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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
GIVING ADVICE.

Farners Should Learn to SLIT tho Good
From tho Had.
Many active. energetic men make
specially of giving bad advice to farm
ers, and there are not lacking papers
ready to assist in this species OF hum
buggery, nor farmers ready to receive
these false teachings as the essence of
wisdom. This has especial reference
to those political Jeremiahs who seem
to consider calamities as blessings and
prosperity as ini,nical to their plans
end purposes. These are they who
teach. among . multitude of falla-
cies that our farmers should not
diversity their crops. but urge
their farms for such special crops
as they are best adapted to. and
buy other products from other Sec
tions Boiled down, this means raise
all the cotton possible. and buy feed
and food from others or do without.
The policy of making the farm self
sustaining has even been denounced as
infamous; presumably because it's ten
dency is to unhorse and disarm these
knights Of rueful countenances and
leave them absolutely without an oc-
cupation. All this would amount to
nothing and be unworthy OF notice.
but for the fact that no sophis-
try is so shallow that it finds
no adherent, and no nonsense SO
transparent rs not to fool somebody.
| There is streak of credulity = foot
| wide in the mental make up of many
good people. One of the most learned
men we ever knew, and one of the most
| conscientious, believed everything he
heard or read. This is weakness,
perhaps. but not a crime, but it affords
| designing men the very opportunity
| they want, and they do not fail to make
| the most of it. OF course they know
| that the most prosperous farmers we
| have are those who judiciously diversity
| their products, with a view to selling as
| much and buying as little as possible,
| and that the impecu mostly of the one
| idea farmer is proverbial. They alsc
| know that when all farmers become
sci f-sustaining and contented, some
| body's occupation will be gone, and i,
will not be that of the farmer. 1t il
also a fact we'll known to the agitatol
and prophet of evil that the system o.
farming they recommend has never il
any country or any age been pern,a
nently successful. In our own country
the wheat farming of the west and thu
cotton farming of the south are familia
examples; and on the other hand thu
stock farmers and truck and fruit farm
ers OF the whole country are examples
equally familiar. If it were not for thu
| unfoun ded faith that some people re
| pose in their partisan friends it woult
bc unnecessary to notice these falls
teachings, and even under the circum
stances it seems like a waste of tim
and space; but as this much has beel
, | write n we will let it go.-Tcxas Farr
. | and Ranch.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
FARMER AND PLANTER.
PLowiNo.

ono 81 che EsssstsAls ef Coed A.A Pre-.
0aeetvs 1atnin1.
Thorough SiUvvink or 1oosening Of
tho soil il 0ne Of the essentials In good
3Arm{nR. All kinds of grain, grass.
vegetables. and nearly all kinds OF
fruit. require mellow soil or seed
bed in order to secure the best re.
sults. The mellowing up of the soil 10
necessary SO that tho plants can e&-
tend their net work of roots easily md
rapidly ia every direction, and In this
way reosive the supply OF plant food
necessary for their growth. While the
soil ,nny be full of fertility, If 1t 10
hard and compact 30 that the roots of
the plants can not push or make their
way through it readily, they will not
be able to obtain the nourishment
they require, and the plants will never
be as thrifty Or grow as we'll.
Land in u state of nature hns its best
soil on its surface, but in all soils there
Is moro or less latent fertility. that
only needs tho action of the elements,
tho air, light, sunshine, rain and frost.
Flowing is tho means principally used
not only to stir the soil, but to bring
this subsoil to the surface. where 1T
can be subjected to these various ele-
ments. Flowing also aids very mate
rally to pulverize the soil and make 1t
loose and mellow. 1t is not advisable
ut any timo to p1ow too deep at once.
In nearly or quite all cases the
best plan Of deepening the soil
is to do it gradually. blowing
. little deeper zach time. II
the blowing is done in the fall, and tbs
planting is not to he done until spring
more subsoil can be brought to the
surface at one time than when the
planting IL to be done reasonably soor
after the blowing il done. To some
extent the depth of blowing must b<
regulated by the character of the soil
A thin soil is rarely benefited by very
deep blowing, and il nanured up there
| is no special advantage in turning the
manure down deep into the soil. a
soil of this character might be benefited
by deep stirring OF thosoil where deel
blowing that turned the richer top sol
down into the ground, and brough
up the poorer subsoil to the surface
| But the blowing should always b
thorough. Cutting and covering will
not put the soil in the best condition
| for the reception of the seed, and goo'
| thorough blowing is worth two skim
| mings. The better the blowing i
done the easier the work of pr eparin,
| in a prime filth, and with all crop
the better the condition of the soil
when tho seed is sour, the better til
| germina ton, and the more vigorou
| the start to grow and the better tn
yield.
1t pays to use good plows. to kee
them sharp SO that thorough work Gu
be done, a thorough preparation c
the soil is one of the essentials nece.
eary to the growing of a good CROP
| II. j. Shepherd, in Farmers Magazine
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aauoM III, L,rrLE.

