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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

finest, if not the finest, of all stage
representations, but as tho great mas
tcrpiccc in his own repertoire. In
rivalry with it is, of course, DOB
Acres, and these two cha ra ctcrs, as
Joseph jefferson has presented them,
would have been sufficient TO have es-
ia blished Il lasting fame without any
thing else.
Everything, however, this comedian
has done has been super-excellent. MI
j Jefferson is an actor by Lineage and by
cduca ton. His father and grand
father, both of them named Joseph,
were noted dramatic artists.
The subject of this sketch began his
career ut the early age of three years,
when he took the part of the child in
| ..Pizarro, or the Death of Rolla" at a
thcater in Washington. Joseph .,eifer-
son was born. in Philadelphia, Febru-
Dry 20, 1929. His earlier years, espe-
| cially after the death of his father in
1s43, were spent as u strolling player
! in various parts Of the country. He
went through Texas and at the break
! ing ont of the Mexican war he followed
| the army of the United States into the
| land of the Montezumas. Returning
| to the north he acted at and managed
! various theatcrs, at one time being In
| Partnership with John Ellsler.
| Before he was twenty-onc he began
| to think seriously of settling down in
life and was married to an actress
| named Lockger. His elder brotner
strongly opposed the match, but young
jefferson was persistent and the we'd
ding took place in a church in Phila-
dclphia, Barney Williams and his wife
| being present. Mrs. Jefferson died In
March, 1861, and, in consequence of that
sad event, Mr.. jefferson broke up his
home in New York and started for Cal-
ifornia, taking with kim his eldest
son. The trip extended to a long tour
of several years duration, embracing
Australia, South America, EnElan nd
and the continent The Australian
portion of the trip was particularly
pleasant and profitable. While at the
convict settlement, Van Deman's
Land, now called Tasmania, Mr.. JEFF
ferson played the character OF Bob
| Briefly in the -Leave-Man."
The actor in his autobiography says he
can never remember with anything but
the most extreme pleasure the effect he
had upon that audience, made up fol
the most part of ccnvicts. They were
in perfect sympathy with poor Bob il
all his trials, and aftervvard when on thu
streets he would chance to meet ont
.. he was always greeted as lone o
them
The list Of characters Mr.. jefferson
| has PLAYED in his time is a very for
, | .nitable one. He played Bob Acre
p1any times in the carly days,and nevo
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
A PECULIAR INDUSTRY.
How Old Tin Cans Arc Utilized
Nowadays.
sIelfed to Recover tho Solder Used In
Making and Sealing Them-Other Com
merclal Commodities Rescued
from the Watts.

In the suburbs Of great cities an In
austry has sprung up, having for its
object the recovery Of the solder used
in making and scaling tin cans. In
consequence the formerly despised and
useless tin can has acquired sufficient
commercial value to rescue it from the
back lot dumping ground and garbage
scoyv.
Under the present system of street
cleaning, New York city's refuse IL
loaded on scows from docks located at
convenient intervals along the river
front, and then taken to sea and
dumped. These docks have double
decks, the upper projecting sufficiently
to allow the contents of a cart to fall
upon the middle of the scov, and be
distributed by the trimmers who heeE
the vessel on an even keel. The trim
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
An Expressive Expression.

81 heard an expression the other day
in New York." said the drummer to the
hotel clerk, that while it may be old
to some people was new to me and
struck me as rather appropriated
..What was it?' asked the clerk.
THE morning of the naval parade, y
went on the drummer, twas damp and
cold and about as disagreeab!e as one
could wish the wedding day of his
worst enemy to be, and as l stood on
the ferry, crossing from Jersey City. a
great big fellow from the west came
ont of the cabin onto the deck where
stood / glanced at him and with a
SILVER he said: Ugh, it's like the
breath of a stepmother, amt it?'
"Haveyou ever heard that before?
concluded the drummer, and the
clerk said he hadn't.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

succeeded in making much of Il until
he did what was con.Adered nothing
less than sacrilege, changing portions OF
..The Rivals'' over to suit his own
ideas. The world at largo has long
since passed its verdict upon the mat
ter. Excellent as was Sheridan's ORR
ginal play, jefferson has certainly pro-
duced q version more to the public
taste.
Mr. jefferson has played and made
GREAT successes in tho characters of
Salem Scudder in ''The Octoroon,"
Newman Noggo in "Nicholas Nickle-
Bly," DIR. Ollapod in a ''Poor Gentle
man." DIR. Pangloss in the Heir at
Law" and Caleb Plummcr in THE
Cricket on the Hearth"
In character Mr.. Jefferson is one of
the most genial men in the dramatic
profession. He was married the second
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
NJ HousE IN THE AIR.

