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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
ANIMALS IN WET WEATHER.
Their Habits and INSTINCTS fn Regard to
ShelterinG Themselves.

Their Habits and Instincts fn Regard to
Sheltering Themselves.
The reluctance with which most hui
man beings face voluntary exposure to
such (yveO weather will account for our
very limited knowledge of the shifts
and devices by which our wild animals
endeavor to avoid the worst discomfor is
which it brings. But those who are
bold enough to go forth in all weathers
know by experience that in all but the
most open countries there are generally
to be found some cosey corners to which
the rain does not penetrate, or which,
even if not dry, are sheltered from the
direct access of the driving drops
Animals, birds especially, while
showing the utmost dislike to endure
the storm, are by no means SO clever in
the use of such natural shelters as
might be supposed. Hares, as a rule,
leave the open country and seek shell
ter in the woods; and stupid as they are
in circumstances new to their expert
ence, as when suddenly chased, or in
avoiding snares and traps, they show
considerable geDuity in securing their
comfort They nearly always make a
form near, but not touching, the trunk
of some large tree Thus, while securing
the shelter of the stem and overhan ging
limbs, they avoid the water which drains
down to the main column and forms, as
any one may see by looking at the foot
of a large timber tree in a meadow. u
Hay canal at the eass of tbs trunk.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
OWLS HAVE THEIR USES.

Mice. Insects. Gophers and the SwarminK
Sparrow Food for the Wise Bird.
The little screech-owl, well known in
most parts of the country, is indefatig-
able in its work of destroying mice and
insects 1t may often be seen at dusk
lowering about barns and uthouses,
watching for mice, skimming over
the fields or along hedgerows in search
of grasshoppers, crickets and beetles
Many birds OF this species have taken
up residence in the cities having
learned to feed upon that most de-
structive nuisance, the English sparrow.
In winter rural residents often notice
the tracks of mice which form net
works in the snow. crossing and recross-
ing, passing in and out of walls and
stacSs-tending to show how active
these small rodents are when most of
the world sleeps. Occasionally such a
track stops abruptly, and, while the OBJ
server is trying to read more of the his
tory written in the snow, his eyes catch
the faint impression of a pair of wing
tips near where the trail ends, and in
stantly he is made aware that a tragedy
has been enacted. Screech-ow1s also
feed on chipmunks, shrews, moles and
occasionally bats. During warm spells
in witer they forage extensively and
store up in their homes quantities of
food as a provision against Indictment
weather.
Probably the most important from IN
economic po1nt OF view, among owls IS
the barn owl Its food is almost en-
tirely made up of injurious mammals.
In the west it feeds largely On pouched
gophers, and the stomach contents
of many individuals examined have
revealed little else than the re-
mains of these rodents To appreciate
properly the services of this owl it must
be remembered that pouched gophers
are among the most, IL not the most, de-
structive mammals which inhabit this
country. In various other localities it
feeds extensively on the common rat.
The great horned owl, which in the
east is persistent in its attacks on pouJ-
try and game, kills immense numbers
of rabbits in rabbit infested =f,artsEcf
the west, where its assistance is inyal-
liable to the farmer. It is much ad-5
dicted to eating sfunlxs, of which II de-
YOURS great numbers wherever those
objectionahle animals are ccnzpol--s
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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
THE MlLLIoNAIRES' MALADY.
Mental Disease Which is the Outrrowtb
of the Possession OF Great Wealth.

A Mental Disease Which is the Outsrowth
of the Possession OF Great Wealth.
There is reason to think that great
wealth begets a mental disease akin to
those forms of paralysis which affect a
m mute portion of the brain. II is not
to be denied that the very rich, as a
class, show as much sense as other peo-
pie. Those who have made their own
fortunes may well have narrowed their
minds in the process. They proba bly
fell into groove, and we must not look
to them for sympathy with new
thoughts or projects. But the majority
in Europe, at leaSt-inherited wealth
and they passed through the same
training commonly, mbibed the same
ideas as the rest of We knew some
Of them at school or at the university.
where they were much like other youths
equally interested in the Questions"
which took their fancy. They may even
have promised in all sincerity to aid n
solving n problem of some kind when
they came into their own, and looked
forward to the work with pleasure If
the promise be forgotten when that
time arrives, no reasonab BILE person will
condemn them. To find ones self in the
oaternal seat, surveying lands, all ones
own, as far as eye can see, or reclsoninr 2
up the money-bags, is not less exciting
probably, when that day has been an
t1cipated from childhood. But in n
short time the situation becomes famil-
ar, and then that reasonable person, if
inexperienced, looks for fulfilment of
the promise. But rarely indeed is he
Erahfied, The mental disease has
pand 8 ledgment. His s.sh friend ,s,ey
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
ONE KIND OF CRANK.
How He Makes Lots of Trouble
for Hotel Mon.
A New York Clerk Tells OF . Curious
Sort sDf Vanity Some People Arc
Attic ted.Wfsh-CatchinRa AN
Unwary Countryman.
"Is Mr.. Henry Wilson in?''

