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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15
Amber.

Thc present fasshion of amber orna
ments calls to t he remembrance the
liking for this precious fossil, wAA4ial mas
existed for thousands OF ~3.rs There
is peculiar charm sabut the golden
''gum stone" 1t carries one back to the
days when there were ''forests primeval, !"
where man had never trod 1t shows us
that beyond the stormy Baltic there was
once land of titanic woods. When the
land sank beneath the sea the gum or
rosin which had dropped like tears from
prehistoric frs had power to resist the
eeaseless motion of the waves after the
wood of the trees had been decayed Thus
it is that the amber is found at the bot
tom of the sea, or on the sandy shore.
There is difference of opinion as to the
value of amber. In America the clear
amber is considered the more
valuable, while in Europe
the cloudy sort commands the
highest prices. The greatest quantity of
amber is found in the Baltic sea, and it
is also of finer quality than that found in
other places; it possesses magnetic
quality which causes it to attract small
objects when it is rubbed. For ages it
has been considered in Arabia talisman
against the evil eye; and in northern
Italy, if worn about the throat, it is said
to be preventive of the terrible goitre.
Many persons in other lands also believe
that string of amber beads worn close
about the throat will prevent the many
ills of which cold is the cause "The ex-
treme warmth when in contact with the
skin and the circle of electricity so main
tained," one authority says, "substanti-
ates this opinion" Amber is the favorite
incense of the Buddhists and Moham-
medans. When burned the fragrance is
that of the fir or pine. The German
word for amber (''Bernstein'O burning
stone, has been derived from the readi-
ness with which it burns. All the
ancient writers speak of amber as
precious gem. The earliest Etrus-
can jewelry consisted of carved amber,
which was called lynx stone, as it was
supposed in some way to belong to the
lynx. On one occasion Nero had the en-
tire amphitheater adorned with amber.
All the weapons and other articles were
made of it. The use of amber for the
mouthpieces of pipes and cigar-holders
originated In the east, where the pipe.
like the calumet of the American Indians,
is a social institution. The pipe was
passed from one to another, and as amber
was supposed to be prophlactic against
poison, no fear of treachery existed, it
being impossible to convey poison by
this substance. 1t is doubtless owing to
its perfect cleanliness and non-absorptive
that it is used more extensively
each year by smokers. 1t is said that an
Arab woman will never give up her am
Der beads except for sum of money far
in excess of their market value. She will
part with her children with scarcely a
pang, but to unstring her precious am
Der necklace, unless for gain or through |
fear of a castigation from her lord and
master if she does not comply with his |
commands, is something unheard off,
Neao York Commercial.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15

n experiment in tea culture has beer
aoe at Auburn, Placer ceunty, Cal,
d plantation was set out some
30" ago. There are about fifty tea
u'S winch have for several years been
cing tea that is pronounced of
e. qu%lty. Further experiments will
IN nave with tea-seed, and the result
"' oe watched with interest.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15
PHILOSOPHY.

AS the earth rolls over, on its axis wh.T''d,
ihere Is always midnight somewhere ia the
world.
But though darkness pinions ever are un-
furled.
hhete Is always morning somewhere in the
world.
Hcrrow has its nilsson, so Fate's shafts are
hurled
lhere Is always sorrow, sorrow in the world.
H'eh as the morning CLEANS with light i'm
pearled
lhere Is gladness always, always in the
world
Laura RosGm0nd White
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15

ward, the sculptor, has completed his
o0ei OF the great monument ordered BY
~ CITY Of Brooklyn, to commemorate
- wars of the republic. 1t is to be
elaborate structure of granite and
on1e' eighty feet in height, and vii
'S' from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15
The Kirghiz.

