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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1879-10-14
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1879-10-14

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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1879-10-14
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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
uIyTiyG AND FARnlNG G
N. TIrE SOUTH

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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
Che Eafapette Aopertiser.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of The Parish Of LAFAYETTE
and Of The Town Of VERMILIONVILLE,

MILK As A SopoR1F1c.-According to
the Pharmacist, it is freqnent practice
in the New York Asylum for Inebriates to
administer to the patients at bedtime a
glass Of milk to produce sleep, and the re-.
suit is, often found satisfactory, without the
use Of medicine. Medicine is there some.
times prescribed in milk 1t has been re
Gently stated in medical journals that lac
tic acid has the effect Of promoting sleep
BY acting rs a sedative, and this acid may
be produced in the alimentary canal after
the ingestion Of milk. Can this, then, be
the explanation Of the action Of milk on
the nervous system after a long continued, !,
excessive use Of alcoholic drink9 Sugar,
also, is capable Of being converted in the
stomach, in certain morbid conditions, in
to tactic acid /; and lump Of sugar allow.
ed to dissolve in the mouth on going to
bed will frequently soothe q restless body
to quiet and repose.-Scientifc american.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

The number Of square. feet in an acre is
1860. In order to have this area the
piece Of land must be Of such length and
breadth that the two multiplied together
will produce the above number. Thus, an
acre Of land might be 43, $50 feet long by
l foot broad; 2l,7so feet long BY 2 feet
broad; 1880 feet long by feet broad;
and SO on. If the acre Of land is to be
exactly square, each side must as nearly
as possible EOS feet S l2 inches. The
neasest you can come to an exactly square
acre with an even number Of feet 10 the
side il to make it 220 feet long BY 1913
broad.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

4 Boston m.n has 1 vest that Fanny
Fern made with her own hands. And ~e
will bet 800 .hat il never did and never
will At any man IN fhis vide, wide world;
that they can't tell by its shape whether il
was originally made for fat woman Or :
lesn man, for man with a sway back, Or
man With 4 hump on his back, like :
camel Woman, heaven bless her, is the
light Of our homes. but when she tries to
1n.ke mans vest the angela weep. And
whom she makes pair Of p.ntatoons for
him the immortal gods inst hold their
sides and run away GU. into the woods and
roll % The grass aDl howl.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
NEW.STORE.
WILL. G. ROCAN'S
GROCERY

WILL he constantly supplied with a
full assortment Of choice FAMILY and
FANCY GROCERIES.
All kinds Of Sugars-Teas-Cofee-
Flour Grits-R;ce--Hams- Breakfas!
Bacon, dc, dc
A good assortment Of
CIGARS,
SMOKING AND CHEWING
TOBACCO.
Prices to suit everybody.
A liberal share Of patronage solicited.
WILL. G. ROGAN.
At L. E. Salles' "old Stand"
Dec. I, 1873.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

