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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
THE PET SEAL.

turn to the lind when his master called
him.
At the house of his owner lived a
dear little baby boy. One day baby
mother rocked him to sleep and
laid him in his little bed. Then she
went ont, leaving the door open. so
that she might hear him if he a'vo!Se
He did not awake: but after awhile
mamma came into the room again
There was tho great seal close to
baby's cot. looking into his face just
as if he would like to kiss him.
Mamma was frightened and
screamed. Then the seals master
came and ordered him out. He
houndered away to his shed. The
seal would not have hurt the baby.
Seals are very loving creatures.
A. Tirrell. in Our Little Men and
W0rr1en
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Not such n Pleasant P~rIod Some
Would Have Cs Relieve.
A story is told in Sunshine of a fani-
ly living in colonial times. whose eX-
travagant habits excited the alarm OF
the village. The oldest son bought
pair of boots. the second son invested
in an overcoat. the third brother
bought n watch. and the fifth pair OF
shoe bucklers. The neighhors all
shook their heads and whispered to
THAT family is on the high road TO
ruin
Legislation in New England tried to
restrain extravaganza in dress. ana
laws We're passed against wearing
laces, embroidery. needleworl> caps and
'.immoderate great sleeves
BY way Of silently reproving the van
ity of their wives and daughters. tho
sterner sex appeared in immense pow
dered wigs. stifhy-starched rufhcs,
glittering knee and shoe buckles. cnl-
broidered silk vests, white silk stock
ings. and coats of every hue but black.
| trimmed with great gilt or silver buc-
! lxles; with these elaborate wardrobeS
| to keep in order, the women had very
little time to cultivate their 'squir-
rel's brains.'' to quote one of the gal
! liant (?) .croalSers of the time. Mrs.
, Adams, however. had will of her
own. She wrote to her husband and
| asked him to send her from Philadcl-
phia, in 1775. two yards of black cala-
nance for shoes, saying she would
not wear leather if she went bare
| footed"
! The shoes were of the same material
as the dress. often sl1illfully embroid'
| cred. Country girls sometimes carried
the broadcloth shoes with peaked toes
in their hands until they reached the
church, but the pink satin and yellow
| brocade shoes of city maidens were
supported on clogs and pattens.
After all, we fancy the most ardent
lovers of the past would not be in favor
of reviving the time-honored custom:
of the early days of the republic. Will
the mahogany sideboard rescued from
oblivion. the spinning wheel set up II
the parlor. and the quaint china tease
upon the closet shelves. we can all cry
Oh! those pleasant times of old, with thcf
| cnivalry and state,
| Ilovc to read their chronicles which such brav
! deeds relate.
| love to sing their ancient rhymes, to hea
| their legends told
| But We yc reason he thankful that we Nv
| not in these blessed times OF DID,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
Treatme MT of Dwarf Pears.

At a horticultural meeting in Massa'
chusetts an address was given on the
treatment of the dwarf pear, contain.
ing some suggestions which may be OF
use to fruit growers A. special value
of the dwarf was its early bearing,
making it useful in starting new places.
Afterwards it may be Changed to a
new, standard by, removing the soil
around the base of the stem q few
inches, AID then puncturing the bark
with a narrow gauge or pocketknife,
raising narrow strips of the bark and
pressing the soil in between the lips Of
bark and the wood in seven or eight
places equidistant. around the stem,
then replacing the soil and covering
with light mulch: Roots will prctruds
from the incisions. and IN even balanced
standard tree be: ul ii mately secured.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

