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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
NEW PREPARED PAPER.

Why Hts Inventor Haa Been Refused =
German Patent.
The Droguisten zeitung is RESPONSE
BILE for the statement that in Germany
a patent has been refused, and the
manufacture and sale have been pro-
hibited, of a paper SO prepared that
any ink writing upon its surface could
be erased by the simple application of
a moist sponge. The paper was made
of the ordinary ingredients, with the
addition of asbestos and parchment
glue. The paper pulp, after rolling.
was immersed for short time (from
six to thirty-fve seconds, according to
the thickness of the paper to be pre-
pared from it, in concentrated sui
phuric acid at 20 degrees, diluted with
10 to Is per cent. of water. 1t was
tlren pressed between glass rollers,
passed successfully through water,
ammonia solution, and a second time
through water, strongly pressed be-
tween rollers and dried on felt
rollers, and, finally, on polished
and heated metal rollers. The
finished carticle is said to be pre-
cisely like ordinary paper. It's sale
has been prohibited on account Of the
misuse to which 1t can be put.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

Valoahao 1llnte Ter xhooo w. x1Ank -
Prof 9rAle hAa 9iveu sosde Valuable
pointers 70 those who afe ebodt to on
ter the sheep business. First. Study
YOUR 4arm conditions and learn exact
" what sheep will thrive belt upon II:
Second: II you arc not Able to pufehasS
even small Aock Of pure bred or high
graded sheep thor. put all you can adj
vantageously In pure bred ram and
after that do the best you can In buy
ing eveA Start right. even II upon .
small scale. The sheep will rapidly I'M
crease. Third: In purchasing . ram
get one fully developed, strong in bone,
straight shaped and thoroughly TYPICAL
Of His breed and sex: Fourth: Do not
purchase sheep that You have to trust
in for proper Development. Il is only
the Experienced breeder who can fore
cast Developments. Fifth: Never take
an ill-doit1g sheeps even II 1t ID cheap.
with the expectation that it will be-
COME all right: Sixth: In selecting
sheep If possible handle them 60 that
you may know how much of their form
is due to themselves and how much to
the shears. Seventh: Select as critical
ly as you can to q chosen type. Uni
formity is a cheap feature for you to
buy and yet . valuable ono in . flock.
Eighth: There IL no sheep that, etti.
bodies perfection in sheep qualities:
OuuB1uK OcCVcCn OlHe.reu6 Snecp n .
checking of Weaknesses and q bal.
ancing of qualities Be inclined to-
wards the sheep that appears to he
better every time it catches your eye.
Ninth: The purchaser will find it to
his interests to select from field sheep
aud thereby shun those that have been
fitted for show. Tenth: The best time
to buy is Usually in the fall: Provision
may be made with the seller to have
the ewes served by ram of different
breeding from the one you buy and
thereby You add another seasons use
to the ram of your flock.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Introducing Now Blood.

When the flock is to be improved by
procuring males from elsewhere, the
farmer should SO arrange his yards as
to know what to expect. If he turns
the newly acquired male out to become
a member of the flock. where there may
be other males, his object may not be
attained. The proper plan to pursue
is to select the best hens in the flock,
about one dozen, and place them in q
yard with the selected ,r1aie in ths
spring, about a month before the time
for Matching the chicks arrives. II will
do no harm to allow all of the hens to
be together during the winter. pro-
vided they are separated as mentioned.
in the spring. If new blood is to be in.
troduced you must be sure that you
are accomplishing your purpose which
demands personal attention until the
Matching season is over, when the
males will no longer DO required.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

lar ~ takke 1.NxasA6@oe, bcso ra4he
- = xeaemblancoS % tho hippop0eamus
than 20 any 1osm Of HE now existent
I'm the lands Of tho antipodes. Besides
been found some remains Of the gigAn.
tic bid, dinornls, now extinct.
No fewer than eighty dlpaOtodons
arc represented by the bones already
uneafthed, and IL is evident fron tho
close proximity Of the 10caiitics where
that tho struggle for existence must
have been particularly severe at tho
time when so many creatures of the
Same species were driven to take ref
uge in one spot
Tho most probable theory in regard
to this great collection of fossil re-
mains would, therefore, seem to be
that when the race was becoming near.
~ extinct some great drought drove all
the animals Of the surrounding terri
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

