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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
THE ENGLISH PRorEcToRArE.
lSushife the Seat OF the Resident on the
Persian Gulf.

l8ushire the Seat of the Resident on the
Persian Gulf.
Bushire is the capital Of the English
protectorate in the Persian gulf. Here
the resident lives, who may be styled
king of the gulf, and before whom all
the petty potentates along it's Shores be
they on the Arabian or Persian side,
bow down. He has his steam Yacht
and his steam launch provided for him.
a British man of-1var is appointed to be
always in readiness to do his bidding,
and the British residency, with its flag
staff and extensive compounds, is by
far the most conspicuous building in
the town.
Bushire is a truly horrible place,
built at the edge of a spit of sand rum
ming out into the gulf. Its popula-
ton is very mongrel, Arabs, Persians,
Hindoos IRE all hopelessly mixed up
therein. 1t has an English bank.
What, with its English residencv.
English bank, English telegraph
English steamers agents, and
English men of war, Bushire is
as English is it could be wished Lawn
tennis may be seen upon it's q,ays,
ladies may play and ladies NAV ride
without mourning more than an ordi-
nary amount of staring from the mos
lens.
In is confidently asserted that if the
karoun route is opened out into the
neaft OF Persia, BuShlre will cease to
be the seat of the resident, and the
capital of the Persian gulf protectorate
will be removed to Fac or some other
spot which has not yet got a name. If
that time ever comes, and Bushire
ceases to be the chief outlet for the
Persian caravan trade. the place will
not long survive, for it has no preten-
sions whatsoever to call itself a har-
Dor. Big steamers have to anchor at
least two miles off land oufSide a Sa nd
bar, and if the sea is very rough, land
ing is next to impossible. Bushire
chances to be the outlet for the roads
across the Kotals, and if it ceases to be
chat its reason for existence will cease
also.-Fortnightly Review.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
MATTER-OF-FACT,
The Dry Humor of the Picturesque Pea.
pie of Scotland.

The Dry Hunlor of tho PICTURESQUE Pea.
pie of Scotland.
Some years ago there lived in Perth,
Scotland, a man of weak intellect,
vvell-known by his Christian name.
Jamie. One dark night an acquaint-
ance found Jamie lying at the foot of
an outside stair. rs that you, Jamie?'
asked the acquaintance, in voice of
the greatest astonishment. SAY, it's
me- replied Jamie, in a tone of COM
plete resiSnation.
"Have you fa'en doom the sta ir?'' was
the next question?
''Ay! I fell doom; but was COMM
doom, whether or no."
To illustrate further the matter-of-
factness of the Scottish people, David
Pryde mentions that a company at an
artists house were talking about their
successes and failures.
DO you find it difficult to sell your
pictures?' said the lady of the house
to artist who had been perfectly
silent.
NO said he, in slow voice; ssit's
no difficult-its impossible
country doctor met one day the
of patient of his who had been
very i'll.
''Well, my lad said the doctor.
chow is your father this norninr?"
Hes deid,'' replied the boy.
"Dead! cried the doctor "Wae
he died?''
NO." answered the lad; che, list
deid hissef. youths Companion.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Afghan Making.

Bits OF worsted always accumulate
in a family where much work is car
ried on. 1t is a good thing for some
member of it to have always an afghan
in course of construction, to which
these odds and ends can go. The maxi
Ing is a clear pleasure, it is so simple
and satisfactory. and there are several
patterns that call Cor MANY shades of
yarn. An afghan is in constant re-
quest; not, as once for the carriage, but
to keepat hand when one lies down, to
make n light covering to throw over
one. When all the materials were
bought outright it made about as e.s-
pensiva a piece of work as could be en-
gagged upon. Blu: by adopting this
''hit.ec-lniss'' plAn 81 - quickly and
shcAply entssnsds-~N, Z. Werld,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
BREAD-MAkING MADE EASY.
4 New Method Which Requires Very Lfttl,


