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LAFAYEFTE, } LA. ADl'Ii 24, 1897.
Peoples flunicipal
Ticket.
Fun MAYoR,
CROW GIPARb.
FJR COUNCILMEfN:
WM. CAMPBELL,
M. ROSENFIELDL,
CHAS. H. L1YSTID,
J P. REVILLON,
JOHN 0. MOUTON,
LOUIS LACOSTE,
L. F. SALLES,
The Merchants and The Roads.
The farmer siffers the burden of
the lisadvantage of bat] roads, but the
merchant necessarily comes in fur no
inconsiderable logs. The more freely
Upd conveniently country folk can
ride into town, 4he more they are in
elined to do so, and every visit to the
town carries with it an expenditure of
'money for merchandise of some dee
cription. There is no telling just to
what extent the sale of the merchant's
wares is curtailed on account of bad
rinds deterring farmers and others
'!om (omilig to town excepting when
c1mpelled to .lo so. It is certain that
a very considern't " v 'lriie of hbsi
ne.;s is lst to the merchants of Laf"rv
cege io cn-equetce of I*l-condiitonei!
r;adb, to that the merchants anc a=
hirg'-l interested in seiuring g od
higlhw iys t hro' hout the parish as tn
frarmcrs, theriselvcs. The sul'j-ct of
goodi public reads deeply concern
every n.erehant arad tradesman -in La
fryette end unless they recognize this'
fact to the utt iost they l(ose sight of' a
very important factor in the succevs
of their brsi.ess enterpr:ses. K
The= Advertiwgr hopes to see this
<pwat:it of publc roads 'ap'ly t
brought ro 711 intelligent and satidfac.
togy POAuion.t We stand for a special
read-tax a- light as possihle. but +ffiji
ciently large to secure and maintain a t
thoroughly good sy-ten of highways. i
Let everyone %ho belives'this meth- "
ned to be the hrbt takl to his neighbor
nhkut it and he!p create a healthy 4
public sentiment in favor of a special It
toad fund, and then let us take a vote tl
on the question, according to law.
There is reason to believe tioat the t
people are ready for the Iuesticn now
;and would glhd!y accept tire first op- A
aportunity to put themselves on record at
Oin favor of a road tax. h
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SAVE RAILROAD PAte
It should be self evident to
every reasonable person informed
'o the number, the- variety and
¶lhe character of the business hous
s 1n Lafayette, and the keen com
petition Latried on between these
tame merca rile establishments,
that prices for the commodities of
life here are kept down to the low
tst possible notch to the particu
lar advantage of consumers.
Our local tradesmen control cash
of equal purchasing power with
the cash manipulated by trades
Then in other towns and they pos
sess business ability of an order
not inferior to that of their collea
gues in other localities, then why
should any cohsumer doubt the
capability of the local merchant to
supply his needs on as small a
margin of profit as a kerchant do
ing business fiftee' oir twenty miles
away. And the local merchant
is compelled'to do it as a matter
of self preservation.
Then why pay railroad fare to a
teighboring t wn under the delu
f ~tou cast saae money byi
,.Y may to build up) uther t)-' as
at (h xj)Vnse of hoe s Wi)
li\(In if i' tcrt true tha brcsi Vk t
of infai tlc muh! .11
lut it, at a lo, er pr-ie th~n at
h}ome, we conýittend that, evenr thcn,
by sending his moono vwav from
his own town he loses in a (lirect
way more than the slight sa\ ing
in price. It is a poor business
policy to take money out of circu
lation in the town u here your own
prosperity and well being is gaug
ed in a direct ratio with the vol
ume of that circulation. It is one
of the most certain ways of hold
ing back a town, and what could
be worse for the residents and
property holders of a town than
its backwardness.
This thing of "sending off" for
what we need that can be gotten
right at home at equally low
prices, is a two-edged knife, and
a most dangerous one. It is a
knife that is likely to cut more
against your interests than in your
favor, as you must understand
when. you reason the matter out
to its legitimate sequel. The
average person does not always
view a subject from its two sides
and this is a great error. The
Advertiser believes it is subserving
the true interests of the home peo- I
pie by dwelling particularly on this I
important subject and feels confi
dent much substantial good will t
result from an awakening of this
line of thought among residents of
Lafayette.
