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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
Sewing In the Public Schools.

The course of study in sewing in the
Boston public schools is interesting for
an amateur of sewing to consider. To
read of 'thimble, emery, SCISSORS set
or neatly as articles of study, and to
gaze upon a printed curriculum Of
blasting, backstitching, overca sting,
Misunderstanding and combination Of
one running and one-ha1f back stitch, :"
Is to realize most intensely the adj
vantages Boston offers to her daugh-
ters In the fourth year are taught,
among other things, stocking darning,
straight and bias telling, whipping
and sewing, on ruffles, hemstitching,
blind stitching, tucl1ing if not taught
previously. gathers overhanded to a
band, sewing on hooks and eyes and
buttons, eyelets, loops, and in the fifth
year there is system Of dress cutting
ny which girls are taught to take
measures, draught, cut and fit a dress
waist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
To Note n Clever Woman,

Inc cleverest woman in the matter
or dress is the plain woman who con-
trlves never to let you know she's
plain. TO be successful in this respect
one must have natural good taste. It's
no use to put ones self entirely in the
hands OF a good dressmakcr. Dress
makers need directing. They can't be
expected to know customers
weak or strong points rs we'll as she
should know them herself All women,
except those with hopelessly bad fig
ures and no Threats. pay for dressing
A gown is usually becoming if it is the
same color as the wearer's eyes. a
bright bandeau under the brim of a
hat is apt to have an improving effect
Good taste is a thing to be thankful
for. Those who possess it are inclined
to value it too lightly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
REFLECTIONS
I'm The various Kinds of Farmers that a
to Make Up the sum Total

I'm The Various Kinds of Farmers that a.
to Make UP the sum Total.
The crops of 1893 are about all har-
vested. The next thing to which every
farmer should turn his attention to is
the crop for 1894. The earliest date
liked for the opening of the millen-
mum Is about six years off yet, and it
may be that after the millennium be-
gins there will be a necessity for food
and clothing, and that the farmers
services will be required all during
that term and up to the period fixed
for the final consummation of all
things. Therefore prudent farmers
Will commence right away to pre-
pare Tor another crop. In order that
The best success may be attained it is
important to begin right and continue
right through all the operations of the
year. If this can not be absolutely at
tanned then the nearest possible ap-
Proach to it is the best that can be
done, and is what ought to be done in
every case. Farmers NAV be likened
unto field of horses entered for a race
Some seem like they can never get
started; they fret and champ the bit
and kick up great deal of dust, but
they are never near the wire when the
starters bell taps; and when finally a.
Start is made. they are away behind,
and are distanced che first heat.
lash off like forty furies, and |
before the home stretch is reached |
iey are tagged out, and get home too !
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

late for anythine hat their regular ea-
ton Of oats and hay. Some are at the
scratch every time, and when the start
10 made they take tho lead All the wav
round. and win the stakes. The farm
or who overcrops himself, is like q
quarter horse entered in q mile-heat
race. He has undertaken more than
he can accomplish. Some farmers are
tickle; they determine to do one thing.
but become discouraged, quit, and
make q new departure. They are like
the badly-traincd racer who thinks
there is better ground outside, and flies
the track, and if they ever get
home at all, it is too late for
supper. The writer was authori-
tatively informed in early life that
the only way to do u full weeks work
was to rise very early Monday morning
and go to work. and stick to it until
shutdown Saturday. This may be ono
extreme of the industrial theory; the
other extreme is represented by the
man who enforced the above precept.
Hls custom was to idle away the time
until after dinner Saturday, and then
ny around like mad and do his entire
weeks work between that time and
sunset We have all heard the proverh.
invented by some lazy vagabond. that
bad beginning makes a good end
ang' and there seem to be some of his
disciples still with us, but thanks to
human mortality, their names are u,I.
dom and their numbers few, and we
are glad OF lt.-Farm and Ranch
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
Take Care OF tho Future.

