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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

sweet of voice, can as easily as not
build for them an aviary at small out
lay.
A person who proved how easily and
lncxpcnsivcly this might be done de-
voted to this purpose the space OF one
very small balcony, jutting outside one
Of her long DRAWN groom windows. 1t
extended to the south side of the house,
and for 4 few dollars 4 carpenter i'm
closed it in a wooden skeleton frame
and he fastened into this a roof and
three walls, made of common window
glass, set in cheap sash frames and
bought from house a bout to be pulled
down.
days. and when the woodwork was
painted 4 nice sober green the neigh
bors concluded that the unoiicnding
addition was to be filled with plants.
Instead the proprietor of the glass;
house had the floor of the onc-tiIne bal
cony covered with zinc and strewn
with sand and pebbles. Then she
moved in two wooden tubs, containing
tiourish:ng little dwarf fir trees, here
and there tackled fir hougl,s against
tho house wall, swung 4 couple of big,
doorlcss cages from tho ceiling, and in
one corner hung Wire sponge rack,
filled with mixture OF threads, cotton,
paper and dried grass Into this glass
incloScd space she turned her three
cred in fear OF the strange freedom al
lowed them.
Within a week mother nature reas-
serted herself, and they deserted their
cages, first to spend the nights, and
then TO beg n nesting in one of the Fir
trees. After a bit was added couple
more OF these birds to the ;viary; then
introduced to the canaries were pair
of bullGnches and I, pretty c!latinch. a
pair Of tiny Java parakcets and. lastly,
n 1noci1iug bird. But this sweetest
singer OF them ali brought discord into
the otherwise happy community, and
had to be removed. There in the fir
trees and bouGhs nests are regularly
built from the bundle OF materials in
the sponge rack. the gravel is scratched
and picked over for tasty seeds, of
,*hic:. = handful is strc.veti every morn
ing, liberal bathing is enjoyed in an old
china jaTClillicrc standing in one corner,
juicy >vornl: arc uloTootcd from q long
box filled with fresh sodS every week,
and from the dozen birds turned into
this twelve dollar av;ary two years
ago, there now solue twenty-five
vigorous Sarbl3rs.-E. y. Advertiser.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
CLEANING CLOTHES.
now u Cn;:t :,n:: T"oUscrs Can Ee Re-
pcyved Tins and Again.

now u Cn::t :,E:: T"oUscrs Can Ee Re-
acyved Ginf> and Again.
The chemistry OF cleaning clothes is
set forth in Il scientific maya zine. and,
while women will care little for the
technical part Of the operation, the
story Of the actual process s7l-gcsts 4
useful lnodus opcrandi. Take. for in
stance. says the American Analyst, Il
shiny old coat, vest or par of trousers
of black l,roadclot!l. cashmere or
diagonal. Tho scouror makes strong,
warm solps.lt:s and piunges the gar
ncnt into it. souscS II up and down,
ruhs the dirty places. and. if necessary,
puts il through a second time, then
rinGcs it through several waters. and
hangs it up to dry on the line. When
nearly dry h" takes it in. rolls it up for
an hour or two. and then presses it.
An old cotton cloth is laid on the out
side Of he coat. and the iron is pressed
over that until the wrinkles arc ont,
but the iron is removed before tho
steam ceases to rise from the goods,
else they would be shiny.
Wrinkles that arc O5St mate are re-
moved by laying = wet cloth over chem
and pressing the iron OYER that. If
any shiny places ar" seen. they arc
treated as the vri: ,l>lcs ;:rc-thc iron is
lifted while the full cloud OF steam
rises up, and brings the nap with it.
Cloth. should always have !. Sue':s made
especially for them. as in that which
has been used for white cotton or
wooden cloths li.!t will be left in the
water. and viii cling to tho cloth.
In this manner the same coat and
trousers can he removed time and
time again, and have all the look and
feel of new garments. Good broad
cloth and its fellow cloths will bear
many washin~s, and look better every
time because. OF them.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
POINTING POCKETS.
A Homemade Machine Which Does tho
Work Perfection.