A correspondent of Russian paper,
known as the Kavkaz, describing a
visit to an isolated military station on
the eastern shore of the Caspian sea,
says of the inhabitants of that region:
The Kirghiz occupy themselves exclu-
sively with cattle breeding, and are, it is
said, noted for their scrupulous honesty
A long, clumsily-stitched cloak (kilat)
and breeches of coarse camel's hair form
! their dress. The headgear resembles an
old woman's hood, extending in rear of
the neck for about seven inches, in the
shape OF truncated cone. According to
the rank and wealth of the wearer, it is
embroidered with various furs, etc. The
practical object of the cone is to admit
ventilation to the head through the OPEN
ing. | came across a Kirghiz who had
ben educated at the Orenburg academy;
and he, as others in proportion as they
have mixed with and become habituated
to Russian ideas, apparently does his ut.
most to avoid being taken for what he
is. The dress of the women differ but
slightly from that of the men. For ex.
ample, in lieu of the hood a woman
covers her head with variety of rags,
bandages, etc. In the manufacture OF
warm and soft scarfs. cIoaks, etc., out of
camels' and goats hair they show great
skill and ingenuity. According to tho
ideas prevalent among the Kirghiz, the
wife is merely slave, bought at certain
price. and destined to bear all domestic
lab +. For the Kirghiz, as for all
snomadic tribes, the dirty and ugly felt
kibitkas serves as residences. The first
thing in the kibitka that attracts the al.
tention OF the visitor is the store of pre-
Visions suspended from the roof.-to wit.
dried and smoked fish and horsefesh
The latter constitutes a great delicacy.
and is luxury that only the well-to-do
classes can attain to. The heat and en-
nui of Fort Alexandrovsk are inexpressi.
Bile, the one sole distraction being the ar
rival of ship. Even this is denied tn
the inhabitants in winter, when the sea
is frozen. In fact, for two or three |
months each year therei is absoluteI,s no
communication between E5r4 AeyaSSssi M
drovsk and the outer world.
xskS---.4
!, a Phil3 Ip{h hsrbsr has established
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15

" stated that the weight of the
S sar1h is 1856, 900, 900, 900, 600 tons.
n statistics as these are calculated to
-,. ne the president of q fat mems club
'"iize the utter smallness of human
achievements.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15

The walls of Fort Sumter are reduced
to a mass of cuins, over which twelve
guns are still N ounted. The government
pays $290 a month for watchmcn, who
keep lights burning for the guidance ol
mariners.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15
HoMnfall of the Dude King.

Berry Wall has at last sunk to the level
of common clay, and is beng sued by his
tailor, says a recent New York letter to
the Boston Herald. Not so long ago Mr..
Wall was regarded as the flower of New
York blooded life. He was surrounded
by a choice coterie of underdone chap
pies, and he was looked upon far and
near as the "king of the dudes" Mr..
Wall enjoyed the distinction so much
that he blew in his fortune as fast as he
knew how, and let it be admitted that
he knew how pretty well. 1t only took
him couple Of years to get rid of some
thing over 100000, and the youth who
can go at that gait; as regular thing,
you wouldn't call SO very, very slow.
1t was the young mans pride that
sportsmen called him ''game," which
they were quite willing to do as long as
his money flowed into their pockets.
Some of the larks of young Wall and his
immediate followers were extremely
amusing-to themselves. At the same
time they were expensive. For instance,
one night, after long evening at
the Brunswick, eight or ten of them
started for jerome Park so as to be there
early in the morning to see one of Walls
horses put through his exercise. They
went up in coupe and hanson cab.
The coupe had four people inside and
two sitting outside on the roof The
hanson had three inside and one on
the roof. Part way up Fifth avenue all
hands stopped and waited for one of the
crowd to go into his house and get an
overcoat. He was gone some time, and
the people aboard the coupe, including
the driver, went to sleep. Then it oc-
CURED to Mr.. Wall and his friends in the
hanson that it would be good scheme
to play joke on the other fellows. So
they climbed out, and by all getting
hold Of one side of the coupe they sue
ceeded in tipping it over into the gutter.
For a wonder, the horses did not run
away, but the damage to the coupe
amounted close upon $500, and all the
occupants were bruised to greaterors
less extent. Wall, who had suggeaed
this pleasant little joke, footed tb9 bill,
and the young men did not go toJerome
Park that morning.
The young chap is now LYING, I be-
ieve, on an income furnished him by his
mother, who is still rich.
z4H#K.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1886-05-15

