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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

TuE language OF deaf mute is thing
that g6Gs without saying.-YeNas SiftinSs.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

In popping the question lie did prefer
To do it in q manner firm and steady;
He did not go on his knees to her
For she was on his knees already.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

MISS OLDUN (playiully) 81 III elder thar
you think am" Miss CausliQuG--''
aaubt it. chicago Record.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26
PREVENTS BOILING OVER.

Excellent Household Device Patented by
German Inventor.
A neat little device has been pa tented
by German inventor, which effect
ually prevents the boiling over of any
fluid, even at an open fire, says the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

WHAT title will Baron do Worms take1
viscount Chrysalis? to end by becoming Le
Due dc Iapillon s-lounCh.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

Tue enemy of ART ,s She enemy Of nature
-Lavatcr.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

AMONG the latest curiositics is Il wet stona
to sharpen the waters edge.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

WHAr was real estate worth in Sotaom -
Wayland.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

Miss EIoDEI-"Do youneed q odel, sire
Old Iersimmons-'tNo;I only paint flowers
and fruit" Miss M.-'.Wen, I'm u peach
see?;,-,Trn1h,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

flowers, fade
and withcr with time;
The bloom, OF the rose
is only known TO tho
h al! by wo:nan's
checks. The nerv-
Gus strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry CT rearing
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

I AM entirely cured of hemorrhage Of
lungs by Piso'S Cure for Consumption
LOUISA L1SpAMAN, Bethany, Mo-, Jan. 8, '94.
The victorious warrior never has to edit
the war WORCESTERSHIRE American.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

BAll'a Catarrll Cure
Is takon internally. Prizes Taa.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26
Cheap Icxcur.ion, to the we.

Cheap lcxcOrslons the West
Bountful harvests are reported from nj
ces, eoae %, the vest and northwest and ar
nc 1aes seekers and those desiring Change
rate excursions which have been arrarcnd
t 2y the North Western Line. Tickets For
THESE excursions, with favorable time limits
y. sSit u De sold on August 90, September 10 and
gan ga MorthwSst ; 1owa, Western Minneso.
wyoming, Utah and large number Of other
p9f.nIs; FOR full Information apply to agents
OF connecting lines, or address W. B. KN1s-
ErEFs, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Onh'aso {" North- Nestcrn R'y, Chicago, Ill.
No, MAupI, dear, we would not advise
you 70 use mice as bait for cat.ish.-1'hila-
delphia Record.
Don't Drag Your Feet.
Many men do because the nerve centers
weakened by the lonS-continued use of to
Dacco. become so affected that they are weak
tired, lifcless, istlcss, etc. All this can be
easily overcome il the tobacco user wants to
quit and gain manhood. nerve power, and
enjoy vigorously the good things of life
Take NoeIo- Bac. Guaranteed to euro OF
money refunded by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. The Sterling Kennedy Co., New
York City or Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26

Enoa8h OF tho Lamb.
21srJ lad . little lamb,
Inc lamb was worry tough.
Under the circumstance
a little was enough.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
A Town of BIeached Blondes.

Every man, woman and child who lives
at Point San Pedro in Marin county is
bleached blonde. Even the chickens
dogs, horses, cats, pigs and geese are a
bright yellow. The whole place looks as
if it were suffering from an attack OF
jaundice.
This peculiar condition of affairs is due
to the chemicals used in the powder fact
DRY at that place. The company is en-
gagged in the manufacture of yellow
smokeless powder that is different from
anything in the explosive line ever put on
the market before
4 robust, ruddy-cheeked young man
Wlll go to work in the factroy, and in a
jaundice for months. The changed ap-
pearance is a shock to the friends of the
Workmen who are ignorant Of the cause.
and it is weeks before the natural color
comes back to his face.
In three days white dog will be the
color of an orange, and in three months
San Francisco Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
An Historian of Indiana.