''Is Mr.. Henry Wilson imp"
The man who put this question to the
clerk at the Fifth Avenue hotel the
other night was attIred in evening
dress and had thrown -oren his over.
coat SO as to reveal his expansive shirt
bosom with its twinl>ling diamond
studs. He affected the elegant in his
attitude. also. and swung his silver
handled cane with an air of i1npor-
tance. His physique, voice and face
were designed to aid him in his attempt
to create an impression. He was tall
and broad-shouldcred, had big features
and an aggressive black mustache,
and his voice was deep and sonorous
lie looked like man who might try to
bulldoze another of lesser frame
The clerk looked up at him with a
bland smile but made no pretense of
looking at the key rack, as is his Gus
tom when he wants to learn whether a.
guest is in his room or not Neither
did he look at the register nor at his
list of tho days guests. lie simply
Eaid:
''Mr. Henry Wilson, did you saw?
There is. no such person stopping
here"
The inquirer looked a little taken
aback. and a frown passed quickly
over his face. When he spoke, the
tone of his voice suggested that he felt
the clerk had estimated him properly,
but he was impe11ed to make an at
tempt to change the clerks theory
rs that so?' he asked in surprise
that was evidently assumed; when did
he leave?'' pE~
II don't rene m Der his having been
here" said the clerk, in a tone full of
meaning.
''Oh, pshaw; you must be mistaken"
said the man, fretfully. "Why, am
certain he was here a week ago. I
have telegram from him asking me
to meet him on last Wednesday. I'm
fortunately, was out of town when
tho telegram arrived, and it was not
forwarded Wilson is the big million
aire contractor from Chicago, you
know
The last. sentence was spoken so
loudly that the men standing around,
and even those on the settces, heard it
and looked at the speaker.
He did not stop here" said the
clerk, in monotonous, oh-you-maixe-
mc-tired tone.
You are quite sure?'' said the man,
switching from the confident to the
concilatory.
Positive said the clerk, turning
away.
Tho man concealed the fact that he
was disconnected very cleverly. lie
picked toothpick out of the box on
the counter. and put it between his
lips, with an appearance of one lost in
Thought Then he turned around and
learned with his back against the
clerks desk. His attitude VAS studied
ly elegant. He seemed un I'm indful of
bis surroundings, and to bc looking
over the heads of the mes ON the eettee
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
BEHIND THE HILL.