New Method Which Requires Very Little
Exertion.
1t is one of the fine arts Of life to do
thing in some easy and practical fash
ion. Who ever invents or dcvises IA way
to save Dor. to do two things with the
same amount of tax and exertion usual
~ required for one. has conferred a
lasting benefit on mankind. Particu-
larly is this the case in household af-
fairs. The difficulty of getting compe-
tent help and the burden of domestic
care seems to increase with every year,
and easy ways to do things are of I'M
spea bic value, especially to delicate
women who have everything to look
after. and in emergencies must take up
the entire labor of the csta blishment
A new idea in bread making is well
worth the attention of every woman,
whe ether she be delicate or care-bur-
dened or not. A semi-invalid makes
bread without WEAKNESS by Il simple
process. Instead of the usual l<ncad-
ing and mixing she uses a chopping-
knife. Sprinkling on very little
flour, she chops the sponge for five or
ten minutes two or three times during
the rising process. No kneading is re-
quired except just enough to put it in
to shape when it is ready for the pans
She never uses a bread-board, but
spreads a large cloth-folded over to
several thiclxneSses-on the table
covers it thick with flour, and shapes
the bread out on that, taking care that
no dough sticks to the cloth. With this
chopping process, it is impossible to
handle the dough in an extremely soft
state. This insures more moisture in
the bread and much longer keeping.
qualities. Biscuit and other similar
articles are made in the same way, the
kneading process being almost entire
ly dispensed with. nothing more being
necessary than deNterous handling and
a little care. that the dough does not
stick to the cloth. 1t is a well-under-
stood fact that biscuits, to be good,
must be very soft when put into the
pans, and in no other way ca n this be
managed as easily as by the method
just described. N. Y. Ledger.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
THE GOVERNORS SECRET.
4 Testimosy tQ= the value OF Hoys' De.
hating Clubs.

hating Clubs.
At the commencement dinner of one
| of the New England colleges the gov
ernor of the state usually makes the
first speech.
One year this function was awaited
with much curiosity. The governor,
who was a successful business man,
lad been in Office only few weeks
He had made his way in the world
without the advantages of early edu-
cation. poor officc-boy, starting with
two or three years in II district school,
turer. Political distinction had finally
crowned his business career. Some of
his predecessors in Office had been col
fsRc fftseA. accustomed to these academic
occasions. His own reputation as an
orator had yet to be made.
There was an undertone Of comment
at the tables respecting the chances Of
his first appearances as a commences
ment speaker. Even those who l<ne "
him we'll Tofeeasta hh1ns,iating failure
How great was their establishment
when the governor arose without a
trace OF embarrassment and made a
fntesS excellent speech.
His sentences were clear, crisp and
not without polish. His manner was
natural, self-possessed and graceful.
Instead of being a hasty and feeble bit
of improvisation. it was a vigorous
and well digested argument for popu-
lar education, presented with dignity
and power.
One OF the governors candid friends
subsequently said to him, Nobody
thought that you could make SO good a
speech. When and where have you
learned the art of oratory?'
Inc governor explanation was very
simple. When he was an office-boy
fresh from the country, he had Joined a
de batting club. Although he was out
matched in educa ton by All the mem
bers, he forced himself to speak, and soon
found that he could hold his ground,
That early practice in debate stood
him good stead when he was called
upon to speak at the commencement
dinner.
Nearly all public men have to serve
Il rough apprenticeship in oratory.
tasteful and even painful to Mr.. Par
nell when he entered parliament.
Probab bly, he would never have learned
to speak at all if he had not Joined OBJ
like Mr.. Bigger in talk
against time when the house was in an
uproar. and a mob was bowling about
him SO that it did not matter what he
said or how he said 1t.
That was better discipline for him
than the critical attention of an ~
derby assembly. since it ena bled him 10
overcome constitutional infirmitics
Such rough schooling as that is Set
dom required. Every intelligent youth
can learn in a debating club to feel Ut
ease when on his feet, and to exp,e cps
his thoughts clearly and forcibly
When the lesson is we'll learned, as it
was in the governors case, it is never
forgotten.-Youth's Companion
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
THE DINNER TABLE,

