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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05

fashion through the city summer lifxe
three female musl<eteers of the brush.
They have taken big, roomy apart.
ment with eight large side window.
looking out over vacant lot, which
with it's abundant grass and nodding
daisies, comes as near being meadow
as any place could within the city lir.a-
its. So they are assured plenty of light.
air and pleasant outlook during the
warm days and nights
The furniture Of the little dou BILE draw
ing-roon is all of bamboo aud wicker,
one big divan being piled with cushions
covered entirely in blue and white
slips. There is piano of white enamel
in one corner, and a low table to match
for the magazines and summer itera-
tnre. There arc a few plants. but very
little bric-a- brac, and only as much fur
niture as is needed. The windows are
uncurtained. but shaded with Venetian
blinds, which keep the house cool dur
ing the day. The doors arc hung with
bamboo curtains, and the breeze keeps
them tinkling nusically all the time.
The general effect is that of GOODNESS,
cleanliness and space.
The dining-roo,n is fitted like the
parlor, and in this apartment there is Il
great bay window: which extends
across one entire side of the room.
Here these ingenious girls have n sort
of conservatory Of vines and plants.
not shutting out lEhJ ana ar. as IN too
many cases, but trained close to the
walls and spreading over the ceiling.
Swung across this sylvan nook is a as
selcd hammock of white cord. and u,Son
it big pillow in !, lacc-tri1nmed Mus
lin cover rests invitingly. 1t is diff cult
to imagine one of these young wo men
climbing 20 this airy retreat, but as it
swings in the air which comes through
the open easement it looks restful and
summary.
One of the attractive objects in this
room is big glass punch4Sowl, resting
on the white embroidered linen do ylic
on the buffet. Here the 1nfstresS.s of
the esta blishlnent propose to brew
cooling 1cmonades ON hot summer even
ings, with glaciers of ice therein and
berries and fruit floating a bout upon
the surface. The chance Wis itor within
this pleasant summer abode will be re-
called with draughtS of this liquid
The breakfasts. dinnc1s and suppers
upon which these girls VIII subsist will
be selected for their appro priatencss to
he season. Fruit will furnish a large
part of every meal. and they are to
axe turns in making out menus each
week for the maid to follow. And the
pest of it all is that the e1tire summer
olan, including everything. is not 60
ng to cost them more than ten dollars
| week each
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05

Shall Progressive nairymen Buy or Brec
| Their Cows:
The above question is surely a very
practical one. No one who has at any
time attempted to esta blish a herd OF
dairy cows but will know what a diff
cult matter it is to get together a col
lection of cows which shall at once
prove profitable in the practical, work
ing dairy. If one makes up his mind
to make dairying a speciality, and if he
Is In a hurry to get at it. then, OF
course. he must depend largely on out
side buying for his foundation herd
But after he has the cows and has
thoroughly tested each individual
wedding out undesira BILE ones, so that
he knows those he has left are profit
able from his point of view, then this
question arises, shall he raise his own
stock to supply future demands 0,
shall he depend upon buying, as in the
first Instance? There are MANY rood
reasons why he should raise his owp
cows. In the first place, having Sc
cured herd of cows which has devel.
oped, to Il marked degree, the milk
and butter-producing tendency. he
has but to secure well-bred dairy
bull to breed his cows to, to be quite
sure of getting what he seeks
The helfers got by this mating will
invaria bly, prove equal if not superio,
to their dams. These facts are taken
y
young things are cheaply raised up &c
the point of milk giving. To say the
least, they can be raised as cheaply as
they can be purchased, and then YOU
must take your chances and-n not al.
ways sound judgment if you buy-as
to whether they will make good cows
or not. On the other hand, there is
no question but what it is a great
amount of extra work and n source OF
to break a number of heifcrs
each year, and again, they, of course,
are not as profitable dairy animals
as adult COWS are at their best. Blu,
we should remember that if n heifer i.
fed intelligcntly from birth with the
idea of making a COW of her, her worth
as a dairy animal will be greatly en-.
HANGED. We'have often seen young heif. |
ers for the first time in milk yielding |
larger profits than some of the Older
cows. The young hcifers are con-
sta ntly getting better, while the cows |
will soon begin to fail as old age ap |
proaches.
We should advise by all means that
1airymen breed and raise their own
w. Mumford, in Prairi.
Farmer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05

