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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
The Cane Crop.

Louisiana Planter.
More rain is now desired
throughout the sugar district
and while the crops are progress
ing more favorably than was the
case some weeks ago there is
still a marked backwardness
which can only be retrieved by
the right kind of weather and at
the present time plenty of heat
and rain are the prime essentials.
The stubble cane seems in some
sections to be coming out very
we'll but in others it is irretriev-
ably deficient in stand. Taken
as a whole, the crop prospects at
present may be pronounced fair.
but scarcely satisfactory.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
Unknown Friends.

There are many people who have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhOea Remedy with splendid
results, but who are unknown because
they have hesitated about giving a
testimonial of their experience for
publication. These people. however,
are none the less friends of this rem
edy. They have done much toward
making it a household word by their
personal recommendations to friends
and neighbours. 1t is a good medicine
to have in the home and is widely
known for its cures of diarrhOea and
all forms of bowel trouble. For sale
by all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06

ever before. The best teachers
are going where better salaries
are paid, and our school board
has seen the good that will come
by such an action. The schools
over the parish where better
prices have been paid and better
teachers secured are far in ad-
vance of those communities less
fortunate.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the list
ing of the property of this parish has
been completed and the same has been
deposited in the assessors Office for
inspection and correction by all tax
payers of the parish, and further
notice is hereby given that said assess
ment will be open for 20 days to COM
mence from the lOsh day of June, 1906.
M. MEANCON. Assessor.
Lafayette, La, May 30, 1906.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06

FranklintOn Leader,
The parish school board has
very wisely passed a resolution
providing that all first grade
teachers be paid a salary of fifty
dollars per month. This, we
think, is a step in the right direc.
ton. Teachers have never re.
ceived the pay. they deserve. The
teacher is one of the most import
ant persons in any community.
His duties and responsibilities
are close akin to that of the pa
rent. He yields an influence even
stronger than the preacher.
With these facts in view the
school board saw the necessity
of raising the salary and with it
the standard of a first grade
teacher. There is no other way
to get good teachers. The pro-
fession is on q higher plane than
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
The Very Best Remedy for Bowel
Trouble.

Mr.. Nj. +. Borough, an old and
well-knOwn resident of Bluffton. Ind.
says: Il regard Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as
the very best remedy for bowel trOu-
BILE. L make this statement after hav-
ing used the remedy in my family for
several years. | am never without
it, This remedy is almost sure to be
needed before the summer is over.
Why not buy it now and'be prepared
fOr such an emergency? For sale by
all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
SEPARATE DUAL OFFICES AND
PAY SALARIES.

The growing usefulness of the
various State institutions with
the corresponding demand for
larger appropriations places be.
fore the Legislature the impera.
tive necessity of finding sufi.
Gent funds to enable them tC
serve their purposes as fully as
need be. To do this two ways
are open: one. to allow the
present tax rate to be collected
on the increased assessments;
the other, to reduce expenses
by ecOnOmizing wherever DOS
Sible.
The first way should not be
considered as the revenue to be
derived from a reduction in the
rate, as recommended by Gov.
Blanchard, will be ample for all
purposes, basing necessary in
come upon last years expendi-
lures, The proper course, then.
is to do some wholesome prun-
ing, which dual office-holding and
the eXtravagant commission
system glaringly invites.
No particular good reason ex-
lists now that the offices of
sheriff and tax collector should
be held by one man, nor that the
assessor and registrar or any
other two Offices should be
united in one person; in fact, it
is a disadvantage, even laying
aside considerations of hefactthat
there are more than enough good
citizens to fill all the Offices and
have a few left over to try to get
the "ins" out on each recurring
election day. And the Legisla-
ture will do wisely if they will
separate the Offices or give the
people e. chance to show them
how promptly and emphatically
they will do it.
Following as a cOrrollary of
separation of Offices is discard
ing commissions, which no doubt
were introduced on the theory
that making the income of the
Office dependent upon the activity
of the officer would make him
perform his duties more
efficiently.
Which may be true to a certain
extent, but not of enough weight
to permit such an absurd thing
as paying $4,000 to collect the
State taxes in New Orleans or
making the double Office of sheriff
and tax collector worth from
$4,000 to $780, 90 and more in the
various parishes.
There is exceedingly large
room for improvement and the
present Legislature should see
that the improvement is made
so that they may do their full
duty by the people and by the
State institutions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

