OF with
his own weapon. This struggle from
start b finish covered I'VE minuteS."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19

Fcrtahle t~emolo. John, I w'sn you
the saddest piece!"
"'Chicago, February 49," bega1
John, with a mean look.
"Aye, dear, Aye, dear!" said Jane
dabbing her eyes with her hardAer
chief.
What's the matter now?" demanded
John.
"Poo!" said Jane.
There's nothing sad in that, 1:
there? Chicago. February 2S-"
"Eoo-oo." said Jane. AYE, dear.
aye, dear"
ITS so sad" she said, wiping he1
eyes and speaking in a faint, content
ed voice. GO on, John. Go on"
"'When William Nelson,"-con
tinued John.
"G-r-r-r-r!" she gasped.
ga sad-faced man"
poor things! Poor thingS!" she
said, with a comfortable and tearfu.
Melancholy.
was d1IdloilCu UClOlC JuotlSS
Pennington this morning."
She made a great TODD with hel
handkerchief and peacefully gasped
for air.
for terrorizing the neighborhoot
the judge said: You don't see to be
such a terror this morning."
Jane sobbed away as though he,
swelling heart would break.
Judge he said, I might have been
q terror last night; but this morning
I amt even a qualm of apprehen
sion!'"
John %thereupon looked up in affect
cd surprise, his mean look at its CT.
max.
why, I don't see anything in that
he said.
you don't?" she cried.
"Why, no.; it's funny. That's what il
is"
Funny" she cried.
Eyes; funny! Downright funny! and
there YOU sat cutting up as if"
Read it again." she exclaimed. sud,
denly. sitting up straight and, speak.
ing in s%epulchral tones. Read IL
again!"
He read it again, with the meanes.
look lat Ec-t-l cTc- bore, and S.
listened at first with q mournful ear,
her handkerchief all ready in her
hand; but as John read the article
again, chuckling away at a great rate
and wagging his head as though 1t
would be the death of him, James
face gradually hardened. her mouth
gradually frightened. her brow gradual.
ly wrinkled, until at last with a sniff
and . snort Of righteous indignation,
she cried in trembling tones:
you fool! You're reading the wrong
plocoI" -rT.D rr-.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19

in the above entitled and numbered
cause, the following described proper
ty to wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the Parish of La
fayette, state aforesaid, containing
thirty acres, bounded north of TOus-
saint Leger, south by lands of Leroy
Porter, east by public road, and west
by land of Toussaint Leger.
LOUIS LACOSTE,
Sheriff Of Lafayette Parish, La.
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A Change Of Tune.

Mamma, I'm tired of going tt
school," Whats the matter, Willie?'
9TH teacher"
Nov, don't you say q word against
your teacher, Willie. I've no doubt
you annoy her dreadfully, and she
seems Ikea very nice sort Of per
SON."
well, she said this mornin' that she
didn't think l had much Of q bringiD'
up at home, an"
wait! Did she say that? Well
Of all the coarse impudence! You
shAn't go back there another day!"
Exit Willie. grinning.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19
A SAD,S SAD
STORY
0ympathetlo Mre. Massey Wept
CoploueIy.