Peevlshness is generally the vice Of
narrow minds, and, except when it is the
effect Of anguish or disease, by which the
resolutitn Is broken and the mind made
too feebie to bear the slightest addition
to its miseriss, proceeds from an unree-
sonalsle reg I'd Of the importance Of triles.
The proper remedy against it is to con-
slider the dignity Of human nature and
the 'foliy of suffering perturbation a1dl
uneasinss& from ca1se nv witty 81 sur
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

The new British parliament is Landed
by the English female s~uffragists
They claim that 318 members favor
their scheme of permitting women to
vote at all elections. The Tories fur
nish 1863; the Liberal Unionists, %;
the Gladstonians, 90; the Irish Nation
alists, 81. Under these circumstances
the outlook is favorable for the women,
and as the late Lord Beaconsfield. for
several successive years, voted for the
woman suffrage bill, it is not unlikely
that Lord Salisbury will favor it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14


The fact that the senate committee
Cn education and labor has reported
favorably upon n resolution proposing
10 submit to the legislatures of the sew
eral states IN amendment to the federal
constitution forhiding the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic liquors will be
pointed TO by the prohibitionists as a
proof that their cause IL gaining
ground. AS a matter Of fact, however,
this is only repetition of forgotten his
tory. Away back in 1777, the CONT
mental congress adopted II resolution
recommending to the various legisla-
lures of the country 1.-the immediate
passage Of laws the most effectual for
putting a stop to the pernicious habit
of distilling grain, by which the most
extensive evils are likely TO be denied,
if not quickly prevented"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

At $40 a. m, on May 17s,a remark
able "henomenon was witnessed ut
Dor@Ss, in sthe north of Norway, some
twenty-five miles south of the Polar cir
ele. A small, bright, horizontally-ly-
ing circle was suddenly seen with it's
center right in zenith, the periphery
passing through the center of the sun.
In the circle were four mock suns in
east, west, north and south, so that
they would almost have formed the
corners in an irregular square. There
was also another circle perpendicular
on the other, and with the sun as ceri-
ter. but it was much fainter. The little
circle and the two mock suns nearest
the sun were rainbow colored, and the
great circle and the two mock suns
furthest off intense white. After half
an hour the phenomenon faded for a
while, but 500 again became as in
tense as before. II disappeared after
having been in view for an hour and n
half. The weather was fine and sunny
but hazy. Afterward t became cloudy.
with rain.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

One of the most pitiful features of
the Dixie scandal is the fact that it was
his wife who induced him to seek anew
investigation of the case, after the first
trial had 'let him down. in n way
which he might have outlived. Her
confidence in him led her to believe
that he could be thoroughly indicated,
and for her faith she pays the melan-
choly penalty of going into exile with
him, hopeless of any future happiness,
or any escape from the shame which
has been fastened in Il vivid and con-
elusive way upon a husband whom she
should never have chosen,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14
j. RICHARDSON,

heated, and with it | have burned my
guess that will answer but what
will You do for a datep' his friends
asked. ooh, no matter for that.
There will be no trouble in remembers
ing when Joe Richardson dies"
COFFIN FOR DIR. DIX.
But the peculiar feature of this tim
Der matter follows. Long AFRO Mr..
Richardson made the acquaintance OF
Rev. DR.. Dix. ID. d., rector of Trinity
church, New York, and there grew up
between them n warm friendship. Mr..
Richardson addressed his friend the
following note:
REV. Dir. DIX:
enough TO make your coffin. Please accept.
Yours, j. Richardson.
DIR. Dix acknowledged the receipt of
the gift and expressed thanks. He at
once proceeded to have a coffin made.
but. instead of following Mr.. Richard
sons suggestion of supplying d~ovetails
for econ0my's sake, he had it made up
in modern style, brass fastened at the
corners, adorned and strengthened.
When the giver was appraised Of DR..
Dix's expensive ideas he protested and
felt sure the pomps and v~anities of this
world were destined to take precedence
over the plain and substantial matter
Of fact. Remaining planks from the
tree were presented by Mr.. Richardson
to his only brother in New York, who
likewise was thankful. but could not
bring himself to appreciate the como
my measures in coffin construction fol-
lowed by the giver.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