sI1 sanp1o MAnners al the secret Nsss
- 1dna ond virtuous, you'll BIO blest
an6
No w1f.D enthusiast ever yet could
:Asat till half mankind were Hike him-
III posseasel.-Cowper
n RAr1oNAI. nature admits Of nothing
but what is serviceable to tho rest Of
uanlgind.
wHEx tho fight begins within him-
telf . mans worth oonethin9. The
soul wakes and Notwithstanding.
HoxEsr deaiesas Justly resembles our
oovotions. which we must pay and
0att for tho reward.-Sir Robert How.
srd.
TH1nE In nothing that wears out q
1ne face like tho vieils OF the card to
sle, and those cutting passions which
attend them.-Steele..
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

about ch0 H&0b
and proper place
for it. H e r Q
lately I have
seen and heard
= whole tremen-
dious big sigh t
from, tho papers
and politicians
lin regards to the
great question
Of money. Some
folks say there
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
Value OF Stock Pens.


The feet row corn is very com
mon thing in south Alabama. The
soils in that part of the state are
planting their corn in foot rows and
of corn is almost equal to = full crop.
land. The pea is blessing to this
southland. It will grow on almost
any soil or no soil; it obtains most OF
it's nutriment from the atmos-
phere, and even takes carbonic acid
from the atmosphere and forms bulbs
of nitrogen upon the roots, to enrich
the land. The pea is good for many
things. It will make good soup and
eating for human beings; it will fat.
ten hogs and put upon them the sweet
est hams ever tasted; it will make the
cows give gallons of creamery milk
and pounds of golden butter; it will
put flesh on the horse. and 1T will en-
rich the land where it produces an
abundant crop. though the vines be
| cut as hay. and only the roots left in
| the soil. The pea is one of the best
| blessings from God.
| AS to the ques ton whether SOW and
pigs should be turned on peas? we
should answer yes; but it may be pru'
| dent not to let them eat too long al
first until they nccustom their sto'n'
| achs to the rich food. There is % pei
| centun of flesh forming or albumin
| oids in peas. and So per cent. Carlo.
| hydrates or heat formers This rich
| ness is what causes hogs, cows mud
| sheep to put on flesh so rapidly
| Southern ARriculturist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
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
Of BsyiS Of 1s shs LIQUID liquid
LAXATIVE principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant te the TASTE the sef f s1 asd s1 1a9
alive !; effectually cleansing the system,
colds cSs eonespat;en
It has given satisfaction to millions ana
met with the approval OF the m, %ed K;d.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free nom
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
rists in soc and 81 bottles, but It 10 man
fractured by the California Fig syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on eyer!
package, also the name, Syrup OF flgs,
and being we'll Informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
And 11is Story OF the 'Durn Die
tionary Document"
Some Rocky Greek Logic On the No~e9
Oucseion--.sY00 Cane Take YOoe Houae
hsr lsAalket mad 90 aAd CIT 60no>
" Alln FOR Nothlus'--A Land Trade
With Confederate MoaeJs
iCSpyrights 1855,

iC1pyrigiit. isS5)
Money 10 mighty good thing ~
its place; and l reckon no doubts
know as much as the average man
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