For the last ten years William H Eng
lish has been engaged in writing a his
tory of Indiana. A man who has re-
Gently visited him says that he has trav-
eled extensively through Virginia, Ken
lucky, Indiana and "Old Northwest" in
search of historical documents, and has
made an immensely valuable collection
He has a den on the second floor of
the English block, Indianapolis, where
he does his writing and where there is
a big freproof vault for his valuable
documents. He verifies every single
statement made in his history, and is as
lavish in the expenditure of money as
he is of time 1t is said that he fire,
quently has five or six assistants aiding
him, and that he has expended fully $780,
600 in buying historical documents. Mr.
English lacks a few years of being rs
years old. but is still able to perform
great deal of work, and is as enthusiastic
over his history of Indiana as a school
boy would be over a new ball. He is
worth between 100000 and 5,00O.-
900, and is said to be the largest indi-
yidual owner of real estate in the state
of Indiana.-New York Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
MUCH IN A NAME.
Novel Writers Are Puzzled to Find Appel
lations for Their Characters

1aUlOnS 1Or Ine1r characters.
All the mechanism of novel writing
has a fascination for the general pub
lie, and no part more SO than the fitting
of names to the characters. Why GER
tain appellations are chosen, whose apt
ness or QuaintneSs at once strikes the
reader, is question of great interest
The old-fashioned tales and plays, with
their Sneerwells, Backbites, Beairs, etc.
and the later case, Thackeray's New
comes, follow the simple rule Of descrip-
tive names, but the raison d'etre of the
many thousands which constantly alb
sOrb the public interest is utterly I'M
certain.
Dickens, it is we'll known, ransacked
old London for quaint and curious
names. Shop signs were his especial
hunting ground, and in this he had a
French counterpart, BalZac The story
is twice-told tale how the great novelist
dragged his companion through Paris
one memorable night in search of a
name to fit some one of his stupendous
creations, and just as the dawn was be-
ginning to break and the companion S
strength was failing sign was found
which bore 4 name sufficiently outland-
ish to suit even Balzac's taste. The
name once given, he was wont to de-
clare it grew to the character SO that
seDara ton was to him utterly impossible.
Such a separation was recently enforced
on an author. Miss Anna B. Warner,
well known from her many charming
books, and even more famous as the sister
of Susan Warner. who wrote THE Wide,
Wide World" planned book which was
to treat of West Point life In searching
for a name for her hero which would not
be likely TO appear III any army register,
an old name came to her mind-one that
she had not heard for more than fifty
years, and then only onee-the owner
having been client of her fathers She
recalled hearing him comment on the
strangeness of the name and only that
circumstance impressed it on her memory
The book was written, with the hero
bearing the quaint old name, but when
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
A PIGEON POSTAL ROUTE.
Winged Messengers Connect Los Angelo.
with Avalon on Catalina Island


with Avalon on Catalina Island.
Probably the only regular pigeon post
| service is that which bears MESA ges
every day in the summer season between
Los Angeles and the little town of Avalon
on Catalina island
The steamer runs once a day between
island and mainland and once it has cut
loose from the wharf the island, with a
summer population of perhaps several
thousands, is comparatively cut off from
the world as though it were in midocean
and yet the shore is a scant twenty miles
away. The demand for some additional
service grew. Often there were men of
affairs among the visitors, and they were
not infrequently sore distressed to find
means of communication.
1t remained Tor two young men of Los
Angeles TO relieve the island visitors and
residents from their isolation. This was
accomplished by the establishment of q
carrier-pigeon post between Avalon and
Los Angeles. The service was inaugural
ed last summer, and conducted several
weeks with success. 1t was feared at
first that the pigeons, which are distinctly
land BIRDS might hesitate to fly across
so large body of water: but as far as
known there need have been no cause for
anxiety on this point. The ssage-bear-
ers usually started without delay, arriv-
ing at their destination with a certainty
and promptness almost Incredible The
airline distance from Avalon to Los
Angeles is about fifty miles. This was ac-
complished by some of the Catalina fly
ers in fifty minutes. From three to four
hours is required to make the trip by rail
road and steamer.
Last year a considerable revenue was
earned in the forwarding of dispatches
from Catalina by the winged messengers.
Small bills. posted conspicuously about
the town of Avalon convey the informa-
ton that private messages and business
orders may be forwarded at any hour of
the day, and, in connection with the tele-
phone, telegraph and cable lines to any
part of the world" The young pigeon
fanciers also add to their income by sup
plying the daily press of Los Angeles with
the latest news from Catalina.-San
Francisco Chronicle
-Slatin Pasha has just recovered the
sword that was taken from him when
he was captured. 1t was the one he had
when he first entered the Austrian army.
Five years ago Mr.. Cook of the tourist
agency bought the sword of an Arab at
Luxor and when Slatin attended the
geographical congress in London he re-
stored it to him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
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 the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's 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
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 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
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
Engine Derailed by a Buzzard

