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The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

A WINDOW BOOKCASE.
Ornamental Piece Of Furniture That
Can he Made at the Expense OF
Very Little Money,


A window bookcase and writing
desk is q novel and useful piece of
furniture for almost any room, and
while it nay seem an odd idea for
the embellshment. of q window, it's
adaptability can readily be appre-
ciated from a glance at the illustra-
tion, which was drawn from q case
actually made and in use. If
This is q piece of furniture that
any carpenter can make irom clear
pine or white wood at q nominal cost,
and it may be painted or stained and
varnished as a matter of choice.
An inexpensive one can be con-
structed from boxes and boards with
matched edges, a few feet of cornice
molding, some hardware, and with
the tools to be found in most any
home.
Two boxes of equal size are select
ed for the base, and to the open sides
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

SISTER TODD AND THE DELEGATE.
ting places for the delegates who are
comfn' to the association meetin' in
our church next week. You know
that the delegates from other places
have to be entertained, and Sister
Brush and have been appointed a
committee to see who, will take the
delegates for the two days and nights
the association is to last. We felt
sure we could put you down. for one
delegate, anyhow"
"Why, yes,I don't know but you
may" said Sister Todd. II amt. got
but the one spare room. but TN take
two ladies or a man and wife. just
which you want to send me. I've felt
real lonesome ever since my niece left
me to be married and 60 to her own
home, and mebbe entertainin' dele
gates will kind O. take my mind of
my trouble and cheer me UP some,
speshly if they happen to be real nice
people" r.
LA, you wouldn't expect our
church folks to be anything else,
would you?" -.
"Oh, of course I know they would:
be good folks, but then some good
folks are pleasanter to entertain than
others. But, as I say; it'll take my
mind off my trouble to entertain any
one. 49,.
Sister Todd's "trouble" was not of
as recent origin as one might have
supposed It to have been from her
remarks. She referred to the death
of her husband, which event had &C.
CURED two years before the time of
the opening Of this story. The fact
that the departed Silas Todd had left
his widow ::"well fixed" as her neigh
hors expressed it, had not consoled
her for his taking of, and her. refer
ences to Her trouble we're frequent
and sometimes fearful: SSi i p! = a,.f. I
= But just them kind OF widtlers are
the very kind that up and marry the
soonest" said Sister Phelps to SITTER
Brush as =. the two women, having.
completed arrangements s.; for7 the, ,sen-
tertainmentEof the delegate orkdeie:
gates, went on their way, mind you,
q don't mean no disrespect to Sister.
Todd. and ia be the.1ast pefssns to
blame herif she took g. second -pard:
ner. No ore can. say that, she ain'tE
mourred si1as Todd faithful. = :: ~ o
@That's : tact, Sister Phelps. And
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Next Summers Hoe Pasture.

n Hog raisers should be looking for
ward tothe hog pasture for next year
and preparing for it. 1t often takes as
much time to plan successfully as to-
execute successfully, hence we cannot
begin too early to plan for the new
campaign. 1t is mistake to: suppose
that any one kind of-grass or plant
will serve as hog pasture all through
the year. A number Of forage plants
should be available. The first of these
is blue grass, which comes in in the
spring and will carry the hogs forward
to the time the young clover is high
enough to eat. When the clover gets
too, old to be succulent, there should
be a field of rape available, and after
that may come COW peas in sections
where cow peas can be grown.-Farm-
ers' Review.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

number Of natives, two well-preserved
eggs of this prehistorical bird, and,
though there are in all 1s eggs of this
kind in various museums of Europe,
yet those found by Krause are the
largest ones known. The picture
represents the traveller holding these
two eggs with an ordinary ostrich
egg and chicken egg of an average
size. The magnitude of the two
aepyornis eggs-as they are called
may be gathered from the fact that
it would need the meat of eight nor
NAL ostrich eggs or 1s5 chicken eggs
to fill the interior of one of those
gigantic: ostrich, eggs. Should the
comparison be- extended to pigeon
eggs, there would be needed no less
than 2o,3os of the latter class. Krause
states that the quantity of eggs laid
by hen Of this gigantic breed con-
sisted of from Is to 20 eggs. Suppos-
ing it would consist, Of only one dozen,
this would be sufficient to feed a
whole village of =R,215 persons, each
one receiving: Q quantity equal to
that of three chicken eggs. As to the
prices Of these eggs, it may be men.
toned that one of them was pur-
chased by the Warmbrunner museum
at 10000 marks, or about $4,000. Al
rule, however, they are much cheap.
er. The Budapest museum bought
one in 1894, the price Of which was
only 1900 horins, or about $546. The
Provincial museum, of St. Omer, in
France, owns two of these eggs, for
whcih it paid 1900 francs ($3oo)
apiece.
The eggs were for the most part
found in rivers and streams, having
doubtless been carried away by floods
and deposited on the bottom of riv.
ers, and thus preserved from decay
and injury.-Philadelphia Record.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