ny hoy was young: ne could not know
Tho way carth's wayward currents now,
Aud sos I'm carly shadows bound,
HIS mis-manned shaIlop ran aground.
He grew AshaTasd of his disgrace,
He could not look me in the face,
!. Eor, mother, cvcry man." said he,
). Has scorn. and only scorn. for me:
must go forth with alien men
Ana gropplc with the world again.
cannot stay and face the truth
Among the people OF my youth
Where mon are strange and scenes are nov
There may be work for me to do.
And, W hon have redeemed the past,
will come back to you at last
And 10 watched while my boy, VIII,
Went down behind tae hill
He climbed the hill at carly morn
Beneath whose shadow hc.was born.
He stood upon its highest place.
The sunrise shining on his face;
He stood there, but too far away
For me to sec his tears that day;
My thoughts. my fears, cannot tell
When he waved back his sad farewell.
And then passed on, and my boy, Will,
Wont down behind the hill
Went down the hill; henceforth for me
One picture in my memory
Crowds every other from its place
A boy with sunrise-on his face;
His sunrise-lighted face seq
The sunset OF all joy to me,
Tor when he turned him from my sight
Tho morning mixed itself with night.
And darkness came, when my boy, VIII
Went down behind the hill.
Tho world is wide, and he has gone
Into its vastness, on and on,
know not what bcscfs his path,
What hours OF gloom, what days OF wrath,
What terrors menace him afar,
What nights OF storm without a star,
What noun tains locb above his way,
Whatoceans toss him night and day,
What fever blasts from desert sands,
What death-cold winds from frozen lands,
What shafts OF slcct or sun may blight
Ny homeless wanderer in his flight:
only know the world is vide
And he can roam by land and tide.
IT'S wide, ah me! in every part,
But narrower than his mothers heart
Ajoyless heart since my boy. Win,
Went down behind the hill
know he bravcly fights with fate,
But, al, the hour is growing late;
watch tho hill by day and night,
1t dimly looms before my sight,
And fast the twilight shadows fall;
The night is gloorEinG over all:
But in my boy q faith is Eiven
AS saints OF old had faith in heaven:
know that he will come again.
His praise on all tho lips OF men;
He will come back to mo At last
With deeds that shall redeem the past
Nor desert pla1p. nor r,cun cal n steer.
Ssor storm, nor thunder on the deep
Nor tempest in the east west.
Shall hold him from his mothers brcast
And though the world grows blind and dumb,
] feel, know, that he will come;
Aud am waiting for him STILL
And watch the summit OF the hill;
Sometimes think sec him stand
And wave a welcome with his hand,
But tits a cloud upon the rim
Or sGnSet-ond my eyes are dim
'Tis but mist made by the tears
That thicken with the growing years.
watch while there is light to SEQ
And dream that he will come to me;
And though IT'S dark within. without,
I will not shame him by u doub,:
The all-cnfoldinS night draws near,
But he will comc-I will not fear
But, ah. tbs long since my boy Will
Went down behind the hill.
s.. w. Foss, in Yankee Blade,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

-Inkwell-"If your story was a Nat
failure. why is it selling like hot
calses?" Blottcr-''I had it bound with
the title on the last page."-Inter
Ocean,,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

And She Failed-t'What's the mat
ter, dear? asked Mr.. Justyved as he
came into the house and found his wife
crying as if her heart would break. Il
am SO discouraged she sobbed. "NShat
has bothered my little wife?'' ..I worked
all the afternoon making custard pies,
because 1 knew you were so fond of
them, apd-aRd-" Here she - gan
weeping Historically again. "a I'd
what, aarl!ng?" ''And they turned cut
10 be sponge calses."--Bntfaia Express
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

Black One Year and White the Next.
woman appeared on the streets of
Canton. Mich. recently who attracted
much attention. She has a perfectly
white face and hands and short lIinl<y
hair, with the features of a negro The
woman said that she was born black
and remained so until she was fifteen
years old, when she suddenly turned
white, remaining SO for one year, when
she turned. black again. Since that
time she is alternately white and black,
not only in spots, but changes color en-
tirely. She is fairly intelligent and
says she has never had a spell of sick
ness and has never taken a dose of
medicine. She lives near Sails station,
on the Canton and Aberdeen road. She
says she cannot stand the sun at all,
and wears a double veil and heavy
gloves She says if the sun shines on
her skin for one moment it causes it to
blister at once. She has been examined
by physicians, who are unable to ac-
count for the change in her color.
N. o. Times-Democrat
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08

