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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27

The Presidents Actions zsased Ha-
tional Reform.
There can be no donbt that Mr..
Cleveland means to make the distribu-
ton of the Offices a very subordinate
part of his dministration. He holds,
and rightly, that he has more impor-
tant work on hand. But he is con-
fronted with the same condition that
he found eight years ago The public
Offices are filled from top to bottom.
except in the classified service, with
republicans They were appointed in
the main as q ''reward for partisan ac-
tivity." They have used their time
and their influence to promote the re-
nomination and reelection of the presi-
dent who gave them their offices. They
represent the spoils syste m in its worst
development
Such public service affords no ra-
tional basis of reform. 1t must be de-
partisanized before the principle which
should govern it can be nationally and
justly applied.
But to fill these places with demo-
cratic partisans, appointed in the same
way and for the same reasons, would
equally make mockery of reform.
President Cleveland's character and his
words are a guarantee that he will not
30 stultify hinself-N. Y. World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
LAFAYETTE, La, SATURDAY, MAY %,

which these tariff bills have boon made
since tho blessed year OF our Lord 1881.
1t took the people OF the country q
long time to find this out. 1t was not
done openly until within recent years
Men used to think that it would look
bad If people interested in having heavy
taxes laid on foreign goods should be
known to he deciding how much those
taxes should be; even the manufacture
ers felt shame-faced about it. But
vice becomes a virtue if you look at it
too long, and of late years the commit
tees have given notice whe n they would
sit, and hive asked all who wanted the
taxes fixed to come and tell them what
they wanted. Then the people came to
understand at last how their taxes
were made, and they rose and snote
these modern Philistines hip and thigh,
and drove them and their preside mt and
senators and reprcsen tatives out, and
put in a new lot of men to make their
tariffs. st. Paul Globe.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
THE TARIFF MAKERS.
A Little Light the Old .Jobbing
Methods of the Republicans.

A Little Light on the Old .Jobbing
Method. of the Republicans.
Theoretically congress made the
tariffs Bat it has been good many
years since congress did any thing more
than to ratify what men not in con-
gress wanted the tariff to be. Con-
gress quit making it's own tariffs in
1887, and it has jobbed the business
out pretty nearly ever since. 1t did
undertake the work in 1879, when it
passed what was known as the little
tariff bill; but it did it SO bunglingly
that it actually reduced the taxes. and
the other fellows took it out of the
hands of congress and restored the
rates in 1875. and have been running
the business ever since. To be sure, in
1852 congress felt that something must
be done to appease the people. who
had begun to growl a little; and SO,
not being competent to do the job
themselves, they let President Arthur
appoint a commission to fix up the
schedules for them.
This commission was almost w holly
composed of men who had been maxi
ing tariffs for congress-, but they
thought the taxes could be cut down IS
per cent. without hurting anybody,
and so reported But the other fellows
rallied TO the defense of their job, and
when the commissions bill came out
of all the committees it had to go
through, including the final inference
committee. the rates were higher than
ever.
Then came the bill that William Nc
Kinley is popularity supposed to have
made. It bears his name, and he had
to stand all the kicking it caused, and
he was plucky enough to take it all and
not complain bit, although he knew
that he was us innocent of its provi-
sions as was Ben Harrison. Every body
who knows enough to read now knows
that it wasn't Mckinley or his commit
tee who made his bill, but it was the
same old Job lot of fellows who have
been making tariffs for the repu blican
party for over thirty years who made it.
Mr.. Glassman told the committee just
what the tariff should be on glassware,
and the committee wrote it out and put
it in the bill. And Mr.. Wool came and
told them how much he wanted the tax
to be on wool; and his relative. Mr..
Wcolens, followed on his heels and said
what he wanted cloth to be taxed. And
So the procession went on down
through all the schedules, and if any
body wanted anything taxed all he had
to do was to tell the committee how
much it should be and it was done. Aud
about all that the committee did was
to say that n. O. r, which means all
other articles not otherwise provided
for should pay an ad valoreln tax Of
forty five per cent That Is the way In
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
STUDYING HUMANITY.

