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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-04-07
THE BUTTER INDUSTRY.
Alssorv of One OF the staple Commo<1itso.
of Modern C0mmerce.

OF Modern Commerce.
Mention is several times made of the
word butter in the English translation
Of tho Old Testament. but most schol-
ars understand the Hebrew word for
butter to refer to some liquid prepare
ton of milk or cream. The oldest dis.
tinct allusion to butter is by the Greek
historian, Herodotus, with an occa-
sional reference by other contempt
raneous writer's who lived about five
hundred years before Christ. The
Thracians and the Greeks were the
earliest nations to adopt it as food, for
1T served as an ointment before it came
to be eaten. 1t subsequently came into
use among European nations.
1t is related by Plutarch that while
Spartan lady YVES visiting the wife of
a distinguished nobleman of an ada
cent principally. the former smelled
SO strongly of sweet ointment, and the
latter SO strongly of butter, that a
mutual repulsio1 was the consequences.
which finally ended in war;
A distinguished Grecian physician,
who lived about the time of Christ
mentions that butter was made by
agitating the latest milk, as that Of
sheep
Another writer treats of the com.
parative qualities of that made from
the different animals. but none make
1'ACn UAOh VI us OeIuS uSed even at this
period, except by the Thracians and
ancient Germans.
1t was between the third and fourth
centuries that butter came into gem
eral use. 1t is supposed that the gen
eral custom of eating of but tier was in
troduced into northern Italy by the
of Genoa and Venice.
and from these cities the custom grad
ually spread over Europe as the good
qualities of it became known. Ameri-
cans are a nation of butter caters, and,
though immense quantities are con-
sumed at home, many thousand pounds
are exported every year, and the bust
ness is steadily growing, and the quail
lty becomes better.-Baltimore Ameri-
IAN.
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of the pieces has fallen out Where
the two or more cracks meet, remove
the pointed piece and carefully break
off a small bit of the point, replace the
piece, lay one button face down on the
outside with the ends of the wire down
through opposite holes, and both ends
through the opening in the glass; put
the other button on the wire face up;
twist the wire until the buttons press
the glass firmly. and the pieces will be
held securely.-El Elders Wife, in Amer;
lean GARDENING
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Growth OF Raspberries.

The Prairie Farmer gives in sub
stance the following directions in tho
management and growth of raspber-
ries: Rsspberries grow from young
canes that spring up in gardens annual
ly. The old ones die out when they
have furnished their crop. All the
pruning then required is to cut out the
dead or old wood and shorten the young
canes. This is often done in the sum-
mer, and the canes shortened until they
are about three or four feet hi1h.
When grown as a bush no stakes ara
required. though in this form they can.
not we'll be protected, il of a tender
kind, by laying down. When grown
the old-fashioned way, the tender kinds
are laid down, covered with soil, and
thus secured from frost. The preceti-
ing gives in few words what is often
made to occupy half column. The
cap varieties require difcy,nt trest.
nent
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY. 3

