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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
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GUIDING BOARD.

can make one from an old fork. Cut
tings are usually placed about four
inches apart in the row. Hence, have
a three-tined fork made with straight
tines four inches apart. five inches in
length, threc-eighths of an inch in
diameter and pointed at the ends. The
operator walks by the side of n line or
mark and forces the fork into the
ground, four inches apart, at any in
clination desired If the ground be
hard the foot is used to press the fork
down. A uniform depth can be secured
by running the tines through a light
strip of wood shown in Fig. 2.
After the cuttings are in place, the
dibble should be again pressed into the
earth within two inches of the cuttings,
and moved slightly to press the earth
firmly against the cutting at the bot
tom. Test this by trying to pull out
the cutting. Walking along both sides
of the row fills all interstires, and
growth is assured as far as proper set
ting is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Agricul-
turiSt.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

and girls to have n vege Ia BILE garden of
their own and sell the vegetables to
the family, as is the custom very fire.
quently in good English families.
This should not be mere matter of
play. The vegetables should be pur-
chased on their merits alone and at
.hc prevailing market prices, inferior
ones being thrown back upon the
young garde ner in order to teach him
practical methods of business Such
simple vegetables as radish and lettuce
may he easily raised by . young
gardcner,-Rural World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
TO Rssusc,t.te Drowning Persons.

for the resuscitation of drowning per-
sons, but one of the most efficient means
is the pulling of the tongue. This Is
also applicable to asphyxiation from
gases. Tho tongue must not only be
pulled out of the patients mouth. but it
must be twitchcd rhy thmically in imita-
ton of the breathing rhythm. The
effect of this method was recently verb
fed in the province of Orel, Russia A
peasant named Sophron had been drawn
out of river; all methods to revive him
were fruitless. Then an old peasant
named Petrucha resorted to this meth.
cd, and in five minutes the man was 70
stored to consciousness
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

rs THAT YOUR HAND-WRITING?"
perior, but gave up his keys and FER
mitted one of the strangers to go for
his books without thinking there was
anything unusual in the request and
action.
us that your handwriting, young
man?' asked one OF the strangers,
blandly. pointing to a portion of the
open ledger.
"Yes,'' replied poor Volto, promptly.
Look more carefully at it, young
man. Now, are you quite sure?''
II think so," again replied the CASH
er, not SO positively as before.
''You are fool, young fellow, and
might have Jagged yourself with that
answer of yours" said the stranger,
conte mptuously, ''only that you have
had guardian angel near you since you
came here
''Lavina!' murmured The young man.
and then he blushed. wildly.
NO, donkey, your guardian angel
didn't go by the feminine title of La
VIVA; he's a male. and answers to the
name Of Jack Ridgeway, detective
that's myself
Officer, what is the meaning of all
this balderdash? Arrest that young
scoundrel at once,'' shouted the mana
ger, impatiently, yet with a frightened
glimmer in his small gray eyes.
1T means that have been watching
your little game for a long time now,
Mr.. John Agar, bank manager and
thief, and that this person may thank
his lucky stars that 1 was on the spot,
otherwise his Irritation with pretty
Lavina might have cost him dear
enough. jim, look after the lady while
1 attend to the MASTER"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
LAFAYETTE, La, SATURDAY, MAY g. 1893