NJ. Bernard Perez, who ha, been ex
perimeoting on the subject Of babies and
investigating their moral and mental do
vslopment, has just furnished the Resxt
Scisatifqss with the results Of his studies
Nj. Peses's idea is that the baby when
first u.bered into the world i wholly de,
void Of any sentiments, ideas Or fssling..
He doss not think that they are even
aware Of touch when first born. It is sey.
eral days before they appreciated the sense
Of touch next comes the sense Of taste,
then the sense Of sight and last the sense
Of sound. The irst sensations that the
child appreciates are disagreeable ones
Mr.. Perez declares he feels and appss
ci.tes Whist is unpleasant to him much
sooner than he does what is pleasant.
The 6rst passions developed iu,he child,
also, NJ. Perez fnds to be the evil and IN.
pleasant ones. A child learns 10 fear At
two months old, and jealousy and anger
are developed in it 1t the early age ol
three months. As for human sympathy
nnsefish love for any one or any thing, M,
Perez declares, is wholly undeveloped in
child until il has reached four Or FIVE,
and even then is imperfectly developed
except in = few phenomenal cases.
Crying is, Of course. almost coincident
With the birth Of the baby, but the latte,
does not learn to shed tears. NJ. Perez
declares, for several weeks, while sobbinq
is unknown until the child has reached
ths mature age Of four months. Smiling
also is habit that > baby soon knows,
and laughing comes when it is but ! few
weeks old, but, despite the assertions and
protests Of mothers, Mrs. Perez declares
that this laughing does not express any.
thing, is not an indication Of JOY pleasure
on the part Of the child, but simply a con.
traction Of certain muscles and nerves q
the face.
There are, no doubt, hundred. of moth
ers who will denonnce NJ. Per.z's theories
ienY his discoveries and declare his doc
trines heterodox, malicious .nd inf,lel !;
mothers bslieye baby to be sort Of So
perior angel, pretend 70 find 10 every one
of its movemen,s and gestures some mean
ing .pd significance, but It is greatly to
Be feared that their fond affection has mis-
led them, and that the old gray beard
philosopher who stood for hours over the
cradles to study their infant occupants
critioalIy and psycholo9ically, is far mort
right than they, and that the baby is d.
void Of feelings al,oge,her, Or possesses
only the selfish and egotistic ones. N. Q
Democrat
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A
HORSE.


GLOW many species Of horses are foun |
10 America e.
"WeIl, there's the clothes horse, saw
horse, the wrong horse, horse chestnut.
hobby horse and several other kinds of
horses. This is great country for horses,
especially fast ones.
"Does every owner Of horse think that
his animal can trot in 2.40 2"
"He does. He knows it just as we'll as
you know it's daylight. You never saw a
horse yet which wasn't supposed to be
very fast, even when hitchei to post"
"But | have seen lots Of horses who
couldn't trot mile in five minutes"
"Yes, 80 have l; but there was some ex-
cuse for it. H. didn't feel good, or the
bit was too large, or his harness didn't
set good, or he had been thinking Of his
childhood days aud was sad.hsarted.
There is always the very plainest reason
in the world why every horse don't let
himself out like streak Of lightning"
"Thpy are very useful animal, ase
they not?'
"Very. II your neighbo, has one and
will lend him, you'll find his horse just
the thing you want"
"Do they reason =
''They do. You seldom see . horse
throw away time in biting At = man b.
hind him or trying to kick the hostler af-
ter he gets out Of the barn.
"At what age do they def
"At ten. You can end thousands Of
horses which are ten years old, and have
been ever since any one could remember,
but they never get up to twelve. Even
after their teeth are worn down to the
gums and their sight gone they ara sup
posed to be about ten."
"What is a square horse race I"
1T is an affair whore several men get
together and privately agree that certain
horse shall win, and he always does"
''What j. a pool =
III is ! spot Of mud and water some.
thing similar to mud. puddle"
"What is pulling horse I"
"Hitching team to . rope around his
neck ~...S
"What IS the home stretch T.
ut is when the man who has bet on
the wrong horse stretches his legs for
home, knowing that his wife will give him
fits."
"What i. meant by bad break s''
1T is when horse breaks three Of his
legs"
"And what is a skipe"
ut is when the gate.keeper lights ont
with pocket full Of money"
"What is 'scoringt'11'
ut is trying to get twenty feet ahead Of
the other horses in the start
why do they speak Of race e.track. as
the turf,r
because all The turf has been carefully
removed"
"When is horse off 7"
"When lie shoots out Of The gate aud
starts for home, driving himself. That's
enough for to day, and about enough for
the horse"
"a M
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
rslafi,e q Hogs il th< Frs
esa Second Wards.