'ii f THE AIRSHIP.
ed
O 0ae Man Saw It in New Orleans
Last Fight.
From`: O 4. P Au 11111 21St.
In At l.80 noclo-k this morning (':nip
af :(reet in the vicjiiity of the new pa r
nO'Sices wss r'csed by nlit unearthly cell
of "Thlire it is" and as citick as a thioh
the man who Saw it disaplp~eared u,, :t
stairway, and the rack-t :s he jrm
four steps at a time coul! e hetard a
block away. Hle had seen the airshir.
o he .tol(. his c(5lleagues on the papers,
is and in it;ntle every windiiw ii hoth i of
vifes was filled by the net ;ahpr lur e
irid printcra. all surreu l'n i.e he ivi ir
Z1 for the wonder. while ite fortunurte
young muan who saw it tried to describe
It it. He seemed vern' mnich excited, but
ft he mannged to say that be s:.w it going
q in a uorthwcsterty direction, and it was
about 50 or 60 fret long. It had a power
-fil searebblht which played aroulnil. As
he described what he had seen every
1 hod3 craned their necks and lo''ked and
Al tookeit, but they looked in vain, for
le there was nothing to b° seen but the
blue ether of nijelt, dotted here and
;e there *th a twink~ing Azar, which some
ste rtled their comipanions by sing it
was the searchlight of the aerial wonder.
As the n:onenus flew ly, and nobody t
(1 saw any thing which could by any possi
bility be distorted into an airship, the
laugh begusn to grow on the man who
said he saw it. He denied the soft im- I
peachmenia which Were cast at his vera
city by his co-workers. but it was hard
to convince them. Ilis general reputa.
3 lion for truth and veracity is such. bow.
ever, that liis friends cannot help but
believe that he saw something, and as
the airship was seen a the vicinity of
- Natchitoches yesterday, it is not unlike
ly that it may have come in this direc
tion. the navigators bent on having a
little fun at the expense of the people of t
New Orleans.
-A young man connected with the Pica- If
yune claimed to have seen the airship
here on April 1, but all he saw was the a
searchlight, as it was dark at the time.
It was generally treated as an April fool ti
joke, but the subsequent excitement a
caused by the alleged appearance of the
strange craft in other cities leads to the
belief that there may be some truth in it.
The two supposed navigators of the
airship. Dolbear and Tillman, as they s
gave their names to -the people of 8te
phensville, Tex., were supposed to have B
been in the city last night. Their names
were registered at one of the hotels but j.
It was in all likelihood a hoax, as cards to
sent to their room failed to get any re
sponse. lii
Natchftethee, La., April 20. - Last to
naght at about 2-.0 o'clock. as a gay M
er6wd were returning from a reception
given by Company 1 at the Armory Hall, th
they were treated to a strange sight. com- a
lag from the western heavens. That
apectacle consslted of a massive airah'p, at
the garst sory beia'g of balloon shape, a:,
al b th tedr car being of conical or cig
fa Wee eams seem It *empd bat Or
aC; ý p f' wlich- 'ýtuII".
n't ý!1,: trk t's Its iii t n:,tion :11,
ci ' u cIlu"ic t'ig l :cctsirclid c.I( lccc -
l ' rt111 Iril :1 r cve i u.
lI l 1 " Il \ c it ~ l '. "l ' 1.4 11, ' !1 ' 11 " ' i
Sl !I : . 1' r>, cccr:et 1 c. :I c11 I cI
:e." !; !u:l 11; to C t h (' i' ll emenll lt of
no bace Hal It w:L' vi-ilile, thc'c Ih
chcii t : thc u cacnd fIcet higih, for ccc:.rib
hac f an hiir. c nid w;:9 a rare cd- iCc it 511 tct
lc' who n cc the ecod fot n' Ic i vic -
ne-, thr 1,11" in-non. Thr t u :te: ktha
c:cIt in ionncticci)n with its Visit ticni wvccs
that, as its course neared tIhe oiti, ith
light that liluminated it became sacd lenly
low, and did not again rise until .ce city
was left In the darkness.
JUDGE ALBERT VOORRIES.
