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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

| 1.-The sixteen states alb ove referred to have
total area in improved farm lands OF 1879 1925 Sc
| acres Tho Increased val,lc OF the productions
OF these lands will DO s4e3 80 ,o1) annually. an
| increased annual earning OF p S3iS per aero II
| the market value OF land depends upon
| its earning power. and the ratio OF In
| crease OF value be taken a. four times the in
| crease In yearly earnings. then tho i'm proved
! farm lands OF these sixteen will In
crease in Value 80 s3k per acre or 81 500 900 Oon
MS tho immediate result OF the opening of the
! Maritime canal OF North America.
'Vast as this sum appears. it is a partial
statement of the gain to tho west resulting
from deep draft navigation to tho seaboard.
because 1t Is based on the short crops Of 1894,
small grains. dairy products. poultry. eggs.
horses and mules and wood timber. bark. eto. p:
neither docs 1t talso account OF mine products
and Inanufa lures, or the increase In values in
city and manufacturing property"
This movement has received the in
dorsement of most of the United States
senator's from the west.
Last winter the legislature of Mime
sofa memorialized congress in support
of this measure. Senator McClcary, of
Mankato, is gathering data from Can
ada and the United States with view
to urging it in the Northwest and in
congress.
The cast has no transportation ques-
ton. Her manufactured goods, worth
perhaps thousands of dollars a ton are
not perceptibly affected by q alight diff
erence in freight The farming dis
tricts of the west are vitality affected
when all profit in their crops is eaten
up by the carrying charges. AS n ma
tional question it should be borne in
mind that the manufacturing east re-
ceivcs her raw products largely from
the west; also her cheap food supplies.
In turn she finds her best market in the
farming states of the west. 1t should
also be remembered that the enormous
cash balance annually required abroad
to settle the foreign exchange must be
provided in the main by the western
and southwestern farms or by gold.
The pressure is urgent. The naviga-
ton cannot be provided soon enough
if commenced now. The convention at
Cleveland will be marked by the pres
ence of many specialists with specially
prepared papers covering n wide range
of public matters AS chairman of the
executive committee, I respectfully re-
quest correspondence with commercial
bodies, public officials and the papers,
if in any way it may lead to fuller in.
formation and 4 quiclencd interest. In
particular, 1 desire assurances of sup
port which can be shown at the proper
time as evidence of popular sentiment.
Address, A. T.. CHoCKER
Minneapolis Board of Trade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19
An Important Difference.

To make 1t apparent to thousands, who
think themselves ill, that they are not af-
fected with any disease, but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort
home to their hearts, a costive condition
is easily cured by using Syrupof Figs. Man
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

.'DEHE am one blessin' about bein' blsck,''
said kastus, as he slowed two chickens
away in his bag tho other night. ''Io amt
APP ter be 30 visible in de dark.''-Harper's
(S.lz:.r.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

TIE man who robs Peter to pay Paul
usually intends to strike Paul for Il larger
loan later Ou.-PuclS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

AIrArs THoConTFuL-Oh Mnid-''Do
You really think that Mars Is inha bitcd -
Professor of Astronomy-"Why not!''
Maid--t'I fancyI ought to start n Mars Dor
cas- society !"-Flicgcndc Blattcr.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

THB letter COP is like many men. 1t il
drst in everything, but ends in smoke.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

MATURE DAMsEL (as they pass the con-
serVatory)-'Dc;ir nc! What delicious
tie Nm. Tipkins <alarmedJ-'O no-really
- assure you, nothing of tho sort!''-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

MISSOURI in 1890 had 1870, FOG acres
sosved in oats, which produced $780,
40 bushels.
MISSOURI grew in the census year
thirty one tons Of hemp from seventy
nine acres.
THE frst rye producing state is Penn
sy1vania, with $50, O41 acres and $780,
1O4 bushels.
NEBEAsKA, according to the last cen
sus, had lis, GOS farms, having 81 ,593, Az
acres.
ILLINOIS claims the largest number of
improved acres on her farms, having
So, O69 ,oo0.
The farms of Kansas produced in the
census year an estimated value of $685.
o70, $50.
TIE increase in fruit farms in this
country has been mainly in the west
and southwest.
NEVADA has the smallest number Of
farms of any st2te-l,27 with ,O61 ,416
acres.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19
DEEP WATERWAYS
wealth to the westsrn Karmer IL As
cured By Ita C0mplatlon.

