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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
DRAINAGE OF FARMS.
Tho Only Real and Practicable Method
OF improving Wet Lands.

| Ano only Real ana Practicable Method
| OF Improving Wet Lands.
| Where water after rains stands for q
! long time in the burrows and slight de-
! Presslons in the ground, and on lands
| where the shoes of the farmer, except
| In periods of drought. are habituallv
| cloGEed with sticky mud, and the hoofs
OF animals as they sink into the yield
| ing soil make cavities which maintain
their shape for days, oftentimes hold
ing water, the necessity for drainage
OF some kind is too clearly Indicated to
admit of any doubt For changing
such unfavorablc conditions, where
ever the lay of the land will permit
open surface drainage is often resortcd
to at first.
While such drains are useful in some
cases, IN the matter of a permanent inn
provemcnt of the soil they amount to
but little and are liable to be the
cause of inpoverishment in the soil it.
self by carrying off fertilizing matter
into the gullies and streams. Where
the surplus rain that falls upon the
ground can be led off from the surface
IN the same clear state in which it de-
seconded from the Clouds the soil re-
ceives no injury from it's escape, but it
is only under occasional peculiar con-
ditions that this will occur.
This is SO we'll under by most
cuttivators, thai other methods have
come into use. One formerly more
the wet land il: to high and wide ridges
IN the fall and leave it in that condition
until spring. When cultivation is
about to begin these ridges are further
wldcned and hattened out, affordinr a
series OF rather wide spaces, much bet
ter fitted for cultivation, but with very
undesira BILE bitches between them, Of
ten holding staSnant water throughout
nc entire season. While such a prac-
tlce will not draw fertility away from
the soil, it consigns considerab BILE por-
tlon OF 1T to non-1lsage and is otherwise
BILE in many respects.
The only real and practicable meth .
ID of improving wet farm lands, by
which their condition is permanently
changed for the better, is by the use
IT underground drains for which tile is
he most common and best material
w mere these are placed at proper
depths, say from three to four feet
md at snita BILE distances apart, vary-
ng greatly according to the compact
less of the soil to be drained. and with
! slight fall towards their outlets,
whatever elements of fertility the sur
ace water may contain will be
trained out within reach of the roots
t plants in its descent towards the
rains. Furthermore, the upper line
the ground water sinks below the
,vet of the drains, and the benefit of
his form of drainage is realized bv the
oil above them becoming favorablv
hanged In its general character and
arlier and better fitted for crops.-
Olman's Rural World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
Economy in Farm Building

There is a false ECONOMY lvide1v
prevalent in the construction not ONLY
of farmhouses but Of barns, stables and
other buildings that are intended to
shelter stock. Nero size Of superficial
surface does not count in this. 1t has
not warmth, and whether animal heat
is kept up by extra fuel in the stove o..
extra grain burned in the animal econ
omy it makes the cheaper built shelter
the most expensive. 1t may seem to
be economy to make the largest posi-
BILE show for the money, but it is far
otherwise in the end. Building paper
IKE the Neponset waterproof is now
cheap and easily applied. It is true
economy to use it not merely to double
walls but to treble them leaving two
Or three spaces of confined air between
walls.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

partisan service the basis of appoint
meuts to Office.
6. To use the powers of the federal
government to restrain trusts and com.
bines.
2. To secure to all citizens equality
before the law.
8. To accomplish tariff reform and
make the necessity for government
revenue the limit of the exercise of the
taxing power.
1t is n democratic programme. a pro-
gramme which the people wish to see
carried out. 1t will be opposed stub
bornly at every point by interests
which thrive on the evils democratic
endeavor seeks to correct, but Presi-
dent Cleveland in carrying it out will
have the disinterestcd patriotism of
the country supporting him as it has
seldom. if ever before, united to sus-
tain a president IN his policy.
Argus
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