THE Widow Todd was making
i pound for pound" ounce pre-
serves in her spotlessly clean and sun
ny little kitchen, and the aroma from
the gently bubbling compound in her
shining brass preserving kettle filled
the kitchen and some of the adjoin-
ing rooms with delightful fragrance.
Mrs. Todd was about to begin the
concoction of Lady Washington cake
she had promised to contribute to q
church supper when her front door
bell rang. Hastily throwing aside her
gingham kitchen apron and putting
on in it's stead crisp and spotless
white apron, she went to the door,
where she found two comfortable
looking, middle-aged sisters of the
church of which Mrs. Todd was q
member.
"Well, I do declare, if it amt Sister
Brush and Sister Phelps!" said the
Widow Todd. "Come right in! I'm
real pleased to see you. It's been
longer than it ought to of been since
either of you darkened my door,"
''We amt come to make visit now,
Sister Todd" said Sister Brush. II
dunno as we ought to set down at
all, for if we do we'll git to talkin'
and land knows when we'll git away"
'"rhat's true," said Sister Phelps.
"You come in. just the same," said
Sister Todd.
"Well. YOU mustn't keen ia lono II
we do. You see we are around get
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Paint spots onsDr<..s:

If these are rubbed at once with
turpentine they come of quite easi-
~, but If they have been allowed to
dry little ammonia should be mixed
with the turpentine, provided it is =
''fast color" material. II the color is
one that is likely to be injured, drop
little sweet oil on the spot, then
rub with turpentine, removing tho
grease spot afterward by rubbing
with benzine or ether.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

Sgs=t.t ~, II A4 I'D . W
Christmas and Christmas giving lie ex-
pressed himself 'assfollows:ss q ~ -<s4s.,,ss /
''When I was q boy IN scotiandI used
to get up at ,four$o'elo oek Christmas
morning, and . crowd ef ms Houldt 60
through the village shouting at the
top of our voices: "A merry Christmasl
Wake up! r, Wake. up!', ,-. This sounded
the keynote *toso ours ChriStmas., There
was littlegift-giuing; 81 was necessary
ly frugal holiday, but it was, full Of
good-natured smerriments. and we felt
the thrill of the true Chfistmas spirit.
1t was and is a glorious time. It is
the children's carnival; the midsummer
of charity; the spring-tide of good will
to men; the time of year when the
heavens open and angels come down
to sing in the lone reaches ef new
colonies, to. people in hospitals poor
houses, and mansions; and the ahuts
where poor, men ie.''y I would not de-
grade the beautiful festival by overdo-
ing it. The man who does most for
his fellow-men, according to his means,
does BEST: >;;:i !: tE'fLG:i :,.... T': y (
"Still, think, it is not hard to see
how we may spare even ats the Christ
mas-tide, and do more and better than
if we spend. : If man spends the
money he ought to- save to, pay his
debts, when he knows very well that
he can pay them only by saving, the
giving what he buys right and left
with an open hand, is to his own shame.
Not penny ought to be laid out in
gifts we can we'll let alone. We should
never spend when we ought to spare,
especially if we have families. One Of
the saddest: thingsI 1 have, seen inr1ny
life has been ,familiessleft destitute
through certain easy-going generosi-
ty in the man out of whose life they
sprang, who laid up nothing for a
rainy day. Lean easily Imagine how
such a man would be glad to exchange
his harp and crown, if he should find
himself in Heaven, for good six per-
cent. stock-supposing a man could 70
there who, through his own carelds S.
ness, has left a wife and family of lit
tie children without a penny in the
world"
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Best Way to Treat sprains.s

In treating. sprain wiring q folded
flannel out of boiling water by lay:
ing it in q thick towel and twisting
the ends in opposite directions; shake
it to cool it a little, lay it on the
painful part and cover it with a piece
ef dry flannel: Change the fomenta-
tlons until six have been applied. be.
ing careful not to have them SO hot
as to burn the skin. Bandages, the
part II possible and in six or eight
hours repeat the application. Al
soon as ft3 can be borne rub wen with
extract Of witch hazel Ladies Home
Journal .@.>.s s. .>=s.= >.s..s.s s J.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Preparing HOGS for Market.

