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rise pod.s COLD NOSE

why he dogs nose IL always cold
11l toll yOsk fr1ends. ~ Two been told
Well years, ahd years, and years ago
How moAy I don't really know
There came . ram ON sea and shore:
1ts AaeO WAS mover seen before
- oanoo. It fell unceasing down
9sll III the world began to drown.
But just before the heavy pour
+ An old mAn-his name WAs Noah
Built him An ark, that he might save
His family from wntrry'grAve;
Ana In it, also, he designed
TO shelter two OF every kind
OF beast Well, friends, when IL was done
Still dark clouds obscured the sun.
But Father Noah safe led the way.
While after him, In close array,
Came Ill tho animals in pairs.
The leopards, tigers, wolves and bears,
The deer. the Appropriateness.
Tho rabbits, squirrels, elles, wulruses,
Tho eomols, goats and cats and d0nkeys,
The beavers. tall gira1fes and monkeys,
The rata. tho big rhinoceroses.
The 0fomedafios and tho horses,
Tho sheep, tho mice, tho kAngarooa.
Hyenas, elephants, kocdoos,
And hundreds more-'twould take all day,
MY friends. 30 many names to say
And ut the very, very end
OF tho procession, Noah's good friend,
The family dog, with merry din,
Helped drive the crowd of creatures in;
And then, with loud, exultant bark.
He Rayly sprung aboard the ark
Alaol 80 crowded was the space
He could NOT ma in It . place;
fSo, patiently no turned about,
Stood halfway in and half-Way out,
And those extremely heavySshowors
Descended through nine hundred hours
And several more, md 1T their close
Most frozen was his honest nose,
Aud never could 1t lose again
The dampness of that dreadful rain;
And this is why-so I've been told
We find the dogs nose always cold.
Margaret Eytinge, in Detroit Free Press
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
American Rails and Rolling Stock.

The statement is made that the
weight of the rail used on the Ameri-
can roads has been increasing steadily
during the last twenty years. This
can be attributed to the increasing
weight of rolling-stocl< cars of every
description. Twenty years ago the
maximum capacity of a freight car was
from 81, 600 to $4,000 pounds, while at
present it is from 60, 900 to so, 600; some
cars, in fact, having been constructed
with a freight-carrying capacity of
100, 900 pounds. In regard to engines,
one of thirty tons was some years ago
regarded as of fair size, but they are
now built of sixty, seventy and eighty
tons weight. Until the last ten or
twelve years or so the average weight
of rails was ffty-six pounds to the yard.
IN. Y. Sun. ~
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
ADMINISTERING LAW IN TEXAS.
A Gov Thief Too Busy Serve His Sem
tenCS.

A Gov Thief Too Busy to Serve His Sem
tenes.
In tAe county seat of little Texas
frontier roEs, an illiterate old cattle
man was brought up before the grand
jury for cow-stealing. The old man
had been stealing cows all his life, and
looked upon this arrest as joke,
thinking that his money and his in
auence would be able to pull him
through. Consequently he sat through
the trial with a look of sublime un-
concern on his face, cutting off chew
after chew of tobacco and whiting
bit of pine with his old Barlow knife.
The evidence. however, seems to have
been conclusive, for the jury retired
and speedily returned, bringing in a
verdict of guilty, and the judge as
sessed term of five years in the peni-
Tertiary.
''Whut's that?'' exclaimed the old
rascal, jumping up and splitting his
auid out, ''whut's that, gentlemen?
Five years in the penitentiary? Me?
Five year in yer burned ole Jail that
'uz built fer hoss-thieves an niggers?
Why, jedge," turning to the bench.
you'll have to fix this thing up! I
can't go! I've got three herds of cattle
to roundup this week, bound to be
did, yer see. Duru yer ole law! What
have got to do with it? whut's it got
to do with my mavericks? How does.
it know anything about my brand or
my yearin's? Durn yer law! Fix it
up, jedge. You see how I'm situated"
The judge was an "old-timer," too
He had dealt in mavericks before he
took to the law.
You're mighty awkward, Boser, !" he
said, INTERNALLY awkward! Let's see
how can I accommodate you?'' He
scratched his head and thought awhile.
Here's what you kin do" he went on.
49, -, 10
me know as soon as yo' git an laid by,
then I'll inforce yo' hne."
ssThank yo', jedge, THANK yo'. That's
far an squar an neig hborly!' answered
the condemned. ct reckon kin wind.
things up in about three months, an,
I'll come roun' an let yo' know. -
''Cote's adjourned!" called the judge,
and he and Boser went around the cor.
ner and took n drink together.-Toledo
Blade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
HE GOT SUE.


