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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

This is more nudacious demand If
possible than that of the wool men.
The lumber interest is one of the rich
est interests in the country. Tariff or
no tariff, their profits are enormous.
into private pockets. One-tenth or less
would so into the public treasury.
There are more 1nillionaires among tho
lumbe1men Of the country IN proper
ton to the entire number than there
are among any other class of manu-
facturers.
But it is not material which protect
ed interest, which monopoly fattened
on the taxes paid by the people is NEST
aggressive and rapncious in this emer-
gency when the country is in the midst
of a struggle with it's foes of all kinds
with England claiming and ready to en-
force by it's armies and fleets vast ter
ritorial rights on this continent, with
the gold sharks attacking the specie
reserve and the public credit at AL
points. with every form of domestic
and foreign enmity.
This is the emergency which tho
piratical protected interests have
chosen as n time to enforce on congress
their demands for new subsidies, new
bounties, new extortions under tho
false color of revenue taxation.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

was no trouble in the matter of the rev.
enue. The ways and means committee,
however, under the direction of the
speaker, proposes a tariff bill which
they know cannot become law and a
bond bill which is not essent tally differ
cnt from the law under which bonds are
now issued. The silver men in the sem
ate, without regard to party, are able
to defeat any measure that has a bond
provision in it, and they will.
What is to come out of all this? Who
can discover n prospect of result ?
What's the use of trifling with PROPOSE
1t may be of the greatest Importance to
express a principle through the legisla-
tive machinery, even if that principle
cannot at the time become n law. The
republican part in the campaign of this
year, denounce the democratic tariff
in bitter terms, and insisted that repub-
1ican legisla ton on that subject was the
only safe refuge for the country. They
are now in overwhelming possession of
the house, and it is their duty to pass a
tariff bill on the high protection lines
they have advocated. 1t is their part
to do this as matter of party faith and
principle. This popgun tariff PROPOSE
tion-this makeshift to avoid the issue
made in the presidents message-is not
n redemption of the promises implied
in the campaign. 1t is mere straddling
and sprawling about, and an offense to
public neutrality-suspicious. En-
quirer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
DISHONEST SOHFMEn9.
Republican Pilfcrers Trying to Get q
Their Work.

Republican Pilfcrers Trying to Get -
Their Work.
Every republican plan for increasing
] tbs Feveniie is dishonest and a scheme
to sahdbag ard roll, the people of the
| country. No great Increase. If any, IS
Required: But the imaginary deficit is
made il btetcxt for the kind of tariff
legislation demanded by the rapacity
of the protected .-monopo1ists.- They
declare that the country is in NO neces-
site1s circumstances and they regard
the c6iittrz's necessity rs their rascal
ly opportunity.
From every part Of thc country
when it's patriotic enthusiasm was
awakened and there was a probability
that men, ships and money might be
needed to fight its battles on land and
sea-there thronged to the capitol the
agents, solicitors and other members
of the lobby gang to urge increased
taxation, not for the public benefit, out
for their own.
The most impudc12t and the most
greedy of the tllrongS that surrounded
the sources OF revenue legislation were
the wool men, cla1noring for a renewal
of the wool Tux, which would include
the old tax on clothing, carpets, hats
and caps and other wool products.
They ciphered out that the wool and
clothing tariff produced in prosperous
years :. revenue of $4o,ooO,Ooo. They
covered up the fact that for every dol
lar of public revenue produced by tho
wool tariff ten dollars or $40 vent into
the pockets Of the protected raanufac-
turers.
The advocates of this gigantic fr.,nl
and steal attempted to disguise iB
character by declaring that it is not "a
restoration of the Mckinley tariff
schedule" and that it is plan to pro-
duce revenue 1nerely-not for pro+ec-
ton. The allegation is false. If the
Mckinley tariff or so or 60 per cent of
the Mckinley tariff rates should be
restored it would be tor protection and
not for revenue. Nine-tenths of all
the taxes collected or more would go
The rich lumber men, the nabobs Of
the pine forests, are also besieging tho
capitol for Il renewal ora protection.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
Success In Agriculture,

