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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PROTEST FROM MAINE.

nr. Doane,l R'a,enies sne w.y. rhsy
!. Some winter morning tho highway
surveyor OF dlstrict No. / wakes mp to
find all familiar lnnd-parlks out Of sight
beneath q thick covering Of snow which,
1t is more than likely. has drifted in
huge heaps across the highway wher-
ever q fence, stone wall or clump of
bushes has prevented the winds unim-
peded march. The highway surveyor,
mindful of the important part he plays
in maintaining the social fabric, wades
out to the barn to feed his cattle
''cattle" being q New-E 1glandism for
q pair of oxen-which he Jokes up
after getting his own breakfast.
His method of breaking q road: IL
very simple. Under the front of an
old-fashioned wood sled, with long
runners, he chains a stick of wood six
or eight inches in diameter, slips into
the sockets sled stake QEs two, to
hold on by, mounts the sled and in
vites Buck and Bright to get up steam.
Now Buck and Bright deserve no small
credit in this matter, for beside gener-
ating the motive power for the sled
they serve also as snow plows, plung-
ing into drifts and breaking down the
snow to an extent that makes it COM
paratively easy for the sled to main
when the drifts are very irregular in
construction.
A little way down the road the high
way surveyor will perhaps add q neigh
Dor to his outfit, providing that the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
HORTICULTURAL NOTES,

GREAT extremes of cold and heat are
injurious to apple trees.
THE northwest, a writer remarks,
must have apple trees of a rugged ma
ture.
The begonia likes the shade, a hint
that those with shaded yards can profit
by.
In the south they heroically prune
their peach trees in winter, leaving only
the strong, healthy branches.
IT is recommended, when cucumbers
are grown on a small scale, to let the
vines run over small trees or bushes. A
great increase of fruit results-Farm-
er's Voice.
An exchange thinks hedges should
be more common, as they are cheaper
than other kinds of fence. The hedge
is not growing in popularity. The av-
erage farmer votes them a nuisance.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

The proper system of pruning flow
cring shrubs, according to the best of
authority, is one that will induce an
abundance of young wood. and this can
only be accomplished by the trimming
out of all two-year-old growth-that
which has already f1owered-cutting
out the old shoots close to the ground,
SO that the new growth will push out
from the root of the plant If the
bush makes too strong and rank a
growth, a moderate amount of pruning
in winter will not lessen the bloom to
any extent, especially as the extreme
ends Of tho young wood do not fiowes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
A Flock for tho Family.

Leaving out the matter of profit and
of selling eggs, there is much pleasure
in keeping small flock of fowls for
family use. A few hens can be kept at
less cost, proportionately, than can a
large number, owing to the fact that
the scraps from the table are valuabl e..
No labor of consequence is necessary,
and when an account for the year is
kept the small hoclxs will be found to
have given quite a profit in the CONVEX
sion of the waste material into eggs.
There is no way to procure eggs as
fresh and nice as those produced by
your own hens. If they are of a choice
breed, the pleasure will be the greater,
as we'll from pride in endeavoring to
excel as from the management.-Farm
and Fireside.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
FEEDING MILoH COWS.

How 60 Maintain Even Production
Throughout the Season.
One Of tho Important items in secur-
ing the best profit from the COWS is to
have an even Aow Of milk well maine
tanned throughout the season. On many
farms there are cows that for a short
season after they come in fresh yield q
good flow of milk, but this soon be-
gins to fail, especially if care is not
taken inEhe feeding and management,
the quantity they giveds SO small that
they are allowed to go dry. Many
cows are kept that If charged a fair
price for the food they eat would not
pay for their keep.
Ghe first important item is to have
good cows. Then they must be we'll
ted, even In summer. While during
largely relied upon; it will pay to give
also a light feed of bran and corn meal,
or bran and middlings. Then in order
to make sure Of good supply Of
cheap food it will also be q good plan
to plant some crop like sweet corn,
thing of this kind that can be used at
any time when needed. There should
be q change of feed occasionally, so
as to keep tho COW with a good
appetite, as the more good food
the good dairy COW consumes tho
moro good milk she will give. It will
also be good plan to divide the pas
lures so that she can be changed from
one to the'other at least every ten days.
The cows will do much better than if
they are compelled to depend upon one
pasture. Besides, by changing, there
will be less waste of feed. With all
animals there is natural inclination
to eat the tender, sweeter growth, and
In doing this, when kept in one pas
ture, there will be more or less that
will grow up and mature seed. By
dividing up the pastures and changing
from one to the other. grass will all be
eaten down more evenly. There should
always be sweet, nutritious grasses in
the pastures, SO that the COWS can get
enough to satisfy their appetites with
out tramping too long or too far. The
quieter and more comfortable the cows
can be kept the better the results.
Feed to keep the cow in a good, thrifty
condition. It is not possible to make a
good dairy COW fat, but good treatment
will keep her In good condition. Her
food will be converted into milk rather
than hesh.-St Louis Republic.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
stpREAk1Na" A ROAD IN MAINE.