THE DIGNITY OF THE COURT WAS GONE
| recover his composurc. ''When do
you consider a man drunk, or intoxi.
Gated, or full as you term it. Come,
sir give us your unhindered ideas OIL
| the subject
Faith, OF will, MAJOR slowly re-
sponded the witness, and, after lower
ing his head and stealing n furtiye
glance at his 'tbunky.'' he raised his
eyes and said: ''As OF obsurved efoor.
major, it dePinds int oirly on vans own
ideas. For mesilf Oh don't think man
can be called downright drunk till he
topples over an has to grab a root to
kapc from fallin' off the earth"
Had the flagstaff fallen on the mill
tary justice shop it would not have
CT Gated more CONSERVATION than did
this parting shot fired by Private Gum.
But offended pride soon reeled and tot
tered before the unique and uncompro-
missing definition of the Greek for
Jag" and dignity flew helter-skelter
from the composition of the court as
the drollery of the answer penetrated
the bumps of wit on the craniums of
the mem bers The pressure was too
great, and a chorus of laughter as
sailed the walls of the rooms, severe
1y disturbing the equanimity of the
adjutant's clerical force, who were
driving quilts in the adjoining room,
and who instantly thought that Justice
had gone mad.
The phrase was adopted as a by-word
throughout the garrison, and its popu-
larity became widespread, but it did
not save Private Schultz. That warrior
was found guilty, and was duly SEN
by the court He was not sem
fenced to be shot or hanged, but, to
speak in the vernacular Of our enlisted
soldier boys, he got five and ten"
which is an abbreviated and familiar
way the boys have of expressing the
sentence, w hich read as follows: And
the court does therefore sentence him.
Private Schultz. company Il, -th in
fantry, to forfeit to the United States
i've doll ars $50 of his monthly pay,
and to be confined at hard labor under
charge Of the post guard for the period
e1 ten (1o) days"~Chicago Times, |
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
SHE GOT THE GUM.

tho Penny in tho slot Machine.
One cold day recently a well dressed
and comely young woman stopped in
| front OF one OF these penny in the slot
machines usually seen in drug stores
and which shed chewing gum, choco-
| late, etc. This particular machine had
been set outside the door on the side.
walk, lying in wait for the weak and
unwary who might otherwise escape its
| seductive tolls by not coming into the
store. From the calm content of stand
ing in every body's way in the drug
store and accepting such patronage as
is there bestowed upon it, this fiendish
machine had gone out to deliberately
hunt down its victims. It was a cold
oay' put 1T will be a much colder day
when the young woman who was halted
on the highway and publicly insulted
and robbed by this machine gets left
The wind came around the corner like
a bulldog spelling for a fight 1t
looked as though the young woman
would have all she could do to keep her
skirts from ballooning, but she did
it with one hand and worked a slot for
gum with the other. That is, she tried
1T, but though the penny went in all
right the gum wouldn't come out She
was mad, but she openened her rocket
book and taking benny out of it put
tho penny in her mouth while she shut
the poclzetbool< up again. Then she
blew in the slot for luck and tried it
again. But it didn't work anv more
satisfactorily this time than it did be-
fore. Clearly, any further attempts
would be throwing good money after
bad. A woman hates to be beaten out
of a cent, and could plainly see from
my position inside the store that she
was giving this highwayman a piece of
her mind. The latter seemed to resent
this by getting its slender legs tangled
up in the young woman's skirt, and |
when she tried to separate them it grab
bed her and tripped her up and fell on |
her: In the briefest possible space of |
time the angry pair were rolling over
each other on the sidewalk, now the
machine on top. then the woman. but
so hopelessly entangled you could onlv
tell them apart by the legs, of which
each had apparently an indefinite num-
Der: The wind just got up and howled.
1t was plain that the machine was
getting the worst of it, for its face was
smashed. and gum and chocolate sticks
we're scattered all over the sidewalk,
The drug clerk rushed out to the res
cue of his internal machine, and
'ushed out to the support of the won-
IN. They broke away. however, before
We got there. the machine having been
put to sleep to use pugilistic ex-
PRESTON: The victorious woman didn't
how a scratch, but rubbed her knee
and was as red as a lobster. |
the shook herself together, as if to
earn whether she was all there, and !
hen deli berately picked up two sticks
t gum and turned to the astonisacd -,
rug clerk.
II got my gum, anyhow" she saia.-I
!. Y. Herald. j.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
CARE OF SETTING HENS.