Every true farmer, in all his opera
tions upon the farm, strives for success,
a condition that depends very much
upon his own exertions.
In order to bring forth satisfa Glory
crops. the soil, no matter how fertile,
must be properly prepared for the seed
to be planted, and suitably titled for
the good of the growing crop. In the
preparation of the soil no half way
work, no slipshod method will answer
the purpose. The soil must be pulver-
lied and 1oosened, and can not be so
rendered by a cut and cover process,
that moves half and allows the other
half to remain undisturbed. There is
no excuse in these days of improved
plows for a poor preparation of soil.
The seed requires this prepare ton
in order that there may be an oppor-
tunity for the roots to extend them
selves in their search for food, which
is SO far it is contained in the soil,
more valuable in proper ito n as the soil
is more finely pulverized; otherwise
there would be no special demand for
any movement of the soil whatever.
But let anyone try the experiments
plant some seed where the soil is
hard and firm, and has not been dis
turbcd by plow or other implement,
and then by the side of this pull
vcrize tae soil by any artificial means
and mark the difference in growth.
Inc same RUE appl1eS TO aftcr tlllage.
that is, to the general cultivation of
the crop. The more soil is loosened
the better adapted it is to the passage
of the atmosphere through it from
which it absorbs fertilizing clements,
and by the action of which these ele-
ments, which it already contains, are
rendered more available.
These matters must be understood by
farmers, and being acted upon, will aid
very much in the general success
Cor. Southern Farm.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
HERE AND THERE,

On all badly-worn clay soils, or
loans underlaid by clay, subsoiling is
the great mechanical restora tive.
The shell of an egg is porous,
and any filth on it will faint the meat.
good reason for cleaning eggs as soon
as gathered.
DO not confine your poultry-keep-
ing to hens alone. Diversity is just as
desirable in this as in other farm prac-
tees. Besides ducks lay more eggs than
do hens and sell higher.
Whipping shying and frightened
horse is senseless and cruel. Pain does
not relieve fright, but the assuring
voice of a kind driver does. Whipping
makes confirmed shyers, because the
horse connects the pain with the OBJ
ject of his fear, and is more afraid of
it thereafter.
Farm chickens which have the run
of the fields are the healthiest and the
most profitable, because they get such
a variety of feed and insects. There is
too much which is artificial about the
usual poultry yard, and only they are
successful who recognize and remedy
this much as possible.
Bee keeping is one of the most prof.
tia BILE of the small rural indu stries. It
requires comparatively but little CAPT
tai to start it, and few hours of we'll
labor day will be sufficient
to place the colonies in condition for
gathering surplus honey, which they
will do if there is any forage yielding
it il sufficient quantity.
-Carbolic acid is one of the requi-
sites of a well-ordered hennery. The
uses to which it can be put by the
are many and varied. It
is an excellent disinfectant and there
tore can be employed to purify the at
of the hen house. 1t should
be added to the whitewash and thua
render this liquid more powerful
against lice,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Mckinley at once climbed into
Growers band wagon, and got a move
on the czar.-Iowa State Register
(Eep.).
The man and the occasion met
again when Cleveland and the Vene-
zuelan matter came together.-Bir-
mingham (Ala.) News.
The republicans are deter mined
to make the people pay a higher price
for their clothing and other necessaries
Of life.-Illinois State Register.
President Cleveland will not COM
promise with republican leaders in con-
eress, but will declare war to the knife
against their tariff and bond bills.-N.
Y. Herald.
MIR. Cleveland was right in throw
ing the responsibility on congress to
remedy the financial confusion. 1t Is
the result of republican legislation
Columbus Press.
The republican plan is to tax wool
and lumber-to increase the cost OF
clothing and of building, and the pro-
tected interest will get ten dollars OF
the revenue where the public treasury
gets ten cents.-Chicago Chronicle.
1.-THE repeal of the Mckinley
tariff" says a republican organ,
drought us the raid upon the gold re-
serve" This is an important piece Of
new information. The panic which re-
suited from the raid upon the gold re-
serve" began in the spring of 1898,
whilo the Mckinley tariff was not re-
pealed until the latter part Ct 1se4.-s
Louisville CouEierTourHal,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
phsre: rs herein yiks the danger O,
houscburn.-j. F. ii. II, iii farm and Fits.
LEAN BACON PIGS:
fheif f'roaaet,on will Prove tits i

