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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

shown In figure 1 was made from ono
of those swell front affairs, so familiar
in New England homes OF the past,
but of course any similar shape or pat
tern would be equally fitting. To
make the change 1t is necessary to re-
move the upper drawers, upholsterinR
the space left thercby-seat, sides and
back. The fiat top of the bureau, of
course, will not be required Us such,
and can be utilized as a seat by cutting
to the proper size and mailing in place.
The cushion may be removable and
can be covered with denim, jute. vel
our or corduroy to suit ones purse.
The back and sides should be padded,
covering with the same material as
cushion. Finish the edges neatly
with gimp of suitable color or small
brass headed nails. Should tho wood
be dark mahogany any of the shades Of
denim now offered will answer admir-
ably and the pillows and holsters. II
used, may be decorated to advantage
with outline designs. The suggestion
of using so humble material as denim
is with a view to economy; more costly
material may be used when desired.
A very handsome little settle may be
fitted up in the parlor in much the
same manner Figure illustrates
what may be done in this direction.
Have the bureau wall eesered SO as to
remove all of the old finish. After the
cabinet work is effected give three
coats of inside white paint laid on
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16
WON EN-.

MEN living without women, by them
selves. become savage and sinful.
THE foundation Of our national char
acter is laid by the mothers of the ma
ton.
WE cannot talk of superiority among
spheres and duties that are alike essen
tia1.
MANY a woman does the worl. Of her
life without being seen or noticed by
the world.
:rHE world knows nothing, or does
not think, of the fears. the pains. and
the anxictics inseparabie from the
m theirs Office.
So SWEET and so natural a thing is
piety among women that men have
come to regard 4 woman without it as
strange, if not unhealthy.-,J.G &. Hol-
land.
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APPLIED so,GNoE.

Tn barking Of dog on earth can
be distinctly heard by balloonists 1t
an elevation OF four miles.
A DIRECT telegraph cable limo be-
tween Australia and Canada IL ex-
pected to DO completed In two years.
A RETIRED French naval officer has
invented q rifle that il capable Of firing
two kinds of explosive bullets, both
having immense power OF penetration.
A RUSSIAN physician has discovered
by numerous experiments that q crow
can count ten; that dog can count
twenty-scven If he Is given time
enough; that Q cat can be taught to
count up to six. while a horse learns to
count the mile posts which he passes
frequently.
TwENTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX HUN
DRED AND SEVENTY patents were
granted by the American patent office
last yeor, which has just issued the
annual report of its labors. The Amer
icau system has been developed to
higher perfection than that Of any
other country.
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FAMILY SCRAP BAG,

GOLD paint of a good quality pro.
duces quite as rich an effect gold
leaf, and can easily be renewed.
WHEN fur becomes wet or hard q
brisk rubbing between the hands will
restore 1t to its normal condition.
EMBROIDERY of dandelions in tie
bud, blow and blossom of yellow. white
asd green dos. Is -ery pretty upon
linen.
MoNoGRAMs on a BRIDES house linen
now are made in heavy linen floss or
rope silk, it's heaviness varying in ac-
cordance with tho material it is used
upon.
GRAPE is Of four different weaves,
from the light Grapes, single threaded,
through the double and triple weaves
to the quadruple, which is the best
quality.
A RANGE that is properly cleaned out
every morning and all the ash1s and
c1inlxers removed will consume ? third
less coal to do a given amount of cook
ing than one that is only cleaned, out
in a halfway fashion.
In a small room apparent size .vill'bo
gained by using a wall paper which is
light, md there are certain designs in
paper having an in terlaced composition
of darker and lighter shades that give
the effect of air and distance.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16
SHARPS AND FLATS,

A FEATURE of New Zealand concert
was a comic Irish song sung by a Moari
native.
JOHANN STRAUs, the composer of the
"3lue Danube and other famous
valtzes, is n thin, emaciatcd old man,
with rheumatism and the govt.
HANDEL and Bach were born in
houses almost within sight of each
other. They were devoted to the
same branch of art, but never met.
ONE of Nine. PATHS trials is the
mania people seem to cherish for hav-
ing her adopt their children. She de-
clares she receives hundreds of offers
of ba bies for adoption in the course OF
the year.
CARR. ZEnnAnN's record OF forty
years leadership of the Boston Handel
and Haydn society is said to be ursur-
passed in the history Of music. no 9TH
er conductor ever having had charge
for so long time of any musical So
cietV,
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WOMAN AND HOME.
your OLD eUREAU.