Though the fact is univerailly ac
cepted that any and all commercial in
tereste are best served when legal com
plleations are not involved in the settle
ment of contract obligations, it is never
theless equally true that such complica
tions are constanly arising in every
branch of businese, and that, as a rule,
they can only be avoided or adjusted by
and through the advice of thoroughly
posted and efficient legal talent. Hence
it is that in all leading branches of com
nmercial life, the permanent retention of
able lawyers has come to be looked upon
as one of the vitally essential elements
of success. And it is just here that we
desire to point out the advantage of hav
ieg available such an attorney as the
Ikon. Albert Voorhies. New Orleans Is
not in any sense deficient in the nccokter
of capable attorneye for the adjucliment
of legal difficulties, but Judge Vcurhies
certainly has few equals and no superior
at the bar today. It is almost idle to re
fer our readers to the persclkacc attain
ments or characteristics of Judge Voor
hies. wlo has been on our Supceme
bInch, and Bas ilso enjoyed, for many
years. the listiiCticn of being aming the
pronounced leadersof the New Orlecns
liar. His flinc of legal knoa ledge and
cordition form the bcais for a famil!:cr
storyt tic he l1c iely as well ac the pci Ti-s
seon of wh icic ht is a ccnscicocus orn anent
Tllc-erirc Kc sc:y again. acicd 11oitc like
to imicriss t tit-:ciy cion tlce mcicct of
II c itci'-, Nc cc- c1 5is is distict 11 ,'
ic c tciccclc ted uc onc the ftlit tic -t
.i cc, s Vs s'r r th c icuctrt r up'.0
ct:;, iei te Ific, =c'1 mill1 +n
netc iiflcs5 cL cc cr thec iccicclrf t c i 1 c c
With :he fact tilit it lhirc ne hi9 t! 1t
airin st lct!cc lciss, ui:cikes him one cf th
moicst 'Rit s iable ;(-gal incin fc
w Il i calicccd cccumcrcrica co t c: ca ti
lcciccl cnurkict.-Tide Icrij r.
i, 1 Sixty Years Ago.
Tie Sims Compiaint Was ..; e
I Against Large Hats at the Theatre
"T71ire is not!hing iew utekr ohv
suan." Listý'n to this .11;ic iihie 51:i1
c e hich w~R printtd in the N Xw Y :
I Mitrer, F bhu:irv 12, 1331. SiXty-N!),
t erni its echo is still resounding iP the
newspapers of to-day:
"The women! They come to the
theatre with hats on their heads 1ig
enough to overshldow a little Gero a
I priacipality. Nobody ihit has tie
r misfortune to sit behind one of thIse
need ever expect toi see the -tage. o1,
indeed, anything but featther at ind
i"ws, and iiu proiiounceahle frii; 'pries.
If theyv would only kcep this pro.
diioums concatenatititi of inedngin
tous motter Mtill, it would be .eite
thIiing one iount ocensi'inuIly get .a
peep by m'.vin g groin side to Si le.
or duidgiug under the disk of the pro
digions luminary. But this seemi
quite impassible - the majestic object
is perpetually in motion - shaking,
and nidging, and nodding this way
and that; so that all lttempti to avoid
it are as futile as those of some unfor
tinate mariner trying to get round
Cape Hatteras in a gale. I have such
trials of suill with these hats as would
amaze you, but all in vain. They
form a perpetual screen between me
and the stage, of which I have not
had a full view since the invent;en of
these unbecoming, unladylike append
ages.- "Laurence Lonesome."
School Board Proceedings.
Lefayette, La., April 8, 1897.-the
School Board met with the following
members present: A. Delhomme, W. G.
Builey, T. B. Hopkins, Baxter Clegg,
U. M. Durke, A. Olivier, V. B. Dupaie.
J. O. Broussard; Absent: J. S. Whitting
ton.
The appointiag committee reportel I
the appointment of Miss U. 8. Bagnal
teacher of Isle des Cannes School, vice
Miss Lucy Hart, resigned.
Moved and carried that the action of
the appointing committee i. the appoint- '1
ment of Miss Bagnal be sustained.
Moved and seended that the above S
motion be reconsidered: Years: Clegg
a.d Balley. S
Nays: DeIitsomme. Durke, Dupuis,
Urouasssr&and Olivier.