notice the house that build in the air,
With tho architect Fancy to plan 1t.
VI It'll ella pt cards OF clouds and with shingles OF
mist,
And with paint OF aerial amethyst,
Stands more firmly the shock OF times rudc
wear and tenr.
And is go like get out of repair
As my house with foundation OF granite.
And though sccrers may jeer at my house in
the air
With gtbes that glib and sarcastic.
Those ia I'd headed elbows OF dollars and cents,
Whose whole life consists in collection OF rents.
Have never yet been in my parlors up there,
. a nd sat in my easy and dream haunted chair
In the waving cloud turrets fantastic
No mortgage, ye thrifty collectors OF rents,
Can you clap on my cloud hosomed mansion;
Nor real estate broker can enter Its walls.
For the drawbridge comes up. and the port
cullis falls;
Hence, ye vulgar profane with your pride and
prctencc,
No welcome for you: arise and so hence
From this home of the souls expansion:
Then stay with your ledgers. and cipher and
plan,
And jecr at the house of my vision;
!, snugly ensconccd in its vapory walls,
Or, walking cntranced in its shadowy halls,
Can laugh in my turn at your ciphcring clan.
That has made such a tragic dis torttOn OF man
And hold your whole tribe in derision.
IS. W..FOss, in Yankee Blade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
GHI1zI /15o7 /2A17-

vvainscoting. The entire house will be
piped for gas and furnace.
Electric bells will be provided and
placed in the kitchen. connecting with
q push at the front and kitchen doors.
The shingles for the roof will be extra
Star A Star.
The tinting Of the vestibule will be
Of a maroon color. The reception hall
walls will be of a dark yellow and the
ceiling will be Of a light yellow. The
parlor walls will be of dark peacock
blue with a light blue for the ceiling.
The dining-room walls will be dark In
dian red and the ceiling will be tinted
a salmon color. There will be picture
holding in each room.
The owner will furnish mantels, COM
position carving, shelf hardware and
stained glass. The painting through
out the interior and exterior of house
will be three-coat work. The roof will
be painted a color to represent slate.
GEoRGE A. W. KNIT
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
A Fragment Of the Moon.

A remarkably fine specimen of mete-
oric iron (Which, according to Prof.
Tshermcl's views, is simply a piece of
ore projected through volcanic agency
from the face of the moon) has been
sent from Rockingham County, South
Carolina, to the state museum at
Columbia. Its greatest length is not
above IL inches, and its thickness
through the thickest part is about
inches. sin general shape it is fat,
though somewhat conceived on one side
and convexed on the other, as if broken
off from the outer surface of a rounded
and larger mass. It is entirely coated
with a thick crust of dark brown
rust and weighs 252 pounds.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
A CHARMING RESIDENCE.

by IA feet inches, all chambers being
provided with large closets.
One feature of this house is the ar
rangement of the freplaces. all hav-
ing one common chimney.
There is n sliding door between the
reception hall and parlor, the two
parlors and also between the Parlor
and dinine-roorn The vestibule is 6x6
feet. The stairway leads to the second
floor from the reception hall. The
dining-roon is divided from the reccP-
ton room by a cascd opening.
There is an entrance from the reccP-
ton hall into the kitchen. through the
passage leading to the basement. line
pantry is skill feet inches and is provid-
ed with drawers a nd shelves. The dinin g
room is provided with a large china
closet. The front vcranda is Sx31 feet.
The basement wall will be of, rubb1e
10 inches thick. Studding 2A4 &c on
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

