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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

PLANT trees as deep as they grow in
the nursery.
The chief value in dwarf pears is
their early bearing.
DWARF pears require q light soil and
a light pruning every spring
MCLCHING is Of benefit. whether the
planting is done early or late.
A DEEP soil is necessary to good
garden, but care must be taken not to
bring to the surface too much subsoil
DEAD branches on fruit and other
trees are not only unsightly, but they
are a draft on the vitality OF the tree.
ONIONS set out in tthe fall should be
we'll mulclled AZ soon os the ground
freezes hard enough to bear up 4
wagon.
TREES set out in the fall should be
carefully mulched as soon as the
ground freezes hard enough to bear up
q wagon.
In removing dead branches care
should be taken to make the cut close
and smooth If stub is left it VII
not heal over readily.
The wild cherry is the home of the
tent caterpillar. The safest remedy is
to cut off and burn infested branches
as soon as they make their appearance.
BEN DAVIS. Grimes golden. Stark,
wintersweet, Paradise, Stewards gol-
den. Finl<'s rambo. and quite a list of
ally in the even numbered years
ONE OF two careless fruit growers in
a neighborhood will keep up a supply
of the tent caterpillar to fnfest all the
orchards for q mile or two around. 1t
is only by thorough, earnest work that
they can be cradicated
The cherry is less troublesome to
grow than almost any other kind of
fruit. All that is necessary is to plant
out the trees carefully and then let
them alone. Cultivation is really an
injury. by inducing a too spreading
growth.
AS SOON as the ground freezes apples
and vegetables that arc pulled out
should have a covering of coarse ma
nure, straw or other coarse litter as
extra protection during the winter.
The windows of the cellar should b.
closed up-S Louis Republic.
THE eggs of the tent caterpillar are
laid in clusters on shoots of rather less
than half an inch in diameter and are
fastened together with a kind of glue
that protects them from the weather.
AS they are easily seen in winter the
best plan is to cut off all infested
branches and burn them.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
SOME neoEfsr DEArHa.

DEACON wILfrAM NJ. MrrcnHIx.. q
Hartford, who died recently at the age
OF eighty-Ave years. -hod had only
twenty-one Birthdays. He was born
on February %. 1903.
Carr. MARSHALL PERRY WILD. OF
Portland, Me-, who died I'm that city
tho other day, managed Dickens In this
country and acted IN the same capacity
for ArteInus Ward.
..PATnNcE SrAPLEToN." wife Of tho
editor Of the Denver Republican, who
died recently In New York. was tho
author Of many stories and short
sketches of great merit.
VAN RonEnrs, a hotclkcspcr at Rneh
Hill, no, has fallen heir to six hum
dred thousand dollars left him by John
bennett. who died at Las Vegas, n. NJ.
Roberts saved Bennett from drowning
In the Sangamon river near Decatur.
ILL., twenty wears ago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

BY hand 1t different pointS along the
roAdsido where repAire are needed from
time to time, and by criminals confined
In penal institutions who could not BIO
otherwise proftably employed; but tho
extra cost of production by this method
forbids its being carried on where exc
tended work is undertaken. Hand
broken stone ia generally more uniform
in size, moro nearly cubical in shape
broken by machine and is undoubtedly
superior to the machine made road
metal; but the latter, when properly
assorted or screened. has been found to
meet every requirements In breaking
by hand two steel-faced hammers OF
different weights are used. One.
weighing from five to six pounds. is
used for sledgtng the powders and
large pieces into smaller sizes, and the
oAher, small steel-faced hammer
weighing about one pound and having
q strong flexible handle, is used for
breaking the stones into proper size for
use on the road. In breaking by hand
q skilled laborer will break from one
half a cubic yard to three or four. cubic
yards per day, according to the skill OF
the workman and the toughness of the
stone. OF the toughest stone one-half
q cubic yard will sometimes supply Il
full days work; but ordinarily stones
will be broken at the rate of one to one
and one-half cubic yards per Gay.
Limestones break somewhat more
readily, and may be turned out at the
ratio Of two cubic yards per day. while
field stone and river stone, when found
In convenient sizes, can be broken by
hand at the rate OF two and onc-half to
four cubic yards per day.-Good Roads.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
THE FARMING WORLD.
STONE FOR MAcADAM,zlNo.