Though which the river flows to tho
ses- Tho edges of the gap near the
rivers mouth lie about 1900 feet apart
and gradually approach each other un-
til near the top Of the first reach, when
they are about 1, 500 feet asunder. They
rise in abrupt forest-clad sleeps, and
from tho edges on both sides of tho
river plateaus extend until on either
side other precipitous cliffs rise and are
visible from ships decks leagues away
the st. Johns River" Inside the
Coates the river is broad, with scarce
1y perceptible current, aud the banks
are covered with forest trces and tam
gled underground of vegetation.
Owing to the abundance of water and
the constant supply of fresh vegeta-
ton and succulent grass throughout
" q favorite resort for wild game.
Nearly every variety Of wild animals
peculiar to southern A frica--with the cx-
ception of the ELEPHANTS found here
and consequently it is much frequent
ed by the class Of hunters and sports
for luxuries beyond what nature affords
are unknown in this wild region.
1t was here that the writer had his
first full view Of a wild African buffalo,
and he has ever since devoutly prayed
that 1t might be the last. In company
with an Engl1Shman named Phillips.
we landed from a small coaster at the
mouth of the ST. Johns, bent on q ten
days hunt. Phillips was familiar witt.
the country, and for two or three days
we worked our way back from the
coast, meeting with good sport in
shooting small game. One afternoon
we spied a native hut in a thiclkly
wooded copse, and entering it found the
entire family, consisting of father,
mother, two grown-up daughters and n
son of about 30 years, squatted around
a big wooden basin filed with an
odorous stew of buffalo meat and
green Indian corn. Phillips, who spoke
the Pondo dialect, soon placed US on
good terms with the household by pre-
scnting the old native a plug -f tobac-
co and 4 clay pipe We soon learned
that a herd of buffaloes had been seen
in the vicinity few hours before, and
the old man and his son had bagged
one. We were further assured that if
we chose to rest over night the entire
family would accompany us on a buffa-
10 hunt on the morrow.
Before daylight the next morning we
sailed forth in I'll force. and at sun
rise had reached the spot where the ma
tives had killed the buffalo the day be-
fore. Hero we found a plain trail, and
we stopped long enough to lay out a
plan of campaign. The natives dc.
ployed so as to act as a sort of slzirmish
line, while Phillips and stood close
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

with wave in q mad rush to reach the
depths, the whole surging, writing,
liquid mass lands in weird con-
fusion below, where it forms a huge
basin-shaped lagoon, which makes a
favoritc habitat for tribes of hippopot-
ami, crocodilcs and other amphibia.
But perhaps the grandest and most
romantic landscape scenery on the
continent Of Africa south of the equator
is to be found on the st. Johns river,
as the Umzimvubu is known from the
eastern border of Pondo1and to the
sea. At the mouth of the st. Johns,
were itdebouches into the Indian ocean,
the view is notable object OF interest
for oil who arc SO fortunate as to trim
the coast near enough to observe its
outlines, and those who once view it
will scarcely fail to recognize its picture
aftcrwartl. Here a lofty table-topped
mountain appears to have been cleft to
its base. leaving wedgc-shaped gap
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
Elephaotine Joke by Dante.

Dante, meditatinR apart one day in
the Church of Santa Maria Novella, was
accosted by bore who asked many
foolish questions. After vaiuly endea v-
oring to get rid Of him, Dante at last
said: Before reply to thee, answer
me this. Which is the greatest of all
beasts?''
The gentleman replied that on the
authority of Pliny he believed it to be
the elephant.
me in peace!'' and so saying. he turned
and left HMM. Y. Times.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

came from tho French door OF the dia-
ing-room, looked after them for a mo-
rnent or two. and then with q grunt
went back again to his work.
For the next hslf-hour the murmur
Of their subdued voices came waftin q
in with the perfume Of the exotics, a
large spider completed the web he had
begun before they left and which, ere
they could enter again, they would
have to break through, for he had bar.
fell upon his web it looked like q close
curtain of silver and gems
Inside the bank the manager had also
completed the task which had occupied
him for several of the nights the young
couple had been sentine nt0lizing out.
side, and had carefully replaced the
casAier's key to hisroom, after locking
the desk where he kept his set OF
books. A delicate task Mr.. Agar had
been en6A9edSA1pon, which required a
small. bottle Of acid and atwood deal OF
practice of Reginald's handwriting;
however, it was at last very ne atty ac-
complished, and the manager reap
peared again at the vcranda and
called out with those stridcnt, hon
est tones Of his: q. :. ~
''Wherc are you. Lavina?'
Here, joint" came back the liquid
accents of his youthful spouse.
''All right, dear, don't disturb your.
self: am going into the town for a
little while. but Ill be back for sup.
per-
AS John Agar w&,t out the back
way, ''Nina' and 'Volto'' returned by
the front, and, after ruthlcssly demol-
ishing that foolish spiders web, they
made themselves comfortable in the
drawing-room, she sitting. down to the
piano while he leaned over her tender
ly, feeling as nearly happy as it was
g. FIJI %ol to faeal nf
any time, while she played soft chords
to him and looked at him now and
again with the tender glance which
made him so completely her slave.
They did not speak much during that
interval of waiting, and only when the
sound OF her husbands loud footsteps
were heard, us he entered the house,
was the spell broken. STOPPING
quickly over her, he kissed her and
whispered:
Il love you, Nina; love you.''
''Hush! Volto-Or Bruno will hear
you
John Agar came in. loudly slamming
the door behind him, and sat very
grimly all through the supper; SO that
Reginald Cleaver hardly dared to look
at him and shortly afterwards retired
to his bedroom ina tumult of rexnorse
and passion which kept him awake
nearly half the night He had kissed
her for the first time, and she had not
resisted. so she must love him al
though she had not vet said SO. How
beautiful she was-on the morrow per-
haps she would give him the assurance
he wanted.
At breakfast, however. Nina did not
look at him. neither did she speak, but
kept her lovely head bent over her
plate in a confused, shy way that was
very charming, and when afterwards
he was asked into the managers room
and found there couple of strangers
watching him curiously, he was en-
crossed with that charming picture
that he hardly looked at them or list
encd to the loud coarse voice of his 81
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