fheif Production will frove tits Aitet
Profitable In the Future:
There arc two chief reasons why " Q
should seek to secure a large per cent.
of lean in pork: The first. is that we
may Increase the CONSUMPTION Of PoFts,
second, increase the vigor and stamina
of our herds.
That the demand for heavy, fat meat,
and especially of pork, has fallen off is
evident. It is rare that packers paw
top prices for drovEs that will average
3vef Three hunnred bounds, and they
have no uhe for the I've dnd slxshiihtiTetl
pound porl<ers which were the pride of
the feeder twenty years ago. So long 8
packers had a trade in the south and
West Indies for heavy side-meat, and
lard was rcady-sale at all seasons and
everywhere; they preferred heavy hogs
atid a,svef s5tnplained Of their being
too fat. The per cent. of waste was
less and there was a market for the
lard.
Times have changed. The packers
and lard-refiner have learned the art of
adulteration and substitution, and can
oil I year in the lard refineries.
The wastes of the cotton gin
have come into competition with
the corn field, and corn-fed porSers are
not priced for their lard as they were
i sst9f Sas tine aaS" of feene'"ey in the
Denmark and Canada are our rivals
for the English trade, and as they feed
SO as to produce more lean it behooves
MS to cater to the tastes of our best
customers. We can, in our milder
china te, with grass, clover, roots, peas,
cereals of every kind, and the by-prod-
ucts Of our mills and dafries, grow
leaner hogs and finish them with corn
more cheaply than it can be done in a
colder climate.
The time has passed to feed hogs
corn until corncob will roll under the
belly. The last hundred of the 800
pound hog costs more than the second
and the second more than the first.
If packers will support feeders the
bacon pigs will be furnished equal to
the n best OF any IN ,t county; and we need
Select and feed for a given type of
bacon pigs and we can soon supply just
the hog the public wants and will con-
sumo the most of.-Cor. Breeders Ca
Zette.
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FOR CAMPAIGN PURPosEsonLY.
OBJECTS OF tkA Financial g,epislatinn Now
Pending isef6rs s,sui:fess:

PENDING i,ef0Es capf:ress:
People Of this country who 6re for
ward enough to read newspaper once
d f:S or even once a week are not 60
ing to be fooled By Tie f?l:'l.:rol now go
ing on at Washington. The perfG:ttu:
ance upon which congress is now enter
ing is insincere and ineffective. 1t is
PtStense and sham. The committee
on ways and me;itis ssst:,s 70 have sat
on Christmas day for the purpose 81
producing an effect upon the public
mind. 1t was the worst case Of jiDgois1n
in economies that has been seen in n
long time. Men Of gravity and expert
ence are engaging in political circus
hct. They nre merely preparing for
campaign document, which is to run
something after this fashion! eve
tried to relieve the distress of the treas
ury and the revenue difficulties, but the
administration stood in our way. We
presented the remedy, but il was not
accepted"
The gentlemen who are engineer
ing the present scheme in the house
have f.c expectation that it will ever
become a Jaw If they thought it would
they would probably not be for it.
They are merely meeting what is de-
claTed to be n serious condition with a
cheap article of pcttifoggery. They
have no we'll tnatured plan of relief, and
II they mad they would not put 1T in OPP
GRAFTON for the benefit Of a democratic
administration.
Everybody knows what the course of
the administration on finance has been.
We shall not go over an ola discussion.
In carrying out a policy which the re-
publican party created Mr.. Cleveland
has been issuing bonds under the old
resumption law to get gold to maintain
a gold reserve of $1oO,OOO.oOo in the
cS11r~N He hoS Hao II TO <1,6
public Indebtedness to ''maintain a
credit" that has not been threatened.
He has been criticised in both parties
for his course. He lately advised con-
gress that there was another crisis, and
urged legislation that would help him
to keep the gold stock up. Congress
had previously been advised that there
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