there lis often much difficulty too far ,
north in saving the tubers sound
enough until spring for sprouting to
produce young plants. Tho essentials
to their good preservation are a dry
and rather warm atmosphere; the
cellar best calculated to keep Irish po.
tatoes is usually too cool and damp. II
no place is had of the necessary high
Temperature it is best to get them in
the spring from the south, where they
can always be kept in good condition.;
but they may be kept by packing in
barrels in dry land and keeping them
in a warm room. Sixty degrees may
be considered the right winter temper
ature. -.'
When ready to start the potatoes in
the hot bed, lay them thiclxly together
on a two-inch layer of sand and leaf
mold composted together, or on sand
alone if the mold is not to be had. AZ
soon as the buds or eyes show signs OF
! starting cover the tuber with an inch
layer of the same material. Treat the
same as other tender plants in the hot
| beds, and the slips Or sprouts will be
| ready for planting in six eight
| weeks. AS the sprouts, come up very
thickly, repeated Trimmings should be
made, always pulling the largest This
| ena bles all to make good plants.
The plants are set out in rows three
| to four feet apart, with about two feet
| between the plants, using good
shovelful of vell-rotted manure in each
hill Do not set them in heavy soil
and expect good results.
AS the plants grow. the rows are
hilled up with the pillow, care being
taken to prevent the vines, rs they
hang over. from roofing in the sand.
This may be done by passing down
the rows occasionally with hoe or
rake handle, running it under the
vines, thus gently breaking any young
roots and preventing them striking in
to the sand.
Unless sweet pota toes can be kept in
! warm place they should be used in
the fall or early winter. They may be
stored in shallow boxes piled in tiers
SO the air can circulate among them
the tcmpera ture not allowed to fall
below fly degrees.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
CURIOUS ILLUSION.

A Trick That Seems to Defy the Natural
Law OF Gravitatior.
\ curious trick may he performed by
means Of two conical bodies and q
couple of walking sticks Take two
lamp shades and fastcn the edges to-
cctlicr. Then make an inclined plane
by means of two walking sticks in the
manner shown III our illustration. Let
the space between the two sticks be
wider at the higher than a t the lower
end. Then place the double cone at the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
FOR THE TOOTHACHE.

Read and Remember This When Your
Gums Are BACKED With Pstn.
. Toothachc is a little thing in the
books, but many physicians would
rather meet a burglar at the door on n
dark night t. han a call to cure Il bad
toothache of several days continuance.
A hypodermic of morphine only post
pones the evil day. and usually the
patient is respectfully referred to tho
dentist. The tooth should not be ex-
tracted while the jaw and gums are
inflamed and the latter swollen, and it
is the physicians duty to treat the
case until the above conditions are re-
moved. Always keep Il small vial con-
tanning the following mixture: Chlo-
reform. git. X; glyccrine. git. X: sat.
sol. ac. carbol. git. X: morphine, gr. j.,
with a small wad of absorbent cot
ton. If the offending tooth has a cav
ity or decayed surface saturate a small
pellet of cotton with the above mix
ture and put into the cavity or against
the decaycd surface, as the case may
bc-nevcr pack the cotton in. or the
more is the trouble. but have the pei
let small enough to enter without
crowding. In most cases this will end
the trouble.
When the gums are swollen and ten
der paint two or three times, two min
utcs apart, with Il four per cent. solu-
ton of cocaine. This time of year your
patient may have been eating a good
deal Of fruit. The tongue and mucous
membrane of the mouth are pale. he
has sour stomach. and next day the
oothache will return. Give ten grains
of sub-carbonate of bismuth and ten
grains of phenacetin at once and a
smaller dose before each of the three
| following meals. with a laxative II
| needed. and to stop all fruit for few
| days. and it will not return. The same
| powder every two hours with cessation
of fruit-eating will stop the persistent
tornnenting neuralgias SO prevalent a,
] this season.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

look to their possessors as the wind
waves them when the birds arc stand
ing, or when floating back upon the
waters surface as the birds swim
The CITY on the Black sea. near which
they are found, gives their name.
That portrayed here was sketched IN
the Jardin d. Acclimatation of Paris
The habits of the Sebastopol geese are
those of the ordinary breed. and they
com bine the useful with the orna
mental in their beau tiful plumage ano
rounded bodies. American Agricul
f11r
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
The tanned SEAL.

he Went into Boby's Room and Looke3
IN Wise ~ an Owl.
A great many seals are killed every
year for their soft. fine fur. Among
the Shetland islands the people used
to think that harm would come to any
one who killed q seal. *"
A number Of these animals were
caught and trained. One was very
large fellow. Two men could hardly
manage him. He was soon tanned. and
had a shed for his home. Every day
he would go to the sea for food, and re-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
So to Speak.

