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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
GROWTH OF A BEARD.

On Reaching a Certain Length the Hair
becomes Brittle ane: splits.
If you are proud Of fr.-sA shave and
n smooth face you visit the barber at
least twice week or probably every
other day. Suppose yo= commenced
this practice at the age Of II and con-
tinue it up to the age of &c, have you
any idea of the total length Of the
beard that would be removed in that
time? II your beard grows as rapidly
rs that OF the average man you must
have Z bout onc-fifth Of an in ca removed
each week, 10 9 inches each year.
Between the ages Of II and 10 years 53
years must intervene, and each of these
8; years gives almost n foot Of beard
growth, or total Of $50 inches, OK
elusive Of fraction, or, to be more
exact. exactly ~ feet and inches Of
beard! The above is all figured on the
assnm ption that the filamcnts of the
of onc-ffth of inch tur:.E the
period mentioned, which, of course, is
out of the question. There is all the
difference in the world in beard growth
Some men will raise Il ''stubble field"
one-fourth of an inch in length, willie
another will hardly raise enough to
rougnen his face. Then, again, we do
not wish to be understood as saying
that man would grow Il half n hun
drcd feet of beard in lifetime, pro-
vided he never shaved On the con.
tral'y. the average man would not grow
more than e.. feet. On reaching a
length Of is or 90 inches the beard in.
variably becomes brittle or slits and
after this the growth is very slow or
ceases entirely.-St. Louis Rcpub bic.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
a SLAVE FROlJ BOYHOOD.

(Evm ths Red Wing, III W., RepuIatean.)
sI am now twenty-fouI. years old ," said
Edwin Swanson. of Whit Rock, Goodhue
county, M.on., to Rep.b Sea'i representa-
tive ssoud .N you can see om not very
large of stat, >re. When Was eleven years
old became thicted WITH 6 sickness which
bnfIlcd the d ill and EnOvvle lgo OF tho
physician. " as not taken aAaddenly III,
but on the contra ry can hardly state the
exact time when i,s began The fEst symP-
toms were pains IN ms back ard restless
nights. The disea. v did not trouble me
mach at first, but it seemed to hs 70 settled
in my body to stay. and my 81. 1or expert.
that to be the case. = was o. vourso a
child and never dream I'd OF tina suffering
! I'm store for me. conn., Nained 60 my par
ents and they concluded that IN time l
would outgrovs my trouble but when they
heard me groaning during my steep they
became thoroughly alarmed. Medical ad-
vice was soagSs but to no 49, grew
rapidly worse and was soon un; 0ie 10 move
about and finally became ccnh' va contln-
ually to my bed The best doctors that could
be had were co -asulted, but d1d nc SlainG 1or
me. I tried various kinds Of ex enslvely
advertised patent medicines with sout the
same result.
ferer. IN constant. :,e my Without respite,
assesses formed On, nv body IN fap!o sue
cession and the world Indeed looi<ee. very
was gone and nothing .e med left tutso re-
sign myself to HaS mos: utter rate my at
tcntion was called to Lr- Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. la1e d ofo"nang
man grasping at straw, in sheer desPera-
ton concluded to make q nc more attempt
rot to res,uin my fsealth dare not to
hone 20 much) but If passA 'le to ease my
bought box .e Of the Us sn eoa sesy
and CONTINUED tlAir use 49, taking , yia
boxes yvas I'D and able to vSAE, arouno tEe
house. I have not felt SO ws4 Il thirteen cen
YEAR have taken w. Williams Tn x I1lS
and am ate now to do chores ;'ud .a'teno
r., Ii0l,t Duties
.:ieo hesitate toilet you publish WIN
have saidl No, why should /! II Is 1 &c
trth ana lnot am NO on srience II may help
those v bose cup Of mis- Try is as full to-day
as mine was in the past.''
DR.. Williams Pink Pills "ntaln, IN con.
densed form, all the elemen. neSessa1y 20
give new life and richness to ee 6oo o5s emo
specific for troubles peculiar to 1em nd osi
such as surpressiors, Irregularities anu III ~
forms of weakness. They build .1p tne
blood, and restore the glow of heaA u &c
pale and Sa1low checks. In men they e. Vck
q radical cure in all cases arising fr> ~
mental worry, Overvork or excuses -
whatever nature. Pink Pills are sOt1 in
boxes tnever in loose bullk) at 50 ccKxs
box six boxes for 3'S.:U, and may be lad
of all druggists, or direct Nv mail from = ".
Willisms' Medicine Com pany, Schenectae V
n, Y.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
AeouT OCEAN Waves