Complete.
Everyone can set a table, but eyerv-
one can not make it look refined, SEN
sible and dainty Cheap articles are
never good investments, but for the
table it is better to have inexpensive
linen and plenty of bright glass or
plated silver than none at all. Have a
crystal salt-ccllar and silver pepper
box at each place, and let both be so
shiningly clean and bright that thew
are ornaments to the table and delights
to the eye. At this time of year flowers
are inexpensive. and late in the after
noon on Twenty-third street or Four
teenth street you can get a fine big
bunch of ysanthemums, consisting
of four or five flowers. for twenty
five or thirty cents. Even in
the morning they can be bought
for ten cents apiece. Flowers are
always charming addition to a din
ner table. Inexpensive china which is
not Clipped or cracked is much more
to be admired than wedding present.
sets which have gone through long
sicges of Mary James banging, slam
ming style of dish washing Have
fancy imitation cut-glass glasses and
dishes for celery, olives or pickles if
you can not afford finer ones, but have
the proper thing for each article of
food; don't substitute and use make
shifts. 1t dispels the pretty glamour
which should envelope the evening
meal as the most ceremonious one of
the day. The children should be en-
couraged to dress for dinner, and everv
dish should be, if possible, garnished in
some way-the bread with a frinred
dolly, the meat with water cress and
parsley, and the fruit with great green
leaves, which gives a fresh, country
look.-N. Y. Advertiser.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
A slight Correction.

The hurryup drew up to the box,
where a policeman held h man who was
to be given a free ride. When the Off
Ger who made the arrest was helping
the prisoner up the steps of the wagon,
one of his brother officers inquired of
him:
"a case of intoxication, Tom?'
The case" spoke up and said: "No,
Mr.. Officer; I'm STANDARDIZATION Her.
aid,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
PERSONAL ANo LITERARY.

-TAe History of the Worlds Fair, .
An oHcial pu blication, is in course OF
preparation undero the direction of q
ccmmittee. of which President Palmer
IS chairman. It will be a most volumi.
nous work, and will set forth every de.
ta1l La connection with the exposition.
One of the many stories about the
Rate DIR. Jowett, of Balliol> Is thatsA
young man once observed to him as
they started Oh a walk: ''It is a fhe
day, saF " "A half an hour after tie pro-
fessos' Broke his silence by saying:
THAT was very feeefsh remark OF
yours, sir. Good se-ining.'
Sir Thomas Esmond, NJ. p, is con-
Quoting a crusade against the English
language in County Cork, iceland. The
effort is to make the English language
unpopular. and with this end IN view
Sir Thomas aa4d a score of other pa
triots who own their own carts are
having their names and addresses writ
ten In Irish only on the vehicles.
-Henceforth the signature on the
notes c1 the Bank of England will be
''Horace &. Bowen" who has been a.,-
pointed cashier of the world-fanaed i'm
stitution, in succession to e. May, who
held that Office for a generation,
and whose signature has appeared on
sued by the +tOld Lady of Thread
needle Street" for the last twenty
years.
An extract taken from Hans Blum's
Forthcoming book, ''The German EN-
Fire in Bislnarck's Day." has caused a
sensation in Prussia. ideals with the
dismissal of Bismarck from the chan
ceMorshiP by the present emperor. II
assigns as the reason that the emperor
requested Bismarck to account to him
every night concerning the people who
had visited him during the day, and
this the cha ncellor refused to do.
Willard Salisbury, who has
welded Mrs Du Pont at Wilmington,
looks like his father, the late chancel-
lor. and has inherited the family taste
for politics. His wife's father, Victo,
Du Pont, was Mr.. Saulsbury's precep
tor in law. The Du Pont family is
now n very large one, and reputed tc
be of great wealth. Most of them live
in country homes near the powder
works on the edge Of Wilmington, and
many are financially Interested in the
works.
1t is among the modest ambitions
of Julia Marlove to have. before she
dies, the most complete Shakespeariana
in the world. She already has several
of the plays in rare quarto editions,
and fac simile of the celebrated folio
OF 1923. She has II model of the house
where Shakespeare was born, an exact
rep, oduction of his water Jug, a piece
of the famous mulberry tree, souvenir
spoons, pen and ink sketches, photo
graphs and pictures of all kinds. Every
year she makes a pilgrimage to STRAIT
ford-on-Avon. Last summer she Sc
cured a new treasure for her Shake.
speare museums 1t is an exact copy of
his chair. The original is in the pos
session OF Sir Henry Armytage, who
lives in the county where Shakespeare
was born. Miss Marlowe presented
letters to him, which induced him to
let her see and sit in the sacred chair
and even to have it copied. 1t is a
small, square, stiff oak armchair, with
rude carving on it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
A souventr of the r.Ir.