Miss Limited-Oh, conductor: l am
nearly seasicki Do your cars always
sway and jounce and swing around
like this?
Conductor-Well, this is pretty
crooked road, but you won't mind it
when you get used to it.
Miss Limited (faintly)-You mean
when get onto its curves. ''-Brook-
lyn Life.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
ROLLING Up HILL.

bottom of the incline. and it will roll
to the top. Although at first sight the
trick suggests disturbance of the
natural law of gravitation, it is only
an adaptation of that ,vell-Enown prin-
ciple. AS the sticks widen the cone is
correspondingly depressed. and the
center of gravity is equally lowered.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
MOVABLE POULTRY YARD.

Especially Designed for Those who Reet
Fowls In villages.
A convenient portable yard for fowl:
i. shown in the illustration from
sketch by f. c. Williams, Kings coun.
ty, n. Y. This yard is especially de-
signed for those who kee p poultry in
cities, and are not able to let them run
in the ga rden. 1t is six feet long, three
feet wide. and two feet high. 1t is
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
A Mammoth object Glass.

The flint glass disk used by the
Clarl<s in making the great objective
for the Lick telescope was cast
in Europe by NJ. Fell. Its original
diameter was $50 inches. its thick
ness 21.65 inches and its weight 315
pounds. 1t was 30 days from the date
of the casting before Prof. Fell consid-
cred that it had cooled sufficiently to
alloy of safe removal from the mold.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

MILK at cheese factories should be
pooled on the basis of the butter fat
contained in 1t, the same as in cream.
cries. Many careful experiments have
proved that this does substantial
just ice,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Fair Girl am sure papa would not
object to you, but am afraid mamma
will. She says your family have de
PRAYED tastes.
Rich Grocer's Son-Cood gracious
Where did she get that idea?
Fair Grill think she judges by the
butter your father used to recommend
as Qood.-GoOd News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
Two Questions.

Old McGrumpps-Do you suppose
that l am going to allow my daughter
to marry a man as poor as you are?
Young McGa1l-Do you suppose that
any rich man would marry girl as
homely as she ISM. Y. Weekly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
r,,os. sentimental Newspapers.

Mr.. Reader-Thc papers mention
number of instances in which LABOR
unions have loaned money to en-
nloyers in order to keep the works run
ming during tn. dull times.
Mrs. Reatler-Ycs, l noticed that;
but don't believe it.
..Why not?'
II told Bridget about it. and asked
her to lend me some money to pay her
wages. and she got as mad as hor-
net"-N. y. Weekly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

The sa tisfa ction that everyone must
feel at the triumph Of the boy. about
whom the Massachusetts, Ploughman
tells this anecdote. is due to the same
feeling tina prompts big-hearted man
to take the part of the ''undermost
dog" Walter was the important wit
ness. and one of the lawyers, after
cross-questioning him severely. said:
..Your father has been talking to
You. and telling you how to testify,
hasn't hep"
Yes said the boy.
Now said the lawyer. Just tell MS
how your father told you to testify
s'Well," said the boy. modest1y.
ssfathcr told me that the lawyers
would try to tangle me. but if I would
just be careful and tell the truth,
could tell the same thing every time
The lawyer didn't try to tang1e up
that how any more.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Following Up the Resemblance.
uojack-Mrs. Chambers can read her
husband like book.
Tomdil<-Yes; and she can shut him
up lhe one, tao,--puck.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
An Unnecessary Statute

''In the old Puritan days q 1n:.u
wasn't allowed to kiss his wife on Sun
day"
Vogue
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Tive chtiare,fhu nothing to car,
,ror thet. dad WAC eAceealnely AFs'
AM, instead ct q puahei OK waeat
lie purchased \ nattls W FSe' r..,,k
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
The Sweet Potato.

The Sweet Potato.
Sweet potatoes require rich, light,
warm soil. The climate farther south
seems more eeBGanial to them. and
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
He Was Too Discreet.

Rimple-Does your wife obey you, q
she promised to do at the altar?
Simple-Well, the fact is. I've neve
dared to test her!-Brooklyn Life.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
Impossible

Spatts-Im very sorry for that boy.
Your scolding cut him to the quick.
Bloobumper-That's impossible. He
has no quick. He's a messenger boy
Trr1fh
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
The T,csul. of Fast Living.