They Are said to Travel About TwentJ.
-Four Feet . Second.
DIR. G. Schott, ns the result Of study
ing the form and height of the waves
Of the sea, claims that under a mod
crate breeze their velocity was 2l.6 feet
per second, or 1913 miles an hour, which
is about the speed of modern sailing
vessel.
AS the wind rises the size and speed
Of the waves increase. In strong
breeze their length rises to 200 feet and
their speed reaches 800 or 36a feet per
second. Waves the period of which is
nine seconds, the length 400 or 425 feet
and the speed 90 nautical miles per
hour are produced only In storms.
During southeast storm in the south.
crn Atlantic DIR. Schott measured waves
600 feet long; and this was not a maxi.
mum. for in latitude 20 degrees south
and longitude 80 degrcea east he OBJ
served waves of fifteen seconds period,
which were 1850 feet long. with q We
locity of 1877 feet per second, or IS Is
nautical miles an hour.
DR.. Schctt docs not think that the
maximuk1 height of the waves is very
great. Some observers have estimated
it at so or 20 feet In a wind Of the force
represented by eleven on the Bcaufort
scale (tl1e highest number of which is
twelve); and DR.. Schotts maximum is
just 50 feet. lie believes that in great
teEpests waves OF more than 90 feet
nre rare and that even those Of 30 feet
are exceptional. In the ordinary trade
winds the height Is or feet. the
ratio of height TO length is about 1.a;:3
in n moderate wind, l.ts in a strong
wind and Mt In storm. from which
it follows that the inclination of the
waves is respectively about q. 10. II
degrees. The ratio Of the height of
the waves to the force of the wind
varies greatly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
IMPROvisED .TELEPHoTo.
A Great Convenience for Amateur Long
Distance Photographers.

A Great Convenience for Amateur Long.
Distance Photographers.
Both amateurs and professionals
know that taking photographs out Of
doors is quite different matter from
working in a studio. where the subject
can be suitably posed and lighted. and
the camera can be put just at the right
distance from and at the most satisfac.
tory angle with it. Engineers, tourists
and other people, when trying to get
pictures of castles, churches, bridges,
vessels, landscapes and other things,
are sometimes confronted with this
difficulty. In order to place their in
strument in n sufficiently elevated posi-
ton to obtain the precise view they
want, they must be too far away.
Architectural decorations, inscriptions
on monuments, curious pieces of con-
struction, odd markings in a mountain
side, a delicate waterfall and similar
details arc utterly lost on the sensitive
plate under such circumstances. They
come out too small to be visible. Hence,
Il few years ago the English lens maker
Dallmeyer and some other foreigners
attempted such a modification of the
ordinary camera would adapt it to
long-distance work. This object was.
generally secured by placing add.
tional lens, which was concavc, behind
the regular one; and sometimes sup.
Elementary tube several inches long
was employed in arranging the appar
atus satisfactorily. The general sys
tenn was called "tele-photograp ply"
But while this idea has proven practic'
able, the means for carrying it out
have thus far been SO expensive as to
place it beyond the reach of the ma jol.
ity Of amateurs.
In recent number Of the Photo.
graphic Times New York;, however, it
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
Disease AS "A Mental Stirnulant,

infectious diseases, especially when
accompanied by high fever have been
found in many cases of mental diseases
TO leave the patient with greatly i'm
proved mental powers. DR. Wagner
Won kaurcgg. professor of mental dis
eases at the University Of Vienna, has
tcen experimenting in producing high
fever artiiicially in insane patients by
the Injection of DR.. Koch's tuberculine
lie asserts that though the mental i'm
Provcmens that follows each injection
rapidly declines, there is a steadv and
lasting clearing of the patients mind.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
Causes Of Orchard Failures.

OF late years SO much has been SAID
and written about spraying that some
people imagine that attention to this
alone is all that il requisite to obtain q
good crop. TO all such the latest bull
letin of the Cornell station will prove
a revela ton for it lays emphasis upon
the Importance of feeding as we'll rs
spraying the orchard. EiIher is insult
ficient; it is only by their. union that
failure of the fruit crop msy be avert
ed. Spraying will protect from the
ravages of insects and fungi, but like
other medicines, it will fail . do much
good unless the patient is fortified by
an ample supply of wholesome and nu.
tritious food. Feed and spray your or.
charCS,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