Wealth to the Western Earmer 10 As
sured by 1ts C0mpaotlon.
For many years the work of creating
deep channels between Lakes Superior.
Huron. Michigan and Erie has been
going on. At length the work is done.
or under contract to complete, so that
from all the lakes tvventy-foot channels
may practically be said to exist. With
tho completion of the inter-lakc
channels, all the immense and rapidly
increasing navigation convcrges to the
common eastern terminus at Buffalo
The existence OF the great lakes has
made possible the so-called northwest
since it has permitted the products Of
the northwest to reach markets at q
much lower figure than has been
possible by all rail. From Duluth to
Buffalo, eleven hundred miles, it costs
about onc-third as much as it costs to
transsllip and transport across New
York state. Increasing COMPETE
ton from those countries OF
the world possessing cheap land
and cheap labor makes it
imperative on the producers, the farm
ers of the northwest, to search out, if
possible, some way of getting their
crops to the eastern markets at a lower
rate than they have been getting. To
every producer in the northwest it will
be of interest to know that on Septem-
bcr 1920 there will he a convention
held in the city of Cleveland for the
purpose of developing in \ large way
the facts relating to this deep water
navigation from Buffalo eastward
With view to decreasing the cost, it
IL necessary to use the existing lakes
and river, with supplementary canals,
and to reduce the cost from Buffalo
.ast in some such ratio as has been Sc
cured in the upper lakes. An eminent
engineer, G. N. Dutton, who has given
the matter great deal of study, has
prepared the following statements and
figures, which 1 beg to present, with
out comment, simply asking that they
be read and thought on:
''S1xtcea great states. namely. Ohio I1df-
ana. Illinois. Kentucky Michigan, Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri North Dakota,
South Dakota. Nebraska. Kansas Montana,
Wyoming and Colorado, must ship their sur |
plus agricultural products from the great |
lakes to the seaboard. Deep water navigation |
would effect an immediate red &c tion in freight
costs, and consequent increase In crop values
81 an average Of five cents a bushel on grain
and potatoes, four dollars a ton hoy and |
i've dollars and upwards ton
atrect money gain. computca on the crop re- |
ports OF 1895. will be follows:
YEARLY GAIN.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-19

CROP. Field. 6M Tdlue per 6u Dsr Hn
Corn TO 800 O1O $3.50 90 so IL ss5 900 900
Wheat. 1876 .O,0 600 157 G93 12l AZ I6 10000
Oats .5Oo 100000 153s76, 19S 80 s5 $50 coo
Rye 100000 G,655.OuO ~ 10000
Barley. 20. 0O.O0J I7.l43.OO) 40 1000 OOO
Potatoes Si.OoJ,OO) 46 6S4,316 S5 E. 10000
70na Ton.
clay 60, 100000 els, CSC 800 73A III 900
tStraw 5000 OO1 80. 2 s. 900 900
Annual ga n on a1 cicultl products &4s7 900
~Cajn at 81 \ ton. +Gatn ut IS a to1.
DOMESTIC (MEAT).
Number. JnIuc H. CT. Cain
NJ (ch cows. a.45, ST. 800 315. ~ ~ 1856 GAG
Meat tile II .6S6.O44 3O4 100 CSC 10 ST. sJ33,7
Sheep 10, ,H47 44,bSS, 40 "a 1O.CO5 la
Hogs .:6,oos,S75 iso.O7l.5l5 IL 26.as9.siI
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
BIRTH OF A NEW LANGUAGE