'tBREAKING'' A ROAD IN MAINE.
neighbors taxes have not yet been
wholly worked out" If the drifts
have been packed hard by the wind, it
may be necessary to break up the snow
a little before Buck and Bright can get
through, but the cattle are quite sure
to have the most of the work to their
over.
All this may seem a rather primitive
and crude method of procedure, con-
sidering' the great Importance of we'll
kept highways, be the time of the year
summer or winter; but from careful con-
alteration of the matter, 1 am not sure
TINT a better method for making WIN
ter roads could be found. The hatiron-
shaped snow plow pushes the snow out
of the road and piles it up at the
sides, making the road simply a trench
to be filled with drifting snow when
ever the wind S;srs-s, which it docs fire.
siuently ind energetical,y. The sled
with the STICK Snie-r -, forward part
breaks through the NOW and pushes
1t down. making ficruer footing for
iocses than could be gained in many
Other ways Here and there other
INC Ui.o..s PIE wal, buS u large portion Of
our country roads are still made passa-
BILE in winter with the sled and oxen
that our grandfa theirs and Qreat-grand-
fathers used. One Of the ''other meth
ods' prevails in the road that runs past
my own place. After every considera-
BILE fall of snow there appears a four
horse team drawing the most enormous
roller that. L think, was ever built. 1t
is made of plank and must be some
thing like nine feet in diameter, with a
heavy oak frame about it. The roller
is long enough to make road in
which two teams can travel abreast,
and where the snow is light, it packs
H.. ~,
snow, enormous though its weight is,
it makes but little impression because
of its great extent of bearing surface.
The story is familiar which tells how
generation after generation of men
went to mill on horseback with a bag
thrown across the horse in front of the
rider, the ''Rrist" in one end and a
stone in the other to balance it. When
asked why they did not throw the stone
away and put half the grain in one end
of the bag and half in the other to bal
ance it, the men of each succeeding
fathers used a rock, and that what was
good enough for their fathers was good
enough for them!
I am reminded Of this story by the
way our towns go on year after year
paying out thousands of dollars for the
annual clearing of drifted winter
roads, instead of removing once for all
that is possible to very large extent.
The cause of the formation of drifts is
usually a roadside stone wall, a board
fence, a clump of bushes, or some other
obstruction to the free play of the
wind, that could easily be removed.
Many ''crcssroads'' in my own state
are every winter rendered nearly inn
passable for several months simply be-
cause of the obstructing nature of the
walls and bushes at the sides
Of these roads Let the bushes be cut
and light wooden or wire fences substi-
tuted for those that now cause drifts,
and there would be far less need of
''breaking' roads constantly from the
as is the case of many localities at pres
Donnell, in Country Gen
tlemau
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

. FRANKJ. CHENEY makes oath that he ID
the senior partner If the firm of F. j. CHENEY
y Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid and that said
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CArARRB
CURE. FRANZ o. CaENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this6thday of December, A. d. 1885,
A. w. GLEASON,
l5 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testim onials
free: +: j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
e~Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, CSC.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
RESEARCHES.
ASTRONOMICAL