The Ohio state forestry bureau re-
Gently reported tnat in the last thirty
years the forests OF the state have
dwindled from 10, 1891 APO acres to less
than four million acres This is one
OF the strongest arguments for forestry
laws, rigidly enforced, which can be
presented. The subject of forest
preservation forces itself upon consid-
Grafton in every state.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14
Philadelpcia's Ignorance of Style.

Philadelphia Press: II don't like
those horrid stiff hats" she said to.
him Us he took his down from the rack.
What kind do you like?"
80. those little soft felt oncs,'' she
answered. They make a plain man
really handsome and a handsome man
irresistible"
"And which would the effect be in
my case?" he asked.
20, i don't want 10 say. I'll tell
you some other time"
And he went right down on Eighth
street and bought one There are q
good many worn this summer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

The New Orleans Times-Democrat, a
boisterous champion of Senator Blair's
educational subsidy bill, says that ''in
Florida and Arkansas the evil of illit-
eracy is being rapidly exterminated,
thanks to the energetic course pursued
by their state governments" Could
there be a more conclusive argument
against any national educational .ubsi-
DIV bill than thisp
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

The first female clerk employed by
the government was Miss Jennie Doug
lass, appointed TO the treasury depart
ment 10y Spinner in 1862. Her sisters
now in number like the sands of the
seashore, should subscribe one cent
each for a monument to Jennie, and SO
shame the Grant fund.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

There comes a gentle breeze from
Maine bearing the message that MIR.
Blaine's Gail Hamilton will soon as
sumo the editorship of an eastern mag
azine. Evidently she does not wish
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland to get too far
ahead Of her.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

The citizens of New York might
start things if they would give a pink
tea for the bene { of I ,ir ran
ment.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14
Delicate

OF either sex, however induced, promptly,
thoroughly aid permanently cured. Send 10
cents in stamps for large illustrated treatise.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, 663
Main Street, Buffalo n. Y.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

II Lady Churchill once gets her hand
INTO the British exchequer the Ameri-
can heirs may get some show after
their weary waiting.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-11
IDEAL BEDROOMS.
How the 'Coming VIII Arrange
Furnish and ventilate Them.

How the "Comfng viii Arrange,
Furnish and ventilate Them.
The ''ideal sleeping-room" will face
the east. 1t will be not less than fifteen
feet square, with windows on two sides
for light and ventilation. For further
ventilation it will have an open fire.
place. The walls will be hard-finished
and tinted a color that will be restful to
the eye. The woodwork will be fin she'd
in its natural color, paint not being adj
mitted. The floor will be of hard, pol
ished wood, with small rugs for comfort
that are shakeable weekly. Everything
that would invite dust will be strictly ex-
cluded, therefore the furniture will have
no extra carvings. The one hair mat
tress will be of the best quality, made
in two parts for convenience in turning
and airing, with a woven-wire spring
beneath. The bed-clothing will be the
lightest, at the same time warmest,
consisting of blankets and white spread.
All extra adornments of l~ambrequins
and fancy things of no use will not find
o place here. The curtains will be of
thin, washable material.
The looming woman will plan to
have her bed set away from the wall
| for health's sake as well as convenience.
Modern ..conveniences" will be let
alone as far as stationary wash basin
with hot and cold water is concerned,
the portable wash stand being used in
stead, she preferring to do q little extra
work to running any risk of being slow
ly and g~enteelly poisoned. Her bed
will be well spread open the first thing
in the morning. and the sunshine and
air invited to do its part toward airing
and cleansing of the same, and
and the making of the led will be
the last OF tho morning duties.
The coming woman will plan big
closet in each sleeping-room, with a
window for ventilation. if a possible
thing. 1t will not be a receptacle for
old boots or shoes, nor ant;quated bon
nets, hats or soiled clothing. There
will be plenty of hooks at the proper
height for her TO reach-nott the carpen
ter-not forgetting to put those in the
children's closet at a suitable height for
them. The children will be remember
ed in this house and will have a room
with a hard wood floor where all their
belongings can be kept and they can
play to Their hearts content, without
being told not to do this or that for fear
of hurting the carpet Or furniture;
where every thing shall be disable and
bangable, plenty of old chairs and boxes
for steam cars and %circusses; where
they can decorate the walls with pic.
lures, and have a good time generally.
Good Housekeeping.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-11