The electric candle is in great re-
quest in England for the lighting and
decoration of dining and other tables
An ingenious device for lighting the
candles is provided by placing small
pads under the tablecloth. and taking
the current from them by means Of two
pin points in the base of the candle
stick. The candles. of course. arc OK
on being taken from the
table. and arc 1eliFhtcd when they are
replaced in the proper position. They
are SO arranged that the bulb and the
glass imitation of WAX candle can be
removed. when the candlcsticl> can be
used for an ordinary candle. When
used with shades of colored silk the
electric candle makes one of the pref
ticst additions to a dinner table that it
IS possible to ina ginc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05
WOMAN AND HOME.
ooLLv.s SPONGE CAKES.

Come. Mabel. put your apron on.
And tuck your sleeves up-so.
Now wash your hands all white ana clean.
And then we'll mix the dough.
First. two eggs open carefully
The gold and white apart
Then with . fork or wire spoon
Beat yolks with all your hcark
A half cupful OF sugar next
The graduated kind
When we'll stirred in tho golden fIoth
a creamy mass you'll Ind.
Tho same of four-han a cup
Through which you mix 50 we'll
A pinch OF baking powder pure.
And q bit OF salt:-'tw.n tell
Now beat the whites until they stand
A glfstening heap Of snow
And lightly stir with dainty touch
That froths into the dough.
Now bake In several shallow pans
Well buttered they must be.
Then jelly spread between the layers.
And serve at dolly's tea.
Martha b. Tausig. In Good Housekeeping.
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WASHING MADE EASY,

Two Rollers on Handle to Take the
Place OF Tender KnuckIes.
A simple and effective little device to
take the place of the washerwoma n s
knuclSles is shown in the acco1npa nyirg
cut. 1t is an English idea, but may be
brought to this country. 1t consists of
two corrugated rollers mounted on
brass and furnished with a handle and
it is intended to supersede washing by
hand. which method it most resembles.
The principle employed is that of sim
pie pressure. used in conjunction with
an ordinary washing board, and it is
claimed that not only does the appli-
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RENEWING THEIR YOUTH
A Strange Story from a Nebrasks
Village.
The vlilaSera Excited Over tho Increased
Health and vleOr of tho Older Inhah.
atsnts Tho Experience OF
Two sVet0.'s

From the World Herald Omaha Neb
A 'Vor'd-Herald reporter was attracted by
the evidence of renewed activity of some Of
tho older inhabitants of the village of Bruce,
a suburb of Omaha, Neb., and enquired the
cause. Mr.. Andrew Finkenl1eler, who was
. member Of Company B of tho First Iowa
Volunteers during tho war. made tho follow
ing explanation so far as he himself is con-
cerned:
'In July, 1896, while my company was on
the march through to Austin, Texas, was
attacked with rheumatism of the worst
kind in one leg at Alexander, La. Being
weak was sunstruck and remained un-
CO ascious for several hours. Every sum-
n er since have been unable to stand the
eat of the sun, and have been compelled to
give up my work. There was in my head
bearing-down feeling which increased
until it seemed my head would BURST and
1t caused a ringing in my ears, and palpita-
ton of the heart set in, that the slightest
eral times it has rendered me unconscious
Tor from seven to ten hours at . time. In
up my entire side until it drew my head
down on my shoulder. lost my strength
PHYSICIANS and taken their prescriptions
ailments Increased in intensity until was
assured that there was no hope for me. Dur
ness, but the dampness from the ice used din in
creased fa SEQ, my rheumatic ma pains to such an e,s-
to
and bed for nearly six months.
'AH november l0SC L read In the World
Herald = case of a man who had been en-.
tirely cured from the ailments from which
was suffering, by the use of DR.. Williams
Fl nlnk Pills for Pale People On November
tonishcd to know that felt better than
had for six months past, and before I had
used half y box. The ringing in my ears be-
gan to lessen in volume and finally left me
THO pain from the rheumatism gradually
time took my first pill was able to sit up
in bed: On january !st, was able to go out
aud walk around u little. The palpitations
?. was so thoroughly cured that accepted
Lava CometerH' remainins IN ont inc OF ,oess
from 2. NJ. until A. NJ. have gained in
weight from 144 pounds which weighed in
November last, to l'2 pounds which weigh
aow.'
blood Pink Pills are unexcclled They may
be had of druggists direct from the DR..
w Mll Ia Medical Co., Schenectady, NJ Y,
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or inches deep is turned into tns
path at the highest point of the gar.
den, it will follow the path to the end
of the first bed, go round it and down
the next path, etc. Three inches OF
head and the slight fall the water gets
going around the ends of the beds will
carry it back and forth to the bottom
of the garden, where perhaps the last
bed is 9 or feet lower than the first
Ey this time each bed is wet from side
to side. An s-foot windmill, with a
small pond or a wooden tank holding
l2O barrels, will enable every family to
raise more vegetables and small fruits
than it needs''
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HOW TO MANICURE.