"John," said Mrs. Massey, signing
modest ostentation, Ibid you read this
piece?"
"Yes," said John. rafting his halt
OF the evening paper, and refusing tc
look up. yes, l read it,"
"Then what's 1t about?" she de-
manded, giving him a look which was
also of a demanding nature; whats
1t about, them"
But as for John, he scowled all over
his physiognomy and preserved the
silence of stones; and as they sit
there, he pretending to be absorbed in
his paper and she trying to breas
down this pretense by the silent power
Of q concentrated glare, let me tell
you . little more about the time, the
place and the persons of the drama
Time, then: The present.
Hour: Eight p. m.
Place: The Masseys' sitting room
cezy and homelike, green-shaded lamp
on the table, stuffed bird on the man
tel-piece and all the linen worked by
hand; on one side of the table sits
Mrs. Massey, bright, plump and com
Portable; across the table sits John
slippered. fed and pampered to the
mines, credit man of a hardware firm
downtown, short both of statue and
of temper. chcleric, peppery and of IN
irritable cast Of countenance when
crossed. Yes, such were Mr.. and
Mrs. Massey al they sat there in their
sitting room. he rafting his paper and
pretending to read it, and she setting
MIN with her eye over the top Of her
paper, with an appropriate look OF
indignation on her comfortable face.
Whats 1t about, them" she repeat.
cd. John, what's 1t about?"
Never mind" snapped John.
"Never you mind what it's about!
Can't you see l am reading?"
But I do mind" said Mrs.
Massey, speaking with a spirit that
can only be found in a woman who
loves her bit of talk and who has had
no better company all day long than
. stuffed bird on the mantelpiece.
But l do mind" she repeated. $50
you e you might just as well tell
me first as last!"
Thus trapped into the pit Of his
own digging. John groanal in his spir.
It and laid his paper down. Whereupon
Mrs. Massey's contentment became
too great for words and she mutely
looked at the phenomenon Of John
The Trapped Man with a look that
said, 20, this 10 very gratifying"
IT'S this piece in the paper" she
said aloud. at last. 1T made me cry"
What do you want to cry fort"
said John, with al alarming gesture
Of impatience. Its nothing to do
with you, is it"
"John," she said with a fearful air
Of pride, II was always that way. I
remember when / was a little girl and
used to recite 'Hesperides,' l was all
right till I came to that verse:
.. father, / rear the sound Of bells;
O, say, what car 1t be?
!. But father answered never Q word.
A frosen corpse was he.'"
"AvA. dear!" she said with q com.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19
HERiFF'S,. SALE.
Mrs. Mamie Puchen widow, etc VS..
Philosie Trouve-1Sth Judicial Dis
trict Court, Lafayette Parish
La, No. 4841,

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued out of the Hon. 18th Judi.
cial District Court in and for the Par
ish OF Lafayette, La, In the above n
titled and numbered cause, bearing
date Jan. 70, 1903, T have seized and
taken into my possession and will Of
fer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder at the front
door Of the court house between legal.
sale hours on
Saturday, April 3, 1909,
Tor cask to satisfy Judgment and. costs,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-19
Catholic Church..

Masses on Sunday at 700 and $50.
Children's Mass at 500 a. m.-no
adults admitted. English sermons,
LIST Sunday at 700, End Sunday at
eco: 3rd Sunday at 700: 4th Sunday
at 500 and $50. During week Holy
Mass at $50 and 700. Benediction
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
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Church..

Regular services will he held at the
Presbyterian church every Sunday at
IL a. NJ. and 1880 n. N. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday at 7:3O p. m.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Rev E. NJ. STEWART,
Pastor.
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Church Services,
Methodist

Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a. m. Preach
in a,IIa.m and at 1880 p. m. Everybody well
cone. Free seats. Strangers in the city are cor
p. t'y invited to attend the services.
A. F.. VAUGHAN,
Pastor.
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Baptist Church.

Services Ist-3rd Sundays at Masonic Hall at II a.
m. and 8. p. m. Prayer and Song Service every
Thursday at s p. m Sunday School at 10 a. m. A
cordial invitation to all.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
M4LONE WINS Il TITLE.
Captures HonOrS IN Metropolitan
Cross -COuntry Race.

In a contest that rather urinteresting owing
TO the small number Of starters, ice Malone of the
Mohawk Athletic Club, the senior metropolitan
cross country championship over the new course
of the Mohawk Athletic Club in The Bronx yes
terday- Malone went the three-lap course which
was two miles long. in the good time 30 minutes
not get a team together, and the from the.
pear until the well under way. The
Trinity Athletic Club the sole competitor
against the Mohawk team.
Winfield Bailey. of the New York Athletic Club
the only individual starter for the title. While
running abreast of Malone al the two and half
mile mark he suddenly stumbled. Malone in
creased his stride. and before Bailey could get into
his stride again The Mohawk runner had gained a
thrty-yard lead. AS the runners completed the
first lap Malone and Charles Muller both of the
Mohawks were running abreast, closely followed
by Bailey. At the two and a half lap post Bailey
had crept UP and running abreast of Malone,
Muller having dropped some ten yards back. The
pack well strung by this time. and the
leaders 80 yards ahead of the bunch The
DC Stions remained unchanged at the fCur-rnile
mark. but Muller creeping up Bailey and
Malone. When the runners flashed by the five
mile mark Bailey and Malone were still close to-
gether, but Bailey fell, iniuring his leg slightly,
and Malone went on to win by some 200 yards.
The Mohawk club had easy time winning the
honors. with the low score Of % points capt
uring first, third. fourth fifth AMI seventh places
The Trinity club totalled up 81 points. Eighteen
started out. but five failed complete the
course. 7 he summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21