Contracted Life and Death Project tho
Mind Into tho Future.
Very little respect is shown the poor
ly dressed stranger in New York In
that respect, however, New York is not
widely different from other big cities of
the world The greater the crowd the
greater the rush, and the greater the
rush the less time we have to inquire
into the condition of our fellox-man.
We are more likely to take him AS
he appears to be. If man be we'll
dressed and clean, and bears upon hia
exterior the manners of gentleman
we'll, we call him 4 gentleman and let
him go at that. If he looks like loafer
or acts like loafer we set him down as
a loafer. In either case we may be mis-
taken. but it goes. We haven't time to
investigate closely. If we had, life is
so awfully short we vo:lld probably de-
vote the time to something more congo
NAL.
knowing this, I always feel an unus-
ual interest in the little knot of my fell
low creatures in front of William
street surgeons supplies window.
There is always about the same num-
Der of people there-men and boys
very seldom persons of the opposite
boys, vagrants-an engaged in the
noblest study of mankind-man. It is
barely possible the poet didn't have this
particular lesson in his mind when he
wrote.
It consists Of the white and disorgan-
ICED bones of some individual whose
usefulness on earth closed not with the
end of the thing men called life. Ar
ranged in a New York show window
with an artistic hand these relics of
ono who was born, lived, had a career
and died appeal to the eye of the liv-
ing by way of instruction, Curl
osity and entertainment No fashion
able garments from the skilled
hand of the London tailor pro.
claim this a gentleman. No foul
smelling rags call upon us to despise
him. He neither patronizes nor COM
mands, is neither a beggar nor a Dor
rover. He claims our passing attention
by neither dirt nor diamonds. He
neither articulates nor is articulated.
Yet there is a certain fascination in his
very disorder. You find it difficult to
pass without counting up his various
particles, just to see if they are all
you know that it
could make no possible differences
to either you or him. With the
same want of reason you feel as
if you must object to the arrangement
of his ribs-one being in the wrong
place; but you are restrained by con.
ventionality. And when you join the
great pushing throng stiN on earth,
you wonder, mechanically, whether
the bones of any of those who are now
jostEng you and against whom you
jostle will ever serve SO useful turn.
And, il SO, would the present William
street style OF wearing tho hat affect
the future situation?-N, 7. World.
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nv MOTHER.

Don's c.n my mother old' That form to mo -
Though her forehead may DO wrink,ed and sill.
For oft in infant helplsssness she bent in loving
To satisfy my ev'ry need. and give mo daily
food:
Ana then as grew stronger it was she who led
And taught my little feet - run in merry baby
play:
And when our evening romp was DER. our game
of hide and seek,
She taught my lispins tongue to pray: II lay
me down TO Sleep
Don't call my mother old! Though feeble she
And her eyes have last tho luster which once
they used to own;
Though her cheeks are thin and pallid and show
To mo that face is 0eaut,ful-.he f.,rest Of tho
And her fingers, too, nimble. so def in works
OF art
That rye sometimes thought the fairies had
really played their part;
Her step 50 slow and tott'ring still retains its
With that upright queenly bearing. which even
Don't call my mother oldI Though saltering
her tongue,
Her voice is stil1 as sweet to me as the music
All! how we'll do I remember; like the echo of
her song
Tho same clear notes return again through years
And when. as in pleasing story, she speaks Of
In the time that's past forever. In the long. long
ago,
ever love to listen to her tales OF olden time,
AS to tho sweetest melody of some far distant
chime.
Don't call my mother oldl I cannot bear it
For 1t rings upon my soul like the tollins of q
knell;
And I feel as I'd lost her. cen while she's
with still
Oh. there is not another friend a mothers place
can I'LL:
And none need ever chIde me for being over
fond,
For I feel tho tie that binds me to be a loving
bond,
Which time has served to strengthen ana made
to me most dear
mothers holy precept, she walked in cody
fear
Don't call my mother oldi 'Twould almost
break my heart
To be cons t,sntly reminded that she and must
part;
For have passed together full many q happy
year.
AS companions to each other in ev'ry joy and
fear:
And the time shall narrow down between her
life and mine,
Oh! let me still be happy my heart would
e'er incline:
And when the cord il broken unto which I've
chung,
Twill be sweet the y to remember mother q
always young.
Philadelphia Methodist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
ABOUT FRANkNESS,
It Is Excellent Quality If Hardness
Avoided.