Jim-Honesty is the best policy arter
all.
Bill-How?
Remember that dog stole?''
"Yep.'
"Wcll, I tried two hull days to sell
i'm, an no one offered more n a dollar.
So went, like honest man, an guv
him to tn ole lady what owned i'm. an
she guy me five dollars. IN. Y. Week.
1xy
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
A NATURAL DEFECT.

s.Bc careful, Mr.. Snobly, that is tho
fifth glass of punch I have seen you
take
.sAh, my dear Miss Winston, you don't
know me; can drink any quantity OF
liquor and never have q head on me-"
''Oh no; no one would ever accuse
YOU of that.'-Truth
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
noeh side. of tho Family

Shell took the present You gave me
to my aunt and she thought 1t was
lovely But she wants to know whao
we will do with it after we nrc mar
rietl
u-That's very simple. dearest. Tell
her I shall take it to my uncle.-Brooe'
Ign Life
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

Miss Tootyf rooty - Mistah Razzers
strope, you reck'n rs gvvine walz wild
. gem'man wild his 'spender hanRin'
outen his cloes dataway7
Mister Razzerstrope - Deed, Miss
Tootyfrooty, yo's mistaken bout dat.
Das no 'spender. das nah new fob
chain.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
Strange Selection.

It is an easy and very profitable bust
ness to smuggle rifles into Morocco. A
weapon may be bought in Gibraltar for
ten dollars and sold in the interior for
five or six times that sum. Smugglers
ore continually running over in feluccas
between Cape Spartel and Tangier, and
. curious are the devices by which they
accomplish their transport.
One snuggler told n traveller that he
ran his cargo into Tangier bay after
dark, and unlonded the rifles on the
beach, not a quarter of a mile from the
custom house.
'sWho assists you in unload;ng?'' asked
81 generally employ the porters Of tho
custom house" was the innocent reply.
Then, noting the surprise and amuse-
ment of his nearer, he added:
''They are more skilled in unloading
than other laborers."
1t had evidently neither occurred to
him nor to the porters that they might
betray him.-Youth's Companion.
Radically Dimcult.
Two things may look very similar on
bottom, as in this case reported by the
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche:
The land1ady of a boarding-house in
this city has an eight-year-old son who
is remarkably precocious. Not long
ago he went uptown and had his head
shaved. Among the boarders is a gen
tleman whose hair long ago babe hin.
farewell. This gentleman came to the
table the next day, and said:
''Why, Charley. you haven't any moro
hair now than l have
Eyes, SIR" said Charley, that's so:
but you see have q lot more roots than
you have"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

The tooth puller was right up with
the times in youth, style and cheek.
Have you all the latest appliances2"
asked patient in the chair. holding on
to his jaw.
''Oh, yes" replied the artist, I'm
fang dc steele" and the tooth few out
against the window pane and smashed
it-Dctroit Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06

Order Countcrnaanded.
Foreman dob ofice)-What are you
working at now?
Boy-Runnin' off some business cards
of young woman who wants TO do
mending for gents and families
Forernan-Gee whizz! Didn't yon get
word not to print 'em? The order il
couutcrmanded. Quick as the boss saw
that girls card, he rushed OF and mar
ried her.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
A Problem.

