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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
POULTRY YARD REFORM.

n New idea In ChanSeable Yarda with
separate Buildiinga.
The plan suggested in the illustra-
ton is one of the changeable yards
with separate buildings, each build
ing being divided into three apart
nents- Inc dimensions may be as pre-
ferEed, but with yards 5OxlOO feet, the
space taken up will be about an acre
and half. The house would necessa-
rily I've 1Gx5O feet, or about l6 feet
square for each apartment. The OPEN
Jugs from the houses to the yards are
shown ut A a, etc. The two mid
die yards will be occupied by the fowls
o. the middle apartment, and the yards
ON the right and left by the fowls in
the apartments ON those sides. The
yards marked Il may be occupied by
the fowls, while grass or any kind Of
green food is growing in the yards
marked G. When the green food is
ready the fowls are turned into those
yards, and the other yards are then
plosved and seeded down. BY this
method green food is always growing,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

and the crop n2:s rs3z&d under. AS
1t is not necessary Tor .E.e green food to
reach a height of but a few inches the
changes will be frequent. novelty
in the arrangement is that the fowls
are not opposite to each other in the
different yards, and hence quarrelina
OR Sighting through the fence is thus
avoided. a space Of so feet sepa rating
the. hocks. Any form of house may be
used, and sixteen hens and a male NAV
be kept in each apartment, thus allow
ing about one hundred fowls to the en-
tire space. This plan gives ID feet in
the poultry house to each fowl. while
the changeable yards not only supply
green food, but give fresh ground and
clean yards, as well AS ample room and
q greater variety of food.-Farm and
Eiresids
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
Economy In Poultry Feeding.

Economy can be practiced without
depriving the fowls Of a s,rf-
hclency Anything suitable that VIII
serve to make p variety should be al
lowed them. Small or inferior pota-
toes may be cooked for the hens; it
Will not be necessary to mash them.
Give them whole, and the hens will do
the nashing. The same is true Of tur-
nips, OF which the hens are very fond
in winter. 1t will be found that the
use OF corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat
and barley will give better results than
when corn alone is used. even if moth
ing but grain is given. This is suf-
fcient proof that corn is not a perfect
food. Every farmer knows that when
corn has been fed for quite awhile the
hens will begin to refuse it, which is
due to their being well supplied
with the elements contained in corn
They require a change. because corn
no longer provides them with what
they need.-Farm and Fireside.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
HANov MovAeLE sAEo.
\ CoAvoaleaee That win Pay Hsr 1tseaR -
. Dhoet Time.

4 C0Avoalo0oo IAAt win Pay Tor 1tselH -
. Short Thine.
A handy movable shed for brood
sows or calves, or any desired purpose.
can be made rs follows: For the roof
take ex4 pine scantling IL feet longs
distribute these for rafters. and nail to
each end . ex4 pine scantling feet
long; place upon these shingling lath
or sheathing, and cover with shingles
or other material in the ordinary way.
For the ends: The lower end will re-
quire scsntlings feet long and mp
rights of Same scantlings feet long.
Hinge this ON lower inside edge Of
lower end Of roof so it will turn In.
wards The upper end arrange the
same way. only use 3 scantiings feet
long and uprights Of the same only q
feet long. The sides At in with similar
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tenh 70 personal enjoyment when
tef thsn others and enjoy life more, vida
les expenditsre. BY nIers promptly
adapting the werld's best produets %
tbs nssds Of physical being, viii attees
The value 70 health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced IN che
remedy, Syrup of EiRa
It's execllenoo - due 70 its presenting
il ss,s fern NEST acceptable and pleas
ant to the tssts. The refFeshing and truly
teas1sial properties of \ perfect lax-
etive; eAsetuaily cleansing the system.
dispellins colds. headaches and fevezs
and permanently curing constipation:
Il has given satisfaction To millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, beeaiee it acts on tho Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak-
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs IN for sale by all drug
gists In Soc and 81 bottles, but it IL mani
1factured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only. whose manic i printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of EDx(
and being well Informed, you VIII not
acespt any substitute II ode1ed
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
pERsoNAL ANo LlrERAaY.