Isssai aud Heal shapes and sixes-Dreek-
ting tho Stone for Road Purposes plc-
tare OF . simple Cr0sher.
An important item in the making OF
q macnslnm road is the obtaining of
broken stone of suitable quality and
size. 1t should have careful considers
ton, since It relates to the wearing
surface OF the roadway, and upon the
quality of the stone used will largely
depend the life Of the macadam crust
ard its smoothness. A hard stone
should he used; not hard in the sense
that it is brittle, for many brittle
stones are quite unfit for use as road
metal, but rather stone of tough
texture. such as will resist the abrasion
of wheel tires and the crushing force OF
heavy loads.
Trap rock is generally regarded as
excellent. AS commonly found 1t
breaks in the crusher with a loud,
swapping noise which suggests great
resistance. and if properly handled it
is easily broken by machinery to a
fairly uniform size.
Limestones are both good and bad.
The softer 1imestones wear rapidly,
form a road on which mud quickly col
lects, and roads OF softer limestone
yield readily to the action of the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
FRoaA ornER k,ToAENs.

FLoUBS GnDDLE CAKEe.-Ono qnArt
Of sweet milk, two eggs, ono teaspoon-
ful Of salt, ono tablespoonful Of butter
melted In the milk. one gill Of yeast.
or quarter Of q yeast cake, and -four
enough to make smooth batter
Make In the morning and they viii be
ready for tea.
Rum oMEi4Er.-Fry the omelet in the
usual way, fold It, with a little salt
scattered over It first, and turn it out
on hot dish. Dust sugar over it and
SINCE the sugar into strips with q hot
iron rod; pour wine glass of warm
rum around the omelet, light 1t and
send it to tho table flaming.
Troy PUDDINo.-One cup Of seeded
and chopped raisfns. ono cup of suct,
chopped fine, one cup Of molasses, one
cup of milk. three and one-half cups OF
-four, u little salt, one tcaspoonful of
salcratus, spice to taste; stir it all to-
gether; put it into a pudding cloth and
boil three hours. Serve it with wine
sauce.
CELERY SAUCE. Put one pint of milk
on to boil in q double boiler. Cut fine
six stalks of celery and add to the
milk with q little salt. When the
celery is soft, which will be in about
an hour, add a tablespoonful Of butter
rubbed in a half tablespoonful of flour.
Let it cook q few minutes longer, stir
ring t;nually.-Boston Budget.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
a Self-SuckinE Cow.

The nuisance of having a COW with
this vice is such as to make it almost
useless, and, unless the cow is a good
one, it would be better to make the
animal into beef than to worry with it.
If the cow, however. is worth keeping
in spite Of this bad habit, it may be
controlled in this way: The head is
fitted with a common hea6sta11, havi1. g
a strong ring under the jaws. strap
is worn by the COW around tn. body
Immediately behind the shoulders. A
a ring is fitted on this strap under tho
brisket. A stout hickory or oak rod,
having a snap hook at each end, is then
fastened to the rings and passed be-
tween the fore legs, SO that the COW
can feed, but cannot reach her udder.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
a TOILET TALK.
Suggestions That May Help to Improve
Your ADpearancc.

Suggestions That May Help to Improve
Your Appearances.
A smooth, spotle.s skin does more
than any thing else toward identifying
the face, and with a little care there is
no reason why it should not be per-
feet background. relieving and intensi-
flying all the other features. The
Roman ladies were wise in their gcncr-
alton, for they fully realized what is
often forgotten to-day--that if beauty
is u heritage it is one also that may be
improved and increased, one is almost
tempted to say, ad infinitum An cvi-
deocc of this fact is afforded by
casket belonging to Il celebrated collec-
ton Of antiquities.in whic, arc not only
articles for personal adornment, but
everything hat could conducc to beau
tifying the person. Boxes Of this descrip-
ton were made of handsomely carved
wood. and We're said to be conceived by
Venus, who gave its contents to wom-
ankind with the proviso that they
should be rigidly kept secret. An inn
pure complexion is often caused by rich
and indigestible food. too much expos
ure to the weather, or insufficient exer-
cise If the skin is pale and looks as
though a stimulating agent were need
ed, battle freely with clear. cold water,
using the palms of the hands in dash
ing up the water, and rub until the
checks glow with color, then dry with
a clean, soft towel. This practice. if
persisted in daily, will soon ell out
wan and sunken checks and make them
plump and smooth.
No wise woman who puts proper
estimate upon the beauty and cleanli-
ness Of her face, hands, hair and lungs
will remove her hat, gloves or veil on a
railroad train. This prccaution will
do away with the crimping and curling
irons and leave room in the satchel for
a change of shoes.
There is science about face-washinG
on a flying train. Railroad dust is the
very worst kind of dust, for, aside from
being fiinty, it is sooty, and both cuts
and blackens the skin. It should be
wiped off first; then the face and neck
should be soothed with grease of som c
sort and cleaned by exciting the per-
spiration. The less water used the
better it will be for the skin.-Chicago
Times
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
An Invalid's Bed.