controls are located by the steering wheel, ena-
bling one man TO steer the boat and control the
engine In the rear Of the main cabin is large
galley containing electric cooking utensils. ice
box and other conveniences for comfortable cruis-
ing
The boat is lighted throughout by electricity.
dynamo being driven by the main engine by means
of the storage battery auxiliary In the stern is
large open cockpit covered with awning and
containing wicker chairs and divan seat. Sew
eral boats type forty feet in length have been
built In the last two years. but the growing de
uand for luxurious comfort in motor boating has
led the Elco concern 70 design this 47-foot boat.
which RANKS in motor boating on a par with the
most elegant limousine in automobiling.
A 2s-foot launch with raised deck. shown by
the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, is al
most an ideal boat for shooting or cruising II is
equipped with an s-horsepower engine and is 50
well arranged that 1t has sleeping accommodations
for four persons and comfortable little galley.
special price is quoted the boats of this con-
Germ during the show.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
BIG M4RATHON FIELD.
fncentiUe for Italians IN Brooklyn
Race TO-mOrrO1C.

Of the 1o4 athletes entered in the great Brooklyn
Marathon race to be held tomorrow afternoon. the
majority stalwart Irish-Americans. 1t may
not be that many of them were born the ''Ould
sod but they certainly OF Irish extraction
Among the entrants in the race may be found
such good old Irish Devlin, Doherty,
Slater. Morarity. Moran. Reilly. ORourke, Kelly,
McMann. Ireland Dugan. McFadden and a score
of others Many Of these will race in the CoOrs Of
the Irish-American Athletic Club but the majority
of them are scattered among various smaller ath-
letic clubs ard associations.
There is another nationality that is we'll repre-
sented in the list of entrants for Mondays race.
and that is the Italian III Progresso' has offered
a prize to the first Italian to finish. and in this
connection the wits have posed this question; VIII
RossonCo the well known runner of the Irish
American Athletic Club. be eligible to receive this
prize should he finish before any other Italian?
Russonco Is rated ITish-American athlete.
VIII this deter him from qualifying Italian
in case he precedes all other Italians across the
finish line2
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
CALL FOR SPORTSMEN
S7cimming TIC Be Feature of annual
Shoe This Week.

The fifteenth annual sportsman's show will be
formally opened in Madison Square Garden
Friday evening for eght-day run. Always popu-
lar, 1t is likely to be more than usual this year,
as II will be real sportsmans show in every
sense Of the word. over one hundred and fifty
guides from the best known hunting resorts in this
country and Canada will be on hand. trophies of
the chase will be exhibited. live specimens of game
and fowl may be seen, while fly casting, swimming
and rife tournaments Will be held.
The Anglers Club of New York Will have charge
of the fly casting tournament; the schoolboy rifle
and sub-target shooting tournament, in which
thousand schooIboys will participate will be under
the auspices Of the Public Schools Athletic League
while the aquatic sports, which should be feature
of the show. will be held under the rules of the
Amateur Athletic Union.
At the Madison avenue end Of the big amphi-
theatre Will be located a big pool, 10 by 20 feet
in size, for the waterfowl, which Will embrace
almost every known species, while over thousand
birds will be in big cage. At the Fourth avenue
end will another great cage. 40 by 90 feet, filled
with live game birds
The big swimming pool will be located at the
centre of the Garden on the 9th street side from
end TO end. good programme Of swimming events
has been arranged. The feature OF the opening
night will be a I0O-vard swim for the metropolitan
championship in which c. NJ Daniels. the record
holder: L. B. Goodwin. j. H. Riley, j. 2. Mantel
and other fast men down to start
The swimming championship Of the high schools
OF the city Of New York, embracing all the bor-
cughs is a new event on the programme There is
a 60 100 and 100 yard swim besides 2oo-yard relay
race for teams of four. These will be decided on
Saturday night.
on Wednesday evening, March 3. the Yale and
Columbia swimmers will hold dual meet, while
other races have been arranged for college men
over one thousand schoolboys are entered In the
ri6a Tournament which will be held under the
auspices Of the Public Schools Athletic League
In addition TO this. Hiram Percy Maxim and his
associates will ~s5ve exhibitions every afternoon
and evening Of his new Maxim silent gun Inc
s.,,oor,,o,. matches include a team shoot of six
bows for the Winchester cup, at distance Of sixty
feet and the sub-target rife match for the stand
ard bearer trophy, for teams of six
4 long list of fixtures has been arranged tor the
fv and bait casters and judging from the entry
the old records are in danger
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
GUNNERS FACE GALE
SHOOT WE'LL, HOWEYER.
WOOdcOck Wins Leg on Cup at the
Crescent Traps.