eenters; joist 2x1o. 16 on centers; Sill
sxlO; wall plates 2S12.
The ends of the porch will have
stone columns supporting tic roof, as
show by perspective. The siding will
be inch O. c.. laid 81 inches to
the weather. The chimncys are to be
of pressed brick above the roof. capped
with a stone cap. The apex OF the
gables and the dormcrs will have COM
position carving.
The end of the gables will have
round butt shingles. The plasterinS
throughout the entire house is to be
two coat work. The reception hall.
kitchen pantry, dining-room and vcsti-
bulc will have sand finish. The finish
will be of pine and plaster trim with
corner and base blocks. American
glass double-thick is to be employed
throughout. The entire house will be
sheathed with matched fencing over
which tar paper will be placed. The
exterior of the house will be painted a
dark brown. The kitchen will have a
maple floor, gray enamel sink and
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
"A Trolley Balloon Line.

Mr.. Opha Moore, of Columbus, O.,
has proposed a system of aerial navi-
CATION which does away with the ne
cessity of transporting a heavy motor.
He proposes to use balloons to carry
the passengers, and to provide each
balloon with an electric motor The
balloon is to be driven from trolley
line. The motor is to actCate screw.
Exactly where this plan surPasses the
system of cable traction applied to
balloons does not appear. The trolley
lines are supposed to act also to .old
the balloon on its course. The poles
are to be about one hundred feet high
The air ship is to float 40 to 100 feet
above them. Parachute descents are
proposed, if necessary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Lesson In Patriotism

Little American Girl-Did you sec
the Goddess of Liberty?
Visiting Boy-No. Where?
"Oh, YOU must have seen it. It's
awful big, and stands on an island all
by itself, holdin' up a light. The ferry
boat goes real near it"
''Wot's it for?''
For? Why, to make folks patriotic,
to be sure. She's a real American lady.
Ter dress was made in Paris.
NewA-
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will immediately put away this paper
in disgust But as I desire the ladies to
read it particularly l hasten to state
that am married now. Also, that the
reason I was not married at forty was
not my want of admiration for the
ladies, but the fact that I admired
them too well. l respected them SO
much that was afraid to address them
Once or twice I was in love; but what
was the use? had not the courage to
declare it. At forty 1 was a bachelor,
and as was tired of boarding houses
md disguised with hotels l hired a fiat
and went to housekeeping with single
servant-a black boy.
1t was rather lonely work, and some
times 1 was obliged to pretend that I
was a married man and that my wife
had gone on a visit to her mother to
keep myself from getting the blues
My imaginary wife was always a
plump little woman. with black eyes
and nice little hands with di1nples in
them. I could sometimes believe that
She would really come in and sit down
at the table and pour out the tea, l had
formed such a perfect picture of her. ]
had taken the upper floor OF small
housc-not because l was poor. for
was not, but because I was DESTROYS of
retirement and did not want anyone
dumping upstairs past mc-and below
some one els., kept house.
This person used that conservatory
for kitchen, I must explain. Some
former tenant had converted the back
porch into conservatory and had had
it all filed in with glass, of course.
Whoever lived the floor below at
that time had again made an altera-
ton. Where WAS once Il tory
stove now stood little cooking stove
and over the side panes of glass hung
white curtains; but the glass roof was
uncovered.
One morning, impellcd by the curios
ity which is born of loneliness. I leaned
over my window ledge and Pecpcd
down. I saw below little Kitchen
with little table and a little stove.
At the little table sat-my wife
What mean is that imaginary being
whose football I was always hearing or
my floor, who in day dreams sat at my
table and poured out tea-whose actua
absence 1 consoled myself for by sup
posing that she had gone to take tea
with her mothcr-sat there in proper
person, round, dimpled, black-eyed, a.
my fancy painted her..
She was eating her breakfast al
alone, and she looked though sh'
did not like it. I was sure-sure from
the very frst-that she was not mar
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

-Leveling Down.-A country squire,
when passing through his stables. found
his coachman's little boy busy playing.
with his mates. ''Do you know who l
am, my little fricnd"' he asked the
child, who appeared to take no notice
of him ooh! yes: you arc the gcn'lc'u
what rides in pas carriage. lie Petit
Francois Inustre.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