In order to finish q hog he should be
ON full feed of corn, but after you have
got him 40 fat as he can be without
distracting from his comfort put him
son the market at once, for he is very
6unsafe to keep, because a hog fatted
on corn diet is very tender and cannot
stand Any abuse or disease. The hogs
kept for breeding purposes should
never be put on corn diet, but should
be fed feed that has more bone snd
muscle-producing qualities. s. .
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Undoubtedly.

"Great Scott!" exclaimed the man
who had been reading, "how barbar.
Gus our ancestors were!"
"That's right" said his friend.
''They must have been even more bar
barous than we are" e."-Brooklyn Life,
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
:Qaaliaed for the Vvorh.

:QualiAed for the Work.. -.
Mature" said the .sad-eyed man,
"cut me out for burglar
"How do you know?" .... -
because she provided me. WITH Z
bad case of insomnia. y Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
NO FRAME HOUSES.
South Africa Uses q Great Deal Of
Brick ana Cement In
BuildiuR

South Africa is without a peer, as
4 customer for cement, says United
States Consul General Stowe at Cape
Town in a recent communication tc
the department of state, according to
the Washington Star. All the build
ings there, he says, all the ware
houses, stores and residences, are
built of brick, cemented on the out
side, and no wood or "frame'' houses
are to be seen. '''''' 7'''>r
The bricks used in South Africa
are larger than American Bricks. and
are "laid up" principally with "mnd,"
the inferior clay found in that region,
instead of lime mortar or cement.
The cement comes into play in the
outside finish of the buildings. It is
laid over the whole surface, and the
expert Malay masons in South Africa
produce very pleasing and unique :ef-
fects in finishing UP caps, columns
and moldings, closely initiating the
natural stone in this decorative work.
A striking effect is produced by
"spattering"- some of the larger
buildings with cement, which pre-.
sents a rough exterior very striking
and pleasing to the eye, and also dur
able.
! The greater part of the cement i'm.
ported into South Africa last year.
states the consul general, came from
Great Britain, and over 125,ooo, 900
pounds into the country, all told.
'"When I left the United States" SAYS
Mr.. Stowe, ''our manufacturers Of &C.
ment were producing an article which
was proved by tests to be as good as
the English, and tt lat cement ought
to fnd q large market here. While.
the United States at the present time
would be hampered on account of the
excessive, steamship rates to this
country, which would prevent :compe-
tition' with the German and Belgian
cements, yet I, am convinced: with
equal rates the United States cement
could find q market here in large
quantities. Cement Of the desired
quality will never be manufactured
here, as the ingredients do not exist"
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
RUNWAY TO SECOND STORY.

elevated door. The top and bottom
boards are shown in place, but the
entire front should be covered with
Stats. These can extend from the top
board down to the bottom board. The
grade is so easy that fowls will read
lily pass up or down. BY this plan
building can often be made to hold
two focks instead of one. - Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
A Fiela for the Imaxinaf fao,

A Field Tor the Imagination. '' !:
Mrs. Fussinnge-All sorts of stories
are going around about the Spilkinses.
Mrs. Snoop-No wonder! They've
been living in the neighborhood a
month and nobody knows anything
about them.--Puck. -
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
TW0-STORY HEN HOUSE.
Simple Contrivance by which q
building Can often he Made to
Hold Two Flocks,

Hens could often be kept in the
second floor of building, if access
to the ground could be secured. The
cut shows an easy grade up to an
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Gaatronl l0lmic nanwe,r,. = =,

"What is the yellow peril p"
~. what il it! You know asswell, o
j. do that mighty few women can
make good pumpkin pies. Chicap
Record. " IS ssE.. Il. -. ~
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

Hummers-l hear you are stuck ea
that latest song Of miner 5.:. 5.* {. &
summers-Well, I bought copy Of,
It; yes Yonksrs state1map.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
4:--''-.. q. =
UsSADnAA0v.-

who was = said thst charity begins
at thome7" ss s.;
II suppose itswas some one who didn,.
want to contribute" PUCK, s
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Sister IS Todd's {, Delegate ic
BY J.. l.. Harbour.

SSt0<0O90t000OO0O 0O00OO0OO0S
Copyright, 1900, the Authors syndicats)
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
CAROL WITH + CAUTION.
Rev. Dr. Robert ColIyeP Talks Ahe.t.
ChristAaa Giving ana Draws
s.@gs + - Moral. &

O.a-NANever was.
more beloved by.
those who know ) /
him than Rev. DR..
Robert Conyer, for
many years pastor
of the Church Of
tn . Messiah, at
New York. When
asked, afew ye.rs
ago, to say some
tn hing ab o ut
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
The Trainmen'S Ball.