1T the republicans of the house
had passed n measure scaling down the
extravagant expenditures of the gov
eminent ten per cent. instead of in
creasing the taxation of the people 60
per cent. and IS per cent. they would
have done n commendable act. Putting
$4O,OOO,OOO additional taxation upon
the people will not be as popular nor
as righteous n method of making "both
ends meet" as would the reduction of
outlay. The government has abund-
ant revenues. The taxes of the people
IRE too great instead of too little. The
trouble is that too much money is be-
ing spent. - Illinois State Register
(Rep).
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

The confidence of the republican
congress in prescribing for the finan-
cal ills from which we are suffering
is that of the doctor who had been called
in consultation, and with whom the pa
tient pleaded: 'sBut, doctor, you are
killing me-" my dear SIR" said the
physician, you keep quiet. I know
differ from those other doctors as to
what's the matter with you, but the
autopsy will show which of us was
riEht.'-N. y. Herald.
1t may Ee that Speaker Reed
made up his committees with the
avowed purpose of showing the country
that there is nothing too good for the
ptate OF Maine.-Chieago Times-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18
THE WOE oF. 4 nuMoR,sr.


t0e yearo IA dwelt upon q thought-nc
matter what It be.
Twas f0u OF wondrous importer. that ID
Il Vas to me-
meier conided to . friend the very
sltghtest hint
1h&e had dwelt upon Il or had deemed Il
had much int
And after many years had passed tried to
But found It most elusive. for II put my pen
could not do It up In prose or write It down
In verse,
And every effort that made seemed than
the other worse.
But one day like rush the words to give I,
10 the world
Came to me. and a sonnet-yes. Z sonnet
was unfurled.
II ran in stately periods. and when I had II
done
1t seemed Of all the sonnets quite the very
greatest one.
read the sonnet to my friend-the best
friend that had
And as I finished up the lines his face looked
mortal sad.
Il truly think. said he. and sighed. my
mind has left me quite.
cannot truly see the point Of what you've
read tonight"
I read It to my wife, and she. sweet-heartec
soul-shc said,
I always like your verses, dear"-then
shook her bonny head
but you can do much better work than
this. 1t seems to me.
You waste your genius and your time writ
ing parody"
A last resource. tried 1t on my eldest little
boy,
And he received It with . smile that tok-
ened inner Joy.
IT'S bully. daddy DEAR" said he. and snug
gled to my vest:
But must say like your rinkty -dinlkty
nonsense best"
sent It to an editor. Hell understand .
said I.
A day. q week. and cen . month brought
from him no reply.
But finally the answer cana Twas like
the serpent's hiss.
Dear Blank" said he. Il swear I've tried,
but can't nnd fun In this
And 80 it goes. The worst Of woes In all my
mortal span
Has been to find myself Get down ~ Just a
funny man
To ind. when am serious and try to do my
best,
Ny friends and family optne I'm much IN
need OF rest.
Carlyle Smith. In Harper's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18
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 moro 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 FigA
It's excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the rcfreshing and truly
beneficial properties of . perfect lax
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feverl
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with tho approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free ftom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by oil drug.
xists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it IL man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18