A Homemade Machine Which Does tho
Work to Perfection.
1 once had job of picl1et-fencc maxi
ing that required over 5000 pici>ets.
Our stuff was l1s by 10 and nice
point was wanted, as shown in
the cut. Carpenters worked whole
day marking and trying to cut them
with chiscls, dra wing-krifc, pocket
all too slow. l then made the machine
shown in the cut. With this machine
two men could cut and point over 1 900
pickets day. true and even. The ma
chine is made in the form of wooden
u1iter-box. Take piece OF 3-inch
plank inches wide and Il bout i y feet
long For the bottom. Take two pieces
OF plank Is inches long and inches
wide for the sides Set the bevel at As
degrees and mark the two side pieces;
then saw them, being very careful to
saw exactly the line, as the draw
ing-knifc is to work against these ends.
and they should be cut very smooth
and true. The upper corners OF the
other ends of the side picce; are sawed
OFF for neatneSs. Spike these side
pieces to the bottom, then nail inch
boards inches wide for the remainder
of the sides where the saw works. For
the lever use plank Is inches long and
work it out as shown in the cut. The
large end is a ti-inch circle, and should
be cut out or sawed perfectly true and
smooth. Make n mark = inch above
the center, as shown on the dotted
line, and bore a hole. The Size of this
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

cheapest will do. This in New Eng.
land will cost SIG to $!S per 900; in
Iowa not over SO to $40. First dig
trenches below frost depth and lay
walls for the sills 16x24 and plan for u
plank floor foot to - inches above the
ground. Have the first story only high
enough to clear a mans head, as it is
warmer in winter. In the northw est
corner have L chimney aud food cook
err, which will also heat the water.
Here is room sx1G where the cook
ing, butcherinE and cutting up OF
meats may be done. When five pens
are needed movable partition
may be put in at \, making another.
Over this should be a large trap door
in the second floor through which
ropes and blocks may be let down
from the rafters to raise the pigs whes,
dressed. Thus the water Will not need
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

labor being cheaper in some places than
others. In lieu of the claw feet balls
= can be used. and, indeed, many persons
prefer not to have them raised'at all.
NIodernizcd cupboards are also in de-
mand, one of the hcnt;so1ncst being il
Illustrated here. The upper door was
removed and :. shelf cut out, leaving an
open space between the lower and
upper sections. and two doors with
large platc-Glass panels inclosing the
remaining shelves. The lower doors
were left intact, and brass hinges of
elaborate pattern serve as ornaments.
The open space is lined with plate
mirrors, which reflect its silver and
glass contents. The interior is painted
a rich cream tint, against which deli
cate china shows to advantage.
One carver has sent out ten new cup
boards in the last two years, princi-
pally to inland cities. They have all
been different in detail and spicndidly
HANDSOME specimens. But tho old cup
boards can be made equally beautiful
at less expense, and for some reason
their very age makes them more de-
s;r;lblc than the strictly modern Il fairs.
-kcnnet Wood. in Chicago Record.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
PIG PEN POINTERS.

SWINE need grazing in all seasons of
che year, especially in the spring and
summer.
y STOP barrel and feed box on
wheels iGhtcns the la Dor Of caring for
the pigs.
OFFER the hogs clear. cool water at
all times in hot weather. 1t aids di-
rcStion and increases their content
lncnt: besides, it is the principal stay
IN maintaining good health. Avoid
surface water.
FEEDING grounds. if you must feed
on the ground, should be on Il slope
near tn. top Of 4 hillside. that the inn
puritics in the dust may be washed
grounds by all means arrange to feed
and have the hogs sleep on higher
ground.
If the pigs sleep in Il shed in sum
NOR great cleanliness is necessary.
I:esides removing all dirt with shovel
and by thorough drencl.ing with water.
abundance of carbolic acid and lime
saould be sprinl>led inside and outside
the shed to keep it pure and free from
disease germs.
y LUMBER wagon makes good crib
hogs in the ear. t can bc readily re-
moved TO any part of the feeding lot or
pasture, and TINS provide fresh, clca n
feeding ,r-ou nds. a plain. strong,
sccond-L;ir nd wagon will. for this pur-
pose, pay in profits on the herd good
interest on its valuc.--Wcstern Rural.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
THE FARMING WORLD.
KANSAS ch,NcA BUGS.