We have the best Of reasons to be-
lieve that great many farmers. md
especially young farmers. are think
ing of laying the foundation of new
herds and Jocks. Many of then. have
already begun, and many moro have
the subject under serious. considera-
ton. Some of these are liable to make
. serious mistake In buying inferior
sires to begin with. They reason that
it Is better to go slow, buy something
eligible to record, but cheap, and grad
ually grow into q better heard. While
breeder to- pay fancy prices. or
invest . large amount OF money
at the beginning. we believe that in
following tho course suggested they
make serious, If not fatal. mistake.
They forget that in buying tho sire
future herd: that the sire has a cumula-
tive influence, and that If a mistake 10
made it will take many years and .
great deal of money to re4:*ify it. The
get of . sire will be at least half his
blood, and have half OF his merits. and
also of his defects. If the sire is wise
ly chosen his get will have q much
larger proportion. The next genera
ton will have q quarter, the next an
eighth, and SO on. while individuals
will appear in the fifth or sixth genera
ton that will be strikingly like tho
original sire. Hence it is of the ut
most Importance that the sire be
| wisely chosen, have as few defects as
possible. and, above all things else. be
strong where the females on which he
| is to be used are weak. If otherwise,
there will be blemishes on the herd
which can only be corrected by the con-
tinous uso of sires that do not have
| these defects
1t is not necessary to pay fancy prices
for drst.class sire. either in cattle,
hogs or sheep. The breeding should
be unobjectionable, but need not nee
essarily run to fancies. With breeding,
against which no objection can be
made, individual merit of the highest
order should be secured. The blood o.
the race is behind this breeding, and i
is the blood of the race that counts
even more than the blood of an indi
vidual.-Wallace's Farm and Dairy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
seaam's Upi The 1xoorln:s Cast Z

0eaam's Upl The MoorlnSs Cast On.
Majestfcally the great ocean grey hound
leave8 the dock and steams down the river
outward bound. But are you, my dear sir,
prepared for the sea sickness almost always
Incident x, q transatlantic trip, with the tn-
terst II not expect to suffer without aid
Tho Bitters is the staunch friend of all who
travel by sea or land, cmgrants, tourists,
commercial travellers, mariners. 1t com.
asletely remedies nausea, biliousness. dys-
i,epsta. rheumatic twingeS and inactivity OF
KSxw His MAS.-sDon't you think it very
the SO he borrowed9'' mo; 1 think il
would be very strange IL he did.
Free Press.
Kate Field In Dsnver.
DENVER, Sept. 1O.-My journey, from
& Quincy Railroad, one of the best man
aged systems in the country, should says
Judging by the civility Of the employees, the
comfort experienced, the excellence OF ~
roadbed, and the punctuality of ARRIVAL.
actually reached Denver ahead Of time. The
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City.
No NAN was ever so much in love that he
was unable to sleep on Sunday morning
Texas Siftings.
Psso's Cure is the medicine to break up
s.hildren's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. III. q.
Blunt, Sprague, WASH, March =, '94
THE mills of justice not only grind slowly.
but they frequently grind up the wrong peo-
ple.-Elmira Telegram.
Halrs Cae.rrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price csc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
1t Will Pay

To make some provision for your physical
health at this season, because a cold or
cough, an attack OF pneumonia or typhoid
fever now may make you an invalid all
winter. First Of all be sure that your blood
is pure, for health depends upon pure
blood. A few bottles of Hoods Sarsapa-
1.illa will be paying investment now. 1t
will give you pure, rich blood and invigor-
ate your whole system.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
Kate Field In Denver.

