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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-09
THE FARMING WORLD.
LOCATION OF ROADS.

An Important Point That Has Been OvoF-
looked Entirely.
Roads should be placed on a dead
level, if possible, and where impossible
then on the easiest grade obtainable.
No doubt nearly every one who has
travelled through the country has OBJ
served many places where the roads
run over hills, high and low, big and
little, steep and slant, when they could
Just as we'll run through valleys,
around the hills, or along the ridges.
OF course, there are some parts of the
country SO fiat and level that these re-
marks do not apply to them, but there
are many, very many, where they do.
give two examples taken from one of
the most public roads In Ohio.
Here the distance from a to is about
three miles. In Fig. the lower limo
road, Fig. is q perpendicular section
of the road as it now runs, showing the
hills in the route. c, and e, being
severally about 100, $50 and 125 feet
high. The only hill in the way where
the road ought to be is b. whose ascent
could be made very easy and the de-
scent so gradual as to be but little more
than perceptible.
These figures represent only about
one mile of road. AS in the former
case, the lower line of Fig. 1 represents
the road as it is. and the upper, where
1t ought to be. Fig. represents the
hills, b, c, and e, as now cncoun-
tered. and though they are not very
high nor steep. yet all of them might
be avoided but b, by placing the road
on the upper line. and in approaching
it it would have as good a grade as it
now has.
Now my proposition implies this:
Close up all unnecessary roads: change
all existing roads before any more
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-09
Modlsf1 Ideas.

Skirts covered with rufiles from hem
to waist line are much liked.
Children have something new in the
great white cape bonnets of late, with
colored ribbon trimmings. These bon
nets are quaint and charming to look
at, but no one will be able to see the
baby inside.
In millinery black hats for the
moment dominate the mode. Some at
tractive black chip hats are trimmed
with fine imitation of old point lace
variously arranged on brim and crown.
Yellow flowers, also pctuniacolcr
blooms, are effective additions to such
hats.
Large picture hats of leghorn will be
worn with the black satin gowns,
which are again in high favor. Three
cornered or revolutionary hats are
much worn this summer; and. suita bly,
chosen, trimmed, and worn, are be-
comin9.-Chicauo Mail
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inexpensive Mats.

For series of pretty mats fine white
shifting linen is selected, the dceign
being transferred by using transfer
paper. This is worked solid1y in
smooth satin stitch with two threads
of white noselle. Use one thread of
golden yellow silk for outlining the
whole design, with the same for stem
work or for feather edge around the
circle. These designs are suitable also
for silk or velvet to use under vases or
bric-a-brac. Fine twisted silk is used
for the embroidery, with gold thread
for stems; or. if a more elegant effect
is desired, bullion and gold thread may
be used with good effect. This makes
a pretty accompa niment to a handsome
vase or n Christmas gift-the mat to be
of heavy silk. The delicate colors of
the vase may be carried out in the
co1oring of the design.-St. Louis Re-
public,
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SHE FED HIM ON MILK TOAST AND Al
PoLINARIs WATER.
because l didn't happen to be a drunk
ard. I just thought I'd see if whisky
straight, as you called it, wouldn't
bring my merits out into a little strong
er relief
." Then you didn't have a strong appe-
tite for liquor asked him.
"'Not bit of it, he said. L found
hard drinking to be hard work; and, to
tell the truth about it. that last month
Of my brief career a dipsomaniac was
a fake. 1 just kept out late and lit
tered my room up with empty bottles.
But he swore me to secrecy. And to
this day they all think Julie plucked
him from the burning.''
'And what became Of Lee after his
brothers marriage?' asked.
''Well, now, do you know that's the
funny part of it. AS soon as George
started in, Lee became alarmed about
him, and in his efforts to keep George
straight he got to keeping sober him
self. Georges misdeeds seemed to open
his eyes and give him disgust for that
sort of thing. He Strengthened up and
married an old flame of his who'd Tilted
him when he first began to get wild.
They're both heads of families now
H. L. Wilson, in Puck.
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WEDDING CHISELS.