Many and many a time when we
have a dear one in our charge who is
seriously i'll the EN- barrassing question
of changing the bed linen arises, and
unless one knows how TO do this with
out removing the patient from the bed
serious consequences are apt to follow.
Suppose that the patient is quite help
less, the one in attendance takes the
sheet or blanket which is to be placed
under her and spreads it out plainly
until it reaches the place where the
patient rests. The excess amount is
gathered into long, thick folds as com.
pactly as possible, and then the pa
tient is gently moved on to the plain
space and the folds are spread out on
the other side to correspond with the
section already laid out. If the indi-
vidual is able to move only the least
bit this operation is compare lively
easy one, and even when she isentirely
helpless the change can be made much
more expeditiously than the telling o,
it indicates.-N. Y. World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
Po,SoNS IN HISTORY.

NEARLY forty Turkish su1tans and
Arabian caliphs died by poison.
UNTIL the English occupation, poi
sonlng was very common in India.
HEMLocK poison was u Greek mode
of execution. Socrates died thus.
NERO tried to poison himself to es-
cape execution, but the dose was not
sufficient.
THE Toffania poison was described in
q pnpal bull as t'arsenics distilled in
aqua fortis.''
NEARLY two hundred Greek generals
and statesmen are named who COM
mitted suicide with poison.
CHARLES II. of England is supposed
by some historians to have been poi
soned BY a Jealous mistress.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
THE FARM ORCHARD.
1t Adds Much the Attractiveness OF
Country Life.

1t Adds Much to the Attractivcness O;
Country Life.
If you owna piece of land, even If it
does not contain moro than five acl rs,
plant Il portion of it to fruit III
small orchard 1t is good plan to alter
nate apple and peach trees. In this
way you can plant trees much closer
together, the peach trees will have
died before the apple trees are large
enough to interfere with them. Don't
plant apple trees closer than two rods
of each other. If you do you will find
YOU have made a mistake before they
are half-grown. Plums, apricots and
cherries may be planted twenty feet
apart. 1t will be long tine before
they crowd each other. Standard pears
should have five feet more room each
way. I don't favor planting DIV arf
fruit trees. They bear early and die
early This may be done in n evv
country, where fruit is scarce and Ia nd
is cheap. It is good plan to cultivate
n young orchard. Manure we'll Pl.nt
small fruits (for the first five years. be-
tween the rows, leaving it SO you can
pillow one way, especially where The
tract is small and land is dear.-Fa, M
orS' Voice.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
ssoUsEHoLo eREvlTlEa.