In recent issue of the British Gen.
tral Africa Gazette" correspondent
gives some interesting particulars of the
progress made in the district at the
northeastern end of Mount Mlanje
since it's occupation by the administra-
tion and the building of Fort Lister,
which Mr.. ii. III. Johnston planted in
that region to command the route fire.
quently taken by slave caravans from
the interior to Quilimane. Among
other matters which he notices as due
to the presence of the sikh soldiers who
garrison Fort Lister is the beginning of
what is practically new language.
"Where the Indian soldiers are to be
found there also will be found a most
extraordinary language, mixture Of
Hindustani, Swahili, Yao, aud Chin
anja. This is most remarkable near
Fort Lister. 1t is one of the
newest languages on earth; it
cannot be more than year old, but is
well understood by the people. The
vocabulary is limited, and as for the
grammar it is as yet uniformed, but
am confident that, should the Indian
soldier remain i'll this country another
five years, the philologist will be de-
lighted to study the Indo-African
language of the future and to trace to
their origin the marvellous words COM
posing it. The same correspondent
notes that with the advent of the sikhs
wonderful change has come over the
habits and manners of the native.
Where formerly his wonts in the mat
ter Of clothing were confined to suffi-
cient calico to clothe his family and
himself, he now requires boots, tur-
bans, trousers. and coats, and at dis
tance it is said to be now difficult to
distinguish the half-naked savage of a
year ago from the sikh soldier in his
ordinary DRESS Another matter in
which the African initiates the sikh is
in the military salute, with which the
native now frequently accompanies the
greeting of Europeans, the result being
more amusing than correct.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Do not use your kindness merely as q
bribe.
There is no library like cultivated
mind.
Undoing wrong is quite as credita.
BILE as doing right.
The seed dies into new life and &C
does man.-G. Macdonald.
Death has nothing terrible which
life has not made so.-Edwards.
To tell a person of the evil, and to
say nothing of the good, is cruel.
Our great secret of happiness is never
to allow your energies to stganate.
We sell the thrones of angels for q
short and turbulent pleasure. Elmer.
son.
No process is so fatal as that which
would cast all men into one mould.
Even tender conscience may be
toughened until it will stretch like
rubber.
There are great many old scores it
were much better to leave unsettled.
People could think much better of
each other than they do if they wonld
just try.
Mans conscience is generous teach
er who lectures him without giving
him away.
Every man should keep fair-sized
cemetery in which to bury the faults Of
friends.
1t is sometimes almost as unkind to
tell the truth about others as it is to
tell lie on them.
The virtue of the soul does not con-
sist in flying high, but walking orderly.
Montague.
The highest knowledge can be moth
ing more than the shortest and clearest
road to truth.
!. The world is but magnificent Duild.
ing; all the stones are gradually
cemented together. No one subsists by
himself alone. .-Feltham.
What man in his right mind would
conspire his own hurt? Men are be-
side themselves when they transgress
against their convictions.-William
Penn.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
1T Is PLUCK THAT WINS.

Now, young gentlemen, let me, for a
moment. address you touching your
success in life; and 1 hope the very
brevity of my remarks will increase the
chance of their making Judgement in
your minds. Let me beg you, in the
outset of your career. to dismiss from
your minds all idea of succeeding by
luck. There is no more common Thought
among young people than that foolish
one that by-and-by something will turn
up by which they will suddenly achieve
fame or fortune. No, young gentle
men; things don't turn up in this
world unless somebody turns them up.
Inertia is one Of the indispensable laws
of,.matter. and things lie fiat where they
are until by some intelligent spirit (for
nothing but spirit makes motion In
this world they are endowed with ao-
tvlty and life. Do not dream that
Some good luck is going to happen to
you and give you fortune. Luck is an
lgnls 1ataps. You may follow it to
your ruin, lat not to success. The
great Napoleon, who believed in his
destiny, followed IL until he saw his
star go down in the blaclest night
when the Old Guard pe.;shed aronnd
him, and Waterloo was lost. A pound
of pluck is worth ton of luck.
Young men talk of trusting u the
spur Of the occasion. That trust ia
vain. Occasions cannot make spurs,
young gentlemen. If you expect to use
them. you must buckle them to your
own heels before You go into the fight.
Any success you may achieve is not
worth the having unless you fight for
1T. Whatever you win in life. you must
conquer by your own efforts, and then
it is yours-a part of yourself. flames
A. Garfield.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06

would be new issue of bonds, and
promised to subscribe for them.
M. de Lesseps had a noble air. He
was striking figure, with his grand
Gordon of the Legion of Honor, at a
soiree. The poor old man was, night
after night, for eight years, ON view at
soirees, concerts, theatres, banquets,
and in the saloon of the opera house.
He attended all the public sittings of
the Institute and all the unveiling of
statues, and he was daily at his office
to soothe alarmed share or bondholders.
Mime. de Lesseps never appeared in
company with him after the fall of the
empire. A more tender-hearted father
never lived. He was good to his SER
wants and to every one about him, and.
If he did not believe the best of them
all, he shut his eyes to their weaknesses
Like Bonaparte, he could, SO few were
his personal wants, have lived ON
captains pay. He drank tea instead
of wine at lunch and water at dinner.
His food was moderate helping of
on joint, some vegetables, bread and
cake, pie or pudding, followed by
cheese and fruit-no kickshaws. No
luxurious dishes appeared on his table,
except for company. He rose early,
went to bed late, and wore his clothes
until they were threadbare. His
thoroughbred horses were his one
luxury.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
BUSINESS APHORISMS.