Il May B~ Converted 1ae0 aevsral Useful
Artleles-How to Esshlon . Very Coed
Hail Seat or . Settle for the Parlof-A
Listlo Ingenuity and . Poe Of Glue wisl
De H.
The utilization Of old furniture In
furnishing the home has not received
the attention to which rs . measure Of
economy it is entitled. The possibil-
tiles of an old chest of drawers that
has outlasted its usefulness ~ such,
have seemingly remained undiscovered
to many persons. While the new uses
to which it can be put are manifold,
space will only permit pointing out .
few of the most useful.
A very good hall seat may be FASH
toned from any ordinary bureau That
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

evenly, finishing off with one or two
coats of white enamel. The settle as
shown here has been decorated with
papier mache or composition orna-
ments. which can be applied with glue
and nailed in place to suit ones fancy.
When hard. these ornaments may be
softened by wrapping in a cloth. wrung
out in hot water, after which they may
be twisted to any design required.
House decorators and picture trainers
are large users of such material, and
amateurs may purchase of them. When
such ornamentation is attempted it
should always be previous to the
painting, and may after this latter
process is effected be further touched
up with gold paint. A beautiful
white and gold divan of small dimen-
sions, particularly well adapted for
placing against the back of an upright
piano, can be gotten up in this manner
at small expense. Upholstering of
sill1en texture and cushions of India
silk will complete the ensemble
Decorator and FurniSher.
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A Negro Superatition.


"While I was in Florida I was a
great deal amused at an incident wit
messed which illustrated a supersti-
ton that appeared to be prevalent
among the negroes said tourist.
zone day an old negro who had been
out RI bbit-hunting carpe home, bring.
ing with him an immense rattlesnake,
which ne had killed. He exhibited his
trophy with pride to a crowd of tour
lists who were standing about in front
of the hotel. The reptile measured
six feet three inches and had twelve
rattles and a button. One of the
guests offered the negro a dollar for
the rattles. The negro did not seem
to think that was enough for SO valu-
able a trophy. and said he would not
sell them for less than two dollars
Just that moment another old negro
came upon the scene, and, upon hear
ing what was going Oh. said to the
owner of the snake: 'Doan yo' cut off
dem rattles.' 'Wharfo' won't I cut of
dem rattles, ef kin get two dollars
for um?'' demanded the other. 'Doan
you know dat ef yo' cut of dem rattles
20 go blind? When yo' cut 'em off, dc
milk Oh de snake fly up in 20 eye and
blind yo.' The owner OF the rattle
snake pondered for moment and then
he said: Eff any gentleman give me
two dollars for dem rattles, he can
have 'em; I cut 'em OF, md if go
blind, all right. Use seen enuff any.
ow.''-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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How to Make Powder Stick.

If you must use powder and it won't
stick on, try this: Get an ounce or two
of cocoa butter-costs about ten cents
an ounce and looks like tallow. Rub
1t on your face brisk1y until the skin
is well creased. Take soft linen
cloth and rub the butter off-and you
will wonder where all the dirt came
from; then repeat the process, this time
rubbing the skin well after applying
the butter. Again rub the face with
the cloth and apply 1t vigorously.
After that rub on the powder and your
skin will feel like satin. You can use
it on the neck and arms the same way
and it is not likely to rub off and make
your skin look shiny. Cocoa butter IL
q good skin food and is harmless.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16
REooRD or 4 L,FE,