Resolved, That tie resolutions passed on The
3d day of December. 1860. and "a the 4th dAy q
September, 1876, relative q the polsee q hoEs,
d proyiding thai the eane ni41As ~ lswfnlly
killed when found roaming at largc, be repealed
and annullcd - iar a. they Affect The Frst and
sccond wards Of this parish and the said reeo-
lutious shall not be construed as applying to
liz police of hogs III other wards.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22
List Of Jurors

Dra,on for the First, Second and
Third a0eeks Of the April term Of the
Distriet Court, in and for TIE Parish Of
Lafayette:
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Go On WrH THE CeRExoYr.-The
natives Of New Caledonia are doo6fmed
po,ygamists, and treat women a. 'aborers
or pack horses. It is but rarelyltha: the
worthy missionaries succeed in Anducing
them 10 embrace the Christian f.ith and
monogamy.
One day, however, native presented
himself a candidate for baptism. He
had two wives.
my son" said the missionary, If you
really want TO be an angel and With tho
angels stand, ii is absolutely necessary
that you should renounce the dsvil and
sll his works. | mean one Of your wives" !"
The candidate went away very sorrow
fal, but the good missionary's words had
sunk deep into his heart. and few days
later he returned j"yfally.
Il have only one wife now,' said the
convert; "baptizs me"
"Oply one wif.9" exclaimed the mis-
sionary; "where is the other ! You had
two"
awe killed her, and if you don. be-
lieve me | have her head here I" prove
it, cried the convert. producing in eyi
dence his late sponsv's lsssd tiv., up ina
bunch Of banana leaves; ''.nl now go on
with the ceremony"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Tue Way TO CIR lr.--rl'ere was quite
a crowd congtegated in Snyders saloon
the other day. telling stories, smoking
strong pipes, aud keeping as close TO the
stove as possible.
Presently stranger walked in aud ate
a sandwich, after which lie addressed tue
men ae follows:
you men arc VII out of work, eI'l'
Yes" they replied, unanimously.
"Got big tatnilir,!"
Thy responded together in the affirm
ativp.
Wonll ym w"k failhful'y Il you
could 81 \ rlant.
OF course W. would" Y
'.I'hrn you all want work, wo,k, and
nothing bu, work 4
w. do
Well. there is only Que way TO get i'!'
flows ,hs!!'
"N'l,y, 90 ou; and look for ''!'
Then he skipped out, amid g'oaus Of
eht..so an ''stnp Ia.,ae-..-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Posr MoRTEM CoSrAG1oN.-In his
younger days, Dr.. John Thomas, for many
years Bishop Of Salisbury dying 10 1867,
was chaplain to the British Factory Of
Hamburgh, where he made the.physical
comfort of the workmen as huch his
charge as he did their rpiritua| welfare.
10 course OF time one Of the machini>ts of
the factory was taken i'll, and a. the at.
mosphere and surroundings Of the grea,
city were not conducive to his health, the
doctor sent him into the county. The
place designated for his sojourn was
small village, not more than three or four
leagues distant, and easily reached. But
tue Invalid was too far gone to be revived
BY earthly influence, and at the end oi
week he died. There was but one church
and one churchyard in the place, and to
the village clergyman application was
made for permission to bury the man in
far corner Of the consec'ated ground.
"Of what religious persuasion, or pro.
|fession was he?" asked the parson.
"He was Calyinist," was tho reply of
the nurse.
''Then he cannot be buried in nv
churchyard. There are none bu, Luther.
ans in our holy lot. and we will have no
other"
Report Of this was straightway carried
to d.. Thomas, who was surprisea and in
dignant. He posted of to the village to
argue the matter with the country parson,
whom he found TO be an old man, stern
and inasxible. After much vain urging
Dr.. Thomas, with /. smiling face, said:
my good sir, your course reminds me
of circumstance which happened while l
was curate Of small church in London"
The Lutheran parson was curious to
know what it-was; and the doctor told
him:
Il was attending the burial Of man
who had died Of contagious disease, and
Just - the sexton aud bis assistant were
making ready to lower the coffin into the
grave, woman pushed her way to where
| stood, and plucked me smartly by my
sleeve. She was anxious to speak with me.
I bade her wait until the services were
over. But no-she must speak with me
Immediately; the matter was too grave for
delay.
"Well,' said I, what j. itr
"sWhy,' said she, with horrIied look.
do you know that you are about to bury
man who died Of small pox by the side Of
my poor dead husband, who never had
it +"
This story, told pleasantly, had the
desired effect. The village curate saw how
ridiculous was his objection, aud without
further opposition he permitted the re-
mains Of the deceased Calsinist 10 be
buried in his churohysrd. !
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Sir Humphrey Davy ia his yonng days
assisted Dr.. Bedlo<s, who .t,l,at time
was bent on curing Al diseases BY he in
h.lation Of gases. L 80 happened. tina,
Davy was accustomed, before applying
the inhaler. 10 ascertain the temperature
BY placinga thermometer under the ton
|gue. While thu. employed on country.
man, who f.ncicd this was the wonderful
process he hal l,ear,l nf. the man exclai,n
I'd that lie already NJ, better. D.vy took
the hint. left the thermometer in its place
some time, and Ieappliel il every morn
ing. His patient ;,nproveiin health. and
ultimately gat quite we'll, without any
other treatment.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