1. SCORPION. ,. rAnAErunA. 3. cENr1pEDE.
fore had time to drop it received a
painful wound from the fang of large
scorpion.
Another time, desiring to take an
afternoon siesta In my hammock, 1
shook out the shawl spread over it, and
from the folds fell a good sized female
scorpion. Having respread my shawl
I turned over the pillow to beat it up.
when from under It there dropped over
FL bnby scorpions. The young scor-
pions usually travel from point to
point on the mothers back, but while
she is foraging around for food they
arc generally to be found in hiding
near by, as was this little colony. Over
20 young ones have been found with
one female.
The poison from these creatures is
applied in three different ways, though
the poison itself is much the same and
similar in action.
The fang of the scorpion is at the
very tip of its long, flexible tail, as the
abdomen appears to be, and with it. the
creature can deal itself quite as deadly
n blow as 1t can to any enemy. This 1t
will do, just as described in one of By
ron's poems, if it be surrounded with a
circle of fire and assured of its ina bility
to escape. This l have tested quite a
score of times, thus disprovinR claims
Of certain naturalists. who probably
never saw a live scorpion, that Byron
invented the story to suit his rhyme.
The amount Of poison in the scorpion
will not. in my opinion, kill a healthy
adult, although it will ca use an amount
of pain for some hours that is most
difficult to bear with fortitude, as
can testify from personal experience.
But n large female scorpion certainly
can cause death to a ha1f-grown child
or to a timid woman, or a man whose
blood is in a bad or impure condition.
The tarantula carries it's poison at
the base of the most savage-looxing
fangs. that hang down from the lower
side of its head. Owing to their po-
sition. the term bite may be more
correctly applied to the tarantula than
to either of the others; it is, neverthe-
less. not n bite, but a sudden down
ward stroke of the fangs into the oh
ject attacked.
1 have never found anyone who knew
of case where q centipede wounded a
man without first having been stopped
on. rolled on or in some like manner
hurt. It's poison is much more di-
lutte fluid than that of the others and
is exuded from the hollow feet.
A centipede that rolled on with my
naked back in my sleep on the little
steamer that plies on the San Juan
river in Nicaragua left a thick red
ridge as wide as my thumb quite
across my back, but there were no
holes in my skin that II friend with q
pocket lens could discover. Its poicon
is much less serious in effect than that
of the other. not much worse than q
row of hornet stings would be; but, al
though the least painful Of these three
sometime bedfellows, it is quite bad
enough
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
BUILDING AND SCIENCE
uoLv sEDtELLo Ws.

Leaves frona che Nos 0eok Of =. Daa
ErasoAae-Tho Hahats - Ceatspsdse,
1ahsee aaa . Mother 8eospAea IN .
shawl
During my life In tropical countries,
writes Eugene Murray Aaron In the
st. Louis Republic. found that there
were three sorts OF occasional bedfel-
lows that one could never be too care
ful to sec were not between the sheets
or otherwise hidden I'm bed or hammock
before retiring.
These dangerous bedfelloyys were CEN
efpedes, scorpions and taTantulas, or
trap-door spiders. OF the three al
ways had the greatest dread of the
scorpions, partly, perhaps, on account
of their greater bulk, but more,
think. because Of their vi1lainous
temper.
So far as I have observed, the taran-
tula will only visit house or even .
camp in search of flies or other food,
and he will usually quickly retreat If
his way is clear.
So, too. the centipedes as q rule pre-.
fer to hide under washboaris or in
damp cellars and dccaying timbers,
only coming out after food, such as
reaches and croton bugs.
cit is always the unexpected that is
happening" sure enough, with scor-
pions. However carefully alert one
may be they are sure to turn up at the
most unlool<ed-for times-to be found
in a coat-tail pocket, on the inside Of Q
horses collar just as it is about to be
put on the unsuspecting beast, or in
the bathtub, which only a few mo-
ments before was carefully inspected.
Looking over a pile of letters on my
study table in Jamaica one afternoon,
. pile which 1 had carefully sorted out
just before lunch, heard scratching
In one of the larger envelopes. and be.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Potatoes for Young PIGS.

