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The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
SHE SMOKED.
Two Minds with but Single Thought
Were the I8elated Travellers.

Two Minds with but Single Thought
Were the Related Travellers.
Two of left the train at a country
jun ction to wait for the train on the
other road. 1t was pouring rain, and
the waiting room was only box bou t
ten feet square. The other passenger
was woman about forty years of age.
fairly we'll dressed, and as disgusted
with the situation I was. We must
kill off two hours and half some way,
and neither of us had book paper.
t rained pitchforl1s, and there was no
stirring out.
l am an inveterate smoker. I had
not smoked for two hours previous to
our arrival, but ! had not been cooped
up there ten minMt ties when felt tina t
l must smoke if / had to stand out in
the rain to do it. Although not intro
duced to each other, the woman and I
exchanged opinions on the weather
and other things. This helped
some, but at the end of half an
hour 1 was half dead for a smoke. I
had six real Havana cigars in my
pocket. and the thought of them made
my mouth water. I finally got up and
began pacing the floor and wishing
that woman in Jericho, and she pres
emily ohserved:
"Stranger, ar ye in an awful hurry
mo. I didn't expect to gethome be-
fore seven.'
Got a heap O. bizness on your
mind.''
81 can't say that have
''NIebbe you've bin toolsen sicl>?'
mo, I'm in perfect health
'You was actin SO mighty narvous
didn't know but sumthin' was wrong.
Look a-here, stranger, ar you one of
these over-perticl<ler men?''
Glow do you mean?'
'Why, one O these men who turn up
their noses at the smell of tcrbacker?''
'Great SCOTS, voInan!' / shouted as
I turned on her, do you SIN olxe a
pipe?'
"I-sometimes!'' she stammered.
''And I'm jest dead fur Il few W. ifs
this very mint. and if you don't l>eer
I1l-."
'tAnd I can't live ten minutes longer
if don't smoker yelled as gra bbed
for cigar and match.
She produced paper of tobacco
and a clay pi pc, borrowed my light.
and we sat there and puffcd and talked
and puffed and SO thoroughly enjoyed
ourselves that she said as the train
came along:
'I'm glad it happened to be you.
Lands n 'massy, but if I'd bin cooped
up with an over-pertickler man fur
two hours and half I'd bin so nigh
dead fur a smoke that I'd tumbled IN
a heap and kicked the bucket fur
good.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
TWO POINTS or VIEW.

0e0 sf-up -the-mount'in d take his cheer
Out on tho porch, an II tho dsy was clear.
Ao0 see the country twenty miles Ground.
Souaeftmeo he'd sware thet he could see tho
eound-r
Then he'd allow he didn't care ter do
NO work but set thar an emit the view.
nnt, ez his land was mostly wood IN. stun,
The Village people had q lot er fun
.6out Stlas an his Sarmin', where the grass
Wes thin enough ter let er chipmunk pass,
An In place there wer'n't no gittin' to-
dc must be sort or foolish, were their vievvi
Bnt when the city feller came erlong
An seen thet view, 1t TUX him mighty strong
An Sflas he'd the everlastin' sand
70 ask him more'en II twas medder land:
re set his price, by gosh! He got It too;
Nien fourteen thousand dollars for thet view:
Then Si1as went up further, to the top,
An bought some lnnd that never raised q crop
But ez tor thct he lowed he did not caro-;
Ae wented light an scenery an fresh air.
How. ne collects his interest. when it's due,
An sets there smolxin' on enjies the vtewl
Harry Romafne. in Ladies' Home Journal
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
How to Grow walnuts.

1 succeed by planting or placing I'm:
piles with hulls on, not more than two
layers thick, cover with dirt one to two
inches, and the action Of frost, Of frecx-
ing and thawing, will cause them to
crack; then plant In early spring In
nursery rows feet 8 apart and the
nuts to 10 inches apart, cultivate ONE
year and then plant where they are to
remain. But my best success has beon
obtained by planting the seed where +.
want the tree. Plant the nuts In tho:
fall where you want your tree, with =
stake to each nut. to show .wheEo
planted. Cultivate and keep clean OF
weeds for few years. BY planting
this way the tap roots will not be cnts
by transplanting. the walnut being
more sensitive that way than any treas
know of--Jacob Faith, in G0lpaap9
Burial World, 's s.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
GOOD IDEAS TRAVEL EAST.
a Common Trick that Tradesmen Have Of
Turning Them Into Money.

