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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28
B orax is Indispensable.

Rorax has become almost indispen-
sable an article in every household as
salt and peper. Nothing will so sue
cessfully soften hard water as boraX
Use it in the proportion OF large
handful to ten gallons of water. The
texture of the finest linen and cotton
will not be injured by its use. Stains
upon table cloths and napkins may
be readily washed out if borax is put
in the water. A little borax water
boiled in the coffee pot twice a week
for fifteen minutes sweetens and purl-
fies it. To ceanse window glass
simply use warm water ard borax, no
soap. Wipe dry and polish with
crumpled newspaper.
For the shampoo Use one teaspoonfuli
TO two quarts of warm water. 1t acts
directly on the scalp, keeping it in
healthy condition. AS dentrifce
and mouth wash borax is unexcelled.
1t cleanses the mouth, ,hardens the gums
and relieves cankers. In using 1t for
the teeth make powder or one ounce
each of powder borax and pulverized
CASTLE soap and two ounces of preclpl-
ated chalk. Bags made of cheese
cloth, about eight inches square, filled
with oatmeal, some powdered borax and
pulverized CASTLE soap and a little
powdered orris root and used in the
bath are delightfully."- refreshing. A
box of powdered borax is indispensa-
bic at the toilet table and as dis
infectant, and will Prove a valua-
bic aid in procuring cleanliness at the
kitchen sink. And if it were more
frequently used a great amount of
waste might be prevented in the
larder.-New York SUB. -
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28
Cur Pick ups.

One of the latest inventions is a three
coInered nail that will drive easily, and
will not split the wood.
Although girl may be bright enough
to know that kiss is a noun she's fires
quently unable to decline il,
Taking the whole land surface oe the
globe into consideration. there are g!
acres for each inhabitent ON this planet.
The United States raises more tobacco
than any other country on the globe
British India comes next, producing
nearly as much
Postmaster Wilson, of Lake Pro-
vidence says the Banner Democrat,
possesses scarf, an old coin which
bears the effigy Of Philip Of Ma
ccdon, that is 2,200 years old.
At a recent meeting the New Or
leans city council appropriated $780,
600 to buy out the wharf lease and
now the Crescent City commerce Will
enjoy free wharves.. New Orleans is
the first port Of any size that has been
able 10 take that step, and her trade
will be thereby greatly benefited.
Secretary Morton, of the agrlcultu-
raj department, and Comptroller Bow
Ter, two prominent administration of
ficials, were seriously scored last week
by some congressman. The latter
gentleman was criticised for his action
in Withholding payment of the sugar
bounty, and the former for refusing
the free distribution of seed. MOrton's
action is based upon the. belief that
some Of the congressman sold their
quota Of seed, instead Of distributing
them to their constituents as the law
directs. Mr.. Morton should be requir-
ell tc give the names of the congress
men whom he declares sold the seed
intrusted to them for distribution, if
any such there be, and thereby re-
leave the innocent members from such
a stigma. = Farmerville Gazette.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28

Vote Against it.

The suffrage amendment may do
away with ballot box stuffng, but
will never abolish bribery as long as
the power Of money remains. Conse-
q uently it will not purify the ballot.
Vote against it. 1t may render future
race disturbances unlikely, but it will
do so by the sacrifice of the rights OF
deserving white men. Vote against
it.
It may ensure an intelligent admi-
nistratiou ofpubiic affairs, but it viii
disfranchise two good white men to
disc uaIify a single bad one. Vote
aga inst it.
1t cannot remove fears of negro
domination when such fears do not
exist. Ninety thousand negroes can
not control the affairs of the state
and no one believes that they ever
will. Vote against it.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28
Made His Start.