{. Authors are always foolish "a
strive to secure popularity" writes Ed
gar Fawcett. ct is like the wind that
bloweth. The great secret Of content.
ment on the part of q writer is to as-
SURE himself that he has got out Of his
pen the best work it can perform
Besides her recent volume of short
stories Miss Olive Schreiner has writ
ten longer work, the title of which
probably will be "From Man to Man"
1t is described as a study in tho com.
parative ethics of mems treatment Of
men and their treatment of women.
John d. Rockefeller, the STANDARD
Oil millionaire, got along in business
very we'll as plain John Rock efelleH
until he began to get rich. Then he
appropriated the letter d as q middle
initial. Nobody knows what this let
ter d stands for, and nobody ever will.
-Thorny LAHORE. q negro, whose will
was recently probated in New Orleans,
leaves an estate worth nearly, If not
quite, $500. 900. and as only heir q bed
ridden sister. He devised enough to
her to keep her comfortable and left
the rest to individuals and charitable
institutions
Francis Parkman, the historian,
left an estate valued at SOS, $50. This
did not include summer estate at
Newcastle, N. H., copyrights and stere.
otype plates and contracts, these being
valued at SIS, 900 and the personal prop.
erty at e14O, $50.
I'm 1885 the Austrian PRESS censor
refused to sanction the publication Of
two books one of which was s'Prin-
ciples of Trigonometry." which, he
said discussed the Trinity, a forbidden
subject. The other was a scientific
treatise on the destruction of insects.
which he imagined made concealed
a ttacl< on the church
Father Kenelm Vaughan, of En-
gland. Catholic priest who spent
three years in missionary journey
through South America, from Panama
to Patagonia, addressed the students
OF Johns Hopkins university the other
day on the subject of his adventures.
The journey was made on mulebaclx.
on the backs of Indians, in canoes, in
hanmocks and on foot.
Princess Helen of Orleans Is eol-
lovely. She is a magnificent eques-
trienne, and is familiar figure on
many an English hunting field with
her favorite horse Chocolate. She
swims, and shoots with unerring aim,
and is most slkillful with the SOULS and
foils-au this without sacrificing any
Of her dainty femininity or Partisan
elegance.
William Lane Booker, the British
who has just been
<nighted. remains thoroughly British
n outward aspect after nearly forty
ears residence in this country. He is
lbove the medium height, neither
tout or spare, ruddy, grizzled. blue
Eyed and slightly bent at the shout
lers. He walks rapidly. and pays little
attention to persons and things upon
he street. 1t used to be said that one
rom Queen Victoria's real estate in
1ew York
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Cookies: Three eggs, two cups OF
sugar. one cup of sour cream, two
thirds butter. one teaspoon soda. flavor
, to taste. This makes from seventy.five
to one hundred good-sized cookies
, Ohio Farmer.
Chocolate Walnuts: Dip halves OF
English walnuts in melted chocolate,
let them harden. and then dip again.
Chocolate creams can have half Of a
walnut dropped on the chocolate ms
soon as dipped SO the walnut will show.
fnOerts and pecan nuts can be dipped
in the chocolate twice, and are very
nice.-Good Housekeeping
Indian Pudding: Let a quart of
milk come to a boil Stir in meal slow
ly until you have a batter little
thicker than Cruel. When smooth take
1T OF the stove and stir in salt and mo-
eggs we'll beaten. Pour over it one
pint of cold milk and bake until brown,
which will take nearly one hour
Farm. Field and Fireside.
Picked Sweet Apples: For picking,
they may be pared, CHARTERED and
cored, as for canning, or pared and the
core removed with a slim. sharp knife,
leaving the apple in its original shape,
minus the core, or they may be cut in
halves and the core taken out Cook
until soft in liquor made the same as
Tor picking pears In short, in any
place where pears are used, sweet aI.
pies make a good SUI bstitute, and they
are healthful as we'll as appetizing.-
Country Gentleman.
How to Pop Corn: Place a quart
of common salt in a large iron pot, and
heat until thoroughly dried out. Place
a teacupfu1 of the shelled pop corn into
the hot salt, stir constantly. and when
1T begins to pop, keep it moving with a
large iron spoon until it ceases to pop.
Then dip the corr off with a ladle and
use the same salt again. Indeed it
can be used several times. putting it
away where it will k eep dry each time
The philosophy of this method is that
the hot, dry salt absorbs all the mois-
ture in the corn, thus enabling it to
pop out clear and brittle. This is much
better than when a pepper is used as
SO much more corn can be popped a t
one time. Orange Judd Farmer.
Boiled Salads: Perhaps it never
occurred to some housekeepers that the
of an old-fashioned boiled din
ner could be converted into a very
pretty and delicious salad. Equal
parts or any proportions of different
included in the dinner can
be used. BY arranging them in layers
on fat dish they may be made very
pleasing to the eye we'll. Make q !
little mound of dice potatoes then one
of red boiled beets, then one of turnips,
next carrots. then cauliflowers, then |
string beans, and in the center a little !
mound of the cold meat. Parsley and |
turnip tops (the young sprouts which !
grow in the winter) may be used for
decoration. The best dressing is the
plain French dressing; three table
spoonfuls of oil, one of vinegar, and
salt and pepper. Melted butter, cream
Or sweet bacon drippings can be sub
stituted for the oil, but should not be
mingled and poured over until the salad
is about to be eaten.-American Apri-
e,1 1fnriSt
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-04-07
HEALTH IN LONDON,