For three hundred years our farmers
nave been wearing out their fields and
roing west. Now that there is no
more west to go to, what are we to dc
about 1t? The lands now in cultiva.
ton will become exhausted afterawhile
under the present system of croppino
Even those lands that arc glibly spoken
of as inexhaustiblc do not produce
the crops they once did. People see
this but do not perceive what this
ominous fact foreshado,vs. The South
atlantic states are now feeling the
full weight of the penalty for reckless
farming. The huge fertilizer factories
and warehouses te II the tale. When it
takes all the net profits of a farm to
prevent its degeneration, then the lot
OF the farmer is a hard one indeed.
ne remedy or prevention of this evil
is to adopt a rational preventative svs.
tenn, and one that will not onlv pre-
serve the fertility which now interes
In the soil, but improve it. This can
best be done-perhaps it can only he
done-vhile farming the land protita.
bly,, with stock.-Farm and Ranch.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
WOMAN AND HOME
TABLE ron lNvALlbs.

An UnfAuing Convsni~acs for the tAtitas
and Nurse-How IN Olt-Hoahsonod Light
0eo00 Woo Made over Into ValtokiS
Piece Of Farnltare-1o Hence 6nd Mo
likewise.
Tho following sketch from the House.
hold shows how q large old-fashioned
light stand vas made over into con-
venient and pretty table to stand close
by the side of an invalid's bed, to serve
rs repository for many little conven-
fences and necessities to which she
could often help herself If only they
could be kept within her reach.
AS there was no one mandy with
tools to call upon, the nurse, who
knew nothing about woodwork, hur-
riedly arranged the table herself, for
temporary use. But it proved strong,
stable and satisfactory in every way,
an unfailing convenience to its suffer
ing but self-helpful owner.
The following particulars regarding
Its arrangement may be helpful to
others with similar needs:
The top of the stand was enlarged an
inch or two in width and several inches
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
HERE AND THERE,

in fruit growing. loss often comes
through having to rush everything to
! market at once.
Corn is worth more to mix with
cattle food than to put lard on hogs
| that are fat enough.
An important department of dairv
farming is raising cows to keen up the
herd. This should not be nerlected
"A diversity of fruits will enable
you to spread the harvest and market
ing over a long season, and that will
give the best profit.
Selection must be the leading fac.
tor in the improvement of all our farm
stock, and fortunately it is method
which can be employed without GREAT
expense.
1t is claimed that over 700, 900 sheen
are annually killed by dogs, the value
or the mutton and wool thus DESTROYED
being estimated at So, 600, OOO
If you are starting a fruit farm
plant something of every fruit that is
adapted to your location. Some wears
one will give you a crop when the
others fail.
People who know too much are NOT
eooo material out of which to make
successful dairymen. They never learn
anything; their great knowledge was
inherited from some remote ancestor.
One great advantage of dairv;no
is that it brings in money every dav
during the year, and the dairyman al. |
ways having cash can buy cheaper
than those who have to buy on credit.
1t IS a cash-in-hand business and as |
such is satisfactory, even if net profits
are small.
-over-cropping farm means disaster.
ana over-stocLing.a'farm with.worthless |
.nimals. is to court bankruptcy. Plant
of good seeds, and cultivate
ven. Stock the farm with ANIMALS
'sortny OF the best care, and give it to
hem, and you are on the road to suc-
sess. Turn neither to the right par
eft and You will get there.
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L
in length at each side by the addition
OF a smooth board top. which was Sc
curely nailed to position; this was Gov
cred with tightly-drawn cream-white
rubber cloth, which was turned unde,
| the edges and tackled around on the un.
| der side.
Into the under side of the shelf. close
to each table leg. was turned a strong
screw-almost, bnt not quite. through
to tine upper surface of the board-so
that the heads projected like four legs.
each nearly an inch long. These little
legs dropped through and fitted closely
into the eyes of strong screw-eyes
which were turned into and projected
from the inner side of each table lep
Being held in position in this way at
four points. the shelf was as secure as
need be. and it almost doubled the use
fulness of the table.
square. round or oblong shelf may
be adjusted to any four-legged stand
or able in this way. They make con-
venient sewing or reading tables or
commodes.
pillow, a row of roomy pockets were
suspended by cords or ribbons from lit
tie brass screw-eyes, and, to keep them
from swinging out of place, each lower
corner was secured to a similar screw
eye inside the table leg.
STANDING close by the side of the bed
every part of the tabletop, shelf,
drawer and pocl<ets--soon became in
dispensable. Water. medicine, fruit,
bell. handkerchief, napkin. fan, watch
or book. any or all, could be safely
within reach. The rubber cloth. inn
pervious to water, could be wiped off
and made fresh and sweet, no maj tier
what might have been spilled upon it,
and the pocket Innings, like rubber
cloth bags, could be turned out and
at any time.
When the table was pronounced q
success and a fixture it was made more
attractive and still more convenient by
The addition of back boards to the top
and shef-see dotted lines-which,
like the rest of the woodwork, was
then given two coats Of prettily-tinted
enamel paint, the brass drawer-pull |
vas polished and tiny ornamental |
BRASS hooks were placed wherever they
we're needed for the suspension or safe
zeeping of any little article; wash silk I
'r linen scarfs were draped over the
Jack boards. their fringed ends falling
gracefully at the sides, and the result
vas a piece of furniture which was as
lainty and neat to look at as it was
to use, which is saving a
'reat deal for its appearance.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
MAvoNNAisE DRESSING.