secure oos b. sevins . Pssoo Of Evssy
Dress Won 0et.
II often needs only . few interven.
Ing years to change our most common
place surroundings into the most ro-
mantle; often in but a few years we
learn to cherish anything which recalls
to ~ old associations. l am certain
that to q friend of mine no work of flc-
ton could ever suggest 80 much gen.
rine comedy and tragedy rs q unique
little album which she showed to me
recently. The" book itself WAS a very
ordinary one, of the sort generally
used for receiving clippings, but the
pages, instead of containing bits of
fugitive verse, stamps or signatures,
were filled with an odd collection of
dry goods. In the upper left-hand
corner of each page was fastened q
fragment of dress materials; opposite it
. clever pen and ink sketch of the
completed garment had been drawn,
and below was given a written biog-
raphy of tho same, containing all sorts
of interesting items in regard to it;
its price, its date of purchase and the
occasion of its first appearance. The
owner of the book was an artist and
had supplied the sketches herself, but
it occurred to me such a book would
be interesting even without the
sketches, as the beauty of the pages,
to my mind, lay quite as much in their
suggeSt1ve0eSS as IN their artistic ar
rangement.
Several other friends who have heard
of this book have been pleased with
the idea and have started similar
books. A young girl who is about to
be married has decorated her first
pages with bits from a very dainty
trousseau. She intends to put in her
book . piece of every dress she may
own.
A vouno mother has inst commenced
such a collection for her baby daugh-
ter. Should the child live to woman
hood the book will be to her a COM
plete record, not only of her vanished
youth, but also of the mother-love that
guarded and glorified it.
If only our grandmothers in their
days of silken tissue and stately bro
cades had had such IN inspiration!
And when the fashion OF things pres
emit has passed away, such albums will
have developed into valuable possess
sions.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16
SPORTING NOTES.

WILLIAM 9rE1N1rz, the chess cham
pion, Is in New York under medical
treatment for insomnia.
A NATIVE Of Hawaii, seeing . man
riding n bicycle. said it must be very
nice to walk sitting down."
INSURANCE companies claim that
cycling is more dangerous than travel
ing either by railways or steamships
The horse George Frederick, winner
of the English derby in 1874, was sold
for thirty shiMings recently in an Eng
lish sale yard.
In order to furnish sport for q shoot
ing party on his Moravian estate,
Baron Hirsch had six Thousand part
ridges transported there in cages and
liberated.
New ZEALAg,D is bent on preserving
her remarkable wild birds and other
animals, and has set apart two islands
on which all hunting and trapping Is
forbidden.
FoR the first time in the history of
the English university boat races a
married man, Sir Charles Ross, rowed
in one of the crews this year. He was
married two years ago.
MICHAEL F. DIVER, perhaps the
greatest plunger of the American turf.
laughs at the idea that luck brings
wealth on the race track. Nerve and
good judgment. he says, are the only
qualities necessary to a gamblers sue
cess.
THERE werc 1920 cycles used for
pleasure solely in Trance last year,
a fact disclosed through the collection
portion Of bicycles and tricyc1es is not
stated. Cycles used by tradesmen for
purely business purposes are exempt
from tho tax.
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fasten it there. The ice is placed on
top of this drumhead and covered
loosely by another piece of flannel.
In this condition the ice keeps cold
and even freezes to the flannel. Thus
a small piece Of ice can be kept near
the patient all night, SO as to avert
many weary marches up and down
stairs to the refrigerator.
To break the ice sharp needle or
hat pin is the best thing. Force it in
and you will be astonished to see how
easily it will divide the ice.-Vesper
L. George, in Youths Companion.
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For Vynrdrob and ChiDOnieR.