HOW no D10 xC u hest EXD403000 In NJ
Own Words.
Every one of us on the car spotted
them for a bridal couple as they got ON
at q small station, but there was that
about the groom that claimed every
ones attention.; he had q pair of badly
bruised and blackened eyes and az
skinned nose. 1t was plain that he had
had fight, and we were all curious,
and an hour later, when he went to the
smol<ing-car, several of followed on
and asked him for an explanation.
eyes, had fout," he said, as he
lighted his briar-root. II had to hev
fout to git Sue.'
''There was a rival them"
''Reckon not. Never seen any rivals
round thar. Nobody but me and Sue
and her folks
'But who did you fight with?"
''Sue's pop, in course. He'un gin me
these yere black eyes,
'Didn't he want you to marry the
girl?".
''Oh! he'un was willin' huff, but he
said I'd got to lick him fust. Over
var ago he'un took me into the bresh
and says:s
s''Tom, ar you gwine fur to be spliced
to that gal O. mine?'''
eff she'll hev me- says I.
"'Whoop' says he, as he cracks his
heels together, but nobody kin be
spliced to Sue till they ar big 'nu6 to
lick her ole dad!'
"'I'll grow fur ye,' says I, and with
that he cracks his heels some mo- and
crows like a rooster and says he'll be
ready any time am. was dun ready
yesterday. I goes over to the house
and says to the ole man:
Uncle Eben. I'm yere fur to be
spliced to Sue.'
sWhoop! whoopee!' he yells, but
yo' dun remember what 1 told yo!'
The reptile as splice Sue has got to
lick her ole dad!'
That's what I'm yere fur. Come
out into the co'nfeld and I'll wollop
yo' till yo' can't holler!'
''Tha tickles the ole critter half to
death. We goes down and peels off
and splits on our hands, and he'un
cracks his heels and crows and wells at
me:
Tom, yo' ar my mutton! I'll make
yo' cry like baby befo' hit yo' twice!
Look out now, fur Bald mountain is
guine to hit you right a'tween the
eyes!'
"with that the fout begun. We toro
up hills O. con. We paved up tho
airt1l. We raised a dust like a drove Of
cattle. He'un was hard as hickory
nuts and as quick as cats, but knowed
I had to lick him or lose Sue. / l<nowcd,
too, that Sue was in the cabin a-pray-
IN fur me to lam out of the ole cuss,
and 1 fit as never fit befo'. 1t lasted
half an hour and then he'un hollered.
'Was he hurt any worse than you?"
'Wall, when the ole woman come
out to help lug he'un in she'un didn't
know him by sight. He'un couldn't
stand up at the cermonv, and he won't
see to cut his toe nails for about fo'
weeks to come.''
But wasn't he mad at you after
vard?'
"Recl<on not. Reckon he'un he'd no
cause to be. He'un just whooped and
crowed and cracked and said as how
I'd hev to lam him fust, and so
damned. Oh, no; he'uns wasn't mad.
When we'uns got ready to come away
he'un whooped a lettle whoopee and
calls out to me:
"'Tom, durn yer shacl<elty hide, but
it war far fout and yo' downed the
ole man and got the gal, and if yo' git
dead broke up thar at Asheville send
me word and Ill sell the old mewl fur
seven dollars and send yo' the money"
Detroit Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
ANTHEM SCRATCHER.