When people have resolved 10 shut
their eyes, Or to ls,ok only on one side. it
is little consequences how good their eyes
n,sv a. -44r-i5,1op Whitley,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Nothing seems to do some doctors 80
much good as to prescribe M ocean wy
age fnf \ sick man who cant raise enough
money to pay his ca, fare down town.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-03-22

Sour1enx CALIFoRS1A.-This section
is peculiarly the home Of the grape. The
vine will 60 through two seasons without
water. Il will do we'll in eight inches Of
rainfall, and lis heaviest crop. are said 10
be in seasons Of drought. This country
can supply MI the United States with
raisins aud wine. Anl these when capital
has sufficiently increased 70 permit a far
,n-r to wait fou, o. five years for his vines
to become good bearers, will become lead.
ing industries; and this section will be one
of tie wealtfiest and. for climatic reasons.
one Of The mos. dpsirsb'e spots on tl'a
coast. The rainfall Of Los Angeles County
for thi. year, counting from December
9th when the first rain began, has been
o 81 inches, nearly twice as much as that
of San Francisco. Darlington Press.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-08
Ancient Cities.

Three thousand years ago Nineveh contained two hundred and sixteen square miles; it's walls, one hundred feet high, with towers of twice that height, took 40, 900 men eight years to build. Babylon was yet larger. The city founded by Nimrod, 2,233 B. O., had it's hanging gardens, series of ter races raised one above another, on piers about forty feet high, till they over- topped the walls of the city. Each ter race comprised about three acres and a half, planted with trees and shrubs, The government was despotic, but tempered by curious check. The King had ab- solute power, but could not rescind his decrees. Eagles were trained to accom- pany the warriors in their battles, to pluck out the eyes of the enemy, or to feast upon the conquered. Very many cruelties were practiced upon the cap- tives. In one of the rural scenes the King, who quaffs the goblet, is gratifed by the sight of the head of an enemy hanging upon tree. The royal quarry was the lion. Parks were kept entirely for the King to enjoy the lion hunt.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-08
Wounds in War.

Some interesting evidence as to the character of modern fighting is supplied by recently published volume, the Report of the English Stafford House Committee on their operations in the late Russo Turkish war. Besides rec- ord of operations, the book contains some general reports on surgical matters by the chief surgeons employed, In these there is to be found nearly unani- nous testimony, first as to the compara- tive fewness of wounds from the "white arm," as swords, bayonets, and such like weapons are collectively termed in French military language. The second point of interest is the greater ease with which such wounds healed when they were not at once fatal. Sword wounds were more numerous in the latter part of the war than in the earlier, says MT. Barker, and they usually healed easily. Bayonet wounds were much rarer. sAmong thousands of wounded men," says Dr. Pinkerton, "I did not see half 8 dozen suffering from saber, lance, or bayonet wounds." The experience of others whom he questioned was the same. The fact seems to be that not only is hand-to-hand fighting very rare in modern warfare, but that modern weapons are very ill adapted for it. The lance requires elbow room and very adroit management; the saber needs very great bodily strength, and not a little skill, to make it effective; the bsyo- net is a most clumsy weapon. The bowie knife and the short Ghoorka dag ger are, thinks Dr. Pinkerton, much more effective than the ordinary cutting arms. On the other hand, the modern rife bullet is allowed to be terrible weapon in it's effects, even where it does rot kill, and the wounds it inAicts seem to be much more serious than those of the old spherical ball.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-08
Oil RunD3ng to Waste.
ONE RESULT OF ovERPRoDUCTIoN-R
 FRS AND PONDS OF OIL ON FIRE.