A shrewd young man from Boston
pocketed quite snug little sum OUT
of the recent bond sale, and that tGo,
without single dollar invested. The
sharp Bostonian made about $4,000,
With shrewdness and foresight as his
Only capital; and this is the way he
did it:
He quietly delved around and learn
ed that the syndicate would bid above
11O1 for the bonds, So in order to over
reach their offer he put in a bid for
s15O-OOO worth of bonds at Ill, and
the bonds were awarded to him. He
then simply proceeded to dispose of
his award, getting from IA to l15 for
all of them, making profit OF 3 to 4
points on the entire bid, mounting
to about $4,000.
While contempt ating his financial
deal the young man soliloquized thus
Iy: That he had as much right las
any other American citizen to make a
bid. Whether he was bidding for
himself or some one else was nobody's
business. If his Did was sufficiently
high to get the bonds it was the duty
of the governmsht TO make the award
to him. If he $as unable to sell the
bonds, there woeld be no way of com
peling him to take shem, as he hao
no money nor prspelsty,spd there ih'
matter would end. HI short, he mere
y put in his bid, knowing that he ha'
all to gain Gf there wasI any gain il
it) ard nothing to lSse. True hi
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28

name might have been circulated in
the public prints as one who bid in
bonds and then refused to take them,
but as he had grea' credit nor rep
sdtation, he concluded that would not
cut much figure anyway, 50 like a
Gould or a Rothschild, he said he
would take s15O.OO0 worth Of bonds
at Ill.
His bid was accepted and he then
sold it to men who had the money for
about $4,000 proiit-pretty good pay
for his shrewdness and foresight.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28
Our Surplus Corn.

During the meeting Ut the Louisa
ma State Agricultural Society at Lafa-
vette we were informed that corn de
livered or plantations IN that locality
was selling mt 10 cents per bushe, and
that for lack Of markets and storage
capacity thousapds Of bushels of corn
were then in the field unharvested.
On the train coming from Alexandria
to Lafayette we also learned from a
travelling salesman that he had on that
morning contracted with one merchant
at Alexandria for the delivery at diff
ferent times during the spring season
of 500 barrels of corn meal. to be fur
nished by the Little Rock (Ark.)
Milling Company, at $3.50 per barrel.
Now, there is something radically
wrong when the farmer, living less
than hundred miles from Alexan-
dria. on line of railroad making dali
" trips, has to sell 224 pounds of corn
at 60 cents, and when the Arkansas
man, living hundreds Of miles away,
realizes three times as much for only
200 pounds Of meal
1t seems TO me that some enterpris-
ing mill man might grind some Of that
surplus corn into meal, make good
meal, sack it in fifty pound sacks, put
his name and brand on the sack, and
guarantee it. Meal put up in that
way, ground from well selected corn,
furnished fresh every week or two,
would have no Jrcnble in holding its
own against the kilndried articles.
This has been tested in two different
towns in De s,so parish, with favora-
ble results. --
Another plan would be to secure a
corn shelling machine, one that would
shuck shell, fan and sack thousand
bushels per day (such machines can
he purchased at a cost Of not over
$780, attach it to the gin or grist mill
steam power. and in this way put the
corn in proper condition for shipment
to Europe. Merchants of Lafayette
and other towns along the railroad, it
is your duty to find market for the
product of the producer. You shonld
take such steps as willpermit that pro-
duet to be shipped in merchantable
shape, to the best interest of yourselves
as we'll as your customers. You now
provide these advantages for some OF
the staple cryps,-name'y: cotton, sug'
sr and rice. Why not assistin finding
a market for our surplus corn The
Southern Farmer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-03-28