A. Kerosene b 'rrel: b. u, Shaft u G. c. Wheels
lon2ed to an old horse rake. The frame
was made of 2x4 elm, left fro N a horse
fork track. The space in the cen
ter is for the barrel, and is 25 inches
square. This will let a kerosene barrel
drop through about a foot, wh.>re it
should be hung with irons passing am
der the bottom. The wheels should
track six feet apart An old moving
machine seat should be mounted on
the right hand side. The pump should
be mounted, SO as to be easily removed
from the barrel. We use a pump with
11s-inch cylinder and 4-inch stroke; l..
feet of hose, and a bordeaux spray
nozzle, With one man to drive the
horse, and pump, and one man on the
ground with the hose, they will &C
over a large piece in a short time. The
entire cost, exclusive of wheels, need
not be over $40, if one does the work
himself - h. H. Bump, in Country
Gentleman.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
OMTEREot riNo FI4oT8.

Oxau9ht OF A9F1s ule0E0l InplomOnto a
Rec. faed III the :Dyna, nometer.
Bulletin No. a and No. of the Utah
Experimea d sta ton contain: interesting
results frolsy. tosts of drau sht OF farm
wagons, plo W.. moving 1saachines ana
burrows, as ne assured by u self-record-
ing dynamom. ar.
The conclusi q rs, rs stated in thcs e
bulletins, are ass 'ollows:
That colfosS sisA to draught Of plov q
by some Is per cen t. That trucks or
wheels under the EN- of the pillow bes iru
decrease draught by. about IA per Ger A.
add uniformity to '.'hc fufrow ncs
lessen the work of The bowman.
When TIM. traces ara N Ut in line " 18th
the draughs of the pl, w ;1he draugl It is
increased.
LenRthentag the hit IN a'ightlv de-
creased the draught. a. share Adly
sharpened increased thu: draught q
per cent. over n new sh arc. ~ dull |
share drew harder than n sharp on =,
but not as hard AS a badly -sharpen ed
share. Draught> decreases with he
depth and with the width pen SOU are
inch of soil.
Walking ployvs gave sligl ,tly less
draught than sullSy plows w TIL rider.
Sulky plows drew easier down hill, but
much harder up hill than walking
plows. A share straight on its land
side and bottom took land veil and
gave Il slight increase of drap ght.
loss of draught was found on sull<-
pillow when its adjustment to t. Ike lead
was made from the pole.
A wagon with fellies ~ inch es tide
drew on moist, but close, blue grass
sward 4l.6 per cent. harder ] than
wheels with fellies inches vic ie. On
a dirt road, slightly moist, the !; IA rrov
tires drew IL. : per cent. heavier than
the wide tires.
DrauEht on plank road is 1-5O a !: the
load, and not 1t Of the draught On a
dirt road in its ordinary condition after
q rain. i
A load over the hind wheels drx w 10
per cent easier than over the :front
wheels.
Lowering the reach, or the CO nTS ing
pole, on the hind wheels dec .e.ased
dra>nght; wagons draw easier .vvhepsf
the fraction has an upward i, tclinc,
and halder when horses are hitc aed to
the end of the pole
Loose burrs reduced draugnt As. per
cent
An old moving machine rel aired
drew easier than :. new one.
The draught was 81 per cent. great.
.r for we'll sharpen cd sickle ths N for
rnc more nicely sharpencd.
a pitman box set tight CAV e less
than one set quite loose ~. Ii
When cutter bar is not nee right
line with pi tman rod the draug Mt is in I
ceased.
re, ght is increased.
WIN cutter bar inclines upward
rauph. is decreased.
When he sections of the sicb le do
OF strike n the center of the lizards
he ,lrauuht increased.
The drangh> was decreased ten
ounds by the d. liver walking.
a loss Of force w. s observed vhca the
heel at the erd:A>f the cutter bal
allied to work we'll.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

Is stated that Alvin Lawrence, of Low.
ell, Mass. has devised n cheap and con.
venient substitute for the costly "'telc-
photo" 1t does not magnify more
than four or five times each way, and
docs not produce pictures of such
sharpness as the most cxacting pho
tographer would require; nevertheless
1t affords valuable improvement
upon ordinary facilities enjoyed by
users of cheap cameras, and is there
fore deserving o: notice, especially as
the inventor has not patented his plan,
and anybody may use it who has a
little mechanical skill and an opera
glass. One barrel of the latter instru-
lncnt is used by Mr.. Lawrence in place
of the ordinary objective. 1t is not
necessary for this purpose to take the
glass apart. One eyepiece is set into a
socket against the opening in tho
camera, and the other against the lens.
board. by rotating the glass the brace
connecting the barrels can be brought
down behind an arm, slotted to re-
ccive the thunbscrew bar. Caro-
full adjustment is required in the
original arrangement, but afterward
it is the work of only an instant to at
tach this improviscd ''telephoto," or to
remove it. However, it is Unlimited
for, and not a supplement to,
the usual objective.
AS will readily be seen, the enlarge
ment of image thus secured a ffords less
and hence requires an cx-
posture fifteen or twenty times as long
Moreover, much greater precautions
must be taken to keep the camera
steady while the lens is uncapped to
prevent blu-rlng.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