a Common Trick that Tradesmen Have Of
| Turning Them Into Money.
| New ideas are difficult to sell, but
very easy to give away: in fact a re-
| porter of the Sun has discovered that
| if they are good ideas other folks adopt
| them without being asked, and in a
very annoying way some times. For in
| stance. the reporter had invented a
| scarf-pin and had his design executed
| by manufacturing jeweller. The
marked ''That is very pretty. 1t is a
design that will proba bly, sell we'll
We are thinking of making few thou
sand for the trade"-thus destroying
the chief value of the ornament.
Not long afterward this same per-
son had the misfortune to break two
washbowls in one week by humping
them against the end of the wash
stand in his summer home in the coun-
try. He decided that it would be
cheaper and better to initiate the city
than of using a fixed bowl with a plug
in the bottom. In his mind he planned
mere frame of hard. polished wood.
to be supported on plated metal bracl<-
cts and to have a bis, bowl sunk in tine
shelf with a plug in the bowl and q
slop jar underneath. When this idea
was explained to a member of a whole
marked: 81 should not wonder if it
would be a good thing to make
q lot of those stands. Peo-
pie can't have running water in
the country. but that is the very next
thing to having it. I believe you have
hit on Il very salable thing He
seemed to pride himself on being
connoisseur of other folks ideas, for
he said that recently man had come
along with an order for a bathtub on
wheels, but he did not think that
would recommend itself to the trade
Or the public. This man had no bath
room in his country house, and could
Thereto he hit on the plan of putting
a bathtub on wheels, and moving it
into the bedroom Of whoever called
for q bath. An ordinary iron porce-
lain-lined tub was what he wanted,
fitted with wheels with rubber tires.
BY putting hot and cold water faucet
in every room and an opcn-lnout1ed
vvaste-pipe in one of the bedrooms
all his bedrooms being on one floor
he expected to be as well off as if he
had a bathroom.
When statues are made the custom is
in minia ture in plaster of paris, and
copies of this arc given to favored
friends. Always, in such cases, the re-
cipients are informed that only n very
limited number of these statuettes has
been made, and that therein lies u great
part Of their value. The favor is then
requested that if any ones statuette
breaks he will be very careful to intrust
it to none but 4 highly reputa BILE re-
palrer, else the person to whom it is
taken will copy it and sell it to be
hawl1ed about the streets. The moral
of the situation is that since VIC can
not afford to patent every clever
thought and device we must deal only
with those who will respect our help
lessness.-N. Y. Sun.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
Severe Laws in a Small Rcpubllc.

+. is said that San Marino, the dimin-
utivc Italian republic, and the oldest
government of its kind in existence
has the most severe criminal laws of
any civilized country known. Thieves
have the right hand chopped off, and
nolrderers are hurled over a precipice
into the deep gorge of Feri. AS the re-
suit of this severity no murder was
chronicled fog long time, until some
years ago, when a woman was convict
ed of having wantonly killed her young
daughter. Notwithsta nding her prayers
for mercy, the Sc ntence of the law was
strictly adhered to.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
4 GOOD EXCUSE FOR ONCE.
LiaS Was NcvCF Drunk without Cause,
Therefore He Found One.

Lio0 Was NCvOF Drunk without Cause,
Therefore He Found One.
'Lias Blackburn was, in his day, one
of the most successful and notorious
moonshiners of southwestern Virginia.
Still, 'I1ias was by no means an unlorin-
cipled man. His contempt for the rev.
enue laws was complemented by a re-
gard for code of morals, peculiarly
his own, that gave him no little worry,
for it particularly inveighed against
unreasona BILE inebriety. 'Lias never
was drunk without cause, and "any
other reasonewhy' being no reason for
a drink to his logical mind he was
often sober for five consecutl . days.
After one of these periods of absti-
nence 'Lias found occasion to smuggle
a ten-gallon ''lSaig'' into Tennessee.
'Lias had a quasi-conviction that in
spite of his generous gauging of the
barrel, shortage might be noticed
when he delivered the goods, and tho
suspicion weighed on his mind more
than the ''lkaig" on his shoulder. When
he reached the part of the mountain
trail called High Knob, the greatest
elevation therea bouts, he felt so worn
out by worry and fatigue that he de-
cided to rest awhile. The beauty of
the night brought comfort to 'Lias'
soul, and the softness of the turf to his
stretched himself on the grass, and
shut his eyes for ''fo'ty winlSs.''
Around High Knob there is only one
thing thicker Ethan .hucl<leberries and
moonshiners, it is rattlesnakes. Con-
sequently 'Lias, 1vakened by a sharp
pain in his right great toe, was not at
all surprised to see an immense rattler
wriggling away. 'Lias satup. A great
contented smile spread over his face.
He drew the ''l<aig' a trif1e nearer, put
out his left foot and shook it at tho re-
treating snake.
'Chaw away, old man. said 'Lias.
'I's just as we'll prepared fo' you as
though you'd given me six months no.
tice. ."-Harpcr's Magazine.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30