To EXTRACT PANT from Garments -
6aturate the spot with turpentinc; let
IL remain aeyeral hours, then rub be-
tween the hands. It will crumble away
without injury to the color or texture
OF the goodA-Yanlkee Blade.
Conserve of Roses. Boil half
pound of sugar to foit souffle; pour into
this sirup the beat double-distilled rose
water; boil it again, mix with 1T q little
prepared cochineal or carmine to color
It, and pour conserve into molds.
Crust for Tarts-Rub one teacup-
full of lard into three teacupfuls Of -four
and a pinch of salt. Beat the white OF
spoonfuls of water to it, and mix it into
the -four. Do not mix more than nee
essary, and it will be u faly crust.
Potato Roulettes.-Mix pint OF
mashed potatoes with a tablespoonful
of cream, salt and pepper to season. and
the beaten yolk of an egg. Form into
oblong roulettes, dip in beaten egg,
roll in bread crumbs and fry in hot
lard to golden brown.-Detroit Free
Press.
-Smothered Oysters.-Put one TIA ble-
spoonful of butter in a covered sauce
pan with half saltspoonfu1 of white
pepper, one teaspoonful of salt and a
few grains of cayenne. When hot add
one pint of oysters, carefully prepared.
the oysters from sticking; cook two or
three minutes, or till plump. Serve on
toasted craclsers.-Boston Budget.
Mashed Potatoes.-Wash. white po-
toes and put them on to boil, with just
enough water to cover them. Boil
twenty minutes. When done pour off
the water, remove the skin and mash.
Season with salt, pepper. cream and
butter. Grease a shallow pan and heap
them up in pyramid shape. smoothing
the top nicely. Place them N the oven
until brown They may be slipped out
of the pan into the dish without spoil
ing the shape.-Ohio Farmer.
"A Boston Dish.-Clean a fish and
put it into boiling water with a tea
spoonful each of salt and vinegar; boil
until the fish will separate from the
bone; remove skin, bones and flake;
season highly with salt and pepper.
Spread it on Il platter and pour over 1t
hot cream and sauce made with one
quart of milk, three tablespoons OF
-four, one-fourth cup of butter. Season
sauce with salt. pepper, onion juice and
a tablespoonful of finely chopped pars-
ley. Spread over it one cup of bre:,d
crumbs moistened in one-fourth cup OF
melted butter, and brown in oven -
Detroit Pree Press.
Filling for Melton Mowbrays.-To
make the pie itself equal weights OF
lean and fat meat should be used and
minced to n bout the size of small peas
The manufacturer should decide on
the character and degree of seasoning
to be used, bearing in mind that for
pork the ratio is about ten ounces OF
seasoning to every twenty pounds of
meat. The compound is set off by a
good jelly, made by dissolving two
ounces of gclatinc (thc best, in n quart
of boiling water, and when thoroughly
mixed adding sufficient quantity to
each pie. 1t should be stated tina
these meat pies can bc made of any
kind of meat, either beef, pork, NUT ton
OF veal All are equally delicious. The
lids of the pies should be we'll brushed
over with well beaten egg and baked
IN good sharp ovcn.-lsucal New
Yorker.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
Tho Care of Orchards.

The only way to keep up an orchard
is to plant some trees every year. Most
people neglect this, and when they do
plant the trees they set them too close
together. SO that the roots intertwine
and fruit production Is checked. APP
pie trees should be set at least thirty
feet apart each way. It is a mistake to
imagine an orchard will take care of it.
self. Trees require the attention OF
the owner just as well rs stock or farm
crops, and neglect will be repaid in the
same fashion. If you are not willing
to give proper care, it is better to cut
the trees down and pillow up the land.
It is useless to expect forget something
for nothing,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
August
Flower

cone of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert. has been sick for long
time. All thought him pastrecovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction Of his liver and kidneys.
It is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state Of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He fried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrestored
him to perfect health to the great
establishment of his family and
friends" John Quibe1l, Holt, Ont
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27


Rough. cubfcal pieces OF stone broken by hand
These the shapes and sizes which road
makers seek to obtain, but they are rarely
found in the everyday stone heap.
weather The upland or mountain
li.nestones, on the other hand, are fire.
qucntly well adapted for use road
metal They bind quickly and make q
smooth and durable roadway. The
rubbing and wearing Of hmestones
form dust which, when wet, becomes
a sort of mortar, filling the little spaces
between tho pieces of stone and con-
solidating the entire roadway into 4
solid and sometimes into durable
crust. Some of the best linaestones are
found in the Devonian and the older
Silurian rocks
Granite is generally inferior because
of excessive brittleness due to the
feldspar contained in it: but syenitic
granite often makes an excellent road
metal.
Sandstones are GENERALLY inferior;
but some sandstoncs contain iron,
which hardens and toughens them, and
in these eceptional cases sandstones
may be used to advantage.
Field Stone and River Stone. The
construction of a macadam road in any
given locality generally involves the
use of material found near at hand, and
where a local quarry does not exist,
field stone and stone gathered
from the beds of rivers and small
streams may be made to serve every
purpose. Many of the stones and
powders thus obtained are of trap
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