URANUS is really gigantic world,
moro than sixty times aa largo az ours.
It's vast distance, now about !, 7OO, 000,-
900 miles from the earth, is what causes
It to look SO small.
IT 10 due to the dust that tho heav-
ens are blue. We see the sunlight re-
Elected by every particle of dust. There
Is nothing but the dust between us and
the sun to transmit it's light to us.
MERCURY must get much more heat
from the sun than the earth does, since
1t IL 80 much nearer to the sun. If
there were living creatures on Mercury
the sun must also look much larger to
them than it does to us.
HERsoHEL calculated the total
weight of the atmosphere ut eleven nnd
two-thirds trillions of pounds; and yet
with this inconceiv;.bly vast weight It
in only one one-million two hundred
thousandth of the weight of the earth
itself.
BABIES should never put q gift horse in
the mouth.-PCck.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
The Good Roads Movement.

Recent reports to the agricultural
department at Washington report a
marked degree of interest in the good
roads movement among the state legis-
iatures. Gen. Roy Stone, in charge of
the bureau of road inquiry, has re-
turned from California and Texas,
where large road conventions were
held, the former having concluded to
utilize convict labor in preparing road
materials. Several bulletins to stimu-
late the movement will soon be issued
by the department. They will treat of
wide tires as lettering the condition of
roads, convict labor in making roads
and preparing road materials, and Of
the messages of various state govern
orS on road questions.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
Absorption OF Odors by MILK.

Parville relates some interesting
facts upon this subject. If can Of
milk is placed near an open vessel con-
tanning turpentine, the smelS of the
turpentine is soon communicated to
the milk. The same result occurs as
regards tobacco, paraff3ne, asafoetida,
camphor and many other strong
smelling substances. Milk should also
be kept distance from every volatile
substance, and milk which has stood
In sick chamber should never be
drunk. The power of milk to disguise
the taste of drugs-as potassium
iodide, opium, salicylate, etc.-is we'll
known.-LondonP Public Opinion.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
LOG FEED RACK.

It Saves Lots of Hay and Can Be Put Up
In q Fow Minutes.
This homemade feed-rack can be
constructed any desired length. The
lower portion is about seven feet wide.
The height depends on animals using
it. They must reach the bottom easily.
The upper part is of sufficient width
to allow ample room between the top
log of the first part and the lower log
of the second part for stock to reach
down and get the feed. This method
is much more desirable than throwing
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
why Good Roads Arc Needed

In demanding good country roads, and
the construction of proper roads will
remove one of the chief objections to
country residence. Well-gradcd, smooth
roads, properly drained and we'll cared
for, are a public interest that demands
universal attention. They are a prime
factor Of civlization.-Review Of Re.
views,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

Mich, writes IT not
infreQilently have an at.
tack of the headache.
II usually comes on in
the forenoon. At my
dinner I eat my regular
meal, and take one or
two of Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets iInme-
diate1y after, and in the
course of an hour my
headache II cured and
no bad effects. I feel
better every way for
having taken them
not worse, as Is usual
after taking other kinds
of pills. Pleasant Pei
lets are worth more
than their weight in
gold, If for nothing else
than to cure headache. -
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
LOG FEED RACK.

hay and other roughness upon the
ground. Nothing is wasted by being
pulled out and trampled under foot.
Put a large load of hay into this rack.
The stock eat it from the bottom as
needed and the upper portion settles
down as the feed is taken from be-
neath.--Orange Judd Farmer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
What q blessing

1t is to have strong nerves, and how many
are denied it. They to whom nature has
been niggard in this respect can enjoy nerve
vigor aud quietude if they use Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, one of the finest nervines
and and tones in existence. Dyspepsia, a pro
ably overcome by this geuial medicine,
which is also potent as a remedy for ma
larial and kidney trouble and constipation.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

man tells yoh he's Discouraged he doom
mean nufan' BY it 'ceppin' dat he's bout
ros' OF his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
BIDDY-sMiss Arress is not at home SOC.
Will We lave yer nanao2' M. p. Kewn-"Do
you think she would talko itr'-Chicago
Dispatch.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

BurToNs-.'sThe count gave me a dollar to
tell him truthfully if Miss de Richie was at
home" The Maid-ttAnd did your But
tons-"Not much! I told Miss de Riche
him she was out ''-Brooklyn Life
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

TO cleanse the sy stem in gentle and truly
beneficial manner. when the springtime
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
az the family and costs only 50 cents; the
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

boy Featherss" Slobbs-"Because I'm tired
Of calling him ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rec
ord.
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ECHOES OF THE RAiL.