Charles n. Roberts. his wife and
Ave children have arrived in Newark.
n. j.. from Texas, having walked near
year on the road.
-B. r. Farjeoh, the novelist, at
tributes all the good fortune which
has been his to the luck-giving New
zealand Rreenstone which he has CAR
ried for years ON his watch chain.
Sir Isaac Newton, in his ..Co,nmen-
taries On Daniel" says thar the CO.
clesiastical festivals were originally
hxed at cardinal points in the year,
incidents, dates which it was impossi-
BILE to ascertain.
Beatrice Harradcn thinks that tho
women of the United States have few
things to complain of, and she admires
their frankness, honesty, c1everness
and lack OF affcctation. She partic-
larry "lilses the way American girls
behave about men,"
IRA Ward, born In Connecticut
April Q. 1909, and his wife Hannah
Graves Crumpton Ward, born in YER
mont, October ii, 1897, are living ON q
farm near New Hudson, VT They
were married November 1e. 1917, sew
enty-seven years ago.
Prof John Stuart Blackie, the ia
nous author. Is one of the sights Of
Edinborough'. His active life runs
through three generations and at
eighty-six he is still vigorous. Sur
his friends. he is justly called the '.last
o the Scots
Foreign papers say that the report
that Mile. Helene Vacarescu whose
broken engagement with the crown
prince of Rounaania attracted world
wide attention, had been married is
erroneous. 1t seems that it was her
cousin, the daughter Of the court-n,ar.
shall, T.. Vacarescu, who became the
wife of Paul Catargi.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker at
tributes her good health in her old age
to the fact that she employs an cleo.
trloal or magnetic masseur at least
twice week. Mrs. Stowe has the
same treatment, and is strong In body,
though not in mind. 1t is theory
with Mrs. Hooker that one can keep
young forever" in this way.
Miss Emily Gerry. who died a few
days ago. linked the days OF inde-
pendence with the present time She
was the daughter of Elbridge Gerry.
siRner of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, governor, vice-president, and
from whose name the word GERRY
nander" was made, and was ninety.
- s'sAA . o4NS AIdVI1x bScH born WU0n
her father was fifty-seven.
The daughters of Bishop Potter
have a decided pcnchant for matrimo
ny, like many other pretty young
Two OF them were married
with short time between, not long
before the marriage of third. At the
antoher sister looked about
The church, at the bride and the vari-
'us recently-made brides of her family,
md said: We'll. they say marriage is
! lottery: say it is a Pottery:
Writers OF fiction should he careful
low they trihe with natural science. |
)ne popular novelist described with |
much eloquence- tropical full moon,
md represented as occurring innmcdi- |
'tely afterward a total eclipse of the |
un, an astronomical impossibility at
uch q time. An American novelist
represents one of his characters us
pointing to n certain star IN the course
Il conversation, and names as the ex-
ct date of the incident day when
he star is visible in no part of the
arth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
TIE FARMING WORLD.
POULTRY DUST BATH.

Why the wise KaSsmsr WIN Provide Dust
Boxes for llls lssras.
Nearly il not quite All species of
fowls use the dust bath. They choose
q spot of fine. dry soil and scrape little
holes, where they pu1verixe the dirt
until it is reduced to fine dust. In
this they roll and shake their feathers
and allow the dust to penetrate to the
skin. II appears that In some way
this is dcleterious TO the parasites
which infest the plumagc or the akin.
It has been said by some naturalists
through the mouth rs WARM blooded
animals do, but through little open
ing in the skin situated in rows along
the side of the body-the particles Of
dust close these openings, so that para
sites die of suRocation as quickly rs q
quadruped would il held under water.
This has been denied by some scien-
fists. who say that these holes are de-
Tended by very delicate but effective
apparatus that makes it impossible for
any foreign matter to enter, no matter
how minute It may be. Be this as it
may, know that wild birds take dust
baths whenever the weather and the
state Of soil permit. Nature is good
guide, and whether the dust bath is
for the prevention and absorption Of
eHete matter which has become too
odorous, or whether it acts rs an in
sectide. it is certainly advantageous to
fowls or they would not use the dust
bath. say that the careful poultry
keeper will provide dust boxes for
birds, filed with hne dust. coal ashes,
thoroughly dried and mixed with i'm
sect powder It makes but little differ
ence which of these varieties Of soil
you use; the principal part is to have it
clean. That is, not highly 1nanured
soil, but a comparatively unfertile one
is preferable. The next qualification
is that it must be perfectly dry.-Al-
bert F. Fil'estine, iu Colman's Rural
World
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
Lambs That Come In Early.

Lambs coming in a little early. SAYS
the Iowa Homestead. provided suit
aoie arrangements can be made for
the1r care. will always have some
marked advantage over those coming a
little late. They have a better oppor-
tun1ty to get a good start before the
not weather comes and with equal
care and feeding will be nearer ma
t"rity in the fall. SO that whether the
market makcs it desirable to sell
spring lambs or fall wethers, the an
imal has the benetit OF the incraasea
size and weight
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
Corn Not Readily A..,u,,...G.