oDo 90 Them Il Nsnfs for utdfn8
fhiass from barsisr~
Every woman - posseSsed OF some
mania IN mild form. which. however.
4 Of a. pronounced type. though lesS
aggressive. "a that which has sent
many . poor mortal 20 the insane asy-
lam The New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser claims that this il 10 rash
statement. but merely . study from
actual life Take In your own family.
for instance; DO ron not say: Jessie
or Belle or Susie l. absolutely crazy on
such and such subjcct2' And though
tho topics wary with the women the de-
nentia l. not lesssned one whit there
By. Look at the number of feminine
cale-takers who have passion for hid
ing away their Possessions. and 50 cure
fully do they put them out Of sight that
they themselves forget where the
place u when 10 comes time ID find
them. Those people would Indignantly
resent any insinuation a. 70 their san
ity. but does 1t seem possible that we'll
balanced minds will stow away q gold
thirrble or roll of bills in pair Of
roIled-up stockings or put jcwelry or
cash IN the scrap basket OF the crate.
aud then. in less than twenty-four
hours. give the stockings away 10 q
blind beggar. sell tho contents of the
basket 70 the ragman and light a coy
fire in the crate right on top of the
most cherished possessions? Yet this
IL done every day. II the papers speak
the truth: and who would have the
holiness % doubt the statements of the
press? Then again there are women 81
morbidly afraid of robbers that it be-
comes mania with them. and every
night a search begins under beds and
into dark closets, which, If successful In
its object, would turn their hair gray
in one night When bedtime comes
they load themselves down with the
family silver. which they carry up 70
their sleeping apartments; every win
dow IS not only bolted. but tin pans are
set at such angles that n burglars
breath would knock them over and thus
throw the tirnid creatures upstairs into
violent Mysteries, instead OF putting
them on guard against the intrudcrs. as
Is the intention of the wobbfy kitchen
utensil- Some women have mania
for bargains and own yards and yards
CO remnants Ia lengths and colors that
are siaply useless. yct which. becouse
OF their craze. they could not possibly
resist buying. These are but few In
stances. but hundreds of others could
Do cited. and certain it is TIA. though
the writer and the reader of these lines
think themselves quite sane on every
point there Is SOHO 1aw In their mental
srrnor that their friends could probably
diinte upon for hours
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08

How many remedies there are which merely
relieve without uprooting disease The con
trast with sterling medicines which such pal
liatives AFFORD. not only enhances the dignity
Of the former. but serves to emphasize the
folly Of empicylng halfway measures when
thorough ones are available. A marked II
stance OF this r. the effect, on the one hand
II Hosfetter's stomach B.tters In cases ol
callls and fever aud bilious remittent. and OF
tue other 81 ordinary remedies in fnaladies OF
this type. By the Bitters. malariai complaint
In every stage. and Of tie most malignant
tyre. are completely conquered ana lose theiI
hold upon the system. They are rarely. q
ever. dislodged by the ordinary resources o.
medicine. although their symptoms may IN
anestionably he mitgated through such
means The same holds good OF Indigestion
biiioasness. kidney complaint rheumatism
nervousness and debility. By the Filters the,
are cured when many remedies fall
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08
OIL IN RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
Dsrfus Appears TO Have Been the First
Standard Oh Ma enase.

In Athens writes T. b. Sanborn TO
the Boston Advertiser. | met a gentle
man not long since az the Caspian sea,
near which Russian lake there have
been extensive oil wells Of the cars
subjects. al dug md 70 some extent
worked By Americans. He tolls me that
now the American competition in pc
troleun Is so great that The Russian oil
no longer commands q living price. and
that the business Is greatly depressed
in that part 81 the Russian empire.
Mentioning 70 him the English story
that the petroleum Of that region had
poisoned the waters Of the river volga.
50 that the fish arc all dying. he told
me that could hardly he. since the Cas-
plan Sea abounds In excellent fish and
yet Is covered with oil. so that a person
bathing in IT, as hc did. finds himself
anointod with petroleum on coming
out lie said that The fine Russian
steamers on the Caspian have their en-
rincs run with oil from the wells near
Bakn. which j. the '.oil city" of Asiatlc
Russia
Herudotus Of HalicarnasSas speaks %
oil wells in ancient Persia. near whih.
- y good distance from Susa. the Per-
sian king settled tho colony ~ con-
qurred Erctrians from the island ~ Eu-
beau. whom be carried of In 40 II. C..
Just before the battle 81 Marathon.
Arrierieca Is the name Of that oil city,
and Hcrodotus says IL produced three
thinzs salt. asphalt and oil all from
the sasne wcll-whcnce they were
drawn with n sweep and bucket. rs the
oid-fashioned Yankees still draw water
and "a It - drawn in Greece. when
the people are ings,sions enough 10
have = we'll sweep. and keep IL ia re-
pair. which Is not always the case Tho
heaviest salt and asphalt hardened and
separated. while the lighter oil was cob
lccted in tabs and pals and tanks. 50
that Darius. the great king. was ns The
head Of The Standard Oil company 81
which history makes rnentsnrs-unlcss
Hebrew or Egyptian chr0niclss have
srrnstAing more ancient 70 offer.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08