why Sudden Change of Diet Is to Tie
scrupulously Avoided.
A setting hen should have the same
food as she has been accustomed to, ut
the start at least, and if any change is
desirable it should be made ONLY t,y de-
grees. A sudden change of diet NAV
interfere with its proper diges ton
cause the hen to have a diarrhca, and
make her leave her nest, or foul he.
eggs, and sometimes even DESTROY her
HE. II a hen has diarrhea, while sct-
Ting, 1t is advisable to add Il few dror.s
OF tincture of iron to the drinking
water. This will usually check the un.
due looscness, and will also act as a
tonic to the system. If hen, by rca-
son OF this diarrhca, has fouled her
nest, or If she has broken ANY of the
eggs in the nest, the REMAINING ones
should be promptly washed in tend
water, dried with soft cloth AMI re-
turned to the nest after it ha. been
cleaned. Neither hot nor cold water
should touch the eggs while undergoing
incu patton. The hen should be
thoroughly busted with insect powder
three times during the Matching, at
the start, at the end of ten DAYS and
just before the eggs are due to hatch.
Ihls busting will destroy the lice that
often cause q hen to set unc asily or
even to desert her nest, and will give
I he chickens fair chance, by COMING
- w CAiC "oI1l Ill Il nest that free
from vermin They with have enough
to do lighting vermin without being
handicapped at the start.
Do not sprinkle the eggs while they
are Matching. 1t was an old-fashioned |
dea that this was absolutely neces-
sary, but by numerous experiments it |
has been clearly demonstrated that
'Prinl<ling eggs is entirely unneces-
';Iry and sometimes it is possibly harm
Ful. Where it can be done, it is best
20 set several hens at once. At the
md OF ten days test the eggs, remov-
nS the clear ones-a very little cx-
'erience will enable anyone to do this
distribute the fertile
'ggs camong the settlers If many
clear eggs are removed a part of the
lens will DO sufficient to cover them.
ma the ot'ers can be reset. Ten days
additional setting. even if the hen
oses somewhat in flesh. will do her no
larm A erican Agricul:urist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