The ball given Thursday night in
Lacoste's hall by the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen was a bril-
liant affair. It was by far the m ost
notable social event of the season.
The railroad boys worked hard to
make the ball success. A splen-
did band of music from Morgan
City was secured and nothing was
left undOne to Contri butte to the en-
joyment of those who attended,
Many young people from the adj
joining towns were among the
dancers.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29

An Insa ne Woman Z.

An unfortunate white woman,
afflicted with insanity, was placed
in the parish jail this week, await,
ing the time when it will be possible
to take her to the asylum at Jackson.
The asylum has no vacant room in
the white women's department., and
in the meantime this unhappy crea =
ture must be detained in a place
which is intended for persons ac-
cused Of crime. A sad common
tary on our boosted civilization |!
This poor woman is guilty of no
crime. and common Jail is no fit
place for her. Surely Louisiana is
rich enough to provide for her in
sane. Surely she Can do better
than place behind prison bars those
whom a cruel fate has bereft of
their reason. The next Legislature
should find way to deal more hu-
namely with the insane.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
Gold Watch Stolen.

Last Thursday night burglar
entered the room of Mr.. John l..
Kennedy and stole gold watch
and cham. By cutting lattice
the thief made an opening suf-
ficiently large to raise the latch
from the outside and ente red
through the window. On the
watch the following is engraved:
81. l.. x, presented by mother,
December IS, 1900" The thief
was evidently an expert in his line
as he did his work without being
heard by anyone in the house.
The thief was satisfied with this
booty and did not take anything
else. The watch is valued at 500,
and is an Elgin stem-wlnder.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
PfneEand Park

Pineland Park, most delightful
summer resort situated on Tche-
functa river, in the parish of St.
Tammany, has been purchased by
Pierre Ade:, Of New Orleans.
Pineland Park is said to possess
advantages as a summer home equal
to those of Abita Springs, It is
only a few miles from New Orleans
1t is the intention of Mr.. Adler to
thoroughly renovate the park and
make it most desirable place
to spend the summer. AS soon as
practicable he VIII make ali needle
improvements, among which will be
included first class hotel accommo-
dations. Nothing will be left I'M
done 20 make Plneland Park the ideal
summer resort which Nature in
tended it to be.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate trans
fers were recorded in the clerks
Office during the past week:
DIR. WIN. G. Mays to Theophile
J. Breaux, two lots in Carencro,
S2Ioo.
Mrs. Kate Hazelwood to Nelson
Higginbotham, arpents in Pin
hook. $3.50.
Jean Ba'leross to DIR. Roy o.
Young, 10 arpents in fourth ward,
SI6S. SO.
Joseph N. Dugas to Fannie
Nezat, undivided interest in SO ar
Felix SALES to Nicholas Schwab,
two thirds of two arpents, near
Anse Labutte, SISS.
Mrs. F. S. Mudd to Minor Mer-
riwether, three acres near town,
$1,000
Levi O. Emes to Gabriel Ber-
nard, half lot in Mills addition,
SIS.
Widow Darneville Olivier to
George Perrlot, right and interest
in IS arpents near Anse Labutte,
S1a.5o.
Alcide and Leo Judice TO Mrs.
J. 6. Nickerson, 100 arpents near
Scott; donation.
Mrs. Wilfred Riu to Albert
Stutes 2s arpentS in second ward
$500.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29

Promotion of Capt. James A.
Moss.
The following army order will be
read with interest and pleasure by
the friends of Capt. James A. Moss
in Lafayette:
p HEADQUARTERS 24TH u. S. INFANTRY,
Tayug, Pangasinan, P. l.,
May II, 1901.
GENERAL ORDERS
l. Captain James A. Moss, 24th Infantry,
is hereby appointed Adjutant of the Regi.
ment.
2. Captain Ernest B. Gose, 24th In
fantry, is hereby relieved from duty as Act
ing AdJutant of the Regiment.
(Slgned:) A. c. MARLEY,
Lientenant-Colonel, 24th U. S. Infantry,
Commanding the Regiment.
OFFICIAL:
JAMES A. Moss,
Captain and Adjutant, 24th U. S. Infantry.
1t may be explained that the reg
mental adjutancy is position of
influence and responsibility, the adj
jutant being. in effect, private sec
rotary and adviser to the regimental
commander. Capt. Moss enjoys
the distinction of being the young
est adjutant Of the army, by several
years.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
THE FARMERS
Meet in the Courthouse and Lis.
ten to Discussions OF Agri-
cultural Subjects.