Keeps constantly on hand full Ln&pf Ladies fine dress
Goods. ~ M q.
Gents fnrnilng good Specially alsd Boys and Youth
Suits for all ages Also the famous Telaent Stribling
Shoes for Laes and Misses at prices suit the most fas
dious Our Gests Nackintask's in all style and prices.
surpassed. u tn
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24
BIG TIMBER NEWS.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Big Timber, Feb. 20.-Herbert Woods
a prominent sheep man of the White
Beaver country, came to town Sunday
afternoon suffering from a bullet wound
in his leg. Mr.. Woods had been visit
ing that day at Stanley Gurney's place,
near Merrill and was handling their
gun when it accidentally slipped out of
his hand and fell to the floor and ex-
ploded. The ball entered his leg just
above the knee on the inside and came
out on the upper part of the thigh on
the outside.
The formal opening services of the st
Marks Episcopal church of this place
were preached by Bishop Brewer of
Helena, the church being well filed
both morning and evening by attentive
and appreciative audiences. Mr. and
Mrs. Berky, Mesdames McCarr, r. ID.
Alton, Villas, Vaupe, Gier. Sloane, Miss
Preble and Messrs. Connop and Cham
Der. all members of the Episcopal
church of Livingston, came down to
attend the opening services.
At a meeting of the board of county
commissioners the latter part of the
week the commissioners sold $S5 900
worth of bonds on Sweet Grass county
to II. j. Palmer of Helena, who offer
ed $S6,70 for the bonds.
Constable Calhoun of Columbus came
up Monday and subpoenaed Tom Wall
a a wit less in the case of the State VS..
Mason. Mason, who was charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
had his hearing Tuesday morning and
was bound over to the district court.
II. S. Lyons, who has been engaged in
business in Big Timber for several
years past, has sold his property here.
and will shortly move to Red Lodge.
where he will engage in business.
Mr. n. Coded, a prominent wool
grower of near Martinsdale. came in
the first of the week to meet Mrs God
fed and daughter who have been visit
ing i'm Chicago and are expected home
tonight.
n. Budd. @. w Baker and w. +.
Franklin. as the board of equalization.
have been I'm session all week at the
court house appraising the valuati of
Sweet Grass county's property.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24
RED LODGE NEWS.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Red Lodge, Feb. 21.-The district
court for Carbon county has been in
session this week. adjourning Thursday
noon. No cases of particular import
ance came up for trial at this time.
Red Lodge is very successful with her
Business Mems club, and that institu-
tion is flourishing. 1t is doing great
work among visitors to the city. who
go away feeling that they have been
accorded splendid treatment by the
club members.
Prospectors have this week brought
in some fine specimens of ore carrying
plenty of free gold, found a short dis
lance southwest of here, on Rock creek.
Considerable excitement is occasioned
thereby, and a number of locations
have been made in the vicinity
DR. j. NJ. Fox has been appointed
chairman of the Carbon county delega-
ton to the State immigration conven-
ton which meets at Helena March 10.
-Four other members will be appointed
by the chairman and one by the gov
ernor. 1t is hoped that this county will
have full representation at the con-
vention.
Seventy-seven men took out their
final naturalization papers in the dis
trict court this week. This is a pretty
good record for small town.
The county board of appraisers has
been I'm session this week Ii is expect
ed that the assessed valuation of Car
bon county will be 80 per cent. more
this year than last.
Thursday was payday for this place.
Both the Rocky Fork Coal company
and the railroad distributed good round
sums to their employees.
Application was made in the district
court this week to set off 40 acres of
government land for townsite at Per-
ry, in this county. The land is unsur-
veyed as yet and some confusion exists
in regard to it.
Washington's birthday was celebrat-
ed by the Equal Suffrage association of
this place giving q China tea and
dance in the court house. The fact that
the association only has three active
members here does not deter 1t from do
ing their share in the interests of the
cause.
Attorneys A. j. Campbell and Sydney
Fox were in attendance at the district
court from Livingston and Big Timber
respectively.
Landlord c. w. Savage of the Abe
marie hotel at Livingston is in town
visiting his son, George w. Savage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24
THEIR GOOD START
Meeting Of the Saltwater WOOlgrOw-
erS' Association.
ROSTER OF THE OFFICERS
II Is Decided to Adopt the Union
Scale of oheepshearers Prices
They Agree to Pull Together
April the Next Session.