The last general assembly Of Ala
bama passed On act which makes train
robbery in that state punishable by
death.
An English inventor has invented an
automatic air brake in which the weight
of the train supplies the power to set
the brakes.
THE railroad and warehouse commits
sion of Illinois has given, an opinion
that one road cannot be made to fur
nish-terminal facilities for another.
Mr.. LESLIE, the inventor of the ro-
tary snovvplovv, states that one of these
machines is now being built in Copen-
hagen to be sent to Russia. The Union
Pacific now has six of them.
IT is estimated that the Laclawanna
stores more ice for summer uee than
any other road in the country. The
number of tons harvested by the COM
pany is said to be nearly 100000
THE Bullock bill fixing street car
fares in New Jersey at three cents be-
tween the hours of five and seven
o'clock in the morning and evening was
disposed of by an adverse committee re-
port.
THE Southern Railway company is
said to have revoked the order for
building new shops ut Atlanta, Ga,
owing to a number of suits for damages
instituted by property owners in the
vicinity of the shops.
If tho estimate is correct that the &C
cumulated snow in Chicago weighed
$50. OOO, 900 tons, it may be of interest to
know it would have taken the twenty
two Chicago roads thirty-four years to
carry it away, if they took as many
tons as they ordinarily do of all kinds
of freight.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

A MAN may be as honest aSthe day is long,
and stiii do a great deal of mischief during
the night.-Texas Siftings.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

MRS. WATTs-tDon't you ever do any
thing at all7' Weary atkins-"Oh, yes,
mum. Sometimes 1 does time."-Indsan.
apoliS journal
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

I cannot speak too highly OF Piso's Cure
for Consum ption.-MrS. FRANK McBBs 2l5
w. 22d ST., New York, Oct. 90, 1894.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

"AR1 you an amateur photographer ~
'tEo. Why do you asks" "Oh, heard that
you got Miss Eox's negative last right
Syracuse Post. -
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

THE longest, largest and strongest
bone in the human system is the
fcmur, or thigh bone.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

TIERS are some ccmmuuitics in which.
Solomon would not have been consIucreS
smarL.-Itam's Horn,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04

II Tenuyson wrote ssThe Charge of the
Light Brigade' just after receiving his gas
bill, he was perfectly Observation-Disclosures
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
D a&y eW0 weeks told evsssSos
0ooal hasd aoA power feed be at
81 O worth $40

tol0 the gAvanixing
Hsasahs0 peessrvativs qualities.
ONE q .hom hes sold 900 o.he,
esk following will quote the best made
ehand Wind mill irieatingl
disened Of and the following that talk
& seel gsvanised tAnks unheard
Of n cent, Gallon Ihi. !. than wood They
~ ssr.ns. leak rot. rust or give taste to water
The Ae,moor Company treats the public generously
go 1ssanins,y At sss:cn:sle PRES X ~ EACT TILT
Been C04PELLED TO RAISE PRICES REPAIRS
ESATsE e91E OF IT'S Lac REHS 9nIEEIS9
SlMcE q InAT WAY THEY COLD err a AAChlNE
- e 60 ss = s.s ",Sssains,y; s.y sss so.s.
sRss - tAfs ssspaoHA- S&kX2A o a IssA. e
Sosd 20 low thss Gus. TONERS could
ssi.s les: sssn IS. 2S8 ..ssmbsd ma
06ino would a0 was
NOS certain that they ~ would get the machine
asssnbled in good shape, for the protection Of its
own reputation tho Aer. motor Company has raised
poe OF certain repairs Just enough prevent this
IN future Not has the IA AermotoF Company always
0vsuehe refused
aH0oratti III BLlSHED
1WEarx 1RANCM HOUSES III IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
Z4G COUNTRY IN ORDER Iii To HAVE not ONLY ITS
90OOS EASILY ACCESSI. k4y RLE, BUT TO HAVE ITS
Ak<AI10 WITHIN EASY REACH. 1t
20 0ssafly increase W2 Of hou.es. . h
0A3tef IA o
Puch asing machinery MV Accidents harpen
wise will Il LIN no buyir an art
ale that repairs quick IVA NJ y had reasonable
oost Our prices and high standards
eoonscted with water supply and production
egsther with the eccessi6ility OF full line of and
eeeessss ~u % sppseeaased Ao1motof Coss CA1saSss
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
When You Want . Threshe