"Our gas meter is siols, Tom
whats tho natter--gastric fever?"
MOI Ralloping consumption"
Ualtor-.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
sure Road to Fame,

Solicitor--But you have so arranged
your will as to invite litigation.
The Dying-CertaiDly. / don't pro-
pose to be forgotten.--Town Topics.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
e EARMERANnPLANT'ER
-. - So
cuLTfVATlN0 THE CROPS.

rAe- ckssfs 0blects sonehs e es Ats.,ned
aA(ah$ Meter AStAsas ~ TEsoe' 4
While the chief object of cultivation
is to prevent weede and other sponta.
neous growth s1rom sharing the soil
with our specially sovvn crops, 1t is not
the exclusive. object by any means
: On systematically very rich 1t is only
necessary. it is true. to keep down the
weeds to prevent their choking out the
valuable crop to secure a luxuriant
crop, SBut on soils of only medium fer
tility and that dry out their moisture
rapid cultivation is resorted to as q
means of preserving steady supply
of moisture, of admitting the neces-
sary oxygen to the soil and keeping 1t
from becoming too hard for the young
roots to penetrate it rapidly.
Cultivation should begin with most
plants as soon as they are we'll up. A
shallow breaking of the crust close to
the plants just then keeps in check the
weeds hastens the formation OF roots
and holds in reserve the moisture bout
the plants that would soon be dlsPeled
if the soil were left undisturbed.
Beets, carrots, onions and all such
plants that are very small when young,
If allowed to get the least weedy just
after coming up, presents a very labor,-
Gus Job to the cultivator. and the labor
of cultivation is multiplied ten times
over what is necessary if the weeds are
4sever, permitted to show themselves.
With regard to all such plants as are
very tender and delicate when they
first come up, the practice of destroy
ing weeds and grass before they come
up must always hold as the best-the
most economical. First cultivation of
such plants as Irish potatoes, corn.
beans, squashes and such plants that
are first in seed beds and then trans
planted after attaining some size is
much easier than it is with the first
mentioned. Still it is not desira bic to
allow the weeds any foot-hold among
theseby leaving the soil undisturbed
for even a week or two. A prOtractec
rainy spell might occur and favor the
weeds getting too strong IL hold that
would require much unnecessary la Dol
to break. The old adage says. the best
time to kill weeds is before they come
up.
~ It will always be found to pay t.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
WILSON'S TRIP TO EUROPE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. 1S94.-Mr'
Wilson. the Chairman of the House
WAYS and Means Committee, has de-
cided positively to leave for Europe
September 5. He will sail from New
York on the American line and remain
absent about three weeks. He is goins
practically for the rest, and to secure
the beneficial results of the voyage. HIS
physical condition remains unchanged
and he looks forward with some dread
he SAYS, to the fatigue of his congress
sional campaign upon which he will en-
ter shortly after his return to the United
States.
Mr.. Wilson believes that a revival OF
business will now speedily begin. lie
said this morning that the business OF
the country will improve within the mex
few months, and that this result WouH
follow even though the Mckinley law
was in force. Under the new tariff sys-
tenn the improvement, in his judgment,
will be more marked. He does not look
for a .sboom., but thinks the revival
will be slow but sure.
Mr.. Wilson called at the White House
this morning with Representative Tars-
ney of Missouri, a member OF the ways
and Means Committee, and a bitter oppo'
nent of the Senate Tariff bill, which ne
voted against on its passage. Iheli
visit naturally gave rise to the penei
that they came in connection with the
dill, but this was not so. They calleo
in relation to a constituent of Mr. Tars-
ney's and transacted their business with
Private Secretary -Thurber.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24

ed so frequently in order that they may
be always bright and fresh it is not worth
while to buy expensive material, espe-
cially when cheap stufs are as pretty as
they are now.
Artificial flowers are coming into use in
Paris for corsage decoration, They are
perfect limitations Of nature and are select
ed of q tint to match the trimmings of the
costume. A cluster is worn near the right
shoulder and at the left side of the waist.
French mothers are discarding the long
Greenaway coats and gowns hitherto SO
universally popular for little people and
are providing their children with shorter
and more convenient if less picturesque
garments.
Heavy English Grape is going out of use
for mourning, being replaced by the light
er French article.
1t is said that black hosiery is at length
losing It's hold on public favor but 1t is
very unlikely that it will beentirely aban-
doned since no color looks SC well with
the black boots and shoes ordinarily worn.
Tiny brushes and combs for the baby's
basket, usually seen in white or ivory eel
luloid, are now shown in the most deli
cate shades of pink and turquoise blue.
Embroidery and white croclieted thread
lace are the preferred fancy work OF the
moment. A sketch is given OF a child's
embroidered apron Of white linen worked
in q cross stitch pattern with red or blue
cotton. The edge of the skirt, pockets and
rufles is embroidered in scallops
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
THREW BEER GLASSES AROUND.
HOW at a secret Society Picnic in .
Noisy Resort.