Twenty-four by thirty-nine and one.
half feet is foundation enough ,fori a
good-sized house. BY following this
plan house like this may be built i'm
der favorable circumstances for about
81, 500 or $1,000. There is no expensive
finish about the house, but everything
is plain and neat. A,hollow brick wall
is intended for the cellar and che cellar
is to have a brick floor, properly
drained, and the drains connected with
a cesspool constructed in scientific.
manner. it'll
There are three goDd-sized bedrooms
on the second floor. and a splendid at
tic room over the kitchen for storage,
and an attic for ventilation ever the
whole house. The arrangement OF the
rooms is somewhat different from the
ordinary house plan; but it is a gfod
arrangement where there are i number
of children in the family, or, III ,soine
cases where hired help is bearded in
the house. .
A distinguishing feature is the Large
kitchen. There is ample room tor
cooking for large family and the cellar
and pantry accommodations are in
keeping with the kitchen. The kitchen
in this plan is 13Hx1s feet, with corner
windows and an outside door. in one
corner
New houses without the furniture
and belonings of the family, are deoep-
tive. family cam manages perhaps
with parlor and living room; wit h9ut
any business arrangement abDu. the
house at all, but it would he {; hard to
mouth existence. Il would he after
the tenement district plan in: some of
our large cities, where they Isl end the
children to the corner store every is
minutes for FIVE cents WORTH of ,pota-
toes, a piece of beefsteak the sizei:of
your hand, and an onion; They: have
not sufficient storage to keep a dozen
eggs in stock. II
The most comfortable homes l: have
ever seen have storage in tlSd telaar
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
WHEN BATHING TIE BABY
A Flannel Apron Should Be Worn
Water Tested by a .Ther.nom-
eter-Eow to Handle.

Who is to give baby his bath should
hc provided with large flannel apron:
fastened to this from the waist is
pinned large soft toVel. Fill then
both the tub and the basin with water.
The temperature OF the, bath should be.
SO to 100 degrees, neither under nor
over. Rely upon the thermometer. Do
not test the water with the hand:
what may seem fairly, warm to an
adult hand may be hot enough to seald
baby's tender skin. :, !!
1t is well to have a small pitcher of
exceedingly hot water at hama for use
in case the water in the! bathtub should
cool before the baby is ready 70 go into
it Ii for any reason; bath Their
mometer cannot be had, the elbow
affords fair test. Do not have: the
waller hotter than is comfortable to-
the elbow.
When everything is in readiness the,
baby is taken on the lap, the towel
having been pushed to one side 50 that
the baby lies in the flannel apron
Handle him as little as possible. roll
ing him when a change of position is
necessary. But do not lift him, as
pressure on the stomach and abdomen
where delicate organs lie, is: uncom-
fcrta BILE and often proves injurious ITO
the child.-Chicago Tribune i
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
ODD COIN IN SLOT MACHINE
Wartime Pocket-Piece Finds It's
Way Into Cigar Store Re
ceptacle.

A strange piece of coin was found in
a slot machine in an lola cigar store the
other day, reports the Kansas CITY
Jeusn 1t is small metallic plate
about the size of a nickel, but of copper.
On one side is likeness of the Amer
lean flag, with the words, THE Flag of
Cur Union" On the other side are the
words, If anyone attempts to tear it
down, shoot him on the spot" The CEN
ter of this side contains the word.
DIX" The date 1868 appears on the
coin. The banks knew nothing of it.
During the civil war, VIXEN Gen. Ben
Butler was holding New Orleans il line.
an American flag was floating from the
city hall. There was frantic talk of
tearing it down, and Maj. Gen. Dix is
sued the order printed or the coin. ..If
anyone attempts to pull it down, shoot
him on the spot" Butler was the man
to execute such an order, and Old Glory
snapped and waved above the rebellfous
city unr1olested How the pocket piece
came into the slot machine is q, /
known
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