inch wood chisel, kept we'll sharpened,
is one of the most efficient instruments
for this purpose, as the keen edge and
the weight of the chisel will cut
through the most ibrous weed. With
a short handled chisel, one must knecl
or bend over, and the resulting back
aches are far from satisfactory. The
accompanying illustration from a
sketch by j. L. Townsend, of Utah,
shows how such wedding chisel can
be inserted in long hoe or fork ham
die, and it is then feasible to stand up
while fighting the weeds, which often
grow faster than one man can pull
them by hand. Narrow hand hoes or
the tomahavvk or arrow head hoes may
do good service, but they cannot com"
pete with a long handled wedding
chisel in the hands of a vigorous gar
dener. The chisel is especially adapted
to the wedding of sugar beets and
other root crops in vveedy or dried-out
soil.-American Agriculturist.
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Don't leave it all on, but rather take
an early opportunity and remove. by
picking or knocking off, from one-half
to four-fifths of all the specimens, and
thus secure the full development and
highest quality of the remaining spec
linens. All fruit growers whose fruit
has made a reputation for them by it's
size, high color and fine quality, prac-
tice not only thinning in general, but
thinning quite severely. and every ono
who loves really choice fruit, and cares
little for u large number of understood,
Unlocking and ill-tastinR fruits, can do
no better than to follow in the foot
steps of the successful commercial
growers like the Hales, of the Wooden
Nutmeg state.-Practical Farmer.
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ADVENTURE IN A BALLOON.
Gabrieis Trumpet Awakens a Village from
Its Peaceful SlumIlerS.

Gabriel's Trumpet Awakens a Village from
Its Peaceful Slumbers.
1t was indeed the fierce buster of
the gale tearing its way through leaf
and branch that we heard. If the bal
loon should dash against the hedge of
spears ambushed there, it would be not
only wreck, but the sharpest peril of
life. 1--WE must trust to luck said
can't do anything. But be ready to
spring for big limb and hold on for
dear life when give the word
We were not long in suspense. The
downpour suddenly lessened, and our
balloon rose a little. 1t still Numbered
had spent itself. The captain clutched
my hand with a hard grip. We're all
right now with a culver in his voice.
for his iron nerve had been shaken;
but let me tell you, you will never be
so near death again and escape it."
He bent over the side of the basket.
II think there's village close at hand.
Look sharp and you will see the twin
kle of a light down there" And it was
so, surely. AS we moved on more lights
shot into view. We were lowering over
a valley between two mountain ridges,
one of which had been SO nearly our
ruin. 1t was an hour after m idnight
and the villagers were asleep. Donald
sons gaiety frothed like champagne
after our recent danger 'Well wake
the people from their dreams with a
blast from the skies He laughed and
seized bugle which hung near at
hand. ''How's this for Gabriel's horn?''
He blew notes of piercing sweetness Che
had been an army bugler), which rose
and swelled and sent their wild echoes
flying among those midnight hills.
Lights began to shine in every
house. and moving lanterns and the
clatter of voices betokened a general
alarm. What this midnight summons
out of the skies might mean filled the
rural fancy with terror, and the note of
fear could be heard in many of the
voices which hoated up to us. We were
50 near the earth that we could hear
the drag-rope slapping the sticks and
stones with its tail.
''Village aho-o-oy!' whooped the cap
tain at the top Of his lungs. "Aho-o-oy
there. Bear a hand, you land-lubbers,
at the rope and pull us down to earth!"
So our rustic friends, with hearty
cheer, tumbled over each other in their
zeal to get hold of the rope-fear now
blown away by admiration-ands we
were soon safely on the ground with
our air-ship anchored for the night.
Chicago Mail.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