An excellent addition to the milk
given to young pigs-and the mixture
is also valuable for pigs of q larger
growth-wil1 be found in the potatoes
that are too small for the market.
Even where the largest varieties are
grown, and good cultivation, there will
be some potatoes which are not large
enough to sell and which arc not de-
sirable for seed. The great majority of
kinds, especially when not highly cul-
tivated, have quite proportion of un-
marketable tubers. 1t pays we'll to
save these small potatoes and feed them
to the pigs. Before being offered to
the pigs the potatoes should be washed
and boiled.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
How to Figure Fronts.

In computing the income from live
stock we must consider what is put on
the farm as we'll as what is sold off it:
and in our practice in stock growing
we should consider that poor food
makes poor manure. Starving the ami
mails is starving the land. Food that
fats the animal makes manure that fats
the land. The manure from a certain
weight of good clover hay is worth
three times as much. from wheat bran
six times as much, from oil cake meal
nine times as much, and from cotton
seed meal twelve times as much, as the
manure from the same weight OF wheat
trRW:--Farm Journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

tory to seek for refuge in the only
place where water was to be found.
This theory appears all the more feast
bic owing to the fact that certain
springs of nearly fresh water are found
near the lake, and these would obvi-
ously form the ra1lyihE point for
all sorts of animals during great
drought.
The skull of the diprotodon meas.
ures. in some specimens; over feet
long, and the length of the animal,
when set up, will be fully 10 feet. The
bones of the tail are SO short that it is
probable the animal had, in life, no
pcrceptible tail, being, in this respect,
remarkably unlike most Of the mar.
s.pials now existent IN Australia.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

round post, twelve feet long, mortise
two holes three feet from the top. slip
in two crossbars. Make Il round tenon
on top. put on cap and pin above. or
put hook on back part and hook to
staple in post. Leave loose, SO it can
turn to swing hog out of the way Of
the next
On this four hogs may be hung. If
the post is set loose in a neat-fitting
hole three feet deep it, the post, can be
taken out after using and put under
cover.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
EXTINCT MONSTERS,

Bones of Wonderful Size Discovered In
South Australia.
The greatest discovery of fossil re-
mains ever made in any part of the
southern hemisphere has just taken
place in one of the most barren and
forbidding localities in the northeast
of South Australia. The animals,
whose remains are included in this
great discovery, are.principally Of the
extinct species, the diprotodon, .
species OF marsupiai cloaely allied 20
the ANatralian kangaroo In most -.
epsets, aowsves, tho dtprotedon, aur.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

Instead of cultivating too much land
the true system of successful farming
is to make an acre double It's crop. To
do SO the manure aud fertilizer should
not be spread over a large surface. 1t
does not pay TO give plant only hall
enough for its support, but rather to
give it all that it needs, rs will bs the
case when q small plot receives the
manure. Economy of labor and . less
eninR of the cost in fertilizers as we'll
as larger profits from ar' aeFe, VII thss
b assured.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
TO HANG a PoRkEa.