Fluctuations OF the Death Rate in tho
Eighteenth Century.
From 100 to 1850 the death rate in
London was SO high that the popula-
ton stagnated. In the former wear the
inha bitants numbered sos. 200. and in
the latter year 653. 900. During this
period the deaths were in the ratio of
about one per thirty persons living.
BY 1901 the population had crept up to
777,OO0, and the deaths had fallen to
one in forty-one persons living. This
great i'm provement IN the state of pub
lie health in London was not, except to
a trifiing extent, the result of sanitary
legislation. People were becoming
more enlightened on MANY matters
affecting their health, partly owing to
a more general knowledge of chemis-
try, physiology, and other sciences re-
lating to man and his surroundings.
When those intrusted with the con-
duct of public affairs became aware how
much the health of the people was af-
fected by bad water, by foul emana-
tions, and even cesspcols, and by too
great a density of population, they be-
gan to secure supplies of pure water,
to construct proper house drains and
street sewers. TO remove systema tically
filth from houses. and to widen streets
The PRONUNCIATION of the natural laws
of health preceded the enactment of
laws of health by the state. Jenner's
of propeylaxis in smallpox
had for its corollary the vaccination
laws. The chemical ana lysis of water
was the basis of acts of parliament re-
1ating to water and Invertebrates
Cameron, at Sanitary Congress.
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Everybody IL Interest ed.