"A Berlin correspondent says that it
the enoneror.s real ohinc+ Is ,nsil;s 1nas
vances to Prince Bismarck is to induce
the ex-chancellor to give up n number
of letters which he wrote to him during
the illness of Emperor Frederick. The
present emperor then treated Prince
Bismarck with unbounded confidence,
and it is supposed that he was ;ndis.
Greet in some Of his ceramunications ts
the ehsneeller,
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30

Corn Mullins: One pint corn meal.
one pint flour, one tablespoonful sugar,
one teaspoon salt, three teaspoons Of
baking powder. one tablespoon lard,
two eggs, one pint milk; sift together
corn meal, flour, sugar, salt and pow
der; rub in cold lard, eggs beaten and
M ilk; mix into a batter of the consist
ence of cup cake: muffin pans to be
cold and well-greased; then fill two
thirds. Pour in hot muffin rings.
Bake in hot oven fifteen minutes.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30

Mrs. Livermore, describing her last
meeting with Lucy Stone, about a fort
night before her death, says she spoke
of the work she had done, and then
sadly added: And now I have dropped
out" But Immediately she revealed
her perfect fearlessness of death. II
have always believed it is better further
on,' she said; and when Mrs. Liver
more took her hand before she went
away she said: 1--WE shall shake hands
again some time, somewhere. We shall
know each other and be comrades
still.''
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
lining is nailed on; this is to keep oas

vermin.
Do not have the lining reach quite to
the plate SO that free ventilation be-
tween the studs may occur. Cover the
upper opening with netting to keep
silase from falling in. The pressure in
a silo of this height is very great and
one of the points in favor q This one is
that it is very strong, the siding, sheet
ing and lining all acting as so many
great hoops. The circular silo holds
more silage for the amount of lumber
used than any other form and requires
no heavy frame timbers nor trouble of:
framing. The cost of the material for
building this silo was s1T6 and includ-
ing labor the structure cost S34S. They
can be made smaller in diameter and
lower than this one at proportionate
cost sEf
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
Would Try the r, II.

Young Widow-I wish you'd tell me
where I can get a good Investment for
sixty thousand dollars that came in last
week.
Lawyer-Stocl<s, bonds, mortgages,
or eligible bachelor?
Young Widow-I don't want to in
vest this money again. and you know
what stocks, bonds and mortgages
mcan.-Judge.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
THE AUTUMN GIRL.
She Possesses a Pleasing and Distinct In.
tdividuality.


Individuality.
Much has been written of the sum-
mer girl, and many line has been in
dited to the grace of her winter sister,
but few there are who have taken up
their pen to sing the praises of the
autumn girl, and yet she is a creature
we'll worthy of all the commendation
that may be bestowed upon her.
To begin with. the summer outing
has caused her cheeks to assume a rosy
flush and her eyes to sparkle with
vigorous health. She has not yet en-
that will leave her worn out and IA
tigued by spring. and in this between
season she is really at her best. Every
day one sees her on the street in dis
tinctively new gown that does not
have to be covered by n wrap.
and which fits her 1.-the form
to perfection. She is full of
life and the exhilaration of
youth. The hot weather that made her
too languid to care even for the glories
in the shops has passed away, and she
enters with renewed zest into every
thing that has been denied her during
the summer months. In the park and
on the country roads she bowls along
in a stylish turnout, herself the trim
NEST feature of it all.
Though we miss the summer girl,
with her futtering ribbons and filmy
laces, there is ample compensation to
be found in the graceful figures of the
women who have abandoned muslins
and who have not yet put on furs.
In real life the autumn woman is the
one who has passed her teens and is
not yet we'll into the thirties She is
bright and worldwise, but still enough
of the bygone spring clings to her to
make her enthusiastic and delightful
without any silly girlishness. In fact,
the autumn girl, wherever you meet
her, is one that appeals peculiarly to all
types of humanity, and is in her own
way quite as attractive as her sisters OF
other seasons.-Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30
He Knew It wouldn't Last.