They had reached that stage of the
engagement where she felt free to
amuse herself by exploring his pockets.
1t SO happened that he had forgotten
to take out a ticket for his watch,
and when she found that she immedi-
ately wanted to know what it was
THAT said he, with as much dig
nifty as he could command, '.is SOU
venir of the Worlds fair."-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Harland

Marion Harland, the authoress,
widely known in church circles as the
wife of Rev. Edward Payson Terhune,
pastor of the Puritan Congregations!
church on Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn,
has sailed for a four months'-t tour Of
Europe and the Holy Land. Her oh
3ect is to gather material for an orien-
tai newell. az
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10

august Dobeclx, of Crimson, Mass,
during q dispute with his wife, became
heated with anger. To cool himself he
hurriedly drank can of heer. He at
once lost the power Of speech and hear
!ne, and 20 coHtiaueA fde SWeel,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Emma Holland.

Emma Holland. aged twelve, of
Lyons, n. Y. while laying her wra ps
on the bed, felt something cold and
clammy. It was black snake over six
feet long. The child was SO terrified
that she went into commissions, and it
was feared she would not recover!
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Could Stand 1t.

Mr.. Binks-What's all that yelling
and racket next door? It's enough to
drive folks crazy. Close the windows
Mrs. Binks-1t's that woman next
door thrashing her boys.
Mr.. Bin<s-Oh! Open the windows
widcr.-Good News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Something Now In skirts.

Among cold-weather garments IRE
new skirts of fine felt in different
colors, deliberately braided around the
bottom with sontache shade darker
or in black. Moreen skirts, flannel
lined, are both neat and servicea ble
For wearing with serge or other wool
gowns of black, brown, gray or green,
a petticoat to match, silk lined and
faced with canvas at the edge TO keen
it away from the feet all around, and
trimmed with rows of military braid Is
admirable. Flanne1-1ined silk skirts
trimmed with one or two flounces siua-
ply hem-stitched are very nice for fher-
noon wear. Striped or shot sSlk8 ara
the best, and the colors should; BE sub
jective. A thin flannel lining 10 requi-
site for warmth. especially il capee are
worn instead of the long-sl<irted coat.
Black silk skirts are always ladylikes
SO. too, shepherds check silk sleirtns
will never quarrel with the g4wn: aid
in making a purchase this consaderas
tion should ever be borne in miud.
st. Louis Republic. Z Z
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Indeed She Was.

1key-Vat YOU t'inle of re story of 70
goose Eat laid gotten egg?
Yakey-1 t'ink Eat if she knew her
egg vas gotten she vas an awful goose
to go and lay it.-Truth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Little Time to Choose.

Rev. DIR. Primrose-That's a fine
bird you have.
Uncle 'Rastus-'Tis, sab; cunsidder-
in dat picked him out in sech q hur-
ry.-Judge.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10

Suuueahy aroused Oy the rattle OF mus
kerry, followed by doleful bowls and
lamentations
Rushing out of tho watla, where he
had spent the night. he saw a large pit
pan (1ugout) coming slowly down the
river, while on the bank abreast of it
marched two columns of Wailkas, tho
men constituting one column, the wom-
en- the other.
In the pitpan was the dead medicine
man, his three widows and a solitary
paddler.
The pitpan made n landing, and the
coffin. followed by the crowd of silent
Waflkas, was carried along a narrow
trail into the forest.
The open space of the burial ground
was in the midst of the great jungle
email circle Of light surrounded by
impenetrable darkness.
+ Room was made for Struthers, Os-
sorio and Bones, and at a signal from
Pisano the crowd fell back, the new
sukia stepped forward and the ce-c-
monies began.
Bending low over the swathcd body
the sulsin began in q low, rapid MUIR
muir to bewail his loss and recount the
good deeds of the dead man; one by
one the women joined in-the chant In
aroused rapidly in velocity and volume
until Il formed a grand swelling chorus
Of distress, then slowly died away into
IN tnarticulatc Borrowing.
Ia = silence broken only by the muf-
6ed tones Of the tom.toms ard tho eobs
pt the ogouch3uG women, tho new susia
Nu0eye4 o9Nv eud s0l6mAly btuCk tittle
- <Sl
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