A letter from Bradford, Pa., says At & moderate estimate there are 150, ,O0O gallons of petroleum running to waste every day in the McKean County oil regions. The tanks, with capacity for several million barrels, are filled to over- flowing. The market is overstocked, and still production goes on at the rate of at least 25,O0O barrels day, 5000 more than the pipe lines can handle. New wells are going down in all parts of the region. The price of oil is from 25 to 30 cents less per barrel than the cost of production. The United and Tide water Pipe Lines have iron tankage for 3, 3,OOO, 900 barrels of oil Tn this district. Individual producers and oil companies own tankage connected with these lines. The pipe lines take care of the oil of these tank owners to the extent of their capacity. It is the small producers who are losing the bulk of the oil. They cannot afford to build tanks.
 What is known as the general storage capacity of the pipe lines is proportioned out to these producers, but that tankage has been occupied for weeks, and the surplus runs to waste-down the hills and valleys of McKean County. The streams are literally rivers of oil. Large quantities of petroleum are absorbed by the earth. In marshy places the ground is mass of greasy mud, several inches deep.
 In some parts of the region hestreams are damned and the oil collected in large ponds, at places as far distant as possi- ble from derrioks and buildings. These ponds are set on fire daily. Thus 8 large quantity of the waste oil is dis posed of. It is not uncommon for fire to be communicated to these combusti- ble rivers by sparks from locomotives. Sometimes they are fired by malicious persons and tramps. Derricks and other property have been destroyed by these unexpected fires, resulting in losses of thousands of dollars. All eff. forts to limit the production of oil and stop this great waste have failed. Some years ago the same state of affairs ex' isted in the lower oil region. Rivers o1 oil flowed from the tanks. It was moi until oil fell to forty cents barrel that the producers came to their senses and, in measure, stopped the drill.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-08
Secretary Cobb.

Cobb's father was very distinguish ed member of Congress and once Speak CT of the House. Referring to Buchan- ap's Secretary of the Treasury re- minds me of story current years ago in which the old man figured. There was prohigate young fellow living in Rome, Ga., named Underwood, son of Judge Underwood of Cherokee Indian celebrity. Not knowing what else to do with his son, the old man placed him in care of his old friend Cobb, then Speak CT of the House. The latter took him to his hotel and made things pretty com fortable for the young man, to his evil dent enjoyment. One day they were walking out, when Cobb espied Beau Hickman, the famous wit and beat, then in his prime.
 els that Beau Hickman ?" inquired Underwood, and he rushed over to see him.
 "My friend Cobb tells me you are Beau Hickman," said he, offering his hand.
 "I am," remarked Beau, senten, tiously.
 "Good I am delighted to meet you, in fact," observed the young scapegrace in whisper, "I'm here in your line oi business-iving on my wits. I've al ready fixed Cobb for my board bill al Browns, and Bob Toombs has agreed te pay my carriage hire."
 "Ah 1" said Beau, livery good"
 "Yes; come over and let me introduce you to Cobb, and we'll make him set up the oysters and wine." Whereat Beau solemnly remarked:
 "Look here, young man, what do you take me for2 Cobb is an old stager and is playing you for sucker. know all about your case. Your father furnishes ali the money and Cobb IS spending il for you. Told me so last night as good joke. You are welcome to all such fel lows as Cobb; but if there is any more greenhorns from the South like your. self, you can't introduce me too soon