! The farmers institute in the
best attended and the most inter-
! esting ever held here. The com
mittee Hpointed by the Police Jury
| did its work well and the crowd was
literally provided with lunches and
cooling drinks.
At 10 O'Clock Or. w. G.. Stubbs
called the institute to order. DIR.
Fred Mayer delivered an eloquent
and well-w orded address of well
come. DR.. Stubs responded in
his usual felicitous style.
The first number on the program
was a paper on diversified farming
by Ben Avant of Duson.
"Forage Crops" was the subject
of very able paper read by Prof. w.
r. Dodson, Of the Louisiana State
University.
"Corn and Its Uses to the
World" by VIM. r. Foote, of
Ridge, afforded subject for some
animated talks. At the conclusion
Of Mr.. Foote'S paper the institute
adjourned until O'Clock.
The afternoon session was begun
by an interesting aud well-consid-
cred paper on "Cane Culture and
the Benefits of Central Factory"
by Col. Gus A. Breaux.
Col. Breaux was followed by Mr..
A. A. Morrow, president Of the St.
NJ artin Planters Association. Mr..
Morrow spoke on cane culture.
At the request of the audience he
spoke in French. His talk proved
to be one of the most effective of
the days meeting. Mr.. Morrow's
very clear and practical remarks
were greatly appreciated by the
farmers, many of whom were anx-
ious to hear the views of so sue
cessful a. cane-grower as Mr.. Nor
row.
the State of Ohio, favored the in
st1tute with a striking address on
agriculture. Mr.. Scott made an
earnest appeal for the employment
OF intelligent methods in agriculture.
Mr.. Scott is superintendent of
farmers Institutes in Ohio.
Upon the invitation of President
of the Indus trial Insti-
tute, night session was held in the
of the college. The
night session consisted of excellent
music by Prof. Hayden and an in
lecture on Hawaii by DR..
Stubs.
The institute was decided sue
cess. The farmers present evinced
the deepest interest in the discuss
sions and listened attentively to the
reading of the various papers.
DR.. Stubs expressed himself as
greatly pleased with his work here.
He was impressed with the intelli-
gent and representative character of
the audience and it's evident desire
to find out the best methods of ag-
riculture.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
Miss Lizzie Mudd, who has be

Miss Lizzie Mudd, who has been
vatory of Music since last January,
returned home Thursday. Miss
Mudd will enjoy short vacation
after which she will go to Chautau-
qua, N. Y, to take up another
course in the study of music.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
Lafayette to Buffalo.

The following are the rates from
Lafay cite to Buffalo and return, on
account OF n-American EXPOSE
ton: S56.S5, limit rs days; $3.50,
limit IS days; s5o.75, limit Oct.
81, 1907. For additional p articulars
apply to local agent or to G. 3.
Ellis, D. P A.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29

Minor Merriwether, of St. Louis,
Mo-, has bought three acres Of land
from DR.. Mudd for the purpose OF
building a home with a view Of
locating here in the near future.
Mr.. Merr1wether has decided to
come to Lafayette TO send his
children to the Industrial Institute.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-29
DIST NGUIsHED GUESTS
Count BaRnaud Of Paris. France,
in the City.

| Count Bagnaud of Paris, France, ac
coniPanied by Col Wider, of louisiana
were the guests of Marion E. Taylor yester.
day. Count Bagnaud has come to look
after his extensive sugar properties at 1ndiar
Point, in the parish of Lafayette,
Louisiana. The distinguished guests were
shown through the Old Charter distillery
and the tobacco breaks, and were taken to
the parks yesterday afternoon. Count Bag
maud expressed himself greatly pleased
with the beauty and cleanliness of Louis
vile and surprised at the volume of
business transact ted here.-Louisville Ky.
Commercial, June IL.
Count Bagnaud mas returned to
Lafayette after a most enjoyabl
trip in the East, visiting the Buff
falo Exposition, Niagra Falls, Coney
Island and other points of interest
in that section of the country.
While at the Pan-American the
count spent most Of his time listen
ing to the music Of Sousa's band,
though showing decided pen chant
for the midway.
Count Bagnaud, however, wishes
it to be understood that he con-
siders his stay in Kentucky as the
feature of his trip. While there he
was the guest of Col. Marion Tay-
lor who introduced him to some of
the famed bellies of the Blue Grass
State and incidentally initiated him
into the mystic realms of Kentucky
The Gazette is informed that
Count Bagnaud has decided to re-
main per manently in this PARISH,
his vast sugar interests at Indian
Point necessltating his personal
supervision. In the meantime he
will entertain matrimonial PROPOSE
tions from American heiresses.