walton in all parts of the country that
the best parts of most towns and vii
lagos are found on the higher ground.
Better air is noticeable on the eleva-
lions and less sickness prevails when
the drainage is perfect. Physicians live
On the hills and make their money in
the valleys. Of course, do not mean
that all low ground is unhealthy, but
do mean that the highest priced
property is usually found on high.
ground. This idea is generally recog-
nizei. l have seen lots filled in at
heavy expense to bring the ground a
foot or two above the other building
sites in the neighborhood, but this is a
puny effort to overcome the defect in
Judgment in buying she property. be-
cause very often a quarter of a mile
away ground good many feet hieier
could have been obtained for about the
same outlay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
ABOUT HoLLYhocKs.
How to Grow Them from Seed In
stead Of the 0ld-Fashioned Way
from Cuttings.

The old-fashioned way of Increasing
stock of hollyhocks was by cuttings
that is, taking pieces OF young shoots.
consisting of two joints With lower
leaves removed, and roofing them Ia
fine soil in August That is the only
way of increasing stock Of any given
variety, as the hollybeck does nst
come true from seed.
The July number Of the Garden
Magazine, however, advises growing
from seed, as less troublesome than
the tedious cutting method, and as ss+
curing very satisfactory results from
the new and better varieties Of to-day
Directions for this mode of propasa-
tiCn are given, and should he put in
practice this month. /:
Sow seeds in July In q drill one
inch deep in sunny, rich soil, Leave
ing plenty of space between the seeds
to allow the young plants to grow
without crowding until the next
spring-not less ethan four inches
Inc drills should be Is inches apart.
to permit cultivation either with the
wheel cultivator or hand hoe. At the
approach of winter protect the plants
by light covering of straw ami
leaves with the boards placed over ali.
both to hold the covering and to she
water. This is Of course best dcns
by having two boards joined together
to form an inverted V. If 1t is de-
sired to keep the colors separate. OF
course they must be labeled in the
rows where sown; but If a mixed bed
of hollyhocks is wa ted it Is far bet
ter to mix the seeds before sowing.
for somehow or other 1t is hard to-
plant mixed bed from separate col.
ors-at least i. is hard ITO get it done
satisfactorily. ::
When the covering is removed the
following spring the plants will be in
perfect condition to transplant to the
positions they are to fill in the gar
den. When lifting them take great
care to dig deep and SECURE intact the
long, fleshy roots, as they are the
standby of the plants during the stress
of hot weather and drought. The rea-.
son why there are SO many hollyhocks
of only average quality seen. and so
few really good ones, Is that INSULT
clent care is given to; preparing the
soil. The holiyhock is. plant that
can hardly be overfed, and revels in a
deep. rich soil. Double dig the place
where they are to be planted and put
a generous quantity of rich manure
in the trench when reflling it; or
feed freely all through the growing
season with nitrate of soda, one-half
ounce, and superphosphate ana kainit.
one-fourth ounce each, 20 two gallons
OF water. Give this once III three
weeks.
The all-outdoor cultivation; OF h,l-
lyhocks is far more simple ahan the.
old way of starting them under glass
and, moreover, gives ms plants with
stronger constitution. Created in this
way as biennial, it will give better
results than when grown as 4 peren-
NAL" ]!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

1t is claimed by New York hospital
doctor that the germ of rheumatism
has been discovered. But there have
been so many sure cures" for rheuma-
tism. and such an ocean of disap-
rcintments, that the discoverer will
have long gene to his reward before
suffering humanity will take notice of
the germ discovery" or even of the
germ theory. Science has befuddled
the rank and file. and the scientists
themselves are rather unsteady on
their legs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
Commencement Puddiao