No NAN was ever so much in love that he
was unable to sleep on Sunday morning
Texaa SSiftiNgS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Psso's Cure is the medicine to break up
shildren's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. III. q.
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March 3, '94.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

The mills of justice not only grind slowly,
but they frequently grind up the wrong peo-
ple.-Elmira Telegram.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Halls Caearrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price csc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

KSxw His MAS-ssDon't you think it very
strange that Jack Hartluppe doesn't pay me
the so he borrowed3' mo. 1 think II
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

amt enough money hoatin around In
the country. OF course not. There
never was enough, and there yer Wall
be enough, for every body. Wo never
will come to that pass where the COM
mon run of people will not want jest a
few more, If you please. Some people
will get rich and stay rich. whilst 9th
ers will start poor. or git poor. and stay
poor. For thus 1t was written down.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-25
WEST VIRGINIA SOCIETY
At Chicago to Hold It's Second Annual
Ileunlun Tonight,

lteUnlOn Tonight,
CmcAGo, Nov. 9l.-Ihe West Virginia
Society will giyo a dinner and eater
Laipmenl at tho Sherman lIouso Nom
day evening at 7 o'clock. The event,
which will ho the second annual 70,
union ol tho young but aourIshing
society, promises to be brilliantly sue
cesaluI, and will be attended by com.
pany OF people who forget not "their
own fair state" The ReY, DR.. IL. W.
Thomas Ia president OF the association,
which numbUra nearly 400 members.
James Edgar Brown, secretary oil tho
society, Ia descended from good old
revolutionary stock, his ancestors,
William Brown aud Thomas Brown,
both having beaR soldiers in the great
struggle for independence. William
Brown fought under Washington, ami
Thomas brown under Colonel Lucas.
Tho old Brown plantation is lIloon
mleI west OF Mount Vernon, Virginia,
near tho site oi historic Manassas, Ills
grandfather, Samuel Byrne Browa,
served in tho war OF 1872, aud hii father,
Granville Brown, was II lieutenant 10
tho lRo civil war, federal army.
lie is Il bro,her OF Professor Samuel
B, BrOwn, OF tho chair oil geology, Wost
Virginia UnivGniIY, havlng graduated
froln that institution himself ia 1850
with tho degree OF D. S.
lls wal elected tutor in the state uui.
versity durlug his last collegiate year,
and was the representative OF his l!ioT'
AIRY society IN various contests, winning
number OF prizes.
Ito engaged in newspaper work
short time, but later studied law, grad,
uating irrm tho Nel: Virginia Unlyer.
sity Law School In 1891. In 1897 ho 10.
Gated in Chicago for tho practice ot his
profession, aud In 1898 formed a law
partnership with James Ewing Davis,
al'o VtrgInian, the tlrm name bo.nG
Brown i Davis,
The executive officers Of the society
arc Edwin NJ. AshGrait, Dr.. Bella q.
EskrIdgo, tho Rev. K. II. Dollivnr, Aiiss
Alice Byrne, Edward $. Elliott, Hiss
Clara L. Hagans, Howard n, Ogden.
The banquet hall OF the sherman
House will DO eIaborAtely decorated
with palms and cut flowers. Burss's
orchestra will be in attendance, and tho
following interesting programme will be
presented.
Address by the President. t........Df. H. W. Thomas
........ Df. l., > Henson
'Sres aud sons
Piano sllO-"lnyitatlon 10 the Dance"
Webat--THusg ...r,.,.,,.,,.-Nlss Fay Foster
.Llwin NJ. AshctaG
West NiTglliGns IN Caieago."
Toast George H. Foster
"LoY0 Of the Homeland"
cello SOlO....,,4 TalA wagner
Miss ray FoStcE AccompAnist
Tie Rev. y. " Water
Three Reasons Why Am West YirsinlRn"
Dancing 10 tOi2,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-25