A delightful recipe for scent-powder,
to be used for wardrobe, boxes, ETC..
far finer indeed than any mixture sold
in the shops, is the following: Corr
ander, orris root, rose leaves and aro-
matte calamus, one ounce each; laven-
der flowers, ten ounces; rhodium. one
fourth of a drachna; musk. five grains.
These, after being thoroughly mixed,
are reduced to powder. Placed
among feminine hnery, this sachet has
the same effect upon clothes that
would be produced by fragrant Cow
ers, if pressed between the folds.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16
The Newest Piucushion.

The newest and daintiest thing in
pincushions is the following: A
wicker basket, about the size and
shape of the bowl of a clay pipe, is
filled with finely cut curled hair. Then
a bit of black velvet is used as a cover
ing for the top, and black pins are
stuck over the top in graduated rows
till it is entirely covered. If the round
heads are used it will look like a great
blackberry. Now narrow lavender
ribbon is tied around the basket and
long ends with bows. by which to
hang it up.
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300 Reward, 800.

The ,ader of this paper will be pleased ia
learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cnre in
au its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
beings constitutional disease, requires q
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building UP. the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
eI- Sold by Druggists, Csc.
Halls Family Pills, 25 cents.
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Pract,cal Kitchep E,nt.

When one Is done using dishcloths,
they should be thrown into a dish of
water. Put a little soda or potash in,
and place the dish for q short time on
the stove, allowing the water to come
to boil. The cloths may then be
rinsed> in cold water, and hung up in
the air. When needed agoin, they will
be as clean smelling as the clothes
from the laundry. in which condition
they should siweys he kept
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

POSITIVE Proof.-'Whoever m ade that des-
sert surely took a great deal Of palms, said
Ergo. ..Why so!" Because the proof of
the pudding is in eating,'' he replied, as he
doubled up with tho stomach aclle.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
MAN is an animal that makes bargains no
other animal does this-one dog does not
change bone with another.-Adam Smith.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

huncles, and the worst
Scrofulous Sores and
Swellings are per-
manently CURED.
Mr.. THos. HARRIS,
of Wakefield Station,
S1Isse.C Co., Va, writes:
about four years ago
my daughter, Helen
G.. Harris, was afflicted
with Eczema in q dis
t ressing form. She
tried medicines too
numerous to menu
ton, but they did no
good. / told her that
I would write to DR..
Pierce,which I did, and
after a few months
use OF his medicines
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HOW TO KEEP ICE,

A klck-Room Hiatt Which Certainly q
Worth Knowing.
A very simple but little known meth
cd of keeping ice is to draw a piece of
thick flannel tightly over some deep
vessel, like a bowl, for instance, and
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

Would You Like to "Sha<e'' Malaria,
In the sense of getting rid of it, instead of
having it shake you! OF course you would.
Then use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and
give it the grand and final ''shaxe." This
standard medicine eradicates it root and
branch, and fortifies the system against it.
Most effectual, too, is the Bitters in cases of
dyspepsia. biliousness. constipation, nervous
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

els THAT your mamma, Willie2'' asked tho
my mamma" said Willie, tsbut I've had two
brothers since then, sho amt all NINE"
-Harper's Bazaar.
s'WnAT kind of cake did you say that was,
Maria." asked Mr. Shingles. 'eThat's pound
cale, Joe.'' ''Oh, it's certainly heavier than
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

THERE are nine lutheran pastors IL
Greenland, serving congregations mum
boring ten Thousand members
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MAMY CHILDREN

-as we'll as thousands of grown people, have
been cured of scrofula and other blood dis
eases, by taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Every disorder that can be
tying Qualities Eczema. Tetter. Boils. Car
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

To HAVE a respect for ourselves guide
our morals, and to have a Difference for 9th
ers governs our manners.-Sterne.
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Western American Scene,