-Ginger Beer: Use five gallons Of
water, one-half pound of ginger-root
boiled, four pounds sugar, one-eighth
pound cream of tartar, one bottle es-
acid and one quart of yeast.-Prairie
Graham Cruel: Mix one to blespoOn.
tul of graham meal in four Ia blespoon-
fuls of cold water: cook twenty min
utes, then stir in half teaspoonful of
salt and cook ten minutes longer. Put
a gill of this Cruel into cup, with half
as much cream or milk. and serve hot.
-Housekeeper.
Ginger Snaps: One teacupful of
butter and lard mixed, two teacupfuls
molasses, an even teaspoonful soda dis
solved in one-half teacupful boiling
water, one tablespoonful ginger and a
teaspoonful cinnamon. Add flour to
roll out thin, place not too close to-
gether in creased pan and bake to a
nice brown.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Quail on Toast: Take a quail, split
it down the back, remove the entrails
and wipe it clean; after dredging with
salt, boil ten minutes over a clear fire.
Serve at once on a slice of toast laying
the quail on the toast breast up a
little butter may be spread on the bird
before broiling. and flour sprink1ed on
it., if the invalid is not very Sick
Houseleeper.
-Gooseberry Jam: To every quart
of gooseberries use pound of loaf SUI
gar; put the sugar in a preserving
pan with enough water to dissolve it,
boil and skim it well, then put in the
berries; let them boil ten minutes,
then set away until next day; then
boil until they look clear and the sirup
is thick; then turn into glasses and
cover with brandy papers
Steamed Indian Pudding: One
pint milk; two eggs. one and half
cups Indian meal; two small table,
spoonfuls beef suet; two tablespoon
cinnamon and ground ginger; salt
spoonful salt; pinch of soda. Heat the
milk boiling hot; add the soda and pour
upon the meal. Stir we'll; add the suet,
powdered, and the salt. When this
mixture is cold, put with it the eggs,
beaten light, the nollasses and spices,
and beat all hard. Turn into a we'll
CREASED mold and steam four hours.
Eat with hard sauce.-Outlook.
Pressed Chicken: Take a large
plump chicken: wipe we'll with damp
towel, put in a kettle, and cover with
water. Place over a moderate fire, and
let simmer gently until very tender.
When done take the meat from the
bones and cut in small pieces. Put the
bones and scraps back" into the kettle
and let boil until the liquid is thick;
strain, and season with salt and pep
per. Arrange the chicken in a square
tin mold, pour the liquid over, place a
light weight on top, and stand in a
cold place over night. When cold and
firm, turn out of the mold, garnish
with slices of lemon and parsley. Serve
in thin slices.-Harper's Bazaar.
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-2I; e
SECOND EXAMPLE.

thus: The team must bear the same
ratio to its load that the height of the
hill bears to the length of the inclina-
tion of the hill. Hence, a team pulling
clination of 800 feet, has added to its
burden 500 pounds which it must lift to
the top of the hill. Or, we may state
it according to the law of mechanics,
thus:
AS the team, or power, is to the load
weiRht, so is the height of the hill to
the length of inclination of the hill.
Or P: 1000 :: 100 800.
And this same ratio must Obtain no
difference how heavy the load or how
high the hill. But hull rising Snly
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-09
GARDEN STEP LADDER.
No General Fruit Grower Can Get Along
without One.

No General Fruit Grower Can Get Along
without One.
In the vegetable garden there may
be no need of a step ladder, unless you
live in orc of those western or southern
sections where the people claim that
the ears on their corn grow SO high
that they are beyond reach from the
ground. The general fruit grower.
however, cannot get along without lad
ders of all kinds, and especially not
without a good, sily-transported step
ladder, such as w. F. McCullock. of
Sterling, Va, has sketched and de-
scribed. Take two light wheels. such
as are found on q sull<y plow, for in
stance. Bolt spindles on a AKA inch
stick Of the desired length. Bolt 2x3
inch pieces to the AKA axle, and to the
ladder at the top Brace we'll, and put
on handles to make a kind of push cart
or wheelbarrow of it, and the thing is
done. If you have peach, plum
or pear trees, you will need a step lad
der very soon. Some of these trees now
promise to set fruit very aboadautay.
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No Forethouxht.

Mr.. Wavback-Some folks amt got
sense enough to come in when it rains.
Did you see that lonR-haired chap with
his arms full O bundles?
Mrs. Wayback-No; who?
Mr.. Wayback-Don't know; but he is
down there at the old pond paintin' a
picture of that tumble-down mill. He
might know that mill wasn't built
right, err 1t wouldn't a been allowed
to go to rack and ruin. Now 1 s'pose
he'll go off an put up one just like it,
and lose every cent he's got.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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PlTA AND POINT.