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Columbus. Mont. Feb. 22-As fine a
body of yeomen as one could wish TO
see met yesterday at the Office OF the
secretary of the Saltwater Woolgrow-
ers' association at this place. Interest
and intelligence beamed from every
countenance. The work which they
have already done in forming this as
ISOLATION. shows that they are progress
sive in their ideas. They have learned
in the school of experience that ''in
union there is strength" This associa-
ton was organized on the cath of last
December. Yesterdays meeting was
the second time the woolgrowers Of
this vicinity met together. Every sub
ject taken up was discussed calmly
and dispassionately. Harmony was the
watchword of all
The following are the officers and
members OF the executive committee:
w. II. Norton, president; $. T. Simon
sen. vice president; Pat Lavelle, treas
urer George II. Simpson. secretary;
Bert Shorey. II. j. Wells. j. Ii. Rosean.
John Flanagan. III. /. Grant and John
Heide. The association now consists
of % members and they all seem to
take great interest in the work laid out
DN lflt association.
A reward of 500 will be offered for
the arrest and conviction of any per-
son for camp robbing and similar Of
fenses. \ reward of $500 will be offered
for the arrest and conviction OF any
person for stealing or poisoning. sheep.
burning hay, camps. etc. No state or
county officer or member OF this asso-
citation shall receive any of the re-
wards offered by the association.
The subject OF fixing a price to be
paid for shearing sheep elected consid-
cradle discussion. IL was finally de-
termined To adopt the sheepshearers'
union price Of cents per head, provid-
ed the shearers do satisfactory work
for the woolgrower.
This meeting opened the eyes OF a
good many wOolgrOwers 70 the fact
that this association will prove bene-
fetal to them in a variety Of ways They
can keep themselves posted on the
market prices Of wool and mutton.
Not the least OF the benefits which
they will derive from these meetings
will be the Interchange OF ideas and
the intercourse with one another.
The next meeting OF the association
will be held at this place on Friday,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24
CARBON COUNTY SEAT
There Will Be a Hot Contest and Elk.
element in the Fall.
JOLIET WANTS THE NAME
In the Meantime There VIII BE q
Number of Persons AIKEN Into
Uncle Sans Family-A
Few Divorce Cases.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, Feb. 21.-Judge Henry,
who has been holding court in Carbon
county, returned from Red Lodge this
morning. There were not many cases
on the calendar at this term-three di-
vorce cases and few civil actions,
and only one of these was decided by a
jury, Judge Henry handing down de-
cisions in the other cases. There were
nearly 30 applicants for naturalization
papers, mostly Finlanders. There is
going to be a county seat war in Car
bon county next fall, and this fact ac-
counts for the rush for naturalization
papers. Before election time probably
as many more foreign-born residents
of Carbon county will thus qualify
themselves to exercise the elective
franchise. Joliet is the town which
will enter the race against Red Lodge.
The town is situated q miles north of
Red Lodge, on the Rocky Fork
branch, and at present has a popula-
tion of about so people. The land upon
which the town is laid out was origi-
nally comprised in the Indian allot-
ments. and the survey of the tract
having never been filed, it stands in
the same light before the land Office
as unsurveyed land. Consequently,
under the law of the state, Joliet is
not an incorporated town and cannot
become so until a survey has been
made and filed in the land Office, and
until it does become an incorporated
town it is not eligible to become a
county seat. In order to clear up this
matter, eleven residents of Joliet have
petitioned Judge Henry to cause an es-
inmate to be made of the cost of a sur
Vey and the filing of a townsite plat.
The judge made the estimate himself
and has informed the petitioners that
the cost will be in the neighborhood of
$3.50, and that If this sum is deposited
with the proper official the survey will
be ordered made.
An examination as to the sanity of
II. III. Preston was made before a COM
mission of Physicians Alton and Shawk
to-day, with Judge Henry on the bench.
The commission decided that "Scotty''
was of sound mind, but Judge Henry
took the occasion'to reprimand Preston
for the manner in which he conducted
himself, and cautioned him that if he
did not cease the persecution of his
family he would get himself into seri-
Gus trouble and probably land in Jail.
Preston promised his honor that he
would endeavor to so conduct himself
in the future that he would not be
amenable to the law After the inquiry
as to his sanity he was taken back to
Jail to await an examination upon the
charges of disturbing the peace and of
threatening bodily harm to his wife.
Mrs. Annie L. Eastman was buried
to-day from the family residence on
Lewis and c street. Her death &C.
Cured Thursday from septicaemia.
The blow is a sad one to Mr.. Eastman,
and he has the sympathy of the COM
munity in this his sore afiliction.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24
LATER NEW s.
Bennett Has Heard From His Wife-She
l. Married Again.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, Feb. 22-The Livingston
creamery is soon to be enlarged and
cheese making plant added. At present
the creamery is only turning out about
1900 pounds of butter per month, but
with the beginning of April the pro-
duct will be increased until daily out
put of 500 pounds is reached. Arrange
ments have been made to ship every
other day from Springdale the milk
from 100 cows. and in a month from
now the increase from this immediate
vicinity will be double that quantity.
United States District Attorney Les
lie and Deputy United States Marshal
Haley were in Livingston to-day inves-
tigating the report that there were liv
ing in this city Cinnamon not possess
ing registration certificates. The near
est approach to confirmation of this re-
port was that one Chinaman was found
going under the name of All Jim. while
in the certificate which he exhibited
his name appeared as Sam Cling. But
the photograph on the certificate COM
pletely identified All Jim as being the
one entitled to the paper. When Unit
ed States Commissioner Poorman in
formed All Jim that he would not be
deported, the effect upon the heather
was electrical and in leaving the office
he stepped as high as hop fiend gen.
orally does after smoking six pipes OF
opium at one time.
Bennett, the dreamer, has found his
wife, and paradoxical as IL appears. in
finding her has forever lost her. He
has received letter from her at Butte.
saying that she has secured a divorce
and is married 10 another man. She
informs her erstwhile husband that she
is almost wild over the disclosures
made in the Standard concerning him,
and her letter has much of pathos and
emotion in il. Still she informs Ben
nett that things are better as they are
and by a perusal Of the letter il is
plainly TO be seen that she much pre-
fers her second husband to her first
love. In view of Benefits strange dis
appearance. and because OF certain dis
qualifications of his concerning the
marriage relation - disqualificatiOns
which she hints at but does not spe-
cifically name-she says that he can not
blame her. and he admits that she is
about right in this regard. Bennett has
concluded that under all the circum-
stances he will not attempt 10 WOO his
wife back to him and has a horror Of
going over 10 Butte TO witness his wife
yielding TO the embraces Of her second
husband.
Harden Smith returned from Gre
vase to-day, where he has been su-
perintending the sinking OF 2 shaft on
the Emma mine.
A S. Mcpherson, justice Of the peace
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24