How to Prepare This Rich and Dellcioue
Table Relish.
Put the uncooked yoll< Of an egg into
chilled bowl, beat we'll with a silver
fork, then add two saltspoonfuls of
salt and one tablespoonful of mustard
powder. work them we'll a minute or
two before adding the oil: then add
little good oil, which must be poured
in very slowly, a few drops at a time
at first, alternated occasionally with q
few drops of vinegar. In proportion
as the oil is used, the sauce should be.
come thick. When it begins to have
the consistency OF jelly, alternate few
drops of lemon juice with the oil
When the egg has, absorbed q gill of
Oil, finish the sauce bv adding n small
pinch OF cayenne pepper, and one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of good vinegar
Taste it to see that there are salt,
mustard, cayenne and vinegar enough.
II not. add more seasoning very care
fully; these proportions will suit most
tastes, yet some like more mustard
and more oil. Do not use too much
CAYENNE BY beating the egg little
before adding the oil, there is little
danger of the sauce curdling: yet if, By
adding too much oil at first. it should
curdle, Immediately interrupt the op-
Put yollts of one or two eggs
On another plate, beat them well and
add the curdled mayonnaise by de.
grees and finish by adding more oil, |
lemon juice. vinegar, salt and cayenne
to taste. If lemons are not at hand
many use vinegar instead
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

tural shades of forget-me-nots, with.
delicate foliage in keeping with the
flowers. The leaves are also cut out
around the edge, leaving the space
within for the photograph or picture
A back, the same shape, is made from
pasteboard and fastened to the frame
with Royal glue. The blue ribbon
hang-by and some faint suspicion of
gliding about the center of the flowers
and the entire edge Of the frame only
add to its decorative charms. Square
frames of the same paper with design
OF wild roses and leaves. are also very
becoming to pretty faces within.-N.
v Herald
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
DAINTY PIcTURE FRAME.

Easily Made by an Amateur a rtist from
Water Color Paper.
Room belongings are often spoiled
by one tone not quite in harmony, and
dainty pen and pencil or delicate water
color drawings are at times cruelty
treated by the framing. which, in real
ity. should be the browning touch.
a pretty frame Is easily made nv an
amateur artist out of water color pa
per.
1t is first cut out heart shape. then
painted. as in the illustration, in ma
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
flsx ois1 or FAkTfislo.
6oasA IluAt's YA0ous Isttls oerA6u
the Duhi>sk