Soak one-half package of ijge. atiue
in gil of water for three hours. then
pour over it one-half sint OF boiling
water. Add one and c,ne-half crpfuls
OF sugar and allow bJth sugar and
gelatine to become thoroughly dis
solved by placing the bowl in a dish
of boiling water and stirring The mix
ture. Add next one cupful of orange.
juice, strain and set away TO cool
When it begins to thieken add The
unbeaten whites of eight eggs, place
the bowl in ice water and beat until
thick. Pour into molds. to hatden ana
serve with custard made as fol-
lows: Two-thirds of a cubful of
sugar in one-half cupfuL of milk in the
double boiler, add the grated rind of
one orange and one-baaf teaspoorful
of salt. Beat up the yoaks of the esrgs
used in the pudding. add to them dne-i
third Of cupful OF milk. Pour thts
into the hot milk. beat and boil Ave-
minutes in the double ;t,oiler.I
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

: To make vanilla ice cream by arti-
fioial means the alchemist took some
triple refined cottonseed oil and placed
It in a centrifugal machine which
moved at velocity of 5000 revclu-
TOMS minute. A beautiful emulsion
was thereby produced, which was then
frozen, chemically. of course. The fla
vor was obtained by the addition of
vanillin, glucin and nitrobenzol. They
say that ice cream composed as above
is sold in many southern states, where
ccttonseed oil is more plentiful, and
ccnsebuently cheaper than milk or
cream.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

Recently universities states enlarged their
rculms by adding departments Tor teaching general railroad pr-
cpes among Which is that atc Many railroad officers
honing the of such department as applied to traffic
1t not N.Y. purpose to enter into debate this point beyond
saying that believe the principles of traffic railroad
may be taught successfully in schools
After devong years to railroad work the occupation is still
congena to me and think there openings and
opportunities the business to-day young the right
as there were 20 and Of the opinion that
were all he abor caqvassed would be found offering better
opportunities tp the Conscientious ambitious Young
transportation world :iI
Usually railroad growS n the department which
le brakeman telegraph operator switch
fireman and is successful he rises general upernen-
tency, general managerstip a presidency
If he travelling freight passenger agent
usually general freight passenger agency nowadays gen
eral traffic with
sbity. I|5#
Occasionally VILE find high railroad officer who has
all nearly all Of the principal departments And opinion
such valuable against
anything but his line of work
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

for apples and potatoes, carrots, ,pass.
nips, beets, onions and very often with
fresh earth in which to store AWAY
lunches of fresh dug cele ~ ia the dali
FOR use during the winter Such boukes
in the fall have supply of a: huhdfcd
glass jars filed with fruit chat i,as
been bought at the lowest sur ,rber
prices and carefully preserved for ase
during the year. There is a dry Store
room somewhere for jellies, marina
ladies' and rich preserves, and the PIN.
try is big enough to hold barrel; of.
-four, and there is, accommodation TOR
a large bread board 10 be used in ;nlak-
ing homemade bread. wh9leso me cakes
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

DR.. Strachan, bishop of Toronto,
once received two church wardens,
who complained that their clergyman
weGried his congregation by repeating
The same sermon. He had preached
II IL times. The bishop asked for
the text. Neither of the church war
dens could remember. 60 back"
said the bishop, sternly. land ask
your clergyman to preach the sermon
once more and then come back and
tell me the text"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

Truly, among ancient volumes there
are none which yield better enter
tainment to the student of human ma
ture and its foibles and follies than
those dealing with ways and means to
preserve mankind from ailments and
disease. And though the present dav
is said to furnish better opportunities
to the quack doctor and the valetu-
dinarian than any former period in
the worlds history. a glance through
some of the medical works of four or
five centuries ago shows that, it would
be difficult to beat some of the sug.
sc tied cures and prescriptions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

in every part when built or some of
this expense left to be completed some
time in the. future. like to see young
families start in early to own nome.
1t gives me great deal of satisfaction
to- see a young man select lot or
building site that in his judgment has
some growing advantage. The popu-
lation of this country is increasing
rapidly, and many places that now
seem lonesome will be comparatively
thickly populated in few years time
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