When You Want . Threshor.
Horse Power, Swinging or Wind Stacker,
dress the J. I. CASE T. M. Co., Racine, Wis.
They have the largest Threshing Machine
plant mint in the world, and their ss implements may
lished 1872 Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
Noru1Na is SO brave as love.-Ram's
Horn.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
Tho Hot Springs OF South Dakota

Tho Hot Springs OF South Dakoes.
The following letter from Mr.. w. M. Ty-
son, Commander of the Pennsylvania Sol
der and Sailors Home at Erie, Pa. writ
weeks at Hot Springs, South Dakota, indi-
Gates that the Springs are in fair way to
become one of the leading health resorts of
the country:
ERIE, Pa, Feb. %, 1896
Col. Fred EVANS, Prop,
Dear Sir: Among the many who have
Springs, $. p, and have experienced courte-
GUS hospitality at your hands, claim tho
right to say word in behalf Of the Springs
as health resort. and cannot do better than
I left Erie Pa, about Novemb Der l. 1884,
my friends at the time doubling whether !
would ever recover my health. 1 arrived nj
Hot Springs weak and dislleartened that
il required aid to leave the cars and reach
the hotel. For the first two weeks felt no
Improvement. Then I experienced a change,
which continued until my departure, and re-
turned to my home very much Stron ger,
and almost free from pain.
do not hesitate to say to anyone seeking
relief from pain, and desiring rest, that dc
not believe there is any place whore an in
such as healing waters, pure air, grand
mountain scenery and comfortable hotel ac-
commodations, as Hot Springs, Is. d. The
elegant Evans Hotel is equipped with every
make one feel at home. am so thoroughly
convinced OF the many advantages to ba
ound at your locatl,n IN, that it is q pleasure
for me to recommend the Hot Springs tc
invalidS, and to those seeking amusement
as we'll as health.
Springs may become better known and ap-
preciated, am Truly yours,
reached directly by the Burlington Route.
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Call 1t a Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
HOW BAD HABITS ARE FORMED.

The Ne.o York Tribune says: 1.-THE habit OF
taking headache powders is increasing an
ing extent among great number Of wo-
men throughout the country. These powders a
their name indicates are claimed by the ,nanu-
form Of headache. In many cases their chief
ingredient is morphine, opium. cocaine or some
to deaden pain: The habit Of taxing them Is
easily formed, but almost impossible to shake
of Women usually begin taking then, to Re
powder TO alleviate any little pail, or ache they
rhine opium 6end. get into the habit Of taxing
them regularly. imagining that they are in pain
if they happen to miss their regular dose"
In nine cases out of ten, the trouble is
in the stomach and liver. Take a simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter which deranges tile
stomach and causes the headache. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely of the Purest, concentrated,
vegetable extracts. One Pellet is q
dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed;
once used, Arrays in fa0or: They posi-
lively cure sick headache and remove
the disposition to it.
Mr. E. VARSAsoN. of Okke>- LAKE. xnHerx n,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
0yspepsia Cured

aimee last year and have tried different
1edicines but all to no purpose. have
Often heard people talking of Hoods Vege.
cable Pills, and was induced to buy n box.
After trying them I was greatly relieved
and recommend them to all others similarly
Amicted." d. GoLDscHM1DT, 56S Second
Ave-, New York City.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-04
0ooban0 Cared Of Rheumatism
wife Of Salt Rheum.
H0od,9 Sar5aPaFI11a
18 the Only
True Blood Purifier

4of tho benefit Hoods Sarsaparilla has been
60 him. Last winter was taken with q
Scribe itching and burning skin disease OF
come kind. 1t spread all over my back and
arms. also had terrible headaches. After
using several bottles of Hoods Sarsaparills
have not been bothered since - Mrs. HATTIE
HIoGINa. Durand Mich