Mr.. Daddy-I wish our baby could
talk more plainly; Browns baby 10 .
month Younger, and one can under
stand almost every word it Gays I
wonder why it is?
Mrs Duddy (offended)-Tm sure
don't know. (ro the baby.) Comesey
tooty mommy lite swccty. Does 200
wicked pepper scold 90 dear title popsy
xyopsv dodkinS?-Pucl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
Somebody's Father,

think that one of the saddest incl
 dents of the war which 1 witnessed was
 after the battle of Gettysburg. of on
 the outskirts. seated on the ground with
 his back to a tree, was a dead soldier
 His eyes were rivrted on some object
 held tightly clasped ill his hands. As We
 drew nearer we saw that it was an am-
 brotype of two small children. Man
 though l was. hardened through those
 long years to carnage and bloOdshed, the
 sight of that man who looked on his
 children for the last time in this world.
 who, away off in a secluded spot, had
 rested himself against tree that be
 might feast his eyes on his little loves,
 brought tears to my eyes which I could not restrain had 1 wanted. There were six of us in the crowd, and we all found great Jumps gathering in our threats and mist coming before our eyes which al most blinded us.
 We stood looking at him for some time. was thinking of the wife and baby had left at home and wondering how soon, in the mercy of God, she l would be left widow and my baby boy | fatherless. We looked at each other and | instinctively seemed to understand one another's thoughts. Not a word was spoken, but we dug grave and laid the poor fellow to rest with his children picture clasped over his heart. Over his | grave on the tree against which he wa: sitting I inscribed the words: Some | bodys Father. July 3, 1S63."-Blue anC II G=-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01

''She was so nervous that she would scream almost like 8 maniac and then have fits of crying. After two months treatment without a cure, l concluded to try Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
 "Three bottlefuls entirely cured her. She is now 13 years old and has been well ever since and today is 8 picture of health"
 Children are prone to have weak nerves and delicate health. Neglect of a nervous condition, pale look, 8 ais ordered digestion or 8 general lack of
 health and vigor in child may result
 in fits, St Nitus' dance, or some other serious nervous disease.
 Give yonr infants and children this glorious children's remedy, Dr Greene'l Nervura blood and nerve remedy in the beginning of the disease-when you sec them nervous, restless, wakeful, pale spiritless, without appetite, or with ap petite irregular and bowels constipated It will make their nerves strong, theiI blood pure. their sleep sound, natura and refreshing. In fact, it will make them well and strong.
 It is purely vegetable and harmless and all druggists sell it for $1. It is thC discovery and prescription of @ physician | Dr Greene of 35 West 14th street. New York, well-known as the most success ! ful specialist in curing nervous ana chronic .diseases. The doctor can b' consulted free, personally.or by letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
Labor Day.

It is rather peculiar labor celebra- tion in the United States this September. In New York city alone 100. GOO working men are out of employment and a pro portional number in the smaller cities. What a parade these men could make on Labor day! In city and village be novolence is taxed almost to its utmost to provide for the hungry. Farmers have been levied on for food and have responded generously. If Labor day celebration came in Great Britain at the same time with ours, the situation there would not be much better, for the open ing of September sees the melancholy results of strike which has kept 30O,- 900 miners idle a month and many others longer than that. Thcr,' WAS ac- tual suffering for lack of coal and vari- ous industries were paralyzed for weeks.
 Thus somewhat Grimly LaGnr day dawns. Nevertheless let it be ccle- brated with music and the display every where of our national flag from win dows, doorposts and in processions. These hard times cannot last much long CT. The thousandsof unemployed work ingmen who will parade the streets with noise and many banners of strange de vice will be an object lesson milliOnaires may well remember. It is not their fault directly that poor people are hungry, but it is their fault directly that they do not study economic science and that they care for nobody except themselves. It looks not well just now to see a many milhoned man building pleasure yacht whose gorgeousness exceeds that of Cleo patra on the Nile. Millionaires more than poor people need to remind them selves constantly of that brave motto adopted by the Knights of Labor, ''Ar | injury to one is the concern of all.
 In connection with Labor day parades it is interesting to know that among the marshals for the occasion i'll New York city are said to be three nuhlcmen-s duke, baron and a count who work fol
 their living in a riding academy there il
 various capacities, from that of groom
 to instructor, They went on strike fol
 higher wages some time since and won
 therefore are they fitting martyrs ant
 leaders for the labor cause. although or
 dinarily labor would scorn to as~ociat,
 with them.
 During labor week, too, the world
 profit sharing congress holds its meetin: in Chicago. Those who think they hav
 thought out a plan for relieving povert! by enabling workingmen to share in tn profits made for employers will lay tn result of their study before the people Among them is that fine, ever youthful : enthusiast of 70, Dr. E. E. Hale of Bos !, ton. Eminent economists from Franc
 and from England will also speak. r they can furnish even q partial solutio
 to the sitution, they will be welcome
 They are welcome anyhow, because the
 have tried to do so.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
TERSELY TOLD ITEMS.