The pig suddenly changed to a feed of
corn will for a little time make rapid
gain In weight, but its digestion will
soon be so much impaired that it can
not assimilate tine food IT eats, and it
viii not continue to make the gain it
should. Older animals digest the corn
better, and it is, therefore, a better
food for them than tor growing giRs.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

90 many women owe their beauty to DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Because
beauty of form and face fadiate from the
common center-1ea1th. The best bodily
condition results from good food, fresh afr
and exercise coupled with the judicious use
of the " Prescription.'
If there be headache, pain III the back,
bearing down sensations, general de-
bility, or if there be nervous disturbance,
nervous prostration, and sleep1essness. the
trouble and corrects it It dispels aches
and pains, corrects disp1acements and cures
catarrhal Inflammation of the lining men,
branes, falling of the womb. liberation, ir-
regularities and kindred n1a1adies.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

"Ans 70. euPerstitious, Mr.. spif1kinss
s'Weu-t think 1t bad luck 30 be ran over by
q cable car."-Hafper'e DRIVER.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

A DAKOTA court is struggling with q pris
Oner named Ezczyz. We don't know what
he is charged with, but from his name We
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

wns (severely)-"1'd hsveyou know. six;
1soothineiyS-'.Ofc course yoa do. ny Dew.
OF coaFse you do, And Wish 70 goodness
you'd gos rid Of 1A."-Det1ott Free Press.
AcroHs, vocalists, Public 0pea1pers peu1ao
Pfke's Toothache Drops Cure in one 0t1ntA
A FAer-It doeon'tmalkoa rQoD any cootaR
70 put . fssese around the walls.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

mo, thanh you, I've got some Of my
ewn." said little Tommy, politely, as the
the occasion Of his first visit TO church.
Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

''YoU hnve been living ahreads" aske<
6rs. A. "fes, indeed" said Nrs. D.; 'il
3aris, toe. Wore regular PARISHES"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

FIeo-'sThey say sssaG BALDWIN Is quite III
Do his friends have gave fears about him q
Eosg-'7 think their fears extend beyond
the 0rave."--Boston Transcript.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

A MUSTARD plnster Is not q very poetic
subject; but, ali, how warmly it appeals TO q
mans fcaliage!
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

AT the Money Changer'A.-Idente1a1A
..Whsel Yen deman6 Is per eeot. interest fer
three m0nthal Don't y0u blush to 0wn the
fact7' Daakef-'sI change money; color
n1Y0p is,-MemoriAl d. AHaie9k
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

UAerary reputAtiou7" HCriEScised sTrNby.'
Atlanta Consultation.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

q. NJ. KBYEs, Of Brunswick. Efe., CIT
Christmas day . watermelon that he
bought last August.
LonD RosEBEnY has given ESQ to the
boys of the training ship Caledonia t.
start n bagpfpe band.
n T.. FARJEoN vvears . New Zca-
land greensboro az q watch charm, and
attributes all his good luck to its pos
session.
JOSHUA A. MAHvit, the republican,
govcrnor-elect Of Delaware, wears hia
beard lnucl, after the fashion OF DIR.
Parlkhurst's, but his features are more
rugged.
MARY FA1RtxG, q colorod yvoma1 Cd
Alabama, has gone out rs q missionary
sold he" nttlo homo to pay the expenses
Of the trip.
PAILIP FREEEAU was the first metric
nj writer II this country who attained
any popularity, and he was materially
befriended by Thomas Jefferson. His
songs were suggested by passing polit-
ical aud historical events and only ons,
an Indian ballad, oatlived his death in
1882.
Of Orlando, Fla, both secured Ncense
to marry Jennie Horton, Of Sanford
About two hours elapsed between the
time OF the first and second issuance Of
tho liccnsc. There was q racs for the
bride, aud the man who was the sssifteI
<unner won the prize.
CuAEI.1s A. DEsHoH, president Of the
Southern society of Gotham, made the
eggnog for the annual banquet Of the
Southrons the other day. According
to tradition Of the society only Wiz
gintnns are pat On watch when the
reputation Of the order swings on a.
eggnog hinge. and as Mr.. Deshon
elled the bill In Ill particulars; the
cggnoV VAS eggno9, sahi
RAHoN -"My former goodman >va8 drunk '
every other day. Arc You sober1" Coach
nan-''Ch, very often."-C1iegende Blatter.
ONE ought to have dates at ones finger
ends, seeing thoy grow upon the palm.
AuSf-..ts your eister improving In her
Small Nepl1cW-"1 think SO. The
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