' butter Scotch.-Boil together a cup
sul u sugar. a cupful of molasses, hall
q cupful OF butter, a tablespoonful OF
! vinegar and one-fourth of a teaspoon u,
of soda Stir frequently, and as soon az
the slrup will snap between the teeth
after being dipped in cold water, re.
move from the fire and flavor to taste.
Pour upon a buttered tin one-fourth OF
an inch thick, and when nearly cold
mark Off in strips or squares and wrap
,, in paraftine paper.-Good Housel<eep-
ing.
CLAN Broth.-Little neck clans arc
preferred for stews and broths; the
large ones may be used for chowders
Wash three dozen in cold water, put
them in saucepan and cover with a
utes and drain. Remove the shells,
chop fine the clans and add them to
the broth with a lump of butter and a
pinch OF salt and cayenne. Boil ten
minutes. pour into a tureen and add a
slice of Constellation Budget
English women are as uncertain as
are the fair New Workers concerning
the unduly wide skirts Some of them,
1t is recorded, venture on "a huge cir
cumference, then repent and send it
back to the 1ong-suffering modiste to
take it in The latest argument of the
NO Crinoline League is quite the fun
NEST Its originator has gravely point
ed out that the influenza of the last few
winters has so weakened the majority
OF women that they are not strong
enough to endure the great weight OF
the crinoline!'-N. Y. Tribune
Layout of Hare.-Cut the cold hare
into as neat pieces as possiblc: make
OF the day before with a little butter
and water. or by simmering the bones
and trimmings with soup herbs and
vegetables; lay the pieces of meat in the
gravy when it is nicely thicl<ened,
strained and seasoned; simmer for five |
minutes, dish and garnish with points |
OF toast The meat may also be minced !
and heated in enough of the gravy to |
molsten it; then heap on squares of but
tered toast; garnish with slices of lemon
and pass currant jelly with it. Squir-
rels. hares and rabbits may all be
cooked according to the foregoing reci-
Agriculturist.
Compete of Apples.-Place a cupful
each OF water and sugar in a porcelain
Or granlteware pan, add six cloves or a
ew bits of stick cinnamon, and allow
he liquid to boil for fifteen minutes
where it can not scorch; then remove
he spice. Fare and core eight large
'pp1es OF equal size. or ten smaller
mes, and cook them in the strip until
hey are done but not broken. Lift the
pPles out carefully, one at a time, ar
ange them. open end upward, on a
urge fiat dish. and place two or three
andied cherries Or half teaspoonful
+ jelly or any kind of n1armalade upon
ach. Then boil the sirup until it is
oPy, and pour it over the apples .
When cold the dessert may be eaten ,
nth any kind of cake. If a still richer :
nd handsomer dish is desired whipped
ream may be arranged about the APP
les or heaPed over them, and what
YER fruit or preserves is used inside
ne apples may be strewn sparinely
yer the crea m. This makes a verv ell
ant preparation. -Delineator.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

wood, y by sl-inch, the center one
movable. and all let into mortices, tor
and bottom. There is Il movable bot
tom board, 10 by %, OF 14-inch stuff.
The front board Of coop can be best Sc
cured with wooden buttons We have
abandoned hinges, as they rust fast.
This board. when down, can be used
to place feed on. The bottom boards
will save many brood from maraui-
ing skunks and rats.
The laying boxes have the merit of
seclusion, which will please biddy ard
prevent excuse for i stolen nest One
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

Eether in the usual manner, with a
long brace (b) placed as shown in the
sketch and nailed in position. Holes
are 'borcd in the end pieces through,
which arc passed and firmly secured
annealed No. wire; seven or
eight single strands may be used to
each gate. If the gate can be hinged
to a building or high post a wire sup
port (O can be used to prevent
saEging. If a few links of chain are
attached to one end of the wire it NAV
be always kept tight by hooking up
another link. Agriculturist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

occasionally painted and properly
cared for, they will last many years;
some of ours have been in constant use
for fifteen or moro seasons, and the
first cost need not be great.
An empty shoe box Or similar pack
ing case will furnish most of the lu,n-
Der. The material for the coop should
be }s-inch. dressed on one side The
bottom frame 1 by 2 inches. halved to-
eether at corners; ridge piece 4 inches;
wire cloth in upper front q Or 1-inch
mesh. The sla is for front, of h ard, strong
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME

Some of the Aims of the Cleveland Ad-
ministration.
The new administration by the pledges
of President Cleveland's inaugural adj
dress is committed:
1. To a sound and stable currency.
Q. To refuse bounties and subsidies.
8. To check wild and reckless pen
sion expenditure.
4. To limit bile expenditures to
public necessities.
= To make Efficiency rather than
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

end can be placed against the building,
and the interior will be made quite
dark and perhaps stop egg eating. No
bottom or back should be used, SO thew
may be easily whitewashed and Ike ct
clean: The front. when raised. can lie
rested back on the top while gathering
eEgs.-Country Gentleman.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
CAPITAL FARM GATE.

"ire Is Used In It's Construction to Good
Advantage.
Gates made wholly of wood are
heavy. Since wire has become SO
cheap it has entered largely into the
construction of gates, proving light
and serviceablc. The accompanying
sketch OF wire gate was sent us by
3 harrington. The form shown is
one OF the best as regards stren 9Th,
durability and freedom, from sagginr.
The frame of the gate is wood put to-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
''Oi guess he did, sorr."