-''why did cholly sell his bird dog
and get that silly little pup?" Estelle
HE wanted him just for company I
suppose. Ocean.
-Aunt-''Well, Bobby, what do you
want to be when you grow up?'' Bobby
Remembering private seance in the
woodshed) Jan orphan"
-Tommy-''Paw, why do they al
ways make the pictures of Father Time
40 lean?" Mr.. Figg-''So he will rep
resent spare time, of course. "-Indi-
annapolis journal.
Unfortunately Expressed.-Maude
-''Yes, am obliged to have my shoes
made to order. My Left foot is larger
than my right" Ethel-''Is it posi-
ble?''-Isoston Transcript
-He-'sWhat kind of a story did that
tramp trump up to get his breakfas t?'
She-''None at all. He said he'd seen a
good many babies, but our Teddy was
ahead of them all. "-Intcr-Ocean.
From Lack Of Neutrality-suspicious.
"What kind of fellow is Dumleigh?'-
Tell-''Wcll, Dumleigh is u fellow who,
If he were to think twice before he
spoke, would lose the use of his voice"
Puck.
-Probably'an Exaggeration.-Snool
-''What makes you SO glum? You say
your suit sledgeby-''You do not
seem to realize that was in the suit at
the time. Truth.
Mrs Hicks-''A man was here to-
day who gets living by reading the
hands. He wanted four dollars" Hicks
-''Some swindler, wasn't he?" Mrs
Hicks-''Yes; he read the hands on our
gas meter.''-N. Y. Times.
Animal Life. - Doolittle Goode-
''How did you spend your vacation?'
Somers Holliday-''Oh, I led dogs
life"' Doolittle Goode -..No! What
did you do?'' Somers Holliday-"Lay
around and slept ''-Puck.
DO make myself plain?" asked
the angular lecturer on vvoman's rights,
stopping in the middle of her discourse.
You don't have to, num-" replied a
voice from the rear: 1.-The Lord done it
for you long ago.'-Vogue.
Mr.. Mix (reading a headline from
water and saves her life Mrs. Mix
"A truly noble husband Mr.. Mix
''Great Scott, Maria, what an old fogy
you are! 1t wasn't his wife."-N. Y.
Times.
Senior Warden-'1 see that Mush-
room college has just made Rev. MIR.
Prosy n ID. ID. AS he is now n doctor
wonder what kind of medicine he will
dispense to his parishioners. Senior
Deacon-'O, anodynes, the same
usual-'-N. y. Tribune.
--Boerum doing his best to make
favorable impression, has Just finished
his best anecdote)-''Ha! ha! ha! That's
a pretty good story, now" Miss
Acres-''Yes, 1 think SO, too. And
they say poor Uncle Phil. who was
killed at Gettysburg, never tired of
hearing TITLES Calendar.
The addresses of young man hav
ing been declined by a young lady, he
paid court to her sister. GLOW much
you resemble your sister," said he. the
evening of the first call. "You have
the sd me hair, the same forehead, and
the same eyes And the same
nose!' she added quickly.-Tit-Bits.
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{" Uncle, how drunk may gentle.

Uncle. how drunk may a gentle.
man get?'
''well. told him gentleman was
all right SO long as he could apologize
for his condition.
''Then he wanted to know if cham
payne was a good way of reaching the
limit. hadn't quite got him yet; but
I warned him against champagne, of
course-told him it was too liable to
carry him past the station-and that
straight whisky was the only trust
worthy beverage vhere-a man started
soberly out to get drunk.
''He laughed a little and said he be-
lieved he'd been missing some fun.
II met George again that night. a bout
one O'Clock it was, and he was drunk.
Well, you can imagine how the thing
shocked me, because when q fellow Of
his quiet nature takes too much, you
know it means something. saw then
why he had questioned me as he
did. The strain upon him, his disap-
pointment ut losing the girl, had made
him reckless, and he'd taken this way
to throw it off. tried 70 get him home
said there was something wrong about
the limit of inebriety had set, because,
while he was still able to apologize for
his condition, he had lost all desire to
do so. I wasn't really much alarmed,
because thought one night of it would
settle him. 1t didn't, though. He was
ut it again next day. and the next.
''There was . pretty row on when his
father and mother heard of It, But that
didn't worry him any. He kept it up
like an old rounder. I've known him
to get two policemen drunk in one night
judge of whisky he was.
too.
sit soon seemed inevitable that the
family was to produce two highly suo
cessful drunkards, and then it became
aquestion of which one the girl stood
the best chance of saving.
"While Ed and his wife were debat,
ing over it, it came to jules mind one
day that, for one of the interested par.
ties, she wasn't having much voice in
the matter. One morning, without say.
ing anything to anyone, she locked
George in his room and fed him on milk
toast and Apollinaris water all day.
Toward night she let him out. He gave
her to understand that his craving fos
strong drink was next thing to uncon.
trolla BILE and that she had get to marry
him; otherwise he could never conquer
it. She said she would marry him when
he kept sober six mont this, regardless o!
what his father and mother might say.
1t seems she had q will of her own, only
she had to cry a good deal 70 get it in
working order.
''You can imagine how ar xiously we
all watched George, and what relic!
it was to every one, when he began te
show that he had conquered his appe
tite for too much whisky.
''He finished out his period Of proba
ton soberly, and the weddil & came off
The day before, he said to me: Well
uncle, it's pretty tough wien a mar
has to make a reprobate of himself be
fore he can marry the woman he loves
but think L did tolerably WE'LL
81 think you did, my boy said.
considering your lack of natural quail
ifications; but don't see that you were
forced into it,
eyes; but I was,' he said. Lee
drank hard, and every one, even my
own people. said what bright fellow he
could be if he would only let liquor alone.
then they gave him the girl loved
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An Error Rectided.