A 11AF's curiosity never reaches the
feminine standpoint until sono one te1ls him
his name was in yesterdays paper.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

A FRxBND-sslf you love her, old fellow,
why don't you marry herp' Bachelor Doc.
eor-sHarsy hera Why, she IN one Of my
best pa&1enfs.n-LifA
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

A EhAxxFosr man has written q force
comedy called vaccine" 1t ought to take,
-PhiladAlphio Record,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

We don't know what we can do TIL We
try, and then we frequently 0AA that Ne
can't.-Puck.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

DISTRACTED Aothc1-tO Johni John
Come quick! Jamie's fallen in the well -
Farmer Tightphiet-"Great Scotti I'll get
him out. It's the only good well on The
place."-ChicaSo Tribune
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

"I'M . little worried about my wife, AnA
would like 70 have You rua up and SEQ herr
Doctor" hos are her synptOms7' s'She
allowed ne 10 leave the house without aalk.
Ing fer moRoy."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

TEAeHER--..'why did yea hit Willie
HHe-he got mad and looked as II he'd like
to hit me with something, 50 JUS cl,ucked
the stone over to him, 80 he could throw it
at me-"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

way as 70 lifs a whom the eaTcastie trawelcr
| is iss'' II s6iak. siT." replied she susurees:
s IL ss e s .es I'm q. a.a :"
VINO w1Vv THs s,os,
4 novel wey TO obtain . su!tseie
name Tor their great. yes, wonderful
nsw oats, has bsen adopted BY tho
John A. 8alser Seed CO. They offer
$500 for . name for their now oots:
their catalogue tells all about Il. Farm
ers are enthusiasts over the OAt,
claiming zoo bushels can be grown Per
aero right a1oa9. You will want Il.
Earmexs report ak tons Of hay fre0
as1sez's Meadow Nixtsres; 1ls bushels
esrn per aers IN . dry season. and IL s1
bushels potstoes from two aoreA
- ToU WILL ctr THIS OUT AND SEND IT
with 10c postage to the Joha A.
Salser Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis, you
get free their mammoth catalogue and
package Of above $500 PnxzE OATs. III
ssis 4ss
= .ssS e ais -:1s Is: NJ ESQ.,
aaSShssr I SIR. "s Ts, Ss her. ysssa
az, non n sTs sas
Cat In che Cola.
lefe o,Ie In tho cola when the retqF1s eo1ss
il, but people who elect 70 hee ,AosSettEss
er Sisdaer fsses.1 r. .,essfA
complaints OF nervousness, are never lett h
T.. Sssd e. Wen n.Z
sonore d and Safainx = msdieias 20 ''
:swoxAz.. sa,a re ssnt.nsnta, boasasE,
who Is Hn mar; Of SGurss; ,vom W r. the
scented the cheerful idiot, sshe does mulse .
q great jam at the bargain counter.''-Cin-
THREE policemen stood around tho fallen
Tor ssa ouch e fes ss,d
dons s% LIE lie" ''s'A' ANU ~ "~'
oreas Rock Island Route Playing Cards.
Fl you send IL cents In etADpe or coin e
{oaS SE1As11AN, Ge.l Pase: AgenA, c., n
I. & 7; R'y. Ch:ongo, you viii recetvo poet,
e!eT hsndss Is
whist Nu1es accompany them free.
.'I,1 Mttle worried about my, wife, eaA
you'd like g have You Eua up and SEQ her."
allowed nae 10 Ieave the house without ssk- |
Tag fer zneney."-Chicaes Inter Ocean.
Ar the Money chaneer'a--14eutessae-
.sWhstl Yen demand IL per eeot. interest fer
ss.nes a.ses coss1
novsr!'-Ndemorial d'Amteat |
A MASS curiosity never reaches the |
feminine standpoint until sone one te1ls him |
his name was In yesterdays paper.
Wa den.t know what we can do IN we
can"t.-PncI.
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THE ROAD
TO recovery, the

" recovery, the
$ounE WON an
who is taking
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Pre-
scription. In
4liaidehhOod, NO.
manhood, wife.
hood and moth
erliool the =" Pre-
scription !" is q
supporting tonic
a II d n ervi n e
that's peculiarly
adapted to her
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

AuNf-..ts your eister improving in he,
musica" Small Nepl1cw-'!1 think So. Thu
Peopie next door have decided not 70 move
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Z, cat In enc Cola.