The First Treat Dlcnt Is by All Odds
Most Difficult.
Hot water is the first requisite, and
thorough washing soaking of the
hands. This Is best attained by having
the hot water poured into a basin con.
tinually for two or three minutes. The
hands must be allowed to soak for full
~ five minutes. and it is well, instead
of soap, to wash the hands thoroughly
in bran. which makes the skin soft and
white. After the hands have been thor
oughly clcansed the nails should then
be attended to, says IIarper's Bazaar.
With 4 piece of orarge-wood stick
sharpencd to Il point, and bit of jew
elers' cotton rolled around the point
and wet with the acid that comes for
this purpose. every particle of dirt and
stain should be removed. The hands
must then again be washed. this time
in warm, not hot water. Scissors very
sharp and fine must then be taken, and
all loose flesh at the side of the nails
carefully trimmed. The nails must be
shaped in Il pointed oval. All roughness
must be filed away and the flesh at the
base Of the nail pushed smoothly and
firmly back so that the llalf-moon. sup
posed to be I. point of beauty, can be
Gisccrncd.
1t is no longer considered good form
to have SO much polish on the nails
that they look as though they had been
buttered, as was the fashion two or
three years ago. But n certain amount |
of polish is necessary. Rosaline put on
over the entire nail and the end of the |
finger. then washed Off again and the |
nails polished brisl1ly with a po]isher,
makes the hands look trim and pretty.
The first nanicuring is by all odds the |
most difficult. After the nails and |
Ia nds are once got into good condition.
fifteen minutes each Monday morning
will keep them in proper condition all |
he week through if only ordinary care |
n washing the hands. with an occasion !
II rub from the polisher, is given. !
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05
The Texture Of Rutter.

The texture of butter depends part
~ On the animal. partly on feed, and
partly upon the temperature of the
cream when churned. Cows that give
the richest milk make the most solid
butter. In such COWS what should &C
to make suet or beef fat is turned into
the milk glands. The same result
comes from feeding very rich food like
cotton-seed meal. A small quantity OF
this mixed with wheat bran should be
fed to cows; it will make butter much
hrmer during hot weather in summer,
but it will need in addition that the
milk and cream be kept in a cool place.
IN. Y, World
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

STANDARDIZATION almost adored hi.
! mother. In What Will He Do will,
1t?" he a1ludes to her as natures low.
ing proxy. the watchful mother"
Marquis de Maha Yotha, the Siam.
csc minister accredited to the United
States. hns beer recalled. lie has ne yer
been in Washington. having transacted
his business with the sta te depa rtment
from London. to which he is also &C.
credited, by mail.
Sarah Bernhardt says: IF am in
crowd of people and a dog or cat is
near it will come naturally to me with
out my making the slightest move
ment- Why this is the case can not
say, unless there is developed in me
another sense. the existence of which
animals at once perceive"
Mrs. Mary Jean Bradford, of Bos-
ton, left will in which she showed
her love for a favoritc parrot. One
clause reads thus: II give 81. 900 in
trust to G. IL. Pierce, to be invested in
good mortgage or mortgages, and the
income thereof to be paid to the person
who may take care of my poll-parrot."
"A funny young man IN Nilledge-
vile Ga-, rugged himself up as a ghost,
and in the midnight gloom visited the
house'of neighbor, to brighten him.
and have 4 laugh at his expense. The
ghost interrupted burglar at his
work. and the burglar turned the
laugh against the ghost by robbing
him of his watch and twenty dollars.
The word prevaricator is from the
Latin, and originally meant a strad-
dler with distorted or misshapen legs.
In the Roman courts of law the ex-
preston was applied to one who in a
suit was discovered to be in collision
with his opponent to compass some dis
honesty. AS falsehood was the neces-
sary part of such a performance, the
word by and by came to have the
significance at present attached to it.
Mile. Pauline de Grandpre proba-
bly, knows more of the prison life of
French women than anyone else in
France. She lived in the st. Lazare
prison as the housel<eepe of her uncle
who was chaplain there during the
empire. In the twenty-five years that
have elapsed since he died she has de-
voted hcrslf entirely to visiting female |
prisoners and obtaining situations for |
Them when they have undergone their |
sentences. |
Hugo has made collection of all the |
black and white and colored portraits |
IF the poet that he could find. Alto |
yether they number nearly 1000, of |
which about $500 are caricatures and |
cartoons. The collector, Nj. Beuve, has
pains innumerable pipes, canes, tobac-
20 Jars, bottles. scarf pins. handl<el-
chiefs. even cakes of soap, on which
he head of the poet appears.
DIR. Emma johnson Lucas, who has
'een appointed health commissioner of
'eoria, ILL.,, is the first woman in that
ity to hold any public Office. The
medical men of Peoria, as well as the |
club, strongly Endorsed her
Mrs. Lucas is native of
'eoria, where she has been pract,cinp
Medicine for about a year. She stands
Ugh in the profession nd has built up
good practice. She is the daughter
f one physician and the widow of an
Their.
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The Demand for Butter.