AS the mail train on the Pensacola and
Atlantlc division of the Louisville d
Nashville railway was bowling along
between Bombay and Caryville, Fla.
thursday night, some heavy object struck
the headlight, smashing the glass and
knocking the burner off the lamp. The
oil caught fire, and in an instant the front
of the engine was in flames. The en-
gineer was alarmed and reversed the
lever, so suddenly that the cars bumped
together with great force, injuring sew
eral passengers and derailing the engine.
BY hard work the flames were extin-
guished, and then the engine was ex-
amined. 1t was found that a buzzard
had struck the headlight and caused the
trouble. The bird was found wedged in
the headlight, with it's feathers burned
off and thoroughly cooked. The acct
dent cost the railroad several hundred
dollars and traffic was delayed for five
hours.-Philadelphia Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04

Abram S. Hewitt's home is the old
house in which Peter Cooper lived, in
Lexington avenue above Gramercy park.
Mrs. Cooper always thought Peter lazy
man. She did not appreciate his invent
i've genius. She was a famous bread
maker. When Peter was poor she made
bread for the neighborhood, and long
after he was a rich man, with an income
OF $4,000 a year, she continued this oc-
cupation employing from ten to a dozen
girls to assist her. The bakers near by
resented it, and earnest protests were
made to Peter. But he could do nothing.
His wife was boss, and she kept at bread
making till almost too blind to see. She
was blind, | believe, for the last FIVE years
of her life. In the babyhood days of Ed
ward she used to make Peter mind the
boy, so that she should not be disturbed
IN her breaGmaking. Peter had a work
shop IN the garnet, and there he would
take the boy. An old clock was one of his
treasures, and he converted the mechan-
ism into a motor for rocking the cradle.
Mrs. Cooper caught him at work one day,
with the cradle going by clockwork and
was very wroth. You are the LATEST
man | ever saw. Peter" she exclaimed,
snatching her darling baby out of the
cradle. You are too lazy, actually, to
rock the cradle, and have to make an Old
clock do it. My poor little Edward"'-
New York Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
IT WAS NOT FOR HIM.
The Student Mistouk and He Now Feel
Quite Sad.