II you send Is cents In ptaups or coin e
{oa1 s5aAs11Ax. Geal Pass. Agent, c., n
paid the alic1kest pnok Of playing eards
Eou ever handled. Beautaful steel engraved
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

needs, regulating,
strengthening aud c,,r-
ing tl,e de1sa,Ee1nents
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

RAnos-"4y former goodman .vas drunk
nan-'Oh, very often. "-Elieeende Blatter.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

ONE ought to have dntcs at ones finger
ends, seeing th6y grow upon the palm.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
Fertile i.
Seeds

LIB W0I1 8S IetCll0 RrOun0---
are required in successful farming or
Hover raising. For 50 years our seeds
have proved pure and vital. No fear OF
our running our half-century's reputa-
tton this year. Send for our free cat
alogue OF new and standard varieties.
PLANT SEED co., SIG 81 =. ESTssh Sire Street.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16
WHO wS1sV THg osoe1

Hn. GooDcs1rD--''Yes, I do feei in aeod
sxaninationin Tho Earl 'WeN, fdoa:s sas
anything in THAI 20 hos nine." NJ. Coed
child -"EV~1ndian civUps The E0rl-"NO;
baakF1aptcy ls'-Euach
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-03-16

Eu1ron-''1 have come 70 ask for your
daughter, sir." Eashsa-''Take her. ysdAQ
man. You arr tho oalV enc who wasted
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-10-24

sAllisA Svfth 49, pdsS =. N n - ~
Il !. xn o.o I.,,,,
sS . q, !. I. Is
S \ 4.
Fhe ii,tereet taken ~ yonr well oditsS
NY, W. !; M, I, " $500 nnens u,
u, \. 4 ,,,,s
~, D,
NJ - y0al Ds, .ss u $780,. y I. s.. \! B
~ 10y Aeao ~ s 1se'u 49,
iDeang taken PIX yonr counsr s0 dsepiy
va sympathy With tie cause Sof5 orr osyn:
Every ono knows that war requires
mem and money Spain II now NAL king
saSsnpreme effort ling a; her reserves;
5anticip ating leyies. making use il the
war Of the last men of 81 The contingent
3foe Cuba of ! 500 ;;,' ahe intends g tn
5creass ~ 100, 600 the $40 900 men now
Waging war against the "a. 900 Cnbans
defenders q their country. u her object
merely 10 put down the insurrection?
Ard has she the means 70 maintain
!, $40, 600 men on 4 war, footing. together.
with the deet that 10 being collected Ut
hAa ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-10-24
a|||''''lu|'|||l|.e||:;|'.|||l|',.ajI:||
|lhark'i..e|:t...::..

~ We cars full lid of the choic-
est meats oSbe Lad. Game and
Fish - season. Gi i've, Us 4 call.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-10-24
La !

Attends to All Illegal Blu makes enliec
Il tiOnS. HER Va Rsss t
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-10-24

Nv Ill practice in all eral courts!
sOfice over Bank OF tYoas 8
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-19
THE GENUINE DUTCH.
It's Voice Has Always Been Raised For
Liberty.

Mr.. II. II. de Vos is president of the
genuine Holland Dutch--not the imita-
ton Knickerbocker Dutch-society of
New York, and it was good thing and a
true thing that he said at its annual ban
quot. He has the right to boast, and so
has every other genuine Dutchman, that
the red white and blue of the flag of Hol-
lard has stood for liberty for centuries
If it had not been so, the red, white and
blue of the American flag might have
been meaningless.
At time when England and France de-
MED free speech to scientists, liberals and
men of progress, when tho Tories of all
Europe were bent on making q last dcsper-
ate stand against advancement, Holland
was the only refuge of freedom in Europe.
1t was from Holland that the apostles of
progress worked to liberate the world.
English books of that time which could not
be printed in England have in them typo
graphical errors so enthusiastically Dutch
that any one who does not know history
might laugh at them. But those who do
know history never see one of them with
out an inclination to take off their hats to
Holland, as the nursery of European and
American liberty-the home of the first
free press that over existed in the world
1t is because New York was Dutch set
Element that it always showed spirit Of
liberality which does not characterize some
other sections of America more or less re
mote from it. And If the descendants of
the New York Dutch ever feel inclined to
dishonor the traditions of their ancestors
let them go to the genuine Holland Dutch
and learn better-New York World