The people of the United States ca,
on the average about four pounds O,
butter for each bushel of wheat con
sumed as food. From this it is easy tc
see that SO far as the home market is
concerned butter brings the farmer
more money than wheat, and yet there
are some folks who think the dairy in
dustry, which includes the sale of milk
for food, and the manufacture of
cheese as we'll as of butter, is not Of
very much Importance as compared
with wheat raisinp
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SENSIBLE sTAv-Ar.,,oMvs.
How T&roo Clever Girls VIII spenA o very
Pleasant 4u

How TAroo Clever Girls VIII spena o vep1
Pleasant Summer.
To the woman fond of the gay pleas
urcs of the resorts affected by summer
wanderers, and of the social joys of
fered by Saturday night ''hops," tho
annual going away, is, of course, a
never-failing delight. To the house
keeping mother, also, who partalzes
herself to some questionable farm
house with her brood, the escape from
household worries is a genuine relief;
but the typical stay-at-home is tho
woman who cannot content her soul
with sleeping room which is one bed
and a bureau wide by a trunk and a
wash-Stand long.
To such women the uncurtained cool.
ness of the city home, with its modern
improvements, offers an ideal stopping.
place during the warm months, cspe-
cially so if part of the family has gone
away and the force of servants has
been reduced. Then the unregenerato
stay-at-hone wanders about at her own
sweet will with her back hair in a braid,
and wears a morning wrapper at lunch
con if she wants without fear ofcallers
A charming stayat-holne parade has
been planned by three clever New York
girls who intend to go to Europe next
summer, and are cconomizipg this sea-
son for that purpose One of them is
Il school-teacher. one a stenographer,
and the third china decorator. These,
young women all make good salaries.
and are sensible girls who have planned
to live together in haPpy-go-luclkX
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The DarninE Basket Is Useful,

The darning basket may be con-
structcd to serve Il very useful purpose
10y setting three flat*opped baskets in
graduated sizes on top of each other.
Line with silk and fit them up one for
E!ovc-mendiNg. one for stocking darn
ing and one for shoes. with little
pouch for buttons. spool of heavy
linen thread and with a flannel leaf of
large NEEDLES. This nest of baskets
will be occasionally in requisition, it
will be fo1EC
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WATERING ThE GARDEN.
4 Kansas Man Tells How It II Done b.
Means OF = Wlndmill.

q Kansas Man Tells How It II Done b.
Means OF = Windmin.
Usually . garden is irriRate by run.
uing tho water between every other,
or every third, row. This nccessitatea
long rows, or the water will reach the
end before the ground is thoroughly
wet. To obviate this trou BILE, q. ID.
Perry. of Clark county. writes in tho
Kansas agricultural report that his
garden last year was made as shown
in the accompanying illustration and
described below ''Selecting a piece
of ground IS by $50 feet. ascertained
with q level the way the level lines
ran. 1t was of no consequence which
way the beds lay, or what were their
shapes. made them wide enough for
two rows of vegeta oles, with sunlken
pa tbs between. The path ran around
one end of the first bed and then
around the opposite end of the second.
and SO on until the entire plat was
'aid out. Now when a stream of water
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05