It Is Excellent Quality If Hardness
lie Avoided.
FranlSness is a quality to be COM
mendcd in either man woman. The
person who looks you straight in the
eyes and tells you candidly what he
thinks without hesitating Or stammer-
ing will win your confidence, even
though the truths he utters may be
very unpleasant to listen to.
1t is just this fact that prevents peo-
pie from being genuinely honest in the
expression of their sentiments, as
frankness borders SO frequently upon
brutality that rather than wound the
feelings of another a polite evasion
takes the place of absolute truth. So
ciety white lies are largely due to this,
for say what you will the girl wo1n-
who sets out on her social career de-
termined to be quite frank on every oc-
casion is certain to be very unpopular
if she carries out hcr intention
Some one may say that such 4 condi-
ton of affairs sets premium upon dis
honesty. That is too harsh a statement
1t should be said rather that it teaches
the beauty of silence on occasions when
to give utterance to ones thoughts is
sure to wound. For instance, if one
woman says to another, II hope my
pictures will be good; l am such hard
subject you know" it would be wiser
for the other to say, Il hope so,'' and
drop the subject entirely, than to re-
mark, Eyes, you are plain looking.
Why, when you come to analyze your
face you haven't a single good feature.
You must indeed be a very difficult suit
ject for the artist"
OF course, hundreds will say that
they never would be rude; yet that
conversation did actually occur, and
there are many other instances where
excessive frankness wounds by its very
truthfulness If you do not like a
thing, unless you arc certain your opin-
ion will not offend, keep still about it,
for there is safety in restraining the
utterance of thoughts far more than in
their hasty and ill-advisei expression.
for while speech is silver, judicious
silence 10 pure gold. - Philadelphia
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27

Empire gowns for young girls-girls
at that age which in them is called
''awkward'' and in boys '.hobbledehoy,"
are much worn and very becoming A
simple, inexpensive one seen the other
evening was of crimson cheese cloth
and black velvet The neck, cut q
little round, was edged with a ruffle of
black lace The sleeves were immense,
and SO added to the Importance and size
of the slender maiden. They were
gathered in at the wrists with black
lace rufdes- The sash was OF black
velvet and was fastened between the
shoulders by a large rosette of black
velvet Then it was drawn under the
arms to the front and tied in a big bow
with long ends. which fell as far as the
knee. The skirt was finished by three
coming to the half-srown curly head
who wore it-Philudelphia Tinea
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27

Tho Members OF This Family Can StIll Feet
Their Hearts Thump tho Result of

Their Hearts Thump as tho Result of
Ono.
There is one family in Brooklyn
which has resolved never again to play
practical jokes. This resolution was
brought about in a very peculiar way.
The family is cxcellently connected So
cially, and its fair name has never been
soiled by tho smoke of scandal
An innocent little joke a few weeks
ago. however, threatened temporarily
to do so. It was such a close call that
every member of the family can still
feel his heart thump. This is how it
all happened:
When one of the daughters was mar
ried, a short time ago, the rest of tho
family demonstrated their good feeling
sorts of pranl<s on them. Tho brother
of tho bride followed the cxpressman
who took the trunks to the railway sta
ton, and when he got around the cor
ner tackled rosettes of white ribbon all
over them. They went to their destina-
ton decorated this way.
The younger sister of the bride added
to the humiliation of the couple by
sending a letter tied up in pink rib
bon and addressed in large letters:'
''If not called for in ten days return
to the brides parents. No - street.
Brooklyn"
The bell boy who took the letter up
stairs smiled suggcstively when the
groom received it and fingered for
something substantial, which the groom
was only too will ing to give.
The brother of the bride was married
several weeks ago, and his sisters COM
bined to 'make him SICK" They sue
ceeded Internationally in upsetting the
entire family. He thought he was very
foxy" and told his sisters they had
his permission to do anything they
pleased He refused to tell where he
and his bride Purposed to spend their
honeymoon, but the young women dis
covered it.
and some one identity not known)
keepers, signed apparently by the
groom's father, which read:
''If Mr.. and Mrs. register at
your hotel please notify me at once at
No. street,
1t was these kilograms which created
the disturbance. The hotel clerks
shifted an clopemcnt at once, and told
tho correspondents of the New York
newspapers They sent the "tip'' by
telegraph to their papers The city ed
itors noted that the name was good and
the locality frst-rate, and reporters
were Immediately sent out to work up
what promised to develop into a rat
Ting story.
The first man to call stated what his
paper had received and asked for infor-
Individual was fairly paralyzed. He
called convention of the family to or
der in the parlor, and there was the
ivelicst kind of a session. Each dele
gate wanted to explain at the same
time.-N. Y. Herald.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
HOW WILLIAM WON HIS BRIDE