A Simple and Inexpensive Way of Fight.
Ing the Pest.
A Kansas agricultural correspondent
says that lie has just saved 65 acres
of splendid corn fl ON the ravages of
the chinch bug by very simple and
Inexpensive expedient. On the east of
his corntield, aud separated from 1t by
a 16-foot lane, was wheat field of 46
acres. Two or three days be fore cutting
he mixed salt and coal oil in a vessel,
putting from one-haH pint to one OF
coal oil to one-half bushel of salt He
then made a line with this salt the whole
width of the ccrnfield 600 rods through
the center of the 1G-foot lane. The
line of salt was about inches wide at
the base. He then bored holes with a
post auger about rods apart, to a
depth of about inches or foot. The
top of each hole was trimmed with a
knife leaving the mouth of the hole
funnel-shaped aud smooth. As soon
as the wheat was cut. about quart OF
water was poured into each hole, and
topped with a small quantity of coal
oil. The holes were on the side next
to the wheat field, and close to the
salt line. AS soon as the bugs meet
the salt line they follow it each way
until they come to the holes, into
which they tumble by the thousand. AS
the successful expcrilnenter with this
simple trap describes it: They don't
crawl in the hole, but as soon as they
strike the smooth surface at the top
they lose their first hold and roll over;
and as there is a constant pressure
from the enormous line toward the
hole, they look like wheat going into
a hopper as they pour over the brink :"
a boy should be in attendance on the
line, to dip out the dead bugs before
the hole becomes too full. and to re-
plenish the water and coal oil in the
holes when necessary. a little coal oil
should be poured on the line once n
day, and the line should be remadc
after each rain. The mouth OF the
hole should be kept smooth. If it is
dry. and cracked, handful of dust
should be sprinkled around the edges
occasionally. The bugs cannot cling
to it, aud tumble in as soon as they
touch it,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
CORNER cuPeoARDs.
The style of Forty Years Ago Il the Most
Popular just Now.

The style of Forty Years Ago Il the Most
Popular just Now.
Corner cupboards are such extr'avae
gantly popular pieces Of furniture just
now that bric-a-brac dealers not only
buy them readily, but send out and
canvass the country in hopes of securing
good specimens.
The style of forty years ago is excel
lent, with small panes of glass fitting
the shelf space, solid brass knob for the
upper door. and brass lzeyholes in the
lower section But they do not always
appear to advantage, because frequent
ly the owner has tried to do the cup
board over herself, and daubed its sur
face over with villainous red paint.
~ The quality of the wood can be deter
mined by scraping off little paint. IT
it shows reddish pink it is cherry; if
light colonait is imitation. The idea is
now to preserve the original design as
nearly Is possible, and to this end little
renovation is made other than POLISH
ing. The windows are left intact, an
extra band of molding added on the
top and supports placed underneath to
raise It about four inches from the floor.
Claw feet, with carved apron, sur.
mounted by a narrow molding. are q
wonderful improvement without in the
least detracting from the coveted air OF
antiquity.
Doing over an old cupboard is very
inexpensive. The article itself costs at
the least from So to S13~ To polish it
alone amounts to 81 more. and, adding
claw feet and holdings. brings it up to
a total of s2s. These prices, of course,
depend to. some extent on the locality,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health OF tic pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectu"lly cleansing the system,
dispel!ing colds, headaches and levers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts OF the Kid
neys, LIVER and Bowels without weak
ening them ard it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
fractured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll Informed, yc:, will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Dainty Table ApS,oult1 ncnts.

However simple the bill of fare. tho
table appointment should always be
clean and inviting. With Il little care
directed toward removing Il spot when
it appears, a tablcclotl, may be used to
serve for several occasions, and remain
spotlessly.clc;n; while a rumplcd nap
kin coffee stain upon the table
cloth is accourt;i bic for many an '1n-
eaten breakfast and many Il sick head
ache. The center of the table should
always be occupied with some refresh
ing plant or flower. 1t may be fern
or 4 slender rose in it's svvaying vase,
but whatever it is it will act as an APP
rctizer and tonic. y crisp bowl of let
tucc or u dish Of fresh ratlishcs helps
out the effect of the floral decoration.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Tonic for Sick Animals.