Mr.. Albert Favorite, Of Arkansas
City. Kan. wishes to give our readers
the benefit of ms experience with colds.
lie says: 81 contracted q cold early
last spring that settled on my lungs,
and had hardly recovered from it when
caught another that hung on all sum-
mer and left me with . hacking cough
which thought never would get rad
OF. had used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy some fourteen years ago with
much success, and concluded TO try IL
again. When had got through with
one bottle my cough had left me. and
| have not suffered with cough or
cold since. have recommended II to
others. and all spesk we'll of 1t" 81
cent bottles for sale by +. J. wurzburg,
Druggist, IS MoaToe street.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08

ps.s s<sxx-rssg ftxas~s E<s&sdass -
Ar~s "a sAs Lsas star stats

Ar-s "a sAs Lsas star ststs-
A recently printed statcsneat that
ne western states Of America are
h..a,nasnx crowded il tisprossd ty
ngnr-s that. through VARIOUS man
ipulasions. tell most wonderful
seory Of tia length and hrcsstth II
the magnificent etapsre lying vest Of
tie Assai<~ipoi liver. OF The vast arsa
q the larger western states people who
hase not visited them and travelled ever
tAsrs have 10 comprehensive k.ea-
TexA~ the largest ~ the Cnited States.
has sn area Of "a. 30 square miies. To
the casaaa rsader. saws Kate fieic's
wzshington. these figures mean bat
VERY httsr. they show. however. that
she Lone Star state u more than
rfty-fsur times - large as the state 81
Connecticut II IL were pessiole - rim
a railway train from conDectscsat to
T~xas aud back IA a day. and IL the
train could take The entire population
Of The Nutmeg state. - given b. the
lat eersas. a. every tEip. and. upon It's
return. there shoald he as many persons
fn the state a. there were before the
train LETT with its cargo. and II each
one II thcse pcope vs~rr placed upon an
aereof ground upon his arrival IA Texas.
thc train would be obliged - make IA
trips. or - deprpusate conaeotiect "a
tines. before aeeon1p fishing rs mission.
Ard then there would remain IN Texas
s0s. eos empty acrcs. l. nay D. q IlaSs-
ing intcres. q know that such train.
made up II coaches twenty feet long,
capable q accommodating atty pas
se1ir ers each. would exteut over dis
t-nce II more than ffty-six fniieS
y the enti-e state 81 Texas were
planted with corn and tie halls were
two feet apart and the rows were three
feet apart. ard Il every man- woman
and cAlid IN tDs state % Connec-icuf
were set - work ia the Geld 20 hoe the
eo-n. ard each person was able To and
did hoe two hills in I've csnrtes.it woalc
t<-1<r this army Of laborers seven years.
$50 davs and seven hours % hoe every
hi q corn Ia the state. laboriEs con-
tin<sousiy day and night s65 days each
year
TO tho~e persons WHO have never
stopped - eoIzzider how great country
they are living IA these figures may be
q. intcre>t The man who fears that he
could rot elbow his way around In the
eru.sdes west without chatting tho nap Of
Ia coat sleeves may gather some so,ace
frUsn the siatein.snt that the entire liv-
h. r,opnlation ot the globe. lao. ooo.-
CO souls divided into families % ave
K,.srsous each, could - located IN Texas.
e@eA family VITA 4 house o. n half.
acre ioe. aid there would still rsraaln
soooo. 100 vsczns family losA
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-08

pear before ner majesty. tie last time
IA the title role Of Carmen Nearly =
tA11s4nd poands were spent ia the pre-
ssn-la4ry preparation q the Waterloo
chamber for the perfor1snce. quite
apart from the expense incurred In
Bringing down the company and special
scenery. and large Contingent OF roy
ally WAS oa hand. ia brilliant dress aud
haadsouss Jewels, 10 give the popular
American pr.m~ donna the stimulus OF
Appr~<iatss~ applause The queen came
IN dressed IN black, leaning lightly GA
her sbony staff. and apparently IN tie
best Of spirits she aPPlaudsd fire.
qu-4ntiy. tapping her f.An on the gilt
table in front Of her chair, ard when
the performance was over she presented
Miss De Lus..n with diamond pin and
most cordial eongratuiatioas on hss
soScces and talent