March of Fashion Gave Him the Mems OF
Supporting Her in Luxury.
The naughty old Billy Goat stood at
bay, one forefoot resting upon a juicy
coil of wire, his head thrown proudly
back. Before him, in an attitude of
humility, stood young William, the
pride of Ashpile society.
"And so,' painted the father, you
wish to wed my lovely Mamie, my eve
-ahem, kid; to take her from the lap
of luxury? Pray, tell me how you ex-
pect to maintain her in the way to
which she has been accustomed?''
Deeply abashcd the youth murmured
something about the excellence of the
tomato-can crop. but even as he spoke
he felt that he was offering her only
the caranels of existence, not the bread.
The head of the irate parent went
down; he gave a snort of rage and was
about to use violence, when his fair
young daughter cast herself at his feet.
81 love him." she walled. For my
salte give him a chance to prove what
he can do"
$50 be it, returned her father. II
will give him twenty-four hours in
which to prove that he is able to sup
port you"
dismally along the streets of Engle-
wood and raised playful cyclones to the
detriment of nostril and optic. Young
William needed it not He was thought
fully chewing a newspaper and think
ing nournfully of his fate, for he feared
that he could never call the gentle Nam
ME his own. But suddenly, he di-
gested the Daily Hint from Paris" a
great light dawned upon him. Madly
he rushed along the dusky streets until
he reached the home of his beloved.
''She's rnine!" he shouted. II can
now support her as we'll as you do
Hoop skirts are coming in
''Noble youth!'' cried the parent in
accents of JOY. Take her, she is
yours. ''-Ohicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
He Was Useful.

Col. Hooks Ito Oklahoma barber)-
Look here, Shingles! Can't you get rid
of Alkali Ike any way? Nearly every
time happen into the shop 1 find him
cooked up by the stove telling some
horrible story about burning people at
the stake, or something of the kind.
Shingles (the barber)-Get rid OF
him? Why, that's just what pay him
for.
I'm the name of kings! What for?''
''Why, he tells his tales of horror so
wildly that the hair of every body pres
ent stands straight up on their heads
and is quite easy to cut as common. -
National Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To Cook an Old Fovl.-Put it on IN
. small quantity of cold water with .
teaspoonful of good vinegar. and as the
water boi1s down add more cold water.
1t is much better than to use boiling
water. as most cooks do-Detroit Free
Press
Oyster plant may be used for soup
just celery is, making cream soup
that very closely resembles real oyster
broth. Cut up and boil tender the sal
sify; when it is mashed to q pulp, add
milk aud seasoning, as in cream of
celery soup.-N. Y. Times
-Meringue Pudding,-Line a deep
pudding dish with slices of sponge
cake, cover with a layer of jelly or jam,
pour over n rich custard and set in the
stove for fifteen minutes, take out, pile
meringue over the top, set in a very hot
oven one minute. Serve with sauce
Home.
Boiled Rice Pudding.-Wash a cup
full of rice in three waters, put it in oat-
meal kettle and pour over it two cup
fuls of cold water, stir in a cupful of
rnisins, let it cook half an hour, then
add a quart of milk and teaspoonfu1
of salt, cook two hours more, serve
with cream and sugar.-N. Y. OBJ
server.
"A delightful sponge cake is made
by beating the yolks of six eggs and
two cups of sugar together and adding
the beaten whites; add to this mixture
one cup of flour and ten ia b1espoonfuls
of boiling water; then a second cup of
-four and two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; essence to taste; bake in
moderately hot oven.
Oyster Sauce.-Cut off the boards and
boil them with the liquor with a bit of
mace and lemon peel In the meantime
throw the oysters in cold water and
then drain them, strain the spice from
the liquor, put it into a saucepan with
the oysters, with two ounces of butter
rolled in flour, and a gill of rich milk or
cream. Let it boil once, squeeze in q
little enon juice. and serve it hot
delicious Almond Cake-Take tho
whites OF six eggs, one pound OF pulver-
lied sugar and an ounce of ground Gin
namon. pound of almonds, blanched
and chopped fine, and the grated rind
Of one lemon; mix all together until
quite stiff; roll moderately thin, using
as little flour as possible; cut in shape
OF stars and bake in q very slow oven
Yankee Mince Pie.-Four water
crackers, one teaspoon full ground cloves,
one teaspconful allspice, one teaspoon
ful cinnamon, one nutmeg grated, one
pint boiling water: put to steep over
night; then add one cup molasses, one
cup sugar, one-half cup good vinegar.
one cup chopped raisins, one egg beat
en-, one tablespoonful melted butter,
currents to suit, brandy to taste. The
above will make five pies-Farm, Field
and Fircside.
Kentucky Potatoes.-Slice the po-
tatoes as for frying. and cook in cold
water half an hour. Parboil in a frying
pan. pour the water off, and let them
stand on the fire uncovered till the
steam is driven off; brown spoonful of
butter or fat and pour over them q
minute after; then cover the potatoes
with milk, in which they should boil
till done. Salt and pepper while cook
ing, and watch lest they burn. There
should be just milk enough when done
for a creamy gravy, thickened by tho
starch of the potatoes-Boston Globe.
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TO PRESERVE BEAUTY.