AS q rule, ani,nuls that are we'll cared
for. fed properly. and watcred regu.
larly, need no medicine of any kind
TO preserve them in good health. The
most frequent cause of i'll health OF
iarm animals is wrong or irregular
feeding. either wrong food or too
much is given. and watering is done
at improper times. \ good tonic is
made OF equal parts of ground ginger,
rentian and sulphatc of iron mixed. Of
."hich two teaspoonfuls may he given
iisiiy IA bran mash, three times,
iran tuasi, Is an cxca!!eet. mild and
ssfy l:.Satise. - Rut;,l W,s.l;..
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
PICKET POINTING CUTTER.

hole and the holes in the sides depends
the size Of iron you are going to use
for PIN. If your piclzets are ~ inches
square. the holes in the sides must be
4 . inches from the bottom of the box.
Tack Il little block = inch thick on the
bottom to butt the picket against, then
measure from this block the length
you want the picl1ets and saw down
through the boards: then faSten the
whole thing on TO a work bench. One
man uses the knife ard lever and an
other does the saving and turns the
pickets when the lever is raised. Four
thrusts of the lever and four jerks of
the knife point picket. The saw
should always be left in and the picket
kept right up against it until the
pointing is done. The machine can be
made for any sized square picl1ets, or
for fiat piclletS, and can be made for
any bevel desired.-Earm and Iiome.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
No Seeds for ConCrcsslnc

The usual general distribution of
seeds by the agricultural department
will not take place next year. An
opinion was given by Attorney Gencr-
al Olney some time ago that as the
law provided for furnishing '.rarc'
seeds for scientific purposes Secretary
Morton was not compelled to cNpend
the appropriation made in distributing
common seeds. Secretary Morton has
always opposed the general frce-sccs,
distribution, which has become one of
the regular duties of the agflc ulrEral
department and of congressn.cl, and
under the authority of the attorney
generals opinion during this fiscal
year he will inaugur:.te Il reforE, and
supply no seeds save for scicntis, pur-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Sweet Potato Biscuits.

Boi! six sweet potatoes very soft peel
and mash through colandcr, add one
pint of milk lulsevur:n, two table
spoonfvls Of white sugar, two yeast
cakes. dissolved in milk. and -four
enough to make 4 soft batter; mix well
and allow it to rise, then add four
tablespoonf.ls OF melted butter, 2 little
salt. one egg and enough flour to make
4 soft dough-. Let this rise again, roll
it into {; sheet an inch thick, and cut
into ealse-. Set 10 r:es fga::, and ha,sc
III & g.s:a's Qsca,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

"nen cows are affected with tubcr-
culosis it is difficult to discover the
fact in the first stages. The animal
may have cough or be ena ci;,tcd, yet
be free from the disease. Veterinary
surgeons now test them with tubcr-
culin, which induces characteristic
physiological effects, and although this
test has been accepted by many, yet it
has strong opponents. who claim that
it does not fulfill expectation. Should
the tubcrculin test prove unrelia BILE
the examination OF herds for tubercu-
losis will be very difficult.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Salad Dressing without OIL.

A coffee cup of cream, either sweet or
sour; put on the stove in Il hot water
pan: then beat one crg with tea
spoonful of corn starch, adding to ii,
boating till it thiciscnS. While IL is
boiling Il little put in = cup 4 teaspoon
full of mustard. one of sugar, s,na IL
one of salt, adding vinegar enough TO
dissolve them, and put into the mix
turc. This is Il useful recipe, as it util-
ICES the lcftovcrs of cream, which will
collect IN hot weather. Milk, of course,
may be used; then piece of butter
must be added to enrich it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.

4 Clever Woman's Way of ShelterinR
Twenty-Five SonEstnrs.
French and German women keep
their bullfinchcs and canaries in cages
that are roomy, decorative little bird
houses. built OF thin ground glass,
wood and wire, provided with siphon
water cups, self-cleaninG seed boxes
and spacious enough to keep the small
prisoners content and healthy. Such
cages, however, must be specially inn
ported, and whoever may wish to keep
Q half dozen birds happy, hearty and
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to be carried far, and the WORK may
proceed even if the day be storm y OF
severely cold.
Another plan, better because 'aore
roomy, bat not SO easily heated a: far
rowing time, is the above. the W orl<-
room being in the center of the b :ild-
ing. This, has the further advan tac,c
of permitting the operator to feed di-
rect from the worl1roon1 Such Il place
will be found convenient to do rlany
odd farm jobs like painting. Cling
harness. washing wagons, etc. The
far end of the worl1room has :, rolling
door large enough to run in Il wagon.
Farm Journal.
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GREAT BOOK FREE.