5or allityfanny is an inflated bubble ,,.h;.,, -
pierce! with the spear of investigation brings
about ia collapse
!. olf fnen for council and young men
lfor war, is the adage. But the instru-
iilents' q war ares changing; bayonets are
giving way to ballots; cannon are BEING s,,,-
planted ~ arguments. and the hosts Of moo
Tess, the! enemies of wrong, the soldiers of
n llr|l are being marshaled under the
white -boEdered banners of peace, and this
higher crusade, this new warfare the
young mustiyet be counted upon 5; they must
still be the dreaded foes of the wrong the
belted and Plumed knights of the right.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

The lowest temperature on record
In the United States is CA degrees be-
low zero, at Tabacco Garden, North
Dakota. Greedy, the Arctic explorer,
has probably experienced a wider
RANGE of temperature than any other
living man. He recorded &C degrees
below zero at FIT. Congor On an
other occasion, in the Maricopa Desert
r of Arizona, his thermometer in the
shade ran up to ia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
anterieaIrr Family
ano Dtborfe
By DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

institutions the fall Of civilization and the overthrow
the republic Itself therefore, thou
sand families have been broken the has stirred the
of alarm in all lovers of their country.
The simple fact chat have Pullman palace the
body but as for MARRIAGE generation still wearing red blankets
and is ignorant the painted The will
marriage Will be- made difficult, when months
be given through churc and when the board of health
have to certificate e$yn that there
possible children through the and of the father
mother when Vie of bride and
the will certify right contracting parties these
just and RATIONAL safeguards will prevent cataopes
and do much the family Then won-
an has broken the laws Of marriage will divorce
ransreSors end because has been
the other. II
The essence Of the whole matter therefore, single word
Before marriage the young Or pursue their
own interests Alter they decide and bring children into
the world they MUST feaze had their day for
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

Distance won't seem SO great after the
family becomes accustomed to their
location. Sometimes the most careful
plans fail, but the worst disappolnt-
nlent in location is more than Offset
by the contented feeling that follows
the owning of a home. Usually the
selection of an elevation for house is
alone sufficient to insure future desira-
BILE neighbors. 1t has been my obser-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

Snow is the condensed vapor of the
air frozen and precipitated to the
earth. When the air is nearly satu-
rated with vapor, and is acted on by
current of air below the freezing
point, some of the vapor is condensed
and frozen into snow The largest
fakes are formed when the air
abounds with vapor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
bot CHOCOLATE .Sa,,ea

Boil one cupful of water ana 4.
half cupful sugar three: minutes My
three teaspoonfuls grated caocois q
and one teaspoonful cernstarsh with
two-thirds cupful of milk. Stir II
with sugar and water. BOIL :unfif -
thickens little. =
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

The German emperor would prob
ably be less disturbed by the new An
rlo-Russian agreement if he did not
have very vivid example of what
such combination could do to some
Of his pet schemes in a certain IN
pleasant experience of his at AIgeci-
ras, Spain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27
Tratfir departments nf Railrnana
Gum Jtfln fur unlrttg Mru
B9 G. j.! GRAMMAR.
Vice President In Charge OF Traffic New Lines

the population OF the country particularly the territory
west OF the Missouri rv is increasing rapidly miles
of railroad are being constructed there business
for e transportation companies and consequently
persons required to operate the common carriers
Prosperity tataa big majority of children are
attending school and large percentage of them will pursue
college Rairoading has be science and
for several years many colleges have taught engineering
with regard to it's application to railroad work
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

and pies, and thereiare tin boxes for
holding them after they Are baked,
am vel aware that; there are women
who are not willing to plan such ar
rangements or to follow them w. put
these women are very much iii the mi
nority. Lazy American women iSe
scarce.
In building a house il is! a good spla j.
and my experience bears lout' the wis
dom of laying = Foundation sarge
enough. whether the house Il fEisHsd