ARTIST -ssNada1ne. it fs not faces alone
that paint; it is souls" Madanc-''O, you
do interiors, then?''-- Y. Sun
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

ALL men live on the misfortunes of others.
1t takes heap OF misfortune to prolong
ifc.--Galveston News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

'sSHE is q girl Of tho PERIOD 'sWcn,r
thought it was about time for her to come
to O full stop.''-Bcston Gazette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

JUDeE,"Have you any remarks to offer
that might lead to Ii mitigation of your sen.
tencca'' Prisoner-''Yes. will thank you
to have q sofa put in my ccn.'
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

OVER 60O, 900 cattle are killed annually for
beef extract. With such q big slaughter
there ought to be some bargain sales
Philadelphia Record.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

THE woman who cannot sharpen q lead
pencil takes her turn ut laughing when her
husband tries to thread a needlc.-Boston
Herald.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

To,rMY-'tPaw, what is n party vorlker?''
Mr.. FirS-ssPretty often he is e man who
works the party."-Indianapois Journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

GEoRaE-stPapa,' what are 20, 600 armed
men doing on tho italian fronticr?n Papa
stProb badly hunting organ grinders. '-Cleve-
land Plaindealer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
No Chance for romn,y.

Visitor (at dinner)-Aren't yoa going
to eat any meat, Tommy?
Tommy-No'm, I guess not. Mamma
said I wasn't to have any if you took il
/ twice. -Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

ONE REASON WHY.-she--{ of 81. Lpnisl
81 don't sec why the newspapefs - ~
Ways txvitting the ChtcSgH girls on ~ 49, ~
feet are no larger than those Of any 3theE
girls" She-s.Now, Charlie, you k1O1vf
FoR q Cough, Cold or 8orc Throat, usp
ssBv0Wm's Bronchial ztoches,' - give 1n1u9043
ate relief. Sold only In bozss. Price 260eA
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
HOW OLD THEY ARE.
EMILE lola is 53.
SENATOR VEST is 63.
IRA D. SANKEY is SO.

EMILE lola is So.
SENATOR VEST is 63.
IRA D. SANKEY is SO.
ANNA DICKINSON is 81.
WILLIAM r. MORRISON Is GS.
DAVID u. Hull says he is so.
JULES VERNE is 65 years old.
JOHN SHERMAN, of Ohio, is 20.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD is now 81.
EDISON is an Ohio man, aged 40.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON is CT years old.
JOHN WASAs1AKER is SIS years old.
THEODORE T1LToN was born in 1928.
ALLAN G. THURMAN is so years old.
Sw1NBURNE. the poet, is Sc years old.
ROBERT G. INGERsoLL was born in 1883.
TALhAGE, the preacher, is 81 years
old.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is 81 years
old.
SARAH BERNI1ARDr owns up to so
years.
LILLE LANGrnY claims to be only Al
years old.
THOMAS B. REED, Of Maine, is 81
years old.
QUEEN VICTORIA was "a years old in
May last
JUSTIN MCCARTHY is a Cork man,
born in 1850.
DLz, the president Of Mexico, is CO
years of age.
TIE prince of Wales was born No.
veElber 9, 1S41.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

IT'S the corpulcnt person who has let life
go to waist.-Lowcu Courier.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

WIEN sausage is worth twenty cents
pound. how much ore dogslSin gloves wort
per Pair!
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

PAssENGEn Cos western trnin pulls up
with o sudden jer;El-sIs this regular
stop2" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; that IS, it's
an attack by train robbers. Buffalo
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
flows THAI

SIXTEEN Chinese e1nperors are report
ed to have died of poison.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

GAS I GROW older,' said a man of
moderate means, 81 find that l have
much to be grateful for. Wealth went
past my door and stopped at my neigh
bor's; but then SO did death; while
health stopped ut mine, and hos kept
us jolly ever sfnce.'
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

1T isn't ns far from tho top of the hill to
the bottom as it is from the bottom to the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

IT still remains a mystery why common
consent hasn't hit on black and blue uni
VerSal football colorS