C0mxnonsense Rules OF . Society Lady
who Uses No Cosmetics.
Women who wish to preserve their
youthful appeara nee and to avoid those
talebearers of age, wrin lsl.ss. should pay
attention to their mode Of taking rest.
In the first place. the soft, downy pill
lows, which seem to WOO repose by their
inviting appearance should be strictly
avoided; and a round, long hair pillow,
placed under the nape of the neck after
the fashion of the little wooden blocks
used by the Japanese women, should
be employed. These blocks are hol-
lowed out to fit exactly the nape of the
neck, SO that the elaborate headdress OF
the Japanese girls may not be disturb
ed, for it is not easy matter to ar
range the smooth bands of hair which
form the chief ornament of a Japanese
woman's toilet, and they are seldom
taken down.
A correct position of the body in
sleeping should also be observed, and
the most perfect rest is obtained by
lying the back. Care should be
taken to have the chest slightly raised
and the shoulder blades hattened
against the back. The hair pillow then
placed under the neck will throw the
head slightly back, raising the chin,
and thereby giving needed rest to the
muscles of the face, particularly those
around the mouth and eyes, and the
formation of lines under the chin will
be lcssened. 1t is a very bad habit to
sleep with the mouth open, as it not
only stretches the muscles at the side
of the mouth, but is also extremely bad
for the teeth when the slightest acidity
of the stomach prevails
OF course, the face reflects the
emotions of the mind, those muscles
which are most frequently used leave,
in becoming relaxed, ineffaceablc lines.
1t is we'll, therefore, if one must have
wrinkles, to take care that they shall
be pleasant ones The habit of wrin1<-
ling the forehead is a very common
fault Some people can not talk with
out distorting the face in the most hor-
greater emphasis to what they are say
ing. This is n mistake, and it would
be well if these people could have 4
mirror suspended before them for one
day, that they would become aware
how greatly they detract from their ap-
pearance by SO doing.
We find that people of phlegmatic
temperament retain their youth longer
than those of a nervous, excitable dis
position. Do not hurry worry, and
thereby allow that ugly little scowl to
become fixed between your eyebrows
Things taken quietly will soon arrange
themselves Cultivate, therefore, re-
pose of mind and manner.
Eat regularly and not too much.
Battle every day and change the gar.
ment next the skin very frequently.
Take plenty of outdoor exercise.
Wash the face with hot water and
pure palm oil soap at night; rinse with
cold water to restore a healthy tone to
the skin
Battle the neck and shoulders occa-
sionally with alcohol to keep the flesh
firm and hard, also the arms.
Do not wear the same veil very long
as the dust settles in it and will injure
the complexion.
Try to preserve a happy, contented
disposition, and you will be beautiful
even though an old woman-Boston
Traveller.