The farmers will be the prir cipal
benefciaries from road reform, but the
benefits will be extended to all Classes
and its effect upon business must be of
the greatest Importance. The move
ment should command the support of
every citizen, and wherever a man is
found with moss-covered ideas of pro.
gression he should oe an especial object
of consideration by his neighbors-
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
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professor had demonstrated long ago.
That it is life. not only the principle of
life, and that men possess intelligence
in proportion to the volume or the ac-
tlvlty of electric matter within them
will be shown in the work forthcom-
ing. From these conditions it follows
that If electricity could be stored in
the human body, every mental or phys
ical capacity would be strengthened to
a degree only limited by the amount
which it could hold. DIVISIONS of glory
crowd the aching sight," murmured my
poor friend many a time as in broken,
thoughtful phrases he limited rather
than spoke to me of the theme that ab-
sorbed him. The feeblest mind would
soar to the heights of genius; genius
would rise to the level Of angels. Air
and water would be as familiar to man
as earth. No limits would bound his
forces or his enterprise. And he could
live unchanged for ever.
But how to charge the body with this
elixir, and how to retain it? Such were
the problems which held Prof. Sequita
enthralled daily and nightly for ten
years past He never confided the re-
SUIT of his labors to me, and if any
were dropped, had not knowledge
enough to grasp them. Gradually,
however. l came to perceive that his
course was growing palmer. He
thought at least that he had clew. 1t
must have been about that time Mr..
Scot received Instructions to build n
little house in some unpeopled spot
I am reluctant to name the idea that
formed itself in my mind. because it
may do the professor injustice; but
your readers will understand that it is
entirely my own. I faucied then that
he had the project of reducing cleo
tricjty to a form which might be in
hailed. or by some such means taken
70 fH.,l
cnt. by series of shocks which must
kill before any great quantity has been
absorbed. How it was to be retained,
have no suspicion. Once, however,
touched upon that point. and he an
swered laughingly: ''If the genie
doesn't tear me to pieces, I will force it
INTO the bottle-and trust me to keen
t there!'
This was the operation, make no J
ioubt. which shocked the universe by |
Is terrible result. Everyone has heard |
low the merrymakers of Arbroath |
we're tossed headlong on a sudden in /
heaps, how the farm buildings were !
lnroofed, and a tidal wave swept the |
coast. To speak of an explosion is |
ingularly inaccurate. All agree that
10 sound was heard, no wind felt, no
movement of the earth. Prof. Sequita |
vas torn to pieces by the genie he had
aised. OF his cottage, and all in it,
lot trace remains; but the soil be-
'eatll is undisturbed, the foundation
wallis are shaved off, as it were. at the
evel of the ground. have visited the
pot-how sadly unlike the visit to
which I had looked forward-and in
ruth superstitious persons might think
hat some Divine vengeance had fallen
n 1t! Had Prof. Scquita's design sue
eededs men would have beer as gods
oundless in their forces and capacities
Is there q point at which
read powers stand armed to arrest the
riumphal march of science9 Did our
ost friend. suspecting only material
angers. touch that point? Sometimes
think So
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1T is computed that the death rate
of the world is 81 q minute, and tho
birth rate 20 a minute, and this seem.
tngly light percentage of gain is suf.
ficient to give net increase Of popu-
latiou each yeaa of almost l.Soo, 600
sou.s.
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4uitas cared nothing for popular opin
tOn-indeed, he never looked at . news
paper while living. and it seems I'M
likely he would adopt the practice now
Bat observe that the scientific jour
nats quite misapprehend the story OF
h3e Sad fate-and that he would fee
hcntely. All the lesson of it may be
Host unless the facts be made plain. Nc
one can perform that service for the
dead but myself, and regard it as q
duty.
Even the motive Of his retirement to
tho Null Of Cantyre is misunderstood.
+ It has been limited in society, hear,
khat an impatient scorn of his contem-
Yorartes drove that great soul to make
MS dw cling in q barren spot. far from
the haun t. of men. In other words, Prof.
BeQuitn-the simplest of human be-
1ngs, whose whole mind was a absorbed In
projects for the happiness and advance
mont of the race--was a misanthrope!
Persons more charitab BILE If not much
better Informed have stated that his
nerves became SO irritable under the
pressure of those tremendous studies
ana calculations that he felt stif1ed as by
AcrOwd, even in his lonely house on Ep-
som Downs. There is some faint truth
IN this. He said to me once that every
day seemed to be Derby day when he
shut his eyes But a mind SO well bal
0nccd, so reasonable, would never have
been tempted to withdraw into the
desert-for such was his abode on the
Null OF Cantyre-by fancies like these
The reluctance to move which is natur-
nj to such dispositions would have
checked him. The truth is that Prof.
se4utta had long foreseen the necessity
III Securing habitation in which he
could carry through his last decisive
processes without fear of harming any,
ono besides himself. This fact l have
under his own hand, in a letter dated
ho1
Journey to Cantyre-as who did not?-
the movements of such worldwide
genius are chronfc1ed at the antipodes
An answer to my inquiries, the profess
R0c wrote:
'.It is quite true that 1 have built a
little house at Ratholin; you shall
come and see it for yourself If all goes
wellgabout this time next year, SO far
as can calculate. 1t is true also that
1 have built it secretly-that is. Scot,
my lawyer. made all the arrangements
without naming me. But the state
ment that have paid many visits to
assure myself that the laboratory, ETC.,
is properly constructed. that mean to
live there. ard all the other gossip
which you retail. are grotesquely mex
act. There is no laboratory, 1 had
never seen the house till last week. and
I have not thought of living in it ex-
cept for day or two at rare intervals.
H IL five years since I perceived that
time would come, if my researches
Jed me to the result which they seemed
to indicate. when it would be
advisable to have pied a terre'
In some unpeopled neigh borhood
consulted Scot, in the strictest
confidence. who advised Ratholin
He has carried out my wishes admir-
ably. The little house is comfortable
enough for me, and for you too I
hope As for the main point, there is
out one human dwelling within five
miles, and the occupants of that, a
shepherds family. are moro than will
ing TO turn out for this day upon pay
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Cows must Have sac.

Don't let the cows get hungry for
salt They must have 1t in order to
give milk, for milk contains soda. and
salt (the common name for chloride of
sodium) is the material which furnishes
the soda. But for the soda the casein
of milk would be absent. Neutraljze-
the soda by putting In an acid and see
how soon 1t turns to .'clabber." Give
cows daily access to salt
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BUTTER must please the eye. Speak.
ing for ourselves. and we arc like other
people. we would not buy white buttes.
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accounts Of that
terrible . v On I
in the Null Of
G q n ty r g are
very inaccu-
r . t q, b u 1 /
should have let
t h 9 m pass I'M
der di nary
circumstanc g q.
My poor friend,
Prof. @ n in tn q
10 xfrA ~ ,pa Ga
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TEMPORARY MEND,No.

How to Repair . Break In Greenhouse or
Elsewhere.
find two largo metal buttons and q
bit of copper wire an efficient means of
temporarily mendinR a break in green
house or elsewhere, provided that none
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Clearing Himself.