impossible for any one to keep an eye
on more than one woman at once-and
keep a furtive but continuous watch OF
her. Perhaps she is a gentle, dove-like
little specimen. with lips made apparently
only for osculatory purposes. and soft.
pleading eyes. 1t does not matter. II Is
well TO pick out the most attractive wo-
man In the ca anyway. 1t Is the natural
thing TO do. and the more beautiful she
is. the more closely she approaches all
preconceived ideals. the more remarka-
bic is the transformation scne which fol-
lows.
Keep a close watch of her and do not
miss one of her motions. Suddenly n look
of discontinue spreads over her face.
Certainly something is wrong. Nothing
very apparent, II is true. but she is obvi-
ously troubled over something. Then the
performance commences. Her gaze Is
fixed on a point just over the bridge of her
nose. This does not have "a pleasing eff
feet. The result is a soul-reading cross
eyed appearance. which has probably
killed more budding affections than all
the stern parents on record. counting
even those in the novels. have ever de-
stroyed. The sight of ones divinity exhib-
iting herself with her gaze tied In knots
is calculated TO chill the warmest pas
sion. But this is only the curtain-raiser
so to speak.
ndNlHE aSCeTidlneu through nef
optical gymnastics that her suspicious
were well founded and that something Is
surely wrong. she proceeds to the main
part of the performance. Her face shuts
up like nut cracker, her lips are pushed
out to their greatest extent. until they
look like the big end of a funnel, and by
some method known only to women she
catches her veil under her lower lip and
pulls II into place. After which her face
returns to its former pleasing composure
but all illusions have been knocked high
er than Gilderoy's kite.
This surprising contortion is the veil
face.
Apparently the veil cannot he kept in
place by hand. Why IL cannot mortal
man does not know. Perhaps mortal wo-
man could tell him. 1t is possible that the
habit first originated at those seasons of
the year when every woman has both
hands full of bundles. III so there was
some reason for its beginning. But why
1t should be maintained when the fair
contortionist has at least one hand ly-
ing empty in her lap is n question.
All authorities agree that a veil is an
undoubted necessity. They affirm that its
thickness should vary inversely as the
clearness of complexion. But a veil which
can be kept in place only by trained
contortionist must be susceptible of i'm
provement. Perhaps il might be tackled
TO the chin bone with a brass-headed
nail. The nail would not be unpleasant to
look at, and IL might be set with pre-
clous stones. The method would certainly
be more attractive than the present one.