A Simple Device Which Does Its Worb
Every Time.
The garden hen is a nuisance. Her
scratch is worse than her bite. Hitherto
there have been only two ways of hand
ling her. One is to cut her head of
and the other to surround her with =
high fence. Both OF these are costly.
Here is new one, sent by a friend who
says his neighbor has used it success
fully. The cut shows it. No descrip-
ton here is needed. You can see that
when the hen puts her leg up for a
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

cmbcrs, for the air seems chilly.
We Jacksons are railroad men from
away back, and a better engineer than
my father never opened q throttle or
moved a wheel. He was employed on
what was then knownras the Pacific
Short Line and pulled No. 10 from
Packford TO Denver, through a country
wildly romantic but thinly settled.
When No. Is started on her regular
trip you could not imagine a prettier
train in those days Cars all new,
lamps bright, windows polished and
the headlight glowing with a brilliancy
that, as remember it, was far ahead
of your modern electricity.
The road was just built and men
were scarce, SO the company practiced
economy by letting me run with my
father as fireman. 1t was a feather in
the cnP of a boy of fourteen, and 1 ap-
preciated it.
What pride I experienced in leaning
out of the cab window and watching
the scenery as we few over the coun-
try! I shall never forget how magnifi-
cent it all seemed. Here and there the
road curved to the left or right, to pass
some deep glen filed with pines and
overhanging rocks; often a flock of deer
could be seen on a plateau one hundred
feet below, quietly grazing. but ready
to toss up their pretty, innocent heads
and flee at the slightest approach of
danger.
Sometimes we would dash into deep
cut and run more slowly while dark
ness reigned for moment. Emerging
from this, we crossed a pretty noun
tain stream. The little rivulet came
bubbling and rushing down the steep
hillside like a silver ribbon, growing
suddenly wider and falling over q
Precipice in CLASSY haste on Jagged
rocks below, where it broke into a bril-
liant mass of spray and dazzled the eye
with its form and color.
1t was n dreary afternoon in Decem-
Der. We had been running extra for
forty-eight hours, on account of the
heavy storms that had been raging for
O week previous. was so tired that
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
I41Hl!l|'l'|HIllEga'lB!n

FIG. i.
these into eating and sleeping apart
ments. A series of these pens extends
as far as may be desired; and the sides
may be q separate wall of the building,
or they may be a high stone wall or a
high board fence. Fig. represents .
portion of this line of compartments,
needing no special explanation. The
division between the sleeping and eat
ing apartments will be sufficient if only
six inches high, as they will keep the
contents carefully separate. Harris
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INSTRUMENTATION
FIG. 2.

pens as readily as COWS to their stalls
There is no more docile or tracta BILE
animal on the farm than a well-bred
pig. 1t is true that he will not be driv-
cn-there is good deal of human ma
ture about him. A cross-bred man will
soon spoil a lot of well-bred pigs" For
this reason the pen should be SO con-
structed as to allow the pig to keep his
quarters in perfect order.
1t is important that a pig pen be
be placed on rather rising ground, SO
that the water from rains may flow
off freely In all directions. and the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONVENIENT PIG PEN.

a Cheap Structure Made of Rough Boards
but Put Well Together.
An improving farmer, whose pigs
have heretofore run at large, is DESTROYS
of inclosing them in a convenient pen,
and asks for one of convenient form.
He wishes one of cheap structure, made
of rough boards. but put substantially
together.
In answer to his inquiry. we offer the
annexed cut Gig. ~, which we trust
will answer his purpose 1t is about
twelve feet wide, and of any desired
length, according to the number of
pigs. A portion of it is represented by
Fig. 2. divided into compartments, and
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
To Make Pork Raising Paw.

Intensive methods in stock-growinR
are just as needful as in any other
branch of agriculture. The first step
toward this is to have thoroughly good
cattle; fewer, if need be, but better.
Have no more than can be fed bounti-
fully all the year through. Work for
early maturity oil the time. Breed up
constantly by SELECTION and the intro
duction of new blood. Never rest con-
tent until you have not only good stock,
but the very best for your purpose,
whatever that purpose iA-Rural World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
PLANTING FOR HONEY.