| God certainly loves sunshine or h
| wouldn't have made SO much of it,
Rams Horn.
Harvard has conferred the hon.r
| ary degree of Master OF Arts upor
Joseph Jefferson
Provost Charles c. Harrison, Of the
University of Pennsylvania, has giver
| $500 600 to the University in honor o1
his ather, the late George Leib Harri
son, L. l.. ID,
1t was said that in Egypt, where
the United Presbyterians have been
laboring for many years, the eontri bu-
tions of the native Christians ayera &c
nine dollars per member.
Clara Starring, who has just been
graduated from the West RoXbury,
Mass, high school, has made a remark
able record, having been neither alb.
sent nor tardy in her entire school life.
An Ohio believer in the Sabbath
objects to church services on the first
day of the week, because they prevent
choir singers from enjoying their day
of rest.
The proposed new Protestant Epis-
copal diocese of Washing ton is 10 con-
SYST of the District of Colu,nb ia and
four counties of observation-disclosures
George, st. Mary, Charles and Mont
gonery.
iversity of Tubingcn, joint author
with Boeht!inels of the great st. Pc
tersburg SanslSrit dictionary, died re-
Gently a the age of II. He had taught
exactly fifty years of Tubingen.
DIR. Theobald Smith. formerly
chief of the division of animal pathol-
ogy in the depa rtment of agriculture
at Washington. has been appointed
bacterio1ogist Of the Massachusetts
state board of health and professor of
applied zoology in Harvard.
1T is stated that it would be posi-
BILE for one to walk continuously for
five months in certain portions of the
Dark ontinent without meeting
among co, 600, 900 of people one worker
for Christ or one who knows the way
of salvation.
-Maynooth, near Dublin, h as just
celebrated the hundredth anniversary
of its Catholic college, where nearly
all the English speaking priests of the
United Kingdom have been educated.
Half a century ago the annual grant
of parliament to Maynooth college
used to act as red rag on John Bull.
-Eerlin the first German uni
versity race the other day with four
Dared crew. Kaiser Wilhelm made
speech after the race, in which he eN-
pressed surprise that only scientific
students would appear next year and
thai at least SIN universities would be
represented.
Capt. Thomas L. Henry, the once
noted guerrilla of Crittenden county
Ky, has been a church member four
teen years. The other day he knelt
down in the dust. crying: II am sane
tified.'' He now intends to become n
preacher. Henry was wounded many
times. i. a farmer, and fairly we'll off
A new religious movement has
been started as a result of the parlia-
ment of religions held in Chicago dur
ng the Worlds fair. 1.-The WORLDS
Religious Perliament Extension has
or its object the promoting of similar
meetings. all over the world " here men
If different faith may discuss their
points of agreement and Offence.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
POPULAR SCIENCE.
UNIQUE LIGHTHOUSE.

The Most Economical Structure OF the
Kind Ever Erected.
The lighthouse that has been erected
by the United States government at
Paris island, Port Royal sound, South
arolina, is novel in form, aud, .5o:s:sA
'ectcd as an experiment, il has done
duty we'll. 1t is the most economical
lucture in the history of lighthouse
construction. When first erected it
was regarded with many misgivings by
Experts.
The light. which is run up and down
in rails in the plane of the struc-
ture, is housed by day. At night
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

it is hoistcd to It's place at the apex Of
the triangle by machinery worked in
the oil house at the base Of the struc-
ture. The large foundation plates are
about 40 feet apart. Tie focal plane OF
the light is 120 feet abov. the sea level,
but the top of the structure is 1872 feet
from the ground. The cost of this iron
work set up is 50, 400, and that of the
structure complete and lighted about
$4,000
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
Diversiaed Ration for Poultry