Fashiona BILE Doctor-My dear young
lady. you are drinking unfit cred water
which swarnas with animal organisms
You should have it boiled that will
kill them.
His Patient-Wcll, doctor, 1 think
I'd sooner be an aquarium than a ceme-
tery.-Pearson'
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-D1ck's a big m an in the nation
Doin' lots IN lots BLOWN:
Jerry's plowin the plantation
Makes enough to keep Dick goinr
Atlanta Constitution
Mr.. Wheeler-"Why, yes, Mr.
Whee]er-even the beans go through
a course of Browning before they
come to the table. p. & s. S Co. Bull
letin.
-"Papa!" What is it. Jonny?' II
read poem in my school reader which
spoke of dogs of hi 9Th Degree ''Well?'
Papa, does that mean skye terriers?"
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
-''Mamma?' "VVell?" "You licked
me last week for whaling Jimmie
Watts. and papa licked me yesterday
'GaHse Johnny Phelps walloped me-"
"Wsn?' "I'm wondering whstll hap.
pan acme time when Its = draw
ShtcsEe Hazard
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Dainty Dclicacy for LunCa,eon.

delicious savory for luz :cheon or
tea is made by cutting some hard
boiled eggs in two lcngthw-iseF the yoll<
is then removed and pounded up with
some grated checse-allow half an
ounce for each cgg-a little whipped
cream or butter and a small quantity
of tomato sauce. the season. og being
cayenne pepper and celery salt. The
halves of the eggs are then lined with
the mixture. This dish should be &C.
cop1panied by toast and butter.
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nnce effect it's purpose with extreme
rapidity. not to be attained by hand.
and without the wear of the materials
treated which that method occasions,
but also that by this inca ms either laccs.
1nuslins and linens or blankets and the
coarScst garments can be dealt with
with equal readiness.
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To Get Hid Of SUNNI.

To destroy stunps bore a hole one O,
two inches in diameter, according to
size of tree, and eighteen inches deep.
Put in one and one-half ounces of salt
peter: Fill with water, and plug up
closely. In six months put in same
hole half a gill of kerosene oil
and then light The stump will
Amolder away without blazing, even
down to every part of the roots, lcav.
ing nothing but ashes.
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EvadinE Criticisms.

Prisoner-Don't send me to prison.
Judge.
Judge-Why not; you confessed your
guilt?
Prisoner know, but l have a
brother in the asylum and son in the
reform school, and if you send me to
the pen the public will at once raise the
cry of nepotism on the fanliIy.-N. Y.
Recorder.
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4 just Rebukc.

Mrs Fussy-I saw you coming out of
q saloon, John, when ! was in the next
street shopping.
Mr.. Fnssy-My dear. you shapldut
do yesr shopptn. ~ tho he!Yhba.:ses,l
Of ss.eeHs, @IsaaS s.st,Hss,
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All They Needed.

us everything rcady?" said the
chairman of the congressional investi-
eating committee.
''All is ready, sir replied the secre-
tary. as the darby entered with a big
bucket of whitewash and a brush.-N
Y. World
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CHIT doan' pay to min, de tongue OBJ
envy" remarked Uncle Eben ''Y6u kin
ma e lot OBJ folks jealous by jes' keepin'
quiet am bein' ent.''-N ashinc ton Star
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PEOPLE are having the same trouble they
used to have. If their llorsc got out of wine
they had to walk Now it's the same with
q Decentralization Courier
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He who murmurs against his conditio
does not understand it; but he who acc pt
Of it in peace, will soon learn to conlprellen
it-AnOn
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bEpprNa fruit in Line il Hsid to Ia q
Feod way te preserve Il. II 10 easily
fytetb
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TEAcuER-''Why did you have your hal
cut SO short, Bobby!" Bobby-s'Sso tina
you couldn't pull it. ma'am."-Harper's Ba
TAR.
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No, MAUDE, dear all bets on Il yacht race
are not placed on the stake bOat.-I'hila
dclphia Record.
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Tho Important Question.

EHS 1HtPOPtSnt VuesttOn.
Cannot we become one?'' he pleaded
earnestly.
s'Ths. dspensls."' ,Ferlied the new s!si'
(which nHef's-hiie