Result of Experiments Conducted 0t ZA0e
sing, Mich.
The following IL from the special re.
port Of J. HI. Larrabee to the depart
experiments were conducted at Lansing,
Mich:
There were in bloom at this station
this season three acres of sweet clover
(Melilotus alba), sown In June, 1891.
1t was sown upon rather poor clay soil,
yet it made q fair growth last fall and
came through the winter in good con.
continued in bloom till the goth OF
September. The period of greatest
bloom and honey secretion was from
July 20 to September 1. 1t grew rapid.
ly and was very rank, reaching Q
height of about six feet. The amount
continually busy upon it, yet during
the period from July "a to August 10,
while 1T was in full bloom and while
all other natural sources were absent,
no honey of any appreciate extent
was gathered and the hive upon scale
lost in weight. Probably some honey
was obtained during the season from
this sweet clover, but In such limited
quantities as to make any estimate OF
the value of tho plant rs q honey pro
ducer impossible. At the present time
the ground is covered with brush, so
that labor will be necessary in clearing
the land before blowing can be done.
With the idea of obtaining an opin-
ion of the value of sweet clover as 9
silage plant, an alcohol barrel was
filed with cut stake, solidly packed
and sealed alright. This was done on
July IA, just as the clover was getting
fairly into bloom and while the stalks
were yet tender and nutritious. On
September % the barrel was opened
and the ensilage was fed. A horse that
had previously eaten corn silage ate 1t
very readily, but another horse and q
COW that had never eaten silage would
not touch it. Several experts upon the
subject pronounced it excellent. There
is no doubt but that it would be very
desirable plant for the purpose If the
feeding value per acre could be made
equal to that of corn. An estimate
made from the amount cut for silage
gave between six and seven tons PEI
acre. Although Its feeding value may
be much higher than that of corn, it is
still doubtful if it will pay to use it for
this purpose alone, from the above esti.
mate.
In concluding these experiments in
planting for honey carried on by Prof.
Cook and now concluded for the pres.
emit, desire to say that no results have
been obtained with any plant sown or
planted for honey alone that will war
rant the beekeeper in expanding money
and labor in this direction. Beekeep-
ers have in the past spent much time
and money in the effort to cultivate
some plant for the honey the bees may
obtain from its flowers. In no case
coming under my observation have
these efforts been a success and the
practice has never been continued at a
profit. Therefore let me caution all
apiarists against spending money in the
attempt to cultivate at a profit any
flower for honey alone. Beekeepers
should cease these uselesa efforts and
turn their attention more persistently
to extending the area of all wild honey
producing plants and urging upon all
the superiority of alsil<e clover and
Japanese buclxwheat as farm crops and
the linden rs shade tree.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

"A French lady is showing visitor
the family portraits in the picture gal
lery. THAT officer there in the uni
FORM she says, twas my great-great-
grandfather. He was as brave as a
lion, but one of the most unfortunate
of 1cen-he never. fought in a battle in
which he did not have an arm or q leg
carried away. Then she adds proudly:
'.He took part in twenty-four engage.
meptAs"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
Calming Her Suspicious,

II hope" said Mabel to her brother
''that Algernon does not play cards for
money"
''No," replied the young man, II can
safely say that he does not
II am SO glad to hear it. But are
you sure?'
eyes. Sometimes A1gernon thinks
he is playing for money, but it is reallv
the other man who is SO occupied. ~
Washington Star.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

Scribbler-Now, dear, I can't come
and take the baby. Don't you see 1
am very busy on this poem? Call the
servant.
Mrs. Scribbler-I'll do nothing Of the
kind, Henry. You must come. just
remember that the servant girls time
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

Probably the nearest approach 60
perpetual motion is seen in the under
jaw of the young woman of gushing
temperament. When it is not ems
ployed In talk it ia busy chewing guns
-1ostou Transcript. 7ss
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

What He Meant.-Gummeyt'S Skid
more has good horse sense Gargoyle
II suppose you mean he knows how
to pick the winners at the races?'' Gum
mey-''No; mean he never bets
Detroit Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

Mother-If you let that little dog eat
30 much he'll get sick.
Little Dot didn't put any pudding
or cake on his plate-nothing but meat
and potatoes and such things,-Good
Newe.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

II wonder why Hawley the poet will
persist in wearing paper collars?''
Economy. He wears the collar all
day and uses it to write poems on at
night."-JudPe.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

-Comforted.-''The poor fellow was
actually weeping when I found him,
and 1 pressed a cardial to his lips -
Ibid he appear to feel better?' Yes
He smiled through his tears. "-Trut:,.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

YER tired of
\ e l l in g tn G
story, did you
say? All, no,
boys; it is as
plainly stamped
upon my mem
DRY as If it hap
pened OILY yes
terday instead
of a great many
years ago. Draw
up your chairs,
and you, Tom,
throw another
log upon the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

THAT'S great scheme of Scaddle-
berry's." What is it?' "He has put
a big steam-heater under his garden,
and is going to try to raise baked
beans,"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
A sordid View Of II.