7~sapoiu s~oauug : t cafepott. 11
- :\A riiussard has i jicin kept very basy
throuih the pri longe-1 lie of court aol
Ons Ilnt be iii ;tie to prepare an itemized
st i.t:1 ment o of h'iy:,r c unt with the "chool
Tis co(initte. on investigation of
f bond forfeitures r-pot ted as follows: A.
ilivitr, mie ft, ft. ti and ioneo y turn
Id over ) .1iustij- . ltigari to the trens
irni Ltr ic:iItrd. Iupuis. lailey andl
( (Igg, nion ill tijir retpective wards:
\I. too. Llhul ' nl ')ill tke to report
at lie- Iixt tintg Ali public schools
in the pmis'h ;:n Io c-tin on 1o 28th of
May so as to allot- the teachers and pu
pila at opportunity to attend the Sum
mer Nor.nal, which will open on bhe last
Monday in May.
A resolution was passed requesting all
the teachers in the parish to attend the
Summer Normal.
The following committee was appoint
ed by the Board to help the supurintend
ent in selecting sub-cometittee for the
arrangements necessary for the holding
of the Summer Normal: Wim. Clegg,
C. F. Trudeau, F G. Vootaaies, Dr. N.
P. Moss and Chis. O. Mouton. The
committee is requested to meet at an
early date.
Moved afnl" seconded that the petition
of Mr. Broussnrd for an assistant in the
Pilette School be laid on the table. Mr.
Brostsard offered as a substitute that an
assistant be appointed at once. Yeas:
Olivier and Broussard. Nuys: Durke.
Clegg, Bailey. Delbomme, Dupuis. The
origin! motion was then carried.
Mr. Clegg moved that Mr. R. C. Greig
return to the superintendent the beater
ordered by the Board at its-last meeting
to be taken to some other school. Mot
ion carried.
On motion of Mr. Olivier, seconded by
Mr. Clegg, the superintendent was au
thorized to make such changes in th e
Lafayette Public School as he may think
hene~r~ial to the school.
Mr. Olivier was appodnted a committee
of one to confer with Mr BHilleaud con
ceroing the Police Jury appropriatlon
of $50 for the Bronssardvllle school and
to make such repairs as he may deem
Mov d and Q--(-onded that Mr. Bailey
o- ,; :i to nitt necessiry repairs
'" .I ?ti t t R ym',::naIl idge! School.
1 i vt*I iu i aitijc hbat ir. Greif he
o- h 1 irin ' to hi ve ucie-ssary iucident il
",.,.irs notl e'r"ltii1' ,tone ot L~aftaye~tt
` -ii---uw At its next regular meet
n the Ihool lionrd will c- nsider appti
i fnka for ptn tiouis as teachers for sea
S,',;i..° is tim treasorer'e report:
To t he PU': lfint anil M"tmbers of
eseLol l rInl I'srish Lafayette, La.
Stlt en- Fol: o elong iz :i statement
of rece:ptsna S dilisbhur!em5 (ts of Parish
hiiuil fui Is ,roe m}- last report.
1)r.
I moun lt rci~i'lvid
l f ii S:Iunier Jr. rent
sciolt 11C . . °1..... 12000
iif ts.. 736 00
23 of G. nalagirie, J. P.
Io ii forfeitures ........... 25 00
r '., of 3. Langlinais rent
ha 1:(1 lnmLs..... .. ....... 2000
6, of pirish appor'ument for
schools... .............. 750 00
"9 of tat cell's polls .. .. 393410
27, of parish appor'ntment for
schools ............... 750 00
Mcli. 1 of tax coll'r poll ..... 91 00'
21. of state treas. jut. 16th
see......... . .. 17423
'21, state treas. appmt.. 2651 10
Total receipts ..........$5630 33
To tal. on hand last report. .$ 244 16
8 5874 94
Cr.
By 5 per cent com. tax coll,r polls$ 60 50
Tax coll'r double polls...........5 00
L. Hirsch janitor ................4 00
Superintendents salary...... ... 12500
expenses to L. C. etc. 86 25
Secretary's salary monuths.... 100 00
Repairs and fixtures............ 10854
Asseraor's commission.......... 149 64
F. F. Haasell & Bros. books for
Schiols ................ 1250
Wm. Clegg, exchange.......... 5 85
Teacher's pay............ ... 872025
Treasurer's commission...... 10i 05
Total disbursements.... $4480 08
By balance on hand.... $1444 86
Respectfully submitted.