Housemaids in England receive Al
average of "a cents week and found
In Korea the inhabitants go to bed
before sunset and get up before sunrise.
Charitable societies are to be organ
lied in France to aid convicts whose
terms have expired.
I'm Boston are the headquarters OF the
Ramabai association, whose purpose II
is to rescue child widows in India This
society is fiourishing and reports an in
come of SOL, 7S4
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18
THR ASSESSOR.

There is no one of the whole list Of
county officials with whom the people as
whole come into such close relations as
With the. assessor. To him you unfold
the bottom facts of your commercial or
business existence. He is a sort OF
public confessor to whom you annually
snake known your poverty and ciinch
this confidential statement with an oath
sf more or less solemnity; usually less.
It is the misfortune of all communities
under our existing methods OF raising
public revenues by taxation that those
who have the least, pay proportionately
the most taxes. 1t is not within human
nature, we regret to say, to render lust
and full return of ones possessions Tor
taxation. All classes and all people are
alike in this respect and it Is perhaps
the knowledge that "they,all do it, that
induces each to do it. This being the
case. it devolyes upon the assessor to
hold each individual as closely to actual
facts in his property return as hls knowl-
edge of that individuals condition will
assist him in doing. II follows then
that the chief require ement in candi
date for assessor is an intimate knowl-
edge Of the property holdings of the tax
PAYERS in his county Such knowledge
is not gained in a day or year and 1t
too often happens that the assessor, the
most important Office in the county, the
official who apportions the expenses OF
the county among the people, and says
how much OF it you and ] and the other
fellows shall pay, is chosen from the
people. without having any experience,
or possessing in the slightest degree the
fund of informatie2 that we have shown
to be absolutely necessary. There is
only one way to get this information,
and that is by familiarity with the ac
tual work OF assessment and equaliza-
tion and the longer such experience the
better An assessor in his second term
is far better fitted for the work than
when he was a novice, but man who
has sat as commissioner OF this county
for four years and who has each year
examined and passed upon each individ-
ual property list and heard arguments
pro and con in the equalization proceed
ings, is better prepared to make an
equitable and thorough assessment than
an assessor who has served two terms
oven: because the commissioner is by
virtue of his Office compelled to go deep
er into the merits of each case than is
the assessor; and as to comparing the
qualifications Of a man who has sat four
yearsas a county commissioner with an
absolute novice, such comparison is idle.
Mr.. w. s. Smell, the republican nominee
Ser assessor ,is man who.byreason OF four
years service as a commissioner Of this
county, has gained and stored away the
information that is absolutely necessary
for full and equitable assessment OF
this county. II elected he will enter
upon his duties fully equipped for the
proper performance Of them. In addi-
ton to this he is thorough going bust
ness 1man; of untarnished reputation
both business land social, and an old
time citizen Of the county who has taken
his share of the hard knocks that have
been dealt out to the sheepmen. In
sslecting an assessor the public have a
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18

right to ask for something more in the
way of qualification than mere clerical
ability and good reputation. II a candi-
date happily combines these with ripe
experience. he is unquestionably the
man to be chosen. Mr.. Smell does this
and we believe that every taxpayer IN
the county. whet aer he votes for him or
not. will inwarii, admit to himself that
he is by long o.I,s the proper candidate.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18
HERE you HAVE 1T.

We reaffirm our adherence to and be
lief in the principles enunciated IN the
national democratic platform adopted at
Chicago in 1892. and hereby express our
cordial approval of the administration OF
Grover Cleveland and our confidence IN
his judgment and patriotism, and IA his
ability to guide the destlnies OF Cur
country through the difficulties by which
il is beset.-Montana State Democratic
Platform 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18

Resolved. That the democrats OF Gus
ter county in convention assembled. re
affirm our allegiance to the principles o
national democracy promulgated at Chl
cago in lS92.-Custer County Democra
tic Platform.1s9i.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-18
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