constantlnople, November 9i.-No
news was received from the interior ON
saturday, except from MNrs6yan,
where all was quiet, though npppre-
hcns,on was felt for the safety for tho
American missionaries located at Mar
soynn, and the houses were carefully
protected. The sultan yesterday sent
message to Minister Terrell to the et-
feet that no disturbances had been re-
ported from the Anntolla peninsula on
Friday and Saturday,
\ report recently became current
that the governor of HadlIm had
threatened to burn the convent OF the
town and the barley fields surround
ing. Minister Terrell thereupon In
formed the sublime porte that II any OF
the three American lady missionaries
resident ntiIRdJim We're Injured In any
way no would demand and obtain the
governors head. The lady misssion-
aries We're safe up 20 noon to-day
FirmanS authorizing the passage IN
threUgh the Dardanellcs Of a second
ship FOR each power are expected to-
day.
K batch OF official dispatches has
been published. representing that order
has been completely restored almost ev-
erywhere except at SlvOs, owing to the
measures which tho government has
adopted.
The Christian bishops at Ourfn have
telegraphed the grad Yi2ier that their
safety is now assured
The sultan has ordered that the corn
collected in the form OF tithes shall be
distributed among the needy inhabit-
ants OF SlVas and Kharput.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-25
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Tho popo'q physician snyp there n
nothing alarming In the condition II his
hpllneaa
Baron John nyrnc Leicester Warren
lc TablDy the poet, died In London.
ycEtrrlay
Paul Gluctcnson, the purccoll, /. H..
merchant charged with applying u
torch to ha own store during 4 general
confederation, has commltttcd' suicide.
Tho american Temperance Union mot
In Chlcktrlng hall New York lust
rlrht aud was presided over by PrcEl-
don't EuElrluA Lohn' q, Woolcy was
the principal speaker
Gpofrn rhonlcn ron NJ Congressman
rhpulJn. VI 1uunrFecc, died nt tie tnl-
tUgpIty M Nlrglnln yesterday, " injh-
i0g received In u foot ball game satur-
i"G
"A. t,nrtholcmy snlnt-illlllrc, u wrltor
M note. died In London yesterday. In
ynF ninety yturH old and was probably
the only man who retained clcnr per
HpuM recollection uf Napoleon Bona
prll"
To.dny IN New York day nt the At
lnnin rxuUsitlUn and about n thousand
ny tHr representative huslnoph mon or
Ino metropolis ptc there 10 tnkc part In
.nn exercises rhcy nrc headed by
Mlyur luOuE
At TIE conclusion Ur Tcrylcoa nj the a,
u. w. church nt LpuIhylllc yesterday,
No pnatur, ROW Robert Seymour, wnH
rrrofied olnrFod with neHnultlnE n
wuunn nl lturt Scott, knusun He
UWulpluI lIH Innocence,
row John Henry linrrnwH WILDLY
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-25
MORE POINTED rHAN POLITE.
senator Chandler Writes n Sarcastic Let
ter to President Cleveland,

Washington. D. c.. Nov Ex-senator
William II. Chandler hnR written tho
following lcttor to the President:
Washington, d. c., Nov, 2g, 1896.
To the President,
Slr:--I make complaint 10 you and
through You to the your Interstate
commerce commission nRalnRt tho trust
and pooling agreement now nearly FIN
lshcd, nf tho eight American rnllrond
trunk lines and the one Canadian line
Of pooling the traffic between Now
York city md Chicago.
This trust and pooling agreement Cnn
be Rnnlhilntcd aB provided by explicit
existing lhws Of the United Staten. ~
by Injunction from the courts; (2D by an
order Of the Interstate commerce COM
mlsfIpn or (D by nh Indictment OF the
indiylduniRElgning the same
II can altO easily bO stopped by n
vigorous appeal from you 20 Mr.. j.
picrpOnt Morgan, whose power over the
nine governors Of tho nlnc trunk limos
In 40 absolute 40 II was over tho bond
syndicate. II cannot bo poaHlblc that
YOU intend, to tabc upon your admin
latratlOn tho responsibility Of fnqtCn-
lnE upon your burdcncd nnd hclplogs
people this, the hugcgt trust the world
over Rnw or TINT wnH over conceived Of,
when one earnest word from you to
your fresh attorney general your nm.
bilious chairman NJ your commission,
ar your nmnlpotcnt friends will pntn.
ly20 the lnlqulty In lta inception,
Very truly yours,
wM. r. CHANDLER