rAaa1s w~~.s. -. $50.
the 0aA3oc2.
There IL one sin which 1t seems "a
me is everywhere. and by everybody is
nndereatimated. and quite too much
oveflooked Id valuations Of character.
1t Is the sin u fretting. It Ii as e6all-
mon as air, Is speech-s0 common that
unless 1t rises above its usual monoto1s
we do not even observe 1t. Watch any
ordinary coming together of people and
we see how many minutes it will be
before somebody frets-that is, makes
more or less complaining statement Of
something or other, which most prob
ably everyone In the room or the car
or on the street corner knew before,
andiSvhich most probably nobody can
help. Why say anything about It? IT
is cold, it is hot, it is wet. IL is dry.
somebody has broken an appointment.
Il-cooked meal; stupidity or bad
faith somewhere has resulted in dis
comfort. There are plenty of things
to fret about. It is simply astonish-
Ing how much annoyance and discom-
fort may be found in the course of
every days living. even ut the
simplest. If one only keeps a sharp eve
out on that side of things. Even Holy
Write says we are born to trouble as
sparks fly upward. But even to the
sparks flying upward, in the BLACKLIST
OF smoke. there is blue sky above,
and the less time they waste on the
road the sooner they will reach It,
Fretting is all time wasted on the
road.-He1en Hunt.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
TREE-PlANTlNG.

Whether Fall or Spring 10 the Better yYrn
for 1t.
The question is often asked: Which
Is the better time to set out trees. tn,
spring or the fall?
The answer to this must depend upo1
the nature of the tree or the shrub. the
part OF country, condition of soil ant
climate where the planting is to bs
done
For example, in the extreme north O,
open prairie country where the tn err
mometer may go extremely low, and
what is worse. where harsh, DRYING
winds may prevail most of the winter
all but the hardest of trees and ever.
greens are decidedly safer planted in
the spring than in the fall.
II. however. plenty of roots are
taken, and, what is even perhaps OF
more Importance, a goodly lot of soil is
taken with the roots, allowing no I'M.
well planted in the fall is perfectly
safe.
Aids to success will consist in evenly
distributing the roots in the new earth,
IN COMPRISING soil we'll about the
roots, and if trees are large enough to
be acted upon by the wind, in placing
stay wires to keep them snug and in
place.
Another famous aid is to mulch with
old hay or long, littery manure or
leaves, which prevent a lifting of the
soil and the penetra ton of the frost too
deep therein.
In warm countries. where the frosts
amount to nothing, the fall is the time
to plant, or just as soon as the plants
have come to a state of rest.
Here root action at O nee sets in to re.
par the damages of removal, and bv
the time springtime comes the newly
trees are fully equipped for q
new start.
Nurserymen of the north usually re.
serve the planting OF their young stuff
until spring. pretty good evidence Of
where success lies.
AS stuff has to be dug or is received
rom outside sources in the fall, in.
tead of being replan at once thew
ire laid in by the heels;' that is, thew
re placed in rows in the ground, near.
horizontal instead of upright, where
n. hey are easily protected, if necessary.
~ few boughs to keep off the drying
Winds of winter.-Exchanpc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

Wool-What's the matter with your
eye?
Van Pelt--Tried to convince an Irish
man that a four-leaf clover was q
shamrock.
WOOL thought the four-leaf clover
brought good luck.
Van Petit does; didn't I get away
alive?-Puck.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
You Feel Ready to G. to War

With all man kind when your liver is out of
order DRASTIC cathartit pills will neither
regulate your liver or s,vceten your temper
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, though, will
bring comfort and Cafn1 relieve yonr bowels
Pleasantly, and disperse all the symptoms Of
blliousness. Incompatible is it too for ma
larial. kidney and rheumatic: ailments dya.
pepsia and nervous debility
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

She-Mrs. ~Robinson's health seems
to be very poor.
He-Well, people of sedentary habits
can't expect good health!
She-What do you mean? She's on
the go nearly all the time.
He-Nonsense! She's continually sit
ting on her husband-Puck.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
Or oEeseRAL saeTeNGoT.