Corn alone will not make a good
chicken; it is most valua BILE for its fat
tening and warming qualities. Wheat
contains the material for bone and
feathers: oats for muscle. So we feed
corn two parts, wheat one part, oats
one part, and we have a fast-,xrowine
chicken. Feed either of these grains
alone and we have all kinds of mon.
strosities-weals-legge sore-eyed, no
feathers, and every conceivable de.
formity. Add to these grains a guam
tity Of meat to take the place of in
sects, which form a part of their nat
ural food.-G. w. Pressy, in Western
Rural
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

put on one nut, and then another to
keep the first one from un screwins,
the second nut being called the jam nut
or lock nut.
The elastic nut, however, locks ITSELF
1t is made from spring steel, being cut
from bar and then bent into a ring, the
ends joining in dovetail split The
ring is then pressed into he xa gon sha PC
and tapped trihe smaller than it's
bolt. SO that when it is wrenchcd on
the split opens slightly, making firm
and constant hold on the bolt.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
High Praise.

Miss Chlcf-How are you getting
along with your music?
Annie Body-Wcll. of course it
wouldn't be proper for me to compli-
ment myself, but sos2e of Ike neigh bors
have told me that they have stayed
awake at night for hours listening to
my pla ying. -Goldcn DAYS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
An Unsatlsfactory Answer.

Prospective Fatker-:n- Lav--And VOC,
promise to make my daughter happy:
Enamored Youth will care for her
like beautiful flower
Prospective Father-ia-Law-I hope
you don't mean that she is to l,vc on
water and air.-Tesas s:ft;ngs.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

The Cuban frefy is the most perfect
example of the production of light wit h
the least amount of heat to be found.
The percentage OF light is estimated at
%, with only per cent. Of heat The
sun gives 90 per cent. of light an3@o per
cent. of heat. the arc lamp 10 pes cen.
OF light and 90 per cent. of heat, while
a. candle or gas jet gives per cent. of
light and oS per cent. Of heat.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
DlsuualiHed.

Judge-Why do you object to serving
as juror in this case?
Workmanship afraid IF my p-cjx
diccs.
Judgc-Explain yourself
Fcnircnan-Hel lives in :Ae Cat Ls:e
me and his wife Is learning to p!&y sas
eiano.-chicego Record. ivy
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
APPLYING PARIS GREEN.

Well and Is Cheap.
I see a great many articles on the
potato crop, but none on how to apply
paris green. We have built a home
made machine that does the work well,
and costs but little. 1t is simply cart
with barrel on it, in which is a. force
pump. The plan shows how the frame
il built The wheels and shafts I've
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

Connecticut has fallen illto line with
a good roads" law. It has commits.
sion of three members. and the appro-
priation for the outlay is only $75. 900.
The work is experimental, however,
and SIS, 900 will go a good ways in a
little patch of country like Connecti.
cut.-St. Paul Pionecr-Preas.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

DO You Dcs:zc to Adopt Child1
Address the International ChiIdrcn's
Home Society, 234 La Sale ST., Chicago, IL
Nnofs, Rev. DR. Frank Nj. Gregg, General
Manager. Such a child as you may desire,
Of any age, will be sent you on ninety days.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
AN ELASTIC NUT,

Its Inventor Thinks It Will Suu,lant the
So-Callcd Lock Nut.
This ingenious device is designed to
do away with the necessity of putting
two nuts on Il bolt that is to be kept
tightly in place. The old plan was to
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

IN saving seed good care should l,c
taken to select out only the beat plants
IN ert1er ~ get seed Of the best quality.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

"WHAT's the latest thing in boomers ~
1.-THE most modest girl will he. ''-Truth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
Sad.

The osher day round a purse
Add with q satire fine
les ers3:J pockets greeted ma
4tes! Tact pcrss was mine.
-pstSo GIT FFee PSaaH
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
The Most Plea.ant WAY

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
edy syrup Of Figs, whenever the system
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
20; only. For sale by all druggists in soc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
rho sworn Tormcntors

DON'T go into ecstasics, my son, over q
young woman who ''has secret charm
about her." She won't keep it any more
than any other secrct.-Boston Tran script.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21
ENoINEER,No FEATa.

THE accuracy of the surveying in an
Client engineering is marvellous consid-
s.rtng the rudencss of the Instruments.
ROME was supplied from twenty-four
large aqueducts which brought so, Oo0,-
900 cubic feet Of water daily into the
city.
THE first tunnel for commercial pur-
poses was executed by NJ. Riguet in
the reign OF Louis XIV, at Bezieres.
France.
TIE famous bridge constructed bv
Queen Nitocris at Babylon, and de.
scribed by D1odarus, was i've furlones
long.