''Oi guess he did, sorr.''
| private Gum, RENE mber that yot
are under oath. Did you see the pris
| oner drink fifteen times?"
| "Ot did-didn't count 'em, sorr b b but
| Oh sh-sh-shouldn't wonder if he did
but he niver got full" answered the
| stanmering witness MS he cast his
eyes upon Schultz with q please-for.
give-me look that had its effect on the
! court if not upon the prisoner.
The president of the court-an old
| veteran who had grown gray in the
| service, whose heart was not half as
hard as the strong lines in his face
arose from hts seat and, assuming an
air OF dignity which the twinkle i'm his
gray eyes belied, addressed the wit
ness:
Private Gum, this court is not to
be hamPered by prevarication or half
answers. What we want is tho un-
varnished truth without Qualifying
opinions You say that the prisoner
drank fifteen times. but that he did not
become intoxicated. Now, between
what hours did he take those drinks?"
an wan o'clock in the AFTERNOON,
sorr."
What kind of liquor did he drink?''
WHISKY, sorr; nothin' in it,
'Whislky!' exclaimed the astonished
officer. For three hours you observ
the prisoner drinking whisky at inter-
walls of but twelve minutes, and vet
you have the temerity to say to this
court that he did not become intoxi-
cated?'
''Ah, shure. major, it was suffers
Whisky"
mo levity, STRIP Numbered the ma
5or. who suppressed smile rs he
asked: do you know what the word
means?''
'Shure," replied the witness.
''Wel, what?''
"Plain drunk, sorr.''
The dignity of the court was suffer-
ing. All the members were required
ton of the ridiculous might be OBJ
Recovering from the mirth-provok-
ing effect of the answers of the wit
ness, the major corrugated his brow |
even more deeply. and to the intense |
IN usement OF the other mem bers of |
The court he again resumed the attack:
DO you know sir. when a man is in
toxicated?'
''Shure an any wan knows tn re-
olied Gum.
Never mind about any other per-
'on' said the major, in rigid tones; do
7ou know it?''
CAV coorse OF t1o.''
''Then according to your opinion, in
what condition must man be to be
intoxicated?"
'Shurc, whin he's loaded, sorr.''
Tut, tut!' testify calculated the !
9 aJor; that is not ans vering my ques-
ion. What 1 want to know is what
he condition of the man must be, his
valance of mind, his condition as to
se fulness or lelplessness, his ability
o walk and talk, his
''Oh. we'll. that dcpinds, - interrupted
'rivatc Gum. ,
''Depends on what?" excitedly cried
he major.
ION what yc moight consithcr bcin' ,
runk,' calmly responded the wit
esS. ,
'"Thats exactly what I am laborinr I
, ascertain" said the major. as he t
azcd at the ceiling vainlv trv;np To
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
Arrangement OF Pig Pen..

The model pig pen ought to have
three compartments-one for the feed.
ing trough, with plenty of clean water.
a second for dirt. where the hogs will
leave their manure, and the third
tedded with clean, dry straw or leaves
where the hogs may make their own
beds aud keep themselves and their
feeding place clean. They will fatten
as readily, and when ready for slaugh-
ter healthy hog will be killed. The
nth in which many hogs are raised is
awful.-Luna A. Parker. in Farm and
Home.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE POULTRY YARD.

description and Pictures of Handy Coon
and Laying Boxes.
The readers of your paper generally
have the best of everything placed be-
fore them, and, it is largely the con-
tributions of practical men and ,vom-
en-, these designs for laying boxes ana
coop for hen and chickens seem appro-
pirate to be submitted for criticism and
instruction. Both have been in use in
our yard for twelve years past, and
have proven satisfactory beyond any
others that have meantime come under
our notice. If neatly and we'll made,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13

Gos11Nas are usually thrifty and Wig.
oTous. but require hearty food until
they are old enough to be allowed a
tree range. They should be fed regu,
larly three times day.