Pcddler-Is the lady of the house
in?
Mr. New1ywed-Yes; but there isn't
thing in the world we want.
"All right, sir. II. call again Whea
the kcneyHeoR 10 oyer,rz-Frvth,'
The Lafayette gazette., 1893-12-30

Her Adorer-''May 1 marry your
dcughter?' Her Father (dejectedly)-
sI don't know. Ask the cook; she runs
thts house. ."--Beau Monde,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
On the Floos Of the Sea.

vast field 81 wed sfiiled With nui'aa,s
living aud dying, Immense deposit
CT animal aud vet tta5lc romslps must
DO gradually forming. Should that part
of the floor OF the sca be upheaved at
s,me future time by volcanic action it
would furnish mines of manure sufficient
TO fcrtilizc the farms of the world. Sap.
posing that it were possible cconomi.
cally to fetch to f EIropc or America
great quantities Of this water plnnt
which now floats useless it would be
enormously valuable as II fertilizer.
Many "derelicts''-I. c., deserted and
watcr-loggcd vessels-:ind their way into
tho Sargasso SEA, where they float about
for long time aud finally break up or
sink. An important feature Of the work
of the photographic Office is tho finding
of such dangers to navigation, the ap-
proximatc location Of which arc plotted
monthly on the pilot Chart distribute |
to shippers. Four years ago great
alarm was felt on account Of gigantic
raft of logs which went alrift south Of
Nantucket. IL wa=4composel Of 27 600
trunks of trees from fifty to 1Go recs
long, bound with iron chains in cigar
shaped mass $50 feet long and weighing
II, 900 tons. 1t was constructed in
Nova Scotia, starting from tho Bay of
Fundy for Ncw YORK in tow.
The hawscrs parted in a hurricane,
leaving the raft in the direct track Of
commerce. The biggest Of the ocean
grcyhounds, on striking such an OBJ
struction, would have gone down at
once with all on board. Two Govern
mcnt steamers and tug started at
once in pursuit of the raft, which had
luckily been broken up by the storm,
the remnants of it Deing found scattered
over wide space about lO) miles
southeast of the point where it was lost.
For some time it was imagined that tho
floating logs might do damage, but,
though many vessels encountered them,
no har'u resulted. Washington Star.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
Artificial Quinine.

Among the grSat discoveries of tho
year 1892 in medicine md science will
be recorded that Of artificial quininc.
Scientists have long sought to manufac.
turc artificial Quininc so that the med
ical profession need not depend upon
tic supply Of the trees from which the
drug is obtained for their important
anti-fevcr medicine. Doctors Grimaux
and Arnaud, of Paris, have succeeded in
obtaining an artificial substance similar
to quininc in its effects, and tho method
Of making it is given as follows. Tho
base cuprein contained in the shrub
Rcmijla pcdunculata found growing in
RraZ!! is treated with sodium, and then
the combination thus obtained is treated
with chloride OF mcthyl. The result of
this combination is a drug that is idcn.
tical with the substance which we know
"a auiuinc. 1t has the same effect when
given in fcvers, and it will answer tho
same purpose as the natural product
when applied for other purposes than re-
ducing the temperature Of patients. The
result of this discovery which has long
been anticipated will be the chcapcning
Of the drug, and the regulation OF the
prices during all seasons. The dis
covery, however, will lead to more i'm
por,ant results in the way Of enabling
chemists to obtain analogous mcdicin es
Of great value. Yankee Blade.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
WISE WORD DS.

A sore eye hatos tho light.
Culture is only polish. It docs not
change tho heart.
The man who most deserves a monu-
mcut does not need 1t.
What is tho good OF good that doe,
not do somebody goodi
When sin trios to hide It forgcts that
1t cannot cover up its tracks.
II you want to live long, don't try to
live moro th~u ONO doy AZ a Time.
Every step tho wicked man takes Is a
stop toward his own destruction.
The soul that Is to live forever should
not try to live ON things that perish.
When you want to see the crooked
made straight, look at railroad map.
1t does not take an eloquent tongue
to give pleasant sound to good news.
A good man always brings more into
the homes he visits than he takes away.
How straight wo would all walk IL we
knew how many eyes were watching
us.
One OF the hardest things in tho
world to do is to tell mtser that he is
one.
The fact that man wants more
knowledge is proof that he has some al
ready.
There is nothing for which mon havo
to pay so dear as for the privilege Of be-
ing stingy.
II you can bear all your small trials
you will never break down under your
great ones.
1t always makes bad man feel better
when he tnds out that there Is somebody
else just like him.
It won't help your own crop any to
look over the fence aud count the weeds
in your neighbours garden.
The moment man finds out he has
been making fool OF himself be has
learned something valuable.
Men will skin one another alive in
trade who would starvc rather than GO
into housebrcakin9 rs n business.
Whenever a bird goes to fly, it looks
up, but some men shut their eyes when.
ever they tano an important STEP
Rams Horn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
An Experts Opinion.