A C0ntrlvancs to Lessen the Labor O
Dressing Hogs.
AS cold weather comes on the numbez
of port<ers slain for homo use will in
crease. The labor of dressing Them
may be materially lessened by the use
of the Changing post illustrated here
with. No. 2, in sending it to Far III,
Field ahd Fireside, says. s.Tahe .
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

one of the pieces, forming a moose
which tightens upon the horses jaw
whenever he pulls. When the puller
finds he accompanies nothing except
his own discontinue, he is usually will
ing to give up the effort The entire
halter must be strong SO he will never
succeed in breaking it. A colt should
never be tied with any thing weaker
than a half-inch MANILA rope, that he
may never learn his power. c. West:
in Farm and Home.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Put Down Again.

''Another blow at capital.'' said the
editor of the Cross Roads Vindicator,
as he set up the initials Of his measly
contemporary across the way in lower
case type.-Chica1o Tribune
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Pros;reas i'm Electricity,

A remarkable illustration Of the
progress of electrical appliances is
electrolytic painting. Hitherto, if cop
per or other metal were to be deposited
electrically, bath of solution was
needed. Now this Is changed and a
technical journal says a ships hull can
be plated as easily as a spoon or tea
pot. Instead of a bath, insoluble salts,
ground to fine powder and mixed
with water, are used. This mixture is
painted on the metal to be plated by a
fine wire brush, to which one pole Of a
dynamo conductor is attached, the
other pole being connected with a
plate. Not only pure metal, but all
sorts of alloys can be used
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
FOR A PULLING HORSE.

Succeed In Breaking.
An excellent halter for q pulling
horse is one made as shown in the ac..
companying cut. 1t is similar to tho
common halter, except that the chin
strap is double and the ring by which
the horse Is fastened attaches to only
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Where They Como From.

Where They Come From.
II always wondered where all the
Smiths came from until my recent visit
to the city,
And then what happened?''
Then I saw a sign Smith manu-
featuring y.'"-Judge.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort .nd improvement and
tightly used The many, who i've bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY moro promptly
6laptin1 the worlds best products to
The needs # Phzsical being, VII , atts:s
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to it's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant te the taste, the refreshing and truly
ative; efectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds: headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on tho Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 6Oc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man-
afactured by the California Fig Syrup
90. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute II offered.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

RHeeHAM's PILLS are q wonderful medicine
for any bilious or nervous disorder, such a.
sick headache, etc. Price. Is cents box.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

"EvERYrHIN0 comes to him who waits, ,
says tho philosopher. The umbrella Dor
rowed by q friend should be excepted
BOSTON COurier
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

OD6t0CIN.
II see the inventor of that flying ma
chine has given up all hopes of being
able to fly with it,
s'Why sop
''Hfs creditors have attached it,
Truth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

.AcToRs, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Fixes Toothache Drops Cure ia ono minute
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
lDidn't Do Trepannins.

Poet have q poem in my head.
Publisher-You'l And q surgeon's of.
fice in the next block,-Chicago REQ
ord.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
The Reetaurant Omole

VhO Ho0tAuF0nE OmOIe6,
PAtron--What do yot, call THAR
Woiter-EAith. think tia souae eeRs
toieA y hAsd tspot.-1u1se,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

Syrup

am farmer at EdOm, Texas. ]
have used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Chest and Lungs and Splitting up of
Blood. have tried many kinds of
Cough Syrups in my time, but let
the say to anyone wanting such a
Northumberland Syrup is the best.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John F. Jones. q
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23

The man who declares that he will forgive
but can never forget has never tried to mail
his wife's letters.-Elmira Gazette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
Brace Up Yolf sysesui

A SoRs Throat or Cough; II suffered "a
progress. often results ia an incurable
throat or lung trouble. ..Broscn's bronchial
zxoches" give instant relief. Price Is cta.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-12-23
A SALARY Or O., 800. !.