When DR.. r. w. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. r..
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
he announced that after 10000 copies had
been sold at the regular price, 81. so per
CODY the profit on which would repay him
for the great amount of labor and money
expended in producing it, he would dis
1Tibutc the next half million free. As this
number of copies has already been sold he
is now distributing, absolutely free, 500. 600
copies Of this C,o7DoN M; most ,,5 CON ON
aa5ls seq eGn'non No:11o s ssnSf ed
the recipient only being required to mail
to him, at the above address, this little
COUPON with twenty-one (2) cents in one
cent stamps to pay for postage and pack
1t is vcrita1,le medical library, complete
in one volume. 1t contains over 1000 pages
and more than 800 illustrations. The Free
Edition is precisely the same as those sold
at $3.50 except only that the books are
stead of cloth. Send NOW before all are
given away. They going Of rapidly.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
SMALL. HOG HOUSE.

In Most Placer One Can BE Built TOT Ono
Hundred Dollars.
A reader wants plan for a hog
house where he can keep four
brood sows and fatten twenty to thirty
young hogs in fall and winter. He
wants to cook all the food in it and
keep the corn in the second story.
Also he says: ~ want to be able to
heat the water here for butchering
time aud have the fire safe" Such a
house may be built for a very little
money, 500 to $40. according to price
of lumber in your locality. The
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Something That PAYS,

Hacl>ctt-I owe my landlady for tllrc e
onths' board, and she says that l have
got to pay up.
Sacl>ett inditfcrently>--I owe my
landlady 4 years board bill.
IIaclzett-IIow on earth do you get
along without paying her?
SaclSctt-By paying attentions to her
dIurht cr.=N. Y. World.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
Forage Crops for Ensi!a.c.

Ali the protein plants may be made
into ensilaEe. The Maine station IN it's
experiments found that oats, peas and
clover gave the best results if from
sixty to seventy-fivc pounds OF water
we're sprinl.leG owe" each ton as il YRS
pat tn the silo. Tho srs:is ga inrr:::it-
I'D prs:,er:y. end s,a5 ;;stis, n:nl;:s:,s
EeshttsH iru.ss :itis .s"stu,s.sk
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"My mamma got ever SO many falls
when she was learning to ride the bicy-
Gle yesterday" explained the little g4rl
to the caller, land that's why she's SO
long coming down. She's got the blues
all over her. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
~ shouldn't WONDER

II shouldn't WONDER observed Uncle
Allen Sparks, 'if there was something
in that new theory that man has de-
seconded from the fishes He's always
making a sucker of himself. "-Chicago
Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17
A Sad S"atC.

Friend If you can't live happily with
your husband, why don't you get a di-
vQrcc from him?
Unhappy Wife, afraid l
couldn't get anyone clse.-N. Y. Week.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

Bo1.SD TO HAVE A MAsn.-A :oun 8 wora
has invented Il car fender. If slie can
catch her n;,n one way she will another
Augusta Chronicle.
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"Wiil your

"Wiil your father mako any 90
jectioIs to my s.opos!as?''
u should thias. nat; have sl.x sias
sersr "~Hnrpess l.Haas,
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Explained.

Clara-Hovv did you manage to keer
your head above water so long?
Maudc (yvho came near being drowned
u had on n new hat.-PuclS.
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a poc-Eay Episode.

Husband-Gcc! It's hot! Can't we
have some lemonade. dear?
Wife-I'1n sorry, dear, but it takes all
the lemons can buy to keep my light
tan shoes clcan!-Iruth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-17

IIMp1oYER-.'How did your brother Gle
him self Of the charger Nurse Girl--''Sur
l think it's q lullaby they do call it, !
proved .''--Pucll.
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Rivers and the Ocean Fed.

Surprising the ocean bed was cmptict'
it would take forty-four thousand
years for all the tidal rivers of the
world to ill it again