In spite OF a bowling gale from the northwest.
which made the blue rocks hy at most uncertain
angles. the gunneTs Of the Crescent Athletic Club
made creditable scores yesterday their
Bay Ridge grounds Full scores were shot in hvs
Of the nine matches
H " WOOdcock was high man in the shoot for
the February cup. his score being 3. With handi-
cap of 7. There were thirteen In this match Ths
team shoot brought out four pairs. and the win
ners, after keen competition, were D T. Leahy
and G. G. Stephenson with total score OF - TO
+S made by G A Lockwood and " W Peabody
Fifteen gUnners entered in a E-target match.
which was won by c. A. lockwood with a fun
score H W. WOOdcOck was the runner-up. with
2f TO his credit
A r. Allan was the winner Of a 2-tarset match.
in which fifteen competed. and 2. W Monrett won
another with "A his score. George Brewer and
W. W. Marshall tied with full in a 25-target
match and they divided the prize rather than
shoot of for IT, A. E HendricksOn and ", ".
Marshall divided in a similar match in which
thirteen competed. The scratch shoot had twelve
contestants 1t was won by L " Palmer with .
score of II.
The scores follow.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
NEW YORK H. C. SHOOT.
Lenane Wins First Leg on the
Billings Cup.

Gunners Of the New York Athletic Club had the
opportunity or shooting In decidedly novel event
yesterday c. W. Billings offered cup for dis
tance handicap and the first leg was decided N.
T. Lenane captured the shoot He stood on the
eighteen yard mark and killed" twenty-one out
OF possible twenty-five birds F. W HOdg-
man. who shot from the twenty yard mark was
second with OF twenty breaks to his credit
The usual weekly events were also decided Al
though the day not particularly good for the
sport a high wind blowing and the light
was poor. the scores were all fair F. A Hodg-
man won leg on the February cup. with fuII
card Of twenty-five targets The shoot for the
Sauer cup ended in a tie between Gus Grief and
G. W. Kucher- The former the shOOt-oh
y. Z. Lenane was high gun in the shoot for the
Stevens cup. This contest was at twenty-five tar
gets and the winner returned a clean string He
also captured the scratch shoot. giving him three
prizes in all during the afternoon The only other
event decided a leg the ROb StOll cup
This was taken by F. A HOdgman. with card OF
tventy-four out of a possible twenty-five targets
The scores follow
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
RUSSIAN MASTERS WIN.
Rubinstein Holds His Lead IN Inter
national Chess Tourney.
IBy Cable 20 The Tribune.J

st. Petersburg, Feb. zo--When the fourth round
OF the international chess masters tourney was
begun at the local clubs to-day interest centred
upon the contest between the Bohemian Nidmar
and the Russian champion Rubnsteni. the latter
playing the defence. while the game between Bern
stein, the ether Russian expert, and TartakoWer
also attracted considerable attention Both Rubin
stein and Bernstein won their respective games
Lasker too came out victorious against FreyInahn'
Teichmann beat Meses Duras worsted Tarta-
kower. while the games between Snosko-BoroWsKl'
Speyer-SpieImann Perlis-F1eischmann, Burn
Schlechter and Dus- -Chotimirski and Cohn were
drawn. The record date:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
CROKER GIVES OCEAN RACE CUP