Benevolent-Looking Citizen-Young
man, do you realize the value of time.
Park Bench Lounger-I'm not realiz-
in anything on my time. bet your life!
Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
ON TIME.

a Boy F1reman's Trying Expert
ence on an Engine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-01-12
THE STATE ENRICHED.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court De-
cides the Celebrated In
terest Cases.
Ruling OF the Lower Court
Against the Ex-Treasur- :.
erS Sustained.
About a Half Million Dollars
Restored to the State
Treasury.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE su-
preme court of Wisconsin has affirmed
the ruling of Judge Newman in the
celebrated state treasury cases, whereby
the state RECEIVERS some $500, 900 interest
money from former treasurers. The
decision is confirmed by all the judges.
The cases affected by the decision are
those against Richard Guenther, pres
ent consul general to Mexico, who was
state treasurer from 1878 to 1881 inclu-
sive; Edward c. McFetridge, from 1852
to 1886, inclusive. and Henry B. Har-
shaw, 1887 to 1859. According to the
decision the state is entitled to recover
from each CT the three ex-treasurers as
follows: From Richard Guenther,
$685. from Edward G. McFetridge,
$2O7. 652 sc; from III. B. Harshaw, $179,-
$500. Total, $525, 351.56.
The bondsmen of Henry B. Harshaw
are P. Sawyer, Samuel NJ. Hay, Robert
Mcmillan, Joseph II. Porter, Moses
Hooper, Charles B. Clark, r. B. Kellogg
and s. Hollister. The bondsmen of Nc
Fetridge are John T. Smith, John S.
Rowell, George II. Congdon, S. P. K.
Lewis, T. L. Newton, Andrew Willard,
F. NJ. Warren, George Metens, j. j.
Galliker, William Stanley and Ephraim
Mariner.
Senator Sawyer was chief .bondsman
for Richard Guenther, and under both
Guenther and Harshaw, Charles
Schriber, the cashier of Mr.. Sawyer's
bank, was financial adviser to the
treasurer and collector of the interest
moneys.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-01-12
What's In q Name?

He was a small boy travelling with his
father and mother on train, and the
way in which he warwhooped up and
down the car aisle made him terror to
the other passengers.
''Sit STILL" said his father in a foghorn
voice; show can hear myself think
when you're making such racket
"There, there, Johnny, dear, you dis
turb pa" said his fond mother.
But the infant terror kicked and cried
and refused to keep one position sec-
ond at time.
"Pd like to have the raisin of that
boy-I just would" said a sharp fea-
tured woman who had her knitting
along.
81 wouldn't mind having hand in it
myself" said man who was regarding
the youngster with murder in his eye.
''Sit still, Johnnie, DEAR" said his moth
er placidly for the 900th time.
"Why don't you call him John? He
might pay more attention to you then. >
said his father Grossly.
whats in a nameY asked the mother.
SPY any other name he would be our
Johnny STILL"
''Then fer heavens sake give him an
other name" retorted his pa, "for he
hasn't been still moment with the one
he has"
Then he plugged his ears with cotton
while the other passengers encored his
last remark.-Detroit Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-01-12
HARD ON GUENTHER.

The Decision Will Impoverish at Least
One of the Defendants.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. 1.-The decis-
ion of the supreme court in the state
treasury case created considerable con-
sternation among the friends of Har-
shaw and Guenther here. II. B. Har-
shaw has deposited to his credit in the
national bank, of this city, $65,00O
which Charles Schrieber, his financial
agent, is holding in the interest of the
directors of that bank, who are the ex-
treasurer's bondsmen. This sum will
only half pay the amount of the judge
ment. The remainder, of course, must
must be discharged by his bondsmen.
All are able to put up what they will be
called upon to pay without impoverish-
ment. With the bondsmen of Mr..
Guenther, who were not directors of the
national bank, notably Messers. Metz
and Scholerb, the latter being Guen-
Tiers father-in-law, the reverse is true
and they will be seriously hurt. Mr..
Guenther is not SO well prepared as his
colleague in misfortune, as he has been
unsuccessful in several business ven
lures since his official term expired and
all he has must go.