The Student Mistook and He Now Feels
Quite Sad.
At one of the recent Gounod rehearsals
a little bit of triangular comedy took
place which was not previously rehearsed
and in which Mr.. Agramonte had no part
During the intermission, when there is a
general stir and those in the chorus talk
WITH their friends in the audience, q
Yale member of the society stood idly
gazing around dividing his time between
a nascent mustache and the various pretty
girls III the chorus-and by the way, what
a power of pretty girls there are in the
Gounod sOciety-when suddenly his eyes
became riveted. A very sweet specimen,
whose attention he had vainly tried to at
tract, had now turned in her seat, and
was apparently reckoning to him. Could
1t be possible? Another glance convinced
INN, OF course it was possible. There she
was, looking straight at him and putting
untold magnetism into that fascinating
motion of her hand.
Here was the looked-for opportunity.
He had evidently made Z great hit. Nov
ing down the aisle with the courage and
assurance born of noble lineage, he took
seat beside the fair damsel. Good
evening, quoth he, encouragingly.
Beg PARDON was the reply, but l
think you have the advantage of me-
A thin wall of ice seemed to rise up be-
have introduced himself, he offered furth-
er encouragement by saying, Pardon
me. | am Mr. - of 80 and some odd. -
The wall of ice grew visibly thicker.
Through it came the reply But [ fail
to see how this piece of information con-
Germs me, and | would suggest that if
you have no other facts to impart more
valuable it would be better to take them
where they would be appreciated, and
the pretty mouth shut with bang
This might have been discouraging to
an ordinary being, but you can't bankrupt
a Yale youth quite so easily.
Pardon me. but didn't you beckon 10
me just now?' persisted he
''Beckon to your' flashed back the lady
in seven volumes of whitening scorn and
then as the truth dawned upon her sus-
picious CONFUSION seized upon her face,
and she gasped out again. S'Beckon to
you! [ should think not. There's the
man | beckoned to-" pointing to a tall,
sedate man, who had just come up and
was quietly standing just behind them
The luckless youth faced about and be-
held well-known Yale professor look
ing down at him with precisely the same
smile worn in the classroom when he,
the youth, was laundering on the verge of
agitated representative of Yale was cling
ing TO the arm of a classmate as he
watched two people at the other end of
the hall seated side by side in an attitude
of the direst merriment
Jack, who is that young lady Prof.
- is talking top
''That-Why, don't you know? That's
his '-Curtain.-New Haven Reg
iSter
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
GAN CURE ASTHMA AND HAT
FEVER.
A Leading Physician at Last Dis
covers the Remedy.

covers the Remedy.
The majority Of sufferers from asth-
ma and kindred complaints. after try
ing many doctors and numberless adj
vertiSed remedies without avail, have
come to the conclusion that there is no
cure for these most distressing diseases
and no doubt these same persons will
be the more in doubt and skeptical
when they learn through the columns
or the press that DR.. Rudolph Schiff-
mann, the recognized authority, who has
treated more cases of these diseases
than any living doctor, has achieved
success by perfecting a remedy which
not only gives immediate relief in the
worst cases, but has positively cured
thousands of sufferers, who were con-
sldered lncurable. These were just as
skeptlcal as some of our readers, who
are thus afflicted, now are. His remedy
no doubt possesses the merit claimed
by the doctor or he would not be willing
to authorize this paper to announce
that he is not only willing to give free
to each person in this city suffering
from asthma, hay fever, phthisic or
bronchitis, one free liberal trial pack
age of his cure. but urgently requests
all sufferers to send him their name and
address and receive a package, abso-
lutely free Of charge. knowing that in
making the claim he does for his cure, q
strong doubt will arise IN the minds OF
many, and that a personal test, as he
offers to all, will be more convincing
and prove its merits than the publish
Ing of thousands of testimonials from
others who have been permanently
cured by the use of his asthma cure.
DIR. SchiHmann's Asthma Cure" as it
is called, has been sold by all druggists
ever since it was first introduced, al
though many persons have never heard
of it. The doctor has certainly made q
most generous and fair offer, and all
who are suffering from any of the above
complaints should write to hi.l at once,
and avail themselves of his offer. Adj
dress DR.. r. Schiffmann. 314 Rosabel
ST., st. Paul, Mimi Write at ,nee. as
no free samples can be obtained after
Sent IL
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04

The Wisconsin State Fair is undertak-
ing this year Z new departure. 1t is the
intention to catalogue all live stock on
the grounds. The catalogue will be dis
tributed free to patrons of the fair and
it will be gotten up without expense to the
exhibitors. By referring to this cata-
lOgue one can determine at a glance the
name, registered number, age, sex, sire,
dam, breed and owner of every animal
on the grounds. Live stock cavalcades-
that is leading the animals out on parade
will be made a specially. Heretofore
this he's been a bore to exhibitors, for
the reason that it requires time and a
good deal of pains to lead out their ami
mails in good shape and after they had
lead them out there seemed to be no bene-
fit derived from it because none of the
many spectators could tell who the ami
NAL belonged to, what they were looking
at or anything about it. This year, how
ever, it is confidently expected that eX-
hibitors will be glad to lead their stock
out on parade, because when each animal
is lead out on parade he must wear a tag
numbered to correspond with his proper
catalogue number, and in this way the
people looking on will be enabled to more
fully appreciate each exhibitors herd. in
other words, they will know what they
are looking at and whose animals they
are looking at.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04