The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y
has now ready for distribution a sixteen page
portfolio of scenes along it's line, half tones,
of the size of the Worlds Fair portfolios
lately issued. They arc only ten cents each
and can be obtained without delay by
RENTING the amount to GEO. H. HEAFroRD,
General russ. Agent, Chicago, Ill.
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Mrs. Fidget-Now, Tommy, I want
you to be as quiet ~ q lnousei I'm
busy!
Tommy (scornfully)-Huh! III was
= monse. you'd jump up On chair aud
JeM.~TFNtA
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use OF his medicines
she was entirely cured. believe your noedi-
cineS uneQualeG.
MRS. JNO: H. RICHARDSON, a widow living
near Wakefield, Va, a few years ago, was in
extremely bad health, and used your propri-
etary medicines with entire success
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

"YOU say there is absolutely no founda-
don for the story that she writes poetry.
What makes you so positives' GIVE seen
some Of it.'-Buffalo Courier
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PEssIM1sr- is sweet" Philoso
pher-'.Maybe: but it leaves a bad taste i,
your mouth. IN. Y. journal.
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Don't Blame the Cook

If baking powder is not uniform in strength,
so that the same quantity will always do the same
work, no one can know how to use it, and uni
formly good light food cannot be produced with it.
All baking powders except Royal, because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the
is opened for use. At subsequent balings there
will be noticed falling off in strength. The food
is heavy, and the flour, eggs and butter wasted.
1t is always the that the consumer suffers
in pocket, if not in health, by accepting any sub
stitute for the Royal Baking Powder. The Royal
is the embodiment of all the excellence that it is
possible attain in absolutely pure powder.
1t is always strictly reliable. 1t is only
economical because of its greater strength but
will retain its full leavening power, which
other powder will, until used, and make more
wholesome food.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

The best answer to all objections ureet
against prayer is the fact that man canno
help praying.-E. H. Chaplin.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-16

TALL men live longer than short ones, be
cause the short man is not long for this
world.-N. o. Picayune.
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Coop .Advicc.--Never accept advice. No
even this. Thy friend has a friend, and tn,
friends friend a friend. Be discreet.
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WHERE AMERICA LEADS.

A REGULAR organization of ono
legged beggars exists in Springfield,
Mo.
THE new American street letter
boxes are about to be adopted in Lon
don.
PAPER can be made from the stand.
hours.
TIE first horse was brought to this
continent in 1913. Now there are, in
the United States alone, 14,O56, $50,
valued at $941 ,Q0O, 900.
THE Oldest salvage corps in this coun-
try is reported to be the Protective So
ciety of New Bedford, Mass. 1t was
organized in March, 1929.
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IT is not the bird with the brightest plu-
mage that sings the sweetest-Ram's Horn.
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MATH1LDE-"Mr. Hungerford Is q IN,
who thoroughly believes in himself Elsi
-"How very gullible he must be."--Broo
lyn Life.
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PACK my troubles In Us little compass AZ
can for myself, and never let them annoy
OtherS.-Southay.
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IT is worth a thousand pounds n year I
have the habit of looking on the bright sid
of thinRS,-Johnsop
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LAD1Es can permanently beautify their
with Glenn Sulphur SoaD.
Hills Hair and Whiskcr Dye, 50 cents.
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ONE that desires to excel should endeavo
it in those things that are in themselve
most Observation-Disclosures.
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The latest discovery made about trees is
that 1.-The woods arc full of them.''
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A sIGN of spring-''Look out for the
paint."-Philadelphia Record.
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A MIMIC is a thing many sizes smalle
thnn its pattern as to be of no use.-Youn
Mems Era.
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To IMPRESS others We must be earnest: t
arnuse them, it Is only necessary to be kind
ly and fanciful.- Tuckerman.
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IT never takes a liar long to blind himself
with his tongue.-1Iam' 8 Horn.
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"1sST it strange that Miss F1irt, who is
such belle, has never been engaged l''
Yes, she's a sort of bell without ring.''-
PHILADELPHIA Record
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A GOOD opportunity Is seldom met in
beaten track-ISam's Horn.
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hoods Pills cure Cons pa ton by restor
Ing the perist of the alimentary canal