! I'm order 20 prevent sfesf> end col
lisions Q western railroad has issued u
order that every passenger train mus
have a hagman on the resi- platform
constantly, and this dagman must mo-
leave his post to eat or sleep until he Il
relieved by some ono capable of stand
Ing watch.
There was sold recently one hum
dred acres Of the old Webster home
stead at Nfarshac1d, Including the old
observatory on Hack mount. The
deeds show that Daniel Webster pt,r
chased part of the property in 1874
The Boston woman who has bought the
land coveted it on account of its histor.
ical associations, which she wishes to
see preserved.
With the cheapening Of silver has
come an extension Of its use in the fine
arts that promises In time to widen the
market for the products of the Colorado
mines. People IRE buying In solid sill
yer many small articles that used to be
plated, and silver plate has been sub
stituted in other cases where hitherto
the baser metals have been almost ex-
elusively used. It looks as if fashion
could have great deal to do with sill
YER for the next five years.
The increase of insanity in Georgia
has been SO rapid that the capacity Of
the buildings provided for the insane is
insufficient. The trustees say that
they are now SO overcrowded as to in
terfere with the comfort and successful
treatment of the patients. There were
only five hundred and fifty inmates of
the asylum in 1873: this year nearly
two thousu nd were treated. and there
were over sixteen hundred on hand at
the close of the year.-Baltimore Sun.
-Crysanthe mum ms of any variety may
be ropagated indoors from the slips,
and the blossoms that florists sell often
have a stalk long enough to furnish
three or four cuttings. The cuttings
have an astonishing vitality. and II
moist they will, in large
OF cas- SEES, root and prosper
without once losing the appearance of
Some florists keep on hand
only Il single plant of each variety, and
from these make all their cuttings for
new plants.
The only raven at tho Central park
geological garden in New York is n bird
Of some accomplishments. He was inn
belonged to II gentleman living in the
upper part of Mania ttan island. The
bird had learned to crow like a cock |
md to cluc}< like n hen, and he turned |
-hese accomplishments to account 1t |
was his ha bit to excite the curiosity of |
ais masters chickens by display of |
lis mimic powers, and whenever n |
chicken thrust head into his cage to |
Zip off that head as if with a pair of |
harp shears
Ono Of Prof. Putnam's assistants at |
he anthropo!ogical building at the
worlds fair last summer was Antonio ;
Apachc, full-blood Indian. whose
ribal name is his family name as well. |
nd who was once a member of the
'and under the guida nee of the famous
'ictoria. Antonio at that time was
My a boy. Now he is n grown man
With a perfect. comma nd of the English
angrage and such an acquaintance /
nth things pertaining to Prof. Put.
a ms department as to have been very
aluab1e to the learned MAN. even at
he regular work in Harvard college,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
Novel Shirt StuJs.

The height of novelty has been
reached in shirt studs. They are
oevlIs heads. small and black. There
are hve OF them connected by fine
Eoid chain Imagine the sensation
they create when seen on a del;cateIv-
tinted shirt 'front.'
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

browns BRONCHIAL TKOCHEs relieve al
Throat irritations caused by Cold or use @
the voice. Sold only in boxes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

GRIEF is so far from retrieving a loss tina
u makes it greater; but the way to lessen i
IS oy comparison with others losses
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth-
ing effect of Syrup Of Figs, when in need OF
a laxative, and if the father or mother be
suits follow its use so that it is the best family
remedy known and every family should
have bottle.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13
August
Flower

For two years suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that would have to-
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of a friend procured
a bottle of August Flower. 1tseem-
ed to do me good at once. Igained
strength and flesh rapidly. feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me-"
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties. N.Y.@
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why should a soldier never lose his
mead In battle?" asked a German can
tain of a private soldier.
because if he did he wouldn't bava
any place to put his helmet on.''
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

1T is all right for a man to take rest, jus
SO u is not some other mans rest he takes
Galveston News
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81. s. PARKER, Fredonia, N. Y, says:
Shan not call on you for the 500 reward,
for believe Halls Catarrh Cure will cure
any case Of catarrh. Was very bad Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists. 75c
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

He was young poet, in love with a girl
s aHd s?cak ing. OF her he said to his friend :
so Just scan her feet when YOU meter
Rochester Democrat
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

FATHER-'tIs that young girl You're uo,no
To- marry economical,'' Son (enthusiastit:,
aly)-''1 should say so! Why last year
Record ~"eO
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-13

1T requires no effort to cmpha ticallv
show that already many, many millions
OF dollars have been gained to agricul-
'erc through the disinterestcd efforts
or scientists. Scientific investigation
Will continue in the future as it has in
the past, and it is fair to assume that
each year will see much good work
done. Certainly no other class of la
Dor Is receiving greater benefits from
science than is agriculture at the pres
cnt day.