This nine room house will cost So, Oc0
II contains nine rooms, all of which
are large and conveniently arranged.
The sizes of the rooms are as follows:
Recention hall, 1oxao feet; parlors ID
feet by IS feet 6 inches; dining-room,
IL feet by Is feet inches; kitchen, II
feet inches by II feet inches; one
chamber, 12x12 feet, and three II feet
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Tho Inventor OF Billiards

The English are very fond of the
game of billiards, and a letter has been
discovered in the Britain museum
which gives the origin of the national
sport. 1t was invented by London
pawnbrolzer, whose name was William
Kew. Kew not only lent money but
he sold cloth, and for the latter pur-
pose had a yard measure with which
he used to compute the amounts. One
day, to distract himself he took the
three round balls which are the en-
blems of his trade-they may still be
seen in front of certain shops in Lon
don-and, placing them on his counter,
began to hit them about with yard
measure. He found it made a pretty
game. He got kind of skill in max.
ing one ball glance off tho other, and
his friends who saw him thus employed
rallied the game Bills yard. 1t was
soon shortened into billiards. But the
yard was the instrument with which
the balls were knocked about and the
diff Guilty arose what to call it. They
callAd it after the name of the pawn
oxScr-a hew,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
An Accomplishment.

Music Teacher am sorry. Miss
Highlyfe, but after trying your voice
cannot advise you to persist in taking
vocal lessons. You can never become
a singer
Miss Hichlvfe-But l never wanted
to. You ought at least to be able to
develop my voice SO can converse with
case in an opera box.-Chicago Record
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

Ter Point OF View.
Husband-Do you know that every
time a woman gets angry she adds q
new wrinkle to ncr face?
wife-No, l did not; but if it is SO.
nresume it is wise provision of
nature to let the world know what
sort of a husband a woman has.-N. Y.
x1xy
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

mers also select everything of value
with the greatest care; rags, fat. bone,
metal, paper stock. etc., being stored
on the lower deck of the dock. The
of the contractors profit. and the total
value of a scow load is estimated at an
average of two hundred dollars
The space between the dock plat
forms is often closed in with odds and
ends, and the interior converted into q
miserable habitation by the trimmers,
men and women. who thus herd to-
gcther, their supplies being drawn
from the dump.
These dumping docks are the Princi-
pal source of supply for the industry
we illustrate, and a wagon load OF tin
cans can be bought at such places 1or
four or five dollars.
The furnace is IN old soap boiler,
into which few sticks are thrown;
| the bowl is then filled with cans, q
| quart of kerosene poured over them
and ignited.
The heat developed by the oil is not
| great enough to attack the tin. but
| mclts the solder, which flows to the
| bottom of the bowl. The solder recov-
| cred from i load of cans averages for
ty pounds. After this process is com
pleted the tin plate scrap is sold to
ualkc what is called ''acid."
Into large open vat containing
| waste acid. acid ferric sulpate,
! E,lphuric or hydrochloric acid,
| the scrap is thrown and allowed
| to remain until the tin is stripped
from the iron underneath; more scrap
| and metallic iron is added until the So
luton is neutral. The tin thus dis
| solved is used as a basis for the
preparation of stannatcs or other tin
compounds, and by Overs.
The iron plate is rolled into balls TO,
melting, the ferrous sulphate purified
the remaining acid used in repetition
| Of the nrocess.=Scientific American.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

alton when brought to q close by the
death of Mr.. Florence.
Besides Mr.. Jefferson's ability as a
comedian he is both a writer and an
artist. There are various paintings on
exhibition which testify to his genius
in the latter line, and if there were
nothing else to recommend him in the
former, his autobiography in the Cen
fury Magazine, we'll written and full
of sparkling humor, established his
right to a high rank.
JOHN j. FULLER.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Good .Judrc., nut selns1

Mrs, Livcrmore-Now,I think that
moe chuck steak is more tender and
much juicicr than a sirloin-
MIR. Feeder-Ycs, I have known q
great many people who preferred that
cut to any other
Mrs. Liver1nore decidedly pleased)
And they were good judges, ! sup
pose.
Mr.. Feeder-Oh, yes; they all kept
boardinr EouscS.-Life.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
The Stamp Problem.