Carlyle wasn't q man of business.
but he would have made success of
it, had he tried it. In his writings
one finds these lines of solid business
truth:
A laugh is worth a hundred groans
in any market.
Have smile for all, pleasant word
for everybody.
To succeed, work hard. earnestly and
incessantly.
All honest men will bear watching.
1t is the rascals who cannot stand it.
Better have the window empty than
filled with unreasonable and unattrac.
tive goods.
When you hang sign outside your
place of business, let it be original in
design and of good quality.
Wondrous is the strength of cheer
fulness; altogether past calculation it's
power of endurance. Efforts to be
permanently useful must be uniformly
joyous, spirit of sunshine, graceful
from very gladness, beautiful because
bright.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
HIS EYES OF GREEN.

Landor, the essayist and poet, was
a self-willed, trenchant sort of man,
who prided himself upon his independ-
ence and ability to take care of him.
self. Yet, like most men of this class.
he was susceptible to delicate fattery.
and was easily duped by those who
knew how to manage him.
He once fell into the hands of
Venetian rogue, who read character at
a glance, and was both delicate fat
terer and manipulation. Landor was
standing in the doorway of a cafe in
Venice, watching the famous pigeons
of the Piazzi San Marco. Suddenly an
old gentleman rushed up to him.
Landor was an Apollo in form and
face, and he knew it,
Pardon me, sir, said the old gentle
man, with more than Italian sweetness,
but will you allow me to look into
your eyes? All, I thought sol
Sir, you have green eyes. I never saw
but one pair before. and they belonged
to the Empress, Catharine of Russia;
they were the most wonderfully beau
tiful eyes in the world.
The flattered Englishman paid dearly
Tor two bits Of information. He had
not only learned that his eyes resembled
those of the smart and wicked Empress.
but that he himself was green" The
old gentleman, while examining his
eyes picked his pocket Baltimore
American,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
PROTECTING PEACH TREES.

Many experiments have been tried
in attepting to protect peach trees dur
ing the winter by converting them with
canvas, corn stalks or similar material,
or by applying some adhesive substance
to the branches themselves. Such at
tempts have never proved satisfactory,
however, and the only practical means
appears to be by laying the trees on the
ground and covering them over with soil
or coarse material of some sort. To many
people this, like many other operations
with which they are unfamiliar, seems
great task. Experience proves, how
ever, that it is comparatively inexpen-
sive in practice. In setting the young
orchard on the college farm last spring
this matter was kept in mind, and part
of the trees were set with the roots
spread out ON opposite sides as much
as possible, with the intention of lay
ing these trees down every winter as
long as they live, if it is found praoti-
cable to do this. AT least it is hoped
to determine how old tree must be
before it becomes too unwieldy to
handle in this way. To put down
these young trees this fall was very
simple operation. Fifty-five trees were
laid down and snugly covered with
about four hours work, thus costing
only about cent tree. Indeed, the
ease with which it was done raises the
question whether it would not be well
to lay down all young trees for the
first year or two, until they become
thoroughly established and better able
to withstand the winter. OF course,
the cost will rapidly increase with each
succeeding year until the trees reach
their full growth. W. Gard, in
Garden and Forest.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
ARE STIMULANTS, NOT FOODS.

Tea and coffee are not foods, says an
authority: IF this pair Of moderate
stimulants were lost from off the face
of the earth to-day and forever they
would not take away an ounce Of ply
sical prosperity. They do no good
are simply cumberers of the table and
add nothing save expense. This
sweeping dictum will be resented by
lovers of the fragrant Mocha and the
cup which cheers. They may not be
foods, but, properly prepared and used
in moderation, they are often CRATE
full, if gentle stimulant, and serve to
impart an agreeable relish to meal.
Leave us, please, these mild indul-
gences
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
VERY USEFUL DOG.