The Home Bureau for Delicacies
for the Sick, and Nurses Registry,
at Is West Forty-second ST., n. Y,
under date of Oct. 20, 1894, writes:
please send one dozen boxes
Ripans Tabules to the Nurses Club.
104 West Forty first street. Reports
of the Tabules for troubles result
ing from disordered digestion
come very frequently to our atten-
ton here. This Bureau does not
dispense medicines, but has oppor-
tunity to hear frequent discussions
concerning the merits Of remedies.
1t seems to be conceded that the
TabuleS are a reliable auxiliary to
the physician. Some of our patrons
use them to a considerable extent,
and physicians assure US that the
formula is excellent"
Ripans Tabues sold by druggists. or by mail Ii
The price $50 cents box is sent to The Rpans Chemi
'al Company, No. 10 Spruce Street, New York Sample
vial. 10 cents
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
ESPECIAL TO QUE LADY READERs.l

me. [ feel better than I have for years.
It seems a seven days wonder to my
friends. Where I used to be pitied,
everything is the opposite, and there is
not day but what some one wants to
know what / have done to work such
wonder.
before taking the Compound I had
constant headaches; was constipated;
bloated; eyes weak, with watery whites;
bearing down pains; pains in the small
of my back and right side; took cold
very easily, which always caused intense
pain in ovaries. | did not want to 60
anywhere or see any one.
. | was called cross, but I could not
help it, feeling as | did. | could not lift
anything or do any hard work without
suffering for days afterward. Menstru-
alton lasted from eight to ten days, the
first two or three days being in almost
constant pain, day and night.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has made new girl of me; am
now well, happy, and strong" Yours
truly, A sTENoGRAPHER, Denver, Col.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
THE FISH'S BALLOON.
A Mystery that Scientists Have Not Yet
Been Able to Solve.

A Mystery that Scientists Have NOT Aet
Been Able to Solve.
Naturalists long ago studied the compo-
sition of the gas contained in the swim
ming bladder of fishes, and discovered that
it consists of the principal constituents OF
the air-namely, oxygen, nitrogen and
carbonic acid. But these constituents
are not mingled in the fshs balloon in
the same proportions as they are in the
atmosphere, and, besides, their proper
tons do not always remain the same IN
the fish Sometimes the bladder con-
tains hardly any oxygen; at others oxy-
gen constitutes nine-tenthS of the whole
contents.
The variation in the quantity of oxygen
is somewhat mysterious, and naturallSts
have offered several different suggestions
as to the cause of it. Some think the
fish may be able to control the quantity
of oxygen in it's bladder by its own will.
Blot. distinguished French naturalist,
thought that he had solved the problem
by discovering that the proportion of oXy-
gen was larger in fish that lived at great
depths and smaller in those that lived
near the surface of the sea.
But quite recently new observations
made from the Prince of MonacOS yacht,
Princess Alice, seem to prove that Blot
was mistaken, and that the deep dwelling
fish carry no more oxygen in proportion
than do those living in shallow water.
Some of the fish whose swimming blad-
ders were examined by the naturalists
on the Princess Alice came from a depth
of no less than a mile.
They were compared with fish which
seldom descend below 200 feet in depth.
and with others which prefer depth of
about 500 or 600 feet, and all had nearly
the same proportion of oxygen to aid
them in swimming.
The variations mentioned above seem.
J.. Il +l.Or.
cause than the depth of the fish's dwell
ing place.
1t is these unsettled questions that of
fer to the young naturalists some of their
most brilliant opportunities for distinc-
ton. 1t is a great mistake to suppose
that there does not remain a plenty of
Communion.