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The canvass Of the
TSied IN c onls ca.y o mus oe niatr;nt RusI hnm 1ne
crat, received 1926 votes; Bosse, Industrial,
Endorsed By Republicans, 3,3 5; Glass, Prohi-
bitionist, l:T04. Rusk's majority over all,
1871; over Bosse, 9,971.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-The returns received
from the districts out of the C ty indicate the
election of Charles H. Gibson, Democrat. in
the First Districts; DR.. Frank L. Shaw, Demo-
crat, in the Second; Barnes Compton, Demo-
crat. in the Fifth. and Louis e, McComas,
Maryland delegation the same as in the
present Congress, and except in the city Of
Baltimore all the members are reelected.
The reelection of Mr.. McCOmas will be by a
reduced majority.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-11
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The decayed branches Of old treas
should be promptly removed. Their
unsightliness is the least of their evils
Quick boiling toughens all meat,
whereas a slow bubbIing renders the
meat tender, and secures q better flavor.
The Caterer.
The Farm Journal says hat cotton
seed can not be recommended for the
feed of COWS when fine butter is desired.
The butter will not keep good.
Iron articles will seldom rust II they
have been cleaned from oil by hot Soda
water, and afterward dipped in hot lime
advocate.
"A medical journal says that in a
rying children in the arms care should
be taken not to carry them habitually
on the same side, as this tends to make
them one-sided.
A buffalo robe placed over a mattress
with a light soft quilt w it, and the
sheet placed over that, will be found to
be very comforting to an invalid. Also
q raw silk blanket is exceedingly light
and grateful to q sick person-much
more so than the finest wooden one.
-Stock-farming must be the founda.
ton of all long-continued successful
farming. Any other system is n o.
slow exhaustion and ultimate ster
ility. Ignore the sheep. the hog and
the cow, and land will grow poor inev.
itably.-Prairie Farmer.
Farmers who have sown gypsum
on strawberry plants to promote their
vigor. have met some Disappointing re.
suits. The gypsum produced such a
large growth of clover that it became
almost impossible to keep the row
clean, and in some instances the bed
had to be Observation-Disclosures Post.
Supper cape: Break two eggs into
a teacup and fill up with sweet cream;
add one cup of sugar, one and one-hall
cups of flour, one heaping t%easpoonful
of baking powder, stirred into the flour,
one tablespoonful of butter. Mix all
together and bake-Ihe Household.
Potatoes for Breakfast: A simple
and delicate method of preparing pota.
toes for breakfast is q great favorite in
the West Indies. Two pounds of peeled
potatoes are washed and grated; foul
ounces each are added of sugar anG
butter melted, n teaspoonful each o!
salt and pepper, well mixed; placed in
baking dish and put into a br SIX over
until done, it shows a delicate brown
COLOR Chicago journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-11
improved Steam Engines.

A young man in the interior of Iowa
has invented a change in the construc-
ton of the engines. He dispenses with
the steam chest and the governor-balls.
and in place of the latter he employs a
pendulum which permits the outflow of
steam at an unvarying speed, but the
slightest increase of velocity in the en-
CINE lessons the time that the steam has
to escape into the cylinder. The APP
paratus thus effects an instantaneous
check upon its own irregularities. which
are comparatively slow when the gov
ernor is used. and it las the additional
advantage of using less steam, while
it largely simplifies the working gear. A
trial engine has been constructed. and
is said to work well.-BOston Journal
of Commerce.