The rector of a country parish church
in England once went to fill the pulpit
of colleague. who was temporarily
absent from home. After the service,
he thought he would gauge the effect
of his discourse by the opinion of that
very fair index Of public feeling, the
parish clerk.
"Well, Rogers" he said, did you
like my sermon?'
81 did," was the reply.
81 hope wasn't too long," he anx-
iously inquired.
"No, you wasn't too long about it, !"
rejoined Rogers.
Well, then." said the rector,
hope l wasn't too short?''
NO." answered Rogers, nor yet
too short, neither. You was just about
right" -.....-.
The rector felt relieved, and said:
II am glad of that, because to tell
the truth, while I was writing that
sermon my little dog got hold of four
of the folios and destroyed them, and 1
was afraid it would be too Short
Rogers looked very thoughtful for a
moment, and then very confidentially
remarked:
"Lor', now, did he? I suppose you
wouldn't min lettin' our rector ere
ave pup O. your dog?"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06
SURE OF A LIVING.

Proud Mother-''Little Dick is the
most ingenious boy. He'll be great
inventor.
Practical Father-"lf hehas bend
for experimenting. I'll make doctor
of him. A doctor gets paid for his
experiments an inventor doesn't"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06

Modest Youth-"I have only $5.O
year, sir, but think I can support
your daughter on that. Father Con-
thusiastically)-"Support her, my dear
boy! Why, you can support her entire
family on it. '-Detroit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06

Hell never smoke cigarette
without thinking what fool / am.
She-"I didn't know before that there
was any virtue in cigarettes at all. :"
Detroit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06

Watts-Were there ever any Irish
coins issued? Potts-Of course. There
are thousands of Irish ooppers circulat.
ing, even now.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-06

It Is said that there are 10000 law
yors in the United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-08
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice of Hearing.

terested. that the Joint Standing Commit
tee of the City Council on Laying out New
streets. will give hearing on Monday the
the Mayors office, City Building, upon the
discon tlnuaL &c Of certain way known as
sCape Elizabeth' Crossing. extending from
Commercisl street at or near the foot of
Brackett street, across the land and loca-
ton of the Portlan nd. Saco and Portsmouth
BaltToad GoHgany to the n9ftherly end Of
and laying out, as public street or way. of
a certain. way proposed by. the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth and Boston and
Maine Railroad companies to- be by them
dedicated as 4. public street or way, and
bounded and described as follows. namely
tBeartngs from the magnetic needle.)
Commercial street at point distant north
sastery i0rs one and twelve one-hun
station of the Boston and Maine Railroad,
and thence running south Al degrees IA
minutes east two hundred Ore Il, and :ifty;eight
in line curving toward the southwest,
having radius of two hundred 600 feet.
siXty-one and seyenty-eight one-hundredths
(61.?8. feet; thence south % degrees 32
minutes east, ina line passing just twenty
(20) feet in the clear from the easterly
corner of the Boston and Maine Railroad
one-hundredtbs COG. O3) feet: thence sin
line ourving toward. the southwest. having
rsdigs Of twenty eso, feet. tMenty-seven
hence south 81 degrees Is minutes west. in
line parallel with the soul heasterly line
of the Freight House aforesaid, and SO far
IS said Freight House extends. twenty-five
(22) feet distant southeasterly there from,
i've hundred ninety-fye $3.50 feet; thence
in line curNing toward the south, having
q radius Of two hundred eco feet, eighty
feet; thence south 30 degrees s. minutes
west. one hundred eleven. and forty-tour,
one hundredths d1l.A feet; thence in
line curving toward the northwest. having
radius Of tifty-six (5e) feet, one hundred
q05.97l feet to point in the north easteIly
line Of Clark Street Bridge. which point is
distant northwestsrly two and seventy
four one-nhndredths (2.:D feet from an
| angle in the bridge fence.
\ The line above described is the south
westerly ann northwesteriy line of the said
street: the northeasterly and southeasterly
described and concentric with the curved
lines connecting The same; and is at all
points fifty (5u} feet distant from the line
described. except that it does not run con-
centric with the curved line last above
described (of fifty-six feet radius.) but oon-
meets at the end OF line parallel to the
line above described as bearing south 30
degrees So minutes west, with the eaaterly
line of POI tland Fridge. by curved line
tangent to the said bridge line. and having
radius OF twenty-five (s5) feet; and that,
Committee will then determine and adjndge
whether the Epublic convenience requires
the discontinuanoe and the acceptance or
laying out Of the said streets respectively.
zENAs ThoMPsoN
JOS. ". PETERS,
BENJAMIN ". SLOWER,
P. $. NICKERSON,
Joint Standing Committee on Laying Out
Dated at Portland, June l, 1896. jueldtd