Our readers have doubtless noticed the
numerous discussions by the scientists and
hygienists as to the rtla i've value of the
various baking powders. A careful sitting
Of the evidence leaves no doubt as to the
superiority of the Royal Baking Powder in
Iurity, wholesomeneSs and strength, from
q scientific standpoint. An opinion, how
ever, that win have perhaps greater influ-
ence with our practical housckeepers, is that
svcn hy Marion Harlanl, the well known
and popular writer, upon matters pertain.
ing 10 the science Of domestic economy, Of
housekeeping, and Of home cooking. I'm a
letter published in the Philadelphia Ladies'
Home ournal, this writer say:
IL regard the Royal Baking Powder rs
the best manufactured and in tho market,
so ar Cs lavo any experience in tho use OF
such compounds. Since tho Introduction OF
Z into my kitchen have used no other in
making biscuits, cakes, etc, and have en-
iirely discardc for siL;h purposes the home.
made combination Of onC-thlrd soda, two.
thirds cream OF tartar.
"Ev,Ty OK has been im perfect condition
when IL came into my han t., and TIE con-
tents have given complete satisfaction. Ii
is an act Of SIMPLE justice an also pleas
ure, to recommend 1t unqaalIlic,lly to Amer
can Housewives. MARION HARLAND."
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ss.svr sIrrINas.

ST. Louis exports quail 70 London.
Over 600 varieties Of cotton are said
to exist.
yfauaa Los, HswsH's great volcano,
10 again active.
A stolen wad Of 5000 was lately
found hidden in roll OF butter 10
Minnesota.
In olden times dsformsd peori. -.-s
:.sx.ou;;;y tnrown into prison to be kcp!
out Of sight.
All the gold In the world, Il is ssid.
could be stored in Q room twenty -four
feet square and twenty -four feet deep.
A wedding notice in . Maine paper
the other day onded with the worIs:
"No cards, no cake. nobodys bu'i.
ness"
james McVeigh, OF Wiycross, Ga, I,
eighty seven years old, hs. twenty. .threc
children living and has never hecn sick
. day In his lite.
A red fr tree In Chehalis County,
Washington, IL 400 feet high. and
nearly fifty four feet In circumference
six feetfrom tho ground.
Colonel Reediland, Of Mexico, recently
married Miss BOSNIAN, OF Minnc ,ota.
Tho groom Is seven feet two iuchos in
hcisht aud tho brido SIX foot eleven.
Charlotte, N. c., boasts OF . double
faoed potato. One sijo 10 claimed to be
perfect representation Ola bear anf
tho other, 1t Is said, Is a fair mold OF q
calf.
Mount Arara., tho resting place OF the
Scriptural ar4, Is, In reality, two
mountains separated by = valIoy. Tho
higher peak is 1920 fost, aud tue
lesser $4,000 feet above sea level.
The coyote, in Cook County, Oregon,
are becoming too high-tonod to live eS-
clusivcly on mutton, aud are cultiyatiny
an alarming taste for veal, and c,n.
sequcntly calves are disappearing in
largo numbers.
9. o. ID. are the initials OF 40 express
messenger at Atchison, Kan. Signed to
his various documents they may bo,
probably are, the Innocent cause Of cm'
barrasslng mistakes, but undoubtedly
IN the safe side always.
Probably the smallest painting over
made was the work OF tho wife OF Fiom'
ish artist. Il depicted a mill with tho
sails bent, the miller mounting tho stairs
with sack OF grain on his blck. Upon
tho terrace wherc tho mill stood was n
cart and horse, aud In the road lead.
ing to it several peasants wcrc shown.
Tho picture was beautifully finished aud
every object was very distinct yet 1t was
so amazingly small that Its surface could
be covered with grain Of corn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
Tho Duration of q Dream.

Those learned aud scientific gentlemen
who have gone into the subject declare
the longest dreams hardly last few
minutes. The following instance lends
support to their views: One evening
Victor Hugo was debating letters to his
secretary. Overcome by fatigue the
sroat man dropped into II slumbes. A
few no,nents nrtcrward nu--"w~'--,
haunted by dream, which, as III
thought, extended over several hours
and hc blamed his secretary for sittin:
there waiting for him instead OF wakeu
ing him or else going away. WHAT w"'
his surprise when the bewildcrcd secre,
tary told him that he had only just
finished writing the last sentence dictatc'
to him.