J. E. MArrrT, Treasurer.
Lafayette La., April 8. 1897.
The following accounts were approyed:
A. L. Chspuis sundries, Duson School 4
8489,
G. Lacoste, sundries, Theall School 1 55
H, M. Durke sundries, Theall, sad
Sellers School ............. 2 g1
Alride Judise. sundries, Scott School
38-28 '
T. R. Simmons, sundries. Scott
School...................... 90
S. Broussard & Bro., blackboard for
Roges School... .......... 81 0
S. Broussard & Bro., work on Caren.
cro School.................. see
The following account was latoDeer:
Moss & Mouton, cistern, a., ., j Sa
The followIng cscoast wairt'w4 V
Slmmons, goal fr
M~rs. A. Il~t.n t wv
the whole of this tim, m',rieit ec nronl"m >
att t i :iteul by t!( .'
received itrelit"f. 'Sly"!11 ll afbbte f (iu1,"
flan e. 111 .lII `i- jab! -ld u t
('li? Tilc ý I'r* l OtI I)!: l III i ~ I V ',
lasewi-ite)ý11k1r:,tt knrow what cured her. 7Tr~e 25 all
150 ccint sizi. for sale b~y MIis Piui.
mlacy.
PELICAI TGRIST MILL
-- Manufactures
and deeps constantly on hand
Creole Family Meal, Golden and Silver.
Creole Breakfast Howriny,
Mixed ;Meal, Chicken Feed, Etc.
Clean ;Marketable Shelled Corn always in 4wck
GEO. A. DEBLANC.
Office near Moss & Mouton Lumber Depot.
LAVAYETTE. LA
Bet, ,. n El lert-ing hoosr,
ELii time ,. .t sh~ t win,
r' e rmind a her fella da.
º Jnt 'ciase hi< }",. i! thin;
Anl(]f 'v wa to-, kiio de troof
B. . 1TC
E. . HA1 T &; CO.,.
r1anukcturers,
and M an4fac :TiC lemists.
Ma acars (PARKER'S ALVINA )Df . D
n4 Proprt ro Of RIMMEL'S FLAVOPING [XTI .AC F. BEuy in iAg sgd
And other reliable hloueL. i l V: 8 alo ,1rt,,
w dpers etr ted to E . w t n t.. . J I :. best auento,,
wvill be filled at lhe loutest a nl"ri rg
J. VIUNEAUX,
Feed and Livery Stable
Etn nbertakiing Estabisbhment,
North Main SL, Opposite C,,urt House,
LAVATUTrS,............... ........ L. a
Au heegantqITearse and a fine selection of Comae w select frees.
A. J. MOM. A. tMILU Mort".
MOSS & MOUTON,
Jugr,,k.At Wholesale
Lumber A and RetaiL
Off* and Yard nest Railroad Depot, Lafayett., L&
CYPMUel tad Pine lumber, rough or dresed, Shinglei, Door., BiiaE
Muutliugs, Ete.
Wagons and Cisterns, Agricultural Implem
SCRN DOMRS AND EXTENSION SCREEN WINDOWS
W Ordmsd bfoT asy station on the Southern Pacific Railroad sad brama
F. DErIANADE,
Choice Family Groceries,
Including Flour.
A full line ,f China gensware on hand._.,
Liquors for family tse a
flj:j:lanb acco.
i* iall!l. 1", then II.I a heps
! ,::,tH l : u lii* tal l time pamteii IOA4
s, I~l ~N. dlis(,'very of uoderat
h. b, Hin l~ gm'eamtei hem fit to)
,it iti ( h:mmiherlimi's ('olic,
DIAi1n1hcczi R.I~IIi l, Or
it tm mCCI Lae intm 3d Fuf'
. . . Vummigo, of amktnnt
"I have used Chi tnber
m (imt ti .m1 IDi rrhi4
u imuuui!r' for severn yeaur?,
amimi ftiii it to be the Feet mci, met I
'I'.e iu-I~l1 for cramps in the S muchi
andibm~k Fomr arne by MisaS ihsr
mamucy.