Wife-John, you never stand at the
window and kiss me when anyone is
looking.
Husband-Of course not. don't
want people to take my darling wife
Tor hired girl.-Trnth.
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DEATH or PROF. sEQUlTA
ny FnEDERICK BOYLE.

Ecopyrfshs, ises. BY the Au,hor.l
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-10-20
CHOLERA lNFANUM

That most dreaded complaint mostly
children from months to three quickly by
the HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS and For safe by al
druggists.
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THE COURIER


The various fraternies and the university
show their coos the football Saturday between their
ard the Iowa College Tally hos coaches
gagged which will the scarlet This be
Of the the university the inter collegiate
have been for the and would university life
its brightest hues Saturday to street park and
and hear the football game.
Thefrst Wednesday evening
sing Among those Messrs and Mesames l. NJ
Raymond DawesS Burnham MS Harwood Funke
Ogden c. Prof Prof Barbour Prof Ward Miss
Dawes Of Marietta Ohio Miss Harris Miss Clark Mrs. Dr.
White, d. G. Wing c. A. Hanna F. M. Cook.
Mise Oakley Thursday Antonio Texas
she will visit Lieut. and Mrs. Griffith.
given Thursday evening the Nebraska
conservatory Of for the benefit of ST. Ezabeths hospital
Only program
large number OF tickets sold by the sisters The following
program carried out
skeene, Miqs Susie Boyle.
VIOLIN Faust Fantasia Alard
Bertha
Vocal save Maria" Mascagno
Miss Dora
Rococco Waltz Waldecker
Misses Clara and Elenora Jetes
Souvener de Beisario
Mrs. Gertrude Whittier
VIOLIN Kuiawaik Winiawsky
Miss Bertha Davis.
Vocal Il LoveT Thee" Forester
Miss Dora Stevenson.
EITHER Leopold March Boeck
Misses Clara and Eenora Jetes.
Home SweetH Weber
Miss Gertrude Whittier
Miss Mae will leave tomorrow for Kansas City
Marshall and her daughter Miss Fay, returned
fromC Chicago
of Sioux City, Mrs D. MUIR Mrs. Charles L. Burr,
Misses Rachael Brock, Fay Marshall Lucy Griffith May Moore,
Grace Burr Name Carson, Mary Dawes of Marietta Ohio Rose
Thursday afternoon by Miss Mae Burr At o'clock the guests
dining where the anes kind Of refreshments
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Il

Miss Nellie Cocrane Mrs. Frank Woods The nupas the
young couple interested many The bride lived Lincoln
number OF and by her charms winning
drawn around her many Friends Mr. Woods a promising
lawyer and worthy Of his good fortune Miss Daisy Coch
sister the BRIDE the only brides maid and Messr
Low Harry Reese Charley Gregory and Jesse Beeche the
ushers Mr.. and Mrs. Woods will be
December ls
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The wedding OF Miss Nellie Shreve COchrane
the prettest sOlemned ST.
Paul Methodist church which thronged with friends
with graceful palms and estoons
Promptly thirty the doors opened and twenty pretty
girls friends the BRIDE entered pouring out the notes of the
hengn wedding march, AS they reached the chance they
rated each side then awaited the
ing the bride As she advanced the aisle the and best
man the the right and met her. Dr. Lasby
the his usual and
The stupendous dress goods Herpohemer Cos
goods below cost Of the manufac
wool mixed dress goods that retail the east for 30 cents
ly 10 cents at Herpolshemer Cos.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-10-20

The WOmans club met Monday afternoon in their
ceepngy pretty in the third floor Of
lowing the reading Of number of interesting papers
served which Mrs. Frank Matter Misses Kountz
presided.
Mrs. Charles Keller has returned Moline
Judge Wakey called to Wisconsin Sunday owing
death of a brother
Judge Wakeey accompanied by Miss Emil Wakey expece
home today.
The Bachelors at Fort Omaha contemplating ball
future
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of Chicago is in the city.
IN OMAHA.

Mr. Henry d. Eastabroo who has been returned Tuesday
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.ewis, Of Boston, is visiting Mr.. and NJ
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-10-20

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Coles have returned and
of Mr. and Mrs. Bach where they will make during
winter.