Fortune Teller examining Teacad.
dy's hand)-It's no use pretending you
will live to be an old man. Your line
of life shows you will die before you
are forty. You will be very successful,
ETC., etc. pirates glibly for five min
utes.) And now as to wedding. You
will get married in your thirty fifth
wear, and have fifteen children.
Teacaddy-How the deuce can that
happen? You said just now that
should not live to be forty!
Fortune Teller (seeing he has put his
foot in it)-Ah, yes, SO I did-and-
ahem-it's very true. You see-ahem-
the fact is-ahem-that you will-un.
UNI, ahem-will marry a widow with
thirteen!-Picx-Me- Up.
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WHEN MOTHER GETS HOME.

When mother eets home. oh. listen to the
or tho Iisping little ones that gather all about
With chubby feet and dimplcd arms kept busy
climbing after
The blessings and caressinss that mothers
love deals out
Cooling
This is
Wooing
kisses
From the endless treasure
OF those velvet lips Of hers sweet as honey.
Baby
Fingers.
May BIO
Fingers
All the matchlcss measure
OF hcr wealth Of trcsscs, when mother gets
strangely quiet,
In the shadow OF tho silence sits the dear old
vacant chair.
- Above it. on tho parlor wall. . picture hangs.
while nigh 1t
Arc poor dumb lips. that falter 1t the thresh-
old Of prayer.
Children
Faces,
Drilled in
Graccs,
Look 50 worn and weary
Look 30 wan ana weird-like In the awful
gloom.
Rather
Lonely.
Father
Only
Says: "While our hearts are drcAry
The angels will be happier, when mother gets
Alfred Ellison in Chicago News.
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one foot in height is a very fiat hill;
many arc as one to four, or as steep
again, and would therefore place twice
the weight on the horses; hence, in tho
above instance, their burden would be
increased by one thousand Pounds.-B.
Asbury, in Ohio Farmer.
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The Temperature of. Cream.

The best of cream may be spoiled in
the cllurn by too much cold or heat, and
by over cllurning. The Intelligent use
of a churn thermometer that may be
bought for from SIS to SO cents will reg
ulate all troubles from these causes,
and thereby greatly tighten one Of tho
most laborious operations of the farm
home.
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An Important Matter.

Doctor-Now, here is a bottle Of hne
whisky, and I want you to take n ia
blespoon of it every morning before
breakfast.
taking about a mules ear full Of the
stuff at exactly that time of the day.
Is this spoonful to be added to the reg
ular allowance?-Detroit Free Prcss
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The Lesser woe.l

81 told you,'' said the teacher apollo.
getically to Tommy, that 1 should
whip you if you did n OF tell your IA
Their you had run away from school,
didn't I?' $780,.
That's all right" responded Thorn
as 81 didn't tell him. One OF youe
liclkin's is picnic by the side Of one 81
dads ,''-Quips
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THE CAlSEl wEEDER.

An Efficient Instrument for Removing
Large Weeds.
In times of drought, it is often diff
cult to remove large weeds from among
the rows of plants. An ordinary two
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PAY as you GO and save enough
n come back on.-Galveston News.
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S{)E5 se}yFH{$!leaapz,.

He major and
I had just fin
islled d in n e r
at the majors
club. He was
q bluff old fell
low of fifty,
with piercing
gray eyes, u
military bear
i N z. q n d a
wealth of red
complexion; in