~
At the inaugural picnic of the "Einikeit
Secret Society of Hoboken. held last
night at Berg's Oriental Park, fighting
and not dancing seemed to be its princi-
pal feature. Thrice somebody yelled
murder help" police" as heavy
beer glasses were being thrown around
and bruised. The fight originated be-
cause one of the members was elected
for being intoxicated.
Then John T<nepiins, of No. 22S Wash
ington street. Hoboken, attempted to
persuade William Jabs, the Sergeant-at-
Arms, to permit the elected man to re-
enter. and he CKnepling) was also elected.
While he was beirg put out Knepler,
who is ~ffty-six years old, was knocked
down and received a severe scalp wound.
Policemen arrived on the scene in time
to prevent him from receiving further
injuries at the hands of the inftriated
Jabs, who was taken into custody and
locked I'D in the Sixth precinct station.
KEepling was first taken to Christ Hos
pitai, where his wounds were dressed,
and later taken to jail, charged with be-
ing drunk. The charge against Jabs was
assault and battery.
The friends of both men uuarrelled with
each other the rest of the night. and the
reserve force of Sixth precinct was sent
10 keep order. But for he police, who
by order of Acting Captain Holderer,
there might nave been more bloodshed.
Several alarms were sent out from the
park for the roundSman and the other
policemen doing duty in the vicinity, but
when they arrived the trouble was al
ways over.
Berg's Park bears a tough reputation,
although many respectable affairs are
held there. The Saturday night dances
nave been compared to those held In the
famous 'Wallaholler" Hall, New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
LIZZIE HALLIDAY BIT HIM

MONTICELLO. N. Y, Aug. a 1922
Sheriff Harrison Beeeher, whose name Is
familiar to the readers of newspapers
in connection with official office as Sher-
if of Sullivan county during the inear-
ceration of Lizzie Halliday. the triple
murderess. is suffering severe pain from
a swoolen hand, the result OF q olle
from that notorious prisoner. The case
is a peculiar one inasmuch as nearly
two months have elapsed since 1t oc-
Cured. On June q. as the Sheriff was
taking her from the court room alter
the sentence had been pronounced by
Judge Edwards, she. turned upon him
with tigerous ferocity and planted her
teeth in his hand. Anticipating an at
tack of a similar nature the Sheriff had
provided himself with gloves, which ne
wore at the time. Three or four weeks
ago the scatch began to itch and burn.
A few nights since the Sheriff was
awakened by a severe pain in the m
iured member. Since then he has suf-
fered acutely and now the swelling is
extending toward the elbow. Should II
continue to swell it is thought that IL
will result in the loss of the arm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
THE INDIsoREET PORTER.

They looked like a bridal couple as
they boarded the Chicago train at Broad
street station. There were half a score
of friends on the platform who had come
to say goodbye. A few grains of rice
dropped from the young mans hat brim
as he entered the parlor car. He care
fully escorted his fair partner to a seat.
All the other passengers smiled indul-
gently and looked interested. Then the
young man extended his hand to the
young woman and aid | a very loud
voice. n with the most commonplace
formality:E.Well, Miss Blank, the train
is about to pull out. I wish you a very
pleasant journey, And doffing his soft
hat, he hurriedly left the car. The pas
sengers looked disappointed; the young
woman looked nervous. By and by she
called the porter and whispered to him.
The porter nodded his head and passed
to the rear of the car. He came back in
a moment and said in a voice that was
audible to everyone in the car:--"You're
all right, ma'am. He's in de smokin'
compartment" Everybody smiled. and
the bride smiled Observation-Disclosures
Record.