Cholera has been discovered at Grimesby, an English seaport.
 The report that President Carnot is Be- riously i'll is denied.
 The revolutionists in northern Mexico have laid down their arms.
 Over 100 pensioners have been suspend ed in the district of Philadelphia
 The breach of promise suit against Rus sell Sage has been again posponed.
 The trial of William Lawhor, the Blue Beard of Iowa, who, 1t is alleged. murdered his three wives, has begun. Thomas J. Murray of New York has been reappointed manager of the restaurant in the house of representatives.
 Edward Chappell, a scene painter and William Burnett, an architect of New Lon. don, Conn, were drowned while fishing ir Fishers Island sound. The Monmouth Park association has com menced a libel suit against the New York Times and the New York Tribune and i. demanding Sl00, 900 damages.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01

THE New York World has compiled very interesting statistics concerning the vote of the house on the repeal of the Sherman act. From them we learn that the vote by states represented 42,- 535,2 ,272 of the population as in favor and 19,4O1,S25 as opposed. Of the ''males of voting age" 1,744, S33 were in favor and 4,9SS, ,112 against. Of the wealth of the countrywide detailed re. ports for 1880 being the latest published -S34, ,763, ,OO0 ,0OO "of the estimated true valuation of all property" favored re- peal, and only $S,555 ,OOO, 900 objected Of the total bank capital of the country 8, ,394 800, 900 is represented in favor anc $946, ,5OO,OOO as opposed. The World therefore concludes that the voice of the country is four to one in favor of re peal whether we consider population voters or property.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
Hue 9e1a1ncrat.
WATERBURY. CONN .

WHEN prince or a du ke comes owe here and is seen in the company of an American heiress the report is sent out at once that an engagement has been ar ranged. Fortunately there are many American girls who have great wealth and are yet not enamored of exchang- ing their fathers money for foreign title. The international marriages in which bankrupt European noblemen have condescended to give their names to American girls in return for the pay ment of their debts have not been such brilliant successes as to encourage imi- tation. Nine out of ten have resulted in domestic misery, even where the family troubles have been kept out of the divorce courts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
AN ATTRACTIVE CHHD1
The Unfortunate Occurrence Of
 Her Life.
And How It Game Near Making Her
 Existence Unhappy,
Her Mother Tells a Story Which Will Greatly Interest All.

Stories of children are always interest ing. Parents often vie with each other in seeing which can tell the best story or most interesting anecdote about their children.
 But here is a story told by one mother which, while it may awake echoes of sadness in the minds and hearts of some parents, will be to others @ message fraught with hope and joy.
 The child whose short history of min- gled srorow and glsdness is here given is the daughter of the well-known Mrs J. Learmonth, who resides at TIC Broad way, South Boston, Mass. At ten years of ago." said Mrs Lear. month, "my daughter became affected with O nervous condition which soon de- evloped into St Vitus' dance. It wal pronounced by the attending physician to be a very severe attack.
 .'The mouth would be drawn spas medically far to one side, the hand and arms were restless and constantly twitching.=Her limbs also were weak her anklesibent under her so that it was | impossible to walk.