Its shame" said the economical
wife, II thought had a splendid idea.
but these new postage stamps are too
small!'
..Too srnall!" echoed her husband.
eyes wanted to use them for vim
dow shades''-America Industries.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Sonnny's Denn1tlon.

It was in the definition class; teacher
was giving out the words to spell, md
exnlainino them at the same time.
NAP. nap. that means a little sleep.
Vol, know, Johnny. Kin. kin. that
means of family. belonging to the
family; do you understand"
Eyes, ma Jam"
Pretty soon the class was called up
AGAIN. and the word napkin" came
up.
means? What is it?'' asks the teacher.
IL know yells Johnny; "a sleepy
family.''-Harper's Young People.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

The youth of thirty summers was
talking to the girl of twenty about his
teeth.
.Just think of it," he said. I'm cut
tinp a wisdom tooth in my upper
jaw"
'sPeop1e don't have wisdom teeth IN
the upper jaw" she commended
'.But I'm cutting one," he insisted. \,
'Pshaw,' she said, as women argues'
''that isn't a wisdom tooth, that's just
an ordinary intelligence TOOTH" and
the Young man refused to continue the
acknowledgements Free Press
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
A Cool Proposition.

Bill Collector want this bill paid
at once.
Student-Eow much is it?
1T is five dollars"
give dollars? Well, here is a pair OF
pants worth seven dollars. Hand out
my cha e-"-Scha1k.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Four Million Farms

This country has 1900. 900 farms, hav'
ing $50 ZOO, 600 acres, ard valued At Sl2-'
OO0. 100000.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

But, papa, you seid you were In NO
hurry to have your girls married."
"Ycs, my dear, but that was ten years
aro."-Harpers Bazaar.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08

Old Lady (cxcitcd1y)-When Is the
train due?
Railway Porter-In two hours and
forty minutes.
Old Lady with a sigh of relief)-I
am so glad am not too late!-Demo-
rests magazine.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE.
Perspective and Floor Plans for q
Charming House.

It Contains Nine Largo and well-ArronHeo
Rooms and Presents Excellent
Appearance-NIaterials to DO
Employed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-07-08
Man, Poor Man!

Mrs. John p. Cox Grritably)-Here
I'm dressed and waiting. with dress
on that cost you nearly hundred dol
hrs and 4 hat that cost tllirty-five!
should think you would be anxious to
get out and let people see how Well
your wife is dressed instead of dlily.
dallying around in this way What
arc you doing, anyhow?
Mr.. Cox (from next room, meekly)-
One moment, dear. I'm trimming my
cuffS.-Puck.
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Something He Forgot.

SonnCthiEE He FORGOT.
mo" said Mr.. Peck, the grocer,
gloomily. there's no money to be
made in the grocery business now
Take sugar, for instance. There's
nothing in sugar"
'.You forget sand," replied Larkin.-
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-06
PATRON,zE HOME MERCHANTS.

As the season fer Fall trade is now fairly
upon Us, and the necessity o. making pur
chases in many lines OF merchandise is be
coming imperative in almost every house
hold, we venture to present the Legitimate
claims OF our local merchants for the pat
ronage and support of fPawtucket citizens.
Patronize home mercha ats and you are
not only reasonably sure OF being well
served with reliable goods at fair prices,
but at the same time you hep to keep in
circulation the money that properly be-
longs within the community, thereby IA
cilitating the handling OF local business
I'm every department OF trade.
These remarks app'y with equal force to
the weather. classos and those OF moder-
ate means. II both viii act upon them
the result cannot fail to be a material
benefit to the community.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-06
THE CITY COMMITTEE.

The Democratic City Committee Is doing
its work this year In a most admirable
and gratifying manner. The caucuses
have been called early and a date set for
the city convention sufficiently FAR ahead
of election to let every voter in the city
understand what the issues are 20 be in
this campaign and who the Candidates
are.
The committee also did a very wise
thing when 1t set the time for selecting
candidates for warden and ward clerks IN
the different wards on the date ~ the
elect ing delegates to the city con7ention.
This will eliminate from the several eau
cuscs to be held any contention es 20 who
has u right to cast ballot.