Commodore william c. Towen, toastmaster at
the annual dinner Of the Brooklyn Yacht CUB
which was held last night at the Hotel Marbor-
ough announced to the diners that Richard
Croker had volunteered TO give the. club a 5000
Gun. 10 be competed for by owners Of sloops and
schooner yachts long distance race
This race he said, in explaining the probable
conditions of the coming contest, will be prob
ably TO Cape May and back That course is long
enough ard sufficiently perious As TO the
Bermuda course. some day some small boats that
start out for Bermuda race will not be heard
from again. Tha: will put quietus Bermuda
racing"
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
BOXES FOR N. Y. A. c. MEET SOLD.

The gymnasium OF the New York Athletic Club
was crowded last night when the auction for the
choice Of boxes for the clubs annual meet in Madi-
son Square Garden. March 16, took place. Jo-
seph 2. Day. member CT the club. was the auo-
tioneer and his methods of obtaining bids for the
best locations netted the club a comfortable sum
as beginning of the advance sale.
Only a third OF the arena boxes in the Garden
were sold in this manner the being allowed 10
remain on regular sale at the usual price The
auction netted $500 the prices premiums ranging
from $50 down to s.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
GAMES OF WAR VETERANS.

The worlds Olympic champions and record hold
ers will compete in the annual games of the Span
fsb War Veterans which are carded for the evening
of Saturday March 8. in the 22d Regiment Armory
Taking into consideration the entries already re-
ceI,ed for the three-mile run. the will be one
Of the most stubbornly contested in the history Of
indoor athletics
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
French Billiard Expert Coming

receive by cable yesterday the entry by Louis Cure
the famous French expert. This entry will give an
international favor TO the competition.
The American entries TO date are George B. Sut-
ton, George F. Slosson, Harry Cline and Calvin
Denarest, the young Chicago player. vino won the
amateur championship and international tourna-
ments last year and who has recently joined the
professional ranks. The. entries close to-morroT,
and in eli probability Ora Morningstar and A. g.
Cutler will send In their names in time
Even with the entries received TO date the tourna-
ment is sure be of the most interesting in
the history of billiards in this country
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
WA WA YANDA CLUB OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Wa Wa Yanda Fishing
Club, at Cap Tree Island, the Great South Bay
was held at the Lederkranz Club, East 5Sth street
last evening at which the following officers were
elected
President, Charles A. StadIer; vice-presdents. Jor
dan l., Mott. Simon Pepper and Martin H. Smith,
treasurer, William 4. MOrschhauser; secretary,
John c. McCune; executive committee, Charles j.
Warner chairman: Frederick W. Woerz, William
HoIzderber. Henry Weyant. Gottfred Brinkelmaier
sscretarv. and George c. Wilson. trustee.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
wYKAGYL GUNNBRs DIVIDE HoNoRs.

CIV e,,nners reported at the New Rochelle traps
80 +ba v-vkagvl Country Club yesterday The day
was not particularly good for the sport, as high
wind swept across the traps and made 1t exceed
inglv difficult the gunners to hit the hylng oiue
rocks G Fred Pelham the February cup
while the February average cup was taken by +.
w Howard r. l. Shape won the scratch shoot
and was also high gun for the sporting goods
nrize F. Eckhart took trophy shoot. and so also
did G. +. Pelham.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
PHILADELPHIA oRICKETERs WIN.

Kingston. Jsmsica, Feb. 2-The last game be-
tween the Philadelphia cricketers and the ALI
Jamaica eleven ended to-day in victory for the
visitors bv eight wickets. The Philadelphians
scored go runs in the first innings and the All
Janlaicans 80 runs for six wickets when stumps
we're drawn yesterday To-day the Jamaica team
added 81 runs before the remaining four wickets
vert down and then followed along with their
second innings in which they scored I7e The
hisadeIphiaHs up IS for two wickets. thus win
n.nr the game with eight wickets 10 spare.