Seated on two soap boxes. they wers
| soon absorbed in the game. Aunt Polly,
| in the kitchen, sang: BLOW ye the
trumpet. blow" and it passed unhecsi-
ed; nor did they rouse to attentive in
terest when Judge Hastings raped on
the casing and she opened the screen
door.
This Is my little daughters last
CALL" they might have. heard him say.
| I'VE return Tomorrow. ..s
an she wants to stay, as bad a. my
boy wants to 60" Aunt Polly answered.
with a mirthlcss laugh. kind o queer.
amt it,"
"IIcr father was country boy, said
the Judge, smiling grayely: perhaps
she inherits the Inconsistencies that
never wholly leaves him. The earth
EhoIls us, think. The smell Of the
fresh sod fingers in our nostrils; the
upland; pasture is never so brave in tho
sunlight ~ when bricks and mortar
hide il. look forward always to the
Elay when can come bach"
"You wouldn't make my boy believe
that" the woman said. blunt!y.
mo, l wouldn't try. He will learn
for himself how little happiness de-
ponds on place or position. Let him
20 when the time comes. It's u
mans right to measure himself with
men. Very likely he'll be glad to come
home to you"
The woman shook her head Doubt
fully. II notice most Of 'em stay. she
said.
"Pcrhaps they must. was the patient
answer: "5ut at least they remember;
they Begin to value that which lies be-
hind. It's the memory and hope Of tho
old home that keeps life sound and
sweet. IN. Y. Independent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18

- Il. II -: :
things, shegeherously added. r think
you're most y clever as papa I'd ask
him to teach you Judging: he's . Judge.
sou know. Would you- like that?"
! The boy was silent for I moment, and
when he spoke it. was ~ though deep
inpulse moved him against his will.
: s.No nsee thinkin' what I'd like" he
.faid. bitterl5s::ss :sE amt lisble to get =
fhance at anything but pickin. potato
bugs n &gSM, 1lAmss'ss 80
/ ''You could live in the cave. though =
.ras the girls suggestion She made
}t:in al seriousness, AZ though he could
bot dream Of surer comfort. Almost
Thile she said It. the thought Of her
bwn deprivation seemed to overpower
hers She dipped from the counter.
Ind. standing before il, hid her face II
her i1ns1i.- .'. Y - &. :.
| .'oh. Jim Ked." she sobbed. ..rve got
10 60 away and leave It And prob'ly
III be grown up naxt year-too grown
up to sc0och down and climb in. Nam
j@k-te6t- .s6hs wuasdn's even come TO
the funeral. when W buried Millicent
1lndeE- taes btg .XAita rock. Ye&.aud
thete pEl{15ptet t hebys when I'm
;ws1s Is Hf35it.. - !,ff
I -4o9Spl1d tiG 1errp.-' tic hoy mutt
:lhe shfId7 f6di aahf :aaswer. In the
heakS4A0 ugpn&A BEG tla4Sttl1Dik and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18
NY LADYs LooKINo-oLAss.


She IL Better Looking Than the Mirror Bi1
Her Believe.
Every girl who is dissatisfied with
herself should remember that she is
better looking than the most kind of
looking-glasses bid her believe. A
mirror, it is contended, cannot flattcr
face that is in its natural state-that
is, not made mp" Even the very best
plate glass has . pale green tinge
which reflects q color tribe less clear
than the original; hair also has Away.
. more glossy sheen than the glass
shows.
Tit is wavy the glass never shows
the best OF the waves. and II it is
straight the glass accentuatcs the
straightness. More important and still
better to be remembered and carefully
treasured, no one ever looked. at the
face so closely or 50 critically as tho
owner Of Il looks It the reflection in
the glass Sass
Blemishes thst arc grief to nom
eonceited girl may pass quite unno.
ticed by her friends. The two or three
gray hairs that appear unfairly soon
ON the head Of = girl who overwor1ks
her brain simply have the eject OF
high lights in picture, and pass for
extra gloss s.a s'aa-
The figure that looks heavy when
seen only 50 far as the waist ina glass
may be absolutely in graceful proper.
ton when seen. with the rest Of tho
figure. Times