The 0ubstsnti61 Result 0e . tfoctios1
Business EduHAtaolas
The position of book keeper for chs whole
sale house of Evans, Fite, Porter e Co..,
Nashville, which held for ten years, was
given me on account of the training which
he'd received at the hands Of Mr.. r. w.
sS 81 CAV tness
hesitation. that he tmparts his knowledge of
book keeping and general business usage
moro readily and. perfectly than any person
ever saw, and commend his school ~
highly as words can express.
JAMES L. CooFEH.
Mr.. Cooper8 salary as boole-eeeper tho
second gear with this firm was q, 500.
Brace Up Yo1f sysseH
With the agreeable topic, Hoetetter's Stctn-
sch Bitters. We will foreshadow the results
for you. They are gam In vigor, flesh and
sleep S6undly; quietude of the nerves; .
disappearance Of bilious symptoms; reRu-
larity of the bowels. Malaria, rheumhtism
and kidney trouble are removed by this
grand restorative Of health.
TIE SAaE-'.In choosing . wife, young
man. you must not look for beauty alone. "
The Youth-"9f, course not. 1t Ia the other
kind OF q girl that One may expect 70 find
alone.'-1ndianapolis Journal.
A SORE Throat or Cough; II suffered TO
progress. often r88ult0 in inCur0bl0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-25

IyOK -ALE-ALL Or PART OF STOCK or
Il general sTl3alII4se, IA Eossa tor seFea
miles IRON 1A.a 3zfl& t.sF. EOtss .oc=L4o4- Tgg
paztICa alGFess e. e. A4f1olsissi, alton, Dklz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-25

Ave feet above the ground is six inches
in diameter, and the largest eleven
inches, and the others intermediate
The age of this tree is supposed to be
from fifteen to twenty years. There
are said to be larger specimens to be
seen on the borders of Lake Apopka in
what is known as the saw grass. After
having had an opportunity of examin-
ing specimens of the leaves from this
tree, we do not hesitate to say that it is
the true black berried elder so common
with Us as bush here in the north, but
these giant elderberry trees of Florida
rather increase our respect for a plant
widely, if not almost generally, consid-
cred little better than q pest about the
farm If this Florida tree form of the
elderberry could be perpetuated, it
would soon become very popular as an
ornamental tree, for the flowers are
really beautiful and the Juicy berries
very useful
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-25
WASH!NGTON'S POLE.
One Of the Striking Attractions Of tn
Worlds Fair Grounds.

One Of the Striking Attractions OF the
Worlds Fair Grounds.
The great fir stick, which came all
the way from Puget sound, was raised
few days ago in front of the Washing
ton state building at Jackson park. The
pole raising took several hours, and cost
over $500, including the anchorage and
a mile of rope.
As the FIR stood in the forest near
Everett, the new whaleback town
twenty-six miles from Seattle, it ran to
a height of over 500 feet When the
top was cut off there were 23S feet left,
with diameters of so inches and Il
inches at the ends.
The curves of Rocky mountain rail-
roads did not permit the stick being
brought intact, so it was cut IN two at
the middle. Even then four cars were
required for each piece. Arrived at
Jackson park, splice of fourteen feet
was made, with steel bands holding the
pieces together. A globe fifteen inches
in diameter was set at the top.
When all was in shape for the raising
1t was noticed that the globe had not
been bronzed, and there was some live
ly scurrying hither and thither for a
bronze pot. In short order the globe
took on the guise of ball of gold.
The standard for lifting the big stick,
which weighed thirty-one tons, was leo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-25
HALY WAY UP.

feet hign, and supports ran TO the
ground some 800 feet to the westward.
The ropes which were to lift the huge
weight ran from the top of the standard
to the stick and then back over pulleys
10 other pulleys and blocks until the
power of the twenty-horse engine was
increased eighteen fold Once started
the stick rose to its plsce without q
hitch. Five guy ropes will support it
until the anchorage has been COM
pleted.
Nothing along the avenues lined with
state buildings is more striking than
the great FIR stick. 1t is the tallest
thing on the grounds, and can be seen
for many miles. Back of it is the house
Of fir logs which the state of Washing
ton is building as it's especial part of
the show. Many Of these logs are over
100 feet in length and as straight as a
surveyors line.